sede of Abraham taketh he on him Wherfore in al thinges it became him to be made like vnto his brethreÌ„ that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye preste in all thynges concernynge God for to pourge the peoples synnes For in that it fortuned him selfe to be tempted he is able to sucker them also that are tempted ¶ He reqyureth vs to be obedient vnto the word of Christ which is more worth then the ceremoniall lawe of Moses The punishment of suche as wyl nedes hatden their herted CAPI III. THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestyall callyng consyder the embassadour and hye preste of oure professyon Chryst Iesus bowe that he is faythful vnto hym that put hym in the offyce euen as was Moses in all his house For loke howe moch honour he that hath buylded a house hath more then the house it selfe So moche honoure is he counted worthie of more then Moses For euery house is buylded of some man But he that ordayned all thynges is God And Moyses verely was faythfull in all his house as a minister to beare wytnes of those thynges whiche were to be spoken afterwarde But Christ as a soÌ„ne hath rule ouer the house whose house are we if we hol de fast the confydence the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende Wherfore as the holy ghost sayth to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your hertes ☞ as in the prouokynge in the daye of temptacion in the wildernes where your fathers teÌ„pted me prouoked me sawe my workes xl yeare Wherfore I was greued with that generacyon and sayde They do alway erre in their hertes they verely haue not knowen my wayes so that I sware in my wrath they shall not entre into my rest Take hede brethren least at any tyme there be in any of you a froward hert subiecte vnto vnbelefe that he shulde departe from the lyuynge God but exhorte ye one another dayly whyle it is called to daye lest any of you were hard harted thorow the disceytfulnesse of synne We are made partakers of Christ yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the ☞ begining of the substaunce so long as it is said to day if ye wyl here his voice hardeÌ„ not your hertes as in the prouoking for some wheÌ„ they herd dyd prouoke how be it not al that come out of Egypt by Moises But w t whom was he despleased xl yeres Was he not despleased w t theÌ„ y â— had synned whose carkases were vuerthroweÌ„ i the deserte To whoÌ„ sware he y â— they shulde not entre into his rest but vnto theÌ„ that were not obedieÌ„te And we se y t they coulde not entre in because of vnbelefe ¶ The Sabboth or rest of the Christen punysshemente of vnbeleuers the nature of the worde of God CAPI IIII. LEt vs feare therfore lest any of you for sakyng the promes of entryng into his rest shuld seme at any tyme to haue bene disapointed For vnto vs is it declared aswel as vnto theÌ„ But it profyteth not them that they herd the word because they which herd it coupled it not with fayth For we whyche haue beleued do entre ito his rest as he said Euen as I haue sworne in my wrathe they shall not entre into my rest And that spake be verely longe after that the workes were made and the fonÌ„dacioÌ„ of the worlde layde For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth day on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his worckes And in this place agayne They shall not entre into my rest Seynge therfore it foloweth that some muste entre therinto and they to whom it was fyrst preached entre not therin for vnbelefes sake he appoynteth a certayne daye after so long a tyme saying in Dauid as it is rehearsed this daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce harden not your hertes For iâ— Iosue had giuen them rest then wolde he not afterward haue spoken of another day There remayneth therfore yet arest to the people of God For he that is entred into his rest hath ☞ ceased also from hys owne worckes as God dyd from hys Let vs study therfore to entre into the rest lest any maÌ„ faule after the same ensample of vnbelefe For the worde of God is quycke myghty in operacion and sharper then any two edged swearde entreth through euen vnto the diuidyng a sonder of the soule and the sprete of the iointes and the mary is a dyscerner of the thoughtes of the intentes of the herte neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of him But all thynges are naked open vnto the eyes of him of whom we speake Seynge then that we haue a great hye prest which is entred into heauen euen Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde the profession âšœ of our hope For we haue not an hie prest which cannot haue compassion on our infirmyties but was in al poyntes tempted lyke as we are but yet with out synne Let vs therfore go boldely vnto the seate of grace that we may obtayne mercy find grace to helpe in tyme of nede ¶ Chryst is our hye preste and seate of grace and more excellent then the hye prestes of the olde lawe CAPI V. FOr ✚ euery hye prest that is taken from amonge men is ordayned for men in thynges pertaynynge to God to offre gyftes and sacryfyces for synne whyche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way for as muche as he hym selfe also is compased with infirmitie And for the same infirmities sake he is bounde to offre for synnes as wel for him selfe as for the people And no man taketh honour vnto him selfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron Euen so Christ also glorified not hiself to be made the hye prest but he that sayd vnto him thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotteÌ„ the glorified him As he sayth also in another place thou arte a Prest for euer after the ordre of Melchisedech ⊢ whiche in the dates of his flesh whan he had offred vp prayers supplicacions w t strong crying and teares vnto him that was able to saue him from death and was heard because of hê reuereÌ„ce though he were the soÌ„ne âšœ of God yet lerned he obedience by those thinges which he suffered he beynge parfecte was the cause of eternal saluacyon vnto all them that obeyed him and is called of God an hye Prest after the order of Melchisedech Wherfore we wold speake many thinges but they are harde to be vttered seynge ye are dull of hearyng For when as coÌ„cerning the time ye ought to be teachers yet haue ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrste pryncyples of the worde of God and are become such as ☞ haue nede of mylcke and not of stronge meate for euery man that is fed with mylke is
boke of Ruth iiii xxii i. Regum The fyrst boke of the kynges xxxi xxiiii ii Regum The seconde boke of the kynges xxiiii xxxvii iii. Regum The thyrde boke of the kynges xxii xlviii iiii ReguÌ„ The fourth boke of the kynges xxv lxi i. Paralip The fyrst of the Cronycles xxix lxxiii ii Paralip The seconde of the Cronycles xxxvi lxxxv i. Esdras The fyrst boke of Esdras x xcix ii Esdras The seconde boke of Esdras xiii ciii i. Esther The fyrst boke of Esther x cix Iob The boke of Iob xlii cxii The bokes of the thyrde parte Chapters â—eaâ—e PsalteriuÌ„ The psalter cl ll Prouerbia The prouerbes of Salomon xxxi xxviii Ecclesiast The boke of the preacher xii xxxviiâ— Cantica Cantirorum The ballet of ballettes viiâ— â—l Esaye The prophecy of Esaye lxvi xlii Ieremy The prophecy of Ieremy lii lxxii Trent The lamentacyous of Ieremy v lxxxvi Ezechiel The prophecy of Ezechiel lxviii lxxxviii Daniel The prophecy of Daniel xii cviii Oseas The prophecy of Oseas xiiii cxv Ioel The prophecy of Ioel. iii cxviii Amos The prophecy of Amos. ix cxix Abdye The prophecy of Abdye i cxxi Ionas The prophecy of Ionas iiii cxxii Micheas The prophecy of Micheas vii cxxiii Nahum The prophecy of Nahum iii cxxiiii Abacucke The prophecy of Abacucke iii cxxv Sophony The prophecy of Sophony iii cxxvi Aggeus The prophecy of Aggeus ii cxxix Zachatias The prophecy of Zachary xiiii cxxix Malachy The prophecy of Malachy iii cxxxiii The bokes of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Leafe iii. Esdras The thyrde boke of Esdras ix ii iiii Esdras The fourth boke of Esdras xvi viii Tobias The boke of Tobias xiiii xix Iudith The boke of Iudith xvi xxiii ii Hester Certayne chapters of Hester vi xxviii SapteÌ„cia The boke of wysdome xix xxix Ecclesiasti The boke of Iesus Syrac li xxxvi Baruch The prophet Baruch vi liiii The songe Of the. iii. chyldren in the Ouen i lvii The story Of Susanna i lviii The story Of Bell. i lviii The prayer of Manasses i lix The fyrst boke of the Machabees xvi lx The seconde boke of the Machabees xv lxxii â— All the 〈◊〉 of the newe 〈◊〉 are conteyned in tytle therof ¶ 〈…〉 and tokens that we haue set in the Byble FIrst where as often tymes ye shall fynde a Romayne letter in the texte it sygaifieth that so moche as is in the Romayne letter doth abounde and is more in the comon translacyon in Latyn then is founde eyther in the Hebrue or in the Greke whiche wordes and sentences we haue added not onely to manifest the same vnto you but also to satisfye and content those that here before tyme hath myssed soche sentences in the Bybles and newe Testamentes before set for the. More ouer where as ye fynde this sygne â— it betekeneth a diucrsyte and difference of readyng bytwene the Hebrues and the Chaldees in the same place which diuersites of readyng we were purposed to haue set forth particulerly vnto you But for so moche as they are very long and tedious and this volume is very great houge alredye we haue therfore at this tyme lefte them out trustynge hereafter to set them forth in some lytell volume by them selues We haue also as ye maye se added many handes both in the mergent of this volume also in the texte vpon the whiche we purposed to haue made in the ende of the Byble in a table by them selues certayne godly annotacions but for so moche as yet there hath not bene sufficient tyme ministred to the kynges most honourable counsell for the ouersyght and correccyon of the sayde annotacyons we wyll therfore omyt them tyll theyr more connentente leasure Doyng now nomore but beseke the most gentle reader that wheÌ„ thou comest at soche a place where the hande doth stande or any other where in the Byble thou canst not attayne to the meanynge true knowledge of that sentence then do not rashly presume to make any priuâ—te interpretacion therof but submyt thy selfe to the iudgement of those that are godly learned in Christ Iesus To the whiche Christ Iesu be honour and prayse for euer Amen ¶ The fyrste Booke of Moses called in the hebrue Bereschith and in the latyn Genesis ¶ The creacyon of the worlde ¶ By the worde all thynges be create of God of mans creacion rule and sustenaunce CAPITVLO I. IN the begynnynge God created heuen and earth The earth was voyde â–ª emptye and darkenesse was vpon the face of the depe and the spiryte of God moued vpon the face of the waters And God sayde Let there be made lyght and there was lyght made And god saw the lyght that it was good And God made a diuision bytwene the lyght and darkenesse And God called the lyght daye the darkenesse called he nyght And the euenynge and the mornyng was made one daye And God sayd Let there be a firmament in the myddes of the waters and let it make a diuision bytwene waters and waters And god made the firmament and set a diuisyon bytwene waters whiche were vnder the firmament and bytwene the waters that were aboue the firmament And it was so done And god called the firmament Heuen The euenyng also and the mornyng was made the second day And god sayd Let the waters vnder heuen be gathered togyther in to one place that the drye lande maye be sene And so it came to passe And god called the drye lande earth and the gatherynge togyther of waters called he the sees And god saw that it was good And god sayd Let the earth brynge forth grene herbe which may engendre seede and fruytful tree yeldyng fruyte after his kynd whose seede may be in itselfe vpon the earth And so it was done And the earth brought forth grene herbe makynge seede after his kynde the tree yeldyng fruyte whose seede was in it selfe after his kynd And God sawe that it was good The euenyng also and the mornyng was made the thyrde day And god sayd let there be made lyghtes in the firmament of heuen let them make a dyfference bytwene the day the night let them be for sygnes for appoynted seasons dayes and yeres And let them be for lyghtes in the firmament of heuen that they maye gyue lyght vpon the earth And so it was done And god made two great lyghtes A greater lyght to rule the day a lesse lyght to rule the nyght And he made Sterres also And God set them in the firmament heuen that they myght gyue lyght vpon the earth â–ª and that they myght rule the daye the nyght and to make a difference bytwene the lyght and the darkenesse And God sawe that it was good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the fourth daye And God sayde Let the waters brynge forth mouynge creature that hath lyfe and foule that maye flee vpoÌ„ the earth in the face of the firmament of heuen And god created great
husbandê brother refuseth to styrte vp vnto his brother a name in Israel neyther wyll he marry me Then the elders of his citye shall call hym and comen with hym And yf he stande and saye I wyl not take her then shall his kynswoman come vnto hym in the presence of the elders and loose his showe of his foote and spyt in his face and answere and saye So shall it be done vnto that man that doth not buylde vp his brothers house And his name shall be called in Israell the vnshodhouse Yf when men stryue togyther one with another the wyfe of the one ran to for to ryd her husbande out of the handes of hym that smyteth hym and put forth her hande and take hym by the secretes Thou shalte cut of her hande let not thyne eye pitie her Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner of weyghtes a great and a small neyther shalt thou haue in thyne house dyuerse measures a great and a small But thou shalte haue a ryght and iust weyght and a perfecte and a iust measure shalt thou haue that thy dayes may be lengthened in the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the. For al that do such thynges and all that do vnryght are abhominacyoÌ„ vnto the Lorde thy God Remembre what Amalech dyd vnto the by the waye when ye were come out of Egypte howe he met the by the waye smote the hyndmoost of you al that were feble and came behynde when thou wast faynted and werye and he feared not god Therfore when the lorde thy God hath gyuen the rest from all thyne enemyes rounde aboute in the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enheryt and possesse se that thou put out the remeÌ„braunce of Amalech from vnder heuen and forget not ¶ The fyrst fruytes and tythes to the Leuytes fatherlesse wydowes and straungers CAPI XXVI WHen ✚ thou arte come in to the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the to enheryte and hast enioyned it and dwellest therin take of the fyrste of all the fruyte of the earth and brynge it out of thy lande that the Lorde thy GOD gyueth the and put it in a maunde and go vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy God shall chose to set his name in it And thou shalt come vnto the preest that shall be in those dayes and saye vnto hym I knowledge this daye vnto the Lorde thy God that I am come vnto the countre which the Lorde sware vnto our fathers for to gyue vs. And the Preest shall take the maunde out of thyne hande and set it downe before the aulter of the Lorde thy god And thou shalte answere and saye before the Lorde thy God The Sirians went about to destroye my father and he went downe in to Egypte and so soiourned there with a fewe folke grew there vnto a nacyon great myghtye and ful of people And the Egyptians vexed vs troubled vs and laded vs with moost cruell bondage And when we cryed vnto the lorde God of our fathers the Lorde herde oure voyce and loked on our aduersyte labour oppressyon And the Lorde brought vs out of Egypte in a myghtye hande a stretched out arme and in great terriblenes sygnes and wonders ⊢ And he hath brought vs into this place and hath gyuen vs this lande that floweth with mylke and honye And nowe ✚ loo I haue brought the fyrst fruytes of the lande whiche thou O Lorde hast gyuen me And thou shalte set it before the lorde thy God and worshyp before the Lorde thy God reioyse in al the good thynges which the Lorde thy God hath gyuen vnto the and vnto thyne house thou and the Leuite and the straunger that is amonge you When thou hast made an ende of tythyng al the tythes of thyne encrease the thyrd yere whiche is the yeare of tythynge thou shalte gyue it vnto the Leuite the straungers the fatherlesse and the wydowes that they maye eate within thy gates fyl them selues And thou shalte saye before the Lorde thy God I haue brought the halowed thynges out of myne house and haue gyuen them vnto the Leuites the straungers the fatherlesse the wydowes accordyng to all thy coÌ„maundementes whiche thou hast coÌ„maunded me I haue not ouerskypped thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes nor forgotten them I haue not eaten therof in my mournynge nor suffered ought to peryshe thorowe vnclennesse nor gyuen ought therof for the deade but haue herkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde my God and haue done after all that y u hast coÌ„maunded me ⊢ ✚ Loke downe therfore from thy hooly habitacyon euen from heuen and blesse thy people Israell the lande whiche thou hast gyuen vs as thou swarest vnto our fathers a lande that floweth with mylke and honye This daye the Lorde thy God hath coÌ„maunded the to do these ordinaunces and lawes kepe thou them and do them withall thyne herte and all thy soule Thou hast set vp the Lorde this daye to be thy god and to walke in his wayes to kepe his ordynaunces his coÌ„mauÌ„dementê and his lawes and to herken vnto his voyce And the Lorde hath set the vp this daye to be a seueral people vnto hym as he hath promysed the and that thou kepe his coÌ„maundementes to make the hye aboue all nacions which he hath made in prayse in name honoure that thou mayst be an holy people vnto the Lorde thy god as he hath sayde ⊢ ¶ They buylde an aulter The blossynges in the hyll Garizim The cursed in the hyll Eball CAPI XXVII ANd Moses with the Elders of Israell coÌ„maunded the people sayenge kepe al the coÌ„maundementes which I coÌ„maund you this daye And when ye be come ouer Iordane vnto the lande which the lorde thy god gyueth the thou shalte set the vp greate stones and plaster them with plaster and wryte vpon them all the wordes of this lawe when thou arte come ouer bycause thou arte come into the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the a lande that floweth with mylke honye as the Lorde god of thy fathers hath promysed the. Therfore when ye be come ouer Iordane ye shall set vp these stoones whiche I coÌ„maunde you this daye in mount Eball and thou shalt plaster them with plaster And there shalte thou buylde vnto the Lorde thy god an aulter of stones and lyft vp no yron vpon them Thou shalt make the aulter of the Lorde thy god of hoole stones and offre burntofferynges theron vnto the Lorde thy god And thou shalte offre peaceofferynges shall eate there reioyce before the lorde thy God And thou shalt wryte vpon the stoones all the wordes of this lawe manyfestly and well And Moses and the Preestes the Leuites spake vnto all Israell sayenge take hede and heare O Israell this daye thou arte become the people of the Lorde thy God Thou shalt herken therfore vnto the
of a place that was toward the south and fell on his face to the grounde and worshypped thre tymes And they kyssed eyther other wepte togyther so longe tyll Dauid exceded in wepynge And Ionathas sayd to Dauid go in peace And the thyngê which we haue sworne both of vs in the name of the lorde sayenge the Lorde be bytwene the me and bytwene thy seed myne let them stand for euer And he rose and departed And Ionathas went into the towne ¶ Dauid fleeth into Nob. to Ahimelech the Preest getteth of hym the shew breade to satisfye his hunger Afterwarde he fleeth to kynge Achis there feyneth hym selfe to be mad CAPI XXI THen came Dauid to Nob to Ahimelech the preest And Ahimelech was a stonied at the sodayne coÌ„mynge of Dauid and sayde vnto hym Why arte thou alone no man with the And Dauid sayde to Ahimelech the preest the kynge hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded me to do a certayne thyng hath sayd vnto me let no man knowe where aboute I sende the and what I haue coÌ„maunded the to do And I haue appoynted my seruauÌ„tes to soch and soche places Nowe therfore yf y u has â—aught vnder thyne hande gyue me fyue loues of breade or what commeth to hande And the preest answered Dauid sayde there is no comen breade vnder my hande but here is halowed breade yf the yonge men haue kept them selues from vncleane women Dauid answered the Preest sayde vnto hym of a trueth women hath ben locked vp from vs aboute a thre dayes when I came out the ☞ vessels of the yonge men were holy Howe be it ☞ this waye is vnpure and howe muche more shall there be holynesse in the vyssell And so the preest gaue hym halowed bread for there was none other breade there saue the shew breades that were taken froÌ„ before the lorde to put freshe bread there the daye that it was taken awaye And there was there the same daye a certayne man of the seruauÌ„tes of Saull abydynge before the lorde named Doeg an Edomite the cheyfest of Sauls heerde men And Dauid sayd vnto Ahimelech is not here vnder thyne hande eyther speare or swerde For I haue neyther brought my swerde nor my harnesse with me bycause the kyngê busynes required hast And the Preest sayde the swerde of Goliath the Philistine whome thou sluest in the Oke valeye beholde it is here wrapt in a cloth behynde the Ephod Yf thou wylte take that take it for there is none other saue that here And Dauid sayd there is none to that gyue it me And Dauid arose fled the same daye from the presence of Saull went to Achis the kynge of Geth And the seruauntes of Achis sayd of him is not this Dauid the kyng of the lande dyd they not synge vnto him in daunces saynge Saul hath sleyne his thou sande Dauid his x. M And Dauid put those wordê into his herte was sore afrayd of Achis the kynge of Geth And he chauÌ„ged his speche before them and feyned hym selfe mad in theyr handes scrabled on the dores of the gate let his spattell fall downe vpon his bearde Then sayde Achis vnto his seruauntes Lo ye se that this man is besyde him selfe wherfore then haue ye brought him to me Haue I nede of mad men that ye haue brought this felowe to play the mad man in my presence Shall he come into my house ¶ Doeg betrayeth Dauid Ahimelech is accused of treson and sleyne and lxxxiiii preestes moo with hym bycause they receyued Dauid Nob is destroyed of Saull Abiathar fleeth to Dauid CAPI XXII DAuid therfore departed thence escaped and came vnto the caue Odollam When his brethren also al his fathers house herde it they went downe thyther to hym And there gathered vnto hym all men that were in coÌ„braunce in det troubled in theyr myndes he became a captayne ouer them And there were with him vpon a. iiii â— men And Dauid went thence to Mizpa in the lande of Moab sayd vnto the kynge of Moab let my father my mother I pray the ☞ come forth vnto you tyll I knowe what god wyl do for me And he brought them before the kynge of Moab they dwelte with hym all the whyle that Dauid kept hym selfe in holde And the prophet Gad sayde vnto Dauid Abyde not in holde but departe go into the lande of Iuda Then Dauid departed came in to the forest Hareth And Saul herde that Dauid was come abrode also the men that were with hym And Saull sat in Gibea vnder a tree in Rama hauynge his speare in his hande al his men stode about him And Saull sayd vnto his seruauÌ„tes that stoode about hym Heare I praye you ☞ ye sonnes of Iemini wyll the son of Isai gyue euery one of you feldes and vineyerdes and make you all captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds that ye haue also conspyred agaynst me there is none that telleth it me in myne eare And where as my son hath made a bonde w t the son of Isai there is none of you that mourneth for me or sheweth it in myne eate beholde my son hath styrred vp my seruaunt to laye awayte agaynst me this same daye Then answered Doeg the Edomite whiche also stode by the seruauntes of Saull sayde I sawe the son of Isai when he came to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitob whiche asked counsayle of the Lorde for hym gaue hym vyttayles the swerde of Goliath the Philistine also Then the kynge sent called for Ahimelech the preest the son of Ahitob all his fathers house that is to saye the preestes that were in Nob. And they came all to the kyng And Saull sayd heare nowe thou son of Ahitob He answered here I am my Lorde And Saull sayde vnto hym why haue ye coÌ„spyred agaynst me thou and the son of Isai in that thou hast gyuen hym vyttayle a swerde hast asked consayle of god for him that he shuld aryse agaynst me and laye awayte for me this day Ahimelech answered the kynge sayd who is so faythfull amonge all thy seruauÌ„tes as Dauid and therto the kynges son in lawe goeth at thy byddynge and is had in honoure in thyne house haue I this daye begon fyrst to aske counsayle of god for hym That be far from me let not the kynge put soch a thynge vnto his seruauÌ„t in all the house of my father For thy seruaunte knewe nothynge of all this eyther lesse or more The kynge sayde thou shalte surelye dye Ahimalech thou all thy fathers house And the kynge sayde vnto the fate men that stode aboute hym turne and sley the preestes of the Lorde bothe bycause theyr hande is with Dauid and bycause they knew when Dauid fled and shewed it not to me But the seruauntes of the kynge wolde not moue theyr handê to fal vpon the preestê of
shal be disapoynted but they that muse vpon good thynges vnto such shal happen mercy and faithfulnesse Diligent labour bryngeth riches but where many vayne wordes are truly there is scarcenesse ☞ Ryches are as a crowne vnto the wyse but the ignoraunce of fooles is very folyshenesse A faythfull wytnesse delyuereth soules but a lyar dysceuethe them The feare of the Lorde is a strong holde and his chyldren vnder a sure defence The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe to auoyde the snares of death The increase and prosperyte of the comens is the Kynges honoure but the decay of the people is the confusyon of the Prynce He that is pacyent hathe muche vnderstandynge but he that is soone displeased prouokethe folyshenesse A mery herte is the lyfe of the body but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones He that doth a poore man wrong blasphemeth hys maker but who so hathe pytie of the poore doth honoure vnto God The vngodly is afraied of euery parel but y ◠righteous hath a good hope euen ī death Wysdome resteth in the herte of hym that hath vnderstādinge and he shal be knowen among them that are vnlerned Ryghteousnesse setteth vp the people but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccyon A discrete seruaūte is a pleasure vnto y ◠Kynge but one that is nat honeste prouoketh hym vnto wrathe ¶ CAPI XV. A Softe answere putteth downe displeasure but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger The tonge of suche as be wyse vseth knowlege aryght as for a folyshe mouthe it babbleth out nothynge but folyshenesse The eyes of the Lorde loke on euery place bothe vpon y ◠good and bad A wholsome tong is a tree of life but he y ◠abuseth it hath a broken mynde A foole despyseth his fathers correccyon but he that taketh hede whan he is reproued shall haue the more vnderstandynge ⚜ VVere ryghteousnesse is plentyfull there is very greate power but ymaginaciōs of the vngodly shal be roted out The house of y ◠righteous is full of riches but y ◠increse of y ◠vngodly is my destrucciō A wise mouth poureth out knowledge but y ◠herte of the folyshe doth nat so The Lord abhorreth the sacrifice of y ◠vngodly but y ◠prayer of y ◠ryghteous is acceptable vnto hym The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde but who so foloweth ryghteousnes hym he loueth He that forsaketh the ryght waye shal be sore punyshed and who so hateth correccion shall dye Hell and perdiscion are konwne vnto the Lorde howe muche more then the hertes of of men A scornefull body loueth nat one that rebuketh hym neyther wyl he come vnto the wyse A mery herte maketh a chearful countenaunce but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy The herte of hym that hathe vnderstandynge dothe seke after knowledge but the mouth of fooles is fede with foolyshnesse All the dayes of y ◠poore are myserable but a quiete hert is as a contynual feast Better is a lytle with the feare of the Lorde then great treasure with sorowe Better is a measse of potage with loue then a fatte oxe with euell wyll An angrye man stereth vp stryfe but he that is pacyente stylleth discorde The waye of a slouthfull man is as it were hedged with thornes but the waye of the ryghteous is well clensed A wyse sonne maketh a glade father but an vndyscrete body shameth his mother A foole reioyseth in foolysh thynges but a wyse man loketh wel to his owne goynges Unaduysed thoughtes shall come to nought but where as mē are that can geue councell there is stedfastnesse A ioyfull thynge is it when a man geueth a conuient answere And very pleasaunte is a worde spoken in due season The waye of lyfe leadeth vnto heauen that a man shulde beware of hel beneth The Lord wyl breake downe the house of the proude but he shall make fast the borders of the wyndowe The Lorde abhorreth the ymaginacions of the wicked but pure wordes are pleasaūt vnto him The couetous man roteth vp his owne house but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue ⚜ Thorowe mercy and fayth are synnes pourged and thorowe the feare of the lorde dothe euery one eschue euell A ryghteous man museth in his mynde howe to do good but the mouth of the vngodly bryngeth forth euell thynges The Lorde is farre from the vngodly but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous Lyke as the clearnesse of the eyes reioyseth the herte so doth a good name fede y ◠bones The eare that harkeneth of the refourmacion of lyfe shal dwell amonge the wyse He that refuseth to be refourmed despyseth his owne soule but he that submitteth him selfe to correccyon is wyse The feare of the lorde is the ryght sience of wysdome and lowlynes goeth before honoure CAPI XVI A Man maye well ☞ purpose a thynge in his hert but the answere of the tōge commeth of the Lorde A man thynketh al his wayes to be cleane but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes Commytte thy workes vnto the Lorde and loke what thou deuysest it shall prospere The Lorde dothe all thynges for his owne sake yee and when he kepeth the vngodly for the daye of wrath The Lorde abhorreth all suche as be of a proude herte there may neyther strength nor power escape ⚜ The begynnynge of a good lyfe is to do ryghtwysnes for that is more accepted vnto God then to offre vp sacryfyces Wyth louynge mercy and faithfulnes synnes be forgeuen and who so feareth the Lorde eschueth euyll When a mans wayes please the Lorde he maketh hys very enemyes to be his frēdes Better it is to haue a lytle thynge with ryghteousnes then greate rentes wronge fully gotten A man deuyseth a waye in his herte but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges ☞ When the prophecy is in the lyppes of the kynge his mouth shal nat go wronge in iudgement A trewe measure and a trewe balaūce are the Lordes he maketh all weyghtes It is a great abhominacyon when kynges are wycked for a kynges seate shuld be holdē vp with righteousnesse Ryghteous lyppes are pleasaūt vnto kynges he that speaketh the trueth shal be beloued The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death but awyse man wyll pacifie hym The cherefull countenaunce of the kynge is lyfe and his louyng fauoure is as the euenynge dewe To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde and to get vnderstandynge is more worth then to haue syluer The path of the ryghteous is to eschue euel and who so loketh well to his wayes kepeth his owne soule Presumpteousnes goeth before destruccyō and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly then codeuyde the spoiles with the proude He that hādeleth a matter wysely opteyneth good and blessed is he that putteth hys trust in the Lorde Who so hathe a wyse vnderstandynge shal be
the wyldernesse namely they that were of Dathan and Abirams side and the furyous congregacion of Chore. This the Lorde sawe and it displeased hym and in hys wrothfull indignacion were they consumed A greate wonder dyd he vpon them and consumed them with the fyre Besydes thys he made Aaron yet more honorable and glorious He gaue hym an herytage and parted the fyrst frutes vnto him Unto hym specially he appoynted the bred for sustenaunce for the prestes dyd eat of the offrynges of y â— Lorde this gaue he vnto him and his sede Els had he no herytage nor porcion in the laÌ„de and with the people For the Lord hym selfe is his porcyon and enherytaunce The thyrde noble excelleÌ„t man is Phinehes y â— sonne of Eleazer which pleased the God of Israel because he had the zele and feare of the Lorde For wheÌ„ the people were turned backe he put hym selfe forth ryght sone and y â— with a good wyll to pacifye the wrath of the Lorde towarde Israell Therfore was there a couenauÌ„t of peace made w t him y t he shulde be the principal among the ryghteous in the people that he and his posterite shulde haue the offyce of the prsthode for euer Lyke as there was made a couenauÌ„t with Dauid of the trybe of Iuda that from amonge his sonnes onely there shulde be a kyng And that Aaron also and his se de shulde be the heritage to geue vs wysdome in our hert to iudge his people in righteousnes y â— hys goodes shulde not come in to forgetfulnes that their honoure might endure for euer CAPI XLVI ¶ The praise of Iosue Caleb and Samuell MAnly and stronge in battayll was Iesus the sonne of Naue which insteade of Moses y â— Prophete was geuen to be captayne of the people whiche accordinge vnto hys name was a greate sauyoure vnto the elect of god to punish the enemies that â—ose vp agaynst Israel y â— Israel myght optaine theyr inheritaunce O howe greate noble excellent was he when he lyft vp his hand drewe out his swerde agaynst the cytyes Who stode so manly before hym For the Lorde hym selfe brought in the enemyes Stode not the suÌ„ne styl at his commaundemente and one daye was as longe as two He called vpon the Hyest and moste myghtye when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery syde and the Lorde herde hym wyth the hayle stones They smote the Heytheneshe people myghtely in falling downe they slewe all the aduersaryes so that the Heathen knewe his hoost and al his defence y t the Lord hym selfe fought agaynst theÌ„ for he folowed vpoÌ„ the myghtie men of theÌ„ In the tyme of Moses also he and Caâ—ch the sonne of Iephune dyd a good worcke which stode agaynst the enemyes w t helde the people from synne stylled the wycked murmuring And of syxe huÌ„dreth thousaÌ„de people of fote they two were preserued to brige theÌ„ into y e heritage namely a â—ande that floweth with mylcke and hony The Lorde gaue streÌ„gth also vnto Caleb which remained with hym vnto his age so that he went vp into the hye places of the laÌ„de and his sede coÌ„quered the same for an herytage that al the chyldreÌ„ of Israel myght se howe good a thynge it is to be obedient vnto the Lorde And the iudges or rulers euery one after his name whose hert went not a whoryng nor departed from the Lord and that forsoke not the Lorde vnfaythfully whose remembrauÌ„ce hath a good reporte yee their bones florish out of their place and their names shal neuer be chauÌ„ged but honoure remayneth styl w t the childreÌ„ of those holy meÌ„ Samuel the Prophete beloued of the Lorde his God * ordayned a kyng anoynted the prynces ouer the people In the law of the Lorde he iudged the congregacyon and the Lorde had respecte vnto Iacob The Prophete was founde diligent in hys faythfulnes and he is knowen faythfull in his wordes He called vpon the Lord the almyghtye when the enemyes preased vpoÌ„ him on euery syde what tyme as he offred y â— suckyng lambes And the Lord thoÌ„dred froÌ„ heauen and made his voyce to be herd with a greate noyse He discomfyted the prynces of Tire all the rulers of the Philistines Before his laste ende he made protestacyon in the syghte of the Lorde and hys anoynted that he toke neyther substaunce nor good of eny man no not so muche as a sho and no man myght accuse hym After thys he tolde that hys ende was at hande and shewed the kynge also hys ende and deathe and from the earthe lyfte he vp hys voice in the prophecy that the vngodly people shulde peryshe ¶ The prayse of Nathan Dauid and Salomon CAPI XLVII AFterward in the time of king Dauid there rose vp a prophet called NathaÌ„ For like as y â— fat is taken away from the offeryng so was Dauid chosen out of the childreÌ„ of Israell He toke his pastyme with the lyons and as with kyddes and with beares lyke as with lambes Slewe he not a gyaunte when he was yet but yonge and toke away the rebuke froÌ„ his people what tyme as he toke the stone in hys hande and smote downe proude Goliath w t the sâ—inge For he called vpon the hyest Lorde whiche gaue him strength in hys ryghte hande so that he ouerthrewe the myghtye gyaunte in the battyll that he might set vp the horne of hys people agayne Thus brought he hym to worshpype aboue all prynces and made hym to haue a good reporte in the prayse of the Lorde that he shulde were a crowne of glory For he destroyed the enemies on euery syde roted out the Philystynes hys aduersaryes and brake theyr hornes in sunder lyke as it is broken yet thys daye In all hys worckes he praysed the Hyest and Holyest and ascâ—ybed the honour vnto hym With his whole hert dyd he prayse y â— Lorde and loued god that made hym He set syngers also before the aulter and in theyr tune he made swete songes He ordeyned to kepe the holy daies worshypfully and that the solempne feastes thorowe the whose yeare shulde be honorably holden with praysynge the name of the Lorde and with syngynge by tymes in the mornynge in the Sanctuary The Lorde toke awaye his synnes and exalted his horne for euer He gaue hym the couenauÌ„t of the kingdome and the trone of worshipe in Israell After hi there rose vp the wyse soÌ„ne called Salomon and for hys sake he droue the enemyes awaye farre of This SalomoÌ„ raigned w t peace in his tyme for God gaue him rest froÌ„ his enemyes on euery syde y t he myghe builde him an house in his name and prepare the SaÌ„ctuary for euer lyke as he was well instructe in hys youthe fylled with wysdome and vnderstandinge as it were with a water floude He couered and filled the whole lande with similitudes and
â— Sabboth and slewe both men catell theyr wyues theyr chyldren to the noÌ„bre of a thousande people When Mathathias his frendes herde this they mourned for them ryght sore and sayde one to another If so be that we all do as oure brethren haue done fyght not for our lyues for our lawes agaynst the Heathen then shall they the soner roce vs out of the earth So they concluded among theÌ„ selues at the same tyme sayeng Whatsoeuer he be that commeth to make battayll with vs vpon the Sabbath daye we wyll fyght agaynst him not dye all as oure brethren that were murthured so haynouly Upon this came the Synagoge of the Iewes vnto the stronge men or Israell all suche as were feruent in the lawe And all they that were fled for persecucyon came to helpe theÌ„ and to stande by theÌ„ In so much that they gathered an hoost of men slewe the wycked doers in their gelousy and the vngodly men in theyr wrath Some of the wycked fled vnto the Heathen and escaped Thus Mathathias his frendes went about and destroyed the aulters and circuÌ„cysed the children that had not yet receaued circuÌ„cisyon as many as they founde within the costes of Israel and folowed myghtely vpoÌ„ the chyldren of pryde and this acte prospered in theyr haÌ„des In so much that they kepte the lawe agaynste the power of the Gentyles the kynges and gaue not ouer theyr domynion vnto wycked doers After this when the tyme drewe on faste that Mathathias shulde dye he sayde vnto his sonnes Nowe is pryde and persecucyon increased nowe is the tyme of destruccion wrathfull dyspleasure wherfore O my sonnes be ye feruent in the lawe and leoparde youre lyues for the Testament of youre fathers call to remembraunce what actes our fathers dyd in theyr tyme so shal ye receaue greate honoure and an euerlastynge name Remembre AbraaÌ„ was not he founde faythful in temtacion and it was reckened vnto him for rightuousnes Ioseph i tyme of his trouble kepte the coÌ„maundement and was made a Lorde of Egipt Phinehes our father was so feruent for y â— honour of God that he optayned the couenaunt of an euerlastynge presthode Iosue for fulfyllinge y â— worde of God was made the captayne of Israel Caleb bare recorde before the coÌ„gre gacyon and receaued an heretage Dauid also in his mercyfull kyndnesse optayned the trone of an euerlastynge kyngdome Elias beyng gelous ferueÌ„t in the lawe was taken vp into heauen Hananias Asarias Mysael remayned stedfast in fayth and were delyuered out of the fyre In lyke maner Daniel beinge vngyltye was saued from the mouth of the Lyons And thus ye maye consydre thorow out all ages sence y â— worlde begaÌ„neê that whosoeuer put their trust in God were not ouer come Feare not ye then y â— wordes of an vngodly man for his glory is but donge and wormes to day is he set vp and to morowe is he gone for he is turned into earth his memoryal is come to naught Wherfore O my sonnes take good hertes vnto you and quyte youre selues lyke men in the lawe for yf ye do the chynges that are commaunded you in the lawe of the Lorde youre God ye shal optayne greate honoure therin And beholde I knowe that your brother Symon is a man of wysdome se y â— ye geue eare vnto hym alwaye he shal be a father vnto you As for Iudas Machabeus he hathe euer bene mightye stronge from his youth vp let him be your captayne ordre the battayll of y â— people thus shal ye brynge vnto you al those y â— fauoure the lawe and se that ye auenge the wroÌ„ge of your people recompence the Heathen agayne applye yourselues whole to the commaundement of the lawe So he gaue them his blessynge and was layed by his fathers died in the C. xlvi yeare at Modyn where hys soÌ„nes buryed him in hys fathers sepulcre and all Israell made greate lamentacyon for hym ¶ Iudas is made ruler ouer the Iewes He kylleth Appollonius and Scran the Prince of Syrta The confydence of Iudas towarde God Iudas determyneth to fyght agaynst Lysias whom Antiochus had made cuptayne ouer his host The prayer of the absteyncts CAPI III. THEN stode vp Iudas Machabeus in his fathers steade all his brethren helped hym and so dyd all they that helde wyth hys father and fought wyth cherefulnesse for Israell So Iudas gat hys people great honoure He put on a brest plate as a gyaunte arayed him selfe wyth hys harnesse and defended the hoste with hys swearde In his actes he was lyke a Lyon as a lyons whelpe roaringe at his praye He was an enemye to the wycked hunted theÌ„ out brent vp those y â— vexed his people So that his enemyes fled for feare of hym and all y â— workers of vngodlynes were put to trouble suche lucke prosperyte was in his haÌ„de This greued dyuerse kynges but Iacob was greatly reioysed thorow his actes he gat him selfe a great name for euer He wente thorow the cyties of Iuda destroyenge the vngodly out of theÌ„ turnynge awaye the wrath from Israell and receauynge such as were oppressed and the fame of him went vnto the vtter most parte of the earth Then Appollonius a prynce of Syria gathered a myghtye greate hoost of the HeatheÌ„ out of Samaria to fight agaynst Israell Which when Iudas perceaued he went forth to mete hym fought with hym slewe him and a great multitude with him the remnauÌ„t fled he toke theyr substauÌ„ce Iudas also toke Appolonius owne swerde and fought with it all his lyfe longe Now wheÌ„ Seron an other prynce of Siria herde saye y â— Iudas had gathered vnto hym the coÌ„gregacyon church of the faythful he sayde I wyl get me a name a pray se thorowe out y â— realme for I wyl go fyght with Iudas them that are with hym as many as haue despysed the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement So he made hym ready and there went with him a greate myghtye hoost of y â— vngodly to stande by him and to be aueÌ„ged of the chyldren of Israell And when they came nye vnto Bethoron Iudas weÌ„t forth agaynst them with a small company And when hys people sawe such a great hoost be fore them they sayde vnto Iudas Howe are we able beinge so fewe to fyght agaynst so great a multitude and so strong seinge we be so weery and haue fasted all thys daye But Iudas sayde It is a smal matter for many to be ouercomed w t fewe yee there is no difference to the God of heauen to delyuer by a great multitude or by a smal coÌ„pany for the victory of the battell staÌ„deth not in y â— multitude of the host but y â— streÌ„gth commeth from heauen Beholde they come agaynst vs with a presumptnous proude multytude to destroye vs oure