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
whales and euery lyuynge mouyng creature which the waters brought forth after theyr kynde and euery fethered foule after theyr kynde And God sawe that it was good And god blessed them sayeng ▪ Growe and increase and fyll the waters of the See and let fethered foules be multiplyed in the earth The euenyng also and the mornynge was made the fyfth day And God sayd Let the earth brynge forth liuynge creature after his kynde catell worme beaste of the earth after his kynde and so it came to passe And God made the beast of the earthe after his kynde and catel after theyr kynde and euery thynge that crepeth vpon the earth after his kynde And god sawe that it was good And god sayde Let vs make man in our ymage after our lykenes and let them haue rule ouer the fysshe of the See ouer foule of the ayre and ouer catell ouer the earth ouer al thyng that crepeth vpon the earth And so god created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he hym male and female created he them And god blessed them and God sayde vnto them Growe and increace and replenysshe the earth and subdue it and haue dominyon ouer the fysshe of the See and ouer foule of the ayre and ouer euery liuynge thyng that moueth vpon the earth And God sayde Beholde I haue gyuen you euery herbe bearyng seede which is in the vpper face of al the earth and euery tree in the whiche is fruyte of tree and that beareth seed that they may be meat for you And vnto euery beast of the earth to euery byrde of the ayre and to euery suche thynge as crepeth vpō the earth wherin is a lyuyng soule I haue gyuen all grenesse of herbe for meate And so it was done And God sawe euery thyng that he had made beholde it was excedynge good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the syxte daye ▪ ¶ The halowyng of the Sabboth the Chapitre afore repeted The foure cloudes of paradise The settynge of than in paradise The tree of knowledge forbydden The creacion of Eua The institution of mariage CAPI II. THe heuen also and the earth were finysshed and all the hoost of them And in the seuenth daye god ended his worke which he had made And in the seuenth day he rested from all his worke whiche he had made And God blessed the seuenth day and sayntified it bycause that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God created to make These are the generacions of the henens and of the earth when they were created in the daye when the Lorde God made the earth and the heuens and euery plant of the felde before it was in the earth and euery herbe of the feld before it grew For the lorde god had not caused it to rayne vpō the earth neyther was there a man to tyll the ground And there went vp a myst from the exth and watred the hoole face of the grounde The Lorde God also * shope man euen dust of the grounde brethed in to his nosethyrls the breth of lyfe Adam was made a lyuyng soule Moreouer the lorde god planted a garden in Eden from the east and there he put man whome he had made Also out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree that was pleasaunt to the syght cōmodious for meate And the tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good of euyl was in the myddes of the garden And out of Eden there went forth a ryuer to water the garden And from thence it was deuyded became in to foure heades The name of one is Pison The same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Hauilah where is golde And the golde of that lande is good There is also Bidelliū and the stoone Onichinus The name of the seconde ryuer is Gihon the same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Ethiopis The name of the thyrde ryuer is Hydekel and it goeth towarde the east syde of Assyria And the fourth ryuer is Euphrates And so the lord god toke Adam and put hym in to the garden of Eden that he myght dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God cōmaunded Adam sayenge Eatynge thou shalte eate of euery tree of the garden But of the tree of knowledge of good euyl thou shalt not eate of it For in what day soeuer thou eatest therof thou shalte dye the death And agayne the Lorde God sayde It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I wyll make hym an helpe whiche maye be present with hym And so out of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beast of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto the man that he myght se how he wold call it For lykewyse as man him selfe named euery lyuynge thynge euen so was the name therof Man hym selfe therfore named the names vnto all catell and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that myght be present with hym The Lorde God also caused a slomber to fall vpon Adam he slepte And he toke one of his rybbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade therof And the ryb which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto the man And the man sayde This is nowe boone of my bones and flesshe of my flesshe she shall be called woman bycause she was taken out of man For this cause shall a man leaue his father and his mother and shall be ioyned with his wyfe and they shall become one flesshe And they were bothe naked the man I say and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The serpent deceyueth the woman The serpent is cursed the punishment of the man and woman Adam driuen out of Paradise Chryste our sauyour is promysed CAPI III. BUt the serpent was sotyller then all the beastes of the felde whiche the Lorde God made And he sayde vnto the woman yea hath God sayde ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden And the woman sayde vnto the serpent we eate of the fruyte of the tree of the garden but as for the fruyt of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden God hath sayd ye shal not eate of it ney ther shall ye touche it leest haply ye dye And the serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shal not dye the death but God doth knowe that the same daye that ye eate therof youre eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as Goddes knowynge good and euyll And so the woman seynge that the same tree was good to eate and delectable to the eyes and that the same tree was pleasant to get wysdome toke of the fruyte therof and dyd eate and gaue vnto her husband beyng with her whiche dyd eate also And the eyes of them bothe were opened and they knewe that
vp the lad from the place in whiche he is take hym in thy hande for I wyl make of hym a great peple And god opened her eyes she sawe a well of water â–ª she wente fylled the bottell with water gaue the boy drynke And god was with the lad he grewe dwelte in the wyldernesse and became an archer And he dwelte in the wyldernesse of Pbaran And his mother got hym a wyfe out of the lande of Egypte And it chaunsed the same season that Abimelech and Phicol cheyf captayne of his hoost spake vnto Abraham sayeng God is with the in all that thou doest And now therfore swere vnto me euen here by God thâ—â— thou wylt not hurte me nor my chyldren nor my chyldrens chyldren But that thou shalte deale with me and the â—olintrey where thou haste beâ—â—â—â—â—â—aungeâ— accordynge vnto the kyndnesse thaâ— I haâ—â—â— shewed the. And Abraham sayd â–ª I wyll swâ—â—â— And Abraham rebuked Abâ—â—elech for a wel of water which Abimelechs seruauntes had vyolently taken away And Abimelech sayde I wote not who hath done this thynge Also thou toldest me not neyther herde I of it but this daye And Abraham toke shepe and oxen and gaue them vnto Abimelech And they made bothe if them abâ—nde togyther And Abraham set all ewe lambes by themselues And Abimelech â—â—d vnto Abraham â–ª What meane these vii ewe lambes whiche thou hast set by them selues He answâ—â—d For these vii lambes shalte thou take of my hande that they maye be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue dygged this well Wherfore the place is called Beer Seba bycause that there they sware both of them Thus made they a bonde togyther in Beer Seba. And Abimelech and Phicoll the cheyf Captayne of his hoost rose vp and turned agayn vnto the lande of the Philistines And AbrahaÌ„ planted a wood in Beer Seba and called there on the name of the lorde the euerlastynge god and soiourned in the Philistius lande a long season The fayth of Abraham is proued he offred his son Isaac Chryst our sauyour is promysed The generation of Nachor Abrahams brother CAPI XXII AFter these sayenges it happened that God dyd * proue Abraham and sayde vnto hym Abraham which answered here am I. And he sayd take thy onely sonne Isaac whome thou louest and get the vnto the lande Moria and offre hym vp there for a Sacrifyce vppon one of the mountaynes which I wyll shewe the. Then Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng and sadled his asse and toke two of his yong men with hym and Isaac his sonne and cloue wood for the sacrifice and rose vp and got hym to the place whiche God had appoynted hym The thyrde day Abraham lyft vp his eyes and sawe the place a farre of And Abraham sayde vnto his yonge men Abyde you here with the asse I and the lad wyll go yonder and worshyp and come agayne vnto you And AbrahaÌ„ toke the wood of the sacrifice laybe it vpon Isaac his sonne but he hym selfe toke fyre in his hande and a knyfe And they went baâ—â—â— of them togyther When spake Isaac vnto Abraham his 〈◊〉 and sayde My father And he answe 〈…〉 thâ—â—e am I my sonne He sayde Se here â—â—â—yre and wood but where is the shepe for sacrifyce Abraham answered my son God wyll prouyde hym a shepe for sacrifyce And so they went bothe togyther And when they camâ— vnto the place which God had shewed hym Abraham made an aulter there and dressed the woode bounde Isaac his sonne and layde him on the aulter aboue vpon the woode And Abraham stretchynge â–ª forthe his hande toke the kynfe to haue kylled his sonne And the angell of the Lorde called vnto hym from heuen sayenge Abraham Abraham And he sayd here am I. And he sayde lay not thy hande vpon the chylde neyther do any thyng at al vnto him for nowe I knowe that thou fearest god and hast for my sake not spared thyne only sonne And Abraham lyftynge vp his eyes loked aboute and behold there was a ram caught by the hornes in a thycket And he went and toke the ram and offered hym vp for a sacryfyce in the steade of his son And Abraham called the name of the place the Lorde wyll se. As it is sayde this day in the mounte wyl the Lorde be sene And the angel of the lorde cryed vnto Abraham from heuen the second tyme and sayde By my selfe haue I sworne sayeth the Lorde bycause thou haste done this thynge and haste not spared thy onely sonne that in blessynge I wyll blesse the and in multiplyenge I wyll multiplye thy seede as the sterres of heuen as the sande which is vpon the see syde And thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemyes And in thy seed shall all the nacions of the earth be blessed bycause thou haste herde my voyce And so turned Abraham agayn vnto his yong men and they rose vp and came togyther to Beer Seba. And Abraham dwelte in Beer Seba. And it chauÌ„sed after these thynges that one tolde Abraham sayenge Beholde Milcha she hath also borne chyldren vnto thy brother Nachor Hus his eldest sonne and Bus his brother and Kemuel the father of the Siraans and ceased and Haso and Pyldas and Iedlaph and Bethuell And Bethuel begat Rebecca These viii dyd Milcha bere to Nachor Abrahams brother And his concubyne called Rhuma she bare also Tebah and Gaham Thaas Maacha ¶ Sara dyeth and is buryed in the felde that Abraham bought of Ephron the Hethite CAPI XXIII SAra was an hundred and .xxvii. yeare olde so longe lyued she and Sara dyed in Kyriat Arba. The same is Hebron in the lande of Canaan And Abraham came to mourne Sara to wepe for her And so Abraham stode vp from the syght of his coorse spake to the sonnes of Heth sayenge I am a straunger and a foryner amonge you gyue me a possession to burye iâ—â— with you that I maye bury my corse out of my syght And the chyldren of Heth answered Abraham sayeng vnto hym Heare vs lorde thou arte a prynce of God amonge vs. In the chefest of our sepulches bury thy deed None of vs also shall forbyd the his sepulchre but thou mayst bury thy deed therin And Abraham stode vp bowed him self before the people of the land the chyldren of Heth. And he comoned with them sayeng Yf it be your mynde that I shal bury my deed out of my syght heare me and speake for me to Ephron the sonne of Zoar that he may gyue me the double caue which he hath and that is in the ende of his felde but for asmoch money as it is worth shal he gyue it me in the presence of you for a possessyon to burye in For EphroÌ„ dwelled among the chyldren of Heth. And EphroÌ„ the Hethite answered Abraham in the audyence of the chyldren of Heth of all that went in at the gates of his citye sayeng Not
so my Lorde heare me The felde gyue I the and the caue that therin is gyue I the also euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people gyue I it the bury thy deed And AbrahaÌ„ bowed hym selfe before the people of the land and spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey sayenge I praye the heare me yf it please the I wyl gyue syluer for the feld take it of me and I wyl bury my deed there Ephron answered Abraham sayenge vnto hym My Lorde harken vnto me The land is worth .iiii. hundred sycles of syluer what is that betwyxte the me bury therfore thy deed And Abraham harkened vnto Ephron weyed him the syluer which he had sayd in the audience of the sonnes of Heth. Euen iiii hundred syluer sycles of currant money amonge marchauÌ„tes And the felde of Epron w t the duoble caue which was before MaÌ„re euen the felde and the caue that was therin and all the trees thâ—t were in the felde that were in all the b 〈…〉 s rounde aboute was made sure but 〈…〉 ham for a possessyon in the syght 〈…〉 ldren of Heth before al that went in at the gates of the citye After this dyd Abraham burye Sara his wyfe in the double caue of the felde that lyeth before Mamre The same is Hebron in the lande of Chanaan And so bothe the felde the caue that is therin was made vnto Abraham a sure possessyoÌ„ to bury in of the sonÌ„es of Heth ¶ Abraham sendeth a seruaunt to seke a wyfe for his sonne The faythfull Isaac taketh fayre Rebecca to wyfe CAPI XXIIII ABraham was olde and strykeÌ„ in dayes and the Lorde had blessed hym in all thyngê And Abraham sayde vnto his eldest seruaunte of his house whiche had the rule ouer all that he had Put thy hande vnder my thye I wyll make the swere by the Lorde god of heuen god of the earth that thou shalte not take a wyfe vnto my son of the doughters of Chanaan among which I dwell But thou shalte go vnto my countrey and to my natyue lande take a wyfe vnto my son Isaac But the seruaunt sayde vnto hym peraduenture the woman wyl not agre to come w t me vnto this lande shall I bryng thy son agayne vnto the lande whiche thou cammest out of To whome Abraham answered be ware that thou brynge not my son thyther agayne The Lorde God of heuen whiche toke me froÌ„ my fathers house from the lande where I was borne and whiche spake vnto me and that sware vnto me sayenge vnto thy seed wyll I gyue this land he shall â—ende his angell before the and thou shalte take a wyfe vnto my son from thence Neuerthelesse yf the woman wyll not agree to folowe the then shalte thou be with out daunger of this my doth Onely brynge not my sonne thyther agayne And the seruaunt put his hande vnder the thye of Abraham his mayster sware to hym as concernynge that maâ—â—er And the seruant toke .x. camels of the camels of his mayster and departed had of all maner goodes of his master with hym and stoode vp and went to Mesopotamia vnto the citye of Nahor And made his camels to lye downe without the citye by a wels syde of water at euen aboute the tyme that women come out to drawe water he sayde Lorde god of my mayster Abraham I besech the sende me good spede this day and shewe mercy vnto my mayster Abraham Lo I stande here by the well of water and the doughters of the men of this citye come out to drawe water Nowe the damsell to whome I saye holde downe thy pytcher I praye the that I maye drynke Yf she say also drynke and I wyl gyue thy camels drynke the same is she that thou haste ordeyned for thy seruant Isaac yea and therby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my mayster And it came to passe or he had lefte speakyng beholde Rebecca came out the doughter of Bethuel sonne to Mylca the wyfe of Nahor Abrahams brother and her pytcher vpon her shoulder The damsell was very fayre to loke vpon and yet a mayde and vnknowen of man And she went downe to the well and fylled her pytcher and came vp And the seruant rennynge vnto her sayde Let me sup a lytle water of thy pytcher And she sayde drynke my lorde And she hasted let downe her pytcher vpon her arme and gaue hym drynke And when she had gyneÌ„ hym drynke she sayd I wyll drawe water for thy camels also vntyll they haue dronke ynough And she powred out her pytcher in to the trough hastely ran agayne vnto the wel to fet water and drewe for all his camels And the man wondred at her But helde his peace to wete whether the Lorde had made his iourney prosperous or not And it fortuned as the camels had lefte drynkynge the man toke a golden earynge of halfe a sicle weyght and two bracelettes for her handes of ten sicles weyght of gold and sayd Whose doughter arte thou tell me I pray the is there rowme in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in She answered hym I am the doughter of Bathu ell the son of Milca whiche she bare vnto Nahor sayd moreouer vnto hym we haue litter and prauonder ynough also rowme to lodge in And the man bowed hymselfe worshypped the Lorde and sayde blessed be the Lorde god of my mayster AbrahaÌ„ which ceaseth not to deale mercyfully and truely w t my mayster and hath brought me the way to my maisters brothers house And the damsel ran tolde them of her mothers house these thynges And Rebecca had a brother called Laban And he ran out vnto the man euen to the wel for as soone as he had sene thy earynges and the bracelettees in his systers handes and herde the wordes of Rebecca his syster sayenge thus sayde the man vnto me he went out vnto the man And loo he stoode with the camels by the wel syde And he said come in thou blessed of the Lorde Wherfore staÌ„dest thou wtout I haue dressed the house and made rowme for the camels And then the man came in to the house and he vnbryd led the camels and Laban brought lytter and prauonder for the camels and water to washe his fete and the mennê fete that were with hym and set meate before hym to eate â–ª But he sayde I wyll not eate vntyll I haue sayde myne erande And he sayd say on And he sayd I am Abrahams seruaunt and God hath blessed my mayster out of measure that he is become great hath gyuen hym shepe and oxen syluer and golde menseruantes mayde seruantes camels and asses And Sara my maysters wyfe bare him a sonne when she was olde and vnto hym hath he gyuen al that he hath And my mayster made me swere sayenge thou shalte not take a wyfe to my sonne amonge the
hym here am I. And he sayde beholde I am nowe olde knowe not the daye of my death and nowe therfore take thy weapens thy quyuer thy bowe get the to the feldes that thou mayst take me some venyson and make me meate suche as I loue and bryng it me that I may eate and that my soule maye blesse the before that I dye But Rebecca herde when Isaac spake to Esau his sonne And Esau wente in to the feelde to catche Uenyson and to brynge it ✚ And Rebecca sayd vnto Iacob her son sayenge Beholde I haue herde thy father talkynge with Esau thy brother and sayeng bryng me venyson and make me meate that I maye eate and blesse the before the Lorde afore my death Nowe therfore my son heare my voyce in that whiche I commaunde the get the to the flocke and brynge me thence two good kyddes that I maye make meate of them for thy father suche as he loueth And thou shalte brynge it to thy father that he â—â—aye eate and that he maye blesse the before his death Then sayd Iacob to Rebecca his mother beholde Esau my brother is a rough man I am smothe My father shall peraduenture fele me I shall seme vnto hym as though I went aboute to begyle hym and so shal he brynge a curse vpon me and not a blessynge and his mother sayde vnto hym UpoÌ„ me be thy curse my son onely heare my voyce and go and fetche me them And Iacob went and fet them and brought them to his mother And his mother made meate such as she knewe his father loued And Rebecca fet goodlye raymente of her eldest sonne Esau whiche were in the house with her put them vpon Iacob her yongest sonne and she put the kyd skynnes vpon his handes and vpon the smothe of his necke And she put the meate and bread whiche she had prepared in the hande of her son Iacob Wherâ—he came to his father he sayde my father And he answered here am I who art thou my sonne And Iacob sayd vnto his father I am Esau thy eldest son I haue done accordynge as thou baddest me vp and syt and eate of my venyson that thy soule maye blesse me And Isaac sayde vnto his sonne howe commeth it that thou haste founde it so quyckly my sonne He answered The Lorde thy God brought it to my hande Then sayd Isaac vnto Iacob come nere and â—et me fele the my sonne whether thou be my sonne Esau or not Then went Iacob to Isaac his father and he felte hym and sayd the voyce is Iacobs voyce but the handes are the handes of Esau. And so he knewe hym not bycause his handes were rough as his brother Esaus handes and so he blessed hym And he asked hym arte thou my sonne Esau And he sayd I am Then sayde he brynge me and let me eate of my sonnê venyson that my soule may blesse the. And he brought hym and he eate And he brought hym wyne also he dranke And his father Isaac sayde vnto hym come nere and kysse me my son And he went vnto hym and kyssed hym And he smelled the sauour of his rayment blessed hym sayd Se the smell of my sonne is as the smell of a felde whiche the Lorde hath blessed God gyue the of the dewe of heuen and of the fatnesse of the earth and plentye of corne and wyne People be thy seruauntes and nacyons bowe vnto the. Be Lorde ouer thy brethren and thy mothers chyldren stoupe vnto the. Cursed be he that curseth the and blessed be he that blesseth the. It happened that as soone as Isaac had made an ende of blessynge and Iacob was scarce goone out from the presence of Isaac his father Then came Esau his brother froÌ„ his huntynge and had made also meate and brought it vnto his father and sayde vnto his father let my father aryse and eate of his sonnes venysoÌ„ that thy soule may blesse me Then his father Isaac sayd vnto hym who arte thou he answered I am thy eldest son Esau. And Isaac was greatly astonyed out of measure and sayd which is he where is he then that hath hunted venyson brought it me and I haue eaten of all before thou camest and haue blessed hym and he shall be blessed When Esau herde the wordes of his father he cryed out greatly bytterly aboue measure and sayde vnto his father blesse me also my father Who answered thy brother came with subtilte and hath taken awaye thy blessyng And he sayd agayne He maye well be called Iacob for he hath vndermyned me nowe two tymes fyrst he toke away my byrthryght and se now hath he taken away my blessyng also And he sayde haste thou kepte neuer a blessynge for me Isaac answered and sayde vnto Esau be holde I haue made hym thy Lorde and all his mothers chyldren haue I made his seruauntes Moreouer with corne wyne haue I stablysshed hym what can I do vnto the nowe my sonne And Esau sayde vnto his father haste thou but that one blessynge my father blesse me also my father so lyfted vp Esau his voyce and wept Then Isaac his father answered and sayd vnto hym behold thy owellynge place shall be the fatnesse of the earth of the dew of heuen froÌ„ aboue ⊢ And with thy swerde shalt thou lyue and shalte be thy brothers seruaunt And it wyll come to passe that when thou shalte get the maystryeÌ„ thou shalt loose his yocke from of thy necke And Esau hated Iacob bycause of the blessynge that his Father blessed hym with all And Esau sayde in his herte The dayes of my fathers sorowe are at hande and I wyll sley my brother Iacob And these wordes of Esau her eldest son were tolde to Rebecca And she sent and called Iacob her yongest sonne and sayd vnto hym beholde thy brother Esau threatneth to kyll the nowe therfore my sonne heare my voyce make the redy to flee to Laban my brother at Haran and tarye with hym a whyle vntyll thy brothers fearsnesse be swaged vntyll thy brothers wrathe turne away froÌ„ the and he for get the thynges whiche thou hast done to hym Then wyll I sende and fet the away from thence Why shulde I be desolate of you bothe in one daye And Rebecca spake to Isaac I am wery of my lyfe for feare of the doughters of Heth. Yf Iacob take a wyfe of the donghters of Heth suche one as these are or of the doughters of the land what good shal my lyfe do me ¶ Iacob is sent into Mesopotamia to Laban for a wyfe Esau maryeth an Ismaclite Iacob dreameth Chryst is pro mysed Iacob voweth CAPI XXVIII ANd so Isaac called Iacob and blessed hym and charged hym and sarde vnto hym se thou take not a wyfe of the doughters of Canaan but aryse and get the to Mesopotamia to the house of Bethuel thy motherz father and there take the a wyfe of the
thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the Sonne the moone and the starres with all the hoost of heuen shuldest be desceyued and shuldest worshyp and serue the thynges whiche the lorde thy god hath made to serue all nacyons vnder the hoole heuen But the Lorde hath taken you and brought you out of the yron fournace euen out of Egypt to be vnto hym a people and enherytaunce as ye are this daye Furthermore the Lorde was angrye with me for youre wordes and sware that I shulde not go ouer Iordan and that I shulde not go in vnto that good lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enherytaunce But I must dye in this lande shall not go ouer Iordan But ye shall go ouer and conquere that good lande Take hede vnto youreselues that ye forget not the apoyntment of the â—ord your god whiche he made with you and that ye make you no grauen Image or any pycture that the Lorde thy God hath forbydden the. For the Lorde thy God is a consumyng fyre and a ielouse God Yf thou doest beget chyldren and Chyldrens Chyldren and when ye haue dwelt in the lande ye do wyckedly and make any maner of grauen ymage and worke euyll in the syght of the Lorde ☞ thy god to prouoke hym to anger I call heuen earth to recorde agaynst you this daye that ye shal shortly peryshe from of the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordan to possesse it ye shal not prolonge your dayes therin but shall vtterly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scatter you amonge the nacyons and ye shal be lefte fewe in nombre amonge the people whyther the lord shall brynge you and there ye shal serue Goddes whiche are the worke of mannes hande wood and stoone whiche neyther se nor heare nor eate nor smell And there thou shalte seke the lorde thy God and shalte fynde hym yf thou seke him with all thyne herte and with all thy soule When thou art in tribulacyon and when al these thynges that be here spoken of are come vpon the euen in the latter dayes thou shalte returne agayne to the Lorde thy God be obedyent vnto his voyce For the Lorde thy god is a merciful god he wyl not forsake the neyther destroye the nor forget the apoyntement of thy fathers whiche he sware vnto them For aske of the dayes that are past whiche were before the synce the daye that God created man vpon the earth and aske from the one syde of heuen vnto the other yf euer there came to passe such a great thyng or whyther any suche lyke thyng hath ben herde Dyd euer a nacyoÌ„ heare the voyce of God speakynge out of the myddes of a fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued eyther whyther God assayed to go and take hym a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacyons Sygnes Wonders war a myghtye hande a stretched out arme and thorow great visions accordynge vnto all that the Lorde your God dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes Nnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe howe that the Lorde he is GOD and that there is noone other but he Out of heuen he made the heare his voyce that he myght nurtour the and vpon earth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou herdest his wordes out of the myddes of the fyre And bycause he loued thy Fathers he chose theyr seede after them and brought the out ☞ in his syght and with his myghtye power out of Egypte to thrust out nacyons greate and myghtyer then thou before the and to brynge the in to gyue the theyr lande to enherytaunce as it is come to passe this daye Understande therfore this daye and turne it to thyne herte that the Lorde he is God in heuen aboue and vpon the erth beneth neyther is there any other Thou shalte kepe therfore his ordynaunces his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maunde the this daye that it maye go well with the and with thy Chyldren after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the earth whiche the Lorde thy GOD gyueth the thy lyfe longe Then Moses seuered thre cityes on the other syde Iordan towarde the Sonne rysynge that he shulde flee thyther which had kylled his neyghboure vnwares and hated hym not in tyme past and therfore shuld flee vnto one of the same cites and lyue Namely Bezer in the wyldernes euen in the playn countrey of the tribe of Ruben and Ramoth in Gylead of the Trybe of Gad and Golan in Basan of the Trybe of Manasse And so this is the lawe whiche Moses set before the Chyldren of Israell These are the wytnesses statutes and ordinaunces whiche Moses tolde the Chyldren of Israell after they came out of Egypte on the other syde Iordane in the valey ouer agaynst the house of Peor in the lande of Sehon kynge of the Amorytes whiche dwelte at Hesbon whome Moses and the Chyldren of Israell smote after they were come out of Egypt and conquered his lande and the lande of Og kyng of Basan two kyngê of the Amorites which were on the other syde Iordan towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroer whiche is by the banke of the ryuer Arnon vnto ☞ Mounte Sion whiche is Hermon and all the playne on the other syde Iordane Eastwarde euen vnto the see whiche is in the playne vnder the sprynges of the hyll ¶ The ten coÌ„maundementes CAPI V. ANd Moses called all Israell and sayd vnto them Heare O Israell the ordynaunces and lawes whiche I speake in youre eares this daye that ye maye lerne them and fulfyll them in dede The Lorde oure God made an apoyntment with vs in Horeb. The lorde made not this bonde with our fathers but with vs eueÌ„ with vs which are all here alyue this daye The Lorde talked with you ☞ face to face in the mounte out of the myddes of the fyre And I stoode bytwene the Lorde and you the same tyme and shewed you the worde of the Lorde For ye were afrayed at the syght of the fyre and went not vp in to the mounte and he sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage Thou shalte haue noone other Goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage of any maner of lykenesse that is in heuen aboue and that is in earth beneth that is in the waters beneth the earth Thou shalt neyther bow thy selfe vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a ielouse God visityng the wyckednesse of the fathers vpoÌ„ the Chyldren euen in the thyrde and fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shewe mercye vpon thousandê among them that loue me and kepe my coÌ„maundementê Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy god in vayne for †the Lorde wyl not holde hym giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabboth daye that thou sanctifye it as
sayde vnto them Ye haue sene all that the Lorde dyd before your eyes in the lande of Epypte vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his lande the greate temptacyons whiche thyne eyes haue sene those great myracles wonders and yet the Lorde hath not gyuen you an herte to perceyue and eyes to se and eares to heare vnto this daye And I haue led you xl yere in the wyldernesse and your clothes are not wared olde vpon you thy shoo is not wared olde vpon thy foote Ye haue eateÌ„ no breade nor dronke wyne or strong drynke that ye myght know howe that I am the lorde your god And ye came vnto this place Sehon the kynge of Hesbon and Og kynge of Basan came out agaynst vs vnto battayle and we smote them and toke theyr lande gaue it for an enherytaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse Kepe therfore the wordes of this appoyntment and do them that ye may vnderstande all that ye ought to do Ye stande this daye euery one of you before the Lorde youre God your captaynes youre tribes youre elders your offycers and al the men of Israel your chyldren also your wyues the straunger that is in thyne hoost from the hewer of thy wood vnto the drawer of thy water that thou shuldest go in to the appoyntment of the LORDE thy God and in to his othe whiche the Lorde thy god maketh with the this day For to make the a people vnto hym selfe and that he maye be vnto the a GOD as he hathe sayde vnto the and as he hathe sworne vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob I make not this bonde and this othe with you onely but both with hym that standeth here with vs this day before the lord our god also with hym that is not here with vs this daye For ye knowe howe we haue dwelte in the lande of Egypte and howe we came thorowe the myddes of the nacyons whiche ye passed by And ye haue sene theyr abhominacyons and theyr ydols wood and stone syluer and golde whiche were amonge them Lest there be among you man or woman kynred or trybe whose herte turneth awaye this day from the Lorde our God to go and serue the Goddes of these nacions and leest there be among you some roote that beareth gal and wormwood so that when he heareth the wordes of this othe he blesse hym selfe in his herte sayenge I shall haue peace I wyll walke in the meanyng of myne owne herte †to put the ☞ dronken to the thyrstye And so the Lorde wyl not consent to be mercyfull vnto hym but then the wrathe of the Lorde and his ielousye shall smoke agaynst that man and all the curses that are wrytten in this boke shall lyght vpon hym and the Lorde shall do out his name frome vnder heuen and the lorde shal seperate hym vnto euyll out of all the tribes of Israel accordynge vnto all the curses of the appoyntment that are wrytten in the booke of this law So that the generacion to come of your chyldren that shall ryse vp after you and the straunger that shall come from a farre lande shall say when they se the plagê of that lande and the dyseases wherwith the Lorde hathe smytten it howe all the lande is burnt vp w t brymstone salte that it is neyther sowen nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therin lyke as in the place of the ouerthrowynge of Sodome Gomor Adama and Zeboim whiche the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrathe and angre Euen then shall all nacions say Wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this lande O how fearse is this great wrathe And men shall saye bycause they lefte the testament of the Lorde God of theyr fathers which he made with them wheÌ„ he brought them out of the lande of Egypte For they went and serued straunge goddes and worshypped them Goddes whiche they knewe not which had gyuen them nought And the wrathe of the Lorde wared hoote agaynst this lande to brynge vpon it all the curses that are wrytten in this boke And the Lorde cast them out of theyr lande in angre wrath and great indignacion and cast them in to a straunge lande as this daye beareth wytnesse The secretes of the Lorde our God are opened vnto vs and to oure chyldren for euer that we maye do all the wordes of this lawe ¶ The worde of God is at hande CAPI XXX WHen all these wordes are come vpon the the blessynge and the curse whiche I haue set before the thou shalte turne vnto thyne herte among all the nacyons whyther the Lorde thy God hath thrust the and come agayne vnto the Lorde thy god and herken vnto his voyce in all these thyngê that I coÌ„maunde the this daye thou and thy chyldren with all thyne herte and al thy soule And the Lorde thy god wyll turne thy captiuite and haue compassyon vpon the and wyll turne and fet the agayne from all the nacyons amonge whiche the Lorde thy God shal haue scattered the. Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heuen euen from thence wyll the Lorde thy God gather the from thence wyl he fet the the Lorde thy God wyll brynge the in to the lande whiche thy fathers possessed and thou shalte enioye it And he wyll shewe the kyndnesse and multiply the aboue thy fathers And the Lorde thy god wyl circumcyse thyne herte the herte of thy seede that thou mayst loue the Lorde thy god with all thyne herte and all thy soule that thou mayst lyue And the Lorde thy God wyll put all these curses vpon thyne enemyes and on them that hate the and that persecute the. But thou shalte turne and herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and do al his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maunde the this day And the Lorde thy God wyll make the plenteous in al the workes of thyne hande in the fruyte of thy bodye and in the fruyte of thy cattell and in the fruyte of thy lande for thy welthe For the Lorde wyll turne agayne and reioyce ouer the to do the good as he reioysed ouer thy fathers If thou herken only vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundementes and his ordinaunces whiche are wrytten in the boke of this lawe and yf thou turne vnto the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and all thy soule For the commaundement whiche I coÌ„maunde the this daye is not seperated from the neyther farre of It is not in heuen that thou nedest to †complayne and saye who shall go vp for vs to heuen and fet it vs that we may heare it and do it Neyther is it beyonde the see that thou shuldest saye who shall go ouer the see for vs and fet it vs that we may heare it and do it But the worde is very nygh vnto the euen in thy mouth
And by weyght †he gaue golde for the tables of shew breade euen for euery table lykewyse syluer for the tables of syluer And golde for flesshe hokes cuppes drynkynge pottes And pure gold in weyght for basens euen for euery basen And lykewyse syluer by weyght for euery basen of syluer And for the aulter of insence pure golde by weyght And golde for the patron of the charet of the Cherubes that stretched out theyr wynges and couered the arke of the couenauÌ„t of the lorde All was gyuen me by wrytyng of the hande of the Lorde which made me vnderstande al the workemanshyp of the patrone And Dauid sayde to Salomon his sonne Be strong and do manfully feare not nor be faynt herted For the Lorde God euen my God is with the and he shall not fayle the nor forsake the vntyll thou hast fynysshed al the worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde Beholde the preestes and Leuites are deuided in companyes for all maner of seruyce that perteyneth to the house of god they are with the for all maner of workmanshyp and so are all that excell in wysdome for any maner of seruyce Thou hast also the Lordes and all the people for euery thynge that thou hast nede of ¶ The offerynge of Dauid and of the prynces for the buyldynge of the Temple Dauid dyeth and Salomon his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XXIX ANd Dauid the kynge sayd vnto all the congregacyon God hath specially chosen Salomon my sonne whiche is yet yonge and tender and the worke is great for the house shall not be for man but for the lorde God Moreouer I haue prepared with all my myght for the house of God golde for vesselles of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for thynges of brasse yron for thynges of yron and wood for thynges of wood and onyke stones and stones to be set glistrynge stones of dyuerse coloures and all maner of precious stones and marble stones in great haboundaunce And bycause I haue luste to the house of my God I haue of myne owne propre good of golde and syluer whiche I haue seuerally gyuen to the house of my god besyde all that I haue prepared for the holye house euen thre thousande talentes of golde of Ophir and seuen thousande talentes of tryed syluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses withall the golde for thynges of golde syluer for them of syluer and for al maner of worke by the handes of artificers And who soeuer is wyllynge may this day consecrate his hande vnto the lorde And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the trybes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kyngê worke were wyllynge gaue for the seruyce of the house of God fyue thousande talentes of golde ten thousande peces of golde and ten thousande talentes of syluer and. xviii thousand talentes of brasse and an hundred thousand talentes of yron And they with whom precious stones were fouÌ„de gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lorde by the hande of Iehiel the Gersonite And the people reioysed when the were so wyllynge to gyue theyr goodes and with a perfyte herte they offered vnto the Lorde And Dauid the kynge reioysed with great gladnesse And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacion and sayde Blessed be thou lorde God of Israel our father from euer and foreuer Thyne O lorde is greatnesse and power glorie victorie and prayse for all that is in heuen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kyngdome O lorde thou excellest aboue all euen as the heade of all And tychesse and honoure come of the and thou reygnest ouer all and in thyne hande is powre and strength and in thyne hande it is to make great and to gyue strength vnto al. And now our god we thanke the and prayse thy gloryous name But who am Iâ— what is my people that we shulde enforâ—â— our selues to gyue these thynges so wyllyngly But all thynges come of the and of that whiche we receyue of thyne hande we haue gyuen the. For we be but straungers before the and soiourners as were all our fathers Oure dayes on the earthe also are but as a shadowe and there is none abydynge O lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepayred to buylde the an house for thy holy name cometh of thyne hande is all thyne I wote also my god that thou tryest the hertes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse And in the vnfaynednesse of myne herte I haue wyllyngly offred al these thynges And nowe haue I sene thy people which are fouÌ„de here to offre vnto the wyllynglye and with gladnes O lorde God of Abraham Isaac of Israell our fathers kepe this for euer as the begynnyng of the thoughtes of the herte of thy peple prepare theyr hertes vnto the. And gyue vnto Salomon my sonne â–ª a perfyte herte to kepe thy coÌ„maundements thy testymonyes and thy statutes and to do all and to buylde the house for the which I haue made prouisyon And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion ☞ Nowe blesse the lorde your god And al the coÌ„gregacion blessed the lorde god of theyr fathers and bowed downe theyr heades worshypped the lorde the kynge And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the sayde day they offered burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande yong oxen a thousand rammes a thousande shepe with theyr drynke offerynges Many sacrifices offered they for all Israell and dyd eate and drynke before the Lorde the same day with great gladnesse And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme and annoynted hym prynce before the lorde and Zadocke to be the hygh preest And Salomon sat on the seate of the Lorde and was kyng in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and al they of Israell obeyed hym And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of kynge Dauid submitted them selues and were vnder kyng Salomon And the lorde magnifyed Salomon in dignitye in the syght of all them of Israell and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngdome as no kyng had before hym in Israell And so Dauid the sonne of Isai reygned ouer al Israel And the space that he reygued ouer Israel was xl yere seuen yere reygned he in Hebron xxxiii yere reygned he in Ierusalem And he dyed in a good age full of dayes ryches and honoure And Salomon his sonne reygned in his steade The actes of Dauid the kyng fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the boke of Samuel the sear and in the boke of Nathan the prophet and in the boke of Gad the sear with al his kyngdom and power and tymes that wente ouer hym and ouer all Israel ouer all the kyngdomes of the earth ⧠The ende of the fyrst boke of the Cronycles otherwyse called the fyrst boke of Paralipomenon
in the congregacyon that were not sanctifyed and the Leuites dyd sley Passeouer for all that were not cleane that myght not execute the holy worke of the lorde For many of the people very many out of Ephraim Manasse Isakar and Zabulon were not clensed yet dyd eate Passeouer agaynst the lawe appoynted Wherfore Hezekia prayed for them and sayd the good lorde be mercyful vnto them For he set his hoole herte to seke the Lorde God euen the God of his fathers but all the other dyd not so accordyng to vnfayned holynesse And the lorde herde Hezekia healed the people And the Chyldren of Israell that were present at Ierusalem helde the feast of swete breade seuen dayes with great gladnesse and the Leuites the preestes praysed and magnified the power of the lorde day by day vpon instrumentes And Hezekia spake hertely vnto all the Leuites that had vnderstandynge were of a good mynde towarde the lorde And they dyd eate thorowout that feast seuen dayes longe offered peaceofferynges thanked the lorde god of theyr fathers And the hole assemble toke counsayle to do so other seuen dayes they helde those vii dayes with gladnesse For Hezekia kyng of Iuda toke out from amonge his cattell for the congregacion a. M yonge oxen and seuen M. shepe And the lordes gaue out to the congregacyon a. M. yonge oxen and ten thousande shepe And a great nombre of the preestes were sanctifyed And all the congregacyon of Iuda with the preestes and Leuites and all the congregacyon that came out of Israell the straungers that came out of the lande of Israell that dwelte in Iuda reioysed and there was greate gladnesse in Ierusalem For synce the tyme of Salomon the Sonne of Dauid kynge of Israell there was no soche ioye in Ierusalem And the preestê and the Leuites arose and blessed the people theyr voyce was herde of the lorde theyr prayer came vp vnto heuen his holy dwellynge place ¶ After that Hezekia had called agayne the people vnto the way of the lorde he ordeneth the preestes vnto whom he coÌ„maundeth to gyue tythes CAPI XXXI ANd when all these thynges were finysshed all they of Israell that were present in the cityes of Iuda went out and brake the ymages and cut downe the groues and all to brake the hygh places aulters thorowout all Iuda and Ben iamin in Ephraim also and Manasse vntyll they had vtterly destroyed them all And all the Chyldren of Israell returned euery man to his possessyon and to theyr owne cityes And Hezekia appoynted sundrye companyes of the preestes and Leuites after the dyuersyte of theyr minystracyons euery man accordynge to his offyce bothe preestes and Leuites for the burntofferynge and peaceofferynges to ministre and to gyue thankes and prayse in the gates of the hooste of the Lorde And the kyngê porcyon of his substauÌ„ce that he gaue were burntofferynges in the mornynge and euenyng burntofferyngê for the Sabboth dayes newe moones and solempne feastes accordyng as it is wrytten in the law of the lorde And he bad the people that dwelt in Ierusalem gyue the parte to the Preestes and Leuites that they myght substancyally applye them selues to the lawe of the lorde And as soone as the kynges coÌ„maundement came abrode the Chyldren of Israell brought aboundaunce of fyrst fruytes of corne wyne oyle honye and of all maner of fruytes of the felde and the tythes of all maner of thynges brought they in plenteouslye And the Chyldren of Israell and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda they also brought in the tythes of oxen and shepe other holy tythes whiche were consecrate vnto the lorde theyr god they dyd offre and brought them all by heapes In the thyrde moneth they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundacyon finysshed them in the seuenth moneth And when Hezekia the lordê camâ— and saw the heapes they blessed the lord and his people Israell And Hezekia questioned with the preestes and he Leuites concernyng the heapes And Azaria the cheyfe preest of the house of Zadocke answered hym and sayde synâ—e the peple began to bryng the heaueofferyngê in to the house of the lorde we also haue had ynough to â—ate there remayned so moch for the Lorde hath blessed his people and this heape is lefte And Hezekia bad prepare the chambers in the house of the lorde and they dyd prepare them and caryed in the heaue offerynges the tythes and the dedicate thynges faythfully Ouer which Chonaniahu the Leuite had the rule and Semei his brother next to hym And Iehiel Asaziahu Nahath Asaell Ierimoth Iosabad Eliel Iesmachiahu Mahath and Banaiahu were ouersects ordeyned by Chonaniahu and Semei his brother was an officer of Hezekia the kyng and Asaria was the ruler of the house of god †vnto vvhom all these thynges belonged And Chore the sonne of Iimna the Leuite porâ—er of the East dore had the ouer syght of the thynges that were offered of a frewyll vnto God and were giuen in maner seuerally vnto the lord and ouer the thyngê moost holye And vnder his hande were Eden Mintamin Iesua Semeiahu Amariahu and Sechaniahu in the cityes of the preestes appoynted of theyr fyde lyte to gyue to theyr brethren theyr porcions as well to the small as to the greate Excepte that to the males that were rekened froÌ„ thre yere and aboue amonge all that went in to the house of the Lorde they shulde gyue day by daye for theyr ministracyon and for theyr gyuynge attendaunce and for theyr dyuerse waytynges by course And to the Preestes and Leuites thore wout the houshold of theyr fathers from twentye yeare aboue to wayte when theyr courses came And to the families of all theyr babes wyues sonnes and doughters thorowe all the congregacyon For vpon the fydelyte of them were ☞ the holy thynges bestowed And to the Chyldren of Aaron the Preestes whiche were in the feldes and suburbes of theyr Cityes Citye by citye the men whose names wire expressed before shuld gyue portyons euen to al the males amonge the preestes to all the Leuites accordynge to theyr nombre And of this maner dyd Hezekia thorowout all Iuda wrought it that is good and ryght and true before the lorde his god And in all the workes that he beganne for the seruyce of the house of god for the lawe and for the coÌ„maundementes he sought his God and that dyd he with all his herte and prospered ¶ Sennacherib or Sanherib besâ—ygynge Ierusalem â–ª is strâ—hrâ— of the Angell Hezekia dyeth after whom succedeth Manasse CAPI XXXII AFter that these dedes were faythfully done Sennacherib kynge of Assur came and entred in to Iuda and compassed the stronge Cityes thought to wyn them for hym selfe And so when Hezekia saw that Sennacherib was come that he was purposed to fyght agaynste Ierusalem he toke counsayle with his Lordes and men of myght to stop the water of the
wolde offre vnto hym the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge and tel out hys workes w t gladnes They that go downe to the see in shyppes and occupye their businesse in greate waters These men se the workes of the Lorde and his woÌ„ders in the deape For at hê worde the stormy wind ariseth whiche lyfteth vp the waues therof They are caried vp to the heauen and downe agayne to the deape their soule mel telth awaye because of the trouble They rele to and fro and stacker lyke a droncken man are at theyr wittes ende So whan they crye vnto y e Lord in their trouble he delyuered theÌ„ out of their distresse For he maketh the strome to ceasse so y â— the waues therof are styll TheÌ„ are they glad because they be at rest and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be O that men wolde therfore prayse the Lord for his goodnes and declare the woÌ„dres y t he doth for the chylden of men That they wolde exalte hiÌ„ also in the coÌ„gregacyon of the people and loue him in the seate of the elders Whiche turneth the floudes into a wyldernesse and dryeth vp the water sprynges A fâ—utfull lande maketh he baren for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin Agayne he maketh the wyldernesse a standynge water and water sprynges of a drye grounde And there he serueth the hongrye that ye skipped lyke rammes ye lytle hylles lyke yong shepe Tremble thou erth at the presence of the Lorde at the preseÌ„ce of the God of Iacob Which turned y â— hard rocke into a standynge water and the flynt stone into a spryngynge well ¶ The. cxv Psalme NOt vnto vs O Lorde nat vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louing mercy and for thy truthes sake Wherfore shal the Heathen saye where is nowe their God As for oure God he is i heauen he hath done what so euer pleased him Theyr ydoles are syluer and golde euen the worke of mennes handes They haue mouth and speake not eyes haue they and se nat They haue eares heare nat noses haue they and swel nat They haue haÌ„des and haÌ„dle nat fete haue they and walke nat nether speake they thorow theyr throte They y â— make them are lyke vnto them and so are all suche as put theyr trust in them But âšœ house of Israel trust thou in the Lorde he is their succour defence Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde he is their helper and defender Ye that feare the Lorde put your trust in the lorde he is theyr helper and defender The Lorde hathe bene myndfull of vs and he shall blesse vs euen he shal blesse y â— house of Israel he shal blesse the house of Aaron He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde both small and great The Lorde shal encrease you more and more you youre chyldren Ye are y â— blessed of the Lord which made heauen earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes the earth hath he geueÌ„ vnto y â— chyldreÌ„ of men The deed prayse nat y â— O Lord nether all they y â— go downe in to the sylence But we wyll prayse the Lorde from thys tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The. cxvj Psalme Prayse the Lorde I Am well pleased that the Lorde hathe herde the voyce of my prayer That he hathe enclyned hys eare vnto me therfore wyll I call vpon hym as longe as I lyue The snares of death coÌ„pased me round about and y â— paynes of hell gat holde vpon me I shal fynde trouble and heuinesse and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde O Lorde I beseche the delyuer my soule Gracyous is the Lorde and ryghteous yee our God is mercyfull â–ª The Lord preserueth the symple I was in misery and he helped me â–ª Turne agayne then vnto thy rest O my soule for the Lorde hath rewarded the. And why thou hast delyuered my soule from death mine eies from teares and my fete from fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the liuyng I beleued and therfore wyl I speake but I was fore troubled I sayd in my hast All men are lyers What reward shall I geue vnto the Lorde for all the benefytes y e he hath done vnto me I wyll receaue the cappe of saluacyon and cal vpon the name of the Lorde I wyl paye my vowes nowe in the presence of al hys people ryght deare in the syght of the Lorde is the death of his sayntes Beholde O Lorde howe that I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruauÌ„t and the sonne of thy handmayde thou hast broken my bandes in sonder I wyl offre to the the sacryfyce of thanckesgeuynge and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde I wyll paye my vowes vnto the Lorde in the sight of al his people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the myddes of the O Ierusalem ¶ The. cxvii Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Prayse y â— Lorde al ye HeytheÌ„ prayse him all ye nacyons For his mercyfull kyndnes is euer more and more to warde vs and the truth of the Lorde endureth for euer ¶ The cxviij Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thanckes vnto the Lorde for he hys gracyous because hys mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse âšœ that he is gracyous and that hys mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let them nowe that feare confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble and the Lorde herd me at large The Lord is on my syde I wyll nat feare what man can do to me The Lorde taketh my parte with them that helpe me therfore shal I se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any coÌ„fydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put any confydence in prynces All nacions compassed me rounde about but in y â— name of y â— Lorde wyl I destroy theÌ„ They kepte me iÌ„ on euery syde they * kept me in I say on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came aboute me lyke bees and are extincte euen as the fyre among the thornes for in y â— name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them ☞ Thou haste thrust sore at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength my song and is become my saluacion The voyce ofioye and healthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghtuous the ryght hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe The ryght hande of the Lorde hath the preemynence the ryght hande of y â— Lord bryngeth myghtye thynges to passe I wyll nat dye but lyue declare the workes of the Lorde The Lorde hath chastened and correcte me but he
shall not gyue sentence after the thynge that shal be brought before his eyes nether reproue a matter at the fyrst hearing but with ryghtuousnes shal he iuge y â— pore and with Iustyce shall he refourme the symple of the worlde He shall smyte the worlde with the rod of his mouth with the breath of his mouth shall he slaye the vngodly Ryghtuousnes shal be the gyrdle of his loynes âšœ truth and faythfulnes the girdynge vp of his raynes The wolfe shall dwell with the lambe and the Leoparde shall lye downe by the goate Bullockes Lyons and catel shall kepe company together so y â— a lytell chylde shall rule them The cowe and the beare shal fede together and theyr yonge ones shall lye together The Lyon shall eate strawe lyke the oxe or the cowe The chylde whyle he sucketh shal haue a desyre to the serpentes nest and wheÌ„ he is weaned he shal put his hande into the Cockatryce denne No man shal do euell to an other no man shal destroye another in all the hyll of my holynesse For the earthe shall be full of the knowledge of the Lorde euen as the see floweth ouer with water And in that day shal the gentyls enquere after y â— rote of Iesse whiche shal be set vp for a token vnto the people and his dwellynge shal be glorious At y â— same tyme shal y â— lorde take in hande agayne to coÌ„quere the remnaunt of his peple which shal be lefte alyue From the Assyrians Egipcians Arabians Moryans Elamites Caldeys Antio chyans and from the Ilandes of the see And he shall sette vp a token amonge the Gentyles and gather together y â— dispersed of Israell yea and the out castes of Iuda from y â— foure corners of the worlde The hatred of Ephraim also and enemyes of Iuda shal be cleane roted out Ephraym shall beare no euell wyll to Iuda and Iuda shal not hate Ephraym but they both together shall flye vpoÌ„ the shulders of the Philistines toward the west and spoyle them together y â— dwell towarde the Easte The Idumites and the Moabytes shall let theyr handes fall and the Ammonytes shal be obedieÌ„t vnto them The Lorde also shal cleane the tunges of the Egipcyans see and with a myghtye winde shal he lyft vp his hande ouet Nilus and shall smyte his seauen stremes make men go ouer drye shod And thus shal there be a waie for his people that remaineth froÌ„ the Assirians like as it happened to the Israelites what time they departed out of the lande of Egypt ¶ The songe of the Churche for the obtayninge of the victory and ouer comynge of the worlde CAPI XII SO THAT then thou shalte saye O Lorde I wyll thanke the for thou wast dyspleased at me but refrayne thou from thy wrathe and comforte me Beholde God is my saluacyon in whome I wyll truste and nat be afrayde For the Lorde God is my strengthe and my songe he also is become my saluacyon Therfore with ioye shal ye drawe water out of the welles of the Sauyoure and ☞ then shall ye saye geue thanckes vnto the Lorde call vpon hys name declare his couÌ„cels amoÌ„ge the people kepe theÌ„ in remembrauÌ„ce for his name is excellent O sing praises vnto the Lord for he hath done greate thynges as it is knowne in all the worlde Crye out and synge thou that dwellest in Syon for great is the holy one of Israell in the myddes of the. ¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Babylon the captiuyte and the comynge agayne of the people CAPI XIII THys is ☞ the heuy burthen of Babylon whiche Esaye the sonne of Amos dyd se. Lyfte vp the banner vpon the hye hyll call vnto them holde vp youre hande that the Prynces maye go in at the gates I haue sente for my debytyes and my gyauntes saieth the Lorde and in my wrathe I wyl cal for such as tryumphe iÌ„ my glory There is a noyse of a multytude in the mouÌ„taines lyke as of a great people a russhyng as though the Kingdomes of the nacions came together And the Lorde of Hostes is the captayne of the whole armye They come out of a farre countre from the ende of heauen Euen the Lorde himselfe w t the ministers of hys wrathe to destroye the whole lande Mourne ye for the day of the Lorde is at hande and shall come as a destroyer from the Almyghtye Therfore shal al haÌ„des be letten downe and all mens hertes shall melte a waye they shall stande in feare â–ª carefulnesse and sorow shal come vpoÌ„ them and they shall haue paine as a womaÌ„ that trauayleth with chylde ☞ One shall be abasshed of another and theyr faces shal burne lyke the flamme Beholde the daye of the Lorde shall come terrible full of iudignacyon and wrathe to make the lande waste and to roote out the synners therof For the starres and planets of heauen shall nat geue theyr lyghte the sunne shal be darkened in his rysynge and the moone shall nat shyne with hys lyght And I wyll punyshe the wyckednesse of the worlde the synnes of the vngodly sayeth the Lord. The hye stomackes of the proude wyll I take awaye and wyll laye downe the boastynge of tyrauntes I wyll make a man dearer then fyne golde and a man to be more worthe then a golden wedge of Ophyr Therfore I wyll so shake the heauen that the earth shal remoue out of her place Thus shall it go with Babylon in the wrath of the Lorde of hostes and in the day of hys fearfull indignacion And Babylon shal be as an hunted or chased doo and as a shepe that no maÌ„ taketh vp Euery maÌ„ shal turne to hys owne people and flye eche one into hys owne lande Who so is founde alone shall be shot thorowe And who so gather together shal be destroyed with the swerde Theyr chyldren shal be slayne before theyr eyes theyr houses spoyled and theyr wyues rauysshed For lo I shal bring vp the Medes agaynste them whiche shall nat regarde syluer nor be desirous of golde With bowes shall they destroye the yonge men and haue no pytye vpon wemen with chylde and theyr faces shall not spare the chyldren And Babylon that glorye of Kyngdomes and bewty of the Caldees honour shal be destroyed euen as God destroyed Sodome and Gomorta It shall not endure for euer nether shall there be any more dwellyng there from generacyon to generacyon ☞ The Arabyans shall pytche no tentes ther nether shal the shephardes make their foldes there any more but wylde bestes shal lye there and the houses shal be ful of great Oules Estryches shall dwell there Apes shall daunse there wylde cattes shall cry in the palaces and Dragons shal be iÌ„ the plea saunt houses And as for Babylons tyme it is at hand her dayes shall nat be ê“loÌ„ged ¶ The retourne of the people from captyuytye The prosperitye of the people of god and affliccion of their enemies The pryde of
Lorde that wyll rewarde and recompence his ene myes lyke as when a wyfe bryngeth forth a man chylde or euer she suffre the payne of the byrth and anguysh of the trauayle Who euer harde or sawe suche thynges dothe the grounde beare in one daye or are the people borne all at once as Syon beareth her sonnes For thus sayeth the Lorde Am I he that maketh other to beare and beare nat my selfe Am nat I he that beareth and maketh baren sayth thy God Reioyse with Ierusalem and be glad with her all ye that loue her Be ioyful with her all ye that mourned for her For ye shal sucke comforte out of her brestes and be satysfyed Yeshall tast and haue delyte in the plenteousnesse of her power For thus sayth the Lorde beholde I wyll lette peace into her lyke a water floude and the myght of the Heathen lyke a flowynge streame Then shall ye sucke ye shall be borne vpon her sydes and be ioyfull vpon her knees For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother so shall I comforte you and ye shal be comforted in Ierusalem And when ye se thys youre herte shall reioyse and your bones shall florysh lyke an herbe Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowne amonge hys seruauntes and hys indygnacyon amonge hys enemyes For beholde the Lorde shall come with fyre and his charet shal be lyke a whorle wynde that he maye recompence hys vengeaunce in his wrath and hys indygnacyon with the flame of fyre For the Lorde shall iudge all flesh with the fyre and with is swerde and there shal be a greate nombre slayne of the Lorde Suche as haue made them selues holy and cleane in the gardens and those that haue eaten swynes flesh myce and other abhomynacyons shal be taken awaye together sayeth the Lorde For I wyll come to gather all people and tonges with their workes and ymaginacions these shall come and se my glory Unto them shal I geue a token and sende certayne of them that be delyuered amonge the Gentyles into Celycia Affryca and Lidia where men can handle bowes into Italie also Greke lande The Iles farre of that haue not herde speake of me and haue not sene my glorye shall preache my prayse amonge the Gentyles and shall brynge all your brethren for an offerynge vnto the LORDE out of all people vpon Horses Charettes and horse lytters vpon Mules and Cartes to Ierusalem my holy hyll sayeth the Lord lyke as the chyldren of Israell brynge the offrynge in cleane vesselles to the house of the Lorde And I shall take out certayne of them for to be Preestes and Leuytes sayeth the Lorde For lyke as the newe Heauen and the newe earthe whiche I wyll make shal be faste stablysshed by me sayethe the Lorde So shall youre sede and youre name contynue and there shal be a newe Mone for the other and a new sabath for the other and all flesshe shal come to worshyp before me sayeth the Lorde And they shall go forthe and loke vpon the caryons of them that haue transgessed agaynst me For they re wormes shall not dye neyther shall they re fyre be quenched and all fleshe shal abhorre them ⧠The ende of the Booke of the Prophete Esaye ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ieremye ¶ The stocke of Ieremy and in what tyme he propheeyed He excuseth him selfe and wolde refuse the offyce of a Prophete because he is yonge and vnexperte He is taught of the Lorde and becometh bolde God openeth vnto him that the destruccyon of the Iewes by the Babylonyans to be at hande Ieremye is commaunded to speake the worde of god vnto the Iewes without feare CAPITV I. THese are the Sermons of Ieremy the sonne of Helkiah the Preste one of theÌ„ that dwelte at Anathoth in the lande of Ben Iamm wheÌ„ the Lorde had fyrste spoken with him in the tyme of Iosiah the sonne of Amon kynge of Iuda in the. xiij yeare of his reygne and so durynge vnto the tyme of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda and vntyll the. xâ— yeres of Zedekyah the son of Iosyah kyng of Iuda were ended when Ierusalem was taken eueÌ„ in the fyfth Moneth The worde of y â— Lorde spake thus vnto me Before I fasshyoned the in thy mothers wombe I dyd knowe the And or euer thou wast borne I santifyed the ordeyned the to be a Prophete vnto y â— people Then saide I Oh Lorde God I am vnmete For I am yet but yonge And the Lorde answered me thus Saye not so I am to yonge For thou shalt go to all that I shall sendethe vnto what so euer I coÌ„maunde the that shalt thou speake Be not afrayed of their faces for I am with the to delyuer the sayth the Lorde And W t that the Lorde stretched out his hande touched my mouth sayd vnto me Beholde I put my wordes in thy mouth this day do I set the ouer the people kyng domes that thou mayest rote out breake of destroy and make waste that thou mayest buylde vp and plante After this the Lorde spake vnto me saying Ieremye what seyst thou And I sayde I se a rod of an Almonte tree Then sayde the Lorde vnto me thou hast sene right for I wyl watche diligently vpon my worde to perfourme it It happened afterward that the Lorde spake to me agayne and sayde What seyst thou And I sayde I do se a seethyng pot lokynge from out of the north Then sayde the Lorde vnto me Out of the North shall come a plage vpon all the lers of the lande For lo I wyll call all the officers of the kyngdoomes of the North sayeth the Lorde And they shall come euery one shall set his seate in the gates of Ierusalem and in all their walles rounde about and in all the cities of Iuda And thorowe them shal I declare my iudgement vpon al the wyckednesse of those men that haue forsaken me that haue offered vnto straunge goddes and worshypped the workê of their owne handes And therfore girde vp thy loynes aryse and tell them al that I geue the in coÌ„maundement Feare them not I wyll not haue the to be afraied of them For beholde this daye do I make the a stronge fensed towne an yron pyller and a brasen wal agaynste the whole lande agaynste the kynges and myghtye men of Iuda agaynste the prestes and people of the lande They shal fyght agaynste the but they shall not be able to ouercome the for I am with the to delyuer the sayeth the Lorde ¶ God reherceth his benefytes done vnto the Iewes Agaynste Preested and Prophetes or Preachers that contemne and despyse God The Iewes are destroyed because they forsake God and because they canne a whore huntyng after Idoles CAPI II. MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayenge Go thy waye crye in the eares of Ierusalem and saye Thus sayeth
of the. When thou arte put out I wyll couer the Heauen and make hys Starres dymme I wyll sprede â—loude ouer the Sonne and the Moone shall not geue her lyght All the lyghtes of heanen wyll I put out ouer the and brynge darckenes vpon thy lande sayeth the Lord God I wyl trouble the hertes of many people when I bring thy destruccyon amonge the Heathen and countrees whom thou knowest not Yee I wyl make many people with their kinges so afrayed thorowe the that theyr heare shall stande vp when I shake my swerde at their faces Sodenly shal they be astonyed euery man in him selfe at the day of thy fall For thus sayeth the Lord God the kyng of Babilons swearde shall come vpon the with the sweardes of the worthyes wyll I smytte downe thy people All they that be myghtye amonge the Gentyles shall waste the proude pompe of Egypte bring downe all her people All the catell also of Egypte wyll I destroy that they shal come no more vpon the waters so that neyther mans fote nor beastes clawe shal stere them any more Then wyll I make theyr waters cleare and cause theyr floudes to runne lyke oyle sayth the Lorde God When I make the lande of Egypte desolate and when the countre with all that is therein shall be layde waste and when I smyte all them whiche dwell in it that they maye knowe that I am the Lorde This is the mournyng that the daughters of the Heathen shal make Yee a sorowe and lamentacion shal they take vp vpon Egipt and all her people sayeth the Lorde God In the. xij yeare the. xv day of the Moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man Take vp alamentacion vpon the people of Egypte and cast them downe yee and the myghtye people of the Heathen also euen with theÌ„ that dwell beneth and with them that go downe into the graue Downe howe fayre so euer thou be and lay the with the vncircumcised Amonge those that be slayne with the swearde shal they lye The swearde is geuen al redy he shall be drawen forth all his people The myghty worthyes and his helpers that be gone downe and lye with the vncyrcumcised and with them that be slayne with the swerde shal speake to him out of the hel Assur is there also with his company theyr graues rounde aboute whiche were slayne and fell all with the swearde whose graues lye besyde him in the lowe pytte His comens are buried rounde aboute his graue al together wounded and slayne with the swerde which men afore tyme brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge There is Elam also with all hys people and their graues rounde aboute which al beyng wounded and slayne with the swerde are gone downe vncircumcysed vnder the earthe whiche neuerthelesse sometyme brought feare in to the lande of the lyuyng for the whiche they beare their shame with the other that be goue downe to the graue Theyr burial is geuen them and al their people amonge them that be slayne Theyr graues are rounde aboute all them whiche be vncircumcysed and with them that be slayne thorowe the swearde for seyinge that in tymes past they made the lande of the lyuyng afrayed they muste nowe beare theyr owne shame with them that go downe to the pytte and lye among theÌ„ that be slayne There is Mesech also and Tuball and theyr people theyr graues rounde aboute These all are amonge the vncircumcysed and them that be slayne with the swearde be cause afore tyme they made the lande of the lyuynge afrayed Shulde not they then lye also amonge the worthyes and vucircumcysed Gyauntes whiche with theyr weapens are gone downe to hell whose sweardes are layde vnder theyr heades whose wyckenesse is vpon theyr bones because that as worthyes they haue brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge Yee among the vncircumcysed shalt thou be destroyed and slepe with them that peryshed thorowe the swearde There is the lande of Edom with her kynges and prynces also whiche with theyr strength are layde by them that were slayne with the swearde yee amonge the vncircuÌ„cysed and them which are gone downe into the pytte Moreouer there be all the prynces of the North with al the Sidouyans which are gone downe to the slayne With theyr feare and strength they are come to confusion and lye there vncircuncised amonge those that be slayne with the swearde and beare theyr owne shame with them that be gone downe to the pytte Now whan Pharao seyth this he shal be comforted ouer all hys people that is slayne with the swearde bothe Pharao and al his host sayeth the Lorde God For I haue geuen my feare in y â— lande of the lyuyng But Pharao and all his people shall lye amonge the vncircuncysed and amonge them that be slayne with swearde sayeth the Lorde God ¶ He setteth out the offyce of a Curate that preacheth the Gospel He strengtheneth them that dysâ—nâ—re and boldeneth them with the promes of mercy The worde of the Lorde agaynst the remnaunt of the people Agaynste the mockers of the wordes of the Prophete CAPI XXXIII AGAYNE the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayinge Thou sonue of man Speake to the Chyldren of thy people and tell theym Whan I seude a swearde vpon a lande yf the people of the lande take a man of theyr countre and set hym to be they re watcheman the same man whan he seyth the swearde come vpon the lande shall blowe the trompet warne the people If a man nowe heare the noyse of the trompette and wyll not be warned and the Swearde come and take hym awaye hys bloude shall be vpon his owne heade for he herde the sounde of the trompet and wolde not take hede therfore his bloude be vpon hym But yf he wyll receaue warnynge he shall saue his lyfe Agayne yf the watcheman se the swerde come and shew it not with the troÌ„pet so that the people is not warned if the swerde come then and take any man from amonge them the same shall be taken awaye in his owne synne but his bloude wyll I requyre of the watchmans hande And now O thou sonne of man I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Israell that where as thou hearest any thyng out of my mouthe thou mayest warne them on my behalfe If I saye vnto the wycked thou wicked thou shalt surely dye and thou geuest him not warnyuge that he maye bewarre of his vngodly waye then shall the wycked dye in his owne synne but his bloude wyl I requyre of thy hande Neuertheles yf thou warne the wycked of his waye to turne from it where as he yet wyl not be turned from it then shall he dye because of hys synne but thou hast delyuered thy soule Therfore O thou sonne of man speake vnto the house of Israel Ye saye thus Our offences and synnes lye vpon vs and we be
doth that girdeth her selfe with sack because of her bryde grome For y â— meate drincke offering shal be taken away from the house of the Lord the prestes the Lordes ministtrs shal mourne The felde shal be wasted the laÌ„de shal be in a myserable case for the corne shal be destroyed the swete wyne shal come to confusion and the oyle vtterly desolate The housbandmen and the wyne gardeners shal loke piteously make lameÌ„tacion for the wheat wyne barly and because the haruest vpon the felde is so cleane destroyed The grape gatherers shall make great mone when the vineyarde and fygtrees be so vtterly wasted Yee al the poÌ„garnettê palmtrees apletrees and the other trees of the felde shall wyther away Thus the mery chere of the chyldren of men shall come to confusion GyrdeÌ„ you and make your mone O ye prestes mourne ye mynysters of the aulter go your way in and stepe in sacke cloth O ye officers of my God for the meat drinckofferyng shal be taken away from the house of your God Proclayme a fastyng call the coÌ„gregacion gather the elders and all the inhabytours of the lande togyther into the house of the Lorde your God and crye vnto y â— Lorde alas alas for this day And why the day of the Lord is at hande and coÌ„meth as a destroyer from the almighty Shal not the meates be taken away before our eyes ☜ the myrth also and ioye from the house of our God The sede shal perysh in the grouÌ„de the garners shall lye wast the flores shal be broken downe for the corne shal be destroyed O what a syghynge make the euyll the bullockes are very euel lyking because they haue no pasture and the shepe are samyshed away O Lorde to the wyll I crye for the fyre hath consumed the goodly pastures of the wyldernesse the flame hath brent vp al the trees of the felde Yee the wylde beastes crye also vnto the for the water riuers are dryed vp the fyre hath consumed the pastures of the wyldernesse ¶ He propheryeth the commyng and cruâ—â—â—ye of theyr enemyes An exhortâ—cion to moue them to conuerte CAPI II. BLowe out the trompet in Syon crye vpon my holy hyll y â— all suche as dwell in the laÌ„de may treÌ„ble at it for the day of the Lorde toÌ„meth is harde at hande a darcke day a gloomyng day a cloudy day yee a stormy daye lyke as the mornynge spredeth out vpon y â— hylles Namely a great mightye people suche as haue not bene sens the begynnyng neyther shall be after them for euer more Before hym shal be a consumyng fyre behynde him a burnynge flame The lande shal be as a garden of pleasure before him but behinde hym shall it be a very wast wyldernesse and there is no man that shall escape him They are to loke vpon lyke barbed horses ruÌ„ne lyke horsmen They skyp vp vpon y â— hylles as it were the souÌ„de of charettê as y â— flame of fyre y â— consumeth y â— strawe as a myghty people redy to the batayle The tolke shal be afrayed of hym all faces shal be as blacke as a pot These shal ruÌ„ne lyke gyauntes and leape ouer the walles lyke men of warre Euery man in his going shall kepe hys araye and not go out of hys Path. There shal not one driue another but eche shall kepe his owne waye They shall breake in at the wyndowes not be hurte They shal come into the cyâ—â—e runne vpon the walles They shall clyme vp vpon the houses and slyppe in at the wyndowes lyke a thefe The earth shall quake before hym yee y â— heauens shal be moued â–ª The sunne the moone shal be darckened and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne The Lord shal shall shewe his voyce before his hooste for his hooste is great stronge and myghty to fulfyll his commaundement This is that great and maruelous fearefull daye of the Lorde And who is able to abyde it Now therfore sayeth the Lorde Turne you vnto me with all your hertes with faâ—ynge wepynge and mournyng rent your hertes and not youre clothes Turne you vnto the Lord your God for he is gracyoê° and mercyfull long suffering and of greate compassion and redy to pardon wickednes Then no doute he also shall turne and forgeue and after his chastenynge he shall let your increase remayne â–ª for meat and drinckoffriÌ„ges vnto the Lord your God Blowe out with the trompet in Syon proclayme a fastynge call the congregacyon and gather the people together warne the congregacioÌ„ gather the elders briÌ„ge the chyldren suckelynges together Let the brydegrome go forth of hys chaÌ„bre and the bryde out of her rloset Let the preastes serue the Lorde betwyxte the porche the aulter wepyng and saying be fauourable O Lord be fauourable vnto thy people let not thine heritage be brought to suche coÌ„fusion lest the Hethen be Lordes therof Wherfore shuld they say among the Hethen where is now their God Then shal the Lorde be gelous ouer his lande and spare his people yee the Lorde shall answerre saye vnto his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne wyne oyle so that ye shall haue pleÌ„ty of them I wyll no more geue you ouer to be a reprofe amoÌ„g the Hethen Againe as for him of the North I shal dryue him farre from you shut him out into a drye wast lande his face toward the east sce his hynder partes towarde the vtmost see The styncke of him shall go vp his filthy corruption shall fal vpon hym selfe because he hath dealt so proudly Feare not O lande but be glad reioyse for the Lord wyl do great thinges Be not ye afraied neither O ye beastes of the felde for the pastures shal be grene the trees shal beare theyr frute the fyg trees vyneyardes shall geue theyr increase Be glad then O ye chyldreÌ„ of Syon and reioyse in the Lorde your god for he hath ge uen you a teacher of rightuousnesse he it is y t shal sende you downe showers of rayne early late in the fyrst moneth so y t the garners shal be ful of corne the presses plentuous in wyne oile And as for the yeres that the greshoper locust blastyng caterpyller my grethost which I seÌ„t among you haue eaten vp I shal restore theÌ„ to you againe so that ye shal haue ynough to eate be satisfied prayse the name of the Lord your God that so maruelously hath dealt with you And my people shal neuer be confounded any more Ye shal wel knowe y â— I am in the middest of Israel that I am the Lord your God ye that there is none other my people shal no more be brought to confusion After this wyll I poure out my sprete ☜ vpon al flesh your soÌ„nes your daughters shal ê“phecy
your olde men shal dâ—â—ame ☜ dreames your yong men shal se vysioÌ„s yee in those daies I wil poure out my sprete vpon seruauÌ„tes and maydens I wyl shewe wonters in heauen aboue and tokens in the earth beneth bloude fyre and the vapour of smoke The suÌ„ne shal be turned into darknes and the Moone into bloude before the great notable day of the Lorde come And the tyme shall conte that whosouer calleth on the name of the Lorde shal be saued For vpon the mount Syon and at Ierusalem there shal be a saluacion lyke as the Lorde hath promysed â—eâ— and among the other reÌ„naunt whom the Lorde shall call ¶ Of the iudgement of God agaynst the enemyes of his people CAPI III. FOr take hede in those dayes and at the same tyme when I turne againe the cap tyuite of Iuda and IerusaleÌ„ I shal gather al people together bryng theÌ„ in the valley of Iosophat there wyl I reason w t them because of my people my herytage of Israel whoÌ„ they haue scatred about in the nacyons parted my land yee they haue cast lot tes for my people the yonge men haue they set iÌ„ the bordel house solde the damsels for wyne y t they myght haue to drincke Thou Tirus and Sidon and all ye borders of the Philystynes what haue ye to do with me Wyll ye defye me well yf ye wyll nedes defye me I shall recompence you euen vpon your head that right worthely for ye haue taken away my syluer golde my sayre and goodly Iewels and brought theÌ„ into your goddes houses The chyldren also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto y â— Grekes that ye myght brynge them farre from the borders of their owne countrees Beholde therfore I wyl rayse them out of the place where ye haue solde theÌ„ wyl rewarde you eueÌ„ vpon your head Your sonnes your daughters wyll I sel thorow the haÌ„des of the chyldren of Iuda and so they shall geue theÌ„ forth to sel vnto theÌ„ of Saba a people of a farre countre for the Lord him selfe hath sayd it Crye out these thynges among the GeÌ„tyles proclayme warre wake vp the gyauÌ„tes let them drawe nye let them come vp al the lusty warriours of theÌ„ Make you sweardes of your plowshares and speares of your sycles and sythes Let the weake man saye I am strong Mustre you come all ye Heathen rounde about gather you together there shal the Lorde laye all thy Gyauntes to the grounde Let the people aryse get theÌ„ to the valley of Iosaphat for there wyl I syt and iudge al HeatheÌ„ rouÌ„de about Lay to your sythes for ☞ the Haruest iâ— rype come get you downe the wyne presse is ful yee the wyne presses rounne ouer for their wyckednes is waxen great In the valley appoynted there shal be many many people for the daye of Lorde is nye in the valley appoynted The sunne moone shal be darkened the starres shall w t drawe their lyght The Lorde shal roare out of Syon crye out of Ierusalem that the heauens and the earth shall quake wtal But y â— Lord shal be a defence vnto his owne people and a refuge for the chyldren of Israel Thus shall ye knowe that I the Lorde youre God dwell vpon my holy mounte of Sion Then shal Ierusalem be holy there shall no strauÌ„gers go thorow her any more ☞ Then shall the mountaynes drope swete wyne and the hylles shall flowe with mylcke All the ryuers of Iuda shall haue water ynough and out of the Lordes house there shal flowe a spryng to water the broke of Sitim but Egypte shal be layed waste and EdoÌ„ shal be desolate because they haue dealte so cruelly with the chyldren of Iuda and shed innocent bloude in theyr lande Agayne Iuda shal be inhabited for euermore and Ierusalem from generacion to generacion for I wyll not leaue theyr bloude vnauenged And the Lorde shal dwell in Sion ¶ The ende of the Prophe cye of Ioel. ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Amos. ¶ The tyme of the Propherye of Amos. The worde of the Lorde agaynst â—â—ah egaynste Tyre agaynste Edom and agaynst the tonnes of Ammon CAPI I. THese are the sermons that were shewed vnto Amos whiche was one of the phepherdes at Thecua vpon Israel in the tyme of Osiah kyng of Iuda and in the tyme of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioah kynge of Israel two yeare ☜ before the earthe quake And he sayde The Lorde shall roare out of Syon and shewe his voyce from Ierusalem so that the pastu res of the shepherdes shal be in a myserable case the tope of Charmel dryed vp Thus sayeth the Lorde for thre and foure wycked nesses of Damascus I wyll not spare her because they haue thresshed Galaad with yron flayles But I wyll sende a fyre into the house of Hazael the same shal consume y â— pa laces of Benadab Thus wyll I breake the barres of Damascus and roce out the inhabyter from the felde of Auen And him that holdeth the scepter out of the pleasauÌ„t house so that the people shal be driuen out of fayre Syrya sayeth the Lord. Thus sayth y t Lord For thre foure wyckednesses of Gaza I wyl not spare her because they make the prisoners yet more capciue haue dryuen them into the lande of Edom. Therfore wyl I seÌ„de a fyre into the walles of Gaza which shal de uoure her houses I wyll rote out them that dwel at Asdod and him that holdeth the scepter of Ascalon stretch out mine hande ouer Accaron that the reÌ„mnaunt of the Philistynes shal perish sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde For thre foure wickednesses of the cyte of Tyre I wyl not spare her because they haue increased y â— cap tyutte of the Edomites haue not remeÌ„bred the brotherly couenauÌ„t Therfore wyll I sede a fyre into the walles of Tyre that shall consume her palaces Thus sayeth the Lord For thre foure wyckednesses of Edom I wyll not spare him because he persecuted his brother w t the swerde destroyed his mothers woÌ„de bare hatred very long so kept indignacyon al waye by hym Therfore wyl I sende a fyre in to Theman whiche shal de tâ—oure the palaces of Bosra Thus sayeth the Lorde For thre foure wyckednesses of the chyldren of A â–ª n non I wyll not spare them because they rypt vp the wemen great with chylde in Galaad to make the borders of theyr landes the wider Therfore I wyl kyndle a tyre in the walles of Rabbath that shal consume her palaces with a great crye in the day of barayle 〈◊〉 teÌ„pest and in the daye of storme so that theyr kynge shall go into captiuite he his Pryaces together sayeth the Lorde ¶ Agaynst Moab Iuda and Israel CAPI II. THus sayeth the Lorde For thre
she may eate and drincke wine and be mery with him Unto whome Iudith answered Who am I that I shulde saye my Lorde naye whatsoeuer is good before his eyes I shall do it and loke what is hys pleasure that shall I thyncke well done as longe as I lyue So she stode vp and deckte her self with her apparell and wente in and stode before him And Holofernes herte was whole moued so that he brent in desyre towarde her And Holofernes sayd vnto her dryncke now and syt downe and be mery for thou haste founde fauoure before me Then sayde Iudith Syr I wyll dryncke for my mynde is meryer to daye then euer it was in all my lyfe And she toke and dyd eate and drancke before him y â— thinges y â— her mayden had prepared for her And Holofernes was mery w t her and drancke more wine then euer he did afore in his lyfe ¶ Holofernes slepetâ—â— for very dronckeÌ„neâ— and Iudith cut â—eth of his heade â—nd goeth ther with to her owne people of whoâ—â— she is râ—â—â—yued with â—oy They geue thaÌ„kes vnto God 〈◊〉 theyr deliueraunce Iudith speaketh vnto Achior Which maruâ—leth at her feâ—â—e done to Holofernes CAPI XIII NOwe when it was late in the nyght his seruauntes made haste euery man to his lodgynge And Uagao shut the Chambre dores and wente his waye for they were all ouerladen with wyne So was Iudith alone in the chambre As for Holofernes he laye vpon the bed all droncken and of verye dronckeÌ„nes fel a slepe Then commaunced Iudith her mayden to stande without before the dore to waite And Iudith stode before the bed makynge her prayer with tearess moued her lyppes secretely sayde Strengthen me O Lorde God of Israel haue respecte vnto the workes of my haÌ„des in this houre y â— thou mayest set vp thy cyte of Ierusalem lyke as y â— haste promysed O grauÌ„te that by the I may perfourme y â— thyng which I haue deuysed thorowe the beleue that I haue in the. And when she had spokeÌ„ thys she went to the bedsteade lowsed the swerde that hanged vpon it drew it out TheÌ„ toke she holde of the hearrye lockes of hys heade and sayd Strengthen me O Lorde God in this hour with that she gaue him two strokes vpon the necke and smote of his head Then toke she the canapy away rolled the deed body asyde Immediatly she gather forth delyuered y e head of Holofernes vnto her maideÌ„ bad her put it in her wallet And so these two wente forth together after theyr custome as though they wolde pray so passed by the host came thorow the valey vnto the porte of the cytye And Iudyth cryed a farre of vnto the watchemeÌ„ vpon the walles OpeÌ„ the gates sayde she for God is w t vs which hath shewed his power â— Israel And when they hearde her voyce they called the elders of the cite together And they came aâ— to mete her lytle great yonge olde for they thoughte not y â— she shulde haue come so sone So they lyghted candels gathered a boute her euery â—hone but she wente vp into an hye place and caused sylence to be proclamed When euery man now helde hys tonge Iudith sayde O prayse the Lord our God for he hath not despysed nor forsaken them that put their trust in him in me his handmaideÌ„ he hath perfourmed his mercy which he promysed vnto the house of Israel yee in my hand thys same nyght hath he slayne the enemye of hys people And with that she toke forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet and shewed it them sayinge Beholde the heade of Holofernes the captayne of the Assyryans and thys is the canapy wherin he laye in his dronckeÌ„nes where the Lord our God hath slayne hâ— by the hande of a woman But as truly as the Lorde liueth his Angell hath kepte me goynge thyther remaynyng there coÌ„mynge hyther agayne frome thence And the Lord hath not suffred me his hand mayden to be defyled but without any fylthines of sine hath he brought me agayne vnto you that with great vyctorye so y â— I am escaped and ye delyuered O geue thankes vnto him euerychone for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer So they praysed the Lorde al together gaue thaÌ„kes vnto him And to her they said The Lorde hath blessed the in his power for thorow the he hath brought our enemyes to naught And Ozias the chefe ruler of y â— people of Israel said vnto her Blessed art thou daughter of the Lord the hye God aboue all wemen vpon earth Blessed be y â— Lord the maker of heauen earth which hath gyded y â— a ryght to wouÌ„de and to smyte of the head of the Captayne of oure enemyes For this daye he hath made thy name so honourable y e thy prayse shal neuer come out of the mouth of meÌ„ which shal alwaye remembre the power of the Lorde seying thou hast not spared thyne owne self but put the in â—eopardy consideryng the anguysh and trouble of thy people and so hast helped theyr fall before God our Lorde And all the people sayd Amen Amen Achior also was called he came Then sayde Iudith vnto hym The God of Israel vnto whoÌ„ y u gauest witnes y â— he wolde be aueÌ„ged of his enemyes euen he hath this nyght thorow my hand smytten of y â— head of all the vnfaythfull And that y u mayest se y e it so is beholde this is y â— head of Holofernes which in his presumptuous pryde despysed y â— God of the people of Israell threatened the w t destruceyoÌ„ saying wheÌ„ y â— people of Israel is taken I shall cause y â— also to be styckâ—e with the swerde When Achior sawe Holofernes head he fell downe vpoÌ„ his face to y â— grouÌ„de for very anguyshe feare so y â— he sowned w t all But after y â— he was come agayne to hym self he fel downe before her and praysed her saying Blessed art thou of thy God in al the tabernacles of Iacob for all the people that here of thy name shall prayse the God of Israel because of the. ¶ The councel of Iudith Achior beynge an Heathen man turneth to God The Assirians are afrayed of the Iewes CAPI XIIII IUdith sayde vnto all the people â–ª BrethreÌ„ heare me Styck vp this heade vpon our walles when the SuÌ„ne ariseth take euery man his weapeÌ„ fall out vyolently not as though ye wolde go besyde theÌ„ but to reÌ„ne vpon theÌ„ with vyoâ—eÌ„ce When the spyes â— the â—entes se thys they shall of necessyte be compelled to â—le backward and to rayse vp their captayne to the batayle So when their captaynes come into Holofernes paâ—ylyon and fynde y â— dead body wrapped in y â— bloude fearfulnes shall fall vpon them and wheÌ„ ye perceyue that they flye folow theÌ„ without al care for God shal
straungers of Rome Ieues and ☞ Proselites Grekes Arabians we haue herde them speake with oure owne tongues the greate workes of God ⊢ They were all amased and wondred sayeng one to an other what meaneth this Other mocked sayeng these men are full of newe wyne ✚ But Peter stepped forth with the eleuen lyft vp his voyce sayd vnto them Ye men of Iuiye and all ye that dwell at Ierusalem be this knowen vnto you and with youre eares heare my wordes For these are not dronken as ye suppose seynge it is but the thyrde houre of the daye But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Iohâ—l And it shall be in the laste dayes sayeth god of my spityte I wyl power out vpon al flesh And your sonÌ„es and your doughters shall prophesy and your yonge men shall se visyons and your olde men shall dreame dreames And on my seruauntes on my hande maydens I wyll power out of my spiryte in those dayes and they shall prophesye And I wyl shewe wonders in heuen aboue and tokens in the earth beneath bloode and fyre and the vapour of smoke The sonne shal be turned in to darkenesse and the moone in to bloode before that great and notable daye of the Lorde come And it shal come to passe that whosoeuer shall cal on the name of the Lorde shall be saued ⊢ ✚ Ye men of Israel heare these wordes Iesus of Nazareth a man approued of God amonge you with myracles wonders and sygnes whiche God dyd by hym in the myddes of you as ye youre selues knowe hym haue ye taken by the handes of vnrighteous persons after he was delyuered by the determinat counsayle and foreknowledge of god and haue crucifyed and sleyne hym whome God hath reysed vp and loosed the sorowes of death bycause it was vnpossible that he shulde be holden of it For Dauid speaketh of hym A forehande I sawe God alwayes before me for he is on my ryght hande that I shulde not be moued Therfore dyd my herte reioyse and my tongue was glad Moreouer also my flesshe shall rest in hope bycause thou wylt not leaue my soule in hell neyther wylte thou suffre thyne holye to se corrupcion Thou hast shewed me the wayes of lyfe thou shalt make me full of ioye with thy countenaunce Ye men and brethren let me frely speake vnto you of the patriarke Dauid For he is both dead and buryed and his sepulchre remayneth with vs vnto this daye Therfore seynge he was a Prophet and knewe that God had sworne with an othe to hym that Chryst as concernynge the flesshe shulde come of the fruyte of his loynes shulde syt on his seate he knowynge this before spake of the resurreccion of Chryst that his soule shulde not be lefte in hell neyther his flesshe shulde se corrupcyon This Iesus hath God reysed vp wherof we all are wytnesses Synce nowe that he by the ryght hande of God is exalted and hath receyued of the father the promesse of the holy goost he hath shed forth this †gyfte whiche ye nowe se and heare For Dauid is not ascended in to heuen but he sayeth The Lorde sayde to my Lorde syt thou on my ryght hande vntyll I make thy foes thy fore stoole So therfore let all the house of Israell knowe for a suretye that God hath made that same Iesus whome ye haue crucifyed the Lorde and Chryst. When they herde this they were prycked in theyr hertes and sayde vnto Peter and vnto the other Apostles Ye men and brethren what shall we do Peter sayde vnto to them repent of your synnes and be baptysed euery one of you in the name of Iesus Chryst for the remissyon of synÌ„es and ye shal receyue the gyfte of the holye goost For the promesse was made vnto you and to youre chyldren and to all that are a farre of euen as many as the Lorde our God shall call And with many other wordes bare he wytnesse and exhorted them sayenge Saue youre selues from this vntowarde generacyon Then they that gladlye receyued his preachyng were baptised and the same day there were added vnto them aboute thre thousande soules And they contynued in the Apostles doctrine and felowshyppe and in breakynge of breade and in prayers And feare came ouer euery soule And many wonders and sygnes were shewed by the Apostles †at Ierusalem And great feare came vpon all men And all that byleued kept them selues togyther and had all thynges comen and solde theyr possessyons and goodes and parted them to all men as euery man had nede And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple and brake breade from house to house dyd eate theyr meate togyther with gladnes and synglenes of herte praysynge God and had fauour with all the people And the Lorde added to the congregacyon dayly soche as shulde be saued ¶ The halte is restored to his fecte Peter preacheth Chryst vnto the people CAPI III. ✚ PEter and IohnÌ„ wente vp togyther in to the temple at the nynth houre of prayer And a certayne man that was halte froÌ„ his mothers wombe was brought whome they layde daylye at the gate of the temple which is called bewtyful to aske almesse of them that entred in to the temple When he sawe Peter IohnÌ„ that they wolde go in to the temple he desyred to receyue an almesse And Peter fastened his eyes on hym with IohnÌ„ and sayde loke on vs. And he gaue hede vnto them trustynge to receyue some thyng of them Then sayde Peter Syluer gold haue I none soch as I haue gyue I the In the name of Iesus Chryste of Nazareth ryse vp walke And he toke hym by the ryght hande and lyfte hym vp And immediatly his feete and ancle bones receyued strength And he sprange stode and walked and entred with them in to the temple walkynge and leapynge praysyng God And all the people sawe hym walke prayse god And they knewe hym that it was he whiche sat begged at the bewtyfull gate of the temple And they wondered were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym And as the halte whiche was healed helde Peter Iohn all the peple ran amased vnto them in the porche that is called Salamons When Peter sawe that he answered vnto the people ✚ Ye men of Israell why meruayle ye at this or why loke ye so on vs as though by oure owne power or strength we had made this man go The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Iacob the god of oure fathers hath glorified his sonne Iesus whome ye delyuered and denyed in the presence of Pylate when he had iudged hym to be losed But ye denyed the holye and iuste and desyred a murtherer to be gyuen you and kylled the Lorde of lyfe whome God hath raysed from death of the which we are wytnesses And his name through the fayth of his name hathe made this
the goodes of Sodome and Gomorra and all theyr vytayles wente theyr waye And they caryed awaye Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his good for he dwelled in Sodome and departed And there came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the Hebrewe whiche dwelled in the valeyes of Mamre the Amoryte brother of Escholl and brother of Aner which were confederate with Abram When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his fresshe yonge men borne in his owne house thre hundred and eyghtene and folowed on them vntyll Dan. And he was set in aray vpon them by nyght he and his seruauntes and smote them and pursued them vnto Hoba whiche lyeth on the lefte hande of Damascos and recouered all the goodes and also brought agayne his brother Lot and his goodes the women also and the people After that he returned agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomor of the kynges that were with hym came the kynge of Sodome forth to mete hym in the playne valcy whiche is kynges dale And Melchisedech kynge of Salem brought forthe breade and wyne for he was the preest of the most hyghest God and blessed hym and sayde Blessed be Abram vnto the hyghe God possessoure of heuen and earth And blessed be the hyghe God whiche hath delyuered thyne enemyes in to thy hand And so he gaue hym tythes of all And the kyng of Sodome sayd vnto Abram Gyue me the soules and take the goodes to thy selfe And Abram answered the kynge of Sodome I haue lyfte vp my hande vnto the Lorde the hyghe god possessoure of heuen and earth that I wyll not take of all that is thyne so moche as a threde or shoo latchet leest thou shuldest say I haue made Abram ryche Saue onely that whiche the yonge men haue eaten and the partes of the men whiche wente with me Aner Eschol and Mamre whiche shall take theyr partes ¶ To Abram is promysed Isaac And agayne the lande of LanaaÌ„â—â—proâ—â—ysed The fayth of Abram The bondage and delyueraunce of the chyldren of Israell CAPI XV. AFter these thynges were done the word of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a visyon sayenge Feare not Abram I am thy defence and thy rewarde shall be excedynge great And Abram sayde LORDE God what wylte thou gyue me when I goo chyldlesse and the chylde of the stewadshyp of my house is this Eleazer of Damasco And Abraham sayd Se to me hast thou gyuen no seed and lo a lad borne in my house is myne heyre And beholde the worde of the lorde came vnto hym sayeng He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come oute of thyne owne body shal be thyne heyre And he brought hym out and sayde Loke vp vnto heuen and tel the sterres yf thou be able to nombre them And hesayd vnto hym euen so shall thy seed be And Abraham byleued the Lorde and that counted he to hym for ryghteousnesse And agayne he sayde vnto hym I am the Lorde that brought the out of Ur of the Caldees to giue the this land and that thou myghtest possesse it And he sayde Lorde God wherby shall I knowe that I shal possesse it He answered hym Take an heyfer of thre yere olde and a she goote of thre yere olde and a thre yere olde ram a turtyll doue also and a yong pygeon He toke therfore all these vnto hym and deuyded them in the myddes layde euery pece one agaynst an other But the foules deuyded he not And when the byrdes fell on the carkases Abram droue them away And when the son was downe there fell a slombre vpon AbraÌ„ And lo a darke great feare fell vpon hym And he sayde vnto Abram Knowe this of a suertye that thy seed shal be a straunger in a lande that perteyneth not vnto them And shall serue them and they shal entreate them euyll foure hundred yeres Yet not with staÌ„dyng the nacyon whom they shall serue wyl I iudge And afterwarde shall they come out with great substance And thou shalte go vnto thy fathers in peace and shalte be buryed in a good olde age But in the fourth genera cyon they shal returne hyther agayne for the wyckednesse of the Amorites is not yet full And it came to passe that when the sonne wente downe there was a darke cloude And beholde there was a smokynge furnace and a fyre brande goynge bytwene the sayde peces In that same daye the Lorde made a couenaunt with Abram sayenge Unto thy seed haue I gyuen this lande from the ryuer of Egypte euen vnto the great ryuer the ryuer Euphrates the Kenytes the Kenizites and the Cadmonites the Hethites and the Pherezites and the gyauntes the Amorites also and the Canaanites the Gergesytes the Iebusytes ¶ Agar conceyueth She â–ª fletth Satai She is conforted of the Angell She beareth Ismaell CAPI XVI SArai Abrams wyfe bare hym no chyldreÌ„ But she had an hande mayde an Egyptian Agar by name And Sarai sayde vnto Abram Beholde the Lorde hath restrayned me that I can not bere I pray the go in vnto my mayde peraduenture I may be edified by her And Abram obeyed the voyce of Sarai And Sarai Abrams wyfe toke Agar her mayd the Egyptian after Abram had dwelled x. yere in the lande of Canaan and gaue her to her husbande Abram to be his wyfe Whiche when he had gone in vnto Agar she conceyued And when she sawe that she had conceyued her maystresse was despysed in her eyes And Sarai sayd vnto Abram Thou doest me wronge â–ª I haue gyuen my mayde in to thy bosome Whiche seynge that she hath coÌ„ceyued I am despysed in her eyes the lorde iudge bytwene the me But AbraÌ„ sayd to Sarai Beholde thy mayde is in thy hande do with her as it pleaseth the. And when Sarai fared foule with her she fled from the face of her And the angell of the Lorde founde her besyde a fountayne of water in the wyldernesse euen by the well that is in the way to Sur. And he sayd Agar Sarais mayde whence camest thou whyther goest thou She sayd I fle froÌ„ the face of my maystres Sarai â–ª And the angel of the lorde sayd vnto her Returne to thy maystres agaynâ— submyt thy selfe vnto her handes And agayne the angell of the Lorde sayde vnto her In encreasyng I wyll encreace thy seed it shall not be nombred for multitude â–ª And the Lordes angel sayd vnto her se 〈…〉 arte with chylde and shalt beare a sonne and shalte call his name Ismaell for the Lorde hath herde thy tribulacion He also wyll be a wylde man and his hande wyll be agaynste euery man and euery mans hande agaynste hym And he shall dwell in the presence of al his brethren And she called the name of the Lorde that spake vnto her Thou God lokest on me for she sayde I haue not sene here the backe partes of hym that seeth me Wherfore the wel was called the well of hym
her Ther fore she sayd yf it shulde go so to passe what helpeth it that I am with chylde Wherfore she went to aske the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto her there are two maner of people in thy wombe and two nacyons shall be deuyded out of thy bowels and the one nacyon shal be myghtyer then the other and the elder shal be seruant vnto the yonger Therfore when her tyme was come to be delyuerd behold there were two twynnes in her wombe And he that came out fyrste was reed and he was all ouer as it were a rough garmente they called his name Esau. And after hym came his brother out his hande holdynge Esau by the hele And his name was called Iacob And Isaac was ix yeare olde when they were borne and the boyes grewe and Esau became a cunnyng hunter and tylman But Iacob was a perfyte man and dwelled in the tentes Isaac loued Esau bycause he dyd eate of his venyson but Rebecca loued Iacob Iacob sod potage and Esau came from the felde and was fayntye and Esau sayd to Iacob fede me I praye the with that reed potage for I am fayntye And therfore was his name called Edom. And Iacob sayde sel me this day thy byrthryght Esau sayde Loo I am at the poynte to dye what profyte shall this byrthryght do me Iacob answered swere to me then this daye And he sware to hym and solde his byrthryght vnto Iacob Then Iacob gaue Esau bread and potage of ryse And he dyd eate and drynke and rose vp and went his way And Esau re garded not his byrthryght ¶ Isaac is rebuked of Abimâ—lech for callynge Rebecca his syâ—â—ex Chryst is promysed The chydynge of the 〈◊〉 for the welles Isaac is conforted The aâ—onement bytwene Abimâ—lech and Isaac The bigamie of Esau. CAPI XXVI ANd there came a derth in the lande pas synge the fyrste derth that was in the dayes of Abraham And Isaac went vn to Abimelech kynge of the Philistians vnto Gerat And the Lorde appeared vnto hym and sayde Goo not downe into Egypte but byde in the lande whiche I shall shewe vnto the soiourne in this land and I wyll be with the and wyll blesse the for vnto the and vnto thy seed I wyl gyue all these contreyes And I wyl performe the othe which I swore vnto Abraham thy father and wyll multyplye thy seed as the sterres of heuen and wyl gyue vnto thy seed al these countries And in thy seed shall all the nacyons of the earth be blessed bycause that Abraham harkened vn to my voyce and kepte myne ordinaunces my coÌ„maundementes my statutes and my lawes And Isaac dwelled in Gerar. And the men of the place asked hym of his wyfe and he sayd she is my syster for he feared to say She is my wyfe Leest the men of the place shulde haue kylled hym bycause of Rebecca whiche was bewtyfull to the eye And it happened after he had ben there longe tyme that Abimelech kynge of the Philistians loked out at a wyndowe and sawe Isaac sportyng with Rebecca his wyfe And Abimelech called Isaac and sayde she is of a suertye thy wyfe why saydest thou She is my syster To whome Isaac answered I thought that I myght peraduenture haue dyed for her sake Abimelech sayde why haste thou done this vnto vs one of the people myght lyghtly haue lyne by thy wyfe so shuldest thou haue brought synne vpon vs. And so Abime lech charged all his people sayenge he that toucheth this man or his wyfe shall dye the death Isaac sowed in that lande and found in that same yeare an C. busshels and the Lorde blessed him and the man waxed mygh tye and went forth and grewe tyll he was excedynge great for he had possessyoÌ„ of shepe of oxen and a myghtye housholde and therfore the Philistians had enuy at hym for the Philistines stopped and fylled vp with erth all the welles whiche his father seruauntes dygged in his father Abrahams tyme. And Abimelech sayd vnto Isaac get the from vs for thou arte myghtier theÌ„ we a great deale Therfore Isaac departed thence and abode in the valley of Gâ—â—ar and dwelt there And Isaac returnynge dygged agayne the well of water whiche they dygged in the dayes of Abraham his father whiche the Philistyans had stopped after the death of AbrahaÌ„ and gaue them the same names which his father gaue them Isaacs seruantes dygged in the valley and founde a well of lyuynge water And the heerdmen of Gerar dyd stryue with Isaacs herdmen sayeng the water is oures Then called he the well Eseck bycause they stroue with hym And they dygged another well stroue for that also And he called the name of it Sitena And then he departed thence and digged another wel for the which they stxoue not therfore called he it Rehoboth sayeng The Lorde hath nowe made vs rowme that we maye increase vpon the earth And he went vp thence to Beer Seba. And the Lorde appeared vnto hym the same nyght and sayd I am the God of Abraham thy father feare not for I am with the and wyll blesse the and multiylye thy seed for my seruaunt Abrahams sake And he buylded an aulter there and called vpon the name of the Lorde and pytched his tente And there Isaacs seruantes dygged a well Then came Abimelech vnto hym from Gerar and Ahusath his frende and Phicell cheyf captaynâ— of his worke And Isaac sayde vnto them Wherfore come ye to me seynge ye hate me and haue put me awaye from you Whiche answered In seynge we sawe that the Lorde was with the we sayd let there be now an othe bytwyxte vs eueÌ„ bytwyxt vs and the and let vs make a bonde with the that thou shuldest do vs no hurte as we haue not touched the and as we haue done vnto the nothynge but good and sent the awaye in peace for thou arte nowe the blessed of the Lorde And he made them a feast and they dyd cate and drynke And they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge and sware one to another And Isaac sent them awaye And they departed from hym in peace And that same day it happened that Isaacs seruauntes came and tolde hym of a wel whiche they had dygged and sayd vnto him we haue found water And he called it Seba And the name of the citye is called Beer Seba vnto this day Esau was xl yeare olde and he toke a wyfe called Iudith the doughter of Bery an Hethyte and Basmath the doughter of Elon an Hethyte also whiche were disobedient vnto Isaac and Rebecca ¶ Iacob stealeth the blyssynge from Esau by his mothers counsell Isaac is sad Esau is comforted The hatred of Esau towardâ— Iacob CAPI XXVII ANd it came to passe that when Isaac waxed olde and his eyes were dym soo that he coulde not se. He called Esau his eldest sonne and sayde vnto hym my son Whiche sayde to
thy two sonnes Manasses Ephraim which were borne vnto the in the lande of Egypte before I came to the in to Egypte are myne euen as Ruben Symeō are myne And the chyldren which thou hast gotten after them shal be thyne owne shall be called after the names of theyr brethren in theyr enheritaūce And whē I came from Me sopotamia Rahell dyed vpon my hand in the lande of Canaan by the way when there was but a felde brede to come to Ephrat And I buried her there in the way to Ephrat The same is Bethleem And Israel behelde Iosephs sonnes sayd what are these Ioseph sayde vnto his father they are my sonnes which god hath gyuen me here And he sayd oh bryng them to me and let me blesse them And the eyes of Israel were dym for age so that he coulde not well se. And he broughte them to hym he kyssed them enbraced thē And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph I had not thought to haue sene thy face and yet loo◠God hath shewed it me and also thy seede And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lap and worshypped on the grounde before hym Then toke Ioseph them bothe Ephraim with his ryght hande towarde Israels lefte hande and manasses with his lefte hand towarde Israels ryght hande brought them vnto hym And Israel stretched out his right hande and layde it vpon Ephraims heade whiche was the yonger and his lefte hande vpon Manasses heade gydynge his handes wysely for Manasses was the elder And he blessed Ioseph sayd God before whom my fathers Abraham Isaac dyd walke God which hath fed me all my lyfe long vnto this daye And the angell whiche hath delyuered me from all euyl blesse these laddes let my name be named in them the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac that they maye grow in to a multitude in the myddes of the earth When Ioseth saw that his father layd his right hande vpon the heade of Ephraim it displeased hym And he lyft vp his fathers hande to haue remoued it from Ephraims heade vnto Manasses heade Ioseph sayde vnto his father Not so my father for this is the eldest Put thy ryghte hande vpon his heade And his father wolde not but sayd I knowe it well my sonne I knowe it well He shall be also a people and shall be great But his yonger brother shall be greater then he and his seede shall be full of people And he blessed them that daye and sayde In the let Israel blesse and saye God make the as Ephraim and as Manasses And set Ephraim before Manasses And Israel sayd vnto Ioseph beholde I dye And God shall be with you and bryng you agayne vnto the land of your fathers Moreouer I haue gyuen vnto the a porcyon of lande aboue thy brethren whiche I gat out of the hande of the Amorite in my swerde and in my bowe ¶ Iacob blesseth his owne sonnes And sheweth them what is to come He apoynteth where he wyll be buryed he dyeth CAPI XLIX ANd Iacob called for his sonnes sayd come togyther that I may tel you what shall happen you in the laste dayes Gather you togyther and heare ye sonnes of Iacob herken vnto Israel your father Ruben myn eldest sonne thou arte my myght and the begynnynge of my strength the noblenes of dygnyte and the noblenesse of power Unstable as water Thou shalte not be the cheyfest bycause thou wenteste vp to thy fathers bed Euen then dydest thou defyle it and it was no more my couche The brethren Simeon and Leuy cruell instrumentes in theyr habitacions In to theyr secretes come not my Soule vnto theyr congregacyon be my honour not coupled for in theyr wrath they slue a man and in theyr selfe wyll they dygged downe a wal Cursed be theyr wrath for it was shamelesse and theyr fearsnes for it was cruell I wyll deuyde them in Iacob and scatter them in Israel Iuda thou arte he whom thy brethren shal prayse Thy hande shall be in the necke of thyne enemyes thy fathers chyldren shall stoupe before the. Iuda is a lyons whelpe From the spoyle my sonne thou arte come an hye He layde hym downe and couched hym selfe as a lyon and as a lyonesse Who wyl styrre hym vp The sceptre shall not departe from Iuda and a lawe gyuer from bytwene his feete vntyll Sylo come And vnto hym shall the gatherynge of the people be He shal bynde his foole vnto the vyne and his asses colte vnto the braunche He wasshed his garment in wyne and his mantell in the bloode of grapes His eyes are redder then wyne his teeth whytter then mylke Zebulon shall dwell besyde the hauen of the see and nye the hauen of shyppes His border shal be vnto Sydon Isachar a strong asse couchyng hym downe bytwene two burdens and sawe that rest was good and the lande that it was pleasaunt and bowed his shoulder to beare and became a seruaunt vnto trybute Dan shall iudge his people and the tribes of Israel Dan shall be a serpente in the waye an edder in the path bytynge the horse heles and his ryder fel backewarde after thy saluacyon haue I loked o Lorde Gad an hoost of men shal euercome hym And he shall ouercome at the last Of Asser his brede shall be fat and he shall gyue pleasures for a kynge Neptalym is a swyfte hynde gyuynge goodly wordes That flourysshynge chylde Ioseph that plenteous chylde by the well syde the doughters ran vpon the wall They haue prouoked hym and shotte hym through with dartes The archers haue enuyed hym But his bowe abode fast and the armes of his handes were made stronge by the handes of the myghtie God of Iacob Out of hym shal come an herde man a stone in Israel From thy fathers God which hath helped the and with the almyghtye whiche hath blessed the with blessynges from heuen aboue with blessynges of the depe that lyeth vnder and with blessynges of the brestes of the wombe The blessynges of thy father were stronger then the blessynges of myne elders vnto the vtmoost of the hylles of the worlde and they shall be on the heade of Ioseph and on the top of the heade of hym that was seperate from his brethren Ben Iamin shall rauysshe as a wolfe In the mornynge he shall deuoure the pray at nyght he shal deuyde the spoyle All these are the. xii tribes of Israel and this theyr father spake vnto them and blessed them euery one of them blessed he with a seuerall blessynge And he charged them and sayde vnto them When I shal be gathered vnto my people bury me with my fathers in the caue that is in the felde of Ephron the Hethyte in the double caue that is in the felde by the countrey of Mamre in the lande of Canaan Which felde Abraham bought of Ephron the Hethite for a possessyon to bury in where as were buried Abraham
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
the other Let Israel truste in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israel from all hys synnes ¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares LORDE I am nat hye mynded I haue no proude lookes I do nat exercyse my selfe in greate matters whiche are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother yee my soule is euen as a weened chylde Let Israel trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares â–ª LORDE remembre Dauyd and all hys trouble Howe he swore vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye God of Iacob I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slomber âšœ Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob Lo we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata and founde it in the wood We wyll go in to hys tabernacle and fall downe before hys fote stole Aryse O Lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe Let thy Preastes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy saynctes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall nat shrynke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpoÌ„ thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies that I shal lerne them their chyldren also shall syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacioÌ„ for hiÌ„selfe hathe he chosen her ☞ Thys shal be my rest for euer here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyl blesse her vitayles w t increase and wyl satysfy her poore w t bred ☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge There shall I make ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for hys enemyes I shall clothe them with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe ¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid BEHOLDE howe good and ioyful a thynge it is brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye It is lyke the precyous oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd euen vnto Aarons beerd and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge Lyke the dewe of Harmon whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares BEholde âšœ nowe prayse the Lorde al yee seruauntes of the Lorde yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde âšœ euen in the courte of the house of our God Lyfte vp youre haÌ„des in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The LORDE that made heauen and earthe blesse the out of Syon ¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme O Praise the name of the Lord prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in y â— house of the Lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hathe chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israel for hys owne possessyon For I knowe that the Lorde is greate and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that dyd hem heauen and in earth in the see and in all deape places He dringeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde â–ª and turneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes He * smote the fyrste borne of Egypte bothe of man and of beast He hathe sente tokens and wouÌ„ders into the myddest of the O thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuers nacyons and slewe mygtye Kynges Sehon Kynge of y â— Amorytes and Og the King of Basan and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam And gaue they re lande to be an heritage euen an heritage vnto Israell his people Thy name O Lorde endureth for euer so dothe thy memorial O lord from one generacyon to an other For the Lorde wyll auenge his people and be gracyous vnto his seruauntes As for the ymages of the Heathen they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue â–ª â—ey but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breth in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are al they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leuie ye y e feare the Lord prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon whiche dwelleth at Ierusalem ¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and hys mercy endureth for euer O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche onely dothe greate wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes for his mercye endureth for euer The sonne to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the Starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel frome amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche deuyded the reed see into partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it for hys mercye endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoste he ouerthrewe them in the reed see for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people thorow the wil dernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kingê for his mercy endureth for euer Yea and slue myghtye Kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon Kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the Kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage for his mercye endureth for uer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche remembred vs when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from
and lest thou dotyng in thy custome suffre rebuke and wyshe not to haue bene borne so curse y â— daye of thy naryuite The man y e is accustomed w t the wordes of blasphemy wyll neuer be refourmed all y â— dayes of his lyfe To synne twyse is to much but the thyrde bringeth wrath destruccion An hote stomack cannot be queÌ„ched euen lyke a burnynge fyre tyll it haue swalowed vp somthing euen so an vnchast man hath no reste in hys fleshe tyll he haue kyndled a fyre All bred is swete to an whoremonger he wyll not leaue of tyll he haue hys purpose A maÌ„ that breaketh wedlock â–ª and regardeth not hys soule but sayeth Tush who seyth me I am compassed about with barcknes the walles couer me nobody seyth me whoÌ„ nede I to feare The Hyest wyl not remembre my synnes He vnderstandeth not y â— hys eyes se all thynges for all such feare of men dryueth awaye the feare of God from hym for he feareth onely the eies of men and consydereth not that the eyes of the Lorde are much clearer theÌ„ the SuÌ„ne beholdig al the wayes of men and the grounde of the depe and lokynge euen to mens hertes in secrete places The Lorde God knewe all thynges or euer they were made and after they be brought to passe also he loketh vpon theÌ„ al. The same man shal be openly punished in the stretes of y â— cyte shal be chased abrode lyke a yonge horse foale and when he thinketh lest vpoÌ„ it he shal be taken Thus shal he be put to shame of euery man because he wolde not vnderstaÌ„de the feare of the Lord-And thus shall it go also with euery wyfe that leaueth her housbande and getteth enherytauÌ„ce by a strauÌ„ge mariage First she hath bene vnfaythfull vnto the lawe of the Hyeste Secondly she hathe forsaken her owne housbande Thyrdly she hath played the whore in aduoutry and gotten her chyldren by another man She shall be brought out of the congregacyon and her chyldren shall be loked vpon Her chyldren shall not take rote as for frute her braunches shal brynge forth none A shamefull reporte shal she leaue behide her and her dishonour shal not be put out And they that remayne shal knowe that there is nothynge better then the feare of God and that there is nothyng sweter then to take hede vnto the commauÌ„dementes of the Lord. A greate worshyppe is it to folowe the Lorde for longe lyfe shal be receyued of hym ¶ â— prayse of wysdome proceadyng forth of the mouth of God Of her woâ—ikeâ— place where she ceasteth CAPI XXIIII Wysdome shall prayse her selfe and be honoured in God and reioyse in the middest of his people In the coÌ„grgaecioÌ„s of the Hyeste shall she open her mouthe and triumphe i the beholdyng of his power In the myddeste of her people shall she be exalted and wondred at in the holy fulnesse In the multitude of the chosen she shal be commended and amonge such as be blessed she shal be praysed and shal say I am come out of the mouth of the Hyest first borne before al creatures I caused the light that fayleth not to aryse in the heaueÌ„ and couered al the earth as a cloude My dwellyng is aboue in the heyth and my seate is in the piler of the cloude I my selfe alone haue goÌ„ne rounde aboute the compasse of heauen and pearsed the grounde of the depe I haue walcked in the floudes of the see and haue stande in all landes my domynion is in euery people and in euery nacioÌ„ and with my power haue I troden downe y â— hertes of al both hye low In all these thynges also I sought rest and a dwellynge in some enherytaunce So the creator of al thiges gaue me a coÌ„maun dement and he that made me appointed me a tabernacle and sayde vnto me Let thy dwelling be i Iacob and thyne inheritauÌ„ce in Israel and rote thy selfe amonge my chosen I was created froÌ„ the begynning and before the worlde and shal not leaue of vnto the world to come In the holy habytacioÌ„ haue I serued before him and so was I stablyshed in SioÌ„ In the holy cytie reited I in lyke maner and in Ierusalem was my power I roke rote in an honorable people euen in the porcyon of the Lorde and in hys herytage kept me in the fulnes of y â— saynctes I am set vp an hye lyke a Ceder vpon Libanus and as a Cipers tre vpon y â— mouÌ„t HermoÌ„ I am exalted like a palmetre in Ca des as a rose plante in Iericho As a faire Oliue tre in the felde am exalted like as a plaÌ„teyne tre by y â— water syde I haue geueÌ„ a smel in the stretes as y â— Cinamon Balme y â— hath so good a sauoue yee a swete odoure haue I geuen as it were Myrre of the beest I haue made my dwellynges to smell as it were of rosm Galbanum of Clowes and Incence and as Lybanus when it is not hewen downe myne odoure is as the pure Balme As the Terebinte haue I stretched out my brauÌ„ches and my brauÌ„ches are the braunches of honour and louing fauour ✚ As the vyne haue I brought forth frute of a sweter sauoure my floures are the frute of honour and ryches I am the mother of bewtye of loue of feare of knowledge and of holy hope In me is all grace of life and trueth In me is al hope of lyfe and vertue O come vnto me all ye that be desyrous of me and fyll your selues with my frutes for my spryte is sweter then hony and so is my inheritaunce more then the hony combe the remembrauÌ„ce of me endureth for euermore They that eate me shall haue the more hoâ—ger and they that dryncke me shall thyrst y â— more Who so herkeneth vnto me shall not come to coÌ„fusyon they that worcke in me shall not offende They that make me to be knowen shall haue euerlastynge lyfe ⊢ All these thinges are the boke of lyfe the couenaunt of the Hiest and the knowledge of the trueth Moses coÌ„maunded the lawe in the preceptes of righteousnes for an heritage vnto the house of Iacob and committed y â— promyses vnto Israel Out of Dauid hê seruauÌ„t he ordened to raise vp a most myghte kyng sytting in the seat of honour for euermore Thys fylleth w t wysdome lyke as the floude of Physon and as the floude of Tygris when the new frutes are a growynge Thys bryngeth a plenteous vnderstanding lyke Euphrates filleth it vp as Ior dane in the tyme of haruest Thys maketh nourture to breake forth as the light as y â— water Gyhon in the haruest The fyrst hath not knowne her perfectly nomore shall the last seke out y â— grouÌ„d of her For her thought is fuller then the see and her councel is profounder then the greate depe I wysdome haue cast out
restore a blinde man to his sight nor helpe any man at hys nede They can shewe no mercy to y â— wyddowe nor do good to the fatherlesse Theyr goddes of woode stone golde and syluer are but euen as other stones â–ª that be hewen of the mountayne They that worshyppe them shal be confounded Howe shulde they then be taken for Goddes Yee howe darre men call them goddes And thoughe the â—aldees worshypped them not hearynge that they were but domme could not speake Yet they themselues offre vnto Bel and wolde fayne haue him to speake as who saye they coulde fele that maye not moue But whan these men come to vnderstandyng they shal forsake theÌ„ for their goddes haue no felynge A great sorte of wemen gyrde with coardes syt in the stretes and burne olyue beryes Nowe yf one of them be conueyed awaye and lye with any suche as come by she casteth her neghbours in y â— teth â–ª because she was not so worthely reputed nor her coorde broken What so euer is done for them it is but in vayne and loste Howe maye it then be thought or sayde that they are goddes Carpenters and golde smythes make them nether be they any other thyng but euen what the worcke men wyll make of them Yee the gold smythes them selues that make them are of no longe contynuaunce Howe shulde then the thynges that are made of them be Goddes Uayne therfore are the thinges yee very shame is it that they leaue behynde them for theyr prosperyte For as soone as there commeth any warre or plage vpon them then the prestes ymagyn where they may hyde themselues with them Howe can men thyncke then that they be Goddes whiche neither may defende theÌ„selues from warre nor delyuer them from mysfortune For seynge they be but of wood of stone of syluer and of golde all people and kynges shall knowe herafter that they be but vayne thynges yee it shal be openly declared that they be no goddes but euen the very workes of meÌ„s handes and that God hath nothinge to do with theÌ„ It is manifest then that they are no goddes but the worckes of mens handes and no worke of God in them They caÌ„ set no kyng in the lande nor geue rayne vnto men They can gyue no sentence of a matter nether defende the land from wrong For they are not able to do so muche as a crowe that flyeth betwixte heauen and earth Whan there happeneth a fyre into the house of those goddes of wodde and syluer and of golde the prestes wyl escape and saue theÌ„selues but the Goddes burne as the balkes therin They cannot withstande any kynge or batayle howe maye it then be thought or graunted that they be goddes Moreouer these goddes of wodde of stone of golde and syluer may neyther defende theÌ„selues from theues nor robbers yee the very wycked are stronger then they These stripe them out of their appparel that they be clothed withall these take theyr golde and siluer from them and so get theÌ„ away yet can they not helpe themselues Therfore it is much better for a maÌ„ to be a kyng and so to shewe his power or els a profitable vessell in a house wherin he that oweth it might haue pleasure yee or to be a dore in a house to kepe such thynges safe as be therin then to be such a vaine god The Sunne the Moone and al the startes â–ª seynge they gyue theyr shyne and lyght are obedieÌ„t and do men good Whan the lyghtnynge glystreth all is cleare The wynde bloweth in euery countre and whaÌ„ God coÌ„maundeth the cloudes to go rounde aboute the whole worlde they do as they are byddeÌ„ whan the fyre is sent downe from aboue and coÌ„maunded it burneth vp hylles woddes â–ª But as for those Goddes they are not lyke one of these thynges nether in bewty nether strength Wherfore men shulde not thynke â–ª nor saye that they be goddes seyng they can nether gyue sentence in iudgment nor do meÌ„ good For so muche nowe as ye are sure that they be no goddes then feare them not For they can nether speake euyl nor good of kynges They can shewe no tokens in heaueÌ„ for the Heythen nether shyne as the Sunne nor geue lyght as the Moone yee the vnreasonable beastes are better then they for they can get them vnder the rofe and do themselues good So can ye be certyfyed by no maner of meanes that they be goddes therfore feare them not For lyke as a searcrowe in a garden of herbes kepeth nothynge euen so are theyr goddes of wod of syluer and gold and lyke as a whyte thorne in an Orcharde that euery byrde sytteth vpon yee lyke as a deed body that is cast in the darcke Euen so is it with those goddes of wood syluer and golde By the purple and scarlet which they haue vpon them and soone faydeth awaye ye maye vnderstande that they be no Goddes yee they them selues shal be consumed at the last whiche shal be a greate confusion of the land Blessed is the Godlye man that hath no Images and worshyppeth none for he shal be farre from reprofe ¶ The ende of the Boke of the Prophete Baruch whiche is not in the Canon of the Hebrue The Songe of the thre chyldren whiche were put into the hote brenning ouen The coÌ„men traÌ„slacion readeth this song in the. iij. chap. of Daniel ANd they walked in the myddest of the flaÌ„me praysynge God magnyfyenge the Lorde Asarias stode vp and prayed on this maner Euen in the myddest of the fyre opened he his mouth sayd Blessed be thou O Lorde God of oure fathers ryght worthy to be praysed and honoured is the name of thyne for euermore for thou arte ryghtuous in all thynges that thou hast done to vs Yee faythfull are all thy worckes thy wayes are ryght and all thy iudgementes true In all the thynges that thou haste brought vpon vs and vpon the holy citie of our fathers euen Ierusalem thou haste executed true iudgmeÌ„t yee accordynge to ryght and equyte hast thou brought all these chynges vpon vs because of our synnes For why we haue offended done wyckedly departyng from the In all thynges haue we trespaced not obeied thy coÌ„maundementes nor kepte them neyther done as y â— hast byddeÌ„ vs y â— we myght ê“spere Wherfore all that thou hast brought vpon vs and euery thynge that thou hast done to vs thou hast done them in true iudgement As in deliuerynge vs in to the haÌ„des of our enemyes amonge vngodly and wycked abhomynacions to an vnryghtuous kyng yee y â— moste frowarde vpoÌ„ earth And nowe we maye not open oure mouthes we are become a shame and reprofe vnto thy seruauntes and to theÌ„ that worshyppe the. Yet for thy names sake we beseche the geue vs not vp for euer breke not thy couenaunt take not awaye thy mercy froÌ„ vs for thy beloued AbrahaÌ„s sake for thy seruauÌ„t Isaacs sake for thy holy Israels
father and folowed hym ⊢ ✚ And Iesus went aboute all Galile teachynge in theyr synagoges and preachynge the Gospell of the kyngdom healynge al maner of sycknesse and all maner of dysease amonge the people And his fame spred abrode thorowout all Siria And they brought vnto him all sycke people that were taken with dyuers dyseases and grypynges and them that were possessed with deuyls and those whiche were lunatyke and those that had the palsey and he healed them And there folowed hym great multitudes of people from Galile ⊢ from the ten cityes from Ierusalem and from Iury and from the regyons that lye beyond Iordane ¶ In this Chapyter and in the nexte folowyng in conteyned the most excellent and louyng sermon of Chryst in the mouÌ„e whiche Sermon is the very heye that openeth the vnderstandynge in to the lawe In this â—yâ—th Chupiter specially he preacheth of the viii bearitudes or blessynges of manslaughter wrath and anger of aduoutrey of 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ferynge wronge and of loue euen towarde â— mans enemyes CAPI V. WHen he sawe the people he went vp in to a mountayne and when he was see his discyples came to hym and after that he had opened his mouth he taught them sayenge Blessed are the poore in spiryte for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are they that mourne for they shall receyue comforte Blessed are the meke for they shall receyue the inherytaunce of the earth Blessed are they whiche hunger and thyrst after ryghtwysenesse for they shall be satisfyed Blessed are the mercyfull for they shall obteyne mercy Blessed are the pure in herte for they shall se God Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the chyldren of God Blessed are they whiche suffer persecucyon for ryghtwysenesse sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and pesecuteÌ„ you and shal falsely saye al maner of euyll sayenges agaynst you for my sake Reioyse and be glad for great is your rewarde in heuen ⊢ For so persecuted they the prophettes whiche were before you ✚ Ye are the salte of the earth But yf the salte haue lost the saltnesse what shal be seasoned therwith It is thence forth good for nothynge but to be cast out and to be troden downe of men Ye are the lyght of the world A citye that is set on an hyll can not be hyd neyther do men lyght a candell and put it vnder a busshell but on a candelstycke and it gyueth lyght vnto al that are in the house Let youre lyght so shyne before men that they maye se your good workes and glorify your father whiche is in heuen ⊢ ✚ Thynke not that I am come to destroye the law or the prophettes no I am not come to destroye but to fulfyll For truely I say vnto you tyll heuen and earth passe one iote or one tytle of the lawe shall not scape tyll all be fulfylled Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least coÌ„maundementes teacheth men so he shall be called the leaste in the kyngdome of heuen But whosoeuer doeth teacheth the same shal be called great in the kyngdome of heuen ⊢ ✚ For I saye vnto you excepte your ryghteousnes excede the ryghteousnes of the Scrybes pharises ye can not enter in to the kyngdom of heuen Ye haue herde that it was sayde vnto them of the olde tyme Thou shalt not kyll whosoeuer kylleth shall be in daunger of iudgement But I saye vnto you that whosoeuer is angrye with his brother vnaduysedly shall be in daunger of iudgement And whosoeuer sayth vnto his brother ☞ Racha shal be in daunger of a couÌ„sayle But whosoeuer sayeth thou foole shall be in daunger of hell fyre Therfore yf thou offerest thy gyfte at the aulter there remeÌ„brest that thy brother hath ought agaynst the leaue there thyne offerynge before the aulter and go thy waye fyrst and be reconcyled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gyfte ⊢ ✚ Agre with thyne aduersary quycklye whyles thou arte in the waye with hym leest at anye tyme the aduersarye delyuer the to the iudge the iudge delyuer the to the mynyster then thou be cast into pryson Uerely I saye vnto the thou shalte not come out thence tyll thou haue payed the vttermooste farthynge Ye haue herde that it was sayd to them of olde tyme. Thou shalt not coÌ„myt aduoutrye But I say vnto you that whosoeuer loketh on another mans wyfe to luste after her hath coÌ„mytted aduoutrye with her all redy in his herte Yf thy ryght eye hynder the ☞ plucke hym out cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the that one of thy members perysshe then that thy hole body shulde be cast in to hell And yf thy ryght hande hynder the cut hym of and caste hym from the. For better it is vnto the that one of thy members perysshe then that all thy body shulde be cast in to hell ⊢ It is sayde whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe let hym gyue her a letter of the deuorcement But I say vnto you that who soeuer dothe put awaye his wyfe excepte it be for forninacyon causeth her to breake matrymony And whosoeuer maryeth her that is deuorsed coÌ„mytteth aduoutrye Agayne ye haue herde howe it was sayde to them of olde tyme Thou shalte not forsweare thy selfe but shalte perfourme vnto the Lorde those thynges that thou swearest But I saye vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heuen for it is goddê seate nor by the earth for it is his fote stole neyther by Ierusalem for it is the citye of the great kynge neyther shalt thou sweare by thy heade bycause thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke But your coÌ„municacion shal be yea yea nay nay For what soeuer is added more then these it coÌ„meth of euyll Ye haue herde that it is sayde an eye for an eye and a toth for a toth But I saye vnto you that ye ☞ resyst not euyll But who soeuer gyueth the a blow on the ryght cheke turne to hym the other also And yf any man wyll sue the at the lawe and take a waye thy cote let hym haue thy cloke also And whosoeuer wyll compell the to go a myle go with him twayne Gyue to him that asketh the and from hym that wolde borow turne not thou awaye ✚ Ye haue herde that it is sayde Thou shalt loue thyne neyghbour and hate thyne enemye But I say vnto you loue your enemyes Blesse them that curse you do good to them that hate you Praye for them whiche hurte you and persecute you that ye maye be the Chyldren of your father whiche is in heuen for he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll and on the good and sendeth rayne on the iust and vniuste For yf we loue them whiche loue you what rewarde haue
vexed with foule spirytes and they were healed And all the people preased to touche hym for there went vertue out of hym and healed them all And he lyfte vp his eyes vpon the discyples and sayde Blessed be ☞ ye poore for yours is the kyngdome of God Blessed are ye that hunger nowe for ye shall be satisfyed Blessed are ye that wepe nowe for ye shall laugh Blessed shal ye be wheÌ„ men hate you and thrust you out of theyr companye and rayle on you and abhorre youre name as an euyll thynge for the sonne of mannes sake Reioyse ye in that daye and be glad for beholde your rewarde is great in heuen ⊢ For thus dyd theyr fathers vnto the Prophettes But ☞ wo vnto you that are riche for ye haue your consolacyon Wo vnto you that are full for ye shall hunger Wo vnto you that nowe laugh for ye shall wayle and wepe Wo vnto you wheÌ„ all men prayse you for so dyd theyr fathers to the false prophettê But I saye vnto you whiche heare Loue youre enemyes Do good to them which hate you Blesse them that curse you and pray for them whiche wrongfullye trouble you And vnto hym that smyteth the on the one cheke offer also the other And hym that taketh awaye thy gowne forbyd not to take thy coote also Gyue to euery man that asketh of the. And of hym that taketh awaye thy goodes aske them not agayne And as ye wolde that men shulde do to you do ye also to them lyke wyse And yf ye loue them which loue you what thanke haue ye For synners also loue theyr louers And yf ye do good for them which do good for you what thanke haue ye For synners also do euen the same And yf ye lende to them of whome ye hope to receyue what thanke haue ye for synners also lende to synners to receyue soche lyke agayne But loue ye youre enemyes and do good and lende lokynge for nothynge agayne and youre rewarde shall be great and ye shall be the chyldren of the hyghest for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the euyll ✚ Be ye therfore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyfull Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Condempne not and ye shall not be condempned Forgyue and ye shall be forgyuen Gyue and it shall be gyuen vnto you good measure pressed downe and shaken togyther and ruÌ„nynge ouer shal men gyue in to youre bosoms For with the same measure that ye mete withall shall other men mete to you agayne And he put forth a similytude vnto them Can the blynde leade the blynde Do they not bothe fall in to the dytche The disciple is not aboue his mayster Euery man shal be perfyte euen as his mayster is Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but consyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther howe cannest thou say to thy brother Brother let me pull out the moote that is in thyne eye wheÌ„ thou seest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocryte caste out that beame out of thyne owne eye fyrste and then shalt thou se perfytly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye ⊢ For it is not a good tree that bryngeth forth euyll fruyte neyther is that an euyl tre that bryngeth forth good fruyte For euery tree is knowen by his fruyte For of thornê do not men gather fygges nor of busshes gather they grapes A good man out of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is good And an euyll man oute of the euyll treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is euyll For of the aboundance of the herte his mouth speaketh Why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not as I byd you whosoeuer coÌ„meth to me and heareth my sayengê and doth the same I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He is lyke a man whiche buylte an house and dygged depe and layde the foundacion on a rocke When the waters arose the floode bet vpon that house and coulde not moue it For it was grounded vpon a rocke But he that heareth and doth not is lyke a man that without foundacyon buylte an house vpon the earth agaynst whiche the floode dyd beate and it fell immediatly And the fall of that house was greate ¶ He healeth the captaynes setuaunt rayseth the wydowes sonne enfourmeth the disciples whome IohnÌ„ Baptyst sente vnto hym coÌ„mendeth IohnÌ„ reproueth the Iues and eateth with the Bhaâ—ise The woman wassheth his feete with her â—earâ—s and he lorâ—yueth her her synnes CAPI VII WHen he had ended all his sayenges in the audyence of the people he entred in to CapernauÌ„ And a certayne Centurions seruaunte whiche was deare vnto hym laye sycke and was in parell of death And when he herde of Iesu he sent vnto hym the elders of the Iues besechynge hym that he wolde come and heale his seruaunte And when they came to Iesus they besought hym instantly sayenge He is worthy that thou shul dest do this for hym for he loueth our nacyon and hath buylte vs a synagoge And Iesus went with them And when he was nowe not farre from the house the Centurion sente frendes vnto hym sayenge vnto hym Lorde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shuldest enter vnder my rofe Wherfore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto the but saye thou the worde and my seruauÌ„t shall be hoole For I also am a man set vnder power haue vnder me souldyers and I saye vnto one go and he goeth and to an other â–ª come and he coÌ„meth to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it When Iesus herde this he marueyled at hym and turned hym aboute and sayde to the people that folowed hym I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israell And they that were sent turned backe home agayne and founde the seruaunt hole that had ven sycke ✚ And it fortuned after this that he went in to a citye whiche is called Naim and many of his disciples went with hym and moch people When he came nygh the gate of the citye beholde there was a deade man caryed out whiche was the onely sonne of his mother and she was a wydowe and moche people of the citye was with her And when the Lorde sawe her he had coÌ„passyon on her and sayd vnto her wepe not And he came nygh and touched the coffyn and they that bare hym stode styll And he sayde Yonge man I say vnto the aryse And he that was deade sat vp began to speake And he delyuered hym to his mother And there came a feare on them all And they gaue the glorye vnto god sayenge A great Prophet is rysen vp amonge vs and GOD hath visyted his people ⊢ ✚ And this rumour of hym went forth throughout al Iury and throughout all the regions which
rysen Remember howe he spake vnto you when he was yet in Galile sayenge that the sonne of man must be delyuered in to the handes of synfull men and be crucyfyed and the thyrde daye aryse agayne And they remembred his wordes and returned from the Sepulcre and tolde al these thynges vnto those eleuen and to all the remenaunt It was Mary Magdalen and Ioanna and Mary Iacobi and other that were with them whiche tolde these thynges vnto the apostles And theyr wordes semed vnto them fayned thynges neyther byleued they them Then arose Peter and tan vnto the Sepulcre and loked in and sawe the lynnen clothes layde by them selfe and departed wondrynge in hym selfe at that whiche had happened ⊢ ✚ And beholde two of them went that same daye to a towne called Emaus which was from Ierusalem aboute thre score furlonges and they talked togyther of all these thinges that had happened And it chaunsed that whyle they comoned togyther and â—â—aso ned Iesus hym selfe drewe neare and went with them But theyr eyes were holden that they shulde not knowe hym And he sayd vnto them What maner of comunicacions are these that ye haue one to an other as ye walk are sad And the one of them whose name was Cleophas answered and sayde to hym arte thou onely a straunger in Ierusalem hast not knowen the thynges whiche haue chaunsed there in these dayes He sayd vnto them what thynges And they sayde vnto hym of Iesus of Nazareth whiche was a prophet myghtye in dede and worde before God and all the people and howe the hygh preestes and our rulers delyuered hym to be condemned to death haue crucified hym But we trusted that it had bene he whiche shulde haue redemed Israell And as touchynge all these thynges to daye is euen the thyrde day that they were done Yea and certayne women also of our company made vs astonyed whiche came early vnto the sepulcre and founde not his bodye and came sayeng that they had senâ— a vision of angels whiche sayde that he was alyue And certayne of them whiche were with vs went to the sepulcre founde it euen so as the women had sayd but hym they sawe not And he sayd vnto them O fooles slowe of herte to by leue all that the prophets haue spoken Ought not Chryst to haue suffred these thynges and to entre in to his glorye And he began at Moses all the prophettes and interpreted vnto them in all scriptures whiche were wrytten of hym And they drewe nygh vnto the towne which they went vnto And he made as though he wolde haue gone further And they coÌ„strayned him sayenge abyde with vs for it draweth towarde nyght and the daye is farre past And he went in to tary with them And it came to passe as he sat at meate with them he toke breade and blessed it and brake and gaue to them And theyr eyes were opened and they knew hym he vanysshed out of theyr syght And they sayd bytwene themselues dyd not our hertê burne within vs whyle he talked with vs by the waye and opened to vs the scryptures And they rose vp the same houre and returned agayne to Ierusalem and founde the eleuen gathered togyther them that were with them sayeng the Lorde is tysen in dede and hath appered to Simon And they tolde what thynges were done in the way howe they knewe hym â–ª in breakyng of breade ⊢ As they thus spake ✚ Iesus hym selfe stode in the myddes of them and sayeth vn to them peace be vnto you †It is I feare not But they were abasshed and afrayde supposed that they had sene a spirite and he sayd vnto them Why are ye troubled or why do thoughtes aryse in your hertes Beholde my handes and my fete that it is euen I my selfe Handle me and se for a spirite hath not fleshe and bones as ye se me haue And wheÌ„ he had thus spoken he shewed them his handes his fete And whyle they yet byleued not for ioy and wondred he sayd vnto them Haue ye here any meate And they offered hym a pece of a broyled fysshe and of a hony combe â–ª And he toke it and dyd eate before them And he sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spake vnto you whyle I was yet with you that all must nedes be fulfylled whiche were wrytten of me in the lawe of Moses and in the Prophettes and in the Psalmes Then opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstande the scryptures and sayd vnto them Thus it is wrytten and thus it behoued Chryst to suffre and to ryse agayne from death the thyrde daye and that repentaunce and remyssyon of synnes shulde be preached in his name among all nacyons ⊢ and must begyn at Ierusalem And ye are wytnesses of these thynges ✚ And beholde I wyll sende the promesse of my father vpon you But tary ye in the citye of Ierusalem vntyl ye be endued with power from on high And he led them out in to Bethany and lyfte vp his handes and blessed them And it came to passe as he blessed them he departed from them and was caryed vp in to heuen And they worshypped hym and returned to Ierusalem with great ioye and were contynually in the temple praysyng and laudyng God ⊢ Amen ¶ Here endeth the Gospell of Saynt Luke ¶ The Gospell of Saynt IohnÌ„ ¶ The euerlastynge byrthe of Chryst and howe he became man The testymony of IohnÌ„ The callyng of Andrewe Peter c. CAPI Primo ✚ IN the begynnynge was the worde the worde was with God and God was the worde The same was in the beginnyng with God All thynges were made by it without it was made no thynge that was made In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men and the lyght shyneth in darkenes the darkenes comprehended it not There was sent from God a man whose name was IohnÌ„ The same came as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that al men through hym myght byleue ☞ He was not that lyght but was sent to beare wytnes of the lyghte That lyght was the true lyghte whiche lyghteth euery man that cometh into the worlde He was in the worlde the world was made by hym and the worlde knew him not He came among his owne and his owne receyued hym not But as many as receyued hym to them gaue he power to be the sonnes of God euen them that byleued on his name whiche were borne not of bloode nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyl of man but of God And the same worde became flesshe and dwelte amonge vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the onely begotten sonne of the father full of grace and trueth ⊢ ✚ IohnÌ„ beareth wytnes of hym cryeth sayenge This was he of whome I spake which though he
angels Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the congregacyons And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacyon of Phyladelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the keye of Dauid whyche openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth know thy worckes Beholde I haue set before the an open dore and no man can shut it for thou hast a lytell strength and hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name Beholde I make them of the coÌ„gregacyon of Sathan whiche call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Eeholde I wyll make them that they shall come and worshyppe before thy fete and shall knowe that I haue loued the. Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon which wyll come vpoÌ„ all the worlde to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth Beholde I come shortely Holde that whiche thou haste that no man take awaye thy crowne Hym that ouercommeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go nomore out And I wyll wryte vpon him the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God newe Ierusalem whiche commeth downe out of heauen froÌ„ my God and I wyl wryte vpon hym my newe name Let hym that hathe heares heare what the spirite sayeth vnto the congregacyons And vnto the messenger of the congragacyon whiche is in Laodicia wryte This sayth Amen the faythful and true wytues the begynnynge of the creatures of God I knowe thy workes that thou acte neyther colde nor hotte I wolde thou were colde or hotte So then because thou art betwene both and nether colde nor hote I wyl spewe the out of my mouth because thou sayest I am ryche and increasyd with goodes and haue nede of nothynge and knowest not howe y u art wreched and miserable poore and blynde and nakyd I councel the to bye of me golde tryed in the tyre that y â— mayest be ryche whyte rayment that thou mayst be clothed that thy filthy nakednes do not appere and anoynte thyne eyes w t eye salue that thou mayest se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasteÌ„ Be feruent therfore and repente Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke If any maÌ„ heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come into hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercam and haue sytten with my father in his seate Lette hym that hathe eares heare what the spirit sayth vnto the â—angregacyons ¶ He seeth the heauen open and the sente and one syttynge vpon it â–ª but â–ª xxâ—iiâ— seates about it with â–ª xxiâ—â—i â—â—ders sytâ—â—â—g vpon theÌ„ and foure beastes praysing God daye and nyght CAPI IIII. A ✚ Fter this I loked beholde a dore was open in heauen the fyrst voyce whiche I hearde was as it were of a trompet talkynge w t me whiche sayde come vp hyther I wyll shewe the thinges whiche muste be fulfylled here after And immediatly I was in the spirit behold a seate was set in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a sardine stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpoÌ„ the seates xxiiij elders syttyng clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr heades crownes of Golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thondringes and voyces and ther were seuen lampes of fyre burnynge before the seate which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God And before y e seate ther was a see of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddes of the seate and rouÌ„de about the seate were foure beastes ful of eyes before and behynde And the fyrst beast was lyke a lyon the seconde beast lyke a calfe and the thyrde beast had a face as a man the fourth beast was lyke a flyinge Egle. And the foure beastes had eche one of theÌ„ vâ— wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they had no rest daye nether nyght sayinge Holy holy holy Lorde God almyghtye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glory and honour thankes to him y â— sat on the seate which lyueth for euer euer the xxâ—â—â—â— elders fell downe before hiÌ„ y t sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and euer ⊢ and cast theyr crownes before y e trone sayinge thou arte worthy O Lorde âšœ our God to receaue glory honoure and power for y â— haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ He seeth the lambe openynge the boke and therfore the foure beastes the. xxâ—iâ—â— elders the angels praise the lambe and do hym worshyppe CAPI V. AND I sawe the ryght haÌ„de of hym y e sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in and on the backsyde sealed w t seuen seales And I sawe a stronge angell whiche preached w t a lowde voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to lose the seales therof And no man in heauen nor in earth neyther vnder the earth was able to open the boke neyther to loke theron And I wepte much because no man was founde worthy to opeÌ„ and to reade the boke nether to loke theron And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde a lyon of the trybe of Iuda the rote of Dauid hathe obtayned to open the boke to lose the seuen seales therof And I behelde and lo in the myddes of the seate and of the foure beastes and in the myddes of the elders stode a laÌ„be as though he had bene kylled hauynge seuen hornes and seuen eyes which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God sent into all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the ryght hande of hym that sate vpon the seate And wheÌ„ he had takeÌ„ the boke the foure beastes xxiiij elders fell downe before the laÌ„be hauing euery one of theÌ„ harpes golden vialles full of odours whiche are the prayers of saynctes and they songe a newe songe saying y u art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou waste kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of al kynredes toÌ„ges people nacions and hast made vs vnto our God kynges prestes and we shall raygne on the earth And I behelde and I herde the voyce of many angels about the trone oboute the beastes the elders and I hearde thousand thousandes saying w t a lowde voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power ryches and wysdome strength and honour glory and blessynge And all the creatures whiche are in heauen on the earth and vnder the earth in the