knoweth the thoughtes of men that they are but vayne Blessed is the maÌ„ whom thou lernest o LORDE and teachest him in thy lawe That thou mayest geue him pacience in tyme of aduersite vntill the pytte be dygged vp for the vngodly For the LORDE wil not fayle his people nether wil he forsake his inheritaunce And why iudgment shal be turned agayne vnto rightuousnesse and all soch as be true of hert shal folowe it Who ryseth vp with me agaynst the wicked who taketh my parte agaynst the euell doers Yf the LORDE had not helped me my soule had allmost bene put to sylence When I sayde my fote hath slipped thy mercy o LORDE helde me vp In y e multitude of the sorowes that I had in my herte thy comfortes haue refreshed my soule Wilt thou haue eny thinge to do with the stole of wickednesse which ymagineth myschefe in the lawe They gather them together agaynst the soule of the rightuous condemne the innocent bloude But the LORDE is my refuge my God is the streÌ„gth of my confideÌ„ce He shal recompence theÌ„ their wickednesse and destroye them in their owne malice yee the LORDE oure God shal destroye them The XCIIII psalme O Come let vs prayse the LORDE let vs hertely reioyse in the strength of oure saluacion Let vs come before his presence with thaÌ„kesgeuynge shewe oure self glad in him w t psalmes For the LORDE is a greate God and a greate kynge aboue all goddes In his honde are all y e corners of the earth and the strength of the hilles is his also The see is his for he made it and his hondes prepared the drie loÌ„de O come let vs worshipe and bowe downe oure selues Let vs knele before the LORDE oure maker For he is oure God as for vs we are the people of his pasture and the shepe of his hoÌ„des To daye yf ye wil heare his voyce hardeÌ„ not youre hertes as wheÌ„ ye prouoked in tyme of temptacion in the wildernes Where yo r fathers teÌ„pted me proued me and sawe my workes XL. yeares longe was I greued with that generacion sayde they euer erre in their hertes they verely haue not knowne my wayes Therfore I sware vnto theÌ„ in my wrath that they shulde not enter in to my rest The XCV psalme O Synge vnto the LORDE a new songe synge vnto the LORDE all the whole earth Synge vnto y e LORDE prayse his name be tellynge of his saluacion from daye to daye Declare his honoure amonge the HeitheÌ„ and his wonders amonge all people For y e LORDE is greate and can not worthely be praysed he is more to be feared then all goddes As for all y e goddes of the HeitheÌ„ they be but Idols but it is the LORDE that made the heaueÌ„s Thankesgeuynge and worshipe are before him power and honoure are in his Sanctuary Ascrybe vnto the LORDE o ye kinredes of the Heithen ascrybe vnto the LORDE worshipe and strength Ascrybe vnto the LORDE the honoure of his name brynge presentes and come in to his courte O worshipe the LORDE in the beutye of holynesse let the whole earth stonde in awe of him Tell it out amonge the HeitheÌ„ that the LORDE is kynge and that it is he which hath made the rounde worlde so fast that it can not be moued and how that he shal iudge the people rightuously Let the heaueÌ„s reioyse and let the earth be glad let the see make a noyse yee all that therin is Let the felde be ioyfull and all that is in it let all the trees of the wodd leape for ioye Before the LORDE for he commeth for he coÌ„meth to iudge the earth yee with rightuousnesse shal he iudge the worlde and y e people with his trueth The XCVI psalme THe LORDE is kynge the earth maye be glad therof yee the multitude of the Iles maie be glad therof Cloudes and darcknesse are rounde aboute him rightuousnesse and iudgment are the habitacion of his seate There goeth a fyre before him to burne vp his enemies on euery syde His lightenynges geue shyne vnto the worlde the earth seyth it is afraied The hilles melt like wax at the presence of y e LORDE at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earth The very heauens declare his rightuousnes all people se his glory CoÌ„founded be all they that worshipe ymages and delite in their Idols worshipe him all ye goddes Sion heareh of it and reioyseth yee all y e doughters of Iuda are glad because of thy iudgmentes o LORDE For thou LORDE art the most hyest ouer all the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes O ye that loue the LORDE se that ye hate the thinge which is euell the LORDE preserueth the soules of his sayntes he shal delyuer theÌ„ from the honde of the vngodly There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous and a ioyfull gladnesse for soch as be true herted Reioyse therfore in the LORDE ye rightuous and geue thankes for a remembraunce of his holynesse The XCVII psalme O Synge vnto the LORDE a new songe for he hath â—one maruelous thinges With his owne right honde and with his holy arme hath he gotten the victory The LORDE hath declared his sauynge health and his rightuousnes hath he openly shewed in the sight of the HeitheÌ„ He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel so that all the endes of the worlde se the sauynge health of oure God Shewe youre self ioyfull vnto the LORDE all ye londes synge reioyse and geue thankes Prayse the LORDE vpon the harpe synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge With trompettes also shawmes O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the LORDE the kynge Let the see make a noyse and all y t therin is yee the whole worlde all that dwell therin Let the floudes clappe their hondes and let all the hilles be ioyfull together Before the LORDE for he is come to iudge the earth Yee with rightuousnes shall he iudge the worlde and the people with equite The XCVIII psalme THe LORDE is kynge be the people neuer so vnpacient he sytteth vpon the Cherubins be the earth neuer so vnquiete The LORDE is greate in Sion hye aboue all people O let men geue thaÌ„kes vnto thy greate wonderful name for it is holy The kynges power loueth iudgment thou preparest equite thou executest iudgmeÌ„t rightuousnes in Iâ—cob O magnifie the LORDE o r God fâ—ll downe before his fote stole for he his holy Moses Aaron amonge his prestes Samuel amonge soch as call vpoÌ„ his name these called vpon the LORDE he herde theÌ„ He spake vnto theÌ„ out of the cloudy piler for they kepte his testimonies the lawe that he gaue them Thou herdest theÌ„ o LORDE o r God thou forgauest theÌ„ o God punyshedst their owne invencions O magnifie the LORDE oure God and worshipe
before me and saye Geue vs flesh that we maye eâ—te I am not able to beare all this people alone for it is to heuy for me And yf thou wylt deale thus w t me O kyll me then yf I haue founde fauoure in thy sight that I se not my wrechednesse And the LORDE saide vnto Moses Gather vnto me seuentye men amonge the Elders of Israel whom thou knowest y t they are the Elders in y e people and officers ouer them and brynge them before the Tabernacle of witnesse and set them there with the then wil I come downe and talke with the euen there take of thy sprete that is vpon the and putt it vpon them that they maye beare the burthen of the people with the y t thou beare not all alone And vnto y e people thou shalt saye SaÌ„ctifye yo r selues agaynst tomorow y t ye maye eate flesh for youre wepynge is come into the eares of the LORDE ye that saye Who shal geue vs flesh to eate for we were well at ease in Egipte Therfore shal the LORDE geue you flesh to eate not one daye not two not fyue not ten not twentye dayes longe but a moneth longe tyll it go out at youre noses and tyll ye lothe it euen because ye haue refused the LORDE which is amonge you and haue wepte before him sayde Wherfore wente we out of Egipte And Moses sayde Sixe hundreth thousande fote men are there of the people amoÌ„ge whom I am and thou sayest I wyll geue you flesh to eate a moneth loÌ„ge Shal the shepe and oxen be slayne to be ynough for them Or shal all the fishes of the see be gathered together to be sufficient for them The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Is the LORDES hande shortened then But now shalt thou se whether my wordes shall be fulfilled in dede or no And Moses weÌ„te out and tolde the people y e worde of the LORDE and gathered the seuentye men amonge the Eldest of the people set them rounde aboute the Tabernacle Then came the LORDE downe in a cloude spake vnto him toke of the sprete y t was vpon him put it vpon the seuentie Elders And whan the sprete rested vpon them they prophecied and ceassed not But in the hoost there remayned yet two men of whom the one was called Eldad y e other Medad the sprete rested vpoÌ„ them For they were wrytten vp also yet were they not gone out vnto the Tabernacle and they prophecied in the hoost Then ran there a lad tolde Moses sayde Eldad and Medad prophecie in the hoost Then answered Iosua y e sonne of Nun Moses seruaunte whom he had chosen and sayde My lorde Moses for bydde them But Moses sayde vnto him Art thou gelous for my sake wolde God y t all the people of y e LORDE coulde prophecie and that y e LORDE wolde geue them his sprete So Moses and the Elders of Israel gat them to the hoost Then wente out the wynde from y e LORDE caused quayles to come from the see scatred theÌ„ ouer the hoost here a dayes iourney there a dayes iourney rounde aboute y e hoost two cubytes hye aboue y e earth Then the people stode vp all that daye and all y t night and all the nexte daye and gathered quayles and he that gathered the leest gathered ten Homers they kylled them rounde aboute the hoost But whyle y e flesh was yet betwene their tethe or euer it was vp the wrath of the LORDE waxed whote amonge the people and slewe them with an exceadinge greate slaughter Therfore is the same place called the graues of lust because the voluptuous people were buried there From the lustgraues toke the people their iourney vnto Hazeroth and abode at Hazeroth The XII Chapter ANd Miriam Aaron spake agaynst Moses because of his wife the Morian which he had taken because he had takeÌ„ a Morian to wife and they sayde Doth the LORDE speake onely thorow Moses Speaketh he not also by vs And the LORDE herde it But Moses was a very meke man aboue all men vpon earth And haistely spake the LORDE vnto Moses and to Aaron and to Miriam Go out ye thre vnto y e Tabernacle of wytnesse And they wente out all thre Then came the LORDE downe in the cloudy piler stode in the dore of the Tabernacle called Aaron Miriam they both weÌ„te out And he sayde Heare my wordes Yf eny man be a prophet of the LORDE vnto him wil I shewe my self in a vision or wil speake vnto him in a dreame But not so w t my seruaunt Moses which is faithfull in all my house Mouth to mouth speake I vnto him he seyth the LORDE in his fashion not thorow darke wordes or licknesses Wherfore were ye not afrayed then to speake agaynst my seruaunt Moses And y e wrath of the LORDE waxed whote ouer them he turned him awaye and y e cloude also departed from the Tabernacle And beholde then was Miriam become leporus as it were snowe And Aaron turned him vnto Miriam and sawe that she was leporous and sayde vnto Moses Oh my lorde put not the synne vpon vs which we haue foolishly committed and synned that she be not as one that commeth deed out of his mothers wombe It hath eaten vp half hir flesh allready But Moses cried vnto the LORDE sayde Oh God heale her The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Yf hir father had spytte in hir face shulde she not be ashamed seuen dayes Let her be shut out of y e hoost seueÌ„ dayes after y t let her be receaued agayne So Miriam was shut out of the hoost seueÌ„ dayes the people wente no farther tyll Miriam was receaued againe Afterwarde departed the people from Hazeroth and pitched in y e wildernesse of Paran The XIII Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Sende forth men to spye out y e lande of Canaan which I wil geue vnto y e children of Israel of euery trybe of their fathers a man and let them all be soch as are captaynes amonge them Moses sent theÌ„ out of the wildernes of Paran acordinge to the worde of the LORDE soch as were all heades amonge the children of Israel and these are their names Samma the sonne of Zacur of the trybe of Ruben Saphat the sonne of Hori of the trybe of Simeon Caleb y e sonne of Iephune of the trybe of Iuda Igeal the sonne of Ioseph of the trybe of Isachar Hosea the sonne of Nun of y e trybe of Ephraim Palti the sonne of Raphu of the trybe of Ben Iamin Gadiel the sonne of Sodi of y e trybe of Zabulon Gaddi the sonne of Susi of the trybe of Ioseph of Manasse Ammiel the sonne of Gemalli of the trybe of Dan. Sethur y e sonne of Michael of the trybe of Asser. Nahebi
God of Abraham for God is farre farre hyer exalted then the mightie lordes of the earth The XLVII A psalme of the children of Corah GReate is y e LORDE hyelie to be praysed in y e cite of o r God eueÌ„ vpoÌ„ his holy hill The hill of Sion is like a fayre plaÌ„te wherof all the londe reioyseth vpon the north syde lyeth the cite of the greate kinge God is well knowne in hir palaces y t he is the defence of the same For lo kynges are gathered and gone by together They marveled to se soch thinges they were astonâ—ied sodeÌ„ly cast downe Feare came there vpon theÌ„ sorowe as vpoÌ„ a woman in hir trauayle Thou shalt breake y e shippes of the see thorow the east wynde Like as we haue herde so se we in the cite of the LORDE of hoostes in the cite of o r God God vpholdeth the same for euer Sela. We wayte for thy louynge kyndnesse o God in the myddest of thy temple O God acordinge vnto thy name so is y e prayse vnto the worldes ende thy right hoÌ„de is full of rightuousnes Oh let the mouÌ„t Sion reioyse y e doughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgmeÌ„tes Walke aboute Sion go rounde aboute her and tell hir towres Marke well hir walles set vâ— hir houses that it maye be tolde them y t come after For this God is o r God for euer euer and he shal allwaie be o r gyde The XLVIII A psalme of the children of Corah O Heare this all ye people pondre it well all ye that dwell vpoÌ„ the earth Hye lowe riche poore one w t another My mouth shal speake of wyszdome and my hert shal muse of vnderstondinge I wil encline myne eare to the parable shewe my darcke speach vpon the harpe Wherfore shulde I feare the euell dayes wheÌ„ the wickednesse of my heles coÌ„paseth me rounde aboute They that put their trust in their good boost them selues in the multitude of their riches No man maye deliuer his brother ner make agrement for him vnto God For it costeth more to redeme their soules so that he must let that alone for euer Yee though he lyue loÌ„ge se not y e graue For it shal be sene y t soch wyse meÌ„ shal dye perishe together as well as the ignoraunt and foolish leaue their goodes for other Loke what is in their houses it coÌ„tinueth still their dwellinge places endure from one generacion to another are called after their owne names vpon the earth Neuerthelesse maÌ„ abydeth not in soch hono r but is coÌ„pared vnto y e brute beastes becoÌ„meth like vnto theÌ„ This waie of theirs is very foolishnesse yet their posterite prayse it w t their mouth Sela. They lye in the hell like shepe death shal gnawe vpon them the rightuous shal haue dominacion of them in the moâ—â—nynge by tymes their streÌ„gth shal consumâ— hell shal be their dwellinge But God shal deliuer my soule from the power of hell when he receaueth me Sela. O be not thou afrayed whan one is made riche thâ— glory of his hense increased For he 〈◊〉 cary nothingâ— awaye w t him when he dyeâ— nether shal his pompe folowe him 〈◊〉 he lyueth he is counted an happie 〈◊〉 so loÌ„ge as he is in prosperite meÌ„ speake good of him But wheÌ„ he foloweth his fathers generacion he shal neuer se light eny more When a man is in honoure and hath no vnderstoÌ„dinge he is compared vnto the brute beastes and becommeth like vnto them The XLIX A psalme of Asaph THe LORDE euen the mightie God hath spokeÌ„ called the worlde from the rysinge vp of the sonne vnto the goinge downe of the same Out of Sion â—peareth the glorious beutie of God Oure God shal come and not kepe sylence there goeth befoâ—â— him a consumynge fyre and a mightie tempest rounde aboute him He shal call the heauens from aboue and the earth that he maye iudge his people Gather my sayntes together vnto me those y t set more by the couenaunt then by eny offeringe And the heauens shal declare his rightuousnesse for God is iudge himself Sela. Heare o my people let me speake let me testifie amonge you o Israel I am God euen thy God I reproue the not because of thy sacrifice y e burnt offeringes are allwaye before me I wil take no bullockes out of thy house ner gotes out of thy foldes For all the beestes of the felde are myâ—e and thousandes of catell vpon the hilles I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes and the wilde beastes of the felde are in â—y sight Yf I be hongrie I wil not tell â—he for y e whole worlde is myne and all that â—herin is Thynkest thou that I wil eate â—he flesh of oxen or drynke the bloude of goaâ—es Offre vnto God prayse and thankesgeuynge and paye thy vowes vnto the most â—yest And call vpoÌ„ me in the tyme of trouâ—le so wil I heare the that thou shalt thanâ—e me But vnto the vngodly sayeth God Why doest thou preach my lawes and taâ—est my couenaunt in thy mouth Where â—s thou hatest to be refourmed and castest â—y wordes behynde the Yf thou seist a â—hefe thou runnest with him and art partaâ—er with the aduouterers Thou lettest yeâ—outh speake wickednesse thy tonge payneth disceate Thou syttest and speakest aâ—aynst thy brother yee and slaundrest thine â—wne mothers sonne This thou doest whyâ—e I holde my tonge and thinkest me to be eâ—eÌ„ soch one as thy self but I wil reproue the set my self agaynst the. O considre this 〈◊〉 that forget God lest I plucke you awaie 〈◊〉 there be none to delyuer you Who so â—â—reth me thaÌ„kes and prayse he honoureth me this is the waye wherby I wil shewe him the sauynge health of God The L. A psalme of Dauid HAue mercy vpon me o God after thy goodnes acordinge vnto thy greate mercies do awaye myne offences Wash me well fro my wickednesse clense me fro my synne For I knowlege my fautes and my synne is euer before me Agaynst the only agaynst the haue I synned and done euell in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy saynges and shuldest ouer come when thou art iudged Beholde I was borne in wickednesse and in synne hath my mother conceaued me But lo thou hast a pleasure in the treuth â–ª and hast shewed me secrete wyszdome O reconcile me with Isope and I shal be clene wash thou me and I shal be whyter then snowe Oh let me heare of ioye and gladnesse that the bones which thou hast broken maye reioyse Turne thy face fro my synnes and put out all my myszdedes Make me a clene hert o God and renue a right sprete within me Cast me not awaie from thy presence and take not thy holy sprete fro me O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne and stablish me with thy fre sprete Then
For they persecute him whom thou hast smytten besyde thy woundes they haue geuen him moo Let them fall froÌ„ one wickednesse to another not come into thy rightuousnesse Let theÌ„ be wyped out of y e boke of the lyuinge not be written amonge the rightuous As for me I am poore in heuynesse let thy helpe defende me o God That I maye prayse y e name of God with a songe magnifie it with thankesgeuynge This shal please the LORDE better then a bullocke that hath hornes hoffes O considre this be glad ye that be in aduersite seke after God yo r soule shal lyue For the LORDE heareth the poore despyâ—â— not his presoners Let heauen earth praise him the see all that moueth therin For God wil saue Sion buylde the cities of Iuda that men maye dwell there haue theÌ„ in possession The sede of his seruauntes shal iÌ„heret it they that loue his name shal dwell therin The LXIX A psalme of Dauid HAist the o God to delyuer me to helpe me o LORDE Let theÌ„ be shamed confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backwarde put to confucioÌ„ that wysh me euell Let them soone be brought to shame y t crie ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyfull glad in the and let all soch as delyte in thy sauynge health saye alwaye y e LORDE be pray 〈…〉 As for me I am poore in misery 〈…〉 to helpe me Thou art my helpe my redemer my God oh make no 〈◊〉 tarienge The LXX psalme IN the o LORDE is my trust let me neuer be put to coÌ„fucioÌ„ but rydde me delyuer me thorow thy rightuousnesse â–ª encline thine eare vnto me helpe me Be thou my stronge holde where vnto I maye allwaye fle thou that hast promised to helpe me for thou art my house of defence my castell Delyuer me o my God out of y e haÌ„de of the vngodly out of the hande of theâ— rightuous cruell man For thou o LORDE God art the thinge that I loÌ„ge for thou art my hope euen fro my youth I haue â—eaned vpoÌ„ y e euer sens I was borne thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe therfore is my prayse allwaye of the. I am become a wonder vnto the multitude but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my mouth be fylled with thy prayse honoure all the daye loÌ„ge Cast me not awaye in myne olde age forsake me not when my strength fayleth me For myne enemies speake agaynst me they that laye wayte for my soule take their coâ—â—cell together sayenge God hath forsakeÌ„ him pÌ„ersecute him take him for there is none to helpe him Go not farre fro me o God my God haist the to helpe me Let them be coÌ„founded perish that are agaynst my soule let theÌ„ be couered with shame dishonoure that seke to do me euell As for me I wil pacieÌ„tly abyde allwaye wil euer encrease thy prayse My mouth shal speake of thy rightuousnesse sauynge health all the daye loÌ„ge for I knowe no ende therof Let me go in o LORDE God I wil make mencion of thy power and rightuousnesse only Thou o God hast lerned me fro my youth vp vntill now therfore wil I tell of y e wonderous workes Forsake me not o God in myne olde age when I am gray headed vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children thy power to all them that are yet for to come Thy rightuousnes o God is very hie thou that doest greate thinges o God who is like vnto the O what greate troubles aduersite hast thou shewed me yet didest thou turne refresh me yee broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne Thou hast brought me to greate honoure comforted me on euery syde Therfore wil I prayse the thy faith fulnesse o God playeÌ„ge vpon the lute vnto the wil I synge vpon the harpe o thou holy one of Israel My lippes wolde fayne synge prayses vnto the so wolde my soule whom thou hast delyuered My tonge talketh of thy rightuousnesse all the daye longe for they are confounded brought vnto shame y t sought to do me euel The LXXI A psalme of Salomon GEue the kinge thy iudgmeÌ„t o God and thy rightuousnesse vnto the kynges sonne That he maye gouerne thy people acordinge vnto right and defende thy poore That the mountaynes maye brynge peace and the litle hilles rightuousnes vnto the people He shal kepe the symple folke by their right defende the childreÌ„ of the poore and punysh the wrongeous doer Thou shalt be feared as longe as y e Sonne and the Moone endureth from one generacion to another He shal come downe like the rayne in to a flese of woll and like the droppes that water y e earth In his tyme shal rightuousnesse florish yee and abundauÌ„ce of peace so longe as the Moone endureth His dominion shal be from the one see to the other and from the floude vnto the worldes ende They that dwell in the wildernes shal knele before him his enemies shal licke the dust The kynges of the see and of the Iles shal brynge presentes y e kinges of Araby Saba shall offre giftes All kynges shal worshipe him all HeitheÌ„ shal do him seruyce For he shal deliuer the poore wheÌ„ he crieth the nedy y t hath no helpe He shall be fauorable to the symple poore he shal preserue the soules of soch as be in aduersite He shal deliuer their soules from extorcion wronge deare shal their bloude be in his sight He shal lyue vnto him shal be geueÌ„ of y e golde of Arabia Prayer shal be made euer vnto him daylie shal he be praysed There shal be an heape of corne in the earth hye vpon the hilles his frute shal shake like Libanus shal be grene in the cite like grasse vpoÌ„ the earth His name shal endure for euer his name shal remayne vnder the sonne amonge the posterites which shal be blessed thorow him all the Heithen shal prayse him Blessed be the LORDE God euen the God of Israel which only doth woÌ„derous thinges And blessed be the name of his maiesty for euer and all londes be fulfilled with his glory Amen Amen Here ende the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Iesse The LXXII A psalme of Asaph O How louynge is God vnto Israel to soch as are of a clene hert Neâ—erthelesse my fete were allmost gone my treadinges had wel nye slipte And why I was greued at y e wicked to se the vngodly in soch prosperite For they are in no parell of death but stonde fast like a palace They come in no misfortune like other folke nether are they plaged like other men And this is the cause that they be so puft vp in pryde ouerwhelmed with cruelte
him vpō his holy hill for the LORDE oure God is holy The XCIX psalme O Be ioyfull in God all ye lōdes serue the LORDE w t gladnes come before his presence w t ioye Be ye sure y t the LORDE he is God It is he y t hath made vs not we oure selues we are but his people the shepe of his pasture O go youre waye in to his gates thē with thankesgeuynge in to his courtes w t prayse be thākfull vnto him speake good of his name For the LORDE is gracious his mercy is euerlastinge and his treuth endureth from generacion to generacion The C. psalme A thākesgeuynge of Dauid MY songe shal be of mercy and iudgment yee vnto the o LORDE wil I synge O let me haue vnderstondinge in the waye of godlynesse vntill the tyme that thou come vnto me so shal I walke in my house w t an innocent herte I wil take no wicked thinge in honde I hate the synne of vnfaithfulnesse it shal not cleue vnto me A frowarde herte shal departe fro me I wil not knowe a wicked personne Who so preuely slaundreth his neghboure him wil I destroye Who so hath a proude loke an hye stomacke I maye not awaye with him Myne eyes shal loke for soch as be faithfull in the londe y t they maye dwell with me and who so ledeth a godly life shal be my seruaunt There shall no disceatfull personne dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shal not tary in my sight I shal soone destroye all the vngodly of the londe that all wicked doers maye be roted out of the cite of the LORDE The CI. psalme HEare my prayer o LORDE and let my criēge come vnto the. Hyde not thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble enclyne thine eares vnto me when I call O heare me and that right soone For my dayes are consumed awaye like smoke my bones are brent vp as it were a fyre brande My hert is smyttē downe and wythered like grasse so that I forget to eate my bred For the voyce of my gronynge my bone wil scarse cleue to my flesh I am become like a Pellicane in the wildernes and like an Oule in a broken wall I wake and am euen as it were a sparow sittinge alone vpon the house toppe Myne enemies reuyle me all the daye longe they laugh me to scorne and are sworne together against me I eate ashes with my bred and mengle my drynke with wepynge And that because of y e indignacion and wrath for thou hast taken me vp and cast me awaye My dayes are gone like a shadowe and I am wythered like grasse But thou o LORDE endurest for euer and thy remembraunce thorow out all generacions Arise therfore and haue mercy vpon Sion for it is tyme to haue mercy vpon her yee the tyme is come And why thy seruauntes haue a loue to hir stones it pitieth them to se her in the dust The Heithen shal feare thy name o LORDE and all the kynges of the earth thy maiesty For the LORDE shal buylde vp Sion and shal apeare in his glory He turneth him vnto the prayer of the poore destitute and despyseth not their desyre This shal be written for those y t come after that the people which shal be borne maye prayse the LORDE For He loketh downe from his Sanctuary out of the heauen doth the LORDE beholde the earth That he maye heare the mournynges of soch as be in captinyte and delyuer the children of death That they maie preach the name of the LORDE in Sion and his worshipe at Ierusalem When the people are gathered together and the kyngdomes also to serue y e LORDE He hath brought downe my strength in my iourney and shortened my dayes Yet wil I saye O my God take me not awaye in y e myddest of myne age as for thy yeares they endure thorow out all generacions Thou LORDE in the begynnynge hast layed y e foundacion of the earth and the heauens are the workes of thy hondes They shal perishe but thou shalt endure they all shall wexe olde as doth a garment as a vesture shalt thou chaunge thē and they shal be chaunged But thou art the same and thy yeares shal not fayle The children of thy seruauntes shall contynue their sede shal prospere in y e sight The CII A psalme of Dauid PRayse the LORDE o my soule all that is within me prayse his holy name Prayse the LORDE o my soule forget not all his benefites Which forgeueth all thy synnes and healeth all thy infirmities Which saueth thy life from destruccion and crowneth the with mercy louynge kyndnesse Which satisfieth thy desyre with good thinges makynge the yonge and lusty as an Aegle The LORDE executeth rightuousnesse and iudgment for all them y t suffre wronge He shewed his wayes vnto Moses and his workes vnto the children of Israel The LORDE is full of compassion and mercy longe sufferinge and of greate goodnesse He wil not allwaye be chydinge nether wil he kepe his anger for euer He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses For loke how hye the heauē is in comparison of the earth so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him Loke how wyde the east is from the west so farre hath he set oure synnes from vs. Yee like as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is the LORDE mercifull vnto thē that feare him For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust That a man in his tyme is but as is grasse florisheth as a floure of the felde For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it it gone and the place therof knoweth it nomore But the mercifull goodnesse of y e LORDE endureth for euer and euer vpon them y t feare him and his rightuousnesse vpon their childers children Soch as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them The LORDE hath prepared his seate in heauē and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all O prayse the LORDE ye angels of his ye that be mightie instrēgth fulfillinge his commaundement that mē maye heare the voyce of his wordes O prayse the LORDE all ye his hoostes ye seruauntes of his that do his pleasure O speake good of the LORDE all ye workes of his in euery place of his dominion prayse thou the LORDE o my soule The CIII psalme PRayse the LORDE o my soule O LORDE my God thou art become exceadinge glorious thou art clothed with maiesty and honoure Thou deckest thy self with light as it were w t a garment thou spredest out the heauen like a curtayne Thou voltest it aboue with waters thou makest the cloudes thy charet and goest vpon the wynges of the wynde Thou makest thine angels spretes and thy ministers flammes of fyre Thou hast layed y e
litle hilles like yonge shepe What ayled the o thou see that thou fleddest and thou Iordan that thou turnedest backe Ye mountaynes that ye stripped like rammes and ye litle hilles like yonge shepe The earth trembled at the presence of the LORDE at the presence of the God of Iacob Which turned the harde rocke in to a stondinge water the flynt stone in to a sprynginge well Here the Hebrues begynne the CXV psalme Not vnto vs o LORDE not vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louinge mercy and faithfulnes Wherfore shal the Heithen saye where is now their God As for oure God he is in heauen he doth what soeuer it pleaseth him Their ymages are but syluer and golde euen the worke of mens hoÌ„des They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and heare not noses haue they but they smell not They haue handes and handle not fete haue they but they can not go nether can they speake thorow their throte They that made them are like vnto them and so are all soch as put their trust in them But let Israel trust in y e LORDE for he is their sucoure defence Let the house of Aaron put their trust in y e LORDE for he is their sucoure defence They that feare the LORDE let theÌ„ put their trust in the LORDE for he is their sucoure and defence The LORDE is myndefull of vs blesseth vs he blesseth y e house of Israel he blesseth y e house of Aaron Yee he blesseth all them that feare the LORDE both small greate The LORDE encrease you more more you and youre childreÌ„ For ye are y e blessed of the LORDE which made heauen earth All the whole heauens are the LORDES but the earth hath he geueÌ„ vnto y e childreÌ„ of men The deed prayse not the o LORDE nether all they that go downe in to sylence But we will prayse the LORDE from this tyme forth for euermore Halleluya The CXIIII psalme I Am wel pleased y t the LORDE 〈…〉 herde y e voyce of my prayer 〈…〉 he hath enclyned his eare 〈…〉 therfore wil I call vpoÌ„ him as long 〈…〉 The snares of death coÌ„pas◠〈…〉 aboute the paynes of hell gat◠〈…〉 me I founde trouble and heuy 〈…〉 called I vpon y e name of the LORDE o LORDE delyuer my soule Gracious is y e LORDE rightuous yee oure God is mercifull The LORDE preserueth y e symple I was brought downe and he helped me Turne agayne then vnto thy rest o my soule for the LORDE hath geuen the thy desyre And why thou hast delyuered my soule from death myne eyes from teares and my fete from fallinge I wil walke before y e LORDE in the londe of the lyuynge The CXV psalme This psalme do the Hebrues ioyne vnto it that goeth before and it is with them the CXVI â–ª psalme I Beleued and therfore haue I spokeÌ„ but I was sore troubled I sayde in my haist All men are lyers What rewarde shal I geue vnto y e LORDE for all the benefites y t he hath done vnto me I wil receaue the cuppe of saluacioÌ„ and call vpon the name of the LORDE I wil paye my vowes in the presence of all his people right deare in the sight of y e LORDE is the death of his sayntes O LORDE I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handmayden thou hast broken my bondes in sonder I wil offre the the sacrifice of thankes geuynge and wil call vpon the name of the LORDE I wil paye my vowes vnto the LORDE in the sight of all his people in the courtes of the LORDES house eueÌ„ in the myddest of the o Ierusalem Halleluya The CXVI psalme O Prayse the LORDE all ye Gentiles laude him all ye people For his mercifull kyndnes is euer more and more towarde vs the trueth of the LORDE endureth for euer Halleluya The CXVII psalme O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Let Israel now confesse y t his mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron now confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let theÌ„ now that feare the LORDE confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the LORDE in trouble and the LORDE herde me 〈◊〉 large The LORDE is my helper I wil 〈…〉 what man doeth vnto me The 〈…〉 is my helper I shal se my desyre 〈…〉 enemies It is better to trust 〈…〉 then to put eny confidence in 〈…〉 is better to trust in the LORDE 〈…〉 confideÌ„ce in prynces All Heithen compased me rounde aboute but in the name of the LORDE wil I destroye theÌ„ They kepte me in on euery syde but in the name of the LORDE I wil destroye them They came aboute me like bees were as hote as the fyre in the thornes but in the name of the LORDE I wil destroye them They thrust at me that I might fall but the LORDE was my helpe The LORDE is my streÌ„gth my songe is become my saluacion The voyce of ioye myrth is in the dwellynges of y e rightuous for y e right hande of the LORDE hath gotteÌ„ the victory The right hande of the LORDE hath the preemynence the right haÌ„de of the LORDE hath gotteÌ„ the victory I wil not dye but lyue and declare the workes of the LORDE The LORDE hath chastened correcte me but he hath not geuen me ouer vnto death Open me the gates of rightuousnes â–ª y t I maye go in there thorow geue thaÌ„kes vnto the LORDE This is the dore of the LORDE the rightuous shall entre in thorow 〈◊〉 I thanke the y t thou hast herde me are become my saluacioÌ„ The same stone which the buylders refused is become the headestone in the corner This was the LORDES doinge it is maruelous in o r eyes This is the daye which the LORDE hath made â–ª let vs reioyse and be glad in it Helpe now o LORDE o LORDE sende vs now prosperite Blessed be he that coÌ„meth in the name of the LORDE we wish you good lucke ye that be of the house of the LORDE God is the LORDE hath shewed vs light O 〈◊〉 the solempne feast with grene braunches 〈◊〉 vnto the hornes of y e aulter Thou art 〈◊〉 God I wil thanke the thou art my 〈◊〉 and I wil prayse the. O geue thankes 〈◊〉 to the LORDE for he is gracious his mâ—â—â—cy endureth for euer The CXVIII psalme Aleph BLessed are those y t be vndefiled in thâ— waye which walke in the lawe of 〈◊〉 LORDE Blessed are they that kepe his tâ—â—â—timonies seke him with their whole hertâ— â–ª Which walke in his wayes do no wiâ—kednesse Thou hast geuen strayte chaâ—â—â— to kepe thy commaundementes O thâ—â— my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statâ—â—tes So shulde I not be confounded
agaynst me fro my youth vp maye Israel now saie Yee many a tyme haue they fought agaiÌ„st me fro my youth vp but they haue not ouercome me The plowers plowed vpoÌ„ my backe made loÌ„ge forowes But the rightous LORDE hath hewen y e yocke of y e vngodly in peces Let them be confounded turned backwarde as many as haue euell will at Sion Let theÌ„ be eueÌ„ as the haye vpon the house toppes which wythereth afore it be pluckte vp Wherof the mower fylleth not his hande nether he that byndeth vp the sheaues his bosome So that they which go by saye not so moch as the LORDE prospere you we wish you good lucke in the name of the LORDE The CXXIX psalme OVt of the depe call I vnto the o LORDE LORDE heare my voyce Oh let thine eares considre well the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou LORDE wilt be extreme to marcke what is done amysse Oh LORDE who maye abyde it But there is mercy with the that thou mayest be feared I loke for the LORDE my soule doth wayte for him and in his worde is my trust My soule doth paciently abyde the LORDE froÌ„ the one mornynge to the other Let Israel trust in the LORDE â–ª for with the LORDE there is mercy and plenteous redempcion And he shal redeme Israel from all his synnes The CXXX A psalme of Dauid LORDE I am not hye mynded I haue no proude lokes I do not exercise myself in greate matters which are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe like as a childe y t is weened from his mother yee my soule is euen as a weened childe Let Israel trust in the LORDE froÌ„ this tyme forth for euermore The CXXXI Psalme LORDE remembre Dauid and all his trouble How he swore vnto y e LORDE vowed a vowe vnto y e mightie one of Iacob I wil not come within the tabernacle of my house ner clymme vp iÌ„ to my bedde I wil not suffre myne eyes to slepe ner myne eye lyddes to sloÌ„ber Vntill I fynde out a place for the LORDE an habitacioÌ„ for the mightie one of Iacob Lo we herde of the same at Ephrata fouÌ„de it in y e wod We wil go in to his tabernacle â–ª fall downe before his fotestole Arise o LORDE in to thy restinge place thou y e arke of y e streÌ„gth Let thy prestes be clothed with rightuousnesse and let thy sayntes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thine anoynted The LORDE hath made a faithfull ooth vnto Dauid he shal not shrenke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpon thy seate Yf thy children wil kepe my couenaunt my testimony y t I shal lerne theÌ„ their childreÌ„ also shal syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the LORDE hath chosen SioÌ„ to be an habitacioÌ„ for him self hath he chosen her This shal be my rest here wil I dwel for I haue a delite therin I will blesse hir vytales w t increase wil satisfie hir poore with bred I wil decke hir prestes with health hir sayntes shal reioyse be glad There shall I make the horne of Dauid to florish I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for his enemies I shal clothe theÌ„ w t shame but vpon himself shal his crowne florish The CXXXII A psalme of Dauid BEholde how good ioyfull a thinge it is brethreÌ„ to dwell together in vnite It is like y t precious oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd eueÌ„ vnto Aarons beerd weÌ„te downe to the skyrtes of his clothinge Like the dewe of Hermon which fell vpon the hill of Sion For there the LORDE promised his blessynge and life for euermore The CXXXIII psalme BEholde O prayse the LORDE all 〈◊〉 seruauntes of the LORDE ye that 〈◊〉 night stoÌ„de in the house of the LORDE 〈◊〉 lift vp youre handes in the Sanctuaâ—◠〈◊〉 prayse the LORDE The LORâ—◠〈…〉 heauen earth blesse the out 〈…〉 The CXXXIIII psalâ—â— â–ª O Prayse y e name 〈…〉 o ye seruauÌ„te◠〈…〉 in y e 〈…〉 of the house of 〈…〉 LORDE for the 〈…〉 For I knowe y t y e LORDE is greate y t o r LORDE is aboue all goddes What so euer y e LORDE pleaseth y t doth he in heaueÌ„ in earth in the see in all depe places He bryngeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde he turneth y e lighteniÌ„ges vnto rayne bringiÌ„ge the wyndes out of their treasuries Which smote the firstborne of Egipte both of man and beest He hath sent tokens and wonders in to the myddest of the o thou londe of Egipte vpon Pharao and all his seruauntes Which smote dyuerse nacions slewe mightie kynges Sihon kynge of y e Amorites Og the kynge of Basan and all the kyngdomes of CanaaÌ„ And gaue their loÌ„de for an heretage for an heretage vnto Israel his people Thy name o LORDE endureth foreuer so doth thy memoriall o LORDE from one generacion to another For the LORDE wil aueÌ„ge his people be gracious vnto his seruauÌ„tes As for the ymages of the HeitheÌ„ they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens haÌ„des They haue mouthes speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not nether is there eny breth iÌ„ their mouthes They that make them are like vnto them so are all they that put their trust in theÌ„ Prayse the LORDE ye house of Israel prayse the LORDE ye house of Aaron Prayse the LORDE ye house of Leui ye that feare y e LORDE prayse the LORDE Praysed be the LORDE out of Sion which dwelleth at IerusaleÌ„ Halleluya The CXXXV psalme O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer O geue thaÌ„kes vnto the God of all goddes for his mercy endureth for euer O thanke the LORDE of all lordes for his mercy endureth for euer â—hich only doth greate wonders for his 〈…〉 endureth for euer Which by his 〈…〉 soome made the heauens for his mercy 〈…〉 for euer Which layed out the earth 〈…〉 waters for his mercy endureth for 〈…〉 hath made greate lightes for 〈…〉 for euer The Sonne 〈…〉 his mercy endureth for 〈…〉 the starres to gouerne 〈…〉 endureth for euer 〈…〉 their firstborne 〈…〉 for euer And 〈…〉 them for 〈…〉 reed see in to partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israel to go thorow y e myddest of it for his mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoost he ouer threwe them in the reed see for his mercy endureth for euer Which led his people thorow the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote greate kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Yee and slewe mightie kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sihon kynge of the Amorites
hilles and exalted aboue al litle hilles And alheitheÌ„ shal prease vnto him and the multitude of people shall go vnto him speakinge thus one to another vp let us go to the hill of the LORDE and to the house of y e God of Iacob y t he maye shewe us his waye and y t we maye walke in his pathes For y e lawe shal come out of Syon and the worde of God from Ierusalem and shal geue sentence amonge the heithen and shal reforme the multitude of people So that they shal breake their swerdes and speares to make sythes sycles sawes therof From that tyme forth shal not one people lift vp wapen agaynst another nether shal they lerne to fight from thensforth It is to the that I crie o house of Iacob vp let us walke in the light of the LORDE But thou art scatred abrode with thy people o house of Iacob for ye go farre beyonde yo r fathers whether it be in Sorcerers whom ye haue as the phylistynes had or in calkers of mens byrthes wherof ye haue to many As soone as youre londe was ful of syluer and golde and no ende of youre treasure so soone as youre londe was ful of stronge horses and no ende of youre charettes Inmediatly was it ful of Idols also euen workes of youre owne hondes which ye youre selues haue facioned and youre fyngers haue made There kneleth the man there falleth the man downe before them so y t thou canst not bringe him awaye from thence And therfore get y e soone in to some rock vnd hyde the in the grounde from the sight of the fearful iudge and from y e glory of his Magestie Which casteth downe y e high lokes of presumptuous personnes and bryngeth lowe the pryde of maÌ„ and he only shall be exalted in y e daye For the daye of y e LORDE of hostes shal go ouer all pryde presumpcioÌ„ vpon all theÌ„ that exalte theÌ„ selues and shal bringe them all downe vpoÌ„ all high stoute Cedre trees of Libanus and vpon all the okes of Basan vpon all high hilles and vpon all stoute mountaynes vpon all costly towres and vpon all stronge walles vpon all shippes of the see and vpon euery thinge y t is glorious and pleasaunt to loke vpon And it shall bringe downe the pryde of man and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe and the LORDE shal only haue the victory in that daye But the Idols shal utterly be roted out Men shal crepe in to holes of stone and in to caues of the earth from the sight of the fearfull iudge and from the glory of his magesty what tyme as he shal make him vp to shake the earth Then theÌ„ shal maÌ„ cast awaye his goddes of syluer and golde which he neuertheles had made to honoure theÌ„ vnto Molles and Backes that he maye the better crepe in to the caues and rockes and in to the cliffes of hard stones from y e sight of the fearful iudge and from the glory of his Magesty The thirde Chapter EVery man can eschue a persone moued in anger for what doth he wysely â–ª Euen so shal y e LORDE of hoostes take awaye froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ Iuda all possessioÌ„s power all meat and drinke y e captayne and the soudyare y e iudge and the prophete the wyse and the aged maÌ„ the worshipful of fiftie yeare olde and the honorable the Senatours and men of vnderstondinge the masters of craftes and oratours And I shal geue you children to be youre prynces saieth the LORDE and babes shall haue the rule of you One shall euer be doinge violence and wronge to another The boye shal presume agaynst the elder and the vyle persone agaynst the honorable Yee one shal take a frende of his own kynred by y e bosome and saye thou hast clothinge thou shalt be oure heade for thou mayest kepe us from this fall and parell Then shall he sweare and saye I can not helpe you Morouer there is nether meate ner clothinge in my house make me no ruâ—ler of the people For Ierusalem and Iuda must decaye because that both their wordes and councels are agaynst the LORDE they prouoke the presence of his magestyrs to anger The chaunginge of their countenaunce bewrayeth them yee they declare their owne synnes them selues as the Sodomites hyde theÌ„ not Wo be vnto their soules for they shal be heuely rewarded Then shal they saye O happie are the godly for they maye enioye the frutes of their studies But wo be to y e vngodly and vnrightuous for they shal be rewarded after their workes O my people rybaudes oppresse y e and women haue rule of the. O my people thy leders deceaue the and treade out the waye of thy footsteppes The LORDE is here to comon of the matter and stondeth to geue iudgment with the people The LORDE shal come forth to reason with the Senatours and prynces of his people and shal saye thus vnto them It is ye thÌ„at haue burnt vp my vynyearde the robbery of the poore is in youre house Wherfore do ye oppresse my people and marre y e faces of the innocentes thus shal the God of hoostes reuyle them Morouer thus saieth y e LORDE Seinge the doughters of Sion are become so proude and come in with stretched out neckes and with vayne wanton eyes seinge they come in trippinge so nycely with their fete Therfore shal the LORDE shaue the heades of the doughters of Sion and make their bewtie bare in that daye In that daye shal the LORDE take awaye the gorgiousnes of their apparel and spanges cheynes partlettes and colares bracelettes and hooues y e goodly floured wyde and broderd raymeÌ„t brusshes and headbandes rynges and garlaÌ„des holy daye clothes and vales kerchâ—es and pynnes glasses and smockes bonettes and taches And in steade of good smell there shal be stynck amonge them And for their gyrdles there shal be lowse bondes And for welâ—set hayre there shal be baldnesse In steade of a stomacher a sack cloth and for their bewty wythrednesse and sonneburnynge Their husbondes and their mightie men shall perish with the swerde in batell The fourth Chapter AT that tyme shall their gates mourne and complayne and they shal syt as desolate folâ—k vpon the earth Then shal seuen wyues take holde of one man and saye we will laye all oure meat and cloothinge together in comon only that we maye be called thy wyues and that this shamefull reprofe maye be takeÌ„ from us After that tyme shal the braunch of y e LORDE be beutiful and mightie and y e frute of the earth shal be fayre and pleasaunt for those Israelites that shall springe therof Then shall the remnaunt in Sion and the remnaunt at Ierusalem be called holy namely all soch as are written amonge the lyuynge at Ierusalem what tyme as the LORDE shall wash awaye the desolacion of the doughters of
might not helpe or had I not power to delyuer lo at a worde I driÌ„ke vp the see of water floudes I make drie loÌ„de so y t for want of water the fish corruppe and die of thurst As for heauen I clooth it with darcknesse and put a sack vpon it The LORDE God hath geueÌ„ me a wel lerned tuÌ„ge so that I can conforte them which are troubled yee y t in due season He waked myne eare vp by tymes in y e mornynge as y e scolemasters do y t I might herkeÌ„ The LORDE God hath opened myne eare therfore caÌ„ I not saye naye ner wtdrawe myself but I offre my backe vnto y e smyters and my chees to the nyppers I turne not my face froÌ„ shame aÌ„d spittinge for the LORDE God helpeth me therfore shal I not be coÌ„founded I haue hardened my face like a flynt stone for I am sure that I shal not come to confucion Myne aduocate speaketh for me who wil then go with me to lawe Let vs stoÌ„de one agaynst another yf there be eny that wil reason with me let him come here forth to me Beholde the LORDE God stondeth by me what is he that can condempne me lo they shal be all like as an olde cloth which y e mothes shal eate vp Therfore who so feareth the LORDE amoÌ„ge you let him heare the voyce of his seruauÌ„t Who so walketh in darcknesse no light shyneth vpoÌ„ him let him hope in the LORDE and holde him by his God But take hede ye haue all kyndled a fyre and gyrded youre selues with the flame Ye walke in the glistriÌ„ge of youre owne fyre and in the flame that ye haue kyndled This cometh vnto you fro my honde namely y t ye shal slepe in sorowe The li. Chapter HErken vnto me ye that holde of rightuousnes ye that seke the LORDE Take hede vnto the stone wherout ye are hewen and to the graue wherout ye are digged Considre Abraham youre father Sara that bare you how that I called him alone prospered him wel encreased him how the LORDE conforted SioÌ„ and repayred all hir decaye makinge hir deserte as a Paradise and hir wildernesse as the garden of the LORDE Myrth and ioye was there thankes geuynge and y e voyce of prayse Haue respecte vnto me then o my people and laye thine eare to me for a lawe and an ordinaunce shal go forth fro me to lighten the Gentiles It is hard by that my health my rightuousnesse shal go forth and the people shal be ordred with myne arme The Ilondes that is y e Gentiles shal hope in me and put their trust in myne arme Lift vp youre eyes toward heaueÌ„ and loke vpon the earth beneth For the heauens shal vanish awaye like smoke and the earth shall teare like a clothe they that dwel therin shal perish in like maner But my health endureth for euer and my rightuousnes shall not ceasse Therfore hercken vnto me ye y t haue pleasure in rightuousnes thou people that bearest my lawe in thine herte Feare not the curse of men be not afrayde of their blasphemies reuylinges for wormes mothes shal eat theÌ„ vp like clothe woll But my rightuousnesse shal endure for euer my sauynge health from generacion to generacion Wake vp wake vp be stronge O thou arme of the LORDE wake vp lyke as in tymes past euer and sence the worlde beganne Art not thou he that hast wounded that proude lucifer and hewen the dragon in peces Art not thou euen he which hast dried vp the depe of the see which hast made playne the see grounde that the delyuered might go thorow That the redemed of the LORDE which turned agayne might come with ioye vnto SioÌ„ there to endure for euer â–ª That myrth and gladnesse might be with them that sorowe wo might fle from theÌ„ Yee I I am eueÌ„ he that in all thiÌ„ges geueth you consolacion What art thou then that fearest a mortall maÌ„ y e childe of man which goeth awaye as doeth the floure And forgettest the LORDE that made the that spâ—ed out the heauens and layde the foundacion of the earth But thou art euer afrayde for the sight of thyne oppressoure which is ready to do harme Where is the wrath of the oppressoure It cometh on fast it maketh haist to apeare It shal not perish y t it shulde not be able to destroye nether shal it fayle for faute of norishinge I am the LORDE y i God that make the see to be still and to rage whose name is the LORDE of hoostes I shal put my worde also in thy mouth and defende the with the turnynge of my hondeâ— that thou mayest plante the heauens and laye the foundacions of the earth and saye vnto Sion thou art my people Awake Awake and stonde vp o Ierusasalem thou that from the honde of the LORDE hast dronkeÌ„ out the cuppe of his wrath thou that hast supped of and sucked out the slombringe cuppe to the botome For amonge all the sonnes whom thou hast begotten there is not one that maye holde the vp and not one to lede the by the honde of all the sonnes that thou hast norished Both these thinges are happened vnto the but who is sory for it Yee destruction waistinge hunger swerde but who hath conforted the Thy sonnes lie comfortles at y e heade of euery strete like a takeÌ„ venyson are ful of y e teâ—rible wrath of y e LORDE punyshmeÌ„t of thy God And therfore thou miserable dronkeÌ„ howbeit not w t wyne Heare this Thus saieth thy LORDE thy LORDE God y e defender of his people Beholde I wil take y e sloÌ„briÌ„ge cuppe out of thy hoÌ„de eueÌ„ y e cuppe w t the dregges of my wrath y t froÌ„ hence forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more wil put it iÌ„ their hoÌ„de that trouble the which haue spoken to thy soule stoupe downe that we maye go ouer the make thy body eaueÌ„ with the grounde and as the strete to go vpon The lij Chapter VP Sion vp take thy strength vnto the put on thine honest rayment o IerusaleÌ„ thou citie of the holy one For from this tyme forth there shal no vncircumcised ner vncleane person come in the. Shake the froÌ„ the dust arise stonde vp o IerusaleÌ„ Pluck out thy neck from the boÌ„de o thou captyue doughter Sion For thus saieth the LORDE Ye are solde for naught therfore shal ye be redemed also without eny money For thus hath the LORDE sayde My people weÌ„te downe afore tyme in to Egipte there to be straungers Afterwarde dyd the kinge of the Assirians oppresse theÌ„ for naught And now what profit is it to me saieth y e LORDE y t my people is frely caried awaye brought in to heuynes by their rulers and my name euer still blasphemed saieth the LORDE But
agayne Namely that the mercies of the LORDE are not clene gone that his louynge kyndnesse ceasseth not His faithfulnes is greate and renueth it self as the mornynge The LORDE is my porcion saieth my soule therfore wil I hope in him O how good is the LORDE vnto theÌ„ that put their trust in him and to the soule that seketh after him O how good is it with stilnesse to wate and tarie for the health of the LORDE O how good is it for a man to take the yock vpon him from his youth vp He sitteth alone he holdeth him still â–ª and dwelleth quietly by him self He layeth his face vpon the earth yf per case there happen to be eny hope He offreth his cheke to the smyter he will be content with reproues For the LORDE wil not forsake for euer But though he do cast of yet acordinge to y e multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne For he doth not plage cast out the children of men from his herte To treade all the presoners of the earth vnder his fete To moue the iudgment of man before the most highest To condemne a man in his cause The LORDE hath no pleasure in soch thinges What is he then that saieth there shulde somthinge be done without the LORDES coÌ„maundement Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euell and good Wherfore them murmureth the lyuinge man let him murmoure at his owne synne Let vs loke well vpon oure owne waies remembre oureselues and turne agayne to y e LORDE Let vs lift vp oure hertes with oure hondes vnto the LORDE that is in heauen We haue bene dyssemblers haue offended wilt thou therfore not be intreated Thou hast couered vs in thy wrath persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without eny fauoure Thou hast hyd thy self in a cloude that oure prayer shulde not go thorow Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despysed amonge the Heithen All oure enemies gape vpon vs. Feare and snare is come vpon vs yee despite and destruccion Whole ryuers of water guszshe out of myne eyes for the greate hurte of my people Myne eyes runne and can not ceasse for there is no rest O LORDE when wilt thou loke downe froÌ„ heauen and considre Myne eye breaketh my herte because of all the doughters of my cite Myne enemies hunted me out sharpely like a byrde yee and that with out a cause They haue put downe my life in to a pitte and layed a stone vpon me They poured water vpon my heade then thought I now am I vndone I called vpon thy name O LORDE out of the depe pitte Thou hast herde my voyce hast not turned awaye thine eares fro my sighinge and crienge Thou hast enclyned y i self vnto me wheÌ„ I called vpon the haist sayde feare not Thou O LORDE hast mayntened the cause of my soule and hast redemed my life O LORDE thou hast sene my blasphemers take thou my cause vpon the. Thou hast well considred how they go aboute to do me harme that all their councels are agaynst me Thou hast herde their despytefull wordes O LORDE yee and all their ymaginacions agaynst me The lippes of myne enemies their deuyces that they take agaynst me all the daye longe Thou seist also their sittinge downe and their rysinge vp they make their songes of nothinge but of me Rewarde them O LORDE acordinge to the workes of their hondes Geue them y e thinge that their owne herte is afrayed of euen thy curse Persecute them O LORDE with thy indignacion rote them out from vnder the heauen The IIII. Chapter O How is the golde become so dymme How is the goodly coloure of it so sore chaunged and the stones of y e Sanctuary thus scatred in the corner of euery strete The children of Sion that were allwaye in honoure clothed with y e most precious golde how are they now becomme like the erthen vessels which be made with the potters honde The Lamyes geue their yonge ones sucâ— w t bare brestes but the doughter of my people is cruel and dwelleth in the wyldernesse like the Estriches The tonges of the suckinge children cleue to y e rofe of their mouthes for very thurst The yonge children axe bred but there is noman that geueth it them They that were wonte to fayre delicatly perishe in the stretes they that afore were brought vp in purple make now moch of donge The synne of the doughter of my people is become greater then y e wickednesse of Sodome that sodeÌ„ly was destroyed and not taken with hondes Hir absâ—â—yners or Nazarees were whyter then y e snowe or mylke their coloure was fresh read as the Corall their beutie like the Saphyre But now their faces are very black In so moch that thou shuldest not knowe them in the stretes Their skynne cleueth to their bones It is wythered and become like a drye stock They that be slayne with the swearde are happier then soch as dye of honger and perishe awaye famishinge for the frutes of the felde The womeÌ„ which of nature are pitefull haue sodden their owne children with their hondes that they might be their meate in y e miserable destruccion of the doughter of my people The LORDE hath perfourmed his heuy wrath he hath poured out the furiousnes of his displeasure He hath kindled a fyre in Sion which hath consumed the foundacions therof Nether the kinges of the earth ner all y e inhabitours of the worlde wolde haue beleued that the enemie aduersary shulde haue come in at the gates of the cite of IerusaleÌ„ Which neuertheles is come to passe for y e synnes of hir prophetes and for the wickednes of hir prestes that haue shed innocentes bloude within her So that these blynde men weÌ„te stomblinge in the stretes and stayned themselues w t bloude which els wolde touche no bloudy cloth But they cried vnto euery maÌ„ fle the staynynge awaye get you heÌ„ce touch it not Yee sayde they ye must be brent ye must dwell amonge the Gentiles byde no longer here The countenaunce of the LORDE hath banyshed them shal neuer loke more vpon them For they them selues nether regarded the prestes nor pitied their elders Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs whyle we loke for vayne helpe seynge we be euer waitynge vpon a people that can do vs no good They laye so sharpe waite for vs that we can not go safe vpon the stretes for oure ende is come oure dayes are fulfilled oure ende is here Oure persecuters are swifter then the Aegles of the ayre they folowed vpon vs ouer the mountaynes and layed wait for vs in y
might brynge theÌ„ farre froÌ„ y e borders of the â—rowne countrees Beholde therfore I will rayse them out of the place where ye haue solde them will rewarde you euen vpon youre heade You re sonnes youre doughters will I sell thorow the hondes of the childreÌ„ of Iuda so they shal geue them forth to sell vnto theÌ„ of Saba a people of a farre couÌ„tre for the LORDE himself hath sayde it Crie out these thinges amonge the Gentiles proclame warre wake vp the giauntes let them drawe nye let theÌ„ come vp all the lusty warryours of theÌ„ Make you sweardes of youre ploweshares and speares of youre syckles sythes Let y e weake man saye I am stronge Mustre you and come all ye HeitheÌ„ rouÌ„de aboute gather you together there shall the LORDE laye all thy giauntes to the grounde Let the people aryse and get them to the valley of Iosaphat for there wil I syt and iudge all HeitheÌ„ rouÌ„de aboute Laye to youre sythes for the haruest is rype come get you downe the wynepresse is full yee the wynepresses runne ouer for their wickednesse is waxen greate In the valley appoynted there shal be many many people for the daye of the LORDE is nye in y e valley appoynted The Sonne and Moone shall be darckened the starres shal withdrawe their light The LORDE shal roare out of Sion crie out of IerusaleÌ„ that the heauens the earth shal quake withall But the LORDE shal be a defence vnto his owne people aÌ„d a refuge foâ— the childreÌ„ of Israel Thus shal ye knowe y t I the LORDE youre God dwell vpoÌ„ my holy mount of Sion Then shal IerusaleÌ„ be holy there shal no straungers go thorow her eny more Then shal the mouÌ„taynes droppe swete wyne the hylles shall flowe with mylcke All the ryuers of Iuda shal haue water ynough out of the LORDES house there shal flowe a sprynge to water y e broke of Sitim but Egipte shal be layed waist EdoÌ„ shal be desolate because they haue dealte so cruelly with the childreÌ„ of Iuda and shed innocent bloude in their londe Agayne Iuda shal be inhabited for euermore IerusaleÌ„ from generacion to generacioÌ„ for I wil not leaue their bloude vnauenged And the LORDE shal dwell in Sion The ende of the prophet Ioel. The Prophet Amos. What Amos conteyneth Chap. I. He prophecyeth agaynst Damascus Gasa Tyre Edom and Ammon Chap. II. Punyshment vpoÌ„ Moab Iuda and Israel Chap. III. God warneth before he punysh Chap. IIII. He sheweth them their wickednesse and the plages fo the same and exorteth theÌ„ to amende Chap. V. He complayneth for the captyuyte off Israel Chap. VI. He reproueth the welthy ydyll and delicate people tellinge them their destruccion Chap. VII The punyshment off the people shewed by dyuerse visions Chap. VIII A vision agaynst the covetous people and false waightes The hunger of Gods worde Chap. IX Plages vpon Iuda The power off God The receauynge off the Heithen Conuersion off the Iewes The first Chapter THese are the sermons that were shewed vnto Amos which was one of the shepherdes at Thecua vpon Israel in the tyme of Osias kynge of Iuda in the tyme of IeroboaÌ„ y e sonne of Ioas kynge of Israel two yeare before y e earthquake And he sayde The LORDE shal roare out off Sion shewe his voyce froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ so that y e pastures of the shepherdes shal be in a miserable case y e toppe of Charmel dryed vp Thus sayeth the LORDE for thre foure wickednesses of Damascus I will not spare her because they haue throszhed Galaad w t yroÌ„ fâ—ales But I wil sende a fyre in to y e house of Hazael the same shal consume the palaces of Benadab Thus wil I breake the barres off Damascus rote out the inhabiter froÌ„ the felde of Auen and him y t holdeth the scepter out of y e pleasunt house so y t the people shal be dryuen out of fayre Siria â–ª sayeth the LORDE Thus saieth the LORDE For thre foure wickednesses of Gaza I wil not spare her because they make the presoners yet more captyue haue dryuen theÌ„ in to the loÌ„de of Edom. Therfore wil I sende a fyre in to y e walles of Gaza which shal deuoure hir houses I wil rote out theÌ„ y t dwell at Asdod him y t holdeth the scepter of Ascalon and stretch out myne honde ouer Accaron that the remnaunt of the Philistines shal perish saieth the LORDE Thus sayeth the LORDE For thre and foure wickednesses off the cite off Tyre I will not spare her because they haue increased y e captiuyte of the Edomites and haue not remembred the brotherly couenaunt Therfore will I sende a fyre into the walles off Tyre that shal consume hir pallaces Thus sayeth the LORDE For thre and foure wickednesses of Edom I wil not spare him because he persecuted his brother with the swerde destroyed his mothers wombe bare hatred very longe and so kepte indignacion all waye by him Therfore will I sende a fyre in to ThemaÌ„ which shal deuoure the pallaces of Bosra Thus sayeth the LORDE For thre aÌ„d foure wickednesses of the children off Ammon I will not spare them because they rypte vp the womeÌ„ greate with childe in Galaad to make the borders of their londes the wyder Therfore I wil kyndle a fyre in the walles of Rabbath that shall consume hir palaces with a greate crie in the daye of batel in tempest and in the daye off storme so that their kynge shal go in to captiuyte he and his priÌ„ces together sayeth the LORDE The II. Chapter THus sayeth the LORDE For thre and foure wickednesses off Moab I will not spare him because he brent the bones off the kynge of Edom to asshes Therfore will I sende a fyre in to Moab which shal coÌ„sume y e pallaces of Carioth so y t Moab shal perish with a noyse and the sounde of a shawme I will rote out the iudge from amoÌ„ge them and slaye all his prynces with him sayeth the LORDE Thus sayeth the LORDE for thre aÌ„d foure wickednesses of Iuda I wil not spare him because he hath cast asyde the lawe of the LORDE and not kepte his commaundementes for why they wolde nedes be disceaued with the lyes that their forefathers folowed Therfore will I sende a fyre in to Iuda which shal consume the palaces of Ierusalem Thus sayeth the LORDE For thre foure wickednesses of Israel I wil not spare him because he hath solde the rightuous for money and the poore for shues They treade vpon poore mens heades in the dust of the earth croke the wayes off the meke The sonne and the father go to the harlot to dishonoure my holy name they lye besyde euery aulter vpon clothes taken to pledge and in the house of their goddes they drynke the wyne of the oppressed Yet
felde Yee vnto BabiloÌ„ shalt thou go there shalt thou be delyuered and there the LORDE shal lowse the from the honde off thine enemies Now also are there many people gathered together agaynst the sayenge what Sion is cursed we shall se oure lust vpon her But they knowe not the thoughtes off the LORDE they vnderstonde not his councell that shall gather them together as the sheeues in the barne Therfore get the vp o thou doughter Sion and throsshe out the corne For I wil make thy horne yron and thy clawes brasse that thou mayest grynde many people their goodes shalt thou appropriate vnto the LORDE and their substaunce vnto the ruler off the whole worlde The V. Chapter AFter that shalt thou be robbed thy selff o thou robbers doughter they shal laye sege agaynst vs and smyte the iudge off Israel with a rodde vpon the cheke And thou Bethleem Ephrata art litle amonge the thousandes off Iuda Out off the shal come one vnto me which shall be y e gouernoure iÌ„ Israel whose outgoinge hath bene from the begynnynge and from euerlastinge In the meane whyle he plageth them for a season vntill the tyme that she which shall beare haue borne then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be conuerted vnto y e children of Israel He shal stonde fast and geue fode in the strength of the LORDE and in the victory of the name of y e LORDE his God and when they be conuerted he shall be magnified vnto the farthest partes of the worlde Then shal there be peace so that the Assirian maye come in to oure londe and treade in oure houses We shall brynge vp seuen shepherdes and viij prynces vpoÌ„ them these shal subdue the londe of Assur w t the swerde and the londe of Nymrod with their naked weapens Thus shal he delyuer vs from the AssiriaÌ„ when he commeth within oure lande and setteth his fote within oure borders And the remnaunt of Iacob shal be amonge the multitude of people as the dew of the LORDE and as the droppes vpon the grasse that tarieth for no man and waiteth of no body Yee the residue of Iacob shal be amonge the Gentiles and the multitude off people as the lyon amonge the beestes of y e wodde and as the lyons whelpe amonge a flocke of shepe which when he goeth thorow treadeth downe teareth in peces and there is no man that can helpe Thyne honde shal be lift vp vpon thine enemies and all thine aduersaries shal perish The tyme shal come also sayeth the LORDE that I wil take thine horses from the destroye thy charettes I will breake downe the cities off thy londe and ouerthrowÌ„e all thy stronge holdes All witchcraftes will I rote out of thyne hande there shall no mo soythsayenges be within the. Thine Idols and thyne ymages will I destroye out of y t so that thou shalt nomore bowe thy self vnto the workes of thyne owne hondes Thy groues wil I plucke vp by the rotes breake downe thy cities Thus will I be aueÌ„ged also vpon all Heithen that will not heare The VI Chapter HErken now what the LORDE sayeth Vp reproue the mountaynes and let the hilles heare thy voyce O Heare the punyshment of the LORDE ye mountaynes and ye mightie foundacioÌ„s of y e earth for the LORDE wil reproue his people aÌ„d reason with Israel O my people what haue I done vnto the or wherin haue I hurte the geue me answere Because I brought the froÌ„ the londe of Egipte and delyuered the out of the house of bondage Because I made Moses Aaron and Miriam to lede the Remembre o my people what Balach the kynge of Moab had ymagined agaynst the aÌ„d what answere that Balaam the sonne of Be or gaue him from Sethim vnto Galgal y t ye maye knowe the louynge kyndnesses of y e LORDE What acceptable thynge shal I offre vnto the LORDE shall I bowe mykne to the hye God Shal I come before him w t brent offeringes and with calues of a yeare olde Hath the LORDE a pleasure in many thousand rammes or innumerable streames of oyle Or shal I geue my firstborne for myne of fences and the frute of my body for the synne of my soule I wil shewe the O maÌ„ what is good and what the LORDE requyreth off the Namely to do right to haue pleasure in louynge kyndnesse to be lowly and to walke with thy God that thou mayest be called a cite of the LORDE that thy name maye be rightuousnesse Heare o ye trybes who wolde els geue you soch warnynge Shulde I not be displeased for the vnrightuous good in the houses of the wicked and because the measure is minished Or shâ—lde I iusâ—fie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceatfull weightes amonge those that be full off riches vnrightuously gotten where the citesyns deale with falsede speake lyes and haue disceatfull tunges in their mouthes Therfore I will take in honde to punysh the and to make the desolate because of thy synnes Thou shalt eate not haue ynough yee thou shalt bringe thy self downe Thou shalt fle but not escape aÌ„d those y t thou woldest saue wil I delyuer to the swerde Thou shalt sowe but not reape thou shalt presse out olyues but oyle shalt thou not haue to anoynte thy self withall thou shalt treade out swete must but shalt drynke no wyne Ye kepe the ordinaunces of Amri all the customes of the house of Achab ye folowe their pleasures therfore wil I make the waist cause y e inhabiters to be abhorred O my people thus shalt thou beare thine owne shame The VII Chapter WO is me I am become as one that goeth a gleenynge in the haruest There are no mo grapes to eate yet wolde I fayne with all my herte haue of the best frute There is not a godlyman vpoÌ„ earth there is not one rightuous amoÌ„ge meÌ„ They laboure all to shed bloude euery maÌ„ hunteth his brother to death yet they saye they do well when they do euell As the prince wil so sayeth the iudge y t he maye do him a pleasure agayne The greate maÌ„ speaketh what his herte desyreth y e hearers alowe him The best off theÌ„ is but as a thistle and the most rightuous of them is but as a bâ—ere in the hedge But when the daye of thy preachers commeth y t thâ—u shalt be vysited theÌ„ shal they be waisted awaye Let no man beleue his frende ner put his confideÌ„ce in a prince Kepe the porte of thy mouth from her y t lieth in thy bosome for y e sonne shal put his father to dishonoure the doughter shal ryse agaynst her mother y e doughter in lawe agaynst hir mother in lawe and a mans foes shal be euen they of his owne housholde Neuerthelesse I wil loke vp vnto y e LORDE I wil paciently abyde God my sauioure my God shal heare me
of thy seruauntes acordinge to y e blessinge of Aaron ouer thy people that all they which dwell vpon earth maye knowe that thou art the LORDE the eternall God which is from euerlastinge The bely deuoureth all meates yet is one meate better then another Like as the tonge taisteth venyson so doth an hert of vnderstondinge marck false wordes A frowarde hert geueth heuynes but a man of experience lifteth him vp agayne The woman receaueth euery man yet is one daughter better then another A fayre wife reioyseth hir huszbande and a man loueth nothinge better Yf she be louynge vertuous withall then is not hir huszbande like other men He that hath gotten a vertuous woman hath a goodly possession she is vnto him an helpe and piler wher vpon he resteth Where no hedge is there the goodes are spoyled and where no houszwife is there y e frēdles mourneth Like as there is no credence geuen to a robber y t goeth from one cite to another So is not y e man beleued that hath no nest and must turne in where he maye abyde in the night The XXXVII Chapter EVery frende sayeth I wil be frendly vnto him also But there is some frende which is onely a frende in name Remayneth there not heuynes vnto death whan a companyon and frende is turned to an enemye O most wicked presumpcion Frō whence art thou spronge vp to couer the earth with falsede disceate There is some companyon which in prosperite reioyseth with his frēde but in the tyme of trouble he taketh parte agaynst him There is some cōpanyon that mourneth with his frende for the bely sake but whan trouble commeth he taketh holde of the shylde Forget not thy frende in thy mynde thynke vpon him in y i riches Euery counceler bryngeth forth his councell Neuertheles there is some y t counceleth but for his owne profit Bewarre of y e counceler be aduysed afore wherto thou wilt vse him for he wil geue coūcell for him self Lest he cast the lott vpon the saye vnto the Thy waye and purpose is good and afterwarde he stande agaynst the and loke what shal become of the. Axe no coūcell at him y t suspecketh y e for an enemie hyde y e councell from soch as hate ye. Axe no councell at a woman cōcernynge y e thinges y t she lōgeth for ner at a fearful fayntharted body in matters of warre or at a marchaunt how deare he wil cheape thy wares towarde his or at a byer of sellynge Or at an envyous man of thankesgeuynge Or at the vnmercifull of louynge kindnes Or at y e slouthfull of workinge Or at an hyrelynge which hath no house of profit or wealth An ydle body wolde not gladly heare speake of moch labo Take no soch folkes to coūcell but be diligēt to seke coūcel at a vertuous man y t feareth God soch one as thou knowest to be a keper of y e cōmaundemētes which hath a minde after thine owne minde is sory for y e whā thou stōblest And holde thy councell fast in thine hert for there is no man more faithful to kepe it then thou thy self For a mās mynde is somtyme more disposed to tell out then seuen watchmen that sytt aboue in an hye place lokynge aboute them And aboue all this praye the Hyest that he wil lede thy waye in faithfulnes trueth Before all thy workes axe councell first and or euer thou doest eny thinge be well aduysed There be foure thinges that declare a chaunged hert wherout there springeth euell good death life a masterfull tonge that bableth moch Some man is apte and well instructe in many thinges and yet very vnprofitable vnto himself Some man there is that can geue wyse and prudent councell and yet is he hated contynueth a begger for that grace is not geuē him of God to be accepted Another is robbed of all wiszdome yet is he wise vnto him self and the frute of vnderstōdinge is faithfull in his mouth A wyse man maketh his people wyse y e frutes of his wiszdome fayle not A wyse mā shal be plēteously blessed of God all they that se him shal speake good of him The life of man stondeth in y e nōbre of the dayes but the dayes of Israel are innumerable A wyse man shal opteyne faithfulnes credence amonge his people his name shal be perpetuall My sonne proue thy soule in thy life yf thou se eny euell thinge geue it not vnto her For all thinges are not profitable for all men nether hath euery soule pleasure in euery thinge Be not gredy in euery eatynge and be not to haistye vpō all meates For excesse of meates bryngeth siknes and glotony commeth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate Thorow glotony haue many one perished but he that dyeteth him self temperatly prolongeth his life The XXXVIII Chapter HOnoure the Phisician honoure him because of necessite God hath created him for of the Hyest commeth medecyne and he shal receaue giftes of the kynge The wiszdome of the phisician bryngeth him to greate worshipe in the sight of the greate men of this worlde he shal be honorably taken The LORDE hath created medecyne of the earth and he that is wyse wyl not abhorre it Was not y e bytter water made swete with a tre that men might lerne to knowe the vertue therof The LORDE hath geuen men wyszdome vnderstondinge y t he might be honoured in his wōderous workes With soch doth he heale men taketh awaye their paynes Of soch doth the Apotecary make a confeccion yet can no man perfourme all his workes For of y e LORDE commeth prosperous wealth ouer all y e earth My sonne despyse not this in thy sicknes but praye vnto the LORDE he shal make the whole Leaue of from synne ordre thy handes a right clēse thine hert from all wickednes Geue a swete sauoured offrynge y e fyne floure for a token of remembraunce make the offrynge fatt as one that geueth the first frutes geue rowme to the Phisician ▪ For y e LORDE hath created him let him not go from the for thou hast nede of him The houre maye come y t the seke maye be helped thorow them whan they praye vnto y e LORDE y t he maie recouer get health to lyue lōger He that synneth before his maker shall fall in to the handes of the Phisician My sonne brynge forth thy teares ouer the deed and begynne to mourne as yf thou haddest suffred greate harme thy self thē couer his body after a conuenyent maner despyse not his buryall Enforce thy self to wepe prouoke thy self to mourne make lamentacion expediently and y t a daye or two lest thou be euell spoken of then cōforte thy self because of the heuynes For of heuynes cōmeth death the heuynes of y e hert breaketh strength Heuynes
kyndled Like as an whole ornament of pure golde set with all maner of precious stones and as an olyue tre that is frutefull as a Cypres tre which groweth vp an hye Whan he put on the garment of honoure was clothed withall bewtye whan he wente to the holy altare to garnysh the couerynge of the Sanctuary whan he toke y e porcions out of the prestes hande he himself stode by the herth of the altare and his brethren rounde aboute in ordre As the braunches of Cedre tre vpon the mount Libanus so stode they rounde aboute him And as the braunches of the olyue tre so stode all y e sonnes of Aaron in their glory And y t he might sufficiently perfourme his seruyce vpon the altare garnysh the offrynge of the hyest God he stretched out his hande and toke of the drynk offerynge poured in of the wyne so he poured vpon the botome of the aulter a good smell vnto the hyest prynce Then beganne y e sonnes of Aaron to synge and to blowe with trompettes to make a greate noyse for a remembraūce prayse vnto the LORDE Then were the people afrayed fell downe to the earth vpō their faces to worshipe the LORDE their God to geue thankes to Allmightie God They sunge goodly also with their voyces so that there was a pleasaunt noyse in y e greate house of the LORDE And the people in their prayer besought the LORDE the Hyest that he wolde be mercyfull tyll the honoure of y e LORDE were perfourmed Thus ended they their mynistracion and seruyce Then wente he downe and stretched out his handes ouer the whole multitude of the people of Israel that they shulde geue praise thankes out of their lippes vnto y e LORDE and to reioyse in his name He beganne yet once also to praye that he might openly shew the thankesgeuynge before the Hyest namely thus O geue prayse thankes ye all vnto the LORDE oure God which hath euer done noble and greate thinges which hath increased oure dayes from o r mothers wombe and dealt with vs acordinge to his mercy that he wyl geue vs the ioyfulnes of hert peace for oure tymes in Israel Which faithfully kepeth his mercy for vs euermore allwaye delyuereth vs in due season There be two maner of people that I abhorre fro my hert as for the thirde whom I hate it is no people They that syt vpon the mountayne of Samaria the Philistynes the foolish people that dwell in Sichimis I Iesus the sonne of Sirac Eleazarus of Ierusalem haue tokened vp these informacions and documētes of wyszdome and vnderstādinge in this boke and poured out the wyszdome out of my hert Blessed is he that exerciseth him self therin and who so taketh soch to hert shal be wyse Yf he do these thinges he shal be stronge in all For the light of the LORDE ledeth him The LI. Chapter A prayer of Iesus the sonne of Sirac I Thanke the O LORDE and kynge and praise the O God my Sauioure I wil yelde prayse vnto y e name for thou art my defender and helper hast preserued my body from destruccion from y e snare of traytorous tōges and from the lippes that are occupied with leyes Thou hast bene my helper from soch as stode vp agaynst me and hast delyuered me after the multitude of thy mercy and for thy holy names sake Thou hast delyuered me from the roaringe of them that prepared them selues to deuoure me out of y e handes of soch as sought after my life from the multitude of them y t troubled me wente aboute to set fyre vpon me on euery syde so y t I am not brent in the myddest of the fyre From the depe of hell from an vncleane tōge from lyenge wordes from the wicked kynge and from an vnrighteous tonge My soule shal prayse y e LORDE vnto death for my life drew nye vnto hell They cōpased me rounde aboute on euery syde there was no mā to helpe me I loked aboute me yf there were eny man that wolde socoure me but there was none Then thought I vpon thy mercy O LORDE and vpon thy actes that thou hast done euer of olde namely y t thou delyuerest soch as putt their trust in the and ryddest them out of y e handes of the Heithen Thus lift I vp my prayer from the earth and prayed for delyueraunce from death I called vpon the LORDE my father that he wolde not leaue me w t out helpe in the daye of my trouble in the tyme of the proude I praysed thy name contynually yeldinge honoure and thākes vnto it and so my prayer was herde Thou sauedest me from destruccion and delyueredest me frō y e vnrighteous tyme. Therfore wil I aknowlege and praise the and magnifie y e name of the LORDE Whā I was yet but yonge or euer I wēte astraye I desyred wyszdome openly in my prayer I came therfore before the temple sought her vnto the last Then florished she vnto me as a grape that is soone rype My hert reioysed in her then wente my fote the right waye yee from youth vp sought I after her I bowed downe myne eare and receaued her I founde me moch wyszdome and prospered greatly in her Therfore wyll Iascrybe the glory vnto him that geueth me wyszdome for I am aduysed to do therafter I will be gelous to cleue vnto the thinge y t is good so shal I not be cōfounded My soule hath wrestled with her and I haue bene diligent to be occupied in her I lift vp myne handes an hye then was my soule lightened thorow wiszdome that I knowleged my foolishnes I ordred my soule after her she I were one hert from the begynninge and I founde her in clennesse And therfore shal I not be forsaken My hert longed after her and I gat a good treasure Thorow her y e LORDE hath geuen me a new tonge wherwith I wil praise him O come vnto me ye vnlerned dwell in y e house of wyszdome withdrawe not youre selues from her but talke comon of these thinges for youre soules are very thirstie I opened my mouth and spake O come bye wyszdome without money bowe downe youre neck vnder hir yock and youre soule shall receaue wyszdome She is harde at hande is content to be founde Beholde with youre eyes how that I haue had but litle laboure and yet haue founde moch rest O receaue wyszdome and ye shall haue plenteousnes of syluer and golde in possession Let youre mynde reioyse in his mercy be not ashamed of his prayse Wyrke his worke by tymes he shal geue you youre rewarde in due tyme. The ende of Ecclesiasticus other wyse called Iesus the sonne of Syrac The prayer of Azarias and the songe of y e thre children after Theodotios translacion which wordes are wryten in y e thirde chapter of Daniel after the olde text in Latyn
lyes and discloseth all iuglyng and disceate therfore is oure Balaam of Rome so lothe that the scripture shulde be knoweÌ„ in the mother tonge lest yf kynges and prynces specially aboue all other were exercysed therin they shulde reclame and chalenge agayne theyr due auctorite which he falsely hath vsurped so many yeres and so 〈◊〉 tye hym shorter and lest the people beyng taught by the worde of God shulde fall from y e false fayned obedieÌ„ce of hym and his disguysed Apostles vnto the true obedience commaunded by Gods owne mouthe as namely to obey theyr prynce to obey father and mother c. and not to steppe ouer father and mothers bely to enter in to his paynted religions as his ypocrites teache For he knoweth well ynough that yf the cleare Sonne of Gods worde come ones to the heate of the daye it shal dryue awaye all the foule myst of his deuelysh doctrines Therfore were it more to the mayntenaunce of Antichristes kyngdome that the worlde were styll in ignoraunce and blyndnes and that the scripture shulde neuer come to lyghte For the scripture both in the olde testament and in the new declareth most abouÌ„â—dauntly that the office auctorite and power geuen of God vnto kynges is in earth aboue all other powers let them call theÌ„ selues Popes Cardynalles or what so euer they will the worde of god declareth them yee and commaundeth them vnder payne of dampnacion to be obedient vnto the temporall swerde As in the olde Testament all the Prophetes Prestes and Leuites were And in the new Testament Christ his Apostles both were obedient them selues and taught obedience of all men vnto theyr prynces aÌ„d temporall rulers which here vnto vs in the worlde present the persone of God and are called Goddes in the scripture bycause of the excelleÌ„cy of theyr office And though there were no mo auctorities but the same to proue the pÌ„eminence of the temporall swerde Yet by this the scripture declareth playnly that as there is nothyng aboue God so is there no man aboue the kynge in his realme but that he onely vnder God is the chefe heade of all the coÌ„gregacyon and church of the same And in token that this is true there hath ben of olde antiquite and is yet vnto this daye a louynge ceremonye vsed in your realme of Englonde y t whaÌ„ your graces subiectes reade your letters or begynne to talke or comeÌ„ of your hyghnes they moue theyr bonettes for a signe token of reuerence vnto your grace as to their most soueraigne lorde heade vnder God which thyng no man vseth to do to eny bysshoppe wherby yf oure vnderstondyng were nat blynded we myght euydently perceaue that euen very nature teacheth vs the same that scripture coÌ„mauÌ„deth vs and that lyke as it is agaynst Gods worde that a kynge shulde not be the chefe heade of his people euen so I saye is it agaynst kynde that we shulde knowe any other heade aboue hym vnder God And that no prest nor bysshoppe is exempte nor can be lawfully from the obedience of his prynce the scripture is full both of strayte coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes practises of the holyest men ✚ Aaron was obedient vnto Moses and called hym his lorde though he was his owne brother Eleasar and Phinâ—as were vnder the obedieÌ„ce of Iosua ✚ Nathan the prophete fell downe to the grounde before kynge Dauid he had his Prynce in such reuerence He made not the kynge for to kysse his fote as the bysshoppe of Rome maketh Emperours to do Notwithstondynge he spared not to rebuke hym and that ryght sharply whan he fell from the worde of God to adultery and manslaughter For he was not afrayed to reproue hym of his sinnes nomore than Helyas the prophete stode in feare to saye vnto kynge Achab ✚ It is thou and thy fathers house that trouble Israel because ye haue forsaken y e commaundementes of the Lorde and walke after Baal And as Iohan Baptyste durst saye vnto Kynge Herode It is not lawful for the to take thy brothers wyfe But to my purpose I passe ouer innumerable mo ensaÌ„ples both of the olde Testament and of the new for feare lest I be to tedyous vnto your grace SuÌ„ma in all godly regimentes of olde tyme the kynge and teÌ„porall iudge was obeyed of euery man and was alwaye vnder God the chefe and suppreme heade of the whole congregacyon and deposed euen prestes whan he sawe an vrgent cause as Salomon dyd vnto Abiathar who coulde than stonde agaynst the godly obedience of his prynce excepte he wolde be at defyaunce with God and all his holy ordinaunces that were well acquaynted with the holy scripture which so earnestly coÌ„mendeth vnto euery one of vs the auctorite and power geuen of God vnto kynges and temporall rulers Therfore doth Moses so strately forbyde the Israelites to speake so moche as an euell worde agaynst the prynce of y e people moche lesse than to disobeye hym or to withstonde hym Doth not Ieremy the prophete and Baruc also exhorte the people in captiuite to praye for the prosperous welfare of the kynge of Babilon and to obeye hym though he was an infidele In the new Testament whaÌ„ oure sauioure Christ beyng yet fre Lorde of al kynges prynces shewed his obedience in payenge the trybute to oure ensample ✚ dyd he not a miracle there in puttynge the pece of money in the fysshes mouth that Peter myght paye the customer therwith and all to stablysshe the obedience due vnto prynces ✚ Dyd not Ioseph and Mary the mother of our sauiour Christ departe froÌ„ Nazareth vnto BethleeÌ„ so farre from home to shewe theyr obedience in payenge the taxe to the prynce And wolde not oure Sauioure be borne in the same obedience ✚ Doth not Paule pronounce hym to resyste God hym selfe that resysteth the auctorite of his prynce And to be shorte the Apostle Peter dothe not onely stablysshe the obedience vnto prynces and temporall rulers but affirmeth playnly the kynge and no bysshoppe to be the chefe heade Innumerable places mo are there in scripture which bynde vs to the obedience of oure prynce and declare vnto vs that no man is nor can be lawfully excepte from the same but that all the mynisters of Goddes worde are vnder the teÌ„porall swerde Prynces onely to owe obedience vnto God his worde And where as Anthichrist vnto youre graces tyme dyd thrust his heade into y e imperiall crowne of your hyghnes as he doth yet with other noble prynces mo that lerned he of SathaÌ„ the authour of pryde and therin doth he both agaynst the doctryne also agaynst y e ensample of Christe whiche because his kyngdome was not of this worlde medled with no temporal matters as it is euydent both by his wordes and practyse Luc. xii Math. xxvi Ioh. vi Ioh. xviii where he y t hath eyes to se maye se he y t hath eares to heare maye heare y t Christes
y t is not eloqueÌ„t from yesterdaye yeryesterdaye sence the tyme y t thou hast spoâ—â— â–ª vnto thy seruaunt for I haue a slowe speach a slowe tunge The LORDE sayde vnto him Who hath made the mouth of man Or who hath made the domme or the deaf or the seynge or y e blynde Haue not I the LORDE done it Go now thy waye therfore I wil be w t thy mouth teach the what thou shalt saye But Moses sayde â–ª My LORDE sende whom thou wilt sende Then was the LORDE very angrie at Moses and saide Do not I knowe then y t thy brother Aaron the Leuite is well spoken And beholde he shal go forth to mete y e whan he seyth the he shal reioyse from his hert Thou shalt speake vnto him put the wordes in his mouth I wil be with thy mouth his and teach you what ye shall doo he shall speake vnto the people for the â–ª He shal be thy mouth thou shalt be his God And take in thine hande this staff wherwith thou shalt do tokens Moses weÌ„te and came agayne vnto Iethro his father in lawe and sayde vnto him Let me go I praye the that I maye turne agayne vnto my brethreÌ„ which are in Egipte and se whether they be yet alyue Iethro sayde vnto him Go thy waye in peace The LORDE sayde also vnto him in Madian Go y i waye turne againe in to Egipte for y e meÌ„ are deed that sought after thy life So Moses toke his wife and his sonnes and caried them vpon an Asse wente againe in to the lande of Egipte toke the staff of God in his hande And the LORDE saide vnto Moses When thou coÌ„mest agayne in to Egipte se y t thou do all the wonders before Pharao which I haue put in y e haÌ„de But I wil hardeÌ„ his hert y t he shall not let the people go And thou shalt saie vnto Pharao Thus sayeth y e LORDE Israel is my firstborne sonne I saye vnto the Let my sonne go y t he maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let him go then wil I slaye thy firstborne sonne And as he was by the waye in the Inne the LORDE met him and wolde haue slayne him Then toke Zipora a stone and circumcyded the foreskynne of hir sonne and touched his fete and sayde A bloudy brydegrome art thou vnto me TheÌ„ let he him go But she sayde A bloudy brydegrome because of the circumcision And the LORDE sayde vnto Aaron Go mete Moses in the wildernes And he weÌ„te met him on the mount of God and kyssed him And Moses tolde Aaron all the wordes of the LORDE which had sent him all the tokens y t he had charged him withall And they weÌ„te gathered all the elders of the childreÌ„ of Israel And Aaron tolde all y e wordes y t the LORDE had spokeÌ„ vnto Moses dyd the tokens before the people the people beleued And whan they herde y t the LORDE vysited the children of Israel and loked vpon their trouble they bowed them selues and worshipped The V. Chapter AFterwarde wente Moses Aaron spake vnto Pharao Thus sayeth the LORDE the God of Israel let my people go y t they maye kepe holy daye vnto me in the wildernes Pharao answered What felowe is the LORDE that I must heare his voyce and let Israel go I knowe not the LORDE nether wil I let Israel go They sayde The God of the Hebrues hath called vs. Let vs go now therfore thre dayes iourney in the wildernes do sacrifice vnto the LORDE o r God y t there happen not vnto vs pestileÌ„ce or swerde TheÌ„ sayde y e kynge of Egipte vnto theÌ„ Why make ye y e people thou Moses Aaron to leaue their worke Get you heÌ„ce to yo r laboure Pharao saide morouer Beholde y e people are to many in y e lande and yet wil ye byd them ceasse from their laboure The same daye therfore dyd Pharao coÌ„maunde the workmasters of the people and their officers and sayde Ye shal not gather and geue the people eny more strawe to burne bryck as yesterdaye and yeryesterdaye Let them go and gather them strawe them selues And the nombre of the brycke which they made yesterdaye yeryesterdaye shall ye laye vpon them neuertheles and mynish nothinge therof for they are ydle Therfore crye they and saye We wil go and do sacrifice vnto oure God Let the men be kepte downe w t laboure y t they maye haue to do not to turne them selues to false wordes Then wente the workmasters of the people their officers out spake vnto the people Thus sayeth Pharao There shall no strawe be geuen you go youre waye youre selues and get you strawe where ye can fynde it But of youre labo r there shall nothinge be mynished Then were the people scatred in all y e lande of Egipte to gather stubble that they might haue strawe And the workmasters haistied them forwarde sayde Fulfill yo r daye worke like as whan ye had strawe And the officers of y e children of Israel whom Pharaos worckmasters had set ouer them were beaten it was saide vnto them Wherfore haue ye not fulfilled yo r appoynted daye worke to daye and yesterdaye like as in tymes past Than wente the officers of the children of Israel coÌ„playned vnto Pharao Wherfore wilt thou deale thus w t thy seruauntes Thy seruauntes haue no strawe geuen theÌ„ yet must we make the brycke that are appoynted vs. And beholde thy seruauntes are beaten thy people are euell intreated Pharao sayde Ye are ydle ydle are ye therfore saye ye we will go and do sacrifice vnto the LORDE Go now yo r waye therfore worke there shall no strawe be geuen you but the nombre of brycke shal ye delyuer Then sawe the officers of the children of Israel y t it was not amended for it was sayde ye shal mynish nothinge of the daye worke of the brycke And whan Moses Aaron wente from Pharao they came forth to mete them sayde vnto them The LORDE loke vpon you iudge it for ye haue made the sauoure of vs to stynke before Pharao and his seruauntes and haue geuen them a swerde in their handes to slaye vs. But Moses came agayne vnto the LORDE and sayde LORDE wherfore dealest thou so euell w t this people Wherfore hast thou sent me For sence the tyme that I wente in vnto Pharao to speake vnto him in thy name he hath dealt euell with this people and thou hast not delyuered y e people The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Now shalt thou se what I will do vnto Pharao for thorow a mightie hande must he let them go thorow a mightie hande must he dryue them from him out of his londe The VI. Chapter ANd God spake vnto Moses sayde vnto him I am y e LORDE I appeared vnto Abraham Isaac
Iacob an Allmightie God but my name LORDE haue I not shewed vnto them My couenaunt also haue I made with them that I wil geue them the londe of Canaan the londe of their pilgremage wherin they haue bene straungers Morouer I haue herde the complaynte of the children of Israel whom y e Egipcians oppresse with laboure and haue remembred my couenaunt Therfore saye vnto the childrē of Israel I am the LORDE wil brynge you out from yo r burthens in Egipte wil rydd you from youre laboure and wil delyuer you thorow a stretched out arme greate iudgmētes and will receaue you for my people will be yo r God so that ye shal knowe that I the LORDE am yo r God which brynge you out from the burthen of Egipte and will brynge you in to the lande ouer the which I haue lift vp my hande to geue it vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob y e same wil I geue vnto you for a possession I the LORDE Moses tolde this vnto the childrē of Israel But they herkened not vnto him for very anguysh of sprete for sore laboure Thē spake the LORDE vnto Moses sayde Go thy waye speake vnto Pharao the kynge of Egypte y t he let the childrē of Israel go out of his lande But Moses spake before y e LORDE saide Beholde y e childrē of Israel herkē not vnto me how shulde Pharao thē heare me And I am also of vncircumcised lyppes So the LORDE spake vnto Moses Aaron gaue thē a commaundemēt vnto the childrē of Israel vnto Pharao the kynge of Egipte y t they shulde brynge the childrē of Israel out of Egipte These are y e heades of the house of their fathers The children of Ruben the first sonne of Israel are these Hanoch Pallu Hezron Charmi These are the generacions of Ruben The children of Simeon are these Iemuel Iamin Ohad Iachin Zophar and Saul the sonne of the Cananitish woman These are the generacions of Symeon These are the names of the childrē of Leui in their generaciōs Gerson Kahath and Merari Leui was an hundreth and seuen thirtie yeare olde The children of Gerson are these Libni and Semei in their generacions The childrē of Kahath are these Amram Iezear Hebron Vsiel Kahath was an hundreth thre thirtie yeare olde The children of Merari are these Maheli and Musi These are y e generacions of Leui in their kynreds And Amram toke his vncles doughter Iochebed to wife which bare him Aaron Moses Amram was an C. vij thirtie yeare olde The childrē of Iezear are these Korah Nepheg Sichri The children of Vsiel are these Misael Elzaphan Sithri Aaron toke Elizaba y e doughter of Aminadab Nahassons sisters to wife which bare him Nadab Abihu Eleasar Ithamar The childrē of Korah are these Assir Elkana Abiassaph These are y e generaciōs of y e Korahites Eleasar Aarons sonne toke one of the doughters of Putiel to wife which bare him Phineas These are the heades amonge the fathers of the generacions of the Leuites This is y t Aaron Moses vnto whom y e LORDE sayde Bringe y e childrē of Israel out of the lande of Egipte w t their armies It is they namely Moses Aaron y t spake vnto Pharao the kynge of Egipte y t they might brynge the children of Israel out of Egipte The same daie spake y e LORDE vnto Moses in y e lande of Egipte sayde I am y e LORDE speake thou vnto Pharao y e kynge of Egipte all y t I saye vnto ye. And he answered before y e LORDE Beholde I am of vncircumcised lippes how shall Pharao thē heare me The VII Chapter THe LORDE sayde vnto Moses Beholde I haue made the a God ouer Pharao Aarō y e brother shal be y e prophet Thou shalt speake all y t I cōmaūde y e but Aaron y e brother shal speake vnto Pharao y t he maye let the childrē of Israel go out of his lande Neuertheles I wil harden Pharaos hert y t I maye multiplye my tokens wonders in the londe of Egipte And Pharao shal not heare you y t I maye shewe my hande in Egipte brynge myne armyes euen my people the childrē of Israel out of y e lande of Egipte by greate iudgmētes And y e Egipcians shal knowe y t I am the LORDE whan I shal stretch out my hande vpon Egipte and brynge the children of of Israel out from amonge them Moses and Aaron dyd as the LORDE cōmaūded them And Moses was fourescore yeare olde Aaron thre foure score yeare olde whan they spake vnto Pharao And y e LORDE sayde vnto Moses Aaron Whan Pharao sayeth vnto you Shew youre wonders then shalt thou saye vnto Aaron Take thy staff and cast it before Pharao it shal turne to a serpent Then wēte Moses Aaron in vnto Pharao dyd as the LORDE cōmaunded them And Aaron cast his staff before Pharao before his seruauntes it turned to a serpēt Then Pharao called for y e wyse men Sorcerers And the Sorcerers of Egipte also dyd like wyse with their Sorceries and euery one cast his staff before him they turned vnto serpentes But Aarons staff deuoured their staues So Pharaos hert was hardened and he herkened not vnto them euen as the LORDE had sayde And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses The hert of Pharao is hardened he refuseth to let y e people go Get y e vnto Pharao in the mornynge he holde he shal come vnto y e water mete thou him vpō the waters brynke take y e staff which turned to a serpēt in thine hande saye vnto him The LORDE God of the Hebrues hath sent me vnto the sendeth y e worde Let my people go that they maye serue me in the wyldernesse but hither to thou woldest not heare Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE Hereby shalt thou knowe y t I am y e LORDE Beholde w t the staff y t I haue in my hande wil I smyte the water which is in y e ryuer it shal be turned in to bloude so that the fishes in the ryuer shall dye the ryuer shall stynke it shall greue the Egipcians to drynke of y e water of the ryuer And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses Saye vnto Aaron Take y e staff stretchout thine hāde ouer y e waters of Egipte ouer their ryuers brokes pondes ouer all water poles y t they maye be turned to bloude that there maye be bloude in all y e lande of Egipte both in vessels of wodd and stone Moses Aaron dyd as y e LORDE cōmaunded them lift vp the staff smote the water y t was in the ryuer before Pharao his seruauntes all the water in the ryuer was turned in to bloude the fysh in the ryuer dyed the ryuer stanke so y t the Egipcians
coulde not drynke of the water of y e ryuer there was bloude in all the lande of Egipte And the Sorcerers also of Egipte dyd likewyse with their Sorceries But Pharaos hert was hardened he herkened not vnto theÌ„ * like as the LORDE had sayde And Pharao turned himself wente home set not his hert there on All the EgipciaÌ„s dygged rouÌ„de aboute y e ryuer for water to drinke for they coude not drynke of y e water out of the ryuer And this endured seuen dayes longe that the LORDE smote the ryuer The VIII Chapter THe LORDE sayde vnto Moses Go y e waye to Pharao speake vnto him Thus saieth the LORDE Let my people go y t they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let theÌ„ go beholde I wil smyte all y e borders of y e loÌ„de w t frogges so y t the ryuer shal scraule w t frogges these shal clymme vp come in to thine house in to y i chamber where thou slepest vpon thy bed and in to the houses of thy seruauntes amonge thy people in to thine ouens and vpon thy dowe and the frogges shall come vp vpon the and vpon thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes And the LORDE spake vnto Moses Saie vnto Aaron Stretch forth thine hande w t thy staff ouer the streames ryuers pondes and let frogges come vpon the londe of Egipte And Aaron stretched his haÌ„de ouer the waters in Egipte there came vp frogges so y t the â—onde of Egipte was couered The Sorcerers also dyd likewyse w t their Sorcerirs caused frogges to come vpoÌ„ y e loÌ„de of Egipte TheÌ„ called Pharao for Moses Aaron sayde Praye the LORDE for me y t he maye take awaye the frogges fro me fro my people I will let y e people go y t they maye do sacrifice vnto the LORDE Moses sayde Haue thou the hono r before me appoynte me whaÌ„ I shal praye for y e for y e seruauntes and for thy people y t the frogges maye be dryuen awaye froÌ„ the froÌ„ thy house remayne onely in the ryuer He sayde Tomorow He sayde Euen as thou hast sayde y t thou mayest knowe y t there is none like vnto the LORDE o r God And the frogges shal be takeÌ„ from the from y i house from thy seruauntes from thy people remayne onely in the ryuer So Moses Aaron weÌ„te from Pharao Moses cried vnto the LORDE for the appoyntment ouer the frogges which he had promysed vnto Pharao And y e LORDE dyd as Moses sayde And the frogges dyed in y e houses in y e courtes vpon y e felde they gathered theÌ„ together here an heape there an heape the lande stanke of them But whan Pharao sawe y t he had gotten breth his hert was hardened and he herkened not vnto theÌ„ euen as the LORDE had sayde And the LORDE spake vnto Moses Saie vnto Aaron Stretch out thy staff smyte the dust vpon the earth y t there maye be lyfe in the whole loÌ„de of Egipte They dyd so And Aaron stretched out his hande w t his staff smote the dust vpon the earth there were lyse vpon men and vpon catell All the dust of the lande was turned vnto lyse in all the lande of Egipte The Sorcerers also assayde likewyse w t their Sorcerirs y t they might brynge forth lyse but they coude not And y e lyse were vpon men catell Then sayde y e Sorcerers vnto Pharao It is the fynger of God But Pharaos hert was hardened he herkened not vnto theÌ„ euen as the LORDE had sayde And y e LORDE saide vnto Moses Get y e vp tomorow by tymes stonde before Pharao beholde he wil go vnto the water speake thou vnto him Thus saieth y e LORDE let my people go y t they maye serue me yf not beholde I wil cause cruell wormes or flyes to come vpon the thy seruauntes y e people thy house so y t all the Egipcians houses the felde and what theron is shall be full of cruell wormes the same daye wil I separate the londe of Gosen wherin my people are so y t no cruell worme shal be there that thou mayest knowe that I am y e LORDE in the myddest of the earth And I wil set a delyueraunce betwene my people and thyne Tomorow shal this token come to passe And the LORDE dyd so And there came perlous cruell wormes in to Pharaos house in to his seruauntes houses vpon all the londe of Egipte and the londe was marred with noysome wormes TheÌ„ called Pharao for Moses Aaron sayde Go yo r waye do sacrifice vnto yo r God in y e londe Moses sayde It is not mete y t we shulde so do so shulde we offer y e abhominacion of y e Egipcians vnto the LORDE o r God Beholde yf we shulde offer the abhominacion of y e Egipcians before their eyes shulde they not stone vs Thre dayes iourney will we go in the wyldernes and do sacrifice vnto the LORDE oure God like as he hath sayde vnto vs. Pharao sayde I wil let you go y t ye maie do sacrifice vnto the LORDE yo r God in the wyldernes onely y t ye go no farther praye for me Moses sayde Beholde whan I am come forth from y e I wil praye vnto y e LORDE y t the cruell wormes maye be taken from Pharao from his seruauÌ„tes froÌ„ his people euen tomorow onely disceaue me nomore that thou woldest not let the people go to do sacrifice vnto the LORDE And Moses weÌ„te out from Pharao and prayed vnto the LORDE And the LORDE dyd as Moses sayde toke awaye the cruell wormes from Pharao from his seruauntes and from his people so y t there remayned not one But Pharao hardened his hert eueÌ„ then also and let not y e people go The IX Chapter THe LORDE sayde vnto Moses Go in to Pharao and speake vnto him Thus sayeth the LORDE God of y e Hebrues let my people go y t they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not but holde them longer beholde the hande of the LORDE shal be vpon thy catell in the felde vpon horses vpon Asses vpon Camels vpon oxen vpon shepe with a very sore pestilence And y e LORDE shall make a diuysion betwene the catell of the Israelites the Egipcians so y t there shal nothinge dye of all that the children of Israel haue And y e LORDE appoynted a tyme and sayde Tomorow shal the LORDE do this vpon earth And the LORDE dyd the same on the morow And there dyed of all maner of catell of the Egipcians but of y e catell of y e childreÌ„ of Israel there dyed not one And Pharao sent thither beholde there was not one of the catell of Israel deed But Pharaos hert was hardened so y t he let not y e people
go Then sayde y e LORDE vnto Moses Aaron Take youre handes full of aszshes out of the fornace let Moses sprenkle it towarde heauen before Pharao that it maye be dust in all the lande of Egipte that there maye be sores blaynes vpon men vpon catell in all the lande of Egipte And they toke aszshes out of y e fornace stode before Pharao Moses sprenkled it towarde heaueÌ„ Then were there sores and blaynes vpon men vpon catell so that the Sorcerers might not stoÌ„de before Moses by reason of the sores For there were sores vpoÌ„ the Sorcerers as well as vpon all the Egipcians But the LORDE hardened Pharaos hert so that he herkened not vnto them eueÌ„ as the LORDE had sayde vnto Moses Then sayde the LORDE vnto Moses Get the vp tomorow by tymes stonde before Pharao speake vnto him Thus sayeth y e LORDE God of the Hebrues let my people go y t they maye serue me els wyll I at this tyme sende all my plages in to thine hert vpon thy seruauÌ„tes vpon thy people that thou mayest knowe y t there is none like me in all londes For I will now stretch out my hande smyte the thy people w t pestilence so y t thou shalt be roted out from the earth Yet haue I stered y e vp for this cause euen to shew my power vpon y e and that my name might be declared in all londes Thou holdest my people yet wilt not let them go beholde tomorow aboute this tyme wyll I cause a mightie greate hayle to rayne soch as hath not bene in the londe of Egipte sence the tyme that it was grouÌ„ded hither to And now sende thou saue thy catell all y t thou hast in the felde for all men catell that shal be founde in the felde not brought in to the houses yf the hayle fall vpon them they shall dye Now who so feared the worde of the LORDE amonge Pharaos seruauntes caused his seruauntes catell to flye in to the houses but loke whose hertes regarded not the worde of y e LORDE left their seruauntes and catell in the felde Then sayde the LORDE vnto Moses Strech out thy hande towarde heaueÌ„ that it maye hayle vpon all the lande of Egipte vpon men vpon catell vpon all herbes of the felde in the lande of Egipte So Moses stretched out his staff towarde heauen and the LORDE caused it to thonder hayle so y t the fyre ranne alonge vpon the earth Thus the LORDE hayled rayned vpon the londe of Egipte so that the hayle fyre wente so horrybly together as neuer was in all the laÌ„de of Egipte sens the tyme that there were people therin And the hayle smote the whole lande of Egipte all that was vpon y e felde both men catell smote all the herbes vpon the felde brake all the trees vpon y e felde saue onely in the lande of Gosen where the childreÌ„ of Israel were there it hayled not Then sent Pharao called for Moses Aaron sayde vnto them Now haue I synned y e LORDE is righteous but I my people are vngodly Yet praye ye vnto the LORDE that the thonder hayle of God maye ceasse then wyl I let you go that ye shal tary here no longer Moses sayde vnto him Whan I am come out of the cite I wyll stretch out myne handes vnto the LORDE so shal the thonder ceasse there shal be nomore hayle that thou mayest knowe that the earth is the LORDES But I knowe y t both thou thy seruauntes feare not yet the LORDE God Thus the flax and the barlye were smytten for the barlye was shot vp y e flax was boulled but the wheate and y e râ—e were not smytten for they were late sowen So Moses wente from Pharao out of y e cite stretched out his haÌ„des vnto y e LORDE And y e thoÌ„der the hayle ceassed the rayne dropped not vpoÌ„ the earth But whaÌ„ Pharao sawe y t the rayne thonder hayle ceassed he synned agayne and herdened his hert he his seruauntes So Pharaos hert was hardened y t he let not the childreÌ„ of Israel go eueÌ„ as the LORDE had sayde by Moses The X. Chapter ANd the LORDE saide vnto Moses Go in vnto Pharao for I haue hardened his hert the hertes of his seruauÌ„tes y t I might do these my tokeÌ„s amonge theÌ„ that thou mightest shewe it in the eares of thy children of thy childers children what I haue done in Egipte and how I haue shewed my tokens amoÌ„ge theÌ„ that ye maye knowe how that I am the LORDE So Moses Aaron wente in vnto Pharao spake vnto him Thus sayeth y e LORDE God of the Hebrues How longe refusest thou to submyt thy self vnto me to let my people go y t they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people go beholde tomorow wil I cause greshoppers to come vpon all places y t they maye couer the lande so y t the lande can not be sene they shal eate vp y t is left you was delyuered froÌ„ the hayle shal eate vp all yo r grene trees vpon the felde shal fyll thy house all y e seruauÌ„tes houses all the Egipcians houses soch as y e fathers y e fathers fathers haue not sene sens the tyme y t they were vpon earth vnto this daye And he turned him wente out from Pharao Then saide Pharaos seruauntes vnto him How longe shall we be snared after this maner Let the men go that they may serue y e LORDE their God Knowest thou not yet y t Egipte is destroyed Moses Aaron were brought agayne to Pharao which saide vnto them Go yo r waye serue y e LORDE yo r God But who are they y t shall go Moses sayde We wil go w t yonge olde w t sonnes and doughters with shepe and oxeÌ„ â–ª for we haue a feast of the LORDE He sayde vnto theÌ„ Let it be so the LORDE be with you Shulde I let you go yo r childreÌ„ also loke that ye haue not some myschefe in haÌ„de Not so but go ye that are men and serue the LORDE for that was youre desyre And they thrust them out from Pharao TheÌ„ saide y e LORDE vnto Moses Stretch out thine hande ouer y e londe of Egipte for the greshoppers y t they maye come vpoÌ„ y e londe of Egipte eate vp all the herbes in the londe w t all y t escaped the hayle Moses stretched out his staff ouer y e lande of Egipte the LORDE brought an east wynde in to the londe all y t daye all y t night in the mornynge the east wynde brought the greshoppers And they came ouer the whole lande of Egipte and lighted in all places of Egipte so exceadinge many that before tyme there were neuer soch nether
shal be here after for they couered the londe and made it darcke And they ate vp all the herbes in y e londe all the frutes vpon the trees which remayned from y e hayle left no grene thinge behinde in the trees herbes vpon the felde in all the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses Aaron in all y e haist saide I haue synned against the LORDE yo r God agaynst you forgeue me my synne this once also pray the LORDE yo r God y t he maye take awaye fro me this death onely And he weÌ„te out from Pharao prayed vnto the LORDE TheÌ„ the LORDE turned a maruelous stroÌ„ge west wynde and toke vp the greshoppers caâ—â— them in to the reed see so that there was not one left in all the quarters of Egipte But the LORDE hardened Pharaos hert that he let not the childreÌ„ of Israel go The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thine haÌ„de towarde heauen that it be so darck in the londe of Egipte y t it maye be felt And Moses stretched out his haÌ„de towarde heauen theÌ„ was there a thicke darcknesse in all the londe of Egipte thre dayes so y t in thre dayes no maÌ„ sawe another nor rose vp from y e place where he was But w t the childreÌ„ of Israel there was light in their dwellinges Then Pharao called for Moses sayde Go yo r waye serue the LORDE onely leaue yo r shepe yo r oxen here let yo r childreÌ„ go w t you also Moses sayde Thou must geue vs offringes and brent offerynges that we maye do sacrifice vnto the LORDE o r God Oure catell shal go w t vs and there shal not one hooffe be left behynde for we must take therof for the seruyce of the LORDE o r God Morouer we knowe not wherwithall we shal serue y e LORDE tyll we come thither But the LORDE hardened Pharaos hert y t he wolde not let them go And Pharao sayde vnto him Get the hence fro me bewarre that thou come nomore in my sight For loke what daie so euer thou coÌ„mest in my sight thou shalt dye Moses answered EueÌ„ as thou hast sayde I wil come nomore in thy sight The XI Chapter ANd the LORDE sayde vnto Moses I wil yet brynge a plage vpon Pharao and Egipte after y t shal he let you go from hence shal not onely let all go but also dryue you hence Therfore saye now vnto the people y t euery man borowe of his neghboure euery woman of his neghbouresse Iewels of syluer golde for the LORDE shal geue the people fauo r in the sight of y e EgipciaÌ„s And Moses was a very greate man in the lande of Egipte in y e sight of Pharaos seruauntes in the sight of the people And Moses sayde Thus sayeth the LORDE At mydnight wil I go out in the lande of Egipte all y e first borne in the lande of Egipte shall dye from Pharaos first sonne y t sytteth vpon his seate vnto the first sonne of the mayde seruaunte which is behynde y e myll all the first borne amonge the catell there shal be a greate crie in all the lande of Egipte soch as neuer was ner shal be But amonge all the childreÌ„ of Israel there shall not a dogg quatch w t his tonge fro men vnto catell y t ye maye knowe how y t the LORDE hath put a differeÌ„ce betwixte Egipte Israel TheÌ„ shal all these thy seruauntes come downe vnto me fal at my fote saye Get the out thou all the people that are vnder the. After that wyl I departe And he weÌ„te froÌ„ Pharao w t a wroth full displeasure The LORDE saide vnto Moses Pharao herkeneth not vnto you y t many woÌ„ders maye be done in y e laÌ„de of Egipte And Moses Aaron dyd all these woÌ„ders before Pharao but y e LORDE hardened his hert y t he wolde not let y e childreÌ„ of Israel go out of his londe The XII Chapter THe LORDE sayde vnto Moses Aaron in the londe of Egipte This moneth shal be with you y e first moneth at it ye shall begynne the monethes of the yeare Speake ye vnto all the congregacion of Israel saye Vpon y e tenth daye of this moneth let euery one take a laÌ„be or a kydd where a housholder is to euery house a laÌ„be But yf the housholde be to few for a lambe theÌ„ let him his neghbo r y t is next vnto his house take it acordinge to the nombre of y e soules and counte to the lambe what euery man maye eate But it shal be a lambe with out blemish a male of a yeare olde From amonge the lambes goates shal ye take it And ye shal kepe it vnto y e fourtene daye of the moneth And euery man of the congregacion of Israel shal slaye it aboute the eueninge And they shal take of his bloude and stryke it on both the syde postes of the dore and on the vpperdore post of the house that they eate it in And so shal they eate flesh y e same night rosted at the fyre vnleuended bred and shal eate it with sowre sawse Ye shal not eate it rawe ner sodden with water but onely rosted at the fyre his heade w t his fete and pertenaunce And ye shal leaue nothynge of it ouer vntyll the mornynge but yf eny thinge be left ouer vntyll the mornynge ye shal burne it with fyre Of this maner shal ye eate it Ye shal be gyrded aboute youre loynes and haue youre shues vpon youre fete and staues in yo r handes and ye shal eate it with haist for it is y e LORDES Passeouer For in the same night wil I go thorow the londe of Egipte smyte all the firstborne in the lande of Egipte from men vnto catell vpon all the goddes of Egipte wyll I do execucion Euen I the LORDE And the bloude shal be youre token vpon the houses wherin ye are y t whan I se the bloude I maye passe ouer and that the plage happen not vnto you to destroye you whan I smyte the londe of Egipte And this daye shall ye haue for a remembraunce and ye shall kepe it holy for a feast vnto the LORDE ye all youre posterities for a perpetuall custome Seuen dayes shall ye eate vnleuended bred namely vpon the first daie shal ye leaue of with leuended bred in youre houses Who so euer eateth leuended bred from the first daye vnto y e seuenth that soule shall be roted out from Israel The first daye shall be called holy amonge you and the seuenth also No maner of worke shall ye do therin saue what belongeth to the meate for all maner of soules that onely maye ye do for you And kepe you to leuended bred For euen vpon that same daye wil I brynge youre armies
out of the londe of Egipte therfore shall ye and all youre posterities kepe this daye for a perpetuall custome Vpon the fourtene daye of the first moneth at euen shall ye eate vnleuended bred vnto the one and twentye daye of the moneth at euen so that there be no leuended bred founde in youre houses seuen dayes For who so euer eateth leuended bred that soule shall be roted out from the congregacion of Israel whether it be a straunger or borne in the londe Therfore eate no leuended bred but onely vnleuended bred in all youre dwellynges And Moses called all the Elders of Israel and sayde vnto them Chose out and take to euery housholde a shepe and kyll Passeouer vnto the LORDE and take a bunch of ysope and dyppe it in the bloude in the basen and stryke it vpon the vpperposte and vpon the two syde postes and none of you go out at the dore of his house vntyll y e mornynge for the LORDE wyll go aboute and plage the Egipcians And whan he seyth the bloude vpō the vpperposte and vpon the two syde postes he wyl passe ouer by the dore and not suffre the destroyer to come in to youre houses to plage Therfore kepe this custome for the and thy children for euer And whan ye be come in to y e londe that the LORDE shal geue you as he hath sayde then kepe this seruyce And whan youre children saye vnto you What seruyce is this that ye haue Ye shal saye It is the sacrifice of the LORDES Passeouer which passed ouer by the children of Israel in Egipte whan he plaged the Egipcians and saued oure houses Then the people bowed them selues and worshipped And the children of Israel wente and dyd as the LORDE had commaunded Moses and Aaron And at mydnight the LORDE smote all the firstborne in the lande of Egipte from Pharaos first sonne which sat vpon his seate vntyll the first sonne of the presoner that was in the preson and all the firstborne of the catell Then Pharao arose y e same night and all his seruauntes and all the Egipcians there was a greate crye in Egipte for there was no house wherin there was not one deed And he called for Moses and Aaron in y e night and sayde Get you vp and departe out fro my people ye and the children of Israel go youre waye and serue the LORDE as ye haue sayde and take youre shepe and youre oxen with you as ye haue sayde and departe and blesse me also And the Egipcians were fearce vpon the people to dryue them haistely out of the londe for they saide we are all but deed And the people toke the rawe dowe before it was leuended for their foode bounde in their clothes vpon their shulders And the children of Israel had done as Moses sayde and borowed Iewels of syluer and golde and clothes of the Egipcians the LORDE also had geuen the people fauoure in the sight of the Egipcians that they lent them and so they spoyled the Egipcians Thus y e children of Israel toke their iourney from Raemses to Suchoth sixe hundreth thousande men of fote besyde childrē There wente with them also moch comō people and shepe and oxen and exceadinge many catell And of the rawe dowe that they brought out of Egipte they baked vnleuēded cakes for it was not leuended in so moch as they were thrust out of Egipte and coude not tary nether had they prepared them eny other meate The tyme y t the children of Israel dwelt in Egipte is foure hondreth and thirtie yeares Whan the same were ended the whole hoost of the LORDE wente out of the londe of Egipte in one daye Therfore shall this night be kepte vnto the LORDE because he brought them out of the londe of Egipte And the children of Israel shall kepe it vnto the LORDE they and their posterities And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses and Aaron This is the maner of the kepynge of Passeouer There shal no straūger eate of it But who so is a bought seruaunt let him be circumcysed then eate therof A straunger and an hyred seruaūt shal not eate of it In one house shal it be eatē Ye shal cary none of his flesh out of the house and ye shal not breake a bone of him The whole congregacion of Israel shal do it But yf there dwel a straunger with the wil holde Passeouer vnto the LORDE let him circumcyse euery one that is male and then let him first come and do it and be as one that is borne in the londe for there shal no vncircumcysed eate therof One maner of lawe be vnto him y t is borne in the londe vnto the straūger y t dwelleth amōge you And all the childrē of Israel dyd as the LORDE commaunded Moses Aaron So vpō one daye the LORDE brought the childrē of Israel out of the lōde of Egipte with their armyes The XIII Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses saide Sanctifie vnto me euery firstborne y t breaketh all maner of Matrices amonge the childrē of Israel both of men catell for they are myne Then saide Moses vnto y e people Thinke vpō this daye in the which ye are gone out of Egipte from the house of bōdage how y t y e LORDE brought you out frō thence w t a mightie hāde Therfore shall ye eate no sowre dowe This daye are ye gone out euē in y e moneth of Abib Now whā y e LORDE hath brought y e in to y e lande of y e Cananites Hethites Amorites Heuites Iebusites which he sware vnto y i fathers to geue y e euen a londe that floweth w t mylke hony then shalt thou kepe this seruyce in this moneth Seuē dayes shalt thou eate vnleuended bred vpon the seuenth daye is the LORDES feast therfore shalt thou eate vnleuended bred seuē dayes that there be no sowre dowe ner sowred bred sene in all thy quarters And thou shalt tell thy sonne at the same tyme saye Because of that which y e LORDE dyd for me whan I departed out of Egipte Therfore shalt it be a signe vnto y e in thine hande and a token of remembraunce before thine eyes that the lawe of y e LORDE maye be in thy mouth how that y e LORDE brought the out of Egipte with a mightie hande Therfore kepe this maner yearly in his tyme. Whan the LORDE now hath brought y e in to y e lande of the Cananites as he hath sworne vnto the and thy fathers and hath geuen it the then shalt thou sunder out vnto the LORDE all that breaketh the Matrice and firstborne amonge thy catell soch as is male The firstborne of the Asse shalt thou bye out with a shepe but yf thou redeme it not then breake his neck All the firstborne of men amonge thy children shalt thou redeme And whan thy childe axeth the to daie or tomorow
e people feared y e LORDE and beleued him and his seruaunt Moses The XV. Chapter THen sange Moses and the childrē of Israel this songe vnto the LORDE and sayde I will synge vnto y e LORDE for he hath done gloriously horse charet hath he ouer throwne in the see The LORDE is my strength and my songe and is become my saluacion This is my God I wil magnifie him He is my fathers God I wil exalte him The LORDE is the right man of warre LORDE is his name The charettes of Pharao his power hath he cast in to the see His chosen captaynes are drowned in the reed see y e depe hath couered them they fell to the grounde as a stone Thy right hande O LORDE is glorious in power thy right hāde O LORDE hath smytten the enemies And with thy greate glory thou hast destroyed thine aduersaries thou sentestout y e wrath it cōsumed them euen as stobble In the breth of thy wrath the waters fell together the floudes wente vpon a heape The depes plomped together in y e myddest of the see The enemie thought I will folowe vpon them and ouertake them and deuyde y e spoyle and coole my mynde vpon them I wil drawe out my swerde and my hande shal destroye them Thou blewest with thy wynde the see couered them and they sancke downe as leed in the mightie waters LORDE who is like vnto the amonge y e goddes Who is so glorious in holynes fear full laudable and doinge wonders Whan thou stretchedest out y e right hande the earth swalowed them vp Thou of y e very mercy hast led this people whom thou hast delyuered and with y e strength thou hast brought them vnto the dwellynge of thy Sanctuary Whan y e nacions herde this they raged sorowe came vpon the Philistynes Then were y e prynces of Edom afrayed tremblynge came vpō y e mightie of Moab all the indwellers of Canaan waxed faynte harted Let feare and drede fall vpon them thorow thy greate arme that they maye be as styll as a stone tyll thy people O LORDE be gone thorow tyll y i people whom thou hast gotten be gone thorow Brynge them in and plante them vpon the mountayne of thy enheritaunce vnto y e place that thou hast made for thyne owne dwellynge euen to y e tēple O LORDE which thy handes haue prepared The LORDE shal be kynge for euer euer For Pharao wente in to the see with horses and charettes and horsmen and the LORDE made the see fall agayne vpon them But the children of Israel wēte drye thorow the myddest of the see And Miriam the prophetisse Aarons sister toke a tymbrell in hir hande and all the women folowed out after her with timbrels in a daunse And Miriam sange before thē O let vs synge vnto the LORDE for he hath done gloriously man and horse hath he ouer throwne in the see Moses caused the children of Israel to departe out from the reed see vnto the wyldernes of Sur they wente thre dayes in y e wildernes y t they founde no water Then came they to Marath but they coude not drinke y e water for bytternes for it was very bytter Therfore was it called Marah y t is bytternes Then y e people murmured against Moses sayde What shal we drynke And Moses cried vnto y e LORDE which shewed him a tre this he put in y e water thē was it swete There he made thē a statute and a lawe and tempted them and sayde Yf thou wyl◠herken vnto the voyce of y e LORDE y e God do that which is right in his sighte and geue eare vnto his commaundementes kepe all his statutes then wyl I laye vpon y e none of the sicknesses that I layed vpon Egipte for I am the LORDE thy surgione The XVI Chapter ANd they came vnto Elim where there were twolue welles of water and seuentie palme trees and there they pitched by y e water syde From Elim they toke their iourney and the whole congregacion of the children of Israel came in to the wyldernesse of Sin which lyeth betwene Elim and Sinai vpon the fyftene daye of the seconde moneth after that they were departed out of the londe of Egipte And y e whole multitude of the children of Israel murmured agaynst Moses and Aaron in y e wildernes and saide vnto them Wolde God we had dyed in the londe of Egipte by the hande of the LORDE whan we sat by y e flesh pottes and had bred ynough to eate for ye haue brought vs out in to this wyldernes to cause this whole multitude dye of honger Thē sayde y e LORDE vnto Moses beholde I wyl rayne you bred from heauen and let the people go out and gather daylie what they nede that I maye proue whether they walke in my lawe or not But vpon the sixte daye they shal prepare thē selues that they maye brynge in twyse as moch as they gather daylie Moses and Aaron saide vnto all the children of Israel At euen ye shall knowe that the LORDE hath brought you out of the lōde of Egipte and in the mornynge shall ye se the glory of the LORDE for he hath herde youre grudginges agaynst the LORDE For what are we that ye grudge agaynst vs Moses sayde morouer At euen shall the LORDE geue you flesh to eate and in the mornynge bred ynough because y e LORDE hath herde youre grudginges that ye haue grudged agaynst him For what are we You re murmuringe is not agaynst vs but against the LORDE And Moses sayde vnto Aaron Speake vnto the whole multitude of y e children of Israel Come forth before the LORDE for he hath herde youre murmuringes And whyle Aaron spake thus vnto the whole congegacion of the childrē of Israel they turned them towarde the wyldernes and beholde the glory of the LORDE appeared in a cloude and the LORDE sayde vnto Moses I haue herde the murmuringe of y e children of Israel Tell them At euen shall ye haue flesh to eate and in the mornynge shal ye be fylled with bred ye shall knowe that I am the LORDE youre God And at euen the quayles came vp and couered the tentes and in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the tentes And whan the dew was fallē beholde there laye a thinge in the wildernes thynne and small as the horefrost vpon the grounde And whan the children of Israel sawe it they saide one to another This is Mā For they wyst not what it was But Moses sayde vnto them It is the bred that y e LORDE hath geuē you to eate This is it that y e LORDE hath commaūded Euery one gather for himself as moch as he eateth and take a Gomor for euery heade acordinge to the nombre of the soules in his tente And the children of Israel dyd so and gathered some more some lesse But whan it was measured out with
y e Gomor he that gathered moch had not the more and he y t gathered litle wanted nothinge but euery one gathered for himself as moch as he ate And Moses sayde vnto them Let no mā leaue ought therof vntyll the mornynge But they harkened not vnto Moses And some left of it vntill the morninge Then waxed it full of wormes and stanke And Moses was angrie at them And euery mornynge they gathered for them selues as moch as euery one ate but as soone as it was whote of the Sonne it melted awaye And vpon the sixte daye they gathered twyse as moch of bred two Gomors for one And all the rulers of the congregaciō came in and tolde Moses And he sayde vnto them This is it that the LORDE hath sayde Tomorow is the Sabbath of the holy rest of the LORDE loke what ye wil bake that bake and what ye wyll seeth that seeth and that remayneth ouer let it remayne y t it maye be kepte vntyll the mornynge And they let it remayne tyll the morow as Moses commaunded Then stanke it not nether was there eny worme therin Thē sayde Moses Eate that to daye for to daye is y e Sabbath of the LORDE to daye shal ye fynde none in the felde Sixe dayes shall ye gather it but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath wherin there shal be none But vpon the seuenth daye there wente out some of the people to gather and founde nothinge Then sayde y e LORDE vnto Moses How longe refuse ye to kepe my commaundementes and lawes Beholde y e LORDE hath geuen you the Sabbath therfore vpon the sixte daye he geueth you bred for two dayes therfore let euery man now byde at home and no man go forth of his place vpon the seuenth daye So the people rested vpō y e seuenth daye And the house of Israel called it Man and it was like Coriander sede and whyte had a taist like symnels with hony And Moses sayde This is it that y e LORDE hath commaunded Fill a Gomor therof to be kepte for youre posterities y t they maye se the bred wherwith I fed you whan I brought you out of y e lande of Egipte And Moses sayde vnto Aaron Take a cruse and put a Gomor full of Man therin and laye it vp before the LORDE to be kepte for youre posterities as the LORDE commaunded Moses So Aaron layed it vp there for a testimony to be kepte And the children of Israel ate man fourtye yeares tyll they came vnto a lande where people dwelt euen vntyll they came to y e borders of the lande of Canaan ate they Man A Gomor is the tenth parte of an Epha The XVII Chapter ANd the whole multitude of the children of Israel wēte on their iourneys out of the wyldernes of Sin as the LORDE cōmaunded thē pitched in Raphidim Then had the people no water to drynke And they chode w t Moses sayde Geue vs water y t we maye drynke Moses sayde vnto thē Why chyde ye w t me Wherfore tēpte ye y e LORDE But whan the people thyrsted there for water they murmured agaynst Moses sayde Wherfore hast thou caused vs to come out of Egipte to let vs oure children and oure catell dye of honger Moses cried vnto the LORDE and sayde What shal I do w t this people They are all most ready to stone me The LORDE saide vn to him Go before the people take some of the elders of Israel with y e and take in thine hande thy staff wherwith thou smotest the water and go thy waye Beholde I wyl stonde there before the vpon a rock in Horeb there shalt thou smyte the rocke so shall there water runne out that the people maye drynke Moses dyd so before the elders of Israel Then was that place called Massa Meriba because of the chydinge of the children of Israel and because they tempted y e LORDE and sayde Is the LORDE amonge vs or not Then came Ameleck fought agaynst Israel in Raphidim And Moses sayde vnto Iosua Chose vs out men go out fight against Amaleck tomorow wil I stōde vpō the toppe of the hyll haue y e staff of God in my hande And Iosua dyd as Moses bade him fought agaynst Amalek Moses Aaron Hur wente vp to y e toppe of the hyll And whā Moses helde vp his hāde Israel had the victory but whan he let downe his hande Amalek had the victory But Moses hādes were heuy therfore toke they a stone layed it vnder him that he might syt vpon it And Aaron Hur stayed vp his hādes the one vpon the one syde and the other vpon y e other syde So his handes were stedfast vnto y e Sonne wente downe And Iosua discomfited Amalek his people thorow the edge of the swerde And y e LORDE sayde vnto Moses Wryte this for a remēbraunce in a boke cōmytte it vnto y e eares of Iosua for I wyll rote out Amalek from vnder heauen so that he shall nomore be remembred And Moses buylded an altare vnto the LORDE and called it The LORDE Nissi for he sayde The battayll of the LORDE shal be agaynst Amalek thorow an hande vnder the defence of God from childe to childes childe The XVIII Chapter ANd whan Iethro y e prest in Madian Moses father in lawe herde of all y t God had done w t Moses his people of Israel how y t the LORDE had brought Israel out of Egipte he toke Zipora Moses wife whom he had sent backe with her two sonnes The one was called Gerson for he saide I am become a straunger in a straunge londe And the other was called Eliaser for he sayde The God of my fathers hath bene my helpe and hath delyuered me from Pharaos swerde Now whā Iethro Moses father in lawe and his sonnes and his wife came vnto him in the wyldernes by the mount of God where he had pitched his tent he sent worde vnto Moses I Iethro thy father in lawe am come vnto the and y i wife and both hir children with her Then wente Moses forth to mete him and dyd obeysaūce vnto him and kyssed him And whan they had saluted ech other they wente in to the tente Then Moses tolde his father in lawe all that the LORDE had done vnto Pharao and the Egipcians for Israels sake and all the trauayle that had happened them by y e waye and how the LORDE had delyuered them Iethro reioysed ouer all y e good that the LORDE had done for Israel y t he had delyuered them from the hāde of the Egipcians And Iethro sayde Praysed be the LORDE which hath delyuered you from the hande of the Egipcians and of Pharao and that knoweth how to delyuer his people from the Egipcians hande Now I knowe that the LORDE is greater thē all goddes because they dealt proudly w t them And Iethro toke brent offerynges and
offered vnto God Then came Aaron and all y e elders of Israel to eate bred with Moses father in lawe before God On the next morow sat Moses to iudge the people and the people stode roūde aboute Moses from the momynge vntyll y e euen But whan his father in lawe sawe all that he dyd with the people he sayde What is this that thou doest with the people Wherfore syttest thou alone and all y e people stonde rounde aboute from the morninge vntyll the euen Moses answered him The people come to me axe councell at God for whan they haue eny thinge to do they come vnto me that I maye iudge betwixte euery one his neghboure and shewe them the statutes of God and his lawes His father in lawe sayde vnto him It is not well that thou doest Thou weeriest thy self and the people that is with the. This busynesse is to sore for the thou canst not perfourme it alone But herken vnto my voyce I will geue the councell and God shall be with the. Be thou vnto the people to God warde and brynge the causes before God and prouide them with statutes and lawes that thou mayest shewe thē the waie wherin they shulde walke and the workes that they shulde do But loke out amonge all the people for honest men that feare God soch as are true hate couetousnes make these rulers ouer them some ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fiftie and ouer ten that they maye allwaye iudge the people But where there is eny greate matter that they brynge the same vnto the and iudge the small causes them selues so shall it be lighter for the yf they beare the burthen with the. Yf thou shalt do this then mayest thou endure the thinge that God chargeth the withall and all this people maie go peaceably vnto their place Moses herkened vnto the voyce of his father in lawe and dyd all that he sayde And he chose honest men out of all Israel and made them heades ouer the people some ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fiftie and ouer ten that they might allwaye iudge the people As for soch causes as were herde they brought them vnto Moses and iudged the small matters them selues So Moses let his father in lawe departe in to his owne londe The XIX Chapter IN the thirde moneth after that the children of Israel were gone out of the londe of Egipte they came the same daye in to the wyldernes of Sinai for they were departed from Raphidim and wolde in to the wyldernes of Sinai and there they pitched in the wyldernes ouer against the mounte And Moses wente vp vnto God And the LORDE called vnto him out of the mount and sayde Thus shalt thou saye vnto the house of Iacob and tell the children of Israel Ye haue sene what I haue done vnto the Egipcians and how I haue borne you vpon Aegles wynges brought you vnto my self Yf ye wyll harken now vnto my voyce and kepe my couenaunt ye shal be myne owne before all people for the whole earth is myne and ye shall be vnto me a presterly kingdome and an holy people These are the wordes that thou shalt saye vnto the children of Israel Moses came and called for the elders of the people and layed before them all these wordes that the LORDE had commaunded And all the people answered together and sayde All that the LORDE hath sayde wyll we do And Moses tolde the wordes of the people vnto the LORDE agayne And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Beholde I wyll come vnto the in a thicke cloude that the people maye heare my wordes which I speake vnto the and beleue the for euer And Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the LORDE The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and sanctifie thē to daye and tomorow y t they maye wash their clothes and be ready agaynst the thirde daye for vpon the thirde daye shall the LORDE come downe vpon mount Sinai before all the people And set markes rounde aboute the people and saye vnto them Bewarre that ye go not vp in to y e mount ner touch y e border of it For who so euer toucheth y e moūt shal dye y e death There shal no hāde touch it but he shall either be stoned or shot thorow whether it be beest or man it shal not lyue Whan the horne bloweth then shal they come vp vnto the mounte Moses wente downe from the mount vnto the people and sanctified them And they waszshed their clothes And he sayde vnto them Be ready agaynst the thirde daye and no man come at his wife Now whan the thirde daye came and it was early it beganne to thonder and lighten and there was a thicke cloude vpon the mount and a noyse of a trompet exceadinge mightie And the people that were in the tentes were afrayde And Moses brought the people out of the tentes to mete w t God and they stode vnder the mount But all mount Sinai smoked because y e LORDE came downe vpō it with fyre And the smoke therof wente vp as the smoke of a fornace so that the whole mount was exceadinge terrible And the noyse of the trompet wēte out and was mightie Moses spake God answered him loude Now whan the LORDE was come downe vpon mount Sinai euen vpon the toppe of it he called Moses vp vnto y e toppe of the mount And Moses wente vp Then sayde the LORDE vnto him Go downe and charge the people y t they preasse not vnto the LORDE to se him and so many of them perishe The rulers also that come nye vnto y e LORDE shal sanctifie themselues lest the LORDE smyte thē But Moses sayde vnto the LORDE The people can not come vp vpon mount Sinai for thou hast charged vs sayde Set markes aboute the mount and sanctifie it The LORDE sayde vnto him Go thy waye get y e downe Thou and Aaron with the shalt come vp but the rulers and y e people shal not preasse to come vp vnto y e LORDE lest he smyte thē And Moses wente downe to the people and tolde them The XX. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake all these wordes and sayde I am the LORDE thy God which haue brought the out of the londe of Egipte from y e house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other Goddes in my sight Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage ner eny symilitude nether of it that is aboue in heauen ner of it that is beneth vpon earth ner of it that is in the water vnder the earth Worshipe them not and serue them not for I the LORDE thy God am a gelouse God vysitinge y e synne of the fathers vpon the children vnto y e thirde and fourth generacion of them that hate me And do mercye vpō many thousandes that loue me and kepe my commaundementes Thou shalt not take the name of y e LORDE thy God in vayne
bloude of my sacrifice with sowre dowe and the fat of my feast shal not remayne till the mornynge The first of the first frutes of thy felde shalt thou brynge in to the house of the LORDE thy God And shalt not seeth a kydd whyle it is in his mothers mylke Beholde I sende an angell before the to kepe the in the waye and to brynge the vnto the place that I haue prepared Therfore be warre of his face and herken vnto his voyce and anger him not for he shall not spare youre myszdedes my name is in him But yf thou shalt herken vnto his voyce and do all that I shal tell the then wyl I be enemie vnto thy enemyes and aduersary vnto thy aduersaries Now whā myne angell goeth before the bryngeth the vnto y e Amorites Hethites Pheresites Cananites Heuites Iebusites I shall haue destroyed them then shalt thou not worshipe their goddes ner serue them nether shalt thou do as they do but shalt ouerthrowe their goddes breake thē downe But y e LORDE yo r God shal ye serue so shal he blesse thy bred thy water and I wyl remoue all sicknesse from the. There shal be nothinge baren ner vnfrutefull in thy londe and I wil fulfill the nombre of thy dayes I wil sende my feare before the and sley all the people where thou cōmest will make all thine enemies to turne their backes vpō the. I wyll sende hornettes before y e and dryue out the Heuytes Cananites and Hethytes before the ▪ In one yeare wyl I not cast thē out before the y t the londe become not waist wylde beastes multiply agaynst y t By litle litle wyll I dryue them out before the tyll thou growe haue the londe in possession And I wil set the borders of thy londe euen from the reed see vnto y e see of the Philistynes from the wyldernes vnto the water For I wil delyuer the indwellers of the londe in to thine hande y t thou shalt dryue them out before the. Thou shalt make no couenaunt w t them ner with their goddes but let thē not dwell in thy lande that they make the not synne ageynst me For yf thou serue their goddes it wil surely be thy decaye The XXIIII Chapter ANd he sayde vnto Moses Come vp vnto the LORDE thou Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the seuētie elders of Israel worshipe afarre of But let Moses onely come nye vnto the LORDE and let not them come nye and let not the people also come vp with him Moses came and tolde the people all the wordes of the LORDE all the lawes Then answered all the people with one voyce and sayde All y e wordes that the LORDE hath sayde wyl we do Then wrote Moses all the wordes of y e LORDE gat him vp bytymes in the mornynge * buylded an altare vnder y e mount with twolue pilers acordinge to the twolue trybes of Israel sent twolue yonge mē of the children of Israel to offre burnt offerynges and peace offerynges theron of bullockes vnto the LORDE And Moses toke the half parte of the bloude and put it in a basen the other half sprenkled he vpon the altare toke the boke of y e couenaunt cried in the eares of the people And whan they had sayde All y t the LORDE hath sayde wil we do herken vnto him Moses toke the bloude sprenkled it vpon the people sayde Beholde this is y e bloude of the couenaunt that the LORDE maketh w t you vpon all these wordes Then wente Moses Aaron Nadab Abihu the seuentye elders of Israel vp sawe y e God of Israel Vnder his fete it was like a stone worke of Saphyre as the fashion of heauē whā it is cleare he put not his hāde vpō the pryncipall of Israel And whan they had sene God they ate dronke And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Come vp vnto me vpon the mount remayne there y t I maye geue the tables of stone y e lawe commaundemētes y t I haue wrytten which thou shalt teach thē Then Moses gat him vp his mynister Iosua wente vp in to the mount of God sayde vnto the elders Tary ye here tyll we come to you agayne beholde Aaron and Hur are with you yf eny mā haue a matter to do let him brynge it vnto them Now whā Moses came vp in to y e moūt a cloude couered y e mount the glory of y e LORDE abode vpon mount Sinai couered it w t the cloude sixe dayes vpon the seuēth daye he called Moses out of y e cloude And y e fashion of y e glory of y e LORDE was like a cōsumynge fyre vpon the toppe of y e mount in the sight of the children of Israel And Moses wente in to the myddest of the cloude and ascēded vp in to the mount and abode vpon the mount fourtye dayes fourtye nightes The XXV Chapter ANd y e LORDE talked w t Moses ayde Speake vnto y e childrē of Israel y t they geue me an Heue offerynge take the some of euery man that hath a frewyllynge hert therto And this is the Heue-offerynge that ye shal take of them Golde syluer brasse yalowe sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke goates hayre reed skynnes of rammes doo skynnes Fyrre tre oyle for lampes spyces for the anoyntynge oyle and for swete incense Onix stones and set stones for the ouerbody cote and for the brestlappe And they shall make me a Sanctuary that I maie dwell amonge them Like as I shal shewe y e a patrone of the Habitacion and of all the ornamentes therof so shall ye make it Make an Arke of Fyrre tre two cubytes a half longe a cubyte a half brode and a cubyte an half hye this shalt thou ouerleye with pure golde within and without make an hye vpō it a crowne of golde rounde aboute and cast foure rynges of golde put them in the foure corners of it so that two rynges be vpon the one syde and two vpon the other syde And make staues of Fyrre tre and ouerlaye them with golde and put them in the rynges alonge by the sydes of the Arke to beare it withall and they shal abyde styll in the rynges not be takē out And in y e Arke thou shalt laye the wytnesse that I wyl geue the. Thou shalt make a Mercyseate also of pure golde two cubytes and a half longe and a cubyte a half brode And thou shalt make two Cherubyns of beaten golde vpō both y e endes of the Mercyseate y t the one Cherub maye be vpon the one ende the other vpon the other ende so to be two Cherubyns vpon the endes of the Mercyseate And the Cherubyns shall sprede out
fyue cubytes longe brode y t it maye be foure square thre cubytes hye thou shalt make hornes vpon the foure corners of it shalt ouer laye it with brasse Make ashpaÌ„nes shouels basens fleshokes cole paÌ„nes All y e apparell therof shalt thou make of brasse Thou shalt make a gredyron also like a nett of brase foure brasen rynges vpon the foure corners of it from vnder vp aboute the altare shalt thou make it so that the gredyron reach vnto y e myddest of the altare Thou shalt make staues also for the altare of Fyrre tre ouer layed with golde and shalt put the staues in the rynges that the staues maye be on both the sydes of y e altare to beare it withall And holowe with bordes shalt thou make it like as it is shewed the in the mount And to y e habitacion thou shalt make a courte an hangynge of whyte twyned sylke vpoÌ„ y e one syde an C. cubytes loÌ„ge towarde the south xx pilers vpon xx brasen sokettes the knoppes w t their whopes of syluer Likewyse vpon y e north syde there shal be an hanginge of an C. cubytes loÌ„ge twenty pilers vpon twenty brasen sokettes and their knoppes w t their whopes of syluer But vpon the west syde the bredth of y e courte shal haue an hanginge of fiftie cubites longe ten pilers vpon ten sokettes VpoÌ„ the east syde also shal the bredth of the courte haue fiftie cubytes so that the hangynge haue vpon one syde fyftene cubites and thre pilers vpoÌ„ thre sokettes And vpon y e other syde fiftene cubytes also and thre pilers vpoÌ„ thre sokettes And in the courte gate there shal be an hangynge twenty cubytes brode of yalowe sylke scarlet purple and whyte twyned sylke wrought with nedle worke and foure pilers vpon their foure sokettes All the pilers rounde aboute the courte shall haue syluer whopes syluer knoppes sokettes of brasse And the length of y e courte shal be an huÌ„dreth cubytes the bredth fiftie cubytes the heygth fyue cubytes of whyte twyned sylke and y e sokettes therof shal be of brasse All y e vessels also of the habitacion to all maner seruyce and all the nales of it and all the nales of the courte shal be of brasse Commaunde y e children of Israel y t they bringe vnto y e the most cleare pure oyle oliue beaten to geue lighte y t it maye allwaye be put in the laÌ„pes in the Tabernacle of wytnes without the vayle that hangeth before the wytnesse And AaroÌ„ and his sonnes shal dresse it from the euenynge vntyll y e mornynge before the LORDE This shal be vnto you a perpetuall custome for youre posterities amonge the children of Israel The XXVIII Chapter ANd thou shalt take vnto the Aaron thy brother and his sonnes froÌ„ amonge the childreÌ„ of Israel that he maye be my prest namely Aaron his sonnes Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar thou shalt make holy clothes for AaroÌ„ y i brother honorable and glorious shalt speake vnto all them that are wise of hert whom I haue fylled with the sprete of wiszdome that they make garmentes to Aaron for his consecracion that he maye be my prest These are y e garmentes which they shal make a brestlappe an ouerbody cote a tunycle an albe a myter and a girdell Thus shal they make holy garmentes for y e brother AaroÌ„ and his sonnes that he maye be my prest They shal take therto golde yalow silke scarlet purple and whyte sylke The ouerbody cote shal they make of golde yalow sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke of bâ—oderd worke that it maye be festened together vpon both the sydes by y e edges therof And his gyrdell vpoÌ„ it shall be of y e same woâ—maÌ„shippe stuff euen of golde yalowe sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke And thou shalt take two Onix stones and graue in them the names of the children of Israel Syxe names vpon the one stone and the sixe other names vpon the other stone acordinge to the order of their age This shalt thou do by the stonegrauers that graue signettes so that y e stones with the names of the children of Israel to be set rounde aboute with golde and thou shalt put them vpon the two shulders of the ouer body cote that that they maye be stones of remembraunce for the children of Israel that Aaron maye beare their names vpon both his shulders before the LORDE for a remembraunce Thou shalt make hokes of golde also and two wretheÌ„ cheynes of pure golde and shalt fasten them vnto the hokes The brestlappe of iudgment shalt thou make of broderd worke euen after the worke of the ouerbody cote of golde yalow sylke scarlet purple and whyte twyned sylke Foure square shall it be and dubble an hande bredth longe and an handebredth brode And thou shalt fill it with foure rowes full of stones Let the first rowe be a Sardis a Topas and a Smaragde The seconde a Ruby a Saphyre and a Dyamonde The thirde a Ligurios an Achatt and an Ametyst The fourth a Turcas an Onix and a Iaspis In golde shall they be sett in all the rowes and shal stonde acordinge to y e twolue names of the children of Israel grauen of the stonegrauers euery one with his name acordinge to the twolue trybes And vpon the brestlappe thou shalt make wrethen cheynes by y e corners of pure golde and two golde rynges so that thou fasteÌ„ the same two rynges vnto two edges of the brestlappe and put the two wretheÌ„ cheynes of golde in the same two rynges that are in two edges of the brestlappe But the two endes of y e two wrethen cheynes shalt thou fasten in the two hokes vpon the ouerbody cote one ouer agaynst another And thou shalt make two other rynges of golde and fasten them vnto y e other two edges of y e brestlappe namely to y e borders therof wherwith it maye hange on the ynsyde vpon the ouerbody cote And yet shalt thou make two rynges of golde and fasten them vpon the two edges beneth to the ouerbody cote vpon the outsyde one ouer agaynst anothe where the ouerbody cote ioyneth together And the brestlappe shall be fastened by his rynges vnto the rynges of the ouerbody cote with a yalow lace that is maye lye close vpon the ouerbody cote and that the brestlappe be not lowsed from the ouerbody cote Thus shall Aaron beare the names of the children of Israel in y e brestlappe of iudgment vpon his hert whan he goeth into the Sanctuary for a remembraunce before the LORDE allwaye And in the brestlappe of iudgment thou shalt put light and perfectnesse that they be vpon AaroÌ„s hert whan he goeth in before the LORDE and that he maye beare the iudgment of the children of Israel vpon his hert before the LORDE allwaye Thou shalt make the tunykle also to the ouerbody cote all of yalow sylke and
aboue in the myddest there shal be an hole and a bonde folden together rounde aboute the hole that it rente not And beneth vpon the hemme thou shalt make pomgranates of yalow sylke scarlet purple rounde aboute and belles of golde betwixte the same rounde aboute that there be euer a golden bell and a pomgranate a golden bell and a pomgranate rounde aboute the hemme of the same tunycle And Aaron shall haue it vpon him whaÌ„ he mynistreth that the souÌ„de ther of maye be herde whan he goeth out and in at the Sanctuary before the LORDE that he dye not Thou shalt make a foreheade plate also of pure golde and graue therin after the workmanshipe of the stone grauer the holynes of the LORDE with a yalow lace shalt thou fasten it vnto the fore front of the myter vpon Aarons foreheade y t Aaron maie so beare y e synne of the holy thinges which the childreÌ„ of Israel halowe in all their giftes and Sanctuary And it shall be allwaye vpon his fore heade that he maye reconcyle them before the LORDE Thou shalt make an albe also of whyte sylke and a myter of whyte sylke and a gyrdle of nedle worke And for Aarons sonnes thou shalt make cotes gyrdles and bonetes honorable and glorious and shalt put them vpon thy brother Aaron and his sonnes and shalt anoynte them and fyll their handes and consecrate them that they maye be my prestes And thou shalt make them lynnen breches to couer the flesh of their preuities from the loynes vnto the thyes And Aaron and his sonnes shall haue them on whan they go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse or go vnto the altare to mynister in the Holy that they beare not their synne and dye This shal be a perpetual custome for him and his sede after him The XXIX Chapter THis is it also that thou shalt do vnto them that they maye be consecrated prestes vnto me Take a yonge bullocke and two rammes without blemish vnleuended bred vnleuended cakes myxte w t oyle and wafers of swete bred tempered w t oyle Of wheate floure shalt thou make them all and put them in a maunde brynge them in the maunde with the bullocke two rammes And thou shalt brynge Aaron his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse wash thâ—m w t water take the garmentes and put vpon Aaron the albe and the tunycle the ouer body cote the brestlappe to y e ouer body cote shalt gyrde him on the out syde vpon the ouer body cote and set the myter vpon his heade and the holy crowne vpon the myter and shalt take the anoyntinge oyle and poure it vpon his heade and anoynte him Thou shalt brynge forth his sonnes also put the albes vpon them and gyrde both Aaron them with gyrdles set the bonettes vpon their heades that they maye haue the presthode for a perpetuall custome And thou shalt fyll the haÌ„des of Aaron and his sonnes and brynge forth the bullocke before the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aaron and his sonnes shall laye their haÌ„des vpon the heade of the bullocke and thou shalt sley the bullocke before the LORDE at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and shalt take of his bloude and put it vpon the hornes of the altare with thy fynger and poure all the other bloude vpon the botome of the altare And thou shalt take all the fat that couereth the bowels and the nett vpon the leuer and the two kydneys with the fat that is aboute them and burne them vpon the altare But the bullockes flesh skynne and donge shalt thou burne with fyre without the hoost for it is a synne offerynge The one ramme shalt thou take also and Aaron with his sonnes shall laye their handes vpon his heade Then shalt thou sleye him and take of his bloude and sprenkle it vpon the altare rounde aboute But the ramme shalt thou deuyde in peces and wash his bowels and his legges and laye them vpon the peces and the heade and burne the whole ramme vpon the altare for it is a burnt offerynge and a swete sauoure of the sacrifice vnto the LORDE As for the other ramme thou shalt take him and Aaron with his sonnes shall laye their handes vpon his heade and thou shalt slaye him and take of his bloude and put it vpon the typpe of the right eare of Aaron and his sonnes and vpon y e thombe of their right handes and vpon the greate too of their right fete and thou shalt sprenkle the bloude vpon the altare rounde aboute and shalt take of the bloude vpon the altare and the anoyntinge oyle and sprenckle it vpon Aaron and his vestymentes vpon his sonnes and their vestymentes So shall he and his clothes his sonnes and their clothes be consecrated Then shalt thou take the fat of the ramme the rompe and the fatt that couereth y e bowels the net vpon the leuer and the two kydneys with the fatt that is aboute them and the right shulder for it is a ramme of coÌ„secracion and a symnel of bred and an oyled cake and a wafer out of the maunde of the vnleuended bred that stondeth before y e LORDE and put all in to the handes of Aaron and of his sonnes and waue it vnto the LORDE TheÌ„ take it out of their handes and burne it vpon the altare for a burnt offeringe to be a swete sauoure vnto y e LORDE For it is the LORDES sacrifice And thou shalt take the brest of the ramme of AaroÌ„s consecracioÌ„ shalt waue it before y e LORDE y t shal be his parte And thus shalt thou halowe y e Wauebrest y e Heueshulder y t are waued heaued of y e ramme of the consecracion of Aaron his sonnes And it shal be a perpetuall custome for AaroÌ„ and his sonnes of y e children of Israel for it is an Heue offrynge and the Heue offrynge shal be the LORDES dewtye of the children of Israel in their deade offrynges and Heue offrynges which they do vnto the LORDE And the holy garmentes of Aaron shall his sonnes haue after him that they maie be anoynted therin y t their handes maye be fylled Loke which of his sonnes shal be prest in his steade the same shal put them on seueÌ„ dayes that he maye go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse to mynister in the Sanctuary But the ramme of consecracion shalt thou take and seeth his flesh in an holy place And Aaron with his sonnes shal eate the flesh of the sâ—me ramme with the bred in the maunde at the doâ—â— of the Tabernacle of wytnesse for there is an attonement made therwith to fyll their handes that they maye be consecrated A strauÌ„ger shal not eate therof for it is holy But yf eny of the flesh of the consecracion and of the bred remaine vntyll the mornynge thou shalt burne it with fyre and not let
it be eaten for it is holy And thus shalt thou do with Aaron and his sonnes all that I haue commaunded ye. Seuen dayes shalt thou fyll their handes and offer a bullocke daylie for a synne offeringe because of them y t shal be reconciled And thou shalt halowe the altare whan thou reconcylest it shalt anoynte it that it maye be consecrated Seuen dayes shalt thou reconcyle the altare consecrate it that it maye be an altare of the Most holy Who so wyll touch the altare must be consecrated And this shalt thou do with the altare Two lambes of one yeare olde shalt thou offer euery daye vpon it the one lambe in the mornynge and the other at euen And to one lambe a tenth deale of wheate floure meÌ„gled with y e fourth parte of an Hin of beaten oyle and y e fourth parte of an Hin of wine for a drynk offerynge With the other lambe at euen shalt thou do like as with y e meate offerynge and drynk offerynge in the mornynge for a swete sauoure of sacrifice vnto y e LORDE This is the daylie burnt offerynge amonge youre posterities at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse before the LORDE where I will proteste vnto you and talke with the. There wil I proteste vnto the children of Israel and be sanctified in my glory and wyl halowe the Tabernacle of wytnes and the altare and consecrate AaroÌ„ and his sonnes to be my prestes And I wyl dwell amonge the children of Israel wyll be their God so y t they shal knowe how that I am the LORDE their God which brought them out of the londe of Egipte that I might dwell amonge them euen I the LORDE their God The XXX Chapter THou shalt make also an incense altare to burne incense of Fyrre tre a cubyte longe brode eauen foure squared and two cubytes hye with his hornes shalt ouerlaye it with pure golde the rofe the walles of it rounde aboute and the hornes therof a crowne of golde shalt thou make rounde aboute it and two golde rynges on ether syde vnder the crowne that there maie be staues put therin to beare it with all The staues shalt thou make of Fyrre tre also and ouerlaye theÌ„ with golde and shalt set it before the vayle that hangeth before the Arke of wytnesse and before the Mercy seate y t is vpon the wytnesse from whence I wyl proteste vnto the. And Aaron shal burne swete incense theron euery morninge whaÌ„ he dresseth the lampes In like maner whan he lighteth the lampes at euen he shall burne soch incense also This shal be the daylie incense before the LORDE amonge youre posterities Ye shall put no straunge incense therin offer no burnt offerynge ner meat offerynge nether drynk offerynge theron And vpon y e hornes of it shall Aaron reconcyle once in a yeare with y e bloude of the synne offerynge which they shall offer that are reconcyled This shal be done amonge youre posterities for this is the most holy vnto the LORDE And the LORDE Espake vnto Moses and sayde Whan thou nombrest the heades of the children of Israel then shal euery one geue vnto the LORDE the reconcylinge of his soule y t there happeÌ„ not a plage vnto them whan they are nombred Euery one that is tolde in the nombre shall geue half a Sycle after the Sycle of the Sanctuary one Sycle is worth twentye Geras This half Sycle shal be y e LORDES Heue offerynge Who so is in the nombre from twenty yeare and aboue shal geue this Heue offerynge vnto y e LORDE The riche shal not geue more and the poore shal not geue lesse in the half Sycle which is geuen vnto the LORDE to be an Heue offerynge for the reconcylinge of their soules And this money of recoÌ„cilinge shalt thou take of the children of Israel put it to the Gods seruyce of the Tabernacle of wytnes that it maye be a remembraunce vnto the children of Israel before the LORDE that he maye let himself be reconcyled ouer their soules And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Thou shalt make a brasen lauer also with a fote of brasse to wash and shalt set it betwixte the Tabernacle of witnesse and y e altare and put water therin that AaroÌ„ and his sonnes maye wash their handes and fete therout whan they go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse or to the altare to mynistre vnto the LORDE with offerynge incense y t they dye not This shal be a perpetuall custome for him and his sede amonge their posterities And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Take vnto the spyces of the best fyue hundreth Sycles of Myrre and of CynamoÌ„ half so moch euen two hundreth and fyftie and of Kalmus two hundreth and fiftye and of Cassia fyue hundreth after the Sycle of the Sanctuary an Hin of oyle olyue and make an holy anoyntinge oyle after the craft of the Apotecary And there w t shalt thou anoynte the Tabernacle of wytnesse the Arke of wytnes the table with all his apparell y e candilsticke with his apparell the altare of incense the altare of burnt offerynges with all his apparell the lauer with his fote and thus shalt thou consecrate them that they maye be most holy for who so wil touch theÌ„ must be consecrated Thou shalt anoynte Aaron also and his sonnes and consecrate them to be my prestes And thou shalt speake vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel and saye This oyle shal be an holy oyntment vnto me amonge yo r posterities It shal not be poured vpon mans body nether shalt thou make eny soch like it for it is holy therfore shal it be holy vnto you Who so maketh eny soch like or geueth a strauÌ„ger therof the same shal be roted out from amonge his people And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Take vnto the spyces Balme Stacte Galban and pure franckencense of one as moch as of another and make incense therof after the craft of the Apotecary myngled together that it maye be pure holy And thou shalt beate it to poulder and shalt put of the same before the wytnesse in the Tabernacle of wytnesse from whenâ—e I wyll proteste vnto the but it shal be holy vnto the for the LORDE Who so maketh soch to cense therwith shal be roted out from amoÌ„ge his people The XXXI Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses saide I haue called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Vri y e sonne of Hur of y e trybe of Iuda and haue fylled him with y e sprete of God with wyszdome and vnderstoÌ„dynge and knowlege and to worke with all maner of connynge worke in golde syluer brasse to graue stones connyngly and to set them to carue well in tymbre and to make all maner worke And beholde I haue geuen him Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan to be his companyon and haue geuen
wyszdome in to the hertes of all that are wyse that they shall make all that I haue commaunded the the Tabernacle of wytnesse the Arke of wytnesse the Mercyseate theron and all the ornamentes of y e Tabernacle the table and his apparell the candilsticke and all his apparell the altare of incense the altare of burnt offerynges w t all his apparell the lauer with his fote the mynistrynge vestimentes of Aaron y e prest and the garmentes of his sonnes to serue like prestes the anoyntinge oyle and the inceÌ„se of spyces for y e SaÌ„ctuary All that I haue commaunded the shal they make And the LORDE talked vnto Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel and saye Kepe my Sabbath for it is a token betwene me and you and youre posterities that ye maye knowe how that I am the LORDE which haloweth you therfore kepe my Sabbath for it shal be holy vnto you Who so vnhaloweth it shall dye the death For who so doth eny worke therin shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke but vpon the seuenth daye is the Sabbath the holy rest of the LORDE Who so doth eny worke vpon the Sabbath daye shall dye the death Therfore shal the children of Israel kepe the Sabbath that they maye kepe it also amonge their posterities for an euerlastynge couenaunt An euerlastynge token is it betwixte me and the children of Israel For in sixe dayes made the LORDE heaueÌ„ earth but vpon y e seuenth daye he rested and was refreshed And whan the LORDE had made an ende of talkinge with Moses vpon the mount Sinai he gaue him two tables of witnesse which were of stone and wrytten with the fynger of God The XXXII Chapter BVt whan the people sawe that Moses made loÌ„ge taryenge to come downe froÌ„ the mount they gathered theÌ„ together agaynst Aaron sayde vnto him Vp and make vs goddes to go before vs for we can not tell what is become of this man Moses that brought vs out of Egipte Aaron sayde vnto them Plucke of the golden earynges from the eares of youre wynes of yo r sonnes of yo r doughters brynge them vnto me Then all the people pluckte of their golden earynges from their eares brought them vnto Aaron And he toke them of their handes fashioned it w t a grauer And they made a molten calfe and sayde These are thy goddes O Israel that brought the out of the londe of Egipte Whan Aaron sawe that he buylded an altare before him and caused it be proclamed and sayde Tomorow is the LORDES feast And they arose vp early in the mornynge and offred burnt offerynges and brought dead offerynges also Then the people sat them downe to eate and drynke rose vp to playe But the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Go get the downe for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the londe of Egipte haue marred all they are soone gone out of the waie which I commaunded them They haue made them a molten calfe and haue worshipped it offred vnto it sayde These are thy goddes O Israel that brought the out of the lande of Egipte And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses I se that it is a styffnecked people and now suffre me that my wrath maye waxe whote ouer them that I maye consume them so wil I make a greate people of the. But Moses be sought the LORDE his God sayde Oh LORDE wherfore wil thy wrath waxe whote ouer thy people whom thou hast brought out of the loÌ„de of Egipte w t greate power a mightie haÌ„de Wherfore shulde the Egipcians speake saye He hath brought theÌ„ for their myschefe to slaye them in the mountaynes and to destroye theÌ„ vtterly from the earth O turne the from the fearcenesse of y e wrath be gracious ouer the wickednesse of thy people Remembre thy seruauÌ„tes Abraham Isaac and Israel vnto whoÌ„ thou swarest by thyne owne self and saydest I wil multiplye youre sede as the starres of heauen and all the londe that I haue promysed you wil I geue vnto youre sede they shall inheret it for euer Thus the LORDE repented of the euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto his people Moses turned him wente downe from the mount and in his hande he had the two tables of wytnesse which were wrytteÌ„ vpon both the sydes and were Gods worke the wrytinge was the wrytinge of God therin Now whan Iosua herde the noyse of y e people as they shouted he sayde vnto Moses This is a noyse of warre in the hoost He answered It is not a noyse of them that haue the victory and of them that haue the worse but I heare a noyse of synginge at a daunse Whan he came nye vnto the hoost and sawe the calfe and the daunsynge he was moued with wrath and cast the â—ables out of his hande and brake them beneth the mount And he toke the calfe that they had made and brent it with fyre and stamped it vnto poulder and strowed it in the water gaue it vnto the children of Israel to drynke sayde vnto Aaron What dyd this people vnto the that thou hast brought so greate a synne vpon them Aaron sayde Let not the wrath of my lorde waxe fearce thou knowest that this is a wicked people They sayde vnto me Make vs goddes to go before vs for we can not tell what is become of this man Moses y t brought vs out of the londe of Egipte I sayde vnto them Who so hath golde let him plucke it of and geue it me and I cast it in the fyre therof came this calfe Now whan Moses sawe that the people were naked for Aaron whan he set them vp made them naked to their shame he weÌ„te in to the gate of the hoost and sayde who so belongeth vnto the LORDE let him come hither vnto me Then all the children of Leui gathered them selues vnto him and he sayde vnto them Thus sayeth the LORDE the God of Israel Euery man put his swerde by his syde and go thorow in and out from one gate to another in the hoost and slaye euery man his brother frende neghboure The children of Leui dyd as Moses sayde vnto them And there fell of the people the same daye thre thousande men TheÌ„ sayde Moses CoÌ„secrate youre handes this daie vnto the LORDE euery man vpon his sonne and brother that the prayse maye be geuen ouer you this daye On the morow Moses sayde vnto the people Ye haue done a greate synnne Now I wil go vp vnto the LORDE yf peraduenture I maye make an attonement for youre synnes Now whaÌ„ Moses came agayne vnto y e LORDE he saide Oh this people haue done a greate synne haue made them goddes of golde Now for geue them their synne yf not theÌ„ wype me out of y e boke that thou hast wrytten The LORDE sayde
vnto Moses What Him that synneth against me wil I wype out of my boke Go thou y e waye therfore and brynge y e people thither as I haue sayde vnto the Beholde myne angell shall go before the. But in the daye of my visitacion I wyll vyset their synnes vpon them So the LORDE plaged the people because they made y e calfe which Aaron made The XXXIII Chapter THe LORDE sayde vnto Moses Go departe hence thou and the people whom thou hast brought out of the lande of Egipte vnto y e londe that I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob and sayde vnto y e sede wil I geue it and I wyl sende an angell before the and cast out the Cananites Amorites Hethites Pheresites Heuites and Iebusites in to the londe that floweth with mylke and hony for I wyll not go vp with the for thou art an hardnecked people I might consume the by the waye Whan the people herde this euell tydinges they sorowed and no man put on his best rayment And y e LORDE sayde vnto Moses Speake vnto the children of Israel Ye are a styfnecked people I must once come sodenly vpon the and make an ende of the. And now put of thy goodly araye from the y t I maie knowe what to do vnto the. So the children of Israel laied their goodly araye from thē euen before the mount Horeb. Moses toke the Tabernacle pitched it without afarre of from y e hoost and called it the Tabernacle of wytnesse And who so euer wolde axe eny question at the LORDE wente out vnto the Tabernacle of wytnesse before the hoost And whan Moses wente out vnto the Tabernacle all the people rose vp and stode euery one in his tent dore and loked after Moses tyll he was gone in to the Tabernacle And whan Moses entred in to the Tabernacle the cloudy pyler came downe and stode in the dore of the Tabernacle and he talked with Moses And all the people sawe the cloudy piler stonde in the dore of the Tabernacle and rose vp and worshiped euery one in his tent dore And the LORDE spake vnto Moses face to face as a man speaketh vnto his frende And whan he turned agayne to the hoost y e yonge mā Iosua y e sonne of Nun his minister departed not out of y e Tabernacle And Moses sayde vnto the LORDE Beholde thou saydest vnto me Brynge y e people vp and lettest me not knowe whom thou wilt sende w t me yet hast thou sayde I knowe the by name and thou hast founde grace in my sight Let me knowe thy waye therfore wherby I maye be certified y t I fynde grace in thy sight And consydre yet that this people is thy people He sayde My presence shal go before the there with wyll I lede the. But he sayde vnto him Yf thy presence go not then cary vs not vp from hence for wherby shal it be knowne y t I and thy people haue founde fauoure in thy sight but in y t thou goest with vs that I thy people maye haue some preemynence before all people that are vpon the face of the earth The LORDE sayde vnto Moses I wyll do this also that thou hast sayde for thou hast foūde grace in my sight and I knowe the by name He sayde Oh let me thē se thy glory And he sayde I wyl cause all my good go ouer before thy face and wyl let the name of y e LORDE be called vpon before the. And I shewe mercy to whom I shewe mercy and haue compassion on whom I haue compassion And he sayde morouer Thou mayest not se my face for there shall no mā lyue y t seyth me And y e LORDE sayde farthermore beholde there is a place by me there shalt thou stōde vpon the rocke Now whan my glory goeth forth I wil put y e in a clyfte of y e rocke my hande shal holde styll vpō the tyll I be passed by And whan I take awaye myne hande from the thou shalt se my back partes but my face shal not be sene The XXXIIII Chapter ANd the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Hew the two tables of stone like as y e first were that I maye wryte in them the wordes y t were in the first tables which thou brakest ▪ and be ready in the mornynge that thou mayest come vp early vnto moūt Sinai and stonde me vpon the toppe of the mount And let no man come vp with the that there be no man sene thorow out all y e mount and let nether shepe ner oxen fede before the mount And Moses hewed two tables of stone like as the first were arose early in the mornynge wente vp vnto mount Sinai as y e LORDE cōmaunded him toke y e two tables of stone in his hāde Thē came the LORDE downe in a cloude And there he stepte vnto him called vpō y e name of y e LORDE And whan y e LORDE passed by before his face he cryed LORDE LORDE God mercifull gracious longe sufferinge and of greate mercy and trueth thou that kepest mercy in stoare for thousandes and forgeuest wickednes trespace and synne before whom there is no man innocent thou that visitest the wickednesse of the fathers vpon y e children and childers children vnto the thirde and fourth generacion And Moses bowed him self downe vnto the earth and worshiped him and saide LORDE yf I haue founde grace in thy sight thē let the LORDE go with vs for it is an hard necked people that thou mayest haue mercy vpon oure wickednesses and synnes and let vs be thyne inheritaunce And he sayde Beholde I make a couenaunt before all y i people wil do wonders soch as haue not bene done in all londes and amonge all people And all y e people amōge whom thou art shal se y e worke of y e LORDE for a terryble thinge shal it be y t I wyl do w t the. Kepe that I commaunde y e this daye Beholde I wyl cast out before the y e Amorites Cananites Hethites Pheresites Heuytes and Iebusites Bewarre that thou make no couenaunt with the indwellers of the lande y t thou commest in to lest they be cause of y i ruyne in the myddest of the but their alters shalt thou ouerthrowe breake downe their goddes and rote out their groaues for thou shalt worshipe no other god For y e LORDE is called gelous because he is a gelous God lest yf thou make any agrement with the indwellers of the londe and whan they go a whoringe after their goddes and do sacrifice vnto their goddes they call y e and thou eate of their sacrifice and lest thou take of their doughters vnto thy sonnes to wyues and the same go a whoringe after their goddes make thy sonnes go a whoringe after their goddes also Thou shalt make y e no goddes of metall The feast of swete
and ouerlayed it with fyne golde the toppe and the sydes of it rounde aboute and the hornes therof and made a crowne vnto it rounde aboute of pure golde two golde rynges vnder the crowne on both the sydes to put the staues therin and to beare it withall but the staues made he of Fyrre tre and ouerlayed them with golde And he made the holy anoyntinge oyle the incense of pure spyces after y e craft of the Apotecary The XXXVIII Chapter ANd the altare of burnt offrynges made he of Fyrre tre fyue cubytes loÌ„ge brode eauen foure squared thre cubites hye And made foure hornes which proceaded out of the foure corners therof and ouerlaied it with brasse And he made all maner of vessels for the altare cauldrons shouels basens fleshokes and colepannes all of brasse And vnto the altare he made a brasen gredyron of net worke rounde aboute from vnder vp vnto the myddest of the altare cast foure rynges in the foure corners of the brasen gredyron for the staues which he made of Fyrre tre and ouerlayed them w t brasse and put them in the rynges by the sydes of the altare to beare it withall and made it holowe with bordes And he made the Lauer of brasse his fote also of brasse vpon the place of y e hoost that laye before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And he made the courte on y e south syde hangynges an hundreth cubytes longe of whyte twyned sylke with the tweÌ„tye pilers therof and twentye sokettes of brasse but the knoppes and whopes of syluer In like maner vpon the north syde an hundreth cubytes with twentye pilers and twentye sokettes of brasse but their knoppes whoopes of syluer Vpon the west syde fiftie cubytes with ten pilers and teÌ„ sokettes but their knoppes and whoopes of syluer Vpon the East syde fiftie cubytes Fiftene cubytes vpon either syde of the courte dore w t thre pilers and thre sokettes So that all the hanginges of the courte were of whyte twyned sylke and the sokettes of the pilers were of brasse their knoppes and whoopes of syluer their heades were ouerlayed w t syluer all the pilers of the courte were whooped aboute with syluer And the hangynge in y e courte gate made he w t nedle worke of yalowe sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke twentye cubytes longe fyue cubytes hye after the measure of the hanginges of the courte foure pilers also therto foure sokettes of brasse and their knoppes of syluer and their heades ouerlayed and their whoopes of syluer And all the nales of the Habitacion and of the courte rounde aboute were of brasse This is now the summe of the Habitacion of wytnesse which was counted at the coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of Moses to y e Gods seruice of the Leuites vnder the haÌ„de of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the prest which Bezaleel the sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the trybe of Iuda made all as the LORDE commaunded Moses And w t him Ahaliab y e sonne of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan a connynge grauer to worke nedle worke w t yalow sylke scarlet purple whyte sylke All the golde y t was wrought in all this worke of the Sanctuary which was geuen to the Waue offerynge is nyne twenty huÌ„dreth weight seuen hundreth thirtie Sycles after y e Sycle of y e Sanctuary The syluer y t came of the congregacion was fyue score hundreth weight a thousande seuen hundreth fyue and seuentye Sycles after y e Sycle of the Sanctuary so many heades so many half Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary of all that were nombred from twentye yeare olde and aboue euen sixe hundreth thousande thre thousande fyue hundreth and fiftye Of the fyue score hundreth weight of syluer were cast the sokettes of the Sanctuary and the sokettes of the vayle an huÌ„dreth sokettes of the fyue score hundreth weight an hundreth weight to euery sokett Of the thousande seuen hundreth and fyue and seuentye Sycles were made the knoppes of the pilers and their heades ouerlayed and their whoopes As for the Waue offerynge of brasse it was seuentye hundreth weight two thousande and foure hundreth Sycles Wherof were made the sokettes in the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the brasen altare and the brasen gredyron therto and all the vessels of the altare and the sokettes of y e courte rounde aboute and the sokettes of y e courte gate all y e nales of the Habitacion all y e nales of y e courte rounde aboute The XXXIX Chapter OF the yalowe sylke scarlet purple they made Aarons mynistringe vestimentes to do seruyce in the Sanctuary as y e LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And he made the ouer body cote of golde yalowe sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke and bett the golde in to thinne plates and cut it in to wyres that it might be wrought amonge the yalowe sylke scarlet purple and whyte sylke made it so that y e ouerbody cote came together by the edges on both the sydes And his gyrdel was after the same craft worke eueÌ„ of golde yalowe sylke scarlet purple and whyte twyned sylke as the LORDE commaunded Moses And they wrought two Onix stones set rounde aboute with golde grauen by the stone grauer with the names of the childreÌ„ of Israel and fastened them vpoÌ„ the shulders of the ouerbody cote that they might be stones of remeÌ„braunce vnto the children of Israel as the LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And they made the brestlappe after the craft worke of the ouerbody cote of golde yalowe sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke so that it was foure square dubble an hande bredth longe and brode and fylled it with foure rowes of stones The first rowe was a Sardis a Topas and a Smaragde The secoÌ„de a Ruby a Saphyre 〈◊〉 a Dyamonde The thirde a Ligurios 〈◊〉 Achat and an Amatist The fourth a Turcas an Onix a Iaspis closed rounde aboute with golde in all the rowes And the stones stode after the twolue names of the children of Israel grauen by the stone grauer euery one with his name acordinge to the twolue trybes And vpon the brestlappe they made wrythen cheynes of pure golde and two hokes of golde two golde rynges and fastened the two rynges vpon the two edges of the brestlappe and y e two wrythen cheynes put they in the two rynges vpon the corners of the brestlappe But the â—wo endes of y e wrethen cheynes put they to the two hokes fastened them vpon the corners of the ouer body cote one ouer agaynst another And they made two other rynges of golde fastened them to the other two corners of the brestlappe by the edge of it that it might hange vpon the out syde of the ouerbody cote And they made yet two other golde rynges which they put beneth vpon the two corners of the ouerbody cote one ouer agaynst another
where the ouerbody cote ioyneth together that the brestlappe might be festened by his rynges vnto y e rynges of the ouerbody cote with a yalowe lace that it might lye close vpon y e ouerbody cote and not be lowsed from y e ouerbody cote as the LORDE commaunded Moses And he made the tunycle vnto the ouerbody cote wrought all of yalow sylke the hole therof aboue in the myddest a bonde foldē together rounde aboute the hole that it shulde not rente And beneth vpon y e hemme of it they made pomgranates of yalow sylke scarlet purple whyte twyned sylke they made belles of pure golde which they put betwixte y e pomgranates rounde aboute vpon the hemme of the tunycle a bell a pomgranate a bell a pomgranate rounde aboute to do seruyce in as the LORDE commaunded Moses And they made albes also wrought of whyte sylke for Aaron his sonnes y e myter of whyte sylke and the goodly bonettes of whyte sylke and breches of twyned whyte lynnen and the girdle of nedle worke euen of whyte twyned sylke yalow sylke scarlet and purple as the LORDE commaunded Moses They made the fore heade plate also to y e holy crowne of pure golde and wrote therin with grauen worke the holynes of the LORDE and festened a yalowe lace theron to tye 〈◊〉 vnto the myter aboue as the LORDE cōmaunded Moses Thus the whole worke of y e Habitacion of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse was fynished And the childrē of Israel dyd all that the LORDE cōmaunded Moses brought the Habitacion vnto Moses the Tabernacle all the apparell therof the buttons bordes barres pilers sokettes y e couerynge of reed slrynnes of rammes the couerynge of doo slrynnes the vayle y e Arke of wytnesse w t the staues therof the Mercyseate the table all his apparell the shewbred the candilsticke w t the lampes prepared and all his apparell oyle for the lightes the golden altare the anoyntinge oyle incense the hanginge in the Tabernacle dore the brasen altare his brasen gredyron w t his staues ▪ all his apparell y e lauer w t his foote the hangynges of y e courte w t the pilers sokettes therof y e hanginge in the courte gate w t his pilers nales all the ordynaunce fo◠the seruyce of the Habitacion of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse y e mynistringe vestimētes of Aarō y e prest to do seruyce in y e Sanctuary the garmētes of his sonnes y t they might execute y e prestes office Acordinge to all that y e LORDE cōmaunded Moses euē so dyd the childrē of Israel in all this seruyce And Moses sawe all y e worke y t they dyd it euē as y e LORDE had commaunded and he blessed them The XL. Chapter ANd y e LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde In the fyrst daye of the first moneth shalt thou set vp y e Habitaciō of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse and shal put the Arke of wytnes therin and hange the vayle before y e Arke And thou shalt bringe in the table and garnish it and brynge in the cādilsticke and put the lampes theron And y e goldē altare of incense shalt thou set before y e Arke of wytnesse hange vp the hanginge in the dore of the Habitaciō But the altare of burnt offeringes shalt thou set before the dore of the Habitacion of the Tabernacle of wytnesse the lauer betwixte the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the altare and put water therin set the courte rounde aboute and hange vp the hanginge in the courte gate And thou shalt take the anoyntynge oyle and anoynte the Habitacion and all that is there in and shalt consecrate it and all y e apparell therof that it maye be holy And thou shalt anoynte the altare of burnt offerynges and all his vessels and consecrate it that it maye be most holy The lauer also his fote shalt thou anoynte consecrate And thou shalt brynge Aaron his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and wash them with water put the holy vestimentes vpon Aaron and anoynte him and consecrate him that he maye be my prest And thou shalt brynge his sonnes also and put the albes vpon them and anoynte them as thou hast anoynted their father y t they maye be my prestes And this anoyntinge shall they haue for an euerlastinge presthode amonge their posterities And Moses dyd all as the LORDE cōmaunded him Thus was the Tabernacle set vp in the seconde yeare vpon the first daye of the first moneth And whan Moses reared it vp he fastened y e sokettes and the bordes and barres and set vp the pilers and spred out the tent ouer the Habitacion and put the couerynge of the tent aboue an hye as the LORDE commaunded him And he toke the wytnesse and layed it in the Arke and put y e staues in the Arke and set the Mercyseate aboue vpon the Arke and brought the Arke in to the Habitacion and hanged the vayle before the Arke of wytnesse as the LORDE commaunded him And he set the table in the Tabernacle of wytnesse in the corner of the Habitacion vpon the north syde without the vayle and prepared bred theron before y e LORDE as the LORDE commaunded him And he set in the candilsticke also euen ouer agaynst the table in the corner of the Habitacion vpon the south syde and put the lampes theron before y e LORDE as the LORDE commaunded him And the golden altare set he in also before the vayle and brent swete incense theron as the LORDE commaunded him And hanged vp the hangynge in the Tabernacle dore As for the altare of burnt offerynges he set it before the dore of the Habitacion of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse and offred burnt offerynges and meate offerynges theron as the LORDE commaunded him And the Lauer set he betwixte the Tabernacle of wytnesse and y e altare and put water therin to wash withall And Moses Aaron and his sonnes washed their hādes and fete ther at for they ought to wash thē whan they wente in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse or whan they wente vnto the altare as the LORDE commaunded him And he set vp the courte rounde aboute the Habitacion and the altare and hanged vp y e hanginge in y e courte gate Thus Moses fynished the whole worke Then a cloude couered y e Tabernacle of wytnesse and the glory of the LORDE fylled the Habitacion And Moses coulde not go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse whyle the cloude abode theron and the glory of y e LORDE fylled the Habitacion And whan the cloude remoued from the Habitacion then wente the children of Israel forth as oft as they toke their iourney But yf the cloude remoued not then toke not they their iourney tyll the daie that it remoued for in the daye tyme was the cloude of the LORDE vpon the Habitacion
in the night season was fyre therin in y e sight of all y e house of Israel in all their iourneis The ende of the seconde boke of Moses called Exodus The thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. The ordre and vse of burnt offerynges whether it be of small or greate catell or of foules Chap. II. Of meat offerynges with fyne floure c. Chap. III. Of deed offerynges otherwyse called health offrynges peace offrynges or thāk-offerynges and of the fatt Chap. IIII. The offringe for the sinne of a prest of the whole congregacion of the ruler or of eny other meane man Chap. V. The offerynge for swearinge for an erroure or ignoraunce Chap. VI. Of daylie burnt offerynges other oblacions The offerynge of the prest in the daye of his anoyntinge Chap. VII Of thank offerynges Of the fat bloude and of the anoyntinge of the prestes Chap. VIII Of the anoyntinge and consecratynge of Aaron and of his sonnes Chap. IX How Aaron and his sonnes offred for synne how the fyre of God consumed the burnt offerynge Chap. X. The death of Nadab Abihu The prestes were forbydden to drynke wyne and their porcion of the offerynges appoynted them Chap. XI Of cleane and vncleane beastes foules Chap. XII Of the vnclennesse of a woman in childe bedd of hir clensynge or purificacion of hir offerynge Chap. XIII Of Leprosy or Mezell Chap. XIIII The clēsynge of lepers and of their offerynge Chap. XV. Of all maner of vncleane fluxes or yssues both of men and wemen Chap. XVI Aarō might not allwaie go in to the Sanctuary Of the two goates Of fastinge in the seuenth moneth Chap. XVII All offrynges were first brought to the Tabernacle dore No bloude ner deed caryon was to be eaten Chap. XVIII The degrees of consanguynite and affynite And what wemen men ought not to marye Chap. XIX Dyuerse and many commaundemētes and statutes Chap. XX. To geue sede vnto Moloch other vnlaufull thinges are forbydden Chap. XXI How cleane and vndefyled the prestes ought to lyue Chap. XXII How the prestes and their housholdes ought to be how the offerynges ought to be vsed Chap. XXIII Of the holy dayes and hye feastes namely the Sabbath Easter Whyt sondaye otherwise called the feast of wekes the feast of Tabernacles c. Chap. XXIIII Of the oyle for the lampes and lightes Of the shewbred Punyshment for cursynge and blasphemy Chap. XXV Of the rest of the seuenth yeare libertye of the Fiftieth yeare otherwyse called the yeare of Iubylie the yeare of hornes blowinge or the trompet yeare Chap. XXVI Swete louynge promyses of God for all soch as wyl kep◠his commaundemētes Agayne Maruelous sore plages are threatened vnto them that wyll not harken to his worde Chap. XXVII Of vowes and of the fre yeare Of redemynge or lowsynge out agayne of catell or londe that a man promyseth voweth or dedicateth vnto the LORDE The first Chapter ANd the LORDE called Moses and spake vnto him out of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse and sayde Speake vnto y e childrē of Israel saie vnto them Who so euer amōge you wyl brynge an offerynge vnto the LORDE let him brynge it of y e catell euen of the oxen of the shepe Yf he wyl brynge a burnt offerynge of y e oxen or greate catell thē let him offre a male without blemysh before y e dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to reconcyle him self before the LORDE let him laye his hande vpon the heade of the burnt offerynge then shal he be reconcyled so y t God shal be mercifull vnto him And he shall kyll the yonge oxe before y e LORDE and y e prestes Aarons sonnes shal brynge the bloude and sprenkle it rounde aboute vpon the altare that is before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the slrynne shal be flayne from of the burnt offerynge and it shal be hewen in peces And the sonnes of Aaron the prest shal make a fyre vpon the altare and laye wod aboue ther on and y e peces the heade and the fatt shal they laye vpon the wodd that lyeth vpon y e fyre on the altare But y e bowels legges shal be waszshen with water and the prest shal burne alltogether vpon the altare for a burntsacrifice this is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE Yf he wyl offre a burntsacrifice of the small catell that is of the lambes or goates then let him offre a male without a blemysh And he shall kyll it before the LORDE euen at the corner of the altare on the north syde before y e LORDE And the prestes Aarons sonnes shal sprenkle his bloude rounde aboute vpon y e altare and it shal be hewen in peces And the prest shall laye them with the heade and the fatt vpon the wodd that lyeth vpon the fyre on the altare But the bowels and y e legges shal be waszshen with water And y e prest shal offre it alltogether and burne it vpon y e altare for a burntsacrifice This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE But yf he wil offre a burntsacrifice of y e foules vnto the LORDE then let him offre it of the turtill doues or of y e yonge pigeons And the prest shal brynge it vnto the altare and wrynge the neck of it a sunder that it maye be burnt vpon the altare and let the bloude of it runne out vpon the sydes of the altare and the croppe of it with the fethers shal be cast vpon the heape of aszshes besyde the altare towarde the east and he shall deuyde the wynges of it but not breake thē cleane of And thus shall the prest burne it vpon the altare euen vpon the wodd that lyeth vpō the fyre for a burntsacrifice This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE The II. Chapter WHan a soule wyll offre a meat offerynge vnto the LORDE then shal it be of fyne floure and he shal poure oyle vpon it and put frankencense theron so brynge it vnto Aarons sonnes the prestes Then shal one of them take his handefull of the same floure and oyle with all the frankēcense and burne it for a remembraunce vpon the altare This is an offeringe of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE As for y e remnaunt of the meat offerynge it shal be Aarons and his sonnes This shal be y e most holy of the offerynges of the LORDE But yf he wyll brynge a meat offerynge of that which is baken in the ouen then let him take swete cakes of wheate mixte with oyle and vnleuended wafers anoynted with oyle Neuertheles yf thy meat offerynge be enythinge of that which is fryed in the panne then shal it be of fyne swete floure myxte with oyle And thou shalt cut it in peces poure oyle theron so is it a meat offerynge But yf thy meat offeringe be ought broyled on the gredyron then shalt
thou make it of fyne floure with oyle And the meat offerynge that thou wilt make of soch thinges for the LORDE shalt thou brynge vnto y e prest which shal brynge it vnto the altare shal Heue vp the same meat offerynge for a remēbraunce and burne it vpon the altare This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE As for the remnaunt it shal be Aarons and his sonnes This shall be the most holy of the offerynges of the LORDE All the meat offerynges that ye wil offre vnto the LORDE shal ye make without leuē For there shal no leuē nor hony be burnt for an offerynge vnto the LORDE But for the offerynge of the firstlinges shal ye offer thē vnto the LORDE Neuertheles they shal come vpon no altare for a swete sauoure All thy meat offerynges shalt thou salt And thy meat offerynge shal neuer be with out y e salt of the couenaunt of thy God for in all thy offerynges shalt thou offre salt But yf thou wilt offre a meat offerynge of the first frutes vnto y e LORDE then shalt thou drye that which is grene by the fyre beate it small and so offre the meat offerynge of thy first frutes And thou shalt put oyle vpon it and laye frankēcense theron so is it a meat offerynge And then shall the prest beate it and burne of the oyle with all the frankēcense for a remembraunce This is an offerynge vnto the LORDE The III. Chapter BVt yf his offerynge be a deed offeringe of greate catell whether it be oxe or cowe then shal he offre soch as is without blemysh before the LORDE shal laie his hande vpon the heade of it and kyll it before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the prestes Aarons sonnes shall sprenkle the bloude rounde aboute vpon the altare and shal offre of y e dead offerynge vnto the LORDE namely all the fat that is within and the two kydneyes with the fat that is theron vpon the loynes and the nett on the leuer vpō the kydneyes also And Aarons sonnes shal burne it vpon the altare for a burnt offerynge euen vpon the wod that lyeth on the fyre This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE Yf his dead offerynge be of small catell whether it be male or female it shal be with out blemish Yf it be a lambe then shall he brynge it before the LORDE shal laye his hande vpon the heade of it and sleye it before the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aarons sonnes shal sprenkle his bloude rounde aboute vpon the altare and so offre of the dead-offerynge vnto the LORDE namely the fa◠of it all the rompe with the backe and the fat that couereth the bowels with all y e fat that is within and the two kydneys with the fat that is theron vpon the loynes the nett on the leuer vpon the kydneys also And the prest shal burne it vpon the altare for y e meate of the offerynge vnto y e LORDE But yf his offeringe be a goate and bringeth it before the LORDE he shal laye his hande vpon the heade of it and kyll it before the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aarons sonnes shal sprēkle the bloude rounde aboute vpō the altare shal offer therof a sacrifice vnto the LORDE namely the fat y t couereth the bowels and all the fat y t is within the two kydneys with the fat that is theron vpon the loynes the net on the leuer vpon the kydneys And the prest shal burne it vpō the altare for the meate of the sacrifice to a swete sauoure All the fatt is the LORDES Let this be a perpetuall lawe amonge yo r posterities in all youre dwellynges that ye eate no fatt ner bloude The IIII. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Speake vnto the childrē of Israel and saye Whan a soule synneth thorow ignoraunce in any commaundemēt of the LORDE which he ought not to do As namely yf a prest which is anoynted synne that he make the people do amysse he shall brynge for y e synne that he hath done a yonge bullocke without blemysh vnto the LORDE for a syn offerynge And the bullocke shal he brynge to the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse before the LORDE laie his hāde vpō his heade kyll him before y e LORDE And y e prest y t is anoynted shal take of his bloude brynge it in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse And he shall dyppe his fynger in to the bloude sprenkle therwith seuē tymes before the LORDE towarde the vayle of y e Holy And he shal put of the same bloude vpon the hornes of the altare of incense y t stondeth before y e LORDE in the Tabernacle of wytnesse all the bloude of the bullocke shal he poure vpon the botome of the altare of burnt offeringes y t stondeth at the entringe in of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse And all the fat of the syn offerynge shal he Heue vp namely the fat y t couereth the bowels all the fat y t is within y e two kydneys with the fatt that is theron vpon the loynes and the net on the leuer vpon the kydneys also like as he Heueth it from the oxe in the dead offerynge and shall burne it vpon the altare of burnt offerynges But the skynne of the bullocke and all the flesh with the heade legges the bowels and the donge shal he cary alltogether out of the hoost in to a cleane place where y e aszshes are poured out shal burne it vpon wodd with fyre Whan the whole cōgregacion of Israel synneth thorow ignoraūce the dede be hyd from their eyes so y t they do ought agaynst eny of the cōmaundementes of the LORDE which they shulde not do come afterwarde to the knowlege of the synne that they haue done they shal bringe ◠yonge bullocke for a syn offerynge and set him before y e dore of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse And the Elders of the congregacion shall laye their handes vpon his heade before the LORDE kyll y e bullocke before the LORDE And y e prest y t is anoynted shal brynge of y e bullockes bloude in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse dyppe ther in with his fynger and sprenkle ther with seuen tymes before the LORDE euē before the vayle of the Holy And shall put of the bloude vpon the hornes of the altare y t stondeth before the LORDE in the Tabernacle of wytnesse all y e other bloude shal he poure vpō the botome of y e altare of burnt-offerynges y t stondeth before the dore of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse But all his fatt shal he Heue vp burne it vpō the altare shal do with this bullocke as he dyd with y e bullocke of the syn offeringe Thus the prest shal make an attonement for them it shall be forgeuen them And the bullocke shall he
violently awaye or gat wrongeously or that was geuen him to kepe or that he hath founde or what so euer it be aboute y e which he hath sworne falsely he shal restore it againe whole alltogether and geue the fifth parte more therto euen to him that it belonged vnto the same daye that he geueth his trespace offerynge But for his trespace he shall brynge for the LORDE euen vnto the prest a ramme from the flocke without blemysh that is worth a trespace offerynge Then shall the prest make an attonement for him before the LORDE and all that he hath synned in shal be forgeuen him The VI. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Commaunde Aaron and his sonnes and saye This is the lawe of the burnt offerynge The burnt offerynge shall burne vpon the altare all night vntyll the mornynge But the fyre of the altare onely shal burne theron And y e prest shal put on his lynen albe and his lyuen breches vpon his flesh and shal take vp the aszshes that the fyre of the burnt offerynge vpon the altare hath made and shall poure them besyde the altare Then shall he put of his rayment and put on other rayment and cary out the aszshes without the hoost into a cleane place The fyre vpon the altare shal burne and neuer go out The prest shal kyndle wod theron euery mornynge and dresse the burnt offerynge vpon it and burne the fat of the deed offerynges theron The fyre shall euer burne vpon the altare and neuer go out And this is the lawe of the meat offerynge which Aarons sonnes shall offre before the LORDE vpon the altare One of them shall Heue his handfull of fyne floure of y e meat offerynge and of the oyle and all the frankencense that lyeth vpon the meat offerynge and shall burne it vpon the altare for a swete sauoure a remembraunce vnto the LORDE As for the remnaunt Aaron and his sonnes shal eate it and vnleuended shal they eate it in the holy place namely in the courte of the Tabernacle of witnesse With leueÌ„ shal they not bake their porcion which I haue geuen them of my offerynges It shal be vnto them most holy as the syn offerynge and trespace offerynge All the males amonge the children of Aaron shall eate of it Let this be a perpetuall lawe for youre posterities in the sacrifices of the LORDE No man shall touch it excepte he be consecrated And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde This shal be the offerynge of Aaron and of his sonnes which they shall offre vnto the LORDE in the daie of their anoyntinge The tenth parte of an Epha of fyne floure for a meat offerynge daylie the one half parte in the mornynge the other half parte at euen In the panne with oyle shall thou make it and brynge it fryed and in peces shalt thou offer it for the swete sauoure of the LORDE And the prest which amonge his sonnes shal be anoynted in his steade shall do this This is a perpetuall dewtye vnto the LORDE It shal be burnt alltogether for all the meat offerynges of the prest shal be consumed with the fyre and not be eaten And y e LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and saye This is the lawe of the syn offerynge In the place where thou slayest y e bunrt offerynge shalt thou slaye the syn offerynge also before the LORDE This is most holy The prest that offereth the syn offerynge shal eate it in the holy place in the courte of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse No man shal touch y e flesh therof excepte he be halowed And yf eny garment be sprenkled with the bloude of it it shal be washeÌ„ in the holy place And the eartheÌ„ pot that it is sodden in shal be broken But yf it be a brasen pot it shal be scoured and reÌ„sed with water All y e males amonge the prestes shall eate therof for it is most holy Notwithstondinge all y e syn offerynge whose bloude is brought in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse to make an attonement shall not be eaten but burnt with fyre The VII Chapter ANd this is the lawe of the trespace-offerynge and it shal be most holy In the place where the burnt offerynge is slayne shall the trespace offerynge be slayne also there shall of his bloude be sprenkled rounde aboute vpon the altare And all his fat shal be offered the rompe and the fat y t couereth the bowels the two kydneys with the fat y t is theron vpon the loynes and the net on the leuer vpon the kydneys also And the prest shal burne it vpon the altare for an offerynge vnto the LORDE This is a trespace offerynge All the males amonge the prestes shal eate it in the holy place for it is most holy euen as the syn offerynge so shall the trespace offerynge be also they shall both haue one lawe and it shal be the prestes that reconcyleth ther wt. Loke which prest offereth eny mans burnt offorynge the skynne of the same burnt offrynge that he hath offered shal be his And euery meat offerynge that is baken in the ouen rosted vpon the gredyron or fryed in the panne shal be the prestes y t offereth it And euery meat offerynge y t is myngled with oyle or drye shal belonge vnto all Aaron sonnes vnto one as well as another And this is y e lawe of the health offeringe that is offered vnto the LORDE Yf they wyll offre a sacrifice of thankesgeuynge then shal they offre vnleueÌ„ded cakes meÌ„gled with oyle and swete wafers straked ouer with oyle and fryed cakes of fyne floure mengled with oyle This offerynge also shall they brynge vpon a cake of leuended bred to the thank offerynge of his health-offerynge and of them all he shall offre one for an Heue offerynge vnto the LORDE And it shal be the prestes that sprenkleth the bloude of the health offerynge And the flesh of the thank offerynge in his healthofferynges shal be eaten the same daye that it is offred and there shall nothinge be left ouer vntyll the mornynge And whether it be a vowe or a fre wyl-offerynge â—it shal be eaten the same daye that it is offred yf ought be left ouer vntyll the mornynge yet maye it be eaten But loke what remayneth vnto y e thirde daye of the flesh that is offred it shal be brent with the fyre And yf eny man vpon the thirde daie eate of y e offred flesh of his health offerynge he shall not be accepted that offred it Nether shall it be rekened vnto him but it shal be refused And loke which soule eateth therof the same is giltie of a mysdede And the flesh that toucheth eny vncleane thinge shal not be eaten but burnt with the fyre But who so euer is cleane of body shal eate of the flesh and the soule that eateth of y e flesh of y e health offerynge which belongeth vnto the LORDE
his vnclennes be vpon him and he shal be roted out from amonge his people And whan a soule toucheth eny vncleane thinge whether it be an vncleane man catell or eny other abhominacion that is and eateth of the flesh of the burnt offerynge that belongeth vnto the LORDE the same shal be roted out from amonge his people And the LORDE talketh with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel saye Ye shall eate no fat of oxen lambes and goates neuerthelesse the fat of it that dyeth alone and of soch as is torne of wylde beastes that maye ye occupye to all maner of vses but ye shall not eate it For who so euer eateth the fat of y e beest that is geuen vnto the LORDE for an offerynge the same soule shal be roted out from his people Morouer ye shall eate no bloude nether of catell ner of foules where so euer ye dwell What soule eateth eny bloude the same shall be roted out from his people And the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel and saye Who so wyll offre his health-offerynge vnto the LORDE the same shall also brynge with all that belongeth vnto y e health offerynge for the LORDE But he shall brynge it with his hande for the offerynge of the LORDE namely the fat vpon the brest shall he brynge with the brest to be a Waue offerynge before the LORDE And the prest shall burne the fat vpon the altare and the brest shal be Aarons and his sonnes And the right shulder shal they geue vnto the prest for a gift of their health offerynges And loke which of Aarons sonnes offreth the bloude of the health offerynges and the fat the same shall haue the right shulder for his parte For the Wauebrest and the Heueshulder haue I taken of the children of Israel and of their health offerynges and haue geuen them vnto Aaron the prest and vnto his sonnes for a perpetuall dewtye This is the anoyntinge of Aaron and of his sonnes of the offerynges of the LORDE in the daye whā Moses presented them to be prestes vnto the LORDE what tyme as the LORDE commaunded in the daye whan he anoynted them to be geuen them of the children of Israel for a perpetuall dewtye and vnto all their posterities And this is the lawe of the burnt offerynge of the meat offerynge of the syn offerynge of the trespace offerynge of the offerynge of consecracion and of the health offerynges which the LORDE commaunded Moses vpon mount Sinai in the daye whan he gaue him in commaudement vnto the children of Israel to offre their offerynges vnto y e LORDE in the wyldernesse of Sinai The VIII Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Take Aaron and his sonnes w t him their vestimentes the anoyntinge oyle and a bullocke for a syn offerynge two rammes and a maunde with vnleuended bred and call the whole congregacion together before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse Moses dyd as the LORDE commaunded him and gathered the congregacion together vnto the dore of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse and sayde vnto them This is it that the LORDE hath commaunded to do And he toke Aaron and his sonnes and waszshed them with water and put the albe vpō him and girde him with the girdell and put vpon him the yalowe tunycle and put the ouerbody cote vpon him and girde him vpon the ouerbody cote put the brest lappetheron and in y e brestlappe light and perfectnesse And set the myter vpon his heade And vpon the myter euen aboue his fore heade put he a plate of golde on the holy crowne as y e LORDE cōmaunded Moses And Moses toke the anoyntinge oyle anoynted the Habitacion and all that was therin and consecrated it and sprenkled ther with seuē tymes vpon the altare and anoynted the altare with all his vessels the lauer with his fote that it might be consecrated and poured the anoyntinge oyle vpon Aarons heade and anoynted him y t he might be consecrated And he brought Aarons sonnes and put albes vpon them and girde them with the girdle and put bonettes vpon their heades as the LORDE commaunded him And he caused bringe a bullocke for a syn offrynge And Aaron with his sonnes layed their handes vpon his heade and then was he slayne And Moses toke of the bloude put it vpon the hornes of the altare rounde aboute with his fynger and purified the altare and poured the bloude vpon the botome of the altare and consecrated it that he might reconcyle it And toke all the fat vpō the bowels the nett vpon the leuer and the two kydneys with the fat theron and burned it vpon the altare But the bullocke w t his skynne flesh donge burned he with fyre without the hoost as the LORDE commaunded him And he brought a ramme for a burnt offerynge And Aaron w t his sonnes layed their handes vpon his heade then was he slayne And Moses sprenkled of y e bloude vpon the altare rounde aboute hewed the ramme in peces and burnt the heade the peces and the fatt And waszshed the bowels and the legges with water and so burnt y e whole ramme vpō the altare This was a brunt offerynge for a swete sauoure euen a sacrifice vnto the LORDE as the LORDE commaunded him He brought also the other ramme of the offerynge of the consecracion And Aaron with his sonnes layed their hādes vpon his heade and then was it slayne And Moses toke of his bloude and put it vpon the typpe of Aarons right eare and vpon the thombe of his right hande and vpon the greate too of his right fote And he brought Aarons sonnes and put of the bloude vpon the typpe of the right eare of them and vpon y e thombes of their righte handes and vpon the greate toes of their righte fete and poured the resydue of the bloude vpon the altare rounde aboute And he toke the fat and the rompe and all the fat vpon the bowels and the nett vpon the leuer the two kydneys with the fat theron and the righte shulder And out of the maunde of vnleuended bred before the LORDE he toke an vnleuēded cake and a cake of oyled bred and a wafer and layed them vpō the fat and vpon the right shulder and put alltogether vpon the handes of Aaron and of his sonnes and waued it for a Waue offerynge before the LORDE And afterwarde toke he all agayne from their hondes and burned them on the altare euen vpon the burnt offeringe for it is an offerynge of consecracion for a swete sauoure euen a sacrifice vnto y e LORDE And Moses toke the brest and waued it a Waue offerynge before the LORDE of the ramme of the offerynge of consecracion the same was Moses parte as the LORDE commaunded Moses And Moses toke of y e anoyntinge oyle of the bloude vpon the altare sprenkled it vpon Aaron
his vestimentes vpon his sonnes vpon their vestimentes and so cōsecrated Aaron his vestimentes his sonnes and their vestimentes with him And he sayde vnto Aaron his sonnes Seeth y e flesh before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse there eate it the bred in y e maunde of the cōsecracion offeringes as it is cōmaunded me sayde Aaron his sonnes shall eate it As for y t which remayneth of the flesh bred ye shal burne it with fyre And in seuē dayes shall ye not departe from y e dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse vntyll the daye y t the dayes of yo r consecracion offerynges be at an ende for seuē dayes must yo r handes be consecrated as it is come to passe this daye The LORDE hath cōmaunded to do it that ye might be reconcyled And ye shal tary before the Tabernacle of wytnesse daye and night seuen dayes longe shal kepe y e watch of y e LORDE that ye dye not for thus am I cōmaunded And Aaron with his sonnes dyd all that y e LORDE commaunded by Moses The IX Chapter ANd vpon the eight daye Moses called Aaron and his sonnes and the Elders in Israel and sayde vnto Aaron Take vnto the a yonge calfe for a syn offeringe and a ramme for a burnt offerynge both without blemysh and brynge them before the LORDE and speake vnto the children of Israel and saye Take an he goate for a syn-offerynge and a calf and a shepe both of a yeare olde and without blemysh for a burnt offerynge and an oxe and a ramme for an health offerynge that we maye offre before the LORDE and a meat offerynge myngled with oyle For to daye shal the LORDE appeare vnto you And they toke what Moses commaunded before y e dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the whole cōgregacion came nye and stode before the LORDE Then sayde Moses This is it which the LORDE commaunded that ye shulde do and then shall the glory of y e LORDE appeare vnto you And Moses sayde vnto Aaron Go vnto y e altare and offre thy syn offerynge and thy burnt offerynge and make an attonemēt for the and for the people Then offre the peoples offerynge and reconcyle them also as the LORDE hath commaunded And Aaron wente vnto the altare and slewe y e calfe for his syn offerynge his sonnes brought the bloude vnto him And he dypte his fynger in the bloude and put it vpon the hornes of the altare and poured y e bloude vpon y e botome of the altare As for the fat and the kydneys the net vpon the leuer of the syn offerynge he burnt thē vpon the altare as the LORDE cōmaunded Moses The flesh also and the hyde burnt he w t fyre without the hoost Afterwarde he slewe the burnt offeringe and Aarons sonnes brought the bloude vnto him he sprenkled it rounde aboute vpon the altare And they brought him the burnt offerynge in peces the heade he burnt it vpon the altare And he washed the bowels and the legges and burnt them aboue vpon the burnt offerynge on the altare Then brought he the offerynge of the people and toke the goate that syn offerynge of the people and slewe it and made a syn offerynge therof as of the fyrst And brought the burnt offerynge and dyd as the lawe is and brought the meat offerynge and toke his handfull and burnt it vpon the altare besyde the burnt offeringe of the mornynge Afterwarde slewe he the oxe and the ramme for the health offerynge of the people And his sonnes brought him the bloude which he sprenkled vpon the altare rounde aboute But the fat of the oxe of the ramme the rompe and the fat that couereth the bowels the kydneyes the net vpon the leuer all soch fat laied they vpon the brest and burnt the fat vpon the altare But the brest and the right shulder waued Aaron for a Waue offerynge before the LORDE as the LORDE commaunded Moses And Aaron lift vp his hāde ouer the people and blessed them and came downe from the worke of the syn offerynge burnt offerynge and health offerynge And Moses and Aaron wente in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse And whan they came out agayne they blessed the people Then appeared the glory of the LORDE vnto all the people For there came a fyre from the LORDE and vpon the altare it consumed the burnt-offerynge and the fat Whan all the people sawe that they reioysed and fell vpon their faces The X. Chapter Moses called Misael and Elzaphan the sonnes of Vsiel Aarons vncle and sayde vnto them Go to and cary youre brethren out of the Sanctuary without the hoost And they wente and caried them forth in their albes without the hoost as Moses sayde Then sayde Moses vnto Aaron to his sonnes Eleasar and Ithamar Ye shall not vncouer youre heades ner rente yo r clothes that ye dye not and the wrath come vpon the whole congregacion Let youre brethrē of the whole house of Israel bewepe this burnynge which the LORDE hath done As for you ye shall not go out from the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse lest ye dye for the anoyntinge oyle of the LORDE is vpon you And they dyd as Moses sayde The LORDE spake vnto Aaron sayde Thou thy sonnes w t the shal drynke no wyne ner stronge drynke whan ye go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse that ye dye not Let this be a perpetuall lawe vnto all yo r posterities y t ye maye haue knowlege to discerne what is holy and vnholy what is cleane vncleane that ye maye teach the children of Israel all the lawes which the LORDE hath spoken vnto you by Moses And Moses sayde vnto Aaron and vnto Eleasar and Ithamar his sonnes that were left Take the remnaunt of the meat offerynge in the sacrifices of y e LORDE and eate it without leuen besyde the altare for it is most holy euen in the holy place shal ye eate it For it is thy dutye and thy sonnes dutye in the sacrifices of the LORDE for thus am I commaunded But the Wauebrest and the Heueshulder shalt thou eate and thy sonnes and thy doughters with the in a cleane place For this dutye is geuen vnto the and thy children in the dead offerynges of the children of Israel For the Heueshulder and the Wauebrest to the offerynges of the fat shal be brought in that they maye be waued for a Waue offeringe before the LORDE Therfore is it thine and thy childrens for a perpetuall dutye as the LORDE commaunded And Moses sought for the goate of the syn offerynge and founde it burnt And he was angrie at Eleasar and Ithamar y e sonnes of Aaron which were left alyue and sayde Wherfore haue ye not eaten the syn offerynge in the holy place for it is most holy he hath geuen it you that ye might beare y e synne of the cōgregacion
be vncleane vntyll the euen Whan he toucheth an erthen vessell it shal be broken but the treen vessell shal be rensed w t water And whā he is cleane of his yssue he shal nombre vij dayes after y t he is made cleane wash his clothes bathe him self w t sprynginge water thē is he cleane And vpon the eight daye shal he take two turtill doues or two yonge pigeōs and brynge them before the LORDE before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and geue them vnto the prest And the prest shal make of the one a syn offeringe of the other a burnt offerynge and make an attonement for him before the LORDE as concernynge his yssue Whan a mans sede departeth from him in slepe the same shal bathe all his flesh w t water and be vncleane vntyll the euen And all clothes and euery skynne that is stained with soch sede shall he wash with water be vncleane vntyll the euen A woman by whom soch one lyeth shall bathe hir self w t water and be vncleane vntyll the euen Whan a woman hath the bloude yssue of hir flesh she shal be put a parte vij daies in to a sundrie place Who so euer toucheth her shal be vncleane vntyll the euē And all that she lyeth vpon as longe as she is put aparte shal be vncleane And that she sytteth vpō shal be vncleane And who so euer toucheth hir bed shal wash his clothes and bathe him self with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen And who so euer toucheth eny maner thinge that she hath sytten vpō shal wash his clothes and bathe him self with water and be vncleane vntyll the euē And yf a man lye with her whyle she is put a parte he shal be vncleane seuen dayes and the bed that he laye vpon shal be vncleane But whan a woman hath hir bloude yssue a longe season not onely at the tyme of hir naturall course but also out of the tyme of hir naturall course then shall she be vncleane so longe as she hath the yssue euē as she is at the tyme whan she is put aparte so shall she be vncleane here also What so euer she lyeth vpon all the tyme of hir yssue shal be as hir bed whan she is put aparte And all that she sytteth vpon shal be vncleane as is hir vnclennesse whan she is put aparte Who so euer toucheth eny of them shal be vncleane and shal wash his clothes and bathe him self with water be vncleane vntyll the euen But yf she be cleane of hir yssue thē shal she nombre seuen dayes afterwarde shall she be cleane and vpon the eight daye shall she take two turtill doues or two yonge pigeons and brynge them vnto the prest before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the prest shall make of the one a synofferynge of the other a burnt offerynge and make an attonement for her before the LORDE as concernynge the yssue of hir vnclennesse Thus shal ye se that the childrē of Israel kepe them selues from their vnclēnesse that they dye not in their vnclennesse whan they defyle my habitacion which is amōge you This is the lawe ouer him that hath a runnynge sore him whose sede departeth from him in slepe so that he is vncleane ther of And ouer her that hath hir bloude yssue and who so euer hath a runnynge sore whether it be man or woman and whan a man lyeth with her that is vncleane The XVI Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses after that Aarons two sonnes were deed whan they offered before the LORDE sayde Speake vnto Aaron thy brother y t he go not at all tymes in to y e ynnermer Sanctuary within the vale before the Mercyseate which is vpon the Arke y t he dye not for I wyll appeare in a cloude vpon y e Mercyseate But herewithall shal he go in euen with a yonge bullocke for a syn offerynge and with a ramme for a burntofferynge and shal put on the holy lynnen albe and haue lynnen breches vpon his flesh and gyrde him with a lynnē girdell and haue the lynnen myter vpon his heade For these are y e holy garmentes he shal bathe his flesh with water put them on of the cōgregacion of the childrē of Israel he shal take two he goates for a syn offerynge and a ramme for a burnt offerynge And Aaron shal brynge the bullocke his owne syn offerynge and make an attonemēt for himself and his house and afterwarde shall he take the two goates and present them before the LORDE euen before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse and shall cast lottes ouer the two goates the lot of the one goate for the LORDE and the other for the fre goate And the goate that y e LORDES lot fell vpon shal he offre for a syn offerynge But the goate that the fre goates lot fell vpon shal he present alyue before y e LORDE to make an attonement for him and to let the fre goate go into y e wyldernes And so shal he brynge the bullocke of his syn offerynge and make an attonement for him and his housholde and shal kyll him And he shall take a censor full of coales from the altare that stondeth before the LORDE and his handfull of beaten incense and brynge them in within y e vayle and put the incense vpon the fyre before y e LORDE that the cloude of the incense maye couer the Mercyseate which is vpon the witnesse that he dye not And he shall take of the bloude of the bullocke and sprenkle it with his fynger towarde the Mercyseate on the foresyde Seuen tymes shall he sprenkle of the bloude thus with his fynger before the Mercyseate Thē shal he kyll the goate which is the peoples syn offerynge brynge in of his bloude within the vayle shall do with his bloude as he dyd with the bloude of the bullocke and sprenkle therwith also on the foresyde towarde the Mercyseate and so shal he reconcyle the Sāctuary from the vnclennesse of the childrē of Israel and frō their trespaces in all their synnes Thus shal he do vnto the Tabernacle of wytnesse which is the habitacion with them amōge their vnclennesses No man shal be in the Tabernacle of witnesse whan he goeth in to make an attonement in the Sāctuary vntyll he go out and so shall he make an attonement for him self and his house and for the whole congregacion of Israel And whā he goeth forth vnto the altare that stondeth before the LORDE he shal reconcyle it and shal take of y e bullockes bloude and of the goates bloude put it vpon the hornes of the altare rounde aboute And with his fynger shal he sprēkle of the bloude theron seuen tymes and halowe it and consecrate it from the vnclennesse of the children of Israel And whan he hath made an ende of reconcylinge the Sanctuary and the Tabernacle of witnesse and the altare
he shal bringe the lyuynge goate TheÌ„ shal Aaron laie both his haÌ„des vpoÌ„ y e heade of him confesse ouer him all the myszdedes of y e childreÌ„ of Israel all their trespaces in their synnes shal laye theÌ„ vpoÌ„ y e heade of the goate by some man y t is at hande shal he let him runne in to the wildernes y t the goate maye so beare all their mysdedes vpon him in to y e wyldernesse and he shal leaue him in the wyldernesse And Aaron shal go in to the Tabernacle of witnesse and put of the lynnen clothes which he put on whaÌ„ he wente in to y e SaÌ„ctuary and shal leaue them there and bathe his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his awne rayment And he shal go forth and make his burnt offeringe and the burnt offeringe of the people and make an attonement both for himself and for the people and burne the fat of the syn offerynge vpon the altare But he y e caried out the fre goate shal wash his clothes and bathe him self with water then come in to the hoost The bullocke of the syn offerynge and y e goate of the syn offerynge whose bloude was brought in to the Sanctuary to make an attonemeÌ„t shal be caried out of y e hoost brent with fyre both their skynnes flesh and donge And he that burneth them shal wash his clothes and bathe him self with water and then come in to the hoost And this shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto you Vpon the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth shal ye humble youre soules and do no worke whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger amonge you For in this daye is youre attonemeÌ„t made that ye maye be clensed from all youre synnes before the LORDE therfore shall it be a fre Sabbath vnto you and ye shal humble youre soules Let this bâ— a perpetuall lawe But the prest that is anoynted and whose hande was fylled to be prest in his fathers steade shal make this attonement and shal put on the lynnen clothes namely the holy vestimeÌ„tes so shal he recoÌ„cyle the holy SaÌ„ctuary and the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the altare and y e prestes and all the people of the congregacion This shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto you that ye reconcyle y e children of Israel from all their synnes once a yeare And Moses dyd as the LORDE commaunded him The XVII Chapter ANd y e LORDE talked with Moses sayde Speake vnto Aaron his sonnes to all y e childreÌ„ of Israel saye vnto them This is it that y e LORDE hath commaunded What so euer he be of y e house of Israel y t kylleth an oxe or laÌ„be or goate in the hoost or out of the hoost and bryngeth it not before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse that it maye be brought vnto the LORDE for an offerynge before the Habitacion of y e LORDE the same shal be giltie of bloude as though he had shed bloude and soch a man shal be roted out from amonge his people Therfore shall the children of Israel brynge their offerynges that they wyll offâ—e vpon the wyde felde before the LORDE euen before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse vnto the prest there offre their health offerynges vnto the LORDE And the prest shal sprenkle the bloude vpon the altare of the LORDE before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and burne the fat for a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE and they shall offre their offerynges nomore vnto deuels with whom they go a whorynge This shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto them amonge their posterities Therfore shalt thou saie vnto theÌ„ What man so euer he be of the house of Israel or a straunger also that is amonge you which offereth a burnt offerynge or eny other offerynge and bringeth it not before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to offre it vnto the LORDE he shal be roted out from amoÌ„ge his people And what man so euer it be either of the house of Israel or a straunger amonge you that eateth eny maner of bloude agaynst him wyll I set my face and wil rote him out from amonge his people for the soule of y e body is in the bloude and I haue geuen it you for the altare that youre soules maye be reconcyled ther with For the bloude that is in the soule maketh attonement Therfore haue I sayde vnto the children of Israel No soule amonge you shall eate bloude no ner eny straunger that dwelleth amonge you And what man so euer it be amonge you whether he be of the house of Israel or a straunger amoÌ„ge you that at the huntynge taketh a beest or foule which maye be eaten he shall poure out the bloude of the same couer it with earth for all flesh lyueth in the bloude And I haue sayde vnto the children of Israel Ye shall eate the bloude of no body for the life of all flesh is in his bloude Who so euer eateth it shal be roted out And what so euer soule eateth that which dyed alone or y t was torne of wylde beestes whether he be one of youre selues or a straunger the same shal wash his clothes and bathe himself with water and he vncleane vntyll the euen and then is he cleane But yf he wash not his clothes nor bathe him self then shal he beare his synne The XVIII Chapter ANd the LORDE talked w t Moses saide Speake vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel saye vnto them I am the LORDE youre God Ye shall not do after y e workes of the lande of Egipte wherin ye dwelt nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan in to the which I will brynge you Ye shal not walke after their customes but after my lawes shall ye do my statutes shall ye kepe that ye maye walke therin for I am the LORDE youre God Therfore shal ye kepe my statutes and my lawes For the man that doth the same shal liue therin for I am the LORDE No maÌ„ shal come at his nexte kinszwomaÌ„ to vncouer hir preuytie for I am y e LORDE Thou shalt not vncouer y e preuytie of y e father of y e mother It is thy mother therfore shalt thou not vncouer hir preuytie Thou shalt not vncouer y e preuytie of y e fathers wife for it is y e fathers preuytie Thou shalt not vncouer the preuytie of thy sister which is the doughter of y e father or of y e mother whether she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not vncouer the preuytie of thy sonnes doughter or of thy doughters doughter for it is thine awne preuytie Thou shalt not vncouer y e preuytie of y e fathers wiues doughter which is borne vnto him and is thy sister Thou shalt not vncouer the preuytie of thy fathers sister for it is thy fathers nexte kynszwoman Thou shalt not vncouer the preuytie of
take to wife but no wedowe ner deuorsed ner defyled ner whore but a virgin of his awne people shal he take to wife y t he vnhalowe not his sede amonge his people For I am y e LORDE which sanctifie him And y e LORDE talked w t Moses sayde Speake vnto Aaron saie Yf there be a blemysh vpoÌ„ eny of y e sede in yo r generacions the same shal not preasse to offre the bred of his God For who so euer hath a blemysh vpon him shal not come nere whether he be blynde lame with an euell fauoured nose w t eny myszshappen membre or y t hath a broken fote or hande or is croke backed or hath eny blemysh in the eye or is gleyd or is skyrvye or scaulde or hath his stones broken Who so euer now of the sede of Aaron y e prest hath eny blemysh vpoÌ„ him shal not come nye to offre y e sacrifice of the LORDE For he hath a deformyte Therfore shall he not preasse vnto the bred of his God to offre it Notwithstondinge he shal eate of the bred of his God both of the holy of y e most holy but he shal not go in to y e vayle ner come nye the altare for so moch as he hath a blemysh vpoÌ„ him y t he vnhalowe not my SaÌ„ctuary For I am y e LORDE y t sanctifieth theÌ„ And Moses spake this vnto Aaron to his sonnes and to all the children of Israel The XXII Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses sayde Speake vnto Aaron his sonnes y t they absteyne from y e halowed thinges of the childreÌ„ of Israel which they haue halowed vnto me y t they vnhalowe not my holy name for I am y e LORDE Saie now vnto them their posterities Who so euer he be of yo r sede y t commeth nye vnto the holy thinges which the childreÌ„ of Israel halowe vnto the LORDE so defyleth him self vpon the same his soule shal perishe before my face for I am the LORDE Who so euer of the sede of Aaron is a leper or hath a runnynge yssue shall not eate of the holy thinges tyll he be clensed Who so toucheth eny vncleane thinge or whose sede departeth from him by night or who so toucheth eny worme that is vncleane vnto him or a maÌ„ y t is vncleane vnto him what so euer defyleth hiÌ„ loke what soule toucheth eny soch is vncleane vntyll the euen shall not eate of the holy thinges but shall first bath his flesh with water And whaÌ„ y e Sonne is gone downe and he cleane then maye he eate therof for it is his foode Loke what dyeth alone or is rent of wylde beestes shall he not eate y t he be not vncleane theron for I am y e LORDE Therfore shal they kepe my lawe y t they lade not synne vpon them dye therin whan they vnhalowe them selues in it For I am y e LORDE y t halowe them A straunger shal not eate of the holy thinges ner an housholde gest of the prestes ner an hyred seruauÌ„t But yf y e prest bye a soule for his money y e same maye eate therof And loke who is borne in his house maye eate of his bred also Neuertheles yf the prestes doughter be a straungers wife she shal not eate of the Heue offeringes of holynes But yf she be a wedowe or deuorced or haue no sede commeth agayne to hir fathers house as afore whan she was yet a mayden in hir fathers house then shall she eate of hir fathers bred But no strauÌ„ger shal eate therof Who so els eateth of the halowed thynges vnwyttingly shal put y e fifth parte there vnto and geue it vnto the prest with the halowed thinge that they vnhalowe not y e halowed thinges of the children of Israel which they Heue vp vnto the LORDE lest they lade them selues with myszdoinge and trespace whaÌ„ they eate their halowed thynges for I am y e LORDE which halowe theÌ„ And y e LORDE talked w t Moses saide Speake vnto Aaron his sonnes to all y e childreÌ„ of Israel What so euer Israelite or straunger in Israel wyll do his offerynge whether it be their vowe or of fre wyl that they wyll offre a burnt offerynge vnto the LORDE to reconcyle them selues it shal be a male and without blemysh of the oxen or lambes or goates What so euer hath eny blemish shal they not offre for they shal fynde no fauoure therwith And who so wyl offre an health offeringe vnto the LORDE to separate out a vowe or of fre wyl oxen or shepe it shal be without blemysh y t it maye be accepted It shal haue no deformite Yf it be blynde or brokeÌ„ or wounded or haue a wen or skyrvye or scabbed they shal offre none soch vnto the LORDE ner put an offerynge of eny soch vpoÌ„ the altare of the LORDE An oxe or shepe y t hath myszshappeÌ„ membres or no rompe mayest thou offâ—â— of a fre wyll but to a vowe it maye not be accepted Thou shalt offre also vnto the LORDE nothinge y t is brused or broken or rent or cutt out ye shal do no soch in youre londe Morouer ye shall offre no bred vnto youre God of a straungers hande for it is marred of him and he hath a deformite therfore shal it not be accepted for you And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde WhaÌ„ an oxe or laÌ„be or goate is brought forth it shal be seuen dayes with the dame and vpon the eight daye therafter it maie be offered vnto the LORDE theÌ„ is it accepted Whether it be oxe or lambe it shall not be slayne with his yonge in one daye But whaÌ„ ye wil offre a thaÌ„k offringe vnto the LORDE y t it maye be accepted ye shal eate it the same daye kepe nothinge ouer vntyll the mornynge for I am the LORDE Therfore kepe now my commaundementes and do them for I am the LORDE y t ye vnhalowe not my holy name that I maye be halowed amonge the children of Israel For I am he that halowe you eueÌ„ y e LORDE which brought you out of y e loÌ„de of Egipte y t I might be yo r God Euen I y e LORDE The XXIII Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses sayde Speake vnto y e children of Israel and saye vnto them These are y e feastes of the LORDE which ye shal call holy dayes Sixe dayes shalt thou worke but the seuenth daie is the rest of the Sabbath and shal be called holy Ye shal do no worke therin for it is the Sabbath of the LORDE where so euer ye dwell These are the feastes of the LORDE y t are called holy which ye shal call youre feastes Apon y e fourtene daye of y e first moneth at euen is the LORDES Easter And vpon y e fiftene daye of the same moneth is the feast of vnleueÌ„ded bred of
the LORDE Then shall ye eate vnleuended bred seuen dayes The first daie shal be called holy amonge you ye shal do no worke of bōdage therin seuē daies shal ye offre vnto y e LORDE The seuēth daie shal be called holy likewise wherin ye shal do no worke of bondage also And y e LORDE talked w t Moses sayde Speake to the childrē of Israel saye vnto them * Whan ye come in to the lande y t I shall geue you and reape downe youre haruest ye shal brynge a shefe of the first frutes of youre haruest vnto the prest thē shall the shefe be waued before the LORDE that ye maye be accepted but this shal the prest do the nexte daye after the Sabbath And y e same daie that yo r shefe is waued shal ye offre a burnt offeringe vnto the LORDE of a lambe which is without blemysh and of one yeare olde w t the meat offerynge two tenth deales of fyne floure mengled with oyle for an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE the drynk offerynge also euē the fourth parte of an Hin of wyne And ye shall eate nether bred nor cakes ner furmentye of new corne tyll the same daye that ye brynge an offerynge vnto youre God This shal be a lawe vnto youre posterities where so euer ye dwell Then shal ye nombre from the nexte daye after the Sabbath whan ye brought y e Waueshefe seuen whole wekes vntyll the nexte daie after y e seuēth weke namely fiftie daies shal ye nombre and offre new meat offerynges vnto the LORDE And out of all youre dwellinges shal ye offre namely two Waue loaues of two tenth deales of fyne floure leuēded and baken for the first frutes vnto y e LORDE And with youre bred ye shal brynge seuen lambes of one yeare olde without blemysh and a yonge bullocke and two rammes this shal be the LORDES burnt offerynge meat offerynge and drynk offrynge This is a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE Morouer ye shal offre an he goate for a syn offerynge and two lambes of a yeare olde for an health offerynge And y e prest shal waue it vpon the bred of the first frutes before the LORDE with the two lambes And they shal be holy vnto the LORDE and shal be the prestes And this daye shal ye proclame for it shal be called holy amonge you no seruyle worke shal ye do therin A perpetuall lawe shall it be amonge yo r posterities where so euer ye dwell Whan ye reape downe y e haruest of youre londe ye shal not cut it cleane downe vpō the felde ner gather vp all but shal leaue it for the poore and straungers I am the LORDE youre God And y e LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel saye Vpon the first daye of the seuenth moneth shal ye haue the holy rest of the remembraunce of blowinge wherin ye shal do no seruyle worke and ye shal offre sacrifice vnto the LORDE And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Vpon the tenth daye in this seuenth moneth is the daye of reconcylinge which shal be an holy conuocacion w t you Ye shal humble youre soules therin and offre vnto the LORDE and shal do no seruyle worke in this daye for it is the daye of attonement that ye maye be reconcyled before the LORDE youre God For what soule so euer humbleth not him self vpon this daye the same shal be roted out from amonge his people And what soule so euer doth eny worke this daye the same wil I destroye from amonge his people therfore shall ye do no worke This shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto youre posterities where so euer ye dwell It is the rest of youre Sabbath that ye maye humble youre soules Vpon the nyenth daye of y e moneth at euen shal ye kepe this holy daye from the euen forth vntyll the euē agayne And the LORDE talked with Moses sayde Vpon the fiftene daye of the seuenth moneth is the feast of Tabernacles seuen dayes vnto the LORDE The first daye shal be an holy cōuocacion no seruyle worke shal ye do therin Seuen dayes shal ye offre vnto the LORDE The eight daye shal be an holy conuocacion vnto you also and ye shal offre vnto the LORDE for it is the daye of gatheringe together No seruyle worke shall ye do therin These are the holy daies of the LORDE which ye shall proclame and holde for holy conuocacions that ye maye offre vnto the LORDE burnt offerynges meat offerynges drynk offerynges and other offerynges euery one acordinge to his daye besyde y e Sabbathes of y e LORDE and youre giftes and vowes and frewyl offerynges that ye offre vnto the LORDE So vpon the fiftene daye of the seuenth moneth whan ye haue brought in the increase of the londe ye shall kepe the LORDES feast seuen dayes longe The first daye shal be kepte holy daye and the eight daye shal be kepte holy daye also And vpon the first daie ye shal take of y e goodly frutefull trees braunches of palme trees bowes of thicke trees and Wyllies of the broke and seuē dayes shal ye be mery before y e LORDE youre God and thus shal ye kepe the feast vnto the LORDE seuen dayes in the yeare This shal be a perpetuall lawe amonge youre posterities that they kepe holy daye thus in y e seuenth moneth Seuen dayes shal ye dwell in bothes Who so euer is an Israelite borne shal dwell in bothes that they which come after you maye knowe how that I made y e children of Israel to dwell in bothes whan I brought them out of the lōde of Egipte I am the LORDE youre God And Moses tolde the children of Israel these holy daies of the LORDE The XXIIII Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Cōmaunde the children of Israel that they brynge pure oyle olyue beaten for lightes that it maye be allwaye put in the lampes without before the vayle of wytnesse in the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aaron shall dresse it allwaye at euen in y e mornynge before the LORDE Let this be a perpetuall lawe vnto youre posterities The lāpes shal he dresse vpon the pure candilsticke before the LORDE perpetually And thou shalt take fyne floure and bake twolue cakes therof two tēth deales shal euery cake haue thou shalt laye them sixe on a rowe vpō the pure table before the LORDE And vpon the same shalt thou laye pure frankencense that it maye be bred of remembraunce for an offerynge vnto y e LORDE Euery Sabbath shal he prepare thē before the LORDE allwaye and receaue them of the children of Israel for an euerlastinge couenaunt And they shal be Aarons and his sonnes which shal eate them in the holy place For this is his most holy of the offerynges of the LORDE for a perpetuall dewtye And there wente out an Israelitish
is worth and the fifth parte shal be geuen more therro Yf he wil not redeme it thē let it be solde as it is worth There shall no dedicated thinge be solde ner bought out y t eny man dedicateth vnto y e LORDE of all y t is his good whether it be mē catell or lōde For euery dedicated thīge is most holy vnto y e LORDE There shal no dedicated thīge of mā be bought out but shal dye the death All the tythes in the londe both of the sede of the londe of y e frutes of the trees are the LORDES shal be holy vnto the LORDE But yf eny man wil redeme his tithes he shall geue the fifth parte more therto And all the tithes of oxen shepe that goeth vnder the rod the same is an holy tythe vnto the LORDE It shall not be axed whether it be good or bad nether shall it be chaunged But yf eny man chaunge it then both it that it was chaunged withall shal be holy not redemed These are the cōmaundementes which y e LORDE gaue Moses in charge vnto childrē of Israel vpon mount Sinai The ende of the thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus The fourth boke of Moses called Numerus What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. The children of Israel are nombred and musterd out as many as are mete for the batayll The captaynes are ordeyned and Leui appoynted to the seruyce of the Tabernacle Chap. II. The ordre and maner how the tētes were pitched and how the children of Israel laye aboute the Tabernacle of wytnes Chap. III. The office of Leui of the sonnes of Aaron Chap. IIII. The office of the sonnes of Kahath Gerson and Merari Chap. V. What maner of people were dryuen out of the hoost The lawe of Gelousy of the man towarde the wife Chap. VI. The lawe and ordinaunce concerninge the Nazarees or absteyners The blessynge of the Israelites Chap. VII The offerynges of the captaynes at the dedicaciō of the altare after that the Tabernacle was set vp Chap. VIII Of the candilsticke offerynges purifienge and altare of the Leuites Chap. IX Of the feast of Easter how the vncleane shulde kepe it Of the cloude vpon the Tabernacle Chap. X. The vse of the syluer trompettes how the children of Israel brake vp and toke their iourney with Hobab Moses brother in lawe Chap. XI The people are weery and vnpaciēt by the waye murmur agaynst Moses desyre flesh and abhorre the Manna The LORDE geueth them after their lust but punisheth them sore Chap. XII Miriam and Aaron grudge agaynst Moses Miriam is smytten with Leprosy Chap. XIII The spyes that were sent in to the lande of Canaan ▪ come agayne and put the people in feare Chap. XIIII The people are vnpacient wepe and murmur agaynst Moses Iosue Caleb geue the londe a good worde cōforte them The LORDE is angrie punysheth the people Chap. XV. Of dyuerse offerynges and how he was punyshed that gathered stickes vpon the Sabbath The people are commaūded to make gardes of remembraunce vpon their garmentes to thinke vpon the commaundementes of the LORDE Chap. XVI Of the vproure and insurreccion of Corah Dathan and Abyram their punyshment The people murmur Fourtene thousande and seuen hundreth dye in the plage Chap. XVII ▪ By the florishinge staff of Aaron 〈◊〉 is declared that the trybe of Leui and the presthode of Aaron is chosen of God Chap. XVIII The office mynistracion of Aaron ▪ of the prestes Leuites their dewtye Chap. XIX Of the reed cowe that was brent and how the sprynklinge water was made of the aszshes of her Chap. XX. Miriam dyeth at Cades The people chyde with Moses and Aaron for faute of water the LORDE geueth it them out of the hard stonye rocke Moses desyreth the kynge of Edom to let them go thorow his londe Aaron dyeth vpon mount Hor. Chap. XXI The battaill betwene Israel and Arad the kynge of the Cananites The people murmur and are plaged with the serpentes They wynne the victory of Og and Sihon Chap. XXII Of Balac the kynge of the Moabites and of Balaam the Soythsayer Chap. XXIII Balaam is brought to curse the people of God Chap. XXIIII The LORDE turneth Balaams curse in to a blessynge and prayse Chap. XXV The people fall to whordome and Idolatrye with the wemen of Moab and ioyne themselues to the seruice of Ball Peor Foure and twentye thousande are destroyed ▪ Phineas in his feruent zele slayeth a man and woman in their synne Chap. XXVI The people are nombred agayne and musterd Chap. XXVII What inheritaūce the doughters haue where there is no sonne Iosua is made captayne of the people in Moses steade Chap. XXVIII Offeringes apoynted for euery tyme Chap. XXIX The feast of the seuenth moneth and the offerynges therof Chap. XXX Of vowes made by mē or women Chap. XXXI Israel wynneth the victory of the Madianites and deuydeth the spoyle Chap. XXXII Ruben Gad and the half trybe of Manasse haue their inheritaūce apoynted them on this syde of Iordan Chap. XXXIII The iourneys of the children of Israel are nombred The people are commaunded whan they come in to the londe of Canaan to destroye all vtterly Chap. XXXIIII The deuydinge of the londe of Canaan with the borders therof and what they be that deuyde it Chap. XXXV The porcion of the Leuites Fredome for soch as commytte slaughter vnawares Dyuerse slaughters ▪ Chap. XXXVI The inheritaūce of the tribe maie not be mixte nor chaunged The first Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses in y e wyldernesse of Sinai in the Tabernacle of witnesse the first daye of the secōde moneth in the seconde yeare whā they were gone out of the lāde of Egipte and sayde Take y e summe of the whole congregacion of the children of Israel after their kynredes their fathers houses with the nombre of the names all that are males heade by heade frō twentye yeare and aboue as many as are able to go forth into y e warre in Israel And ye shal nombre them acordinge to their armyes thou and Aaron and of euery trybe ye shal take vnto you one captayne ouer his fathers house These are the names of the captaynes that shal stonde with you Of Ruben Elizur the sonne of Sedeur Of Simeon Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai Of Iuda Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab Of Isachar Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar Of Zabulon Eliab the sonne of Helon Amonge the children of Ioseph Of Ephraim Elisama y e sonne of Amihud Of Manasse Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur Of Ben Iamin Abidam y e sonne of Gedeoni Of Dan Ahieser the sonne of Ammi Sadai Of Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochram Of Gad Eliasaph y e sonne of Deguel Of Nephthali Ahira the sonne of Enan These are the awncient men of the congregacion the captaynes amonge the trybes of their fathers which were heades and prynces in Israel And Moses Aaron
w t their hoost their captayne shal be Elisama sonne of Amihud and his armye in the summe fourtye thousande and fyue hundreth Nexte vnto him shal y e trybe of Manasse pitch their captayne Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur his armye in the summe two and thirtie thousande two huÌ„dreth The trybe of Ben Iamin also their captayne Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni his armye in the summe fyue and thirtie thousande foure hundreth So y t all they which belonge to the hoost of Ephraim be in the summe an hundreth thousande eight thousande an huÌ„dreth belonginge to his armie And they shal be the thirde in the iourney On the North syde shal lye y e pauylions baner of Dan with their hoost their captayne Ahieser y e sonne of Ammi Sadai his armye in the summe two and sixtye thousande and seueÌ„ hundreth Nexte vnto him shal the trybe of Asser pitche their captayne Pagiel y e sonne of Ochran his army in the summe one and fourtie thousande and fyue hundreth The trybe of Nephthali also their captayne Ahira the sonne of Enan his armye in the summe thre fiftye thousande foure huÌ„dreth So y t all they which belonge to the hoost of Dan be in the summe an huÌ„dreth thousande seuen fiftie thousande sixe hundreth And they shal be the last in the iourney with their baners This is the summe of the children of Israel after their fathers houses and armyes with their hoostes euen sixe hundreth thousande thre thousande fyue huÌ„dreth fiftie But y e Leuites were not nombred in y e summe amonge the childreÌ„ of Israel as y e LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And y e childreÌ„ of Israel dyd all as the LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And so they pitched vnder their baners toke their iourney euery one in his kynred acordinge to the house of their fathers The III. Chapter THese are the generacions of Aaron Moses whan y e LORDE spake vnto Moses at y e same tyme vpon mount Sinai And these are y e names of the sonnes of Aron The firstborne Nadab then Abihu Eleasar Ithamar These are y e names of the sonnes of Aaron which were anoynted to be prestes their handes fylled for y e presthode But Nadab Abihu dyed before y e LORDE whaÌ„ they offred strauÌ„ge fyre before y e LORDE in y e wildernesse of Sinai had no sonnes But Eleasar and Ithamar executed y e prestes office w t their father Aaron And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Bringe hither the trybe of Leui and set them before Aaron the prest y t they maye serue w t him wayte vpon him vpoÌ„ the whole congregacion before y e Tabernacle of witnesse and execute the seruyce of the habitacion and kepe all the apparell of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and wayte vpon the children of Israel to mynistre in the seruyce of the habitacion And thou shalt geue y e Leuites vnto Aaron and his sonnes for a gift vnto euery one his awne from amonge the children of Israel As for Aaron his sonnes thou shalt appoynte them to wayte on their prestes office Yf another preasse therto he shal dye And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and saide Beholde I haue takeÌ„ the Leuites froÌ„ amonge the childreÌ„ of Israel for all the first borne that open the Matrix amonge the children of Israel â–ª so that the Leuites shal be myne For the firstborne are myne sence y e tyme that I smoâ—e all the first borne in y e lande of Egipte whaÌ„ I sanctified vnto me all the firstborne in Israel from meÌ„ vnto catell that they shulde be myne I the LORDE And the LORDE spake vnto Moses in the wyldernesse of Sinai and sayde Nombre the children of Leui after their fathers houses and kynreds all that are males of a moneth olde and aboue So Moses nombred them acordinge to the worde of the LORDE as he had commaunded And these were the children of Leui with their names Gerson Kahath Merari The names of the children of Gerson in their kynreds were Libni and Semei The childreÌ„ of Kahath in their kynreds were Amram Iezehar Hebron and Vsiel The children of Merari in their kynreds were Maheli and Musi. These are the kynreds of Leui after their fathers houses These are y e kynreds of Gerson The Libnites and Semeâ—tes the summe was founde in nombre seuen thousande and fyue hundreth of all that were males of a moneth olde and aboue And the same kynreds of the Gersonites shal pitche behinde the Habitacion on the west syde Let Eliasaph the sonne of Lael be their ruler And they shal waite vpon the Tabernacle of wytnesse of the habitacion and of the tent and couerynges therof and the hangynge in the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse the hangynge aboute the courte the hangynge in y e courtedore which courte goeth aboute the habitacion and the altare and the cordes of it all that belongeth to the seruyce therof These are the kynreds of Kahath The Amramites the Iezeharites the Hebronites and Vsielites all that were males of a moneth olde aboue in nombre eight thousande and sixe hundreth waytinge vpon the Tabernacle of the Sanctuary shal pitch on the south syde of y e Habitacion Let Elisaphan the sonne of Vsiel be their ruler And they shal kepe the Arke the table the candil sticke the altare and all the vessels of the Sanctuary to do seruyce in and the vayle and all that belongeth to the seruice therof But the chefe of all the rulers of the Leuites shal be Eleasar the sonne of Aron the prest ouer them that are apoynted to kepe the watch of the Sanctuary These are y e kynreds of Merari The Mahelites and Musites which were in nombre sixe thousande and two huÌ„dreth all that were males of a moneth olde and aboue Let Zuriel y e sonne of Abihail be their ruler and they shall pitche vpon the north syde of the Habitacion And their office shal be to kepe the bordes and barres and pilers and sokettes of the Habitacion and all the apparell therof and that serueth therto y e pilers also aboute y e courte with the sokettes and nales and cordes But before the Habitacion and before y e Tabernacle on the East syde shal Moses Aaron his sonnes pytche that they maye wayte vpon the Sanctuary the children of Israel Yf eny other preasse therto he shal dye All the Leuites in the summe whom Moses and Aaron nombred after their kynreds acordinge to the worde of the LORDE all that were males of a moneth olde and aboue were two and twentye thousande And y e LORDE saide vnto Moses Nombre all the first borne that are males amonge the children of Israel of a moneth olde and aboue and take the nombre of their names And y e Leuites shalt thou take out vnto me the LORDE for all y e first borne of y e childreÌ„ of Israel
the catell of the Leuites for all the first borne amonge the catell of y e children of Israel And Moses nombred all the first borne amōge the childrē of Israel as the LORDE commaunded him And in the nombre of the names of all the first borne that were males of a moneth olde aboue in their summe there were foūde two and twentye thousande two hundreth and thre and seuentye And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Take the Leuites for all y e first borne amonge the childrē of Israel the catell of y e Leuites for their catell y t the Leuites maye be myne the LORDES But the redempcion money of the two hundreth thre seuentye y t remayne of the first borne of the children of Israel aboue the nombre of the Leuites shalt thou take euen fyue Sycles of euery heade after the Sycle of the Sanctuary one Sycle is worth twentye Geras the money y t remayneth ouer their nōbre shalt thou geue vnto Aaron and his sonnes Then toke Moses y e redempcion money that remayned ouer aboue the nombre of the Leuites from y e first borne of the childrē of Israel euen a thousande thre hundreth and fyue and thre score Sycles after y e Sycle of the Sanctuary gaue it vnto Aaron and his sonnes acordinge to the worde of the LORDE as the LORDE commaunded Moses The IIII. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses Aaron sayde Take y e summe of the childrē of Kahath from amonge the childrē of Leui after their kynreds fathers houses from thirtie yeare and aboue vntill fiftye yeare all that are mete for the warre that they maye do the worke in the Tabernacle of witnesse This shal be the office of the children of Kahath in the Tabernacle of wytnesse which is most holy Whan the hoost breaketh vp Aaron and his sonnes shall go in and take downe the vayle and couer the Arke of wytnesse therwith and laye the couerynge of doo skynnes vpon it and sprede a whole yalowe clothe aboue theron and put his staues therin And vpon the shewe table they shal sprede a yalowe clothe also and set theron the disshes spones flatpeces and pottes to poure out and in and the daylie bred shal lye vpon it and they shall sprede a purple clothe ther ouer and couer it with a couerynge of doo skynnes and put the staues of it therin And they shal take a yalowe clothe and couer the cādilsticke of light therwith and his lampes with his snoffers and outquenchers and all the oyle vessels that belonge to the seruyce and aboute all this shal they put a couerynge of doo skynnes and put it vpon staues So shal they sprede a yalowe clothe ouer the golden altare also and couer the same with a couerynge of doo skynnes and put it vpon staues All the vessels that they occupye in the Sanctuary shal they take and put a yalowe clothe ther ouer couer them with a couerynge of doo skynnes and put them vpon staues They shal swepe the asshes also from the altare and sprede a clothe of scarlet ouer it and set all his vessels theron that they occupye vpon it colepames fleshokes shouels basens with all the apparell of the altare and they shal sprede a couerynge of doo skynnes theron and put his staues therto Now whan Aaron and his sonnes haue done this and haue couered the Sanctuary all the ornamētes therof whan the hoost breaketh vp then shal the children of Kahath go in that they maye beare it and the Sanctuary shall they not touche lest they dye This is the charge of the childrē of Kahath in the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Eleasar the sonne of Aaron y e prest shal haue the office to prepare the oyle for the light and the spyces for the incense and the daylie meat offerynge and the anoyntinge oyle to order the whole habitacion all that therin is in the Sanctuary and the ornamentes therof And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayde Ye shal not destroye the trybe of the kynred of the Kahathites amōge the Leuites but this shal ye do with them y t they maye lyue not dye yf they touche the most holy Aaron and his sonnes shal go in and appoynte euery one vnto his office charge But they shal not go in presumptuously to loke vpō y e Sanctuary lest they die And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayde Take the summe of the children of Gerson also after their fathers house kynred from thirtye yeare aboue vntyll fiftye yeare appoynte them all y t are mete for the warre to haue an office in the Tabernacle of wytnesse This shal be the office of the kynred of the Gersonites euē to serue to beare They shal beare the curtaynes of the habitacion and of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and his couerynge and the coueringe of doo skynnes that is aboue theron and the hanginge in the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the hanginge aboute the courte which goeth aboute the habitacion and the altare and their cordes and all the instrumentes y t serue for thē and all that belongeth to their occupienge Acordinge vnto the worde of Aaron and of his sonnes shal all the office of the children of Gerson be done what so euer they shall beare and occupye And ye shal se that they wayte vpon all their charge This shal be y e office of y e kinred of y e childrē of y e Gersonites in y e Tabernacle of witnes And their waytinge shal be vnder y e hāde of Ithamar the sonne of Aarō the prest The children of Merari after their kynred and fathers house shalt thou appoynte also from thirtie yeare and aboue vnto fiftie yeare all that are mete for the warre y t they maye haue an office in the Tabernacle of wytnesse But vpon this charge shall they wayte acordinge to all their office in y e Tabernacle of witnesse that they beare the bordes of the Habitacion and the barres and pilers and sokettes the pilers of the courte also rounde aboute and the sokettes and nales ▪ and cordes with all their apparell ▪ acordynge to all their seruyce And vnto euery one shall ye appoynte his porcion of charge to waite vpon the apparell Le◠this be the office of the kynred of the children of Merari all that they shall do in the Tabernacle of wytnesse vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the prest And Moses and Aaron with the captaynes of the congregacion nombred the children of y e Kahathites acordinge to their kynreds and houses of their fathers from thirtie yeare and aboue vntyll fyftye all that were mete for the warre to haue offyce in the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the summe was two thousande seuen hundreth and fyftie This is the summe of the kynred of the Kahathite◠which all had seruyce in the Tabernacle of witnesse whom
Moses and Aaron nombred acordynge to the worde of the LORDE by Moses The children of Gerson were nombred also in their kynreds and fathers houses from thirtie yeare and aboue vntyll fyftie all that were mete for the warre to haue office in y e Tabernacle of witnesse and the summe was two thousande syxe hundreth and thirtie This is y e summe of the kinred of the childrē of Gerson which all had to do in the Tabernacle of wytnesse whom Moses and Aaron nombred acordinge to y e worde of y e LORDE The children of Merari were nombred also acordinge to their kynreds and fathers houses from thirtie yeare and aboue vntyll fyftye all that were mete for the warre to haue office in the Tabernacle of witnesse the summe was thre thousande and two hundreth This is the summe of the kynred of the childrē of Merari whom Moses and Aaron nombred acordinge to the worde of the LORDE by Moses The summe of all the Leuites whom Moses and Aaron with the captaynes of Israel tolde after their kinreds and fathers houses from thyrtie yeare and aboue vntyll fyftye all that wente in to do euery one his office and to beare the burthen in y e Tabernacle of wytnesse was eight thousande fyue hundreth and foure score which were nombred acordinge to the worde of the LORDE by Moses euery one to his office charge ▪ as the LORDE commaunded Moses The V. Chapter ANd y e LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Commaunde the children of Israel y t they put out of the hoost all y e lepers and all that haue yssues and that are defyled vpon the deed both men and womē shall they putt out of the hoost that they defyle not their tentes wherin I dwell amonge them And y e children of Israel dyd so and put them out of the hoost as y e LORDE had sayde vnto Moses And the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel saye vnto them Whan a man or woman doth a synne to eny body and offendeth ther with agaynst the LORDE then hath that soule a trespace vpon it And they shall knowlege their synne that they haue done and shall make amendes for their trespace euen with the whole summe and put y e fifth parte more therto and geue it vnto him agaynst whom they haue trespaced But yf there be noman to make the amendes vnto for the offence y t he hath trespaced agaynst him then shal the reconcylynge be made vnto the LORDE for the prest besydes the ramme of the attonemēt wherwith he shal be reconcyled Likewyse all the Heue offerynges of all that the children of Israel halowe vnto the LORDE and offre vnto the prest shall be his And who so haloweth enythinge it shal be his And who so geueth the prest eny thinge it shal be his also And the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake to the children of Israel and saye vnto them Whan eny mans wife goth asyde and trespaceth agaynst him eny mā lye with her fleshlye and the thinge be yet hyd from his eyes and is not come to light that she is defiled and he can brynge no witnesse agaynst her for she was not takē therin and the sprete of gelousye kyndleth him so that he is gelous ouer his wife whether she be vncleane or not vncleane then shal he brynge her vnto the prest and brynge an offerynge for her euen the tenth parte of an Epha of barlye meele and shal poure no oyle theron ner put frankensence vpon it for it is an offerynge of gelousy and an offeringe of remembraunce that remembreth synne Then shall the prest beynge her and sett her before the LORDE and take of the holy water in an earthen vessell and put of y e dust that is on the floore of the habitacion in to the water And he shal set the wife before y e LORDE and vncouer hir heade and the offeringe of remembraunce which is an offeringe of gelousy shall he laye vpon hir handes And the prest shal haue in his hande bytter cursinge water and shal coniure the wife saye vnto her Yf no man haue lyē with the and thou hast not gone asyde from thy huszbande to defyle thy self then shall not these bytter cursinge waters hurte the. But yf thou hast gone asyde from thy huszbande so that thou art defyled and some other man hath lyen with the besyde thy huszbande then shall the prest coniure the wife with this curse and shal saye vnto her The LORDE sett the to a curse and a coniuracion amonge thy people so that the LORDE make thy thye rotte and thy wombe to berst So go this cursed water in to thy body that y e wombe berst and thy thye rotte And the wife shal saye Amen Amen So the prest shall wryte this curse in a byll and wash it out with the water and shall geue the wife of the bytter cursinge waters to drynke And whā the cursinge water is gone in her so y t it is bytter vnto her then shal the prest take the gelousy offerynge out of the wyues hande and waue it for a meat offerynge before the LORDE and offre it vpon the altare namely he shall take an handfull of the meat offerynge for hir remēbraunce burne it vpō the altare then geue the wife the water to drinke And whā she hath dronken the water yf she be defyled and haue trespaced agaynst hir huszbande then shal the cursinge water go in to her and be so bytter that hir wombe shal berst and hir thye shall rotte and the wife shal be a curse amonge hir people But yf the same wife be not defyled but is cleane then shall it do her no harme so that she maye be with childe This is the lawe of gelousy whan a wyfe goeth asyde from hir huszbande and is defyled Or whan y e sprete of gelousy kyndleth a man so that he is gelous ouer his wyfe y t he brynge her before the LORDE and that y e prest do all w t her acordinge vnto this lawe And y e man shal be giltlesse of the synne but the wife shall beare hir myszdede The VI. Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel and saye vnto them Whan a man or woman separateth them selues to vowe a vowe of abstinence vnto the LORDE he shal absteyne from wyne and strōge drynke Vyneger of wyne of stronge drynke shal he not drynke ner that is pressed out of grapes he shall nether eate fresh ner drye grapes so longe as his abstinence endureth Morouer he shall eate nothinge that is made of the vyne tre from the wyne cornels vnto the hulle As longe as the vowe of his abstynence endureth there shall no rasoure come vpon his heade tyll the tyme be out which he absteyneth vnto the LORDE for he is holy And he shall let the heer of his heade growe and stonde bare openly All the
tyme ouer y t he absteyneth vnto the LORDE shal he go to no deed Nether shal he defyle himself at y e death of his father of his mother of his brother or of his sister For the abstinence of his God is vpon his heade and y e whole tyme of his abstinence shall he be holy vnto the LORDE And yf it chaunce eny man to dye sodenly before him then shal y e heade of his abstynence be defyled Therfore shal he * shaue his heade in the daye of his clensynge that is vpon the seuenth daye and vpon y e eight daye shall he brynge troo turtill doues or two yonge pigeons vnto the prest before y e dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the prest shall make the one a syn offerynge and the other a burnt offerynge and make an attonement for him because he defyled himself vpon y e deed and so shal he halowe his heade the same daye that he maye holde out the tyme of his abstinence vnto the LORDE and he shall brynge a lambe of a a yeare olde for a trespace offerynge But y e daies afore shal be but lost because his abstinence was defyled This is the lawe of the absteyner Whan the tyme of his abstinence is out he shal be brought before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And he shal brynge his offeringe vnto the LORDE euen an he lambe of a yeare olde without blemysh for a burnt offeringe a she lambe of a yeare olde without blemysh for a syn offerynge and a ramme w t out blemish for an health offerynge a mauÌ„de w t vnleuended cakes of fyne floure myngled with oyle and swete wafers anoynted with oyle their meat offeringes drynkofferynges And the prest shall brynge it before the LORDE and shal make his syn offerynge and his burnt offerynge and y e ramme shal he make an health offerynge vnto the LORDE with y e maunde of the vnleuended bred His meat offerynge and drink offeringe shal he make also And he shall shaue the heade of the absteyners abstinence before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and shall take the heade heer of his abstinence and cast it vpon the fyre that is vnder y e health-offerynge And the sodden shulder of the ramme shall he take and an vnleuended cake out of the maunde and a swete wafer and laye them vpon the handes of the absteyner after that he hath shauen of his abstinence And he shal Waue them before the LORDE This is holy for the prest with the Waue brest and Heueshulder After that maye the absteyner drynke wyne This is the lawe of the absteyner which voweth his offeringe vnto the LORDE for his abstynence besydes that which his hande can get As he hath vowed so shall he do acordinge to the lawe of his abstinence And the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and saye Thus shal ye saye vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel whan ye blesse them The LORDE blesse the and kepe the. The LORDE make his face to shyne vpoÌ„ the and be mercifull vnto the. The LORDE lift vp his countenaunce vpon the and geue the peace For they shal put my name vpoÌ„ the childrâ—â— of Israel that I maye blesse them The VII Chapter ANd whan Moses had set vp the Habitacion and anoynted it and sanctifyed it with all the apparell therof and had anoynted and halowed the altare also with all his vessels Then offred the captaynes of Israel which were the rulers in their fathers houses For they were the captaynes amonge y e kynreds and stode ouer theÌ„ that were nombred And they brought their offerynges before the LORDE sixe couered charettes and twolue oxen for euery two captaynes a charett and an oxe for euery one and brought them before the habitacion And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Take it of them that it maye serue for the mynistracion of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and geue it vnto the Leuites vnto euery one acordinge to his office Then toke Moses the charettes and oxen and gaue them vnto the Leuites Two charettes and foure oxen gaue he vnto y e children of Gerson acordinge to their office and foure charettes and eight oxen gaue he vnto the children of Merari acordinge to their office vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the prest But vnto the children of Kahath he gaue nothynge because they had an holy office vpon them and must beare vpoÌ„ their shulders And the captaines offred to the dedicacion of the altare in the daye whan it was anoynted and offred their giftes before the altare And y e LORDE sayde vnto Moses Let euery captayne brynge his offerynge vpon his daye to the dedicacion of the altare On the first daye Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab of the trybe of Iuda offred his gâ—fte And his gifte was a syluer charger worth an hundreth and thyrtie Sycles A syluer boule worth seuentye Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary both full of fyne â—loure myngled with oyle for a meat offeringe And a golden spone worth ten Sycles of golde full of incense A bullocke from amonge the greate catell a ramme a lambe of a yeare olde for a burnt offerynge an he goate for a syn offerynge And for an health offerynge two oxen fyue rammes fyue he goates and fyue lambes of a yeare olde This is the gifte of Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab On the seconde daye offred Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar the captayne of Isachar His gifte was a syluer charger worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles A syluer boule worth seuentye Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary both full of fyne floure myngled with oile for a meat offeringe And a golden spone worth ten Sycles of golde full of incense A bullocke from amonge the greate catell a raÌ„me a lambe of a yeare olde for a burnt offerynge an he goate for a syn-offerynge And for an health offerynge two oxen fyue rammes fyue he goates and fyue lambes of a yeare olde This is the gifte of Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar On the thirde daye the captayne of the children of Zabulon Eliab the sonne of Helon His gifte was a syluer charger worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles A syluer boule worth seuentye Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meat offerynge And a golden spone worth ten Sycles of golde full of incense A bullocke from amonge the greate catell a ramme a lambe of a yeare olde for a burnt offerynge an he goate for a syn offerynge And for an health offeringe two oxen fyue rammes fiue he goates and fiue lambes of a yeare olde This is the gifte of Eliab the sonne of Helon On the fourth daye the captayne of the children of Ruben Elizur the sonne of Sedeur His gifte was a syluer charger worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles A syluer boule worth seuentye Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for
VIII Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses sayde Speake to Aaron saye vnto him Whan thou settest vp y e lāpes thou shalt set thē so that they maye all seuē geue light aboue vpō y e candilsticke And Aaron dyd so set y e lampes vpō y e candilsticke as y e LORDE cōmaunded Moses The worke of y e cādilsticke was of beatē golde both y e shaft floures therof Acordynge to y e visiō that the LORDE had shewed Moses euen so made he the candelsticke And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Take the Leuites frō amonge the children of Israel clense them But thus shalt thou do with them that thou mayest clense them Thou shalt sprenkle purifienge water vpon them and lett a rasure go ouer their whole body and washe their clothes and then are they cleane Then shall they take a yonge bullocke and his meat offerynge of fyne floure myngled with oyle And another yonge bullocke shalt thou take for a synofferinge And thou shalt brynge the Leuites before the Tabernacle of wytnesse and gather together the whole congregacion of y e children of Israel and brynge the Leuytes before the LORDE And the children of Israel shall laye their handes vpon the Leuites And Aaron shal waue y e Leuites before the LORDE for the children of Israel that they maye mynistre in the seruyce of the LORDE And the Leuites shall laye their handes vpon the heedes of the bullockes and the one shal be made a synn offerynge the other a burnt offeringe vnto the LORDE to make an attonement for the Leuites And thou shalt set the Leuites before Aaron and his sonnes and waue them before the LORDE and so shalt thou separate them from y e children of Israel that they maye be myne Thē shall they go in that they maye do seruyce in the Tabernacle of witnesse Thus shalt thou clense thē waue them for they are my gifte of the children of Israel and I haue taken them vnto me for all that openeth the Matrix namely for the first borne of all the children of Israel For euery first borne amonge the children of Israel is myne both of men and of catell sens the tyme that I smote all the first borne in the lande of Egipte and sanctified them vnto myself and toke the Leuites for all the first borne amonge the childrē of Israel and gaue them for a gifte vnto Aarō and his sonnes from amonge the children of Israel y t they shulde do the seruyce of the children of Israel in the Tabernacle of witnesse to make attonemēt for the children of Israel that there be not a plage amonge the children of Israel yf they wyll come nye y e Sanctuary And Moses with Aaron and the whole congregaciō of the childrē of Israel dyd w t the Leuites all as the LORDE had commaūded Moses And they purified the Leuites and waszshed their clothes And Aaron waued them before the LORDE and made attoment for them that they might be cleane After that wente they in to do their office in the Tabernacle of witnesse before Aaron and his sonnes as the LORDE commaūded Moses concernynge the Leuites euen so dyd they with them And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde This is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites From fyue and twentye yeare and aboue shal they go in to the office of the Tabernacle of witnesse But frō fyftie yeare forth they shal ceasse from the waitinge of the seruyce therof and shall mynister nomore but shal appoynte their brethren to waite and to serue in the Tabernacle of wytnesse but the office shal not they execute Thus shalt thou do with the Leuites in their seruyces that euery one maye wayte vpon his awne charge The IX Chapter ANnd the LORDE spake vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai in y e first moneth of the seconde yeare that they were departed out of the lande of Egipte ▪ sayde Let the children of Israel kepe Easter in his season euen vpon the fourtene daye of this moneth at euen in his season shall they kepe it acordynge to all the statutes lawes therof And Moses spake to y e childrē of Israel y t they shulde kepe Easter And they kep Easter vpō the fourtene daye of the first moneth at euen in the wildernes of Sinai Acordinge to all that the LORDE cōmaunded Moses euen so dyd the children of Israel Then were there certayne men defyled of a deed man so that they coulde not kepe Easter vpon that daye these came before Moses and Aaron the same daye and sayde vnto him We are defiled of a deed mā wherfore shulde we be despysed that we must not bringe oure giftes in his season amonge the children of Israel Moses sayde vnto them Stonde styll I wil heare what the LORDE commaundeth you And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel saie Whā eny man is defyled of a deed coarse or is gone farre from you ouer the felde or is amonge youre kynszfolkes yet shall he kepe Easter but in the seconde moneth vpō y e fourtene daye at euen and they shal eate it with vnleuended bred and sowre sawse and shall leaue none of it vntyll the mornynge ner breake eny bone therof and shal kepe it acordinge to all y e maner of y e Easter But he that is cleane and not gone in a iourney and is negligent to kepe the Easter the same soule shal be roted out from amōge his people because he brought not his gifte to the LORDE in his season he shal beare his synne And whan there dwelleth a straunger amonge you he shal kepe Easter also vnto the LORDE shal holde it acordinge to y e ordinaunce and lawe of y e Easter This statute shal be vnto you alike to the straunger as to him that is borne in the londe And y e same daye y t the Habitacion was set vp a cloude couered it vpō the Tabernacle of witnesse at euen there was a symilitude of fyre vpon the Habitacion vntill the mornynge So came it to passe allwaye y t the cloude couered it by daye the symilitude of fyre by night And whan the cloude was takē vp from the Habitacion then the children of Israel wente on their iourney And loke in what place the cloude abode there the childrē of Israel pitched their tentes Acordinge to the worde of the LORDE toke the children of Israel their iourney and acordinge to his worde pitched they their tentes So longe as the cloude abode vpon the Habitacion they laye styll And whan the cloude taried many dayes vpon the Habitacion the childrē of Israel wayted vpon the LORDE wente not on their iourney And whan it chaunced that the cloude abode vpō y e Habitacion eny space of dayes then pitched they acordinge to the worde of the LORDE after the worde of the LORDE wente they on their iourney Whan the
cloude was there from the euenynge vntyll the mornynge and so was taken vp then wēte they on their iourney and whether it was takē vp by daye or by night they iourneyed But whan it taried vpon the habitacion two dayes or a moneth or a longe season then laye the children of Israel and iourneyed not and so whan it was taken vp they wente on their iourney For acordinge to the mouth of the LORDE they laye and after the mouth of the LORDE they iourneyed so y t they kepte the LORDES watch acordinge to the worde of the LORDE by Moses The X. Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Make the two trompettes of beaten syluer that thou mayest vse them to call the cōgregacion together and whan the hoost shal breake vp Whan they blowe with both then shall the whole congregacion gather them selues together vnto the before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse Whan they blowe but with one then the captaynes the rulers ouer the thousandes in Israel shal gather them selues together vnto the. Whan ye trompe then shal the hoostes that lye on the East syde breake vp And whan ye trompe the seconde tyme the hoostes that lye on the South syde shal breake vp For ye shall trompe whan they shal take their iourneys But whan y e congregacion is to be gathered together ye shal blowe and not trompe This blowinge w t the trompettes shal the sonnes of Aaron the prest do And it shall be yo r lawe for euer amonge youre posterities Whan ye go to a battayll in youre londe agaynst youre enemies y t vexe you ye shall trompe with the trompettes that ye maye be remembred before the LORDE yo r God and delyuered from youre enemies Like wyse whan ye are mery and in youre feast dayes in youre new Monethes ye shal blowe with the trompettes ouer youre burntsacrifices health offeringes y t it maie be a remembraunce vnto you before youre God I am the LORDE youre God Vpon the twentye daye in the seconde moneth of the seconde yeare arose the cloude from the habitacion of witnesse And the childrē of Israel wente on their iourney out of the wyldernesse of Sinai and the cloude abode in the wyldernesse of Paran First brake vp acordinge to the worde of the LORDE by Moses Namely the baner of the hoost of Iuda wente forth first with their armies and ouer their hoost was Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab And ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Isachar was Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar And ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Zabulon was Eliab the sonne of Elon And the habitacion was taken downe and the children of Gerson and Merari bare the habitacion After that wente the baner of the hoost of Ruben with their armies and ouer their hoost was Elizur the sonne of Sedeur And ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Simeon was Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai And Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Gad. Then wente the Kahathites forwarde also and bare the Sanctuary and caused y e habitacion be set vp agaynst they came After that wente the baner of the hoost of the children of Ephraim with their armies and ouer their hoost was Elisama the sonne of Amihud And Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Manasse And Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Ben Iamin After that wente the baner of the hoost of the children of Dan with their Armyes and so were all the hoostes vp and Ahieser the sonne of Ammi Sadai was ouer their hoost And Pagiel y e sonne of Ochran ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Asser And Ahira the sonne of Enan ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Nephthali Thus the childrē of Israel wēte forth with their armyes And Moses spake vnto his brother in lawe Hobab the sonne of Raguel of Madian We go vnto the place of the which y e LORDE sayde I wil geue it you Come now with vs therfore and we wil do y e best with the for the LORDE hath promysed good vnto Israel But he answered I wil not go w t you but wil go in to myne awne londe vnto my kynred He sayde Oh nay leaue vs not for thou knowest where is best for vs to pytche in the wyldernesse and thou shalt be oure eye And yf thou goest with vs loke what good the LORDE doth vnto vs the same wil we do vnto the. So they departed from the mount of the LORDE thre dayes iourney the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt wente before them those thre dayes iourney to shewe thē where they shulde rest And y e cloude of the LORDE was ouer them in the daye tyme whan they wēte out of y e tētes And whan the Arke wente forth Moses sayde Aryse LORDE let thine enemies be scatered and let them that hate the flye before the. And whan it rested he sayde Come agayne O LORDE vnto the multitude of the thousandes of Israel The XI Chapter ANd whan y e people waxed vnpaciēt it displeased sore y e eares of y e LORDE And whan the LORDE herde it his wrath waxed whote the fyre of y e LORDE burnt amōge them so y t it cōsumed the vttemost of y e hoost Thē cryed the people vnto Moses And Moses prayed vnto the LORDE So y e fyre quenched And the place was called Tabera because the fyre of the LORDE burnt amonge them Then the comon sorte of people y t was amōge them fell a lustinge and sat wepte w t the children of Israel and sayde Who wyll geue vs flesh to eate We remembre the fish the we ate in Egipte for naught Cucumbers Melouns lekes onyons garleke But now is oure soule dryed awaye oure eyes se nothinge then the Manna The Manna was like Coriāder sede and to loke vpon like Bedellion And the people ranne here and there gathered it grounde it in Milles and beate it in morters and baked it in pānes and made cakes of it and it had a taist like an oyle cake And whan y e dew fell vpon the tētes in the night y e Manna fell therwith Now whan Moses herde the people wepe amōge their kynreds euery one in his tēt dore then the wrath of the LORDE waxed exceadinge whote And it greued Moses also And Moses sayde vnto the LORDE Why vexest thou thy seruaunte And why fynde not I fauoure in y e sight y t thou layest y e burthen of all this people vpō me Haue I thē cōceaued all this people or begotten them that thou shuldest saye vnto me Cary them in thine armes as a nurse beareth a childe vnto the londe that thou hast sworne vnto their fathers Where shal I get flesh to geue all this people They wepe
the sonne of Vaphsi of the trybe of Nephtali Guel the sonne of Machi of the trybe of Gad. These are the names of the men whom Moses sent forth to spye out the lande As for Hosea the sonne of Nun Moses called him Iosua Now whan Moses sent thē forth to spye out the lande of Canaan he sayde vnto thē Go vp southwarde and get you vp to the mountaynes and loke vpon the londe how it is and the people that dwell therin whether they be stronge or weake fewe or many and what maner of lande it is that they dwell in whether it be good or bad what maner of cities they be that they dwell in whether they be fenced with walles or not and what maner of lande it is whether it be fatt or leane and whether there be trees therin or not Be of a good corage and bringe of the frutes of the londe It was euen aboute the tyme that grapes are first rype They wente vp spyed the lande from y e wildernes of Zin vntyll Rehob as mē go vnto Hemath They wente vp also towarde the south and came vnto Hebron where Ahiman was and Sesai and Thalmai the children of Enack Hebron was buylded seuen yeare before Zoan in Egipte And they came to the ryuer of Escol and there they cut downe a cluster of grapes and caused two to beare it vpon a staffe pomgranates also and fygges The place is called the ryuer of Escol because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut downe there Howbeit Caleb stylled y e people that was agaynst Moses and sayde vnto them Let vs go vp and conquere the lande for we are able to ouercome it But the men that wente vp with him sayde We are not able to go vp agaynst that people for they are to stronge for vs. And of the lande that they had searched they brought vp an euell reporte amonge the childrē of Israel and saide The lāde that we haue gone thorow to spye out eateth vp the indwellers therof and all the people that we sawe therin are men of greate stature We sawe giauntes there also yee giauntes as the children of Enack and we semed in oure sighte as y e greshoppers and so dyd we in their sighte The XIIII Chapter THen the whole cōgregacion toke on and cryed and the people wepte y t night And all the childrē of Israel murmured agaynst Moses and Aaron and the whole congregacion sayde vnto them Oh that we had dyed in the lande of Egipte or that we might dye yet in this wyldernesse Wherfore bryngeth the LORDE vs in to this lande that oure wyues shulde fall thorow the swerde and ouer children be a praye Is it not better that we go agayne in to Egipte And they sayde one to another Let vs make a captayne and go in to Egipte agayne But Moses Aaron fell vpō their faces before y e whole cōgregacion of the multitude of the childrē of Israel And Iosua y e sonne of Nun Caleb y e sonne of Iephune which also had spyed out the lande rente their clothes spake to the whole cōgregacion of the children of Israel The londe y t we haue walked thorow to spye it out is a very good lande Yf the LORDE haue lust vnto vs he shal brynge vs in to the same londe geue it vs which is a lāde that floweth with mylke hony But in anye wyse rebell not ye agaynst the LORDE feare not y e people of this lande for we wil eate thē vp as bred Their defence is departed frō them but the LORDE is w t vs be not ye afrayed of them And all the people bad stone them w t stones Then appeared the glory of the LORDE in the Tabernacle of witnesse vnto all the children of Israel the LORDE sayde vnMoses How longe shal this people blaspheme me And how longe wil it be or they beleue me for all the tokēs that I haue shewed amonge them I wil smyte them with pestilence destroye thē wil make of the a greater mightier people then this is But Moses sayde vnto y e LORDE Then shal y e Egipcians heare it for w t thy power hast thou brought this people from amōge thē so shal it be tolde the inhabiters of this lande also which haue herde y t thou O LORDE art amonge this people y t thou art sene from face to face that thy cloude stondeth ouer them and that thou goest before them in the cloudy piler on the daye tyme and in the fyrie piler on the night season Yf thou shuldest now slaye this people as one man then the Heythen that haue herde so good reporte of the shulde saye The LORDE was not able to brynge the people in to the londe that he sware vnto them therfore hath he slayne them in the wyldernes So let the power of the LORDE now be greate acordinge as thou hast spoken and sayde The LORDE is of longe sufferaunce and of greate mercy and forgeueth synne and trespace and leaueth no man innocent vysiteth the myszdede of the fathers vpon the children in to the thirde and fourth generacion O be gracious now vnto the synne of this people acordinge to thy greate mercy like as thou hast forborne this people also euer from Egipte vnto this place And the LORDE sayde I haue forgeuē it as thou hast saide But as truly as I lyue all y e worlde shal be full of my glory For of all y e men that haue sene my glory my tokens which I dyd in Egipte and in the wildernesse and tempted me now ten tymes haue not herkened vnto my voyce there shall not one se the londe that I sware vnto their fathers nether shal eny of them that haue blasphemed me se it But my seruaūt Caleb because there is another maner sprete with him because he hath folowed me him wil I brynge in to the lande which he hath gone thorow his sede shal conquere it and y e Amalechites also and the Cananites that dwell in the lowe countrees Tomorow turne you and get you to the wyldernesse in the waye towarde the reed see And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses Aaron sayde How lōge shal this euell multitude murmur agaynst me For I haue herde the murmuringe of the childrē of Israel y t they haue murmured agaynst me Tell them therfore As trulye as I lyue sayeth y e LORDE I wil do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in myne eares Youre carcases shal lye in this wildernesse And all ye that were nombred from twentye yeare and aboue which haue murmured agaynst me shall not come in to the lande cōcernynge the which I lift vp my hāde y t I wolde let you dwell therin saue Caleb y e sonne of Iephune and Iosua the sonne of Nun. You re children of whom ye sayde They shal be a spoyle
the whole congregacion And they put him in preson for it was not declared what shulde be done vnto him The LORDE sayde vnto Moses The man shall dye the death the whole congregacion shal stone him without the hoost Then the whole cōgregacion brought him out of y e hoost and stoned him that he dyed as y e LORDE commaunded Moses And y e LORDE sayde vnto Moses Speake to the childrē of Israel saye vnto thē y t they make them gardes vpon y e quarters of their garmentes amonge all yo r posterities and put yalowe rybandes vpon the gardes in y e quarters And y e gardes shal serue you y t ye maye loke vpon thē and remembre all the cōmaundementes of the LORDE do them that ye order not youre selues after y e meanynge of youre awne hert ner go awhorynge after youre awne eyes Therfore shal ye remembre and do all my commaundementes and be holy vnto youre God I am the LORDE youre God which brought you out of the lande of Egipte to be yo r God Euen I the LORDE youre God The XVI Chapter ANd Corah the sonne of Iezehar the sonne of Kahath the sonne of Leui with Dathan and Abiram the sonne of Eliab and On the sonne of Peleth y e sonnes of Rubē stode vp agaynst Moses with certayne men amonge the childrē of Israel two hundreth fyftie captaynes of the congregacion councelers famous men And they gathered them selues agaynst Moses Aarō sayde vnto them Ye make to moch a doo for all the congregacion is holy euery one and the LORDE is amonge them Why lifte ye youre selues vp then aboue the congregacion of the LORDE Whan Moses herde y t he fell vpō his face saide vnto Corah to all his company Tomorow shal y e LORDE shewe who is his who is holy to come vnto him Whō so euer he choseth y e same shal come vnto him This do Take y e censors thou Corah all y e cōpanye do fyre therin put incense theron tomorow before the LORDE then whom so euer the LORDE choseth the same shal be holy Ye make to moch a doo ye children of Leui. And Moses sayde vnto Corah Heare ye childrē of Leui Is it not ynough vnto you y t y e God of Israel hath separated you frō y e multitude of Israel y t ye shulde come nye him to do the seruyce of the dwellynge place of the LORDE and stonde before the people to mynister vnto them He hath caused the and all thy brethren the childrē of Leui with the to come nye vnto him and now ye seke the presthode also Thou and all thy cōpany conspyre agaynst the LORDE What is Aaron that ye shulde murmur against him And Moses sent to call Dathā Abirā y e sonnes of Eliab But they saide We wil not come vp Is it to litle y t thou hast brought vs out of y e lande of Egipte y t floweth w t mylke hony to kyll vs in y e wildernesse but thou must raigne ouer vs also How goodly well hast thou brought vs in to a londe that floweth w t milke and hony geuē vs feldes and vyniardes in possession Wilt thou put out these mens eyes We will not come vp Then was Moses very wroth saide vnto y e LORDE Turne y e not vnto their meatofferinges I haue not takē so moch as an Asse frō thē nether haue I hurte eny of thē And Moses sayde vnto Corah Tomorow be thou all y e companye before y e LORDE thou and they Aaron And take euery one his censer and put incense therin and come before the LORDE euery one with his censer that is two hundreth and fiftye censers and both thou and Aaron take either his censer And euery one toke his censer and put fyre therin and layed incense theron and came before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnes and Moses and Aaron also And Corah gathered y e whole congregaciō agaynst thē before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnes But y e glory of the LORDE appeared before y e whole congregacion And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses Aaron sayde Separate youre selues frō this congregaciō y t I maye shortly consume them And they fell vpon their faces sayde O God thou God of the spretes of all flesh yf one man haue synned wilt thou therfore be wroth ouer the whole congregacion And the LORDE spake vnto Moses saide Speake to the congregaciō and saye Come vp from y e dwellynge of Corah and Dathan and Abiram And Moses stode vp wente vnto Dathan Abiram the Elders of Israel folowed him he spake to y e cōgregaciō saide Departe frō y e tentes of these vngodly mē touche nothinge y t is theirs y t ye perishe not in eny of their sinnes And they gat them vp from the dwellynge of Corah Dathan Abiram But Dathan and Abirā came out and stode in the dore of their tentes with their wyues and sonnes and children And Moses sayde Hereby shal ye knowe that the LORDE hath sent me to do all these workes and that I haue not done them of myne awne hert Yf these men dye the comon death of all men or be vysited as all men are vysited then hath not the LORDE sent me But yf the LORDE make a new thinge and the earth open hir mouth and swalowe them with all that they haue so y t they go downe quycke in to hell thē shal ye knowe that the se men haue blasphemed the LORDE And whā he had spokē out all these wordes y e groūde cloue asunder vnder thē the earth opened hir wouth swalowed thē w t their houses all the mē y t were w t Corah all their substaūce and they wente downe quycke in to the hell with all that they had And the earth closed vpō them so they perished from amonge y e congregaciō And all Israel y t were aboute thē fled at y e crye of thē for they sayde That y e earth swalowe not vs also Morouer the fyre came out frō the LORDE and consumed the two hundreth and fyftye men that offred the incense And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Speake to Eleasar y e sonne of Aaron y e prest y t he take vp y e censers out of y e burninge scater y e fyre here there For the censers of these synners are halowed thorow their soules y t they maye be beatē in to thinne plates fastened vpon y e altare For they are offred before y e LORDE halowed and they shal be a token vnto y e childrē of Israel And Eleasar the prest toke y e brasen censers which they y t were burnt had offred bet thē to plates to fasten thē vpon y e altare for a remēbraunce vnto y e children of Israel y t no straunger and he
that is not of y e sede of Aaron come nye to offre incense before the LORDE y t it happē not vnto him as vnto Corah and his companye acordynge as the LORDE sayde vnto him by Moses On the nexte morow murmured y e whole congregacion of y e childrē of Israel against Moses Aarō saide Ye haue slayne y e people of y e LORDE And whan the cōgregaciō was gathered agaynst Moses Aarō they turned thē towarde y e Tabernacle of witnes And beholde thē y e cloude couered y e Tabernacle y e glory of y e LORDE appeared And Moses Aarō wēte in before y e Tabernacle of witnes And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Get you out of this cōgregacion I wil shortly consume thē And they fell vpon their faces And Moses sayde vnto Aaron Take the cēser put fyre therin frō of the altare laye incēse theron go soone to the cōgregacion make an attonement for them For the wrath is gone out from the LORDE and the plage is begōne amonge the people And Aaron dyd as Moses sayde ranne in the myddest amonge y e congregaciō And beholde y e plage was begōne And he burnt incēse made an attonemēt for the people stode betwene the deed the lyuynge and the plage ceassed But there were fourtene thousande and seuē hundreth deed in the plage besydes them that dyed aboute the busynesse of Corah And Aaron came agayne vnto Moses before the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse And the plage ceassed The XVII Chapter ANd y e LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Speake to the children of Israel take of thē twolue staues of euery captayne of his fathers house one and wryte euery mans name vpon his staffe But Aarons name shalt thou wryte vpon the staffe of Leui For euery heade of their fathers house shal haue a staffe And laye thē in the Tabernacle of witnesse before the witnesse where I testifie vnto you And loke whom I shall chose his staffe shal florishe y t I maye stylle the grudginges of the children of Israel which they grudge agaynst you And Moses spake vnto the childrē of Israel all their captaynes gaue him twolue staues euery captayne a staffe after y e house of their fathers And Aarons staffe was amonge their staues also And Moses layed the staues before the LORDE in the Tabernacle of witnesse On the morow whā Moses wēte in to y e Tabernacle of witnesse he foūde y t Aarōs rodde of the house of Leui florished and brought forth blossoms bare allmondes And Moses brought forth all y e staues frō y e LORDE before all y e childrē of Israel that they might se it And they toke euery mā his staffe The LORDE sayde vnto Moses Bringe Aarōs staffe againe before the wytnesse y t it maye be kepte for a tokē to the children of rebellion that their murmuringes maye ceasse frome lest they dye Moses dyd as y e LORDE cōmaunded him And y e childrē of Israel sayde vnto Moses Beholde we cōsume awaie we are destroied perishe Who so cōmeth nye y e dwellynge place of y e LORDE he dyeth Shal we thē vtterly cōsume awaie The XVIII Chap. ANd the LORDE sayde vnto Aaron Thou thy sonnes thy fathers house w t the shal beare the myszdede of y e Sāctuary thou thy sonnes w t the shall beare the myszdede of yo r presthode But thy brethren of the trybe of Leui y e father shal come nye the be ioyned vnto the that they maye mynistre vnto ye. But thou thy sonnes w t the shal mynistre before y e Tabernacle of witnesse And they shal wayte vpō y e seruyce vpon y e seruyce of the whole Tabernacle But nye vnto the vessels of y e Sāctuary to the altare shall they not come y t both they ye dye not howbeit they shal be ioyned vnto the to wayte vpō the mynistracion in the Tabernacle of witnesse in all the seruice of the Tabernacle And there shal no straunger come nye vnto you Therfore wayte now vpon the seruyce of the Sanctuary and vpon the seruyce of the altare that there come no more wrath vpon the children of Israel For lo I haue takē yo r brethrē the Leuites frō amonge the children of Israel to be youre gifte for a presente vnto y e LORDE to do y e seruyce in y e Tabernacle of witnes As for y e and y i sonnes with the ye shal waite vpon youre prestes office that ye maye ministre in all maner busynes of the altare and within the vayle for yo r prestes office geue I vnto you for a gifte to do seruyce Yf a straunger come nye he shall dye And the LORDE sayde vnto Aaron beholde I haue geuen the my Heue offerynges And all that the children of Israel halowe haue I geuen vnto the and to thy sonnes for a perpetuall dewtye This shalt thou haue of the most holy thinges that they offer All their giftes with all their meat offeringes and with all their syn offerynges and w t all their trespace offerynges that they geue me the same shal be most holy vnto the and y e sonnes In the most holy place shalt thou eate it All that are males shall eate therof For it shal be holy vnto the. The Heue offerynge of their giftes in all the Waue offerynges of the children of Israel haue I geuen vnto the also and to thy sonnes and to thy doughters for a perpetuall dewtye Who so is cleane in thy house shal eate therof All the fat of the oyle and a◠y e fat of the wyne and corne of their firstlinges that they geue vnto the LORDE haue I geuen vnto ye. The first frutes of all that is in their londe which they bringe vnto the LORDE shal be thine Who so euer is cleane in thine house shal eate therof All dedicate thinges in Israel shal be thine All that breaketh the Matrix amonge all flesh which they brynge vnto the LORDE whether it be man or beest shal be thine But so that thou cause the firstborne of mā to be redemed and that thou cause the first borne of vncleane beestes to be redemed also They shal redeme it whan it is a moneth olde and shall geue it lowse for money euen for fyue Sycles after the Sycle of the Sanctuary which Sycle is worth twentye Geras But the first frutes of an oxe or lambe or goate shalt thou not cause to be redemed for they are holy Their bloude shalt thou sprenkle vpon the altare and their fat shalt thou burne for an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto y e LORDE Their flesh shal be thine like as y e Wauebrest and y e right shulder is thine also All the Heue offeringes that y e childrē of Israel halowe vnto y e LORDE haue I geuen vnto the to thy sonnes to thy doughters with the for
a perpetuall dewtie This shal be a salted couenaūt for euer before y e LORDE vnto the and thy sede with the. And the LORDE sayde vnto Aarō Thou shalt inheret nothinge in their londe ner haue eny porciō amonge them for I am y e porcion and thine enheritaunce amōge the children of Israel Vnto the children of Leui haue I geuen all the tithes in Israel to inheritaunce for y e seruyce which they do vnto me in the Tabernacle of witnesse that from hēce forth the children of Israel come not nye the Tabernacle of witnes to lade them selues with synne and to dye But the Leuites shal do the seruyce in the Tabernacle of witnes shal beare their synne for a perpetuall lawe amonge youre posterities And they shall inheret none inheritaunce amonge the children of Israel For y e tithes of the childrē of Israel which they Heue vnto y e LORDE haue I geuen vnto the Leuites for an heretage Therfore haue I sayde vnto them that they shall inheret no inheritaunce amonge the children of Israel And y e LORDE talked w t Moses saide Speake to the Leuites saye vnto them Whā ye take of y e childrē of Israel y e tithes y t I haue geuen you of thē for yo r inheritaūce ye shal take an Heue offeringe of the same vnto the LORDE euen the tenth of the tithe And the same yo r Heue offerynge shall ye reken as though ye gaue corne out of the barne and fullnesse out of the wynepresse Thus shal ye geue an Heue offerynge vnto the LORDE of all yo r tithes which ye take of the children of Israel y t ye maie geue the same Heue offerynge of y e LORDE vnto Aarō y e prest And all y t ye geue of y e tythes halowe vnto y e LORDE for a gifte y e same shall be his of the best And saye thou vnto them Whan ye thus Heue vp y e fat therof it shal be rekened vnto the Leuites as the increace of the barne and as the increace of the wine presse And ye maye eate it in all places ye yo r children for it is youre rewarde for youre seruyce in the Tabernacle of witnesse and ye shal not lade synne vpon you in the same whan ye Heue the fat therof and vnhalowe not the halowed thinges of the children of Israel and ye shal not dye The XIX Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses Aarō sayde This custome shall be a lawe which the LORDE hath cōmaunded sayde Speake vnto y e children of Israel y t they brynge vnto y e a reed cow with out spot wherin is no blemysh vpon whō there came neuer yock and ye shal geue her vnto Eleasar the prest which shall brynge her without the hooste and cause her to be slayne there before him And Eleasar y e prest shal take of hir bloude with his fynger and sprenckle it seuenty-met straight towarde the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse and cause the cow to be burnt before him both hir szkynne and hir flesh and hir bloude also with hir donge And the prest shal take Ceder wodd and ysope and purple woll and cast it vpō the cow as she burneth he shal washe his clothes and bathe his body with water and thē go in to the hoost and be vncleane vntyll y e euē And he that burnt her shal wash his clothes also with water and bathe his body in water be vncleane vntyll y e euen And one y t is cleane shal gather vp the aszshes of y e cow and poure them without the hoost in a cleane place that they maye be kepte there for sprenklinge water to the congregacion of the childrē of Israel for it is a syn offeringe And he that gathered vp the aszshes of the cow shall wash his clothes and be vncleane vntyll the euen This shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto y e children of Israel and to the straungers that dwell amonge you Who so now toucheth a deed mā shal be vncleane seuen dayes the same shall purifie himself here with on the thirde daye and on the seuenth daie and then shall he be cleane And yf he puryfye not himself on the thirde daye on the seuenth daye thē shall he not be cleane But whā eny mā toucheth a deed personne and wil not purifie himself he defyleth the dwellynge of the LORDE and the same soule shal be roted out of Israel because the sprenklinge water is not sprenkled vpon him and he is vncleane as longe as he letteth not himself be pourged therof This is the lawe Whan a mā dyeth in y e tente who so euer goeth in to the tente and all y t is in the tente shal be vncleane seuē daies And euery open vessel that hath no lydd nor couerynge is vncleane And who so euer toucheth one y t is slayne w t the swerde vpon y e felde or eny other deed or a deed mans bone or a graue y e same is vncleane seuē dayes So now for the vncleane personne they shal take of y e aszshes of this burnt syn offeringe put springinge water theron in to a vessell and a cleane man shall take ysope dyppe it in the water and sprenkle it vpon the tente and vpon all the vessels and all the soules that are therin Likewyse also vpon him y t hath touched a deed mans bone or a slayne personne or a deed body or a graue And he that is cleane shal sprenkle vpon the vncleane y e thirde daye the seuēth daie purifye him on y e seuēth daye And he shal washe his clothes bathe him self w t water and so at euen he shal be cleane But he y t is vncleane and wil not purifye him self y e same soule shal be roted out of y e cōgregacion For he hath defyled the Sanctuary of the LORDE is not sprēkled w t sprēklinge water therfore is he vncleane And this shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto thē And he y t sprenkled w t the sprēklinge water shall wash his clothes also And who so euer toucheth the sprēklinge water shal be vncleane vntill the euen And what so euer he toucheth shal be vncleane loke what soule he toucheth shal be vncleane vntill the euen The XX. Chapter ANd the childrē of Israel came w t the whole cōgregacion into the wildernesse of Zin in the first moneth the people abode at Cades And there dyed Miriam was buried there And the congregacion had no water they gathered them selues together agaynst Moses Aaron the people chode with Moses sayde Wolde God y t we had perished whan oure brethrē perished before the LORDE Wherfore haue ye brought the congregacion of the LORDE in to this wildernesse y t we shulde dye here with oure catell And wherfore haue ye brought vs out of Egipte in to this place where
men can not sowe where are nether fygges ner vynes ner pomgranates where there is no water to drynke And Moses Aaron weÌ„te froÌ„ the congregacion vnto y e dore of y e Tabernacle of witnesse fell vpon their faces And the glory of the LORDE appeared vnto them And the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Take the staffe gather the coÌ„gregacion together thou thy brother Aaron speake vnto the rocke before their eyes it shall geue his water And thus shalt thou prouyde theÌ„ water out of the rocke geue the congregacion drynke and their catell also TheÌ„ toke Moses the staffe before y e LORDE as he commaunded him Moses Aaron gathered the congregacion together before the rocke sayde vnto theÌ„ Heare ye rebellions Shal we prouyde you water out of this rocke And Moses lift vp his hande smote y e rocke w t the staffe two tymes Then came y e water out abuÌ„dantly so y t the coÌ„gregacion dranke and their catell also But the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Aaron Because ye beleued me not to sanctifye meÌ„ before y e childreÌ„ of Israel ye shal not bringe this congregacion in to the londe that I shal geue theÌ„ This is y e water of strife where the children of Israel stroue w t the LORDE and he was sanctified vpon them And Moses sent messaungers froÌ„ Cades vnto y e kynge of y e Edomites This worde sendeth the y e brother Israel Thou knowest all y e trauayle that happened vnto vs how that oure fathers wente downe in to Egipte how we haue dwelt in Egipte a longe tyme how the Egipcians dealte euell with vs o r fathers And we cryed vnto y e LORDE which herde oure voyce and sent his angell hath brought vs out of Egipte And beholde we are at Cades in y e cite without the borders of y e londe O let vs go thorow thy londe we wyl not go thorow y e feldes ner vynyardes ner drynke the water out of the fouÌ„taynes We wyl go the hye strete and turne nether to y e right hande ner to y e lefte tyll we be come past y e borders of thy countre But the Edomite answered him Thou shal not go by me or I wyl come agaynst y e with y e swerde The children of Israel saide vnto him We wil go y e comoÌ„ hye waye yf we or oure catell drynke of thy water we wil paye for it we wil do nothinge but passe thorow on fote onely But he sayde Thou shalt not go thorow And the Edomites came out against them with a mightie people a stroÌ„ge hande Thus y e Edomites denied to grauÌ„te Israel passage thorow the borders of the lande And Israel turned awaye from them And the children of Israel brake vp froÌ„ Cades and came with the whole congregacion vnto mount Hor. And the LORDE spake vnto Moses Aaron at mount Hor harde vpon the coastes of y e lande of y e Edomites sayde Let AaroÌ„ be gathered vnto his people for he shal not come in to y e lande y t I haue geuen vnto y e children of Israel because ye were dishobedient vnto my mouth at the water of strife Take Aaron and Eleasar and his sonne and brynge them vp vnto mount Hor and strype Aaron out of his vestimentes and put theÌ„ vpon Eleasar his sonne and there shall Aaron be gathered vnto his people and dye Then dyd Moses as the LORDE coÌ„maunded him and they wente vp vnto Mount Hor in y e sight of the whole congregacion And Moses toke Aarons clothes put theÌ„ vpon Eleasar his sonne And Aaron dyed there euen aboue vpon the mount And Moses Eleasar came downe from the mount And whan the whole congregacion sawe that Aaron was awaye they mourned for him thirtie daies thorow out the whole house of Israel The XXI Chapter ANd whan Arad the kynge of the Cananites which dwelt towarde the south herde that Israel came in by y e waie y t the spyes had founde out he fought agaynst Israel and toke some of them presoners Then vowed Israel a vowe vnto y e LORDE and sayde Yf thou wylt geue this people vnder my hande I wyll vtterly destroye their cities And the LORDE herde y e voyce of Israel and delyuered them the Cananites and they vtterly destroyed them w t their cities also And he called the place Horma Then departed they fro mount Hor on y e waye towarde the reed see that they might go aboute the lande of the Edomites And the soules of the people faynted by the waie and they spake agaynst God and agaynst Moses Wherfore hast thou brought vs out of the lande of Egipte to slaye vs in the wildernesse For here is nether bred ner water and oure soule lotheth this lighte meate Than sent the LORDE fyrie serpentes amonge the people which bote the peple so that there dyed moch people in Israel TheÌ„ came they vnto Moses and sayde We haue synned because we haue spoken agaynst the LORDE and agaynst the. Praye thou vnto the LORDE that he take awaye the serpentes from vs. And Moses prayed for the people Then sayde the LORDE vnto Moses Make the a brasen serpente and set it vp for a token Who so euer is bytten and loketh vpon it shal lyue Then made Moses a serpent of brasse and set it vp for a token and whan a serpent had bytten eny man he behelde the brasen serpente and recouered And the children of Israel departed and pitched in Oboth And from Oboth they wente on and pitched in Igim by Abarim in the wyldernesse ouer agaynst Moab on the Eastsyde From thence departed they pitched by the ryuer of Sared From thâ—â—ce depaâ—ted they and pitched on this syde Arnon which is in the wyldernesse and commeth out of the coastes of the Amorites For Arnon is the border betwixte Moab and y e Amorites Wherfore it is spoken in the boke of the warres of the LORDE And go with violence both on the ryuer of Arnon on the founteyne of the riuer which boweth downewarde to dwell at Ar leaneth theron to be the border of Moab And from thence they came to the well This is the well wherof the LORDE spake vnto Moses gather the people together I wil geue them water Then sange Israel this songe and they sange one after another ouer the well This is the well that the prynces dygged the nobles amonge the people haue digged it thorow y e teacher and their staues And from this wildernes they wente vn to Mathana from Mathana vnto Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth and froÌ„ Bamoth vnto the valley that lieth in y e felde of Moab at the toppe of Pisga and turneth towarde the wyldernesse And Israel sent messaungers vnto SihoÌ„ the kynge of the Amorrites caused to saye vnto him Let me go thorow y
The water shal flowe out of his boket and his sede shal be a greate water His kynge shal be hyer then Agag his kyngdome shal be exalted God hath broughte hiÌ„ out of Egipte his strength is as of an vnicorne He shal eate vp the Heithen his enemies and grynde their bones to poulder and shute thorow them with his arowes He hath layed him downe as a Lyon and as a Lyonesse Who wyll rayse him vp Blessed be he y t blesseth the and cursed that curseth the. TheÌ„ was Balac furious iÌ„ wrath against Balaam smote his haÌ„des together sayde vnto him I haue called the y t thou shuldest curse myne enemies and beholde thou hast blessed theÌ„ now thre tymes now get the heÌ„ce to y e place I thoughte y t I wolde promote the vnto honoure but the LORDE hath kepte the backe from that worshipe Balaam answered him Tolde not I thy messaungers whom thou sendedst vnto me sayde Yf Balac wolde geue me his house full of syluer and golde yet coulde I not go beyonde the worde of the LORDE to do either euell or good after myne awne hert but what y e LORDE speaketh that must I speake also And now beholde for so moch as I go to my people come therfore I wyll shewe the what this people shal do vnto y e people after this tyme. And he toke vp his parable and sayde Thus sayeth Balaam the sonne of Beor Thus sayeth y e man whose eyes are opened Thus sayeth he which heareth the wordes of God y t hath the knowlege of y e hyest eueÌ„ he y t sawe y e visioÌ„ of y e Allmightie fell downe his eyes were opened I shal se him but not now I shal beholde him but not nie at haÌ„de There shal a starre come out of Iacob a cepter shall come vp out of Israel and shal smyte y e rulers of the Moabites and ouercome all the children of Seth. Edom shal be his possession and Seir shal be his enemies possessioÌ„ but Israel shal do manfully Out of Iacob shal come he y t hath dominion and shall destroye the remnaunt of the cities And whaÌ„ he sawe y e Amalechites he toke vp his parable sayde Amalec the first amoÌ„ge the HeitheÌ„ but at y e last thou shalt perishe vtterly And whan he sawe the Kenites he toke vp his parable sayde StroÌ„ge is y e dwellinge and on a rocke hast thou put thy nest neuertheles thou shalt be a burninge vnto Rain tyll Assur take y e presoner And he toke vp his parable agayne sayde Alas who shal lyue whaÌ„ God doth this And shippes out of Citim shall subdue Assur and Eber. He him self also shal perishe vtterly And Balaam gat him vp and departed and came againe vnto his place and Balac wente his waye also The XXV Chapter ANd Israel dwelt in Sittim and the people beganne to commytte whordome with the doughters of the Moabites which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their goddes And the people ate and worshipped their goddes and Israel submytted him self vnto Baal Peor Then the wrath of the LORDE waxed whote vpon Israel and he sayde vnto Moses Take all the rulers of the people and hange them vp vnto the LORDE agaynst y e Sonne that the terryble wrath of the LORDE maye be turned awaye from Israel And Moses sayde vnto the iudges of Israel Euery man slaye his captayne that haue submytted them selues vnto Baal Peor And beholde one of the childreÌ„ of Israel weÌ„te in against his brethreÌ„ ioyned him self to a Madianitish womaÌ„ in y e sighte of Moses of the whole coÌ„gregacion of y e childreÌ„ of Israel which weped before the dore of y e Tabernacle of wytnesse Whan Phineas y e sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron y e prest sawe y t he rose vp out of the congregacion toke a swerde in his hande wente after the man of Israel in to the whore house thrust theÌ„ thorow both the man of Israel and the woman eueÌ„ thorow the bely of her Then ceassed the plage from the children of Israel and there were slayne in the plage foure and twentye thousande And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses saide Phineas the sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron y e prest hath turned my wrath awaie from the childreÌ„ of Israel thorow his gelousy for my sake amonge them y t I shulde not coÌ„sume the childreÌ„ of Israel in my gelousy Wherfore sayeâ— beholde I geue him my couenaunt of peace and he shal haue it his sede after him eueÌ„ the couenaunt of an euer lastinge presthode because he was gelous for his Gods sake and made an attonement for the children of Israel The man of Israel that was slayne with the Madianitâ—sh woman was called Simri the sonne of Salu a captayne of the house of the father of the Simeonites The Madianitish woman also that was slayne was called Coszbi y e doughter of Zur which was a ruler of the people of a kynred amonge the Madianites And the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Vexe the Madianites smyte them for they haue vexed you with their wyles wherby they haue bigyled you thorow Peor and thorow their sister Coszbi the doughter of a captayne of y e Madianites which was slayne in the daye of the plage for Peors sake and the plage came after The XXVI Chapter ANd whan the giltye bloude was shed the LORDE sayde vnto Moses vnto Eleasar y e sonne of Aaron y e prest Take the summe of the whole coÌ„gregacion of the childreÌ„ of Israel from twentye yeare aboue after their fathers houses all y t are able to go forth to the warre in Israel And Moses Eleasar the prest spake vnto them in the felde of the Moabites besyde Iordane ouer against Iericho namely vnto all theÌ„ that were twentye yeare olde aboue as the LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And these are y e childreÌ„ of Israel that came out of Egipte Ruben y e first borne sonne of Israel The childreeÌ„ of Ruben were Hanoch of whom coÌ„meth y e kynred of the Hanochites Palluâ— of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Palluites Hesron of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Hesronites Carmi of whom coÌ„meth y e kynred of the Carmites These are the kynreds of the Rubenites And the nombre of theÌ„ was thre fourtye thousande seuen hundreth thirtye But the childreÌ„ of Pallu were Eliab And the children of Eliab were Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram This is y t Dathan AbiraÌ„ those famous men in the congregacion which stode vp agaynst Moses and Aaron in the coÌ„pany of Corah whan they rose vp agaynst the LORDE the earth opened hir mouth and swalowed theÌ„ w t Corah whaÌ„ the coÌ„pany dyed what tyme as the fyre consumed two hundreth fiftye men they became a tokeÌ„ But the children
of Corah dyed not The childrē of Simeon in their kynreds were Nemuel of whō cōmeth the kynred of y e Nemuelites Iamin of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Iaminites Iachin of whō cōmeth the kynred of the Iachinites Sera of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Sarahites Saul of whom commeth the kynred of the Saulites These are the kynreds of the Simeonites two xx M. two hundreth The childrē of Gad in their kynreds were Zephon of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Zephonites Haggi of whom cōmeth the kynred of y e Haggites Suni of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Sunites Aseni of whom commeth y e kynred of the Asenites Eri of whō cōmeth the kynred of the Erinites Arod of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Arodites Ariel of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Arielites These are the children of Gad in their nombre fourtye thousande and fyue C. The children of Iuda Er Onan which both dyed in the lāde of Canaan But y e children of Iuda in their kynreds were Sela of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Selanites Phares of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Pharesites Serah of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Serahites The childrē of Phares were Hesron of whom commeth the kynred of the Hesronites Hamul of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Hamulites These are the kynreds of Iuda in their nombre sixe and seuentye thousande and fyue hundreth The children of Isachar in their kynreds were Thola of whom commeth the kynred of the Tholaites Phuua of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Phuuaites Iasub of whō commeth the kynred of the Iasubites Simron of whom cōmeth the kynred of y e Simronites These are the kynreds of Isachar in nombre foure and thre score thousande thre hundreth The children of Zabulon in their kynreds were Sered of whom cōmeth the kynred of y e Seredites Elon of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Elonites Iahelel of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Iahelelites These are y e kynreds of Zabulon in their nōbre thre score thousande and fyue hundreth The children of Ioseph in their kynreds were Manasses Ephraim The childrē of Manasse were Machir of whom commeth the kynred of the Machirites And Machir begat Gilead of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Gileadites And these are y e childrē of Gilead Hieser of whom cōmeth the kynred of y e Hieserites Helech of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Helechites Asriel of whom commeth the kynred of the Asrielites Sichē of whom cōmeth the kynred of y e Sichemites Simida of whō cōmeth y e kynred of y e Simidites Hepher of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Hepherites And Zelaphead was y e sonne of Hepher had no sonnes but doughters whose names were Mahela Noa Hagla Milca and Thyrza These are the kynreds of Manasse in their nombre two and fiftye thousande and seuen hundreth The childrē of Ephraim in their kynreds were Suthelah of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Suthelahites Becher of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Becherites Thahan of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Thahanites The childrē of Suthelah were Eran of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Eranites These are y e kynreds of the childrē of Ephraim in their nombre two and thirtie thousande and fyue hundreth These are the childrē of Ioseph in their kynreds The childrē of Ben Iamin in their kynreds were Bela of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Belaites Aszbel of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Aszbelites Ahiram of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Ahiramites Supham of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Suphamites Hupham of whom commeth the kynred of the Huphamites And the childrē of Bela were Ard Naeman of whom commeth the kynred of the Ardites Naemanites These are the children of Ben Iamin in their kynreds in nombre fyue fourtye thousande and sixe hundreth The childrē of Dan in their kynreds were Suham of whom cōmeth the childrē of y e Suhamites These are y e kynreds of Dan in their generacions they were all together in nombre foure and threscore thousande foure hundreth The childrē of Asser in their kynreds were Iemna of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Iemnites Iesui of whom commeth the kynred of the Iesuites Bria of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Bryites And y e childrē of Bria were Heber of whom commeth the kynred of the Hebrites Melchiel of whō commeth the kynred of the Melchielites And the doughter of Asser was called Sarah These are the kynreds of the children of Asser in their nombre thre and fiftye thousande and foure hundreth The childrē of Nephtali in their kynreds were Iaheziel of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Iahezielites Guni of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Gunites Iezer of whom cōmeth y e kynred of the Iezerites Sillem of whō cōmeth y e kynred of y e Sillemites These are y e kynreds of the childrē of Nephtali in their generacions in their nombre fyue fourtye thousande and foure hundreth This is the summe of the children of Israel sixe hundreth thousande a thousande seuen hundreth and thirtye And y e LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde Vnto these shalt thou deuyde the lōde to enheritaunce acordinge to the nombre of y e names To many shalt thou geue the more enheritaunce and to few the lesse vnto euery one shall be geuē acordinge to their nombre yet shall the londe be deuyded by lott Acordinge to y e names of the trybes of their fathers shal they enheret it for after the lot shalt thou deuyde their enheritaunce both betwixte many and fewe And this is the summe of the Leuites in their kynreds Gerson of whom cōmeth the kynred of the Gersonites Kahath of whō cōmeth the kynred of the Kahathites Merari of whom cōmeth y e kynred of y e Merarites These are y e kynreds of Leui the kynred of y e Libnites y e kynred of y e Hebronites y e kynred of the Mahelites y e kynred of the Musites the kynred of the Corahites Kahath begat Amram And Amrams wife was called Iochebed a doughter of Leui which was borne him in Egipte And vnto Amram she bare Aaron Moses Miriam their sister And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab Abihu Eleasar Ithamar As for Nadab Abihu they dyed whan they offred straunge fyre before y e LORDE And the summe of thē was thre twentye thousande all males frō fyue monethes aboue For they were not nombred amōge the childrē of Israel for there was no enheritaunce geuen thē amonge the children of Israel This is y e summe of y e childrē of Israel whō Moses Eleasar the prest nombred in the felde of the Moabites besyde Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho Amonge whom there was not one of the summe of those children of Israel whom Moses Aaron the prest
Kenaâ—h with the townes belonginge therto and called it Nobah after his awne name The XXXIII Chapter THese are y e iourneys of the childreÌ„ of Israel which weÌ„te out of y e lande of Egipte acordinge to their armies 〈◊〉 Moses AaroÌ„ And Moses wrote their 〈◊〉 out as they iourneyed after y e coÌ„maundâ—ment of y e LORDE And these namely are the yourneyes of their outgoinge They departed froÌ„ Raemses vpon y e fiftene daye of the first moneth euen the morow after the Easter thorow an hye hande so that all the Egipcians sawe and buried then their first borne whom the LORDE had slayne amonge them for the LORDE executed iudgment also vpon their goddes When they were departed from Raemses they pitched in Sucoth And froÌ„ Sucoth they departed pitched their tentes in EthaÌ„ which lyeth in y e edge of y e wildernes FroÌ„ Etham they departed and abode in the valley of Hiroth which lyeth towarde Baal Zephon pitched ouer agaynst Migdol From Hyroth they departed wente in thorow y e middes of the see in to y e wyldernes and wente thre dayes yourney in the wildernes of Etham pitâ—hed in Marah From Marah they departed and came vnto Elim whâ—re there were twolue welles of water and seuentye palme trees and there they pitched â–ª From Elim they departed and pitched by the reed see From y e reed see they departed and pitched in the wildernesse of Sin From the wildernes of Sin they departed and pitched in Daphka FroÌ„ Daphka they departed and pitched in Alus From Alus they departed and pitched in Raphidim where the people had no water to drynke From Raphidim they departed and pitched in the wildernes of Sinai From Sinai they departed and pitched at the Lustgraues FroÌ„ the Lustgraues they departed and pitched in Hazeroth From Hazeroth they departed pitched in Rithma From Rithma they departed and pitched in Rimon Parez From Rimon Parez they departed and pitched in Libna From Libna they departed and pitched in Rissa FroÌ„ Rissa they departed pitched in Kehelatha FroÌ„ Kehelatha they departed pitched in mouÌ„t Sapher From mouÌ„t Sapher they departed pitched in Harada FroÌ„ Harada they departed pitched in Makeheloth From Makeheloth they departed pitched in Tahath From Tahath they departed and pitched in Tharah From Tharah they departed and pitched in Mitka From Mitka they departed and pitched in Hasmona From Hasmona they departed and pitched in Mosseroth From Mosseroth they departed and pitched in Bne Iaekon From Bne Iaekon they departed and pitched in Horgadgad From Horgadgad they departed pitched in Iathbatha From Iathbatha they departed and pitched in Abrona From Abrona they departed and pitched in Ezeon gaber From Ezeon gaber they departed and pitched in y e wildernes of Zin which is Cades From Cades they departed and pitched at mount Hor on the border of the londe of Edom. Then Aaron the prest wente vp vnto mount Hor acordynge to the commaundement of the LORDE and died there in the fourtyeth yeare after y t the children of Israel departed out of the londe of Egipte in the first daie of the fifte moneth whaÌ„ he was an hundreth and thre and twentye yeare olde And Arad the kynge of the Cananites which dwelt in the south countre of CanaaÌ„ herde y t the children of Israel came And from mount Hor they departed and pitched in Zalmona From Zalmona they departed and pitched in Phimon From Phimon they departed and pitched in Oboth From Oboth they departed and pitched in Igim by Abarim vpon the border of the loÌ„de of y e Moabites From Igim they departed and pitched in Dibâ—â— Gad. From DiboÌ„ Gad they departed and pitched in Almon Diblathama FroÌ„ Almon Diblathama they departed and pitched in the mountaynes of Abarim ouer agaynst Nebo From the mouÌ„taynes of Abarim they departed and pitched in y e felde of the Moabites besyde Ioâ—dane ouer agaynst Iericho FroÌ„ Beth haiesmoth vnto the playne of Sitim laye they in the felde of the Moabites And the LORDE spake vnto Moses in the felde of the Moabites by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho and sayde Speake to the children of Israel and saie vnto them WhaÌ„ ye are come ouer Iordane in the lande of Canaan ye shal dryue out all the inhabiters before youre face and plucke downe all their pilers and all their ymages of metall and destroye all their hye places that ye maye so take the londe in possession and dwell therin For I haue geueÌ„ you the londe to enioye it And the londe shall ye deuyde out by lott amonge youre kynreds Vnto those that are many shall ye deuyde the more And vnto them that are fewe shall ye deuyde the lesse Euen as the lott falleth there vnto euery one so shal he haue it acordinge to the trybes of their fathers But yf ye wyll not dryue out the inhabiters of y e lande before yo r face then they whoÌ„ ye suffre to remayne shall become thornes in youre eyes and dartes in youre sydes shall vexe you in the londe where ye dwell Then wil it come to passe that I shal do vnto you euen as I thought to do vnto them The XXXIIII Chapter ANnd the LORDE spake vnto Moses and sayde Commaunde the childreÌ„ of Israel and saye vnto them Whan ye come into the londe of Canaan the londe y t falleth to youre inheritaunce shall haue hir borders in the londe of Canaan The South quarter shall begynne at the wyldernesse of Zin by Edom so that youre South quarter be from the edge of the Salt see which lyeth towarde the South and that y e same quarter fet a compasse from the South vp to Acrabim go thorow Zimma that his out goinge be from the South vnto Cades Barnea reache vnto Hazor Adar and go thorow Azmona and stretch out from Azmona vnto the ryuer of Egipte and that the ende therof be at the greate see But the West quarter shal be this namely the greate see let y t be youre border towarde the West The North quarter shal be this Ye shall compasse from the greate see vnto mount Hor. And fro mount Hor ye shall compasse tyll a man come vnto Hemath that the out goynge therof be the coast of Zedada and that the border of the same go out vnto Siphron and that the goynge out of it be at Hazor Enan Let this be youre North quarter And youre East quarter shall ye coÌ„passe from Hazor Enan vnto Sephan let the coaste go downe from Sephan and Ribla on the East syde of Ain TheÌ„ let it go downe reache vnto the syde of the see of Chinereth East warde and come downe by Iordane so y t the goynge out of it be the Salt see Let this be youre londe with the borders therof rounde aboute And Moses commaunded the children of Israel and sayde This is youre londe that ye shal deuyde out amonge
of stone like vnto the first and come vp vnto me in to the mount and make y t an Arke of wod and in the tables I wyll wryte the wordes that were in the first which thou brakest and thou shalt laye them in the Arke So I made an Arke of Fyrre tre and hewed two tables of stone like as the first were wente vp into the mount and y e two tables were in my hande Then wrote he in y e tables acordinge as the first wrytinge was the ten verses which the LORDE spake vnto you out of the fyre vpon the mountayne at the tyme of the gatheringe together And the LORDE gaue theÌ„ vnto me And I turned me wente downe from the mount and layed the tables in the Arke which I had made that they mighte be there as the LORDE commaunded me And the childreÌ„ of Israel departed from Beroth Bne Iaâ—kan vnto Mosera there dyed Aaron there was he buried Eleasar his sonne became prest in his steade FroÌ„ thence they departed from Gadgad From Gadgad to Iathbath a londe of ryuers of water At the same season the LORDE separated out the trybe of Leui to beare the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt and to stonde before the LORDE to mynister vnto him and to prayse his name vnto this daye Therfore shal the Leuites haue no porcion ner enheritaunce with their brethren for the LORDE is their enheritaunce as the LORDE thy God hath promysed them But I taried vpoÌ„ the mount like as afore euen fortye dayes and fortye nightes and the LORDE herde me at that tyme also and wolde not destroye the. But he sayde vnto me Vp get the forth y t thou mayest go before the people y t they maye come in and coÌ„quere the loÌ„de which I sware vnto their fathers to geue them Now Israel what requyreth the LORDE thy God of the but y t thou feare the LORDE thy God and that thou walke in all his wayes loue him serue the LORDE y e God with all thy hert with all thy soule and y t thou kepe the coÌ„maundementes of y e LORDE his ordinaunces which I coÌ„maunde the this daye y t thou mayest prospere Beholde the heauen the heauen of all heaueÌ„s and the earth and all y t is therin is y e LORDES y e God Yeth hath he had a pleasure vnto y e fathers to loue theÌ„ and hath chosen their sede after theÌ„ namely you aboue all nacions as it is come to passe this daye Circumcyse therfore y e foreszkynne of yo r hert be nomore styffnecked For the LORDE yo r God is God of all goddes LORDE ouer all lordes a greate God mightie terryble which regardeth no personne taketh no giftes and doeth righte vnto the fatherlesse and wedowe and loueth the straunger to geue him fode rayment Therfore shal ye loue a strauÌ„ger for ye youre selues also were straungers in the londe of Egipte Thou shalt feare the LORDE thy God him onely shalt thou serue vnto him shalt thou cleue sweare by his name He is thy prayse y e God which hath done for y e these greate terryble thinges y t thine eyes haue sene Thy fathers weÌ„te downe in to Egipte w t seuentye soules but now hath y e LORDE thy God made the as y e starres of heauen in multitude The XI Chapter THerfore shalt thou loue the LORDE y e God kepe his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes his ordinaunces his lawes his preceptes all y e life loÌ„ge And vnderstoÌ„de this daye that which youre childreÌ„ knowe not Which haue not sene the nurtoure of the LORDE yo r God his greatnesse his mightie hande his stretched out arme his tokens and actes which he dyd amonge the EgipciaÌ„s vnto Pharao the kynge of Egipte to all his londe what he dyd to the power of y e Egipcians vnto their horses charettes whan he broughte the waters of the reed see vpoÌ„ them as they folowed after you how y e LORDE hath broughte them to naught vnto this daye what he dyd vnto you in the wildernesse vntyll ye came vnto this place what he dyd vnto Dathan and Abiram the children of Eliab the sonne of Ruben how the earth opened hir mouth and swalowed them with their housholdes teÌ„tes all their good that they had in the myddes amonge all Israel For youre eyes haue sene the greate workes of y e LORDE which he hath done Therfore shal ye kepe all the commaundementes which I commaunde you this daye that ye maye be stronge to come in and to conquere the londe whither ye go to possesse it that ye maye lyue longe in the londe which the LORDE sware vnto youre fathers to geue vnto them and to their sede eueÌ„ a londe that floweth with mylke and hony For the londe whither thou commest in to possesse it is not as the londe of Egipte whence ye came out where thou sowedest thy sede and waterdest it at thy fote as a garden of herbes but it hath hilles and valleys which drynke water of the rayne of heauen a londe that the LORDE thy God careth for And the eyes of the LORDE thy God are allwaye therin from the begynnynge of the yeare vnto the ende Yf ye shal herken therfore vnto my commaundementes which I commaunde you this daye y t ye loue the LORDE youre God and serue him with all youre hert and with all youre soule then wyl I geue rayne vnto youre loÌ„de in due season early and late that thou mayest gather in thy corne thy wyne and thine oyle and I wyll geue grasse vpon thy felde for thy catell that ye maye eate be fylled But bewarre y t youre hert be not disceaued that ye go asyde serue other goddes worshipe them and then the wrath of the LORDE waxe whote vpoÌ„ you and he shut vp the heaueÌ„ that there come no rayne and the earth geue not hir increase ye perishe shortly from the good loÌ„de which the LORDE hath geuen you Put vp therfore these my wordes in youre hertes and in youre soules and bynde theÌ„ for a signe vpon youre handes y t they maye be a token of remembraunce before yo r eyes and teach them youre children so that thou talke therof whan thou syttest in thine house or walkest by the waye whan thou lyest downe and whan thou rysest vp and wryte them vpon the postes of thine house and vpon thy gates that thou and thy children maye lyue longe in the londe which the LORDE sware vnto thy fathers to geue them as longe as the dayes of heauen endure vpon earth For yf ye shal kepe all these commaundementes which I commaunde you so that ye do therafter that ye loue the LORDE youre God and walke in all his wayes and cleue vnto him then shall the LORDE dryue out
was in and laye there tyll it was light Now whan hir lorde rose vp in the mornynge and opened the dore of the house and wente forth to go on his iourney beholde his concubyne laye at the dore of the house and hir handes vpon the thresholde He saide vnto her stonde vp let vs go Neuertheles she gaue him no answere Thē toke he her vp vpon his asse gat him vp and wente vnto his place Now whan he came home he toke a swerde and helde his concubyne and cut her w t the bones and all in to twolue peces and sent them in to all the coastes of Israel Who so euer sawe it sayde Soch a thinge hath not bene done ner sene sence the tyme that y e children of Israel departed out of the londe of Egipte vnto this daye Now as concernynge this take youre advysement and geue yo r councell and shew it forth The XX. Chapter THen wente the children of Israel out and gathered a congregacion together as one man frō Dan vntill Bersaba and from the londe of Gilead vnto the LORDE to Mispa and there came together of all the quarters of the people and of all the trybes of Israel in to the congregacion of the people of God foure hundreth thousande fote men that drue out y e swerde But the children of Ben Iamin herde how that y e children of Israel were gone vp vnto Mispa And the children of Israel sayde Tell vs how happened this euell Then answered the Leuite the huszbande of the woman that was slayne and sayde I came to Gibea in Ben Iamin with my concubyne to tary there allnight then the cyt◠▪ sins of Gibea gat them vp agaynst me and compased me aboute in the house by night and thoughte to slaye me and defyled my cōcubyne so that she dyed then toke I my cōcubyne and cut her in peces and sent the peces in to euery countre of the inheritaunce of Israel for they haue done an abhominacion and folye in Israel Beholde here are ye children of Israel aduyse you well and take this matter in hande So all the people gat them vp as one mā and sayde Nomā shal go in to his tente ner departe to his house but this wil we do now agaynst Gibea Let vs cast lot and take ten men of an hundreth and an hundreth of a thousande and a thousande of ten thousande out of all y e trybes of Israel y t they maie take fode for y e people to come do with Gibea Ben Iamin acordynge to their folye which they haue done in Israel Thus all the men of Israel beynge confederate gathered them selues together as one man vnto the cite and the trybes of Israel sent men vnto all the kinreds of Ben Iamin and caused to saye vnto them What maner of wickydnes is this that is done amonge you Delyuer here therfore the men the children of Belial at Gibea that we maye put them to death and do awaye the euell out of Israel Neuertheles the children of Ben Iamin wolde not folowe the voyce of their brethren the children of Israel but gathered them selues out of y e cities vnto Gibea to go forth in battayll agaynst the children of Israel And the same daye were there nombred of the children of Ben Iamin out of the cities sixe and twentye thousande men that drue the swerde beside the citesyns of Gibea of whom there were tolde seuē hundreth chosen men And amōge all this people there were chosen out seuen hundreth men which vsed not the right hande but the lefte and yet w t the slynge coulde they touch an heer and not mysse But the men of Israel beside them of Bē Iamin were nōbred foure hūdreth thousande which drue the swerde were all men of armes And the children of Israel arose and wente vp to the house of God in Silo and axed at God and sayde Who shall go vp for vs to beginne the battayll with y e children of Ben Iamin The LORDE saide Iuda shall begynne So the children of Israel gat thē vp in y e mornīge pitched ouer agaīst Gibea euery man of Israel wēte out to fighte with Ben Iamin and set them selues in araye to fighte agaynst Gibea Then fell the children of Ben Iamin out of Gibea and slewe the same daye amonge Israel two twentye thousande to the grounde But the people of the men of Israel comforted them selues and made them ready to fighte yet more in the same place after they had prepared them selues the daye afore And the children of Israel wente vp and wepte before the LORDE vntyll the euenynge and axed at the LORDE sayde Shall we go enymore to fighte with oure brethren the children of Ben Iamin The LORDE sayde Go vp vnto them And whan the children of Israel gat them vp to the childrē of Ben Iamin on y e next daye the Ben Iamites fell out of Gibea agaynst them the same daye and slewe yet eightene thousande of y e children of Israel to the grounde which all drue the swerde Then wente all the children of Israel vp and all the people and came to the house of God and wepte and taried there before the LORDE fasted that daye vntyll the euen and offred burnt offerynges and deed offeringes before the LORDE And the children of Israel axed at the LORDE the Arke of the couenaunt of God was there at that tyme and Phineas the sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron stode before him at the same tyme they sayde Shal we go forth eny more to fighte with oure brethren the childrē of Ben Iamin or shal we leaue of The LORDE sayde Go vp tomorow wyll I delyuer them in to youre handes And the children of Israel set a preuy watch agaynst Gibea rounde aboute and so the children of Israel wente vp to the children of Ben Iamin on the thirde daye and set them selues in araye agaynst Gibea like as the other two tymes afore Thē came the children of Ben Iamin out agaynst the people brake out of the cite beganne to slaye certayne wounded of the people like as the other two times afore in the felde vpon two stretes wherof one goeth towarde Bethel the other vnto Gilead vpon a thirtye men in Israel Then thought the childrē of Ben Iamin They are smytten before vs like as afore But the childrē of Israel sayde Let vs flye that we maie prouoke them out of the cite in to the hye stretes Then all the men of Israel gat them vp from their place and prepared them selues vnto Baal Thamar And the hinder watch of Israel brake out of their place from y e caue of Gaba and came vnto Gibea twentye thousande chosen men out of all Israel so that it was a sore battayll but they knewe not that the euell shulde happen vnto them Thus the LORDE smote Ben Iamin before the children of Israel so that the same daye the children of Israel destroyed fyue twentye thousande and an hundreth
vncle He tolde vs y t the asses were foūde But of y e kyngdome he tolde him nothinge what Samuel had sayde Samuel called the people together vnto the LORDE to Mispa and spake vnto the children of Israel Thus saieth y e LORDE the God of Israel I broughte Israel out of Egipte and delyuered you from the hande of y e Egipcians and from the hande of all the kyngdomes that oppressed you But now haue ye refused yo r God which hath helped you out of all youre sorowes and troubles ye haue saide vnto him Set a kinge ouer v◠Well stonde ye now before y e LORDE acordinge to youre trybes and kynreds Now whan Samuel had brought forth all the trybes of Israel the trybe of Ben Iamin was taken And whan he had broughte forth the trybe of Ben Iamin with his kynreds the kynred of Matri was takē Saul the sonne of Cis was takē And they sought him but they founde him not Then axed they further at the LORDE whether he was for to come thither The LORDE answered Beholde he hath hyd him selfe amonge y e vessels Then ranne they thither and fetched him And whan he stode amonge the people he was hygher by the heade then all the people And Samuel sayde vnto all the people There se ye him whom the LORDE hath chosen for in all the people there is none like him Then gaue all the people a shoute and sayde God saue the new kynge Samuel tolde the people all the lawe of the kyngdome and wrote it in a boke and layed it before the LORDE And Samuel let all the people go euery one to his awne house And Saul wente home also vnto Gibea and there wente with him one parte of the hoost whose hertes God had touched But the childrē of Belial sayde What shal this felowe helpe vs and despysed him broughte him no presente But he made him as though he herde it no◠The XI Chapter NAhas y e Ammonite wēte vp layed sege vnto Iabes in Gilead And all the men of Iabes sayde vnto Nahas Be at one with vs we wyll serue the. But Nahas y e Ammonite answered them I wil make a couenaunt with you of this condicion that I maye thrust out all youre right eyes and put you to shame amonge all Israel Then sayde all the Elders of Iabes vnto him Geue vs seuen dayes respyte that we maye sende messaungers into all y e coastes of Israel Yf there be then no sauioure we wyl go forth vnto the. So the messaungers came vnto Gibea of Saul and spake this before the eares of the people Then all y e people lifte vp their voyce and wepte And beholde Saul came after the oxen out of the felde and sayde What ayleth the people that they wepe So they tolde him the earande of the men of Iabes Then came the sprete of God vpon him whan he had herde these wordes and his wrath was sore moued and he toke a couple of oxen and hewed them in sunder and sent them in to all the coastes of Israel by the messaungers sayenge Who so euer goeth not forth after Saul and Samuel his oxen shal be thus dealte withall Then fell the feare of the LORDE vpon the people so that they wente forth like as one man and they were tolde at Basek and of the childrē of Israel there were thre hundreth thousande men and thirtie thousande of the children of Iuda And they spake vnto the messaungers that were come Saye thus to the men of Iabes in Gilead Tomorow shal ye haue helpe whan y e Sonne is at the whotest Whan y e messaungers came and tolde this to the men of Iabes they were glad And the men of Iabes sayde Tomorow wyll we come forth vnto you that ye maye do vnto vs what so euer it pleaseth you And on y e nexte morow Saul set the people in thre partes and came into the hoost aboute the mornynge watch and smote the Ammonites tyll the daye was at the whotest As for those y t remayned they were so scatred that two of them abode not together Then sayde the people vnto Samuel Where are they that sayde Shulde Saul raigne ouer vs Delyuer vs here the men that we maye put them to death But Saul sayde There shal noman dye this daye for to daye hath the LORDE geuen health in Israel Samuel sayde vnto the people Come let vs go vnto Gilgall and renue the kyngdome there Then wente all the people vnto Gilgall and there they made Saul kinge before the LORDE at Gilgal and offred deed offeringes before the LORDE And Saul with all the men of Israel reioysed there greatly The XII Chapter SAmuel sayde vnto all Israel Beholde I haue herkened vnto youre voyce in all that ye sayde vnto me and haue made a kynge ouer you And now lo there goeth youre kynge before you As for me I am waxen olde and graye heered and my sonnes are with you and I haue gone before you fro my youth vp vnto this daye Beholde here am I ▪ answere ye agaynst me before the RORDE and his anoynted yf I haue taken eny mans oxe or asse yf I haue done eny man violence or wronge If I haue oppressed eny mā yf I haue receaued a gifte of eny mans hande and kepte it secretly I wil restore it you agayne They saide ▪ Thou hast done vs nether violence ner wronge nether oppressed ner taken ought of eny mans hande He sayde The LORDE be witnesse agaynst you and so be his anoynted this daye that ye haue founde nothinge in my hāde They saide Yee they shal be witnesses And Samuel sayde vnto the people The LORDE which made Moses and Aaron and broughte youre fathers out of the londe of Egipte is here present Stōde forth now therfore that I maye iudge you before the LORDE ouer the righteousnes of the LORDE which he hath done for you and youre fathers Whan Iacob was come in to Egipte youre fathers cryed vnto the LORDE And he sent Moses and Aaron to brynge youre fathers out of Egipte and to cause them for to dwell in this place But whan they forgat the LORDE their God he solde them vnder the power of Sissera the captayne at Hazor and vnder the power of the Philistynes and vnder the power of the kinge of the Moabites which foughte agaynst them But they cried vnto the LORDE and sayde We haue synned in that we haue forsaken the LORDE and serued Baalim and Astaroth But now deliuer vs from the hande of oure enemies and we wyl serue the. Then the LORDE sent Ierubaal Bedan Iephthae and Samuel delyuered you from youre enemies rounde aboute and caused you to dwell safe But whan ye sawe that Nahas the kynge of the children of Ammon came agaynst you ye sayde vnto me Not thou but a kynge shal raigne ouer vs where as notwithstōdinge youre God was youre kynge
all the apparell be vnweyed because the metall was so moch Morouer Salomon made all the apperell that belonged vnto the house of the LORDE namely a golden altare a golden table that the shewbred laye on fyue candelstickes on the righte hande and fyue candelstickes on the lefte before the quere of pure golde w t floures lampes and snoffers of golde therto flat peces charges basens spones and censours of pure golde And the hokes of y e dores on the insyde of the house in the most holy and in the dores of the house of the teÌ„ple of the LORDE were of golde Thus all the worke that kynge Salomon made in y e house of the LORDE was fynisshed And Salomon brought in that his father Dauid had sanctified of syluer and golde and ornamentes and layed it amonge the treasures of the house of the LORDE The VIII Chapter THen gathered kynge Salomon all y e Elders in Israel together all the rulers of the trybes and prynces of the fathers amonge the children of Israel vnto Ierusalem to brynge vp the Arke of the couenaunt of the LORDE out of the cite of Dauid that is Sion And there resorted vnto kynge Salomon all the men in Israel at the feast in the moneth Ethanim that is y e seuenth moneth And whan all y e Elders of Israel came the prestes toke the Arke of the LORDE and broughte it vp and the Tabernacle of witnesse and all the ornamentes of the Sanctuary that were in the Tabernacle This dyd the prestes and the Leuites And kynge Salomon and all the congregacion of Israel y t were gathered vnto him wente with him before the Arke and offred shepe and bullockes so many that they coulde not be nombred ner tolde So the prestes broughte the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt vnto hir place euen in to y e Quere of the house in the most holy vnder y e wynges of the Cherubins For y e Cherubins spred out their wynges in the place where the Arke stode and couered the Arke and the staues therof from aboue And the staues were so loÌ„ge that y e knoppes of them were sene from the Sanctuary before y e quere but on the outsyde were they not sene and they were there vnto this daye And in the Arke there was nothinge but onely the two tables of stone which Moses had layed therin at Horeb whan y e LORDE made a couenaunt with the children of Israel what tyme as they were departed out of the londe of Egipte But whan the prestes wente out of the Sanctuary a cloude fylled the house of the LORDE so y t the prestes coulde not stonde execute the office for the cloude for the glory of the LORDE fylled the LORDES house Then sayde Salomon The LORDE sayde that he wolde dwell in a darke cloude I haue buylded an â—ouse to be an habitacion vnto the a seate y t thou mayest dwell there for euer And y e kynge turned his face blessed all the congregacion of Israel And all the coÌ„gregacion of Israel stode he sayde Praysed be the LORDE God of Israel which promised by his mouth vnto my father Dauid and by his haÌ„de hath fulfylled it and sayde Sence the daye y t I broughte my people of Israel out of Egipte haue I chosen no cite amoÌ„ge all the trybes of Israel to buylde me an house that my name might be there But Dauid haue I chosen to be ouer my people of Israel And in dede my father Dauid was mynded to buylde an house vn to the name of the LORDE God of Israel neuertheles the LORDE sayde vnto my father Dauid Where as thou wast mynded to buylde an house vnto my name thou hast done well that thou art so aduysed Howbeit thou shalt not buylde the house but thy sonne which shal come out of thy loynes he shal buylde an house vn to my name And the LORDE hath perfourmed his worde that he spake For I am come vp in my father Dauids steade and syt vpon the seate of Israel as the LORDE sayde and haue buylded an house vnto the name of the LORDE God of Israel and there haue I ordeyned a place for the Arke wherin is the LORDES couenaunt which he made with oure fathers whan he broughte them out of y e londe of Egipte And Salomon stode before the altare of the LORDE in the presence of the whole congregacion of Israel and helde out his handes towarde heauen and sayde O LORDE God of Israel there is no god like the nether aboue in heauen ner beneth vpoÌ„ earth thou that kepest couenauÌ„t and mercy for all thy seruauntes that walke before y e with all their hert thou that hast kepte promes with my father Dauid thy seruaunt With thy mouth thou saydest it and with thy hande hast thou fulfylled it as it is come to passe this daye Now LORDE God of Israel make good vnto my father Dauid y e seruaunt that which thou hast promysed him and sayde Thou shalt not wante a man before me to syt vpon the seate of Israel yf thy childreÌ„ kepe their waye so y t they walke before me like as thou hast walked before me Now thou God of Israel let y e worde be verified which thou hast promysed vnto my father Dauid thy seruaunt For thynkest thou y t God dwelleth vpon earth Beholde the heauens and the heauens of all heauens maye not contayne the how shulde then this house do it that I haue buylded But turne the vnto the prayer of thy seruaunt and to his supplicacion O LORDE my God that thou mayest heare the thankesgeuynge and prayer which thy seruaunt maketh before the this daye so that thine eyes be open ouer this house night and daye euen ouer this place wherof thou saydest My name shall dwell there That thou mayest heare the prayer which thy seruauÌ„t maketh in this place heare the intercession of y e seruaunt of thy people of Israel which they shall make here in this place of thy habitacion in heauen and whan thou hearest it be gracious Whan eny maÌ„ synneth agaynst his neghboure and taketh vpon him an ooth wherwith he byndeth himselfe and y e ooth commeth before thine altare in this house then heare thou in heaueÌ„ and se that thy seruauntes haue right to condemne the vngodly and to brynge his waye vpon his owne heade and to iustifie the righteous to geue him acordinge to his righteousnes Whan thy people of Israel is smytten before their enemies whyle they haue synned agaynst the and yf they turne vnto the and knowlege thy name make their prayer and intercession vnto the in this house theÌ„ heare thou them in heauen and be mercifull vnto the synne of thy people of Israel and brynge them agayne into the londe y t thou hast geuen vnto their fathers Whan the heauen is shut vp so y t it rayneth not for so moch as they haue synned agaynst the and
of Assiria haue destroyed the Heythen and their londe with the swerde and haue cast their goddes in the fyre for they were not Goddes but y e worke of mēs hondes wodd and stone therfore haue they destroyed them But now O LORDE helpe thou vs out of his hande that all the kyngdomes vpon earth maye knowe that thou LORDE art God alone Then sent Esay the sonne of Amos vnto Ezechias sayenge Thus sayeth the LORDE God of Israel Where as thou hast made thy prayer vnto me concernynge Sennacherib y e kynge of Assiria I haue herde it This is it that the LORDE hath spoken agaynst him He hath despysed y e and mocked the O virgin thou doughter Sion he hath shakē his heade at the O doughter Ierusalem Whom hast thou despysed blasphemed Ouer whom hast thou lifte vp thy voyce Euē agaynst y e holy one in Israel hast thou lifte vp thine eyes thou hast blasphemed y e LORDE by thy messaungers and sayde Thorow the multitude of my charettes haue I gone vp to the toppes of the mountaynes vpon the sydes of Libanus I haue hewen downe his hye Ceders and his chosen Pyne trees and am come to the vttemost habitacion of the wod of Carmel that belongeth vnto it I haue dygged and dronke vp the straunge waters and with y e soles of my fete haue I dryed vp the See But hast thou not herde how that I haue done this longe agoo and haue prepared it from the begynnynge Now haue I caused it for to come that contencious stronge cities mighte fall in to a waist heape of stones they that dwell therin shal be faynte and fearfull and a shamed and shal be as the grasse vpon the felde and as y e grene herbe and hay vpon the house toppes that wythereth afore it be growne vp I knowe thy habitacion thy out and ingoynge and that thou ragest agaynst me For so moch then as thou ragest agaynst me and seynge thy presumpcion is come vp to myne eares therfore wyll I put a rynge in thy nose and a brydle bytt in thy lippes and wyll brynge the agayne euen the same waye thou camest And let this be a token vnto the O Ezechias In this yeare eate y t which is fallen ▪ in the seconde yeare soch as groweth of it selfe In y e thirde yeare sowe and reape and plante vynyardes and eate the frute therof And the doughter Iuda which is escaped remayneth shall from hence forth take rote beneth and beare frute aboue For the remnaunt shal go forth from Ierusalem they y t are escaped shall go out fro mount Sion The gelousy of the LORDE Zebaoth shall brynge this to passe Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE concernynge y e kynge of the Assyrians He shall not come in to this cite and shall shute no arowe therin nether shal there come eny shylde before it nether shall he dygge eny backe aboute it but shal go agayne the waye that he came and shall not come in to this cite sayeth the LORDE and I wyll defende this cite to helpe it for myne awne sake and for my seruaunt Dauids sake And in the same nighte wente the angell of the LORDE and smote in the hoost of the Assyrians an hundreth and fyue and foure score thousande men And whan they gatt them vp in the mornynge beholde all laye full of deed coarses So Sennacherib the kinge of Assyria brake vp and departed and returned and abode at Niniue And as he worshipped in y e house of Nesrach his god his awne sonnes Adramalech and Sarazer smote him with the swerde and fled in to y e londe of Ararat And Asarhadon his sonne was kynge in his steade The XX. Chapter AT that tyme was Ezechias deedsicke And the prophet Esay y e sonne of Amos came to him sayde vnto him Thus sayeth y e LORDE Set thine house in ordre for thou shalt dye not lyue And he turned his face to the wall and prayed vnto y e LORDE and sayde Remembre O LORDE that I haue walked faithfully before the with a perfecte hert and haue done y t which is good in thy syghte And Ezechias wepte sore But whan Esay was not gone out of halfe the cite y e worde of y e LORDE came to him sayde Turne back tell Ezechias y e prynce of my people Thus sayeth y e LORDE God of thy father Dauid I haue herde thy praier considered y e teares Beholde I wil heale y e on the thirde daye shalt thou go in to y e house of the LORDE fiftene yeares wil I adde vnto y e life wyll delyuer the this cite from the kynge of Assyria this cite wil I defende for myne awne sake and for my seruaūt Dauids sake And Esay sayde Bringe hither a quantite of fygges And whan they broughte them they layed them vpon the sore and it was healed Ezechias sayde vn to Esay Which is y e token that the LORDE wyll heale me and that I shal go vp in to the house of y e LORDE on the thirde daye Esay sayde This token shalt thou haue of the LORDE that the LORDE shal do acordynge as he hath sayde Shall the shadowe go ten degrees forwarde or shal it turne ten degrees backwarde Ezechias sayde It is an easy thinge for the shadowe to go ten degrees downewarde y t is not my mynde but that it go ten degrees backwarde Then cryed the prophet Esay vnto the LORDE and the shadowe wente backe ten degrees in Achas Dyall which he was descended afore At the same tyme Merodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan kynge of Babilon sent letters and presentes vnto Ezechias for he had herde that Ezechias had bene sicke And Ezechias reioysed with them shewed them all the house of rotes the syluer golde spyces and the best oyle and the house of ordinaunce and all that was founde in his treasures There was nothinge in his house and in all his domynion but Ezechias shewed it them Then came Esay the prophet vnto kynge Ezechias and sayde vnto him What haue these men sayde and whence came they vnto the Ezechias sayde They came to me out of a farre countre euen from Babilon He sayde What haue they sene in thyne house Ezechias sayde They haue sene all that is in my house and there is nothynge in my 〈◊〉 but I haue shewed it them Then sayde Esay vnto Ezechias Heare the worde of the LORDE Beholde the tyme commeth that it shall all be caryed awaye vnto Babilon and whatsoeuer thy fathers haue layed vp vnto this daye and there shall nothinge be lefte sayeth the LORDE Yee and the children which come of the whom thou shalt beget shal be taken awaye to be chamberlaynes in the kynge of Babilons palace Ezechias sayde vnto Esay It is good that the LORDE hath spoken And he sayde morouer Let there be peace yet and faithfulnesse in my tyme. 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dorekepers were appointed towarde the foure wyndes towarde the East towarde the West towarde the North towarde y e South But their brethreÌ„ were in their vyllages that they might come allwaye on the seuenth daye to be with them for vnto these foure maner of chefe dorrkepers were the Leuites committed And they had the ouersight of the chestes and treasures in y e house of God In the nighte season also remayned they aboute the house of God for their dewtye was to geue attendaunce to open euery mornynge And some of them had the ouersight of the mynistrynge vessell for they bare the vessell out and in And some of theÌ„ were appoynted ouer the vessell and ouer all the holy vessell ouer the fine wheate floure ouer y e wyne ouer the oile ouer the frankencense ouer the swete odoures but some of y e prestes children made the incense Vnto Mathithia one of the Leuites the fyrst sonne of Sallum the Corahite were y e pannes coÌ„mytted And certayne of the Kahathites their brethren were appointed ouer the shewbred to prepare it euery Sabbath daye These are the heades of the singers amoÌ„ge the fathers of the Leuites chosen out ouer the chestes for daye and night were they in worke withall These are the heades of y e fathers amonge y e Leuites in their kinreds These dwelt at Ierusalem At Gibeon dwelt Ieiel the father of Gibeon his wiues name was Maecha and his fyrst sonne Abdon Zur Cis Baal Ner Nadab Gedor Ahaio Sacharia Mikloth Mikloth begat Simeam And they dwelt also aboute their brethren at Ierusalem amonge theirs Ner begat Cis Cis begat Saul Saul begat Ionathas Malchisua Abinadab Esbaal The sonne of Ionathas was Meribaal Meribaal begat Micha The children of Micha were Pithon Melech and Thaherea Ahas begat Iaera Iaera begat Alemeth Asmaueth and Simri Simri begat Moza Moza begat Binea whose sonne was Raphaia whose sonne was Eleasa whose sonne was Azel Azel had sixe sonnes whose names were Asrikam Bochru Iesmael Searia Obadia Hanan These are the children of Azel The XI Chapter THe Philistynes foughte agaynst Israel And they of Israel fled before the Philistynes and y e wounded fell vpon mount Gilboa And the Philistynes folowed vpon Saul and his sonnes and smote Ionathas Abinadab and Malchisua y e sonnes of Saul And the battayll was sore agaynst Saul And the archers came vpon him so that he was wounded of the archers Then sayde Saul vnto his weapenbearer Drawe out thy swerde and thrust it thorow me that these vncircumcysed come not and deale shamefully with me Neuertheles his weapenbearer wolde not for he was sore afrayed Then toke Saul his swerde and fell therin Whan his weapenbearer sawe that Saul was deed he fell vpon his swerde also and dyed Thus died Saul and his thre sonnes and all his housholde together And whan the men of Israel which were in y e valley sawe that Saul and his sonnes were deed they lefte their cities and fled and the Philistynes came and dwelt therin On the morowe came the Philistynes to spoyle the slayne and founde Saul and his sonnes lyenge vpon mount Gelboa and stryped him out and toke his heade and his harnesse and sent it aboute in to y e londe of the Philistynes and caused it to be shewed before their Idoles and the people And his weapens layed they in the house of their god and styckte vp his heade vpon the house of Dagon But whan all they of Iabes in Gilead herde of euery thinge that the Philistynes had done vnto Saul they gat them vp as many as were men of armes and toke the body of Saul and of his sonnes and broughte them vnto Iabes and buryed their bones vnder the Oke at Iabes and fasted seuen dayes Thus dyed Saul in his trespace which he commytted agaynst the LORDE because he kepte not the worde of the LORDE because he axed councell at the soythsayer and axed not at the LORDE therfore slewe he him turned the kyngdome vnto Dauid The XII Chapter ANd all Israel resorted to Dauid vnto Hebron and sayde Beholde we are y e bone and thy flesh And afore tyme whan Saul reigned thou leddest Israel out and in So the LORDE thy God hath sayde vnto the Thou shalt kepe my people of Israel and thou shalt be the prynce ouer my people of Israel And all the Elders of Israel came to the kynge vnto Hebron And Dauid made a couenaunt with them at Hebron before the LORDE And they anoynted Dauid to be kynge ouer Israel acordynge to the worde of the LORDE by Samuel And Dauid and all Israel weÌ„te vnto Ierusalem that is Iebus for the Iebusites dwelt in the loÌ„de And the citesyns of Iebus saide vnto Dauid Thou shalt not come in hither Howbeit Dauid waÌ„ne y e castell of SioÌ„ which is y e cite of Dauid And Dauid sayde who so euer smyteth y e Iebusites first shal be a prynce captayne TheÌ„ Ioab y e sonne of Zerâ—ia clymmed vp first was made captayne So Dauid dwelt in y e castell therfore was it called y e cite of Dauid And he buylded y e cite rouÌ„de aboute fro Millo forth on euery syde As for y e remnaunt of y e cite Ioab buylded it repayred it And Dauid weÌ„te forth grewe the LORDE Zebaoth was w t him These are y e chefe amoÌ„ge y e mightie meÌ„ of Dauid which dealt valeauntly w t him in his kyngdome w t all Israel to make him kynge acordinge to the worde of y e LORDE ouer Israel And this is y e nombre of Dauids mightie men Iesabeam the sonne of Hachmoni the chefest amoÌ„ge thirtie He lifte vp his speare smote thre C. at one tyme. After him was Eleasar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite and he was amoÌ„ge the thre mightie This man was w t Dauid whaÌ„ they blasphemed the Philistynes gathered theÌ„ selues there to y e batayll And eueÌ„ ther â–ª was there a pece of londe full of barly the people fled before the Philistynes And they stode in the myddes of the londe and rescued it and smote the Philistynes And the LORDE gaue a greate health And thre of the chefest thirtie weÌ„te downe to the rocke vnto Dauid in to the caue of Adullam But the Philistynes hoost laye in the valley of Rephain As for Dauid he was in the castell And the Philistynes people were then at Bethleem And Dauid was desyrous and sayde O that some wolde geue me to drynke of the water out of the well at Bethleem vnder the gate TheÌ„ brake those thre in to the Philistynes hoost and drue of the water out of the well at Bethleem vnder the gate and caried it and broughte it vnto Dauid Neuertheles he wolde not drynke it but poured it vnto the LORDE and sayde God let this be farre fro me y t I shulde do it and drynke the bloude of these men in y e parell of their life for with the
first Iehiel Sethan and Ioel these thre The children of Simei were Salomith Hasiel and Haran these thre These were the chefe amonge the fathers of Laedan These also were the children of Simei Iahath Sina Ieus and Bria these foure were Simeis children also Iahath was the first Sina the seconde As for Ieus and Bria they had not many childreÌ„ therfore were they couÌ„ted but for one fathers house The childreÌ„ of Kahath were Amram Iezehar Hebron and Vsiel these foure The childreÌ„ of Amram were Aaron and Moses As for Aaron he was separated to be sanctified for the Most holy he his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the LORDE to mynister and blesse in y e name of the LORDE for euermore And the children of Moses the man of God were named amonge y e trybe of the Leuites The childreÌ„ of Moses were Gerson and Elieser The children of Gerson the fyrst was Sebuel The children of Elieser the fyrst was Rehabia Elieser had none other children But y e childreÌ„ of Rehabia were many ther ouer The children of Iezehar were Salomith the fyrst The children of Hebron were Ieria the fyrst Amaria the seconde Iahasiel the thirde and Iakmeam y e fourth The children of Vsiel were Micha the fyrst and Iesia the seconde The children of Merari were Maheli Musi. The children of Maheli were Eleasar and Cis. And Eleasar dyed and had no sonnes but doughters And the children of Cis their brethren toke them The children of Musi were Maheli Eder and Ieremoth these thre These are the children of Leui amonge their fathers houses and the chefest of the fathers which were counted after the nombre of y e names heade by heade which executed the worke of the offices in the house of the LORDE from thirtie yeare olde aboue For Dauid sayde The LORDE God of Israel hath geuen his people rest shall dwell at Ierusalem for euer Amonge y e Leuites also were the childreÌ„ of Leui nombred from thirtie yeare olde and aboue that they neded not to beare y e Habitacion with all the vessels of their office but acordinge to y e last wordes of Dauid y t they shulde stonde vnder the hande of the children of Aaron to mynister in the house of the LORDE in the courte and to the chestes and for purifyenge and to all maner of sanctifyenge and to euery worke of the office in the house of God And for y e shewbred for the fyne floure for the meat offrynge for the vnleuended wafers for the pannes for y e fryenge and for all maner of weight and measure And in the mornynge to stonde for to geue thankes and to prayse the LORDE and in the euenynge likewyse And vpon all Sabbathes Newmones and feastes to offre all the burnt offerynges vnto the LOROE acordinge to the nombre and ordre allwaye before the LORDE to wayte vpon the Tabernacle of witnesse and of the SaÌ„ctuary and vpon their brethreÌ„ the children of Aaron to mynister in the house of the LORDE The XXV Chapter THis was y e ordinaunce of the childreÌ„ of Aaron The children of Aaron were Nadab Abihu Eleasar and Ithamar But Nadab and Abihu dyed before their fathers and had no children And Eleasar and Ithamar were prestes And Dauid ordred them after his maner Sadoc out of the children of Eleasar and Ahimelech out of the children of Ithamar acordinge to their nombre and office And there were mo chefe stronge men founde amonge the children of Eleasar then the children of Ithamar And he ordeyned them after this maner namely sixtene out of y e childreÌ„ of Eleasar to be rulers thorow out their fathers house eight of the children of Ithamar thorow out their fathers house Neuertheles he ordeyned them by lot because that both the pryncipall of the children of Eleasar and of Ithamar were in y e Sanctuary and chefe before God And the Scrybe Semeia the sonne of Nethaneel one of the Leuites wrote them vp before y e kynge and before the rulers and before Sadoc the prest before Ahimelech â—he sonne of Abiathar before the chefe of the fathers amonge the prestes Leuites namely one fathers house for Eleasar and the other for Ithamar And the first lot fell vpon Ioiarib the seconde vpon Iedana the thirde vpoÌ„ Harim the fourth vpon Seorim the fifth vpoÌ„ Malchia the sixte vpon Meiamin the seuenth vpon Hakoz the eight vpon Abia the nyenth vpon Iesua the tenth vpon Sechania the eleuenth vpon Eliasib the twolueth vpon Iakim the thirtenth vpon Hupa the fourtenth vpon Iesebeab the fiftenth vpon Bilga the sixtenth vpon Immer the seuententh vpon Hesir the eightenth vpon Hapizez the nyententh vpon Pethahia the twentieth vpon Ieheszkel the one and twentieth vpon Iachin the two twentieth vpon Samul the thre twentieth vpoÌ„ Dalaia y e foure and twentieth vpoÌ„ Maasia This is their course after their office to go in to the house of the LORDE acordinge to their maner vnder their father Aaron as the LORDE God of Israel commaunded him Of the children of Leui amonge the children of Amram was Subael Amonge the children of Subael was Iohdea Amonge the children of Rehabia was y e first Iesia Amonge the Iezeharites was Selomoth Amonge the children of Selomoth was Iahath The children of Hebron were Ieria y e first Amaria the seconde Iehasiel the thirde Iakneam the fourth The children of Vsiel were Micha AmoÌ„ge the children of Micha was Samir The brother of Micha was Iesia Amonge the children of Iesia was Zacharias The children of Merari were Maheli Musi whose sonne was Iaesia The childreÌ„ of Merari of his sonne Iaesia were Soham Sacur Ibri Maheli had Eleasar for he had no sonnes Of Cis the children of Cis were Ierahmeel and Musi. The children of Musi were Maheli Eder and Ieremoth These are the childreÌ„ of y e Leuites thorow out y e house of their fathers And the lot was cast for them also besyde their brethren the children of Aaron in the presence of kynge Dauid and Sadoc and Ahimelech and before the chefe fathers amonge the prestes Leuites as well for the leest brother as for the chefest amonge the fathers The XXVI Chapter ANd Dauid with the chefe captaynes sundered to the offices amonge y e childreÌ„ of Assaph Heman Iedithun y e prophetes with harpes psalteries Cymbales and they were nombred vnto the worke acordynge to their offyce Amonge the childreÌ„ of Assaph was Sakur Ioseph Nethania Asarela childreÌ„ of Assaph vnder Assaph which prophecyed besyde y e kynge Of Iedithun The children of Iedithun were Gedalia Zori Iesaia Hasabia Mathithia Simei these sixe vnder their father Iedithun w t harpes whose prophecienge was to geue thankes and to praise the LORDE Of Heman The children of Heman were Bukia Mathania Vsiel Sebuel Ierimoth Hanania Hanani Eliatha Gilthi Remamthieser Iaszbaksa Mallothi Hothir and Mehesioth All these were the children of HemaÌ„ the kynges Seer in the wordes of God
courte and dores in the courte and ouerlayed y e dores with brasse And the lauer set he on the righte syde towarde the south east And Hiram made cauldrous shouels and basens So Hiram fynished the worke which he made for kynge Salomon in the house of God namely the two pilers with the roundels and knoppes aboue vpon both the pilers and both the wrythen ropes to couer both the roundels of y e knoppes aboue vpō the pilers and the foure hundreth pomgranates on both the wrythē ropes two rowes of pomgranates on euery rope to couer the roundels of the knoppes that were aboue vpon the pilers He made the stoles also and y e kettels vpon the stoles and a lauer and twolue bullockes there vnder And pottes shouels fleshokes and all their vessels made Hiram Abif of pure metall for kynge Salomon vnto the house of the LORDE In the coaste of Iordane dyd the kynge cause them to be molten in thicke earth betwene Suchoth and Zaredatha And Salomon made all these vessels which were so many that the weight of y e metall was not to be soughte out And Salomen made all the ornamentes for the house of God namely the golden altare the tables and the shewbreds theron the candelstickes with their lampes of pure golde to burne before the Quere acordinge to the maner and the floures and the lampes and the snoffers were of golde all these were of pure golde And the knyues basens spones and pottes were of pure golde And the intraunce and his dores within vnto the Most holy and the dores of the house of the temple were of golde Thus was all y e worke fynished which Salomon made in the house of the LORDE The V. Chapter ANd Salomon broughte in all y t his father Dauid had sanctified namely syluer and golde and all maner of ornamentes and layed them in the treasures of the house of God Thē gathered Salomon all the Elders in Israel together all y e heades of the trybes prynces of the fathers amōge the childrē of Israel vnto Ierusalē to brynge vp the Arke of the couenaunt of the LORDE out of the cite of Dauid that is Sion And there resorted vnto the kynge all the men in Israel at the feast that is in the seuenth moneth and all y e Elders in Israel came And y e Leuites toke the Arke broughte it vp with the Tabernacle of witnesse and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle and y e prestes and Leuites broughte them vp As for kynge Salomon and all the cōgregacion of Israel that was gathered vnto him before the Arke they offred shepe and oxen so many that no man coulde nombre ner reken them Thus the prestes broughte the Arke of y e couenaunt of the LORDE vnto hir place in to the quere of the house euen in to y e Most holy vnder the wynges of the Cherubins so that the Cherubins spred out their wynges ouer the place of the Arke and the Cherubins couered the Arke and the staues therof from aboue And the staues were so longe y t the knoppes of them were sene from the Arke before the quere but on the outsyde were they not sene And it was there vnto this daye And there was nothinge in the Arke saue the two tables which Moses put therin at Horeb whan the LORDE made a couenaunt with the childrē of Israel what tyme as they were departed out of Egipte And whan the prestes wente out of the Sanctuary for all y e prestes that were founde sanctified them selues because the courses were not kepte the Leuites with all those that were vnder Asaph Heman Iedithun and their children and brethren beynge clothed in lynnen songe with Cymbales psalteries and harpes and stode towarde the east parte of the altare and an hundreth twentye prestes with them which blewe w t trompettes And it was as yf one dyd trompet and synge as though a voyce had bene herde of praysinge and geuynge thankes vnto the LORDE And whan the voyce arose from y e trompettes cymbales and other instrumentes of musick and from praysinge the LORDE because he is gracious and because his mercy endureth for euer the house of the LORDE was fylled on the ynsyde with a cloude so y t the prestes coulde not stonde to mynister for the cloude for the glory of the LORDE fylled the house of God The VI. Chapter THen sayde Salomon The LORDE sayde that he wolde dwell in a darck cloude I haue buylded an house to be an habitacion vnto the a seate y t thou mayest dwell there for euer And the kynge turned his face and blessed all the congregacion of Israel for the whole cōgregacion of Israel stode he sayde Praysed be the LORDE God of Israel which promysed by his mouth vnto my father Dauid and with his hande hath fulfylled it whā he sayde Sēce the tyme that I broughte my people out of the londe of Egipte I haue chosen no cite in all y e trybes of Israel to buylde an house for my name to be there nether haue I chosen eny man to be prynce ouer my people of Israel But Ierusalem haue I chosen for my name to be there Dauid haue I electe to be prynce ouer my people of Israel And whan my father Dauid was mynded to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE God of Israel the LORDE sayde vnto Dauid my father Where as thou wast mynded to buylde an house vnto my name thou hast done well howbeit thou shalt not buylde the house but thy sonne which shall come out of thy loynes shal buylde the house vnto my name Thus hath y e LORDE now perfourmed his worde that he spake for I am come vp in my father Dauids steade and syt vpon the seate of Israel euen as the LORDE sayde haue buylded an house vnto the name of y e LORDE God of Israel in it haue I put y e Arke wherin is the couenaunt of y e LORDE which he made with the childrē of Israel And he stode before the altare of the LORDE in the presence of the whole congregacion of Israel and spred out his handes for Salomon had made a brasen pulpit and set it in the myddes of the courte fyue cubites longe and fyue cubites brode and thre cubites hye vpon the same stode he and fell downe vpon his knees in the presence of the whole cōgregacion of Israel and helde out his handes towarde heauē and sayde O LORDE God of Israel there is no god like the nether in heauen ner vpon earth thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy for thy seruauntes that walke before the with all their hert Thou hast kepte promes w t my father Dauid thy seruaunt With thy mouth thou saydest it and with thy hande hast thou fulfylled it as it is come to passe this daye Now LORDE God of Israel make good vnto my father Dauid y i seruaunt that which thou hast promysed
and haue made you prestes of youre awne euen as the people of the londes Who so euer commeth to fyll his hande with a yonge bullocke and seuen rammes shal be preste vnto them that are not goddes But with vs is y e LORDE oure God whoÌ„ we forsake not and the prestes that minister vnto the LORDE the children of Aaron and the Leuites in their busines and euery mornynge and euery euenynge kyndle they the burnt offerynges vnto the LORDE and the swete incense and prepare the shewbred vpoÌ„ the pure table and the golden candilsticke with his lampes to be kyndled euery euenynge for we wayte vpoÌ„ the LORDE oure God As for you ye haue forsaken him Beholde God is the captayne of oure hoost and with vs are his prestes and the blowynge trompettes to trompe agaynst you Ye children of Israel fight not agaynst the LORDE God of yo r fathers for ye shal not prospere Neuertheles Ieroboam made a preuy watch on euery syde to come vpon them behynde so that they were before Iuda and y e preuy watch behynde Now whaÌ„ Iuda turned them beholde there was battayll before theÌ„ behynde Then cryed they vnto y e LORDE the prestes tromped with the trompettes whaÌ„ euery man in Iuda gaue a shoute God plaged Ieroboam and Israel before Abia and Iuda And the children of Israel fled before Iuda and God gaue them in to their handes so that Abia his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men Thus were the children of Israel subdued at that tyme but the children of Iuda were comforted for they put their trust in y e LORDE God of their fathers And Abia folowed vpon Ieroboam and wanne cities froÌ„ him Bethel with the vyllages therof Iesana w t hir vyllages and Ephron with the villages therof so that Ieroboam came nomore to strength as longe as Abia lyued And the LORDE smote him that he dyed Now whan Abia was strengthed he toke fourtene wyues and begat two and twentye sonnes and sixtene daughters What more there is to saye of Abia and of his wayes and his doynges it is wrytten in the storye of the prophet Iddo And Abia fell on slepe with his fathers and they buryed him in 〈◊〉 cite of Dauid and Asa his sonne was 〈◊〉 in his steade In his tyme was the londe 〈◊〉 rest ten yeares The XIIII Chapter ANd Asa dyd that which was goodâ— right in the sighte of the LORDE his God and put awaye the straunge â—â—tares and the hye places and brake the pâ—lers and hewed downe the groues and sayde vnto Iuda that they shulde seke the LORDE God of their fathers and to do after y e lawe and commaundementes And the hye places and ymages put he awaye out of 〈◊〉 the cities of Iuda and the kyngdome haâ— rest before him And he builded stroÌ„ge cities in Iuda whyle the londe was in quietnes whyle there was no warre agaynst him 〈◊〉 the same yeares for y e LORDE gaue him rest And he sayde vnto Iuda Let vs buylde vp these cities and fense them rounde aboâ—te with walles and towres with portes and barres while the londe is yet with vs for we haue soughte tâ—e LORDE oure God and he hath geuen vs rest on euery syde So they buylded and it wente prosperously with theÌ„ â–ª And Asa had an hoost of meÌ„ which bare sâ—â—des speares out of Iuda thre C. thousande and out of Ben Iamin two huÌ„dreth and foâ—re score thousande that bare shyldes coulde shute w t bowes and all these were mightie stronge men But Serah the Moryan came out against theÌ„ w t an hoost of a thousande times a thousande and with thre hundreth charettes and came vnto Maresa And Asa wente forth agaynst him And they prepared them selues to the battayll in the valley Zephatâ— beside Maresa And Asa called vpon y e LORDE his God and sayde LORDE it is no differeÌ„ce w t y e to helpe by fewe or by many Helpe vs O LORDE oure God for oure trust is in the in thy name are we come forth against this multitude LORDE oure God let no man preuayle agaynst the. And the LORDE smote the MoriaÌ„s before Asa and before Iuda so that they fled And Asa with y e people that was by him folowed vpon them vnto Gerar. And the MoriaÌ„s fell so that none of them remained alyue but were smytten before the LORDE and before his hoost And they caried exceadinge moch spoyle from thence And he smote all the cyties aboute Gerar for a fearfulnesse of the LORDE came vpon them And they spoyled all the cities for there was moch spoyle in them They smote the tentes of the catell also and toke many shepe and Camels and came agayne to Ierusalem The XV. Chapter ANd the sprete of God came vpoÌ„ Asarias the sonne of Obed which wente forth to Asa and sayde vnto him Heare me Asa and all Iuda Ben Iamin The LORDE is with you whyle ye are with him and yf ye seke him he wylbe founde of you But yf ye forsake him he shal forsake you also Neuertheles there shal be many dayes in Israel that there shal be no true God no prest to teach no lawe And whan they turne in their trouble vnto the LORDE God of Israel and seke him he shal be founde At that tyme shall it not be well with him that goeth out and in for there shal be greate vproures vpon all them y t dwell on the earth For one people shall all to smyte another one cite another for God shal vexe them w t all maner of trouble But be ye stronge and let not youre handes be feble for youre worke hath his rewarde Whan Asa herde these wordes and the prophecieÌ„ge of Asarias the sonne of Obed the prophet he toke a corage vnto him and put awaye the abhominacions out of all y e londe of Iuda and Ben Iamin and out of the cities that he had wonne vpon mount Ephraim and renued the LORDES altare which stode before the porche of the LORDE And all Iuda and Ben Iamin gathered them selues together and the straungers with them out of Ephraim Manasses and Simeon for there fell many vnto him out of Israel whan they sawe that the LORDE his God was with him And they resorted vnto Ierusalem in the thirde moneth of the fyftenth yeare of the reigne of Asa and the same daye offred they vnto the LORDE of the spoyle that they had broughte seuen huÌ„dreth oxen and seuen thousande shepe And they entred in to y e couenaunt that they wolde seke the LORDE God of their fathers with all their hert and with all their soule And who so euer wolde not seke y e LORDE God of Israel shulde dye both small greate both man and woman and they sware vnto the LORDE with loude voyce with shoutinge with trompettes and with shawmes And all Iuda were glad ouer the ooth for
the LORDE as his father Amasias had done and soughte God as longe as Zacharias lyued which taughte in the visyons of God and as longe as he sought the LORDE God made him to prospere For he wente forth and foughte agaynst the Philistynes and brake downe y e walles of Gath and the walles of Iabne and the walles of Aszdod and buylded cities aboute Aszdod amonge the Philistynes For God helped him agaynst the Philistines against the Arabians agaynst them of Gur Baal agaynst the Meunites And y e Ammonites gaue Osias presentes his name came in to Egipte for he was exceadinge stronge And Osias buylded towres at Ierusalem vpon the cornerporte and on the valley gate and on other corners and made them stronge He buylded castels also in the wyldernesse and dygged many welles for he had many catell both in the medewes and in the playnes huszbandmen also and wynegardeners on the mountaynes and on Carmel for he delyted in huszbandaye And Osias had an hoost of men of warre goynge forth to the battaill which were noÌ„bred vnder the hande of Ieiel the scrybe of Maesa the offycer vnder the haÌ„de of Hanania of the kynges rulers And the nombre of the chefe fathers amonge the stronge meÌ„ of warre was two thousande and syxe hundreth And vnder the hande of the hoost thre hundreth thousande and seuen thousande and fyue hundreth mete for the battayll in the strength of an armye to helpe the kinge agaynst the enemies And Osias prepared for all the hoost shyldes speares helmettes brestplates bowes and slyngstones And at IerusaleÌ„ he made ordinaunce coÌ„ningly to be vpon the towres and in the pynnacles to shute arowes and greate stones And the fame of him came farre abrode because he was specially helped tyll he became mightie And whan his power was greate his hert arose to his awne destruccion for he trespaced agaynst the LORDE his God and wente in to the temple of the LORDE to burne incense vpon the altare of incense But Asarias the prest wente after him and foure score prestes with him valeaunt men and withstode kynge Osias and saide vnto him It belongeth not vnto thy offyce Osias to burne incense vnto the LORDE but vnto the prestes belongeth it euen vnto the children of Aaron which are halowed to burne incense Go forth out of the Sanctuary for thou offendest and it shall be no worshippe vnto the before God the LORDE And Osias was wroth and had a censoure in his hande And whyle he murmured with the prestes the leprosy spronge out of his foreheade in the presence of the prestes in the house of the LORDE before the altare of incense And Asarias the chefe prest turned his heade towarde him and so dyd all the prestes and beholde he was leper in his foreheade And they put him out from thence Yee he made haist himselfe to go forth for his plage came of the LORDE Thus became Osias y e kynge a leper vnto his death and dwelt full of leprosye in a fre house for he was put out of the house of the LORDE But Ioram his sonne had the ouersight of the kynges house and iudged the people in the lâ—nde What more there is to saie of Osias both first and last Esay the sonne of Amos hath wrytten it And Osias fell on slepe w t his fathers and they buryed him with his fathers in the pece of grounde beside y e kynges sepulcres for they sayde He is leporous And Iotham his sonne was kynge in his steade The XXVII Chapter IOtham was fyue and twentye yeare olde whan he was made kynge and reigned sixtene yeare at Ierusalem His mothers name was Ierusa the daughter of Sadoc he dyd righte in the sighte of the LORDE as did Osias his father sauynge y t he wente not in to the temple of the LORDE and the people yet marred them selues He buylded the hye porte of the house of y e LORDE and on the wall of Ophel buylded he moch and buylded the cities vpon the mountaynes of Iuda and in the woddes buylded he castels and towres And he fought with the kinge of the children of Ammon and ouer came them so that the childreÌ„ of Ammon gaue him y e same yeare an hundreth talentes of siluer ten thousande quarters of wheate and ten thousande of barlye So moch dyd the children of Ammon geue him also in y e seconde thirde yeare Thus became Iotham mightye for he gyded his wayes before the LORDE his God What more there is to saye of Iotham all his warres vnd his waies beholde it is wrytten in y e boke of the kinges of Israel Iuda Fyue and twentye yeare olde was he whan he was made kynge reigned sixtene yeare at IerusaleÌ„ And IothaÌ„ fell on slepe w t his fathers they buryed him in the cite of Dauid and Achas his sonne was kynge in his steade The XXVIII Chapter AChas was twentye yeare olde whan he was made kynge and reigned sixtene yeare at Ierusalem and dyd not that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE as did Dauid his father but walked in the wayes of the kinges of Israel and made molten ymages vnto Baalim and brent incense in the valley of the children of Hennon and breÌ„t his awne sonnes in y e fire after the abhominacions of the Heithen whoÌ„ the LORDE expelled before the childreÌ„ of Israel And he dyd sacrifice and brent incense vpon the hye places and vpon the hilles and amoÌ„ge all grene trees Therfore dyd the LORDE his God delyuer him in to the hande of the kynge of Syria so that they smote him and caryed awaye a greate multitude of his men presoners and broughte them to Damascon He was geuen also vnder the hande of the kynge of Israel so y t he dyd a greate slaughter vpon him For Pecah the sonne of Romelia smote in Iuda an hundreth twentye thousande in one daye which all were valeaunt men eueÌ„ because they had forsaken y e LORDE God of their fathers And Sichri a mightie maÌ„ of Ephraim slewe Maeseia y e kinges sonne Asriâ—am the prynce of the house Elâ—ana the nexte vnto the kynge And the children of Israel caried of their brethren presoners two hundreth thousande wemen sonnes and doughters and toke a greate spoyle from them and broughte the spoyle vnto Samaria But eueÌ„ there was there a prophet of y e LORDE whose name was Obed which weÌ„te out to mete y e hoost that came to Samaria and sayde vnto them Beholde because the LORDE God of youre fathers is wroth at Iuda therfore hath he geuen them ouer in to youre handes but ye haue slayne them so abhominably that it is come vnto heaueÌ„ Now thinke ye to subdue the children of Iuda and Ierusalem to be bondmen and bond maydens vnto you Is not this a trespace then w t you agaynst the LORDE yo r God Herken now vnto me and sende y e presoners hence agayne whom
ye haue caried awaye from youre brethren for the wrath of y e LORDE is fearce ouer you Then gat vp certayne of the chefe of the children of Ephraim Asarias the sonne of Iohanan Barachias the sonne of Mesillemoth Ezechias the sonne of Sallum Amasa y e sonne of Hadlai agaynst them y t came from y e battayll sayde vnto them Ye shal not brynge the presoners in hither for youre mynde is but to make vs trespace before the LORDE to make oure synnes and offences the greater for the trespace is to moch allready the wrath is fearce ouer Israel So the hoost lefte the presoners the spoyle before y e rulers and before the whole coÌ„gregacion Then stode vp the men which now were rehearced by name and toke the presoners and as many as were naked amonge them clothed they with y e spoyles deckte them and put shues vpon their fete and gaue theÌ„ to eate and drynke and anoynted them and caried them vpon asses as many as were feble and broughte them to Iericho to y e Palme cite vnto their brethren and came agayne to Samaria At the same tyme sent kynge Achas vnto the kynges of Assur y t they shulde helpe him And the Edomites came agayne and smote Iuda and caried some awaye captyue The Philistynes also fell in to the cities in the playne towarde y e south parte of Iuda wanne Beth Semes Aâ—alon Gederoth and Socho with the vyllages therof Timna w t the vyllages therof Gimso with the vyllages therof and dwelt therin For y e LORDE subdued Iuda for Achas sake y e kynge of Iuda because he made Iuda naked and rebelled agaynst the LORDE And Teglatpilnesser the kynge of Assur came agaynst him and beseged him he was not mightie ynough for him For Achas spoyled the house of the LORDE and the kynges house and of the rulers to geue vnto y e kynge of Assur but it helped him not Morouer kinge Achas trespaced yet more against the LORDE euen in his trouble and dyd sacrifyce vnto the goddes of them of Damascon which had smitten him sayde The goddes of the kynges of Syria helpe them therfore wil I offre vnto them that they maye helpe me also where as the same yet were a fall vnto him and to all Israel And Achas gathered the vessels of y e house of God together and brake the vessels in y e house of God shut the dores of the house of y e LORDE and made him altares in all corners at Ierusalem and euery where in the cyties of Iuda made he hye places to burne incense vnto other goddes and prouoked y e LORDE God of his fathers vnto wrath What more there is to saye of him and of all his wayes both first and last beholde it is wrytten in the boke of the kynges of Iuda and Israel And Achas fell on slepe with his fathers and they buried him in y e cite of Ierusalem for they brought him not amonge the sepulcres of the kynges of Israel And Ezechias his sonne was kynge in his steade The XXIX Chapter EZechias was fyue twentye yeare olde whan he was made kynge reigned nyne twentye yeares at Ierusalem His mothers name was Abia y e doughter of Zachary And he dyd that which was right in the sight of the LORDE as did his father Dauid He opened the dores of y e house of the LORDE in the first moneth of y e first yeare of his raigne made them stronge brought in the prestes and Leuites and gathered them together vnto the East streate and sayde vnto them Herken vnto me ye Leuites sanctifye youre selues now y t ye maye halowe the house of the LORDE God of yo r fathers and put fylthines out of the Sanctuary for oure fathers haue trespaced and done y t which was euell in the sighte of the LORDE oure God and haue forsaken him For they turned their faces from the habitacioÌ„ of y e LORDE oure God turned their backes on it and shut the dores of the Porche and put out the lampes and brent no incense offred no burntsacrifyces in the Sanctuary vnto the God of Israel Therfore is the wrath of the LORDE come ouer Iuda and Ierusalem and he hath geuen them ouer to be scatred abrode desolate and to be hyssed at as ye se with yo r eies· For beholde euen for the same cause fell oure fathers thorow the swerde oure sonnes doughters and wyues were caryed awaye captyue Now am I mynded to make a couenaunt with the LORDE God of Israel y t he maye turne awaie from vs his wrath indignacion Now my sonnes be not ye negligent for the LORDE hath chosen you to stoÌ„de before him and to be his mynisters and to burne incense vnto him Then rose the Leuites Mahath the sonne of Amasai and Ioel the sonne of Asaria of the children of the Rahathites Of the children of Merari Cis the sonne of Abdi Asaria the sonne of Iehaleleel Of the children of the Gersonites Ioah the sonne of Simma and Eden the sonne of Ioah And of the childreÌ„ of Elizaphan Simri Ieiel And of the childreÌ„ of Assaph Sachary and Mathania And of the chidren of Heman Iehiel and Simei And of the children of Iedithun Semaia and Vsiel And they gathered their brethren together and were sanctified and wente in acordinge to the kynges commaundement at the worde of the LORDE to clense the house of y e LORDE And the prestes entred within in the house of the LORDE to purifye and put out all the vnclennes that was founde in the teÌ„ple of the LORDE in the courte of the LORDES house and the prestes toke it vp and caryed it out in to the broke Cedron The fyrst daye of the fyrst moneth beganne they to sanctifye them selues and on the eight daye of the moneth wente they in to the porche of the LORDE and halowed the house of y e LORDE eight dayes and fynished it on the sixtenth daye of the fyrst moneth And they weÌ„te in to the kynge Ezechias and sayde We haue clensed all the house of the LORDE the altare of burnt offerynges and all his vessels the table of the shewbred and all the apparell therof and all the ornamentes that kynge Achas cast awaye whaÌ„ he was kynge what tyme as he transgressed those haue we prepared and halowed Beholde they are before the altare of the LORDE TheÌ„ the kynge Ezechias gat him vp early and gathered together the Elders of the cite and weÌ„te vp vnto the house of the LORDE and they broughte seuen bullockes seuen rammes seuen lambes and seuen he goates to be the syn offerynge for the Sanctuary for Iuda And he spake vnto the prestes the children of Aaron that they shulde offre vpon the altare of the LORDE So they slewe the bullockes and the prestes toke the bloude and sprenkled it vpon y e altare and slewe the rammes and sprenkled the bloude vpon
Be it knowne vnto the kynge that we came in to Iewry to the house of y e greate God which is buylded with all maner of stone and balckes are layed in the walles and y e worke goeth fast forth and prospereth in their handes Neuertheles we axed the Elders and sayde vnto them Who hath cōmaunded you to buylde this house and to make vp the walles therof We axed their names also that we might certifye the and haue wrytten the names of the men that were their rulers But they answered vs w t these wordes and sayde We are the seruaūtes of the God of heauen and earth and buylde the house y t was buylded many yeares agoo which a greate kynge of Israel buylded and set vp Howbeit whan oure fathers prouoked the God of heauen vnto wrath he gaue them ouer in the hande of Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babilon the Caldee which brake downe this house caried y e people awaye vnto Babilon Neuertheles in the first yeare of Cyrus the kynge of Babilon y e same kynge Cyrus commaunded to buylde this house of God for the vessels of golde and siluer in the house of God which Nabuchodonosor toke out of the temple at Ierusalē and broughte thē in to y e temple at Babilon those dyd Cyrus the kynge take out of y e temple at Babilon and delyuered them vnto Seszbazer by name whom he made Debyte and sayde vnto him Take these vessels go thy waye and brynge them vnto the temple at Ierusalem and let the house of God be buylded in his place Then came the same Seszbazar and layed y e foundacion of the house of God at Ierusalem Sence that tyme hath it bene in buyldinge and yet is it not fynished Yf it please y e kynge now let there be search made in y e kynges treasure house which is at Babilon whether it haue bene kynge Cyrus commaundement that the house of God at Ierusalem shulde be buylded sende vs y e kynges mynde concernynge the same The VI. Chapter THen cōmaunded kinge Darius that search shulde be made in y e library of y e kynges treasure house which laye at Babilon So at Egbathanis in a castell that lyeth in the londe of the Meedes there was founde a boke in it was there an acte wrytten after this maner In the first yeare of kynge Cyrus cōmaunded the same kynge Cyrus to buylde y e house of God at Ierusalem in the place where the sacrifice is made to laye the foundacion to beare thre score cubites heyght thre score cubites bredth thre walles of all maner of stones and one wall of tymber the expences shal be geuen of the kynges house And the goldē and syluer vessell of y e house of God which Nabuchodonosor toke out of the temple at Ierusalem and broughte vnto Babilon shal be restored agayne y t they maye be broughte vnto the temple at Ierusalē to their place in to the house of God Get you farre from them therfore thou Thathnai Debyte beyonde the water and Sethar of Bosen youre councelers which are beyonde the water Let them worke in y e house of God that the Debyte of y e Iewes and their Elders maye buylde the house of God in his place I haue commaunded also what shal be done to y e Elders of Iuda for the buyldinge of the house of God that there shal diligently be takē of the kynges goodes euen of the rentes beyonde the water geuen vnto the men and that they be not hyndered And yf they haue nede of calues lambes or goates for the burnt offrynge vnto y e God of heauen wheate salt wyne and oyle after the custome of the prestes at Ierusalem there shal be geuen them daylie as is acordinge and se that this be not done necligētly that they maye offre swete sauoures vnto y e God of heauen and praye for the kynges lyfe and for his children This commaundement haue I geuē And what man so euer he be that altereth these wordes there shal a balke be taken from his house and set vp and he shal be hanged theron and his house shal be prysed for the dede But the God that dwelleth in heauen destroye all kynges and people that put to their hāde to alter and to breake downe the house of God at Ierusalem I Darius haue commaunded that this be diligently done Then Thathnai y e Debyte beyonde y e water and Sethar of Bosen with their councelers to whom kynge Darius had sent dyd their diligence And y e Elders of the Iewes buylded and they prospered thorow the prophecienge of Aggeus the prophet and Zachary the sonne of Iddo and they buylded and set vp the worke acordinge to the commaundement of the God of Israel and after the commaundement of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerses kynges of Persia. And they perfourmed the house vnto the thirde daye of the moneth Adar that was the sixte yeare of the reigne of kynge Darius And the children of Israel the prestes the Leuites and the other children of y e captyuite helde the dedicacion of the house of God with ioye and offred at the dedicacion of the house of God an hundreth calues two hundreth lambes foure hundreth goates and for the syn offerynge for all Israel twolue he goates acordinge to the nombre of the trybes of Israel and set the prestes in their courses and y e Leuites in their offices to mynister vnto God which is at Ierusalē as it is wrytten in the boke of Moses And the children of the captyuite helde Passeouer vpon the fourtenth daye of the first moneth for y e prestes and Leuites had purified them selues so y t they were all cleane as one man and kylled Passeouer for all the children of the captyuite and for their brethrē the prestes and for them selues And the childrē of Israel which were come agayne out of captiuyte and all soch as had separated them selues vnto them from the fylthinesse of the Heythen in the londe to seke the LORDE God of Israel ate helde the feast of vnleuēded bred seuen dayes with ioye for the LORDE had made them glad and turned the hert of the kynge of Assur vnto thē so that their handes were strengthed in the worke of the house of God which is y e God of Israel The VII Chapter AFter these actes in the reigne of Artaxerses kynge of Persia there wente vp from Babilon Eszdras the sonne of Seraia the sonne of Asaria the sonne of Helchias the sonne of Sallum the sonne of Sadoc the sonne of Achitob the sonne of Amaria the sonne of Asaria the sonne Meraioth the sonne of Serahia y e sonne of Vsi the sonne of Buki the sonne of Abisua the sonne of Phineas the sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron the chefe prest which was a quycke scrybe in the lawe of Moses which the LORDE God of Israel dyd geue And y e kynge gaue him all that he
for to compell him to do the contynuall seruyce Wilt thou take thy pastyne w t him as with a byrde or geue him vnto thy maydens that thy companyons maye hew him in peces to be parted amonge the marchaunt men Canst thou fyll the nett w t his skynne or y e fysh paÌ„nyer with his heade Darrest thou laye honde vpon him It is better for the to considre what harme might happeÌ„ the there thorow and not to touch him For when thou thynkest to haue holde vpon him he shall begyle the Euery man also that seyth him shall go backe And why there darre none be so bolde as to rayse him vp The XLI Chapter WHo is able to stonde before me Or who hath geuen me eny thynge afore hande that I am bounde to rewarde him agayne All thinges vnder heauen are myne I feare him not whether he threaten or speake fayre Who lifteth him vp and stripeth him out of his clothes or who taketh him by the bytt of his brydle Who openeth the dore of his face for he hath horrible tethe rounde aboute His body is couered with scales as it were with shyldes lockte in kepte and well coÌ„pacte together One is so ioyned to another that no ayre can come in Yee one hangeth so vpon another and sticke so together that they can not be sundered His nesinge is like a glisteringe fyre and his eyes like the mornynge shyne Out of his mouth go torches and fyre brandes out off his nostrels there goeth a smoke like as out â—ff an hote seetinge pott His breth maketh the coales burne the flame goeth out of his mouth In his necke remayneth strength and before his face sorowe is turned to gladnesse The membres of his body are ioyned so strayte one to another and cleue so fast together that he can not be moued His hert is as harde as a stone aÌ„d as fast as the styth ye that the hammer man smyteth vpon When he goeth the mightiest off all are afrayed and the wawes heuy Yff he drawe out the swearde there maye nether speare ner brest plate abyde him He setteth as moch by a strawe as by yroÌ„ and as moch by a rotten stocke as by metall He starteth â—ot awaye for him that bendeth the bowe â—s for slynge stones he careth as moch for stubble as for them He counteth the hammer no better then a strawe he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare He treadeth the golde in the myre like y e sharpe potsherdes He maketh the depe to seeth and boyle like a pott and stereth the see together like an oyntment The waye is light after him the depe is his walkynge place Vpon earth is there no power like vnto his for he is so made that he feareth not Yff a man will coÌ„sidre all hye thinges this same is a kynge ouer all the children off pryde The XLII Chapter THeÌ„ Iob answered the LORDE and sayde I knowe that thou hast power of all thinges and that there is no thought hyd vnto the. For who can kepe his owne councell so secrete but it shall be knowne Therfore haue I spoken vnwysely seynge these thinges are so hye and passe myne vnderstondinge O herken thou vnto me also and let me speake answere me vnto the thinge that I will axe the. I haue geuen diligent eare vnto the and now I se y e with myne eyes Wherfore I geue myne owne self y e blame and take repentaunce in the dust and asshes Now wheÌ„ the LORDE had spoken these wordes vnto Iob he sayde vnto Eliphas y e Themanite I am displeased with the thy two frendes for ye haue not spoken the thinge y t is right before me like as my seruaâ—â—â— Iob hath done Therfore take vij oxen 〈…〉 seuen rammes and go to my seruaunt 〈…〉 offre vp also for youre selues a brent offeâ—â—â—â—â—ge and lat my seruaunt Iob praye for 〈…〉 Him will I accepte and not deale with 〈…〉 after youre foolishnesse in that ye hau◠〈…〉 spokeÌ„ y e thinge which is right like as my 〈…〉 Iob hath done So Eliphas the Themanite Bald 〈…〉 Suhite and Sophar the Naamathite 〈…〉 their waye and did acordynge as the 〈…〉 commaunded them The LORDE also 〈…〉 the personne off Iob and the LORâ—◠〈…〉 turned him vnto Iob wheÌ„ he prayed for 〈…〉 frendes Yee the LORDE gaue Iob twyse 〈◊〉 moch as he had afore And theÌ„ came there vnto him all his 〈…〉 thren all his sisters with all them that 〈…〉 bene off his acquaÌ„tauÌ„ce afore and ate 〈…〉 with him in his house wondringe at him aÌ„d 〈◊〉 comfortinge him ouer all the trouble 〈…〉 the LORDE had brought vpon him 〈…〉 maÌ„ gaue him a shepe and a Iewell of 〈…〉 And the LORDE made Iob richer the◠〈…〉 was before for he had xiiij M. shepe vi 〈…〉 camels a M. yock oxeÌ„ and a M. asses 〈…〉 had children also vij sonnes and iij. doughâ—ters The first he called Daye the seconde 〈◊〉 pouerte the thirde All plenteousnes In the londe were none founde so fayre as 〈…〉 doughters of Iob their father gaue 〈…〉 enheritaunce amonge their brethren After this lyued Iob xl yeares so that he sawe his children his childers children vnto the fourth generacion And so he dyed beinge olde of a perfecte age The ende of the boke of Io◠〈◊〉 The Psalter The first psalme O Blessed is y e man y t goeth 〈…〉 in the councell of y e vngodâ—◠〈…〉 y t abydeth not in the waye 〈…〉 synners sytteth not in y e 〈…〉 of the scornefull But 〈…〉 lyteth in the lawe of y e LORDE exercyse 〈◊〉 himself in his lawe both â—aye and night 〈…〉 Soch a maÌ„ is like a tre plated 〈◊〉 y e water sydâ—de y t briÌ„geth forth his frute in due season His leeues shal not fall off aÌ„d loke what 〈◊〉 he doth it shal prospere As for the 〈◊〉 it is not so with them but they are 〈◊〉 dust which y e wynde scatereth 〈…〉 of the grounde Therfore the vngod 〈◊〉 all not be able to stonde in the iudgmeÌ„t 〈◊〉 the synners in the congregacion off â—ightuous For the LORDE aloweth y e 〈◊〉 of the rightuous but the waye of the 〈◊〉 shal perishe The II. A psalme of Dauid THy do the HeitheÌ„ grudge why do the people ymagyn vayne thinges The kynges of the earth stoÌ„de vp 〈◊〉 rulers are come together agaynst 〈◊〉 LORDE aÌ„d agaynst his anoynted Let 〈◊〉 breake their bondes a sunder and cast 〈…〉 their yocke from vs. Neuerthelesse 〈◊〉 that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh theÌ„ 〈◊〉 scorne yee euen the LORDE himselff shall haue them in derision Then shal he 〈…〉 vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in 〈…〉 dispeasure Yet haue I set my 〈◊〉 vpon my holy hill of Sion As for me 〈…〉 preach the lawe wherof the LORDE 〈…〉 sayde vnto me Thou art my sonne 〈◊〉 daye haue I begotten the. Desyre off 〈◊〉 and I shall geue the the Heithen for 〈◊〉 enheritaunce Yee the
thou hast made Oh what is man y t thou art so myndfull of him ether the sonne of maÌ„ that thou visitest him After thou haddest for a season made him lower theÌ„ the angels thou crownedest him with hono r glory Thou hast set him aboue the workes off thy hondes thou hast put all thinges in subieccion vnder his fete All shepe and oxen yee and the beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre the fysh of the see and what â—o walketh thorow the wayes of the see O LORDE oure gouernoure how wonderfull is thy name in all the worlde The IX A psalme of Dauid I Wil geue thaÌ„kes vnto the o LORDE with my whole herte I wil speake of all thy maruelous workes I wil be glad reioyse in the yee my songes wil I make of thy name o thou most hyest Because thou hast dryueÌ„ myne enemies abacke they were discoÌ„fited perished at thy presence For thou hast manteyned my right and my cause thou syttest in the Trone that art the true iudge Thou rebukest the Heithen and destroyest the vngodly thou puttest out their name for euer and euer The enemies swerdes are come to an ende thou hast ouerthrowen their cities their memoriall is perished with theÌ„ But y e LORDE endureth for euer he hath prepared his seate vnto iudgmeÌ„t He gouerneth y e worlde with rightuousnes ministreth true iudgmeÌ„t vnto the people The LORDE is a defence for the poore a defence in the tyme of trouble Therfore they y t knowe thy name put their trust in y e for thou LORDE neuer faylest theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the LORDE which dwelleth in Sion shewe y e people of his doinges And why he maketh inquysicion for their bloude and remembreth them he forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpoÌ„ me o LORDE considre the trouble that I am in amoÌ„ge myne enemies thou that liftest me vp from y e gates of death That I maye she we all thy prayses within the portes off the doughter Sion and reioyse in thy sauynge healâ—h As for the Heithen the are sunckeÌ„ doâ—ne in the pytte that they made in the same nette which they spred out priuely is their owne fote takeÌ„ Thus y e LORDE is knowne to execute true iudgment wheÌ„ the vngodly is trapped in the workes of his owne handes Sela. The wicked must be turned vnto hell and all the Heithen y t forget God But the poore shal not allwaye be out of remembraunce the pacieÌ„t abydinge of soch as be in trouble shall not perish for euer Vp LORDE let not man haue the vpper haÌ„de let the HeitheÌ„ be coÌ„demned before the. O LORDE set a scolemaster ouer theÌ„ that the HeitheÌ„ maye knowe them selues to be but meÌ„ Sela Here the Hebrues begynne the x. psalme WHy art thou gone so farre of o LORDE wilt thou hyde thyselff in tyme of trouble Whyle y e vngodly hath the ouer hande the poore must suffre persecucion O that they were taken in the ymaginacions which they go aboute For the vn godly maketh boost of his owne hertes desyre the cuvetous blesseth him self and blasphemeth the LORDE The vngodly is so proude and full of indignacioÌ„ that he careth not nether is God before his eyes His wayes are allwaye filthie thy iudgmentes are farre out of his sight he defyeth all his enemies For he sayeth in his herte Tush I shal neuer be cast downe there shal no harme happeÌ„ vnto me His mouth is full of cursynge fraude and disceate vnder his toÌ„ge is trauayle sorow He sytteth lurkynge in the gardens that he maye pryuely murthur the innocent his eyes are set vpoÌ„ the poore He lyeth way â—inge secretly as it were a lyon in his denne He lurketh that he maye rauysh the poore yee to rauish the poore when he hath gotten him in to his nett Then smyteth he then oppresseth he casteth downe the poore with his auctorite For he sayeth in his herte Tush God hath forgotten he hath turned a waye his face so y t he will neuer se it Aryse o LORDE God lift vp thine honde and forget not the poore Wherfore shulde the wicked blaspheme God and saye in his herte Tush he careth not for it This thou seist for thou considrest the mysery and sorowe The poore geueth himselff ouer in to thy hande and committeth him vnto the for thou art the helper of the frendlesse Breake thou y e arme off the vngodly and malycious search out the wickednesse which he hath done that he maye perish The LORDE is kynge for euer ye Heithen shal perish out off his londe LORDE thou hearest the desyrous longinge off the poore their herte is sure that thine eare herkeneth therto Helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto their right that the vngodly be nomore exalted vpon earth The X. A psalme of Dauid IN the LORDE put I my trust how will ye then saye to my soule that she shulde fle as a byrde vpon youre hill For â—o the vngodly haue beÌ„t their bowe and made redy their arowes in the quyuer that they maye priuely shute at them which are true of herte The very foundacion haue they cast downe what caÌ„ the rightuous theÌ„ do withall But the LORDE is in his holy temple the LORDES seate is in heauen He coÌ„sidereth it with his eyes his eye lyddes beholde the children of men The LORDE seith both the rightuous and vngodly but who so deliteth in wickednes him his soule abhorreth Vpon the vngodly he shal rayne snares fyre brymstone storme and tempest this rewarde shal they haue to drynke For the LORDE is rightuous aÌ„d he loueth rightuousnes his countenaunce beholdeth the thiÌ„ge y t is iust The XI A psalme of Dauid HElpe LORDE for there is not one saynte more very fewe faithfull are there amonge the children off men Euery man telleth lyes to his neghbo r they do but flater with their lippes and dissemble in their herte O that the LORDE wolde rote out all disceatfull lippes aÌ„d the tonge that speaketh proude thinges Which saye Oure toÌ„ge shulde preuayle we are they that ought to speake who is lorde ouer vs Now for the troubles sake off the oppressed because of the complaynte of the poore I wil vp sayeth the LORDE I wil helpe theÌ„ and set theÌ„ at rest The wordes of the LORDE are pure wordes eueÌ„ as y e syluer which from earth is tried and purified vij tymes in the fyre Kepe theÌ„ therfore o LORDE and preserue vs froÌ„ this generacion for euer And why when vanite and ydylnes getteth the ouer hande amonge the children of men all are full of y e vngodly The XII A psalme of Dauid HOw longe wilt thou forget me o LORDE for euer how longe wilt thou hyde thy face fro me Oh how loÌ„ge shall I seke councell in my soule how longe shall I be so vexed in my herte how longe shal myne enemie triumphe ouer me Considre aÌ„d heare me o LORDE
my God lighten myne eyes that I slepe not in death Lest myne enemie saye I haue preuayled agaynst hiÌ„ for yf I be cast downe they that trouble me will reioyse at it But my trust is in thy mercy and my hert is ioyfull in thy sauynge health I wil synge of the LORDE that dealeth so louyngly with me Yee I wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest The XIII A psalme of Dauid THe foolish bodyes saye in their hertes Tush there is no God They are corrupte aÌ„d become abhominable in their doynges there is not one â— doth good The LORDE loked downe froÌ„ heaueÌ„ vpoÌ„ the children of men to se yf there were eny that wolde vnderstonde seke after God But they are all gone out of the waye they are alltogether become vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one Their throte is an open sepulcre with their tonges they haue disceaued the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes Their mouth is full of cursinge and bytternes their fete are swift to shed bloude Destruccion wretchednes are in their wayes aÌ„d the waye of peace haue they not knowne there is no feare off God before their eyes How can they haue vnderstondinge y t worke myschefe eatinge vp my people as it were bred call not vpoÌ„ y e LORDE Therfore shal they be brought in greate feare for God stondeth by the generacion of the rightuous As for you ye haue made a mocke at the couÌ„cell of the poore because he putteth his trust in the LORDE Oh y t the sauynge health were geuen vnto Israel out off Sion Oh that the LORDE wolde delyuer his people out of captiuyte TheÌ„ shulde Iacob reioyse and Israel shulde be right glad The XIIII A psalme of Dauid LORDE who shall dwell in thy tabernacle who shal rest vpoÌ„ y i holy hill Euen he y t ledeth an vncorrupte life that doth the thinge which is right aÌ„d that speaketh the treuth from his herte He y t vseth no disceat in his tonge he that doth no euell to his neghboure slaundreth not his neghbours He y t setteth not by the vngodly but maketh moch of theÌ„ that feare the LORDE he y t sweareth vnto his neghboure dispoynteth him not He that geueth not his money vpon vsury and taketh no rewarde agaynst the innoceÌ„t Who so doth these thiÌ„ges shal neuer be remoued The XV. A psalme of Dauid PReserue me o God for in the do I trust I haue sayde vnto y e LORDE thou art my God my goodes are nothinge vnto the. All my delyte is vpon the sanctes that are in the earth and vpon soch like But they y t runne after another shall haue greate trouble Their drynk offerynges of bloude wil not I offre nether make mencion of their name in my mouth The LORDE himself is my good and my 〈◊〉 thou manteynest my enheritauÌ„ce 〈…〉 is fallen vnto me in a fayre ground◠〈…〉 a goodly heretage I wil thanke 〈…〉 for geuynge me warnynge my 〈…〉 so haue chastened me in the night 〈…〉 Afore honde sawe I God allwayes 〈…〉 me for he is on my right honde that I shulde not be moued Therfore dyd my hert reioyce my tunge was glad my flesh also shall rest in hope For why thou shalt not leaue my souâ—e in hell nether shalt thou suffre thy saynte to se corrupcion Thou hast shewed me the wayes off life thou shalt make me full of ioye w t thy countenaunce At thy right hande there is pleasure and ioye for euermore The XVI A psalme of Dauid HEare y e right O LORDE coÌ„sidre my coÌ„â—playnte herken vnto my prayer thaâ— goeth not out of a fayned mouth Leâ— my sentence come forth froÌ„ thy presence and loke vpon the thinge that is equall Thoâ— hast proued visited myne herte in the nighâ— season thou hast tried me in the fyre hasâ— founde no wickednes in me for I vtterly puâ—â—posed that my mouth shulde not offende Because of the wordes of thy lippes I haue kepte me froÌ„ the workes of men in y e wayâ— off the murthurer Oh ordre thou my goynâ—ges in thy pathes that my fote steppes slippe not For vnto the I crie heare me o Godâ— enclyne thine eares to me and herkeÌ„ vnto my wordes Shewe y i maruelous louinge kindnesse thou that sauest them which put their trust in the from soch as resist thy right honde Kepe me as the apple of an eye defende me vnder the shadowe of thy wynges From the vngodly that trouble me fro myne enemies which compasse my soule rounde aboute Which manteyne their owne welthynesse with oppression their mouth speaketh proude thinges They lye waytinge in o r waye on euery syde turnynge their eyes downe to the grounde Like as a lyon that is gredy of his pray as it were a lyons whelpe lurckynge in his denne Vp LORDE dispoynte him cast him downe delyuer my soule with thy swerde from the vngodly FroÌ„ the men of thy honde o LORDE from the men off the worlde which haue their porcion in this life whose belies thou fyllest with thy treasure They haue children at their desyre and leaue the reste of their substauÌ„ce for their babes But as forme I will beholde thy presence in rightuousnes and when thy glory appeaâ—â— shal be satisfied 〈◊〉 XVII A psalme of Dauid when he is delyuered from the honde off Saul 〈…〉 loue the o LORDE my streÌ„gth 〈…〉 The LORDE is my suco r my refuge 〈◊〉 my Sauio r my god my helper iÌ„ whoÌ„ 〈…〉 my buckler y e horne of my health my proteccioÌ„ I wil prayse y e LORDE call vpon him so shal I be safe fro myne enemies The sorowes of death coÌ„passed me the brokes of vngodlynes made me afrayed The paynes of hell came aboute me the snares of death toke holde vpoÌ„ me Yet in my trouble I called vpoÌ„ the LORDE coÌ„playned vnto my God So he herde my voyce out off his holy teÌ„ple my coÌ„playnte came before hiÌ„ yee eueÌ„ in to his eares TheÌ„ the earth trembled quaked the very fouÌ„dacioÌ„s of the hilles shoke were remoued because he was wrothe There weÌ„te a smoke out of his nostrels aÌ„d a coÌ„sumynge fyre out of his mouth so y e coales were kyndled at it He bowed the heaueÌ„s came downe it was darcke vnder his fete He rode vpoÌ„ the Cherubins dyd fle he came flyenge with the wynges of the wynde He made darcknesse his pauylion rounde aboute hiÌ„ with darcke water thicke cloudes to couer him At the brightnes off his presence the cloudes remoued with hale stones coales of fyre The LORDE also thondred out of y e heaueÌ„ the heyth gaue his thondre w t hale stones coales of fyre He sent out his arowes scatred theÌ„ he cast sore lighteninges destroyed theÌ„ The springes of waters were sene the foundacioÌ„s of the rouÌ„de worlde were discouered
at y i chiding o LORDE at the blastinge breth of thy displeasure He sent downe frō the heyth to fetch me toke me out of greate waters He delyuered me fro my stronge enemies and fro my foes which were to mightie forme They preuented me in the tyme of my trouble but y e LORDE was my defence He brought me forth also into lyberte delyuered me because he had a fauo r vnto me The LORDE shall rewarde me after my rightuous dealynge acordinge to the clēnesse of my hōdes shal he recōpense me For I haue kepte the wayes of the LORDE haue not behaued myself wickedly agaynst my God I haue an eye vnto all his lawes cast not out his commaundemētes fro me Vncorrupte will I be before hī wil eschue myne owne wickednes Therfore shal y e LORDE rewarde me after my rightuous dealinge acordinge vnto y e clēnesse of my hōdes in his eye sight With the holy thou shalt be holy w t y e innocēt thou shalt be innocēt With the clene thou shalt be clene with the frowarde thou shalt be frowarde For thou shalt saue the poore oppressed brīge downe the hye lokes of the proude Thou lightest my cādle o LORDE my God thou makest my darcknesse to be light For in the I can discōfit an hoost of mē yee in my God I cā leape ouer the wall The waye of God is a perfecte waye the wordes of the LORDE are tried in the fyre he is a shylde of defence for all them that trust in him For who is God but the LORDE Or who hath eny strength but oure God It is God that hath gyrded me with strēgth and made my waye vncorrupte He hath made my fete like hartes fete and set me vp an hye He teacheth myne hondes to fight and maketh myne armes to breake euen a bowe off stele Thou hast geuē me the defence of thy health thy right hande vpholdeth me and thy louynge correccion maketh me greate Thou hast made rowme ynough vnder me for to go that my fote steppes shulde not slyde I will folowe vpon myne enemies and take them I will not turne till they be discomfited I will smyte them they shall not be able to stonde but fall vnder my fete Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto y e batell thou hast throwē them all downe vnder me that rose vp agaynst me Thou hast made myne enemies to turne their backes vpon me thou hast destroyed thē y t hated me They cried but there was none to helpe thē yee euen vnto the LORDE but he herde thē not I will beate them as small as the dust before the wynde I will cast them out as y e claye in the stretes Thou shalt delyuer me from the stryuinges of the people thou shalt make me the heade of the Heithē A people whom I haue not knowne shall serue me As soone as they heare of me they shall obeye me but the straunge childrē dyssemble with me The straunge children are waxē olde and go haltinge out of their pathes The LORDE lyueth ād blessed be my helper praysed be the God of my health Euē y e God which seyth that I be auenged and subdueth the people vnto me It is he that delyuereth me fro my cruell enemies thou shalt lift me vp from them that ryse agaynst me thou shalt ryd me from the wicked man For this cause I wil geue thankes vnto y e o LORDE amonge the Gentiles and synge prayses vnto thy name Greate prosperite geueth he vnto his kynge and sheweth louinge kyndnesse vnto Dauid his anoynted yee vnto his sede for euermore The XVIII A psalme of Dauid THe very heauēs declare the glory off God ād the very firmamēt sheweth his hādye worke One daye telleth another and one night certifieth another There is nether speach ner lāguage but their voyces are herde amōge thē Their soūde is gone out in to all londes and their wordes in to the endes of the worlde In thē hath he sett a tabernacle for y e Sōne which cōmeth forth as a brydegrome out of his chambre reioyseth as a giaunte to rūne his course It goeth forth frō the one ende of the heauen and runneth aboute vnto the same ende agayne there maye no mā hyde himself frō the heate therof The lawe of the LORDE is a perfecte lawe it quickeneth the soule The testimony of y e LORDE is true geueth wisdome euen vnto babes The statutes of the LORDE are right reioyse the herte y e cōmaundemēt of y e LORDE is pure and geueth light vnto the eyes The feare of the LORDE is cleane endureth for euer the iudgmentes of the LORDE are true and rigtuous alltogether More pleasunt are they then golde yee then moch fyne golde sweter then hony the hony combe These thy seruaunt kepeth for kepinge of them there is greate rewarde Who can tell how oft he offendeth Oh clēse thou me fro my secrete fautes Kepe thy seruaūte also from presumptuous synnes lest they get the dominion ouer me so shal I be vndefyled innocēt frō the greate offence Yee the wordes of my mouth the meditaciō of my herte shal be acceptable vnto the o LORDE my helper and my redemer The XIX A psalme of Dauid THe LORDE heare the in the tyme off trouble the name of the God of Iacob defende the. Sende the helpe frō the Sanctuary strength y e out of Sion Remembre all thy offerynges and accepte thy brent sacrifice ▪ Sela. Graunte the thy hertes desyre fulfill all thy mynde We will reioyse in thy health triūphe in y e name of the LORDE oure God the LORDE perfourme all thy peticiōs Now knowe I that the LORDE helpeth his anoynted and will heare him frō his holy heauen mightie is the helpe of his right hōde Some put their trust in charettes some in horses but we wil remēbre y e name of the LORDE oure God They are brought downe and fallen but we are rysen and stonde vp right Saue LORDE helpe vs o kynge when we call vpon the. The XX. A psalme of Dauid LORDE how ioyfull is the kynge in y e strength O how exceadinge glad is he of thy sauynge health Thou hast geuen him his hertes desyre hast not put him frō the request of his lippes ▪ Sela. For thou hast preuēted him w t liberall blessinges set a crowne of golde vpon his heade He asked life of the thou gauest him a longe life euē foreuer euer His honoure is greate in thy sauynge health glory and greate worshipe shalt thou laye vpon him For thou shalt geue him euerlastīge felicite make him glad w t the ioye of y e coūtenaūce And why ▪ because the kinge putteth his trust in the LORDE in the mercy of the most hiest he shal not myscary Let all thine enemies fele
yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be like a broken hedge Their deuyce is only how to put him out their delyte is iÌ„ lyes they geue good wordes w t their mouth but curse w t their herte Sela. Neuertheles my soule abydeth only vpon God for he is my God He only is my streÌ„gth my saluacion my defence so y t I shal not fall In God is my health my glory my might in God is my trust O put yo r trust in him allwaye ye people poure out yo r hertes before him for God is oure hope Sela. As for men they are but vayne meÌ„ are disceatfull vpoÌ„ the weightes they are al together lighter then vainte itself O trust not in wronge robbery geue not yo r selues vnto vanite yf riches increase set not yo r herte vpon them God spake once a worde twyse haue I herde the same that power belongeth vnto God That thou LORDE art mercifull that thou rewardest euery man acordinge to his workes The LXII A psalme of Dauid O God thou art my God early wil I seke the. My soule thursteth for the my flesh longeth after the in a bareÌ„ drie loÌ„de where no water is Thus do I loke for the in thy SaÌ„ctuary that I might beholde y e power glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better then life my lyppes shal prayse the. As loÌ„ge as I liue wil I magnifie the lift vp my hondes in thy name My soule is satisfied eueÌ„ as it were with marry fatnesse when my mouth prayseth the with ioyfull lippes In my bedde wil I remembre y e wheÌ„ I wake my talkynge shal be of the. For thou hast bene my helper vnder the shadowe of y e wynges wil I reioyse My soule hangeth vpon the thy right honde vp holdeth me They seke after my soule but in vayne for they shal go vnder the earth They shal fall into the swerde be a porcioÌ„ for foxes But y e kynge shal reioyse in God all they that sweare by hym shal be commeÌ„ded for the mouth of lyers shal be stopped The LXIII A psalme of Dauid HEare my voyce o God in my coÌ„playnte preserue my life froÌ„ feare of y e enemie Hyde me from the gatheringe together of y e frowarde froÌ„ y e heape of wicked doere Which whette their tuÌ„ges like a swerde shute w t their venimous wordes like as w t arowes That they maye preuely hurte y e innoceÌ„t sodeÌ„ly to hit him w t out eny feare They haue deuysed myschefe and commoned amonge them selues how they maye laye snares tush saye they who shall se them They ymagin wickednesse and kepe it secrete amonge them selues euery man in y e depe of his herte But God shall sodenly shute with an arowe y t they shall be wounded Yee their â—wne tunges shall make them fall In so moch that who so seyth theÌ„ shal laugh theÌ„ to scorne And all men that se it shal saye this hath God done for they shal perceaue y t it is his worke The rightuous shal reioyse in the LORDE and put his trust in him and all they y t are true off herte shal be glad therof The LXIIII. A psalme of Dauid THou o God art praysed in Sion and vnto the is the vowe perfourmed Thou hearest the prayer therfore coÌ„meth all flesh vnto the. Oure myszdedes preuayle agaynst vs oh be thou mercyfull vnto â—ure synnes Blessed is the man whoÌ„ thou chosest and receauest vnto the that he maye dwell in thy courte he shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house euen off thy holy temple Heare vs acordinge vnto thy woÌ„derfull rightuousnesse o God oure saluacioÌ„ thou that art the hope of all the endes of y e earth and off the brode see Which in his strength setteth fast the mouÌ„taynes is gyrded aboute with power Which stilleth y e ragiÌ„ge of the see the roaringe off his wawes and the woodnes of the people They that dwell in y e vttemost partes are afrayed at thy tokens thou makest both the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse ye. Thou visetest the earth thou watrest it and makest it very plenteous The ryuer of God is full of waters thou preparest man his corne aÌ„d thus thou prouydest for the earth Thou watrest hir forowes thou breakest the harde clottes therof thou makest it soft with y e droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crownest the yeare with thy good and thy fotesteppes droppe fatnesse The dwellinges of the wildernes are fatt also y t they droppe withall the litle hilles are pleasaunt on euery syde The foldes are full of shepe the valleys stonde so thicke with corne y t they laugh and synge The LXV A psalme off Dauid O Be ioyfull in God all ye loÌ„des synge prayses vnto the hono r of his name make his prayse to be glorious Saye vnto God O how wonderfull are thy workes thorow the greatnesse of thy power shal thine enemies be confouÌ„ded O y t all the worlde wolde worshipe the synge of the and prayse thy name Sela. O come hither and beholde the workes of God which is so wonderfull in his doinges amonge the children of men He turned the see in to drye loÌ„de so that they wente thorow the water on fote therfore wil we reioyse in him He ruleth with his power for euer his eyes beholde the people the rennagates shal not be able to exalte them selues Sela. O magnifie o r God ye people make y e voyce off his prayse to be herde Which holdeth o r soule in life and suffreth not oure fete to slippe For thou o God hast proued vs thou hast tried vs liâ—â— as syluer is tried Thou hast brought vs in to captiuyte and layed trouble vpon o r loâ—nes Thou hast suffred men to ryde ouer o r heades we weÌ„te thorow fyre and water 〈◊〉 thou hast brought vs out and refreshed 〈◊〉 Therfore will I go in to thy house w t 〈◊〉 offeringes to paye the my vowes which I promised w t my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I wil offre vnto the fatte brentsacrifices with the smoâ—e of raÌ„mes I will offre bullockes and goateâ— Sela. O come hither and herkeÌ„ all ye that feare God I wil tell you what he hath done for my soule I called vnto hiÌ„ w t my mouth and gaue him prayses with my tuÌ„ge Yff I enclyne vnto wickednes with my herte y e LORDE wil not heare me Therfore God hath herde me aÌ„d considred the voyce off my prayer Praysed be God which hath not cast out my prayer ner turned his mercy fro me The LXVI psalme GOd be mercifull vnto vs blesse vs shewe the light off his countenauÌ„ce apon vs. Sela. That we maye knowe y e waye vpoÌ„ earth y e sauynge health amonge all Heithen Let the people prayse the o God yee let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be
that they which hate me maye se it and be ashamed because thou LORDE hast helped me comforted me The LXXXVI A psalme of the children of Corah HIr foundacions are vpoÌ„ the holy hilles the LORDE loueth the gates of Sion more theÌ„ all y e dwelliÌ„ges of Iacob Very excelleÌ„t thiÌ„ges are spokeÌ„ of y e thou cite of God â–ª Sela. I wil thinke vpoÌ„ Rahab â—abiloÌ„ so that they shal knowe me Yee the Philistynes also they of Tyre with the Morians Lo there was he borne And of Sion it shal be reported that he was borne in her euen the most hyest which hath buylded her The LORDE shal cause it be preached written amonge the people that he was borne there Sela. Therfore the dwellinge of all syngers daunsers is in the. The LXXXVII A psalme of the children of Corah O LORDE God my Sauyo r I crie daye night before the Oh let my prayer entre in to thy presence encline thine eare vnto my callynge For my soule is full of trouble my life draweth nye vnto hell I am couÌ„ted as one of theÌ„ that go downe vnto the pytte I am eueÌ„ as a maÌ„ that hath no streÌ„gth Fre amoÌ„ge the deed like vnto theÌ„ y t lye in the graue which be out of remembrauÌ„ce and are cutt awaye from thy honde Thou hast layed me in the lowest pytte in y e darcknesse and in the depe Thy indignacion lieth hard vpon me and thou vexest me with all thy floudes Sela. Thou hast put awaye myne acquaÌ„taunce farre fro me made me to be abhorred of them I am so fast in preson that I can not get forth My sight fayleth for very trouble LORDE I call daylie vpoÌ„ the and stretch out my hondes vnto the. Doest thou shewe wonders amonge the deed Can the physiciaÌ„s rayse them vp agayne that they maye prayse the Maye thy louynge kyndnes be shewed in the graue or thy faithfulnesse in destruccion Maye thy wonderous workes be knowne in the darcke or thy righteousnes in the londe where all thinges are forgotteÌ„ Vnto the I crie o LORDE and early coÌ„meth my prayer before the. LORDE why puttest thou awaye my soule Wherfore hydest thou thy face fro me My strength is gone for very sorow and misery with fearfulnesse do I beare thy burthens Thy wrothfull displeasure goeth ouer me the feare of the oppresseth me They come rounde aboute me daylie like water and compase me together on euery syde My louers and freÌ„des hast thou put awaye fro me and turned awaye myne acquantaunce The LXXXVIII A psalme of Ethan the Esrahite MY songe shal be allwaye of the louynge kyndnesse of the LORDE w t my mouth wil I euer be shewinge thy faithfulnesse froÌ„ one generacion to another For I haue sayde mercy shal be set vp for euer thy faithfulnesse shalt thou stablish in the heauens I haue made a couenaunâ— with my chosen I haue sworne vnto Dauiâ— my seruaunt Thy sede wil I stablish for eâ—uer and set vp thy Trone from one generacion to another Sela. O LORDE the very heaueÌ„s shal prayse thâ— wonderous workes yee thy faithfulnes in y e congregacion of the sayntes For who is he amonge the cloudes that maye be coÌ„pared vnto the LORDE Yee what is he amonge the goddes that is like vnto the LORDE God is greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes to be had in reuerence of all theÌ„ that are aboute him O LORDE God of hoostes who is like vnto the in power thy trueth is rounde aboute the. Thou rulest the pryde of the see thou stillest the wawes therof wheÌ„ they arise Thou breakest the proude like one that is wounded â–ª thou scatrest thine enemies abrode with thy mightie arme The heaueÌ„s are thine the earth is thine thou hast layed the foundacioÌ„ of the rouÌ„de worlde and all that therin is Thou hast made the north and the south Tabor and Hermon shal reioyse in thy name Thou hast a mightie arme stronge is thy hande and hye is thy right hande Rightuousnes and equite is the habitacion of thy seate mercy and trueth go before thy face Blessed is the people o LORDE that can reioyse in the and walketh in the light of thy countenaunce Their delite is in thy name all the daye longe and thorow thy rightuousnesse they shal be exalted For thou art the glory of their strength thorow thy fauoure shalt thou lift vp oure hornes The LORDE is oure defence and the holy one of Israel is oure kynge Thou spakest somtyme in visioÌ„s vnto thy sayntes and saydest I haue layed helpe vpon one that is mightie I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue founde Dauid my seruauÌ„t with my holy oyle haue I anoynted him My honde shal holde him fast and my arme shal strength him The enemie shal not ouercome him and the sonne of wickednesse shal not hurte him I shal smyte downe his foes before his face and plage them that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with him and in my name shal his horne be exalted I wil set his honde in the see and his right honde in the floudes He shal call me thou art my father my God and the strength of my saluacion And I wil make him my firstborne â—yer then the kinges of the earth My mercy wil I kepe for him for euermore and my couenaunt shall stonde fast with him His sede wil I make to endure for euer yee and his Trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his childreÌ„ forsake my lawe and walke not in my iudgmentes Yf they breake myne ordinaunces and kepe not my commaundementes I wil vyset their offences with the rodde and their synnes with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wil I not vtterly take from him ner suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wil I not breake ner disanulle the thinge y t is gone out of my lippes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wil not fayle Dauid His sede shal endure for euer and his seate also like as the Sonne before me He shal stonde fast for euermore as the Moone and as the faithfull witnesse in heauen Sela. But now thou forsakest and abhorrest thyne anoynted and art displeased at him Thou hast turned backe the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and cast his crowne to the grounde Thou hast ouer throwne all his hedges and brokeÌ„ downe his stronge holdes Al they that go by spoyle him he is become a rebuke vnto his neghbours Thou settest vp the right haÌ„de of his enemies and makest all his aduersaryes to reioyse Thou hast taken awaye the strength of his swerde and geuest him not victory in the battayll Thou hast put out his glory and cast his Trone downe to the grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him with dishonoure Sela. LORDE how longe wilt thou hyde thy self For euer shal thy wrath burne like fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme
The CV psalme Halleluya O Geue thankes vnto the LORDE for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Who can expresse y e noble actes of the LORDE or shewe forth all his prayse Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgment and do rightuousnes Remembre vs o LORDE acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people o vyset vs w t thy sauinge health That we might se the pleasure of thy chosen that we might reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people and geue thankes with thine enheritaunce We haue synned with oure fathers we haue done amysse we haue dealt wickedly Oure fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egipte they kepte not thy greate goodnesse in remeÌ„braunce but were dishobedieÌ„t at the see eueÌ„ at the reed see Neuertheles he helped theÌ„ for his names sake that he might make his power to be knowne He rebuked the reed see and it was dried vp so he led theÌ„ thorow the depe as in a wildernesse Thus he saued them from the honde of the hater delyuered them from the honde of the enemie As for those y t troubled them the waters ouerwhelmed theÌ„ there was not one of theÌ„ left Then beleued they in his worde and songe prayse vnto him But within a whyle they forgat his workes wolde not abyde his councell A lust came vpoÌ„ them in the wildernesse so that they tempted God in the deserte Yet he gaue them their desyre and sent theÌ„ ynough at their willes They angred Moses in the teÌ„tes and Aaron the saynte of the LORDE So the earth opened swalowed vp Dathan and couered the congregacioÌ„ of Abiram The fyre was kyndled in their company the flame brent vp the vngodly They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the molteÌ„ ymage Thus they turned his glory into the similitude of a calfe y t eateth haye They forgat God their Sauio r which had done so greate thinges in Egipte Wonderous workes in the londe of Ham and fearfull thinges in the reed see So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed them had not Moses his chosen stonde before him in y e gappe to turne awaie his wrothfull indignacion lest he shulde destroye theÌ„ Yee they thought scorne of y t pleasaunt londe and gaue no credence vnto his worde But murmured in their tentes and herkened not vnto the voyce of the LORDE Then lift he vp his honde agaynst them to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes To cast out their sede amonge the nacions and to scater them in the londes They ioyned themselues vnto Baal Peor and ate the offeringes of the deed Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne inveÌ„cions and the plage was greate amonge them Then stode vp Phineas and excuted iustice so the plage ceased And that was counted vnto him for rightuousnesse amonge all posterites for euermore They angerd him also at the waters of strife so that Moses was punyshed for their sakes Because they prouoked his sprete and he tolde theÌ„ planely with his lippes Nether destroyed they the Heithen as the LORDE commaunded them But were mengled amonâ—ge the Heithen and lerned their workes In so moch that they worshipped their ymages which turned to their owne decaye Yee they offred their sonnes their doughters vnto deuels And shed the innocent bloude of their sonnes and of their doughters whom they offred vnto the ymages of Canaan so that the londe was defyled wiâ—â— bloude Thus were they stayned w t theâ—â— owne workes and wente a whoringe with their owne invencions Therfore was the wrath of the LORDE kyndled agaynst his people in so moch that he abhorred his owne enheritaunce And gaue them ouer in to the honde of the HeitheÌ„ and they that hated them were lordes ouer them Their enemies oppressed theÌ„ and had them in subieccion Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them but they prouoked him with their owne inveÌ„cions and were brought downe for their wickednesse Neuerthelesse wheÌ„ he sawe their aduersite he herde their complaynte He thought vpoÌ„ his couenaunt and pitied theÌ„ â–ª acordinge vnto the multitude of his mercies Yee he made all those y t had led them awaye captiue to pitie them Delyuer vs o LORDE oure God gather vs from amoÌ„ge the Heithen that we maye geue thankes to thy holy name make oure boast of thy prayse Blessed be the LORDE God of Isâ— He sheweth his people the power of his workes that he maye geue them the heretage of the Heithen The workes of his hoÌ„des are verite iudgment all his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are true They stonde fast for euer euer are done in trueth equite He sent redempcion vnto his people he hath commaunded his couenaunt for euer holy reuerent is his name The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wyszdome a good vnderstondinge haue all they that do therafter the prayse of it endureth for euer The CXI psalme Halleluya BLessed is the man y t feareth the LORDE hath greate delite in his commaundementes His sede shall be mightie vpon earth the generacion of the faithfull shal be blessed Riches pleÌ„teousnesse shal be in his house his rightuousnes endureth for euer Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darcknesse he is merciful louynge rightuous Wel is him that is mercifull lendeth gladly poÌ„dreth his wordes w t discrecion For he shal neuer be moued the rightuous shal be had in an euer lastinge remembraunce He wil not be afrayed for eny euell tydinges his herte stondeth fast beleueth in y e LORDE His herte is stablished he wil not shrencke vntill he se his desyre vpon his enemies He hath sparsed abrode geueÌ„ to the poore his rightuousnes remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted w t honor. The vngodly shal se it it shal greue him he shall gnash w t his â—â—th consume awaye the desyre of the vn godly shal perish The CXII psal Halleluya PRayse the LORDE O ye seruauntes O prayse the name of the LORDE Blessed be the name of the LORDE froÌ„ this tyme forth for euermore The LORDES name is worthy to be praysed froÌ„ the rysinge vp of the Sonne vnto the goinge downe of the same The LORDE is hye aboue all Heithen and his glory aboue the heaueÌ„s Who is like vnto the LORDE oure God y t hath his dwellinge so hye which humbleth himself to beholde that is in heauen and earth Which taketh vp the symple out of the dust and lifteth the poore out of the myre That he maye set him amonge the prynces euen amonge the prynces of his people Which maketh the baren woman to kepe house and to be a ioyfull mother of children Halleluya The CXIII psalme WHen Israel came out of Egipte the house of Iacob from amonge that straunge people Iuda was his SaÌ„ctuary Israel his dominion The see sawe that and fled Iordan turned backe The mountaynes stripped like rammes the
praysed be the Lord whych hath not geuen vs ouer for a praye vnto their teeth Oure soule is escaped eueÌ„ as a byrde out of the snare of the fouler the snare is broken and we are delyuered Oure helpe standeth in the name of the Lorde which hath made heauen and earth ¶ The .cxxv. Psalme ¶ The churche or congregacyon is in safetye when the Lorde defendeth it and shal be prosperous when he fauoreth it and purgeth the wycked theroute The songe of the steares THey that put their trust in the Lorde are euen as the mount Syon which may not be remoued but standeth fast for euer The hylles stande about Ierusalem eueÌ„ so standeth the Lorde rounde about his people from this tyme forth for euermore That the rodd of the vngodly come not into the lot of the ryghtuous lest y e ryghtuous put their hande vnto wyckednesse Do well O Lorde vnto those y t be good and true of herte As for soche as turne backe vnto their awne wyckednesse the Lorde shall leade theÌ„ forth with the euyll doers but peace be vpoÌ„ Israel ¶ The .cxxvj. Psalme ¶ He descrybeth the gladnes of the people returning agayne from Babylon vnder the fygure herof the reioysynge of the Christen whom the sonne of God hath made fre from the captiuyte of synne and deeth The songe of the steares VVhen the Lorde turneth agayne the captyuyte of Sion then shall we be lyke vnto them that dreame Then shall oure mouth be fylled wyth laughter and oure tonge with ioye Then shall it be sayd amonge the HeatheÌ„ the Lorde hath done greate thinges for theÌ„ Yee the Lorde hath done greate thynges for vs all ready wherof we reioyse Turne oure captyuyte O Lorde as the ryuers in the south They y t sowe in teares shall reape in ioye He that now goeth in his waye wepynge beareth forth good sede shal come agayne with ioye bringe his sheaues with hym ¶ The .cxxvij. Psalme ¶ By the only liberalyte gyft of God is the house and housholde geuen the cytye defended â— meate mynystred chyldren those toward and thryftye obtayned The songe of the steares EXcept the Lorde buylde the house their labour is but lost that buylde it Except the Lorde kepe the cytye the watchman waketh but in vayne It is but lost labour that ye rise vp early and take no rest but eate the bredde of carefulnesse for loke to whom it pleaseth him he geueth it in slepe Lo chyldren and the frute of the wombe are an herytage gift y t coÌ„meth of y e Lorde Lyke as the arowes in the hande of the gyaunt euen so are the yonge children Happy is the man that hath his quyuer full of them they shal not be ashamed when they speake with their enemyes in the gate ¶ The .cxxviij. Psalme ¶ He that feareth God shall do well and fortunately at all ceasons The songe of the steares BLessed are all they that feare y e Lorde and walke in hys wayes For thou shalt eate the laboures of thyne awne handes O well is the happy art thou Thy wyfe shal be as y e frutefull vyne vpoÌ„ the walles of thy house Thy chyldren lyke the Olyue braunches rounde aboute thy table Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lorde The Lorde shall so blesse the out of SioÌ„ that thou shalt se Ierusalem in prosperyte all thy lyfe longe Yee that thou shalt se thy chylders chyldren and peace vpon Israel ¶ The .cxxix Psalme ¶ Althoughe the wycked do longe and greatly persecute the godly yet shall they not preuayle ouer them yee they shall at the length perish when the godly shal be in safetye The songe of the steares MAny a tyme haue they fought agaynst me fro my youth vp maye Israel now saye Yee many a tyme haue they fought agaynst me fro my youth vp but they haue not ouercome me The plowers plowed vpon my backe and made longe forowes But the rightuous Lorde hath hewen 〈◊〉 yocke of the vngodly in peces Let them be confounded turned bacâ—â—ward as many as haue euyl will at a * 〈◊〉 Let them be euen as the haye vpon 〈◊〉 house toppes whych wythereth afore it 〈◊〉 pluckte vp Wherof the mower fylleth not his hanâ—â— nether he that byndeth vp the sheaues 〈◊〉 bosome So y t they which go by saye not so 〈◊〉 as y e Lorde prospere you we wish you 〈◊〉 lucke in the name of the Lorde ¶ The .cxxx. Psalme ¶ An earnest prayer of him that is oppressed with â—â—â—uersitie for his sinnes that surely hopeth to 〈◊〉 of God bothe forgeuenes of his synnes delyuraâ—â—â— from hys aduersytyes The songe of the steares OVt of the a * depe call I vnto 〈◊〉 O Lorde Lorde heare my voyâ—â— â–ª Oh let thyne eares 〈…〉 well the voyce of my complayâ—â—â— If thou Lord wylt be extreme to 〈◊〉 what is done a mysse Oh Lorde who 〈◊〉 abyde it But there is mercy wyth the that 〈◊〉 mayest be feared I loke for the Lord my soule doth waâ— for hym and in his worde is my trust My soule doth paciently abyde y e Lorâ—â— from the one mornynge to the other Let Israel trust in the Lorde for with 〈◊〉 Lorde there is mercy pleÌ„teous redempâ—â—â—â— And he shal redeme Israel froÌ„ al his synn◠¶ The .cxxxj. Psalme ¶ He sheweth y t he was not proude but meake 〈◊〉 The songe of the steares LOrde I am not hye mynded I haue 〈◊〉 proude lokes I do not exercyse my selfe in greaâ—â— matters which are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule kepe it 〈◊〉 lyke as a childe that is weened from his 〈◊〉 yee my soule is eueÌ„ as a weenâ—ed 〈◊〉 Let Israel trust in the Lorde â–ª from 〈◊〉 tyme forth for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ He sheweth that the prosperyty 〈◊〉 of Christes kynâ—â—dome dureth euer that God is 〈◊〉 allwaye present 〈◊〉 his churche and congregacyon Thys doth he 〈◊〉 the fygure of Dauid of the â—â—aâ—cke abydyng in 〈◊〉 The songe of the steares LOrde remeÌ„bre Dauid al his trouâ—â—â— How he swore vnto the Lorde 〈◊〉 vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye 〈◊〉 of Iacob I wyll not come within y e taberâ—â—â—cle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde â–ª I wyll not suffre myne eyes to slepe 〈◊〉 myne eye lyddes to â—â—omber Vntyll I fynde out a place for y e 〈◊〉 an habytacyoÌ„ for the mightye one of 〈◊〉 shalt eate the laboures of thine owne hondes o well is the happie art thou Thy wife shal be as a frutefull vyne vpon the walles of thy house Thy children like the olyue braunches rouÌ„de aboute y e table Lo thus shal y e maÌ„ be blessed y t feareth the LORDE The LORDE shal so blesse the out of Sion that thou shalt se IerusaleÌ„ in prosperite all thy life longe Yee that thou shalt se thy childers childreÌ„ peace vpoÌ„ Israel The CXXVIII psalme MAny a tyme haue they fought
hongrie The LORDE lowseth men out of preson the LORDE geueth sight to the blynde The LORDE helpeth theÌ„ vp that are fallen the LORDE loueth the righteous The LORDE careth for the straungers he defendeth y e fatherlesse and wyddowe as for the waye of y e vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The LORDE thy God o Sion is kynge for euermore and thorow out all generacions Halleluya The CXLVI psalme O Prayse the LORDE for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto o r God yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull The LORDE shal buylde vp IerusaleÌ„ gather together y e outcastes of Israel He healeth the contrite in herte and byndeth vp their woundes He telleth the nombre of the starres and calleth them all by their names Greate is o r LORDE and greate is his power yee his wyszdome is infinite The LORDE setteth vp y e meke bryngeth y e vngodly downe to y e grouÌ„de O synge vnto y e LORDE w t thankesgeuynge synge prayses vpoÌ„ y e harpe vnto o r God Which couereth y e heauen w t cloudes prepareth rayne for y e earth maketh y e grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes Which geueth foder vnto y e catell fedeth y e yonge rauens y t call vpoÌ„ him He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse nether delyteth he in eny maÌ„s legges But the LORDES delyte is in them that feare him and put their trust in his mercy The CXLVII psalme This psalme do the hebrues ioyne vnto it that goeth before PRayse y e LORDE o IerusaleÌ„ prayse 〈◊〉 God o Sion For he maketh fast 〈◊〉 baries of y e gates blesseth y e 〈…〉 within ye. He maketh peace in y e bordâ—â—◠〈◊〉 fylleth y e with y e flo r of wheate He 〈◊〉 synde y e forth his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t vpoÌ„ earth 〈…〉 LORDE ruÌ„neth swiftly He geueth snowe scatereth y e horefrost like ashes 〈◊〉 He forth his yse like morsels who is ghtuous and de his frost He sendeth out â—â—cently he â—emelteth them he bloweth w t hi◠〈◊〉 preserueth y e waters flowe He sheweth 〈◊〉 shalt thou unIacob his statutes 〈…〉 and equi rael He hath not dealt 〈◊〉 Yf wyszdome then nether haue they 〈◊〉 and y e soule delyte in es Halleluya 〈◊〉 councell preserue the The 〈…〉 shal kepe the. That â—Pâ—est be delyuered froÌ„ y e euell waye â—om the man y t speaketh fâ—owarde thines from soch as leave the hye strete and ualkei y e wayes of darcknesse which reioyse 〈◊〉 doynge euell and delyte i wicked thinges whose wayes are croked and their pathes slaunderous that thou mayest be delyuered also from the straunge woman and from her that is not thine owne which geueth swete wordes forfaketh the huszbande of hir youth and for getteth the couenaunt of hir God For hir house is enclyned unto death and hir pathes unto hell All they that go in unto her come not agayne nether take they holde of the wave of life That thou mayest walke in y e good waye and kepe tha pathes of the righuous For the iust shal dwell in the lende and the inno Let them prayse the name of the LORDE for his name only is excellent and his prayse aboue heauen and earth He exalteth the horne of his people all his sayntes shal prayse him the children of Israel euen the people that serueth him Halleluya The CXLIX psalme Halleluya O Synge vnto y e LORDE a new songe let the coÌ„gregacion of sayntes prayse him Let Israel reioyse in him that made him and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in their kynge Let them prayse his name in the dauÌ„ce let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes For the LORDE hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the mekcharted Let the sayntes be ioyfull with glory let them reioyse in their beddes Let the prayses of God be in their mouth and sharpe swerdes in their handes To be auenged of the Heiâ—heÌ„ to rebuke the people To bynde their â—â—nges in cheynes their nobles with lyncâ—â—â—â— of yron That they maye be auenged 〈…〉 as it is written Soch honoure haue 〈…〉 sayntes Halleluya The CL. psalme Halleluya 〈◊〉 Prayse the LORDE in his Sanctuâ—â—◠〈…〉 prayse him in the firmament of 〈…〉 power Prayse him in his noble 〈…〉 him in his excelleÌ„t greatnesse 〈…〉 in the sounde of the trompet 〈…〉 â—poÌ„ the lute and harpe Pray 〈…〉 â—ymbals and daunse prayse him 〈…〉 and pype Prayse him 〈…〉 cymbals prayse him 〈…〉 cymbals Let 〈…〉 y t hath breth 〈◊〉 LORDE 〈◊〉 The Prouerbes of Salomon What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. The wysdome of God calleth vs by the mouth of SalomoÌ„ exorteth vs and geueth vs warnynge to eschue the wicked whose vn godly coÌ„uersacion in worde and worke and punyshment also of the same is here descrybed Chap. II. How wisdome maye be gotten and what profit commeth of it Chap. III. He exorteth us to the feare of God and to pacience he commendeth wyszdome â— requyreth us to cleue vnto the same Chap. IIII. A fatherly exortacion vnto wisdome with the profit therof and how we ought to refrayne the meÌ„bres of oure body froÌ„ euell Chap. V. He exorteth vnto wyszdoÌ„e and to be warre of harlottes he telleth what harme mâ—ye folowe therout wheÌ„ men medle with soch hâ— teacheth men louyngly to cleue vnto their mâ—ried wyues and descrybeth the ende of the vnâ—godly Chap. VI. He warneth men to bewarre of sâ—â—â—tishipe exorteth the slouthfull to laboure sheweth the wikednesse of false tonges and requyreth men to bewarre of aduoutry because it is more perloâ—s then theft or felony Chap. VII He exorteth vnto wiszdome sheweth the condicions of harlottes and what hurt happeneth vnto soch as enclyne to the prouocacioÌ„s and desyres of the flesh Chap. VIII Wyszdome calleth men swetely vnto her and telleth them what treasure and power she hath A coÌ„mendacion and prayse of wiszdome wherout euery maÌ„ is exorted to cleue vnto her Chap. IX Wyszdome crieth vpoÌ„ the ignorauÌ„t and promiseth them greate thinges The foolish maner of a light woman Chap. X. From this chapter forth vnto the XXXI there are described many swete louely and wyse sentences which teach men wyszdome and what profit commeth of it Agayne how men maye auoyde foolishnesse and the hurte therof Chap. XXXI Wyszdome warneth us to bewarre of euell women and descrybeth the coÌ„uersacion maner behauoure of an honest maried wyfe These are the prouerbes of Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge of Israel to lerne wyszdome nurtoure vnderstondinge prudence rightuousnesse iudgment and equite That the very babes might haue wyt and that yonge men might haue knowlege and vnderstondinge By hearinge the wyse maÌ„ shal coÌ„me by more wysdome and by experience he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable and the interpretacion therof the wordes of the wyse and the darcke speaches of the same The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome But
dwelleth vpon the hill of Syon And therfore yf they saye vnto you aske councel at the soythsayers witches charmers and coniurers then make them this answere Is there a people enywhere that aâ—eth not councel at his God whether it be concernynge the dead or the lyuynge Yf eny man want light let him loke vpon the lawe and the testimony whether they speake not after this meanynge Yf he do not this he stombleth and suffreth huÌ„ger And yf he suffre honger he is out of pacience and blasphemeth his kynge and his God Then loketh he vpwarde and downewarde to the earth and beholde there is trouble and darcknesse vexacion is rounde aboute him and the cloude of erroure And out of soch aduersite shall he not escape The jx Chapter EVen like as in tyme past it hath bene well sene that y e londe of Zabulon and the londe of Nepthali where thorow the see waye goeth ouer Iordane in to the londe of Galilee was at the first in litle trouble but afterward sore vexed Neuertheles y e people that haue dwelt in darcknesse shal se a greate light As for them that dwel in the londe of the shadowe of death vpon them shal the light shyne Shalt thou multiplie the people and not increase the ioye also They shal reioyse before the euen as men make mery in haruest and as men that haue gotten the victory when they deale the spoyle For thou shalt breake the yocke of the peoples burthen the staff of hys shulder and the rod of his oppressoure as in y e daye at MadiaÌ„ Morouer all temerarious and sedicious power yee where there is but a cote fyled w t bloude shal be burnt and fede the fyre For vnto us a childe shal be borne and vnto us a sonne shal be geueÌ„ VpoÌ„ his shulder shal the kyngdome lye and he shal be called w t his owne name The woÌ„derous geuer of councel the mightie God the euerlastinge father the prynce of peace he shal make no ende to encrease the kyngdome and peace and shal syt vpon the seate of Dauid and in his kyngdome to set vp the same to stablish it with equyte and rightuousnesse from thence forth for euermore This shal the gelousy of the LORDE of hoostes bringe to passe The LORDE sent a worde in to Iacob the same is come in to Israel All the people also of Ephraim and they that dwel in Samaria can saye with pryde and hie stomackes on this maner The tyle worcke is fallen downe but we will buylde it with harder stones The Molbery tymbreys broken but we shal set it vp agayne with Cedre Neuertheles the LORDE shal prepare Rezin the enemie agaynst theÌ„ and so ordre their aduersaries that y e Sirians shal laye holde vpon them before and the Philistynes behynde and so deuoure Israel with open mouth After all this the wrath of the LORDE shal not ceasse but yet his hande shable stretched out still For the people turneth not vnto him that chastiseth them nether do they seke the LORDE of hoostes Therfore the LORDE shal rote out of Israel both heade and tale braunch and twygge in one daye By the heade is vnderstonde the Senatoure and honorable man and by y e tale the prophet that preacheth lyes For all they which enfourme the people that they be in a right case soch be disceauers Soch as men thynke also to be perfecte amonge these are but cast awaye Therfore shal the LORDE haue no pleasure in their yonge meÌ„ nether fauoure their fatherlesse and wydowes For thei are altogether ypocrites and wicked and all their mouthes speake foly After all this shal not the LORDES wrath ceasse but yet his honde shal be stretched out still For the vngodly burne as a fyre in the bryers and thornes And as it were out of a fyre in a wod or a redebush so ascendeth the smoke of their pryde For this cause shal y e wrath of the LORDE of hoostes fall vpon the londe and the people shal be consumed as it were with fyre no man shal spare his brother Yf a man do turne him to the right honde he shal famesh or to the lefte hande to eat he shal not haue ynough Euery man shal eate the flesh of his owne arme Manasses shal eate Ephraim and Ephraim Manasses and they both shal eate Iuda After all this shal not the LORDEs wrath ceasse but yet shal his honde be stretched out still The tenth chapter WO be vnto you y t make vnrightuous lawes and devyse thinges which be to harde for to kepe wherthorow the poore are oppressed on euery syde and the innoceÌ„tes of my people are there with robbed of iudgment that wyddowes maye be youre praye and that ye maye robbe the fatherlesse What will ye do in tyme of the visitacion and destruction that shal come from farre To whom will ye renne for helpe or to whom will ye geue youre honoure that he maye kepe it that ye come not amonge the presoners or lye amonge the deed After all this shal not the wrath of the LORDE ceasse but yet shal his honde be stretched out still Wo be also vnto Assur which is a staff of my wrath in whose honde is the rod of my punyshment For I shal sende him amonge those ypocritish poeple amonge the people that haue deserued my disfauoure shal I send him that he maye utterly robbe them spoyle them and treade them downe like the myre in the strete Howbeit his meanynge is not so nether thinketh his harte of this fashion But he ymagineth only how he maye ouerthrowe and destroye moch people for he saieth are not my princes all kynges Is not Calno as easie to wynne as Charchamis Is it harder to conquere Antiochia then Arphad Or is it lighter to ouercome Damascus theÌ„ Samaria As who say I were able to wynne the kingdome of the Idolaters and their goddes but not Ierusalem and Samaria Shal I not do vnto Ierusalem and their ymages as I dyd vnto Samaria and their ymages Wherfore the LORDE saieth As soone as I haue perfourmed my whole worcke vpon the Hyl of Syon and Ierusalem theÌ„ will I also vyset the noble and stoute kynge of Assiria with his wysdome and pryde For he stondeth thus in his owne coÌ„ceate This do I thorow the power of myne owne honde and thorow my wisdome For I am wyse I am he that remoue the londes of the people I robbe their prynces and like one of the worthies I dryue them from their hie seates My honde hath founde out the hoostes of the people as it were a nest And like as egges that were layde here and there are gathered together So do I gather all countrees And there is no man y t darre be so bolde as to touch a fether that â–ª darre open his mouth or once whisper But doth the axe boost itself agaynst him y t heweth therwith or doth the sawe make eny krakinge agaynst
him that ruleth it That were euen like as yf the rod dyd exalte it self agaynst him that beareth it or as though y e staff shulde magnifie it self as who saye it were no wodd Therfore shal the LORDE of hoostes sende him pouerte in his riches and burne vp his power as it were with a fyre But the light of Israel shal be y t fyre and his Sanctuary shal be the flame and it shal kyndle and burne vp his thornes and breyers in one daye yee all the glory of his woddes and feldes shal be consumed with body and soule As for himself he shal be as one chased awaye The trees also of his felde shal be of soch a nombre that a childe maye tell them After y t daye shal the remnaunt of Israel and soch as are escaped out of the house of Iacob seke no more coÌ„forte at him that smote them but shal conforte themselues with faithfulnesse and treuth in the LORDE the holy one of Israel The remnaunt yee and the Posteryte of Iacob shal coÌ„uerte vnto God the mighty one For though thy people o Israel be as the sonde of the see yet shal but the remnaunt of them only conuerte vnto him Perfecte is the iudgmeÌ„t of him that floweth in rightuousnesse and therfore y e LORDE of hoostes shal perfectly fulfil the thinge that he hath determyned in the myddest of the whole worlde Therfore thus saieth the LORDE God of hoostes Thou my people that dwellest in Sion be not afrayde for the kinge of the Assirians He shal wagg his staff at the yee and beate the with the rodd as the EgiptiaÌ„s dyd sometyme But soone after shal my wrath and my indignacion be fulfylled agaynst their blasphemies Morouer the LORDE of hoostes shal prepare a scourge for him like as was the punyshmeÌ„t of MadiaÌ„ vpoÌ„ y e mount of Oreb And he shal lift vp his rod ouer the see as he dyd somtyme ouer the Egiptians Their shal his burthen be taken from thy shulders and his yock from thy neck yee the same yock shal corrupte for very fatnesse He shal come to Aiath and go thorow toward Migron But at Machmas shal he muster his hooste and go ouer y e foorde Gaba shal be their restinge place Rhama shal be afrayde Gabea Saul shal fle awaye The voyce of y e noyse of thy horses o doughter Gallim shal be herde vnto lais and to Anathoth which also shal be in trouble Madmena shal tremble for feare but the citesyns of Gahim are maÌ„ly yet shal he remayne at Nob that daye After that shal he lift vp his honde agaynst the mount Sion and agaynst the hill of Ierusalem But se the LORde God of hoostes shal take awaye the proude from thence w t feare He shal hew downe the proude and fel the hie mynded The thornes of the wod shal be rooted out w t yron and Libanus shal haue a mightie fal The xj Chapter AFter this there shal come a rod forth of y e Kynrede of Iesse and a blossome out of his rote The sprete of the LORDE shal light vpon it the sprete of wysdome and vnderstondinge the sprete of councel and strength y e sprete of knowlege and of the feare of God and shal make him feruent in the feare of God For he shal not geue senteÌ„ce after the thinge y t shal be brought before his eies nether reproue a matter at the first hearinge but with rightousnesse shal he iudge the poore and with holynes shal he refourme the symple of the worlde He shal smyte y e worlde with y e staff of his mouth with y e breath of his mouth shal he slaye the wicked Rightuousnesse shal be the gyrdle of his loynes treuth and faithfulnesse the gyrdinge vp of his raynes TheÌ„ shal y e wolfe dwel with the laÌ„be and the leopâ—rde shal lye downe by the gote Bullokes lyons and catel shal kepe company together so that a litle childe shal dryue them forth The cowe and the Bere shal fede together and their yongones shal lye together The lyoÌ„ shal eate strawe like the oxe or the cowe The childe whyle he sucketh shal haue a desyre to the serpentes nest and wheÌ„ he is weened he shal put his hande in to the Cockatryce denne No man shal do euel to another no man shal destroâ— another in all the hill of my Sanctuary For the earth shal be ful of y e knowlege of y e LORDE euen as though the water of the see flowed ouer the earth Then shal the Gentiles enquere after the rote of Iesse which shal be set vp for a token vnto the Gentiles for his dwellinge shal be glorious At the same tyme shal the LORDE take in honde agayne to conquere y e remnaunt of his people which are lefft alyue From the AssiriaÌ„s Egiptians Arabians Morians Elamites Caldeyes AntiochiaÌ„s and IloÌ„des of the see And he shal set vp a tokeÌ„ amonge the Gentiles and gather together y e dispersed of Israel yee and the outcastes of Iuda from the foure corners of y e worlde The hatred of Ephraim and y e enmyte of Iuda shal be clene rooted out Ephraim shal beare no euel wil to Iuda and Iuda shal not hate Ephraim but they both together shal flye vpoÌ„ the shulders of the Philistynes toward the West and spoyle them together that dwell toward the East The Idumytes and the Moabites shal let their hoÌ„des fall and the Ammonites shal be obedient vnto them The LORDE also shal cleue the tunges of the EgipciaÌ„s see and with a mightie wynde shal he lift vp his honde ouer Nilus and shal smyte his seueÌ„ streames and make men go ouer drye shod And thus shal he make a waye for his people y t remayneth from the Assirians like as it happened to y e Israelites what tyme they departed out of the londe of Egipte The xij Chapter SO that then thou shalt saye O LORDE I thanke the for thou wast displeased at me but thou hast refrayned thy wrath and hast mercy vpon me Beholde God is my health in whom I trust and am not afrayde For the LORDE God is my strength and my prayse he also shal be my refuge Therfore with ioye shal ye drawe water out of the welles of the Sauioure and then shal ye saye Let vs geue thankes vnto the lorde and call vpon his name and declare his councels amonge the people and kepe them in remembraunce for his name is excelleÌ„t O synge praises vnto the LORDE for he doth greate thinges as it is knowne in all the worlde Crie out and be glad thou that dwellest in Sion for greate is thy prince the holy one of Israel The XIII Chapter THis is y e heuy burtheÌ„ of BabiloÌ„ which Esaye the sonne of Amos dyd se. Make some tokeÌ„s to the hie hilles call vnto them holde vp youre hoÌ„de that the prynces maye go in at the
my mountaytaines wyll I treade them vnder fote Wherthorow his yocke shall come from you his burthen shal be taken from youre shulders This deuyce hath God taken thorow the whole worlde and thus is his honde stretched out ouer all people For yf the LORDE of hoostes determe a thinge who wyl dysanulle it And yf he stretch forth his honde who wil holde it in agayne The same yeare that kynge Achas dyed God threatned by Esay on this maner Reioyse not thou whole Palestina as though y e rod of him y t beateth the were broken For out of y e serpentes rote there shal waxe a kâ—c katrice the frute shal be a fyrie worme But the poore shall fede of the best thinges and the symple shal dwell in safetie Thy rotes wil I destroye w t honger and it shall slaye y e remnaunt Mourne ye portes wepe ye Cities And feare thou o whole Palestina for that shal come froÌ„ the North a smoke whose power no man maye abyde Who shall then maynteyne the messages of the Gentyles But the LORDE stablisheth Syon the poore of my people shall put their trust in him The XV. Chapter THis is y e heuy burtheÌ„ vpoÌ„ Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed as me thought in the night season The walles of Moab perished in the night vanished awaye They weÌ„te to Baith and Dibon in the hie places for to wepe Moab did mourne froÌ„ Nebo to Medba All their heades were colled and al their beardes shauen In their stretes were they gyrded aboute with sack cloth In all the toppes of their houses stretes was there nothinge but mournynge and wepingâ— Hesebon and Eleale cried that their voyce was herde vnto Iahaz The worthies also of Moab bleared and cried for very sorow of their myndes Wo is my hert for Moabs sake They fled vnto the cite of Zoar which is like a fayre fruteful bullock they went vp to Luhith wepinge The waye toward Horonaim was ful of lamentacion for y e hurte The waters of Nimrim were dried vp the grasse was wythred the herbes destroyed what necessary grene thinge there was besyde In like maner the thinge y t was left them of their substaunce they caried it by water to Araby The crie went ouer the whole londe of Moab from Eglaim vnto Beer was there nothinge but mournynge The waters of Dimon were full of bloude for y e enemie had sent thither a bonde of men which as a lyon layde waite for the remnaunt of the londe and for them y t were escaped The xvj Chapter THen sent the lordes of the loÌ„de a maÌ„ of warre from the rocke that lieth toward the deserte vnto the hill of the doughter Sion For as for the doughters of Moab they were as it had bene a trymblinge byrde y t is put out of hir nest by the fery of Arnon which messaunger sayde gather youre councel come together couer vs with youre shadowe in the myddaye as the night doth hyde the chased bewraye not theÌ„ that are fled let the persecuted Moabites dwel amoÌ„ge you be oure open refuge agaynst the destroyer for the aduersary oppresseth vs the robber vndoeth vs the tyraunte dryueth vs out of oure londe But y e Trone of youre kingdome is ful of grace therfore he that sytteth vpon it w t faitfulnesse treuth in the house of Dauid knowe the thinge do his diligence to helpe shortly â–ª acordinge to Equite and rightuousnes As for Moabs pride shal they answere it is wel knowne And all though they be excellent proude arrogant hie mynded yet is their strength nothinge like And therfore Moab complayneth vnto Moab wher thorow they come all to mourne now y t they be smytten they take their deuyce beneth by the bryckwall and make their coÌ„playnte The suburbes also of Hesebon were made waist the princes of the Gentyles hewed downe y e vynyardes of Sibma which were planted with noble grapes and spred vnto Iazer and went vnto the ende of the deserte whose braunches stretched their selues forth beyonde the see Therfore I mourned for Iazer for y e vynyardes of Sibma w t greate sorow I poured my teares vpon Hesebon Eleale for all their songes were layde downe in their haruest gatheringe of their grapes Myrth and chere was gone out of y e felde vynyardes in so moch that no man was glad ner sunge There weÌ„te no treader in to the wynepresse their mery chere was layde downe Wherfore my bely roÌ„bled as it had bene a lute for Moabs sake myne inwarde membres for the bryckwalles sake For it happened thus also wheÌ„ Moab sawe that she was turned vpsyde downe she went vp an hie in to hir sanctuary to make hir prayer there but she might not 〈◊〉 helped This is the deuyce which the LORDE toke in honde at that tyme agaynst Moab But now the LORDE sayeth thus In thre yeare shal y e power of Moab w t their poÌ„pe which is greate be minished like as y e burtheÌ„ of an hyred seruaunte And as for y e remnaunt of them they shal be lesse then a fewe and not rekened moch worth The xvij Chapter THis is the heuy burtheÌ„ vpoÌ„ Damascus Beholde Damascus shal be nomore a cite but an heape of broken stones The cities of Aroer shal be waist The catel shal lie there nomaÌ„ shal fraye theÌ„ awaye Ephraim shal no more be stroÌ„ge Damascus shal no more be a kyngdome And as for y e glory of y e remnaunt of y e Sirians it shal be as the glory of the childreÌ„ of Israel saieth y e LORDE of hoostes At that tyme also shal y e glory of Iacob be very poore his fatnes leane It shal happeÌ„ to theÌ„ as when one sheareth in haruest which cutteth his handful w t the sickle when one gathreth y e sheaues together in the valley of Rephaim there remayneth yet some ears ouer Or as wheÌ„ one shaketh an olyue tre which fyndeth but two or thre olyue beries aboue in the toppe and foure or fyue in the braunches Thus the LORDE God of Israel hath spoken Then shal man coÌ„uerte agayne vnto his maker turne his eyes to the holy one of Israel And shal not turne to the aulters that are y e worke of his owne hoÌ„des nether shal he loke vpon groaues ymages which his fyngers haue wrought At the same tyme shal their stronge cities be desolate like as were once y e forsakeÌ„ plowes corne which they forsoke for feare of y e children of Israel So shalt thou o Damascus be desolate because thou hast forgotteÌ„ God y e Sauioure hast not called to remeÌ„braunce y e rock of thi streÌ„gth Wherfore thou hast also set a fayre plaÌ„te grafted a straunge braunch In the daye when thou diddest plante it it was greate and gaue soone the frute of thi sede But in the daye of haruest thou shalt reape
an heape of sorowes miseries Wo be to the multitude of moch people that russh in like the see and to the heape of folke that renne ouer all like greate waters For though so many people increase as the flowinge waters and though they be armed yet they fle farre of and vanish awaye like the dust with the wynde vpon an hill and as the whyrle wynde thorow a storme Though they be fearful at night yet in the morninge it is gone with theÌ„ This is their porcion that do vs harme and heretage of them that robbe vs. The xviij Chapter WO be to the londe of flienge shippes which is of this syde y e floude of Ethiopia which sendeth hir message ouer the see in shippes of redes vpoÌ„ y e water and sayeth go soone and do yo r message vnto a straunge and harde folke to a fearful people to a people y t is further then this to a desperate and pylled folke whose londe is deuyded from vs with ryuers of water Yee all ye y t fyt in the compasse of the worlde and dwell vpon the earth when the token shal be geuen vpoÌ„ the mountaynes then loke vp and when the home bloweth then herken to for thus hath y e LORDE sayde vnto me I layde me downe and pondred the matter in my house at the noone daye when it was hote and there fel a myslinge shower like a dew as it happeneth in haruest But the frutes were not yet ripe cut of and the grapes were but yonge and grene Then one smote of the grapes with an hoke yee he hewed downe also the buwes and the braunches dyd cast theÌ„ awaye And thus they were layde waist for the foules of the mountaynes and for y e beastes of the earth together So y t the foules sat ther vpon and the beastes of the earth wyntered there Then shal there be a present brought vnto the LORDE of hoostes euen that harde folke that fearful folke and that further is theÌ„ this y t desperate and pylled folke whose londe is deuyded from vs with floudes of water vnto the place of the name of the LORDE of hoostes euen vnto the hill of Sion The xix Chapter THis is the heuy burthen vpon Egipte Beholde the LORDE wil ryde vpon a swifte cloude and come in to Egipte And the goddes of Egipte shal trymble at his coÌ„mynge and the hert of Egipte shal quake within her For thus saieth the LORDE I wil stere vp the Egiptians one agaynst a nother amonge them selues so that one shal be euer agaynst his brother and neghboure yee one cite agaynst another and one kyngdome agaynst another And Egipte shal be choked in hir self WheÌ„ they axe councel at their goddes at their Prophetes at their soythsayers and witches then will I bringe their councel to naught I wil delyuer Egipte also in to the hondes of greuous rulers and a cruel kinge shal haue the rule of them The water of the see shal be draweÌ„ out Nilus shal synke awaye be dronke vp The ryuers also shal be drawen out the welles shal decreace and drie awaye Rede and rush shal fayle the grasse by the waters syde or vpon y e ryuers bancke yee and what so euer is sowen by the waters shal be wythered destroyed brought to naught The fyshers shall mourne all soch as cast angles in the water shal complayne they that sprede their nettes in the water shal be faynt harted Soch as laboure vpon flax sylcke shal come to pouerte they also that weeue fyne workes All the poundes of Egipte all the policie of their Moates diches shal come to naught Yee the vndiscrete prynces of Zoan the councel of the wyse Senatours of Pharao shal turne to foolishnesse Those that darre boast saye of Pharaos behalfe I am come of wyse people I am come of y e olde regall Progeny But where are now thy wyse meÌ„ Let them tel the shewe the what the LORDE of hoostes hath taken in honde agaynst Egypte Fooles are those prynces of Zoan proude are the prynces of Noph yee they dysceaue Egypte mith the nobilite of their stocke For the LORDE hath made Egypte dronckeÌ„ with the sprete of erroure and they shal vse it in all matters eueÌ„ like as a dronkeÌ„ maÌ„ goeth spewinge aboute For Egipte shal lacke good councel so y t they shal not knowe what to do nether beginnynge nor ende nether vpon the loÌ„de nor water TheÌ„ shal y e EgiptiaÌ„s be like vnto womeÌ„ afrayde astoÌ„â—ed at the liftinge vp of the hoÌ„de which y e LORDE of hoostes shal lifte vp ouer them The londe of Iuda also shal make the Egiptians afrayde who so doth but speake vpon it shal put them in feare And that be cause of the councel which y e LORDE of hoostes hath devysed agaynst them Then shal the fyue cities of Egipte speake with the Canaanites tâ—nge ande sweare by the LORDE of hoostes Heliopolis shal be one of them At the same tyme shal the LORDE of hoostes haue an aulter in the myddest of the londe of Egipte with this title ther by Vnto the LORDE This shal be a token or testimony vnto the LORDE of hoostes in the londe of Egipte when they shal crie vnto him because of those that oppresse them that he shal sende them a captayne and a Sauioure to delyuer them Morouer Egipte shal be bought vnto the LORDE and the Egiptians also shal knowe the LORDE at the same tyme they shal do him reuerence with peace offringes and with meat offringes they shal promyse him offringes yee paye him also Thus the LORDE shal smyte Egipte heale it agayne so shal they turne to y e LORDE and he also shal haue mercy vpoÌ„ them and saue them Then shal there be a comon waye out of Egipte in to Assiria The Assirians shal come in to Egipte and the Egypcians in to Assiria The Egipcians also and the Assirians shal both haue one Gods seruyce Then shal Israel with honoure be the thirde to Egipte and Assur And the LORDE of hoostes shal blesse them sayenge Blissed is my people of the Egipcians Assur is the worke of my hoÌ„des but Israel is myne enheritaunce The xx Chapter THe same yeare that Harthan came to Aschod where SargeÌ„ the kinge of the Assirians sent him what tyme as he also be seged Aschdod waÌ„ne it y e same season TheÌ„ spake the LORDE vnto Esaye y e sonne of Amos sayenge go and lowse of y t sack cloth froÌ„ thy loynes and put of y e shues from thy fete And so he dyd goinge naked barefote Then sayde the LORDE where as my seruaunt Esaye goeth naked and barefote it is a token and signifienge of the thinge that after thre yeare shal come vpoÌ„ Egipte and Ethiopia For euen thus shal the kinge of the Assâ—rians driue both yonge and olde as prisoners naked and barefote out of Egipte and
maner of corne by water Thou wast the comon marcket of al people Sidō is sory for it yee and all y e power of the see cōplaneth and saieth O y t I had neuer traueled with childe that I had neuer borne eny y t I had nether norished boye ner brought vp doughter As soone as Egipte perceaueth it she wil be as sory as Tirus it self Go ouer the see Mourne ye y t dwel in the Iles. Is not that the glorious cite which hath bene of longe antiquite whose natyues dwellinge farre of commende her so greatly ▪ Who hath deuysed soch thinges vpon Tirus the crowne of al cities whose marchaūtes and captaynes were the highest and principal of the worlde Euē the LORDE of hoostes hath deuysed it that he maye put downe al pompe and minish all the glory of the worlde Go thorow thy londe o thou doughter of the see as men go ouer the water and there is not a gyrdle more Thus the LORDE that remoueth the kingdomes and hath taken in hande agaynst that mightie Canaan to rote it out hath stretched out his honde ouer the see and sayde From hence forth shalt thou make no more myrth o thou doughter Sidon for thou shalt be put downe of the Cethēs Stonde vp therfore and go where the enemie wil carie the where thou shalt also haue no rest Beholde for thyne ensample The Caldees were soch a people that no man was like them Assur buylded them he set vp his castels palaces and broke them downe agayne And therfore mourne ye shippes of the see for youre power shal be throwne downe After that shal the lxx yeares of Tirus euen as longe as their kinges life was beforgotten And after lxx yeares it shal happē to Tirus as with an harlot that playeth vpon a lute Take thy lute saie men to her and go aboute the citie thou art yet an vnknowne wensche make pastyme with dyuerse balettes wherby ▪ thou mayest come in to acquantaunce Thus shal it happen after lxx yeares The LORDE shal uiset the citie of Tirus and it shal come agayne to hyr Marchaundyse and shal occupie with al the Kingdomes that be in the worlde But all hir occupiēge and wynnynge shal be halowed vnto the LORDE For then shal they laye vp nothinge behinde them nor vpon heapes but the marchaūdise of Tirus shal belōge vnto the citisens of the LORDE to the fedinge and susteninge of the hūgrie and to the clothinge of the aged The xxiiij Chapter BEholde y e LORDE shal waist and plage the worlde he shal make the face of the earth desolate scatre abrode y e inhabitours therof Then shal the prest be as the people the master as the seruaunt the dame like the mayde the seller like the byer he that lēdeth vpon vsury like him y t boroweth vpō vsury the creditoure as the detter Yee miserably shal y e worlde be waysted clene destroyed For y e LORDE hath so determed in himself The earth shal be heuye and decaye The face of y e earth shal perish fal awaye the proude people of y e worlde shal come to naught For y e earth is corrupte of hir indwellers For why they haue offended y e lawe chaunged the ordinaūces and made the euerlastinge testamēt of none effecte And therfore shal the curse deuoure the earth for they y t dwel therō haue synned wherfore they shal be brent also and those that remayne shal be very few The swete wyne shal mourne the grapes shal be weake and all y t haue bene mery in harte shal sighe The myrth of tabrettes shal be layde downe the chere of the ioyful shal ceasse and the pleasure of lutes shal haue an ende there shal no more wyne bedronke with myrth the beer shal be bytter to thē that drinke it the wicked cities shal be broken downe all houses shal be shut that no man maye come in In the stretes shal there be lift vp a crie because of wyne all mens chere shal vanish awaye and all ioye of the earth shal passe Desolacion shal remayne in the cities and the gates shal be smytten with waistnesse For it shal happen vnto all londes and to all people like as when a mā smyteth downe y e olyues y t are left vpon the tre or seketh after grapes when the wyne gatheringe is out And those same that remayne shal lift vp their voyce and be glad shal magnifie the glory of the LORDE euen from the see prayse the name of the LORDE God of Israel in the valeis and Ilōdes We heare songes sunge to the prayse of the rightuous frō al the endes of the worlde Therfore I must speake O my vnfrutfulnesse o my pouerte Wo is me all is ful of synneres which offende of purpose and malice And therfore o thou that dwellest vpon the earth there is at hōde for the feare pyt and snare Who so escapeth the terrible crie shal fall in to the pyt And yf he come out of the pyt he shal be takē with the snare For the wyndowes aboue shal be opened and the foundacion of the earth shal moue The earth shal geue a greate crack it shal haue asore ruyne and take an horrible fall The earth shal stacker like a dronken man and be takē awaye like a tent Hir misdedes shal lie so heuye vpō her y t she must fall and neuer rise vp agayne At the same tyme shal the LORDE mustre together the hie hooste aboue and y e kynges of the worlde vpon the earth These shal be coupled together as prisoners be and shal be shut in one warde and punished innumerable daies The Moone and the Sonne shal be ashamed when the LORDE of hoostes shal rule them at Ierusalem vpon the mount Sion before and with his excellent councel The xxv Chapter O LORDE thou art my God I wil prayse the and magnifie y e name For thou bringest marvelous thinges to passe acordinge to thine olde councels truly and stedfastly Thou makest of townes heapes of stone and of head cities broken walles The palaces of the wicked destroyest thou out of the citie that they shal neuer be buylded againe Therfore the very rude people must magnifie the and the cities of the cruel heithen must feare the. For thou art the poore mans helpe a strēgth for the neadful in his necessite Thou art a defence agaynst euel wether a schadowe agaynst the hete But vnto the presumptuous thou art like a strōge whyrle wynde that casteth downe the boostinge of the vngodly thou kepest men from heate with the shadow of the cloudes thou cuttest of the braunches of tyrauntes Morouer the LORDE of hoostes shal once prepare a feast for all people vpō the hill A plenteous costly pleasaunt feast of fat and welfed beastes of swete and most pure thinges Vpon the hill shal he take awaye the syde vale y t hāgeth before y e face of
it shal happen vnto him as to an vntymely frute before the haruest come Which as soone as it is sene is by and by deuoured or euer it come well in a mans honde And then shal the LORDE of hoostes be a ioyful crowne and a glorious garlāde vnto the remnaunt of his people Vnto the lowly he shal be a sprete of iudgment and vnto them that dryue awaye the enemies from y e gates he shal be a sprete of strēgth But they go wronge by y e reason of wyne they fall and stacker because of strōge drynke Yee euē the prestes and prophetes them selues go amisse they are dronken with wyne and weake braned thorow stronge drynke They erre in seinge and in judgmēt they fayle For all tables are so ful of vomyte and fylthynes y t no place is clene What is he amonge them y t can teach instructe or enfourme the childrē which are weened from suck or taken from the brestes of eny other fashion then Commaunde y t maye be commaunded byd y t maye be byddē forbyd that maye be forbyddē kepe backe y t maye be kepte backe here a litle there a litle And therfore the LORDE also shal speake w t lispinge lippes and w t a straunge lāguage vnto this people to whom he spake afore of this maner This shal bringe rest yf one refresh the weery ye this shal bringe rest But they had no will to heare And therfore the LORDE shal answere their stubbournes Cōmaunde y t maye be cōmaunded byd y t maye be bydden forbyd y t maye be forbyddē kepe backe y t maye be kepte backe here a litle there a litle That they maye go forth fall backwarde be brussed snared and taken Wherfore heare the worde of the LORDE ye mockers that rule the LORDEs people which is at Ierusalē For ye cōforte yo r selues thus Tush death we are at a poynte as for hell we haue made a cōdicion with it that though there breake out eny sore plage it shal not come vpon vs. For with disceate wil we escape and with nymblenes will we defende o r selues Therfore thus saieth the LORDE God Beholde I wil laye a stone in Sion a greate stone a costly corner stone for a sure foundacion y t who so putteth his trust in him shal not be confouded Rightuousnes wil I set vp agayne in y e balaunce and iudgment in the weightes The tēpest of hale shal take awaye yo r refuge that ye haue to disceaue withal and y e ouerflowinge waters shal breake downe yo r strōge holdes of dissimulaciō Thus the appoyntmēt that ye haue made w t death shal be done awaye and the cōdicion that ye made with hell shal not stōde When the greate destructiō goeth thorow it shal all to treade you It shal take you quyte awaye before it For it shal go forth early in the mornynge and contynue only y t daye and y t night And the very feare only shal teach you when ye heare it For y e bedde shal be so narow y t a mā cā not lye vpon it And the coueringe to small that a mā maye not wynde him self therin For the LORDE shal steppe forth as he dyd vpon the mount Perazim and shal take on as he dyd vpō the dale of Gabaon that he maye bringe forth his deuyce his straunge deuyce and fulfil his worke his wonderful worcke And therfore make no mockes at it that youre captiuyte increase not for I haue herde the LORDE of hoostes saye that there shal come a soden destruction and plage vpon the whole earth Take hede and heare my voyce pondre and merck my wordes wel Goeth not the husbonde man euer in due season earnestly to his londe he moweth ploweth his grounde to sowe And whē he hath made it playne he soweth it with fitches or comyn He soweth y e wheate and Barlye in their place Milium and Rye also in their place And y t he maye do it right his God teacheth him and sheweth him For he treadeth not the fitches out with a wayne nether bringeth he the cart here and there ouer the comyn but he throssheth y e fitches out with a flale and the comyn with a rod. As for the wheate he gryndeth it to make bred therof In as moch as he can not bringe it to passe w t treadinge out For nether the brussinge that the cart wheles make ner his beastes can grynde it This and soch like thinges come of the LORDE of hostes which is maruelous in councel and greate in rightuousnesse The xxix Chap. WO vnto the o Ariel Ariel thou cite that Dauid wāne Take yet some yeares and let some feastes yet passe ouer then shal Ariel be beseged so that she shal be heuy and sorouful and shal be vnto me euen as a lyon For I wil laye sege to the rounde aboute and kepe y e in with towers and graue vp dykes agaynst ye. And thou shalt be brought lowe and speake out of the earth and thy wordes shal go humbly out of y e grounde Thy voyce shal come out of the earth like the voyce of a witch and thy talkinge shal groane out of the myre For the multitude of thine enemies shal be like mealdust And the nombre of Tyrauntes shal be as y e dust that the wynde taketh awaye sodenly Thou shalt be visited of the LORDE of hoostes with thondre earth quake and with a greate crack with the whyrle wynde tempest and with the flame of a consumynge fyre But now the multitude of all the people that went out agaynst Ariel the whole hooste the stronge holdes and sege is like a dreame which apeareth in the night It is like as when an hungrie man dreameth that he is eatynge and when he awaketh he hath nothinge like as when a thurstie man dreameth that he is drinkinge and when he awaketh he is faynt and his soule vnpacient So is the multitude of all people that mustre them selues agaynst the hill of Sion But ye shal be at youre wittes ende ye shal be abasshed ye shal stackre and rele to and fro Ye shal be dronken but not of wyne Ye shal fall but not thorow dronkenes For the LORDE shal geue you an hard slepinge sprete and holde downe youre eyes namely yo r prophetes and heades which shulde se them shal he couer And all visions shal be vnto you as the wordes that stonde in a sealed lettre when one offreth it to a man that is lerned and sayeth rede vs this lettre Thē he answereth I cā not rede it for it is shutt But yf it be geuē to one y t is not lerned or sayde vnto him rede this lettre Then sayeth he I can not rede Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE For so moch as this people draweth nye me w t their mouth and prayseth me highly with their lippes where as there herte neuertheles is farre fro me and the feare
which they owe vnto me that turne they to mens lawes and doctrynes therfore wil I also shewe vnto this people a maruelous terrible and greate thinge Namely this I wil destroye the wisdome of their wise and the vnderstoÌ„dinge of their lerned men shal perish Wo be vnto them that seke so depe to hyde their ymaginacion be fore the LORDE which rehearce their couÌ„cels in y e darknes and saye who seith vs or who knoweth vs Which ymaginacion of yours is euen as when the potters claye taketh advisemeÌ„t as though the worke might saye to y e worke master make me not or as when an erthen vessel saieth of the potter he vnderstondeth not Se ye not that it is hard by that Libanus shal be turned in to Charmel and that Charmel shal be taken as a wodde Then shal deaf men vnderstonde the wordes of the boke and the eyes of the blynde shal se without eny cloude or darknes The oppressed shal holde a mery feast in the LORDE and the poore people shal reioyse in the holy one of Israel Then shal the furious people ceasse and y e mockers shal be put awaye and all they y t do wronge shal be rooted out soch as laboure to drawe meÌ„ vnto synne and y t disceaue him which reproueth them in the gate soch as turne good personnes to vanite And therfore the LORDE euen the defender of Abraham saieth thus vnto the house of Iacob Now shal not Iacob be ashamed nor his face coÌ„founded when he seith amonge his children whom my hondes haue made soch as halowe my name amonge them that they maye sancifie the holy one of Iacob and feare the God of Israel and that they which afore tyme were of an erroneous sprete haue now vnderstondinge and y t soch as before coude not speake are now lerned in my lawe The xxx Chapter WO be to those shrenkinge children saieth the LORDE which seke councel but not at me which take a webbe in honde but not after my will that they maye heape one synne vpon another They go downe in to Egipte and axe me no councel to seke helpe at the power of Pharao and coÌ„forte in the shadowe of the EgipciaÌ„s But Pharaos helpe shal be youre coÌ„fucion and the comforte in the Egipcians shadowe shal be youre owne shame You re rulers haue bene at Zoan and yo r messaungers came vnto Hanes But ye shal all be ashamed of the people y t maye not helpe you which shal not bringe you strength or comforte but shame and confucion Youre beastes haue borne burthens vpoÌ„ their backes towarde the South thorow the waye that is ful of parell and trouble because of the lyoÌ„ and lyones of the Cockatrice and shutynge dragon Yee the Mules bare youre substaunce and the Camels brought yo r treasure vpon their croked backes vnto a people that can not helpe you For the Egipcians helpe shal be but vane and lost Therfore I tolde you also y t youre pryde shulde haue an ende Wherfore go heÌ„ce and write them this in their tables and note it in a booke that it maye remayne by their posterite and be stil kepte For it is an obstinate people vnfaithful children children that will not heare the lawe of the LORDE They darre saye to the prophetes Intro mitte youre selues with nothinge and vnto y e Soythsayers tell us of nothinge for to come but speake frendly wordes vnto vs and preach vs false thinges Treade out of the waye go out of the path turne the holy one of Israel from vs. Therfore thus saieth the holy one of Israel In as moch as ye haue cast of youre bewtie and conforted youre selues with power and nymblenesse and put youre confidence therin therfore shal ye haue this myschefe agayne for youre destruction and fall like as an hie wall that falleth because of some rift or blast whose breakinge cometh sodenly And youre destruction shal be like as an ertheÌ„ pot which breaketh no man touchinge it yee and breaketh so sore that a man shal not fynde a sheuer of it to fetch fyre in or to take water with all out of the pyt For the LORDE God euen the holy one of Israel hath promised thus With stilsittinge and rest shal ye be healed In quyetnesse and hope shal youre strength lie Notwithstondinge ye regarde it not but ye will saie No for thus are we coÌ„strayned to fle vpoÌ„ horses And therfore shall ye fle we must ryde vpon swift beastes and therfore youre persecutours shal yet be swifter A thousand of you shal fle for one or at the most for fyue which do but only geue you euell wordes vntil ye be desolate as a ship mast vpon an hie mountayne and as a beaken vpon an hill Yet stondeth the LORDE waitinge that he maye haue mercy vpon you and lifteth him self vp that he maye receaue you to grace For the LORDE God is rightuous Happie are all thei that wate for him For thus o thou people of Sion and ye citisens of Ierusalem shal ye neuer be in heuynes for doutlesse he will haue mercy vpon the. As soone as he heareth the voyce of thy crie he will helpe the. The LORDE geueth you the bred of aduersite and the water of trouble But thine instructer fleyth not farre from the yf thine eyes loke vnto thine instructer and thine eares harken to his worde that crieth after the and saieth This is the waye go this and turne nether to the right honde nor the leffte Morouer yf ye destroye the syluer workes of youre Idols and cast awaye the golden coapes that ye deckt them withall as fylthynes and saie get you hence TheÌ„ wil he geue rayne to the sede that ye shal sowe in the earth and geue you breade of the encrease of the earth so that all shal be plenteous and abundaunt Thy catel also shal he fede in the brode medowes yee thyne oxeÌ„ and Muâ—es that till the grounde shal eate good fodder which is pourged w t y e fanne Goodly ryuers shal flowe out of all his mountaynes and hilles In the daye of the greate slaughter when the towers shal fall the Moone shal shyne as the Sonne and y e SoÌ„ne shyne shal be seueÌ„ folde and haue as moch shyne as in seuen dayes beside In that daye shal the LORDE bynde vp y e brussed sores of his people and heale their woundes Beholde the glory of the LORDE shal come from farre his face shal burne that no man shal be able to abyde it his lippes shal wagge for very indignacion and his tunge shal be as a consumynge fyre His breath like a vehement floude of water which goeth vp to the throte That he maye take awaye y e people which haue turned them selues vnto vanite and the brydle of erroure that lieth in other folkes chawes But ye shal synge as the vse is in y e night of the holy solempnite Ye shal
reioyse from youre hert as they that come with the pipe when they go vp to the mount of the LORDE vnto y e rock of Israel The LORDE also shal set vp the power of his voyce and declare his terrible arme with his angrie countenaunce yee and the flame of the consumynge fyre with earth quake tempest of wynde and hale stones Then shal the Assirian feare also because of the voyce of the LORDE which shal smyte him with the rodde And the same rodde which the LORDE wil sende vpon him shal moue the whole foundacion with trompet with noyse of warre and batell to destroye For he hath prepared the fyre of payne from the begynnynge yee euen for kynges also This hath he made depe wyde y e norishinge therof is fyre and wodde innumerable which the breath ofte LORDE kyndleth as it were a match of brymstone The xxxj Chapter WO vnto them that go downe in to Egipte for helpe and trust in horses and conforte them selues in Charettes because they be many and in horse mē because they be lustie and stronge But they regarde not the holy one of Israel and they aske no question at the LORDE Where as he neuertheles plageth y e wicked and yet goeth not from his worde whā he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frauwerde and against the helpe of euel doers Now the Egiptians are men and not God and their horses flesh and not sprete And as soone as the LORDE stretcheth out his honde then shal the helper fall and he that shulde haue bene helped and shal altogether be destroyed For thus hath the LORDE spokē vnto me Like as the Lyon or lyōs whelpe roareth vpon the pray that he hath gotten and is not afrayde though y e multitude of shepardes crie out vpon him nether abashed for all the heape of them So shal the LORDE of hoostes come downe from the mount Sion and defende his hill Like as byrdes flotre aboute their nestes so shal the LORDE of hoostes kepe saue defende and deliue Ierusalem Therfore o ye childrē of Israel turne agayne like as ye hahaue exceaded in youre goinge back For in y t daye euery man shal cast out his Idols of syluer and golde which ye haue made with youre synful hondes Assur also shal be slayne with the swerde not w t a mans swerde ▪ A swerde shal deuoure him but not a mans swerde And he shal fle from the slaughter and his seruauntes shal be taken prisoners ▪ He shal go for feare to his stronge holdes and his prynces shal fle from his badge This hath y e LORDE spokē whose light burneth in Sion and his fyre in Ierusalem The xxxij Chapter BEholde the kinge shal gouerne after y e rule of rightuousnes and y e princes shal rule acordinge to the balaunce of equite He shal be vnto mē as a defence for the wynde and as a refuge for the tempest like as a ryuer of water in a thurstie place and y e schadowe of a greate rock in a drie lōde The eyes of the seinge shall not be dymme and the eares of them that heare shal take diligēt hede The hert of the vnwise shal attayne to knowlege and the vnparfite tūge shal speake planely and distinctly Then shal the nygarde be no more called gentle ner the churle lyberall But the churle wil be churlishly mynded and his hert wil worke euell and playe the ypocrite and ymagyn abhominaciōs agaynst God to make the hungrie leane and to with holde drinke from the thurstie These are the perlous weapons of the cuvetous these be his shameful councels that he maye begyle the poore with disceatful workes yee euen there as he shulde geue sentence with the poore But the liberall person ymagineth honest thinges and commeth vp with honesty Vp ye rich and ydle cities harken vnto my voyce Ye careles cities marcke my wordes After yeares and dayes shal ye be brought in feare o ye carelesse cities For Haruest shal be out and the grape gatheringe shal not come O ye rich ydle cities ye that feare no parell ye shal be abashed and remoued when ye se the barennesse the nakednesse and preparinge to warre Ye shal knock vpō youre brestes because of the pleasaunt felde and because of the fruteful vynyarde My peoples felde shal bringe thornes and thistels for in euery house is voluptuousnes in the cities wilfulnes The palaces also shal be broken and the greatly occupide cities desolate The towers and bulwerckes shal be become dennes for euermore the pleasure of Mules shal be turned to pasture for shepe Vnto the tyme that y e sprete be poured vpon vs from aboue Then shal the wildernesse be a fruteful felde the plenteous felde shal be rekened for a wodde Then shal equyte dwel in the deserte and rightuousnesse in a fruteful londe And the rewarde of rightuousnesse shal be peace and hir frute rest and quietnesse for euer And my people shal dwel in the ynnes of peace in my tabernacle and pleasure where there is ynough in thē all And whē the hale falleth it shal fall in the wodde and in the citie O how happy shal ye be whē ye shal safely sowe youre sede besyde all waters dryue thither the fete of youre oxē asses The xxxiij Chapter THerfore wo vnto the o robber shalt not thou be robbed also and vnto the that laiest wait as who saye there shulde no waite be layde for the Wo vnto the which doest hurte euen so shalt thou be hurt also And as thou layest waite so shal wait be layde for the also LORDE be merciful vnto vs we wait for the. Thine arme is at a poynte to vyset vs but be thou oure health in the tyme of trouble Graūte that the people maye fle at the anger of thy voyce that at thy vpstondinge the Gentiles maye be scatred abrode and that their spoyle maye be gathered as the greshoppers are comonly gathered together in to the pyt Stonde vp LORDE thou that dwellest on hie Let Siō be fylled with equyte and rightuousnesse Let treuth and faithfulnesse be in hir tyme power health wisdome knowlege the feare of God are hir treasure Beholde their aungels crie with out the messaungers of peace wepe bytterly The stretes are waist there walketh no man therin the appoyntmen is broken the cities are despised they are not regarded the desolate earth is in heuynes Libanus taketh it but for a sporte that it is hewen downe Saron is like a wyldernes Basā Charmel are turned vpside downe And therfore saieth y e LORDE I wil vp now wil I get vp now wil I aryse Ye shal conceaue stubble and beare strawe youre sprete shal be the fyre that it maye consume you the people shal be burnt like lyme as thornes burne that are hewen of cast in the fyre Now herken to ye that are farre of how
I do with them cōsidre my glory ye that be at honde The synners at Sion are a frayde a sodane fearfulnesse is come vpon the ypocrytes What is he amonge us saye they that will dwell by that consumynge fyre which of vs maye abyde that euerlastinge heate He that ledeth a godly life saye I speaketh the treuth He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate he that kepeth his hōde that he touch no rewarde which stoppeth his eares that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent which holdeth downe his eyes that he se no euel He it is that shal dwel on hie whose sauegarde shal be in the true rocke to him shal be geuen the right true meat drynke His eyes shal se the kynge in his glory in the wyde worlde and his herte shal delite in the feare of God What shal then become of the scrybe of the Senatoure what of him that teacheth childrē There shalt thou not se a people of a straunge tūge to haue so diffused a lāguage that it maye not be vnderstonde nether so straunge a speache but it shal be perceaued There shal Sion be sene the head citie of oure solempne feastes There shal thine eyes se Ierusalem that glorious habitation the tabernacle that neuer shal remoue whose nales shal neuer be taken out worlde without ende whose coardes euerychone shal neuer corruppe for the glorious Magesty of the LORDE shal there be present amōge vs. In that place where fayre broade ryuers streames are shal nether Gallye rowe ner greate shippe sale For the LORDE shal be oure capteyne the LORDE shal be oure lawe geuer The LORDE shal be oure kinge he himself shal be oure Sauioure There are the coardes so layd abrode that they cā not be better The mast set vp of soch a fashion that no bāner ner sale hāgeth therō but there is dealed greate spoyle yee lame men runne after the pray There lieth no mā that saieth I am sick but all euel is taken awaye from the people that dwel there The xxxiiij Chapter COme ye Heithen heare take hede ye people Herkē thou earth all that is therin thou rounde cōpasse al that groweth ther vpon for the LORDE is angrie with al people his displeasure is kindled agaynst all the multitude of them to curse them to slaye them So that their slayne shal be cast out their bodies stincke that euē the very hilles shal be wet with the bloude of them All the starres of heauen shal be consumed the heauen shal folde together like a roll all the starres therof shall fall like as the leaues fall from the vynes and fygetrees For my swearde saieth he shal be bathed in heauen shal immediatly come downe vpon Idumea and vpon the people which I haue cursed for my vengeaunce And the LORDES swearde shal be full of bloude be rustie with the fatnesse bloude of lambes and gootes with the fatnesse of neeres of the wethers For the LORDE shal kyl a great offringe in Bosra and in the londe of Idumea There shal the Vnicornes fall with the Bulles that is with the giauntes and their londe shal be washed with bloude their grounde corrupte with fatnesse Vnto the also o Sion shal come the daye of the vengeaunce of God and the yeare when as thyne owne iugdmentes shal be recompensed Thy floudes shal be turned to pytch and thine earth to brymstone therwith shal the londe be kyndled so that it shal not be quenched daye ner night But smoke euermore so forth to lie waist And no man shal go thorow thy londe for euer But Pellicanes Storkes great Oules and Rauens shall haue it in possession dwell therein For God shal sprede out the lyne of desolacion vpon it weye it with the stones of emptynes When kinges are called vpō there shal be none and all princes shal be awaye Thornes shal growe in their palaces nettels thistles in their stronge holdes y t the dragons maye haue their pleasure therin that they maye be a courte for Estriches There shal straunge visures and monstruous beastes mete one another the wylde kepe company together There shal the lamia lye haue hir lodginge There shall the hedghogge buylde digge be there at home and bringe forth his yongeones There shal the kytes come together ech one to his like Seke thorow the scripture of the LORDE rede it There shal none of these thinges be left out there shal not one ner soch like fayle ▪ For what his mouth commaundeth that same doth his sprete gather together or fulfilleth Vpon whom so euer y e lot fallet or to whom he dealeth it with the line those shal possesse the enheritaunce from generacion to generacion and dwel therin The xxxv Chapter BVt the deserte wildernesse shal reioyse y e waist grounde shal be glad and florish as the lilly She shal florish pleasauntly and be ioyful and euer be geuynge of thankes more and more For y e glory of libanus the bewty of Charmel Sarō shal be geuen her These shal knowe the honoure of the LORDE and the magesty of oure God And therfore strength y e weake hōdes and conforte the feble knees Saye vnto them that are of a fearful hert Be of good chere and feare not Beholde youre God cometh to take vengeaunce to rewarde God cometh his owne self and wil delyuer you Then shal the eyes of the blinde be lightned and the eares of the deaff opened Then shal the lame man leape as an herte the domme mās tūge shal geue thankes In the wildernesse also there shal welles springe and floudes of water in the deserte The drie grounde shal turne to ryuers and the thurstie to springes of water Where as dragons dwelt afore there shal growe swete floures and grene russhes There shal be footpathes comon stretes this shal be called the holy waye No vnclene person shal go thorow it for the LORDE himself shal go with thē that waye and the ignoraūt shal not erre There shal be no lyon and no rauyshinge beast shall come therin nor be there but men shal go there fre and safe And the redemed of the LORDE shal conuerte and come to Sion with thankesgeuinge Euerlastinge ioye shal they haue pleasure gladnesse shal be amōge them And as for all sorow and heuynes it shal vanish awaye The xxxvj Chapter IN the xiiij yeare of kinge Ezechias came Sennacherib kinge of the Assirians downe to laye sege vnto all the stronge cities of Iuda And the kinge of the Assiriās sent Rabsaches from Lachis toward Ierusalem agaynst kinge Ezechias with a greuous hooste ▪ which set him by the condite of the ouerpole in the waye that goeth thorow y e fullers lōde And so there came forth vnto him Eliachim Helchias sonne the presydent Sobna the scribe and Ioah Asaphs
sonne the Secretary And Rabsaches sayde vnto them Te◠Ezechias that the greate kinge of Assiria sayeth thus vnto him What presumpcion is this that thou trustest vnto Thou thinkest peraduēture that thou hast councel power ynough to mayntene this warre or els wher to trustest thou that thou castest thi self of fro me lo Thou puttest thy trust in a broken staff of rede I meane Egipte which he that leaneth vpon it goeth in to his honde shuteth him thorow Euen so is Pharao the kinge of Egipte vnto all thē that trust in him But yf thou woldest saye to me We trust in y e LORDE oure God A goodly god indede whose hie places aulteres Ezechias toke downe and commaunded Iuda and Ierusalem to worshipe only before the aulter Abyde the thou hast made a condicion with my lorde the kinge of the Assiriās that he shulde geue the two thousande horses Art thou able to set mē there vp Seinge now that thou canst not resist the power of the smallest prynce that my LORDE hath how darrest thou trust in y t charettes and horse men of Egipte Morouer thinkest thou y t I am come downe hither to destroye this londe with out the LORDES will The LORDE sayde vnto me go downe in to that londe that thou mayest destroye it Then sayde Eliachim Sobna Iohah vnto Rabsaches Speake to vs thy seruauntes we praye the in the Sirians language for we vnderstonde it well And speake not to vs in the Iewes tunge lest the folcke heare which lieth vpon the wall Then answered Rabsaches Thinke ye y t the kinge sent me to speake this only vnto you Hath he not sent me to thē also that lie vpō the wall that they be not cōpelled to eate their owne donge and drinke their owne stale with you And Rabsaches stode stiff cried with a loude voyce in the Iewes tūge and sayde Now take hede how the greate kinge of the Assiriās geueth you warnynge Thus saieth the kinge Let not Ezechias disceaue you for he shal not be able to delyuer you Morouer let not Ezechias comforte you in the LORDE when he saieth The LORDE with out doute shal defende vs shal not geue ouer this cite in to the hondes of the kinge of the Assiriās beleue him not But thus saieth the kinge of Assiria opteyne my fauoure enclyne to me So maye euery mā enioye his vynyardes and fygetrees and drinke the water of his cisterne vnto the tyme that I come myself bringe you in to a londe y t is like youre owne wher in is wheat and wyne which is both sowen with sede and planted with vynyardes Let not Ezechias disceaue you when he sayeth vnto you the LORDE shal delyuer us Might the goddes of the Gentiles kepe euerymans londe from the power of the kinge of the Assirians Wher is the God of hemath Arphad Where is the God of Sepharnaim And who was able to defende Samaria out of my honde Or which of all the goddes of the lōdes hath deliuered their countre out of my power so that the LORDE shulde delyuer Ierusalem fro my honde Vnto this Ezechias messaungers helde their tunges and answered not one worde for the kinge had charged them that they shulde geue him none answere So came Eliachim Elchias sonne the presidēt Sobna the scrybe and Ioah Asaphs sonne the Secretary vnto Ezechias with rente clothes tolde him the wordes of Rabsaches The xxxvij Chapter WHen Ezechias herde that he rente his clothes put on a sack cloth went in to the temple of the LORDE But he sent Eliachim the Presidēt Sobna the scrybe w t the eldest prestes cloothed in sack vnto the Prophet Esay the sonne of Amos they sayde vnto him Thus saieth Ezechias this is the daye of trouble of plage of wrath like as when a childe cometh to the byrth but the woman hath no power to bringe it forth The LORDE thy God no doute hath well considered the wordes of Rabsaches whom his lorde y e kinge of the Assirians hath sent to defie blaspheme the lyuynge God with soch wordes as the LORDE y e God hath herde rightwell And therfore lift vp y e prayer for the remnaunt that yet are left So the seruauntes of kinge Ezechias came to Esay And Esay gaue them this answere Saie thus vnto youre lorde thus saieth the LORDE Be not afrayde of the wordes that thou hast herde wherwith the kinge of Assiriās seruauntes haue blasphemed me Beholde I will cause a wynde go ouer him as soone as he heareth it he shal go agayne in to his countre there will I distroye him with the swerde Now when Rabsaches returned he founde y e kinge of Assiria layenge sege to Lobna for he had vnderstonde that he was departed from Lachis For there came a rumoure y t Taracha kinge of Ethiopia was come forth to warre agaynst him And when the kinge of Assiria herde y t he sent other messaungers to kinge Ezechias with this commaundement Saye thus to Ezechias kinge of Iuda Let not thy God disceaue the in whom thou hopest sayest Ierusalē shal not be geuē in to the hondes of the kinge of Assiria For thou knowest well how the kinges of Assiria haue handled all the londes that they haue subuerted hapest thou to escape Were the people of the Gētiles whom my progenitours cōquered deliuered at eny tyme thorow their goddes As namely Gozan Haran Rezeph the childrē of Eden which dwell at Thalassar Where is the kinge of Hemath the kinge of Arphad the kinge of the citie Sepharnaim Ena and Aua Now when Ezechias had receaued y e lettre of the messaungers red it he went vp into the house of the LORDE opened the lettre before y e LORDE And Ezechias prayed before the LORDE on this maner O LORDE of hoostes thou God of Israel which dwellest vpō Cherubin Thou art the God that only is God of all the kingdomes of the worlde for thou only hast created hauē earth Encline thine eare LORDE cōsidr◠open thine eyes o LORDE se and pondre all the wordes of Sēnacherib which hath sent his embassage to blaspheme the the lyuynge God It is true o LORDE that the kinges of Assiria haue cōquered all kingdomes londes cast their goddes in the fyre Notwithstōdinge those were no goddes but the workes of mens hondes of wodd or stone therfore haue they destroyed them Delyuer vs then o LORDE oure God from the hondes of Sennacherib y t all kingdomes of the earth maye knowe that thou only art y e LORDE Then Esay the sonne of Amos sent vnto Ezechias sayenge Thus saieth y e LORDE God of Israel Where as thou hast made thy prayer vnto me as touchinge Sennacherib this is the answere that the LORDE hath geuen concernynge him Despised art thou mocked o doughter of Sion he hath shaken his heade at the o doughter
tyme wil come that euery thinge which is in thine house and all that thy progenitours haue layde vp in stoare vnto this daye shal be caried to Babilon and nothinge left behinde This sayeth the LORDE Yee and parte of thy sonnes that shal come of the and whom thou shalt get shal be caried hence and become gelded chamberlaines in the kinge of Babilons courte Then sayde Ezechias to Esay Now God prospere his owne councel which thou hast tolde me He sayde morouer So that there be peace and faithfulnesse in my tyme. The xl Chapter BE of good chere my people be of good chere saieth youre God Conforte Ierusalem and tell her that hir trauale is at an ende that hir offence is pardoned that she hath receaued of the LORDES honde sufficient correction for all hir synnes A voyce crieth Prepare y e waye for the LORDE in the wyldernesse make straight y e path for oure God in the deserte Let all valleis be exalted and euery mountayne and hill be layde lowe What so is croked let it be made straight and let the rough places be made playne feldes For the glory of the LORDE shal apeare all flesh shal se it for why y e mouth of the LORDE hath spoken it The same voyce spake Now crie And I sayde what shal I crie Then spake it that all flesh is grasse and that all the bewtie the rof is as the floure of the felde When the grasse is wytthered the floure falleth awaye Euen so is the people as grasse when the breath of the LORDE bloweth vpon them Neuerthelesse whether the grasse wyther or the floure fade awaye Yet the worde of oure God endureth for euer Morouer the voyce cried thus Go vp vnto the hill o Sion thou that bringest good tidinges lift vp thy voyce with power o thou preacher Ierusalem Lift it vp without feare and say vnto the cities of Iuda Beholde youre God beholde the LORDE euen the almightie sha◠come with power beare rule with his arme Beholde he bringeth his treasure with him and his workes go before him He shal fede his flock like an hirdman He shal gather the lambes together with his arme and carie them in his bosome shal kindly intreate those that beare yonge Who hath holden the waters in his fist Who hath measured heauen with his spanne ▪ and hath comprehended all the earth of y e worlde in thre fyngers Who hath weyed the mountaynes and hilles Who hath refourmed the mynde of the LORDE Or who is of his councel to teach him At whom hath he asked coūcel to make him vnderstōde and to lerne him the waye of iudgment to teach him science and to enstructe him in the waye of vnderstōdinge Beholde all people are in cōparison of him as a droppe to a bucket full and are counted as the leest thinge y t the balaunce weyeth Beholde y e Iles are in comparison of him as the shadowe of the Sonne beame Libanus is not sufficiēt to ministre fyre for his offringe and all the beastes therof are not ynough to one sacrifice All people in comparison of him are rekened as nothinge yee vayne vanite and emptynesse To whom then will ye licke God or what similitude will ye set vp vnto him Shal the caruer make him a carued ymage and shal the goldsmyth couer him with golde or cast him in to a fourme of syluer plates Morouer shal the ymage maker y t the pooreman which is disposed maye haue somthinge to set vp also seke out and chose a tre that is not rotten and carue therout an ymage y t moueth not Knowe ye not this Herde ye neuer of it Hath it not bene preached vnto you sence the begynnynge Haue ye not bene enfourmed of this sence the foundacion of y e earth was layde That he sytteth vpon the Circle of the worlde and that all the inhabitours of the worlde are in cōparison of him but as greshoppers That he spredeth out the heauēs as a coueringe that he stretcheth them out as ▪ a tent to dwell in That he bringeth princes to nothinge and the iudges of the earth to dust so that they be not planted nor sowen agayne nether their stocke rooted agayne in the earth For as soone as he bloweth vpon them they wither fade awaye like the strawe in a whirle wynde To whom now wil ye licken me whom shal I be like saieth the holyone Lift vp youre eyes an hie and considre Who hath made those thinges which come out by so greate heapes and he can call them all by their names For there is nothinge hyd vnto the greatnesse of his power strength and might How maye then Iacob thinke or how maye Israel saye My wayes are hyd from the LORDE and my God knoweth not of my iudgmentes Knowest thou not or hast thou not herde that the euerlastinge God the LORDE which made all the corners of the earth is nether weery nor faynt and that his wisdome can not be comprehended but that he geueth strength vnto the weery and power vnto the faynte Children are weery and faynt and the strongest men fall But vnto them that haue the LORDE before their eyes shal strength be encreased Aegles wynges shal growe vpon them When they runne they shal not fall and when they go they shal not be weery The xlj Chapter BE still ye I londes and herken vnto me Be stronge ye people Come hither and shew youre cause we will go to the lawe together Who rayseth vp y e iuste from the rysinge of the Sonne and calleth him to go forth Who casteth downe the people and subdueth the kinges before him that he maye throwe them all to the groūde with his swearde and scatre them like stuble with his bowe He foloweth vpon them and goeth safely himself and cometh in no footpath with his fete Who hath made created and called the generacions from the begynnynge Euen I the LORDE which am the first and with the last Beholde ye Iles that ye maye feare and ye endes of the earth that ye maye be abasshed draw nye and come hither Euery man hath exorted his neghboure and brother and bydden him be stronge The Smyth conforted the moulder the Ironsmyth the hammerman sayenge It shal be good that we fasten this cast worke and then they fastened it with nales that it shulde not be moued And thou Israel my seruaunt Iacob my electe sede of Abrahā my beloued whom I led from the endes of the earth by the honde For I called the from farre saide vnto the Thou shalt be my seruaunt I haue chosen the will not cast y e awaye be not afrayde for I wil be with ye. Lake not behinde y e for I wil be thy God to strēgth y e helpe y e to kepe y e with this right hōde of myne Beholde all they that resist the shal come to confucion and shame
y t my people maye knowe my name I my self will speake in that daye Beholde here am I. O how bewtiful are the fete of the Embassitoure y t bringeth the message froÌ„ the mountayne proclameth peace y t briÌ„geth the good tydinges preacheth health saieth vnto Sion Thy God is the kinge Thy watchmeÌ„ shal lift vp their voyce w t loude voyce shal they preach of him for they shal se him present wheÌ„ the LORDE shal come agayne to Sion Be glad o thou desolate IerusaleÌ„ reioyse together for the LORDE will coÌ„forte his people he wil delyuer IerusaleÌ„ The LORDE wil make bare his holy arme shewe it forth in the sight of all the GeÌ„tiles all the endes of the earth shal se the sauynge health of oure God Awaye Awaye get you out froÌ„ thence touch no vncleane thinge Go out from amonge soch And be cleane ye that beare the vessell of the LORDE But ye shal not go out with sedicioÌ„ ner make haist as they that fle awaye for the LORDE shal go before you aÌ„d the God of Israel shal kepe the watch Beholde my seruaunt shal deale wysely therfore shal he be magnified exalted greatly honoured Like as y e multitude shal woÌ„dre vpon him because his face shal be so deformed not as a mans face his bewtie like no man Euen so shal the multitude of the GeÌ„tiles loke vnto him y e kinges shal shut their mouthes before him For they y t haue not bene tolde of him shal se him and they y t herde nothinge of him shal beholde him The liij Chapter BVt who geueth credence vnto oure preachinge Or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the LORDE knowne He shal growe before the LORDE like as a brauÌ„ch as a rote in a drie grounde He shal haue nether bewty ner fauoure When we loke vpon him there shal be no fayrnesse we shal haue no lust vnto him He shal be the most symple despised of all which yet hath good experience of sorowes infirmities We shal reken him so symple so vyle that we shal hyde oure faces froÌ„ him Howbeit of a treuth he only taketh awaye oure infirmite beareth oure payne Yet we shal iudge him as though he were plaged and cast downe of God where as he notwithstoÌ„dinge shal be wouÌ„ded for oure offences smytten for oure wickednes For the payne of o r punyshmeÌ„t shal be layde vpoÌ„ him w t his stripes shal we be healed As for vs we go all astraye like shepe euery one turneth his owne waye But thorow him the LORDE pardoneth all o r synnes He shal be payned troubled aÌ„d shal not opeÌ„ his mouth He shal be led as a shepe to be slayne yet shal he be as still as a lambe before the shearer not open his mouth He shal be had awaye his cause not herde wtout eny iudgment Whose generacion yet no man maye nombre when he shal be cut of froÌ„ the grounde of the lyvinge Which punyshment shal go vpon him for the transgression of my people His graue shal be geueÌ„ him with the coÌ„demned his crucifienge with the theues Where as he dyd neuer violence â—er vnright nether hath there bene eny disceatfulnesse in his mouth Yet hath it pleased y e LORDE to smyte him with infirmite that when he had made his soule an offeringe for synne he might se a loÌ„ge lastinge sede And this device of the LORDE shal prospere in his honde With trauayle and laboure of his soule shal he optayne greate riches My rightuous seruaunt shall with his wisdome iustifie delyuer the multitude for he shal beare awaye their synnes Therfore wil I geue him the multitude for his parte he shal deuyde the stroÌ„ge spoyle because he shal geue ouer his soule to death shal be rekened amonge the transgressours which neuertheles shal take awaye y e synnes of the multitude and make intercession for the myszdoers The liiij Chapter THerfore be glad now thou bareÌ„ that bearest not Reioyce synge be mery thou y t art not with childe For the desolate hath moo children then the maried wife saieth the LORDE Make thy tente wyder sprede out the hanginges of thine habitacioÌ„ spare not laye forth thy coardes and make fast thy stakes for thou shalt breake out on the right syde and on the left thy sede shal haue y e GeÌ„tiles in possession aÌ„d dwel in the desolate cities Feare not for thou shalt not be confouÌ„ded Be not ashamed for thou shalt not come to confucion Yee thou shalt forget the shame off thy youth and shalt not remembre the dishonoure of thy wedo wheade For he that made the shal be thy LORDE husbonde whose name is the LORDE of hoostes thine avenger shal be euen the holy one off Israel the LORDE of the whole worlde For the LORDE shal call the beinge as a desolate soroufull woman and as a yonge wife that hath broken hir wedlocke saieth thy God A litle while haue I forsaken the but w t greate mercifulnes shal I take the vp vnto me WheÌ„ I was angrie I hid my face from the for a litle season but thorow euerlastinge goodnesse shal I pardon the saieth the LORDE thine avenger And this must be vnto me as the water of Noe For like as I haue sworne y t I wil not bringe the water off Noe eny more vpoÌ„ the worlde So haue I sworne y t I wil neuer be angrie w t the ner reproue the The mountaynes shall remoue the hilles shal fall downe but my louynge kyndnesse shal not moue and the bonde off my peace shal not fall downe froÌ„ y e saieth y e LORDE thy merciful louer Beholde thou poore vexed despised I wil make thy walles of precious stones y e foundacioÌ„ of Saphires thy wyndowes off Cristall thi gates of fyne cleare stone y e borders of pleasauÌ„t stones Thy childreÌ„ shal all be taught of God I wil geue theÌ„ plenteousnes of peace In rightuousnes shalt thou be grounded be farre froÌ„ oppression for the which thou nedest not be afrayed nether for hynderauÌ„ce for it shal not come nye the. Beholde y e aleâ—unt y t was farre froÌ„ the shal dwell w t the he y t was somtyne a straunger vnto the shal be ioyned w t the Beholde I make the smyth y t bloweth the coles in the fyre he maketh a weapon after his hondy worke I make also the waister to destroye but all the weapens y t are made agaynst the shal not prospere And as for all tunges y t shal resiste the in iudgmeÌ„t thou shalt ouer come theÌ„ coÌ„demne them This is the heretage of the LORDES seruauntes the rightuousnes that they shal haue of me saieth the LORDE The lv Chapter COme to the waters all ye
a man goeth forth wrothfully to recōpence his enemies to be avenged of his aduersaries Namely that he might recompence and rewarde the I lōdes wherthorow the name of the LORDE might be feared from the risynge of the Sōne and his magesty vnto the goinge downe of the same For he shal come as a violent waterstreame which the wynde of the LORDE hath moued But vnto Sion there shal come a redemer and vnto them in Iacob that turne from wickednesse saieth the LORDE I will make this conuenaunt with them sayeth y e LORDE My sprete that is come vpon the the wordes which I haue put in y t mouth shal neuer go out of thy mouth nor out of y e mouth of thy childrē no ner out of y e mouth of thy childers childrē from this tyme forth for euer more The lx Chapter ANd therfore get the vp by tymes for thy light cometh the glory of y e LORDE shal ryse vp vpō ye. For lo while y e darknesse cloude couereth the earth the people the LORDE shal shewe the light his glory shal be sene in the. The Gentiles shal come to thy light kynges to the brightnes y t springeth forth vpō ye. Lift vp thine eyes loke rounde aboute the All these gather thē selues come to the. Sonnes shal come vnto y e from farre doughters shal gather thē selues to the on euery side When thou seist this thou shalt maruel exceadingly and thine hert shal be opened when the power of the see shal be cōuerted vnto the that is whē the strength of the Gentiles shal come vnto the. The multitude of Camels shal couer y e the Dromedaries of Madiā and Epha All they of Saba shal come bringinge golde incense shewinge the prayse of the LORDE All the catel of Cedar shal be gathered vnto y e the rāmes of Nabaioth shal serue the to be offred vpō myne aulter which I haue chosen in the house of my glory which I haue garnished But what are these that fle here like the cloudes and as the doues flienge to their wyndowes The Iles also shal gather thē vnto me and specially the shippes of y e see that they maye bringe the sonnes from farre and their syluer and their golde with them vnto the name of the LORDE thy God vnto the holy one of Israel that hath glorified the. Straūgers shal buylde vp thy walles and their kīges shal do the seruyce For when I am angrie I smyte the and when it pleaseth me I pardon the. Thy gates shal stonde open still both daye and night and neuer be shut that the hooste of the Gentiles maye come and that their kinges maye be brought vnto the. For euery people kingdome that serueth not the shal perish and be distroyed w t the swerde The glory of libanus shal come vnto the The Fyrre trees Boxes Cedres together to garnish the place of my Sanctuary for I wil glorifie the place of my fete Morouer those shal come knelinge vnto the y t haue vexed the all they that despised y e shal fall downe at y e fote Thou shalt be called the cite of the LORDE the holy Sion of Israel Because thou hast bene forsakē and hated so that noman went thorow the I wil make the glorious for euer and euer ād ioyful thorow out all posterities Thou shalt sucke the mylck of the Gentiles and kinges brestes shal fede the. And thou shalt knowe that I the LORDE am thy Sauioure and defender the mighty one of Iacob For brasse wil I geue the golde and for yron syluer for wod brasse and for stones yron I wil make peace thy ruler and rightuousnes thyne officer Violence and robbery shal neuer be herde of in thy londe nether harme and destruction with in thy borders Thy walles shal be called health thy gates the prayse of God The Sonne shal neuer by thy daye light ād the light of the Moone shal neuer shyne vnto the but y e LORDE himself shal be thy euerlastinge light thy God shal be thy glory Thy Sonne shal neuer go downe thy Moone shal not be taken awaye for the LORDE himself shal be thy euerlastinge light ād thy sorouful dayes shal be rewarded ye. Thy people shal be all godly possesse the londe for euer the floure of my plantinge the worke of my hondes wherof I wil reioyce The yongest leest shal growe in to a thousande the symplest in to a stronge people I the LORDE shal shortly bringe this thinge to passe in his tyme. The lxj Chapter THe sprete of the LORDE God is w t me for y e LORDE hath anoynted me sent me to preach good tydīges vnto the poore y t I might bynde vp y e wounded hertes y t I might preach delyueraunce to y e captyue open the preson to thē that are bounde y t I might declare y e acceptable yeare of y e LORDE the daye of y e avēgeaunce of oure God that I might comforte all them that are in heuynesse that I might geue vnto them y t mourne in Sion bewty in the steade of asshes ioyful oyntmēt for sighinge pleasaunt raymēt for an heuy mīde That they might be called excellent in rightuousnesse a plātinge of the LORDE for him to reioyce in They shal buylde the lōge rough wildernes set vp y e olde deserte They shal repayre the waist places soch as haue bene voyde thorow out many generaciōs Straūgers shal stōde fede yo r catel the Aleauntes shal be yo r plowmē reapers But ye shal be named the prestes of the LORDE mē shall call you the seruaūtes of oure God Ye shall enioye the goodes of y e Gētiles tryūphe in their substaūce For yo r greate reprofe shame shal they haue ioye y t ye maye haue parte w t thē For they shal haue dubble possession ī their lōde euerlastinge ioye shal be w t them For I the LORDE which loue right ād hate robbery though it were offred me shal make their workes ful of faithfulnes make an euerlastinge couenaunt with them Their sede also and their generacion shal be knowne amōge the Gentiles and amōge the people All they that se them shall knowe that they are the hie blessed sede of y e LORDE And therfore I am ioyful in the LORDE my soule reioyseth in my God For he shall put vpon me the garmēt of health couer me with the mātle of rightuousnes He shal decke me like a brydegrome as a bryde that hath hir apparell vpō her For like as y e grounde bringeth forth frute as the gardē shuteth forth sede So shal the LORDE God cause rightuousnes and the feare of God to florish forth before all the Heithen The lij Chapter FOr Sions sake therfore wil I not holde my tūge
for Ierusalēs sake I will not ceasse vntill their rightuousnes breake forth as y e shyninge light their health as a burnynge lampe Then shal the Gētiles se thy rightuousnesse all kinges thy glory Thou shalt be named with a new name which the mouth of y e LORDE shal shewe Thou shalt be a crowne in the honde of the LORDE and a glorious garlāde in the hōde of thy God From this tyme forth thou shalt neuer be called the forsakē thy lōde shal nomore be called the wildernesse But thou shalt be called Hephziba that is my beloued y e londe Beula that is a maried womā for y e LORDE loueth y e thy lōde shal be inhabited And like as yonge mā taketh a doughter to mariage so shal God mary himself vnto y e sonnes And as a brydegrome is glad of his bryde so shal God reioyse ouer the. I wil set watchmē vpō thy walles o Ierusalem which shall nether ceasse daye nor night to preach y e LORDE And ye also shall not kepe him close nor leaue to speake of hī vntill Ierusalē be set vp made the prayse of the worlde The LORDE hath sworne by his right honde by his stronge arme that frō hence forth he wil not geue thy corne to be meate for thine enemies ner y e wyne wherī thou hast laboured to be drynke for y e straungers But they that haue gathered in the corne shal eate it geue thankes to the LORDE they that haue borne in the wyne shall drynke it in the court of my Sanctuary Stōde back departe a sunder ye y t stonde vnder y e gate make rowme ye people repayre the strete take awaye y e stones set out a tokē for the people Beholde y e LORDE proclameth in the endes of the worlde tel y e doughter Siō se thy Saluaciō cometh beholde he bringeth his treasure w t him his workes go before him For they whō y e LORDE delyuereth shal be called the holy people as for the thou shalt be named the greatly occupied and not the forsaken The lxiij Chapter WHat is he this that cometh from Edom with stayned reade clothes of Bosra which is so costly cloth cometh in so neēbly with all his strēgth I am he y t teacheth rightuousnes am of power to helpe Wherfore thē is thy clothinge reade thy raymēt like his y t treadeth in y e wyne presse I haue troddē the presse my self alone of all people there was not one with me Thus haue I trodē downe myne enemies in my wrath and set my fete vpō them in my indignacion And their bloude sprange vpō my cloothes so haue I stayned all my rayment For the daye of vengeaūce that I haue takē in honde the yeare of my delyueraunce is come I loked aboute me and there was no mā to shewe me eny helpe I fel downe and no man helde me vp Thē I helde me by myne owne arme my feruētnesse susteyned me And thus haue I troden downe the people in my wrath and bathed them in my displeasure In so moch that I haue shed their bloude vpon the earth I will declare the goodnesse of the LORDE yee and the prayse of the LORDE for all that he hath gyuen vs for the greate good y t he hath done for Israel which he hath gyuen them of his owne fauoure acordinge to the multitude of his louynge kindnesses For he sayde These no doute wil be my people and no shrēkinge children and so he was their Sauioure In their troubles he forsoke thē not but the angel that went forth from his presence delyuered them Of very loue kindnesse that he had vnto them redemed he them He hath borne them and caried them vp euer sence the worlde begāne But after they prouoked him to wrath and vexed his holy minde he was their enemie and fought agaynst them him self Yet remēbred he the olde tyme of Moses his people How he brought them from the water of the see as a shepherde doth with his shepe how he had geuen his holy sprete amonge them how he had led Moses by the right honde with his glorious arme how he had deuyded the water before them wherby he gat him self an euerlastinge name how he led them in the depe as an horse is led in the playne that they shulde not stomble The sprete of the LORDE led them as a tame beast goeth in the felde Thus o God hast thou led thy people to make thy self a glorious name with all Loke downe then from heauē and beholde the dwellinge place of thy sanctuary thy glory How is it y t thy gelousy thy strength the multitude of thy mercies and thy louynge kyndnesse wyl not be entreated of vs Yet art thou o r father For Abraham knoweth vs not nether is Israel acquanted with vs. But thou LORDE art oure father and redemer and thy name is euer lastinge O LORDE wherfore hast thou led vs out of thy waye wherfore hast thou hardened oure hertes that we feare the not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake y t are of the generaciō of thy heretage Thy people hath had but litle of thy Sanctuary in possessiō for oure enemies haue takē it in And we are become euen as we were from the beginnynge but thou art not their LORDE for they haue not called vpon thy name The lxiiij Chapter O That thou woldest cleue the heauen in sonder come downe that the mountaynes might melt awaye at thy presence like as at an hore fyre and that the malicious might boyle as the water doth vpon the fyre Wherby thy name might be knowne amōge thine enemies y t the Gētiles might trēble before ye. That thou mightest come downe with thy wonderous straunge workes then shulde the hilles melt at thy presence For sence the begynnynge of the worlde there was none excepte thou o God that herde or perceaued nether hath eny eye sene what thou dost for thē that put their trust in the. Thou helpest him that doth right with cherefulnesse and them that thynke vpon thy wayes But lo thou art angrie for we offende and haue bene euer in synne and there is not one whole We are all as an vnclene thinge all oure rightuousnesses are as the clothes stayned with the floures of a woman we fall euerychone as the leaf for oure synnes carie vs awaye like the wynde There is no man that calleth vpon thy name that stondeth vp to take holde by the. Therfore hydest thou thy face from vs and consumest vs because of oure synnes But now o LORDE thou father of ours we are the claye and thou art oure potter and we all are the worke of thy hondes Be not to sore displeased o LORDE and kepe not oure offences to lōge in thy remembraunce but considre that we all are thy people
in my sight thou art stayned with thy wickednesse saieth the LORDE thy God Saye not now I am not vnclene and I haue not folowed the goddes Loke vpō thyne owne waies in the woddes valleis dennes so shalt thou knowe what thou hast done Thou art like a swift Dromedary that goeth easely his waye and thy wantonnes is like a wilde Asse that vseth the wildernesse and that snoffeth and bloweth at his wil. Who can tame the All they that seke the shal not fayle but fynde the in thyne owne vnclennes Thou kepest thy fote from nakednes and thy throte from thurste and thinkest thus in thy self tush I wil take no sorowe I wil loue the straunge goddes hange vpon them Like as a thefe that is taken with the dede commeth to shame euē so is the house of Israel come to confucion the comon people their kinges and rulers their prestes and prophetes For they saye to a stock thou art my father and to a stone thou hast begotten me yee they haue turned their back vpon me not their face But in the tyme of their trouble when they saye stonde vp and helpe vs I shal answere thē Where are now thy goddes that thou hast made the byd them stonde vp and helpe the in the tyme of nede For loke how many cities thou hast o Iuda so many goddes hast thou also Wherfore thē wil ye go to lawe with me seinge ye all are synners agaynst me saieth the LORDE It is but lost laboure that I smyte youre children for they receaue not my correction You re owne swearde destroyeth youre prophetes like a deuouringe lyon Yf ye be the people of the LORDE then herkē vnto his worde Am I thē become a wildernesse vnto the people of Israel or a londe that hath no light Wherfore saieth my people then we are fallē of and we wil come no more vnto the Doth a mayden forget hir raymēt or a bryde hir stomacher ▪ And doth my people forget me so lōge Why boostest thou thy wayes so hylie to optayne fauoure there thorow when thou hast yet stained them w t blasphemies Vpon thy wynges is founde the bloude of poore and innocent people and that not in corners and holes only but opēly in all these places Yet darrest thou saye I am giltlesse Tush his wrath can not come vpō me Beholde I wil reason with y e because thou darrest saye I haue not offended O how euel wil it be for the to abyde it when it shall be knowne how oft thou hast gone bacwarde For thou shalt be confounded as wel of Egipte as of the Assirians Yee thou shalt go thy waye from thē smyte yine hondes together vpon thy heade Because the LORDE shal bringe that confidence and hope of thine to naught and thou shalt not prospere with all The III. Chapter COmonly when a man putteth awaye his wife and she goeth from him and marieth with another then the question is shulde he resorte vnto her eny more after that Is not this felde then defyled and vnclene But as for the thou hast played the harlot with many louers yet turne agayne to me saieth the LORDE Lift vp thine eyes on euery syde and loke yf thou be not defyled Thou hast waited for them in the stretes and as a murtherer in the wildernesse Thorow thy whordome and shamefull blasphemies is the londe defyled This is the cause that the rayne and euenynge dew hath ceased Thou hast gotten the an whores foreheade and canst not be ashamed Els woldest thou saye vnto me O my father thou art he that hast brought me vp and led me fro my youth Wilt thou then put me awaye and cast me of foreuer Or wilt thou withdrawe thy self clene fro me Neuertheles thou speakest soch wordes but thou art euer doinge worse and worse The LORDE sayde also vnto me in the tyme of Iosias the kinge Hast thou sene what that shrēkinge Israel hath done how she hath runne vp vpon all hie hilles and amonge all thick trees and there played the harlot hast thou sene also when she had done all this how I sayde vnto her that she shulde turne agayne vnto me and yet she is not returned Iuda that vnfaithfull sister of hirs also sawe this Namely that affter I had well sene the aduoutrye of the shrenkinge harlot Israel I put her awaye and gaue her a byll of deuorcement For all this hir vnfaithfull sister Iuda was not ashamed but wente backe and played the whore also Yee and the noyse of hir whordome hath defyled the whole lōde For she hath committed hir aduoutrie with stones and stockes Neuerthelesse hir vnfaithfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with hir whole herte but faynedly saieth the LORDE And the LORDE sayde vnto me The bacslyder Israel is more rightuous thē the vnfaithfull Iuda and therfore go preach these wordes towarde the north saye Thou shrenkinge Israel turne agayne saieth the LORDE and I will not turne my face from you for I am merciful saieth the LORDE I will not allwaye beare displeasure agaynst the but on this condicion that thou knowe thy greate blasphemy Namely that thou hast vnfaithfully forsaken the LORDE thy God hast made thy silf partaker of straunge goddes vnder all grene trees but hast had no wil to heare my voyce saieth the LORDE O ye shrenkinge children turne agayne saieth the LORDE and I wil be maried with you For I will take one out of the citie and two out of one generacion from amōge you and bringe you out of Sion and will geue you hyrdmē after myne owne mynde which shal fede you with lernynge and wyszdome Morouer when ye be increased and multiplied in the londe then saieth the LORDE there shall nomore boost be made of the arke of the LORDES Testament No man shall thinke vpon it nether shall eny man make mencion of it for from thence forth it shall nether be visited ner honoured with giftes Then shall Ierusalem be called the LORDES seate and all Heithen shal be gathered vnto it for the name of the LORDE sake which shal be set vp at Ierusalem And from that tyme forth they shall folowe nomore the ymaginacion of their owne frauwerde herte Thē those y t be of the house of Iuda shal go vnto the house of Israel And they shal come together out of the north in to the same londe that I haue geuen youre fathers I haue shewed also how I toke the vp beinge but a childe and gaue the a pleasaunt londe for thine heretage yee and a goodly hooste of the Heithen and how I commaunded the that thou shuldest call me father only and not to shrencke fro me But like as a woman fayleth hir louer so are ye vnfaithfull vnto me o ye house of Israel saieth the LORDE And therfore the voyce of the children of Israel was herde on euery side wepinge and waylinge
LORDE that it shal no more be called Tophet ▪ or the valley of the children of Ennon but the valley of the slayne for in Tophet they shal be buried because they shal els haue no rowme Yee y e deed bodies of this people shal be eaten vp of the foules of the ayre wilde beastes of the earth no man shal fraye them awaie And as for the voyce of myrth gladnesse of the cities of Iuda Ierusalem the voyce of the brydegrome and of the bryde I will make them ceasse for the londe shal be desolate The VIII Chapter AT the same tyme saieth the LORDE the bones of the kinges of Iuda the bones of his princes the bones of the prestes and prophetes yee and the bones of the citisens of Ierusalē shal be brought out of their graues and layed agaynst the Sonne the Moone and all the heauenly hooste whom they loued whom they serued whom they ranne after whom they sought worshipped They shal nether be gathered together ner buried but shal lye vpō the earth to their shame and despisinge And all they that remayne of this wicked generacion shal desyre rather to dye thē to lyue where so euer they remayne where as I scatre them saieth the LORDE of hoostes This shalt thou saye vnto them also Thus saieth the LORDE Do men fall so that they arise not vp agayne And turne they so farre awaye y t they neuer conuerte Wherfore then is this people and Ierusalem gone so farre backe that they turne not againe ▪ They are euer the longer the more obstinate and will not be conuerted For I haue loked and considered but there is no mā that speaketh a good worde there is no man that taketh repētaunce for his synne that will so moch as saye wherfore haue I done this But euery man as soone as he is turned backe runneth forth still like a wilde horse in a battayl The Storke knoweth his apoynted tyme the Turtledoue y e Swalow and the Crane cōsidre the tyme of their trauayle but my people will not knowe the tyme of the punyshment of the LORDE How darre ye saye then we are wise we haue the lawe of the LORDE amonge vs Beholde the disceatfull penne of the scrybes setteth forth lies therfore shal the wise be confounded they shal be afrayed and taken for lo they haue cast out the woorde of the LORDE what wyszdome can then be amonge them Wherfore I will geue their wyues vnto aleauntes and their feldes to destroyers For from the lowest vnto the hyest they folowe all shamefull lucre and from the prophet vnto the prest they deale all with lies Neuertheles they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes sayenge peace peace where there is no peace at all Fye for shame how abhominable thinges do they And yet they be not ashamed yee they knowe of no shame Wherfore in the tyme of their visitacion they shal fall amonge the deed bodies saieth the LORDE Morouer I will gather them in saieth the LORDE so that there shal not be one grape vpon the vyne nether one fyge vpon the fyge tre and the leaues shal be plucte of Then will I cause them to departe and saye why prolonge we the tyme Let vs gather oure selues together and go in to the stronge cite there shall we be in rest For the LORDE oure God hath put vs to sylence and geuen vs water myxte with gall to drynke because we haue synned agaynst him We loked for peace and we fayre not the better we wayted for the tyme of health and lo here is nothinge but trouble Then shall the noyse of his horses be herde from Dan the whole londe shall be afrayed at the neyēge of his stronge horses for they shal go in and deuoure the londe with all that is in it the cities and those that dwell therin Morouer I will sende Cockatrices serpētes amonge you which will not be charmed and they shal byte you sayeth the LORDE Sorowe is come vpon me and heuynes vexeth my herte for lo the voyce of the criēge of my people is herde from a farre countre Is not the LORDE in Sion Is not he kinge in her Wherfore then haue they greued me shall the LORDE saye with their ymages and foolish straunge fashions The haruest is gone the Sōmer hath an ende and we are not helped I am sore vexed because of the hurte of my people I am heuy and abashed for there is no more Triacle at Galaad and there is no Phisician that cā heale the hurte of my people The IX Chapter O Who will geue my heade water ynough a well of teares for myne eyes that I maye wepe night ād daye for the slaughter of my people Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folke that I might leaue my people and go from thē for they be all aduoutrers and a shrenckinge sorte They bēde their tūges like bowes to shute out lies As for the treuth they maye nothinge awaye with all in the worlde For they go from one wickednes to another and holde nothinge of me saieth the LORDE Yee one must kepe himself from another no man maye safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermyneth another one neghboure begyleth another Yee one dissembleth with another and they deale with no treuth They haue practised their tunges to lye and taken greate paynes to do myschefe They haue set their stole in the myddest of disceate and for very dissemblinge falsede they wil not knowe me saieth the LORDE Therfore thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes beholde I wil melte them and trie thē for what shulde I els do to my people Their tunges are like sharpe arowes to speake disceate With their mouth they speake peaceably to their neghboure but preuely they laye waite for him Shulde I not punysh them for these thinges saieth the LORDE Or shulde I not be auenged of eny soch people as this Vpon the mountaynes will I take vp a lamentacion and soroufull crie and a mournynge vpon the fayre playnes of the wildernes Namely how they are so brente vp that no man goeth there eny more Yee a man shal not heare one beast crie there Byrdes and catell are all gone from thēce I will make Ierusalem also an heape of stones and a denne of venymous wormes And I wil make the cities of Iuda so waist that no man shal dwell therin What man is so wise as to vnderstonde this Or to whom hath the LORDE spoken by mouth that he maye shewe this and saye O thou londe why perishest thou so Wherfore art thou so brent vp and like a wildernesse that no mā goeth thorow Yee the LORDE himself tolde the same vnto them that forsoke his lawe and kepte not the thynge that he gaue them in commaundement nether lyued therafter but folowed the wickednes of their owne hertes and
Iamin from the playne feldes from the mountaynes and from the wildernesse which shall bringe burnt offringes sacrifices oblacions and incense and offre vp thankesgeuynge in the house of the LORDE But yff ye will not be obedient vnto me to halowe the Sabbath so that ye will beare youre burthens thorow the gates off Ierusalem vpon the Sabbath Then shall I set fyre vpon the gates off Ierusalem ād it shal burne vp the houses off Ierusalem and no man shal be able to quench it The XVIII Chapter This is another communicacion that God had with Ieremy sayenge ARise and go downe in to the Potters house and there shall I tell the more off my mynde Now when I came to the Potters house I founde him makinge his worke vpon a whele The vessel that the Potter made off claye brake amonge his hōdes So he beganne a new and made a nother vessell acordinge to his mynde Then sayde the LORDE thus vnto me Maye not I do w t you as this Potter doth O ye house off Israel saieth the LORDE Beholde ye house off Israel ye are in my honde euen as the claye in the Potters honde When I take in honde to rote out to destroye or to waist awaye eny people or kīgdome yff that people agaynst whom I haue thus deuysed cōuerte from their wickednes Immediatly I repente off the plage that I deuysed to bringe vpon thē Agayne Whē I take in honde to buylde or to plante a people or a kingdome yff the same people do euell before me and heare not my voyce Immediatly I repente of the good that I deuysed to do for them Speake now therfore vnto whole Iuda and to them that dwell at Ierusalem Thus saieth the LORDE Beholde I am deuysinge a plage for you and am takinge a thinge in honde agaynst you Therfore let euery man turne from his euell waye take vpon you the thinge that is good and do right But they saye No more of this we will folowe oure owne ymaginacions and do euery mā acordinge to the wilfulnesse of his owne mynde Therfore thus saieth the LORDE Axe amonge the Heithen yf eny man hath herde soch horrible thinges as the doughter of Sion hath done Shal not y e snowe y t melteth vpon the stony rockes of Libanus moysture the feldes Or maye the springes off waters be so grauen awaye that they runne no more geue moystnesse ner make frutefull But my people hath so forgotten me y t they haue made sacrifice vnto vayne goddes And whyle they folowed their owne wayes they are come out of the hie strete and gone in to a fote waye not vsed to be troden Where thorow they haue brought their londe in to an euerlastinge wildernesse and scorne So y t who so euer trauayleth ther by shal be abashed and wagge their heades With an East wynde will I scatre thē before their enemies And when their destruction cōmeth I will turne my backe vpō them but not my face Then sayde they come let vs ymagin somthinge agaynst this Ieremy Yee this dyd euen the prestes to whom y e lawe was commytted the Senatours y t were the wyfest and the prophetes which wanted not y e worde off God Come sayde they let vs cut out his tūge and let vs not regarde his wordes Considre me o LORDE and heare the voyce of myne enemies Do they not recompence euell for good when they dygg a pyt for my soule Remembre how that I stode before the to speake for thē ād to turne awaye thy wrath from them Therfore let their childrē dye of hunger and let them be oppressed with the swearde Let their wyues be robbed of their childrē and be come wyddowes let their huszbōdes be slayne let their yonge men be kylled with the swearde in the felde Let the noyse be herde out of their houses when the murtherer cōmeth sodenly vpon them For they haue digged a pit to take me and layed snares for my fete Yet LORDE thou knowest all their coūcell that they haue deuysed to slaye me And therfore forgeue them not their wickednes and let not their synne be put out of thy sight but let them be iudged before the as the giltie This shalt thou do vnto thē in y e tyme of thy indignacion The XIX Chapter MOrouer thus saide the LORDE vnto Ieremy Go thy waye and bye the an erthen pytcher and bringe forth the Senatours and chefe prestes in to the valley of the children off Ennon which lieth before the porte that is made of brick shewe them there the wordes that I shall tell the and saye thus vnto them Heare the worde of the LORDE ye kinges of Iuda ād ye citesyns of Ierusalem Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel Beholde I will bringe soch a plage vpon this place that y e eares of all that heare it shal glowe And that because they haue forsakē me and vnhalowed this place and haue offred in it vnto straunge goddes whō nether they their fathers ner the kinges off Iuda haue knowne They haue filled this place also w t the bloude of innocentes for they haue set vp an aulter vnto Baal to burne their children for a burnt offringe vnto Baal which I nether commaunded ner charged them nether thought once there vpon Beholde therfore y e tyme cōmeth saieth the LORDE y t this place shal nomore be called Tophet ner y e valley of y e childrē of Ennō but y e valley of slaughter For in this place wil I slaye the Senatours of Iuda Ierusalē kill thē downe w t the swearde in y e sight of their enemies ād of them that seke their lyues And their deed carcases wil I geue to be meate for the foules of the ayre and beestes of the felde And I wil make this cite so desolate ād despysed that who so goeth there by shal be abaszhed geast vpon her because of all hir plages I will fede them also w t the flesh of their sonnes their doughters Yee euery one shal eate vp another in the beseginge straytnesse wher w t their enemies y t seke their lyues shal kepe thē in And the pitcher shalt thou breake in the sight of the mē y t shal be w t the and saye vnto thē Thus saieth the LORDE off hoostes Euē so wil I destroye this people cite as a Potter breaketh a vessel that can not be made whole agayne In Tophet shal they be buried for they shal haue none other place Thus wil I do vnto this place also saieth the LORDE and to thē y t dwell there in yee I wil do to this cite as vnto Tophet For the houses of Ierusalē the houses of the kinges of Iuda are defyled like as Tophet because off all the houses in whose parlers they dyd sacrifice vnto all the hooste of heauē and poured out drynke offringes
haue geuen you and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whom I sent vnto you rysynge vp tymely and still sendinge Yf ye will not folowe thē I saye then will I do to this house as I dyd vnto Silo and will make this cite to be abhorred of all the people of the earth And the prestes the prophetes and all the people herde Ieremy preach these wordes in the house of the LORDE Now when he had spoken out all the wordes that the LORDE commaunded him to preach vnto all the people then the prestes the prophetes and all the people toke holde vpon him and sayde thou shalt dye How darrest thou be so bolde as to saye in the name of the LORDE it shal happen to this house as it dyd vnto Silo and this cite shal be so waist that no man shal dwell there in And when all the people were gathered aboute Ieremy in the house of the LORDE the prynces of Iuda herde of this rumoure they came soone out of the kinges Palace in to the house of the LORDE and sat them downe before the new dore of the LORDE Then spake the prestes and the prophetes vnto the rulers to all the people these wordes This man is worthy to dye for he hath preached agaynst this cite as ye youre selues haue herde with youre eares Then sayde Ieremy vnto the rulers and to all the people The LORDE hath sente me to preach agaynst this house agaynst this cite all the wordes that ye haue herde Therfore amende youre wayes and youre advysementes and be obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE youre God so shal the LORDE repēt of the plage y t he had deuysed agaynst you Now as forme I am in youre hondes do with me as ye thinke expediēt and good But this shall ye knowe yf ye put me to death ye shal make youre selues this cite all the inhabitours there of giltie of innocent bloude For this is of a treuth that the LORDE hath sente me vnto you to speake all these wordes in youre eares Then sayde the rulers and the people vn the prestes and prophetes This man maye not be condemned to death for he hath preached vnto vs in the name of the LORDE oure God The Elders also of the londe stode vp sayde thus vnto all the people Micheas the Morascite which was a prophet vnder Ezechias kinge of Iuda spake to all the people of Iuda Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Sion shal be plowed like a felde Ierusalē shal be an heape of stones the hill of the LORDES house shal be turned to an hie wod Dyd Ezechias y e kinge of Iuda the people of Iuda put him to deeth for this No verely but rather feared y e LORDE made their praier vnto him For the which cause also y e LORDE repented of the plage y t he had deuysed agaynst them Shulde we then do soch a shamefull dede agaynst oure soules There was a prophet also that preached stiffly in the name of the LORDE called Vrias the sonne of Semeia of Cariathiarim this mā preached also agaynst this cite agaynst this lōde acordinge to all as Ieremy saieth Now when Ioachim the kinge with all the estates prynces had herde his wordes the kinge went aboute to slaye him When Vrias perceaued that he was afrayed fled departed in to Egipte Then Ioachim the kinge sent seruauntes in to the lōde of Egipte Namely Elnathā the sonne of Achbor certayne men w t him in to Egipte which fetched Vrias out of Egipte brought him vnto kinge Ioachim that slewe him with the swearde cast his deed body in to y e comō peoples graue But Ahicam the sonne of Saphan helped Ieremy that he came not in to the hondes of the people to be slayne The XXVII Chapter IN the begynnynge of the reigne of Ioachim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda came this worde vnto Ieremy from the LORDE which spake thus vnto me Make the bondes chaynes and put them aboute thy neck sende thē to the kinge of Edom the kinge of Moab the kinge of Amon the kinge of Tirus to the kinge of Sidon that by the messaungers which shal come to Ierusalem vnto Sedechias the kinge of Iuda and byd them saye vnto their masters Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel speake thus vnto yo r masters I am he that made the earth the men y e catell that are vpon the grounde with my greate power outstretched arme haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me And now will I delyuer all these londes in to the power of Nabuchodonosor the kinge of Babilon my seruaunt The beestes also of the felde shal I geue him to do him seruyce And all people shal serue him his sonne and his childes children vntil the tyme of the same lōde be come also Yee many people greate kinges shal serue him Morouer that people kingdome which wil not serue Nabuchodonosor and that wil not put their neckes vnder y e yock of the kinge of Babilon the same people will I viset with swearde with honger with pestilence vntill I haue consumed them in his hondes saieth the LORDE And therfore folowe not youre prophetes soythsayers expounders of dreames charmers witches which saye vnto you ye shal not serue the kinge of Babilon For they preach you lies to bringe you farre from youre londe that I might cast you out destroye you But the people that put their neckes vnder the yock of the kinge of Babilon serue him those I willet remayne still in their owne lōde saieth the LORDE they shal occupie it dwell there in All these thinges tolde I Sedechias the kinge of Iuda and sayde Put youre neckes vnder the yock of the kinge of Babilon and serue him his people that ye maye lyue Why wilt thou and thy people perish with the swearde with honger with pestilence like as the LORDE hath deuysed for all people that wil not serue the kinge of Babilon Therfore geue no eare vnto those prophetes that tell you Ye shall not serue the kinge of Babilon for they preach you lies nether haue I sent them saieth the LORDE how be it they are bolde falsely for to prophecie in my name that I might y e sooner dryue you out that ye might perish with yo r preachers I spake to the prestes also and to all the people Thus saieth the LORDE Heare not the wordes of those prophetes that preach vnto you saye Beholde the vessels of the LORDES house shall shortly be brought hither agayne from Babilon For they prophecie lies vnto you Heare them not but serue the kinge of Babilon y t ye maye lyue Wherfore will ye make this cite to be destroyed But yf they be true prophetes in very dede and yf the worde of
vexed of all kingdomes to be cursed abhorred laughed to scorne put to confucion of all the people amonge whom I haue scatred them that because they haue not bene obedient vnto my commaundementes saieth the LORDE which I sent vnto them by my seruauntes the prophetes I stode vp early and sent vnto them but they wolde not heare saieth the LORDE Heare therfore the worde of the LORDE all ye presoners whom I sent from IerusaleÌ„ vnto Babilon Thus hath the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel spoken of Achab y e sonne of Colaias of Sedechias the sonne of Maasia which prophecie lies vnto you in my name Beholde I wil delyuer them in to the honde of Nabuchodonosor the kinge of Babilon that he maye slaye them before youre eyes And all y e presoners of Iuda that are in Babilon shal take vpoÌ„ them this terme of cursinge and saye Now God do vnto the as he dyd vnto Sedechias Achab whom the kinge of Babilon rosted in the fyre because they synned shamefully in Israel For they haue not onely defiled their neghbours wyues but also preached lyenge wordes in my name which I haue not commaunded them This I testifie assure saieth the LORDE But as for Semeia the Nehelaâ—â—te thou shalt speake vnto him Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel Because thou hast sealed lettres vnder thy name vnto all the people that is at Ierusalem to Sophonias the sonne of Maasia the prest yee and sent them to all the prestes where in thou wrytest thus vnto him The LORDE hath ordened the to be prest in steade of Ioiada the prest that thou shuldest be the chefe in the house of the LORDE aboue all prophetes preachers that thou mightest put them in preson or in y e stockes How happeneth it then that thou hast not reproued Ieremy of Anathot which neuer leaueth of his prophecienge And beside all this he hath sent vs worde vnto Babilon and tolde vs planely that oure captiuyte shal longe endure that we shulde buylde vs houses to dwell therin to plante vs gardens that we might enioye the frutes therof Which lettre Sophonias the prest dyd rede and let Ieremy the prophet heare it Then came the worde of the LORDE vnto Ieremy sayenge Sende worde to all them that be in captiuyte on this maner Thus hath the LORDE spoken concernynge Semeia y e Nehelamite Because that Semeia hath prophecied vnto you without my commyssion brought you in to a false hope therfore thus the LORDE doth certifie you Beholde I wil vyset Semeia the Nehelamite his sede so that none of his shall remayne amonge this people none of them shall se the good y t I will do for this people saieth the LORDE For he hath preached falsely of the LORDE The XXX Capter THese are the wordes that the LORDE shewed vnto Ieremy saienge Thus saieth the LORDE God of Israel Wryte vp diligently all the wordes that I haue spoken vnto the in a boke For lo the tyme commeth saieth the LORDE that I will bringe agayne the presoners of my people of Israel and Iuda saieth the LORDE For I will restore them vnto the londe that I gaue to their fathers and they shall haue it in possession Agayne these wordes spake the LORDE coÌ„cernynge Israel and Iuda Thus saieth the LORDE We heare a terrible crie feare and disquietnesse For what els doth this signifie that I se Namely that all stronge men smyte euery man his honde vpon his loynes as a woman in the payne of hir trauayle Who euer sawe a man trauayle with childe Enquere therafter se. Yee all their faces are maruelous pale Alas for this daye which is so dredefull that none maye be lickened vnto it and alas for the tyme of Iacobs trouble from the which he shall yet be delyuered For in that daye saieth the LORDE I will take his yock from of thy neck breake thy bondes They shall nomore serue straunge goddes vnder him but they shall do seruyce vnto God their LORDE and to Dauid their kinge whom I will rayse vp vnto them And as for the o my seruaunt Iacob feare not saieth y e LORDE and be not afrayed o Israel For lo I will helpe the also from farre thy sede from the londe of their captiuyte And Iacob shall turne agayne he shal be in rest and haue a prosperous life and no man shall make him afrayed For I am with the to helpe the saieth the LORDE And though I shal destroye all the people amonge whom I haue scatred the yet will I not destroye the but correcke the and that with discrecion For I knowe that thou art in no wise without faute Therfore thus saieth y e LORDE I am sory for thy hurte and woundes There is no man to medle with thy cause or to bynde vp thy woundes there maye no man helpe the. All thy louers haue forgotten the and care nothinge for the. For I haue geuen the a cruell stroke and chastened the roughly and that for the multitude of thy myszdedes for thy synnes haue had the ouer hande Why makest thou mone for thy harme I my self haue pite of thy sorowe but for the multitude of thy myszdedes and synnes I haue done this vnto the. And therfore all they that deuoure the shal be deuoured and all thine enemies shal be led in to captiuyte All they that make the waist shal be waisted them selues and all those that robbe the will I make also to be robbed For I will geue the thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole saieth the LORDE because they reuyled the as one cast awaye vnd despised o Sion For thus saieth the LORDE Beholde I will set vp Iacobs tentes agayne and defende his dwellinge place The cite shal be buylded in hir olde estate and the houses shal haue their right foundacion And out of them shall go thankesgeuynge and the voyce of ioye I will multiplie them and they shall not mynishe I shall endue them with honoure and no man shall subdue them Their children shal be as a fore tyme and their congregacion shal coÌ„tinue in my sight And all those that vexe them will I viset A captayne also shall come of them and a prynce shall springe out from the myddest of them him will I chalenge to my self and he shall come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his herte to come vnto me saieth the LORDE Ye shal be my people also and I wil be youre God Beholde on the other syde shall the wrath of the LORDE breake out as a stormy water as a mightie whyrle wynde and shal fall vpoÌ„ the heades of the vngodly The terrible displeasure of the LORDE shall not leaue of vntill he haue done perfourmed the intent of his herte which in the latter dayes ye shal vnderstonde At the same tyme saieth the LORDE shal I be the God of all
the generacions of Israel they shal be my people The XXXI Chapter THus saieth the LORDE The people of Israel which escaped in y e wildernes from the swearde founde grace to come in to their rest Euen so shal the LORDE now also apeare vnto me from farre and saye I loue the with an euerlastinge loue therfore do I sprede my mercy before the. I will repayre the agayne o thou doughter of Israel that thou mayest be fast and sure Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne go forth with them that lede the daunce Thou shalt plante vynes agayne vpon y e hilles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plante and synge And when it is tyme the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crie Arise let vs go vp vnto Sion to ouâ—e LORDE God â–ª for thus saieth the LORDE Reioyce with gladnes because of Iacob crie vnto the heade of the Gentiles speake out synge and saye The LORDE shall delyuer his people the remnaunt of Israel make them whole Beholde I will bringe them agayne from out of the north loÌ„de and gather them from the endes of the worlde with the blynde and lame that are amonge them with the women that be greate with childe and soch as be also delyuered and the company of them that come agayne shal be greate They departed from hence in heuynes but with ioye will I bringe them hither agayne I will lede them by the ryuers of water in a straight waye where they shall not stomble For I will be Israels father and Epraim shal be my firstborne Heare the worde of the LORDE o ye Gentiles preach in the Iles that lie farre of and saye he that hath scatred Israel shall gather him together agayne and shall kepe him as a shepherde doth his flocke For the LORDE shall redeme Iacob and ryd him from the honde of the violent And they shal come reioyce vpon the hill of Sion shall haue plenteousnes of goodes which the LORDE shall geue them Namely wheate wyne oyle yonge shepe and calues And their conscience shal be as a well watred garden for they shall nomore be hongrie Then shal the mayde reioyce in the daunce yee both yonge and olde folkes For I will turne their sorow in to gladnesse and will comforte them and make them ioyfull euen from their hertes I will poure plenteousnes vpon the hertes of the prestes and my people shal be satisfied with good thinges saieth the LORDE Thus saieth the LORDE The voyce of heuynes wepynge and lamentacion came vp in to heauen euen of Rachel mournynge for hir children and wolde not be comforted because they were awaye But now saieth the LORDE leaue of from wepynge and crienge witholde thyne eyes from teares for thy laboure shal be rewarded saieth the LORDE And they shall come agayne out of the londe of their enemies Yee euen thy posterite shall haue consolacion in this saieth the LORDE that thy children shall come agayne in to their owne londe Morouer I herde Ephraim that was led awaye captyue complayne on this maner O LORDE thou hast correcte me and thy chastenynge haue I receaued as an vntamed calfe Conuerte thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou art my LORDE God Yee as soone as thou turnest me I shall refourme my self and when I vnderstonde I shall smyte vpon my thee For verely I haue coÌ„mitted shamefull thinges O let my youth beare this reprofe and confucion Vpon this complaynte I thought thus by my self is not Ephraim my deare sonne Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all myrth and pastyme For sence the tyme that I first coÌ„moned with him I haue him euer in remembraunce therfore my very herte dryueth me vnto him gladly and louyngly will I haue mercy vpon him saieth the LORDE Get the watchmen prouyde teachers for the set thine herte vpon the right waie that thou shuldest walke and turne agayne o thou doughter of Israel turne agayne to these cities of thyne How longe wilt thou go astraie o thou shreÌ„kinge doughter For the LORDE will worke a new thynge vpon earth A woman shall compasse a man For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel It will come therto that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuyte these wordes shal be herde in y e londe and in his cities The LORDE which is the fayre brydegrome of rightuousnesse make the frutefull o thou holy hill And there shall dwell Iuda and all hir cities the shepherdes and huszbonde men For I shall fede the hongrie soule and refresh all faynte hertes When I herde this I came agayne to my self and mused like as I had bene waked out of a swete slepe Beholde saieth the LORDE the dayes come that I will sowe the house of Israel and the house of Iuda with men and with catell Yee it shall come therto that like as I haue gone aboute in tymes past to râ—te them out to scatre them to breake them downe to destroye them and chasteÌ„ them Euen so will I also go diligently aboute to buylde them vp agayne and to plante them saieth the LORDE Then shall it no more be sayde y e fathers haue eaten a sower grape and the childrens teth are set on edge for euery one shal dye for his owne myszdede so that who so eateth a sower grape his teth shal be set on edge Beholde the dayes come saieth the LORDE y t I will make a new couenaunt with y e house of Israel with y e house of Iuda not after the couenaunt that I made with their fathers when I toke them by the honde led them out of the londe of Egipte which couenaunt they brake wherfore I punyshed them sore saieth the LORDE But this shal be the couenaunt that I will make with the house of Israel after those dayes saieth the LORDE I will plante my lawe in the inwarde partes of them and write it in their hertes and wil be their God and they shal be my people And from theÌ„ce forth shall no man teach his neghboure or his brother and saye knowe the LORDE But they shall all knowe me from the lowest vnto the hyest saieth the LORDE For I will forgeue their myszdedes and wil neuer remembre their synnes eny more Thus saieth the LORDE which gaue the sonne to be a light for the daye and the Moone and starres to shyne in the night which moueth the see so that the floudes therof waxe fearce his name is the LORDE of hoostes Like as this ordinaunce shal neuer be taken out of my sight saieth the LORDE So shal the sede of Israel neuer ceasse but all waye be a people before me Morouer thus saieth the LORDE like as the heauen aboue can not be measured and as the foundacions of the earth beneth maye not be sought out So will I also not cast out the whole sede of Israel for that they haue commytted saieth the
neuer yet put out off one vessell in to another y t is she neuer wente awaye in to captyuyte therfore hir taist remayneth and hir sauoure is not yet chaunged But lo the tyme commeth saieth the LORDE that I shall sende hir trussers to trusse her vp to prepare and season hir vessels yee hir tankerdes rattell and shake to fro And Moab shal be ashamed off Chamos like as Israel was ashamed off Bethel wherin she put hir trust Wherfore do ye thinke thus we are mightie and stronge men off warre Moab shal be destroyed and hir cities brente vp hir chosen yonge men shall be slayne saieth the kinge whose name is the LORDE off hoostes The destruction off Moab commeth on a pace and hir fall is at honde All hir neghbours shall mourne for her and all they that knowe hir name shal saye O how happeneth it that the stronge staff and the goodly rod is thus broken And thou doughter DiboÌ„ come downe from thy glory and syt in pouerte For he that destroyeth Moab shall come vp to the also and breake downe thy stronge holdes And thou that dwellest in Aroer get the to y e strete loke aboute the axe them that are fled and escaped and saye what thynge is happened O Moab is confounded and ouercome Mourne and crie tell it out at Arnon that Moab is destroyed And mysery shall come vpon the playne londe Namely vpoÌ„ holon and Iaza vpon Mephat and DiboÌ„ vpon Nâ—bo and the house of Diplathaim vpon Cariatharim and Bethgamul vpon Bethniaon and Carioth vpon Bosra and all the cities in the loÌ„de off Moab whether they lye farre or neare The horne of Moab shal be smytteÌ„ downe hir arme broken saieth the LORDE Make hir dronken for she magnified hir self aboue the LORDE that men maye clappe their hondes at hir vomyte and that she also maye be laughed to scorne O Israeli â–ª shalt thou not laugh him to scorne when he is taken amoÌ„ge theues Yee because off thy wordes that thou hast spoken agaynst him thou shalt be dryuen awaye Ye Moabites shal leaue the cities and dwell in rockes off stone and become like doues that make their nestes in holes As for Moabs pryde we haue herde off it she is very hie mynded I knowe hir stoutnesse hir boostinge hir arogaÌ„cy and the pryde off hir stomack saieth the LORDE For hir furiousnes maye nether vpholde her w t strength ner dede Therfore shal there mournynge be made for Moab and euery maÌ„ shal crie for Moabs sake a lamentacion shal be made to the men that stonde vpon the wall So will I mourne for the also o Iazer and for the O thou vynyarde off Sybma Thy wyne brauÌ„ches shal come ouer y e see and the braunches off Iazer but vnto the see the destroyer shall breake in to thy haruest and grape gatheringe Myrth and cheare shal be taken awaye from the tymbre felde and from the whole londe off Moab There shall be no swete wyne in the presse the treader shall haue no stomacke to crie yee there shall be none to crie vnto him which afore tyme were herde from hesebon to Eleale and Ioaz which lifted vp their voyce from Zoar vnto Horonaim that bullock off thre yeare olde The waters also off Nemrim shal be dried vp Morouer I will make Moab ceasse saieth the LORDE from the offringes and censinge that she hath made vnto hir goddes in hie places Wherfore my herte mourneth for Moab like a crowde playenge an heuy songe and for the mens sake off the bricke wall my herte mourneth also euen as a pype that pipeth a dolefull songe for they shal be very fewe and destroyed All heades shall be shauen and all beerdes clipped off all hondes bounde and all loynes gyrded aboute with sack cloth VpoÌ„ all the house toppes and stretes off Moab there shal be mournynge For I will breake Moab like an vnprofitable vessell saieh the LORDE O how fearfull is she O how mourneth she O how doth Moab hange downe hir heade and is ashamed Thus shall Moab be a laughinge stocke and had in derision off all them that be rounde aboute her For thus saieth the LORDE Beholde the enemie shal come flyenge as an Aegle and sprede his wynges vpon Moab They shall clymme ouer the walles and wynne the stronge holdes Then the mighty mens hertes in Moab shal be like the herte off a woman trauelinge with childe And Moab shal be made so desolate that she shal nomore be a people because she hath set vp her selfe agaynst the LORDE Feare pyt and snare shall come vpoÌ„ the o Moab saieth the LORDE Who so escapeth the feare shal fall in the pyt and who so getteth out off the pyt shall betaken in the snare For I will bringe a yeare off visitacion vpon Moab saieth the LORDE They that are able to fle shall stonde vnder the shadowe off Hesebon For there shall go a fyre out off Hesebon and a flame from Sion shall burne vp that proude people off Moab both before and behynde Wo be vnto the o Moab for thou people off Chamos shalt perish Yee thy sonnes and doughters shall be led awaye captyne Yet at the last will I bringe Moab out off captiuyte agayne saieth the LORDE Thus farre off the plage off Moab The XLIX Chapter AS concerninge the Ammonites thus the LORDE saieth Hath Israel no children or is he without an heyre Why hath youre kynge then taken Gad in wherfore doth his people dwell in his cities Beholde therfore the tyme commeth saieth y e LORDE that I will brynge a noyse off warre into Rabath off the Ammonites Lahel shal be desolate and hir cities brent vp and the Israelites shall be lordes ouer those that had theÌ„ in possession afore saieth the LORDE Hesebon shall mourne for it shal be roted out off the grounde saieth the LORDE The cities off Rabath shall crie out and gyrde them selues with sack cloth they shall mourne and runne aboute the walles for their kynge shall be led awaye presoner yee his preestes and prynces with him Wherfore trustest thou in the water streames that flowe to and fro o thou fearce doughter and thynkest thou art so safe by reason off thy treasure that no man shal come to the Beholde I will brynge a feare vpon the saieth the LORDE God off hoostes from all those that be aboute the so that ye shall be scatred euery man from another and no maÌ„ shall gather them together agayne that be fled But after that I will bringe the Ammonites also out off captyuyte agayne Vpon the Edomites hath the LORDE off hoostes spoken on this maner Is there no more wyszdome in Theman Is there no more good councell amonge his people Is their wyszdome then turned clene to naught Get you hence turne youre backes crepe downe into the depe O ye citesyns off Dedan For I will bringe destructioÌ„ vpon Esau yee and the daye off his visitacion Yff the
grape gatherers came vpon the shulde they not leaue some grapes Yff the night robbers came vpon the shulde they not take so moch as they thought were ynough But I will make Esau bare and discouer his secretes so that he shall not be able to hyde them His sede shal be waisted awaye yee his brethren and his neghbours aÌ„d he himselff shall not be left behinde Thou shalt leaue thy fatherlesse children behinde the and I will kepe them and thy wydowes shall take their comforth in me For thus hath the LORDE spoken Beholde they that men thought were vnmete to drinke of the cuppe haue dronken with the first and thynkest thou then to be fre No no thou shalt nether be quyte no fre but thou must drynke also For why I haue sworne by my selff saieth the LORDE that Bosra shall become a wyldernesse an open shame a laughinge stocke and cursynge and hir cities shal be a continuall deserte For I am perfectly infourmed of the LORDE that he hath sent a message all ready vnto the Hiethen Gather you together and go forth agaynst them make you ready to the battayle for lo I will make the but small amonge the Heithen and litle regarded amonge men Thy hie stomack the pryde of thy herte haue disceaued y e because thou wilt dwell in the holes of stony rockes and haue the hie mountaynes in possession Neuertheles though thy nest were as hie as the Aegles yet wil I cast the downe saieth the LORDE Morouer Idumea shall be a wildernesse who so goeth by it shal be abashed and wondre at all hir miserable plages Like as Sodom Gomor and the cities that laye there aboute were turned vpsyde downe saieth y e LORDE so shal no body dwell in Idumea and no man shal haue his habitacion there Beholde like as the Lyon coÌ„meth vp from the pleasaunt medowes of Iordane vnto y e grene pastures of EthaÌ„ so wil I dryue him make him runne agaynst her But who is the yonge man that I will ordene therto Who is like vnto me What is he that will stryue with me What shepherde maye stonde in my hondes Therfore heare the councell of the LORDE that he hath taken vpon Idumea his purpose that he hath deuysed vpon the cite syns of Theman The leest of the flocke shal teare them in peces loke what fayre thynge they haue they shal make it waist them selues also At the noyse of their fall y e earth shal quake the crie of their voyce shal be herde vnto the reed see Beholde y e enemie shall come and fle vp hither like as it were an Aegle sprede his wynges vpon Bosra Then shal the hertes of the worthies in Edom be as the herte of a woman trauelinge of childe Vpon Damascus Hemath and Arphad shall come confucion for they shall heare euell tydinges they shal be tossed to and fro like the see that can not stonde still Damascus shal be sore afrayde shal fle tremblinge shal come vpon her Sorowe and payne shal ouer take her as a woman trauelinge of childe But how shulde so worshipfull and glorious a cite be forsaken Heare therfore hir yonge men shal fall in the stretes and all hir men of warre shal be takeÌ„ awaye in that tyme saieth the LORDE of hoostes I will kyndle a fyre in the walles of Damascus which shal coÌ„sume the palace of Benadad As for Cedar and the kyngdome of Hasor whom Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babilon smote downe the LORDE hath spoken thus vpon them Arise and get you vp vnto Cedar and destroye the people towarde the easte Their tentes and their flockes shal they take awaye yee their hanginges and their vessell Their Camels also shall they carie awaye with them They shall come aboute them on euery syde with a fearfull crie Fle get you soone awaye crepe in to caues that ye maye dwell there O ye inhabitours of Hasor saieth the LORDE for Nabuchodonosor y e kinge of Babilon hath holden a councel concernynge you concluded his deuyce agaynst you Arise get you vp agaynst yonder rich carelesse people saieth the LORDE which haue nether gates ner dore barres that dwell not together Their Camels shal be stollen the droues of their catell dryuen awaye Morouer these that be shauen wil I scatre towarde all the wyndes bringe them to destruction Yee that thorow their owne familiers saieth the LORDE Hasor also shall be a dwellinge for Dragons and an euerlastinge wildernesse so that no body shal dwell there and no man shal haue there his habitacion These are the wordes that the LORDE spake to the prophet Ieremy concernynge Elam in the begynnynge of the reigne of Sedechias kinge of Iuda Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Beholde I wil breake the bowe of Elam and take awaye their strength and vpon Elam I wil bringe the foure wyndes from y e foure quarters of heauen wil scatre them agaynst the same foure wyndes And there shal be no people but some of Elam shal fle vnto them For I wil cause Elam be afrayed of their enemies of them that seke their lyues wil bringe vpoÌ„ them the indignacion of my wrath saieth the LORDE And I wil persecute them with the swearde so longe til I haue brought them to naught I wil set my stole in Elam I wil destroye both the kinge y e prynces from thence saieth the LORDE But in processe of tyme I wil bringe Elam out of captiuyte agayne saieth the LORDE The L. Chapter THe wordes y t the LORDE spake vnto the prophet Ieremy concernynge Babilon the londe of the Caldees Preach amonge the Gentiles let youre voyce be herde make a tokeÌ„ crie out kepe no sylence but saye Babilon shal be wonne Bel shalhe coÌ„founded and Merodach shal be ouercome Yee their goddes shal be brought to shame and their ymages shall stonde in feare For out of the north there shal come a people agaynst her which shal make hir londe so waist that no body shal dwell therin nether man ner beast for they shall fle and departe from thence In those dayes at that tyme saieth the LORDE the childreÌ„ of Israel shall come they the children of Iuda wepinge makinge haist shal seke the LORDE their God They shall axe the waye to Sion thyther shall they tuâ—â—e their faces come and hange vpon the in a couenaunt that neuer shal be broken My people hath bene a lost flocke my shepherdes haue disceaued them haue made them go astraye vpon the hilles They haue gone from the mountayne to the litle hill forgotten their folde All they y t came vpon them haue deuoured theÌ„ their enemies sayde We haue made no faute agaynst them for they haue displeased the LORDE yee euen the LORDE which is the bewtie of their rightuousnes y e defended their fathers Yet shal ye fle from Babilon
was xij cubites foure fingers thick and rounde Now vpon the rope were brasen knoppes euery knoppe was fyue cubites hie vpon the knoppes were whopes pomgranates rounde aboute of clene brasse After this maner were both the pilers fashioned with the pomgranates wherof there were an hundreth and xcvj which hanged vpon the whoopes rounde aboute The chefe captayne also toke Sarias y t hie preâ—â— Sophonias that was chefe next him and the thre kepers of the treasury He toke out of the cite a chamberlayne which was a captayne of the souldyers seuen men that were the kinges seruauntes which were founde in the cite Sepher a captayne that vsed to muster the men of warre with lx men of the countre that were taken in the cite These Nabusaradan the chefe captayne toke caried them to the kinge of Babilon vnto Reblatha and the kinge of Babilon caused them to be put to death at Reblatha in the londe of Hemath And thus Iuda was ledde awaye captyue out of his owne londe This is the summe of the people whom Nabuchodonosor ledde awaye captyue In the seuenth yeare of his reigne he caried awaye of y e Iewes thre thousande thre and twenty In the xviij yeare Nabuchodonosor caried awaye from Ierusalem eight hunderth xxxij personnes In the xxiij yeare of Nabuchodonosor Nabusaradan the chefe captayne toke awaye seuen hundreth xlv Iewes presoners The whole summe of all the presoners is foure thousande and 〈◊〉 hundreth In the xxxvij yeare after that Ioachiâ— the kinge of Iuda was caried awaye in the xxv daye of the xij Moneth Euilmerodach kinge of Babilon the same yeare y t he reigned gaue Ioachim the kinge of Iuda his pardon and let him out of preson and spake louyngly to him And set his trone aboue y e trones of the other kinges that were with him in Babilon He chaunged also the dothes of his preson yee and he att with him all his life longe And he had a coÌ„tinuall lyuynge geuen him of the kinge of Babilon euery daye a certayne thinge alowed him all the dayes of his life vntill he dyed The ende of the prophet Ieremy The Lamentatacions of Ieremy And it came to passe after Israel was brought in to captiuyte and Ierusalem destroyed that Ieremy the prophet sat wepinge mournynge and makinge his mone in Ierusalem so that w t an heuy herte he sighed sobbed sayenge The first Chapter ALas how sitteth the cite so desolate y t some tyme was full of people how is she become like a wedowe which was the lady of all nacions How is she brought vnder tribute that ruled all londes She wepeth sore in the night so that y e teares runne downe hir chekes for amonge all hir louers there is none that geueth her eny comforte yee hir nexte frendes abhorre her are become hir enemies Iuda is taken presoner because she was defyled for seruynge so many straunge goddes she dwelleth now amonge the Heithen She fyndeth no rest all they that persecuted her toke her and so she dwelleth amonge hir enemies The stretes of Sion mourne because no man commeth more to the solempne feastes All hir gates are desolate hir prestes make lamentacion hir maydens are carefull and she herself is in greate heuynesse Hir enemies are fallen vpon hir heade haue put her to shame because the LORDE hath chastened her for hir greate wickednes hir children are ledde awaye captiue before their enemie All the bewtie of the doughter of Sion is awaye hir prynces are become like wethers that fynde no pasture They are dryueÌ„ awaye before their enemie so that they haue no more power Now doth Ierusalem remembre the tyme of hir misery disobedience yee the ioye pleasure y t she hath had in tymes past seynge hir people is brought downe thorow the power of their enemie there is no man for to helpe her hir enemies stoÌ„de lokinge at her and laugh hir Sabbath dayes to scorne Ierusalem synned euer more more therfore is she come in decaye All they that had her in honoure despise her for they haue sene hir fylthinesse Yee she sigheth and is a shamed of herselfe Hir skyrtes are defyled she remeÌ„bred not what wolde folowe therfore is hir fall so greate and there is no maÌ„ to comforte her O LORDE coÌ„sidre my trouble for myne enemie hath the vpper honde The enemie hath put his honde to all the precious thinges that she had yee euen before hir eyes came the Heithen in and out of the Sanctuary whom thou neuertheles hast forbydden to come within thy congregacion All hir people seke their bred with heuynes loke what precious thinge euery man hath that geueth he for meate to saue his life Considre O LORDE and se how vyle I am become O ye all that go fore by beholde and se yf there be eny sorowe like vnto myne wherwith the LORDE hath troubled me in the daye of his fearefull wrath From aboue hath he sent downe a fyre in to my bones and chastened me he hath layed a not for my fete and throwne me wyde open he hath made me desolate so that I must euer be mournynge The yocke of my transgression is come at the last with his honde hath he taken it vp and put it aboute my neck My strength is gone the LORDE hath delyuered me into those hondes wherout I can not quyte myself The LORDE hath destroyed all the mightie men that were in me He hath proclamed a feast to slaughter all my best meÌ„ The LORDE hath troden downe the doughter of Iuda like as it were in a wyne presse Therfore do I wepe and myne eyes gusshe out of water for the coÌ„forter that shulde quycken me is farre fro me My children are dryuen awaye for why the enemie hath gotten the ouer honde Sion casteth out hir hoÌ„des and there is no man to comforte her The LORDE hath layed the enemies rounde aboute Iacob and Ierusalem is as it were a menstruous womaÌ„ in the myddest of them The LORDE is rightuous for I haue prouoked his countenaunce vnto anger O take hede all ye people and considre my heuynes My maydens and my yonge men are led awaye in to captiuyte I called for my louers but they begyled me for my prestes and councelers but they perished euen while they sought for meate to saue their lyues Considre O LORDE how I am troubled my wombe is disquieted my herte turneth aboute in me and I am full of heuynes The swearde hurteth me without and within I am like vnto death They heare my mournynge but there is none that wil comforte me All myne enemies haue herde of my trouble and are glad therof because thou hast done it But thou shalt brynge forth the tyme when they also shal be like vnto me From the shall come all their aduersite thou shalt plucke
them awaye eueÌ„ as thou hast plucked me because of all my wickednesse For my sorow is very greate and my herte is heuy The II. Chapter ALas how hath y e LORDE darckened the doughter of Sion so sore in his wrath As for the honoure of Israel he hath casten it downe from heauen How happeneth it that he remembred not his owne fote stole when he was angrie The LORDE hath cast downe all the glory of Iacob without eny fauoure All the stronge places of the doughter Iuda hath he broken in his wrath throwne them downe to the grounde hir kyngdome hir prynces hath he suspended In the wrath of his indignacion he hath broken all the horne of Israel he hath with draweÌ„ his right honde from the enemie yee a flame of fyre is kyndled in Iacob hath consumed vp all rounde aboute He hath bent his bowe like an enemie he hath fastened his right honde as an aduersary and euery thinge that was pleasauÌ„t to se he hath smyten it downe He hath poured out his wrath like a fyre in to the tabernacle of the doughter â—ion The LORDâ— is become like as it were an enemie he hath cast downe Israel all his places yee all his stronge holdes hath he destroyed and fylled the doughter of Iuda w t moch sorow and heuynesse Hir tabernacle which was like a garden of pleasure hath he destroyed hir hie soleÌ„pne feastes hath he put downe The LORDE hath brought it so to passe that the hie solempne feastes and Sabbathes in Sion are clene forgotteÌ„ In his heuy displeasure hath he made the kynge prestes to be despised The LORDE hath forsaken his owne aulter is wroth with his owne Sanctuary hath geuen the walles of their towres in to the hondes of the enemie Their enemies made a noyse in the house of the LORDE as it had bene in a solempne feast daye The LORDE thought to breake downe the walles of the doughter Sion he spred out his lyne drewe not in his honde till he had destroyed them Therfore mourne the turrettes and the broken walles together Hir portes are casten downe to the grounde hir barres are broken smytten in sonder hir kynge prynces are caried awaye to the GeÌ„tiles They haue nether lawe ner prophetes ner yet eny vision from the LORDE The Senatours of the doughter Sion sit vpon the grounde in sylence they haue strowed aszshes vpon their heades and gyrded them selues with sackcloth The maydens of Ierusalem hange downe their heades to the grounde Myne eyes begynne to fayle me thorow wepinge my body is disquieted my leueris poured vpon the earth for the greate hurte of my people seynge the children and babes dyd swowne in the stretes of the cite Euen when they spake to their mothers where is meate and drynke for whyle they so sayde they fell downe in the stretes of the cite like as they had bene wounded and some dyed in their mothers bosome What shal I saye of the O thou doughter Ierusalem to whom shall I lickeÌ„ the To whom shal I coÌ„pare the o thou doughter Sion to comforte the withall Thy hurte is like a mayne see who maye heale the Thy prophetes haue loked out vayne folish thinges for the they haue not shewed the of thy wickednesse to kepe the from captiuyte but haue ouerladen the and thorow falsede scatred the abrode All they that go by the clappe their hondes at the hissinge and wagginge their heades vpon the doughter Ierusalem and saye is this the cite that men call so fayre wherin the whole londe reioyseth All thine enemies gape vpon the whisperinge and bytinge their teth sayenge let vs deuoure for the tyme that we loked for is come we haue founde and sene it The LORDE hath fulfilled the thinge that he was purposed to do and perfourmed that he had deuysed longe agoo he hath destroyed and not spared He hath caused thine aduersary to tryumphe ouer the and set vp the horne of thine enemie Let thine hert crie vnto the LORDE O thou cite of the doughter Sion let thy teares ruÌ„ne downe like a ryuer daye night rest not let not the aple of thine eye leaue of Stonde vp and make thy prayer in the first watch of the night poure out thine heâ—â— like water before the LORDE lift vp thine hondes for the lyues of thy yonge children that dye of honger in the stretes Beholde O LORDE considre why hast thou gathered me vp so clene Shal the women then eate their owne frute euen children of a spanne longe Shal the prestes and prophetes be slayne thus in the Sanctuary of the LORDE Yonge olde lye behinde the stretes vpon the grounde my maydens yonge men are slayne with the swearde whom thou in the daye of thy wrothfull indignacion hast put to death Yee euen thou hast put them to death not spared them My neghbours that are rounde aboute me hast thou called as it were to a feast daye so that in the daye of the LORDES wrath none escaped nether was eny left behinde Those that I had brought vp norisshed hath myne enemy destroyed The III. Chapter I Am the maÌ„ that thorow the rodd of his wrath haue experieÌ„ce of misery He droue me forth and led me yee into darcknesse but not in to light Agaynst me only he turneth his honde layeth it euer vpon me My flesh my skynne hath he made olde and my bones hath he brussed He hath buylded rounde aboute me closed me in with gall and trauayle He hath set me in darcknesse as they that be deed for euer He hath so hedged me in that I can not get out hath layed heuy lynckes vpon me Though I crie call piteously yet heareth he not my prayer He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones made my pathes croked He layeth waite for me like a Bere and as a lyon in a hole He hath marred my wayes and brokeÌ„ me in peces he hath layed me waist altogether He hath bent his bowe and made me as it were a marck to shute at The arowes of his quyuer hath he shot euen in to my reynes I am laughed to scorne of all my people they make songes vpon me all y e daye loÌ„ge He hath fylled me with bytternesse geuen me wormwod to drynke He hatâ— smytten my teth in peces rolled me in the dust He hath put my soule out of rest I forget all good thinges I thought in myself I am vndone there is no hope for me in the LORDE O remembre yet my mysery and my trouble the wormwod and the gall Yee thou shalt remeÌ„bre them for my soule melteth awaye in me Whyle I coÌ„sidre these thinges in my hert I get a hope
to be an abhominacion curse and synne like as it hath happened vnto oure fathers also because of all their wickednesse and departynge from the. O Israel heare the commaundementes of life pondre them well with thine eares that thou mayest lerne wysdome But how happeneth it Israel that thou art in thyne enemies lōde thou art waxen olde in a straūge countre and defyled with the deed Why art thou become like them that go downe to their graues Euē because thou hast forsaken the well of wysdome For yf thou haddest walked in the waye of God truly thou shuldest haue remayned still safe ī thine owne londe O lerne then where discrecion is where vertu is where vnderstōdinge is that thou mayest knowe also frō whence cōmeth longe life a necessary lyuynge the light of the eyes quyetnes Who euer foūde out hir place or who came euer in to hir treasures Where are y e prynces of the Heithen become and soch as ruled the beestes vpon the earth They that had their pastyme with the foules of the ayre they that hoorded vp syluer and golde wherin men trust so moch and made no ende of their gatheringe What is worth of them that coyned siluer and were so carefull and coude not bringe their workes to passe They be roted out and gone downe to hell and other men are come vp in their steade Yonge men haue sene light and dwelt vpon earth but the waye of reformacion haue they not knowne ner vnderstonde the pathes therof nether haue their children receaued it yee right farre is it frō thē It hath not bene herde of in the lōde of Canaan nether hath it bene sene at Theman The Agarenes sought after wisdome but that which is earthly like as the marchauntes of the lōde do They of Theman are connynge also they laboure for wisdome vnderstondinge but y e waye of true wisdome they knowe not nether do they thynke vpon the pathes therof O Israel how greate is the house of God and how large is the place of his possession Greate is he and hath none ende hye and vnmeasurable What is become of those famouse giauntes that were so greate of bodyes and so worthy men of warre Those had not the LORDE chosen nether haue they founde the waye of reformacion therfore were they destroyed and for so moch as they had no wisdome they perished because of their foolishnesse Who hath gone vp in to heauen to take wisdome there brought her downe frō the cloudes Who hath gone ouer the see to fynde her hath chosen her aboue golde and so brought her hither No man knoweth the wayes of wisdome nether is there eny y t can seke out hir pathes But he that woteth all thynges knoweth her he hath founde her out with his foreknowlege This same is he which prepared the earth at the begynnynge fylled it with all maner of foules beestes When he sendeth out the light it goeth whē he calleth it agayne it obeyeth hī w t feare The starres kepe their watch geue their light yee and y t gladly When he calleth them they saye here we be And so with chearfulnes they shewe light vnto him y t made thē This is oure God ād there shall none other be cōpared vnto him It is he y t hath founde out all wisdome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt to Israel his beloued Afterwarde dyd he shewe himself vpon earth and dwelt amonge men The IIII. Chapter THis is the boke off the commaundemētes of God and the lawe y e endureth for euer All they y t kepe it shall come to life but soch as forsake it shall come to death Turne the o Iacob and take holde of it walke by this waye thorow his brightnesse and shyne Geue not thyne honoure to another and thy worshipe to a straunge people O Israel how happie are we seīge that God hath shewed vs soch thynges as are pleasaūt vnto him Be of good cheare thou people of God o thou awnciēt Israel Now are ye solde amonge the Heithen howbeit not for youre vtter destruccion but because ye prouoked God the LORDE to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye delyuered vnto vnto youre enemies For ye displeased the euerlastinge God that made you offerynge vnto deuels and not God Ye haue forgottē him that brought you vp ād youre nurse haue ye greued o. Ierusalem When she sawe that the wrath off God was commynge vpon you she sayde Herkē o ye that dwell aboute Sion for God hath brought me into greate heuynesse ād why I se the captyuyte of my people of my sonnes and doughters which the euerlastynge God will brynge vpon them With ioye dyd I norish them but now must I leaue them with wepynge and sorow Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe ād forsaken which for the synnes off my children am desolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God they wolde not knowe his rightuousnes ner walke in the waye off his cōmaundementes and as for the pathes off the treuth and godlynesse they had no lust to go in them O ye dwellers aboute Sion come and let vs call to remembraunce the captiuyte that the euerlastinge God hath brought vpon my sonnes and my doughters He hath brought a people vpon them from farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge lāguage which nether regarde the olde ner pyte the yonge These haue caried awaye the deare beloued of my wyddowes leauynge me alone both desolate and childlesse But alas what can I helpe you Now he y t hath brought these plages vpon you delyuer you also frō the hondes of youre enemies Go youre waye O my children go youre waye for I am desolate and forsaken I haue put of the clothinge of peace and put vpon me the sack cloth off prayer and for my tyme I will call vpon the most hyest Be off good cheare o my children crie vnto the LORDE and he shal delyuer you from the power of the prynces youre enemies For verely I haue euer a good hope off youre prosperous health yee a very gladnesse is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercy that ye shall haue off oure euerlastinge Sauioure With mournynge and wepinge dyd I let you go fro me but with ioye and perpetuall gladnesse shall the LORDE brynge you agayne vnto me Like as the neghbours of Sion sawe youre captyuite from God Euē so shal they also se shortly youre health in God which shal come on you with greate honoure and euerlastinge worshipe O my children suffre paciētly the wrath that shal come vpon you For the enemie hath persecuted the but shortly thou shalt se his destruccion and shalt treade vpon his necke My derlinges haue gone rough harde wayes for they are led awaye as a flocke that is scatred abrode with the enemies But be of good cōforte o my children crie vnto the LORDE For he that
Therfore beare thine owne shame thou that in synne hast ouercome thy sisters seinge thou hast done so abhominably that they were better then thou Be ashamed therfore I saye and beare thine owne confucion thou that makest thy sisters good women As for their captiuyte namely the captiuyte of Sodoma and hir dougters the captiuyte of Samaria and hir doughters I wil bringe them agayne so will I also bringe agayne thy captiuyte amōge them that thou mayest take thine owne confucion vpon the and be ashamed of all that thou hast done and to comforte them Thus thy sisters namely Sodoma and hir doughters Samaria and hir doughters with y e self thy doughters shal be brought agayne to youre olde estate Whē thou wast in thy pryde and before thy wickednesse came to light thou woldest not heare speake of thy sister Sodoma vntill the tyme that the Sirians with all their townes and the Philistynes with all that lye rounde aboute them brought the to shame and confucion that thou mightest beare thine owne fylthynes and abhominacion saieth the LORDE For thus saieth the LORDE God I shulde by right deale with the as thou hast done Thou hast despysed the ooth and broken the couenaunte Neuertheles I wil remembre the couenaunt that I made with them thy youth in so moch that it shall be an euerlastinge couenaunt So that thou also remembre thy wayes and be ashamed of thē then shalt thou receaue of me thy elder and yonger sisters whom I wil make thy doughters and that besyde thy couenaunt And so I wil renue my couenaunt with the y t thou mayest knowe that I am the LORDE that thou mayest thincke vpō it be ashamed and excuse thine owne confucion nomore when I haue forgeuen the all that thou hast done saieth the LORDE God The XVII Chapter THe worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge Thou sonne of man put forth a darcke speakynge and a parable vnto the house of Israel and saye Thus saieth the LORDE God There came a greate Aegle with greate wynges yee w t mightie longe wynges and full of fethers of dyuerse colours vpon the mount of Libanus and toke a braunch from a Cedre tre and brake of the toppe of his twygge and caried it in to the londe of Canaan and set it in a cite of marchauntes He toke also a braunch of the londe and planted it in a frutefull grounde he brought it vnto greate waters set it as a will ye tre therby Then dyd it growe and was a greate wyne stocke but lowe by the grounde thus there came of it a vyne and it brought forth blossomes spred out braunches But there was another Aegle a greate one which had greate wynges and many fethers and beholde y e rotes of this vyne had an hūger after him and spred out his braunches towarde him to water his frutes Neuertheles it was plāted vpon a good grounde besyde greate waters so that by reason it shulde haue brought out braunches and frute and haue bene a goodly vyne Speake thou therfore thus saieth the LORDE God Shal this vyne prospere shal not his rotes be pluckte out his frute broken of his grene braunches wythereed and fade awaye yee without ether stronge arme or many people shal it be plucked vp by the rotes Beholde it was planted shall it prospere therfore Shall it not be dryed vp and withered yee euen in the shutinge out of his blossomes as soone as y e east wynde bloweth Morouer the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge Speake to that frauwarde housholde knowe ye not what these thinges do signifie Tell them Beholde the kinge of Babilon came to Ierusalem and toke the kinge his prynces and ledde them to Babilon He toke of the kinges sede and made a couenaunt with him and toke an ooth of him The prynces of the londe toke he with him also that the londe might be holden in subieccion and not to rebelle but kepe the couenaunt and fulfill it But he fell from him sent his Embassitours in to Egipte that he might haue horses moch people Shulde that prospere Shulde he be kepte safe that doth soch thinges Or shulde he escape that breaketh his couenaunt As truly as I lyue saieth the LORDE God He shal dye at Babilon in y e place where the kinge dwelleth that made him kinge whose ooth he hath despised and whose couenaunt he hat broken Nether shall Pharao with his greate hoost and multitude of people maynteyne him in the warre when they cast vp diches and set vp bulworkes to destroye moch people For seinge he hath despysed the ooth and broken the couenaunt where as he yet gaue his honde thervpon and done all these thinges he shall not escape Therfore thus saieth the LORDE God As truly as I lyue I will bringe myne ooth that he hath despysed and my couenaunt that he hath broken vpon his owne heade I wil cast my net aboute him and catch him in my yarne To Babilon will I cary him there will I punysh him because of the greate offence that he made me As for those y t fle from him out of y e hoost they shal be slayne with the swearde The residue shal be scatred towarde all the wyndes and ye shal knowe that I the LORDE haue spoken it Thus saieth the LORDE God I will also take a braunch from an hie Cedre tre and will set it and take the vppermost twygge that yet is but tendre and plante it vpon an hie hill Namely vpon the hie hill of Sion will I plante it that it maye bringe forth twygges and geue frute and be a greate Cedre tre so that all maner of foules maye byde in it and make their nestes vnder the shadowe of his braunches And all the trees of the felde shall knowe that I the LORDE haue brought downe the hie tre and set the lowe tre vp that I haue dryed vp the grene tre and made the drye tre to florish Euen I the LORDE y t spake it haue also brought it to passe The XVIII Chapter THe worde of the LORDE came vnto me on this maner what meane ye by this comon prouerbe that ye vse in the londe of Israel sayenge The fathers haue eaten soure grapes and the childrēs teth are set on edge As truly as I lyue saieth y e LORDE God ye shal vse this by worde nomore in Israel Beholde all soules are myne Like as the father is myne so is y e sonne myne also The soule that synneth shal dye Yf a man be godly and do the thinge that is equall right he eateth not vpon the hilles he lifteth not his eyes vp to the Idols of Israel he defyleth not his neghbours wife he medleth w t no menstruous woman he greueth no body he geueth his detter his pledge agayne he taketh none other mans good by violēce he parteth his mete with the hongrie he clotheth the naked he lendeth
broken downe for the corne shal be destroied O what a sighinge make the catell the bullockes are very euel likynge because they haue no pasture and the shepe are fameszshed awaye O LORDE to the will I crie for the fyre hath consumed the goodly pastures of the wyldernesse and the flame hath brent vp all the trees of the felde Yee the wylde beestes crie also vnto the for the water ryuers are dryed vp and the fyre hath consumed the pastures of the wyldernesse The II. Chapter BLowe out y e trompet in Sion crie vpō my holy hill y t all soch as dwel in the londe maye trēble at it for y e daie of the LORDE commeth is harde at honde a darcke daye a gloomynge daye a cloudy daye yee a stormy daye like as the mornynge spredeth out vpō the hilles Namely a great mightie people soch as haue not bene sens y e begynnynge nether shal be after them for euermore Before him shal be a consumynge fyre behynde him a burnynge flame The londe shal be as a garden of pleasure before him but behinde him shal it be a very waist wildernesse there is no man that shal escape him They are to loke vpon like bayrded horses runne like horse men They skyppe vp vpon y e hilles as it were the sounde of charettes as the flame of fyre that consumeth the strawe and as a mightie people redy to the batell The folke shal be afrayed of him all faces shal be as blacke as a pot These shal rūne like giauntes leape ouer the walles like men of warre Euery mā in his goinge shal kepe his araie not go out of his Path. There shal not one dryue another but ech shal kepe his owne waye They shal breake in at the wyndowes not be hurte They shal come into the cite runne vpon the walles They shal clymme vp vpon the houses slyppe in at the wyndowes like a thefe The earth shal quake before him yee the heauens shal be moued the Sonne Moone shal be darckened and the starres shal withdrawe their shyne The LORDE shal shewe his voyce before his hoost for his hoost is greate stronge mightie to fulfill his commaundement This is y e greate and maruelous fearfull daye of the LORDE And who is able to abyde it Now therfore saieth the LORDE Turne you vnto me with all youre hertes with fastinge wepynge and mournynge rente youre hertes not youre clothes Turne you vnto the LORDE youre God for he is gracious mercifull longe sufferynge of greate compassion redy to pardone wickednes Then no doute he also shal turne forgeue after his chastenynge he shall let youre increase remayne for meat drynck offerynges vn to the LORDE youre God Blowe out with the trōpet in Sion proclame a fastynge call the congregacion gather the people together warne the congregacion gather the elders bringe the children suclynges together Let y e brydegrome go forth of his chābre the bryde out of her closet Let the prestes serue the LORDE betwixte the porch y e aulter wepinge sayenge be fauourable o LORDE be fauourable vnto thy people let not thine heretage be brought to soch confucion lest the Heithen be lordes therof Wherfore shulde they saye amonge the Heithen where is now their God Then shal the LORDE be gelous ouer his londe spare his people yee y e LORDE shal answere saye vnto his people Beholde I wil sende you corne wyne oyle so that ye shal haue plenty of them I wil nomore geue you ouer to be a reprofe amonge the Heithen Agayne as for him of the north I shal dryue him farre from you shute him out in to a drye and waist londe his face towarde the east see and his hynder partes towarde the vttemost see The stynke of him shall go vp and his fylthy corrupcion shal fall vpon himself because he hath dealte so proudly Feare not o londe but be glad and reioyse for the LORDE wil do greate thinges Be not ye afrayed nether o ye beastes of the felde for the pastures shal be grene and the trees shal beare their frute the fygetrees vinyardes shal geue their increase Be glad then o ye children of Sion and reioyse in the LORDE youre God for he hath geuen you the teacher of rightuousnes he it is y t shal sende you downe shuwers of rayne early and late in the first moneth so that y e garners shal be full of corne and the presses plenteous in wyne and oyle And as for the yeares that y e greszshopper locuste blasstinge caterpiller my greate hoost which I sent amonge you haue eaten vp I shal restore them to you agayne so that ye shal haue ynough to eate and be satisfied and prayse the name of the LORDE youre God that so maruelously hath dealte with you And my people shall neuer be confounded eny more Ye shall well knowe that I am in the myddest of Israel and that I am youre God yee and that there is none other and my people shall nomore be brought to confucion After this will I poure out my sprete vpon all flesh yo r sonnes yo r doughters shal prophecy yo r olde mē shal dreame dreames youre yonge men shal se visions Yee in those dayes I will poure out my sprete vpon seruauntes and maydens I will shewe wonders in heauen aboue and tokēs in the earth beneth bloude and fyre and the vapoure off smoke The Sonne shal be turned in to darcknesse y e Moone in to bloude before y e greate notable daye off the LORDE come And the tyme shal come y t who so euer calleth on the name of the LORDE shal be saued For vpon the mount Sion at Ierusalem there shal be a saluacion like as the LORDE hath promised yee amonge the other remnaunt whom the LORDE shall call The III. Chapter FOr take hede In those dayes at y e same tyme when I turne agayne the captyuite of Iuda Ierusalē I shal gather all people together brynge thē in to the valley of Iosaphat and there wil I reason with thē because of my people heretage of Israel whō they haue scatred aboute in the nacions parted my lōde yee they haue cast lottes for my people the yonge mē haue they set in the brodel house solde the Damsels for wyne y t they might haue to drīke Thou Tirus and Sidō and all ye borders of the Philistynes what haue ye to do with me Will ye defye me well yf ye will nedes defye me I shall recōpence you euen vpon youre heade y t right shortly for ye haue takē awaye my syluer golde my fayre goodly Iewels brought them in to youre gods houses The children also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto the Grekes that ye
destruccion vpon the mightie people bryngeth downe the stronge holde but they owe him euel will y t reproueth them openly and who so telleth thē the playne treuth they abhorre him For so moch thē as ye oppresse y e poore and robbe him of his best sustenaunce therfore whereas ye haue buylded houses off square stone ye shall not dwell in them Maruelōs pleasaunt vynyardes shall ye plante but the wyne of thē shal ye not drynke and why as for the multitude of youre wickednesses and youre stoute synnes I knowe them right well Enemies are ye off the rightuous ye take rewardes ye oppresse the poore in iudgment Therfore the wyse must now be fayne to holde his tūge so wicked a tyme is it Seke after the thinge that is good not euell so shall ye lyue yee the LORDE God off hoostes shal be with you acordinge to youre owne desyre Hate the euell and loue the good set vp right agayne in the porte no doute the LORDE God of hoostes shall be mercifull vnto the remnaunt of Ioseph Yff no sayeth the LORDE God the God of hoostes there shal be mourninge in all stretes yee they shal saye ī euery strete alas alas They shall call the housbonde man to lamentaciō and soch as can mourne to mournynge In all vynyardes there shal be heuynesse for I will come amonge you sayeth the LORDE Wo be vnto them that desyre the daye off y e LORDE Wherfore wolde ye haue it As for that daye of the LORDE it shal be darcke ād not cleare Yee like as when a mā rūneth frō a lyon and a Beer meteth with him or whē he commeth into the house and leeneth his honde vpon the wall a serpent byteth him ▪ Shall not the daye of the LORDE be darcke and not cleare shal it not be cloudy and no shyne in it I hate and abhorre youre holy dayes ād where as ye cense me when ye come together I will not accepte it And though ye offre me brentofferinges and meatofferinges yet haue I no pleasure therin As for youre fat thankofferynges I wil not loke vpon them Awaye with that noyse of thy songes I wil not heare thy playes of musick but se that equyte flowe as the water and rightuousnesse as a mightie streame O ye house of Israel gaue ye me offeringes and sacrifices those xl yeares longe in the wyldernesse Yet haue ye set vp tabernacles to youre Moloch and ymages of youre Idols Yee ād the starre of youre god Rempha figures which ye made to worshipe them Therfore wil I cause you be caried awaye beyonde Damascus sayeth the LORDE whose name is the God off hoostes The VI. Chapter WO be to the proude welthy in Siō to soch as thinke thē so sure vpon y e mount of Samaria which holde them selues for the best of the worlde and rule the house of Israel euē as they list Go vnto Calne and se and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cite and so go downe to Gath of the Philistines be they better at ease then these kyngdomes or the border of the ir londe wyder then yours Ye are taken out for the euel daye euen ye that syt in the stole of wylfulnesse Ye that lye vpon beddes off yuery and vse youre wantonnesse vpon youre couches ye that eate the best lambes of y e flocke and the fattest calues off the droaue ye that synge to the lute and in playenge off instrumentes compare youre selues vnto Dauid ye that drynke wyne out of goblettes anoynte youreselues with the best oyle but no man is sory for Ioseps hurte Therfore now shall ye be the first of them that shal be led awaye captyue and the lusty chere of the wylfull shall come to an ende The LORDE God hath sworne euen by himself sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes I hate the pryde of Iacob and I abhorre his palaces and I wil geue ouer the cite w t all that is therin so that though there remayne ten men in one house they shal dye So their nexte kynszfolckes and the deed buriers shall take them and cary awaye their bones and saye vnto him that is in the ynnermer house is there yet eny mo by y e And he shal answere they are all gone holde thy tunge shall he saye for they wolde not remembre the name of the LORDE Beholde the LORDE is mynded to smyte the greate houses so that they shall decaye ād the litle houses that they shall cleue a sunder Who can runne with horses or plowe w t oxen vpon the harde rockes off stone For why ye haue turned true iudgment in to bytternesse and the frute of rightuousnesse in to wormwod Yee euen ye that reioyse in vayne thynges ye that saye haue not we optayned hornes in oure owne strength Well take hede o ye house off Israel sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes I will brynge a people vpō you which shall trouble you from the waye that goeth towarde Hemath vnto the broke in the medowe The VII Chapter THe LORDE God shewed me soch a vision beholde there stode one that made greszshoppers euen when the corne was shutynge forth after the kynge had clipte his shepe Now when they vndertoke to eate vp all the grene thinges in y e lōde I sayde O LORDE God be mercifull I beseke the who shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe So the LORDE was gracious therin and the LORDE sayde well it shall not be Agayne y e LORDE shewed me this vision beholde the LORDE God called the fyre to punysh withall and it deuoured the greate depe yee it consumed a parte allredy Then sayde I O LORDE God holde thy ne honde for who shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe So the LORDE was merciful therin and the LORDE God sayde well it shal not be Morouer he shewed me this vision beholde the LORDE stode vpon a plastered wall a masons trowell in his hōde And the LORDE sayde vnto me Amos what seist thou I answered a masons trowell Then sayde the LORDE beholde I will laye the trowell amōge my people of Israel and will nomore ouersee them but the hye hilchapels off Isaac must be layed waist and the churches off Israel made desolate and as for the house of Ieroboam I will stonde vp agaynst it with the swerde Vpon this sent Amasias the prest to Bethel vnto Ieroboam the kinge of Israel sayenge Amos maketh the house off Israel to rebell agaynst the the londe cā not awaye with his wordes For Amos sayeth Ieroboam shall dye with the swerde and Israel shall be led awaye captyue out of their owne londe And Amasias sayde vnto Amos Get the hence thou that cāst se so well and fle in to the londe of Iuda get the there thy lyuynge and prophecy there and prophecy nomore at Bethel for it is the kynges chapel and the kynges courte Amos answered and
that dwell at Lachis which is an occasion of y e synne of y e doughter of Sion for in the came vp the wickednesses of Israel Yee she sent hir coursers in to the londe of Geth The houses of lies will disceaue the kynges of Israel And as for the o thou that dwellest at Morassa I shal brynge a possessioner vpon the ād the plage of Israel shal reach vnto Odolla Make the balde and shaue the because of thy tender children Make the cleane balde as an Aegle for they shal be caried awaye captyue from the. The II. Chapter WO vnto them that ymagyn to do harme and deuyse vngraciousnesse vpon their beddes to perfourme it in y e cleare daye for their power is agaynst God When they covet to haue londe they take it by violence they robbe men off their houses Thus they oppresse a mā for his house euery man for his heretage Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE Beholde agaynst this housholde haue I deuysed a plage wherout ye shal not plucke youre neckes Ye shal nomore go so proudly for it will be a perlous tyme In that daye shall this terme be vsed and a mournynge shal be made ouer you on this maner We be vtterly desolate the porcion off my people is translated Whan wil he parte vnto vs the londe that he hath taken from vs Neuerthelesse there shal be noman to deuyde the thy porcion in the congregacion off the LORDE Tush holde youre tunge saye they It shall not fall vpon this people we shall not come so to confucion sayeth the house off Iacob Is the sprete off the LORDE so clene awaye or is he so mynded Treuth it is my wordes are frendly vnto them that lyue right but my people doth the contrary therfore must I take parte agaynst them for they take awaye both cote and cloke from the symple Ye haue turned youre selues to fight the women off my people haue ye shot out frō their good houses and taken awaye my excellent giftes from their children Vp get you hence for here shall ye haue no rest Because off their Idolatry they are corrupte and shall myserably perish Yff I were a fleshly felowe and a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they might syt bebbinge and bollynge and be droncken O that were a prophet for this people But I will gather the in dede o Iacob and dryue the remnaunt off Israel all together I shall cary them one with another as a flocke in the folde and as the catell in their stalles that they maye be disquieted of other men Who so breaketh the gappe he shall go before They shall breake vp the porte and go in and out at it Their kynge shall go before them and the LORDE shal be vpon the heade of them The III. Chapter HEare o ye heades of the house of Iacob and ye leders of the house of Israel Shulde not ye knowe what were laufull and right But ye hate the good and loue the euell ye plucke of mens skynnes and the flesh from their bones Ye eate the flesh of my people ād flay of their skynne ye breake their bones ye choppe them in peces as it were in to a cauldron ād as flesh into a pot Now the tyme shall come that when they call vnto the LORDE he shall not heare them but hyde his face from them because that thorow their owne ymaginaciōs they haue dealte so wickedly And as concernynge the prophetes that disceaue my people thus the LORDE sayeth agaynst them When they haue eny thinge to byte vpon then they preach that all shal be well but yf a man put not some thinge in to their mouthes they preach of warre agaynst him Therfore youre vision shal be turned to night youre prophecyenge to darcknesse The Sonne shall go downe ouer those prophetes the daye shal be darcke vnto them Then shall the vision seers be ashamed y e sayth sayers confounded yee they shal be fayne all the packe of thē to stoppe their mouthes for they haue not Gods worde As for me I am full of strength of y e sprete of y e LORDE full of iudgment boldnesse to shewe the house of Iacob their wickednesse the house of Israel their synne O heare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob and ye iudges of the house off Israel ye that abhorre the thinge that is laufull and wraist asyde the thinge that is straight Ye that buylde vp Sion with bloude and Ierusalem with doynge wronge O ye iudges ye geue sentence for giftes O ye preastes ye teach for lucre O ye prophetes ye prophecy for money Yet wil they be takē as those that holde vpon God and saye Is not the LORDE amonge vs Tush there can no misfortune happen vs. Therfore shal Sion for youre sakes be plowed like a felde Ierusalē shall become an heape of stones and the hill of y e temple shal be turned to an hye wodde The IIII. Chapter BVt in the latter dayes it wil come to passe that the hill off the LORDES house shal be set vp hyer thē eny moūtaynes or hilles Yee the people shall preese vnto it and the multitude off the Gentiles shal haist them thither sayēge Come let vs go vp to the hill of the LORDE to the house of the God of Iacob that he maye teach vs his waye and that we maye walke in his pathes For the lawe shall come out off Sion ād the worde of God from Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the multitude off the Heithen and refourme the people off farre coūtrees so that of their swerdes they shal make plowshares and sythes off their speares One people shall not lift vp a swerde agaynst another yee they shall nomore lerne to fight but euery man shal syt vnder his vinyarde and vnder his fyge tre and no man to fraye him awaye for the mouth off y e LORDE of hoostes hath spoken it Therfore where as all people haue walked euery man in y e name of his owne god we will walke in the name of oure God for euer and euer At the same tyme sayeth the LORDE will I gather vp the lame and the outcastes and soch as I haue chastened and will geue yssue vnto the lame and make of y e outcastes a greate people and the LORDE himself shal be their kynge vpon the mount Sion frō this tyme forth for euermore And vnto the O thou tower of Eder thou stronge holde off the doughter Sion vnto the shal it come euē the first lordshipe and kyngdome of the doughter Ierusalē Why thē art thou now so heuy is there no kynge in the are thy councelers awaye that thou art so payned as a woman in hir trauayle And now o thou doughter Sion be sory let it greue the as a wife laboringe with childe for now must thou get the out off the cite and dwell vpon the playne
clothinge In the same daye also wil I vyset all those that treade ouer the thresholde so proudly which fyll their lordes house w t robbery and falsede At y e same tyme saieth the LORDE there shall be herde a greate crie from the fyshporte and an howlinge from y e other porte and a greate murthur from the hilles Howle ye that dwel in the myll for all the marchaunt people are gone and all they that were laden with syluer are roted out At the same tyme wil I seke thorow Ierusalem with lanternes and vyset them that contynue in their dregges and saye in their hertes Tush the LORDE wil do nether good ner euell Their goodes shal be spoyled and their houses layed waist They shall buylde houses and not dwel in them they shal plante vynyardes but not drynke the wyne therof For the greate daye of the LORDE is at honde it is harde by commeth on a pace Horrible is y e tydinges of the LORDES daye then shall the giaunte crie out for that daye is a daye of wrath a daye of trouble heuynesse a daye of vtter destruccion mysery a darcke glomynge daye a cloudy stormy daye a daye of the noyse of trompettes and shawmes agaynst the stronge cities and hie towres I wil bringe y e people into soch vexacion that they shal go aboute like blinde meÌ„ because they haue synned agaynst the LORDE Their bloude shal be shed as the dust their bodies as the myre Nether their syluer ner their golde shal be able to delyuer theÌ„ in that wrothfull daye of the LORDE but the whole londe shal be coÌ„sumed thorow the fyre of his gelousy for he shall soone make clene ryddaunce of all them that dwell in the londe The II. Chapter COme together and gather you O ye frauwerde people or y e thinge go forth that is concluded or the tyme be passed awaye as the dust or the fearfull wrath of the LORDE come vpon you yee or the daye of the LORDES sore displeasure come vpon you Seke the LORDE all yee meke harted vpon earth ye that worke after his iudgmeÌ„t seke rightuousnesse seke lowlynesse that ye maye be defended in the wrothfull daye of y e LORDE For Gaza shal be destroyed Ascalon shall be layed waist They shal cast out Aszdod at the noone daye and Accaron shal be pluckte vp by the rotes Wo vnto you y t dwel vpon the see coost ye murthurous people the worde of y e LORDE shal come vpon you O Canaan thou londe of the Philistynes I wil destroye the so that there shal no man dwel in the eny more as for the see coost it shal be hyrdmens cotages shepe foldes yee it shal be a porcion for soch as remayne of the house of Iuda to fede ther vpon In y e houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night for the LORDE their God shal vyset theÌ„ turne awaye their captyuite I haue herde the despite of Moab the blasphemies of the children of Ammon how they haue shamefully intreated my people and magnified them selues within the borders of their londe Therfore as truly as I lyue saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel Moab shal be as Sodome Ammon as Gomorra euen drie thorne hedges salt pittes and a perpetuall wyldernes The residue of my folke shall spoyle them the remnaunt of my people shall haue them in possession This shal happen vnto them for their pryde because they haue dealte so shamefully with the LORDE of hoostes people and magnified them selues aboue them The LORDE shall be grymme vpon them and destroye all the goddes in the londe And all the Iles of the Heithen shal worshipe him euery man in his place Ye MoriaÌ„s also shal perish with my swerde Yee he shall stretch out his honde ouer the north and destroye Assur As for Niniue he shal make it desolate drye and waist The flockes and all the beastes of the people shall lye in the myddest of it pellicanes and storckes shall abyde in the vpper postes of it foules shal synge in the wyndowes and rauens shal syt vpon the balckes for the bordes of Cedre shal be ryueÌ„ downe This is the proude and carelesse cite that sayde in hir herte I am and there is els none O how is she made so waist y t the beestes lye therin Who so goeth by mocketh her and poynteth at her with his fynger The III. Chapter WO to the abhominable fylthie and cruel cite which wil not heare ner be refourmed Hir trust is not in the LORDE nether wil she holde her to hir God Hir rulers within her are as roaringe lyons hir iudges are as wolues in the euenynge which leaue nothinge behynde them till the morow Hir prophetes are light personnes and vn faithfull men hir prestes vnhalowe the Sanctuary and do wronge vnder the pretence of the lawe But the iust LORDE that doth no vnright was amonge them euery mornynge shewinge them his lawe clearly and ceassed not But the vngodly will not lerne to be aszshamed Therfore wil I rote out this people and destroye their towres yee and make their stretes so voyde that no man shall go therin Their cities shall be brokeÌ„ downe so that no body shal be left ner dwel there eny more I sayde vnto them O feare me and be coÌ„tent to be refourmed That their dwellinge shulde not be destroyed and that there shulde happen vnto them none of these thinges wherwith I shal vyset theÌ„ But neuertheles they stonde vp early to folowe the filthynes of their owne ymaginacions Therfore ye shal waite vpon me saieth the LORDE vntil the tyme that I stonde vp for I am determed to gather the people and to bringe the kingdomes together that I maye poure out myne anger yee all my wrothfull displeasure vpon them For all the worlde shal be consumed with the fyre of my gelousy And then wil I clense the lippes of the people that they 〈◊〉 euerychone call vpon the name of the LORDE and serue him with one shâ—lder Soâ—â— as I haue subdued and my children also whom I haue scatred abrode shal brynge me presentes beyonde the waters of Ethiopia In that tyme shalt thou nomore 〈◊〉 founded because of all thy ymaginacionâ— wher thorow thou haddest offended me for I wil take awaye the proude boosters of thine honoure from the so that thou shalt no more tryumphe because of my holy hâ—ll In the also wil I leaue a smal poore symple people which shal trust in the name of the LORDE The remnaunt of Israel shal do no wickednes ner speakelyes nether shal there eny disceatful tunge be founde in their mouthes For they shal be fed and take their rest and no man shal make them afrayed Geue thâ—â—kes o doughter SioÌ„ be ioyful o Israel reioyce be glad from thy whole herte o doughter Ierusalem for the LORDE hath taken awaye thy punyshment and turned
backe thine enemies The kinge of Israel euen the LORDE himself is with the so that 〈…〉 nomore to feare eny myszfortune In that tyme it shall be sayed to Ierusaâ—lem feare not and to Sion let not thine hâ—ndes be slacke for the LORDE thy God is with the it is he that hath power to saue he hath a special pleasure in the and a maruelous loue towarde the yee he reioyseth ouer the 〈◊〉 gladnesse Soch as haue bene in heuynâ—sse wil I gather together and take out of thy congregacion as for the shame and 〈◊〉 that hath bene layed vpon the it shal be fâ—â—re from the. And lo in y t tyme wil I destroyâ— all those that vexe the I wil helpe the 〈◊〉 and gather vp the cast a waye yee I wil get them honoure and prayse in all loÌ„des where they haue bene put to shame At y e same tyme wil I bringe you in and at the same tyme wil I gather you I wil get you a name and a good reporte amonge all people of the earth when I turne backe youre captiuyte before youre eyes saieth the LORDE The ende of the prophet Sophony The Prophet Aggeus What Aggeus conteyneth Chap. I. He exorteth the people to buylde vp the teÌ„ple and reproueth theiâ— loÌ„ge tarieÌ„ge Chap. II. He geueth the rulers a corage Of the ornameÌ„tes and glory of the seconde temple wherby is vnderstoÌ„de the church of the faith full The first Chapter In the seconde yeare of kynge Darius in the vj. moneth the first daye of the moneth came the worde of the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus vnto Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel y e prynce of Iuda and to Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the â—ye prest sayenge Thus speaketh the LORDE of hoostes and saieth This people doth saye The tyme is not yet come to buylde vp the LORDES house Then spake the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus sayed Ye yo r selues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses and shal this house lye waist Considre now youre owne wayes in youre hertes saieth y e LORDE of hoostes ye sowe moch but ye bringe litle in Ye eate but ye haue not ynough ye drinke but ye are not fylled ye decke youre selues but ye are not warme he y t earneth eny wage putteth it in a broken purse Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes CoÌ„sidre youre owne wayes in youre hertes get you vp to the mountayne fetch wod buylde vp to the house that it maye be acceptable vnto me and that I maye shewe myne honoure saieth the LORDE Ye loked for moch and lo it is come to litle though ye brynge it home yet do I blowe it awaye And why so saieth the LORDE of hoostes EueÌ„ because that my house lyeth so waist and ye renne euery man vnto his owne house Wherfore the heauen is forbyddeÌ„ to geue you eny dew and the earth is forbydden to geue you encrease I haue called for a drouth both vpoÌ„ the londe vpon the mountaynes vpon corne vpon wyne vpon oyle vpon euery thinge that the grounde bryngeth forth vpon men and vpon catell yee and vpon all handy laboure Now when Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest with the remnaunt of the people herde the voyce of the LORDE their God the wordes of the prophet Aggeus like as the LORDE their God had sent him the people dyd feare the LORDE Then Aggeus the LORDES angel sayed in the LORDES message vnto the people I am w t you saieth the LORDE So the LORDE waked vp the sprete of Zorobabel the prynce of Iuda and the sprete of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest and the sprete of the remnaunt of all the people y t they came laboured in the house of the LORDE of hoostes their God The II. Chaptyr VPon the xxiiâ—j daye of the sixte moneth in the secoÌ„de yeare of kinge Darius the xxi daye of the seuenth moneth came the worde of the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus sayenge speake to Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel prynce of Iuda and to Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest and to the residue of y e people saye Who is left amoÌ„ge you that sawe this house in hir first beuty But what thinke ye now by it Is it not in youre eyes eueÌ„ as though it were nothinge Neuerthelesse be of good chere o Zorobabel saieth the LORDE be of good conforte o Iesua thou sonne of Iosedec hye prest take good hartes vnto you also all ye people of the londe saieth the LORDE of hoostes and do acordinge to the worde for I am with you saieth the LORDE of hoostes like as I agreed with you when ye came out of the londe of Egypte my sprete shal be amonge you feare ye not For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Yet once more will I shake heaueÌ„ and earth the see and the drye loÌ„de Yee I will moue all Heithen the comforte of all Heithen shall come so wil I fyll this house with honoure saieth the LORDE of hoostes The syluer is myne the golde is myne saieth the LORDE of hoostes Thus y e glory of the last house shal be greater theÌ„ the first saieth the LORDE of hoostes in this place wil I geue peace saieth the LORDE of hoostes The xxiiij daye of the ix moneth in these conde yeare of kinge Darius came the worde of the LORDE vnto the prophet Aggeus sayenge Thus saieth y e LORDE God of hoostes Axe the prestes concernynge the lawe saye Yf one beare holy flesh in his cote lappe with his lappe do touch the bred potage wyne oyle or eny other meate shall he be holy also The prestes answered saide No. Then sayde Aggeus Now yf one beynge defyled with a deed carcase touch eny of the se shall it also be vnclene The prestes gaue answere sayed yee it shall be vnclene TheÌ„ Aggeus answered and sayde Euen so is this people this nacion before me saieth y e LORDE and so are all the workes of their hoÌ„des yee and all that they offre is vnclene And now I praye you coÌ„sidre from this daye forth and how it hath gone with you afore or euer there was layed one stone vpoÌ„ another in the temple of the LORDE that when ye came to a corne heape of xx busshels there were scarceten and that when ye came to the wyne presse for to poure out L. pottes of wyne there were scarce xx For I smote you with heate blastinge hale stones in all the labours of youre hondes yet was there none of you that wolde turne vnto me saieth the LORDE Considre then from this daye forth and afore namely from the xxiiij daye of the ix moneth vnto the daye that the foundacion of the LORDES temple was layed Marck it well Is not the sede yet in the barne haue not the vynes the fygetrees
the pomgranates and olyue trees bene yet vnfrutefull but frō this daye forth I shal make them to prospere Morouer the xxiiij daye of the moneth came the worde of the LORDE vnto Aggeus agayne sayenge Speake to Zorobabel the prynce of Iuda and saye I will shake both heauen and earth and ouerthrowe the seate of the kingdomes yee destroye the mightie kingdome of the Heithē I wil ouerthrowe the charettes and those that syt vpon them so that both horse and man shal fall downe euery man thorow his neghbours swerde And as for the o Zorobabel saieth the LORDE of hoostes thou sonne of Salathiel my seruaunt I wil take the saieth the LORDE at the same tyme and make the as a seale◠for I haue chosen the saieth the LORDE of hoostes The ende of the prophet Aggeus The Prophet Zachary What Zachary conteyneth Chap. I. He exorteth the people not to be disobedient to the voyce of God as their forefathers were but to conuerte and he sheweth them ioyfull thinges in visions Chap. II. Visions signifienge the delyueraunce out of the captiuyte of Babilon and the redempcion in Christ. Chap. III. A vision in Iesua signifienge the LORDE Iesus oure hye prest Chap. IIII. Another vision wherin Zorobabel is conforted with his litle nombre of people The right mystery herof belongeth vnto Chap. V. The wrath of God for the Christ ▪ synnes of the people Chap. VI. A vision wherin is declared the almighty power of God which geueth peace or warre at his pleasure Chap. VII What the true fast is namely to kepe iudgment and iustice a man to do good to his neghboure to defende the widdowe and the fatherlesse to do no man wronge c. Chap. VIII Cause of all the wrath of God yet yf men wil turne he is mercifull Chap. IX The ioyfull callinge of the Heithē Chap. X. Thorow corporal promises the prophet ledeth men vnto the promises that are fulfilled in Christ and threateneth punyshment vnto the false prophetes and shepherdes Chap. XI Of secrete mysteries and of the destrucciō of the secōde temple God is a good shepherde Chap. XII The punyshment which the LORDE deuysed for Israel Chap XIII Of welles and clensynge which belonge to the tyme of Christ. Chap. XIIII The plage of the Iewes The takynge vp of Ierusalem the church of God The first Chapter IN the eight moneth of the secōde yeare of kinge Darius came the worde of the LORDE vnto Zachary the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophet sayenge The LORDE hath bene sore displeased at youre forefathers And saye thou vnto them thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Turne you vnto me saieth the LORDE of hoostes and I wil turne me vnto you saieth the LORDE of hoostes Be not ye like youre forefathers vnto whom the prophetes cried afore tyme sayēge Thus saieth the LORDE God of hoostes Turne you from youre euell wayes from youre wicked ymaginacions But they wolde not heare ner regarde me saieth the LORDE What is now become of youre forefathers and the prophetes are they yet still alyue But dyd not my wordes statutes which I cōmaunded by my seruauntes y t prophetes touch yo r forefathers Vpō this they gaue answere sayde like as y e LORDE of hoostes deuysed to do vnto vs acordinge to o r owne wayes ymaginacions euen so hath he dealte with vs. Vpon the xxiiij daye of the xj moneth which is the moneth Sebat in the seconde yeare of Darius came the worde of the LORDE vnto Zachary the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophete sayenge I sawe by night and lo there sat one vpon a reade horse and stode still amonge the Myrte trees that were beneth vpon the grounde and behynde him were there reade spreckled and whyte horses Then sayde I O my LORDE what are these And the angel that talked with me sayed vnto me I will shewe the what these be And the man that stode amōge the Myrte trees answered sayde These are they whom the LORDE hath sent to go thorow the worlde And they answered the angel of the LORDE that stode amonge the Myrte trees and sayde We haue gone thorow the worlde and beholde all the worlde dwell at case and are carelesse Then the LORDES angel gaue answere and sayde O LORDE of hoostes how longe wilt thou be vnmercifull to Ierusalē and to the cities of Iuda with whom thou hast bene displeased now these lxx yeares So the LORDE gaue a louynge and a confortable answere vnto the angel that talked with me And the angel that commoned with me sayde vnto me Crie thou and speake thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes I am exceadynge gelous ouer Ierusalem and Sion and sore displeased at the carelesse Heithen for where as I was but a litle angrie they dyd their best that I might destroye them Therfore thus saieth the LORDE I wil turne me agayne in mercy towarde Ierusalem so that my house shal be buylded in it saieth the LORDE of hoostes yee and the plommet shal be layed abrode in Ierusalem saieth the LORDE of hoostes Crie also and speake thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes My cities shall be in good prosperite agayne the LORDE shall yet conforte Sion and chose Ierusalem Then lift I vp myne eyes and sawe and beholde foure hornes And I sayde vnto the angel that talked with me what be these he answered me These are y e hornes which haue scatred Iuda Israel and Ierusalem abrode And y e LORDE shewed me iiij carpenters Then sayde I what wil these do He answered sayde Those are the hornes which haue so strowed Iuda abrode that no man durst lift vp his heade But these are come to fraye them awaye and to cast out y e hornes of the Gentiles which lift vp their horne ouer the londe of Iuda to scatre it abrode The II. Chapter I Lift vp myne eyes agayne loked and beholde a man with a measure lyne in his honde Then saide I whether goest thou And he sayde vnto me To measure Ierusalem that I maye se how longe and how brode it is And beholde the angel that talked w t me wente his waye forth Then wēte there out another angel to mete him sayde vnto him Runne speake to this yongeman saye Ierusalem shal be inhabited without eny wal for y e very multitude of people catell y t shal be therin Yee I myself saieth the LORDE wil be vnto her a wall of fyre rounde aboute wil be honoured in her O get you forth O fle from the londe of y e north saieth the LORDE ye whom I haue scatred in to the foure wyndes vnder heauē saieth the LORDE Saue thy self o Sion thou that dwellest with y e doughter of Babilon for thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes With a glorious power hath he sent me out to the Heithē which spoyled you for who so toucheth you shal touche the aple of his
owne eye Beholde I will lift vp myne honde ouer them so that they shal be spoyled of those which afore serued them ye shal knowe that the LORDE of hoostes hath sent me Be glad reioyce o doughter of Sion for lo I am come to dwell in the myddest of the saieth the LORDE At the same tyme there shal many Heithen cleue to the LORDE shal be my people Thus wil I dwel in the myddest of the thou shalt knowe that the LORDE of hoostes hath sent me vnto the. The LORDE shall haue Iuda in possession for his parte in the holy grounde shal chose Ierusalem yet agayne Let all flesh be still before the LORDE for he is rysen out of his holy place The III. Chapter ANd he shewed me Iesua y e hye prest stondinge before the angel of the LORDE and Satan stode at his right honde to resiste him And the LORDE sayde vnto Satan The LORDE reproue the thou Satan yee the LORDE that hath chosen Ierusalem reproue the. Is not this a brande takē out of the fyre Now Iesua was clothed in vnclene rayment and stode before the angel which answered sayde vnto those y t stode before him take awaye y e foule clothes from him And vnto him he sayde Beholde I haue takē awaye thy synne from the wil decke the with chaunge of raymēt He sayde morouer set a fayre myter vpon his heade So they set a fayre myter vpon his heade put on clothes vpon him and the angel of y e LORDE stode there Then the angel of the LORDE testified vnto Iesua spake thus sayeth the LORDE of hoostes Yf thou wilt walke in my wayes kepe my watch thou shalt rule my house kepe my courtes I wil geue the place amōge these that stonde here Heare o Iesua thou hye prest thou thy frendes that dwell before the for they are wōderous people Beholde I will bringe forth the braunch of my seruaunt for lo the stone that I haue layed before Iesua vpon one stone shal be vij eyes Beholde I will hewe him out saieth the LORDE of hoostes and take awaye the synne of that londe in one daye Then shall euery man call for his neghboure vnder the vyne vnder y e fygetre saieth the LORDE of hoostes The IIII. Chap. ANd y e angel that talked with me came agayne waked me vp as a man that is raysed out of his slepe sayde vnto me What seist thou And I sayde I haue loked and beholde a candelsticke all of golde with a boll vpon it his vij lampes therin vpon euery lampe vij stalkes And ij olyue trees therby one vpon the right syde of the boll the other vpon the left syde So I answered spake to the angel y t talked with me sayenge O my lorde what are these The angel that talked with me answered sayde vnto me knowest thou not what these be And I sayde No my lorde He answered sayde vnto me This is the worde of the LORDE vnto Zorobabel sayenge Nether thorow an hoost of men ner thorow strēgth but thorow my sprete saieth y e LORDE of hoostes What art thou thou greate mountayne before Zorobabel thou must be made eauen And he shal bringe vp the first stone so that men shall crie vnto him good lucke good lucke Morouer the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge The hondes of Zorobabel haue layed y e foundacion of this house his hondes also shal fynishe it that ye maye knowe how that the LORDE of hoostes hath sent me vnto you For he that hath bene despysed a litle season shal reioyce whē he seyth the tynne weight in Zorobabels honde The vij eyes are the LORDES which go thorow the hole worlde Then answered I sayde vnto him What are these two olyue trees vpon the right and left syde of the candilsticke I spake morouer sayde vnto him what be these ij olyue braunches which thorow y e two golden pipes emptie them selues in to the golde He answered me sayde knowest thou not what these be And I sayde No my lorde Then sayde he These are the two olyue braunches that stonde before the ruler of the whole earth The V. Chapter SO I turned me liftynge vp myne eyes loked beholde a flyenge boke And he sayde vnto me what seist thou I answered I se a flyenge boke of xx cubites longe x. cubites brode Then sayde he vnto me This is the curse y t goeth forth ouer the whole earth For all theues shal be iudged after this boke all swearers shal be iudged acordinge to the same I wil bringe it forth saieth the LORDE of hoostes so y t it shal come to the house of the thefe to the house of him that falsely sweareth by my name shal remayne in his house cōsume it with the tymbre stones therof Thē the angel that talked with me wente forth sayde vnto me lift vp thine eyes se what this is y t goeth forth And I sayde what is it He answered this is a measure goinge out He sayde morouer Euen thus are they y t dwell vpon the whole earth to loke vpon And beholde there was lift vp a talent of leade lo a woman sat in the myddest of the measure And he sayde This is vngodlynesse So he cast her in to the myddest of the measure threwe y e lompe of leade vp in to an hole Then lift I vp myne eyes loked beholde there came out ij women the wynde was in their wynges for they had wynges like the wynges of a Storke they lif◠vp the measure betwixte the earth the heauen Then spake I to the angel y t talked w t me whyther wil these beare the measure And he sayde vnto me in to the londe of Synear to buylde them an house which when it is prepared the measure shall be set there in his place The VI. Chapter MOrouer I turned me liftynge vp myne eyes loked beholde there came iiij charettes out frō betwixte two hilles which hilles were of brasse In the first charet were reade horse In the secōde charet were blacke horse In y e thirde charet were whyte horse In y e fourth charet were horses of dyuerse colours stronge Then spake I and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me O lorde what are these ▪ The angel answered sayde vnto me These are the iiij wyndes of the heauen which be come forth to stōde before the ruler of all y e earth That with the blacke horse wente in to the londe of the north the whyte folowed thē and the sprekled horses wente forth towarde the south These horses were very stronge wente out and sought to go and take their iourney ouer the whole earth And he sayde get you hence and go thorow the worlde So they wēte thorow out the
worlde Then cried he vpon me and spake vnto me sayenge Beholde these that go towarde y e north shal still my wrath in the north countre And the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge Take of the presoners that are come from Babilon namely Heldai Tobias and Idaia come thou the same daye and go in to the house of Iosias the sonne of Sophony Then take golde and syluer and make crownes therof and set them vpon the heade of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hie prest and speake vnto him Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Beholde the man whose name is the braunch he that shall springe vp after him shal buylde vp the temple of the LORDE yee euen he shall buylde vp the temple of the LORDE He shal beare the prayse he shall syt vpon the LORDES trone and haue the dominacion A prest shall he be also vpon his trone a peaceable councell shal be betwixte them both And the crownes shal be in the temple of the LORDE for a remembraunce vnto Helem Tobias Idaia and Hen the sonne of Sophony And soch as be farre of shal come and buylde the temple of the LORDE that ye maye knowe how that the LORDE of hoostes hath sent me vnto you And this shal come to passe yf ye wil herken diligently vnto the voyce of the LORDE youre God The VII Chapter IT happened also in the fourth yeare of kynge Darius that the worde of the LORDE came vnto Zachary in the fourth daye of the ix moneth which is calleth Casleâ— what tyme as Sarasar and Rogomelech and the men that were with them sent vnto Bethel for to praye before y e LORDE and that they shulde saye vnto the prestes which were in the house of the LORDE of hoostes and to the prophetes Shulde I wepe in the fyfte moneth and absteyne as I haue done now certayne yeares Then came the worde of the LORDE of hoostes vnto me sayenge Speake vnto all the people of the londe and to the prestes and saye when ye fasted and mourned in the v vij moneth now this lxx yeares dyd ye fast vnto me When ye ate also and dronke dyd ye not eate and drinke for youre owne selues Are not these the wordes which the LORDE spake by his prophetes afore tyme when Ierusalem was yet inhabited and welthy she and the cities rounde aboute her when there dwelt meÌ„ both towarde the south and in the playne countrees And the worde of the LORDE came vnto Zachary sayenge Thus saieth y e LORDE of hoostes Execute true iudgment shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse euery man to his brother Do the wyddowe the fatherlesse the straunger and poore no wronge and let no man ymagen euell agaynst his brother in his hert Neuertheles they wolde not take hede but turned their backes and stopped their eares that they shulde not heare yee they made their hertes as an Adamant stone lest they shulde heare the lawe wordes which the LORDE of hoostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the LORDE of hoostes was very wroth at them And thus is it come to passe that like as he spake and they wolde not heare euen so they cried and I wolde not heare saieth the LORDE of hoostes but scatered them amonge all Gentiles whom they knewe not Thus the londe was made so desolate y t there traualed no man in it nether to ner fro for that pleasaunt londe was vtterly layed waist The VIII Chapter SO the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes I was in a greate gelousy ouer Sion yee I haue bene very gelous ouer her in a greate displeasure thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes I wil turne me agayne vnto Sion and wil dwel in the myddest of Ierusalem so that Ierusalem shal be called a faithfull and true cite the hill of the LORDE of hoostes yee an holy hill Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes There shall yet olde men and women dwel agayne in the stretes of Ierusalem yee and soch as go with staues in their hondes for very age The stretes of the cite also shal be full of yonge boyes and damselles playnge vpon the stretes Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes yf the residue of this people thynke it to be vnpossible in these dayes shulde it therfore be vnpossible in my sight sayeth the LORDE of hoostes Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes Beholde I wil delyuer my people from the londe of the east and west and wil brynge them agayne that they maye dwel at Ierusalem They shal be my people and I will be their God in trenth and rightuousnesse Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes let youre hondes be stronge ye that now heare these wordes by the mouth of the prophetes which be in these dayes that the foundacion is layed vpon the LORDE of hoostes house that the temple maye be buylded For why before these dayes nether men ner catel coude wynne eny thinge nether might eny man come in and out in rest for trouble but I let euery man go agaynst his neghboure Neuerthelesse I wil now intreate the residue of this people nomore as afore tyme saieth the LORDE of hoostes but they shal be a sede of peace The vynyarde shal geue hir frute the grounde shal geue hir increase and the heauens shal geue their dew and I shal cause the remnaunt of this people to haue all these in possession And it shall come to passe that like as ye were a curse amonge the Heithen O ye house of Iuda and ye house of Israel Euen so wil I delyuer you that ye shal be a blessynge feare not but let youre hoÌ„des be stronge For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes like as I deuysed to punysh you what tyme as youre fathers prouoked me vnto wrath sayeth the LORDE of hoostes and spared not Euen so am I determed now in these dayes for to do wel vnto the house of Iuda and Ierusalem therfore feare ye not Now the thinges that ye shal do are these Speake euery man the treuth vnto his neghboure execute iudgment truly and peaceably within youre portes none of you ymagyn euell in his hert agaynst his neghboure and loue no false oothes for all these are the thinges that I hate sayeth the LORDE And the worde of the LORDE of hoostes came vnto me sayenge thus sayeth the LORDE of hoostes The fast of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifth the fast of the seuenth and the fast of the tenth shal be ioye and gladnesse prosperous hye feastes vnto the house of Iuda Only loue the treuth and peace Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes There shall yet come people and the inhabiters of many cities and they that dwell in one cite shal go to another sayenge â–ª Vp let vs go and praye before the LORDE â—â—t vs seke the LORDE of hoostes I wil go with you
and with him ij C. and l. men Of the sonnes of Zachnes Iechonias Zecholi and with him ij C. and l. men Of the sonnes of Salamaasias Gotholie and lxx with him Of the sonnes of Zaphacia Zarias Miheli and with him lxxx Of the sonnes of Iob Abdias Ieheli and with him ij C. and xij men Of the sonnes of Bania Salimoth the sonne of Iosaphia and with him an C. and lx men Of the sonnes of Beer Zachary Bebei and with him ij C. and viij men Of the sonnes of Esead Iohannes Ezechan and with him Cx. men Of the sonnes of Adonicā those that were the last and these are their names Eliphalam y e sonne of Gebel and Semeias with him lxx men All these called I together by the water Thia where we pitched oure tentes thre dayes and there I mustered them As for the sonnes of the prestes and Leuites I founde none there Then sent I vnto Eleazar Eccelom and Masman Malobam and Enaathan and Samea and Ioribimathan Eunagan Zachary Mosollamū these were the leders and men of experiēce I sent them worde that they shulde come vnto Loddeus which was by the place of the treasury commaunded them that they shulde speake vnto Loddeus and to his brethren to those that were in the treasury to sende vs soch mē as might execute the prestes office in the house of the LORDE oure God And w t the mightie hāde of oure LORDE God they brought vnto vs mē of good experience from amōge the sonnes of Moolius the sonne of Leui y e sonne of Israel Sebebeiam the sonnes his brethrē Aszbin Anim of whom there were xviij From amōge the children of the sonnes of Cananeus their sonnes were xx men And of them y t serued in the temple whom Dauid had ordeyned and the pryncipall men that ministred for the worke vnto the Leuites in the temple ij C. and xx men whose names are all tokened vp in wrytinge Then commaunded I a fastynge vnto y e yonge men before the LORDE y t I might desyre of him a prosperous iourney a good waye for vs yee for vs for oure children and for the catell because of the layenges awayte I durst not require of the kynge men of horse of fote to conveye vs safely agaynst oure enemies for we had sayde vnto the kynge that y e power of the LORDE oure God shulde be with them that seke him w t their whole hert And therfore we besought God oure LORDE earnestly because of these thinges and he was mercifull vnto vs and herde oure prayer And I separated from amonge y e rulers of the people from y e prestes of y e temple xij men Sebeia Asania ten men of their brethren with them And I weied thē the golde the syluer all y e prestly ornamētes of the house of o r God which the kynge his coūcell his prynces whole Israel had geuē And whan I had weyed it I gaue thē an Cl. talētes in syluer an C. talentes of syluer vessell an C. talentes of golde of goldē vessell seuē tymes twentie and vessels of other metall yee of good metall xij glisteringe as the golde saide vnto thē ye also are holy vnto the LORDE the vessels are holy the golde the syluer is promised vnto the LORDE the God of o r fathers Be diligent now kepe it vntill the tyme y t ye delyuer it to the rulers of the people to y t prestes to the Leuites to y e pryncipall mē of the cities of Israel in Ierusalem in the chambre of the house of oure God So y e prestes the Leuites which receaued of me the golde the syluer the vessell brought it to Ierusalē in to the tēple of the LORDE And from Thia we brake vp the xij daye of the first moneth tyll we came to Ierusalē And whan the thirde daye was past the weyed golde syluer was delyuered in y e house of the LORDE the fourth daye vnto Marimoth the sonne of Ior the prest w t him was Eleazar y e sonne of Phineas and with thē were Iosabdus y e sonne of Iesnet Medias the sonne of Banus certayne of the Leuites to the nombre to the waighte the waight of them was writtē vp the same tyme. As for those that were come out of captiuyte they offred sacrifice vnto the LORDE the God of Israel euē xij oxen for all Israel lxxxvj rammes lxxij shepe xij goates for synne xij kyne for a thankofferinge all to the sacrifice of the LORDE And y e kinges cōmission delyuered they vnto y e stewardes and debytes of the kynge and to the vndershreues in Celosyria and Phenices Now whan these thinges were done the rulers came vnto me and sayde The generacion of Israel the prynces y e prestes and Leuites the straunge people and indwellers of the londe haue not put awaye their vnclennesse from the Cananites Hethites Pheresites from the Moabites Egipcians Edomites For both they and their sonnes haue mengled them selues with the daughters of them the holy sede is mixte with the outlandish Heithen sens the begynnynge of their raigne haue the rulers and heades bene partakers of their wickednesse As soone as I had herde these thinges immediatly I rent my holy garmentes and pulled out y e hayre of my heade my beerd sat me downe soroufull heuy So all they that were moued thorow the worde of the God of Israel came vnto me and I sat still full of heuines vntill the euenynge sacrifice Then stode I vp frō fastinge hauynge rente clothes the holy garmēt kneled downe vpon my knees helde out my hādes vnto y e LORDE sayde O LORDE I am confounded ashamed before thy face for oure synnes are become many vpon oure heades o r wickednesses are exalted vnto the heauē for sens y e tyme of o r fathers we are in greate sinne vnto this daye And for the synnes of vs o r fathers we w t oure brethren w t oure prestes haue bene deliuered vnto the kinges of the earth in to the swerde in to captiuite became a spoyle with confucion shame vnto this daie And now O LORDE God how greate is the mercy y t we haue gottē of the in y t thou hast left vs a rote a name in the place of thy Sanctuary to discouer oure light in the house of y e LORDE o r God geuē vs meate at all tymes of o r ministracion And whan we were in captiuyte we were not forsaken of the LORDE oure God but he made the kynges of Persia gracious fauourable vnto vs so y t they gaue vs vytayles meate yee leue to buylde vp the tēple of oure LORDE God agayne to repayre the waisted places of Sion and to dwell in Iewry Ierusalem And now O LORDE what
geuē of y e LORDE God of Israel So Eszdras the hie prest brought the lawe vnto the whole multitude to man and woman to all prestes y t they might heare the lawe in the new moone of the seuenth moneth And he red in y e floore y t is before y e holy porte of y e tēple from the mornynge early vntill the euenynge before men wemen And they applied their mynde all vnto the lawe And Eszdras the prest reder of y e lawe stode vp vpon a scaffolde of wodd which was made therfore vpon his right hande there stode by him Mathathias Samus Ananias Azarias Vrias Ozechias Balsamus Vpon his lefte hāde stode Faldeus Misael Malachias Abuschas Sabus Nabadias Zachary Then toke Eszdras y e boke before the whole multitude for he was y e pryncipall and had in most hono r of thē all And whā he had red out y e lawe they stode all straight vp vpon their fete So Eszdras praysed the LORDE the most hye God the Allmightie God of hoostes And all y e people answered Amen helde vp their hādes fell downe flat vpon the earth praysed y e LORDE Iesus Beneas Sarebias Iaddimus Accubus Sabbatheus Calithes Azarias Ioradus Ananias Philias the Leuites which taught the lawe of the LORDE red the lawe of the LORDE in the cōgregacion euery man sett those before y t vnderstode the lawe Then spake Atharathes vnto Eszdras the hye prest reder to the Leuites y t taught the multitude sayenge This daye is holy vnto the LORDE all they y t had herde the lawe wepte ▪ So Eszdras sayde Departe yo r waye then eate the best drynke the swetest sende giftes vnto them y t haue nothinge for this daye is holy vnto the LORDE and be not ye sory Then wente they their waye euerychone ate and dronke and were mery sent rewardes vnto thē y t had nothinge y t they also might eate with gladnesse for they were exceadingly reioysed thorow the wordes that were red vnto them in the lawe And so they were all gathered together at Ierusalem to holde the feast acordinge to the couenaunt of y e LORDE God of Israel The ende of the thirde boke of Eszdras The IIII boke of Eszdras What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. God reproueth the people for their vnthankfulnes and rehearseth vnto them his owne louynge mercy that he maye bringe thē agayne yf they wyl not amende he wil chose another people Chap. II. The Synagoge cōplayneth vpō hir children ▪ The callynge of the Heithen Chap. III. Eszdras sheweth of the excellent workes of God done vnto the people and hath a frendly contencion with God because he suffreth the Babilonians to haue the dominion ouer them where as they yet are sinners also Chap. IIII. The angel rebuketh Eszdras for takinge in hāde to seke out the grounde of Gods iudgment and instructeth him with fayre symilitudes Chap. V. A communicaciō of Eszdras and the angel together Chap. VI. The angel enfourmeth Eszdras and answereth him to his questions Chap. VII The angel sheweth Eszdras many secrete matters and thinges for to come Chap. VIII Eszdras prayeth for the people that God wyll rather loke vpon his owne louynge mercy and the godlynes of few thē vpon the wycked synnes of many Chap. IX Tokens of the tyme and punyshment for to come Visions are shewed vnto Eszdras Chap. X. A communicacion betwixte Eszdras and the woman that appeared vnto him Chap. XI XII.XIII Of certayne visions and the interpretacions therof Chap. XIIII God appeareth vnto Eszdras in the bush talketh with him and cōmaundeth him what he shal doo Chap. XV. God sheweth Eszdras the punyshmēt that he wyl sende vpon the synfull people and commaundeth him to tell them the same Chap. XVI Punyshment vpon the Heithen and how the people of God shal behaue them selues therin The first Chapter THe seconde boke of y e prophet Eszdras y e sonne of Saraias the sonne of Azarias y e sonne of Helchia y e sonne of Sallū the sonne of Sadoc the sonne of Achitob the sonne of Amerias the sonne of Azarias the sonne of Maraioth the sonne of Sarahias the sonne of Vzi the sonne of Boccus the sonne of Abisu the sonne of Phineas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron of the trybe of Leui which was presoner in the lande of the Meedes in the raigne of Artaxerses kynge of Persia. And the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge Go thy waye shew my people their synfull dedes their children their wickednesses which they haue done against me that they maye tell their childers childrē the same for the synnes of their fathers are increased in them And why they haue forgotten me haue offred vnto straunge goddes Am not I euen he that brought them out of the lande of Egipte from the house of bondage But they haue prouoked me vnto wrath despysed my councels Pull thou out then the hayre of thy heade and cast all euell ouer them for they haue not bene obedient vnto my lawe It is a people without lernynge nourtoure How longe shal I forbeare them vnto whom I haue done so moch good Many kynges haue I destroyed for their sakes Pharao w t his seruaūtes and all his power haue I smytten downe and slayne All y e nacions haue I destroyed and roted out before them and in y e east haue I brought two landes and people to naught euen Tyre Sydon and haue slayne all their enemies Speake thou therfore vnto them sayenge Thus sayeth the LORDE I led you thorow the see and haue geuen you sure stretes sence the begynnynge I gaue you Moses to be youre captayne and Aaron to be the prest I gaue you light in a piler of fyre greate wōders haue I done amōge you yet haue ye forgotten me sayeth the LORDE Thus sayeth the allmightie LORDE I gaue you quales to eate and tentes for youre sucoure Neuertheles ye murmured and ascrybed not y e victory of youre enemies vnto my name yee this same daie do ye yet murmoure Where are the benefites that I haue done for you Whan ye were hongrie in the wildernes dyd ye not crie vnto me Why hast thou brought vs in to this wildernes to kill vs It had bene better for vs to haue serued y e Egipcians then to dye in this wildernesse Thē had I pitie vpon youre mourninges and gaue you Manna to eate Ye ate angels foode Whā ye were thyrstie dyd not I hew y e hardstone caused water ynough to flowe thereout For the heate I couered you with y e leaues of the trees A good pleasaunt fatt londe gaue I you I cast out the Cananites the Pheresites and Philistynes before you What shal I do more for you saieth the LORDE Thus sayeth the Allmightie LORDE Whan ye were in the wildernes in the water of the Amorites beynge a
you euerlastinge rest for he is nye at hande that shal come in the ende of the worlde Be ready to the rewarde of the kyngdome for the euerlastinge light shall shyne vpon you for euermore Fle the shadowe of this worlde receaue the ioyfulnes of youre glory I testifie my sauioure openly O receaue the gift y t is geuen you and be glad geuynge thankes vnto him that hath called you to the heauenly kyngdome Aryse vp and stonde fast beholde the nombre of those that be sealed in the feast of the LORDE which are departed from the shadowe of the worlde and haue receaued glorious garmeÌ„tes of the LORDE Take thy nombre O Sion and shutt vp thy purified which haue fulfilled the lawe of the LORDE The nombre of thy children whom thou longedest for is fulfilled beseke the power of the LORDE that thy people which haue bene called from the begynnynge maye be halowed I Eszdras sawe vpon the mount Sion a greate people whom I coude not nombre they all praysed the LORDE with songes of thankesgeuynge And in the myddest of theÌ„ there was a yonge maÌ„ of an hye stature mâ—re excellent then all they and vpon euery one of their heades he sett a crowne and was euer hygher and hygher which I marueled at greatly So I axed y e angell sayde Syr what are these He answered and sayde vnto me These be they that haue put of the mortall clothinge and put on the immortall and haue testified knowleged the name of God Now are they crowned and receaue the rewarde Then sayde I vnto the angell what yonge personne is it that crowneth them geueth them the palmes in their handes So he answered and sayde vnto me It is y e sonne of God whom they haue knowleged in the worlde Then beganne I greatly to commende them that stode so stifly for the name of the LORDE And so the angell sayde vnto me Go thy waye and tell my people what maner of thinges and how greate wonders of the LORDE thy God thou hast senâ— The III. Chapter IN the thirtie yeare of the fall of the cite I was at Babilon laye troubled vpoÌ„ my bed my thoughtes came vp ouer my hert for I sawe y e desolacion of Sion the plenteous wealth of them y t dwelt at Babilon my sprete was sore moued so that I begaÌ„ne to speake fearfull wordes to the most hyest and sayde O LORDE LORDE thou spakest at the begynnynge whan thou plantedst y e earth and that thy self alone and gauest commaundement vnto y e people and a body vnto Adam which was a creature of thy handes and hast brethed in him the breth of life and so he lyued before the and thou leddest him in to paradyse which gardeÌ„ of pleasure thy right hande had planted or euer the earth was made And vnto him thou gauest commaundemeÌ„t to loue y e waye which he transgressed immediatly thou appoyntedest death in him and in his generacions Of him came nacions trybes people kynreddes out of nombre And euery people walked after their owne wil and dyd nyce thinges before the and as for thy commaundementes they despysed them But in processe of tyme thou broughtest the water floude vpon those that dwelt in the worlde and destroydest them And like as the death was in Adam so was the water floude also in these Neuertheles one of them thou leftest namely Noe with his housholde of whom come all righteous meÌ„ And it happened that whan they y t dwelt vpon the earth beganne to multiplie and had gotten many children and were a greate people they beganne to be more vngodly then the first Now whan they all lyued so wickedly before the thou didest chose the a man from amonge them whose name was Abram Him thou louedest and vnto him only thou shewdest thy wyll and maydest an euerlastinge couenaunt with him promisinge him that thou woldest neuer forsake his sede And vnto him thou gauest Isaac vnto Isaac also thou gauest Iacob and Esau. As for Iacob thou didest chose him and put backe Esau. And so Iacob became a greate multitude And it happened that whaÌ„ thou leddest his sede out of Egipte thou broughtest theÌ„ vp to the mount Sion bowinge downe the heauens settinge fast the earth mouynge the grounde makynge the depthes to shake and troublynge the worlde And thy glory wente thorow foure portes of fyre and earth quakes and wyndes and colde that thou mightest geue the lawe vnto the sede of Iacob and diligence vnto the generacioÌ„ of Israel And yet tokest thou not awaye from theÌ„ that wicked hert that thy lawe might brynge forth frute in them For the first Adam bare a wicked hert transgressed and was ouercome and so be all they y t are borne of him Thus remayned weaknes with the lawe in the hert of the people with the wickednesse of the rote so that the good departed awaye and the euell abode still So the tymes passed awaye and the yeares were brought to an ende Then didest thou rayse the vp a seruaunt called Dauid whom thou commaundedst to buylde a cite vnto thy name and to offre vp incense and sacrifice vnto the therin This was done now many yeares Then the inhabiters of the cite forsoke the and in all thinges dyd eueÌ„ as Adam and all his generacions had done for they also had a wicked hert And so thou gauest thy cite ouer in to the handes of thine enemies Are they of Babilon then better and more righteous then thy people y t they shal therfore haue the domynion of Sion For whan I came there and sawe their vngodlynes and so greate wickednesse that it coude not be noÌ„bred yee whan my soule sawe so many euell doers in y e xxx yeare my hert fayled me for I sawe how thou suffrest them in soch vngodlynes and sparest y e wicked doers but thine owne people hast thou roted out and preserued thine enemies this hast thou not shewed me I can not perceaue how this happeneth Do they of Babilon then better then they of Sion Or is there eny other people y t knoweth the sauynge the people of Israel Or what generacion hath so beleued y e couenauÌ„tes as Iacob And yet their rewarde appeareth not and their labo hath no frute For I haue gone here and there thorow the HeitheÌ„ I se y t they be rych wealthy thynke not vpon y e commaundementes Weye thou therfore oure wickednesse now in y e balaunce and theirs also that dwell in the worlde and so shal thy name be nowhere founde but in Israel Or where is there a people vpon earth y t hath not synned before the Or what people hath so kepte thy commaundementes Thou shalt fynde that Israel by name hath kepte thy preceptes but not the other people and Heithen The IIII. Chapter ANd the angell that was sent vnto me whose name was Vriel gaue me answere and sayde Thy
that tyme hath kepte himself They that be fallen in to harme are soch as haue workes saith vnto the Most mightie Knowe this therfore that they which be left behynde are more blessed then they that be deed This is the meanynge of the vision Where as thou sawest a man commynge vp from the depe of the see y e same is he whom God the Hyest hath kepte a greate season which by his owne self shall delyuer his creature he shal ordre theÌ„ that are left behynde And where as thou sawest y t out of his mouth there came a blast of wynde fyre storme how y t he lift vp nether swerde ner weapen but y t the ruszshinge in of him destroyed the whole multitude y t came to fight agaynst him it signifieth that the dayes come whan God wyll delyuer theÌ„ y t are vpon earth in a traunce of mynde shall he come vpon theÌ„ y t dwell in the earth And one shal vndertake to fight agaynst another one cite agaynst another one place agaynst another one people agaynst another one realme agaynst another Whan this commeth to passe then shal the tokens come that I shewed the before and theÌ„ shal my sonne be declared whoÌ„ thou sawest clymme vp as a maÌ„ And whan all y e people heare his voyce euery man shal in their owne loÌ„de leaue the battayll y t they haue one agaynst another and an innumerable multitude shall be gathered together as they that be willinge to come and to ouer come him by fightinge But he shal stoÌ„de vpon the toppe of the mount Sion Neuertheles Sion shall come shall be shewed beynge prepared buylded for all men like as thou sawest the hill grauen forth without eny haÌ„des But my sonne shal rebuke the people y t are come for their wickednes with the tempest and for their euell ymaginacions and their paynes wherwith they shal be punyshed are lickened vnto the flamme and with out eny laboure shal he destroye them euen by the lawe which is coÌ„pared vnto the fyre And where as thou sawest that he gathered another peaceable people vnto hiÌ„ those are the ten trybes which were caried awaye presoners out of their owne londe in the tyme of Oseas the kynge whom Salmanasar the kinge of Assiria toke presoner and caried them ouer y e water and so came they in to another londe But they gaue them this councell y t they shulde leaue the multitude of the HeitheÌ„ and to go forth in to a farther countre where neuer mankynde dwelt that they might there kepe their statutes which they neuer kepte in their owne lande And so they entred in at the narow passages of the water of Euphrates and God shewed tokens for theÌ„ and helde styll the floude tyll they were passed ouer for thorow that countre there was a greate waye namely of a yeare and an half iourney for the same region is called Asareth Then dwelt they there vnto the latter tyme and when they come forth agayne y e Hyest shall holde styll the sprynges of the streame agayne that they maye go thorow therfore sawest thou the multitude with peace And they that be left behynde of thy people are those that be founde within my border Now whan he destroyeth the multitude that is gathered together he shal defeÌ„de his people that remayne and then shal he shew them greate wonders Then sayde I O LORDE LORDE shew me this wherfore haue I sene the man commynge vp from the depe of the see And he sayde vnto me Like as thou caÌ„st nether seke out ner knowe these thinges that are in the depe of the see euen so maiest thou not se my sonne or those that be with him but in the tyme of the daye This is the interpretacion of the dreame which thou sawest therfore thou onely art here lightened for thou hast forsaken thine owne lawe and applied thy diligence vnto myne and sought it Thy life hast thou ordred in wyszdome and hast called vnderstondinge thy mother and therfore haue I shewed the y e treasure of the Hyest After thre dayes I wil shew the more and talke with the at more large yee heuy and wonderous thinges wyl I declare vnto the. Then wente I forth in to y e felde geuynge prayse and thankes greatly vnto God because of his wonders which he dyd in tyme and because he gouerneth the same and soch 〈◊〉 is in tyme and there I satt thre dayes The XIIII Chapter VPon the thirde daye I satt vnder an oke tre then came there a voyce vnto me out of the bush sayde Eszdras Eszdras And I sayde here I am LORDE and stode vp vpon my fete TheÌ„ spake he vnto me In the bush dyd I appeare vnto Moses talked w t him whaÌ„ my people serued in Egipte and I sent him and led my people out of Egipte brought him vpoÌ„ y e mount Sion where I helde him by me a longe season and tolde him my wonderous workes and shewed him y e secretes of the tymes and the ende and commaunded him sayeÌ„ge These wordes shalt thou declare not hyde theÌ„ And now I saye vnto the that thou laye vp in thine hert the dreames that thou hast sene and the interpretacions which I haue shewed the for thou shalt be receaued of all thou shal be turned and remayne w t my councell and with soch as be like the vntyll y e tymes be ended For the worlde hath lost his youth and the tymes begynne to waxe olde For the tyme is deuyded in to twolue partes and ten partes of it are gone all ready and half of the tenth parte yet remayneth there that which is after y e half of y e tenth parte Therfore prepare and ordre thy house and refourme thy people comforte soch of thou as be in trouble and tell now of the destruccion let go from the mortall thoughtes cast awaye the burthens of man put of the weake nature laye vp in some place y e thoughtes that are most heuy vnto the and haist the to flyt from these tymes for soch euell wickednesse as thou hast now sene happeÌ„ shal they do yet moch worse For the weaker that the worlde and the tyme is the more shal 〈…〉 wickednesse increase in them that dwell vpoÌ„ earth For the trueth is fled farre awaye lesynge is hard at hande For now haâ—â—teth the vision to come that thou hast sene Then answered I and sayde Beholde LORDE I wyl go as thou hast commaunded me and refourme the people which are present But they y t shal be borne afterwarde who wyl exhorte or rebuke theÌ„ Thus the worlde is set in darcknes and they y t dwel therin are without light for thy lawe is kyndled becâ—use no man knoweth the thinges that are done of the or that shal be done Yf I haue fouÌ„de grace before the sende the holy goost in to me and I shall wryte all that hath bene done
thine herte vpon them For dreames haue disceaued many a mā and they fayled that put their truste therin The lawe shal be fulfilled without lyes wyszdome is sufficient to a faithfull mouth A wyse man y t is well instructe vnderstonstondeth moch he y t hath good experiēce can talke of wyszdome He y t hath no experiēce knoweth litle he y t erreth causeth moch wickednes Whan I was yet in erroure I lerned moch also yee I was so lerned that I coude not expresse it all and came oft in parell of death therouer tyll I was delyuered from it Now I se that they which feare God haue the right sprete for their hope stōdeth in him that can helpe thē Who so feareth the LORDE stōdeth in awe of no man and is not afrayed for the LORDE is his hope and comforte Blessed is the soule of him y t feareth the LORDE In whō putteth he his trust who is his strēgth For the eyes of the LORDE haue respecte vnto them that loue him He is their mightie proteccion strōge grounde A defence for the heate a refuge for the hote noone daye a sucore for stomblynge an helpe for fallynge He setteth vp the soule and lighteneth y e eyes He geueth health life and blessynge He that geueth an offeringe of vnrighteous good his offerynge is refused and the scornefull dealinges of the vnrighteous please not God God hath no delyte in the offerynges of y e vngodly nether maye synne be reconcyled in the multitude of oblacions Who so bryngeth an offerynge out of y e goodes of y e poore doth euē as one y t kylleth y e sonne before y e fathers eyes The bred of the nedefull is the life of the poore he y t defraudeth him therof is a man of bloude Who so robbeth his neghbo r of his lyuinge doth as greate synne as though he slew him to death He that defraudeth y e laborer of his hyre is a bloude shedder Whā one buyldeth and another breaketh downe what profit haue they then but laboure Whan one prayeth another curseth whose voyce wyl the LORDE heare He that washeth himself because of a deed body then toucheth the deed agayne what doth his waszshinge So is it with a man that fasteth for his synnes and doth them agayne who wil heare his prayer Or what doth his fastynge helpe him The XXXV Chapter WHo so kepeth the lawe bryngeth offerynges ynough He that holdeth fast the commaundement offreth the right health offrynge He y t is thankfull recompenseth offreth fyne floure Who so is mercifull geueth allmes y t is the right thank offrynge God hath pleasure whā one departeth frō synne to forsake vnrighteousnes recōcileth vs w t him Thou shalt not appeare emptye before y e LORDE for all soch is done because of y e cōmaundemēt The offeringe of y e righteous maketh y e aulter fatt a swete smell is it before y e Hyest The offerynge of the righteous is acceptable vnto God shal neuer be forgottē Geue God his hono with a chearfull eye kepe not backe the firstlinges of y e handes In all thy giftes shew a mery countenaunce halowe thy tithes vnto God w t gladnes Geue vnto God acordinge as he hath enriched prospered their loke what thine hande is able y t geue w t a chearfull eye for the LORDE recompenseth geueth y e seuē tymes as moch againe Geue no vnrighteous giftes for soch wil not he receaue Bewarre of wrongeous offeringes for y e LORDE is a righteous iudge regardeth no mans personne He accepteth not the personne of the poore but he heareth y e prayer of y e oppressed He despyseth not y e desyre of y e fatherles ner y e wyddow whan she poureth out hir prayer before him Doth not God se y e teares y t renne downe y e chekes of the wyddow Or heareth he not the complaynte ouer soch as make her to wep◠▪ Who so serueth God after his pleasure shal be accepted his prayer reacheth vnto the cloudes The prayer of him y t humbleth himself goeth thorow y e cloudes tyll she come nye She wyl not be comforted ner go hir waye tyll y e hyest God haue respecte vnto her geue true sentēce perfourme y e iudgmēt And y e LORDE wil not be slack in cōmynge ner tary longe tyll he haue smyttē in sonder y e backes of y e vnmercyfull auenged himself of y e Heithen tyll he haue takē awaye y e multitude of y e cruell brokē the cepter of the vnrighteous tyll he geue euery man after his workes rewarde them as they haue deserued tyll he haue delyuered his people mayntened their cause reioysed them in his mercy O how fayre a thinge is mercy in the tyme of anguysh trouble It is like a cloude of rayne y t cōmeth in y e tyme of a drouth The XXXVI Chapter HAue mercy vpon vs O LORDE thou God of all thinges Haue respecte vnto vs shew vs the light of thy mercies sende y e feare amōge y e Heithē straūgers which seke not after the y t they maye knowe how y t there is no God but thou and y t they maye shew thy wonderous workes Lift vp thine hande ouer the outlādish Heithen y t they maye lerne to knowe thy might power Like as thou art halowed in vs before them so brynge to passe y t thou mayest be magnified also in them before vs y t they maye knowe the like as we knowe the. For there is none other God but onely thou O LORDE Renue the tokens chaunge the wonderous workes Shewe thine hāde and thy right arme gloriously Rayse thy indignacion poure out thy wrath Take awaye the aduersary smyte the enemye Make y e tyme shorte remembre thy couenaunt that y e wonderous workes maye be praysed Let the wrath of the fyre consume them that lyue so careles and let them perish that do y e people hurte Smyte in sonder the heade of the prynces that be oure enemies and saye there is none other but we Gather all y e trybes of Iacob together againe y t they maie knowe how y t there is none other God but onely thou y t they maie shew thy wonderous workes and be thy people heretage like as from the begynninge O LORDE haue mercy vpon the people y t hath y e name vpō Israel whom thou hast lickened to a first borne sonne O be merciful vnto Ierusalē the cite of thy Sanctuary y e cite of thy rest Fyll Sion with thy vnspeakeable vertues y i people w t thy glory Geue wytnes vnto y e creature whom thou maydest from the begynnynge and rayse vp the prophecies y t haue bene shewed in thy name Rewarde them y t wayte for the y t thy prophetes maye be founde faithfull O LORDE heare the prayer
yet are ye in no wyse able sufficiently to prayse him Who hath sene him that he might tell vs Who can magnifie him so greatly as he is For there are hyd yet greater thinges thē these be as for vs we haue sene but few of his workes For the LORDE hath made all thinges and geuen wyszdome to soch as feare God The XLIIII Chapter A commendacion of the olde vertuous fathers LEt vs commende the noble famous men and the generacion of oure foreelders and fathers Many more glorious actes hath the LORDE done and shewed his greate power euer sens y e begynnynge The noble famous men raigned in their kyngdomes and bare excellent rule In their wyszdome and vnderstondinge they folowed the councell shewed in the prophecies They led the folke thorow the councell and wyszdome of the scrybes of the people Wyse sentences are founde in their instruccion They sought the swetenes and melody of Musick and brought forth the pleasaunt songes in scripture They were riche also coude comforte and pacifie those that dwelt with them All these were very noble and honorable men in their generacions and were well reported of in their tymes These haue left a name behynde them so that their prayse shal allwaye be spokē of Afterwarde there were some whose remembraunce is gone They came to naught and perished as though they had neuer bene and became as though they had neuer bene borne yee their children also with them Neuertheles these are louynge men whose righteousnes shal neuer be forgotten but contynue by their posterite Their children are an holy good heretage Their sede endured fast in y e couenaunt For their sakes shal their childrē sede contynue for euer their prayse shal neuer be put downe Their bodies are buried in peace but their name lyueth for euermore The people can speake of their wyszdome the congregacion can talke of their prayse Enoch walked right acceptably before the LORDE therfore was he trāslated for an example of amendemēt to y e generacions Noe was a stedfast righteous man in the tyme of wrath he became a recōcylinge Therfore was he left a remnaunt vnto the earth whan the floude came An euerlastinge couenaunt was made w t him that all flesh shulde perishe nomore with y e water Abraham was a greate father of many people in glory was there none like vnto him He kepte the lawe of the Hyest came in to a couenaunt with him He set the couenaunt in his flesh and whan he was tempted he was founde faithfull Therfore swore God vnto him with an ooth that he wolde blesse all people in his sede that he wolde multiplie and increase him as the dust of the earth and to exalte his sede as the starres yee and that his sede shulde haue y e possession and inheretaunce of the londe from see to see and from the ryuer vnto y e borders of the londe With Isaac dyd he stablish y e same couenaūt for Abrahā his fathers sake Yee y t gracious blessynge and health of all men and couenaunt dyd he stablysh with Isaac and made it to rest vpon the heade of Iacob He knew him in that he prospered him so well and richely and gaue him an heretage and sundered his porcion by it self and parted it amonge the twolue trybes Mercifull men brought he out of him which founde fauo r before all flesh The XLV Chapter MOses beloued of God and mē whose remembraunce is in hye prayse him hath the LORDE made like in the glory of the sayntes and magnified him so that the enemies stode in awe of him thorow his wordes he dyd greate wonders He made him greate in the sight of kynges gaue him commaundement before his people and shewed him his glorious power He stablyshed him with faithfulnes and mekenes and chose him out of all men For he herde his voyce and led him in the darcke cloude and there he gaue him the commaundementes yee the lawe of life and wyszdome that he might teach Iacob the couenaunt and Israel his lawes He chose Aaron his brother also out of y e trybe of Leui exalted him made him soch like An euerlastinge couenaunt made he w t him and gaue him the presthode in the people He made him glorious in bewtifull araye and clothed him with the garment of honoure He put perfecte ioye vpō him and gyrded him with strength He deckte him with syde clothes and a tunycle with an ouerbody cote also and gyrdle Rounde aboute made he him belles of golde and that many that whan he wente in the sounde might be herde that they might make a noyse in the Sanctuary and geue the people warnynge The holy garment was wrought broderd with golde yalow sylke and purple And in the brestlappe there was a goodly worke wherin was fastened light and perfectnesse Vpon y e same also there was a worke fastened and set with costly precious stones all bounde with golde and this he brought in his mynistracion The stones also were fastened for a remembraunce after the twolue trybes of Israel Vpon his mytre there was a plate of pure golde a grauen ymage of holynes a famous and noble worke garnished and pleasaunt to loke vpon Before him were there sene no soch fayre ornamētes and these it behoued hī allwaye to vse There might none other put them on but onely his children and his childers children perpetually Daylie perfourmed he his burnt offeringes two tymes Moses fylled his handes and anoynted him w t holy oyle This was now confirmed him with an euerlastinge couenaunt and to his sede as y e dayes of heauē namely that his childrē shulde allwaye mynistre before him and perfourme the office of the presthode and wysh the people good in his name Before all men lyuynge chose he him that he shulde offre before the LORDE and make odours for a swete sauoure and remembraūce that he shulde reconcyle the people of the LORDE with him agayne He gaue him auctorite also in his commaundementes and in y e couenaūt that he shulde teach Iacob the statutes and testimonies and to enfourme Israel in his lawe Therfore there stode vp certayne agaynst him and had envye at him in the wyldernes namely they that were of Dathan Abirams syde and the furious congregaciō of Chore. This the LORDE sawe and it displeased him and in his wrothfull indignacion were they consumed A greate wonder did he vpon them and consumed them with the fyre Besydes this he made Aaron yet more honorable and glorious He gaue him an heretage and parted the first frutes vnto him Vnto him specially he appoynted the bred for sustenaunce for the prestes ate of y e offerynges of the LORDE this gaue he vnto him his sede Els had he no heretage ner porcion in y e londe and with the people For the LORDE himself is
ye be baptysed Neuertheles to syt vpon my right honde on my left is not myne to geue but vnto theÌ„ for whoÌ„ it is prepared of my father Whan the ten herde that they disdayned at the two brethren But Iesus called them vnto him and sayde Ye knowe that y e prynces of the worlde haue domynacion of the people and the greatest exercise power amonge theÌ„ It shal not be so amonge you But who so euer wyl be greate amonge you let him be youre mynister who soeuer wyl be chefe let him be youre seruaunt Euen as the sonne of man came not to be serued but to do seruyce and to geue his life to a redeÌ„pcion for many And when they departed from Iericho moch people folowed him and beholde two blyndemen sat by the waye syde And when they herde that Iesus passed by they cried sayde O LORDE thou sonne Dauid haue mercy vpon vs. But y e people rebuked theÌ„ that they shulde holde their peace Neuertheles they cried the more sayde O LORDE thou sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon vs. And Iesus stode styll and called them and sayde What wil ye y t I shal do vnto you They sayde vnto him LORDE that oure eyes maye be opened And Iesus had compassion vpon them and touched their eyes immediatly their eies receaued sight And they folowed him The XXI Chapter NOw whan they drew nye vnto Ierusalem and were come to Bethphage vnto mount Oliuete Iesus sent two of his disciples and sayde vnto them Go in to the towne that lyeth before you anone ye shal fynde an Asse bounde and hiâ— foale with her lowse them and brynge theÌ„ vnto me And yf eny man saye ought vnto you saye ye the LORDE hath nede of theÌ„ And straight waye he wil let them go But all this was done that the thinge might be fulfylled which was spoken by the prophet sayenge Tell the doughter of Sion beholde thy kynge commeth vnto y e meke syttinge vpon an Asse and a foale of y e Asse vsed to the yocke The disciples wente and dyd as Iesus commaunded them and brought the Asse and the foale layed their clothes vpon them and set him theron But many of the people spred their garmentes in the waye other cut downe braunches from the trees and strawed them in the waye As for the people that wente before and that came after they cryed and sayde Hosianna vnto the sonne of Dauid Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the LORDE Hosianna in the height And whan he was come into Ierusalem all the cite was moued and sayde Who is this And the people sayde This is Iesus y e prophet of Nazareth out of Galile And Iesus wente in to the teÌ„ple of God and cast out all them that bought and solde in the teÌ„ple and ouerthrew the tables of the money chaungers and the seates of them that solde doues and sayde vnto them It is wrytteÌ„ My house shal be called y e house of prayer but ye haue made it a denne of murthurers The blynde also and y e lame came vnto him in the temple and he healed them But whan the hye prestes and the scrybes sawe the wonders that he dyd and the children crienge in the temple and sayengeâ— Hosianna vnto the sonne of Dauid they disdayned and sayde vnto him Hearest thou what these saye Iesus sayde vnto them Yee Haue ye neuer red Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklinges thou hast ordeyned prayse And he left them there and wente out of the cite vnto Bethania and there abode ouer night But in the mornynge as he returned in to the cite he huÌ„gred And in the waye he sawe a fygge tre and came vnto it and founde nothinge theron but leaues onely and sayde vnto it Neuer frute growe on the from hence forth And immediatly the fygge tre wythred awaye And whan his disciples sawe that they marueyled and sayde How is y e fygge tre wythred awaye so soone Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Verely I saye vnto you Yf ye haue faith doute not ye shal not onely do this with the fygge tre but yf ye shal saye vnto this mountayne Avoyde and cast thy self in to the see it shal be done And what soeuer ye axe in prayer yf ye beleue ye shal receaue it And when he was come in to the teÌ„ple the chefe prestes and the elders of the people came vnto him as he was teachinge sayde By what auctorite doest thou these thinges and who gaue the this auctorite Iesus answered and sayde vnto them I wil axe a worde of you also which yf ye tell me I in like wyse wyl tell you by what auctorite I do these thinges The baptime of IhoÌ„ wheÌ„ce was it from heaueÌ„ or of men Then thought they amoÌ„ge them selues and saide Yf we saye it was from heaueÌ„ then shal he saye vnto us Why dyd ye not then beleue him But yf we saye it was of men theÌ„ feare we the people For euery maÌ„ helde Ihon for a prophet And they answered Iesus sayde We can not tell Then sayde he vnto them Nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges But what thinke ye A certayne man had two sonnes and came to the first and sayde Go thy waye my sonne worke to daye in my vynyarde He answered and sayde I wil not but afterwarde he repented and wente He came also vnto the secoÌ„de and sayde likewyse And he answered and saide I wil syr And weÌ„te not Whether of them twayne dyd the wil of the father They sayde vnto him the first Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Verely I saye vnto you The publicans and harlottes shal come in to the kyngdome of God before you For Ihon came vnto you and taught you y e right waye and ye beleued him not but the publicans harlottes beleued hiÌ„ As for you though ye sawe it yet were ye not moued with repeÌ„taunce that ye might afterwarde haue â—â—leued him Heare another parable There was a certayne houszholder which planted a vynyarde and hedged it rouÌ„de aboute and dygged a wyne presse in it and built a tower and let it out vnto huszbandmen and wente in to a straunge countre Now whaÌ„ the tyme of the frute drew neare he sent his seruauÌ„tes to the huszbandmen to receaue the frutes of it Then the huszbandmen caught his seruauntes one they bett another they kylled the thirde they stoned Agayne he sent other seruauntes moo then the first and they dyd vnto them in like maner At the last he sent his owne sonne vnto them and sayde they wyl stoÌ„de in awe of my sonne But wheÌ„ the huszbandmeÌ„ sawe the sonne they sayde amonge theÌ„selues This is the Heyre come let us kyl hym and take his inheritauÌ„ce vnto oure selues And they caught him and thrust him out of the vynyarde slew him Now wheÌ„
the raginge of the see delyuereth the possessed and dryueth the deuels in to the heerde of swyne helpeth the sick woman and Iairus daughter Chap. IX He sendeth out the twolue Apostles to preach Herode heareth tell of hiÌ„ He fedeth fyue thousande men with fyue loaues and two fishes the disciples confesse him to be the sonne of God he transfigureth himself vpon the mount delyuereth the possessed and teacheth his disciples to be lowly They desyre veÌ„geaunce but he reproueth them Chap. X. He sendeth the seuentye before him for to preach and geueth theÌ„ a charge how to behaue them selues prayseth his heauenly father answereth the scrybe that tempted him â–ª and by the example of the Samaritane sheweth who is a maÌ„s neghbour Martha receaueth the LORDE into hir house Mary Magdalene is feruent in hearinge his worde Chap. XI He teacheth his disciples to praye dryueth out a deuel and rebuketh the blasphemous pharises They requyre sygnes and tokens He eateth with the pharisee and reproueth the ypocrisy of the pharises scrybes and ypocrites Chap. XII The leuen of the pharises Christ conforteth his disciples agaynst persecucion warneth them to bewarre of cuvetousnesse by the symilitude of a certayne rich man he wyll not haue them to hange vpoÌ„ earthly thinges but to watch and to be ready agaynst his commynge Chap. XIII Of the Galileans whom Pilate slew and of those that dyed in Syloe The symilitude of the fyge tre Christ healeth the sicke woman The parable of the mustarde sede and leuen Few entre in to the kyngdome Christ reproueth Herode and Ierusalem Chap. XIIII Iesus eateth with the pharisee healeth the dropsye vpon the Sabbath teacheth to be lowly telleth of the greate supper and warneth them that wyll folowe him to laye their accomptes before what it wyll cost theÌ„ The salt of the earth Chap. XV. The louynge mercy of God openly set forth in the parable of the hundreth shepe and of the sonne that was lost Chap. XVI The parable of the wicked Mammon Not one title of Gods worde shal perish Of the rich man and of poore Lazarus Chap. XVII Christ teacheth his disciples to avoyde occasions of euell one to forgeue another stedfastly to trust in God and no man to presume in his owne workes He healeth the ten lepers speaketh of the latter dayes and of the ende of the worlde Chap. XVIII He teacheth to be ferueÌ„t in prayer coÌ„tinually Of the pharisee and the publican The kyngdome of God belongeth vnto childreÌ„ Christ answereth the ruler and promiseth rewarde vnto all soch as suffre losse for his sake and folowe him The blynde maÌ„ is restored to his sight Chap. XIX Of Zacheus and the ten seruauntes to whoÌ„ the ten taleÌ„tes were delyuered Christ rydeth to Ierusalem and wepeth ouer it Chap. XX. They axe Christ one questyon and he axeth them another The parable of the vynyarde Of tribute te be geueÌ„ vnto the Emperoure how Christ stoppeth the mouthes of the Saduceâ—s Chap. XXI Christ commendeth the poore wyddow telleth of the destruccion of Ierusalem of false teachers of the tokeÌ„s and troubles for to come of the ende of the worlde and of his owne commynge Chap. XXII Christ is betrayed they eate the easter lambe The institucion of the sacrameÌ„t They stryue who shal be greatest he reproueth them He prayeth thre tymes vpon the mount They take him and bringe him to the hye prestes house Peter denyeth him thryse and they bringe him before the councell Chap. XXIII Iesus is brought before Pilate and Herode The wemeÌ„ make lameÌ„tacion for him He prayeth for his enemies forgeueth the synner vpon his right hande dyeth on the crosse and is buried Chap. XXIIII The wemen come to the graue Christ apeareth vnto the two disciples that go towarde Emaus stondeth in the myddest of all his disciples openeth their vnderstondinge in the scriptures geueth them a charge and ascendeth vp into heauen The gospell of S. Luke The prologe of S. Luke FOR so moch as many haue taken in hande to set forth y e wordes of the actes that are come to passe amonge vs like as they delyuered theÌ„ vnto vs which from the begynnynge sawe them their selues and were mynisters of the worde I thought it good after that I had diligently searched out all from the begynnynge to wryte the same orderly vnto the good Theophilus that thou mightest knowe the certeÌ„te of y e wordes wherof thou art infourmed The first Chapter IN the tyme of Herode kynge of Iewry there was a prest named Zachary of the course of Abia and his wife of the doughters of Aaron hir name Elizabeth They were both righteous before God and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the LORDE vnreproueably And they had no childe for Elizabeth was baren and they were both well stricken in age And it came to passe as he executed the prestes office before God whan his course came acordinge to the custome of the presthode it fell to his lott to burne incense And he wente into the temple of the LORDE and the whole multitude of the people was without in prayer whyle the incense was aburnynge And the angell of the LORDE appeared vnto him and stode on the right syde of the altare of inceÌ„se And whan Zachary sawe him he was abaszhed there came a feare vpon him But the angell sayde vnto him Feare not Zachary for thy prayer is herde And y e wife Elizabeth shal beare the a sonne whose name thou shalt call Ihon thou shalt haue ioye and gladnesse and many shal reioyce at his byrth for he shal be greate before the LORDE Wyne and stronge drynke shal he not drynke And he shal be fylled w t the holy goost euen in his mothers wombe And many of the children of Israel shal he turne vnto the LORDE their God And he shal go before him in the sprete and power of Elias to turne the hertes of y e fathers vnto the children and the vnfaithfull vnto the wyszdome of the righteous to make the people ready for the LORDE And Zachary sayde vnto the Angel Wherby shal I knowe this For I am olde and my wife well stricken in age The angell answered and sayde vnto him I am Gabriell that stonde before God and am sent to speake vnto the and to shewe the these glad tydinges And beholde thou shalt be domme and not able to speake vntyll the daye that this come to passe because thou hast not beleued my wordes which shal be fulfylled in their season And the people wayted for Zachary and marueyled that he taried so longe in the teÌ„ple And whaÌ„ he weÌ„te out he coude not speake vnto them And they perceaued that he had sene a vision in the teÌ„ple And he beckened vnto them and remayned speachlesse And it fortuned whaÌ„ the tyme of his office was out he wente home in to his house And after those dayes Elizabeth his wife conceaued and hyd hir self fyue monethes
The XII Chapter SIxe dayes before Easter came Iesus vnto Bethanye where Lazarus was which was deed whom Iesus 〈◊〉 from the deed There they made him a supper and Martha serued But Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment of pure and costly Nardus and anoynted Iesus fete dryed his fete with hir heer The house was full of the sanoure of the oynment Then sayde one of his disciples Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne which afterwarde betrayed him Why was not this oyntment solde for thre hundreth pens and geuen to the poore This sayde he not that he cared for the poore but because he was a thefe and had the bagge and bare that which was geuē Then sayde Iesus Let her alone this hath she kepte agaynst the daye of my buryenge For the poore haue ye allwaye with you but me haue ye not allwaye Then moch people of the Iewes had knowlege that he was there and they came not for Iesus sake onely but also y t they might se Lazarus whom he had raysed from the deed But y e hye prestes were aduysed to put Lazarus to death also because y t for his sake many of the Iewes wēte awaye and beleued on Iesus Vpon the nexte daye moch people which were come vnto the feast whan they herde that Iesus came towarde Ierusalem they toke braunches of palme trees and wēte out to mete him and cryed Hosianna Blessed be he that in the name of the LORDE commeth kynge of Israel Iesus gat a yonge Asse and rode theron As it is wryttē Feare not thou doughter of Sion beholde thy kynge cōmeth rydinge vpō an Asses foale Neuertheles his disciples vnderstode not these thinges at the first but whan Iesus was glorified then remēbred they that soch thinges were wryttē of him and that they had done soch thinges vnto him The people that was with him whan he called Lazarus out of y e graue and raysed him from the deed commended the acte Therfore the people met him because they herde that he had done soch a miracle But the pharises sayde amonge them selues Ye se that we preuayle nothinge beholde all y e worlde runneth after him There were certayne Grekes amonge thē that were come vp to Ierusalē to worshipe at the feast the same came vnto Philippe which was of Bethsaida out of Galile prayed him and sayde Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus Philippe came tolde Andrew And agayne Philippe and Andrew tolde Iesus Iesus answered thē and sayde The houre is come that the sonne of man must be glorified Verely verely I saye vnto you Excepte the wheatcorne fall in to the grounde and dye it bydeth alone But yf it dye it beyngeth forth moch frute He that loueth his life shal lose it and he that hateth his life in this worlde shal kepe it vnto life euerlastinge He that wyl serue me let him folowe me And where I am there shal my seruaunt be also and he that serueth me him shal my father honoure Now is my soule heuy and what shal I saye Father helpe me out of this houre But therfore am I come in to this houre Father glorifye thy name Then came there a voyce from heauen I haue glorified it and wyl glorifye it agayne Then sayde the people that stode by and herde It thondereth Other sayde An angell spake vnto him Iesus answered and sayde This voyce came not because of me but for youre sakes Now goeth the iudgment ouer the worlde Now shal the prynce of this worlde be thrust out And I whan I am life vp from the earth wyl drawe all vnto me But this he sayde to signifye what death he shulde dye Then answered him the people We haue herde in the lawe that Christ endureth for euer and how sayest thou then that the sonne of man must be lift vp Who is this sonne of man Then sayde Iesus vnto them The light is yet a litle whyle with you walke whyle ye haue the light that the darknesse fall not vpō you He that walketh in the darknesse woteth not whither he goeth Beleue ye on the light whyle ye haue it that ye maye be the children of light These thinges spake Iesus and departed awaye and hyd himself from them And though he had done soch tokens before thē yet beleued they not on him that the sayenge of Esay the prophet might be fulfylled which he spake LORDE who beleueth oure preachinge Or to whom is the arme of the LORDE opened Therfore coulde they not beleue for Esay saide agayne He hath blynded their eyes and hardened their hert that they shulde not se with the eyes ner vnderstonde with the hert shulde be conuerted and he shulde heale them This sayde Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuertheles many of the chefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they wolde not be aknowne of it lest they shulde be excommunicate For they loued more the prayse with men then with God Iesus cryed and sayde He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seyth me seyth him y t sent me I am come a light in to the worlde that whosoeuer beleueth on me shulde not byde in darknesse And he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge him not for I am not come to iudge the worlde but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one allready that iudgeth him The worde that I haue spoken that shall iudge him at the last daye For I haue not spoken of myself but the father that sent me hath geuen me a commaundement what I shulde do and saye And I knowe that his commaundement is life euerlastinge Therfore loke what I speake that speake I euē so as the father hath sayde vnto me The XIII Chapter BEfore the feast of Easter whan Iesus knewe that his tyme was come that he shulde departe out of this worlde vnto y e father as he loued his which were in the worlde euen so loued he them vnto the ende And after supper whan the deuell had allready put into y e hert of Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne to betraye him Iesus knowinge that the father had geuen all thinges in to his handes that he was come from God and wente vnto God he rose from supper and layed asyde his vpper garmentes and toke a towell and gyrde it aboute him Afterwarde poured he water in to a basen and beganne to wash the disciples fete and dryed them with the towell y t he was gyrded withall Then came he vnto Symon Peter and y e same sayde vnto him LORDE shalt thou washe my fete Iesus answered and sayde vnto him What I do thou knowest not now but thou shalt knowe it herafter Thē sayde Peter vnto him Thou shalt neuer
And so wil we do yf God permytte For it is not possible that they which were once lighted and haue taisted of the heaueÌ„ly gyfte and are become partakers of the holy goost haue taisted of y e good worde of God and of the power of the worlde to come yf they fall awaye and concernynge them selues crucifye the sonne of God afreszhe and 〈◊〉 mocke off him that they shulde be 〈◊〉 agayne vnto repentaunce For the earth that drynketh 〈…〉 which commeth oft vpon 〈…〉 forth herbes mete for 〈…〉 receaueth blessynge of God But y t grounde which beareth thornes and thistles is nothinge worth and nye vnto cursynge whose ende is to be brent Neuertheles ye dearly beloued we trust to se better of you and y t saluacioÌ„ is nyer though we thus speake For God is not vnrighteous that he shulde forget youre worke and laboure of loue which ye shewed in his name whan ye mynistred vnto the sayntes and yet mynister Yee and we desyre that euery one of you shewe the same diligence to the stablyshinge of hope euen vnto the ende that ye faynte not but folowe them which thorow faith and pacieÌ„ce inheret the promyses For whan God made promes to Abraham because he had none greater to sweare by he sware by himselfe and sayde Surely I wil blesse the and multiplye y e in dede And so he abode pacieÌ„tly and optayned the promes As for men they sweare by him that is greater then them selues and the ooth is the ende of all stryfe to confirme the thinge amoÌ„ge them But God wyllinge very abundauntly to shewe vnto the heyres of promes the stablenes of his councell added an ooth y t by two immutable thinges in the which it is vnpossible y t God shulde lye we mighte haue a stronge consolacion euen we which are fled to holde fast the hope that is set before vs which hope we haue as a sure and stedfast anker of oure soule Which hope also entreth in in to those thinges that are within y e vayle whither the foreruÌ„ner is for vs entred in eueÌ„ Iesus which is made an hye prest foreuer after y e order of Melchisedech The VII Chapter THis Melchisedech kynge of Salem which beynge prest of the most hye God met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges blessed him vnto whom Abraham also gaue tithes of all the goodes first is by interpretacion kynge of righteousnes after that is he kynge of Salem also that is to saye kynge of peace without father without mother without kynne and hath nether begynnynge of dayes ner ende of life but is likened vnto the sonne of God and contynueth a prest for euer But coÌ„sider how greate a man this was to whom the Patriarke Abraham gaue tiâ—hes of the spoyles And verely the children 〈…〉 whan they receaâ—â— the presthode 〈…〉 â—â—mmaundement acordynge to the 〈…〉 he tithes of the people that 〈…〉 their brethreÌ„ though they also came out of the loynes of Abraham But he whose kynred is not counted amoÌ„ge them receaued tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promes Now is it so without all naysayenge that the lesse receaueth blessynge of y e better And here men that dye receaue tithes But there he receaueth tithes of whom it is witnessed that he lyueth And to saye the trueth Leui himselfe also which receaueth tithes payed tithes in Abraham for he was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham whan Melchisedech met him Yf now therfore perfeccion came by the presthode of the Leuites for vnder the same presthode the people receaued the lawe what neded it then furthurmore that another prest shulde ryse after the order of Melchisedech and not after the order of Aaron For yf the presthode be traÌ„slated theÌ„ of necessite must the lawe be translated also For he of whom these thinges are spoken is of another trybe of the which neuer man serued at the altare For it is euideÌ„t that oure LORDE spronge of the trybe of Iuda to the which trybe Moses spake nothinge coÌ„cernynge presthode And it is yet a more euident thinge yf after the symilitude of Mechisedech there aryse another prest which is not made after y e lawe of the carnall commaundement but after the power of the endlesse life For he testifieth Thou art a prest for euer after the order of Melchisedech then the commaundement that wente before is disanulled because of his weaknesse and vnprofitablenes For the lawe made nothinge perfecte but was an introduccion of a better hope by y t which hope we drawe nye vnto God And for this cause is it a better hope y t it was not promysed without an ooth Those prestes were made without an ooth but this prest with an ooth by him that sayde vnto him The LORDE sware and wyl not repente Thou art a prest for euer after the order of Melchisedech Thus is Iesus become a stabliszher of so moch a better TestameÌ„te And amonge them many were made prestes because they were not suffred to endure by the reason of death But this man because that he endureth euer hath an euerlastinge presthode Wherfore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto God by him lyueth euer to make intercession for vs. For it became vs to haue soch an hye prest as is holy innocent vndefyled separate from synners and made hyer then heauen which nedeth not daylie as yonder hye prestes to offre vp sacrifice first for his awne synnes and then for the peoples synnes For that dyd he once for all whan he offered vp him selfe For the lawe maketh men prestes which haue infirmitie but the worde of the ooth that came sence the lawe maketh the sonne prest which is perfecte for euermore The VIII Chapter OF the thinges which we haue spoken this is the pyth We haue soch an hye prest that is set on y e righte hande of the seate of maiestie in heaueÌ„ and is a mynister of holy thinges and of the true Tabernacle which God pitched not man For euery hye prest is ordened to offre giftes and sacrifices Wherfore it is of necessite y t this man haue somwhat also to offer For he were not a prest yf he were vpon earth where are prestes y t acordynge to the lawe offer giftes which prestes serue vnto the ensample and shadowe of heaueÌ„ly thinges euen as the answere of God was geuen vnto Moses whan he was aboute to fynish the Tabernacle Take hede sayde he that thou make all thinges acordinge to the patrone shewed the in the mount But now hath he optayned a more excellent office in as moch as he is the mediatour of a better Testament which was made for better promyses For yf that first Testament had bene fautles then shulde no place haue bene soughte for the secoÌ„de For in rebukynge theÌ„ he sayeth Beholde the dayes wyll come sayeth the LORDE that I wyl fynish
to make agremēt for them before the LORDE Beholde the bloude of it came not in to the Sanctuary Ye shulde haue eaten it in the Sanctuary as I was commaunded Aaron sayde vnto Moses Beholde this daye haue they offred their syn offerynge their burnt offerynge before y e LORDE And it is chaunsed me after this maner And shulde I eate of the syn offerynge to daye be mery before the LORDE Whan Moses herde that he was content The XI Chapter ANd y e LORDE talked w t Moses Aaron sayde Speake vnto y e childrē of Israel and saye These are the beestes which ye shal eate amōge all y e beestes vpō earth What so euer hath hoffe deuydeth it in to two clawes cheweth cud amonge the beestes that shal ye eate But loke what cheweth cud hath hoffe deuydeth it not as the Camell the same is vncleane vnto you ye shal not eate it The Conyes chewe cud but they deuyde not the hoffe in to two clawes therfore are they vncleane vnto you The Hare cheweth cud also but deuydeth not y e hoffe in to two clawes therfore is he vncleane vnto you And the Swyne deuydeth y e hoffe in to two clawes but cheweth not the cud therfore is it vncleane vnto you Of the flesh of these shall ye not eate ner touch their carcases for they are vncleane vnto you These shall ye eate of all that are in the waters What so euer hath fynnes and scales in the waters sees ryuers that shal ye eate But what so euer hath not fynnes and scales in the sees and ryuers amonge all y t moue in the waters of all that lyue in the waters it shal be an abhominacion vnto you so that ye eate not of their flesh and that ye abhorre their carcases For all that haue not fynnes scales in the waters shall ye abhorre And these shal ye abhorre amonge y e foules so that ye eate them not The Aegle the Goshauke the Cormoraunte the Vultur y e Ryte and all his kynde and all Rauens w t their kynde the Estrich y e Nightcrow the Cocow the Sparow hauke with his kynde the litle Oule the Storke the greate Oule y e Backe the Pellycane the Swanne the Pye the Heron y e Iaye with his kynde the Lap wynge and y e Swalowe And whatso euer crepeth amonge the foules and goeth vpon foure fete shal be an abhominaciō vnto you Yet these shal ye eate of the foules that crepe and go vpon foure fete euen those that haue no knyes aboue vpon y e legges to hoppe withall vpon earth Of these maye ye eate as there is the Arbe with his kynde and the Selaam with his kynde the Hargol with his kynde the Hagab w t his kynde But what so euer els hath foure fete amonge the foules it shal be an abhominacion vnto you and ye shal take it for vncleane Who so euer toucheth the carcase of soch shall be vncleane vntill y e euen and who so euer beareth the carcase of eny of these shall wash his clothes and shal be vncleane vntyll the euen Therfore euery beest that hath hoffe and deuydeth it not in to two clawes cheweth not cud shal be vncleane vnto you Who so euer toucheth soch shal be vncleane And what so euer goeth vpon handes amonge y e beestes that go vpon foure fete shal be vncleane vnto you Who so euer toucheth the carcases of thē shal be vncleane vntyll euen And he y t beareth their carcase shall wash his clothes and be vncleane vntyll the euē For soch are vncleane vnto you These shal be vncleane vnto you also amonge the beestes that crepe vpon earth y e Wesell the Mouse the Tode euery one with his kynde the Hedgehogge the Stellio the Lacerte the Snale and the Moule these are vncleane vnto you amonge all that crepe Who so euer toucheth the deed carcase of thē shal be vncleane vntyll the euen And what so euer eny soch deed carcase falleth vpon it shal be vncleane what so euer vessell of wodd it be or rayment or skynne or bagge And euery vessell that eny thinge is occupyed withall shal be put in the water and is vncleane vntyll the euen and then shal it be cleane All maner of earthen vessell that eny soch carcase falleth in to shal all be vncleane that therin is ye shal breake it All meate which is eatē that eny soch water commeth in to is vncleane all maner of drynke that is dronkē in all maner of soch vessell is vncleane And what so euer eny soch carcase falleth vpō it shal be vncleane whether it be ouen or kettell so shal it be brokē for it is vncleane and shal be vncleane vnto you Neuertheles the fountaynes welles poundes of water are cleane But who so euer toucheth their carcases is vncleane And though the deed carcase of eny soch fell vpon the sede that is sowne yet is it cleane But whan there is water poured vpon the sede and afterwarde eny soch deed carcase falleth theron then shall it be vncleane vnto you Whan a beest dyeth that ye maye eate he that toucheth the deed carcase therof is vncleane vntyll euen Who so eateth of eny soch carcase shall wash his clothes and be vncleane vntyll the euen Likewyse he that beareth eny soch carcase shal wash his clothes and be vncleane vntyll the euen What so euer crepeth vpon earth shall be an abhominacion vnto you and shall not be eaten And what so euer crepeth vpon y e bely or all that goeth vpon foure or mo fete amōge all that crepeth vpon earth shall ye not eate for it shal be an abhominacion vnto you Make not youre soules abhominable and defyle you not in them to stayne youre selues for I am the LORDE youre God Therfore shal ye sanctifie youre selues that ye maye be holy for I am holy And ye shal not defyle youre selues on eny maner of crepynge beest that crepeth vpon earth for I am the LORDE which brought you out of the londe of Egipte that I might be youre God therfore shal ye be holy for I am holy This is the lawe ouer y e beestes and foules all maner of soules of crepynge beestes in the waters and all maner of soules y t crepe vpon earth that ye maie knowe to discerne what is vncleane cleane and what maner of beestes are to be eaten and which are not to be eaten The XII Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake vnto the children of Israel and saye Whan a woman hath conceaued and beareth a manchilde she shal be vncleane seuen dayes so longe as she suffreth hir disease and in y e eight daye shal y e flesh of his foreskynne be cut awaie And she shal byde at home thre and thirtie dayes in y e bloude of hir purifienger she shal touch no holy thinge ner come in to y e
them wyll I brynge in so y t they shal knowe the lande which ye haue refused But ye with youre carcases shall lye in this wildernesse and yo r children shal wander in this wildernesse fourtye yeares beare yo r whordome tyll yo r carcases be waisted in the wildernesse acordinge to the nombre of y e fourtye dayes wherin ye spyed out the londe A daye for a yeare so y t fourtye yeares ye shall beare youre myszdede that ye maye knowe what it is whan I with drawe my hande Euen I the LORDE haue sayde it wil do it in dede vnto all this euell congregacion that haue lift vp themselues agaynst me In this wildernesse shal they be consumed and there shal they dye So there dyed and were plaged before the LORDE all the mē whom Moses sent to spye out the lāde came agayne and made the whole cōgregacion to murmur agaynst it because they brought vp a myszreporte of the lande that it was euell But Iosua the sonne of Nun and Caleb y e sonne of Iephune were left alyue of the men that wente to spye out the lande And Moses spake these wordes vnto all the children of Israel Thē toke the people greate sorowe And they arose early in y e mornynge and wente vp to the toppe of y e mountayne and sayde Lo here are we and will go vp to the place wherof the LORDE hath sayde for we haue synned But Moses sayde wherfore go ye on this maner beyonde y e worde of the LORDE It shall not prospere with you go not vp for y e LORDE is not amōge you y t ye be not slayne before yo r enemies For the Amalechites and Cananites are there before you ye shal fall thorow y e swerde because ye haue turned yo r selues from the LORDE and the LORDE shal not be with you But they were blynded to go vp to the toppe of the mountaine neuertheles the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt Moses came not out of the hooste Then came downe y e Amalechites Cananites which dwelt vpon that mountayne and smote them and hewed them euen vnto Horma The XV. Chapter ANd the LORDE talked with Moses and sayde Speake to the childrē of Israel saye vnto them Whan ye come in to the lande of youre dwellinge which I shal geue you and wil do sacrifice vnto the LORDE whether it be a burnt offerynge or an offrynge for a speciall vowe or a frewyll offerynge or youre feast offerynges that ye maye make a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE of oxen or of shepe He y t wil offre now his gifte vnto y e LORDE shal brynge for the meat offeringe a tēth deale of fyne floure myngled with oyle of the fourth parte of an Hin and wyne for y e drynk offerynge the fourth parte of an Hin also to the burnt offeringe or eny other offeringe whan a lambe is offred But whā there is a ramme offred thou shalt make the meat offerynge two tēth deales of fyne floure myngled with oyle of the thirde parte of an Hin and y e thirde parte of an Hin of wyne also for a drynk offeringe this shalt thou offre for a swete sauo r vnto the LORDE But yf thou wilt offre an oxe for a burnt offerynge or for a speciall vowe offerynge or for an health offeringe vnto the LORDE thou shalt brynge to the oxe the meat offrynge euen thre tenth deales of fyne floure mingled with half an Hin of oyle half an Hin of wyne for a drynk offrynge This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE Thus shalt thou do with an oxe with a ramme with a lambe and with a goate Acordinge as the nombre of the offerynges is therafter shall the nombre of the meat offerynges and drynk offerynges be also He that is one of youre selues shall do this that he maye offre a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE And yf there dwell a straunger with you or is amōge youre kynszfolkes and wil do an offerynge vnto the LORDE for a swete sauoure the same shal do as ye do Let there be one statute for the whole cōgregacion both vnto you and to the straungers A perpetuall statute shal it be vnto youre posterities that the straunger be euē as ye before y e LORDE One lawe and one ordinaunce shal be vnto you and to the straunger that dwelleth with you And the LORDE talked with Moses sayde Speake to the children of Israel and saye vnto them Whan ye come in to the lande in to y t which I shal brynge you so that ye eate the bred of the londe ye shal heue vp an Heue offerynge vnto the LORDE namely a cake of the firstlinges of youre dowe shall ye geue for an Heue offerynge as the Heue offerynge of the barne euen so shal ye geue the firstlinges of youre dowe also vnto the LORDE for an Heue offerynge amonge youre posterities And whan ye thorow ignoraunce ouer se eny of these commaundementes which the LORDE hath spoken by Moses and all y t the LORDE hath commaunded you by Moses from the daye that the LORDE beganne to commaunde for youre posterities and the cōgregacion do ought ignorauntly thē shal the whole congregacion offre a yonge bullocke from amonge the greate catell to a burnt offerynge for a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE with his meat offerynge and drynk offerynge as the maner is and an he goate for a syn offerynge And so shal the prest make an attonement for the whole congregacion of the children of Israel and it shal be forgeuen them for it is an ignoraunce And they shal brynge these their giftes for an offerynge vnto the LORDE and their syn offerynge before the LORDE for their ignoraunce and it shal be forgeuen the whole congregacion of the childrē of Israel the straunger also y t dwelleth amonge you for so moch as all the people is in soch ignoraunce Yf one soule synne thorow ignoraunce the same shal brynge a she goate of a yeare olde for a syn offerynge And the prest shall make an attonement for soch an ignoraunt soule with the syn offeringe for the ignoraunce before the LORDE that he maye reconcyle him and it shal be forgeuen him And it shal be one lawe that ye shal do for y e ignoraunce both vnto him that is borne amonge the children of Israel and to the straunger that dwelleth amonge you But yf a soule do ought presumptuously whether he be one of youre selues or a straunger he hath despysed the LORDE y e same soule shal be roted out from amōge his people because he hath despysed the worde of the LORDE and hath left his commaundement vndone that soule shall vtterly perishe his synne shal be vpon him Now whyle the children of Israel were in the wyldernesse they founde a man gatherynge stickes vpon the Sabbath daye And they that founde him gatherynge stickes brought him vnto Moses and Aaron and before
nombred in the wildernesse of Sinai For y e LORDE sayde vnto theÌ„ y t they shulde dye in the wildernesse And there was not one of them lefte saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosua the sonne of Nun. The XXVII Chapter ANd the doughters of Zelaphead y e sonne of Hepher y e sonne of Gilead the sonne of Machir the sonne of Manasse amonge the kynreds of Manasse the sonne Ioseph whose names were Mahela Noa Hagla Milca Thirza came stode before Moses Eleasar the prest before the rulers the whole congregacion euen before the dore of y e Tabernacle of witnesse sayde Oure father is deed in the wildernesse was not in the company of them y t rose vp agaynst y e LORDE in the coÌ„gregacion of Corah but dyed in his awne synne and had no sonnes Wherfore shulde o r fathers name perishe then amonge his kynred though he hâ—ue no sonne Geue vs a possession also amâ—â—ge oure fathers brethren Moses broughte their cause before y e LORDE And the LORDE sayde vnto him The doughters of Zelaphead haue spokeÌ„ righte Thou shalt geue theÌ„ a possession to inhereâ— amonge their fathers brethren shalt turne their fathers enheritaunce vnto them And saye vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel Whan a maÌ„ dyeth hath no sonne ye shall turne his enheritaunce vnto his doughter Yf he haue no doughter ye shal geue it vnto his brethreÌ„ Yf he haue no brethren ye shal geue it vnto his fathers brethren Yf he haue no fathers brethreÌ„ ye shal geue it vnto his nexte kynszfolke which beloÌ„ge vnto him in his kynred y t they maye possesse it This shal be an ordynaunce and a perpetuall lawe vnto the children of Israel as the LORDE coÌ„maunded Moses And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Get the vp in to this mount Abarim beholde the loÌ„de which I shal geue vnto the childreÌ„ of Israel And whan thou hast sene it thou shalt be gathered vnto y e people as Aaron y e brother was gathered for ye were dishobedient vnto my worde in the wyldernesse of Zin in y e strife of the coÌ„gregacion whan ye shulde haue sanctified me thorow the water before them This is the water of stryfe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin And Moses spake vnto the LORDE sayde O let the LORDE God of the spretes of all flesh set a maÌ„ ouer the congregacion which maye go in out before them to leade theÌ„ out in y t the congregacion of the LORDE be not as the shepe without a shepherde And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses Take vnto the Iosua the sonne of Nun which is a man in whom is the sprete and put thine handes vpon him set him before Eleasar the prest and before the whole congregacion and geue him a charge in their sighte beutyfye him with thy bewty that the whole congregacion of the children of Israel maye be obedieÌ„t vnto him And he shal stonde before Eleasar the prest which shall aâ—e councell for him after the maner of the lighte before the LORDE At the mouth of him shall both he and all the children of Israel with him and the whole congregacion go in and out Moses dyd as the LORDE coÌ„maunded him toke Iosua and set him before Eleasar the prest and before all the congregacion and layed his handes vpon him and gaue him a charge as the LORDE sayde vnto Moses The XXVIII Chapter ANd the LORDE spake vnto Moses sayde CoÌ„maunde y e childreÌ„ of Israel saye vnto theÌ„ The offerynge of my bred which is my offerynge of the swete sauoure shal ye kepe in his due season that ye maie offre vnto me And saye vnto theÌ„ These are the offerynges that ye shal offre vnto the LORDE Lambes of a yeare olde which are without blemysh euery daye two for a daylie burnt offerynge the one lambe in the mornynge the other at euen And therto a tenth deale of an Epha of fyne floure for a meat offerynge myngled with beateÌ„ oyle of the fourth parte of an Hin this is a daylie burnt offerynge which ye offred vpon mouÌ„t Sinai for a swete sauoure of a sacrifice vnto the LORDE And the drynk offeringe of the same y e fourth parte of an Hin to a lambe and this shal be poured in the Sanctuary for a gifte vnto the LORDE The other lambe shalt thou prepare at eueÌ„ like as the meat offerynge in the mornynge the drynk offeringe therof for a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE On the Sabbath daye two lambes of a yeare olde without blemysh two teÌ„th deales of fyne floure myngled with oyle the drynk offerynge therof This is the burntofferynge of euery Sabbath besyde the daylie burnt offerynge w t his drynk offeringe And on the first daye of youre monethes ye shal offre a burnt offerynge vnto y e LORDE two yonge bullockes a ramme seueÌ„ lambes of a yeare olde without blemysh and allwaye thre tenth deales of fyne floure for a meat offerynge myngled with oyle vnto euery bullocke two tenth deales of fyne floure for a meat offerynge myngled with oyle vnto the ramme and a tenth deale of fyne floure for a meat offerynge myngled with oyle vnto euery lambe This is the burnt offerynge of a swete sauoure a sacrifice vnto y e LORDE And their drynk offerynges shal be half an Hin of wyne vnto euery bullocke the thirde parte of an Hin to the ramme y e fourth parte of an Hin to euery lambe This is the burnt offerynge of euery moneth in the yeare There shal be offered an he goate also for a syn offerynge vnto the LORDE to the daylie burnt offerynge with his drynk-offerynge And on the fourtene daye of the first moneth is the Easter vnto the LORDE and on the fyftene daye of the same moneth is the feast SeueÌ„ dayes shal vnleuended bred be eaten The first daye shal be an holy conuocacion No seruile worke shal ye do therin and ye shal offre a burnt offerynge vnto the LORDE two yonge bullockes one ramme seuen laÌ„bes of a yeare olde without blemysh with their meat offerynge thre tenth deales of fyne floure myngled with oile to either bullocke and two tenth deales to the ramme and one tenth deale to euery lambe amonge the seuen lambes And an he goate for a syn offeringe to make an attonement for you And these shal ye offre in the mornynge besydes the burnt offerynge which is a daylie burnt offerynge After this maner shal ye offre y e bred euery daye seuen dayes longe for an offeringe of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE to the daylie burnt offerynge and drynk offerynge also And the seuenth daye shal be called an holy conuocacion with you no seruyle worke shal ye do therin And the daye of the fyrst frutes whaÌ„ ye offre the meat offerynge of the moneth vnto y e LORDE in youre wekes shal be an holy coÌ„uocacion also No worke of bondage shal
fell Israel awaie froÌ„ the house of Dauid vnto this daye The XI Chapter ANd whan Roboam came to Ierusasalem he gathered together the house of Iuda and Ben Iamin euen an huÌ„dreth and foure score thousande chosen men of armes to fyghte agaynst Israel that they mighte brynge the kyngdome agayne vnto Roboam But y e worde of the LORDE came to Semaia the man of God and sayde Speake to Roboam the sonne of Salomon kynge of Iuda and to all Israel y t are in Iuda and Ben Iamin and saye Thus sayeth the LORDE Ye shal not go vp ner fyght agaynst youre brethren let euery man go home agayne for this is my dede They herkened vnto the wordes of y e LORDE and weÌ„te not forth agaynst IeroboaÌ„ As for RoboaÌ„ he dwelt at Ierusalem and buylded vp the stronge cities in Iuda namely BethleeÌ„ Etan Tekoa Bethzur Socho AdullaÌ„ Gath Maresa Siph Adoraim Laches Aseka Zâ—rega Aialon and Hebron which were the fensed cities in Iuda and Ben Iamin he made them stronge and set prynces therin prouyded them of vytayles oyle and wyne and in all cities prepared he shildes and speares and made them very stronge And Iuda and Ben Iamin were vnder him The Prestes and Leuites also came vnto him out of Israel and from all the borders therof And lefte their suburbes possession and camt to Iuda vnto Ierusalem for Ieroboam and his sonnes expelled them that they shulde not execute the offyce of y e presthode vnto y e LORDE But for himselfe he fouÌ„ded prestes to y e hye places to felde deuels calues which he caused to make And after them came there men out of all the trybes of Israel which gaue ouer their hertes to seke y e LORDE God of Israel came to IerusaleÌ„ for to offre vnto the LORDE God of their fathers And so strengthed they y e kingdome of Iuda and maÌ„tayned Roboam the sonne of Salomon thre yeare longe for they walked in y e waye of Dauid Salomon thre yeares And Roboam toke Mahelath y e doughter of Ieremoth y e sonne of Dauid to wife Abihail the doughter of Eliab y e sonne of Isai which bare him these sonnes Ieus Semaria Saham After her toke he Maecha the doughter of Absalom which bare him Abia Athai Sisa and Selomith But Roboam loued Maecha the doughter of Absalom better then all his wyues concubynes for he had eightene wyues and thre score coÌ„cubynes and begat eight twentye sonnes and thre score doughters And Roboam set Abia the sonne of Maecha to be heade and prynce amonge his brethren for he thoughte to make him kynge for he was wyse more mightie then all his sonnes in all the countrees of Iuda Ben Iamin and in all the stronge cities And he gaue them plenteousnes of fode and desyred many wyues The XII Chapter BVt whaÌ„ the kyngdome of Roboam was confirmed and stablyshed he forsoke the lawe of the LORDE all Israel with him And in the fyfth yeare of Roboam weÌ„te Sisack the kynge of Egipte vp agaynst Ierusalem for they had transgressed agaynst the LORDE with a thousande and two hundreth charettes and with thre score thousande horsmen and the people were innumerable that came with him out of Egipte Libya Sâ—chim out of Ethiopia and he wanne the stroÌ„ge cities that were in Iuda and came to Ierusalem Then came Semaia y e prophet vnto Roboam and to y e rulers of Iuda which were gathered together at Ierusalem for Sisack sayde vnto them Thus sayeth y e LORDE Ye haue lefte me therfore haue I lefte you also in Sisacks hande TheÌ„ the rulers in Israel with the kynge submytted them selues and sayde The LORDE is righteous But whaÌ„ the LORDE sawe y t they huÌ„bled themselues y e worde of the LORDE came to Semaia sayde They haue humbled them selues therfore wyl I not destroye them but I wyl geue them a litle delyueraunce that my indignacion fall not vpon Ierusalem by Sisack for they shal be subdued vnto him y t they maye knowe what it is to serue me to serue the kyngdomes of the worlde Thus weÌ„te Sisack the kynge of Egipte vp to Ierusalem toke the treasures in the house of the LORDE the treasures in the kynges house and caried all awaye and toke the shyldes of golde that Salomon caused to make in steade wherof kynge RoboaÌ„ made shyldes of stele and commytted theÌ„ vnto the chefe fotemen which kepte the dore of the kynges house And as oft as the kynge wente in to the house of the LORDE y e fote men came bare them broughâ—â—hem againe in to y e fote mens chaÌ„ber And for so moch as he submytted himselfe y e wrath of y e LORDE turned froÌ„ him so that all was not destroied for there was yet some good in Iuda Thus was Roboam the kinge stablished in Ierusalem and reigned One and fortye yeare olde was Roboam whaÌ„ he was made kynge and reigned seuentene yeare at Ierusalem in the cite which the LORDE had chosen out of all the trybes of Israel to set his name there His mothers name was Naemaan Ammonitisse and he did euell and prepared not his hert to seke the LORDE These actes of Roboam both fyrst and last are wrytten in the actes of Semaia the prophet of Iddo the Seer and are noted so are the warres that Roboam and Ieroboam had together as longe as they lyued And Roboam fell on slepe with his fathers and was buryed in the cite of Dauid Abia his sonne was kynge in his steade The XIII Chapter IN the eightenth yeare of kynge Ieroboam was Abia kynge in Iuda reigned thre yeare at Ierusalem His mothers name was Michaia the doughter of Veiel of Gibea And there was warre betwene Abia and Ieroboam And Abia prepared himselfe to the battayll with foure huÌ„dreth thousande stronge chosen men of warre But Ieroboam made himselfe ready to fight agaynst him w t eight hundreth thousande chosen men of strength And Abia gatt him vp vpon the hyll Zemaraim which lyeth vpon mount Ephraim and sayde Herken vnto me thou Ieroboam and all Israel Knowe ye not that the LORDE God of Israel hath geuen Dauid y e kyngdome of Israel for euer vnto him and his sonnes with a Salt couenaunt But IeroboaÌ„ the sonne of Nebat the seruaunt of Salomon Dauids sonne gat him vp fell awaye from his lorde And there resorted vnto him vagaboundes and children of Belial and haue strengthed them selues against RoboaÌ„ the sonne of SalomoÌ„ for Roboam was but yonge and of a fearfull hert and coulde not resiste them Now thinke ye to set youre selues against the kyngdome of the LORDE amonge the sonnes of Dauid for so moch as there is so greate a multitude of you and haue y e golden calues y t Ieroboam made you for goddes Haue ye not expelled the prestes of the LORDE the children of Aaron and the Leuites
SioÌ„ aÌ„d pourge the bloude out from IerusaleÌ„ w t y e wynde of his smoke and fyre Morouer vpon all the dwellinges of the hill of Sion and vpon their whole congregacion shal the LORDE prouyde a cloude and smoke by daye and the shyninghe of a flammynge fyre by night for all their glory shal be preserued And Ierusalem shall be a tabernacle for a shadowe because of hete in the daye tyme a place and refuge where a man maye kepe him for wether and rayne The V. Chapter NOw well than I will synge my beloued frende a songe of his vynyearde My beloued frende hath a vyneyearde in a very frutefull plenteous grounde This he hedged this he walled rounde aboute and planted it with goodly grapes In the myddest of it buylded he a towre and made a wyne presse therin And afterwarde when he loked y t it shulde bringe him grapes it brought forth thornes I shewe you now my cause o ye Citysens of Ierusalem and whole Iuda Iudge I praye you betwixte me and my wynegardinge What more coude haue bene done for it that I haue not done Wherfore then hath it geuen thornes where I loked to haue had grapes of it Well I shall tell you how I will do w t my vynyarde I will take the hedge from it that it maye perish and breake downe y e wall that it maye be troden vnder fote I will laye it waist that it shall nether be twysted nor â—ut but beare thornes and breares I wil also forbyd y e cloudes that they shal not rayne vpon it As for the vynyarde of the LORDE of hoostes it is the house of Israel and whole Iuda his fayre plantinge Of these he loked for equyte but se there is wronge for rightuousnesse lo It is but misery Wo to you that ioyne one house to another and bringe one londe so nigh vnto another till ye can get no more grounde Wil ye dwell vpon the earth alone The LORDE of hoostes rowneth me thus iÌ„ myne eare shal not many greater and more gorgious houses be so waist that no man shall dwell in theÌ„ And ten akers of vynes shal geue but a Quarte and xxx bushels of sede shal geue but thre Wo be vnto them that ryse vp early to vse them selues in dronkynnes and yet at night are more superfluous with wyne In whose companies are harpes and lutes tabrettes and pâ—pes and wyne But they regarde not the worke of the LORDE and coÌ„sidre not the operacioÌ„ of his hondes Therfore cometh my folck also in captiuyte because they haue no vnderstondynge Their glory shal be myxte with huÌ„ger and their pryde shal be marred for thurste Therfore gapeth hel and openeth hyr mouth marvelous wyde that pryde boostinge and wisdome with soch as reioyse therin maye descende in to it Thus shal man haue a fall he shal be brought lowe and the high lokes of the proude layde downe But the LORDE of hoostes y e holy God shal be exalted and vntouched when he shal declare his equyte and rightuousnesse after this maner Then shal y e lambes eate their apoynted foder and shal fede plenteously in the mountaynes Wo vnto vayne persones that drawe wickednes vnto theÌ„ as it were with a coorde and synne as it were with a cart rope Which vse to speake on this maner let hâ—m make haist now and go forth w t his worke that we maye se it Let the councel of y e holy one of Israel come and drawe me y t we maye knowe it Wo vnto them that call euel good and good euel which make darcknesselight light darcknesse y t make sower swete and swete sower Wo vnto them that are wyse in their owne sight and thinke them selues to haue vnderstoÌ„dinge Wo vnto them y t are connynge men to suppe out wyne and experte to set vp droÌ„keÌ„nesse These gyue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes but condemne the iust cause of the rightuous Therfore like as fyre licketh vp the strawe and as the flame coÌ„sumeth the stubble Euen so when their root is ful their blossome shal vanish awaye like dust or smoke for they despyse the lawe of the LORDE of hoostes and blaspheme the worde of the holy maker of Israel Therfore is the wrath of the LORDE kyndled also agaynst his people and he shaketh his honde at them yee he shal smyte so that the hilles shal tremble And their carcases shal lye in the opeÌ„ stretes like myre After all this the wrath of God shall not câ—asse but he shal stretch his hoÌ„de wyder â–ª And he shal gyue a tokeÌ„ vnto a straunge people and call vnto them in a farre countre and beholde they shal come hastely with spede There is not one faynt nor feble amonge them no not a slogish nor slepery parsone There shal not one of them put of the gyrdle from his loynes ner lowse the lachet of his shue Their arowes are sharpe and their bowes bent Their horse hoofes are like flynt and their cartwheles like a stormy wynde Their crie is as it were of a lyon and the roaringe of them like lyons whelpes They shal roare and haÌ„tch vp the praye and no man shal recouer it or get it from theÌ„ In that daye they shal be so fearce vpon them as the see And yf we loke vnto the londe beholde it shal be all darcknesse and sorowe Yf we loke to heauen beholde it shal be darck with careful desperacion The vj Chapter IN the same yeare y y kynge Osias dyed I â—aâ—e the LORDE sittinge vpon an high and glorious seate and his trayne fylled y e palace From aboue flakred the Seraphins wherof euery one had sex wynges With twayne ech couered his face w t twayne his fete and with twayne dyd he flye They cried also ech one to other on this maner holy holy holy is the LORDE of hoostes The whole worlde is ful of his glory Yee the geastes and dorechekes moued at their crienge and the house was ful of smoke Then I sayde O wo is me For I was astonished that I which am a man of vnclene lippes and dwell amonge people y t hath vnclene lippes also Shulde se y e Kynge and LORDE of hoostes with myne eyes Then flewe one of the Seraphins vnto me hauinge a hote cole in his honde which he had taken from the aulter with the tonges and touched my mouth and sayde lo this hath touched thy mouth thy vnrightuousnes is taken awaye and thy synne forgeuen After this I herde the voyce of the LORDE takinge advysement on this maner Whom shall I sende and who wil be oure messaunger TheÌ„ I sayde here am I sende me And so he sayde go and tel this people ye shall heare in dede but ye shal not vnderstonde ye shal plane lyse and not perceaue Harden the harte of this people stoppe their eares and shut their eyes that they se not w t their
eyes heare not with their eares and vnderstonde not with their hartes and conuerte and be healed Then spake I LORDE how longe he answered vntil the cities be vtterly without inhabitours and y e houses without men till the loÌ„de be also desolate and lye vnbuylded For the LORDE shal take the men farre awaye so that the londe shal lye waist Neuertheles the tenth parte shal remayne therin for it shal conuerte and be fruteful And like wise as the Terebyntes and Oketrees bringe forth their frutes so shal the holy sede haue frute The seuenth Chapter IT happened in the tyme of Ahas the sonne of Ionathas which was the sonne of Ioathan Kynge of Iuda that Rezin the Kinge of Siria and Poca Rome lies sonne Kynge of Israel wente vp toward Ierusalem to besege it but wanne it not Now when the house of Dauid that is Ahas herde worde therof y t Siria and Ephraim were confederate together his herte quaked yee and y e hertes also of his people like as a tre in the felde that is moued with the wynde Then sayde God vnto Esay go mete Ahas thou and thy sonne Sear Iasub at the heade of y e ouer pole in the fote path by the fullers grounde and saye vnto him take hede to thy self and be still but feare not nether be faynt harted for these two tales that is for these two smokynge fyre brandes the wrath and furiousnes of Rezin the Sirian and Romelies sonne because that the Kynge of Siria Ephraim and Romelies sonne haue wekedly conspyred agaynst the sayenge We will go downe in to Iuda vexe theÌ„ and brynge them vnder vs and set a Kynge there euen the sonne of Taball For thus saieth the LORDE God therto It shall not so go forth nether come so to passe for the head citie of y e Sirians is Damascus but the head of Damascus is Rezin And after fyue and threscore yeare shal Ephraim be nomore a people And the chefe citie of Ephraim is Samaria but the head of Samaria is Rome lies sonne And yf ye beleue not there shall no promyse be kepte with you Morouer God spake vnto Ahas sayenge requyre a token of the LORDE thy God whether it be towarde the depth beneth or towarde y e hight aboue TheÌ„ sayde Ahas I will requyre none nether will I tempte the LORDE The LORDE answered Then he are to ye of the house of Dauid Is it not ynough for you that ye be greuous vnto men but ye must greue my God also And therfore the LORDE shal geue you a token of himself Beholde a virgin shal coÌ„ceaue and beare a sonne and shal call his name Emanuel Butter and hony shal he eate y t he maye knowe the euel and chose y e good But or euer that childe come to knowlege to eschue the euel and chose the good The londe that thou art so afrayde for shal be desolate of both hir kynges The LORDE also shal sende a tyme vpon the vpon thy people and vpoÌ„ thy fathers house soch as neuer came sence the tyme y t Ephraim departed from Iuda thorow y e kynge of the Assirians For at the same tyme shal the LORDE whistle for the flyes y t are aboute the water of Egipte and for y e Beyes in the Assirians londe These shall come and shal light all in the valeyes in y e vowtes of stone vpon all grene thinges and in all corners At the same tyme shal the LORDE shaue the hayre of the heade and the fete and the beerd clene of with the rasoure that he shall paye them withall beyonde the water namely with y e kynge of the Assirians At the same tyme shall a man lyue with a cowe and two shepe Then because of the aboundaunce of mylck he shal make butter and eat it So that euery one which remayneth in the londe shal eate butter and hony At the same tyme all vynyardes though there be a thousand vynes in one and were solde for a thousand siluerlinges shal be turned to brears and thornes Like as they shal come in to the londe with arowes and bowes so shal all the londe become brears and thornes And as for all hilles that now are hewen downe thou shalt not come vpoÌ„ them for feare of brears and thornes But the catel shal be dryuen thither and the shepe shal fede there The viij Chapter MOrouer the LORDE sayde vnto me Take the a greate leaf and wryte in it as men do with a penne that he spede him to robbe and haist him to spoyle And Inmediatly I called vnto me faithful wytnesses Vrias the prest and Zacharias y e sonne of Barachias After that went I vnto the prophetisse that now had conceaued and borne a sonne Then sayde the LORDE to me geue him this name Maherschalal haschbas that is a spedierobber an hastie spoyler For why or euer the childe shal haue knowlege to saye Abi and Im y t is father and mother shal y e riches of Damascus and y e substaunce of Samaria be takeÌ„ awaye thorow the kynge of y e Assirians The LORDE spake also vnto me sayenge for so moch as the people refuseth the stiâ—renninge water of Silo and put their delite in Rezin and Romelies sonne Beholde the LORDE shal bringe mightie and great floudes of water vpon them namely y e kynge of the Assirians with all his power Which shall poure out his furyousnes vpoÌ„ euery man and renne ouer all their bankes And shal breake in vpon Iuda increasinge in power till he get him by the throte He shal fyl also the wydenesse of thy londe w t his brode wynges O Emanuel Go together ye people and gather you herken to all ye of farre countrees Mustre you and gather you mustre you and gather you take youre councel together yet must youre councel come to nought go in honde withal yet shal it not prospere Excepte Emanuel that is God be with us For the LORDE chastised me and toke me by y e honde and warned me sayenge vnto me that I shulde not walcke in the waye of this people He sayde morouer rounde with none of theÌ„ who so euer saye yonder people are bounde together Neuertheles feare them not nether be afrayde of them but sanctifie the LORDE of hoostes let him be youre feare and drede For he is the sanctifienge and stone to stomble at y e rock to fall vpon a snare and net to both the houses to Israel and the inhabitours of Ierusalem And many shal stomble fall and be brokeÌ„ vpon him yee they shal be snared and taken Now laye the witnesses together sayde the LORDE and seale the lawe with my disciples Thus I waite vpon the LORDE that hath turned his face from the house of Iacob and I loke vnto him But lo as for me and the children which the LORDE hath geuen me we are a token and a wondre in Israel for the LORDE of hoostes sake which
The cities of thy Sanctuary lye waist Sion is a wildernesse and Ierusalem a deserte Oure holy house which is oure bewty where oure fathers praysed the is brent vp yee all oure cōmodities and pleasures are waysted awaye Wilt thou not be intreated LORDE for all this Wilt thou holde thy peace and scourge vs so sore The lxv Chapter THey shal seke me that hitherto haue not axed for me they shal fynde me that hither to haue not sought me Then shal I saye immediatly to the people that neuer called vpon my name I am here I am here For thus longe haue I euer holden out my hondes to an vnfaithful people that go not the right waye but after their owne ymaginacions To a people that is euer defyenge me to my face They make their oblacions in gardens and their smoke vpon aulters of bricke they lurck amonge the graues and lie in the dennes all night They eate swyne flesh and vnclene broth is in their vessels Yf thou comest nye them they saie touch me not for I am holyer then thou All these men when I am angrie shal be turned to smoke and fyre that shal burne for euer Beholde it is written before my face shal not be forgotten but recōpensed I shal rewarde it them in to their bosome I meane youre mysdedes and the mysdedes of youre fathers together saieth the LORDE which haue made their smokes vpon the mountaynes and blasphemed me vpon the hilles therfore will I measure their olde dedes in to their bosome agayne Morouer thus saieth the LORDE like as when one wolde gather holy grapes men saye vnto him breake it not of for it is holy Euen so will I do also for my seruauntes sakes that I will not destroye them all But I will take a sede out of Iacob and out of Iuda one to take possession of my hill My chosen shal possesse these thinges my seruauntes shall dwell there Saron shal be a shepefolde and the valley of Achor shal geue stallinge for the catell of my people that feare me But as for you ye are they y t haue for saken the LORDE and forgotten my holy hill Ye haue set vp an aulter vnto fortune geuē rich drink offeringes vnto treasure Therfore wil I nombre you with the swerde that ye shall be destroyed all together For when I called no man gaue me answere when I spake ye herkened not vnto me but dyd wickednes before myne eyes and chosed the thinge that pleased me not Therfore thus saieth the LORDE God Beholde my seruauntes shal eate but ye shall haue honger Beholde my seruauntes shall drynke but ye shal suffre thurste Beholde my seruauntes shal be mery but ye shal be cōfounded Beholde my seruauntes shal reioyse for very quietnesse of herte But ye shal crie for sorow of hert and cōplayne for vexacion of mynde Youre name shal not be sworne by amonge my chosen for God the LORDE shal slaye you and call his seruauntes by another name Who so reioyseth vpō earth shall reioyse in the true God And Who so sweareth vpō earth shal sweare in the true God For the olde enemite shal be forgotten and taken awaye out of my sight For lo I shal make a new heauē a new earth And as for the olde they shall neuer be thought vpō ner kepte in mynde but mē shal be glad and euermore reioyse for the thinges that I shall do For why Beholde I shal make a ioyfull Ierusalē yee I myself will reioyse with Ierusalem be glad with my people And the voyce of wepinge and waylinge shall not be herde in her from thēce forth There shall neuer be childe ner olde man that haue not their full dayes But whē the childe cometh to an hūderth yeare olde it shall dye And yf he that is an hūderth yeare of age do wronge he shal be cursed They shal buylde houses and dwel in them they shal plante vynyardes and eate the frute of them They shall not buylde another possesse they shall not plante and another eate But the life of my people shal be like a tre and so shal the worke of their hondes My chosen shal lyue longe they shall not laboure in vayne ner beget w t trouble for they are the hie blessed sede of the LORDE their frutes with them And it shal be that or euer they call I shal answere them Whyle they are yet but thinkinge how to speake I shal heare them The wolff and the lambe shal fede together and the lyon shal eate haye like the bullocke But earth shal be the serpētes meate There shal no man hurte ner slaye another in all my holy hill saieth the LORDE The lxvj Chapter THus saieth the LORDE Heauē is my seate and the earth is my fote stole Where shal now the house stonde y t ye will buylde vnto me And where shal be the place y t I wil dwel in As for these thinges my hōde hath made them all and they are all created saieth the LORDE Which of them shal I then regarde Euē him that is of a lowly troubled sprete and stōdeth in awe of my wordes For who so slayeth an oxe for me doth me so greate dishonoure as he y t kylleth a mā He that kylleth a shepe for me choketh a dogge He that bringeth me meat offringes offreth swynes bloude Who so maketh me a memoriall of Incense prayseth the thinge y t is vnright Yet take they soch wayes in honde and their soule deliteth in these abhominacions Therfore wil I also haue pleasure in laughinge them to scorne and the thinge that they feare wil I bringe vpon thē For when I called no man gaue answere when I spake they wolde not heare But dyd wickednesse before myne eyes chose the thinges that displease me Heare the worde of God all ye that feare the thinge which he speaketh You re brethren that hate you and cast you out for my names sake saye Let the LORDE magnifie himself that we maye se youre gladnesse yet they shal be cōfounded For as touchinge the cite and the temple I heare the voyce of the LORDE that will rewarde and recompēce his enemies like as when a wife bringeth forth a man childe or euer she suffre the payne of the byrth and anguysh of y e trauayle Who euer herde or sawe soch thinges doth the grounde beare in one daye or are the people borne all at once as Sion beareth his sonnes For thus-sayeth the LORDE Am I he that maketh other to beare and beare not my self Am not I he that beareth and maketh baren saieth thy God Reioyse with Ierusalem be glad with her all ye that loue her Be ioyful with her all ye that mourned for her For ye shal sucke cōforte out of hir brestes and be satisfied Ye shal taist and haue delite in the plenteousnesse of hir power For
compased me aboute yee all thy wawes and rowles of water went ouer me I thought that I had bene cast awaye out of thy sight but I wil yee agayne loke towarde thy holy temple The waters compased me euen to the very soule the depe laye aboute me and the wedes were wrapte aboute myne heade I wente downe to the botome of the hilles was barred in with earth for euer But thou o LORDE my God hast brought vp my lyfe agayne out of corrupcion When my soule faynted within me I thought vpon the LORDE and my prayer came in vnto the euen in to thy holy temple They that holde of vayne vanyties wil forsake his mercy But I wil do the sacrifice with the voyce of thankesgeuynge and wil paye that I haue vowed for why saluacion commeth of the LORDE And y e LORDE spake vnto y e fysh and it cast out Ionas agayne vpon the drye londe The III. Chapter THen came the worde of the LORDE vnto Ionas agayne sayenge vp and get the to Niniue that greate cite preach vnto them the preachinge which I bade the. So Ionas arose and wente to Niniue at the LORDES commaundement Niniue was a greate cite vnto God namely off thre dayes iourney And Ionas wente to and entred in to y e cite euen a dayes iourney and cried sayenge There are yet xl dayes and then shal Niniue be ouerthrowen And the people of Niniue beleued God and proclamed fastinge ▪ and arayed them selues in sack cloth as well the greate as the small of them And the tydinges came vnto y e kinge of Niniue which arose out off his seate and dyd his apparell off and put on sack cloth and sate him downe in asshes And it was cried and commaunded in Niniue by the auctorite of the kīge and his lordes sayenge se that nether man or beest oxe or shepe taist ought at all and that they nether fede ner drincke water but put on sack cloth both man and beest and crye mightely vnto God yee se that euery man turne frō his euell waye and from the wickednesse y t he hath in honde Who can tell God maye turne and repēte and cease from his fearce wrath that we perish not And when God sawe their workes how they turned from their wicked wayes he repented on the euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto them and dyd it not The IIII. Chapter WHerfore Ionas was sore discontēt and angrie And he prayed vnto the LORDE and sayde O LORDE was not this my sayenge I praye the when I was yet in my countre therfore I haisted rather to fle vnto Tharsis for I knowe well ynough that thou art a mercifull God full of compassion lōge sufferinge and of greate kyndnesse and repentest when thou shuldest take punyshment And now o LORDE take my life fro me I beseke the for I had rather dye then lyue Then sayde the LORDE art thou so angrie And Ionas gat him out of the cite and sat downe on y e east syde therof and there made him a bothe and sat vnder it in the shadow till he might se what shulde chaunce vnto the cite And the LORDE God prepared a wylde vyne which sprange vp ouer Ionas that he might haue shadowe aboue his heade to delyuer him out of his payne And Ionas was exceadinge glad of the wylde vyne But vpō the nexte morow agaynst the springe of the daye the LORDE ordened a worme which smote the wylde vyne so that it wethered awaye And when the Sōne was vp God prepared a feruent east wynde and the Sonne bete ouer the heade of Ionas that he faynted agayne and wyszshed vnto his soule that he might dye and sayde It is better for me to dye thē to lyue And God sayd vnto Ionas Art thou so angrie for the wylde vyne And he sayde yee very angrie am I euen vnto the deeth And the LORDE sayde thou hast compassion vpon a wylde vyne wherō thou bestowdest no laboure ner may dest it growe which sprange vp in one night and perished in another And shulde not I then haue compassion vpon Niniue that greate cite wherin there are aboue an C. and xx thousande personnes y t knowe not their right hōde frō the lefte besydes moch catell The ende of the prophet Ionas The Prophet Micheas What Micheas conteyneth Chap. I. He reproueth the people off Israel and Iuda for their wickednesse and Idolatry he telleth them their punyshment with mournynge Chap. II. He rehearseth their abhominacions Chap. III. He reproueth the rulers and the prophetes as cause of the peoples misery Chap. IIII. V He prophecyeth of the saluacion off Gods people in Christ of his kyngdome and power of his gospel Chap. VI. Another reprofe Outwarde offeringes are excluded and here is declared what God requyreth off man Chap. VII The summe off the thinges before sayde The litle flocke of the faithfull The first Chapter THis is the worde of the LORDE that came vnto Micheas the Morastite in the dayes of Ioathan Achas and Ezechias kīges of Iuda which was shewed him vpon Samaria and Ierusalem Heare all ye people marcke this well o earth and all that therin is Yee the LORDE God himself be witnesse amonge you euen y e LORDE from his holy temple For why beholde the LORDE shal go out of his place come downe and treade vpon the hie thinges of the earth The moūtaynes shall consume vnder him the valleys shal cleue asunder like as wax cōsumeth at the fyre as y e waters runne downwarde And all this shal be for the wickednesse of Iacob and the synnes of the house of Israel But what is the wickednesse of Iacob Is not Samaria Which are the hye places of Iuda Is not Ierusalē Therfore I shall make Samaria an heape of stones in the felde to laye aboute the vynyarde hir stones shal I cast in to the valley discouer hir foūdaciōs All hir ymages shal be brokē downe all hir wynnynges shal be brent in the fyre yee all hir Idols will I destroye for why they are gathered out of the hyre of an whore in to an whores hyre shal they be turned agayne Wherfore I wil mourne make lamentacion bare naked will I go I must mourne like y e dragōs take sorow as y e Estriches for their woūde is past remedy And why it is come in to Iuda hath touched y e porte of my people at Ierusalē allredy Wepe not lest they at Geth perceaue it Thou at Betaphra welter thy self in the dust and asshes Thou that dwellest at Sephir get the hence with shame The proude shall boost nomore for very sorowe why hir neghboure shall take from her what she hath The rebellious cite hopeth that it shal not be so euell but for all that the plage shal come from the LORDE euen in to the porte of Ierusalem The greate noyse off the charettes shall feare them