that Fyer may it bake 5 And other some did take in hand to get together Slyme UUhich stoode in steede as wee do vse our Morter made of Lyme 6. Thus when they had great Rylles of Bricke and Slyme to bynde withall Let vs sayd they a Cittie make so'strong as may not fall 7. And in the same a Tower buylde to reach vnto the Heauen The top whereof it selfe may stretch aboue the Planets seuen 8 And to our selues lets get a name for it may come to passe Wee may be skattered on the Earth abrode as others was 9. And God by power and sight deuine came downe and did behold This worke that Adams Brats had made with courage stout and bolde 10 And sayd behold this People great hath but one tongue ye see And thus haue they in vayne begonne to skale the Skies to mee 11 Ne yet wyll they leaue of to make Their Turret high and strong Come on therefore let vs descend and myngle so their tounge 12 That what one man to other sayth he shall not vnderstand So by and by to passe it came through worke of mightie hand 13 Thus were they skattred on the Earth and left their worke alone And ech one had a seuerall Speach vnto him selfe anone 14 Wherfore that place is Babel cald because confounded was The onely tounge of al the World as it so came to passe 15 Also because they skattered were from thence on earth to fynde Same other place abroade to dwell as God to them assignde These are the Generations of Sem. The age vvherein they begat their ChildreÌ„ Sem. 100 Arpackshad 35. Shelah 30. Eber. 34. Peleg 30. Reu. 32. Serug 30. Nahor 29. 〈◊〉 70. Abram Sarai Nahor Milcha 〈◊〉 Lot Hovv loÌ„ge they lived after and had Issue 500. 403. 403. 430. 209. 207 200â— 119  The Age vvhere in they dyed 600. 438. 433. 464. 239. 239 230 248  Moyses to Sem retourneth backe in this Genealogie That he might create of Abraham the worthy Hystory This Haran did depart this lyfe at Ur in Chaldea Which on the West adioyneth to Mesopotamia 2 And in his Fathers presence dyed that Terach was by name And both his Brethren tooke them wyues Moyses recordes the same 3 And Abram was the first of twayne and hee did Sarai take But shee was barren from her Byrth they they could no issue make 4 And Nahor maryed Milcha fayre that Harans daughter was And afterward by tract of time at length it came to passe 5 That Terach with him Abram tooke and Lot sonne to Haran And Sara Abrams wyfe lykewise from Ur to Canaan 6 And there in Haran did they dwell the rest of Terachs dayes Hee was two hundred yeares and fyue and then he went his wayes The Contentes of the XII Chapter How God did Abram blesse as hee with Lot did goe Vnto the land af Canaan this chapter heredoth show How God did promise make this Canaan to geeue To righteous AbraÌ„ his sede that after him should lyue Into Egypt also how Abram iourney makes And how his wyfe he sister calles name of wife forsakes And how for them God sent vpon king Pharao His heuie great mightye plague is here exprest aelso AND then the Lorde to Abram sayd depart thy kinred fro And get thee from thy fathers house to 'th Land I wil thee shoe 2 I wyll â—hee make a People great and mightie in the Land And wil thee blesse and make thy name so great on earth to stand 3 That thou a blessing mayst be made and who so blesseth thee Or shall thee curse shal be agayn so blest or curst of mee For all the Nacions on the Earthe in thee shall blessed bee 4 And Abram went as God him bad and Lot with him also He was iust seuentie fyue yeares old when Haran hee wente fro 5 And Abram tooke his wyfe with him and Lot his brothers sonne And all the Goodes which they had got and by their traueil wonne 6 Also the Soules with him hee tooke which they begotten had In Haran vnto Canaan they merye went and glad 7 And when they were come to the land I told you earst before Abram to Sichem fâ—rther went and to the Oake of More 8 To Abram ther ethe Lorde appeard and thus hee said to him Unto thy Seede I geeue this Land the which thou now art in 9 With humble sprite did Abraham than an Aulter newlye make Unto the Lord that then appearde for his great Goodnes sake 10 Then Abraham departed thence and to a Mountayne went Which stoode by East of Bethel fayre and there he pitcht his Tent. 11 This Bethel being on the West and Hai vpon the East To buyld an Aulter to the Lord there Abram thought it best 12 And when hee had his Aulter built and cald vpon his name He Southward tooke his iourney thence and so did leaue the same 13 And after this it happened so great a Dearth to bee That into Egipt Abram went to rest in that countrye 14 And ere hee came the Countrye in vnto his wife hee sayde Behold thou art a woman fayre and I am halfe afrayd 15 That when th'Egiptians shall thee see and know thou art my wyfe They wyll by force take thee away and reue me of my lyfe 16 Therfore to them I pray thee saye I am but Brother thyne So I for thee shall better fare and saue this lyfe of myne 17 So soone as hee to Egipt came the Egiptians did espie The beautye of the Woman suche as did entice the eye 18 And so among themselues they sayd this woman sure is fayre And Pharaos Lordes that her beheld to Pharao did repayre 19 And of her beautie made report and Pharao did require To haue her brought into his house according t' his desire 20 Shee thyther came whom when hee sawe to Abram thus hee sayde My Frend is this thy wyfe or not or is she els thy Mayde 21 O mighty Prince sayd Abram then Shee is not wyfe to mee But shee a Mayd my Sister is and yet from Bondage free 22 Then Pharao tooke her vnto wyfe and did entreate her wel And cherisht Abram for her sake gaue him Sheepe and Cattel 23 And Oxen Asses Camels eke of either kinde great store Of men seruaunts and maydes lykewise and what he would els more 24 But God vpon king Pharao and on his house also Did send downe great and greuous plagues til Sarai he let goe 25 King Pharao then for Abram cald and thus to him sayd hee Why hast thou dealt thus craftely and doubled so with mee 26 Wherfore didst thou not say to mee this woman was thy wyfe Why didst thou saye she was a mayd and led a single lyfe 27 For what intent shouldst thou tel mee shee was thy sister deare And caused mee to make her so my louing wyfe and
you daughters ours and yours wee 'le take also And wee will rest and dwell with you and so one people growe 19 But if you will refuse to doe as you haue heard vs say Wee wil our Daughter take againe and so depart away These woordes did please them very well to which they sayd not nay 20 This Youngman would no time defer this thing to doe among His Lust on Dina was so set he thought ech time too long 21 Of all that were in Hamors house none might compared bee To Sichem â–ª for of all the rest best thought vpon was hee 22 Then Hamor and Sichem his Sonne vnto the Cittie went And so before the gate thereof declared their entent 23 And sayd vnto the Citizens touching Iacobs request Affirming that which Iacob sayd to bee all for the best 24 They bee vnfaynde to vs sayd he and dwell within the Land And do applye their busines with labor of their hand 25 And in the Land is roume ynough for them here to remayne Wee wyl their Daughters take to wyfe and geeue them oures agayne 26 Herein they onely wil consent vnto vs for to dwell And bee as people one with vs if you shall thinke it well 27 That is if all the children borne which Males appeare to bee May circumcised bee like them then wee and they agree 28 For shall not all their substaunce great and Cattel that they haue Be ours if we gree thereunto what can wee further craue For they wyl styl dwel here with vs tyl they possesse their graue 29 Unto this tale that Hamor told and Sichem eke his Sonne Did al that went out of the Gate agree it should be done 30 The Men-children were circumcisde according as was sayd Not one that passed through the Gates the same thing that denayd 31 It hapt the thyrd Day after this when they were full of payne By reason of the foreskynne cut which did great griefe constrayne 32 Two of the Sonnes of Iacob came the City gate wythin Which Symeon and Leui hight that Dinas brethren bin 33 And wyth theyr Swordes bothe naked drawne throughout the City went And slewe the Male kind eu'ry one as they before so ment 34 They Hamor slewe and Sichem too with th' Edge of sword that day From Sichems house they Dina tooke And so they went their waye 35 And then the rest of Iacobs Sonnes comminge vppon the deede The Citty spoyl'de because they had defil'de theyr Fathers Seede 36. And tooke their Sheepe and Oxen fat their Asses as they goe What else within the Citty was and in the Fielde also 37. Theyr goods their Children their Wiues they Captiue tooke away And hauoke made of all that was within the house that Day 38 But Iacob sayd to Simeon and Leui Brother his You haue this Day sore troubled mée and greatly done amys 39. You haue also made mee to stinke before them of the Lande The Cananites and Pheresites when they this vnderstand 40. I beinge Fewe in number Small not able to resiste They shal togâ—ther ioyne themselues and slay me as they list 41 So shal I be and al my house destroyd for euermore Should hee sayde they wych sister deale as wyth a common Whore The Contentes of the XXXV Chapiter How Iacob vnto Bethel went and Images did hide And Earynges eke vnder an Oke that Sichem is beside Deboras death How Rahell dyed in trauell by the vvay Is here exprest and how Ruben wyth fathers Lemman lay How Isaac fel sicke and dyed this Chapter shal bewray ANd God to Iacob sayd aryse and vp to Bethel go And theâ—e prepare thy selfe to Dwell an Aulter make also 2 To God that vnto the appear'd when Esau thou fled fro Then Iacob to his houshold spake and all that with him were Away wyth your straunge Gods sayth hee that are among you there 3 Henseforth be cleane your Garmâ—ts chaunge for now we wyl arise And vp to Bethel wil we goe and make in humble wise 4 An Aulter there vnto the God that heard me in the Day Of trouble myne and was wyth me where as I went the way 5 They gaue to Iacob those straunge Gods that they in handes did beare And al those Ringes which in their Eares they wonted for to Weare And hee them hid vnder an Oke Which was by Sichem there 6. Thus when that they departed were and on their Iourney gon The Townes and Citties round about God sent a feare vppon 7. So that they did not make pursute to follow any Man Whereby they saulfely came to Luz in Lande of Canaan 8. And there an Aulter Builded heâ— and so did call the place The God of Bethell for because God of his mighty Grace Did there appeare sutch time hee fled from Brother Esaus Face 9. But Deborah Rebeccas Nourse by Death had such a Stroke As after Death shee buryed was beneathe vnder an Oke 10 This Oke did stand beneathe Bethell and they the Oke did cal The Oke of Lamentation to be so knowne of al. 11 And God to Iacob once agayne appeared and did say When from Mesopotamia Iacob was come away â–ª 12 God blessed hym and sayd thy name is Iacob now I see Thou shalt no more be Iacob cal'd but Isâ—el named be 13 God had him grow and multiplye for I wil make sayth hee That People great and mighty Kinges shal growe and sprynge from thee 14 And eke the Land which I did giue to Abraham before And to thy father Isaac and his for euermore 15 That same Land wil I giue to thee and to thine after Seede So God from Iacob did ascend and it performde in deede 16 And in the place where God thus spake Iacob set vp a stone To be a marke and powred oyle and drynke offryng theron 17 And so the place where God thus spake be Bethel did it cal Whych is to say the House of God to vnderstand wythall 18 As they from Bethel traueiled to Euphrata the way Which signifies the house of Breade as vnderstand we may And Bethelem it is also th'Interpreters do say 19 When they with in a Field bredth were then so befel the case That Rahel beyng great wyth Chylde in painful trauel was 20 And in the peril of her payne the mydwyfe to her said This Sonne is thyne sayd she also therefore be not afraid 21 Then as her soule departing was and that she nedes must die The Child with Trauell that she brought shee named Benoni 22 Benoni the soune of sorrow is so to vnderstand But Iacob cald him Beniamin the Sonne of the right hand 23 Thus Rahel dyde and buryed was euen in the way they went To Euphrata or Bethelem and there wyth good entent 24 Did Iacob set vppon her graue a stone the same to show Which Rahels Graue stone called is for passers by to know 25 And Israel departed thence and pitched vp his Tent
April and part of Maye b. Noah declareth his obedience in that he vvould not depart out of the Ark vvith out Gods expresse coÌ„maundement as hee did not enter in vvithout the same Cap. 1 15 â–ª and 9.1 (a.) that is he shevved therby himself appeased and his anger to rest b, the order of nature distroyed by the flood is restored by Gods promis Cap 1.15 and 8.21 (a) A libertye graunted by God to eate Fleshe vvhich the holy Fathers before the Flood neuer vsed Cap 1.21 [b) That is liuinge Creatures and the flesh of beastes that are strangled and here by al cruelâ—y is forbidden (c) The lavve of the Svvord (d) Not onely by the Magistrate but oft tymes god raiseth one murtherer to kill another [a) The Rayn-bovve in vvhiche is expressed both the colours of vvater and fyeâ— the one parte blevv the other red that it myght vvitnes both IudgmeÌ„tes the one past the other to come [b] vvhen men shall see my bovve in the heauen they shall knovve that I haue not forgotten my couenaunte vvyth them (a) No aâ—â—inuâ—ted the vse of vvyne for before the flood vvas no vvine dronke nor Fleshe eaten (b) Of vvhom camâ— the Cananits the vvicked Nation vvho vvere also cursed of God c) because god before had blessed him d) Cham is cursed in his seede †That is in his posteritie Aftervvardes the Families of the Cananites vvere spred abroade in dyuers placs In the stocke of Sem the Church vvas preserued and therfore Moyses leaueth of speaking of Iaphet and Ham entreateth of Sem more at large [a) Or of these came diuers Nacions (b) vvhich vvas Nymrod and his company vvhich vvent from the East that is Armenia 130. yeres after the floude [c] vvhich vvas after called Chaldea [a] They vvere moued vvith pride and Ambicion thinking to pâ—â—sâ—r â—heir ovvâ—e glory to goddes honour He cometh dovvne and shevveth himselfe by his vvonderful vvorkes [c) God speaketh as though he toke couâ—â—sell vvith 〈◊〉 ovvne 〈…〉 dome 〈…〉 povver (d) Or fusion Some thinke that this Sara â— vvas Iscah Harans duaghter and Sister to Lot Milcha [a] His bretheren vvere AbraÌ„ and Nahor (b) He speaketh first of Abram not that he vvas the first borne but for the history vvhich properly apertayneth vnto him [c] Haran vvas a City in Mesopotamia [d] That is to say â–ª he die 3. (a) From the floud to this time vvas 363. yeres [b] In appointing him no place certaine he proueth his faith and obedience so much the more [c) The vvorld shal recouer by the seede vvhich is Christ the blessing vvhich they lost in Adam [c) The vvorld shal recouer by the seede vvhich is Christ the blessing vvhich they lost in Adam [d] The place vvhere his father Terach died Cap. 22.26.27 [e] The soules are seruauntes both of men vvomen (f) That vvas the Land of Canaan Cap. 13.21 15.1 a] Because of the troubles that he had among the vvicked people [b) He vvas the first that taught the Aegiptians Arythmeticke and Astrologie Pe. Comest 42 Lanquet Chapter 20.21 (a] To be hys vvyfe (b) The Lorde toke the defence of this pore straunger against a mightie king and as he is euer careful ouer hys so did he preserue Sarai [a] To the entent that none should hurt him either in his person or goodes (b) He called that place by that name vvhich vvas after geuen vnto it Cap. 28.25 (a] vvhich vvas betvvene Bethel and Hai. Cap. 36.3 (b] The Cananites and pheresites dvvelled at that time in the Land [c] The Ebrues vnderstand by this vvord brother al Cosins Neighboures and al that be of one stocke [d] Abraham Resigneth hys ovvne right to buy peace a) Which vvas in Eden [b] This vvas done by Gods prouidence that onely Abram and hys seede myght dvvell in the-the-Land of Canaan (c] Lot thinking to get Paradice found Hell [a] Meaninge aloÌ„ge time vntil the comminge of Christe Cap. 12.8 and 15.1 [a] Which vvas â–ª Babilon [b] By kinges vnderstand such as vver gouerners of Cities [c] that is a people gathered together of diuers NatioÌ„s (a] Ambicioâ— is the chyefe cause of vvarres amoÌ„ge Prynces (b) Called also the deade Sea or the Lake neare vnto Sodom and Gomorra (c) In Asteroth Karnaim (d) in Ham ' (e) in shauâ—h Kiriathaim (f) in theyr mount Seir vnto the plain of Paran vvhich is by the vvildernes and then turned they to the vvel En-mishpat vvhich is Kadeshâ— [g] Kinge of Sodom [h] King of Gomorra [a] Afterward vvas ouervvhelmed vvith vvater so called the salt Sea [b] The godly are plagued many times vvith the vvicked and therefore their coÌ„pany is daungerous [c) At this tyme AbrahaÌ„ dvvelled in the Oke â–ª groue of this Mamre the Amorite This Hoba lyeth on the left hand of Damasco [a] Was Priest vnto the moste high God and after the death of Abraham vvas kinge of Salem the Ebrues suppose him to be Sem the sonne of Noah because he liued after the Floodde 500. yeares a) Abram gaue Melchisedech the tythes of all his pray (b] By the Soules is signified both the meÌ„ and vvomen [a) The vvord of God cometh vvhen he shevveth any thing vnto vs by reuelatioÌ„ and is a maner of speach of the Heâ—brues Chapter 12.8 and 13.21 b] his fear vvas not onely that he should bee chyldles but lest the promis of the blessed seede shold not be accomplished in him [a] To beleeue Gods promisse vvas accoÌ„pted to Abraham for ryghteousnesse (b) this is a particuler mocion of Gods sprite vvhich is not lavvfull for al to follovve in asking signes but vvas permitted to sâ—mâ— by a peculier motion as to Gedeon and Ezechiah (c) This vvas the old custom in making couenauntes Ieremy 34. [d) to y t vvhich god added theise condicions that Abrahams posterity should be as torn in peeces but after they should be coupled together also that it should be assauted but yet deliuered [a] â—ccoÌ„pting from the birth of Isaac to their departure out of Aegypt [b] To Iudge in this place is to take vengeaunce [c] Or after fovvre hundreth Yeares for an Age or Generation is here taken for .400 Yeares [d] Thoughe God suffer the vvicked for a time yet his vengeance falleth vpon theÌ„ vvhen the measure of their vvickednes is full (a] The Giantes be the Rephaims [a) To go in to her Maid is to knovve her carnally For it vvas the manner among the people of God that if y e Wife were barreÌ„ by both their assents he might haue an other SecoÌ„dary Wife not to take for Lufâ— but to multiply Gods people [b] AbraÌ„ had dvvelled 10. Yeares in the Land of Canaan before Sarai gaue Hagar her Mayde vnto him (a) Which vvas Christe as appeareth in the. Ca. 18.19 (b) This FouÌ„taine of vvater vvas by a Wel in the vvay to Sur. [c) God relecteth no estate of people in their miseries but sendeth theÌ„ comfort Cap. 25.12 (a) That is the Ismaelites shal be
also And sayd increase and multiplye and fil the Earth and growe 2. The feare drede of you shal bee vppon al Beastes on earth Upon all Foules on Wormes and Fish on all that draweth breath 3. For all is geuen vnto your handes and all that Lyfe doth beare Shal be your Meate and as grene her be so giue I al that 's there 4. Onely the Flesh that 's with his lyfe which is his Blood to name Who so he be that eates therof shal perish in the same 5. For verely the Blood of you wherein your lyues contayne I wil requyre it at your handes the same to quyte agayne 6 I wil requyre it from the Beast that willoweth in the myre From Man and from Mans brothers hand I wil Mans lyfe requyre 7 What Man from Man doth shed mans Bloode putting the man to payne By man lykewyse shal haue his Blood so shed and spilt agayne 8. For Man is made lyke vnto God comâ—it not then such sinne But multiply and bryng forth Fruite the Earth t' engender in 9. To Noah and his Sonnes with him God spake and thus sayd he A Cou'nant set I vp with you and your Posterity 10 And with eche liuing Creature els that from the Flood was free Both Foule and Beast and Cattel all and what so ere it bee 11. Upon the Earth that was with the and from the Arke did passe According eu'ry lyuing thinge as then my pleasure was 12 This is the Cou'naunt that I make from henceforth neuer more Will I agayne the world destroye With water as before 13 And of my Cou'naunt this shal be the sygne and token sure Twene me and you and al the World for euer to indure 14. My Bowe in Cloud I haue there set that when a Clowde shall falle This Bowe therin shall then be seene of liuing Creatures all 15. And I wil not vnmyndful be of this my Cou'naunt past Twixt me and you and euery Flesh Whyles that the Worde shal last 16. But stil will thinke vpon the same and loke vpon the Bowe The Token Signe and Seale most sure of Couenaunt that I showe 17. The Sonnes of Noah were but Three that from the Arke did passe The first was Sem the second Cham the third yong Iaphet was 18 And of them three all men that be or hath bene since the Flood On Earthe haue sprong and shal so longe as God shall thinke it good 19 This Noah Father to the three graundsire to Chanaan Could digg the ground and Uineyardes plant and was an Husbandman 20 It chaunced hym so much to drynke the Liccour of the Uyne That in his Tent he naked slepte as ouerchargde wyth Wyne 21 And Cham his eldest Sonne saue one Father to Chanaan Came in and sawe his father lye asleepe and naked than 22 Did see his Fathers Priuities and laughed at the same Went forthe and tolde his Brethren both and they wyth honest shame 23 A Mantell on theyr shoulders toke and so they backwardes went And with the same did couer him thus sleepyng in hys tent 24 As soone as Noah was awake and force of wine was donne And wist well what yonge Iaphet did and Sem his eldest sonne 25. Hee would not curse this Cham his Sonne which naked did him see But sayd a thrall of Seruantes all yonge Chanaan shal be 26. To brethren his and God of Sâ—m bee blest with lastinge praise 26 To brethern his and God of Sem be blest with lasting prayse And God younge Iaphet blest likewise with such increasyng dayes 27 As he may dwel in tentes of Sem and prayse the Lord therfore And Canaan shall serue them both from henceforth euermore 28 When Noah thus had geuen his curse on Ham his second Sonne And blessed both the other twayne for that which they had donne 29 When three hundreth and fiftie yeares after the floude was past Euen then to God he made accompte and gaue the Ghoast at last 30 So all the dayes of Noahs liefe to vs as may appeare Before the floud and after was nyne Hundred Fiftye yeare The Contentes of the tenth Chapiter This is the Genealogie And lygne of NOahs Sonnes al three From Mada and Iauan The Medes and Greekes foorth cam Iaphet Gomer Ahkenaz Riphath Tâ—garmah Magog Madas Ianan Elishah Tâ—rshish Kâ—â—m Dodanim Tubal â— Meshach Tiras And out of these the Gentiles came that in the Islandes were Whereof ech one his Nacion had and language eu'ry where â—nd from the lygne of Mizraim great People did aryse Thence namely came out Philistems and Caphthorims likewise â—nd from the lygne of Canaan the Cananites forth sprong â—he Kinreds great the Landes were large Ech nation had his tongue Cham. Cush Seba Hauâ—lah Sabrah Sheba Dedan Raamah Sabâ—echa Nimrod Misraim Ludâ—m Anamim Lehabim Naphtuhim Pathruâ—im Casluhim Put. Canaan Siâ—on Heth. Iâ—buri Emosi Girgashi Hiui Arki Sim. â—ruadi â—mari Hamathi â—imrod from Noah by discâ—nt â—he fowerth was of his ligne â—â—ah had Ham Ham had Cush â—nd Cush had him in fyne â—is Nymrod grew on earth was great and tearmed was aright â—mrod the Hunter strong stout â—hat hunted in Gods sight Babel Erech and Arcad â—nd Calneh eke likewise â—hich is in land of Shinnear â—â—s kingdome first did ryse 〈◊〉 from the lande of Shynnear â—â—ne Assur came also â—hich built the Cittie Niniuie â—yth other Cities mâ—e And trulye Sem the father was of Ebers Chyldren all To Eber Sem great Graundsire was yet Father did him call Sem. Elane Aâ—hur Arpacshad Shelah Eber. Peleg Iocktaâ— Almodad Sheleph Hazermaneth Ierah Hadoram Vzal Dicklah Obal Abimaâ—l Shebah Ophir Hauilah Iobab Lud. Aram. Vz Hul. Gether Mash And many kynreds grewe of them which did the Earth possesse From Mesha vnto Sephar mount with infinite increase In Pelegs tyme it came to passe That then the earth diuided was â–ª By reason of diuersitie Of Languages as we may see From these three sonnes that Noah left and others of their bloud Haue sprouge all Nacions on the Earth that hath bene since the floud The Contentes of the eleuenth Chapiter The Buyldinge great of Babel Tower The Tongues confused in one hower Of Sem good Noahs eldest Sonne Here is the Generation Vntil the tyme of Abraham VVhich went with Lot vnto Haram ANd all the people in the world had but one kinde of Speach Ther was no maisters knowledge had mo tounges than one to teach 2 And in their traueil froÌ„ the East a goodly Playne they found Within the land of Shinear a loftie Champion Ground 3 Wherein they pitched downe their Tentes and made their dwelling there The floud that fel in Noahs tyme did yet these People feare 4 And therfore th' one to th o'ther said come on let vs go make Of Claye some Bricke and burne the same
fere 28 But now behold there is thy wyfe take her agayne to thee And so departe that I and myne may from these plagues bee free 29 And so be streightlye gaue in charge his men should safelye bring Both him his wife and furniture with eu'rye other thing The Contentes of the Xiii Chapiter How Lot AbraÌ„ did depart out froÌ„ th' Egiptian laÌ„d How they their Cattel did diuide is here to vnderstaÌ„d The second time God promiseth to geeue vnto Abram The Land that Lot and he went to that 's called CanaaÌ„ THen Abram out from Egipt went his Wife and Lot also And with theÌ„ tooke such as they had and Southward did they goe And so froÌ„ thence to Bethel towne whereas hee was before Of Gold and Syluer Abram had and Cattel eke great store 3 And when he came vnto the place where first he pitcht his Tent And to the Aulter which hee made where sacrifice he brent 4 Euen thereupon the name of God deuoutlye did hee call And God him heard and him preserude so that he might not fall 5 And Lot also with him that went had Cattel Tentes and Sheepe So that the Land not able was the Heardes of both to keepe 6 For why the Substance was so great both of the one and other As that they might not without stryfe there soiourne long together 7 The Flockes of Sheepe and Heardes of Beasts of eyther was so great That both their Heardesmen fel at stryfe and did ech other threate 8 Then Abram vnto Lot thus sayd good Brother quiet bee And let not any strife at all fall out twixt thee and mee Ne yet betweene our Heardesmen now but louingly agree 9 For why behold before thy face doth all the Region lye Take thou thy choyse and so depart which way shall please thyne Eye 10. If thou the left hand for thy share wylt well vouchsafe to take The right hand then shal mee content I wil it not forsake 11 But if thou wylt the right hand those I am content also To take the left hand that thou leaues choose which thou wilt and goe 12 Then Lot lift vp his eyes to see and viewde the countrye well Which round about all Iorden laye that somtime did excell 13 With goodly waters eu'ry where til God forsynne did shenâ— Both Sodome and Gomorra too which afterward were brent 14 I say til then this countrye fayre appeared to the sight Euen as the Garden of our God wyth pleasure and delight 15 And as the fruitfull Egipt was in all respectes was this Until thou come to Bela towne whiche Zoar called is 16 Then Lot well liking all the coastes that were in Iordan syde Did take his iourney from the Easte and would no longer byde 17 And Abram dwelled in the Land that 's called Canaan But Lot in citties of the playne tyll hee to Sodome came 18 And in that tyme the Sodomites did Sinne exceedinglye In Pryde in Lust in Idlenesse and fylthy Gluttonye 19 And after that when Lot was gone where hee desyerd to bee Almighty God to Abram sayd lift vp thyne Eyes and see 20. And looke from place where thou art in by North by South by Est From poinct to poinct the compas rounde a longe vnto the West 21. For all the Land thyne Eyes doth see I will make thine to bee And to thy Seede for time vnknowne that shal be after thee 22. And as the Dust vpon the Earth which no man number can So will I make thy Seede increase aboue the reach of Man 23. For who that number can the dust that on the Earth doth lye Shall then thy Seede accoumpt by tale and certen number trie 24. Arise and walke the Lande about take vewe thereof and see The length thereof and breadth also for I will geue it the. 25. So Abram then his Tente tooke downe this sayinge pleas'de him well And so went to the Oken groue of Mamre there to dwell 26. This Oken groue in Hebron is a towne in Canaan Where Abram vnto God did builde an Aulter there to stanne The Contentes of the XIIII Chapter This shewes of Lots Captiuity And eke of Abrams victory By whose successe it came to passe His Brother Lot deliu'red was Melchisedech with Giftes also VVyth Abram meeteth as they goe And blesseth Abram in the way To whom Abram his Tythes doth paye IT chaunced then within a while in dayes of Nelams kynge Whose name Rederâ—aomer hyghte who wyth hym then did brynge 2 Three Princes great with puysant power which came his parte to take Agaynst fiue other Kynges to fight his quarell good to make 3 The first of three was Amraphell the kyng of Synear The secoÌ„d king was Arioch the Kinge of Elazar 4. The thirde the kynge of Nacions was and Tidnall was his name These foure did marche in battell raye by Armes to trye the same 5. Gaynste Bera Kinge of Sodome Soyle and Byrza of Gomora Semeaber of Zeboim and Shineab of Adma 6. The fifth the Kinge of Bela was which Bela now we saye Zoar to bee where after Lot desir'de from plague to staye 7. All those in Armes to gether met where salt Sea nowe is founde That then the vale of Shibden was where slime pittes did abounde 8. The cause of strife and bloudy Warres betweene these Kinges that fell Was that these last recited Kinges conspiringe did rebell 9. For twelue Yeares space they subiecte were and did their Tribute paye The thirteenth Yeare reuolted they and did the same denaye And in the next Yeare followinge began the bloudy Fraye 10. And or they met in Shibden vale I tolde you erst before Rederlaomer with his Power destroyd the Countrey sore 11. And smote with Sworde the Raphaims which mighty Giauntes bee Who gaue them selues to filtch and steale and liu'de by Robbery 12. Hee smote the Susims and Emims the Horites eke also Th'Amalechites the Amorites and many Countreys moe 13. When Bera and king Birza heard what mischiefe they had done Howe Townes and Citties were destroyed and slaughter great begonne 14. Then marched they to Shibden vale with all the power they might Did guide their Army in such sorte as redy were to fight 15. With them the Kinge Semeaber and Shineabe also And Belas Kinge forth went as one to geue the ouerthrowe 16. Against these fiue the other fower their Battailes dyd empale They all in fight together ioyn'de alonge in Shibden vale 17. It so beefell the Sodome Kinge and Gomors Kinge likewise For feare did flee and sawe their power fall downe before their Eyes 18. And such as yet were left behinde made speede to scape awaie And to the Mountaynes fledde for life forgettinge Battell Raie 19. Rederlaomer and his power which now the better had With Sodoms and Gomorrans goods went thence away â–ª right glad 20. And Lot likewise with them they tooke
my Mayde that Hagar is by name By her perhaps I may receiue some comforte by the same 4. And Abram did obey the Uoyce and Wordes that Sarai sayd And Sarai Abrams Wyfe then tooke Hagar th' Egiptian Mayde 5. And to her Husband did her geue to bee his Wyfe and feere Hee Hagar knewe and shee conceiu'de aâ— after did appeere 6. When Hagar sawe her selfe with Childe shee gan then to despise Her Maistresse and what ere shee did was hatefull in her Eyes 7. Then Sarai vnto Abram sayd good faith thou dost mee Wronge My Mayde I haue geeuen vnto thee the tyme is yet not longe 8. And now that shee conceyued is as shee the same doth see I hated am in sight of her God iudge tweene thee and mee 9. But Abram vnto Sarai saide thy Mayde is in thy hande Do thou with her as pleaseth thee I will thee not withstande 10. And when that Sarai angry was shee vsed her not well Then Hagar fledde from Sarais Face with her shee would not dwell 11. Into the Wildernesse shee fledde where as shee did abide And there the Aungell of the Lorde this heauie Hagar spied 12. Hard by a Fountayne Water cleare and thus to her did say Whence cam'ste thou Hagar Sarais Maide and whither mak'ste thou way â–ª 13. I flee sayd shee from froward Face of Sarai Maistresse myne Who cruelly hath delt with mee and at me doth repâ—ne 14. Returne againe sayd th'Aungell then thy Maistresse home vnto Submit thy selfe vnder her hand and what she bids thee doe 15. And in encreasinge sayd he than I wil encrease thy Seede In number such for multitude as number shall exceede 16. And more the Aungell sayd to her thou arte with Childe I see A Sonne it is and Ismaell his proper name shal be 17. Comfort thy selfe in this distresse thou shalt receiue reliefe For why the Lord thy voyce hath hearâ— thy trouble and thy griefe 18. The Child that now is in thy Womb a wilde Yongeman wil be And euery other man against lift vp his hande will hee 19. Likewise the hand of euery Man against him shall arise And in the presence shall hee dwell of all his Brethrens Eyes 20. Shee called then the Name of him that thus vnto her spake Thou God thou God dost looke on mee for thy great Mercy sake 21. For why saith shee haue I not sâ—ene euen here amid this place The hinder partes of this my God that sees mee in the Face 22. Wherefore the Well that was her by where th'Aungell did her see Was after cal'de the Well of him that liues and seeth mee 23. To Abram Hagar bare a Sonne that 's Ismaell by name Fower score and sixe was Abrams Age when Hagar bare the same The Contentes of the XVII Chapter The name of Abram and his VVyfe here chaunged shall you see The Canaan Lande is promised the fourth tyme his to be Howe Circumcision first beganne this Chapter shall you tell To Abram Isacke promisde is who prays for Ismaell WHEN Ninty Yeares of Abrams age and Nine were run and gone So that hee was to count vpon an Hundreth Yeares saue one 2. The Lord to Abram did appeere and thus to him did saye I am the Lorde th' Almighty God before mee walke the waye And bee thou perfecte in thy course for I will make this Day 3. My blessed Bond twene me and thee and will thee multiply So that thy Seede the Earth shal fill and that exceedingly 4. And Abram fell vpon his face wyth meeke and lowly cheere And God stil talked yet wyth him and sayd as doth appeere 5 â–ª Abram behold I am with the my testament also â–ª And thou a Father shalt be made of Nations great to growe 6. And neuer shal from hence thy name be Abram any more But Abraham thy name shal be make glad thy selfe therfore 7 For I a father haue the made of nations many a one And I wil make the grow so great as yet was neuer none 8 So many shal the nations be that I of the wil make Yea Kinges shal come and springe of the this wil I for thy sake 9 My Bonde moreouer will I make betwene my selfe and thee And eke thy sede in kinred theyrs that after thee shal be 10 And by an euerlasting wyll this Bond haue I decreed That I a God to the may be and after thee thy Seede 11 And I wil geue to the and thine that after the shal growe The Land wherein a stranger thou yet to and fro dost goe 12 Euen al the Lande of Canaan for euer shal they haue And I will be to them their God and heare them when they craue 13 Therefore sayd God see that thou keepe my testament wyth the. Both thou and thine shall the succeede in kinreds as they be 14 And this is now my testament â–ª I wil you to be donne Twene me and you and twyxt thy seede that after thee shall come 15. I will that you shall Circumcise ech Manchilde that is borne Amonge you in your Kinreddes all as I haue sayd beforne 16. And you the Foreskin of your Flesh shal Circumcise also Which of the Bonde a signe shal be tweene mee and you to knowe 17. And euery Manchilde you amonge that Eight Dayes olde shal be Likewise shall Circumcised bee as I haue sayd to thee 18. And such as in your Kinreddes are and borne at home in deede And such as be with Mony boughte of Straungers from thy seede 19. I saye the man borne in thy House and hee with Money bought Must needes all Circumcised bee as I before haue taught 20. And in your fleshe my Testament a Signe shal be most sure Of this same Bond tweene mee and you for euer to endure The Man Childe eke that 's borne with you that is not Circumcised In order such and at such time as I haue you aduised 22 That soule shall perishe from the rest because he broken hath My Testament I made with thee and turnde himselfe to skath 23. And God sayd vnto Abraham thou shalt not call thy Wife Sarai but Sara is her name from hence forth all her life 24. And I will blesse her sayth the Lord and haue geuen thee a Sonne That shall proceede and come of her that neuer erst was done 25. Upon her People eke likewise I will such blessinges bringe As out of her shal Nations great and kinges of people springe 26 But Abraham fell on his face and to hymselfe did smyle And in the secrete of his harte thus sayd within a while 27 And shall a Childe be born to him that 's olde an hundreth yere Shal Sara eke th'ats Nynety yere be able for to beare O Lord that Ismaell myght liue and in thy sight appeare 28 To whom God sayd Sara thy wife shall beare a Sonne in deede And Isahac thou shalt him call a plante
Sonne Accordinge to th'appoincted time that God did say was done Thus in his olde Age Abraham a Father was become 3. And Abraham did call the name of him that Sara bare Isack and then this Abraham with diligence and care 4. Dyd Circumcise his little Sonne when hee was eight Dayes olde As God before commaunded had in order howe hee shoulde 5. An hundreth yeares was hee of age when Isaac was borne But Sara sayd nowe God hath made mee to bee laught to scorne 6. Who would haue sayd to Abraham that Sara sucke should geue For in his Age I haue him borne a Sonne Longe may hee liue 7. The Childe did growe and Weyned was and then as was the guise Uppon that Day hee made a Feast in very solemne wise 8. Then Sara sawe how Hagars Sonne that was th' Egiptian Mayde Became a scornefull mockinge Ladde to Abraham shee sayd 9. This Bond mayde see thou put away and eke her Sonne also Hee shall not ioyne with Isaac my Sonne as Heyre I troe 10. This sayinge greeued Abraham and nipt him at the heart Because from Ismaell his Sonne hee loth was to depart 11. But God thus spake to Abraham greue not hereat at all For Ismaell nor Bondmayde thine for Isaac I le call 12. Heare Saras voyce and do therein as shee hath sayd to thee For as I sayd in Isaac thy Seede shall called hee 13 Also the Sonne of thy Bondmayde because hee 's of thy Seede I promise the I wil hym make A Nation great in deede 14 So Abraham rose earely vp and did him ready make And eke prepar'de for Ismael and this pore Hagars sake 15 Breade and wyth water Bottel filde and to her gaue it there Setting the same her shoulders on and Lad also to beare 16 And thus a way was Hagar sent who wandred vp and downe In wildernes of Berseba far of from Cote or Towne 17 In time she had the water spente that in the Bottell was Her Sonne through want was like to dye a woful mothers case 18 She cast the Lad vâ—der a Bushe and went on th' other side And sat her downe a Bowe shot of sayinge whatere be tide 19. I will not see the death of him and therewith all shee wepte And wronge her handes with greuous grones continuall mone shee kept 20. But God did heare the cryinge voyce of this her Lad or Childe And out of Heauen Gods Angell spake with woordes to Hagar milde 21. What ayleth thee â–ª hee not afraide stand vp therefore and rise For God hath heard thy only Sonne where as hee lies and cries 22. Arise therefore the Lad lift vp and take him by the hand I will of him a People make and mighty for to stande 23. And God her Eyes did open so as shee a Well did see With water did her Bottel fyll and there wythal dyd shee Giue Drynke vnto her Louing Chylde that erste nye deade was hee 24 And so God styll was wych the Lad In Wyldernes he dwelt He grewe a pace an Archer was and Bowe and Arrowes felt 25 And when he grew an hable man and for a woman fitte His Mother out of Egipt Land a wyfe there did him git 26 And at that tyme it chaunced so Abimelech the kynge Anâ— Phicoll his chyefe Captayne spake to Abraham saying 37 God is wyth thee in al thou doest and therfore sweare to me â–ª Euen by the name of lyuing God Whâ—ch hath donne much for thee 28 That thou wilt do to mee no hurte nor to my Chyldren deare Nor yet to Chylders Chyldren myne I say thus shalt thou sweare 29 To deale with mee and Country myne Where thou a straunger wast As I haue shew'de my selfe to thee in kindnesse that is past I will so sweare sayd Abraham and tooke such Oth at last 30. Ere this the Seruauntes of the Kinge by force had tane away A Well that Abraham had Digg'de and therefore did hee say 31. With some rebuke vnto the Kinge thy Seruauntes beinge stronge Haue tane away by violence my Well and donne mee wronge 32. The Kinge thus sayd I knowe not who hath done this thinge to thee Also agayne vnto this Daye thou neuer tolde it mee Yet neither heard I of the same it shall amended bee 33. And Abraham gaue to the Kinge of Sheepe and Oxen faire And both of them together made a Bond of Frendship there 34. And seuen Ewe Lamdes did Abraham alone together â—et What meane these Lambes then sayde the Kinge alone that 's hyther set 35. These seuen Ewe Lambes sayd Abraham thou shalt take at my hand That they may witnesse vnto mee the Well to vnderstande 36. Was Digde by mee and to this Daye thus Called is the place Berseba for because that there they Sworne together was And then the Kinge and Phicol both rose vp and turnde agayne Unto the Lande of Philistims whereof he King did raygne â–ª 38. And Abraham did plant a Groue wherein he digde a Wel That he therein the name of God th' almighty Lord to tel 39. Continually did cald vpon with perfect fayth and stronge And in the land of Philistims remained very longe The Contentes of the XXII Chapter The fayth of Abram proued is in offringe of his Sonne How Chryst from God is promised for VVorldes redemption Of Nahor Abrams brother eke the generation AFter these thinges were sayd done it came to passe also That God did proue this Abraham if fayth he had or no 2. And so the Lorde then did him cal by name of Abrahame Who answered with humble Sprite behold Lord here I am 3. Sayd God to hym now take thy Sonne That 's Isahack by name Whom thou dost loue to Moriah land thou thither bryng the same 4. Thy onely Sonne there sacrifyce for sacrifyce â—o me Uppon one of the mountaynes there which I wil shew to thee 5. Then Abraham rose early vp in morne before the Sunne His Asse he sadled and preparde and iourney his begunne 6 He toke two young men of his owne and Isahack lykewyse And wood did cleaue and ready make to burne wyth Sacrifyce 7. Then Abraham with his young men and Isahack also Rose vp and got them to the place whereto God had him goe 8. The third day Abraham lift vp his eyes and saw the place Far of and sayd to his young men staye here with th'Asse a space 9 I and the Lad wil yonder goe and worship as we oughte And after come agayne to you so tooke they wood they brought 10. And layd the same vpon the backe of Isahack to beare But he a Knyfe toke in his hand and fyer that was there 11. Together went they vp the Mount and passing on the waye Then Isahack to Abraham his Father thus gan saye My father deare who aunswered thy Father's here my sonne Sayd Isahac here lackes as yet the cheefest thing vndone 13. I see said he her 's wood
enough and fyer it to burne But wher 's the Shepe for Sacrifice that now should serue the turne 14. My louing sonne sayd Abraham I pray thee be content God wil prouyde for Sacrifyce a shepe that shal be brent And so together louinglye vpon the Mount they went 15. And when they came vnto the place which God had shewed him There Abraham an Alter made and wood he dressed trym 16. And tooke his swete sonne Isahac and bound him as he stoode And layde hym there the Alter on aloft vpon the wood 17. And as he stretched forth his hand therein he toke the knyfe Myndyng therwith to kil his sonne and reaue him of his lyfe 18. But then the Angel of the Lorde thus spake from heauen hye O Abraham O Abraham he sayd Lord here am I. 19. Laye not thy hand sayd th'Angell than vpon thy Childe to kyl Ne any other thynge attempt wherby to do him ill 20. For now I know thou fearest God by this that thou hast done And hast not spared for my sake thy deare and onely Sonne 21. And Abraham his Eies lift vp and lookte on eu'ry syde And loe a Ramme by hornes was caught In bushie Thicket tyde 22 His Chyld he toke and did vnbynd and from the Alter sette And went vnto the Thicket there from whence the Ramme hee fette 23. And offred for a Sacrifyce the Ram that he so caught In steede of his sonne Isahacke whom he for offringe brought 24. And Abraham did call the place Almighty God wil see â–ª As it is sayd vnto this day In Mount God seene wil be 25. The Angel calde the seconde tyme from Heauen to Abraham And sayd I haue my selfe sworne by beecause thou hither cam 26. And hast thus done and hast not sparde thy onelye Sonne I see I promise make in Blessyng good I wil my selfe blesse thee 27. In multiplying I likewyse wil multiply thy Seede As Stars in Heauen and as the Sand vpon Sea Shore in deede 28. And more thy Seede shal eke possesse the gates of al his foes And in thy Seede shal Nations al vpon the Earth that growes 29 Be henceforth blessed euer more because that thou hast hearde My voyce and to fulfyl my wil. thou hast no time deferde 30 So Abraham then turned backe where his two youngmen lay They rose and so together went to Berseba the way 31. And after these thyngs ended were one vnto Abraham Brought from his brother Nahor newes how Children eyght forth came 32 From Milcha which was Nahors wyfe And sister vnto Lot I say that Nahor by his wife these children Eyght begot This Remuel that third sonne is by Pedagree you see The father of Th'Assyrians reported is to bee 〈◊〉 Milcha Vz. Buz Keâ—uel Chesed Haso â—eidâ—â—h Iâ—dlaph Bethuel Laâ—an Rebecca Rumah the Concubine Tebah Gaâ—an Thahash Maacha The difference betvvene the Wyfeand the Concubyne vvas this the one vvas taken vvith certayn solemnities of mariage and her children did enherit the Concubyne not so neyther did her children inherit but had a porcion of goodes or monye geuen theÌ„ The Contentes of the XXIII Chapter Of Saras death and burial in field that Abram bought The manner how to mourne the dead by Abram are we taught AN Hundreth twenty seuen yeares was Sara when she dyde For so long did she liue on Earth and myght no longer byde 2. TheÌ„ Abraham came for to mourn and wepe for Saras death And stode vp from the sight of hyr to talke with sonnes of Heth 3. And sayde behold a Stranger I forreyner yee see Desyre some grounde to bury in I pray you geue it me 4. That I may bury thys my Corse out of my sight to day The children then of Heth agayne this wyse to him gan say 5 Behold my Lorde thou art a Prince of God among vs all In chefest of our Sepulchres thy dead thou bury shall 6. For none of vs shal thee forbidde the Sepulchres we haue But therein mayst thou lay thy dead as thou thyselfe dost craue 7 Then Abraham stode vp and gaue obeysance for the same Before the people of the land th'ofspringe of Heth by name 8. And further sayd he vnto them if it your pleasure bee I bury shall my deade from syght then harken vnto mee 9. Ephron the sonne of Zoar hath a double Caue you knowe Which in the ende of all his Fielde appeareth there in showe 10. I you besech to speake for me that I the same may haue For so much money as it 's worth no other do I craue 11. And in the presence of you al I will the Money paye â–ª For a possession vnto me wherin I bury may 12. Ephron the Heth it answered to Abrahams request In hearyng of the Children all of Heth and of the rest 13. That went in at the Citty Gates â–ª not so my Lord heare me The Field and Caue that is therein I freely geue it thee 14 And this I speake in presence here of Sonnes and people myne I geue it thee interre thy dead for euer it is thyne 15. And Abraham his body bowd as then such was the guyse Before the people in the land and aunswerd in this wise 16 I pray thee harken vnto mee if it thee not offend I wyl geeue Syluer for the field and count thee so my freend Take it and I wyl burye there my dead and so an ende 17 Ephron agayne to Abraham in this sort did replye Four hundred sikles is the Lande of Syluer worth to buye 18 Alas my Lord and what is that twixt Abraham and mee Enterre therfore thy dead therein and take it vnto thee 19 And Abraham gaue eare to him and did the siluer pay In hearing of the Sonnes of Heth asmuch as he did say 20 Four hundreth siluer Sikles t' was of currant monye told Such as the Marchauntes vse to take for Wares when they haue sold 21 For Ephrons Fyeld with double Caue before Mamre that lay With trees therein and borders round did Abraham then paye 22 So was it made to Abraham possession good and sure In sight of Hethite Children there for euer to endure 23 Also in presence of theym all that to the Cittie went This thing was done and witnessed the Parties were content 24 And after this did Abraham interre within this Caue Sara his wyfe with auncient Rytes as Corses vse to haue 25 This Field and Caue and Trees therein Mamre before doth lye Which Hebron is and in the Land of Canaan to trye 26 So both the Field the Caue and all was by the Sonnes of Heth Thus wyse made sure to Abraham for buriall after death The Contents of the XXIIII Chapter How Abraham his Seruaunte makes to sweare ere thing be done And sendes him foorth a wyfe to seeke for Isaac his sonne He sought and brought Rebecca home as God appointed had VVhom Isaac tooke vnto wyfe
goe but kept him backe for good 5 Least some Misfortune might him hap as hee of Ioseph thought And so the Tenne to Egipt went and Corne for Many sought 6 And thus among the preasse they past with Monie in their hand For yet the Dearth was very great throughout all Canaan Land 7 Now Ioseph beeing Gouernour deliu'red with his hande The Corne and sold to all that came inhabiting the Land 8 Among the which his Brethren came and fell before his face Downe flat vpon the Ground they lay and him besought of Grace 9 When Ioseph had his Brethren spyde he knew them wel ynough And made him selfe al straunge to them and spake in woordes ful rough 10 From whence come you they aunswered from Land of Canaan To buye some vytayle for our Coyne in humblest wyse we can And al this whyle they knew him not from any other man 11 Now Ioseph to remembraunce cald the Dreame he dreamde of them Which hee them told ere he was sold vnto the Marchaunt men 12 And sayd you are but Spies I know which hither make Resort To see where as the Land is weake the same for to report 13 Not so my Lord wee come sayd they some Uittal for to buye We meane but troth and are no Spies as deede it selfe shall trye And are the Sonnes of one man all this Troth is and no lye 14 Sayd hee I know you are but Spies what ere you beare in hand And hyther are you come to see the weakenesse of the Land 15 Sayd they thy Seruauntes Brethren be twelue gotten by one man And he our Father doth remayne in Land of Canaan 16 Our yongest Brother Beniamin wyth him doth byde this Day And Ioseph that our brother was is dead out of the way 17 Sayd Ioseph then to them againe this makes me doubt you more To be but Spies vppon the Land as I haue sayd before 18 And hereby shal I proue you true or false in that you say Now here I swere by Pharos lyfe you shall not goe away 19 Except your youngest Brother come whom Beniamin you call Therefore send one who may him fetch and come hymself wythal 20 And you in pryson shal be kept to proue this truth or lies Elles by the Lyfe of Pharao King I take you al as Spies 21 And so he put them all in Ward wherein three Dayes they lay Then Ioseph came to them agayne and on this wise did saye 22 This do and Liue for I feare God and will not ly to you If you be Men that of your wordes wil Iust be found and true 23 Let one of you in pryson House be bound for all the rest The other Nyne shall victuall haue â–ª to carry of the best 24. Least Famine fall your Houses in but bringe you vnto mee Your younger Brother that your wordes may true appeare to bee And that you dye not through the same and so they did agree 25. One Brother to another sayd our Sinne was very great That wee gainst Brother Ioseph did when hee did vs intreat 26. Yea in the Anguishe of his Soule hee gently vs besought And wee would not regard his Wordes but set the same at nought And therefore are these troubles great vppon vs iustly brought 27. Sayd Ruben then did I not say and warninge geue of this Wee should not sinne against the Child least thinges should hap amisse You would not heare and now behold his Bloud required is 28. They thought that Ioseph had not knowne or vnderstood their Tongue For that by an Interpreter hee spake to them amonge 29. When Ioseph heard what moane they made hee turn'd aside and wept And by and by with them did talke and still his Count'naunce kept 30. And Simeon hee tooke from them and bound him for the rest And so before his Brethrens Eyes was made a Prison Ghest 31. Then Ioseph did commaund to fill their Sackes with Corne good store And that their Money should bee tyed within their Sackes before 32. Also he willed they should haue some Uyctaile for to spende As Homeward they should passe the way vnto their Iourneys ende 33. And thus did hee and they it toke with show of thankful hart Theyr Asses did they Lade with Corne and did from thence depart 34 And in their Traueil as they went an Inne they came vnto Where one of them went to his Sacke the same for to vndoe 35 To giue his Asse some Prouender and when hee it vnbound Behold within the Mouth therof his Money all he found 36 And he vnto his Brethren sayd I haue vndone my sacke And loe my Money is therein to me restored backe 37 Theyr hartes began to faint with feare and were astonied sore And one of them to other sayd alas alas wherfore Hath God our God thus delt wyth vs to make our sorrowes more 38 At length theyr Father Iacobs House by Trauell great they wan Who dâ—d Expect theyr coÌ„ming longe in Land of Canaan 39. To whome they told eche thing that hapt and sayd vnto him thus The Lord himselfe that 's of the Land did roughly speake to vs. 40. Who sayd we came as Spyalls there his Country to betray We are no Spyes but truly meane did we to him then say 41 And are in nomber Brethren twelue the Children of one man One is away the yongest is at home in Canaan 42. The Lord agayne then sayd to vs hereby I shall wel knowe Whether you meane as you haue sayd or Spyalls be or no. 43. You shall leaue one of you behynd for to abyde with me The rest shall take of foode enough for Housholds yours that bee 44. And if you brynge the Yongest Sonne that Brother is to you I shall then thinke you meane but well and all your sayinges true 45. And so wil I deliuer you your Brother backe agayne And you shal occupy the Land wherein you do remayne 46 And as they emptied al theyr Sackes theyr Father beyng by Ech one of them his Money found wythin his sacke to lye 47 The sight whereof made Children all and Father theirs afraid That in so much the Aged man vnto his Children sayd 48 You haue me robd of Children twayne for Ioseph he is gone And Simeon the Lord doth know what hym is falne vpon 39 If Beniamin you take away the youngest of you all I doe foresee the sorowes great against mee that shall fall 50 Then Ruben to his Father sayd I haue two Sonnes you see Slay them if that I bring not backe this Beniamin to thee 51 Deliuer him into my hand the charge of him to take And if I bring him not agayne my twayne kyll for his sake 52 Sayd Iacob then my Sonne shall not that way with you downe goe His Brother Ioseph's dead and hee is left alone you know 53 If some misfortune should him hap the waye you would him haue My hoarye hayres you shal then bring with sorow to my Graue
of Canaan 10 Hys Daughters and the Daughters such as his Sonnes gotten had â–ª And all his Seede brought hee with him to Egipt very glad These are the names of Iacobs Lygne whom Israell we call Whych into Egipt came with him in order as they fall These vvere boâ—â—e to Iacob in Padan Aram Iacob Leah Ruben Hanoch Phalu Hezrâ—n 〈◊〉 Simeon Iemuel Ianan Ohad Iachin Zohar Saul by the Canaâ—â—tish vvoman Leui. Gershon 〈◊〉 Mâ—rari Iudâ—h Er Onan Shilah Thares Hezron Hamul Zerah Isaker â–ª Tola Phaâ—ah Iob Shiâ—roâ— Zebulon Sereâ— Elon Iahlâ—â— These â—e the Sonnes to Iacob borne by Leah his fyrst wife Beside fayre Dina Daughter his for whome there fel great strife These are the ChildreÌ„ of zilpha Whom Laban gaue to Leah Iacob Zilpha Ged 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 Asher 〈…〉 â—â—ui Berâ—ah 〈◊〉 Maâ—câ—iel Serah the Sâ—ster These are the Sonnes from Rahel that did fall To Iacob borne were fourtene Sonnes in all Iacob Rahell Ioseph â—â—enath 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ghter Manasseh Ephraim Beniamin Belah Becher Ashbel Gera. Naaman Eâ—â— Roâ—â— Mupâ—â—â— Euppim Ard. The Soules with Iacob that downe went to Egipt on the way Were in the whole Sixtie and Sixe as wel perceiue you may Besides the wiues of Iacobs Sonnes of whom wee nothing saye Two Sonnes in Egipt Ioseph had that borne were vnto him Manasseh was the first of twaine the younger Ephraim And these the Sonnes of Bilha were whom Laban as is sayd Did geeue to Rahel Daughter his to be her waighting Mayde Iacob Bilha Dan. Hushim Nephtali 〈◊〉 Cani Iezer Shâ—lem So all the Soules of Iacobs House which into Egipt past In number are three Skore and Tenne from first vnto the last 11 Then Iacob Iudah sent before to Ioseph in the way Hym to direct to Goshen Land where in they made their stay 12 Then Ioseph readye made himselfe his Chariot eke also And vp to Goshen Land hee went his Father for so know 13 To whom hee did himselfe present and on his Necke did fall Whereon hee wept a good long space to comfort of them all 14 Then Israel to Ioseph sayd now â—et my lyfe depart Sith I haue lyu'de thy Face to see and that alyue thou art 15 Then Ioseph to his Brethren sayd and fathers Houshold all â–ª I will goe vp and Pharao showe and tel him what 's befall 16 How Father mine and Brethren eke with Housholdes all that bee Are come from Land of Canaan to Goshen me to see 17 And that the Men but Shepeheardes are and for because of that Their Sheepe and Cattel haue they brought and al what euer what 18 And if that Pharao call to you and aske of you and saye What is the trade that you do vse or how spend you the Daye 19 Then shal you say thy Seruauntes are as Fathers them beforne In tending Cattel occupied since tyme that we were borne 20. That ye may dwel in Goshen Land for eu'rye Shepeheard is Among th'Egiptians hated much as men that doe amisse The Contentes of the XLVII Chap. Iacob before the King is come and Pharao doth him giue Leaue for to dwel in Goshen Land all Dayes that hee shall lyue And Iacob maketh Ioseph sweare with hand vnder his Thye VVhen hee is dead to burye him where as his Fathers lye THen Ioseph came and Pharao tolde my Father now from fa And Brethren myne then shepe haue brought and now in Goshen aâ—e 2 And to thement the king might see what kynde of Men they were Ioseph presented to the King Fyue of his Brethren there 3 Then Pharao diâ— demaund of them What is your trade sayd hee Thy Seruauntes Shepeheardes are sayd they as Fathers our haue bee And for to soiourne in the Lande is cause we come to thee 4 For Seruauntes thyne no pasture haue to keepe our Sheepe withall So sore the Famyn in the Land of Canaan is fall 5 And therefore now wee humbly pray thou suffer vs to Dwell In Goshen Land where by thy Leaue wee hope for to Liue well 6 Then Pharo vnto Ioseph said I vnderstand and see Thy Father and thy Brethren are come hither vnto thee 7. Behold the Land of Egipt lyes all ope before thy Face And in the best part of the same do thou therein them place 8. In Goshen Land let them remaine and Soiourne there and Dwell And if amonge thy Brethren be in prowesse that excel 9. Let them be Rulers likewise made ouer my Flockes of Sheepe And other Cattel that is myne in safety them to keepe 10. Then Ioseph vnto Pharo broughte olde Iacob Father his And Iacob there saluted him and did him also Blisse 11 What be the Number of thy Yeares sayd Pharo to hym then Sayth hee my tyme of Pilgrimage is sixe Skore Yeres and Ten. 12 Few be the Dayes that I haue liu'de â–ª and also very bad And I haue not those yeres attaind that my Forefathers had 13 And Iacob then did Pharo blesse and did depart him fro And Ioseph with his Father went and left the king also 14 His Father and his Brethren all hee placed out of hand And gaue them Ground for to possesse in best parte of the Land 15 Euen in the Land of Rameses as earst the King did say Of Goshen which a Cittie was where Pharoes Treasure laye 16 And Ioseph did prouision make of Bread wherewith to feede His Father and his Houshold all his Brethren and their Seede And as young Children were they fed Such was the tyme of neede 17 For in the Land was want of Bread the Dearth exceeding sore In Egipt and in Canan Land was neuer lyke before 18 So that by reason of the Dearth these Countries famisht were And Ioseph gathered all the Coyne and Monie that was there 19 For to bee found for Corne and Grayne the which of him they bought And layd it safe in Pharoes house as faythful Seruauntes ought 20 So that when Money fayled them that Corne they might not buye Th' Egiptians all to Ioseph came and on him did they crye 21 And sayd our Money all is spent geeue vs therfore some Bread For why should we before thy Face with Famishment be deade 22. Sayd Ioseph then your Cattell bringe if Money yours be gonne And I will geue you Bread to eate ynough for eu'â—y one 23. So they their Cattle brought to him Horses and Flockes of Sheepe Their Asses al and Heardes of Beastes they wonted were to keepe 24. And for the same hee gaue them Bread â–ª so mutch as might suffâ—se For one whole Yeare and then agayne they came and sayd thus wise 25. Wee wil not now bâ—ee from my Lord sithe that our Coyne is gonne And that my Lord our Cattle hath and Heards of Beastes ech one 26. There nothinge is amonge vs left in sight for to bee found Except it please my Lord to haue our Bodies and our Grownd 27. Why shall
to bee quenched out And ouerthrew those citties all and Region round about 40 Thus all that in those citties dwelt consumed were with woe And all that grew vpon their Ground was brent to Dust also 41 And very earlye in the Morne aryse did Abraham And got him to the place agayne where last from God he came 42 And looking vnto Sodome wardâ— Gomorra eke also And toward all the Land about and Countrye there in showe 43 The smoke of all that Country rose much lyke a Furnace great And yet God thought on Abraham in this consuming heate 44 And vpon Lot God mindful was when he his Angelles sent And hym deliu'red from the myddes of Cities when they brent 45 And Lot from Zoar did depart he feared there to dwell And in the Mountaines chose a place a hollow Caue or Cell Where he and his two Daughters lefte Contented were to Dwel 46 And in those Dayes Lottes daughters sawe how eu'ry Man was slayne And none but Lot theyr father left alyue that did remayne 47. The Elder to the Yonger sayd good sister myne beholde Ther 's not a man left in the world to know vs as men should 48 Come we wil make our father dronke and fil his head wyth Wyne And lye wyth him and rayse him seede the first Night shal be myne 49 And so that night they made him dronke she wyth her father laye But Lot knew not when she lay downe nor when she went her way 50 And in the Morning so it hapt the Elder Daughter sayd Sister behold this Night that 's past no whit at all afrayd 51 I lay al Nyght my father wyth let 's make him dronke also Againe this nyght and to his Bedde thy turne shal bee to goe 52 That we to him some seede may raise hereafter for to growe That Night againe they gaue him wyne and did hym ouerthrowe 53 And then the yonger Sister rose and lay wyth him likewise Lot not perceyued when she came nor when shee did arise 54 These daughters twayne their father knew and were wyth Child begot The father ouerchargde wyth Wyne the thing remembred not 55 Howbeit th' elder bare a Sonne and Moab was his name The Father of the Moabites hee is this day the same 56 The younger bare a Sonne also whose name was Benammi To Ammons broode hee father is vnto this day we trye The Contentes of the twentith Chapiter How Abraham as straunger went and did his wyfe denay And how the king of Gerar land tooke her from him away ANd Abraham now left the Playne of Mamre where hee dwelt And went in Countrye of the South where more Sunnes beate he felt 2 So there betweene Cades Sur a further truth to tell In Gerar pitched hee his Tent to soiourne there and dwell 3 Abimelech was king thereof and hee for Sarai sent Because t' was sayd a Woman fayre abydeth in his Tent. 4 When Abraham demaunded was what woman shee should bee Shee is sayd hee none of my wyfe but Syster is to mee 5. Abimelech had her away in purenesse of his Harte And Abraham did seeme content to let her so depart 6. But God vnto Abimelech by Night in Dreame thus spake Beholde sayd hee thou now shalt die for this same Womans sake 7 For shee is Wyfe vnto the Man that thou hast tane her fro Abimelech yet touche her not nor no time did her knowe O Lord sayd he and wilt thou slay the righteouse People soe 8. Did they not both to mee affirme his Sister shee to bee O Lord thou knowest with guiltlesse Heatt this thinge is done of mee 9. And God likewise by Dreame did say I knowe it very well Thy Heart and Handes were pure and cleane as thou to mee dost tell 10 I also thee preseru'de and kept agaynst mee not to sinne And therefore woulde not suffer thee to knowe what shee had bin 11. But see that thou deliuer nowe the Man his Wyfe agayne For hee is a Prophet and shall praye that thou maist liue and raigne 12. But if thou wilt not let her goe and set her from thee free Bee sure that thou shalt die the Death and all thou hast with thee 13 Abimelech betimes therfore that Morning did aryse And all his seruauntes did commaund t' appeare before his eyes 14 And in their eares declared that which God to him had sayd The hearing of the which in deede did make them sore afrayde 15 Likewise for Abraham he cal'd and sayd what hast thou done And what haue I offended thee that thou hast thus begonne 16 To bring on mee and kingdome myne so great a Synne as this What didst thou see in mee or these to do so much amisse 17 O King sayd then this Abraham of truth such was the cace As I did thinke God was not knowne nor feared in this place 18 And therfore hauing such a wyfe as fayre is to the eye Lest for her sake I perish should and so too tymely dye 19 I sayd she was and so shee is my Sister as you see By Father but by mother not and Wife became to mee 20 And after from my Fathers house when God did byd mee goe Then to my wife in sort I sayd this kyndenesse do me showe 21 In places where wee wander in if any aske and saye Is this thy Husband yea or no thou shalt the same denay 22 And mee confesse a Brother thyne whome Nature doth compell To wander thus about wyth mee in Countries where to dwell 23 Abimelech the kinge then tooke of Sheepe and Oxen store Of men seruauntes and Women too and brought them him before 24 And gaue them vnto Abraham for euer to remayne And with the same deliuered Sara his wyfe agayne 25 And sayd behold before thy face my Land doth open lye Choose where thou wilt therein to dwell as best shall please thyne eye 26 But vnto Sarah sayd the king Sara behold and see I haue thy Brother Siluer geeuen a thousand pieces free 27 And hee the Ueyle is of thyne eyes to all that are with thee And al men els and therewithall reproued so was shee 28 So Abraham to God did praye and God his voyce did heare The King made whole his Wyfe and Maydes did Children after beare 39 For God thus plagued had the house of Bimelech the King The Matrix of them all were stopt they might no issue bring Till Abraham his Wyfe receiu'd thus happened the thinge The Contents of the XXI Chapter How Isaac that promisde was is heere of Sara borne How Hagar wyth yonge Ismaell in Banishment doth morne And how the Angell of the Lorde vnto poore Hagar cam And of the Cou'naunt made betweene the Kynge and Abraham AS God before had promised as hee to Sodome went Sarah to see in his returne so ere the time were spent 2. Shee knewe her selfe to bee with child and bare a goodly
whereof they all were glad ANd Abraham was verye olde wel slept in yeares and dayes And in all thinges had God him blest by diuers sundrye wayes 2 He sayd his eldest seruant to which chiefest rule did heare Come put thy hand vnder my Thighe for I wyl make thee sweare 3 Euen vnto God of Heauen and Earth before whose face I stand That thou perfourme this solemne Oth by putting to thy hand 4 That is thou shalt not take a wyfe to Isaac my Sonne Of daughters of the Cananites among the which I wonne 5 But shalt vnto my natiue soyle among my kynred goe And there a wyfe thou shalt prepare for Isaac to know 6 But Sir sayd hee what if that shee wyl not agree thereto And come with mee into this Land Shall I this thing then doe 7 As bring thy Sonne into the Land out which thou camest fro Beware of that sayd Abraham by Oth I charge thee no. That thou not thyther bring my Sonne where now thy selfe doest goe 8 For why the God of Heauen which from my fathers house mee tooke And from the Land where I was borne and that which vndertooke 9 T' appeare to me and sweare to me and sayd vnto thy Seede Wyll I this Land to them and theirs for euer geeue in deede 10 I say that God shal send with thee his Angel now from hence That thou maist choose and take a wyfe vnto my sonne from thence 11 But if the woman do refuse and for to come seeme loth Then set her rest and thou art free from daunger of this Oth. 12 But yet this thing aboue the rest I charge thee vpon payne That thou my sweete Sonne Isahack not thyther bring agayne 13 And so the Seruaunt put his hand vnder his maysters Thye 14 And sware to him concerning this himselfe faythful to trye And tooke with him of Camels ten of other Goodes great store The choise and best of al that were his Maysters goodes before 15 Unto Mesopotamia by traueil great hee got Unto the Cittie of Nahor that Uncle was to Lot 16 And there without the Citty gate a Well he did espie He made his Camels on the ground along thereby to lye 17 It was in th' Euening when he came at setting of the Sunne Such tyme as Women to the Well for water thyther come 18 The seruaunt then of Abraham hard by the Wel him staid And lifting by his eyes to Heauen to God in Hart thus prayd 19 Thou mightie God of Maister mine from whom I hyther came This Day me speede and Mercy showe vpon thyne Abraham 20 For loe I stand the Well hard by where Maides wyl Water fet And Daughters of the City here there Pitchers downe wil set 21 The Damsell now to whom I say bowe downe thy Pitcher here And let me drinke some of the Springe and Water that is cleere 22 Yf shee say Drynke and I wyl geue thy Camelles Drinke also The same is shee thou hast ordaynde For Isaac to know 23 And thereby shall I vnderstand thy mercy great in showe Upon my maister Abraham thou largely doste bestowe 24 And ere he had thus made an ende behold it came to passe Rebecca oute for Water came that Bethuelles Daughter was 25 Sonne vnto Melcha Nahors wyfe brother to Ibraham Her Pytcher on her shoulder set thus to the Well she came 26 Exceding fayre the Damsel was to see or looke vpon A Mayd also and free from man for knowne she was of none 27 Then downe she went vnto the Well and did her Pitcher fill Came vp agayne and homeward went shee thought not to stand still 28 The Seruaunt then vnto her ranne and thus to her did say Of this thy Pitcher let me suppe some water I the pray 29 Drynke sir she sayd and therewythall a while so did shee staye And hasted downe vppon her Arme her Pitcher for to laye 30. And gaue him drinke and after sayd I will before I goe More Water drawe that Camelles thine may drinke enough also 31. Into a Trough that stoode thereby her Pitcher emptied shee And Ran agayne vnto the Well with speede such as might be 32. And Water drewe for Camels al and to the trough it brought The fellowe sure great wonder had at her within his thought 33. But held his peace and silent was to wit where God or no Had made his Iourney prosperous that hee about did goe 34. And as the Camels left to drinke hee tooke an Eareringe forth Of halfe a Sykle weight in Golde the value somewhat worth 35. Two Golden Bracelettes for her handes of Sikles tenne in weight All these vnto the Mayde he gaue and shee receiu'de them streight 36. Whose Daughter then sayd hee art thou I pray thee do mee tell And is there roume for vs to Lodge in House where you do dwell 37. I am sayd shee the Childe begot of Bethuell by name And hee the Sonne of Nahor was and Milcha bare the same 38. Hee hearinge this the Eareringe tooke and put it on her Face And eke the Goulden Bracelettes both about her armes did brace 39 His body bow'de and worshipped the God of Heauen and sayde God of my Maister Abraham be blessed for this Mayde 40. For thou with Mercy and with Truth hast delt with Maister myne That I vnto his Brothers House am brought by Mercy thine 41. The Damsell to her Mothers house apace did homeward runne And told to al that were therein eche thinge both sayd and donne 42 And Laban that her Brother was so sone as he had seene The Eareringes and the Bracelettes on hir armes the same betwene 43 And heard the wordes his sister spake thus sayd the man to me He then ranne out vnto the man And by the Wel stode he 44 And all his Camelles heard him by the Wel side round about Come in saide Laban blest of God wherfore stand'st thou without 45. I haue the house prepard and drest and roume enough for these Thy Camelles all prouided haue wherein to take their ease 46. And then the man into the house came in with gladsome thought Hys Camels there vnbridle did and Laban Litter brought 47. And Prouender for Camelles his and Water sweete and trimme To washe his Feete and Feete of those that thither came with him 48. And set before him and the men of good and holsome Meate Quoth he I will my errande say before that I do eate 49. Say on my frende sayd Bethuell the Father of the Mayde What ere it bee thou welcome art therefore bee not afraide 50. I am sayd hee to Abraham a seruaunt as you see And God hath blest my Maister so with Richesse great that bee 51. That Measure may not measure them hee is become so great God hath him geeuen of Siluer Gold of Oxen Sheepe and Neate 52. Of Men Seruauntes and Maydens and of Camelles in such sort And Asses eke the Herdes whereof
Letushim Leummim Medan Midean Ephah Epher Hanock Abida Lldach Ishbak Shuah 2. And ere eight score and fiftene Yeeres of Abraham were runne Sore sicke hee fel and gaue his Goodes to Isaac his Sonne 3 But to those Sonnes that hee begat by Lemmans his that fell He gaue them Gyftes sent them farre of from Isaac to dwell 4 Thus in a goodlye lustie age when hee ynough had lyu'de Death him approacht and in due time of Lyfe bee him depriu'de 5 Then Isaac and Ismael when death his lyfe had caught Their Fathers Bodie decentlye into the Caue it brought 6 Which Caue doth stand within the Field of Ephron Zoars Sonne Which Abraham before had bought and with his monye wonne 7 Within this Caue was Abraham and Sara eke like wise Entoumbde with Rites and Obsequies as such was then the guyse 8 And after this it pleased God this Isaac to blesse That hee a mightie people grew with infinite increase 9 Hee did inhabite by the Well that named was to bee The VVel of him that euer liues and euer seeth mee 10 These are the Generations of Ismaell to showâ— Which Hagar bare to Abraham his Mayde that was you know Ismael Nebaieth Kedar Aâ—heel Mâ—bsam Mishma Dumah Massa Hâ—dar Tema Ietur Naphish Kedemah 11 And by their Townes and Castels eke these twelue did take their name And of their Housholdes Princes twelue did spring out from the same 12 The yeares of lyfe that Ismael vpon the Earth did beare Were Iust one hundreth to accompt and seuen and thirty yeare 13 Then fel he sicke his time was come no longer might he byde And after Death then was he layd his people them beside 14 These are the Generations of Isaac to name Who Sonne was vnto Abraham for he begat the same 15 Yeeres Forty old was Isaack when he to Wyfe did take Rebecca who for hym alone her Parentes did forsake 16 Shee Daughter was to Bethuel the Aramite you know And Labans Sister th' Aramite this Bethuelles Sonne also 17 And Isaac wel knowing that his Wife now barreyn was Made humble prayer vnto God and so it came to passe 18 That God of hym intreated was and she conceiued Life And both the Babes together stroue in Bodye of his wife 19 Said shee therfore if it bee so what helpeth it at all With Childe to bee when in my wombe such strife doth them befall 20 And therfore vnto God she went to be resolu'de of this To whom God sayd bee thou content nothing is there amisse 21 But in thy wombe two people are which shall from thee proceede And Nacions twayne sure shal they bee vpon the Earth in deede 22 The younger shal farre mightier be much more then shal the other Also the elder shal become a Seruaunt to his Brother 23 And when her trauayling time was come deliuered for to bee Behold two Twynnes forth from her Wombe into the World brought she 24. And he that first proceded forth was Red and rough about And Esau they his name did cal and after him came out 25 His Brother holding Esau hard with hand vppon his Heele And Iacob called they his name that Brothers Foote did feele 26. These Children grew and Esau then a Hunter good became Also the Earth did Till and Plow and play the Husbandman 27. But Iacob was a perfect man and in the Tentes did dwell But Isaac Esau his Sonne did loue exceding wel 28. Because he Genson often caught which he thereof did Eate But yet Rebecca Iacob lou'de and wel did hym entreate 29 It so befell that Iacob this of Rice that 's red did take And did therewith as well he could a messe of Potage make 30 And as from hunting Esau came and fainty was withall Upon the name of Iacob then his brother did he call 31 And sayd I pray the brother mine haue some remorse on me And feede thou me with Potage there that 's made of Rise I see 32 For I am weake and feeble too and faynt as man may be And therefore Edom was he cald as witnesseth Abdye 33 Sayd Iacob then fel me this Day the Birth right that is thyne And I for that now wil the giue a Messe of Potage myne 34 Sayd Esau then behold I am the Dore of Death hard by What profit then can birthright this do mee if that I dye 35 Iacob hym sayd then sweare to me as thou hast sayd before That I thy Birthright shal possesse from henceforth euermore 36 And Esau there his hand forth put vnder his Thighe and sware And sold his brother al his right for which he did not care 37 Then Iacob gaue to Esau that that did him best content Of Breade and Pottage made of Rice and so away hee went The Contents of the XXVI Chapter THe Iourney Isack made Abimelech vnto The Promisse made to Isaac and to his Seede also Howe hee rebuked was heere vnderstand you shall For that his VVyfe hee did denay and Sister did her call The Sheepherdes fallinge out for digginge of the VVell How Isaac was comforted this lykewyse shall you tell And of th' Attonment made heere well perceyue you may Betweene the Kynge and Isaac and of theyr Feastinge Day ANd after this within the Lande a Derth there such becam As far did passe the Derth that was in Dayes of Abraham 2. Then Isaac from where hee dwelt his Iourney forth did passe And went vnto Abimelech Philistine Kinge that was 3. And there the Lord to him appear'de and sayd thou shalt not goe To Egipt downe but here abide in Land I will thee shoe 4. I shall thee blesse and bee with thee the Dayes that thou shalt liue And after thee vnto thy Seede these Countreys will I giue 5. And will performe the Oth I sware thy Father thee before And as the Starres wil multiplie thy Seede for euermore 6 And in thy Seede shal Nations al that on the Earth shal be Be blest because that Abraham hath harkened vnto me 7 And kept my Law and ordinaunce my Statutes and my wyl Therefore as I wyth him haue bene with thee so wil I stil. So Isaac in Gerar dwelt and did Gods best fulfil 8 And they of Gerar where he dwelt beheld Rebecca wel And saw how that in fauour she and beauty did excel 9 And askte of hym whether or no she was his spoused wyfe Affrayd hee was and her deny'de lest they would take his Lyfe 10 Beecause of her and therefore sayd shee is my sister sure But not my Wyfe whom Nature moues wyth me thys to endure 11 And it befel by tracte of tyme after theyr long abode The king from out his wyndow look't and cast his eies abrode 12 By hap did see this Isaac Rebecca eke also Sportyng and playing louingly as they together goe 13 The King forthwith this Isaac before his presence cald The sodden
charge thee take no Wyfe of these where wee thus longe haue stayd 2. But rise and get thee to the house of Bethuel Graundsyre thine Who Father to thy Mother is and louinge Wyfe of mine 3 And there amonge the Daughters such of Laban Bethuels Sonne Thou shalt a wife from thence chose out as I tofore haue donne 4 And God Almighty do the blesse and make the great to grow And multiply thy Seede on Earth so mighty for to showe 5. That Multitudes of People maye springe forth and growe by thee And blessinge geue of Abraham with thee and thine to bee 6. And that thou maist the Land possesse a straunger where thou art Which God hath geuen to Abraham so Iacob did depart 7. And to Mesopotamia to Bethuels sonne he went And did performe his Fathers hest in euery thinge hee ment 8. When Esau sawe that Isaac had Brother Iacob blest And to Mesopotamia howe hee was redy prest 9 And how that as he blessed him he gaue him charge also To take no woman vnto wife of Canaan to know 10 But that he should a wife fetche thence from whence his mother came And saw his father liked not the Seede of Canaan 11 He also went to Ismael and daughter his did take And to those wiues he then possest a wife of her did make 12. As Iacob went to Haran ward a place he chaunced on Where as he â—aried al the night because the sunne was gone 13 And of that place a stone he toke vnder his head to set And layd him downe his head theron and thus a while he slept 14 And in the same behold he dreamd a Ladder longe to see That stode on Earth the toppe wherof to Heauen did seme to be 15 Upon the same went vp and downe Gods Angelles in his sight And God vpon the Ladder stode wyth Countnaunce shininge bright 16 Which said I am the Lord and God of Abraham that 's past Likewise the God of Isaac that euermore shal last 17 The Land where on thou sleepest now I will gyue vnto thee And to thy sede that 's yet to come which after thee shal be 18 And as the Dust vpon the Earth thy Seede so wil I make For multitude vnspeakable this wil I for thy sake 19 And thou shalt spred abrode on Earth alonge vnto the West And to the East the North and Southe as I haue the exprest And thorow thee and seede of thee all Kinredes shal be blest 20 Behold and see I am wyth the and wil the kepe also In euery place where thou shalt passe â–ª or where thy feete shal goe 21 And backe againe vnto this Land I wyl thee safely bring And wil performe what I haue said to thee in eu'ry thing 22. When Iacob from his sleepe awoke wyth heauy chere and sad The Lord sayd he is in this place and I no knowledge had 23 Afraid he was and therefore said how fearefull is this place It is I see of God the house of Heauen the gate to passe 24 So Iacob earely in the morne stode vp and toke the stone Which he had layd vnder his head to make a pillow on 25 And pitched it vpon an ende and as the Text doth tel Hee powred Oyle on top thereof and nam'd the place Bethell 26. Which Luz before that time was cal'de and Iacob vowd a vowe If God sayd he will be with mee in this my iourney now 27 And wil me keepe and geue me breade and clothes to couer me So that vnto my fathers house I come agayne may bee 28 Then sure the Lord shal be my God and this same Stone you see Which I haue set vpon an ende the house of God shal be 29. And also will of euery thinge that thou to mee shalt giue The tenth thereof geue thee againe all dayes that I shall liue The Contentes of the XXIX Chapter Sauen Yeares doth Iacob Laban serue For Rachel Labans Childe Vnto his bed is Leah brought And Iacob is beguilde Hee marieth both and serueth yet seuen yeares for Rachell more And Leah doth Conceiue and beare and prayseth God therefore THen Iacob lyfted vp his Feete to pace his iourney oute And came to Country of the East and as hee lookt about 2 Behold in field there was a Wel and Flockes of Sheepe hard by And on the mouth of that same Well a mighty Stone did lye 3 So thyther were the Flockes al brought that they might water take And then the Stone was rold away more roome for Sheepe to make 4 And when the Sheepe had dronke their fill they put the Stone agayne Upon the Wel til watring tyme the Mouth did close remayne 5 Sayd Iacob then vnto those men my Brethren whence are yâ—e Of Haran Syr sayd they we are and Shepeheardes as you see 6 And know you Laban then sayd hee that Nahors Sonne should bee We know him very wel sayd they a vertuous man is hee 7 And is hee in good health or not I pray you do me tell In health sayd they and see where comes his Daughter young Rahell Driuing the Flocke of Fathers Sheepe to bring vnto thys Well 8 It is but early day sayd hee too sone haue you brought hyther It is not tyme the Cattel should be gathred yet together 9 But insomuch as ye be heere and by the Well remayne Water the sheepe and so departe that they may feede agayne 10 We may not so our custome is to gather all in one Then from the mouth of this same Well wee rolle away the Stone And so we water all our sheepe and backe agayne are gone 11 Whyle hee yet talked with those men young Rahel came apace With Fathers sheepe for shee them kept and when shee was in place 12 No sooner had young Iacob seene this Rahel in the face But from the Well he rold the Stone and so in little space 13 He watered the Flocke of Sheepe that Rahel thyther brought Which Flocke of Sheepe Laban in deede his mothers Brother ought 14 And Iacob there did Rahel kysse and lifted vp his voyce And wept and shed such teares of ioye as men that much reioyce 15 Hee told her then how that he was her fathers brothers Sonne She ranne and told her father all what was both sayd and done 16 UUhen Laban heard of Iacob there his Sisters Sonne to bee He ranne to meete and him embrast and welcome sayd to mee 17 And when hee had him frendlye kist home to his house him brought And Iacob there to Laban told the matter all in thought Which hee against his brother had by mothers counsell wrought 18 Sayd Laban than thou art my bone and eke my Flesh also And heee abode a Month with him about his worke to goe 19 Though thou said hee my Brother bee should thou for nought serue mee Tel mee what shal thy wages bee and I wil
whatso euer God hath spoken vnto thee Do that accordinge to his will so happy shall wee bee 24. Then Iacob rose and seâ— his Sonnes and Wiues on Camels backe And caried thence his Flocke away and nothinge seem'de to lacke 25. And all his Substance which he had procured as you beare His Riches and Possessions too which hee had gotten there 26. He droue them forth to Isaac his Father for to goe Unto the Land of Canaan that hee before came fro 27. Now when as Laban went to sheate his Sheepe as other â—id Rahell purioynd her Fathers Gods and secretly them hide 28 Thus Iacob Labans hart did steale because he went away And would not let hym vnderstand of his remouing Daye 29 So priuily he went his way wyth al that ere he had And past the Ryuer Euphrates towardes Mount Gilead 30 And three Dayes after Iacobs flight was worde to Laban brought Who after with his Brethren went the same for to haue caught 31. And seuen dayes iourney in pursute they after him did make And when vnto the Mount they came they did him ouertake 32. And God by Night to Laban came and in a Dream did say Take hede thou speake nothing but good to Iacob in the way 33. Then Laban Iacob ouertooke as he in Iourney went And Iacob in mount Gilead there pitched downe his Tent. 34. And Laban pitched there his Tent with Brethren his also Sayd Laban vnto Iacob then what made thee thus to goe 35. Why â—ast thou stolne my hart away and Daughters twayn with thee As though they had with Sword and Targe pore Captyues taken be 36. Wherfore went thou thus secretelye away from me vnknowne And did not say let me depart with that which is myne owne 37 And that I myght wyth melody haue brought thee on the way And kissed so my Daughters deare at their departing day 38. Thou wast a foole thus wise to do thou knowest I am stronge And able am to doe thee ill and to reuenge this wrong 39. But sure the God of Father yours spake yesternight with me Take hede thou speake but that is good Iacob vnto sayd he 40. And though desyre thus prick thee forth thy fathers house to see Yet wherfore hast thou filcht and stolne my Goddes away with thee 41. I was afrayd sayd Iacob then my Wyues thou wouldst denay And therfore did we priuily conuey our selues away 42 But where as Theft thou layest to me looke where the same shal fall Let hym streight dye on whom it s found before our Brethren all 43 Now serch and seke and if thou fynde of thyne that is with me Let me abyde rebuke thereof and take it vnto thee 44. But Iacob knew not how his wyfe who Rahel had to name Had stolne away her fathers Goddes and closely kept the same 45. Then Laban came to Iacobs Tent and Leahs tent also And searched in the maydeÌ„s Tent but found them not and so From Leahs Tent departing he to Rahels Tent did goe 46. Now Rahel had ere father came his Ydols taken out And hid them in the Camells Straw hir father sought abowt 47. But stil she sat vppon the Straw wherein the Ydolies lay To Laban then her father she with feeble voyce did say 48 My Lord sayd she not angry be most humbly I do pray That I do not aryse to thee for skarse I able may 49. Because the course of Women now is on me all this daye Thus Laban sought but found them not and so went he his way 50 Then Iacob wrothe and angry was and did with Laban chyde And sayd what trespas haue I done or what hast thou espyde 51. In mee or these that are with me that thou shoulde vs pursue Thou ransackt hast my stuffe ech whit hast thou found vs vntrue 52 What hast thou found of all that 's thyne abiding here with me Put it before our brethren here to iudge twene me and thee 53 Behold I haue these Twenty Yeares bene faythful Seruaunt thyne Thy Sheepe and Goates not Barrayne were but fruitful in the time 54 â–ª Ne did thy Ewes yet cast their Yong the Rams eke of thy flocke I haue not eate but alwayes haue maintayned stil thy stocke 55. And what so ere was torne by Beastes or perisht in the Wood I neuer brought it vnto thee my selfe did make it good 56. For of my handes didst thou requyre the same for to repay As though with Theues it had bene stolne by Night or els by day 57. And in the Day the heat of Sunne consumed me ful sore And in the night the bitter frost with cold did nip me more 58. Thus Day and Night in heat cold I seldome tyme haue slept So careful was I on the charge of cattel thyne I kept 59. Thus haue I spent these xx Yeares and in thy House remayne And Fourteene of these twenty yeres was for thy daughters twayne 60 And sixe yeres seruice for thy shepe I kept vpon the Plaine Yet thou my wages chaunged hast too many times certaine 61 Except the God of Father mine the God of Abraham And eke the God whom Isack fear'd and God that to me cam 62 Had ben wyth me thou surely had me empty sent away And geuen me nought for seruice long as I haue sayd this Daye 63 But God beheld my troubles great and labours of my hand And thee rebuked yester night thy selfe dost vnderstande 64 Now Labans conscience moued was and sought a Peace to make And therefore vnto Iacob sayd this wil I vndertake 65 These Daughters twayn my Daughters are these Sonnes are also mine These shepe and al thou seest beside are myne as wel as thyne 66 And what can I this Day then doe to these my Daughters heere Or to their sonnes which they haue borne that in my sight appeere 67 Come now therefore and let vs make A league most firme to be Whiche may a wytnes bee for aye betwene my selfe and thee 68 They both agreed and Iacob toke a stone and set it right Up lyke a Piller for to stande In euery bodies sight 69 Then Iacob to his brethren sayde take you vp stones likewyse And so they did and made an heape as best they could devise 70 And on the heape of stones that was they sat them downe to Eate Great frendes they were and gently did each other wel intreate 71 This heape of stones did Laban call and Iacob eke also In both theyr tongues the Witnes heape for euery one to knowe 72 This heape said Laban witnes is twene me and thee this day Therfore he cald it Galeed the lyke did Iacob saye 73. Sayd Laban then Mizpah also this heape shal called be Because the Lord when we depart shal loke twene me and thee For if my Daughters thou shalt vexe or other wyues shal take Besyde my Daughters now thy wyues or Doughters myne forsake 75. Behold her 's none but we our selues God shal
â—uer Peniél the Sunne him rose vpon So halted hee of that same Thigh the Angel stroke him on 44 The Israelites forbeare to eate The Synewe to this daye That is in that place of the Thighâ— where Iacobs Synewe lay 45 Because the man that stroue with him did touch the hollow place Of Iacobs Thighe wherein hereby the shronken Synewe was The Contentes of the XXXIII Chapiter Esau and Iacob are agreed and Esau goes to Seir. And Iacob vnto Sichem went and set his Tentes vp there THen Iacob lifting vp his eies his Brother did behold And wyth hym came foure huÌ„dreth men as erst to hym was tolde 2. Then Iacob vnto both his Wyues and to his Maidens twayne His Children put ech by themselues in order to remayne 3. The Maydens both and Children theyrs that he by them did get The formost of the company in order did hee set 4 And next to them he Lea plaste and Children hers also And Rahell last with her younge Sonne appoincted was to goe 5 And then himselfe went them before as Guide vnto them all Seuen times ere hee his Brother mette vppon the Ground did fall 6 Esau hym met embraced hym and frendly did him kisse They both brast forth with Teares and wept great Ioy to see was this 7 Then Esau lifted vp his eies and did the women see And Children theyrs standing them by whence hast thou these sayth he 8 And do these women and these youthes â–ª belonge or no to thee They are sayd he thy Seruauntes Sonnes which God hath geuen to mee 9 Then came the Maydes wyth Children theirs and did obeysaunce showe And Leah wyth her Chyldren came and did her dutye knowe 10 And last of all came Ioseph forth his Mother Rahell too Who gaue to him obeysaunce such as duty bad them doe 11 Sayd Esau vnto Iacob then what Droue is that I met Of Goates of Sheepe of Camelles Bulles of Kyne and other Neaâ—e 12 My Lord sayd he that fauour I may finde in sight of thee I haue them sent vnto my Lord as present geuen from me 13 Not so my Brother Esau sayd enough haue I in store I neede them not kepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe therefore 14 Ah nay My Lord but if I haue found fauor in thy sight Receyue this present from my handes and therein do me right 15. For I this Day haue seene thy Face as though I should beholde The Face of God and thy good will both makes mee glad and bolde 16 Ah take my blessinge that is brought for God hath mercy showne And so â—ee Esau did compell to take it for his owne 17. When hee these Presentes had receiu'de let vs sayd hee now go And I will leade the Waye before my Lord sayde hee not so 18. Thou know'ste the Children tender are the Ewes with Younge bee great So bee the Kine vnder my Hand I shall my Lord entreate 19 Least Men the Herd should ouerdriue but euen one Day to try Both Ewes and Kine and all the rest would perish by and by 20. And therefore let my louinge Lord goe on before ifâ— please And I will softly after come and driue the Herd with ease 21. So as the Cattell may endure and Children able bee I shall to Seir still follow on and there my Lord will see 22. Sayd Esau then yet let mee leaue some of my Folke with thee What needeth it my Lord sayd he this one thing graunt to mee 23. That I mayâ— grace and fauour finde before thy sight this Daye For thereof haue I nede my Lord for which I humbly pray 24. So now agayne did Esau go to Seir forthe on his way And Iacob did his Iourney take to Suchot which men say 25. Was called so by reason of the Tentes and Bothes he made Wherein his Cattel from the heate was cherisht in the shade 26 And Iacob built him there an howse and so to Salem cam Of Sichem whych a City is in Land of Canaan 27. And this was after he came from Mesopotamia Which is a Country longe and brode and sette in Asia 28 Before this City did he pitch his Tentes whereas he found Of Hamors brode of whom he bought a certaine peece of Ground And for the same in mony payd an hundreth peeces round 29 And Iacob built an Aulter there to prayse the Lord wythal And on the God of Israell continually did cal The Contents of the XXXIIII Chapter The rauishing of Dina fayre that Iacobs daughter was By Sichem Hamors sonne and Heyre who sought to bring to passe To haue this Dina to his wyfe and so was borne in hand By brethren hers who tooke the lyfe of Males all in the Land WHhylst Iacob there inhabited in Salem t' vnderstand His daughter Dina went to see the daughters of the Land 2 When Sichem Hamors sonne her saw who Lord was of that Soyle Within his brest her beautie bred of Lust such burning broyle 3 That hee by force this mayden tooke her person did abuse His hart on Dina was so layd hee had no power to chuse 4 He spake her fayre and loued her as deare as his owne lyfe And to his father Hamor sayd get mee this mayd to wyfe 5 Iacob this knew but held his prace til hee his Sonnes might see For they were keeping Beastes in field as t' was their wont to bee 6 And Hamor Sichems Father came and vnto Iacob went To common of his Sonnes request was nothing els hee ment 7 But when the Sonnes of Iacob came whose Sister Dina was And heard by Sichems likinge lewd what thing was come to passe 8 It greeu'd them much and wroth they were hee had such folly wrought In Israel which thing in deede no man to do so ought 9 And Hamor vnto Iacob sayd the Soule of this my Sonne Doth long for Dina Daughter yours in maryed state to wonne 10 Geeue her to wyfe and ioyne with vs your Daughters geeue also And take our Daughters vnto you wee may together grow 11 So shall wee then together dwell the Land for you shal bee Therein to doe as best you like and haue possession free 12 Then Sichem to her Father sayd and Brethren hers likewise Uouchsafe this fauour I may fynde and Grace before your eyes 13 And what soeuer you appoint that playnly wil I geeue Demaund large Gyftes and Dowry both it shall no whyt me greeue 14 Yea I wyl geeue according that which you shall say to mee So that the Damsel you do geeue my spoused wyfe to bee 15 Then Iacobs Sonnes sayd vnto them wee cannot do this thinge To geeue her one vncircumcis'd should shame vpon vs bring 16 Deceitfullye did Iacobs Sonnes to Sichem vse wordes mylde Because their Sister Dina hee thus Lewdly had defilde 17 In this wee wil consent sayd they if thou wilt bee as wee Let all the males among you borne then Circumcised bee 18 So will wee geeue
Beyond the Tower of Eder whereas to dwel he ment 26 It chaunced so as Israell now dwelled in the Land That Ruben Iacobs eldest Sonne tooke Bilha by the hand 27 And lay with her and knew shee was his Fathers Concubine The which thing came to Israels eare what Rubin did in fine 28 Twelue Sonnes in number Iacob had it wel appeareth so Which in Mesopotamia were borne him all we knowe 29 So Iacob to his father went to Mamre after this Which is a Cittie of Arbah and Hebron called is 30 Where Abraham and Isaac as straungers did abyde An Hundreth eightie yeares was hee when hee fell sicke and dyde 31 And was his people put vnto as Custome then did craue By both his Sonnes which buried him and layd him in his Graue Iacob in Padan-Aram got these Children tvvelue that bee Eight by his Wiues four by his Maydes in order as you see Iacob Leah Rubin Simeon Leui Iudah Isachar Zâ—bulâ—n Rahel Ioseph Beniamin IBilha Dan. Naphtali Zâ—lpha Gad Asher The Contentes of the XXXVI Chapter Esau departeth with his wyues and Cattell good and bad Iacob and hee are very rich good cause they haue to glad Esau doth dwel vpon Mount Seir it pleased so his mynde And Iacob yet in Canaan doth tarye styll behinde ANd Esau tooke his wiues his Sonnes and Daughters that hee had His Houshold Soules his Gooddes and al hys Cattell good and bad 2 And all the Substaunce hee had got in Land of Canaan And went into a Countrie of from Iacobs face as than 3 Because the Riches of them both was much and very great They might not well together dwell for why the Countries seate 4 Wherein as straungers they both were could not them both receaue So Esau went vnto mount Seir to dwel and tooke his leaue These are the Generations of Esau which is Edom. Timna vvas Eli phaz concubin The residue of Chapter this doth sundry names contayne The Text peruse so shall the same appeare to you more playne This Generation declareth that Esau vvas blessed temporallye that his Fathers blessing tooke place in vvorldly thinges Esau. Adah Elom an Hittite Eliphaz Timna Amalek Teman Oâ—ar Zephâ— Goâ—â—â— Kenar Basemath Aholibamah Anaâ— Zibeoâ— an Hiâ—â—â— Ieush â—â—â—lam Korah Ismael Nabaoth Reuel Nahoth Zerah Shaâ—â—ah Mizrah The Contents of the XXXVII Chap. Ioseph his Brethren doth accuse and doth his Dreames them tell His Brethren hate hym to the Death and him away do sell. His father wayleth sore his lacke and thinkes that he is kild But he for twenty syluer pence was sold in open field ANd Iacob dwelled in the Land wherein his Father was A Forreiner in Canaan and so it came to passe 2. When Ioseph was seuentene yeares old he kept his Fathers Sheepe And wyth his Brethren oftentyme did Neate and Cattel keepe 3. And thus the Lad with Bilhas Sonnes â–ª And Zilphas Sonnes also That Brethren were by Fathers Wiues which Handmaydes were you know 4. I say this Ioseph was wyth them and they him hated mutch In all Thynges that he said or did agaynst him did they grutch 5. And spake him euill and he the same vnto his Father tolde But Israell lou'd Ioseph more because when he was Olde 6. He hym begat then all the rest Of Children that he had And did a partye Coate him make of Coolours Lyght and Sad. 7. And when his Brethren did perceyue theyr Fathers Loue was more Bent towardes him then vnto them such Malyce was in store They could not speake to him in peace it greeued them so sore 8. And when yonge Ioseph Dreamd a Dream he had delight to tell The same vnto his Brethren all thinking to please them wel But they in hatred grewe the more theyr mischief was so fell 9. Sayd hee good Brethren lend your Eare I pray you vnto me And heare this Dreame which I haue Dreamde â–ª lette so your pleasure be 10. Behold me thought we were in Fielde bynding our sheaues together Such tyme as men to Haruest goe in season fayre of Wether 11 And Lo my Sheafe arose vpright and stoode vpon the Grounde Your Sheaues obeisaunce made to mine in compasse standinge Rounde 12 Shalt thou then bee our Kynge sayd they or Subiectes thine vs make And thus they hated him the more for Dreames and Woordes hee spake 13. And yet hee dream'd another dreame as oft hee did before And then vnto his Brethren sayd I haue dream'd one Dreame more 14 Mée thought I sawe the Sunne the Moone and Starres eleuen that be In lowlye sort and humble wise obeysaunce make to me 15 And he this Dreame his father told his brethren beynge by His father then rebuked hym and sayd vnto him why 16 What is this Dream which thou hast dream'd shall I then liue to see That I thy Mother and my sonnes shal fal on ground to thee 17 Hys brethren stil did hate him sore and were to hym vnkynd But yet his father noted wel this saying in his mind 18 His brethren then to Sichem went to kepe theyr fathers sheepe Said Israel Ioseph vnto do not thy brethren keepe 19 My sheepe in Sichem and my store I wil the send also Who aunswered Lo here am I his Father said then goe 20 And see whether al thinges be well wyth Brethren thyne or no And whether that the sheepe be wel come backe again and show 21. And so he sent him from the Uale of Hebron where he was And he to Sichem went the way but so befel the case 22 A certaine man by chaunce him found for Ioseph went astraye And wandred vp and downe the fieldes and myssed on the way 23 And then the man thus asked him what sekest thou this Day I seeke my Brethren tel me where they sheepe do keepe I pray 24 They are departed hence saide he for thus I heard them say Let vs now vnto Dothan goe and none of them sayd nay 25 Thus Ioseph then them after went and them in Dothan found And when they him beheld farre of they stampt theyr feete on ground 26 And councelled among themselues agaynst yonge Ioseph so That they would rid hym of his life and kil hym ere they goe 27 For one vnto another sayd this Dreamer comes at last Let vs bereue him of his Life and in some Pitte him cast 28 And we will say a wycked Beast made him a pray to be Then of his dreames what wil become the sequel we shal see 29 When Ruben heard what Brethren ment he Ioseph did conuey Out from theyr hands hys Lyfe to saue and thus to them did say 30 Good Brethren let vs not him kill ne let vs shede his bloud But cast hym in the pit that 's here if you shal thinke so good 31 But lay no hand on him sayd he whereby to do him payne All this he sayd Ioseph to ridde to father backe agayne 32 And so it hapt when
wee perishe in thy Sight both wee and eke our Lande By reason that the Ground is free from Labour of the Hande 28. Buy vs and eke our Land also and giue vs Bread therefore So will we binde our selues and Lande to Pharo euermorâ— 29. And therefore giue vs Seede to sowe that we maâ— liue not dye And that the Land for want of Tilth should not in wast thus lye 30. So Ioseph now bought all the Land of Egipt for the Kinge â–ª And euery Man his Ground had sould and euery other thinge Because the Force of Famins powre them greeuousâ—y did wrynge 31. And hee the People did remoue abrode from Place to Place Unto the Citties such as were and so in tyme and space 32. They were remou'de from side to side or to the Borders end Oâ— Egipt Land thus Ioseph did abrode the People send 33. But yet the Land the Preestes possest toeyrs Ioseph did not buy For they vppon King Pharoes charge continually did lye 34. And had theyr ordinary foode such as the King them gaue Wherby theyr Land they kept vnsold and to themselues did saue 35 Than Ioseph to the People sayd beholde you see this Day I for the King you and your Land haue bought you not denaye 36. Loe heere is Seede for you to sow gâ—e Eare and Till the Ground And of Encrease of Grayne and Corne that thereon shal be found 37. You shall the Fift part giue therof to Pharow for his share The rest is youres for Seede to Sowe and for your better fare 38. Yow may the same at will conuert to vse for Foode or Meate For you and for your Housholds al â–ª and Children for to eate 39 â–ª Sayd they thou hast our Liuâ—s preseru'd let vs sâ—tch Grace yet find As wee may Pâ—arâ—es Seruauntes bee to do what shalb'assignd 40. Then Ioseph made it for a Lawe remayninge to this Day That they the fifte parte of encrease should vnto Pharo pay 41. And Israell in Egipt dwelt as you tofore hero tell And in the Countrey of Goshen did Multiply right well 42. For they therein Possessions had and Grew exceedingly And Iacob there liu'de Seuentene Yeres and then dyd after dye 43 An hundreth Forty and Seuen Yeares did Iacob liue in al And so when as the time drew neere that he from Lyfe must fall 44. He called Ioseph vnto him and sayd as doth appeare Thy Hand now put vnder my Thyghe and truly to me sweare 45. If I haue Gâ—ace found in thy sight Deale truly now with mee In Egipt do not Burye mee but where my Fathers â—ee 46. When I shall slâ—epe wyth Fathers myne lette me not heere be staid â–ª But carry me and burye me where Fathers myne are layd I wil sayd Ioseph do in al as thou to me hast sayde 47. Sayd Israel then Sweare to me and Ioseph so did Sweare Towards his Beddes head Iacob then both blest and prays'd God there The Contentes of the XLVIII Chapter Here Ioseph now with his two Sonnes doth to his Father goe Iacob Gods promis doth Rehearse and doth Receiue also The sonnes of Ioseph as his owne and doth the yonger blisse Before the elder Sonne whereat theyr Father moued is AGayne it hapned after this that one to Ioseph sayd Thy Father Iacob now is sicke and very ill apayde 2. Then Ioseph did hymselfe prepare his Father for to see And both his Sonnes toke he wyth hym each one in his degree 3 And one to Iacob sayd behold thy sonne is come to thee Then Iacob tooke his strength to him and on his Bedde satte he 4. And Iacob vnto Ioseph said at Luz did God appeere To mee in Land of Canaan and gaue me blessing there 5. And Sayd â—ehold I will thee make so Fruâ—â—tfull in the Land And wil thy Seede so Multiply in Number as the Sand 6. And Likewise will I gyue to thee and to thy Seede also This Land for a Possession to thine for aye to know 7 And as concerning thy two Sonnes which borne are vnto thee In Egipt Land before I came to Egipt thee to see 8 They shal be myne as Ruben is and Simeon are myne But Linage thyne whych thou bee got them after shal be thyne 9. And they after theyr Brethrens names shal called be also As they in theyr Inheritaunce are named where they go 10 Now when that I from Padam came Rahell my wyfe did die Upon my hand in Canan Land as I the way past by 11 One halfâ— Dayes Iourney were not we to come Ephrath vnto But in the Waye I Buried her as best was so to doe 12 Then Israel beheld the Sonnes that Ioseph to hym brought And sayd to hym whose Sonnes are these which after me haue sought 13 Sayd Ioseph then they are my Sonnes whom God gaue here to mee Bryng them to mee I may them blesse for scarsly can I see 14 For why the Eyes of Israel were Dymme and Duske of sight So that he could not wel beholde nor wel discerne the Lighte 15 Then Ioseph caus'd his Sonnes to come Iacob did them imbrace And holding them vpon his knees did Kisse them on the Face 16 To Ioseph then sayd Israel my Sonne I had not thought Thy face for to haue sene and yet God hath me hyther brought 17 And I haue sene thy Seede also vnto my great reioyce Then Ioseph tooke them from his knees and so wyth humble voyce 18 Fel flat on ground and worshipt him and then with his right Hand Toke Ephraim his yonger Sonne and caus'd hym for to stand 19 The left Hand of his Graundsire by Manasseh so brought he With Left hand his gaynst Iacobs right by Byrth in his degree 20 Then Israel his right hand stretcht vpon the yongers head And his left hand acrosse his Right ful wysely forth he led 21 And on Manassehs Head it layed the Elder of the twainâ— His Handes thus placed on theyr Heads did so acrosse remayne 22 Also he Ioseph blest and sayd the God of fathers myne Beefore whose sight in Reuerent feare they walkte from tyme to tyme 23 I say the God which hath me fed the Dayes of al my life The Angel eke that me presâ—â—n'de from ill debate and strife 24 The Children blesse and let my name be named on them still Likewise the Name of Fathers mine that they may grow and fill 25 As Fyshe into a multitude amyd the Earth to bee When Ioseph Iacobs right Hand now on Ephraim dyd see It him dysp eased very much and therefore thus dyd hee 26. His Fathers hand wyth his hee staide the same for to remoue From Ephrims to Manassehs Head and sayd tweene Feare and Loue 27 Not so my Father this is hee the Elder of the twayne Remoue thy right Hand to his Head and lette it there remayne 28. His Father so refus'd to do as Ioseph badde hym tho But sayd I
vppon gods prouidence a] That is by â—trevve obedience thou hast declared thy liuelye fayth b) Signifyinge that there is no greater theÌ„ he Cap. 12.3 18.35 b) Or Holdes a) Sarah died in Kiriath Arba the same is Hebron in the land of CanaaÌ„ vvhen she vvas 127. yeares old Petrus Comestor 59. b] That is vvheÌ„ he had mourned so the godly mayâ— mourn if they passe not measure and the natural affectioÌ„ is commendable â–ª c) that is godly or excellent for the Hebrevves so speake of all thinges that are notable because al excelleÌ„cy commeth of God a) Because one caue is vvithin another b] meaning all the Cittisens and inhabitauntes c) To shevve them that hee had them in good estimatioÌ„ and reuerence (a) The common Sikle is about 20. pen so then 400. Sikles amounteth to 33. pound 6. shillinges 8. pens after 5. â— ster the ovvnce Cap. 50.16 (a) His seruauntes name vvas Eleazer (b) This shevveth that an oth may be required in a lavvful cause (a] He would not that hys Sonne should mary out of the godly familie for the inconuenieÌ„ces that come by marying vvith the vngodly are set foorthe in sundrie places of the scripture Cap. 12.8 13 21. 15 1â— (a) Lest hee should loose the inheritaunce promised Cap. 28.3.14 [b) He grouÌ„deth his prayer vpon Gods promise made to his mayster Verse 63. (a] The Seruaunto moued by Gods Spyrite desired to be assured by a Signe Whether Cod prospered his Iourney or no. (a) God permitted manye thinges both in Apparell and other thinges vvhich are novve forbidden specially vvhen they apertaine not to our mortifycation (a) For hee vvayted on Gods hande vvho had novv hard his prayer [a) The geÌ„tle entertaynment of Straungers vsed amonge y e godly Fathers (b] To blesse signifieth here to enriche or increase vvith Substaunce as the Text declareth a) The Cananites vvere accursed and therfore the godly cold not ioyne vvith theÌ„ in mariage b) Meaning among his Kinfolkes verse 60. a] signifyinge that this praier vvas not spokeÌ„ by the mouth but onely meditated in his hart a) He shevveth vvhat is perduty vvhen vve haue receiâ—ed any benâ—fite of the Lorde a) That is vnto thy maisters Sonne (b) Thaâ— vvas Laban a) This shevveth â—hat parentes haue not auctority to mary their childreÌ„ vvithout consent of the partyes b) That is let it be victorious ouer his enemie vvhich blessinge is fully accomplished in Iesus Christ c) This vvas the exercise of the Godly fathers to meditate gods promises and to pray for the accomplishment thereof a) The custom vvas that the Spouse vvas brought to hir husband hir head being couered in token of shamefastnes chastitye b) He vvas 40 yeares olde vvhen he maried her vvho bare him no Child 20 yere after August c) Or had left Morning for his mother a] The Ebrues say that this Keturah vvas Hagar vvho of a Lemman vvas made a Wyfe after the death of Sarah August [a) And sent them eastvvard vnto the Land of Kedes to auoide the dissencion that elles might haue come because of the Heritage [b) He died in the yere of his age 175. and vvas put to his people in Hebron August de ci li. 18. And Pet. Com. 66. (c) The death of Abraham vvhich vvas before the incarnacion of Iesus Christ. 1838. Yeres Coop Cap. 16.16 The Death of Ismaell [a) Which dvvelt amoÌ„ge the Arabians from Hauilah to Shur That is tovvardes Aegypt the vvay to Ashur and vvere seperated from the blessed Seede [b) Or hurt one another (c) That is seeinge y t one of them shall destroy the other (d] For that is the chiefe â–ª Refuge in al oure Miseries * The birth of Esau and Iacob (*] Or a man of the fielde (a] Of Canaan (a] Gods prouidence alvvay vvatcheth to directe the vvaies of his Children Cap. 12.8 and. 13.21 15.1 and. 24.9 (b] He coÌ„meÌ„deth AbrahaÌ„s obedience because Isaac should be the more redier to follovve the like [c) Whereby vvee see that feare and mistrust is founde in the most faythfull (a] By vvhich it myghte bee knovvn that she vvas his vvife [b]. In al ages â–ª men vvere persvvaded that gods vengeance should light vppon vvedlocke breakers a] The maliciou do enuy the grace of God in others b) The â—brevv vvorde signifieth a flood or valley vvhere vvater at any tyme runneth a) Or springiâ—g b) ContentioÌ„ or stryfe c) enmity or hatred d: Largenes oâ— roume e) god assureth Isakac agaist all feare by rehersing the promise made to Abraham a) To signifye that he vvolde serue no other god but the god of Abraham b] The hebrevves in svvearing began coÌ„monly vvith it vnderstaÌ„d the rest that is that god shal punishe him that breaketh the Oth Here the vvicked shevv that they are afraid lest that come vnto them vvhich they vvould do others a) Carnal affection vvhiâ—h he bare to Esavv made him forget that vvhich god spake vnto his vvife b) This subtilty is blame vvorty because she should haue taryed til god had performed his promise a] The assuraÌ„ce of God made hir bolde b) Althoughe Iacob vvas assured of this promise by fayth â–ª yet he did euil to seke it by lies the more because he abused Gods name there vnto a) This delcareth that he suspected somthinge yet god vvould not haue his decree altered [a) In perceiuing his error by appointing his heyr against gods sentence promised before [b] In the 25 Chap â–ª he vvas so called because he held his brother by the heele as though hee vvold ouerthrovv him therfore is hee here called an ouerthrovver or deceiuer [c) For Isaac did this as hee vvas the mynâ—ster and prophet of God (a] Because thine enemies shal be rounde about thee (b] Which vvas fulfilled in his Posteritie the Idumeanâ— vvho vvere Tributaries for a time to Israel and after came to libertie [c] Hypocrites only abstaineâ— from doing euill for feare of men [a) He hath good hope to recouer his byrth right by killing thee [b] For the vvicked sonne vvil kil the godly and the plague of god vvil aftervvard light on the vvicked sonne [c] vvhich vvere the vviues of Esavv (d] Hereby shepersvvaded Isaac to agree to Iacobs departing Isaac blesseth Iacob the second tyme to confirme Iacobs fayth lest he might thinke his father gaue it him vvithoute Gods Motion [b] Iacob is forbidden to take a vvife of the Cananites [c] Laban vvas brother vnto Iacobs mother Cap. 24.14 [d) The godly fathers vvere put in mind continually that they vvere but straÌ„gers in thys vvorld to the entent hey should lifte vp theyr eies to the Heauens vvher they should haue a sure dvvelling (e] Who vvas Laban brother to Rebecca Iacob Esavves mother [a) Or beside his vviues (b] Thinkinge thereby to haue recoÌ„ciled himselfe to his father but all in vaine (c( The sunne vvas set (d) Iacob dreameth of the Ladder (e] Christ is the Ladder vvhereby god man are
and see his Father in Heauynes (a) Not that hee vvas ashamed of his kiÌ„red but that he vvoulde couer his Brethrens Faulte (b] This exaÌ„ple teacheth that vve muste by all meanes comfort them vvhich are truly humbled vvounded for theyr synnes (a) Albeit god detesteth Synne yet hee turneth mans vvickednes to serue to his glory (a] Sâ—ing hee had remitted the fault don tovvards him he vvould not that they should accuse one another (a] Conducting the by my povver (b] In thy posteritie (c] Which appertained to him that vvas most dearest or Chiefe of the Kindred This Er OnaÌ„ died in CanaaÌ„ (a) or to prepare him selfe a place (b) Hee vvas not ashamed of his Father and kinred though they vvere of base condicion [a) That the King might be assured they vvere come see vvhat maner of people they were â–ª (a) Iosephs great modesty appeareth in that he vvould enterpryse nothing vvith out the kings commaundment * Exod. 1. * Some read that hee fed them as little Babes because they could not prouide for themselues against that Famine (a] That is the Land of Egipt and Canaan (b) Wherein hee both declareth hiâ— fidelâ—tie tovvard the king â–ª and his minde cleare from Couetousnes (a] For except the ground be tilled sovveÌ„ it perisheth is as it vvere deade All the Land of Egipt becam Pharos [a] By this chaunging they signified that they had nothing of theyr ovvne but receyued al of the kings Liberalitie [a] Except the Land of the Priests vvhich vvas not Pharaoes Cap. 50.7 (b) Hereby he protested that hee died in that faith of his Father â—eaching his children to hoape for the promised Land Cap. 49..32 a) He reioyced that Ioseph had promised him and setting himselfe vppon his Pillovv praised god 1. Chron. 29. b] Which vvas Manâ—sseh and Ephraim He moâ—e estemeth that his children should be receiued into Iacobs Family vvhich vvas the Church of God theÌ„ to enioy all the tresures of Egipt Cap. 28 17. a) Which is true in the carnall Israel vntil the comming of Christ and in the spiritual for euer †Which vvas Manasseh and Ephraim Cap 35.23 b] The faithful acknovvledge all benefytes to come of gods fre mercies a) That is to say his tvvo Sonnes from the Knees of his father b] gods iudgement is ofttymes contrary to mans he preferâ—eth that vvhich man despiseth *) Which vvas Ephraim (c) Which vvas Abraham and Isaac d) This Angell must be â—nderstand of Christ as cap 31 16 32.1 e) Let them be taken as my children Ioseph faileth in byndinge gods grace to the order of nature (b) In vvhom Gods grace should manifestly appeare (a] Which they had by faith in the promis (b) That is aboue the rest of his BrethreÌ„ (c) 〈…〉 you 〈…〉 d) Begotten in my youthe a) Meaninge that hee neyther conseÌ„ted to them in vvord nor thought Cap 34.34 b) For Leuy had no part Symeon vvas vnder Iudah c) As vvas verifyed in Dauid and Chryst. (a) His enemies shall so feare him (b) Shiloh is Chriâ—t the Messias the geuer of all prosperitie vvho shal call the gentills to Saluacion (c) A Country most aboundaÌ„t vvith Wines anâ— pastures is promist him (d] His force shal be great but he shall vvant courage to resist his enemies (a) That is full of Subtiltye (b) Seing the miseries that his posterity should fall into he brasteth out in prayer to god to Remedy it (c) He shal abound in Corn pleasaunt Fruictes (d) That is a Sonne of encrease (e) Are the daughters (a) Israel Stone is God (b] Because â—t vvas more nere to the accomplishment of the promis it had ben more of eÌ„ confirmed [c] That vvas vvhen he vvas sold from his Brethren or els in Dignitie (a] That is hee shall deuide the spoyle Cap. 37 46. This field is beside Mamre in the Land of Canaan * They vvere more excessiue in Lamenting then the faiâ—â—full Cap. 47.44 (a] The very infidells vvold haue otheâ— performed * Or Svveare (b) They vvere an exceeding great company * Or the Corn Floore of Atad Which vvere the InhabitauÌ„ts of the Land [a] Or Abel Mâ—zraim Cap. 23.19 (a] An euil coÌ„scieÌ„ce is neuer fully in rest (c) Meaninge that they vvhich haue one God should bee ioyned in most sure loue (a) Who by good successe seemeth to remitte it and therfore it ought not to bee reuenged by mee [a) Hee speaketh this by the Spirite of Prophecie exhotting his Brethren to haue ful trust in gods promise for their deliueraunce
them my Father to beeholde If that the Childe be not with mee vnlesse that see I woulde The Sorrowes great on Father mine ah las that happen shoulde The Contentes of the XLV Chapiter Howe Ioseph makes hym selfe well knowne vnto his Brethren all And doth embrace Younge Beniamin wyth weepinge teares that fall Hee sendeth for his Father deare wyth Horse and Charettes fit The olde Man doth beholde the same reioysinge mutch at it IOseph could not him self refrain before them that stoode by But cride away w t eu'ry man let none but these be ny 2 And euery Man departed theÌ„ce not one was left behinde Saue these his Brethren vnto whom Ioseph disclos'de his Minde 3. And Ioseph Wept and cride so loud vnto his Brethren tho As the Egiptians heard him cry and Pharos house also â–ª 4 Ioseph I am Brethren sayd he doth yet my Father liue His Presence so abashed them they could no aunswer giue 5 Good Brethren myne sayd Ioseph then come neere I pray to me And they came neere astonished and wondred hym to see 6 I am that Ioseph brother yours that you to Egipt sold Now therefore be not sad for it but merry be and bold 7 For God before you did me send into this Land I knowe For your good Preseruation and Lyues of many moe 8 For now two Yeres of Famyn great haue ben throughout the Land And fyue Yeres more are yet behind I g'yue you t'vnderstande 9 Wherein shal neither Earyng be nor Haruest wyth encrease Untyll seuen Yeres accomplisht be this Famyn shal not cease 10. Wherfore God hath sent me before in this same Land to be You to Preserue and keepe aliue and your Posterity And by a great deliuerance your Liues haue kept you see 11 Now then you hither sent me not but God who doth foreknow Of thinges to come who hath me made a Father to Pharo 12 And made me Lord of all his House and ruler through the Land Make hast therefore to Father myne and let him vnderstand 13 And tell him thus thy Sonne doth say who Ioseph is by name God hath me made of Egipt Land Lord ouer al the same 14 Come downe to me and tarry not and thou with me shalt Dwell In Goshen Land and be neere mee And al thinges shall be wel 15. Thou and thy Children here shall dwell and Childers Children thine Thy sheepe thy Beastes and al thou hast bryng it away in tyme. 16 Also I wil thee nourish there for yet Fyue yeares remain Of Dearth make hast lest thou and thyne doe sterue with pyning payne 17 And loe beholde your eyes do see and Beniamin likewise Who onely Brother is to mee doth see before his Eyes 18 It is my Mouth that speakes to you Expounder haue I none And in such Language doe I speake as is to you best knowne 19 And therefore do my Father tell what Honor I possesse And eache thing elles that you haue seene the same to him expresse 20 Then fell he on his Brothers Necke wyth Teares out from his Eies And Beniamin fell on his Necke and Wept on him likewise 21. And Ioseph all his Brethren kyste and Wept on them also And afterward they spake with him as Brethren ought to doe 22. The Uoyce or Tydinges of the same in Pharos House dyd fall Iosephs Brethren are come sayd they thus Range it through the Hal. It pleased Pharo very well and eke his Seruauntes all 23. Then vnto Ioseph Pharo sayd this to thy Brethren say Goe Lade your Beastes and so depart to Canaan the waye 24. Your Father take and Household all and come agayn to mee I will you geue of Egipt Lande the best your Eye may see And you shall eate the Chiefest Fruictes within the Land that bee 25. And I commaund thee thus to do from hence you Charettes take For Children yours and for your Wiues and for your Father sake With speede go bringe your Father here that wee may merry make 26. As for your Uessels and your stuffe set not your eye theron The best of all that 's in the Land is yours to byde vpon 27. His Brethren did as he them had and Ioseph to them gaue Of Chariottes fayre as Pharo had commaunded them to haue And for their Iourney victaâ—l gaue theyr Life and soule to saue 28. He gaue to euery Brother there excepting neuer a one Chaunge of Apparell for to weare theyr bodyes them vppon 29. But vnto Beiamin he gaue three hundreth â–ª Peeces fayre Of Syluer fyne and eke fyue sutes of rayment for to weare 30 And Ioseph to his Father sent of Female Asses tenne Well Laden all with chiefest things that Egipt yeldes to menne 31. Tenne Asses more he Laden sent wyth Wheat with Bread and Meate For his good Father by the way thereon to Feede and eate And fall not out sayd Ioseph then each other well intreate 32. From Egipt thus they passed thence to Canaan the way Where they their Father Iacob found to whom they thus did say 33. Our Brother Ioseph is aliue wee lette you vnderstand And he it is that gouernes al and Rules th' Egiptian Land 34. The hearing of these wordes in deede made Iacobs hart to fall As one that stoode twene hoope and Dread beleu'de them not at all 35. They further told by Circumstance as Ioseph â—ad them say But Iacob yet amazed was and stoode in doubtfull staye 36 But when he saw the Charriottes fayre that Ioseph had him sent His body easlye for to beare it dyd him mutch content 37 And then his Sprite reuiued fast and sayd ynough I haue That Ioseph liues I will him see ere I possesse my Graue The Contentes of the XLVI Chap. Heere Iacob with his Houshold all to Egipte goes apace And Ioseph meetes him by the waye wyth Teares alonge their Face ANd Israell his Iourney tooke with all the goods hee had And vnto Berseba went hee with mery heart and glad â— And offred Offringes to the God of Isack Father hys And God by Night in Uision spake to Isrell sayinge thus 3. Iacob Iacob Who aunswered behold Lord heere I am Sayd God I am thy Fathers God with thee that hither cam 4. Feare not to Egipt downe to passe for I wil with thee goe I will thee there a People make in Number greate to growe 5. And also will thee bringe againe and Ioseph shall likewise Put downe his Hand when thou shalt dye alonge vppon thine Eyes 6. Then Iacob rose from Berseba hee list no longer staye His Sonnes their Father carry did in Charryot for to lay 7. Lykewise their Children and themselues and Wiues were redy bent To goe into the Chariottes sutch as Pharo for them sent 8 And so theyr Cattell and theyr goods they gatte in Canan Lande Wyth them they brought to Egipt Soyle by Gods Almighty Hand 9 I say both Iacob and his Seede came altogether than Hys Sonnes and his Sonnes Sonnes wyth him from Land