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
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
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
out from the Earth this daye And from thy sight a Uagabond must hyde my selfe alway 18 And whosoeuer fyndeth me foorthwith he wyl me kyll Not so sayth God who kylleth Cayn seuenfold I punish wyl 19 And then the Lord did put a Marke vpon this Caytife Cayn That whosoeuer did hym fynde should let him passe vnslayne 20 And Cayn departed from the face of the almightye God Toward the East syde of Eden to dwell in Land of Nod. 21 Caynes wyfe by him conceiued was and Henoch foorth brought shee Sayd Cayn this Cyttie now I buyld shal lykewise Henoch bee labal Of whome they came in Tentes that dwelt And Cattall gaynde and profit felt Iubal Of him sprang they that wel could pleye Upon the Harpe and Organ keye Henoch Irad Mehuiael Methusaeâ— Lamoch Adah Iabal Iubal Zillah Tubalkaen Naamab Tuball Hee vnto all a Father was Coulde graue in Iron or in Brasse Naamah She found the vse of Woll to take To Carde to Spynne and Cloth to make 22 Then Lamech spake to both his Wyues and bad them listen well Unto my voyce and wordes sayth he of that I shall you tell 23 For I haue slayne and kylâ— a man and got my selfe a wound A Youngman haue I put to death and strypes thereby haue found 24 For who that Cayne shall kyl or slaye seuen fold auenged shal But Lamech seuentie tymes seuen folde vpon thy head shall fall 25 For why t' is I haue killed Cayn whom God did marke to passe Unslayne of all that should him meete such is my cursed case 26. Adam agayne his wyfe did knowe and shee a sonne him bare And calde hym Seth for God sayth she his goodnes doth not spare 27 But hath mee geeuen another sonne although with griefe and payne In lieu of Abel my sweete sonne Whome Cayn before had slayne 28 And Seth likewyse a sonne begat and Enos named him The name of God to inuocate mankinde did then beginne The Contentes of the fyfte Chapter Of Adam and the Fathers olde That vnto Noah may be tolde Here in this Chapter shall you see The order of their Genealogie The age vvherein they be gat their ChildreÌ„ Adam 13 â–ª Seth. 105. Enoch â—â— Kâ—nan 70. Mahalaleel 65 Ierâ—a 162. Henoch 65. Mathuselah 187. Laâ—â—â—â— 182. Noâ—â— 500. Sâ—m Cham. Iapheâ— Hovv loÌ„ge they liued after and had Issue 800. 807. 815. 860. 830. 100 300 782 595  The Age vvherein they dyed 93 912. 905. 910. 895. 962 â—â—â— 969 777  This Henoch led a Godly lyfe and God him tooke from hence So that of any Earthly man hee seene was neuer sence Lamechs Prophecie When Lamech Noah had begot and Noah borne also Then Lamech sayd this same is he shal comfort vs in woe As when the workes of Synful handes the cursed Earth shal payne Then Noah by the power of God Shall it restore agayne The Contents of the Sixt Chapter The cause of Floud that after fell How God the same did Noah tell And taught him how an Arke to frame And hee in tyme preparde the same IT came to passe when men began on Earth to multiply And had begotten Daughters fayre as might delight the Eye 2. The Sonnes of God these daughters sawe in Bewty to excell Did chuse amonge them all such Wiues as pleased them right well 3. My Sprite saith God shall not still striue with Man that 's Fleshe I see For yet the space I wil them geue iust Sixscore yeares shal be 4. Then after when the Sonnes of God Daughters of Men had knowne And had begotten to them selues men Children of their owne 5. Those Children grewe and Mighty were the strongest men of all For in the World was none so badde Men did them Giantes call 6. But when that God Mens mallice sawe on Earth increasinge still And that the Thoughtes in heart of Man continually was ill 7. Hee did repent him that he made this man vpon the Earth And sayd his kinde he woulde destroye and all that draweth Breath 8. Both Man and Beaste will I destroye and creepinge Worme sayth hee And Fowle that flies twen Heauen and Earth shall all destroyed bee 9. But Noah was a righteous Man and perfect in his wayes Did walke with God and in Gods sight founde fauour in those dayes 10. The Earth before the sight of God Corrupted then was founde And all the Fleshe therein corrupt such mischiefe did abounde 11. Then God to Noah sayd beholde Before me now is come The ende of all the Fleshe on Earth with her corruption I will therefore vpon the Earth and them sende out destruction 12. But thou of Pinetree wood shalt frame an Arke well clos'de about And Chambers let bee made therein wel pitcht within and out 13. This Arke three hundreth Cubits shall in length bee leuell streight And fifty Cubits in the breadth and thirty in the height 14. A Windowe shalt thou make likewise a lofte aboue in th'Arke And in a Cubit compasse space shall finishe vp that warke 15. And in the side thereof prepare a Dore that open may Also three Loftes do make therein thy Stuffe and Store to lay 16. For I a Water Floude will bringe vpon the Earth so hye That perishe shal all Flesh on Earth that vnderneth shall lye 17. But I with thee this cou'naunt make that in the Arke shal be Thy selfe thy Sonnes thy Wife also and thy Sonnes Wyues with thee 18. And looke on Earth what euer lyues thou thether bringe also A payre of each Male and Female with thee to liue and goe 19. Both Birde Beaste Worme that creepes each couple in their kinde Shall come to thee and in the Arke shall lyfe and lyuing fynde 20 And see thou take al maner meate and store it vp by thee That foode may be to thee and theym when tyme of neede shal be 21 And as God â—ad in euery thing so Noah brought to passe Ech thing preparde and did abyde What Gods good pleasure was The Contentes of the Seuenth Chapter Of Noaâ—â— entraunce in the Arke VVho went with him abourd this Barke Also th increasing of the flood VVherein all things were drownd that stood ANd God to righteous Noah sayd into the Arke now goe And take with thee thy Houshold al to enter in also 2 For in this generation I haue thee perfect found A man vnspotted of thy lyfe and in my doctrine sound 3. And take with thee of al cleane Beastes iust seuen of eu'ry kinde Male and Female and of vncleane as I haue thee assignde 4. A payre of eche of Birdes likewise that flies in th' Aire aboute Male and Female by couples seuen of euery sort throughout 5. That they on earth their seede may saue for seuen dayes hence wyl I Upon the Earth send downe such Rayne as all thereon shall dye 6. And fortie Daies and forty Nightes this Rayne shall neuer cease
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
Which did at Sodome dwell Of all the goods hee then possest they left him nere a dele 21. And one of them which had escap'te to Abram ranne apase And toulde hym all how that Lot to them nowe Captiue was 22. Abram with Mamre brother then of Escoll and Aner Together these in perfect league confederated were 23. Uppon this newes prepar'd themselues and Abram forth him spedde And Harnised his Yongmen freshe borne in his house and bredde 24. Three hundred and eightene were they and euery one a man They all pursude the Ennemy vntil they came to Dan. 25. And Abram there vpon them set hee and his men by Night And smote them and pursued them to Hoba in their flight 26 â–ª And there recouered all the goods and brought thence backe agayne His Brother Lot and People all that then were left vnslayne 27. When after hee returned had from slaughter of the Kinge Kederlaomer and the rest of Kinges that hee did bringe 28. There mette him in the Ualley playne which Kynges Dale is to name Kinge Bera Kinge of Sodome Lande and halste him in the same 29. Melchisedech of Salem Kinge came also forth in fine Him to salute with Presente meete and brought forth Breade and Wine 30. Hee was the Priest to God of Gods in perfecte doctrine staid And by the holy sprite of God hee Abram blest and sayd 31. Blest bee thou Abram euermore of God the Lorde on hye Possessor both of Heauen and Earth and all that liues thereby 32. And blessed bee the God most high the God of Sea and Lande Which hath thy Foes deliuered by might into thy hande 33. And then the Kinge of Sodome sayd to Abram in this wife Geue me the Soules and take the Goods as please thee them deuise 34. Abram to him thus aunswered I haue lifte vp my hande â–ª To God that owes both Heauen and Earth before whose Face I stande 35. I will not take of that is thine what euer that it bee So much as is a little Threed or Lachet shooe from thee 36. Least thou perhaps hereafter say Abram is rich by mee Saue onely that which eaten is by these Yongmen you see 37. And eke the partes I do except of those with me that wente Aner Escoll and Mamre eke their partes shall them content The Contents of the XV. Chapter The Lande agayne is promysed To Abram and his seede Abram beleeues and therefore hee Is Iustified in deede The Prophecie of Bondage great To Isralites that fell Howe they vnder Kynge Pharao Fowre hundred Yeares shoulde dwell And howe they were deliuered This same shall also tell ANd after when these thinges were done and Abram wel apayde The word of God to AbraÌ„ came in Uision thus and sayde 2. Bee of good cheare not afraid for I am thy defence Exceedinge great is thy rewarde ere thou departest hence 3. Agayne to God then Abram sayde Lorde what wilt thou mee geue Sith I goe Childlesse vp and downe thâ— Dayes that I do liue 4. The Childe of this thy Stewardship that 's of my House to showe Is hee the same Eleazer was borne at Damasco 5. O Lord my God behold and see thou geuest mee no sâ—ede And loe this Ladde borne in my House myne Heyre shal be in deede 6. The word of God yet once againe came vnto Abrams Eare Which sayde the Ladde borne in thy House hee shall not bee thine Heyre 7. But of thy Body one shall come thy Sonne and Heyre shal be And then God brought him out and sayd looke vp to Heauen and see 8. And tell the starres therein that bee if thou them number can Euen so thy Seede on Earth shal bee surpassinge reach of man 9. And what the Lorde to Abram sayde of Abram was beleeu'de Which reckned was such righteousnes as might not bee remeu'de 10. To him agayne the Lord yet sayde I am that brought thee free From Vr out of the Chaldee Lande to geue this Lande to thee 11. O Lord my God sayde Abram then whereby shall I this knowe That I this Lande shal so possesse as thou hast sayde or no 12. God hade him take an Heifer yonge of three yeares olde to bee A Female Goate a Ramme likewise whose Ages shoulde agree 13. A Turtledoue a Pigeon yonge God also had him take And Abram knewe after what sorte hee should diuision make 14. All these hee tooke and in the midd'st deuided them in twaine And then one peece gaynst other set in order so agayne 15. But yet the Foules hee sundred not ne woulde them so display As Birdes vppon their Carkasse fell hee draue them still awaye 16. And when the Sunne declined was and Darcknes did appeare On Abram fel a slumbring sleepe and eke a sodayne feare 17. And in the same God sayd to him let this be knowne to thee Thy seede shall dwell in forrayne Lande and as a Straunger bee 18. And Seruauntes theirs shall they become and do what they them will And for their paynes foure hundred Yeares shall they reward them ill 19. This Nation yet whom they shall serue shall Iudged be of mee And after shall thy seede departe with richesse and be free 20. And thou in peace shalt passe away whereas thy Fathers lye And in an Olde â–ª and goodly age shalt buried lye them by 21. And in the fourth Age after this they shall agayne come heere For why the sinne of th'Amorites more fuller shall appeere 22. And after so it came to passe when downe the Sunne did goe Aboue vnder the Firmament a darky Cloude did showe 23. A smokinge Furnace and a Brande of glowinge Fyer seene Which went the peeces as they laye oft to and fro betweene 24. And in the Daye when this was seene God did a Gou'naunt make With Abram saying to thy Seede this Lande haue I betake 25. From Egipt vnto Euphrates by Riuers as they flowe The Kenits and the Kenizites and Kadmonites also 26. The Hethites and the Pheresites and Giantes fierce and fell The Amorites and Cananites with Kinreddes where they dwell 27. The Gergesites and Iebusâ—tes with all that these possesse Unto thy Seede haue I this geuen by Cou'naunt I confesse The Contents of the XVI Chapter To Abram Sarai geueth leaue to take her Mayde to wyfe The Mayde her Maistresse doth displease by which there grewe much strife And Sarai doth intreate her ill the Mayde doth runne away The Aungell meetinge wyth the Mayde commaundeth her to staye And to her Maistresse to returne sayinge all shall bee well And that the Childe shee went wythall shoulde calde bee Ismaell ANd Sarai Abrams Wife that was bare him no Childe as yet And hauinge in her House a Mayde shee thought her for him fit 2. And therefore vnto Abram sayd the Lorde doth me restrayne So that I can no Children deare but barreyn still remayne 3. I pray thee goe in to
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
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
Ioseph Iacobs Sonne To Laban Iacob went and sayd thou knowest what I haue doÌ„ne 27 I haue thee serued Fourtene yeares truly vnto this dayâ— Geeue mee my Wyues and Children now that I may goe my waye 28 Unto my Countrye whence I came and where my father dwelles I pray thee send me safe from hence I aske thee nothing elles 29 To whome thus Laban aunswered if I haue fauour found Before thyne eyes or in thy sight let mee to this bee bound 30 To geeue thee what thou shalt require thy choise whereof to make For why I know the lyuing Lord hath blest mee for thy sake 31 Thou knowste sayd Iacob vnto him my seruice done to thee And in what sort thy cattel was and haue bene vnder mee 32 Before I came thy Heardes were small but now encreased mich The Lord hath blest thee for my sake and thus hath made thee rych 33 But when shall I prouision make for housholde mine also Sayd hee what shall I geeue thee then before thou hence do goe 34 Thou shalt sayd Iacob geeue mee nought saue this thing doe for mee And then wyll I come backe agayne and Sheepe keepe vnder thee 35 I wyl this day goe to thy Sheepe and separation make And those that after flecked be for my rewarde I 'le take 36 And all the blacke amonge the Lambes and such as colours haue Among the Ryddes that spotted bee is all that I do craue 37 So shal my righteousnesse declare to morow this for mee When I shall come for my rewarde before the face of thee 38 And euery one among the Goates that is not speckled tho And blacke among the Sheepe lykewise as I to thee do show 39 Let that bee theft vnto my charge to aunswere ere I goe Go too go too sayd Laban than would God it might bee so According to thy Saying now or as thy hart doth know 40 And Laban out the same day tooke al Goates that colours had And all the blacke among the Shepe as well the good as bad 41 And made his Sonnes the Heardes of them and three dayes iourney set Betwene himselfe and Iacob thus and Iacob did not let 42 To take the charge of all the rest of Labans other Sheepe That of one colour did appeare and did them safely keepe 43 And Iacob tooke of Popler greene of Hasell Roddes also And Chestnut trees and pyld the Rynde and made the whyte to show 44 And put these Roddes before the Sheepe in Trough or watring place To th' end they might conceiue thereby the roddes before their face 45 Thus when they water came to drinke they were conceiued streight And brought foorth Lambes that spotted were by reason of this sleight 46 And Iacob then did part these Lambes that were bespotted so And turnde the faces of the Flocke that Labans was to know â–ª 47 Towardes these Lambes of partie hue and to all colours blacke That was among this Labans Flocke but yeâ— hee did keepe backe 48 His Flockes of Sheepe that spotted were and by themselues did keepe So that no tyme hâ—e suffered theim to bee with Labans Sheepe 49 In Ramming tyme of stronger Sheepe Iacob his Roddes did lay In Gutters when they came to drinke whereon their eyes might stay 50 And so conceiue and Lambes foorth bring that flecked were to see But in the Ramming time of yeare when Sheepe most feeble bee 51 He did forbeare his Rodds to lay whereby the stronger Sheepe Were Iacobs al the weaker sort were Labans for to keepe 52 Thus Iacob grew exceeding rich and had a mightie stocke Of Seruauntes eke and Camels too and Asses in his Flocke The Contentes of the XXXI Chapter How Labans Children grudge agaynst this Iacobs wealth Of Iacobs backe returne homeward againe by stealth Rahell her Fathers Gods vpon Sheepes hearinge day The same did filche and steale and bare them so away How Laban followeth fast Iacob to ouertake And of the Heape of stones and cou'naunt that they make NOw LabaÌ„s Children spake in words that Laban thought in heart And Iacob heard how that they sayde our Father feeleth smart 2. For Iacob hath tane all away â–ª our Fathers was before And hath him selfe this honour got by Fathers goodes and store 3. And Iacob Laban well behelde his Countenaunce and there Which was not now as heretofore but as hee angry were 4. And then the Lord to Iacob sayd returne thee home agayne Into the Land where Father thine and Kinred do remayne 5. For I will bee with thee sayth God whereof Iacob was glad And sent for both his Wyues to Fieldâ— and to the Flocke hee had 6. And when they came his presence to I see sayd hee at last Your Fathers Countenaunce to mee is not as in time past 7. How beit the God of Father mine hath bin with mee this Night And both you know how Father yours I seru'de with all my Might 8. And yet hee oft deceiued mee in chaunginge of my Wage But God no time woulde suffer him to hurt mee in his Rage 9. For when hee sayde the spotted Sheepe thy hyred Wage shal be Then all the Sheepe bespotted were as you can witnes mee 10 And when hee sayde the straked Sheepe shall thee reward for Hier Then all the Sheepe bestraked were as one would it desier 11. Thus hath the Lord your Fathers Sheepe from him now tane away And of his goodnes geuen them mee as you do see this Daye 12 It thus befell in Ramminge time when in a Dreame I was Mine Eyes I lifted vp and sawe and so it came to passe 13. Beholde the Sheepe that steaked were and spotted here and there The Rammes vppon their Backes did Leape in Place whereas they were 14. And in my Dreame Gods Angell spake and thus gan saye to mee Iacob and him I aunswered Lord here I am by thee 15 Sayd hee lift vp thine Eyes and see the Rammes leape on the Sheepe That spotted are and straked bee and party Coullour keepe 16. I haue seene all that Laban doth or can against thee make For I the God of Bethel am where thou didste vndertake 17. The Stone to pitch vpon an ende and did Annoynte the same And where thou mad'ste a solemn Uow vnto my Sacred Name 18. Now therfore rise and get the hence out from this Countrey here And backe returne vnto the Land where Rebek did the beare 19. When Rahell and her Sister to did Iacob vnderstand Hath not sayd they thy seruice long bought vs of Fathers hand 20 For hee hath Soulde vs vnto thee and wee therewiâ—h content And hee consumed hath our Coyne and all wee see is spent 21. But haue wee any Portion else or hath hee geuen vs more Then that thy Seruice longe time Bought as wee haue sayde before 22. For all the Richesse God hath cane away from Father so Is ours and eke our Childrens to as God to thee did shee 23. And therefore
sprang out also vii withred Eares of Corne So thyn and blasted with the Wynd worse Corne was neuer borne 31 And those vii Eares that withred were and blasted with the Wynde Deuoured vp the Seuen good Eares and nothing left behynde 32 This haue I told my Southsayers and Wyse men of my Land But they hereof can nothing tell ne oughte do vnderstand 33 Then Ioseph vnto Pharo sayd both Pharoes Dreames are one And God doth shew what he wil doe to Pharo euen anone 34 The Seuen good Kyne do signify Seuen Yeares that happen shal The seuen good Eares are Yeares also but one Dreame is it all 35 Lykewyse the Seuen ill fauord Kyne that after them came foorth That were so Leane so poore and thynne appearing nothing worth 36 Are eke seuen Yeares the blasted Eares of corne that did appeare Shalbe Seuen Yeres of Dearth so great as Eare did neuer heare 37 This is the thing that I haue sayd before my Lord the King And God to Pharo hath declard what he to passe will bring 38 Behold Seuen Yeares of Plenty great in all the Land shal be And after them agayne shall ryse Seuen Yeeres of Penury 39 Wherein such Famine shall abound and bryng the Land in Thrall That those Seuen Yeares of Plenty great shall be forgot of all 40 Thus Famine shal consume the Land that none remember shal The plenty past by reason of the Honger that shall fal 41 And where the Dreame the Second time to Pharo doubled was Behold God hath establisht it shortly to bring to passe 42 Now therfore let the Kyng prouide for such a Man as knowes And vnderstandes what Wisdome is and set him ouer those 43 That do inhabite in the Lande to beare the rule and sway And vnder hym such Officers as may in tyme puruay 44 And let them take the fyft part vp of Foode through out the Land That shal in those Seuen plenteous Yeeres fall in th'Egiptians Hande 45 And let the same and Corne also that they shal then prouyde Be vnder th' hand of Pharo brought the same to lay asyde 46 And that there may in Citties all be stoare of Foode to serue Agaynst the tyme of Hunger come that People may not sterue 47. And that the Land not peryshe may through Hunger that shal growe This saying pleased Pharo well and Seruauntes his also 48 And Pharo sayd his Seruaunts to who then were hym beside Where shall we fynd a Man lyke this in whom Gods Sprite doth byde 49. And Pharo vnto Ioseph sayd for so much as I see That God hath shew'd these thynges to the which thou hast told to mee There is no Man that wisdome hath nor Knowledge like to thee 50. Thou shalt therefore ouer my House beare all the Rule and swaye And what thou speakste my People shall in euery thing obay 51 Onely I will aboue thee bee in Kingly Seate and Throne But otherwise thou Gouerne shall and Rule the rest alone 52. And sayd behold I haue thee sette to Rule ouer the Land So tooke his Rynge his Fynger from and put on Iosephs hand 53 And hym arayd in Cloth of Raines â–ª as Princes wont to weare Lykewyse about his necke he put a chayne of Gold to beare 54 And set him vp aloft to Ryde a Charret rych vpon Which was of all that Pharo had the best excepting one 55 And as he rode they cryde before to Ioseph â—owe the Knee Thus Pharo made him Gouernour of Egipt Land to bee 56 Sayd Pharo then I Pharo am but yet this vnderstand Without thee shal no Subiect myne lift vp his Foote or Hand 57 And Pharo called Iosephs name in Hebrew as wee fynde Zaphnath Paaneah that 's to say the Opener of the Mind 58 He gaue Asenath to his Wyfe to feede his ioyes vpon The Daughter of Potipherah the Prince or Preest of On. 59 Then Ioseph did prepare him selfe the Land to goe aboue There 〈◊〉 no peâ—â—e of Egypt Land that Ioseph sought not out 60 And Thirty 〈◊〉 was he of Age when he before the Kyng Did standin grace and had the charge to gouerne euery thyng 61 Thus from the presence of the Kynge did Ioseph now departe And went the Land of Egipt through with humble Sprite and hart 62 And in those seuen yeares plentiful late spoken of before The Earth of Corne and sundry grayne brought foorth abundaunt store 63 And Ioseph gathered all the Foode that those seuen yeares did yeld And looke what Cittie lay most neere the foode of any field 64 Within the same it was layd vp vnto the Off'cers hand This was the Order that hee kept through all th' Egiptian Land 65 The wheate that Ioseph vp had layd to serue in tyme of neede For multitude was lyke the Sand it nomber did exceede 66 And ere the yeares of hunger came Ioseph had two Sonnes borne By Asenah his wyfe that was of whom wee heard beforne 67 And hee the first of those two Sonnes Manasseth did he call For God sayd hee made mee forget my Fathers Houshold all 68 And Ephraim did Ioseph call his other second Sonne God hath me fruitful made sayd hee in mine affliction 69 And when the seuen yeares plentiful were ended with their store Then came the seuen yeeres Famin foorth as Ioseph sayd before 70 Though Famine fel in al the Landes yet Egipt Land was free For when the rest of Honger dyed yet Foode was there to see 71 And after this the Hunger came into th' Egiptian Land And then the people gan to crye for bread at Pharaos hand 72 Sayd Pharao then to Ioseph go and what he sayth to you The same perfourme and you shal see great goodnesse shall ensue 73 The Dearth was great throughout the Land and Ioseph went apace To eu'ry Towne where store was kept and sold in eu'ry place 74 All Countries els to Egipt came of Ioseph Corne to buye The Famin was so great abrode the want made manye dye The Contentes of the XLII Chapter To Egipte Iosephs Brethren come some Vytayle for to buye And Ioseph knowes them very well and doth his Brethren trye And Simeon in Hold is put in Pryson of the king Tyl they vnto their Father goe young Beniamin to bring His Father 's loath to let him goe because hee lou'de him best But at the last contented is and grauntes to their request AND Iacob saw that there was Corne in Egipt to bee had Sayd to his Sonnes why gape ye one an other on so sad In Egipt there is Corne I heare therfore let vs be glad 2 Now get you downe and thyther goe some Corne from thence to buye That wee therewith may feede and lyue and not through Hunger die 3 So went the Sonnes of Iacob downe which Tenne in number were And Brethren all by fathers syde to Ioseph that was there 4 But Beniamin who Brother was to Ioseph in whole Bloud Their father would not let him
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
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