Chapter The daye of the lorde commeth and is harde at hande a darke daye a glomyng daye a cloudy day yea and a stormy daye Before him shal be a consumyng fyre and behynde hym a durnynge flame The earth shal quake before him yea the heauens shal be moued The sunne and the moone shall be darkened and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne This is that greate merueylous fearefull daye of the lord who is hable to abydeit I will shewe wonders in heauen aboue tokens in the earthe beneth bloude and fyre and the vapours of smocke the sunne shal be tourned into darknes and the moone into bloude before the greate and notable daye come of the lorde The .ii Chapter The tyme shall come that whosoeuer calleth on the name of the lorde shall be saued The .iii. Chapter I shall gether all people together brynge them in the valley of Iosaphat and there wyll I reson with them Lette the people aryse and get them to the valley of Iosaphat for there will I syt and iudge all heathen rounde about ¶ The booke of the Prophet Amos The fyft Chapter THey owe hym euel wyll that reproueth them openlye and who so telleth theÌ„ the plaine truthe they abhorre hym Seke after the thyng that is good and not euell so shall ye lyue Yea the Lorde God of hostes shal be with you accordynge to youre owne desyre Shall not the daye of the Lorde be darke and not cleare shall it not be cloudy and no shime in it The .viii. Chapter BEholde the tyme commeth sayeth the lorde god that I shall sende an hunger into the earthe not the hunger of breade nor the thyrste of water but an hunger to heare the worde of God so that they shall go from the one sea to the other yea from the North vnto the East ruÌ„ning aboute to seke the worde of the Lorde and shall not fynde it The .ix. Chapter THeyr couetousnes shall fall vpon all they re heades and theyr posteritie shal be slayne with the swearde They shall not fle awaye there shall not one of them escape nor be delyuered Though they were buried in the hell my hande shall fetche them from thence though they clime vp to heauen yet shall I caste them down though they hyde themselues vpon the toppe of Larmel yet shal I seke them oute and brynge them from thence though they crepe downe fro my sighte in to the depe of the see I shall commaunde the serpent euen there to byte them yf they go awaye before their enemies into captiuitie then shall I coÌ„maunde the swearde there to slaye them Thus wyll I set myne eyes vpon them for theyr harme and not for theyr welthe The booke of the Prophete Abdy the first Chapter THou sayest in thyne harte who shal cast me downe to the grouÌ„de But though thou wentest vp as â—ye as the Aegle madest thy nest aboue amoÌ„g the slarres yet wold I plucke the downe from thence saith the lord Lyke as thou haste done so shalte thou be delte withall Vpon the mount Sion shall the saluation be The booke of the Prophete Ionas the fyrst Chapter THey toke Ionas and cast hym into the sea and the sea lefte raging And the men feared the LORD excedingly doyng sacrifices and makyng vowes vnto the Lorde The .ii. Chapter The Lorde prepared a greate fyshe to swalowe vp Ionas So was Ionas in the belly of the fishe thre dayes and three nightes The .iii. Chapter IOnas cryed sayinge There are yet fortye dayes and then shall Niniue be ouer throweÌ„ And the people of Niniue beleued god and proclamed fasting and arayed themselues in sackeclothe as well the greate as the small of them And the tydynges came vnto the Kynge of Niniue whiche rose out of his seate and dydde his apparell of and put on sacke clothe and satte hym downe in asshes And it was cryed and commaunded in Niniue by the aucthoritie of the kyng and his Lordes saying Se that neyther manne nor beast Oxe or shepe taste oughte at all and that they neither fede nor drinke water but putte on sackeclothe bothe man and beaste and crye might lye vnto god yea so that euery manne turne from his euell waye and from the wyckednesse that he hathe in hande Who can tell god maye turne and repente and cease from his featte wrath that we perishe not And when god sawe theyr worckes howe they turned from theyr wycked wayes he repented on the euell whiche he sayde he wolde do vnto them and did it not The .iiii. Chapter I knowe well ynoughe that thou arte a merrifull god full of compassion long sufferinge and of great kyndenes and repentest when thou shuldest take punishemente The booke of the Prophete Micheas the .i. chapter Owo vnto them that ymagieâ— to do harme and deuyse vngraciousnes vpon theyr beds to perfourme it in the cleate daye for theyr power is against god when they counte to haue lande they take it be vyoience they robbe men of theyr houseâ— Thus they oppresse a man for his house and euerye man for his heritage Truthe it is my wordes are frendelye vnto them that lyue right but my people doeth the coÌ„trary therfore muste I take parte agaynste them for they take awaye bothe coate and cloke from the symple Yf I were a fleshly felowe and a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they might syt bybbinge and bollyng and be dronken O that were a prophete for this people The .iii. Chapter OHeare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob and ye iudges of the house of Israel ye that abhorte the thyng that is lawfull and wrest aside the thynge that is streight Ye that buylde vp Syon with bloude and Ierusalem with doying wrong O ye iudges ye geue sentence for gyftes O ye priestes ye teache for lucre O ye prophetes ye prophecye for moneye yet wyll they be taken as those that hold vpon god and saye Is not the lorde among vs Tushe there can no mysfortune happen vs. Therfore shall Syon for your sake he plowed lyke a field Ierusalem shal become an heape of stones and the hyll of the temple shal be turned to an hye wood The .iiii. Chapter THe lawe shall come out of Syon and the worde of god from Ierusaiem The .v. Chapter ANd thou Bethleem Ephrata arte lytle among the thousandes of Iuda out of thee shall come vnto me whiche shal be the gouernour in Israell whose outgoynge hath bene from the beginning and from euerlastyng The vi Chapter I wyll shewe the O man what is good and what the lorde requireth of the namelye to do righâ— to haue pleasure in louyng kyndenes to be lowly and to walke with thy god Shuâ—de I not be displeased for the vnrighteous good in the houses of the wicked and because the measure is minâ—shed Or should I iustifie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceptefull weyghtes among those that be full of riches vnrighteously gotten where the citesins deale with falschede
prepare the waye of the Lorde in the wildernes make liraight the pathe for our God in the deserte Let all valleis be exalted and euery mountaine hill be laied lowe What so is croked lette it be made straight and let the roughe be made plainfeldes for the glorye of the Lorde shall appeare and all fleshe shall at once se it for why the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it Nowe crye and the Prophete answered what shall Ierye that al fleshe is grasse and that al the goodlines therof is as the frower of the feilde the grasse is withered the flower falleth away euen so is the people as grasse when the breath of the Lorde bloweth vppon the im Neuertheles whether the grasse wither or that the flower fade awaye yet the word of god endureth for euer Who hath refourmed the minde of the Lorde or to whom hath he shewed his counsell or whoe is of his counsell to teach him or who hath geueÌ„ him vnderstanding and hath taught him the path of iudgemente whoe taughte him cunninge opened vnto him the waie of vnderstandinge The .xlii. Chapter WHo suffered Iacob to be trodeÌ„ vnder fote Israell to be spoyled did not the Lorde bicause we haue sinned against him and haue had no delite to walke in his wates neither bene obediente vnto his lawe The .xlv. Chapter TVrne you to me al ye endes of the earth that ye maye be saued for I am God and there is els none I swere by my felfe out of my mouth commeth the worde of rightuousnes and that no man may turne but all knees shall bowe vnto me and all tonges shal swere by my name sayinge verily in the Lorde is my rightuousenes strength To him shall men come but all they that thyncke scorne of him shal be confounded And the whole sede of Israell shall be iustified and make theyr bost in the Lorde The .xlix. Chapter HAd thus saieth the Lorde In the time accepted haue I hearde the and in the daye of saluation haue I helped the. God hath conforted his people and will haue mercy vpoÌ„ his that be in trouble But Sion said God hath forsaken and my Lorde hath forgotten me Will a wife forget the childe of hir wombe not pitye the sonne whome she hathe borne And thoughe she do forget yet will I not forget the. Who so putteth his trust in me shall not be coÌ„founded The .l. Chapter The lorde god haths opened mine eare therfore can I not saye naye nor withdrawe my selfe but I offer my backe vnto the smiters and my chekes to the nippers I turne not my face from shame and spitting and the lord god shal helpe me therfore shall I not be confounded I haue herdened my face lyke a flynt stoone For I am sure that I shall not come to confusion The .lii. Chapter O Howe bewtifull are the feete of the ambassa doure that bryngethe the message from the mountaine and proclaimeth peace that bryngeth good tydynges and preacheth helthe and saythe vnto Syon thy god is the kynge The .liii. Chapter HE onely hath taken on hym our infirmities and borne our paines He was wounded for oure offences and smytten for oure wyckednes The chastement of our peace was laide vpon him and with his stripes we are healed The lord hath heaped together vpon hym the iniquite of vs all He suffred violence and was euell intreated and dyd not yet open his mouthe He shal be led as a shepe to be slaine yet shall he be as slyll as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouthe He dyd neuer violeÌ„ce nor vnright neither hath there bene anye disceatfulnes in his mouthe And he is â—ekened amonge the trangressons whych neuerthelesse hath taken away the synnes of the multitude and made intercession for the mysdoers The .iv. Chapter SEkethe Lorde while he may he founde and call vpon him while he is nie Let the vngodly man forsake his owne waye and the vnrightnouse his owne Imaginations and turne againe vnto the Lorde so shall he be merciful vnto him and to our God for he is very ready to forgiue The worde that commeth oute of my mouth shall not turne againe voide vnto me but shall accomplishe my will and prospere in the thynge whereto I sende it The .lvi. Chapter BLessed is he that taketh hede that he vnhallowe not the Saboth that is he that kepeth him selfe that he do none euil ¶ My house shall be called an house for all people The .lvii. Chapter THe wicked haue no peace saieth God The .lviii. Chapter CRye nowe as loude as thou canste leaue not of lift vp thy voice like a trumpet and shew my people their affences and the house of Iacob their sinnes Wherefore faste we saye they and thou seest it not we put oure liues to straitenes and thou regardeste it not Beholde when ye faste your iuste remaineth styl for ye do no lesse violence to youre detters loe ye faste to strife and debate and to smite with the fiste of wickednes Nowe ye shall not faste thus that you may make your voice be hearde aboue Thinke you this faste pleaseth me that a man should chasten him selfe for a day and to wreth his hand aboute like ahoke and to lye vpon the earth in an heary cloth Shoulde that be called faslinge or a daye that pleaseth the Lord Doeth not this fasling rather please me that thou lose him out of bondage that is in thy daunger that thou breake the othe of wicked bargaines that you let the oppressed go free and take from them all maner of burthene to deale thy breade to the hungry and bryng the poore wandryng home into thyne house when thou feest the naked that thou couer hym and not thy face from thy neyghboure The .lix. Chapter BEhold the Lordes haÌ„de is not so shortened that it cannot helpe neither is his eare so stopped that it may not heare But your misdedes haue separated you from youre god and youre synnes hyde his face from you that he hearethe you not The .lxiiii. Chapter WE are all as an vncleane thyng and all our right cousnesse are as the clothes stayned with flowers of a woman we fal euery cheone as the leafe for oure synnes carye vs awaye lyke the wynde The .lxv. Chapter THus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde my seruauntes shall eate but ye shall haue huÌ„ger Beholde my seruauauntes shall drynke but ye shall suffre thyrste Behold my seruauntes shall be mery but ye shal be confounded Beholde my seruauntes shall reioyce for a verye quietnes of herte but ye shall crye for sorow of heart and coÌ„playne for vexacion of mynde The ixvi Chapter THus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowen amonge his seruauntes and his indignacâ—on amonge his enemies For behold the lord shall come with fyrâ— and his charet shal be sykes whyrlewynde that he maye recompence his vengeaunce in his wrathe and his indinguacioÌ„ with the flame of fyre for the lorde shall iudge all fleshe with
speake lyes and haue disceytfull roÌ„gues in they re mouthes The .vii. Chapter THere is not a godly vpon earthe there is not one righteous amonge men They laboure all to shed bloude and euerye man hurteth his brother to deathe yet they saye they do well when they do euyll As the prince willeth so sayth the iudge that he maye do hym apleasure againe The greate man speaketh what his hert desyreth and the hearers alowe him The best of them is but a thystle and the moste righteous of them is but a breer in the hedge Let no man beleue his frende nor put his confidence in a brother The Prophecy Kepe the porte of thy mouthe from her that lyech in thy bosome A mans foes shall be euen they of his owne housholde Where is there suche a god as thou That pardonest wickednes and forgeuest the offeÌ„ces of the remnaunt of thine heritage He kepeth not his wrath for euer and why his delite is to haue compassion he shall turne againe and be merciful to vs He shall put doune our wickednesses and cast all our synnes into the botome of the sea Thou shalt kepe thy trueth with Iacob and thy mercy for Abraham lyke as thou hast sworne vnto our fathers long ago The booke of the Prophete Nahum the .i. Chapter THe Lore is a gelouse Lorde and a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde and wrothfull The lord taketh vengeaunce of his enemies and reserueth displesure for his aduersaries The lorde suffreth longe he is of greate power and so innocent that he leueth no man fautlesse before hym Ful gratious is the Lorde and a strong hold in the tyme of trouble he knoweth them that put theyr trust in hym Lyke as the thornes that stycke together and as the drye strawe so shal the dronkardes be consumed together euen when they be full The booke of the Prophet Abacuc the fyrst Chapter TYrannye and violence are before me Power ouer goeth right for the law is torne in pieces and thee can no right iudgement go forthe And why the vngodlye is more set â—y then the righteous this is the cause that wronge iudgement procedeth The .ii. Chapter THe vnrighteous thinketh hymselfe in sauegarde as a stronge holde but the iuste shall lyue by his faith Wo be to hym that heayeth vp other mennes goodes Wo vnto him that couetously gathereth euil gotten goodes into his house that he maye sette his nest on hye to escape from the power of misfortune Wo vnto hym that buyldeth the towne with bloude and mayntayneth the citie with vnrighteousnesse Wo be vnto hym that geueth his neyghbour drynke puttyng in gall and makyng hym dronken that he maye se his priuities Wo be vnto hym that saith to a piece of wood aryse and to a dumme stone stande vp for what instruccion maye suche one geue Beholde it is layde with golde and siluer and there is no breths in it But the lorde in his holy temple is he whom all the worlde shoulde feare The booke of the Prophete Sophony the .i. chapter I Wil visite the Princes the kynges chyldren and al suche as weare straunge clothyng The greate daye of the Lorde is at hande it is harde by and commeth a pace Horrible is the tydinges of the Lordes daye then shall the Gyaunte crye oute for that daye is a daye of wrathe a daye of trouble and heauynesse a daye of vtter destruction misery a darke glomyng daye a cloudye and stormy daye a daye of the noyse of trompettes and shawmes agaynst the strong cyties and towers Theyr syluer nor they re golde shal be able to delyuer them in that wrothfull daye of the lorde but the whole lande shall be consumed thorowe the fyre of his gelousye for he shal soone make cleane ryddauÌ„ce of all them that dwell in the lande The .ii. Chapter SEke the Lord al ye meke herted vpon erth ye that worke after his indgement seke righteousnesse seke lowlynesse that ye maye be defended in the wrothfull daye of the Lorde The booke of the Prophete zachary the first Chapter TVene you vnto me saythe the Lorde of hoostes and I wyll turne to you saythe the lorde of hoostes The .v. Chapter I Se a flying booke of .xx. cubytes longe and ten cubites broade Then sayde he vnto me This is the curse that goeth furthe ouer the whole earthe for all theues shelbe iudged after this booke and all swearers is shall be iudged accordynge to the same and I wyll bryng it forth sayth the lorde of hoostes so that it shall come to the house of the thefe and to the house of hym that falsely sweareth by my name and shall remayne in his house and coÌ„sume it with the tymbre and stones therof The .vii. Chapter THus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes execute true iudgement shewe mercy and louyngs kyndenesse euery man to his brother Do the widdowe the fatherlesse the straunger and poore no wrong and let no man ymagine euyll agaynste his brother in his hearte Lyke as he spake and they woulde not heare euen so they cryed and I wolde not heare sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The .viii. Chapter SPeake euery man the truth vnto his neighboure execute iudgement truely and peace ablye within your portes none of you imagin euell in his harte agaynste his neighbour and loue no false othes For all these are the thynge that I hate sayeth the lorde The .viii. Chapter THus seyeth the Lorde of hoostes The faste of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifthe the fast of the seuenthe and the faste of the tenthe shal be ioye and gladnesse and prosperous hye feastes vnto the house of Iuda onely loue the truth and peace The .ix. Chapter BEioyse thou greatlye O doughter Syon be glad o doughter Ierusalem for loe the kyng commeth vnto thee euen the righteous and Sauiour lowly and simple is he he rydeth vpon an asse and vpon the fole of an asse The .xi. Chapter ANd I sayde vnto them yf yet thinke it good bryng hyther my price yf not then leaue So then they weyed downe thirty siluer pence the value that I was praysed at And the Lorde sayde vnto me caste it vnto the potter a goodlye price for me to be valued at of them and I toke the .xxx. siluer pence and caste them to the potter in the house of the Lorde The .xii. Chapter MOreouer vpon the house of Dauid and vpon the cytezins of IerusaleÌ„ wyll I poure out the spirite of grace and compassion so that they shall loke vpon me whome they haue pearsed and they shall bewepe him as men mourne for theyr onelye begotten sonne yea and be sorye for hym as men are sorye for theyr fyrste chylde The .xiii. Chapter ANd yf it be sayed vnto him how came these woundes then in thy handes he shall aunswere Thus am I wounded in the house of mine owne frendes Smyte the shepcheard and the shepe shal be sente tied abrode and so will I turne myne hande to the lytle ones The .xiiii. Chapter ANd
be euen a blessing I will also blesse them that blesse the and curse theÌ„ that cursethe and in the shal al kinredes of the earth be blessed AND it happened when he was come nite to entre into Egipte he sayde vnto Sara his wyfe Behold I know that thou art a fayre woman to loke vpon Therfore shall it come to passe that when the Egyptians se the they shal saye She is his wyfe And they shal kyll me but they shall saue the alyue Saye I pray the that thou art my sister that I may fare well for thy sake and that my soule maye lyuethorowe thy occasion AND the Lorde smote Pharao this house with greate plages because of Sara Abrams wyfe The .xiii. Chapter THen sayd Abram vnto Lot Let ther be no strife I pray the betwene the and me betwene my herdmeÌ„ thyne for we be brethreÌ„ And I wyll make thy sede as the dust of the earth so that if a man can nomber the duste of the earth then shall thy sede also be numbred ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter WHen Abram heard that his brother was taken he harnessed his freshe young men borne in his owne house thre huÌ„dred eightene folowed on them vnto Dan. And he was set in araye vpon them by night he and his seruauntes and smote them and pursued them vnto Hoba whiche lyeth of the left hande of Damascos and recouered all the goodes and also brought again his brother Lot and his goodes the women also and the people And Melchisedech kyng of Salem brought forth breade wyne for he was the preaste of the moste hyghest god blessed him sayinge Blessed be Abram vnto the hygh God possessor of heauen and earth and blessed be the hye GOD whiche hathe delyuered thyne enemyes into thy hande And Abram gaue him tythes of all And Abram answered the kynge of Sodom I haue lyft vp my hand vnto the Lorde the hye God possessor of heauen and earth that I wyll not take of all that is thyne somuche as a threde or shoulachet least thou shuldest saye I haue made Abram ryche The xv Chapter ADN Abram sayde See to me thou haste geuen no seed Lo a lad borne in my house is myne heyre AND beholde the worde of the Lorde came vnto hym sayinge He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come out of thyne owne bodye shall be thyne heyre And he brought hym out and sayde loke vp vnto heauen and tell the â—â—attes yf thou be able to numbre them And be saide vnto hym euen so shal thy sede be Abram beleued the Lorde and that counted he to him for ryghtwysnes ¶ The .xvi. Chapter SAra sayd vnto Abram beholde the Lorde hath restrayned me that I can not beare I praye the go in vnto my mayde perauenture I maye be edyfyed by her The .xvii. Chapter NEyther shall thy name anye more be called Abram but thy name shal be Abraham for a father of many nacyone haue I made the. Euery mans chylde amonge you shall be cyrcumcised ye shall circumcise the fleshe of youre foreskyn and it shall be a token of the bonde betwyxte me and you And euery man chylde of eyghte dayes olde shall be circumcised amonge you and suche as be in youre generacions and borne at home And the vncircumcised man chylde in whose fleshe the foreskynne ys not circumcised that soule shall peryshe from his people because he hath broken my testamente Abraham fell vpon his face and laughed and sayde in his herte shal a chylde be borne vnto hym that is an hundreth yere olde shal Sara that is nyntie yere olde beare Abraham also him selfe was nyntye yere olde and nine wheÌ„ the fleshe of his foreskynne was cyrcumcised The .xviii. Chaptre ANd the Lord appeared vnto Abraham in the plaine of Mamre as he satte in his tent dore in the heate of the daye And he lyft vp hys eyes and loked lo thre men stode by hym And when he sawe them he ranne to meate them from the tente dore and fell to the grounde and sayde Lorde I beseche the yf I haue founde fauoure in thy syght go not I praye the frome thy seruaunte Let a lytle water be fet and washe youre feete and refreshe youre selues vnder the tree And I wyl feate a morsell of breade to comforte youre hartes wyth all and then shall ye go youre wayes for euen therfore are ye come to youre seruaunte Sara laughed within her selfe saying Now am I waxed olde shall I geue my selfe to iuste and my lorde olde also And the Lorde sayd The crye of Sodome and Gomore is greate and theyr sinne is exceding greuous I wil go downe nowe and see whether they haue downe altogether accordynge to that crye whiche is come vnto me or not that I maye knowe I haue taken vpon me to speake vnto the Lord whiche arte but dust and ashes The .xix. Chapter ANd there came two Angels to Sodome at euen and Lot sat at the gate of Sodome And Lote seynge them rose vp to mete theÌ„ and be bowed him selfe to the gronde wyth hys face And be sayde My Lordes turne in I praye you into youre serusuntes house and rary all night and washe youre feete and ye shall ryse vp early to go on your waye Nay good brethren do not so wyckedly behold I haue two doughters whiche haue knowne no man them wyll I bringe out nowe vnto you and do with them as it semeth good in youre eyes Only vnto these men do nothinge for therfore came they in vnder the shadowe of my rofe Se I haue receaued thy requeste as concernyng this thinge that I wyll not ouerthrowe this Citie for the which thou hast spoken Lotes wyfe looked behind her and was turned into a piller of salte The .xx. Chapter SE thou shalte dye for the womans sake whiche thou hast taken awaye for she is a mans wyfe Now therfore belyuer the man his wife agayne for he is a Prophet and he shall praye for the that thou mayste lyue But if thou delyuer her not agayne be sure that thou shalte dye the death both thou and all that thou haste In very dede she is my sister for she is the doughter of my father though she be not the doughter of my mother ¶ The .xxi. Chapter SAra sawe also the soÌ„ne of Hagar the Egiptian whiche she had borne vnto Abraham to be a mocker wherfore she sayde vnto AbrahaÌ„ put awaye this bonde mayde and her sonne for the sonne of this bonâ—e woman shal not be heyrâ— wyth my sonne Isahac The .xxii. Chapter AND the Aungell of the Lorde called vnto hym frome heauen Abraham AbrahaÌ„ And he sayde here am I. And he sayde saye not thy hande vpon the chylde nether do any thynge at all vnto hym for nowe I knowe that thou fearest God haste for my sake not spared thine onely sonne By my selfe haue I sworne saythe the Lorde because thou haste done this thynge and haste not spared thy onely sonne
temple of the Lorde to burne cense vpon the altare of incense And Azariahu the priest went in after hym and with hym fourescore priestes of the lorde that were valiaūt men And they stoode by Vzia the kyng and sayde vnto him It pertaineth not to the Vziato burne incense vnto the lord but to the priestes the children of Aaron that are consecrated for to offer incense Come therfore out of the Sanctuarye for thou hast trespaced and it is no worshyp to the before the lorde god And Vzia was wroth and hadde incense in his hande to burne it and so whyle he had indignaciō against the priestes the leprosy sprang in his foreheade before the priestes in the house of the lorde euen besyde the incense altare The .xxxii. Chapter PLucke vp your hertes and be strong be not afrayed nor discoraged for the king of Assur and for all the multitude that he hath with hym for there be mo with vs then with him With him is an arme of fleshe but with vs is the lorde oure god for to helpe vs and to fight oure battayles The .xxxiii. Chapter ¶ And when Manasses was in tribulation he besought the lord his god and humbled him selfe excedingly before the god of his fathere made intercessyon to him god was intreated of him and hearde his prayer and brought him againe to Ierusalem into his kingdome and then Manasse knewe that the lorde was god ¶ The fyrst boke of Esdras The .vii. Chapter AND we certifie you that ye haue no auctorite to require taxynge and custome yearly rentes vpō any of the prestes leuites singers porters Nethinuns and ministers in the house of his god The .viii. Chapter The hāde of our god is vpō all them that seke hym in goodnes his violence and wrath is against all them that forsake him ¶ The .ii. boke of Esdras The .v. Chapter I And my brethren and my seruauntes do lende them money corne but as for vsury let vs leaue it The .xii. Chapter In the tyme of Zorobabell and Nehemiah dyd al they of Israell geue portions vnto the syngers porters euerye daye his portion and they gaue tythes vnto the Leuites and the Leuites gaue tythes againe vnto the chyldren of Aaron ¶ The .iii. boke of Esdras The .iii. Chapter WYne is a stronge thyng The kyng is stronger Women haue yet more strenghte but aboue all thynges the truthe beareth awaye the victorie ¶ The .iiii. Chapter TRuthe endureth and is alwaye stronge it lyueth conquereth for euermore worlde without ende ¶ The .viii. Chapter I Commaunde you also that ye require no taxe nor tribute of the preastes Leuites syngers and ministers of the temple nor of the writers and that no man haue auctorite to medle any thing against them The .iiii. boke of Esdras the .i. Chap. WHat shall I do vnto the O Iacob Thou Iuda woldest not obey me I wyll turne me to another people and vnto those wil I geue my name that they maye kepe my statutes seynge ye haue forsaken me I will forsake you When ye desyre me to be gracious vnto you I shall haue no mercye vpon you Whan ye call vpon me I wyll not heare you for ye haue defiled your handes with bloude and your fete are swyfte to commit manslaughter Ye haue not forsaken me in a maner but your owne selues saithe the lorde ¶ The .ii. Chapter EXecute iustice for the wyddowe be iudge for the fatherles geue to the peore defende the confortlesse clothe the naked heale the wounded and sicke laugh not a lame man so scorne defende the crepell and let the blynde come into the lyght of my clearenes whersoeuer thou fyndest the dead take them and bury them and I shall geue the the fyrst place in my resurrection ¶ The .iiii. Chapter GO thy waye waye me the weight of the fyre or measure me the blaste of the wynde or call me againe the daye that is paste They that dowell vpon earth may vnderstande nothinge but that whiche is vpon earthe and he that dwelleth aboue the heauens maye onely vnderstande the thinges that are aboue the heuens The worlde hasteth fast to passe away and can not comprehende the thynges that are promysed for the righteous in time to come for this world is full of vnryghteousnes and weakenes The corne of euel sede hathe bene sowne in the hearte of man from the begynnynge ¶ The .v. Chapter BEholde the dayes shall come that they whiche dwell vpō the earth shal be taken in a great nombre and the waye of the truthe shal be hydde and the lande shal be barren from faithe but iniquitie shall haue the vpper hande lyke as thou hast sene nowe and as thou haste hearde long ago And he said vnto me Nombre the thinges that are yet not come gather me together the droppes that are scattered abroade make me the floures greane againe that are wythered open me the thinge that is closed brynge me forth the wyndes that are shut vp shewe me the Image of a voyce and then shall I declare the thynge that thou labourest to knowe ¶ The .vi. Chapter FRom Abraham vnto Isahar when Iacob Esau were borne of him Iacobs hande helde fyrste the heir of Esau for Esau is the ende of this worlde and Iacob is the begynnynge of it that foloweth The hande of man betwyxt the hele and the hande The earthe shall restore those that haue slepte in her and so shall the dust those that dwell in silence and the secrete places shall delyuer those that be committed vnto them ¶ The .vii. Chapter HAnd the moste hyghest shal be openly declared vpon the seate of iudgement and all miserye shall vanyshe awaye and longe sufferynge shal be gathered togyther but the iudgement shal continue the truthe shall remayne and faith shall waxe strong the worke shall folowe and the rewarde shal be shewed the righteousnes shal watch and the vnrighteousnes shall beare no rule The daye of dome shal be the ende of this time the begynnyng of the immortalitie for to come where in all corruption is vanyshed all voluptuousnes is lowsed all mysbeleue taken awaye righteousnes growed the verite spronge vp Then shal no man be able to saue him that is destroyed nor oppresse him that hath gyuen the victory I knowe lorde that the hyghest is mercyfull in that he hath mercye vpon them whiche are not yet in the worlde and vpon those also that walke in his lawe and that he is pacient and long sufferynge towarde those that haue synned in they re worckes and that he is liberall to geue where as it requyreth and that he is of greate mercye for he multiplied his louyng kyndnesse toward those that are present and that are paste and to theym whiche are for to come for yf he multiplye not hys mercyes the worlde shall not be made liuing with those that dwell therin He geueth also for yf he gaue not of his goodnes that they whiche haue done euyll
and a swete smell is it before the hyghest Halowe thy tithes vnto god with gladnesse Geue vnto god accordyng as he hathe enriched and prospered the and looke what thy hande is able geue with a chearfull eye for the Lorde recōpenseth and geueth thee seuen tymes as muche agayne The .xxxvi. Chapter AFeyre wyfe reioyseth her husbande and a mā loueth nothyng better Yf she be louing and vertuous withall then is not her husbande lyke other men He that hath gotten a vertuous woman hath a goodlye possession she is vnto him a helpe and pyller where vpon he resteth The .xxxvii. Chapter HOld thy rounsayle fast in thy hert for there is no man more faythfull to kepe it then thou thy selfe Before al thy workes aske counsayle fyrst and or euer thou doest any thyng be well aduysed Be not gredy in euery eatyng and be not to hasty vpon all meates for excesse of meates bryngeth syckenes and glotony commeth at the laste to an vnmeasurable heate Thorowe surfet haue manye one perished but he that dyeteth hymselfe temperately prolongeth his lyfe The .xxxviii. Chapter HOnour the Phisicion honour hym because of necessitie God hath created hym for of the hyest commeth medicine and he shall receyue gyftes of the kynge The wisedome of the phisicion bringeth him to great worship and in the sight of the great mē of this worlde he shal be honorably taken My sonne brynge fourth thy teares ouer the dead and begynne to mourne as yf thou haddest suffred great harme thy selfe and then couer his body after a conuenient maner despise not his buriall Enforce thy selfe to wepe and prouoke thy selfe to mourne and make lamentacion expediently and that a daye or two leaste thou be euell spoken of and then comfort thy selfe because of thy heauinesse For of heuines commeth death The .xl. Chapter TO labour and to be content with that a mā hath is a swete pleasant lyfe and that is to fynde a treasure aboue all treasures The .xli. Chapter O Death how bytter is the remembraunce of thee to a man that seketh rest and comfort in his substaunce and riches vnto the man that hath nothyng to vexe hym and that hathe prosperitie in all thynges yea vnto hym that yet is able to receyue meate O Death how acceptable good is thy iudgement vnto the nedeful vnto hym whose strēgth fayleth and that is nowe in the laste age and that all thynges is full of care and fearefulnesse vnto hym also that is in despayre and hath no hope nor patience Labour to get the a good name for that shal continue surer by thee then a thousande greate treasures of golde Be ashamed to looke vpon another mannes wyfe and to make any tryflyng wordes wyth her mayden or to stande by her bedsyde The .xlii. Chapter LYke as the worme and mothe commeth oute of the clothyng so doth wyckednesse come of women The .xlvii. Chapter LYke as the fat is taken awaye from the offeryng so was Dauid chosen out of the chyldren of Israell The xlix Chapter ALl Kynges excepte Dauid Hezechias and Iosiah committed wickednesse But vpon the earthe is there noman created lyke Enoch for he was taken vp from the earthe The .li. Chapter WOrke the Lordes worke by tymes and he shall geue you youre rewarde in due seasō ¶ The Prophecie of Esaye the firste Chapter THe Oxe hathe knowen his owner and the Asse his maysters cryb but Israell hathe receyued no knowledge my people hathe no vnderstandynge Offer me no mo oblaciōs for it is but loste laboure Incesse is an abhominable thynge vnto me your fastynges are also in vaine I may not awaye with youre newe holye dayes and fastyngs I hate theym euen frome my very herte they make me wery I cannot abyde thē when ye holde out youre handes I wyll turne myne eyes from you And thoughe ye make many prayers yet wyll I heare nothyng at all seynge your handes are ful of bloude Washe you make you cleane put awaye your euell thoughtes out my sight cease from doynge of euell learne to do right applye youre selues to equitie deliuer the oppressed helpe the fatherles to his right let the wydowes complainte come before you c. Yf ye be louyng and obedient ye shal enioye the best thynge that groweth in the lande But yf ye be obstinate and rebellious ye shal be deuoured with the swearde for the Lord hath promised with his owne mouth The .ii. Chapter THe glorye of the lordes maiestie casteth downe the highe lokes of the presumptious personnes and bryngeth lowe the pride of man The .iii. Chapter BYd the righteous do well for they shall enioye the fruites of theyr studies But woo be to the vngodlye and vnrighteous for they shal be rewarded after theyr workes Seynge the daughters of Sion are become so proude and come in with stretched oute neckes and with vayne wantonne eyes seynge they come in trippynge so nicelye with they re feete Therfore shall the Lorde shaue theyr heades and shall discouer theyr shame in that daye shall the LORDE take awaye the gorgiousenesse of theyr apparell and spanges cheynes Partelets and colers bracelettes and hoones the goodlye floured wyde and broydered rayemente brooches and handebandes rynges and garlandes holy daye clothes and vales kerchefes and pinnes glasses and cypresses bonets and taches And in stede of good smel there shal be stinke among them and for theyr gyrdels there shal be lose bandes and for well set heare there shal be baldenes in steade of a stomacher a sacke clothe and for theyr bewetye wytherdenesse and Sunne burnynge You re husbandes and mightie menne shall perishe with the swearde in battayle The .v. Chapter IVdge I pray you betwixte me and my vine yarde what more could haue bene doen for it that I haue not done wherfore then hath it geuē thornes where I loked to haue had grapes of it Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to another and bryng one lande so nyghe vnto another that the poore can get no more grounde and that ye maye dwell vpon the earthe alone Wo be vnto them that ryse vp earlye to folowe dronkennes and to them that contynue so vntyll nighte and tyll they be sette on fyre with wyne Wo be vnto them that drawe wickednesse vnto them with cordes of vanitie and synne as it were with a carte rope Woo be vnto them that call euell good and good euell whiche made datkenesse lyghte and lyghte darkenesse that make sowre swete and swete sowre Woo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr owne sighte and thynke themselues to haue vnderstandyng Wo be vnto them that are stronge to suppē oute wyne and experte men to sette vp dronckenesse The .vi. Chapter GO and tell this people ye shall heare in dede but ye shall not vnderstande ye shall playnelye se and not perceyue Harden the hartes of this people stoppe theyr eares and shutte theyr eyes that they se not with theyr eyes heare not with theyr eares and vnderstande not with they re
couple herselfe with another man she shal be counted a wedlock breaker But yf the maÌ„ be dead she is free from the lawe so that she is no wedlock breaker though she couple her selfe with another man I know that in me dwelleth no good thinge To wyll is present with me but I fynde no meanes to perfourme that whiche is good For I do not that good thyng which I wolde but that euill do I whiche I would not I delyte in the lawe of god concerning the inner man but I se another lawe in my membres rebellyng agaynst the lawe of my minde and subduyng me vnto the lawe of synne whiche is in my membres O wretched man that I am who shall delyuer me from this bodye of death The .viii. Chapter THey that are carnall are carnally mynded but they that are spiritual are ghostly minded to be carnally mynded is death but to be spiritually mynded is lyfe and peace because that the fleshly mynde is enemy against god for it is not obedient to the lawe of god neither can be So theÌ„ they that are geuen to the fleshe cannot please god Yf ye lyue after the fleshe ye muste dye but yf ye mortifye the dedes of the body by the helpe of the spirite ye shall lyue For as many as are led by the spirite of god they are the sonnes of god For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage to feare any more but ye haue receaued the spirite of adopcion whereby we crye Abba father I suppose that the afflictions of this lyfe are not worthye of the glorye shal be shewed vpon vs. The spirite maketh intercession mightely for vs with groninges whiche cannot be expressed with tounge Yf god be on ouresyde who can be againsts vs I am sure that neither death neither life nether aungels nor rule nether power nether thinges preseÌ„t neither thinges to come neither heighth neither loweth neither any other creature shal be able to departe vs from the loue of god shewed in Christ Iesu our lorde The .ix. Chapter THey which are the chyldren of the fleshe are not the children of god He hath mercy on whome he will and whom he will he maketh harde hearted God willing to shewe his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered with longe pacience the vessels of wrathe ordayned to damnacion that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercye which he had prepared vnto glory that is to saye vs whiche he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the Gentiles The .x. Chapter THe belefe of the harte iustifieth and to knowledge with the mouthe maketh a man safe for the scripture sayth whosoeuer beleueth on hym shall not be ashamed Whosoeuer shall on the name of the lord shal be safe The .xi. Chapter EVen so at this tyme is there a remnaunte lefte thorowe the election of grace Yf it be of grace then it is not of workes For then were grace no more grace Yf it be of workes then is it no grace For then were deseruing no lenger deseruing God hath wrapped al nations in vnbelefe the he myght haue mercy on all O the depnes of the aboundaunt wysedome and knowledge of god howe vnsearcheable are his iudgemeÌ„tes and his wayes past fyndyng out for who hath knowen the mynde of the lorde or who was his counseler other who hathe geuen vnto him firste that he mighte be recompensed againe For of hym and thorowe him and for him are all thinges to him be glory for euer The .xii. Chapter I Beseche you brethren by the mercifulnes of god that ye make youre bodies a quicke sacrifice holye and acceptable vnto god whiche is youre reasonable seruing of god and fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde but be ye chauÌ„ged in your shape by the renuyng of your wittes that ye maye fele what thinge that good that acceptable and perfecte wil of god is For I saye thorow the grace that vnto me geueÌ„ is to euery man amonge you that no man esteme of hymselfe more then it becoÌ„meth him to esteme but that he discretely iudge of himselfe according as god hath beaste to euery man the measure of fayth Let loue be without dissimulation Be kynd one to another with brotherly loue Applye youre selues to the tyme. Blesse them whiche persecute you blesse but curse not Be of like affection one towardes another Be not hye mynded but make your selues equall to them of the lower sorte Be not wise in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euell for euell Yf it be possible howebeit of your parte haue peace withall men Yf thyne enemie honger fede hym Yf he thirst geue him drinke For in so doyng thou shalt heape coales of fyre on his heade Be not ouerrome of euill but ouercome euel with goodnes The .xiii. Chapter LEtte euery soule submitte himselfe vnto the auctorite of the hier powers For there is no power of god The powers that be are ordeyned of god Whosoeuer therfore relisteth power resysteth the ordinaunce of god And they that resiste shall receaue to them selfes damnation Ye must nedes obey not for feare of vengeauÌ„ce onely but also because of conscience Owe nothing to any man but loue one another Loue hurteth not his neyghboure Therfore loue is the fulfyllynge of the lawe Lette vs walke houestly as it were in the daye lyghte not in eatynge and drinckynge neither in chamburyng and wantonnes nether in strife and enuâ—ynge but put ye on the Lorde Iesus christ And make not prouision for the fleshe to fulfil the lustes of it The .xiiii. Chapter ONe beleueth that he maye eate all thynge another whiche is weake eateth earbes Let not him that eateth despyse hym that eateth not And lette not hym whyche eateth not iudge hym that eateth This manne putteth difference betwene daye and daye Another manne counteth all dayes a lyke Se that no man wauer in his dicu meanyng He that obserueth one daye more then another doth it for the lordes pleasur And he that obserueth one day more than other doth it to please the lord also He that eateth doth it to please the lorde for be geueth god thanckes And he that eateth not cateth not to please the lorde with all and geueth god thankes Christ therfore dyed and rose againe and reuyued that he might be lorde both of dead quicke Euery one of vs shall gyue accomytes of hym klie to god Yf thy brother be greued with thy meate now walkest thou not charitablye Destroye not hym with thy meate for whome christ dyed The kyngdom of god is not meate nor drincke But righteousnes peace and ioye in the holy ghost All thynges are pure but it is euyll for that man whiche eateth with the hurt of his coÌ„science It is good nether to eate fleshe nether to drincke wyne nether any thing wherby thy brother stonâ— bleth eyther falleth or is made weake The .xv. Chapter WE whyche are stronge oughte to beare the frailnes of them whiche are weake and
godlye purenes and not in fleshlye wisedome but by the grace of God we haue had our conuersacion in the world and moste of all to you wardes The .ii. Chapter WEe are vnto god the swete sauour of Christ both amōg thē which are saued also amōg them which perishe To the one parte we are the sauour of death vnto death vnto the other part are we the sauour of life vnto lyfe We are not as many are which choppe and chaunge with the word of god but euē out of purenes and by the power of God and in the sighte of God so speake we in Christe The .iii. Chapter SVche trust haue we through Christ togodward not that we are sufficiēt of our selues to thinke any thing as it were of our selues but our ablenes cōmeth of god whiche hath made vs able to minister the newe testament not of the letter but of the spirite for the letter killeth but the spirite geueth lyfe The lorde no doute is a spirite and where the spirite of the lorde is there is libertie The iiii Chapter IF our gospel be yet hid it is hid among them that are loste in whō the god of this world hath blinded the mindes of thē which beleue not least the light of the glorious gospell of Christ whiche is the Image of god shoulde shyne on them Our exceding tribulacion which is momētany light prepareth an exceding an eternal weight of glory vnto vs while we loke not on the thinges which are seene but on the thinges which are not sene For thinges which are sene are temporal but thinges whiche are not sene are eternall The .v. Chapter FOr we must all appere before the iudgement leate of Christ that euery man maye receyue the workes of his body accordinge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad Olde thinges are passed awaye beholde all thinges are become newe The .vi. Chapter I Haue hearde the in a time accepted and in the daye of saluacion haue I succoured thee Behold now is that well accepted tyme beholde now is that daye of saluacion Let vs geue no man occasion of euill that in oure office be founde no faute but in all thinges let vs behaue oure selues as the ministers of god What felowship hath righteousnes with vnrighteousnes what cōpany hath light with darknes what recorde hath Christ with Belial either what part hath he that beleueth with an in fidell how agreeth the tēple of god with Idols And ye are the temple of that liuyng god as sayde god I wyll dwell among them and walke among them and wyl be their god and they shal be my people The .vii. Chapter GOdly sorow causeth repentaunce vnto saluacion not to be repented of when worldlye sorow causeth deathe The .viii. Chapter Ye knowe the liberalitie of our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche though he were ryche yet for your sakes became poore that ye thorow his pouertie might be made riche Yf there be fyrst a willing mynde it is accepted according to that a man hathe and not accordinge to that he hath not The .ix. Chapter THis yet remember how that he whiche soweth lyrel shall reapelitel and he that soweth plenteously shal reape plenteously And let euery man do according as he hath purposed in his hert not grudging lye or of necessitie for God loueth a chereful geuer The .x. Chapter THe weapons of oure warre are not carnall thynges but thinges mighty in god to cast bowne strong holdes wherewith we ouerthrowe ymaginacions and euery hye thyng that exalteth it selfe agaynst the knowledge of god and bringe into captiuitie all vnderstanding to the obedience of Christe and are ready to take vengeaunce on al disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled Let him that reioyseth reioyse in the Lorde for he that praiseth himselfe is not alowed but he whome the lorde prayseth The .xi. Chapter THese false Apostles are disceyteful workers and fashion themselues lyke vnto the Apostles of Christ And no maruayle for Satan hym selfe is chaunged into the fashion of an aungell of light Therfore it is no great thyng thoughe his ministers fashiō themselues as though they were the ministers of righteousnesse whose ende shal be according to there dedes Who is sicke and I am not sicke who is hurt in the faithe and my heart burneth not if I must nedes reioyce I will reioyce of myne in firmities The .xii. Chapter HAd least I should be exalted out of measure thorow the abundance of reuelacions there was geuen vnto me vnquietnes of the fleshe the messēger of Satan to buffet me because I shoulde not be exalted out of measure For this thyng besought I the lorde thryse that it mighte departe from me and he sayde vnto me my grace is sufficient for thee For my strengthe is made perfecte thorowe weakenes very gladlye therefor wyll I reioyce of my weaknes that the strengthe of Christe maye dwell in me The chyldren ought not to laye vp for the fathers and mothers but the fathers and the mothers for the chyldren The .xiii. Chapter IN the mouth of two or thre witnesses shal euery thyng stande Fynnally brethren fare ye well be perfect be of good comforte be of one mynde lyue in peace and the Lord of loue and peace shall be with you The Epistell of S. Paule to the Galathians the .i. Chap. NEuerthelesse thoughe we oure selues or an aungell from heauen preache any other gospell vnto you then that whiche we haue preached vnto you holde him as acursed Yf I studied to please menne I were not the seruaunte of Christe I certifie you brethren that the gospell which was preached of me was not after the manner of menne neither receyued I it of man neither was I taught it but receyued it by the reuelacion of Iesus Christe The .ii. Chapter ANd when Peter was come to Antioche I withstode him in the face for he was worthye to be blamed We which are Iewes be nature and not sinnes of the gentiles know that a mā is not iustified by the dedes of the lawe but by the fayth of Iesus Christ And therfore we haue beleued on Iesus Christe that we mighte be iustified by the sayth of Christe and not be the dedes of the lawe because that by the dedes of the lawe no fleshe can be iustifyed I lyue verely yet nowe not I but Christe lyueth in me Yf righteousnes come of the law then Christ dyed in vayne The .iii. Chapter EVen as Abraham beleued god and it was asscribed to hym for righteousnes vnderstand therfore that they whiche are of faythe the same are the children of Abraham As many as are vnder the law are vnder malediction For it is written cursed is euery man that continueth not in al thinges whiche are wrytten in the boke of the lawe to fulfyll them To Abraham and his sede was the promyses made he sayth not in the sedes as in many but in the sede as in one whiche is Christ The scripture concluded all thinges vnder synne that
them that dresse it receaueth blessynge of god But that grouÌ„de whiche beareth thornes and bryars is reproued and is nye vnto cursyng whose ende is to be burned God is not vnrighteous that he shuld forgeth your worcke and laboure that procedeth of loue whiche loue ye shew in his name whiche haue ministred vnto the saintes and yet minister The .vii. Chapter TO Melchisedech Abraham gaue tythes of all thynges Melchisedech fyrste is by interpretation Kyng of righteousnes after that he is kynge of Salem that is to saye kynge of peace withoute father without mother without kynne and hath nether begynnyng of his time neyther yâ—â— end of his lyfe but is lykened vnto the sonne of god and continueth a prest for euer And verâ—lye those chyldren of Leui whicheth ceaue the offyce of the prestes haue a coÌ„mandement to take accordyng to the law tithes of the people that is to saye of their brethren ye thoughe they sprange out of the loynes of Abraham Leuy him selfe also whiche receaueth tythee payde tithes in Abraham The lawe made no thynge perfecte but was an introduction of a better hope by whyche hope we drawe nye vnto god This manne Christ because he endureth euee hathe an euerlastynge presthoode Wherfore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto god by hym seynge he euer lyueth to make intercessyon for vs Soche an hye preste it became vs to haue whiche is holy harmlesse vndefiled separate from fynnes made hyar then heauen whiche nedeth not daily as yonder hye-prestes to offer vp sacrifice fyrste for his owne synnes and euen for the peoples synnes for that dyd he once for all when he offered vp hym selfe For the lawe maketh men prides whiche haue infirmitie but the worde of the othe that came sence the lawe maketh the sonne prest whiche is perfecte for euermore The .viii. Chapter AFter those dayes sayth the lord I wyll put my lawes in their myndes and in their hartes I wyll wrytte them and I wyll be their god and they shal be my people And they shall not teache euery manne his neyghbour land euery man his brother sayinge knowe the lord For they shal knowe me from the lest to the moste of them for I wylbe mercifull ouer their vnrighteousnes and on their synnes and on their iniquities The .ix. Chapter THe Prestes went alwayes into the fyrst tabernacle and executed the seruice of god But in the second went the hye preste alone one euery yeare and not without bloude whyche he offred for him selfe and for the ignoraunce of the people But Christ beyng an hye prest of good thinges to come nether be the bloude of goates calues but by his owne bloude he entred in once for all in to the holy place founde eternal redemption Whersoeuer is a testament ther must also be the deathe of him that maketh the teilament for the testameÌ„t taketh auctoritie when meÌ„ are dead for it is of no value as long as he the made it is a lyue Christ is not entred into the holye places that are made with handes which are but similitudes of true thinges but is entred into very heauen for to appeare nowe in the sight of god for vs not to offer him selfe often as the hye prest entreth in to the holy place euery yeare with strauÌ„ge bloude for then muste he haue often suffered sence the worlde began But nowe in the ende of the world hathe he appeared once to put synne to flyght by the offeringe vp of himselfe And as it is apointed vnto menne that they shall once dye and then coÌ„â—eth the iudgement euen so christ was once offered to take awaye the synnes of manye and vnto them that loke for hym shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluation The .x. Chapter IT is vnpossible that the bloude of oxen and of goates shulde take awaye synnes This is the testament that I wyl make vnto them after those dayes saithe the Lorde I wyll put my lawes in their hartes and in their mynde I wyll wryt them and theyr synnes and iniquities wil I remember no more And where remission of these thinges is there is no more offering for synne Lette vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue and to good worâ—kes and that so mothe the more because ye se that the daye draweth nye Yf we synne willyngly after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the truthe there remaineth no more sacrifice for synnes but a feareful loking for iudgement and violente fyre whiche shall deuoure the aduersaries It is a fearfull thinge to fall into the handes of the liuyng god The iuste shall lyue by faithe The .xi. Chapter HAith is a sure confidence of thinges whiche are haped for and a certayntie of thynges whiche are not sene Without faithe it is vnpossible to plaise god By faithe Moses when he was great refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos doughter chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of god then to enioye the pleasures of synne for a reason and estemed the rebuke of Christe greater riches then the treasure of Egypte for he had respecte vnto the rewarde The .xii. Chapter WHom the lorde loueth him he chastened ye he scourgeth euery son that he receaueth No maner chastifyng in the present time semeth to be ioyous but greuous neuerthelesse afterwarde it bringeth the quiet frute of righteousnes vnto them whiche are therin exercised Embrace peace with all men holines without the whiche no man shall se the Lorde Esau for out breake fast solde his byrthright ye knowe howe that afterward when he wolde haue inherited the blessynge he was put by he found no meanes to come thereby agayne no though he desired it with teares Ye are come vnto the mount Sion and to the cytie of the liuynge god the celestiall Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of aungels and vnto the congregation of the first borne sonnes whiche are wrytten in heauen and to god the iudge of al and to the sprytes of iust and perfecte menne and to Iesus the mediator of the newe testamente to the sprincklyng of bloude that speaketh better then the bloude of Abell Oure god is consumynge fyre The .xiii. Chapter BE not forgetfull to lodge straungers for therby haue dyuers receaued aungels into their houses vnwares Let wedlocke be had in price in all pointes and lette the chamber be vndefiled for whose kepers and aduoutrars god wyll iudge Remembre them whiche haue the ouersyght of you whiche haue declared vnto you the worde of god The ende of whose conuersation se that ye loke vpon and folowe their faithe Be not caryed about with dyuers and straunge learnynge Here we haue no continuyng cytie but we seke one to come To do good and to distribute forgette not for with suche sacrifices god is pleased Ohey them that haue the ouersight of you and submyt youre selues to them for they watche for your soules euen as they that muste geue accountes that they maye do