saydest thou truely The woman sayeth vnto hym Syr I perceyue that thou arte a Prophet Our father 's worshypped in this mountayne and ye says that in Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worshyp Iesus sayeth vnto her woman byleue me the houre commeth when ye shall neyther in this mountayne nor yet at Ierusalem worshyppe the father Ye worshyppe ye wote not what we knowe what we worshyp For saluacion cōmeth of the Iues. But the houre cōmeth and nowe is when the true worshyppers shall worshyp the father in spiryte and in the trueth For soche the father also requireth to worshyppe him God is a spiryte and they that worshyp him must worshyp hym in spiryte and in the trueth The woman sayeth vnto hym I wote that Messias shall come whiche is called Chryst. When he is come he wyl tel vs althynges Iesus sayeth vnto her I that speake vnto the am he And immediatly came his disciples and meruayled that he talked with the woman Yet no man sayde What meanest thou or why talkest thou with her The woman then left her waterpot and went her waye in to the citye and sayeth to the men Come se a man whiche tolde me all thynges that euer I dyd Is not he chryst Then they went out of the citye and came vnto hym In the meane whyle his disciples prayed hym sayenge Mayster eate He sayde vnto them I haue meate to eate that ye know not of Therfore sayde the disciples among them selues hath any man brought hym ought to eate Iesus sayeth vnto them my meate is to do the wyll of hym that sent me and to fynisshe his worke Saye not ye there are yet foure monethes and then cōmeth haruest Beholde I say vnto you lyfte vp your eyes and loke on the regyons for they are whyte all redy vnto haruest And he that reapeth receyueth reward and gathereth fruyte vnto lyfe eternall that bothe he that soweth and he that reapeth myght reioyse togyther And herein is the sayenge true that one soweth and an other reapeth I sent you to reape wheron ye bestowed no labour Other men laboured and ye are entred in to theyr labours Many of the Samaritans of that citye byleued on hym for the sayenge of the woman whiche testified that he tolde her all that euer she dyd So when the Samaritans were come vnto hym they besought hym that he wolde tary with them And he abode there two dayes And many mo byleued bycause of his owne wordes and sayde vnto the woman Now we byleue not bicause of thy sayenge for we haue herde hym our selues and knowe that this is euen Chryst the sauyoure of the worlde ⊢ After two dayes he departed thence and went awaye in to galile For Iesus hymselfe testified that a Prophet hath noone honour in his owne countrey Then as soone as he was come in to Galile the Galileans receyued him when they had sene al the thynges that he dyd at Ierusalem at the daye of the feaste For they went also vnto the feaste daye So Iesus came agayne into Cana of Galile where he turned the water in to wyne ✚ And there was a certayne ruler whose soune was sycke at Capernaum As soone as the same herde that Iesus was come out of Iurye in to Galile he went vnto hym and besought hym that he wolde come downe and heale his sonne For he was euen at the poynt of death Then sayd Iesus vnto hym excepte ye se sygnes and wonders ye wyl not byleue The ruler sayeth vnto hym Syr come downe or euer that my sonne dye Iesus sayeth vnto hym Go thy waye thy son lyueth The man byleued the worde that Iesus had spoken vnto hym he went his waye And as he was nowe goynge downe the seruauntes met hym and tolde hym sayenge thy sonne lyueth Then enquired he of them the houre whē he began to amende And they sayde vnto him Yester daye at the seuenth houre the feuer lefte hym So the father knewe that it was the same houre in the whiche Iesus sayde vnto hym Thy sonne lyueth And he byleued and all his housholde ⊢ This is agayne the seconde myracle that Iesus dyd when he was come out of Iuery in to Galile ¶ He healeth the man that was sycke eyght thyrtye yeare The Iues accuse hym he answereth for hym selfe and reproueth them Then sayde they vnto him Lorde euer more gyue vs this breade And Iesus sayde vnto them I am the breade of lyfe He that commeth to me shall not hunger and he that byleueth on me shall neuer thyrst ⊢ But I sayde vnto you that ye also haue sene me and yet ye byleue not All that the father gyueth me shall come to me and hym that cōmeth to me I cast not a waye For I came downe from heuen not to do that I wyll but that he wyll whiche hath sent me And this is the fathers wyll which hath sent me that of all whiche he hath gyuen me I shall loose nothyng but rayse them vp agayne at the last day And this is the wyll of hym that sent me that euery one whiche seeth the son and byleueth on hym haue euerlastynge lyfe And I wyll rayse hym vp at the last day The Iues then murmured at hym bycause he sayd I am that bread of lyfe which came downe from heuen And they sayde Is not this Iesus the soune of Ioseph whose father and mother we knowe Howe is it then that he sayeth I came downe from heuen Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Murmur not amonge your selues ✚ ☞ No man can come to me except the father whiche hath sent me drawe hym And I wyll rayse hym vp at the laste daye It is wrytten in the Prophettes and they shall be all taught of God Euery man therfore that hath herde hath lerned of the father cōmeth vnto me Not that any man hath sene the father saue he whiche is of God the same hath sene the father Uerely verely I say vnto you he that putteth his trust in me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am that breade of lyfe Your fathers dyd eate Manna in the wyldernesse are dead This is that bread whiche cōmeth downe frō heuen that a man maye eate therof and not dye I am that lyuyng bread which came downe from heuen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wyll gyue is my flesshe whiche I wyll gyue for the lyfe of the worlde ⊢ The Iues therfore stroue amonge themselues sayenge Howe can this felowe gyue vs that flesshe of his to eate Then Iesus sayde vnto them ✚ Uerely verely I say vnto you ☞ excepte ye eate the flesshe of the sonne of man and drynk his bloode ye haue no lyfe in you Who so eateth my flesshe and drynketh my bloode hath eternal lyfe and I wyll rayse hym vp at the last daye ✚ For my flesshe is meate in dede and my
washe his clothes and bathe his flesshe in water then come in to the hoost And this shal be an ordinauÌ„ce for euer vnto you that in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye ☞ humble your soules and do no worke at all whyther it be one of youre selues or a straunger that soiourneth amonge you for that daye shall the Preest make an attonemente for you to clense you and that ye may be cleane from al your synnes before the lorde Let it be a Sabboth of rest vnto you ye shall humble your soules by an ordinaunce for euer And the preest that is anoynted whose hande was consecrated to ministre in his fathers steade shall make an attonement and shall put on his lynnen clothes holy vestimentes and reconcile the holy sanctuary and the Tabernacle of wytnesse and shall clense the aulter and make an attonement then for the preestes and for the people of the congregacyon And this shal be an euerlastyng ordinaunce vnto you that he make an attonement for the chyldren of Israel for all theyr synnes once a yere and he dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses ¶ All sacrifyce must be brought to the dore of the Tabernacle To deuyls may they not offer CAPI XVII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them This is the thing which the lorde hath charged saynge What man soeuer of the house of Israel kylleth an oxe or lambe or goote in the hooste or that kylleth it oute of the hooste and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to offre an offrynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellyng place of the Lorde bloode shall be imputed vnto that man as thoughe he had shed bloode and that man shal be roted out from amonge his people Wherfore when the chyldren of Israel bryng theyr offrynges that they offre in the wyde felde they shulde bryng them vnto the lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to the preest to offre them for peace offrynges vnto the lord And the preest must sprynkle the bloode vppon the aulter of the Lorde whiche is before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse burne the fat for a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them no more offre theyr offrynges vnto deuyls after whom they haue gone a hoorynge This shall be an ordinaunce for euer vnto them in theyr generacyons And thou shalte saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the house of Israell or of the straungers which soiourne among you that offereth a burtofferyng or sacrifice and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to offre it vnto the Lorde that man shal peryshe froÌ„ among his people And what soeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne among you that eateth any maner of bloode I wyl set my face agaynst that soule that eateth blood wyll destroy hym from amonge his people for the lyfe of the flesshe is in the bloode and I haue gyuen it vnto you vpon the aulter to make an attonement for your soules for bloode shall make an attonement for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israell let no Soule of you eate blood Neyther let any strauÌ„ger that soiourneth amonge you eate bloode And what souer man it be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne among you whiche hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eateÌ„ let him powre out the blood therof and couer it with earth for the lyfe of all flesshe is in the bloode of it therfore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel ye shal eate the blood of no maner of fleshe for the lyfe of all flesshe is the blood therof whosoeuer eateth it shal perysshe And euery soule that eateth it whiche dyed alone or that whiche was torne with wylde beastes whyther it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen and then shal he be cleane If he wasshe them not nor bathe his fleshe he shal bere his syn ¶ What degrees of kynred may marrye togyther CAPI XVIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them I am the lorde your God After the doynges of the lande of Egypte wherin ye dwelte shal ye not do and after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whyther I wyll brynge you shall ye not do neyther walke in theyr ordynaunces but do after my iudgementes and kepe my ceremonyes to walke therin I am the Lorde youre god Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordynaunces and my iudgementes whiche yf a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde Se that none go to his nyghest kynred for to vncouer theyr secretes I am the lorde The secretes of thy father and the secretes of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer for she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not dyscouer her secretê The secretes of thy fathers wyfe shalt thou not dyscouer for it is thy fathers secretes Thou shalt not dyscouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whyther she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy Sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne owne preuite Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers wyues doughter whiche was begotten of thy father and is thy syster thou shalt not dyscouer her secretes Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers syster for she is thy fathers nexte kynswoman Thou shalt not dyscouer the secretes of thy mothers syster for she is thy mothers nexte kynswoman Thou shalte not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers brother that is thou shalte not go in to his wyfe which is thyne awnte Thou shalte not discouer the secretes of thy doughter in lawe For she is thy sonnes wyfe therfore shalt thou not vncouer her secretes Thou not vncouer the secretes of the brothers wyfe for that is thy brothers preuytye Thou shalt not discouer the preuytes of the wyfe her doughter neyther shalt thou take her sonnes doughter or her doughters doughter to vncouer theyr secretes For they are her nexte kyn it were wyckdnesse Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her syster also to vere her that thou woldest vncouer her secretes as longe as she lyueth Thou shalte also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her preuitie as long as she is put a parte for her vnclennesse Moreouer thou shalte not lye with thy neyghbours wyfe to defyle her with seede Thou shalte not also gyue of ☞ thy seed to offre it vnto Meloch neyther shalte thou defyle the name of thy God I am the Lorde Thou shalte not lye with mankynde as with womankynde for it is abhominacyon Thou shalte
euery good âšœ worke which is in you towarde Iesus Christ. For we haue great ioy consolacion in thy loue because that by the brother the saintes hertes are comforted Wherfore though I might be bold iÌ„ Christ to coÌ„mauÌ„de the y â— which was thy dewtye to do yet for loues sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am eueÌ„ olde Paul now a presoner of Iesu Christ. I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whoÌ„ I haue begotteÌ„ in my boÌ„des which in tyme passed was to y â— vnprofitable but now ê“fitable both to the to me whoÌ„ I haue sent home againe Thou therfore receyue hiÌ„ that is to say mine owne vowels whoÌ„ I wolde fayne haue retayned w t me y â— iÌ„ thy stead he myght haue ministred vnto me in y â— bondes of the Gospell Neuerthelesse without thy mynde wolde I do nothing that the good which thou doest shuld not be as it were of necessyte but willyngly For happly he therfore departed for a season that thou shuldest receyue him for euer not now as a seruauÌ„t but aboue a seruauÌ„t euen a brother beloued specially to me but how much more vnto the both in the fleshe and also in the Lord If thou couÌ„t me therfore a felowe receyue him as my selfe If he haue done the any hurt or oweth the ought y â— lay to my charge I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande I wyl recompence it So that I do not say to the how that thou owest vnto me eueÌ„ thyne owne self also EueÌ„ so brother let me enioy the in the Lorde CoÌ„forte my vowels in the Lord. Trustynge in thyne obedieÌ„ce I wrote vnto the knowyng that thou wylt also do more then I say Moreouer prepare me lodgiÌ„g for I trust y â— thorow the helpe of your prayers I shal be gyuen vnto you There salute the Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesu Marcus Aristarcus Demas Lucas my helpers The grace of our Lord Iesu Christ be with your spirite Amen ¶ Sente frome Rome by Onesymus a Seruaunte ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto the Hebrues ¶ How God deals louyngely with them of the olde tyme in sendyng them his Prophetes but much more mercy hath he shewed vs in that he sent vs his owne sonne Of the most excellent glory of Iesus Christ which in al thynges is lyke to hys father CAPI I. GOd in tyme paste diuersly many wayes spake vnto y â— fathers by prophetê but in these last dayes he hath spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his owne sonne whom he hath made heyre of all thynges by whome also he made the worlde Whiche sonne beynge the bryghtnes of his glory and the very ymage of his substaunce rulynge all thynges with the worde of hys power hath by hys owne persone pourged oure synnes and sytteth on the ryghte hande of the maiestye on hye beyng so moche more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inherytaunce obteyned a more excellent name then they For vnto whiche of the Angels sayde he at any tyme Thou arte my sonne this daye haue I begotten the And agayne I wyll be his father and he shal be my sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the fyrste begotten sonne into the worlde he sayth And let al the angels of God worship him And vnto the Angels he sayth He maketh hys Angels spirytes and hys minysters a flamme of fyre But vnto the sonne he sayth thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter Thou hast loued rightuousnes and hated iniquytie Wherfore God euen thy God hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou Lorde in the beginnyng hast layde the foundacyon of the earth And the heauens are the workes of thy haÌ„des They shall peryshe but thou endurest But they all shal wexe olde also as doth a garment as a vesture shalt thou chauÌ„ge them they shal be chaunged But thou art eueÌ„ the same and thy yeres shal not fayle ⊢ Unto whych of the angels sayde he at any tyme Syt on my ryght haÌ„de tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole Are they not al ministring spirites that are sent to minister for their sakê which shal be heyres of saluacyon ¶ He exhorteth vs to be obedient vnto the 〈◊〉 lawe whiche Christe hath gyuen vs and not to be offended at the infyrmytie and lowe degre of Christ because it was necessary that for our sakes he shulde take suche au vmble state vpon hym that he myght be lyke vnto his brethren CAPI II. WHerfore we oughte to gyue the more hede to the thinges that are spoken vnto vs lest at any tyme we perysh For yf the worde whiche was spoken by angels was stedfast and euery transgressyon and disobedience receyued a iust recompence of reward howe shall we escape yf we despyse so great saluacion whyche at the first began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe was confyrmed vnto vs warde by theÌ„ that hearde it God bearyng wytnes therto both with sygnes wonâ—ets also with diuers miracles gyftes of the holy ghost accordyng to his owne wyll For vnto the angels hath he not subdued the worlde to come wherof we speake but one in a certayne place wytnessed saying What is maÌ„ that thou art myndfull of him Or the soÌ„ne of man that thou visitest hym Thou madest him a lytle lower then the angels thou hast crowned him with honour glory and hast set him aboue the worckes of thy handes Thou hast put al thynges in subieccyon vnder his fete In that he put al thynges vnder him he left nothyng that is not put vnder hym Neuerthelesse we se not yet all thynges subdued vnto him but him that was made lesse then the Angels we se that it was Iesus whych is crowned wyth glory honour for the suffryng of deth that he by the grace of God shulde cast of death for all men For it became him for whom are all thinges and by whom are al thynges after that he had brought many sonnes vnto glory y â— he shulde make the Lorde of their saluacion perfecte thorowe affliccions For both he that sanctifieth and they whyche are sanctifyed are all of one For whych causes sake he is not asshamed to call them brethren sayinge I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddes of the Congregacyon wyll I prayse the. And agayne I wyll put my trust in him And agayne beholde here am I the chyldren whom God hath gyuen me For as much then as the chyldreÌ„ are partetakers of flesshe bloude he also him selfe lyke wyse toke parte wyth them that thorowe death he myght expell hym that had lord shyppe ouer death that is to say the deuyl and that he myght delyuer them which thorow feare of death were all there lyfe tyme subdued vnto bondage For he in no place taketh on him the Angels but the
whales and euery lyuynge mouyng creature which the waters brought forth after theyr kynde and euery fethered foule after theyr kynde And God sawe that it was good And god blessed them sayeng ▪ Growe and increase and fyll the waters of the See and let fethered foules be multiplyed in the earth The euenyng also and the mornynge was made the fyfth day And God sayd Let the earth brynge forth liuynge creature after his kynde catell worme beaste of the earth after his kynde and so it came to passe And God made the beast of the earthe after his kynde and catel after theyr kynde and euery thynge that crepeth vpon the earth after his kynde And god sawe that it was good And god sayde Let vs make man in our ymage after our lykenes and let them haue rule ouer the fysshe of the See ouer foule of the ayre and ouer catell ouer the earth ouer al thyng that crepeth vpon the earth And so god created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he hym male and female created he them And god blessed them and God sayde vnto them Growe and increace and replenysshe the earth and subdue it and haue dominyon ouer the fysshe of the See and ouer foule of the ayre and ouer euery liuynge thyng that moueth vpon the earth And God sayde Beholde I haue gyuen you euery herbe bearyng seede which is in the vpper face of al the earth and euery tree in the whiche is fruyte of tree and that beareth seed that they may be meat for you And vnto euery beast of the earth to euery byrde of the ayre and to euery suche thynge as crepeth vpō the earth wherin is a lyuyng soule I haue gyuen all grenesse of herbe for meate And so it was done And God sawe euery thyng that he had made beholde it was excedynge good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the syxte daye ▪ ¶ The halowyng of the Sabboth the Chapitre afore repeted The foure cloudes of paradise The settynge of than in paradise The tree of knowledge forbydden The creacion of Eua The institution of mariage CAPI II. THe heuen also and the earth were finysshed and all the hoost of them And in the seuenth daye god ended his worke which he had made And in the seuenth day he rested from all his worke whiche he had made And God blessed the seuenth day and sayntified it bycause that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God created to make These are the generacions of the henens and of the earth when they were created in the daye when the Lorde God made the earth and the heuens and euery plant of the felde before it was in the earth and euery herbe of the feld before it grew For the lorde god had not caused it to rayne vpō the earth neyther was there a man to tyll the ground And there went vp a myst from the exth and watred the hoole face of the grounde The Lorde God also * shope man euen dust of the grounde brethed in to his nosethyrls the breth of lyfe Adam was made a lyuyng soule Moreouer the lorde god planted a garden in Eden from the east and there he put man whome he had made Also out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree that was pleasaunt to the syght cōmodious for meate And the tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good of euyl was in the myddes of the garden And out of Eden there went forth a ryuer to water the garden And from thence it was deuyded became in to foure heades The name of one is Pison The same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Hauilah where is golde And the golde of that lande is good There is also Bidelliū and the stoone Onichinus The name of the seconde ryuer is Gihon the same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Ethiopis The name of the thyrde ryuer is Hydekel and it goeth towarde the east syde of Assyria And the fourth ryuer is Euphrates And so the lord god toke Adam and put hym in to the garden of Eden that he myght dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God cōmaunded Adam sayenge Eatynge thou shalte eate of euery tree of the garden But of the tree of knowledge of good euyl thou shalt not eate of it For in what day soeuer thou eatest therof thou shalte dye the death And agayne the Lorde God sayde It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I wyll make hym an helpe whiche maye be present with hym And so out of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beast of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto the man that he myght se how he wold call it For lykewyse as man him selfe named euery lyuynge thynge euen so was the name therof Man hym selfe therfore named the names vnto all catell and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that myght be present with hym The Lorde God also caused a slomber to fall vpon Adam he slepte And he toke one of his rybbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade therof And the ryb which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto the man And the man sayde This is nowe boone of my bones and flesshe of my flesshe she shall be called woman bycause she was taken out of man For this cause shall a man leaue his father and his mother and shall be ioyned with his wyfe and they shall become one flesshe And they were bothe naked the man I say and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The serpent deceyueth the woman The serpent is cursed the punishment of the man and woman Adam driuen out of Paradise Chryste our sauyour is promysed CAPI III. BUt the serpent was sotyller then all the beastes of the felde whiche the Lorde God made And he sayde vnto the woman yea hath God sayde ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden And the woman sayde vnto the serpent we eate of the fruyte of the tree of the garden but as for the fruyt of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden God hath sayd ye shal not eate of it ney ther shall ye touche it leest haply ye dye And the serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shal not dye the death but God doth knowe that the same daye that ye eate therof youre eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as Goddes knowynge good and euyll And so the woman seynge that the same tree was good to eate and delectable to the eyes and that the same tree was pleasant to get wysdome toke of the fruyte therof and dyd eate and gaue vnto her husband beyng with her whiche dyd eate also And the eyes of them bothe were opened and they knewe that
these coÌ„maundementes which I coÌ„maunde you so that ye do them Namely that ye loue the lorde your God and walke in all his wayes and cleue vnto hym Then wyl the lorde cast out all these nacyons before you ye shal be the heyres of greate nacyons of them that are myghtyet then your selues All the places wheron the sooles of your fete shal treade shal be yours euen from the wyldernes and from Libanon and from the ryuer Euphrates euen vnto the vttermost see shall youre coost be There shal no man be able to stand before you for the Lorde your God shall cast the feare and drede of you vpon all the lande that ye shall treade vpon as he hath sayde vnto you ⊢ Beholde I set before you this day a blessyng a curse a blessyng yf ye obey the coÌ„maundementes of the lorde your god which I coÌ„maunde you this day And a curse yf ye wyll not obey the coÌ„mauÌ„dementê of the lorde your god but turne out of the way whiche I coÌ„maunde you this day to go after straunge goddes whiche ye haue not knowen When the Lorde thy God therfore hathe brought the in to the lande whyther y u goest to possesse it thou shalte put the blessynge vpon mounte Garizim and the curse vpon mount Ebal which mountaynes are on the other syde Iordane on the backe syde of the way towarde the goynge downe of the sonne in the lande of the Cananites whiche dwell in the playne ouer agaynst Gilgal besyde the groue of Moreh For ye shall passe ouer Iordane to go in and possesse the lande whiche the lorde your god gyueth you ye shall con quere it and dwel therin Take hede therfore that ye do all the coÌ„maundementes lawes whiche I set before you this day ¶ Idolatrye must the Israelites destroye and flee from They must onely do that thynge which god coÌ„maundeth CAPI XII THese are the ordinauÌ„ces lawes which ye shal obserue do in the lande which the lorde God of thy fathers gyueth the to possesse it as longe as ye lyue vpon the earth Ye shal destroy all places wherin the nacions which ye shal conquere serued theyr goddes vpon hye mountaynes on hylles vnder euery thycke tree Ouerthrowe theyr aulters and breake theyr pyllers and burne theyr groues with fyre and hewe downe the grauen ymages of the goddê that they haue and bryng the names of them to nought out of that place ☞ Ye shall not do so vnto the Lorde your God but ye shall seke the place whiche the lorde your God shall haue chosen out of all your trybes to put his name there and there to dwell And thyther thou shalte come and thyther ye shal brynge your burnt sacrifices your offerynges your tythes and heueofferynges of your hande your vowes your frewylofferynges and the fyrst gendred of your oxen and of your shepe And there ye shall eate before the Lorde your God and ye shall reioyse in all that ye put your hande vn to both ye and your housholdes wherin the Lorde thy God hath blessed the. Ye shall not do after all the thynges that we do here this day euery man what semeth hym good in his owne eyes For ye are not yet come to rest to the enheritaunce which the Lorde your God gyueth you But when ye go ouer Iordane and dwell in the lande whiche the Lorde your god hath gyuen you to enherite and when he hath gyuen you rest from all your enemyes rouÌ„de aboute so that ye dwell in safetie then vnto the place which the Lorde your God hath chosen to put his name there ye shall brynge all that I commaunde you Namely your burntsacrifices your offerynges your tythes the heue offerynge of youre hande and all youre syecyall vowes whiche ye vowe vnto the Lorde And ye shall reioyse before the lorde your god yea and your sonnes and your doughters your seruauntes and your maydes the Leuite that is within your gates for as moche as he hath no parte nor enheritaunce with you Take hede that thou offer not thy burnt offerynges in euery place that thou seest â–ª but in the place whiche the Lorde shall haue chosen in one of thy trybes there thou shalt offer thy burntofferynges and there thou shalt do all that I coÌ„maunde the. Notwithstandyng thou mayst kyll and eate flesshe in all thy cities whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth after accordyng to the blessynge of the Lorde thy God whiche he hathe gyuen the bothe the vncleane the cleane may eate therof euen as the roo or the herte onely ye shal not eate the blood but powre it vpon the earth as water Thou mayst not eate within thy gates the tythe of thy corne of thy wyne of thy oyle and the fyrst gendred of thyne oxen of thy shepe neyther any of thy vowes which thou vowest nor thy frewylofferyngê or heueofferynge of thyne hande but y u must eate them before the Lorde thy God in the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen Thou thy sonne and thy doughter thy seruaunte and thy mayde and the Leuyte that is within thy gates and thou shalte reioyse †and be refresshed before the lorde thy God in all that thou puttest thyne hande to Beware that thou forsake not the Leuite as long as thou lyuest vpon the earth If when the lorde thy god hath enlarged thy border as he hath promised the thou say I wyll eate flesshe bycause thy soule longeth to eate flesshe thou mayst eate flesshe whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth If the place whiche the lord thy god hath chosen to put his name there be to farre from the then thou shalte kyll of thy oxen and of thy shepe whiche the lorde hath gyuen the as I haue coÌ„maunded the and thou shalte eate in thyne owne citie whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth And as the too and the herte is eaten euen so thou shalt eate them both the cleane and the vncleane shall eate of them But be strong that thou eate not the blood For the blood is the lyfe thou mayst not eate the lyfe with the fleshe thou shalte not eate it but powre it vpon the earth as water Se thou eate it not that it may go well with the and with thy chyldren after the. But thou shalte do that whiche is ryght in the syght of the Lorde But ☞ thy holy thynges which thou hast and thy vowes thou shalte take and come vnto the place whiche the Lorde hath chosen and thou shalte offre thy burntofferynges bothe fleshe and blood vpon the aulter of the Lorde thy God and the blood of thyne offerynges shall be powred out vpon the aulter of the lorde thy God and thou shalte eate the fleshe Take hede and heare al these wordes whiche I coÌ„maunde the that it may go well with the with thy chyldreÌ„ after the for euer yf thou doest that whiche is good and ryght in the syght of the Lorde thy
dreames and visions of the nyghte when stombrynge cometh vpon men that they fall aslepe in theyr beddes he roundeth them in the eares he enfourmeth them and sheweth them playnely that it is he whiche draweth man from euyll delyuereth hym froÌ„ pryde kepeth hym from the graue his lyfe from the swerde He chasteneth hym w t sickenesse and bryngeth hym to his bed he sayeth sore punyshment vpon his bones so that his lyfe may away with no breade and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntye meate In so moche that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare no more His life draweth on to the graue his lyfe to death Nowe yf there be a messenger one among a thousand sent for to speake vnto man and to shewe hym the ryght waye then the Lorde is mercyfull vnto hym and sayeth He shall be delyuered that he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconcyled Then shall his flesshe be as well lykynge as it was before and shall be as it was in his youth For yf he submyt hymselfe vnto god he shal be gracious vnto hym and shewe hym his countenaunce ioyfully and rewardeth man for his ryghteousnes Suche a respecte hath he vnto men Therfore let a man confesse and saye I haue offended I dyd vnryghteously and it hath done me no good Yea he hath delyuered my soule from destruccyon and my lyfe shall se the lyght Lo thus worketh god alwaye with man that he kepeth his soule from perysshynge and letteth hym enioy the light of the lyuyng Marke well O Iob and heare me holde the styll and I wyll speake But yf thou hast anythyng to say then answere me speake for thyne answere pleaseth me If thou hast nothynge then heare me holde thy tongue so shall I teache the wysdome ¶ Elihu prayseth the Iustice of god whiche iudgeth the worlâ—e and gouerneth all CAPI XXXIIII ELihu proceadynge forth in his answere sayd Heare my wordes O ye wyse men herken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge For the eare proueth and discerneth the wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates As for iudgemente let vs seke it out amonge ourselues that we may knowe what is good And why Iob hath sayde I am righteous but God doth me wronge I must nedes be a lyer though my cause be ryght violently I am plaged where as I made no faute Where is there suche a one as Iob that ☞ drynketh vp scornefulnesse lyke water whiche goeth in the companye of wycked doers and walketh with vngodly men For he hath sayd Though a man be good yet is he nought before God Therfore hecken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge Farre be it from god that he shulde medle with wyckednesse and farre be it from the almyghtye that he shulde medle with vnryghteous dealynge For he shall rewarde the workes of man and cause euery maÌ„ to fynde accordynge to his wayes For sure it is that God condemneth no man wrongfully and the iudgement of the almyghtye is not vnryghteous Who ruleth the earthe in his steade Or whom hath he set to gouerne the hole worlde To whome hath he gyuen his herte for to drawe his spirite and breth vnto hym All flesshe shall come togyther vnto nought and all men shall turne agayne vnto dust If thou nowe haue vnderstandynge heare what I saye and herken to the boyce of my wordes Maye he be a ruler that loueth no ryght Or maye he that is a very innocent man do vngodly Is it reason that thou shuldest saye to the kynge Thou arte wycked or thou arte vngodlye and that before the prynces He hath no respecte vnto the persones of the lordlye regardeth not the ryche more then the poore For they be all the worke of his handes In the twynkelynge of an eye shall they dye and at mydnyght when the people and the tyrauntes rage then shall they perysshe and be taken away without handes And why his eyes loke vpon the wayes of maÌ„ and he seeth all his goynges There is no darknesse nor shadowe of death that can hyde the wycked doers from hym For no man shall be suffred to go in to iudgement with God Many one yea innumerable doth he punysshe and setteth other in theyr steades Therfore shall he declare theyr workes he shal turne the nyght and they shall be destroyed They that were in the steade of Scars delte lyke vngodlye men and therfore he punyshed them bycause they turned backe from hym and wolde not consydre al his wayes In so moche that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto hym nowe he heateth the complaynte of suche as are in trouble If he graunt pardon who wyl condemne And yf he hyde away his countenaunce who shal be able to se it Whyther it be to the peple or to any man thus wyl he do for the vngodlynesse of the people doth god make an ypocrite to reygne ouer them For so moche then as I haue begon to talke of God I wyll not hyndre the. If I haue gone amysse enfourme thou me yf I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of Can he do nothynge without the for thou hast reproued his iudgement Thou also hast thyne owne mynde and not I. But speake on what thou knowest Let men of vnderstandyng tel me and let a wyse man herken vnto me As for Iob he hath neyther spoken to the purpose nor wisely O father let Iob be wel tryed bycause he hath answered for wycked men yea aboue his synne he doth wyckedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes agaynst god ¶ Neyther dothe godlynesse profyte nor vngodlynesse hurte to god but to man CAPI XXXV ELihu spake moreouer and sayd Thynkest thou it ryght that thou sayest I am ryghteous before god For thou sayest What aduauntage wyll it be vnto the and what profyte shalte thou haue of my synne Therfore wyll I gyue answere vnto the and to thy companyons with the loke vnto the heuen and beholde it consydre the cloudes whiche are hygher then thou If thou hast synned what hast thou done agaynst hym If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto hym If thou be ryghteous what gyuest thou hym Or what wyll he receyue of thy hande Of suche an vngodly persone as thou and of the son of man that is ryghteous as thou pretendest to be there is a greate crye and complaynte made by them that are oppressed with violence yea euery man complayneth vpon the crueltye of tyrauntes For such a one neuer sayth where is god that made me and that gyueth vs occasyon to prayse hym in the nyght whiche gyueth vs more vnderstandynge then he doth the beastê of the earth and teacheth vs more then he doth the foules of heuen If any suche complayne no man gyueth answere and that bycause of the wyckednes of proude tyrauntes But yf a man call vpon God doth he not heare hym Dothe not the almyghty accepte his crye When thou
and dyggeth vp the grounde But myne eyes loke vnto the O Lorde God in the is my trust Oh cast nat out my soule Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde for me and from the trappes of the wycked doers Let the vngodly fall into theyr owne nettes to geyther vntyll I be gone by them ¶ The. cxlij Psalme ¶ The instrucâ—yon of Dauid a prayeâ— when he was in the caue I Cryed vnto the Lorde with my voyce yee euen vnto the Lorde dyd I make my supplycacyon I powred out my complaintes before him and shewed hym of my trouble When my sprete was in heuynesse thou knewest my pathe in the waye wherin I walked haue they preuely layed a snare for me I loked also vpon my ryght hande and se there was no man that wolde knowe me I had no place to fle vnto and no man cared for my soule I cryed vnto the O Lorde and sayd thou art my hope and my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge Consydre my complaynte for I am brought very lowe O delyuer me froÌ„ my persecutours for they are to stronge for me Brynge my soule out of prysoÌ„ that I maye geue thaÌ„kes vnto thy name which thynge yf thou wylt graunte me then shall the ryghteous resorte vnto my company ¶ The. cxliij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid when his owne sonne persecuted hym HEARE my prayer O Lorde and consyder my desyre herken vnto me for thy trueth and ryghteousnesse sake And entre nat into iudgemente with thy seruaunte for in thy syght shall no man lyuynge be iustifyed For the enemye hath persecuted my soule he hathe smyten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hathe layed me in the darckenesse as the deade men of of the worlde Therfore is my sprete vexed within me and my herte within me is desolate Yet do I remembre the tymes past Imuse vpon all thy workes Yee I exercyse my selfe in the worckes of thy handes I streatche forth myne handes vnto the my soule cryeth vnto the out of the thyrsty lande Heare me O Lorde and that soone for my sprete waxeth faynte hyde nat thy face from me left I be lyke vnto them that go downe into the pytte O let me heare thy louynge kyndenesse by tymes in the morninge for in the is my trust she we thou me the waye that I shulde walke in for I lyfte vp my soule vnto the. Delyuer me O Lorde fro myne enemyes for I resorte vnto the. Teache me to do the thynge that pleaseth the for thou arte my God let thy louynge sprete leade me forth vnto the laÌ„de of ryghteousnes Quycken O lorde for thy names sake and for thy ryghteousnesse sake brynge my soule out of trouble And of thy goodnesse scater myne enemyes abrode and destroye all them that vexe my soule for I am thy seruaunte ¶ The. cxliiij Psalme ¶ Of Dauid BLessed be the Lorde my refuge whiche teacheth my handes to warre and my fyngers to fyght My hope and my castell my defence and my delyuerer my shylde in whome I trust whiche gouerneth the people that is vnder me Lorde what is man that thou haste suche respecte vnto hym Or the sonne of man that thou so regardest hym Man is lyke a thynge of naught hê time passeth away like a shadow Bowe thy heauens O Lorde and come downe touche the mountaynes and they shall smoke Sende forth the lyghtynyng and scater them shute out thyne arowes and consume them Sende downe thyne hande from aboue deliuer me and take me out of the greate waters from the hande of straunge chyldren Whose mouth talketh of vanyte and theyr ryght hande is a right hande of wyckednes I wyl synge a newe song vnto the O God and syng prayses vnto the vpon a ten strynged lute Thou that geuest vyctory vnto Kynges and hast delyuered Dauid thy seruaunte from the parell of the swerde Saue me and delyuer me from the hande of straunge chyldren whose mouth taketh of vanite and theyr ryght hande is a ryght hande of iniquite That our sonnes maye growe vp as the yonge plaÌ„tes that oure daughters may be as the polyshed corners of the temple That oure garners may ⧠The Prouerbes of Salomon ¶ The prayse of wysdome We maâ—e nat harken vnto the voluptuous prouocacyon and inâ—ysynges of synners wysdome coÌ„ptayneth to be despysed of al men and prophecyeth destruccyon vnto her desspisâ—â—â— CAPITVLO I. THe Prouerbes of Salomon the sonne of DAVID kynge of Israell to learne wisdome and instruccyon and to perceyue the wordes of vnderstandynge and thereby to receaue prudence ryghtuousnesse iudgement and equytye That the very simple myght haue wyt and the yonge men myght haue knoweledge and vnderstandynge By hearynge the wyse man shal come by more wysdome and he that is endewed with vnderstandynge shall optayne wyt to perceyue a parable and the interpretacyon thereof the wordes of the wyse and the darcke speaches of the same The feare of the Lorde is the begynnynge of wysdome But fooles despyse wysdome and instruccyon My sonne heare thy fathers doctryne and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother for that shal brynge grace vnto thy heade and shall be as a cheyne aboute thy necke My sonne consente not vnto synners yf they entyse the and say come with vs we wyl laye wayte for bloud and surcke preuely for the innocent without a cause we shall swalow them vp lyke the hell and deuoure them quycke whole as those that go downe into y â— pyt So shal we fynde all maner of costely ryches fyll our houses w t spoyles Cast in thy lot amoÌ„g vs let vs haue al one purse My soÌ„ne walke not y â— with them refrayne thy fote froÌ„ theyr way For their fete runne to euyl and are hasty to shed bloude But in vayne is y â— net layed forth before the byrdes eyes Yea they theÌ„ selfes lay wayte one for anothers bloud one of them wold sleye another These are the wayes of all suche as be couetous y â— one wolde rauysh anothers lyfe Wysdome tryeth without putteth forth her voyce iÌ„ y â— stretê She calleth before y â— coÌ„gregacion in y â— opeÌ„ gates sheweth her wordes thorowe y â— citie sayeng O ye childreÌ„ how longe wyl ye loue childeshnesse how long wyl y â— scorners delyte in scornynge y â— vnwyse be enemyes vnto knowledge â–ª O turne you vnto my correccyon â—o I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you and make you vnderstande my wordes I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my councels haue ye dyspised and set my correccyon at naught Therfore shall I also laugh in your destruccyon and mocke you when that thynge that ye feare commeth vpon you euen when the thynge that ye be afrayed of falleth in sodenly lyke a storme and your misery like a tempest yee when trouble and heuinesse commeth vpon you Then shal they
in the myddest of the stretes Lyke as the dore turneth aboute vpon the thresholde euen so doth the slouthfull welter hym selfe in his bed The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome and it greueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth The sâ—ogarde thynketh him selfe wiser then ☞ seuen men that syt and teache Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens stryfe he is lyke one y â— taketh a dogge by the eares Lyke as one shoteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place euen so doth a dissembler with his neyghbour And then sayeth he whan thou arte taken I dyd it but in sport Where no wod is there the fyre goeth out Euen so where the backebiter is taken away there y â— stryfe ceaseth As coles kyndle heate and wod the fyre euen so doth a brawlyng felow stere vp variaunce A sclaunderers wordes are lyke flatery but they pearse the inwarde partes of the body Uenymous lyppes and a wycked hert are lyke a potsherde couered with syluer drosse An enemy shal be knoweÌ„ by his talkynge and in the meane season he ymagineth myschefe but when he speaketh fayre beleue hym not for there are seuen ab hominacions in his herte Who so kepeth euyl wyl secretely to do hurte his malyce shal be shewed before the whole congregaci on Who so dyggeth vp a pyt shal fal ther in and he that weltreth a stone shal stomble vpon it him selfe A dyssemblynge tong hateth one that rebuketh him and a flateryng mouth worketh myschefe ¶ CAPI XXVII MAke nat thy boste of to morowe for y u knowest not what may happen to day Let another man prayse the and not thyne owne mouthe yea other folkes lyppes and not thyne The stone is heuy and the sande weyghtye but a foles wrath is heuyer then they bothe Wrathe is a cruell thynge and furiousnes is a very tempest yea who is able to abyde enuye An open rebuke is better then a secrete loue Faythfull are the woundes of a louer but the kysses of an enemye are cruel He that is ful abhorreth an hony combe but vnto him that is hongrye euery sowre thynge is swete He that oftetymes flitteth is lyke a byrde that forsaketh her nest The herte is glad of a swete oynt mente and fauour but a stomake that can gyue good councel reioyseth a mans neyghbour Thine owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake nat but go nat into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble For better is a frende at bande then a brother farre of My sonne be wyse and thou shalte make me a glad herte so that I shall make answere vnto my rebukers A wyse man seynge the plage wyll hyde hym selfe as for fooles they go on styll and suffre harme Take his garmente that is suretie for a straunger and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen mans sake He that is to hastye to prayse his neyghboure aboue measure shall be taken as one that gyueth hym an euyll reporte A braulyng woman and the rofe of the house droppynge in a taynye daye maye well be compared togyther He that refrayneth her refrayneth the wynde and holdeth oyle fast in his hande Lyke as one yron whetteth another so doth one man comforte another Who so kepeth his fygge tre shall enioye the fruites thereof euen so he that wayteth vpon his mayster shall come to honoure Lyke as in one water there appeare dyuers faces euen so dyuerse men haue dyuerse hertes Lyke as ☞ hell and destruccyon are neuer full euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfyed Syluer is tryed in the moulde and Golde in the fornace and so is a man when he is openly praysed to his face âšœ The hart of a wycked man seketh after myschefe but a true harte seketh for knowledge Thoughe thou shuldest bray a foole with a pestell in a morter lyke otemell yet wyll nat his foolyshenesse go from hym Se that thou knowe the nombre of thy cattell thy selfe and loke well to thy flockes For ryches abyde nat alwaye and ☞ the crowne endureth not for euer The heye groweth the grasse commeth vp and herbes are gathered in the mountaynes The lambes shall clothe the and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the to vphold thy houshold and to susteyne thy maydens CAPI XXVIII THE vngodly flyeth whan no man chaseth hym but the ryghtuous standeth styffe as a Lyon Because of sinne the lande dothe ofte chaunge her Prynce but thorowe men of vnderstandynge and wysdome a realme endureth longe One poore man oppressyng another by vyolence is lyke a contynuall rayne that destroyeth the fruyte They that forsake the lawe prayse the vngodly but suche as kepe the lawe abhorre them Wycked men dyscerâ—e nat the thynge that is ryght but they that seke after the Lorde discusse all thynges A pore man leadynge a godly lyfe is better then the ryche that goeth in frowarde wayes Who so kepeth the lawe is a childe of vnderstandyng but he that is a coÌ„panion of ryotus meÌ„ shameth his father Who so increasethe his ryches by vauntage and wynnynge let him gather them to helpe the poore withall He that turneth awaye his eare from hearynge the lawe his prayer shal be abhominable Who so ledeth the ryghtuous into an euyll waye shall fall in to his owne pyt but the iuste shall haue the good in possession The ryche man thynketh hym selfe to be wyse but the poore that hath vnderstaudyng can perceyue him wel ynough When ryghtuous men are in prosperite then doth honoure floryshe but when the vngodly come vp the state of men chaungeth He that hydeth his synnes shall not prospere but who so knowledgeth theÌ„ and forsaketh them shall haue mercy Well is him that standeth alwaye in awe as for him that harderâ—eth his herte he shall fal in to myschefe Lyke as a roarynge lyon and an hongry bere eueÌ„ so is an vngodly Price ouer the poore people Where the Prince is wythout vnderstandynge there is great oppressyon and wronge but yf he be suche one as hateth couetousnesse he shall longe rayne He that by vyolence sheddethe any mans bloude shall be a rennagate vnto his graue and no man shal be able to succoure hym Who so leadeth a godly an innocent lyfe shall be saued but he that goeth frowarde wayes shall onse haue a fall He that tylleth his lande shal haue pleÌ„tuousnesse of breade but he y â— foloweth ydil nesse shall haue pouerte ynough A man y â— dealeth faythfully shal be fylled with blessynges and he that maketh haste to be ryche shal nat be vngylty To haue respecte of personnes in iudgemente is nat good And why A man wyll do wronge yea euen for a pece of breade He that wyll be ryche all to soone hathe an euyll eye and consydereth nat that pouerte shall come vpon hym He that rebuketh a man shall fynde
of the. When thou arte put out I wyll couer the Heauen and make hys Starres dymme I wyll sprede â—loude ouer the Sonne and the Moone shall not geue her lyght All the lyghtes of heanen wyll I put out ouer the and brynge darckenes vpon thy lande sayeth the Lord God I wyl trouble the hertes of many people when I bring thy destruccyon amonge the Heathen and countrees whom thou knowest not Yee I wyl make many people with their kinges so afrayed thorowe the that theyr heare shall stande vp when I shake my swerde at their faces Sodenly shal they be astonyed euery man in him selfe at the day of thy fall For thus sayeth the Lord God the kyng of Babilons swearde shall come vpon the with the sweardes of the worthyes wyll I smytte downe thy people All they that be myghtye amonge the Gentyles shall waste the proude pompe of Egypte bring downe all her people All the catell also of Egypte wyll I destroy that they shal come no more vpon the waters so that neyther mans fote nor beastes clawe shal stere them any more Then wyll I make theyr waters cleare and cause theyr floudes to runne lyke oyle sayth the Lorde God When I make the lande of Egypte desolate and when the countre with all that is therein shall be layde waste and when I smyte all them whiche dwell in it that they maye knowe that I am the Lorde This is the mournyng that the daughters of the Heathen shal make Yee a sorowe and lamentacion shal they take vp vpon Egipt and all her people sayeth the Lorde God In the. xij yeare the. xv day of the Moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man Take vp alamentacion vpon the people of Egypte and cast them downe yee and the myghtye people of the Heathen also euen with theÌ„ that dwell beneth and with them that go downe into the graue Downe howe fayre so euer thou be and lay the with the vncircumcised Amonge those that be slayne with the swearde shal they lye The swearde is geuen al redy he shall be drawen forth all his people The myghty worthyes and his helpers that be gone downe and lye with the vncyrcumcised and with them that be slayne with the swerde shal speake to him out of the hel Assur is there also with his company theyr graues rounde aboute whiche were slayne and fell all with the swearde whose graues lye besyde him in the lowe pytte His comens are buried rounde aboute his graue al together wounded and slayne with the swerde which men afore tyme brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge There is Elam also with all hys people and their graues rounde aboute which al beyng wounded and slayne with the swerde are gone downe vncircumcysed vnder the earthe whiche neuerthelesse sometyme brought feare in to the lande of the lyuyng for the whiche they beare their shame with the other that be goue downe to the graue Theyr burial is geuen them and al their people amonge them that be slayne Theyr graues are rounde aboute all them whiche be vncircumcysed and with them that be slayne thorowe the swearde for seyinge that in tymes past they made the lande of the lyuyng afrayed they muste nowe beare theyr owne shame with them that go downe to the pytte and lye among theÌ„ that be slayne There is Mesech also and Tuball and theyr people theyr graues rounde aboute These all are amonge the vncircumcysed and them that be slayne with the swearde be cause afore tyme they made the lande of the lyuynge afrayed Shulde not they then lye also amonge the worthyes and vucircumcysed Gyauntes whiche with theyr weapens are gone downe to hell whose sweardes are layde vnder theyr heades whose wyckenesse is vpon theyr bones because that as worthyes they haue brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge Yee among the vncircumcysed shalt thou be destroyed and slepe with them that peryshed thorowe the swearde There is the lande of Edom with her kynges and prynces also whiche with theyr strength are layde by them that were slayne with the swearde yee amonge the vncircuÌ„cysed and them which are gone downe into the pytte Moreouer there be all the prynces of the North with al the Sidouyans which are gone downe to the slayne With theyr feare and strength they are come to confusion and lye there vncircuncised amonge those that be slayne with the swearde and beare theyr owne shame with them that be gone downe to the pytte Now whan Pharao seyth this he shal be comforted ouer all hys people that is slayne with the swearde bothe Pharao and al his host sayeth the Lorde God For I haue geuen my feare in y â— lande of the lyuyng But Pharao and all his people shall lye amonge the vncircuncysed and amonge them that be slayne with swearde sayeth the Lorde God ¶ He setteth out the offyce of a Curate that preacheth the Gospel He strengtheneth them that dysâ—nâ—re and boldeneth them with the promes of mercy The worde of the Lorde agaynst the remnaunt of the people Agaynste the mockers of the wordes of the Prophete CAPI XXXIII AGAYNE the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayinge Thou sonue of man Speake to the Chyldren of thy people and tell theym Whan I seude a swearde vpon a lande yf the people of the lande take a man of theyr countre and set hym to be they re watcheman the same man whan he seyth the swearde come vpon the lande shall blowe the trompet warne the people If a man nowe heare the noyse of the trompette and wyll not be warned and the Swearde come and take hym awaye hys bloude shall be vpon his owne heade for he herde the sounde of the trompet and wolde not take hede therfore his bloude be vpon hym But yf he wyll receaue warnynge he shall saue his lyfe Agayne yf the watcheman se the swerde come and shew it not with the troÌ„pet so that the people is not warned if the swerde come then and take any man from amonge them the same shall be taken awaye in his owne synne but his bloude wyll I requyre of the watchmans hande And now O thou sonne of man I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Israell that where as thou hearest any thyng out of my mouthe thou mayest warne them on my behalfe If I saye vnto the wycked thou wicked thou shalt surely dye and thou geuest him not warnyuge that he maye bewarre of his vngodly waye then shall the wycked dye in his owne synne but his bloude wyl I requyre of thy hande Neuertheles yf thou warne the wycked of his waye to turne from it where as he yet wyl not be turned from it then shall he dye because of hys synne but thou hast delyuered thy soule Therfore O thou sonne of man speake vnto the house of Israel Ye saye thus Our offences and synnes lye vpon vs and we be
wyth the swerde but many mo thorowe the tonge Well is hym that is kepte from an euyll tonge and commeth not in the angre therof which draweth not the yocke of suche and is not bounde in the bandes of it For the yock thereof is of yron and the bande of it of stele The death therof is a very euyll death hell were better for one then suche a tonge But the fyre of it maye not oppresse them that feare God and the flamme thereof maye not burne thē Suche as forsake the Lorde shal fall therein and it shall burne them and no man shal be able to quenche it It shall fall vpon them as a Lyon and deuoure them as a leoparde Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make dores and barres for thy mouth Thou wcyest thy golde syluer Why doest y u not weye thy wordes also vpon the y ◠balance Beware y ◠y u slyde not in thy tonge so fall before thyue enemyes y ◠lay wayte for the thy fal be incurable euen vnto death ¶ Howe we ought to lende oure monye and do almes Of a faythfull man answerynge for hys frende Of lyberalite and hospytalyte CAPI XXIX WHo so wyll shewe mercy let him lende vnto hys neyghboure and he that is able let hym kepe the commaundemente Lende vnto thy neyghboure in tyme of his nede and pay thou thy neyghboure agayne in due season Kepe thy worde and deale faythfully with hym and thou shalte allwaye fynde the thynge that is necessary for the. There haue bene many that when a thynge was lent them reckened it to be founde and made them trauayle and laboure that helped thē Whyle they receyne anythinge they kysse the handes of suche as geue them and for theyr neyghbours good they humble theyr voyce But when they shulde paye agayne they kepe it back and geue euell wordes and make many excuses by reason of the tyme and though he be able yet geueth he scarse y ◠halfe agayne and rekeneth the other to be founde And yf he with holde not his money yet hathe he an enemye of hym and that vndeserued He payeth him with cursynge rebuke and geueth hym euell wordes for hys good dede There be many one which are not glad for to lende not because of euel but they feare to lese the thyng that they lende Yet haue thou pacyence with the symple and withholde not mercy from hym Helpe the poore for the commaundemētes sake and let hym not go emptie from the because of hys necessite Lese thy money for thy brother and neyghbours sake and burie it not vnder a stone where it rusteth corrupteth Gather thy treasure after the commaundement of the Hyest and so shall it brynge the more profyt then golde Laye vp the almes in the herte of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euel A mans almes is as a purse with him and shall kepe a mans fauoure as the apple of an eye and after warde shall it aryse and paye euery man his rewarde vpō his heade It shal fyght for the against thyne enemyes better then the chylde of a gyaunte or speare of the myghtye A good honest mā is suertie for his neyghboure but a wycked personne letteth hym come to shame Forget not the frendeshyp of thy suertye for he hathe geuen his soule for the. The vngodly despyseth the good dede of hys suertye and the vnthanckfull and ignoraunte leaueth his suertie in daunger Some man promeseth for his neyghboure and when he hathe lost hys honeste he shal forsake him Suertishyppe hathe destroyed many a ryche man and remoued them as the waues in the see Myghtie people hathe it dryuen awaye and caused them to wandre in straunge coūtres An vngodly man transgressynge the commaundemente of the Lorde shall fall into an euell suertishyppe and though he force him selfe to get out yet shall he fall into iudgement Helpe thy neyghboure out after thy power and beware that thou thy selfe fal not into such dett The chefe thynge that kepeth in the lyfe is water and bred clothinge and lodgynge to couer the shame Better is it to haue a poore lyuynge in a mans owne house then delicate fare among the straūge Be it lytle or much that thou hast holde the content withall thou shalt not be blamed as a vagabounde for a myserable lyfe is it to go from house to house where a man is fremde he darre not open his mouth Though one be lodged haue meate dryncke yet shal he be taken as vnworthy heare many bytter rough wordes namely thus Go thy waye thou straunger and prepare a table for thy selfe and fede me also of that thou hast A way thou straūger so that he regardeth his honoure no more my brother cōmeth into my house and so he telleth hym the necessite of his house These thynges are heuy to a man that hath vnder standynge namely the forbyddynge of the house that y ◠lēoer casteth hym in the teth ¶ Of the correccyon of chyldren Of the commodytye of health Deeth is better then a sorowefull lyfe Of hydde wysdome Of the ioye and sorowe of the herte CAPI XXX WHo so loueth his chylde holdeth him styll vnder coreccion that he may haue ioye of him after warde and y ◠he grope not after hys neyghbours dores He that teacheth his sōne shal haue ioye in hym and nede not to be ashamed of hym amonge hys aquayntaunce Whose enfourmeth and teacheth his sōne greueth the enemye before his frendes he maye haue ioye of hym Though the father dye yet is he as though he were not deed for he hathe left one behynde him that is lyke hym In his lyfe he sawe hym and had ioye in hym and was not sory in his death neyther was he ashamed before the enemyes For he left behynde him an auenger against his enemies a good doer vnto the frēdes For the lyfe of chyldren he shall bynde the woundes together and his herte is greued at euery crye An vntamed horse wylbe harde a wanton childe wylbe wylfull If thou brynge vp thy sonne delicatly he shall make y ◠afayed and yf thou playe with him he shall brynge the to heuynes Laugh not with him lest thou wepe with him also and lest thy teth be set on edge at the last Geue him no liberte in his youth excuse not his foly Bowe downe hys necke whyle he is young hyt hym vpon the sydes whyle he is yet but a chylde lest he waxe stubberne and geue no more force of the so shalt thou haue heuynes of soule Teach thy childe and be diligent therin lest it be to thy shame Better is the poore beyng whole and stronge then a man to be ryche and not to haue his health Health and wellfare is about all golde and a whole body aboue al treasure There is no tyches aboue a sounde body no
ioye aboue the ioye of the herte Death is better then a wreched lyfe eternall rest better then contynuall syckenes The good thyngê y â— are put in a close mouth are lyke as wheÌ„ meate is laied vpoÌ„ y â— graue What good doth the offerynge vnto an Idol For he caÌ„ nether eate tast nor smel Euen so is he that is chased of the Lorde heareth the rewardes of iniquytte He seyth with is eyes groneth lyke a gelded man that lyeth w t a vyrgin sygheth Geue not ouer thy mynde into heuynes and vexe not thy selfe in thyne owne councell The ioye and chearfulnes of y â— hert is y â— lyfe of man a mannes gladnes is the prolongyng of his dayes Loue thyne owne soule comforte thyne hert as for sorowe heuynes dryue it farre froÌ„ y â— for heuynes hath slayne many a man bryngeth no profyt zele anger shorten y â— dayes of the lyfe carefulnes and sorow bring age before y â— tyme. Unto a mery hert euery thing hath a good tast y â— he eateth ¶ We ought to geue dilygent hede to honesty Of theÌ„ that â—ake payue to gather ryches The prayse of a ryche maÌ„ without a faute We ought to fle dronckenesse folowe soâ—â—â—ntâ— CAPI XXXI TRauayle carfulnes for ryches taketh away the slepe maketh the flesh to consume When one lyeth taketh care he waketh euer vp lyke as a great sycknes breaketh the slepe The ryche hathe greate laboure in gatheringe his ryches together and then with the pleasure of his ryches he taketh his rest and is refreshed But who so laboureth prospereth not he is poore though he leaue of yet is he a begger He y â— loueth ryches shall not be iustified who so foloweth corrupcion shall haue ynough therof Many one are come in greate mysfortune by the reason of golde and haue founde theyr destruccyon before them It is a tre of fallynge vnto them that offre it vp all such as be foolysh fall therin Blessed is the ryche whiche is founde without blemysh and hathe not gone after golde nor hoped in money tresures Where is there such a one and we shal commende him and call him blessed for greate thinges dothe he amonge his people Who so is tryed and founde parfecte in such thynges shal be coÌ„mended and praysed Who myght offende and hath not offeÌ„ded Who coulde do euel and hathe not done it Therfore shall hys good be stablyshed the whole coÌ„gregacioÌ„ shall declare his almesses Yf thou syt at a greate mans table open not thy mouth wyde vpon it and make not many wordes Remembre that an euel eye is a shrowe What thing created is worse then a wycked eye therfore wepeth it before euery maÌ„s face Laye not thine haÌ„de vpon euery thing that thyne eye seyth stryue not with hym in the dyshe Ponder by thy selfe what thy neyghboure wolde fayne haue be discrete in euery poynte Eate the thynge that is set before the manerly as it becommeth a man and eate not to much lest thou be abhorred Leaue y â— of fyrst of al because of nurtoure lest thou be he whom no man maye satisfye which may turne to thy decaye When thou syttest amonge many men reache not thyne hande out fyrst of all Oho we well conteÌ„t is a wyse man with a lytle wyne so that in slepe y â— shalt not be sycke therof nor fele any payne A swete whosome slepe shall suche a one haue fele no inwarde grefe He ryseth vp by tymes in y â— morninge is well at â—ase in him selfe But an vnsaciable eater slepeth vnquietly hath ache payne of the body It y â— felest that y â— hast eaten to moche aryse go thy waye cast it of thy stomacke and take thy rest it shall ease the so that thou shalt brynge no syckenesse vnto thy body My sonne heare me despyse me not at the last y u shalt fynde as I haue tolde the. In all thy workes be diligent quycke so shall there no sycknes happe vnto y â— Who so is liberal in dealyng out his meate many men shall blesse hym and prayse hym with theyr lyppes and the same is a sure token of hys loue and faythfulnes But he that is vnfaythful in meate the whole cytie shal coÌ„playne of hym and that is a sure experience of his infidelite and wyckednes Be not thou a wyne bybber for wyne hath destroied many a man The fyre proueth the herde yron euen so doth wyne proue hertes of the proude when they be droncken Wyne sobrely droncken queckeneth the lyfe of maÌ„ If thou drynckest it measurably thou shalt be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne â— What taketh awaye the lyfe euen death Wyne was made froÌ„ the begynnyng to make men glad and not for droÌ„ckennes Wyne measurably droncken is a reioysyng of the soule body A measurable dryncke is health to soule body But yf it be droncken with excesse it maketh bytternes and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylleth the mynde of the foolysh with shame and ruyne mynysheth the strength and maketh woundes Rebuke not thy neyghbour at the wyne and despyse hym not in his myrth Geue hym no despytefull wordes preasse not vpon hym with contrary sayinges ¶ Of the discrecyon and prayse of the preacher and of the hearer Of the feare fayth and coÌ„fydence of God CAPI XXXII YF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy self therin but be thou as one of the people Take dylygent care for them and loke well therto and when thou hast done all thy dewtye syt the downe that thou mayest be mery with them and receyue a crowne of honour Talke wysely and honestly for wysdome becommeth the ryght wel Hynder not musycke Speake not where there is no audyence and poure not forth wysdome out of tyme at an importunite Lyke as the Car buncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so doth a songe garnysh the wyne feast and as the Smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetnesse of Musycke by the myrth of wyne Geue eare and be styll and for thy good behauour thou shalte be loued Thou yonge man speake that becoÌ„meth the and that is profytable yet scarse when thou art twyse asked Comprehende muche with fewe wordes In many thynges be as one that is ignoraunt geue eare and holde thy tonge withall Yf thou be amonge men of hyer auctoryte desyre not to compare thy selfe vnto them and when an elder speaketh make not thou many wordes therin Before the thonder goeth lyghtenynge and before nurtoure and shamefastnes goeth loue and fauour Stande vp by tymes and be not the laste but get the home soone and there take thy pastyme and do what thou wylt so that thou do no euell and defye no man But for all thynges geue thankes vnto hym y
â— hath made the replenyshed the with his goods Who so feareth the Lorde wyll receyue his doctryne and they that get them to hym by tymes shall fynde grace He that seketh the lawe shall be fylled withall As for hym that is but fayned he wyll be offended therat They that feare the Lorde shall fynde the iudgement and theyr ryghtuousnesse shal be kyndled as a lyght An vngodly man wyll not be refourmed but can help him self with the example of other in his purpose A man of vnderstandynge despyseth no good councell but a wylde and proude body hathe no feare Yee euen whan he hath dealt rashly w t another man but his owne doynges shall be his rebuke My sonne do nothyng without aduisement so shal it not repent the after the dede Go not in the waye where thou mayest fal nor where thou mayest stomble agaynst the stone Geue not thy selfe into a laborious slyppery waye and beware of thyne owne chyldren and take hede of theym that be of thyne owne housholde In all thy worckes put thy trust in God froÌ„ thy whole herte for that is the kepynge of the commaundementes Who so beleueth Gods worde taketh hede to the commaundementes and he that putteth hys trust in the Lorde shall wante nothynge ¶ The delyueraunce of hym that feareth God The answere of the wyse The lytle dyscrecyon of a foole Man is in the hande of God as the earthe is in the hande of the Potter We ought not to dyspose oure selues to become subiecte to other CAPI XXXIII THere shall no euyll happen vnto hym that feareth God but when he is in teÌ„tacyon the Lord shall delyuer hym and kepe hym frome euyll A wyse man hateth not the lawe but an ypocryte is as a shyp in raging water A man of vnderstandynge geueth credence vnto the lawe of God and the lawe is faythfull vnto hym Be sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrst well instruct then mayest thou geue answere The herre of the foolysh is lyke a carte whele and his thoughtes renne aboute lyke the axell tree Lyke as a wylde horse y â— neyeth vnder euery one that sytteth vpon him so is it w t a scorneful frend Why doth one day excell another seyng al y â— dayes of the yeare come of the Sunne The wysdome of the Lorde hath so parted them a sunder so hath he ordayned the tymes solempne feastes Some of them hath he choseÌ„ halowed before other dayes And at meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earthe of Adam In the multitude of science hath the Lord sundered them and made their wayes of diuerse fashyons Some of them hath he blessed made much of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of theÌ„ hath he cursed brought theÌ„ lowe put them out of theyr estate Lyke as the claye is in the potters hande and all the ordrynge therof at his pleasure so are men also in the haÌ„de of hym that made them so that he may geue them as it lyketh hym best Agaynste euyll is good and agaynste death is lyfe so is the vngodly agaynst suche as fere God Behold these are the workes of the Hyest and there are euer two agaynst two one set agaynste another I am awaked vp last of all as one that gathereth after in haruest In the giftê of God and in his blessinge I am increased and haue fylled my wyne presse lyke a grape gatherer Behold how I haue not laboured onely for my selfe but for al such as loue nurtoure and wysdome Heare me O ye greate men of the people and herken with youre eares ye tulers of the coÌ„gregacyon Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother and freÌ„de power ouer the whyle thou lyuest and geue not awaye thy substauÌ„ce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As longe as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chauÌ„ge the For better it is thy children to pray the then that thou shuldest be sayne to loke in theyr haÌ„des In all thy worckes be excellent that thy honoure be neuer stayned At the tyme when thou shalt ende thy dayes fynysh thy lyfe distribute thyne inheritauÌ„ce The fodder the whyp and the burden be longed vnto the Asse Meate correccion worke vnto the seruaunt If thou set thy seruaunt to laboure thou shalt fynde rest But yf thou let him go ydel he shall seke libertye The yocke the whyp bowe downe the harde necke but tame thou thy euyll seruaunte with bondes and correccyon Sende him to laboure that he go not ydle For ydelnesse brigeth much euyll Set him to worke for that belongeth vnto him and becommeth him well If he be not obedieÌ„t binde his fete but do not to much vnto him in any wyse and without discrecyon do nothinge If thou haue a faythful seruauÌ„t let him be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreade him as a brother for in bloude hast y â— gotten him If thou haue a seruaunte holde him as thy selfe for thou hast nede of him as of thy selfe If thou intreatest him euyll and kepest him harde makest hym to be proude and to renne awaye from the thou canst not tell what waye thou shalt seke him ¶ Of dreames diuinacyons and euchauntementes We ought to confute vayne hope and lying The prayse of them that feare God Of dyuers workes of men God dothe not alowe the workes of an vnfaythfull man CAPI XXXIIII VNwyse people begile them selues with vayne and disceatful hope and fooles truste in dreames Who so regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Euen so is it with the apperynges of dreames Before the face is the lycknes of a face Who caÌ„ be clensed of the vncleane Or what trueth can be spoken of a lyer Sothsayinge wytcrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanyte lyke as when a woman trauayleth w t childe and hath many fantasies in her hert Where as such visioÌ„s come not of God set not thine herte vpon them For dreames haue disceaued many a man and they fayled that put theyr trust therin The lawe shal be fulfylled without lyes wysdome is suffycieÌ„t to a faythful mouth What knowledge hath he that is not tryed A wyse man that is well instructe vnderstaÌ„deth muche he y â— hath good experience can talke of wysdome He that hath no experieÌ„ce knoweth lytle and he that erreth causeth muche wyckedues He y â— is not tryed what thinges knoweth he Who so foloweth no rule is full of wyckednes When I was yet in errour I lerned much also yee I was so lerned that I coulde not expresse it all and came oft in parell of death therouer tyll I was delyuered from it thorowe the grace of God Now I se that they which feare God haue the ryght sprete for theyr hope staÌ„deth in hym that can helpe theÌ„ And the eyes of the Lorde are on them that
marcke false wordes A frowarde hert geueth heuines but a man of experience lifteth hym vp agayne The woman receyueth euery man yet is one daughter better then another A fayre wyfe reioyseth her husband a man loueth nothyng better If she be louynge vertuous wyth all then is not her husbande lyke other men He that hathe gotten a vertuous woman hath a goodly possession she is vnto him an helpe and pyler wherupon he resteth Where no hedge is there y â— goodes are spoyled where no huswyfe is there the frendles mourneth Lyke as there is no credeÌ„ce geueÌ„ to a robber that goeth from one cytye to anoher So is not the man beleued that hath no nest and must turne in where he may abyde in the nyght ¶ Howe a man shulde knowe frendes and councellers and searche the company of a holy man CAPI XXXVII EUery frende sayeth I wyll be frendely vnto him also But there is some frend whiche is onely a frende in name Remayneth there not heuynes vnto death when a companyon and frende is turned to an enemye O most wycked presumpcyon From whense art thou spronge vp to couer y e earth with falshede disceate There is some coÌ„panyon whiche in prosperite reioyseth wyth his frende but in the tyme of trouble he taketh parte against hym There is some companyon that mourneth with his frende for the bely sake but when trouble commeth he taketh holde of the shylde Forget not thy frende in thy mynde and thynke vpon hym in thy ryches Seke no councell at thy kyns men and hyde thy councel froÌ„ such as beare the no good wyl Euery couÌ„celer bryngeth forth his couÌ„cell Neuertheles there is some that counceleth but for his owne profite Beware of the counceller and be aduysed afore whereto thou wylte vse him for he wyll councel for him selfe Lest he cast the lot vpoÌ„ the and say vnto the Thy way purpose is good after warde he staÌ„de agaynst the and loke what shall become of the. Aske no councel at him that suspecteth y â— for an enemy and hyde thy councel froÌ„ suche as hate the. Aske no councell at a woman coÌ„cernyng the thinges that she longeth for nor at a fearfull and fayne herted bodye in matters of warre or at a marchaunt howe deare he wyll cheape thy wares towarde his or at a byer of sellynge Or at an enuyous man of thankes geuyng or at the vnmercyfull of louyng kyndnes or at an vnhonest man of honestye Or at the slouthfull of workynge Or at an hyrelynge whiche hath no house or profyte or wealth An ydle bodye wolde not gladly heare speake of much labour Take no suche folkes to councel but be dilygent to seke councel at a vertuous man that feareth God suche one as thou knowest to be kepte of the coÌ„maundementes which hath a mind after thyne owne mynde and is sory for the when thou stumblest And holde thy councel fast in thyne hert for there is no man more faythfull to kepe it then thou thy selfe For a mans mynde is suÌ„tyme more disposed to tell oute then seuen watchemen that sit aboue in an hye place lokyng aboute them And aboue all this praye y â— hyest that he wyll leade thy waye in faythfulnes and truthe Before all thy workes aske councel fyrst and or euer thou doest any thyng be well aduised There be foure thynges that declare a chaunged herte wherout there spryngeth euyl and good death lyfe and a masterfull tonge that bableth muche Some man is apte and well instructe in many thynges and yet very vnprofitable vnto hym selfe Some man there is that can geue wyse and prudent councell and yet is he hated and continueth a begger for that grate is not geueÌ„ him of God to be accepted Another is robbed of all wysdome yet is he wyse vnto him selfe the frute of vnderstandyng is commendable in his mouth A wyse man maketh his people wyse y e frutes of his wysdome fayle not A wyse maÌ„ shall be plentuously blessed of God al they that se hym shall speake good of hym The lyfe of a man standeth in the nombre of the dayes but y e daies of Israel are inumerable A wyse man shall optayne fayfulnes and credence among hys people and his name shal be perpetuall My sonne proue thy soule in thy lyfe yf thou se any euyll thinge geue it not vnto her For all thynges are not profytable for al men nether hath euery soule pleasure in euery thynge Be not gredye in euery eatyng be not to hastye vpon all meates For excesse of meates bringeth syckenes and glotony coÌ„meth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate Thorow surfet haue many one perisshed but he that dyeteth him selfe temperatly prolongeth his lyfe ¶ A physicion in syckenes ought we to pray and to fynde a Physycion whiche healeth by prayer The â—ewâ—pynge of the deed Sâ—duâ—â— Wysdome Artificers or craftesmen CAPI XXXVIII HOnour the Phisicion honoure him because of necessite God hath created hiÌ„ for of the Hyest commeth medycine and he shall receyue gyftes of the kynge The wysdome of the Phisycion bringeth him to great worshype and in the syght of the greate men of thys worlde he shal be honorably taken The Lorde hathe created medycyne of the earthe and he that is wyse wyll not abhorre it Was not the bytter water made swete with a tre that men myght learne to knowe the vertue therof The Lorde hath geuen men wysdome and vnderstandyng that he might be honoured in his wonderous workes With suche doth he heale men taketh awaye theyr paynes Of suche doth the Apotecarye make a conâ—eccyon yet can no man perfourme all his workes For of the Lorde coÌ„meth prosperous welth ouer all the earth My sonne despyse not this in thy sycknes but praye vnto the Lorde he shall make the whole Leaue of from synne and order thy handes a ryght clense thyne hert froÌ„ all wyckednes Geue a swete sauoured offering and the fyne floure for a token of remembraunce make the offerynge fat as one that geueth the fyrste fruytes and geue rowme to the Phisycion For the Lorde hath created hym let hym not go from the for thou haste nede of hym The houre maye come that the sycke maye be helped thorowe theÌ„ when they praye vnto the Lorde that he maye recouer and get helth to lyue longer He that sinneth before hys maker shall fall into the handes of the Phisycion My sonne bryng forth thy teares ouer the deade and begyn to mourne as yt thou haddest suffered great harme thy selfe then couer his body after a conuenyent maner despyse not his buryall Enforce thy selfe to wepe prouoke thy selfe to mourne and make lamentacyon expedientlye and that a daye or two leest thou be euel spoken of and then comforte thy selfe because of the heuynes For of heuynes coÌ„meth death the heuynes of the hert breaketh strength Heuynes and pouerte greueth the herte
in due seasoÌ„ they are al pleasaunt good And therfore prayse the Lord with whole hert mouth and geue thankes vnto his name ¶ Many myseryes lyghte in a mannes lyfe All thynges passe awaye but a fyrme and stablyshe fayth remayneth Of the blessynge of the ryghtuous and prerogatyue of the feare of God CAPI XL. A GREAT trauayle is created for all men and an heuy yocke vpon the chyldren of Adam frome the daye that they go out of they re mothers wombe tyll they be buryed in the earth y e mother of al thynges namely theyr thoughtes ymaginacyons feare of the hert councell meditacions longyng desyre the day of death from the hiest that sytteth vpon the glorious seate vnto y e lowest and moste symple vpon the earth froÌ„ hym that is gorgyously arayed and weareth a crowne vntyl him that is but homely and symply clothed There is nothing but wrath zele fearfulnes vnquyetnesse and feare of death rygorous angre and strife And in the nyght when one shulde reste and slepe vpon his bedde the slepe chaungeth hys vnderstaÌ„dynge and knowledge A lytle or nothynge is hys rest in the slepe as well as in the daye of laboure He feareth and is disquieted in the vision of his hert as one that renneth out of a battayle and in the tyme of health he awaketh and marueleth that y e feare was nothynge Suche thynges happen vnto all fleshe both man and beast but seuen folde to the vngodly Moreouer death bloudsheddyng stryfe swearde oppression hongre destruccion and punyshment these thynges are all created agaynst the vngodly for their sakes came y â— floude also All y â— is of y e earth shall turne to earth agayne all waters ebbe agayne into the see All brybes vnryghtuousnes shal be put away but faythfulnes trueth shall endure for euer The substauÌ„ce goodes of y â— vngodly shal be dryed vp and syncke awaye as a water floude they shall make a sounde lyke a great thonder in the rayne Lyke as the rightuous reioyseth when he openeth his hande so shal the traÌ„sgressours be faynt when theyr goodes vanysh and coÌ„sume awaye The chyldren of the vngodly shall not optayne many braunches and the vncleane rotes vpoÌ„ the hye rockes shal be roted out before the grasse by the water side and vpon the ryuer banckes Frendlynes and liberalite in the increase and blessyng of God is lyke a paradyse and gardeÌ„ of pleasure such mercy also and kindnes endureth for euer To laboure to be coÌ„tent with that a man hath is a swete pleasauntlyfe and that is to fynde a treasure aboue all treasures To beget chyldren and to repaire the citie maketh a perpetual name but an honeste woman is more worthe then they bothe Wyne and mynstrelsye reioyse the herte but the loue of wysdome is aboue them bothe Pypynge and harpynge make a swete noyse but a frendly tonge goeth beyonde theÌ„ both Thyne eye desyreth fauoure and bewtye but a grene sede tyme rather then they both A frende and companyon come together at oportunyte but aboue them both is a wyfe that agreeth with her husbande One brother helpeth another in the tyme of trouble but almes shall delyuer more then they both Golde and syluer fasten the fete but a good councell is more pleasaunte then they both Temporall substaunce and strength lyft vp the mynde but the feare of the Lorde more then they both The feare of the Lord wanteth nothynge and nedeth no helpe The feare of the Lorde is a pleasaunte garden of blessynge and nothynge so beautyful as it is My sonne lede not a beggers lyfe for better it were to dye then to beg Who so loke the to another maÌ„s table taketh no thought for his owne lyuyng how to vpholde his life for he fedeth him self with other mens meate But a wyse and wel nurtoured man wyl bewarre therof Begging is swete in the mouth of the vnshamefast but in his bely there burneth a fyre ¶ Of the remembraunce of deeth Deeth is not to be feared A cuiffe vpon them that forsake the law of God Good name and fame An exhortacyon to geue hede vnto wysdome Of what thynges a man ought to be ashamed CAPI XLI O Deathe howe bytter is the remembrauÌ„ce of the to a man that seketh rest and comforte in hys substaunce and ryches vnto the man y â— hath nothing to vexe him that hath prosperite in all thynges yee vnto hiÌ„ that yet is able to receiue meate O death howe acceptable good is thy iudgemente vnto the nedeful vnto him whose strength fayleth and that is now in his last age and that in all thynges is full of care and fearefulnes vnto him also that is in dispaire and hath no hope nor pacieÌ„ce Be not thou afrayed of death remembre them that haue bene before the and that come after the thys is the iudgement of the Lorde ouer all flesh And why woldest thou be agaynste thys pleasure of the hyest Whether it be ten an hundreth or a thousand yeares death asketh not how longe one hath lyued The chyldreÌ„ of the vngodly are abhomynable chyldren and so are they that kepe coÌ„pany with the vngodly The inheritaunce of vngodly chyldren shall come to naught theyr posterite shal haue perpetuall shame and confusyon The chyldren complayne of an vngodly father and why for hys sake they are rebuked and despysed Wo be vnto you O ye vngodly which haue forsakeÌ„ the lawe of the hyest God yf ye be borne ye shal be borne to cursynge yf ye dye the curse shal be your porcyon All that is of the earthe shall turne to earthe agayne so go the vngodly also out of the curse into destruccyon The sorowe of meÌ„ is in they re bodye but the name of the vngodlye shall be put out Laboure to get the a good name for that shall contynue suâ—er by the then a thousande greate treasures of golde A good lyfe hath a nomber of dayes but a good name endureth euer My chyldren kepe wysdome in peace for wysdome that is hyd and a tresur that is not sene what profyt is in them both A man that hideth his folyshnes is better then a maÌ„ that hydeth hys wysdome Therfore be ye turned at my wordes for it is not good in all thynges alwaye to be ashamed True fayth must proue and measure it Be ashamed of whoredome before father and mother Be ashamed of lesynge before the Prynce and men of auctoryte Of synne before the iudge and ruler Of offence before the Congregacyon and people Of vnryghtuousnesse before a companyon and frende Of theft before thy neyghbours As for the truth of God and his couenaunt be not ashamed therof Be ashamed to lye with thyne elbowes vpon the bred Be ashamed to loke vpon harlottes Be ashamed to turne awaye thy face from thy frende Be ashamed to take and not to geue Be ashamed also to loke vpon a nother
made an othe saying If ye wyl not delyuer me Iudas captyue I shal remoue this teÌ„ple of god iÌ„ to y e plaine felde I shall breake downe the aulter coÌ„secrate this teÌ„ple vnto Bachus After these wordes he departed TheÌ„ the prestes lyft vp their haÌ„des towarde heaueÌ„ be sought hym y t was euer y e defeÌ„der of their people saying Thou O Lord of al which hast nede of nothynge woldest y t the teÌ„ple of thy habitacion shulde be amoÌ„ge vs. Therfore now O mooste holy Lorde kepe thys house euer vndefyled which lately was clensed Nowe was there accused vnto Nicanor one Raziâ— an Alderman of IerusaleÌ„ a louer of the whole â—pâ—â—â— a man of good reporte which for y â— kynde hert y t he bare vnto the people was called a father of y e Iewes This maÌ„ oft tymes wheÌ„ the Iewes were mynded to kepe theÌ„ selues vndefiled defeÌ„ded delyuered theÌ„ being coÌ„tent stedfastly to spende his body hys lyfe for his people So Nicanor wyllyng to declare y â— hate y t he bare to the Iewes set fyue hundreth men of warre to take hym for he thought yf he gat hym he shulde brynge the Iewes in great decay Nowe when the people beganne to rush in at hê house to breake the dores to set fyre on it he beynge nowe taken wolde haue defended him selfe with hys swearde chosynge rather to dye manfully then to yelde him selfe to those wicked doers because of his noble stocke he had rather haue bene put to extreme cruelte Not withstanding what tyme as he myssed of hys stroke for hast the multytude â—el invioleÌ„tly betwixte the dores he ranne boldly to the wall cast him selfe downe manfully among the heape of them which gaue soâ—e place to his fall so that he fel vpon hys bely Neuerthelesse whyle there was yet breth wythin him he was kyndled in his mynde whyle his bloude gusshed out exceadiÌ„gly for he was very sore wouÌ„ded he ranne thorow the myddest of the people and gat hym to the toppe of a rocke So when his bloude was nowe gone he toke out his owne bowels with both his haÌ„des threw theÌ„ vpon y e people callyng vpoÌ„ y e Lord of lyfe spryte to rewarde him this agayne and so he died ¶ Nicanor goeth aboute to come vpon Iudas on the 〈◊〉 both day The blasphemy of Nicanor Machabeus expouÌ„dyng vnto the Iewes the visyoÌ„â—â—â—deneth theyr hâ—ries The prayer of Machabeus After the host of Nicanor is ones ouercome â–ª Machabeus commaunoeth his hâ—â—d and his handes to be â—uâ— of and his tonge to be geuen vnto fowles CAPI XV. NOwe when Nicanor knewe y e Iudas was in the countre of Samaria he thought w t al his power to stryke a felde w t him vpon a Sabboth daye Neuertheles the Iewes y t were coÌ„pelled to go w t him sayde O do not so cruelly vnkyndly but halow the Sabboth daye and worshype hym that seyth all thynges For all thys yet saide the vngracyous personne Is there a myghty one in heaueÌ„ that coÌ„mauÌ„ded the Sabboth daye to be kepte And when they sayde yee the lyuynge God the myghtye Lorde in heauen commaunded the seuenth daye to be kept he sayd And I am mighty vpoÌ„ earth to commauÌ„de them for to arme themselues to perfourme the kynges busynesse NotwtstaÌ„dyng he myght not haue his purpose Nicanor had deuysed with great pride to ouercome Iudas to bring away the vyctory But Machabeus had euer a fast confydence a perfect hope in god that he wolde helpe him exhorted his people not to be afrayed at the coÌ„ming of the Heathen but alway to remeÌ„bre the helpe that had bene shewed vnto theÌ„ froÌ„ heaueÌ„ yee to be sure now also that almyghtye God wolde geue them the vyctory He spake vnto them out of the law prophetes putting theÌ„ in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the battayls that they had striken afore and made them to be of a good corage So when theyr hartes were plucte vp he shewed them also the disceatfulnesse of the Heathen and how they wolde kepe no couenauÌ„t nor othe Thus he weapened them nat wyth the armoure of shylde speare but w t wholsome wordes and exhortacyoÌ„s He shewed theÌ„ a dreame also wherthorow he made them al glad whiche was thys he thought that he sawe Onias whiche had bene hye prest a vertuous louing man sad of honest coÌ„uersacion wel spoken one that had bene exercysed in Godlynes from a chylde holdyng vp his handes towarde heauen praying for his people After this ther apeared vnto hiÌ„ another man which was aged honorable glorious And Onias sayde This is a louer of the brethren of the people of Israell This is he that praieth much for the people and for al y e holy cite Ieremy the prophet of god He thought also that Ieremy helde out his ryght haÌ„de gaue vnto Iudas a swearde of gold saying Take thê holy swearâ— a gyft froÌ„ god wherwith thou shalt smyte downe the enemyes of the people of Israel And so they were wel coÌ„forted thorow the wordes of Iudas toke corage vnto them so that the yoÌ„gemen were determyned in theyr myndes to fyghte to byde styfly at it In so much y t iÌ„ the thiÌ„ges which they toke in hande their boldnesse shewed y e same because the holy cytie and the temple were in parell for the which they toke more care then for theyr wyues chyldren brethreÌ„ kynsfolckes Againe they that were in the 〈◊〉 were most careful for those which were to fight Nowe when they were al in a hope that the iudgmeÌ„t of the matter was at haÌ„de the enemyes drew nye the host beyng set iÌ„ aray y e ElephaÌ„tes horsmen euery one staÌ„dyng in hys place Machabeus consydered the coÌ„ming of the multytude y e ordynaunce of diuerse weapeÌ„s the cruelnes of y e beestes helde vp his handes towarde heauen calling vpon the Lord y t doth woÌ„ders which geueth nâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the multytude of weapons power of the host but to them that please him according to his owne wyl Therfore in hys prayer he sayde these wordes O Lorde thou y â— dyddest sende thyne Angell in the tyme of Ezâ—kyah kyng of Iuda and in the hoste of Sennaherib slewest an huÌ„dreth foure score fiue thousaÌ„de sende now also thy good angell before vs O lord of heauens in the fearfulnesse and drede of thy myghtye arme that they which come against thy holy people to blaspheme them maye be afrayed And so he made an ende of his wordes TheÌ„ Nicanor they that were wyth hym drewe nye wyth shawmes and soÌ„ges but Iudas his copany with praier callynge vpon God With theyr handes they smote but w t theyr hertes they prayed vnto the Lorde slewe no lesse then xxxv M. meÌ„ For thorow the present helpe of god they were gloriously comforted Now when they left of
ye Do not the publicans also euen the same And yf ye make moch of your brethren onlye what singuler thyng do ye Do not also the publicans lyke wyse Ye shal therfore be perfyte euen as your father which is in heuen is perfyte ⊢ ¶ Of almesse prayer and fastynge He forbyddeth the carefulnes of worldly thynges CAPI VI. ✚ TAke hede that ye giue not your almesse in the syght of men to the intent that ye wolde be sene of them Or els ye haue no rewarde with your father whiche is in heuen Therfore when thou gyuest thyne almesse let not trompettes be blowen before the as the ypocrytes do in the synagoges in the stretes for to be praysed of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou wylte gyue almesse let not thy lefte hande knowe what thy ryght hande doth that thyne almesse maye be in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly ⊢ And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are For they vse to stand prayeng in the synagoges in the cornors of the stretes that they may be sene of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou prayest enter in to thy chamber when thou hast shut thy dore praye to thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall rewarde the openly But when ye pray bable not moch as the Heathen do for they thynke it wyll come to passe that they shall be herde for theyr moch bablynges sake Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them For youre father knoweth what thyngê ye haue nede of before ye aske of him after this maner therfore praye ye Our father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy wyll be done as well in earth as it is in heuen Gyue vs this daye our dayly bread And forgyue vs oure ☞ dettes as we forgyue oure detters And leade vs not in to temptacion but delyuer vs from euyll For thyne is the kyngdome and the power and the glorye foreuer Amen Therfore yf ye forgyue other men theyr trespasses your heueÌ„ly father shal forgyue you †your trespasses But yf ye wyll not forgyue men theyr trespasses no more shal your father forgyue you your trespasses ✚ Moreouer when ye fast be not sad as the ypocrites are For they disfigure theyr faces that it maye appeare vnto men how that they fast Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heade and washe thy face that it appeare not vnto men howe that thou fastest but vnto thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly Laye not vp for youre selues treasure vpon earth where the rust and moth dothe corrupte where theues breake through and steale But laye vp for you treasures in heuen where neyther rust nor moth dothe corrupte where theues do not breake thorowe nor steale For where youre treasure is there wyll your herte be also ⊢ The lyght of the body is the eye Wherfore yf thyne eye be syngle all thy body shal be ful of lyght But yf thyne eye be wycked al thy body shall be full of darkenesse Wherfore yf the lyght that is in the be darkenesse howe great is that darkenesse ✚ No man can serue two maysters For eyther he shall hate the one loue the other or els leane to the one and despise the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I say vnto you be not careful for your lyfe what ye shal eate or dryncke nor yet for your body what rayment ye shall put on Is not the lyfe more worth then meate and the body more of value then rayment Beholde the foules of the ayer for they sowe not neyther do they reape nor cary in to the barnes and your heuenly father fedeth them Are ye not moche better then they Whiche of you by takynge carefull thought can adde one cubyt vnto his stature And why care ye for raymente Consydre the lilyes of the felde howe they growe They laboure not neyther do they spynne And yet I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse of the felde whiche though it stande to daye is to morowe cast into the fournace shal he not moch more do the same for you o ye of lytie fayth Therfore take no thought sayenge what shal we eate or what shal we drynke or wher with shall we be clothed after al these thynges do the gentyls seke For your heuenly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges But rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of god and the ryght wyseâ—â—else therof and al these thynges shall be minystred vnto you ⊢ Care not then for the morowe for the morowe daye shall care for it selfe sufficient vnto the daye is the trauayle therof ¶ He forbyddeth folysshe and rasshe iudgement reproueth ypocrisye exhorteth vnto prayer warneth to beware of false prophets and wylleth the hearers of his worde to be doers of the same CAPI VII I Urge not that ye be not iudged †condemne not and ye shall not be condemned For as ye iudge so shall ye be iudged And with what measure ye meate with the same shall other men measure to you Why seest thou a more in thy brothers eye but coÌ„syderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or howe sayest thou to thy brother brother suffer me I wyll plucke out a more out of thyne eye and behold a beame is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite fyrste cast out the beame out of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou se clearly to plucke out the more out of thy brothers eye Gyue not ye that whiche is holy vnto dogges neyther cast ye your pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder theyr feete and the other turne agaynst you and all to rent you Aske it shall be gyuen you Seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receyueth and whosoeuer seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shall be opened Is there any man amonge you whiche yf his sonne aske breade wyll offer hym a stone Or yf he aske fysshe wyl he profer hym a serpente Yf ye then when ye are euyll can gyue your chyldren good gyftes howe moche more shall youre father whiche is in heuen gyue good thynges yf ye aske of hym Therfore whatsoeuer ye wold that men shulde do to you do ye euen so to them also For this is the lawe and the prophettes Enter in at the strayte gate for wyde is the gate and brode is the waye that leadeth to destruccion and many there be whiche go in therat For strayte is the gate and narowe is the waye whiche
aboute hym capciously to aske hym many thynges layenge wayte for hym and sekyng to catche some thynge of his mothe wherby they myght accuse hym ¶ The leuen of the â—harisâ—o Chryst conforteth his disciples agaynst persecucyoâ— warneth them to beware of courtousnesse by the similitude of a certayne ryche man he wyll not haue them to hang vpon carthly thynges but to watche and to be redy agaynst his comynge CAPI XII AS there gathered togyther an innumerable multitude of people in so moche that they trode one an other he began to say vnto his disciples fyrst of all beware of the leuen of the Pharises whiche is ypocrisye For there is nothynge couered that shal not be vncouered neyther hyd that shal not be knowen For what thynges ye haue spoken in darknes shal be herde in the lyght And that whiche ye haue spoken in to the eare euen in secrete places shall be preached on the top of the houses I saye vnto you my frendes be not afrayde of them that kyll the body and after that haue no more that they can do But I wyll shewe you whome ye shal feare Feare hym which after he hath kylled hath power to cast into hel Yea I say vnto you feare hym Are not fyue sparowes bought for two farthynges And not one of them is forgotten of god Also euen the very heere 's of your heade are all nombred Feare not therfore ye are more of value then many sparowes I saye vnto you euery one who soeuer confesseth me before men hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also before the angels of God And he that denyeth me before men shall be denyed before the angels of god And who soeuer speaketh a worde ☞ agaynst the son of man it shall be forgyuen hym But vnto hym that plasphemeth the holy goost it shall not be forgyuen When they bryng you vnto the Synagoges and vnto the rulers and offycers take ye no thoughte howe or what thynge ye shal answere or what ye shal speake For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye ✚ One of the company sayde vnto hym Mayster speake to my brother that he deuyde the enheritaunce with me And he sayd vnto hym Man who made me a iudge or a deuyder ouer you And he sayde vnto them take hede and beware of couetousnes For no mannes lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges whiche he possesseth And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayenge The grounde of a certayne ryche man brought forth plentyfull fruytes and he thought within hym selfe sayenge What shall I do bycause I haue no rowme where to bestowe my fruytê And he sayde This wyll I do I wyll destroye my barnes and buylde greater and therin wyll I gather all my goodes that are growen vnto me and I wyll saye vnto my soule Soule thou hast moche goodê layde vp in stoore for many yeres take thyne ease eate drynke be mery But God sayde vnto hym Thou fole this nyght wyl they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall those thynges be whiche thou hast prouyded So is it with hym that gathereth ryches to hym selfe and is not ryche towarde god And he spake vnto his disciples Therfore I say vnto you Take no thought for your lyfe what ye shall eate neyther for the body what ye shall put on The lyfe is more then meate the body is more then rayment Consyder the rauens for they neyther sowe nor repe which neyther haue storehouse nor barne and God fedeth them ⊢ Howe moche are ye better then fethered foules Which of you with his takyng thought can adde to his stature one cubit If ye then be not able to do that thynge whiche is leasi why take ye thought for the remenaunt Consyder the lylyes howe they growe They laboure not they spyn not and yet I say vnto you that Salomon in al his royalte was not clothed lyke one of these If god so clothe the grasse which is to day in the felde and to morow is cast in to the fournace how moche more wyll he clothe you O ye of lytell fayth And aske not ye what ye shal eate or what ye shal drynke neyther clyme ye vp on hygh for all suche thynges do the heathen peple of the worlde seke for Youre father knoweth that ye haue nede of suche thynges Wherfore seke ye after the kyngdome of god and all these thynges shall be ministred vnto you ✚ Feare not lytell flocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to gyue you the kyngdome ☞ Sell that ye haue and gyue almesse And prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde euen a treasure that fayleth not in beueÌ„ where no thefe cometh neyther moth corrupteth For where youre treasure is there wyll your herte be also Let youre loynes be gyrde aboute and youre lyghtes burnynge †in your handes and ye your selues lyke vnto men that wayte for theyr lorde when he wyll returne from the weddynge that when he cometh knocketh they may open vnto him immediatly Happy are those seruauntes whom the Lorde when he cometh shall fynde wakynge Clerely I saye vnto you that he shall gyrde hym selfe about and make them to syt downe to meate and walke by and minister vnto them And yf he come in the seconde watche yea yf he come in the thyrde watche and fynde them so happy are those seruauntes This vnderstand that yf the good maÌ„ of the house knew what houre the thefe wolde come he wolde surely watche and not suffre his house to be broken vp Be ye therfore redy also for the sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not ⊢ Peter sayde vnto hym Mayster tellest thou this similitude to vs or to all men And the Lorde sayde Who is a saythfull wyse stewarde whom his Lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde to gyue them theyr dutye of meate in due season Happy is that seruaunt whom his lorde when he cometh shall fynde so doynge Of a trueth I say vnto you that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath But yf the seruaunt saye in his herte My Lorde wyll deferre his comynge and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes maydens and to eate and drynke and to be dronken the Lorde of that seruaunt wyl come in a day when he thynketh not and at an houre when he is not ware and wyll hewe hym in peces and gyue hym his rewarde with the vnbyleuers The seruaunt that knew his maysters wyll prepared not hym selfe neyther dyd accordyng to his wyll shal be beaten with many strypes But he that knewe not dyd coÌ„myt thynges worthy of strypes shall be beaten with fewe strypes For vnto whom soeuer moche is gyuen of hym shal be moche requyred And to whom men haue coÌ„mytted moche of hym wyll they aske the more â–ª I am come to sende fyre on earth and
bloode is drynke in dede He that eateth my flesshe and drynketh my bloode dwelleth in me and I in hym As the liuyng father hath sent me and I lyue for the father Euen so he that eateth me shall lyue by the meanes of me This is that bread whiche came downe froÌ„ heuen not as your fathers dyd eate Man na are deade He that eateth of this bread shall lyue euer ⊢ These thynges sayde he in the synagoge as he taught in Capernaum Many therfore of his discyples when they had herde this sayd this is an harde sayeng who can abyde the hearyng of it Iesus knewe in hym selfe that his disciples murmured at it he sayde vnto them Doth this offende you What and yf ye shall se the son of man ascende vp thyther where he was before It is the spiryte that quyckeneth the flesshe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake vnto you are spiryte and lyfe But there are some of you that bileue not For Iesus knew from the begynnyng whiche they were that byleued not and who shulde betraye hym And he sayde therfore sayd I vnto you that no man can come vnto me except it were gyuen vnto hym of my father From that tyme many of his disciples went backe and forsoke hym and walked no more with hym Then sayde Iesus to the twelue wyll ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter answered hym Lorde to whome shal we go Thou haste the wordes of eternall lyfe and we byleue and are sure that thou arte Chryst the sonne of the lyuynge god Iesus answereth them Haue not I chosen you twelue one of you is a deuyll He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon For he it was that shulde betraye hym beynge one of the twelue ¶ Iesus cometh to Ierusalem at the least teacheth the Iues and reproueth them There are dyuerse opinyons of hym amonge the people The Pharyses rebuke the offycers bycause they haue not brought hym chyde with Nicodemus for takynge his parte CAPI VII AFter these thynges Iesus went about in Galile for he wolde not go aboute in Iurye bycause that the Iues sought to kyll hym The Iues feast of tabernacles was at hande His brethren therfore sayde vnto hym get the hence and go in to Iury that thy discyples also maye se thy workes that thou doest For there is no man that doeth any thynge in secret and he hym selfe seketh to be knowen openly Yf thou do soch thynges shewe thy selfe to the worlde For his brethren byleued not in hym Then Iesus sayde vnto them My tyme is not yet come but your tyme is alwaye redy The worlde can not hate you But me it hateth bycause I â—â—stifye of it that the workes therof are euyl Go ye vp vnto this feast I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast for my tyme is not yet full come When he had sayd these wordes vnto them he abode styl in Ga lile But as soone as his brethren were come then went he also vp vnto the feast not open ly but as it were preuely Then sought hym the Iues at the feast and sayde where is he And moth murmurynge was there of hym among the people For some sayde He is good other sayde naye but he deceyueth the people Howbeit no man spake openly of hym for feare of the Iues. ⊢ ✚ Nowe when halfe of the feast was done Iesus went vp in to the temple and taught And the Iues meruayled sayenge Howe knoweth he the scryptures seyng that he neuer lerned Iesus answered them and sayd My doctryne is not myne but his that sent me Yf any man wyll be obedyent vnto his wyll he shall know of the doctryne whyther it be of God or whyther I speake of my selfe He that speaketh of hym selfe seketh his owne prayse But he that seketh his prayse that sent hym the same is true and no vnryghtwysenesse is in hym Dyd not Moses gyue you a lawe and yet none of you kepeth the lawe Why go ye about to kyll me The people answered and sayd thou hast the deuyll who goeth aboute to kyll the Iesus answered and sayde vnto them I haue done one worke and ye all meruayle Moses therfore gaue vnto you the circumsicion not bycause it is of Moses but of the fathers And yet ye on the Sabboth daye circumcise a man Yf a man on the Sabboth daye receyue circumsicion without breakyng of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me bycause I haue made a man euery whyt hole on the Sabboth daye Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce but Iudge with a ryghteous iuogement Then sayde some of them of Ierusalem is not this he whom they go aboute to kyll But â—o he spea keth boldly and they saye nothynge to hym Do the rulers knowe in dede that this is very Chryst Howbeit we knowe this man whence he is but when Chryste cometh no man knoweth whence he is Then cryed Iesus in the temple as he taught sayeng ye both knowe me whence I am ye knowe And I am not come of my selfe but he that sente me is true whome ye knowe not But I knowe hym †And yf I saye that I knovv him not I shal be a lyer lyke vnto you but I knovv hym for I am of hym and he hath sent me Then they sought to take hym but no man layde handes on hym bycause his houre was not yet come Many of the people byleued on hym ⊢ and sayd when Chryst cometh wyl he do mo myracles then these that this man hath doone The Pharyses herde that the people murmured soche thynges concernynge hym ✚ And the Pharises and hygh Preestes sent ministers to take hym Then sayd Iesus vnto them Yet am I a lytell whyle with you and then go I vnto hym that sent me Ye shall seke me shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Then sayde the Iues among them selues whyther wyll he go that we shall not fynde hym wyll he go amonge the Gentyls whiche are scattered abrode and teache the gentyls What maner of sayenge is this that he sayde ye shall seke me and shal not fynde me where I am thyther can ye not come In the last day that great day of the feast Iesus stode and cryed saynge yf any man chyrst let hym come vnto me and drynke He that byleueth on me as sayeth the scrypture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe But this spake he of the spiryte whiche they that byleue on hym shulde receyue ⊢ For the holy goost was not yet there bicause Iesus was not yet glorifyed ✚ Many of the peple therfore when they herde this sayenge sayde of a trueth this is a prophet but other sayd this is Chryst But some sayd shall Chryst come out of Galyle Sayeth not the scrypture that Chryst shall come of the seede of Dauid and out of the towne of Bethleem where
the circumsised but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the fayth that was in our father Abraham before the tyme of circumcisyon For the promes that he shuld be the heyre of the worlde happened not to Abraham or to his seed thorowe the lawe but thorow the ryghtewesnes of fayth For yf they which are of the law be heyres theÌ„ is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte Because the lawe causeth wrath For where no lawe is there is no transgressyon Therfore by fayth is the inheritaunce geuen that it myght come of fauoure that the promes myght be sure ☞ to all the seed Nor to theÌ„ onely whiche are of the lawe but to them also whiche are of the fayth of Abraham which is y â— father of vs al â–ª As it is wrytten I haue made the a father of many nacyoÌ„s euen before God whom he beleued whiche restored the deed vnto lyfe calleth those thynges which be not as though they were Whiche Abraham contrary to hope beleued in hope that he shulde be the father of many nacyons accordyng to that which was spoken ‡ euen so shall thy sede be âšœ as the starres of heauen and the sande of the see And he faynted not in the fayth nor yet consydered his owne bodye whiche was nowe deed euen when he was almoste an hundred yeare olde nether yet that Sata was paste chyldeberynge He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe but became stronge in fayth and gaue God the prayse beynge full certyfyed that he which had promysed was able also to make it good And therfore was it reckened to hym for ryghtewesnes Neuertheles it is not wrytten for hym onely that it was reckened to him for ryghtewesnes but also for vs to whom it shal be couÌ„ted for ryghtewesnes so y â— we beleue on him that rayseth vp Iesus our Lorde from deeth whiche was delyuered for oure synnes and rose agayne for to iustifye vs. ¶ The power of fayth hope and loue and howe death raygned from Adam vnto Chryst by whom onely we haue forgeuenesse of synnes CAPI V. BEcause therfore that we are iustyfyed by fayth we are at peace with God thorowe oure Lorde Iesus Christ by whom also it chaunsed vnto vs to be brought in thorowe fayth vnto this grace wherin we stande and ☞ reioyce in hope of the glory âšœ of the chyldren of God Not that onely but also we reioyce in tribulacyons knowynge that tribulacyon bringeth pacieÌ„ce bryngeth experience experience bryngeth hope And hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of God is shed abrode in oure hertes by the holy goost whiche is geuen vnto vs. For wheÌ„ we were yet weake accordynge to the tyme Christe dyed for vs whiche were vngodly Yet scace wyll any man dye for a ryghtewis man ParaueÌ„ture for a good man durste a man dye ✚ But God setteth out his loue towarde vs seyng that whyle we were yet synners âšœ according to the tyme Christ dyed for vs. Much more theÌ„ now seyng we are iustifyed by hê blode shall we be saued froÌ„ wrath thorowe hym For yf when we were enemyes we were reconcyled to God by the deeth of his sonne moche more seynge we are reconcyled we shal be preserued by his lyfe Not only this but we also ioye in God by the meanes of our Lorde Iesus Chryst by whom we haue nowe optayned the attonment Wherfore as by one man synne entred into the worlde and deeth by the meanes of synne Euen so deeth also wente ouer all men in so muche as all men synned For euen vnto the lawe was sinne in the worlde but synne is not imputed whan there is no lawe neuerthelesse deeth raygned from Adam to Moyses euen ouer them also that had not synned with lyke transgressyon as dyd Adam which ☞ beareth the similitude of hym that was to come But the gyfte is not lyke as the synne For yf thorowe the synne of one many be deed much more plenteous vpon many was the grace of God and gyfte by grace ☞ which was geuen by one man Iesus Christ. And the gyfte is not ouer one synne as deeth came thorowe one synne of one that synned For damnacyon came of oue synne vnto condemnacyon but the gyfte came to iustify froÌ„ many sinnes For yf by the synne of one deeth raygned by the meanes of one much more they whiche receaue aboundaÌ„ce of grace and of the gyfte of ryghtewesnes shal raygne in lyfe by y â— meanes of one that is to saye Iesus Christe ✚ Lyke wyse then as by the synne of one there sprange vp euell on all men to condemnacyon euen so by the ryghteousnes of one spryngeth good vpon all men to the ryghteousnes of lyfe For as by one mannes dysobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shal many be made ryghteous But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shulde encreace Neuerthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of of grace That as synne had raygned vnto deeth euen so myght grace raygne thorowe ryghtewesnes vnto eternal lyfe by the help of Iesu Chryste ⊢ ¶ For so muche as we be delyuered thorowe Christe from synne we muste fassy on our selues to lyue as the seruaâ—tes of God not after our owne iustes The vnlykely rewarde of ryghteousnesse and synne CAPI VI. WHat shall we saye then shall we contynue in sinne that there maye be aboundaunce of grace God forbyd Howe shall we that are deed as touchynge synne lyue any longer therin ✚ Knowe ye not that all we whiche are baptysed into Iesu Chryste are baptysed to dye with hym We are buryed then wyth him by baptime for to dye that lykewyse as Chryst was raysed vp from death by the glorye of the father euen so we also shuld walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be graft in death lyke vnto hym euen so shal we be partakers of the resurreccyon knowynge this that our olde man is crucyfyed with hym also that the bodye of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that hence forth we shulde not be seruauntes vnto synne For he that is deade is iustyfyed from synne Wherfore yf we be deade w t Christ we beleue that we shall also lyue with hym knowyng that Chryste beynge raysed from death dyeth no more Death hath no more power ouer hym For as touchynge that he dyed he dyed concernynge synne once And as touchynge that he lyueth he lyueth vnto God Lykewyse consydre ye also that ye are deade as touchynge synne but are alyue vnto God thorowe Iesus Christe our Lord. ⊢ Let not synne raygne therfore in youre mortall bodye that ye shulde therunto obey by the lustes of it Neyther geue ye your membres as instrumeÌ„tes of vnryghtuousnes vnto synne but gyue ouer your selues vnto God as they that of deade are alyue And geue ouer your members as instrumentes of ryghtuousnes vnto God Let not synne haue
sainctes vpon y â— goldeÌ„ aulter which was before y â— seate And the smoke of the odoures which cam of the prayers of all saynctes ascended vp before God out of the Angelles hande And the Angell toke the senser and fylled it w t fyre of the aulter cast it into the earth voyces were made thondrynges and lyghtnynges and earthquake And the seuen Angels which had the seuen troÌ„pettes prepared theÌ„ selues to blow The fyrst Angell blewe there was made hayle and fyre whiche were myngled with bloude and they were caste into the earth and the thyrde part âšœ of the earth was set on fyre and the thyrde part of trees was burnt and all grene grasse was brente And the seconde angell blewe and as it were a greate mountayne burnynge w t fyre was cast into the see and the thrde part of the see tourned to bloude the thyrde part of the creatures whiche had lyfe dyed and the thyrde parte of shyppes were destroyed And the thyrde angel blewe and there fell a greate starre from heauen burnyng as it were a lampe it fell into the thyrde parte of the ryuers into fountaynes of waters the name of y â— starre is called wormwod And the thyrde parte was turned to wormwod And many men dyed of the waters because they were made bytter And y â— fourth Angell blewe the thyrde part of the sunne was smytten the thyrde part of the mone and the thyrde parte of starres so that the thyrde parte of them was darckened And the daye was smytten that the thyrde part of it shulde not shyne lyke wyse the nyght And I behelde and herde an Angell flyinge thorowe the myddest of the heauen sayinge with a lowde voyce woo woo woo to the inhabyters of the earth because of the voyces to come of the troÌ„pe of the thre Angels whiche were yet to blowe ¶ The fyfte and syxt Angell blowe theyr trompettes the starre falleth froÌ„ heauen the locustes come out of the smoke The fyrste wo is paâ—â—e the foâ—â—â— angels that were bounde are losed and the thyrde parte oâ— men is kylled CAPI IX AND the fyft angel blewe I sawe a starre fal froÌ„ heaueÌ„ vnto y â— erth And â—o hym was geuen the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt And he opened the bottomlesse pytt and the smoke of the pytt arose as the smoke of a greate fornace And the sunne and the ayre were darckned by the reason of the smoke of the pytt And there came out of the smoke locustes vpon the erth and vnto theÌ„ was geuen power as the scorpions of the erth haue power And it was commaunded them that they shude not hurt the grasse of the erth nether any grene thing nether any tree but only those men which haue not the seale in theyr forheades And to them was commaunded that they shulde not kyll theÌ„ but that they shulde be vexed v. monethes and theyr payne was as the payne y t coÌ„meth of a scorpion when he hathe stonge a man And in those dayes shall men seke deeth and shal not fynde it and shal desyre to dye and deeth shall flye from them And the symilitude of the locustes was lyke vnto horsses prepared vnto battayll on theyr heades were as it were crownes lyke vnto golde and their faces were as yt had bene y â— faces of men And they had heere as the heere of wemen And theyr teethe were as the teeth of lyoÌ„s And they had habbergyons as it were habbergyons of yron And the sounde of their winges was as the sounde of charettes wheÌ„ many horsses runne together to battayle And they had rayles lyke vnto scorpions and ther were stynges in their tayles And their power was to hurt meÌ„ v. monethes And they had a kyng ouer theÌ„ which is the angell of the bottomlesse pytt whose name in the Hebrew tong is Abadon but in the Greke tonge ApollioÌ„ that is to saye a destroyer One wo is past and behold two wooes come yet after thys And the syxt Angell blewe and I herde avoyce from the. iiij corners of the golden aultre which is before God sayinge to the syxt Angell whiche had the troÌ„pe Lose the foure Angelles which are bouÌ„de in y â— grete ryuer Euphrates And the foure Angelles were loosed whiche were prepared for an houre for a daye for a moneth for a yere for to slee the iii. part of men And the nombre of horsmen of warre were .xx. tym es .x. M. And I herde the nombre of them thus I sawe the horses in a vision and them that â—ate on them hauynge fyry habergions of a Iacincte couloure and brymstone and the heades of the horses were as the heades of lyons And out of theyr mouthes went forth fyre and smoke and brymstone And of these thre was the thyrd part of meÌ„ kylled that is to saye of fyre smoke and brimstone which proceded out of the monthes of them For their power was in their mouthes in their tayles for theyr tayles were lyke vnto serpentes and had heades and with them they dyd hurt And the remnauÌ„t of the meÌ„ whiche were not kylled by these plages repeÌ„ted not of the dedes of their haÌ„des that they shulde not worshippe deuyls and ymages of golde and syluer and brasse stone and of wood which nether can se nether heare nether go Also they repeÌ„ted not of theyr mutther and of theyr sorcery nether of theyr fornicacyon nether of theyr thefte The Angell hath the bâ—ke opeÌ„ he sweareth there shal be nomore tyme he geueth the boke vnto Ihon which eateth it vp CAPI X. AND I sawe another myghtye angel come downe froÌ„ heauen clothed with a cloude and the rayne bowe vpon his heed And hys face as it were the sunne and hys fete as it were pyllars of fyre and he had in his hande a lytel boke open and he put his ryght fote vpon the see and his lyfte fote on the erth And cryed with a lowde voyce as when a lyon roreth And when he had cryed seuen thonders spake theyr voyces And when the .vij. thondres had spoken theyr voyces I was about to wryte And I herde a voyce froÌ„ heauen sayinge vnto me seale vp those thynges whiche the. vii thondres spake and wryte them not And the Angell which I sawe staÌ„de vpoÌ„ the see vpon the earth lyfte vp his hande to heauen and sware by him that lyueth for euer more which created heaueÌ„ the thynges that therin are and the lande and thâ— thynges that therin are and the see and the thynges which therin are that there shulde be no lenger tyme but in the dayes of the voyce of the seuenth Angell when he shall begynne to blowe euen the mystery of God shal be fynyshed as he preached by hys seruauntes the prophetes And the voyce which I herde froÌ„ heauen spake vnto me agayne sayde go take the lytle boke which is open in the hande of the angel