minde those that might not eat of the sacrifice Almightie God tho in his law shewes then who he denies The maner how that they should doo when they to offer went All this was doon to kéep them back from dooing their intent The xxiii chapiter COmmaund did God the Saboth day and Easter to be vsde The first frutes feast and Whitsontide it might not be refusde â–ª The feast of clensing also must be kept in order right With other feastê that ther are mingâ— as Moyses them did write The xxiiii chapiter DEcréed was then that lamps should bâ— and oyle in them light With shew bread set vpon a boorde eche saboth in their sight The childe that curst and did blaspheme was stoned vnto death And he that kils a man must die as God almightie saith The xxv chapiter EChe seuen yéer tho the saboth yéer must solemnly be kept No vine was cut for that whole yéer nor corn yet sowne or rept The first yéer were the bondmen frée and lands restorde again All vsury it is forbod by woords that are ful plain The xxvi chapiter FOrbid did God all Images by woords moste plainly tolde To them to knéel he dooth deny a man to be so bolde God wil defend his people all that wil his woord obay But they whiche not regard his wil their councels shall decay The xxvii chapiter GOd tolde how vowes should prised be woman were it or man And for the tithes that should be paid whiche were apointed than All these commaundementê afore were giuen in mount Sinai With charges great them to obserue from God the almightie ¶ Leuiticus is past and gone twentie and seauen in all And Numeri ye shall haue next the fourth book we it call Numeri The first Chapiter APt vnto battail those that were from twentie yéeres and more Are pointed out of all the tribes saue Leuy kept in store Whiche tribe the Lord did take chuse to minister his wil Suche holy things as he had wild they must them all fulfil The ii chapiter BUild vp y e tentê how that they should was tolde vnto them tho The tabernacle round about eche tribe his tent to knowe The heads and rulers of the hostes are named in their kinde The Leuites serued in the mids as God had them assignde The iii. chapiter CHuse out to battail might they not the Leuites in their tribe For the first born the Lord them took and so set them on side To minister his holy things within the holy place And next therto to build their shrouds they must in any cace The iiii chapiter DEcrée did God what they should doo their offices he tolde And further then he pointed them they not to be so bolde Eche one after his stock and kinde ful decently was set And euery one to kéep his course with outen stay or let The v. chapiter EChe issue and the Lazar man might not among them dwel For wrongs then doon fiue folde restord the law did them compel From company that was suspect to kéep mens wiues in awe There was set out of ielousie a good decréeâ— and law The vi chapiter FOr suche as then did vow the vow of perfet abstinence The Lord almight their fare did point to kéep them from offence And also shewd to Moyses then the maner how Aaron Should blesse the flock saying the Lord blesse and kéep you eche one The vii chapiter GIftê were giuen then of the Lords and heads of Israel Among them all there one was hight by name Nathaniel Great were the giftê that they did giue they spared for no cost In setting foorth Gods seruice right they might with all men boste The viii chapiter HOw that the Lord would haue the lamps to Moyses he did showe The candlesticks in order fit where they were hie or lowe For clensing offring must be had the Leuites they must vse Whiche when they came to fiftie yéeres offring they might not vse The ix chapiter IUstly y e time to kéep their paske to Moyses it was tolde And how the filde or foren man to offer might be bolde He that denied to offer tho he must be made to die Bothe night and day a guide they had a cloud and light from hie The x. chapiter KNowledge suche had the people tho by trumpets that were blowne Were it in warres or time of peace the sound to them was knowne From Sinai they did depart their captaines numbred all And Iethro would not flit with them betide what might befall The xi chapiter LIke fooles the people did complain and plagde they were with fire With Manna cloyd to Egipt back for fleshe was their desire Moyses then did gréeue the Lord whose burthen he did ease On Quailes they fed and kild they were for God they did displease The xii chapiter MIriam then did grudge and swel at Moyses God his iudge And Aaron did consent therto And so they bothe did grudge With leprosie was Miriam stroke to teache her to rebel At Moyses prayer she was restorde and liued and did ful wel The xiii chapiter NOtes to take of Canaan twelue men were thither sent To sée the fatnes of the land therfore afore they went Whiche came tolde how riche it was with grapes a cluster great They tolde of Cities great and strong whiche made them chafe and â—reat The xiiii chapiter OPinion had the peoâ—le then that land not to obtain And grudge they did against the Lord whiche would straight them haue slain Not one of all the Israelites the hest land did possesse Saue Iosue and Caleb bothe whiche two the Lord did blesse The xv chapiter PRescribe did God a sacrifice for sinnes of ignorance But die they should that wilfully did sin by arogance Stonde he was that gathered sticks vpon the Sabbothe day Their garmentê garded round about Gods hestê for to obay The xvi chapiter QUarels picked certain that time and Chorath was the one Also Dathan and Abiron the fourth made vp of On. These did rebel against their heads And mooued God to ire He causd the earth to swallowe them and burnt the rest with fire The xvii chapiter REceiue a token of their euil immediatly they did Twelue rods were brought from all the heads as God him self did bid Among them all then Aarons rod did floorishe foorth with buddes To teache them way the prechers then for loosing of their bloods The xviii chapiter SUche things as Leuites then did vse did God almightie point They were his préestê to serue his wil whom Aaron did anoint To whom the tithes frutes were paid to maintain their degrée And Aaron had an heritage as ye may read and sée ¶ Eyghteen Chapters now heere are past of Numeri by name And eyghteen more ye shall haue next I trust in right good frame The xix chapiter A Red cow then was bid to kil by Eliazer the préest To sparge her blood and burn her quite as he ful wel it wist A law to kéep the
Rachel did depart and Beniamin shée bore Ruben vnhilde his fathers wife and lost a fléese therfore The xxxvi chapiter LIkewise is tolde of Esaus wiues and gentles daughters all Hée and Iacob were very riche in goods terrestriall Esau had Dukes that were his sonnes Euen twelue in number iust He was father to Edomits in whom God had no lust The xxxvii chapiter MOre for to hear of Iacobs life in Canaan he dwelt Iosephs bréethern liked him not and cruelly they delt Into Egipt then was he solde his brethern wrought the déed They tolde his sire his sonne was slain whiche made his hart to bléed The xxxviii chapiter NOw then is shown how Iuda took a wife of Canaan He had thrée sonnes two were destroyd the third was nam'd Onan And Thamar was the womans name whiche bothe of them did wed And Iuda by her had two twinnes when she was brought a bed The xxxix chapiter O What an hap then Ioseph had the Lord did so prouide His masters wife did him prouoke but he her sute denide Shée him accus'de but not deseru'de her tale as then took place Wherby Ioseph to prison went but giltles in that cace The xl chapiter PUt in prison were Pharoes men and bothe of them laid fast His baker chéef and butler bothe whiles his anger did last Ioseph with them in prison was and as they slept ful sound They dreamed dreames whiche vnto theÌ„ this Ioseph did expound The xli chapiter QUestion askt of Pharoes dream of Oxen fat and lean Whiche Ioseph did expound ful plain and tolde what they did mean He was set vp and ruler made in Egipt ouer all Two sonnes he had and so the dearth on Egipt then did fall The xlii chapiter RIde out for corne did Iosephs kin and came to him vnknowne He threat them hard that they were spies into that cuntrie blowne Simion laid in prison is whiles they did home return And Beniamin they took with them whiche made their father mourn The xliii chapiter SO back they went to Egipt tho with giftê and presentê great And Simeon is deliuered out and Iosephs chéeks are wet And Ioseph could not then but wéep when Beniamin he saw They sat and feasted in two partê according to their law The xliiii chapiter THen Ioseph wrought a pretie cast Beniamin for to haue And theft he laid vnto his charge suche woords to them he gaue But Iuda suretie he became for Beniamin his sake His father Iacob hée did knowe it heuely to take The xlv chapiter UNknowne was Ioseph all this while at last he tolde them all That he their brother Ioseph was That ruled great and small The xlvi chapiter APpointed foorth then Israel went in Egipt for to bide And God him bad nothing to fear for all should wel betide Iacob his sonnes and all their sonnes is then in order tolde And Ioseph went them all to méet ful ioyful to beholde The xlvij chapiter BRought was Israel before the king in his presence to stand And Pharao wild that he should dwel where fattest was the land Then Iacob sware Ioseph his sonne euen vnderneath his thie â—is bones to lay in Canaan at time when he should die The xlviij chapiter CAusd was Israel sick to bée by course of natures kinde And Ioseph went with his two sonnes to knowe his fathers minde Iacob did wil that Iosephs sonnes Ephraim and Manasses Should be as children to him born whiche Ioseph wel did please The xlix chapiter DOwn fel his sonnes vpon their knées euen twelue of them there was He blest them all and tolde of things that after came to passe Then chargd he them that they should lay his bones in Manebrey féeld Then pluckt he vp his legs to him and vp the ghoste did yéeld The l. chapiter EChe thiÌ„g was doon his corps they took as he on liue did minge And laid it down by Abrahams side fulfilling so eche thing Forgiue did Ioseph all the fault that his brethern had wrought And so he dide and wild his bones to his fathers to be brought ¶ Heer haue ye now the end and some of Moyses his first book The second shall in order come Suche pain the writer took The first Chapiter ANd then the first of Exodus the twelue tribes it dooth name Whiche being dead laid in earth their children came to fame A new king then to Egipt came that gaue the midwiues charge To kil the males when they were borne but they set them at large The ii chapiter BOrn Moyses was and after cast euen down the riuer in réeds And Pharoes daughter took him vp and shewd him motherly déeds Then Moyses slue an Egiptian and fled and took a wife The people cride vnto the Lord whiche saw their woful life The iii. chapiter CAused was Moyses shéep to kéep not far from Oreb hil Wherin a bushe the Lord appéerd and tolde him all his wil. And bad him go to Egipt back the Israelites to tel That out of bondage they should come and liue and doo ful wel The iiij Chapiter DEclaerd by double signes it is that calld he was by God His reasons all they are assoild and foorth the Lord him bad As Aaron met with him in féeld togither then they went Of Iethro Moyses took his leaue and yod where he was sent The v. Chapiter EChe bothe of them withouten fear tolde Pharao God his minde The more the people were opprest â–ª the king was so vnkinde Then cride they out and gan to chide with Moyses and Aaron And Moyses axed God the cause whiche looked them vpon The vj. chapiter FEft fully was deliuerance vnto the Israelites Also the land of Canaan whiche made them chéerful wightê Then Rubens spring with Simeon is tolde and Leuy too Of whom came Moyses and Aaron that had Gods hestê to doo The vii chapiter GOd made Moyses Pharoes God and Aaron his Prophet And then God turned Moyses rod into a Serpent great â–ª The sorcerers did euen the same to harden Pharoes hart Then were their waters turnd to blood yet did he not conuart The viij chapiter HIt was Pharao then and plagued with Frogs ouer the land He sent for Moyses and Aaron to take the thing in hand He mocked them therfore the Lord turned their dust to lice And they put by then came there â—â—ies after the Lords deuice The ix chapiter IN stéed thereof came moren of beastê that died in Pharoes land And sixtly sores with botches great yet did he God withstand The seuenth was haile thunder muche that made the land to shake And lightning great from heuen on hie whiche causd them all to quake The x. Chapiter KNowledge he yet would not his faulâ— but God he did resist He did it not in ignorance but wel he knew and wist The eyght plage next was grashâ—pper that God almightie sent The ninthe was darknes in the day they knew not where they went The xi chapiter LEaue then was giuen the Israelites the Egiptians to spoil
people clean from filthines or spot No man to touche the holy place but he that was his lot The xx chapiter BEgin did Israel for to grudge they lacked drink to drink Out of a rock there gusht a stream that fild them to the brink The Edomites would not let passe the people through their land Then Aaron dide and in his roum Eleazar did stand The xxi chapiter CAptain Arad then came to fight and lost his Cittie and life Immediatly when they were come euen from the waters strife Then stung they were by serpentê great and heald by one on hie They kild two kings Schon and Og as Israel passed by The xxii chapiter DEuise did Balack for to curse the Israelites to hel â—nd sent for Balam in his fume his cursing for to tel â—e once denide and â—et he went his minde was set on gain He smote his Asse and shée denide his labour was in vain The xxiii chapiter Euen as Balack had then decréed so went he vp on hie And Balam talkt with God a while and spake thus by and by How shall I curse or els defie whom God dooth nothing so And them he blest and blest again or euer he did go The xxiiij chapiter FOorthe went Balam in parables declaring Israels hap And Balack angry with the thing his hands in one did clap When he had said then Balam tolde of Christes kingdome plain A Star and scepter vp shall rise in Iacob for to raign The xxv chapiter GOds people then did slip away and whordome did commit The Moabits in their seruice had tiste them vnto it Then God coÌ„maunded Moyses straight to hang the rulers all As two were dooing of the déed Phinches on them did fall The xxvi chapiter HOw many were the Israelites that Canaan should possesse The whole xij tribes are numbred all whom God did chuse and blesse He wild the land for to be delt by partê in forme equal The mo the more the few the lesse so that no one haue all The xxvii chapiter IN presence then came certain maidâ— inheritance to craue Euen so they had as next of blood successiuely must haue The land behest to Moyses shewd and tolde he is to die His prayer is heard and Iosue set his roum for to supply The xxviii chapiter KNowledge is giuen for euery day what offring they must vse A Lamb at morn and eke at euen vnspotted they must chuse The paske how that it should be kept the day is pointed out With all the order of the feast to put them out of dout The xxix chapiter LIke sacrifice as God did point this chapter dooth expresse And telles how all their meatê drinks in order they must dresse Eight dayes at once they must not ceace to offer sacrifise And woork no kinde of woork in them as God did them deuise The xxx chapiter MEn that vowed or sware an othe with promise to the Lord Must stand to it and not go back the scripture dooth accord But maid or wife that did the same without their heds consent They must go back if he denide for all their good intent The xxxi chapiter NExt then to that went Israel foorth the Madianites to kil And slue the males burnt their townes and led the rest at wil. The spoile was delt foorth equally the captaines were so good Saue certain things were giuen to God for sauing of their blood The xxxii chapiter OUer Iordane towards the East possession out was set For two whole tribes and halfe a one so that they would not let To go before their brethern all in harnes freshe and bright Against the land of Canaan to put them all to flight The xxxiii chapiter PErfourm did Moyses Gods precept Their iourneis he did write From place to place in wildernes and telles where they did light Then God did bid that they should kil the Cananites out right And ding their chappels all adown and burst their Idols quite The xxxiiii chapiter QUietly how they should possesse the land is tolde them plain The east the west the north the south where they should rule and reign Who should point out the land by lots the Lord did Moyses tel The heds should set out eche mans part where he should bide and dwel The xxxv chapiter REsight did God the Leuits lots the suburbs and their townes For refuge certain Citties set to kéep them in their boundes He that with wil a man did kil he must of right be slain One witnes may in no wise stand vnles that they be twain The xxxvi chapiter SUpplication then was made for maids that were vnwed Within their tribe then must they take â–ª their husband and their hed Euery tribe within his tribe must wed and take his wife Not one to mixe in others part for fear of bate and strife ¶ Now Numeri hath thus his end the fourth book it is set The fift in order ye shall haue If God giue vs no let Deuteronomium Not only so but also teache their children they are bod The Lords preceptê both all and some that they may knowe their God The vii chapiter GOd did forbid a league to make with gentiles in no wise They must destroy their Idols quite and all their Gods dispise He also saith that he wil blesse the kéepers of his wil And curse the rest and charge he gaue Idolatrers to kil The viii chapiter HOw maruaylously that God had deâ—â— with Israel fortie yéer In wildernes with benefits as plainly dooth appéere They are commaunded not to say their might did them defend But that the Lord did bring them foorth and gaue their foes their end The ix chapiter IN any cace they are forbod to trust in their owne strength For who so dooth him wil betide a faule to haue at length Moyses then a rehearsall made ful bréefly in a sum From time they had receiude the law til they to lust begun The x. Chapiter KNowe héer ye may of Israels walke whiles they in iourney went And how the tables were renued when they were broke and rent Nothing the Lord did then require for dooing them suche good But that they holde all his preceptê and set theron their mood The xi chapiter LOue they must now y e Lord his law stil Moyses gaue them charge With hart minde they must him serue that had set them at large To talke therof when that they rise or at their â—â—tting down Or els in iourney as they walke in féeld be it or town The xii chapiter MOyses once more so gaue them charge against Idolatrie It to suppresse and put it down and from the same to flée And blood to eat they are forbod in any manner wise And onely doo as God them bad and not what like their eyes The xiii chapiter NO Prophet false must bide on liue but must be made to die And wicked folke must not be heard though in thy brest they lie God for to trie the Israelites â–ª how strong they
to forge The Cviii. Psalme HAue héer you shall the fiftie seuen and sixtie Psalme in one As laudes and praise to God abooue that vanquished their sone With wishing that the glory of God might rule in euery coste Of Israels far stretching out so telles the holy Ghoste The C.ix. Psalme IN vehement sprite he praith to God to aduenge him on his foes As Doeg in the court and suche that wrought him many woes By flattering talke in foule wise to please the eares of Saule They tolde to him a thousand lies so heaping Dauids thrall The C.x. Psalme KIng Dauid héer of Christe dooth tel as Christe him self dooth say His royall kingdome he sets out to dure bothe now and ay His préesthood eke not Aaron like but as Melchizadeck Triumphantly his rule shalbe all subiect to his beck The C.xj. Psalme LOok what the Lord had promised to Israel long ago From caâ—tiuenes to set them frée he saith that he did so And gaue to them the Gentiles land and eke his holy law Thus he them telles to stir them vp to haue the same in awe The C.xii. Psalme MUche good he saith shall light to him that hath the Lord in fear And dooth delight to kéep his wil blest shall that man appéer To poor and weak he giueth ayd remoou'de he shall not bée Although the wicked chafe therat when they the same shall sée The C.xiii. Psalme NOught els he willes but laud praise to God aboue to giue Whiche looketh down from hie aboue on things that héer doo liue And dooth from dust set vp the poore with princes for to sit And makes the barren frute to haue and to reioyce in it The C.xiiii Psalme OF Gods behauiour towards his flock when Egipt they went out How mountains hilles and waters low from order turnd about All fearing muche the face of God he saith this came to passe And stony rock to water flud by him so turned was The C.xv. Psalme PUtting all glory quite away from Idolles fayned Gods Twire whom and God that is thâ— Lord he prooueth great the ods Not vnto vs not vnto vs but God haue all the praise Who owes the heaueÌ„ guides the earth his name be blest alwayes The C.xvi. Psalme QUeÌ„che they could not but he â— would looue God that heard his cryâ— When Absalon did vexe him sore and caused him to flie Yet hopes he wel for to return Hierusalem to pay The vowes that he to God did vow when he was driuen away The C.xvii Psalme RIght as before so héer again he willeth nations all To laud the Lord that as he reignd so euermore he shall Confirming his benignitie and faith by Christe his sonne From time to time withouten end as he it once begun The C.xviii Psalme SO God alone he dooth confesse because that he is good The Israelites he willes therto as he that sau'de their blood From Philistines and other foes that did against them bark And gaue them rest to laud the Lord and to set vp his Ark. The C â–ª xix Psalme THough it be long yet in a some this Psalme dooth say thus muche That study of the law of God there is no study suche Sometimes he speaks eke of his foes and some also he threatê These thrée are chéef in matters all that in this songs he treatê The C.xx Psalme UNto suche tungs as vse to lie and eke for to backbight He could not wishe suche sharp reward as due to them was right For peaceles men and flatterers suche as with Saule did court Kept him exilde and yet therto they wrought him mickle hurt The C.xxi. Psalme AT God alone all ayd is had on him must we depend For he that made the heauen and earth shall succour to vs send Who stil dooth watche with open eyes and neuer more dooth sléep No hurt can come vnto his Churche for he dooth stil it kéep The C.xxii. Psalme BRought vp when that the ark of God was to Hierusalem He was ful glad to hear consent of all his people then And séeing Iustice like to reign he wisheth ceasse of warres And peace to florishe in her stréetê and round about the barres The C.xxiii Psalme CAused were some this psalme to make whiche for their godlines Were mockt scornd and taunted eke of men in wickednes They wait as maids vpon their dames and tend vpon the Lord Beséeching mercy at his hand though others at them boord The C.xxiiii Psalme DOuble he sayth vnles that God had béen on Israels side Moste certainly by forren foes it had with them béen wide For quick they had deuoured them as flud they had ore run They blesse the Lord that made al thing from whom all help dooth come The C.xxv Psalme EChe one that in the Lord dooth trust shalbe as Sion mount For why the Lord shalbe with him he may thereof account But godly men with wicked men shall not be mixt in one And suche as turn vnto their euils they shalbe wo be gone The C.xxvi Psalme FUl ioyful shall the captiues be when home they doo return And Sion shall for ioy then laugh and make an end to moorn And Gentiles shall report and say that God hath greatly doon For suche as out with teares did go with songs they shall home come The C.xxvii Psalme GOne vnto nought is all the woork bestowe you nere the cost Except the Lord doo build the house the labour is but lost It is in vain to watche at all vnlesse the Lord doo wake The early rising shall not help God fruteful shall thée make The C.xxviii Psalme HOw happy he shalbe he telth that alwayes God dooth fear His handy labour he shall eat his wife him frute shall bear With Sion in his prosperitie and eke Hierusalem He shall beholde and Gransire be and Israels peace yken The C.xxix Psalme IN chéerful wise may Israel say often times they haue Me fought against euen from my youth but God he did me saue Confounded shall the plowers be that plowd vpon my back And all that Sion once did hate their power shalbe but slack The C.xxx Psalme KIng Dauid as some men suppose béeing sore vext of Saule Out of the depth vnto the Lord he did bothe cry and call Beséeching him for to forgiue his sinnes and set him frée The Israelites some thing yâ—t made in their captiuitie The C.xxxi Psalme LIfted aloft his hart is not ne yet his eyes with pride Nor yet in things passing his reache he hath not walkt aside But hath his soule as nurced childe kept stil in perfet awe And willeth them to wait for him the authour of their law The C.xxxii Psalme MEn may suppose this Psalme to be made of King Salomon Beséeching God his fathers broyles that he would think theron Who once had vowd a house to make for God therin to shade And how that préestê and people eke should ioy to sée it made The C.xxxiii Psalme NOte and beholde how good it is bréethern in peace to dwel
Like Aarons beard anointed fair it hath a plesant smel And as the dewes that fall from hie dooth make the earth increace So God shall make his blessing fall on séekers of his peace The C.xxxiiii Psalme O All ye seruantê of the Lord sing prayses to his name Yée that attend vpon his house ceasse not to doo the same To lift vp hands on hie to him and eke the Lord to praise So shall the Lord vs blesse again who made bothe night and dayes The C.xxxv. Psalme PErfourm ye lauds vnto the Lord that Iacobs house did chuse He passeth all the Gentiles Gods the God I mean of Iewes Who out of Egipt led his flock and gaue them Canaan The dummy Gods are painted out and God is blessed than The C.xxxvi Psalme QUenche not your zeal but stil confes that God is God for ay And that his mercy dooth indure for euer and a day For all his woorks that he hath made we haue good cause therto And for his priuate benefites that he hath shewd to you The C.xxxvii Psalme RIght rufully a song they sung sitting in Babilon Expressing eke the tauntê of them that looked them vpon â–ª Beséeching God them to reward that did them so anoy â–ª And blesseth them that Babilon shall hap for to destroy The C.xxxviii Psalme SUche goodnes as he found of God in troubles and in néed He dooth intend to celebrate to giue him all the méed Before the great he wil not shrink â–ª they shall not make him dum In midst of foes for help he hopes yea in the time to come The C.xxxix Psalme TO God there is nothing vnknowne bothe thoughtê and woordê déedê He séeth all as creatour and so stil must he néeds There is no way to scape his hands he made him by his might For wicked men he praith the end and him to guide aright The C.xl. Psalme UNlose me Lord to God he saith from wicked mens deuice Who with their â—ungs doo me belye and séek my life to trise But God his God he dooth so make that little dooth he care And knowes that God to help the iust it is not to him rare The C.xli. Psalme AS he among the wicked dwelt within the Courtê of Saule He prayeth God that he doo not suche sin as they in fall And that he would preserue him eke and saue him from their ginnes And if he light within their snares that he may break their grinnes The C.xlii. Psalme BEing close hid with in a caue for fear of Saule his foe He praith to God in his distresse to saue and help him so That out of darknes as a naile he would his soule out take And so his prayers béeing heard the iust his part should take The C.xliii Psalme CAll vnto God again he dooth as one opprest with foes As one whose soule and spirite also was set with many woes To hear him and deliuer him and eke to teache his way And him to saue for his names sake thus dooth his seruant pray The C.xliiii Psalme DAuid héer dooth now mixe his Psalme with thanks for foes opprest Affirming man and all his dayes to be but vain and prest To passe away as dooth a shade then dooth he God intreat His other foes for to suppresse and make his quiet seate The C. lâ—v Psalme EUen as before ful often times so héer he dooth declare The maruels of the mightie God how wonderful they are His goodnes and his clemency his mercy and his might How things that wait on him for food he féedeth them ful right The C.xlvi Psalme FUl plesantly this himne and thrée that doo the same sucséed Dooth set out prayses to the Lord with mouth and minde in déed Forbidding confidence to put in any princes might But trust the maker of the heauens that giues the blinde his sight The Cxlvii Psalme GO foorth he dooth and willeth laudâ— Hierusalem to make Whiche mightely did woork for it and stil her parte did take Stil filling her with benefits and Sion eke therto The like to others did hée not as he did them vnto The C.xlviii Psalme HEer dooth he wil the Angels hie and all the powers aboue With fier depth and Dragons great and all things that dooth mooue Bothe heat colde bothe yung and olde the people and their King The mountaines trées créeping beastê all lauds to him to sing The Cxlix Psalme IN this his Psalme he dooth exhort the Israelites to praise Their God and King with instrumentê his people doo him please He telth also that they shall ioy in victory to come On Gentiles and their Kings therto suche ioy shall light on some The C.l. Psalme KNit vp he dooth his psalmes with this that suche as musick vse Their instruments to laud the Lord they should them therfore chuse Exhorting all that breatheth breath to laud and doo the same And so with this he makes an end praise yée his holy name FINIS ¶ Thus ended are the Psalmes in course an hundreth fortie ten In songs as they deuided are I mean the sum of them And if in place some woord or line or verse be out of frame Yet bear with me Iudge my good wil and gladly mend the â—ame And freend or foe that shall me tel by any maner wise VVhere I haue mist miscanning right not vsing meeter guise I shall right gladly giue mine ear to harken to his talke And with my pen I wil be sure his councel not to balke Now perfet Prouerbs followe next of Salomon the King VVho so his rules they doo obserue â–ª good life they shall him bring The sum and pith of all the law â–ª of God the Lord is heer And perfet maners who so list to learn let him come neer And listen wel and giue his minde to print them in his hart VVith life therto whiles he dooth liue so shall he wel depart FINIS The Prouerbs of Salomon The j. chapiter A Man that wisedome wil attain to doo all things aright To fear the Lord he must begin though fooles not so delight Cast not thy lot in sinners life their tising woords refuse Wisedome she cryes in open stréetê but few her lore wil vse The ii chapiter BEnd thy self vnto wisedoms wil as shée dooth thée perswade And shée wil teache thée perfet skil to walke a godly trade From God shée comes he dooth her giue who dooth preserue the iust And wisdome had within thy hart in goodnes shalt thou lust The iii. chapiter COnsider wel the law of God and binde thée to the same Thy trust thy fear and honour bothe let them be in his name If he correct doo thou obay séek wisedome and haue ease Doo thou no wrong ne séek thou strife for suche doo God displease The iiii chapiter DEcline thou not from wisedoms rule shée shall thée woorship bring But in the way that wicked walke vse not for any thing The righteous way stil more dooth shine the wicked walke in dark His woords and rules