sprinckle the house seuē tymes 52 And he shall clense the house with the blood of y e birde with the running water with the liuing birde with the ceder wood the ysope and the scarlet lase 53 But he shall let the lyuyng birde flee out of the towne into the brode fieldes so make an attonement for the house and it shal be cleane ' 54 This is the lawe for all maner plague ' of leprosie and fret 55 And of the leprosie of garment house ' 36 For a swellyng for a scabbe and for a' shynyng whyte ' 57 To teache when it must be made vncleane and cleane this is the lawe of leprosie ' ¶ The .xv. Chapter ' 2 19 The maner of purgyng the vncleannesse both of men and women 31 The children of Israel must seperate them selues from vncleannesse 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say vnto them Whosoeuer hath a runnyng issue out of his fleshe is vncleane by reason of that issue 3 And this shal be his vncleannesse in his issue if his fleshe runne or yf his fleshe be stopped from his issue then it is vncleannesse 4 Euery bed wheron he lyeth that hath the issue is vncleane and euery thyng wheron he sitteth is vncleane 5 Whosoeuer toucheth his bed shall washe his clothes and bath hymselfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 6 And he that sitteth on any thing wheron he sat that hath the issue shal washe his clothes and bath him selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euenyng 7 He that toucheth the fleshe of him that hath the issue shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 8 If he also that hath the issue spyt vpon hym that is cleane he shall washe his clothes and bath him selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen ' 9 And what saddle soeuer he rydeth ' vpon that hath y e issue shal be vncleane 10 And whosoeuer toucheth any thyng that was vnder hym shal be vncleane vnto the euen And he that beareth any such thynges shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 11 And whosoeuer he toucheth that hath the issue and haue not wasshed his handes in water shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 12 The vessell of earth that he toucheth which hath the issue shal be broken and all vessels of wood shal be rensed in water 13 When he also that hath any issue is clensed of his issue he shall number him seuen dayes for his clensyng and washe his clothes and bathe his fleshe in runnyng water and so shall he be cleane 14 And the eyght day he shall take to hym two turtle doues or two young pigeons and come before the Lorde vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation geue them vnto the priest 15 And the priest shall offer them the one for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng and the priest shall make an attonement for hym before the Lorde as concernyng his issue 16 If any mans seede depart frō hym in his sleepe he shall washe all his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntyll y e euen 17 And euery garment and euery skinne wherin is such seede of sleepe shal be wasshed with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 18 And if he y e hath such an issue of seede do lye with a woman they shall both washe them selues with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 19 Also yf a woman shall haue an issue and her issue in her fleshe shal be blood she shal be put apart seuen dayes whosoeuer toucheth her shal be vncleane vntyll the euen 20 And all that she lyeth vpon in y e tyme of her seperation shal be vncleane lyke as euery thing also that she sitteth vpon is vncleane 21 Whosoeuer toucheth her bed shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe with water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 22 And whosoeuer toucheth any thyng that she sat vpon shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 23 So that whether he touche her bed or any vessell wheron she hath sytten he shal be vncleane vntyll the euenyng 24 And yf a man lye with her and her seperation come vpon hym he shal be vncleane seuen dayes and all the bedde wheron he lyeth shal be vncleane 25 Also if a woman haue an issue of her blood many dayes out of the tyme of her seperation or if it runne beyond her seperation let all the dayes of the issue of her vncleanenesse be euen as y e dayes of her seperation for she is vncleane 26 Euery bedde whereon she lyeth as long as her issue lasteth shal be vnto her as the bedde of her seperation and whatsoeuer she sitteth vpon shal be vncleane as the vncleanenesse of her seperation 27 And whosoeuer toucheth any of these shal be vncleane and shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vntyll the euen 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue she shall count her seuen dayes and after that she shal be cleane 29 And in the eyght day she shall take vnto her two turtles or two young pigeons and bryng them vnto the priest before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng and make an attonement for her before the Lord as concernyng the issue of her vncleanenesse 31 Thus shall ye syft the chyldren of Israel from their vncleanenesse that they dye not in their vncleanenesse if they defyle my tabernacle that is among thē 32 This is the lawe of hym that hath an issue and of hym whose seede runneth from hym in his sleepe and is defyled therin 33 Also of her that for her seperation is put apart of whosoeuer hath a runnyng issue whether it be man or woman and of hym that lyeth with her which is vncleane ' ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ' 2 What Aaron must do 8 Of the scape goate 14 The clensyng of the sanctuarie 17 Of the feast of the clensyng 21 Aaron confesseth the sinnes of the children of Israel 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses after the death of y e two sonnes of Aaron when they offered before y e Lorde and dyed 2 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Speake vnto Aaron thy brother that he come not at all tymes into the holy place within the vayle before the mercie seate which is vpon the arke that he dye not For I wyll appeare in the cloude vpon y e mercie seate 3 But with this thyng shal Aaron come into the holy place euen with a young bullocke for a sinne offeryng and with a ramme for a burnt offeryng 4 He shall put the holy lynnen coate vpon hym and
the most holy place lo this is the lawe of the house 13 And these are the measures of the aulter in cubites the cubite is a cubite and a hande breadth the botome shal be a cubite and the breadth a cubite the border therof by the edge thereof rounde about was one span and this shal be the height of the aulter 14 And from the bottome vpon the groūd vnto the lower peece shal be two cubites and the breadth one cubite and from the litle peece to the great peece shal be foure cubites the breadth one cubite 15 The aulter was foure cubites hie and from the aulter vpwarde stoode foure hornes 16 And the aulter was twelue cubites long and twelue cubites broade square in the foure corners thereof 17 The frame of the aulter shal be fourteene cubites long and fourteene broade in the foure square corners thereof and the border about it shal be halfe a cubite and the bottome thereof shal be a cubite about and the steps thereof shal be turned toward the east 18 And he saide vnto me Thou sonne of man thus saith the Lorde God These are the ordinaunces of the aulter in the day when it is made to offer burnt offeringes thereupon to sprinckle blood thereupon 19 And thou shalt geue to the priestes to the Leuites that be of the seede of Sadoc and approche vnto me saith the Lord God to minister vnto me a young bullocke for a sinne offering 20 And thou shalt take of the blood therof put it on the foure hornes of it and on the foure corners of the frame and vpon the border rounde about thus shalt thou cleanse it and purge it 21 Thou shalt take the bullocke also of the sinne offering and burne him in the appoynted place without the sanctuary 22 The seconde day take a goate bucke without blemishe for a sinne offering to cleanse the aulter withal like as it was cleansed with the bullocke 23 Now when thou hast made an ende of cleansing it then offer a young bullocke without blemishe and a ramme out of the flocke without blemishe also 24 Offer them before the Lorde and let the priestes cast salt therupon and geue them so vnto the Lorde for a burnt offering 25 Seuen dayes shalt thou prepare euery day a goate bucke for sinne a young bullocke and a ramme of the flocke both without blemishe shall they prepare 26 Seuen dayes shall they reconcile and cleanse the aulter and fill the place thereof 27 When these dayes are expired then vpon the eight day so foorth the priestes shall make your burnt offringes and peace offringes vpon the aulter so I wyll accept you saith the Lorde God The .xliiij. Chapter 1 He sheweth what doore of the temple is shut 6 He is commaunded to vpbraide the people with their offence 9 Who are to be admitted to the seruice of the temple and who to be refused 15 He sheweth what priestes he would haue admitted into the holy place and also their office 1 AFter this he brought me againe to the outward gate of the sanctuarie on the east side and that was shut 2 Then saide the lorde vnto me This gate shal be still shut and not opened neither shall any man go through it for the Lorde God of Israel hath entred by it and it shal be shut 3 It is for the prince the prince him selfe shal sit in it to eate bread before the lord he shal enter by the way of the porche of that gate and shal go out by the way of the same 4 Then brought he me toward the north gate before the house and as I loked beholde the glory of the Lorde filled the house of the Lorde and I fell vpon my face 5 So the Lorde spake vnto me O thou sonne of man set thyne heart and beholde with thyne eyes and heare with thyne eares al that I say vnto thee concerning all the ordinaunces of the house of the Lorde and all the lawes thereof and marke well the entring in of the house with euery going foorth of the sanctuarie 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious euen to the house of Israel thus saith the Lorde God O house of Israel ye haue inough of al your abhominations 7 Seeing ye haue brought into my sanctuary straungers hauing vncircumcized heartes and vncircumcized fleshe to be in my sanctuarie to pollute my house when ye offer my bread fat and blood and they haue broken my couenaunt because of all your abhominations 8 And ye haue not kept the ordinaunces of my holy thinges and ye haue set kepers to kepe my sanctuarie for you 9 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God Of al the straungers that dwell among the children of Israel no straunger vncircumcized in heart nor vncircumcized in fleshe shall enter into my sanctuarie 01 But the Leuites that went backe from me when Israel went astraye which strayed from me after their idols shal beare their iniquitie 11 And they shal be ministers in my sanctuary and kepe the gates of the house and minister in the house they shall slay the burnt offeringes and the sacrifice for the people and they shal stand before them to serue them 12 Because they serued before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquitie therefore haue I lift vp my hande against them saith the Lorde God and they shal beare their iniquitie 13 And they shall not come neare vnto me to do the office of a prieste vnto me neither shall they come neare vnto any of myne holy thinges in the most holy place but they shall beare their owne shame and abhominations which they haue done 14 And I wyll make them kepers of the watch of the house for all the seruice thereof for al that shal be done therin 15 But the priestes the Leuites the sonnes of Sadoc that kept the charge of my sanctuarie when the children of Israel straied from me shal come to me to do me seruice to stand before me and to offer me the fat and the blood saith the Lorde God 16 They shall go into my sanctuarie and apropche vnto my table to do me seruice and they shall kepe my charge 17 Now when they go in at the gates of the innermer court they shal put on linnen clothes so that no woollen come vpon them while they do seruice vnder the gates of the innermer court and with in 18 They shall haue linnen bonnets vpon their heades and linnen breeches vpon their loynes they shal not gird them selues in the sweate 19 And when they go foorth into the vtter court euen to the vtter court of the people they shall put of the clothes wherein they haue ministred and laye them in the chamber of the sanctuarie and put on other apparel and they shal not sanctifie the people with their clothes 20 They shall not shaue their heades nor suffer their here to growe long but
God shut hym in rounde about 17 And the fludde came fourtie dayes vpon the earth and the waters were increased and bare vp the arke whiche was lyft vp aboue the earth 18 The waters also waxed strong and were encreased exceedyngly vpon the earth and so the arke went vpon the vpper face of the waters 19 And the waters preuayled exceedingly vpon the earth and al the high hilles that are vnder the whole heauen were couered 20 Fyfteene cubites vpward did the waters preuayle so that the mountaynes were couered 21 And all fleshe perished that moued vpon the earth in foule in cattell in beast and in euery worme that creepeth vpon the earth yea and euery man also 22 So that all that had the breath of lyfe in his nostrilles throughout all that was on the drye lande dyed 23 And euery substaunce was destroyed that remayned and that was in the vpper part of the grounde both man and cattell and worme and the foule of the heauen they were euen destroyed from of the earth and Noah onlye remayned aliue and they that were with him in the arke 24 But the water preuayled vpon the earth a hundreth and fiftie dayes ¶ The .viii. Chapter 1 The waters of the generall ouerflowyng do decrease 4 The arke resteth vpon a mount 7 The Rauen is sent foorth 8 Noah sendeth foorth a Doue 10 He sendeth it out againe 13 The waters are dryed 16 Noah is bydden to go out of the arke 18. He goeth out 20 He offereth an acceptable sacrifice vnto God 21 The deluge shall be no more The heart of man is euyll 1 AND God remēbred Noah and euery beast and all the cattell that was with hym in the arke and God made a wynde to passe vpon the earth and the waters ceassed 2 The fountaynes also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the rayne from heauen was restrayned 3 And the waters from the earth returned goyng and comming agayne and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftith day the waters were abated 4 And in the seuen moneth in the seuenteenth day of y e moneth the arke rested vpon the mountaynes of Armenia 5 And the waters were goyng and decreasing vntyll the tenth moneth In the tenth moneth and in the first day of the same moneth were the toppes of the mountaynes seene 6 And after the ende of the fourtith day it came to passe that Noah opened the wyndowe of the arke which he had made 7 And he sent foorth a Rauen whiche went out goyng foorth and returnyng vntyll the waters were dryed vp vpon the earth 8 And agayne he sent foort a Doue from him that he myght see yf the waters were abated from the vpper face of the grounde 9 And the Doue founde no rest for the sole of her foote and she returned vnto him into the arke for the waters were in the vpper face of the whole earth Then he put foorth his hande tooke her and pulled her to him into the arke 10 And he abode yet other seuen dayes and agayne he sent foorth the Doue out of the arke 11 And the Doue came to hym in the euentide and loe in her mouth was an Oliue leafe that she had pluct wherby Noah dyd knowe that the waters were abated vpon the earth 12 And he abode yet other seuen dayes and sent foorth the Doue whiche returned not vnto him any more 13 And it came to passe in the sixe hundreth and one yere in y e first moneth the first day of the moneth the waters were dryed vp from the earth and Noah remoued the coueryng of the arke and looked and beholde the vpper face of the grounde was dryed vp 14 And in the seconde moneth in the seuen and twentie day of the moneth was the earth dryed 15 And God spake vnto Noah saying 16 Go foorth of the arke thou and thy wife thy sonnes and thy sonnes wiues with thee 17 And bryng foorth with thee euery beast that is with thee of all fleshe both foule and cattell and euery worme that crepeth vpon the earth that they may breede in the earth and bring foorth fruite and multiplie vpon earth 18 And so Noah came foorth and his sonnes his wyfe and his sonnes wiues with hym 19 Euery beast also and euery worme euery foule and whatsoeuer crepeth vpon the earth after their kyndes went out of the arke 20 And Noah builded an aulter vnto y e Lorde and tooke of euery cleane beast and of euery cleane foule offred burnt offering on the aulter 21 And the Lorde smelled a sweete or quiet sauour and the Lord sayde in his heart I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake for the imagination of mans heart is euyll euen from his youth neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng as I haue done 22 Yet therefore shall not sowyng tyme and haruest colde and heate sommer and wynter day and nyght ceasse all the dayes of the earth ¶ The .ix. Capter 6 The title of the sworde The couenaunt of God with Noah that the deluge shal be no more 10 The signe confirming the couenaunt the raynebowe in the cloudes 18 The sonnes of Noah Chanaan 20 Noah an husbandman planteth a vine 22 He is mocked of his sonne beyng ouercome with wyne 25 Chanaan is cursed 26. 27 Sem and Iapheth be blessed 29 The yeres of Noah 1 ANd god blessed Noah and his sonnes saide vnto them be fruitfull and multiplie and replenishe the earth 2 The feare of you the dread of you shal be vpon euery beast of the earth and vpon euery foule of the ayre vpon al that moueth vpon the earth and vpon all the fishes of the sea into your hande are they deliuered 3 Euery thyng that moueth it selfe and that liueth shall be meate for you euen as the greene hearbe haue I geuē you all thinges 4 But flesh in the life therof which is the blood therof shall ye not eate 5 And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it and at the hand of man at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man 6 Who so sheddeth mans blood by man shall his blood be shed for in the image of God made he man 7 But be fruitefull and multiplie you breede in the earth and increase therein 8 God spake also vnto Noah to his sonnes with hym saying 9 Beholde I euen I establishe my couenaunt with you and with your seede after you 10 And with euery liuing creature that is with you in foule in cattell in euery beast of the earth whiche is with you of all that go out of the arke whatsoeuer liuing thyng of the earth it be 11 And my
trespasse offeryng the logge of oyle and waue them for a waue offeryng before the Lorde 13 And he shal slea the lambe in the place where the sinne offeryng and the burnt offeryng are slayne euen in the holy place for as the sinne offeryng is the priestes euen so is the trespasse offering seyng it is most holy 14 And the priest shall take of the blood of the trespasse offering and put it vpon the tippe of the ryght eare of hym that is to be clensed and vpon the thumbe of his right hande and vpon the great toe of his ryght foote 15 The priest shall take of the logge of oyle and powre it into the paulme of his left hande 16 And he shall dippe his ryght finger in the oyle that is in his left hande and sprinckle of the oyle with his finger seuen tymes before the Lorde 17 And of the rest of the oyle that is in his hande shall the priest put vpon the tippe of the ryght eare of hym that is for to be clensed and vpon the thumbe of his ryght hande and vpon the great toe of his ryght foote euen vpon the blood of the trespasse offeryng 18 And the remnaunt of the oyle that is in the priestes hande he shal powre vpō the head of hym that is for to be clensed and the priest shall make an attonement for hym before the Lorde 19 And the priest shall offer the sinne offeryng and make an attonement for hym that is to be clensed from his vncleannesse and then shall he kyll the burnt offeryng 20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offeryng and the meate offeryng vpon the aulter and the priest shall make an attonement for hym he shal be cleane 21 If he be poore and can not get so much he shall take one lambe for a trespasse offering to waue it for his attonement and a tenth deale of fine flowre mingled with oyle for a meate offeryng and a logge of oyle 22 And two turtle doues or two young pigeons such as he is able to get wherof the one shal be for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng 23 And he shall bryng them the eyght day for his clensyng vnto the priest before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lorde 24 And the priest shall take the lambe that is for the trespasse offeryng the logge of oyle and waue them for a waue offeryng before the Lorde 25 And he shal kill the lambe for the trespasse offeryng and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespasse offeryng and put it vpon the tippe of his right eare that is to be clensed and vpon the thombe of his right hande and vpon the great toe of his right foote ' 26 And the priest shall powre of the oyle ' into the paulme of his owne left hande 27 And the priest shall with his right finger sprinckle of the oyle that is in his left hand seuen tymes before the Lord. 28 And the priest shal put of the oyle that is in his hande vpon y e tippe of the right eare of hym that is to be clensed vpon the thombe of his right hande and vpon the great toe of his right foote euen in the place where the blood of the trespasse offeryng was put 29 And y e rest of the oyle y t is in the priestes hande he shal put vpon the head of him that is to be clensed that he may make an attonement for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer one of the turtle doues or of the young pigeons such as he can get 31 Such I say as he is able to get the one for a sinne offering the other for a burnt offeryng with y e meate offeryng And y e priest shall make an attonement for hym y t is to be clensed before y e Lord. 32 This is the lawe of hym in whom is the plague of leprosie and whose hande is not able to get that which pertaineth to his clensyng ' 33 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' and Aaron saying 34 When ye be come vnto the lande of Chanaan which I geue you in possession and yf I put the plague of leprosie in a house of the land of your possession 35 He that oweth the house shall come tell the priest saying Me thinke that there is as it were a plague in y e house 36 Then the priest shall cōmaunde them to emptie the house before the priest go into it to see the plague that all that is in the house be not made vncleane and thē must the priest go in to see the house 37 And he shall see the plague and yf the plague be in the walles of the house that there be hollowe strakes greenish or reddishe which seeme to be lower then the wall it selfe 38 Then the priest shall go out of y e house to the doore of the house and shut vp the house seuen dayes 39 And the priest shall come agayne the seuenth day yf he see that the plague be increased in the walles of the house 40 Then the priest shall cōmaunde them to take away y e stones in which y e plague is and let them cast them into a foule place without the citie 41 And he shall commaunde the house to be scraped within rounde about and powre out the dust that they scrape of without the citie into a foule place 42 And they shall take other stones and put thē in the place of those stones and other morter to plaster y e house withall 43 And if the plague come againe breake out in the house after that he hath taken away the stones and scraped the house after that he hath plastered the house 44 Then the priest shall come and see it yf that the plague hath growen further in the house it is a frettyng leprosie in the house it is therfore vncleane 45 And he shall breake downe the house and the stones of it and the timber therof and all the morter of the house and he shall cary them out of the citie into a foule place 46 Moreouer he that goeth into y e house all the whyle that it is shut vp shal be vncleane vntyll the euen 47 He also that sleepeth in the house shal washe his clothes he lykewyse that eateth in y e house shall washe his clothes 48 And yf the priest come and see that the plague hath spread no further in y e house after that it is newe plastered the priest shall iudge that house cleane because the plague is healed 49 And let hym take to clense the house withall two birdes ceder wood and a scarlet lase and ysope 50 And he shal kill one of the birdes in an' earthen vessell vpon runnyng water ' 51 And take the ceder wood and the ysope and the scarlet lase with the lyuyng birde and dippe them in the blood of the slayne birde and in the runnyng water
shall haue lynnen breeches vpon his fleshe and shal be girded with a lynnen girdle and with a lynnen cap shall he be attired These are holy garmentes therfore shall he washe his fleshe in water when he doth put them on 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the childrē of Israel two hee goates for a sinne offeryng and a ramme for a burnt offeryng 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullocke for his sinne offering and make an attonement for hym and for his house 7 And he shall take the two hee goates and present them before the Lorde at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation 8 And Aaron shall cast lottes ouer the two goates one lot shal be for the Lord and the other for the scape goate 9 And Aaron shall bryng the goate vpon which the Lordes lot fell and offer hym for a sinne offeryng 10 But the goate on which the lot fell to be the scape goate shal be set aliue before the Lorde to reconcile with and to let hym go as a scape goate into the wildernesse 11 And Aaron shall bryng the bullocke for his sinne offeryng and reconcile for hym selfe and for his house and shall kyll the bullocke for his sinne offeryng 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coales from of the aulter before the Lorde and shall fill his hand full of sweete incense beaten small and bryng them within the vayle 13 And put the incense vpon the fire before the Lorde that the cloude of the incense may couer the mercy seate that is vpon the witnesse and he shall not dye 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullocke and sprinckle it with his finger vpon the mercy seate eastward and before the mercy seate shall he sprinckle of the blood with his finger seuen tymes 15 Then shall he kyll the goate that is the peoples sinne offering bryng his blood within the vayle do with that blood as he dyd with the blood of the bullocke sprinklyng it vpon the mercy seate and before the mercy seate 16 And he shall reconcile the holy place from the vncleannesses of the chyldren of Israel and from their trespasses in all their sinnes And so shal he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that is set among them euen among their vncleannesses 17 And let there be no body in the tabernacle of the cōgregation when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place vntyll he come out and haue made an attonement for hym selfe and for his housholde and for all the congregation of Israel 18 And he shall go out vnto the aulter that is before the Lorde and reconcile vpon it and shal take of the blood of the bullocke and of the blood of the goate and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter rounde about 19 So shall he sprinckle of the blood vppon it with his finger seuen tymes and cleanse it halowe it from the vncleannesse of the chyldren of Israel 20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place and the tabernacle of the congregation and the aulter he shall bryng the liue goate 21 And Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the head of the liue goate and confesse ouer hym all the misdeedes of the chyldren of Israel and all their trespasses in all their sinnes puttyng them vppon the head of the goate and send him away by the hand of a conuenient man into the wyldernesse 22 And the goate shall beare vpon hym all theyr misdeedes vnto the lande of seperation and he shall let the goate go into the wyldernesse 23 After Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation and put of the linnen clothes whiche he put on when he went in into the holy place and leaue them there 24 And let hym washe his fleshe with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make an attonement for hym selfe and for the people 25 And the fat of the sinne offering shall ' he burne vpon the aulter ' 26 And he that caryed foorth the goate for the scape goate shall washe his clothes and bathe his fleshe in water and then come into the hoast 27 And the bullocke for the sinne offering the goate for the sinne offering whose blood was brought in to clense the holy place shall one cary out without the hoast to be burnt in the fire with their skinnes their fleshe and their dounge 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes and bathe his fleshe in water and then come into the hoast 29 And this shal be an ordinaunce for euer vnto you that in the tenth day of the seuenth moneth ye humble your soules and do no worke at all whether it be one of your owne countrey or a straunger that soiourneth among you 30 For that day shall the priest make an attonement for you to cleanse you and that ye may be cleane from all your sinnes before the Lorde 31 Let it be a Sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble your soules by an ordinaunce for euer 32 And the priest whom he shal annoynt and whom he shall consecrate to minister in his fathers steade shal make the attonement and shall put on the linnen clothes and holy vestmentes 33 And shall reconcile the holy sanctuarie and the tabernacle of the congregation and shall cleanse the aulter make an attonement for the priestes and for all the people of the congregation 34 And this shal be an euerlastyng ordinaunce vnto you to make an attonement for the chyldren of Israel for all their sinnes once a yere And he dyd as the Lorde commaunded Moyses ' ⧠The .xvij. Chapter ' 4 All sacrifice must be brought to the doore of the tabernacle 7 To deuyls may they not offer 10 They may not eate blood ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them This is the thing whiche the Lorde hath charged saying 3 What man soeuer of the house of Israel kylleth an oxe or lambe or goate in the hoast or that kylleth it out of the hoast 4 And bryngeth it not vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer an offering vnto the Lorde before the dwelling place of the Lord blood shal be imputed vnto that man he hath shed blood and that man shal be cut of from among his people 5 Wherfore when the chyldren of Israel bryng their offeringes that they offer in the wylde fielde they shall bryng them vnto the Lorde euen vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation by the priest to offer them for peace offeringes vnto the Lorde 6 And the priest shall sprinckle the blood vpon the aulter of the Lorde whiche is before the doore of the tabernacle of the
full of incense conteynyng ten sicles a peece after y e sicle of the santuarie so that all y e golde of the incense cuppes was an hundred and twentie sicles 87 All the bullockes for the burnt offeryng were twelue the rammes twelue the lambes of a yere olde twelue with their meate offerynges and the hee goates for sinne offeryng twelue 88 And all the oxen for the peace offerynges were twentie and foure the rammes sixtie the hee goates sixtie the lambes of a yere olde sixtie This was the dedication of the aulter after that it was annoynted 89 And when Moyses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregatiō to speake with hym he hearde the voyce of one speakyng vnto hym from of the mercie seate that was vpon the arke of witnesse betweene the two Cherubims and he talked with hym ' ¶ The .viii. Chapter ' 2 The order of the lampes 4 The fourme of the candlesticke 6 The cleansyng and offeryng of the Leuites 24 The age of the Leuites when they be receaued into seruice or dimissed ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto Aaron and say vnto hym When thou settest vp the lampes the seuen lampes shal geue light towarde y e forefront of the candlesticke 3 And Aaron dyd euen so and lyghted the lampes thereof towarde the forefront of the candlesticke as the Lorde commaunded Moyses 4 And this was the worke of the candlesticke euen of golde beaten out with the hammer both the shaft and the flowres therof was beaten out with y e hammer accordyng vnto the paterne which the Lorde had shewed Moyses euen so he made the candlesticke ' 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 6 Take the Leuites from among the ' children of Israel and cleanse them 7 And thus shalt thou do vnto them when thou cleansest them Sprinckle water of purifiyng vpon them and let them shaue all their fleshe and let them washe their clothes and so make them selues cleane 8 Then let them take a young bullocke with his meate offeryng euen fine floure minged with oyle and another young bullocke shalt thou take for a sinne offeryng 9 And thou shalt bryng the Leuites before the tabernacle of the congregation thou shalt gather the whole multitude of the children of Israel together 10 And bryng the Leuites before the Lorde and the children of Israel shall put their handes vpon the Leuites 11 And Aaron shall waue the Leuites before the Lorde for a waue offeryng of the children of Israel that they may execute the ministration of the seruice of the Lorde 12 And the Leuites shal put their handes vpon the heades of the bullockes and thou shalt offer the one for a sinne offeryng and the other for a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde that thou mayest make an attonement for the Leuites 13 And thou shalt set the Leuites before Aaron and his sonnes and waue them for a waue offeryng vnto the Lorde 14 And thus thou shalt seperate the Leuites from among the children of Israel and the Leuites shal be myne 15 After that shall the Leuites go in to do the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation And thou shalt cleanse them waue them for a waue offering 16 For they are geuen and deliuered vnto me from among the children of Israel for such as open euery wombe euen for the first borne of all the children of Israel haue I taken them vnto me 17 For all the first borne of the children of Israel are mine both man and beast since the day that I smote euery first borne in the lande of Egypt I sanctified them for my selfe 18 And I haue taken the Leuites for all' the first borne of the children of Israel ' 19 And haue geuen the Leuites as a gift to Aaron and his sonnes from among the children of Israel to do the seruice of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation and to make an attonement for the children of Israel that there be no plague among the children of Israel if the children of Israel come nye vnto the sanctuarie 20 And Moyses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel dyd with the Leuites accordyng vnto all that the Lorde cōmaunded Moyses concernyng the Leuites euen so did the children of Israel vnto them 21 And the Leuites were purified and wasshed their clothes And Aaron waued them as a waue offeryng before the Lorde and made an attonement for them to cleanse them 22 After that went the Leuites in to do their seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron and his sonnes as the Lorde had cōmaunded Moyses concernyng the Leuites euen so they dyd vnto them 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 24 This is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites From twentie and fiue yeres olde and vpwarde they shall go in to wayte vpon the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation 25 And from the age of fiftie yeres they shall ceasse waytyng vpon the seruice therof and shall serue no more 26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation to kepe thynges committed to their charge but shall do no more seruice Thus therfore shalt thou do vnto the Leuites touchyng their charge ' ¶ The .ix. Chapter ' ' 2 The Passouer 13 Punishment for such as kepeth it not 15 Of the cloude ' 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses in the wildernesse of Sinai in the first moneth of the seconde yere after they were come out of the lande of Egypt saying 2 Let the children of Israel celebrate the Passouer at the tyme appoynted thervnto 3 Euen y e fourteenth day of this moneth at euen ye shall kepe it in his season accordyng to all the ceremonies of it and according to all the maners therof shall ye kepe it 4 And Moyses spake vnto the children of Israel that they should celebrate the Passouer 5 And they kept the Passouer the foureteenth day of the first moneth at euen in the wildernesse of Sinai according to all that the Lorde cōmaunded Moyses euen so dyd the children of Israel 6 And certayne men were defiled by a dead man that they myght not kepe the Passouer the same day and they came before Moyses Aaron the same day 7 And those men sayde vnto hym we are defiled by a dead man wherfore are we kept backe that we may not offer an offeryng vnto the Lorde in due season among the children of Israel 8 And Moyses sayd vnto them Stande styll and I wyll heare what the Lorde wyll commaunde concernyng you 9 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 10 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say If any man be vncleane by the reason of a coarse or be in a way farre distaunt from you and from your generations he shall kepe the Passouer vnto the Lorde 11 The fourteenth day of the seconde moneth at euen let them kepe it and eate
after the maner 31 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 32 In the seuenth day ye shal offer seuen bullockes two rammes and fourteene lambes that are yerelynges without blemishe 33 And let their meate and drynke offeringes vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be accordyng to their number and after the maner 34 And an he goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 35 In the eyght day ye shall haue a solempne assemblie and ye shall do no seruile worke therin 36 But ye shall offer a burnt offeryng a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet sauour vnto y e Lorde one bullocke one ramme seuen yerelyng lambes without spot 37 Let their meate and drinke offeringes vnto the bullocke ramme and lambes be accordyng to the number and accordyng to the maner 38 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 39 These thynges ye shall do vnto the Lorde in your feastes beside your vowes freewil offeringes your burnt offerynges meate offerynges drynke offerynges and peace offerynges 40 And Moyses tolde the children of Israel ' all that the Lord cōmaunded him ' ⧠The .xxx. Chapter 2 Of vowes when they shal be kept and when not 1 AND Moyses spake vnto the heades of the tribes concernyng the children of Israel saying This is the thyng which the Lorde hath commaunded 2 If a man vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde or sweare an othe to bynde his soule he shall not go backe with his worde but shall fulfyll all that is proceeded out of his mouth 3 If a woman also vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde bynde her selfe being in her fathers house in the tyme of her youth 4 And her father heare her vowe and bonde which she hath made vpon her soule holde his peace therto then all her vowes and bondes which she hath made vpō her soule shal stande in effect 5 But and if her father disalowe her the same day that he heareth al her vowes and bondes which she hath made vpon her soule they shall not be of value and the Lorde shall forgeue her because her father disalowed her 6 If she had an husbande when she vowed or pronounced ought out of her lippes wherwith she bounde her soule 7 And her husbande hearde it and helde his peace therat the same day he hearde it then her vowes shall stande and her bondes wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande in effect 8 And if her husbande disalowe her the same day that he hearde it then he shall make her vowe which she hath vpon her and the openyng of her lippes wherwith she bounde her soule of none effect and the Lorde shall forgeue her 9 But euery vowe of a widowe and of her that is deuorsed that they haue bounde their soule withall shall stande in effect with them 10 If she vowed in her husbandes house or bounde her soule with an othe 11 And her husbande hearde it and helde his peace concernyng her disalowed her not then all her vowes shal stande and euery bonde wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande 12 But if her husbande disanulled them the same day y e he hearde them then nothyng that proceedeth out of her lippes in vowes and bondes wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande in effect for her husbande hath disanulled them and the Lorde shall forgeue her 13 All vowes and othes that binde to humble the soule may her husbande stablishe or breake 14 But if her husbande holde his peace from one day to another then he stablissheth all her vowes bondes which she had vpon her he confirmeth them because he helde his peace concernyng her the same day that he hearde them 15 But if he breake them after that he hath hearde them he shall beare her sinne hym selfe 16 These are the ordinaunces which the Lord commaunded Moyses betweene a man and his wyfe and betweene the father and his daughter beyng yet a damsell in her fathers house ¶ The .xxxj. Chapter 8 The Madianites are slayne and their cities burnt Balaam is slayne 27 The pray is equally deuided 49 A present geuen of Israel 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 2 Auenge the children of Israel of the Madianites afterwarde shalt thou be gathered vnto thy people 3 And Moyses spake vnto the folke saying Harnesse some of you vnto warre and let them go vpon the Madianites auenge the Lorde of the Madianites 4 Of euery tribe a thousande throughout all the tribes of Israel shal ye sende to the warre 5 And there were deliuered out of the thousandes of Israel twelue thousand prepared vnto warre of euery tribe a thousande 6 And Moyses sent thē to y e warre euen a thousande of euery tribe with them Phinees the sonne of Eleazar the priest to the warre and the holy vessels the trumpets to blowe were in his hande 7 And they warred agaynst the Madianites as the Lord cōmaunded Moyses and slue all the males 8 And they slue the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne Namelye Eui and Rekem Zur Hur and Reba fiue kynges of Madian with Balaam the sonne of Beor whom they slue with the sworde 9 And the children of Israel toke all the women of Madian prisoners and their children and spoyled all their cattel and all their flockes and all their goodes 10 And they burnt all their cities wherin they dwelt and all their goodly dwellynges with fire 11 And they toke all the spoyle and all the bootie both of men and beastes 12 And they brought the captiues and that which they had taken and the spoyle vnto Moyses and Eleazar the priest and vnto the companie of the children of Israel euen vnto the hoast that were in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho 13 And Moyses and Eleazar the priest and all the lordes of the congregation went out of the hoast to meete them 14 And Moyses was angrie with the officers of the hoast with the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes which came from the warre battayle 15 And Moyses sayde vnto them Haue ye saued all the women alyue 16 Beholde these caused the children of Israel through the councel of Balaam to commit trespasse agaynst the Lorde in the businesse of Peor and there folowed a plague among the congregation of the Lorde 17 Nowe therfore slay all the men children and kyl the women that haue lien with men fleshly 28 But all the women children that haue not lien with men carnally kepe alyue for your selues 19 And ye shall remayne without the hoast seuen dayes all that haue kylled any person and all that haue touched any dead body and purifie both your selues and your prisoners the thirde day and the seuenth 20 And purifie all your raymentes
manquellyng 30 For one mans wytnesse shall no man be condempned 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane ouer against Iericho saying 2 Commaunde y e chyldren of Israel that they geue vnto the Leuites of the inheritaunce of their possession cities to dwell in And ye shal geue also vnto the cities of the Leuites suburbes harde by their cities rounde about them 3 The cities shall they haue to dwell in and the suburbes for their cattell and for their possession al maner of beastes of theirs 4 And the suburbes of the cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites shall reache from the wall of the citie outwarde a thousande cubites rounde about 5 And ye shall measure without the citie of the east syde two thousande cubites and of the south syde two thousande cubites and of the west side two thousand cubites and of the north side two thousande cubites also and the citie shal be in the middes and these shal be the suburbes of their cities 6 And from among the cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites there shal be sixe cities for refuge whiche ye shall appoynt to that intent that he whiche kylleth may flee thyther And to them ye shall adde fourtie and two cities mo 7 So that all the cities whiche ye shall geue the Leuites may be fourtie and eyght them shall ye geue with their suburbes 8 And these cities whiche ye shall geue shal be out of the possession of the chyldren of Israel They that haue many shall geue many but of them that haue fewe ye shall take fewe Euery one shal geue of his cities vnto the Leuites accordyng to the inheritaunce whiche he inheriteth 9 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 10 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them When ye be come ouer Iordane into the lande of Chanaan 11 Ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you that he whiche sleeth a person vnwares may flee thyther 12 And these cities shal be vnto you a refuge from the auenger of blood that he which killeth dye not vntill he stand before the congregation in iudgement 13 And of these cities which ye shal geue sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge 14 Ye shal geue three on this side Iordane and three in the land of Chanaan whiche shal be cities of refuge 15 And these sixe cities shal be a refuge both for the chyldren of Israel and for the straunger for hym that dwelleth among you that all they whiche kyll any person vnwares may flee thyther 16 And if any man smyte another with an instrument of iron that he dye then is he a murtherer and the murtherer shall dye for it 17 If he smyte hym with throwyng a stone that a man may dye with and if he dye he that smote hym is a murtherer let the same murtherer be slayne therefore 18 Or if he smyte hym with a handweapon of wood that a man may dye with then if he dye he is a murtherer let the same murtherer be slaine therfore 19 The reuenger of blood himselfe shal slay the murtherer when he meeteth hym he shall slay hym 20 But if he thrust hym of hate or hurle at hym by laying of wayte that he dye 21 Or smyte hym with his hande of enmitie that he dye he that smote hym shall dye the death for he is a murtherer the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth hym 22 But if he pusshed hym vnaduisedly and not of hate or cast vpon hym any thing and not in laying of wayte 23 Or any maner of stone that a man may dye with and saw him not and he caused it to fall vpon hym and he dye and was not his enemie neither sought hym any harme 24 Then the congregation shal iudge betweene the slayer and the reuenger of blood according to these lawes 25 And the congregation shall deliuer the slayer out of the hande of the reuenger of blood and the congregation shall restore hym to the citie of his refuge whyther he was fled and he shal abide there vnto the death of the hye priest whiche was annoynted with the holy oyle 26 But if the slayer come without the borders of his citie of refuge whyther he was fled 27 And the reuenger of blood finde hym without the borders of the citie of his refuge and the reuenger of blood kyll the slayer he shal be gyltlesse 28 Because he shoulde haue bydden in the towne of his refuge vntill the death of the hye priest and after the death of the hye priest the slayer should returne vnto the lande of his possession 29 So these thynges shal be a lawe of iudgement vnto you throughout your generations in al your dwellinges 30 Whoso kylleth any person the Iudge shall put the murtherer to death thorowe wytnesses but one wytnesse shall not testifie agaynst any person to cause hym to dye 31 Moreouer ye shal take no recompence for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthy to dye but he shal be put to death 32 And ye shall take no recompence for him that is fled to the citie of his refuge that he shoulde come againe and dwell in the lande before the death of the hye priest 33 So ye shall not pollute the lande whiche ye shall dwell in for blood defileth the lande and the lande can not be clensed of the blood that is shed therin but by the blood of hym that shed blood 34 Defile not therefore the lande whiche ye shal inhabite for I am in the middes therof euen I the Lord dwell among the chyldren of Israel ¶ The .xxxvj. Chapter 1 An order for the mariage of the daughters of Zelaphead 7 The inheritaunce could not be geuen from one tribe to another 1 ANd the chiefe fathers of the families of the chyldren of Geliad the sonne of Machir the sonne of Manasse of the kinred of the sonnes of Ioseph came foorth and spake before Moyses and before the princes the chiefe fathers of the chyldren of Israel 2 And sayd The Lorde commaunded my Lorde to geue the land to inherite by lot to the chyldren of Israel and my Lorde was commaunded by the Lord to geue the inheritaunce of Zelaphead our brother vnto his daughters 3 If they be maryed to any of y e sonnes of the other tribes of the chyldren of Israel then shall their inheritaunce be taken from the inheritaunce of our fathers and shal be put to the inheritaunce of the tribe which they are receaued into and so shal it be taken from the lot of our inhertaunce 4 And when the Iubilee of the children of Israel commeth then shall their inheritaunce be put vnto the inheritaunce of the tribe wherinto they are receaued and so shall their inheritaunce be taken away from the inheritaunce of the tribe of our fathers 5 And Moyses commaunded
.xxij. Chapter 1. Ruben Gad and the halfe tribe of Manasses are sent againe to their possessions 10. They buylde an aulter for a memorial 15. The Israelites reproue them 21 Their aunswere for defence of the same 1 THen Iosuah called the Rubenites the Gadites the halfe tribe of Manasses 2 And sayd vnto them Ye haue kept all that Moyses the seruaūt of the Lord cōmaunded you and haue obeyed my voyce in all that I cōmaunded you 3 Ye haue not lefte your brethren of a long season vnto this day but haue kept the commaundement of the Lorde your God 4 And now that the Lorde hath geuen rest vnto your brethren as he promised them therfore returne ye and go vnto your tentes and vnto the lande of your possession which Moyses the seruaunt of the Lord gaue you on the other side Iordane 5 But in any wyse take diligent heede to do y e commaundement lawe which Moyses the seruaunt of the Lord charged you * that ye loue the Lorde your God and walke in all his wayes and kepe his commaundements and cleaue vnto him and serue him with all your heartes and all your soules 6 And so Iosuah blessed them sent them away And they went vnto their tentes 7 Vnto the one halfe of the tribe of Manasses Moyses gaue possession in Basan vnto the other halfe thereof gaue Iosuah among their brethren on this syde Iordane westwarde And Iosuah sent them away also vnto their tentes and blessed them 8 And sayde vnto them Returne with much riches vnto your tentes and with a great multitude of cattell with syluer and golde with brasse and iron and with much rayment and * deuide the spoyle of your enemies with your brethren 9 And the children of Ruben the childrē of Gad the halfe tribe of Manasses returned and departed from the children of Israel out of Silo which is in the lande of Chanaan to go vnto the countrey of Gilead to the lande of their possession which they had obtayned according to the word of the Lorde by the hand of Moyses 10 And when they came vnto the borders of Iordane that are in the land of Chanaan there the children of Ruben the children of Gad and the halfe tribe of Manasses buylt there an aulter by Iordane that a great aulter to see to 11 When the children of Israel hearde saye beholde the children of Ruben the children of Gad and the halfe tribe of Manasses haue buylt an aulter in y e forefront of the lande of Chanaan in the borders of Iordane at the passage of the children of Israel 12 When the children of Israel hearde of it the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered them together at Silo to make battell against them 13 And the children of Israel sent vnto the children of Ruben and to the children of Gad and to the halfe tribe of Manasses into the lāde of Gilead Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the priest 14 And with him ten lordes of euery cheefe house a lorde throughout all the tribes of Israel which were heades of their fathers housholdes among the thousandes of Israel 15 And they went vnto the children of Ruben and to the children of Gad and to the children of the halfe tribe of Manasses vnto the lande of Gilead and they spake with them saying 16 Thus say the whole congregation of the Lorde what transgression is this that ye haue transgressed agaynst the God of Israel to turne away this day from the Lord in that ye haue buylded you an aulter for to rebell this day against the Lord 17 Is the wicked deede of Peor to litle for vs wherof we are not yet cleansed vnto this day and there was a plague in the congregation of the Lorde 18 Ye also are turned away this day from the Lorde And seyng ye rebell to daye against the Lorde it wyll come to passe that to morowe he shal be wroth with all the congregation of Israel 19 Notwithstandyng yf ye thynke that the lande of your possession is vncleane then come ouer vnto the lande of the possession of the Lorde wherein the Lordes tabernacle dwelleth and take possession among vs But rebell not against the Lorde nor rebell against vs to buylde you any other aulter saue the aulter of the Lorde our God 20 * Dyd not Achan the sonne of Zareth trespasse greeuouslie in the accursed thyng and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel and this man alone perished not in his wickednes 21 Then the chyldren of Ruben and the chyldren of Gad and the halfe tribe of Manasses aunswered and sayde vnto the heades ouer the thousandes of Israel 22 The Lorde God of gods the Lorde God of gods knoweth and also Israel shall knowe yf it be to rebell or to transgresse against the Lorde then thou Lorde saue vs not this day 23 Or els yf we haue buylt vs an aulter to turne from folowyng the Lorde or to offer theron burnt offeryng or meate offeryng or to offer peace offerynges theron let y e Lord him selfe require it 24 And yf we haue not rather done it for feare of this thyng saying In tyme to come your chyldren myght say vnto ours What haue you to do with the Lorde God of Israel 25 The Lorde hath made Iordane a border betweene vs and you ye children of Ruben and of Gad ye haue no part therfore in the Lorde and so shall your children make our children ceasse from fearyng the Lorde 26 Therfore we saide We wyll make vs an aulter not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice 27 But for a * witnesse betweene vs and you and our generations after vs that we should serue the Lorde with our offerynges sacrifices peace offerynges before him that your children shoulde not say to ours in tyme to come Ye haue no part in the Lorde 28 Therfore sayde we that yf they should so say to vs or to our generations in tyme to come that we wolde say again Behold the fassion of the aulter of the Lord which our fathers made neither for burnt offringes nor sacrifices but for a witnesse betweene vs and you 29 God forbyd that we should rebell agaynst the Lord turne this day from after hym and buylde any other aulter for burnt offringes oblations or sacrifices saue the aulter of the Lorde our God that is before his tabernacle 30 And when Phinehes the priest and the lordes of the congregation heades ouer the thousandes of Israel which were with him hearde these wordes that the children of Ruben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasses spake they were well content 31 And Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the priest sayd vnto the children of Ruben and to the children of Gad and to the children of Manasses This day we perceaue that the Lord is among vs because ye haue not done this
wilt thou runne my sonne seyng that thou hast no tydinges to bring 23 Yet what if I runne He said vnto him Runne Then Ahimaaz ranne by the way of the playne came before Chusi 24 And Dauid sate betweene the two gates And the watchman went vp to the roofe ouer the gate vnto the wal and lift vp his eyes and sawe beholde there came a man runnyng alone 25 And the watchman cryed tolde the king And the king sayd If he be alone there is tydinges in his mouth And he came a pace and drewe neare 26 And the watchman sawe another man running and the watchman called vnto the porter and sayd Behold there commeth another man running alone And the king sayd He is also a tydinges bringer 27 And the watchman sayde Me thinketh the running of the formost is lyke the running of Ahimaaz the sonne of Sadoc The king sayde He is a good man and commeth with good tidinges 28 And Ahimaaz called said vnto y e king peace be with thee And he fell downe to the earth vpō his face before the king and sayd Blessed be the Lord thy God which hath shut vp the mē that lift vp their handes against my lorde the king 29 And the king sayd Is the young man Absalom safe Ahimaaz aunswered When Ioab sent the kinges seruaunt and me thy seruaunt I sawe a great tumult but I wote not what it was 30 And the king sayde vnto him Turne aside and stand here And he turned aside and stoode styll 31 And behold Chusi came also and sayd Tydinges my lorde the king for the Lord hath deliuered thee this day out of the hande of al them that rose against thee 32 And the king sayde vnto Chusi Is the young man Absalom safe Chusi aunswered The enemies of my lorde the king and all that ryse against thee to do thee hurt be as that young man is 33 And the king was moued and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate and wept and as he went thus he sayde O my sonne Absalom my sonne my sonne Absalom woulde God I had died for thee O Absalom my sonne my sonne The .xix. Chapter 7 Ioab encourageth the king 8 Dauid is restored 23 Simei is pardoned 24 Miphiboseth meeteth the king 39 Barzelai departeth 41 Israel striueth with Iuda 1 ANd it was told Ioab beholde the king weepeth mourneth for Absalom 2 And the victorie of that day was turned into mourning vnto al the people for the people heard say that day howe y e king sorowed for his sonne 3 And the people went that day into the citie by stealth as people confounded to conuey them selues when they flee in battell 4 But the king hyd his face and cryed with a loude voyce O my sonne Absalom O Absalom my sonne my sonne 5 And Ioab came into the house to the king and sayd Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy seruaūtes which this day haue saued thy life the liues of thy sonnes and of thy daughters the liues of thy wyues and of thy concubines 6 In that thou louest thyne enemies and hatest thy frendes For thou hast declared this day that thou regardest neither thy princes nor seruauntes And this day I do perceaue that if Absalom had lyued and all we had died this day that had pleased thee well 7 Nowe therfore vp and come out and speake cōfortably vnto thy seruauntes For I sweare by the Lorde except thou come out there will not tary one man with thee this night and that wil be worse vnto thee then all the euyll that fell on thee from thy youth vnto this houre 8 Then the king arose and sate in the gate And they tolde vnto all the people saying beholde the king doth sit in the gate and all the people came before the king For Israel had fled euery man to his tent 9 And al y e people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel saying The king saued vs out of the hand of our enemies he deliuered vs out of the hande of the Philistines and nowe he is fled out of the lande for Absalom 10 But Absalom whom we annoynted ouer vs is dead in battell Therefore why are ye so still that ye bring not the king agayne 11 And king Dauid sent to Sadoc Abiathar the priestes saying Speake vnto the elders of Iuda and say why are ye behinde to bring the king againe to his house seyng that such tydinges is come from all Israel vnto the king euen to his house 12 Ye are my brethren my bones and my fleshe wherfore then are ye the last that bryng the king againe 13 And say ye to Amasa Art thou not of my bone and of my fleshe God do so to me and more also if thou be not captayne of the hoast to me for euer in the roome of Ioab 14 And he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iuda euen as the heart of one man so that they sent this word to the king Returne thou with all thy seruauntes 15 So the king returned and came to Iordane And Iuda came to Gilgal for to go to meete the king and to conuey him ouer Iordane 16 And Simei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Iemini whiche was of Bahurim hasted and came downe with the men of Iuda to meete king Dauid 17 And there were a thousand men of Beniamin with him and Ziba the seruaunt of the house of Saul and his fyfteene sonnes and twentie seruauntes with him and they went ouer Iordane before the king 18 And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the kinges housholde and to do him pleasure And Simei the sonne of Gera fel before the king as he was come ouer Iordane 19 And sayde vnto the king Let not my lorde impute wickednes vnto me nor remembre the thinges that thy seruaunt dyd wickedly when my lord the king departed out of Hierusalē that the king should take it to his heart 20 For thy seruaunt doth knowe howe that I haue done amisse And therfore behold I am the first this day of all the house of Ioseph that am come downe to meete my lorde the king 21 But Abisai the sonne of Zaruia aunswered and sayd Shall not Simei dye for this because he cursed the Lordes annoynted 22 And Dauid sayde What haue I to do with you ye sonnes of Zaruia For this day ye be aduersaries vnto me Shall there any man dye this day in Israel Do not I knowe that I am this day kyng ouer Israel 23 And therfore the kyng sayde vnto Simei Thou shalt not dye and the kyng sware vnto hym 24 And Miphiboseth the sonne of Saul came downe to meete the kyng and had neither washed his feete nor dressed his bearde nor washed his clothes from the tyme the kyng departed vntyll he came againe in peace
earth 8 And the word of the Lorde came vnto him saying 9 Vp and get thee to Zarphath which is in Sidon and dwell there Beholde I haue commaunded a wydow there to sustaine thee 10 So he arose and went to Zarphath and when he came to the gate of the citie beholde the widow was there gathering of stickes And he called to her and said fet me I pray thee a litle water in a vessel that I may drincke 11 And as she was going to fet it he cryed after her and saide bryng me I pray thee a morsell of bread also in thyne hand 12 She sayde As the Lorde thy God lyueth I haue no bread redy but euen an handful of meale in a barrel a litle oyle in a cruse And beholde I am gathering two stickes for to go in and dresse it for me and my sonne that we may eate it and dye 13 And Elias saide vnto her Feare not go and do as thou hast saide but make me thereof a litle cake first of all bring it vnto me and afterward make for thee and thy sonne 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The meale in the barrel shall not be wasted neither shal the oyle in the cruse be minished vntil the Lorde haue sent rayne vpon the earth 51 And she went and did as Elias sayde And she and he and her house did eate a good space 16 And the meale wasted not out of the barrell neither was the oyle spent out of the cruse according to the word of the Lorde which he spake by the hande of Elias 17 And after these thinges it happened that the sonne of the wyfe of the house fel sicke his sicknesse was so sore that there was no breath left in him 18 And she said vnto Elias What haue I to do with thee O thou man of God Art thou come vnto me to call my sinne againe to remembraunce and to slay my sonne 19 He saide vnto her geue me thy sonne And he toke him out of her lap caried him vp into a lost where he abode and layde him vpon his owne bed 20 And called vnto the Lorde and saide O Lorde my God hast thou punished also this wydow with whom I dwell as a straunger hast slaine her sonne 21 And he stretched him selfe vpon the childe three tymes and called vnto the Lorde and saide O Lorde my God I pray thee let this childes soule come into him againe 22 And the Lord heard the voyce of Elias the soule of the childe came into him againe and he reuiued 23 And Elias toke the boye and brought him downe out of the chamber into the house and deliuered him vnto his mother And Elias saide Behold thy sonne lyueth 24 And the woman said vnto Elias Now I knowe that thou art a man of God and that the worde of the Lorde in thy mouth is true The .xviii. Chapter 1 Elias is sent to Ahab 13 Obadia hideth an hundred prophetes 40 Elias killeth all Baals prophetes 45 He obtayneth rayne 1 AFter processe of many dayes the word of the Lord came to Elias in the third yere saying Go shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab and I wyll sende rayne vpon the earth 2 And Elias went to shewe him selfe vnto Ahab and there was a great famishment in Samaria 3 And Ahab called Obadia which was the gouernour of his house and Obadia feared God greatly 4 For when Iezabel destroyed the prophets of the Lord Obadia toke an hundred prophets and hid them by fiftie in a caue and prouided bread and water for them 5 And Ahab saide vnto Obadia Go into the lande vnto all fountaines of water and vnto all brookes if happyly we may finde grasse to saue the horses and mules aliue and that we destroy not some of the beastes 6 And so they deuided the lande betweene them to walke through it Ahab went one way by him selfe and Obadia went another way by him selfe 7 And it chaunced that as Obadia was in the way beholde Elias met him and he knew him and fell on his face and saide Art not thou my lorde Elias 8 And he aunswered him I am he Go and tel thy lorde beholde Elias is here 6 He saide What haue I sinned that thou wouldest delyuer thy seruaunt into the hande of Ahab to slay me 10 As the Lorde thy God liueth there is no nation or kingdome whyther my lord hath not sent to seeke thee And when they saide he is not there he toke an oth of the kingdome and nation when he found thee not 11 And now thou sayest Go and tell thy lorde that Elias is here 12 And assoone as I am gone from thee the spirite of the Lorde shall carrie thee into some place that I do not knowe and so when I come and tell Ahab and he can not finde thee he shall slay me But I thy seruaunt feare the Lorde from my youth vp 13 Was it not tolde my lorde what I did when Iezabel slue the prophets of the Lorde how I hid an hundred men of the Lordes prophets fiftie men in one caue and fiftie in another and prouided them of bread and water 14 And thou sayest Go thou now shewe thy lorde beholde Elias is here that he may slay me 15 And Elias saide As the Lorde of hoastes liueth before whom I stand I wyll shewe my selfe vnto him this day 16 So Obadia went to meete Ahab and tolde him And Ahab went to meete Elias 17 And it fortuned that when Ahab sawe Elias he saide vnto him Art thou he that troubleth Israel 18 He aunswered It is not I that haue troubled Israel but thou and thy fathers house in that ye haue forsaken the commaundements of the Lorde thou hast folowed Baal 19 Now therefore send and gather to me all Israel vnto mount Carmel and the prophets of Baal foure hundred and fiftie and the prophets of the idols groues foure hundred which eate at Iezabels table 20 So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel 21 And Elias came vnto all the people and said how long halt ye betweene two opinions If the Lorde be God folowe him but if Baal be he then go after him And the people aunswered him not one worde 22 Then saide Elias vnto the people againe I onely remayne a prophete of the Lorde but Baals prophets are foure hundred and fiftie 23 Let them therefore geue vs two oxen and let them choose the one cut hym in peeces and lay him on wood and put no fire vnder and I wyll dresse the other oxe and laye him on wood wyll put no fyre vnder 24 And call ye on the name of your gods I wyl call on the name of the Lorde and then the God that aunswereth by fire let him be God And all the people aunswered and saide It is wel spoken 25 And Elias saide vnto the prophets of
Abia the daughter of Zachariahu 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lorde in all poyntes as did Dauid his father 3 He opened the doores of the house of the Lorde in the first yere and first moneth of his raigne and repaired them 4 And he brought in the priestes and the Leuites and gathered them together into the east streate 5 And saide vnto them Heare me ye Leuites and now be sanctified and halow the house of the Lorde God of your fathers bring filthynesse out of the holy place 6 For our fathers haue trespassed and done euill in the eyes of the Lorde our God and haue forsaken him and turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord and turned their backes on it 7 And beside that they haue shut vp the doores of the porche and quenched the lampes and haue neither burnt incense nor offered burnt offringes in the holy place vnto the God of Israel 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lorde fell on Iuda Hierusalem and he hath brought them to trouble to be wondred on to be hissed at euen as ye see with your eyes 9 For loe our fathers were ouerthrowen with the sword and our sonnes our daughters and our wyues were caried away captiue for the same cause 10 And now it is in myne heart to make a couenaunt with the Lord God of Israel that he may turne away his heauy indignation from vs. 11 Now therefore my sonnes be not negligent for the Lorde hath chosen you to stande before him and for to minister and serue him and to burne incense 12 Then the Leuites arose Mahath the sonne of Amasai and Ioel the sonne of Azariahu of the children of the Caathites And of the sonnes of Merari Cis the sonne of Abdi and Azariahu the sonne of Iahalelel And of y e sonnes of the Gersonites Ioah the sonne of Simma and Eden the sonne of Ioah 13 And of the sonnes of Elizaphan Simri and Iehiel And of the sonnes of Asaph Zechariahu and Matthamahu 14 And of the sonnes of Heman Iehiel and Simer And of the sonnes of Ieduthun Semaia and Vzziel 15 And they gathered their brethren and purified them selues and came according to the commaundement of the king and the wordes of the Lord for to clense the house of the Lorde 16 And the priestes went into the inner partes of the house of the Lord to clense it and brought out all the vnclennesse that they founde in the temple of the Lorde into the court of the house of the Lorde And the Leuites toke it to cary it out into the brooke Cedron 17 They began the first day of the first moneth to purifie and the eyght day of the moneth came they to the porche of the Lorde So they sacrified the house of the Lorde in eyght dayes and in the sixteenth day of the first moneth they made an end 18 And they went in to Hezekia the king and saide We haue clensed all the house of the Lorde the aulter of burnt offring with all his vessels and the shew bread table with all his apparell 19 And all the vessels which king Ahaz did cast aside when he raigned transgressed them we haue prepared and sanctified and beholde they are before the aulter of the Lorde 20 And Hezekia the king rose earlye and gathered the lordes of the citie and went vp to the house of the Lorde 21 And they brought seuen oxen seuen rammes seuen sheepe and seuen hee goates to be a sinne offring for the kingdome for the sanctuary and for Iuda And he commaunded the priestes the sonnes of Aaron to offer them on the aulter of the Lorde 22 And they slue the oxen and the priestes receaued the blood and sprinckled it on the aulter likewyse when they had slaine the rammes they sprinckled the blood vpon the aulter They slue also the sheepe and they sprinckled the blood vpon the aulter 23 And then they brought foorth the hee goates for the sinne offering before the king and the congregation put their handes vpon them 24 And the priestes slue them and with the blood of them they clensed the aulter to make satisfaction for all Israel for the king cōmaunded that the burnt offering and the sinne offering shoulde be made for all Israel 25 And set the Leuites in the house of the Lorde with cymbales psalteries and harpes according to the commaundement of Dauid and of Gad the kinges sear and Nathan the prophete For so was the commaundement of the Lord through the hande of his prophetes 26 And the Leuites stoode hauing the instrumentes of Dauid and the priestes helde the trumpettes 27 And Hezekia commaunded to offer the burnt offring vpon the aulter And when the burnt offring began the song of the Lorde began also and the trumpettes with the instrumentes that were ordayned by the hand of Dauid king of Israel 28 And all the congregation worshipped singing a song and blowyng with the trumpettes and all this continued vntill the burnt offring was finished 29 And when they had made an end of offering the king and all that were present with him bowed them selues and worshipped 30 And Hezekia the king and the lordes spake to the Leuites to prayse the Lord with the wordes of Dauid of Asaph the sear And they sang prayses with gladnesse and the other bowed them selues and worshipped 31 And Hezekia aunswered and saide Now ye haue consecrated your handes to the Lorde go to therefore and bryng the sacrifices and thanke offeringes into the house of the Lorde And the congregation brought in the sacrifices thank offeringes and burnt offringes as many as were of a free liberall heart 32 And the number of the burnt offringes which the congregation brought was threescore and ten oxen an hundred rammes two hundred sheepe which were all for the burnt offering of the Lorde 33 And there were dedicated sixe hundred oxen and three thousand sheepe 34 And the priestes were to fewe to flay al the burnt offringes but their brethren the Leuites did helpe them till they had ended the worke vntil the priestes were sanctified For the Leuites were purer hearted to be sanctified then the priestes 35 And therto y e burnt offringes were many with the fat of the peace offringes the drinke offringes that belong to the burnt offring And so the seruice parteyning to the house of the Lorde was finished 36 And Hezekia reioyced and all the people that God had made the folke so readie that the thing was so soone done ¶ The .xxx. Chapter 1 The keping of the passouer by the kinges commaundement 6 He exhorteth Israel to turne to the Lorde 18 He prayeth for the people 24 His oblation and the princes 27 The Leuites blesse the people 1 AND Hezekia sent to all Israel and Iuda and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasse that they shoulde come to the house of the lorde at Hierusalem and
offer passouer vnto the Lorde God of Israel 2 And the king helde a counsell with his lordes and all the congregation of Hierusalem to kepe the feast of passouer in the second moneth 3 For they coulde not kepe it at that time because the priestes were not sanctified sufficiently neither was the people gathered together to Hierusalem 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation 5 And they decreed that it shoulde be proclaymed throughout all Israel from Beerseba to Dan that they shoulde come holde the feast of Passouer vnto the Lord God of Israel at Hierusalem For they had not done it of a great season as it was written 6 So the postes went with letters of the king and of his lordes throughout all Israel Iuda and at the commaundement of the king they sayde Ye children of Israel turne againe vnto the Lorde God of Abraham Isahac and Israel and he wyll returne to the remnaunt that are escaped of you out of the hande of the kinges of the Assyrians 7 And be not ye lyke your fathers and your brethren which trespassed against the Lorde God of their fathers which gaue them vp to be destroyed as ye see 8 And now be not ye stiffe necked lyke as were your fathers but yeelde your selues vnto the Lord and enter into his holy place which he hath sanctified for euer and serue the Lord your God and the fiercenesse of his wrath shall turne away from you 9 For if ye turne againe vnto the Lorde then shall your brethren and your children finde compassion in the presence of them that toke them captiue and they shall come againe vnto this lande For the Lorde your God is gratious and mercifull and wyll not turne away his face from you if ye conuert vnto him 10 And so the postes went from citie to citie in the lande of Ephraim Manasse euen vnto Zabulon but they laughed them to scorne and mocked them 11 Neuerthelesse yet diuers of Aser Manasse and of Zabulon submitted them selues and came to Hierusalem 12 And the hande of God was in Iuda and he gaue them one heart to do the commaundement of the king and of the rulers according to the worde of the Lorde 13 And there assembled to Hierusalem much people and there was present a mightie great congregation to hold the feast of sweete bread in the second moneth 14 And they arose and remoued the aulters that were in Hierusalem And all the aulters for incense did they away and cast them into the brooke Cedron 15 And they slue Passouer the foureteenth day of the second moneth And the priestes and Leuites which were ashamed sanctified them selues and brought in the burnt offringes into the house of the Lorde 16 And they stoode in their office after their maner and according to the lawe of Moyses the man of God And the priestes sprinckled the blood which they receaued of the hande of the Leuites 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified and therefore the Leuites had the charge of the killing of the Passouer for euery one that was not cleane to sanctifie him vnto the Lorde 18 For many of the people and very many out of Ephraim Manasse Isachar and Zabulon ▪ were not clensed and yet did eate Passour against the lawe appoynted but Hezekia prayed for them saying The good Lorde be mercifull toward euery one 19 That prepareth his heart to seeke the Lorde God the God of his fathers though he be not clensed accordyng to the purification of the sanctuarie 20 And the Lorde heard Hezekia and healed the people 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Hierusalem held the feast of sweete bread seuen dayes with great gladnes and the Leuites the priestes praysed the Lorde day by day singing with loude instrumentes vnto the lord 22 And Hezekia spake comfortablie vnto all the Leuites that had good knowledge to sing vnto the Lorde and they did eate throughout that feast seuen dayes long and offered peace offringes and thanked the Lorde God of their fathers 23 And the whole assemblie toke counsel to do so other seuen dayes they helde those seuen dayes with gladnesse 24 For Hezekia king of Iuda did geue to the congregation a thousand young oxen and seuen thousand sheepe And the lordes gaue out to the congregation a thousand oxen ten thousand sheepe and a great number of the priestes were sanctified 25 And all the congregation of Iuda with the priestes Leuites and all the congregation that came out of Israel the straungers that came out of the lande of Israel that dwelt in Iuda reioyced 26 And there was great gladnesse in Hierusalem For since the time of Solomon the sonne of Dauid king of Israel there was no such ioy in Hierusalem 27 And the priestes and the Leuites arose and blessed the people and their voyce was heard of the Lorde and their prayer came vp vnto heauen his holy dwelling place ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter 1 The people destroy idolatrie 2 Hezekia appoynteth priestes and Leuites 4 and prouideth for their liuing 13 He ordayneth ouerseers to destribute to euery one his portion 1 AND when all these thinges were finished all they of Israel that were present in the cities of Iuda went out and brake the images and cut downe the idol groues and all to brake the high places and aulters throughout al Iuda and Beniamin in Ephraim also and Manasse vntil they had vtterly destroyed them all And all the children of Israel returned euery man to his possessions and to their owne cities 2 And Hezekia appoynted sundry companies of the priestes and Leuites after the diuersitie of their ministrations euery man according to his office both priestes and Leuites for the burnt offering and peace offringes to minister and to geue thankes and praise in the gates of the hoast of the Lorde 3 And the kinges portion of his substaunce that he gaue were dayly burnt offringes in the morning and euening and burnt offringes for the Sabbath dayes newe moones solempe feastes according as it is written in the lawe of the Lorde 4 And he bade the people that dwelt in Hierusalem to geue a parte to the priestes and Leuites that they might substancially applie them selues to the lawe of the Lorde 5 And assoone as the kinges commaundement came abrode the children of Israel brought aboūdance of first fruites of corne wine oyle hony and of all maner of fruites of the fielde the tythes of all maner of thinges brought they in plenteously 6 And the children of Israel and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheepe other holy tithes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde their God they did offer and brought them all by heapes 7 In the third moneth they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundation and finished them in the
mightie it is God mightie in battayle 9 Lyft vp your heades O ye gates and be you lyft vp ye euerlastyng doores and the kyng of glorie shall enter in 10 Who is this kyng of glorie euen the God of hostes he is the kyng of glorie Selah The argument of the .xxv. Psalme ¶ Dauid afflicted with enemies feelyng the great burden of sinne namely of his youth prayeth God partly to delyuer hym partly to teache hym and to pardon his offences He setteth foorth the infinite goodnesse and felicitie which is assured to all them that feare God Finally he confesseth that all his trust is in God 1 I Lyft vp my soule vnto thee O God I put my trust in thee my Lorde let me not be confounded neither let myne enemies triumph ouer me 2 Yea let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame let them be put to shame who without a cause do trayterously transgresse 3 Make me to knowe thy wayes O God and teache me thy pathes leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me for thou art the Lorde of my saluation I haue wayted for thee al the day long 4 Call to remembraunce O God thy tender mercies thy louyng kindnesse for they haue ben for euer 5 Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me 6 Gratious and ryghteous is God therfore he wyll teache sinners in the way 7 He wyll guide the meke in iudgement and teache the humble his way 8 All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies 9 Pardon thou therfore for thy name sake O God my wickednesse for it is very great 10 What man is he that feareth God God wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose 11 His soule shall rest all nyght at ease and his seede shall inherite the lande 12 The secrete of God is among them that feare hym and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt 13 Myne eyes be alwayes turned vnto God for he wyll take my feete out of the net 14 Turne thy face vnto me and haue mercie vpon me for I am desolate and in miserie 15 The sorowes of myne heart are encreased O bryng thou me out of my distresse 16 Loke thou vpon myne aduersitie and vpon my labour and forgeue me all my sinne 17 Consider myne enemies for they do multiplie and they beare a tirannous hate against me 18 O kepe my soule and deliuer me lest I shal be confounded for I haue put my trust in thee 19 Let integritie and vprighteous dealing kepe me safe for I haue wayted after thee 20 O God redeeme Israel out of all his aduersities The argument of the .xxvj. psalme ¶ Dauid offereth his cause for the whiche he was persecuted to be iudged of God protesting his innocencie partly in that he serued God with purenes of heart and vprightnes of life frequenting his temple and vsing his ceremonies partly also in that he hated all company of euill men whatsoeuer they were ¶ Of Dauid 1 IVdge thou me O God for I haue walked in my perfection my trustalso hath ben in God therfore I shall not fall 2 Examine me O God and proue me trye out my reynes and my heart 3 For thy louing kindnes is before mine eyes and I wyll walke in thy trueth 4 I haue not sit in company with vayne persons neither haue I entred once acquaintaunce with dissemblers 5 I haue hated the congregation of the malitious and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly 6 I haue wasshed my handes in innocencie and so I haue gone about thine aulter O God 7 That in a publique confession I myght heare and set foorth all thy wonderous workes 8 O God I haue loued the habitation of thine house and the place wherethine honour dwelleth 9 O gather not my soule with sinners nor my life with bloodie men 10 In whose handes is wickednes and their right hande is full of gyftes 11 But as for me I wyll walke in my perfection O redeeme me and be mercyfull vnto me 12 My foote standeth vpon a playne grounde therfore I wyll blesse God in the congregations ¶ The argument of the .xxvij. psalme ¶ The prophete confesseth his boldnes courage and no feare at all that he had through God in extreame and perilous daungers Before al thinges he requireth that he may come into the temple with the godly for to sacrifice and to prayse God He prayeth also most earnestly for helpe at Gods hande being of all other forsaken 1 GOD is my lyght and saluation whom then shall I feare God is the strength of my life of whom then shall I be afraide 2 When the malitious approched neare vnto me for to eate vp my fleshe mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell 3 Though an hoast of men were layde in campe against me yet shall not mine heart be afraide and though there rose vp warre against me yet I wyll put my trust in this 4 I haue desired one thyng of God whiche once agayne I wyll earnestly require euen that I may dwell in the house of God all the dayes of my life to beholde the beautifulnes of God and to seeke it in his temple 5 For in the time of aduersitie he shall hide me in his tabernacle yea in the secrete place of his pauilion he shall hide me and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone 6 And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes 7 Hearken vnto my voyce O god when I crye vnto thee haue mercy vpon me and heare me 8 My heart hath sayde vnto thee accorcording * to this thy commaundement seeke ye my face thy face O God wyll I seeke 9 O hide not thou thy face from me nor cast thy seruaunt away in a displeasure thou hast ben my succour leaue me not neither forsake me O Lorde of my saluation 10 For my father and mother forsoke me and God did take me vp 11 Teache me thy way O God and leade me in a right path because of mine enemies 12 Deliuer me not into mine aduersaries handes for there are false witnesses rysen vp against me and such as speake wrong 13 If I had not beleued veryly to see the goodnes of God in the lande of the liuing their spite had kylled me 14 Attende thou therfore vpon God be of a good courage and he will comfort thine heart I say attende thou vpon God The argument of the .xxviii. psalme ¶ The prophete turning his face towardes the arke of God desireth that his prayers may be hearde that God would succour him and not suffer him to be oppressed of the wicked to whom vengeaunce is due he thanketh
euer he had before 1 IN thee O God I haue put my trust let me neuer be put to confusion ridde me and deliuer me in thy ryghteousnesse incline thine eare vnto me and saue me 2 Be thou my strong holde whervnto I may alway resort thou hast geuen a charge to saue me for thou art my house of defence and my castell 3 Delyuer me O my Lorde out of the hande of the vngodly out of the hande of the vnryghteous and cruell man 4 For thou O Lorde God art the thyng that I long for thou art my hope euen from my youth 5 Through thee haue I ben mayntayned euer since I was borne thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe my praise shal be alway of thee 6 I am become as it were a monster vnto many but my sure trust is in thee 7 Oh let my mouth be fylled with thy prayse and glorie all the day long 8 Cast me not away in the tyme of age forsake me not when my strength fayleth me 9 For myne enemies speake against me and they that lay awayte for my soule take their counsayle together 10 They say the Lorde hath forsaken hym do you persecute hym and take hym for there is none to delyuer hym 11 Go not farre from me O Lorde haste thee O my Lorde to helpe me 12 Let them be confounded let them be brought to naught that are agaynst my soule let them be couered with shame and dishonour that seke to do me euyll 13 As for me I wyll patiently wayte alway and I wyll prayse thee more and more 14 My mouth shall dayly speake of thy ryghteousnesse and saluation for I knowe no ende therof 15 I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God and I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse 16 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth and hytherto I can well declare thy wonderous workes 17 Wherfore whylest I am olde and am gray headed O Lorde forsake me not vntyll I haue shewed thy arme vnto this generation and thy power to all them that are yet for to come 18 And vntyll I haue exceedyngly exalted O Lorde thy ryghteousnesse for great thynges are they that thou hast done O Lorde who is lyke vnto thee 19 Which hast made me to feele many great troubles and aduersities yet returnyng thou hast reuyued me yea returnyng thou hast caused me to come out from the bottome of the earth 20 Thou hast brought me to greater honour then I had before thou returnyng hast comforted me on euery syde 21 Therfore I wyll confesse vnto thee thy trueth O Lorde playing vpon an instrument of musicke vnto thee I wyl syng psalmes vpon the harpe O thou most holy God of Israel 22 My lyppes wyll be ioyfull when I syng vnto thee and so wyll my soule which thou hast redeemed 23 My tongue also shal talke of thy righteousnesse all the day long for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seke to do me euyll ¶ The argument of the .lxxij. Psalme ¶ The prophete in the name of the whole Church prayeth that the kyngdome promised vnto hym may come which is the kyngdome of Iesus Christe He declareth that then there shal be peace the number of the iust shall increase so that all nations shal be subiect vnto hym He setteth foorth the affection of the people towarde their kyng the aboundaunce of all thinges in his kingdome so that his name shall endure for euer ⧠Of Solomon 1 O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne 2 Then he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie 3 The mountaynes also and hylles shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse 4 He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people he wyll saue the children of the poore and subdue the oppressour 5 They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth from one generation to another 6 He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll euen as the droppes that water the earth 7 In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe and there shal be aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth 8 His dominion also shal be from the one sea to the other and from the fludde vnto the ende of the earth 9 They that dwell in the wildernesse shal kneele before him his enemies shal licke the dust 10 The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes the kynges of Sheba Seba shall bring giftes 11 All kynges wyll worshyp hym all nations wyll do hym seruice 12 For he wyll delyuer the poore when he cryeth and the afflicted and hym that hath no helper 13 He wyll haue compassion vpon the poore and needy and he wyll preserue the soules of the poore 14 He wyll delyuer their soules from deceipt and oppression and their blood shal be in his syght 15 He wyll lyue and he wyll geue to the * poore of the golde of Sheba and he wyll pray alwayes for hym and dayly he wyll blesse hym 16 A handfull of corne shall be sowed in the earth vpon the toppe of hylles and the fruite therof shall make a noyse lyke Libanus and shall florishe in the citie lyke grasse vpon the earth 17 His name shall endure for euer his name shal be spread abrode to the world so long as the sunne shall shyne all nations shal be blessed in hym and shall call hym blessed 18 Blessed be God the Lorde the Lorde of Israel which only doth wonderous thynges 19 And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer and all the earth shal be fylled with his maiestie Amen Amen ¶ Here endeth the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Isai ⧠The argument of the .lxxiii. psalme ¶ The prophete for the comfort of the Godly vttereth what offences spryng of the prosperitie of the wicked declaryng withall that they haue a wretched ende and that the ende of such as be afflicted in this worlde for ryghteousnesse is happy although that he knoweth not the cause of the affliction of the one or the prosperitie of the other He setteth foorth the pryde of the vngodly and the goodnesse and prouidence of God towardes hym at all tymes ¶ A psalme of Asaph 1 TRuely the Lorde is very good vnto Israel vnto such as haue a cleane heart 2 Neuerthelesse my feete were almost gone from me my steppes had almost slypt 3 For I enuied at the case of the foolishe I sawe the wicked flowe in all kynde of prosperitie 4 For there be no bondes of death that can holde them and the galaries of their houses be strong 5 They come in no misfortune lyke other folke neither are they plagued lyke other men 6 And this is the cause that pride compasse them rounde about and crueltie couereth them as a garment 7 Their eyes
sende thee vnto and whatsoeuer I commaunde thee that shalt thou speake 8 Be not afrayde of their faces for I am with thee to deliuer thee saith the Lorde 9 And with that the Lorde stretched out his hande and touched my mouth and the same Lorde sayde vnto me Beholde I put my wordes in thy mouth 10 And beholde this day do I set thee ouer the people and kyngdomes that thou mayest roote out breake of destroy and make waste and that thou mayest builde vp and plant 11 After this the Lorde spake vnto me saying Ieremie what seest thou And I sayd I see a rod of an Almond tree 12 Then sayde the Lorde vnto me thou hast seene ryght for I wyll make haste speedyly vpon my worde to performe it 13 It happened afterwarde that the Lorde spake to me agayne and sayde what seest thou and I sayde I do see a seethyng pot lokyng from out of the north 14 Then sayde the Lorde vnto me Out of the north shall come a plague vpon all the dwellers of the lande 15 For lo I wyll call all the kinredes of the kingdomes of the north saith the Lorde and they shall come and euery one shall set his seate in the gates of Hierusalem and in all their walles rounde about and in all cities of Iuda 16 And through them shall I declare my iudgement vpoÌ„ all the wickednesse of those men that haue forsaken me that haue burnt incense vnto straunge gods and worshipped the workes of their owne handes 17 And therfore girde vp thy loynes arise and tell them all that I geue thee in commaundement Feare them not lest I destroy thee before them 18 For beholde this day do I make thee a strong â—ensed towne an iron pyller and a brasen wall agaynst the whole lande agaynst the kinges and mightie men of Iuda agaynst the priestes and people of the lande 19 They shall fight agaynst thee but they shall not be able to ouercome thee for I am with thee to deliuer thee saith the Lorde The .ij. Chapter 2 God rehearseth his benefites done vnto the Iewes 8 Agaynst priestes and prophetes or preachers that contempne and dispise God 12 The Iewes are destroyed because they forsoke God and because they ranne a whore huntyng after idols 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Go thy way crye in the eares of Hierusalem and say Thus saith the Lorde I remember thee the kindnesse of thy youth and the loue of thy despousyng in that thou folowedst me through the wildernesse in an vntylled lande 3 Israel was an halowed thyng vnto the Lorde and was his first fruites All they that deuour Israel shall offende misfortune shall fall vpon them saith the Lorde 4 Heare therfore the worde of the Lord O thou house of Iacob and all the generations of the house of Israel 5 Thus saith the Lorde What vnfaithfulnesse founde your fathers in me that they went so farre away fro me fallyng to lightnesse and beyng so vayne 6 They thought not in their heartes where is the Lord that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt that led vs thorowe the wildernesse through a desert rough lande through a drye and deadly lande yea a lande that no man had gone through and wherin no man had dwelt 7 And when I had brought you into a pleasaunt fertile lande that ye myght enioy the fruites all the commodities of the same ye went foorth and defiled my lande and brought mine heritage to abhomination 8 The priestes them selues sayde not Where is the Lord They that had the lawe in their handes knewe me not the sheepheardes offended agaynst me the prophetes did prophecie in Baal and folowed such thinges as shal bryng them no profite 9 Wherfore I am constrayned saith the Lorde yet agayne to contende in iudgement with you and with your childers children 10 Go into the Isles of Cethim and loke well sende vnto Cedar take diligent heede and see whether such thynges be done there 11 Whether the gentiles them selues haue chaunged their gods which yet are no gods in deede but my people hath chaunged their honour for a thyng that may not helpe them 12 Be astonished O ye heauens be afraide and abashed at such a thyng saith the Lorde 13 For my people hath done two euils they haue forsaken me the well of the water of lyfe and digged them pittes yea vile and broken pittes that can holde no water 14 Is Israel a bonde seruaunt or one of the housholde why is he theÌ„ so spoyled 15 They rore and crye vpon him as lions they haue made his lande waste his cities are so burnt vp that there is no man dwellyng in them 16 Yea the children of Noph Taphnes shall cracke their crowne 17 Commeth not this vnto thee because thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God euen when he led thee by the way 18 And what hast thou nowe to do in the streete of Egypt to drynke water out of Nilus Either what makest thou in the way to Assyria to drynke water of the fludde 19 Thine owne wickednesse shall reproue thee and thy turnyng away shall condempne thee that thou mayest knowe and vnderstand howe euyll and hurtfull a thyng it is that thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God and hast not feared me saith the Lorde God of hoastes 20 I haue euer broken thy yoke of olde and burst thy bondes yet sayest thou I wyll no more transgresse but like an harlot thou runnest about vpon all hye hylles and among all greene trees 21 Wheras I planted thee a noble vine and wholly a right seede * howe art thou turned then into a bitter vnfruitfull and straunge grape 22 Yea and that so sore that though thou washe thee with Nitrus and make thy selfe to sauour with that sweete smellyng hearbe of Borith yet in my sight thou art stayned with thy wickednesse saith the Lorde thy God 23 Howe sayest thou nowe I am not vncleane and I haue not folowed Baalim Loke vpon thine owne wayes in the valleys what thou hast done Thou art like a swift dromedarie that goeth easyly her way 24 And thy wantonnesse is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wildernesse and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll who can tame her All they that seeke her shall not fayle but fynde her in her moneth 25 Kepe thy foote from nakednesse and thy throte from thirst and thou thinkest in thy selfe tushe I wil take no sorowe for I haue loued the straungers and them wyll I folowe 26 Lyke as a theefe that is taken with the deede commeth to shame euen so is the house of Israel come to confusion the common people their kynges and rulers their priestes and prophetes 27 For they say to a stocke Thou art my father to a stone Thou hast begotten me yea they haue turned their backe vpon me and not their face but
in the tyme of their trouble when they say stande vp and helpe vs 28 I shall aunswere them Where are nowe thy gods that thou hast made thee bid them stande vp and helpe thee in the time of thy neede For loke howe many cities thou hast O Iuda so many gods hast thou also 29 Wherfore then wyll ye go to lawe with me seeyng ye all are sinners agaynst me saith the Lorde 30 It is but lost labour that I smite your children for they receaue not my correction your owne sworde destroyeth your prophetes lyke a deuouryng lion 31 Oh generation hearken vnto the worde of the Lorde Am I become a wildernesse vnto the people of Israel or a lande that hath no lyght wherfore saith my people then We are lordes we wyll come no more vnto thee 32 Doth a mayde forget her rayment or a bride her stomacher but my people hath forgotten me a very long whyle 33 Why beautifiest thou thy wayes so hyely to obteyne fauour therthrough therfore also hast thou taught wickednesse through thy wayes 34 Vpon thy wynges is found the blood of poore and innocent people whom thou didst not fynde in corners holes but thou sluest the prophetes for reprouyng all these thynges 35 Yet darest thou say I am without sinne and giltlesse Tushe his wrath can not come vpon me Beholde I wyll reason with thee because thou darest say I haue not offended 36 Why gaddest thou so much hither and thither to chaunge thy wayes for thou shalt be confounded aswell of Egypt as thou wast of the Assyrians 37 Yea thou shalt go thy way from them and smite thine handes together vpon thy head because the Lorde shall bring that confidence and hope of thine to naught thou shalt not prosper withal The .iij. Chapter 1 God beyng mercifull calleth to repentaunce his people which he had forsaken for their whoredome with idols 20 He exhorteth Israel vnto repentaunce promisyng them sheepheardes that shoulde haue the true knowledge of God 23 The returne of Israel vnto God confessyng their offence 1 COmmonly when a man putteth away his wyfe and she goeth from hym maryeth with another then the question is shoulde he resort vnto her any more after that Is not that lande then defiled and vncleane But as for thee thou hast played the harlot with many louers yet turne agayne to me saith the Lorde 2 Lift vp thine eyes to the hygh places and loke where thou hast not ben defiled Thou hast wayted for them in the streetes and as a murtherer in the wildernesse through thy whoredome and shamefull blasphemies is the lande defiled 3 This is the cause that the rayne and euenyng deawe hath ceassed Thou hast gotten thee an whores forehead and wylt not be ashamed 4 Wylt thou not herafter say vnto me O my father thou art he that hast brought me vp and led me from my youth 5 Wyll God continue his wrath for euer wyll he kepe our faultes in memorie to the ende Neuerthelesse thou speakest such wordes but thou art euer doyng worse and worse to the vtmost of thy power 6 The Lorde sayde also vnto me in the tyme of Iosiah the kyng Hast thou seene what that rebellion Israel hath done howe she hath runne vp vpon all the hylles and among all thicke trees and there played the harlot 7 Hast thou seene also when she had done all this howe I sayde vnto her that she shoulde turne agayne vnto me and yet she is not returned Iuda that vnfaithfull sister of hers also sawe this 8 Namely that after I had well seene the adulterie of the shrinckyng harlot Israel I put her away and gaue her a byll of deuorcement For all this her vnfaithfull sister Iuda was not ashamed but went backe and played the whore 9 Yea and the wantonnesse of her whoredome hath defyled the whole lande For she hath cōmitted fornication with stones and stockes 10 Neuerthelsse her vnfaithfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with her whole heart but faignedlye saith the Lorde 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The backslyder Israel is more righteous then the vnfaithfull Iuda 12 And therfore go preach these wordes towarde the north and say Thou disobedient Israel turne agayne saith the Lorde and I wyll not bring my wrath vpon you for I am mercifull saith the Lorde and I wyll not alway beare displeasure agaynst thee 13 But on this condition that thou know thy great blasphemie namely that thou hast vnfaithfully forsaken the Lord thy God and hast made thy selfe partaker of straunge gods vnder all greene trees and hast had no wyll to heare my voyce saith the Lorde 14 O ye disobedient childrē turne againe saith the Lorde and I wyll be maryed with you for I wyll take one out of the citie and two out of one generation from among you and bryng you into Sion 15 And wyll geue you heardmen after myne owne mynde which shall feede you with learnyng and wisdome 16 Moreouer when ye be encreased and multiplied in the lande then saith the Lorde there shall no more boast be made of the arke of the Lordes testament No man shall thinke vpon it neither shall any man make mention of it for from thencefoorth it shall neither be visited neither shall such thyng be done any more 17 Then shall Hierusalem be called the Lordes seate and all heathen shal be gathered vnto it for the name of the Lordes sake which shal be set vp at Hierusalem And from that tyme foorth they shall folowe no more the imagination of their owne frowarde heart 18 Then those that be of the house of Iuda shal go vnto the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the north into the same lande that I haue geuen your fathers 19 I haue thought thus howe shall I take thee to be my children and geue a pleasaunt lande for thine heritage yea and a goodly hoast of the heathen And I sayd Call me father and shrincke not from me 20 Truely lyke as a woman fayleth her husbande so are ye vnfaithfull vnto me O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde 21 The voyce of the children of Israel was hearde on hye weepyng and waylyng for that they haue defiled their way and forgotten God their Lorde 22 O ye disobedient children turne againe so shall I heale your backturnynges Lo we come vnto thee for thou art the Lorde our God 23 Truely in vayne is health hoped for from the hylles be they neuer so many but the health of Israel standeth only vpon God our Lorde 24 Confusion hath deuoured our fathers labour from our youth vp yea their sheepe and bullockes their sonnes and daughters 25 So do we also sleepe in our confusion and shame couereth vs for we our fathers from our youth vp vnto this day haue sinned agaynst the Lord our God and haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde
and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
shall subdue them 20 Their children shal be as aforetyme and their congregation shall continue in my syght and all those that vexe them wyll I visite 21 A captayne also shall come of them and a prince shall spryng out from the middest of them hym wyll I chalenge to my selfe and he shall come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his heart to come vnto me saith the Lorde 22 Ye shal be my people also and I wyll be your God 23 Beholde on the other syde shall the wrath of the Lorde breake out as a stormie water as a myghtie whirle wynde and shall fall vpon the heades of the vngodly 24 The terrible displeasure of the Lorde shall not leaue of vntyll he haue done and perfourmed the intent of his heart which in the latter dayes ye shall vnderstande The .xxxj. Chapter 1 He prophecieth that the people of Israel shal be restored agayne vnto their prosperitie 18 To be turned from sinne is the gyft of God 27 The birth of Christe is prophecied 30 All the wicked shall dye in their wickednesse 31 The newe testament and couenaunt is prophecied 33 The Christians are taught and instruct of the Lorde 34 Our sinnes shall so be remitted that they shall not once be thought vpon 36 God promiseth that he wyll cast of the Iewes 38 The buildyng agayne of Hierusalem 1 AT the same tyme saith the Lord shal I be the God of all the generations of Israel they shal be my people 2 Thus saith the Lord The people of Israel which escaped in the wildernesse from the sworde founde grace to come into their rest 3 Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appeare vnto me from farre and say I loue thee with an euerlasting loue therfore by my mercie I haue drawen thee vnto me 4 I wyll repayre thee agayne O thou daughter of Israel that thou mayest be fast and sure thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne and go foorth with them that leade the daunce 5 Thou shalt plant vines agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plant and commonly eate of it 6 For the dayes shall come when the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crye Arise let vs go vp vnto Sion to our Lorde God 7 For thus saith the Lorde Reioyce with gladnesse because of Iacob crye vnto the head of the gentiles speake out syng and say O Lorde saue thy people the remnaunt of Israel 8 Beholde I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the north lande and gather them from the endes of the worlde with the blynde lame that are among them with the women that be great with chylde such as be also deliuered and the companie of them that come agayne shal be great 9 They shall come weepyng and with mercifull pitie will I bring them hither agayne I will leade them to the riuers of water in a strayght way where they shall not stumble For I am Israels father and Ephraim is my first borne 10 Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye gentiles preache in the Isles that lye farre of and say He that hath scattered Israel shall gather hym together agayne and shall kepe hym as a sheephearde doth his flocke 11 For the Lorde hath redeemed Iacob and ridde hym from the hande of the violent 12 And they shall come and reioyce vpon the hyll of Sion and shall haue plenteousnesse of goodes which the Lorde shall geue them Namely wheate wine oyle young sheepe and calues and their soule shal be as a well watered garden for they shall no more be hungry 13 Then shall the mayde reioyce in the daunce yea both young and olde folkes for I wyll turne their sorowe into gladnesse and wyll comfort them from their sorowes and make them ioyfull 14 I wyll powre plenteousnesse vpon the heartes of the priestes and my people shal be satisfied with my goodnesse saith the Lorde 15 Thus saith the Lorde The voyce of heauinesse weepyng and lamentation was hearde on hye euen of Rachel mournyng for her children and woulde not be comforted because they were not 16 But nowe saith the Lorde leaue of from weepyng and crying withholde thine eyes from teares for thy labour shal be rewarded saith the Lorde and they shall come agayne out of the lande of their enemies 17 Yea euen thy posteritie shall haue consolation in this saith the Lorde that thy children shal come agayne into their owne lande 18 Moreouer I hearde Ephraim that was led away captiue complayne on this maner O Lorde thou hast correct me thy chastenyng haue I receaued as an vntamed calfe conuert thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou art my Lorde God 19 Yea assoone as thou turnest me I shall refourme my selfe and when I vnderstande I shall smite vpon my thygh For veryly I haue committed shamefull thynges for I haue borne the reproofe and confusion of my youth 20 Vpon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe Is not Ephraim my deare sonne Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime For since the tyme that I first cōmuned with hym I haue hym euer in remembraunce therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him saith the Lorde 21 Make thy selfe markes set vp heapes of stone set thine heart vpon the way that thou didst walke and turne againe O thou daughter of Israel turne agayne to these cities of thine 22 Howe long wilt thou go astray O thou shrinkyng daughter for the Lorde wyll worke a newe thyng vpon earth A woman shall compasse a man 23 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel It wyl come therto that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuitie these wordes shal be hearde in the lande and in his cities The Lord blesse thee O thou dwellyng place of ryghteousnesse O thou holy hyll 24 And there shall dwell Iuda and all her cities the sheepheardes and husbandmen 25 For I shall feede the hungry soule and refreshe all faynt heartes 26 When I hearde this I came agayne to my selfe I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe 27 Beholde saith the Lorde the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israel and the house of Iuda with men and with cattell 28 Yea it shall come therto that like as I haue gone about in tymes past to roote them out to scatter them to breake them downe to destroy them chasten them euen so wyll I also go diligently about to builde them vp agayne and to plant them saith the Lorde 29 Then shall it no more be sayde The fathers haue eaten a sowre grape and the childrens teeth are set on edge 30 For euery one shall dye for his owne misdeedes so that who so eateth a sowre grape his teeth shal be set on edge 31 Beholde the dayes wyll come saith the Lorde that I
name is the Lorde of hoastes so surely as Thabor standeth among the mountaynes and Charmel in the sea euen so assuredly shall this mischiefe come vppon Egypt 19 O thou daughter of Egypt make redye thy geare to flit for Noph shal be voyde and desolate so that no man shal dwell therein 20 The lande of Egypt is lyke a goodly faire calfe but destruction shall come out of the north I say it commeth 21 Her waged souldiers that be with her are lyke fat calues they also shall flee away together and not abyde for the day of their slaughter and the tyme of their visitation shall come vpon them 22 The crye of them shall make a noyse as the hissing of serpentes for they shall enter in with their hoastes and come against her with axes as it were hewers downe of wood 23 And they shall cut downe her wood saith the Lorde they shal be innumerable for they shal be mo in number then the grashoppers so that no man shal be able to tell them 24 The daughter of Egypt is confounded and deliuered into the handes of the people of the north 25 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Beholde I wyll visite that restlesse people of Alexandria Pharao Egypt yea both their gods and their kinges euen Pharoa and all them that put their trust in hym 26 Yea I wyl deliuer them into the handes of those that seeke after their liues namely into the power of Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon and into the power of his seruauntes and after all these thinges it shal be inhabited as aforetyme saith the Lorde 27 Be not thou afraide O my seruaunt Iacob feare not thou O Israel for lo I wyll helpe thee from farre and thy seede from the lande of their captiuitie Iacob also shall come againe and be in rest he shall prosper and no man shall do hym harme 28 Feare thou not O Iacob my seruaunt saith the Lorde for I am with thee and wyll destroy all nations among whom I haue scattered thee neuerthelesse I wyll not consume thee but chasten thee and correct thee yea and that with discretion neither wyll I vtterly destroy thee ¶ The .xlvii. Chapter 1 The worde of the Lorde against the Philistines 1 THese are the wordes that the Lorde spake vnto Ieremie the prophete against the Philistines before that Pharao smote the citie of Azah 2 Thus saith the Lorde Beholde there shal waters arise out of the north and shall growe to a great fludde running ouer couering the lande and all that is therin the cities and them that dwel therin and the men shal crye all they that dwel in the land shal mourne 3 At the noyse and stamping of their strong barbed horses at the shaking of their charrets and at the rumbling of the wheeles the fathers shall not looke to their chyldren so feeble and weerie shall their handes be 4 At the same tyme when he shal be there to destroy the whole lande of the Philistines he shall make waste both Tyrus Sidon and the residue of their ayde for the Lorde wyll destroy the Philistines the remnaunt of the I le of Caphtor 5 Baldnesse is come vpon Azah Ascalon is put to scilence with the rest of their valleys Howe long wylt thou teare thy selfe 6 O thou sworde of the Lorde howe long wylt thou not ceasse Turne againe into thy sheath rest and leaue of 7 But how can it ceasse when the Lord him selfe hath geuen it a charge against Ascalon and raysed it vp against the cities of the sea coast The .xlviij. Chapter 1 The worde of the Lorde against the Moabites 1 THus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel against Moab Wo be to the citie of Nebo for it is layde waste brought to confusion and Kiriathaim is taken Misgab is brought to shame and afraide 2 Moab can boast no more of Hesbon for they haue deuised a mischiefe against it Come shall they say let vs roote them out that they may be no more a nation thou also shalt be destroyed O Madmena and the sworde shall persecute thee 3 A voyce shall crye from Horonaim Great wasting and destruction shall come vpon them 4 Moab is made desolate her litle ones haue cryed out 5 For at the going vp vnto Luith he arose with lamentation and mourning and downe towarde Horonaim they hearde a cruel and deadly crye 6 Get you away saue your liues and be lyke vnto the heath in the wyldernesse 7 For because thou hast trusted in thine owne workes and treasure thou shalt be taken Chamos with his priestes and princes shall go away into captiuitie 8 The destroyer shall come vpon all cities none shall escape The valleys shal be destroyed and the fieldes shal be layde waste lyke as the Lorde hath spoken 9 Geue winges vnto Moab that she get her away speedyly for her cities shal be made so desolate that no man shall dwell therein 10 Cursed be he that doth the worke of the Lorde fraudulently and cursed be he that kepeth backe his sworde from sheddyng of blood 11 Moab hath euer ben riche and carelesse from her youth vp she hath ben still setled vpon lies she was neuer yet put out of one vessell into another that is she neuer went away into captiuitie therefore her taste remayneth and her sauour is not yet chaunged 12 But lo the tyme commeth saith the Lorde that I shall sende her trussers to trusse her vp whiche shall remoue her from her dwelling and emptie her vessels and breake her wine pottes 13 And Moab shal be ashamed of Chamos lyke as Israel was ashamed of Bethel wherein she put her trust 14 Wherefore do ye thinke thus we are mightie and strong men of warre 15 Moab is destroyed and her cities brent vp her chosen young men be slayne saith the kyng whose name is the Lorde of hoastes 16 The destruction of Moab commeth on a pace and her fall is at hande 17 All ye neighbours mourne for her and all ye that knowe her name say O howe happeneth it that the strong staffe and the goodly rodde is thus broken 18 And thou daughter Dibon come downe from thy glory and sit in thyrst for he that destroyeth Moab shall come vp to thee also and breake downe thy strong holdes 19 And thou that dwellest in Aroer get thee to the streete and looke about thee aske them that are fled and escaped and say What thing is happened 20 Oh Moab is confounded and ouercome mourne and crye tell it out at Arnon that Moab is destroyed 21 For iudgement shall come vpon the playne lande namely vpon Holon and Iahzah and vpon Mephaath 22 And vpon Dibon vpon Nabo and Beth Deblathaim 23 Vpon Kiriathaim and vpon Beth Gamul vpon Beth Maon 24 And vpon Carioth vpon Bozra and all the cities in the lande of Moab whether they lye farre or neare 25 The horne of Moab is smitten downe and her arme
thy faythfulnesse 24 The Lorde is my portion saith my soule therefore wyll I hope in hym 25 O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym and to the soule that seeketh after hym 26 The good man with stilnesse and pacience taryeth for the health of the Lorde 27 O howe good is it for a man to take the yoke vpon him from his youth vp 28 He sitteth alone he holdeth hym styll because he hath taken the Lordes yoke vpon hym 29 He layeth his face vpon the earth if there happen to be any hope 30 He offreth his cheeke to the smyter he wyll be content with reproffes 31 For the Lord wil not forsake for euer 32 But though he punishe yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne 33 For he doth not plague willingly and afflict the chyldren of men 34 To treade all the prysoners of the earth vnder his feete 35 To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest 36 To condemne a man in his cause the Lord hath not pleasure in such thinges 37 What is he then that saith there should some thing be done without the Lordes commaundement 38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euyll and good 39 Wherefore then murmureth the liuing man let hym murmure at his owne sinne 40 Let vs looke well vpon our wayes and remember our selues and turne agayne to the Lorde 41 Let vs lift our heartes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heauen 42 We haue ben dissemblers and haue offended wylt thou therefore not be intreated 43 Thou hast couered vs in thy wrath and persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without any fauour 44 Thou hast hid thy selfe in a cloude that our prayer should not go through 45 Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despised among the people 46 All our enemies gape vpon vs. 47 Feare and pit is come vpon vs yea deceipt and destruction 48 Whole riuers of water gushe out of mine eyes for the hurt of my people 49 Myne eyes runne and cannot ceasse for there is no rest 50 O Lorde when wylt thou looke downe from heauen and consider 51 Mine eyes breaketh my heart because of all the daughters of my citie 52 Mine enemies hunted me out sharply like a byrde yea that without a cause 53 They haue put downe my life into a pit and they haue cast stones vpon me 54 They haue powred water vpon my head then thought I nowe am I vndone 55 I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the deepe pit 56 Thou hast heard my voyce and hast not turned away thyne eares from my sighing and crying 57 Thou hast inclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon thee and hast said feare not 58 Thou O Lorde hast mayntayned the cause of my soule and hast redeemed my lyfe 59 O Lorde thou hast seene my wrong take thou my cause vpon thee 60 Thou hast well considered howe they go about to do me harme and that all their counsels are against me 61 Thou hast hearde their despitefull wordes O Lorde yea and all the imaginations against me 62 The lippes of mine enemies and their deuises that they take against me al the day long 63 Thou seest also their sitting downe and their rising vp they make their songes of nothing but of me 64 Rewarde them O Lorde according to the workes of their handes 65 Geue them an obstinate heart euen thy curse 66 Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignation and roote them out from vnder the heauen ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 O Howe is the golde become so dimme howe is the most fine golde so sore chaunged and the stones of the sanctuarie thus scattered in the corner of euery streete 2 The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precious golde howe are they nowe become lyke the earthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande 3 The dragons geue their young ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruel like the Estriches in the wildernesse 4 The tongues of the sucking chyldren cleaue to the roofe of their mouthes for very thyrst the young chyldren aske bread but there is no man that geueth it them 5 They that were wont to fare delicatelye perishe in the streetes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of doung 6 The sinne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednesse of Sodome that sodaynely was destroyed and not taken with handes 7 Her abstayners were whyter then the snowe or milke their colour was freshe red as corall their beautie like the Saphire 8 But nowe their faces be very blacke insomuche that thou shouldest not knowe them in the streetes their skinne cleaueth to their bones it is withered and become like a drye stocke 9 They that be slayne with the sworde are happier then such as dye of hunger and perishe away famishing for the fruites of the fielde 10 The women whiche of nature are pitifull haue sodden their owne chyldren with their hands that they might be their meate in the miserable destruction of the daughter of my people 11 The Lorde hath perfourmed his heauie wrath he hath powred out the furiousnesse of his displeasure he hath kindeled a fire in Sion which hath consumed the foundations therof 12 Neither the kynges of the earth nor all the inhabitours of the world would haue beleued that the enemie and aduersarie shoulde haue come in at the gates of the citie of Hierusalem 13 Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the sinne of her prophetes and for the wickednesse of her priestes that haue shed innocents blood within her 14 As blinde men went they stumbling in the streetes and stayned them selues with blood insomuch that the heathen woulde in no wyse touche their garmentes 15 But they cryed vnto them flee ye polluted away get you hence touche not for they are vncleane and be remoued yea they haue said among the heathen they shall no more dwell in this citie 16 The countenaunce of the Lorde hath banished them and shall neuer looke more vpon them for they them selues neither regarded the priestes nor pitied their elders 17 Wherefore yet our eyes fayled vs whyles we looked for our vayne helpe seeing we euer wayted vpon a people that coulde do vs no good 18 They lay so sharpe wayte for vs that we can not go safe vpon the streetes for our ende is come our dayes are fulfilled our ende is here 19 Our persecutours are swifter then the Egles of the ayre they folowed vppon vs ouer the mountaynes and layde wayte for vs in the wyldernesse 20 The very breath of our mouth euen the annointed of the Lorde hym selfe was taken in their net of whom we say Vnder his shadowe we shal be preserued among the heathen 21 And thou O daughter Edom that dwellest in the land
and thou shalt say vnto them Thus saith the Lorde God Whoso heareth let hym heare whoso leaueth of let him leaue for they are a rebellious house ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 The siege of the citie of Hierusalem is signified 9 The long continuaunce of the captiuitie of Israel 16 A hunger is prophesied to come in the captiuitie 1 THou sonne of man take thee a tyle stone and lay it before thee and purtray vpon it the citie Hierusalem 2 And lay siege against it and builde a fort against it and cast a mount against it set the campe also against it and lay engins of warre against it rounde about 3 Moreouer take an iron panne and set it betwixt thee and the citie in steede of an iron wall then set thy face towarde it to besiege it and make an assault against it this shal be a token vnto the house of Israel 4 But thou shalt sleepe vpon thy left side and lay the sinne of the house of Israel vpon it according to the number of the dayes that thou shalt sleepe vpon it thou shalt beare their iniquitie 5 For I haue layde vpon thee the yeres of their iniquitie according to the number of the dayes euen three hundred and ninetie dayes so shalt thou beare the iniquitie of the house of Israel 6 When thou hast fulfilled these dayes lye downe agayne and sleepe vpon thy right side and beare the sinnes of the house of Iuda fourtie dayes haue I appointed thee a day for a yere euen a day for a yere 7 Therfore set nowe thy face towarde the siege of Hierusalem and discouer thine arme that thou mayest prophecie against it 8 Behold I will lay chaines vpon thee that thou shalt not turne thee from one side to another till thou hast ended the dayes of thy besieging 9 Wherfore take vnto thee wheate barlye beanes lintils millot and fetches and put these together in a vessell and make thee loaues of bread thereof according to the number of the dayes that thou must lye vpon thy side that thou mayest haue bread to eate for three hundred and ninetie dayes 10 And thy meate that thou eatest shall haue a certaine wayght appointed namely twentie sicles euery day from time to time shalt thou eate therof 11 Thou shalt drinke also a certaine measure of water namely the sixt part of an Hin from tyme to tyme shalt thou drinke 12 Barly cakes shalt thou eate and them shalt thou bake in mans doung before their eyes 13 And with that sayde the Lord Euen thus shall the chyldren of Israel eate their defiled bread among the gentiles whyther I wyll cast them 14 Then sayde I Oh Lorde God beholde my soule was yet neuer stayned for fro my youth vp vnto this houre I did neuer eate of a dead carkase or of that whiche was slayne of wylde beastes neither came there euer any vncleane fleshe in my mouth 15 Whervnto he aunswered me Lo I wyll graunt thee cowcasins in steede of mans doung and thou shalt make thy bread with them 16 And he saide vnto me Beholde thou sonne of man I wyll breake the staffe of bread in Hierusalem and they shall eate their bread with waight and with care and their water in measure and astonishment shall they drinke 17 That they may cause a lacke of bread and water and be astonied one at another and be consumed in their iniquitie The .v. Chapter 1 The signe of the heere 's by which is signified the destruction of the people 6 The causes of the anger of God towarde the people 1 O Thou sonne of man take thee then a sharpe knife namely a barbers rasour take that to thee and cause it to passe vpon thy head and vpon thy beard then take thee waight scales and deuide the heere 2 Thou shalt burne with fire the thirde part in the middest of the citie when the dayes of the siege are fulfylled and thou shalt take the other thirde part and smite about it with a knife and the last thirde part thou shalt scatter in the wynde and I wyll drawe out a sworde after them 3 Thou shalt also take therof a fewe in number and bynde them in thy lappe 4 Of them yet shalt thou take and cast them into the middest of the fire burne them in the fire therof shall a fire come foorth into all the house of Israel 5 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God This same is Hierusalem which I set in the middest of nations and countreis rounde about her 6 But she hath chaunged my iudgementes into wickednesse more then the nations and my statutes more then the countreis that are rounde about her for they haue refused my iudgementes and my statutes and not walked in them 7 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God For your multiplying more then the gentiles that dwell rounde about you and because ye haue not walked in my lawes neither haue ye kept my ordinaunces no ye haue not done accordyng to the iudgementes of the nations that are rounde about you 8 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Beholde I will also come agaynst thee I my selfe I say for in the middest of thee wyll I execute iudgement in the sight of the heathen 9 And I wyll handle thee of such a fashion as I neuer did before as I will neuer do from that tyme foorth and that because of all thine abhominations 10 For in thee the fathers shal be fayne to eate their owne sonnes and the sonnes their owne fathers I wyll execute iudgement in thee and the whole remnaunt of thee wyll I scatter into all the wyndes 11 Wherfore as truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God seyng thou hast defiled my sanctuarie with all maner of abhominations and with all shamefull offences 12 For this cause will I also destroy thee mine eye shall not spare thee neither wyll I haue any pitie 13 One thirde part within thee shall dye of the pestilence and be consumed of hunger another thirde part shal be slayne downe rounde about thee with the sworde the other thirde part that remayneth wyll I scatter abrode towarde all the wyndes and drawe out a sworde after them 14 Thus wyll I perfourme mine indignation make my wrath to settle vpon them and I will be comforted so that when I haue fulfylled myne anger agaynst them they shall knowe that I am the Lorde which with a feruent gelousie haue spoken it 15 Moreouer I wyll make thee waste and reuiled among all the heathen that dwell about thee in the sight of all them that go by thee 16 So thou shalt be a reproche and shame a chastisement and a wondryng vnto the nations that are rounde about thee when I shall execute iudgementes in thee in anger in wrath and in sharpe rebukes I the Lorde haue spoken it 17 When I shoote among them the perilous dartes of hunger which shal be for their
a small whordome of thyne 21 And thou hast slayne my chyldren and deliuered them to cause them to passe through the fire for them 22 And yet in all thyne abhominations and whordomes thou hast not remembred the dayes of thy youth howe naked and bare thou wast at that tyme and wast defiled in thyne owne blood 23 After all these thy wickednesses wo wo vnto thee saith the Lorde God 24 Thou hast buylt vnto thee an hye place and hast made thee an hye place in euery streete 25 Thou hast buylt thyne hye place at euery head of the way thou hast made thy beautie to be abhorred thou hast opened thy feete to euery one that came by and multiplied thy whoredome 26 Thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours whiche were great in fleshe and thus hast thou increased thyne whordome to anger me 27 Beholde I did stretche out my hand ouer thee and dyd minishe thy store of foode and deliuered thee ouer into the wylles of them that hate thee euen the daughters of the Philistines which are ashamed of thyne abhominable wayes 28 Thou hast plaied the whore also with the Assyrians because thou wast insatiable yea thou hast I say with them played the harlot and yet hadst thou not inough 29 Thus hast thou furthermore multiplied thy fornication from the lande of Chanaan vnto the Chaldees and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith 30 Howe weake is thyne heart saith the Lorde God seeing thou doest all these workes of a presumptuous whorishe woman 31 Buylding thy hye places at the head of euery way and makest thy hye places in euery streete thou hast not ben as another whore that holdeth scorne of a rewarde 32 But as a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke and taketh other in steede of her husbande 33 Giftes are geuen to all other whores but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers rewardest them to come vnto thee on euery side for thy fornication 34 It is come to passe with thee in thy whoredomes contrary to the vse of other women yea there hath no suche fornication ben committed after thee seeing that thou geuest gyftes vnto other and no rewarde is geuen thee therfore thou art contrary 35 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde O thou harlot 36 Thus saith the Lorde God Because thou hast powred out thy brasse and discouered thy filthynes thorowe thy fornications with thy louers and with all the idols of thyne abhominations and in the blood of thy chyldren whom thou hast geuen them 37 Beholde therefore I wyll gather together all thy louers with whom thou hast taken pleasure yea and all them whom thou hast loued and euery one that thou hatest I wyll I say gather them together rounde about against thee and wil discouer thy shame before them that they may see all thy filthynesse 38 Moreouer I wyll iudge thee as a breaker of wedlocke and a murtherer and recompence thee thyne owne blood in wrath and gelousie 39 I wyll geue thee ouer into their handes and they shal destroy thy hie place and breake downe thy hye places they shall strip thee also out of thy clothes thy faire iewels shall they take from thee and so leaue thee naked and bare 40 Yea they shall bryng a company vpon thee whiche shall stone thee with stones and thrust thee through with their swordes 41 They shall burne vp thy houses with fire and punishe thee in the sight of many women thus wyll I make thee ceasse from playing the harlot so that thou shalt geue out no more rewardes 42 So wyll I make my wrath towarde thee to rest and my ielousie shall depart from thee and I will ceasse and be angry no more 43 Seing thou remembrest not the dayes of thy youth but hast fretted me in all these thinges beholde therfore I wyll bryng thyne owne wayes vpon thy head saith the Lord God so that thou shalt not commit any more mischiefe vpon all thyne abhominations 44 Beholde all they that vse common prouerbes shall vse this prouerbe also against thee saying Such a mother such a daughter 45 Thou art euen thy mothers owne daughter that hath cast of her husband and her chyldren yea thou art the sister of thy sisters which forsoke their husbandes their chyldren your mother is an Hittite your father an Amorite 46 Thyne eldest sister is Samaria she and her daughters that dwell vpon thy left hande but thy younger sister that dwelleth on thy right hande is Sodoma and her daughters 47 Yet hast thou not walked after their wayes nor done after their abhominations as a litle and a litle but in all thy wayes thou hast ben more corrupt then they 48 As truely as I liue saith the Lorde God Sodoma thy sister with her daughters haue not done as thou hast done and thy daughters 49 Behold the sinnes of thy sister Sodoma were these Pryde fulnesse of meate and aboundaunce of idlenesse these thinges had she and her daughters besides that they strengthed not the hande of the poore and needie 50 But they were hautit and committed abhomination before me therefore I toke them away as I sawe good 51 Neither hath Samaria done halfe of thy sinnes yea thou hast exceeded them in thyne abhominations and hast iustified thy sisters in all thyne abhominations whiche thou hast done 52 Therfore thou which didst condemne thy sister beare thyne owne shame for thyne owne offences that thou hast cōmitted more abhominable then they dyd which in deede are more righteous then thou art be thou I say ashamed and beare the shamefull rebuke seeing that thou hast iustified thy sisters 53 Therfore I wyll bryng agayne their captiuitie the captiuitie of Sodom and her daughters the captiuitie of Samaria and her daughters and the captiuitie of thy captiuities among them 54 That thou mayest take thyne owne confusion vpon thee and be ashamed of all that thou hast done in that thou hast comforted them 55 And thy sister Sodom and her daughters shall returne to their former state Samaria also and her daughters shall returne to their former state when thou and thy daughters shall returne to your former state 56 For thy sister Sodom was not heard of by thy report in the day of thy pryde 57 Before thy wickednesse was discouered according to the tyme of the reproche of the daughters of Aram and of all the daughters of the Philistines rounde about her whiche despise thee on all sides 58 Thou hast borne thy wickednesse and thyne abhomination saith the Lorde 59 For thus saith the Lorde God I might by right deale with thee as thou hast done which hast depised the othe in breaking the couenaunt 60 Neuerthelesse I wyll remember my couenaunt with thee in the daies of thy youth and I wyll establishe vnto thee an euerlasting couenaunt 61 Then shalt thou remember thy wayes and be ashamed when thou shalt receaue thy
shed in the lande thou shalt be put out of remembraunce for I the Lorde haue spoken it The .xxij. Chapter The worde of the Lorde agaynst Hierusalem for manslaughter and denying due honour to their fathers and mothers and other wickednesses 25 Of the wicked doctrine of the false prophets and priestes and of their vnsatiable couetousnesse 27 The tirannie of rulers 29 The wickednesse of the people 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me and sayde 2 Thou sonne of man wylt thou not iudge wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie wylt thou not shewe her all her abhominations 3 And tell them thus saith the Lorde God The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it that her tyme may come and maketh idols agaynst her selfe to defile her selfe 4 Thou hast made thy selfe giltie in the blood that thou hast shed and defyled thee in the idols which thou hast made thou hast caused thy dayes to drawe nye and made the tyme of thy yeres to come therfore wyll I make thee a reproche among the heathen and to be a mockyng in all landes 5 Whether they be nye or farre from thee they shall laugh thee to scorne thou that hast gotten thee so foule a name and art full of trouble 6 Beholde the rulers of Israel euery one in thee was redy to his power to shed blood 7 In thee haue they dispised father and mother in thee haue they oppressed the straunger in thee haue they vexed the widowe and the fatherlesse 8 Thou hast dispised my holy thynges and defiled my Sabbathes 9 Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood in thee are such as eate vpon the hylles and in thee they commit abhomination 10 In thee they discouered their fathers shame in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution 11 Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbours wife and abhominably defiled his daughter in lawe in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister euen his fathers daughter 12 Yea giftes haue ben receaued in thee to shed blood thou hast taken vsurie and encrease thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion and forgotten me saith the Lorde God 13 Beholde I haue smitten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed and vpon the blood which hath ben shed in thee 14 Is thy heart able to endure or may thy handes be strenghthened in the dayes that I shal haue to do with thee Euen I the Lorde that speake it wyll bryng it also to passe 15 I wyll scatter thee among the heathen strawe thee about in the landes and wyll cause thy filthinesse to ceasse out of thee 16 Yea and thou shalt be thine owne inheritaunce in the sight of the heathen that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde 17 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 18 Thou sonne of man the house of Israel is vnto me as drosse all they are brasse tinne iron and lead in the middest of the furnace euen drosse of siluer are they 19 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Forasmuch as ye all are turned into drosse therfore beholde I wyll bryng you together vnto Hierusalem 20 Lyke as they gather siluer brasse iron tinne and lead into the middest of the furnace and the fire is blowne there vnder to melt them euen so wyll I gather you in mine anger in my wrath and let you remayne there and cause you to melt 21 I wyll bryng you together and blowe the fire of my wrath vpon you and ye shal be molten in the middest therof 22 Lyke as the siluer is molten in the furnace so shall ye also be molten therin that ye may knowe howe that I the Lord haue powred my wrath vpon you 23 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 24 Thou sonne of man tell her Thou art an vncleane lande which is not rayned vpon in the day of wrath 25 There is a conspiracie of her prophetes in the middest therof as a roring lion rauenyng his pray they deuour soules they haue taken the riche and pretious thynges they haue made her many widowes in the middest therof 26 Her priestes haue broken my lawe and defiled my holy thynges they put no difference betweene the holy vnholy neither discerne they betweene the cleane vncleane they turne their eyes from my Sabbathes and I am defiled among them 27 Thy rulers in thee are lyke woolues rauenyng the pray to shed blood and destroy soules for their owne couetous lucre 28 As for her prophetes they daube with vntempered morter they see vanities and diuine lyes vnto them saying The Lorde saith so wheras the Lorde hath not spoken 29 The people in the lande vsed wicked extortion and robbery they vexe the poore and needy and oppresse the straunger agaynst right 30 And I sought among them for a man that woulde make vp the hedge and set hym selfe in the gap before me in the landes behalfe that I shoulde not destroy it but I coulde fynde none 31 Therfore haue I powred out my cruel displeasure vpon them and consumed them in the fire of my wrath their owne wayes wyll I recompence vpon their heades saith the Lorde God The .xxiii. Chapter 4 Of the fornication that is to say of the idolatrie of Samaria and Hierusalem vnder the name of Aholah and Aholibah 11 In comparison of Samaria he sheweth that the fornication of Hierusalem is the filthier 22 The destruction of Hierusalem is prophecied 36 The adulterie of both the whores is founde out 47 Their destruction 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man there were two women the daughters of one mother 3 And they committed fornication in Egypt they played the harlottes in their youth there were their breastes pressed and there they bruised the teaâ—es of their virginitie 4 The names of them were Aholah the elder and Aholibah her sister and they were mine and they bare sonnes and daughters thus were their names Samaria is Aholah and Hierusalem Aholibah 5 Aholah played y e harlot when she was mine and she was set on fire with her louers the Assyrians her neighbours 6 Which were clothed with blewe silke both captaynes and princes they were all pleasaunt young men and horsemen rydyng vpon horses 7 Thus she committed her whordome with them beyng all chosen men of Asshur with all on whom she doted and defiled her selfe with all their idols 8 Neither left she the fornication that she vsed with the Egyptians for in her youth they lay with her they bruised the brestes of her maydenhead and powred their whordome vpon her 9 Wherfore I deliuered her into the handes of her louers euen into y e handes of the Assyrians vpon whom she doted 10 These discouered her shame toke her sonnes daughters and slue her with the sworde an euyll name had she among women
take a bootie to turne thy hande vpon the desolate places that are nowe inhabited vpon that people that is gathered together from among the heathen whiche haue gotten cattell and goodes and dwell in the mids of the lande 13 Then shall Saba and Dedan and the marchauntes of Tharsis with all their lions say vnto thee Art thou come to spoyle a pray hast thou gathered thy people together to take a bootie to take away siluer and golde to cary away cattel and good and to haue a great pray 14 Therfore O thou sonne of man thou shalt prophecie and say vnto Gog thus sayth the Lord God In that day when my people Israel dwelleth safe shalt thou not knowe it 15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north partes thou and much people with thee which ride al vpon horses euen a great multitude and a mightie armie 16 Yea thou shalt come vpon my people of Israel as a cloude to couer the lande this shall come to passe in the latter dayes and I will bring thee vp into my land that the heathen may knowe me when I shal be sanctified in thee O Gog before their eyes 17 Thus sayth the Lorde God Art not thou he of whom I haue spoken in olde time by the handes of my seruauntes the prophetes of Israel which prophecied in those dayes and yeres that I should bring thee vpon them 18 At the same time when Gog commeth vp into the lande of Israel sayth the Lorde God shall myne indignation rise in my wrath 19 For in my ielousie and fire of my wrath haue I spoken it surely at that time ther shal be a great shaking in the lande of Israel 20 The very fishes in the sea the foules in the ayre the beastes of the fielde and all that moue and crepe vpon the earth and all the men that are vpon the earth shall tremble at my presence the hilles also shal be turned vpside downe the staires shall fall and all walles shall fall downe to the grounde 21 I will call for a sworde vpon hym in all my mountaynes sayth the Lorde God so that euery mans sworde shal be vpon another 22 With pestilence and blood wil I pleade against him stormie rayne and haylestones fire and brimstone wil I cause to rayne vpon him and all his hoastes yea and vpon all that great people that is with him 23 Thus will I be magnified sanctified and knowen in the eyes of many nations and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde The .xxxix. Chapter 1 He sheweth the destruction of Gog and Magog 11 The graue of Gog and his hoast 1â— He prophecieth that Gog and his companie shal be deuoured of birdes and beastes 23 Wherfore the house of Israel is wasted 25 Their bringing againe from captiuitie is promised 1 THerfore O thou sonne of man prophecie against Gog speake thus sayth the Lorde God Behold O Gog thou chiefe prince at Mesech and Tubal I will vpon thee 2 And I wil turne thee about and I wil prouoke thee forward and cause thee to come vp from the north partes and bring thee vp to the mountaynes of Israel 3 As for thy bow I wil smite it out of thy left hande and cause thyne arrowes to fall out of thy right hande 4 Thou with all thyne hoast and all the people that is with thee shall fall vpon the mountaynes of Israel then will I geue thee vnto the flockes of birdes euen to all fethered foules and beastes of the fielde to be deuoured 5 Thou shalt fal vpon the open fielde for I haue spoken it sayth the Lorde God 6 Into Magog and among those that sit so carelesse in the Iles will I sende a fire and they shal know that I am the Lorde 7 I will make also the name of my holinesse to be knowen among my people of Israel and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more but the very heathen also shall knowe that I am the Lord the holy one of Israel 8 Behold it is come and it is done sayth the Lorde God this is the day wherof I haue spoken 9 They that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go foorth and set fire vpon the weapons and burne them shieldes and speares bowes arowes hand staues and swordes and they shal burne them with fire seuen yeres 10 So that they shall els bring no wood from the fielde neither hew downe any out of the wood for with weapons shal they make their fire they shall rob those that robbed them and spoyle those that spoyled them sayth the Lorde God 11 At the same time wil I geue vnto Gog a place to be buried in Israel euen the valley wherethrough men go towarde the east sea those that trauayle thereby shall stop their noses there shall Gog and all his multitute be buried it shal be called the valley of the multitude of Gog. 12 Seuen monethes long shall the house of Israel be burying of them that they may cleanse the lande 13 Yea all the people of the land shal burie them and they shall haue a name when I shal be glorified sayth the Lord God 14 They shall chose out men to go continually thorowe the lande to burie as they passe through those that remayne vpon the ground to cleanse it after the end of seuen monethes shall they make their searche 15 And the trauaylers that passe thorowe the land where they see a mans bone they shal set vp a token by it til the dead buriers haue buried it also in the valley of the multitude of Gog. 16 And the name of the citie shal be called Hamonah thus shall they make the lande cleane 17 And thou sonne of man thus sayth the Lord God Speake vnto the birdes and all fethered foules yea and to all the beastes of the fielde Assemble you together and come gather you round about to my sacrifice that I sacrifice for you euen a great sacrifice vpon the mountaynes of Israel that ye may eate fleshe and drinke blood 18 Ye shall eate the fleshe of the valiaunt and drinke the blood of the princes of the land of the rammes of the weathers of the goates and of the bullockes that be all fed at Basan 19 Ye shall eate the fat your belly full and drinke blood till ye be drunken of my sacrifice which I haue sacrificed for you 20 Ye shall fil you at my table with horses horsemen with the valiaunt and men of warre sayth the Lorde God 21 I wil set my glorie also among the gentiles that all the heathen may see my iudgement that I haue executed my hand whiche I haue layde vpon them 22 And the house of Israel shall knowe that I am the Lorde their God from that day and so forwarde 23 And the heathen shal know that wheras the house of Israel was led into
poule their heades onely 21 21 Al the priestes that go into the inmost court shal drinke no wine 22 They shall mary no widowe neither one that is put from her husband but a maide of the seede of the house of Israel or a widowe that hath had a priest before 23 They shall shewe my people the difference betweene the holy and vnholy and cause them to discerne betwixt the cleane and vncleane 24 And in controuersie they shall stand to iudge and geue sentence after my iudgementes and my lawes and my statutes shal they kepe in al my solempne feastes and halowe my Sabbathes 25 They shall come at no dead person to defile them selues but with father or mother sonne or daughter brother or sister that hath had yet no husband may they be defiled 26 And when he is cleansed there shal be reckened vnto him seuen dayes 27 And when he goeth into the sanctuarie vnto the inner court to minister in the sanctuarie he shal bring his sinne offring saith the Lorde 28 There shal be to them an inheritauÌ„ce euen I their inheritaunce but possession shall ye geue them none in Israel for I am their possession 29 The meate offering sinne offring and trespasse offring shal they eate euery dedicate thing in Israel shal be theirs 30 And all the first of all the first borne and euery oblation euen all of euery sort of your oblations shal be the priestes ye shall also geue vnto the priestes the first of your dough that he may cause the blessing to rest in thyne house 31 But the priestes shal eate nothing that is dead by it selfe or torne of foule or of beaste ¶ The .xlv. Chapter 1 Out of all the lande of promise are there separated foure portions of which the first is geuen to the priestes and to the temple the seconde to the Leuites the third to the citie the fourth to the prince 9 An exhortation to the heades of Israel 10 Of iust waightes and measures 13 Of the first fruâ—tes 1 WHen ye deuide the land by the lot for inheritaunce ye shall offer an oblation to the Lorde a holy portion of the lande twentie and fiue thousand canes long and ten thousand broade this shal be holy in all the borders thereof rounde about 2 Of this part there shall belong vnto the sanctuarie fiue hundred cubites in length with fiue hundred in breadth square rounde about and fiftie cubites rounde about for the suburbes 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure namely of the length of twentie fiue thousand and the breadth of ten thousand and in it shal be the sanctuarie and the most holy place 4 That holy portion of the lande shall parteyne vnto the priestes which do seruice in the sanctuarie which come neare to serue the Lorde and it shal be vnto them a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuarie 5 And in the twentie and fiue thousand length and ten thousand breadth shall the Leuites that minister in the house haue their possession for twentie chambers 6 Ye shal geue also vnto the citie a possession of fiue thousand canes broade and twentie and fiue thousand long ouer against the oblation of the holy portion that shal be for the whole house of Israel 7 And a portion shal be for the prince on this side and on that side of the oblation of the holy portion and of the possession of the citie euen before the oblation of the holy portion and before the possession of the citie from the west corner westwarde from the east corner eastwarde and the length shal be by one of the portions from the west border vnto the east border 8 In this lande shal be his possession in Israel and my princes shall no more oppresse my people and the rest of the lande shall they geue to the house of Israel according to their tribes 9 Thus saith the Lorde God Let it suffise you O ye princes of Israel leaue of crueltie and oppression and execute iudgement and iustice take away your exactions from my people saith the lord God 01 Ye shall haue a true Ballaunce a true Ephah and a true Bath 11 The Ephah and the Bath shal be alyke one Bath shall containe the tenth parte of an Homer and an Ephah the tenth part of an Homer the equalitie thereof shal be after the Homer 12 The Sicle maketh twentie Gerrahs twentie Sicles and twentie fiue and fifteene Sicles make a Maneh 13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer the sixt part of an Ephah out of an Homer of wheate and the sixt part of an Ephah out of an Homer of barlye 14 Concerning the ordinaunces of the oyle euen of the Bath of oyle ye shall offer the tenth part of a Bath out of the Cor ten Bathes shal be a Homer because ten Bathes fill a Homer 15 And one lambe from two hundred sheepe out of the fat pastures of Israel for a meate offring burnt offring and peace offring to reconcile them saith the Lorde God 16 All the people of the lande shall geue this oblation for the prince in Israel 17 Againe it shal be the princes part to offer burnt offringes meate offringes and wine offringes in the holy dayes newe moones Sabbathes in all the hie feastes of the house of Israel he shal prepare the sinne offring meate offring burnt offring and peace offring to reconcile the house of Israel 18 Thus saith the Lorde God The first day of the first moneth thou shalt take a young bullocke without blemishe and cleanse the sanctuarie 19 So the priest shall take of the blood of the sinne offring and put it vpon the postes of the house vpon the foure corners of the frame of the aulter vpon the postes of the gate of the inner court 20 And thus shalt thou do also the seuenth day of the moneth for such as haue sinned of ignoraunce or being deceaued to reconcile the house withall 21 Vpon the fourteenth day of the first moneth ye shall haue the passouer a feast of seuen dayes and ye shall eate vnleauened bread 22 Vpon the same day shal the prince prepare for him selfe and all the people of the lande a bullocke for a sinne offring 23 And in the seuen dayes of the feast he shall make a burnt offring to the Lord euen of seuen bullockes seueÌ„ rammes without blemishe dayly for seuen dayes and a hee goate dayly for a sinne offring 24 And he shall prepare a meate offering of an Ephah for a bullocke an Ephah for a ramme and a Hin of oyle for an Ephah 25 In the seuenth moneth in the fifteenth day of the moneth on the feast he shall do according vnto these for seuen dayes according to the sinne offering according to the burnt offring and according to the meate offring and according to the oyle The .xlvj. Chapter 1 The sacrifice of the
come foorth of his chamber and the bride out of her closet 17 Let the priestes the Lordes ministers weepe betwixt the porche the aulter and let them say Spare thy people O Lord and geue not ouer thine heritage to reproche that the heathen shoulde rule ouer them Wherfore shoulde they say amongst the heathen Where is their God 18 And then the Lorde wyll be ielous ouer his lande wyll spare his people 19 Yea the Lorde wyll aunswere and say to his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne and wine and oyle and wyll satisfie you therwith and wyll not geue you ouer any more to be a reproche among the heathen 20 And I wyll remoue farre of from you the northen armie and I wyll driue him into a lande barren and desolate with his face towardes the east sea and his hinder partes towardes the vttermost sea and his stinch shall arise and his corruption shall ascende because he hath exalted him selfe to do this 21 Feare not O thou lande be glad and reioyce for the Lorde wyll do great thinges 22 Be not afrayde ye beastes of the fielde for the fruitfull places of the desert are greene for the tree beares her fruite the figge tree and the vine yeelde their strength 23 Be glad then ye children of Sion and reioyce in the Lorde your God for he hath geuen you moderate rayne he wyll sende downe for you the rayne euen the first rayne the latter rayne in the first moneth 24 And the barnes shal be fylled with corne and the presses shall ouerflowe with wine and oyle 25 And I wyll restore to you the yeres which the grashopper the canker worme the locust and the caterpiller haue deuoured my great armie which I sent amongst you 26 And you shall eate in plentie and be satisfied and shall prayse the name of the Lorde your God which hath dealt wonderously with you and my people shall not be ashamed any more 27 And you shall knowe that I am in the middle of Israel and that I am the Lorde your God and none but I and my people shall neuer be ashamed 28 And it shall come to passe after this I wyll powre out my spirite vpon all fleshe and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie your olde men shall dreame dreames your young men shall see visions 29 Also in those dayes vpon the seruauntes and vpon the handmaydens wyll I powre out my spirite 30 And I will shewe wonders in heauen and in earth blood and fire and pillers of smoke 31 The sunne shal be turned into darknesse and the moone into blood before that great and terrible day of the Lord come 32 But whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord shal be saued for there shal be deliueraunce in mount Sion and in Hierusalem as the Lord hath promised and also in the remnaunt whom the Lorde shall call The .iij. Chapter Of the iudgement of God agaynst the enemies of his people 1 FOr beholde in those dayes and in that time when I shall bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iuda Hierusalem 2 I wyll also gather all the gentiles and cause them to come into the valley of Iehosaphat and I will pleade with them there for my people and heritage Israel which they haue scattered amongst the nations and haue parted my lande 3 And thei haue cast lottes for my people and chaunged the boy for an harlot and solde the gyrle for wine that they might drynke 4 And what haue you to do with me O Tyre and Sidon and all the coastes of Palestine wyll ye render me recompence and if you recompence me I shal swiftly and speedyly returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 5 For ye haue taken my siluer and my golde my pleasaunt pretious thinges haue caryed them into your temples 6 You haue solde also the children of Iuda and the children of Hierusalem to the Gretians that you might send them farre from their owne countrey 7 Beholde I will rayse them out of that place whither you haue solde them and wyll returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 8 And I wyll sell your sonnes and your daughters into the handes of the children of Iuda and they shall sell them vnto the Sabeans to a nation that dwelleth farre of for the Lorde hath spoken it 9 Publishe this thyng among the gentiles proclayme warre wake vp the mightie men let all the men of warre drawe neare and come vp 10 Breake your plowe shares into swordes and your sithes into speares let the weake say I am strong 11 Assemble your selues and come all you heathen and gather your selues together rounde about there shall the Lord cast downe thy mightie men 12 Let the heathen arise and come vp to the valley of Iehosaphat for there will I sit to iudge all nations rounde about 13 Put in your sithes for y e haruest is ripe come ye and descende for the wine presse is full yea the presses ouerflowe for their wickednesse is multiplied 14 O people people come into the valley of finall iudgement for the day of the Lorde is at hande in the valley of finall iudgement 15 The sunne and the moone shal be darkned and the starres shall withdrawe their light 16 The Lord also shall rore out of Sion and out of Hierusalem shall he geue his voyce the heauens and the earth shall shake but the Lorde wyll be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel 17 So shall you knowe that I am the Lorde your God dwellyng in Sion my holy mountayne then shall Hierusalem be holy and there shall no straungers passe through here any more 18 And in that day shall the mountaynes drop downe sweete wine and the hylles shall flowe with mylke all the riuers of Iuda shall runne with water and a fountayne shall come out of the house of the Lorde and shall water the valley of Sittim 19 Egypt shal be waste and Edom shal be a desolate wildernesse for the iniuries done to the children of Iuda because they haue shed innocent blood in their lande 20 But Iuda shal dwel for euermore and Hierusalem from generation to generation 21 I wil also clense the blood of them that I haue not clensed and the Lord dwelleth in Sion ⧠The booke of the prophete Amos. The first Chapter 1 The condition and state of Amos and the time of his prophecie 3 The worde of the Lorde against Damascus the Philistines ▪ Cyrus Idumea and Ammon 1 THe wordes of Amos who was among the sheepheardes at Thecua whiche he sawe vpon Israel in the dayes of Ozia king of Iuda and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioas king of Israel two yere before the earth quake 2 And he sayde The Lord shal roare out of Sion and vtter his voyce from Hierusalem and the dwelling places of the sheepheardes shall mourne the top of Charmel shall
4 For Gaza shal be destroyed and Ascalon shal be layde waste they shall cast out Asdod at the noone day and Accaron shal be rooted vp 5 Wo vnto you that dwell vpon the sea coast the nation of the Cherethims the worde of the Lord shal come vpon you O Chanaan thou lande of the Philistines I will destroy thee so that there shall no man dwell in thee any more 6 And as for the sea coast it shal be heardmens cotages and sheepefoldes 7 Yea it shal be a portion for such as remayne of the house of Iuda to feede therevpon in the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night for the Lorde their God shall visite them and turne away their captiuitie 8 I haue heard the despite of Moab and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon how they haue shamefully intreated my people magnified them selues within the borders of their lande 9 Therefore as I liue sayth the Lord of hoastes the God of Israel Moab shal be as Sodoma Ammon as Gomorra euen the breeding of nettles and salt pittes a perpetuall wildernesse The residue of my folke shal spoyle them the remnaunt of my people shall haue them in possession 10 This shall happen vnto them for their pryde because they haue dealt so shamefully with the Lorde of hoastes people and magnified them selues aboue them 11 The Lord shal be terrible vnto them and destroy all the gods in the lande and all the Iles of the Heathen shall worship hym euery man in his place 12 Ye Morians also shall perishe with my sworde 13 Yea he shall stretch out his hande ouer the north and destroy Assur As for Niniue he shall make it desolate drye and waste 14 The flockes and all the beastes of the people shall lye in the middest of it pellicanes and owles shal abide in the vpper postes of it foules shall sing in the wyndowes and desolation shal be vpon the postes for the Cedars are vncouered 15 This is the proude and carelesse citie that sayd in her heart I am and there is els none besides me O howe is she made so wast that the beastes lie in her Who so goeth by mocketh her poynteth at her with his finger The .iij. Chapter 4 Against the gouernours of Hierusalem 8 of the calling of all the gentiles 11 A comfort to the residue of Israel 1 WO to that abhominable filthy and cruel citie 2 She hearde not the voyce she receaued not correction she trusted not in the Lorde she drewe not neare to her God 3 Her rulers within her are as roaring lions her iudges are as wolues in the euening whiche leaue nothing behinde them till the morowe 4 Her prophetes are light persons vnfaythful men her priestes haue polluted the sanctuarie haue wrested the law 5 But the iust Lord that doth no vnright was in the middes therof euery morning shewing them his lawe clearly and ceassed not but the vngodly will not learne to be ashamed 6 I haue destroyed the nations their towres are desolate I haue made their streetes wast that none shall passe by their cities are destroyed without man and without inhabitaunt 7 I sayde vnto them O feare me and be content to be refourmed so their dwelling shoulde not be destroyed howe soeuer I visited them But neuerthelesse they rose vp early and corrupted all their workes 8 Therfore wayte ye vpon me sayth the Lorde vntill the time that I ryse vp to the pray for I am determined to gather the people to bring the kingdomes together that I may poure out myne anger yea all my wrathfull displeasure vpon them For all the earth shal be consumed with the fire of my ielousie 9 And then will I clense the lippes of the people that they may euery one call vpon the name of the Lorde and serue him with one consent 10 From beyonde the riuers of Ethiopia the daughter of my dispearsed prayng vnto me shall bring me an offering 11 In that time shalt thou no more be confounded because of all the imaginations wherethorowe thou haddest offended me for I will take away the proude boasters of thyne honour from thee so that thou shalt no more triumph because of my holy hill 12 In thee also will I leaue a smal poore simple people whiche shall trust in the name of the Lorde 13 The remnaunt of Israel shall do no wickednesse nor speake lyes neither shall there any deceytfull tongue be found in their mouthes For they shal be fed and take their rest and no man shall make them afrayde 14 Reioyce O daughter Sion be ioyfull O Israel reioyce and be glad from thy whole heart O daughter Hierusalem 15 For the Lorde hath taken away thy punishment hath cast out thyne enemies The king of Israel euen the Lord him selfe is with thee so that thou nedest no more to feare any misfortune 16 In that time it shal be sayde to Hierusalem Feare not and to Sion Let not thyne handes be flacke 17 For the Lorde thy God in the mids of thee is mightie he will saue thee he wil reioyce ouer thee with ioy he wil quiet him selfe in his loue he will reioyce ouer thee with gladnesse 18 After a certayne time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee and them that bare the reproche for it 19 And behold in that time will I destroy all those that vexe thee I will helpe the lame and gather vp the castaway yea I will get them prayse and honour in al landes where they haue ben put to shame 20 At the same time will I bring you againe at the same time will I gather you I will get you a name and a good report among all people of the earth when I turne backe your captiuitie before your eyes sayth the Lorde ⧠The booke of the prophete Aggeus The first Chapter 1 The time of the prophecie of Aggeus 8 An exhortation to buylde the temple againe 1 IN the second yere of king Darius in the sixth moneth the first day of the moneth came the word of the Lord by the ministerie of y e prophete Aggeus vnto Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel a prince of Iuda and to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye priest saying 2 Thus speaketh the Lorde of hoastes saying This people sayth The time is not yet come for the Lordes house to be buylded 3 Then came the worde of the Lorde by the ministerie of the prophete Aggeus saying 4 Is it time for you your selues to dwel in seeled houses and this house lie wast 5 Nowe thus sayth the Lord of hoastes Consider your owne wayes in your heartes 6 Ye haue sowen much but ye bryng litle in ye eate but ye haue not inough ye drinke but ye are not filled ye cloth you but ye be not warme and he that earneth wages putteth the wages into a broken bagge 7 Thus sayth the Lorde of
1 THE heauy burthen which the Lorde hath deuised for Israel Thus saith the Lorde which spread the heauens abrode layde the foundatiō of the earth and gaue man the breath of lyfe 2 Beholde I wyll make Hierusalem a cuppe of surfet vnto all the people that are rounde about her yea Iuda him selfe also shal be in the siege against Hierusalem 3 At the same time wyll I make Hierusalem an heauy stone for all people so that al such as lyft it vp shal be torne and rent and all the people of the earth shal be gathered together against it 4 In that day saith the Lorde I wyll make al horses astonyed and those that ryde vpon thē to be out of their wittes I wyll open myne eyes vpon the house of Iuda and smite all the horses of the people with blindnesse 5 And the princes of Iuda shall say in their heartes The inhabiters of Hierusalem shall geue me consolation in the Lorde of hoastes their God 6 In that time wyll I make the princes of Iuda lyke an hot burning ouen with wood and like a fire brand among the strawe so that they shall consume al the people rounde about them both vpon the right hande and the left Hierusalem also shal be inhabited againe namely in the same place where Hierusalem standeth 7 The Lorde shall preserue the tentes of Iuda as afore time so that the glorye of the house of Dauid and the glory of the citezins of Hierusalem shal not be exalted against Iuda 8 In that day shall the Lorde defende the citezins of Hierusalem so that the weakest then among them shal be as Dauid and the house of Dauid shal be as gods house and as the angel of the Lorde before them 9 At the same tyme wyll I go about to destroy all such people as come against Hierusalem 10 Moreouer vpon the house of Dauid vpon the citezins of Hierusalem wyll I poure out the spirite of grace compassion so that they shall loke vpon me whom they haue pearsed and they shal lamēt for him as men mourne for their onely begotten sonne yea and be sory for him as men are sory for their first childe 11 Then shal there be a great mourning at Hierusalem like as the lamentation at Adadremmon in the fielde of Mageddon 12 And the lande shal bewaile euery kindred by them selues alone the kindred of the house of Dauid by them selues and their wyues by them selues the kindred of the house of Nathan them selues and their wyues by them selues 13 The kindred of the house of Leui them selues alone and their wyues by them selues the kindred of the house of Semei them selues alone and their wyues by them selues 14 In lyke maner all the other generations euery one by them selues alone and their wyues by them selues The .xiii. Chapter 1 Of the well of grace and trueth 2 Of the cleane riddaunce of Idolatrie and of false prophetes 1 IN that time shall the house of Dauid and the citezins of Hierusalem haue an open wel to washe of sinne and vncleannesse 2 And then saith the Lorde of hoastes I wyll destroy the names of the idols out of the lande so that they shal no more be put in remembraunce As for the false prophetes also and the vncleane spirites I wyl take them out of the lande 3 So that if any of them prophecie any more his owne father and mother that begat him shal say vnto him Thou shalt dye for thou speakest lyes vnder the name of the Lord yea his owne father and mother that begat him shall wounde him when he prophecieth 4 And then shal those prophetes be confounded euery one of his vision when he prophecieth neither shal they weare heere cloth any more to deceaue men withall 5 But he shal be fayne to say I am no prophete I am an husbandman for so am I taught by man from my youth vp 6 And if it be saide vnto him How came these woundes then in thyne handes He shal aunswere Thus was I wounded in the house of myne owne friendes 7 Aryse O thou sworde vpon my shephearde and vpon the man that is my felow saith the lord of hoastes smite the shepheard the sheepe shal be scattred abroade and so wyll I turne my hande to the litle ones 8 And it shall come to passe saith the Lorde that in all the lande two partes shal be rooted out but the third part shall remayne therein 9 And the same third part wyl I bring through the fire wyl cleanse them as the siluer is cleansed yea and trye them lyke as golde is tryed then shal they call vpon my name and I wyll heare them I wyll say it is my people and they shall say Lorde my God ⧠The .xiiij. Chapter 1 The wasting of the Churche vnder the figure of Hierusalem 9 Of the kingdome of the Lorde 1 BEholde the day of the Lorde commeth and thy spoyle shal be deuided in the middest of thee 2 For I wyll gather together all the heathen to fight against Hierusalem so that the citie shal be wonne the houses spoyled and the women defiled the halfe of the citie shall go away into captiuitie and the residue of the people shal not be caryed out of the citie 3 After that shall the Lorde go foorth to fight against those heathen as men vse to fight in the day of battaile 4 Then shall his feete stand vpon the mount Oliuet that lyeth vpon the east side of Hierusalem and the mount Oliuet shall cleaue in two eastwarde and westwarde so that there shal be a great valley and the halfe mount shal remoue toward the north the other towarde the south 5 And ye shall flee vnto the valley of my hylles for the valley of the hylles shall reache vnto Asal yea flee shall ye lyke as ye fled for the earthquake in the dayes of Oziah king of Iuda and the Lorde my God shall come and all the sainctes with him 6 In that day shall there be no cleare light but darke 7 This shal be that speciall day which is knowen vnto the Lorde neither day nor night but about the euening time it shal be light 8 In that time shall there waters of lyfe runne out from Hierusalem the halfe part of them towarde the east sea and the other halfe towarde the vttermost sea and shall continue both sommer and winter 9 And the Lorde him selfe shal be king ouer all the earth At that time shall there be one Lorde onely and his name shall be but one 10 All the lande shal be turned as a plaine from Gibea to Remmon towardes the south of Hierusalem She shal be set vp and inhabited in her place from Beniamins port vnto the place of the first port and vnto the corner port and from the towre of Hananeel vnto the kinges wine presses 11 There shal men dwell and there shal
And this againe haue ye done in couering the aulter of the Lorde with teares with weeping and mourning and therfore there is no more respect to the offring neither acceptable receauing of it at your handes 14 Yet ye say wherin Because the Lord hath ben witnesse betweene thee and thy wyfe of thy youth against whom thou hast transgressed yet is she thyne owne companion and the wyfe of thy couenaunt 15 And did not he make one yet had he aboundaunce of spiritie And wherfore one Because he sought a godly seede therefore kepe your selues in your spirite and let none transgresse against the wyfe of his youth 16 If thou hatest her put her away saith the lorde God of Israel yet he couereth the iniurie vnder his garment saith the Lorde of hoastes and be ye kept in your spirite and transgresse not 17 Ye haue weeryed the Lord with your wordes and you haue sayde Wherein haue we weeried him Whylest you say Euery one that doth euil is good in the sight of the Lorde and he is pleased in them or where is the God of iudgement The .iii. Chapter Of the messenger of the Lorde Iohn Baptist and of Christes office 1 BEholde I wyll sende my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me and the lord whom ye seeke shal speedyly come to his temple and the messenger of the couenaunt whom ye desire beholde he commeth saith the Lorde of hoastes 2 But who may abyde the day of his comming and who shall stand when he appeareth for he is lyke a purging fire and lyke fullers sope 3 And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer and he shal purge the children of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer and they shal bring vnto the lorde offeringes in righteousnesse 4 Then shall the offeringes of Iuda and Hierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lorde as in olde tyme and as in the yeres afore 5 And I wyl come neare to you in iudgement and I wyll be a swyft witnesse against the soothsayers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelynges wages and vexe the widowe and the fatherlesse and oppresse the straunger and feare not me saith the Lorde of hoastes 6 For I am the Lorde I chaunge not and you sonnes of Iacob are not consumed 7 From the dayes of your fathers ye are gone away from myne ordinaunces and haue not kept them turne you to me and I wyll turne to you saith the Lorde of hoastes And ye saide Wherein shall we returne 8 Wyll a man spoyle his Gods yet ye haue spoyled me and ye say Wherein haue we spoyled thee In tythes and offeringes 9 Ye are cursed with a curse me haue ye spoyled euen this whole nation 10 Bryng euery tythe into the store house that there may be meate in myne house and prooue me withal saith the Lorde of hoastes if I wyl not open the windowes of heauen vnto you and poure you out a blessing without measure 11 And I wyl reprooue the deuourer for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruite of the grounde neither shall your vine be barren in the fielde saith the Lorde of hoastes 12 And al nations shal call you blessed because you shal be a pleasaunt lande saith the Lorde of hoastes 13 Your wordes haue ben stout against me saith the lorde and you saide Wherin haue we spoken against thee 14 Ye haue saide it is but vayne to serue God and what profite is it that we haue kept his commaundement that we haue walked humbly before the face of the Lorde of hoastes 15 And nowe we call the proude happie yea the workers of wickednesse are set vp and also they that tempt God yea they are deliuered 16 Then they that feared God saide euery one to his neighbour and the Lorde considered and hearde and there was written a booke of remēbraunce before him for them that feared the Lorde and for them that thinke vpon his name 17 And they shal be to me saith the Lorde of hoastes in that day wherein I shall do iudgement a flocke and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him 18 Then shall ye returne and discerne betweene the iust and the wicked betweene him that serueth God and him that serueth him not ⧠The .iiij. Chapter The day of the Lorde before the which Elias should come 1 FOR marke the day commeth burning like an ouen and all the proude and all that worke wickednesse shal be stubble and the day that is for to come shall burne them saith the Lorde of hoastes and shall leaue them neither roote nor braunche 2 But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse and health shal be vnder his winges and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues 3 And ye shall treade downe the vngodly for they shal be dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall do this saith the Lorde of hoastes 4 Remember the lawe of Moyses my seruaunt which I commaunded him in Horeb for all Israel with the ordinaunces and iudgementes 5 Beholde I wyll send you Elias the prophete before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lorde 6 He shal turne the heart of the fathers to their children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with cursing ⧠The ende of the prophecie of Malachias and consequently of all the prophetes E. L. ⧠The volume of the bookes called Apocrypha contaynyng these bookes folowing The thirde booke of Esdras The fourth booke of Esdras The booke of Tobia The booke of Iudith The rest of the booke of Hester The booke of wysdome Ecclesiasticus Baruch the prophete The song of the three chyldren The storie of Susanna The storie of Bel and the Dragon The prayer of Manasse The first booke of Machabees The second booke of Machabees ⧠The thirde booke of Esdras ¶ The first Chapter 1 Iosias appointeth priestes and kepeth the passouer 7 Offeringes for the priestes and the people 11 The order of the Leuites 23 The vpright lyfe of Iosias 25 His death and the occasion therof and the lamentation for hym 34 Ioachas appointed kyng 53 The destruction of Hierusalem 1 ANd Iosias held the feast of Easter in Hierusalem vnto his Lord and offered the passouer the foureteenth day of the first moneth 2 He set the priestes also in order according to their dayly courses beyng arayed in long garmentes in the temple of the Lorde 3 And he spake vnto the Leuites the holy ministers of Israel that they shoulde halowe them selues vnto the Lorde to set the holy arke of the Lord in the house that kyng Solomon the sonne of Dauid had buylded 4 And sayd Ye shall no more beare the arke vpon your shoulders and nowe serue the Lorde your God and take the charge of his people Israel
that all they that are appointed in wrytyng and shewed vnto you by Aman whiche is ordayned and set ouer all our landes and the most principall next vnto the kyng and in maner as a father shall with their wiues and chyldren be destroyed rooted out with the sworde of their enemies and aduersaries and that there shal be no mercy shewed and no man spared And this shal be done the fourteenth day of the moneth called Adad of this yere 7 That they whiche of olde and nowe also haue euer ben rebellious may in one day with violence be thrust downe into the hell to the intent that after this maner our empire may haue peace and tranquilitie 8 But Mardocheus thought vpon all the workes noble actes of the Lorde and made his prayer vnto him 9 Saying O Lorde Lorde thou valiaunt and almightie king for all thinges are in thy power and if thou wilt helpe and deliuer Israel there is no man that can withstande nor let thee 10 For thou hast made heauen and earth and what wonderous thing soeuer is vnder the heauen 11 Thou art Lorde of all thinges and there is no man that can resist thy maiestie O Lorde 12 Thou knowest all thinges thou wotest Lorde that it was neither of malice nor presumption nor for any desire of glory that I would not bow downe my selfe nor worship yonder proude presumptious Aman 13 For I woulde haue ben content and that with good wyll if it might haue done Israel any good to haue kist euen his footesteppes 14 But that I did it because I woulde not set the honour of a man in the steede of the glory of God because I would worship none but only thee my Lorde and this haue I done in no pryde nor presumption 15 And therfore O Lord thou God and kyng haue mercy vpon thy people for they imagine howe they may bring vs to naught yea their minde and desire is to destroy and to ouerthrowe thy people that hath euer ben thyne inheritaunce of olde 16 O despise not thy portion which thou hast deliuered brought out of Egypt for thyne owne selfe 17 Heare my prayer and be mercifull vnto thy people whom thou hast chosen for an heritage vnto thy selfe Turne our complaynt and sorow into ioy that we may liue O Lorde and prayse thy name O Lord suffer not the mouthes of them that praise thee to be destroyed 18 All the people of Israel in like maner cryed as earnestly as they coulde vnto the Lorde for their death and destruction stoode before their eyes ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ¶ The prayer of Hester for the deliueraunce of her and her people 1 QVeene Hester also beyng in the battayle of death resorted vnto the Lorde 2 Layde away her glorious apparell and put on the garmentes that serued for sighing and mourning In the steede of precious oyntment she scattered ashes and dounge vpon her head and as for her body she humbled it with fasting and brought it very low All the places where she was wont to haue ioy afore those filled she with her owne heere that she pluckt of 3 She prayed also vnto the Lorde God of Israel with these wordes O my Lorde thou only art our kyng helpe me desolate woman whiche haue no helper but thee 4 For my miserie and destruction is harde at my hande 5 Fro my youth vp I haue hearde out of the kinred of my father that thou tokest Israel from among all people and so haue our fathers of their fore elders that they shoulde be thy perpetuall inheritaunce and looke what thou didst promise them thou hast made it good vnto them 6 Nowe Lorde we haue sinned before thee therefore hast thou geuen vs into the handes of our enemies 7 Because we worshipped their gods Lorde thou art righteous 8 Neuerthelesse it satisfieth them not that we are in bitter and heauie captiuitie and oppressed among them but thou hast layde their handes vpon the handes of their gods 9 So that they begin to take away the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordayned and appoynted to destroy thine inheritaunce to shut and to stop the mouthes of them that prayse thee to quench the glory and worship of thy house and thyne aulter 10 And to open the mouthes of the heathen that they may prayse the power and vertue of the gods and to magnifie the fleshly kyng for euer 11 O Lorde geue not thy scepter vnto them that be nothing lest they laugh vs to scorne in our miserie and fall but turne their deuice vpon them selues and punishe hym that hath begun the same ouer vs and set hym to an example 12 Thinke vpon vs O Lord and shewe thy selfe vnto vs in the tyme of our distresse and of our trouble strength me O thou kyng of Gods thou Lorde of all power 13 Geue me an eloquent and pleasaunt speache in my mouth before the lion Turne his heart into the hate of our enemies to destroy him and all such as consent vnto him 14 But deliuer vs with thy hande and helpe me thy handmayde which haue no defence nor helper but onlye the Lorde 15 Thou knowest all thinges thou wotest that I loue not the glory and worship of the vnrighteous and that I hate and abhorre the bed of the vncircumcised and of all heathen 16 Thou knowest my necessitie that I hate the token of my preeminence and worship which I beare vpon my head what tyme as I must shewe my selfe and be seene and that I abhorre it as an vncleane cloth and that I weare it not when I am quiet and alone by my selfe 17 Thou knowest also that I thy handmayden haue not eaten at Amans table and that I haue had no pleasure nor delight in the kinges feast that I haue not drunke the wine of the drinke offeringes 18 And that I thy handmayden haue no ioy since the day that I was brought hyther vnto this day but only in thee O Lorde O thou God of Abraham 19 O thou mightie God aboue all heare the voyce of them that haue no other hope and deliuer vs out of the hande of the wicked and deliuer me out of my feare The .xv. Chapter 1 Mardocheus moueth Hester to go in vnto the kyng and make intercession for her people 9 And she perfourmed his request 1 MArdocheus also bade Hester go in vnto the kyng and pray for her people and for her countrey 2 Remember saith he the dayes of thy lowe estate how thou wast nourished vnder my hande For Aman whiche is next vnto the kyng hath geuen sentence of death against vs 3 Call thou therefore vpon the Lorde and speake for vs vnto the king and deliuer vs from death 4 And vpon the thirde day it happened that Hester layde away the mourning garmentes and put on her glorious apparell 5 And deckt her selfe goodly after that she had called vpon God whiche is the beholder and sauiour of all thinges and toke two maydens with her
a glad man shewe hym her secretes and heape vpon him the treasures of knowledge vnderstandyng of righteousnes 19 But yf he go wrong she shall forsake hym geue hym ouer into the handes of destruction and ruine 20 My sonne make much of the tyme eschewe the thyng that is euyll 21 And for thy lyfe shame not to say the trueth For there is a shame that bryngeth sinne and there is a shame that bryngeth worshyp and fauour 22 Accept no person after thyne owne wyll that thou be not confounded to thyne owne decay Be not ashamed of thy neyghbour in his aduersitie 23 And kepe not backe thy counsayle when it may do good neither hyde thy wisdome in her beautie 24 For in the tongue is wisdome knowē so is vnderstandyng knowledge and learnyng in the talkyng of the wise and stedfastnesse in the workes of ryghteousnesse 25 In no wise speake agaynst the worde of trueth but be ashamed of the lyes of thyne owne ignoraunce 26 Shame not to confesse thyne errour and resist not the course of the riuer 27 And submit not thy selfe vnto a foolishe man neither accept the person of the mightie 28 And striue thou not agaynst the streame But for ryghteousnesse take paynes with all thy soule and for the trueth striue thou vnto death and God shall fyght for thee agaynst thyne enemies 29 Be not hasty in thy tongue neither slacke and negligent in thy workes 30 Be not as a lion in thyne owne house destroying thy housholde folkes and oppressyng them that are vnder thee 31 Let not thyne hande be stretched out to receaue and shut when thou shouldest geue The .v. Chapter 1 In riches may we not put any confidence 7 The vengeaunce of God ought to be feared and repentaunce may not be deferred 1 TRust not vnto thy riches say not tushe I haue inough for my lyfe for it shall not helpe in the tyme of vengeaunce and temptation 2 Folowe not the lust of thyne owne heart in thy strength 3 And say not tushe howe haue I had strength or who wyll bryng me vnder because of my workes For doubtlesse God shall auenge it 4 And say not I haue sinned and what euyll hath happened me For the almightie is a patient rewarder 5 Because thy sinne is forgeuen thee be not therfore without feare neither heape one sinne vpon another 6 And say not tushe the mercie of the Lorde is great he shall forgeue me my sinnes be they neuer so many For lyke as he is mercifull so goeth wrath from hym also and his indignation commeth downe vpon sinners 7 Make no tarying to turne vnto the Lorde and put not of from day to day for sodenly shall his wrath come and in the tyme of vengeaunce he shall destroy thee 8 Trust not in wicked riches for they shall not helpe thee in the day of punishment and wrath 9 Be not caried about with euery winde and go not into euery way for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue 10 Stande fast in the way of the Lorde be stedfast in thy vnderstandyng abyde by the worde and folowe the worde of peace and righteousnesse 11 Be gentle to heare the worde of God that thou mayest vnderstande it and make a true aunswere with wisdome 12 Be swyft to heare but slowe and pacient in geuing aunswere 13 If thou hast vnderstanding shape thy neighbour an aunswere yf no laye thy hande vpon thy mouth lest thou be trapped in an vndiscreete word and so confounded 14 Honour and shame is in the talke but the tongue of the vndiscrete is his owne destruction 15 Be not a priuy accuser as long as thou lyuest and vse no slaunder with thy tongue For shame sorowe goeth ouer the thiefe and an euyll name ouer him that is double tongued but he that is a priuy accuser of other men shal be hated enuied and confounded 16 Do not rashly neither in great nor small The .vj. Chapter 1 It is the propertie of a sinner to be euyll tongued 6 Of friendship 33 Desire to be taught 1 BE not of a friende an enemie for such a man getteth an euyll name shame and rebuke and whosoeuer beareth enuie a double tongue offendeth 2 Be not proude in the deuice of thine owne vnderstanding lest thy soule rent thee as a bull 3 And lest thy leaues wyther and thy fruite be destroyed and so thou be left as a drye tree in the wildernesse 4 For a wicked soule destroyeth hym that hath it maketh him to be laughed to scorne of his enemies and bryngeth him to the portion of the vngodly 5 A sweete worde multiplieth friendes pacifieth them that be at variaunce and a thankfull tongue wyll be plenteous in a good man 6 Holde friendship with many neuerthelesse haue but one counsellour of a thousande 7 If thou gettest a friende proue him first and be not hastye to geue him credence 8 For some man is a friende but for his owne turne and wyll not abyde in the day of trouble 9 And there is some friend that turneth to enimitie and taketh part agaynst thee and if he knowe any hurt by thee he telleth it out 10 Agayne some friende is but a companion at the table and in the day of neede he continueth not 11 But in thy prosperitie he wyll be as thou thy selfe and deale playnly with thy housholde folke 12 If thou be brought lowe he wyll be agaynst thee and wyll be hidden from thy face 13 Depart from thyne enemies yea and beware of thy friendes 14 A faythfull friende is a strong defence who so findeth such one fyndeth a treasure 15 A faythfull friende hath no peare the wayght of golde and siluer is not to be compared to the goodnesse of his fayth 16 A faythfull friende is a medicine of lyfe and immortalitie and they that feare the Lorde shall fynde hym 17 Who so feareth the Lorde shall prosper with friendes and as he is hym selfe so shall his friende be also 18 My sonne receaue doctrine from thy youth vp so shalt thou fynde wisdome tyll thou be olde 19 Go to her as one that ploweth and soweth and wayte patiently for her good fruites For thou shalt haue but litle labour in her worke but thou shalt eate of her fruites ryght soone 20 O howe exceeding sharpe is wisdome to vnlearned men an vnstedfast body wyll not remayne in her 21 Vnto such she is as it were a touchestone and he casteth her from him in all the haste 22 For wisdome is with him but in name there be but fewe that haue knowledge of her 23 But with them that knowe her she abideth euen vnto the appearyng of God 24 Geue eare my sonne receaue my doctrine and refuse not my counsayle 25 Put thy foote into her lynckes and take her yoke vpon thy necke 26 Bowe downe thy shoulder vnder her beare her patiently and be not weery
counsell fast in thyne heart for there is no man more faithfull to kepe it then thou thy selfe 14 For a mans minde is sometime disposed to tell out more then seuen watchmen that sit aboue in an hie place loking about them 15 And aboue all this pray the highest that he wyll leade thy way in faithfulnes and trueth 16 Before all thy workes aske counsell 〈◊〉 and or euer thou decit any thing be weâ—â— aduised 17 There be foure thinges that declare a chaunged heart whereout there springeth euill and good death and lyfe and a maisterfull tongue that bableth much 18 Some man is apt and well instructed in many thinges and yet very vnprofitable vnto him selfe 19 Some man there is that can geue wyse and prudent counsel and yet is he hated and continueth a begger 20 For that grace is not geuen him of God to be accepted 21 Another is robbed of al wysdome yet is he wyse vnto him selfe and the fruite of vnderstanding is commeÌ„dable in his mouth 22 A wyse man maketh his people wyse the fruites of his wysdome fayle not 23 A wyse man shal be plenteously blessed of God and all they that see him shall speake good of him 24 The lyfe of man standeth in the number of the dayes but the dayes of Israel are innumerable 25 A wyse man shall obtayne faithfulnes and credence among his people and his name shal be perpetuall 26 My sonne prooue thy soule in thy selfe and if thou see any euill thing geue it not vnto her 27 For all thinges are not profitable for all men neither hath euery soule pleasure in euery thing 28 Be not greedy in euery eating and be not to hastie vpon all meates 29 For excesse of meates bringeth sickenesse and gluttonie commeth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate 30 Through surfet haue many one perished but he that dieteth him selfe temperatelie prolongeth his lyfe ¶ The .xxxviij. Chapter 1 A phisition is commendable 16 To burie the dead 24 The wysdome of him that is learned 1 HOnour the phisition honour him with that honour that is due vnto him because of necessitie for God hath created him 2 For of the highest commeth medicine and he shall receaue giftes of the king 3 The wysdome of the phisition bringeth him to great worship and in the sight of the great men of this worlde he shal be honourably taken 4 The Lorde hath created medicine of the earth and he that is wyse wyll not abhorre it 5 Was not the bitter water made sweete with a tree that men might learne to knowe the vertue thereof 6 The Lord hath geuen men wysdome and vnderstanding that he might be honoured in his wonderous workes 7 With such doth he heale men and taketh away their paynes 8 Of such doth the pothecarie make a confection yet can no man perfourme al his workes for of the Lorde commeth prosperous wealth ouer all the earth 9 My sonne despise not this in thy sickenes but pray vnto the Lorde and he shall make thee whole 10 Leaue of from sinne and order thy handes a right clense thyne heart from all wickednesse 11 Geue a sweete sauoured offering and the fine floure for a token of remembraunce make the offering fat as one that geueth the first fruites 12 And geue roome to the phisition for the Lorde hath created him let him not go from thee for thou hast neede of him 13 The houre may come that the sicke may be helped through them 14 When they pray vnto the Lorde that he may recouer and get health to lyue longer 15 He that sinneth before his maker shall fall into the handes of the phisition 16 My sonne bring foorth thy teares ouer the dead and beginne to mourne as if thou haddest suffered great harme thy selfe and then couer his body after a conuenient maner and despise not his buriall 17 Enforce thy selfe to weepe prouoke thy selfe to mourne and make lamentation expediently and be earnest in mourning and vse lamentation as he is worthie and that a day or two lest thou be euill spoken of and then comfort thy selfe because of the heauines 18 For of heauines commeth death the heauines of the heart breaketh streÌ„gth 19 Heauines and pouertie greeueth the heart in temptation and offence 20 Take no heauines to heart driue it away and remember the last thinges 21 Forget it not for there is no turning againe thou shalt do him no good but hurt thy selfe 22 Remember his iudgement thyne also shal be lykewyse vnto me yesterday vnto thee to day 23 Let the remembraunce of the dead ceasse in his rest comfort thee againe ouer him seing his spirite is departed from him 24 The wysoome of the scribe is at conuenient time of rest and he that ceasseth from exercises and labour shal be wyse 25 How can he get wysdome that holdeth the plough and he that hath pleasure in the goade and in driuing the oxen and is occupied in their labours and his talke is but of the breeding of bullockes 26 He setteth his heart to make sorowes and is diligent to geue the kine fodder 27 So is euery carpenter also and workmaister that laboureth still night and â—ay he carueth graueth cutteth out his desire is insundry cunning thinges his heart imagineth how he may cunningly cast an image his diligence also and watching perfourmeth the worke 28 The iron smith in lyke maner bydeth by his stithie and doth his diligence to labour the iron the vapour of the fyre brenneth his fleshe and he must fight with the heate of the fornace the noyse of the hammer euer soundeth in his eares and his eyes loke still vpon the thing that he maketh he hath set his minde thereupon that he wyll make out his worke therefore he watcheth how he may set it out and bring it to an ende 29 So doth the potter set by his worke he turneth the wheele about with his feete he is diligent and carefull in all doinges and maketh his worke in number 30 He fashioneth the clay with his arme and with his feete he tempereth it his heart imagineth howe he may make it pleasaunt and his diligence is to clense the ouen 31 All these hope in their handes euery one thinketh to be cunning in his worke 32 Without these may not the cities be mayntayned inhabited nor occupied 33 Yet come they not hye in the congregation neither sit they vpon the iudgement seates they vnderstand not the couenaunt of the lawe they can not declare equitie and iudgement they can not finde out the darke sentences 34 But through them shall the creature of the worlde be maintayned their desire concerneth onely the worke and labour of cunning The. xxxix Chapter 1 A wyse man 16 The workes of God 24 Vnto the good thinges do profite but vnto the euyll euen good thinges are euyll 1 HE that applieth his mynde to vnderstande the lawe of God doth diligently seke out the
Iosuah for fufilling the word of God was made the captayne of Israel 56 Caleb bare recorde before the congregation and receaued an heritage 67 Dauid also in his mercifull kindnesse obtayned the throne of an euerlasting kingdome 58 Elias being ielous and feruent in the law was taken vp into heauen 59 Ananias Azarias and Misael remayned stedfast in faith and were deliuered out of the fire 60 In like maner Daniel beyng vngiltie was saued from the mouth of the lions 61 And thus ye may consider throughout all ages sence the worlde began that whosouer put their trust in God were not ouercome 62 Feare not ye then the wordes of an vngodly man for his glorie is but doung and wormes 63 To day is he set vp and to mo rowe is he gone for he is turned into earth and his memoriall is come to naught 64 Wherefore O my sonnes take good heartes vnto you and quyte your selues like men in the lawe for if ye do the thinges that are commaunded you in the lawe of the Lorde your God ye shall obtayne great honour therin 65 And beholde I knowe that your brother Simon is a man of wysdome see that ye geue eare vnto him alway he shal be a father vnto you 66 As for Iudas Machabeus he hath euer ben mightie and strong from his youth vp let him be your captayne and order the battayle of the people 67 Thus shall ye bring vnto you all those that fauour the lawe and see that ye auenge the wrong of your people 68 And recompence the heathen againe applie your selues wholly to the commaundement of the lawe 69 So he gaue them his blessing and was layed by his fathers 70 And died in the hundred fourtie and sixe yere at Modin where his sonnes buried him in his fathers sepulchre and all Israel made great lamentation for him The .iii. Chapter 1 Iudas is made ruler ouer the Iewes 11 He killeth Apollonius and Seron the prince of Syria 44 The confidence of Iudas towarde God 55 Iudas determineth to fight against Lysias whom Antiochus had made captayne ouer his hoast 60 The praier of the absteyners 1 THen stoode vp Iudas Machabeus in his fathers steade 2 And all his brethren helped hym and so dyd all they that helde with his father and fought with cherefulnesse for Israel 3 So Iudas gate his people great honour He put on a brest plate as a giaunt and arayed him selfe with his harnesse and defended the hoast with his sword 4 In his actes he was like a lion and as a lions whelpe roring at his pray 5 He was an enemie to the wicked and hunted them out and brent vp those that vexed his people 6 So that his enemies fled for feare of hym and all the workers of vngodlinesse were put to trouble such lucke and prosperitie was in his hande 7 This greeued diuers kinges but Iacob was greatly reioyced thorow his actes and he gate hym selfe a great name for euer 8 He went thorow the cities of Iuda destroying the vngodly out of them turning away the wrath from Israel 9 And receauing such as were oppressed and the fame of him went vnto the vttermost part of the earth 10 Then Apollonius a prince of Syria gathered a mightie great hoast of the heathen out of Samaria to fight against Israel 11 Whiche when Iudas perceaued he went foorth to meete him fought with him slue him a great multitude with hym the remnaunt fled and he toke their substaunce 12 Iudas also toke Apollonius owne sworde and fought with it all his lyfe long 13 Nowe when Seron a prince of the armie of Syria heard say that Iudas had gathered vnto hym the congregation and church of the faythfull 14 He sayde I will get me a name and a prayse thorowout the realme for I wil go fight with Iudas and them that are with hym as many as haue despised the kinges commaundement 15 So he made him redy and there went with hym a great mightie hoast of the vngodly to stand by him and to be auenged of the children of Israel 16 And when they came nye vnto Bethoron Iudas went foorth against them with a small companie 17 And when his people sawe such a great hoast before them they sayde vnto Iudas Howe are we able beyng so few to fight against so great a multitude and so strong seyng we be so weery and haue fasted all this day 18 But Iudas sayde It is a small matter for many to be ouercome with fewe yea there is no difference to the God of heauen to deliuer by a great multitude or by a small companie 19 For the victorie of the battell standeth not in the multitude of the hoast but the strength commeth from heauen 20 Beholde they come against vs with a cruell and proude multitude to destroy vs our wyues and our children and to robbe vs 21 But we will fight for our lyues and for our lawes 22 And the Lorde hym selfe shall destroy them before our face therefore be not ye afrayde of them 23 Assoone as he had spoken these wordes he leapt sodenly vpon them Thus was Seron smitten his hoast put to flight 24 And Iudas folowed vpon them beyonde Bethoron vnto the playne fielde where there were slaine eyght hundreth men of them and the residue fledde into the lande of the Philistines 25 Then all the heathen on euery side were afrayde of Iudas his brethren 26 So that the rumour of him came vnto the kinges eares for all the gentiles coulde tell of the warres of Iudas 27 So when king Antiochus heard these tidinges he was angry in his mynde wherfore he sent foorth and gathered an hoast of his whole realme very strong armies 28 And opened his treasurie and gaue his hoast a yeres wages in hande commaunding them to be redy at all times 29 Neuerthelesse when he saw that there was not money enough in his treasuries and that thorow the discorde and persecution which he made in the lande to put downe the lawes that had ben of olde times his customes and tributes of the lande were minished 30 He feared that he was not able for to beare the coastes and charges any lenger nor to haue such giftes to geue so liberally as he dyd afore more then the kinges that were before him 31 Wherfore he was heauy in his minde and thought to go into Persides for to take tributes of the lande and so to gather much money 32 So he left Lysias a noble man of the kinges blood to ouersee the kinges businesse from the water Euphrates vnto the borders of Egypt 33 And to kepe well his sonne Antiochus till he came againe 34 Moreouer he gaue hym halfe of his hoast and Elephantes and committed vnto him euery thing and gaue him the charge of all thinges that he woulde haue done concerning those whiche dwelt in Iuda and Hierusalem 53 That he shoulde sende out
also remoued from Ptolomais with a great armie to come into the lande of Iuda and Ionathas with him in warde 13 And Simon pitched his tentes at Addus before the plaine fielde 14 But when Tryphon knewe that Simon stoode vp in steade of his brother Ionathas and that he would warre against him he sent messengers vnto him saying 15 Where as we haue kept Ionathas thy brother it is for money that he is owing in the kinges accompt concerning the busines that he had in hande 16 Wherefore sende nowe a hundred talentes of siluer and his two sonnes for suretie that when he is letten foorth he shal not forsake vs and we shall sende him againe 17 Neuerthelesse Simon knew that he discembled in his wordes yet cōmaunded he the money and children to be deliuered vnto him lest the Israelites might haue hated him 18 And saide Because he sent him not the money and the children therefore is Ionathas dead 19 So Simon sent him the children and an hundred talentes but he dissembled and would not let Ionathas go 20 Afterwarde came Tryphon into the lande to destroy it and went rounde about by the way that leadeth vnto Ador But wheresoeuer they went thyther went Simon and his hoast also 21 Now they that were in the castle sent messengers vnto Tryphon that he should make haste to come by the wildernesse and to sende them vitailes 22 And Tryphon made redie al his horsmen to come the same night neuerthelesse it was a very great snowe so that he came not because of the snowe but he remoued and went into the countrey of Galaad 23 And when he drue nye Baschama he slue Ionathas and his sonnes there 24 And then turned for to go home into his owne lande 25 Then sent Simon for to fetch his brothers dead coarse and buried it in Modin his fathers citie 26 So al Israel bewayled him with great lamentation and mourned for him very longe 27 And Simon made vpon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren a building hie to loke vnto of free stone behinde and before 28 And set vp seuen pillers vpon it one against another for his father his mother and foure brethren 29 And set great pillers rounde about them with armes vpon them for a perpetuall memorie and carued shippes beside the armes that they might be seene of men sayling in the sea 30 This sepulchre which he made at Modin standeth yet vnto this day 31 Nowe as Tryphon went foorth to walke with the young king Antiochus he slue him trayterously 32 And raigned in his steade crowned him selfe king of Asia and did much euil in the lande 33 Simon also built vp the castles in Iurie making them strong with hie towers great walles portes and lockes and layde vp vitailes in the stronge holdes 34 And Simon chose certaine men sent them to king Demetrius to desire him that he would discharge the lande from all bondage for Tryphon had spoyled it very sore 35 Whereupon Demetrius the king aunswered him and wrote vnto him after this maner 36 Demetrius the king sendeth greeting vnto Simon the hie priest his friend with the elders people of the Iewes 37 The golden crowne and precious stone that ye sent vnto vs haue we receaued and are redie to make a stedfast peace with you yea and to write vnto our officers for to release you concerning the thinges wherein we made you free 38 And the appoyntment that we make with you shal be firme and stable the strong holdes which ye haue builded shal be your owne 39 As for any ouersight or fault committed vnto this day we forgeue it and the crowne taxe that ye ought vs also And where as was any other tribute in Hierusalem it shall now be no tribute 40 And loke who are meete among you to be in our court let them be written vp that there may be peace betwixt vs. 41 Thus the yoke of the heathen was taken from Israel in the hundred and seuentith yere 42 And the people of the Iewes began to write in their letters and actes on this maner In the first yere of Simon the hie priest a gouernour and prince of the Iewes 43 In those dayes went Simon vnto Gaza besieged it rounde about where he set vp ordinaunce of warre and wan a towre which he toke 44 So they that gat into the towre lept into the citie which was in a great feare 45 Insomuch that the people of the citie rent their clothes and clymed vp vpon the walles with their wiues and children beseching Simon to be at one with them saying 46 O rewarde vs not after our wickednesse but be gratious vnto vs and we shall do thee seruice 47 Then Simon for very pitie woulde fight no more against them but put thē out of the citie and caused the houses wherein the images were to be clensed and so entred the citie with psalmes of prayse geuing thankes vnto the Lorde 48 So when he had cast all abhominations out of the citie he set such men in it as kept the lawe of God and made the citie strong and builded a dwelling place for him selfe 49 Now when they in the castle at Hierusalem were kept so straightly that they coulde not come foorth nor go into the countrey might neither bye nor sel they were very hungry and many of them famished to death 50 Insomuch that they besought Simon to be at one with them which he graunted them So he put them out from thence and clensed the castle from filthinesse 51 And vpon the twentie and three day of the second moneth in the hundred threescore and eleuenth yere they entred into it with thankesgeuing and braunches of paulme trees with harpes croudes cymbales and lutes singing psalmes and songes of praise vnto God for that the great enemie of Israel was ouercome 52 And Simon ordained that the same day shoulde be kept euery yere with gladnesse 53 And made strong the hill of the temple that was beside the castle where he dwelt him selfe with his company 34 Simon also perceauing that Ihon his sonne was a mightie man of armes made him captaine of all the hoastes and caused him to dwell at Gaza The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Demetrius is ouercome of Arsaces 11 Simon being captaine there is great quietnesse in Israel 18 The couenaunt of frendship with the Romanes and with the people of Sparta is renued 1 IN the hundred threescore and twelfth yere gathered king Demetrius his hoast and departed vnto Media to get him helpe for to fight against Tryphon 2 Now when Arsaces the king of Persia and Media heard that Demetrius was entred within his borders he sent one of his princes to take him aliue and to bring him vnto him 3 So he went and slue Demetrius hoast toke him selfe brought him to Arsaces which kept him in warde 4 And all the lande of Iuda was in rest so long as Simon liued for he sought the
was sore smitten and like as he had intreated other men so he died a miserable death in a straunge countrey vpon a mountayne 29 And his body dyd Philip that went with him cary away which fearing the sonne of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolomi Philometor The .x. Chapter 1 Iudas Machabeus taketh a citie and the temple 10 He beginneth to shewe the actes of Eupator 16 The Iewes fight against the Idumeans 24 Timotheus inuadeth Iurie with whom Iudas ioyneth battell 29 Fiue men appeare in the ayre to the helpe of the Iewes 39 Timothi is slayne 1 MAchabeus nowe and his company thorowe the helpe of the Lorde wan the temple and the citie againe 2 Destroyed the aulters and chappels that the heathen had buylded through the streetes 3 Clensed the temple made another aulter of bricke stone and after two yeres they offered sacrifices set foorth the incense the lightes and shewe bread 4 When that was done they fell downe flat vpon the grounde and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such trouble but if they sinned any more against him he him selfe to chasten them with mercie and not to come in the handes of those aliauntes and blasphemous men 5 Nowe vpon the same day that the straungers polluted the temple it happened that on the very same day it was clensed againe namely the twentie and fyfth day of the moneth called Casleu 6 They kept eyght dayes in gladnesse like as in the feast of the tabernacles remembring that not long afore they held the feast of the tabernacles vpon the mountaynes and in dennes like beastes 7 And to the same token they bare greene bowes braunches palmes and song Psalmes before hym that had geuen them good successe to clense his place 8 They agreed also together and made a statute that euery yere those dayes shoulde be solemply kept of all the people of the Iewes 9 How Antiochus then that was called the noble died it is sufficiently tolde 10 Nowe will we speake of Eupator the sonne of that wicked Antiochus howe it happened with hym and so with fewe wordes to comprehende the aduersitie that chaunced in the warres 11 When he had taken in the kingdome he made one Lysias whiche had ben captayne of the hoast in Phenices and Syria ruler ouer the matters of the realme 12 For Ptolomi that was called Macron beyng a ruler for the Iewes and specially to sit in iudgement for such wrong as was done vnto them vndertoke to deale peaceably with them 13 For the whiche cause he was accused of his friendes before Eupator and when he was suspect to be a traytour because he had left Cypres that Philometor had committed vnto him and because he departed from noble Antiochus that he was come vnto he poysoned hym selfe and died 14 Now when Gorgias was gouernour of the same places he toke straungers and vndertoke oft times to warre with the Iewes 15 Moreouer the Idumeans that helde the strong holdes receaued those that were dryuen from Hierusalem and toke in hande to warre also 16 But they that were with Machabeus besought prayed vnto the Lorde that he woulde be their helper and so they fell vpon the strong holdes of the Idumeans 17 And wan many places by strength such as came against them they slue and killed no lesse of all together then twentie thousande 18 Neuerthelesse some no lesse then nyne thousande were fled into two strong towres hauing all maner of ordinaunce to withstande them 19 Then Machabeus leauing Simon Iosephus Zacheus and those that were with them whiche were very many went to besiege them to fight where most neede was 20 Nowe they that were with Simon beyng led with couetousnesse were intreated for money thorowe certayne of those that lay in the castles toke threescore and ten thousande dragmas and let some of them escape 21 But when it was tolde Machabeus what had happened he called the captaynes of the people together accusing those persons that they had sold the brethren for money let their enemies go 22 So he slue those traytours immediatly went in hande with the two castles 23 And when they had ordred them selues manly with their weapons handes they slue in the two castles mo then twentie thousande 24 Now Timotheus whom the Iewes had ouercome afore gathered a multitude of strange people brought an hoast also of horsemen of the Asians to winne Iurie by strength 25 But when he drewe nye Machabeus and they that were with him fell to their prayer sprinkled asshes vpon their heades beyng gyrded with heery cloth about their loynes 26 Fell downe before the aulter and besought the Lord that he would be mercifull to them but an enemie vnto their enemies and to take part against their aduersaries according as it is promised in the lawe 27 So after the prayer they toke their weapons went on further from the citie when they came nye the enemies they prepared them selues against them 28 And betimes in the morning at the breake of the day both the hoastes buckled together The one part had the Lorde for their refuge which is the geuer of prosperitie strength and victorie the other had a manly stomacke which is a captayne of warre 29 The battayle nowe beyng great there appeared vnto the enemies from heauen fiue goodly men vpon horsebackes with bridels of gold leading the Iewes 30 And two of them hauing Machabeus betwixt them that kept him safe on euery side with their weapons but shot dartes and lightninges vpon the enemies where thorow they were confounded with blindnesse and so sore afrayde that they fell downe 31 There were slayne of footemen twentie thousand and fyue hundreth and sixe hundreth horsemen 32 As for Timotheus him selfe he fled vnto Gazara a very strong hold wherin Chereas was captayne 33 But Machabeus and his companie layed siege to it chearfully foure dayes 34 Now they that were within trusting to the strength of the place cursed and banned exceedingly and made great craking with wicked wordes 35 Neuerthelesse vpon the fyft day in the morning twentie yong men of Machabeus company beyng set on fire in their mindes because of the blasphemie came manfully vnto the wall and with bolde stomakes smote downe those that they mette 36 Others also clymed vp vpō the towres vndertaking to set fire vpon the portes to burne those blasphemous persons quicke with the fiers that they had made others brake open the gates and receaued the rest of the armie and toke the citie 37 Two dayes were they destroying the castle which when they founde Timotheus that was crept in a corner they killed him and slue Chereas his brother in like maner with Apollophanes 38 When this was done they song Psalmes with prayses and thankesgeuing vnto the Lorde which had done so great thinges for Israel and geuen them the victorie The .xi. 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thou knowest that all they which are in Asia be turned from me of whō are Phygellus Hermogenes 16 The Lorde geue mercie vnto y e house of Onesiphorus for he oft refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chayne 17 But whē he was in Rome he sought me out very diligently and founde me 18 The Lorde graunt vnto hym that he may fynde mercie with the Lorde in that day And in howe many thynges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well The .ij. Chapter 2 He exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffer manly to abyde fast in the wholsome doctrine of our Lorde Iesus Christe 11 shewyng hym the fidelitie of Gods counsell touchyng the saluation of his 19 and the marke therof 1 THou therfore my sonne be strong in the grace that is in Christe Iesus 2 And the thynges that thou haste hearde of me by many witnesses the same commit thou to faythfull men which shal be apt to teache other also 3 Thou therfore suffer afflictions as a good souldier of Iesus Christe 4 No man that warreth entangleth hym selfe with th affayres of this lyfe that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier 5 And if a man also wrestle yet is he not crowned except he wrestle lawfullie 6 The labouryng husbandman must first be partaker of the fruites 7 Consider What I say and the Lorde geue thee vnderstandyng in all thinges 8 Remember that Iesus Christe of the seede of Dauid was raysed from the dead accordyng to my Gospell 9 Wherin I suffer trouble as an euyll doer euen vnto bondes But the worde of God is not bounde 10 Therfore I suffer all thynges for the electes sakes that they myght also obtaine the saluation which is in Christ Iesus with eternall glorie 11 It is a faythfull saying for yf we be dead with hym we shall also lyue with hym 12 If we be patient we shall also raigne with hym If we denie hym he also shall denie vs. 13 If we be vnfaythful he abideth faithfull he can not denie hym selfe 14 Of these thynges put them in remembraunce testifie before the Lorde that they striue not about wordes to no profite but to the peruertyng of y e hearers 15 Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God a workman not to be ashamed rightlie deuidyng the worde of trueth 16 But prophane voyces of vanitie passe ouer For they wyll encrease vnto greater vngodlynesse 17 And their worde shall fret as doth a cancker of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus 18 Which about the trueth haue erred saying that the resurrection is past alredie do ouerthrowe the fayth of some 19 But the strong foundation of God standeth styl hauyng this seale The Lorde knoweth thē that are his And let euery one that nameth the name of Christe depart from iniquitie 20 But in a great house are not onely vessels of golde and of siluer but also of wood and of earth some to honour and some vnto dishonour 21 If a man therfore pourge hym selfe from these he shal be a vessell vnto honour and meete for y e vses of the Lorde and prepared vnto euery good worke 22 Lustes of youth auoyde but folowe ryghteousnesse fayth loue peace with them that call on the Lorde out of a pure heart 23 But foolishe vnlearned questions put from thee knowyng that they do but gender strife 24 And the seruaunt of the Lorde must not striue but be gentle vnto all men apt to teache sufferyng euyll in mekenesse 25 Instructing thē which are contrarie mynded yf God at any tyme wyll geue them repentaunce to the knowledge of the trueth 26 And that they may come to thē selues agayne out of the snare of the deuyll which are holden captyue of hym at his wyll ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He prophecieth of the perilous tymes 2 setteth out hypocrites in their colours 12 sheweth the state of the Christians 14 and howe to auoyde daungers 16 Also what profite commeth of the scriptures 1 THis knowe also that in the last dayes perylous tymes shal be at hande 2 For men shal be louers of their owne selues couetous boasters proude blasphemers disobedient to fathers and mothers vnthankefull vngodlye 3 Without naturall affection trucebreakers false accusers riotous fierce despisers of them which are good 4 Traytours headdy hye mynded louers of pleasures more then louers of God 5 Hauyng a fourme of godlynesse but denying the power therof turne away from these 6 These are they which enter into houses leade captiue simple women laden with sinne caryed with diuers lustes 7 Euer learnyng and neuer able to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth 8 For as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moyses so do these also resist the trueth Men of corrupt myndes reprobate concernyng the fayth 9 But they shall preuayle no longer For their madnesse shal be manifest vnto all men as also theirs was 10 But thou hast folowed my doctrine fashion of lyuyng purpose fayth long sufferyng loue patience 11 Persecutions afflictions which came vnto me at Antioche at Iconium at Lystra which persecutions I suffred patiently And from them all the Lord deliuered me 12 Yea and all that wyll lyue godly in Christe Iesus shall suffer persecution 13 But the euyll men and deceauers shall waxe worse and worse deceauyng and deceaued 14 But continue thou in the thynges which thou haste learned which also were committed vnto thee knowyng of whom thou hast learned them 15 And that from an infant thou hast knowen the scriptures which are able to make thee wyse vnto saluation thorowe fayth which is in Christe Iesus 16 All scripture is geuen by inspiration of God and is profitable to doctrine to reproue to correction to instruction which is in ryghteousnesse 17 That the man of God may be perfect instructed vnto all good workes ⧠The .iiij. Capter 2 He exhorteth Timotheus to be feruent in the worde and to suffer aduersitie 6 maketh mention of his owne death 9 and biddeth Timothe come vnto hym 1 I Testifie therefore before God the Lorde Iesus Christe which shall iudge the quicke and the dead at his appearyng and his kingdome 2 Preache the worde be instant in season out of season Improue rebuke exhort in all long sufferyng and doctrine 3 For the tyme wyll come when they shall not suffer wholsome doctrine but after their owne lustes shal they whose eares itche get thē an heape of teachers 4 And shall turne away their hearyng from the trueth and shal be turned vnto fables 5 But watche thou in all thynges suffer afflictions do the worke of an Euangelist fulfyll thy ministerie 6 For I am nowe redie to be offered the tyme of my dissolution is at hande 7 I haue fought a good fyght I haue fulfylled my course I haue kept y e faith 8 Hencefoorth there is layde vp for me a
Beholde also y e shippes which though they be so great and are dryuen of fierce windes yet are they turned about with a very small helme whither soeuer the violence of the gouernour wyll 5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member also boasteth great thynges Beholde how great a matter a litle fire kindleth 6 And the tongue is fyre euen a worlde of wickednesse So is the tongue set among our members that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fyre the course of nature it is set on fyre of hell 7 All the natures of beastes of byrdes and of serpentes and thynges of the sea are meeked and tamed of the nature of man 8 But the tongue can no man tame it is an vnruly euyll full of deadly poyson 9 Therwith blesse we God the father and therwith curse we men which are made after the similitude of God 10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing My brethren these thynges ought not so to be 11 Doth a fountayne sende foorth at one place sweete water and bitter also 12 Can the fygge tree my brethren beare oliue beries either a vine beare figges So can no fountayne geue both salt water and freshe also 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knoweledge among you let him shewe his workes out of good conuersation with mekenesse of wisdome 14 But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng strife in your hearte glorie not neither be lyers agaynst the trueth 15 For such wisdome descendeth not frō aboue but is earthlie sensuall and deuelishe 16 For where enuiyng and strife is there is sedition all maner of euyll workes 17 But the wisdome that is from aboue is first pure then peaseable gentle and easie to be entreated full of mercie and good fruites without iudgyng without simulation 18 Yea and the fruite of ryghteousnes is sowen in peace of thē that make peace ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 Hauyng shewed the cause of all wrong and wickednesse and also of all graces and goodnesse 4 he exhorteth them to loue God 7 and submit them selues to hym 11 not speakyng euyll of their neighbours 13 but patiently to depende on Gods prouidence 1 FRom whence cōmeth warre and fightyng among you come they not here hence euen of your lustes that fight in your members 2 Ye lust and haue not Ye enuie and haue indignation and can not obtayne Ye fyght and warre ye haue not because ye aske not 3 Ye aske and receaue not because ye aske amisse euen to consume it vpon your lustes 4 Ye adulterers adultresses knowe you not howe that the frendship of the world is enmitie with God Whosoeuer therfore wylbe a friende of the worlde is made the enemie of God 5 Either do ye thynke that the scripture sayth in vayne the spirite that dwelleth in vs lusteth after enuie 6 But the scripture offereth more grace and therefore sayth God resisteth the proude but geueth grace vnto y e lowlie 7 Submit your selues therfore to God but resist the deuyll and he wyll flee from you 8 Drawe nye to God and he wyll drawe nye to you Clense your handes ye sinners and purifie your heartes ye double mynded 9 Suffer afflictions and mourne and weepe Let your laughter be turned to mournyng and your ioy to heauinesse 10 Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde and he shall lyft you vp 11 Backbite not one another brethren He that backbiteth his brother and he that iudgeth his brother backbiteth y e lawe and iudgeth the lawe But and yf thou iudge the lawe thou art not an obseruer of the lawe but a iudge 12 There is one lawe geuer which is able to saue and to destroy What art thou that iudgest another 13 Go to nowe ye that say to day and to morowe let vs go into such a citie and continue there a yere and bye and sell and wynne 14 And yet can not ye tel what shall happen on the morowe For what thyng is your lyfe It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle tyme and then he vanisheth away 15 For that ye ought to say If the Lorde wyll and yf we lyue let vs do this or that 16 But now ye reioyce in your boastinges All such reioycyng is euyll 17 Therfore to hym that knoweth howe to do good and doth it not to hym it is sinne The .v. Chapter 2 He threatneth the wicked riche men 7 exhorteth vnto patience 12 to beware of swearyng 16 one to knowledge his faultes to another 20 and one to labour to bryng another to the trueth 1 GO to nowe ye riche men weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you 2 Your riches is corrupt your garmentes are motheaten 3 Your golde and siluer is cankred and the rust of them shal be a witnesse agaynst you and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre Ye haue heaped treasure together in your last dayes 4 Beholde the hire of labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes which hire is of you kept backe by fraude cryeth and the cryes of them which haue reaped are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth and ben wanton Ye haue nourisshed your heartes as in a day of slaughter 6 Ye haue condempned and kylled the iust and he hath not resisted you 7 ☞ Be patient therfore brethren vnto the commyng of the Lorde Beholde the husbandman wayteth for the precious fruite of the earth and hath long patience thervpon vntill he receaue the early and the later rayne 8 Be ye also patient therfore and settle your heartes for the commyng of the Lorde draweth nye 9 Grudge not one agaynst another brethren lest ye be dampned Beholde the iudge standeth before the doore 10 Take my brethren the prophetes for an ensample of suffering aduersitie and of patience which spake in the name of the Lorde ☜ 11 Beholde we count thē happy which endure Ye haue hearde of the patience of Iob and haue knowen what ende the Lorde made For the Lorde is very pitifull and mercifull 12 But aboue all thynges my brethren sweare not neither by heauen neither by earth neither any other othe Let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest you fall into condempnation 13 Is any among you afflicted let hym pray Is any mery let him sing psalmes 14 Is any diseased among you let hym call for the elders of the Churche and let them pray for him and annoynt him with oyle in the name of the Lorde 15 And the prayer of fayth shall saue the sicke and the Lorde shall raise him vp and yf he haue committed sinnes they shal be forgeuen hym 16 ☞ Knowledge your faultes one to another and pray one for another that ye may be healed For y e feruent prayer of a ryghteous man auayleth much 17 Elias was a man vnder infirmities euen as we are and he
growen it fell on a day that he went out to his father and to the reapers 19 And he said vnto his father My head my head And he saide to a lad Cary him to his mother 20 And when he had taken him brought him to his mother he sate on her knees till noone and then dyed 21 And she went vp and laide him on the bed of the man of God shut the doore vpon him and went out 22 And called vnto her husband sayde Send with me I pray thee one of the young men and one of the asses for I will runne to the man of God and come againe 23 And he saide Wherefore wylt thou go to him seing that to day is neither newe moone nor sabbath day And she aunswered All shal be well 24 Then she sadled an asse and saide to her seruaunt Dryue and go forwarde staye not for me to get vp except I byd thee 25 And so she went and came vnto the man of God to mount Carmel And it fortuned that when the man of God sawe her farre of he saide to Gehezi his seruaunt Beholde yonder is the Sunamite 26 Runne therefore to meete her saye vnto her Is all well with thee with thy husband and with the lad And she aunswered All is well 27 And when she came to the man of God vp to the hill she caught him by the feete But Gehezi went to her to thrust her away And the man of God sayde Let her alone for her soule is vexed within her and the Lorde hath hid it from me and hath not tolde it me 28 Then she saide Did I desire a sonne of my Lorde did I not require thee that thou shouldest not deceaue me 29 Then he saide to Gehezi Girde vp thy loynes and take my staffe in thyne hande and go thy way If thou meete any man salute him not And if any salute thee aunswere him not againe And lay my staffe vpon the face of the childe 30 And the mother of the childe said As the Lorde lyueth and as thy soule lyueth I wyll not leaue thee And he arose and folowed her 31 Gehezi went before them and layed the staffe vpon the face of the childe but ther was neither voyce nor any feeling wherfore he went againe to meete him and tolde him saying The childe is not awaked 32 And when Elisa was come into the house behold the childe was dead and layde vpon his bed 33 He went in therefore shut the doore vpon them twayne prayed vnto the Lorde 34 And went vp and laye vpon the lad and put his mouth on his mouth his eyes vpon his eyes his handes vpon his handes when he so laye vpon the childe the fleshe of the childe waxed warme 35 And he went againe and walked once vp and downe in the house then went vp layde him selfe vpon him againe And then the childe gasped seuē times and opened his eyes 36 And he called Gehezi and saide Call for this Sunamite So he called her which when she was come in vnto him he saide vnto her Take thy sonne 37 Therfore she went in and fell at his feete and bowed her selfe to the ground and toke vp her sonne and went out 38 Elisa came againe to Gilgal and there was a dearth in the lande and the children of the prophetes dwelt with him And he saide vnto his seruaunt Set a great pot on the fyre and make potage for the children of the prophetes 39 And one went out into the fielde to gather hearbes and found a wylde vine and gathered therof wylde gourdes his lap ful and came and shred them into the pot of pottage for they knew it not 40 So they powred out for the men to eate And it fortuned that when they tasted of the pottage they cryed out and said O thou man of God there is death in the pot And they could not eate therof 41 But he saide bring meale And he cast it into the pot and he saide Fill for the people that they may eate And there was no more harme in the pot 42 There came a man from Baal Salisa and brought the man of God bread of the first fruites euen twentie loaues of barlye full eares of corne in the huske And he said Geue vnto the people that they may eate 43 And his minister aunswered Why shall I set this before an hundred men He said againe Geue it vnto the people that they may eate For thus saith the Lorde They shall eate and there shal be left ouer 44 And so he set it before them and they did eate and left ouer according to the word of the Lorde ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 Naaman the Syrian is healed of his leprosie 16 Elisa refuseth his giftes 27 Gehezi is striken with leprosie because he toke money and rayment of Naaman 1 NAaman captayne of the hoast of the king of Syria was a great man and honorable in the sight of his maister because that by him the Lorde had geuen health vnto Syria He was also a mightie man expert in warre but he was a leaper 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies had brought out of the countrey of Israel a litle mayde she was with Naamans wyfe 3 And she saide vnto her lady I would to God my lorde were with the prophet that is in Samaria for he would delyuer him of his leprosie 4 And he went in and tolde his lorde saying Thus and thus saide the mayd that is of the lande of Israel 5 And the king of Syria saide Go thy way thither and I wyll send a letter vnto the king of Israel And he departed and toke with him ten talentes of siluer and sixe thousand peeces of golde and ten chaunges of raymentes 6 And brought the letter to the king of Israel conteyning this tenour Now when this letter is come vnto thee beholde I haue therewith sent Naaman my seruaunt to thee that thou mayest ridde him of his leprosie 7 And it fortuned that when the king of Israel had red the letter he rent his clothes and saide Am I God that I should slay and make a lyue For he doth send to me that I should delyuer a man from his leprosie Wherefore consider I pray you see how he seeketh a quarell against me 8 Which when Elisa the man of God had heard how that the king of Israel had rent his clothes he sent to the king saying Wherfore hast thou rent thy clothes Let him come now to me and he shall knowe that there is a prophet in Israel 9 And so Naaman came with his horses and with his charets and stoode at the doore of the house of Elisa 10 And Elisa sent a messenger vnto him saying Go and washe thee in Iordane seuen tymes and thy fleshe shall come againe to thee and thou shalt be cleansed 11 But Naaman was wroth and went
away and saide Beholde I thought with my selfe he would surely come out and stande and call on the name of the Lord his god put his hand on the place that he may heale the leprosie 12 Are not Abana and Pharphar riuers of Damasco better then all the waters of Israel If I washe me also in them shal I not be cleansed And so he turned him and departed with displeasure 13 And his seruauntes came and communed with him and saide Father if the prophet had byd thee do some great thing oughtest thou not to haue done it How much rather then when he saith to thee washe and be cleane 14 Then went he downe washed him selfe seuen tymes in Iordane according to the saying of the man of God and his fleshe came againe lyke vnto the fleshe of a litle childe and he was cleansed 15 And he turned againe to the man of God he and al his company and stoode before him and saide Behold I know nowe that there is no God in all the worlde but in Israel Now therfore I pray thee take a blessing of thy seruaunt 16 But he saide As the lorde lyueth before whom I stande I wyll receaue none And when the other would haue constrayned him to receaue it he would not 17 And Naaman saide Shall there not be geuē to thy seruaunt as much of this earth as two mules may beare For thy seruaunt wyll hencefoorth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offering vnto any other God saue vnto the Lorde 18 But herein the Lorde be mercyfull to thy seruaunt that when my maister goeth into the house of Rimmon for to worship there and leaneth on my hand and I bowe my selfe in the house of Rimmon when I do bowe downe I say in the house of Rimmon the Lorde be mercyfull vnto thy seruaunt because of this thing 19 Vnto whom he saide Go in peace And when he was departed from him as it were a furlong of grounde 20 Gehezi the seruaunt of Elisa the man of God said Beholde my maister hath spared Naaman this Syrian that he would not receaue at his hande those thinges that he offered As the Lorde lyueth I wyll runne after him take some what of him 21 And so Gehezi folowed Naaman And when Naaman saw him running after him he light downe from the charet to meete him and saide Is all well 22 He aunswered All is well Beholde my maister hath sent me saying See there be come to me euen nowe from mount Ephraim two young men of the children of the prophetes Geue them I pray thee one talent of siluer and two chaunge of garmentes 23 And Naaman said With a good will take two talentes And he constrained him bounde two talentes of siluer in two bagges with two chaunge of garmentes and laide them vpon two of his seruauntes to beare them before him 24 And when he came to the lower place he toke them from their hand and bestowed them in the house and he let the men go and they departed 25 But he went in and stoode before his maister And Elisa said vnto him whēce commest thou Gehezi He saide Thy seruaunt went no whyther 26 But he saide vnto him went not myne heart with thee when the man turned againe from his charet to meete thee Is it now a tyme to receaue money to receaue garmentes olyue trees vnieyardes sheepe and oxen men seruauntes and mayde seruauntes 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shal cleaue vnto thee and vnto thy seede for euer And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snowe The .vj. Chapter 6 Elisa maketh iron to swimme aboue the water 8 He discloseth the king of Syrias counsel to the king of Israel 13 Who sending certaine to take him were kept faste in Samaria 24 Samaria is besieged and endureth extreme famine 1 THe children of the prophetes saide vnto Elisa Beholde we pray thee the place where we dwell with thee is to litle for vs 2 Let vs go we pray thee vnto Iordane take thence euery man a beame build vs a place to dwel in And he aunswered Go. 3 And one saide Be content I pray thee and come with thy seruauntes And he aunswered I wyll come 4 And so he went with them And when they came to Iordane they cut downe wood 5 But it fortuned that as one was felling downe of a tree the axe head fell into the water And he cryed and saide Alas maister it was lent me 6 And the man of God saide Where fell it And he shewed him the place And he cut downe a sticke and cast it in thyther and immediatly the iron did swymme 7 Therfore sayde he Take it vp And he stretched out his hand and toke it vp 8 But the king of Syria warred against Israel and toke counsell with his seruauntes and sayde In such and such a place shal be my campe 9 And the man of God sent vnto the king of Israel saying Beware that thou go not ouer to such a place for there the Syrians are lurkyng 10 Therfore the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him and warned him of and saued him selfe from it not once nor twyse 11 And the heart of the king of Syria was troubled for this thing and he called for his seruauntes and said vnto them Wil ye not shewe me whiche of our men betrayeth me to the king of Israel 12 And one of his seruauntes sayde None my lorde O king But Elisa the prophet that is in Israel telleth the king of Israel yea euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber 13 He sayde Go and spie where he is that I may sende and fet him And one told him saying Behold he is in Dothan 14 Therefore sent he thyther horses and charets and a mightie hoast and they came by night and compassed the citie about 15 And when the seruaunt of the man of God rose vp early to go out beholde there was an hoast rounde about the towne with horses charets And his seruaunt sayde vnto him Alas maister what shall we do 16 He aunswered Feare not for they that be with vs are mo then they that be with them 17 And Elisa prayed and sayd Lord I besech thee open his eyes that he may see And the Lorde opened the eyes of the young man and he loked and beholde the mountayne was full of horses and charets of fire round about Elisa 18 And when they came downe to him Elisa prayed vnto the Lord and sayde Smyte this people I pray thee with blindnesse And he smote them with blindnesse according to the worde of Elisa 19 And Elisa sayd vnto them This is not the way neither is this the towne folowe me I will bring you to the man whom ye seke But he led them to Samaria 20 But it fortuned that when they were come to Samaria Elisa sayde
his burthen 24 Haue I put my trust in golde or haue I sayde to the wedge of golde thou art my confidence 25 Haue I reioyced because my power was great and because my hande gat so much 26 Dyd I euer greatly regarde the rysing of the sunne or had I the goyng downe of the moone in great reputation 27 Hath my heart medled priuyly with any disceite or did I euer kisse myne owne hande 28 That were a wickednesse worthy to be punished for then shoulde I haue denyed the God that is aboue 29 Haue I euer reioyced at the hurt of myne enemie or was I euer glad that any harme happened vnto him Oh no 30 I neuer suffred my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule 31 Dyd not the men of myne owne hous holde say Who shall let vs to haue our belly full of his fleshe 32 The straunger dyd not lodge in the streete but I opened my doores vnto him that went by the way 33 Haue I kept secrete my sinne and hyd myne iniquitie as Adam dyd 34 Though I coulde haue made afeard a great multitude yet the most contemptible of the families dyd feare me so I kept scilence and went not out of the doore 35 O that I had one which woulde heare me beholde my signe in the whiche the almightie shal aunswere for me though he that is my contrarie partie hath written a booke against me 36 Yet will I take it vpon my shoulder as a garlande binde it about my head 37 I will tell hym the number of my goinges go vnto him as to a prince 38 But if case be that my lande crye against me or that the forowes thereof make any complaynt 39 If I haue eaten the fruites therof vnpayed for yea if I haue greeued the soules of the maisters therof 40 Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate and cockle for my barlye Here end the wordes of Iob. The .xxxii. Chapter 1 Elihu reproueth them of folly ◠Age maketh not a man wife but the spirite of God 1 SO these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob because he held him selfe a righteous man 2 But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite of the kinred of Ram was very sore displeased at Iob because he called hym selfe iust before God 3 And with Iobs three friendes he was angry also because they had founde no reasonable aunswere and yet condempned Iob. 4 Nowe taried Elihu till they had ended their cōmunication with Iob for why they were elder them he 5 So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere he was miscontent 6 Therfore Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite aunswered and sayde Considering that I am young and ye be men of age I was afrayde and durst not shewe foorth my mynde 7 For I thought thus within my selfe It becommeth old men to speake and the aged to teache wysdome 8 Euery man no doubt hath a mynde but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding 9 Great men are not alway wyse neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull 10 Therefore I say heare me and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding 11 For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking and hearde your wysdome what arguments ye made in your communication 12 Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes 13 Lest ye should say We haue found out wisdome God shall cast hym downe and no man 14 He hath not spoken vnto me and I wil not aunswere hym as ye haue done 15 For they were so abashed that they coulde not make aunswere nor speake one worde 16 When I had wayted for they spake not but stoode still and aunswered no more 17 Then aunswered I in my turne and I shewed myne opinion 18 For I am full of matter and the spirite within me compelleth me 19 Beholde my belly is as the wine whiche hath no vent lyke the newe bottels that bruste 20 Therfore will I speake that I may haue a vent I will open my lippes and make aunswere 21 I will regarde no maner of person no man will I spare 22 For if I woulde go about to please men I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away The .xxxiii. Chapter 5 Elihu accuseth Iob of ignoraunce 14 He sheweth that God hath diuers meanes to instruct man and to drawe hym from sinne 19. He afflicteth man and sodenly deliuereth hym 26 Man beyng deliuered geueth thankes to God 1 WHerefore heare my wordes O Iob and hearken vnto all that I will say 2 Behold I haue now opened my mouth my tongue hath spoken in my throte 3 My heart doth order my wordes aright and my lippes talke of pure wysedome 4 The spirite of God hath made me and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe 5 If thou canst then geue me aunswere prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face 6 Beholde before God I am euen as thou for I am fashioned made euen of the same molde 7 Beholde my terrour shall not feare thee neither shall my hande be heauy vpon thee 8 Now hast thou spoken in myne eares I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes 9 I am cleane without any fault I am innocent there is no wickednesse in me 10 But lo he hath piked a quarell against me and taketh me for his enemie 11 He hath put my foote in the stockes and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes 12 Behold in this hast thou not done right I wil make aunswere vnto thee that God is greater then man 13 And why doest thou then striue against him for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes 14 For God speaketh once or twise and yet man vnderstandeth it not 15 In dreames and visions of the night when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes 16 He roundeth them in the eares and sealeth their correction 17 That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises and deliuer hym from pride 18 And kepe his soule from the graue and his life from the sworde 19 He chasteneth hym with sickenesse vpon his bedde he layeth sore punishement vpon his bones 20 So that his lyfe may away with no bread and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntie meate 21 In so much that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare which before were not seene 22 His soule draweth vnto the graue and his lyfe to death 23 Now yf there be a messenger one among a thousande sent for to speake vnto man and to shew him the right way 24 Then the Lord is mercifull vnto him and sayth He shal be deliuered that
he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconciled 25 Then shal his fleshe be as freshe as a childes and shal returne as in the dayes of his youth 26 He shall pray vnto God and he will be fauorable vnto him and he shall see his face with ioy for he will render vnto man his righteousnesse 27 A respect hath he vnto men let man then say I haue offended I did vnrighteously it hath done me no good 28 Yea he hath deliuered my soule from destruction and my lyfe shall see the light 29 Lo all these worketh God alway with man 30 That he bring backe his soule from the graue to the light yea the light of the lyuing 31 Marke wel O Iob and heare me hold thee still and I will speake 32 But if thou hast any thing to say then aunswere me and speake for I desire to iustifie thee 34 If thou hast nothing then heare me and hold thy tongue and I shall teache thee wysdome The .xxxiiii. Chapter 5 Elihu chargeth Iob that he calleth him selfe righteous 12 He sheweth that God is iust in iudgementes 24 God destroyeth the mightie 30 By him the hypocrite raigneth 1 ELihu proceeding in his aunswere sayde 2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding 3 For the eare discerneth wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates 4 As for iudgement let vs seke it out among our selues that we may knowe what is good 5 And why Iob hath sayd I am righteous and God hath taken away my iudgement 6 In my right I shoulde be a lyer my wounde is incurable without my fault 7 Where is there such a one as Iob that drinketh vp scornefulnesse like water 8 Which goeth in the companie of wicked doers and walketh with vngodly men 9 For he hath sayde It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God 10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing 11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes 12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement 13 Who ruleth the earth but he or who hath placed the whole world 14 If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath 15 All fleshe shall come to naught at once and all men shall turne againe vnto dust 16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding heare what I say and hearken to the voyce of my wordes 17 May he be a ruler that loueth not right or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly 18 Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king Thou art wicked or thou art vngodly and that before the princes 19 God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly and regardeth not the riche more then the poore for they be al the worke of his handes 20 In the twinckling of an eye shall they dye and at midnight when the people and the tirantes rage then shall they perishe be taken away without handes 21 For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man and he seeth all his goinges 22 There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him 23 For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned that he should enter into iudgement with him 24 He shall destroy the mightie without seeking and shall set other in their steede 25 Therefore shall he declare their workes he shall turne the night and they shal be destroyed 26 The vngodly doth he punishe openly 27 Because they tourned backe from him and would not consider all his wayes 28 Insomuch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble 29 When he geueth quietnesse who can make trouble and when he hydeth his face who can beholde him whether it be vpon nations or vpō one man onely ▪ 30 Because the hypocrite doth raigne because the people are snared 31 Surely of God onely it can be saide I haue pardoned I wyll not destroy 32 If I haue gone amisse enfourme thou me If I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of 33 Wyll he perfourme the thing through thee for thou hast reproued his iudgement thou also hast thyne owne minde and not I But speake on what thou knowest 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me and let a wyse man hearken vnto me 35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge neither were his wordes according to wysdome 36 O father let Iob be well tryed because he hath aunswered for wicked men 37 Yea aboue his sinne he doth wickedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes against God The .xxxv. Chapter 6 Neither doth godlines profite or vngodlines hurt God but man 18 The wicked crye vnto God and are not heard 1 ELihu spake moreouer and saide 2 Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest I am more righteous then God 3 For thou sayest what aduauntage wyll it be vnto thee and what profite shall I haue of my sinne 4 Therefore wyll I geue aunswere vnto thee and to thy companions with thee 5 Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou 6 If thou hast sinned what hast thou done against him If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto him 7 If thou be righteous what geuest thou him or what wyll he receaue of thyne hande 8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art and thy righteousnesse may profite the sonne of man 9 They which are oppressed crye out vpon the multitude yea they crye out for the power of the mightie 10 But none sayth Where is God that made me and that geueth vs occasion to praise him in the night 11 Which teacheth vs more thē the beastes of the earth and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen 12 If any such complaine no man geueth aunswere and that because of the wickednesse of proude tirauntes 13 For God wyll not heare vanitie neither wyll the almightie regarde it 14 Although thou sayest to God thou wylt not regarde it yet iudgement is before him trust thou in him 15 But now because his anger hath not visited neither called men to accompt with great extremitie 16 Therefore doth Iob open his mouth but in vaine he maketh many wordes without knowledge The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 Elihu sheweth the power of God 6 and his iustice 9 and wherefore he punisheth 13 The propertie of the wicked 1 ELihu also proceeded and saide 2 Holde thee still a litle I shall shew thee what I haue yet to speake on gods behalfe I wyll open vnto