howe wonderfull art thou in thy workes thorow the greatnes of thy power thyne enemies shal be founde liers vnto thee 3 For all they of the worlde shall worship thee and sing psalmes vnto thee they shall sing psalmes vnto thy holy name Selah 4 Come hither and beholde the workes of the Lorde howe wonderfull he is in his doing towarde the chyldren of men 5 He turneth the sea into drye lande so that they went thorowe the water on foote there dyd we reioyce in him 6 He ruleth with his power for euer his eyes beholdeth the gentiles such as be rebels shal not come to promotion Selah 7 O ye people blesse your Lorde and make the voyce of his praise to be heard 8 Who preserueth our soule in life and suffereth not our feete to slip 9 For thou O Lord hast proued vs thou hast tryed vs like as siluer is tryed 01 Thou broughtest vs into the snare and layde trouble vpon our loynes 11 Thou sufferedst men to ride ouer our heades we went through fire and water and yet thou broughtest vs out into a pleasaunt place 12 I wyll go into thy house with burnt offeringes and I wyll pay thee my vowes whiche I promised with my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble 13 I wyll offer vnto thee fat burnt sacrifices with the incense of rammes I will offer bullockes and goates Selah 14 O come hither hearken and I wil tell all you that feare the Lorde what he hath done for my soule 15 I called vnto hym with my mouth and I exalted him with my tongue 16 If I had inclined vnto wickednes in my heart the Lorde woulde not haue hearde me but the Lorde hath hearde me considered the voyce of my prayer 17 Blessed be the Lorde which hath not reiected my prayer nor turned his mercye from me The argument of the .lxvii. psalme ¶ The prophete in the name of the people of Israel besecheth God of his fauour and mercy that his commaundementes may be published to the whole world so that by that meanes God might be praysed and all people blessed ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth a psalme whiche is a song 1 THe Lord be mercyfull vnto vs and blesse vs and cause the light of his coūtenaunce to shine vpon vs. Selah 2 That thy way may be knowen vpon the earth thy saluation among all nations 3 Then wyll the people prayse thee O Lorde yea all the people wyll prayse thee 4 The Gentiles will reioyce triumph for thou wylt iudge the people and gouerne the gentiles vpon the earth according to equitie Selah 5 The people will prayse thee O Lord all the people wyll prayse thee 6 Then shall the earth bryng foorth her increase and the Lorde our Lord will geue vs his blessing 7 The Lorde will blesse vs and all the endes of the worlde shall feare him ¶ The argument of the .lxviij. Psalme ¶ Dauid after some notable victorie thanketh God who is and hath ben through his mightie power a present helpe and comfort to the afflicted to orphans widdowes and prisoners that sit in darknesse who also ouerthroweth with his mightie arme all wickednesse and his agaynesayers and maketh them his subiectes for euer to the great ioy of the godly ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid which is a song 1 IN case the Lorde woulde aryse his enemies woulde be scattered and they that hate hym woulde flee from his face 2 Lyke as the smoke vanisheth so wylt thou cause them to vanishe away and lyke as water melteth at the fire so wyll the vngodly perishe at the presence of the Lorde 3 But the ryghteous must be glad and reioyce before the Lorde they shall not stande styll for myrth 4 Syng vnto the Lorde syng psalmes vnto his name magnifie hym that rideth vpon the heauens as it were vpon an horse in his name euerlastyng and reioyce before his face 5 He is a father of the fatherlesse and the iudge of widdowes he is the Lord in his holy habitation 6 He is the Lord that maketh those that dwell alone to haue a familie and bryngeth prisoners out of the stockes 7 But rebelles did inhabite a dry ground O Lorde when thou wentest foorth before the people when thou wentest through the wyldernesse Selah 8 The earth shoke and the heauens dropped at the presence of the Lorde euen Sinai it selfe shoke at the presence of the Lorde Lorde of Israel 9 Thou O Lorde dydst cause rayne to fall at thy gratious pleasure and when thine inheritaunce was weery thou dydst hearten it 10 Thy flocke dwelleth there for thou O Lorde doest of thy goodnesse prepare for the poore 11 The Lorde gaue the worde great was the company of the preachers 12 Kynges with their armies dyd flee they dyd flee and the ornament of an house deuided the spoyle 13 Though ye haue lyen among the pottes yet shall ye be as the wynges of a doue that is couered with siluer and hath her fethers as yelowe as golde 14 When the almightie scattered kynges in it it was as whyte as snowe in Salmon 15 As the hyll of Basan so is Gods hill euen an hygh hyll as the hyll of Basan 19 Why skyp you so ye high hylles this is the Lordes hyll in the which it pleaseth hym to dwell yea God wyll abyde in it for euer 17 The charettes of y e Lorde are twentie thousande euen thousandes of angels and the Lorde is among them in holy Sinai 18 Thou wenst vp on high thou hastled * captiuitie captiue thou hast receaued gyftes for men yea euen for those that be disobedient that God the Lorde myght dwell among them 19 Blessed be the Lorde who day by day powreth his benefites vpon vs and is God of our saluation Selah 20 The Lorde is our Lorde for to saue * vs and all maner of wayes for death pertayneth to God the Lorde 21 God wyll wounde the head of his enemies and the heary scalpe of hym who goeth on styll in his wickednesse 22 The Lorde hath sayde I wyll bryng my people agayne out from Basan I wyll bryng them agayne out from the deepe of the sea 23 That thy footes and the tongue of thy * dogges may be made redde in the blood of the enemies by his meanes 24 They do well see O Lorde thy goynges thy goynges in the sanctuarie my Lorde and kyng 25 The singers go before the minstrelles folowe after in the myddest are the damselles playing with the timbrelles 26 In the congregations they do blesse the Lorde the God of the fountayne of Israel 27 There is litle Beniamin their ruler the princes of Iehuda their counsell the princes of Zabulon and the princes of Nepthali 28 Thy Lord hath ordeyned thy strength establishe the thing O Lorde that thou hast wrought in vs. 29 For thy temple sake at Hierusalem
ouer against the middest within the networke pomegranets and vpon the second head peece were there two hundred pomegranets in two rowes round about 21 And he set vp the pillers in the porch of the temple And when he had set vp the right piller he called the name therof Iachin and when he had set vp the left piller he called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And vpon the top of the pillers were lillie worke so was the workmanship of the pillers finished 23 And he made a moulten lauatorie ten cubites wide from brim to brim round in compasse and fiue cubites hie And a string of thirtie cubites did compasse it about 24 And vnder the brim of it there were knoppes round about ten in one cubite and thei compassed the lauatorie round about And the knoppes were cast with it in two rowes when it was cast 25 And it stoode on twelue oxen of which three loked toward the north three toward the west three toward the south and three toward the east and the lauatorie stoode vpon them and al their hinder partes were inward 26 It was an hand breadth thicke and the brym was wrought lyke the brym of a cup with flowres of lilies and it contained two thousand battes 27 And he made ten feete of brasse foure cubites long and foure cubites broade a peece and three cubites hie 28 And the worke of the feete was on this maner They had sides and the sides were betweene the ledges 29 And on the sides that were betweene the ledges were lions oxen and Cherubs and likewise vpō the ledges that were aboue and beneath the lions and oxen were certayne additions made of thynne worke 30 And vnder euery foote were foure brasen wheeles and boordes of brasse and in the foure corners thereof vnder the lauatorie were vndersetters moulten at the side of euery addition 31 And the stalke of the lauatorie was in the middle of it and aboue one cubite But the stalke thereof was round after the worke of the foote a cubite a halfe and also vpon the stalke were grauings with their bands foure square and not round 32 And vnder the sydes were foure wheeles and the axeltrees ioyned fast to the bottome and the height of euery wheele was a cubite and an halfe 33 And the workmanship of the wheeles was lyke the worke of a charet wheele and the axeltrees the nauelles spokes and shaftes were al moulten 34 And there were foure vndersetters in the foure corners of one foote the vndersetters were of y e very bottome selfe 35 And in the height of the bottome was there a rounde compasse of halfe a cubite hie and in that height of the bottome there proceeded both ledges and sydes out of the same 36 For in the boordes of the ledges and on the sydes he had grauen pictures of Cherubims lions paulme trees one by another rounde about 37 Thus made he the ten feete after this maner and they had all one fashion of casting one measure and one syse 38 Then made he ten lauers of brasse one lauer contayning fourtie battes and euery lauer was foure cubites vpon euery one of the ten feete he put one lauer 39 And he put fiue of those feete on the ryght syde of the house and other fiue on the left and he set the lauatorie on the right syde of the house eastward and toward the south 40 And Hiram made pots shouels and basons so finished all the worke that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lorde 41 That is to say two pillers and two round head peeces that were to be set on the toppes of the two pillers 42 And foure hundred pomegranates for the two networkes euen two rowes of pomegranates in one networke to couer the two head peeces that were to be set on the toppes of the pillers ' 43 And the ten feete and ten lauers on ' the feete ' 44 The lauatorie and twelue oxen vnder ' it 45 And pottes shouels and basons And all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomō for the house of the Lord were of bright brasse 46 In the playne of Iordane did the king cast them euen in the thicke claye betweene Socoh and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels vnwayed because they were so exceeding many neither founde they out the waight of the brasse 48 And so Solomon made al the vessels that parteyned vnto the house of the Lorde the golden aulter and the golden table wheron the shew bread was 49 And fiue candelstickes for the ryght side and fiue for the left before the quier of pure golde with flowres lampes and snuffers of golde 50 And bowles flat peeces basons spoones masours of pure golde and hyndges made he of golde both for the doores of the quier the place most holy and for the doores of the temple also 51 And so was ended all the worke that king Solomon made for the house of the Lorde And Solomon brought in the thinges which Dauid his father had dedicated euen the siluer golde and vessels and layde them vp among the treasures of the house of the Lord. ¶ The .viii. Chapter 4 The arke is borne into the temple 10 A cloude filleth the temple 15 The king blesseth the people 1 THen Solomon gathered the elders of Israel al the heads of the tribes and them that were captaynes amōg the fathers of the children of Israel vnto him in Hierusalem that they might bring vp the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde out of the citie of Dauid which is Sion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled vnto king Solomon to the feast that falleth in the moneth Ethanim which is the seuenth moneth 3 And al the elders of Israel were come and the priestes tooke vp the arke 4 And they bare the arke of the Lorde the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle those dyd the priestes and the leuites beare 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled vnto him and went with him before the arke did offer sheepe and oxen that could not be tolde nor numbred for multitude 6 And so the priestes brought the arke of the appoyntment of the Lord vnto his place euen into the quier of the temple and place most holy vnder the winges of the Cherubs 7 For the Cherubs stretched out their winges ouer the place of the arke and couered both it and also the staues therof a hie vpon it 8 And they drew out the staues that the endes of them might appeare out of the holy place within the quier but they were not seene without and there they haue ben vnto this day 9 And there was nothing in the arke saue the two tables of stone which Moyses put there at Horeb in y e which tables the Lorde made an appoyntment with the children of Israel when he brought them
the wyng of the other Cherub 12 And euen so the one wyng of the other Cherub was fiue cubites reaching to the wall of the house and the other wyng was fiue cubites also and reached to the wyng of the other Cherub 13 So that the wynges of the sayde Cherubs were stretched out twentie cubites and they stoode on their feete and loked inwardes 14 And he made a fore hanging of yelow silke purple crymosin and fine white caused the pictures of Cherubs to be brodred theron 15 And he made before the house two pillers of thirtie and fiue cubites high and the head that was aboue on the top of euery one of them was fiue cubites 16 And he made chaynes of wreathē worke for the quier put them on the heades of the pillers and made an hundred pomegranates and put them on the chaynes 17 And he reared vp the pillers before the temple one on the right hande and the other on the left and called the right Iachin and the left Boaz. The .iiii. Chapter 1 The aulter of brasse 2 The lauatorie 6 The caldrons 7 The candelstickes c. 1 ANd he made an aulter of brasse twentie cubites long and twentie cubites broade and ten cubites hie 2 And he cast a brasen lauatorie of ten cubites from brym to brym rounde in compasse and fiue cubites hie and a line of thirtie cubites dyd compasse it round about 3 And vnder it was the fashion of oxen whiche dyd compasse it rounde about with ten cubites dyd they compasse the lauatorie rounde about and there were two rowes of oxen whiche were cast lyke molten worke 4 And it stoode also vpon twelue oxen three loked towarde the north three towarde the west three toward the south and three toward the east and the lauatorie was set vpon them and all their backes were towarde the lauatorie 5 And the thyckest of it was an hande breadth and the brym like the brym of a cuppe with floures of lilies and it receaued and helde three thousande battes 6 And he made ten lauers and put fiue on the right hand and fiue on the left to washe and clense in them such thinges as they offered for a burnt offring But the great lauatorie was for the priestes to washe in 7 And he made ten candelstickes of gold according to the patterne that was geuē of them and put them in the temple fiue on the right hande and fiue on the left 8 And he made also ten tables and put them in the temple fiue on the right side and fiue on the left And he made an hundred basens of golde 9 And he made the court of the priestes and the great court and doores to it and ouerlayde the doores of them with brasse 10 And he set the great lauatorie on the right side of the east ende ouer against the south 11 And Hiram made pottes shouels and basens finished the worke that he was appoynted to make for king Solomon in the house of God 12 The two pillers and the bowles and the pommels on the toppe of the two pillers and the two wreathes to couer the two bowles of the pommels whiche were on the toppe of the pillers 13 And foure hundred pomegranates on the two wreathes two rowes of pomegranates on one wreath to couer the two bowles of the pomels 14 And he made two bottomes and lauers made he vpon the bottomes 15 The great lauatorie and twelue oxen vnder it 16 Pottes also shouels and fleshhokes and all these vessels dyd Hiram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brasse 17 In the playne of Iordane did the king cast them euen in the clay grounde that is betweene Socoth and Zaredatha 18 And Solomon made al these vessels in great aboundaunce for the weyght of brasse coulde not be reckened 19 And Solomon made al the vessels that were for the house of God the golden aulter also the tables to set the shewe bread vpon 20 Moreouer the candelstickes with their lampes to burne after the maner before the quier and that of precious golde 21 And the floures and the lampes and the snoffers made he of golde and that perfect golde 22 And the dressing knyues basens spoones and censers of pure golde And the doore of the temple and the inner doores within the place most holy and the inner doores of the temple were gilted The .v. Chapter 1 The things dedicated by Dauid are put in the temple 2 The arke is brought into the temple 10 What was within it 12 They sing prayse to the Lorde 1 ANd so all the worke that Solomon made in the house of the lord was finished And Solomon brought in all the thinges that Dauid his father had dedicated with the siluer and golde and al the iewels and put them among the treasures of the house of God 2 Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel together and all the heades of the tribes and auncient fathers of the children of Israel vnto Hierusalem to bring the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde out of the citie of Dauid whiche is in Sion 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel resorted vnto the king in the feast euen in the seuenth moneth 4 And all the elders of Israel came and the Leuites toke vp the arke 5 And the priestes the Leuites brought away the arke of the tabernacle of y e congregatiō al the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle and they bare them 6 And king Solomon all the congregation of Israel that were assembled vnto him before the arke offered sheepe and oxen so many that they coulde not be tolde nor numbred for multitude 7 And the priestes brought the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde vnto his place euen into the quier of the temple within the place most holy and set it vnder the wynges of the Cherubs 8 So that the Cherubs stretched out their wynges ouer the place of the arke and the Cherubs couered both the arke and her barres aboue on hye 9 And the barres of the arke were so long that the heades of the barres were seene without the arke within the quier but not without and there the arke remayned vnto this day 10 But there was nothing in the arke saue the two tables which Moyses put therin at Horeb when the Lord made a couenaunt with the children of Israel after they were come out of Egypt 11 And it fortuned that when the priestes were come out of the holy place for all the priestes that were present were sanctified and did not then wayte by course 12 That both the Leuites and the singers vnder Asaph Heman and Ieduthun were appoynted to sundry offices with their children and brethren and were arayed in syne whyte hauing cymbales psalteries and harpes and stoode at the east ende of the aulter and by them an hundred and twentie priestes blowing with trumpets 13 And the trumpet
haste and take as thou hast saide the rayment and the horse and do euen so vnto Mardocheus the Iewe that sitteth before the kinges gate and let nothing faile of all that thou hast spoken 11 Then toke Haman the rayment and the horse and arayed Mardocheus and brought him on horsebacke through the streete of the citie and proclaymed before him Euen this shall it be done vnto the man whom the king is disposed to honour 12 And Mardocheus came againe to the kinges gate but Haman gat him home in all the haste mourning and his head couered 13 And tolde Zares his wyfe and all his friendes euery thing that had befallen him Then saide his wise men and Zares his wyfe vnto him If it be Mardocheus of the seede of the Iewes before whō thou hast begun to fall thou shalt not preuaile against him but shalt surely fall before him 14 And whyle they were yet talking with him came the kinges chamberlaynes caused Haman to make hast to come vnto the banket that Esther had prepared ¶ The .vij. Chapter ◠The queene biddeth the king and Haman againe and prayeth for her selfe and her people 6 She accuseth Haman and he is hanged on the galous which he had prepared for Mardocheus 1 AND the king and Haman came to bancket with the queene Esther 2 And the king saide againe vnto Esther on the seconde day at the bancket of wine What is thy petition queene Esther that it may be geuen thee And what requirest thou if it be euen to the halfe of the empire it shal be done 3 And Esther the queene aunswered and saide If I haue found grace in thy sight O king and if it please the king then graunt me my lyfe at my desire and my people for my petitions sake 4 For we are solde I and my people to be destroyed to be slaine and to perishe And would God that we were solde to be bondmen and bondwomen then would I holde my tongue although the enemie coulde not recompence the kinges losse 5 The king Ahasuerus aunswered and saide vnto queene Esther Who is he And where is he that dare presume in his minde to do after that maner 6 And Esther saide the enemie and aduersarie is this wicked Haman Then Haman was exceedingly afrayde before the king and the queene 7 And the king arose from the bancket and from the wine in his displeasure and went into the palace garden And Haman stoode vp and besought queene Esther for his lyfe for he saw that there was a mischiefe prepared for him of the king alreadie 8 And when the king came againe out of the palace gardē into the place where they dranke wine Haman had layde him vpon the bed that Esther sate vpon Then saide the king wil he force the queene also before me in the house As soone as that worde went out of the kinges mouth they couered Hamans face 9 And Harbona one of the chamberlaynes that stoode before the king said◠Beholde there standeth yet a galous in Hamans house fiftie cubites hye which he had made for Mardocheus that spake good for the king Then the king saide Hang him thereon 10 So they hanged Haman on the galous that he had made for Mardocheus Then was the kinges wrath pacified ¶ The .viii. Chapter 1 After the death of Haman was Mardocheus exalted 14 Comfortable letters are sent vnto the Iewes 1 THe same day did king Ahasuerus geue the house of Haman the Iewes enemie vnto queene Esther and Mardocheus came before the king for Esther tolde what he was vnto her 2 And the king toke of his ring which he had taken from Haman and gaue it vnto Mardocheus And Esther sette Mardocheus ouer the house of Haman 3 And Esther spake yet more before the king and fel downe at his feete weping and besought him that he would put away the wickednesse of Haman the Agagite and his deuice that he had imagined against the Iewes 4 And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther Then rose Esther and stode before the king 5 And saide if it please the king and if I haue founde grace in his sight and if it be acceptable before the king and I please him then let it be writtē that the letters of the deuise of Haman the sonne of Hamadatha the Agagite may be called againe which letters he wrote to destroy the Iewes which are in all the kinges prouinces 6 For how can I suffer and see the euill that shall come vnto my people or how can I beare and loke vpon the destruction of my kindred 7 And the king Ahasuerus saide vnto queene Esther and to Mardocheus the Iewe Beholde I haue geuen Esther the house of Haman whom they haue hanged vpon a tree because he layde hand vpon the Iewes 8 Write ye also for the Iewes as it lyketh you in the kinges name and seale it with the kinges ring For the writinges that were written in the kinges name and sealed with the kinges ring durst no man disanul 9 Then were the kinges scribes called at the same time euen in the thirde moneth that is the moneth Swan on the three and twentie day thereof and it was written according to all as Mardocheus commaūded vnto the Iewes and to the princes to the debuties and captaynes in the prouinces which are from India vnto Ethiopia namely an hundred twentie and seuen prouinces vnto euery prouince according to the writing thereof and vnto euery people after their speach and to the Iewes according to their writing and language 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name sealed it with the kinges ring and by postes that rode vpon horses and swyft young Mules sent he the writinges 11 Wherin the king graunted the Iewes in what cities soeuer they were to gather themselues together and to stand for their lyfe and for to roote out to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that woulde trouble them both children and women and to spoyle their goodes 12 Vpon one day in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth which is the moneth Adar 13 The summe of the writing was how there shoulde be a commaundement geuen in all and euery prouince and published among all people and that the Iewes should be redy against that day to auenge them selues on their enemies 14 And so the postes that rode vpon the swyft Horses and Mules made haste with all speede to execute the kinges word and the commaundement was deuised in Susan the chiefe citie 15 And Mardocheus went out from the king in royall apparell of yelowe and white with a great crowne of golde being arayed with a garment of silke and purple and the citie of Susan reioysed and was glad 16 And vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse ioy and worship 17 In all prouinces and cities into what places soeuer the kinges word and commaundement
me Let my people go that they may serue me 4 Or els if thou refuse to let my people go beholde to morowe wyll I bryng greshoppers into thy coastes 5 And they shall couer the face of the earth that it can not be seene and they shall eate the residue which remayneth vnto you and is escaped from the hayle and they shall eate euery greene tree that beareth you fruite in the fielde 6 And they shall fill thy houses and all thy seruauntes houses and the houses of all the Egyptians after suche a maner as neyther thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue seene since the tyme they were vpon the earth vnto this day And he turned him selfe about and went out from Pharao 7 And Pharaos seruauntes sayde vnto him howe long shall he be hurtfull vnto vs Let the men go that they may serue the Lorde their God knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed 8 And Moyses Aaron were brought againe vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Go and serue the Lorde your God but who are they that shall go 9 And Moyses aunswered we will go with our young and with our olde yea and with our sonnes with our daughters and with our sheepe and with our oxen we must go for we must holde a feast vnto the Lorde 10 And he said vnto them Let the Lord be so with you as I will let you go and your chyldren take heede for ye haue some mischiefe in hande 11 Nay not so but go they that are men and serue the Lorde for that was your desire And they were thrust out of Pharaos presence 12 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Stretch out thyne hand ouer the lande of Egypt for greshoppers that they may come vpon the land of Egypt and eate all the hearbes of the lande and all that the hayle left behynde 13 And Moyses stretched foorth his rod ouer the lande of Egypt and the Lorde brought an east winde vpon the lande all that day and all that nyght and in the morning the east winde brought the greshoppers 14 And the greshoppers went vp ouer all the lande of Egypt and remayned in all quarters of Egypt very greeuouslye before them were there no suche greshoppers neither after them shal be 15 For they couered all the face of the earth so that the lande was darke and they did eate al the hearbes of the land and all the fruites of the trees whatsoeuer the hayle had lefte there was no greene thyng left in the trees hearbes of the fielde through al y e land of Egypt 16 Therefore Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron in haste and sayde I haue sinned agaynst the Lord your God and agaynst you 17 And nowe forgeue me my sinne only this once and pray vnto the Lord your God that he may take awaye from me this death only 18 And Moyses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde 19 And the Lorde turned a myghtie strong west wynde and it toke awaye the grashoppers and cast them into the red sea so that there was not one grashopper in all the coastes of Egypt 20 And the Lorde hardened Pharaos heart so that he woulde not let the children of Israel go 21 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Stretche out thy hande vnto heauen that there may be vpon the lande of Egypt darknesse which may be felt 22 And Moyses stretched foorth his hand vnto heauen and there was a thicke darkenesse vpon all the lande of Egypt three dayes long 23 No man sawe another neither rose vp from the place where he was by the space of three dayes But al the children of Israel had light where thei dwelled 24 And Pharao called for Moyses and sayde Go and serue the Lorde onlye let your sheepe your oxen abyde and let your chyldren go with you 25 And Moyses sayde Thou must geue vs also offeringes and burnt offeringes for to do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God 26 Our cattell also shall go with vs and there shall not one hoofe be left behynd for therof must we take to serue y e Lorde our God neither do we knowe with what we must do seruice vnto the Lord vntyll we come thyther 27 But the Lorde hardened Pharaos heart and he woulde not let them go 28 And Pharao sayde vnto hym Get thee from me and take heede vnto thy selfe that thou seest my face no more for whensoeuer thou commest in my syght thou shalt dye 29 And Moyses sayde Let it be as thou hast sayde I wyll see thy face no more ¶ The .xj. Chapter 1 The Lorde commaundeth the Hebrewes to robbe the Egyptians 4 The death of the first borne of all thynges 1 AND the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Yet wyl I brynge one plague more vpō Pharao and vpon Egypt and after that he wyll let you go hence when he shal let you go quite he shall vtterly dryue you hence 2 Speake thou therfore in the eares of the people that euery man borowe of his neighbour and euery woman of her neighbour iewels of syluer and iewels of golde 3 And the Lorde shall geue the people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians Moreouer Moyses was a very great man in the lande of Egypt in the syght of Pharaos seruauntes and in the syght of the people 4 And Moyses sayde Thus sayth the Lorde At mydnyght wyll I go out into the myddest of Egypt 5 And all the first borne in all the land of Egypt shall dye euen frō the first borne of Pharao that sytteth on his seate vnto the first borne of the mayde seruaunt that is behynde the myll and all the first gendred of the cattell 6 And there shal be a great crye throughout all the lande of Egypt such as there was neuer none lyke nor shal be 7 But amongst the chyldren of Israel shal not a dogge moue his tounge from a man vnto a beast that ye may knowe how that the Lord putteth a difference betweene the Egyptians and Israel 8 And these thy seruauntes shal al come downe vnto me and fall before me and say Get thee out and all the people that are vnder thee and then wyll I depart And he went out from Pharao with an angry countenaunce 9 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Pharao shall not heare you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 And Moyses and Aaron dyd all these wonders before Pharao And the Lord hardened Pharaos heart so that he woulde not let the chyldren of Israel go out of his lande ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 The charge and maner of eatyng of the Passouer 26 A charge is geuen parentes to teache their chyldren the misterie of the Passouer 29 The murder of the first borne of Egypt 31 Pharao casteth out the chyldren of Israel 35 The Iewes do robbe the Egyptians of golden and syluer vessels 37 The chyldren of Israel do go out 40 They dwelt in
it vp till the morning as Moyses bad and it did not corrupt neyther bred there any worme therein 25 And Moyses sayde eate that to day for it is the sabboth vnto the Lorde to day ye shall not finde it in the fielde 26 Sixe dayes ye shall gather it and in the seuenth day whiche is the sabboth in it there shal be none 27 Notwithstandyng there went out some of the people in the seuenth day for to gather and they founde none 28 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Howe long refuse ye to kepe my commaundementes and my lawes 29 See the Lorde hath geuen you a sabboth therfore he geueth you the sixt day bread for two dayes byde therfore euerye man at home and let no man go out of his place the seuenth day 30 And the people rested the seuenth day 31 And the house of Israel called the name therof Manna and it was like coriander seede but yet whyte and the taste of it was lyke wafers made with honye 32 And Moyses sayd this is that which the Lorde commaundeth fill a gomer of it whiche may be kept for your chyldren after you that they may see the bread wherwith I haue fed you in the wyldernesse when I brought you out of the lande of Egypt 33 And Moyses spake vnto Aaron Take a pot and put a gomer full of Manna therein and lay it vp before the Lorde to be kept for your children after you 34 As the Lorde commaunded Moyses so Aaron layde it vp before the testimonie to be kept 35 And the chyldren of Israel dyd eate Manna fourtie yeres vntil thei came to a land inhabited and so they did eate Manna euen vntill they came vnto the borders of the lande of Chanaan 36 A gomer is the tenth part of an epha ¶ The .xvij. Chapter 1 They come vnto Raphidim 2 They grudge for want of water 4 Moyses prayeth to God 6 Water is geuen out of the rocke 7 To tempt God 8 The Amalekites be slayne of the childrē of Israel 10 Iosue 14 God foretelleth the destruction of the Amalekites 1 AND all the congregation of the children of Israel went on theyr iourneys frō the wyldernesse of Sin after the commaundement of the Lorde and pitched in Raphidim there was no water for the people to drinke 2 And y e people dyd chyde with Moyses and sayde geue vs water to drinke Moyses said vnto them why chyde you with me wherfore do ye tempt y e Lord 3 There the people thirsted for water and y e people murmured agaynst Moyses and saide wherefore hast thou thus brought vs vp out of Egypt to kil me my children and my cattell with thyrst 4 And Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde saying What shall I do vnto this people they be almost redy to stone me 5 And the Lorde said vnto Moyses Go before the people and take with thee of the elders of Israel thy rod wherewith thou smotest the ryuer take in thine hande and go 6 Beholde I stande before thee vpon the rocke that is in Horeb thou shalt smyte the rocke and there shall come water out thereof that the people may drinke And Moyses dyd euen so before the eyes of the elders of Israel 7 And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the chiding of the children of Israel and because they tempted the Lorde saying Is the Lorde amongest vs or not 8 Then came Amelec and fought with Israel in Raphidim 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Iosua Chose vs out men and go fight with Amelec and to morowe I will stande on the toppe of the hill and the rodde of God shal be in my hande 10 Iosua did as Moyses bad hym and fought with Amelec and Moyses and Aaron and Hur went vp to the toppe of the hyll 11 And it came to passe that when Moyses helde vp his hande Israel had the better and when he let his hande downe Amelec had the better 12 But Moyses hands were heauie and therfore they toke a stone and put it vnder him and he sat downe theron and Aaron and Hur stayed vp his handes the one on the one side and the other on the other side And his handes remayned stedye vntill the goyng downe of the sunne 13 And Iosua discomforted Amelec and his people with the edge of the sworde 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Wryte this for a remembraunce in a booke and commit it into the eares of Iosua for I will vtterly put out the remembraunce of Amelec from vnder heauen 15 And Moyses made an aulter and called the name of it The Lorde is he that worketh miracles for me 16 For he said the hande is on the seate of God the Lord wil haue warre with Amalec frō generation to generation ¶ The .xviij. Chapter 1 Iethro commeth to see Moyses and the wyfe and children of Moyses 8 Moyses declareth the deliueraunce of the chyldren of Israel to his father in lawe 10 Iethro confessing the God of Israel offereth sacrifice 15 To seeke God 16 Moyses appoynteth other iudges with hym and what maner ones they be 1 IEthro y e priest of Madian Moyses father in lawe heard of all that god had done for Moyses and for Israel his people and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt 2 Therefore he toke Sephora Moyses wyfe after he had sent her backe 3 And her two sonnes of which the one was called Gershom for he sayde I haue ben an aliaunt in a straunge land 4 The name of the other was Eliezer for the God of my father sayde he was mine helpe and deliuered me from the sworde of Pharao 5 And Iethro Moyses father in lawe came with his two sonnes his wife vnto Moyses into y e wildernesse where he abode by the mounte of God 6 And he saide vnto Moyses I thy father in lawe Iethro am come to thee and thy wyfe also and her two sonnes with her 7 And Moyses went out to meete his father in lawe and did obeysaunce and kyssed hym and eche asked other of his health and they came into the tent 8 And Moyses tolde his father in lawe all that the Lorde had done vnto Pharao and to the Egyptians for Israels sake and al the trauaile that had come vpon them by the way and howe the Lorde deliuered them 9 And Iethro reioyced ouer al the goodnesse which the Lorde had done to Israel and because he had deliuered them out of the handes of the Egyptians 10 And Iethro sayd blessed be the Lord which hath deliuered you out of y e hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao which hath also deliuered his people from y e captiuitie of y e Egyptians 11 Nowe I knowe that the Lorde is greater then all gods for in the thyng whereby they dealt cruelly with them were they destroyed them selues 12 And Iethro Moyses father in lawe toke burnt
sprinckle the house seuē tymes 52 And he shall clense the house with the blood of y e birde with the running water with the liuing birde with the ceder wood the ysope and the scarlet lase 53 But he shall let the lyuyng birde flee out of the towne into the brode fieldes so make an attonement for the house and it shal be cleane ' 54 This is the lawe for all maner plague ' of leprosie and fret 55 And of the leprosie of garment house ' 36 For a swellyng for a scabbe and for a' shynyng whyte ' 57 To teache when it must be made vncleane and cleane this is the lawe of leprosie ' ¶ The .xv. Chapter ' 2 19 The maner of purgyng the vncleannesse both of men and women 31 The children of Israel must seperate them selues from vncleannesse 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say vnto them Whosoeuer hath a runnyng issue out of his fleshe is vncleane by reason of that issue 3 And this shal be his vncleannesse in his issue if his fleshe runne or yf his fleshe be stopped from his issue then it is vncleannesse 4 Euery bed wheron he lyeth that hath the issue is vncleane and euery thyng wheron he sitteth is vncleane 5 Whosoeuer toucheth his bed shall washe his clothes and bath hymselfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 6 And he that sitteth on any thing wheron he sat that hath the issue shal washe his clothes and bath him selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euenyng 7 He that toucheth the fleshe of him that hath the issue shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 8 If he also that hath the issue spyt vpon hym that is cleane he shall washe his clothes and bath him selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen ' 9 And what saddle soeuer he rydeth ' vpon that hath y e issue shal be vncleane 10 And whosoeuer toucheth any thyng that was vnder hym shal be vncleane vnto the euen And he that beareth any such thynges shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 11 And whosoeuer he toucheth that hath the issue and haue not wasshed his handes in water shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 12 The vessell of earth that he toucheth which hath the issue shal be broken and all vessels of wood shal be rensed in water 13 When he also that hath any issue is clensed of his issue he shall number him seuen dayes for his clensyng and washe his clothes and bathe his fleshe in runnyng water and so shall he be cleane 14 And the eyght day he shall take to hym two turtle doues or two young pigeons and come before the Lorde vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation geue them vnto the priest 15 And the priest shall offer them the one for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng and the priest shall make an attonement for hym before the Lorde as concernyng his issue 16 If any mans seede depart frō hym in his sleepe he shall washe all his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntyll y e euen 17 And euery garment and euery skinne wherin is such seede of sleepe shal be wasshed with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 18 And if he y e hath such an issue of seede do lye with a woman they shall both washe them selues with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 19 Also yf a woman shall haue an issue and her issue in her fleshe shal be blood she shal be put apart seuen dayes whosoeuer toucheth her shal be vncleane vntyll the euen 20 And all that she lyeth vpon in y e tyme of her seperation shal be vncleane lyke as euery thing also that she sitteth vpon is vncleane 21 Whosoeuer toucheth her bed shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 22 And whosoeuer toucheth any thyng that she sat vpon shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 23 So that whether he touche her bed or any vessell wheron she hath sytten he shal be vncleane vntyll the euenyng 24 And yf a man lye with her and her seperation come vpon hym he shal be vncleane seuen dayes and all the bedde wheron he lyeth shal be vncleane 25 Also if a woman haue an issue of her blood many dayes out of the tyme of her seperation or if it runne beyond her seperation let all the dayes of the issue of her vncleanenesse be euen as y e dayes of her seperation for she is vncleane 26 Euery bedde whereon she lyeth as long as her issue lasteth shal be vnto her as the bedde of her seperation and whatsoeuer she sitteth vpon shal be vncleane as the vncleanenesse of her seperation 27 And whosoeuer toucheth any of these shal be vncleane and shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue she shall count her seuen dayes and after that she shal be cleane 29 And in the eyght day she shall take vnto her two turtles or two young pigeons and bryng them vnto the priest before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng and make an attonement for her before the Lord as concernyng the issue of her vncleanenesse 31 Thus shall ye syft the chyldren of Israel from their vncleanenesse that they dye not in their vncleanenesse if they defyle my tabernacle that is among thē 32 This is the lawe of hym that hath an issue and of hym whose seede runneth from hym in his sleepe and is defyled therin 33 Also of her that for her seperation is put apart of whosoeuer hath a runnyng issue whether it be man or woman and of hym that lyeth with her which is vncleane ' ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ' 2 What Aaron must do 8 Of the scape goate 14 The clensyng of the sanctuarie 17 Of the feast of the clensyng 21 Aaron confesseth the sinnes of the children of Israel 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses after the death of y e two sonnes of Aaron when they offered before y e Lorde and dyed 2 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Speake vnto Aaron thy brother that he come not at all tymes into the holy place within the vayle before the mercie seate which is vpon the arke that he dye not For I wyll appeare in the cloude vpon y e mercie seate 3 But with this thyng shal Aaron come into the holy place euen with a young bullocke for a sinne offeryng and with a ramme for a burnt offeryng 4 He shall put the holy lynnen coate vpon hym and
a large heart euen as the sand that is on the sea shore 30 And Solomons wysdome excelled the wysedome of all the children of the east countrey and al the wisdome of Egypt 31 For he was wiser then al men yea then Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman Chalcol and Darda the sonnes of Mahol And his name was spoken of throughout all nations on euery syde 32 And Solomon spake three thousande prouerbes And his songes were a thousande and fiue 33 And he spake of trees euen from the Cedar tree that groweth in Libanon vnto the Isope that springeth out of the wall He spake also of beastes of foules of wormes and of fishes 34 And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon and from all kinges of the earth which had heard of his wysdome The .v. Chapter 1 Hiram sendeth to Solomon and Solomon to him purposing to buylde the house of God 6 He prepareth stuffe for the buylding 13 The number of the workmen 1 ANd Hirā king of Tyre sent his seruauntes vnto Solomon for he had hearde that they had annoynted him king in the roome of his father For Hirā was euer a louer of Dauid 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram saying 3 Thou knowest howe that Dauid my father could not buyld an house vnto the name of the Lorde his God for the warres which were about him on euery syde vntill the Lorde put them vnder the soles of his feete 4 But now the Lorde my God hath geuen me rest on euery syde so that there is neither aduersarie nor euill to resist 5 And beholde I am determined to build an house vnto y e name of the Lord my God as the Lord spake vnto Dauid my father saying Thy sonne whom I wil set vpon thy seate for thee he shal build an house vnto my name 6 Now therefore commaund thou that they hewe me Cedar trees out of Libanon my seruaūtes shal be with thyne and vnto thee wyll I geue the hyre for thy seruauntes accordyng to all such thinges as thou shalt appoynt for thou knowest that there are not among vs that can skyl to hewe tymber lyke vnto the Sidones 7 And it came to passe when Hiram heard y e wordes of Solomō he reioysed greatly said Blessed be the Lord this day which hath geuen vnto Dauid a wyse sonne ouer this mightie people 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon saying I haue considered the thinges which thou sentest to me for wyl accomplishe all thy desyre concerning tymber of Cedar trees and firre 9 My seruauntes shall bring them from Libanon to the sea and I wyl conuey them by sea in flootes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me and wyl cause them to be discharged there and thou shalt receaue them and thou shalt do me a pleasure againe if thou minister foode for myne house 10 And so Hiram gaue Solomon Cedar trees and firre trees according to all his desyre 11 And Solomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand quarters of wheate for foode to his housholde and twentie buts of pure oyle Thus much gaue Solomon to Hiram yere by yere 12 And the Lorde gaue Solomon wisedome as he promysed him And there was peace betweene Hiram and Solomon they two were confedered together 13 And king Solomon raysed a summe out of Israel and the summe was thirtie thousand men 14 Whom he sent to Libanon ten thousand a moneth by course so that when they had ben one moneth in Libanon they abode two monethes at home And Adoniram was ouer the summe 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens and foure score thousand masons in the mountaines 16 Besides the lordes whom Solomon appoynted to ouersee the worke euen three thousand three hundred which ruled the people them that wrought in the worke 17 And the king commaunded them to bring great stones costly stones hewed stones for the foundatiō of the house 18 And Solomons masons and the masons of Hiram did hewe them and the stone squarers And so they prepared both tymber and stones for the building of the house ¶ The .vi. Chapter 1 The buylding of the temple and the fourme thereof 12 The promyse of the Lorde to Solomon 1 AND it came to passe that in the foure hundred fourescore yere after the childrē of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt and in the fourth yere of the rayne of Solomon vpon Israel in the moneth Zif which is the second moneth he began to build the house of the Lorde 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lorde was threescore cubites long and twentie cubites broade and thirtie cubites hie 3 And he made a porche before the temple of the house which was twentie cubites long after y e breadth of the house and ten cubites brode euen in the fore front of the house 4 And in the house he made windowes broade without and narow within 5 And by the wall of the house he made chambers round about euen in the walles of the house round about the temple the quier and he made chambers round about 6 The neathermost chamber was fiue 10 And the foundation was layde vpon rich stones and that very great stones whereof some were ten cubites and some eyght cubites 11 And aboue were riche stones squared after a certayne rule and couered with Cedar 12 And the great court round about was with three rowes of hewed stones and one rowe of Cedar planckes after the maner of the inner court of the house of the Lorde and of the porche of the temple ' 13 And king Solomon sent and fet one ' Hiram out of Tyre 14 A widowes sonne of y e tribe of Nephthalim his father being a man of Tyre Which Hiram was a craftesman in brasse ful of wisedome vnderstanding and cunning to worke all maner of worke in brasse And he came to king Solomon and wrought all his worke 15 For he cast two pillers of brasse of eyghteene cubites hie a peece a string of twelue cubites did compasse either of them about 16 And he made two pommels of moulten brasse after the fashion of a crowne to set on the toppes of the pillers The height of the one head peece contayned fiue cubites and the height of the other head peece contayned fiue cubites also 17 He made networke wrythen worke like chaines for the pommels vpon the head peeces that were on the top of the pillers euen seuen rowes vpon the one head peece and seuen vpon the other 18 And so he made the pillers and two rowes of pomegranets rounde about in the one networke to couer the pommels that were vpon the top and this he did also for the other head peece 19 And the pommels that were on the top of the pillers were after lillie worke in the porche foure cubites 20 And the pommels vpon the two pillers had also aboue
kynges wyll bryng presentes vnto thee 30 Put to rebuke the companie of speare * men a multitude of bulles amongest the people lyke vnto calues vntyll that they brought vnder foote come with peeces of siluer for tribute scatter the people that delyght in warre 31 Then shal princes come out of Egypt Ethiopia in all haste shall stretch out her handes vnto the Lorde 32 Sing vnto the Lord O ye kingdomes of the earth O syng psalmes vnto the Lorde Selah 33 Who rydeth vpon the most hyghest eternall heauens lo he sendeth out a mightie voyce in his voyce 34 Acknowledge the Lorde to be mightie his maiestie is ouer Israel might in the cloudes 35 O Lorde thou art terrible out of thy holy places the God of Israel geueth myght and strength vnto his people Blessed be the Lorde ¶ The argument of the .lxix. Psalme ¶ Dauid as in a figure setteth foorth lyuely Christes passion declaryng withall that Gods people shal be saued and his enemies destroyed For he complayneth very vehemently of his greeuous afflictions humbly requestyng to be delyuered of them He wisheth euyll successe and a wretched ende vnto his aduersaries he reioyceth and prayseth God and calleth vpon heauen and earth to do the same Finally he prophecieth of the prosperitie of Christes Churche ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Sosanim a psalme of Dauid 1 SAue me O Lorde for waters haue entred in vnto my soule 2 I am ouer the head in deepe myre where I feele no grounde I plunge in deepe waters where the streame ouerwhelmeth me 3 I am weery of crying my throte is drye my syght fayleth me through the long attendaunce that I haue geuen vpon my Lorde 4 They that hate me without a cause are mo then the heere 's of my head they that are myne enemies and woulde destroy me giltlesse are mightie I payde them the thynges that I neuer toke 5 God thou knowest my folly and my faultes are not hyd from thee 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lorde God of hoastes be for my cause ashamed let not those that seke thee be through me confounded O Lorde of Israel 7 For thy sake haue I suffered reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethrē euen an aliaunt vnto my mothers children 8 For the zeale of thine house hath euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen vpon me 9 And I wept chastenyng my soule with fastyng and that was turned to my reproofe 10 Also I put on sackcloth for my garment and they iested at me 11 They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me and they that drynke strong drynke make songes vpon me 12 But I make my prayer vnto thee O God in an acceptable tyme heare me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercie according to the trueth of thy saluation 13 Take me out of the myre that I sincke not oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me out of the deepe waters 14 Let not the water fludde drowne me neither let the deepe swalowe me vp let not the pyt shut her mouth vpon me 15 Heare me O God for thy louyng kindnesse is comfortable turne thee vnto me accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercies 16 And hyde not thy face from thy seruaunt for I am in trouble O haste thee and heare me 17 Draw nigh vnto my soule redeeme it for myne enemies sake oh redeeme me 18 Thou hast knowen my reproofe my shame and my dishonour myne aduersaries are all in thy syght 19 Reproofe hath brokē my heart a peeces I am full of heauinesse I loked for some to haue pitie on me but there was none and for some that shoulde comfort me but I coulde fynde none 20 They gaue me for meate gall to eate and when I was thirstie they gaue me vineger to drynke 21 Let their table be as a snare before them and in steade of aboundaunce of peace let it be a meanes of destruction 22 Let their eyes be blynded that they see not and euer bowe downe their loynes 23 Powre out thine indignation vpon them and let thy wrathfull displeasure take holde of them 24 Let their habitation be desolate and let no man dwell in their tabernacles 25 For they persecute hym whom thou hast smitten and they talke of the griefe of them whom thou hast wounded 26 Let them fall from one wickednesse to another and let them not enter into thy ryghteousnesse 27 Let them be wyped out of the booke of the lyuyng and not to be written among the ryghteous 28 As for me I am afflicted and in heauinesse thy sauing helpe O Lorde shal defende me 29 I wyll prayse the name of the Lorde with a song and magnifie hym with a solemne confession 30 And it wyll please God better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes 31 The humble wyll consider this and be glad such as seke after God and your soule shall lyue 32 For God heareth the poore dispiseth not his prisoners 33 Let heauen and earth prayse hym the sea and all that moueth therin 34 For the Lorde wyll saue Sion and builde the cities of Iehuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possessiō 35 The posteritie also of his seruauntes shall inherite it and they that loue his name shall dwell therin ⧠The argument of the .lxx. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to helpe hym with all speede and to take avengeaunce of his enemies He also discribeth the ioy of the godly who seeth hym delyuered ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid to reduce in remembraunce 1 HAste thee O Lorde to delyuer me make haste to helpe me O God 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backwarde and be put to confusion that wishe me euyll 3 Let them be returned backwarde for a rewarde of their shamyng other which say there there 4 But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy saluation say alway the Lorde be magnified 5 As for me I am poore and in miserie hasten thee vnto me O Lorde thou art my ayde and my delyuerer O God make no long tarying ¶ The argument of the .lxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete beyng assured of Gods ayde desireth to be delyuered of his wicked and cruell enemies agaynst whose malice he complayneth before the face of God And forsomuch as euen from his youth he hath put his trust in God he prayeth that nowe in his olde age he be hearde and helped to the intent that God may be praysed for his deliueraunce Wherfore after he hath vttered his enemies thoughtes and prophecied of their destruction he sayth that he wyll go to warre trustyng in the power of God who before tyme hath restored hym out of sundry afflictions and temptations vnto a better state and condition then
had foâ— agaynst Asdod and taken it 〈…〉 the same tyme spake the Lorde by the hande of Esai the sonne of Amos sayâ—ng Go and take of the sackcloth from thy loynes and put of thy shoe from thy foote And he dyd so walkyng naked and barefoote 3 And the Lorde sayde Lyke as my seruaunt Esai hath walked naked and barefoote for a signe and wonder three yeres vpon Egypt and Ethiopia 4 Euen so shall the kyng of Assyria take away out of Egypt and Ethiopia children and olde men naked and barefoote with their loynes vncouered to the great shame of Egypt 5 They shal be brought in feare also and be ashamed of Ethiopia their hope of Egypt wherin they are wont to glorie 6 And they that dwell in the same Isle shall say in that day Beholde such is our hope whyther shall we flee for helpe that we may be delyuered from the kyng of Assyria And howe shall we escape ¶ The .xxj. Chapter Agaynst Babylon Idumea and Arabia 1 THe burthen of the waste sea Euen as the stormie weather passeth through at the noone day from the wildernesse so shall it come from the terrible lande 2 A greeuous vision was shewed vnto me let one deceiptfull offendour come agaynst another and one destroyer agaynst another Vp Elam lay siege thou of Media all their gronyng haue I layde downe 3 Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorowe heauinesse hath taken holde vpon me as the panges of a woman that is trauaylyng it made me stoupe when I heard it and it vexed me when I sawe it 4 My heart panted fearefulnesse came vpon me the nyght of my voluptuousnesse hath he turned agaynst me into feare 5 Whyle they garnished the table the watchman loked and whyle I was eatyng and drynkyng it was sayde vp ye captaynes take you to your shielde 6 For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me God and set a watchman to tel what he seeth 7 And he sawe a charret which two horsemen sat vpon with the cariage of an Asse and the cariage of a Camel So he loked and toke diligent heede 8 And he cryed a lion my Lorde I stande continually vpon the watche towre in the day tyme and am appoynted to kepe my watch euery nyght 9 And beholde here commeth a charret of men with two horsemen and he aunswered and sayd Babylon is fallen it is fallen and all the images of her gods hath he smitten downe vnto the grounde 10 Thou art he whom I must threshe and thou belongest to my corne floure This that I hearde of the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel haue I shewed vnto you 11 The burthen of Duma He calleth to me out of Seir watchman what hast thou espied by nyght watchman what hast thou espied by nyght 12 The watchman sayde The mornyng commeth and so doth the nyght If ye wyll aske me any question then aske it returne and come agayne 13 The burthen concernyng Arabia In the wooddes of Arabia shall ye tary all nyght euen in the streetes of Dedanim 14 The inhabitours of the lande of Thema brought foorth water to hym that was thirstie they preuented hym that was fled away with their bread 15 For because of swordes they are become fugitiue Euen for the drawen sworde and for the bent bowe and because of the greeuousnesse of warre 16 For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me There is yet a yere accordyng to the yeres of an hired seruaunt and all the glorie of Cedar shall fayle 17 And the number of them that shall escape from the bowes shal be minished by the mightie children of Cedar for the Lorde God of Israel hath spoken it The .xxij. Chapter A prophecie agaynst Hierusalem 1 THe burthen of the valley of vision What hast thou to do here that thou clymbest to the house toppes 2 Thou that art full of tumultuousnes thou troublesome and proude citie Thy slayne men are neither put to death with the sworde nor dead in battayle 3 All thy captaynes are fugitiue together the archers haue taken them prisoners All they I say that are founde in thee are in captiuitie together and they also that fled farre of 4 Therfore sayde I Let me alone and I wyll make lamentation Ye shall not be able to comfort me because of the destruction of the daughter of my people 5 For this is a day of trouble of ruine and of destruction that the Lorde the God of hoastes wyll bryng to passe in the valley of vision breakyng downe the citie and crying vnto mountaynes 6 Elam bare the quiuer with a charret of footmen and horsemen and the citie of Kir shewed the shielde open 7 Thy chiefe valley also was full of charrettes and the horsemen set their faces directly towarde the gate 8 And in that day dyd the enemie take away the couer of Iuda and then didst thou loke towarde the armour of the house of the forest 9 Ye haue seene also the broken places of the citie of Dauid howe that they are many and ye gathered together the waters of the lower poole 10 As for the houses of Hierusalem ye haue numbred them and the houses haue ye broken downe to make the wall strong 11 A pit also haue ye made betweene the two walles for the waters of the olde poole haue not regarded the maker therof neither had respect vnto hym that fashioned it long ago 12 And in that day dyd the Lorde God of hoastes call men vnto weepyng and mournyng to baldnesse and girdyng about with sackcloth 13 And beholde they haue ioy and gladnesse slaying oxen and kyllyng sheepe eatyng fleshe and drynkyng wine Let vs eate and drynke for to morowe we shall dye 14 And it came to the eares of the Lorde of hoastes This iniquitie shall not be purged from you tyll ye dye saith the Lorde God of hoastes 15 Thus saith the Lord God of hoastes Get ye vnto yonder treasurer euen vnto Sebna which is the ruler of the house 16 What hast thou to do here and whom hast thou here that thou shouldest here hewe thee out a sepulchree as it were one that heweth hym out a sepulchree on hye or that graueth an habitation for hym selfe on an harde rocke 17 Beholde O thou man the Lorde shal cary thee away into captiuitie and shall surely couer thee with confusion 18 The Lorde shal turne thee ouer like a ball with his handes and shall sende thee into a farre countrey there shalt thou dye and there in steade of the charrets of thy pompe shall the house of thy Lorde haue confusion 19 I wyll driue thee from thy place and out of thy dwellyng shal he ouerthrowe thee 20 And in that day shall I call my seruaunt Eliakim the sonne of Helkia 21 And with thy garmentes wyll I clothe hym and with thy girdle wyll I strength hym thy power also wyll I commit into his hande and he shal be a father of such as dwell in Hierusalem and in
I wyll put them together as the sheepe of Bozra as the flocke in the middest of their folde they shall make great noyse by reason of the multitude of men 13 The breaker shall come vp before them they shall breake out and passe by the gate and go out by it and their king shall go before them and the Lorde shal be vpon their heades ¶ The .iij. Chapter Against the tiranny of princes and false prophetes 1 ANd I saide heare I pray you O heads of Iacob ye princes of the house of Israel shoulde not ye know iudgement 2 But they hate the good and loue the euill they plucke of their skinnes from them and their fleshe from their bones 3 And they eate also the fleshe of my people slay of their skinne from them and they breake their bones and chop them in peeces as for the pot and as fleshe within the cauldron 4 Then shall they crye vnto the Lorde but he wyll not heare them he wyll euen hide his face from them at that time because they haue done wickedly in their workes 5 Thus saith the Lorde concerning the prophetes that deceaue my people and bite them with their teeth and crye peace but if a man put not into their mouthes they prepare warre against him 6 Therfore night shal be vnto you for a vision and darkenesse shal be vnto you for a diuination and the sunne shall go downe ouer the prophetes and the day shal be darke ouer them 7 Then shall the sears be ashamed and the soothsayers confounded yea they shal al couer their lippes for they haue none aunswere of God 8 Yet notwithstanding I am full of power by the spirite of the Lorde and of iudgement and of strength to declare vnto Iacob his transgression and to Israel his sinne 9 Heare this I pray you ye heades of the house of Iacob and princes of the house of Israel they abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie 10 They builde vp Sion with blood and Hierusalem with iniquitie 11 The heades therof iudge for rewards and the priestes thereof teache for hyre and the prophetes thereof prophecie for money yet wyll they leane vpon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among vs no euill can come vpon vs. 12 Therefore shall Sion for your sake be plowed as a fielde Hierusalem shal be an heape and the mountaine of the house as the hie places of the forest The .iiij. Chapter The calling of the Gentiles and conuertion of the Iewes 1 BVt in the latter dayes it wyll come to passe that the hill of the Lordes house shal be prepared in the toppe of the mountaines and shal be set vp hygher then any mountaynes or hilles and people shall prease vnto it 2 Yea the multitude of the Gentiles shall haste them thither saying Come let vs go vp the to hill of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob and he shall teache vs his wayes and we wyll walke in his pathes for the lawe shall come out of Sion and the word of God from Hierusalem 3 And he shall iudge many people and rebuke mightie nations of farre countreys so that of their swordes they shal make plough shares and sythes of their speares one people shall not lift vp a sworde against another yea they shall no more learne to fight 4 But euery man shall sit vnder his vineyarde and vnder his figtree and no man shall make them afraide for the mouth of the Lorde of hoastes hath spoken it 5 Therfore all people wyll walke euery man in the name of his God and we wyll walke in the name of our lord God for euer and euer 6 At the same time saith the Lorde wyl I gather vp the lame and the outcast and such as I haue chastened 7 And wyll geue a remnaunt vnto the lame and make of the outcast a mightie people and the Lorde him selfe shal be their king vpon the mount Sion from this time foorth for euermore 8 And vnto thee O thou towre of the flocke thou strong holde of the daughter Sion vnto thee shall it come euen the lordeship and kingdome to the daughter Hierusalem 9 Why then doest thou crye and lament is there no king in thee are thy counsellers perished that thou art so payned as a woman in her trauaile 10 And now O thou daughter Sion sorowe and lament as a woman in her trauaile for nowe must thou get thee out of the citie dwelt vpon the plaine fielde yea vnto Babylon shalt thou go but there shalt thou be deliuered * and there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hande of thyne enemies 11 Now also are there many people gathered together against thee saying Sion shal be condempned and our eye shall loke vpon Sion 12 But they know not the thoughtes of the Lord they vnderstand not his counsel for he shall gather them together as the sheaues in the barne 13 Therefore get thee vp O thou daughter Sion and thresshe out the corne for I wyll make thy horne iron and thy hooues brasse that thou mayst breake in peeces many people their goodes shalt thou consecrate vnto the Lorde and their substaunce vnto the ruler of the whole worlde ¶ The .v. Chapter Of the destruction of Hierusalem 1 NOW shalt thou be robbed thy selfe O thou robbers daughter they shall laye siege against vs smyte the iudge of Israel with a rodde vpon the cheeke 2 And thou Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousandes of Iuda out of thee shal he come foorth vnto me which shal be the gouernour in Israel whose out going hath ben from the beginning and from euerlasting 3 Therefore wyll he geue them vp for a season vntill the time that she which shall beare haue borne then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be conuerted vnto the children of Israel 4 He shall stande faste and geue foode in the strength of the Lorde and in the maiestie of the name of the Lorde his God and when they be conuerted he shal be magnified vnto the farthest partes of the worlde 5 And he shall be our peace when the Assirians shall come into our lande when he shal treade in our palaces then shall we raise against him seuen sheepheardes and eyght principall men 6 These shall subdue the lande of Assur with the sworde and the lande of Nimrod with their naked weapons Thus shall he deliuer vs from the Assirian when he commeth within our lande and setteth his foote within our borders 7 And the remnaunt of Iacob shal be among the multitude of people as the deawe of the Lord and as the droppes vpon the grasse that taryeth for no man and wayteth on no body 8 Yea the residue of Iacob shal be among the gentiles and the multitude of people as the lion among the beastes of the wood and as the lions whelpe among the flockes of sheepe which whē he goeth through treadeth downe
not in such debte 23 The chiefe thing that kepeth in thy life is water bread clothing and lodging to couer the shame 24 Better is it to haue a poore lyuing in a mans owne house then delicate fare among the straunge 25 Be it litle or much that thou hast hold thee content withall and thou shalt not be blamed as a vagabounde 26 For a miserable lyfe is it to go from house to house and where a man is seemde he dare not open his mouth 27 Though one be lodged haue meate and drinke yet shall he be taken as vnworthy and heare many bytter rough wordes namely thus 28 Go thy way thou straunger and prepare a table for thy selfe and feede me also of that thou hast 29 Geue place thou straunger to an honorable man my brother commeth into my house and so telleth him the necessitie of his house 30 These thinges are heauy to a man that hath vnderstanding namely the forbidding of the house and that the lender casteth him in the teeth The .xxx. Chapter 1 Of the correction of children 14 Of the commoditie of health 17 Death is better then a sorowfull lyfe 18 Of hyd wysdome 22 Of the ioy and sorowe of the heart 1 WHo so loueth his child holdeth hym still vnder correction that he may haue ioy of him afterwarde and that he grope not after his neyghbours doores 2 He that teacheth his sonne shall haue ioy in hym and neede not to be ashamed of him among his aquayntaunce 3 Who so enfourmeth and teacheth his sonne greeueth the enemie and before his friendes he may haue ioy of him 4 Though his father dye yet is he as though he were not dead for he hath left one behinde him that is like hym 5 In his lyfe he sawe him and had ioy in him and was not sory in his death neither was he ashamed before the enemies 6 For he left behynde hym an auenger against his enemies and a good doer vnto the friendes 7 For the lyfe of children he shall bynde the woundes together and his heart is greeued at euery crye 8 An vntamed horse will be harde and a wanton childe will be wilfull 9 If thou bring vp thy sonne delicately he shal make thee afrayde and if thou play with hym he shall bring thee to heauinesse 10 Laugh not with hym lest thou wepe with hym also lest thou gnashe with thy teeth at the last 11 Geue him no libertie in his youth and excuse not his follie 12 Bowe downe his necke whyle he is young hyt him vpon the sides whyle he is yet but a childe lest he waxe stubburne geue no more force of thee so shalt thou haue heauinesse of soule 13 Teach thy childe and be diligent therein lest it be to thy shame 14 Better is the poore beyng whole and strong then a man to be riche and not to haue his health 15 Health and welfare is aboue all golde and a whole body aboue all treasure 16 There is no riches aboue a sounde body and no ioy aboue the ioy of the heart 17 Death is better then a bitter lyfe and eternall rest better then continuall sickenesse 18 The good thinges that are put in a close mouth are lyke as when meate is layde vpon the graue 19 What good doth the offering vnto an idoll for he can neither eate tast nor smell Euen so is he that is chased of the Lorde and beareth the rewardes of iniquitie 20 He seeth with his eyes and groneth like a gelded man that lyeth with a virgin and sygheth 21 Geue not ouer thy mynde into heauinesse and vexe not thy selfe in thyne owne counsell 22 The ioy chearefulnesse of the heart is the lyfe of man and a mans gladnesse is the prolonging of his dayes 23 Loue thyne owne soule and comfort thyne heart as for sorowe heauinesse dryue it farre from thee for heauinesse hath slayne many a man and bringeth no profite 24 Zeale and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe bring age before the time 25 Vnto a mery heart euery thing hath a good tast that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter 1 We ought to geue diligent heede to honestie 2 Of them that take paine to gather riches 8 The prayse of the rich man without a fault 12 We ought to flee drunkennesse and folowe sobernesse 1 TRauaile and carefulnesse for riches taketh away the sleepe and maketh the fleshe to consume 2 When one lyeth and taketh care he waketh euer vp lyke as a great sicknesse breaketh the sleepe 3 The rich hath great labour in gathering his riches together and then with the pleasure of his riches he taketh his rest and is refreshed 4 But who so laboureth and prospereth not he is poore and though he leaue of yet is he a begger 5 He that loueth riches shal not be iustified and who so foloweth corruption shall haue inough thereof 6 Many one are come in great misfortune by the reason of golde and haue founde their destruction before them 7 It is a tree of falling vnto them that offer it vp and all such as be foolishe fal therein 8 Blessed is the rich which is founde without blemishe hath not gone after golde nor hoped in money treasures 9 Where is there such a one and we shal commend him and call him blessed for wonderfull thinges doth he among his people 10 Who so is tryed and founde perfect in such thinges shal be commended and praysed who might offende and hath not offended who coulde do euill and hath not done it 11 Therfore shall his good be stablished and the whole congregation shall declare his almes 12 If thou sit at a great mans table open not thy mouth wide vpon it and say not there is much meate on it 13 Remember that an euil eye is a shrewe What thing created is worse then a wicked eye therefore weepeth it before euery mans face 14 Laye not thyne hande vpon euery thing that thyne eye seeth and striue not with him in the dishe 15 Ponder by thy selfe what thy neighbour would faine haue and be discreete in euery poynt 16 Eate the thing that is set before thee manerlie as it becommeth a man and eate not to much lest thou be abhorred 17 Leaue thou of first of al because of nurture lest thou be he whom no man may satisfie which may turne to thy decay 18 When thou sittest among many men reache not thyne hand out first of al neither call thou first for drinke 19 O how well content is a wyse man with a litle wine so that in sleepe thou shalt not be sicke thereof nor feele any payne 20 A sweete holsome sleepe shall such a one haue and feele no inwarde greese he ryseth vp betimes in the morning and is wel at ease in him selfe but an vnsatiable eater sleepeth vnquietly and hath ache and payne of the body 21 If
his goodes 23 He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abrode 24 When the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man he walketh through drye places sekyng rest and when he fyndeth none he sayth I wyll returne vnto my house whence I came out 25 And when he commeth he fyndeth it swept and garnisshed 26 Then goeth he and taketh to hym seuen other spirites worse then him selfe and they enter in and dwell there and the ende of that man is worse then the begynnyng 27 And it came to passe that as he spake these thynges a certayne woman of the company lyft vp her voyce saide vnto hym Happy is the wombe that bare thee and the pappes whiche gaue thee sucke 28 But he sayde Yea rather happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it ☜ 29 When the people were gathered thicke together he began to saye This is an euyll natiō they seke a signe and there shall no signe be geuen them but the signe of Ionas the prophete 30 For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites so shall also the sonne of man be to this nation 31 The Queene of the south shall ryse in iudgement with the men of this nation and condempne them for she came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon And beholde a greater then Solomon is here 32 The men of Niuiue shall rise in iudgement with this nation and shall condempne them for they repented at the preachyng of Ionas and beholde a greater then Ionas is here 33 ☞ No man lyghteth a candle putteth it in a priuie place neither vnder a busshell but on a candlesticke that they which come in may see the lyght 34 The lyght of the body is the eye Therefore when thyne eye is single all thy body also shal be full of lyght But if thyne eye be euyll thy body also shal be full of darknesse 35 Take heede therefore that the lyght which is in thee be not darknes 36 If all thy body therfore be cleare hauyng no part darke then shall it all be full of lyght euen as when a candle doth lyght thee with bryghtnes ☜ 37 And as he spake a certaine pharisee besought hym to dyne with hym and Iesus went in sate downe to meate 38 When the pharisee sawe it he marueyled that he had not first wasshed before dynner 39 And the Lorde said vnto him Now do ye pharisees make cleane the outsyde of the cuppe and the platter but the inward part is full of your rauenyng and wickednesse 40 Ye fooles dyd not he that made that whiche is without make that which is within also 41 But rather geue almes of those thynges which are within and beholde all thynges are cleane vnto you 42 But wo vnto you pharisees for ye tithe mint rue and al maner hearbes and passe ouer iudgement and the loue of God These ought ye to haue done and yet not to leaue the other vndone 43 Wo vnto you pharisees for ye loue the vppermost seates in y e synagogues and greetynges in the markettes 44 Wo vnto you scribes and pharisees ye hypocrites for ye are as graues which appeare not and the men that walke ouer them are not ware of them 45 Then aunswered one of the lawyers and sayde vnto him Maister thus saying thou puttest vs to rebuke also 46 And he sayde Wo vnto you also ye lawyers for ye lade mē with burthens greeuous to be borne and ye your selues touche not y e burthens with one of your fyngers 47 Wo vnto you ye buylde the sepulchres of the prophetes and your fathers kylled them 48 Truely ye beare witnesse that ye alowe the deedes of your fathers for they kylled them and ye buylde their sepulchres 49 Therfore saide the wisedome of God I wyl sende them prophetes and apostles and some of them they shall slaye and persecute 50 That the blood of all the prophetes which is shedde from the foundation of the worlde may be required of this generation 51 From the blood of Abel vnto y e blood of Zacharie whiche perished betwene the aulter the temple Veryly I saye vnto you it shal be required of this nation 52 Wo vnto you lawyers for ye haue taken away the keye of knowledge ye entred not in your selues and them that came in ye forbad 53 When he thus spake vnto them the lawyers the pharisees began to vrge hym vehemently and to prouoke hym to speake many thynges 54 Laying wayte for hym and sekyng to catche somethyng out of his mouth wherby they myght accuse hym ⧠The .xij. Chapter 1 The leuen of the pharisees is to be auoyded 5 Who is to be feared 8 To confesse gods name or to denie it 10 Blasphemie agaynst the spirite 11 He comforteth the disciples agaynst affliction 15 and warneth them to beware of couetousnes by the similitude of a ryche man 20 Agaynst care of earthly thynkes 31 To geue our selues to ryghteousnes almes watchyng pacience wysdome and concorde 1 IN y e meane tyme whēther were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people insomuch that they trode one another he began to saye vnto his disciples First of all beware of the leuen of the pharisees which is hypocrisie 2 For there is nothyng couered that shall not be vncouered neither hyd that shall not be knowen 3 Therfore whatsoeuer you haue spoken in darkenesse shal be hearde in the light and that which ye haue spoken in the eare euen in secrete places shal be preached on the toppe of the houses 4 And I say vnto you my friendes be not afrayde of them that kyll the body and after that haue no more that they can do 5 But I wyll forewarne you whō you shall feare Feare hym which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea I say vnto you feare hym 6 Are not fyue sparrowes bought for two farthynges and not one of them is forgotten before God 7 Also euē the very heere 's of your head are all numbred Feare not therfore ye are more of value thē many sparrowes 8 Also I say vnto you whosoeuer confesseth me before men hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also before the angels of God 9 But he that denyeth me before men shal be denyed before the angels of God 10 And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man it shal be forgeuen hym But vnto hym that blasphemeth the holy ghost it shall not be forgeuen 11 And when they bryng you vnto the synagogues and vnto the rulers and officers take ye no thought how or what thyng ye shall aunswere or what ye shall speake 12 For the holy ghost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to say 13 ☞ One of the companie sayde vnto hym Maister speake to my brother that
sepulchre and sawe the lynnen clothes lye 7 And the napkin y t was about his head not lying with the linnen clothes but wrapped together in a place by it selfe 8 Then went in also that other disciple whiche came first to the sepulchre and he sawe and beleued 9 For as yet they knew not y e scripture that he should rise agayne from death 10 Then the disciples wēt away agayne vnto their owne house 11 ☞ Marie stoode without at the sepulchre weepyng So as she wepte she bowed her selfe into the sepulchre 12 And seeth two angels clothed in white sittyng the one at the head the other at the feete where the body of Iesus was layde 13 They saye vnto her Woman why weepest thou She saith vnto thē For they haue taken away my Lorde I wote not where they haue layde him 14 When she had thus sayde she turned her selfe backe and sawe Iesus standyng and knewe not that it was Iesus 15 Iesus saith vnto her Woman why weepest thou Whom sekest thou She supposing that he had ben the gardener saith vnto him Sir if thou haue borne him hence tel me where thou hast layde hym and I wyll fet hym 16 Iesus sayth vnto her Marie She turned her selfe and sayde vnto hym Rabboni which is to say Maister 17 Iesus saith vnto her Touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father But go to my brethren and saye vnto them I ascende vnto my father and your father and to my God your God 18 * Marie Magdalene came and tolde the disciples that she had seene y e Lorde and that he had spoken suche thynges vnto her ☜ 19 ☞ The same day at nyght whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes when the doores were shut where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stoode in the myddes and sayth vnto them peace be vnto you 20 And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his handes his syde Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde 21 Then sayde Iesus to them agayne peace be vnto you As my father sent me euen so sende I you also 22 And when he had saide those wordes he breathed on them saith vnto them Receaue ye the holy ghost 23 Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit they are remitted vnto them And whosoeuers sinnes ye retayne they are retayned ☜ 24 ☞ But Thomas one of the twelue which is called Didymus was not with them when Iesus came 25 The other disciples therfore sayde vnto hym we haue seene the Lorde But he sayde vnto them Except I see in his handes the print of the nayles and put my fynger into the prynt of the nayles and thruste my hande into his syde I wyll not beleue 26 And after eyght dayes againe his disciples were within and Thomas with them Then came Iesus when the doores were shutte and stoode in the myddes and sayde peace be vnto you 27 After that said he to Thomas Bring thy fynger hyther and see my handes reache hyther thy hande and thrust it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleuyng 28 Thomas aunswered and sayde vnto hym My Lorde and my God 29 Iesus sayth vnto hym Thomas because thou hast seene me thou hast beleued Blessed are they that haue not seene and yet haue beleued ☜ 30 And many other signes truely dyd Iesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this booke 31 These are written that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christe the sonne of God and that in beleuyng ye myght haue lyfe through his name ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 1 Christe appeared to his disciples when they were fisshyng 6 they take a great multitude of fisshes 7 Peter leapeth into the water 15 Christe restoreth Peter to his office and commaunded hym to feede his sheepe 19 Christe forewarneth Peter of his death and persecution 20 Peter stayed lokyng at Iohn 25 Of Christes many folde miracles 1 AFterward dyd Iesus shew him selfe againe to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias And on this wyse shewed he hym selfe 2 There were together Simon Peter and Thomas which is called Didymus and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee and the sonnes of Zebedee two other of his disciples 3 Simon Peter saith vnto them I wyl go a fisshyng They say vnto hym We also wyll go with thee They wēt their way and entred into a shippe immediatly that nyght caught they nothyng 4 But when the mornyng was nowe come Iesus stoode on the shore Neuerthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus 5 Iesus sayth vnto them Children haue ye any meate They aunswered hym no. 6 And he saith vnto them Cast out the net on the ryght syde of the shippe and ye shall fynde They cast out therefore and anone they were not able to drawe it for the multitude of fisshes 7 Then sayde the disciple whom Iesus loued vnto Peter It is the Lord. Whē Simon Peter hearde that it was the Lorde he gyrde his coate vnto him for he was naked and sprang into the sea 8 The other disciples came by shippe for they were not farre from lande but as it were two hundred cubites And they drewe the net with fisshes 9 Assoone then as they were come to lande they sawe whot coales and fisshe layde theron and bread 10 Iesus saith vnto them Bryng of the fisshe which ye haue nowe caught 11 Simon Peter went vp and drewe the net to the lande full of great fisshes an hundred and fiftie and three And for all there were so many yet was not the net broken 12 Iesus sayth vnto them come and dyne And none of the disciples durst aske hym who art thou For they knewe that it was the Lorde 13 Iesus then came and toke bread and gaue them and fisshe lykewyse 14 This is nowe the thirde tyme that Iesus appeared to his disciples after that he was risen agayne from death ☜ 15 So when they had dyned Iesus saith to Simon Peter Simon Ioanna louest thou me more then these He sayd vnto hym Yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee He sayth vnto hym feede my lambes 16 He sayth to hym agayne the seconde tyme Simon Ioanna louest thou me He sayth vnto hym Yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee He sayde vnto hym feede my sheepe 17 He sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme Simon Ioanna louest thou me Peter was sory because he sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme louest thou me And he sayde vnto hym Lorde thou knowest all thynges thou knowest that I loue thee Iesus sayth vnto hym feede my sheepe 18 Veryly veryly I say vnto thee when thou wast young thou gyrdedst thy selfe and walkedst whither thou wouldest but when thou shalt be olde thou shalt stretch foorth thy handes and another shall gyrde thee and leade thee whither thou wouldest not 19 That spake he signifiyng by what death he
the whole raigne Isboseth b Whiche is also called Daniel 1. Chro. 3. a. (c) Within the seuen yeres sixe monethes that he raigned ouer Iuda in Hebron “ Heb. Fortified him selfe for the house of Saul d Doest thou esteeme me no more then a dogge for all my seruice done to thâ— fathers house (e An Hebrue maner of speaking which signifieth to speake to (f) Who chalenged the kingdome because of Saul “ Or without harme (g) From warre against the Philistines (h) As though he would say thou hast done foolishâ—y “ Or Secretly (i) Beyng innocent neither knowing nor consenting to his death (k) As one that consented to the murther (l) Meaning before the corps (m) He declareth that Abner died not as a wretche or vile person â–ª but as a valiant man might do being traytâ—rously deceaued by the wicked n According to their custome which was to banket at burials (a) That is Isboseth (b) Meaning that he was discâ—raged as one whose helpe was gone (c) The citie Beroth was in the tribe of Beniamin (d) After the death of Saul for feare of the Philistines (e) Faâ—ng them selues to be mâ—rchauntes comming to 〈◊〉 wheate “ Or wiâ—dernesse (f) The iudgement of the wicked blinded with ambition and couetousnes differreth farre from the iudgement of the godly That which the one iudgeth worthy thankes and rewardeâ— the other iudgeth worthy death i. Par. x. a. (a) We are thy kinred and most neare ioyned vnto thee ii Reg. ii c. (b) That is taking the Lord to witnesse for the arke was as yet in Abinadab his house (c) That is the third time that Dauid was annoynted i. Par. iii. b. (d) That is they came to fight against Dauid (e) By Abâ—athar the priest “ Or The plaine of diuisions (f) Whiche was in the tribe of Beniamin but the Philistines did possesse 〈◊〉 (a) A citie in the tribe of Iuda called also Kiriathiarim Ios 15 â–ª â— (b) Whiche was an hiâ— place â—n the citie of Kiriathiarim (c) His intent semed to reason to â—e good but being contrary to Gods worde it was a fault “ Or The diuision of Vzza (d) Who being a Leuite had dwelâ—â—n Githâ—â— â— Chro. 15. â— (e) Meaning he caused the Leuites to beare it according to the lawe (f) With a garment lyke the priestes garment (g) As one that had by light behauiour disgraced him self and played a foolishe part as she thought (h) That is to pray for his house as he had done for the people (i) Whose glorie is to be estemed more then the pleasing of men (k) For punishement â–ª because she mocked the seruaunt of God (a) That is within the tabernacle couered with skinnes Exo. â—6 b. (b) Meaning he should not although afore without counsell of the Lorde he had permitted him (c) Both outward as the Philistines inward as Saul and his house (d) For thy noble actes the largenes of thy kingdome (e) He promiseth them quietnes if they wil walke in his feare and obedience (f) That is gently as fathers vse to chastice their children (g) This was beginne in Solomon as a figure but accomplyshed in Christ (h) That is â–ª to so great dignitie “ Heb. Is this the law of man (i) O Israel Exo xiii d. (k) From the Egyptians and their â—les (l) Of thy free election (m) An Ebrew phrase in meaning thou hast reuealed to thy seruaunt Deu. xxiii f Or Meâ—egammah (a) So that they payed no more tribute Nu. xxiiii c. “ Or enlarge “ Or â–ª Euphrates Or hoghed the horâ—es of the charets “ Or Aramites (b) That is they payed yerely tribute (c) To the vse of the temple i. Par. xix a. “ Ebre â–ª to aske peace “ Ebre in his hand “ Or Aram or Celosiria * Nu. xxiiii d (d) He gaue iudgement in controuersies by right and equitie ii Reg. xx d “ Or wryter of câ—onicles (e) The Cherethites and Phelethites were as the kings garde hauing charge of his person (a) To whom I bound my selfe by oth 1 Sa. â—0 c. (b) That is great mercie and such as is accepted before God ii Reg. iiii b. (c) Who was also called Eliam the father of Bathseba Dauids wyfe (d) Meaning a dispised person “ Or â–ª Nephewe (e) That he may haue wherewith to furnishe him selfe and be meete for the kinges table ii Re. iiii b. (a) This kindnesse is thought to be by sauing one of his brethreÌ„ which fled to him from the king of Ammon or for that Dauid in his trouble receaued at his handes reliefâ— and comfort (b) That is by his seruauntes “ â—re in 〈◊〉 eâ—es 〈◊〉 Dauid For a 〈◊〉 and a shame to Dauid and the children of Israel (b) That they had deserued Dauids displeasure â–ª for the iniury done to his embassadours “ Or Aramites â–ª “ Or Euphrates (e) Meaning the greatest parte (f) Which were the chiefest and most principall for in all he destroyed seuen thousand 1 Chro. xix d. or the souldiers which were in .700 charets (a) The yerâ— folowing about the spring tyme. i Par. xx a. (b) Wherevpon he vsed to rest at afternoone as was red of Isboseth Chap. iiii c. Exo. ii a. Leu. xviii â— (d) Fearing lest she should be stoned according to the lawe (e) Dauid thought by this meanes to cloke his fault ii Reg. 14 â— (f) Therby to prouoke him to go and lye by his wyfe (g) Except God continually vpholde vs with his mightie spirit the most perfecte fall hâ—d long to all vice and abhomination Meaning 〈◊〉 “ â—e wâ— against 〈◊〉 “ Ebre so and so “ was euill in the eyes of the Lord. “ Or wayfaring man Or refused “ Ebre the 〈◊〉 of Dauid was â—ed â—â—eg xx f. That is 〈…〉 〈◊〉 xxii a. i Reg. xvi â— â–ª (b) For Dauid succeaded Saul in his kingdome (c) They expounde this of Egâ—a and as some thinke Ritzpa As for Michol she was Sauls daughter (d) Most cruelly delyuering him to the handes of gods enemies Deu. xviii c. (e) Meaning openlie as at noone dayes Ecâ—l xlvii c. (f) Because thou hast vnfainedly turned vnto the Lorde and confessed thy sinne â–ª (g) In saying that the Lord hath appoynted a wicked man to raigne ouer his people (h) To wyt to his priuie chamber “ Do euill (i) As they which considered not that God graunteth many thinges to the sobbes and teares of the faithfull Eccle. 38 a. (k) He conformeth him selfe to Gods will and comforteth him selfe by obedience to the same Math. i. a. (l) To call him Solomon (m) Meaning Dauid i. Para iii. b. “ Or the cheefest citie i. Par. xx b. (n) That is three score pound after the wâ—ight of the comon talent (o) recompeÌ„sing the cruell enemies of God with cruel death (a) Thamar was Absaloms sister both by father and mother and Amnons onely by father (b) And therfore kept in her fathers house as virgyns were accustomed This frend 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 his disâ—
Wherefore do I beare my fleshe in my teeth and put my soule in myne handes 15 Lo though he slay me yet wyl I trust in him but I wyll reproue myne owne wayes in his sight 16 He shal be my saluation for there may no hypocrite come before him 17 Heare diligently my wordes and ponder my sayinges with your eares 18 Beholde now haue I prepared my iudgement and knowe that I shal be founde righteous 19 What is he that wyll go to lawe with me if I now holde my tongue I dye 20 Neuerthelesse graunt me two thinges and then wyll I not hide my selfe from thee 21 Withdrawe thyne hande from me and let not the fearefull dreade of thee make me afrayde 22 Then call and I wyll aunswere or let me speake and geue me then an aunswere 23 How many are my misdeedes and sinnes let me knowe my transgressions and offences 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face and holdest me for thyne enemie 25 Wylt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro and wilt thou pursue the drye stubble 26 For thou layest sharply to my charge and punishest me for the sinnes of my youth 27 Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes and lokest narowly vnto all my pathes and makest the print thereof in the heeles of my feete 28 And I as a rotten thing do consume away as a garment that is motheaten ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter 1 Iob describeth the shortnes and miserie of the lyfe of man 14 Hope sustaineth the godly 22 The condition of mans lyfe 1 MAn that is borne of woman hath but a short time to lyue and is full of miserie 2 He commeth vp and is cut downe like a floure He fleeth as it were a shadow and neuer continueth in one state 3 Doest thou open thyne eyes vpon such one and bringest me into thy iudgement 4 Who can make it cleane that commeth of an vncleane thing no bodye 5 The dayes of man surely are â—eceâ—â—â—ned the number of his monethes are knowen onely vnto thee thou hast appoynted him his bondes which â—e can not go beyonde 6 Go from him that he may rest vntill his day come which he loketh for lyke as an hireling doth 7 For if a tree be cut downe there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shoote foorth the braunches againe 8 Though the roote of it be waxen olde and the stocke thereof be dead in the grounde 9 Yet when it getteth the sent of water it wyll budde and bring foorth bowes lyke as a tree that is planted 10 But as for man when he is dead perished and consumed away what becommeth of him 11 As the waters passe from the sea and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp 12 So man after he is asleepe ryseth not he shall not wake tyll the heauens be no more nor rise out of his sleepe 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the graue keepe me secret vntyl thy wrath were past and to appoynt me a time wherein thou mightest remember me 14 May a 〈◊〉 man lyue againe â–ª All the dayes of my lyfe wyll I wayte still till my chaunging shall come 15 Thou shalt call me and I shall aunswere thee despise not thou the worke of thyne owne handes 16 For now thou numbrest all my goinges and geuest no delay vnto my sinne 17 Myne iniquitie is sealed vp as it were in a bagge and thou addest punishement vnto my wickednesse 18 The mountaines fal away at the last the rockes are remoued out of their place 19 The waters pearse through the very stones by litle litle the floodes washe away the grauell and earth so shalt thou destroy the hope of man 20 Thou preuaylest still against him so that he passeth away thou chaungest his estate and puttest him from thee 21 And whether his children come to worship or no he can not tell And if they be men of lowe degree he knoweth not 22 But while his fleshe is vpon him it must haue sorowe and his soule shall mourne within him The .xv. Chapter 1 Eliphaz reprehendeth Iob because he ascribeth wysdome and purenes to him selfe 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on the wicked reckoning Iob to be one of that number 1 THen aunswered Eliphaz the Themanite and saide 2 Shalla wyse mans aunswere be as the winde and fill a mans belly as it were with the winde of the east 3 Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth speake the thinges which can do no good 4 Surely thou hast cast of feare and restrainest prayer before God 5 For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie 6 Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee and not I yea thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee 7 Art thou the first man that euer was borne or wast thou made before 〈…〉 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee 9 What knowest thou that we knowe not And what vnderstandest thou but we can the same 10 With vs are both olde and aged men yea such as haue liued longer then thy father 11 Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God with thee is a lying worde 12 Why doth thyne heart so bewitche thee And wherefore winckest thou with thyne eyes 13 That thy minde is so pufte vp against God and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth 14 What is man that he should be cleane and he which is borne of a woman whereby he might be righteous 15 Beholde he doth not trust his 〈◊〉 yea the very heauens are not cleane in his sight 16 How much more then an abhominable and vyle man which drincketh wickednesse like water 17 I will tel thee heare me and I will shewe thee that I haue seene 18 Which wyse men haue tolde and haue not hid that which they receaued from theyr fathers 19 Vnto whom alone the earth was geueÌ„ and no straunger went among them 20 The vngodly soroweth all the dayes of his lyfe as it were a woman with childe and the number of a tirauntes yeres is vnknowen 21 A feareful sounde is euer in his eares and when he is in peace the destroyer shall come vpon him 22 He beleueth neuer to be deliuered out of darknesse for the sworde is alwayes before his eyes 23 He wandreth abrode for bread where it is knowing that the day of darkenesse is redie at his hande 24 Trouble and anguishe wil make him afrayde and compasse him about as is a king in the middest of an armie 25 For he hath stretched out his hande against God and armed him selfe against the almightie 26 He runneth proudly vpon him with a stiffe necke fighteth he against him 27 Where as he couereth his face with fatnesse and maketh his body well lyking 28 Therefore shall his
dwelling be in desolate cities and in houses which no man inhabiteth but are become heapes of stones 29 He shall not be riche neither shall his substaunce continue neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth 30 He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse the flame shal drye vp his branches with the blast of y e mouth of God shall he be taken away 31 He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie and yet vanitie shal be his recompence 32 He shal perishe afore his time be worne out and his braunche shall not be greene 33 He shal be plucked of as an vntimely grape from the vine and shall let his floure fall as the oliue doth 34 For the congregation of hypocrites shal be desolate and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedie to receaue giftes 35 He conceaueth trauaile and beareth vanitie and their body bringeth foorth disceyte The .xvj. Chapter 1 Iob moued by the importunacie of his friendes 7 counteth in what extremitie he is 19 and taketh God witnes of his innocencie 1 IOb aunswered saide 2 I haue oft times heard such thinges miserable geuers of comfort are ye all the sort of you 3 Shall not vaine wordes come yet to an ende Or what maketh thee bolde so to aunswere 4 I coulde speake as ye do also but would God that your soule were in my soules steade then could I frame wordes for you and shake my head at you 5 I shoulde comfort you with my mouth releasse your paine with the talking of my lippes 6 For all my wordes my sorowe wyll not ceasse And though I holde my tongue what am I eased 7 But now that God hath sent me aduersitie thou hast troubled al my congregation 8 And that thou hast filled me with wrinckles my fleshe is recorde and my leanenesse ryseth vp against me and beareth witnes thereof in my face 9 His wrath hath torne me he hateth me gnasheth vpon me with his teeth myne enemie loketh fiercely vpon me with his eyes 10 They haue opened their mouthes wide vpon me and smitten me vpon the cheeke dispitefully they gather theÌ„ selues together against me 11 God hath shut me vp with the vngodly and deliuered me into the handes of the wicked 12 I was in wealth but he hath â—â—ught me to nought he hath taken 〈◊〉 by the necke he hath all to shaken me and set me as a marke for him selfe 13 His archers compasse me rounde about he woundeth my raines and doth not spare my bowels hath he powred vpon the grounde 14 He hath geuen me one wounde vpon an other and is fallen vpon me lyke a giaunt 15 I haue sowed a sackecloth vpon my skinne and wallowed my head in the dust 16 My face is withered with weeping in myne eyes is the shadowe of death 17 Howbeit there is no wickednesse in my handes but my prayer is cleane 18 O earth couer not thou my blood and let my crying finde no roome 19 For lo my witnesse is in heauen and he that knoweth me is in the height 20 My friendes geue me many wordes to scorne and myne eye powreth out teares vnto God 21 O that a body might pleate with God as one man doth with an other 22 Yet the number of my yeres is come and the way that I must go is at hand from whence I shall not turne againe ¶ The .xvii. Chapter 1 Iob saith that he consumeth away and yet doth paciently abyde it 10 He exhorteth his friendes to repentaunce 13 shewing that he loketh but for death 1 MY breath is corrupt my dayes are shortened I am harde at deathes doore 2 Froward men are with me and myne eye must continue in the bitternesse of them 3 O deliuer me and loke out one to be my suretie in thy sight what is he that knoweth who wyll promise for me 4 For thou hast withholden their heartes from vnderstanding therefore shalt thou not set them vp on hie 5 He that speaketh flatterie to his friend the eyes of his children shall fayle 6 He hath made me a byworde of the people where as afore I was their ioy 7 Myne eye is dimme for very heauinesse and all my strength is lyke a shadowe 8 Vertuous men therefore shall well consider this and the innocent shal take part against the hypocrite 9 The righteous also wyll kepe his way and he that hath cleane handes wyll euer be stronger and stronger 10 As for al you turne you and get you hence I pray you seeing I can not finde one wyse man among you 11 My dayes are past and my counsailes and thoughtes of my heart are vanished away 12 Chaunging the night into day and the light approching into darkenesse 13 Though I tary neuer so much yet the graue is my house I haue made my bed in the darke 14 I saide to corruption thou art my father and to the wormes you are my mother and my sister 15 Where is then now my hope or who hath considered the thing that I loke for These shall go downe with me into the pit and lye with me in the dust ¶ The .xviii. Chapter 1 Bildad rehearseth the paines of the vnfaithfull and wicked 1 THen aunswered Bildad the Suhite and saide 2 When wyll ye make an ende of your wordes Marke well and then we wyll speake 3 Wherfore are we counted as beastes and reputed so vyle in your sight 4 He destroyeth him selfe with his anger Shall the earth be forsaken or any stone remoued out of his place because of thee 5 Yea the light of the vngodly shal be put out and the sparke of his fire shall not shine 6 The light shall be darke in his dwelling and his candle shall be put out with him 7 The steppes of his strength shal be restrayned and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe 8 For his feete are taken as it were in the net he walketh vpon the snares 9 The grinne shall take him by the heele and it shall catche him that is thirstie of blood 10 The snare is layde for him in the grounde and a pitfall in the way 11 Fearefulnesse shall make him afraide on euery side and shall driue him to his feete 12 Hunger shal be his strength and destruction shal be redye at his side 13 It shall eate the strength of his owne skinne euen the first borne of death shall eate his strength 14 His hope shal be rooted out of his dwelling and shall bring him to the king of feare 15 Other men shall dwell in his house and it shal be none of his and brimstone shall be scattered vpon his habitation 16 His rootes shal be dryed vp beneath and aboue shall his braunche be 〈◊〉 downe 17 His remembraunce shall perishe from the earth and he shall haue no name in