were not smyten for they were late sowne And Moses went out of the citye from Pharao and spred abrode his handes vnto the lorde and the thonder and hayle ceased neyther rayned it vpon the earth And when Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thonder were ceased he synÌ„ed agayne hardened his herte he and his seruauÌ„tes And the herte of Pharao was hardened neyther wolde he let the Chyldren of Israell go as the Lorde had sayde by ☞ the hande of Moses ¶ The herte of Pharao is hardened of God The greshoppers The thycke darnesse CAPI X. ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go in vnto Pharao For I haue hardened his herte the herte of his seruauntes that I myght put these my sygnes amongest them and that thou tel in the audience of thy sonne and of thy sonnes son what thynges I haue done in Egypt the myracles which I haue done among them that ye may know howe that I am the Lorde And so Moses Aaron came vnto Pharao and sayde vnto hym Thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Hebrues how longe shal it be or thou wylt submyt thy selfe vnto me Let my people god that they maye serue me Dr els †yf thou do resyst and wylte not let my people go beholde to morowe wyl I brynge greshoppers into thy coostes and they shall couer the face of the earth that it can not be sene and they shal eate the residewe whiche remayneth vnto you and is escaped froÌ„ the hayle and they shall eate euery grene tree that beareth you fruyte in the felde they shal fyl thy houses and all thy seruauÌ„tes houses and the houses of al the Egyptians after suche a maner as neyther thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue sene synce the tyme they were vpon the earth vnto this day And he turned himselfe aboute and went out from Pharao And Pharaos seruauÌ„tes sayd vnto hym Howe longe shall he be a slaunder vnto vs Let the men go that they may serue the lorde theyr god knowest thou not yet that Egypte is destroyed And Moses and Aaron were brought agayne vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Go and serue the lorde your god Who are they that shal go And Moses answered we wyll go with our younge and with our olde yea and with our sonnes and with our doughters and with our shepe and with our oxen must we god For we muste holde a feast vnto the Lorde And he sayde vnto them let it be so The Lorde be with you When I let you go and your chyldreÌ„ also take hede for ye haue some myscheyfe in hande Naye not so but go they that are men and serue the lorde for that was your desyre And they thrust theÌ„ out of Pharaos presence And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses Stretch out thy hande ouer the lande of Egypt for greshoppers that they may come vpon the lande of Egypte and eate all the herbes of the lande all that the hayle lefte behynde And Moses stretched forth his rod ouer the lande of Egypt the lorde brought an East wynde vpon the lande all that daye and all that nyght And in the mornynge the East wynde brought the greshoppers and the greshop pers went vp ouer all the lande of Egypte remayned in all quarters of Egypt very greuously Before them were there no such greshoppers neyther after them shal be for they couered all the face of the earth so that the lande was darke And they dyd eate all the herbes of the lande and al the fruytes of the trees whatsoeuer the hayle had lefte there was no grene thynge lefte in the trees herbes of the felde thorow al the land of Egypt Therfore Pharao called for Moses and Aaron in haste and sayde I haue synned agaynst the lorde your god and agaynst you And nowe forgyue me my Synne onely this once and praye vnto the Lorde your god that he may take awaye froÌ„ me ☞ this death onely And Moses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde and the Lorde turned a myghtye stronge west wynde and it toke awaye the greshoppers and cast them into the redde see so that there was not one greshopper in al the coost of Egypt And the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wolde not let the chyldren of Israell go And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Stretch out thy hande vnto heuen that there may be vpon the lande of Egypt darkenesse whiche may be felte And Moses stretched forth his hande vnto heuen and there was a thycke darkenesse vpon all the lande of Egypte thre dayes longe no man sawe another neyther rose vp from the place where he was by the space of thre dayes but all the chyldreÌ„ of Israel had lyght where they dwelled And Pharao called for Moses and sayd go and serue the Lorde onely let your shepe and your oxen abyde and let youre chyldren go with you And Moses sayde thou muste gyue vs also offeryngê and burntoffrynges for to sacrifyce vnto the Lorde our God our cattel also shal go with vs and there shal not one hooffe be lefte behynde for therof muste we take to serue the lorde our God Neyther do we knowe what we shall offre vnto the Lorde vntyll we come thyther But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte and he wolde not let them goo And Pharao sayde vnto hym get the from me and take hede to thy selfe and se my face no more For when soeuer thou comest in my syght thou shalte dye And Moses sayde Let it be as thou hast sayde I wyl se thy face no more ¶ The lorde coÌ„maundeth to robbe the Egyptians The death of all the fyrst begotten in Egypte CAPI XI ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses yet wyll I brynge one plage more vppon Pharao and vpon Egypte and after that he wyll let you go hence And when he letteth you goo he shall vtterly dryue you hence Speake thou therfore in the cares of the people that euery maÌ„ borow of his nyghbour and euery woman of her neyghbourresse iewels of syluer and iewels of golde And the Lorde shal gyue the people fauoure in the syght of the Egyptians Moreouer Moses was very greate in the lande of Egypte in the syght of Pharaos seruauntes and in the syght of the people And Moses sayde thus sayth the Lorde At mydnyght wyll I go out in to the myddes of Egypt al the fyrst borne in the lande of Egypt shal dye euen from the fyrste borne of Pharao that ☞ sytteth on his seate vnto the fyrst borne of the mayde seruaunt that is behynde the mylle and all the fyrste gendred of the cattell And there shall be a greate crye thorowout all the lande of Egypte suche as there was neuer none lyke nor shal be But amonge all the Chyldren of Israell shal not a dogge moue his tongue nor yet man or beast that ye maye knowe howe that the lorde †by a great miracle putteth
hym and toke vi hundred chosen charettes and al the charettes of Egipt and cap taynes vpon euery one of them And the lord hardened the herte of Pharao kynge of Egypt and he folowed after the chyldreÌ„ of Israell But the Chyldren of Israell went out with an hye hande and the Egyptians folowed after them al the horses and charettes of Pharao and his horsemen his hoste oueroke them abydynge by the see besyde Pi Hiroth before Baalzephon And when Pharao drew nye the chyldren of Israell lyfte vp theyr eyes beholde the Egyptians folowed after them they were sore afrayed the chyldren of Israell cryed out vnto the Lorde But they sayd vnto Moses bycause there were no graues in Egypt hast thou therfore brought vs awaye for to dye in the wyldernesse Wherfore haste thou serued vs thus for to carye vs out of Egipte Dyd not we tel the this in Egypt saynge let vs be in rest that we maye serue the Egyptians For it had ben better for vs to haue serued the Egiptians then for to dye in the wyl dernesse And Moses sayde vnto the people feare ye not stande styl beholde howe the Lorde shall saue you this daye For ye that haue sene the Egyptians this daye shall se them nomore for euer The Lorde shal fyght for you and ye shall holde your peace And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses wherfore cryest thou vnto me Speake vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel that they go forwarde But lyfte thou vp thy rod stretch out thy hande ouer the see deuyde it a sondre and let the chyldren of Israel go on drye grouÌ„de thorow the myddest of the see And beholde I wyll harden the herte of the Egyptians that they maye folow them And I wyl get me honour vpon Pharao and vpon all his hoost and vpon his charettes and vpon his horsemen And the Egyptians shal knowe that I am the Lorde when I haue gotten me honoure vpon Pharao vpon his charettes and vpon his horsemen And the Angell of god whiche went before the hoost of Israell remoued began to go behynde them And the clowden pyller that was before the face of them begaÌ„ to stande behynde them and came bytwene the hoost of the Egyptians and the hoost of Israel It was ☞ also a darke clowde and gaue lyght by nyght and al the nyght longe the one came not at the other And Moses stretched forth his hande ouer the see and the Lorde caryed away the see by a very stronge East wynde all that nyght and made the see drye lande the waters were deuyded And the chyldren of Israel went in to the myddest of the see vpon the drye grouÌ„de And the waters were a walle vnto them on theyr ryght hande on theyr lefte hande And the Egiptians folowed and went in after them to the myddest of the see euen all Pharaos horses his charettes and his horsemen ✚ And in the mornyng watche the Lorde loked vnto the hoost of the Egyptians out of the fyrie clowdy pyller and troubled the hoost of the Egyptians toke of his charet wheles and caryed them away violently so that the Egyptians sayd Let vs fâ—e from the face of Israell for the Lorde fyghteth for theÌ„ agaynst the Egyptians And the lorde sayde vnto Moses stretche out thyne hande ouer the See that the waters may come agayne vpon the Egiptian vpon his charettes and vpon his horsemen And Moses stretched forth his hand ouer the see it came agayne to his course early in the mornynge the Egyptians fled agaynst it And the Lorde ouerthrew the Egyptians in the myddest of the see the water returned and couered the charettes the horsemen and all the hoost of Pharao that came in to the see after them so that there remayned not one of them But the children of Israel walked vpon drye lande thorowe the myddest of the see the waters were a walle vnto them on the ryght hande of them and on the lefte Thus the Lorde delyuered Israell the selfe same daye out of the hande of the Egyptians and Israell sawe the Egyptyans dead vpon the see syde And Israell sawe that myghtye power which the lorde shewed vpon the Egyptians and the people feared the Lorde byleued the lorde and his seruaunt Moses ¶ Moyses and the people with the women synge At the prayer of Moyses the bytter waters were swete God must be herde They come to Elim CAPI XV. THen Moses and the chyldren of Israel sange this songe vnto the lorde sayd I wyl syng vnto the lorde ⊢ for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse him that rode vpon hym hath he ouerthrowne in the see The Lorde is my strength prayse and he is become my saluacion He is my god and I wyll gloryfy hym my fahthers God and I wyll exalte hym The lorde is a man of war The lorde is his name Pharaos charettes his hoost hath he cast into the see His chosen captaynes also are drowned in the red See that deepe waters haue couered them they soncke to the botom as a stone Thy ryghthand lorde is become glorious in power thy ryghthande lorde hath all to dasshed the enemye And in thy greate glory thou hast ouerthrowne them that rose vp agaynst the thou sentest forth thy wrath which coÌ„sumed them euen as stoble Thorow the wynd of thy nose thrylles the water gathered togyther the floodes stode styl as an heape the depe water coÌ„geled togyther in the ☞ herte of the see The enemye sayd I wyl folowe on them I wyl ouertake theÌ„ I wyl deuyde the spoyle I wyll satisfye my lust vppon them I wyll drawe my swerde myne hande shall destroye them Thou blewest with thy wynde the see couered theÌ„ they sanke as lead in the mighty waters Who is lyke vnto the o Lorde amonge Gods who is lyke the so gloryus in holynesse ☞ fearfull in prayses shewynge wondres Thou stretchedst out thy ryght hand the earth swalowed them Thou in thy mercye hast caryed this people whiche thou delyueredsâ— and haste brought them in thy strength vnto thy holy habytacyon The nacyons herde and were afrayed sorowe came vpon the Philistines Then the dukes of the Edomytes were amased and the myghtyest of the Moabites tremblynge came vppon them al the inhabyters of Canaan waxed faynt herted Let feare drede fal vpon them in the greatnesse of thyne arme let them be as styl as a stone tyl thy peple passe thorow o Lorde whyle this people passe thorowe whiche thou hast gotten Thou shalt brynge them in plante them in the mountayne of thyne enherytaunce the place Lorde which y u hast made for to twel in the saintuary o lord which thy handes haue prepared The lorde shall raygne ☞ euer alway For Pharaos horse went in with his charettes horsemen into the see the Lorde brought the waters of the see vpon them But the chyldreÌ„
in lawe and dyd all that he had sayd and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them as heades ouer the people namely captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fyftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at al ceasons but brought the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged al small matters them selues And Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his owne lande CAPI XIX ¶ The chyldren of Israell come to the mount Smay The people of god ate holy and a royall preesthod He that toucheth the hyll dyeth God appeareth vnto Moses vpon the mounte in thondre and lyghtnynge IN the thyrde moneth when the chyldren of Israell were goone out of the lande of Egypte the same day came they in to the wyldernes of Smay For they were departed from Raphidim and were come to the deserte of Smay and had pytched theyr tentes in the wyldernes And there Israel abode before the mount But Moses went vp vnto God And the Lorde called to hym out of the mountayne saynge Thus shalt thou saye vnto the house of Iacob and tell the chyldrē of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egyptyans and toke you vp vpon Egles wyngs and haue brought you vnto my selfe Nowe therfore yf ye wyll heare my voyce in dede and kepe myne appoyntment ye shal be myne owne aboue all nacyons for all the earth is myne Ye shal be vnto me also a kyngdome of preestes and an holy people And these are the wordes whiche thou shalte saye vnto the chyldren of Israel Moses came and called for the elders of the people and layde before theyr faces all these wordes whiche the Lorde cōmaunded hym And the people answered all togyther sayd All that the Lorde hath sayde we wyll do And Moses brought the wordes of the peple vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses To I come vnto the in the thycke clowe that the people may here me talkyng with the byleue the for euer Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and ☞ sanctifie them to daye and to morowe let them wasshe theyr clothes and be redy agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde wyll come downe in the syghte of all the people vpon mount Smay And thou shalt set markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte or touche the bordre of it Who so euer toucheth the mount shall surely dye There shall not an hande touche it Els he shal be stoned or shot thorowe whyther it be beast or man it shall not lyue When the trompe bloweth longe then may they come vp into the mountayne And Moses went downe from the mount vnto the people and sanctified them they wasshed theyr clothes And he sayde vnto the people Be redy agaynst the thyrde day and ☞ come not at your wyues And the thyrde daye in the mornynge there was thonder and lyghtnynge and a thycke clowde vpon the mount and the voyce of the trompe excedyng lowde so that al the people that was in the hoost was afrayde And Moses broughte the people out of the tentes to mete with god they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Synay was all togyther on a smoke bycause the Lorde descended downe vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof ascended vp as the smoke of a chymney and al the mount was excedyng fearfull And when the voyce of the trompe blewe waxed lowder and lowder Moses spake and God answered hym by a voyce And the Lorde came downe vpon mounte Synay euen in the top of the hyll and when the lorde called Moses vp into the top of the hyll Moses went vp And the lorde sayd vnto Moses go downe charge the people that they prease not vp to se the Lorde and so many of them perysshe And let the preestes also whiche come to the lorde sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde destroy them And Moses sayd vnto the lorde the people can not come vp in to the mounte Synay for thou chargedst vs sayeng Set markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the lorde sayd vnto hym awaye and get the downe thou shalte come vp thou Aaron with the. But let not the Preestes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the lord leest he destroye them And so Moses wente downe vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The ten cōmaundementes are gyuen The aulter of earth CAPI XX. AND God spake all these wordes and sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypte out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalte make the no grauen ymage neyther any similitude that is in heuē aboue eyther in the earth bynethe or in the waters vnder the earth Thou shalte not worshyp them neyther serue them For I the Lorde thy god am a ☞ gelouse god ☞ visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde fourth generacyon of them that hate me and shewe mercye vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my cōmaundementes Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Remembre the Sabboth daye that thou sanctify it Syxe dayes shalt thou labour do all that thou haste to do but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy god in it thou shalte do no maner of worke thou thy son and thy doughter thy man seruaunt thy mayde seruaunt thy cattell the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen earth the see and al that in them is and ☞ rested the seuenth day Wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabboth day and halowed it ✚ ☞ Honour thy father thy mother that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the. Thou shalte not kyll Thou shalte not breake wedlocke Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghboure Thou shalte not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou couet thy neyghbours wyfe or his mā seruaunt or his mayde or his ore or his asse or what so euer thy neyboure hath And all the people sawe the thonder the lyghtnyng the noyse of the trompe and the mountayne smokynge And when the people sawe it they remoued and stode a farre of sayd vnto Moses talke thou with vs we wyl heare but let not god talke with vs leest we dye And Moses sayde vnto the people Feare not for God is come to proue you and that his feare may be ☞ in your face that ye synne not And the people stode a farre of Moses wente in to the thycke clowde where God was
therof the mercyseate the table and all the vesselles therof the shewbread the pure candelstycke with the lampes therof euen with the Lamppes to be prepared and all the vesselles therof and the Oyle for lyght the golden aulter and the anoyntyng oyle and the swete sence and the hangyng of the tabernacle doore the brasen aulter with his gredyren of brasse his barres all his vessels the lauer his fote the hanginges of the courte with his pyllers and sockettes the hangyng to the courte gate and his pynnes and cordes and all the vessell of the seruyce of the habitacyon for the tabernacle of wytnesse the ministryng vestimentes to serue in the holy place and the holy vestimentes for Aaron the preest and his sonnes raymentes to ministre in accordyng to al that the Lorde cōmaunded Moses euen so the chyldren of Israel made all the worke And Moses behelde all the worke and se they had done it euen as the Lorde commaunded euen so had they done and Moses blessed them ¶ The Tabernacle teared vp The glory of the lorde appeareth in a clowde couerynge the Tabernacle CAPI XL. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge In the fyrst day of the fyrst moneth shalte thou set vp the habitacyon and the tabernacle of wytnesse put therin the arke of witnesse couer the arke with the vayle and bryng in the table and apparel it accordyng to the order therof And thou shalt bryng in the candelstycke and lyght his lampes and set the sence aulter of golde before the arke of wytnesse and put the hangynge at the dore of the habitaciō And set the burntoffrynge aulter before the dore of the habitacyon and Tabernacle of wytnesse and set the lauer bytwene the Tabernacle of wytnesse the aulter put water therein and make the courte rounde aboute and hang vp the hangynge at the courte gate And thou shalte take the anoyntyng oyle and anoynte the habitacyon and all that is therin halowe it with all the vessels therof that it may be holy And thou shalte anoynte the aulter of burntoffryng and al the vessels sanctifie the aulter that it maybe an aulter moost holy And thou shalte anoynte also the lauer and his fote and sanctifie it And thou shalte bryng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and wasshe them with water And thou shalte put vpon Aaron the holy vestimentes anoynte hym sanctifie hym that he maye ministre vnto me And thou shalte bryng his sonnes clothe them with garmentes and anoynte them as thoyu dydest anoynte theyr father that they may ministre vnto me For theyr anoynting shal be an euerlasting preest hode vnto them thorowout theyr generaciōs And Moses dyd accordyng to all that the Lorde cōmaunded hym euen so dyd he Thus was the Tabernacle reared vp the fyrste daye in the fyrste moneth in the seconde yere And Moses reared vp the Tabernacle and fastened his sockettes and set vp the bordes therof and put in the barres of it reared vp his pyllers and spred abrode the tent ouer the habitacion put ☞ the coueryng of the tent on hye aboue it as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he toke ☞ the testimony and put it in the arke set the barres to the arke put the mercyseate on hye vpon the arke brought the arke into the habitacyon hanged vp the vayle and couered the arke of wytnesse as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses And he put the table in the Tabernacle of wytnes in the north syde of the habitacyon but without the vayle set the bread in order before the Lorde euen as the Lorde had cōmaunded Moses And he put the candelstycke in the tabernacle of wytnesse ouer agaynst the table towarde the south syde of the habitacion set vp the lampes before the Lorde as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he put the golden aulter in the tabernacle of wytnesse before the vayle brent swete sence theron as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he hanged vp the hangyng at the dore of the habitacion set the burntofferyng aulter by the entryng in of the habitacion of the tabernacle of wytnesse offred burntofferynges and meatoffrynges theron as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses And he set the lauer bytwene the tabernacle of wytnesse the aulter powred water therin to wasshe withal And Moses Aaron his sonnes wasshed theyr handes theyr feete therat when they went into the tabernacle of wytnes when they went to the aulter they wasshed themselues as the lorde cōmaūded Moses And he reared vp the court rounde aboute the habitacyon the aulter set vp an hangyng at the courte gate and so Moses finisshed the worke And the cloude couered the tabernacle of wytnes the glory of the lorde fylled the habitacion And Moses coulde not entre into the Tabernacle of wytnesse bycause the clowde abode theron the glory of the lorde fylled the habitacyon For the cloude had couered all And when the cloude was taken vp from of the habitacyon the chyldren of Israel toke theyr iourneys thorowout theyr armyes And when the cloude was not taken vp they iourneyed not tyll it was taken vp for the cloude of the lord was vpon the habitacion by day and fyre by nyght in the syght of all the house of Israel thorowout all theyr armyes ¶ The ende of the seconde boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Uelle schemoth and in the Latyn Exodus ¶ The thyrde boke of Moses called in the Hebrue vaicrah and in the Latyn Leuiticus ¶ The order of burntofferynge◠CAPI Primo ANd the Lorde called Moses and spake vnto hym out of the tabernacle of wytnes sayeng Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and thou shalte say vnto them Yf a mā of you brynge a sacrifice vnto the Lorde ye shall bryng your sacrifice from among these cattel euen from among the oxen the shepe If his sacrifice be a burntofferynge let hym offre a male of the oxen without blemysshe bryng him of his owne voluntary wyl vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse before the Lorde And he shall put his hande vpon the heade of the burntsacrifice and it shal be accepted for hym to be his attonement And he shall kyll the calfe of the droue before the Lorde And the preestes Aarons sonnes shall brynge the bloode and sprynkle it rounde aboute vpon the aulter that is by the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And then shall he flay the burntofferyng hewe hym in peces And the sonnes of Aaron the preest shal put fyre vpon the aulter and put wood vpon the fyre And the Preestes Aarons sonnes shall lay the partes euen the heade the fat vpon the wood that is vpon the fyre in the aulter But the inwardes and the legges therof shal he wasshe in water and the preest shall burne all in the aulter that they may be ◠burntsacrifice for a swete odoure vnto the
haue one lawe bothe for the straunger and for hym that was borne at home in the lande And the same daye that the Tabernacle was reared vp a cloude couered the habitacyon which was as a tabernacle of the wytnesse and at euen there was vpon the habitacyon as it were the simylytude of fyre vntyll the mornynge So it was alwaye the cloude couered it by day and the simylytude of fyre by nyght And when the cloude was taken vp from of the Tabernacle then the Chyldren of Israell iourneyed and where the cloude abode there the Chyldren of Israell pytched theyr tentes At the ☞ worde of the Lorde the chyldren of Israel iourneyed and at the worde of the lorde they pytched And as longe as the cloude abode vpon the habitacion they laye styll and when the cloude taryed styll vpon the habitacyon longe tyme the Chyldren of Israell kept the watch of the lorde iourneyed not And it chauÌ„ced that when the cloude abode a fewe dayes vpon the habitacyoÌ„ they abode in theyr tentes accordyng to the commaundement of the Lorde and they iourneyed also at the coÌ„maundement of the lorde And it happened that wheÌ„ the cloude abode vpon the habitacioÌ„ from euen vnto the mornynge and was taken vp in that mornynge then they iourneyed Whyther it was by day or by nyght that the cloude was taken vp they iourneyed Or yf the cloude taryed two dayes or a moneth or a longe ceason vpon the habitacyon and remayned theron the Chyldren of Israell abode styll iourneyed not And as soone as the cloude was taken vp they iourneyed At the worde of the lorde they rested in the tentes at the coÌ„maundement of the Lorde they iourneyed kepynge the watche of the Lorde at the commaundement of the Lorde by the hande of Moses ¶ The Trompettes of syluer The Israelytes departo froÌ„ Sinay The captaynes of the hoost are nombred Nobab refuseth to go with Moses CAPI X. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Make the two trompettes of syluer of an hoole pece shalte thou make them that thou mayst vse them to cal the coÌ„gregacion togyther and when the hoost shal iourney Therfore shall they blowe w t them that all the multitude may resorte to the before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And yf they blowe but one trompet then the Prynces whiche are heades ouer the thousandes of Israell shall come vnto the. But yf ye trompe the hoostes that lye on the east partes shall go forwarde And yf ye trompe the seconde tyme the hooste that lyeth on the south syde shall take theyr iourney for they shall trompe wheÌ„ they take theyr iourneyes But when the congregacyon is to be gathered togyther they shall blowe onely and not trompe And the sonnes of Aaron the preestê shall blowe with the trompettes and ye shall haue them as a lawe for euer in youre generacyons And yf ye go to war in youre lande agaynst your enemyes that vexe you ye shal blowe with the Trompettes and ye shall be remembred before the Lorde your god to be saued from your enemyes Also in the daye of your gladnesse and in your feast dayes and in the begynnynge of your monethes ye shall blowe the trompets ouer your burnt sacrifyces peace offeryngê that they maye be a remembraunce for you before your god I am the Lorde your God And it came to passe the. xx day of the second moneth in the seconde yeare that the cloude was taken vp from of the habitacyon of wyt nesse And the Chyldren of Israell toke theyr iourney out of the deserte of Sinay and the cloude rested in the wyldernesse of Pharan And the first toke theyr iourney at the worde of the Lorde by the hande of Moses In the fyrst place went the standerde of the hoost of Iuda accordyng to theyr armyes whose cap tayne was Nahasson the Sonne of Aminadab And ouer the hooste of the Trybe of the chyldren of Isachar was Nathanael the son of Zuar And ouer the hoost of the Trybe of the chyldren of Zabulon was Eliab the son of Helon And the habytacyon was taken downe and the sonnes of Gerson and Meâ—aâ—t went forth bearynge the habitacyon And the hoost of Ruben went forth with theyr standerd and armyes whose captayne was Elizur the sonne of Sedeur And ouer the hooste of the tribe of the chyldren of Simeon was Salamiell the son of Suri Sadai And ouer the hoost of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the sonne of Deguell The Cahathites also went forwarde bare the sanctuary ☞ and the other dyd set vp the habytacyon agaynst they came And the standerd of the hoost of the Chyldren of Ephraym went forth accordynge to theyr armyes whose captayne was Elisama the son of Amiud And ouer the hooste of the trybe of the sonnes of Manasse was Gama liell the son of Pedazur And ouer the hooste of the tribe of the sonnes of Ben Iamin was Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni And the standerde of the hooste of the Chyldren of Dan came forth hauynge all the hoostes togyther thorowout theyr armyes whose captayne was Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadat And ouer the hooste of the Tribe of the chyldren of Asar was Pagyell the Sonne of Ocran And ouer the hoost of the trybe of the Chyldren of Nephthali was Ahira the sonne of Enan These are the iourneyes of the Chyldren of Israell thorowout theyr armyes and thus the hoostes remoued And Moses sayd vnto ☞ Nobab the son of Raguel the Madianyte which was Moses Father in lawe we go vnto the place of whiche the Lorde sayde I wyll gyue it you Come thou therfore with vs and we wyll do the good for the Lorde hath promysed good vnto Israell And he answered hym I wyll not go but wyll departe to myne owne lande and to my kynred He sayde oh nay leaue vs not for thou knowest oure mansyons in the wyldernes thou hast ben to vs in steade of ☞ eyes And yf thou go with vs loke what goodnesse the Lorde sheweth vnto vs the same wyl we shewe vnto the. And they departed from the mounte of the Lorde thre dayes iourney and the arke of the testament of the Lorde went before them in the thre dayes iourney to serche out a restyng place for theÌ„ And the lorde made a shadowe for them thorowe the cloude by daye when they went out of the tentes And it fortuned that when the arke went forth Moses sayd Ryse vp lorde and let thyne enemyes be scartered and let them that hate the flee before the. And when the arke rested he sayde Returne O Lorde vnto the many thousandes of Israell ¶ The people murmureth They desyre flesshe They lothe Manna The wauerynge fayth of Moses The Lorde diuideth the burden of Moses to seuentie of the aunâ—yentes and they Prophesy It rayneth quayls The flesshe rauenâ—ts are punysshed CAPI XI ANd it fortuned that wheÌ„ †the people dyd wyckedlye it was a dyspleasure in the eares of the Lorde And
the cityes which ye shal gyue shal be out of the possessyoÌ„ of the chyldren of Israel They that haue many shall gyue many but of them that haue fewe ye shall take fewe Euery one shall gyue of his cityes vnto the Leuites accordyng to the enheritauÌ„ce which he enheryteth And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them when ye be come ouer Iordan into the lande of Canaan ye shall appoynte you cities to be cities of refuge for you that he which sleeth ☞ a soule vnwares may flee thyther And the cities shall be to flee from the auenger of blood that he whiche kylleth dye not vntyl he stande before the congregacyoÌ„ in iudgement And of these syx free cities whiche ye shall gyue ye shall gyue thre on this syde Iordan and thre in the lande of Canaan And these syxe free cities shall be a refuge bothe for the chyldren of Israel and for the straunger and for hym that dwelleth amonge you that all they whiche kyl any persone vnwares may flee thyther And yf any man smyte an other with an instrument of yron that he dye then is he a murtherer and shall dye for it If he smyte hym with a throwyng stone that a man may dye with and yf he dye he that smote hym is a murtherer let the same murtherer be â—leyn therfore Or yf he smyte hym with a hande weapon of wood that a man maye dye with then yf he dye he is a murtherer let the murtherer be sleyne therfore The Iustyce of blood shall slee the murtherer wheÌ„ he meteth hym he may sley hym But yf he thruste at hym of hate or hurle at hym with layenge of wayte that he dye or smyte hym with his hande of Enuye that he dye he that smote hym shall dye for he is a murtherer The iustyce of blood shall sley the murtherer as soone as he fyndeth hym But and yf he pusshed hym by chaunce and not of hate or cast at hym with any maner of thyng and not of laynge of wayte or cast any maner of stone at hym that a man may dye with and sawe hym not And he cast it vpon hym and he dye was not his enemy neyther sought hym any harme Then the cogregacyon shal iudge bytwene the sleer and the executer of blood in suche cases And the congregacyon shal delyuer the sleer out of the hande of the auenger of blood and the congregacion shal restore hym agayne vnto the cytie of his refuge whyther he was fled And he shall byde there vnto the death of the hye preest which was anoynted with holy oyle But and yf the sleer come without the borders of his preuyleged cytie whyther he was fled yf the auenger of blood fynde hym with out the borders of his fretowne and sley the murtherer he shall be gyltlesse bycause he shulde haue bydden in his free towne vntyll the death of the hye preest after the deathe of the hye preest to returne agayne vnto the lande of his possessyon These coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes shall be a lawe vnto you for youre generacyons in all your dwellynges Who soeuer kylleth ☞ a soule the same mansleer must be sleyne hym selfe thorowe wytnesses Neyther shal one wytnes answere to put a maÌ„ to death Moreouer ye shall take none amendes for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthy to dye But he shall be put to death Also ye shall take no money of hym that is fled to a free citye that he shulde come agayne dwell in the lande before the death of the hyghe preest And se that ye polute not the lande whiche ye shall dwell in for blood ☞ defileth the lande And the lande can none otherwyse be clensed of the blood that is shed therin but by the bloode of hym that shedde blood Defyle not therfore the lande whiche ye shall enhabyte for I am the myddes therof euen I the Lorde dwell amonge the chyldren of Israell ¶ An ordre for the maryage of the doughters of zelaphead One of the trybes may not marrye with another CAPI XXXVI ANd the auncyent fathers of the chyldren of Gilead the son of Machir the sonne of Manasse of the kynred of the chyldren of Ioseph came forth and spake before Moses and the prynces and auncyent fathers of the chyldren of Israell and sayde The Lorde coÌ„maunded my Lorde to gyue the land to enheryte by lot to the chyldren of Israell And my lorde coÌ„maunded in Gods behalfe to gyue the enherytaunce of Zelaphead our brother vnto his doughters Whom yf any of the sonnes of the other tribes of Israel toke to wyues theÌ„ shal theyr enherytaunce be taken from the enheritauÌ„ce of our fathers and shall be put vnto the enherytaunce of the trybe which they are receyued into and shall be taken from the lot of our enherytaunce And when the yere of Iubilye of the chyldren of Israell coÌ„meth then shall theyr enherytaunce be put vnto the enherytaunce of the Trybe where into they are receyued and so shall theyr enherytaunce be taken away froÌ„ the enherytaunce of the tribe of oure fathers And Moses coÌ„maunded the chyldren of Israell accordynge to the worde of the Lorde sayenge The chyldren of the trybe of Ioseph haue sayde well This therfore doth the lorde coÌ„maund the doughters of Zelaphead saynge let them be wyues to whome they them selues thynke best only to the kynred and trybe of theyr father shall they marrye so shall not the enherytaunce of the Chyldren of Israell remoue from trybe to trybe when the chyldren of Israel abyde euery man in the enheritaunce of the trybe of his fathers And euery doughter that possesseth any enheritaunce in any tribe of the chyldren of Israel shall be wyfe vnto one which is of the kynred of the trybe of hâ—r father that the chyldren of Israel may enioy euery man the enherytaunce of his fathers Neyther ought the enheryaunce to go from one trybe to an other but euery one of the tribes of the chyldren of Israell must abyde in his owne enherytaunce And as the Lorde commaunded Moses eueÌ„ so dyd the doughters of Zelaphead And Mahela Thirza Hagla Milcha and Noâ— were maryed vnto theyr Fathers brothers sonnes which were of the kynred of the chyldren of Manasses the sonne of Ioseph and so theyr enherytaunce remayned in the trybe of the kynred of theyr father These are the coÌ„maundements lawes which the Lorde coÌ„maunded by the hande of Moses vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel in the feldê of Moab by Iordan ouer agaynst Ierico ⧠The ende of the fourth boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Uaiedabber and in the Latyn Numeri ¶ The fyfth boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Elle haddebarim and in the Latyn Deuteronomium ¶ A brefe rehersall of thynges done before CAPI Primo THese be the wordes which Moses spake vnto all Israell on the other syde Iordan in the wyldernesse in the playne ouer agaynst the red see
But all the cattell and the spoyle of the cyties we caught for our selues And thus we toke the same ceason out of the hande of two kyngê of the Amorites the lande that was on the other syde Iordan froÌ„ the ryuer of Arnon vnto mounte Hermon whiche Hermon the Sidons call Sirion the Amorites call it Senyr al the cyties that lay in the playne and all Gilead and all Basan vnto Salecha and Adrat Cyties of the kyngdome of Og in Basan For onely Og kyng of Basan remayned of the remenaunt of the gyauntê whose bed was a bed of yron And is it not yet at Rabah amonge the chyldren of Ammon ix cubites doth the lengthe therof conteyne and foure cubites the bredth of it after the cubite of a man And so we conquered this lande the same tyme from Aroer whiche is by the ryuer of Arnon vnto halfe mount Gilead and the cyties therof gaue I vnto the Rubenites and Gaddites And the rest of Gilead and all Basan of the kyngdom of Og gaue I vnto the halfe tribe of Manasse euen all the regyon of Argob with all Basan whiche is called the lande of Glauntes Iair the sonne of Manasse toke all the regyon of Argob vnto the coostes of Gesuri and Maachati and called them after his owne name Basan Nauoth Iair vnto this day And I gaue Gilead vnto Machir And vnto the Rubenites and Gaddites I gaue halfe Gilead vnto the ryuer of Arnon halfe the valey beyonde euen vnto the ryuer Iabocke which is the border of the children of Ammon the playne also †of the vvyldernesse and Iordan the coost therof from Ceneroth euen vnto the see whiche is in the playne eueÌ„ the salt see vnder the springes of the hyll Eastwarde And I coÌ„maunded you the same tyme sayenge the LordeÌ„ youre GOD hath gyuen you this lande to enioye it ye shall go harnessed before youre brethren the Chyldren of Israell all that are mete for the warre Your wyues onely your chyldren and your cattell for I wote that ye haue moche cattell shal abyde in your cityes whiche I haue gyuen you vntyll the Lorde haue gyuen rest vnto youre brethren as well as vnto you and vntyll they also haue conquered the lande whiche the lorde your god hath gyuen them beyonde Iordan and then shall ye returne agayne euery man vnto his possession whiche I haue gyuen you And I warned Iosua the same tyme saynge thyne eyes haue sene al that the lorde your god hath done vnto these two kynges euen so shal he do vnto all kyngdomes whyther thou goest Ye shall not feare them for the Lorde your god he shall fyght for you And I besought the Lorde the same tyme sayenge O Lorde God thou hast begonne to shew thy seruaunt thy greatnesse and thy myghtye hand for els where is there a God in heuen or in earth that can do after thy workê and after thy power Let me go ouer se the good lande that is beyonde Iordan that goodly ☞ mouÌ„tayne Libanon But the lorde was angrye w t me for your sakes wolde not heare me And the lorde sayd vnto me be content speake no more vnto me of this matter Get the vp into the toppe of the hyll and lyfte vp thyne eyes westwarde northwarde southwarde Eastwarde beholde it with thine eyes for thou shalt not go ouer this Iordan But charge Iosua courage hym bolden hym For he shall go before this people he shall deuyde vnto them the lande whiche y u shalt se. And so we abode in the valey ouer agaynst the house of Peor ¶ An exhortacyon to gyue dilygent hede vnto the lawe Ymages may not be mayde to worshyppe The thre Cityes of refuge CAPI IIII. AND nowe herken O Israell vnto the ordinaunces and lawes which I teach you for to do them that so ye may lyue and go in and conquere the lande which the Lorde God of your fathers gyueth you Ye shall put nothynge vnto the worde whiche I coÌ„maunde you neyther do ought therfrom that ye maye kepe the commaundementes of the lorde your God which I coÌ„maunde you Your eyes haue sene what the Lorde dyd vnto Baall Peor for all the men that folowed Baall Peor the Lorde youre God hath destroyed from amonge you But ye that cleue vnto the Lorde youre God are alyue euery one of you this day Beholde I haue taught you ordynaunces and lawes suche as the Lorde my god coÌ„maunded me that ye shuld do euen so in the lande whyther ye go to possesse it Kepe them therfore and do them for that is your wysdome and vnderstandynge in the syght of the nacyons that they maye heare all these ordinaunces and say Surely it is a wyse and vnderstandynge people it is a great nacyon For what other nacyon is so greate that goddes come so nye vnto as the Lorde oure God is nye vnto vs in all thynges as ofte as we cal vnto him Yea and what nacion is so greate that hath ordynaunces and lawes so ryghteous as all this lawe whiche I sette before you this daye Take hede to thy selfe therfore and kepe thy soule dilygently that thou forget not the thynges whiche thyne eyes haue sene and that they departe not out of thyne herte all the dayes of thy lyfe but teache them thy Sonnes and thy sonnes sonnes Specially the daye that thou stodest before the Lorde thy god in Horeb when the Lorde sayd vnto me gather me the people to gyther I wyll make them heare my wordê that they may lerne to feare me all the dayes that they shall lyue vpon the earth that they maye teache theyr chyldren ye came stode also vnder the hyll and the hyll burnte with fyre euen vnto the myddes of heuen and there was darkenesse clowdes myst And the lorde spake vnto you out of the myddest of the fyre and ye herde the voyce of the wordes but sawe no ymage saue ye herde a voyce onely And he declared vnto you his couenaunt whiche he commaunded you to do euen x. verses whiche he wrote vpon two tables of stoone And the Lorde coÌ„maunded me that same ceason that I shuld teach you ordinaunces and lawes whiche ye ought to do in the lande whyther ye go to possesse it ☞ Take therfore good hede vnto your selues as perteynynge vnto your soules for ye sawe no maner of ymage in the daye that the lorde spake vnto you in Horeb out of the myddes of the fyre leest ye mar youre selues and make you a grauen ymage and pycture of any maner of figure the lykenesse of man or woman the lykenes of any maner of beast that is on the earth or the lykenesse of anye maner fethered foule that flyeth in the ayre or the lykenes of any maner worme that creyeth on the earth or the lykenesse of any maner fysh that is in the waters beneth the erth Yea and leest thou lyft vp
go agaynst Gibea Ben Iamin bycause of all the abhominacyon that they haue wrought in Israell And so all the men of Israell gathered togyther agaynste the Citye knyt togyther as it had bene but one man And the tribes of Israel sent men thorowe all the tribe of Ben Iamin sayeng What wyckednesse is this that is happened amonge you Nowe therfore delyuer vs the men those chyldren of Beliall whiche are in Gibea that we maye sley them and put awaye euyll from Israell Neuerthelatter the Chyldren of Ben Imin wolde not hâ—rken vnto the voyce of theyr brethren and chyldren of Israell but gathered themselues togyther out of the cityes vnto Gibea to come out and fyght agaynst the chyldren of Israel And the chyldren of Ben Iamin were nombred at that tyme out of the cityes xxvi thousande men that drewe swerdes besyde the enhabitours of Gibea which wereÌ„ nombred seuen hundred chosen men And amonge all these folke were seuen hundred lefte handed meÌ„ which euery one coulde flyng stones at an heere bredth not mysse And the chyldren of Israell besyde Ben Iamin were nombred foure hundred thousande men that drewe swerdes and were all men of war And the chyldren of Israel arose and went vp to Bethel and asked counsayle of god who shuld begyn the batayle agaynst the chyldren of Ben Iamin And the Lorde sayd Iuda shall begyn And the chyldren of Israell stode vp early and befeyged Gibea And the men of Israel wente out to battayle agaynst Ben Iamin and the men of Israell put themselues in araye to fyght agaynste them besyde Gibea And the chyldreÌ„ of Ben Iamin came out of Gibea and destroyed of the Israelites that day xxii thousande men and brought them to the earth And the folke of the Chyldren of Israell plucked vp theyr hertes and went to agayne made battayle in the same place where they dyd the fyrste day And the chyldren of Israell wente vp wepte before the Lorde vnto euen and asked of the Lorde sayenge shall we go agayne to battayle agaynst the chyldren of Ben Iamin our brethren And the Lorde sayde go vp agaynst them And the chyldreÌ„ of Israel came out agaynst the the chyldren of Ben Iamin the seconde day And the chyldren of Ben Iamin went agaynst them out of Gibea the seconde day and destroyed to the earth of the chyldren of Israel once agayne xviii M. meÌ„ that drewe swerdes euery man of them Then the chyldren of Israell and all the people went vp and came vnto Bethell and wepte and sat there before the Lorde fasted the same daye vnto euen and offered burntofferynges and peaceofferynges before the Lorde And the chyldren of Israell asked the Lorde for there was the arke of the appoyntment of God in those dayes And ☞ Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the son of Aaron waytyng vpon it at that tyme sayde shall I get me vp to go out any more to battayle agaynst the chyldren of Ben Iamin my brethren or shall I cease The Lorde sayde go for to morowe I wyl delyuer them in to your handes And Israel set lyers awayte rounde aboute Gibea And the chyldren of Israell went vp agaynst the chyldren of Ben Iamin the thyrde tyme and put themselues in aray agaynst Gibea as twyse before And the chyldren of Ben Iamin came out agaynste the people and were drawen away from the citye And they began to smyte of the people deade as twyse before by two hygh wayes of whiche one gothe vp to Bethel and the other to Gibea thorow the felde vpon a thyrtye men of Israell And the chyldren of Ben Iamin sayd They are fallen before vs as at the fyrste But the chyldren of Israel sayd let vs flee plucke them awaye from the citye vnto the hygh wayes And all the men of Israel arose vp out of theyr place and put themselues in araye at Baal Thamar And lyke wyse the lyers in wayte of Israell came forth out of theyr places euen of the medowes that were about Gibea came agaynst Gibea ten thousande chosen meÌ„ out of all Israel and there was a sore battayle But the other wyst not that so greate euyll was so nygh them And the lorde plaged Ben Iamin before Israel and the chyldren of Israell destroyed of the Beniamites the same day xxv thousand and an hundred men that drewe swerdes euery one of them And when the chyldren of Ben Iamin saw that they were put to the worse the men of Israell gaue rowme to the Beniamites bycause they trusted vnto the lyers in wayte which they had layde besyde Gibea And the lyers in wayte hasted and ran vpon Gibea and went smote all the citye with the edge of the swerde And an appoyntment had the men of Israel from the lyers in wayte that they shulde make a great smoke aryse vp out of the citye And when the men of Israell sted in the battayle Ben Iamin began to smyte dead of the chyldren of Israel aboute a thyrtye persones and sayde the other are put to the worse before vs as in the fyrst battayle But when there began to aryse out of the citye a pyller of smoke the Beniamites loked backe and beholde the wastynge of the hole citye began to ascende vp to heuen When the men of Israel also turned agayne the meÌ„ of Ben Iamin were abasshed for they sawe that euyll approched them And therfore they turned theyr backes before the men of Israel vnto the way that leadeth to the wyldernesse but the men of warre ouertoke them And besyde that they whiche came oute of the Citye destroyed them in the myddest of them And thus they compassed the Beniamites about and chased hym to Manuha and ouerran them to Gibea on the East syde and there were sleyne of Ben Iamin xviii thousande which were all men of warre And they turned and fled towarde the wyldernes vnto the rocke of Rimmon And the other slue by the way of the rest of them fyue thousande meÌ„ and stycked vnto them vntyll they came to Gideom and slue two thousande meÌ„ of them So that all that were sleyne that same day of Ben Iamin were xxv thousand men that drue swerdes whiche were all men of warre only vi hundred men turned fled to the wyldernesse vnto the rocke of RimmoÌ„ and abode there iiii monethes And the men of Israel turned backe agayne vnto the chyldren of Ben Iamin smote them with the edge of the swerde in the cityes bothe man beast al that came to hande and set on fyre all the cityes that they coulde come by ¶ The enhabiters of Gilead are vtterly destroyed CAPI XXI ANd euery man of Israel sware in Mizpa saynge there shall none of vs gyue his doughter vnto any of Ben Iamin to wyfe And the people came to Bethell and abode there tyll euen before God lyfte vp theyr voyces and wepte sore and sayde Oh lorde god of Israel why is this chauÌ„ced in Israell that there shulde be this day
Bethleem And wheÌ„ they were come to Bethleem it was noysed of them thorowe all the citye and the women sayd is not this Naomi And she answered them call me not Naomi †that is to say beutyfull but call me Mara †that is to say bytter for the almygh tye hath made me verye bytter I wente out ful the lorde hath brought me home agayn emptye Why then call ye me Naomi seynge the lorde hath humbled me and the almyghtye hath brought me vnto aduersyte And so Naomi w t Ruth the Moabitesse her doughter in lawe returned oute of the countrey of Moab and came to Bethleem in the begynnynge of barley haruest ¶ Ruth gathereth corne in the â—eldes of Booz CAPI II. ANd Naomis husbande had a kynsman of strength and myght whiche was of the kynred of Elimelec named Booz And Ruth the Moabitesse sayde vnto Naomi let me go to the felde and gather eares of corne †suche as the reapers leaue after any man in whose syght I synde grace And she sayde vnto her go my doughter And she went and came to the felde and gathered after the reapers and her chauÌ„ce was that the same felde perteyned vnto Booz which was of the kynred of Elimelec And behold Booz came from Bethleem and sayd vnto the reapers the lorde be with you And they answered hym the Lorde blesse the. Then sayd Booz vnto his yong man that stode by the reapers Whose damsell is this And the yonge man that stode by the reapers answered and sayde It is the Moabity she damsell that came with Naomi out of the countrey of Moab and she sayde vnto vs. Oh let me lease and gather after the reapers the eares that remayne and so she came and hath continued euen from the mornyng vnto nowe saue that she taryed a lytell in the house Then sayde Booz vnto Ruth hearest thou my doughter go to none other felde to gather neyther go froÌ„ hence but abyde here by my maydens Let thine eyes be on the feld that they reape and go thou after the maydens Haue I not charged the yonge men that they shall do the no hurte Moreouer when thou arte a thyrst go vnto the vessels and drynke of that whiche the laddes haue drawen Then she fell on her face bowed her selfe to the grounde and sayd vnto hym howe is it that I haue founde grace in thyne eyes and that thou shuldest know me seyng I am an alyaunt And Booz answered and sayde vnto herâ— all is tolde shewed me that thou hast done vnto thy mother in lawe synee the death of thyne husbande howe thou hast lefte thy father and thy mother the lande where thou wast borne arte come vnto a nacyon which thou knewest not in tyme passed The Lorde quyte thy worke and a full rewarde be gyueÌ„ the of the Lorde god of Israell vnder whose wynges thou arte come to abyde Then she sayde let me fynde fauoure in thy syght my Lorde thou that hast conforted me and spoken hertely vnto thy mayde whiche yet am not lyke vnto one of thy maydes Booz sayde vnto her agayne in tyme of refeâ—â—yon come thou hyther and eate of the breade and dypthy sop in the vyneygre And she sat downe by the reapers and he reached her parched corne of the whiche she dyd eate was suffysed and lefte parte And when she was rysen vp to gather Booz coÌ„mauÌ„ded his yong men saynge let her gather euen amonge the heapes and forbyd her not And leaue her some of the sheues for the nonce let it lye that she may gather it vp †vvithout shame and rebuke her not And se she gathered in the felde vntyl euen thresshed that she had gathered and it was in measure vpon an Epha †that is thre busshels of barley And she toke it vp and went in to the citie and when her mother in lawe had sene what she had gathered she plucked out also and gaue to her that she had reserued when she had eaten ynough And her mother in lawe sayde vnto her where hast thou gathered to day and where wroughtest thou blessed be he that knew the. And she shewed her mother in lawe how she had wrought with hym and sayd the mannes name w t whom I wrought to daye is Booz And Naomi sayde vnto her doughter in lawe blessed be he of the Lorde for he ceaseth not to do good to the lyuyng and to the deade And Naomi sayde agayne vnto her the man is nygh vnto vs of oure nexte kynne And Ruth the Moabite sayde he sayd vnto me also Thou shalt be with my yonge men vntyll they haue ended all my haruest And Noami answered vnto Ruth her doughter in law It is best my doughter that thou go out w t his maydens that they fall not vpon the in any other felde And so she kepte her by the maydens of Booz to gather vnto the ende of Barley haruest and of wheate haruest also and dwelte with her mother in lawe ¶ Ruth sleepeth at Booz feete and is knowen his kynswoman CAPI III. THen Naomi her mother in lawe sayde vnto her my doughter shall I not seke rest for the that thou mayst prosper And is not Booz our kynsman with whose maydens thou wast Beholde he wyndoâ—â—â— barley to nyght in the threshyng flore washe thy selfe therfore and anoynte the put thy rayment vpon the and get the downe to the barne But let no man knowe of the vutyl â—e haue lefte eatynge and drynkynge And wheÌ„ he gothe to slepe marke the place where he layeth hym downe and then go and lyfte vp the clothes that are on his feete and lay the downe there and so shal he tel the what thou shalte do And she answered her â–ª all that thou byddest me I wyl do And so she wente downe vnto the barne and dyd accordyng to all that her mother in lawe bad her And when Booz had eaten and dronken and made hym merye was gone in to lye downe besyde the heape of corne she came softely and lyfte vp the clothes of his fete and layde her downe And at mydnyght the man was afrayde and groped And beholde a woman lay at his feete And he sayde what arte thou â–ª she answered I am Ruth thyne handmayde spreade thy wynge ouer thyne handmayde for thou arte the nexte of the hynne He sayde blessed be thou in the Lorde my doughter for thou hast shewed moore goodnesse in the latter ende then at the begynnynge in as moche as thou folowedst not yonge men whyther they were poore or ryche And nowe my doughter feare not I wyl do to the all that thou requyrest for all the Citye of my people dothe knowe that thou arte a woman of vertue And it is true that I am of thy nexte kynne howe be it there is one nygher then I. Tary this nyght and when mornynge is come yf he wyll marry the it is good so let hym do But and yf he wyll not
And the man came in hastely tolde Eli. Eli was foure score and eyghtene yeare olde his syght fayled hym that he coulde not se. And the man sayde vnto Eli I am he that came out of the aray fled this day out of the hooste And he sayde what thynge is fortuned my son The messenger answered and sayde Israell is fled before the Philistines â–ª there is a great slaughter chaunsed amonge the people thy two sonnes Hophni and Phines are deade and the arke of God is taken And it fortuned that when he made mencion of the arke of God Eli fell from of his stoole backeward vpon the thresholde of the gate and his necke brake and he dyed for he was an olde man and heuye and iudged Israell fourtye yeres And his doughter in lawe Phinehes wyfe was with chylde and nygh the byrth And when she herde the tydynges that the arke of god was taken and that her father inlawe her husbande were deade â–ª she bowed her selfe and traueyled for her paynes came vpon her And aboute the tyme of her death the women that stode aboute her sayde vnto her teare not for thou hast borne a sonne But she answered not nor regarded it And she named the chylde Ichabod sayenge The glorye is departed froÌ„ Israell Bycause the arke of god was taken and bycause of her father inlaw and her husbande And she sayde agayne The glorye is gone froÌ„ Israell for the arke of god is taken ¶ Dagon the god of the Philistynes to cast â—â—aâ— before the arke CAPI V. AND the Philistines toke the Arke of god and caryed it from the helpe stone vnto Asdod agayne the Philistines toke the arke of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon And when they of Asdod were vp in the mornyng beholde Dagon laye vpon the earth before the arke of the lorde And they toke Dagon and set hym in his place agayne And when they were vp carlye in the nexte mornyng beholde Dagon laye vpon the grounde before the Arke of the Lorde and his heede and his two handes cut of vpon the thresholde that ☞ only the shap of a fyshe was lefte on hym And therfore is it that the preestê of Dagon neyther any man that coÌ„meth into Dagons house treade not on the threshold of Dagon in Asdod vnto this daye But the hande of the Lorde was heuye vpon them of Asdod and he destroyed them and smote them with emerodes bothe Asdod and in all the coostes therof †The vyllages also and the feldes in the myddest of the countrey vvere full and there came vp myce and it vvas a confusyon of a great death in the citye And when the men of Asdod saw that it was so they sayde the arke of the God of Israell shall not abyde here with vs for his hande is sore vpon vs and vpon Dagon our God They sent therfore gathered all the lordes of the Philistines vnto them and sayd what shall we do with the arke of the god of Israell They answered let the arke of the god of Israell be caryed aboute vnto Gath. And they caryed the arke of the god of Israell aboute And it fortuned that when they had caryed it aboute there was by the hande of the lorde a myghtye great noyse in the citye and he smote the men of the citye both small and great and they had secrete dyseases †And the Gethites toke councell and made them selues preuye seates of skynnes Therfore they sent the arke of god to Akaron And as soone as the arke of God came to Akaron the Akaronites cryed out sayenge they haue brought the arke of the God of Israell to vs to sley vs and our people And so they sent and gathered togyther all the lordê of the Philistines and sayde sende away the arke of the god of Israell to go agayne vnto his owne place that it sley vs not and our people For there was a deadly noyse thorow out all the citye and the hande of God was excedynge sore there And the men that dyed not were smyten with the Emerodê and the crye of the citye went vp to heuen ¶ The kyne brynge home the Arke with the rewardes CAPI VI. THe arke of the Lorde was in the countrey of the Philistines seuen monethes the Philistines called for the preestes and the sothsayers saynge what shall we do with the arke of the Lorde tell vs wherwith we shall sende it home agayne They sayde Yf you sende the Arke of the God of Israell home agayne sende it not emptye But rewarde it with a trespasseofferynge and then ye shall be hoole it shall be knowen to you why his hand departeth not from you Then sayde they And what shal be the trespasseofferynge whiche we shall rewarde hym with They answered fyue golden aâ—sses and fyue golden myce accordynge to the nombre of the Lordes of the Philistines For it is one maner of plage on you all on your lordes Wherfore ye shal make ymages lyke to your arsses ymages lyke to your myce that corrupt the lande and ye shall gyue glorye vnto the god of Israel that he may take his hand from of you from of your goddes from of your lande Wherfore do ye harden youre hertes as the Egyptians Pharao hardened theyr hertes whiche when he toke on agaynst them dyd they not let the people go they departed Nowe therfore make a newe carte take two mylche kyne on whose neck there hath come no yocke And tye the kyne to the carte brynge the calues home from them And take the arke of the Lorde laye it vpon the carte and put the Iuels of golde whiche ye rewarde hym with for a synofferynge in a coofer by the syde therof sende it away that it maye go And yf ye se that he go vp by the way of his owne coost to Bethsames then it is he that dyd vs this greate euyll Yf no we shall knowe then that it is not his hande that smote vs but it was a chaunce that happened vs. And the men dyd euen so and toke two kyne that gaue mylke and tyed them to the carte and kepte the calues at home and they layde the Arke of the Lorde vpon the carte and the coofer with the myce of golde and with the ymages of theyr arsses And the kyne toke the streyght waye to Bethsames and went one waye as they went lowed and turned neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte And the Lordes of the Philistines went after them vntyll the borders of Bethsames And they of Bethsames were reapyng theyr wheate heruest in the valeye And they lyfte vp theyr eyes and spyed the arke And reioysed when they sawe it And the carte came in to the felde of one Iosua a Bethsamite and stode styl there There was also a greate stoone And they claue the wood of the carte offered the kyne a
in those ii pyllers beneth ouer agaynst the myddes and before the net worke And vpoÌ„ the seconde headpece were there two hundred Pomegarnates in two rowes rounde aboute And he set vp the pyllers in the porche of the temple And when he had set vp the ryght pyller he called the name therof Iachin and wheÌ„ he had set vp the lefte Pyller he called the name therof Boaz. And in the top of the pyllers was a worke of roses and so was the workmanshyp of the pyllers fynysshed And he made a molten lauatory ten cubites wyde from brym to brym rounde in compasse and fyue cubites hygh And a stryng of thyrtie cubites dyd compasse it aboute and vnder the brym of it there were knoppes rounde about ten in one cubite and they compassed the lauatory rounde about And the knoppes were cast with it in two rowes when it was cast And it stode on twelue oxen of whiche iii. loked towarde the north iii. towarde the west thre towarde the South and thre towarde the East and the lauatorye stode vpon them and all theyr hynderpartes were inwarde It was an hande bredthe thycke and the brym wrought lyke the brym of a cup with floures of lylyes And it contayned two thousande ☞ Bates And he made ten sockets of brasse foure cubites longe and foure cubites brode apece and thre cubites hygh And the worke of the sockers was on this maner They had sydes the sydes were bytwene the ledges And on the sydes that were bytwene the ledges were lyons oxen and Cherubs And lykewyse vpon the ledges that were aboue beneth the lyons and oxen were certayne addicions made of thyn worke And vnder euery socket were foure brasen wheles and bordes of brasse And in the four corners therof were vndersetters vnder the lauatorie cast eche ouer agaynst his felowe And the stalke of the lauatorye was in the mydle of it †vvhere it is sene on the oursyde one cubyte hyghe and a cubyte and an halfe round and in the heyght of it were grauen workes whose sydes were made four square and not rounde And vnder the sydes were foure wheles and the axeltrees ioyned faste to the bottome And the heyght of euerye whele was a cubyte and an halfe And the workemanshyp of the wheles was lyke the worke of a charet whele And the axeltrees nauels spokes shaftes were all molten And there were iiii vndersetters in the. iiii corners of one socket and the vndersetters were of the verye bottome selfe And in the heyght of the bottome was there a rouÌ„de compasse of halfe a cubite hye and in the heyght of the bottom there proceded both ledges sydes out of the same For in the bordes of the ledges on the sydes he had grauen pyctures of Cherubins lyons palme trees one by an other rounde aboute Thus made he the ten sockets after this maner And they had all one fassyon of castyng one measure and one syse Then made he ten lauers of brasse one lauer conteynynge xl Bathes and one lauer was foure cubites and vpon euery one of the ten sockets he put one lauer And he put fyue of those sockets on the ryght syde of the house and other fyue on the lefte And he set the lauatorie on the ryght syde of the house Eastwarde and towarde the South And Hiram made pottes shouels basens so fynyshed all the worke that he made to kyng SalomoÌ„ for the house of the Lorde that is to say two pyllers two rounde heade peces that were to be set on the toppes of the two pyllers and foure hundred Pomegarnates for the two net workes euen two rowes of Pomgarnates in one net worke to couer the two headpeces that were to be set on the toppes of the pyllers And the ten sockets ten lauers on the sockets The lauatorie twelue oxen vnder it pottes shouels basens And al these vessels whiche Hiram made to kyng Salomon for the house of the lorde were of bryght brasse In the playne of Iordan dyd the kyng cast them euen in the thycke claye bytwene Socoh and Zarthan And Salomon lefte al the vessels vnweyed bycause they were so excedynge many neyther founde they oute the weyght of the brasse And so Salomon made all the vessels that perteyned vnto the house of the Lorde the golden aulter the golden table wheron the shewbread was And fyue candelstyckes for the right syde and fyue for the lefte before the queer of pure golde with floures lampes and snoffers of golde and bolles flat peces basens spones masoures of pure golde hyndges made he of golde both for the dores of the queer the place most holy and for the dores of the temple also And so was ended al the worke that kynge Salomon made for the house of the Lorde â–ª And Salomon brought in the thynges which Dauid his father had dedicated euen the syluer golde vessels and layde them vp among the treasures of the house of the lord ¶ The Aâ—he is borne in to the temple A cloude fylleth the temple The temple is blessed CAPI VIII THen Salomon gathered togyther the elders of Israell all the heades of the tribes and them that were captaynes amonge the fathers of the Chyldren of Israell vnto hym in Ierusalem that they myght brynge vp the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde out of the citye of Dauid whiche is Sion And all the men of Israell assembled vnto kynge Salomon to the feast that falleth in the moneth ☞ Ethanim whiche is the seuenth moneth And all the elders of Israell were come and the preestes toke vp the arke They bare the arke of the Lorde in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and al the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle those dyd the preestes and the Leuites bere And kynge Salomon all the congregacyon of Israel that were assembled vnto hym went with hym before the arke dyd offre shepe and oxen that coulde not be tolde nor nombred for multitude And so the preestê brought the arke of the appoyntment of the lorde vnto his place eueÌ„ into the queer of the temple and place most holy vnder the wynges of the Cherubs Forthe Cherubs stretched out theyr wynges ouer the place of the arke couered bothe it also the staues therof an hygh vpon it And they drewe oute the staues that the endes of them myght appeare out of the holy place within the queer but they were not sene without And there they haue bene vnto this daye ☞ and there was nothyng in the arke saue the two tables of stone whiche Moses put there at Horeb in the which tables the lorde made an appoyntmente with the chyldren of Irael when he brought them out of the land of Egypte And it fortuned that when the preestes were come out of the holy place the cloude fylled the house of the Lorde that the preestes coulde not stand minister bycause of the cloude for
the glorye of the Lorde had fylled the house of the lorde Then spake Salomon the Lorde sayd that he wolde dwel in the darke cloude I haue buylte the an house to dwell in ☞ an habitacion for the to abyde in for euer And the kynge turned his face and blessed all the congregacion of Israell and all the coÌ„gregacion of Israel stode styll And he sayd Blessed be the lorde God of Israel whiche spake with his mouthe vnto Dauid my father and hath ☞ with his hande fulfylled it sayenge Synce the daye that I brought my people Israell out of Egypte I chose no citye of all the tribes of Israel to builde an house that my name might be therin But I haue chosen Dauid to be ruler ouer my people Israel And it was in the herte of Dauid my father to buylde an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israell And the Lorde sayde vnto Dauid my father Where as it was thyne hert to buylde an house vnto my name thou dydest well that thou wast so mynded Neuertheles thou shalt not buylde the house but thy sonne that shall come out of thy loynes he shal buylde the house vnto my name And the lorde hath made good his word that he spake And I am rysen vp in the roume of Dauid my father syt on the seate of Israel as the Lorde promysed and haue buylte an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israel And I haue prepared therin a place for the arke wherin is the couenaunt of the lorde whiche he made with oure fathers when he brought them oute of the lande of Egypte Salomon stode before the aulter of the lorde in the syght of al the congregacion of Israel and stretched out his handê towarde heuen and sayd Lorde God of Israel there is no God lyke the in heuen aboue or in the earthe beneth thou that kepest couenaunt and mercye for thy seruauntes that walke before the with all theyr herte thou that hast kepte with thy seruaunt Dauid my father that thou promysedst hym Thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfylled it with thyne hand as it is come to passe this daye Therfore nowe Lorde God of Israell kepe with thy seruaunt Dauid my father that thou promysedst hym saynge Thou shalte not be wtout a man in my syght to syt on the seate of Israel so that thy children take hede to theyr way that they walke before me as thou hast walked in my syght And nowe o god of Israell let thy worde be verified whiche thou spakest vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father Wyll God in dede dwel on the earth Beholde the heuens and heuens of all heuens are not able to conteyne the And how shulde then this house do it that I haue buylded Haue thou therfore respecte vnto the prayer of thy seruaunt and to his supplicacion O Lorde my god to heare the voyce and prayer before the this daye that thyne eyes maye be open towarde this house nyght daye euen towarde this place of whiche thou hast sayd my name shall be there that thou mayste herken vnto the prayer whiche thy seruaunt prayeth in this place And regarde thou the supplicacion of thy seruaunt and of thy people Israel when they pray in this place And heare thou in heuen thy dwellynge place and when thou hearest haue mercye Yf any man trespasse agaynst his neyghboure there go an othe bytwene them and the one compel the other and come swearynge before thyne aulter in this house then herken thou in heuen and worke and iudge thy seruauntes that thou condempne the vngodly to brynge his waye vpon his heade and iustifye the ryghteous to gyue hym accordyng to his ryghteousnesse When thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemye bycause they haue synned agaynste the and afterwarde turne agayne to the and knowlege vnto thy name and praye and make supplycacyon vnto the in this house then heare thou in heuen to be mercyfull vnto the synne of thy people Israel and bryng them agayne vnto the lande whiche thou gauest vnto theyr fathers If heuen be shut vp and there be no rayne bycause they haue synned agaynst the yet yf they praye in this place and knowlege vnto thy name and turne from theyr synne thorowe thy scourgynge of them then heare thou in heuen and be mercyfull †vnto the synnes of thy seruauntes and of thy people Israel that thou shewe them a good waye to walke in gyue rayne vpon thy lande that thou hast gyuen vnto thy people to enherite If there be in the lande derth or pestylence brought blastyng greshopper or caterpyller or yf theyr enemye beseyge them in the lande of theyr cityes or what soeuer plage or syckenesse chaunce then what prayers and supplicacion soeuer be made of any man of all thy people Israell whiche shall knowledge euery man the plage of his owne herte and stretche forth his handê towarde this house Heare thou then in heuen euen in thy dwellyng place and be mercyfull and worke and gyue euery man accordynge to all his wayes euen as thou that onely knowest his herte for thou onely knowest the hertes of all the chyldren of men that they may feare the as longe as they lyue in the lande whiche thou gauest vnto our fathers And lykewyse yf a straunger that is not of thy people Israell come oute of a farre countrey forthy names sake for they shall heare of thy great name and of thy myghtie hande and of thy stretched oute arme and shall come and praye in this house Therfore heare thou in heuen thy dwellynge place and do all that the strauÌ„ger calleth to the for that all nacions of the earth may know thy name and feare the as do thy people Israell and that they may knowe that thy name is called vpon in this house whiche I haue buylte If thy people go out to battayle agaynst theyr enemy whyther soeuer thou shalt sende them and shall pray vnto the O Lorde towarde the way of the citye whiche thou hast chosen and towarde the house that I haue buylte forthy name heare y u in heuen theyr prayer and supplicacion iudge theyr cause If they synne agaynst the for there is no man that synneth not and thou be angry with them and delyuer them in to the hande of theyr enemyes so that they carye them away prysoners vnto the lande of theyr enemyes whyther far or neare yet yf they turne agayne vnto theyr hertes in the lande to the whiche they be caryed away captiue and returne and pray vnto the in the lande of theyr enemyes sayenge we haue synned we haue done wyckedlye and haue coÌ„mytted vngodlynesse and so turne agayne vnto the with al theyr herte and all theyr soule in the lande of theyr enemyes whiche led them awaye captiue and pray vnto the towarde the waye of theyr lande which thou gauest vnto theyr fathers and towarde
And they sayde vnto hym thus sayth Hezekia ☞ this day is a day of tribulacyon and of rebuke and blasphemy For the chyldreÌ„ are come to the byrth and there is no strength to be delyuered Per aduenture the Lorde thy God wyl heare all the wordes of Rabsake whom the kynge of Assyria his mayster hath sent to rayle on the lyuyng god and to rebuke hym with wordes whiche the lorde thy God hath herde And lyfte thou vp thy prayer for the remenaunt that are lefte So the seruauntes of kyng Hezekia came to Isay And Isay sayde vnto them So shall ye say to your mayster Thus sayth the Lorde be not afrayde of the wordes whiche thou hast herde with whiche the yonge men of the kynge of Assyria haue rayled on me Beholde I wyll put hym in an other mynde and he shall heare tydynges so returne to his owne lande And I wyll brynge to passe that he shall fall vpon the swerde euen in his owne lande And Rabsake went backe agayne and found the kyng of Assyria fyghtynge agaynst Lybna for he had herde howe that he was departed from Lachis And he herde men saye of Thirhaka kynge of the blacke Mores Beholde he is come out to fyght agaynst the he departed sent messengers vnto Hezekia saynge Thus speake to Hezekia kyng of Iuda saynge let not thy god deceyue the in whom thou trustest sayenge Ierusalem shal not be delyuered in to the hande of the kyng of Assyria Beholde thou hast herde what the kynges of Assyria haue done to all landes how they haue vtterly destroyed them And shalte y u †alone escape Haue the gods of the hethen delyuered them whiche myne aunseters haue destroyed as Gozan and Haran Rezeph and the chyldren of Eden whiche were in Bithiasat where is the kyng of Hamath the kynge of Arphad the kyng of the citye of Sepharuaim and of Hena and Iua So Hezekia receyued the letter of the hande of the messengers and red it And Hezekia went vp into the house of the Lorde and layde it abrode before the Lorde And Hezekia prayed before the lorde sayd O lorde God of Israell whiche dwellest bytwene the Cherubs thou arte god alone ouer sl the kyngdomê of the earth thou hast made heuen earth Lorde bow downe thyne eare and heare Open thou thyne eyes I beseche the and se and heare the wordes of Sennacherib whiche hath sent this man to rayle on the lyuyng God Of a truth lorde the kyngê of Assyria haue destroyed nacyons and theyr landes and haue set fyre on theyr Goddes for they were no Gods but the worke of the handes of man euen of wood and stone and they destroyed them Nowe therfore O lorde our God I beseche the saue thou vs out of his hande that all the kyngdomes of the earth may knowe that thou onely arte the lorde God And Isay the sonne of Amoz sent to Hezekia sayenge Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israell that which thou hast prayed me concernyng Sen nacherib kyng of Assyria I haue herde it This is therfore the worde that the Lorde hath sayd of hym ☞ The vyrgyn euen the doughter of Syon hathe despysed the and laughed the to scorne O thou kynge of Assyria the doughter of Ierusalem hathe shaken her heade at the. Whom hast thou rayled on whom hast thou blasphemed Agaynst whom hast thou exalted thy voyce and lyfted vp thyne eyes so hye Euen agaynst the holy of Israel ☞ By the hand of the messengers thou hast rayled on the lorde and sayde with the multitude of my charettes I am come vp to the ☞ toppes of the mountaynes euen alonge by the sydes of Libanon I wyll cut downe the hye Cedar trees the lustye fyrre trees therof and I wyl go in to the lodgyng of his nest in to the wood of his playne I haue dygged dronke straunge waters and with the step of my goyng wyl I drye all the water poles that are beseyged Hast thou not herde how I haue ordeyned such a thyng a great whyle a go haue prepared it from the begynnyng And shall I not nowe bryng it forth that it may destroy to bryng strong cityes in to waste heapes of stones And the enhabitours of them shal be of lytell power and faynt herted confounded and shall be lyke the grasse of the felde or grene herbe or as the hay on the toppes of the houses or as the corne that is vnripe and smytten with blastyng I know thy dwellyng thy comyng out and thy goynge in †and thy vvay and thy furye agaynst me And bycause thou ragest agaynst me thynkst thy selfe so blessed I wyll put my hoke in thy nose thyrlles and my byt in thy lyppes wyl brynge the backe agayne the same waye thou camest And this shall be a sygne vnto the O Hezekia Ye shal eate this yere of suche thynges as growe of them selues and the nexte yere suche as come vp of those that dyd growe of theyr owne accorde And the thyrde yere sowe ye and reape plante vyneyardes eate the fruytes therof And it that is escaped lefte of the doughter of Iuda shall yet agayne take routynge downe warde and beare fruyte vpwarde For out of Ierusalem shal go a remenauÌ„t and a nombre that shall escape out of mount Sion the zele of the Lorde of hoostes shall brynge this thynge to passe Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde concernynge the kynge of Assirya he shall not come to this Citye nor shute an arowe in to it nor come before it with shilde nor cast backe agaynst it but shal go backe agayne the waye he came and shal not come in to this citye sayeth the lorde For I wyll defende this citye to saue it for myne owne sake and for Dauid my seruauntes sake And so it came to passe that the selfe same nyght the angell of the Lorde went out and smote in the hooste of the Assiryans an hundred foure score and fyue thousand And wheÌ„ the remenaunt were vp early in the mornynge they sawe they were all deade corses And so Sennacherib kynge of Assirya auoyded and departed and went agayne and dwelte at Niniue And it fortuned that as he was in a temple worshyppynge Nisroch his god Adramelech Saresat his owne sonnes smote him with the swerde And they escaped in to the lande of Armenia and Asathaddon his sonne reygned in his steade ¶ Hezekia is sycke and recayueth the sygne of his health He receyueth rewardes of Beâ—odaâ—h and is reprehended of Isai bycause he shewed hym the treasure He dyeth and Manasseh his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XX. ABoute that tyme was Hezekia sycke vnto the death And the Prophet Isai the sonne of Amoz came to hym and sayde vnto hym Thus sayeth the Lorde †put thyne housholde in an ordre for thou shalte dye and not lyue And Hezekia turned his face to the wall and prayed vnto the Lorde saynge I beseche the
me thorowe therwith that these vncircumcysed come not and do me shame But his weapon berer wolde not for he feared excedingly So Saul caught a swerde and fell vpon it And when his haâ—nes berer sawe that Saul was deade he fell on a swerde also and dyed And thus Saul and his thre sonnes and all they of his house dyed togyther And wheÌ„ all the men of Israel that were in the valley â–ª sawe howe they fled and that Saull and his sonnes were deade they forsoke theyr cityes and ran away and the Philistines came and dwelte in them And it fortuned that on the morow when the Philistines came to strype the deade bodies they founde Saull his sonnes ouerthrowen in mount Gilboe And wheÌ„ they had strypte hym they toke his heade and his harnesse and sent them in to the lande of the Philistines rounde aboute to shewe them vnto theyr ydols and to the people And they put his harnesse in the house of theyr God and set vp his heade in the temple of Dagon And when al they of Iabes in Gilead herde all that the Philistines had done to Saull they arose all the strongest of them and fet away the body of Saull and the bodyes of his sonnes and brought them to Iabes and buryed the bodyes of them vnder an ooke in Iabes fasted seuen dayes So Saul dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed agaynst the lorde in that he kepte not the worde of the lorde and in that he sought and asked counsayle of a womaÌ„ that wrought with a spirite and asked not of the Lorde And therfore he slue hym and turned the kyngdom vnto Dauid the sonne of Isai. ¶ After the death of Saull is Dauid anoynted in Hebron The Iâ—busites rebell agaynst Dauid from whiche he taketh the â—oure of Sion His men are nombred CAPI XI THen all Israell gathered them selues to Dauid vnto Hebron saynge Behold we be thy bones thy flesshe And more ouer in tyme past euen wheÌ„ Saul was kyng thou leddest Israel out and in And the lorde thy God sayde vnto the thou shalte fede my people Israell and thou shalte be captayne ouer my people Israel Therfore came al the elders of Israel to the kyng to Hebron and Dauid made a couenaunt with them in Hebron before the Lorde And they anoynted Dauid kyng ouer Israel accordyng to the worde of the Lorde ☞ by the hande of Samuel And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem whiche is Iebus where as were the Iebusites the enhabitours of the lande And the enhabitours of Iebus sayde to Dauid thou comest not here Neuerthelesse Dauid wan the castell of Sion whiche is called the citye of Dauid And Dauid sayde who so euer smyteth the Iebusites fyrst shall be the principall captayne and a Lorde So Ioab the sonne of Zâ—ruia wente fyrst vp and was made the cheyfe captayne And Dauid dwelt in the castell therfore they called it the citye of Dauid And he buylte the Citye on euery syde euen from Millo rounde about Ioab repayred the rest of the Citye And Dauid prospered and waxed great and the Lorde of hoostes was with hym These are the principall men of power whom Dauid had and that claue to hym in his kyngdom with all Israell to make hym kyng according to the word of the lorde vnto Israel And this is the nombre of the mighty men whom Dauid had Iasobeam the sonne of Hachmoni the cheyfe amonge thyrtye he lyfte vp his spere agaynst thre hundred and wounded them at one tyme. After hym was Eleazar his vncles son an Ahothyte whiche was one of thre myghtyest He was with Dauid at Pasdammin and there the Philistines were gathered togyther to battayle And ther was there a parcell of grounde full of barley and the people fled before the Philistines And ☞ they stepte forth in to the myddes of the felde and saued it and slue the Philistines And the lorde gaue a great victorye And the thre of the thyrtye cheyfe captaynes went to a rocke to Dauid in to the caue Adullam And the hoost of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim And when Dauid was in the holde the Philistines watche was at BethleeÌ„ that same tyme. And Dauid longed and sayd Oh that one wolde gyue me drynke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethleem And the thre brake thorowe the hoost of the Philistines and drewe water out of the well that was by the gaâ—e at Bethleem and toke it brought it to Dauid Neuerthelesse Dauid wolde not drynke of it but rather offered it to the Lorde and sayde My God forbyd it me that I shulde do this thynge Shall I drynke the bloode of these men that haue put theyr lyues in ieoperdye for with the Ieoperdye of theyr lyues they brought it therfore he wolde not drynke it And this dyd these thre myghtyest And Abâ—sai the brother of Ioab he also was captayne among thre for he lyftâ— vp his speare agaynst thre hundred and wounded them and had a name amonge the thre Yea amonge thre he was more honourable then the two for he was theyr captayne Howbeit he attaynted not vnto the †fyrst thre Banaia the sonne of Iehoiaba the sonne of a verye stronge man dyd greater actes then Cabzeell for he slue two stronge lyons of Moab and went downe and slue a Lyon in a pyt in tyme of snowe And he slue an Egyptian whose stature was euen fyue cubytes longe and in the Egyptians hand was a speare lyke a weauers beame And the other went downe to hym with a waster plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hande and slue hym with his owne speare Soch thynges dyd Banaia the sonne of Iehoiada and had the name among the thre myghtest and was honourable amonge thyrtye but attayned not vnto the fyrst thre And Dauid made hym of his counsayle The other men of armes were these Asahell the brother of Ioab Elhanan his vncles sonne of Bethleem Sammoth the Harodite Helez the Pelonite Ira the sonne of Iâ—kes the Thekoite Abieser the Anatothite Sibaâ—ai the Husathite Ilai the Ahohite Maharai the Nethophathite Heled the son of Baâ—na the Nethophatite Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibea that perteyneth to the chyldren of Beniamin Benaia the Phirathonite Huâ—ai of the ryuers of Gaas Abiell the Arbathite Azmaneth the Baharumite Elihaba the Saalbonite The sonnes of Assem the Gezonite Iona than the sonne of Sage an Haraite Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Haâ—aite Eliphal the sonne of Ur. Hepher the Mecherathite Ahia the Pelonite Hezro the Carmelite Naari the sonne of Ezbai Ioell the brother of Nathan Miâ—har the sonne of Hari Zelegam the Ammonite Naharai a Berothite the bearet of the harnesse of Ioab the son of Zeruia Ira the Iithrite and Gareb a Iethrite Uria the Hethite and Zahad the sonne of Ahlai Adina the sonne of Siza a Rubenite a captayne of the Rubenites and thyrtye with hym Hanan the Sonne of
arke of the couenaunt of the lorde out of the citye of Dauid which is Zion Wherfore all the men of Israell resorted vnto the kyng in the feast euen in the seuenth moneth And all the elders of Israell came and the Leuytes toke vp the arke And the preestes and the Leuites brought awaye the Arke and the tabernacle of wytnesse and al the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle and they bare them And kynge Salomon and all the congregacyon of Israell that were assembled vnto hym before the Arke offered shepe and oxen so many that they coulde not be tolde nor nombred for multytude And the Preestes brought the Arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde vnto his place euen in to the queere of the temple within the place moost holy and set it vnder the wyngê of the Cherubs that the Cherubs stretched out theyr wynges ouer the place of the Arke and the Cherubs couered both the Arke and her barres aboue on hygh And the barres of the Arke were so longe that the heades of the barres were sene without the Arke within the queere but not without And there the Arke remayned vnto this daye But there was nothynge in the Arke saue the two tables which Moses put thee in at Horeb when the lorde made a couenauÌ„t with the chyldren of Israell after they were come out of Egypte And it fortuned that when the Preestes were come out of the holy place for all the Preestes that were present were sanctyfyed and dyd not then wayte by course that bothe the Leuites and the syngers vnder Asaph Heman and Ieduthun were appoynted to sondrye offices with theyr Chyldren and brethren and were arayde in fyne whyte hauynge Symbals Psalteries and harpes and stode at the East ende of the aulter and by them an hundred and twentye Preestes blowynge with trompettes And the trompet blowers and the syngers so agreed that it semed but one voyce in pray synge and thankynge the Lorde And when they lyfte vp theyr voyce with the Trompettes Symbals and other instrumentes of Musycke and when they praysed the Lorde †and sayde howe that he is good and that his mercy lasteth euer the house of god was fylled with a cloude so that the preestê coulde not endure to mynyster by the reason of the cloude For the maiestye of the Lorde had fylled the house of God ¶ The wordes of Salomon to the people and the prayer that he made vnto god CAPI VI. THen Salomon sayde the Lorde hath spoken howe that he wyll dwell in the cloude And I haue buylte an habytacyon for the and a place for thy dwellynge for euer And the kynge turned his face and blessed the hoole congregacyon of Israell and all the congregacyon of Israell stode And he sayde blessed be the Lorde god of Israell whiche hath with his handes fulfylled it that he spake with his mouth to my father Dauid sayenge Sence the daye that I brought my people out of the lande of Egypte I chose no cytye amonge all the trybes of Israell to buylde an house in that my name myght be there neyther chose I any man to be a ruler ouer my people Israell sauynge that haue chosen Ierusalem that my name myght be there and haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israell And when it was in the herte of Dauid my father to buylde an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israell the Lorde sayde to Dauid my father for asmoche as it was in thyne herte to buylde an house for my name thou dydest well that thou so thoughtest in thyne herte Notwithstandynge thou shalte not buylde the house but thy Son whiche is proceded out of thy loynes he shall buylde an house for my name The Lorde therfore hath made good his saynge that he hath spoken and I am rysen vp in the rowme of Dauid my father and am set on the seate of Israell as the Lorde promysed and haue buylt an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israell And in it haue I put the Arke wherin is the couenaunt of the lorde that he made with the chyldren of Israell And the kynge stode before the aulter of the lorde in the presence of all the congregacyon of Israell and stretched out his handes For now SalomoÌ„ had made a brasen pulpyt of fyue cubytes longe and fyue cubytes brode and thre of heyght and had set it in the myddes of the great courte and vpon it he stode and kneled downe vpon his knees before all the congregacyon of Israell and stretched out his handes towarde heuen and sayde O lorde God of Israell there is no god lyke the in heuen and in earth which kepest couenaunt and shewest mercy vnto thy seruauntê that walke before the with al theyr hertes Thou whiche haste kepte with thy seruauaunte Dauid my father the thynges that thou promysedest hym Thou saydest it with thy mouth hast fulfylled it with thyne handes as it is to se this daye And nowe Lorde God of Israell kepe with thy seruaunte Dauid my Father the thynges that thou promysedst hym saynge thou shalte in my syght not be without a man that shall syt vpon the seate of Israell so that thy chyldreÌ„ take hyde to theyr wayes to walke in my lawe as thou hast walked be fore me And nowe Lorde God of Israell let thy sayenge be true whiche thou spakest vnto thy seruaunt Dauid And wyll God in very dede dwell with men on earth Beholde heuen and heuen aboue all heuens do not toÌ„teyne the howe moch lesse the house which I haue buylded Let it be thy pleasure therfore to turne to the prayer of thy seruaunte to his supplycacyon O Lorde my God to herken vnto the voyce and prayer whiche thy seruaunte prayeth before the let thyne eyes be open toward this house day nyght ouer this place wherin thou hast sayde that thou woldest put thy name to herken vnto the prayer whiche thy seruaunte prayeth in this place Herken vnto the Prayers of thy seruaunte and of thy people Israell whiche they praye in this place heare thou I sayâ— out of thy dwellyng place euen out of heuen heare and be mercyfull Yf a man syn agaynst his neyghboure and take an othe agaynst hym make hym to sweare and they bothe come before thyne aulter in this house then heare thou from heuen and worke and iudge thy seruauÌ„tes that thou rewarde the vngodlye and recompence hym his waye vpon his heade ☞ and iustifye the ryghteous and gyue hym accordynge to his ryghtwysenesse And yf thy people Israell be put to the worse before the enemye bycause they haue synned agaynst the Yet yf they turne and gyue thankes vnto thy name make intercessyon and pray before the in this house then heate thou from heuen and be mercifull vnto the synne of thy people Israell brynge them agayne vnto the lande whiche thou gauest to them and to theyr fathers When heuen is shut vp
nat forâ—t Surely thou hast sene it For y u beholdest vngodlynesse and wronge ☞ That thou mayest take the matter into thy hande the poore coÌ„miteth hym selfe vnto the for â— one 〈◊〉 the helper of the frendlesse Breake â— Lord the power of the vngodly and malycyo â–ª 〈◊〉 ☞ take awaye his vngodlynesse and 〈…〉 shalt fynde none The Lorde is kynge for euer and euer and the Hethen are peryshed out of the lande Lorde thou hast hearde the desyre of the poore thou preparest theyr hert and thyne eare herkeneth therto To helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto theyr ryght that the man of the erthe be no more exalted agaynste them The. xi Psalme ¶ To the Chauntâ—â—â— Psalme of Dauyd IN the Lorde put I my truste howe saye ye then to my soule that she shulde ☞ fle as a byrde vpon youre hyll For lo the vngodly beÌ„de their bowe and make redy their arowes in the quyuer that they maye pryuely shote at them whiche are true of herte For the ☞ foundacions wylbe cast downe and what hath the ryghteous done The Lorde is in his holy temple the Lordes seat is in heuen Hys eyes consydre âšœ the poore and hys eye lyddes beholde the chyldren of men The lorde aloweth that ryghteous but the vngodly and him that delyteth in wyckednes dothe his soule abhorre Upon the vngodly he shall rayne snares fyre add brymstone storme and tempest thys shal be theyr porcyon to drynke For y â— ryghteous Lord loueth ryghteousnes his couÌ„tenauÌ„ce wyll beholde the thynge that is iust ¶ The. xii Psalme ¶ To hym that excelleth vpon an iusteâ—mente of eyght strynges a Psalme of Dauid HElpe me Lorde for there is nat one godly man lefte For the faythfull are mynisshed from among the chyldren of meÌ„ They talke of vanyte euery one with hys neyghboure they do but flatter with theyr lyppes and dyssemble in theyr herte The Lorde shall rote out all discetyfull lyppes and the tonge that speketh proude thinges Whiche haue sayed with oure tonge wyl we preuayle we are they y t ought to speake who is our lorde Nowe for the troubles sake of the nedye and because of the complaynte of the poore I wyll vp sayeth the Lorde and wyll helpe euery one fro him â— swelleth against hym and wyll set them at rest The wordes of y â— Lord are pure wordes euen as the syluer which froÌ„ earth is tryed and purifyed seuen tymes iÌ„ the fyre Thou shalt kepe them O Lorde thou shalte preserue ☞ him from thys generacyon for euer The vngodly walke on euery syde whan they are exalted the chyldren of men are put to rebuke ¶ The. xiij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid HOwe longe wylte thou forget me O Lorde for euer howe long wilt y u hyde thy face from me How long shal I seke couÌ„ cell in my soule be so vexed in myne herte howe long shall myne enemye triuÌ„phe ouer me Consydre here me O Lorde my God lyghteÌ„ myne eies y â— I slepe nat in deth Lest myne enemy say I haue preuayled agaynst him for if I be caste downe they y â— trouble me wyl reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercy my herte is ioyful in thy saluacion I wyll synge to the Lorde because he hath dealte so louyngly with me âšœ ve I wyl praise the name of the Lorde the most hyghest ¶ The. xiiij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe fole hath sayde in his herte there is no God They are corrupte and become abhomynable in theyr doynges there is not one y â— dothe good âšœ no not one The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen vpon the chyldren of men to se if there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after God But they are all gone out of the way they are all togyther become abhomyable there is none that dothe good no not one âšœ Their throte is an open sepulcre with their tonges they haue disceyued the poyson of aders is vnder their lyppes Their mouth is ful of cursyng bytternes their fete are swyfte to shed blode Distruccion vnhappynesse is in their waies the way of peace haue they not knowen there is no feare of God before their eies Haue they nat knowen me y t are such workers of mischefe eatyng vp my people as it were breade and cal nat vpon the Lord There were they brought in greate feare âšœ euen where no fere was for God is in y â— generacion of y â— rightuous As for you ye haue made a mocke at the councel of the pore because he putteth his truste in the Lorde Who shal giue saluacion vnto Israel * out of Sion Whan the Lorde turneth the captiuite of his people then shall Iacob reioyâ—â— and Israel shal be glad ¶ The. xv Psalme LORDE who shall dwell in thy tabernacle who shall reste vpon thy holye hyll Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupte lyfe and dothe the thynge whiche is ryght that speaketh the trueh in his hert He that hath vsid no disceyt in his tonge nor done euyl to his neyghbour hath nat sclandred his neyghbours He that setteth nat by hym selfe but maketh muche of them that feare the Lorde he that sweareth vnto his neyghbour and disapointeth him not He that hathe not geuen his money vpon vsury nor taken rewarde agaynste the innoceÌ„t Who so doth these thinges shall neuer fall ¶ The. xvj Psame The badge or armes of Dauid PReserue me O God for in the haue I put my trust Thou hast sayde O my soule vnto the Lorde thou art my God my goodes are nothynge vnto the. All my delyte is vpon the sayntes that are in the earth and vpon suche as excell in vertue But they that runne after another God shall haue greate trouble Theyr drynke offrynges of bloude wyl not I offre nether make mencyon of theyr names within my lyppes The Lorde hym selfe is the porcyon of myne enheritauÌ„ce and of my cuppe thou shalt maynteyne my lotte The lot is falleÌ„ vnto me in a fayre grouÌ„de yee I haue a goodly heritage I wyll thanke the Lorde for geuynge me warnynge my reynes also chasten me in the nyght season I haue set God alwayes before me for he is on my ryght hande therfore I shall nat fall Wherfore my harte reioyced and my tonge was glade my flesh also shall reste in hope For why thou shalt nat leaue my soule in hell neyther shalte thou suffre thy holy one to se corrupcyon Thou shalte shewe me that pathe of lyfe in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioye in thy ryght hande there is pleasure for euermore ¶ The xvij Psalme A prayer of Dauid HEare the ryght O Lorde coÌ„syder my complaynte herkeÌ„ vnto my prayer that goeth not our of fayned lyppes Let my sentence come forth from thy presence and let thyne eyes loke vpon the thynge that is equall Thou hast proued and visited
gracyous rayne vpon thyne enheritaunce and refresshedyst it whē it was werye Thy congregacyon shal dwell therin For thou O God haste of thy goodnesse prepared for the poore The lorde gaue the worde ☞ greate was the company of the preachers Kynges with theyr armyes dyd flye and were discomfited they of the housholde deuyded the spoyle ☞ Though ye haue lyen among y ◠pottes yet shall ye be as y ◠wynges of a doue that is couered with syluer wynges and hyr fethers lyke golde When the almyghtye scattred kynges for their sake then were they as whyte as snow in zalmon As the hyll of Basan so is Godys hyll euen a hye hyll as the hyll of Basan ▪ Why hoppe ye so ☞ ye hye hylles This is Godys hyl in the which it pleseth him to dwell yee the Lorde wyl abyde in it for euer The charettes of God are twentye thousande euen thousandes of angels and the Lorde is amonge them as in the holy place of Sinai Thou art gone by an hye thou hast led captiuyte captyue and receaued gyftes for men Yee euen for thyne enemyes that the Lorde God myght dwell amōge them Praysed be the Lorde dayly euen the God whiche helpeth vs poureth his benefytes vpon vs. Sela. He is oure God euē the God of whom commeth salua cyon God is the Lorde by whom we escape death God shall woūde the heade of hys enemies and the heary scalpe of such one as goth on styll ī his wyckednes The Lorde hath sayde I wyll bryng my people agayn as I dyd from Basan myne owne wyll I brynge agayne as I dyd somtyme from the depe of the see That thy fote may be dypped in the bloud of thyne enemyes and that the tonge of thy dogges may be red thorow the same It is well sene O God how y ◠goest how thou my God and kyng goest in the Sanctuary The singers go before the mynstrels folowe after in the myddes are the damosels playeng w t the tymbrels Geue thankes O Israel vnto God y ◠Lord in the congregacions from the grounde of the hart There is lytle Ben Iamin theyr ruler and the Prynces of Iuda their councell the Prices of zabulon and the Prynces of Nephthali Thy God hathe sent for the strength for the stablysh the thing O God that thou hast wrought in vs. From thy tēple in Ierusalem cometh forth thy strēgth and kynges shall bryng presentes vnto the ☞ whā the company of the speare men and multytude of y ◠mighty are scatred abrode among the bestes of y ◠people so that they hūbly bring peces of syluer and whan he hath scatred y ◠people that delyte in warre Then shall the Prynces come out of Egypte the Moryās land shal soone stretch out her hādes vnto God Synge vnto god O ye kyngdomes of y ◠erth O synge prayses vnto the Lorde Sela. Which sytteth in the heauens ouer al from the begynnynge Lo he doth sende out hys voyce yee and that a mightye voyce Ascrybe ye the power vnto god ouer Israel his worshippe stregth is in the cloudes O God wonderful art thou in thy holy places euen the God of Israell he geue the strengthe and power vnto his people Blessed be God ¶ The. lxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter vpon ☞ Sosanim of Dauid SAue me O God for the waters are come in euen vnto my soule I stycke faste in the depe myre where no grounde is I am come into depe waters so that the floudes ronne ouer me I am werye of crying my throte is drye my syghte fayleth me for waytynge so longe vpon my God They that hate me without a cause are mo thē the heere 's of my head they that are myne enemyes and wolde destroye me giltlesse are mighty ☞ I payed them the thinges that I neuer toke God thou knowest my symplenesse and my fautes are nat hyd from the Let nat them that truste in the O Lorde God of Hoostes be ashamed for my cause let nat those that seke the beconfounded thorowe me O God of Israell And why for thy sake haue I suffred reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethren euen an aleaunt vnto my mothers chyldren For the zele of thyne house hathe euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked the are fallen vpon me I wepte and chastened my soule with fastynge and that was turned to my reprofe I put on a sacke cloth also and they iested vpon me They that sytte in the gate speake agaynste me and the dronckardes make songes vpon me But Lorde I make my prayer vnto the in an acceptable tyme. Heare me O God in the multitude of thy mercy euē in the truth of thy saluacion Take me out of the myre that I synke nat Oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me and out of the depe waters Let nat the water floude drowne me nether the depe swalowe me vp and let nat the pytte shute her mouth vpon me Heare me O Lorde for thy louyng kyndnesse is cōfortable turne the vnto me accordynge vnto the multitude of thy mercyes And hyde nat thy face from thy sernaūt for I am in trouble O haste the and here me Drawe nye vnto my soule and delyuer it Oh saue me because of myne enemyes ▪ Thou haste knowen my reprofe my shame and my dyshonour ▪ myne aduersaries are al ī thy fight The rebuke hath broken my hert I am full of heuynes I loked for some to haue pitye vpon me but there was no man nether foūde I any to conforte me They gaue me gall to eate when I was thyrsty they gaue me vineger to drynke Let theyr table be made a snare to take thē selues with all and let the thinges that shuld haue ben for theyr welth be vnto thē an occacyon of fallyng Let theyr eyes be blynded y ◠they se nat and euer bowe y ◠downe their backes Powre out thyne indignacion vpon thē and let thy wrathful displeasure take holde of them Let theyr habitacion be voyde and no man to dwell in theyr tentes For they persecute hym whom thou hast smytē they talke howe they may vexe thē whom thou hast wounded Let them fall frō one wyckednesse to another and nat come into thy ryghteousnesse Let them be wyped out of the boke of the lyuyng nat be written among the righteous As for me whā I am poore and in heuynesse thy helpe O God shall lyfte me vp I wyl prayse the name of God with a songe and magnyfye him w t thankes geuīge This also shal please god better then a bullocke that hathe hornes and hoofes The humble shall consydre this and be glad seke ye after god and youre foule shall lyue For the Lorde heareth the pore and despyseth nat ☞ his prisoners Let heauen and earth prayse hym the see and al that moueth therin For god wyll saue Sion and
the other Let Israel truste in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israel from all hys synnes ¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares LORDE I am nat hye mynded I haue no proude lookes I do nat exercyse my selfe in greate matters whiche are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother yee my soule is euen as a weened chylde Let Israel trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares â–ª LORDE remembre Dauyd and all hys trouble Howe he swore vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye God of Iacob I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slomber âšœ Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob Lo we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata and founde it in the wood We wyll go in to hys tabernacle and fall downe before hys fote stole Aryse O Lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe Let thy Preastes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy saynctes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall nat shrynke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpoÌ„ thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies that I shal lerne them their chyldren also shall syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacioÌ„ for hiÌ„selfe hathe he chosen her ☞ Thys shal be my rest for euer here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyl blesse her vitayles w t increase and wyl satysfy her poore w t bred ☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge There shall I make ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for hys enemyes I shall clothe them with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe ¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid BEHOLDE howe good and ioyful a thynge it is brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye It is lyke the precyous oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd euen vnto Aarons beerd and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge Lyke the dewe of Harmon whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares BEholde âšœ nowe prayse the Lorde al yee seruauntes of the Lorde yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde âšœ euen in the courte of the house of our God Lyfte vp youre haÌ„des in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The LORDE that made heauen and earthe blesse the out of Syon ¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme O Praise the name of the Lord prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in y â— house of the Lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hathe chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israel for hys owne possessyon For I knowe that the Lorde is greate and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that dyd hem heauen and in earth in the see and in all deape places He dringeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde â–ª and turneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes He * smote the fyrste borne of Egypte bothe of man and of beast He hathe sente tokens and wouÌ„ders into the myddest of the O thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuers nacyons and slewe mygtye Kynges Sehon Kynge of y â— Amorytes and Og the King of Basan and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam And gaue they re lande to be an heritage euen an heritage vnto Israell his people Thy name O Lorde endureth for euer so dothe thy memorial O lord from one generacyon to an other For the Lorde wyll auenge his people and be gracyous vnto his seruauntes As for the ymages of the Heathen they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue â–ª â—ey but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breth in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are al they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leuie ye y e feare the Lord prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon whiche dwelleth at Ierusalem ¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and hys mercy endureth for euer O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche onely dothe greate wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes for his mercye endureth for euer The sonne to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the Starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel frome amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche deuyded the reed see into partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it for hys mercye endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoste he ouerthrewe them in the reed see for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people thorow the wil dernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kingê for his mercy endureth for euer Yea and slue myghtye Kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon Kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the Kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage for his mercye endureth for uer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche remembred vs when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from
Lorde ☞ shaue the heare of the heade and the fete and the beerd cleane of with the rasour that he shal paye them withall beyonde the water namely with the Kynge of the Assirians At the same time shal a man lyue with a cowe and two shepe Then because of the aboundaunce of mylcke he shall make butter and eate it So that euery one whiche remayneth in the lande shal eate butter and hony At the same tyme all vyneyardes though there be a thousande vynes in one and were solde for a thousande syluerlynges shal be turned to brears and thornes Lyke as they shall come in to the lande with arowes and bowes so shall all the lande be come brears and thornes And as for all hylles that are hewen downe ther shall nat come vpon them any feare of brears and thornes But the catell shall be dryuen thyther and the shepe shall fede there ¶ The delyueraunce of the lande by Emanuell The stone of offence at whiche many shall sâ—â—inble CAP. VIII MORE OVER the Lorde sayde vnto me Take the a greate leafe and ☞ wryte in it as men do with a penne that he spede hym to robbe and haste hym to spoyle And I called vnto me faythful wytnesses Uryah the preste and â—cariah the sonne of Barachyah After that wente I vnto the Prophetysse that had conceaued and borne a sonne Then sayde the Lorde to me geue hym thys name a spedy robber an hastye spoyler For why or euer the chylde shal haue knowledge to crye father and mother shall the ryches of Damascus and the substaunce of Samaria be takeÌ„ awaye before the kynge of the Assyrians The Lorde spake also vnto me saying for so muche as thys people refuseth the styl rennynge water of Sylo and put theyr delyte in Razin and Romelies sonne Beholde the Lorde shall brynge myghtie and greate floudes of water vppon them namely the Kynge of the Assirians with all his power Whiche shal clyme vp vpon al his floudes and powre out his furyousnes vpon euerye man and renne ouer all theyr banckes And shall breake in vpon Iuda increasing in power tyll he gette hym by the necke He shall fyll also the wydenesse of thy laude ☞ with his brode wynges O Emanuel Go together ye people and gather you herken to all ye of farre countrees Mustre you and gather you inustre you and gather you take your councell together yet must youre councell come to nought go in hande withall yet shall it nat prospere for God is with vs. For the Lorde chastysed me and toke me by the hande and warned me sayenge vnto me that I shulde nat walke in y â— waye of thys people He sayde more ouer rounde with none of them who so euer saye yonder people are bounde together feare them not neyther be afrayed of them but sanctyfye the LORDE of Hostes let hym be youre feare and drede For he is the sanctifyenge and stone to stomble at the rocke to fall vpon a suare and net to both the houses to Israel and the inhabyters of Ierusalem And many shall stomble fall and be broken vpon hym yea they shal be snared and taken Nowe laye the wytnesses together and seale the lawe with my disciples Thus wyl I wayte vpon the Lorde that hathe turned his face from the house of Iacob and I wil loke for hym But lo as for me and the chyldren which the Lord hath geuen me we are a token and wondre in Israel for the Lorde of Hoostes sake whiche dwelleth vpon the hyll of Syon And yf they saye vnto you aske counsell at the sothesayers wytches charmers and coniurers then make them thys answere Is ther a people any where that asketh not couÌ„cel at his God Shulde me ronne vnto the deade for the lyuynge If any man wante lyght let him loke vpon the lawe the testymony whether they speke not after this meanyng If he do not this he stoÌ„bleth and suffreth huÌ„gre And yf he suffre hungre he is our of paâ—ience and blasphemeth his kynge and his God Then loketh he vpwarde and downeward to the earth and be holde there is trouble and darkenesse vexacion is rounde aboute him and the cloude of errour And out of suche aduersyte shall he nat escape Euen lyke as in tyme past it hathe bene well sene that the lande of Zabu lon and the lande of Nepthali were thorow the see waye goeth ouer Iordane into the lande of Galilee was at the fyrste in lytle trouble but afterwarde fore vexed ¶ He prohecyeth of Chrystes nâ—tyuâ—te and domynyon CAPI IX THE PEOPLE that walke in darkenesse haue sene a great lyght As for them that dwell in the lande of the Shadowe of deathe vpon them hathe the lyght shyned Thou haste multiplyed the people and not increased theyr ioy They reioyse before the euen as men make mery in haruest and as men that haue gotten the vyctory when they deale the spoyle For thou hast broken the yoke of the peoples burthen the staffe of hys shoulder and the rod of hys oppressoure as in the dayes of Madian More ouer all temerarious sedycious power yea where there is but a coâ—e fyled with bloude shal be burnt and consumed of the fyre For vnto vs a chylde is borne and vnto vs a sonne is geuen Upon his shoulder doth the kyngdome lye and he is called with his owne name The wonderous geuer of councel the myghtye God the euerlastyng father the price of peace he shal make no ende to encrease the kingdome and peace and shall syt vpon the seate of Dauyd and in his kyngedome to set vp the same and to stablyshe it with equyte and ryghtuousues frome hence forth for euermore This shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hoostes brynge to passe The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob the same is come into Israel And all the people of Ephraim shall knowe and they that dwell in Samaria that saye with pryde hye stomackes on this maner The tyle worke is fallen downe but we wyll buylde it with harder stones The Molbery tymbre is broken but we shall set it vp agayne with Cedre Neuertheles the Lorde shal prepare Razin the enemye agaynste them and so ordre theyr aduersaryes that the SiriaÌ„s shall laye holde vpon them before and the Philystynes behynde and so deuoure Israel with open mouth After all this is not the wrathe of the Lord ceassed but yet is hys hande stretâ—hed out styll For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastyseth them neyther do they seke the Lorde of Hoostes Therefore hathe the Lorde roted out of Israel bothe heade tayle braunche and twygge in one daye By the heade is vnderstande the Senatoure and honorable man and by the tayle the Prophete that teacheth lyes For all they whiche enfourme the people that they be in a ryght case suche be disceiuers Such as men thynke also to be perfecte amonge these are but cast awaye Therfore shal the Lorde haue no pleasure in theyr yonge men
shall not gyue sentence after the thynge that shal be brought before his eyes nether reproue a matter at the fyrst hearing but with ryghtuousnes shal he iuge y â— pore and with Iustyce shall he refourme the symple of the worlde He shall smyte the worlde with the rod of his mouth with the breath of his mouth shall he slaye the vngodly Ryghtuousnes shal be the gyrdle of his loynes âšœ truth and faythfulnes the girdynge vp of his raynes The wolfe shall dwell with the lambe and the Leoparde shall lye downe by the goate Bullockes Lyons and catel shall kepe company together so y â— a lytell chylde shall rule them The cowe and the beare shal fede together and theyr yonge ones shall lye together The Lyon shall eate strawe lyke the oxe or the cowe The chylde whyle he sucketh shal haue a desyre to the serpentes nest and wheÌ„ he is weaned he shal put his hande into the Cockatryce denne No man shal do euell to an other no man shal destroye another in all the hyll of my holynesse For the earthe shall be full of the knowledge of the Lorde euen as the see floweth ouer with water And in that day shal the gentyls enquere after y â— rote of Iesse whiche shal be set vp for a token vnto the people and his dwellynge shal be glorious At y â— same tyme shal y â— lorde take in hande agayne to coÌ„quere the remnaunt of his peple which shal be lefte alyue From the Assyrians Egipcians Arabians Moryans Elamites Caldeys Antio chyans and from the Ilandes of the see And he shall sette vp a token amonge the Gentyles and gather together y â— dispersed of Israell yea and the out castes of Iuda from y â— foure corners of the worlde The hatred of Ephraim also and enemyes of Iuda shal be cleane roted out Ephraym shall beare no euell wyll to Iuda and Iuda shal not hate Ephraym but they both together shall flye vpoÌ„ the shulders of the Philistines toward the west and spoyle them together y â— dwell towarde the Easte The Idumites and the Moabytes shall let theyr handes fall and the Ammonytes shal be obedieÌ„t vnto them The Lorde also shal cleane the tunges of the Egipcyans see and with a myghtye winde shal he lyft vp his hande ouet Nilus and shall smyte his seauen stremes make men go ouer drye shod And thus shal there be a waie for his people that remaineth froÌ„ the Assirians like as it happened to the Israelites what time they departed out of the lande of Egypt ¶ The songe of the Churche for the obtayninge of the victory and ouer comynge of the worlde CAPI XII SO THAT then thou shalte saye O Lorde I wyll thanke the for thou wast dyspleased at me but refrayne thou from thy wrathe and comforte me Beholde God is my saluacyon in whome I wyll truste and nat be afrayde For the Lorde God is my strengthe and my songe he also is become my saluacyon Therfore with ioye shal ye drawe water out of the welles of the Sauyoure and ☞ then shall ye saye geue thanckes vnto the Lorde call vpon hys name declare his couÌ„cels amoÌ„ge the people kepe theÌ„ in remembrauÌ„ce for his name is excellent O sing praises vnto the Lord for he hath done greate thynges as it is knowne in all the worlde Crye out and synge thou that dwellest in Syon for great is the holy one of Israell in the myddes of the. ¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Babylon the captiuyte and the comynge agayne of the people CAPI XIII THys is ☞ the heuy burthen of Babylon whiche Esaye the sonne of Amos dyd se. Lyfte vp the banner vpon the hye hyll call vnto them holde vp youre hande that the Prynces maye go in at the gates I haue sente for my debytyes and my gyauntes saieth the Lorde and in my wrathe I wyl cal for such as tryumphe iÌ„ my glory There is a noyse of a multytude in the mouÌ„taines lyke as of a great people a russhyng as though the Kingdomes of the nacions came together And the Lorde of Hostes is the captayne of the whole armye They come out of a farre countre from the ende of heauen Euen the Lorde himselfe w t the ministers of hys wrathe to destroye the whole lande Mourne ye for the day of the Lorde is at hande and shall come as a destroyer from the Almyghtye Therfore shal al haÌ„des be letten downe and all mens hertes shall melte a waye they shall stande in feare â–ª carefulnesse and sorow shal come vpoÌ„ them and they shall haue paine as a womaÌ„ that trauayleth with chylde ☞ One shall be abasshed of another and theyr faces shal burne lyke the flamme Beholde the daye of the Lorde shall come terrible full of iudignacyon and wrathe to make the lande waste and to roote out the synners therof For the starres and planets of heauen shall nat geue theyr lyghte the sunne shal be darkened in his rysynge and the moone shall nat shyne with hys lyght And I wyll punyshe the wyckednesse of the worlde the synnes of the vngodly sayeth the Lord. The hye stomackes of the proude wyll I take awaye and wyll laye downe the boastynge of tyrauntes I wyll make a man dearer then fyne golde and a man to be more worthe then a golden wedge of Ophyr Therfore I wyll so shake the heauen that the earth shal remoue out of her place Thus shall it go with Babylon in the wrath of the Lorde of hostes and in the day of hys fearfull indignacion And Babylon shal be as an hunted or chased doo and as a shepe that no maÌ„ taketh vp Euery maÌ„ shal turne to hys owne people and flye eche one into hys owne lande Who so is founde alone shall be shot thorowe And who so gather together shal be destroyed with the swerde Theyr chyldren shal be slayne before theyr eyes theyr houses spoyled and theyr wyues rauysshed For lo I shal bring vp the Medes agaynste them whiche shall nat regarde syluer nor be desirous of golde With bowes shall they destroye the yonge men and haue no pytye vpon wemen with chylde and theyr faces shall not spare the chyldren And Babylon that glorye of Kyngdomes and bewty of the Caldees honour shal be destroyed euen as God destroyed Sodome and Gomorta It shall not endure for euer nether shall there be any more dwellyng there from generacyon to generacyon ☞ The Arabyans shall pytche no tentes ther nether shal the shephardes make their foldes there any more but wylde bestes shal lye there and the houses shal be ful of great Oules Estryches shall dwell there Apes shall daunse there wylde cattes shall cry in the palaces and Dragons shal be iÌ„ the plea saunt houses And as for Babylons tyme it is at hand her dayes shall nat be ê“loÌ„ged ¶ The retourne of the people from captyuytye The prosperitye of the people of god and affliccion of their enemies The pryde of
Babylon CAP. XIIII BVT THE Lorde wyll be mercyfull vnto Iacob and wyll yet chose Israel agayne and set them in theyr owne lande-Straungers shall cleaue vnto them and get them to the house of Iacob The people shall take them and cary them home with them And make them to enheryte the house of Israell in the lande of the Lorde that they maye be seruauntes and hande maydens of the Lorde They shall take those prysoners whose captyues they had bene afore and rule those that had oppressed theÌ„ WheÌ„ the Lorde now shal bryng the to rest from the trauayle feare harde bondage that thou wast laden withal then shalt thou vse this mockage vpon the king of Babylon and saye Howe happeneth it that the oppressour leaueth of Is the golden trybute come to an ende The Lorde hath broken the cepter of the vngodly and the rodde of the lordly Whiche when he is wroth smyteth the peple with durable strokes and in his wonders he persecuteth theÌ„ and tameth them continually And therfore the whole worlde is nowe at rest and quyetnesse and men synge for ioye Yea euen the Fyrre trees and Cedres of Libanus reioyse at thy fall sayenge Nowe that thou arte layde downe theare come no mo vp to destroye vs. Hell also beneth trembleth at thy commyng all myghtie men and Prynces of the earthe steppe forth before the. All Kynges of the earthe stande vp from theyr seates that they maye all aunswere and speake vnto the. Art thou wounded also as we arte thou become lyke vnto vs Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt and so is the melody of thy instrumentes Mothes be layde vnder the and wormes are thy couerynge Howe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayer mornynge chylde howe haste thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people For thou saydest in thyne hert I wyl clyme vp into heuen and make my seate aboue besyde the starres of God I wyl syt also vpon the holy mount towarde the North I wyll clyme vp aboue the cloudes wylbe lyke the hyghest of all Yet thou shalt be brought downe to the depe of hell They that se the shall narowly loke vpon the and thynke in them selues sayenge Is this the man that broughte all landes in feare and made the kyngdomes afrayde Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste and layde the cyties to the grounde which let not his prisoners go out All Kynges of the nacyons lye euery one ☞ in his owne house with worshyppe and thou arte cast out of thy graue lyke a wylde braunche lyke as deade mens rayment that are stryken thorow with the swerde and go downe to the stones of the depe as a deade coarse that is troden vnder fete and art not buryed with them Euen because that thou hast wasted thy laÌ„de and destroyed thy people The generacyon of the wycked shal be without honour for euer Let there awaye be sought to destroye theyr chyldren that be in theyr fathers wyckednes that they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande and fyll the worlde full of enemyes I wyl stande vp agaynst them sayth the Lorde of hostes and root out the name and generacion of Babylon sayth the lorde and wyll gyue it to the Otters and wyll make water poddels of it And I wyl swepe them out with the â—esome of destruction sapcâ—e y â— Lorde of Hostes. The Lorde of hostes hath sworne an oâ—he sayenge It shall come to passe as I haue determyned and shal be fulfylled as I haue deuysed So that Assyriaâ— shall I destroye in my lande and vpon my mountaynes wyll I treade him vnder fote Where thorow his yoke shal come from theÌ„ and his burthen shall be taken from they re shoulder This deuyce hath god taken thorowe the whole worlde thus is his hande stretched out ouer all peple For yf the lorde of Hostes determyn a thyng who is able to disaâ—ull it And yf he stretch forth his haâ—â—â— who maye holde it in agayne The same yere that Kynge Ahaz dyed God threatened on this maner Reioyse not thou whole Palestyna because the rod of him that beateth the is broken for out of the serpentes roâ—e there shal come an adder his frute shal be a fyre worme But ☞ 〈…〉 borne of the pore shal be fed and the symple shall dwell in safetie Thy roâ—e also wyll I destroye with honger and it shall â—â—eye the remnaunt Mourne thou porte wepe thou cytie and feare thou O whole Palestyna for there shall come from y â— North a smoke whose power no man may abyde Who shal then answere the messangers of y â— Gentyles For the Lorde hathe stablyshed Syon and the poore of hê people that be therin do put theyr trust in hym ¶ A prophecye agaynste Moab CAPI XV. THYS is the heuy burthen vpoÌ„ Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed in the nyght seasoÌ„ Kir also iÌ„ Moab was destroied and peryshed in y e nyght They went vp to the ydols house euen to Dibon to y â— hye places to wepe for Nebo Moab did Mourne for Medâ—a All cheyr hâ—ds were balled al But ye foolysh prynces of Zoan ye wyse couÌ„cellers of Pharao whose wyt is turned to foolyshnes howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wyse men and of auncient kynges Where are thy wyse men Let them tell the yf they can what the Lorde of Hoostes hathe deuysed vpon Egypte The Prynces of Zoan are become fooles the Prices of Noph are disceiued they haue disceyued Egypte euen they that were taken for the chefe kynred therof In the myddes of it hath the Lord powred the sprete of wyckenes and they haue disceyued Egypte in euery worke thereof euen as a droncken man stackereth in his vomyte Neither shal ☞ the heade or tayle the brauÌ„ch or rede be able to do any worke in Egypte In y â— daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto wemen It shal be afrayed and stande in feare at the â—ocion of the hand of the Lorde of Hostes whith he shaketh ouer it And Egypte shal be afraied of y â— lande of Iuda so y â— euery one which maketh mencion of it shal be afrayed therat be cause of the councel of the Lorde of hoostes whiche he deuiseth for it In that daye shall fyue cyties in the laÌ„de of Egypte speake the laÌ„gage of Canaan swere by the Lorde of hoostes ☞ the cytye of desolacyon shal be called one of them In that day shall ☞ the altare of the Lorde be in the myddes of the lande of Egypte and thê tytle besyde it VNTO THE LORD And it shal be a token and witnesse vnto the Lorde of hoostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crye vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them he shal sende them a saui our a great man to delyuer them And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypte and the EgyptiaÌ„s shall knowe the Lorde in that daye and do
that day shal the Lorde of hoostes be the crowne of glory and dyamonde of beautye vnto the resydue of his people He wyll be also a sprete of perfyte knowledge to hi that sytteth in iudgement and strength vnto them that turne awaye the batayle to the gate of the enemyes But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne yea farre out of y â— waye are they thorowe stronge drynke ☞ The preste also and the prophete are gone astraye by the meanes of stronge dryncke they are dronken with wyne they go amysse thorowe stronge drynke they fayle in sight and stomble in iudgement For all tables are so full of vomyte and fylthynes that no place is cleane Whome then shall suche one teache knowledge And whom shall be make to vnderstande the thynge that he hereth For they are ignoraunt as yonge chyldren that are taken from the mylke and are weened For they that be suche must haue ☞ after one lesson another lesson after one coÌ„mauÌ„dement another commaundemeÌ„t after one rule another rule after one instruccion another instruceyon there a lytle there a lytle For he y â— speketh vnto this people is eueÌ„ as one y â— vseth rudenesse of speche a straunge langage Yf any man say vnto them lo this is the rest where with ye maye ease him that is werye this is the refresshynge they wyll not herken Therfore shall the worde of the Lorde lesson vpon lesson commaundement vpon coÌ„maundement rule vpon rule instruccion vpon instruccyon there a lytle and there a lytle shall be vnto them an occasyon of stomblynge that they maye go on and fal backeward be broused tangled and snared Wherfore heare the worde of the Lorde ye mockers ye that haue rule of this people whiche is at IerusaleÌ„ Because ye haue said ☞ we haue made a couenaunt with death with hell are we at agremeÌ„t And though there go forth a sore plage it shall not come vnto vs. For we haue made falshode our refuge and vnder vanite are we hyd Therfore thus sayeth y â— Lorde God Beholde I lay in Syon for a foundacion a stone euen a tryed stone a precyous corner stone a sure fouÌ„dacion ☞ who so beleueth let him not be to hastye Iudgement also wyl I lay to y â— rule and ryghtuousnes to the balaunce so that ☞ y â— hayle shal take away your vayne confydence and the preuy place of your refuge shall the waters renne ouer And thus the couenaunt that ye made w t deathe shal be disanulled and your agremeÌ„t that ye made with hell shall not stande yea whan the sore plage goeth forth ye shall be troden downe vnder it From the tyme that it goeth forth it shall take you awaye For earely in the morninge euery day yea bothe daye and nyght shall it go thorowe whan the noyse therof is perceyued it shall gendre vexacion For ☞ the bedde is narowe and not large and the couerynge so small that a man can not wynde hym selfe vnder it For the Lorde shal stonde as ☞ in mount Pecazim and shal be wrothe lyke as in the valley Gibeon that he may do his worke ☞ his straunge worke and brynge to passe his acte his straunge acte Nowe therfore se that ye be no mockers lest your punishemeÌ„t icrese for I haue herd of the Lorde of hostes that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth Heare ye then herkeÌ„ vnto my voyse coÌ„sidre pondre my speche Doth not the husbande man plowe all the daye and openeth breaketh the clottê of his grounde that he may sow Whan he hath made it playne wyll he nat sprede abrode the fytches sowe comyn cast in wheate by measure the appoynted barly â—ye in theyr place God wyl instruct him to haue descrecion euen his God wyll teache him For fitches shal not be thresshed with an harowe nether shal a cart whele be brought thorowe the coÌ„men but the fytches are beaten out with a staffe and commyn w t a rod. But y â— sede y â— bread is made of is thresshed thoughe it be not alwaye a thresshing And the cart whele must be brought ouer it lest he grynde it with his teeth This also commeth of the Lorde of hostes which worketh with wonderfull wysdome bryngeth out arme with a terrible countenaunce and with the flame of a consumynge fyre with noysome lyghtenynge with a shower and with hayle stone For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde And it shal come to passe that whither soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto hym whiche the Lorde shall laye vpon hym ☞ with tabrettes and harpes And with great warre shal he fyght agaynst his hoste For the fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges is it prepared This hathe the Lorde set in the depe and made it wyde the burnynge wherof is fyre moche woode The breth of the Lorde whiche is as a ryuer of brymstone doth kyndle it ¶ He curseth them that forsake God and seke for the helpe of men CAPI XXXI WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypte for helpe and truste in horses put theyr confydence in charettes because they be many and in horse men because they be lusty and stronge But they regarde not the holy one of Israell and they aske no questyon at the Lorde Where as he neuertheles beynge wysest of all plageth the wycked and yet goeth not from his worde when he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frowarde and agaynst the helpe of euel doers Nowe the Egipcians are men and not God and theyr horses fleshe and not spiryte And as soone as the Lorde stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fal and he that shulde haue bene helped and they shall all together be destroyed For thus hathe the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the Lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon the praye that he hath gotten is not afray ed thoughe the multytude of shephardes crye out vpon hym neyther abasshed for all the heape of them So shall the Lorde of Hostes come downe to fyght for mount Syon and defende his hyll Lyke as byrdes flotre aboute theyr nestes so shal the lorde of Hostes kepe saue defende and delyuer Ierusalem Therfore O ye children of Israell turne agayne lyke as ye haue exceaded in your goynge backe For ☞ in that day euery man shall cast out his Idols of syluer and golde whiche ye haue made with your synfull handes Assur also shal be slayne with the swerde not with a mans swerde A swerde shal deuoure him but not a mans swerde And he shall fle from the slaughter âšœ and hys seruauntes shall be taken prysoners He shall go for feare to hys stronge holdes and his Prynces shall fle from his badge This hath the Lorde spoken whose lyght
beleue him not But thus sayeth the Kynge of Assyria opteyne my fauoure encline to me so maye euery man enioye hys vineyardes and fyg trees and dryncke the water of his cysterne vnto the tyme that I come my selfe bring you into a lande that is lyke youre owne wherin is wheate and wyne which is bothe sowen with sede and planted with vyneyardes Let nat Hezekia disceaue you when he sayeth vnto you the Lorde shal delyuer vs. Myght the Goddes of the GeÌ„tyles kepe euery mans lande froÌ„ the power of y â— kynge of the Assyrians Where is the God of Hemath Arphad Where is the God of Sepharuaim And who was able to defende Samaria out of my hande Or which of all the Goddes of the landes hathe belyuered theyr countre out of my power so that the Lorde shuld deliuer IeruseleÌ„ fro my hande Unto this Hezekias messauÌ„gers helde theyr tunges answered nat one worde for the Kyng had charged theÌ„ that they shuld geue him none answere So came Eliakim Helkias sonne the President Sobna the Scribe and Ioah Asaphs sonne the Secretary vnto Hezekeas with rent clothes and tolde hym the wordes of Rabsaketh ¶ Hezekias humbleth him selfe before the Lord The army of Sennaherib is slayne of the Aungâ—ll of the Lorde and be hym selfe so hylled of his owne sonnes ¶ CAPI XXXVII WHen Hezekias herde that he rente his clothes and put on a sacke cloth and wente in to the house of the Lorde But he sent Eliakim the President Sobna the Scrybe with the eldest preastes clothed in sack vnto the Prophet Esay the sonne of Amoz and they sayd vnto hym Thus sayeth Hezekias This is the daye of trouble of plage and of blasphemy for the chyldren are come to the place byrth but ther is no power to brynge them forth The Lorde thy God no doute hath well coÌ„sydered the wordes of Rabsakeh whom his Lorde the kynge of the Assyrians hath sent to defye and blaspheme the lyuynge God with suche wordes as the Lorde thy God hathe hearde ryght well And therfore lyfte vp thy prayer for the remnaunt that yet are lefte So the seruaâ—â—tes of kynge Hezekias came to Esay And Esay gaue them thys answere Saye thus vnto youre lorde thus sayeth the Lorde Be nat afrayed of the wordes that thou haste hearde wher with the kynge of the Assyrians seruauntes haue blasphemed me Beholde I wyll cause a wynde to go ouer him as sone as he heareth the rumoure he shal go agayne into his couÌ„tre there wyll I destroye him with y â— swerde Nowe when Rabsaketh returned he fouÌ„de the kynge of Assyria layenge sege to Libnas for he had vnderstande that he was departed froÌ„ Lachis For there came a rumore that Tharhakas kynge of Ethiopia was come forth to warre agaynste hym And when the kynge of Assyria hearde that he sent other messaungers to king Hezekias with this coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Saye thus to Hezekias kynge of Iuda Let nat thy God disceaue the in whom thou hopest and sayest Ierusalem shall nat be geuen into the handes of the kynge of Assyria For lo thou knowest well howe the Kynges of Assyria haue handeled all the landes that they haue subuerted and hopest thou to escape Were the people of the Gentiles whom my progenitors conquered delyuered at any tyme thorowe theyr goddes As namely GozaÌ„ Haram Rezeph and the chyldren of Eden whiche were at Thalassar Where is the kyng of Hemah the kynge of Arphad and the Kynge of the cytie Sepharnaim Ena and Aua Nowe when Ezekia had receaued the letter of the messaungers and reade it he wente vp into the house of the Lorde opened the letter before the Lorde And Ezekia prayed before the Lorde on this maner O Lorde of Hostes thou God of Israel which syttest vpoÌ„ Cherubin Thou arte the God that onely is God of all the Kyngdomes of the worlde for thou onely haste created heauen and earth Enclyne thyne eare Lorde and consyder open thyne eyes O Lorde and se and pondre all the wordes vpon Sennaherib whiche hathe sent his embassage to blaspheme the liuyng God It is true O Lorde that the kynges of Assirya haue conquered all Kyngdomes and landes and caste theyr goddes in the fyre Natwithstandynge those were no goddes but the workes of mens handes of wood or stone therfore haue they destroyed them Delyuer vs then O Lorde our God from the handes of Sennaherib that all Kyngdomes of the earth maye knowe that thou onely art the Lorde Then Esay the sonne of Amoz sent vnto Hezekia sayeng Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell Where as thou haste made thy prayer vnto me as touchynge Sennaherib the kyng of Assyria this is the answere that the Lorde hathe geuen consernyng hym Despised art thou and mocked O daughter of Sion he hath shaken his heade at the O daughter of IerusaleÌ„ But thou Sennaherib whoÌ„ hast thou defyed and blasphemed Agaynst whom haste thou lyfted vp thy voyce exalted thy proude lookes eueÌ„ agaynst y â— holy one of Israel Thou with thy seruauntes haste blasphemed the Lorde thus holdest thou of thy selfe I wyl couer the hye mountaynes sydes of Libanus with my horsmen And there wyll I cut downe the hye Eedre trees and the fayrest Fyrre trees I wyll vp into the heyght of it and into the chefest of his tymbre woddes If there be no water I wyll graue and drynke And as for waters of defence I shall drye them vp with the fete of myne hoost Yee haste thou nat hearde what I haue taken in hande brought to passe of olde tyme That same wyl I do nowe also wast destroye bryng stronge cyties vnto heapes of stones For theyr inhabytours shal be lyke lame men brought in feare and confounded They shal be lyke the grasse and grene herbes in the felde lyke the heye vpon house toppes that withereth afore it be growne vp I knowe thy wayes thy goynge forth and thy commynge home yee and thy madnesse against me Therfore thy furiousnes against me and thy pryde is come before me I wyll put a rynge in thy nose and a brydle byt in the chawes of the and turne the aboute eueÌ„ the same waye thou camest I wyll geue the also this token O Hezekia this yeare shalt thou eate that is kept in stoare and the next yeare suche as groweth of hym selfe and in the thyrde yeare ye shal sow and reape yee ye shall plante vyneyardes and enioye the frutes therof And suche of the house of Iuda as are escaped shal come together and the remnauÌ„t shal take rote beneth and bryng forth frute aboue For the escaped shal go out of Ierusalem and the remnaunt from the mounte Syon And this shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hostes brynge to passe Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde concernynge the kynge of the Assiryans He shall not come into this cytie and shall shote no arowe into it there shal no shilde hurte it nether shal
Ierusalem destroyed that Ieremy the Prophet sat wepynge and sorowfully bewayled Ierusalem and syghynge and howlynge with an heuy and wofull herte sayde CAPIVLO I. ALas howe sitteth the cytie so desolate that somtyme was full of people Howe is she become lyke a wydowe whiche was the Lady of all nacyons Howe is she brought vnder trybute ☞ that ruled all landes She wepeth sore in the nyght so that the teares runne downe her chekes for amonge all her louers there is none that geueth her any coÌ„forte Yee her nexte frendes abhorre her and are become her ennemyes Iuda is taken presoner because she was defyled and for seruynge so many straunge goddes she dwelleth nowe among the Heithen She fyndeth no rest all they that persecuted her toke her and so she dwelleth amonge her enemyes The streates of Sion mourne because no man coÌ„meth no more to the solempne feastes All her gates are desolate her Preestes make lamentacyon her maydens are carefull and she herselfe is in great heuynesse Her enemyes are fallen vpon her heade and haue put her to shame because the Lorde hath chastened her for her greate wyckednes her chyldren are led awaye captiue before theyr enemy All the beautye of the daughter of Syon is away her Prynces are become lyke wethers that fynde no pasture They are dryuen away before theyr ennemye so that they haue nomore power Nowe dothe Ierusalem remembre the tyme of her mysery and disobedyence yee the ioye and pleasure that she hath had in tymes paste seyng her people is brought downe thorowe the power of theyr enemy and there is no man for to helpe her her enemyes stande lokynge at her laugh her Sabbath dayes to scorne Ierusalem hath synned euer more and more therfore is she come in decaye All they that had her in honoure despyse her for they haue sene her fylthynes Yee she sygheth and is ashamed of herselfe ☞ Her skyrtes are defyled she remembred not what wolde folowe therfor fore is her fall so great and there is no man to comforte her O Lorde consydre my trouble for myne enemy hath the vpperhande The enemye hathe put his hande to all the precyous thinges that she had yee eueÌ„ before her eyes came the Heythen in and out of the Saynctuary whom thou neuerthelesse haste forbydden to come within thy congregacyon Al her people seke theyr bread with heuinesse and loke what precious thyng euery man hath that geueth he for meate to saue his lyfe Consydre O Lorde se howe vyle I am become O all ye that go fore by be holde and se if there be any sorow lyke vnto myne wherwith the Lorde hathe troubled me in the daye of his fearefull wrath âšœ From aboue hath he sent downe a fyre into my bones and chastened me he hathe layed a net for my fete thorowen me wyde open he hath made me desolate so y â— I must euer be mournyng The yoke of my trans gressyon is come at the laste with his hande hathe he taken it vp and put it aboute my necke My streÌ„gth is gone the Lord hath delyuered me into those handes wherout I can not quyte my selfe The Lorde hath destrroyed al the myghtye men that were in me He hath proclaymed a feast to slaughter al my best men The Lord hath trodeÌ„ downe the daughter of Iuda lyke as it were in a wyne presse Therfore do I wepe and myne eyes gushe out of water for the comforte that shulde quyckeÌ„ me is farre fro me My chyldren are dryuen awaye for why the enemy hath gotten the ouerhande Sion casteth out her handes and there is no man to coÌ„forte her The. Lord hath layed the enemyes rounde aboute Iacob and IerusaleÌ„ is become abhominacion in the myddest of them The Lord is rightuous for I haue prouoked his couÌ„tenaunce vnto anger O take hede all ye people and consydre my heuynesse My maydens and my younge men are led away into captiuite I called for my louers but they begyled me for my prestes and councellers but they perished euen whyle they sought for meate to saue theyr lyfes Consydre O Lord howe I am troubled my wombe is disqueted my hert turneth about in me and I am ful of heuinesse The swearde hurteth me w t out and within I am lyke vnto death They heare my mournynge but there is none that wyl coÌ„forte me All myne enemies haue herde of my trouble and are glad ther of because thou hast done it But thou shalt brynge forth the tyme when they also shal be lyke vnto me From the shal come al their aduersitie thou shalte plucke them awaye euen as thou hast plucked me because of all my wyckednes For my sorow is very great and my herte is heuy CAPI II. ALAS how hath the Lord darkened the daughter of Syon so sore in hys wrath As for the honour of Israel he hath cast it downe from heauen How happeneth it that he remembred not his owne fote stole when he was angrye The Lorde hath cast downe all the glory of Iacob with out any fauoure all the stronge places of the daughter Iuda hathe he broken in hys wrathe and throwen them downe to the grounde her kyngdome and her Prynces hath he suspended In the wrath of his indignacyon he hathe broken all ☞ the horne of Israel he hath w t drawen hê ryght hande frome the enemy yee a flame of fyre is kyndgled in Iacob and hathe consumed vp al rouÌ„de about He hath bent his bowe lyke an enemy he hathe fastened his ryght hande as an aduersarye and euery thynge y â— was pleasauÌ„t to se he hath smiten it downe He hath poured out his wrath lyke a fyre in to the tabernacle of the daughter of Syon The Lorde is become lyke as it were an enemy he hath cast downe Israel and al hê places yee all his stronge holdes hathe he destroyed and fylled the daughter of Iuda with muche sorowe and heuynesse Her tabernacle whiche was lyke a garden of pleasure hath he destroyed her hye so leÌ„pne feastes hath he put downe The Lorde hath brought it so to passe that the hye solempne feastes and Sabbathes in Sion are cleane forgotten In his heuye displeasure hath he made the kyng and prestes to be despysed The Lord hath forsaken his owne aulter and is wroth with his owne Sainctuary and hathe geuen the walles of theyr towres into the handes of the enemy There enemyes made a noyse in the house of the Lorde as it had bene in a soleÌ„pne feast day The Lorde thought to breake downe the walles of the daughter of Syon he spred out his lyne and drewe not in hys hande tyll he hadde destroyed them Therefore mourne the turrettes and the broken walles together Her portes are casten downe to the grouÌ„de her barres are broken and smytten in sonder her kynge and prynces are caryed awaye to the Gentyls They haue neyther laâ—â— nor prophetes nor yet any vision froÌ„ the Lorde
Lorde vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man yf Israel that frowarde housholde aske the and saye what doest thou there Then tell thē Thus sayeth the Lorde God This punyshmente toucheth the chefe rulers at Ierusalem all the house of Israel that dwell amonge them Tell them I am youre shew token lyke as I haue done so shall it happen vnto you Flyt shall ye also and go into captyuyte The chefest that is amonge you shall lade hys shulders in the darcke and get hym awaye He shall breake downe the wall to carye stuffe ther-thorowe He shall couer his face that he se nat the grounde with hys eyes My lyne wyll I sprede out vpon hym and catch him in my net and cary hym to Babylon in the lande of the Caldees whiche he shall nat se and yet shall he dye there As for al his helpers and all hys Hostes that be aboute hym I wyll scater thē towarde all the wyndes and drawe out a swearde after them So when I haue scatred them amonge the Heathen and strowed them in the landes they shall knowe that I am the Lorde But I wyll leaue a lytle nōbre of them frō the swearde hunger and pestilence to tel all theyr abhominacions among the Heathen where they come y ◠they maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde Moreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sainge Thou sonne of man wyth a fearfull trēblyng shalt thou eate thy bred with carefulnesse sorow shalt thou drinke thy water And vnto the people of the lande speake thou on thys maner Thus sayeth the Lorde God to them that dwell in Ierusalem and to the lande of Israell Ye shall eate your bred with sorowe and drynke youre water with heuynesse Yee the lāde with the fulnesse therof shal be layde waste for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin And the cyties y ◠nowe be well occupyed shall be voyde and the lande desolate that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde Yet came the worde of the Lorde vnto me agayne sayinge Thou sonne of man what maner of by worde is that whiche ye vse in the lande of Israel sayinge Tush seynge that the dayes are so slacke in commyng all the vysyons are of none effecte Tell them therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyll make that by worde to ceasse so that it shall no more be commenly vsed in Israell But saye thys vnto them The dayes are at hande that euery thynge whiche hathe bene prophecyed shal be fulfylled There shall no vysyon be in wayne nether any prophecie fayle amonge the chyldren of Israel For it is I the Lorde that speake it whatsoeuer I the Lorde speake it shal be perfourmed and nat be slacke in commynge Yee euen in your dayes O ye frowarde houshoulde wyll I deuyse some thyng and brynge it to passe sayeth y ◠Lorde God And the worde of the Lorde cam vnto me saying Beholde thou sonne of man The house of Israel saye in this maner Tush as for the vycyon that he hathe sene it wyll be many a daye or it come to passe It is farre of yet the thynge that he prophecyeth Therfore saye vnto them Thus sayeth the Lorde God All my wordes shall no more be slacke Loke what I speake that same shall come to passe sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynst false prophetes whiche teach the people the councelles of theyr owne hertes CAPI XIII THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying Thou sōne of man Speake prophecye agaynst those prophetes that preache in Israel and saye thou vnto them that prophecye out of theyr owne hertes Heare the worde of the Lorde thus sayeth the Lorde God Wo be it vnto those folysh prophetes that folowe theyr owne sprete and speake where they se nothynge O Israel thy prophetes are like the foxes vpō the drye telde For they stande nat in y ◠gappes nether make they an hedge for the house of Israel that men myght abyde the parel in the daye of the Lorde Uayne thynges they se and tell lyes to mayntayne theyr preachynges with al. The Lorde saye they hath spoken it whā in very dede the Lorde hath nat sent them Uayne visyons haue ye sene and spoken falce prophecyes when ye saye the Lorde hathe spoken it where as I neuer sayde it Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Because youre wordes be vayne and ye seke out lyes Beholde I wyll vpon you sayeth the Lorde God Myne handes shall come vpon y ◠prophetes that loke out vayne thynges and preache lyes they shall nat be in the councell of my people nor wrytten in the boke of the house of Israell neyther shall they come in the lande of Israell that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde God And that for thys cause they haue dysceaued my people and tolde them of peace where no peace was One setteth vp a wall and they dawbe it with lowse claye Therfore tell them whiche dawbe it with vntempered morter that it shall fal For there shall come a greate shower of rayne greate stones shall fall vpon it and a sore storme of wynde shall breke it so shall the wall come downe Sall it nat then be sayde vnto you where is nowe the morter that ye dawbed it withal Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyll breake out in my wrathfull dyspleasure with a stormy wynde so that in myne anger there shall come a myghtye shower of rayne hayle stones in my wrath to destroye withall As for the wall that ye haue dawbed with vntempered morter I wyll breake it downe make it euen with the grounde so that the foundacyon therof shall remoue and it shal fall yee and ye youre selues shal perysh in the myddest therof to lerne you for to knowe that I am the Lorde Thus wyll I perfourme my wrathe vpon thys wall and vpon them that haue dawbed it with vntempered morter and then wyll I saye vnto you The wall is gone and the dawbers are awaye These are the prophetes of Israell whiche prophecye vnto the cytye of Ierusalem and loke out vysyons of peace for them wher as no peace is saieth the Lorde God Wherfore O thou sonne of man set thy face agaynste the daughters of thy people whiche prophecye out of they re owne hertes and speake thou prophecye agaynste them and saye Thus sayeth the Lorde God Wo be vnto you that so we pylowes vnder all arme holes and bolsters vnder the heades bothe of yonge and old◠to catch soules with all For whan ye haue gotten the soules of my people in your captyuyte ye promyse them lyfe and dishonour me to my people for an hande full of barly and for a pece of breade whan ye kyll the soules of thē that dye nat and promes lyfe to thē that lyue nat Thus ye dissemble with my people that beleueth youre lyes Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Be holde I wyll also vpon
doth that girdeth her selfe with sack because of her bryde grome For y â— meate drincke offering shal be taken away from the house of the Lord the prestes the Lordes ministtrs shal mourne The felde shal be wasted the laÌ„de shal be in a myserable case for the corne shal be destroyed the swete wyne shal come to confusion and the oyle vtterly desolate The housbandmen and the wyne gardeners shal loke piteously make lameÌ„tacion for the wheat wyne barly and because the haruest vpon the felde is so cleane destroyed The grape gatherers shall make great mone when the vineyarde and fygtrees be so vtterly wasted Yee al the poÌ„garnettê palmtrees apletrees and the other trees of the felde shall wyther away Thus the mery chere of the chyldren of men shall come to confusion GyrdeÌ„ you and make your mone O ye prestes mourne ye mynysters of the aulter go your way in and stepe in sacke cloth O ye officers of my God for the meat drinckofferyng shal be taken away from the house of your God Proclayme a fastyng call the coÌ„gregacion gather the elders and all the inhabytours of the lande togyther into the house of the Lorde your God and crye vnto y â— Lorde alas alas for this day And why the day of the Lord is at hande and coÌ„meth as a destroyer from the almighty Shal not the meates be taken away before our eyes ☜ the myrth also and ioye from the house of our God The sede shal perysh in the grouÌ„de the garners shall lye wast the flores shal be broken downe for the corne shal be destroyed O what a syghynge make the euyll the bullockes are very euel lyking because they haue no pasture and the shepe are samyshed away O Lorde to the wyll I crye for the fyre hath consumed the goodly pastures of the wyldernesse the flame hath brent vp al the trees of the felde Yee the wylde beastes crye also vnto the for the water riuers are dryed vp the fyre hath consumed the pastures of the wyldernesse ¶ He propheryeth the commyng and cruâ—â—â—ye of theyr enemyes An exhortâ—cion to moue them to conuerte CAPI II. BLowe out the trompet in Syon crye vpon my holy hyll y â— all suche as dwell in the laÌ„de may treÌ„ble at it for the day of the Lorde toÌ„meth is harde at hande a darcke day a gloomyng day a cloudy day yee a stormy daye lyke as the mornynge spredeth out vpon y â— hylles Namely a great mightye people suche as haue not bene sens the begynnyng neyther shall be after them for euer more Before hym shal be a consumyng fyre behynde him a burnynge flame The lande shal be as a garden of pleasure before him but behinde hym shall it be a very wast wyldernesse and there is no man that shall escape him They are to loke vpon lyke barbed horses ruÌ„ne lyke horsmen They skyp vp vpon y â— hylles as it were the souÌ„de of charettê as y â— flame of fyre y â— consumeth y â— strawe as a myghty people redy to the batayle The tolke shal be afrayed of hym all faces shal be as blacke as a pot These shal ruÌ„ne lyke gyauntes and leape ouer the walles lyke men of warre Euery man in his going shall kepe hys araye and not go out of hys Path. There shal not one driue another but eche shall kepe his owne waye They shall breake in at the wyndowes not be hurte They shal come into the cyâ—â—e runne vpon the walles They shall clyme vp vpon the houses and slyppe in at the wyndowes lyke a thefe The earth shall quake before hym yee y â— heauens shal be moued â–ª The sunne the moone shal be darckened and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne The Lord shal shall shewe his voyce before his hooste for his hooste is great stronge and myghty to fulfyll his commaundement This is that great and maruelous fearefull daye of the Lorde And who is able to abyde it Now therfore sayeth the Lorde Turne you vnto me with all your hertes with faâ—ynge wepynge and mournyng rent your hertes and not youre clothes Turne you vnto the Lord your God for he is gracyoê° and mercyfull long suffering and of greate compassion and redy to pardon wickednes Then no doute he also shall turne and forgeue and after his chastenynge he shall let your increase remayne â–ª for meat and drinckoffriÌ„ges vnto the Lord your God Blowe out with the trompet in Syon proclayme a fastynge call the congregacyon and gather the people together warne the congregacioÌ„ gather the elders briÌ„ge the chyldren suckelynges together Let the brydegrome go forth of hys chaÌ„bre and the bryde out of her rloset Let the preastes serue the Lorde betwyxte the porche the aulter wepyng and saying be fauourable O Lord be fauourable vnto thy people let not thine heritage be brought to suche coÌ„fusion lest the Hethen be Lordes therof Wherfore shuld they say among the Hethen where is now their God Then shal the Lorde be gelous ouer his lande and spare his people yee the Lorde shall answerre saye vnto his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne wyne oyle so that ye shall haue pleÌ„ty of them I wyll no more geue you ouer to be a reprofe amoÌ„g the Hethen Againe as for him of the North I shal dryue him farre from you shut him out into a drye wast lande his face toward the east sce his hynder partes towarde the vtmost see The styncke of him shall go vp his filthy corruption shall fal vpon hym selfe because he hath dealt so proudly Feare not O lande but be glad reioyse for the Lord wyl do great thinges Be not ye afraied neither O ye beastes of the felde for the pastures shal be grene the trees shal beare theyr frute the fyg trees vyneyardes shall geue theyr increase Be glad then O ye chyldreÌ„ of Syon and reioyse in the Lorde your god for he hath ge uen you a teacher of rightuousnesse he it is y t shal sende you downe showers of rayne early late in the fyrst moneth so y t the garners shal be ful of corne the presses plentuous in wyne oile And as for the yeres that the greshoper locust blastyng caterpyller my grethost which I seÌ„t among you haue eaten vp I shal restore theÌ„ to you againe so that ye shal haue ynough to eate be satisfied prayse the name of the Lord your God that so maruelously hath dealt with you And my people shal neuer be confounded any more Ye shal wel knowe y â— I am in the middest of Israel that I am the Lord your God ye that there is none other my people shal no more be brought to confusion After this wyll I poure out my sprete ☜ vpon al flesh your soÌ„nes your daughters shal ê“phecy
your olde men shal dâ—â—ame ☜ dreames your yong men shal se vysioÌ„s yee in those daies I wil poure out my sprete vpon seruauÌ„tes and maydens I wyl shewe wonters in heauen aboue and tokens in the earth beneth bloude fyre and the vapour of smoke The suÌ„ne shal be turned into darknes and the Moone into bloude before the great notable day of the Lorde come And the tyme shall conte that whosouer calleth on the name of the Lorde shal be saued For vpon the mount Syon and at Ierusalem there shal be a saluacion lyke as the Lorde hath promysed â—eâ— and among the other reÌ„naunt whom the Lorde shall call ¶ Of the iudgement of God agaynst the enemyes of his people CAPI III. FOr take hede in those dayes and at the same tyme when I turne againe the cap tyuite of Iuda and IerusaleÌ„ I shal gather al people together bryng theÌ„ in the valley of Iosophat there wyl I reason w t them because of my people my herytage of Israel whoÌ„ they haue scatred about in the nacyons parted my land yee they haue cast lot tes for my people the yonge men haue they set iÌ„ the bordel house solde the damsels for wyne y t they myght haue to drincke Thou Tirus and Sidon and all ye borders of the Philystynes what haue ye to do with me Wyll ye defye me well yf ye wyll nedes defye me I shall recompence you euen vpon your head that right worthely for ye haue taken away my syluer golde my sayre and goodly Iewels and brought theÌ„ into your goddes houses The chyldren also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto y â— Grekes that ye myght brynge them farre from the borders of their owne countrees Beholde therfore I wyl rayse them out of the place where ye haue solde theÌ„ wyl rewarde you eueÌ„ vpon your head Your sonnes your daughters wyll I sel thorow the haÌ„des of the chyldren of Iuda and so they shall geue theÌ„ forth to sel vnto theÌ„ of Saba a people of a farre countre for the Lord him selfe hath sayd it Crye out these thynges among the GeÌ„tyles proclayme warre wake vp the gyauÌ„tes let them drawe nye let them come vp al the lusty warriours of theÌ„ Make you sweardes of your plowshares and speares of your sycles and sythes Let the weake man saye I am strong Mustre you come all ye Heathen rounde about gather you together there shal the Lorde laye all thy Gyauntes to the grounde Let the people aryse get theÌ„ to the valley of Iosaphat for there wyl I syt and iudge al HeatheÌ„ rouÌ„de about Lay to your sythes for ☞ the Haruest iâ— rype come get you downe the wyne presse is ful yee the wyne presses rounne ouer for their wyckednes is waxen great In the valley appoynted there shal be many many people for the daye of Lorde is nye in the valley appoynted The sunne moone shal be darkened the starres shall w t drawe their lyght The Lorde shal roare out of Syon crye out of Ierusalem that the heauens and the earth shall quake wtal But y â— Lord shal be a defence vnto his owne people and a refuge for the chyldren of Israel Thus shall ye knowe that I the Lorde youre God dwell vpon my holy mounte of Sion Then shal Ierusalem be holy there shall no strauÌ„gers go thorow her any more ☞ Then shall the mountaynes drope swete wyne and the hylles shall flowe with mylcke All the ryuers of Iuda shall haue water ynough and out of the Lordes house there shal flowe a spryng to water the broke of Sitim but Egypte shal be layed waste and EdoÌ„ shal be desolate because they haue dealte so cruelly with the chyldren of Iuda and shed innocent bloude in theyr lande Agayne Iuda shal be inhabited for euermore and Ierusalem from generacion to generacion for I wyll not leaue theyr bloude vnauenged And the Lorde shal dwell in Sion ¶ The ende of the Prophe cye of Ioel. ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Amos. ¶ The tyme of the Propherye of Amos. The worde of the Lorde agaynst â—â—ah egaynste Tyre agaynste Edom and agaynst the tonnes of Ammon CAPI I. THese are the sermons that were shewed vnto Amos whiche was one of the phepherdes at Thecua vpon Israel in the tyme of Osiah kyng of Iuda and in the tyme of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioah kynge of Israel two yeare ☜ before the earthe quake And he sayde The Lorde shall roare out of Syon and shewe his voyce from Ierusalem so that the pastu res of the shepherdes shal be in a myserable case the tope of Charmel dryed vp Thus sayeth the Lorde for thre and foure wycked nesses of Damascus I wyll not spare her because they haue thresshed Galaad with yron flayles But I wyll sende a fyre into the house of Hazael the same shal consume y â— pa laces of Benadab Thus wyll I breake the barres of Damascus and roce out the inhabyter from the felde of Auen And him that holdeth the scepter out of the pleasauÌ„t house so that the people shal be driuen out of fayre Syrya sayeth the Lord. Thus sayth y t Lord For thre foure wyckednesses of Gaza I wyl not spare her because they make the prisoners yet more capciue haue dryuen them into the lande of Edom. Therfore wyl I seÌ„de a fyre into the walles of Gaza which shal de uoure her houses I wyll rote out them that dwel at Asdod and him that holdeth the scepter of Ascalon stretch out mine hande ouer Accaron that the reÌ„mnaunt of the Philistynes shal perish sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde For thre foure wickednesses of the cyte of Tyre I wyl not spare her because they haue increased y â— cap tyutte of the Edomites haue not remeÌ„bred the brotherly couenauÌ„t Therfore wyll I sede a fyre into the walles of Tyre that shall consume her palaces Thus sayeth the Lord For thre foure wyckednesses of Edom I wyll not spare him because he persecuted his brother w t the swerde destroyed his mothers woÌ„de bare hatred very long so kept indignacyon al waye by hym Therfore wyl I sende a fyre in to Theman whiche shal de tâ—oure the palaces of Bosra Thus sayeth the Lorde For thre foure wyckednesses of the chyldren of A â–ª n non I wyll not spare them because they rypt vp the wemen great with chylde in Galaad to make the borders of theyr landes the wider Therfore I wyl kyndle a tyre in the walles of Rabbath that shal consume her palaces with a great crye in the day of barayle 〈◊〉 teÌ„pest and in the daye of storme so that theyr kynge shall go into captiuite he his Pryaces together sayeth the Lorde ¶ Agaynst Moab Iuda and Israel CAPI II. THus sayeth the Lorde For thre
foure wyckednesses of Moab I wyll not spare hym ☞ because he brent the bones of the kynge of Edom to asshes Therfore wyt I sende a fyre into Moab which shal consume y â— palaces of Carioth so that Moab shal perysh with noyse and the sounde of a shaw me I wyll rote out the iudge from amonge them sleye all his princes with hym sayth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde for thre and foure wyckednesses of Iuda I wyll not spare him because he hath cast a syde the lawe of the Lorde and not kepte hys commaundementes for why they wolde nedes be disceyued with the lyes that theyr forefathers folowed Therfore wyl I sende a fire into Iuda which shal consume the palaces of Ierusalem Thus sayeth y â— Lord For thre and foure wyckednesses of Israel I wyl not spare hi because he hath solde the ryghtuous for money the pore for shoes They trede vpoÌ„ pore mens heades in the dust of the earth croke the waies of the meke The soÌ„ne the father go to the haâ—â—ot to dishonour my holy name they lye beside euery alter vpon clothes take to pledge and in the house of their goddes they drincke the wyne of the oppressed Yet destroyed I y â— Ammoryte before theÌ„ y â— was as hye as y â— Cedre trees as stroÌ„g as the okes notwithstanding I destroyed his frute from aboue and his rote from vnder Agayne I brought you out of the laÌ„de of Egypt and led you fourty yeares thorow the wyldernes that ye might haue the Amorites laÌ„des in possession I raysed vp prophetes amonge youre chyldren and absteyners amonge youre yong men Is it not so O ye chyldren of Israel sayeth the Lorde But ye gaue the absteyners wyne to drynke yee ye commaunded the prophetes saying Prophecy not Beholde I wyl crashe you in son der lyke as a wayne crassheth that is full of sheaues so that the swyfte shal not escape neyther the strong be able to do any thyng no the gyaunte shall not saue his owne lyfe The archer shall not abyde and the swyfte of fote shal not escape The horsinaÌ„ shal not saue hys lyfe he y t is as manly of stomake as a gyauÌ„t shal in that day be fayne to ruÌ„ne his way naked sayeth the Lorde ¶ He reproueth the house of Israel of wychednes CAPI III. HEare what the Lorde speaketh vnto you O ye chyldren of Israel namely vnto all the trybes whom I brought out of Egypt sayde you onely haue I accepted from al the generacioÌ„s of the earth therfore wyll I viset you in all youre wyckednesses May twayne walke together except they be agreed amonge themselues Doth a Lyon roare in the wod except he haue a pray Or crieth a lioÌ„s whelpe out of his denne except he haue gotten some thynge Dothe a byrde fall in a snare vpoÌ„ the earth where no fouler is Taketh a maÌ„ his snare vp froÌ„ the grouÌ„de afore he catche somwhat Cry they out AlaruÌ„ with y â— troÌ„pet in the cyte the people not afrayed Commeth there any plage in a cite without it be the Lordes doyng Now doth the Lorde God no maner of thynge but he telleth his secrete before vnto hys seruauntes the prophetes WheÌ„ a lyon roareth who wyll not be afrayed Seynge then that the Lorde God hym selfe speaketh â— who wyll not prophecy Preache in the palaces at Asdod and in the palaces of the lande of Egypte say gather you together vpon the mountaynes of Samaria so shall ye se great murthur and vyolent oppressyon amonge them for why they regarde not the thynge that is ryght sayeth the Lorde they gather together euyl gotten goodes and lay vp robbery in theyr houses Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God This lande shal be troubled beseged rouÌ„de aboute thy strength shal be plucte frome the and thy palaces robbed Thus sayeth the Lorde lyke as an herdman taketh two legges or a pece of an eare out of the lioÌ„s mouth Euen so the children of Israel that dwel in Samaria hauyng theyr couches in the corner and their beddes at Damscus shal be plucte awaye ☞ Heare beare recorde in the house of Iacob sayeth y â— Lord God of hoostes that when I begynne to vyset the wyckednesse of Israel I wyll vyset the aulters at Bethell also so that the hornes of the aulter shal be broken of and fall to the grounde As for the wynterhouse sommer house I wyl smyte them downe and the houses of yuery yee and many other houses shall perysh and be destroyed sayeth the Lorde ¶ Agaynst the gouernours of Samarin CAPI IIII. O Heare this worde ☞ ye fat kyne that be vpon the hyll of Samaria ye that do poore men wronge and oppresse the nedy ye that saye to your Lordes bryng hyther let vs dryncke Therfore the Lorde hathe sworne by his holynesse The dayes shall come vpon you that ye shal be lyfte vp vpon speares and youre posteryte caryed awaye in fyshers pannyers Ye shall get you out at y â— gappê one after another in ArmoÌ„ shal ye be cast awaye sayeth the Lorde Ye came to Bethel for to worcke vngraciousnes and haue increased your sines at Galgal ye brought your sacrifices in the mornynge and your tythes vnto the thyrde daye Ye maÌ„de a thank offrynge of leuen Ye promysed frewyloffrynges and proclamed them Such lust had ye O ye chyldren of Israel sayeth the Lord God Therfore haue I geuen you yâ—le teeth in al your cytyes and scarsenes of bred in al your palaces yet wyl ye not turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde WheÌ„ there were but thre monethes vnto the haruest I withelde the rayne from you ye I rayned vpon one cyte and not vpoÌ„ another one pece of grouÌ„de was mostured w t rayne and the grounde that I rayned nat vpon was drye Wherfore two yee thre cyties came vnto one to dryncke water but they were nat satisfyed yet wyll ye nat turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde I haue smytten you with drought and blastynge and loke howe many orchardes vineyardes fyggetrees and olyuetrees ye had the caterpyller hathe eaten them vp But yet wyll ye nat turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde Pestilence haue I sent amoÌ„g you as I dyd in Egipt your yonge meÌ„ haue I sleyne w t the swerde and caused your horses to be takeÌ„ captiue I made the stynckynge sauour of your tentes to come vp into youre nostrels Yet wyll ye not turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde Some of you haue I ouerthrowen as I ouerthrewe Sodome Gomore so that ye were as a brande plucte out of the fyre Yet wyl ye nat turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde Therfore thus wyl I handle y â— agayne O Israel ye euen thus wyll I handle the. Make the ready theÌ„ to mete thy God O Israel For lo he maketh the mouÌ„taynes he ordeneth the wynde he sheweth man what he is aboute to do the maketh the morninge
and the darkenes he treadeth vpon the hye places of the earth the Lorde God of hostes is his name ¶ A complâ—ynte of the captyuyte of Israel CAPI V. HEARE thys worde O ye house of Israel and why I muste make thys mone for you The vyrgyn Israel shall fall neuer rise vp againe she shal be cast downe vpon her owne grounde no maÌ„ shal helpe her vp For thus sayeth the Lorde God Where as there dwelt a. M. i one citie there shal be lefte scarce an huÌ„dred therin where there dwelt an C. there shall scarce ten be lefte for the house of Israel Neuertheles thus sayth y â— Lord vnto the house of Israel Seke after me ye shal lyue but seke nat after Bethel Come nat at Galgal go nat to Bersaba for Galgal shal be caryed away captiue and Bethel shall come to naught Seke the Lorde y â— ye may lyue lest the house of Ioseph be brent with fyre and consumed and lest there be none to quench Bethell Ye turne the lawe to wormewod caste downe ryghteousnes vnto y â— grouÌ„de The Lord maketh the. vij starres the OrioÌ„s he turneth the nyght into daye of the daye he maketh darckenesse He calleth the waters of the see and poureth them out vpon the playne grounde the Lorde is his name He rayseth destruccyon vpon the mygntye people bryngeth downe the stronge holde but they owe him euell wyll y â— reproueth theÌ„ opeÌ„ly who so telleth theÌ„ the playne trueth they abhorre hi. For so muche then as ye oppresse the pore robbe him of his best sustenauÌ„ce therfore where as ye haue buylded houses of square stone ye shal not dwell in theÌ„ Maruelous pleasaunt vineyardes shal ye plaÌ„te but y â— wyne of theÌ„ shal ye not driÌ„ke whyâ—as for y â— multitude of youre wyckednesse your stoute sinnes I know theÌ„ right well Enemyes are ye of the ryghteous ye take rewardes ye oppresse the poore in iudgemeÌ„t Therfore y â— wise must nowe be fayne to holde his tunge so wycked a tyme is it Seke after y â— thing y e is good nat euel so shal ye lyue yee y â— Lorde God of hoostes shal be with you accordynge to youre owne desyre Hate y â— euell loue the good syt vp right agayne iÌ„ the porte no doute the Lorde God of hoostes shal be merciful vnto the remnaunte of Ioseph If no sayeth the Lorde God the God of hostes there shal be mournyng in all stretes yee they shall saye in euery strete alas alas They shal cal the housbandemaÌ„ to lameÌ„tacion such as can mourne to mournynge In all vyneyardes there shal be heuinesse for I wil come amoÌ„g you sayeth the Lorde Wo be vnto theÌ„ y t desyre the daye of y â— Lorde Wherfore wolde ye haue it As for the day of the Lorde it shal be darke not cleare Yee lyke as when a man runneth froÌ„ a lyon a Beare meteth with him or wheÌ„ he coÌ„meth into the house leaneth his hande vpoÌ„ y â— wall a serpent byteth him Shal not y â— day of the Lorde be darke and not cleare shall it not be cloudy and no shyne in it I hate and abhorre your holy dayes where as ye cense me when ye come together I wyll not accepte it And though ye offre me brentoffrynges meatoffringes yet haue I no pleasure therin As for youre fat thanck offerynges I wyll not loke vpoÌ„ theÌ„ Awaye with y â— noyse of thy son ges I wyl nat heare thy playes of musyck but se y â— equyte flowe as y â— water ryghteousnesse as a mighty streame O ye house of Israel gaue ye me offrynges and sacryfices those fourty yeares longe in the wylder nys yet haue ye set vp tabernacles to your Moloch and ymages of your Idols yee and the starre of youre God Rempha fygures which ye made to worshyppetheÌ„ Therfore wyll I cause you to be caryed awaye beyonde Damascus saieth the Lord whose name is the God of Hoostes ¶ Agaynste the prynces of Israel lyuynge in pleasures CAPI VI. OWo be to the proude welthy in SyoÌ„ to suche as thynke them so sure vpon the mount of Samaria which holde them selues for the best of the worlde and rule the house of Israel euen as they lyst Go vnto Calue and se and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cytye so go downe to Gath of the Philystines be they better at ease then these kyngdomes or the border of theyr lande wyder then yours Ye are taken out for the euell daye euen ye that syt in the stole of wyckednesse Ye that lye vpoÌ„ beddes of yuery and vse youre wantounesse vpon your couches ye that eate the best lambe of the flocke the fattest calues of the droaue ye that synge to the lute and in playnge of instrumeÌ„tes coÌ„pare your selues vnto Dauid ye that dryncke wyne out of goblettes and anoynte your selues with the best oyle but noman is sory for Iosephs hurte â–ª Ther fore nowe shall ye be the fyrst of them that shall be led awaye captyue the lusty chere of the wylfull shall come to an ende The Lorde God hathe sworne euen by him selfe sayeth the Lorde God of hostes I hate y â— pryde of Iacob I abhore his palaces I wyl geue ouer y â— cytie withal that is therin so y t though there remayne ten meÌ„ in one house they shall dye So theyr nexte kynâ—folkes the deed buriers shal take theÌ„ cary awaye theyr bones saye vnto hym that is in y â— ynnermer house is there yet any mo by the And he shal answere they are all gone holde thy tuÌ„ge shal he saye for âšœ they wolde nat remembre the name of the Lorde Beholde the Lorde is mynded to smyte the great houses so that they shal decaye the lytle houses y â— they shal cleue a sunder Who can runne with horses or plowe with oxen vpoÌ„ the harde rockes of stone For why ye haue turned true iudgemeÌ„t into bytternesse y â— frute of ryghteusnesse into wormwode yee euen ye y e reioyse in vayne thinges ye that saye haue not we optayned hornes in oure owne streÌ„gth wel take hede O ye house of Israel sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes I wyll brynge a people vp you which shal trouble you froÌ„ the way y â— goeth to warde Hemath vnto y â— broke i y â— medowe ¶ Of the captiuytie of Israel and Iuda CAPI VII THE Lorde God shewed me suche a vysyou beholde there stode one that made greshoppers euen wheÌ„ the corne was shutynge forth after the kynge had clypte his shepe Nowe when they vndertoke to eate vp al the grene thynges in the lande I sayde O Lorde God be mercyful I beseche the who shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe So the Lorde was gracyous therin and the Lorde sayde
and discouer her foundacious All her ymages shall be broken downe all her wynnynges shall be brent in the fyre yee all her ydols wyll 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 and make lamentacyon bare naked wyll I go I must mourne lyke the dragous and take sorowe as the Estriches for theyr wounde is past remedy And why it is come into Iuda hath touched the porte of my people at Ierusalem alredy Wepe not lest they at Geth perceyue it Thou at Betaphra welter thy selfe in y â— dust asshes Thou y â— dwellest at Sephyr get the hence wyth shame The proude shall boste nomore for very sorowe and why her neyghbour shall take froÌ„ her what she hath The rebellyous cytie hopeth y t it shall not be so euyll but for al y â— the plage shall come froÌ„ the Lord euen into the porte of IerusaleÌ„ The great noyse of the charettê shal fere theÌ„ that dwel at Lachis which is an occasion of the sine of the daughter of Syon for in y â— came vp the wyckednesses of Israel Yee she sent her coursers into the lande of Geth The houses of lyes wyl dysceyue the kinges of Israel And as for the O thou y â— dwel lest at Morassa I shall bryng a possessioner vpoÌ„ the the plage of Israel shall reath vn to Odolla Make the balde shaue the because of thy tender chyldren Make the clene balde as an Aegle for they shal be caryed away captiue from the. ¶ Thre atâ—ynges agaynst the synfull people CAPI II. OWo vnto theÌ„ that Imagin to do harme deuyse vngraciousnes vpoÌ„ their beddes to perfourme it in the cleare day for there power is agaynst God When they couet to haue laÌ„de they take it by violence they robbe men of theyr houses Thus they oppresse a man for his house euery maÌ„ for hê herytage Therfore thus sayeth y â— Lord Beholde against this houshold haue I deuised a plage wherout ye shal not plucke your neckes Ye shall no more go so proudly for it wyl be a perlous time In that day shal this terme be vsed and a mourning shal be made ouer you on this maner We be vtterly desolate the porcion of my people is translated Whan wyll he parte vnto vs the lande that he hath taken from vs Neuerthelesse there shal be no man to deuyde the thy porcyon in the congregacion of the Lord. Tush holde your tunge say they It shall not fal vpon this people we shal not come so to coÌ„fusion sayeth y â— house of Iacob Is the sprete of the Lord so cleane away or is he so mynded Truth it is my wordes are freÌ„dly vnto theÌ„ that lyue ryght but my people doth contrary therfore must I take part agaynst theÌ„ for they take away both cote cloke from the simple Ye haue turned your selues to fyght the wemen of my people haue ye shut out from their good houses and takeÌ„ away my excellent gyfres from theyr children Up get you hence for here shal ye haue no rest Because of theyr Idolatrye they are corrupte shall miserably perysh If I were a fleshly felowe a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they myght syt bybbyng and bollynge be dronkeÌ„ O that were a Prophete for this people But I wyl gather the in dede O Iacob dryue the reÌ„naunt of Israel all together I shall cary them one with another as a flocke in the folde and as the catel in theyr stalles that they may be dysquieted of other meÌ„ Who so breaketh the gappe he shal go before They shal breake vp y â— port go in out at it Theyr kynge shal go before theÌ„ the Lorde shal be vpon y â— head of theÌ„ ¶ Agaynst the tyranny of Prynces and false Prophetes â–ª CAPI III. HEare O ye heades of the house of Iacob ye leders of the house of Israell Shuld not ye knowe what were lawefull and ryght But ye hate the good and loue the euyll ye plucke of mennes skynnes and the flessh from theyr bones ye eate the flessh of my people flaye of theyr skynne ye breake theyr bones ye choppe theÌ„ in peces as it were into a cauldron as fleshe into a pâ—t Nowe the tyme shal come that when they call vnto the Lorde he shall not heare them but hyde his face from them because that thorow theyr owne ImaginacioÌ„s they haue dealte so wyckedly And as concernynge the Prophetes that dysceyue my people thus the Lorde sayeth agaynst them WheÌ„ they haue any chynge to byte vpon then they preache that al shal be wel but if a man put not some thynge into theyr mouthes they preache of warre agaynst him Therfore your vysyon shal be turned to nyght youre proheâ—yenge to darckenesse The Sunne shall go downe ouer those prophetes the day shal be darcke vnto them Then shal the visyon seers be ashamed and the sothsayers confounded yee they shal be fayne all the packe of them to stoppe theyr mouthes for they haue not Gods worde As for me I am ful of strength of y â— sprete of the Lorde full of iudgement boldnesse to shew the house of Iacob their wyckednes and the house of Israel theyr synne O heare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob ye iudges of y â— house of Israel ye that abhorre the thynge that is laufull wrest e asyde the thyng that is streight Ye y â— buylde vp Sion with bloude and Ierusalem w t doynge wronge O ye iudges ye geue sentence for gyftes O ye preastes ye teache for lucre O ye Prophetes ye prophecy for mony Yet wyll they be takeÌ„ as those that holde vpon god and say Is not the Lord among vs Tush there can no mysfortune happen vs. Therfore shall Sion for youre sakes be plowed lyke a felde Ierusalem shall become an heape of stones and the hyll of the temple shal be turned to an hye wodd ¶ Of the callynge of the Gentyles and conuâ—â—cyon of the Iewes CAPI IIII. BUt in the latter dayes it wyll come to passe y â— the hyl of the Lordes house shal be set vp hyer theÌ„ any mouÌ„taynes or hylles Yee y â— people shall prease vnto it the multitude of the GeÌ„tiles shall hast theÌ„ thyther sayeng Come let vs go vp to the hyll of y â— Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he may teache vs his wayes that we may walcke in his pathes For the lawe shall come out of Syon the worde of God From Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the multitude of the Heathen and re fourme the people of farre couÌ„trees so that of theyr sweardes they shall make plowshares sythes of theyr speares One people shall not lyft vp a
vpoÌ„ me sayth the Lorde vntyl the tyme y â— I stand vp for I am determyned to gather the people to brynge the kyngdomes together that I may poure out myne anger ye all my wrothful dysplesure vpoÌ„ theÌ„ For all y e worlde shall be coÌ„sumed w t the fire of my gelousi And theÌ„ wyl I cleÌ„se y â— lippes of the peple y â— they may euerychone call vpn the name of the Lorde serue hym with one shoulder Suche as I haue subdued and my chyldren also whom I haue scatered abrode shall brynge me presentes beyonde the waters of Etheopia In that tyme shalt thou no more be confounded because of all thy ymagynacyons wher thorow thou haddest offended me for I wyll take awaye the proude boosters of thyne honour from the so that thou shalt no more triumphe because of my holy hill In y â— also wyll I leaue a small poore symple people which shall trust in the name of y â— Lord. The remnaunt of Israell shall do no wyekednes nor speake lyes nether shall there any disceatful tunge be fouÌ„de in theyr mouthes For they shal be fed take theyr rest no maÌ„ shal make theÌ„ afrayed Geue thaÌ„kes O daughter Syon be ioyfull O Israel reioyce and be glad from thy whole herte O daughter IerusaleÌ„ for the Lorde hath takeÌ„ awaye thy punyshment and turned backe thyne enemyes The kynge of Israell euen the Lorde hym selfe is with the so that thou nedest nomore to feare any mysfortune In that tyme it shal be sayde to Ierusalem feare nat to Syon let nat thyne handes 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 a meruelous loue towarde the yee he reioyseth ouer the with gladnesse Such as haue bene in heuynesse wyll I gather together and take out of thy congregacyon as for the shame and reprofe that hath bene layed vpoÌ„ the it shal be farre froÌ„ the. And lo in that tyme wyll I destroye all those that vexe the I wyll helpe the lame and gather vp the cast awaye yee I wyl get them prayse and honoure in al landes where they haue bene put to shame At the same tyme wyl I brynge you in at the same tyme wyl I gather you I wyl get you a name and a good reporte amonge all people of the earth when I turne backe youre captiuite before youre eyes sayeth y â— Lorde ¶ The ende of the prophecye of Sophony ¶ The boke of the Prophete Aggeus ¶ The tyme of the Prophecye of Aggeus An ethartacyon to buylde the temple agayne CAPI I. IN the seconde yeare of kynge Darins in the. vj. moneth the fyrst daye of the moneth came the worde of y â— Lorde by the Prophete Aggeus vnto zorobabell the sonne of Salatyell the price of Iuda and to Iesuathe soÌ„ne of Iosedech the hye prest sayinge Thus speaketh the Lorde of hoostes and sayeth This people doth saye The tyme is nat yet come to buylde vp the Lordes house Then spake the Lorde that by prâ—â—hete Aggeus and sayde Ye youre selues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses shall this lye wast Considre nowe youre owâ—e wayes for oure hertes sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes ye sowe much but ye bring litle iÌ„ ye care but ye haue not ynough ye drynck but ye are nat fylled ye decke your selues but ye are nat warme he that earneth any wages putteth it in a broken purse Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes CoÌ„sydre your owne wayes in your hertes get you vp to the mountayne fetch wod buylde vp y â— house that it maye be acceptable vnto me y â— I may shewe myne honour sayeth y â— Lorde Ye loked for much lo it is come to lytle though ye bryng it home yet do I blowe it awaye And why so sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes Euen because y â— my house lyeth so wast ye renne euery maÌ„ vnto his owne house Wherfore y â— heaueÌ„ is forbyden to geue you any dewe the earth is forbydden to geue you encrease I haue called for a drouth bothe vpoÌ„ y â— lande vpoÌ„ the mouÌ„taynes vpoÌ„ corne vpoÌ„ wyne and vpoÌ„ oyle vpon euery thynge y â— the grounde bryngeth forth vpoÌ„ men and vpon catell yee and vpon all handy laboure Nowe wheÌ„ zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosidech the hye preste with the remnauÌ„t of the people herde the voyce of the Lord theyr God and the wordes of y â— prophete Aggeus lyke as the Lorde theyr God had sent hym the people dyd feare the Lorde Then Aggeus the Lordes angel sayde in the Lordes message vnto the people I am with you saieth the Lorde So the Lorde waked vp the sprete of zorobabel the soÌ„ne of Salathiel y â— prince of Iuda the sprete of Iesua y â— soÌ„ne of Iosedech the hye prest the sprete of y â— remnauÌ„t of all the people y â— they came laboured in the house of the Lorde of hoostes theyr God ¶ He sheweth that the goodlynes of the secoÌ„de temple shall excede the fyrst be cause of the commynge of Chryste CAPI II. VPON the. xxiiij daye of the. vi moneth in y â— seconde yeare of kynge Darius the. xxj daye of the seuenth moneth came the worde of y t Lorde by the prophete Aggeus sayeng speake to zorobabel y t soÌ„ne of Salathiel prynce of Iuda to Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosedech y â— hye preste to the resydue of y â— people saye Who is left among you y â— sawe thys house in her fyrste bewtye But what thyncke ye now by it Is it not in your eyes eueÌ„ as though it were nothinge Neuerthelesse be of good â—â—ere O zorobabel sayeth y â— Lorde be of good coÌ„forte O Iesua y â— sonne of Iosedech hye preste take good hertes vnto you also all ye people of y â— lande sayeth the Lorde of hoostes do accordynge to y e worde for I am with you sayeth y e Lorde of hoostes lyke as I agreed w t you wheÌ„ ye came out of y â— lande of Egpt my sprete shal be among you feare ye not For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes yet once more wyll I shake heauen earth the see and the drye lande yee I wyl moue all Heathen and the coÌ„forte of al Heathen shal come and so wyl I fyll thys house with honoure sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes The syluer is myne the golde is myne sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Thus the glory of the last house shal be greater theÌ„ the fyrst sayeth the Lorde of hoostes and in this place wyll I geue peace sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The. xxiiij daye of the nynth moneth in the seconde yeare of kynge Darius came the worde of the Lorde vnto the prophete Aggeus sayenge Thus sayeth the
Lorde God of hoostes Aske the prestes coÌ„cerninge the lawe and saye yf one beare holy flesh in hys cote lappe with his lappe do touch the brede poâ—age wyne oyle or any other meate shall he be holy also The prestes answered sayde No. Then sayd Aggeus Nowe yf one beynge defyled with a deed carcase touch any of these shall it also be vnclene The prestes gaue answere sayd yee it shal be vncleane Then Aggeus answered sayde euen so is this people this nacyon before me sayeth the Lorde and so are all the workes of theyr handes yee and all that they offre is vnclene And nowe I praye you considre froÌ„ this daye forth howe it hathe gone with you afore or euer there was layed one stone vpoÌ„ another in the teÌ„ple of the Lorde y â— when ye came to a corne heape of xx bushels there were scarce ten that when ye came to the wyne presse for to powre out l. pottes of wyne there were scarce xx For I smote you with heate blastynge and hayle stones in all y â— labours of your handes yet was there none of you y â— wolde turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde Consyder then from this daye forth and afore namely from the. xxiiij day of the nynth moneth vnto the daye that the foundacyon of y â— Lordes temple was layed marke it well is not the sede yet in the barne haue nat the vynes the fyggetrees the pomgranates and olyue trees bene yet vnfrutefull but froÌ„ thys daye forth I shall make them to prospere Moreouer the. xxiiij daye of the moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto Aggeus agayne sayenge Speake to zorobabell the pryuce of Iuda and saye I wyll shake bothe heauen and earth and ouer thorowe the seate of the kyngdomes yee destroye the myghty kyngdome of the Heathen I wyll ouerthorowe the charettes and those that syt vpon them so that bothe horse and man shall fall downe euery man thorowe hys neyghbours swearde And as for the O zorobabell sayeth the Lorde of hoostes thou soÌ„ne of Salachiel my seruaunt I wyll take the sayeth the Lorde at the same tyme and make the as a seale for I haue chosen the sayeth the Lorde of hoostes ¶ The ende of the prophecye of Aggeus ¶ The boke of the Prophete zachary ¶ He moueth the people to returne to the Lorde and to eschue the wickednesse of theyr fathers He prefigureth Christ and the Apostles CAPI I. IN the eyght moneth of the secoÌ„de yeare of kynge Darius came the worde of y e Lorde vnto zacharye y e soÌ„ne of Barachias the soÌ„ne of Addo y â— prophete sayenge The Lord hath bene sore displeased at your forfathers And saye thou vnto them thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Turne you vnto me sayeth the Lorde of hoostes and I wyll turne me vnto you sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Be ye nat lyke your forfathers vnto whom the prophetes cryed afore tyme sayenge Thus sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes Turne you nowe from youre euel wayes and from youre wycked ymagynacyons But they wolde nat heare nor regarde me sayeth the Lorde What is nowe become of youre forefathers and the prophetes are they yet styll alyue But dyd nat my wordes and statutes whiche I coÌ„maunded by my seruauntes the prophetes touch your forefathers Upon this they gaue answere and sayde lyke as the Lorde of hoostes deuysed to do vnto vs accordynge to oure owne wayes and ymagynacyons euen so hathe he dealte with vs. Upon the. xxiiii daye of the. xi 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 soÌ„ne of Addo the prophet sayenge I sawe by nyght and lo there sat one vpon a redde horse and stode styll amonge the myrretrees that were beneth vpon the grounde and behynde hym were there redde speckeled whyte horses Then sayde I. O my Lrode what are these And the angell that talked with me sayde vnto me I wyl shewe the what these be And the man y â— stode amonge the Myrretrees answered sayde These are they whoÌ„ the Lorde hathe sente to go thorowe the worlde And they answered the angell of the Lorde that stode amonge the myrretrees sayde We haue gone thorowe the worlde and beholde al the worlde dwell at ease and are carelesse Then the Lordes angell gaue answere and sayde O Lorde of hoostes howe longe wylt thou be vnmercyful to Ierusalem and to the cyties of Iuda with whoÌ„ thou hast bene displeased nowe these threscore â—enne yeares So the Lorde gaue a louinge and a coÌ„fortable answere vnto the angel that talked with me And the angel that commoned with me sayde vnto me Crye thou speake Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes I am exceadinge gelous ouer IerusaleÌ„ and Syon and sore displeased at the carelesse Heathen for where as I was but a lytle angrye they dyd theyr best that I myght destroye them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde I wyll turne me agayne in mercye towarde Ierusalem so that my house shal be buylded in it sayeth the Lorde of hoostes yee the plommet shal be layde abrode in Ierusalem Crye also speake thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes My cyties shal be in good prosperite agayne the Lorde shal yet coÌ„forte SioÌ„ and chose IerusaleÌ„ Then lyfte I vp myne eyees and sawe and beholde foure hornes And I sayde vnto the angell y â— talked with me what be these he answered me These are the hornes whiche haue scatered Iuda Israel and IerusaleÌ„ abrode And the Lorde shewed me foure carpenters TheÌ„ sayde I what wyl these do He answered and sayde Those are the hornes whiche haue so strowed Iuda abrode that no man durst lyfte vp his head But these are come to fraye theÌ„ awaye and cast out the hornes of the Gentyls which lyfte vp theyr horne ouer y â— lande of Iuda to scatre it abroade ¶ The renewynge of Ierusalem and Iuda CAPI II. I Lyfte vp myne eyes agayne and loked and beholde a maÌ„ with a measure lyne in his hande Then sayde I whether goest thou And he sayde vnto me To measure Ierusalem that I maye se howe longe and howe broade it is And beholde the angell that talked with me wente his waye forth Then went there out another angel to mete hym and sayde vnto hym Runne speake to thys yonge man saye Ierusalem shal be inhabited without any wall for the very multytude of people and catell that shal be therin Yee I my selfe sayeth the Lorde wyl be vnto her a wall of fyre rouÌ„de about and wyll behonoured in her O get you forth O fle froÌ„ the lande of the north sayeth the Lorde ye whom I haue scatred into y â— foure wyndes vnder heauen sayeth the Lorde Saue thy selfe O Syon thou that dwellest with y e daughter of Babylon for thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes With a
loue him Who so feareth the Lorde staÌ„deth in awe of no man and is not afrayed for the Lorde is his hope and comforte Blessed is the soule of him that feareth the Lorde In whoÌ„ putteth he his trust Who is his strength For the eyes of the Lord haue respecte vnto them that loue him He is their mighty proteccion and stronge grouÌ„d A defeÌ„ce for the heate and refuge for the hote none daye a succore for stumblynge and an helpe for fallynge He setteth vp the soule lyghteneth the eyes He geueth lyfe and blessynge He that geueth an offringe of vnrygh tuous good his offeringe is refused and the scornefull dealynges of the vnryghtuous please not God The Lorde is theyrs onely y â— pacientely abyde hym in the waye of the trueth of ryghtuousnes The hyghest doth not alowe the gyftes of the wycked And God hath no delyte in y â— offeringes of the vngodly nether may synne be reconcyled in the multitude of oblacyons Who so bryngeth an offerynge out of the goodes of the poore doth euen as one that kylleth the soÌ„ne before the fathers eyes The bred of the nedefull is the lyfe of the poore he y â— defraudeth hym therof is a man of bloude Who so robbeth hys neyghboure of his liuyng doth as a great sine as though he sâ—e we him to death He y â— defraudeth the laborer of his hyre is a bloud shedder When one buildeth and another breaketh downe what profyte haue they then but laboure WheÌ„ one prayeth another curseth whose voyce wyl y â— Lorde heare He y â— washeth hi selfe because of a deed body then toucheth y â— deed agayne what doth his washyng So is it with a maÌ„ y t fasteth for his sinnes doth theÌ„ agayne who wyll heare his prayer Or what doth his fastyng helpe him ¶ It is well done to praye and to do sacryfice The prayer of the fal heeles and of the widdowe and him that humbleth hym selfe CAPI XXXV WHo so kepeth the lawe bryngeth offringes ynough He that holdeth fast the commaundemente offreth the ryght health offeringe He that is thankefull and recompenseth offreth fyne floure Who so is mercyfull and geueth almes that is the ryght thankeoffrynge God hath pleasure when one departeth from synne and to forsake vnryghtuousnes reconcyleth vs w t him Thou shalt not appeare emptie before the Lorde for all suche is done because of the commaundement The offringe of the rightuous maketh the aulter fat a swete smell is it before the Hyest The offerynge of the ryghtuous is acceptable vnto God and shal neuer be forgotten Gyue God his honoure with a chereful herte and kepe not backe the fyrstlynges of thy handes In all thy gyftes shewe a mercyful countenaunce and halowe thy tythes vnto God with gladnesse Gyue vnto God accordynge as he hath enryched and prospered the and loke what thin haÌ„de is able geue with a chereful eye for the Lord recompenseth and geueth the seuen tymes as muche agayne Geue no vnryghtuous gyftes for suche wyll he nat receyue Beware of wrongeous offringes for the Lord is a rightuous iudge and regarderh no mannes personne He accepteth not the personne of the poore but he heareth the prayer of the oppressed He despyseth not the desyre of the fatherlesse nor the wyddowe when she poureth out her prayer before hym Doth not God se the teares that renne downe the chekes of the wyddowe Or heareth he not the coÌ„playnte ouer suche as make her to wepe For from hyr chekes do the teares go vp vnto heaueÌ„ and the Lorde which heareth theÌ„ doth accepte them Who so serueth God after his pleasure shal be accepted and hys prayer reacheth vnto the cloudes The prayer of him y â— humbleth him sylfe goeth thorow the cloudes tyll she come nye She will not be comforted nor go her waye tyll the hyest God haue respecte vnto her geue true sentence and perfourme the iudgement And the Lorde wyll not be slack in coÌ„mynge nor tary long tyll he haue smytten in sonder the ba ckes of the vnmercyfull and auenged him selfe of the HeatheÌ„ tyl he haue taken awaye the multytude of the cruell and broken the cepter of the vnryghtuous tyll he geue euery man after his workes and rewarde theÌ„ after their doyngê tyl he haue deliuered his people mayntained their cause reioysed theÌ„ iÌ„ his mercy O how fayre a thyng is mercy in the time of anguish trouble It is lyke a cloude of rayne that coÌ„meth in the tyme of a drouth ¶ A prayer to God in the person of all faythfull men with the prayse of a good woman CAPI XXXVI HAue mercy vpon vs O Lorde thou God of all thynges Haue respecte vnto vs shewe vs the light of thy mercyes and sende thy feare amonge the Heathen strauÌ„gers which seke not after the that they may knowe how that there is no God but thou and that they maye shewe thy wonderous workes Lyfte vp thyne hande ouer the outlandy she Heathen that they maye learne to knowe thy myght and power Lyke as thou arte halowed in vs before them so brynge to passe that thou mayest be magnyfyed also in them before vs that they may know the like as we knowe the. For there is none other God but onely thou O Lorde Renue the tokens and chaunge the wonderous worckes Shew thyne hande and thy ryght arme gloryously Rayse vp thy indignacyon poure out thy wrath Take awaye the aduersary and smyte the enemy Make the tyme short remembre thy couenaunt that thy wonderous worckes may be praysed Let the wrath of the fyre consume theÌ„ that lyue so carelesse and let them peryshe that do thy people hurt Smyte in sunder the heade of the Prynces that be oure enemyes and say there is none other but we Gather all the trybes of Iacob together agayne y â— they may knowe howe that there is none other God but onely thou that they maye shewe thy wonderous workes and be thou thy peoples herytage lyke as from the begyynnynge O Lord haue merey vpon the people that hath thy name and vpoÌ„ Israel whoÌ„ y u hast lyckened to a fyrst borne sonne O be mercyfull vnto Ierusalem the cytie of thy Sanctuary the cytie of thy rest Fyll Syon with thy vnspeakable vertues thy people with thy glorye Geue wytnes vnto thy creature whom thou madest from the beginnynge rayse vp the prophecyes that haue bene shewed in thy name Rewarde theÌ„ that wayte for the that thy Prophetes may be founde faythfull O Lorde heare the prayer of thy seruauÌ„tes accordyng to the blessing of Aaron ouer thy people gyde thou vs in the way of ryghteousnes that all they whiche dwel vpon the earthe maye knowe that thou art the Lorde the eternall God whiche is from euerlastyng The bely deuoureth all meates yet is one meate better then another Lyke as the tong tasteth venyson so doth an herte of vnderstandyng
hym yea Lorde I byleue that thou arte Chryst the sonne of God whiche shulde come in to the worlde ⊢ And assoone as he had so sayd she went her way and called Mary her syster secretly sayenge The mayster is come calleth for the. Assoone as she herde that she arose quickely and came vnto hym Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was in that place where Martha met hym The Iues then whiche were with her in the house and comforted her when they sawe Mary that she arose vp hastely and went oute folowed her sayenge She goeth vnto the graue to wepe there Then when Mary was come where Iesus was and sawe hym she cometh nygh vnto his fete and sayeth vnto hym Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade When Iesus therfore sawe her wepe the Iues also wepynge which came with her he groned in the spirite and was troubled in hym selfe and sayd Where haue ye layde hym They saye vnto hym Lorde come and se. And Iesus wepte Then sayd the Iues Beholde howe he loued hym And some of them sayd coulde not he which opened the eyes of the blynde haue made also that this man shulde not haue dyed Iesus therfore agayne groned in hym selfe and came to the graue It was a caue and a stone layde on it Iesus sayde take ye aways the stone Martha the syster of hym that was deade sayd vnto hym Lorde by this tyme he stynketh For he hath bene dead foure dayes Iesus sayeth vnto her Sayd I not vnto the that yf thou dydest byleue thou shuldest se the glory of God Then they toke awaye the stone from the place where he that had bene dead was layde And Iesus lyfte vp his eyes sayde Father I thanke the that thou hast herde me Howbeit I knewe that thou hearest me alwayes but bycause of the people whiche stande by I sayde it that they maye byleue that thou hast sent me And when he thus had spoken he cryed with a loude voyce Lazarus come forth And he that was deade came forth bound hand and fote with graue clothes and his face was bound with a napkin Iesus sayth vnto them loose hym and let hym go Then many of the Iues whiche came to Mary had sene the thynges which Iesus dyd byleued on hym ⊢ But some of them went theyr wayes to the pharises tolde them what Iesus had done ✚ Then gathered the hygh Preestes the Pharises a couusell sayde what do we For this man doeth many myracles Yf we let hym scape thus all men wyll byleue on hym and the Romaynes shall come take awaye bothe our rowme and the people And one of them named Cayphas beyng the hygh preest that same yere sayde vnto them Ye perceyue nothyng at all nor consyder that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perysshe This spake he not of hym selfe but beynge hygh Preest that same yere he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shulde gather togyther in one the chyldren of God that were scattered abrode Then frome that daye forth they toke counsell togyther for to put hym to death Iesus therfore walked no more openly amonge the Iues but went his waye thence vnto a countrey nygh to a wyldernesse into a citye which is called Ephraim and there contynued with his disciples And the Iues Easter was nygh at hande and many wente out of the countrey vp to Ierusalem before the easter to purifie them selues TheÌ„ sought they for Iesus spake amonge them selues as they stode in the temple What thynke ye seynge he cometh not to the feast daye The hygh Preestes and Pharises had gyuen a coÌ„maundement that yf any man knew where he were he shulde shewe it that they myght take hym ⊢ ¶ Mary anoynteth Christes fete Iudas murmureth Christ â—r cuseth her and rydeth in to Ierusalem CAPI XII ✚ THen Iesus syxe dayes before Easter came to Bethany where Lazarus had bene dead whom he reysed from death There they made him a supper and Martha serued but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with hym Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfite and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wyped his fete with her heere and the house was fylled with the odoure of the oyntment Then sayde one of his disciples euen Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne whiche afterwarde betrayed him why was not this oyntment solde for thre hundred pence and gyueÌ„ to the poore This he sayde not that he cared for the poore but bycause he was a thefe and had the bagge and bare that whiche was gyuen Then sayde Iesus Let her alone agaynst the day of my burieng hath she kepte this For the poore alwayes shall ye haue w t you but me haue ye not alway Moche people of the Iues therfore had knowlege that he was there And they came not for Iesus sake onely but that they might se Lazarus also whom he reysed from death But the hygh Preestes helde a counsell that they myght put Lazarus to death also bycause that for his sake many of the Iues went away and byleued on Iesus ⊢ On the nexte day moche people that were come to the feast when they herde that Iesus shulde come to Ierusalem toke braunches of palme trees and went forth to mete hym and cryed Hosanna blessed is he that in the name of the Lorde cometh kynge of Israel And Iesus got a yong asse sat theron as it is wrytten Feare not doughter of Syon Beholde thy kynge cometh syttynge on an asses colte These thynges vnderstode not his disciples at the fyrst but when Iesus was glorified theÌ„ remembred they that soche thynges were wrytten of hym and that soche thynges they had done vnto him The peple that was with hym when he called Lazarus out of his graue and reysed him from death bare recorde Therfore met hym the people also bycause they hearde that he had done soche a myracle The pharises therfore sayde among them selues perceyue ye how we preuayle nothyng Beholde all the hole worlde goeth after hym There were certayne Grekes amonge them that came to worshyp at the feast the same came therfore to Phylip whiche was of Bethsaida a citye in Galile desyred hym sayenge Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus Philip came tolde Andrew And agayne Andrew Philip tolde Iesus And Iesus answered them sayeng the houre is come that the son of man must be glorified ✚ Uerely verely I say vnto you excepte the wheate corne fall into the grounde dye it abydeth alone Yf it dye it bryngeth forthe moche fruyte He that loueth his lyfe shal destroy it ☞ he that hateth his lyfe in this worlde shal kepe it vnto lyfe eternal Yf any man minister vnto me
wente with hym And Abram was seuentye and fyue yeres olde when he departed out of Charan And Abram toke Sarai his wyfe and Lot his brothers sonne and all theyr substaunce that they had in possessyon and the soules that they had begotten in Charan And they departed that they myght come in to the lande of Canaan in to the lande of Canaan they came Abram passed thorowe the lande vnto the place of Sichem vnto the playn of Moreh And the Cananite was then in the lande And the Lorde appearyng vnto Abram sayd Unto thy seed wyll I gyue this land And there buylded he an aulter vnto the lorde euen where he had appered vnto hym And remouyng thence vnto a mountayne that was eastwarde from Beehel he pytched his tente hauynge Bethell on the west syde and Hal on the East And he buyldynge an aulter vnto the Lorde dyd call on the name of the Lorde And Abram wente forth goyng and departynge towarde the South But there was a derth in that lande and therfore wente Abram downe in to Egypte that he myght soiourne there for there was a fore derthe in the lande And it happened when he was come nere to entre in to Egypt he sayde vnto Sarai his wyfe Beholde I knowe that thou arte a fayre woman to loke vpon Therfore shall it come to passe that when the Egyptyans se the they shall saye She is his wyfe And they shall kyll me but they shall saue the alyue Saye I pray the that thou arte my syster that I may fare well for thy sake and that my soule may lyue thorowe thyne occasyon And so it happened when Abram was come in to Egypte the Egyptians behelde the womaÌ„ for she was very fayre The prynces also of Pharao sawe her and commended her before Pharao and the womaÌ„ was taken in to Pharaos house And he entreated AbraÌ„ well for her sake and he had shepe and oxen and he asses men seruauntes and mayde seruauÌ„tes she asses and camels And the Lorde smote Pharao and his house with great plages bycause of Sarai Abrams wyfe And Pharao callyng Abram sayde Why hast thou done this vnto me Why dyddest thou not tell me that she was thy wyfe Why saydest thou she is my syster and I toke her to my wyfe Nowe therfore beholde there is thy wyfe take her and goo thy waye And Pharao gaue the men commaundement concernynge hym and they conuayed hym forthe and his wyfe and all that he had ¶ Abram and Lot departe out of Egypte And Abram deuydeth his land and castell with Lot his brother sonne Agayne here is promysed vnto At â—â—m the lande of Canaan CAPI XIII ANd so AbraÌ„ gat hym vp out of Egipte he and his wyfe and all that he had and Lot with hym towarde the south And Abram was very ryche in cattell in syluer and golde And he wente forthe on his iourney from the Southe towarde Bethell vnto the place where his tente had ben at the begynnyng bytwene Bethel and Hat Euen vnto the place of the aulter whiche he had made there at the fyrst and there Abram called on the name of the Lorde Lot also whiche wente with Abram had shepe cattell and tentes and the lande was not able to receyue them that they myghte dwell togyther for the substaunce of theyr ryches was great and they coulde not dwell togyther And there fell a stryfe bytwene the heerdmen of Abrams cattel the heerdmen of Lots cattell Moreouer the Cananites and the Pheresytes dwelled at that tyme in the lande Then sayde Abram vnto Lot Let there be no stryfe I praye the bytwene the and me and bytwene my heerdmen and thyne for we be brethren Is not al the hole lande before the. Departe I pray the fro me If thou wylte take the lefte hande I wyll go to the ryght And yf thou departe to the right hande I wyll go to the lefte And so Lot lyftynge vp his eyes behelde all the countrey of Iordane whiche was a plenteous countrey of water euery where before the Lorde destroyed Sodome and gomorra euen as the garden of the lorde lyke the lande of Egypte as thou comest vnto Zoar. Then Lot chose all the playne countrey of Iordane toke his iourney from the east And so departed the one brother from the other AbraÌ„ dwelled in the lande of Canaan and Lot abode in the cyties of the playne tented vntyll Sodome But the men of Sodome were wycked and excedynge synners before the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Abram after that Lot was departed from hym Lyfte vp thyne eyes nowe loke from the place where thou arte northwarde soutwarde eastwarde and westwarde for al the lande which thou seest wyll I gyue vnto the and to thy seed for euer And I wyll make thy seede as the dust of the earth so that yf a man can nombre the dust of the earth thy feed also shall be nombred Aryse and walke aboute in the lande after the length of it and after the bredth therof for I wyll gyue it vnto the. And Abram remouynge his tent came and dwelled in the valeyes of Mamre namely in Ebron and buylded there an aulter to the Lorde ¶ Lot is taken prysoner The victory of Abram of the Sodomities Lot is delyurred by Abram Melchisedech offereth gyf tes vnto Abram Abram payeth tythes to Melchisedech CAPI XIIII ANd it chaunsed in the dayes of Amraphaell kyng of Synhar Aryoch kyng of Ellasar Kedorlaomor kyng of Elam And Thydeall kynge of the nacyons And they made war w t Bera kynge of Sodome with Birsa kyng of Gomorra and with Sineab kyng of Adama and with Semeabar kyng of Zeboim and with the kyng of Bela the same is Zoar. All these were ioyned togyther in the vale of Siddim where the salte See is For twelue yere were they subiecte to kynge Kedorlaomor and in the. xiii yere they rebelled But in the. xiiii yere came Kedorlaomor and the kynges that were with hym smote the gyauntes in Astaroth Karnaim and the Susyms in Ham and the Emyms in the playne of Kariathim the Horyms in moun taynes Seir vnto the playne of Pharam whiche bordreth vpon the wyldernesse And they returnynge came to En Mispat which is Kades and smote all the countrey of the Amalechytes also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon Thamar And there wente out the kynge of Sodome and the kyng of Gomorra and the kyng of Adama and the kynge of Zeboiim and the kynge of Bala whiche is Zoar. And warred with them in the vale of Syddym that is to saye with Kedorlaomor the kynge of Elam and with Thydeall kynge of the Nacions and with Amraphaell kynge of Synhar And with Arioch kynge of Ellasar foure kynges agaynst fyue And that vale of Syddym was full of slyme pyttes And the kynge of Sodome and Gomorra fled and fell there And they that remayned fled to the mountayne And they takyng all
doughters of the Cananytes in whose land I dwel But thou shalte go vnto my fathers house and to my kynred and take a wyfe vnto my sonne And I sayde vnto my mayster peraduenture the wyfe wyll not folow me And he answered me The Lorde before whome I walke wyll sende his angell with the prospere thy iourney thou shalte take a wyfe for my sonne of my kynred and of my fathers house Then shalte thou be gyltlesse of my curse when thou commest to my kynred And yf they gyue the not one thou shalte be gyltlesse of my curse And so I came this daye vnto the well sayde O Lorde the god of my mayster Abraham yf thou makest my iourney whiche I go prosperous beholde I stande by this wel of water and when a vyrgyn coÌ„meth forth to drawe water and I saye to her gyue me I praye the a lytle water of thy pytcher to drynke and she saye to me drynke thou and I wyll also drawe for thy camels that same is the wyfe whome the Lorde hath prepared for my maysters sonne And before I had made an ende of speakynge in myne herte beholde Rebecca came forth and her pitcher on her sholder and she went downe vnto the well and drewe water And I sayde to her gyue me drynke I pray the. And she made haste and toke downe her pitcher from of her and sayde drynke and I wyll gyue thy camels drynke also And I dranke and she gaue the camels drynke also And I asked her sayeng whose doughter arte y â— She answered the doughter of Bathuell Nahors Sonne whome Milca bare vnto him And I put the earyng vpon her face and the bracellettes vpon her handes And I bowed my selfe and worshep ped the Lorde and blessed the Lorde God of my mayster Abraham which had brought me the ryght waye to take my maysters brothers doughter vnto his sonne Nowe also yf ye wyll deale mercyfully and truely with my mayster tell me and yf not tell me also that I maye turne me to the ryght hande or the lefte Then answered Laban and Bathuell sayenge This sayenge is proceded euen out of the Lorde we can not therfore saye vnto the eyther good or bad beholde Rebecca is before the take her and goo that she may be thy maysters sonnes wyfe euen as god hath sayde And when Abrahams seruaunt herde theyr wordes he worshypped the lorde flatte vpon the earth And the seruaunt toke forth iewelles of syluer and iewelles of golde and rayment and gaue them to Rebecca And vn to her brother and to her mother he gaue gyftes And they dyd eate and drynke bothe he and the men that were with hym taryed all nyght And when they rose vp in the mornynge He sayd let me departe vnto my may ster Her brother and her mother answered let the damsell abyde with vs a whyle and it be but euen ten dayes and then shall she go He sayde vnto them hynder me not beholde the Lorde hath prospered my iourney Sende me awaye therfore that I maye go vnto my mayster And they sayd we wyll call the damsell and enquyre at her mouthe and they called forth Rebecca and sayde vnto her wylte thou go with this man And she answered I wyll goo And so they let Rebecca theyr syster goo and her norse and Abrahams seruaunt and his men And they blessed Rebecca and sayd vnto her Thou arte oure syster growe in to thousande thousandes and thy seede possesse the gace of theyr enemyes And Rebecca arose and her damsels and sat them vp vpoÌ„ the camels went theyr way after the man And the seruant toke Rebecca and went his waye And Isaac was commynge from the waye of the well whiche was called of the lyuynge and seynge me for he dwelt in the southe countrey and Isaac was gone out to pray in the felde at the eueÌ„ tyde And lyftyng vp his eyes he sawe the camels commynge And Rebecca lyfte vp her eyes and when she sawe Isaac she lyghted of the camell sayd vnto the seruant what man is this that com meth walkynge agaynst vs in the felde And the seruant sayde it is my mayster Therfore she toke her cloke and put it about her And the seruaunt tolde Isaac all thynges that he had done And Isaac brought her in to his mothers Saras tent and toke Rebecca and she became his wyfe and he loued her and so Isaac receyued conforte after his mother ¶ Abraham toke Kethura to his wyfe Abraham dyeth The genealogie and death of Ismaell The byrth of Iacob and Esau. Esau selleth his byrthryght CAPI XXV ABraham proceded further toke hym a wyfe called Kethura which bare hym Simran and Iecksan and Medan Midian and Iesback and Suah Iecksan begat Seba and Dedan And the sonnes of Dedan were Assurim Letusim Leumim And the sonnê of Midian Epha and Ephar Hanoch and Abida and Elda All these were the chyldren of Kethura And Abraham gaue all his goodes vnto Isaac But vnto the son nes of the concubynes which Abraham had he gaue gyftes and sent them awaye from Isaac his sonne whyle he yet lyued Eastwarde vnto the lande of Kedes And these are the dayes of the yeares of Abrahams lyfe whiche he lyued an hundred and. lxxv yere and then fell sycke and dyed in a lustye age wheÌ„ he had lyued ynough and was put vnto his people And his sonnê Isaac and Ismaell buryed hym in the double caue in the felde of Ephron son of Zoar the Hethyre besyde the playne of Mamre Whiche felde Abraham bought of the sonnê of Heth. There was Abraham buryed and Sara his wyfe It fortuned that after the death of Abraham that god blessed Isaac his son and Isaac dwelled by the well of the lyuynge and seynge me These are the generacious of Ismaell Abrahams sonne whiche Agar the Egypcian Saras handmayde bare vnto Abraham And these are the names of the sonnes of Ismaell in theyr names accordynge to theyr kynreddes The eldest sonne of Ismael Nebaioth and Cedar and Adbeel Mibsam and Misma Duma and Masa and Hadar Thema Ietur Naphis and Kedma These are the sonnes of Ismaell and these are theyr names by theyr townes and castels twelue prynces of theyr householdes And these are the yeres of the lyfe of Ismael an hundred and xxxvii yere and he feli sycke and dyed was layd vnto his peple And they dwelled from Heuilah vnto Sur that is by the border of Egypt as thou goest towarde the Assiryans And he dyed in the presence of al his brethren And these are the generacyons of Isaac Abrahams son AbrahaÌ„ begat Isaac And Isaac was forty yere olde when he toke Rebecca to wyfe the doughter of Bathuell the Sirian of Mesopotamia and syster to Laban the Sirien And Isaac made intercession vnto the Lorde for his wyfe bicause she was bareyn and the Lorde was intreated of hym and Rebecca his wyfe conceyued and the chyldreÌ„ stroue togyther within
them with water and put vpon hym the albe and gyrded hym with a gyrdle and put vpon hym the tunycle †of yelovve sylke and put the Ephod theron whiche he gyrded with the brodered gyrdell that was in the Ephod and bounde it vnto hym therwith And he put the brestlap theron and put in the brestlap vrim and thumim And he put the mytre vpon his head and put vpoÌ„ the myter euen vpoÌ„ the forefront of his face the golden plate or the holy crowne as the lord coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And Moses toke the anoyntyng oyle anoynted the Tabernacle all that was therin sanctifyed them and sprynkled therof vpon the aulter seuen tymes and anoynted the aulter and al his vessels the lauer and his fote to sanctyfy them †vvith the oyle And he powred of the anoyntyng oyle vpon Aarons heade and anoynted hym to sanctifye him And Moses brought Aarons Sonnes put albes vpon them and gyrded them with gyrdels put bonettes vpon theyr heades as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he brought the yonge oxe for synne And Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handê vpon the head of the yonge oxe that was for synne And Moses slewe hym and toke of the bloode whiche he put vpon the hornes of the aulter rounde aboute with his fynger and ☞ purifyed it and powred the bloode vnto the botome of the aulter and sanctified it and ☞ reconcyled it And he toke all the fat that was vpon the inwardê the aboundaunce of the lyuer and the two kydneyes and theyr fat and Moses burned it vpon the aulter But the yonge oxe and his hyde his fleshe his dong he burnt with fyre without the hoost as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he brought the ram for the burnt offeryng and Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handes vpon the head of the ram which Moses kylled and sprynkled the bloode vpon the aulter rouÌ„de aboute and Moses cut the ram in peces and burnt the heade the peces and the fatte and wasshed the inwardes and the legges in water and Moses burnte the ram euery whyt vpon the aulter for a burntsacryfyce that it myght be a swete sauoure and an offerynge vnto the Lorde as the Lorde commauÌ„ded Moses And he brought the other ram namely the ram of consecracion †of the preestes and Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handes vpoÌ„ the head of the ram which Moses slewe toke of the bloode of it and put it vpon the typpe of Aarons ryght eare and vpon the thombe of his ryght hand and vpon the greate too of his ryght foote And Moses brought Aarons sonnes and put of the bloode †of the ram on the typpe of the ryght eare of them and vpon the thombes of theyr ryght handes vpon the greate tooes of theyr ryght feete and Moses sprynkled the bloode vpon the aulter rounde aboute And he toke the fat and the rumpe and all the fat that was vpon the inwardes and the aboundaunce of the lyuer and the two kydneyes with theyr fat and the ryght shoulder And out of the basket of swete bread that was before the Lorde he toke one swete cake of oyled bread and one wafer and put them on the fat and vpon the ryght shoulder and put all togyther vpon Aarons handes and vpon his sonnes handes waued it a waueofferyng before the Lorde And Moses toke them from of theyr handes burnt them vpon the aulter euen vpoÌ„ the burntofferyng aulter for it was the Sacrifyce of consecracyon for a swete sauour a Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And Moses toke the breest and waued it for a waueofferynge before the Lorde for it was of the â—am of the consecracyoÌ„ and it was Moses parte as the lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And Moses toke of the anoyntynge Oyle of the bloode which was vpon the aulter and sprynkled it vpon Aaron and vpoÌ„ his vestimentes vpon his sonnes and on his sonnes vestimentes with hym and sanctifyed Aaron his vestures and his sonnes and his sonnes vestures with hym And Moses sayde vnto Aaron his sonnes boyle the flesshe in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnes and there eate it with the breade that is in the basket of consecracyon as I coÌ„maunded sayenge Aaron and his sonnes shall eate it and that whiche remayneth of the breade shal ye burne w t fyre And ye shall not departe from the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse vii dayes vntyll the dayes of your coÌ„secracion be at an ende For seuen dayes shall he fyll your hande as he dyd this daye euen so the lorde hath commaunded to do to reconcyle you withall Therfore shall ye abyde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse daye and nyght seuen dayes long and kepe the watch of the lorde and ye shall not dye for so I am coÌ„maunded And so Aaron and his sonnes dyd all thyngê whiche the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded ☞ by the hande of Moses ¶ The fyrst offerynges of Aaron Aaron blesseth the people The glory of the lorde is shewed CAPI IX ANd it fortuned that in the eyght daye Moses called Aaron and his sonnes and the elders of Israell and sayd vnto Aaron Take the calfe a yonge one out of the droue ☞ for syn and a ram for a burntofferynge bothe without blemysh and bryng them before the Lorde And vnto the Chyldren of Israell thou shalte speake sayenge take ye an he goote for synne and a calfe and a lambe bothe two of a yeare olde without blemishe for a burntsacrifyce and an oxe and a ram for peaceofferynges to offre before the lorde and a meatofferyng myngled w t oyle for to daye the Lorde wyll appeare vnto you And they brought that whiche Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded before the tabernacle of wytnes and all the congregacyon came and stode before the Lorde And Moses sayde this is the thynge whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded that ye shulde do and the glorye of the Lorde shall appeare vnto you And Moses sayde vnto Aaron go vnto the aulter and offre thy Sacrifyce for synne and thy burntofferyng and make an attonement for the and for the people and thou shalte offre the offerynge of the people to reconcyle them as the Lorde commauÌ„ded AaroÌ„ therfore went vnto the aulter and slewe the calfe which he had for syn And the ☞ sonnes of Aaron brought the bloode vnto hym he dypte his fynger in the blode and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter and powred the blood vnto the botom of the aulter But the fat and the two kydnyes the abundauÌ„ce of the lyuer of the synofferynge he burnt vpon the aulter as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses The flesshe the hyde he burnt with fyre without the hoost And he slewe the burntofferyng ☞ Aarons sonnê brought vnto hym the bloode whiche he sprynkled rounde aboute vpon the aulter And they brought the burntofferyng vnto him with the peces therof the heade and he burnt it vpon the aulter dyd wasshe the inwardes the legges and
lye with no maner of beast to defyle thy selfe therwith neyther shal any womā stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is abhominacyon Ye shall not defyle youre selues in any of these thynges wherin al the nacyons are defyled which I cast out before you wherthorowe the lande is defyled and I wyll visyte the wyckednesse therof vpon it yea and the lande it selfe hath cast out her inheriters Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordinaunces and my iudgementes and cōmyt noone of these abhominacyons neyther any of you nor any straūger that soiourneth among you for all these abhominacyons haue the men of the lande done whiche were there before you and the lande is defyled Shall not the lande spew you out also yf ye defyle it as it spewed out the people that were before you For who soeuer shall cōmyt any of these abhominacyons the same soules that commyt them shal peryshe from among theyr people Therfore shal ye kepe my watche that ye cōmyt not one of these abhominable customes whiche were commytted before you that ye defyle not your selues therin I am the lorde your God ¶ A repeticyon of the lawes perteynynge to the x. cōmaundementes A consyderacyon for the poore Wytchcraft is forbydden CAPI XIX ANd ✚ the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Speake vnto al the multitude of the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them Ye shal be holy for I the Lorde your God am holy Ye shall feare euery man his father and his mother kepe my Sabboths I am the Lorde your God Ye shal not turne vnto ydols nor make you Goddes of metall I am the lorde your god If ye offre a peaceofferynge vnto the Lorde ye shal offre it that ye maye be accepted It shall be eaten the same day ye offre it and on the morowe And yf ought remayne vntyll the thyrde daye it shall be brent in the fyre And yf it be eaten the thyrde day it is vncleane not accepted He that eateth it shall beare his synne bycause he hath defyled the halowed thynge of the Lorde and that soule shall perysshe from amonge his people When ye reape downe the rype corne of your lande ye shal not repe downe the vttermost border of your felde neyther shalt thou gather that which is lefte behynde in thy haruest Thou shalte not plucke in all thy vyneyarde cleane neyther gather in the grapes that are ouerscaped But thou shalte leaue them for the poore and straunger I am the Lorde your God ⊢ ✚ Ye shall not steale neyther lye neyther deale falsely one with an other Ye shal not swere by my name in vayne neyther shalte thou defyle the name of thy God I am the Lorde Thou shalte not do thy neyghboure wrong neyther rob hym violently neyther shall the workemans laboure abyde with the vntyll the mornynge Thou shalte not curse the deafe neyther put a stomblyng blocke before the blynde but shalte feare thy God I am the lorde ▪ Ye shall do no vnryghteousnes in iudgement Thou shalt not fauour the pore nor honour the myghty but in ryghteousnesse shalte thou iudge thy neyghbour Thou shalte not go vp and downe as a preuy accuser among thy peple neyther shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neyghbour I am the Lorde Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne herte but shalte in any wyse rebuke thy neyghbour that thou bere not syn for his sake Thou shalt not aueng thy selfe nor be myndfull of wronge agaynst the chyldren of thy people but shalte loue thy neyghboure euen as thy selfe I am the lorde ⊢ Ye shall kepe myne ordinaunces Thou shalte not let cattell gendre with a contrarye kynde neyther sowe thy felde with myngled seede neyther shalt thou put on any garment of lynnen and wollen Who soeuer lyeth and medleth with a woman that is a bonde mayde neuertheles appoynted to a husbande but not redemed nor fredome gyuen her she shal be scourged with a lethren whyp they shall not dye bycause she was not free And he shall brynge for his trespace vnto the lorde before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse a ram for a trespace offryng And the preest shal make an attonement for hym with the ram which is for the trespace before the Lorde concernynge his synne which he hath done the synne which he hath done shall be forgyuen hym When ye come to the lande and haue planted all maner of trees conuenient to be eaten of ☞ ye shall put away the foreskyn of euery one with the fruyte therof euen thre yere shal they be vncircumcised vnto you shal not be eaten of But in the fourth yere al the fruyte of them shall be holy and cōmendable to the Lorde In the fyfth yere shall ye eate of the fruyte of them and ye may gather in the increace of them I am the Lorde your God ☞ Ye shal not eate vpon blood neyther shal ye vse wytchcraft ☞ nor obserue tymes Ye shal not rounde the lockes of your heades neyther shalte thou marre the tuftes of thy beerde Ye shall not rente your flesshe ☞ for any soules sake nor prynte any markes vpon you I am the Lorde Thou shalte not make thy doughter common that thou woldest cause her to be an hoore lest the land also fal to hooredome and be full of wyckednesse Ye shall kepe my Sabboths and feare my sanctuary I am the Lorde Ye shall not regarde them that worke with spirites neyther seke after sothe sayers to be defyled by them I am the Lorde your God Thou shalte ryse vp before the hoorehead and reuerence the face of the olde man and drede thy god I am the Lorde If a straunger saiourne with the in your lande ye shall not vexe hym But the straunger that dwelleth with you shall be as one of your selues and thou shalte loue hym as thy selfe for ye were straūgers in the lande of Egypt I am the Lorde your God Ye shall do no vnryghtousnesse in Iudgemente in meteyearde in weyght or in measure True balaunces true weyghtes ☞ A true Epha and a true Hin shal ye haue I am the Lorde your god which brought you out of the land of Egypt Therfore shall ye obserue al my ordinaunces and al my iudgementes and do them I am the Lorde ¶ They that gyue of theyr seede to Moloch shall dye therfore Other goodly lawes CAPI XX. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge This shalt thou say vnto the chyldren of Israell who soeuer he be of the chyldren of Israell or of the straungers that dwell in Israel that gyueth of his seed vnto Moloch let hym be slayne the peple of the lande shall stone hym And I wyl set my face agaynst that man wyll destroye hym from amonge his people bycause he hath gyuē of his seede vnto Moloch for to defyle my sanctuary and to polute my holye name And though that the people of the
dwelt therin and when thy beastes and thy shepe are waxed many and thy siluer and golde is multiplied and all that thou haste is encreased then beware leest thyne herte ryse and thou forget the lorde thy god whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypte and from the house of bondage and whiche was thy guyde in the great and terrible wyldernesse wherin were fyryt serpentes scorpyons and drought with out any water But he brought out water for the euen out of the rocke of flint he fed the in the wyldernesse with Manna whiche thy Fathers knewe not euen for to humble the and to proue the and that he myght so do the good at thy latter ende Leest thou shuldest saye in thyne herte my power and the myght of myne owne hande hath prepared me this abundauÌ„ce But remembre the lorde thy god howe that it is he whiche gyueth the power to get substaunce for to make good the promesse whiche he sware vnto thy fathers as this day dothe wytnesse And yf thou forget the lorde thy god and walke after strauÌ„ge goddes and serue them and worshyp them I testifye vnto you this daye that ye shall surely peryshe As the nacyons which the lorde destroyeth before you euen so ye shal peryshe bycause ye wolde not be obedient to the voyce of the lord your god ¶ They are forbydden to trust in theyr owne strength CAPI IX HEare O Israell thou passest ouer Iordane this day to go in and coÌ„quere nacyons greater and myghtyer then thy selfe cityes greate and walled vp to heuen a people great and tall euen the Chyldren of the Enakyms whiche thou knowest of and of whom thou hast herde say who wyll stand before the Chyldren of Enake Understande therfore this daye that the Lorde thy god is euen he whiche goeth ouer before the as a †deuourynge and a consumynge fyre he shall destroye them he shall brynge them downe before thy face He shal cast them out and brynge them to nought quyckely as the lorde hath sayde vnto the. Speake not thou in thyne herte after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before the saynge for my ryghtousnesse the lorde hath brought me in to possesse this lande Naye but for the wyckednesse of these nacions the Lorde hath cast them oute before the. It is not for thy ryghtousnes sake or for thy ryght herte that thou goest to possesse theyr land But for the wyckednesse of these nacions the Lorde thy god dothe caste them out before the euen to perfourme the worde whiche the Lorde thy God sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Understande therfore that it is not for thy ryghtousnes sake that the Lorde thy god doth gyue the this good lande to possesse it seynge thou arte a styffe necked people Remembre and forget not how thou prouokedst the lorde thy god in the wyldernesse synce the day that y u dydest departe out of the land of Egipt vntyl ye came vnto this place ye haue rebelled agaynst the Lorde Also in Noreb ye angred the Lorde so that the lorde was wroth with you euyn to haue destroyed you when I was goone vp into the mounte to receyue the tables of stoone the tables of appoyntment whiche the Lorde made with you And I abode in the hyll xl dayes and xl nyghtes when I neyther dyd eate breade nor dranke water And the lorde delyuered me two tables of stone wrytten with the fynger of god in them was accordynge to all the wordê whiche the lorde sayde vnto you in the mounte out of the myddes of the fyre in the day of the gatheryng togyther And wheÌ„ the. xl dayes and â–ª xl nyghtes were ended the lorde gaue me the two tables of stone the tables of the couenaunt and the Lorde sayde vnto me Up and get the downe quyckly from hence for thy people whiche thou hast brought out of Egypt haue marred all They are turned atonce out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded them and haue made them a molten ymage Furthermore the lord spake vnto me saynge I haue sene this people and beholde it is a styffenecked people let me alone that I maye destroye them and put out the name of them from vnder heuen and I wyll make of the a myghtye nacyon greater then they be And I turned me and came downe from the hyll euen from the hyl that burnt with fyre and the two Cables of the appoyntment were in my handes And I loked and beholde ye had synned agaynste the lorde your god and had made you a molten calfe and had turned atonce out of the way which the Lorde had coÌ„maunded you And I toke the two tables and cast them out of my two handes and brake them before your eyes And I fell downe flat before the lorde euen as at the fyrst tyme and. xl dayes and. xl nyghtes I dyd neyther eate bread nor drynk water bycause of all your synnê which ye synned in doynge wyckedlye in the syght of the Lorde in that ye prouoked hym vnto wrath For I was afrayde that for the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lorde was moued agaynst you he wold haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde me at that tyme also The Lorde was very angrye with Aaron also euen to haue destroyed hym I made intercessyon for Aaron also the same tyme. And I toke your syn the calfe which ye had made and burnte hym with fyre stamped hym and grounde hym a good euen vnto small dust And I cast the dust therof into the broke that descended out of the mounte Also at the burnynge at the temptacyon and at the Sepulchres of lust ye angred the Lorde lykewyse wheÌ„ the lorde sent you from Cades Barne sayenge go vp and conquere the lande which I haue gyuen you ye disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde your god and neyther byleued hym nor herkened vnto his voyce Ye haue ben disobedient vnto the lord synce the daye that I knewe you And I fell downe flat before the Lorde xl dayes and. xl nyghtes whiche I laye there for the Lorde sayde that he wolde destroy you I made intercessyon therfore vnto the Lorde and sayd O Lorde God destroye not thy people and thyne enheritaunce which thou hast delyuered thorowe thy greatuesse and whiche thou hast brought out of Egypt thorowe a myghtye hande Remembre thy seruauntê AbrahaÌ„ Isaac and Iacob loke not vnto the stubburnesse of this people nor to theyr wyckednesse and synne leest the lande whence thou broughtest them saye The lorde is not able to brynge them into the lande which he promised them and bycause he hated them therfore hath he caryed them out to sley them in the wyldernesse Behold they are thy people and thyne enheritaunce which thou broughtest out in thy myghty power and in thy stretched out arme ¶ The renuynge of the Cables An exhortaciyn to gyue hede to the lawe CAPI X. IN the same ceason the
in the syght of all Israell ☞ they feared hym as they feared Moses all dayes of his lyfe And the Lorde spake vnto Iosua saynge coÌ„maunde the Preestes that beare the arke of wytnesse to come vp out of Iordane Iosua therfore coÌ„maunded the preestes sayenge Come ye vp out of Iordane And when the Preestes that bare the Arke of the appoyntment of the lorde were come vp out of the myddes of Iordan and assoone as the sooles of the preestes feet were set on the drye lande the waters of IordaÌ„ returned agayne vnto theyr place and went ouer all theyr bankes as they dyd before And the people came vp out of Iordane the tenth daye of the fyrst moneth and pytched in Gylgall euen in the East border of the citye Ierico And the twelue stoones whiche they toke out of Iordane dyd Iosua pitche in Gylgal And he spake vnto the Chyldren of Israell sayenge Yf your Chyldren aske theyr Fathers in tyme to come and saye what meane these stones ye shall shewe youre Chyldren and saye Israell came ouer this Iordane an drye lande For the lorde your god dryed vp the water of Iordane before you vutyll ye were gone ouer as the Lorde youre God dyd the red see whiche he dryed vp before vs tyl we were gone ouer that all the people of the worlde maye knowe the hande of the Lorde howe myghtye it is and that ye myght feare the Lorde your God for euer ¶ The Canaanites are afrayde CAPI V. ANd it fortuned that when all the kyngê of the Amorytes whiche are beyonde Iordan westwarde and all the kynges of the Cananytes whiche were by the see herde howe the Lorde had dryed vp the waters of Iordane before the children of Israel vntyll they were goone ouer theyr hertes faynted for feare And there was no spiryte in them any more for the presence of the chyldren of Israell That same tyme the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua Make the sharpe knyues of stone and go to agayne and circumcyse the Chyldren of Israell the seconde tyme. And Iosua made hym sharpe knyues of stone and circumcised the chyldren of Israell in the top of the foreskynnes And this is the cause why Iosua circumcysed all the people that came out of Egypte Namely suche as were males bycause that all the men of warre dyed in the wyldernesse by the waye after they came out of Egypte For all the people that came out were circuÌ„cysed But all the people that were borne in the wyldernesse by the waye after they came out of Egypt were not circuÌ„cised For the Chyldren of Israell walked fourtye yeres in the wyldernesse tyll all the people of the men of warre that came out of Egypte were consumed bycause they herkened not vnto the voyce of the Lorde Wherfore the Lorde sware that he wolde not shewe them the lande which the lorde sware vnto theyr fathers that he wolde gyue vs euen a lande that floweth with mylke and honye And theyr chyldren whome he sette vp in theyr steade them Iosua circuÌ„cysed for they were vncircumcised bycause they circumcised them not by the way And when they had circumcised all the people they abode styll togyther in the hooste tyll they were hoole And the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua this daye I haue taken awaye the shame of Egypte froÌ„ you wherfore the name of the same place is called Gilgall vnto this day And the children of Israell abode in Gilgall and helde the feast of passeouer the fourtene day of the moneth at euen in the playne of Ierico And they dyd eate of the corne of the lande on the morowe after passeouer swete cakes and parched corne in the selfe same daye For the Manna ceased on the morowe after they had begon to eate of the corne of the lande neyther had the chyldren of Israel Manna any more but dyd eate of the corne of the lande of Canaan that yere And it fortuned that when Iosua was nygh to Ierico he lyft vp his eyes loked and beholde there stode a man agaynst hym hauynge a swerde drawen in his hande And Iosua went vnto hym sayd vnto hym art thou on our syde or on our aduersaries And he sayd Naye but as a captayne of the hoost of the Lorde am I nowe come And Iosua fell on his face to the earth dyd reucrence and sayde vnto hym what sayeth my Lorde vnto his seruaunt And the captayne of the Lordes hoost sayd vnto Iosua do thy shoo of thy foote for the place wheron thou standest is holy And Iosua dyd so ¶ The walles of Iericho fall and it to destroyed CAPI VI. ANd Ierico was shut vp and locked bycause of the chyldren of Israel neyther myght any man go out or in And the Lorde sayd vnto Iosua beholde I haue gyuen into thyne hande Ierico her kyng and the stronge men of war And ye shall coÌ„passe the citye all ye that be men of warre and go rounde aboute it once and so shall ye do syre dayes And seuen preestes shall beare before the arke seuen trompettes of rammê hornes †that be vsed in the Iubilie And the seuenth daye ye shal compasse the citye seuen tymes and the Preestes shall blowe with the trompettes And when they make a longe blaste with the rammes horne ye heare the souÌ„de of the horne all the people shall shoute with a great shoute And then shall the wall ☞ of that citye fall downe and the people shall ascende vp euery man streyght before hym And Iosua the Sonne of Nun called the preestes sayd vnto them take vp the Arke of the appoyntment let vii Preestes beare seuen trompettes of Rammes hornes before the arke of the Lorde And he sayde vnto the people and go and compasse the citye let hym that is harnessed go before the Arke of the Lorde And when Iosua had spoken vnto the peple the seuen preestes bare the seuen trompettes of rammes hornes went forth before the arke of the lorde blewe with the trompettes and the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde folowed them And all the men of armes went before the Preestes that blewe w t the trompettes the coÌ„men people came after the arke and went and blewe with Trompettes And Iosua coÌ„maunded the people sayenge Ye shall not shoute nor make any noyse w t youre voyce neyther shall any worde procede out of youre mouth vntyl the day I byd you shoute then shall ye shoute And so the arke of the Lorde compassed the citye and went aboute it once and they returned in to the hoost and lodged there And Iosua rose early in the mornyng and the preestê toke vp the arke of the lorde and seuen preestes bare seuen trompettes of rammê hornes went before the arke of the Lorde blewe with the trompettes And all the men of armes went before them but the coÌ„men peple came after the arke of the lorde which went before with the blowynge of the trompettes
And the Lorde troubled them before Israell and slewe them with a great slaughter at Gibeon and chased them alonge the way that gothe vp to Bethoron and smote them to Esaka and Makeda And it fortuned that as they fled from Israell and were in the goynge downe to BethoroÌ„ the lorde cast downe great stones from heuen vpon them vntyll Esaka And there were mo deade with hayle stones then they were whom the chyldren of Israll slewe with the swerde Then spake Iosua before the Lorde in the day when the Lorde delyuered the Amorites before the chyldren of Israell and he sayd in the syght of Israell Sonne stande thou styll vpon Gibeon and thou Moone in Aialon And the son abode the moone stode styll vntyll the people auenged them selues vpon theyr enemyes Is not this wrytten in the boke ☞ of the ryghteous The sonne I saye Abode in the myddes of heuen and hasted not to go downe by the space of a hole day And there was no day lyke that before it or after it that the lorde herde the voyce of a man For the lorde fought for Israell And Iosua returned and all Israell with hym vnto the hooste of Gilgall but the fyue kynges fled and were hyd in a caue at Makeda And it was tolde Iosua of one saynge the fyue kynges are founde hyd in a caue which is at Makeda And Iosua sayd rowle great stones vpon the mouthe of the caue and set men by it for to kepe them And stand ye not styll but folowe after your enemyes and smyte all the hyndermoost And suffre them not to entre into theyr cities for the Lorde your God hath despuered them in to your hande And it fortuned when Iosua and the chyldren of Israell had made an ende of sleynge them with a great slaughter tyll they were wasted the rest that remayned of them entred in to walled Cityes And all the people returned to the hoost to Iosua at Makeda in peace neyther dyd any man moue his tongue agaynst the chyldren of Israell Then sayde Iosua Open the mouthe of the caue and brynge out these fyue kynges vnto me oute of the caue And they dyd so and brought those fyue kynges vnto hym out of the caue euen the kynge of Ierusalem the kynge of Hebron the kynge of Ierimoth the kynge of Lachis and the kynge of Eglon. And it fortuned that when they brought out those kynges vnto Iosua Iosua called for all the men of Israell and sayde vnto the cheyfe of the men of warre whiche went with hym come nere and put youre feete vpon the neckes of these kynges And they came nere and put theyr feete vpon the nerkes of them And Iosua sayde vnto them Ye shall not feare nor be faynt herted But be strong and plucke vp your hertes for thus shall the Lorde do to al your enemyes agaynst whom ye fyght And then Iosua smote them flew them hanged them on fyue trees tyll euen And at the goynge downe of the sonne it fortuned that Iosua gaue coÌ„maundement and they toke them downe of the trees and â—ast them in to the caue wherin they had bene hyd layd great stones on the â—aâ—â—s mouth whiche remayne vnto this daye And that same daye Iosua roke Makeda and smote it with the edge of the swerde and the kynge therof also destroyed he vtterly with all the soules that were therin and let nought remayne And he dyd to the kynge of Makeda as he dyd to the kynge of Iericho Then Iosua wente from Makeda and all Israell with hym vnto Libna fought agaynst Libna And the Lorde delyuered it and the kyng therof in to the hande of Israell and he smote it with the edge of the swerde and all the soules that were therin He let nought remayne in it but dyd vnto the kynge therof as he dyd vnto the kynge of Iericho And Iosua departed from Libna and all Israell with hym vnto Lachis and beseyged it and assaulted it And the Lorde delyuered Lachis in to the hande of Israell whiche toke it the seconde daye and smote it with the edge of the swerde and al the soules that were therin doynge accordyng to all as he had done to the citie of Libna Then Horam kyng of Geser came vp to helpe Lachis And Iosua smote hym and his people vntyll nought remayned of hym And from Lachis Iosua departed vnto Eglon and all Israell with hym and they beseyged it and assaulted it and toke it the same daye and smote it with the edge of the swerde and all the soules that were therin he vtterlye destroyed the same daye accordynge to all that he had done to Lachis And Iosua departed vp from Eglon and all Israell with hym vnto Hebron And they fought agaynst it and when they had taken it they smote it with the edge of the swerde and the kyng therof and all the townes that perteyne to it and al the soules that were therin and he lefte nought remaynyng but dyd accordynge to all as he had done to Eglon and destroyed it vtterlye and all the soules that were therin And Iosua returned and all Israel with hym to Dabir and fought agaynst it And when he had taken it and the kynge therof and all the townes that perteyned therto they smote them with the edge of the swerde and vtterly destroyed all the soules that were therin neyther let he ought remayne Euen as he dyd to Hebron so he dyd to Dabir and the kynge therof as he had done also to Libna and her kynge Iosua therfore smote all the hyll countreys and the southe countreys and the valeys and the hyl sydes and all theyr kynges and let nought remayne of them but vtterly destroyed all that breathed as the lorde god of Israell commaunded And Iosua smote them from Cades barne vnto Asah and all the countrey of Gosan euen vnto Gibeon All those kynges and theyr lande dyd Iosua take at one tyme bycause the Lorde God of Israel fought for Israel And Iosua and all Israell returned vnto the hoost that was in Gilgall ¶ The battayle of Iosua with dyuers hynges CAPI XI ANd it fortuned that when Iabin kyng of Hazor had herde these thyngê he sent to Iobab kynge of Madon and to the kyng of Simron and to the kyng of Acsaph and vnto the kynges that are by north in the mountaynes and playnes toward the south syde of Ceneroth and in the lowe countreys and in the borders of Dor westwarde vnto the Cananites both by East west and vnto the Amorites Hethites Pheresites and Iebusites in the mountaynes and vnto the Heuites that were vnder Hermon in the lande of Mizpa And they came out and all theyr hoostes with them a multitude of folke euen as the sande that is on the see shore in a great nombre with horses and charettes excedyng many And all these kynges met togyther came and pytched togyther at the waters of Merom for to fyght agaynst
Gasar but the Cananices dwelte among the Ephraites vn to this daye and serued vnder tribute ¶ The Lotte or porcyon of the halfe trybe of Manasses The Lananites â—re become try tutaryes to the Israelytes Manasses Ephraim require a greater proeyoÌ„ of heritage CAPI XVII This was the lot of the tribe of Manasses whiche was the eldest sonne of Ioseph And Machir the eldest sonne of Manasses whiche was the father of Gilead and a man of warte had Gilead and Basan This was the possessyon of the reste of the chyldren of Manasses by theyr kynreds Namely of the chyldren of Abiezer the chyldren of Helekâ—the chyldren of Ariell the chyldren of Sichem the chyldren of Hepher the chyldren of Semida for these were the male chyldren of Manasses the sonne of Ioseph by theyr kynreds But Zelaphead the sonne of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the sonne of Manasses had no sonnes but doughters whose names are these Mahela Noa Hagla Melcha Thirza which came before Eleazar the Preest and before Iosua the sonne of Nun and before the Lordes sayenge the lorde coÌ„maunded Moses to gyue vs an enheritaunce amonge our brethren And therfore accordynge to the coÌ„maundement of the Lorde he gaue them an enherytaunce amonge the brethren of theyr father And there fel ten poreyons to Manasses besyde the lande of Gilead Basan whiche is on the other syde Iordan bycause the doughters of Manasses dyd enherite amonge his sonnes And Manasses other sonnes had the lande of Gilead And the coost of Manasses was from Aser to Machmathah that lyeth before Sichem and went alonge on the ryght hande euen vnto the enhabiters of Entaphuah and the lande of Thaphuah belonged to Manasses whiche Thaphuah is besyde the border of Manasses and besyde the border of the chyldren of Ephraim And the coost descended vn to the ryuer Eanah southwarde euen to the ryuer of the cities of Ephraim and bytwene the cities of Manasses The coost of Manasses went also on the north syde to the ryuer and the endes of it go out at the see so that the South perteyned to Ephraim and the north to manasses the see is his border And they met to gyther in Aser northwarde in Isacar eastwarde And Manasses had in Isaear in Aser Bethsean and her townes Iiblean and her townes and the enhabytoures of Dor with the townes perteynynge to the same and the enhabitoures of Endor with the townes of the same and the enhabitoures of Thaanath with her townes and the enhabitoures of Magedo with the townes of the same euen thre countreys Yet the chyldren of Manasses coulde not ouercome those eities But the Cananites presumed to dwell in the same lande Neuerthelesse as soone as the chyldren of Israell were wared stronge they put the Canaanites vnder tribute but expelled them not And the chyldren of Ioseph spake vnto Iosua sayenge Why hast thou gyuen me but one lot one porcion to enheryt seynge I am a great people for as moche as the Lorde hath blessed me hytherto and Iosua answered them If thou be moche people then get the vp to the wood countrey and prepare for thy selfe there in the lande of the Pheresites and of the Giauntes yf mounte Ephraim be to narow for the. And the chyldren of Ioseph sayd The hyll is not ynough for vs and all the Cananites that dwell in the lowe countrey haue charetê of yron so haue they that enhabite Bethsean the townes of the same and they also that dwell in the valey of Iezreel And Iosua sayde vnto the house of Ioseph Ephraim and Manasses ye be moche people and haue great power and shall not therfore haue one lot Therfore the hyll shall be yours and ye shall cut downe the woode that is in it and the endes of it shal be yours yf ye cast out the Cananites which haue yron charettes and are very stronge ¶ Lertayne are sente to deâ—yde the lande to the other 〈◊〉 trybes The lotte of the Lhyldren of Ben Iamin CAPI XVIII ANd the hoole congregacion of the chyldren of Israel came togyther at Silo set vp the taberncle of wytnesse there and the lande was in subieccion before them And there remayned among the chyldren of Israel seuen tribes whiche had not yet receyned theyr enheritauÌ„ce And Iosua sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel howe longe are ye so slacke to come and possesse the lande whiche the Lorde God of your fathers hath gyuen you Gyue out from amonge you for euery tribe thre men that I may sende them And that they maye ryse and walke thorowe the lande and dystribute it accordyng to the enheritaunce therof and come agayne to me And let them deuyde it vnto them in to seuen partes And Iuda shall abyde in theyr cooste on the south and the house of Ioseph shall stande in theyr coostê on the northe Describe ye the lande therfore in to seuen partes and brynge the descripcion hyther to me I shall cast lottes for you here before the Lorde oure god But the Leuites haue no parte among you for the preesthode of the lorde is theyr en heritaunce And Gad and Ruben halfe the tribe of Manasses haue receyued theyr en heritauÌ„ce beyonde Iordan east warde which Moses the seruaunt of the lorde gaue them And the men arose went theyr way And Iosua charged them that wente to describe the lande sayeng departe go thorowe the lande describe it and come agayne to me that I maye here cast lottes for you before the lorde in Silo. And the men departed and walked thorowe the lande and described it by cities in to seuen partes in a boke and returned to Iosua into the hoost at Silo. And Iosua cast lottes for them in Silo before the lorde and there Iosua deuyded the laude vn to the chyldren of Israell to eche theyr porcion And the lot of the tribe of the chyldren of Ben Iamin came vp accordynge to theyr kynreds And the coost of theyr lot came out bytwene the chyldren of Iuda and the chyldren of Ioseph And theyr north coost was from Iordan and went vp to the syde of Ierico on the north syde and wente vp thorowe the mountaynes westwarde and they ended at the wyldernesse of Bethauen went from thence toward Lus euen by the south syde of Lus the same is Bethell and descended agayne to Atcothadar vnto the hylle that lyeth on the southsyde of the nether Bethhoron And the coost turneth thence and coÌ„passeth the corner of the see southwarde euen from the hylle that lyeth before Bethhoron southwarde and goeth out at Kiriathbaal whiche is Kiriath Iarim a Citye of the chyldren of Iuda this is the west quarter and the south coost goeth from the edge of Kiriathiarim goeth out westwarde and thence it turneth to the water wel of Nepthoah coÌ„meth dowrie agayne to the edge of the hyll that lyeth before the valeye of the sonne of Hennon euen in
place And take the seconde bullocke and offre burntsacrifice vpoÌ„ the wod of the groue whiche thou shalte cut downe Then Gedeon toke ten men of his seruauntes and dyd as the Lorde bad hym But bycause he durst not do it by day for feare of his fathers houshold of the men of the citye he dyd it by nyght And when the men of the citye were vp earlye in the mornyng Beholde the aulter of Baal was broken and the groue cut downe that was by it and the seconde bullocke offered vpoÌ„ the aulter that was made And they sayde one to another Who hathe done this thynge and when they enquyred and asked they sayde Gedeon the sonne of Ioas hathe done this thynge Then the men of the citye sayd vnto Ioas bryng out thy sonne that he may dye bycause he hath destroyed the aulter of Baal cut downe the groue that was by it And Ioas sayde vnto all that stode by hym wyll ye entreate for Baal or wyll ye be his defeÌ„ders ☞ he that hath medled against hym let hym dye or the mornynge If he be a God let hym be auenged of hym that caste downe his aulter And from that daye was Gedeon called ☞ Ierobaal bycause his father had sayd Let Baal be auenged of hym that hath broken downe his aulter All the Madianites therfore the Amalekites and they of the east were gathered togyther and went and pytched in the valey of Izreel But the spirite of the lorde came vpoÌ„ Gedeon And he blewe a trompet and called Abiezar to folowe hym and sent messengers thorout al Manasses and called them which also dyd folowe hym And he sent messengers vnto Aser Zabulon and Nephthalim and they came to mete hym And Gedeon sayd vnto god yf thou wylt saue Israel in my hande as thou hast sayde Beholde I wyll put a fleece of wolle in the thresshynge place And yf the dewe come on the fleece only and it be drye vpon all the earthe besyde then shall I be sure that thou wylte saue Israel by my hande as thou saydest And it came so to passe For he rose vp early on the morow and thrust the fleece togyther and wrong the dewe therout fylled a bowle of water And Gedeon sayde agayne vnto God be not angrye with me that I speake once more For I wyll proue once agayne by the fleece Let it be drye onely vpon the fleece and dew vpon all the grounde And god dyd so that same nyght For it was drye vpon the fleece only and there was dew on all the grounde ¶ Gedeon with iii. hundred men ouercoÌ„meth the Madianites Oreb and zeb are sleyne CAPI VII THen Ierobaal otherwyse called Gedeon and all the people that were with him arose vp early and pytched besyde the well of Harad so that the hooste of the Madianites were on the North syde of the rocke that boweth towarde the valey And the Lorde sayd vnto Gedeon the people that are with the are to many for me to gyue the Madianites into theyr handes leest Israell make theyr vaunte agaynst me saye myne owne hande hath saued me Nowe therfore make a proclamacyon in the eares of the people say Yf any man drede or be afrayde let hym returne get him soone from mount Gilead And there departed returned of the people xxii thousande there abode ten M. And the lorde sayd vnto Gedeon the people are yet to many bryng them downe vnto the water and I wyll trye them vnto the there And of whom I saye vnto the this shall go with the the same shal go with the. And who soeuer I say vnto the this shall not go with the the same shall not go So he broughte downe the people vnto the water the lorde sayd vnto Gedeon as many as lape the water with theyr tongê as a dog doth put them by them selues and so do them that knele downe vpon theyr knees to drynke And the nombre of them that put theyr handê to theyr mouthes and laped were thre hundred men But all the remenaunt of the people kneled downe vpon theyr knees to drynke water And the Lorde sayde vnto Gedeon By these iii. hundred men that laped water wyll I saue you and delyuer the Medianytes in to thyn hande And let al the other people go euery man vnto his place They therfore of the people toke vyrtayles with them theyr trompettes And he sent at the rest of Israel euery man vnto his tent and coÌ„forted those thre hundred with hym And the hoost of Madian was beneth hym in a valeye And it fortuned that the same nyght the lorde sayde vnto hym Aryse get the downe vnto the hoost for I haue delyuered it in to thyne hande But and yf thou feare to go downe then go thou and Pharah thy lad downe to the hoost and thou shalte herken what they say and so shall thyne handes be stronge to goo downe vnto the hoost Then went he downe and Pharah his ladde euen harde vnto the men of armes that were in the hoost And the Madianytes the Amalekytes and al they of the East laye alonge in the valey lyke a multytude of Greshoppers and theyr Camelles were withoute nombre euen as the sande by the see syde in multytude And when Gedeon was come Beholde there was a maÌ„ that tolde a dreame vnto his neyghbour and sayde Beholde I dreamed a dreame and me thought that a loofe of barlye breade tombled into the hoost of MadiaÌ„ and came vnto a tent and smote it that it fel and ouerturned it that the tent laye alonge And his felowe answered and sayde this is nothynge els saue the swerde of Gedeon the sonne of Ioas a man of Israell for in to his hande hath God deliuered Madian and all the hoost When Gedeon herde the tellynge of the dreame and the ☞ interpretacyon of the same he worshypped and returned vnto the hoost of Israell sayde Up for the lorde hath delyuered in to youre hande the hooste of Madian And he deuyded the thre hundred men in to thre companyes and gaue euerye man a Trompet in his hande with an emptye pytcher and lampes therin and sayd vnto them loke on me do lykewyse that when I come to the syde of the hooste euen as I do so do you When I blowe with a trompet and all that are with me blawe ye with trompettes also on euery syde of the hoost and say Here is the swerde of the Lorde and of Gedeon And so Gedeon and the thre hundren men that were with hym came vnto the syde of the hoost in the begynnynge of the mydle watch and raysed vp the watche men And they blewe with theyr trompettes brake the pytchers that were in theyr handes And all the thre companyes blewe with trom pettes and brake the pytchers and helde the lampes in theyr lefte handes and the trompettes in theyr ryght to blowe withall And they cryed the swerde of
iudged Israell And he had fourtye sonnes thirtye neues that rode on seuentie asse coltes And when Abdon the son of Hellell the Pharathonite had iudged Israell eyght yere he dyed and was buryed in Pharthon in the lande of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalechites ¶ Israel beyng an Idolatret is oâ—pressed of the Phâ—istinell The byrth of Samson The sacrifice of Samsons Father CAPI XIII ANd the Chyldren of Israell began agayne to commyt wyckednesse in the syght of the Lorde And the lorde delyuered them in to the handê of the Philistines fourtye yeare And there was a man in Zarah of the kynred of Dan named Manoah whose wyfe was barren and bare not And the angell of the Lorde appeared vnto the woman sayde vnto her Beholde thou arte batten and bearest not But thou shalte conceyue and beare a son And nowe beware that y u drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thyng for se thou shalte conceyue beare a son And there may no raser come on his heade For the lad shal be an absteyner vnto God euen from his †infancye and from his byrth And he shall begyn to delyuer Israell out of the handes of the Philistynes Then the wyfe came and tolde her husbande sayenge a man of God came vnto me and the fassyon of hym was lyke the fassyon of an angel of god excedyng fearful But I asked hym not whense he was neyther tolde he me his name but sayd vnto me beholde thou shalte be with chylde and beate a sonne and nowe drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thynge for the ladde shall be an absteyner to god euen from his †infancye and from his byrth to the day of his death TheÌ„ Manoah made intercession to the lorde sayd I pray the my lorde let the man of god whiche thou sendest come once more vnto vs and teache vs what we shall do vnto the lad when he is borne And god herde the voyce of Manoah and the angell of god came agayne vnto the wyfe as she sat in the feld But Manoah her husdand was not w t her And the wyfe made hast ran and shewed her husbande sayd vnto hym Beholde the man appeared vnto me that came vnto me to day And Manoah arose went after his wyfe and came to the man and sayde vnto hym arte thou the man that spakest vnto my wyfe And he sayde I am Manoah sayde nowe when thy sayenge is come to passe what shall be the maner of the chylde what shall he do And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah thy wyfe must absteyne from al that I sayd vnto her she may eate of nothynge that coÌ„meth of the vyne â—tee nor drynke wyne or strong drynke nor eate any vncleane thynge But must obserue all that I bad her Manoah sayde vnto the Angell of the Lorde we wyll kepe the styll vntyll we haue made redye a kyd and haue set it before the. And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah though y u make me abyde I wyll not eate of thy ☞ breade And yf y u wylte offre a burntofferynge thou must offre it vnto the Lorde For Manoah wyst not that it was an angell of the Lorde And Manoah sayde agayne vnto the angell of the Lorde what is thy name that when thy sayenge is come to passe we may do the some worshyp And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto hym why askest thou after my name which is ☞ Secrete And so Manoah toke a kyd with a meate offerynge and offered it vpon a rocke vnto the Lorde And the angell dyd wonderouslye Manoah and his wyfe lokyng vpon And wheÌ„ the flame came vp to warde heuen from the aulter the angel of the Lorde ascended vp in the flame of the aulter And Manoah his wyfe loked vpon it fell flat on theyr faces vnto the grouÌ„de But the angell of the Lorde dyd no more appeare vnto Manoah and his wyfe And then Manoah knewe that it was an angell of the Lorde sayd vnto his wyfe we shall surelye dye bycause †we haue sene god But his wyfe sayd vnto hym Yf the lorde wolde kyll vs he wolde not haue receyued a burnt offerynge and a meate offerynge of our handes neyther wolde he haue shewed vs all these thynges nor wolde nowe haue tolde vs any suche And the wyfe bare a sonne called his name Samsom And the lad grewe and the lorde blessed hym And †the spiryte of the Lorde began to moue hym in the hooste of Dan bytwene Zaraah and Esthaoll ¶ The maryage of Samsom He hylleth a Lyon He propoundeth a ryddle â—e hylleth 〈◊〉 â—en His wyfe forsaketh hym and taketh another CAPI XIIII SAmson went downe to Thamnath and saw a woman in ThaÌ„nath of the doughters of the Philistines and he came by and tolde his father and his mother and sayde I haue sene a woman in Thamnath of the doughters of the Philistines And now gyue her me to wyfe Then his father and mother sayde vnto hym Is there neuer a woman amonge the doughters of thy brethren and amonge all my people but that thou must go take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines And Samson sayd vnto his father gyue me this womaÌ„ for she pleaseth me wel But his Father and mother wyst not that it was the Lordes doynge and that he sought an occasyon agaynste the Philistines for at that tyme the Philistines reygned ouer Israell Then went Samson and his father his mother downe to Thamnath and came to the vineyeardes of Thamnath And beholde a yonge †vvod Lyon roored vpon hym And the spiryte of the lorde came vpon hym And he tare hym as he wolde haue rent a kyd and yet had nothynge in his hande neyther tolde his father and mother what he had done And he went downe and talked with the woman â–ª whiche semed well fauoured in the syght of Samson And within a shorte space after as he went thyther agayne to take her to wyfe he turned out of the waye to se the carkas of the Lyon And beholde there was a swarme of bees hony in the carkas of the Lyon And he toke of the honye in his handes and went eatynge and came to his father mother and gaue them also And they dyd eat But he tolde not them that he had taken the honye out of the carkas of the Lyon And so his father came vnto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so vsed the yonge men to do And †when they †the cyâ—esens of that place sawe hym they brought xxx companions to be with hym And Samson sayde vnto them I wyll now put forth a ryddle vnto you and yf ye can declare it me within seuen dayes of the feast and fynde it oute I wyll gyue you thirtye shertes and xxx chaung of garmentes But and yf ye can not declare it
of my heuynesse and greefe haue I spoken hytherto Eli answered her agayne and sayd go in peace the God of Israell graunt the thy peticion that thou hast asked of him She sayd let thyne handmayd fynd grace in thy syght And so the woman went her waye and dyd eate and loked no more so sad And they rose vp early and worshypped before the Lorde and then returned and came to theyr house to Ramath And when Elkana knewe HaÌ„na his wyfe the lorde remembred her for in processe of tyme it came to passe that she conceyued and bare a sonne and called his name Samuel sayenge Bycause I haue asked hym of the lorde And Elkana all his house went vp to offre vnto the Lorde the offeryng due for the feast and also ☞ his vowe Neuerthelesse HaÌ„na went not vp but sayd vnto her husbande I wyl tary vntyll the lad be weyned and then I wyll bryng hym that he may apeare before the lorde there abyde for euer Elkana her husbande answered her do what semeth the best tarye at home vntyll thou hast weyned hym and I beseche the Lorde to make good his saynge And so the woman abode and gaue her sonne sucke vntyll she weyned hym And when she had weyned him she toke hym with her with thre bullockes â–ª and an Epha of floure and a bottel of wyne and brought hym vnto the house of the Lorde in Silo and the chylde was yet but tender of age And they slewe a bullocke and brought in the lad to Eli and she sayde Oh my Lorde as truely as thy soule lyueth my Lorde I am the woman that stode before the here prayenge vnto the Lorde For this lad I prayed and the Lorde hathe gyuen me my desyre whiche I asked of hym and therfore I haue gyuen hym vnto the Lorde as longe as he is mete for the Lorde And they worshyped the Lorde there ¶ The songe of Hanna The offence of the sonnes of Eli. CAPI II. ANd Hanna prayed and sayd myne hert reioyseth in the Lorde myne ☞ horne is exalted in the Lorde My mouth is wyde open ouer myne enemyes for I reioyse in thy saluacyon There is none so holy as the Lorde for without the is nothyng Neyther is there any of strength as is our God Talke not to moche proudlye let olde thynges departe out of youre mouthes for the Lorde is a God of knowledge his purposes come to passe The ☞ bowe of the strong is broken they that were weake haue gyrded them selues with strength They that were ful haue hyred out them selues for breade and they that were hungry cease so to be tyll the baren hath borne seuen and she that had many chyldren is waxed feble The Lorde kylleth and maketh alyue ☞ bryngeth downe to hell and fetcheth vp agayne The Lorde maketh poore and maketh ryche bryngeth low and heaueth vp on hye He rayseth vp the poore out of the dust and lyfteth vp the begger from the dunghyl to set them amonge prynces and to enherite them with the seate of glory For the pyllers of the earth are the lordes and he hath set the rounde worlde vpon them He wyll kepe the feete of his sayntes and the wicked shal kepe sylence in darkenesse in his owne myght shall no man be stronge The Lordes aduersaries shall be destroyed of hym and out of heuen shall he thunder vpon them The Lorde shall iudge the endes of the worlde and shal gyue myght vnto his kyng and exalte the horne of his anoynted And Elkana went to Ramath to his house and the lad dyd ministre vnto the Lorde before Eli the preest But the sonnê of Eli were ☞ chyldren of Belial knewe not the lorde And the preestes made a lâ—we for the people that when soeuer any man offered any offerynge the preestes lad came whyle the fleshe was in sethynge and a flesshe hoke with thre teeth in his hande and thrust it in to the pan ketle caldron or pot And all that the flesshe hoke brought vp that the preest toke awaye And so they dyd vnto all the Israelites that came thyther to Silo. Yea and therto before they burnt the fat the preestes lad came and sayde to the man that offered Gyue flesshe that I may dresse it for the preest for he wyll not haue sodden flesshe of the but rawe And yf any man sayd vnto hym let them burne the fat accordyng to the day and then take as moche as thyne herte desyreth The lad wolde answere him yea thou shalte gyue it me now And yf thou wylte not I wyl take it with violence And the synne of the yonge men was very great before the lorde For men abhorred the offerynge of the lorde But the chylde Samuel ☞ ministred before the Lorde gyrded aboute with a lynnen ☞ Ephod Moreouer his mother made hym a lytell coote and brought it to hym frome yere to yere when she came vp with her husbande to offre the offerynge in the solempne feastes And Eli blessed Elkana and his wife sayd the lorde gyue the seede of this womaÌ„ for the peticion that she asked of the Lorde And they went vnto theyr owne home And the Lorde visited Hanna so that she conceyued and bare thre sonnes and two doughters And the chylde Samuel grewe before the Lorde Eli was very olde and herde all that his sonnes dyd vnto all Israell and howe they lay with the women that wayted at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and he sayde vnto them why do ye suche thynges For of all these people I heare euyl reportes of you Oh nay my sonnes for it is no good reporte that I heare howe that ye make the Lordes people to trespasse If one man syn agaynste an other †dayesmen may be iudges but yf a man synne agaynst the Lorde who wyll be his dayesman Notwithstandyng they herkened not vnto the voyce of theyr father bycause the Lorde wolde sley them The chylde Samuel profited and grewe and was in fauour both with the Lorde also with men And there came a man of God vnto Eli and sayd vnto hym thus sayth the Lorde dyd not I appeare vnto the house of thy father wheÌ„ they were in Egypte subiecte vnto Pharaos house And I chose thy father out of all the tribes of Israell to be my Preest for to offre vpon myne aulter to burne insence and to weare an Ephod before me And I gaue vnto the house of thy father all the offrynges of the chyldreÌ„ of Israel Wherfore treade ye downe my sacrifice and myne offerynge whiche I coÌ„maunded to be made in the Tabernacle and honourest thy Chyldren aboue me to make youre selues fat of the fyrst fruytes of all the offerynges of Israel my people Wherfore the Lorde god of Israell sayth I sayde that thy house and the house of thy father shulde walke before me for euer But nowe the lorde saythe that be farre from me for them that worshyp me I wyll
of a place that was toward the south and fell on his face to the grounde and worshypped thre tymes And they kyssed eyther other wepte togyther so longe tyll Dauid exceded in wepynge And Ionathas sayd to Dauid go in peace And the thyngê which we haue sworne both of vs in the name of the lorde sayenge the Lorde be bytwene the me and bytwene thy seed myne let them stand for euer And he rose and departed And Ionathas went into the towne ¶ Dauid fleeth into Nob. to Ahimelech the Preest getteth of hym the shew breade to satisfye his hunger Afterwarde he fleeth to kynge Achis there feyneth hym selfe to be mad CAPI XXI THen came Dauid to Nob to Ahimelech the preest And Ahimelech was a stonied at the sodayne coÌ„mynge of Dauid and sayde vnto hym Why arte thou alone no man with the And Dauid sayde to Ahimelech the preest the kynge hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded me to do a certayne thyng hath sayd vnto me let no man knowe where aboute I sende the and what I haue coÌ„maunded the to do And I haue appoynted my seruauÌ„tes to soch and soche places Nowe therfore yf y u has â—aught vnder thyne hande gyue me fyue loues of breade or what commeth to hande And the preest answered Dauid sayde there is no comen breade vnder my hande but here is halowed breade yf the yonge men haue kept them selues from vncleane women Dauid answered the Preest sayde vnto hym of a trueth women hath ben locked vp from vs aboute a thre dayes when I came out the ☞ vessels of the yonge men were holy Howe be it ☞ this waye is vnpure and howe muche more shall there be holynesse in the vyssell And so the preest gaue hym halowed bread for there was none other breade there saue the shew breades that were taken froÌ„ before the lorde to put freshe bread there the daye that it was taken awaye And there was there the same daye a certayne man of the seruauÌ„tes of Saull abydynge before the lorde named Doeg an Edomite the cheyfest of Sauls heerde men And Dauid sayd vnto Ahimelech is not here vnder thyne hande eyther speare or swerde For I haue neyther brought my swerde nor my harnesse with me bycause the kyngê busynes required hast And the Preest sayde the swerde of Goliath the Philistine whome thou sluest in the Oke valeye beholde it is here wrapt in a cloth behynde the Ephod Yf thou wylte take that take it for there is none other saue that here And Dauid sayd there is none to that gyue it me And Dauid arose fled the same daye from the presence of Saull went to Achis the kynge of Geth And the seruauntes of Achis sayd of him is not this Dauid the kyng of the lande dyd they not synge vnto him in daunces saynge Saul hath sleyne his thou sande Dauid his x. M And Dauid put those wordê into his herte was sore afrayd of Achis the kynge of Geth And he chauÌ„ged his speche before them and feyned hym selfe mad in theyr handes scrabled on the dores of the gate let his spattell fall downe vpon his bearde Then sayde Achis vnto his seruauntes Lo ye se that this man is besyde him selfe wherfore then haue ye brought him to me Haue I nede of mad men that ye haue brought this felowe to play the mad man in my presence Shall he come into my house ¶ Doeg betrayeth Dauid Ahimelech is accused of treson and sleyne and lxxxiiii preestes moo with hym bycause they receyued Dauid Nob is destroyed of Saull Abiathar fleeth to Dauid CAPI XXII DAuid therfore departed thence escaped and came vnto the caue Odollam When his brethren also al his fathers house herde it they went downe thyther to hym And there gathered vnto hym all men that were in coÌ„braunce in det troubled in theyr myndes he became a captayne ouer them And there were with him vpon a. iiii â— men And Dauid went thence to Mizpa in the lande of Moab sayd vnto the kynge of Moab let my father my mother I pray the ☞ come forth vnto you tyll I knowe what god wyl do for me And he brought them before the kynge of Moab they dwelte with hym all the whyle that Dauid kept hym selfe in holde And the prophet Gad sayde vnto Dauid Abyde not in holde but departe go into the lande of Iuda Then Dauid departed came in to the forest Hareth And Saul herde that Dauid was come abrode also the men that were with hym And Saull sat in Gibea vnder a tree in Rama hauynge his speare in his hande al his men stode about him And Saull sayd vnto his seruauÌ„tes that stoode about hym Heare I praye you ☞ ye sonnes of Iemini wyll the son of Isai gyue euery one of you feldes and vineyerdes and make you all captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds that ye haue also conspyred agaynst me there is none that telleth it me in myne eare And where as my son hath made a bonde w t the son of Isai there is none of you that mourneth for me or sheweth it in myne eate beholde my son hath styrred vp my seruaunt to laye awayte agaynst me this same daye Then answered Doeg the Edomite whiche also stode by the seruauntes of Saull sayde I sawe the son of Isai when he came to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitob whiche asked counsayle of the Lorde for hym gaue hym vyttayles the swerde of Goliath the Philistine also Then the kynge sent called for Ahimelech the preest the son of Ahitob all his fathers house that is to saye the preestes that were in Nob. And they came all to the kyng And Saull sayd heare nowe thou son of Ahitob He answered here I am my Lorde And Saull sayde vnto hym why haue ye coÌ„spyred agaynst me thou and the son of Isai in that thou hast gyuen hym vyttayle a swerde hast asked consayle of god for him that he shuld aryse agaynst me and laye awayte for me this day Ahimelech answered the kynge sayd who is so faythfull amonge all thy seruauÌ„tes as Dauid and therto the kynges son in lawe goeth at thy byddynge and is had in honoure in thyne house haue I this daye begon fyrst to aske counsayle of god for hym That be far from me let not the kynge put soch a thynge vnto his seruauÌ„t in all the house of my father For thy seruaunte knewe nothynge of all this eyther lesse or more The kynge sayde thou shalte surelye dye Ahimalech thou all thy fathers house And the kynge sayde vnto the fate men that stode aboute hym turne and sley the preestes of the Lorde bothe bycause theyr hande is with Dauid and bycause they knew when Dauid fled and shewed it not to me But the seruauntes of the kynge wolde not moue theyr handê to fal vpon the preestê of
Lorde aboue all that were before hym For it semed vnto hym but a lyght thynge to walke in the synnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat He toke Iezebell also the doughter of Ethbaal kynge of the Sidonytes to wyfe and went serued Baall and worshypped him And he reared vp an aulter for Baall in the temple of Baall whiche he had buylded in Schomron And Ahab made groues and proceded further in angerynge the Lorde God of Israell then all the kyngê of Israell that were before hym †In his dayes dyd Hiell of Bethel buylde Ierico And it cost hym Abiram his eldest sonne when he layde the foundacion and his yongest son Segub when he set vp the gates accordyng vnto the worde of the lorde which he spake by Iosua the sonne of Nun. ¶ Elsa 〈◊〉 norysshed and fed of Rauens and after is sent to zarphat otherwyse called Sareptha to a woman whose chylde he raysed to lyfe CAPI XVII ANd Elia the Thesbite whiche was of the enhabytours of Gilead sayde vnto Ahab as truly as the Lorde God of Israell lyueth before whom I stand there shall be neyther dewe nor rayne these yeares but accordynge to my worde And the worde of the Lorde came vnto hym sayenge get the hence and turne the Eastward and hyde thy selfe in the broke Cherith that is it that lyeth before Iordan Thou shalt drynke of the ryuer and I haue commaunded the rauens to feede the there And so he went and dyd accordynge vnto the worde of the Lorde For he went and dwelte by the brooke Cherith that is before Iordane And the rauens brought hym breade and flesshe in the mornynge and lyke wyse breade and flesshe in the euenynge and he dranke of the brooke And it chaunced after a whyle that the brooke dryed vp bycause there fell no rayne vpon the earth ✚ And the worde of the Lorde came vnto hym sayenge vp and get the to ☞ Zarphath whiche is in Sidon and dwel there Beholde I haue coÌ„maunded a wydowe there to susteyne the. So he arose and went to Zarphath And when he came to the gate of the citye the wydowe was there gatherynge styckes And he called to her and sayde fet me I praye the a lytle water in a vessell that I maye drynke And as she was goynge to fet it he cryed after her and sayd brynge me I praye the a morsell of breade also in thyne hande She sayde As truely as the Lorde thy god lyueth I haue no breade redye but euen an handefull of meale in a barell a lyttle oyle in a cruse And beholde â–ª I am gatherynge two styckes for to go in and dresse it forme and my son that we maye eate it and dye And Elia sayde vnto her feare not come and do as thou hast sayd but make me therof a lyttle cake fyrst of all and brynge it vnto me and afterwards make for the and thy sonne For thus sayeth the Lorde god of Israel the meale in the barell shall not be wasted neyther shall the Oyle in the cruse be minysshed vntyll the Lorde haue sent rayne vpon the earth And she went dyd as Elia sayde And she and he her house dyd â—ate a good space and the meale wasted not out of the barell neyther was the Oyle spent out of the cruse accordynge to the worde of the Lorde whiche he spake ☞ by the hande of Elia. ⊢ ✚ And after these thynges it hapned that the sonne of the wyfe of the house fell sycke And his sycknesse was so sore that there was no breath left in hym And she sayde vnto Elia what haue I to do with the O thou man of God Arte thou come vnto me to call my synne agayne to remembraunce and to sley my Sonne He sayde vnto her gyue me thy Sonne And he toke hym out of her lap and caryed hym vp into a lofte where he abode and layde hym vpon his owne bed and called vnto the Lorde and sayde O Lorde my God hast thou punysshed also this wydowe with whome I dwell as a straunger and hast sleyne her sonne And he stretched him selfe vpon the chylde thre tymes and called vnto the Lorde and sayde O Lorde my God let this chyldes soule come in to hym agayne And the Lorde herde the voyce of Elia and the soule of the chyld came in to hym agayne and he reuyued And Elia toke the boye and brought hym downe out of the chambre in to the house and delyuered hym vnto his mother and Elia sayde beholde thy Sonne lyueth And the woman sayde vnto Elia nowe I knowe that thou arte a man of God and that the worde of the Lorde in thy mouth is true ⊢ ¶ Elia is sent to Ahab Obadia otherwyse called Abdia hydeth an hundreth Prophets Elia kylleth all Baals Prophets and afterwarde obteyneth rayne CAPI XVIII AFter processe of many dayes the worde of the Lorde came to Elia in the thyrde yeare sayenge go shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab and I wyll sende rayne vpon the earth And Elia went to shewe hym selfe vnto Ahab and there was a great famyshment in Scomâ—on And Ahab called Obadia whiche was the gouerner of his house and Obadia feared God greatly For when Iezabell destroyed the Prophetes of the Lorde he toke an hundred prophetes and hyd them fyftie men in one caue and fyftie in another and prouyded breade and water for them And Ahab sayde vnto Obadia Go in to the lande vnto al fountaynes of water and vnto al brokes yf happly we may fynde grasse to saue the horses and the mules and that we destroye not some of the beastes And so they deuyded the lande bytwene them to walke thorowe it Ahab went one way by hym selfe and Obadia went another way by him selfe And it chaunced that as Obadia was in the waye Elia met hym And Obadia knewe hym and fell on his face and sayde arte not thou my Lorde Elia And he answered hym I am he Go and tell thy lorde beholde Elia is here He sayde what haue I synned that thou woldest delyuer me in to the hande of Ahab to sley me As truely as the Lorde thy God lyueth there is no nacyon or kyngdom whyther my Lorde hath not sent to seke the. And when they sayde he is not there he toke an othe of the kyngdome and nacyon when he founde the not And nowe thou sayest go and tell thy Lorde that Elia is here And as soone as I am gone from the the spiryte of the lorde shall carye the into some place that I do not knowe and so when I come and tel Ahab and he can not fynde the he shall sley me But I thy seruaunt feare the lorde from my youth vp Was it not tolde my Lorde what I dyd when Iezabel slue the prophets of the lorde howe I hyd an hundred men of the Lordes prophets fyftye men in one caue and fyftye in another and prouyded them of bread and water And nowe thou sayest go thou
And by weyght †he gaue golde for the tables of shew breade euen for euery table lykewyse syluer for the tables of syluer And golde for flesshe hokes cuppes drynkynge pottes And pure gold in weyght for basens euen for euery basen And lykewyse syluer by weyght for euery basen of syluer And for the aulter of insence pure golde by weyght And golde for the patron of the charet of the Cherubes that stretched out theyr wynges and couered the arke of the couenauÌ„t of the lorde All was gyuen me by wrytyng of the hande of the Lorde which made me vnderstande al the workemanshyp of the patrone And Dauid sayde to Salomon his sonne Be strong and do manfully feare not nor be faynt herted For the Lorde God euen my God is with the and he shall not fayle the nor forsake the vntyll thou hast fynysshed al the worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde Beholde the preestes and Leuites are deuided in companyes for all maner of seruyce that perteyneth to the house of god they are with the for all maner of workmanshyp and so are all that excell in wysdome for any maner of seruyce Thou hast also the Lordes and all the people for euery thynge that thou hast nede of ¶ The offerynge of Dauid and of the prynces for the buyldynge of the Temple Dauid dyeth and Salomon his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XXIX ANd Dauid the kynge sayd vnto all the congregacyon God hath specially chosen Salomon my sonne whiche is yet yonge and tender and the worke is great for the house shall not be for man but for the lorde God Moreouer I haue prepared with all my myght for the house of God golde for vesselles of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for thynges of brasse yron for thynges of yron and wood for thynges of wood and onyke stones and stones to be set glistrynge stones of dyuerse coloures and all maner of precious stones and marble stones in great haboundaunce And bycause I haue luste to the house of my God I haue of myne owne propre good of golde and syluer whiche I haue seuerally gyuen to the house of my god besyde all that I haue prepared for the holye house euen thre thousande talentes of golde of Ophir and seuen thousande talentes of tryed syluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses withall the golde for thynges of golde syluer for them of syluer and for al maner of worke by the handes of artificers And who soeuer is wyllynge may this day consecrate his hande vnto the lorde And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the trybes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kyngê worke were wyllynge gaue for the seruyce of the house of God fyue thousande talentes of golde ten thousande peces of golde and ten thousande talentes of syluer and. xviii thousand talentes of brasse and an hundred thousand talentes of yron And they with whom precious stones were fouÌ„de gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lorde by the hande of Iehiel the Gersonite And the people reioysed when the were so wyllynge to gyue theyr goodes and with a perfyte herte they offered vnto the Lorde And Dauid the kynge reioysed with great gladnesse And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacion and sayde Blessed be thou lorde God of Israel our father from euer and foreuer Thyne O lorde is greatnesse and power glorie victorie and prayse for all that is in heuen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kyngdome O lorde thou excellest aboue all euen as the heade of all And tychesse and honoure come of the and thou reygnest ouer all and in thyne hande is powre and strength and in thyne hande it is to make great and to gyue strength vnto al. And now our god we thanke the and prayse thy gloryous name But who am Iâ— what is my people that we shulde enforâ—â— our selues to gyue these thynges so wyllyngly But all thynges come of the and of that whiche we receyue of thyne hande we haue gyuen the. For we be but straungers before the and soiourners as were all our fathers Oure dayes on the earthe also are but as a shadowe and there is none abydynge O lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepayred to buylde the an house for thy holy name cometh of thyne hande is all thyne I wote also my god that thou tryest the hertes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse And in the vnfaynednesse of myne herte I haue wyllyngly offred al these thynges And nowe haue I sene thy people which are fouÌ„de here to offre vnto the wyllynglye and with gladnes O lorde God of Abraham Isaac of Israell our fathers kepe this for euer as the begynnyng of the thoughtes of the herte of thy peple prepare theyr hertes vnto the. And gyue vnto Salomon my sonne â–ª a perfyte herte to kepe thy coÌ„maundements thy testymonyes and thy statutes and to do all and to buylde the house for the which I haue made prouisyon And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion ☞ Nowe blesse the lorde your god And al the coÌ„gregacion blessed the lorde god of theyr fathers and bowed downe theyr heades worshypped the lorde the kynge And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the sayde day they offered burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande yong oxen a thousand rammes a thousande shepe with theyr drynke offerynges Many sacrifices offered they for all Israell and dyd eate and drynke before the Lorde the same day with great gladnesse And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme and annoynted hym prynce before the lorde and Zadocke to be the hygh preest And Salomon sat on the seate of the Lorde and was kyng in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and al they of Israell obeyed hym And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of kynge Dauid submitted them selues and were vnder kyng Salomon And the lorde magnifyed Salomon in dignitye in the syght of all them of Israell and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngdome as no kyng had before hym in Israell And so Dauid the sonne of Isai reygned ouer al Israel And the space that he reygued ouer Israel was xl yere seuen yere reygned he in Hebron xxxiii yere reygned he in Ierusalem And he dyed in a good age full of dayes ryches and honoure And Salomon his sonne reygned in his steade The actes of Dauid the kyng fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the boke of Samuel the sear and in the boke of Nathan the prophet and in the boke of Gad the sear with al his kyngdom and power and tymes that wente ouer hym and ouer all Israel ouer all the kyngdomes of the earth ⧠The ende of the fyrst boke of the Cronycles otherwyse called the fyrst boke of Paralipomenon
olde and of a perfyte age ⧠The ende of the boke of Iob. The Psalter of Dauid The thyrd part of the Byble conteynyng these Bokes The Psalter Ecclesiastes The prouerbes CaÌ„tica CaÌ„ticorum ¶ The Prophetes Esaye IEREMY Ezechiel DANIEL Oseas IOEL Amos. ABDY IONAS Micheas NAVM Abacuc SOPHONY Aggeus ZACHARY Malachy ¶ The fyrste Psalme BLessed is the man that hathe not walked in the councell of the vngodly nor stande in the way of synners and hath nat syt in the seate of the scorneful But hys delyte is in the lawe of the lorde and in hys lawe wyll he exercyse him selfe daye and nyght And he shal be lyke a tree planted by the water syde that wyll brynge for the his frute in due season His leaffe also shal nat wither and what soeuer he shall do it shal prospere As for the vngodly it is nat so with them but they are lyke the chaffe whiche the wynde scatereth awaye âšœ from the face of the erth Therfore the vngodly shall nat be able to stande in the iudgement neyther the synners in the congregacion of the ryghtuous But the Lorde knoweth the waye of the ryghtuous and the waye of the vngodly shall peryshe ¶ The. ij Psalme W HY DO the Heathen grudge togyther and why do the people ymagyne a vayne thynge The Kynges of the earthe stande vp and the rulers take councell together agaynste the Lorde and agaynst his anoynted Let vs breake theyr bondes asunder and caste awaye theyr cordes frome vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh them to scorne the Lorde shall haue them in derysyon Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hyll of Syon I wyl preache the law wherof the Lorde hathe sayde vnto me Thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotten the. Desyre of me and I shall geue the the Heathen for thyne enharitauÌ„ce the vtter most partes of the earth for thy possessioÌ„ Thou shalt bruse them with a rodde of yron breake them in peces lyke a potters vessell Be wyse nowe therfore O ye kynges be lerned ye that are iudges of the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyse âšœ vnto hym with reuerence âšœ Kysse the sonne leste he be angrye and so ye perysh froÌ„ the âšœ ryght waye yf his wrath be kyndled but a lytle blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym ¶ The. iij. Psalme ¶ Psalme of Dauid when he fledde from the face of Absalom his sonne 2. Reg. 15. Lorde howe are they increased that trouble me many are they y â— ryse agaynste me Many saye of my soule there is no helpe for hym in his God ☞ Sela. But thou O Lord art my defender thou art my worship y â— lyfter vp of my hede I dyd cal vpon y â— Lord w t my voyce he herd me out of his holy hyll Sela. ☞ I layde me downe slepte and rose vp agayne for the Lorde susteyned me I wyl nat be afrayed for ten thousandes of the people that haue set them selues agaynste me rounde about Up Lord saue me O my God for thou smytest almyne enemyes ☞ vpon the cheke bone thou hast brokeÌ„ the teth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lorde and thy blessynge is vpon thy people ¶ The. iiij Psalme ¶ To hym that excelleth in Musike a Psalme of Dauid HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnes thou hast set me at lybertye whan I was in trouble haue mercy vpon me here my prayer O ye sonnes of men howe longe wyll ye blaspheme myne honour and haue such pleasure in vanyte and seke after lesyng Sela. Knowe this also that the Lorde hath choseÌ„ to hym selfe the man that is godly when I call vpoÌ„ the Lorde he wyll heare me StaÌ„de in awe synne nat comen with your owne hert in your chambre be styll Sela. Offre the sacrifice of ryghtousnes put youre truste in the Lorde There be many that saye who wyll shewe vs any good Lorde lyfte thou vp the light of thy countenaunce vpoÌ„ vs. Thou hast put gladnesse in my herte sence the time that theyr corne wyne âšœ and oyle increaced I wyll laye me downe in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lorde onely that makest me dwell in safetye ¶ The. v. Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in songes of Musicke a Psalme of Dauid POndre my wordes O Lorde consydre my meditacyon O herken thou vnto the voice of my callyng my king my god for vnto the wyll I pray My voyce shalt thou heare by tymes O Lord earely in the mornynge wyll I directe my prayer vnto the and wyll loke vp For thou arte the God that hath no pleasure in wyckednesse neyther shall any euyl dwell with the. Suche as be foolysh shall nat stande in thy syght for thou ☞ hatest all them that worke vanyte Thou shalt destroye them that speak lesynge the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudy thyrstye and disceytfull man But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen in the multytude of thy mercy and in thy feare wil I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Leade me O Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes ☞ make thy way playne before my face For there is no faythfulnesse ☞ in his mouth theyr inwarde partes are very wyc kednesse theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with theyr tonge Destroye y â— them O God let theÌ„ perysh thorowe theyr owne ymaginacions caste them out in the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse For they haue rebelled agaynste the. And let all theÌ„ that put theyr trust in the reioyse they shall euer be geuynge of thankes because thou defendest theÌ„ they that loue thy name shall be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessynge vnto the righteous and with thy fauorable kyndnes wylte thou defende hym as with a shylde ¶ The. vâ— Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in Musick vpon the instrument of eyght strynges O Lorde rebuâ—e me nat in thy indigna cyon neyther chasten me in thy wrath Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule also is sore troubled but Lorde howe longe wylt thou punyshe me Turne the O Lorde and delyuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake For in death no man remembreth the and who wyll geue the thankes in the pyte I am wery of my groning euery night washe I my bedde and water my couche with my teares My bewtye is gone for very trouble and worne awaye because of all myne enemyes A waye fro â–ª me all ye that worke vanyte for the Lorde hath harde the voyce of my wepynge The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon the Lorde wyll receaue my prayer All myne enemyes shal be confounded and sore vexed they shal
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
thou shalte ryd me from the wycked man For this cause I wyll gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde among the gentyls synge praises vnto thy name Greate prosperite gyueth he vnto his kyng and sheweth louynge kyndnes vnto Dauyd his anointed and vnto hê sede for euermore ¶ Thâ— xix Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd THE âšœ heauens declare the glorye of God and the firmament sheweth hys handye worke ☞ One daye telleth another and one nyght certyfyeth another ☞ There is neyther speache nor language but there voyces are herde amonge them ☞ Theyr sounde is gone out in to all landes and theyr wordes in to the endes of the worlde In them hath he set a tabernacle for the soÌ„ne which coÌ„meth forth as a bridegrome out of his chambre reioyseth as a giaunt to ruÌ„ne his course It goeth forth from the vttermost part of the heauen and runneth about vnto the ende of it agayne there is nothyng hyd from the heare therof The lawe of the Lorde is vndefyled conuertynge the soule The testimonye of the Lorde is sure and giueth wisdome vnto the simple The statutê of the Lorde are right and reioyse the herte the commaundemeÌ„t of the Lorde is pure and gyueth light vnto the eyes The feare of the Lorde is cleane and endureth for euer the iudgemeÌ„tê of the Lorde are true and ryghteous altogether More to be desyred are they then golde yee then much fyne golde sweter also then hony and the hony combe Moreouer by them is thy seruaunt taught and in keping of them there is great rewarde Who can tell howe ofte he offendeth Oh clense thou me fro my secrete fautes Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous synnes lest they get the dominion ouer me for theÌ„ shall I be vndefyled and innocent froÌ„ the great offence Let the wordes of my mouth and the meditacion of my hert be âšœ allwaye acceptable in thy sight O Lorde my strength and my redemer ¶ The xx Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe Lorde heare the in the daye of trouble the name of the God of Iacob defende the sende the helpe froÌ„ y e Santuary and strength the out of Sion RemeÌ„bre all thy offerynges accepte thy brente sacrifyce Sela. Graunt the thy hertes desyre fulfyl all thy mynde We wyl reioyse in thy saluacyon triumphe in the name of the Lorde our God the Lorde perfourme all thy peticions Nowe knowe I that the Lorde helpeth his anoynted and wyl heare hym from hys holy heauen euen with the wholsome strength of his ryght hande Some put theyr truste in charettes and some in horses but we wyll remembre the name of the Lorde oure God they are brought downe and falleÌ„ but we are rysen and stand vp ryght Saue Lorde and heare vs O kyng in the day when we shall call âšœ vponthe ¶ The. xxi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe kynge shal reioyce in thy strength O Lorde exceadynge glad shall he be of thy saluacyon Thou hast geuen hym his hertes desyre and hast nat denyed hym the request of his lyppes Sela. For thou shalt preuente hym with the blessynges of goodnes and shalte set a crowne of pure golde vpon his heade He asked lyfe of the and thou gauest hym a longe lyfe euen for euer and euer His honoure is greate in thy saluacyon glory and great worshipe shalt thou laye vpon hym For thou shalt geue hym euerlastynge felycite and make hym glad with the ioye of thy couÌ„tenaunce bycause the kynge putteth his trust in the Lorde and in the mercy of the most hyest he shal nat myscary All thyne enemyes shal fele thy hande thy ryght hande shall fynde out them that hate the. Thou shalt make them lyke a fyrie ouen in tyme of thy wrath the Lorde shal destroye them in his displeasure and the fyre shall consume them Theyr frute shalt thou destroy out of the earth and theyr sede from amonge the chyldren of men For they intended myschefe agaynst the and ymagyned suche a deuyce as they are nat able to perfourme Therfore shalte thou put them to flyght and the strynges of thy bowe shalt thou make redy agaynste the faces of them Be thou exalted Lorde in thyne owne streyngth so wyll we synge and prayse thy power The xxii Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter vpon the hynde of the dawnynge A Psalme of Dauid MY God my God âšœ loke vpon me why hast thou forsaken me and art so farre fro my health and from the wordes of my complaynte O my God I crye in the daye tyme but thou hearest nat and in the night season also I take no rest And thou contynuest holy O thou worshyppe of Israel Our father 's hoped in the they trusted in the and thou dyddest delyuer theÌ„ They called vpon the and were helped they put theyr trust in the and were nat confounded But as for me I am a worme and no man a very scorne of men and the outcast of the people All they that se me laugh me to scorne they shote out theyr lyppes and shake the heade He trusted in God let hym delyuer hym let hym delyuer hym yf he wyll haue hym But thou arâ— he that toke me out of my mothers wombe thou wast my hope wheÌ„ I hanged yet vpoÌ„ my mothers brestes I haue bene lefte vnto the euer sense I was borne thou arte my God euen fro my mothers wombe O go nat fro me for trouble is harde at hande and here is none to helpe me Many oxen are come about me greate bulles of Basan close me in on euery syde They gape vpon me with theyr mouthes as it were a rampynge and roarynge lyon I am powred out lyke water and al my bones are out of ioynt my herte also in the myddest of my body is euen lyke meltynge waxe My streÌ„gth is dryed vp lyke a poâ—sherde my tonge cleueth to my goâ—es and thou shalt bringe me in to the dust of dethe For âšœ many ☞ dogges are come about me the councell of the wicked laye seage agaynste me They pearsed my handes and my tete I maye tell all my bones they stande starynge and lokynge vpon me They parte my garmentes among theÌ„ and caste lottes vpon my vesture But be not thou farre fro me O Lord thou art my succoure hast the to helpe me Delyuer my soule from the swerde my darlyng from the power of the dogge Saue me frome the lyons mouthe thou hast herde me also from among the hornes of the vnicornes I wyl declare thy name vnto my brethreu in the myddest of the congregacion wyll I prayse the. O prayse the Lorde ye that feare hym Magnyfie him al ye of the sede of Iacob feare him al ye sede of Israel For he hath nat dispysed nor abhorred the lowe estate of the pore he hath nat hyd his face from hym but when he called vnto him he
Psalme Oâ— Dauid PLeade thou my cause O Lorde with them that stryue wtth me and fyght thou agaynste them that fyght agaynste me Laye hande vpon the shylde and bucler stande vp to helpe me Brynge forth the speare stope the waye agaynste them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluacyon Let them be coufounded and put to shame that seke after my soule let them be turned backe brought to confusion that ymagyn myschefe for me Let them be as duste before the wynde and the aungell of the Lorde scateringe them Let theyr way be darke and slippery and let the the aungell of the Lorde persecute them For they haue preuely laied their net to destroy me without a cause yee euen without a cause haue they made a pyt for my soule Let a sodaine destruccion come vpon him vnawares and hys net that he hath layed pryuely catche hym selfe that he maye fall into hys owne myschefe And my soule be ioyfull in the Lorde it shall reioyce in hys saluacyon All my bones shall saye Lorde who is lyke vnto the whiche delyuerest the poore from stronger than hym selfe yee the poore and the wretched from hym that spoileth him False wytnesse dyd ryse vp they lated to my charge thinges that I knowe nat They rewarded me euell for good to the great dyscomforte of my soule Neuerthelesse wheÌ„ they were sicke I put on a sacke cloth and huÌ„bled my soule with fastynge my prayer shal turne into myne owne bosoÌ„ I behaued my self as though it had bene my freÌ„de or my brother I went heuely as one that morneth for his mother But in myne aduersyte they reioysed and gathered them together yee the very abiectes came together agaiÌ„st me vnawares ma kynge mowes at me ceassed not With y â— flatterers were busy mockers which gnas shed agaynst me with theyr tethe Lorde howe longe wylte thou loke vpon this O deliuer my soule from the wicked rumours of them and my dearlynge from the lyons So wyll I geue the thankes in the great congregacyon I wyll prayse the amonge much people O let not them that are mine enemyes tryumphe ouer me for naught nether let them wyncke with theyr eyes that hate me without a cause And why theyr coÌ„monynge is nat for peace but they ymagyn dysceytfull wordes agaynst them that are quyet in the lande They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and sayde fye on the fye on the we dyd se it with oure eyes Thys thou haste sene O Lorde holde nat thy tong then go nat farre fro me O Lorde Awake and stande vp auenge thou my cause my God and my Lorde Iudge me O Lorde my God accordynge to thy ryghtuousnesse and let them not triumphe ouer me Let them not saye in theyr hertes there there so wolde we haue it neyther let them saye we haue ouer come him Let them be put to confusyon and shame that together reioise at my trouble let theÌ„ be clothed with rebuke and dishonoure that boast them sel ues agaynst me Let them be glad and reioyse that fauoure my rightuous dealynge yee let them saye alway blessed be the Lord that willeth the peace of his seruaunte And as for my tonge it shal be talkynge of thy ryghtuones and of thy prayse all the daye longe ¶ The. xxxvi Psalme ¶ To the chauntee of Dauyd the seruaunt of the Lorde MY herte sheweth me the wyckednesse of the vngodly that there is no feare of God before his eies For he flatereth hiÌ„ selfe in his owne syght tyll his abhomynable synne be founde out The wordes of his mouthe are vnryghtuous and full of disceyte he hath lefte of to behaue him selfe well and to do good He ymagyneth myschefe vpon his bedde and hath set him selfe in no good way neyther doth he refuse any thynge that is euyll Thy mercy O Lord reacheth vnto the Heauen and thy trueth vnto the cloudes Thy ryghtuousnes standeth lyke the stronge mountaines thy iudgementes are lyke the greate depe Thou Lorde wylte preserue bothe man beaste Howe excellente is thy mercy O God and the children of men shal put their truste vnder the shadowe of thy wynges They shall be satysfyed with the plentuousnes of thy house and thou shalte gyue them dryncke of thy pleasure as out of the ryuer For with the is the well of lyfe and in thy lyght shall we se lyght O sprede forth thy louynge kyndnes vnto them that knowe the and thy ryghtuousnes vnto theÌ„ that are true of herte O let not the fote of pryde come agaynste me and let nat y â— haÌ„de of the vngodly caste me downe ☞ There are they fallen all that worke wyckednes they are caste downe and shal nat be able to stande ¶ The. xxxvij Psame ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd FRET nat thy self because of the vngodly neyther be thou enuious agaynst the euyll doers For they shall sone be cut downe lyke the grasse and be wythered euen as the grene herbe Put thou thy truste in the Lorde and do good dwel in the lande and â—erely thou shalt be fedde Delyte thou in the Lorde and he shall gyue the thy hertes desyre Commytte thy waye vnto the LORDE and put thy truste in hym and he shall brynge it to passe He shall make thy ryghtuousnesse as cleare as the lyght thy iust dealyng as the none daye Holde the styll in the Lorde and abyde pacyently vpon hym but greue nat thy selfe at hym whose waye dothe prospere and that dothe after euyll councels Leaue of froÌ„ wrath and let go displeasure frete nat thy selfe els shalt thou be moued to do euell Wycked doers shal be roted out and they that pacyently abyde the Lorde shall enherete the lande Yet a lytle whyle and the vngodly shal be cleane gone thou shalte loke after hys place and he shal be awaye But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth and shal be refreshed in muche rest The vngodly seketh couÌ„cel against the iust gnassheth vpon him with his tethe The Lorde shall laughe hym to scorne for he hathe sene that his daies is coÌ„myng The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde and haue bended their bowe to cast downe the poore and nedye and to slee suche as be of ryght conuersacyon Theyr swerde shall go thorowe their owne herte and theyr bowe shal be broken A small thynge that the ryghtuous hathe is better then greate ryches of the vs godly For the armes of the vngodly shal be broken and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous The Lorde knoweth y â— dayes of the godly and their inheritauÌ„ce shall endure for euer They shall nat be confounded in the peryllous tyme and in the dayes of derth they shal haue ynough As for the vngodly they shal perishe and the enemies of the Lorde shal coÌ„sume ☞ as the fat of laÌ„bes yee euen as the smoke shal they coÌ„sume awaye The vngodly boroweth payeth nat agayne but the rightuous is mercyfull lyberal Such as
had in division of them that are rounde about vs. Thou makest vs to be a by worde amonge the heithen and that the people shake their heades at vs. My confusion is daylye before me the shame of my face hath couered me For the voyce of the sclauÌ„derer and blasphemer for the enemye and auenger And thoughe all this be come vpon vs yet do we not forgette the nor behaue our selues frowardly in thy couenaunt Our herte is not turned backe neyther our steppes gone out of thy waye No nat whan thou haste snutteÌ„ vs into the place of dragons and couered vs with the shadowe of deathe If we haue forgotten the name of oure God and holden vp our haÌ„des to any straunge God Shal nat God search it out for he knoweth the very secretes of the herte For thy sake also are we kylled all the daye longe are couÌ„ted as shepe apointed to be slayne Up Lorde why slepest thou Awake and be nat absent from vs for euer Wherfore hydest thou thy face and forgettest our mysery and oure trouble For out soule is brought lowe euen vnto the dust our belye cieueth vnto the grounde Aryse and helpe vs and delyuer vs for thy mercy sake ¶ The. xlv Psalme ¶ To him that excell amonge the â—â—â—â—es an instruccyon of the chyldren of Lorah a songe of loue MY herte is endytynge of a good mater I speake of the thiges whiche I haue made vnto the kynge My tong is the peÌ„ne of a redy wryter âšœ Thou arte fayrer then the chyldren of men ful of grace are thy lyppes because God hath blessed the for euer Girde the with thy swerde vpon thy thigh O thou moste myghty accordynge to thy worshype and renowne Good lucke haue thou with thyne honour ryde on because of the worde of treuthe of mekenesse ryghteousnesse and thy ryght hande shall teach the rerrible thynges Thy arrowes are very sharpe and the people shal be subdued vnto the euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemyes Thy seate O God endureth for euer the scepter of thy kyngdome is a ryght scepter Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse and hated iniquite wherfore God euen thy God hathe anoyted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes All thy garmentes smell of myrre Aloes and Cassia out of the yuerye palaces wher by they haue made the glade Kynges daughters were amonge thy honorable wemen vpon thy ryght hande dyd stande the quene in a vesture of gold âšœ wrought about with dyuerse colours Herken O daughter and consydre enclyne thyne eare forget also thine owne people thy fathers house So shal y c kynge haue pleasure in thy bewtye for he is thy Lorde âšœ God and worshype thou hym And the daughter of Tire shall be there with a gyfte lyke as the ryche also amonge the people shall make theyr supplicacyon before the. The kynges daughter is all gloryous within her clothynge is of wrought golde She shal be brought vnto the kynge in raymente of nydle worke the virgins that be her felowes shall beare her company and shal be brought vnto the. With ioye and gladnesse shal they be brought and shal entre in to the kynges palace In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue chyldren whom thou mayest make princes in all landes I wyll remembre thy name from one generacyon to another therfore shall the people geue thankes vnto the worlde without ende ¶ The. xlvi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a songe for the chyldren of Lorath vpon ☞ Alamoth GOd is our hope and streÌ„gth a very pre sente helpe in trouble Therfore wyl we nat feare though the earth be moued though the hylles be caryed in the myddest of the see Though y â— waters therof rage and swell though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same Sela. The ryuers of the floude therof shall make glad the cytie of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the moste hyest God is in the myddest of her therfore shall she nat be remoued God shall helpe her and that ryght early The Heithen make muche a do and the kyngdomes are moued but God hathe shewed his voyce and the earth shall melt awaye The Lorde of Hostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our refuge Sela. O come hyther and beholde the workes of the Lorde what destruccyons he hath brought vpon the earth He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bow and knappeth y â— speare in sonder burneth the charettes in the fyre Be styll then and knowe that I am God I wyl be exalted amonge the Heythen I wyll be exalted in the earth The Lord of Hostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our defence Sela. ¶ The xlvij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme for the children of Lorâ—h O Clappe your handes togyther all ye people O synge vnto God with the voyce of melody For y â— Lorde is hye to be feared he is the great kynge vpon al the earth He shall subdue the people vnder vs and the nacyons vnder oure fete He shall chose out an herytage for vs euen the worshippe of Iacob whoÌ„ he loued Sela. God is gone vp with a mery noyse the Lorde with the sounde of the trompe O synge prayses synge prayses vnto âšœ oure God O synge prayses synge prayses vnto our kynge For God is kynge of al y â— earth syng ye prayses with vnderstaÌ„ding God raygneth ouer the heithen god sytteth vpoÌ„ his holy seate The princes of y â— people are ioyned vnto y â— people of y â— God of Abraham for God whiche is very hye exalted dothe defende the earth as it were with a shylde ¶ The. xlviij Psalme ¶ â— songâ— of a Psalme of the chyldren of Loâ—ah âšœ in the seconde daye of oure Sabbaâ—h GReate is the Lorde and hyghly to be praysed in the cytie of oure God euen vpon his holy hyll The hyll of Syon is a fayre place the ioye of the whole earthe vpon the north syde lyeth the cytye of the greate kynge God is well knowen in her palaces as a sure refuge For lo the kynges âšœ of the earth are gathered gone by together They merueled to se such thinges they were astonyed and sodeynly caste downe Feare came there vpon them sorowe as vpon a woman in her trauayle Thou shalt breake the shyppes of the see thorowe the east wynde Lyke as we haue herd so haue we sene in the citye of the Lord of Hostes in the cytye of oure god God vpholdeth her for euer Sela. We wayte for thy louing kyndnesse O God in y â— myd dest of thy reÌ„ple O God according vnto thy name so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende thy right hand is ful of righteous nes Let the mounte Sion reioyse and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgemeÌ„tes Walke about Sion and go round about her and tell the towres therof Marke well her bulwerkes set
vp her houses that ye maye tel them that come after For this God is oure God for eâ—er and euer he shall be oure gyde vnto death ¶ The. xlix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme for the chyldren of Lorah O Heare this al ye people poÌ„dre it with youre eares all ye that dwell in the worlde Hye and lowe ryche and poore one with another My mouth shal speake of wysdome and my hert shall muse of vnderstandynge I wyll enclyne myne eare to the parable and shewe my darcke speach vpon the harpe Wherfore shulde I feare in the dayes of wyckednesse and when the wyckednesse of my heles coÌ„paseth me rouÌ„de about There be some that trust in theyr abundaunce and boast them selues in the multitude of theyr rychesse But no man maye delyuer his brother nor make agrement vnto God for hym For it costeth more to redeme theyr soules so that he must let that alone for euer â—ee though he lyue longe and se nat the graue For he seeth that wyse men also dye and peryshe togeyther as wel as the ignoraunt folysh and leaue theyr ryches for other And yet they thinke that theyr houses shal continue for euer and that theyr dwellynge places shal endure froÌ„ one generacion to another callyng the landes after theyr owne names Neuerthelesse man wyll nat abyde in honoure seynge he may be compared vnto the beastes that peryshe this is the waye of them This is theyr folyshnesse and theyr posterite prayse theyr sayeng Sela. They lye in the hell lyke shepe death gnaweth vpoÌ„ theÌ„ and the ryghteous shall haue dominacyon of them in the mornyng theyr bewtye shall consume in the sepulchre out of theyr dwellynge But God shall delyuer my soule from the place of hell for he shall receaue me Sela. Be nat thou afrayed though one be made ryche or yf the glorye of his house be increased For he shal cary nothynge awaye with hym when he dyeth nether shal his pompe folowe him For whyle he lyued he couÌ„ted hym selfe an happye man and ☞ so longe as y â— doest well vnto thy selfe meÌ„ wyll speake good of the. He shall folowe the generacion of his fathers shal neuer se light Man beyng in honoure hath no vnderstandynge but is compared vnto the beastes that peryshe ¶ The. l. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Asaph The Lorde euen the most myghtie God hathe spoken and called the worlde from the rysynge vp of the sonne vnto the goynge downe therof Out of Syon hathe God apeared in perfecte bewtye Oure God shall come and shall not kepe sylence there shall go before hym a coÌ„sumynge fyre and a myghtye tempest shal be stered vp rounde aboute hym He shall call the heauen from aboue and the earth that he maye iudge hys people Gather my saynctes togeyther vnto me those that haue made a couenaunt with me with sacrifyce And the heauens shal declare hys ryghtuousnesse for God is iudge hym selfe Sela Heare O my people and I wyll speake I my selfe wyll testifye agaynste the O Israell For I am God euen thy God I wy â—at reproue the because of thy sacrifices or for thy burnt offerynges because they were nat all way before me I wyl take no bullocke out of thy house nor he Goates out of thy foldes For all the beastes of the Forest are myne and so are the cattell vpon a thousande hylles I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes and the wylde beastes of the felde are in my syght If I be hongrye I wyll nat tell the for the whole worlde is myne and all y â— therin is Thynkeste thou that I wyll eate bulles flesshe and drincke the bloude of goates Offre vnto God thankes geuynge and paye thy vowes vnto the moste hyghest And cal vppon me in the tyme of trouble so wyll I heare the and thou shalte prayse me But vnto the vngodly sayde God Why doest thou preache my lawes and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth Where as thou hatest to be refourmed haste cast my wordes behynde the WhaÌ„ thou sawest a thefe thou consentedest vnto hym and haste bene partaker with the aduouterers Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse and with thy tong thou hast set forth disceyt Thou sattest and spakest agaynst thy brother yee hast sclauÌ„dred thine owne mothers sonne These thinges haste thou done I helde my tonge y â— thoughtest âšœ wickedly that I am eueÌ„ such a one as thy selfe but I wyl re proue the set before the the thynges that thou hast done O consydre this ye y â— forget God lest I plucke you away and there be none to delyuer you Who so offreth me thaÌ„kes and praise he honoureth me and to him y â— ordreth his conuersacion right wyll I shewe the saluacyon of God â— The. li. Psalme ¶ To the chaunter â— Psalme of Dauid when the prophet Nathan came vnto him after he was gone in to Bethsave HAue mercy vpon me O God after thy âšœ great goodnes accordyng vnto the multytude of thy mercyes do awaye myne offences washe me thorowly fro my wyckednesse clense me fro my synne For I knowleg my fautes my synne is euer before me Agaynst the onely haue I synned and done this euil in thy sight y â— thou myghtest be iustifyed in thy sayinge clere when y â— art iudged Beholde I was shapen in wyckednesse in synne hath my mother conceaued me But lo thou requyrest truth in the inward partes and shalt make me to vnderstaÌ„de wisdome secretly Thou shalte pourge me with Isope I shall be cleane thou shalt wash me I shal be whiter then snowe Thou shalt make me heare ioye and gladnesse that the bones whiche y â— hast broken maye reioyse Turne thy face from my sinnes put out al my misdedes Make me a cleane hert O God renue a ryght spryte within me Cast me not awaye from thy presence take nat thy holy spryte from me O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne stablysh me with thy fre spryte Then shall I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked and synners shal be coÌ„uerted vnto the. Delyuer me from bloude gyltynesse O God O God of my healthe and my tonge shall synge thy ryghteousnesse Thou shalte open my lyppes O Lorde ☞ and my mouth shall shewe forth thy prayse For thou desyrest no sacryfyce els wolde I geue it y â— but thou delitest nat in burntofferynge The sacrifice of God is a troubled spryte a broken and a coÌ„tryte hert O God shalt thou nat despyse O be fauorable gracious vnto Sion buylde thou the walles of Ierusalem Then shalt thou be pleased with y â— sacryfice of ryghteousnesse with the burnt offerynges oblacions theÌ„ shal they offre yonge bullockes vpon thine aulter ¶ The. lii Psalme ¶ To the chaunter an exortacion of Dauid when Doâ—g the Edomyte came to Saul and shewed him sayinge Dauid is
foxes But y â— kynge shal reioyse in God all they also y â— swere by hym shal be coÌ„mended for the mouth of them chat speake lyes shal be stopped ¶ The. lxiiij Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd HEARE my voyce O God in my praer preserue my lyfe from fere of the enemy Hyde me from the gatherynge togyther of the frowarde from the insurrection of wicked doers Whiche haue whee theyr tonge lyke a swerde shote out theyr arrowes euen bytter wordes That they may pryuâ—â—â— shote at him whiche is perfect sodenly do they hyt him feare nat They courage them selues in mischeife and commune amonge them selues howe they may laye snares say that no man shal se them They ymagin wickednes and practyse it y t they kepe secrete among them selues euery man in y â— depe of his hert But god shall sodenly shote at them with a swifte arow y â— they shal be wounded Yee theyr owne tonges shall make them fall in so much y â— who so seeth them shall laugh them to scorne And all men that se it shall saye this hathe God done for they shall perceaue that it is hys worke The ryghteous shall reioyse in the Lorde put his trust in him and all they that are true of herte shal be glad ¶ The. lxv Psalme To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauyd THou O God arte praysed in Syon vnto the shall the vowe be perfourmed âšœ in Hierusalem Thou that hearest the prayer vnto the shall all fleshe come My mysdedes preuayle agaynste me Oh be thou mercyfull vnto oure synnes Blessed is y â— man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto the he shal dwel in thy court and shal be satysfyed with the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Thou shalt shewe vs wonderful thinges in ryghteousnesse O God of our saluacyon thou y â— arte the hope of all the endes of the earth and of theÌ„ y â— remayne in the broade see Which in his strength setteth fast the mouÌ„taines and is gyrded aboute w t power Which stylleth the ragyng of the see the noyse of his waues and the madnesse of the people They also y â— dwell in the vttermoost partes of the erth shal be afrayed at thy tokeÌ„s thou that makest the ☞ out goynges of the mornyng and euenyng to prayse the. Thou visitest the earth and blessest it thou makest it very plenteous The ryuer of God is full of water thou preparest their corne for so thou prouydest for the earthe Thou waterest her forowes thou sendest rayne iÌ„ to the litle valleys therof thou makest it softe with the droppes of raine and blessest the increase of it Thou crownest the yere w t thy goodnesse thy cloudes droppe fatnesse They shal droppe vpon the dwellynges of y â— wyldernes and the lytle hylles shall reioyse on euery syde The foldes shal be full of shepe the valleys also shall stande so thycke with corne that they shal laugh and synge The. lxvi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter The songe of a Psalme O Be ioyfull in God all ye landes synge prayses vnto the honour of his name make hys prayse to be gloryous Saye vnto God O howe wonderfull arte thou in thy worckes thorowe the greatnesse of thy power shall thyne enemyes be founde lyers vnto the. For all the worlde shall worshyppe the syng of the and prayse thy name Sela. O come hyther and beholde the worckes of God how wonderful he is in his doyng towarde the chyldren of men He turned the see into drye laÌ„de so that they weÌ„t thorow the water on fote there dyd we reioyse therof He ruleth with his power for euer his eies behold y â— people and such as wyl nat beleue shal nat be able to exalte them selues Sela. O prayse oure God ye people and make the voice of his prayse to he heard Which holdeth our soule in lyfe suffreth nat our fete to slyp For thou O God haste proued vs thou also haste tryed vs lyke as syluer is tryed Thou broughtest vs into to the snare and layed trouble vpon our loynes Thou suffredest men to ryde ouer oure heades We went thorow fyre water and y â— broughtest vs out into a welthy place I wyll go in to thy house with brent offrynges and wyll paye the my vowes whiche I promysed with my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I wyll offre vnto the fat brente sacryfyces with the meense of rammes I wil offre bullockes and goates Sela. O come hither and herken all ye y â— feare God and I wyl tel you what he hath done for my soule I called vnto him with my mouth and gaue hym prayses with my tonge If I enclyne vnto wyckednesse with my herte the Lorde wyl nat heare me But God hath hearde me and considred the voyce of my prayer Praysed be God which hath nat cast out my praier nor tourned his mercy fro me ¶ The. lxvii Psalme ¶ To the chaunter in melodies a Psalme and a songe GOd be mercyfull vnto vs and blesse vs and shewe vs the lyght of his couÌ„tenaunce âšœ and be mercyful vnto vs. â—ela That thy waye maye be knowen vpon earth thy sauing health among all nacioÌ„s Let the people prayse the O God yee let all people prayse the. O let the nacyoÌ„s reioyse and be glad For thou shalt iudge the folke righteously and gouerne the nacions vpon earth Sela. Let the people prayse y â— O God let all people prayse the. Then shal the erth bring furth hir increase God euen oure owne god shall geue vs his blessynge God shall blesse vs all the endes of the worlde shall feare him ¶ The â–ª lxviiê Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauid LEt God aryse and let his enemyes be scattered let them also that hate him flye fom his face Lyke as the smoke vanysheth so shalte thou dryue them awaye and lyke as waxe melteth at the fyre so let the vngodly perishe froÌ„ the preceÌ„re of God But let the ryghteous be glad reioyse in the syght of God let them also be mery ioyful Oh syng vnto God syng prayses vnto his name magnifye hym that rydeth vpon the heauens as it were vpon a horse prayse ye him ☞ iÌ„hys name ye and reioyse before hym He is a father of the fatherlesse and defendeth the cause of wydowes euen God in his holy habitacion He is the God that maketh men to be of one minde in a house he bryngeth the prisoners out of captiuite but letteth the rennagates conty nue in scarcenesse O God when thou wentest for the before the people when thou weÌ„test thorowe the wyldernesse Sela. The earthe shoke and the heauens dropped at the presence of God euen as Sinai also was moued at y â— preseÌ„ce of God which is the God of Israel Thou O God sendedst a
y ◠they turne nat agayne to folyshnes For his saluacion is nye them that feare him that glorye may dwel in our lande Mercy and trueth are met togither ryghtuousnesse and peace haue kyssed eche other Truth shal floryshe out of the earth ryghtuousnes hath loked downe fro heauen Yee the Lorde shall shewe louynge kyndnesse and our lande shall gyue her encrease Ryghtuousnesse shall go before him and ☞ he shall directe his goynge in the waye ¶ The. lxxxvj Psalme ¶ A prayer of Dauyd BOwe downe thyne eare O Lorde and neare me for I am pore and in misery Preserue thou my soule for I am holye my God saue thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in the. Be mercyful vnto me O lord for I wyll call daylye vpon the. Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte for vnto the O Lorde do I lyft vp my soule For thou Lorde arte good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon the. Gyue eare Lorde vnto my prayer and pō dre the voyce of my humble desyres In the tyme of my trouble I wyl call vpon the for thou hearest me Amonge the Goddes there is none lyke vnto the O Lorde there is nat one that can do as thou doest Al nacyons whom thou hast made shal come and worshyppe the O Lorde shall glorify thy name For thou arte great and doest wō derous thinges thou arte God alone Teache me thy way O Lorde and I wyll walke in thy trueth O knytte my hert vnto the that it maye feare thy name I wyll thanke the O Lorde my God with all my herte and wyll prayse thy name for euer For greate is thy mercy towarde me and thou hast delyuered my soule from the nethermoste hell O God the proude are rysen agaynste me and the congregacions of noughtie men haue sought after my soule and haue nat set the before theyr eies But thou O Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercy long suffryng plentuous in goodnes and trueth O turne the then vnto me and haue mercy vpon me geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt and saue the sonne of thyne handmayde Shewe some token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye se it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast helped me and comforted me ¶ The. lxxxvii Psalme ¶ A Psalme and songe of the sonnes of Lorah HER foundacions are vpon the holye hylles the Lorde loueth the gates of Syon more then all the dwellynges of Iacob Uery excellente thynges are spoken of the thou cyte of God Selah I wyll thynke vpon Rahab and Babylon with them that knowe me Beholde yee the Phylistynes also and they of Tyre with the Moryans Lo there was he borne And of Syon it shal be reported that he was borne in her and the moste hyest shall stablysh her The Lorde shall rehearse it whan he wryteth vp the people that he was borne there Selah ☞ The syngers also and trompetters shal he rehearse All my fresh sprynges shal be in the. ¶ The lxxxviij Psalme ¶ A songe and Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah to the chaunter ☞ vpon Mahelath to geue thankes an instruccion of Heman the Ezrahyte O Lorde God of my saluacyon I haue cryed daye and nyght before the Oh let my prayer entre into thy presence enclyne thyne eare vnto my callynge For my soule is ful of trouble and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hell I am counted as one of them that go downe vnto the pyrte and I haue bene euen as a man y ◠hath no strēgth Fre amonge the deade lyke vnto them that be wounded slepynge in the graue whithe be out of remembraunce and are cut awaye from thy hande Thou haste layde me in the lowest pitte in darke and depe places Thyne in dygnacyon lyeth harde vpō me and thou haste vexed me with all thy stormes Selah Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaūce farte fro me and made me to be abhorred of them I am so faste in prysō that I can nat get forth My syght fayleth for very trouble Lorde I haue called dayly vpon the I haue stretched out myne handes vnto the. Wylt thou shew wonders amonge the deade Or shal the deed ryse vp agayne prayse the◠Sela. Shall thy louynge kyndnes be shewed in the graue or thy faithfulnesse in destruccyon Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke and thy ryghtuousnes in the lande of forgetfulnesse ☞ Unto the haue I cryed O Lorde and early shall my prayer come before the. Lorde why abhorrest thou my soule and hydest thou thy face fro me I am in mysery and lyke vnto hym that is at the poynte to dye euen fro my youth vp thy terrours haue I suffred with a troubled mynde Thy wrathfull dyspleasure goeth ouer me and the feare of the hathe vndone me They came rounde aboute me daylye lyke water and compased me to geyther on euery syde My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye fro me and hyd myne acquayntaūce out of my syght ¶ The. lxxxix Psalme ¶ An instruccyon of Ethan the Ezrahyte MY songe shal be all waye of the louing kyndenes of the Lord with my mouth wyll I euer be shewynge thy truth from one generacyon to another For I haue sayd mercy shal be set vp for euer thy truth shalt thou stablysh in the heauens I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt Thy sede wyll I stablysh foreuer and set vp thy trone from one generacyon to another Sela. O Lorde the very heauens shall prayse thy wonderous workes and thy trueth in the congregacyon of the saynctes For who is he amonge the cloudes that shal be compared vnto the Lorde And what is he amonge the chyldren of goddes that shal be lyke vnto the Lorde God is very greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes and to be had in reuerence of all them that are aboute hym O Lorde God of Hostes who is lyke vnto the thy trueth moste myghtye Lorde is on euery syde Thou rulest the ragyng of the see thou styllest the waues therof when they aryse Thou hast subdued Egypte and destroyed it thou haste scatred thyne enemyes abroade with thy myghtye arme The heauens are thyne the earth also is thyne thou haste layed the foundacyon of the rounde worlde and al that therin is Thou haste made the north and the south Tabor and Hermon shall reioyse in thy name Thou hast a myghtie arme strong is thyne hande and hye is thy ryght hande Ryghteousnes and equyte is the habytacyon of thy seate mercy and trueth shall go before thy face Blessed is the people O Lorde that can reioyse in the they shall walke in the lyghte of thy countenaunce Theyr delyte shal be daylye in thy name in thy ryghteousnesse shal they make theyr boste For thou art y ◠glory of theyr strength in thy louyng kyndnesse y u shalt lyfte vp our hornes For the
Lorde is our defeÌ„ce The holy one of Israel is our Kyng Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saiÌ„ctes saidest I haue layed help vpoÌ„ one y â— is mighti I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue fouÌ„de Dauid my seruaunt with my holy oyle haue I anointed him My hande shal holde hym faste and myne arme shal strengthen hym The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym I shall smyte downe his foes before his face and plage theÌ„ that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted I wyll set his dominion also in the see and his ryght hande in the floudes He shall call me thou art my father my God and my sure saluacyon And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne hyer theÌ„ the Kynges of the earth My mercy wyll I kepe for hym for euermore and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer and hys trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke nat in my iudgementes If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundementes I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym nor suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wyll I nat breake nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll nat fayle Dauid Hys sede shall endure for euer and hys seate is lyke as the sonne before me He shall stande faste for euermore as the moone and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen Selah But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoynted and arte dyspleased at hym Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges and broken downe his stronge holdes All they that go by the way spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies and made al his aduersaryes to reâ—oyse Thou hast takeÌ„ awaye the edge of hê swerde and geuest him nat victory in the battayle Thou hast put out his glory cast hys Trone downe to y â— grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him w t dishonoure Selah Lord how loÌ„ge wilt thou hyde thy selâ—e For euer and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme is wherfore hast y u made al mâ— for naught What man is he that liueth and shal nat se death And shall he delyuer his owne soule froÌ„ the hande of hell Selah Lorde where are thy olde louing kindnesses which y u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe Remember Lorde the rebuke y â— thy seruauntes haue how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the sclaunder the fotesteppes of thyne anoynted Praysed be the Lorde for euermore Amen Amen ¶ The. xc Psalme ¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God LORDE thou haste bene oure refuge from one generacyon to another Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerlastynge and worlde without ende Thou causest man to returne vnto contrycion Agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of men For a thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yestardaye seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght As sone as thou scatrest them they are euen as a slepe and fade away sodenly lyke the grasse In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenynge it is cut downe âšœ dryed vp and wythered For we consume awaye in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angrye all oure dayes are gone we brynge our yeares to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are gone â–ª But who regardeth the power of thy wrath for euen therafter as a man feareth so is thy dyspleasure O teach vs to nombre oure dayes that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome Turne the agayne O Lorde at the laste and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes O satysfye vs with thy mercy and that soone so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke and theyr chyldren thy glory and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs O prospere thou oure handy worcke The. xcj. Psalme WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the moste hyghest shall abide vnder the shadowe of the almyghtye I wyll saye vnto the Lorde Thou arte my hope and my stronge holde my God in hym wyll I truste For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter and frome the noysome pestylence He shal defende the vnder his wynge and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any tertour by nyght nor for the arrowe that flyeth by daye For the pestylence that walketh in the darkenesse nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day A thousande shall fall besyde the and ten thousaÌ„de at thy ryght hande but it shal nat come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalte thou beholde and se the rewarde of the vngodly For thou Lorde arte my hope thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye There shal no euyl happen vnto the neither shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the to kepe them all thy wayes They shall beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Adder the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I deliuer him I shal set hi vp because he hathe knowen my name He shall call vpon me I wyl heare him yee I am with him in trouble I wyll delyuer hym and bryng hym to honoure With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym shewe hym my saluacion ¶ The. xcij. Psalme ¶ I Psalme and â—onge for the Sabboth daye IT is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lorâ—e and to synge prayses vnto thy name O moste hyghest To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse
There shal go a fyre before hym and burne vp hys enemyes on euery syde Hys lyghtnynges gaue shine vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and was afrayed The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of the LORDE at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earthe The Heauens haue declared hys ryghtuousnes and all the people haue sene hys glory Confounded be all they that worshyppe carued ymages and that delyte in vayne Goddes worshyppe hym ☞ all ye Goddes Syon herde of it and reioysed and the doughters of Iuda were glad because of thy iudgementes O Lorde For thou Lorde arte hygher then al that are in the earth thou art exalted far aboue all Goddes O ye that loue the Lorde se that ye hate the thynge whiche is euyll the Lorde preserueth the soules of his saynctes he shal deliuer them from the haÌ„de of the vngodly There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous and a ioyful glad nesse for suche as be true herted Reioyse in the Lorde ye ryghteous and geue thankes for a remembraunce of hys holynesse ¶ The. xcviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme for Dauyd O SYNGE vnto the Lorde a newe soÌ„ge for he hath done maruelous thinges With hys owne ryght hande and wyth his holye arme hathe he gotten hymselfe the vyctorye The Lorde declared hys saluacyon his ryghteousnesse hathe he openly shewed in the syght of the Heathen He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel and al the endes of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of our God Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes synge reioyse and gyue thankes Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge With trompettes also and shawmes O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kynge Let the see make a noyse and al that ther in is the rounde world and they that dwel therin Let the floudes clappe theyr handes and let the hylles be ioyfull together Before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earthe With ryghtuousnes shall he iudge the worlde and the people with equyte ¶ The. xcix Psalme âšœ of Dauid THE Lorde is kynge be the people neuer so vnpacyent he sytteth bytwene the Cherubins be the earth neuer so vnquiet The Lorde is great in Syon and hye aboue all people They shall geue thankes vnto thy name which is great woÌ„derfull holy The kynges power loueth iudgement thou hast prepared equyte thou hast executed iudgement rightuousnes in Iacob O magnyfye the Lorde our God and fal downe before his fote stole for he is holy Moses and Aaron among his preastes and Samuel among suche as cal vpon his name these called vpon the Lorde and he herde them He spake vnto them out of the cloudy pyller for they kepte his testimonies and the lawe that he gaue them Thou herdest them O Lorde our God thou forgauest them O God and punyshedst theyr owne inuencions O magnifye the Lorde our God and worshyppe him vpon his holy hyll for the Lorde oure God is holy ¶ The. C. Psalme ¶ A Psalme for thankesgeuynge O Be ioyfull in the Lorde all ye landes serue the Lorde with gladnes and come before hys presence with a songe Be ye sure that the Lorde he is God It is he that hath made vs and not we our selues we are his people and the shepe of his pasture O go youre waye into his gates with thankes geuynge into his courtes with praise be thankeful vnto him and speake good of his name For the Lorde is gracious his mercye is euerlastynge and his truth endureth from generacion to generacyon ¶ The. C. j. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd MY songe shal be of mercy and iudgement vnto the O Lorde wyll I synge O let me haue vnderstandynge in the waye of godlynesse Whan wylt thou come vnto me I wyll walke in my house wyth a perfecte herte I wyll take no wycked thynge in hande I hate the synnes of vnfaythfulnesse there shal no such cleue vnto me A frowarde herte shall departe frome I wyll nat knowe a wycked person Who so preuely slauÌ„dreth his neighbour hym wyll I destroye Who so hathe also a proude loke and an hye stomake I wyl nat suffre hym Myne eyes loke vnto such as be faythfull in the lande that they maye dwell with me who so leadeth a godly lyfe he shal be my seruaunte There shall no dysceytfull persone dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall nat tary in my syght I shal sone destroye al the vngodly that are in the laÌ„de that I maye rote out al wicked doers from the cytie of the Lorde ¶ The. C. ij Psalme ¶ A prayer of the afâ—lyâ—t when he hathe an heuye harte and powreth out his complaynte before the Lorde H Eare my prayer O Lorde and let my cryenge come in vnto the. Hyde nat thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble enclyne thyne eares vnto me when I call O heare me and that ryght sone For my dayes are consumed away lyke smoke my bones are brente vp as it were a fyre brande My herte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse so that I forget to eate my breade For the voyse of my gronynge my bone wyll scarse cleue to my flesshe I am become lyke a Pellycane of y â— wyldernes lyke an owle y â— is in the deserte I haue watched am eueÌ„ as it were a sparowe y â— sytteth alone vpon the house toppe Myne enemyes reuyle me all the turned so that they hated his people dealt vntruly with his seruauÌ„tes Then sent he Moses hê seruauÌ„t and Aaron whom he had chosen And these shewed his tokens amonge them and wonders in the lande of HaÌ„ He sent darckenesse it was darke ☞ and they were nat obedyent vnto hys worde He turned theyr waters into bloude and slewe theyr fyshe Theyr laÌ„de brought forth frogges ye euen in theyr kynges chambers He spake the worde and theyr came all maner of flyes and lyce in al theyr quarters He gaue theÌ„ hayle stones for rayne and flammes of fyre in theyr laÌ„de He smote theyr vines also and fyge trees and destroye the trees that were in theyr coastes He spaeke the worde and the gre shoppers came and catyrpellers innumerable And dyd eate vp all the grasse in theyr lande deuoured the frute of theyr grouÌ„de He smote al the fyrst borne in theyr lande euen the chefe of all theyr strength He brought them forth also with syluer and golde there was nat one feble persoÌ„ amoÌ„ge theyr trybes Egypte was glad at theyr departing for they were afrayed of them He spred out a cloude to be a couerynge and fyre to geue lyght in the nyght season At theyr desyre he brought quayles and he fylled them with the breade of heauen He opened the rocke of stone and the waters
flowed out so that ryuers ranne in the drye places For why he remembred his holy promes Abraham his seruauÌ„t And he brought forth his people with ioye and his chosen with gladnesse And gaue theÌ„ the landes of the Heathen and they toke the labours of the people in possessyon That they myght kepe his statutes and obserue his lawes Prayse the Lorde ¶ The. cvi Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lorde or shewe forth al his prayse Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgement and do ryghteousnes Remembre me O Lorde accordinge to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people O vyset me with thy saluacyon That I maye se the felycyte of thy chosen reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people and geue thankes with thyne enherytaunce We haue synned with our fathers we haue done amysse and dealte wyckedly Oure fathers regarded nat thy wonders in Egypte nether kepte they thy greate goodnesse in remembrauÌ„ce but were dyssobedient at the see euen at the reed see Neuertheles he helped them for hys names sake that he myght make hys power to be konwne He rebuked the reed see also and it was dryed vp so he led them thorowe the depe as thorowe a wyldernesse And he saued them from the aduersaryes hande and delyuered them from the hande of the enemye As for those that troubled them the waters ouer whelmed them there was nat one of them lefte Then beleued they his wordes and sange prayse vnto hym But within a whyle they forgat his workes and wolde nat abyde his councell But luste came vpon them in the wyldernesse and they teÌ„pted God in the deserte And he gaue them theyr desyre and sent leanesse withall in to theyr soule They angred Moyses also in the tentes and Aaron the sayncte of the Lorde So the earth opened and swalowed by Dathan and couered the congre gacyon of Aberam And the fyre was kyndled in theyr company the flame brente vp the vngodly They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the molten ymage Thus they turned theyr glory in to the simylytude of a calfe that eateth haye And they forgat God theyr Sauioure which had done so great thynges i Egypte Wonderous workes in the lande of Ham and fearful thinges by the reed see So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed theÌ„ had nat Moses his chosen stande before hym in that gappe to turne awaye his wraythful indig nacyon leste he shulde destroye them Ye they thought scorne of y e pleasaunt lande and gaue no credence vnto his worde But murmured in theyr tentes and herkened nat vnto the voyce of the Lorde Then lyfte he vp his hande agaynst theÌ„ to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes To cast out theyr sede amonge the nacioÌ„s to scater them in the landes They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor eate thofferinges of the deed Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with theyr owne inuencioÌ„s and the plage was greate amonge them Then stode vp Phinehes prayed and so the plage ceased And that was counted vnto him for righteousnesse amonge all po sterites for euermore They angred hym also at the waters of stryfe so that he punyshed Moses for theyr sakes Because they ê“uoked hissprete so y â— he spake vnaduisedly with his lyppes Nether destroied they the Heathen as the Lorde commaunded them But were myngled among the Heathen and lerned theyr workes In so muche that they worshypped theyr ydolles whiche turned to theyr owne decay Yee they offred theyr soÌ„nes and their doughters vnto deuils And shed innocent bloude euen the bloude of theyr sonnes and of their doughters whome they offred vnto the ydols of Canaan and the lande was defyled with bloude Thus were they stayned with theyr owne workes and wente a whorynge with theyr owne inuencions Therfore was the wrath of the Lorde kyndled agaynste his people in so moche that he abhorred hys owne enheritaunce And he gaue them ouer into the hande of the Heathen and they that hated them were lordes ouer them Their enemyes oppressed theÌ„ and had them in subieccion Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them but they rebelled against him with theyr owne inuencions were brought downe in their wyckednesse Neuerthelesse when he sawe their aduersyte he herde their coÌ„playnte He thought vpon his couenaunt and pytied them accordyng vnto the multitude of his mercies yee he made al those that had led them a waye captiue to pytie them Delyuer vs O Lorde our God and gather vs from among the Heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name glory in thy prayse Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from euerlastyng and worlde without ende let all people say AmeÌ„ Amen Prayse y â— Lorde ¶ The. cvii. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Let them geue thankes whome the Lorde hathe redemed and delyuered from the hande of the enemye And gathered them out of the laÌ„des from the Easte from the west from the North and from the south They went a straye in the wyldernesse out of the way and founde no cytie to dwell in Hongrie and thrysty their soule faynted in them So they cried vnto the Lorde in theyr trouble and he deliuered theÌ„ from theyr distresse He led them forthe by the ryght waye y t they myght go to the cyte where they dwelt O that men wolde therfore prayse y â— Lorde for his goodnes and declare the wonders y e he doth for the chyldreÌ„ of men For he satisfyed y t emptye soule and fylled the hongry soule with goodnes Such as syt in darckenes in the shadow of death beyng fast bounde in myserye and yron Because they rebelled agaynst the wordes of y e Lorde lyghtly regarded the councel of the most hygest He also brought downe their hert thorowe heuinesse they fel downe and there was none to helpe them So whan they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of their distres For he brought them out of darckenesse out of the shadow of death brake their bondes in sonder O that men wolde therfore praise the Lorde for his goodnesse declare the woÌ„ders that he doth for the children of men For he hath broken the gates of brasse and smyten the â—acâ—es of yron i soÌ„der Folysh men are plaged for theyr offeice because of theyr wyckednesse Their soule abhorred al maner of meane and they were euen harde at deathes dore So whaÌ„ they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of theyr dystresse He sent his worde and healed them and they were saued from theyr destruccyon O that men wolde therfore prayse y e Lorde for his goodnesse and declare the wonders that he doth for the chyldren of men That they
I may learne thy commauÌ„dementes They that feare the wyll be glad wheÌ„ they se me because I haue put my truste in thy worde I knowe O Lorde that thy iudgemeÌ„tê are right and that thou of very faythfulnesse haste caused me to be troubled O let thy mercyfull kyndnesse be my comforte accordyng to thy worde vn to thy seruaunt O let thy louynge mercyes come vnto me that I may lyue for thy lawe is my delyte Let the proude be confounded for they go wickedly about to destroye me but I wyll be occupied in thy coÌ„maundementes Let suche as feare the haue knowen thy testymonyes be turned vnto me O let myne herte be sounde in thy statutes that I be nat ashamed My soule hath longed for thy saluaeyon and I haue a good hope because of thy worde Myne eyes longe sore for thy worde sayenge O when wylte thou comforte me For I am become lyke a bottell in the smoke yet do not I forget thy statutes Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt When wylte thou be auenged of them that persecute me The proud haue dygged pyttes for me whiche are nat after thy lawe Al thy commaundementes are true they persecute me falsly O be thou my helpe They had all moste made an ende of me vppon earthe â–ª but I forsake not thy commaundementes O quycken me after thy louynge kyndnes and so shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth O Lorde thy worde endureth for euer in heauen Thy trueth also remayneth from one generacion to another thou haste layed the foundacion of the earthe and it abydeth They continue this day accordynge to thyne ordynaunce for all thynges serue the If my delyte had not bene in thy lawe I shulde haue peryshed in my trouble I wil neuer forget thy commaundementes for w t theÌ„ thou hast quickened me I am thyne Oh saue me for I haue sought thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes The vngodly layed wayte for me to destroye me but I wyll consydre thy testimonies I se that al thinges come to an ende but thy commaundement is exceadyng broade â— Lorde What loue haue I vnto thy lawe all the daye longe is my studye in it Thou thorowe thy commauÌ„dementes haste made me wyser then myne enemyes for they are euer with me I haue more vnderstandynge then my teachers for thy testimonies are my studie I am wyser then the aged because I kepte thy commaundementes I haue refrayned my fete froÌ„ euery euyl waye that I maye kepe thy worde I haue nat shrynked from thy iudgemeÌ„tes for thou teachest me O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte Yee sweter then hony vnto my mouth Thorowe thy commaundementes I get vnderstandynge therfore I hate all wycked wayes Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyght vnto my pathes I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed to kepe thy ryghteous iudgemeÌ„tes I am troubled aboue measure quicken me O Lorde accordynge vnto thy worde Let the frewyll offerynge of my mouth please the O Lorde and teach me thy iudgementes ☞ My soule is alwaye in my hande yet do nat I forget thy lawe The vngodly haue layed a snare for me but yet swarued nat I from thy commaundementes Thy testymonies haue I claymed as myne herytage for euer and whyâ—they are the very ioye of my herte I haue applyed myne herte to fulfyll thy statutes alwaye euen vnto the ende I hate them that ymagen euell thynges but thy lawe do I loue Thou arte my defence and shylde and my trust is in thy worde Awaye fro me ye wycked I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my God O stablysh me accordynge vnto thy worde that I maye lyue and let me nat be disapoynted of my hope Holde thou me vp and I shall be safe ye my delyte shall euer be in thy statutes Thou hast troden downe all them that swarue froÌ„ thy statutes for they ymagin but leasing disceate Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse therfore I loue thy testimonyes My flesh treÌ„bleth for feare of the and I am afrayed of thy iudgementes â–ª I deale with the thynge that is laufull right O geue me nat ouer vnto myn oppressours Make y â— thy seruauÌ„t to delyte in that which is good y â— the proud do me no wrong Myne eyes are wasted awaye with lokyng for the health and for the word of thy righteousnes O deale with thy seruaunt accordinge vnto thy louynge mercy teach me thy statutes I am thy seruaunte O graunte me vnderstandynge that I maye knowe thy testymonyes It is tyme for the Lorde to laye to thyne hande for they haue destroyed thy lawe For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and precious stone Therfore holde I streyght all thy commaundemeÌ„tes and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre Thy testymonyes are wonderfull therfore dothe my soule kepe them When thy worde goeth forth it geueth lyght and vnderstandynge euen vnto the simple I opened my mouth and drewe in my breth for my delyte was in thy commaundementes O loke thou vpon me and be mercyfull vnto me as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name Order my steppes in thy worde and so shall no wyckednesse haue domynyon ouer me O delyuer me from the wronge dealynges of men and so shall I kepe thy commaundementes Shewe the lyght of thy countenaunce vpon thy seruaunte and teach me thy statutes Ryuers of waters ran out from myne eyes because men kepe nat thy lawe Ryghteous art thou O lorde and true is thy iudgemente The testimonyes that thou hast commaunded are exceadynge ryghteous and true My zele hath euen consumed me because myne enemyes haue forgotten thy wordes Thy worde is tryed to the vttermost and thy seruauns loueth it I am small and of no reputacyon yet do nat I forget thy commaundementes Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastynge ryghteousnes and thy lawe is trueth Trouble and heuynesse haue taken holde vpon me yet is my delyte in thy commaundementes The ryghteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng O grauÌ„t me vnderstandynge and I shall lyue I cal with my whole hert heare me O Lorde I wyll kepe thy statutes Yee euen vpon the do I call helpe me and I shal kepe thy testimonies Early in the mornynge do I crye vnto the for in thy worde is my truste Myne eyes preuente the nyght watches that I myght be occupyed in thy wordes Heare my voyce O Lord accordyng vnto thy louig kindenes quickeÌ„ me according as thou art wont They drawe nye â–ª that of malice persecute me and are farre froÌ„ thy lawe Be thou nye at hande O Lorde for all thy commaundementes are true As coÌ„cernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen longe sens that thou hast grounded theÌ„ for euer O consyder myne aduersite and de mysse Oh Lorde who maye abyde it For there is mercy with the therfore shalt thou be feared I loke for the Lorde my soule dothe wayte for hym in his worde is my truste My soule doth pacyently abyde the Lorde from the one mornynge to
lyke vnto Gomorra Heare the worde of the Lorde ye Lordes of Sodoma harken vnto the lawe of our God thou people of Gomorra sayth y â— lorde Why offre ye so many sacrifyces vnto me I am ful of the brent offerynges of wethers and of the fatnesse of fed beastes I haue no pleasure in the bloude of bullockes lambes and gotes When ye appere before me who requireth you to treade within my porches Offre me no mo oblacyons for it is but lost labour Incense is an abhominable thynge vnto me I may not awaye with your newe mones your Sabbathes solemne dayes Your fastingê are also in vaine I hate your new holy dayes fastinges euen fro my very herte They make me wery I can not abide them Whan ye holde out your handes I wyl turne myne eies froÌ„ you And though ye make many prayers yet will I heare nothynge at all seynge your handes ar full of bloude Washe you make you cleane put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght cease from doing of euell Learne to do ryght apply your selues to equite delyuer y â— oppressed helpe the fatherlesse to his right let the wydowes coÌ„playnt come before you Nowe go to saythe y â— Lorde let vs talke together Though your synnes be as reade as searlet they shal be as whyte as snow And though they were lyke purple they shal be as whyte as wolle â–ª If ye be louing obedyent ye shal enioye the best thing y â— groweth in the lande But yf ye be obstinate rebellious ye shall be deuoured w t the swerde for thus the lorde hath promysed with his owne mouth Howe happeneth it then that the ryghtuous cytie whiche was full of equyte is become vnfaythfull as an whore ryghtuousnes dwelt in it but nowe murther Thy syluer is turned to drosse and thy wyne myxte with water Thy Prynces are wycked and companyons of theues They loue gyftes all together and gape for rewardes As for the fatherles they helpe him nat to hê ryght neyther wyll they let the wydowes causes c 〈…〉 e before them Therfore sayth the Lord ¶ 〈…〉 of Hostes the myghtye one of Israel Al I muste ease me of myne enemyes and auenge me of myne aduersaries I shall lay my hande vpon the burne out the drosse from the fynest and purest and put out all thy fynne and sette thy iudges agayne as they were somtyme and thy Senatours as they were from the begynnyng Then shalt thou be called ryghtuous citie the faith full cyte Syon shall be redemed with equite and they shall turne agayne vnto her in ryghtuousnesse For the transgressours and vngodly and suche as are become vnfaythfull vnto the Lorde must al together be vtterly destroyed And excepte ye be ashamed of y â— oke trees wherin ye haue so delyted of the gardens y â— ye haue chosen ye shal be as an oke whose leaues are fallen awaye as a garden that hath no moistnesse And as for y â— glory ☞ of these thiges it shal be turned to drye strawe and he y â— made theÌ„ to a sparke And they shal both burne to gether so that no man shal be able to quench them ¶ Of the commynge and death of Chryste and of the callynge of the Heathen CAPI II. THis is the worde that was opened vnto Esay the sonne of Amoz vnto Iuda and Ierusalem It wyll be also ☞ in the last dayes That the hyll where the house of the Lorde is buylded shall be the chefe amonge hylles and exalted aboue all lytle hilles And al nacyoÌ„s shal preace vnto him and the multytude of people shall go speakynge thus one to another vp let vs go to the hyll of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he maye shewe vs hys wayes and that we maye walke in hys pathes For the lawe shal come out of SyoÌ„ and the worde of the Lorde from Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the Heathen and shal reforme the multytude of people They shal breake theyr swerdes also in to mattockes and theyr speares to make sythes And one people shall nat lyfte vp weapen agaynste another nether shall they learne to fyght from thens forth Come ye O house of Iacob let vs walke in y â— lyght of the Lorde But thou hast forsakeÌ„ thy people the house of Iacob be cause they go farre beyonde theyr fathers in Sorceres whoÌ„ they haue as the Philistines had and ☞ in straunge chyldren they thynke them selues to haue ynough Theyr lande is full of syluer and golde neyther is there any ende of theyr treasure Theyr lande is also full of horses and no ende is there of theyr charets Theyr lande is also full of vayne goddes and before the worke of theyr owne handes haue they bowed them selues yee euen before the thynge that theyr owne fyngers haue made There kneleth the man there falleth the man downe before them so that thou canst nat brynge him away froÌ„ thence And therfore get them to some rocke and hyde the in the grounde for feare of the Lorde â–ª and for the glory of his magestye Whiche casteth downe the hygh lokes of presumptuous personnes bryngeth lowe the pryde of man and the Lorde onely shall be exalted in that daye For the daye of the Lorde of Hostes shall go ouer all pryde and presumpcyon vpon all them that exalte theÌ„ selues and shall brynge them all downe vpon al hygh and stoute Cedre trees of Libanus and vpon al the okes of Basan vpoÌ„ all hygh hylles and vpon all stoute mountaynes vpon al costly rowres and vpon all stronge walles vpon all shyppes of the see and vpon euery thynge that is gloryous pleasaunte to loke vpon And it shall brynge downe the pryde of man and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe and the Lorde shall onely haue the vyctory in that daye But the Idols shal vtterly be roted out Men shall crepe in to holes of stone in to caues of y â— earth for feare of the Lorde and for the glory of his magesty what tyme as he shall ryse vp to condemne the earth Then shall man caste awaye his goddes of syluer and his goddes of golde whiche he neuertheles had made to honour theÌ„ vnto Molles and Backes And they shall crepe in to the caues and rockes in to the clyftes of harde stones for feare of God and for the glory of his magestye when he ryseth to condemne the earth Feare nat ye then any man whose breth is in hys nostrels For what is he of reputacyon ¶ He prophecyeth that at the coÌ„myng of Chryst all streÌ„gth and power shall be put forth of Iurâ—e CAPI III. FOrlo the Lorde God of Hostes dothe take away from Ierusalem and Iuda all possessyons and power all meate and drynke the captayne and the soudyar the iudge the prophete the wyse and the aged man the prynce of fiftie yeare olde and the honorable the Senatours and men of vnderstandynge the master of craftes
and oratours And I shal geue them chyldren to be theyr prynces and babes shal haue the rule of you The people also shal be pylled and polled and one shall euer be doyng violēce and wronge to another The boye shall presume agaynst the elder and the vyle person agaynste the honorable Yee one shall take a frende of his owne kynred by the bosome saye thou hast clothynge thou shalt be our heade for thou mayest kepe vs frō thys fall and parell Then shal he sweare and say I can nat helpe you Moreouer there is neyther meate nor clothynge in my house make me no ruler of the people For Ierusalem and Iuda muste decaye because that bothe theyr wordes and coūcels are against the Lorde to prouoke the presence of hys magestye vnto anger The chaungynge of theyr countenaunce bewrayeth them yee they declare theyr owne synnes them selues as the Sodomytes and hyde them nat Wo be vnto theyr soules for they haue rewarded euell vnto them selues Byd the ryghteous do well for they shall enioye the frutes of theyr studies But wo be to the vngodly and vnryghteous for they shal be rewarded after theyr worckes Children are extorciōners of my peple and wemen haue rule of them O my people the leaders deceaue the and depraue the waye of thy fotesteppes The Lorde is here to commen of the matter and standeth to geue iudgemente on the people The Lorde shal come forthe to reason with the Senatours and prynces of hys people It is ye y ◠haue destroyed my vineyarde the robbery of y ◠poore is in your houses Wherfore do ye oppresse my peple marre y ◠faces of y ◠poore sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes. Moreouer thus sayeth the Lorde Seynge y ◠daughters of Sion are be come so proude and haue walked with stretched out neckes and with vayne wanton eyes seynge they come in tryppynge so nycely with theyr fete Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion the Lorde shal disconer theyr shame In that daye shal the Lorde take away the gorgiousnesse of their apparell and spanges cheynes partelettes and colars bracelettes and hooues the goodly floured wyde and brodred rayment oches and headbandes rynges and garlandes holy day clothes and vales kerchefes and pynnes glasses and smockes bonettes and taches And in steade of good smell there shall be styncke among them And for theyr gyrdles there shal be loose bandes And for well set heare there shal be baldenesse In steade of a stomachec a sacke clothe and for theyr bewty witherdnesse and sonne burninge Yourhousbandes and mightye men shal peryshe with the swerde in batayle At that tyme shall ☞ theyr gates mourne and complayne and they shall syt as desolate folcke vpon the earth ¶ For want of men seuē wemen desyred to haue one man CAPI IIII. THEN shall seuen wyues take holde of one man and saye we wyll laye all our meate and clothing together in comen only that we may be called thy wyues and that thys shamefull reprofe maye be taken from vs. After that tyme shall the braunche of the Lorde be bewtyfull and myghty and the frute of the earth shal be fayre and pleasaunt for those Israelytes that shall spring therof Then shall the remnaunt in Sion the remnaunt at Ierusalem be called holy Namely al such as are wryttē amōg the lyuynge at Ierusalem what tyme as y ◠Lord shal washe away the fylthynes of y ◠daughters of Sion and pourge the bloude out frō Ierusalem with the wynde of hys smoke fyre Moreouer vpon all the dwellinges of the hyll of Sion and vpon theyr whole congregacion shall the Lorde prouide a cloude and smoke by daye and the shynynge of a flammynge fyre by nyght for all theyr glory shal be preserued And Ierusalem shal be a tabernacle for a shadow because of hete in the daye time a place refuge where a man maye kepe hym from wether and rayne ¶ Of Chryst and hys vyneyarde with an execracion of couetousnesse and dronekennes CAPI V. NOwe wyll I synge my beloued frende a songe because of hys vyneyarde My beloued frende hathe a vyneyarde in a very frutefull plenteous grounde Thys he hedged thys 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 that it shulde brynge hym grapes it brought forth thornes Nowe therfore O ye Cytysens of Ierusalē and whole Iuda Iudge I praye you betwyxte me and my vyneyarde What more colde haue bene done for it that I haue nat done Wherfore then hathe it geuen thornes where I loked to haue had grapes of it Well nowe I shall tell you howe I wyll do with my vyneyarde I wyl take the hedge from it that it maye peryshe and breake downe the wal that it may be troden vnder fote I wyll laye it waste that it shall nether be twysted nor cut but beare thornes breares I wyl also forbyd the cloudes that they shall nat rayne vpon it As for the vyneyarde of the Lord of Hostes it is the house of Israel and whole Iuda hys fayre plantynge Of these he loked for equyte but se there is wronge for ryghteousnesse lo It is but mysery Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to another and bryng one lande so nygh vnto another that the poore can get no more groūde and y ◠ye maye dwell vpon the earthe alone These thynges are in the eares of the Lorde of Hostes shall nat many greater and more gorgyous houses be so waste that no man shall dwel in them And ten akers of vynes shal geue but a Quarte and xxx bushels of sede shall geue but an Epha Wo be vnto them that ryse vp early to folowe dronckennes and to them that contynue so vntyllnyght and tyl they be set on fyre with wyne In those cōpanyes are harpes and lutes taberettes and pipes and wyne But they regarde nat the worcke of the Lorde consyder nat the operacyon of his handes Theyr fore commeth my folke also into captyuyte because they haue no vnderstandynge Theyr glory is famashed with hunger and their pryde is marred for thirst Therfore gapeth hel openeth her mouthe maruelous wyde that theyr pryde bostyng and welthe with suche as reioyse therein maye descende into it Thus hathe man a fal and is brought lowe and the high loke of the proude shal be layde downe But the Lorde of Hostes is exalted in iudgēment and God that is holy is praysed in ryghtuousnes Then shall the shepe eate in order the riche mens landes that were layde waist shall straungers deuoure Wo be vnto them that drawe wyckednes vnto them with coardes of vanyte and syn as it were with a cart rope Which vse to speake on this maner let hym make haste nowe go forth with his worcke that we maye se it Let the counsell of the holy one of Israell come and drawe nye that
neyther fauoure theyr fatherlesse and wydowes For they are all together ypocrytes wycked and all theyr mouthes speake foly After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet his hande is stretched out styll For vngodlynesse burneth as a fyre in the bryers and thornes And as it were out of a fyre in a wodde or a rede busshe so ascendeth the smoke of theyr pryde For cause of the wrathe of the Lorde of Hoostes is the lande full of darkenesse and the people be consumed as it were with fyre no man dothe spare his brother If a man do turne hym to the ryght hande he shal famyshe or to the lefte hande to eate he shall nat haue ynough Euery man shall ☞ eate the fleshe of hâ—s owne arme Manasses shal eate Ephraim and Ephraim Manasses they bothe shall eate Iuda After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet is his hande stretched out styll ¶ He threatneth the oppressours of the poore and prophecyeth agaynst Sennaherib CAPI X. WO BE VNTO theÌ„ that make vnryghtuous lawes and deuyse thynges whiche be to harde for to kepe where thorowe the poore are oppressed on euery syde and the innocentes of my people robbed of iudgement that widowes maye be theyr praye and that they may rob the fatherlesse What wyll ye do in tyme of the visitacyon and whan destruccion shal come from farte To whome wyll ye renne for helpe and to whom wyll ye geue youre honoure that he maye kepe it that ye come not amonge the prysoners or lye amonge the deade After al this doth not the wrath of the Lorde ceasse but yet is his handes stretched out styll Wo be also vnto Assur whiche is a staf of my wrathe in whose hande is the rod of my punyshement I shal sende hym among those ypocrytishe people amonge the people y â— haue deserued my dysfauoure shall I sende hym that he maye vtterly robbe them spoyle them and treade theÌ„ downe lyke the myre in the strete Howe be it his meanynge is nat so neyther thynketh his herre of this fashyon But he ymagmeth onely howe he may rote out and destroye muche people for he sayeth are nat my Prynces all Kynges Is nat ☞ Caluo as easie to wine as Char chamis Is it harder to conquere ☞ Hamath then Arphad Or is it lyghter to ouer come Damascus and Samaria As who say I were able to wynne the Kingdome of the Idolaters and theyr goddes but not Ierusalem and Samaria Shall I nat do vnto Ierusalem and theyr ymages as I dyd vnto Samaria and theyr ydoles Wherfore the Lorde sayeth Assone as I haue perfourmed my whole worke vpoÌ„ the hyll of Syon and Ierusalem then wyll I ☞ vyset the noble and stoute harte of the kynge of Assyria with hys proude lokes For he standeth thus in his owne conceyte This do I thorow the power of myne owne hande and thorowe my wysdome For I am wyse I am he that remoue the landes of the people I robbe theyr treasures and lyke one of the worthyes I dryue theÌ„ from theyr hye seates My hande hathe founde out the streÌ„gth of the people as it were a neste And lyke as eggê that were layde here and there are gathered together So do I gather all countrees And there is no man that dare be so bolde as to touche a fether that dare open his mouthe or once whysper Shall the axe boste it selfe agaynste hym that heweth therwith or doth the saw make any braggynge agaynste him that ruleth it That were eueÌ„ lyke as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynste hym that beareth it or as though the staffe shuld magnyfye itselfe as who saye it were no wod Therfore shal the Lorde of Hostes sende him pouertie in his riches burne vp his glorye as it were with a fyre But the lyght of Israell shal be that fyre and his Sayntuary shal be the flamme and it shall kyndle and burne vp hys thornes and breers in one daye yea ☞ all the glory of hys woddes and feldes shal be consumed with body and soule And they shal be as an hooste of men whose standerd bearer fayleth The trees also of his felde whiche remayne shall be of suche a nombre that a chylde maye tell them After that day shall the remenauÌ„t of Israel suche as are escaped out of the house of Iacob seke no more comforte at him that smote theÌ„ but with faithfulnesse and truth shal they trust vnto the Lorde the holy one of Israel The remnaunt euen the Posteryte of Iacob shall conuerte vnto God the myghty one For though thy people O Israel be as the sande of the see yet shall the remnaunt of them conuerte in hym Perfecte is the iudgement of hym that floweth in ryghteousnesse and therfore the Lorde of Hostes shall perfectly fulfyll the thing that he hathe determyned in the myddeste of the whole worlde Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes Thou my people that dwelleste in Syon be nat a frayed for the kynge of the Assyryans He shall smyte the with a rodde and shall wagge hys staffe at the as the Egipcians dyd some tyme But soone after shall my wrathe and myne indignacion be fulfylled in y â— destruccion of them Moreouer the Lorde of Hostes shall prepare a scourge for hi lyke as was y â— slaughter of Mydian vpon the rock of Oreb And he shall lyfte vp hys rode ouer the see as he dyd somtyme ouer the Egypcyans Then shall hys burthen be taken from thy shoulders and hys yoke from thy necke yee the same yoke shal be corrupt for very fatnesse He shall come to Aiath and go thorowe towarde Mygron at Mychmas shall he lay vp hys harnesse and go ouer the foorde Gybea shal be theyr restyng place Rhamaâ— shall be afrayed Gybea Saul shall flye awaye The voyce of the noyes of thy horses O daughter Gallim shal be herde vnto Lais and to Anathoth which also shal be in trouble Madmena shall tremble for feare but y â— cytesyns of Gabinare manly yet shal he remayne at Nob y â— daye After that shal he lyft vp his hande against the mount of y â— daughter of Syon the hyll of Ierusalem But se the Lorde God of Hostes shall take awaye the proude from thence with feare He shal hewe downe the proude and fel the hye mynded The busshes also of the wode shall he also rote out with yron and Lybanus shall haue a myghtie fall ¶ He prophecieth of the natiuyte of Chryst of his people of the remnaunt of Israell and of the fayth of the heâ— then or Gentyles ¶ CAPI XI ANd there shall come a rodde forthe of the kynred of Isaye and a blossome shall florysshe out of his rote The spiryte of the Lorde shall lyght vpon hym y â— spiryte of wysdome and vnderstandynge the spiryte of councel and strength the spiryte of knowledge and of the feare of the lorde and shall make hym feruent in the feare of God For he
burneth in Syon and his fyre in Ierusalem ¶ The condicyons of good Rulers and Offycers CAPI XXXII BEHOLDE the Kynge shall gouerne after the rule of ryghtuousnes and the Prynces shall rule according to the balaūce of equyte He shal be vnto men as a defence for the wynde and as a refuge for the tempest lyke as a ryuer of water in a thurstye place and the shadowe of a greate rocke in a drye lande The eyes of the seing shal not be dym and the eares of them that heare shall take dilygent hede The herte of the vnwyse shall attayne to knowledge and the vnperfecte tonge shall speake playnely and distinctly Then shall the nygarde be no more called gentle nor the churle liberal But the churle wyll be churlishly mynded and his herte wyll worke euyll and play the ypocryte and ymagyn abhominacyons agaynst God to make the hungry leane and to witholde drynke from the thursty These are the parlous weapons of the couetous these be his shameful councels that he may begyle the pore with disceatful wordes yea euen there as he shulde gyue sentence with the poore But the lyberall person ymagineth honest thynges and commeth vp with honestye Up ye ryche and ydel Cyties harken vnto my voyce Ye carelesse cyties marke my wordes After yeares and dayes shall ye be brought in feare O ye carelesse cyties For Haruest shall be out and the grape gatherynge shall not come O ye ryche yoel cyties ye that feare no parell ye shall be abasshed and remoued when ye se the barennesse the nakednesse and preparynge to warre Ye shall knocke vpon your brestes because of the pleasaunt felde and because of the frutful vyneiarde My peoples felde shal bryng thornes and thystels for in euery house is voluptuousnes and in the Cyties wylfulnes The palaces also shal be brokē and the greatly occupyed cyties desolate The towers and bulwerkes shall become dennes for euermore the pleasure of Mules shal be turned to pasture for shepe vnto the tyme that the spiryte be poured vpon vs from aboue Then shall the wyldernes be a frutefull felde and the plenteous felde shal be rekenned for a wode Then shall equite dwell in the deserte and ryghteousnesse in a frutefull laude And the rewarde of ryghteousnes shal be peace and hyr frute reste and quyetnesse for euer And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace in my tabernacle and pleasure where there is ynough in them al. And when the hayle falleth it shall fall in the wodde and ☞ the cytye shal be set in the valleye O howe happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sowe youre sede besyde all waters and dryue thyther the fete of youre oxen and asses ¶ Thretnynge agaynste the Assyrians A descrypcyon of them that shall se the Lorde CAPI XXXIII THerfore wo be vnto the O robber shalte nat thou be robbed also and vnto the that layest wayte as who say ther shulde no wayte be layde for the Wo vnto the which doest hurte euen so shalte thou be hurte also And as thou layest wayte so shall wayte be layde for the also Lorde be mercyfull vnto vs for we put our trust in the. Thyne arme is at a poynte to vyset vs but be thou oure healthe in the tyme of trouble The people dyd fle at the anger of thy voice and at thine vp standynge the Gentyles were scatred abro de and theyr spoyle shal be gathered as the greshoppers are comenly gathered together into the pyr Stande vp Lorde thou that dwellest on hye Let Syon be fylled with equyte and ryghteousnesse Let trueth and faythfulnesse be in hyr tyme power health wysdome knowledge and the feare of God are hyr treasure Beholde theyr aūgels crye without and the messaungers of peace shall wepe bytterly The stretes are waste there walketh no man therin the appoyntement is broken the cytyes are dispised they are nat regarded y ◠desolate earth is in heuynesse Lybanus taketh it but for a sporte that it is hewen downe Sarom is lyke a wyldernesse Basan and Charmel are turned vp syde downe And therfore sayeth the Lorde I wyll vp nowe wyll I get vp nowe wyl I aryse Ye shal conceaue stubble and beare strawe and your spryte shall be the fyre that it maye consume you and the people shal be burnt lyke lyme as thornes burne y ◠are hewen of cast in the fyre Nowe herken to ye that are farre of howe I do with them and considre my glory ye y ◠be at hande ☞ The synners at Sion are a frayde a sodayne ferfulnes is come vpon y ◠ypocrytes What is he among vs say they that wyll dwell by that consumynge fyre which of vs maye abyde that euerlastynge hete He that leadeth a godly lyfe say I and speaketh y ◠truth He that abhorreth to do violence and dysceate he that kepeth his hande that he touch no rewarde which stoppeth hys eares that he heare no councell agaynste the innocent which holdeth downe his eyes that he se none euyll He it is that shall dwell on hye whose sauegarde shal be in the true rocke to hym shall be geuen the ryght true meate and dryncke Thyne eyes shal se the kyng in his glory and in the wyde worlde thyne herte shal delyte in the feare of God What shall then become of the scrybe of the Senatoure What of hym that teacheth chyldren There shalte thou nat se a people of a straunge tonge to haue so dyffused a language that it maye nat be vnderstande neyther so straunge a speache but it shal be perceaued There shal Syon be sene the head cytye of oure solempne feastes There shall thyne eyes se Ierusalem that gloryous habytacyon the tabernacle that neuer shall remoue whose nayles shal neuer be taken out worlde without ende whose coardes euery chone shall neuer corrupte for the gloryous Magesty of y ◠Lorde shal there be present amonge vs. In that place where fayre broade ryuers and streames are shall nether Galey rowe nor great shyp sayle For the Lorde shal be oure capteyne the Lorde shal be our lawe geuer The Lorde shall be oure kynge and he hymselfe shall be oure Sauyoure There are the cordes so layd abrode that they can not be better The mast set vp of suche a fashyon that no bāner nor sayle hangeth theron but ther is dealed great spoyle yee lame men runne after the praye There lyeth no man that sayeth I am sycke but al euel is takē away from the people that dwell there ¶ The laste destruccyon of the Synagoge in whiche the kyngdome and presthode of that people was translated to the Churche and congregacyon of Chryste CAPI XXXIIII COme ye Heythen and here take hede ye people Herken thou earthe and all that is therin thou rounde compasse and al that groweth there vpon for the Lorde is angrye withall people and his dyspleasure is kyndled agaynste all the multytude of them to curse them and to
sleye them So that theyr slayne shal be caste out and theyr bodyes styncke that eueÌ„ the very hilles shal be wet with the bloude of them All the starres of heauen shall waaste and the heauen shall folde together lyke a roll and all the starres therof shall fall lyke as the leaues fall fro the vynes and fyge trees For my swearde shal be bathed i heuen shal immediatly come downe vpon Idumea vpon the people whiche I haue cursed for my vengeaunce And the Lordes swearde shal be full of bloude and be rustye with the fatnesse and bloude of lambes and goates with the fatnes of kydneys of y e wethers For the Lorde shall kyll a greate offrynge in Bosra and a greate slaughter in the lande of Idumea There shal the Unicornes fall w t the bulles that is with the gyauntes and theyr lande shal be washed with bloude theyr grounde corrupt with fatnes Unto the also O SioÌ„ shal come the daye of y e vengeaunce of God and the yere when thine owne iudgementes shal be recompensed And his floudes shal be turned to pytche his earth to brymstone and therwith shall the lande be kyndled so that it shal not be quenched daye nor nyght But smoke euermore so forth to lye waste And no man shall goo thorowe it for euer But Pellycanes Storkes greate Oules and Rauens shal haue it in possessyon and dwell therin For God shall spred out the lyne of desolacyon vpon it and weye it with the stones of emptines When kynges are called vpon there shal be one and all prynces shal be awaye Thornes shall growe in theyr palaces nettels and thystels in their stronge holdes that the dragons maye haue theyr pleasure therin and that they maye be a courte for Estriches There shal straunge visours and monstruous beastes mete one an other and the wylde kepe coÌ„pany together There shall the Lamya lye and haue her lodgyng There shall the oule make her nest buylde be there at home and brynge forth his yong-ones There shall the kytes come togyther eache one to his lyke Seke thorowe the scrypture of the lorde and rede it There shall none of these thingê be left out there shal not one nor such lyke fayle For what his mouth coÌ„maundeth y e same doth his spirite gather together or ful fylleth vpon whom soeuer the lotte falleth or to whom he dealeth it with the line those shall possesse the enheritaunce from generacyon to generacyon dwell therin for euer ¶ Of the tyme and Kyngdome of Chryste ¶ CAPI XXXV BVT the deserte and wyldernesse shall reioyse the waste grounde shal be glad and florysh as the lylly She shal floresh plesauntly and be ioyfull and euer be geuynge of thankes more and more For the glory of Libanus the beautie of Charmell and Saron shal be geuen her These shal knowe the honoure of the Lorde and the magestye of our God And therfore strength the weke handes and comforte the feble knees Saye vnto them that are of a fearefull herte Be of good chere and feare nat Beholde your God coÌ„meth to take veÌ„geaunce and to rewarde God coÌ„meth his owne selfe and wyll delyuer you Then shal the eies of the blynde be lyghtened and the eares of the deafe opened Then shall the lame man leape as an herte and the domme mans tonge shall geue thankes In the wyldernes also there shal welles sprynge and floudes of water in the deserte The drye grounde shal turne to ryuers and the thurstye to sprynges of water Where as dragons dwelte afore there shall growe swete floures and grene rushes There shal be fote pathes and coÌ„mon stretes this shal be called the holy way No vncleane person shall go thorowe it for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that waye and the ignoraunt shall not erre There shal be no Lyon and no rauyshynge beast shall come therin nor be there but men shall go there fre and safe And the redemed of the Lorde shal conuerte and come to Syon with thankesgyuynge Euerlastynge ioye shall they haue pleasure and gladnesse shal be among them And as for all sorowe and heuynesse it shal vanyshe awaye ¶ Ierusalem is asseged by Sennaherib in the tyme of kynge Hezekias CAPI XXXVI I N the. xiiij yere of Kynge Hezekias came Sennaherib Kynge of the Assyryans downe to laye sege vnto all the stronge cyties of Iuda And the Kynge of the Assyrians sent Rabsaketh from Lachis toward Ierusalem agaynste Kyng Hezekias with a greuous Hoste whiche set hym by the condyte of the ouerpole in the waye that goeth thorow the fullers lande And so there came forth vnto hym Eliakim Helkias sonne the Presydent Sobna the Scrybe and Ioah Asaphs sonne the Secretary And Rabsaketh sayde vnto them Tel Hezekias that the greate Kyng of Assiria sayeth thus vnto him What presumpcyon is thys that thou trustest vnto Thou thynekest peraduenture that thou hast councell and power ynough to mayntayne this war or els wherto trusteste thou y â— that casteste thy selfe of fro meâ— lo thou puttest thy trust in a broken staffe of rede I meane Egypte whiche he that leaneth vpon it goeth into hys hande and shutteth hym thorowe EueÌ„ so is Pharao the kynge of Egypt vnto all them that trust in hym But yf thou woldest saye to me we truste in the Lorde oure God A goodly God in dede whose Hye places and aulters Hezekia toke downe and commaunded Iuda and Ierusalem to worshyppe onely before the aulter A byde the thou hast made a condicion with my Lorde the kynge of the Assyrians that he shulde geue the two thousaÌ„de horses art thou able to set men there vpon Seyeng nowe that thou canst nat resyst the power of the smallest prynce that my Lorde hathe howe darrest thou trust in the charettes and horsemeÌ„ of Egypt Moreouer thynkest thou that I am come vp hyther to destroye thys lande without the Lordes wyll The Lorde sayde vnto me go vp into the lande that thou mayest destroye it Then sayde Eliakim Sobna Ioah vnto Rabsaketh Speake to vs thy seruauntes we praye the in the Syrians language for we vnderstande it wel And speake nat to vs in y â— Iewes tong lest the folke heare whiche lyeth vpon the wall Then answered Rabsaketh Thynke ye that the kyng sent me to speake this only vnto you Hathe he not sent me to theÌ„ also that lye vpon the wall that they be nat coÌ„pelled to eate theyr owne donge dryncke theyr owne stale with you And Rabsakeh stode styffe and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tonge and sayde Nowe take hede howe the greate kynge of the AssyriaÌ„s geueth you warnynge Thus sayeth the kynge Let nat Hezekias disceaue you for he shall nat be able to delyuer you Moreouer let nat Hezekias comforte you in the Lorde when he sayeth The Lorde without doute shall defende vs and shall nat geue ouer this cytie into the handes of the kynge of the Assyrians
and wyll haue mercy vpon hys that be in trouble But Syon sayde God hathe forsaken and my Lorde hathe forgotten me Wyl a wyfe forget the chylde of hyr wombe and the sonne whome she hath borne And thoughe she do forget yet wyll not I forget the. Beholde I haue wrytten the vp vpon my handes thy walles are euer in my syght ☜ They make haste to buylde the vp agayne As for those that ouerthrewe the and made the waste they shal departe from the. Lyfte vp thyne eyes and loke aboute the al these gather them together and come to the. As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lord thou shalt put them all vpon the as an apparell and gyrde them to y ◠as a bryde doth her Iewels As for thy lande that lyeth desolate wasted and destroyed it shal be to narowe for them that shall dwell in it And they that wolde deuoure the shall be farre awaye Then the chylde whome the baren shal bryng forth vnto the shal saye in thyne eare this place is to narowe syt nye together that I maye haue rowme Then shalt thou thynke by thy selfe Who hath begotten me these seynge I am baren and alone a captyue and an outcaste And who hath norysshed them vp for me I am desolate and alone but from whence come these And therfore thus sayth the Lorde God Beholde I wyll stretche out my hande to the Gētyles and set vp my token to the people They shall brynge the thy sonnes in theyr lappes and carye thy daughters vnto the vpon theyr shoulders For kynges shal be thy noursynge fathers and Quenes shal be thy noursynge mothers They shall fall before the with theyr faces flat vpon the earthe and lycke vp the dust of thy fete that thou mayst knowe how that I am the Lord And who so putteth his truste in me shall not be confounded Who spoyleth the Gyaunte of his praye or who taketh the prisoner from the myghtye And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde The prysoners shall be taken from the gyaunt and the spoyle delyuered frome the violence for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thyne aduersaryes and saue thy sonnes And wyll fede thyne enemyes with theyr owne flesshe and make them drynke of theyr owne bloude as of swete wyne And all flesshe shall knowe O Iacob that I am the Lorde thy sauyoure thy noble redemer ¶ The Iewes are reproued and also called CAPI L. THVS sayeth the Lorde ☜ where is the byll of your mothers deuorcement that I sente her awaye or who is the vsurer to whom I solde you Beholde for your owne offences are ye solde and because of your transgressyons is your mother forsaken For why wolde no man receyue me whē I came when I called noman gaue me answere ⚜ Is my hande shortened that it myght not helpe or haue I nat power to delyuer lo at a worde I dryncke vp the see and of water floudes I make dry lāde so that for wante of water the fyshe corrupt and dye of thurste ⚜ As for Heauen I clothe it with darkenesse and put as it were a sacke vpon it The Lorde God hathe geuen me a well lerned tong so that I can comforte them whiche are troubled yea and that in due sea son He waked myne eare vp by times in the mornynge as the scole maysters do that I myght herken The Lorde God hath opened myne eare therfore can I not saye nay nor withdrawe my selfe but I offre my backe vnto the smytters and my chekes to the nyppers ⚜ I turne not my face frome shame and spyttynge and the Lorde God shall helpe me therefore shall I not be confoūded I haue hardened my face lyke a flint stone for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion He is at hande that iustifyeth me who wyll then go with me to lawe Let vs stande one agaynst another yf there be any y ◠wyll reason with me let hī come here forth to me Beholde the Lorde God standeth by me what is he then y ◠can condēpne me lo they shal be al lyke as an olde cloth the mothe shall eate them vp Therfore who so feareth the Lord amōg you let hym heare the voyce of his seruaūt Who so walketh in darkenes and no lyght shyneth vpon hym let him put his truste in the name of the Lord and holde hym by his God But take hede ☞ ye all kyndle a fyre and stere vp the coales walke on in the glystrynge of your owne fyre and in the coales that ye haue kīdled This cōmeth vnto you fro my hande namely that ye shall slepe in sorowe ¶ A consolacyon and comforte is promysed vnto the faythfull ¶ CAPI LI. HERKEN vnto me ye that holde of ryghtuousnes ye that seke the Lord Take hede vnto the stone whereout ye are hewen and to the graue wherout ye are digged Consydre Abraham your father and Sara that bare you howe that ⚜ I called hym alone and blessed hym and encreased hym Therfore shal the Lorde comforte Syon and repayre all her decaye makyng her deserte as a Paradyse and her wyldernes as the garden of the Lorde Myrth and ioye shal be founde there thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse Haue respect vnto me then O my people and leye thyne care to me for a lawe and an ordynaunce shall go forth fro me to lyghten the Gentyles It is harde by that my helthe and my ryghtuousnesse shal go forth and the people shal be ordred with myne arme The ylandes that is the Gentyles shall hope in me put theyr trust in myne arme Lyfte vp your eyes towarde heauen loke vpon the earth beneth ⚜ For the Heauens shall vanysshe a waye lyke smoke and the earthe shal teare lyke a clothe and they that dwell therin shall perysshe in lyke maner But my saluacyon shal endure for euer and my ryghtuousnes shall not ceasse Herken vnto me ye that haue pleasure in rightuousnes thou people that beareste my lawe in thyne herte ⚜ Feare not the curse of men be not afrayed of theyr blaphemyes and reuylinges ⚜ for wormes and mothes shal eate them vp lyke cloth and woll But my ryghtuousnesse shall endure for euer and my sauynge helth from generacion to generacion Wake vp wake vp be stronge O thou arme of the Lord wake vp lyke as in times paste euer and sence the worlde beganne ⚜ Arte not thou he that haste wounded the proude and hewen the Dragon in peces Arte not thou euen he whiche hast dryed vp the depe of the see which hast made playne y ◠see groūd y ◠the delyuered myght go thorow fore the redemed of the Lorde shall turne agayne and come with ioy vnto Syon there to endure for euer ⚜ That myrth and gladnesse myght be with them that sorowe and wo myght fle from them ⚜ Yea I I am euen he that in al thynges geueth you consolacyon What arte thou then
that fearest a mortall man the chylde of man whiche âšœ goeth awaye as doth the floure And forgettest the Lorde that made the that spred out the heauens and layde the foundacyon of the earth But thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppressâ—ure whiche is redy to do harme Where is the wrath of the oppressoure It commeth on fast it maketh haste to appere It shall not peryshe that it shulde not be able to destroye nether shal it fayle for taute of norishing âšœ I am the lorde thy God that make the see to be styll and to rage âšœ Whose name is the Lorde of hostes I haue put my wordes in thy mouth and haue defended y â— in the shadow of my hande that I maye plante the heuens and lay the foundacion of the earth and saye vnto Sion thou art my people Awake awake and stande vp O Ierusalem thou that from the hande of the Lorde haste droncken out âšœ the cuppe of his wrath thou that haste supped of and sucked out the slumbring cup to y â— botome For amonge al the sonnes whom he hath begotten there is not one that maye holde it vp and not one to leade it by the hande of al the sonnes that he hathe noryshed Bothe these thynges are happened vnto the but who is sorye for it Yee destruccyon wastyng hungre and swerde but who wyll comforte the Thy sonnes lye comfortles at the heade of euery strete lyke a taken venyson and are full of the terrible wrathe of the Lorde and punyshment of thy God And therfore thou myserable and dronken howbeit not w t wyne Here this Thus sayeth thy Lorde thy Lorde and God the defender of his people Beholde I wyll take the slombryng cuppe out of thy hande euen the cuppe with the dregges of my wrathe that from heÌ„ce forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more but I wyl put into theyr hande that trouble the which haue spoken to thy soule stoupe downe y â— we may go ouer the make thy body euen with the grounde and as the strete to go vpon ¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people of God CAPI LII VP Syon vp take thy strength vnto the put on thyne honest raymente O Ierusalem thou holy cytie For from thys tyme forthe there shall no vncircuÌ„cysed nor vncleane person come in the. Shake the from the dust aryse and stande vp O IerusaleÌ„ Plucke out thy necke froÌ„ y â— bonde O y â— captyue daughter Syon For thus sayeth y â— Lorde ye are sold for naught therfore shal ye be redemed also w t out any mony For thus sayeth y â— Lorde God My people wente downe afore tyme in to Egypte there to be strauÌ„gers and the kyng of the Assyrians oppressed theÌ„ without any cause And nowe what profyte is it to me sayeth the Lorde that my people is frely caryed awaye and brought in to heuynesse by their rulers and my name euer styll blasphemed sayeth the Lorde But that my people may know my name I my selfe wyl speake in that day Beholde here I am O howe beautyfull are the fete of the Embassytours that bryngeth the message frome the mountayne and proclaymeth peace that bringeth the good tydynges and preacheth healthe and sayeth vnto Syon Thy God is the kynge Thy watchemen shal lyfte vp theyr voyce with loude voyce shall they preache of him for they shal se hym present when the Lorde shall conuerte Syon Be glad O thou desolate Ierusalem reioyse together for the Lorde hath comforted his people he hath delyuered IerusaleÌ„ The Lorde hathe made bare his holy arme and shewed it forth in the syght of al the GeÌ„tyles and all the endes of the earth hathe sene the sauyng health of our God Away awaye get you out from thence and touche no vncleane thynge Go out from amonge suche And be cleane that beare the vesselles of the Lorde For ye shall not escape by rennynge nor by flyenge away but the Lorde shall go before you and the God of Israell shall gather you together Beholde my seruaunt shall deale wysely therfore shall he be magnyfyed exalted and greatly honoured Lyke as the multytude shall wondre vpon hym because hys face shal be so disfourmed and not as a maÌ„s face hys beautye lyke no man Euen so shal the multitude of y â— Gentyles loke vnto hym and kynges shall shut theyr mouthes before him For they that haue not bene tolde of hym shall se hym and they y â— herde nothynge of hym shall beholde hym ¶ He Pâ—ophecyeth euydentely of the passyon of our Sauyour Iesus Chryste ¶ CAPI LIII BVT who hath geuen credence vnto our preachyng Or to whom is y â— arme of the Lorde knowen For he dyd growe before the Lorde lyke as a braunche and as a roote in a drye grounde he hath nether bewtie nor fauoure WheÌ„ we loke vpon him there shal be no fairenesse we shall haue no lust vnto hym He is despysed abhorred of men he is suche a man as hath good experyence of sorowes infirmyties We haue rekened hym so vyle that we hyd our faces from him Howbeit he only hath taken on hym our infirmytie and borne our paynes Yet we dyd iudge hym as thoughe he were plaged and cast downe of God where as he notwithstanding was wounded for our offences and smytten for our wyckednesse For the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym and with his strypes are we healed As for vs we haue gone all astraye lyke shepe euery one hath turned his owne waye But thorow hym the Lorde hath pardoned all our synnes He suffered violence and was euell entreated and dyd not yet open his mouth He shal be led as a shepe to be slayne yet shal he be as styl as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouth He was had awaye his cause not herde and without any iugemente Whose generacion yet who may nombre he was cut of from ☜ the grounde of the lyuinge Whiche punisshment dyd go vpon hym for the transgressyon of my people His graue was gyuen hym with the condempned and ☜ with the ryche man at his death Where as he dyd neuer vyolence nor vnryght neyther hathe there bene any disceytfulnesse in his mouthe Yet hath it pleased the Lorde to smyte hym with infirmite that when he had made his soule an offerynge for synne he myght se longe lastynge sede And this deuyce of the Lorde shall prospere in his hande With trauayle and laboure of his soule shall he optayne greate ryches My ryghtuous seruaunt shal with wisdome iustifye and de lyuer the multitude for he shall beare away theyr synnes Therfore wyl I geue hym the multytude for his parte and he shal deuyde the stronge spoyle because he geueth ouer his soule to death and is reckened among the trangressours whiche neuertheles hath taken awaye the synnes of the
that thou do nat after thyne owne ymaginacion nether seke thine owne wyll nor speake thyne owne wordes Then shalte thou haue thy pleasure in the Lorde whiche shall carye the hye aboue the earthe and fede the with the herytage of Iacob thy father for y â— Lordes owne mouth hath so promysed ¶ The Lorde is myghtye to saue and readye to heare oure requestes CAPI LIX BEHOLDE the Lordes hande is nat so shortened that it can nat helpe neyther is his eare so stopped that it maye nat heare But youre mysdedes haue separated you from youre God and youre synnes hyde his face from you that he heareth you not For your handes are defyled with bloude and youre fingers with vnrighteousnes Your lyppes speake lesynnes and youre tonge setteth oute wyckednes No man regardeth ryghteousnes and no man iudgeth truly Euery maÌ„ hopeth in vayne thynges and ymagyneth disceate conceaueth weerynesse and bryngeth forthe euyl They brede cokatryce egges weaue the spyders webbe Who so eateth of theyr egges dyeth But yf one treade vpon them there commeth vp a serpent Theyr webbe maketh no clothe and they maye not couer theÌ„ with theyr labours Theyr dedes are y â— dedes of wyckednes and the worcke of robbery I haue set ☜ watchmen vpon thy walles O Ierusalem which shal neither cease daye nor nyght to preache the Lorde And ye also shall not kepe hym close nor leaue to speake of hym vntyll Ierusalem be set vp and made the prayse of the world The lorde hath sworne by his ryght hande and by his stronge arme that from hence forth he wyll not geue thy corne to be meate for thyne eue mâ—esâ—uor thy vyne wherin thou hast laboured to be drynke for the straungers But they that haue gathered in the corne shall eate it and gyue thankes to the Lorde and they that haue borne in the vine shal drinke it in the courte of my Sanctuary Stande backe and departe a sunder ye that stande vnder the gate make rowme ye people repayre the strete and take awaye the stones and set out a token for the people Beholde the Lorde proclaymeth vnto the endes of the worlde tel the daughter Sion se thy sauyour coÌ„meth beholde he bringeth his treasure with him and his workes go before him For they whom the Lorde de liuereth shal be called the holy people and as for the thou shalte be named the greatly occupied and not the forsaken cytie ¶ Of the redempcy on promysed to the people CAPI LXIII WHAT is he this that commeth frome EdoÌ„ with redde coloured clothes of Bosra whiche is so costely clothe and coÌ„meth in so nimbly with all his strength I am he that teacheth rightuousnes and am of power to helpe Wherfore then is thy clothyng reade and thy rayment lyke his y e treadeth in the wyne presse I haue troaden the presse my self alone and of al people there is not one with me Thus wyll I treade downe myne enemyes in my wrath and set my fete vpon them in my indignacyon And theyr bloude shal be sprong vpon my clothes and so wyll I stayne all my rayment For the daye of vengeaunce that I haue take in hanÌ„de the yere of my delyueraunce is come I loked aboute me and there was no maÌ„ to shewe me any helpe I marualed that no man helde me vp TheÌ„ I helde me by myne owne arme and my feruentnesse susteyned me And thus wyll I treade downe the people in my wrathe and bathe them in my displeasure and vpon the earth wyll I laye their strength I wyl declare the goodnesse of the Lord ye and the prayse of the Lorde for all that he hathe geuen vs for the greate good that he hath done for Israel whiche he hath geuen them of his owne fauoure and accordynge to the multitude of his louynge kyndnesses For he sayde These no doute are my people and no shrynkynge chyldren and so he was theyr sauyour In theyr troubles he forsoke them not but the Angell that wente forth from his presence delyuered them Of very loue and kyndnesse that he had vnto them redemed he them He hathe borne them and caryed theym vp euer sence the worlde beganne But after they prouoked him to wrath and vexed his holy minde he was theyr enemye and fought agaynste them hym selfe Yet remembred he the olde tyme of Moyses and his people Howe he brought them from the water of the see as a shepherde doth with his shepe howe he had giuen his holy spiryte amonge them howe he had led Moses by the ryght hande with his glorious arme howe he had deuided the water before theym wherby he gat hym selfe an euerlastyng name howe he led them in the depe as an hors is ledde in the playne that they shâ—lde not stumble The spirite of the Lord led them as a tame beast goeth in the felde Thus O God hast thou led thy people to make thy selfe a glorious name with all Loke downe then from heuen and beholde the dwellynge place of thy sanctuary and thy glory Howe is it that thy gelousy thy strength the multitude of thy mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesse wyll not be entreated of vs yet arte thou our father For Abraham knoweth vs not neyther is Israel acquainted with vs. But thou Lord arte our rather and redemer and thy name is euerlastynge O Lorde wherfore haste y â— led vs out of thy waye Wherfore haste y â— hardened our herces y â— we feare the not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake that are of the generacion of thyne herytage Thy people hathe had but lytle of thy Saynctuary in possessy on for our enemyes haue taken it in And we are become euen as we were from the begynnynge but thou arte not their Lorde for they haue not called vpon thy name ¶ The Prophete vnder the person of the Iewes be wayleth theyr exple and banyshement Mannes ryghtuousness is lyke a cloth fyled with the floures of a woman CAPI LXIIII. O THAT thou woldest cleue the heauen in sonder and come downe that the mountaynes myght melte away at thy presence lyke as at an hote fire and that the malycious myght voyle as the water dothe vpon the fyre Wherby thy name myght be knowen amonge thyne enemyes and that the Gentyles myght trymble before the. That thou myghtest come downe with thy wonderous straunge workes theÌ„ shuld the hylles melt at thy presence For sence the begynnynge of the worlde there was none excepte thou O God that hearde or perceaued neyther hathe any eye sene what thou dost for theÌ„ that put theyr trust in the. Thou helpest hym that doth ryght with cherefulnesse and them that thyncke vpon thy wayes But lo thou hast bene angrye for we offended and haue bene euer in synne and there is nat one whole We are all as an vnclene thynge and all oure ryghtuousnesses are as the clothes stayned with the floures of a woman we fal
euery chone as the leafe for our synnes cary vs awaye lyke the wynde There is no man that calleth vpon thy name that standeth vp to take holde by the. Therfore hydest thou thy face from vs and consumest vs because of oure synnes But nowe O Lorde thou father of oures we are the claye and thou art our potter and we all are the worke of thy haÌ„des Be nat to sore dyspleased O Lorde and kepe nat our offences to long in thy remeÌ„brauÌ„ce but consydre that we all are thy people The cyties of thy Sanctuarye lye wast Syon is a wyldernesse and Ierusalem a deserte Our holy house which is our bewty where our fathers praysed the is brente vp yee al oure coÌ„modities and pleasures are wasted awaye Wylt thou nat be intreated Lorde for all thys Wylt thou holde thy peace and scourge vs so sore ¶ The felycytye of Ierusalem and the callynge of the Heathen CAPI LXV THEY seke me that hytherto haue nat asked for me they fynde me that hytherto haue nat sought me I saye to the people that neuer called vpon my name I am here I am here For thus longe haue I euer holden out my handes to an vnfaythfull people that go nat the ryght waye but after theyr owne ymaginaryons To a people that is euer defyinge me to my face They make theyr oblacyons in gardens and theyr smoke vpon aulters of brycke they lurke among the graues and lye in the dennes all nyght They eate swynes flesh and vncleane broth is in theyr vessels If thou comest nye them they saye touche me nat for I am holyer then thou All these men when I am angrye shal be turned to smoke and fyre that shal burne for euer Beholde it is wrytten before my face and shall nat be forgotten but recoÌ„pen sed I shall rewarde it them into theyr bosome I meane youre mysdedes and the mysdedes of youre fathers together sayeth the Lorde whiche haue made theyr smokes vpon the mountaynes and blasphemed me vpon the hylles therfore wyll I measure theyr olde dedes into theyr bosome agayne Moreouer thus sayeth the Lorde lyke as when one wolde gather holy grapes men saye vnto him breake it nat of for it is holy euen so wyll I do also for my seruauntes sakes that I wyl nat destroye them al. But I wyll take a sede out of Iacob and out of Iuda one to take possession of my hyll My chosen shall possesse these thynges and my seruauntes shal dwell there Saron shal be a shepefolde and the valley of Aâ—hor shal geue the stallynge for the catell of my people that feare me But as for you ye are they that haue forsaken the Lorde and forgotten my holy hyll Ye haue set vp an aulter vnto fortune and geuen ryche dryncke offerynges vnto treasure Therfore wyll I nombre you with the swerde that ye shall be destroyed all together For when I called no man gaue me answere wheÌ„ I spake ye herkened nat vnto me but dyd wickednes before myne eyes and those the chynge that pleased me nat Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde my seruauntes shal eate but ye shal haue honger Beholde my seruauÌ„tes shal drynke but ye shal suffre thurste Beholde my seruauntes shal be mery but ye shall be confounded Beholde my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quyetnesse of herte But ye shall crye for sorowe of herte and complayne for vexacyon of mynde Youre name shall nat be sworne by amonge my chosen for God the Lorde shall sleye you and call hys seruauntes by another name Who so reioyseth vpon earth shall reioyse in the true God And who so sweareth vpoÌ„ earth shall sweare in the true God For the olde emnyte shal be forgotten and taken awaye oute of my syght For lo I shal make a newe heauen and a newe earth And as for the olde they shall neuer be thought vpoÌ„ nor kepte in mynde but men shal be glad and euermore reioyse for the thynges that I shall do For why Beholde I shal make a ioyful Ierusalem yee I my selfe wyl reioyse with Ierusalem be glad with my people And the voyce of wepynge and waylynge shall nat be harde in her from thence forth There shal neuer be chylde nor olde maÌ„ that haue nat theyr full dayes But when the chylde cometh to an hondreth yeare olde it shall dye And yf he that is an hundreth yeare of age do wronge he shal be cursed They shall buylde houses and dwell in them they shall plante vyneyardes and cate the frute of them They shal nat buylde and another possesse they shall nat plante and another cate But the lyfe of my people shal be lyke a tre and so shal the worke of theyr handes My chosen shall lyue longe they shal nat laboure in vayne nor begette with trouble for they are the hye blessed sede of the Lorde and theyr frutes with them And it shall be that or euer they cal I shal answere them Whyle they are yet but thynckynge howe to speake I shall heare them * The wolffe and the lambe shall fede together and the lion shal eate haye like the bullock But earth shal be the serpentes meate There shal no man hurte nor sleye another in all my holy hyll sayeth the Lorde ¶ God dwelleth nat in temples made by meÌ„nes hande He despyseth sacryfyces done without mâ—tâ—y and fayth God comforteth them that are troubled for hys sake Amonge the Chrysten the Sabboth is contynuall CAPI LXVI THVS sayeth the Lorde Heauen is my seate and the earth is my fote stole Where shall nowe the hosue stande that ye wyll buylde vnto me And where shal be the place that I wyll dwell in As for these thynges my hande hathe made them all and they are all created sayeth the Lorde whiche of them shall I then regarde Euen him that is of a lowly troubled sprete and standeth in awe of my wordes For who so sleyeth an oxe for me dothe me so greate dishonoure as he that kylleth a maÌ„ He y â— killeth a shepe for me choketh a dogge He that bringeth me meat offringes offreth swynes bloude Who so maketh me a memo riall of incense prayseth the thynge that is vnright Yet take they such wayes in hande and theyr soule delyteth in these abhomina cyons Therfore wyll I also haue pleasure in laughynge them to scorne and the thynge that they feare wyll I brynge vpon them For when I called nomaÌ„ gaue answere when I spake they wolde nat heare But dyd wyckeduesse before myne eyes chose the thynges that displease me Heare the worde of the Lorde all yee that feare the thynge whiche he speaketh You re brethren that hate you and caste you out for my names sake saye Lette the Lorde magnyfye hym selfe that we maye se youre gladnesse and yet they shall be confounded For as touchynge the cytie and the temple I heare the voyce of the
y â— Lord I remembre the for the kyndnesse of thy youth and because of thy stedfast loue in that thou folowedst me thorow the wyldernesse in an vntylled lande Israel was an halowed thynge vnto the Lord and so was his fyrste fruytes All they that deuoure Israell shall offende mysfortune shall fall vpon them sayeth the Lord. Heare therfore the worde of the LORDE O thou house of Iacob and all the generacions of the house of Israel Thus sayeth the Lorde What vnfaythfulnesse founde your fathers in me that they wente so farre awaye fro me fallynge to lyghtnesse and beyng so vayne They thought not in theyr hertes Where haue we lefte the Lord that brought vs out of the lande of Egypte that led vs thorowe the wyldernesse thorowe a deserte and roughe lande thorowe a drye a deadly lande yre a lande that no man had gone thorow wherin no man had dwelt And when I had brought you into a pleasaunte welbuilded lande y e ye myght enioye the frutes and all the commodities of the same ye went forth and defyled my lande brought myne herytage to abhominacyon The Prestes them selues said not Where is the Lorde They that had y â— lawe in theyr handes knewe me not ☞ The shepherdes offended agaynst me The Prophetes dyd seruyce vnto Baal and folowed suche thynges as shall brynge them no profyte Wherfore I am constrayned sayeth the Lorde to make my complaynte vpon you vpon your chyldreÌ„ Go into the Iles of Cethim and loke well sende vnto Cedar take diligent hede and se whether suche thinges be done there whether the GeÌ„tiles them selues deale so falsly vntruly with theyr goddes whiche yet are no goddes in dede But my people hath geueÌ„ ouer theyr hye honour for a thynge that may not helpe them Be astonyshed O ye heauens be afrayed and abasshed at suche a thynge sayeth the Lorde For my people hathe done two euyls They haue forsaken me the well of the water of lyfe and digged them pyttes yee vyle and broken pyttes that can holde no water Is Israel a bonde seruaunte or one of the housholde Why is he theÌ„ so spoyled Why do they roare and crye then vpon hym as a Lyon They haue made his laÌ„de waste his cyties are so brente vp that there is no man dwellynge in them Yee the chyldren of Noph and Taphnes haue defyled thy necke CoÌ„meth not this vnto the because thou haste forsaken the Lorde thy God euer sence he led the by the waye And what hast thou nowe to do in the way of Egypt to dryncke foule water Eyther what makest thou in the way to Assyrya To dryncke water of the floude Thyne owne wyckednesse shal reproue the and thy turnynge awaye shall condemne the that thou mayest knowe and vnderstande howe euyll and hurtefull a thynge it is that thou haste forsaken the Lorde thy God and not feared hym sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes. I haue euer brokeÌ„ thy yoke of olde burste thy boÌ„des yet sayest thou I wyl nomore serue but lyke an harlot thou ruÌ„nest about vpon al hye hilles among al grene trees where as I planted the as a noble vyne a good rote How art thou turned then iÌ„to a bitter vnfrutful straunge grape Yee that so sore that though thou washe y â— with Nitrus and make thy selfe to sauoure with that swete smellynge herbe of Borith yet in my syght thou art stayned with thy wyckednesse sayth the Lorde thy God Saye nat nowe I am nat vnclene and I haue nat folowed the Goddes Loke vpon thyne owne wayes in the woddes vallyes and dennes so shalt thou knowe what thou hast done Thou art lyke a swyft Dromedary that goeth easely his waye thy wantonnes is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wyldernesse and that snoffeth and bloweth at his wyll Who can tame the All they that seke the shall nat fayle but fynde the in thyne owne vnclennes Thou kepest thy fote from nakednes and thy throte froÌ„ thyrste and thynkest thus in thy selfe tush I wyl take no sorowe I wyl loue y â— staâ—uÌ„ge goddes and hange vpon them Lyke as a thefe that is taken with the dede commeth to shame euen so is the house of Israel come to confusion the comen people theyr kynges and rulers theyr prestes and prophetes For they saye to a stock thou art my father to a stone thou haste begoten me yee they haue turned theyr backe vpon me and nat theyr face But in the tyme of theyr trouble when they saye stande vp and helpe vs I shal answere theÌ„ Where are nowe thy goddes that thou hast made the byd them stande vp and helpe the in the tyme of nede For loke howe many cyties thou hast O Iuda so many goddes hast thou also Wherfore then wyll ye go to lawe with me seynge yee all are synners agaynste me sayeth the Lorde It is but lost baboure that I smyte youre chyldren for they receyue nat my correccyon You re owne swerde destroyeth youre prophetes lyke a deuourynge lyon If ye be the people of the Lorde then herken vnto his worde Am I then become a wyldernesse vnto the people of Israel or a lande that hathe no lyght Wherfore sayeth my people then we are Lordes we wyl come no more vnto the Dothe a mayden forget her raymente or a bryde her stomacher And dothe my people forget me so longe Why boastest thou thy wayes so hylâ—e to optayne fauour ther thorowe when thou haste yet stayned theÌ„ with blasphemies Upon thy wynges is fouÌ„de the bloude of poore and innocente people that nat in corners and holes onely but openly in all these places Yet darrest thou saye I am âšœ without synne and gyltlesse Tush his wrathe can nat come vpon me Beholde I wyll reason with the because thou darrest saye I haue nat offended O howe euell wyll it be for the to abyde it wheÌ„ it shall be knowne nowe oft thou hast gone bacwarde For thou shalte â—e confounded as well of Egypte as of the Assyrians yea thou shalt go thy waye from them and smyte thyne handes together vpoÌ„ thy head Because the Lorde shall brynge that confydeÌ„ce and hope of thyne to naught and thou shalt not prospere with all ¶ God beyng mercyful calleth vnto repentauÌ„ce his people whiche he had forsaken for theyr whordome with Idols He exorteth Israel to repentaunce promysynge them shepherdes that shulde haue the true knoweledge of God The returne of Israel vnto God confessynge theyr offences CAPI III. COmenly when a man putteth away hys wyfe and she goeth from hym and maryeth with another then the questyon is shulde he resorte vnto her any more after that Is not thys lande then defyled and vncleane But as for the thou haste played the harlot with many louers yet turne agayne to me sayeth the Lorde Lyfte vp thyne eyes on euery syde and loke yf thou be not defyled
Thou hast wayted for thē in the wayes and as a murtherer in the wyldernesse Thorow thy whordome shamefull blasphemyes is the lande defyled Thys is the cause that the rayne and euenynge dewe hathe ceased Thou haste gotten the an whores forehead and wylte nat be ashamed Els woldeste thou saye vnto me O my father thou arte he that haste broughte me vp and led me fro my youthe Wylt thou then put me awaye and caste me of for euer Or wylte thou withdrawe thy selfe cleane fro me Neuertheles thou speakest such wordes but thou art euer doynge worse and worse The Lorde sayde also vnto me in the tyme of Iosiah the kynge Haste thou sene what y ◠rebellyō Israel hath done howe she hath runne vp vpon al the hylles and amōge al thycke trees there played the harlot hast thou sene also when she had done all thys howe I sayde vnto her that she shulde turne agayne vnto me yet she is not returned Iuda that vnfaythfull syster of hers also sawe this Namely that after I had well sene the aduoutry of the shrynckynge harlot Israel I put her awaye and gaue her a byll of deuorcement For all this her vnfaythfull syster Iuda was nat ashamed but went backe played the whore also Yea and y ◠noyse of her whor dome hath defyled the whole lande For she hathe commytted fornycacyon with stones and stockes Neuerthelesse her vnfaythfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with her whole herte but famedly sayeth the Lorde And the Lorde sayd vnto me The back-slyder Israel is more ryghtuous then the vnfaythfull Iuda and therfore go preache these wordes towarde the north and saye Thou disobediente Israel turne agayne sayeth the Lorde and I wyll nat turne my face from you for I am mercyfull sayth the Lorde and I wyll nat alwaye beare dyspleasure agaynst the but on this condicyon that thou knowe thy greate blasphemy Namely that thou hast vnfaythfully forsaken the Lorde thy God and hast made thy selfe partaker of straunge Goddes vnder all grene trees but haste had no wyll to heare my voyce sayeth the Lorde O ye disobedient chyldren turne agayne sayeth the Lorde and I wyll be maried with you For I wyl take one out of the cytie and two out of one generacyon from amonge you and brynge you in to Syon and wyll geue you herdmē after myne owne mynde which shal fede you with lernyng and wysdome Moreouer when ye be increased and multyplyed in the lande then sayeth the Lorde there shall no more boaste be made of the arcke of the Lordes Testamēt Noman shal thynke vpon it nether shal any man make mencyō of it for from thence forth it shall nether be bysyted nor honoured with gyftes Then shall Ierusalē be called the Lordes seate and all Heathen shal be gathered vnto it for the name of the Lordes sake whi the shal be set vp at Ierusalem And from that tyme forth they shall folowe no more the ymagynacyon of theyr owne frowarde herte Then those that be of the house of Iuda shall go vnto the house of Israel they shall come together out of the North into the same lande that I haue geuen your fathers I haue shewed also howe I toke the vp beynge but a chylde and gaue the a pleasaunte lande for thyne herytage yee and a goodly Hoste of the Heathen howe I commaunded the that thou shuldest cal me father onely and nat to shrynke fro me But lyke as a woman fayleth her husbande so are ye vnfaythfull vnto me O ye house of Israel sayeth the Lorde And therfore the voyce of the chyldren of Israel was herde on hye wepynge and waylinge for they haue defyled theyr waye and forgotten God theyr Lorde O ye disobedient chyldren turne agayne sayenge lo we are thyne for thou arte the Lorde oure God And so shall I heale your backeturnynges The hylles fall and all the hye pryde of the mountaynes but the health of Israel standeth only vpō God our Lorde Cōfusyon hathe deuoured our fathers labour from oure youth vp yee theyr shepe and bullockes theyr sonnes daughters So do we also slepe in our cōfusion shame couereth vs for we oure fathers frō oure youth vp vnto this daye haue synned agaynste the Lorde our God and haue nat obeyed the voyce of the Lorde our God ¶ The true repentounte or returnynge to God He exhorteth to the circumcisyon of the herte The destruccyon of Iewry is prophecyed for the in alyce of theyr hertes CAPI IIII. O Israeel yf thou wylte turne the then turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde And yf thou wylt put awaye thyne abhomynacyons out of my syght thou shalte nat be moued And shalt sweare The Lorde liueth in trueth in equyte and ryghteousnesse and all people shall be fortunable and ioyfull in hym For thus sayeth the Lorde to al Iuda and Ierusalem plowe youre lande sowe nat amonge the thornes Be circuncysed in y ◠Lorde and cut away the foreskynne of your hertes al yee of Iuda and al the indwellers of Ierusalem that my indignacyon breake nat out lyke fyre and kyndle so that no man maye quench it because of the wyckednes of youre ymagynacyons Preache in Iuda and Ierusalem crye out add speake blowe the trompettes in the lande crye that euery man maye heare and saye Gather you together and we wyll go in to stronge cyties Set vp the token in Syon spede you make no taryeng for I wyll brynge a greate plage and a greate destruccyon from the north For the spoyler of the Gentyles is broken vp from hys place as a lyon out of his denne that he maye make thy lande waste and destroye the cyties so that no man maye dwel therin Wherfore gyrde youre selues aboute with sacke clothe mourne and wepe for the fearefull wrath of the Lorde is nat withdrawen from vs. At the same tyme sayeth the Lorde the herte of the kynge and of the prynces shall be gone the prestes shal be astonyshed and the prophetes shal be sore a frayed Then sayde I O Lorde God hast thou then disceaued this people and Ierusalem sayenge ye shall haue peace and nowe the swearde goeth thorowe theyr lyues Then shall it be sayde to the people and to Ierusalem there cōmeth a warme wynde frō the north thorowe the way of my people but neyther to fanne nor to clense After that shall there come vnto me a stronge wynde and then wyll I also geue sentence vpon them For lo he commeth vp lyke as a cloude and his charettes are lyke a stormy wynde his horsemen are swifter then the Aegle Wo vnto vs for we are destroyed O Ierusalaem wasshe thyne hert from wickednes that thou mayst be helped Howe longe shall thy noysome thoughtes remayne with the For a voyce from Dan and from the hyl of Ephraim speaketh out and telleth of a destruccyon Beholde
they shal be afrayed taken for lo they haue caste out the worde of the Lorde what wysdome can then be amonge them Wherfore I wyll geue theyr wyues vnto aleauntes their feldes to destroyers For from the loweste vnto the hyeste they folowe all filthy lucre from the Prophete vnto the preste they deale all w t lyes Neuerthelesse they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes sayenge â–ª peace peace where there is no peace at all Fye for shame howe abhomynable thynges do they and yet they be nat ashamed yee they knowe of no shame Wherfore in the tyme of theyr vysitacyon they shall fal among the deed bodies sayeth the Lorde Moreouer I wyll gather them in sayeth the Lorde so that there shal not be one grape vpon the vine nether one fygge vpon the fygge tre and the leaues shal be plucte of Then wyll I cause them to departe and saye why prolonge we the tyme Let vs gather ourselues together and go into the stronge cytye there shall we be in reste For the Lorde oure God hath put vs to sylence and geuen vs water myxte with gall to dryncke because we haue synned agaynste hym We loked for peace and we fare not the better we wayted for the tyme of healthe lo here is nothynge but trouble The noyse of hys horsses is hearde from Dan the whole lande is afraied at the ueyenge of hys stronge horsses for they are come in haue deuoured the lande with al that is in it the cytyes and those that dwell therin â–ª Moreouer I wyl sende Cockatrices and serpentes amonge you which wyll not be charmed and they shal byte you sayeth the Lorde Sorowe is come vpon me and heuynesse vexeth my hert for lo the voyce of y â— cryeng of my people is herde from a farre countre Is not the Lorde in Sion Is not the King in her Wherfore then haue they greued me â–ª shal the Lorde say with theyr ymages and foolysh straunge fashyons The haruest is gone the Sommer hathe an ende we are not helped I am sore vexed because of the hurt of my people I am heuy and abashed for there is no more Triacle at Gylead and there is no physycyon that can heale the hurte of my people ¶ The complaynt and bewaylyng of the prophete the â—â—lyce of the people In the knowledge of God ought we onely to reioyse The vncyrcumcysyon of the herte CAPI IX O Who wyll geue my heade water ynough and a wel of teares for myne eyes that I maye wepe nyghte and daye for the slaughter of my people Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folcke that I myght leaue my people and go from theÌ„ for they be all aduoutrers and a shrynckynge sorte They bende theyr tunges lyke bowes to shute out lyes As for the trueth they maye nothynge awaye withall in the worlde For they go from one wyckednes to another and wyl nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Yee one must kepe hym selfe from another no man may safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermyneth another one neyghboure begyleth another Yee one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practysed theyr tunges to lye and taken great paines to do myschefe Thou syttest in the myddes of a dysceatfull people whiche for very dissemblynge falshede wyll nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Therfore thus sayth the Lorde of Hostes beholde I wyll melte them and trye them for what shulde I els do to my people Theyr tunges are lyke sharpe arowes to speake disceate With theyr mouth they speake peacyable to theyr neyghboure but preuely they laye wayte for hym Shuld I nat punysh them for these thynges sayth the Lorde Or shulde I nat be auenged of any suche people as this Upon the mountaynes wyll I take vp a lamytacyon and sorowfull crye and a mournynge vpon the fayre playnes of the wyldernesse Namely howe they are so brent vp y t no man goeth there any more Yee a man shall nat heare one beaste crye there Byrdes and catel are all gone from thence I wyll make IerusaleÌ„ also an heape of stones and a denne of venymous wormes And I wyll make the cyties of Iuda so waste that no man shall dwell therin What man is so wyse as to vnderstande thys Or to whom hathe the Lorde spoken by mouth that he maye shewe this and saye O thou lande why peryshest thou so Wherfore art thou so brynt vp and lyke a wyldernes that no maÌ„ goeth thorowe Yee the Lorde hym selfe tolde the same vnto them that forsoke his lawe and kepte nat the thynge that he gaue them in commaundemente nether lyued therafter but folowed the wickednes of theyr owne hertes and serued straunge Goddes as theyr fathers taught them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Beholde âšœ I wyll fede this people with wormwod and geue them gall to drynke I wyl scater theÌ„ also among the Heathen whom nether they nor theyr fathers haue knowne I wyl sende a swearde amonge them to persecute them vntyll I brynge theÌ„ to naught Moreouer thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes loke that ye cal for mourning wyues and sende for wyse wemen that they come shortely and synge a mournynge songe of you that y e teares may fall out of our eyes and that our eye liddes maye gusshe on t of water For there is a lamentable noyse hearde of Sion O howe are we so sore destroyed O how are we so pyteously confounded We muste forsake oure owne naturall countre and we are shut out of our owne lodgyngges Yet heare the worde of the Lorde O ye wemen and let youre eares regarde the wordes of hys mouthe that ye maye lerne your daughters to mourne and that euery one maye teache her neyghboresse to make lamentacyon Namely thus Death is clymynge vp in at oure windowes he is come into oure houses to destroye the chylde before the dore the yonge man in the strete But tell thou playnely thus sayeth the Lorde The deed bodyes of men shall lye vpon the grounde as the donge vpon the felde and as the heye after the mower and ther shal be no man to take them vp Thus sayeth the Lorde Let not the wyse man reioyse in hys wysdome nor the stronge man in hys strength nether the ryche man in his rychesse But who so wyll reioyse let him reioyse in thys that he vnderstandeth and knoweth me for I am the Lorde whiche do mercy equyte and ryghteousnesse vpon the earthe Therfore haue I pleasure in such thynges sayeth the Lorde Beholde the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that I wyll vyset all them whose foreskynne is vncyrcumsysed The EgypciaÌ„s the Iewes the Edomytes the Ammonytes the Moabytes and the shauen Madyanytes that dwell in the wyldernes For all the Gentyles are vncyrcumcysed in the flesshe but all the house of
the Potters house and there shall I tel the more of my mynde Nowe wheÌ„ I came to the Potters house I founde hym makynge hys worke vpon a whele The vessell that the Potter made of claye brake amonge his handes So he beganne a newe and made another vessell accordynge to hys mynde Then sayde the Lorde thus vnto me May nat I do with you as thys Potter dothe O ye house of Israel sayeth the Lorde Be holde ye house of Israell ye are in my hande euen as the claye in the Potters hande When I take in hande to rote out to destroye or to waste awaye any people or kyngdome yf that people agaynst whom I haue thus deuysed conuerte from theyr wyckednes I repeÌ„te of the plage that I deuysed to brynge vpon theÌ„ Agayne when I take in hande to buylde or to plante a people or a kyngdome yf the same people do euell before me and heare nat my voyce I repente of the good that I deuise to do for them Speake nowe therfore vnto whole Iuda and to theÌ„ that dwell at Ierusalem Thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I am deuysynge a plage for you and am takynge a thynge in hande agaynste you Therfore let euery man turne from hys euell waye take vpon you the thynge that is good and do ryght But they sayde Nomore of this we wyll folowe oure owne ymaginacions and do euery maÌ„ accordyng to the wylfulnesse of his owne mynde Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde Aske amonge the Heathen yf any maÌ„ hath harde suche horryble thynges as the daughter of Syon hath done Shal nat the snowe that melteth vpon the stony rockes of Libanus moysten the feldes Or maye the sprynges of waters be so graueÌ„ awaye that they runne nomore geue moystnesse nor make frute full But my people hath so forgotten me that they haue made sacryfyce vnto vayne Goddes And whyle they folowed theyr owne wayes they are come out of the hye strete and gone into a fote waye nat vsed to betrodeÌ„ Where thorowe they haue brought theyr lande into an euerlastynge wyldernesse and scorne So that whosoeuer trauayleth therby shal be abashed and wagge theyr heades with an Easte wynde wyll I scater them before theyr enemye And when theyr destruccyon commeth I wyll turne my backe vpon theÌ„ but nat my face Then sayde they come let vs ymagin sumthing agaynste this Ieremy For ☞ the prestes shall nat be destitute of the lawe nether shal the wyseman be destitute of councel nor the prophetes destitute of the worde of God Come and ☞ let vs smyte hym with the tonge and let vs make all his wordes CoÌ„sydre me O Lorde and heare the voyce of myne enemyes shal they recompence euell for god for they haue dygged a pyt for my soule Remembre how that I stode before the to speake good for them and to turne awaye thy wrath from them Therfore let theyr chyldren dye of hunger and let them be oppressed with the swearde Let theyr wyues be robbed of theyr chyldren and become wyddowes let theyr husbaundes be slayne let theyr yonge men be kylled with the swearde in the felde Let the noyse be herde out of theyr houses when the murtherer commeth sodeÌ„ly vpon them For they haue dygged a pyt to take me and layed snares for my fete Yet Lord thou knowest all theyr councell that they haue deuised to sleye me Forgeue nat theyr wyckednes and let nat theyr synne be put out of thy syght but let them be iudged before the as the gyltie Thys shalt thou do vnto them in the tyme of thy indygnacyon ¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Ierusalem for the coÌ„tempt and despysynge of the worde of God CAPI XIX THVS sayde the Lorde Go thy waye and bye the an erthen pytcher and bryng forth the Senatours and chefe preastes into the valley of the chyldren of Hennom whiche lyeth before the dore that is made of brycke and shewe them there the wordes that I shall tell the and saye thus vnto them Heare the worde of the Lorde ye kynges of Iuda and ye cytesyns of Ierusalem Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Beholde I wyll brynge suche a plage vpon this place that the eares of all that heare it shall glowe And that because they haue forsaken me and vnhalowed this place and haue offred in it vnto straunge goddes whom neyther they theyr fathers nor the kynges of Iuda haue knowen They haue fylled thys place also with the bloude of innoceÌ„tes for they haue sett vp an aulter vnto Baal to burne theyr chyldren for a burnt offerynge vnto Baal whiche I neyther commaunded nor charged them neyther thought once there vpon Beholde therfore the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that this place shal nomore be called Topheth nor the valley of the chyldren of HennoÌ„ but the valley of slaughter For in this place wyll I sleye the Senatours of Iuda and Ierusalem and kyll them downe with the swearde in the syght of theyr enmyes and of them that seke theyr lyues And theyr deed carcases wyll I geue to be meate for the foules of the ayre and beestes of the felde And I wyl make thys cytie so desolate and despysed that who so goeth there by shall be abashed and â—east vpon her because of all her plages I wyll fede them also with the fleshe of theyr sonnes theyr daughters Yee euery one shall eate vp another in the besegynge and straytnesse wherwith theyr enemyes that seke theyr lyues shall kepe them in And y â— pitcher shalt thou breake in the syght of the meÌ„ that shal be with the and saye vnto them Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes Euen so wyll I destroye this people and cytie as a man breaketh an earthen vessell that cannat be made whole agayne In Topheth shall they be buryed for they shal haue none other place Thus wyll I do vnto thys place also sayeth the Lorde and to them that dwel therin yee I wyll do to this cytie as vnto Topheth For the houses of Ireusalem and the houses of the kynges of Iuda shal be defyled lyke as Topheth because of al the houses in whose parlers they dyd sacryfyce vnto all the Hooste of heauen and powred drynke offerynges vnto straunge goddes And so Ieremy caâ— from Topheth where the Lorde had sente hym to prophecie and stode in the courte of the house of the Lorde and spake to all the people Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Beholde I wyll brynge vpon this cytie vpon euery towne aboute it al the plages that I haue deuised agayne them for they haue bene obstynate and wolde nat obeye my warnynges ¶ Ieremy is smytten and east into preson for preachyng of the worde of God He prophecyeth the captyuyiâ—e of Babylon He complayneth that he is a mockynge stoche for the worde of God He is compelled by the sprete to preache the worde CAPI XX. WHen Phashur
sayenge Thus sayeth the Lorde Stande in the courte of the LORDES house speake vnto all them whiche out of the cyties of Iuda come to do worship in the Lordes house al the wordes that I commaunde the to say Loke that thou kepe not one worde backe yf peraduenture they wyl herken and turne euery man from hys wycked waye that I maye also repente of the plage whiche I haue determyned to brynge vpon them because of theyr wycked inuencyons And after thys maner shalte thou speake vnto them Thus sayeth the Lord yf ye wyl not obey me to walcke in my lawes whiche I haue geuen you and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whoÌ„ I sent vnto you rysynge vp tymely and styll sendynge If ye wyll not folowe them I saye then wyll I do to this house ☜ as I dyd vnto Siloh and wyll make this cytie to be abhorred of all the people of the earth And the preastes the prophetes and all the people herde Ieremye preache these wordes in the house of the Lorde Nowe when he had spoken out all the wordes that the Lorde commaunded hym to preach vnto the people then the prestes y â— prophetes and al the people toke holde vpoÌ„ him and sayde thou shalt dye How darrest thou be so bolde as to saye in the name of y â— Lorde it shal happen to this house as it did vnto Siloh and thys cytye shal be so wast that no man shall dwell therin And when all the people were gathered aboute Ieremy in the house of the Lord the prynces of Iuda herde of this rumour and they came soone out of the kynges Palace into the house of the Lorde and sat them downe before the newe dore of the Lorde Then spake the prestes and the prophetes vnto the rulers and to all the people these wordes Thys man is worthy to dye for he hathe preached agaynste thys cytie as ye youreselues haue herde with youre eares Then sayde Ieremy vnto the rulers and to al the people The Lorde hath sent me to preach against this house and agaynst this cyty all y â— wordes that ye haue herde Therfore amende youre wayes and youre aduysementes and be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God so shall the Lord repeÌ„te of the plage that he had deuysed agaynste you Now as for me I am in youre handes do with me as ye thincke expedient good But thê shal ye know if ye put me to death ye shall make youreselues this cytye and all the inhabytours therof gyltye of innocent bloude For thys is of a trueth that the Lorde hathe sent me vnto you to speake all these wordes in youre eares Then sayde the rulers and the people vnto 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 lande stode vp â–ª and sayd thus vnto al the people Micheah the Morasthite which was a prophet vnder Ezekiah kyng of Iuda spake to all the people of Iuda Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes Sion shal be plowed lyke a felde Ierusalem shal be an heape of stones the hyl of the Lordes house shal be turned to an hye wod Dyd Ezekiah the kyng of Iuda the people of Iuda put him to deth for this No verely but rather feared the Lorde made theyr prayer vnto him For the which cause also the Lorde repented of the plage y t he had deuysed against theÌ„ Shulde we theÌ„ do such a shameful dede agaynst our soules There was a prophet also y t preached stifly in the name of the Lorde called Uriah the sonne of Semeiah of Caryathyarym thys man preached also agaynst this cyty and against this laÌ„de according to al as Ieremy sayeth Nowe when Iehoakim the kynge with al the estates and priÌ„ces had herde his wordes the king went about to sleye him WheÌ„ Uriah perceaued that he was afraied and fled and departed into Egypte Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypte Namely ElnathaÌ„ the sonne of Achbor and certayne men with him into Egypte which fetched Uriah oute of Egypt brought him vnto kyng Iehoakim that slewe hym with the swearde and cast hys deed body into the comen peoples graue But Ahikam the sonne of Saphan helped Ieremy that he came not into the handes of the people to be slayne Ieremy at the commaundement of the Lorde sendeth bondes to the kyng of Iuda and to the other kynges that were nye wherby they are monyshed to become subiectes vnto Nabuchodonosor He warneth the people and the kynges and rulers that they beleue not false Prophetes CAPI XXVII IN THE begynnynge of the reygne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda came thys worde vnto Ieremye from the Lorde whiche spake thus vnto me Make the bondes and chaynes and put them aboute thy necke and sende them to the kynge of Edom to the kynge of Moab to the kynge of Ammon to the kyng of Tyrus and to the kyng of Sidon and that by the messaungers which shall come to IerusaleÌ„ vnto Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda and byd them saye vnto theyr masters Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel speake thus vnto youre masters I am he that made the earth the meâ— and the catell that are vpon the grounde with my greate power and outstretched arme and haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me And nowe wyl I delyuer all these landes into the power of Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of Babylon my sernaunte The beastes also of the felde shall I geue hym to do him seruyce And al people shal serue him and hys sonne and hys chylders chyldren vntyl the tyme of the same lande be come also yee many people and greate kynges shall serue hym Moreouer that people and kyngdome whiche wyll nat â–ª serue Nabuchodonosor and that wyll not put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the kynge of Babylon the same people wyll I vyset with the swearde with honger with pestylence vntyll I haue consumed theÌ„ in hys handes sayeth the Lorde And therfore folowe not your Prophetes sothesayers expounders of dreames charmeâ—s and wytches which saye vnto you ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon For they preache you lyes to brynge you farre from your lande and that I might cast you out and destroye you But the people that put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the king of Babylon and serue hym those I wyl let remayne styll in theyr owne lande sayeth the Lorde and they shall occoupye it and dwell therin All these thynges tolde I Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and sayde Put youre neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon and serue hym and hys people that ye maye lyue Why wylt thou and thy people peryshe with the swearde with honger with pestylence lyke as the Lorde hathe deuysed forall
that robbe the wyll I make also to be robbed For I wyll geue the thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole sayeth the Lorde because they reuyled the as one caste away and despysed O Syon For thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I wyll set vp Iacobs tentes agayne and defende his dwellynge place The cytie shal be buylded in her olde estate the houses shall haue theyr ryght foundacyon And out of them shal go thankesgeuyng and the voyce of ioye I wyll multiple them and they shall not be fewe I shall endue them with honour no man shall subdue them Theyr chyldren shal be as a fore tyme and theyr congregacion shall continue in my syght And all those that vexe them wyll I vyset A captayne also shall come of them and a prynce shall sprynge out from the myddest of them him wyl I chalenge to myselfe and he shal come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his hert to come vnto me sayth the Lorde Ye shal be my people also and I wylbe your God Beholde on the other syde shal the wrathe of the Lorde breake out as a stormye water as a myghtye whyrle wynde and shall fal vpon the heades of the vngodly The terryble dyspleasure of the Lorde shal not leaue of vntyl he haue done perfourmed the intent of his herte Which in the latter dayes ye shal vnderstande At the same tyme sayeth the Lorde shall I be the God of al the generacyons of Israel they shal be my people CAPI XXXI ¶ He prophetyeth that the people of Israel shal be restoâ—ed agayne vnto theyr prosperite To be turned from synne is the gyfte of God The byrthe of Christe is prophecyed All the wycked shall dye in theyr wyckednes The newe testament and couenaunte so prophecyed The Chrysten art taught and instructe of the Lorde Oute synnes shall so be remytted that they shall not ones be thought on God promyseth that he wyll caste of the Iewes The buyldynge agayne of Ierusalem THVS sayeth the Lorde The people of Israel whiche escaped in the wildernesse from the swearde founde grace to come into theyr reste Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appere vnto me from far and saye I loue the wyth an euerlastynge loue therfore do I sprede my mercye before the. I wyll repayre the agayne O thou daughter of Israel y â— thou mayest be faste sure Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne go forth with them that lede the daunce Thou shalte plante vynes agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plante and synge And when it is tyme the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry Aryse let vs go vp vnto Syon to our Lord God for thus sayeth the Lorde Reioyce with gladnes because of Iacob crye vnto the head of the Gentyles speake out synge and saye The Lorde shall delyuer his people the renaunt of Israel and make them whole Beholde I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the North land and gather them from y â— endes of the worlde with the blynde and lâ— me that are amonge them with the wemen that be great with chylde and such as be also delyuered and the company of them that come agayne shal be greate They departed from hence in heuynes but with ioye wyll I brynge them hyther agayne I wyll lede theÌ„ to the ryuers of water in a strayght waye where they shall not stomble For I am Israels father and Ephraim is my fyrst borne Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye Gentiles preache in the Iles that lye far of and saye he that hathe scatred Israel shall gather him together agayne shall kepe hym as a shepherde doth his flocke For the Lord hath redemed Iacob and ryd him from the hande of the vyolent And they shall come and reioyse vpon the hyl of Syon and shal haue plentuousnes of goodes whiche the Lorde shall geue theÌ„ Namely wheate wyne oyle yonge shepe and calues And theyr conscyence shal be as a wel watred garden for they shall no more be hongrye Then shal the mayde reioyse in the dauÌ„ce yee both yonge and olde folkes For I wyl turne theyr sorowe into gladnesse and wyll comforte them and make them ioyfull euen from theyr hertes I wyl poure plentuousnes vpon the hertes of the prestes and my people shal be satisfyed with my goodnesse sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde ☜ The voice of heuynes wepyng and lamentacion was herd on hye euen of Rachel mournynge for her chyldren and wolde not be comforted be cause they were away But nowe sayeth the Lorde leaue of from wepynge and cryenge witholde thyne eyes from teares for ☜ thy laboure shal be rewarded sayeth the Lorde And they shall come agayne out of the lande of theyr ennemyes Yee euen thy posterytie shall haue consolacyon in this sayeth the Lorde that thy chyldreÌ„n shall come agayne in to theyr owne lande Moreouer I herde Ephraim that was led away captiue complaine on this maner O Lorde thou hast correcte me thy chastenynge haue I receyued ☜ as an vntamed calfe Conuerte thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou arte my Lorde God Yee as sone as y â— turnest me I shall refourme my selfe and when I vnderstand I shal smyte vpon my thyghe For verely I haue commytted shamefull thynges O let my youth beare this reprofe and confusion Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe is not Ephraim my deare son Is he not the chylde with whome I haue had all myrth and pastyme For sence the tyme that I fyrste commened with hym I haue hym euer in remembraunce therfore my very herte driueth me vnto hym gladly and louingly wyl I haue mercy vpon hym sayth the Lorde Get the watchmen prouide teachers for the set thyne hert vpon y â— ryght waye that thou shuldest walke and turne agayne O thou daughter of Israell turne agayne to these cities of thyne Howe longe wylt thou go astraye O thou shrynkynge daughter For the Lorde wyll worke a newe thynge vpon earthe A woman shal compasse a man For thus sayth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel It wyl come therto y t when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuite these wordes shal be herde in the lande and in his cities The Lorde which is the faire bryde grome of ryghtuousnesse make the fruteful O thou holy hyll And there shall dwel Iuda and all her cityes the shepherdes and husbande men For I shal fede the hongry soule and refreshe all faynte hertes When I herde this I came agayne to my selfe I mused lyke as I had bene waked out of a swete slepe Beholde sayeth the Lord the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israell and the house of Iuda with meÌ„ and with catel Yee it shall come therto that lyke as I haue gone about in tymes past to rote them out to scatre them to breake them â—â—wne to destroye
grape gatherynge Myrth and cheare shal be taken away from the tymbre felde and from the whole lande of Moab There shal be no swete wyne in the presse the treader shall haue no stomacke to crye yee there shal be none to crye vnto him whiche afore tyme were herde from Hesebon to Eleale and Iahaz whiche lyfted vp theyr voyce from Zoar vnto Horonaim that ☜ bullocke of thre yeare olde The waters also of Memâ—im shal be dried vp Moreouer I wyll make Moab ceasse sayeth the Lorde frome the offrynges and censinge that she hath made vnto her Goddes in hye places Wherfore my herte mourneth for Moab lyke a crowde playenge an heuy songe for the mens sake of the bryck wall my hert mourneth also euen as a pype that pypyth a dolefull songe for they shal be very fewe and destroyed All heades shal be shauen and all beerdes clypped of all handes bounde and loynes gyrded aboute with sacke clothe Upon all the house toppes and stretes of Moab there shal be mournynge For I wyll breake Moab lyke an vnprofytable vessell sayeth the Lord. Ohowe is she destroyed O how mourneth she O howe doth Moab hange downe her heade is ashamed Thus shal Moab be a laughyng stocke had in derision of al them that be rounde aboute her For thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde the enemy shall come flyenge as an Aegle and sprede his wynges vpon Moab They shall clyme ouer the walles wynne the stronge holdes Then the myghtye mens hertes in Moab shal be lyke the herte of a woman trauelynge with chylde And Moab shal be made so desolate y â— she shall no more be a people because she hathe sette vp her selfe agaynst the Lorde Feare pyt and snare shal come vpon the O Moab sayth the Lorde Who so escapeth the feare shall fall in the pyt and who so getteth out of the pyt shal be taken in the snare For I wyll brynge a yere of visytacyon vpon Moab sayth the Lorde They that are able to flye shall stande vnder the shadowe of Hesebon For there shall go a fyre out of Hesebon and a flame frome Syon shal burne vp that proude people of Moab both before and behynde Wo be vnto the O Moab for thou people of Chamos shalt perysshe Yee thy sonnes and daughters shall be led awaye captyue Yet at the last wyl I bryng Moab out of captiuyte agayne sayth the Lorde Thus farre is of the plage of Moab ¶ The worde of the Lord agaynst the Ammonytes against Idumea Damascus Cedar â–ª and Elam CAPI XLIX AS concernynge the Ammonytes thus the Lorde sayth Hath Israell no chyldren or is he without an heyre Why hath your kynge then taken Gad in wherfore doth his people dwell in his cyties Beholde therfore the tyme commeth sayth the Lorde that I wyll bryng a noyse of war into Rabah of the Ammonytes Lahel shal be desolate and her cyties brent vp and the Israelytes shall be lordes ouer â–ª those that had them in possession afore sayth the Lord Hesebon shall mourne for it shall be roted out of the grounde sayth the Lorde The cities of ☞ Rabah shal crye out gyrde themselues with sacke cloth they shall mourne and run aboute the walles for theyr kinges shall be led awaye presoner yee his preestes and prynces with hym Wherfore trustest thou in the water streames that flowe to and froâ— O thou fearce daughter and thynkest thou art so safe by reason of thy treasure that no man shall come to the Beholde I wyll brynge a feare vpon the saieth the Lord God of hostes from al those that be aboute the so that ye shal be scatred euery man from another and no man shall gather them together agayne that be fled But after that I wyll brynge the Ammonytes also out of capâ—â—uite agayne Upon the Edomites hath the Lorde of hoostes spoken on this maner Is there no more wysdome in ThemaÌ„ Is there no more good councell amonge his people Is their wysdome then turned clene to naught Get you hence turne your backes crepe downe into the depe O ye cytesyns of Dedan For I wyll bryng destruccion vpon Esau yee and the day of his visitacion Yf y â— grape gatherers came vpon the shulde they not leaue some grapes If the nyght robbers came vpon the shulde they not take so much as they thought were ynoughe But I wyll make Esau bare and discouer her secretes so that he shal not be able to hide theÌ„ His sede shal be wasted away yee his brethreÌ„ and his neyghbours and he him selfe shall not be lefte behynde Thou shalt leaue thy fatherlesse chyldren behynde the and I wyll kepe them and thy wydowes shall take their comforte in me For thus hath the Lorde spoken Beholde they that meÌ„ thought were vnmere to drink of the cuppe haue droken with the first and thynkest thou then to be fre No no thou shalt neither be quyte nor fre but thou must drinke also For why I haue sworne by my selfe sayeth the Lorde that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse an open shame a laughyng stocke and cursyng and all her cyties shal be a continuall deserte For I am perfectly infourmed of y â— Lord that he hath sent a message all redy vnto the Heathen Gather you together and go forth agaynste them make you ready to the battayle for lo. I wyll make the but small amonge the Heathen and lytle regarded amonge men Thy hye stomake the pryde of thy hert hath disceyued the because thou wylt dwell in the holes of stony rockê and haue the hye mountaynes in possessyon Neuerthelesse thoughe thy nest were as hye as the Aegles yet wyll I cast the downe sayeth the Lorde Moreouer I dumea shal be a wyldernesse Who so goeth by it shal be abashed wondre at her miserable plages Like as Sodome Gomor and the cyties that laye there aboute were turned vp syde downe sayeth the Lorde so shal no body dwel in Idumea and no man shal haue his habitacyon there Beholde lyke as the Lyon coÌ„meth vp from the pleasauÌ„t medowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Etham so wyll I dryue him and make him runne agaynst her But who is the yonge man that I wyll ordayne therto Who is lyke vnto me What is he y t wyl stryue with me What shepherde maye stande in my handes Therfore heare the couÌ„cel of the Lord that he hath taken vpon Idumea his purpose that he hath deuysed vpon the cytesyns of Theman The leaste of the flocke shall teare them in peces and loke what fayre thynge they haue they shall make it waste and them selues also At the noyse of theyr fall the earthe shall quake the crye of theyr voice shal be herde vnto the red see Behold the enemye shall come and fle vp hyther lyke as it were an Aegle and sprede his winges vpon Bozrah Then shall the hertes of the worthyes in Edom be as the herte of
The Senatours of the daughter Syon syt vpon the grounde in sylence they haue strawed asthes vpon theyr heades and gyrded them selues with sacke cloth The maydens of Ierusalem hange downe theyr heades to the grounde Myne eyes be begyn to fayle me thorowe wepynge my body is disquyeted my lyuer is poured vpon the earth for the great hurt of my people seyng the chyldren and babes dyd swowne in the streates of the cytye Euen when they spake to theyr mothers where is meate and drynke for whyle they so sayde they fell downe in the stretes of the cytie lyke as they had bene wounded and some dyed in theyr mothers bosome What shall I saye of the O thou daughter Ierusalem to whom shall I lyken the To whom shal I coÌ„pare the. O y u daughter Syon to comforte the withall Thy hurte is lyke a mayne see who may heale the Thy prophetes haue loked out vaine folysh thinges for the they haue not shewed the of thy wyckednes to kepe the from captiuite but haue ouerladen the and thorowe falshed scatred the abrode Al they that go by the clappe theyr handes at the hissing and waggyng their heades vpon the daughter Ierusalem and saye is this the cyte that men cal so fayre wherin the whole lande reioyseth All thyne enemyes gape vpon the whysperyng and bytyng theyr teth sayinge let vs deuoure for the tyme that we loked for is come we haue founde and sene it The Lorde hath fulfylled the thynge that he was purposed to do and ê‘fourmed that he had deuysed longe a go he hath destroyed and not spared He hath caused thin aduersary to triuÌ„p he ouer the and set vp the horne of thyne enemy Let thyne herte crye vnto the Lorde O y u cyte of the daughter Syon let thy teares runne downe lyke a ryuer daye and nyght rest not and let not the aple of thyne cye leaue of StaÌ„de vp and make thy prater in the first watch of the nyght poure out thyne herte lyke water before the Lorde lyfte vp thyne handes for the lyues of thy yonge children that dye of honger in the stretes Beholde O Lorde and consydre why haste thou gathered me vp so cleane Shal the wemeÌ„ then eate their owne frute euen chyldren of a spaÌ„ne longe Shal the prestes and Prophetes be slayne thus in the Sayntuary of the Lorde Yong and olde lye behinde the stretes vpon the grouÌ„de my maydens and yong men are slayne with the swearde whome thou in the daye of thy wrathefull indignacyon hast put to deathe yee euen thou haste put them to death and not spared them My neighbours that are rounde aboute me haste thou called as it were to a feast daye so that in the daye of the Lordes wrathe none escaped neyther was any lefte behynde Those that I had brought vp and norished hath myne enemy destroyed CAPI 〈◊〉 IAM the man that thorowe the rodde of his wrath haue experience of mysery He droue me forth and led me yee into darkenesse but not in to lyght Agaynst me onely he turneth his hande and layeth it euer vpon me My slesshe and my skynne hath he made olde my bones hath he brused He hath buylded rounde about me and closed me in with gall and trauayle He hath set me in darckenes as they that be deade for euer He hathe so hedged me in that I can not get out and hath layed heuy lynckes vpon me Thoughe I crye and call pyteously yet heareth he not my prayer He hathe stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones and made my pathes croked He layeth wayte for me lyke a Beare and as a lyon in a hole He hathe marred my waies and broken me in peces he hath laied me wast all together He hath bente hys bowe made me as it were a marke to shut at The arowes of his quyuer hath he shot euen into my reynes I am laughed to scorne of all my people they make songes vpon me all the daye longe He hath fylled me with bitternes and geuen me wormwod to drynke He hath smitten my teeth in peces rolled me in the dust He hathe put my soule out of reste I forget all good thynges I thought in my selfe I am vn done there is no hope for me in the Lorde O RemeÌ„bre yet my mysery and my trouble the wormwod and the gall Yee thou shalte remembre them for my soule melteth awaye in me Whyle I coÌ„sidre these thinges in my herte I get a hope agayne Namely that the mercyes of the Lorde are not cleane gone and that his louynge kyndnesse ceasseth not Hys faythfulnes is greate and renueth it selfe as the mornynge The Lorde is my porcyon sayeth my soule therfore wyl I hope in hym O howe good is the Lord vnto theÌ„ that put theyr trust in him and to the soule that seketh after hym O howe good is it with stylnes to wayte and tary for the health of the Lorde O howe good is it for a man to take the yoke vpon hym from his youth vp He sytteth alone he holdeth hym styll and dwelleth quyetly by hym selfe He layeth his face vpon the earth yf percase there happen to be any hope He offereth his cheke to the smyter he wyll be content with reproues For the Lorde wyll not forsake for euer But thoughe he do cast of yet accordynge to the multytude of his mercyes he receaueth to grace agayne For he doth not plage and caste out the chyldren of men from his herte To treade all the prysoners of the earthe vnder his fete To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest To condempne a man in his cause The Lorde hath not pleasure in suche thynges What is he then that sayth there shulde somthynge be done without the Lordes commaundement Out of the mouth of the mooste hyghest goeth not euell and good Wherfore then murmureth the lyuinge man let hym murmure at his owne synne Let vs loke well vpon our owne wayes and remember our selues and turne agayne to the Lorde Let vs lyfte vp our hertes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heuen We haue bene dissemblers and haue offended wylt thou therfore not be intreated Thou haste couered vs in thy wrath and persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without any fauoure Thou hast hyd thy selfe in a cloud that our prayer shulde not go thorow Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despysed amonge the people All our enemyes gape vpon vs. Feare and snare is come vpon vs yee despite and destruccyon * who le ryuers of water gusshe out of myne eyes for the great hurte of my people Myne eyes runne and can not ceasse for there is no rest O Lorde when wylt thou loke downe from heauen and cousydre Myne eye breaketh my herte because of all the daughters of my cytie Myne enemyes hunted me out sharpely lyke a byrde yee and that without a cause They haue put downe my lyfe into a pytte and layed a
stone vpon me They poured water vpon my heade then thought I nowe am I vndone I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the depe pyt Thou hast herde my voyce and hast not turned awaye thyne eares fro my syghynge and cryenge Thou hast enclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon the and hast sayd feare not Thou O Lorde hast mayntyened y â— cause of my soule and hast redemed my lyfe O Lorde thou hast sene my blasphemers take thou my cause vpon the. Thou hast well consydred howe they go aboute to do me harme and that all they re councels are agaynst me Thou hast herde theyr despyteful wordes O Lorde yee and all theyr ymaginacyons agaynst me The lyppes of myne enemies and theyr deuyces that they take agaynst me all the day longe Thou seyst also theyr syttyng downe and theyr rysyng vp they make theyr songes of nothynge but of me Rewarde them O Lorde accordyng to the workes of theyr haÌ„des Geue them the thynge that theyr owne herte is afrayed of euen thy curse Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignacion and rote them out frome vnder the heauen CAPI IIII. O Howe is the golde become so dymme Howe is the goodly colour of it so sore chaunged and the stones of the Sayntuary thus scatred in the corner of euery strete The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precyous golde howe are they nowe become lyke the erthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande The dragons geue theyr yonge ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruell and dwelleth in the wyldernesse lyke the Estriches The tonges of the suckynge chyldren cleue to the rofe of theyr mouthes for verye thriste The yonge chyldren aske breade but there is no man that geueth it them They that were wont to fare delycately peryshe in the stretes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of donge The synne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednes of Sodome that sodeÌ„ly was destroyed and not taken with handes Her absteyners or Nazarees were whyter then the snowe or mylke theyr colour was fresh reed as Corall theyr beautie lyke the Saphyre But nowe theyr faces very blacke In so much that thou shuldest not knowe them in the stretes Theyr skynne cleueth to their bones â–ª It is withered become lyke a drye stocke They that be slayne with y â— swerd are happyer then such as dye of honger and peryshe away samyshynge for the frutes of the felde The wemen whiche of nature are pytiefull haue sodden theyr owne câ—dren with their handes that they might be theyr meate in the miserable destruccion of y â— daughter of my peopye The Lorde hath perfourmed hys heuy wrath he hath poured out y â— furiousnes of his dyspleasure He hath kyndled a fyre in SioÌ„ which hath consumed the foundacions therof Nether the kynges of the earth nor all inhabetours of the worlde wolde haue beleued that the enemy and aduersarye shulde haue come in at the gates of the Cytie of Ierusalem Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the synne of the Prophetes and for the wyckednesse of her preestes that haue shed innocentes bloode within her So that these blynde men wente stomblynge in the streates and stayned them selues w t bloude whiche els wolde touche no bloudy clothe But they cryed vnto euery man slee the staynynge awaye get you hence touche it not Yee sayde they ye muste be brente ye must dwell amonge the Gentyles and byde no longer here The countenaunce of the Lorde hathe banyshed them and shall neuer loke more vpon them For they them selues nether regarded the prestes nor pityed theyr elders Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs whyle we loke for vayne helpe seynge we be euer waytynge vpon a people that can do vs no good They laye so sharpe wayte for vs that we cannot go safe vpon the stretes for oure ende is come our dayes are fulfylled our ende is here Our persecuters are swyfter then the Aegels of the ayre they folowed vpon vs ouer the mountaynes and layed wayte for vs in the wyldernesse ☞ The very breth of our mouthe euen the anoynted Lorde hym selfe shall be taken in oure synnes of whom we saye Under his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heythen And thou O daughter Edom that dwelleste in the lande of Huz be glad and reioyce for the cuppe shall come vnto the also which whan thou suppest of thou shalte be droncken Thy synne is well punyshed O thou daugter Sion he shall not suffre the to be caryed awaye any more But thy wyckednes O daughter Edom shall he vyset and for thy synnes sake he shall lede the into captyuyte ¶ The prayer of Ieâ—emye CAPI V. CAll to remembraunce O Lorde what we haue suffred consydre and se oure confusyon Oure enherytaunce is turned to the straungers and our houses to the aleauntes We are become carefull and fatherles and our mothers are as the wyddowes We are sayne to dryncke oure owne water for money and oure owne wod must we bye with money Our neckes are vnder persecucyon we are weery and haue no reste Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egypcians and now to the Assyrians only that we might haue bred ynough Our fathers whiche nowe are gone haue syned and we muste beare theyr wyckednes Seruauntes haue the rule of vs and no man delyuereth vs out of theyr handes We must get our lyuynge with the parel of our lyues because of y â— drouth of the wildernes Oure skynne is as it had bene brente in an ouen for very sore honger The wyues are raueshed in Syon and the maydens in the cities of Iuda The princes are hanged vp with the hand of the enemies they haue not spared the olde sage men they haue taken yonge meÌ„nes lyues froÌ„ them and the boyes are hanged vp vpon trees The elders syt nomore vnder the gates and the yong men vse nomore playenge of musycke The ioye of oure hert is gone our mery queer is turned into mournynge The garlande of our head is fallen alas that euer we synned so sore Therfore oure herte is full of heuynesse and oure eyes dymme because of the hyll of Syon that is destroyed In so much that the foxes runne vpon it But thou O Lorde that remayneste for euermore and thy seate worlde without ende wherfore wylte thou styll forget vs and forsake vs so long â–ª O Lord turne thou vs vnto the and so shall we be turned Renue our dayes as in olde tunes for thou haste banyshed vs nowe long ynough and haste bene sore dysple sed at vs. The ende of the lamentacyons of Ieremye ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ezechyel ¶ The tyme wherin Ezechyel prophecyed and in what place Hys offprynge and offyce The vysyon of the â—oure bestes The vysion of the wheles The vision of the throne and of the ymage aboue
swearde agaynst another yee they shall nomore lear ne to fyght but euery maÌ„ shall syt vnder his vyneyarde vnder hys fygâ—re and no maÌ„ to fraye him away for the mouth of y â— Lord of hostes hath spokeÌ„ it Therfore where as al the people haue walked euery maÌ„ in y â— name of his owne God we wyl walke in y â— name of the Lord our God for euer euer At the same tyme sayth the Lord wyl I gather vp y â— lame the outcastes such as I haue chastened wyl geue issue vnto the lame make of the outcastes a great people the Lorde him selfe shal be theyr kyng vpon the mount Sion from this tyme forth for euermore And vnto y â— O thou tower of Eder thou stronge holde of the daughter Syon vnto the shal it come euen the Lordshippe kyngdome of the daughter IerusaleÌ„ Why then art y u nowe so heuy is there no kyng in the are thy councelers away that thou arte so payned as a woman in her trauayle And nowe O thou daughter Syon be sorye let it greue the as a wyfe laboryng with chylde for nowe must thou get the out of the cytie dwel vpon the playne felde Yee vnto Babylon shalt thou go there shalt thou be delyuered there the Lorde shal lowse the from the hande of thyne enemyes Nowe also are there many people gathered together against the saying what SioÌ„ is cursed we shall se our lust vpon her But they knowe not the thoughtes of y â— Lorde they vnderstande not his councell that shal gather them together as the sheeues in the barne Therfore get the vp O thou daughter Syon and thresshe out the corne For I wyll make thy horne yron and thy clawes brasse that thou mayest grynde many people theyr goodes shalt thou appropriate vn to the Lorde and theyr substaunce vnto the ruler of the whole worlde ¶ Of the destruccyon of Ierusalem CAPI V. AFter that shalt thou be robbed thy selfe O y u robbers daughter they shall laye sege agaynst vs smyte the iudge of Israel w t a rodde vpon the cheke And y u BethleeÌ„ Ephrata art lytle amoÌ„ge the thousandes of Iuda Out of the shal come vnto me which shal be the gouernour in Israell whose out goynge hath bene from the begynnynge from euerlastynge In the meane whyle he plageth them for a season vntyll the tyme that she whiche shal beare haue borne then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be coÌ„uerted vnto y â— chyldren of Israel He shall staÌ„de fast and geue fode in the strength of the Lorde and in the victory of the name of the Lorde his God and when they be conuerted he shal be magnifyed vnto the farthest partes of the worlde Then shall there be peace so that the Assyrian maye come into our lande treade in oure houses We shall brynge vp seuen shepherdes and. viii princes vpon theÌ„ these shal subdue the lande of Assur w t the swerde and the laÌ„de of Nymrod wyth their naked weapeÌ„s Thus shall he deliuer vs from y â— Assirian when he coÌ„meth within our lande and setteth his fote within our borders And the reÌ„naunt of Iacob shal be among the multitude of people as the dewe of the Lorde and as the droppes vpon the grasse that taryeth for no man and wayteth of no body Yee y â— resydue of Iacob shal be among the Gentiles and the multitude of people as the lyon among the beastes of the wod and as the LyoÌ„s whelpe among a flocke of shepe which when he goeth thorow tredeth down teareth in peces and there is no man that can helpe Thyne hande shal be lyfte vp vpon thyne enemyes and all thyne aduersasaries shall peryshe The tyme shall come also sayeth y â— Lorde that I wyll take thyne horses from the and destroye thy charettes I wyl breake downe the cytyes of thy lande and ouerthrowe all thy stronge holdes All witchcraftes wyll I rote oute of thyne hande there shal no mo soth sayinges be within the. Thyne Idols and thyne Images wyll I destroye out of y â— so that thou shalt nomore bowe thy selfe vnto the worckes of thyne owne handes Thy groues wyll I plucke vp by the rotes and breake downe y â— cyties Thus wyl I be aueÌ„ged also vpoÌ„ al y â— Heathen y t wyl not heare ¶ An â—â—hortacyon to heare the iudgment agaiÌ„st Israel beynge vnkynde What maner of sacrifyces do please God CAPI VI. HErken nowe what the Lord sayeth Up reproue the mountaines let the hylles heare thy voyce O heare the punyshemeÌ„t of the Lorde ye mountaynes and ye mighty foundacioÌ„s of the earth for y â— Lorde wyl reporue his people reason w t Israel O my people what haue I done vnto y â— or wherin haue I hurte the geue me answere Because I brought the from the lande of Egypte delyuered the out of the house of bondage Because I made Moses Aaron Miriam to lede y â— RemeÌ„bre O my people what Balach y â— kyng of Moab had Imagyned agaynst the and what answere that Balaam the sonne of Beor gaue hym from Sethim vnto Galgal that ye may knowe the louynge kyndnesses of the Lorde What acceptable thynge shal I offer vnto the Lord shall I bowe my kne to the hye God Shall I come before hym with brent offrynges and with calues of a yeare olde Hath the Lord a pleasure in many thousaÌ„de rammes or innumerable streames of oyle Or shall I geue my fyrst borne for myne offences the frute of my body for the synne of my soule I wyll shewe the O maÌ„ what is good what the Lorde requyreth of the Namely to do right to haue pleasure in louyng kyndnesse to be lowly to walcke w t thy God that thou mayest be called a citie of the Lorde that thy name maye be rightuousnesie Heare O ye trybes who wolde els geue you such warnyng Shuld I not be displeased for y â— vnrightuous good in y â— houses of the wycked and because the measure his mynyshed Or shulde I iustifye the false balaunces and the bagge of disceatful weyghtes amonge those that be full of ryches vnryghtuously gotten where the cytesyus deale with falshede speake lyes haue disceatfull tunges in their mouthes Therfore I wyll take in haÌ„de to punish y â— and to make y â— desolate because of thy sines Thou shalt eat not haue ynough yee thou shalt briÌ„ge thy self downè Thou shalt fle but not escape those that thou woldest saue wyll I delyuer to the swerde Thou shalt sowe but not reape y u shalt presse out olyues but oyle shalt y â— not haue to anoint thy self with all thou shalte treade out swete muste but shalt dricke no wyne Ye kepe the ordiuaunces of Amri al the customes of the house of Ahab ye folowe their pleasures therfore wil
I make the wast and cause thy inhabyters to be abhorted O my people and thus shalt thou beare thyne owne shame CAPI VII ¶ â— coÌ„playnt of the lyttel noÌ„bre of the rightuouse Agaynst the truth ought we not to holde with out greatest frendes WO is me I am become as one that goeth a gleanyng i the haruest Ther are no grapes to eate yet wolde I fayne w t all my herte haue of the best frute There is not a godly man vpon earth there is not one ryghtuous amonge men They labour all to shed bloude euery man hunteth hys brother to death yet they saye they do well when they do euyll As the prynce wyll so saieth the iudge that he may do him a pleasure agayne The greate man speaketh what his herte desyreth the hearers alow him The best of theÌ„ is but as a thistle the most rightuous of theÌ„ is but as a breer i the hedge But when the daye of thy preachers coÌ„meth that thou shalt be visyted theÌ„ shall they be wasted awaye Let no man beleue his frende nor put hys confydeÌ„ce in a price Kepe y â— porte of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome for the soÌ„ne shal put his father to dishonoure the daughter shal rise agaynst her mother the daughter in lawe agaynst her mother in lawe a mans foes shal be euen they of hys owne housholde Neuertheles I wyl loke vp vnto y â— Lord I wyll pacyently abyde God my sauioure my God shall heare me O thou enemye of myne reioyce not at my fall for I shall get vp againe though I syr in darcknesse yet the Lorde is my lyght I wyll beare the punishemeÌ„t of y â— Lorde for why I haue offended him til he syt in iudgmeÌ„t vpoÌ„ my cause se y t I haue right He wyll bryng me forth to the lyght I shall se his rightuousnesse She that is myne enemy shal loke vpon it be confouÌ„ded which now saieth Where is thy Lorde God Myne eyes shall beholde her when she shal be trodeÌ„ downe as y â— clay in y â— stretes The tyme wyl come that thy gappes shal be made vp the lawe shal go abrode at y t tyme shal they come vnto the froÌ„ Assur vnto the stronge cyties from the strong cytyes vnto the ryuer froÌ„ the one see to y â— other froÌ„ the one mouÌ„tayne to y â— other Notwithstandynge y â— land must be wasted because of them that dwell therin and for the frutes of theyr owne Imaginacions Therfore fede thy people with thy rod the flocke of thine heritage which dwel desolate in the wodde that they maye be fedde vpon the mount of Charmel Basan and Galaad as afore time Maruelous thynges wyll I shew them lyke as when they came out of Egypte Thys shall the Heathen se and be ashamed for all their power so that they shall laye theyr hande vpon theyr mouthe and stoppe theyr eares They shall lycke the dust lyke a serpente and as the wormes of the earth that tremble in theyr holes They shal be afrayed of the Lorde our God and they shall feare the. Where is there such a God as thou that pardâ—nest wickednes and forgeueste the offences of the remnaunt of thyne herytage HeÌ„ kepeth not his wrath for euer And why hys delyte is to haue compassyon he shall turne agayne and be mercyfull to vs he shall put downe oure wyckednes and cast all oure sinnes in to the botome of the see Thou shalt kepe thy trueth with Iacob and thy mercy for Abraham lyke as thou hane sworne vnto oure fathers longe ago ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Mycheas ⧠The boke of the Prophet Naum. ¶ Of the destruccyon of Niniue and of the delyueraunce of Israell CAPI I. THys is the heuy burthen of Niniue whiche Naum of Elchos dyd wryte as he sawe it The Lord is a gelous God a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde and wrothfull The lorde taketh vengeaunce of his enemyes and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaryes The Lord suffreth long he is of greate power so inoceÌ„t that he leaueth no man fautlesse before him The Lorde goeth forth in teÌ„pest stormy wether the cloudes are the dust of his fete WheÌ„ he reproueth the see he drieth it vp turneth al the floudes to drye lande Basan is desolate Charmel the pleasure of Lybanus wasteth awaye The mouÌ„taynes tremble for him the hylles consume At the syght of him the earth quaketh yee the whole world and all y â— dwell therin Who maye endure before hys wrathe Or who is able to abyde his gtyme displeasure His anger taketh on lyke fyre and the harde rockes burst in sunder before hym Full gracyous is the Lorde and a strong holde in the tyme of trouble he knoweth theÌ„ that put theyr trust in hym when the floude renneth ouer and destroyeth the place and wheÌ„ the darcknesse foloweth styll vpon hys enemyes What do ye Imagin theÌ„ against y â— Lord on this maner Tush when he hath once made an ende there shal come nomore trouble For lyke as the thornes that sticke together and as the drye strawe so shall the dronckardes be coÌ„sumed together eueÌ„ wheÌ„ they be full There come out of the suche as Imagin myschefe geue vngracious couÌ„cell agaynst the Lorde Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde Let them be as well prepared yee as many as they can yet shal they be hewen downe and pas awaye And as for y â— I wyll vexe y â— but not vtterly destroy the. And nowe wyl I breake his rodde froÌ„ thy backe burst thy bondes in bonder But the Lorde hath geuen a commaundement concernynge the y t there shal come nomore sede of thy name The carued casten Images wyll I rote out of the house of thy God Thy graue shal I prepare for the and thou shalt be confounded ¶ He deseribeth the victorye of the Caldees agaynste the Nynyuytes CAPI II. BEholde vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him that bryngeth good tydinges and preached peace O Iuda kepe thy holy dayes perfourme thy promyses for Beâ—ial shall come no more in the he is vtterly roted oute The scaterer shall come vp agaynst the laye sege to the castell Loke thou wel to the stretes make thy loynes stronge arme thy self with al thy myght for the Lorde shal restore agayne the glory of Iacob lyke as the glory of Israel The destroyers haue brokeÌ„ theÌ„ downe marred the wyne braunches The shylde of hys gyauÌ„tes gly stereth hys men of warte are clothed in purple His charettes are as fyre when he maketh him forward his archers are wel deckt trimmed The charettes rol vpon y â— stretes welter in the hye waies They are to loke vpoÌ„ lyke cressettes of fyre go swyftly as y â— lyghtenyng WheÌ„ he doth but warne his giauÌ„tes they fall in theyr
coloures and stroÌ„g Then spake I and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me O Lord what are these The angel answered sayde vnto me These are the. iiij windes of the heaueÌ„ which be come forth to staÌ„de before y â— ruler of all the earth That w t the blacke horse went into the laÌ„de of the north the white folowed them and the spekled horses wente forth towarde the south These horses were very stronge and wente out and sought to go and take theyr iourney ouer the whole earth And he sayde get you hence go thorowe the worlde So they went thorow out the worlde Then cryed he vpon me and spake vnto me sayeng beholde these that go towarde the North shall styll my wrath in the North countre And the worde of the Lord came vnto me sayeng Take of the presoners that are come froÌ„ Babylon namely Heldai Tobiah Idaia come y u the same day and go into the house of Iosiah the soÌ„ne of Sophony TheÌ„ take golde syluer make crownes therof and set theÌ„ vpon the heade of Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosedeh the hye preste speake vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes Beholde the maÌ„ whose name is the braunche and he that shal sprynge vp after him shal buylde vp the temple of the Lord yee euen he shall buylde vp the temple of the Lord. He shall beare the prayse he shal syt vpon the Lordes trone haue the domynacion A preste shall he be also vpon his trone and a peacable couÌ„cel shal be betwyxte them both And the crownes shal be in the temple of the Lorde for a remembraunce vnto Helem Tobiah Idaiah and Hen the sonne of Sophony And such as be farre of shal come and buylde the temple of the Lorde that ye may knowe howe that the Lorde of hoostes hath sent me vnto you And thys shall come to passe if ye wyl herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God ¶ The estymacyon of fastynge without mercy The despysyng of charyte and the obstynaâ—ye of the people CAPI VII IT happened also in the fourthe yeare of kyng Darius that the worde of the Lord came vnto Zachary in the fourth day of the ninth moneth which is called Casteâ— what tyme as Sarasar and Rogomelech and the men that were with theÌ„ sent vnto Bethel for to pray before the Lord and that they shulde say vnto the prestes which were in the hous of the Lorde of hoostes and to the Prophetes Shulde I wepe in the fyfth moneth absteyne as I haue done nowe certayne yeares Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoostes vnto me sayenge Speake vnto all the people of the lande and to the preastes and saye when ye fasted and mourned in the fyfth seuenth moneth nowe this ixx. yeares dyd ye fast vnto me When ye dyd eate also dryncke dyd ye not eate and dryncke for your owne selues Are not these the wordes whiche the Lorde spake by his Prophetes afore tyme when IerusaleÌ„ was yet inhabited welthy she the cities roâ—de aboute her when there dwelt men both towarde the south in the playne countrees And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary sayinge Thus sayeth the Lord of hoostes Execute true iudgemente shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse euery man to his brother Do the wyddowe the fatherles the straunger and poore no wrong and let no man ymagen euyl against his brother in his herte Neuerthelesse they wolde not take hede but turned their backes stopped theyr eares that they shulde not heare yee they made their hertes as an AdamaÌ„t stone lest they shulde heare the lawe and wordes which the Lorde of hostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the Lord of hoostes was very wroth at them And thus is it come to passe that lyke as he spake and they wolde not heare eueÌ„ so they cried I wolde not heare sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but scaâ—red theÌ„ amonge all Gentyles whome they 〈…〉 not Thus the lande was made so deso 〈…〉 that there trauayled no man in it neyth 〈…〉 nor fro for that pleasauÌ„t lande was vtt 〈…〉 layed waste ¶ Of the returne of the people vnto Ierusalem and of the mercy of God towarde them Of good workes The callyng of the Gentyles CAPI VIII SO the worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me sayeng Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes I was in a great gelousy ouer Sion yee I haue bene very gelous ouer her in a great dyspleasure thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes I wyl turne me agayne vnto Sion and wyll dwell in the myddest of Ierusalem so that IerusaleÌ„ shal be called a faythful and true cyte the hyll of the Lorde of hostes yee an holy hyll Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes There shal yet olde men wemen dwell agayne in the stretes of Ierusalem yee such as go w t staues in theyr handes for very age The stretes of the cyte also shal be full of yong boyes and damsels playinge vpon the stretes Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes yf the resydue of this people thyncke it to be vnpossible in these dayes shulde it therfore be vnpossyble in my syght sayeth the Lord of hostes Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Beholde I wyl delyuer my people froÌ„ the laÌ„de of the east and west and wyll brynge them agayne that they maye dwel at Ierusalem They shal be my people and I wyl be their God in trueth and ryghtuousnesse Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes let your handes be stronge ye that nowe heare these wordes by the mouth of y â— prophetes which be in these dayes that the fouÌ„dacion is layed vpon the Lord of hostes house y â— the temple maye be buylded For why before these dayes neyther meÌ„ nor catel coulde wiÌ„ue any thyng nether myght any man come in out in rest for trouble but I let euery man go a gaynst his neyghbour Neuerthelesse I wyl now intreate the resydue of this people nomore as afore tyme sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but they shal be a sede of peace The vineyarde shal geue her frute the grouÌ„de shal geue her increase y â— heaueÌ„s shal geue their dewe I shall cause the reÌ„naunt of this people to haue all these in possession And it shal come to passe y â— lyke as ye were a curse among y â— the Heathen O ye house of Iuda ye house of Israell EueÌ„ so wyl I delyuer you y â— ye shal be a blessyng feare not but let your handes be stronge For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes lyke as I â—â—â—ysed to punyshe you what tyme as 〈…〉 prouoked 〈◊〉 vnto wrath sayâ—th the Lorde of hostes spared not Euen â—o 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 now in these dayes for to do wâ—â— vnto the house of Iuda Ierusalem theefore feare ye not Now the thynges that ye shal do are these
delyuered they vnto the stewardes and debytes of the kynge to the vndershreues in Celosyria and Phenices they honoured the people the temple of the Lorde Nowe when these thynges were done the rulers came vnto me and sayd The generacion of Israel the Princes the Prestes and Leuites the straunge people indwellers of the lande haue not put awaye theyr vnclennesse from the Cananites Hethytes Pheresytes from the Moabites EgyptiaÌ„s and Edomytes For bothe they theyr sonnes haue mingled them selues w e the daughters of them and the holy sede is mixte with the out landysh Heathen sens the begynnyng of theyr raygne haue the rulers heades bene partakers of theyr wyckednesse As sone as I had herde these thynges immediatly I rent my holy garmentes and pulled out the heare of my head my beerd and sat me downe sorowfull and heuye So al they that were moued thorowe the worde of the Lord God of Israel came vnto me be yng sorowful for this wyckednes and I sat styl full of heuynesse vntyl the euenynge sacrifice Then stode I vp from fastynge hauyng rente clothes the holy garment kneled downe vpon my knees helde out my haÌ„des vnto the Lorde and sayde O Lorde I am coÌ„founded and ashamed before thy faâ—e for our synnes are become many vpon our heades and our wyckednesses are exalted vnto the heauen for sens the tyme of our fathers we are in great synne vnto this daye And for the synnes of vs and our fathers we with our brethren and with our Prestes haue bene delyuered vnto the kynges of the earth into the swearde and into captiuite became a spoyle with confusion and shame vnto thys daye And nowe O Lorde God howe great is the mercy that we haue gotteÌ„ of theâ—in that y u hast left vs a rote a name i y â— place of thy saÌ„ctuary to discouer our light i the house of the Lord our God hast geueÌ„ vs meate at all tymes of our minystracyon And when we were in captiuyte we were not forsakeÌ„ of the Lord our God but he made the kynges of Persia gracyous fauourable vnto vs so that they gaue vs vytayles and meate yee and leue to buyld vp the temple of our Lord God agayne to repayre the wasted places of Syon and to dwell in Iewry and Ierusalem And now O Lord what shall we saye hauynge al these thynges in possessyon For we haue broken thy commaundementes which thou gauest vn to vs by the haÌ„des of thy seruauntes y e prophetes sayeng The lande that ye go vnto and that is geueÌ„ you for an herytage to haue in possession is defiled with the vncleÌ„nes and fylthynes of the Heathen and w t theyr abhominacion haue they poluted it al together Therfore shal ye not ioyne your daughters vnto theyr sonnes nor mary your sonnes vnto theyr daughters Moreouer ye shall neuer seke to make peace with theÌ„ that ye maye increase and eate the best in the laÌ„d and that ye maye deuide the inheritaunce of the lande vnto youre children for euermore As for the thynge that now happeneth vnto vs it commeth all for our wycked worckes and great sinnes yet hast thou geueÌ„ vs soch a rote y t we are come agayne into our owne lande and we are so wycked y t we haue broken thy statutes coÌ„maundementes agayne and mengled our selues with the vnclennes of the outlandysh Heathen O Lorde arte y â— angrye with vs wylte thou rote vs cleane out that our rote and name remayne no more O Lord God of Israel thou art true for oure rote endureth yet vnto thys present day And beholde now are we before the in our synnes now can we not staÌ„de before the in them And when Esdras w t thys prayer had knoledged the synne wepynge and lyenge stat vpon the grounde before the teÌ„ple there gathered vnto hym from IerusaleÌ„ a greate multitude of men and wemen of yonge meÌ„ and maydens for there was a very greate wepyng mournynge in the coÌ„gregacyon So when Iechonias the soÌ„ne of Iehely one of the chyldren of Israel cryed he sayd vnto Esoras we haue synned against the Lorde because we haue maried out landysh wemeÌ„ of the Heathen Nowe axt y u ouer all Israel We wyll sweare an othe therfore vnto the Lorde that we shall put awaye all our wyues whiche we haue taken of the Heathen with theyr chyldren lyke as it is appoynted the by oure fore elders Stande vp then open thou it declare it playnely vnto vs accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde for the matter belongeth vnto the we wyll helpe the quite thy self manly So Esdras arose and toke an othe of the rulers of the prestes and of the Leuytes and of all Israel to do after these thynges and they sware ¶ After Esdras had reade the lawe the people put a waye theyr straunge wyues and then returneth euery man merely vnto hys owne dweyllynge CAPI IX THEN Esdras stode vp froÌ„ the courte of the temple without went in to the chamber of Ionath as the soÌ„ne of Nasabus and remayned there dyd eate no meat nor dronke drynke for the multytude of the people And there was made a proclamacion in all Iewry at Ierusalem for all such as were gathered at IerusaleÌ„ out of captiuite y t who soeuer came not to Ierusalem within two or thre dayes accordynge to the iudgement of y â— olde lordes of councel his goodes shulde be taken from hym and be excluded froÌ„ the congregacion of the captyuyte And in thre dayes were all they of the trybe of Iuda and Beniamin gathered together at Ierusalem the tweÌ„tyeth daye of the nynth moneth And the whole multytude sat trem blynge in the courte of the temple for it was wynter So Esdras arose vp sayde vnto them ye haue done vnryghteously in that ye haue takeÌ„ outlandysh wiues to mariage and so to in crease the synnes of Israel And nowe knoledge the same and geue prayse vnto the Lorde God of our fathers perfourme his wyll departynge from the Heathen of the lande and from the outlandy she wyues Then cryed the whole multytude with loude voyce sayd lyke as y â— hast spoken so wyll we do but for so much as y â— people are many and the wynter here we may nat staÌ„de without the house agayne thys worke is nat a thynge y t can be fynyshed in a daye or two for we be many y â— haue synned in these thynges Ordeyne therfore that the rulers of the multytude they y t dwell with vs as many as haue outlandysh wiues y â— prestes also and iudges of euery place may staÌ„de in the tyme appoynted tyi they swage the wrath of the Lorde in this busynes Then Ionathas the sonne of Ezely and Ozias and Thecan receaued the charge of this matter Bozoramus and Leius and Sabatheus helped them therto After thys all they stode vp that were come out of
stablysh theyr fete As for the seruauntes whom I haue geuen the there shall nat one of them perysh for I wyl seke them from thy noÌ„bre vexe nat thy selfe For when the daye of trouble and heuynes coÌ„meth other shall wepe and be sorowfull but thou shalt be mery and plenteous The HeatheÌ„ shal be gelous but they shal be able to do nothynge agaynst the sayeth the Lorde My handes shall couer the so that thy children shal nat se the fyre enerlastyng Be ioyfull O thou mother with thy chyldren for I wyll delyuer the sayeth y â— Lorde Remembre thy deed chyldren for I shall brynge them out of the earth and shewe mercy vnto them for I am mercyfull sayeth the Lorde almyghty Embrace thy chyldren vntyll I come and shewe mercy vnto them for my welles runne ouer and my grace shall nat fayle I Esdras receaued a charge of the Lorde vpon the mount Oreb that I shulde go vnto Israell But when I came vnto Israell they set me at naught and despised the commaundemente of the Lorde And therfore I saye vnto you O ye HeatheÌ„ that heare and vnderstande Loke for youre shepherde he shall geue you euerlastynge rest for he is nye at hande that shall come in the ende of the worlde Be readye to the rewarde of the kyngdome for the euerlastynge lyght shall shyne vpon you for euermore Fle the shadowe of this worlde receaue the ioyfulnes of your glory I testifie my sauyour openly O receaue the gyfte that is geuen you be glad geuynge thankes vnto hym y â— hathe called you to the heauenly kyngdome Aryse vp and stande faste beholde the nombre of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lorde whiche are departed from the shadowe of the worlde and haue receaued gloryous garmentes of the Lorde Take thy nombre O Syon and shut vp thy puryfyed whiche haue fulfylled the lawe of the Lorde The nombre of thy chyldren whom thou longedest for is fulfylled beseche the power of the Lorde that thy people whiche haue bene called froÌ„ the begynnynge maye be halowed I Esdras sawe vpon the mount Syon a great people whom I coulde nat nombre and they all prysed the Lorde with songes of thankesgeuynge And in the myddest of them there was a yonge man of an hye stature more excellente then al they vpon euery one of theyr heades he set a crowne was euer higher and higher whiche I marueled at greatly So I asked the angel and sayd Syr what are these He answered and sayde vnto me These be they that haue put of the mortall clothynge and put on the immortal and haue testifyed and knowledged the name of God Nowe are they crowned receyue the rewarde Then sayde I vnto the Aungell what yonge personne is it that crowneth them geueth theÌ„ the palmes in theyr handes So he answered sayde vnto me It is y â— sonne of God whom they haue knowledged in the worlde Then begaÌ„ne I greately to coÌ„mende theÌ„ y â— stode so styfly for the name of the Lord And so the angel sayd vnto me Go thy way tell my people what maner of thinges and howe greate wonders of the Lorde thy God thou hast sene ¶ The wonderous workes whiche God dyd for the people are recited Esdras marueleth that God suffreth the BabiloniaÌ„s â–ª to haue rule ouer his people which yet are siners also CAPI III. IN the thyrtyeth yeare of the fall of the cytie I was at Babylon and laye troubled vpon my bed and my thoughtes came vp ouer my herte for I sawe the desolacion of Syon and the plentuous wealthe of them that dwelte at Babylon and my sprete was sore moued so that I beganne to speake ferefull wordes to the most hyest and sayd O Lorde Lord thou spakest at the begynnyng when thou plantedst the earth and that thy selfe alone and gauest commaundement vnto the people and a body vnto AdaÌ„ whiche was a creature of thy handes hast brethed in him the brethe of lyfe so he lyued before the and thou leddeste him into Paradyse whiche garden of pleasure thy ryght hande had plaÌ„ted or euer y â— earth was made And vnto him thou gauest commaundemente to loue thy way whiche he traÌ„sgressed and immedyately thou appoyntedst death in hym and in his gâ—neracions Of hym came nacyons trybes people and kynreddes out of nombre And euery people walcked after their owne wyll and dyd nyce thynges before the as for thy coÌ„maundementes they despysed them But in processe of tyme thou broughtest the water floude vpon those that dwelte in the worlde and destroyedst them And lyke as the death was in Adam so was y â— water floude also in these Neuerthelesse one of theÌ„ thou leftest namely Noe with his house holde of whome came all ryghtuous men And it happened that when they that dwelt vpon the earth beganne to multyplye and had gotten many chyldren and were a great people they begaÌ„ne to be more vngodly theÌ„ the fyrste Nowe when they all lyued so wyckedly before the thou dydest chose the a man froÌ„ amonge them whose name was Abraham Him thou louedst and vnto hym onely thou shewedst thy wyl and madest an euerlasting couenaunt with hym promysynge him that thou woldest neuer forsake his sede And vnto him thou gauest Isaac * vnto Isaac also thou gauest Iacob and Esau. As 〈◊〉 Iacob thou dydest chose him and put baâ—â—â— Esau. * And so Iacob became a greate multytude And it happened that when thou leddest his sede out of Egypt thou broughtest theÌ„ vp to the mounte Syon bowyng downe the heauens settynge fast the earthe mouynge the grounde makyng the depthes to shake and troublynge the worlde And thy glorye went thorowe foure partes of fyre and earthquakes and wyndes and colde that thoâ— myghtest geue the lawe vnto the sede of Iacob diligeÌ„ce vnto y â— generacion of Israel And yet tokest thou not away from them that wycked herte y â— thy lawe myght brynge forth frute in them For the fyrst Adam â—aâ—â— a wycked hert transgressed and was ouercome so be all they that are borne of 〈◊〉 Thus remayneth wickednes with th 〈…〉 in the herte of the people w t the wyckeâ—â—â—â— of the rote so that the good departed away and the euyll abode styll So the tymes passed awaye and the yeares were brought to an ende Then dydest thou rayse the vp a seruauÌ„t called Dauid whom thou coÌ„mauÌ„dedst to buylde a cyte vnto thy name and to offre vp incense and sacryfyce vnto the therin This was done nowe many yeares TheÌ„ the inhabiters of the cyte forsoke the in all thiÌ„ges dyd eueÌ„ as AdaÌ„ al his generacions had done for they also had a wicked hert And so thou gauest thy cyte ouer into the handes of thyne enemyes Are they of Babylon theÌ„ better and more ryghtuous then thy people that they shall therfore haue the domynyon of Syon For when I came there and sawe theyr vngodlynes
sene but onely dust and smoke When I sawe this I was afrayed Afterwarde sawe I the same man come downe from the moūtayne callynge vnto him another peaceable people there came muche people vnto hym some were glad some were sory some of them were bounde so that they were caryed and broughr forth Then was I sycke thorowe great feare and I a waked and sayde thou hast shewed thy seruaunte all thy wonders from the begynnynge and haste counted me worthy that thou myghtest receaue my prayer shew me nowe yet the interpretacion of this dreame For thus I consydre in my vnderstandynge Wo vnto them that shal be lefte in those dayes and muche more wo vnto thē that are nat left behynde for they that were not lefte were in heuynes Nowe vnderstāde I the thynges that are layed vp in the latter dayes which shal happen vnto them to those that are lefte behynde Therfore are they come into greate parelles many necessities lyke as these dreames declare Yet is it easier y ◠he which suffred hurte come in these then to passe awaye as a cloude out of the worlde nowe to se the thynges that shall happē in the last Then answered he me sayde The interpretacion of the syght shall I shewe the and I wyl open vnto the the thynge y ◠thou hast required For thou hast spoken of them that are left behynde and thys is the interpretacyon He that taketh awaye the parell in that tyme hath kepte him self They that be fallen into harme are such as haue workes fayth vnto the Most myghtie know thys therfore that they whiche be lefte behynde are more blessed thē they that be deed This is the meanynge of the visyon Where as thou sawest a man commynge vp from y e depe of the see the same is he whom God the Hyest hathe kepte a great season whiche by his owne selfe shal delyuer his creature and he shall ordre thē that are left behynde And where as y ◠sawest that oute of his mouth there came a blast of wynde fyre storme and howe that he lyft vp nether swerde nor weapen but that the rushynge in of him destroyed the whole multitude that came to fyght against him it signifieth that y e daies come whā God wyll delyuer them that are vpon earth and in a traunce of mynde shall he come vpon them that dwell in the earth And one shall vndertake to fyght agaynste another one cyte against another one place agaynst another one people agaynst another and one realme against another when this commeth to passe then shall the tokens come that I shewed the before and thē shall my sonne be declared whom y u sawest clyme vp as a man And when al the people heare his voyce euery mā shal in theyr owne lande leaue the battayll y t they haue one agaynste another an innumerable multitude shal be gathered together as they that be wyllynge to come to ouercome hym by fyghtynge But he shall stande vpō the toppe of the mount Syō Neuerthelesse Syon shall come shal be shewed beynge prepared and buylded for all men lyke as thou sawest the hyll grauen forth without any handes But my sōne shall rebuke the people y e are come for theyr wyckednes with the tempest for theyr euell ymagynacyons theyr paynes wherwith they shal be punyshed are lyckened vnto the flamme and with out any laboure shall he destroye them euen by the lawe whiche is compared vnto the fyre And where as thou sawest that he gathered another peaceable people vnto hī those are the ten tribes which were caryed awaye presoners out of theyr owne lande in the tyme of Oseas the kynge whom Salmanasar the kynge of Assyria toke presoner and caryed them ouer the water so came they into another lande But they gaue them this councell that they shulde leaue the multitude of the Heathen and to go forth into a forther countre where neuer mankynde dwelt that they myght there kepe theyr statutes which they neuer kepte in theyr owne lande And so they entred in at the narowe passages of the water of Euphrates God shewed tokens for them and helde styll the floude tyll they were passed ouer for thorow y e countre there was a greate waye namely of a yeare and a halfe iourney for the same regyon is called Asareth Then dwelt they there vnto the latter tyme whē they come forth agayne the Hyest shall holde styl the sprenges of the streame agayne that they may go thorowe therfore sawest thou the multytude with peace And they that he lefte behynde of thy people are those that be founde within my border Nowe when he destroyeth the multytude that is gathered together he shall defende his people that remayne and then shall he shewe them greate wonders Then sayde I O Lorde Lorde shewe me this wherfore haue I sene the man cōming vp from the depe of the see And he sayde vnto me Lyke as thou cāst nether seke out nor knowe these thynges that are in the depe of the see euen so mayest thou not se my sonne or those that be with hym but in the tyme of the daye This is the interpretacyon of the dreame which y u sawest therfore thou onely arte here lyghtened for thou haste forsaken thyne owne lawe applyed thy dylygence vnto myne and sought it Thy lyfe hast thou ordred in wysdome and haste called vnderstandyng thy mother therfore haue I shewed the the treasure of the Hyest After thre dayes I wyll shew the more talke with the at more large yee heuy and wonderous thynges wyll I declare vnto the. Then wēt I forth into the felde geuyng prayse thankes greatly vnto God because of hys wonders whiche he dyd in tyme and because he gouerneth the same and such as is in tyme and there I sat thre dayes ¶ God appereth vnto Esdras in the bush and sheweth him what he shall do CAPI XIIII VPON the thyrde daye I sat vnder an oke tree then came there a voyce vnto me out of the bush and sayde Esdras Esdras And I sayde here am I Lorde and stode vp vpon my fete Then spake he vnto me In the bush dyd I appere vnto Moses and talked with hym when my people serued in Egypte and I sente hym and led my people out of Egypt and brought hym vpō the mount Syon where I helde him by me a longe season and tolde hym my wonderous worckes and shewed hym the secretes of the tymes and the ende and commaunded hym sayinge These wordes shalt thou declare not hyde them And nowe I saye vnto the that thou laye vp in thyne herte the dreames that thou hast sene the interpretacions whiche I haue shewed the for thou shalte be receyued of all thou shalt be turned and remayne with my councell and with such as be lyke the vntyll the tymes be ended For the worlde hath lost
hys hande wryttynge haue I by me And therfore seke some meanes how y â— mayest come by hym receyue of him the sayde weyght of syluer geue him his handwrytyng agayne My sonne be not afraied trueth it is we leade here a poore lyfe but greate good shal we haue yt we feare God and departe from all synne and do well ¶ The obedyence of yonge Tobias to his father whiche is sent into Rages An Aungell accompanyeth with hym in his iourney CAPI V. THEN answered Tobias his father and sayde father all that thou hast coÌ„maunded me wyl I do and that diligently But howe I shall require this money I cannot tell Neyther bothe he knowe me nor I him What token shall I geue him And as for the way thyther I neuer knewe it Then his father answerd hym and sayde I haue his hande wrytyng by me which when thou shewest hym immediately he shall paye the But go thy way now and get the some faithful man to go with the for an hyre that thou mayest receyue the money whyle I am yet lyuynge Then went Tobias out and vpon the strete he founde a fayre yonge man standyng gyrded vp and as it were one readye to take his iourney And he knewe not that it was an Angell of God but saluted hym and sayde From wheÌ„ce art thou thou good yonge man He aunswered Of the chyldren of Israel And Tobias sayde vnto hym knowest y â— the waye that ledeth vnto the countre of the Medes He answered I knowe it well and all those stretes haue I gone oft tymes and haue lodged with our brother Gabelê° that dwelleth in Rages a citye of the Medes whiche lyeth vpon the mounte Egabthanis Tobias sayd vnto him I praye the tary for me tyl I haue tolde my father these thinges Then went Tobias in â–ª tolde his father al â–ª At the which his father maruelled prayed that he wolde come in vnto him Nowe wheÌ„ the Angel came in he saluted him and sayd Ioye be with y â— foreuer more And olde Tobias sayd what ioy can I haue that sit here in darkenes se not the light of heaueÌ„ The yonge man sayde vnto him Be of good cheare God shall helpe the shortly And Tobias sayd vnto him Canst y u bryng my sonne to Gabelus vnto the cytie of Rages in Medea And when y â— coÌ„mest agayne I shall paye the thy hyre And the Aungell sayde vnto him I shall leade thy sonne and brynge him to the agayne TheÌ„ Tobias answered him tell me I praye y â— of what house or of what trybe arte thou The Angell Raphael sayde vnto him Askest thou after the kynred of an hyrelyng or sekest thou a gyde for thy sonne to go with hym But that I make the not carefull I am Azarias y â— soÌ„ne of great Hananias And Tobias answered thou art come of a great kynred but I praye the be not displesed that I desyred to know thy kynred The Angel sayde vnto him thy sonne shall I leade forth safely bryng him whole to the agayne Then answered Tobias and sayde wel go on your way God be in your iourney his angel beare you company So wheÌ„ they had prepared all thynges y â— they wolde take w t them in theyr iourney Tobias bad his father his mother farewel and they weÌ„te on theyr way both together Nowe when they were gone his mother beganne to wepe sayde The staffe of our age hast thou taken away sent hym from vs. Wolde God that money had neuer bene for the whiche thou hast sent hym awaye If we had bene content with our pouerte thys had bene great ryches vnto vs that we saw our soÌ„ne here Then saide Tobias vnto her wepe not oure soÌ„ne shall come to vs agayne safe sounde thine eyes shal se him For I trust that the good Angel of God shal beare him coÌ„pany ordre wel all the thynges that he dothe so y t he shall come to vs agayne w t ioye At these wordes his mother left of from wepyng and helde her tonge ¶ Yonge Tobias is delyuered from the fyshe by the angell The Angell exhorteth Tobias to take â—arâ— to his wyfe CAPI VI. SO Tobias went on hys way a dogge folowed hym and the fyrste nyght they abode by the water of Tygris Then wente he out to wash his fete behold there came forth an horrible fyshe to deuoure hym Of whom Tobias was afrayed cryed with a loude voyce sayenge Lorde he commeth vpon me And the Angell sayde vnto him Take hym by the gyll and drawe hym to the. And he dyd so and drewe hym vpon the lande And the fyshe begane to leape at hys fete Then sayde the Aungell vnto hym take out the bowels of thys fyshe and as for the herte the gall the leuer kepe them by the. For these thiÌ„ges are necessary and good for medecyne Tobias dyd so and rosted the fysh and they toke hym with them in theyr iourney the resydue they salted as much as was suffycyent for them tyll they came to Rages a cytye of the Medes Then Tobias asked the aungell sayde vnto hym I praye the brother Azaria tell me wherto are these thinges good of the fysh that thou hast bydden me kepe The Aungell answered him and sayde If thou layeste a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof dryueth awaye all maner of euyll sprytes whether it be from man or from woman so that from thence forth the same shall come nomore vnto theÌ„ The gall is good to anointe or to stryke the eyes withall where as there is any blemith in then so that they shal be whole And Tobias sayde vnto hym where wylt thou that we remaine The Aungel answered sayde Here is a nye kynsman of thyne one Raguell by name which hath a daughter called Sara and hath nether sonne nor daughter but her All hys good belongeth vnto the and thou must mary her and therfore desyre her of her father he shall geue her the to wyfe Then answered Tobias and saide As I vnderstande she hath bene maryed vnto seuen husbandes and they al are deed and I haue herde saye that the deuell slewe them I am afrayed therfore leste suche thynges happen vnto me also whiche yf it came to paâ—se seynge I am the onely sonne of my father and my mother I shulde bryng them in theyr age with sorowe to theyr graues Then saide y e Aungel Raphael vnto him Heare me I wyll tell the what they be or whom the deuell hath power Namely they that receaue mariage of such a fashion that they shut God out from theÌ„ froÌ„ theyr hert geue theÌ„ selues to theyr owne lust euen as it were an horse Mule which haue no vnderstaÌ„ding vpoÌ„ such hath the deuel power But when thou takeste her and arte come into the chamber wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothyng but vnto prayer
mans wyfe and to make many triflyng wordes with her mayden or to stande by her bedsyde Be ashamed to vpbrayde thy frende when thou geuest any thynge caste hym not in the teâ—he withall ¶ Secretes maye not be opened The lawe of God must be taught A doughter A woman God knoweth all thynges ye euen the secretes of the heâ—â—e CAPI XLII REhearse not a thynge twyse and dysclose not the wordes that thou haste herde in secrete Be shamefast and well manered in dede so shall euery man fauour the. Of these thynges be not thou ashamed and accepte no personne to offende Namely of these thynges be not ashamed Of the lawe of God of the couenaunt of iudgement to brynge the vngodly from his vngodlynesse vnto ryghtuousnes to make hym a good man to deale faithfully with thy neyghbour and companyon to destrybute the herytage vnto thy frendes to be diligent to kepe true measure and weyght to be content whether thou gettest muche or lytle to deale truelye with temporall gooddes in byinge and sellynge to bryng vp chyldren with dilygence to correcte an euell seruaunte to kepe that thine is froÌ„ an euel wyfe to set a locke where many handes are what thou delyuerest and geuest out to kepe to tell it and to weye it to wryte vp all thy out geuynge and receyuynge to enfourme the vnlearned and vnwyse Of the aged that are iudged of the yonge Yf thou be dylygente in these thynges truely thou shalte be learned and wyse and accepted of all men The doughter maketh y â— father to watch secretly y e carefulnes y t he hath for her taketh away his slepe yee in y e youth leest she shulde ouergrow hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ she hath an husband lest she shuld be hated lest she shulde be defyled or rauyshed in her vyrginite or gotten w t chylde in her fathers house Or when she coÌ„meth to y â— man leest she behaue her selfe not right or coÌ„tynue vnfruteful If thy daughter be waÌ„ton kepe her straytly leest she cause thyne enemyes to laugh y â— to scorne the holy cytie to geue the an euell reporte so y â— be fayne to heare thy shame of euery man be confouÌ„ded before all y â— people Beholde not euery bodyes beautye haue not much dwellynge amonge wemen For lyke as the worme and moth cometh out of clothynge so doth wyckednesse of women It is better to be with an euell man then with a frendely wyfe y â— putteth one to shame and rebuke I wyl remember the workes of the lorde declare the thyng y t I haue sene In the wordes of the Lorde are his workes The Sunne ouerloketh all thynges with his shyne and all his workes are full of the clerenes therof Hath not the lord brought to passe that his sayntes shulde tell out all hys wunderous workes whiche the almyghtie Lorde hath stably shed All thynges endure in his glory He seketh out the ground of the depe and the hert of men and he knoweth all theyr ymaginacion wysdome For the Lord knoweth all scyence and he loketh into y â— token of the tyme. He declareth the thynges that are past and for to come and discloseth thynges that are secrete No thought maye escape hym neyther maye any worde be hyd from hym He hath garnyshed the hye excellent workes of his wysdome he is froÌ„ euerlastyng to euerlastyng Unto hym maye nothynge be added neyther can he be mynished he hath no nede also of any mans councel O how amiable are al his workê as a sparke to loke vpon They lyue all and endure for euer and wheÌ„ soeuer nede is they are al obedient vnto him They are al double one against another he hath made nothing that hath faute or blemysh He hath stablyshed the goodes of euery one and who maye be satysfyed with his glorye when he seyth it ¶ The summe of the â—reacyon of the worckes of God CAPI XLIII THe glorye of the heyght is the fayre and cleare fyrmamente the bewtye of the heauen is his gloryous clearnes The sunne when it appeareth declareth the daye in the goinge oute of it a maruelous worke of the Hyest At none it burneth the earthe and who maye abyde the heate therof Who so kepeth an ouen when it is hote â–ª â—hre tymes more dothe the Sunne burne vpon the mountaynes when it bretheth oute the fyrye beames and shynethe wyth the brightnes of it it blyndeth the eyes Greate is the Lorde that made it and in his commaundement he causeth it to renne hastely The mone also is in all and at conueniente season it sheweth the tymes and is a tokeÌ„ of the tyme. The token of the soleÌ„pne feaste is taken of the Moone a lyght that minisheth and increaseth againe The Moneth is called after the Moone it groweth wonderously in her chaungynge The armye of heaueÌ„ also is in the Heygth in the fyrmameÌ„t of heaueÌ„ it geueth a cleare and gloryous shyne Thys is the clearnes of the starres the bewtyfull apparell of heauen the apparell that the Lorde lighteneth in the Heygth In his holy worde they contynue in theyr ordre and not one of theÌ„ fayleth in hys watche Loke vpon the raynebowe â–ª and prayse hym that made it very bewtyfull is it in his shyne He coÌ„paseth the heauen about with his clearnes and glory the haÌ„des of the Hiest haue bended it Thorowe hys commaundement he maketh the snowe to fal and the thonder of his iudgement to smyte hastly Thorowe hys commaundement the treasures are opened and the cloudes fle as the foules In hys power hath he strengthened the cloudes and broken the hayle stones The mountaynes melt at y â— syght of him the wynde bloweth accordynge to his wyll The sounde of his thonder beateth y â— earth so doth the storme of the north the whyrle wynde also lyghteth downe as a fethered foule casteth oute and spredeth the snowe abrode and as the greshoppers that destroy all so falleth it downe The eye marueleth at the bewtye of the whytenesse therof and the herte is afraye at y â— rayne of it He poureth out the frost vpon earth lyke salt and when it is frosen it is as sharpe as y â— prycke of a thystle When the colde Northwynde bloweth harde Chrystall commeth of the water He lyghteth downe vpon all the gatherynges together of water putteth on the waters as a brest plate He deuoureth the mountaynes and burneth the wildernesses and loke what is grene he putteth it oute lyke fyre The medicine of all these is when a cloude commeth hastely and wheÌ„ a dewe commeth vpon the heate it shal be refreshed agayne In hys worde he stylleth the wynde In his councell he setteth the depe the Lord Iesus planted it They that sayle ouer the see tell of the parels and harmes therof and when we heare it with oure eares we maruell therat For there be straunge wonderous worckes diuerse maner of nyce
gatheryng What is become of them that coyned syluer and were so carefull and coulde not bryng theyr workes to passe They be coted out gone downe to hell other men are come vp in theyr steades Yonge men haue sene lyght dwelte vpon earth but the way of reformacyon haue they not knowen nor vnderstande the pathes therof nether haue theyr chyldren receaued it yet ryght farre is it froÌ„ them It hath not bene herde of in the lande of Canaan nether hath 〈◊〉 bene sene at Theman The Agarenes sought after wysdome but that whiche is earthly lyke as the marchauÌ„tes of the lande do They of Theman are connynge also and they laboure for wysdome vnderstandynge but the waye of true wysdome they knowe not neyther do they thincke vpon the pathes therof O Israell howe great is the house of God how large is the place of his possession Great is he hathe none ende yee vnmeasurable What is become of those famouse gyauntes that were so great of bodies so worthy men of warre Those had not the Lord chosen nether haue they founde the waye of reformacyon therefore were they destroted for so much as they had no wysdome they perysshed because of theyr foolyshnesse Who hathe gone vp into heauen to take wysdome there and brought her downe froÌ„ the cloudes Who hath gone ouer the see to fynde her and hath chosen her aboue golde so brought her hyther No man knoweth the wayes of wysdome neyther is there any that can seke out her pathes But he y â— woteth all thynges knoweth her and he hathe fouÌ„de her out w t hys fore knowledge This same is he which prepared the earth at y â— begynnynge fylled it with all maner of foules beastes When he sendeth out y â— lyght it goeth and when he calleth it agayne it obeyeth hym with feare The Starres kepe theyr watche and geue theyr lyght yee and that gladly When he calleth them they say here we be And so wyth chearefulnesse they shewe lyghte vnto hym that made them This is oure God and there shall none other be compared vnto hym It is he that hath founde out all wysdome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt and to Israel his beloued After warde dyd he shewe hym selfe vpon earthe and dwelt amonge men ¶ The rewarde of them that kepe the lowe and the punyshement of them that despyse it A comfortynge of the people beynge in captynâ—â— A complaynte of Ierusalem and vnder the fygure thereof of the Churche A consolacyon and comtortynge of the same CAPI IIII. THis is the Booke of the commaundementes of God and the lawe that endureth for euer All they that kepe it shall come to lyfe but such as forsake it shal come to death Turne the O Iacob and take hold of it walcke by this waye thorow his bryghtnesse and shyne Gene not thyne honoure to another and thy worshyppe to a straunge people O Israell howe happye are we seyng that God hath shewed vs suche thinges as are pleasaunt vnto hym Be of good chere thou people of God O thou auncient Israel Nowe are ye solde amonge y â— Heathâ— howbeit not for your vtter destruccyon but because ye prouoked God the Lord to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye delyuered vnto your enemyes for ye displeased y â— euerlastynge God that made you offeringe vnto deuels not to God Ye haue forgotten hym that brought you vp and your nursse haue ye greued O Ierusalem Whan she sawe y â— the wrath of God was commynge vpon you she sayde Herken O ye that dwell aboute Syon for God hathe brought me in to great heuynes why I se the captiuite of my people of my sonnes and daughters which the euerlastyng God wyll bryng vpon them With ioy did I norish theÌ„ but nowe must I leaue them with wepynge and sorowe Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe forsaken which for the synnes of my chyldreÌ„ am desolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God they wold not knowe hys ryghtuousnes nor walcke in the way of his coÌ„maundementes and as for the pathes of the trueth and godlynes they had no lust to go in them O ye dwellers aboute Syon come and let vs call to remembraunce the captyuyte y â— the euerlasting God hath brought vpoÌ„ my sonnes my daughters He hath brought a people vpon them froÌ„ farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge language whiche nether regarde the olde nor pytie the yonge These haue caryed awaye the deare beloued of my wyddowes leauynge me alone both desolate and chyldlesse But alas what can I helpe you Now he that hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you delyuer you also from the handes of your enemyes Go your waye O my chyldren go youre waye for I am desolate forsaken I haue put of the clothynge of peace and put vpon me the sack cloth of prayer and for my tyme I wyll call vpon the most Hyest Be of good cheare O my chyldren crye vnto the Lorde and he shall delyuer you from the power of y â— prynces youre enemyes For verely I haue euer a good hope of your prosperous health yee a very gladnes is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercy that ye shall haue of our euerlastynge sauyour With mournynge and wepynge dyd I let you go fro me but with loye and perpetuall gladnesse shall the Lorde brynge you agayne vnto me Lyke as the neyghboures of Syon sawe your captiuite from God Euen so shal they also se shortly your health in god which shall come on you with great honour and euerlastyng worshyppe O my chyldreÌ„ suffre pacieÌ„tly the wrathe that shall come vpon you For the enemye hath persecuted the but shortely thou shalte se his destruccyon and shalte treade vppon hys necke My derlynges haue gone rough harde wayes for they are led awaye as a flocke that is scatred abroade with the enemies But be of good comforte O my chyldren and crye vnto the Lorde For he that led you awaye hath you yet in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce and lyke as ye haue bene mynded to swarue from your God so shall ye nowe endeuour your selues x. tymes more to turne agayne to seke him For he y â— hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you shal bryng you euerlasting â—oy agayne w t your helth Take a good herte vnto the O IerusaleÌ„ for he whyche gaue the y e name exhorteth the so do The wycked doers that nowe put the to trouble shal perysh and suche as haue reioy sed at thy fall shal be punyshed The cytyes whom thy chyldren serue and that haue caryed awaye thy sonnes shal be correcte For lyke as they be nowe glad of thy decaye and reioyse at thy fall so shall they mourne in their owne destruccioÌ„ The ioye of their multytude shal be taken away and their cheare shal be turned to sorowe For a fyre shall fall
the messaunger of the Lorde hath receaued the sentence of him to cut the in two Then put he hym asyde called for the other sayde vnto hym O thou sede of Canaan but not of Iuda Fayrenesse hathe disceaued the and lust hath subuerted thine hert Thus dealte ye afore with the daughters of Israel and they for feare consented vnto you but the daughter of Iuda wolde not abyde youre wyckednesse Nowe tel me thā vnder what tree dydest y ◠take thē speakinge together He answered Under a Pōgranate tree Then sayde Daniel vnto him very wel now thou lyest also euē vpō thine heade The messaunger of the Lorde standeth waytyng with the swerde to cut the in two and to sleye you both Wyth that all the whole multitude gaue a greate shoute praysed God which alwaye delyuered them that put theyr trust in hym And they came vpon the two elders whome Danyell had conuycte wyth they re owne mouth that they had geuen false witnesse dealte with them euen lyke wyse as they wolde haue done with theyr neyghboures yee they dyd accordyng to the lawe of Moses and put thē to death Thus the innocent blende was saued the same daye Then Helthiah hys wyfe praysed God for theyr daughter Susāna with Ioachim her husbāde and all the kynred y ◠there was no dishonestye foūde in her From that day forth was Danyel had in great reputacion in the syght of the people And king Astiages was layed with his fathers and Cirus of Persya reygned in hys steade ¶ The ende of the storye of Susanna ⧠The storye of Bel and of the Dragon whiche is the. xiiij chapter of Daniel after the Latin O Aniel dyd eate at the kynges table and was had in reuerence aboue al his frēdes There was at Bavilō an yma ge called Bel ther were spēt vpon him euery day xij cakes xl shepe and syxe greate pottes of wyne Hym dyd the kynge worshyp him selfe and wente daylye to honour him but Daniel worshipped his owne God And the kynge sayde vnty him Why dost not thou worshyppe Bel He answered sayde * Because I maye not worshyppe thynges that be made with handes but the liuing God which made heauen earth and hath power vpon all fleshe The kyng sayde vnto hym thinckest thou not y t Bel is a lyuynge God Or seyst y ◠not howe much he eateth dryncketh euery daye Daniel smyled and sayd O kyng disceaue not thy selfe for thys is but made of claye within of metall without neyther eateth he euer any thynge Then the kynge was wroth called for hys prestes and sayde vnto them If ye tell me not who is thys that eateth vp these expenses ye shall dye but yf ye can certify me that Bel eateth them then Daniel shall dye for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said vnto the kinge let it so be accordynge as thou hast saide The Prestes of Bel were lxx besyde theyr wyues chyldren And the kynge wente wyth Danyel in to the temple of Bel. So Bels prestes sayd Lo we wyll go out and set thou the meate there O kinge and poure in the wyne then shut the dore faste and seale it wyth thyne owne sygnet and to morow whē thou commest in yf thou fyndest not that Bell hathe eaten vp all we wyl suffre death or els Danyell that hath lyed vpon vs. The Prestes thought them selues sure ynough for vnder the altare they had made a preuy entraūce and there wente they in euer dyd eate vp what there was So when they were gone forth the kynge set meates before Bel. Now Daniel had cōmaunded hys seruauntes to brynge asshes these he syfted thorowe out all the temple that the kynge myght se. Then wente they out and sparred the dore sealyng it with the kynges signet so departed In the nyght came the prestes with theyr wyues and children as they were wōte to do dyd eate dryncke vp al. In the morning by tymes at the breake of the daye the kynge arose and Daniel wyth hym And the kynge sayd Daniel are the seales whole yet He answered Yet O kyng they be whole Now as soone as he had opened y ◠dore the kyng loked vn to the aultare and cryed with a loude voice Greate art thou O Bel and with the is no disceate Thē laughed Danyel and helde y ◠kynge that he shulde not go in and said Be holde the pauement marcke well whose totesteppes are these The king saide I se the fotesteppes of men wemen and chyldren Therfore the kynge was angrye and toke the prestes with their wyues and chyldren and they shewed hym the preuy dores where they came in dyd eate vp such thyn ges as were vpō the aultare For the which cause the kyng slewe thē deliuered Bel into Daniels power which destroyed hym and hys temple And in that same place there was a great Dragon which they of Babylon worshypped And the king saide vnto Daniel satest thou that thys is but a God of metal also lo he lyueth he eateth and dricketh so that thou canst not saye y ◠he is no lyuyng God therfore worshype hym Daniel sayde vnto the kynge I wyll worshyppe the Lorde my God he is y ◠true lyuinge god as for this he is not the god of lyfe But geue me leaue O Kynge and I shall destroye thys Dragon without swearde or staffe The Kynge said I geue y ◠leaue Thē Daniel toke pitch fatte and hearrye wol and dyd sethe thē together and made lompes therof this he put in the Dragons mouth and so the Dragon burst in sonder and Daniel sayd lo there is he whome ye worshypped When they of Babylon herde y ◠they toke greate indingnacyon gathered them together agaynst the kynge saiynge The Kynge is become a Iewe he hath destroied Bel he hath siaine the Dragon and put the prestes to deathe So they came to the kyng and sayd let vs haue Daniel or els we wyll destroy the and thyne house Now when the kynge sawe y ◠they russhed in so sore vpon hym and that necessite cōstrained him he delyuered Daniel vnto them which cast him into the liōs denne where he was sixe daies In y ◠denne there were seuen lyōs they had geue them euery daye two bodyes two shepe whiche then were not geuen them to the intēt that they myght deuoure Daniel There was in Iewry a Prophete called Abacuc which had made potage and brokē bred in a depe platter and was goyng into the felde for to bryng it to the reapers But the Angel of the Lorde sayde vnto Abacuc go cary the meate that thou hast into Babylon vnto Daniel which is in the lyōs dēne And Abacuc sayde Lorde I neuer sawe Babylon and as for the denne I knowe it not Then the Angel of the Lord toke him by the toppe and bare hym by the heare of the head
in to his vyneyearde And he went out about the thyrd houre and saw other standyng ydel in the market place and sayd vnto them go ye also into the vyneyearde whatsoeuer is ryght I wyll gyue you And they went theyr waye Agayne he went out about the syxte nynthe houre and dyd lykewyse And about the eleuenth houre he went out founde other standynge ydell and sayde vnto them Why stande ye here al the daye ydel They saye vnto him bycause no man hath hyred vs. He sayeth vnto them go ye also into the vineyearde whatsoeuer is ryght that shal ye receyue So when euen was come the Lorde of the vineyarde sayeth vnto his stewarde call the labourers gyue them theyr hyre begynnynge at the laste vntyll the fyrst And when they dyd come that came aboute the eleuenth houre they receyued euery man a peny But when the fyrst came also they supposed that they shuld haue receyued more and they lykewyse receyued euerye man a peny And when they had receyued it they murmured agaynst the good man of the house sayenge These last haue wrought but one houre and thou hast made them equall vnto vs whiche haue borne the burden and heate of the day But he answered vnto one of them sayde frende I do the no wronge dydest thou not agre with me for a peny Take that thyne is and go thy waye I wyll gyue vnto this last euen as vnto the. Is it not lawfull for me to do as me lysteth with myne owne goodes Is thyne eye euyll bycause I am good So the last shall be fyrst the fyrst shall be last For many be called but few be chosen ⊢ ✚ And Iesus goynge vp to Ierusalem toke the. xii discyples asyde in the waye and sayde vnto them Beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and the son of man shal be betrayed vnto the cheyfe Preestes and vnto the scrybes and they shall condemne hym to death and shall delyuer hym to the Gentyls to be mocked and to be scourged and to be crucifyed and the thyrd day he shall ryse agayne ✚ Then came to hym the mother of Zebedes chyldren with her sonnes worshyppyng hym and desyryng a certayne thyng of hym And he sayeth vnto her what wylte thou She sayde vnto hym Graunt that these my two Sonnes maye syt the one on the ryght hande and the other on the lefte in thy kyngdome But Iesus answered and sayd ☞ Ye wote not what ye aske Are ye able to drynke of the cup that I shall drynke of and to be Baptised with the baptyme that I am baptised with They say vnto hym we are He sayde vnto them ye shall drynke in dede of my cup be baptised with the baptym that I am baptised with But to syt on my ryght hand and on my lefte is not myne to gyue but it shal chaunce vnto them that it is prepared for of my father ⊢ And wheÌ„ the ten herde this they disdayned at the ii brethren But Iesus called them vnto hym sayd ye know that the prynces of the nacions haue dominion ouer them And they that are greate men exercyse auctoryte vpon them It shall not be so amonge you But whosoeuer wyll be greate amonge you let hym be your minister and who so wyll be cheyf amonge you let him be your seruaunt euen as the son of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to gyue his lyfe a redemcioÌ„ for many ⊢ And as they departed from Ierico moch peple folowed him And beholde two blynde men syttyng by the way syde when they herde that Iesus passed by they cryed sayenge O Lorde thou son of Dauid haue mercy on vs. And the peple rebuked them bycause they shulde holde theyr peace But they cryed the more sayeng haue mercy on vs O lorde thou sonne of Dauid And Iesus stode styll called them sayde what wyll ye that I shal do vnto you They saye vnto him Lorde that our eyes maye be opened So Iesus had coÌ„passion on them touched theyr eyes immediatly theyr eyes receyued syght And they folowed hym ¶ He rydeth in to Ierusalem dryueth the marchauntes out of the temple curseth the fygge tree and rebuketh the Pharises with the similitude of the two sonnes and of the husband men that slewe soche as were sent vnto them CAPI XXI ✚ ANd when they drewe nygh vnto Ierusalem and were come to Bethphage vnto mounte Oliuete then sent Iesus two disciples sayeng vnto them Go into the towne that lyeth ouer agaynst you anone ye shall fynde an asse bounde a colte with her loose them brynge them vnto me And yf any man saye ought vnto you saye ye the lorde hath nede of them streyght waye he wyll let them go All this was done that it myght be fulfylled which was spoken by the prophet sayenge Tell ye the doughter of Sion beholde thy kynge cometh vnto the meke sittynge vpon an asse a colte the fole of the Asse vsed to the yocke The disciples went dyd as Iesus coÌ„maunded them and brought the asse the colte and put on them theyr clothes set him theron And many of the people spred theyr garmentes in the way Other cut downe braunches from the trees and strawed them in the waye Moreouer the people that went before they that came after cryed sayenge Hosanna to the son of Dauid Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the lorde ☞ Hosanna in the hyest ⊢ ✚ And when he was come to Ierusalem all the citye was moued sayenge who is this And the people sayde this is Iesus the Prophet of Nazareth a citye of Galile And Iesus went into the temple of god cast out al them that solde bought in the temple ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers the seates of them that solde doues sayde vnto them It is wrytten my house shall be called the house of prayer But ye haue made it a den of theues And the blynde the halte came to hym in the temple he healed them When the cheyf Preestes Scrybes sawe the wonders that he dyd the chyldren cryeng in the temple sayenge Hosanna to the son of Dauid they disdayned sayde vnto hym heatest thou what these say But Iesus sayeth vnto them Why not haue ye neuer red Out of the mouth of babes suckelynges thou hast ordeyned prayse And he left them went out of the citye to Bethanie had his abydyng there ⊢ In the mornyng as he returned in to the citye agayne he hungred wheÌ„ he had spyed a fygâ—re in the waye he came to it found nothyng theron but leaues only and sayde vnto it Neuer fruyte growe on the hence forwardes And anone the fygge tree wethered away And when his disciples saw it they marueyled sayenge Howe soone is the fygge tree wethered away
came to his father But when he was yet a greate waye of his father sawe hym and had compassyon and ran fel on his necke and kyssed hym And the sonne sayde vnto hym father I haue synned agaynst heuen and in thy syght and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne But the father sayde to his seruauntes brynge forth the best garment and put it on hym and put a rynge on his hande shoes on his fete And brynge hyther that fat calfe and kyll it and let vs cate and be mery for this my son was deade and is alyue agayne he was loste is founde And they began to be mery The elder brother was in the felde and when he came and drewe nygh to the house he herde mynstrelsy and daunsynge and called one of his seruauntes and asked what those thynges ment And he sayde vnto hym thy brother is come and thy father hath kylled the fat calfe bycause he hath receyued hym saue sounde And he was angrye and wolde not go in Then came his father out and entreated hym He answered and sayd to his father lo these many yeares haue I done the seruyce neyther brake at any tyme thy commaundement and yet gauest thou me neuer a kyd to make mery with my frendes but assoone as this thy sonne was come which had deuoured thy goodes with harlottes thou hast for his pleasure kylled the fat calfe And he sayd vnto hym Sonne thou arte euer with me and al that I haue is thyne it was mete that we shulde make merye and be glad for this thy brother was dead and is alyue agayne and was loste and is founde ⊢ ¶ The parable of the wycked Mammon Not one tytle of gods law shall perysshe Of the ryche man and of poore Lazarus CAPI XVI ANd he sayde also vnto his discyples ✚ There was a certayne ryche man whiche had a stewarde and the same was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goodes And he called hym and sayd vnto hym Howe is it that I heare this of the Gyue accomptes of thy stewardeshyppe For thou mayste be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde within hym selfe what shall I do For my mayster taketh awaye from me the stewardeshyppe I can not dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what to do that when I am put out of the stewardshyp they maye receyue me in to theyr houses So when he had called all his maysters detters togyther he sayde vnto the fyrst how moche owest thou vnto my mayster And he sayde an huÌ„dred tonnes of oyle And he sayd vnto hym take thy byll syt downe quyckly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he to an other howe moche owest thou And he sayde an hundred quarters of wheate He sayde vnto hym Take thy byll and wryte foure scoore And the lorde coÌ„mended the vniust steward bicause he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in theyr nacion wyser then the chyldren of lyght And I saye vnto you make you frendes of the vnryghteous ☞ mammon that when ye shall haue nede they maye receyue you in to euerlastynge habitacyons ⊢ ✚ He that is faythfull in that whiche is least is faythfull also in moche And he that is vnryghteous in the least is vnryghteous also in moche So then yf ye haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous maÌ„mon who wyll byleue you in that whiche is true â–ª And yf ye haue not ben faythfull in an other mans kepte from my youth vp When Iesus herde that he sayd vnto hym Yet lackest thou one thynge ☞ Sell al that thou hast and dystrybute vnto the poore and thou shalt haue treasure in heuen and come folowe me When he herde this he was sory for he was very ryche When Iesus sawe that he was sorye he sayde with what defycultye shall they that haue money enter into the kyngdom of god It is easyer for a camell to go through a nedles eye then for a ryche man to enter in to the kyngdom of God And they that herde it sayde And who can then be saued And he sayde The thynges whiche are vnpossyble with men are possyble with God Then Peter sayde lo we haue forsaken all and folowed the. He sayd vnto them Uerely I saye vnto you there is no man that hath forsaken house eyther father or mother eyther brethren or wyfe or chyldren for the kyngdome of Goddes sake whiche shal not receyue moche more in this worlde and in the worlde to come lyfe euerlastynge ✚ Iesus toke vnto hym the twelue and sayde vnto them Beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and all shall be fulfylled that are wrytten by the Prophettes of the sonne of man For he shall be delyuered vnto the Gentyls and shall be mocked and despytefullye entreated and spytted on and when they haue scourged hym they wyll put hym to death and the thyrde daye he shall ryse agayne And they vnderstode none of these thynges And this sayenge was hyd from them so that they perceyued not the thyngê whiche were spoken And it came to passe that as he was come nygh vnto Hierico a certayne blynde man sat by the waye syde beggynge And when he herde the people passe by he asked what it ment And they sayde vnto hym that Iesus of Nazareth passed by And he cryed sayeng Iesu thou son of Dauid haue mercy on me And they whiche went before rebuked hym that he shulde holde his peace But he cryed so moch the more thou son of Dauid haue mercy on me And Iesus stode styll and commaunded hym to be brought vnto hym And when he was come neare he asked hym sayenge what wylte thou that I do vnto the And he sayd Lorde that I maye receyue my syght And Iesus sayde vnto hym receyue thy syght thy fayth hath saued the. And immedyatly he receyued his syght folowed hym praysynge god And all the peple when they sawe it gaue prayse vnto God ⊢ ¶ Of â—atheus and the ten seruauntes to whom the talentes were deliuered Chryst rydeth to Ierusalem and wepeth ouer it CAPI XIX ✚ ANd he entred in and went through Ierico And beholde there was a man named Zacheus whiche was a ruler amonge the Publicans and was ryche also And he sought meanes to se Iesus what he shulde be and coulde not for the prease bycause he was lytle of stature And he ran before and clymed vp in to a wylde fygge tree to se hym for he was to come that waye And when Iesus came to the place he loked vp and sawe hym and sayde vnto hym Zache come downe at once for to daye I muste abyde at thy house And he came downe hastelye and receyued hym ioyfully And when they sawe it they all grudged sayenge He is gone in to tary with a man that is a synner And Zache stode forth and sayd vnto the Lorde beholde Lorde the halfe of my goodê I gyue to the poore and yf I haue done any
Ierusalem at Easter in the feast daye many byleued on his name when they sawe his myracles whiche he dyd But Iesus dyd not commyt hym selfe vnto them bycause he knewe all men and neded not that any maÌ„ shulde testifie of hym For he knewe what was in man ⊢ ¶ The coÌ„municacyon of Chryst with Niâ—ddemâ—s The doctrine baptym of IohnÌ„ what wytnes he teareth of Christ CAPI III. THere was a man of the pharises named Nicodemus a ruler of the Iues. The same came to Iesus by nyght and sayd vnto hym Rabbi we knowe that thou arte a teacher come from god for no man coulde do suche myracles as thou doest excepte God were with hym Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Uerely verely I say vnto the excepte a man be borne from aboue he can not se the kyngdome of God Nicodemus sayeth vnto hym ☞ howe can a man be borne when he is olde Can he enter in to his mothers wombe be borne agayne Iesus answered Uerely verely I say vnto the excepte a maÌ„ be borne of water of the spirite he can not enter in to the kyngdome of God That whiche is borne of the flesshe is flesshe and that whiche is borne of the spirite is spirite Meruayle not thou that I sayde to the ye must be borne from aboue The wynde bloweth where it lysteth and thou hearest the sounde therof but canst not tell whence it cometh whyther it goeth So is euery one that is borne of the spirite Nycodemus answered and sayd vnto him howe can these thynges be Iesus answered sayde vnto hym arte thou a mayster in Israel and knowest not these thynges Uerely verely I saye vnto the We speake that we do knowe and testifie that we haue sene and ye receyue not our wytnesse If I haue tolde you earthly thynges and ye byleue not how shall ye byleue yf I tell you of heuenly thynges And no man ascendeth vp to heuen but he that came downe frome heuen euen the sonne of man whiche is in heuen And as Moses lyfte vp the serpent in the wyldernesse euen so must the son of man be lyfte vp that who soeuer byleueth in hym peryshe not but haue eternall lyfe ⊢ ✚ For God so loued the worlde that he gaue his onely begotten son that who soeuer byleueth in hym shuld not perisshe but haue euerlastyng lyfe For God sent not his son in to the worlde to condemne the worlde but that ☞ the worlde through hym myght be saued He that byleueth on hym is not condemned But he that byleueth not is condemned all redy bycause he hath not byleued in the name of the onely begotten son of God And this is the condemnacyon that lyght is come in to the worlde and men loued darkenesse more then lyght bycause theyr dedes were euyll For euery one that euyll doeth hateth the lyght neyther cometh to the lyght leest his dedes shulde be reproued But he that doth truth cometh to the lyght that his dedes maye be knowen howe that they are wrought in God ⊢ After these thynges came Iesus and his disciples in to the lande of Iurye and there he taryed with them ☞ and baptysed And IohnÌ„ also baptised in Enan besyde Salim bycause there was moche water there they came and were baptysed For IohnÌ„ was not yet cast in to pryson ✚ And there arose a questyon bytwene IohnÌ„s disciples and the Iues aboute purifienge And they came vnto IohnÌ„ and sayd vnto hym Rabbi he that was with the beyonde Iordan to whom thou barest wytnes beholde the same baptiseth all men come to hym IohnÌ„ answered and sayd A man can receyue nothynge excepte it be gyuen hym from heuen Ye youre selues are wytnesses howe that I sayde I am not Chryst but am sente before hym He that hath the bryde is the brydegrome But the frende of the brydegrome whiche standeth and heareth hym reioyseth greatly bycause of the bryde gromes voyce This my ioye therfore is fulled He must encreace but I must decreace He that cometh from on hygh is aboue al He that is of the earth is earthly and speaketh of the earth He that cometh from heuen is aboue al and what he hath sene and herde that he testifieth and no man receyueth his testimonye He that hath receyued his testimonye ☞ hath set to his seale that God is true For he whom God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God For ☞ God gyueth not the spirite by measure vnto hym The father loueth the sonne and hath gyuen all thynges into his hande He that byleueth on the sonne hath euerlastynge lyfe He that byleueth not the sonne shall not se lyfe but the wrath of God abydeth on hym ⊢ ¶ The louynge coÌ„municacyon of Christ with the woman of Samaria by the welles syds How he healeth the rulers son CAPI IIII. AS soone as the Lorde knewe howe the Pharises had herde that Iesus made and baptised mo disciples then IohnÌ„ though that Iesus hym selfe baptised not but his disciples he lefte Iuery and departed agayne in to Galile For it was so that he must nedes go thorowe Samaria ✚ Then came he to a citye of Samaria which is called Sichar besydes the possessyon that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph and there was Iacobs well Iesus then beynge werye of his iourney sat thus on the well And it was aboute the syxte houre and there came a womaÌ„ of Samaria to drawe water Iesus sayth vnto her gyue me drynke For his disciples were gone awaye vnto the towne to bye meate Then sayeth the woman of Samaria vnto hym howe is it that thou beyng a Iue askest drynke of me whiche am a Samaritane For the Iues medle not with the Samaritans Iesus answered and sayde vnto her yf thou knewest the gyfte of God and who it is that sayeth to the gyue me drynke thou woldest haue asked of hym and he wolde haue gyuen the water of lyfe The womaÌ„ sayeth vnto hym Syr thou hast nothyng to drawe with and the well is depe from whence then hast thou that water of lyfe Arte thou greater then our father Iacob which gaue vs the well and he hym selfe dranke therof and his chyldren and his cattell Iesus answered sayde vnto her who soeuer drynketh of this water shal thyrst agayne But ☞ who soeuer drynketh of the water that I shal gyue hym shal neuer be more a thyrst but the water that I shall gyue hym shall be in hym a well of water spryngynge vp in to euerlastyng lyfe The woman sayeth vnto hym Syr gyue me of that water that I thyrst not neyther come hyther to draw Iesus sayeth vnto her Go call thy husbande and come hyther The woman answered and sayde vnto hym I haue no husbande Iesus sayde vnto her Thou hast well sayde I haue no husbande For thou haste had fyue husbandes and he whome thou nowe hast is not thy husband In that
giueth life breth to all men euery where hath made of one blode al nacioÌ„s of men for to dwel on al y â— face of the earth hath assigned before how long time also the endes of their inhabitacioÌ„ y e they shulde seke god if they might fele fynde him though he be not farre froÌ„ euery one of vs. For in him we lyue moue haue our beinge as certayne of your owne Poetes sayd For we are also his generacioÌ„ For asmuch then as ☞ we are the generacion of God we ought not to thincke that the Godhead is lyke vnto golde siluer or stone grauen by crafte ymagmation of man And the tyme of this ignorauÌ„ce God regarded not But now biddeth al men euery where repeÌ„t bicause he hath appoynted a day in the which he wyl iudge the world w t ryghtuousnes by that man by whoÌ„ he hath apoynted hath offered fayth to al men after that he had raysed him from death When they herde of the resurreccyon froÌ„ death some mocked other sayde we wyll heare the agayne of this matter So Paule departed froÌ„ among theÌ„ Howbeit certayne men claue vnto hi beleuedâ— among y â— whiche was Diomsius a senatoure a woman named Demaris and other with them ¶ Paule preached at Corinthum contynuing there a yere and a halfe goeth agayne into Syrta â–ª commeth to Ephesus Cesarâ— and Antioche Of Apollos Aqnda and Priscilla CAPI XVIII AFter this Paul departed froÌ„ Athens came to CoriÌ„thuÌ„ founde a certaine Iewe named Aquila borne in PoÌ„thus lately come froÌ„ Italie with his wyfe Priscilla because y e the Emperour Claudius had coÌ„mauÌ„ded al Iewes to depart froÌ„ Rome he drue vnto them because he was of the same craft he abode w t theÌ„ wrought there craft was to make teÌ„tes And he preached in the sinagoge euery Sabboth day âšœ settyng forth in the meane whyle the name of the Lorde lesus exhorted the Iewes and the Gentyls When Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia Paul was coÌ„strayned by the spirite to testifye to the Iewes that Iesus was very Christ. And when they sayde contrary blasphemed he shoke hys rayment and sayde vnto them your bloude be vpon your owne heades from hence forth wyl I go blamelesse vnto the Gentils And he departed thence entred into a certayne mans house named Iustus a worshypper of God whose house ioyned harde to the synagoge Howbeit one Crispus the chefe ruler of the sinagoge beleued on the Lorde with all his housholde many of the Corin thâ—aÌ„s whan they gaue audience beleued were baptysed Then spake the Lord to Paul in y â— nyght by a vision be not afrayed but speke and holde not thy peace for I am with the no man shal muade the that shal hurt the. For I haue muche people in this citie And he coÌ„tinued there a yeare and sixe mouethes and taught them the worde of God When Gallio was ruler of the couÌ„tre of Acaâ—a the Iewes made insurreccion â–ª with one accord agaynst Paul brought him to the iudgement seate saying this felow couÌ„celeth men to worshyp God contrary to the lawe And whaÌ„ Paul now was about to open his mouth Gallio said vnto the Iewes yf it were a matter of wroÌ„ge or an euyl dede Oye Iewes reason wolde that I shulde heare you but yf it be a question of wordes or of names or of your lawe loke ye to it your selues For I wyl be no iudge of suche matters and he draue them from the seate Then al the Grekes toke Sostenes the chefe ruler of the Synagoge smote him before the iudges seate And Gallio cared for none of those thynges Paule after this taried there yet a good whyle then toke his leaue of his brethren sayled thence into Ciria Priscilla Aquila accoÌ„panying him And ☞ he shore his head in Cenchrea for he had a vowe And he came to Ephesus left theÌ„ there but he him selfe entred into the Synagoge reasoned with the Iewes When they desyred him to â—ary loÌ„ger tyme with them he coÌ„sented not but bad them fare wel saying I must nedes at this feast that coÌ„meth be in Ierusalem but I wyl returne agayne vnto you yf god wyll And he departed from Ephesus and whan he was come vnto Cesarea asceÌ„ded vp saluted the congregacyon he departed vnto Antioche and wheÌ„ he had taryed there a whyle he departed and went ouer all the countre of Galacia and Phrigia by ordre strengthyng all the discyples And a certayne Iewe named Appollos borne at Alexandria came to Ephesus an eloquent man and mighty in the scriptures The same was informed in the waye of the Lorde and spake feruently in the spirit and taught diligently the thinges of the Lord knewe but the baptyme of Iohn onely And the same began to speake boldly in the Synagoge WhoÌ„ when Priscilla Aquila had herde they toke him vnto them expouÌ„ded vnto him the way of God more perfectly And when he was disposed to go into Acaia the brethren wrote exhortynge the dyscyples to receyue hym Whiche whaÌ„ he was come helped them much which had beleued thorowe grace For he ouer came the Iewes myghtely and that openly shewyng by the scriptures that Iesus was Christ. Of the xii meÌ„ that were baptised at Ephesus what miracles were done by Paul Demecriê° moueth sâ—dicioÌ„ in the cite CAPI XIX IT fortuned that while Apollo was at Corinthum Paul passed thorow the vpper costes came to Ephesus and founde certayne disciples said vnto them haue ye receyued the holy ghost seÌ„ce ye beleued And they sayde vnto him no we haue not herde whether ther be any holy ghost or no. And he sayde vnto them wher with were ye then baptised And they said with ☞ Iohns baptyme Then sayd Paul Iohn verely baptised with the baptyme of repentaunce saying vnto the people that they shulde beleue on him whiche shulde come after him that is on Christ Iesus When they herde this they were baptised in the name of the Lorde Iesu. And whan Paule layde his haudes vpon them the holy ghost came on them they spake with tonges and prophesyed and all the men were about twelue And he went into the sinagoge and behaued him selfe boldly for the space of thre monethes disputyng and gyuyng them exhortacions of the kyngdome of God ⊢ when diuers waxed hard herted beleued not but spake euyl of the way of the Lord that before the multitude he departed from them and seperated the disciples And he disputed daily in the scole of one called TiraÌ„nus And this coÌ„tynued by the space of two yeares so that al they which dwelt in Asia hearde the worde of the Lorde Iesu both Iewes and Grekes And God wrought special myracles by the handes of Paul so that from his body were brought vnto the sicke napkis partlettes
layinges awayt of the Iewes because I wold kepe backe nothynge that was profytable vnto you but to shewe you teache you opeÌ„ly and thorowe out euery house wytnessing both to the Iues also to the Grekes the repentauÌ„ce that is toward God y e fayth which is toward our Lord Iesus And now beholde I go bounde in the spirit vnto Ierusalem not knowing the thinges that shal come on me there but that the holy Ghost wytnesseth in euery cytie sayinge that bandes trouble abyde me But none of these thinges moue me nether is my lyfe dere vn to my selfe that I might fulfyl my course w t ioye the ministracion âšœ of the worde whiche I haue receyued of the Lord Iesu to testifye the Gospel of the grace of God And nowe beholde I am sure y â— heÌ„ceforth ye al thorowe whom I haue gone preching the kiÌ„gdome of god shal se my fate no more Wherfore I take you to recorde thys daye that I am pure from the bloude of all men For I haue spared no labour but haue shewed you all the councell of God Take hede therfore vnto your selues to all the flocke among whom the holy ghost hath made you ouerfears to rule the congregacion of God which he hath purchased with his bloude For I am sure of this that after my departynge shall greuous wolues entre in amoÌ„g you not sparyng the flocke Moreouer of your owne selues shal men aryse speakyng peruerse thiÌ„ges to drawe disciples after theÌ„ Therfore awake remeÌ„bre that by the space of iii. yeares I ceased not to warne euery one of you nyght day with teares And now brethreÌ„ I commende you to god to the worde of his grace which is able to builde farther to gyue you an inheritauÌ„ce amonge all them whiche are sanctified I haue desyred no mans syluer golde or vesture Yee ye your selues knowe that these haÌ„des haue ministred vnto my necessities to them that were with me I haue shewed you all thynges howe that so laborynge ye ought to receiue the weake to remeÌ„bre the wordes of the Lord Iesu how that he sayd it is more blessed to gyue then to receyue And when he had thus spokeÌ„ he kneled downe prayed with them all And they all wepte sore fel on Pauls necke kyssed hym sorowyng moste of all for the wordes which he spake that they shulde se hys face nomore And they conuayed hym vnto the Shyppe ¶ Pauls iorney by shyppe Of Phyllyppe the Euangelyst and Agabus the Prophete whiche warned Paule not to go to Ierusalem He remayned stedfast in his purpose and is taken in the temple CAPI XXI ANd whan it chaunsed that we had lauÌ„ched forth were departed from theÌ„ we came with a straight course vnto Chooâ— the day folowyng vnto the Rhodes froÌ„ thence vnto Patara And whaÌ„ we had got ten a shippe that wold sayle vnto Phenices we went aborde into it and set forth But whan Cyprus begaÌ„ne to appeare vnto vs we lefte it on the left haÌ„de and sayled vnto Siria and came vnto Tyre For there the shyppe vnladed the burthen And when we had founde brethren we taryed there seuen dayes And they tolde Paule thorowe the spirite that he shulde not go vp to Ierusalem And when the dayes were ended we departed and went our waye and they all brought vs on oure waye wyth wyues and chyldren tyll we were come out of the cytie And we kneled downe in the shore prayed And when we had takeÌ„ our leue one of another we toke shyppe they returned home agayne When we had full ended the course from Tyre we went downe to Ptolomaida saluted the brethren and abode with them one day The nexte day we that were of Pauls coÌ„pany departed and came vnto Cesarea And we entred into the house of Philyp the Euangelist which was one of the seuen abode with him The same man had foure daughters virgins whiche dyd prophesy And as we taryed there a good mayny of dayes there came a certayne prophete from Iury named Agabus When he was come vnto vs he toke Pauls gyrdell and bouÌ„de his fete haÌ„des sayde Thus sayth the holy ghost so shal the Iewes at IerusaleÌ„ bid the man that oweth this gyrdel and shal delyuer him into the haÌ„des of the Gentyls When we herde this bothe we and other which were of the same place be sought him that he wold not go vp to Ierusalem Then Paul answered sayd what do ye weping vexynge myne herte I am redy not to be bounde onely but also to dye at Ierusalem for the name of the Lorde Iesu. When we coulde not turne hys mynde we ceased sayinge the wyll of the Lorde be fulfylled After those dayes we toke vp our burthens went vp to Ierusalem There went wyth vs also certayne of the dysciples of Cesarea and brought with them one Mâ—ason of Ciprus an olde dysciple with whom we shuld lodge And when we were come to Ierusalem the brethren receyued vs gladly And on the morowe Paule went in with vs vnto Iames. And all the elders came togyther And when he had saluted them he told by ordre all thynges that God wrought amonge the Gentyls by his mynystracyon And when they herde it they gloryfyed the Lorde and sayde vnto him Thou feest brother howe many thousande Iewes there are whiche beleue and they are al ernest folowers ouer the law And they are informed of the that y â— teachest all the Iewes whiche are among the Gentyls to forsake Moses and sayd that they ought not to circumcyse theyr chyldren nether to lyue after the customes What is it therfore The multitude must nedes come togither For they shal here that thou art come Do therfore this that we saye to the. We haue foure men which haue a vow on them Them take purify thy selfe with theÌ„ and do cost on theÌ„ that they may shaue their heades and all shal knowe that those thynges which they haue herde concernyng the are nothyng but that thou thy self also walckest and kepest the lawe But as touchynge the Gentyls which beleue we haue wrytten and concluded that they obserue no such thyng saue onely that they kepe theÌ„ selues from thynges offered to ydolles and from bloude and from strangled and from fornicacion Then the nexte day Paul toke the men and purifyed him selfe with them and entred into the temple declarynge that he obserued the dayes of the purificacioÌ„ vntyll that an offerynge shulde be offered for euery one of them And whan the seuen dayes were now almost ended the Iewes whyche were of Asia when they sawe hym in the Temple moued al the people and layde handes on him cryinge men of Israell helpe This is the man that teacheth all men euery where agaynste the people and the lawe and thys place He hath also brought Grekes into the temple and hath polluted
the body But he that is a fornicator sineth against his owne body Ether knowe ye not howe that youre bodyes are the temple of the holy gooste whiche dwelleth in you whom ye haue of god and how that ye are not your owne For ye are dearly bought Therfore gloryfye god in youre bodyes and in youre spyrytes whyche are Goddes ⊢ ¶ Of maryage vyrgynyte and wyddowheade CAPI VII AS concerning the thynges wherof ye wrote vnto me ✚ it is good for a maÌ„ not to touche a woman Neuertheles to avoyde whordome let euery man haue hys wyte and let euery woman haue her husbande Let the husbaÌ„de geue vnto the wyfe due beneuolence Lykewyse also the wyfe vnto the husbande The wyfe hathe not power of her owne body but the husbande And lykewyse the husbaÌ„de hath not power of his owne body but the wyfe Wythdrawe not youre selues one from another except it be with consente for a tyme for to gene youre selues to fastynge and prayer And afterwarde come together agayne leste Satan tempte you for youre incontinencye Thys I saye of fauoure and not of commaundement For I wolde that all men were as I my selfe am but euery man hath his proper gytte of God one after this maÌ„ner another after that I saye vnto them that be vnmaryed and wyddowes it is good for them yf they abyde euen as I do But and yf they cannot abstayne let them mary For it is better to mary then to burne Unto the maryed coÌ„mauÌ„de not I but the Lord Let not the wyfe be separated from the husband If she seperate her self let her remaine vnmaried or be recoÌ„ciled vnto her husbande agayne And let not the husband put awaye his wyfe from him To the remnaunt speake I not the Lord If any brother haue a wyfe that beleueth not yf she be content to dwell with hym let hym not put her awaye And the woman whyche hathe to her husbande an infydell and consent to dwell wyth her let her not put hym awaye For the vnbeleuynge husbande is sanctifyed by the wyfe and the vnbeleuynge wyfe is sanctyfyed by the husbande Or els were your chyldren vnclene but ☞ nowe are they holye But and yf the vnbeleuyng departe let him departe A brother or a syster is not in subieccyon to such But god hath called vs in peace For howe knoweste thou O woman whether thou shalt saue thy husbande or no Other howe knowest thou O man whether thou shalte saue thy wyfe or no but euen as God hath distributed to euery man As the Lorde hathe called euery man so let hym walke and so orden I in all congregacions If any man be called being circuÌ„cised let hym not adde vncircumcisyon If any be called vncircumcised let hym not be circumcised Circumcision is nothyng and vncircumcisyon is nothynge but the kepynge of the commaundementes of God ✚ Let euery man abide in the same calling wherin he was called Arte thou called a seruauÌ„â— care not for it Neuerthelesse ☞ yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather For he that is called in the Lorde beynge a seruaunte â–ª is the Lordes freman Lykewyse he that is called beynge fre is Christes seruaunte Ye are dearly bought ☞ be not ye the seruauÌ„tes of men Brethren let euery man wherin he is called therin abyde with God ⊢ As concerninge virgins I haue no commaundement of the Lorde yet geue I counsell as one that hath obtayned mercy of the Lorde to be faythfull I suppose therfore that it is good for the present necessyte For it is good for a man so to be Art thou bouÌ„de vnto a wyfe seke not to be losed Arte thou losed from a wyfe seke not a wyfe But and yf thou marye a wyfe thou hast not synned Lykewyse yf a virgen mary she hathe not synned Neuerthelesse suche shal haue trouble in theyr fleshe but I fauoure you This saye I brethren the tyme is short It remayneth that they whiche haue wyues be as though they had none and they that wepe be as though they wept not and they that reioyce be as though they reioised not and they that bye be as though they possessed not and they that vse this worlde be as though they vse it not For the fassyon of this worlde goeth awaye I wolde haue you without care He y â— is vnmaryed careth for the thynges that belonge to the Lorde howe he maye please the Lorde But he that hathe maryed a wyfe careth for the thinges that are of the worlde howe he may please his wyfe There is differeÌ„ce betwene a virgin a wyfe The single womaÌ„ careth for the thinges y â— are of the Lorde y â— she may be holy both i body also in spyrit Agayne she y â— is maryed careth for y â— thynges y â— pertayne to y â— worlde howe she maye please her husbaÌ„de ☞ This speake I for your profyt not to taÌ„gâ—e you in a snare but y â— ye may folowe it which is honest comly and that ye may cleue vnto the lorde without separacioÌ„ If any man thynke that it is vncumly for hys virgin yf she passe the tyme of maryage and yf so nede requyre let hym do what he lysteth he synneth not let them be coupled in mariage Neuerthelesse he that purposeth surely in hys herte hauynge no nede but hathe power ouer his owne wyll and hathe so decreed in hys herte that he wyll kepe hys virgin doeth well So then he that ioyneth hys virgin in mariage doth well But he that ioyneth not hys virgin in mariage doth better The wyfe is bouÌ„de to the mariage as longe as her husbande lyueth If her husbande dye she is at liberte to mary with whom she wyll onely in the Lorde But she is happyer yf she so abyde after my iudgement And I thynke verely that I haue the spyrit of God ¶ He rebuketh theÌ„ that vse lyberte to the sclander of other and sheweth howe men ought to behaue them towarde suche as be weake CAPI VIII AS touchynge thynges offred vnto ymages we are sure that we all haue knowledge Knowledge maketh a maÌ„swel but loue edefyeth If any man thynke that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to knowe But yf any man loue God the same is knowen of hym As coÌ„cernynge the earynge of those thinges that are offred vnto ydols we are sure that ☞ the ymage is nothing in y â— worlde and that there is none other God but one And though there be y â— are called Goddes whether in heauen other in earth as there be Goddes many Lordes many yet vnto vs is there but one God whiche is the father of whom are all thynges and we for him and one Lorde Iesus Christ by whom are all thynges and we by hym But euery man hath not knowledge Some hauyng coÌ„science because of the ymage vntyll thys houre eate as a thing offred vnto ymages and so theyr coÌ„cieÌ„ce beyng weake is defiled
are otherwyse cannot be hyd ¶ The dutie of seruauÌ„tes towarde theyr maysters â–ª Against suche an are not satisfyed with the worde of God â–ª Agaynst couetousnes A good lesson for ryche men CAPI VI. LEt as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke counte theyr maysters worthye of all honoure that the name of God and his doctryne be not euell spoken of â—e that they whiche haue beleuynge maysters despise theÌ„ not because they are brethreÌ„ but rather do seruyce for as much as they are be leuyng beloued ê‘takers of the benefite These thynges teache and exhorte If any man folow other doctrine encline not vnto the wholsome wordes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and to the doctrine which is accordynge to Godlynesse he is pufte vp and knoweth nothyng but wasteth his braynes about questions stryfe of wordes wherof sprynge enuye stryfe raylynges euell surmisynges vayne disputacyons of men that haue corrupt myndes and that are robbed of the truth which thynke y â— lucre is godlynes From them y â— are soch seperate thy self Godlynes is greate ryches If a man be coÌ„tent with that he hathe For we brought nothynge into the worlde nether maye we cary any thynge out But when we haue fode rayment we must therwith be content They that wylbe ryche fall into temptacyon and snares âšœ of the deuell into many folyshe and noysome lustes which drowne meÌ„ into perdicion and destruccyon For coueteousnes of money is the rote of all euel which whyle some lusted after they erred froÌ„ the sayth tauglyd theÌ„ selues with many sorowes But thou man of God flye suche thynges Folowe ryghtewesnes godlynes fayth loue pacyence â—eakenes Fyght the good fyght of fayth Laye hande on eternal lyfe wher vnto thou art also called hast professed a good professyon before many wytnesses I geue y â— charge i y â— syght of God which quickneth all thynges before Iesu Christ which vnder Poncius Pylate wytnessed a good witnessyng that y â— kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dement be without spotte vurebukeable vntyll the apperynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ whiche appearyng in his tyme he shall shewe that is blessed myghty onely kynge of kynges lorde of lordes whiche onely hathe immortalite dwelleth in the lyght that no man can attayne whom no man hath sene nether can se vnto whom be honoure and rule euerlastynge Amen Charge theÌ„ which are rych in this world that they be not hye mynded nor trust in vncertayne ryches but in the lyuynge God which geueth vs abouÌ„dauÌ„tly all thynges to enioye theÌ„ that they do good that they be ryche in good workes that they be redy to geue and gladly to dystribute layinge vp in store for them selues a good foundacyon against the tyme to come y â— they may obtayne eternall lyfe O Timothe saue y â— which is geâ—en the to kepe and a voyde vngostly vanytyes of voyces oposicions of science falsly so called whyche scyence whyle some profyssed they erred as coÌ„cernynge y â— fayth Grace be with the. Amen ¶ Sent from Laodicea which is the chefest cytie of Phri gia Pacaciana ¶ The secoÌ„de Epistle of Saynt Paul the Apostle vnto Timothe ¶ Panâ— exhorteth Timothe to stedfastnesse and pacyence 〈◊〉 persecucyon and to contynue in the doctryne that he had taught him A commendacyon of Onesyphorus CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyll of God accordinge to the promes of lyfe whiche is in Christ Iesu. To Tymothe hys beloued soÌ„ne Grace mercy and peace from God the father and from Iesu Christe oure Lorde I thynke God whom I serue from myne elders with pure coÌ„scyence that without any ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayers nyght and daye desyringe to se the myndfull of thy teares so that I am fylled with ioye when I call to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce the vnfayned fayth that is in the whiche dwelt fyrst in thy graund mother Lois and in thy mother Eunica I am assure that it dwelleth in the also Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of God which is in y â— by the puttynge on of my handes For God hath not geueÌ„ to vs the spirit of feare but of power and of loue and of sobrenes Be not thou therfore ashamed of the testymony of oure Lord neyther be ashamed of me which am his prisoner but suffre thou aduersite wyth the Gospel accordyng to the power of God whiche saued vs and called vs with an holy callynge not accordynge to oure dedes but according to his owne purpose grace whiche was gyuen vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde beganne but is nowe declared openly by the appearynge of our sauiour Iesu Christe whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalite vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell whervnto I am apoynted a preacher Apostle and a teacher of the Gentyls for the whiche cause â–ª I also suffre these thynges Neuerthe lesse I am not ashamed For I knowe and am sure that he in whom I haue put my trust is able to kepe that whych I haue comitted to his kepynge agaynst that day Se that thou haue the ensample of the holsome wordes whiche thou hast heard of me with fayth and loue that is in Christ Iesu That good thynge whiche was committed to thy kepyng hold fast thorow the holy ghost whiche dwelleth in vs. This y â— knowest howe that al they which are in Asia be turned from me Of which sorte are Phigelus and Hermogenes The Lorde gyue mercye vnto the housholde of Onesiphorus for he oft refresshed me and was not ashamed of my cheyne but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligeÌ„tly fouÌ„de me The Lord grauÌ„t vnto him that he may fynde mercy with the Lord at that day And in how many thinges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel ¶ Lyke as in the fyrste Chapter so here he exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffre manly and to abyde faste in the wholsome doctryne of our Lorde Iesus Christ. CAPI II. THou therfore my soÌ„ne be strong in the grace that is thorow Christ Iesu in the thynges that thou haste herde of me by many wytnesses The same commytte thou to faythful men which shal be apt to teach other also Thou therfore suffre afflyccyons as a good soudier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth entaÌ„glith him self with worldly busynes and that because he maye please him which hath chosen him to be a soudier And though a man stryne for a mastery yet is he not crowned except he stryue lawfully The husband man that laboureth muste fyrst receyue of the frutes Consider what I say The Lorde gyue the vnderstandyng in all thynges ⊢ Remembre that Iesus Christ of the sede of Dauid rose agayne froÌ„ death accordyng to my gospel wherin I suffre trouble as an euyll doer eueÌ„ vnto bondes
But the worde of God was not bounde Therfore I suffre all thynges for the electes sakes that they myght also obtayne that saluacion whiche is in Christ Iesu with eternal glory It is a true sayinge for yf we be dead w t hym we shall also lyue with hym If we be paciente we shal also raygne wyth hym If we denye hym he also shall denye vs If we beleue not yet abydeth he faythful He cannot denye him selfe Of these thinges put them in remembraunce and testyfie before the Lorde that they folowe no contencious wordes which are to no pfet but to the peruertyng of the hearers Study to shewe thy selfe laudable vnto god a workman y â— nedeth not to be ashamed distributing the word of trueth iustly As for vnghostly vanityes of voices passe y â— ouer them For they wyl encreace vnto greater vngodlynes and their wordes shall fret euen as doth the disease of a cancre of whose noÌ„bre is Hymeneus Philetus whiche as concernynge the trueth haue exced sayinge that the resurreccyon is past all redy and do destroye the fayth of some But the sure grouÌ„de of god standeth styl and hath this seale the Lord knoweth theÌ„ that are his And let euery man that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquite Notwithstanding in a great house are not onely vessels of golde and of syluer but also of wood and of earth some for honour some vnto dishonour Yf a maÌ„ therfore pour ge hiÌ„ selfe from such men he shal be a vessell saÌ„ctified vnto honour mete for the vses of y â— Lord prepared vnto al good workes Lustes of youth auoyde but folow righ tuousnes fayth loue peace wyth theÌ„ that cal on the Lorde with a pure herte Folysh and vnlearned questioÌ„s put from the knowyng that they do but gendre stryfe The seruaunt of the Lorde muste not stryue but be gentle vnto al men apte to teach one that can suffre the euyl with mekenes and can infourme theÌ„ that resyst âšœ the trueth if that God at any tyme wyll gyue theÌ„ repentauÌ„ce for to knowe the trueth and that they maye come to them selues agayne out of the snare of the deuyll whiche are holden captyue of hym at his wyll ¶ He prophecyeth of the paâ—clous tymes sâ—â—tâ—â—h oâ—t ypocryâ—â— Persecuâ—ion for the Gospel CAPI III. THis know that in the last dayes shal come parelous tymes For men shal be louers of their owne selues couetous boasters proude cursed speakers disobedieÌ„t to fathers mothers vnthaÌ„kful vngodly vn kynd trucebrekers false accusers riotours fearce despisers of theÌ„ which are good tray tours heady hye mynded gredy vpoÌ„ volup tuousnes more then the louers of God hauyng a similitude of godlynes but haue denied the power therof such abhorre For of this sorte are they which entre into houses bryng into boÌ„dage wemen laden w t sinne which wemen are led w t diuers lustes euer lernig ueuer able to come vnto the know ledge of the trueth As Iannes Iambres with stode Moses euen so do these also resist the trueth meÌ„ they are of corrupte myndes and lewde as coÌ„cernyng the fayth but they shall preuayle no lenger For their madnes shal be vttered vnto all men euen as theirs was But thou hast sene the experience of my doctrine fassioÌ„ of lyuyng purpose fayth longe sufferyng loue pacience persecucions and affliccions which happened vnto me at Antioche at â—co niuÌ„ and at Lystra which persecucioÌ„s I suffred paciently And from them al the Lorde deliuered me Yee and all they that wyll lyue godly in Christ Iesu shall suffre persecucion But the euyll men dysceyuers shal wexe worsse and worsse whyle they deceyue and are deceyued them selues But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned which also were committed vnto the knowing of whom thou haste learned them and for as much also as of a chylde thou hast knoweÌ„ the holy scriptures which are able to make the learned vnto saluacion thorowe the fayth which is in Christ Iesu All scrypture gyuen by inspiracyon of God is profytable to teache to improue to ameÌ„de to instruct in rightuousnes that the man of God may be perfect prepared vnto all good workes ¶ He exhorteth Timothe to be feruent in the worde and to susâ—â—e Aduersite moketh meÌ„cion of his owne death and byd deth Tymothe come vnto hym CAPI IIII. I Testifie therfore before God before the Lord Iesu Christ whiche shall iudge the quicke dead at his apperyng in his kyngdome preach y â— the worde be feruent in seasoÌ„ out of season Improue rebuke exhorte w t al long suffryng doctrine For the time wyl come when they shall not suffre wholsome doctrine but after their owne lustê shal they whose earrs ytche get theÌ„ an heape of teachers shal withdraw their eares from the trueth and shal be turned vnto fables But watch y â— in al thingê suffre affliccions do the worke of an EuaÌ„gelyste fulfyll thyne offyce vnto the vtmost âšœ Be sober For I am now redy to be offred the time of my departyng is at haÌ„de I haue fought a good fyght I haue fulfylled my course I haue kept the fayth FroÌ„ hence forth there is layde vp for me a crowne of rightuousnes which the Lord that is a rightuous iudge shal giue me at that day not to me only but vnto al theÌ„ also that loue hê coÌ„ming Do thy diligeÌ„ce that y u maiest come shortly vnto me For Demas hath forsakeÌ„ me and loueth this present worlde and is departed vnto Thessalonica Crescens is gone to Galacia Titus vnto Dalmacia Onely Lucas is w t me Take Marke bryng him with the for he is profitable vnto me for the ministracion And Tichiâ—us haue I sent to Ephesus The cloke that I left at Troada with Carpus when thou commest brynge with the and the bokes but specially the partchâ—â—â—t Alexander the copper smyth dyd me muche euyl the Lorde rewarde hym accordynge to his dedes of whom be thou ware also For he hath greatly withstaÌ„de our wordes At my fyrst answeryng no man assysted me but also forsoke me I pray God that it may not be layde to their charges ✚ Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me strengthed me that by me the preachyng shulde be fulfylled to the vtmost that al the GeÌ„tyls shulde heare And I was delyuered out of the mouth of the Lyon And the Lord shall delyuer me from all euyl doyng shal kepe me vnto his heauenly kyngdome To whoÌ„ be prayse for euer euer Amen Salute Prisca Aquila the houshold of Onesiphorus Erastus abode at Corinthum Trophimus haue I left at MylctuÌ„ sycke Do thy dylygeÌ„ce that y â— mayest come before witer Eubolus gretith the so doth Pudens Lynus Claudia al the brethreÌ„ The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirite Grace be with you Amen
am I come to speake of this thynge vnto the kynge my Lorde For they that be of the people wyll feare me And thy handmayde sayd Nowe wyll I speake vnto the kynge peraduenture the kynge wyll perfourme the request of his handmayde And the kyng shal heare his handmayd to delyuer her out of the hande of the man that wolde haue destroyed me also my son out of the enheritaunce of god And thyne handmayde sayd the worde of my Lorde the kynge shal nowe be coÌ„fortable For my lorde the kynge is as an angell of god in hearyng of good bad therfore the Lorde thy god be with the. Then the kynge answered sayde vnto the woman hyde not from me I praye the the thyng that I shall aske the. And the woman sayde Let my lorde the kynge nowe saye on And the kynge sayde Is not ☞ the hande of Ioab with the in al this matter the woman answered sayde As sure as thy soule lyueth my lorde kynge there is els no man on the ryght hande nor on the lefte but as my lorde the kynge hath spoken thy seruaunt Ioab He bad me and he put all these wordes in the mouth of thyne handmayde For to the intent that I shulde alter my communicacyon hath thy seruaunt Ioab done this thynge And my Lorde is wyse euen as an angel of god to vnderstande all thynges that are in the earth And the kynge sayd vnto Ioab beholde I am content to do this thynge Go â—et home the chylde Absalom agayne And Ioab fell to the grounde on his face bowed hym selfe ☞ blessed the kyng And Ioab sayd now thy seruaunt knoweth that I haue founde grace in thy syght my lorde O kynge in that the kynge hath fulfylled the request of his seruaunt And so Ioab arose went to Gesur brought AbsaloÌ„ to Ierusalem And the kynge sayde let hym turne to his owne house and not se my face And so Absalom returned to his owne house sawe not the kyngê face But in all Israell there was not so goodlye a man as Absalom for he was very beautyfull in so moche that froÌ„ the sole of his fole to the top of his heade there was no blemesh in hym And when he shaued his heade for at euery yeres ende he shaued it bicause the heere was heuy on him must nedes shaue it the heere of his head wayed CC. syeles after the kynges weyght And this AbsaloÌ„ had thre sonnes borne hym one doughter named Thamar which was a fayre woman to loke vpoÌ„ So AbsaloÌ„ dwelt two yere in Ierusalem sawe not the kyngê face Therfore AbsaloÌ„ sent for Ioab to haue sent him to the kyng But he wolde not come to hym And when he sent agayne he wolde not come Therfore he sayd vnto his seruauÌ„tes behold Ioab hath a parcell of lande fast by my place and he hath barlye therin Go set it on fyre And Absaloms seruauntes set it on fyre †And Ioabs seruauntes came vvith theyr garmentes rent and sayde Absaloms seruauntes haue burnt the pece of lande vvith fyre Then Ioab arose came to Absalom vnto his house sayd vnto hym wherfore hath thy seruauÌ„tes burnt my felde with fyre And Absalom answered Ioab beholde I sent for the desyrynge the to come bycause I wolde haue sent the to the kynge for to saye wherfore am I come from Gesur It had ben better for me to haue ben there styll Now therfore wolde I se the kynges face And yf there be any trespasse in me kyll thou me And so Ioab came to the kynge tolde hym whiche when he had sent for AbsaloÌ„ he came to the kynge and fel to the grounde on his face before hym And the kynge kyssed Absalom ¶ Absalom maketh insurrection agaynst his father Dauid is fayne to flee for feare of hym CAPI XV. AFter this it fortuned that Absalom gat hym charettes horses fyftye men to run before hym And he rose vp earlye in the mornyng stode in the place of the entrynge in of the gate And euery man that had any matter came to the kyng for iudgement hym dyd AbsaloÌ„ call vnto hym sayd of what citye arte thou He answered thy seruaunt is of one of the trybes of Israell And Absalom sayde vnto hym se thy matter is good ryghteous but there is no man deputed of the kynge to heare the. AbsaloÌ„ sayde moreouer Oh that I were made iudge in the lande that euery man whiche hath any plee and matter in the lawe myght come to me that I myght do hym Iustice And wheÌ„ any man came nygh to hym and dyd hym obeysaunce he put forth his hande toke hym to hym kyssed hym And on this maner dyd Absalom to all Israell that came to the kyng for Iudgement and ☞ he stale the hertes of the men of Israel And ☞ after fourtye yeres it fortuned that AbsaloÌ„ sayd vnto the kynge let me go nowe ☞ to Hebron pay my vowe whiche I haue vowed vnto the lorde for thy seruaunt vowed a vowe when I was in Gesur in the lande of Siria sayenge yf the lorde shall brynge me agayne to Ierusalem I wyll serue the Lorde And the kynge sayde vnto hym go in peace And so he arose and went to Hebron But AbsaloÌ„ sent spyes thorowout all the trybes of Israell sayenge as soone as ye heare the voyce of the trompet blowe ye shall saye Absalom reygneth kyng in Hebron And w t Absalom went CC. men out of Ierusalem that were called And they went with pure hertes not knowyng of any thynge And Absalom sent also for Ahithophell the Gilonite Dauids couÌ„seller that he shulde come out of his citye Gilo whyle he offered sacrifyces And there was wrought stronge treason For the peope went increased with Absalom in multitude And there came a messenger to Dauid and sayde the hertes of the men of Israell are turned after Absalom And Dauid sayd vnto all his seruauntes that were with hym at Ierusalem vp that we may be gone for we shall not els escape from AbsaloÌ„ Make spede to departe lest he come sodenly catche vs and brynge some myscheyfe vpon vs smyte the citye w t the edge of the swerde And the kyngê seruauÌ„tes sayde vnto hym beholde thy seruauntes are redye to do whatsoeuer my lord the kyng shal appoynt And the kynge all his householde departed a foote And he lefte behynde hym ten ☞ concubynes to kepe the house And so the kynge all the people went out a fote taryed in a place that was far of And all his seruauntes went about hym And all the Cerethites all the Phelethites and all the Gethites †myghtye men of vvar euen vi C. men whiche were come a fote froÌ„ Geth went before the kynge Then sayd the kynge to Ithai the Gethite wherfore coÌ„mest thou with vs Returne abyde with the kyng for thou arte a straunger arte remoued from thyne
owne place Thou camest but yesterdaye and shulde I vnquyet the to day to go with vs I wyll go whyther I can Therfore returne thou and carye agayne thy brethren Mercye and trueth †shall the Lorde shevve vnto the. And Ithai answered the kynge sayde as trulye as the Lorde lyueth in what place my Lorde the kynge shall be whyther in death or lyfe euen there also wyll thy seruaunt be And Dauid the kynge sayde to Ithai come then and go forwarde And Ithai the Gethite went forth and all his men and all the chyldren that were with hym And all the countrey wepte with a loude voyce and so dyd all the people that went forth The kynge also hym selfe passed ouer the broke Cydron And all the people went towarde the waye that leadeth to the wyldernesse And Sadock and al the Leuytes were with hym and bare the arke of the appoyntment of God And there they set downe the arke of God And Abiathar ☞ went vp vntyll the people were all come ouer out of the citye And the kynge sayde vnto Sadocke Carye the arke of god agayne in to the citye Yf I shall fynde fauoure in the eyes of the Lorde he wyll brynge me agayne and shewe me bothe it the tabernacle therof But and yf the Lorde thus saye I haue no lust vnto the beholde here am I let hym do with me what semeth good in his eyes The kynge sayde also vnto Sadocke the preest Arte not thou a Sear Returne into the citye in peace And take your two sonnes with you Ahimaaz thy son Ionathas the son of Abiathar Beholde I wyll tarye in the feldes of the wyldernesse vntyll there come some word from you to be tolde me Sadock therfore and Abiathar caryed the arke of god agayne to Ierusalem and they taryed there And Dauid went vp on mount olyuete and wepte as he went and had his heade couered and went barefoote And all the people that was with hym had euery man his heade couered and as they went vp they wepte also And one tolde Dauid sayenge Ahithophell is one of them that haue conspyred with Absalom And Dauid sayd O Lorde turne the counsayle of Ahithophell in to folyshnesse When Dauid was come to the top of the mount ☞ he worshypped God and beholde Husai the Arachite came agaynst hym with his coote torne and hauynge earth vpon his heade Unto whome Dauid sayd yf thou go with me thou shalte be a burthen vnto me But yf thou returne to the Citye and saye vnto Absalom I wyll be thy seruaunt O kyng as I haue thus longe ben thy fathers seruaunt so am I nowe thy seruaunt thou mayst for my sake destroye the counsayle of Ahithophell And thou hast there with the Sadocke and Abiathar the Preestes vnto whome thou shalte shewe all that thou canst heare out of the kynges house And beholde they haue there with them theyr two sonnes Ahimaaz Sadockes sonne and Ionathas Abiathers sonne By them also shal ye sende me all that ye can heare And so Husai Dauids frende gat hym to the citye And Absalom also entred into Ierusalem ¶ ziba bryngynge presentes to Dauid doth falsely accuse Miphiboseth Semei curseth Dauid and hurleth stones at hym Absatom by the counsell of Ahithophell lyeth with his fathers concubynes CAPI XVI ANd when Dauid was a lytle paste the top of the hyll beholde Ziba the seruaunte of Miphiboseth came to mete hym with a couple of Asses sadled and vpon them two hundred loues and one hundred bunches of reasyns and an hundred frayles of dryed fygges and a bottell of wyne And the kynge sayde vnto Ziba what meanest thou with these And Ziba sayde They be Asses ☞ for the kynges housholde to ryde on and breade and fruyte for the yonge men to eate and wyne that such as be faynt in the wyldernesse may drynke And the kynge sayde where is thy maysters Sonne Ziba answered vnto the kynge behold he taryeth styll at Ierusalem For he sayd this day shal the house of Israell restore me the kyngdom of my father Then sayde the kynge to Ziba beholde thyne are all that perteyned vnto Miphiboseth And Ziba sayde I beseche the that I may fynde grace in thy syght my Lorde O kynge And when kynge Dauid came to Bahurim beholde thence came out a man of the kynted of the house of Saull named Semei the son of Gera he came out cursynge And he cast stones at Dauid and at all the seruauntes of kynge Dauid All the people also all the men of war were on his ryght hande and on his lefte And thus sayde Semei when he cursed come forthe come forthe thou bloodsheder and thou man of Belyall The Lorde hath brought vpon the all the bloode of the house of Saull in whose steade thou hast reygned and the Lorde hath delyuered the kyngdome into the hande of Absalom thy sonne And beholde thou arte come to thy mischeyfe bycause thou arte a bloodsheder Then sayde Abisai the sonne of Zaruia vnto the kynge why dothe this deade dog curse my lorde the kynge let me go now and take of the heade of hym And the kynge sayde what haue I to do with you ye sonnê of Zaruia Let hym curse for the Lorde hath byden hym curse Dauid Who dare then say wherfore hast thou done so And Dauid sayd to Abisai and to all his seruauntes beholde my son whiche came of myne owne bodye seketh my lyfe How moch more then maye this Sonne of Iemini do it Suffre hym to curse for the Lorde hath bydden hym haplye the Lorde wyll loke on my wretchednes and do me good for his cursynge this daye And as Dauid and his men went by the waye Semei went alonge on the hylles syde ouer agaynst hym and cursed as he went threwe stones at hym and cast dust And the Kynge and all that were with hym came werye and refresshed them selues ☞ there And Absalom and all the people of the men of Israel came to Ierusalem and Ahithophell was with hym And as soone as Husai the Arachite Dauids frende was come vnto AbsaloÌ„ he sayde vnto hym God saue the kynge God saue the kynge And Absalom sayd agayne to Husai is this the kyndnes thou owest to thy frend Why wentest thou not with hym Husai answered vnto Absalom nay not so but whom the Lorde and this people and all the men of Israell chose his wyll I be and with hym wyll I dwell Moreouer vnto whome shall I do seruice but euen to his sonne And as I was seruaunt before with thy father euen so shall I be with the. Then spake Absalom to Ahithophell gyue counsayle what is best for vs to do And Ahithophell sayde vnto Absalom get the in vnto thy Fathers concubines whiche he hath lefte to kepe the house And all Israell shall heare that thou ☞ arte cast out of thy father then shall the handes of all that are w t the be stronge And so they