barres pyllers and sockettes therof the pyllers that are rounde aboute the court with theyr sockettes pynnes cordes and with al the instrumentes of it for al theyr seruyce And by name ye shal reken the thynges that they must wayte vpō to beare This is the seruyce of the kynreds of the sonnes of Merari accordyng to all theyr offyce in the Tabernacle of wytnesse vnder the hande of Ithamar the Sonne of Aaron the Preest And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the multitude nombred the sonnes of the Cahathites after theyr kynreds houses of theyr fathers from .xxx. yere and aboue vnto fyftye all that were able to go forth to the warre to do seruyce in the tabernacle of wytnes And the nombres of them throwout theyr kynreddes were two thousande seuen hundred and .l. This is the nombre of the kynreds of Cahath namely all that myght do seruyce in the tabernacle of witnes which Moses and Aaron dyd nombre accordynge to the commaundement of the Lorde by the hande of Mores These are the nombres of the sonnes of Gerson thorowout theyr kynreds and houses of theyr fathers from .xxx. yere vp vnto fyfty al that were able to go forth to the war for to do seruyce in the tabernacle of wytnes And the nombers of them thorowout theyr kynreds houses of theyr fathers were two thousande vi hundred and xxx This is the nombre of the kynreds of the sonnes of Gerson of all that dyd seruyce in the Tabernacle of wytnes which Moses Aarō dyd nombre accordyng to the cōmaūdement of the lorde And these are the nombres of the kynreddes of the sonnes of Merari thorowout theyr kynreds and houses of theyr fathers from xxx yere vp vnto .l. all that wente forth to the warre and serued the tabernacle of wytnesse And the nombres of them after theyr kynreddes were thre thousande and two hundred This is the somme of the kynreds of the sonnes of Merari whiche Moses Aaron nombred accordyng to the worde of the lorde by the hande of Moses And so all the nombres of the Leuites whiche Moses Aaron the lordes of Israel nombred after theyr kynreds and housholdes of theyr fathers from xxx yere vp vnto .l. euery one that came to do his offyce seruyce and to beare his burden in the tabernacle of wytnes were when they were nombred viii thousande fyue hundred and .lxxx. †Accordynge to the worde of the lorde dyd Aaron nombre them by the hande of Moses euery one accordynge to theyr seruyce and charge accordyng to theyr offices as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses ¶ The knowledge of synne The clensynge of synne The law of the fyrst fruytes and of ielousye CAPI V. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Cōmaunde the chyldren of Israel that they put ☞ out of the hoost euery leper euery one that hath an yssue who soeuer is ☞ defyled vpō a soule Both male and female shall ye put out euen out of the hoost shall ye put them that they defyle not the tentes amonge whiche I dwell And the chyldren of Israel dyd so and put them out of the hoost euen as the Lorde spake vnto Moses so dyd the chyldren of Israel And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the chyldren of Israel whyther it be man or woman If they haue cōmytted any synne that a man doth and haue trespaced agaynst the lord that soule hath done amysse Therfore they shal knowledge theyr synne which they haue done and let hym restore agayne the hurte that he hath done in the hole put the fyfte parte of it more therto and gyue it vnto hym whom he hath trespaced agaynst But yf there be not a man to restore the hurte vnto nor a kynsman of his let the trespace be made good vnto the Lorde and it shall be the preestes besyde the ram ☞ of the attonement wherby an attonement shall be made for hym And euery heueofferyng that is made of the holy thynges of the chyldren of Israel which they bryng vnto the preest shall be his and euery man 's halowed thynges shall be his what soeuer any mā gyueth the preest it shal be his And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them If any mans wyfe go a syde trespace agaynst hym so that an other man lye with her flesshely and it be hyd from the eyes of her husbande and is not come to lyght that she is defyled and there is no wytnesse agaynst her neyther she taken with the maner the spyryte of ielousye cometh vpon him so that he is ielouse ouer his wyfe which is defyled or yf the spirite of ielousye come vpon hym so that he is ielouse ouer his wyfe whiche is yet vndefyled then lette the man brynge his wyfe vnto the Preest and brynge with her an offeryng for her the tenth parte of an Epha of Barlye meale but lette hym powre none oyle vpon it nor put frākensence theron for it is an offerynge of ielousye an offerynge for a remembraunce causynge the synne to be thought vpon And the preest shall bryng her and set her before the Lorde and let hym ☞ take holy water in an erthen vessel and of the dust that is in the floore of the habitacyon and put it in to the water And let the Preest set the woman before the Lorde and vncouer the womans heade and put the memoryal of the offerynge in her handes whiche is the ielousye offeryng and the preest shal haue bytter and cursed water in his hande and the preest shal charge her and saye vnto the woman If no no mā haue lyen with the neyther hast gone asyde to vnclennesse without thy husbande then haue thou no harme of this bytter and cursed waters But and yf thou hast gone asyde behynd thyne husbande and arte defyled and some other man hath lyen with the besyde thyne husbande and the preest shal charge the woman with an horryble curse the preest shal say vnto the woman the Lorde make the to be an abhominacyon and a curse among thy people when the lorde dothe make thy thygh roote thy bely swell These cursed waters go into the bowels of the that they may make thy bely swel and thy thygh roote and let the woman ☞ say Amen Amen And let the preest wryte these curses And when they be clensed let hym cast them in to bytter waters and gyue the womā those bytter cursed waters to drynke that those cursed and bytter waters may enter in to her And then the preest shall take the ielousye offerynge out of the womans hande waue it before the lorde brynge it vnto the aulter and the preest shal take an handful of the offerynge for a memoryall burne it vpon the aulter and then make the woman drynke the water whē he hath made the womā drynke the waters yf she be defiled haue trespassed
Sallum Amaria and Ioseph Amonge the chyldren of Nebo Iehâ—ell Mathathia Zabad Zabina Iadai Ioell and Banaia All these had taken strauÌ„ge wyues And among the same there were some that had chyldren by the wyues ¶ The ende of the fyrst boke of Esdras ⧠†⧠¶ The second boke of Esdras otherwyse called the Boke of Nehemia ¶ Nehemia butleâ— to kynge Iethaxâ—â—sâ—â— prâ—â—eth to God for the people CAPI Primo THe wordes of Nehemia the sonne of Hachalia It fortuned in the moneth ☞ Chisleu in the twentye yere that I was in the castell at Susan and Hananâ— one of my brethren came with certayne men of Iuda I asked them howe the Iues dyd that were delyuered escaped from the captiuyte and howe it went at Ierusalem â–ª And they sayde vnto me The remenaunt of the captiuyte are there in the land in great misfortune and rebuke The wall of Ierusalem also is broken downe and the gates therof are butnte with fyre It fortuned that when I herde these wordê I sat me downe and â—â—â—te and mourned ceâ— tayne dayes and fasted and prayed before the god of heuen and sayde O Lorde god of heuen thou great and terryble God thou that kepest couenaunt and mercye for them that loueth the and obserue thy coÌ„maundementes let thyne eares herken I besech the and let thyne eyes be open that thou mayest heare the prayer of thy seruaunt whiche I praye nowe before the daye and nyght for the chyldren of Israell thy seruauntes and knowledge the synnes of the chyldren of Israell whiche we haue synned agaynst the. I and my fathers house haue synned We haue bene vtterly dyspersed from thy lawe and haue not kepte thy commaundementes statutes and lawes whiche thou commaundedst thy seruaunt Moses I beseche the cal to remembraunce the worde that thou commauÌ„dedst thy seruaunt Moses and saydest Ye wyll transgresse and I wyl scatter you abrode amonge the nacions But yf ye turne vnto me and kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes and do them though ye were cast out vnto the vt â—ermoost parte of heuen yet wyll I gather you from thence and wyll brynge you vnto the place that I haue chosen to set my name there They are thy seruauntes and thy people whome thou â—ast delyuered thorowe thy greate power and in thy myghtye hande O lorde I beseche the let thyne eare herken to the prayer of thy seruaunt to the prayer of thy seruauÌ„tes whose desyre is to feare thy name and let thy seruaunt prospere this day and graunt hym mercye in the syght of this man for I was the kynges butlar ¶ After Nâ—hemia had obteyned letters of Arthaxerses he cometh to Ierusalem and â—â—yldeth the walleâ— CAPI II. IT fortuned that in the moneth Nisan in the twentyeth yere of kynge Arthaxerses the wyne stode before hym and I toke vp the wyne and gaue it vnto the kyng and I was heuy in his presence And the kynge sayd vnto me why lokest thou so sadly when thou art not syckeâ— it is nothyng els but that thou art heuy herted And I was sore afrayd and sayd vnto the kyng God saue the kyngê lyfe for euer Howe shulde I not loke sadly when the citye and place of my fathers buryall lyeth wast and the gates therof are consumed with fyre And the kynge sayde vnto me what is then thy request I made my prayer also to the God of heuen and sayd vn to the kynge Yf it please the kyng and yf thy seruaunt haue founde fauour in thy syght sendâ— me into Iuda vnto the citye of my fathers buryall that I maye buylde it And the kynge sayde vnto me the quene his wyfe syttynge by hym howe longe shall thy iourney contynue and when wyâ—te thou come agayne And it pleased the kynge to sende me and I set hym a tyme and sayd vnto the kynge yf it please the Kynge let hym gyue me letters to the captaynes whiche are beyonde the water that they may conuey me ouer tyll I come in to Iuda and letters vnto Asaph the Lorde of the kynges wood that he maye gyue me tymber to make beames ☞ for the gates of the palace which is herde by the house and for the walles of the citye and for the house that I shall entre into â–ª And the kynge gaue me accordynge to the hande of my god whiche was good vpon me And when I came to the captaynes beynde the water I gaue them the kynges letters And the kynge had sent captaynes and horsemen with me Sanabalat also the Horonite and Tobia a seruaunt the Ammonite herde of it it greued them sore that there was â—â—me a man whiche sought the welth of the chyldren of Israell And I came to Ierusalem and was there thre dayes and I gat me vp in the nyghtseâ— son and a fewe men with me neyther tolde I any man what God had gyuen me in my herte to do at Ierusalem and there was not one beast with me saue it that I rode vpon And I departed in the nyght by the valley porte before the Dragon well to the dong porte and consydered the walles of Ierusalem howe they were broken downe and the portes therof consumed with the fyre And I went ouer vnto the welporte to the kynges conduite there was no rowme for the brast that was vnder me to passe Then â—â—nt I on in the nyght by the broke syde and coÌ„sydered the wall and turned backe and came hâ—me agayne by the valley porte And the rulers knewe not whyther I went or what I dyd neyther dyd I as yet tell it vn to the Iues to the preestes to the noble men to the rulers and to the other that laboured in the worke Then sayde I vnto them ye se the myserye that we are in howe Ierusalem lyeth waste and howe the gates therof are burnt with fyre come therfore that we maye buylde vp the the walle of Ierusalem and that we be no more a râ—buke And I tolde them of the hande of my God that it was gracyous ouer me and the kynges wordes that he had spoken vnto me And they sayd let vs get vp and buylde and ☞ they strengthed theyr hande to good But when Sanabalat the Horonyte and Tobia the seruant an Ammonite Gesem the Arabian herde it they laughed vs to scorne and mocked vs and sayde What is this that ye do wyll ye fall awaye from the kynge Then answered I them and sayd the God of heuen he it is that hath graunted vs prosperite we be his seruantes Let vs get vp buylde As for you ye haue no porcyon nor ryght nor remembraunce in Ierusalem ¶ The nombre of them that buylded the walles CAPI III. ANd Eliasib the hygh Preest gat hym vp with his brethren the Preestes and they buylded the shepegate They repayred it and set vp the dores of it euen vnto the towre Mea repayred they it and vnto the towre of Hananeell Nexte vnto hym also buylded the men of
But meate maketh vs not acceptable to God Nether yf we eate are we the better Nether yf we eate not are we the worsse But take hede lest by any meanes this liberte of yours be an occasyoÌ„ of fallig to theÌ„ y â— are weake For yf some maÌ„ se y â— which hast knowledge syt eate of meate offred vnto ymages shall not y â— coÌ„scieÌ„ce of him which is weake be boldened to eate those thynges which are offered to ymages And so thorow thy knowledge shal y â— weake brother perysshe for whom Christ dyed When ye sinne so agaynst y â— brethreÌ„ wouÌ„de theyr weake coÌ„scieÌ„ce ye synne against Christ. Wherfore yf meate hurte my brother I wyll neuer eate flesshe lest I shulde offende my brother ¶ Loue forbeareth the thinge that she maye do â—y the lawe He exhorteth them to tâ—nne on forth in the course that they haâ—â— begonne CAPI IX AM I not an Apostle am I not fre haue I not sene Iesus Chrst our Lorde Are ye not my worke in the Lorde If I be not an Apostle vnto other yet am I vnto you For the seale of myne Apostleshyppe are ye in the Lorde Myne answere to them that aske me is this Haue we not power to eate and to dryncke Haue we not power to leade aboute a syster to wyfe as as well as other Apostles and as the brethren of the Lorde and Cephas Ether onely I Barnabas haue not power this to do Who goeth a warfare any tyme at his owne cost who plaÌ„â—eth a vyneyarde and eateth not of the frute therof Or who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylcke of the flocke Saye I these thynges after the maner of men Sayth not the lawe the same also For it is wrytten in the lawe of Moses Thou shalt not mossel the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne Doth God take thought for oxen Sayth he it not all together for oure sakes For our sakes no doute this is wrytten that he whiche eareth shuld eare in hope and that he whiche thressheth in hope shulde be partaker of hys hope If we sowe vnto you spirituall thynges is it a greate thynge yf we reape youre bodely thynges If other be partakers of this power ouer you wherfore are not we rather Neuerthelesse we haue not vsed this power but suffre all thynges lest we shulde hynder the Gospell of Christe Do ye not knowe how that they which minister about holy thynges lyue of the sacryfyce They whiche wayte of the temple are partakers of the temple Euen so also dyd the Lorde ordayne that they whiche preache the Gospell shulde lyue of the Gospell But I haue vsed none of these thynges Neuertheles I wrote not these thynges that it shuld be so done vnto me For it were better for me to dye then that any maÌ„ shuld take this reioysinge froÌ„ me For yt I preach the Gospell I haue nothynge to reioyce of For necessyte is put vnto me But wo is it vnto me yf I preache not the Gospell If I do it with a good wyll I haue a rewarde But yf I do it agaynst my wyll an offyce is commytted vnto me What is my rewarde then Uerely that wheÌ„ I preach the Gospel I make the Gospell of Chryste fre that I misuse not myne auctorite in the Gospel For though I be fre froÌ„ all men yet haue I made my selte seruaunte vnto all men that I myght wynne the mo Unto the Iewes I became as a Iewe to wynne the Iewes To them that were vnder the lawe was I made as though I had bene vnder the lawe âšœ when I was not vnder the lawe to wynne theÌ„ that were vnder the lawe To them that were without lawe became I as though I had vene without lawe when I was not without lawe as perteyninge to God but vnder the lawe of Christ to wynne theÌ„ that were without lawe To the weake became I as weake to wynne the weake In all thynges I fasshyoned my selfe to all men to saue at the least waye some And this I do for the gospels sake that I might haue my parte therof ✚ Perceaue ye not howe that they which runne in a course ruÌ„ne al but one receaueth the rewarde So ruÌ„ne that ye may obtaine Euery man that proueth masteryes abstay neth from all thynges And they do it to obtaine a crowne y â— shal perisshe but we to obtayne an euerlastynge crowne I therfore so runne not as an vncertayne thynge So fyght I not as one that beateth the ayer but I came my bodye and brynge it into subieccyon leste by any meanes it come to passe that whan I haue preached to other I my selfe shulde be a cast awaye ⊢ ¶ He feareth them with the ensamples of the olde Testamente and exhorteth them to a godly conuersacyon CAPI X. ✚ BRethren I wolde not that ye shulde be ignoraunt â—owe that our fathers were all vnder the cloude and all passed thorowe the see and were all baptysed vnder Moses in the cloud in the see and dyd al eate of one spirituall meate dyd all dryncke of one maner of spiritual drincke And they drincke of that spiritual rocke that folowed them which rocke was Christ. ⊢ But in many of them had God no delyte For they were ouerthrowen in the wyldernes These are ensamples to vs ✚ that we shulde not lust after euyll thynges as they lusted And that ye shulde not be worshyppers of ymages as were some of theÌ„ accordynge as it is wrytten The people sate downe to eate dryncke rose vp to playe Nether let vs be defyled with fornicacyon as some of tâ—eÌ„ were defyled with fornicacioÌ„ and fel in one daye xxiii thousaÌ„de Nether let vs teÌ„pte Christ as some of theÌ„ tempted and were destroyed of serpentes Nether murmure ye as some of them murmured and were destroyed of the destroyer All these thynges happened vnto them for ensaÌ„ples but they are wrytten to put vs in remembraunce whom the endes of the worlde are come vpon Wherfore let hym that thynketh he standeth take hede lest he fall There hathe none other tempracyon taken you but suche as foloweth the nature of man But God is faythfull whiche shal not suffer you to be teÌ„pled aboue youre strength but shall in the myddest of the teÌ„ptacyon make awaye that ye maye be able to beare it ⊢ Wherfore my deare beloued fle from worshyppynge of ymages I speake as vnto theÌ„ which haue discrecyon iudge ye what I saye Is not ☞ y â— cup of blessyng which we blesse partakyng of y â— bloude of Chryst is not the breed which we breake partakynge of the body of Chryste because y â— we though we be many yet are one breed one body i as much as we al are partakers of one bred âšœ and of one cup Beholde Israel after y â— flesh Are not they which eate of the sacrifyce partakers of
but geueth grace vnto the lowlye Submit your selues therfore to God but resyst y â— deuyll and he wyll flye from you Drawe nye to God he wyll drawenye to you CleÌ„fe your haÌ„des ye synners pourge your hettes ye wauerynge mynded Suffre affliccions and mourne wepe Let youre laughter be turned to mournyng and your ioye to heuynes Humble youre selues in y â— sight of y â— lorde he shal lyft you vp Backbyte not one another drethren He y â— backbyteth his brother he that iudgeth his brother backbyteth the lawe and iudgeth the lawe But and yf thou iudge the lawe thou are not an obseruer of the lawe but a iudge There is one lawe geuer and iudge whiche is able to saue and to destroye What art thou that iudgest another Go to nowe ye that saye todaye and tomorowe let vs go into such a cytie and contynue there a yeare bye sell and wynne yet cannot ye tell what shall happen on y e morowe For what thinge is your lyfe It is euen a vapour that apereth for a lytel time and then vanyssheth a waye For that ye ought to saye yf the Lord wyll and yf we lyue let vs do this or yt. But now ye reioyce in your boastynges All soch reioysynge ys euyll Therfore to hym y t knoweth how to do good and doth yt not to hym it is synne ¶ He threteneth the wycked ryche men exhorteth vnto pacyence to beware of swerynge One to knoweledge his â—autes to another one to praye for another and one to laboure to brynge another to the trueth CAPI V. GO to nowe ye ryche men Wepe and howle on youre wretchednes that shal come vpon you You re ryches is corrupte your garmentes are motheaten Your gold and syluer is cankered and the rust of them shal be a wytnes vnto you shall eat youre flesshe as it were fyre ye haue heaped treasuere to gether âšœ eueÌ„ wrath to your selues in youre last dayes Beholde the hyre of the labourers whiche haue reaped downe your feldes whiche hyre is of you kept backe by fraude cryeth and the cryes of them whyche haue reaped are entred into y e eares of the Lorde Sabbaoth Ye haue lyued in pleasure on the earthe and bene wantan Ye haue norysshed youre hertes as ☞ in a daye of slaughter ye haue coÌ„dempned and kylled the iust and he hathe not resysted you ✚ Be pacieÌ„t therfore brethren vnto the coÌ„mynge of the Lorde Beholde the husbaÌ„de man wayteth for the precyous frute of the earth and hathe longe pacyence ther vpon vntyll he receaue that early and the latter rayne Be ye also pacient therfore settle your hertes for the commynge of the Lorde draweth nye Grudge not one agaynst another brethren lest ye be damned Beholde the iudge staÌ„deth before the dore Take my brethren the Prophetes for an ensample of sufferynge aduersytie of pacience whiche spake in the name of the Lorde ⊢ Beholde we counte them happy which endure Ye haue harde of the pacyence of Iob haue knowen what ende the Lorde made For the Lorde is very petyfull and mercyfull But aboue all thynges my brethren sweare not â–ª nether by heaueÌ„ nether by erth nether any other othe Let your yee be yee and youre naye naye lest ye fall into ypocrisy If any of you be vexed let hym praye If any of you be mery let hym synge Psalmes If any be diseased amonge you let him call for the elders of the congregacyon and let them praye ouer him and anoynte him with oyle in the name of the Lorde and the prayer of fayth shall saue the sycke and the Lorde shal rayse him vp and yf he haue coÌ„mytted synnes they shal be forgeuen him ✚ Knowledge youre fautes one to another and praye one for another that ye may be healed For the feruent prayer of a ryghteous man auayleth muche Helyas was a man mortall euen as we are and he prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne and is rayned not on the earth by the space of thre yeares syx monethes And he prayed agayne and the heauen gaue rayne and the earth brought forth her frute Brethren yf any of you do erre from the trueth and another conuerte him let the same knowe that he whiche conuerteth the synner froÌ„ goynge a straye out of his waye shall saue a soule from deeth and shal hyde the multytude of synnes ¶ The ende of the epystle of Saynte Iames. ⧠The fyrst Epistle of Saynt Peter the Apostle ¶ He sheweth that thorowe the aboundaunt mercy of God we are begotten agayne to a lyuely hope and howe fayth muste be tryed howe the saluacyon in Chryst is no Newes â–ª but a thyng prophecyed of olde He exhorteth the to a godly conuersacyon for so muche as they are nowe borne a newe by the worde of God CAPI I. PEter an Apostle of Iesu Chryste to them that dwell here and there as strauÌ„gers thorowout Pontus Galacia Capadocya Asia and Bethynia electe according to the for knowledge of God the father thorowe the sanctifynge of the spirit vnto obedience and spryncklynge of the bloude of Iesus Chryste Grace be with you and peace be multiplyed Blessed be God the father of oure Lord Iesus Christ which accordyng to his aboundant mercy begat vs agayn vnto a lyuely hope by that that Iesus Christ rose agayne from death to an inherytaunce immortall and vndefyled and that peryssheth not reserued in heauen for you whyche are kepte by the power of God thorowe fayth vnto saluacion whyche is prepared alredy to be shewed in the last tyme in the whyche ye reioyse though now for a season yf nede requyre ye are in heuines thorow manifold temptacions that the trial of your fayth beyng much more precious then golde that perisheth risheth though it be tried with fyre might be founde vnto laude glory honour at the appearyng of Iesus Chryst whom ye haue not sene yet loue hym in whom eueÌ„ nowe though ye se him not yet do you beleue and reioyce with ioy vnspeakable and gloryous receyuynge the ende of your fayth euen the saluacyon of your soules Of which saluacion haue the Prophetes enquyred and searched whyche Prophesyed of the grace that shuld come vnto you searchynge when or at what tyme the spirit of Christ whiche was in them shuld sygnyfye whiche spirit testyfyed before the passyons that shuld happen vnto Christ and the glory that shulde folowe after vnto whiche Prophetes it was also declared that not vn to them selues but vnto vs they shuld minister the thinges which are now shewed vn to you of theÌ„ which by the holy ghost sente downe froÌ„ heauen haue in the Gospell preached vnto you the thingê which the angels defyre to beholde Wherfore gyrde vp the loynes of youre mide be sober trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the declaryng of Iesus Christ as
Apostles of the Lord and sauiour This fyrst vnderstande that there shal come in y â— last dayes mockers in dysceaytfulnes which wyl walke after their owne lustê say Where is the promes of hys coÌ„myng For sence the fathers dyed all thynges contynue in the same estate wherin they were at the begynnynge For thys they know not that wylfully how that the heaues a great whyle ago were and the earth out of the water appeared vp thorow the water by the worde of God by the whyche thynges the world that then was peryshed beyng ouer runne with water But the heaueÌ„s earth which are now be kept by his word in store and reserued vnto fyre agaynst the day of iudgemeÌ„t and perdicion of vngodly meÌ„ Derely beloued be not ignorauÌ„t of thys one thynge howe that one daye is with the Lord as a thousand yeare and a thousande yeare as one day The Lorde that hath promysed is not slacke as some meÌ„ count slacknes but is pacient to vs warde for asmuch as he wolde haue no man lost but wyll receyue al men to repentaunce Neuerthelesse the day of the Lord wyll come as a thefe in the nyght in the whyche daye the heauens shal passe away in maner of a teÌ„pest and the elemeÌ„tes shal melt wyth heat the earth also and the workes that are therin shal burne Seyng then that al these thynges shall peryshe what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersacion godlynes lokyng for and hastyng vnto the commyng of the daye of God by whom the heauens shall perysh with fyre the elementes shal melt wyth heate Neuertheles we accordyng to his promes loke for a newe heauen and a new earth wherin dwelleth rightousnes Wherfore derely beloued seying that ye loke for such thinges be deligeÌ„t that ye may be founde of hym in peace wythout sporte and vndefyled And suppose that the longe suffrynge of the Lord is saluacyon euen as our dearely beloued brother Paule also accordyng to the wysdome gyuen vnto hym hath wrytten vnto you ye almoste in euery Epistle speakyng of suche thynges among which are many thinges harde to be vnderstaÌ„de which they that are vnlearned vnstable peruert as they do also the other scriptures vnto their owne destruccion Ye therfore beloued seynge ye be warned afore haÌ„d beware least ye wyth other men be also plucked awaye thorowe the errour of the wycked and fall from your owne sted fastnes but grow in grace and in the knowledge of oure Lorde and sauyoure IESVS Chryste To whom be glory both nowe and for euer Amen ⧠The fyrste epistle of Saynte Iohn the Apostle ¶ True wytnesse of the euerla stynge worde of God The bloude of Chryst is the purgaâ—yon from synne No man to wytho ut synne CAPI I. THat whiche was from the begynnyng whiche we haue hearde whiche we haue sene w t our eyes whiche we haue loked vpoÌ„ out haÌ„des haue haÌ„dled of the worde of the lyfe And the lyfe appered we haue sene bere wytnes shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was w t the father appered vnto vs. That whiche we haue sene herd declare we vnto you y â— ye also may haue fellishyp w t vs that our felly shyp may be with the father and his soÌ„ne Iesus Christ And this writ we vnto you that ye may reioyce and that your ioy may be full And this is the tydinges which we haue hearde of him declare vnto you that God is lyght and in him is no derkenes at al. If we say that we haue felowshyp with hym walcke in darkenes we lye and do not the truth ☞ But yf we walcke in lyght euen as he is in lyght then haue we felowshyp w t him and the bloude of Iesus Christe hys sonne clenseth vs from all synnes If we say that we haue no sinne we de ceyue ourselues the trueth is not in vs If we knowledge our synnes he is faythful iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnryghtuousnes If we haue not synned we make hym a lyer his word is not in vs. ¶ Chryst is our aduocate Of true loue howe it is tryed CAPI II. ✚ MY lyttel children these thinges write I vnto you that ye sinne not And yf any maÌ„ sine we haue an aduocate w t the father Iesê° Christ the rightuous he it is that op tayneth grace for out synnes not for out sin nes onely but also for the sines of al y e world ✚ And hereby we are sure y t we know hiÌ„ yf we kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes He that sayth I know him kepeth not his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes is a lyer the verite is not in him But whoso kepeth his worde in hi is the loue of God perfect in dede hereby know we that we are in him He y â— sayth he bydeth in hym ought to walke euen as he walcked ⊢ Brethren I wryte no newe commaundement vnto you but that olde commaundemeÌ„t which ye haue had froÌ„ the begynuynge The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde from the begynnyng Agayne a new commaundemeÌ„t I wryte vn to you that is true in him the same is true also in you for the derkenes is past and the true lyght now shyueth ⊢ He that sayeth how that he is in the lyght yet hateth hys brother is in darcknes euen vntyl this time He that loueth hys brother abydeth in the lyght and there is none occasyon of euyll in hym He that hateth his brother is in darkenes walketh in darcknes and caÌ„not tel whither he goeth because y t darckenes hath blynded hys eyes Babes I wryte vnto you how y t your synnes are forgyueÌ„ you for his names sake I wryte vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen him that is from the beginning I wryte vnto you yonge men howe that ye haue ouercome y t wycked I wryte vnto you lytel chyldren how y t ye haue knowen the father I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you yonge men howe that ye are strong and the worde of god abideth in you and ye haue ouercome that wycked Se that ye loue not the worlde neyther the thynges that are in the worlde If any man loue the world the loue of the father is not in hym For all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe and the lust of the eyes the pryde of lyfe is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde passeth a waye and the lust therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God abideth for euer Lytel chyldren it is the last tyme and as ye haue heard how that Antichrist shall come euen now are there many begoune to be Autichristes all redy wherby we knowe y t it is the last tyme. 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accordyng to the synne of the people let hym brynge for his synne whiche he hath synned a yonge oxe without blemysh vnto the Lorde for a synneofferynge And he shall brynge the yonge oxe vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse before the Lorde shall put his hande vpon the yonge oxe heade and kyll the yonge oxe before the Lorde And the preest that is anoynted shal take of the yonge oxe bloode and brynge it in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and the preest shal dyp his fynger in the bloode and sprynkle therof vii tymes before the Lorde euen before the hangynge of the holy place And he shall put some of the bloode before the lorde vpon the hornes of the aulter of swete sence whiche is in the Tabernacle of wytnesse and shall powre all the bloode of the yonge oxe vnto the botome of the aulter of burntofferynge whiche is at the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And he shall take away al the fat of the oxe that is for synne the fat that couereth the inwardes all the fat that is aboute the inwardes and the two kydneyes and the fat that is vpon them and vpon the loynes the aboundaunce of the lyuer shall he take awaye with the kydneyes as it was taken awaye in the oxe of the peaceofferynges and let the preest burne them vpon the aulter of burntofferynge But the skynne of the yonge oxe and al his fleshe with his heade his legges with his inwardes and his donge shall he beare out and cary the yonge oxe altogyther out of the hooste vnto a clene place euen where the asshes are powred out and burne hym there on wood in the fyre euen by the place where the asshes are cast out shall he be burnte Yf the hole congregacyon of Israell syn thorow ygnoraunce the thynge be hyd from theyr eyes so that they haue coÌ„mytted any of those thynges whiche the Lorde hath forbydden to be done in his coÌ„maundementes and haue offended When the synne whiche they haue synned in is knowen the congregacyon shal brynge a yonge oxe for the synne and brynge hym before the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the elders of the multytude shall put theyr handes vpon the heade of the yonge oxe before the Lorde And the yonge oxe shall be slayne before the Lorde And the preest that is anoynted shal bryng of his bloode into the tabernacle of wytnesse and the preest shall dyppe his fynger in the bloode and sprynkle it seuen tymes before the Lorde euen before the vayle And shall put of the blode vpon the hornes of the aulter whiche is before the Lorde in the Tabernacle of wytnesse shall powre all the blood vnto the botome of the aulter of burntofferynge whiche is before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and shall take all his fatte from hym and burne it vpon the aulter and shall do with this yonge oxe as he dyd with the yonge oxe for synne euen so shall he doo with this And the preest shall make an attonement for them and it shall be forgyuen them And he shall brynge this yonge oxe without the hoost and burne him as he burneth the fyrst For it is an oblacyon for the syn of the congregacyon When a Lorde synneth and commytteth thorowe ygnoraunce anye of these thynges whiche the Lorde his god hath forbydden to be done in his coÌ„maundementes and hath offended And yf his synne be shewed vnto hym whiche he hath done he shall brynge his offerynge euen an he goote without blemysshe and laye his hande vpon the heade of the he goote and kyll it in the place where the burntofferynge is vsed to be kylled before the Lorde for it is a synofferynge And let the preest take of the bloode of the offerynge with his fynger and put it vpon the hornes of the burntofferynge aulter powre his bloode vnto the botome of the burntofferynge aulter and burne al his fatte vpon the aulter as the fat of the peaceofferynges And the preest shall make an attonement for hym as concernynge his syn it shal be for gyuen hym Yf one of the comen peple of the lande synne thorowe ygnoraunce and commyt any of the thynges which the lorde hath forbydden in his commaundementes to be done so hath trespassed Yf his syn whiche he hath synned come to his knowledge he shall brynge for his offeryng a she goote froÌ„ among the flockes without blemyshe for his syn whiche he hath synned laye his hande vpon the heade of the offeryng and slee it in the place of burntofferinges And the preest shall take of the bloode therof with his fynger put it vpon the hornes of the burntofferynge aulter powre al the bloode vnto the botome of the aulter shall take awaye all his fat as the fat of the peaceofferynges is taken away And the preest shal burne it vpoÌ„ the aulter that it may be a swete sauour vnto the lorde the preest shal make an attonement for hym and it shal be forgyuen hym And yf he brynge a shepe for a synne offeryng he shal brynge a female without blemyshe and laye his hande vpon the heade of the offeryng and slee it for a synofferynge in the place where they kyll the burntofferyng And the preest shall take of the bloode of the offerynge with his fynger and put it vpon the hornes of the burntofferyng aulter shal powre the bloode therof vnto the botome of the aulter And he shall take awaye all the fat therof as the fat of the shepe of the peace offerynge is wont to be taken away And the Preest shall burne it vpon the aulter that it may be the lordes burntsacrifyce the preest shal make an attonement for his synne that he hath coÌ„mytted it shall be forgyuen hym ¶ Of othes â—lmsynge of hym that toucheth vncleane thynges Purgaâ—yon of an othe and of synne done by Ignoraunce CAPI V. YF a soule synne and heare the voyce of swearynge and is a wytnesse whyther he hath sene or knowne of it yf he haue not vttered it he shall beare his fyn Eyther yf ☞ a soule touche any vncleane thynge whyther it be the caryoÌ„ of an vncleane beast or of vncleane cattel or vncleane worme and is not ware of it beholde he is vncleane and hath offended Eyther yf he touche any vnclennesse of man whatsoeuer vnclennesse it be that a man is wont to be defyled withall and is not ware of it coÌ„meth to the knowledge of it he hath trespased Eyther yf a soule sweare and pronouÌ„ceth w t his lyppes to do euyll or to do good what soeuer it be that a man vseth to pronounce w t an othe and the thyng be hyd from hym and coÌ„meth to the knowledge of it and hath offended in one of these And it shall come to passe that when he hath syuÌ„ed in one of these thynges he shall coÌ„fesse that he hath synned in that thynge Therfore shall he brynge his trespaceofferynge