And by weyght †he gaue golde for the tables of shew breade euen for euery table lykewyse syluer for the tables of syluer And golde for flesshe hokes cuppes drynkynge pottes And pure gold in weyght for basens euen for euery basen And lykewyse syluer by weyght for euery basen of syluer And for the aulter of insence pure golde by weyght And golde for the patron of the charet of the Cherubes that stretched out theyr wynges and couered the arke of the couenauÌ„t of the lorde All was gyuen me by wrytyng of the hande of the Lorde which made me vnderstande al the workemanshyp of the patrone And Dauid sayde to Salomon his sonne Be strong and do manfully feare not nor be faynt herted For the Lorde God euen my God is with the and he shall not fayle the nor forsake the vntyll thou hast fynysshed al the worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde Beholde the preestes and Leuites are deuided in companyes for all maner of seruyce that perteyneth to the house of god they are with the for all maner of workmanshyp and so are all that excell in wysdome for any maner of seruyce Thou hast also the Lordes and all the people for euery thynge that thou hast nede of ¶ The offerynge of Dauid and of the prynces for the buyldynge of the Temple Dauid dyeth and Salomon his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XXIX ANd Dauid the kynge sayd vnto all the congregacyon God hath specially chosen Salomon my sonne whiche is yet yonge and tender and the worke is great for the house shall not be for man but for the lorde God Moreouer I haue prepared with all my myght for the house of God golde for vesselles of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for thynges of brasse yron for thynges of yron and wood for thynges of wood and onyke stones and stones to be set glistrynge stones of dyuerse coloures and all maner of precious stones and marble stones in great haboundaunce And bycause I haue luste to the house of my God I haue of myne owne propre good of golde and syluer whiche I haue seuerally gyuen to the house of my god besyde all that I haue prepared for the holye house euen thre thousande talentes of golde of Ophir and seuen thousande talentes of tryed syluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses withall the golde for thynges of golde syluer for them of syluer and for al maner of worke by the handes of artificers And who soeuer is wyllynge may this day consecrate his hande vnto the lorde And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the trybes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kyngê worke were wyllynge gaue for the seruyce of the house of God fyue thousande talentes of golde ten thousande peces of golde and ten thousande talentes of syluer and. xviii thousand talentes of brasse and an hundred thousand talentes of yron And they with whom precious stones were fouÌ„de gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lorde by the hande of Iehiel the Gersonite And the people reioysed when the were so wyllynge to gyue theyr goodes and with a perfyte herte they offered vnto the Lorde And Dauid the kynge reioysed with great gladnesse And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacion and sayde Blessed be thou lorde God of Israel our father from euer and foreuer Thyne O lorde is greatnesse and power glorie victorie and prayse for all that is in heuen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kyngdome O lorde thou excellest aboue all euen as the heade of all And tychesse and honoure come of the and thou reygnest ouer all and in thyne hande is powre and strength and in thyne hande it is to make great and to gyue strength vnto al. And now our god we thanke the and prayse thy gloryous name But who am Iâ— what is my people that we shulde enforâ—â— our selues to gyue these thynges so wyllyngly But all thynges come of the and of that whiche we receyue of thyne hande we haue gyuen the. For we be but straungers before the and soiourners as were all our fathers Oure dayes on the earthe also are but as a shadowe and there is none abydynge O lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepayred to buylde the an house for thy holy name cometh of thyne hande is all thyne I wote also my god that thou tryest the hertes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse And in the vnfaynednesse of myne herte I haue wyllyngly offred al these thynges And nowe haue I sene thy people which are fouÌ„de here to offre vnto the wyllynglye and with gladnes O lorde God of Abraham Isaac of Israell our fathers kepe this for euer as the begynnyng of the thoughtes of the herte of thy peple prepare theyr hertes vnto the. And gyue vnto Salomon my sonne â–ª a perfyte herte to kepe thy coÌ„maundements thy testymonyes and thy statutes and to do all and to buylde the house for the which I haue made prouisyon And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion ☞ Nowe blesse the lorde your god And al the coÌ„gregacion blessed the lorde god of theyr fathers and bowed downe theyr heades worshypped the lorde the kynge And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the sayde day they offered burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande yong oxen a thousand rammes a thousande shepe with theyr drynke offerynges Many sacrifices offered they for all Israell and dyd eate and drynke before the Lorde the same day with great gladnesse And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme and annoynted hym prynce before the lorde and Zadocke to be the hygh preest And Salomon sat on the seate of the Lorde and was kyng in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and al they of Israell obeyed hym And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of kynge Dauid submitted them selues and were vnder kyng Salomon And the lorde magnifyed Salomon in dignitye in the syght of all them of Israell and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngdome as no kyng had before hym in Israell And so Dauid the sonne of Isai reygned ouer al Israel And the space that he reygued ouer Israel was xl yere seuen yere reygned he in Hebron xxxiii yere reygned he in Ierusalem And he dyed in a good age full of dayes ryches and honoure And Salomon his sonne reygned in his steade The actes of Dauid the kyng fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the boke of Samuel the sear and in the boke of Nathan the prophet and in the boke of Gad the sear with al his kyngdom and power and tymes that wente ouer hym and ouer all Israel ouer all the kyngdomes of the earth ⧠The ende of the fyrst boke of the Cronycles otherwyse called the fyrst boke of Paralipomenon
Thamar whiche is Engadi And Iehosaphat feared and set hym selfe to seke the Lorde and proclamed fastynge thorowout all Iuda And they that were in Iuda gathered them selues togyther to aske counsayle of the Lorde And they came out of al the cityes of Iuda to make intercessyon to the Lorde And Iehosaphat stode bytwene the congregacyon of Iuda and Ierusalem in the house of the lord before the newe courte and sayde O Lorde God of our fathers arte not thou god in heuen reygnest not thou on al the kyngdoms of the hethen And in thyne hande is power myght and there is no man that is able to withstand the. Arte not thou our God which dydest cast out the enhabitours of this lande before thy people Israell and gauest it to the seed of Abraham thy louer for euer And they dwelte therin and haue buylte the a temple therin for thy name sayenge If euyl come vpon vs as the swerde of iudgement pestilence or hongre then yf we stande before this house in thy presence for thy name is in this house and crye vnto the in oure tribulation heate thou and helpe And now beholde the chyldren of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir by whom thou woldest not let them of Israel go when they came out of the lande of Egypte but they departed from them and destroyed them not Se how they rewarde vs to come for to cast vs out of thy possessyon which thou hast gyuen vs to enherite O our god wylt thou not iudge them for we haue no myght agaynste this great company that cometh agaynst vs. Neyther wote we what to do but our eyes be vnto the. And all Iuda stode before the lorde with theyr yong ones theyr wyues and theyr chyldren there was Iehasiel the son of Zacharia the son of Benaia the son of Ieâ—el the son of Mathania a Leuite of the sonnê of Asaph vpoÌ„ hym came the spirite of the lorde euen in the myddes of the coÌ„gregacyon And he sayd herken al Iuda ye enhabitours of Ierusalem thou kyng Iehosaphat Thus sayth the lorde vnto you be not afrayde nor faynte herted by reason of this great multitude for the battayle is not yours but gods To morowe go ye downe agaynste them for they come vp at Ziz and ye shall fynde them at the ende of the broke before the wyldernesse of Ieruel Ye shall not nede to fyght in this battayle but step forth and stande beholde the helpe of the Lorde which is with you feare not nor let your hertes fayle you Oye of Iuda and of Ierusalem Tomorow go out agaynst them for the lorde wyll be w t you And Iehosaphat bowed his face to the earth and all Iuda and the enhabitoures of Ierusalem fel before the lorde worshyppyng the lorde And the Leuites of the chyldren of the Cahathites and of the chyldren of the Corahites stode vp to prayse the Lorde God of Israell with a loude voyce on hye And when they arose early in the mornynge they gatte them out vnto the wyldernesse of Thekoa And as they went out Iehosaphat stode sayd heare me O Iuda ye enhabitoures of Ierusalem Put your truste in the Lorde your God that ye may be founde faythfull Gyue credence to his prophettes and so shall ye prospere And he gaue the people counsell and set some to synge vnto the Lorde and to prayse hym in the beautie and holynesse and to go out before the armye as they went and to say prayse the Lorde for his mercy lasteth euer And what tyme as they began to laude and prayse then the lorde styrred vp certayne of the chyldren of Ammon and Moab which layde wayte for them that were of Mounte Seir whiche were come agaynst Iuda And they were ouerthrowen with strokes among them selues For the chyldren of Ammon and Moab rose agaynst the enhabiters of mount Seir. And they siue and destroyed them And when they had made an ende of the enhabitours of Sier euery one helped to destroy an other amonge them selues And when Iuda came to the edge of the wyldernesse they loked vnto the multitude And beholde they were dead carcasses fallen to the earth none escaped And when Ieosaphat and his people came to take away the spoyle of them they founde amonge them abundaunce of goodes rayment pleasaunt Iuels which they toke for them selues more then they coulde cary away so that they were thre dayes in gatheryng of the spoyle it was so moche And the fourth day they assembled in the valley of blessing for there they blessed the Lorde And therfore they called the name of the same place the valley of blessyng vnto this day And so all the men of Iuda Ieru salem returned with Iehosaphat theyr heade for to go agayne to Ierusalem with gladnes for the Lorde had made them to reioyse ouer theyr enemyes And they came to Ierusalem with psaltryes and harpes shaulmes euen vnto the house of the Lorde And the feare of god fel in the kyngdomes of al landes when they had herde that the lorde fought agaynst the enemyes of Israell And so the realme of Iehosaphat was in tranquilyte and his god gaue hym test on euery syde And Iehosaphat reygned vpon Iuda was .xxxv. yere olde wheÌ„ he began to reygne and reygned .xxv. yere in Ierusalem And his mothers name was Asuba the doughter of Silhi And he walked in the way of Asa his father and bowed not therfrom doynge that whiche was ryght in the syght of the Lorde Howbeit the hyll aulters were not taken away for the peple had not yet prepared theyr hertes vnto the God of theyr fathers The rest of the actes of Ieosaphat fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten among the sayengê of Iehu the sonne of Hanani whiche noted them in the boke of the kynges of Israel After this dyd Ieosaphat kyng of Iuda ioyne hym selfe with Ahaziahu kynge of Israell whose mynde was to do wyckedly He coupled hym selfe with hym to make shyppê to go to Tharsis And they made the shyppê in Ezion Gaber And Eliezer the son of Dodanah of Maresa prophesied agaynst Iehosaphat saynge bycause thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziahu the Lorde hath broken thy workes And the shyppes were broken that they were not able to go to Tharsis ¶ Ieosaphat dyeth and Iehoram succedeth hym which putteth his brethren to death is oppressed of the Philistines and dyeth of the Flyâ—â— CAPI XXI I Ehosaphat also slepte with his fathers was buryed with his fathers in the citie of Dauid and Iehoram his son reygned in his steade and he had brethren which were the sonnes of Iehosaphat Asaria Iehicl Zacharia Asaria Michael and Sephattahu All these were the sonnes of Iehosaphat kynge of Iuda And theyr father gaue them many great gyftes of golde and syluer and other specyal substaunce with stronge cityes in Iuda But the kyngdome gaue he to Iehoram for he was the eldest And Iehoram arose vp agaynst the kyngdom of
father and folowed hym ⊢ ✚ And Iesus went aboute all Galile teachynge in theyr synagoges and preachynge the Gospell of the kyngdom healynge al maner of sycknesse and all maner of dysease amonge the people And his fame spred abrode thorowout all Siria And they brought vnto him all sycke people that were taken with dyuers dyseases and grypynges and them that were possessed with deuyls and those whiche were lunatyke and those that had the palsey and he healed them And there folowed hym great multitudes of people from Galile ⊢ from the ten cityes from Ierusalem and from Iury and from the regyons that lye beyond Iordane ¶ In this Chapyter and in the nexte folowyng in conteyned the most excellent and louyng sermon of Chryst in the mouÌ„e whiche Sermon is the very heye that openeth the vnderstandynge in to the lawe In this â—yâ—th Chupiter specially he preacheth of the viii bearitudes or blessynges of manslaughter wrath and anger of aduoutrey of 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ferynge wronge and of loue euen towarde â— mans enemyes CAPI V. WHen he sawe the people he went vp in to a mountayne and when he was see his discyples came to hym and after that he had opened his mouth he taught them sayenge Blessed are the poore in spiryte for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are they that mourne for they shall receyue comforte Blessed are the meke for they shall receyue the inherytaunce of the earth Blessed are they whiche hunger and thyrst after ryghtwysenesse for they shall be satisfyed Blessed are the mercyfull for they shall obteyne mercy Blessed are the pure in herte for they shall se God Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the chyldren of God Blessed are they whiche suffer persecucyon for ryghtwysenesse sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and pesecuteÌ„ you and shal falsely saye al maner of euyll sayenges agaynst you for my sake Reioyse and be glad for great is your rewarde in heuen ⊢ For so persecuted they the prophettes whiche were before you ✚ Ye are the salte of the earth But yf the salte haue lost the saltnesse what shal be seasoned therwith It is thence forth good for nothynge but to be cast out and to be troden downe of men Ye are the lyght of the world A citye that is set on an hyll can not be hyd neyther do men lyght a candell and put it vnder a busshell but on a candelstycke and it gyueth lyght vnto al that are in the house Let youre lyght so shyne before men that they maye se your good workes and glorify your father whiche is in heuen ⊢ ✚ Thynke not that I am come to destroye the law or the prophettes no I am not come to destroye but to fulfyll For truely I say vnto you tyll heuen and earth passe one iote or one tytle of the lawe shall not scape tyll all be fulfylled Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least coÌ„maundementes teacheth men so he shall be called the leaste in the kyngdome of heuen But whosoeuer doeth teacheth the same shal be called great in the kyngdome of heuen ⊢ ✚ For I saye vnto you excepte your ryghteousnes excede the ryghteousnes of the Scrybes pharises ye can not enter in to the kyngdom of heuen Ye haue herde that it was sayde vnto them of the olde tyme Thou shalt not kyll whosoeuer kylleth shall be in daunger of iudgement But I saye vnto you that whosoeuer is angrye with his brother vnaduysedly shall be in daunger of iudgement And whosoeuer sayth vnto his brother ☞ Racha shal be in daunger of a couÌ„sayle But whosoeuer sayeth thou foole shall be in daunger of hell fyre Therfore yf thou offerest thy gyfte at the aulter there remeÌ„brest that thy brother hath ought agaynst the leaue there thyne offerynge before the aulter and go thy waye fyrst and be reconcyled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gyfte ⊢ ✚ Agre with thyne aduersary quycklye whyles thou arte in the waye with hym leest at anye tyme the aduersarye delyuer the to the iudge the iudge delyuer the to the mynyster then thou be cast into pryson Uerely I saye vnto the thou shalte not come out thence tyll thou haue payed the vttermooste farthynge Ye haue herde that it was sayd to them of olde tyme. Thou shalt not coÌ„myt aduoutrye But I say vnto you that whosoeuer loketh on another mans wyfe to luste after her hath coÌ„mytted aduoutrye with her all redy in his herte Yf thy ryght eye hynder the ☞ plucke hym out cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the that one of thy members perysshe then that thy hole body shulde be cast in to hell And yf thy ryght hande hynder the cut hym of and caste hym from the. For better it is vnto the that one of thy members perysshe then that all thy body shulde be cast in to hell ⊢ It is sayde whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe let hym gyue her a letter of the deuorcement But I say vnto you that who soeuer dothe put awaye his wyfe excepte it be for forninacyon causeth her to breake matrymony And whosoeuer maryeth her that is deuorsed coÌ„mytteth aduoutrye Agayne ye haue herde howe it was sayde to them of olde tyme Thou shalte not forsweare thy selfe but shalte perfourme vnto the Lorde those thynges that thou swearest But I saye vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heuen for it is goddê seate nor by the earth for it is his fote stole neyther by Ierusalem for it is the citye of the great kynge neyther shalt thou sweare by thy heade bycause thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke But your coÌ„municacion shal be yea yea nay nay For what soeuer is added more then these it coÌ„meth of euyll Ye haue herde that it is sayde an eye for an eye and a toth for a toth But I saye vnto you that ye ☞ resyst not euyll But who soeuer gyueth the a blow on the ryght cheke turne to hym the other also And yf any man wyll sue the at the lawe and take a waye thy cote let hym haue thy cloke also And whosoeuer wyll compell the to go a myle go with him twayne Gyue to him that asketh the and from hym that wolde borow turne not thou awaye ✚ Ye haue herde that it is sayde Thou shalt loue thyne neyghbour and hate thyne enemye But I say vnto you loue your enemyes Blesse them that curse you do good to them that hate you Praye for them whiche hurte you and persecute you that ye maye be the Chyldren of your father whiche is in heuen for he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll and on the good and sendeth rayne on the iust and vniuste For yf we loue them whiche loue you what rewarde haue
ye Do not the publicans also euen the same And yf ye make moch of your brethren onlye what singuler thyng do ye Do not also the publicans lyke wyse Ye shal therfore be perfyte euen as your father which is in heuen is perfyte ⊢ ¶ Of almesse prayer and fastynge He forbyddeth the carefulnes of worldly thynges CAPI VI. ✚ TAke hede that ye giue not your almesse in the syght of men to the intent that ye wolde be sene of them Or els ye haue no rewarde with your father whiche is in heuen Therfore when thou gyuest thyne almesse let not trompettes be blowen before the as the ypocrytes do in the synagoges in the stretes for to be praysed of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou wylte gyue almesse let not thy lefte hande knowe what thy ryght hande doth that thyne almesse maye be in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly ⊢ And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are For they vse to stand prayeng in the synagoges in the cornors of the stretes that they may be sene of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou prayest enter in to thy chamber when thou hast shut thy dore praye to thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall rewarde the openly But when ye pray bable not moch as the Heathen do for they thynke it wyll come to passe that they shall be herde for theyr moch bablynges sake Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them For youre father knoweth what thyngê ye haue nede of before ye aske of him after this maner therfore praye ye Our father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy wyll be done as well in earth as it is in heuen Gyue vs this daye our dayly bread And forgyue vs oure ☞ dettes as we forgyue oure detters And leade vs not in to temptacion but delyuer vs from euyll For thyne is the kyngdome and the power and the glorye foreuer Amen Therfore yf ye forgyue other men theyr trespasses your heueÌ„ly father shal forgyue you †your trespasses But yf ye wyll not forgyue men theyr trespasses no more shal your father forgyue you your trespasses ✚ Moreouer when ye fast be not sad as the ypocrites are For they disfigure theyr faces that it maye appeare vnto men how that they fast Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heade and washe thy face that it appeare not vnto men howe that thou fastest but vnto thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly Laye not vp for youre selues treasure vpon earth where the rust and moth dothe corrupte where theues breake through and steale But laye vp for you treasures in heuen where neyther rust nor moth dothe corrupte where theues do not breake thorowe nor steale For where youre treasure is there wyll your herte be also ⊢ The lyght of the body is the eye Wherfore yf thyne eye be syngle all thy body shal be ful of lyght But yf thyne eye be wycked al thy body shall be full of darkenesse Wherfore yf the lyght that is in the be darkenesse howe great is that darkenesse ✚ No man can serue two maysters For eyther he shall hate the one loue the other or els leane to the one and despise the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I say vnto you be not careful for your lyfe what ye shal eate or dryncke nor yet for your body what rayment ye shall put on Is not the lyfe more worth then meate and the body more of value then rayment Beholde the foules of the ayer for they sowe not neyther do they reape nor cary in to the barnes and your heuenly father fedeth them Are ye not moche better then they Whiche of you by takynge carefull thought can adde one cubyt vnto his stature And why care ye for raymente Consydre the lilyes of the felde howe they growe They laboure not neyther do they spynne And yet I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse of the felde whiche though it stande to daye is to morowe cast into the fournace shal he not moch more do the same for you o ye of lytie fayth Therfore take no thought sayenge what shal we eate or what shal we drynke or wher with shall we be clothed after al these thynges do the gentyls seke For your heuenly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges But rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of god and the ryght wyseâ—â—else therof and al these thynges shall be minystred vnto you ⊢ Care not then for the morowe for the morowe daye shall care for it selfe sufficient vnto the daye is the trauayle therof ¶ He forbyddeth folysshe and rasshe iudgement reproueth ypocrisye exhorteth vnto prayer warneth to beware of false prophets and wylleth the hearers of his worde to be doers of the same CAPI VII I Urge not that ye be not iudged †condemne not and ye shall not be condemned For as ye iudge so shall ye be iudged And with what measure ye meate with the same shall other men measure to you Why seest thou a more in thy brothers eye but coÌ„syderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or howe sayest thou to thy brother brother suffer me I wyll plucke out a more out of thyne eye and behold a beame is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite fyrste cast out the beame out of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou se clearly to plucke out the more out of thy brothers eye Gyue not ye that whiche is holy vnto dogges neyther cast ye your pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder theyr feete and the other turne agaynst you and all to rent you Aske it shall be gyuen you Seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receyueth and whosoeuer seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shall be opened Is there any man amonge you whiche yf his sonne aske breade wyll offer hym a stone Or yf he aske fysshe wyl he profer hym a serpente Yf ye then when ye are euyll can gyue your chyldren good gyftes howe moche more shall youre father whiche is in heuen gyue good thynges yf ye aske of hym Therfore whatsoeuer ye wold that men shulde do to you do ye euen so to them also For this is the lawe and the prophettes Enter in at the strayte gate for wyde is the gate and brode is the waye that leadeth to destruccion and many there be whiche go in therat For strayte is the gate and narowe is the waye whiche
leadeth vnto lyfe and fewe there be that fynde it ✚ Beware of false Prophettes whiche come to you in shepes clothyng but inwardly they are rauenyng wolues Ye shall know them by theyr fruytes Do men gather grapes of thornes or fyggê of thystels Euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good fruytes But a corrupte tre bryngeth forth euyll frutes A good tree cannot brynge forth bad fruyte neyther can a bad tree brynge forth good fruytes Euery tre that bryngeth not forth good fruyte is hewen downe and cast into the fyre Wherfore by theyr fruytes ye shall knowe them Not euery one that sayeth vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdom of heuen but he that dothe the wyl of my father whiche is in heuen †He shall enter into the kyngdome of heuen ⊢ Many wyll saye to me in that daye Lorde Lorde haue we not prophesyed thorowe thy name And thorowe thy name haue cast out deuyls And done many miracles thorowe thy name And then wyll I knowledge vnto them I neuer knewe you Departe from me ye that worke iniquite For whosoeuer heareth of me these wordes and doth the same I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man whiche buylte his house vpon a rocke and a shower of rayne descended and the floodes came and the wyndes blew and bet vpon that house and it fell not bycause it was grouÌ„ded on the rocke And euery one that heareth of me these wordes and dothe them not shal be lykened vnto a folysh man whiche buylte his house vpon sande and a shower of rayne descended and the floodes came and the wyndes blewe and bet vpon that house and it fell and greate was the fall of it And it came to passe that when Iesus had ended these sayenges the people were astonyed at his doctryne For he taught them as one hauynge power and not as the Scrybes †of them and the Pharyses ¶ Chryst clenseth the leper healeth the captaynes seruaunt and many other dyseases he helpeth Peters mother inlawe stylleth the see and the wynde and dryueth the deuyls out of the possessed into the swyne CAPI VIII ✚ WHen he was come downe from the mouÌ„tayne moch people folowed hym And beholde there came a leper and worshypped hym saynge Mayster yf thou wylt thou canst make me cleane And Iesus put forth his hande and touched hym sayenge I wyl be thou cleane and immedyatly his leprosye was clensed And Iesus sayeth vnto hym se thou tell no man but go and shew selfe to the Preest and offer the gyfte that Moses coÌ„maunded to be offered for a wytnesse vnto them ⊢ ✚ And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum there came vnto hym a ☞ Centurion and besought him sayenge Mayster my seruaunt lyeth at home sycke of the palsye and is greuouslye payned And Iesus sayeth when I come vnto hym I wyll heale hym The Centurion answered and sayde Syr I am not worthy that thou shuldest come vnder my rofe but speake the worde only and my seruaunt shall be healed For I also my selfe am a man subiecte to the auctoryte of another and haue souldyers vnder me and I saye to this man go and he goeth and to an other come and he coÌ„meth and to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it When Iesus herde these wordes he maruey led and sayde to them that folowed hym Uerely I saye vnto you I haue not founde so greate fayth in Israell I saye vnto you that many shall come from the East and west and shal rest with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kyngdome or heuen but the chyldren of the kyngdom shal be cast out into vtter darkenesse there shal be wepynge guasshynge of deeth And Iesus sayde vnto the Centurion go thy waye and as thou byleuest so be it vnto the. And his seruaunt was healed in the selfe same houre ⊢ And when Iesus was come in to Peters house he sawe his wyues mother lyenge in bed sycke of a feuer And he touched her hande the feuer lefte her she arose minystred vnto them When the euenyng drue on they brought vn to him many that were possessed with deuyls And he caste out the spirytes with a worde and healed all that were sycke that it myght be fulfylled whiche was spoken by Esay the prophet when he sayeth He toke on hym our infirmityes and bare our syckenesses When Iesus sawe moche people aboute hym he coÌ„maunded that they shulde go vnto the other syde of the water And a certayne scrybe when he was come sayde vnto hym Mayster I wyll folow the whyther soeuer thou goest And Iesus sayeth vnto hym the foxes haue holes and the byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not where to rest his heade An other of the nombre of his disciples sayde vnto hym Mayster suffre me fyrst to go and bury my father But Iesus sayde vnto hym folowe me and let the deade butye theyr deade â–ª ✚ And when he entred in to a shyp his disciples folowed hym And beholde there arose a great tempest in the see in so moch that the shyp was couered with waues but he was a slepe And his disciples came to hym and awoke him sayenge Mayster saue vs we perysshe And he sayeth vnto them why are ye fearfull O ye of lytell fayth Then he arose and rebuked the wyndes and the see and there folowed a great calme But the men marueyled sayenge What maner of man is this that both wyndes and see obey hym ⊢ And when he was come to the other syde in to the countrey of the Gergesites there met hym two possessed of deuyls which came out of the graues and were out of measure fearce so that no man myght go by that waye And beholde they cryed oute sayenge O Iesu thou sonne of god what haue we to do with the Arte thou come hyther to tourmente vs before the tyme And there was a good waye of from them a heerde of many swyne fedynge So the deuyls besought hym sayenge If thou cast vs out suffre vs to go our way in to the heerde of swyne And he sayde vnto them go your wayes Then went they out and departed in to the heerde of swyne And beholde the hole heerde of fwyne was caryed headlynge in to the see and perysshed in the waters Then they that kept them fled and wente theyr wayes in to the Citye and tolde euery thynge and what had fortuned vnto the possessed of the deuyls And beholde the hole Citye came out to mete Iesus and when they sawe hym they besought hym that he wolde departe oute of theyr coostes ¶ He healeth the palsye calleth Mathew from the custome answereth for his disciples healeth the woman of the bloody yssue helpeth Iairus doughter gyueth two blynde men theyr syght maketh a dombe maÌ„ to speake dryueth out a deuyll CAPI IX ✚ HE entred also
to hym and sayd vnto them heare vnderstande That which goeth into the mouthe defyleth not the man but that whiche cometh out of the mouth defyleth the man Then came his disciples and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not that the Pharises were offended at this saynge But he answered and sayde Euery plante whiche my heuenly father hath not planted shall be plucked vp by the rootes Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde If the blynde leade the blynde bothe shall fall into the dytche Then answered Peter and sayde vnto hym declare vnto vs this parable Iesus sayde are ye also yet without vnderstandyng do not ye yet vnderstande that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth goeth in to the belly and is cast out in to the draught But those thynges whiche procede out of the mouthe come forth from the herte and they defyle the man For out of the herte procede euyll thoughtes murders breakyng of wedlocke hooredoms theftes false wytnesse blasphemyes These are the thynges whiche defyle a maÌ„ But to take meate with vnwashed handes defyleth not a man ⊢ ✚ And Iesus wente thence and departed into the coostes of Tyre and Sydon and beholde a woman of Canaan whiche came out of the same coostes cryed vnto hym sayenge haue mercy on me o lorde thou sonne of Dauid My doughter is pyteously vexed with a deuyl But he answered her nothynge at all and his disciples came and besought hym sayenge sende her awaye for she cryeth after vs But he answered sayde I am not sent but vnto the lost shepe of the house of Israel Then came she and worshypped hym saynge Lord helpe me He answered sayd It is not mete to take the chyldrens beade to cast it to dogges She answered and sayd Trueth lorde for the doggê eate of the crommes whiche fall from theyr maysters table Then Iesus answered and sayde vnto her O woman great is thy fayth be it vnto the euen as thou wylte And her doughter was made hole euen at that same tyme. ⊢ And Iesus went awaye from thence and came nygh vnto the see of Galile and wente vp in to a mountayne and sat downe there And moche people came vnto hym bryngynge with them those that were lame blynde deafe maymed and other many cast them downe at Iesus feete And he healed them in so moche that the people wondred when they sawe the dombe speake the maymed to be hoole the lame to walke and the blynde to se. And they glorified the God of Israel Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him and sayd I haue compassyon on the people bycause they contynue w t me nowe iii. dayes and haue nothyng to eate and I wyll not let them departe fastyng lest they mysse cary by the waye And his disciples saye vnto hym whence shulde we get so moche breade in the wyldernes as to suffise so great a multitude And Iesus say the vnto them howe many loues haue ye And they say seuen and a few lytell fysshes And he coÌ„maunded the people to syt downe on the grounde and toke the seuen loues and the fysshes and after that he had gyuen thankes he brake them and gaue to his discipiples the disciples gaue them to the people And they dyd all eate and were suffysed And they toke vp of the brokeÌ„ meat that was lefte seuen baskettes full And yet they that dyd eate were foure thousande men besyde women chyldren And he sent away the people and toke shyp and came in to the partyes of Magdala ¶ The Pharysâ—â— require a token Iesus warneth his disciples of the pharises doctrine The coÌ„fessyon of Petet The keyes of heuen The faythfull must beaâ—e the Crosse after Chryst. CAPI XVI THe Pharises also with the Saduces came and tempted hym desyred hym that he wolde shewe them a sygne from heuen He answered sayd vnto them when it begynneth to drawe toward euen ye say it wyl be fayre wether for the skye is red And in the mornyng It wyll be fowle wether to daye for the skye is glowmynge red O ye ypocrites ye can discerne the outwarde appearauÌ„ce of the skye but can ye not discerne the sygnes of the tymes The froward and aduouterous nacyoÌ„ requireth a sygne and there shall no sygne be gyuen vnto it but the sygne of the Prophet Ionas And he lefte them and departed And when his disciples were come to the othersyde of the water they had forgotten to take breade with them Then Iesus sayd vn to them Take hede and beware of ☞ the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces And they thought in them selues sayeng we haue taken no breade with vs. which when Iesus vnderstode he sayde vnto them O ye of lytle fayth why take ye thought w t in your selues bycause ye haue brought no breade Do ye not yet perceyue neyther remember those fyue loues when there were fyue M men and howe many baskettes toke ye vp Neyther the seuen loues when there were foure thousande men and howe many baskettes toke ye vp howe happeneth it that ye do not vnderstande that I spake it not vnto you concernynge breade that ye shulde beware of the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces Then vnderstode they howe that he had not them beware of the leuen of bread but of the doctryne of the Pharyses and of the Saduces ✚ When Iesus came in to the coostes of the citye whiche is called Cesarea Philippi he asked his disciples sayenge whome do men saye that I the sonne of man am They sayde Some saye that thou arte IohnÌ„ Baptist some Elyas some Ieremias or one of the nombre of the Prophettes He sayeth vnto them but whome saye ye that I am Simon Peter answered sayde Thou arte Chryst the son of the liuynge God And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym happy arte thou Simon the son of Ionas for flesshe bloode hath not opened that vnto the but my father whiche is in heuen And I say also vnto the that thou arte Peter vpon this rocke I wyl buylde my congregacion And the gates of hell shall not preuayle agaynst it And I wyll gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heuen And whatsoeuer thou byndest in earth shal be bound in heuen and whatsoeuer thou losest in earth shal be losed in heuen ⊢ Then charged he his discyples that they shulde tell no man that he was Iesus Chryste From that tyme forth began Iesus to shewe vnto his disciples howe that he must go vnto Ierusalem and suffer many thyngê of the elders and hygh Preestes and scrybes must be kylled be raysed agayne the thyrde day â–ª And when Petet had taken hym asyde he began to rebuke him sayeng mayster fauer thy selfe this shal not happen vnto the but he turned him aboute and sayd vnto Peter go after me Satan thou hyndrest me for thou souourest not
be vnto the as an heathen man as a Publican Uerely I saye vnto you whatsoeuer ye bynde on earth shall be bounde in heuen And what so euer ye lose on earth shall be losed in heuen Agayne I say vnto you that yf ii of you agre in earth vpon any maner of thynge what soeuer they desyre they shal haue it of my father whiche is in heuen For where two or thre are gathered togyther in my name there am I in the myddê of them Then came peter to him and sayde Lorde howe ofte shall I forgyue my brother yf he syn agaynst me Tyll seuen tymes Iesus sayeth vnto hym I saye vnto the vntyll seuen tymes but seuentye tymes seuentymes ⊢ ✚ Therfore is the kyngdome of heuen lykened vnto a certayne man that was a kynge which wolde take accountes of his seruauntes And when he had begon to reken one was brought vnto hym whiche ought hym x. M â–ª talentes but for asmoch as he was not able to paye his Lorde coÌ„maunded hym to be solde and his wyfe and chyldren and all that he had and payment to be made The seruaunt fell downe besought hym sayenge Syr haue pacience with me I wyll paye the all Then had the lorde pitye on that seruaunt losed hym and forgaue hym the det So the same seruaunt went out and founde one of his felowes which ought hym an hundred pence and he layde handes on hym and toke hym by the throte sayenge Pay that thou owest And his felow fell downe besought hym sayenge Haue pacience with me and I wyll paye the all And he wolde not but wente and cast hym into pryson tyll he shulde paye the det So when his felowes sawe what was done they were very sory came and tolde vnto theyr lorde al that had happened Then his lorde called hym sayd vnto hym o thou vngracious seruaunt I forgaue the all that det wheÌ„ thou desyredst me shuldest not thou also haue had compassion on thy felow euen as I had pitye on the And his Lorde was wroth and deliuered hym to the saylers tyll he shulde paye all that was due vnto hym So lykewyse shall my heuenly father do also vnto you yf ye from your hertes forgiue not euery one his brother theyr trespasses ⊢ ¶ Chryst gyueth answere concernynge maryage and â—â—acheth not to be carefull nor to loue worldly ryched CAPI XIX ANd it came to passe that when Iesus had finysshed these sayenges he gatte hym from Galile and came in to the coostes of Iury beyonde Iordan and moch people folowed hym he healed them there The Pharises also came vnto hym temtyng hym and sayenge vnto hym Is it lawful for a man to make a deuorcement â–ª with his wyfe for any maner of cause He answered sayde vnto them Haue ye not red howe that he whiche made man at the begynnyng made them man woman and sayd for this cause shall a man leaue father mother and shall cleue vnto his wyfe and they twayne shal be one flesshe Wherfore nowe they are not twayne but one fleshe Let not man therfore put a sunder that whiche God hath coupled togyther They saye vnto hym why dyd Moses then coÌ„maunde to gyue a testimonyall of deuorcement and to put her awaye He sayde vnto them Moses bycause of the hardnesse of your hertes suffered you to put awaye your wyues But from the begynnynge it was not so I say vnto you whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe except it be for fornicacyon marieth another breaketh wedlocke And who so maryeth her whiche is deuorced dothe coÌ„myt aduoutrye His discyples saye vnto hym yf the matter be so bytwene man wyfe then is it not good to marry He sayde vnto them all men can not comprehend this sayenge saue they to whome it is gyuen for ☞ there are some chaste whiche are so borne out of theyr mothers wombe And there are some chast which be made chaste of men And there be chaste whiche haue made them selues chaste for the kyngdome of heuens sake He that can comprehende it let hym comprehende Then were there brought vnto hym yonge chyldren that he shuld put his handes on them and praye And the disciples râ—â—â—â—ked them But Iesus sayde vnto them Suffre the chyldren and forbyd them not to come vnto me for of soche is the kyngdome of heuen And when he had put his handes on them he departed thence And beholde one came sayde vnto hym good mayster what good thynge shall I do that I maye haue eternall lyfe He sayde vnto hym ☞ why callest thou me good there is none good but one and that is God But yf thou wylte entre into lyfe kepe the coÌ„maundementes He sayeth vnto him Which Iesus sayd Thou shalte not coÌ„myt manslaughter Thou shalte not commyt aduoutrye Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse honoure father and mother and thou shalt loue thyne neyghbour as thy selfe The yonge man sayeth vnto hym All these thynges haue I kepte from my youth vp what lacke I yet Iesus sayde vnto hym yf thou wylte be perfyte go and sell all that thou hast and gyue to the poore thou shalt haue treasure in heuen and come and folow me But when the yong man herde that sayenge he went awaye sorye For he had greate possessions Then Iesus sayde vnto his discyples Uerely I saye vnto you it shall be hard for the ryche to enter into the kyngdom of heuen And agayne I saye vnto you it is easyer for a camell to go through the eye of a nedle theÌ„ for the ryche to enter into the kyngdome of god When the disciples herde this they were excedyngly amased sayenge who then can be saued But Iesus behelde them and sayde vnto them with men this is vnpossyble but with god all thynges are possyble ✚ Then answered Peter and sayd vnto hym Beholde we haue forsaken all and folowed the what shal we haue therfore Iesus sayde vnto them verely I say vnto you that when the sonne of man shall syt in the seate of his maiestye ye that haue folowed me in the regeneracyon shall syt also vpon xii seates iudge the. xii trybes of Israell And euery one that forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or landes for my names sake shall receyue an hundred folde and shal in heryte euerlastyng lyfe ⊢ But many that are fyrst shall be last the last shal be fyrst ¶ Chryst teacheth by a similytude that god is dettour vnto no man He teacheth his disciples to be lowly and gyueth two blynde men theyr syght CAPI XX. ✚ FOr the kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a man that is an housholder which went out early in the mornyng to hyre labourers in to his vineyard And when the agrement was made with the labourers for a peny a daye he sent them
For thou arte a man of wysdome knowest what thou oughtest to do to hym his hoore heade shalte thou brynge to the graue with bloode And so Dauid slepte with his fathers and was buryed in the citye of Dauid And the dayes whiche Dauid reygned vpon Israel were fourtye yeres seuen yeres reygned he in Hebron and thyrtye and thre yeares reygned he in Ierusalem Then sat Salomon vpon the seate of Dauid his father and his kyngdome was stablysshed myghtely And Adonia the sonne of Hagith came to Bethsabe the mother of Salomon And she sayde Commest thou peaceably And he sayde peaceably He sayde moreouer I haue somwhat to say vnto the. She sayde say on And he sayde thou knowest that the kyngdome was myne and that all Israel set theyr faces on me that I shulde reygne howe be it the kyngdome is turned awaye and gyuen to my brother for it is appoynted hym of the Lorde and nowe I aske a peticyon of the denye me not And she sayde vnto hym Say on And he sayde speake I praye the vnto Salomon the kynge for he wyll not say the nay that he gyue me Abisag the Sunamite to wyfe And Bethsabe sayde well I wyll speake for the vnto the kynge Bethsabe therfore went vnto kynge Salomon to speake vnto hym for Adonia And the kynge rose vp to mete her bowed hymselfe vnto her sat hym downe on his seate And there was a seate set for the kynges mother and she sat on his ryght syde Then she sayd I desyre a lytell peticyon of the I pray the saye me not naye And the kynge sayde vnto her Aske on my mother For I wyll not say the naye She sayde let Abisag the Sunamite be gyuen to Adonia thy brother to wyfe And kynge Salomon answered and sayde vnto his mother why doest thou aske Abisag the Sunamite for Adonia aske for hym the kyngdome also for he is myne elder brother hath for hym Abiathar the preest and Ioab the sonne of Zaruia Then kynge Salomon sware by the Lorde sayenge God do so and so to me yf Adonia haue not spoken this worde agaynst his owne lyfe Nowe therfore as truly as the lorde lyueth whiche hath ordeyned me and set me on the seate of Dauid my father and ☞ made me an house as he promysed Adonia shall dye this day And kynge Salomon sent by the hande of Banaiahu the Sonne of Iehoiada and he smote hym that he dyed And vnto Abiathar the Preest sayde the kynge get the to Anatoth vnto thyne owne feldes for thou arte worthy of death but I wyll not at this tyme kyll the bycause thou barest the arke of the Lorde God before Dauid my father and bycause thou hast suffered with my father in all his afflyctyons And so Salomon put away Abiathar from beynge preest vnto the Lorde that he myght fulfyll the wordê of the lorde which he spake ouer the house of Eli in Silo. Then tydyngê came also to Ioab for Ioab had turned after Adonia †though he turned not after Absalom And Ioab fled vnto the tabernacle of the Lorde and caught holde on the hornes of the aulter And it was tolde kynge Salomon howe that Ioab fled vnto the tabernacle of the lorde stode by the aulter Then Salomon sent Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada sayenge go and fall vpon hym And Banaiahu came in to the tabernacle of the lorde sayde vnto hym thus sayth the kynge come out And he sayde nay But I wyll dye euen here And Banaiahu brought the kyng word agayne sayenge thus sayde Ioab thus he answered me And the kynge sayde do euen as he hath sayde smyte hym and bury hym that thou mayst take awaye the blood which Ioab shed causelesse from me and from the house of my father And the lorde shall bryng his blood vpon his owne heade for he smote two men ryghtwyser better then he slue them with the swerde my father Dauid not knowynge therof euen Abner the sonne of Ner captayne of the hooste of Israell and Amasa the sonne of Iether captayne of the hoost of Iuda Theyr blood shall therfore returne vpon the heade of Ioab and on the heade of his seede for euer But vpon Dauid vpon his seede vpon his house vpoÌ„ his seate shal there be peace for euermore of the lorde So Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada went vp and smote hym and slue hym and buryed hym in his owne house in the wyldernesse And the kynge put Banaiahu the son of Iehoiada in his rowme ouer the hoost and put Sadocke the preest in the rowme of Abiathar And the kynge sent and called Semei sayde vnto hym buylde the an house in Ierusalem and dwell there se that thou go not forth thence any whyther For be thou sure that the day that thou goest out passest ouer the ryuer of Cedron thou shalt dye that daye thy bloode shall be on thyne owne heade And Semei sayde vnto the kynge This is a good thynge as my Lorde the kynge hath sayd so wyl his seruaunt do And Semei dwelte in Ierusalem many a daye And it chaunced after thre yeares that two of the seruauntes of Semei ran awaye vnto Achis son of Maacha kynge of Geth And they tolde Semei sayenge beholde thy seruauntes be in Geth And Semei stode vp and sadled his Asse and gat hym to Geth to Achis to seke his seruauÌ„tes returned and brought his seruauntes agayne from Geth And it was tolde Salomon howe that Semei had gone from Ierusalem to Geth and was come agayne And the kynge sent and called Semei and sayde vnto hym dyd I not charge the by the lorde with an othe and testifyed vnto the saynge be sure that when soeuer thou goest out walkest abrode any whyther thou shalt dye the death And thou saydest vnto me it is good tydynges that I haue herde Why then hast thou not kepte the othe of the lorde and the coÌ„maundement that I charged the withall The kyng sayde moreouer to Semei thou remembrest all the wyckednes whiche thyne herte knoweth and that thou dydest to Dauid my father The lorde also shal brynge thy wyckednesse vpon thyne owne heade and kynge Salomon shall be blessed and the seate of Dauid stablysshed before the lorde for euer So the kynge commaunded Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada whiche went out smote hym that he dyed And the kyngdome was stablysshed in the hande of Salomon ¶ Salomon taketh Pharaos doughter to wyfe The Lorde appeareth to hym and gyueth hym wysdom The pleatynge of the two Harlottes who shulde owe the lyuyng chylde and Salomons sentence therin CAPI III. SAlomon made affinite w t Pharao kynge of Egypt and toke Pharaos doughter and brought her into ☞ the citye of Dauid vntyll he had made an ende of buyldyng his owne house and the house of the Lorde and the wall of Ierusalem rounde aboute Only the people sacrificed in aulters made on hylles bycause there was no house buylde vnto
the God of the Zidons MilcoÌ„ the obhominacion of the Ammonitê And Salomon wrought wyckednesse in the syght of the lorde folowed not the lorde perfytely as dyd Dauid his father For then dyd Salomon buylde ☞ an hygh place for Chamos the abhominacion of Moab in the hyll that is before Ierusalem and vnto Moloch the abhominacion of the chyldreÌ„ of Ammon And lykewyse dyd he for all his outlandyshe wyues which burnt sence offered vn to theyr Gods And the Lorde was angrye w t Salomon bycause his herte was turned froÌ„ the Lorde god of Israel whiche had appeared vnto hym twyse and gaue hym a charge concernyng this thynge that he shulde not folowe other Gods But he kepte not that whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded hym wherfore the Lorde sayd vnto Salomon for as moche as this is done of the thou hast not kepte myne appoyntment and my statutes which I coÌ„maunded the I wyll rent the kyngdom from the and wyll gyue it to thy seruaunt Notwithstandynge in thy dayes I wyll not do it bycause of Dauid thy father but wyll take it from the hande of thy sonne Howbeit I wyll not take away all the kyngdome but wyll gyue ☞ one tribe to thy son bycause of Dauid my seruaunt and bycause of Ierusalem whiche I haue chosen And the Lorde styrred vp an aduersarye vnto Salomon euen one Hadad an Edomite of the kynges seede whiche was in Edom. For wheÌ„ Dauid was in Edom Ioab the captayne of the hoost was gone vp to burye them that were sleyne he smote all the men chyldren in Edom. For. vi monethes dyd Ioab remayne there and all Israel tyll he had destroyed all the men chyldren in Edom. And this Hadad fled and certayne other Edomytes of his fathers seruauntes with hym to come into Egypte Hadad beyng yet a lytell chylde And they arose out of Madian and came to Paran and toke meÌ„ with them out of Paran and came to Egypte vnto Pharao kyng of Egypte whiche gaue hym an house and appoynted hym vittayles gaue hym land And Hadad gat great fauour in the syght of Pharaâ—â—o that he gaue hym to wyfe the syster of his owne wyfe euen the syster of Thahpenes the Quene And the syster of Thahpenes bare hym Genubath his sonne whoÌ„ Thahpenes norished in Pharaos house And Genubath was of Pharaos housholde amonge the sonnes of Pharao And wheÌ„ Hadad herde in Egypte that Dauid was layde to slepe with his fathers and that Ioab the captayne of the hoost was deade also he sayd to Pharao let me departe that I may go to myne owne couÌ„trey Pharao sayd vnto him What haste thou lacked here with me that thou woldest thus go to thyne owne couÌ„trey He answered nothyng howbeit let me go And God styrred hym vp an other aduersary one Rezom the sonne of Eliada whiche fled from his lorde Hodadezer kynge of Zoba And he gathered men vnto hym and became captayne ouer the company wheÌ„ Dauid slue them And they wente to Damasco dwelte there reygned in Damasco Therfore was he an aduersarye to Israell all the dayes of Salomon And this was the myscheyfe in that Hadad dyd abhorre Israel and reygned ouer Syria And Ieroboam the sonne of Hebat an Ephrathite of Zareda whose mother was called Zetuah which was a wydowe and he Salomons seruaunt ☞ lyfte vp his hande agaynst the kynge But this was the cause that he lyfte vp his hande agaynst the kyng Salomon buylte Mello mended the broken places of the citye of Dauid his father And this felow Ieroboam was a maÌ„ of war And Salomon sawe the yonge man that he was able to do the worke he made hym ruler ouer all the charges of the house of Ioseph And it chaunced at that ceason that IeroboaÌ„ wente out of Ierusalem the prophet Ahia the Silonite met hym by the way hauyng a newe mantell on hym they two were alone in the felde And Ahia caught the newe mantel that was on hym rent it in twelue peces and sayd to Ieroboam take the ten peces For this sayth the Lorde God of Israel Beholde I wyll sent the kyngdome out of the handes of Salomon and wyll gyue ten tribes to the and he shal haue one for my seruaunt Dauids sake and for Ierusalem the citye whiche I haue chosen out of all the tribes of Israel bycause they haue forsaken me and haue worshypped Astharoth the God of the Zedons Chamos the god of the Moabites and Milcom the god of the chyldren of Ammon and haue not walked in my wayes to fulfyll my pleasure my statutes and my lawes as dyd Dauid his father I wyll not take the hole kyngdome out of his hande but wyll make hym cheyfe all his lyfe longe for Dauid my seruauntes sake whom I chose bycause he kepte my coÌ„maundementes and my statutes But I wyl take the kyngdome out of his sonnes hande and wyll gyue vnto the euen ten tribes of it and to his sonne wyll I gyue one trybe that Dauid my seruaunt may haue a light alway before me in Ierusalem the citye which I haue chosen me to put my name there And I wyll take the and thou shalte reygne accordynge to all that thy soule desyreth shalte be kyng ouer Israel And yf thou herken vnto all that I commaunde the and wylte walke in my wayes do that is ryght in my syght that thou kepe my statutes and my coÌ„mundementes as Dauid my seruaunt dyd then wyl I be with the buylde the a sure house that shal contynue as I buylte for my seruaunt Dauid and wyl gyue Israell vnto the. And therwith wyll I vexe the seede of Dauid but not for euer Salomon sought therfore to kyll Ieroboam and Ieroboam arose and fled in to Egypte vnto Sisak kyng of Egypte contynued there in Egypte vntyl the death of Salomon The rest of the wordes that concerne Salomon and al that he dyd his wysdom are they not wrytten in the boke of the wordes of Salomon The tyme that Salomon reygned in Ierusalem vpon all Israell was fourtye yere And Salomon slepte he layd hym with his fathers and was buryed in the citye of Dauid his father and Rehoboam his sonne reygued in his steade ¶ The kyngdom is deuyded Rehoboam reygneth ouer 〈◊〉 Trybes and Ieroboam ouer ten Aduâ—am is stoned Ieroboam maketh golden Calues CAPI XII ANd Rehoboam went to Sichem for al Israel were come to Sichem to make hym kyng And Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat whiche was yet in Egypte herde of it for he fled to Egypte from the presence of kyng Salomon dwelte in Egypte So they sent called hym and Ieroboam and all the congregacyon of Israel came spake vnto Rehoboam sayenge Thy father made oure ☞ yoke greuous nowe therfore make thou the greuous seruyce of thy father his sore yoke which he put vpon vs lyghter we wyl serue the. And he sayd vnto them departe yet
shall come to passe when thy dayes be expyred that thou must go vnto thy fathers I wyll rayse vp thy seede after the whiche shall be of thy sonnes and I wyll prepare for hym the kyngdome He shall buylde me an house and I wyll stably she his seate for euer I wyll be his father and he shall be my son and I wyll not take my mercy away from hym as I toke it away from hym that was before the. But I wyll set hym in myâ— house and in my kyngdome for euer and his seate shall be sure for euermore Accordynge to all these wordes and accordyng to all this visyon dyd Nathan tell kynge Dauid And Dauid the kynge came and sat before the lorde and sayd What am I O lorde god and what is myn house that thou hast promoted me thus farre And yet this semed lyttle in thyne eyes O God But thou haste also spoken of thy seruauntê house for a great whyle to come and haste loked vpon me as vpon a man of hygh degree O Lorde God What shall Dauid desyre more of the for the honoure of thy seruaunt For thou haste knowen thy seruaunte O Lorde for thy seruauntes sake euen accordyng to thyne owne herte hast thou done all this magnifycence to shew all great thyngê Lorde there is none lyke the neyther is there any God saue thou accordyng to all that we haue herde w t oure eares Moreouer what nacyon on the earth is lyke thy people Israell to whom god hath vouchsafed to come and redeme them to be his owne people and to make the a name of excellencie and terriblenes with castyng out nacyons from before thy people whom thou hast delyuered out of Egypt The people of Israell dydest thou make thyne owne people for euer and thou Lorde becamest theyr god Therfore now lorde let the thynge that thou hast spoken coÌ„cernyng thy seruaunt and his house be true for euer that thou do as thou hast sayd let it come to passe that thy name maye be magnifyed for euer that it may be sayd the lorde of hoostes is the god of Israell euen the god of Israel and the house of Dauid thy seruaunt endureth stable before the. For thou O my God hast tolde thy seruaunt that thou wylt buyld hym an house And therfore thy seruauÌ„t hath founde in his herte to praye before the. And nowe lorde thou arte god and hast promised this goodnesse vnto thy seruaunt Now therfore let it be thy pleasure to blesse the house of thy seruaunt that it maye contynue before the for euer For whom thou blessest o lorde the same is blessed for euer ¶ The battayles of Dauid agaynst the Philistines CAPI XVIII ANd after this it fortuned that Dauid smote the Philistine and subdued them and toke Geth the townes that longed therto out of the hande of the Philistinê And he smote Moab and the Moabites became Dauids seruauntes and payde hym tribute And Dauid smote Hadadezer kynge of Zoba vnto Hanath as he went to stablysh his dominyon by the ryuer Euphrates And Dauid toke from hym a. M. charettes and vu M. horse men and. xx M. foremen lamed all the charet horses reserued of them an hundred charettê And when the Sirians of Damasco came to helpe Hadadezer kynge of Zoba Dauid slue of the Sirians xxii M. and Dauid subdued Siria Damasco And the Sirians became Dauids seruauntes brought hym trybute And the Lorde preserued Dauid in all that he went to And Dauid toke the Scheldes of golde that were on the seruauntes of Hadadezer and brought them to Ierusalem And from Tebhath and from Chun cytyes of Hadadezer brought Dauid excedyng moche brasse Wher with Salomon made the brasen lauatorye the pyllers and the vessels of brasse And when Tou kynge of Hemath herde howe Dauid had beaten all the strength of Hadadezer kynge of Zoba he sent Haduram his son to kynge Dauid to make peace with hym to blesse hym bycause he had fought agaynste Hadadezer and beaten hym for Tou had war with Hadarezer and Ioram brought all maner of Iuels of golde syluer and brasse with him And kynge Dauid dedy cated them vnto the Lorde with the syluer golde that he brought from al nacyons from Edom from Moab froÌ„ the chyldren of Ammon from the Philistinê and from Amalec And Abisai the son of Zeruia siue of the Edomites in the salte valley xviii M and put Souldyours in Edom and all the Edomites became Dauids seruauntes Thus the lorde kept Dauid in all that he toke in hande And Dauid reygned ouer all Israell executed iudgement ryghteousnesse among al his people And Ioab the son of Zaruia was ouer the hoost Iohosaphat the son of Ahilud recorder and sadocke the son of Ahitob and Abimelech the Sonne of Abiathar were the preestes and Sauesa was scrybe and Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Crethites and the Phelethites and the eldest sonnes of Dauid were nexte vnto the kynge ¶ Hanon kynge of the sonnes of Ammon do the great iniurye to the seruauntes of Dauid CAPI XIX AFter this it chaunced that Nahas the kynge of the chyldren of Ammon dyed and his son reygned in his steade And Dauid sayde I wyll shewe kyndnesse vnto Hanon the sonne of Nahas bycause his father delte kyndly with me And Dauid sent messengers to conforte hym ouer the death of his father And the seruauntes of Dauid came into the lande of the Chyldren of Ammon to HanoÌ„ to conforte hym But the lordê of the Chyldren of Ammon sayde to Hanon thynkest thou that Dauid doth honoure thy father in thy syght that he hath sent conforters vnto the Are not his seruauntes come to searche to loke and to spye out the lande Wherfore Hanon toke Dauids seruauntes †and polde them and shaued them and cut of theyr cootes herde by theyr buttockes and sent them away And there went certayne and tolde Dauid howe the men were serued And the kynge sent to mete them for the men were excedynglye a shamed and the kynge sayde Tarye at Iericho vntyll your beerdes be growen and then returne And when the chyldren of Ammon sawe that they stanke in the syght of Dauid Hanon and the chyldren of of Ammon sent a. M. talentes of syluer to hyre them charettes horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Siria Maacha and out of Zoba And they hyred xxxii M. charettes and the kynge of Maacha and his people which came pytched before Meoba And the Chyldren of Ammon gathered them selues togyther from theyr cytyes and came to battayle And when Dauid herde of it he sent Ioab and all the hooste of stronge men And the chyldren of Ammon came out and put them selues in araye to battayle before the gate of the citye And the kynges that were come kepte them by them selues backe in the felde When Ioab also saw that the fronte of the battayle was agaynst hym before and behynde he chose out of all the chosen men of
the thresshynge floure and bowed hym selfe to Dauid with his face to the grounde And Dauid sayde to Ornan gyue me the place of the thresshynge floure that I may buylde an aulter therin vnto 〈◊〉 Lorde Thou shalte gyue it me for as moche money as it is worthe that the plage maye cease from the people And Ornan sayde vnto Dauid take it to the and let my lorde the kynge do that which semeth good in his eyes loo I gyue the oxen also for burntsacrifyces the thresshynge sleddes for wood and wheate for meatofferynge I gyue it all And kynge Dauid sayd to OrnaÌ„ not so but I wyll bye it for asmoch money as it is worth For I wyll not take that whiche is thyne for the Lorde nor offer burntofferynges without cost And so Dauid gaue to Ornan for that place sycles of golde vt hundred by weyght And Dauid buylte there an aulter vnto the Lorde and offered burntofferynges and peaceofferyngê and called vpon the lorde and he herde hym from heuen in fyre vpon the aulter of burntofferynge And when the lorde had spoken to the angell he put his swerde agayne into the shethe of it At that tyme when Dauid sawe that the Lorde had herde hym in the thresshyng floure of Ornan the Iebusite he vsed to offer there For the tabernacle of the lorde whiche Moses made in the wyldernesse and the aulter of burntofferyng were at that reason in the hyll at Gibeon And Dauid coulde not go before it to aske couÌ„sayle at god for he was aferde of the swerde of the angell of the Lorde ¶ Dauid wylleth his sonne Salomon to buyld the temple of the lorde which thynge he hym selfe was forbyden to do CAPI XXII ANd Dauid sayd this is the house of the lorde god and this is the aulter for the burntofferynge of Israell And Dauid coÌ„maunded to gather togyther the straungers that were in the lande of Israell and he set masons to hewe free stoone for the buyldynge of the house of god And Dauid prepared plentye of yron for nayles and dores of the gates and to ioyne with all and aboundance of brasse without weyght and Cedar trees without nombre For the Zidons and they of Tyre brought moche Cedar wood to Dauid And Dauid sayd Salomon my son is yonge tender and the house that is to be buylte for the lorde must excede in greatnesse that it may be spoken of praysed in al landê I wyl therfore make ordynauÌ„ce for it And so Dauid prepared many thyngê before his death And he called Salomon his son and charged hym to buylde an house for the lorde god of Israell And Dauid sayde to Salomon My sonne I thought as it was in myne herte to buylde an house vnto the name of the lorde my god But the worde of the lorde came to me sayenge thou hast shed moch blood and hast maâ—â— great battayles Thou shalt therfore not buyld an house vnto my name for thou hast shed moche bloode vpon the earth in my syght Beholde a sonne is borne the and he shall be a man of rest for I wyll gyue hym rest from all his enemyes rounde aboute For his name is ☞ Salomon and I wyll sende rest and peace vpon Israell in his dayes He shall buylde an house for my name he shal be my sonne and I wyl be his father and wyll prepare the seate of his kyngdome vpon Israel for euer Now therfore my son the lorde be with the and prospere thou and buylde the house to the name of the lorde thy God as he hath sayde of the. And the Lorde shall gyue the wysdome and vnderstandyng and shall gyue the coÌ„maundementes for Israel that ye may kepe the lawe of the Lorde thy God For then thou shalte prospere euen when thou takest hede and fulfyllest the statutes and lawes whiche the Lorde charged Moses with for Israell Plucke vp thyne herte therfore and be stronge dreade not nor be discouraged Beholde in myne aduersite haue I also prepared for the house of the lord an hundred thousande talentes of golde a thousande thousande talentes of syluer and as for brasse and yron it can not be nombred for it is very moche And I haue prepared tymbre and stone and thou mayste prouyde more therto Moreouer thou hast workemen with the ynowe and masons and carpenters to worke in stone and tymbre and many men that be actiue for euery worke And of golde syluer brasse and yron there is no nombre Up therfore and be doynge and the Lorde shall be with the. And Dauid coÌ„maunded all the lordes of Israell to helpe Salomon his sonne sayenge Is not the Lorde your God with you and hath he not gyuen you rest on euery syde For he hath gyuen the enheritoures of the lande in to myne hande the lande is subdued before the Lorde and before his people Nowe therfore set your hertes and your soules to seke the lorde your God Up and buylde ye the temple of the Lorde god to brynge the arke of the couenaunt of the lorde and the holy vessels of god in to the house so buylte for the name of the Lorde ¶ Dauid beynge olde ordeneth Salomon kynge He causeth the Leuyitâ— to be nombred assygneth them to theyr offices CAPI XXIII SO when Dauid was olde full of dayes he made Salomon his son kynge ouer Israell And then he gathered togyther all the lordes of Israel with the preestes and the Leuites And the Leuites were nombred froÌ„ the age of xxx yere and aboue and the nombre summe of them was xxxviii thousande men Of whiche xxiiit thousande were set to forther the worke of the house of the Lorde And syxe thousande were offycers and Iudges Foure thousande were porters foure thousand praysed the lorde with suche instrumentes as was ☞ made to prayse withall And so Dauid put an ordre among the chyldren of Leui Gerson Cahath Merari Of the Gersonites was Laadan Semei The sonnes of Laadan the cheyfe was Iehiel Zethan and Ioel thre The sonnes of Semei Selomith Haziel Haran thre These were the auncient fathers of Laadan And the sonnes of Semei were Iahath Zina Ieus and Beria These foure were the sonnes of Semei And Iahath was the cheyfe Zina he seconde But Ieus and Beria had not many sonnes therfore they were in one rekenynge accordyng to theyr fathers householde rekened for one auncient housholde The sonnes of Cahath Amram Izahar Hebron and Uziel foure The sonnes of Amram Aaron and Moses And Aaron was separated to haue the rule of the holy thynges in the place most holy he and his sonnes for euer and to burne insence before the Lorde and to ministre vnto him and to blesse in his name for euer Moses also the man of God and his chyldren were named with the tribe of Leui. The sonnes of Moses Gerson and Eliezer Of the sonnes of Gerson Sâ—buell was the cheyfe The sonnes of Eliezer Rehabia the cheyfe And Eliezer had none
Nathantahu with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The syxte to Bukiahu with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The seuenth to Iesarela with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The eyght to Iesaiahu with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The nynth to Mathaniahu with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The tenth to Simei with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The eleuenth to Azarael with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The twelfth to Hasabia with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The thyrtenth to Subael with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The fourtenth to Mathathiahu with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The fyftenth to Ieremoth with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The sixtenth to Hananiahu with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The seuententh to Iosbekasa with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The eyghtenth to Hanani with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The nynetenth to Malothi with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The twentyeth to Eliathath with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The xxi to Hothir with his sonnes brethren twelue persones The. xxii to Gidalthi with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones The. xxiii to Mahazioth with his sonnes brethreÌ„ twelue persones The. xxiiii to Romanthi Azer with his sonnes and brethren twelue persones ¶ The porters of the Temple are ordeyned euery man to the gate which he shulde â—â—epâ— CAPI XXVI THese are the deuisions of the porters Amonge the Corehites Meselemiahu the son of Kore of the chyldren of Asaph And the sonnes of Meselemiahu were these Zachariahu the eldest Iedâ—hell the seconde Zebadiahu the thyrde Iathâ—â—el the fourth Elam the fyfth IehohanaÌ„ the syxte Elioenai the seuenth The sonnes of Obed Edom Semeia the eldest Iehosabad the seconde Ioah the thyrd Sacar the fourth Nethanael the fyfth Amâ—el the syxt Isachar the seuenth Peulthia the. viii for God blessed hym And vnto Semeia his sonne were sonnes borne that ruled in the house of theyr father for they were men of myght The sonnes of Semeia Othni Rephael Obed and Elzabad and his brethren were stronge men Elihu and Samahiahu All these were of the chyldren of Obed Edom they and theyr chyldren theyr brethren actiue men and of strength to do seruyce euen lxii of Obed Edom. And Meleniah had sonnes brethren actiue men xviii The sonnes of Hosa of the chyldreÌ„ of Merari Simri the cheyfe though he was not the eldest yet his father seâ— hym in the chefest place Helkiahu the seconde Tâ—baliahu the thyrde and Zechariahu the fourth at the sonnes and brethren of Hosa were xiii Amonge these was deuided the office of the portership that they shulde be auncient men to wayte with his brethren when they ministred in the house of the Lorde And they cast lottes bytwene the great and small after the houshold of theyr fathers for euery gate And the lot on the east syde fell vpon Selemeiahu And for Zachariahu his sonne which was a wyse counsaylour they cast lottes his lot came out towarde the North. And Obed Edoms lot fell to the South And for his sonnes fell to the houses of Asuppim For Suphim and Hosa towarde the west w t the gate that standeth towarde the hygher way one â—aâ—â—â—e beynge ouer agaynst an other Towaâ—â—â—â—here the way assendeth vpwarde the one way beynge fast by the other In the East were syxe Leuites towarde the North. iiii a day towarde the South iiii a day towarde Asuppim two and two In Pharbai towarde the west two at the goynge vp and two in Pharbar These are the deuisions of the porters among the sonnes of Kore among the sonnê of Merari And of the Leuitê Ahiah had the ouersyght of the treasure of the house of god and of the treasure of the dedicate thynges As concernyng the sonnes of LaadaÌ„ which were the chyldreÌ„ of the Gersonites Of Laadan came auncient fathers Euen of LaadaÌ„ there came Gersuni and Iehieli The sonnes of Iehieli Zethan Ioel his brother which were ouer the treasures of the house of the Lorde Of the Amramites also and Izaharites Hebronites and Ozielites was Subuel the son of Gerson the son of Moses a ruler ouer the treasures And of his brethren the sonnes of Eliezer was Rahabiahu whose sonne was Isaiahu whose son was Ioram whose sonne was Zichri whose son was Selomith which Selomith his brethren were ouer all the treasures of the ☞ dedicate thinges whiche Dauid the kynge and the auncient fathers the captaynes ouer thousandê and hundredes the captaynes of the hoost had dedicated out of the spoyles won in battayls they dyd dedicate them to maynteyne the house of the Lorde and all that Samuel the Sear Saule the son of Cis and Abner the sonne of Ner and Ioab the sonne of Zeruia had dedicated and who soeuer had dedicated any thyng it was vnder the hande of Selomith and his brethren Of the Izaharites was Chenaniahu and his sonnes appoynted to the busynesse without forth ouer Israell for they were offycers and Iudges And of the Hebronites Hasabiahu and his brethren men of actiuite a thousande seuen hundred were offycers among them of Israel beyonde Iordan westwarde in all busynesse belongynge to God and seruyce of the kynge Amonge the Hebronites was Iedia the cheyfest euen a prynce among the Hebronites and fathers of his kynred And in the fourtie yere of the kyngdome of Dauid they were sought for And there were founde amonge them men of actiuite at Iazer in Gilead And his brethren were men of actiuite euen two thousande and seuen hundred auncient fathers whom kynge Dauid made rulers ouer the Rubenites Gaddites and ouer the halfe tribe of Manasse for euery matter perteynynge to God and for the kynges busynesse ¶ Of the prynces rulers that minystred vnto the kynge CAPI XXVII THe chyldren of Israel after the nombre of them the auncient heades and captaynes of thousandes and hundredes and theyr officers that serued the kynge by dyuerse courses whiche came in and wente out moneth by moueth thorowout al the monethes of the yere And in euery course were xxiiii thousand Ouer the fyrst course for the fyrst moneth was Iasoboam the sonne of Zabdtel And in his course were xxiiii thousande And the cheyfest of all the captaynes of the hoost for the fyrst moneth was of the chyldren of Pharez Ouer the course of the seconde moneth was Dodai an Ahohite and in his course was Mikloth a ruler And in that course were xxiiii thousand The cheyfe captayne of the thyrde hooste for the thyrde moneth was Banaiahu the son of Iehoiada the hygh preest And in his course were xxiiii thousande This is that Banaiahu whiche was most myghty amonge xxx aboue xxx And in his parte was Amizadad his sonne The fourth captayne for the fourth moneth was Asael the brother of Ioab and Zabadia his sonne after hym And in his course were xxiiii thousand The fyfte captayne for the fyfte moneth was Samhut the
and there be no rayne bycause they haue synned agaynst the yet yf they praye in this place and coÌ„fesse thy name and repent from theyr syn for the which thou chastenest them then heare thou in heuen and be mercyfull vnto the synne of thy seruauntes and of thy people Israell and gyde thou them in to the good waye to walke in sende rayne vpon thy lande whiche thou hast gyuen vnto thy people for an enherytaunce And yf there be derth in the lande or pestylence corrupcyon or blastynge of corne greshoppers or caterpyllers or that theyr enemyes beseyge them in the cityes of theyr lande †and destroy the countryes or whatsoeuer plage or syckenesse it be Then what supplicacyons and prayers soeuer shall be made of any man and of thy people Israell which shall knowe euery man his owne sore and his owne grefe and shall stretche out theyr handes toward this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwellyng place and shalt be merciful gyue euery man accordynge vnto all his wayes euen as thou dost know euery mann â–ª herte for thou onely knowest the hertes of the chyldren of men that they may feare the walke in thy wayes as longe as they lyue in the lande whiche thou gauest vnto our fathers Moreouer the straunger whiche is not of thy people Israell yf he come from a farre lande for thy great names sake thy myghtye hande the stretched out arme Yf they come I saye and praye in this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwel lynge place and shalte do accordynge to all that the straunger calleth to the for That al the people of the earth may know thy name and feare the as doth thy people Israel and that they may knowe how that in this house which I haue buylt thy name is called vpoÌ„ Yf thy people go out to war agaynst theyr enemyes by the waye that thou shalte sende them and they praye to the in the waye toward this citie which thou hast chosen euen towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name then heare thou from heuen theyr supplicacyon and prayer and helpe them in theyr ryght Yf they syn agaynst the as there is no man but he doth synne and thou be angrye with them delyuer them ouer before theyr enemyes and they take them and leade them awaye vnto a lande far or neare yet yf they repent in theyr herte in the lande where they be in captiuyte and turne and pray vnto the in the lande of theyr captiuyte sayenge We haue synned we haue done euyl wyckedlye turne agayne to the with all theyr herte and al theyr soule in the lande of theyr captiuyte where they kepe them in bondage so pray toward theyr lande which thou gauest vnto theyr fathers euen towarde the cytye whiche thou hast chosen and towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name Then heare thou from heuen euen from thy dwellynge place theyr supplycacyon theyr prayer and iugde theyr cause be mercyfull vnto thy people which haue synned agaynst the. Nowe my God let thyne eyes be open and thyne eares attente vnto the prayer that is made in this place Nowe vp O Lorde God in to thy restynge place thou and the Arke of thy strength O Lorde God let thy Preestes be clothed with helth let thy sayntes reioyse in goodnesse O lorde god turne not awaye the face of thyne anoynted Remembre the mercyes whiche thou hast promysed to Dauid thy seruaunte ¶ The fyre consumeth the Sacrifyce The lorde appeareth to Salomon the seconde tyme. CAPI VII ANd when Salomon had made an ende of prayenge there came downe fyre from heuen and consumed the burnt offerynge and the sacrifyces And the house was fylled with the glorye of the Lorde and the Preestes coulde not go in to the house of the Lorde bycause the glorye of the lorde had fylled the Lordes house And when all the chyldren of Israell sawe howe the fyre and the glorye of the lorde came downe vpon the house they fell downe flat vpon theyr faces to the earth vpon the pauement worshypped and confessed vnto the Lorde that he is gracyous and that his mercye lasteth euer And the kynge and all the people offered sacrifyces before the Lorde And kynge Salomon offered a sacrifyce of xxii thousande oxen and an hundred and xx thousand shepe And so the kynge and all the people ☞ dedicated the house of God And the preestê wayted on theyr offyces and the Leuites had the instrumentê of musycke of the Lorde which kynge Dauid had made to confesse vnto the lorde that his mercye lasteth euer playenge a psalme of Dauid with theyr hande And the preestes blew with trompettes before them all they of Israel stode Moreouer Salomon halowed the myddle of the courte that was before the house of the Lorde for theyr he offered burntofferynges and the fat of the peaceofferynges bycause the brasen aulter which Salomon had made was not able to receyue the burntofferynges and the meatosferynges and the fat So at the same tyme Salomon kepte a feast of seuen dayes and all they of Israell with hym an excedyng great congregacyon euen from the enterynge in of Hamath vnto the ryuer of Egypte And in the eyght daye they made a gatherynge For they kepte the dedicacyon of the aulter seuen dayes ☞ and the feast seuen dayes And the. xxiii daye of the seuenth moneth he let the people departe in to theyr tentes glad and mery in herte for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid and to Salomon and to Israell his people And so Salomon finyshed the house of the Lorde and the kynges house and all that came in his herte to make in the house of the Lorde and in his owne house wente prosperouslye forwarde And the lorde appeared to Salomon by nyght and sayde to hym I haue herde thy petycyon and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of Sacryfyce Yf I shut vp heuen that there be no rayne or yf I coÌ„maunde the locustes to deuoure the lande or yf I sende pestylence amonge my peple and yf they that are of my people amonge whome my name is called vpon do humble them selues and make intercessyon and seke my presence and turne from theyr wycked wayes then wyll I heare from heuen and be mercyfull to theyr synne and wyll heale theyr lande And from hence forth myne eyes shall be open myne eares attent to the prayer that is made in this place And therfore nowe I haue chosen and sanctifyed this house that my name maye be there for euer and myne eyes and myne herte shall be there perpetuallye And yf thou wylt walke before me as Dauid thy father walked to do all that I haue commaunded the and shalt obserue my statutes my lawes then wyll I stablyshe the seate of thy kyngdome accordynge as I made the
theyr possessyon and came to Iuda and Ierusalem For Ierobdam and his Sonnes had â—ast them out from ministryng vnto the Lorde And he ordeyned hym Preestes for the byll austers for the deuyls and for the calues whiche he had made And after the Leuites there went of all the trybes of Israell suche as submytted theyr hertes to seke the Lorde God of Israell and came to Ierusalem to offer vnto the Lorde god of theyr fathers And so they strengthed the kyngdome of Iuda and made Rehoboam the Sonne of Salomon myghtye thre yeare longe for thre yeare they walked in the waye of Dauid and Salomon And Rehoboam toke hym Mahalath the doughter of Ierimoth the Sonne of Dauid to wyfe and Abihaill the doughter of Eliab the sonne of Isai whiche bare hym chyldreÌ„ Ieus Samaria and Zaha And after her he toke Maaca the doughter of Absalom whiche bare hym Abia Atthai Ziza Selomith And Rehoboam loued Maaca the doughter of AbsaloÌ„ aboue all his wyues and concubynê for he toke xviii wyues and thre score concubynes and begat xviii sonnê and thre score doughters And Rehoboam made Abia the sonne of Maacha the cheyfe ruler amonge his brethren and to haue the ouer syght of the kyngdome And he played wysely and scattered all his chyldren thorow out all the countreyes of Iuda and Ben Iamin vnto euery stronge citye And he gaue them abouÌ„daunce of vyttayle and obteyned many wyues ¶ Seba kynge of Egypte robbeth the temple of the Lorde Rehoboam dyeth and Ahia his sonne succedeth hym CAPI XII ANd it came to passe that when Rehoboam had stablyshed the kyngdome and became myghtye he forsoke the lawe of the Lorde and all Israell with hym And it fortuned that in the fyfth yere of kynge Rehoboam Sesac the kynge of Egypte came vp agaynst Ierusalem bycause they had transgressed agaynst the Lorde with twelue hundred charettes and. lx thousande horsemen And the people were without nombre that came with hym out of Egypte Lubim Suckim the blackmores And they toke the stronge cityes in Iuda came to Ierusalem Then came Semeia the Prophet to Rehoboam and to the lordes of Iuda that were gathered togyther within Ierusalem for Sesac and sayde vnto them thus sayeth the lorde ye haue lefte me and therfore haue I also lefte you in the handes of Sesac Where vpon the lordes of Israell the kynge humbled them selues and sayd the lorde is ryghteous And when the Lorde sawe that they submytted them selues the word of the lorde came to Semeia saynge They submyt them selues therfore I wyll not destroye them But I wyll delyuer them somwhat and my wrath shall not burne vpon Ierusalem by the hande of Sesac Neuerthesse they shal be his seruauntes to knowe what dyfference is bytwene my seruyce and the seruice of the kyngdomes of the worlde And so Sesac kynge of Egypt came to Ierusalem and toke awaye the treasures of the house of the Lorde and the treasures of the kynges house he toke euen al. And he caryed away the scheldes of golde whiche Salomon made In steade of which kynge Rehoboam made scheldes of brasse and coÌ„mytted them to the handes of the captaynes whiche had the ouersyght of the fote men and that kepte the entraunce of the kyngê house And it came to passe that when the kynge entred into the house of the lorde the garde came fet them and brought them agayne vnto the garde chambre And when he humbled hym selfe the wrath of the lorde turned from hym that he wolde not destroye all togyther And in Iuda all was well And so kynge Rehoboam waxed myghty and reygned in Ierusalem And Rehoboam was xli yere olde when he began to reygne and he reygned xvii yeres in Ierusalem the citye whiche the Lorde had chosen out of all the trybes of Israell to put his name there And his mothers name was Naama an Ammonitesse And he dyd euyll bycause he prepared not his herte to seke the Lorde The actes also of Rehoboam fyrst and last are they not wrytten in the sayenges of Semeia the prophet and of Iddo the sear which noted the genealogye and there was warrâ— alway bytwene Rehoboam and Ieroboam And Rehoboam slepte with his fathers and was buryed in the citye of Dauid and Abia his sonne reygned in his steade ¶ The victory of Abia agaynst Ieroboam CAPI XIII THe eyghtene yeare of kynge Ieroboam began Abia to reygne ouer Iuda and he reygned thre yere in Ierusalem His mothers name also was Michaiahu the doughter of Uriell of Gibea And there was war bytwene Abia and Ieroboam And Abia made prouisyon for the war hauynge valyaunt and experte men of war euen foure huÌ„dred thousande chosen men And Ieroboam set hym selfe in araye to fyght agaynst hym with eyght hundred thousande pycte men whiche were stronge and men of armes And Abia stode by vpon Zemaraim an hill whiche is in mounte Ephraim sayde heare me thou Ieroboam and al Israel Do not ye knowe howe that the Lorde God of Israell gaue the kyngdome ouer them of Israel to Dauid for euer euen to hym to his sonnes ☞ with a salted couenaunt And Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat the seruaunt of SalomoÌ„ the sonne of Dauid is rysen vp hath rebel led agaynst his lorde And there gathered to hym lewde men the chyldren of Belial preuayled agaynst Rehoboam the son of Salomon when Rehoboam was yong and tender herted and coulde not stande before them And nowe ye saye that ye be able to preuayle agaynst the kyngdome of the Lorde which is in the hande of the sonnê of Dauid and ye be a greate multitude haue the golden calues whiche Ieroboam made you for Gods And haue ye not cast out the preestes of the lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites haue made you preestes after the maner of the nacyons of other landê so that who soeuer cometh consecrateth his hande with a yonge oxe seuen rammes the same may be a preest of them that are no Gods But we belonge vnto the Lorde our God whom we haue not forsaken the preestes are the sonnes of Aaron whiche ministre vnto the Lorde the Leuites wayte vpon theyr office They burne vnto the lorde euery mornyng and euenyng burnt sacrifices swete sence the shew breade set they in ordre vpon a pure table and prepare the candelsticke of golde with the lampes of the same to burne euer at euen And truely we kepe the watche of the Lorde our God but ye haue forsaken hym And beholde God hym selfe is our captayne and his preestê blowe with the trompettes and crye alarum agaynst you O ye chyldreÌ„ of Israel fyght not agaynst the lorde God of your fathers for it wyl not prospete with you But for all that Ieroboam conuayed men priuely aboute to come behynde them and so they were before Iuda and the layers in wayte were behynde them And when they of
Rama to the entente that he wolde let none passe out or in †safely to Asa kynge of Iuda And Asa fet out golde syluer out of the treasures of the house of the Lorde of the kynges house sent to Benhadad kyng of Siria that dwelte at ☞ Darmeseâ— sayde There is a confideracion bytwene me the bytwene my father thyne Beholde I haue sent the syluer golde that thou wylte come breake thyne appoyntmeÌ„t with Baasa kyng of Israell that he may departe from me And Benhadad graunted vnto kyng Asa sent the captaynes of his armye to the cityes of Israell And they smote Iion DaÌ„ Abelmain the strong cityes of Nephthali And when Baasa herde this he lefte buyldynge of Rama and let his worke cease And then Asa the kynge toke all Iuda and caryed away the stones tymbre of Rama wherwith Baasa was a buyldyng and he bulte therwith Geba and Mizpa At that same tyme Hanani the seat came to Asa kyng of Iuda and sayd vnto hym bycause thou hast trusted in the kyng of Siria and not rather put thy trust in the Lorde thy God therfore is the hoost of the kyng of Siria escaped out of thyne hande Had not the blacke moores and ☞ Lubim an excedyng great hoost with many charets and horsmen And yet bycause thou trustedst in the Lorde he delyuered them in to thyne hande For the eyes of the Lorde beholde all the earth to strength them that are of parfite herte towarde hym Herein thou hast done folysshly and therfore from henceforth thou shalte haue warre And Asa was wroth with the sear and put hym in to the pryson house for he was dyspleased with wym bycause of this thynge And Asa destroyed certayne of the people the same ceason And behold these dedes of Asa fyrst and last are wrytten in the boke of the kynges of Iuda and Israel And Asa in the. xxxix yere of his reygne fell sycke in his feete and that his dysease contynued very long And in his syckenesse he sought not the Lorde but Phisicians And Asa slept with his Fathers and dyed in the. xli yeare of his reygne And they buryed hym in his owne sepulchre whiche he had made for hym selfe in the citye of Dauid and layde hym in the bed which he had fylled with dyuers kyndes of spices and swete odoures made by the crafte of the potecaries And they burnt very moche spyce aboute hym ¶ Iehosaphat causeth the feare of the Lorde to be renued amonge the people CAPI XVII ANd Iehosaphat his sonne reygned in his steade preuayled agaynst Israel And he put souldiours in al the stronge cityes of Iuda and set rulers in the lande of Iuda and in the cityes of Ephraim whiche Asa his father had won And the Lorde was with Iehosaphat bycause he walked in the olde wayes of his father Dauid and sought not Baalim But sought the Lorde God of his father and walked in his coÌ„maundementes and not after the doynges of Israell And the Lorde stablysshed the kyngdome in his hande and all they that were in Iuda brought hym presentes so that he had abundaunce of rychesse and honoure And he lyfte vp his herte vnto the wayes of the Lorde and he put downe yet more of the hyll aulters and groues out of Iuda In the thyrde yere of his reygne he sente to his Lordes euen to Benhail Obadia Zacharia Nethanel and to Michaahu that they shulde teache in the cityes of Iuda and with them he sent Leuites euen Semeiahu Nethadiahu Zabadiahu Asahel Semiramoth Iehonathan Adoniahu Thubiahu Tubadonia and with them Elisamah and IehoraÌ„ preestes And they taught in Iuda and had the boke of the lawe of God with them and went aboute thorowout al the cities of Iuda and taught the people And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kyngdomes of the lande that were round aboute Iuda and they fought not agaynste Iehosaphat And some of the Philistynes brought Iehosaphat gyftes and tribute syluer And therto the Arabians brought hym shepe euen seuen thousande and seuen hundred rammes and seuen thousand and seuen hundred he gootes And so Iehosaphat prospered and grue vp on hygh And he buylte in Iuda castelles and stronge cityes and he had great substaunce in the cityes of Iuda but the men of armes and strongest souldyours were in Ierusalem And these are the offices of them in the houses of theyr Fathers the captaynes ouer thousandes in Iuda Adna the captayn and with hym of fyghtynge men thre hundred thousande And nexte to his hande was Iehohanan a captayne and with hym two hundred and. lxxx thousande And nexte hym was Amazia the son of Zichr whiche of his owne good wyll offered hym selfe vnto the Lorde and with hym two hundred thousande myghtye men of warre And of the chyldren of Beniamin Eliada a maÌ„ of myght and had with hym armed men with bowe and schelde two hundred thousande And nexte hym was Iehosabad with hym an hundred lxxx M. that were prepared for the war These wayted on the kyng besyde those which the kyng put in strong cityes thorowout all Iuda ¶ After Ahab had asked counsel of the. LLLL â–ª prophâ—â—â— he put Michea in pryson He dyeth with the sâ—ot of an arowe CAPI XVIII ANd Iehosaphat had abundaunce of rychesse and honoure and ioyned affinite with Ahab And after certayne yeres he went downe to Samaria And Ahab slue many shepe and oxen for hym for the peple that he had with hym and entreated hym to go vp with hym to Ramoth in Gilead And Ahab kynge of Israel sayde to Iehosaphat kyng of Iuda wylte thou go with me to Ramoth in Gilead And he answered hym I wyl be as thou my people shal be as thyne and we wyll go with the to the warre And Iehosaphat sayde vnto the kynge of Israell aske counsayle I praye the at the worde of the Lorde this same daye Therfore the kynge of Israell gathered togyther of prophettes foure hundred men and sayd vnto them shall we go to Ramoth in Gilead to fyght or shulde I cease And they sayde go vp and god shall delyuer it into the kynges hande But Iehosephat sayde is there yet here neuer a prophet more of the Lordes that we myght aske at hym And the kynge of Israel sayde vnto Iehosaphat there is yet one man by whom we may aske the Lorde But I hate hym for he neuer prophesyeth me good but alwaye euyll the same is Mithea the sonne of Iimla And Iehosaphat sayde let not the kynge say so And the kynge of Israell called one of his chamberlaynes and sayde fetche hyther quycklye Michea the sonne of Iimla And the kyng of Israel and Iehosaphat kyng of Iuda sat eyther of them on his seate in theyr apparell in a thresshyng floure besyde the gate of Samaria and all the prophettes prophesyed before them And one Zedekia the son of Chanana had made hym hornes of yron sayde thus sayth
fountaynes without the citie and they dyd helpe hym For there gathered many of the people togyther and stopt al the welles and the broke that ranne thorow the myddes of the lande sayenge Why shal the kyngê of Assur come and fynde moch water And Hezekia wente to lustelye and buylte vp all the wall where it was broken and made ordynaunce vpon the towres and to the other wal without and repayred Millo in the citye of Dauid made many dartes and sheldes And he set captaynes of war ouer the people and gathered them togyther to hym in the large strete of the gate of the Citye and spake tentellye to them sayenge Plucke vp your hertes be stronge Be not afrayde nor discouraged for the kynge of Assur and for al the multitude that he hath with hym for there be mo with vs then with hym With hym is an arme of flesshe But with vs is the lorde our god for to helpe vs to fyght our battayls And the people toke a courage thorowe the wordes of Hezekia kyng of Iuda After this dyd Sennacherib kynge of Assur sende of his seruauntes to Ierusalem but he hym selfe remayned besyde Lachis hauyng all his power with hym vnto Hezekia kyng of Iuda vnto al Iuda that were at Ierusalem sayenge Thus sayeth Sennacheryb Kynge of Assur wherein do ye trust O ye that dwell in Ierusalem which is beseyged Doth not Hezekia entyce you to gyue ouer your selues vnto death hunger thyrst sayenge the lorde our god shal ryd vs out of the hande of the kynge of Assur Hath not the same Hezekia put downe his hygh places and his aulters and coÌ„maunded Iuda and Ierusalem sayenge Ye shall worshyp before one aulter and burne incense vpon the same Knowe ye not what I and my fathers haue done vnto the people of all landêâ— were the Gods of the people of other landes able or myghtye to saue theyr landes out of my hande which of all the gods of those nacyons that my fathers destroyed coulde delyuer his peple out of myne hande And shal your god be able to delyuer you out of myne hand wherfore now let not Hezekia deceyue you nor persuade you of this fassyoÌ„ nor yet byleue hym For as no God among all nacions kyngdomes was able to ryd his peple out of myne hande and out of the hande of my fathers howe moche lesse shal your gods be able to kepe you out of myne hande And yet mo thynges dyd his seruauntes speake agaynst the Lorde God and agaynst his seruaunt Hezekia And Sennacherib also wrote a letter to rayle on the Lorde God of Israel and spake agaynst hym sayngeâ— as the gods of the nacions of other landes haue not bene able to delyuer theyr people out of myne hande Euen so shal not the God of Hezekia delyuer his people out of myne hande And they cryed w t a loude voyce in the Iues speche vnto the peple of Ierusalem that were on the wall to feare them and to make them faynt heried and that they myght so take the citye And they spake agaynst the god of Ierusalem as agaynst the Gods of the nacions of the earth which were the worke of the handes of men But Hezekia the kyng the prophet Isal the son of Amoz prayed agaynst the blasphemye cryed vp to heuen And the Lorde sent an angel which destroyed all the men of war and the lordes and captaynes of the hoost of the kyng of Assur that he turned his face agayne with shame towarde his owne lande And when he was come into the house of his God they that came of his owne body slue hym there w t the swerde And so the lorde saued Hezekia the enhabitours of Ierusalem out of the hande of Sennacherib kynge of Assur and from the hande of all other and maynteyned them on euery syde And many brought offerynges vnto the Lorde to Ierusalem presentes to Hezekia kyng of Iuda so that he was magnifyed in the syght of all nacions from thence forth In those dayes Hezekia was sycke vnto the death and prayed vnto the Lorde which answered hym and shewed hym a wonderful myracle But Hezekia dyd not agayne vnto God accordyng to it that he had shewed hym for his herte arose there came wrath vpon hym and vpon Iuda and Ierusalem Notwithstandyng Hezekia submytted hym selfe after that his herte was rysen vp he the enhabitours of Ierusalem the wrath of the Lorde came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekia And Hezekia had excedynge mocherychesse and honoure And he gat hym treasures of syluer and golde precious stones spices sheldes and of all maner pleasaunt Iuelles made store houses for the fruytes of corne for wyne and oyle and stalles for al maner of beastes and foldes for shepe And he made hym cityes and had of shepe and oxen great aboundaunce For God had gyuen hym substaunce excedynge moche This same Hezekia stopped the vpper water spryngê of Gihon brought them downe to the west syde of the citie of Dauid And Hezekia prospered in all his workes And when the prynces of Babilon sent vnto hym Ambassadoures to enquyre of the wondre that chauÌ„ced in the lande God lefte hym to trye hym that all that was in his herte myghte be knowen The rest of the dedes of Hezekia and his goodnesse beholde they are wrytten in the vision of Isai the prophet the sonne of Amoz in the boke of the kynges of Iuda and Israel And Hezekia slepte with his fathers and they buried him in the most worthy place of the sepulchres of the sonnes of Dauid and all Iuda and the enhabytours of Ierusalem dyd him worshyp at his death And Manasse his sonne reygned in his steade ¶ Manasse is taken prysoner and after that he rometh 〈◊〉 â–ª he destroyeth the Iâ—â—lles he dyeth and after hym succedeth â—â—uion which is kylled of his owne people and Iosâ—a his son reygneth in his steade CAPI XXXIII MAnasse was xii yere olde when he began to reygne and he reygned iv yere in Ierusalem But he dyd euyll in the syght of the Lorde lyke vnto the abhominacions of the hethen whom the Lorde cast out before the chyldren of Israel For he went to buylte the hylaulters whiche Hezekia his father had broken downe And he reared vp aulters for Baalim made groues and worshypped all the hoost of heuen serued them And he buylt aulters in the house of the lord where as the Lorde yet had sayd In Ierusalem shal my name be for euer And he buylt aulters for all the hoost of heuen in the two courtes of the house of the lord And he burnt his chyldren in fyre in the valley of the sonne of Hinnom He was a sorcerer he regarded the cryenge of byrdes vsed inchauntment maynteyned workers with spirites Sears of fortunes and wrought moche euyll in the syght of the Lorde to angre hym withall And he put
the carued ymage an Idoll whiche he had made in the house of God Of which house God had sayd to Dauid and to Salomon his sonne in this house and in Ierusalem whiche I haue chosen before all the tribes of Israell wyll I put my name for euer and wyll no more bryng the seate of Israel from of the land which I haue ordeyned for your fathers If so be that they wyll be diligent and â–ª do all that I haue coÌ„maunded them in all the lawe and statutes and ordinaunces by the hande of Moses And so Manasse made Iuda the enhabytours of Ierusalem to erâ—e to do worse then the hethen whom the lorde destroyed before the chyldren of Israell And the Lorde spake to Manasse to his people but they wolde not regarde Wherfore the Lorde brought vpon them the captaynes of the hoost of the kyng of the Assirians whiche toke Manasse in holde and bounde hym with cheynes and caryed hym to Babilon And when he was in tribulacyon he besought the Lorde his god and humbled hym selfe excedyngly before the god of his fathers and made intercessyon to hym and god was entreated of hym and herde his prayer and brought hym agayne to Ierusalem in to his kyngdome And then Manasse knewe that the Lorde was God After this he buylte a wall without the citye of Dauid on the west syde of Gihon in the valley as they come to the fysshe gate and rounde aboute ☞ Ophel and brought it vp of a very great heyght put caÌ„ptaynes of wat in all the strong cityes of Iuda And he toke away straunge Gods and ymages out of the house of god and al the aulters that he had buylte in the mounte of the house of God and in Ierusalem and cast them out of the citye And he repared the aulter of the Lorde sacrificed theron peace offerynges and thank offeryng and charged Iuda to serue the lorde god of Israel Neuer thelesse the people dyd offce styl in the hylaul ters howbeit vnto the lorde theyr god onely The rest of the actes of Manasse and his prayer vnto his god and the wordes of the Seats and of them that spake to hym in the name of the Lorde God of Israel Beholde they are wrytten in the sayenges of the kynges of Israell And his prayer and howe that he was herde and al his synnes and his trespasse and the places where he made hyll aulters and set vp groues and ymages before he was â—â—ekened Beholde they are wrytten amonge the sayâ—nges of the Sears And Manasse slepte with his fathers they buryed hym in his owne house and Amon his sonne reygned in his towme Amon was two and twentye yere olde when he began to reygne and reygned two yere in Ierusalem But he dyd euyll in the syght of the Lorde lyke as dyd Manasse his father for Amon sa crificed to all the carued ymages which Manasse his father had made serued them submytted not hym selfe before the Lorde as Manasse his father had mekened hym selfe But Amon trespassed greatly And his owne seruauntê conspired agaynst hym slue hym in his owne house But the peple of the lande slue al them that had coÌ„spired agaynst kynge Amon. And the same peple of the lande made Iosia his sonne kynge in his rowme ¶ Iosâ—â— destroyeth the Idols and restoreth the temple in whiche the boke of the lawe is fâ—â—nde He sendeth to Hulda the Prophettesse for counsell CAPI XXXIIII IOsia was eyght yere olde when he began to reygne and he reygned in Ierusalem xxxi yeare And he dyd that whiche was ryght in the syght of the Lorde and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father and bowed neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte In the eyght yere of his reygne when he was yet a Chylde he began to seke after the God of Dauid his father And in the twelfth yere he began to pourge Iuda and Ierusalem from hylaulters groues carued ymagê and ymages of mettal and they brake downe the aulters of Baalim euen in his presence other ymages that were in greater honoure then they he caused to be destroyed And the groues carued ymages ymages of mettal he brake made dust of them and strawed it vpon the graues of them that had offered to them And he burnt the bones of the preestes vpon the aulters of them clensed Iuda and IerusaleÌ„ And euen so dyd he in the cityes of Manasse Ephraim Simeon vnto Nephthalâ— And in the wyldernes of them rounde about he plucked a sondre the aulters the groues and dyd beate them and stampe them to powder and dyd beate downe al the ymages thorowout all the lande of Israel and returned to Ierusalem agayne In the xviii yeare of his reygne when he had pourged the lande and the Temple he sent Saphan the sonne of Amaziahu and Maasiah the gouernour of the citye and Ioah the son of Ioahaz the recorder to repayre the house of the lorde his God And when they came to Elkia the hygh preest they delyuered them the money that was brought in to the house of God whiche the Leuites that kepte the entries had gathered of the hande of Manasse and Ephraim of all that yet remayned in Israel and of all Iuda and Beniamin of the enhabitoures of Ierusalem And they put in the handes of the workemen that had the ouersyght of the house of the Lorde and they gaue it to the labourers that wroughte in the house of the Lorde to repayre and amende the house Euen the masoâ—s carpenters gaue they it to get stone and tymbre for couples and for beames of the houses whiche the kynges of Iuda had destroyed And the men dyd the worke faythfully And the ouerseers of them to courage them forwarde were Iahath and Obadiahu Leuites of the chyldren of Merari and Secharia Mesullam of the chyldren of the Cahathites and other of the Leuites whiche all coulde skyl of instrumentes of musycke And ouer the berers of burdens ouer al that wrought in whatsoeuer worke manshyp it were were there scribes offycers and porters of the Leuites And when they brought oute the money that was brought in to the house of the Lorde Helkia the preest found the boke of the lawe of the Lorde gyuen by Moses And Helkia answered sayd to Saphan the Scrybe I haue founde the boke of the law in the house of the lorde and Helkia gaue the boke to Saphan And Saphan caryed the boke to the kyng and brought the kyng worde agayn saynge all that was coÌ„mytted to thy seruauÌ„tes that do they And they haue gathered togither the money that was founde in the house of the Lorde and haue delyuered it in to the handê of the ouerseers of the worke in to the handes of the workmen And then Saphan the scribe shewed the kynge sayenge Helkia the preest hath gyuen me a boke and Saphan red in it before the kynge And it
the see and all that is therin and thou preseruest them all the hoost of heuen worshyppeth the. Thou arte the Lorde God that hast chosen Abram and broughtest hym out of Ur in Chaldea and calledst hym Abraham and foundest his herte faythfull before the and madest a couenaunte with hym to gyue vnto his seede the lande of the Canani-tes Hethites Amorites Pheresites Iebusytes Gersites hast made good thy wordes for thou arte ryghteous hast consydered the mysery of our fathers in Egypte herde theyr complaynte by the reed see and shewed tokens wonders vpon Pharao on al his seruauntes on all the people of his lande for thou knewest that they were presumptuous cruell agaynst them so madest thou the a name as it is this day And the reed see dydest thou deuyde in sundre before them so that they went thorowe the myddes of the see drye shod theyr persecutours threwest thou in to the depe as a stone in the myghty waters ledst them on the day tyme in a cloudy pyller and on the nyght season in a pyller of fyre to shewe them lyght in the way that they went Thou camest downe also vpoÌ„ mount Sinay spakest vnto them from heuen and gauest them ryght iudgementes true lawes good coÌ„maundementes and Statutes and declaredst vnto them thy holy Sabboth and coÌ„maundedst them preceptes ordinaunces lawes by the hande of Moses thy seruaunt and gauest them breade from heuen when they were hongrye and broughtest forthe water for them oute of the rocke when they were thyrstye and promysedst them that they shulde go in and take possession of the lande ouer which thou haddest lyft vp thyne hande for to gyue them But they and oure fathers were proude harde necked so that they folowed not the coÌ„maundementes and wolde not obey neyther were myndfull of the wonders that thou dyddest for them but became obstynate and headye in so moche that they turned backe to theyr bondage for theyr disobedience And thou my god forgauest and wast gracious mercyfull pacient of great goodnesse and forsokest them not And though they made a molten calfe sayd This is thy gods that brought the out of the lande of Egypte and dyd great blasphemyes yet forsokest thou them not in the wyldernesse accordynge to thy great mercy And the cloudy pyller departed not from them on the daye tyme to leade them awaye neyther the pyller of fyre in the nyght season to shew them lyght in the way that they went And thou gauest them thy good spirite to enforme them withheldest not thy Manna from theyr mouth and gauest them water when they were thyrstye Fourtye yeres long madest thou prouision for them in the wylder nesse so that they lacked nothyng theyr clothes waxed not olde and theyr feete swelled not And thou gauest them kyngdomes and nacions partedst them accordyng to theyr porcions so that they possessed the lande of Sehon kynge of Hesbon and the lande of Og the kynge of Basan And theyr chyldren multipliedst thou as the sterres of heuen broughtest them in to the lande wherof thou haddest spoken vnto theyr fathers that they shulde go into it and haue it in possessyon And the chyldren went in and possessed the lande and thou subduedst before them the enhabitours of the lande euen the Cananitê and gauest them in to theyr hande with theyr kyngê and the people of the lande that they myght do with them what they wolde And they wan theyr strong cityes and a fat lande and toke possessyon of houses that were full of all maner of goodes welles dygged out vyneyardes oyle gardens many fruytfull trees and they dyd eate and were fylled and became fat and lyued in welthe thorowe thy great goodnesse Neuerthelesse they were disobedient and rebelled agaynste the and cast thy lawe behynde theyr backes slue thy prophettes which exhorted them ernestly that they myght bryng them agayn vnto the and dyd great blasphemyes Therfore thou gauest them ouer in to the hande of theyr enemyes that vexed them And in the tyme of theyr trouble when they cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and thorowe thy great mercy thou gauest them ☞ sauiours whiche helped them out of the hande of theyr enemyes But when they came to rest they turned backe agayne to do euyll before the therfore leftest thou them in the hande of theyr enemyes so that they had the dominion ouer them And when they conuerted and cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and many tymes hast thou delyuered them accordynge to thy great mercy and testifiedst vnto them that thou myghtest bryng them agayne vnto thy law Notwithstandyng they were proud and herkened not vnto thy coÌ„maundmentes but synned in thy lawes whiche yf a man do he shall lyue in them turned the shoulder away and were styffe necked and wolde not heare And many yeres dyddest thou forbere them and testifiedst vnto them thorowe thy spirite euen by the hande of thy prophettê yet wolde they not heare Therfore gauest thou them in to the hande of the nacions in the landes And for thy great mercyes sake thou hast not vtterly coÌ„sumed them neyther forsaken them for thou arte a gracious and mercyfull God Nowe therfore our God thou great god myghtye and terrible thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy regarde not a lytell all the trauayle that hath happened vnto vs our kynges our prynces oure preestes oure prophettes and our fathers all thy people synce the tyme of the kynges of Assur vnto this day And truely thou arte iust in all that thou haste broughte vpon vs for thou haste done ryght As for vs we haue ben vngodly and our kynges and our prynces our preestê and our fathers haue not done after thy law nor regarded thy coÌ„maundementes and thy earnest exhortacions wherwith thou hast exhorted them and they haue not serued the in theyr kyngdome and in thy great goodê that thou gauest them and in the large and plenteous lande whiche thou gauest before them and haue not conuerted from theyr wycked workes beholde we are in bondage this day and so is the lande that thou gauest vnto our fathers to enioy the fruytes goodes therof beholde there are we bonde men And great is the encrease of it vnto the kynges whom thou hast set ouer vs bycause of our synnes they haue dominion ouer oure bodyes and cattell euen as they wyll them selues and we are in great trouble And in al this make we a sure couenaunt and wryte it and oure prynces Leuites and Preestes seale vnto it ¶ The names of them that sealed the couenaunte bytwene god and the peope CAPI X. THe sealers were Nehemiah that is Hathirsatha the son of Hachaliah and Zedekia Saraia Azariah and Ieremy Phashur Amaria Malchia Hatus Sebaniah Malluch Harim Merimoth and Obadia Daniel Ienthon and Baruch MesulaÌ„ Abia and Miamin
Lorde ☞ shaue the heare of the heade and the fete and the beerd cleane of with the rasour that he shal paye them withall beyonde the water namely with the Kynge of the Assirians At the same time shal a man lyue with a cowe and two shepe Then because of the aboundaunce of mylcke he shall make butter and eate it So that euery one whiche remayneth in the lande shal eate butter and hony At the same tyme all vyneyardes though there be a thousande vynes in one and were solde for a thousande syluerlynges shal be turned to brears and thornes Lyke as they shall come in to the lande with arowes and bowes so shall all the lande be come brears and thornes And as for all hylles that are hewen downe ther shall nat come vpon them any feare of brears and thornes But the catell shall be dryuen thyther and the shepe shall fede there ¶ The delyueraunce of the lande by Emanuell The stone of offence at whiche many shall sâ—â—inble CAP. VIII MORE OVER the Lorde sayde vnto me Take the a greate leafe and ☞ wryte in it as men do with a penne that he spede hym to robbe and haste hym to spoyle And I called vnto me faythful wytnesses Uryah the preste and â—cariah the sonne of Barachyah After that wente I vnto the Prophetysse that had conceaued and borne a sonne Then sayde the Lorde to me geue hym thys name a spedy robber an hastye spoyler For why or euer the chylde shal haue knowledge to crye father and mother shall the ryches of Damascus and the substaunce of Samaria be takeÌ„ awaye before the kynge of the Assyrians The Lorde spake also vnto me saying for so muche as thys people refuseth the styl rennynge water of Sylo and put theyr delyte in Razin and Romelies sonne Beholde the Lorde shall brynge myghtie and greate floudes of water vppon them namely the Kynge of the Assirians with all his power Whiche shal clyme vp vpon al his floudes and powre out his furyousnes vpon euerye man and renne ouer all theyr banckes And shall breake in vpon Iuda increasing in power tyll he gette hym by the necke He shall fyll also the wydenesse of thy laude ☞ with his brode wynges O Emanuel Go together ye people and gather you herken to all ye of farre countrees Mustre you and gather you inustre you and gather you take your councell together yet must youre councell come to nought go in hande withall yet shall it nat prospere for God is with vs. For the Lorde chastysed me and toke me by the hande and warned me sayenge vnto me that I shulde nat walke in y â— waye of thys people He sayde more ouer rounde with none of them who so euer saye yonder people are bounde together feare them not neyther be afrayed of them but sanctyfye the LORDE of Hostes let hym be youre feare and drede For he is the sanctifyenge and stone to stomble at the rocke to fall vpon a suare and net to both the houses to Israel and the inhabyters of Ierusalem And many shall stomble fall and be broken vpon hym yea they shal be snared and taken Nowe laye the wytnesses together and seale the lawe with my disciples Thus wyl I wayte vpon the Lorde that hathe turned his face from the house of Iacob and I wil loke for hym But lo as for me and the chyldren which the Lord hath geuen me we are a token and wondre in Israel for the Lorde of Hoostes sake whiche dwelleth vpon the hyll of Syon And yf they saye vnto you aske counsell at the sothesayers wytches charmers and coniurers then make them thys answere Is ther a people any where that asketh not couÌ„cel at his God Shulde me ronne vnto the deade for the lyuynge If any man wante lyght let him loke vpon the lawe the testymony whether they speke not after this meanyng If he do not this he stoÌ„bleth and suffreth huÌ„gre And yf he suffre hungre he is our of paâ—ience and blasphemeth his kynge and his God Then loketh he vpwarde and downeward to the earth and be holde there is trouble and darkenesse vexacion is rounde aboute him and the cloude of errour And out of suche aduersyte shall he nat escape Euen lyke as in tyme past it hathe bene well sene that the lande of Zabu lon and the lande of Nepthali were thorow the see waye goeth ouer Iordane into the lande of Galilee was at the fyrste in lytle trouble but afterwarde fore vexed ¶ He prohecyeth of Chrystes nâ—tyuâ—te and domynyon CAPI IX THE PEOPLE that walke in darkenesse haue sene a great lyght As for them that dwell in the lande of the Shadowe of deathe vpon them hathe the lyght shyned Thou haste multiplyed the people and not increased theyr ioy They reioyse before the euen as men make mery in haruest and as men that haue gotten the vyctory when they deale the spoyle For thou hast broken the yoke of the peoples burthen the staffe of hys shoulder and the rod of hys oppressoure as in the dayes of Madian More ouer all temerarious sedycious power yea where there is but a coâ—e fyled with bloude shal be burnt and consumed of the fyre For vnto vs a chylde is borne and vnto vs a sonne is geuen Upon his shoulder doth the kyngdome lye and he is called with his owne name The wonderous geuer of councel the myghtye God the euerlastyng father the price of peace he shal make no ende to encrease the kingdome and peace and shall syt vpon the seate of Dauyd and in his kyngedome to set vp the same and to stablyshe it with equyte and ryghtuousues frome hence forth for euermore This shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hoostes brynge to passe The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob the same is come into Israel And all the people of Ephraim shall knowe and they that dwell in Samaria that saye with pryde hye stomackes on this maner The tyle worke is fallen downe but we wyll buylde it with harder stones The Molbery tymbre is broken but we shall set it vp agayne with Cedre Neuertheles the Lorde shal prepare Razin the enemye agaynste them and so ordre theyr aduersaryes that the SiriaÌ„s shall laye holde vpon them before and the Philystynes behynde and so deuoure Israel with open mouth After all this is not the wrathe of the Lord ceassed but yet is hys hande stretâ—hed out styll For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastyseth them neyther do they seke the Lorde of Hoostes Therefore hathe the Lorde roted out of Israel bothe heade tayle braunche and twygge in one daye By the heade is vnderstande the Senatoure and honorable man and by the tayle the Prophete that teacheth lyes For all they whiche enfourme the people that they be in a ryght case suche be disceiuers Such as men thynke also to be perfecte amonge these are but cast awaye Therfore shal the Lorde haue no pleasure in theyr yonge men
soeuer is necessary for y â— to the worcke of the temple of thy god that shal be geuen the of y â— kiÌ„ges tresure loke what thou w t thy brethren wyl do with the gold syluer that do after the wyll of the Lord. And I kyng Artaxerses haue commauÌ„ded the kepers of y â— treasures in Syria and Phenyces y â— what soeuer Esdras the preste and reder of the lawe of the Lorde doth wryte it shal be dilygently geuen hym tyl an hundred talentes of syluer and of golde in lyke maner Of corne also an hundreth measures and tyl an huÌ„dreth vessels of wyne other pleÌ„teous thynges without nombre Let all thynges be done after the law of God vnto the hyest God y t the wrath of God aryse nat in the realme of the kyng of his sonnes I coÌ„mauÌ„de you also that ye requyre no taxe nor tribute of y â— prestes Leuytes syngers and ministers of the teÌ„ple nor of the writers that no maÌ„ haue auctorite to medle any thyng agaynst theÌ„ As for the O Esdras set thou iudges and arbyters in the whole lande of Syria Phenices after the wysdome of God learne al such as are ignorauÌ„t in the lawe of God thy Lord let al them that offende agaynst the lawe be diligently punyshed whether it be with death with payne to be condemned in money or to be banyshed Then sayde Esdras the wryter Blessed be the God of our fathers that hath gyueÌ„ so good a minde wyl into the hert of the king to magnifie his house that is at Ierusalem and hath made me to be accepted in the sight of the kyng of his councell of hys frendes of his nobles And so I was stedfast in my mynde accordyng as the Lord my God helped me and I chose out meÌ„ of Israell to go vp w t me And these are y â— hedes after their kynredes and houses of theyr fathers that went vp with me from Babylon out of the kyngdome of Artaxerses Of the sonnes of Phares Gersonius Of the sonnes of Siemarith Amenus Of the sonnes of Dauid Accus the sonne of Cecilia Of the sonnes of Phares Zachary and w t him turned agayne an hundreth and fyftye men Of the sonnes of the captayne of Moabylon Zaraei and with him ij C and l. men Of the soÌ„nes of Zachnes Iechonias Zecholy and with him two hundreth fyftye men Of the sonnes of Salamasias Gotholy and. lxx with him Of the sonnes of Zaphacia Zarias Mihely and with hym foure score Of the soÌ„nes of Iob Abdias Ieheli and with hym two hundreth twelue men Of the sonnes of Baâ—ia Salimoth y â— sonnes of Iosapha and with hym an hundreth an thre score men Of the soÌ„nes of Beer Zachari Behei and with him two hundreth and. viij men Of the sonnes of Esead Iohannes Ezecham and with him an huÌ„dreth and tenne men Of the sonnes of Adoniram those that were the laste and these are theyr names Eliphalam the sonne of Gebeil and Semeias and with hym lxx men All these called I together by the water Thia where we pitched our tentes thre dayes and there I mustered them As for the sonnes of the prestes Leuites I founde none there Then sent I vnto Eleazar and Eccelom and Masmam and Malobam and Enaathan and Samea Ioribimathan Eunagan Zachary Mosollamum these were the leders men of experyence and I sente them worde that they shulde come vnto Loddeus whiche was by the place of the treasury and commaunded them that they shulde speake vnto Loddeus and to his brethren and to those that were in the treasury to sende vs such men as myght execute the prestes offyce in the house of the Lorde our God And with the myghty haÌ„de of our Lord God they brought vnto vs meÌ„ of good experience from among the sonnes of Moolius the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel Sebebiam and the sonnes and hys brethreÌ„ Asbin and Anin of whom there were xviij From amonge the chyldren of the sonnes of Cananeus and theyr sonnes were xx men And of them that serued in the temple whom Dauid had ordeyned and y â— principall men that ministred for the worcke vnto the Leuites in the temple two hundreth twentie men whose names are all tokened vp in wrytynge Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded I a fastyng vnto the yonge men before the Lorde that I myght desyre of hym a prosperous iourney and a good waye for vs yee for vs for our chyldreÌ„ and for the catell because of the layenges awayt I durst not requyre of the kyng horsmen fote men to conuey vs safely agaynst our enemyes for we had said vnto the king that the power of the Lorde our God shulde be w t them that seke hi w t theyr whole hert And therfore we besought God oure Lord earnestly because of these thynges he was merciful vnto vs and herd our prayer And I seperated froÌ„ among the rulers of the people from the prestes of the temple xij men and Sebebia Asania and ten men of theire brethren w t them And I weied theÌ„ the gold and the siluer al the prestly ornamentes of the house of our God which the kynge and his couÌ„cel and his Prynces and whole Israel had geueÌ„ And when I had weyed it I gaue them an hundreth and fyfty taleÌ„tes in siluer and an buÌ„dreth taleÌ„tes of siluer vessel an huÌ„dreth talentes of golde and of golden vessell seuen tymes twentye and vessels of other metall yee of good metal twelue glisteryng as the golde and sayde vnto them ye are holy vnto the Lorde and the Uessels are holy the golde and the siluer is promysed vnto the Lorde God of our fathers Be dilygente nowe and kepe it vntyll the tyme that ye delyuer it to the Rulers of the people to the preestes to the Leuytes and to the princypall men of the cyties of Israel in Ierusalem in the chamber of the house of our God So the Preestes and the Leuytes whiche receyued of me the golde the syluer and the vessel brought it into Ierusalem into the temple of the lorde And from the ryuer of Thyawe brake vp the twelueth day of the fyrst moneth tyll we came to Ierusalem And when the thyrde day was past the weyed golde and syluer was delyuered in the house of the Lord our God the fourth day vnto Marimoth the sonne of Ior the prest and with him was Eleazar the sonne of Phinees and with them were Iosabdus the sonnes of Iesnet Medias and the sonne of Banus and certaine of the Leuites to the noÌ„bre and to the weyght the weight of theÌ„ was wrytten vp the same tyme. As for those that were come out of captiuite they offred sacryfyce vnto the Lord God of Israel eueÌ„ twelue oxen for al Israell lxxxvj Ramines lxxij shepe xij goates for sinne twelue kine for a thankofferyng al to the sacrifyce of the Lord. And the kynges coÌ„myssion
mayde that went with her Neuertheles God turned y â— kinges mynde that he was gentle y t he leaped oute of hys seate for feare and gat her i hys armes and held her vp tyll she came to her selfe againe He gaue her louing wordes also and sayde vnto her Hester what is the matter I am thy brother be of good chere thou shalt not dye for our commaundement toucheth the comoÌ„s not y â— Come nye And with that he helde vp his golden rod and layde it vpon her neck and embraced her frendly sayd talke with me Then sayd she I sawe y â— O Lorde as an Angell of God my hert was troubled for feare of thy magesty and clear nesse For excellent and wonderful art thou O Lorde and thy face is ful of amite But as she was thus speakyng vnto him she fel downe agayne for fayntnes for the whiche cause the kyng was afraied and all his seruauntes comforted her ¶ The Copye of the letters of Arthaxerses wherby he reuoketh those which he fyrst sende forth CAPI XVI THe greate Kynge Artaxerses whiche raineth from Iudia vnto Ethiopia ouer an hundreth and. xxvij landes sendeth vnto the Prices and rulers of the same landes suche as loue him hys frendly salutacion There be many y â— for the sondry frendshippes benefytes which are diuersly done vnto them for theyr worshyppe be euer the more proude and hye mynded vndertake not onely to hurte oure subiectes for plenteous benefytes maye they not suffre and begiÌ„ne to ymagin some thing against those that do them good and take not onely all vnthaÌ„kfulnes awaye froÌ„ men but in pryde and presumpcion as they that be vnmyndfull and vnthankefull for the good dedes they go aboute to escape the iudgemente of God that seyth all thinges whiche iudgement hateth punisheth al wyckednes It happeneth ofte also that they whiche be set in office by the hyer power vnto whom the busynes and causes of the subiectes are committed to be handled waxe proude and defyle them selues with sheddynge of innoceÌ„t bloude which bryngeth them to intollerable hurt Which also with false disceatfull wordes and with lyeng tales disceaue betray the innocent goodnes of Princes Nowe is it profitable and good that we take hede make search therafter and consider not onely what hath happened vnto vs of olde but the shamefull vnhonest noysome thinges that the debites haue now taken in hande before our eyes and therby to beware in tyme to come that we may make the Kyngdome quyete and peaceable for al men and that we myghte some tyme drawe it to chaunge and as for the thynge that nowe is presente before oure eyes to withstande it and to put it downe after the most frendly maner What tyme nowe as Aman the sonne of Amadathu the Macedonian a strauÌ„ger verely of the persians bloude and farre from oure goodnes was come in amonge vs as an aleaunt and had optained the frendship that we beare towarde all people so that he was called oure father and had in hye honoure of euery man as the next and principal vnto y â— King he coulde not forbeare him self froÌ„ his pryde hath vndertake not onely to rob vs of the kyngdome but of our lyfe With manyfolde disceate also hath he desired to destroye Mardocheus our helper preseruer whiche hath done vs good in all thinges and innoceÌ„t Hester the lyke partaker of oure kyngdome with all her people For his mynde was when he had taken theÌ„ oute of the waye and robbed vs of theÌ„ by this meanes to traÌ„slate the kingdome of the Persians vnto theÌ„ of Mocedonia But we fynde that the Iewes which were accused of the wicked that they might be destroyed are no euyll doers but vse reasonable and right lawes and that they be the chyldreÌ„ of the most Hye lyuynge God by whome the kyngdome of vs oure progenitours hath bene wel ordred hytherto Wherfore as for the letters and coÌ„maundementes that were put forth by Aman the sonne of Amadathu ye shall do well yf ye holde them of none effecte for he that set them vp and inuented theÌ„ hangeth at Susis before the port with all his kynted God which hath all thynges in his power hath rewarded hym after hys deseruynge And vpon thys ye shall puplysh and set vp the copy of thys letter in all places that the Iewes may frely and without hinderaunce holde them selues after theyr owne statutes and that they maye be helped and that vpon the. xiij day of the. xij moneth Adar they maye be auenged of them which in the tyme of theyr anguyshe and trouble wolde haue oppressed them For the God that gouerneth all thinges hath turned to ioye the day where in the chosen people shulde haue peryshed Moreouer among the hye soleÌ„pne dayes y â— ye haue ye shall holde thys daye also with al gladnesse that â—ow and in tyme to come thys daye maye be a remembrauÌ„ce to good for al such as loue the prosperite of the Persians but a remembraunce of destruccyon to those that be sedycious vnto vs. All cyties landes that do not thys shal horribly peryshe and be destroyed with the swerde and fyre and shall not onely be nomore inhabyted of men but be abhorred also of the wylde beastes and foules The ende of the reast of the boke of Esther ⧠The booke of wysdome ¶ Howe we ought to searche and enquyre after God and who â—e those that fynde hym Of the holy goost we ought to flye from backbytynge and murmurynge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 CAPI I. O Sette your affeccion vpon ryghteousnesse ye that be iudges of the earth Haue a good opinioÌ„ of the Lorde and seke hym in the synglenesse of herte For he wyll be founde of them that tempte hym nat and appereth vnto suche as put theyr truste in hym As for frowarde thoughtes they separate from God but vertue yf it be alowed reformeth y â— vnwyse And why wysdome shall nat entre into a frowarde soule nor dwel in the body that is subdued vnto synne For the holy goost abhorreth fayned nurtoure and withdraweth hym selfe from the thoughtes that are without vnderstandinge and where wyckednes hathe the vpper hande he flyeth froÌ„ thence For the sprete of wysdome is louynge gentle and gracyous wyll haue no pleasure in hym that speaketh euell with his lyppes For God is a wytnesse of hys raynes a true searcher out of his herte and an hearer of his tonge For the sprete of the Lorde fylleth the rounde compasse of the worlde and the same that vpholdeth all thynges hathe knowledge also of the voyce Therfore he that speaketh vnryghteous thynges can not be hyd nether maye he escape the iudgemeÌ„t of reprofe And why inquisicion shal be made for the thoughtes of the vngodly and the reprote of hys wordes shal come vnto God so that his wickednes shal be punished for the eare of gelousy heareth all thynges and the noyse of the grudginges shall
beastes and whaâ—fyshes Thorowe hym are all thynges set in good ordre and perfourmed and in hys worde all thynges endure I speake much but I can not sufficiently attayne vnto it for he hym selfe onely is the perfeccyon of all wordes We shulde prayse the Lorde after al our power for he is great in all hys worckes The Lorde is to be feared yee very greate is he and maruelous is hys power Prayse the Lorde and magnify him as much as ye maye yet doth he farre exceade all prayse O magnifye hym with all youre power and laboure earnestly yet are ye in no wyse able suffycyeÌ„tly to prayse hym Who hath sene him y t he might tell vs Who caÌ„ magnifie hym so greatly as he is For there are hyd yet greater thinges then these be as for vs we haue sene but fewe of his worckes For the Lord hath made all thynges and geuen wysdome to suche as feare God CAPI XLIIII ¶ The prayse of certen holy men â–ª Henâ—â—â— â–ª Noe Abrâ—haâ— Isaac and Iacob LET VS commende the noble famous men and the generacyon of our fore elders and fathers Many more gloryous actes hath the Lorde done and shewed hys greate power euer sens the begynnynge The noble famous men raygned in theyr kyngdomes and bare excellente rule In theyr wysdome and vnderstandynge they folowed the councell shewed in the prophecyes They led the â—olâ—ke thorow the councel wysdome of the Scribes of the people Wise senteÌ„ces are founde in they re instruccyon They soughte the swetenes melody of Musycke broughte forth the pleasauÌ„t soÌ„ges in scripture They were ryche also and coulde coÌ„forte and pacifye those that dwelt with them All these were very noble and honorable men iÌ„ theyr generacyoÌ„s and were well reported of in theyr tymes These haue lefte a name behynde theÌ„ so that theyr prayse shall alwaye be spoken of Afterwarde there were some whose remembraunce is gone They came to naughte peryshed as though they had neuer bene became as though they had neuer bene borne yee and theyr chyloren also with them Neuertheles these are louyng men whose ryghteousnesse shall neuer be forgotten but continue by their posterite Theyr chyldren are an holy good herytage Theyr sede endured fast in the couenaunt For their sakes shall theyr chyldren sede contynue for euer and they re prayse shall neuer be put downe Theyr bodyes are buryed in peace but their name liueth for euermore The people can speake of they re wysdome and the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ caÌ„ talke of their prayse Enoch walked right acceptably before the Lorde therfore was he translated for an example of ameÌ„dement to the generacioÌ„s Noe was a stedfast and righteous man and in y â— time of wrath he became a reconcylynge Therfore was he left a remnaunt vnto the earth when the floude came An euerlastiÌ„g couenauÌ„t was made with him that all flesh shulde perishe nomore w t the water Abraham was a greate father of many people in glory was there none lyke vnto him He kepte the lawe of the Hyeste and came into a couenaunt with him He set the couenauÌ„t in his fleshe and when he was proued he was founde faythfull Therfore swore god vnto him with an othe that he wolde blesse al people in his sede that he wolde multiply and increase him as the duste of the earth to exalt his sede as the starres yee and that his sede shuld haue the possessyoÌ„ an inherytaunce of the lande from see to see and from the ryuer vnto the borders of the worlde With Isaac dyd he stablysh the same couenaunt for Abraham his fathers sake Yee that gracious blessing and health of al meÌ„ and couenaunt dyd he stablysh with Isaac and made it to reit vpon the head of Iacob He knewe him in that he prospered hym so wel and richely and gaue him an herytage and sundered his porcyon by it â—elfe parted it among the twelue tribes Mercyfull men brought he out of him which founde fauoure in the syght of all fleshe ¶ The prayse of Moses Aaton and Phinehes CAPI XLV MOses beloued of God men whose remembraunce is in Hye prayse hym that the Lorde made lyke in the glory of the saynctes and magnyfyed hym so that the enemyes stode in awe of hym thorowe his wordes he dyd greate wonders He made him greate in the syghte of kynges gaue hym commaundemente before hys people shewed him his glorious power He stablyshed hym with faythfulnes mekenes and chose hym out of all men For he herde his voyce â–ª and he led hym in the darcke cloude and there he gaue him y â— commauÌ„dementes yee the lawe of lyfe and wysdome that he might teach Iacob hê couenauÌ„t and Israel his lawes He chose Aaron hys brother also oute of the trybe of Leui exalted hym made hym such lyke An euerlasting cauenauÌ„t made he with hym and gaue hym the presthode in the people He made him glorious i bewtyfull araye and clothed hym with the garmeÌ„t of honoure He put perfecte ioye vpon him and gyrded him with strength He deckte hym with syde clothes a tunycle with an ouerbody cote also and a gyrdle RouÌ„de about made he hym belles of golde and that many that when he went in the sounde myghte be herde that they myghte make a noyse in the Sanctuary geue the people warnynge The holy garment was wrought brodred with golde yalowe sylcke and purple And in the brestlappe there was a goodly worcke wherin was fastened lyght and perfectnesse UpoÌ„ y â— same also there was a worcke fastened set wyth costly precyous stones all bounde with golde and thys he brought in hys mynistracyon The stones were fastened for a remembraunce after the nomber of the twelue trybes of Israell Upon hys mytre there was a plate of pure gold a grauen ymage of holynes a famous noble worcke garnyshed and pleasauÌ„t to loke vpon Before hiÌ„ were there sene no such faire ornametes these it behoued him alway to vse There might none other put theÌ„ on but onely his childreÌ„ his childers children per petually Dayly perfourmed he his offeriges two tymes Moses fylled hys handes and anoynted hym with holy oyle Thys was nowe confyrmed hym wyth an euerlastinge couenaunt and to his sede as the dayes of heauen namely that hys children shulde alway ministre before hym and perfourme the offyce of the presthode and wyshe the people good in his name Before all men lyuynge chose he him that he shulde offre incense before the Lorde and make odours for a swete sauoure and remembraunce that he shulde reconcyle the people of the Lord w t him againe He gaue him auctorite also in his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes in the couenauÌ„t that he shulde teach Iacob the statutes and testymonyes and to enfour me Israell in hys lawe Therfore there stode vp certayne agaynst hym and had enuye at hym in
e cyties mē came forth to mete hym for kynge Alexander had commaunded them so to do because he was his father in lawe Nowe whē Ptolomy entred into any cytie he lefte men of warre to kepe it and thys he dyd thorowe out all the cyties And when he came to Azotus they shewed him the temple of Dagon Azotus that was brent vp with the other thynges which were destroyed the deed bodyes caste aborde and the graues that they had made by y e waye syde for suche as were slayne in y e felde And tolde the kynge y e Ionathas had done all these thinges to y e intēt they might get hym euell wyll But the kynge sayde not a worde therto And Ionathas met the kynge with great honoure at Ioppa where they saluted one another toke theyr rest So when Ionathas had gone w t the kyng vnto y ◠water that was called Eleutherus he turned agayne to Ierusalem Now Ptolomy had gotten y t domynyon of the cyties vnto Selencia vpō y t see coast ymagyning wycked councels agaynste Alexander and sent ambassitours vnto Demetrius saying Come let vs make a bonde betwyxte vs so shall I geue the my daughter that Alexander hathe and thou shalt raygne in thy fathers kyngdome I repeute that I gaue Alexander my daughter for he goeth about to sley me And thus he sclaundreth Alexander because he wolde haue had his realme Thus he toke his daughter frō him gaue her vnto Demetrius forsoke Alexander so that his malice was openly knowen And Ptolomy came to Antioch where he set two crownes vpō his owne heade the crowne of Egypt of Asia In the meane season was kynge Alexander in Cilicia for they that dwelt in those places had rebelled agaynst him But when Alexander herde of this he came to warre agaynst him So kyng Ptolomy brought forth his hoost met hi with a mighty power chased him away Then fled Alexander into Araby there to be defēded kynge Ptolomys honoure incrased And Zabdiel y ◠Arabian smote of Alexādets heade and sent it vnto Ptolomy But the thyrde day after dyed kynge Ptolomy him selfe they whom he had sett in the stronge holdes were stayne of those that were with in the cyties And Demetrius raygned in the hundred and seuen and syxtie yeare At y e sametyme gathered Ionathas thē that were in Iewry to laye sege vnto y e castel which was at Ierusalē so they made many instrumētes of warre agaynst it Thē wente there certayne vngodly personnes which hated theyr owne people vnto king Demetrius tolde hym that Ionathas be seged y ◠castel So when he herde it he was angrie and immediatly came vnto Ptolomeus wrote vnto Ionathas y t he shulde not laye sege to the castel but come speake with him in all y ◠haste Neuertheles when Ionathas herde this he commaunded to besege it He chose also certayne of y ◠elders and Arius kynge of the Sparcians sendeth gretynge vnto Omas the hye prest It is foūde in wrytynge that the Sparcians Iewes are brethren and come out of the generacyō of Abraham And nowe for so much as this is come to oure knowledge ye shall do well to wryte vnto vs of youre prosperite As for vs we haue wrytten oure mynde vnto you Oure catell and goodes are yours yours ours These thynges haue we commaūded to be shewed vnto you When Ionathas herde that Demetrius prynces were come forth to fyght agaynste hym w t a greater hoost then afore he wente from Ierusalem met them in the lande of Hemath for he gaue them not space to come into his owne coūtre And he sent spyes vnto theyr tentes whiche came agayne tolde hym y ◠they were appoynted to come vpon him in the nyght season Wherfore whē the sunne was gone downe Ionathas cōmaunded his men to watch all the nyght to be ready w t weapens for to fyght set watchmen rounde aboute the hoost But when the aduersaryes herde y ◠Ionathas was ready with his men to the battayll they feared were afrayed in theyr hertes and kyndled fyres in theyr tentes brake vp and gat thē awaye Neuerthelesse Ionathas and hys company knewe it not tyl the mornynge for they sawe the fyres burnynge Then Ionathas folowed vpon them but he myght not ouertake them for they were gone ouer the water Eleutherus So Ionathas departed vnto the Arabians whiche were called Zabadei slewe thē toke theyr goodes He proceaded further also came vnto Damascus went thorowe al y t countre But Simō his brother toke his iourney and came to Ascalon and to the next strong holdes departynge vnto Ioppa wanne it For he herde y ◠they wolde stande of Demetrius partye wherfore he set mē of warre in the cytie to kepe it After this came Iona thas home agayne and called the elders of the people together deuysed with thē for to buylde vp the stronge holdes in Iewry the walles of Ierusalē to set vp an hye wal betwixte the castell the cytie for to separate it frō the cytie y t it myght be alone and that men shulde neyther bye nor sell in it Upon thys they came together for to buylde vp the cytie and for so muche as the wall vpō the broke of the westsyde called Caphecah was fallen downe they repaired it And Simō set vp Adiadath i Sephelah and made it strōge settynge portes lockes vpō it Nowe when Tryphon purposed to raygne in Asya to be crowned and to sleye the kynge Antiochus he was afrayed that Ionathas wolde not suffre hym but fyght agaynst him Wherfore he went aboute to take Ionathas and to kyll hym So he departed came vnto Bethsan Then went Ionathas forth agaynste hym to the battayll with fourtye thousande chosen men and came vnto Bethsan also But when Triphon sawe that Ionathas came with so greate an Hoost to destroye him he was afrayed and therfore he receaued hym honorably commended hym vnto all hys frendes and gaue him rewardes and commaunded his men of warre to be as obediēt vnto hym as to him selfe And sayde vnto Ionathas why haste thou caused this people to take suche trauayle seynge there is no warre betwixt vs ▪ Therfore sende them home agayne chose certayne men to wayte vpon the and come thou with me to Ptolomais for I wyl geue it the with the other stronge holdes men of warre and theyr offycers As for me I must departe this is onely the cause of my commynge Sonathas beleued him and dyd as he sayde puttynge awaye his hoost whiche went in to the lāde of Iuda He kept but. iij. M. by hym wher of the sene ij M. into Galilee and one M. went with hym selfe Nowe as soone as Ionathas entred in to Ptolamais the cytesyns sparred the gates of the cytie and toke hym and slewe all them with the swearde that came in with hym Then sent Triphon an Hoost
forth his hande towarde his disciples and sayde beholde my mother and my brethren For whosoeuer doth the wyll of my father which is in heuen the same is my brother syster and mother ⊢ ¶ The parable of the â—ede of the tares of the mustarde â—ede of the leuen of the treasure hyd in the felde of the pearles and of the net CAPI XIII THe same daye wente Iesus oute of the house and sat by the see syde moche peple were gathered togither vnto him so greatly that he went and sat in a shyp and all the peple stode on the shore And he spake many thyngê to them by similitudes saynge Beholde the sower went forthe to sowe And when he sowed some scedes fell by the wayes syde and the foules came deuoured them vp Some fell vpon stony places where they had not moche earth and anone they sprang vp bicause they had no depenes of earth and when the sonne was vp they caught heate bicause they had no rote they wythered away Agayne some fell amonge thornes and the thornes sprange vp and chooked them But some fell in to good grounde and broughte forth fruyte some an huÌ„dred folde some siâ—ty folde some thirtye folde Who soeuer hathe eares to heare let hym heare And the disciples came sayd vnto hym Why speakest thou to them by parables He answered and sayd vnto them it is gyuen vnto you to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heuen but to them it is not gyuen For who soeuer hath to hym shal be gyueÌ„ and he shal haue aboundaunce But who soeuer hath not from hym shall be taken away eueÌ„ that also which he hath Therfore speake I to them by similitudes for they seynge se not and hearynge they heare not neyther do they vnderstande And in them is fulfylled the prophecye of Esasas â–ª which sayth with the eares ye shall heare and shall not vnderstande seynge ye shall se and shall not perceyue For these peples hertê is wared grosse and theyr eares are dull of hearynge theyr eyes haue they closed leest at any tyme they shulde se with theyr eyes heare with theyr cares and shulde vnderstande with theyr herte and be conuerted that I also myght heale them But blessed are youre eyes for they se your eares for they heare Uerely I saye vnto you that many prophettes and ryghteous men haue desyred to se those thynges whiche ye se and haue not sene them and to heare those thynges whiche ye heare haue not herde them Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower WheÌ„ one heareth the worde of the kyngdom vnderstandeth it not then cometh the euyll man and taketh awaye that which was soweÌ„ in his hert this is he which was sowen by the waye syde But he that receyued the seede whiche was cast in to stonye places the same is he that heareth the worde and anone with ioy receyueth it yet hath he no rote in hym selfe but dureth for a season for when tribulacyon or persecucyon happeneth bycause of the worde by by he falleth He also that receyued seede in to the thornes is he that heareth the worde and the care of this worlde and the deceytefulnes of ryches choke vp the worde so is he made vnfruytful But he that receyueth sede in to the good grounde is he that heareth the worde vnderstandeth it which also beareth fruyte and bryngeth forth some an hundred folde some syxtye folde some thyrtye folde An other similitude put he forth vnto them sayenge ✚ The kyngdom of heuen is lykened vnto a man whiche sowed good seede in his felde But whyle men slepte his enemy came and sowed tares amonge the wheate and went his way But when the blade was spronge vp and had brought forthe fruyte then appeared the tares also So the seruauÌ„tes of the housholder came and sayde vnto hym Syr dydest not thou sow good seede in thy felde from whence then hath it tares He sayd vnto them the enuyous man hath done this The seruauntes sayde vnto hym wylte thou then that we go and wede them vp but he sayde nay lest whyle ye gather vp the tares ye plucke vp also the wheate with them let bothe growe togyther vntyll the haruest and in tyme of haruest I wyll saye vnto the reapers gather ye fyrst the tares and bynde them togyther in sheaues to be burnt but gather the wheate in to my barne ⊢ ✚ An other parable put he forth vnto them sayenge The kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a grayne of mustarde seede which a maÌ„ toke and sowed in his felde which is the least of all seedes But when it is growen it is the greatest amonge herbes and is a tree so that the byrdes of the ayre come and make theyr nestes in the braunches therof An other similitute spake he vnto them The kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto leueÌ„ whiche a woman taketh and hydeth in thre peckes of meele tyl all be leuened All these thynges spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and without a parable spake he nothyng vnto them that it myght be fulfylled whiche was spoken by the prophet that sayth I wyll open my mouth in parables I wyl speake forth thynges which haue bene kepte secrete frome the begynnynge of the worlde ⊢ When the people were sent away then came Iesus in to the house ✚ And his disciples came vnto hym sayenge declare vn to vs the parable of the tares of the felde He answered sayd vnto them He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man The felde is the worlde And the chyldren of the kyngdome they are the good seed the tares are the children of the wicked the enemy that soweth them is the deuyll The haruest is the ende of the worlde the reapers be the angels EueÌ„ as the tares therfore are gathered burnt in the fyre so shal it be in the ende of this world The sonne of man shall sende forthe his angels they shall gather out of his kyngdome all thynges that offende them which do iniquite shall cast them in to a fournace of fyre There shall be waylyng gnasshyng of teeth Then shal the righteous shyne as the son in the kyngdom of theyr father Who so euer hath eares to heare let hym heare ⊢ ✚ Agayne the kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the felde the whiche a man hath founde and hyd and for ioy therof goeth selleth al that he hath and byeth the felde Agayne the kyngdom of heuen is lyke vnto a merchaunt man sekyng goodly pearles which wheÌ„ he fouÌ„de one precious pearle went solde all that he had and bought it Agayne the kyngdom of heuen is lyke vnto a net that was cast into the see gathered of all kynde †offysshes which when it was ful meÌ„ drewe to land sat downe gathered the good in to vessels but
the thynges that be of god but those that be of men Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples It any man wyl folowe me let hym forsake himselfe take vp his crosse and folow me For who so wyl saue his lyfe shal lose it Agayne who so doth lose his lyfe for my sake shall fynde it For what doth it profet a man yf he wyn all the hole world lose his owne soule Or what shall a man gyue to redeme his soule agayne withall For the sonne of man shall come in the glorye of his father with his angles and then shall he rewarde euery man accordyng to his dedes Uerely I saye vnto you there be standynge here which shal not taste of death tyll they se the son of man come in his kyngdome ¶ The transfiguratyon of Chryst. He healeâ—â— the Lunaâ—yke and payeth trybute CAPI XVII ✚ ANd after syre dayes Iesus taketh Peter Iames IohnÌ„ his brother and bryngeth them vp into an hygh mountayne out of the waye was transfygured before them his face dyd shyne as the son and his clothes were as whyte as the lyght And beholde there appeared vnto them Moses Elias talkyng with hym Then answered Peter and sayde vnto Iesus Lorde here is good beynge for vs. Yf thou wylte let vs make here thre tabernacles one for the one for Moses and one for Elias Whyle he yet spake beholde a bryght cloude shadowed them And beholde there came a voyce out of the cloude whiche sayde this is my beloued son in whom I delyte heare him And when the disciples herde these thynges they fell on theyr faces and were fore afrayde And Iesus came touched them sayde aryse be not afrayde And when they had lyfte vp theyr eyes they sawe no man saue Iesus onely And when they came downe from the mountayne Iesus charged them sayenge shew the vision to no man vntyll the son of man be rysen agayne from the deade ⊢ ✚ And his disciples asked him sayenge Why then say the scrybes that Elias must fyrst come Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Elias truely shall fyrst come restore all thyngê But I saye vnto you that Elias is come all redye they knewe hym not but haue done vnto hym whatsoeuer they lusted In lykewyse shall also the son of man suffer of them Then the discyples vnderstode that he spake vnto them of IohnÌ„ Baptyst And wheÌ„ they were come to the people there came to hym a certayne man knelyng downe to hym sayeng Mayster haue mercy on my son for he is lunatyke and sore vexed for oft tymes he falleth into the fyre ofte into the water And I brought hym to thy disciples they coulde not heale him Iesus answered sayd O faythles and croked nacioÌ„ howe longe shall I be with you howe longe shall I suffer you bryng hym hyther And Iesus rebuked the deuyl he departed out of hym And the chylde was healed euen that same ryme ⊢ Then came the disciples to Iesus secretly sayde Why could not we cast hym out Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ Bycause of your vnbylefe For verely I say vnto you yf ye haue fayth as a grayne of musterde seede ye shall saye vnto this mountayne remoue hence to yoÌ„der place it shall remoue neyther shall any thynge be vnpossible vnto you How be it this kynde goeth not out but by prayer fastyng Whyle they were occupyed in Galile Iesus sayde vnto them It wyll come to passe that the son of man shall be betrayed into the handes of men and they shall kyll hym the thyrde daye shall he ryse agayne And they were excedyng sorye ✚ And when they were come to the citye of Capernaum they that vse to receyue trybute money came to peter sayd Doth your mayster paye tribute He sayeth yea And wheÌ„ he was come in to the house Iesus preuented him sayeng What thynkest thou Simon of whom do the kyngê of the earth take trybute or toll of theyr chyldren or of strauÌ„gers Peter sayeth vnto him of strauÌ„gers Iesus sayeth vnto him Then are the chyldren fre Not withstandyng lest we shuld offende them go thou to the see cast an angle take the fysh that fyrst cometh vp wheÌ„ thou hast opened his mouth thou shalt fynde a pece of xx pens that take gyue it vnto them for me the. ⊢ He teacheth his disciples to be humble haemeles to auoyde occasionâ— of â—uyll and one to forgyue anothers offence CAPI XVIII ✚ AT the same tyme came the disciples vn to Iesus sayeng who is the greatest in the kyngdome of heuen Iesus called a chylde vnto hym set hym in the myddes of them sayde Uerely I say vnto you excepte ye turne become as chyldren ye shall not enter in to the kyngdome of heuen Whosoeuer therfore humbleth hym selfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in the kyngdome of heuen And who so receyueth such a chyld in my name receyueth me But who so dothe offende one of these lytle ones whiche byleue in me it were better for hym that a milstone were hanged about his necke that he were drowned in the depth of the see Wo vnto the world bycause of offenses Necessary it is that offences come But wo vnto the man by whom the offence cometh Wherfore yf thy hande or thy fote hynder the cut hym of cast it from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest hauyng two handes or it fete be cast in to euerlastynge fyre And yf thyne eye offende the plucke hym out caste it froÌ„ the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe with one eye rather then hauyng two eyes to be cast into hell fyre Take hede that ye despyse not one of these lytle ones For I saye vnto you that in heuen theyr angels do alwayes beholde the face of my father which is in heuen ⊢ For the sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost Howe thynke ye If a man haue an hundred shepe one of them be gone astray doth he not leaue nynty nyne in the mountayn goth seketh it that was gone astraye And yf it happen that he fynde it verely I say vnto you he reioyseth more of that shepe then of the nyntye nyne whiche went not astray Euen so it is not the wyll of youre father in heuen that one of these lytle ones shuld peryshe ✚ Moreouer yf thy brother trespasse agaynst the go tell hym his faute bytwene hym the alone Yf he heare the thou hast wonne thy brother But yf he heare the not then take yet w t the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre wytnesses euery matter may be stablyshed If he heare not them tell it vnto the coÌ„gregacion If he heare not the coÌ„gregacyoÌ„ lee hym
Iesus answered sayde vnto them Uerely I saye vnto you yf ye haue fayth and dout not ye shall not onely do this that is happened vnto the fygge tree but also yf ye shall saye vnto this mountayne remoue cast thy selfe in to the see it shal be done And all thyngê whatsoeuer ye aske in prayer yf ye byleue ye shall receyue them ✚ And when he was come in to the temple the cheyfe preestes the elders of the people came vnto hym as he was teachynge sayde By what auctorite doest thou these thynges and who gaue the this power Iesus answered sayd vnto them I also wyl aske of you a certayne thyng which yf ye tell me I in lykewyse wyll tell you by what auctorite I do these thyngê The baptyme of IohnÌ„ whence was it from heuen or of men And they thought amonge them selues sayenge yf we say from heuen he wyll say vnto vs why dyd ye not then bileue him But yf we shal saye of men then feare we the people For all men holde IohnÌ„ as a Prophet And they answered vnto Iesus and sayd we can not tell And he sayd vnto them neyther tell I you by what auctoryte I do these thyngê ⊢ What say ye to this ✚ A man had two sonnes came to the fyrst sayde son go worke to daye in my vineyarde He answered sayd I wyll not but afterwarde he repented and went Then came he to the seconde sayd lykewyse And he answered sayde I wyll syr and went not Whyther of them twayne dyd the wyll of the father And they saye vnto hym the fyrst Iesus sayeth vnto them verely I saye vnto you the Publicans and harlottes go in to the kyngdome of God before you For IohnÌ„ came vnto you by the waye of ryghtwysenes and ye byleued hym not but Publicans and harlottê byleued hym And ye when ye had sene it were not moued afterward with repentauÌ„ce that ye myght haue byleued hym ⊢ ✚ Herken another similitude There was a certayne man an housholder whiche planted a vineyarde and hedged it rounde aboute and made a wynepresse in it buylte a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went in to a straunge countrey And when the tyme of the fruyte drewe neare he sent his seruauntes to the husbandmen that they might receyue the fruytes of it And the husbandmen caughte his seruauntes and bet one kylled another and stoned another Agayne he sent other seruauntê mo then the fyrst and they dyd vnto them lykewyse But last of all he sent vnto them his owne sonne sayeng they wyll stande in awe of my sonne But when the husbandmen sawe the sonne they sayde amonge them selues This is the heyre come let vs kyll hym and let vs enioye his inheritaunce And they caught hym and thrust hym out of the vineyearde and slewe hym When the Lorde therfore of the vineyarde cometh what wyll he do vnto those husbandmen They sayde vnto hym For asmoch as they be euyll he wyll cruellye destroye them and wyll let out his vineyard to other husbande men which shall delyuer hym the fruyte in due seasons Iesus sayeth vnto them dyd ye neuer rede in the scryptures The stone whiche the buylders refused the same is become the heade of the corner this is the lordes doynge and it is merueylous in oure eyes Therfore saye I vnto you the kyngdom of god shal be taken from you gyuen to a nacyon which shall bryng forth the fruytes therof And whosoeuer falleth on this stone shal be broken in peces but on whomsoeuer it falleth it shall all to grynde hym And when the cheyfe Preestes and Pharises had herde his parables they perceyued that he spake of them And they went about to laye handes on hym but they feared the peple bycause they toke hym as a Prophet ⊢ And Iesus answered spake vnto them agayne by parables and sayde ¶ The maryage of the hynges sonne Trybute to be gyuen to the Emperoure Chryst confuteth the opâ—â—yon of the Saduces coÌ„cernynge the resurreccyon and answereth the sery be vnto his questyon CAPI XXII ✚ THe kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a man that was a kynge whiche made a mariage for his son sent forth his seruauntes to cal them that were bydden to the weddyng and they wold not come Agayne he sent fyrth other seruauntes sayenge Tell them whiche are bydden beholde I haue prepared my dyner myne oxen and my fatlynges are kylled all thynges are redy come vnto the mariage But they made lyght of it and went theyr wayes one to his farme place an other to his marchaundyse and the remenaunt toke his seruauntes and intreated them shamefully slewe them But when the kynge herde therof he was wroth sent forth his men of wat destroyed those murtherers burnt vp theyr citye Then sayd he to his seruauntes the maryage in dede is prepared But they which were hydden were not worthy Go ye therfore out into the hygh wayes as many as ye fynde byd them to the mariage And the seruauntes went out into the hygh wayes and gathered togyther all as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad the weddynge was fournyshed with gestes Then the kyng came in to se the gestes when he spyed there a man whiche had not on a weddynge garment he sayde vnto hym frende howe camest thou in hyther not hauynge a weddyng garment And he was euen spechlesse Then sayd the kyng to the minysters take bynde hym hand and foote cast him into vtter darkenesse there shall be wepynge gnasshyng of teethe For many be called but fewe are chosen ⊢ ✚ Then went the Pharises toke counsayle how they might tangle hym in his wordes And they sent out vnto hym theyr discyples with Herodê seruauntê sayeng Mayster we knowe that thou arte true teachest the way of god truly neyther carest thou for any man for thou regardest not the outward appearaunce of men Tell vs therfore howe thynkest thou Is it lawfull that tribute be gyuen vnto Cesar or not But Iesus perceyuynge theyr wyckednesse sayde Why tempte ye me ye apocrites Shewe me the tribute money And they toke hym a peny And he sayd vnto them whose is this ymage superscrypcion They saye vnto hym Cesars Then sayd he vnto them Gyue therfore vnto Cesar the thynges whiche are Cesars and vnto God those thynges that are gods ⊢ When they had herde these wordes they marueyled left hym went theyr way The same day came to hym the Saduces which saye that there is no resurrection and asked hym sayenge Mayster Moses sayd that yf a man dye hauynge no chylde his brother shulde marry his wyfe and rayse vp seede vnto his brother There were with vs vii brethren the fyrst maryed a wyfe and deceysed without yssue lefte his wyfe vnto his brother Lyke wyse
mayster sayeth My tyme is at hande I wyll kepe myne Easter by the with my disciples And the disciples dyd as Iesus had appoynted them and they made redy the Passecuer When the euen was come he sat downe with the twelue And as they dyd eate he sayd Uerely I say vnto you that one of you shall betraye me And they were excedyng forowfull began euery one of them to say vnto him Lorde is it I He an swered sayd he that dyppeth his hand with me in the dysshe the same shall betray me The sonne of man truely gothe as it is wrytten of hym but wo vnto that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed It had bene good for that man yf he had not bene borne Then Iudas whiche betrayed hym answered and sayde Mayster is it I He sayde vnto hym thou hast sayde When they were eatyng Iesus toke brende when he had gyuen thankê he brake it gaue it to the disciples sayd Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them sayenge drynke ye all of this For this is my bloode whiche is of the newe testament that is shed for many for the remyssyon of synnes But I saye vnto you I wyll not drynke hence forth of this fruyte of the vyne tree vntyll that daye when I shall drinke it newe with you in my fathers kyngdome And when they had sayd grace they went out vnto mount Oliuete Then sayeth Iesus vnto them all ye shall be offended bycause of me this nyght For it is wrytten I wyl smyte the shepeheerde and the shepe of the flocke shal be scattered abrode But after I am rysen agayne I wyll go before you in to Galile Peter answered and sayde vnto hym Though all men be offended bycause of the yet wyll I not be offended Iesus sayd vnto hym Uerely I say vnto the that in this same nyght before the cocke crowe y u shalte denye me thryse Peter sayde vnto hym Yea though I shulde dye with the yet wyl I not deny the. Likewyse also sayd al the disciples Then came Iesus with them vnto a farme place whiche is called Gethsemane sayde vnto the disciples syt ye here whyle I go and praye yonder And he toke with hym Peter the two sonnes of Zebede and began to waxe sorowfull and heuye Then sayde Iesus vnto them My soule is heuye euen vnto the death Tary ye here and watche with me And he went a lytell further and fell flat on his face and prayed sayenge O my father yf it be possyble let this cup passe from me neuerthelesse not as I wyl but as thou wylt And he came vnto the disciples and founde them a slepe and sayeth vnto Peter What coulde ye not watche w t me one houre watch and pray that ye enter not into temptacyon The spirite is wyllynge but the flesshe is weyke He went away once agayn prayed sayenge O my father yf this cup maye not passe away from me excepte I drynke of it thy wyll be fulfylled And he came and found them a slepe agayn for theyr eyes were heuy And he left them and went agayne prayed the thyrde tyme sayenge the same wordes Then cometh he to his disciples and sayeth vnto them Slepe on nowe take your rest Beholde the houre is at hande and the son of man is betrayed in to the handes of synners Ryse let vs be goynge Behold he is at hande that dothe betray me Whyle he yet spake lo Iudas one of the nombre of the twelue came and with hym a great multitude with swerdes and staues sent from the cheyfe Preestes elders of the peple But he that betrayed hym gaue them a token sayenge Whom so euer I kysse that same is he holde hym fast And forthwith he came to Iesus and sayde hayle mayster and kyssed him And Iesus sayd vnto him frende wherfore arte thou come Then came they and layde handes on Iesus and toke hym And beholde one of them whiche were with Iesus stretched out his hande and drewe his swerde and stroke a seruaunte of the hyghe preest smote of his eare Then sayde Iesus vnto him put vp thy swerde into his sheeth For ☞ all they that take the swerde shall peryshe with the swerde Thynkest thou that I can not now pray to my father and he shal gyue me †euen novve more then xii ☞ lâ—gions of angels But howe then shall the scriptures be fulfylled for this must it be In that same houre sayd Iesus to the multitude ye be come out as it were vnto a there with swerdê and staues for to take me I sat dayly with you teachynge in the temple and ye toke me not But all this is done that the scriptures of the prophettes myght be ful fylled Then all the disciples forsoke hym and fled And they toke Iesus led hym to Cayphas the hygh preest where the Scribes and the elders were assembled But Peter folowed hym a farre of vnto the hygh preestes palace and went 〈◊〉 and sat w t the seruauntes to se the ende The theyf preestes and the elders and all the counsell sought false wytnesse agaynst Iesus for to put hym to death but founde none yea wheÌ„ many false wytnesses came yet founde they none At the last came two false wytnesses sayde This felowe sayde I am able to destroy the temple of God to buylde it agayn in thre dayes And the cheyfe preest arose sayde vnto hym answerest thou nothynge Why do these beare wytnesse agaynst the But Iesus helde his peace And the cheyfe preest answered sayde vnto hym I charge the by the lyuyng God that thou tel vs whyther thou be Chryst the sonne of God Iesus sayeth vnto hym thou hast sayde Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you here after shall ye se the sonne of man syttyng on the ryght hande of power comyng in the cloudê of the skye Then the hygh preest rent his clothes say enge he hath spoken blasphemye what nede we of any mo wytnesses Beholde nowe ye haue herde his blasphemye what thynke ye They answered sayde he is worthy to dye Then dyd they spyt in his face bufferted him with fystes And other smote hym on his face with the palme of theyr handê sayenge tell vs thou Christ who is he that smote the Peter sat without in the palace And a damsel came to hym sayeng Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile but he denyed before them al sayeng I wote not what thou sayest When he was gone out in to the porche an other wenche sawe hym and sayd vnto them that were there This felowe was also with Iesus of Nazareth And agayne he denyed with an othe sayenge I do not knowe the man And after a whyle came vnto hym they that stode by and sayd vnto Peter surely thou arte euen
nowe wel stryken in age And it came to passe that when Zacharye executed the preestes office before god as his course came accordyng to the custome of the preestes offyce his lot fell to burne insence And he went into the temple of the Lorde and the hoole multitude of people were with out in prayer whyle the insence was a burnyng And there appeared vnto hym an angell of the Lorde standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of insence And when Zacharias sawe hym he was abasshed and feare came on hym But the angell sayde vnto hym feare not zachary for thy prayer is herde And thy wife Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne and thou shalte call his name IohnÌ„ and thou shalte haue ioye and gladnes many shall reioyce at his byrth For he shal be great in the syght of the Lorde and shall neyther drynke wyne nor strong drynke And he shal be fylled with the holy goost euen froÌ„ his mothers wombe and many of the chyldren of Israell shall he turne to theyr Lorde God And he shall go before hym in the spirite and power of Elias ☞ to turne the hertes of the Fathers to the chyldren and the vnbyleuers to the wysdom of the iust men to make redy a perfyte people for the Lorde And Zacharias sayd vnto the angell by what token shall I knowe this For I am olde and my wyfe well stryken in yeres And the angell answered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriell that stande in the presence of God and am sent to speake vnto the and to shew the these glad tydyngê And beholde it shall come to passe that thou shalt be dombe and not be able to speake vntyll the day that these thynges be perfourmed bycause thou byleuâ—dst not my wordes whiche shal be â—ufylled in theyr season And the peple wayted for Zacharias and meruayled that he tarted in the temple And wheÌ„ he came out he coulde not speake vnto them And they perceyued that he had sene a visioÌ„ in the temple And he beckened vnto them and remayned spechlesse ✚ And it fortuned that as soone as the dayes of his offyce were out he departed in to his owne house And after those dayes his wyfe Elizabeth conceyued and hyd her selfe fyue monethes sayeng This wyse hath god delte with me in the dayes wherin he hath loked on me to take from me my rebuke amonge men And in the. vi moneth the angel Gabriell was sent from God vnto a citye of Galile named Nazareth to a virgyn spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgins name was Mary And the angell went in vnto her and sayd Hayle full of grace the Lorde is with the blessed arte thou among women When she saw hym she was abasshed at his sayeng and cast in her mynde what maner of salutacion that shulde be And the angel sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou haste founde grace with God Beholde thou shalte conceyue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus He shal be great and shall be called the sonne of the hyghest And the Lorde God shall gyue vnto hym the seate of his father Dauid he shal reygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer of his kyngdome there shall be none ende Then sayd Mary vnto the angell Howe shall this be seynge I know not a man And the angell answered and sayd vnto her The holy goost shall come vpon the the power of the hyghest shall oueâ— shadowe the. Therfore also that holy thyng which shal be borne shal be called the sonne of God And beholde thy cosen Elizabeth she hath also conceyued a sonne in her age And this is her syxte moneth whiche was called bareyne for with god shal nothyng be vnpossyble And Mary sayd beholde the hande mayden of the Lorde be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde ⊢ And the angell departed from her ✚ And Mary arose in those dayes went into the mountaynes with haste ☞ in to the citye of Iurye and entred in to the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth And it fortuned that wheÌ„ Elizabeth herde the salutacion of Mary the babe sprange in her wombe And Elizabeth was fylled with the holy goost and cryed with a loude voyce sayde Blessed arte thou amonge women blessed is the fruyte of thy wombe And whence hapneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me For lo assone as the voyce of thy salutacyon sounded in myne eares the babe sprange in my wombe for ioye And blessed arte thou that haste byleued for those thynges shal be performed which were tolde the from the Lorde And Mary sayde My soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my spiryte hath reioysed in God my sauyoure ⊢ For he hath loked on the lowe degre of his hande mayden for lo nowe from henseforth shall all generacions cal me blessed Bicause he that is myghtye hath done to me greate thynges and holy is his name And his mercye is on them that feare hym from generacion to generacion He hath shewed strength with his arme he hath scattered them that are proude in the ymaginacyoÌ„ of theyr herte He hath put downe the myghtye froÌ„ theyr seates exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye with good thynges and sent awaye the ryche emptye He hath helped his seruaunt Israell in remembrauÌ„ce of his mercye Euen as he promysed to oure fathers Abraham to his seede for euer And Mary abode with her aboute iii. monethes and returned agayne to her owne house ✚ Elizabethes tyme came that she shulde be deliuered and she brought forth a sonne And her neyghbours and her cosyns herde howe the Lorde had shewed great mercy vpoÌ„ her and they reioysed with her And it fortuned that in the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde and called his name Zacharias after the nâ—me of his father And his mother answered and sayd not so but he shall be called IohnÌ„ And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kynred that is named with this name And they made sygnes to his father howe he wolde haue him called And he asked for wrytyng tables and wrote sayeng his name is IohnÌ„ And they maruay led all And his mouth was opened immediatly and his tongue also and he spake and praysed god And feare came on al them that dwelt nygh vnto them And all these sayengê were noysed abrode thorowout all the hyll countrey of Iurye and all they that herde them layde them vp in theyr hertes sayenge What maner of chylde shall this be And the hande of the Lorde was with hym And his father Zacharias was fylled with the holy goost and prophesyed sayeng Pray sed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath ☞ visyted and redemed his people ⊢ And hath reysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed
was sayde of some that IohnÌ„ was rysen agayne from death and of some that Elias had appeared and of some that one of the olde Prophets was rysen agayne And Herode sayde IohnÌ„ haue I beheaded but who is this of whom I heare suche thynges and he desyred to se hym And the apostles returned and tolde hym all that they had done And he toke them and wente asyde in to a solitarye place nygh vnto the citie that is called Bethsaida which when the people knewe they folowed hym And he receyued them and spake vnto them of the kyngdome of God and healed them that had nede to be healed And when the day began to weare away then came the twelue and sayde vnto hym sende the people away that they may go in to the townes and nexte villages and lodge and get meate for we are here in a place of wyldernesse But he sayde vnto them Gyue ye them to eate And they sayde We haue no mo but fyue looues and two fysshes excepte we shuld go bye meate for all this people And they were aboute a fyue thousande men And he sayd to his disciples Cause them to syt downe by fyfties in a company And they dyd so and made them al to syt downe And he toke the fyue looues and the two fysshes and loked vp to heuen and blessed them and brake and gaue to the disciples to set before the people And they al dyd eate and were satisfied And there was taken vp of that remayned to them twelue baskettes full of broken meate And it fortuned as he was alone prayeng his disciples were with hym he asked them sayenge Who say the people that I am They answered and sayde IohnÌ„ Baptyst Some say Elias And some saye that one of the olde Prophettes is rysen He sayde vnto them But whom saye ye that I am Symon Peter answered and sayde Thou arte the Christ of God And he warned and coÌ„maunded them that they shulde tell no maÌ„ that thynge sayeng The son of man must suffre many thynges and be reproued of the elders and of the hygh preestes and scribes be sleyne and ryse agayne the thyrde day And he sayde to them all yf any man wyll come after me let hym denye hym selfe and take vp his crosse dayly and folowe me ☞ For who soeuer wyll saue his lyfe shal lose it But who soeuer doth lose his lyfe for my sake the same shall saue it For what aduauntageth it a man yf he wynne the hoole world and loose hym selfe or run in damage of hym selfe For who so is ashamed of me and of my wordes of hym shall the sonne of man be ashamed when he cometh in his maiestye and in the maiestye of his father and of his holy angels I tell you of a trueth ☞ There be some standyng here whiche shall not taste of death tyll they se the kyngdome of God And it fortuned that about an eyght dayes after these sayenges he toke Peter and IohnÌ„ and Iames and wente vp in to a mountayne to pray And as he prayed the fassyon of his countenaunce was chaunged and his garment was whyte and shone And beholde there talked with hym two men which were Moses and Elias that appeared in the maiestye spake of his departynge whiche he shulde ende at Ierusalem But Peter and they that were with hym were heuy with slepe And when they awoke they sawe his maiestye and two men standyng with hym And it chaunced as they departed frome hym Peter sayde vnto Iesus Mayster it is good beynge here for vs Let vs make also thre tabernacles one for the and one for Moses and one for Elias and wyst not what he sayde Whyle he thus spake there came a cloude and ouershadowed them they feared when they were come in to the cloude And there came a voyce out of the cloude sayenge This is my deare son heare him And as soone as the voyce was past Iesus was founde alone And they kepte it close tolde no maÌ„ in those dayes any of those thynges whiche they had sene And it chaunsed that on the nexte day as they came downe from the hyll moche peple met hym And beholde a maÌ„ of the company cryed out sayenge Mayster I beseche the beholde my son for he is all that I haue and se a spirite taketh hym sodeynly he cryeth and †he knocketh and teareth hym that he fometh agayne and with moche payne departeth from hym when he hath rent hym and I besought thy disciples to cast hym oute and they coulde not Iesus answered sayd O faythlesse and croked nacion how long shall I be with you and shall suffre you Brynge thy sonne hyther As he was yet a comynge the fende rent hym and tare hym And Iesus rebuked the vncleane spirite and healed the chylde and delyuered hym to his father And they were all amased at the myghtye power of god But while they wondred euery one at all thynges whiche he dyd he sayd vnto his disciples Let these sayengê synke downe in to youre eares For it wyll come to passe that the sonne of man shal be delyuered in to the handes of men But they wyst not what that worde mente and it was hyd from them that they vnderstode it not And they feared to aske hym of that sayenge And there entred a thoughte amonge them whiche of them shulde be the greatest When Iesus perceyued the thought of theyr hertes he toke a chylde and set hym harde by hym and sayde vnto them Who soeuer receyueth this chylde in my name receyueth me And who soeuer receyueth me receyueth hym that sent me For he that is least amonge you all the same shal be great And IohnÌ„ answered and sayde Mayster we sawe one castynge oute deuyls in thy name and we forbad hym bycause he folowed not with vs. And Iesus sayde vnto hym forbyd ye hym not For he that is not agaynst vs is with vs. And it fortuned when the tyme was come that he shulde be receyued vp he set his face to go to Ierusalem and sent messengers before hym And they wente and entred in to a citye of the Samaritans to make redye for hym And they wolde not receyue hym bycause his face was as though he wolde go to Ierusalem When his disciples Iames and IohnÌ„ sawe this they sayd Lorde wylte thou that we coÌ„maunde fyre to come downe from heuen consume them euen as Elias dyd Iesus turned about and rebuked them sayenge ye wote not what maner a spirite ye are of For the son of man is not come to destroy mennes lyues but to saue them And they went to an other towne ✚ And it chaunsed that as they were walkyng in the way a certayne man sayd vnto hym I wyll folowe the whyther soeuer thou wylt go Iesus sayd vnto hym Foxes haue holes and byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the
son of man hath not where to laye his heade And he sayde vnto an other folowe me And the same sayde Lorde suffre me fyrst to go and burye my father Iesus sayde vnto hym ☞ Let the deade burye theyr deade But go thou and preache the kyngdome of god And an other sayd Lorde I wyll folow the but let me fyrst go and byd them farewel whiche are at home at my house Iesus sayde vnto hym No man that putteth his hande to the plowe and loketh backe is apte to the kyngdome of God ⊢ ¶ He sendeth the seuenty before hym to preache and gyueth them a charge howe to behaue them selues he prayseth his heuenly father answereth the Scrybe that tempteth hym and by the exemple of the Samarytane sheweth who is a mans neyghbour Martha receyueth the lorde into her house Mary Magdalen is dilygent in hearynge his worde CAPI X. ✚ AFter these thynges the Lorde appoynted other seuentie †and tvvo also and sent them two and two before hym into euery citye and place whyther he hym selfe wolde come Therfore sayde he vnto them The haruest is greate but the labourers are fewe Praye ye therfore the Lorde of the haruest to sende forthe labourers in to his haruest Go your wayes Beholde I sende you forth as lambes amonge wolues Beare no wallet neyther scryppe nor shoes and ☞ salute no man by the waye In to what soeuer house ye entre fyrste saye Peace be to this house And yf the sonne of peace be there youre peace shall rest vpon hym yf not it shall returne to you agayne And in the same house tarye styll eatynge and drynkynge suche as they gyue For the labourer is worthy of his rewarde ⊢ Go not from house to house into what soeuer citye ye entre they receyue you eate suche thyngê as are set before you and heale the sycke that are therin and say vnto them the kyngdom of god is come nygh vpon you But into what soeuer citye ye enter they receyue you not go your wayes out in to the stretes of the same saye euen the very dust of youre Citye whiche cleueth on vs do we wype of agaynst you Notwithstandynge be ye sure of this that the kyngdom of god was come nygh vpon you I saye vnto you that it shal be easyer in that day for Zodome then for that citye Wo vnto the Chorazin wo vnto the Bethsaida For yf the myracles had ben done in Tyre and Sidon whiche haue bene done in you they had a great whyle a go repented of theyr synnes syttynge in heere clothe and asshes Neuertheles it shal be easyer for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgement then for you And thou Capernaum whiche arte exalted to heuen shalte be thrust downe to hel He that heareth you heareth me he that despyseth you despyseth me he that despyseth me despyseth hym that sent me And the seuentye turned agayne with ioye sayenge Lorde euen the very deuyls are subdued to vs thorow thy name And he sayd vnto them I sawe Satan as it had bene lyghtnyng fallynge downe from heuen Beholde I gyue vnto you power to treade on serpentes and scorpions and ouer all maner power of the enemye and nothynge shall hurte you Neuertheles in this reioyce not that the spirites are subdued vnto you but reioyce that your names are wrytten in heuen That same houre reioysed Iesus in the holy goost and sayd I thanke the O father Lorde of heuen and earth that thou haste hyd these thyngê from the wyse and prudent and hast opened them vnto babes Euen so father for so pleased it the. All thynges are gyuen me of my father No man knoweth who the sonne is but the father and who the father is saue the sonne and he to whom the sonne wyll shewe hym And he turned to his disciples and sayde secretly ✚ Happy are the eyes whiche se the thynges that ye se. For I tell you that many prophettes kynges haue desyred to se those thynges which ye se and haue not sene them and to heare those thynges whiche ye heare and haue not hearde them And beholde a certayne lawyer stode vp and tempted hym say enge Mayster what shall I do to enherite eternall lyfe He sayde vnto hym What is wrytten in the law How redest thou And he answered sayde loue the lorde thy God with al thy herte and with all thy soule and with al thy strength with all thy mynde and thy neyghboure as thy selfe And he sayde vnto hym Thou hast answered ryght This do and thou shalte lyue But he wyllynge to iustifie hym selfe sayde vnto Iesus And who is my neyghboure Iesus answered and sayde A certayne man descended from Ierusalem to Iericho fell among theues which robbed hym of his ray ment and wounded hym and departed leauynge hym halfe deade And it chaunced that there came downe a certayne preest that same waye and when he sawe hym he passed by And lykewyse a Leuite when he wente nygh to the place came and loked on hym and passed by But a certayne Samaritane as he iourneyed came vnto hym And wheÌ„ he sawe hym he had compassyon on hym and went to and bounde vp his woundes and powred in oyle and wyne and set hym on his owne beast and brought hym to a comen Inne made prouision for hym And on the morowe when he departed he toke out two pence and gaue them to the hoost and sayd vnto hym Take cure of him and what souer thou spendest more when I come agayne I wyl recompence the. Which nowe of these thre thynkest thou was neygh boure vnto hym that fell among the theues And he sayde he that showed mercy on him Then sayde Iesus vnto hym Go do thou lykewyse ⊢ ✚ It fortuned that as they went he entred into a certayne towne And a certayne womaÌ„ named Martha receyued him into her house And this womon had a syster called Mary whiche also sat at Iesus feete and herde his worde But Martha was combred aboute moche seruyng stode and sayd Lorde doest thou not care that my syster hath lefte me to serue alone Byd her therfore that she helpe me And Iesus answered sayde vnto her Martha Martha thou arte carefull troubled aboute many thynges Uerely ☞ one is nedefull Mary hath chosen the good parte whiche shall not be taken away from her ⊢ ¶ He teacheth his disciples to pray dryueth out a deuyl and rebuketh the blasphemous pharises They requâ—re sygnes tokens He eateth with the Pharise reprometh the ypocrisy of the Pharises scrybes and ypocrytes CAPI XI ANd it fortuned as he was prayenge in a certayne place when he ceased one of his disciples sayde vnto hym Lorde teache vs to praye as IohnÌ„ also taught his disciples And he sayde vnto them when ye pray say O our father which arte in heuen halowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy
aboute hym capciously to aske hym many thynges layenge wayte for hym and sekyng to catche some thynge of his mothe wherby they myght accuse hym ¶ The leuen of the â—harisâ—o Chryst conforteth his disciples agaynst persecucyoâ— warneth them to beware of courtousnesse by the similitude of a certayne ryche man he wyll not haue them to hang vpon carthly thynges but to watche and to be redy agaynst his comynge CAPI XII AS there gathered togyther an innumerable multitude of people in so moche that they trode one an other he began to say vnto his disciples fyrst of all beware of the leuen of the Pharises whiche is ypocrisye For there is nothynge couered that shal not be vncouered neyther hyd that shal not be knowen For what thynges ye haue spoken in darknes shal be herde in the lyght And that whiche ye haue spoken in to the eare euen in secrete places shall be preached on the top of the houses I saye vnto you my frendes be not afrayde of them that kyll the body and after that haue no more that they can do But I wyll shewe you whome ye shal feare Feare hym which after he hath kylled hath power to cast into hel Yea I say vnto you feare hym Are not fyue sparowes bought for two farthynges And not one of them is forgotten of god Also euen the very heere 's of your heade are all nombred Feare not therfore ye are more of value then many sparowes I saye vnto you euery one who soeuer confesseth me before men hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also before the angels of God And he that denyeth me before men shall be denyed before the angels of god And who soeuer speaketh a worde ☞ agaynst the son of man it shall be forgyuen hym But vnto hym that plasphemeth the holy goost it shall not be forgyuen When they bryng you vnto the Synagoges and vnto the rulers and offycers take ye no thoughte howe or what thynge ye shal answere or what ye shal speake For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye ✚ One of the company sayde vnto hym Mayster speake to my brother that he deuyde the enheritaunce with me And he sayd vnto hym Man who made me a iudge or a deuyder ouer you And he sayde vnto them take hede and beware of couetousnes For no mannes lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges whiche he possesseth And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayenge The grounde of a certayne ryche man brought forth plentyfull fruytes and he thought within hym selfe sayenge What shall I do bycause I haue no rowme where to bestowe my fruytê And he sayde This wyll I do I wyll destroye my barnes and buylde greater and therin wyll I gather all my goodes that are growen vnto me and I wyll saye vnto my soule Soule thou hast moche goodê layde vp in stoore for many yeres take thyne ease eate drynke be mery But God sayde vnto hym Thou fole this nyght wyl they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall those thynges be whiche thou hast prouyded So is it with hym that gathereth ryches to hym selfe and is not ryche towarde god And he spake vnto his disciples Therfore I say vnto you Take no thought for your lyfe what ye shall eate neyther for the body what ye shall put on The lyfe is more then meate the body is more then rayment Consyder the rauens for they neyther sowe nor repe which neyther haue storehouse nor barne and God fedeth them ⊢ Howe moche are ye better then fethered foules Which of you with his takyng thought can adde to his stature one cubit If ye then be not able to do that thynge whiche is leasi why take ye thought for the remenaunt Consyder the lylyes howe they growe They laboure not they spyn not and yet I say vnto you that Salomon in al his royalte was not clothed lyke one of these If god so clothe the grasse which is to day in the felde and to morow is cast in to the fournace how moche more wyll he clothe you O ye of lytell fayth And aske not ye what ye shal eate or what ye shal drynke neyther clyme ye vp on hygh for all suche thynges do the heathen peple of the worlde seke for Youre father knoweth that ye haue nede of suche thynges Wherfore seke ye after the kyngdome of god and all these thynges shall be ministred vnto you ✚ Feare not lytell flocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to gyue you the kyngdome ☞ Sell that ye haue and gyue almesse And prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde euen a treasure that fayleth not in beueÌ„ where no thefe cometh neyther moth corrupteth For where youre treasure is there wyll your herte be also Let youre loynes be gyrde aboute and youre lyghtes burnynge †in your handes and ye your selues lyke vnto men that wayte for theyr lorde when he wyll returne from the weddynge that when he cometh knocketh they may open vnto him immediatly Happy are those seruauntes whom the Lorde when he cometh shall fynde wakynge Clerely I saye vnto you that he shall gyrde hym selfe about and make them to syt downe to meate and walke by and minister vnto them And yf he come in the seconde watche yea yf he come in the thyrde watche and fynde them so happy are those seruauntes This vnderstand that yf the good maÌ„ of the house knew what houre the thefe wolde come he wolde surely watche and not suffre his house to be broken vp Be ye therfore redy also for the sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not ⊢ Peter sayde vnto hym Mayster tellest thou this similitude to vs or to all men And the Lorde sayde Who is a saythfull wyse stewarde whom his Lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde to gyue them theyr dutye of meate in due season Happy is that seruaunt whom his lorde when he cometh shall fynde so doynge Of a trueth I say vnto you that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath But yf the seruaunt saye in his herte My Lorde wyll deferre his comynge and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes maydens and to eate and drynke and to be dronken the Lorde of that seruaunt wyl come in a day when he thynketh not and at an houre when he is not ware and wyll hewe hym in peces and gyue hym his rewarde with the vnbyleuers The seruaunt that knew his maysters wyll prepared not hym selfe neyther dyd accordyng to his wyll shal be beaten with many strypes But he that knewe not dyd coÌ„myt thynges worthy of strypes shall be beaten with fewe strypes For vnto whom soeuer moche is gyuen of hym shal be moche requyred And to whom men haue coÌ„mytted moche of hym wyll they aske the more â–ª I am come to sende fyre on earth and
came to his father But when he was yet a greate waye of his father sawe hym and had compassyon and ran fel on his necke and kyssed hym And the sonne sayde vnto hym father I haue synned agaynst heuen and in thy syght and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne But the father sayde to his seruauntes brynge forth the best garment and put it on hym and put a rynge on his hande shoes on his fete And brynge hyther that fat calfe and kyll it and let vs cate and be mery for this my son was deade and is alyue agayne he was loste is founde And they began to be mery The elder brother was in the felde and when he came and drewe nygh to the house he herde mynstrelsy and daunsynge and called one of his seruauntes and asked what those thynges ment And he sayde vnto hym thy brother is come and thy father hath kylled the fat calfe bycause he hath receyued hym saue sounde And he was angrye and wolde not go in Then came his father out and entreated hym He answered and sayd to his father lo these many yeares haue I done the seruyce neyther brake at any tyme thy commaundement and yet gauest thou me neuer a kyd to make mery with my frendes but assoone as this thy sonne was come which had deuoured thy goodes with harlottes thou hast for his pleasure kylled the fat calfe And he sayd vnto hym Sonne thou arte euer with me and al that I haue is thyne it was mete that we shulde make merye and be glad for this thy brother was dead and is alyue agayne and was loste and is founde ⊢ ¶ The parable of the wycked Mammon Not one tytle of gods law shall perysshe Of the ryche man and of poore Lazarus CAPI XVI ANd he sayde also vnto his discyples ✚ There was a certayne ryche man whiche had a stewarde and the same was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goodes And he called hym and sayd vnto hym Howe is it that I heare this of the Gyue accomptes of thy stewardeshyppe For thou mayste be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde within hym selfe what shall I do For my mayster taketh awaye from me the stewardeshyppe I can not dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what to do that when I am put out of the stewardshyp they maye receyue me in to theyr houses So when he had called all his maysters detters togyther he sayde vnto the fyrst how moche owest thou vnto my mayster And he sayde an huÌ„dred tonnes of oyle And he sayd vnto hym take thy byll syt downe quyckly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he to an other howe moche owest thou And he sayde an hundred quarters of wheate He sayde vnto hym Take thy byll and wryte foure scoore And the lorde coÌ„mended the vniust steward bicause he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in theyr nacion wyser then the chyldren of lyght And I saye vnto you make you frendes of the vnryghteous ☞ mammon that when ye shall haue nede they maye receyue you in to euerlastynge habitacyons ⊢ ✚ He that is faythfull in that whiche is least is faythfull also in moche And he that is vnryghteous in the least is vnryghteous also in moche So then yf ye haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous maÌ„mon who wyll byleue you in that whiche is true â–ª And yf ye haue not ben faythfull in an other mans kepte from my youth vp When Iesus herde that he sayd vnto hym Yet lackest thou one thynge ☞ Sell al that thou hast and dystrybute vnto the poore and thou shalt haue treasure in heuen and come folowe me When he herde this he was sory for he was very ryche When Iesus sawe that he was sorye he sayde with what defycultye shall they that haue money enter into the kyngdom of god It is easyer for a camell to go through a nedles eye then for a ryche man to enter in to the kyngdom of God And they that herde it sayde And who can then be saued And he sayde The thynges whiche are vnpossyble with men are possyble with God Then Peter sayde lo we haue forsaken all and folowed the. He sayd vnto them Uerely I saye vnto you there is no man that hath forsaken house eyther father or mother eyther brethren or wyfe or chyldren for the kyngdome of Goddes sake whiche shal not receyue moche more in this worlde and in the worlde to come lyfe euerlastynge ✚ Iesus toke vnto hym the twelue and sayde vnto them Beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and all shall be fulfylled that are wrytten by the Prophettes of the sonne of man For he shall be delyuered vnto the Gentyls and shall be mocked and despytefullye entreated and spytted on and when they haue scourged hym they wyll put hym to death and the thyrde daye he shall ryse agayne And they vnderstode none of these thynges And this sayenge was hyd from them so that they perceyued not the thyngê whiche were spoken And it came to passe that as he was come nygh vnto Hierico a certayne blynde man sat by the waye syde beggynge And when he herde the people passe by he asked what it ment And they sayde vnto hym that Iesus of Nazareth passed by And he cryed sayeng Iesu thou son of Dauid haue mercy on me And they whiche went before rebuked hym that he shulde holde his peace But he cryed so moch the more thou son of Dauid haue mercy on me And Iesus stode styll and commaunded hym to be brought vnto hym And when he was come neare he asked hym sayenge what wylte thou that I do vnto the And he sayd Lorde that I maye receyue my syght And Iesus sayde vnto hym receyue thy syght thy fayth hath saued the. And immedyatly he receyued his syght folowed hym praysynge god And all the peple when they sawe it gaue prayse vnto God ⊢ ¶ Of â—atheus and the ten seruauntes to whom the talentes were deliuered Chryst rydeth to Ierusalem and wepeth ouer it CAPI XIX ✚ ANd he entred in and went through Ierico And beholde there was a man named Zacheus whiche was a ruler amonge the Publicans and was ryche also And he sought meanes to se Iesus what he shulde be and coulde not for the prease bycause he was lytle of stature And he ran before and clymed vp in to a wylde fygge tree to se hym for he was to come that waye And when Iesus came to the place he loked vp and sawe hym and sayde vnto hym Zache come downe at once for to daye I muste abyde at thy house And he came downe hastelye and receyued hym ioyfully And when they sawe it they all grudged sayenge He is gone in to tary with a man that is a synner And Zache stode forth and sayd vnto the Lorde beholde Lorde the halfe of my goodê I gyue to the poore and yf I haue done any
myght walke worthy of the Lord that in all thynges ye may please beynge fruteful in all goad workes and encreasynge in the knowledge of God streÌ„gtned withat might thorowe hys gloryous power vnto all pacyence and longe sufferyng with ioyfulnes ⊢ geuyng thaÌ„kes vnto the father which hath made vs mete to be partakers of the inheritaunce of sayntes in lyght Which hath delyuered vs from the power of derknes and hath translated vs into the kyngdome of his dere sonne by whom we haue redepcion thorow his blode eueÌ„ the for gyuenes of synnes whyche is the ymage of the inuisible God fyrst begotten of al creatures For by him were al thinges created that are in heauen and that are in erth vylible and inuisible whether they be maiesty or Lordshyp eyther rule or power Al thynges were created by hym for him and he is before al thynges and by him al thynges haue theyr beyng And he is the heade of the body euen of the congregacyon he is the begynnyng and fyrst begotteÌ„ of the dead that in all thinges he myght haue the preeminence For it pleased the father that in him shulde all fulnes â—wel by hym to reconcyle al thyng vnto hym self to set at peace by him thorow the bloud of his crosse both thynges in heauen and thinges in earth And you which were somtyme farre of and enemyes because your myndes were set in euyll worckes hath he nowe yet reconcyled in the body of hys flesshe thorow death to make you holy and vnblameable with out faute in his owne syght yf ye contynue grounded and stablysshed in the fayth and be not moued awaye from the hope of the Gospell wherof ye haue herde howe that it is preached amonge all cratures which are vnder heauen wherof I Paule am made a mynister Nowe ioy I in my suffrynges for you and fulfyl that whiche is behynde of the passyons of Christ in my flesshe for his bodyes sake which is the congregacyon wherof I am made a minyster accordyng to the ordinaunce of God which ordynaunce was gyuen me vnto you warde to fulfyll the worde of God that mystery which hath bene hyd sence the worlde beganne sence the begynnyng of generacyons but now is opened to his Sainctes to whom God wolde make knowen what the glorious riches of this mistery is amonge the Gentyls whiche ryches is Christ in you the hope of glory whom we preach warnyng all men and teachynge all men in as wysdome to make all men perfect in Christ Iesu. Wherin I also laboure and stryue euen as farforth as his strength worketh in me myghtely ¶ What greate care Paule toke for all Congregacyons He eruorteth theÌ„ to be sted fast in Christe to be ware of 〈◊〉 teachers and worldely wysdome and descrybethâ— the 〈◊〉 Prophetes CAPI II. FOr I wolde that ye knewe howe great care that I haue for you and for them that are at Laodicia and for as many as haue not sene my person in the flesshe that their hertes myght be comforted whan they are knet togyther in loue and in al riches of full vnderstaÌ„dyng for to know the mystery of god the father of Chryste in whom are hyd al the treasures of wysdome and knowledge This I say lest any man shuld begyle you with entisyng wordes For though I be absent in the flesshe yet am I with you in the spirit ioyinge and be holdynge your order and your stedfast fayth in Christe As ye haue therfore receyued Christ Iesu the Lorde euen so walke ye in him so that ye be roted buylt in hym and stablished thorow fayth as ye haue learned therin be plentutuous with geuyng thankes ✚ Beware least any man spoyle you thorowe Pholosophy and dysceatful vanytye after the tradicyon of men and after the ordynaunces of the worlde and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth at the fulnes of the god head bodely ye are â—â—plete in him whiche is the head of al rule and power by whoÌ„ also ye are circuÌ„cysed with circuÌ„cisyd whych is done without handes for asmuch as ye haue put of the synful body of the flesshe thorow the circuÌ„cision that is in Chryst in that ye are buried with him thorow bap tyme in whom ye are also rysen agayne tho rowe fayth that is wrought by the operacy on of God whiche raysed him from death And ye whaÌ„ ye were dead thorow synne and thorowe the vncyrcumcysion of youre flesshe hath he guyckened with hym hath forgyuen vs all our trespaces ⊢ and hathe put out the haÌ„de wrytyng that was against vs contayned in the law wrytten and that hath he taken out of the way and hath faste ned it to his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made a shewe of them openly and hath tryumphed ouer them in his owne person Let no man therfore trouble your coÌ„scyen ce aboute meate and dryncke or for a pece of an holy daye or of the newe Mone or of the Saboth dayes whiche are shaddowes of thiÌ„ges to come but the body is in Christ. Let no man make you shot at a wronge marcke by the huÌ„blenes holynes of angels in the thynges which he neuer sawe beyng causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde and holdeth not the head wherof al the body by ioyn tes and couples receyueth norysshment and is knet together and increaseth with the increasyng that commeth of God Wherfore yf ye be dead with Christ from the ordinauÌ„ces of the world why as though ye yet lyued in the world are ye led with tradicions Touche not tast not handle not whiche al peryshe thorowe the very abuse after the commaundementes and doctrynes of men which thynges outwardly haue the symilitude of wysdome by superstycion and humblenes and by hurting of the body and in that they do the flesshe no worshyppe vnto the nede therof ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the spirytuall resurreccyon to laye asyde all maner of corrupte lyuyng to be frutefull in all godlynisie and vertue and sheweth all degrees their duetye CAPI III ✚ IF ye be then rysen agayne with Chryste seke those thiges which are aboue where Christe sytteth on the ryght hande of God Set youre affeccyon on thinges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earth For ye are dead and your lyfe is hyd with Christ in God When soeuer Chryste which is our lyfe shal shewe him selfe then shall ye also appere with him in glory ⊢ ☞ Mortyfie therfore your earthy membres fornycacion vnclennes vnnaturall lust euyll coucupyscence and couetousnes which is worshyppyng of ydoles for which thynges sake the wrathe of God vseth to come on the chyldren of vnbelefe amonge whom ye walcked somtyme when ye lyued in them But nowe put ye also awaye from you all such thinges wrath fearsnes maliciousnes cursed speaking filthy coÌ„municacion out of your mouth Lye not one to another
connersacy on at any tyme with flatterynge wordes as ye knowe neyther by occasyon of coueteousnes God is recorde neyther sought we prayse of men neyther of you nor yet of any other when we myghte haue bene in auctoryte as the Apostels of Chryst but we were tender amonge you euen as a norsse cherissheth her chyldren so were we affeccyoned towarde you oure good wyll was to haue dealte vnto you not the Gospell of God onely but also oure owne soules because ye were deare vnto vs. ✚ Ye remember brethren oure laboure and trauayle For we laboured daye and nyght because we wolde not be chargeable vnto any of you and preached vnto you the Gospell of God Ye are wytnesses and so is God how holyly and iustly and vnblameably we behaued oute selues amonge you that beleued as ye know howe that we bare suche affeceyon vnto euery one of you as a father doth vnto chyldren exhortynge comfortyng and besechynge you that ye wolde walcke worthy of God whiche hath called you vnto hys kyngdome and glory For this cause thanke we god also without ceassynge because that when ye receaued of vs the worde wherwith ye learned to know God ye receaued it not as the worde of man but euen as it was in dede the worde of God which worketh also in you that beleue ⊢ For ye brethren became folowers of the congregacyons of God which in Iewry are in Christ Iesu for ye haue suffered lyke thynges of youre kynsmen as we oure selues haue suffered of the Iewes Whiche as they kylled the Lord Iesus and their owue Prophetes euen so haue they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men and hyuder vs that we shulde not speake vnto the Gentyles that they myght be saued to fulfyll theyr synnes alwaye For the wrathe of God is come on them euen to the vtmost For as much brethren as we are kept from you for a season as concernynge the bodyly presence but not in the herte we enforced the more to se you personally with great desyre And therfore we wolde haue corne vnto you I Paul once and agayne but Satan with stode vs. For what is oure hope or toye or crowne of reioysynge â–ª are not ye it in the presence of our Lorde Iesus Chryste at hys commynge yes ye are oure glorye and ioye He she weth howe greatly he was reioysed when Timothe tolde him of theyr fayth and loue CAPI III. WHerfore sence we coulde no lenger forbeare we thought it good to remayne at Athens alone sent Timothe our brother and mynyster of God and the helper forth of oure labour in the Gospell of Christ to stablisshe you and to comforte you concernynge oure faythe that no man shulde be moued in these affliccyons For ye youre selues knowe that we are euen apointed there vnto For when we were with you we tolde you before that we shuld suffre tribulacyon euen as it came to passe as ye knowe For thys cause when I coulde no lenger for beare I sente that I myght haue knowledge of youre faith leste by some meanes the tempter had tempted you and lest our labour had bene bestowed in vayne But nowe lately when Timothe cauâ—e from you vnto vs and declared to vs your fayth and your loue and howe that ye haue good remembraunce of vs alwayes desyrynge to se vs as we also desyre to se you Therfore brethren we receaued consolacion by you in all oure aduersite and necessyte through your fayth For nowe are we alyue yf ye stande stedfast in the Lorde For what thanckes can we recompence to God agayne for you ouer all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure God prayinge nyght and daye exceadingly that we myght se you presently and myght fulfyll the thynges whiche are lackynge vnto youre fayth God him selfe oure father and our Lorde Iesus Chryste shall gyde oure iorney vnto you the Lorde also shall increace you and make you slowe ouer in loue one towarde another and towarde all men euen as we do towarde you that he maye make youre hertes stable and vnblameable in holynesse before God oure father at the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ with all hys saynctes ¶ He exhorteth them to â—â—â—â—fastnesse to hepe them sâ—lucâ— tioâ— synne and vnclenly conuersacyon to loue oue and â—â—er 〈…〉 ydelnesse and speaketh of the resurreccyon CAPI IIII. ✚ FUrthermore we beseche you brethren and exhorte you by the Lord Iesus that ye increace more and more euen as ye haue receaued of vs howe ye oughte to walcke and to please god For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by oure Lorde Iesu Christe For this is the wyll of God euen youre holynes that ye shulde abstaine from fornicacion and that euery one of you shulde knowe howe to kepe hys vessell in holynes and honoure and not in the lust of concupyscence as do the heathen whiche knowe not God that no man oppresse and defraude hys brother in bargaynynge because that the Lorde is the a venger of all suche thynges as we tolde you before and testyfyed For God hath not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes ⊢ He therfore that despyseth despyseth not man but God whiche hathe sent hys holy spyryte amonge you ⊢ ✚ But as touchinge brotherly loue ye nede not that I wryte vnto you For ye are taught of God to loue one another Yee and that thynge berely ye do vnto all the brethren whiche are in all Macedonia We beseche you brethren that ye encreace more and more and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with your owne busynes and to worcke with youre owne handes as we commaunded you that ye maye behaue youre selues honestly towarde them that are without and that nothynge be lackyng vnto you ⊢ ✚ I wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concerning them whiche are fallen aslepe that ye sorowe not as other do which haue no hope For yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne euen so them also which slepe by Iesus wyll God bryng agayne with hym For thys saye we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we whiche shall lyue and shall remayne in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche stepe For the Lorde hym selfe shall descende from heauen with a showte and the voice of the Arch angel and trompe of God And the deed in Christe shall aryse first then we which shall lyue euen we whiche shall remayne shall be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer And so shall we euer be with the Lorde Wherfore comforte youre selues one another with these wordes ⊢ ¶ He enfourmeth them of the daye of dome and comming of the Lorde exhorteth them to watche and to regarde such as preache Gods worde amonge them CAPI V. OF the tymes and seasons brethren it is no nede that I wryte vnto