maner worke to finde out sotle faytes to worke in golde syluer aÌ„d brasse and with the crafte to graue stones to set aÌ„d to carue in tiÌ„bre aÌ„d to worke in all maner workmaÌ„shipe And beholde I haue geueÌ„ him to be his companion Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan and in the hertes of all that are wise harted I haue put wisdom to make all that I haue commaunded the the tabernacle of witnesse and the arcke of witnesse and the mercyseate that is there vppon all the ornamentes of the tabernacle and the the table with his ordinaunce aÌ„d the pure caÌ„delsticke with al his apparell aÌ„d the alter of incens aÌ„d the alter of burntoffrynges with al his vessels aÌ„d the lauer with his fote aÌ„d the vestimeÌ„tes to ministre in aÌ„d the holye garmeÌ„tes for AaroÌ„ the preast aÌ„d the garmeÌ„tes of his sonnes to ministre in and the anoyntinge oyle and the swete cense for the sanctuarye acordinge to al as I haue commaunded the shall they doo And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng speake The sabbath beside that it served to come aÌ„d heare the vvorde of god and to seke his vvil aÌ„d to offer aÌ„d reconcile theÌ„ selues vnto god it vvas a sigâ—â— vnto theâ— also aÌ„d did put theÌ„ in remeÌ„branÌ„ce that iâ— vvas god that sanctified theÌ„ vvith his holye sprete aÌ„d not thei them selues vvith their holy vverkes uÌ„to the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye iÌ„ any wyse se that ye kepe my Sabbath for it shal be a sygne betwene me and you in youre generacions for to knowe that I the Lorde doo sanctifie you Kepe my Sabbath therfore that it be an holye thynge vnto you He that defileth it shal be slayne therfore For whosoeuer worketh therein the same soule shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the holye reste of the Lorde so that whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath daye shal dye for it wherfore let the childern of Israel kepe the Sabbath that they obserue it thorowe out their generacions that it be an appoyntement for euer For it shal be a sygne betwene me and the childern of Israel for euer For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and erth and the seuenth daye he rested and was refresshed And wheÌ„ he had made an end of comening with Moses vppon the mounte Sinai he gaue him two tables of witnesse which were of stone and written with the finger of God ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter ANd when the people sawe that it was loÌ„ge or Moses came doune out of the mountayne they gathered them selues together aÌ„d came vnto Aaron and sayde vnto him Vp aÌ„d make vs a god to goo before vs for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the londe off Egipte we wote not what ys become And Aaron saide vnto them plucke of the golden earynges which are in the eares of youre wyues youre sonnes aÌ„d of youre doughters and brynge them vnto me And all the people plucked of the golden earinges that were in their eares and broughte them vnto Aaron And he receaued them of their handes and facyoned it with a grauer and made it a calfe of molten metall And they sayde This is thi god O Israel whiche brought the out of the londe of Egipte And when Aaron sawe that he made an altare before it and made a proclamacion saing tomorow shal be holy daye vnto the Lorde And they rose vp in the mornynge and offred burnt offrynges and brought offrynges of attonement also And than they satt them doune to eate and drynke and rose vpp agayne to playe Than the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go get the doune for thi people which thou broughtest out of the laÌ„de of Egipte haue marred all they are turned at once out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded theÌ„ aÌ„d haue made theÌ„ a calfe of molten metall aÌ„d haue worshipped it aÌ„d haue offred therto and haue saide This â–ª is thy God thou Israel which hath brought the out of the lande of Egipte And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses beholde I see this people that it is a stife necked people and now therfore suffre me The pop a vvolde curse xx hundred thousande as blacke as coles and sende theÌ„ to hell for to haue soche a profre and vvolde not haue prayed â— Moses did that my wrath maye waxe hote vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and that I maye consume theÌ„ and than will I make of the a mightie people Than Moses besoughte the Lorde his God and sayde O Lord why shuld thy wrath waxe hote apoÌ„ thy people which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egipte with great power and with a mightie hande wherfore shuld the Egiptians speake and saye For a mischefe dyd he brynge them out euen for to slee them in the mountayns and to consume them from the face of the erth Turne from thi fearse wrath aÌ„d haue compassion ouer the wikednesse of thi people RemeÌ„bre AbrahaÌ„ Isaac aÌ„d Israel thy servauntes to whoÌ„ thou sworest by thyne owne selfe aÌ„d saidest vnto theÌ„ I wil multiplye youre seed as the starres of heauen aÌ„d al this lande which I haue saide I will geue vnto youre seed aÌ„d they shall eÌ„heret it for euer And the Lorde refrayned him selfe from that euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto his people And Moses turned his backe and went doune froÌ„ the hyll and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande which were wrytteÌ„ on both the leaues and were the worke of God aÌ„d the writiÌ„ge was the writinge of God graueÌ„ apon the tables And when Iosua herde the noyse of the people as they shouted he saide vnto Moses there is a noyse of warre in the hoste And he sayde â–ª it is not the crye of theÌ„ that haue the mastrye â–ª nor of theÌ„ that haue the worse but I doo heare the noyse of synginge And as soone as he came nye vnto the hoste and sawe the calfe and the daunsynge his wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables out of his hande and brake them euen at the hyll fote And he toke the calfe which they had made aÌ„d burned it with fyre aÌ„d stampt it vnto powder and strowed it in the water and made the childern of Israel drynke And thaÌ„ Moses sayde vnto AaroÌ„ what dyd this people vnto the that thou hast brought so great a synne apon them And Aaron sayde let not the wrath of my Lorde waxe fearse thou knowest the people that they are euen sett on myschefe they sayde vnto me make us a god to goo before us for we wote not what is become of Moses the felow that brought us out of the lande of Egipte And I sayde vnto them â–ª let them that haue golde take and brynge it me and I kest it in to the fyre and there of came out this calfe when Moses sawe that the people were naked for Aaron had made them naked vnto their shame when they made insurrection he
yf I haue foūde grace in thi sighte o Lorde than let my Lorde goo with us for it is a stuburne people and haue mercy apō oure wikednesse ād oure synne and let us be thyne enheritaunce And he sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all this people that I will do maruells soch as haue not bene done ◠all the worlde nether amōge any nacyon And all the people amonge which thou art shall se the worke of the Lorde for it is a terryble thinge that I will doo with the kepe all that I commaunde the this daye and beholde I will cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thi selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lōde whether thou goest lest it be cause of ruyne amonge you But ouerthrowe their alters and breke their pilers and cutt doune their grooues for thou shalt worshippe no straunge God For the Lorde is called gelous because he is a gelous God lest yf thou make any agreament with the inhabiters of the lande when they go a whoorynge after their goddes ād do sacrifyce vnto their goddes they call the and thou eate of their sacrifyce ād thou take of their doughters vnto thi sonnes and when their doughters goo a whoorynge after their goddes they make thi sonnes goo a whoorynge after their goddes also Thou shalt make the no goddes of metall The fest of swete bred shalt thou kepe ād vij dayes thou shalt eate vnleuended bred as I commaunded the in the tyme apoynted in the moneth of Abib for in the moneth of Abib thou camest out of Egipte All that breaketh vp the matryce shal be mine and all that breaketh the matryce amonge thi catell yf it be male whether it be oxe or shepe But the first of the asse thou shalt by out with a shepe or yf thou redeme him not se thou breake his necke All the firstborne of thi sonnes thou must That is a god texte for the pope◠nedes redeme And se that no mā appeare before me emptye Sixe dayes thou shalt worke and the seuēth thou shalt rest both from earynge and reapynge Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst frutes of wheate heruest ād the feast of ingaderynge at the yeres ende Thrise in a yere shall all youre men children appeare before the Lorde Ichouah God of Israel for I will cast out the nacyons before the and will enlarge thi costes so that no man shall desyre thi londe while thou goest vp to appeare before the face of the Lorde thi God thryse in the yere Thou shalt not offre the bloude of my sacrifyce with leuended bred nether shall ought of the sacrifyce of the feast of Passeover be lefte vnto the morninge The first of the firstfrutes of thy lōde thou shalt brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And se that thou seth not a kydd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses write these wordes for vppon these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with the childern of Israel And he was there with the Lorde .xl. dayes ād .xl. nyghtes ād nether ate bred nor dronke water And he wrote in the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And Moses came doune from mount Sinai and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande and yet he wyst not that the skynne of his face shone with beames of his comenynge with him And when Aaron and all the childern of Israel loked apon Moses and sawe that the skynne of his face shone with beames they were a frayde to come nye him But he called thē to him and then Aaron and all the chefe of the companye came vnto him ād Moses talked with them And at the last all the childern of Israel came vnto him and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto him in mount Sinai And as soone as he had made an ende of comenynge with them he put a couerynge apō his face But whēhe went before the Lorde to speak with him he toke the couerīge of vntill he came out And he came out and spake The Pope speaketh that whiche he is not commaunded vnto the childern of Israel that which he was commaunded And the childern of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of his face shone with beames but Moses put a couerynge vppon his face vntill he went in to comen with him The .xxxv. Chapter ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the childern of Israel together and sayde vnto them these are the thinges which the Lorde hath commaunded to doo Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth daye shal be vnto you the holy Sabbath of the Lordes rest so that whosoeuer doth any worke there in shall dye Moreouer ye shall kyndle no fyre thorow out all youre habitacyons apō the Sabbath daye And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel sainge this is the thinge which the Lorde cōmaūded saynge Geue frō amōge you an heueoffringe vnto the Lorde All thatt are willynge in their hartes shall brynge heueoffringes vnto the Lorde golde syluer brasse Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse ād gootes hare rams skynnes red and taxus skynnes and Sethim wodd and oyle for lightes ād spices for the anoyntynge oyle ād for the swete cens And Onixstones and stones to be sett for the Ephod and for the brestlappe And let all them that are wyseharted amōge you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded the habitacion and the tens there of with his couerynge ād his rynges bordes barres pilers and sokettes the arke and the staues thereof with the mercyseate ād the vayle that couereth it the table and his staues with all that perteyneth thereto ād the shewebred the candelsticke of lighte with his apparell and his lampes ād the oyle for the lightes the censalter and his staues the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens ād the hangynge before the tabernacle dore the alter of burntsacrifyces ād his brasen gredyren that longeth there to with his staues ād all his ordynaūce ād the lauer and his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pilers and their sokettes and the hangynge to the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacion and the pynnes of the courte with their boordes the mynystrynge garmentes to mynystre with in holynesse and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and the vestimentes of his sonnes to mynystre in And all the companye of the childern of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And they went as many as their hartes coraged them and as many as their spirites made them willynge and broughte heueoffrynges vnto the Lord to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse and for all his vses and for the holy vestmentes And the men came with the wemen euen as manye as were willynge harted and brought bracelettes earynges rynges and girdels and all maner Iewels of golde And all the men that waued
Sabbath of the Lorde wheresoeuer ye dwell These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy in their ceasons The xiiij daye of the first moneth at eueÌ„ is the Lordes Passeouer And the .xv. daye of the same moneth is the feast of swete bred vnto the Lorde vij dayes ye must eate vnleuended bred The first daye shal be an holy feaste vnto you so that ye maye do no laborious worke therein But ye shall offer sacrifices vnto the Lord. vij dayes and the seuenth daye also shal be an holy feast so that ye maye doo no laborious worke therein And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande whiche I geue vnto you and repe doune youre haruest ye shall brynge a shefe of the first frutes of youre haruest vnto the preast and he shall waue the shefe before the Lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morow after the Sabbath the preaste shall waue it And ye shall offer the daye when he waueth the shefe a laÌ„be without blemysh of a yere olde for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde and the meatoffrynge thereof two tenth deales of fine floure mengled with oyle to be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde of a swete sauoure and the drinkofferinge thereto the fourth deale of an hin of wyne And ye shall eate nether bred nor parched corne nor furmentye of new corne vntyll the selfe same daye that ye haue broughte an offrynge vnto youre God And this shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you where soeuer ye dwell And ye shall counte from the morowe after the Sabbath euen from the daye that ye broughte the sheffe of the waueoffrynge vii wekes complete euen vnto the morow after the .vij. weke ye shall numbre .l. dayes And theÌ„ ye shal bringe a newe meatoffrynge unto the Lorde And ye shall brynge out of youre habitacions two waueloaues made of two tenthdeales off fine floure leuended and baken for first frutes vnto the Lorde And ye shall bringe with the bred seuen lambes without deformyte of one yere of age and one yonge oxe and .ij. rambes which shall serue for burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde with meatoffringes and drinkoffringes longinge to the same to be a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And ye shall offer an he goote for a synneofferinge and two lambes of one yere old for peaceoffringes And the preast shall waue theÌ„ with the bred of the first frutes before the Lorde and with the two lambes And they shal be holy vnto the Lorde and be the preastes And ye shall make a proclamacioÌ„ the same daye that it be an holy feast vnto you and ye shall do no laborious worke therein And it shal be a lawe for euer thorowe out all youre habitacions vnto youre childern after you When ye repe doune youre haruest thou shalt not make cleane ryddaunce off thy felde nether shalt thou make any aftergatheringe of thy haruest but shalt leue them vnto the poore and the straunger I am the Lorde youre God And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge â–ª speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye The first daye of the suenth moneth shal be a rest of remembraunce vnto you to blowe hornes in an holy feast it shal be and ye shall do no laborious worke therein and ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge also the tenth daye of the selfe seueÌ„th moneth is a daye of an attonement and shal be on holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall humble youre soules and offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde Moreouer ye shall do no worke the same daye for it is a daye of attonement to make an attonemeÌ„t for you before the Lord your God For whatsoeuer soule it be that humbleth not him selfe that daye he shal be destroyde from amonge his people And whatsoeuer soule do any maner worke that daye the same I will destroye from amonge his people Se that ye do no maner worke therfore And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre generacions after you in all youre dwellynges A sabbath of reste it shal be vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules The .ix. daye of the moneth at euen and so forth from eueÌ„ to euen agayne ye shall kepe your Sabbath And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye the xv daye of the same seuenth moneth shal be the feast of tabernacles .vij. dayes uÌ„to the Lorde The first daye shal be an holy feast so that ye shall do no laborious worke therein Seuen dayes ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde and the. viij daye shal be an holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde It is the ende of the feast and ye shall do no laborious worke therein These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy feastes for to offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde burnt offerynges meat offerynges and drink offrynges euery daye besyde the sabbathes of the Lorde aÌ„d besyde youre giftes and all youre vowes and all your fre will offerynges whiche ye shall geue vnto the Lorde Moreouer in the .xv. daye of the seuenth moneth after that ye haue gathered in the fruteâ— of the lande ye shall kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde vij dayes longe The first daye shall be a daye of reste and the .viij. daye shal be a daye of rest And ye shall take you the first daye the frutes of goodly trees and the braunches off palme trees and the bowes of thicke trees aÌ„d wylowes of the broke and shall reioyse before the Lorde .vij. dayes And ye shall kepe it holy daye vnto the Lorde .vij. dayes in the yere And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you that ye kepe that feast in the seuenth moneth And ye shall dwell in bothes seuen dayes euen all that are Israelites borne shall dwell in bothes that youre children after you maye knowe howe that I made the childern of Israel dwell in bothes when I broughte them out of the lande of Egipte for I am the Lorde youre God And Moses told all the feastes of the Lorde vnto the childern of Israel ¶ The. xxiiij Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge commaunde the childern of Israel that they bringe vnto the pure oyle olyue beteÌ„ for lightes to poure in to the lampes allwaye without the vayle of testimonye within the tabernacle of witnesse And Aaron shall dresse them both euen and morninge before the Lorde alwayes And it shal be a lawe for euer amoÌ„ge youre childern after you And he shal dresse the lampes apon the pure candelsticke before the Lorde perpetually And thou shalt take â—â—â—â— floure aÌ„d bake xij wastels thereof two tenthdeales shall euery wastell be And make two rowes of them sixe on a rowe apon the pure table before the Lorde and put pure frankencens vppon the rowes And it shal
londe shal be deuyded by lott acordinge to the names of the tribes of their fathers thei shall enherett acordinge 〈…〉 lott thou shalt deuyde their lond hâ—th to the many and to the fewe These are the summes of yâ— leuites in the in kinredes of Gerson came the kynred of the Gersonites and of Cahath came the kinred of the Cahathites and of Merari came the kinred of the Merarites These are the kynredes of Leui the kinred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musites the kynred of the Rarahites Rahath begate Amram and Amrams wife was called Jochebed a doughter oflein which was borne him in Egipte And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moses and Mir Jam their syster And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab Abihu Eleazer and Jthamar But Nadab and Abihu dyed as they offered straunge fyre before the Lorde And the numbre of them was .xxiij. thousande of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue For they were not numbred amonge the children of Israel because there was no enheritaunce geuen them amonge the childern off Israel These are the numbres of the childern of Israel which Moses and Eleazer the preast numbred in the feldes of Moab fast by Jordane nye to Jericho And amonge these there was not a man of the numbre of the children of Israel which Moses and Aaron tolde in the wildernesse of Sinai For the Lorde sayed vnto them that they shulde dye in the wildernesse that there shulde not be lefte a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Jephune Josua the sonne of Nun. ¶ The .xxvij. Chaptre ANd the doughters of Zelaphead the sonne of Heber the sonne of Gilead the sonne of Machirthe sonne of Manasse of the kinredes of Manasse the sonne of Joseph whose names were Mahcla Noa Hagla Melcha and Thirza came stode before Moses and Eleazer the preast aÌ„d before the lordes all the multitude in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse sayenge oure father dyed in the wildernesse was not amonge the companye of them that gathered them selues together agenst the Lorde in the congregacion of Corah But dyed in his awne synne and had no sonnes Wherfore shulde the name of oure fathers be taken awaye from amonge hys kynred because he had no sonne Geue vnto vs a possessyon amonge the brethern of oure father And Moses broughte their cause before the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge The doughters of Zelaphead speke righte thou shalt geue them a possession to en herett amonge their fathers brethern shall turne the enheritaunce of their father vnto them And speake vnto the childern of Israel sayenge Yf a man dye and haue no sonne ye shall turne his enheritaunce vnto his doughter Yf he haue no doughter ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his brethern Yf he haue no brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his fathers brethern Yf he haue no fathers brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto him that is nexte to him of his kinred let him possesse it And this shal be vnto the childern of Israel an ordynaunce and a lawe as the Lorde hath commauÌ„ded Moses And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses get the vpp in to this mount Aabrun and beholde the londe which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel And wheÌ„ thou hast sene it thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered vnto his people For ye were disobedient vnto my mouthe in the deserte of Zin in yâ— stryfe of the congregacion that ye sanctified me not in the water before their eyes That is the water of stryfe in cades in the wildernesse of Zin And Moses O faithfull mercifull Moses ful onlike oure Balams spake vnto the Lorde sayenge let the Lorde God of the spirites of all flesh sett a man ouer the congregacion which maye goo in out before them and to lede them in and oute that the congregacion of the Lorde be not as a flocke of shepe without a sheparde And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses take Josua the sonne of Nun in whom there is spirite and put thyne handes apon him and set There was â—f likelyhod a â—ryght stonne â—â— the ephod â—â—hereâ— the hie â—reast loked â—awe the will â—f God in tyâ—â—es of neade â—s thou mayst â—e in the story of Dauid This was the â—aner of the Ebrues to maâ—e their officeâ—s of this maner did the apostle make deâ—kons preastes bishopes with oute any other ceremony as thou â—eist iÌ„ thactes aÌ„d mayst gather of paul to Timothe Bred is here borowed takeÌ„ for all maner of sode generally him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion and geue him a charge in their fyghte And put of thi prayse apon him that all the companye of the childern of Israel maye heare And he shall stonde before Eleazer yâ— preast which shall axe councell for him after yâ— maner of the * lighte before the Lorde And atthe mouth of Eleazer shall both he and all the childern of Israel with him and all the congregacion goo in and out And Moses dyd as the Lorde commauÌ„ded him and he toke Josua and sett him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion * put his handes apon him gaue him a charge as the Lorde commaunded thorow the hande of Moses ¶ The .xxviij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge geue the childern of Israel a charge and saye vnto them that they take hede to offer vnto me yâ— offryng of my * bred in the sacrifyce of swete sauoure in his due season And saye vnto theÌ„ This is yâ— offerynge which ye shall offer vnto the Lorde .ij. laÌ„bes of a yeare olde with out spot daye by daye to be a burntofferynge perpetually One lambe thou shalt offer in the mornynge and the other â—t euen And thereto yâ— teÌ„th parte of an Epha offloure for a meâ—â—offerynge myngled with beten oyle the fourth parte of an hin which is a dayly offerynge ordened in the mount Sinai vnto a swete sauoure in the sacrifyce of yâ— Lorde And the drynkofferynge of the same the fourth parte of an hin vnto one lambe poure the drynkofferynge in the holy place to be good drynke vnto the Lorde And yâ— other lambe thou shalt offer at euen with the meat offerynge and the drynkofferynge after yâ— maner of the mornynge a sacrifyce of a sweâ—e sanoure vnto the Lorde And on the Sabbath daye .ij. lambes of a yere olde a pece and with out spot and two teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle and the drynkofferynge thereto This is the burrtofferynge of euery Sabbath besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And in the first daye of youre monethes ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde two yonge bollockes and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde without spott and .iij. teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge mingled
a pitiefull God he will not forsake the nether destroye the nor forgett the appoyntmēt made with thy fathers which he sware vnto them For axe I praye the of the dayes that are past which were before the sence the daye that God created man vppon the erth and from the one syde of heauen vnto the other whether any thinge hath bene lyke vnto this greate thinge or whether any soche thinge hath bene herde as it is that a nacion hath herde the voyce of God speakinge out of fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued ether whether God assayed to goo and take him a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacions and sygnes and wonders and thorow warre and with a mightie hande and a stretched out arme and wyth myghtye terreble sightes acordynge vnto all that the Lorde youre God dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eyes Vnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe how that the Lorde he is God and that there is none but he Out of heauen he made the heare his voyce to nurter the ▪ and vppon erth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou hardest his wordes out of the fyre And because he loued thy fathers therfore he chose their seed after them and broughte the out with his presence and with his myghtye power of Egipte to thrust out nations greater ād myghtyer then thou before the to bringe the in and to geue the their londe to enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Vnderstonde therfore this daye and turne it to thine herte that the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue and vppon the erth beneth there is no moo kepe therfore his ordynaunces and his commaundmentes which I commaun de the this daye that it maye goo well with the and with thi childern after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the erth which the Lorde thi God geueth the for euer Then Moses seuered .iij. cities on the other syde Iordane towarde the sonne rysynge that he shulde fle thiter which had kylled his neygh boure vnwares and hated him not in tyme past and therfore shulde fle vnto one of the same cities and lyue Bezer in the wildernesse euen in the playne contre amonge the Rubenites and Ramoth in Gilead amonge the Gaddites and Solan in Basan amonge the Manassites This is the lawe which Moses set before the children of Israel and these are the witnesse ordinaunces and statutes which Moses tolde the childern of Israel after they came out of Egipte on the other syde Iordayne in the valey besyde Beth Peor in the londe of Sihō kinge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon whom Moses and the childern of Israel smote after they were come out of Egipte ād conquered his lande and the lande of Og kinge of Basan .ij. kynges of the Amorites on the other syde Iordayne towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroar vppon the bancke of the ryuer Arnon vnto mount Sion which is called Hermon ād all the feldes on the other sydel or dayne eastwarde euen vnto the see in the felde vnder the springes of Pisga The. ◠Chapter ANd Moses called vnto all Israell and sayed vnto them Heare Israel the ordynaunces and lawes which I speke in thyne eares this daye and lerne them and take hede that ye doo them The Loode oure God made an appoyntment with us in Horeb. The Lorde made not this bonde with oure fathers but with us we are they which are al heare a lyue this daye The Lord talked with you face to face in the moūt out of the fyre And I stode betwene the Lorde and you the same tyme to shewe you the sayenge of the Lorde For ye were afrayed of the fyre and therfore went not vpp in to the mount and he sayed I am the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the lōde of Egipte the housse of bōdage Thou shalt haue therfore none other goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen Image off any maner lykenesse that is in heauen aboue Image or in the erth beneth or in the water beneth the erth Thou shalt nether bowe thy self vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God visettinge the wikednesse of the fathers vppon the childern euen in the thyrde and the fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shew mercye apon thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifi◠it as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the. Syxe dayes thou shalt laboure and doo all that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God thou shalt doo no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nor thy seruaunte nor thy mayde nor thine oxe nor thyne asse nor any of thi catell nor the straunger that is within thy cytye that thy seruaunte and thy mayde maye rest as well as thou * And remembre that thou God sheweth a cause why we oughte to kepe his commaundmentes the pope doth not wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egypte and how that the Lorde God brought the out thence with a myghtye hande and a stretched out arme For which cause the Lorde thy God commaundeth the to kepe the Sabbath daye Honoure thi father and thi mother as the Lord thi God hath cōmaūded the that thou mayst prolonge thi dayes and that it maye go well with the on the londe which the Lorde thi God geueth the. Thou shalt not slee Thou shalt not breake wedlocke Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agenst thy neghboure Thou shalt not luste after thi neghbours wife thou shat not couet thi neyghbours housse felde seruaunte mayde oxe asse nor ought that is thi neghbours These wordes the Lorde spake vnto al youre multitude in the mount out of the fyre cloude and darcknesse with a loude voyce and added nomoare there to and wrote them in .ij. tables of stone and delyuered them vnto me But as soone as ye herde the voyce out off the darcknesse and sawe the hill burne with fyre ye came vnto me all the heedes of youre tribes and youre elders and ye sayed beholde the Lorde oure God hath shewed us his glorye and his greatnesse and we haue herde his voyce out of the fyre and we haue sene this daye that God maye talke with a man and he yet lyue And now wherfore shulde we dye that this greate fyre shulde consume us Yf we shulde heare the voyce of the Lorde oure God any moare we shulde dye For what is any flesh that he shulde heare the voyce of the lyuynge God speakynge out of the fyre as we haue done and shulde yet lyue Goo thou ād heare all that the Lorde oure God sayeth and tell thou vnto us all that the Lorde oure God sayeth vnto the and
lorde to whom be honoure and prayse for ever and vnto god oure father thorow him AMEN The fyrst boke of Moses called Genesis The fyrst Chapiter IN the begynnynge God created heaven and erth The erth was voyde and emptie aÌ„d darcknesse was vpon the depe and the spirite of god moved vpon the water Than God sayd let there be lyghte and there was lyghte And God sawe the lyghte that it was good devyded the lyghte from the darcknesse and called the lyghte daye and the darcknesse nyghte and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the fyrst daye And God sayd let there be a fyrmament betwene the waters aÌ„d let it devyde the waters a sonder Than God made the fyrmament and parted the waters which were vnder the fyrmament from the waters that were above the fyrmament And it was so And God called the fyrmament heaven And so of the evenynge and morninge was made the seconde daye And God sayd let the waters that are vnder heaven gather them selves vnto one place that the drye londe may appere And it came so to passe And god called the drye lande the erth and the gatheringe togyther of waters called â—e the see And God sawe that it was good And God sayd let the erth bringe forth herbe and grasse that sowe seed and frutefull trees that bere frute every one in his kynde havynge their seed in them selves vpon the erth And it came so to passe aÌ„d the erth brought forth herbe and grasse sowenge seed every one in his kynde trees berynge frute havynge their seed in theÌ„ selves every one in his kynde And God sawe that it was good and theÌ„ of the evenynge and mornynge was made the thyrde daye Than sayd God let there be lyghtes in the firmament of heaven to devyde the daye froÌ„ the nyghte that they may be vnto sygnes seasons days yeares And let them be lyghtes in the fyrmament of heaveÌ„ to shyne vpon the erth so it was And God made two great lyghtes A greater lyghte to rule the daye a lesse lyghte to rule the nyghte and he made sterres also And God put them in the fyrmament of heaven to shyne vpon the erth and to rule the daye the nyghte aÌ„d to devyde the lyghte from darcknesse And god sawe that it was good and so of the evenynge aÌ„d mornynge was made the fourth daye And God sayd let the water bryng forth creatures that move have lyfe foules for to flee over the erth vnder the fyrmament of heaven And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that lyoe and moue which the waters brought forth in their kindes aÌ„d all maner of federed foules in their kyndes And God sawe that it was good and God blessed them saynge Growe and multiplye aÌ„d fyll the waters of the sees let the foules multiplye vpoÌ„ the erth And so of the evenynge morninge was madethe fyfth daye And God sayd leth the erth bringforth lyvynge creatures in thir kyndes catell wormes beastes of the erth in their kyndes so it came â—o passe And god made the beastes of the erth in their kyndes catell in their kyndes aÌ„d all maner wormes of the erth in their kyndes and God sawe that it was good And God sayd let vs make man in oure symilitude aÌ„d after oure lycknesse that he may have rule over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over catell and over all the erth and over all wormes that crepe on the erth And God created man after hys lycknesse after the lycknesse of god created he him male female created he them And God blessed them and God sayd vnto them Growe and multiplye and fyll the erth and subdue it and have domynyon over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over all the beastes that move on the erth And God sayd se I have geven yow all herbes that sowe seed which are on all the erth and all maner trees that haue frute in them and sowe seed to be meate for yow for all beastes of the erth and vnto all foules of the ayre and vnto all that crepeth on the erth where in is lyfe that they may haue all maner herbes and grasse for to eate and even so it was And God behelde al that he had made aÌ„d loo they were exceadynge good and so of the evenynge and mornynge was made the syxth daye The seconde Chapter Thus was heaveÌ„ erth fynished wyth all their apparell aÌ„d iÌ„ yâ— seueÌ„th daye god ended hys worke which he had made rested in yâ— seventh daye froÌ„ all his workes which he had made And God blessed yâ— seventh daye and sanctyfyed it for in it he rested from all his workes which he had created and made ¶ These are the generations of heaven erth when they were created in the tyme when the LORde God created heaven and erth and all the shrubbes of the felde before they werein the erthe And all the herbee of the felde before they sprange for the LORde God had yet sent no rayne vpon the erth nether was there yet any man to tylle the erth But there arose a myste out of the ground and watered all the face of the erth â–ª Then the LORde God shâ—pe man even of the mâ—ulde of the erth and brethed into his face the breth of lyfe So man was made a lyvynge soule ¶ The LORde God also planted a garden in Eden from the begynnynge and there he sette man whom he had formed And the LORde God made to sprynge out of the erth all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and pleasant â—o eate and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell ¶ And there spronge a rever out of Eden to water the garden and thence devided it selfe and grewe into foure principall waters The name of the one is Phison he it is that compasseth all the lande of heuila where gold groweth And the gold of that contreys precious there is found bedellion and a stone called Oâ—ix The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon which compassyth all the lande of Inde And the name of the thyrde river is Hidekell which runneth on the easte syde of the assyryans And the fourth â—â—ver is Euphrates ¶ And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden to dresse it and to kepe it and the LORde God coÌ„maunded AdaÌ„ saynge of all the trees of the gardeÌ„ se thouÌ„ eate But of the tre of knowlege of good and badd se that thou eate not for even yâ— same daye thou eatest of it thou shalt surely dye ¶ And the LORde God sayd it is not good that man shulde be alone I will make hym an helper to beare him company And after that the LORde God had make of the erth all maner beastes of the felde and all maner foules of the
and thy servauntes ād thy people to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy housse so that they shall remayne but in in the riuer only And he sayde tomorow And he sayde euen as thou hast sayde that thou mayst knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde oure God And the frogges shall departe from the ād from thyne houses and from thy servauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the riuer only And Moses and Aaron went out frō Pharao and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde apō the apoyntment of frogges which he had made vnto Pharao And the Lorde dyd accordinge to the saynge of Moses And the frogges dyed out of the housses courtes and feldes And they gathred them to gether vppon heppes so that the lande stanke of them But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his herte and herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Saye vnto Aarō stretch out thy rodd and smyte the dust of the lande that it maye turne to lyse in all the londe of Egipte And they dyd so And Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodd and smote the dust of the erth ād it turned to lyse both in man and beest so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyse thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the enchaunters assayde lykewyse with their enchauntmentes to brynge forth lyse but they coude not And the lyse were both apon man and beest Then sayde the enchaunters vnto Pharao it is the fingre of God Neuerthelater Pharaos herte was hardened and he regarded them not as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao for he will come vnto the water and saye vnto him thus sayth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde I will sende all maner flies both apon the and thy servauntes ād thy people and into thy housses And the housses of the Egiptians shal be full of flies and the grounde where on they are But I will seperate the same daye the londe of Gosan where my people are so that there shall no flyes be there that thou mayst knowe that I am the Lorde vppon the erth And I will put a deuision betwene my people and thine And euen tomorow shall this myracle be done And the Lorde dyd euen so and there came noysom flyes in to the housse of Pharao and in to his servauntes housses and in to all the lōde of Egipte so that the londe was marred with flyes Then Pharao sent for Moses and Aaron and sayde Goo and do sacrifice vnto youre God in the land And Moses answered it is not mete so to do for we must offer vnto the Lorde oure God that whiche is an abhominatyon vnto the Egiptians beholde shall we sacrifice that which is an abhominacion vnto the Egiptians before their eyes and shall they not stone vs we will therfore goo .iij. dayes yournay in to the deserte and sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God as he hath cōmaunded vs. And Pharao sayde I will late you goo that ye maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde youre God in the wildernes only goo not ferrre awaye ād se that ye praye for me And Moses sayde beholde I will goo out from the and praye vnto the Lorde and the flyes shall departe frō Pharao and from his servauntes and from his people tomorow But let Pharao from hēce forth desceaue no moare that he wolde not lett the people goo to sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde And the Lorde dyd as Moses had saide ād toke awaye the flies frō Pharao and from his servauntes ād from hys people so that there remayned not one But for all that Pharao hardened his herte euen then also and wolde not let the people goo ¶ The .ix. Chaptre ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Ebrues sende out my people that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo but wilt holde them styll beholde the hande of the Lorde shal be apō thy catell which thou hast in the feld apon horses asses camels oxen and shepe with a mightye great morrayne But the Lorde shall make a deuysion betwene the beestes of the Israhelites ād the beestes of the Egiptias so that there shal nothing dye of all that perteyneth to the children of Israel And the Lorde appoynted a tyme saynge tomorow the Lorde shall do this thinge in the londe And the Lorde dyd the thinge on the morow and all the catell of Egipte dyed but of the catell of the children of Israel dyed not one And Pharao sent to wete but ther was not one of the catell of the Israhelites dead Notwithstondinge the hert of Pharao hardened and he wolde not let the people goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses and Aaron take youre handes full of asshes out of the fornace and let Moses sprynkel it vp in to the ayre in the syghte of Pharao and it shall turne to dust in all the londe of Egipte and shal make swellynge soores with blaynes both on mā and beest in all the londe of Egipte And they toke asshes out of the fornace and stode before Pharao ād Moses sprynkeld it vp in to the ayre And there brake out soores with blaynes both in mā and beest so that the sorcerers coude not stonde before Moses by the reason of botches on the enchaunters and apon all the Egiptians But the Lorde hardened the herte of Pharao that he herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde vnto Moses And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao and tell him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Ebrues Let my people goo that they may serue me or els I will at this tyme sende all my plages apon thine herte and apon thy servauntes and on thy people that thou mayst knowe that there is none lyke me in all the erth For now I will stretch out my hande and will smyte the and thy people with pestilence so that thou shalt perisshe from the erth Yet in very dede for this cause haue I sterred the vpp for to shewe my power in the and to declare my name thorow out all the worlde Yf it be so that thou stoppest my people that thou wilt not let them goo beholde tomorow this tyme I will send doune a mightie great hayle euē soch one as was not in Egipte sence it was grounded vnto this tyme. Sende therfore and fet home thy beestes and al that thou hast in the felde For apon all the men and beestes which are founde in the felde ād not broughte home shall the hayle fall ād they shall dye And as many as feared the worde of the Lorde among the servauntes of Pharao made the ir servauntes ād
forsvver god promysed se that ye kepe this seruice * And when youre childern axe you what maner off seruice is this ye doo Ye shall say â–ª it is the sacrifice of the Lordes passeouer which passed ouer the housses of the childern of Israel in Egipte as he smote the Egiptians and saued oure housses Than the people bowed them selues and worshipped And the childern of Israel went and dyd as the Lorde had commauÌ„ded Moses and Aaron And at mydnyghte the Lorde smote all the firstborne in the loÌ„de of Egipte from the first-borne of Pharao that satt on his seat vnto the firstborne of the captyue that was in presone and all firstborne of the catell Than Pharao arose the same nyghte and al his servauntes aÌ„d all the Egiptians and there was a great crieng thorowe out Egipte for there was no housse where there was not one dead And he called vnto Moses and Aaron by nyghte saynge Ryse vp and gett you out from amonge my people both ye and also the children of Israel and goo and serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde And take youre shepe and your oxen with you as ye haue sayde aÌ„d departe aÌ„d blesse me also And the Egiptians were ferce vppon the people and made haste to send theÌ„ out of the laÌ„d for they sayde we be al deed meÌ„ And the people toke the dowe before it was sowered which they had in stoare and bounde it in clothes aÌ„d put it vpoÌ„ their shulders And the childern of Israel dyd acordinge to the saynge of Moses aÌ„d they borowed of the Egiptians iewels of syluer and iewels of gold and rayment And the Lorde gat the people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians aÌ„d so they borowed and robbed the Egiptians Thus toke the childern of Israel their your ney froÌ„ Raemses to suchoth .vj. hundred thou sand meÌ„ of foote besyde childern And moch comon people went also with theÌ„ aÌ„d shepe aÌ„d oxen aÌ„d catell exceadinge moch And they baked swete cakes of the dowe which thy broughte out of Egipte for it was not sowered because they were thrust out of Egipte and coude not tarie nether had they prepared them any other prouision of meate And the tyme of the dwellinge of the childern of Israel which they dwelled in Egipte was .iiij. hundred and .xxx. yere And wheÌ„ the iiij hundred and .xxx. yeres were expyred eueÌ„ the selfe same daye departed all the hostes of the Lorde out of the lande of Egipte This is a nyghte to be obserued to the Lorde because he broughte them out of the lande of Egipte This is a nyghte of the Lorde to be kepte of all the childern of Israel and of their generacions after them And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses aÌ„d Aaron this is the maner of Passeover there shall no straunger eate there of but all the seruauntes that are bought for money shall ye circumcise and then let them eat there of A strauÌ„ger and a hyerd seruaunte shall not eate thereof In one housse shall it be eateÌ„ Ye shall carie none of the flesh out at the doores moreouer se that ye breke not a bone there of All the multirude of the childern of Israel shall obserue it Yf a straunger dwell amonge you ad wyll holde Passeover vnto the Lorde let him circuÌ„cise all that be males aÌ„d theÌ„ let him come and obserue it aÌ„d be takeÌ„ as one that is borne iÌ„ the loÌ„de No vncircuÌ„cised persone shall eate there of One maner of lawe shal be vnto theÌ„ that are borne in the loÌ„de aÌ„d vnto the strauÌ„gers that dwell amoÌ„ge you And all the childern of Israel dyd as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ And eueÌ„ the selfe same daye dyd the Lorde brynge the childern of Israel out of the londe of Egipte with their armies The .xiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge sanctifie vnto me all the firstborne that opeÌ„ all maner matrices amoÌ„ge the childern of Israel as well of meÌ„ as of beestes for they are myne And Moses sayde vnto the people thiÌ„ke on thys daye iÌ„ which ye came out of Egipte and out of the housse of bondage for with a myghtie haÌ„de the Lorde broughte you out froÌ„ theÌ„ce Se therfore that ye eate no leuen ded bred This daye come ye out of Egipte in the moneth of Abib wheÌ„ the Lorde hath broughte the iÌ„ to the loÌ„de of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Heuites aÌ„d iebusites which he sware vnto thi fathers that he wolde geue the a londe where in milke aÌ„d honye floweth theÌ„ se that thou kepe this servyce in this same moneth SeueÌ„ dayes thou shalt eate swete bred aÌ„d the .vij. daye shal be feâ—â—â—tfull vnto the Lorde Therfore thou shalt eate swete bred .vij. dayes and se that there be no leuended bred sene nor yet leueÌ„ amonge you in all youre quarters And thou shalt shewe thy sonne at that tyme The fathers novv a dayes maye not be sâ—fied to knovv ought of God them selves hovv can they then teach their childern vvhat the ceremonie meaneth saynge this is done because of that which the Lorde dyd vnto me when I came out of Egipte Therfore it shall be a signe vnto the vppon thine hande and a remembraunce betwene thine eyes that the Lordes lawe maye be in thy mouth For with a stronge haÌ„de the Lorde broughte the out of Egipte se thou kepe therfore this ordinauÌ„ce in his season from yere to yere Moreouer when the Lorde hath broughte the in to the londe of the Canaanytes as he hath sworne vnto the and to thi fathers and hath geuen it the theÌ„ thou shalt appoynte vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice and all the firstborne among the beestes which thou hast yf they be males And all the firstborne of the asses thou shalt redeme with a shepe yf thou redeme him not then breake hys necke But all the firstborne amonge thi childern shalt thou bye out And when thi sonne axeth the in tyme to come Teach youre chyldern saynge what is this thou shalt saye vnto him with a mightie hande the Lorde broughte us out of Egipte out of the housse of bondage And when Pharao was looth to lete us goo the Lorde slewe all the firstborne in the lande of Egipte as well the firstborne of men as of beastes And therfore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that open the matrice but all the firstborne of my childern I must redeme And this shall be as a token in thine hande and as a thinge hanged vpp betwene thine eyes because the Lorde broughte us out of Egipte with a mightie hande when Pharao had let the people goo God caried them not thorow the londe of the Philistines though it were a nye waye For God sayde the people myghte happly repent when they se warre and so turne agayne to Egipte therfore God led theÌ„ aboute thorow the wyldernesse that bordreth on the redd see The childern of Israel went harnessed out of the laÌ„de of Egipte And Moses toke
mornynge as Moses bad â—â— it staÌ„ke not nether was there any wormes thâ—â— And Moses sayde that eate this daye for to â—â— ye it is the Lordes Sabbath to daye ye shâ—â—â—â— de none in the feld Sixte dayes ye shall gather it for the vij is the sabbath there shal be none there in Notwithstondinge there went out of the people in the seuenth daye for to gather but they founde none TheÌ„ the Lorde seyde vnto Moses how longe shall it be yer ye will kepe my coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d lawes Se because the Lorde hath geueÌ„ you a Sabbath therfor he geueth you the .vj. daye bred for .ij. dayes Byde therfore euery maÌ„ athome aÌ„d let no maÌ„ go out of his place the seuenth daye And the people rested the seuenth daye And the housse of Israel called it Man And it was lyke vnto Coriander seed and white and the taste of it was lyke vnto wafers made with honye And Moses sayde this is that which the Reliques ought to be but a remembraunce only Lorde commaundeth fyll a Gomor of it that it maye be kepte for youre childern after you that they maye se the bred wherewith he fedd you in wyldernesse when he had broughte you out of the lande of Egipte And Moses spake vnto Aaron take a cruse and put a Gomer â—ull of man therin and laye it vppe before the Lorde to be kepte for youre childern after you as the Lorde commaunded Moses And Aaron layed it vppe before the testimonye there to be kepte And the childern of Israel ate man .xl. yere vntill they came vnto a lande inhahited And so they ate Man euen vntill they came vnto the bordres of the laÌ„de of Canaan And a Gomer is the tenth parte of an Epha The .xvij. Chapter ANd all the companye of the childern of Israel went on their iourneys from the wildernesse of Sin at the commaundment of the Lorde and pitched in Raphidim where was no water for the people to drynke And the people chode with Moses and sayde geue us water to drynke And Moses sayde vnto * them why chyde ye with me and wherfore do ye tempte the Lorde There the people thyrsted * for water and murmured agenst Moses aÌ„d sayde wherfore hast thou broughte us out of Egipte to kyll us and oure childern and oure catell with thyrste And Moses cried vnto the Lorde saynge what shal I do vnto this people they be al most redye to stone me And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo before the people and take with the of the elders of Israel aÌ„d thi rod wherwith thou smotest the riuer take in thine hande and goo Beholde I will stonde there before the vppon a rocke in Horeb and thou shalt smyte the rocke aÌ„d there shall come water out there of that the people maye drynke And Moses dyd euen so before the elders of Israel And he called the name of the place Massa and Meriba because of the chidynge of the childern of Israel and because they tempted the Lorde saynge ys the Lorde amonge us or not Then came Amalech aÌ„d foughte with Israel in Raphidim And Moses sayde vnto Iosua chose out men and goo fighte with Amelech Tomorow I will stonde on the toppe of the hyll and the rodd of God in myne hande And Iosua dyd as Moses bade him and foughte with the Amalechites And Moses Aaron and Hur went vp to the toppe of the hyll And when Moses helde vp his hande Israel had the better And when he late his hande doune Amelech had the better when Moses handes were weery they toke a stone and put it vnder him and he satt doune there on And Aaron and Hur stayed vpp his handes the one on the one syde and the other on the other syde And his handes were stedie vntill the sonne was doune And Iosua discomfeted Amalech aÌ„d his people with the edge of his swerde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses write this for a remembraunce in a boke and tell it vnto Iosua for I will put out the remembraunce of Amalech from vnder heauen And Moses made an alter aÌ„d called the name of it * Iehouah Nissi for he sayde the hande is on Iehouah nissi the Lorde is he that exalteâ—â— me the seate of the Lorde that the Lorde will haue warre with Amalech thorow out all generations The .xviij. Chapter IEthro the prest of Madian Moses father in lawe herde of all that God had done vnto Moses and to Israel his people how that the Lorde had broughte Israel out of Egipte And he toke Ziphora Moses wyfe after she was sente backe and hir .ij. sonnes of which the one was called Gerson for he sayde I haue bene an alient in a straunge lande And the other was called Eliesar for the God of my father was myne helpe aÌ„d delyuered me from the swerde of Pharao And Iethro Moses father in lawe came wyth his two sonnes and his wife vnto Moses in to the wildernesse where he had pitched his tente by the mounte of God And he sent worde to Moses I thi father in law Iethro am come to the and thi wyfe also and hir two sonnes with her And Moses went out to mete his father in lawe and dyd obeyssaunce and kyssed him and they saluted etch other aÌ„d came in to the tente And Moses tolde his father in lawe all that the Lorde had done vnto Pharao and to the Egiptians for Israels sake and all the trauayle that had happened them by the waye and how the Lorde had delyuered them And Iethro reioesed ouer all the good which the Lorde had done to Israel and because he had delyuered them out of the hande of the Egiptians And Iethro sayde blessed be the Lorde which hath delyuered you out of the hande of the Egiptians aÌ„d out of the hande of Pharao which hath delyuered his people from vnder the power of the Egiptians Now I knowe that the Lorde is greater theÌ„ all goddes for because that they dealte prowdly with them And Iethro Moses father in lawe offred burntoffrynges and sacrifyces vnto God And Aaron and all the elderâ— of Israel came to eate bred with Moses father in lawe before God And it chaunched on the morow that Moses satt to iudge the people and the people stode aboute Moses from mornynge vnto euen when his father in lawe sawe all that he dyd vnto the people he sayde what is this that thou doest vnto the people why syttest thou thi self and lettest all the people stonde aboute the froÌ„ mornynge vnto euen And Moses sayde vnto his father in lawe because the people came vnto me to seke councell of God For wheÌ„ they haue a matter they come vnto me and I must iudge betwene euery man and his neyboure and must shewe them the ordinauÌ„ces of God and his lawes And his father in lawe sayde vnto him it is not well that thou dost Thou doest vnwysely and also this people that is with the because the thinge is to greuons for the and thou
art not able to do it thi selfe alone But heare my royce and I will geue the councell and God shal be with the. Be thou vnto the people to Godwarde and brynge the causes vnto God and prouyde them ordinaunces and lawes â—d shewe them the waye wherin they must walke and the werkes that they must doo Morouer seke out amonge all the people men of actiuite * which feare God and men Oure prelates nether feare God for they preach not his vvor de true lyâ—ner are lesse cove touse theÌ„ ludas for they haue receâ—â—ed of the de vâ—ll the kyng dames of the â—â—â—h and the â—â—â—rie there â—â— vvhich christ refused Mathe â—4 that are true aÌ„d hate covctuousnes and make them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fyftie and ouer ten And let them iudge the people at all seasons Yf there beany greate matter let them brynge that vnto the and let them iudge all small causes them selues and ease thi selfe aÌ„d let them bere with the. Yf thou shalt doo this thinge then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth the with all and all this people shall goo to their places quietly And Moses herde the voyce of his father in lawe and dyd all that he had sayde and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fiftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at all seasons aÌ„d broughte the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged all small maters them selues And thâ— Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his awne londe The .xix. Chapter THe thyrde moneth after the childern of Israel were gone out of Egipte the same daye they came in to the wildernesse of Sinai For they were departed from Raphâ— dim and were come to the deserte of Sinay and had pitched their tentes in the wildernesse And there Israel pitched before the mounte And Moses went vpp vnto God And the Lorde called to him out of the mountayne saynge thus saye vnto the housse of lacob and tell the childern of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egiptians and how I toke you vpp apon Egles wynges and haue broughte you vnto my selfe Now therfore yf ye will heare my voyce and kepe myne appoyntment ye shall be myne awne aboue all nations for all the erth is myne Ye shall be vnto me a kyngdome of preastes and and holie people these are the wordes which thou shalt saye vnto the childern of Israel And Moses came and called for the elders of Ifrael and layde before them all these wordes which the Lorde had comma unded him And the people answered all together and sayde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will doo And Moses broughte the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Loo I will come vnto the in a thicke clowde that the people maye heare when I talke with the and also beleue the for euer And Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and sanctific them to daye and tomorow and let them wash their clothes that they maye be redie agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde will come doune in the sighte of all the people vpon mounte Sinai And sett markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte and that ye twych not the bordres of it for whosoeuer twicheth the mounte shall surely dye There shall not an hande twych it but that he shall ether be stoned or els shot thorow whether it be beest or man it shall nor lyue when the horne bloweth than let theÌ„ come vp in to the mounten And Moses went doune from the mounte vnto the people and sanctifyed them aÌ„d they wasshed their clothes And he sayde vnto the people be redie agenst the thirde daye and se that ye come not at youre wiues And the thirde daye in the mornynge there was thunder and lightenynge and a thicke clowde apoÌ„ the mounte aÌ„d the voyce of the horne waxed â—â—ceadynge lowde and all the people that was in the hoste was afrayde And Moses brought the people out of the teÌ„tes to mete with God and they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Sinai was all togither on a smoke because the Lorde descended doune vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof asceÌ„ded vp as it had bene the smoke of a kylle and all the mounte was exceadinge fearfull And the voyce of the horne blewe and waxed lowder aÌ„d lowder Moses spake aÌ„d God answered hiÌ„ aÌ„d that with a voyce And the Lord came doune vppon mounte Sinai euen in the toppe of the hyll aÌ„d called Moses vp in to the toppe of the hyll And Moses went vppe And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go doune and charge the people that they prease not vp vnto the Lorde for to se hiÌ„ aÌ„d so many off theÌ„ perissn And let the preastes also which come to the Lordes presence sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde smyte them Then Moses sayde vnto the Lorde the people cannot come vp in to mounte Sinai for thou chargedestrs saynge sett markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the Lorde sayde vnto him awaye and get the doune and come vp both thou aÌ„d Aaron with the. But let not the preastes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the Lorde lest he smyte them And Moses weÌ„t doune vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The .xx. Chapter ANd God spake all these wordes aÌ„d saide I am the Lorde thy God which haue brought the out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage nether any symilitude that is in heauen aboue ether in the erth beneth or in the water that ys beneth the erth Se that thou nether bowe thyself vnto them nether serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God and viset the synne of the fathers vppon the childern vnto the third and fourth generacion of theÌ„ that hate me and yet shewe mercie vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lord wil not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne RemeÌ„bre the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifie it Sixe dayes mayst thou laboure aÌ„d do al that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalt do no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nether thy manservaunte nor thy maydeservaunte nether thy catell nether yet the straunger that is within thi gates For in sixe dayes the Lorde made both heauen and erth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabbath daye and halowed it Honoure
fatt apon the alter aÌ„d the brest shal be AaroÌ„s aÌ„d his sonnes And the right shulder they shall geue vnto the preast to be an heueoffrynge of their peaceoffringes And the same that offreth the bloud of the peaceoffringes aÌ„d the fatt amoÌ„g the soÌ„nes of AaroÌ„ shall haue the right shulder vnto his parte for the wauebrest aÌ„d the heueshulder I haue takeÌ„ of the childern of Israel euen of their peace offringes aÌ„d haue geueÌ„ it vnto AaroÌ„ the prest and vnto his sonnes to be a dutie for euer of the childern of Israel This is the anoyntinge of Aaron aÌ„d of the sacryfices of the Lorde in the daye when they were offered to be preastes vnto the Lorde whiche the Lorde commaunded to be geuen them in the daye when he anoynted them of the childern of Israel and to be a dutie for euer amonge their generacions This is the lawe of burntoffrynges of meatoffrynges of synne offrynges of trespaceoffrynges of full offrynges of peaceoffrynges which the Lorde commaunded Moses in the mount of Sinai in the daye when he commaunded the childern of Israel to offer their offrynges vnto the Lorde in the wildernesse of Sinai The .viij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Hence the pope fett holowenge of chirches alters font belles aÌ„d so forthe and the anoyntinge of bissnopes preastes and soch like take Aaron and his sonnes with hiÌ„ and the vestures and the anoyntinge oyle and an oxe for a synneofferynge and two rammes aÌ„d a baskett of swete bred aÌ„d gather all the comentye together vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And Moses dyd as the Lorde commaunded him and the people gathered them selues togither vnto the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse And Moses sayde vnto the people this is the thinge which the Lorde commaunded to do And Moses broughte Aaron and his sonnes and wasshed them with water and put apon him the albe and gyrde him with a girdel and put apon him the tunycle and put the Ephod thereon and gyrded him with the broderd girdel of the Ephod and bounde it vnto him therewith And he put the brestlappe thereon aÌ„d put in the brestlappe lighte aÌ„d perfectnesse And he put the myter apon his heed aÌ„d put apoÌ„ the myter eueÌ„ apoÌ„ the forefroÌ„t of it the golden plate of the holy croune as the Lorde commaunded Moses And Moses toke the anoyntynge oyle and anoynted the habitacion and all that was therein and sanctified them and sprynkled thereof apon the alter .vij. tymes and anoynted the alter and all his vessels and the lauer with hys fote to sanctifie them And he poured of the anoyntynge oyle apon Aarons heed and anoynted him to sanctifie him And he broughte Aarons sonnes and put albes apon them and gyrde them with gyrdels aÌ„d put bonettes apoÌ„ their heedes as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the synneoffrynge was brought And Aaron and his sonnes put their handes apon the heed of the oxe of the synneoffryng And when it was slayne Moses toke of the bloude and put it apon the hornes of the alter rounde aboute with his finger and purified it aÌ„d poured the bloud vnto the botome of the alter aÌ„d sanctified it aÌ„d reconcyled it And he toke all the fatt that was apon the inwardes aÌ„d the kal that was on the lyuer aÌ„d the two kydneyes with their fatt aÌ„d burned it apoÌ„ the alter But the oxe the hide his flesh aÌ„d his donge he burnt with fire without the hoste as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he broughte the ram of the burntofferynge and Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes put their handes apon the heed of the ram and it was kylled And Moses sprinkled the bloud apoÌ„ the alter rouÌ„de aboute aÌ„d cutt the ram in peces aÌ„d burnt the heed the peces aÌ„d the fatte aÌ„d wasshed the inwardes aÌ„d the legges in water and burnt the ram euery whitt apoÌ„ the alter That was a burntsacrifice of a swete sauoure aÌ„d an offrynge vnto the Lorde as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he broughte the other ram that was the fullofferynge and Aaron and his sonnes put their haÌ„des apoÌ„ the heed of the ram And when it was slayne Moses toke of the bloude of it and put it apon the typpe of Aarons ryght eare and apon the thombe of his right hande and apon the great too of his righte fote Then were Aarons sonnes broughte aÌ„d Moses put of the bloude on the typpe of the right care of them and apon the thombes of theire righte handes and apon the great tooes of the ir righte fete and sprinkled the bloud apoÌ„ the alter rounde aboute And he toke the fatt aÌ„d the rompe aÌ„d all the fatt that was apon the inwardes aÌ„d the kall of the lyuer aÌ„d the .ij. kydneyes with their fatt aÌ„d their righte shulder And out of the basket of swete bred that was before the Lorde he toke one swete cake of oyled bred aÌ„d one waâ—er aÌ„d put theÌ„ on the fatt aÌ„d apon the righte shulder aÌ„d put altogether apoÌ„ Aarons handes aÌ„d apoÌ„ his sonnes handes aÌ„d waued it a waueofferynge before the Lorde And thaÌ„ Moses toke theÌ„ from of their handes agayne aÌ„d burnt theÌ„ apoÌ„ the alter euen apon the burntoffrynge These are the fulloffrynges of a swete sauoure aÌ„d a sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses toke the breste and waued it a waueoffrynge before the Lorde of the ram of the fuloffrynges aÌ„d it was Moses parte as the Lorde commaunded Moses And Moses toke of the anoynting oyle aÌ„d of the bloude whiche was apon the alter and sprinkled it apoÌ„ AaroÌ„ aÌ„d apon his vestimeÌ„tes aÌ„d apoÌ„ his soÌ„nes aÌ„d on their vestimeÌ„tes with hiÌ„ aÌ„d sanctified AaroÌ„ aÌ„d his vesturs aÌ„d his soÌ„nes and his sonnes vestures also Then Moses say de vnto Aaron and his sonnes boyle the flesh in the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse and there eate it with the bred that is in the basket of fullofferynges as the Lorde commaunded sayenge Aaron and his sonnes shall eate it aÌ„d that whiche remayneth of the flesh and of the brede burne with fire And se that ye departe not from the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse seuen dayes longe vntill the dayes of youre fullofferynges be at an ende For .vij. dayes must youre haÌ„des be filled as they were this daye eueÌ„ so the Lorde hath commauÌ„ded to do to reconcyle you with all Se therfore that ye abyde in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse daye and nyghte seuen dayes longe and kepe the watch of the Lorde that ye dye not for so I am commaunded And Aaron and his sonnes dyd all thynges which the Lorde commaunded by the hande of Moses ¶ The .ix. Chapter ANd the .viij. daye Moses called Aaron and his sonnes and the elders of Israel and sayde vnto Aaron take a calfe for a synne offrynge and a ram for a burntoffrynge both without blemish and brynge them before the Lorde And vnto the childern of Israel he spake sayenge take ye an he goote for a synneofferynge and a calfe
and a lambe bothe two of a yere olde and without blemysh for a burntsacrifice and an oxe and a ram for peaceoffrynges to offer before the Lorde and a meateofferyng myngled with oyle for to daye the Lorde will appere vnto you And they brought that which Moses commaunded vnto the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d all the people came and stode before the Lorde And Moses sayde this is the thynge which the Lorde commaunded that ye shulde do aÌ„d then the glorye of the Lorde shall appere vnto you And Moses sayde vnto Aaron go vnto the alter and offer thy synneofferynge and make an attonement for the and for the people and then offer the offerynge of the people and reconcyle them also as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And Aaron went vnto the alter and slewe the calfe that was his synneoffrynge And the sonnes of Aaron broughte the bloude vnto him and he dypte his finger in the bloude and put it apon the hornes of the alter and poured the bloude vnto the botome of the alter And the fatt and the two kydneyes with the kall of the lyuer of the synneoffrynge he burnt vppon the alter as the Lorde commaunded Moses but the flesh and the hyde he burnt with fyre without the hoste After warde he slewe the burntofferynge aÌ„d Aarons sonnes brought the bloude vnto him and he sprinkled it rounde aboute apon the alter And they brought the burntofferynge vnto him in peces and the heed also and he burnt it apon the alter and dyd wasshe the inwardes and the legges and burnt them also apon the burntofferynge in the alter And than he broughte the peoples offerynge and toke the goote that was the peoples synneofferynge and slewe it and offered it for a synofferynge as he dyd the first And then broughte the burntofferynge and offered it as the maner was and broughte the meatofferynge and fylled his hande thereof and burnt it apon the alter besydes the burntsacrifyce in the mornynge Then he slewe the oxe and the ram that were the peoples peaseofferynges and Aarons sonnes broughte the bloude vnto him and he sprinkled it apon the alter rounde aboute and toke the fatt of the oxe and of the ram the roÌ„pe and the fatt that couereth the inwardes and the kydneyes and the kall of the lyuer and put them apon the brestes and burnt it apon the alter but the brestes and the righte shulders Aaron waued before the Lorde as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And Aaron lifte vpp his hande ouer the people Of soch places the bisshopes toke their domme blessynge with ij fingers But numery vâ— thou maist read the goodly prayer of his blessynge and blessed theÌ„ and came doune from offerynge of synofferynges burntofferynges aÌ„d peaseofferynges Then Moses and Aaron weÌ„t into the tabernacle of witnesse and came out agayne and blessed the people and the glorye of the Lorde apered vnto all the people And there came a fyre out from before the Lorde and consumed apon the alter the burntofferynge and the fatt And all the people sawe it and showted and fell on their faces ¶ The X. Chapter Hereof ye se the frute of a mans good entent with out Godsword As we maye do nolesse so doeth this ensample teach that we maye do no moare than is coÌ„maunded ANd Nadab and Abihu the sonnes of Aaron toke ether of them his censor aÌ„d put fyre therein and put cens apoÌ„ and broughte straunge fyre before the Lorde which he coÌ„maunded theÌ„ not and there went a fyre out froÌ„ the Lorde and coÌ„sumed theÌ„ and they dyed before the Lorde Then Moses sayde vnto AaroÌ„ this is it that the Lorde spake saynge I will be God is sanctified when we obey him aÌ„d mortify oure wyll to doo his sanctifyed in them that come nye me aÌ„d before all the people I wil be glorifyed And Aaron helde his pease And Moses called Misael and ElesaphaÌ„ the sonnes of Vsiel the vncle of Aaron and sayde vnto theÌ„ goo to and carye youre brethreÌ„ from the holy place out of the hoste And they went to them and caryed them in their albes out of the hoste as Moses bad And Moses sayde vnto Aaron and vnto Eleazar and Ithamar his eldest sonnes vncouer not youre heed nether rent youre clothes lest ye dye and wrath come apon all the people lettyoure brethren the hole house of Israel bewepe the burnynge which the Lorde hath burnt But goo ye not out from the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse lest ye dye for the anoyntynge oyle of the Lorde is apon you And they dyd as Moses bad And the Lorde spake vnto Aaron saynge Oure prelates be drâ—â—ke with desyre of honoure and haue brought the world oute of their wittes to satisfie their lustes and liue not sobirly to teach vs what christ commaunded by the 〈…〉 of the appostels drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke nether thou nor thi sonnes with the when ye go in to the tabernacle of witnesse lest ye dye And let it be a lawe foreuer vnto youre childern after you that ye maye put difference betwene holy and vnholy and betwene vnclene and clene and that ye maye teach the childern of Israel all the ordynaunces which the Lorde hath coÌ„maunded them by the handes of Moses And Moses sayde vnto Aaron and vnto Eleazar aÌ„d Ithamar his sonnes that were lefte take the meatofferynge that remayneth of the sacrifyces of the Lorde and eate it without leuen besyde the alter for it is most holy eate it therfore in the holy place because it is thi dutye and thi sonnes dutye of the sacrifyce of the Lorde for so I am commaunded And the wauebrest and heueshulder eate in a clene place both thou and thy sonnes and thy doughters with the. For it is thy dutye and thy sonnes dutye with the of the peaceofferynges off the childern of Israel For the heueshulder aÌ„d the wauebrest whiche they brynge with the sacrifices of the fatt to waue it before the Lorde shal be thyne and thy sonnes with the and be a lawe for euer as the Lorde hath commaunded And Moses soughte for the goote that was the synneofferynge and se it was burnt And he was angrye with Eleazar and Ithamar the sonnes of Aaron which were lefte alyue sayenge wherefore haue ye not eaten the synneofferynge in the holy place seynge it is most holye and for as moch as it is geuen you to bere the synne of the people and make agrement for them before the Lorde Beholde the bloude of it was not brought in within the holy place therfore shulde ye haue eaten it in the holy place as I commaunded And Aaron sayde vnto Moses behold this daye haue they offered their The offeringes must haue bene eaten in gladnesse but Aaron coude not but morne for his sonnes synneoffrynge and their burntoffrynge before the Lorde and it is chaunced me after thys maner Yf I shulde eate of the synneofferynge to daye wolde the Lorde be content with all And when Moses herde that he was content
and halowe it froÌ„ the vnclennesses of the childern of Israel And wheÌ„ he hath made an ende of recoÌ„cylinge the holy place and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter let him bringe the lyue goote aÌ„d let AaroÌ„ put both his handes apon the heede of the lyue goote and confesse ouer him all the mysdeades of the childern of Israell and all their trespaces and all their synnes and let him put them apoÌ„ the heed of the goote aÌ„d sende him awaye by the handes of one that is acoynted in the wyldernesse And the goote shall bere apon him all their mysdeades vnto the wildernesse and he shall let the goote goo fre in the wildernesse And let Aaron goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and put off the lyneÌ„ clothes which he put on when he weÌ„t in in to the holy place aÌ„d leaue them there And let him wasshe his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burntofferynge and the burntofferynge of the people and make an atonemeÌ„t for him selfe aÌ„d for the people and the fatt of the synofferynge let him burne apon the alter And let him that caryed forth the scapegoote wasshe his clothes and bathe hys flesh in water and then come in to the hoste agayne And the oxe of the synofferynge and the goote of the synofferynge whose bloude was brought in to make an atonemeÌ„t in the holy place let one carye out without the hoste and burne with fyre both their skynnes their flesh aÌ„d their donge And let him that burneth them wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe his flesh in water and theÌ„ come in to the hoste agayne And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer vnto you And eueÌ„ in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no worke at all whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger that sogeorneth amonge you for that daye shall an attonemeÌ„t be made for you to clense you from all youre synnes before the Lorde and ye shal be cleane It shal be a sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and it shal be an ordynaunce for euer And the preast that is anoynted and whose hande was fylled to mynistre in his fathers steade shall make the attonemeÌ„t and shall put on the holy lyneÌ„ vestimeÌ„tes and reconcyle the holy sanctuary and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter and shall make an attonemeÌ„t also for the preastes and for all the people of the congregacion And this shal be an euerlastynge or dynaunce vnto you to make an atonement for the childern of Israel for all their synnes once a yere and it was done eueÌ„ as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The XVII Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto AaroÌ„ and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them this is the thynge which the Lorde charged saynge whatsoeuer he be of the housse of Israel that kylleth an oxe lambe or goote in the hoste or out of the hoste and bryngeth theÌ„ not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse to offer an offerynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellynge place of the Lorde bloude shal be imputed vnto that man as though he had shed bloude and that man shall perysh from amonge his people Wherfore let the childern of Israel brynge their offerynges they offer in the wyde felde vnto the Lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and vnto the preast and offer theÌ„ for peaseofferynges vnto the Lorde And the preast shall sprinkle the bloude apon the alter of the Lorde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and burne the fatt to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them nomoare offer their offerynges vnto deuyls after whom thy goo an whoorynge And this shal be an ordynauÌ„ce for euer vnto you thorow out youre generacyons And thou shalt saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that sogeorne amonge you that offereth a burntofferynge or any other offerynge and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to offer vnto the Lorde that felow shall perysh from amonge his people And what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my faâ—e agaynst that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy him from amonge his people for the life of the flesh is in the bloude and I haue geuen it vnto you apon the alter to make an attonement for youre soules for bloude shall make an attonemeÌ„t for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel se that no soule of you cate bloude nor yet any straunger that soiourneth amonge you What soeuer man it be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne amonge you that honteth and catcheth any beest or foule that maye be eateÌ„ he shall poure out the bloude aÌ„d couer it with erthe for the life of all flesh is in the bloude therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel ye shall eate the bloude of no maner of flesh for the life of all flesh is in his bloude and whosoeuer therfore eateth it shall perysh And what soeuer soule it be that eateth that which dyed alone or that which was torne with wylde beestes whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe him selfe in water aÌ„d shal be vncleane vnto the eueÌ„ aÌ„d thaÌ„ is he cleane But aÌ„d yf he wasshe them not nor wasshe his flesh he shall beare his synne ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them I am the Lorde youre God Wherfore after the doynges of the land of Egipte wherein ye dwelt se that ye doo not nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whether I will bringe you nether walke ye in their ordinaunces but doo after my iudgemeÌ„tes and kepe myne ordynaunces to walke therein for I am the Lorde youre God Kepe therfore myne ordinaunces aÌ„d my iudgemeÌ„tes whiche yf a man doo he shall lyue thereby for I am the Lorde Se that ye goo to none of youre nyghest kyn red for to vncouer their secrettes for I am the Lorde The secrettes of thy father and thy mother se thou vnheale not she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer hir secrettes The secrettes of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for they are thy fathers secrettes Thou shalt not discouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne awne preuyte Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy fathers wyues doughter which she bare to thy father for she is thy
and whose hande was fylled to put on the vestimeÌ„tes shall not vncouer his heed nor rent his clothes nether shall goo to any deed body nor make him selfe vncleane no not on his father or mother nether shall goo out of the sanctuarye that he polute not the holy place of his God for the croune of the anoyntynge The annoyntynge was the coronacion both of kynges aÌ„d of prestes also oyle of God is apon him I am the Lorde He shall take a mayden vnto his wife but no wedowe nor deuorsed nor poluted whoore But he shall take a mayden of his awne people to wife that he defyle not his seed apoÌ„ his people for I am the Lorde which sanctifye him And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and saye No man of thi seed in their generacioÌ„ns that hath any deformyte apon him shall prese for to offer the bred The pope for bideth all soch lyke wise tyll they haue payd for dispensacioÌ„s of his God flor none that hath any blemysh shall come nere whether he be blynde lame snot nosed or that hath any monstrous meÌ„bre or broken foted or broken handed or croke backed or perlâ—yed or gogeleyed or maunge or skaulde or hath his stones broken No man that is deformed of the seed of Aaron the preast shall come nye to offer the sacrifyces of the Lorde Yf he haue a deformyte he shall not prese to offer the bred of his God Notwithstondynge he shall eate of the bred of his God euen as well of the most holy as of the holy but shall not goo in vnto the vayle nor come nye the alter because he is deformed that he polute not my sanctuary for I am the Lorde that sanctifye them And Moses tolde it vnto Aaron and to his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel ¶ The XXII Chapter ANd the Lorde comened with Moses saynge byd Aaron and his sonnes that they absteyne from the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue halowed vn to me that they polute not myne holy name for I am the Lorde Saye vnto them whosoeuer he be of all youre seed amonge youre generacion after you that goeth vnto the halowed thinges which the childern of Israel shall haue halowed vnto the Lorde his vnclennes shal be apon him and that soule shall perysh from out of my syghte I am the Lorde None of the seed of Aaron that is a leper or that hath a runnynge sore shall eate of the halowed thinges vntill he be cleane And whosoeuer twytcheth any vncleane soule or man whose seed runneth froÌ„ him by nyghte or whosoeuer twitcheth any worme that is vncleane to him or man that is vncleane to him what soeuer vnclennesse he hath the same soule that hath twyched any soch thynge shal be vncleane vntill euen and shall not eate of the halowed thynges vntill he haue wasshed his flesh with water And than when the sonne is doune he shal be cleane aÌ„d shall afterward eate of the halowed thynges for they are his fode Off a beest that dyeth alone or is rent with wylde beastes he shall not eate to defyle him selfe therwith I am the Lorde But let them kepe therfore myne ordynaunce lest they lade synne apoÌ„ them and dye therein when they haue defyled them selues for I am the Lorde which sanctifye them There shall no straunger eate of the halowed thinges nether a gest of the preastes or an hyred seruaunte But yf the preast bye any soule with money he maye eate of it and he also that is borne in his housse maye eate of his bred Yf the preastes doughter be maryed vnto a straunger she maye not eate of the halowed heueofferynges Notwithstondynge yf the preastes doughter be a wedowe or deuorsed and haueno childe but is returned vnto hir fathers housse agayne she shall eate of hir fathers bred as wel as she dyd in hyr youth But thereshall no straunger eate there of Yf a man eate of the halowed thynges vnwyttingly he shall put the fyfte parte there vnto and make good vnto the preast the halowed thynge And let the preastes see that they defyle not the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue offered vnto the Lorde lest they lade them selues with mysdoynge and trespace in eatynge their halowed thinges for I am the Lorde which halowe them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel and saye vnto them what soeuer he be of the housse of Israel or straunger in Israel that will offer his offerynge what soeuer vowe or frewillofferynge it be which they will offer vnto the Lorde for a burntofferynge to reconcyle them selues it must be a male without blemysh of the oxen shepe or gootes let them offer nothynge that is deformed for they shall gett no fauoure there with Yf a man will offer a peaseoffrynge vnto the Lorde and separate a vowe or a frewill offerynge of the oxen or the flocke it must be without deformyte that it maye be accepted There maye be no blemysh therein whether it be blide brokeÌ„ wounded or haue a wen or be maunge or scabbed se that ye offre no soch vnto the Lorde nor put an offerynge of any soch apon the alter vnto the Lorde An oxe or a shepe that hath any membre out of proporcion mayst thou offer for a frewillofferynge but in a vowe it shal not accepted Thou shalt not offer vnto the Lorde that which hath his stones broosed brokeÌ„ plucked out or cutt awaye nether shalt make any soch in youre lande nether of a straungers hande shall ye offer an offerynge to youre God of any soch For they marre all in that they haue de formytes in them and therfore can not be accepted for you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge when an oxe a shepe or a goote is brought forth it shal be seueÌ„ dayes vnder the damme And from the .viij. daye forth it shal be accepted vnto a gifte in the sacrifice of the Lorde And whether it be oxe or shepe ye shall not kyll it and hir yonge both in one daye When ye will offre a thankofferynge vnto the Lorde ye shall so offre it that ye maye be accepted And the same daye it must be eateÌ„ vp so that ye leaue none of it vntill the morowe For I am the Lorde kepe now my commaundementes and do them for I am the Lorde And polute not my holy name that I maye be halowed amonge the childern of Israel For I am the Lorde which halowe you and broughte you out of the londe of Egipte to be youre God for I am the Lorde ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them These are the feastes off the Lorde which ye shal call holy feastes Sixe dayes ye shall worke aÌ„d the seuenth is the Sabbath of rest an holy feast so that ye maye do no worke therein for it is the
be bred of remembraunce aÌ„d an offerynge to the Lorde Euery Sabbath he shall put them in rowes before the Lorde euer more geuen off the childern of Israel that it be an euerlastynge couenaunte And they shal be Aarons and his sonnes and they shall eate them in the holy place For they are most holy vnto him of the offerynges of the Lorde and shal be a dutye for euer And the sonne of an Israelitish wife whose father was an Egiptian went oute amonge the childern of Israel And this sonne off the Israelitish wife and a man of Israel strooue togither in the hoste And the Israelitish womans sonne blasphemed the name and cursed and they broughte him vnto Moses And his mothers name was Selamyth the doughter off Dybri off the trybe of Dan and they putt him in warde that Moses shulde declare vnto them what the Lorde sayde thereto And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge bringe him that cursed without the hoste and let all that herde him put their handes apoÌ„ his heed and let all the multitude stone him And speake vnto the childern of Israel sayenge Whosoeuer curseth his God shall bere his synne And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lorde shall dye for it all the multitude shall stone him to deeth And the straunger as well as the Israelite yf he curse the name shall dye for it He that kylleth any man shall dye for it but he that kylleth a beest shall paye for it beest for beest Yf a man mayme his neyghboure as he hath done so shall it be done to him agayne broke for broke eye for eye and toth for toth euen as he hath maymed a man so shall he be maymed agayne So nowe he that kylleth a beest shall paye for it but he that kylleth a man shall dye for it Ye shall haue one maner of lawe amonge you eueÌ„ for the straunger as wel as for one of youre selues for I am the Lorde youre God And Moses tolde the childern of Israel that they shulde bringe him that had cursed out of the hoste and stone him with stones And the childern of Israel dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses ¶ The. xxv Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses in mount Sinai sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto theÌ„ When ye be come in to the lande whiche I geue you let the londe rest a Sabbath vnto the Lorde Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thi felde and sixe yere thou shalt cut thi vynes and gather in thi frutes But the seuenth yere shall be a Sabbath of rest vnto the londe The Lordes Sabbath it shal be aÌ„d thou shalt nether sowe thi felde nor cut thy vynes The corne that groweth by it selfe thou shalt not repe nether gather the grapes that growe without thy dressynge but it shal be a Sabbath of rest vnto the londe Neuerthelesse the Sabbath of the londe shal be meate for you euen for the and thy servaunte and for thy mayde and for thy hyred servaunte and for the straunger that dwelleth with the and for thi catell and for the beestes that are in thy londe shall all the encrease thereof be meate Then numbre seuen wekes of yeres that This horne in ebrue is called iobel aÌ„d of this toke the pope an occasioÌ„ to make euâ—rt .l. yere a iubelye â–ª so that he contrafaiteth god in eueri point aÌ„d wyl not be oue â—ce behinde him is seuen tymes seuen yere and the space of the seuen wekes of yeres will be vnto the .xlix. yere And then thou shalt make an horne blowe euen in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth which is the daye of attonement And then shall ye make the horne blowe euen thorowe out all youre lande And ye shall halowe the fiftith yere and proclayme libertie thorowe out the lande vnto all the inhabiters thereof It shal be a yere of hornes blowynge vnto you and ye shall returne euery man vnto his possession and euery man vnto his kynred agayne A yere of hornes blowynge shall that fiftieth yere be vnto you Ye shall not sowe nether repe the corne that groweth by it selfe nor gather the grapes that growe without thi laboure For it is a yere of hornes blowinge and shal be holy vnto you how be it yet ye shall eate of the encrease of the felde And in this yere of hornes blowinge ye shall returne euery man vnto his possession agayne When thou sellest oughte vnto thy neyghboure or byest off thy neyghboures hande ye shall not oppresse one another but accordynge to the numbre of yeres after the trompett yere thou shalt bye of thy neyghboure and accordynge vnto the numbre off fruteyeres he shall sell vnto the. Accordinge vnto the multitude of yeres thou shalt encrease the price thereof and accordinge to the fewnesse of yeres thou shalt mynish the price for the numbre of frute he shall sell vnto the. And see that no maÌ„ oppresse his neyghboure but feare thi God For I am the Lorde youre God Wherfore do after myne ordinaunces and kepe my lawes aÌ„d doo them that ye maye dwell in the lande in faftie And the lande shall geue her frute and ye shall eate youre fille and dwell therein in saftie Yf ye shall saye what shall we eate the â—euenth yere in as moche as we shall not sowe nor gether in oure encrease I wyll sende my blessynge apon you in the sixte yere and it shall brynge forth frute for thre yeres and ye shall sowe the eyghte yere and eate of olde frute vntill the .ix. yere and euen vntyll hir frutes come ye shall eate of olde stoare Wherfore the londe shall not be solde for euer because that the lande is myne and ye but straungers and soiourners with me and ye shall thorowe oute all the lande of youre possession let the londe go home fre agayne When thy brother is waxed poore and hath solde awaye of his possession yf any off his kyn come to redeme it he shall by out that whiche his brother solde And though he haue no man to redeme it for him yet yf hys hande can get sufficyent to bye it oute agayne then let him counte how longe it hath bene solde and delyuer the rest vnto him to whome he solde it aÌ„d so he shall returne vnto his possession agayne But and yf his hande caÌ„ not get sufficieÌ„t to restore it to him agayne then that whiche is solde shall remayne in the hande of him that hath boughte it vntyll the horneyere and in the horne yere it shall come out and he shall returne vnto his possession agayne Yf a man sell a dwellynge house in a walled cytie he maye bye it out agayne any tyme withâ— a hole yere after it is solde and that shal be the space in which he mâ—ye redeme it agayne But and yf it be not bought out agayne within the space of a full yere then the housse in the walled cytie shal be stablished for euer vnto him that boughte it and to his successoures after
the wildernesse of Sinai and dyd acordinge to all that the Lorde commaunded Moses And it chaunced that certayne men whyche were defyled with a deed corse that they myghte not offer Passeouer the same daye came before Moses and Aaron the same daye and sayde we are defyled apon a deed corse wherfore are we kepte backe that we maye not offer an offerynge vnto the Lorde in the due season amonge the childern of Israell And Moses sayde vnto them tary that I maye heare what the Lorde wille commaunde you And the Lord spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israell and saye Yf any man amonge you or youre childern after you be vncleane by the reason of a coÌ„rse or is in the waye ferre of then â—â—â—t hym offer Passeouer vnto yâ— Lorde the. xiiij daye of the seconde moneth at euen and eate it with swete bred and soure herbes aÌ„d let them leaue none of it vnto the mornynge nor breake any boone of it And acordynge to all the ordinaunce of the Passeouer let them offer it But yf a man be cleane and not let in a iurney and yet was negligent to offer Passeouer the same soule shall perish from his people because he brought not an offerynge vnto the Lorde in his due season and he shall bere his synne And when a straunger dwelleth amonge you and will offer Passeouer vnto the Lorde accordynge to the ordinaunce of Passeouer and maner thereof shall he offre it And ye shall haue one lawe both for the straunger and for him that was borne at home in the lande And the same daye that the habitacioÌ„ was reered vpp a cloude couered it an hye apon the tabernacle of witnesse and at euen there was apon the habitacyon as it were the symilitude of fyre vntyll the mornynge And so it was allwaye that the cloude couered it by daye and the symylitude of fyre by nyghte And when the cloude was taken vpp from of the tabernacle then the childern of Israel iurneyed and where the cloude abode there the childern of Israel pitched their tentes At the mouthe of the Lorde the childern of Israell iurneyed and at the mouthe of the Lorde they pitched And as longe as the cloude abode apon the habitacion they laye styll and when the cloude taryed still apon the habitacion longe tyme the childern of Israell wayted apon the Lorde and iurneyed not Yf it chaunched that the cloude abode any space of tyme apon the habitacion then they kepte their tentes at the mouth of the Lorde and they iurneyed also at the commaundement of the Lorde And yf it happened that the cloude was apon the habitacion from euen vnto mornynge and was taken vpp in yâ— mornynge then they iurneyed Whether it was by daye or by nyghte that the cloude was taken vpp they iurneyed But when yâ— cloude taryed two dayes or a moneth or a longe season apon the habitacion as longe as it taried thereon the childern of Israel kepte therâ— tentes and iurneyed not And as soone as the cloude was taken vpp they iurneyed It the mouth of the Lorde they rested and at the commaundment of the Lorde they iurneyed And thus they kepte the wayte of the Lorde at the commaundement of the Lorde by the hande of Moses ¶ The .x. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Make the two trompettes of harde syluer that thou mayst vse theÌ„ to call the congregacion together and when the hoste shall iurney when they blowe with them all the multitude shall resorte to the vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse Yf but one trumpet blowe only then the princes which are heedes ouer the thousandes of Ysrael shall come vnto the. And when ye trompe the first tyme the hostes that lye on the east partes shall goo forwarde And when ye troÌ„pe the seconde tyme then the hostes that lye on yâ— south syde shall take their iurney for they shall trompe when they take their iurneyes And in gatherynge the congregacion together ye shall blowe and not trompe And the sonnes of Aaron thè preastes shall blowe the trompettes and shall haue them and it shal be alawe vnto you for euer amonge youre children after you And when ye shall goo to warre in youre londe agenst youre enymies that vexe you ye shall trompe with the trompettes and ye shal be remeÌ„bred before the Lorde youre God HeÌ„ce oure belles were fert and saued from youre enymies Also when ye be mery in youre fest dayes and in the first dayes of youre monethes ye shall blowe the trompettes ouer youre burnt sacrifices and pease offerynges that it maye be a remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of you before youre God I am the lorde youre God And it came to passe the .xx. daye of the seconde moneth in yâ— seconde yere that the cloude was take vpp from of the habitacion of witnesse And the childern of Israel toke their iurney out of the deserte of Sinai and the cloude rested in yâ— wildernesse of ParaÌ„ And yâ— first toke their iurney at the mouth of the Lorde by the honde of Moses euen the standerte of yâ— hoste of Iuda remoued first with their armies whose captayne was Nahesson yâ— sonne of Aminadab And ouer the hoste of yâ— trybe of the childern of Isachar was Nathaneel the sonne of zuar And ouer the hoste of yâ— try be of the childern of Zabulon was Eliab the sonne of Helon And the habitacion was taken doune and the sonnes of Gerson and Merari went forth bearynge the habitacion Then the standert of the hoste of Ruben went forth with their armies whose captayne was Elizur the sonne of Sedeur And ouer the hoste of the trybe of the childern of Simeon was Selumiel the sonne of Deguel Then the Cahathites went forwarde and bare the holy thynges and the other dyd set vp the habitacion agenst they came Then the standert of the hoste of the childern of Ephraim went forth with their armies whose captayne was Elisama the sonne of Amiud And ouer the hoste of the trybe of the sonnes of Manasse was Samaleel the sonne of Pedazur And ouer the hoste of the trâ— be of the sonnes of Ben Iamin was Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni And hynmost of all the hoste came the standert of the hoste of the childern of Dan with their armies whose captayne was Ahiezar the sonne of Ammi Sadai And ouer the hoste of the trybe of the childern of Asser was Pagiel the sonne of Ochran And ouer the hoste of the trybe of the childern of Naphtali was Ahira the sonne of Enan of this maner were the iurneyes of the childern of Israel with â–ª their armies when they remoued And Moses sayde vnto â—obab the sonne of Ragnel the Madianyte Moses father lawe we goo vnto the place of which the Lorde sayde I will geue it you Goo with us aÌ„d we will doo the good for the Lorde hath promysed goode vnto Israel And he sayde vnto him I will not but will goo to myne awne londe and tomy kynred And
thou shalt brynge vn to an oxe a meat offerynge of .iij. tenth deales of floure myngled with halfe an hin of oyle And thou shalt brynge for a drynk offerynge halfe an hin of wyne that is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde This is the maner that shal be done vnto one oxe one ram a lambe or a kyd And acordynge to the numbre of soche offerynges thou shalt encrease yâ— meat offerynges and the drynk offerynges All that are of youre selues shall do these thinges after this maner when he offereth an offerynge of swete sauoure vnto the Lâ—â—de And yf there be a straunger with you or be amonge you in youre generacions and will offer an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto yâ— Lorde euen as ye do so he shall doo One ordynaunce shall serue both for you of the congregacion and also for the straunger And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer amonge youre childern after you that the straunger and ye shal be lyke before the Lorde One lawe and one maner shall serue both for you and for yâ— straunger that dwelleth with you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them When ye be come into the londe whether I will brynge you then wheÌ„ ye will eate of the bred of the londe ye shall geue an heue offerynge vnto the Lorde Ye shall geue a cake of the first of youre dowe vnto an heue offerynge as ye do the heue offerynge of the barne euen so ye shall heue it Of the first of youre dowe ye must geue vnto the Lorde an heue offerynge thorow out youre generacions Yf ye ouerse youre selues and obserue not all these commaundmeÌ„tes which the Lorde hath spoken vnto Moses all that the Lorde hath commaunded you by yâ— haÌ„de of Moses from the first daye forwarde that the Lorde commaunded amonge youre generacion when oughte is commytted ignorantly before the eyes of the congregacion then all the multitude shall offer a calfe for a burnt offerynge to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde the meat offerynge and the drynk offerynge there to acordynge to the maner and an he goote for a synofferynge And the preast shall make an aronement for all the multitude of yâ— childern of Israel aÌ„d it shal be forgeuen the for it was ignoraunce And they shall brynge their giftes vnto the offerynge of the Lorde and their synofferynge before the Lorde for their ignoraunce And it shal be forgeuen vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel vnto the straunger that dwelleth amoÌ„ge you for the ignorauncye perteyneth vnto all the people Yf any one soule synne thorow ignoraunce he shall brynge a she goote of a yere olde for a synofferynge And the preast shall make an atonement for the soule that synned ignorauntly with the synofferynge before the Lorde and reconsyle him and it shal be forgeuen him And both thou that art borne one of the childern of Israel and the straunger that dwelleth amonge you shall haue both one lawe yf ye synne thorow ignorauncye And the soule that doth ought presumpmously whether he be an Israelite or a strauÌ„ger the same hath despysed the Lorde And that soule shal be destroyed from amonge his people because he hath despised the worde of the Lorde a hath brokeÌ„ his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes yâ— soule therfore shall perysh aÌ„d his synne shal be apon him And whyle the childern of Ysrael were in the wildernesse they founde a man gatherynge stickes vppon the Sabath daye And they yâ— founde him gatherynge stickes broughte him vnto Moses and Aaron and vnto all yâ— congregacion aÌ„d they put him in warde for it was not declared what shulde be done vnto him And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses yâ— maÌ„ shall dye let all the multitude stone him with stones without the hoste And all yâ— multitude broughte him without the hoste aÌ„d stoned him with stones and he dyed as the Lorde commaunded Moses And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Ysrael and byd them that they make them gardes apon the quarters of their garmeÌ„tes thorow out their generacions aÌ„d let them make the gardes of ribandes of Iacyncte And the garde shall Gods signes were to put men in remeÌ„braunce of his worde that they shuld not seke a waye to please God after their awne imaginacion be vnto you to loke apon it that ye remembre all the commaundmentes of the Lorde and doo them that ye seke not a waye after youre awne hertes and after youre awne eyes for to goo a whooringe after them but that ye remembre and doo all my commaundmentes and be holy vnto youre God for I am yâ— Lorde youre God which broughte you out of yâ— londe of Egipte to be youre God I am the Lorde God ¶ The .xvi. Chapter ANd Corah the sonne of Iezehar the sonne of Cahath the sonne of Leui Dathan Abiram the sonne of Eliab and On the sonne of Peleth the sonne of Ruben stode vpp before Moses with other of the childern of Israel .ij. hundred and fyftie heedes of the congregacion and councelers and men of fame and they gathered theÌ„selues together agenst Moses and Aaron sayed vnto them ye haue done ynough For all the multitude are holy euery one of them and the Lorde is amonge them Why therfore heue ye youre selues vpp aboue the congregacion of the Lorde When Moses herde it he fell apon his face and spake vnto Corah and vnto all his companye sayenge tomorow the Lorde will shewe who is his and who is holy and will take them vnto him and whom so euer he hath chosen he will cause to come to him This doo take fyre pannes thou Corah and all thi companye and do fyre therein aÌ„d put ceÌ„s thereto before the Lorde tomorowe And then whom soeuer the Lorde doeth chose the same is holy Ye make ynough to doo ye childern of Leui. And Moses sayed vnto Corah heare ye childern of leui Semeth it but a small thynge vnto you that yâ— God of Israel hath separated you froÌ„ the multitude of Israel to brynge you to him to doo the seruyce of the dwellynge place of the Lorde and to stonde before the people to minystre vnto them he hath taken the to him and all thi brethern the sonnes of leui with the and ye seke the office of yâ— preast also For which cause both thou and all thi companye are gathered together agenst the Lorde for what is Aaron that ye shulde murmure agenst him And Moses sent to call Dathan aÌ„d Abiram the sonnes of Eliab and they answered we will not come Semeth it a small thynge vnto the that thou hast broughte us out of a londe that floweth with mylke and honye to kyll us in yâ— wildernesse But that thou shuldest reygne ouer us also More ouer thou hast broughte us vnto no londe that floweth with mylke and honye nether hast geuen us possessions of feldes or of vynes Echer wilt thou pull out the
your brethern as well as vnto you and vntyll they also haue conquered the londe which the Lorde youre God hath geuen them beyonde lordayne and then returne agayne euery maÌ„ vnto his possession which I haue geueÌ„ you And I warned Iosua the same tyme sayeng thyne eyes haue sene all that the Lorde youre God hath done vnto these two kynges eueÌ„so the Lorde will doo vnto all kyngdomes whither thou goest Feare them not for the Lorde youre God he it is that fighteth for you And I besoughte the Lorde the same tyme sayenge O lorde Iehoua thou hast begonne to shewe thy servaunte thy greatnesse and thy mightie hande for there is no God in heauen nor in erth that can do after thy workes and after thy power let me goo ouer aÌ„d se the good londe that is beyonde Iordayne that goodly hye contre and Libanon But the Lorde was angrie with me for youre sakes and wolde not heare me but sayed vnto me be content and speake henceforth no moare vnto me of this matter Get the vp in to the toppe of Pisga aÌ„d lifte vpp thine eyes west north south aÌ„d easte aÌ„d beholde it with thyne eyes for thou shalt not goo ouer this Iordayne Moreouer charge Iosua and corage him and bolde him For he shall go ouer before his people and he shall deuyde the londe which thou shalt se vnto them And so we abode in the valaye besyde Beth Peor ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ANd now herken Israel vnto the ordinaunces aÌ„d lawes which I teache you â–ª for to doo them that ye maye lyue aÌ„d goo aÌ„d conquere No â–ª nâ—â— yet corrupt it with false glosâ—s to coÌ„â—â—me Aristotle but rebuke Aristotles false lerninge therewith the londe which the Lorde God of youre fathers geueth you Ye shall put nothinge vnto the worde which I commaunde you nether doo ought there from that ye maye kepe the commaundmentes off the Lorde youre God which I commaunde you You re eyes haue sene what the Lorde dyd vnto Baal Peor for al the men that folowed Baal Peor the Lorde youre God hath destroyed fâ—om amoÌ„ge you But ye that claue vnto the Lorde youre God are alyue euery one of you this daye Beholde I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes soche as the Lorde my God commauÌ„ded me that ye shulde do eueÌ„ so in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Kepe them therfore and doo them for that is youre wisdome and vnderstandynge in the syghte of the nacyons whiche when they haue herde all these ordinaunces shall saye O what a wyse and vnderstondynge people is this greate nacion For what nacyon is so greate that hath Goddes so nye vnto hym as the Lorde oure God is nye vnto vs in all thinges when we call vnto hym Yee and what nacyon is so greate that hath ordinaunces and lawes so ryghtuousse as all thys lawe whiche I sett before you this daye Take hede to thy selfe therfore only aÌ„d kepe thy soule diligently that thou forgett not the thinges which thyne eyes haue sene and that they departe not out of thyne harte all the Teach youre childern dayes of thine life but teach them thy sonnes aÌ„d thy sonnes sonnes The daye that I stode before the Lorde youre god in Horeb wheÌ„ he sayed vnto me gather me the people together that I maye make them heare my wordes that they maye lerne to fâ—re me as longe as thei lyue vppon the erth and that they maye teache their childern ye came aÌ„d stode also vnder the hyll aÌ„d the hyll burnt with fire euen vnto the myddes of heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was darcknesse clowdes aÌ„d myst And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the fire aÌ„d ye herde the voyce of the The voice is all to gether vnto that image ought men â—o bowâ— there hertes wordes But sawe no ymage saue herde a voyce only And he declared vnto you his couenaunt which he commaunded you to doo euen â–ª x. verses and wrote them in two tables of stone And the Lorde commaunded me the same season to teache you ordynaunces and lawes for to doo them in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Take hede vnto youre selues diligently as pertayninge vnto youre soules for ye sawe no maner of ymage the daye when the Lorde spake vnto you in Horeb out of the fire lest ye marre youre selues and make you grauen ymages after whatsoeuer likenesse it be whether after the likenesse of maÌ„ or womaÌ„ or any mane beest that is on the erth or of any maner fâ—thâ—â— red foule that fleth in the ayre or of any maner worme that crepeth on the erth or of any maner fysh that is in the water beneth the erth Ye and leste thou lyâ—â—e vpp thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the sonne and the mone and the starres and what soeuer is contayned in heauen shuldest be disceaued and shuldest bow thi selfe vnto them aÌ„d sâ—rue the thinges which the Lorde thy God hath distributed vnto all nacions that are vnder al quarters of heauen For the Lorde toke you and broughte you out of the yernen fornace of Egipte to be vnto him a people of enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Forthermoare the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes and sware that I shulde not goo ouer Iordane and that I shulde not goo vnto that good londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherytaunce For I must dye in this londe and shall not goo ouer Iordane But ye shall goo ouer and conquere that good londe Take hede vnto youre selues therfore that ye forgett not the appoyntment of the Lorde youre God which he made with you and that ye make you no grauen ymage of what soeuer it be that the Lorde thi God hath forbidden the. For the Lorde thi God is a coÌ„suminge fyre and a gelouse God Yf after thou hast gotten childern and childerns childern and hast dwelt longe in the londe ye shall marre youre selues and make grauen ymages after the liknesse of what so euer it be and shall worke wekednesse in the syghte of the Lorde thy God to prouoke him I call heauen and erth to recorde vnto you this daye that ye shall shortely peressh from of the londe whether ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it Ye shall not prolonge youre dayes therin but shall shortly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scater you amonge nacions and ye shal be lefte few in numbre amonge the people whother the Lorde shall brynge you and there ye shall serue goddes which are the workes of mans hande wod and stone which nether se nor heare nor eate nor smell Neuer the later ye shall seke the Lorde youre God euen there and shalt fynde him yf thou seke him with all thine herte and with all thy soule In thi tribulacion and when all these thinges are come apon the euen in the later dayes thou shalt turne vnto the Lorde thy God and shalt herken vn to his voyce For the Lorde thy God is
we will heare it and doo it And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordes when ye spake vnto me and he sayed vnto me I haue herde the voyce of the wordes of this people which they haue spokeÌ„ vnto the they haue well sayed all that they haue sayed Oh that they had soche an herte with them to feare me aÌ„d kepe all my commaundmentes alwaye that it myghte goo well with them and with their childern for euer Goo aÌ„d saye vnto them gett you in to youre tentes agayne but stonde thou here before me and I will tell the all the commaundmentes ordinaunces aÌ„d lawes which thou shalt teache theÌ„ that they may doo them in the londe whiche I geue them to possesse Take hede therfore that ye do as the Lorde walke strayght youre God hath commaunded you and turne not asyde ether to the righte hande or to the lefte but walke in all the wayes which the Lorde youre God hath coÌ„maunded you that ye maye lyve and that it maye goo well with you aÌ„d that ye maye prolonge youre dayes in the lond whiche ye shall possesse ¶ The .vj. Chapter THese are the commaundmentes ordinaunces and lawes which the Lorde youre God commaunded to teach you that ye might doo them in the londe whother ye goo to possesse it that thou mightest feare the Lorde thy God to kepe all his ordinaunces and his commaundmentes which I commaunde the both thou and thy sonne and thy sonnes sonne all dayes off thy lyfe that thy dayes maye be prolonged Heare therfore Israel and take hede that thou doo thereafter that it maye goo well with the and that ye maye encrease myghtely eueÌ„ as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promysed the a loÌ„de that floweth with mylk aÌ„d hony Heare Israel the Lorde thy God is Lorde only and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thyne harte with all thy soule and with It is heresy with vs for a laye â—aÌ„ to loâ—e of gods â—orde or to reade it all thy myght And these wordes which I commaunde the this daye shal be in thine herte aÌ„d thou shalt whett them on thy childern and shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thyne housse and as thou walkest by the waye aÌ„d when thou lyest doune and when thou rysest vpp and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vppon thyne hande And they shal be papers off remembraunce betwene thyne eyes and shalt write them vppon the postes of thy housse aÌ„d vppon thy gates And when the Lorde thy God hath borught the in to the lond which he sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to geue the with greate and goodly cities which thou byldest not and housses fâ—â—l of all maner goodes which thou filledest not and welles dygged which thou dyggedest not aÌ„d vynes and olyue trees which thou plantedest not aÌ„d wheÌ„ thou hast eaten and art full Then beware lest thou forget the Lorde which broughte the out off the lande of Egipte the housse of bondage But feare the Lorde thy God and serue hym and swere by his name and se that ye walke not after straunge goddes of the Goddes off the nacyons whiche are aboute you For the Lorde thy God is a gelouse God among you lest the wrath of the Lorde thy God waxe hotte vppon the and destroye the from the erth Ye shall not tempte the Lorde youre God as ye dyd at Masa But se that ye kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde youre God his Right in god dâ—s sight is that he commaundeth witnesses and his ordinaunces which he hath commaunded the and se thou doo that which is right and good in the syghte of the Lorde that thou mayst prospere and that thou mayst goo aÌ„d coÌ„quere that good laÌ„de which the Lordesware vnto thy fathers and that the Lorde maye cast out all thine enemies before the as he hath sayed When thy sonne axeth the in tyme to come Teach youre childern sayenge What meaneth the witnesses ordinaunces and lawes which the Lorde oure God hath commaunded you Then thou shalt saye vnto thy sonne We were bondmen vnto Pharao in Egipte but the Lorde brought vs out of Egipte with a mightie hande And the Lorde shewed signes and wondres both greate aÌ„d evell vppon Egipte Pharao and vppon all his housholde before oure eyes and broughte vs from thence to brynge vs in aÌ„d to geue vs the londe which he sware vnto oure fathers And therfore coÌ„maunded vs to do all these ordinaunces aÌ„d for to feare the Lord oure God for oure welth alwayes and that he might saue vs as it is come to passe this daye Moreouer it The outwarde deade is rightuousnesse vnto the avoidâ—nge of punishmeÌ„t threteninges aÌ„d curses aÌ„d â—o optâ—â—â—e temporall blessiges but vnto the lifâ— to come thou must haue the rightuousnesse of faith aÌ„d there by receauâ— forgeueâ—esse of â—â—nnes aÌ„d promise of 〈…〉 aÌ„â—â—â—â—â—â— to worke of â—oâ—â— shal be rightuousnes vnto vs before the Lorde oure God yf we take hede to kepe all these coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes as he hath commaunded vs ¶ The .vij. Chapter WHeÌ„ the Lorde thy God hath brought the in to the lond whither thou goest to possesse it and hath cast out manye nacions before the the Hethites the Girgosites the Amorites the Cananites the Pherâ—sites the Heuites and the Iebusites vij nacions moo in numbre aÌ„d mightier than thou aÌ„d wheÌ„ the Lorde thy God hath sett them before the that thou shuldest smyte them se that thou vtterly destroye them and make no couenaunt with them nor haue compassion on them Also thou shalt make no mariages with them nether geue thy doughter vnto his sonne nor take his doughter vnto thy sonne For they will make youre sonnes departe frome and serue straunge Goddes and then will the wrath off the Lorde waxe whote vppon you aÌ„d destroye you shortely But thus ye shall deale with them ouerthrowe their alters breake doune their pilers cut doune their groves aÌ„d burne their ymages with fyre For thou art an holy nacion vnto the Lorde thy God the Lorde thy God hath chosen the to be a seuerall people vnto himsilf of all nacions that are vppon the erth It was not Gods awâ—â— goodnesse aÌ„d â—is awne trueth causeth hâ— to worke because of the multitude of you aboue all nacions that the Lorde had lust vnto you and chose you For ye were fewest of all nacions But because the Lorde loued you and because he wolde kepe the othe which he had sworne vnto youre fathers therfore he brought you out of Egipte with a mightie hande aÌ„d delyuered you out of the housse of bondage eueÌ„ froÌ„ the hande of Pharao kinge of Egipte Vnderstonde therfore that the Lorde thy God he is God and that a true God which kepeth poyntment and mercy vnto them that loue him and kepe his commaundmentes euen thorowe out a thousande generacions and rewardeth Before his â—ace â—n his preseÌ„ce whiâ—e he loketh on them that hate him before his face
so that he bringeth them to noughte and wil not defâ—erre the tyme vnto him that hateth hiÌ„ but will rewarde him before his face Kepe therfore the commaundmentes ordinaunces and lawes which I commaunde you this daye that ye doo them Yf ye shall herken vnto these lawes aÌ„d shall obserue and do them then shall the Lorde thy God kepe poyntment with the and the mercy which he swore vnto thy fathers and will loue the blesse the and multiplye the he will blesse the frute of thy wombe and the frute of thi felde thy corne thy wyne and thy oyle the frute of thyne oxen and the flockes of thy shepe in the londe which he swore vnto thy fathers to geuethe Thou shalt be blessed aboue all nacions there shal be nether man nor woman vnfrutefull amonge you nor any thinge vnfrutefull amonge youre catell Moreouer the Lorde will turne from the all maner infirmityes and will put none off the euell dyseases off Egipte whiche thou knowest apon the but wyll sende them vppon them that hate the. Thou shalt bringe to nought all nacions which the Lorde thy God delyuereth the thyne eye shall haue no pitie vppon them nether shalt thou serue their goddes for that shal be thy decaye Yf thou shalt saye in thine hert these nacions are moo than I how caÌ„ I cast them God is as able â—oâ—â— also to deliuer vs out of the captiui te of the popâ— out Feare theÌ„ not but remeÌ„bre what the Lorde thy god dyd vnto Pharao aÌ„d vnto all Egipte aÌ„d the greate temptacions which thine eyes sawe aÌ„d the signes aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d mightie haÌ„de aÌ„d stretched out arme wherewith the Lord thy god broughte the out eueÌ„ so shall the Lorde thy God doo vnto all the nacions of which thou art afrayed Thereto the Lorde thy God will send hornettes amonge them vntyll they that are lefte and hyde them selues froÌ„ the be destroyed Se thou feare theÌ„ not for the lord thi god is amoÌ„g you a mightie god aÌ„d a terrible The Lord thy god will put out these nacioÌ„s before the a litle aÌ„d a litle thou maist not coÌ„sume theÌ„ at oÌ„ce lest the beestes of the felde encrease vpoÌ„ the. And the lorde thy god shall delyuer theÌ„ vnto the aÌ„d sterre vp a mightie teÌ„pest amoÌ„ge theÌ„ vntil thei be brought to nought And he shal deliuer their kinges in to thine haÌ„de aÌ„d thou shalt destroye their names froÌ„ vnder heaueÌ„ There shal no maÌ„ stonde before the vntill thou haue destroyed them The images of their goddes thou shalt burne with fire aÌ„d se that thou couet not the syluer or golde that is on them nor take it vnto the lest thou be snared therewith For it is an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde thy God Brynge not therfore the abhominacyon to thyne housse lest thou be a damned thynge as it is but vtterlye defye it and abhorre it for it is a thinge that must be destroyed ¶ The .viij. Chaptre All the commaundmentes which I commaunde the this daye ye shal kepe for to do them that ye maye lyue and multiplye and goo and possesse the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers And thinke on all the waye which the Lorde thy God led the this .xl. yere in the wildernesse for to humble the aÌ„d to proue the to wete what was in thine herte whether thou woldest kepe his commaundmentes or no He humbled the and made the hongre and fed the with man which nether thou nor thy father knâ—we of â–ª to make the know that a man must not lyue by bred only but by The word is life al that procedeth out of them outh of the Lorde must a man lyue Thy rayment waxed not olde vppon the nether dyd thy fete swell thys xl yere Vnderstonde therfore in thine herte that as a man â—â—â—â—ereth his sonne euen so the Lorde thy God 〈…〉 reth the. Kepe therfore the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God that thou walke in his wayes and that thou feare him For the Lorde thy God bringeth the in to a good lande a londe of riuers of water of fouÌ„tens and of springes that springe out both in valayes and hylles a londe of whete and of barly of vynes figtrees and pomgranates a lond of olyuetrees with oyle and of honye a lande wherin thou shalt not eate bred in scarcenesse and where thou shalt lacke nothinge a londe whose stones are yerne and out of whose hylles thou shalt dygge brasse When thou hast eaten therfore and filled thy selfe then blesse the Lord for the good lond which he hath geuen the. But bewarre that thou forgett not the Lorde thy God that thou woldest not kepe his coÌ„maundmentes lawes and ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye yee and when thou hast eaâ—eÌ„ aÌ„d filled thy selfe aÌ„d hast bylt goodly housses aÌ„d dwelt therin aÌ„d when thy beesse aÌ„d thy shepe are waxed manye aÌ„d thy syluer aÌ„d golde is multiplied aÌ„d all that thou hast encreased then bewarre lest thine herte ryse aÌ„d thou forgett the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the londe of Egipte the housse of bondage aÌ„d which led the in the wildernesse both greate aÌ„d terreble with firye serpentes aÌ„d scorpions aÌ„d thurste where was no water which brought the water out of the rocke of flynt whiche fed the in the wildernesse with Man where of thy fathers knewe not for to humble the and to proue the that he might doo the good at thy later ende And beware that thou saye not in thine herte my power and the might of myne awne haÌ„de hath done me all these actes But remembre Gods power worketh and not we the Lorde thy God how that it is he which gaue the power to do maÌ„fully for to make good the promesse which he sware vnto thy fathers as it is come to passe this daye For yf thou shalt forget the Lorde thy god and shalt walke after straunge goddes and serue them and worsheppe them I testyfye vnto you this daye that ye shall surely perysh As the nacyons whiche the Lorde destroyeth before the euen so ye shall peryshe because ye wolde not herken vnto the voyce of the Lord youre God ¶ The .ix. Chapter HEare Israel thou goest ouer Ioadayne this daye to goo and conquere nacions greater and mightier than thy selfe and cities greate aÌ„d walled vp to heauen aÌ„d people greate and tall euen the childern of the Enakâ—ms which thou knowest and of whom thou hast herde saye who is able to stond before the childern of Enack But vnderstonde this daye that the Lorde thy God which goeth ouer before the a consumyng fire he shall destroye them and he shall subdue them before the. And thou shalt cast them out and brynge them to noughte quyckely as the Lorde hath sayed vnto the. Speake not in thyne hert after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before the sayenge where is â—â—â— righâ—â—â—esnesse for my rightuousnes the Lorde hath brought me in to the possesse this
loÌ„de Nay but for the wekednesse of these nacions the Lord doth cast theÌ„ out before the. It is not for thy rightuousnes sake aÌ„d right hert that thou goest to possesse their loÌ„d But partely for the wekednesse of these nacioÌ„s the Lord thy god doth cast theÌ„ out before the and partly to performe that which the Lorde thy God sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Vnderstond therfore that it is not for thy rightuousnes sake that the Lorde thy God doth geue the this good lâ—nd to possesse it for thou art a stissenecked people RemeÌ„bre aÌ„d forget not how thou prouokedest the Lorde thi god in the wildernesse for sens the daye that thou camest out of the lond of Egipte vntyll ye came vnto this place ye haue rebelled agenst the Lorde Also in Horeb ye angred the Lorde so that the Lorde was wroth with you eueÌ„ to haue destroyed you after that I was gone vpp in to the mount to fett the tables of stone the tables of appoyntment which the Lorde made with you And I abode in the hyll .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water And the Lorde delyuered me two tables of stone writen with the finger of God and in them was acordynge to all the wordes which the Lorde sayed vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye wheÌ„ the people were gathered together And wheÌ„ the .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes were ended the Lorde gaue me the two tables off stone the tables of the testament and sayed vnto me Vpp and get the doune quyckely from hence for thy people which thou hast broughte out of Egipte haue marred themselues They are turned attonce out of the waye whiche I commaunded them and haue made theÌ„ a god of metall Furthermore the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge I se this people how that it is a stiffenecked people let me alone that I maye destroye them and put out the name off them from vnder heauen and I will make off the a nacion both greater aÌ„d moo than they And I turned awaye and came doune from the hyll and the hyll burnt with fire and had the two tables of the appoyntment in my handes And when I loked and sawe that ye had synned agenst the Lorde youre God and had made you a calfe of metall and had turned attonce out of the waye whiche the Lorde had commaunded you TheÌ„ I toke the two tables and cast them out of my two handes and brake theÌ„ before youre eyes And I fell before the Lorde euen as at the first tyme .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water ouer all youre synnes whiche ye had synned in doynge wekedly in the syght of the Lorde aÌ„d in prouokinge him For I was afrayed of the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lord was angrie with you eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde my peticion at that tyme also The Lorde was very angrie with Aaron also eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed him But I made intercession for AaroÌ„ also the same tyme. And I toke youre synne the calfe which ye had made aÌ„d burnt him with fire aÌ„d stampe him and grounde him a good eueÌ„ vnto smal dust And I cast the dust thereof in to the broke that descended out of the mount Also at â—habeera and at Masa and at the sepulchres of lust ye angred the Lorde yee aÌ„d when the Lorde sent you from Cades Bernea sayenge goo vpp and conquere the lond whiche I haue geuen you ye disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde youre God and nether beleued hiÌ„ nor herkened vnto his voyce Thus ye haue bene disobedieÌ„t vnto the Lord sence the daye that I knew you And I fell before the Lorde .xl. dayes and Lerne to praâ—â— xl nightes whiche I laye there for the Lorde was minded to haue destroyed you But I made intercession vnto the Lorde and sayed O Lorde Iehoua destroye not thy people and thyne enheritauÌ„ce which thou hast delyuered thorow thi greatnesse and which thou hast brought out of Egipte with a mightie hand RemeÌ„bre thy servauntes Abraham Isaac and Iacob and loke not vnto the stoburnesse of this people nor vnto their wekednesse and synne lest the londe whence thou broughtest them saye Because the Lorde was not able to brynge them in to the londe which he promysed them and because he hated them therfore he caried them out to destroye them in the wildernesse Moreouer they are thy people and thine enheritaunce whiche thou broughtest out with thy myghtye power and wyth thy stretched out arme ¶ The .x. Chapte IN the same ceason the Lord sayed vnto me hewe the two tables of stone like vnto the first and come vp vnto me in to the mount aÌ„d make the an Arke of wod and I will wryte in the table the wordes that were in the first tables which thou brakest aÌ„d thou shalt put theÌ„ in the arcke And I made an arke of sethiÌ„ wod aÌ„d hewed two tables of stone like vnto the first aÌ„d went vp in to the mountayne and the .ij. tables in myne hande And he wrote in the tables acording to the first writinge the .x. verses whiche the Lorde spake vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye when the people were gathered aÌ„d gaue theÌ„ vnto me And I departed aÌ„d came doune froÌ„ the hyll and put the tables in the arcke which I had made aÌ„d there they remayned as the Lorde commaunded me And the childern of Israel toke their iurney from Beroth BeÌ„ IakeÌ„ to Mosera where AaroÌ„ dyed aÌ„d where he was buried aÌ„d Eleazer his sonne became preast iÌ„ his steade And froÌ„ theÌ„ce they departed vnto Gudgod aÌ„d froÌ„ Gudgod to Iathbath a loÌ„d of riuers of water And the same ceason the Lorde separated the trybe of Leui to beare the arcke of the appoyntment of the Lorde and to stonde before the Lorde aÌ„d to ministre vnto him and to blesse in his name vnto this daye Wherfore the Leuites haue no parte nor enheritaunce with their brethern The Lorde he is their enheritaunce as the Lorde thy God hath promysed them And I taried in the mount eueÌ„ as at the first tyme .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes and the Lorde herkened vnto me at that tyme also so that the Lorde wolde not destroye the. And the Lorde sayed vnto me vpp aÌ„d goo forth in the iurney before the people and let them goo in aÌ„d conquere the lond which I sware vnto their fathers to geue vnto them And now Israel what is it that the Lord thi God requyreth of the but to feare the Lord thi God and to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serue the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and with all thy soule that thou kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye for thy welth Beholde heauen and the heauen of heauens is the Lordes thy god and the erth with all that therein is
only the Lorde had a lust vnto thy fathers to loue them and therfore chose you theire seed after them off all nacyons as it is come to passe this daye Circumcyse therfore the foreskynne of youre hartes and be no longer sciffnecked For the Lorde youre God he is God of goddes and lorde of lordes a greate God a myghtye and a terreble which regardeth no mans person nor taketh giftes but doeth right vnto the fatherlesse and wedowe and loueth the straunger to geue him fode and rayment Loue therfore the straunger for ye were straungers youre selues in the londe of Egipte Thou shalt feare the Lorde thi God and serue him and cleaue vnto him aÌ„d swere by his name for he is thi prayse aÌ„d he is thi God that hath done these greate and terreble thinges for the which thine eyes haue sene Thi fathers went doune in to Egipte with .lxx. soules aÌ„d now the Lorde thi God hath made the as the starres of heauen in multitude The .xi. Chapter LOue the Lorde thi God and kepe his obseruaunces his ordinaunces his lawes and his commaundmentes alwaye And call to mynde this daye that which youre childern haue nether knowen nor sene euen the nurture of the Lorde youre God his greatnesse his myghtye hande and his stretched out arme his miracles and his actes which he dyd amonge the EgiptiaÌ„s euen vnto Pharao the kinge off Egipte and vnto all his loÌ„de aÌ„d what he dyd vnto the host of the EgiptiaÌ„s vnto their horses aÌ„d charettes how he brought the water of the red see vppon theÌ„ as they chased you and how the Lorde hath brought them to nought vnto this daye aÌ„d what he dyd vnto you in the wildernesse vntill ye came vnto this place aÌ„d what he dyd vnto Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab the sonne of Ruben how the erth opened hir mouth aÌ„d swalowed theÌ„ with their housholdes and their tentes aÌ„d all their substaÌ„ce that was in their possessioÌ„ in the myddes of Israel For youre eyes haue sene all the greate deades of the Lorde which he dyd Kepe therfore al the coÌ„maundmentes which I coÌ„maunde the this daye that ye maye be stronge aÌ„d goo and conquere the londe whother ye go to possesse it aÌ„d that ye maye prolonge youre dayes in the londe which the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to geue vnto them aÌ„d to their seed a londe that floweth with mylke and honye For the londe whother thou goest to possesse it is not as the londe of Egipte whence thou camest out where thou sowedest thi seed and wateredest it with thi laboure as a garden of herbes but the londe whither ye goo ouer to possesse it is a londe of hilles and valeyes and drynketh water of the rayne of heaueÌ„ and a londe which the Lorde thi God careth for The eyes of the Lord thi God are always apoÌ„ it from the begynnynge of the yere vnto the later ende of the yere Yf thou shalt herken therfore vnto my commaundementes which I commaunde you this daye that ye loue the Lorde youre God and serue him with all youre hertes and with all youre soules then he will geue rayne vnto youre londe in due season both the fyrst rayne and the later and thou shalt gather in thy corne thy wyne and thyne oyle And he will sende grasse in thy feldes for thy catell and thou shalt care and fyll thy selfe But bewarre that youre hertes disceaue you not that ye turne asyde and serue straunge goddes and worshepe them and theÌ„ the wrath of the Lorde waxe hote vpon you aÌ„d shott vp the heauen that there be no rayne and that youre londe yeld not hir frute and that ye peresh quickly from of the good loÌ„de which the Lorde geueth you Putt vp therfore these my wordes in youre hertes and in youre soules and bynde them for a sygne vnto youre handes and lett them be as papers of remembraunce betwene youre eyes and teach them youre childern so that thou * talke of them when thou syttest in Talke of â—oâ—â—nhod saye oure prelates thyne housse and when thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest doune and when thou rysest vpp yee and write them vppon the dorepostes of thine housse and vppon thi gates that youre dayes may be multiplyed aÌ„d the dayes of youre childern apon the erth which the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to geue them as longe as the dayes of heaueÌ„ last vpon the erth For yf ye shall kepe all these comaundmentes which I coÌ„maunde you so that ye doo theÌ„ and loue the Lorde youre God and walke in all his wayes and oleaue vnto him Then will the Lorde cast out all these nacions both greatter and myghtyer then youre selues All the places where on the soles of youre fete shall treade shal be youres euen from the wildernesse and from Libanon and from the ryuer Euphrates euen vnto the vttemost see shall youre costes be There shall no man be able to stonde before you the Lorde youre God shal cast the feare and dreade of you vppoÌ„ all londes whether ye shall come as he hath sayed vnto you Beholde I sect before you this daye a blessynge and a curse a blessynge yf that ye herkeÌ„ vnto the commaundmentes of the Lorde youre God which I coÌ„mauÌ„de you this daye And a curse yf ye will not herkeÌ„ vnto the coÌ„maundmentes of the Lord youre God but turne out of the waye which I commauÌ„de you this daye to goo after straunge goddes which ye haue not knowen When the Lorde thi God hath brought the in to the londe whother thou goest to possesse it then put the blessinge vppon mount Grisim and the curse vppon mount Ebal which are on the other syde Iordane on the backe side of the waye towarde the goynge doune of the sonne in the loÌ„de of the Cananites which dwell in the feldes ouer agenst Gilgal besyde moregroue For ye shall goo ouer to goo and possesse the londe which the Lorde youre God geueth you and shall conquere it aÌ„d dwell there in Take hede therfore that ye doo al the coÌ„maundmentes and lawes which I sett before you this daye The .xij. Chapter THese are the ordinaunces and lawes which ye shall obserue to doo in the londe which the Lorde God of thy fathers geueth the to possesse it as longe as ye lyue vppon the erth Se that ye destroye all places where the nacyons which ye conquere serue their goddes vppon hye mountaynes and on hye hilles and vnder euery grene tree Ouerthrowe their alters and breake their pylers and burne their groues with fyre and hewdowne the ymages off theyr goddes and brynge the names of them to noughte out of that place Se ye doo not so vnto the Lorde youre God but ye shall enquere the place which the Lorde youre God shall haue chosen out of all youre trybes to put his name there and there to dwell And thyther thou shalt come and thyther ye shall brynge youre burntsacryfices and youre offerynges youre tithes and heueofferynges
handes off all the people And thou shalt stone hym with stones that he dye because he hath gone aboute to thrust the awaye from the Lord thy God which brought the out of Egipte the housse of bondage And all Israel shall heare and feare aÌ„d shall doo no moare any soche wekednesse as this is amonge them Yf thou shalt heare saye of one of thy cities which the Lorde thy God hath geuen the to dwell in that certen beyng the childern of Beliall are gone out from amonge you and haue moued the enhabiters of their citie sayeng lat vs goo and serue straunge Goddes whiche ye haue not knowen Then seke and make serche and enquere diligently Yf it be true and the thinge of a suertie that soch abhominacion is wrought among you then thou shalt smyte the dwellers of that citie with the edge of the swerde and destroye it mercylesse and all that is the rin and euen the very catell thereof with the edge of the swerde And gather all the spoyle of it in to the myddes of the streates thereof and burne with fire both the citie and all the spoyle thereof euery whitte vnto the Lord thy God And it shal be an hepe for euer and shall not be bylt agayne And se that their cleaue nought of the damned thinge in thine hande that the Lorde maye turne froÌ„ his fearse wrath and shewe the mercye aÌ„d haue compassion on the and multiplye the as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers when thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe all his coÌ„maundmentes which I coÌ„maunde the thys daye so that thou doo that which is right in the eyes of the Lorde thy God ¶ The .vj. Chapter YE are the childern of the Lorde youre God cut not youre selues nor make you any baldnes betwene the eyes for any maÌ„s deeth For thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God aÌ„d the Lorde hath chosen the to be a seuerall people vnto him selfe of all the nacyons that are vppon the erth Ye shall eate no maner of abhominacyon These are the beestes which ye shall eate of oxen shepe and gootes hert too and bugle hertâ— goote vnicorne origen and Camelion And all beestes that cleaue the hoste and slytte it in to two clawes and chewe the cud them ye shal eate Neuerthelesse these ye shall not eate of them that chew cud aÌ„d of theÌ„ that deuyde and cleaue the hoffe the camell the hare aÌ„d the conye For they chew cud but deuyde not the hoffe aÌ„d therfore are vncleane vnto you aÌ„d also the swyne for though he deuyde the hoffe yet he cheweth not cud aÌ„d therfor is vncleane vn to you Ye shall not eate of the flesh of theÌ„ nor twich the deed carkasses of them These ye shall eate off all that are in the waters All that haue fynnes and scales And what soeuer hath not finnes and scales of that ye may not eate for that is vncleane vn to you Of all cleane byrdes ye shall eate but these are they of which ye maye not eate the egle the goshauke the cormerant the ixion the vultur the kyte and hyr kynde and all kynde off rauens the Estrich the nyghtâ—roâ—â— the kuckoo the sparowhauke and all hir kynde the litle oule the great oule the backe the bytture the pye the storke the heron the Iaye in his kynde the lapwynge the swalowe And all crepynge foules are vncleane vnto you and maye not be eaten of but of all cleane foules ye maye well eate Ye shall eate of nothinge that dyeth alone But thou mayst geue it vnto the straunger that is in thy citie that he eate it or mayst sell it vnto an AlieÌ„t For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not seth a kyd in his mothers mylke Thou shalt tyeth all the encrease of thy seed that cometh out of the felde yere by yere And thou shalt eate before the Lorde thy God in the place whiche he hath chosen to make his name dwell there the tyth off thy corne of thy wyne and of thyne oyle and the firstborne of thine oxen and of thy flocke that thou mayst lerne to feare the Lorde thy God allwaye Yf the waye be to longe for the so that thou art not able to carie it because the place is to farre from the whiche the Lorde thy God hath chosen to set his name there for the Lorde thy God hath blessed the then make it in money and take the money in thyne hande and goo vnto the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen and bestowe that moneye on what soeuer thy soule lusteth after on oxen shepe wyne and good drynke and on what soeuer thy soule desyreth and eate there before the Lorde thy God and be mery both thou and thyne housholde and the Leuite that is in thy cytye Se thou forsake not the Leuite for he hath nether partenor enheritaunce with the. At the ende of thre yere thou shalt brynge forth all the tithes of thine encrease the same yere and laye it vpp whitin thyne awne cytye and the Leuite shall come because he hath nether parte nor enheritaunce with the and the straunger and the fatherlesse and the wedowe which are whithin thy citie and shall eate and fyll them selues that the Lorde thy God maye blesse the in all the workes of thine hond which thou doest ¶ The .xv. Chapter AT the ende of seuen yere thou shalt make a fre yere And this is the maner off the fre yere whosoever lendeth ought with his hande vnto his neyghboure maye not axe agayne that which he hath lent of his neyghboure or of his brother because it is called the lordes fre yere yet of a straunger thou maist call it home agayne But that which thou hast with thy brother thyne hande shall remytt and that in any wyse that there be no begger amonge you For the Lorde shall blesse the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the an heritaunce to possesse it so that thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God â–ª to obserue aÌ„d doo all these commaundmentes which I commaunde you this daye ye and then the Lorde thy God shall blesse the as he â—ath promysed the and thou shalt lende vnto many nacyons and shalt borowe of no man and shalt raygne ouer many nacyons but none shal reygne ouer the. When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi loÌ„de which the Lorde thi God geueth the se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert that thou woldest saye The seuenth yere the yere of fredome is at honde and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the
eueâ— theÌ„ to saue them that are Good flee thither and be saued Yf he smyte his neghboure ignorantly and hated him not in tyme passed As when a man goeth vnto the wodd with his neghboure to hew wod and as his haÌ„de fetcheth a stroke with the axe the head slippeth from the helue and smyteth his neghboure that he dye the same shall flee vnto one off the same cities aÌ„d be saued Lest the executer of bloude folowe after the sleyer while his hert is whote and ouertake him because the waye is longe and slee him and yet there is no cause worthy of deeth in him in as moch as he hated not his neghbour in tyme passed Wherfore I As hate maketh the dead euell so love makeâ—h it good commaunde the sayeng se that thou appoynte out .iij. cities â–ª And yf the Lorde thy God enlarge thy costes as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers and geue the all the londe which he sayed he wold geue â—nto thy fathers so that thou kepe all these commaundmentes to doo them which I commaunde the this daye that thou loue the Lord thy god aÌ„d walke in his wayes euer then thou shalt adde .iij. cities moo vnto those .iij. that innocent bloude be not shed in thi lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret and so bloude come vppon the But and yf there be any man that hateth his neyghboure and layeth awayte for him and ryseth agenst him and smyteth him that he dye and fleeth vnto any of these cities Then let the elders of his citie sende and fetche him thence and delyuer him in to the hondes of the iustice of bloude and he shall dye Let thyne eye haue no pitie on him and so thou shalt put awaye innocent bloude from Israel and happie arte thou Thou shalt not remoue thy neghbours marke which they of olde tyme haue sett in thyne enheritaunce that thou enherettest in the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enioye it One witnesse shall not ryse agenst a man in Yes in all mater of heresie agenst holye churche â–ª any maner trespace or synne whatsoeuer synne a man synneth But at the mouthe of two witnesses or of .iij. witnesses shall all maters be tryed Yf an vnrighteous witnesse ryse vp agenst a man to accuse him of trespace then let both the men which stryue together stonde before the Lorde before the preastes and the iudges which shal be in those dayes and let the iudges enquyre a good And yf the witnesse be founde false and that he hath geuen false witnesse agenst his brother theÌ„ shall ye do vnto hiÌ„ as he had tought to do vnto his brother and so thou shalt put euel away froÌ„ the. And other shal heare aÌ„d feare aÌ„d shal heÌ„ce forth comytt no more any soch wekednesse amoÌ„g you And let thyne eye haue no compassioÌ„ but life for life eye for eye toth for toth hande for hand and fote for fote ¶ The .xx. Chapter WHen thou goest out to batayle agenste thine enemyes and seest horses and charettes and people moo then thou be not aforde of them for the Lorde thy God is with the whiche broughte the out of the londe off Egipte And when ye are come nye vnto batayle let the preast come forth and speake vnto the people and saye vnto them Heare Israel ye are come vnto batayle agenste youre enemyes let not youre hartes faynte nether feare nor be amased nor a dreade of them For the Lorde thy God goeth with you to fyghte for you agenste youre enemyes and to saue you And let the officers speake vnto the people sayenge Yf any man haue bylt a new housse Dedicat the leuiâ—es I suppose halowed theÌ„m as we doo oure shippes and haue not * dedicate it let him goo and returne to his housse lest he dye in the batayle and another dedicate it And yf any man haue planted a vyneyarde and haue not made it comen* let him goo and returne agayne vnto ComeÌ„ the. iij first yeres â—â—â— frute myghte notbe eateÌ„ the fourth it might be offred aÌ„d the â—iÌ„â—â— caten aÌ„d that ys to make it comeÌ„ to bringe it to the vise of the laye people his house lest he dye in the batayle and another make it comen And yf any man be betrothed vnto a wyfe and haue not taken hyr let hym goo and returne agayne vnto his housse lest he dye in the batayle and another take her And let the officers speake further vnto the people and saye Yf any man feare and be faynte herted let him goo and returne vnto his housse lest his brothers hert be made faynte as well as his And when the officers haue made an ende off speakynge vnto the people let theÌ„ make captaynes of warre ouer them When thou comest nye vnto a citie to fight agenst it offre them peace And yf they answere the agayne peasably and open vnto the then let all the people that is founde therein be tributaries vnto the and serue the. But and yf they will make no peace with the then make warre agenste the citie and besege it And when the Lord thy God hath delyuered it in to thine handes smyte all the males thereof with the edge of the swerde saue the wemeÌ„ and the childern and the catell and all that is in the citie and all the spoyle thereof take vnto thy selfe and eate the spoyle of thyne enemies which the Lord thy God geueth the. Thus thou shalt doo vnto all the cities whiche are a greate waye of from the aÌ„d not of the cities of these nacions But in the cities of these nacions which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret thou shalt saue alyue nothinge that bretheth But shalt destroye them with out redempcion both the Hethites the Amorites the Cananites the Pherezites the Heuites and the Iebusites as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the that they teach you not to doo after all their abhominacyons whiche they doo vnto theire goddes and so shulde synne agenst the Lorde youre God When thou hast beseged a citie longe tyme in makinge warre agenst it to take it destroye not the trees thereof that thou woldest thrust an axe vnto them For thou mayst eate of theÌ„ and therfore destroye them not For the trees of the feldes are no men that they myght come agenst the to besege the. Neuerthelater those trees which thou knowest that meÌ„ eate not of them thou maist destroye and cutte them doune and make bolwerkes agenst the citie that maketh warre with the vntyll it be ouerthrowne ¶ The .xxj. Chapter YF one be founde slayne in the land whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to possesse it and lieth in the feldes and not knowne who hath slayne him Then let thine elders and thy iudges come forth aÌ„d meet vnto the cities that are rounde aboute the slayne And let the elders of that citie which is nexte vnto the slayne maÌ„ take an heyffer that is not laboured with nor hath drawen
commaundest me I haue not ouerskypped thy commaundmentes nor forgetten them I haue not eaten thereof in my moornynge nor taken awaye thereof vnto any vnclennesse nor spente thereof aboute any deed corse but haue herkened vnto the uoyce of the Lorde my God and haue done after all that he commauÌ„ded me loke doune from thy holy habitacyon heauen and blesse thy people Israel and the lande which thou hast geuen vs as thou swarest vnto oure fathers a lond that floweth with mylke and honye This daye the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the to doo these ordinaunces and lawes Kepe them therfore and doo them with all thyne hert and all thy soule Thou hast sett vpp the Lorde this daye to be thy God and to walke in hys wayes and to kepe his ordinaunces his commaundmentes and his lawes and to herken vnto his voyce And the Lord hath sett the vp this daye to be a seuerall people vnto him as he hath promysed the and that thou kepe his commaundmentes and to make the hye aboue all nacyons which he hath made in prayse in name and honoure that thou mayst be an holy people vnto the Lord thy God as he hath sayed The .xxvij. Chapter ANd Moses with the elders of Israel coÌ„maunded the people sayenge kepe all the commaundmentes whiche I commaunde you this daye And when ye be come ouer Iordayne vnto the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the sett vpp greate stones and playster them with playster and write vpoÌ„ theÌ„ all the wordes of this lawe when thou arte come ouer that thou mayst come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the a londe that floweth with mylke and honye â–ª as the Lorde God off thy fathers hath promysed the. When ye be come ouer Iordayne se that ye set vpp these stones which I commaunde you this daye in mount Eball and playster them with playster And there bylde vnto the Lord thy God an altare of stones and se thou lifte vpp no yerne uppon them But thou shalt make the altare of the Lorde thy God of rughstones and offer burntoffrynges thereon vnto the Lorde thy God And thou shalt offer peaceof frynges and shalt eate there and reioyse before the Lorde thy God And thou shalt write vppon the stones all the wordes of this lawe manyfestly and well And Moses with the preastes the Leuites spake vnto all Israel sayenge take hede aÌ„d heare Israel this daye thou art become the people of the Lorde thy God Herken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thi God aÌ„d do his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde you this daye And Moses charged the people the same daye sayenge these shall stonde vppon mount Grisim to blesse the people when ye are come ouer lordayne Symeon Leui Iuda Isachar Ioseph and Ben Iamin And these shall stonde apon mount Eball to curse Ruben Gad Asser Zabulon Dan and Neptaly And the Leuites shall beginne aÌ„d say vnto all the men of Israel wiâ—h a loude voyce Cursed be he that maketh any carued image or image of metall an abhominacion vnto Here of take the popes an occasioÌ„ to curse .iiij. tymes in the yere the Lorde the worke of the handes of the craftesman and putteth it in a secrett place And all the people shall answere and saye Amen Cursed be he that curseth his father or hys mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that remoueth his neghbours marke and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maketh the blynde goo out off his waye and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that hyndreth the right of the straunger â–ª fatherlesse and wedowe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his fathers wife because he hath opened his fathers coueringe aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with any maner beest and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his syster whether she be the doughter of his father or off his mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that smyteth his neghboure secretly and all the people shall saye AmeÌ„ Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to flee innocent bloude and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maÌ„tayneth not all the wordes of this lawe to doo them aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter YF thou shalt herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to obserue and to do all his commaundmentes whiche I commaunde the this daye The Lorde wil set the an hye aboue all nacions of the erth And all these blessynges shall come on the and ouer take the yf thou shalt herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God Blessed shalt thou be in the towne and blessed in the feldes blessed shal be the frute of thy body the frute of thy grounde and the frute of thy catell the frute of thine oxen and thy flockes of shepe blessed shall thine almery be aÌ„d thy store Blessed shalt thou be both when thou goest out aÌ„d blessed wheÌ„ thou comest in The Lorde shall smyte thyne enemyes that ryse agenst the before thy face They shall come out agenst the one waye and flee before the seuen wayes The Lorde shal commaunde the blessynge to be with the in thy store housses aÌ„d in all that thou settest thine hande to and will blesse the in the lande which the Lord thi god geueth the. The Lorde shall make the an holye people vnto himselfe as he hath sworen vnto the yf thou shalt kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God and walke in hys wayes And all nacyons of the erthe shall se that thou arte called after the name of the Lorde and they shal be aferde off the. And the Lorde shall make the plenteous in goodes in the frute of thy body in the frute off thy catell and in the frute of thy grounde in the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue the. The Lorde shall open vnto the his good treasure euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy londe in due ceason and to blesse all the laboures of thine hande And thou shalt lende vnto many nacyoÌ„s but shalt not nede to borowe thy selfe And the Lorde shall sett the before and not behinde and thou shalt be aboue only and not beneth yf that thou herken vnto the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde the this daye to kepe and to doo them And se that thou bowe not from any of these wordes which I commaunde the this daye ether to the right hande or to the lefte that thou woldest goo after straung goddes to serue them But and yf thou wilt not herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe and to doo all his commaundmentes and ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye then all these curses shall come
vnto the Lorde thi God aÌ„d herken vnto his voyce acordinge to all that I coÌ„maunde the this daye both thou and thi childern with all thine hert and all thi soule Then the Lorde thi God wil turne thi captiuite aÌ„d haue coÌ„ppassion vpoÌ„ the aÌ„d goo aÌ„d fett the agayne from all the nacions amoÌ„ge which the Lorde thi God shall haue scatered the. Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heauen euen from thence will the Lorde thi God gather the and from thence fett the and brynge the in to the lande which thi fathers possessed and thou shalt enioye it And he will shewe the kyndnesse and multiplye the aboue thi fathers And the Lorde thi God will circumcyse thine hert and the hert of thi seed for to loue the Lorde thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule that thou mayst lyue And the Lorde thi God will put al these curses vpoÌ„ thine enemyes and on theÌ„ that hate the and persecute the. But thou shalt turne and herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and doo all his commaundmentes which I commaunde the this daye And the Lorde thi God will make the plenteous in all the workes of thine hande and in the frute of thi bodye in the frute of thi catell and frute of thi lande and in riches For the Lorde will turne agayne and reioyse ouer the to doo the good as he reioysed ouer thi fathers Yf thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundmentes and ordynaunces which are written in the boke of this lawe yf thou turne vnto the Lord thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule For the commaundment which I commaunde the this daye is not separated from the nether ferre of It is not in heauen that thou neadest to saye who shall goo vpp for us in to heauen and fett it us that we maye heare it aÌ„d doo it Nether is it beyonde the see that thou shuldest saye who shall goo ouer see for us and fett â—t us that we maye heare it and doo it But the worde is very nye vnto the euen in thi mouth and in thine hert that thou doo it Beholde I haue sett before you this daye lyfe and good deeth and cuell in that I commaunde the this daye to loue the Lorde thi God and to walke in his wayes and to kepe his commaundementes his ordynaunces and his lawes that thou mayst lyue and multipye and that the Lorde thy God man blesse the in the londe whother thou goest to possesse it But and yf thyne hert turne awaye so that thou wilt not heare but shalt goo astraye and worshepe straunge goddes and serue them I pronounce vnto you this daye that ye shal surely peresh and that ye shall not prolonge youre dayes vppon the londe whother thou passest ouer Iordayne to goo and possesse it I call to recorde this daye vnto you heauen and erth that I haue sett before you lyfe and deeth blessynge and cursynge but chose lyfe that thou and thi seed maye lyue in that thou louest the Lorde thi God herkenest vnto his voyce and cleauest vnto him For he is thi life and the lengthe of thi dayes that thou mayst dwell vppon the erth which the Lorde sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to geue them The .xxxi. Chapter ANd Moses went and spake these wordes vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them I am an hundred aÌ„d .xx. yere olde this daye aÌ„d can nomoare goo out and in Also the Lorde hath sayed vnto me thou shalt not go ouer this Iordayne The Lord youre God he will go ouer before the aÌ„d he will destroye these nacions before the aÌ„d thou shalt coÌ„quere theÌ„ And Iosua he shall goo ouer before the as the Lorde hath sayed And the Lorde shall doo vnto them as he dyd to Sihon aÌ„d Og kynges of the Amorites aÌ„d vnto their landes which kinges he destroyed And when the Lorde hath delyuered them to the se that ye doo vnto them acordynge vnto all the coÌ„maundmentes which I haue coÌ„maunded you Plucke vpp youre hartes and be stronge dreade not nor be aferde of them for the Lorde thi God him selfe will goo with the and wil nether let the goo nor forsake the And Moses called vnto Iosua and sayed vnto him in the sighte of all Israel Be stroÌ„ge and bolde for thou must goo with this people vnto the londe which the Lorde hath sworne vnto their fathers to geue them and thou shalt geue it them to enheret And the Lorde he shall goo before the aÌ„d he shall be with the and wil not let the goo nor forsake the feare not therfore nor be discomforted And Moses wrote this lawe and delyuered it vnto the preastes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde and vnto all the elders of Israel and commaunded them sayenge At the ende of .vij. yere in the tyme of the fre yere in the fest of the tabernacles when all Israel is come to appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he hath chosen se that thou reade this lawe before all Israel in their eares Gather the people together both men wemen and childern and the straungers that are in thi cities that they maye heare lerne and feare the Lorde youre God and be diligent to kepe all the wordes of this lawe and that theyr childern which knowe nothinge maye heare and lerne to feare the Lorde youre God as longe as ye lyue in the londe whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosua and come and stonde in the tabernacle of witnesse that I maye geue him a charge And Moses and Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle off witnesse And the Lorde apeared in the tabernacle euen in the pyler off the cloude And the piler of the cloude stode ouer the dore of the tabernacle And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses beholde thou must slepe with thi fathers and this people will goo a whorynge after straunge goddes off the londe whother they goo and will forsake me and breake the appoyntement which I haue made with them And then my wrath will waxe whote agenst them and I will forsake them and will hyde my face from them and they shal be consumed And when moch aduersyte and tribulacion is come vppon them then they will saye because oure God is not amonge us these tribulacions are come vppon us But I wil hyde my face that same tyme for all the euels sake which they shall haue wrought in that they are turned vnto straunge goddes Now therfore write ye this songe and teach it the childern of Israel and put it in their mouthes that this songe maye be my witnesse vnto the childern of Israel For when I haue brought them in to the londe whiche I sware vnto their fathers that runneth with mylke aÌ„d honye then they will eate and fyll them selues and waxe
fatt and turne vnto straunge goddes and serue them and rayle on me and breake my testament And then when moch myschefe and tribulacion is come vppon them this songe shall answere before them and be a witnesse It shall not be forgetten out of the mouthes of their seed for I knowe their imaginacyon whiche they goo aboute euen now before I haue broughte them in to the londe which I sware And Moses wrote this songe the same season and taught it the childern of Israel And the Lorde gaue Iosua the sonne off Nun a charge and sayed be bolde and stronge for thou shalt brynge the childern of Israel in to the lond which I sware vnto them aÌ„d I will be with the. When Moses had made an ende of wrytynge out the wordes of this lawe in a boke vnto the ende of them he commaunded the Leuites which bare the arcke of the testameÌ„t of the Lorde sayenge take the boke off thys lawe and put it by the syde of the arcke of the testament of the Lorde youre God and let it be there for a witnesse vnto the. I For knowe thi stubernesse and thi stiffe necke beholde while I am yet a lyue with you this daye ye haue bene dishobedient vnto the Lorde aÌ„d how moch moare after my deeth Gather vnto me al the elders of youre trybes and youre officers that I maye speake these wordes in their eares and call heaueÌ„ aÌ„d erth to recorde agenst them For I am sure that after my deeth they will vtterly marre them selues and turne from the waye which I commaunded you and tribulacion will come vppon you in the later dayes when ye haue wrought welkednesse in the sight of the Lorde to prouoke him with the workes of youre handes And Moses spake in the eares of all the congregacion of Israel the wordes of this songe vnto the ende of them The .xxxij. Chapter HEare o heauen what I shall speake and heare o erth the wordes of my mouth My doctrine droppe as doeth the rayne aÌ„d my speach flowe as doeth the dewe as the mesellynge vpoÌ„ the herbes aÌ„d as the droppes vppoÌ„ the grasse For I wil call on the name of the Lorde Magnifie the might of oure God He is a rocke and perfecte are his deades for all his wayes are with discrecion God is faithfull and without wekednesse both rightuous and iuste is he The frowarde and ouerthwarte generacion hath marred them selues to him ward aÌ„d â—re not his sonnes for their deformities sake Doest thou so rewarde the Lorde O foolish nacyon aÌ„d vnwyse Is not he thy father aÌ„d thyne owner hath he not made the and ordeyned the Remembre the dayes that are past consydre the yeres from tyme to tyme. Axe thy father aÌ„d â—e will shewe the thyne elders and they wyll â—ell the. WheÌ„ the most hyghest gaue the nacyons an â—nheritaunce aÌ„d diuided the sonnes of Adam â—e put the borders of the nacions fast by the multitude of the childern of Israel For the Lordes parte is his folke aÌ„d Israel â—â— the porcion of his enheritaunce He founde him in a deserte londe in a voyde ground aÌ„d a rorynge wildernesse he led hiÌ„ aboute and gaue him vnderstondynge aÌ„d kepâ—â— him as the aple of his eye As an egle that stereth vpp hyr nest and â—â—otereth ouer hyr younge he stretched oute â—is wynges and toke hym vpp and bare hym on his shulders The Lorde alone was his guyde and there was no straunge God with him He sett him vpp apon an hye londe and he ate the encrease of the feldes And he gaue hâ— honye to sucke out of the rocke aÌ„d oyle out of the harde stone With butter of the kyne and mylke of the shepe with fatt of the lambes aÌ„d fatt rammeâ— and he gootes with fatt kydneyes and with whete And of the bloude of grapes thou drâ—kest wyne And Israel waxed fatt and kyked Thou wast fatt thicke and smothe And he let God goo that made hiÌ„ and despysed the rocke that saued him They angred him with strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d with abhominacions prouoked him They offered vnto feldedeuels and not to God aÌ„d to goddes which they knewe not aÌ„d to newe goddes that came newly vpp whiche their fathers feared not Of the rocke that begat the thou arte vnâ— myndefull and hast forgott God that made the. And when the Lorde sawe it he was angre because of the prouokynge of his sonnes and doughters And he sayed I will hyde my face from theÌ„ and will se what their ende shall be For they are a froward generacion aÌ„d childern in whoÌ„ is no fayth They haue angred me with that whiche is no god and prouoked me with their vanities And I agayne will angre them with theÌ„ whiche are no people and will prouoke theÌ„ with â— foelish nacion For fire is kyndled in my wrath aÌ„d shal burne vnto the botome of hee ll And shall consume the erth with her encrease and set a fire the botoms of the mountaynes I will hepe myscheues vpon the aÌ„d will speÌ„de all myne arowes at them Burnt with hungre aÌ„d consumed with heet and with bitter pestilence I will also sende the â—ethe of beestes vppon them and poyson serpentes Without forth the swerde shall robbe theÌ„ off theire childern and wythin in the chamber feare both younge men and younge wemen and the suckelynges with the meÌ„ of gray â—eedes I haue determened to scater theÌ„ therowout â—e worlde aÌ„d to make awaye the remeÌ„braunce of them from amonge men Were it not that I feared the raylynge off their enemyes lest theire aduersaries woâ—de be prowde and saye oure hye hande hath done aâ— these workes and not the Lorde For it is a nacion that hath an vnhappye forcast and hath no vnderstonge in them â— wolde they ware wyse and vnderstode this aÌ„d wolde consider their later ende Howe it cometh that one shall chace â— thousande and two putt ten thousande ofâ— them to flyghte excepte theire rocke had solde them and because the Lorde had delyuered them For oure rocke is not as their rocke no though oure enemyes be iudge But their vynes are of the vynes of Sodom and of the feldes of Gomorra Their grapes are grapes of gall and theire clusters be bytter Their wyne is the poyson of dragons aÌ„d the cruell gall of aspes Are not soch thinges layed in store with me â–ª aÌ„d seeled vpp amonge my treasures Vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde their fete shall slyde when the tyme cometh For the tyme of their destruction is at honde and the tyme that shall come vppon them maketh hast For the Lorde will doo iustice vnto hys people and haue compassion on his servauntes For it shal be sene that theire power shall fayle and at the last they shal be presoned and forsaken And it shal be sayed where are their goddes aÌ„d their rocke wherein they trusted The fatt of whose sacrifices they ate and drancke the wyne of their drynckofferynges let them ryse vpp and helpe you and be youre protection Se now
howe that I I am he and that there is no God but I. I can kyll and make alyue aÌ„d what I haue smyten that I can heale nether yâ— there that can delyuer any man oute off my honde For I will lifte vp myne hande to heaueÌ„ aÌ„d will saye I lyue euer Yf I whett the lyghtenynge of my swerde and myne hande take in hande to doo iustyce I wyll shewe vengeaunce on myne enemyes and will rewarde them that hate me I will make myne arowes dronkeÌ„ with bloude and my swerde shall eate flesh of the bloud of the slayne and of the captyue and of the bare heed of the enemye Reioyse hethen wyth hys people for he wyll auenge the bloude off his servauntes and wyll auenge hym off hys aduersaryes and wil be mercyfull vnto the londe off hys people And Moses went aÌ„d spake all the wordes of this songe in the eares of the people both he and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And when Moses had spoken all these wordes vnto the ende to all Israel then he sayed vnto them Sett youre hertes vnto all the wordes whiche I testifye vnto you this daye that ye commaunde them vnto youre childern to obserue and doo all the wordes off thys lawe For it is not a vayne worde vnto you but it is youre lyfe and thorow thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lond whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to conquere it And the Lorde spake vnto Moses the selfe same daye sayenge get the vpp in to this mountayne Abarim vnto mount Nebo which is in the londe of Moab ouer agenst Iericho And beholde the londe of Canaan whiche I geue vnto the childern of Israel to possesse And dye in the mount whiche thou goest vppon and be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor aÌ„d was gathered vnto his people For ye trespased agenst me amonge the childern of Israel at the waters off striffe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin because ye sanctified me not amonge the childern of Israel Thou shalt se the londe before the but shall not goo thither vnto the londe which I geue the childern off Israel The .xxxiij. Chapter THis is the blessinge where with Moses gods man blessed the childern of Israel before his deeth sayenge The Lord came froÌ„ Sinai and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appered gloriously from mount Paran and he came with thousandes of sayntes and in his right hande a lawe of fyre for them How loued he the people All his sayntes are in his honde They yoyned theÌ„ selues vnto thy fote and receaued thi wordes Moses gaue us a lawe which is the enheritaunce of the coÌ„gregacion of Iacob And he was in Israel kinge when he gathered the heedes of the people and the tribes of Israel to gether Ruben shall lyue and shall not dye but his people shal be few in numbre This is the blessynge of Iuda And he sayed heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda and bringe him vnto his people let his handes fyght for him but he thou his helpe agenst his enemies And vnto Leui he sayed thy perfectnesse aÌ„d thi light be after thy mercyfull maÌ„ whoÌ„ thou temptest at Masa aÌ„d with whom thou striuedst at the waters of strife He that saieth vnto his father aÌ„d mother I sawe him not aÌ„d vnto his brethern I knewe not and to his sonne I wote not for they haue obserued thi wordes and kepte thy testament They shall teach Iacob thi iudgementes aÌ„d Israel thi lawes They shall put cens before thi nose and whole sacrifices apon thine altare Blesse Lorde their power and accepte the workes of their hondes smyte the backes of them that ryse ageÌ„st them and of them that hate them that they ryse not agayne Vnto Ben Iamin he sayed The Lordes derlynge shall dwell in saffetye by him and kepe him selfe in the hauen by hym contynually and shall dwell betwene his shulders And vnto Ioseph he sayed blessed of the Lorde is his londe with the goodly frutes off heauen with dewe and with sprynges that lye beneth and with frutes of the encrease of the sonne and with rype srute off the monethes and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer and with goodly frute of the erth and off the fulnesse there of And the good will of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come vppon the heed of Ioseph and vppon the toppe of the heed of him that was separated fro amonge his brethern his bewtye is as a first-borne oxe and his hornes as the hornes of an vnycorne And with them he shall push the nacions to gether euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are the many thousandes of Ephraim and the thousandes off Manasse And vnto Zabulon he sayed Reioyse Zabulon in thi goenge out and thou Isachar in thi tentes They shall call the people vnto the hill and there they shall offer offerynges of righteousnes For they shall sucke of the abundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sonde And vnto Gad he sayed blessed is the rowmmaker Gad. He dwelleth as a lion and caught the arme aÌ„d also the toppe of the heed He sawe his begynnynge that a parte of the teachers were hyd there aÌ„d come with the heedes of the people and executed the righteousnes of the Lorde and his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayed Dan is a lions whelpe he shall flowe from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayed Nephali he shall haue abundance of pleasure and shal be fylled with the blessinge of the Lorde aÌ„d shall haue his possessions in the southwest And of Asser he sayed Asser shal be blessed with childern he shal be acceptable vnto his brethern and shall dyppe his fote in oyle Yern and brasse shall hange on thi showes and thine age shal be as thi youth There is none like vnto the God of the off Israel he that sitteth vppon heauen shal be thine helpe whose glorie is in the cloudes that is the dwellinge place of God from the begynnynge and from vnder the armes of the worlde he hath cast out thine enemies before the and sayed destroye And Israel shall dwell in saffetye alone And the eyes of Iacob shall loke appon a londe of corne and wyne moreouer his heauen shall droppe with dewe Happye art thou Israel who is like vnto the A people that art saued by the Lorde thy shilde and helper and swerde of thi glorye And thyne enemyes shall hyde them selues from the and thou shalt walke vppon their hye hilles The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd Moses went froÌ„ the feldes of Moab vpp in to mount Nebo which is the toppe of Pisga that is ouer agenst Iericho And the Lorde shewed him all the londe off Gilead euen vnto Dan and all nephtali and the londe of Ephraim and Manasse aÌ„d all the londe of Iuda euen vnto the vtmost see aÌ„d the south and the region of the playne of Iericho the citye of datetrees euen vnto Zoar And the Lorde sayed vnto him This is the lon de which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I will geue it vnto thy seed I haue shewed it the before thyne eyes but thou shalt not goo ouer thither So Moses the seruaunte of the Lorde dyed there in the londe of Moab at the commaundment of the Lorde And he buryed him in a valey in the londe of Moab besyde Beeth Peor but no man wyst of his sepulchre vnto this daye And Moses was an hundred and .xx. ye re olde when he dyed aÌ„d yet his eyes were not dym nor his chekes abated And the childern of Israel wepte for Moses in the feldes off Moab .xxx. dayes And the dayes off wepynge and mornynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wisdome for Moses had put his hande vppon him And all the childeâ—n of Israel herkened vnto him and dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses But there arose not a prophett sense in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face in all the miracles and wonders which the Lorde sent him to doo in the londe of Egipte vnto Pharao and all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and in all the myghtye deades and greate tereble thinges which Moses dyd in the sight of all Israel ¶ The ende of the fifth boke of Moses Avims A kinde of geauntes and the worde signifieth crooked vnright or weked Belial weked or wekednesse he that hath cast the yoke of God of his necke aÌ„d will not obeye god Bruterar prophesiers or sothsayers Emims a kinde of geauÌ„tes so called be cause they were terreble and cruell for emin signifieth terreblenesse Enack a kinde of geauntes so called happlye because they ware cheynes aboute their neckes for enack signifieth soch a cheyne as men weer aboute their neckes Horims A kinde of geauntes aÌ„d signifieth noble because that of pride they called theÌ„ selues nobles or gentles Rocke God is called a rocke because both he aÌ„d his worde lasteth euer Whett theÌ„ on thy childern that is exercyse thy childern in theÌ„ aÌ„d putthem in vre Zamzumims a kinde of geauÌ„tes aÌ„d signifleth myscheuous or that be all waye imaginiÌ„ge
what is within hypocrites sawe that I was begyled aÌ„d that that councell was not the nexte way vnto my purpose And therfore he gate me no favoure in my lordes sight ¶ WherevppoÌ„ my lorde answered me his house was full he had mo theÌ„ he coude well finde and advised me to seke in london wher he sayd I coude not lacke a service And so in london I abode almoste an yere and marked the course of the worlde and herde oure pratars I wold say oure preachers how they bosted them selves and their hye authorite and beheld the pompe of oure prelates and how besyed they were as they yet are to set peace and vnite in the worlde though it be not possible for them that walke in darkenesse to coÌ„tinue longe in peace for they can not but ether stoÌ„ble or dash them selves at one thinge or another that shall clene vnquyer all togedder sawe thinges wherof I deferre to speake at this tyme and vnderstode at the laste not only that there was no rowme in my lorde of londons palace to translate the new testament but also that there was no place to do it in all englonde as experience doth now openly declare ¶ Vnder what maner therfore shuld I now submitte this boke to be corrected and amended of them which can suffer nothinge to be well â–ª Or what â—rotestacyon shuld I make in soch a matter vnto oure prelates those stubbutne Nâ—mrothes which so mightely fight agenste god and resiste his holy spirite enforceynge with all crafte and sotelte to qwench the light of the everlastinge testament promyses and as poyntemente made betwene god vs and heapinge the sirce wrath of god vppon all princes and rulars mockinge theÌ„ with falfe fayned names of hypocrysye and servinge their lustes at all poyntes dispensinge with theÌ„ even of the very lawes of god os which Christe him silf testifieth Mathew .v. that not so moch as one tittle therof maye perish or be brokeÌ„ And of which the prophete fayth Psalme .cxvii. Thou haste coÌ„maunded thy lawes to be kepte meod that is in hebrew excedingly with all diligeÌ„ce might power and haue made theÌ„ so mad with their iugglinge charmes and crafty persuasioÌ„s that they thinke it full satisfaction for all their weked lyvinge to tormeÌ„â— soch as tell theÌ„ trouth to borne the worde of their soules helth sle whosoever beleve theron ¶ NotwithstoÌ„dinge yet I submytte this boke and all other that I haue other made or traÌ„slated or shall in tyme to come if it be goddes will that I shall further laboure in his hervest vnto all them that submytte theÌ„ selves vn to the worde of god to be corrected of theÌ„ yee and moreover to be disalewed also burnte if it seme worthy when they have examyned it wyth the hebrue so that they first put forth of their awne translatinge a nother that is more correcte ¶ A prologe shewinge the vse of the scripture THough a man had a precious iuell and a rich yet if he wiste not the value therof nor wherfore it served he were nother the better nor ryeher of a straw Eyen so though we read the scripture bable of it never so moch yet if we know not the vse of it and wherfore it was geven and what is theim to be sought it profiteth vs nothinge at all It is not ynough therfore to read and talke of it only but wo must also desyre god daye and night instantly to open oure eyes aÌ„d to make vs vnderstond and feale wherfore the scripture was geuen that we maye applye the medicyne of the scripture every maÌ„ to his awne sores inlesse then we entend to beydle disputers and braulers aboute vayne wordes ever gnaw enge vppon the bitter barcke with out and newer attayninge vnto the swetepith with in and persequutinge one and other for defendinge of lewde imaginacions and phantasyes of oure arene invencyon ¶ Paule in the thyrde of the secoÌ„de epistle to Tymo the sayth that the scripture is good to teache for that ought meÌ„ to teach not dreames of their awne makige as the pope doth also to improvt for the scripture is yâ— twichstone that tryeth all doctrynes by that we know the false from the true And in the .vi. to the ephesians he calleth it the swerd of the spirite by cause it killeth hyppocrites and vttereth aÌ„o improveth their false inventyons And in the. â—â— to the Romayns he sayth all that are wryten are wryten for oure learninge that we thorow pacyence and coÌ„sorte of the scripture myght have hope That is the ensamples that are in the scripture comforte vs in all oure tribulacyons and make vs to put oure truste in god and pacyently to abyde his leysure And in the .x. of the firste to the Corinthyans he bringeth in examples of the scripture of feare vs and to bridle the fleshe that we caste not the yoke of the lawe of god from of oure neckes and fall to lustynge and doinge of evill ¶ So now the scripture is a light and sheweth vs the true waye both what to do and what to hope And a defence from all erroure and a comforte in adversyte that we despayre not and feareth vs in prosperyte that we synne not SecÌ„e therfore in the scripture as thou readest it first the law what god coÌ„maundeth vs to doo And secundarylye the promyses which god promyseth vs ageyne namely in Christe Iesu oure lorde Then seke ensamples firste of comsorte how god purgeth all them that submitte them selves to walke in his wayes in the purgatorye of tribulatyon delyveringe them yet at tye latter ende and never soferinge any of them to perysh that cleave faste to his promyses And fynallye note the ensamples which are writen to feare the flesh that we synne not That is how god suffereth the vngodlye and weked synners that resiste god and refuse to folow him to contynue in their wekednesse ever waxinge worse and worse vntyll their synne be so sore encreased and so abhomynable that if they shuld longer endure they wold corrupte the very electe But for the electes sake god sendeth theÌ„ preachers Neverthelesse they harden their hartes agenste the truth and god destroyeth theÌ„ vtterlye and begynneth the world a new ¶ This comforte shalt thou evermore finde in the playne texte and luerall sense Nether is there any storye so homely so rude yee or so vyle as it semeth outwarde wherin is not exceadinge greate comforte And when some which seme to them selves great clarkes saye they wott not what moare profite is in many gestes of the scripture if they be read with out an allegotye then in a tale of robenhode saye thou that they were wryten for oure consolacyon and comforte that we despayre not if soch likehappen vnto vs. We be not holyer then Noe though he were once dronke Nether beâ—â—ter beloved then Iacob though his awne sonne defyled his bedde We be not holyer then lot though his doughters thorow ignorance
in the erth shall perish But I will make myne apoyntement with the that both thou shalt come in to the arcke and thy sonnes thy wyfe and thy sonnes wyves with the. And of all that lyâ—eth what soever flesh it be shalt thou brynge in to the arcke of every thynge a payre to kepe them a lyve wyth the. And male and female se that they be of byrdes in their kynde and of beastes in their kynde and of all maner of wormes of the erth in their kinde a payre of every thinge shall come vnto the to kepe them a lyve And take vnto the of all maner of meate that may be eaten laye it vp in stoore by the that it may be meate both for the and for theÌ„ and Noe dyd acordynge to all that God commaunded hym The .vij. Chapter ANd the LORde sayd vnto Noe goo in to the arcke both thou and all thâ— houssold For the haue I sene rightuous before me in thys generacion Of all clene beastes take vnto the .vij. of every kynde the male and hys female And of vnclene beastes a payre the male and hys female lykewyse of the byrdes of the ayre vij of every kynde male and female to save seed vppon all the erth For .vij. dayes hence wyll I send rayne vppoÌ„ the erth .xl. dayes .xl. nyghtes and wyll dystroy all maner of thynges that Thaâ—e made from of the face of the erth And Noe dyd acordynge to all that the lorde coÌ„maunded hym and Noe was vi hundred yere olde when the floud of water came vppon the erth and Noe went and his sonnes and his wyfe and his sonnes wyves wyth hym in to the arke from the waters of the floud And of clene beastes and of beastes that â— are vnclene and of byrdes and of all that crepeth vppoÌ„ the erth came in by cooples of every kynde vnto Noe in to the arke a male and a female even as God commaunded Noe. And the seventh daye the waters of the floud came vppon the erth In the .vi. hundred yere of Noes lyfe in the secoÌ„de moneth in the. xvij daye of the moneth that same daye were all the founteynes of the greâ—e depe broken vp the wyndowes of heaveÌ„ were opened aÌ„d there fell a rayne vpon the erth .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes And the selfe same daye went Noe Sem Ham and Iapheth Noes sonnes and Noes wyfe and the. iiâ— wyues of his sonnes wyth them in to the arke both they and all maner of beastes in their kiÌ„de all maner of catell in their kynde all maner of wormes that crepe vppon the erth in their kynde and all maner of byrdes in there kynde and all maner off foules what soever had feders And they came vnto Noe in to the arke by cooples of all flesh that had breth of lyfe in it And they that came came male aÌ„d female of every flesh acordige as God coÌ„maunded hym the LORde shytt the dore vppoÌ„ him And the floud came .xl. dayes .xl. nyghtes vppon the erth the water increased and bare vp the arcke aÌ„d it was lifte vp from of the erth And the water prevayled and increased exceadingly vppon the erth and the arke went vppoÌ„ he toppe of the waters And the waters prevayled excedingly above mesure vppoÌ„ the erth so that all the hye hylles which are vnder all the partes of heaven were covered eveÌ„ .xv. cubytes hye prevayled the waters so that the hylles were covered And all fleshe that moved on the erth bothe birdes catell and beastes perisshed with al that crepte on the erth and all men so that all that had the breth of liffe in the nostrels of it thorow out all that was on drye lond dyed Thus was destroyed all that was vppoÌ„ the erth both man beastes wormes and foules of the ayâ—â— â–ª so that they were destroyed from the erth save Noe was reserved only and they that were wyth hym in the arke And the waters nee valved vppon the erth an hundred and fyftye dayes The .viij. Chapter ANd god remeÌ„bred Noe all the beastes all the catell the were with hiÌ„ in the arke And god made a wynde to blow vppoÌ„ yâ— erth yâ— waters ceased aÌ„d the fountaynes of the depe aÌ„d the wyndowes of heaveÌ„ were stopte and the rayne of heaven was forbiddeÌ„ and the waters returned from of the erth aÌ„d abated after the ende of an hundred and .l. dayes And the arke rested vppoÌ„ the mountayns of Ararat the .xvij. daye of the .vij. moneth And the waters went away aÌ„d decreased vntyll the x. moneth And the fyrst daye of the tenth moneth the toppes of the mounteyns appered And after the ende of .xl. dayes Noe opened the wyndow of the arke which he had made aÌ„d sent forth a raven which went out ever goinge and cominge agayne vntyll the waters were dreyed vpp vppon the erth Then sent he forth a doue from hym to weâ—e whether the waters were fallen from of the erth And when the doue coude fynde no restinge place for hyr fote she returned to him agayne vnto the arke for the waters were vppon the face of all the erth And he put out hys honde and toke her and pulled hyr to hym in to the arke And he abode yet .vij. dayes mo and sent out the doue agayne out of the arke And the doue came to hym agayne aboute eventyde and beholde There was in hyr mouth a lefe of an olyve tre which she had plucked wherby Noe perceaved that the waters wer abated â—ppon the erth And he taried yet .vij. other dayes and sentforth the doue which from thence forth came no more agayne to him And it came to passe the syxte hundred and one yere and the fyrst daye of the fyrst moneth that the maters were dryed vpp apon the erth And Noe toke off the hatches of the arke and lo ked And beholde the face of the erth was drye So by the .xxvij. daye of the seconde moneth the erth was drye And God spake vnto Noe saynge come out of the arcke both thou and thy wyfe aÌ„d thy sonnes and thy sonnes wyues with the. And all the beastes that are with the whatsoever flesh it be both foule and catell and all maner wormes that crepe on the erth brynge out with the and let them moue growe aÌ„d multiplye vppon the erth And Noe came out aÌ„d his sonnes and his wyfe and his sonnes wyues with hym And all the beastes and all the wormes and all the foules and all that moved vppon the erth came also out of the arke all of one kynde together And Noe made an aulter vnto the LORDE and toke of all maner of clene beastes and all maner of clene foules and offred sacrify ce vppon the aulter And the LORDE smellyd a swete savoure and sayd in his hert I wyll henceforth no more curse the erth fo mannes sake for the imagynacion of mannes hert iâ— â—â—ell even from the very youth of hym Morouer I
from hym And wheÌ„ he sawe them he ran agenst them from the tent dore and fell to the grounde and sayde LORde yf â–ª I haue founde fauoure in thy syght goo not by thi seruaunte Let a litle water be fett wash youre fete and rest youre selves vnder the tree And I will fett a moâ—sell of breed to comforte youre hartes wythall And thaÌ„ goo youre wayes for even therfore ar ye come to youre servaunte And they answered Do even so aâ— thou hast sayde And AbrahaÌ„ went a pace in to his tent vnto Sara aÌ„d sayde make redy att once thre peâ—kes of fyne meale kneade it and make cakes And Abraham ran vnto his beastes and felt â— calfe that was tendre and good and gaue it â—â— to a yonge man which made it redy attonâ—e And he toke butter mylâ—ke and the calfe which he had prepared and sett it before them and so de hymselfe by them vnder the tree and they ate And they sayde vnto him Where is Sara thy wife And he sayde in the tent And he sayde I will come agayne vnto the as soone as the frute can lyue And loo Sara thy wife shall haue a sonne That herde Sara out of the tent doore which was behind his backe Abraham and Sara were both olde and well stryken in age and it ceased to be with Sara after the maner as it is wyth wyves And Sara laughed in hir selfe saynge Now I am waxed olde shall I geue my selfe to lust and my lorde olde also Than sayd the LORde vnto AbrahaÌ„ wherfore doth Sara laughe saynge shal I of asuerâ—ebere a childe now when I am olde is the thinge to harde for the LORde to do In the tyme appoynted will I returne vnto the as soone as the frute can haue lyfe And Sara shall haue a sonne Than Sara denyed it saynge I laughed not for she was afrayde But he sayde yes thou laughtest Than the men stode vp from thence aÌ„d loked towarde Sodome And Abraham went with them to brynge them on the waye And the LORde sayde Can I hyde from Abraham that thinge which I am aboute to do seynge that Abraham shall be a great aÌ„d a myghtie people and all the nations of the erth shal be blessed in him For I knowe him that he will commaunde his children and his housholde after him yâ— they kepe the waye of the LORde to do after righte and conseyence that the LORde may brynge vppon Abraham that he hath promysed him And the LORde sayde The crie of Sodome and Gomoâ—ra is great and there synne is excedynge grevous I will go downe and see whether they haue done all to gedder acordynge to that crye which is come vnto me or not that I may knowe And the meÌ„ departed theÌ„ce and went to Sodomeward But Abraham stode yet before yâ— LORde drewe nere sayde Wylt thou destroy the rightwes with the wyked Yf there be .l. rightwes within the cyte wilt thou destroy it and not spare the place for the sake of .l. rightwes that are therin That be farre from the that thou shuldest do after thys maner to sley the rightwes with the weked aÌ„d that the rightwes shulde be as the weked that befarre from the. Shulde not the iudge of all yâ— worlde do acordynge to righte And the LORde sayde Yf I fynde in Sodome .l. rightwes within the cyâ—e I will spare all the place for their sakes And Abraham answered and sayde beholde I haue taken vppon me to speake vnto yâ— LORde aÌ„d yet am but dust aÌ„d asshes What though there lacke .v. of .l. rightwes wylt thou destroy all the cyte for lacke of .v And he sayde Yf I fynde there .xl. and .v. I will not destroy them And he spake vnto him yet agayne and sayde what yf there be xl fouÌ„de there And he sayde I wyll not do it for forties sake And he sayde O let not my LORde be angrye that I speake What yf there be fouÌ„de .xxx. there And he sayde I will not do it yf I finde .xxx. there And he sayde Oh se I haue begonne to speake vnto my LORde what yf there be .xx. founde there And he sayde I will not distroy theÌ„ for tweÌ„ties sake And he sayde O let not my LORde be angrye that I speake yet but eueÌ„ once more only What yf ten be founde there And he sayde I will not destroy theÌ„ for .x. safe And the LORde weÌ„t his waye as soone as he had leâ—te comenynge with AbrahaÌ„ And Abraham returned vnto his place ¶ The .xix. Chapter ANd there came .ij. angells to Sodome at euen And Let satt at the gate of the cyte And Lor sawe theÌ„ and rose vp agaynst them and he bowed hym selfe to be grounde with his face And he saydeâ— Se lordes turne in I praye you in to youre servauntes house and tary all nyghte wash youre fete ryse vp early and go on youre wayes And they sayde nay but we will byde in the streates all nyghte And he coÌ„pelled them excedyngly And they turned in vnto hym and enâ—â—ed in to his house and he made them a feaste and dyd bake swete cakes and they ate But before they went to rest the men of the cyte of Sodome compassed the house rownde aboute both olde and yonge all the people from all quarters And they called vnto Lot and sayde vnto him where are the men which came in to thy house to nyghte brynge theÌ„ out vnto vs that we may do oure lust with them And Lot went out at doores vnto them and shote the dore after him and sayde nay for goddes sake brethren do not so wekedly Beholde I haue two doughters which haue knowne no man theÌ„ will I brynge out vnto you do with them as it semeth you good Only vnto these men do nothynge for therfore came they vnder the shadowe of my rofe And they sayde come hither And they sayde camest thou not in to so georne and wilt thou be now a iudge we will suerly deale worse with the than with them And as they preased sore vppon Lot and beganne to breafâ— vp the doore the men put forth their handes and pulled â—ot in to the house to them and short to the doore And the men that were at the doore of the house they smote with blyndnesse both small and greate so that they coude not fynde the doore And the men sayde moreover vnto â— ot Yf thou have yet here any sonne in lawe or sonnes or doughters or what so euer thou hast in the cyte brynge it out of this place for we must destroy this place because the crye of theÌ„ is great before the LORde Wherfore he hath sent â—â— to destroy it And Lot went out and spake vnto his sonnes in lawe which shulde haue maried his doughters and sayde stonde vpp and get yow out of this place for the LORde will destroy the cite But he semed as though he had mocked vnto his sonnes in law And as the mornynge arose the angells caused
iourney And the angells of God came mett him And when Iacob lawe them he sayde this is godes hoost and called the name of that same place Mahanaim ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter IAcob sente meessengers before him to Esau his brother vnto the londe of Seir and the felde of Edom. And he coÌ„maunded them saynge se that ye speake after this maner to my lorde Esau thy seruaunte Iacob sayth thus I haue sogerned aÌ„d bene a straunger with Laban vnto this tyme haue gotten oxen asses and shepe menservauntes we manseruauntes haue sent to shewe it un lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syghte And the messengers came agayne to Iacob sainge we came vnto thi brother Esau and he cometh ageynst the and .iiij. hundred men with hiÌ„ Than was Iacob greatlye afrayde and wist not which waye to turne him selfe and devyded the people that was with him the shepe oxen and camels in to .ij. companies and sayder Yf Esau come to the one parte and smyte it the other may saue it selfe * Prayer is to cleave vnto the promyses of god with a siroÌ„ge fayth and to besech god with a fervent desyre that he will fulfyll them for his mercye truth onlye As Iacob here doth And Iacob sayde O god of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac LORde which saydest vnto me returne vnto thy cuntre and to thy kynrede and I will deall wel with the. I am not worthy of the leaste of all the mercyes and treuth which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte For with my staf came I over this Iordane and now haue I goten .ij. droves Delyver me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare him lest he will come and smyte the mother with the childern Thou saydest that thou woldest surely do me good and woldest make â—â— seed as the sonde of the see which can not be nombred for multitude And he taried there that same nyghte toke of that which came to hande a preasent vnto Esau his brother ij hundred she gootes aÌ„d xx he gootes ij hundred shepe and xx rammes thyrtye mylch camels with their coltes xl kyne aÌ„d x bulles xx she asses aÌ„d x foles and delyuered them vnto his seruauntes euery drooue by them selues aÌ„d sayde vnto them goo forth before me and put a space betwyxte euery drooue And he coÌ„maunded the formestsaynge WheÌ„ Esau my brother meteth the aÌ„d axeth the saynge whose seruauÌ„te art thou whither goost thou whose ar these that goo before the thou shalt say they be thy seruaunte Iacobs are a present sent vnto my lorde Esau and beholde he him selfe cometh after vs. And so coÌ„maunded he the seconde aÌ„d euen so the thirde and lykewyse all that folowed the drooues sainge of this maner se that ye speake vnto Esau wheÌ„ ye mete him aÌ„d saye more ouer Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde I will pease his wrath with the present yâ— goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so perâ—dventure he will receaue me to grace So went the preseÌ„t before him aÌ„d he taried all that nyghte in the tente aÌ„d rose vp the same nyghte aÌ„d toke his .ij. wyves and his .ij. maydens his xâ— sonnes went ouer the foorde Iabok And he toke them aÌ„d sent theÌ„ ouer the ryuer aÌ„d sent ouer that he had aÌ„d taried behinde him selfe alone And there wrasiled a man with him vnto the breakynge of the daye And when he sawe that he coude not prevayle agaynst him he smote hiÌ„ vnder the thye and the senowe of Iacobs thy shranke as he wrastled with him And he sayde let me goo for the daye breaketh And he sayde I will not lett the goo excepte thou blesse me And he sayde vnto him what is thy name He answered Iacob And he sayde thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell For thou hast wrastled with God and with men aÌ„d hast preuayled And Iacob asked him sainge tell me thi name And he sayde wherfore dost thou aske after my name and he blessed him there And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel for I haue sene God face to face and yet is my lyfe reserved And as he went ouer Peniel the sonne rose vpon him and he halted vpon his thye wherfore the childern of Israell â—aâ—e not of the senow that shrancke vnder the thye vnto this daye because that he smote Iacob vnder the thye in the senow that shâ—oncke The .xxxiij. Chapter IAcob lyfte vp his eyes and sawe hys brother Esau come with him .iiij. hundred men And he deuyded the childern vnto Lea and vnto Rahel and vnto the ij maydens And he put the maydens aÌ„d their childern formest aÌ„d Lea and hir childern after and Rahel aÌ„d Ioseph hindermost And he went before them and fell on the grownde â–ª â—ij â–ª tymes vntill he came vnto his brother Esau ranne agaynst him and enbraced hym and fell on his necke and kyssed him and they wepte And he lifte vp his eyes and sawe the wyves and their childern and sayde what are these which thou there hast And he sayde they are the childern which God hath geuen thy seruaunte Than came the maydens forth aÌ„d dyd their obaysaunce Lea also and hir childern came and dyd their obaysaunce And last of all came Joseph and Rahel and dyd their obaysaunce And he sayde what meanyst thou with all yâ— drooues which I mett And he answered to fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde And Esau sayde I haue ynough my brother kepe that thou hast vnto thy silf Jacob answered oh nay but yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte receaue my preaseÌ„t of my haÌ„de for I haue sene thy face as though I had sene that face of God wherfore receaue me to grace and take my blessynge that I haue brought the for God hath geuen it me frely And I haue ynough of all thynges And so he compelled him to take it And he sayde let vs take oure iourney and goo and I will goo in thy coÌ„pany And he sayde vnto him my lorde knoweth that I haue tendre childern ewes and kyne with yonge vnder myne hande which yf men shulde ouerdryâ—â— but euen one daye the hole flocke wolde dye Let my lorde therfore goo before his servaunte and I will dryue fayre and softly accordynge as the catell that goth before me and the childern be able to endure vntill I come to â—â— lorde vnto Seir. And Esau sayde let me yet leaue some of my folke with the. And he sayde what neadeth it let me fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde So Esau went his waye agayne that same daye vnto Seir. And Jacob toke his iourney toward Sucoth and bylt him an house and made boothes for his catell wherof the name of the place is called Sucoth And Jacob went to Salem to yâ— cytie of Si them in the lande of CanaaÌ„ after that he was come from Mesopotamia and pitched before the cyte and bought a parcell
wife these are the kynreddes of Symeon These are the names of the children of Leui in their generations Gerson Kahath and Merari And Leui lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The sonnes of Gerson Libni ād Semei in their kinreddes The childern of Kahath Amram Iesear Hebron and Vsiel And Kahath lyued an hundred and .xxxiij. yere The children of Merari are these Mahely and Musi these are the kynreddes of Leui in their generations And Amram toke Iochebed his nece to wyfe which bare him Aaron and Moses And Amram lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The childern of Iezear Korah Nepheg and Sichri The childern of Vsiel Misael Elzaphan and Sithri And Aaron toke Elizaba doughter of Aminadab ād sister of Nahason to wife which bare him Nadab Abehu Eleazar and Ithamar The childern of Korah Assir Elkana ād Abiassaph these are the kynreddes of the Korahites And Eleazar Aarons sonne toke him one of the doughters of Putuel to wife which bare him Pinchas these be the principall fathers of the Leuites in their kynreddes These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord sayde carie the childern of Israel out of the lond of Egipte with their armyes The se are that Moses and Aaron whiche spake to Pharao kynge of Egipte that they myghte brīge the childern of Israel out of Egipte And in the daye whē the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the londe of Egipte he spake vnto him saynge ▪ I am the Lorde se that thou speake vnto Pharao the kinge of Egipte all that I saye vnto the. And Moses answered before the Lorde I am of vncircumcised lippes howe shall Pharao than geue me audience ¶ The .vij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde saide vnto Moses beholde I haue made the Pharaos God and Aaron thy brother shal be thy prophete Thou shalt speake all that I commaunde the and Aaron thy brother shall speake vnto Pharao that he sende the childern of Israel out of his londe But I will harden Pharaos hert that I may multiplie my myracles and my wondres in the land of Egipte And yet Pharao shall not herken vnto you that I maye sett myne honde vpon Egipte and brynge out myne armyes euē my people the childern of Israel out of the lāde of Egipte with great iudgementes And the Egiptians shall knowe that I am the Lorde when I haue stretched forth my hande vpō Egipte and haue brought out the childern of Israel from amonge thē Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde commaunded them And Moses was lxxx yere olde and Aaron .lxxxiij. when they spake vnto Pharao And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron saynge when Pharao speaketh vn to you and sayth shewe a wondre than shalt thou saye vnto Aaron take the rodd and cast it before Pharao and it shall turne to a serpent Than went Moses and Aarō in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had commaunded And Aaron cast forth his rodd before Pharao and before his servauntes and it turned to a serpente Than Pharao called for the wyse men and enchaunters of Egipte dyd yn En◠so d◠o◠re charmars novv deceau◠all princes vvith theire sophistri◠▪ ād turne thē clene from repētaūce tovvarde the lavve of god ād frō the fayth that is in Christ lyke maner with there sorcery And they cast doune euery mā his rodd ād they turned to serpētes but Aarons rodd ate vp their roddes ād yet for all that Pharaos herte was hardened so that he herkened not vnto thē euen as the Lorde had sayde Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses Pharaos herte is hardened and he refuseth to let the people goo Get the vnto Pharao in the mornynge for he will come vnto the water and frō de thou apon the ryuers brynke agenst he come and the rodd whiche turned to a serpente take in thine hande And saye vnto him the Lorde God of the Hebrues hath sente me vnto the saynge let my people goo that they maye serue me in the wildernes but hither to thou woldest not heare wherfore thus sayth the Lorde hereby thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord. Behold I will smyte with the staffe that is in myne hand apon the waters that are in the ryuer and they shall turne to bloude And the fishe that is in the riuer shall dye and the riuer shall stinke so that it shall greue the Egiptiās to drinke of the water of the ryuer And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron take thy staffe and stretch out thyne hande ouer the waters of Egipte ouer their streames ryuers pondes and all pooles off water that they maye be bloude and that there may be bloude in all the lande of Egipte both in vessells of wodd and also of stone And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde commaunded And he lifte vp the staffe and smote the waters that were in the riuer in the syghte of Pharao and in the syghte of his servauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned in to bloude And the fish that was in the riuer dyed and the ryuer stanke so that the Egiptians coude not drinke of the water of the ryuer And there was bloude thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the Enchaunters of Egipte dyd lyke wyse with their enchauntmentes so that Pharaos herte was hardened and dydnot regarde them as the Lorde had sayde And Pharao turned himselfe and went in to his housse and set not his herte there vnto And the Egiptians dygged round aboute the ryuer for water to drynke for they coude not drynke of the water of the ryuer And it contynued a weke after that the Lorde had smote the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter THe Lorde spake vnto Moses Goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo beholde I will smyte all thy londe with frogges And the ryuer shall scrale with frogges ād they shall come vp and goo in to thine housse and in to thy chaumbre where thou slepest ād vppō thy bedd and in to the housses of thy servauntes and vppon thy people and in to thyne ovens and vppon thy vitels which thou hast in store And the frogges shall come vpon the and on thy people and apon all thy servauntes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche forth thine hande with thy rodd ouer the stremes riuers ād pondes And bringe vp frogges apon the londe of Egipte And Aaron stretched his hande ouer the water of Egipte and the frogges came vp ād couered the londe of Egipte And the sorcerers dyd likewise with theire sorcery and the frogges came vp apon the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and Aarō and sayde praye ye vnto the Lorde that he may take awaye the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people goo that they maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses sayde vnto Pharao Appoynte thou the tyme vnto me when I shall praye for the
and myne hande shall destroye them Thou bluest with thy breth aÌ„d the see couered theÌ„ and they sanke as leed in the myghtye waters ¶ who is like vnto the o Lord amoÌ„ge goddes who is like the so glorious in holynes feerfull laudable aÌ„d that shewest wondres Thou stretchedest ouâ— thy righte hande â–ª aÌ„d the erth swalowed them And thou cariedest with thy mercie this people which thou deliueredest aÌ„d broughtest theÌ„ with thy strength vnto thy holie habitacion The nations herde aÌ„d were afrayde paÌ„ges came vpon the Philistines ThaÌ„ the dukes of the Edomites were amased aÌ„d treÌ„blinge came apon the myghtiest off the Mâ—abites and all the inhabiters of CanaaÌ„ waxed faynte harted Let feare and dreade fall apon theÌ„ thorow the greatnesse off thyne arme and let them be as styll as a stone while thy people passe thorow o Lorde while the people passe thorowe which thou hast goten Brynge them in and plante them in the mountayns of thine enherytauÌ„ce the place Lorde whyche thou hast made for the to dweld in the sanctuarye Lorde which thy handes haue prepared The Lorde raygne euer and allwaye For Pharao weÌ„t in an horsebacke wyth his charettes and horsemen in to the see and the Lorde broughte the waters of the see apoÌ„ theÌ„ And the childern of Israel went on drie lande thorow the myddest of the see And mir Iam a prophetisse the sister of Aaron toke a tymbrell in hir hande and all the wemen came out after her with tymbrells in a daunse And mir Iam sange before them syng ye vnto the Lorde for he is become glorious in deade the horse and his ryder hath he ouerthrowne in the see Moses broughte Israel from the redd see aÌ„d they went out in to the wildernesse of Sur. And they went thre dayes longe in the wildernesse aÌ„d coude finde no water At the last they came to Mara but they coude not drynke off the waters for bitternesse for they were better â–ª therfore the name of the place was called Mara Then the people murmured agaynst Moses saynge â–ª what shall we drinke And Moses cried vnto the Lorde and he shewed him a tre â–ª and he cast it in to the water and they waxed swete There he made them an ordinaunce and a lawe and there he tempted them and saide Yf ye will herken vnto the voyce of the Lord youre Vve must do that vvhich is right in gods sight aÌ„d as his vvorde reach eth vs and noâ— aftir our avvne imaginac â— oâ— God and will do that which is righte in his syght and will geue an â—are vnto his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes and kepe all his ordinaunces thaÌ„ will I put none of this diseases apon the whiche I brought vpon the EgiptiaÌ„s for I am the Lorde thy surgione ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ANd they came to Elim where were xij welles of water and .lxx. date trees and they pitched there by the water And they toke their yourney froÌ„ Elim and all the hole coÌ„panye of the childern of Israell came to the wildernesse of Sin which lieth betwene Elim aÌ„d Sinai the .xv. daye of the seconde moneth after that they were come out of the lande of Egipte And the hole multitude of the childern * of Israel murmured agaynst Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ in the wildernesse and sayde vnto them wold to God we had dyed by the hande of the Lorde in the lande of Egipte when we satt by the flessh pottes and ate bred oure belies full for ye haue broughte vs out in to this wildernesse to kyll this hole multitude for honger Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses beholde I will rayne bred froÌ„ heaueÌ„ doune to you aÌ„d let the people goo out aÌ„d gather daye by daye that I maye proue theÌ„ whether they wil walke in my lawe or no. The .vj. daye let theÌ„ prepare that which they will briÌ„ge in aÌ„d let it be twise as moch as they gather in dayly And Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ sayde vnto all the childereÌ„ of Israel at euen he shall knowe that it is the Lorde which broughte you out of the laÌ„de of Egipte aÌ„d in the mornynge ye shall se the glorie of the Lorde because he hath herde youre grudgynges agaynst the Lorde for what are we that ye shuld murmure against vs. And moreouer spake Moses At eueÌ„ the Lorde will geue you flesh to eate aÌ„d in the mornynge bred ynough â–ª because the Lord hath herde youre murmur whiche ye murmur agaynst hiÌ„ for what ar we youre murmurynge is not agaynst vs but agaynst the Lorde And Moses spake vnto AaroÌ„ Say vnto all the coÌ„panye of the childereÌ„ of Israel come forth before the Lorde for he hath herde youre grudgiÌ„ges And as AaroÌ„ spake vnto the hole multitude of the childereÌ„ of Israel they loked toward the wildernesse aÌ„d beholde the glorie of the Lord apeared iÌ„ a clowde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng I haue herde the murmâ—riÌ„g of the childreÌ„ of Israel tell theÌ„ therfore aÌ„d saye that at eueÌ„ they shall eate flesh aÌ„di the morninge they shall be filled with bred aÌ„d ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde youre god And at eueÌ„ the quayles came aÌ„d couered the grouÌ„de where they laye And in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the hoste And wheÌ„ the dewe was falleÌ„ behold it laye apoÌ„ the grounde in the wildernesse small aÌ„d rouÌ„de aÌ„d thyn as the hore frost on the grouÌ„de when the childreÌ„ of Israel sawe it they sayde one to another what is this for they wist not what it was And Moses sayde this is the breed which the Lorde hath geueÌ„ you to eate This is the thinge which the Lord hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded that ye gather euery maÌ„ ynough for hiÌ„ to eate a gomer full for a maÌ„ acordiÌ„ge to the noÌ„bre off you aÌ„d gather euery maÌ„ for theÌ„ which are in his tente And the childern of Israel dyd euen so aÌ„d gathered some more some lesse and dyd mete it with a gomer And vnto him that had gathered moch remayned nothinge ouer aÌ„d vnto hiÌ„ that had gathered litle was there no lacke but euery maÌ„ had gathered sufficieÌ„t for his eatinge And Moses sayde vnto them Se that no maÌ„ let oughte remayne of it tyll the morninge Notwithstondinge they harkened not vnto Moses but some of theÌ„ lefte of it vntyll the mornynge and it waxte full of wormes aÌ„d stâ—ke and Moses was angrie wyth them And they gathered it all morniÌ„ges euery maÌ„ as moch as suffised for his eatinge for as sone as the hete of the sonne came it moulte And the .vj. daye they gathered twise so moch bred ij gomers for one maÌ„ aÌ„d the ruelars of the multitude came aÌ„d tolde Moses And he sayde vnto theÌ„ this is that which the Lorde hath sayde tomorow is the Sabbath of the holie rest of the Lord bake that which ye will bake aÌ„d seth that ye will seth aÌ„d that which remayneth say vp for you aÌ„d kepe it till the mornynge And they layde it vp till the
went and stode in the gate of the hoste aÌ„d sayde Yf any man perteyne vnto the Lorde lett him come to me And all the sonnes of Leui gathered them selues together and came vnto him And he sayde vnto them thus sayeth the Lorde of Israel put euery man his swerde by his syde and goo in and out from gate to gate thorow out the hoste and slee euery man his brother euery man his frende and euery man his neghboure And the childern of Leui dyd as Moses had sayde And there were slayne of the people the same daye aboute thre thousande The popâ—s bull fleeth â—oo thaÌ„ Aaron scalfe â—ueÌ„ an hundred thousand for one heere of them men Then Moses sayde fyll youre handes vnto the Lorde this daye euery man vppoÌ„ his sonne and vppon his brother to brynge vppoÌ„ you a blessynge this daye And on the morowe Moses sayde vnto the people Ye haue synned a great synne But now I will goo vpp vnto the Lorde to witt whether I can make an attonement for youre synne And Moses went agayne vnto the Lorde and sayde Oh this people haue synned a great synne and haue made theÌ„ a god of golde Yet O pitifull Moses aÌ„d likevvise O mercifull Paul Roma .ix. And o abhominable pope vvith all his mercilesse Idoles forgeue them their synne I praye the Yf not wype me out of thy boke which thou hast written And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses I will put him out of my boke that hath synned agaynst me But goo and brynge the people vnto the lande which I sayde vnto the beholde myne angell shall goo before the. Neuerthelater in the daye when I vyset I will vysett their synne vppon them And the Lorde plaged the people because they made the calfe which Aron made The .xxxiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses departe aÌ„d goo hence both thou aÌ„d the people which thou hast brought out of the laÌ„d of Egipte vnto the lande which I swore vnto AbrahaÌ„ Isaac aÌ„d Iacob saynge vnto thi seed I will geue it And I will sende an angell before the and will cast out the Canaanytes the Amorites the Hethites the Pherezites the Heuites and the Iebusites that thou mast goo in to a lande that floweth with mylke aÌ„d honye But I will not goo among you my selfe for ye are a styfnecked people lest I consume you by the waye And when the people heard this euell tydinges they sorowed aÌ„d no maÌ„ dyd put on his best rayment And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vn to the childern of Israel ye are a styfâ—necked people I must come on s sodenly apon you aÌ„d make an ende of you But now put youre goodly raymeÌ„t from you that I maye wete what to do vnto you And the childern of Israel layde their goodly raymeÌ„t from them eueÌ„ vnder the mount Horeb. And Moses toke the tabernacle aÌ„d pitched it without the hoste a ferre of froÌ„ the hoste aÌ„d called it the tabernacle of wytnesse And al that wold axe any questioÌ„ of the Lorde went out vnto the tabernacle of wytnesse which was without the hoste And when Moses weÌ„t out vnto the tabernacle all the people rose vp and stode euery man in his tentdore and loked after Moses vntill he was gone in to the tabernacle And as sone as Moses was entred in to the tabernacle the clouden piler descended and stode in the dore of the tabernacle aÌ„d he talked with Moses And when all the people sawe the clouden piler stonde in the tabernacle dore they rose vp and worshipped euery man in his tentdore And the Lorde spake vnto Moses face to face as a man speaketh vnto his frende And whem Moses turned agayne in to the hoste the ladd Iosua his seruaunte the sonne of Nun departed not out of the tabernacle And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde se thou saydest vnto me lede this people forth but thou shewest me not whom thou wilt send with me And hast sayde moreouer I knowe the by name and thou hast also founde grace in my syghte Now therfore yf I haue founde fauoure in thi syghte theÌ„ shewe me thy waye aÌ„d let me know the that I maye fynde grace in thi sighte And loke on this also how that this nacyon is thi people The popish saye my chyrâ—â— mi paresh my diocese and the monkes and frires saye all â—â—â—uâ—â—â— And he sayde my presence shall goo with the and I will geue the rest And he sayde yf thi presence goo not with me carye us not hense for how shall it be knowne now that both I and thi people haue founde fauoure in thi sighte but in that thou goest with us that both I and thi people haue a prâ—emynence before all the people that are vpon the face of the erth And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses I will doo this also that thou hast sayde for thou hast founde grace in my sighte and I knowe the by name And he sayde I besech the shewe me thi glorye And he sayde I will make all my good goo before the and I will be called in this name Iehouah before the aÌ„d wil shewe mercy to whom I shew mercy and will haue compassion on whom I haue compassion And he sayde furthermore thou mayst not se my face for there shall no man se me and lyue And the Lorde sayde beholde there is a place by me and thou shalt stonde apon a rocke and while my glorye goeth forth I will put the in a clyfte of the rocke and will put myne hande apon the while I passe by And then I will take awaye myne hande and thou shalt se my backe partes but my face shall not be sene The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses hew the .ij. tables of stone like vnto the first that I maye write in theÌ„ the wordes which were in the fyrst .ij. tables which thou brakest And be redye agaynst the morniÌ„ge that thou mayst come vpp early vnto the mount of Sinai and stoÌ„de me there apoÌ„ the toppe of the mount But let no man come vp with the nether let any man be sene thorow out all the mount nether let shepe nor oxen fede before the hyll And Moses hewed .ij. tables of stone like vnto the first aÌ„d rose vp early in the morninge aÌ„d went vp vnto the mouÌ„t of Sinai as the Lorde coÌ„maunded him aÌ„d toke in his haÌ„de the. iâ— tables of stone And the Lorde desceÌ„ded in the cloude aÌ„d stode with him there aÌ„d he called apoÌ„ the name of the Lorde And wheÌ„ the Lorde walked before him he cryed Lorde Lorde God full of compassion aÌ„d mercy which art not lightly angrye but abundaÌ„t in mercy aÌ„d trueth â–ª aÌ„d kepest mercy in store for thousandes aÌ„d forgeuest wikednesse trespace aÌ„d synne for there is no man ynnoceÌ„t before the and visetest the wikydnesse of the fathers vpoÌ„ the childern aÌ„d apon childerns childern â–ª euen vnto the thryd aÌ„d fourth generatioÌ„ And Moses bowed hymself to the erth quykly aÌ„d worshipped aÌ„d sayde
waueoffrynges of golde vnto the Lorde and euery man with whom was founde Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse or gootes hayre or red skynnes of rammes or taxus skynnes brought it And all that houe vpp golde or brasse brought an heueoffrynge vnto the Lorde And all men with whom was founde sethim wodd mete for any maner worke or seruyce brought it And all the wemen that were wise herted to worke with their handes spanne and brought the sponne worke both of Iacyncte scarlet purpull and bysse And all the wemen that excelled in wysdome of herte spaÌ„ne the gotes hayre And the lordes brought Onix stones and settstones for the Epod and for the brest lappe and spyce and oyle both for the lightes and for the anoyntyng oyle and for the swete cens And the childern of Israel brought wyllyngeoffrynges vnto the Lorde both men aÌ„d women as many as their hartes made theÌ„ wyllynge to brynge for all maner workes which the Lorde had commaunded to make by the hande of Moses And Moses sayde vnto the childern of Israel beholde the Lorde hath called by name Bezabeel the son of Vri the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda and hath fylled him with the sprete of God with wisdome vnderstoÌ„dinge and knowlege euen in all maner worke aÌ„d to fynde out curyous workes to worke in golde syluer and brasse and with grauynge of stones to sett and with keruynge in wodd and to worke in all maner of sotle workes And he hath put in hys harte the grace to teach both him and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan hath he fylled with wisdome of herte to worke all maner of grauen worke they are also broderers and workers with nedle In Iacyncte scarlet purple and bysse and are weuers that can make all maner worke and can deuyse sotle workes The .xxxvi. Chapter ANd Bezaleel wrought and Ahaliab aÌ„d all wyse harted meÌ„ to whom the Lorde had geuen wysdome and vnderstondynge to knowe how to worke all maner worke for the holye service in all that the Lorde commaunded And Moses called for Bezaleel Ahaliab and all the wise harted men in whose hertes the Lorde had put wysdome eueÌ„ as many ab their hartes coraged to come vnto the worke to worke it And they receaued of Moses all the heueoffrynges which the childern of Israel had brought for the worke of the holye service to make it with all And they brought besyde that wyllyngeoffringes euery mornyng And all the wise men that wrought all the holye worke came euery man from his worke when wil the Pope saye hoo and forbid to offere for the byldinge of saint Peters chyrch and when will ouâ—e spiritâ—altie saye hoo and forbid to geue theÌ„ more londe aÌ„d to make moo fuÌ„dacious neuer verely vntill they haue all which they made and spake vnto Moses saynge the people brynge to moch and aboue that is ynough to serue for the werke which the Lorde hath commaunded to make And then Moses gaue a commaundment and they caused it to be proclamed thorow our the hoste saynge se that nether man nor woman prepare any moare worke for the holy heueoffrynge and so the people were * forboden to brynge for the stuffe they had was sufficyent for them vnto all the worke to make it and to moch And all the wyse harted men amonge them that wroughte in the worke of the habytacyon made euen .x. cortcynes of twyned bysse Iacyncte scarlet and purple and made them full of cherubyns with broderd worke The length of one curtayne was .xxviij. cubettes and the bredth .iiij. and were all off one syse And they coupled fyue curteynâ— by them selues and other fyue by them selues And they made fyftye louppes of Iacincte alonge by the edge of the vtmost curtayne euen in the silvege of the couplynge courtayne And likewise they made on the syde of the vtmost couplinge curtayne on the other syde fyftye louppes they made in the one curtayne and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge courtayne on the other syde so that the loupes were one oueragenst another And they made fyftye rynges of golde and coupled the curtaynes one to another with the rynges and so was it made a dwellinge place And they made .xi. curtaynes of gootes heere to be a tent ouer the tabernacle xxx cubettes longe a pece and .iiij. cubettes brode and they all .xi. of one syse And they coupled .v. by them selues and and .vi. by them selues and they made fyftye louppes alonge by the border of the vtmost couplinge courtayne on the one syde and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge curtayne on the other syde And they made fyftye rynges of brasse to couple the tent together that it myghte be one And they made a couerynge vnto the tent of rammes skynnes red and yet another of taxus skynnes aboue all And they made bordes for the dwellynge place of sethim wodd that stode vpright euery borde .x. cubetes longe and a cubet aÌ„d an halfe brode And they made .ij. fete to euery boorde of the dwellinge place ioyninge one to another And they made .xx. boordes for the south syde of the habytacyon and .xl. sokettes of syluer vnder the .xx. boordes .ij. sokettes vnder euery boorde euen for the .ij. fete of theÌ„ And for the other syde of the dwellynge towarde the north they made other .xx. boordes with xl sokettes of syluer .ij. sokettes vnder euery boorde And behynde in the ende of the tabernacle towarde the west they made .vi. boordes and .ij. other bordes for the corners of the habitacyon behynde and they were ioyned closse both beneth and also aboue with clampes and thus they dyd to both the corners so they were in all .viij. boordes and .xvi. sokettes vnder euery borde two sokettes And they made barres of sethim wodd .v. for the bordes of the one syde of the habitacion and .v. for the other aÌ„d fiue for the bordes of the west ende of the habitacion And they made the myddell barre to shote thorowe the bordes euen from the one ende to the other and ouerlayde the bordes with golde and made the rynges of golde to thrust the barres thorow and couered the barres with golde And they made an hangynge of Iacincte of scarlett purple aÌ„d twyned bysse with cherubyns of broderd worke And made thervnto .iiij. pilers of sethim wodd and ouerlayde them with golde Their knoppes were also of gold aÌ„d they cast for them .iiij. sokettes of syluer And they made an hangynge for the tabernacle dore of Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse of nedle worke and the pilers of it were fiue with their knoppes and ouerlayde the heades of them and the whooppes with golde with their fiue sokettes of brasse The .xxxvij. Chapter ANd bezalecl made the arcke of sethim wodd two cubettes and an halfe longe and a cubette and a halfe brode and a cubett and a halfe hye and ouerlayde it with fyne golde both within and without and made a crowne of golde to it rounde
two thousande and iiij hundred sycles And therewith he made the sokettes to the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse and the brasen altare and the brasen gredyren that longeth thereto and all the vessels of the alter and the sokettes of the courte rounde aboute and the sokettes of the courte gate and all the pynnes off the habitacyon and all the pynnes of the courte rounde aboute ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter ANd of the Iacyncte scarlet purple and twyned bysse they made the vestimeÌ„tes of ministracion to do seruyce in in that holye place and made the holye garmentes that perteyned to Aaron as the Lorde â–ª commaunded Moses And they made the Ephod of golde Iacinte scarlet purple and twyned bysse And they dyd beate the golde in to thynne plates aÌ„d cutte it in to wyres to worke it in the Iacincte scaâ—let purple and the bysse with broderd worke And they made thâ— sydes come together and cloosed them vp by the two edges And the brodrynge of the girdel that was vpon it was of the same stuffe and after the same worke of golde Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they wrought onix stones cloosed in ouches of golde and graued as sygnettes are grauen with the names of the children of Israel and put them on the shulders of the Ephod that they shulde be a remembraunce off the childern of Israel as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they made the bresâ—lappe of conning worke after the worke of the Ephod euen of golde Iacincte scarlet purple aÌ„d twyned bysse And they made it .iiij. square aÌ„d double an haÌ„de bredth longe and an hande bredth brode And thei filled it with .iiij. rowes of stones the first rowe Sardios a Topas aÌ„d smaragdus the secoÌ„de rowe a Rubin a Saphir aÌ„d a DiamoÌ„de The .iij. rowe Ligurios an Achat aÌ„d a Amatist The fourth rowe a Turcas an Onix aÌ„d a Iaspis closed in ouches of gold in their inclosers And the .xij. stones were graueÌ„ as sygnet â—es with the names of the childern of Israel euery stone with his name acordinge to the. xij trybes And they made apon the brestlappe twoo fastenynge cheynes of wrethen worke aÌ„d pure golde And they made two hokes of golde aÌ„d two golde rynges and put the two rynges apoÌ„ the two corners of the brestlappe And they put the two chaynes of golde in the .ij. rynges in the corners of the brestlappe And the .ij. endes of the two cheynes they fastened in the .ij. hokes aÌ„d put them on the shulders of the Ephod apon the forefront of it And they made two other rynges of golde and put them on the two other corners of the brestlappe alonge apon the edge of it toward the insyde of the Ephod that is ouer agaynst it And they made yet two other golde rynges aÌ„d put them on the .ij. sydes of the Ephod beneth on the fore syde of it eueÌ„ where the sydes goâ— together aboue apon the brodrynge of the Ephod aÌ„d they strayned the brestlappe by his râ—ges vnto the ringes of the Ephod with laces of Iacincte that it mighte lye fast apon the brodrynge of the Ephod and shulde not be lâ—wsed from of the Ephod as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And he made the tunycle vnto the Ephod of wouen worke and all together of Iacincte aÌ„d the heade of the tunycle was in the middest of it as the color of a partlet with a bonde rounde aboute the color that it shulde not rent And they made beneth apon the hem of the tunycle pomgranates of Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse And they made litle belles of pure golde aÌ„d put them amonge the pomgranates rouÌ„de aboute apoÌ„ the edge of the tunycle a bell aÌ„d a pomgranate a bell aÌ„d a pomgranate rounde aboute the hommes of the tunycle to mynistre in as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they made cotes of bysse of woueÌ„ worke for Aaron and his sonnes and a mytre off bysse and goodly â—onettes of bysse and lynen breches off twyned bysse and a gyrdell of twyned bysse Iacyncte scarlett and purple euen of nedle worke as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And they made the plate of the holy croune of fine golde aÌ„d wrote apoÌ„â—â— with graueÌ„ worke the holynes of the Lorde aÌ„d tyed it to a lace of Iacincte to fasten yt an hye apon the mytre as the Lorde commaunded Moses Thus was all the worke of the habitacyon of the tabernacle of witnesse finysshed And the childern of Israel dyd acordyng to all that the Lorde had commaunded Moses And they brought the habitacyon vnto Moses the tent and all his apparell thereof the buttones boordes barres pilers and sokettes and the couerynge of rams skynnes red and the couerynge of taxus skynnes and the hanginge vayle and the arcke of witnesse with the staues thereof and the mercyseate the table and all the ordinaunce thereof and the shewbred and the pure candelsticke and the lampes prepared therevnto with all the vessells thereof and the oyle for lyghtes and the golden altare and the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens and the hangynge of the tabernacle doore aÌ„d the brasen alter and the gredyern of brasse longynge therevnto with his barres and all hys â—essels and the lauer with his fote and the hanginges of the courte with his pilers and sokettes and the hangynge to the courte gate hys boordes and pynnes aÌ„d al the ordinaunce that serueth to the habitacion of the tabernacle of witnesse and the ministringe vestimentes to serue in the holy place and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and his sonnes raymeÌ„ tes to ministre in acordyng to all that the Lorde commaunded Moses euen so the childern of Israel made all the worke And Moses behelde all the worke and se they had done it euen as the Lorde commaunded and thaÌ„ Moses blessed them ¶ The .xl. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge In the first daye of the first moneth shalt thou sett vp the habitacioÌ„ of the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d put theriÌ„ the arcke of witnesse and couer the arcke with the vayle aÌ„d brynge in the table and apparell it and brynge in the candelsticke and put on his lampes and sett the censalter of golde before the arcke of witnesse and put the hangynge of the dore vn to the habitacion And sett the burntostrynge alter before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d sett the lauer betwene the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter aÌ„d put water theri and make the court rouÌ„de aboute aÌ„d set vp the haÌ„gynge of the courte gate And take the anoyntinge oyle and anoynt the habitacion and all that is there in and halow Of this texte the scole men dispute that the very sâ—â—e ringe alone maketh the prest now also with out the brestlapp of light and perfectinesse so that they haue all power thereby and what thei saye is done immediatly whether theâ— send to heven or hell aud that with out preachynge ether of the laâ—e of God
oâ— of his holy Gospell it and all that belonge thereto that it maye be holye And anoynte the altar of the burntoffringes and all his vessels and sanctifye the altar that it maye be most holye And anoynte also the lauer and his fote and sanctifye it Than brynge Aaron and his sonnes vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and wash them with water And put apon Aaron the holye vestmentes and anoynte him and sanctifye him that he maye ministre vnto me that their * anoyntige maie be an euerlastinge preast hode vnto theÌ„ thorow out their generacions And Moses dyd acordige to all that the Lorde commaunded him Thus was the tabernacle reared vp the first moneth in the secoÌ„de yere And Moses rered vp the tabernacle aÌ„d fastened his sokettes aÌ„d set vp the bordes aÌ„d put in their barres aÌ„d rered vp the pillers aÌ„d spred abrode the teÌ„t ouer the habitacioÌ„ aÌ„d put the coueringe of the tent an hye aboue it as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he toke aÌ„d put the testimonye in the arke aÌ„d sett the staues to the arcke and put the merciseate an hye apon the arcke and broughte the arcke in to the habitacioÌ„ and hanged vp the vayle aÌ„d couered the arcke of witnesse as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he put the table in the tabernacle off witnesse in the north syde of the habitacioÌ„ with out the vayle and set the bred in ordre before the Lorde eueÌ„ as the Lorde had commaunded Moses And he put the candelsticke in the tabernacle of witnesse ouer agaynst the table in the south syde of the habitacion and set vp the lampes before the Lorde as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he put the golden alter in the tabernacle of witnesse before the vayle aÌ„d brent swete cens there on as the Lorde commaunded Moses And set vp the hangynge in the dore of the habitacion and set the burntoffringe alter before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and offred burntoffringes and meatofferinges there on as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he set the lauer betwene the tabernacle of witnesse and the alter and poured water there in to wash with all And both Moses Aaron and his sonnes washed their haÌ„des and their fete there at both when theywent in to the tabernacle of witnesse or wheÌ„ they went to the alter as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he â—ered vp the courte rounde aboute the habitacion and the alter and set vp the hanginge of the courte gate and so Moses fynished the worke And the clowde couered the tabernacle of witnesse and the glorye of the Lorde fylled the habitacion so that Moses coude not entre in to the tabernacle of witnesse because the clowde abode there in and the glorye of the Lorde fylled the habitacion When the clowde was taken vp from of the habitacyoÌ„ the childern of Israel toke their iornayes as oft as they iornayed And yf the clowde departed not they iornayed nott till it departed for the clowde of the Lorde was apon the habitacion by daye and fyre by nyghte in the sighte of all the house of Israel in all their iornayes The ende of the seconde boke of Moses A PROLOGE IN TO THE thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus ¶ A prologe in to the thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus THe ceremonies which are described in the boke folowinge were cheflye ordined off God as I sayde in the ende of the prologe vppon Exodi to occupye the mindes of that people the Israelites and to kepe them from servinge of God after the imaginacyon of their blinde zele and good entent that their conscienceâ— might be stablished and they sure that they pleased God therein which were impossible yf a man did of his awne heed that which was not commaunded of God nor depeÌ„ded of any appoyntement made betwene him and God Soch ceremonies were vnto them as an A. B C. to lerne to spelle and read and as a nurce to fede them with milke and pappe and to speake vnto them after their awne capacyte and to lispe the wordes unto them acording as the babes and childern of that age might sounde them agayne For all that were before Christ were in the infancye and childhod of the worlde and sawe that sonne which we se openlye but thorowe a cloude and had but feble and weake imaginacions of Christ as childern haue of mennes deades a fewe prophetes excep â—â— whiche yet described him vnto other in sacrifices and ceremonies likenesses rydles prouerbes and darke and straunge speakinge vntyil the full age were come that God wold shewe him openlye vnto the whole worlde and delyuer them from their shadowes and cloudelight and the hethen out of their dead slepe of starcke blinde ignorancye And as the shadowe vanisheth awaye at the comynge of the light euen so doo the ceremonyes and sacrifices at the comynge of Christ and are henceforth no moare necessarye then a token left in remembraunce of a bargayne is necessary wheÌ„ the bargayne is fulfilled And though they sâ—me playne childish yet they be not altogither frutelesse as the popettes and .xx. maner of try fles which mothers permitte vnto their yonge childern be not all in vayne For all be it that soch phantasyes be permytted to satisfie the childers lustes yet in that they are the mothers gifte and be done in place and tyme at hir coÌ„maundement they kepe the childern in awe and make them knowe the mother and also make them more apte agenste a more stronger age to obaye in thinges of greater â—rneste And moraouer though sacrifices and ceremonies can be no ground or fundacion to bild apon that is though we can proue noughte with them yet when we haue once sound oute Christ and his misteries then we maye borow figures that is to saye allegoryes similitudes or examples to open Christ and the secrettes off God hyd in Christ euen vnto the quycke and to declare them more lyuely and sensebly with them than with all the wordes of the worlde For similitudes haue more vertue and power with them than bare wordes and lead a mans wittes further in to the pithe and marye and spirituall vnderstondinge of the thinge than all the wordes that can be imagined And though also that all the ceremonies and sacrifices haue as it were a slerrelyght of Christ yet some there be that haue as it were the lighte of the brode daye a litle before the sonne risinge and expresse him and the circumstaunces and vertue of his deth so playnly as if we shulde playe his passyon on a scaffold or in a stage play opeÌ„lye before the eyes of the people As the scape gote the brasen serpent the oxe burnt without the hoste â–ª the passeouerlambe c. In so moch that I am fully persuaded and can not but beleue that God had shewed Moses the secrettes of Christ and the verey maner of his deth before hande and commaunded him to ordene them for the confirmacion of oure faythes whiche are now in
hi and shall not goo out in the trompet yere But the housses in villagies which haue no walles rounde aboute them shal be counted like vnto the feldes of the cuntre and maye be boughte out agayne at any season and shall goo out frâ— in the trompett yere Notwithstondynge the cityes of the leuytes and the housses in the cyties of their possessioÌ„s the leuites maye redeme at all ceasons And yf a man purchace ought of the leuytes whether it be house or citle that they possesse the bargayne shall goo out in the troÌ„pet yere for the housses of the cyties of the leuites are their possessions amonge the childern of Israel But the feldes that lye rounde aboute their cyties shall not be bought for they are their possessions for euer Yf thi brother be waxed poore and falleÌ„ in decaye with the receaue him as a straunger or a soiourner and let him lyue by the. And thou shalt take none vsurye of him nor yet vantage But shalt feare thi God that thi brother maye lyue with the. Thou shalt not lende him thi money apon vsurye nor lende him of thi fode to haue aâ—antage by it for I am the Lorde youre God which broughte you out of the lande of Egipte to geue you the lande of Canaan and to be youre God Yf thi brother that dwelleth by the waxe poore and sell him selfe vnto the thou shalt not let him laboure as a bondseruaunte doeth but as an hyred seruaunte and as a soiourner he shal be with the and shall serue the vnto the trompetyere and then shall he departe froÌ„ the both he and his childern with him and shall returne vnto his awne kynred agayne and vnto the possessions of his fathers for they are my seruauntes which I brought out of the lande of Egipte and shall not be solde as bondmen So therfore that thou reigne not ouer him cruelly but feare thi God Yf thou wilt haue bondseruauntes and maydens thou shalt bye them of the heythen that are rounde aboute you and of the childern of the siraungers that are soiorners amonge you aÌ„d of their generacioÌ„s that are with you which they begate in youre laÌ„de And ye shall possesse them and geue them vnto youre childern after you to possesse them for euer and they shal be youre bond men But ouer youre brethern the childern of Israel ye shall not reigne one ouer another cruelly When a straunger and a soiourner waxeth rych by the aÌ„d thi brother that dwelleth by him waxeth poore and sell him selfe vnto the straunger that dwelleth by the or to any of the straungers kyn after that he is solde he maye be redemed agayne one of his brethren maye bye him out whether it be his vncle or his vncles sonne or any that is nye of kynne vnto him of his kynred ether yf his hande can get so moch he maye be loosed And he shall reken with him that boughte him from the yere that he was solde in vnto the trompet yere and the pryce of his byenge shal be acordynge vnto the numbre of yeres and he shal be with him as a hyred seruaunte Yf there be yet many yeres behynde acordynge vnto them he shall geue agayne for his delyueraunce of the money that he was solde for Yf there remayne but few yeres vnto the trompet yere he shall so counte with him and acordynge vnto his yeres geue him agayne for his redempcion and shal be with him yere by yere as an hyred seruaunte and the other shall not reygne cruelly ouer him in thi syghte Yf he be not bought fre in the meane tyme then he shall goo out in the trompet yere and his childern with him for the childern of Israel are my seruauntes which I broughte out of the lande of Egipte I am the Lorde youre God Ye shall make you no ydolles nor grauen ymage nether rere you vpp any piler nether ye shall sett vp any ymage of stone in youre lande to bowe youre selues there to for I am the Lorde youre God kepe my sabbathes and feare my sanctuary for I am the Lorde ¶ The XXVI Chapter YF ye shall walke in myne ordynaunces and kepe my commaundmentes and do them then I will sende you rayne in the ryght ceason aÌ„d youre londe shall yelde hir encrease and the trees of the felde shall geue their frute And the threshynge shall reach vnto wyne haruest and the wyneharuest shall reach vnto sowyng tyme and ye shall eate youre bred in plenteousues and shall dwell in youre lande peasably And I wil sende peace in youre londe that ye shall slepe and no man shal make you afrayde And I will ryd euell beestes out of youre londe and there shall no swerde goo thorowe out youre lande And ye shall chace youre enemyes and they shall fall before you vppon the swerde And fiue of you shall chace an hundred and an hundred of you shall put .x. thousande to flighte and youre enemyes shall fall before you apon the swerde And I wil turne vnto you and encrease you and multipye you and sett vpp my testament with you And ye shall eate olde store aÌ„d cast out the olde for plentuousnes of the newe I will make my dwellynge place amonge you and my soule shall not loothe you And I will walke amonge you and wil be youre God and ye shal be my people For I am the Lorde youre God whiche broughte you out off the lande of the Egiptians that ye shulde not be their bondemen and I brake the bowes of youre yockes and made you go vp righte But and yf ye will not harken vnto me nor will do all these my commaundementes or yf â—ote well ye shall despyse myne ordinaunces ether yf youre soules refuse my lawes so that ye wil not do all my commaundnentes but shall breake myne appoyntment then I will do this agayne vn to you I will viset you with vexations swellyn ge and feuers that shall make youre eyes dasell and with sorowes of herte And ye shall sowe youre seed in vayne for youre enemyes shall eate it And I will set my face agenste you and ye shal fall before youre enemyes and they that hate you shal raigne ouer you aÌ„d ye shall flee wheÌ„no man foloweth you And yf ye will not yet for all this herken vnto me than will I punish you seuen tymes more God beginneth aÌ„d augmenteth his plages moare aÌ„d moare as the people hardeÌ„ the iâ— hertes ageÌ„ste him for youre synnes and will breake the pride off youre strength For I will make the heaueÌ„ ouer you as harde as yerne and youre londe as hard as brasse And so youre laboure shal be spent in vayne For youre londe shall not geue hir encrease nether the trees of the londe shall geue their frutes And yf ye walke contrary vnto me and will not herken vnto me I will bringe seuen tymes moo plages apon you acordinge to youre synnnes I will sende in wylde beestes apon you which shall robbe you of youre
doune and when the tabernacle is pitched they shall sett it vpp for yf any straunger come nere he shall dye And the childern of Israel shall pitch their tentes euery man in his owne companye and euery maÌ„ by his awne standert thorow out all their hostes But the leuites shall pitche rounde aboute the habitacion of witnesse that there fall no wrath vpon the congregacion of the childreÌ„ of Israel and the leuites shall wayte apon the habitacion of witnesse And the childern of Israel dyd acordinge to all that the Lord commaunded Moses ¶ The .ij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge The childern of Israel shall pirch euery man by his owne standert with the armes of their fathers houses a waye from the presence of the tabernacle of witnesse On the east syde towarde the rysynge of yâ— sonne shall they of the standert of the hoste of Iuda pitch with their armes And Nahe sson the sonne of Aminabab shalâ—e captaine ouer the sonnes of Iuda And his hoste and the numbre of them .lxxiiij. thousande and. vi hundred And nexte vnto him shall the trybe of Isachar pitche and Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar captayne ouer yâ— childreÌ„ of Isachar his hoste and the numbre of them .liiij. thousande and .iiij. hundred And than the trybe of Zabulon with Eliab the sonne of Helen captayne ouer the childern of Zabulon and his hoste in the numbre of them lvij thousande and .iiij. hundred So that all they that perteyne vnto the host of Iuda are an hundred thousande .lxxxvi. thousande aÌ„d .iiij. hundred in their companies and these shall god in the forefront wen they iurney And on the southsyde the standert of the hoste of Ruben shall lye with their companes and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ruben Elizur the sonne of Sedeur aÌ„d his hoste and the numbre of them .xlvi. thousande and .v. hundred And fast by him shall yâ— trybe of Simeon pitche and the capteyne ouer yâ— sonnes of Simeon Selumiel the sonne of zu ri Sadai his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them lix thousande and .iij. hundred And the trybe of Gad also And the captayne ouer the sonnes of Gad Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel and his hoste and the numbre of them .xlv. thousande .vi. hundred and .l. So that all yâ— numbre that pertayne vnto the hoste of Ruben are an hundred thousande .li. thousande iiij hundred fyftie with their companyes and they shall be the seconde in the iourney And the tabernacle of witnesse with the hoste of the leuites shall goo in the myddes of yâ— hostes as they lye in their teÌ„tes euen so shall they procede in the iurney euery man in his quarter aboute their standertes On the west syde the standarte and the hoste of Ephraim shall lye with their companies And the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ephraim Elisama the sonne of Amthud his hoste and the numbre of them .xl. thousande v. hundred And fast by him the trybe of Manasse and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Manasse Gamaleel yâ— sonne of Peda zur and his hoste and the numbre of them .xxxij. thousande and .ij. hundred And the trybe of Ben Iamin also and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ben Iamin Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni aÌ„d his hoste and the numbre of theÌ„ xxxv thousande and .iiij. hundred All the nuÌ„bre that perteyned vnto the hoste of Ephraim were an hundred thousand .viij. thousande and an hundred in their hostes and they shal be the thryde in the iurneye And the standert and the hoste of Dan shall lye on the north syde with their companyes the captayne ouer yâ— childreÌ„ of Dan Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadai and his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them .lxij. thousande vij hundred And fast by him shall the trybe of Asser pitche and the captayne ouer the soÌ„nes of Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochran his hoste the nuÌ„bre of them xli thousande v. hundred And the trybe of Naphtali also and the captayne ouer yâ— childern of Naphta li Ahira the sonne of Enan his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them .liij. thousande iiij huÌ„dred So yâ— the hole nuÌ„bre of all that perteyned vnto yâ— hoste of Dan was an huÌ„dred thousande lvij thousande .vi. huÌ„dred And they shal be the last in yâ— iurney with their staÌ„dertes These are yâ— suÌ„mes of yâ— childern of Ysrael in the housses of their fathers euen all the nuÌ„bres of the hostes with their coÌ„panies .vi. huÌ„dred thousande .iij. thousande .v. huÌ„dred and fyftie And yet yâ— lenites werenot nuÌ„bred amoÌ„ge the childern of Ysrael as the Lorde commaunded Moses And yâ— childern of Ysrael dyd acordynge to all that the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses so they pitched with their standertes and so they iurneyd euery man in his kynred and in the houssholde of his father ¶ The .iij. Chapter THese are the generacions of Aaron and Moses when the Lorde spake vnto Moses in mount Sinai and these are the names of the sonnes of Aaron Nadab the eldest sonne and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar These are the names of the sonnes of Aaron which were preastes anoynted and their handes fylled to mynistre but Nadab and Abihu dyed before the Lorde as they broughte straunge fyre before the Lorde in the wyldernesse of Sinai and had no childern And Eleazar and Ithamar mynistred in the syght of Aaron their father And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge brynge the trybe of leui and set them before Aaron the preast and let them serue him aÌ„d wayte apon him apon all the multitude before the tabernacle of witnesse to doo the seruyce of the habitacion And they shall wayre apoÌ„ all yâ— apparell of yâ— tabernacle of witnesse apon yâ— childern of Ysrael to doo yâ— seruyce of the habitacioÌ„ And thou shalt geue the leuites vnto Aaron his sonnes for they are geuen vnto him of yâ— childern of Ysrael And thou shalt appoiÌ„te AaroÌ„ his sonnes to way te on their preastes office the strauÌ„ger yâ— cometh nye shall dye for it And yâ— Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge beholde I haue takeÌ„ the leuites froÌ„ amonge yâ— childern of Ysrael for all the firstborne that openeth the matryce amonge the childern of Ysrael so that the leuites shall be myne because all the first borne are myne for yâ— same daye that Ismote all the fyrstborne in the lande of Egipte Ihalowed vnto me all the firstborne in Ysrael both man and beest and myne they shall be for I am the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai sayenge Numbre the childern of Leui in yâ— housses of their fathers and Rynredes all that are males from a moneth olde and aboue And Moses numbred them at the worde of the Lorde as he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded And these are yâ— names of yâ— childreÌ„ of Leui Gerson Cahath Merari And yâ— se arethe names of the childern of Gerson in their kynredes Libni and Semei And the soÌ„nes of Cahath in their kynredes were
Amram Iezehar Hebron and Vsiel And the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes were Maheli and Musi These are the kynredes of Leui in the housses of their fathers And of Gerson came the kynred of yâ— Libnites and the Semeites which are the kynredes of the Gersonites And the summe of them when all the males were tolde from a moneth olde and aboue were .vij. thousande and fyue hundred And the kynredes of the Gersonites pitched behynde the habitacion west warde And the captayne of the must awâ—cieÌ„t housse amonge the Gersonires was Eliasaph the sonne of Laâ—l And the office of the childern of Gerson in the tabernacle of witnesse was the habitacion and the tente with the coueringe theroff and the hangynge of the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and the hangynges of the courte and the curtayne of the dore of the courte which courte went rounde aboute the dwellynge and the alter and the cordes that perteyned vnto all the seruyce therof And of Cahath came the kynred of yâ— Amramites and the kynred of the Iezeharites of the Hebronites and of the Vsielites And these are the kynredes of yâ— Cahathites And the numbre of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue was .viij. thousande and sixe hundred which wayted on the holy place And the kynred of the childern of Cahath pitched on yâ— southsyde of yâ— dwellynge And yâ— captayne in yâ— most auncyent housse of the kynredes of the Cahathites was Elizaphan thesonne of Vsiel and their office was the arcke the table the candelsticke and the alter and the holy vessels to minystre with and the vayle with all that serued there to And Eleazar yâ— sonne of Aaron the preast was captayne ouer all the captaynes of the Leuites and had the ouer syghte of them that wayted vppon the holythynges And of Merari came the kynredes of the Mahelites and of the Musites and these are the kynredes of the Merarites And the nuÌ„bre of them when all the males froÌ„ a moneth olde aÌ„d aboue was tolde drewe vnto vi thousande .ij. hundred And the captayne of the most auncient housse amonge the kynredes of the Merarites was Zuriel the sonne of Abihail which pitched on the north syde of the dwellynge And the office of the sonnes of Merari was the bordes of yâ— dwellynge the barres pilers with the sokettes thereof and all the instrumeÌ„tes there of all that serued thereto the pilers of the courte rounde aboute and their sokettes with their pynnes cordes But on the fore front of the habitacioÌ„ aÌ„d before the tabernacle of witnesse castwarde shall Moses and Aaron his soÌ„nnes pytch and wayte on the sanctuary in the steade of yâ— childern of Ysrael And the straunger that cometh nye shall dye for it And the hole summe of the leuites which Moses Aarâ—n nuÌ„bred at the coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„t of the Lorde thorow out their kynredes euen of all the males of a moneth olde aboue was .xxij. thousande And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Numbre all the first borne that are males amoÌ„ge the childern of Ysrael froÌ„ amoneth olde aboue and take yâ— numbre of their names And thou shalt appoynte yâ— leuites to me the Lorde for all the firstborne amoÌ„ge yâ— childern of Ysrael and the catell of yâ— leuites for the firstborne of the childern of Ysrael And Moses nuÌ„bred as yâ— Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded him all the firstborne of the childern of Ysrael And all the firstborne males in yâ— summe of names from amoneth olde and aboue were numbred .xxij. thousande .ii. hundred and .lxxiij. And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenâ—e take the leuites for all the fyrstborne of the childern of Israel aÌ„d the catell of the leuites for their catell the leuites shal be myne whiche am the Lorde And for the redemynge of the two hundred and .lxxiij. whiche are moo than the leuites in the firstborne of the children of Israel take .v. sycles of euery pece after the sycle of the holy place .xx. geras the sycle And gene yâ— money wherewith the odde numbre of them is redemed vnto Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes And Moses toke the redempcioÌ„ money of the ouerplus that were moo then the leuites amonge the firstborne of the childern of Israel it came to a thousande .iij. hundred .lxv. sycles of the holye sycle And he gaue that redempcion money vnto Aaron his sonnes at the worde of the Lorde euen as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The iijj Chapter ANd the Lord spake vnto Moses AaroÌ„ bade theÌ„ take the summe of the childern of Cahath froÌ„ amonge the sonnes of leui in their kynredes and housses of their fathers from xxx yere and aboâ—â— vntill fyftie all that were able to warre for to doo the worke in the tabernacle of witnesse euen in the most holy place And when yâ— hoste remoueth Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes shall come and take donne the vayle and couer the arcke of witnesse there with and shall put there on a couerynge of taxus skynnes and shall sprede a cloth that is altogether of Iacyncte aboue all and put the stanes thereof in And apon the shewe table they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put thereoÌ„ the dishes spones flat peces and pottes to poure with and the dayly bred shal be thereon and they shall spred apon them a couerynge of purple and couer the same with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put the staues thereof in And they shall take a cloth of Iacyncte couer the candelsticke of light and hir laÌ„pes and his snoffers and fyre pannes and all hir oyle vessels which they occupye aboute it shall put apon her and on all hir instrumentes a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put it apon staues And apon the golden alter they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put on hir staues And they shall take all the â—higes which they occupye to minystre with in yâ— holy place put a cloth of Iacyncte apon them and couer them with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put them on staues And they shall take a waye the asshes out of the alter and sprede a searlet cloth thereon I put aboute it the fyre pannes the flesh hokes the shoness the basens and all that belongeth vnto the alter and they shall sprede apon it a coueryng of taxus skynnes and put on the staues of it And when Aaron and his sonnes haue made an ende of couerynge the sanctuary aÌ„d all the thinges of the sancruarye agenst that the hoste remoue then the sonnes of Cahath shall come in for to bere and so let them not twich the santuary lest they dye And this ys the charge of the sonnes of Cahath in therabernacle of witnesse And Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the preast shall haue the charge to prepare oyle for the lightes and swete cens the dayly meatofferynge and the anoyntinge oyle and the ouersyghte of all the dwellynge and of all that therein is both ouer the sanctuary ouer all that pertayneth thereto And
the Lorde spake vnto Moses Aaron sayenge destroye not the trybe of the kynredes of the Cahathites from amonge the leuites But thus doo vnto them that they maye lyve and not dye wheÌ„ they goo vnto the most holy place Aaron and his sonnes shall goo in and put them euery man vnto his sernyce and vnto his burthen But let them not goo in to se when they couer the sanctuarye lest they dye And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Take the summe of the childern of Gerson in the houses of their fathers aÌ„d in their kyn redes from .xxx. yere and aboue vntyll .l. all that are able to goo forth in warre for to doo seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse And this is the seruyce of the kynred of the Gersoni tes to serue and to beare They shall bere the curtaynes of the dwellynge and the roffe of the tabernacle of witnesse and his couerynge aÌ„d the coueryng of tarus skynnes that is an hye aboue apon it and the hangynge of the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and the hanginge of the courte and the hangynge of the gate of the courte that is rounde aboute the dwellynge and the altare and the cordes of them and all the instrumentes that serue vnto them and all that is made for them And at the mouth of Aaron and his sonnes shall all the seruyce of the children of the Gersonites be done in all their charges and in all their seruyce and ye shall appoynte them vnto al their charges that they shall wayte apoÌ„ And this is the seruyce of the kynred of the children of the Gersonires in yâ— tabernacle of witnesse and their wayte shal be in the honde of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the preast And thou shalt numbre the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes and in the houses of the ir fathers from .xxx. yeres and aboue vnto .l. All that is able to goo forth in warre to doo the seruyce of the tabernacle of witnesse And this is the charge that they must wayte vppon in all that they must serue in the tabernacle of witnesse The bordes of the dwellynge and the barres pylers and sokettes thereof and the pylers of the courte rounde aboute and their sokettes pynnes and cordes with all that pertayneth and serueth vnto them And by name ye shall reken the thynges that they must wayte apon to bere Thys is the seruyce of the kynreddes of the sonnes of Merari in all theyr seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse by the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the preast And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the multitude numbred the sonnes of the Cahathites in their kynredes and housses of theire fathers from .xxx. yere and aboue vnto fyftie all that were able to goo forth in the hoste and to do seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse And the numbre of them in their kynredes were two thousande seuen hundred and .l. These are the numbres of the kynredes of the Cahathites of all that dyd seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse whyche Moses and Aaron dyd numbre at the commaundment of the Lorde by the haÌ„de of Moses And the sonnes of Gerson were numbred in their kynredes and in the housses of their fathers from .xxx. yere vp vnto fyftye all that were able to goo forth in the hoste for to doo servycr in the tabernacle of witnesse And the numbre of them in their kynredes and in the housses of their fathers was two thousande sixe hundred and xix This is the numbre of the kynredes of the sonnes of Gerson of all that dyd seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse which Moses and Aaron dyd numbre at the commaundement of the Lorde And the kynredes of the sonnes of Merari were numbred in their kynredes and in the houses of their fathers from .xxx. yere vp vn to fyftie all that were able to goo forth with the hoste ro do seruice in yâ— tabernacle of witnesse And the numbre of them was in theyr kynredes thre thousande and two hundred This is the numbre of the kynredes of yâ— sonnes of Merari whiche Moses and Aaron numbred at the byddynge of the Lorde by yâ— hande of Moses The whole summe which Moses Aaron and the lordes of Israell numbred amonge the leuites in their kynredes and housholdes of their fathers from .xxx. yere vpp vnto â— euery man to doo his office and seruyce and to bere his burthen in the tabernacle of witnesse was .viij. thousonde fyue hundred aÌ„d lxxx which they numbred at the commaundement of the Lorde by the honde of Moses euery man vnto his seruyce and burthen as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The. fyfte Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge commaunde the childern of Israel that they put out of the hoste all the lepers and all that haue yssues and all that are defyled apon the deed whether they be males or females ye shall put them out of the hoste that they defyle not the tentes amoÌ„ge which I dwell And the childern of Israel dyd so and put them out of the hoste euen as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses so dyd the childern of Israel And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel whether it be man or woman wheÌ„ they haue synned any maner of synne which a man doeth wherewith a man trespaseth agenst the Lorde so that the soule hath done amysse then they shall knowlege their synnes which they haue done and restore a gayne the hurte that they haue done in the hole and put the fyfte Yf ye hauâ— false gottâ—â— goodes nâ— maÌ„ to restorâ— it vnto theâ— bâ—inge iâ— vn to yâ— pope aÌ„d he will dispeÌ„ce with â— parte of it moare thereto and geue it vnto him whom he hath trespased agenste But and yf he that maketh the amendes have no man to doo it to then the amendes that is made shal be the Lordes and the preastes besyde the ram of the attonement offerynge where with he maketh an attonemeÌ„t for hymselfe And all heue offerynges of all the halowed thinges which the childern of Israel brynge vnto the preaste shal be the preastes and euery man 's halowed thinges shal be his awne but what soeuer any man geueth the preast it shal be the preastes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them Yf any mans wyfe goo a syde and trespase agaynst hym so that another man lye with her fleshely and the thynge be hydd from the eyes of hir husbonde and is not come to lighte that she is defyled for there is no witnesse agenst her in as moche as she was not taken with the maner and the sprere of gelousye cometh apon him and he is gelouse ouer his wyfe and she defyled Or happely the sprete of gelousye cometh apon him and he is gelouse ouer hys wyfe aÌ„d she yet vndefyled TheÌ„ let hyr husbonde bringe her vnto the preaste and brynge an offerynge for her the tenthe parte of an Epha
of .x. sicles full of cens and an oxe a raÌ„ and a lambe of a yere olde for burntofferynges and an he goote for a synofferynge and for peaseofferynges .ij. oxen .v. rammes fyue he gootes and fyue laÌ„bes of a yere olde And this was the offrynge of Ahieser the sonne of Ammi Sadai The .xi. daye Pagiel the sonne of Ochran the chefe Lorde amonge the childern of Asser offered And his gifte was a syluereÌ„ charger of an hundred and .xxx. sycles weyghte a sylueren boule of .lxx. sycles of the holye sycle and both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meateoffrynge and a golden spone of .x. sycles full of cens And an oxe a ram and a lambe of one yere olde for burntofferinges and an he goote for a synneofferynge aÌ„d for peaceofferynges two oxen fyue rammes v. he gootes and .v. lambes of one yere olde And this was the offerynge of Pagiel the sonne of Ochran The .xij. daye Ahira the sonne of Enan chefe lorde amonge the childern of Nephtali offered And his gifte was a sylueren charger of an hundred and .xxx. sycles weyghte a sylueren boule of .lxx. sycles of the holye sycle both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge and a golden spone of twentye sycles full of cens And an oxe a ram and a lambe of one yere olde for burntofferynges and an he goote for a synneofferinge and for peaceofferynges two oxen .v. raÌ„mes .v. he gootes and .v. lambes of one yere olde And this was the offerynge of Ahira the sonne of Enan Of this maner was the dedicacyon of the alter when it was anoynted vnto the whiche was broughte of the prynces of Israel .xij. chargers of syluer .xij. syluern boules and. xij spones of golde euery charger contaynynge an hundred and .xxx. sycles of syluer and euery boule .lxx. so that all the syluer of all the vessels was two thousande and .iiij. hundred sycles of the holy sycle And the .xij. golden spones which were full of cens contayned ten sycles a pece of the holy sycle so that all the golde of the spones was an hundred and .xx. sycles All the oxen that were broughte for the burntoffrynges were .xij. and the raÌ„mes xij the laÌ„bes .xij. of a yere olde a pece with the meateofferynges with he gootes for synneyr offrynges And all the oxeÌ„ of the peaceofferynges were .xxiiij. the rammes .lx. the gootes .lx. and lambes of a yere olde a pece .lx. this was the dedicacion of the alter after the it was anoynted And when Moses was gone in to the tabernacle of witnesse to speke with hiÌ„ he hardethe voyce of one speakinge vnto him from of the mercy seate that was apon the arcke of witnesse euen from betwene the two cherâ—byns he spake vnto him ¶ The .viij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and saye vnto hym when thou puttest on the lampes se that they lighte all seuen apon the forefront of the candelsticke And Aaron dyd euen so and put the lampes apon the forefroÌ„t of the candelsticke as the Lorde commaunded Moses and the worke of the candelsticke was of stiffe golde both the shaft and the floures thereof And accordinge vnto the visyon whiche the Lorde had shewed Moses euen so he made the candelsticke And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take the leuites from amonge the childern of Israel and clense them And this deo vnto them when thou clensest them sprinckle water of purifyenge apon them and make a rasure to runne alonge apon all the fleshe of them and let them washe their clothes and then they shall be cleane And let them take a bollocke and his meatofferynge fyne floure myngled with oyle another bollocke shalt thou take to be a synneofferynge Than brynge the lennes before the tabernacle of witnesse and gather the hole multitude of the chyldern of Israel together And bringe the lemtes before the Lorde and let the childern of Israel put their handes apon the leuites And let Aaron heue the lemtes before the LORDE for an heueofferynge geuen of the childern of Israel aÌ„d theÌ„ let them be appoynted to wayte apon the seruyce of the Lorde And let the leuites put their handes vpoÌ„ the heedes of the bollockes and then offer them the one for a synne offerynge and the other for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde to make an attonement for the leuites And make the leuites stonde before Aaron hys sonnes and heue them to be a heueofferynge vnto the Lorde And thou shalt separate the leuites from amonge the childern of Israel that they be myne and after that let them goo and do the seruice of the tabernacle of witnesse Clense them and waue them for they are geuen vnto me from amonge the childreÌ„ of Israel for I haue taken them vnto me for all yâ— firstborne that opeÌ„ any matrice amoÌ„ge the childern of Israel For all the fyrstborne among the childern of Israel are myne both man and beest because the same tyme that I smote the fyrstborne in the lande of Egipte I sanctyfyde them for my selfe and I haue taken the Leuites for all the fyrstborne amonge the childern of Israel and haue geuen them vnto Aaron and his sonnes from amonge the childern of Israel to doo the seruyce of the childern of Israel in the tabernacle of witnesse and to make an attonement for the chyldern of Israell that there be no plage amonge the childern of Ysraell yf they come nye vnto the sanctuary And Moses and Aaron and all the congregacion of the childern of Israel dyd vnto the leuites acordynge vnto all that yâ— Lorde commaunded Moses And the leuites purifyed them selues and wasshed their clothes And Aaron waued them before yâ— Lorde and made an attonement for them to clense them And after that they went into doo their seruyce in the tabernacle of wytnesse before Aaron and his sonnes And acordinge as the Lorde had commaunded Moses as concernynge the leuites euen so they dyd vnto them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge this shal be the maner of the leuites from xxv yere vppwarde they shall goo in to wayte vppon the seruyce in the tabernacle of witnesse and at fyftye they shall ceasse waytynge apon the seruyce thereof and shall laboure no moare but shall ministre vnto their bretheren in the tabernacle of witnesse and there wayte but shall doo no moare seruyce And se that thou doo after this maner vnto the leuites in their waytynge tymes ¶ The .ix. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai in the fyrste moneth of the seconde yere after they were come out of the londe of Egipte sayeng let yâ— childern of Israel offer Passe ouer in his season euen the .xiiij. daye of this moneth at euen they shall kepe it in his season accordynge to all the ordinaunces maners thereof And Moses bade the childern of Ysrael that they shulde offer Passeouer they offered Passeouer the .xiiij. daye of the first moneth at euen in
eyes of these men we wyll not come And Moses waxed very angrye and sayed vnto the Lorde Turne not vnto their offerynges I haue not taken so moch as an asse Can ourepre lates so saye from them nether haue vexed any of them Then Moses sayed vnto Corah Be thou aÌ„d all thy companye before the Lorde both thou they and Aaron to morowe And take euery man his censer and put cens in them come before the Lorde euery man with hys censer two hundred and fyftie censers and Aaron with his censer And they toke euery man his censer and put fyre in them layed cens thereon and stode in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and Moses Aaron also And Corah gathered all the congregacyon agenst them vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And the glorye of the Lorde appered vnto all the congregacion And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge separate youre selues from this congregacion that I maye consume them a tonce And they fell apon their faces and sayed O most myghtie God of the spirites of all fleshe one maÌ„ hath synned and wilt thou be wroth with all the multitude And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the congregacion and saye Gett you awaye from aboute the dwellynge of Corah Dathan Abiram And Moses rose vpp and went vnto Dathan AbiraÌ„ the elders of Israel folowed him And he spake vnto the congregacyon sayenge departe from the tentes of these weked men and twyche nothinge of theres lest ye peryshe in all there synnes And they gate them from the dwellynge of Corah Dathan and Abiram on euery syde And Dathan and Abiram came out stode in the dore of there teÌ„tes with their wyues their sonnes and their childern And Moses sayed Hereby ye shall knowe that the Lorde hath sent me to doo all the se workes and that I haue not done them of myne awne mynde Yf these men dye the comon deth of all men or yf they be visyted after the visitacion of all men then the Lorde hath not sent me But and yf the Lorde make a newe thinge and the erth open hir mouthe and swalowe them and all that pertayne vnto them so that they goo doune quycke in to hell then ye shall vnderstoÌ„d that these meÌ„ haue rayled apon the Lorde And as soone as he had made an ende of speakynge all these wordes the grounde claâ—e a sunder that was vnder them and yâ— erth opened hir mouthe and swalowed them and their housses and all the meÌ„ that were with Corah and all their goodes And they and all that pertayned vnto them went doune alyue vnto hell and the erthe closed apon them and they peryshed from amonge the congregacyon And all Israel that were aboute them fledde at the crye of them For they sayed The erthe myghte happelye swalowe vs also And there came oute a fyre from the Lorde and consumed the two hundred and fyftye men that offred cens And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto Eleazer the sonne of Aaron the preaste and let him take vppe the censers oute of the burnynge and scater the fyre here and there for the censers of these synners are halowed in theyr deethes and let them be beten in to thyne plaâ—es and fastened apon the altare For they offred theÌ„ before the Lorde and therfore they are holye and they shal be a sygne vnto the childern of Israel And Eleazar the preast toke the brasen censers which they that were burnt had offered and bet them and fastened them vppon the altare to be a remembraunce vnto the childern of Israel that no straunger whiche is not of the seed of Aaron come nere to offer cens before the Lorde that he be not made like vnto Corah and his companye as the Lorde sayed vnto him by the hande of Moses And on the morowe all the multitude of the childern of Israell murmured agenste Moses and Aaron sayenge ye haue kylled the people of the Lorde And when the multitude was gathered agenste Moses and Aaron they loked towarde the tabernacle of witnesse And beholde the cloude had couered it and the glorye of the Lorde appeared And Moses and Aaron went before the tabernacle of witnesse And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Gett you from this congregacyon that I maye consume them quyckelye And they fell apon theyr faces And Moses sayde vnto Aaron take a censer and put fyre therein out of the alter and poure on cens and goo quyckly vnto the coÌ„gregacion and make an attonement for theÌ„ For there is wrath gone oute from the Lorde and there is a plage begone And Aaron toke as Moses commaunded him and ran vnto the congregacion and beholde the plage was begone amonge the people and he put on cens and made an attonement for the people And he stode betwene the deed and them that were alyue and the plage ceased And the numbre of them that dyed in the plage were .xiiij. thousande and seuen hundred besyde them that dyed aboute the busynes of Corah And Aaron went agayne vnto Moses vnto the dore off the tabernacle of witnesse and the plage ceased ¶ The .xvij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel and take of them for euery pryncypall housse a rod of their princes ouer the housses of their fathers euen .xij. roddes and wryte euery mans name apon his rod. And wryte Aarons name apon the staffe of Leui for euery heedman ouer the housses of their fathers shall haue a rod. And put theÌ„ in the tabernacle of witnesse where I wyll mete you And his rod whom I chose shall blossome So I wyll make cease from me the grudgynges of the childern of Israel which they grudge agenst you And Moses spake vnto the childern off Israel and all the prynces gaue him for euery prynce ouer their fathers housses a rod euen xij roddes and the rod of Aaron was amonge the rodes And Moses put yâ— roddes before the Lorde in the tabernacle of witnesse And on the morowe Moses went in to the tabernacle and beholde the rod of Aaron of the housse of Leui was budded bare blosomes and almondes And Moses broughte out all the staues from before the Lorde vnto all the childern of Israel thei loked apon them and toke euery man his staffe And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses brynge Aarons rod agayne before the witnesse to be kepte for a token vnto the childern of re bellyon that their murmurynges maye ceasse frome that they dye not And Moses dyd as the Lorde commaunded him And the childern of Israel spake vnto Moses sayenge beholde we are destroyed and all come to nought for whosoeuer cometh nyethe dwellynge of the Lord dyeth Shall we vtterly consume awaye ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the Lorde sayed vnto Aaron â–ª Thou and thy sonnes and thy fathers housse with the shall bere the faute of that whiche is done amysse in the holy place And
offerynges And Moses tolde the childern of Israel acordynge to all that the Lorde commaunded him ¶ The .xxx. Chapter ANd Moses spake vnto the heedes of HeÌ„ce was fetrthe exaÌ„ple of oure vowes of chastite obediens and willfull pouertie oure offerynges aÌ„d oure pilgremage the trybes of yâ— childern of Israel sayeÌ„ge this is the thynge which the Lorde commaundeth Yf a man vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde or swere an othe aÌ„d bynde his soule he shall not goo baâ—ke with his worde but shal fulfyll all yâ— proceadeth out of his mouth Yf a damsell vowe a vowe vnto yâ— Lorde binde herselfe beynge in hir fathers housse and vnmaried Yf hir father heare hir vowe bonde which she hath made vppon hir soule holde his pease thereto then all hir vowes boÌ„des which she hath made vppoÌ„ hir soule shall stonde in effecte But yf hir father for byd her the same daye that he heareth it none of hir vowes nor bondes which she hath made vppon hir soule shal be of value aÌ„d the Lorde shall forgeue her because hir father forbade her Yf she had an husbonde when she vowed or pronounsed oughte out of hir lippes wherewith she bonde hir soule and hir husbonde her de it and helde his peace there at the same daye he herde it Then hir vowes and hir bondes wherewith she bounde hir soule shal stonde in effecte But aÌ„d yf hir husbonde forbade her the same daye that he herde it than hath he made hir vowe which she had vppoÌ„ her of none effecte and that also whiche she pronounsed with hir lippes wherewith she bounde hir soule and the Lorde shall forgeue her The vowe of a wedowe and of her that is deuorsed all that they haue bound their soules with all shall stonde in effecte with them Yf she vowed in her husbandes housse or bounde her soule with an oth and her husbande herde it and helde his peace and forbade her not then all her vowes and bondes wherewith she bound her soule shall stoÌ„de But yf her husbande disanulled them yâ— same daye that he herde them then nothing that proceded out of her lippes in vowes aÌ„d boundes wherewith she bounde her soule shall stonde in effecte for her husbande hath lowsed them and the Lorde shall forgeue her All vowes and othes that binde to humble the soule maye her husbande stablish or breake But yf her husbande hold his peace from one daye vnto another then he stablisheth all her vowes and boundes whiche she had vppon her because he helde his peace the saâ—â—e daye that he herde them And yf he afterwarde breake them he shall beare her synne him self These are the ordinaunces which yâ— Lorde commaunded Moses betwene a man and his wife and betwene the father and his doughter beyenge a damsell in hir fathers housse ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge auenge the childern of Israel of the Madianites and afterwarde be gathered vnto thy people And Moses spake vnto the folke sayenge Harnesse some of you vnto warre and let them goo apon the Madianites and auenge the Lorde of the Madianitis Ye shall sende vnto the warre a thousande of euery try be thorow out all the trybes of Israel And there were taken oute of the thousandes of Israel .xij. thousande prepared vnto warre of euery trybe a thousande And Moses sent them a thousande of euery trybe with Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the preaste to warre and the holye vessels the trompettes to blowe with in his honde And they warred agenst the Madianites as the Lorde commaunded Moses aÌ„d â—lewe all the males And they slewe the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne Eui Rekem Zur Hur and Reba fyne kynges of Madian And they slewe BalaÌ„ the sonne of Beor with the swerde And the childern of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners and their childern and spoyled all their catell their substance and their goodes And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt and all their castels with fyre And they roke all the spoyle and all they coude catche both of men and beestes And they broughte the captyues and that which they had taken and all the spoyle vnto Moses and Eleazer the preast aÌ„d vnto the companye of the childern of Israel euen vnto the hoste in yâ— feldes of Moab by Jordanenye to Jericho And Moses and Eleazer the preast and all the lordes of the congregacion went out of the hoste agenst them And Moses was angrie with the officers of the hoste with yâ— captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes which came from warre and batayle and sayde vnto them Haue ye saued the wemen alyue beholde these caused the childern of Israel thorow Balam to commytt trespace ageÌ„st yâ— Lorde by yâ— reason of Peor their folowed a plage amoÌ„ge yâ— congregacion of the Lorde Nowe therfore slee all the men childern and the wemen that haue lyâ—â— with men fleshlye But all the wemen children that haue not lyen with men kepe alyue for youre selues And lodge without the hoste .vij. dayes all that haue killed any persone all that haue twiched any dead body purifye both youre selues youre presoners the .iij. daye the .vij. And sprinkle all youre raymentes all that is made of skynnes all worke of gootes heer aÌ„d all thynges made of wodd And Eleazer the preast sayed vnto all yâ— meÌ„ of warre which went out to batayle this is the ordinaunce of the lawe which the Lorde commaunded Moses Gold syluer brasse yeron tyn leed all that maye abyde yâ— fyre ye shall make it goo thorow the fyre aÌ„d then it is cleane Neuerthelater it shal be sprinkled with sprinklinge water And all yâ— soffereth not the fyre ye shall make goo thorow the water And wash youre clothes the seuenth daye then ye are cleane And afterwarde come in to the hoste And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take the summe of the praye that was taken both of the wemeÌ„ of catell thou Eleazer the preast and the auncient heedes of yâ— congregacion And deuyde it into two parties betwene them that toke the warre vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and went out to batayle and all the congregacion And take a porcion vnto the Lorde of the men of warre whiche went oâ—te to batayle one of fyue hundred of the women and of the oxen and of the asses and of the shepe and ye shall take it of their halfe and geue it vnto Eleazer the preast an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde And of the halfe of yâ— childern of Israel take one of fystye of yâ— wemen of the oxen of the asses and of the shepe and of all maner of beestes geue them vnto the leuites which wayte apon the habitacion of the Lorde And Moses and Eleazer the preast did as the Lorde commaunded Moses And yâ— botye and the praye which the men of warre had caught was .vi. hundred thousande lxxv thousande shepe aÌ„d .lxxij. thousande
ox en .lxi. thousande asses .xxxij. thousande wemen that had lyen by no man And the halfe which was the parte of theÌ„ that weÌ„t out to warre was .iij. hundred thousande and .xxxvij. thousande and fyue hundred shepe And the Lordes parte of the shepe was .vi. hundred and .lxxv. And the oxen were .xxxvi. thousande of which the Lordes parte was .lxxij.. And the asses were .xxx. thousande and fyue hundred of whiche the Lordes parte was .lxi.. And the wemen were .xvi. thousande of which the Lordes parte was .xxxij. soules And Moses gaue that summe which was the Lordes heueofferynge vnto Eleazer the preast as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the other halfe of the childern of Israel whiche Moses seperated from the men of warre that is to were the halfe that pertayned vnto the congregacion was .iij. hundred thousande and .xxxvij. thousande and fyue hundred shepe and .xxxvi. thousande oxen and .xxx. thousande asses and fyue huÌ„dred and .xvi. thousande wemen And Moses toke of this halfe that pertayned vnto the childern of Israel one of euery fyftie both of the wemen of the catell and gaue them vnto the leuites which wayted vppon the habitacion of the Lorde as the Lorde commaunded Moses And the officers of thousandes of the hoste the captaynes ouer the thousandes and the captaynes ouer the hundreds came forth sayed vnto Moses Thy servauntes haue taken the summe of the men of warre which were vnder oure hande there lacked not one man of them We haue therfore broughte a present vnto the Lorde what euery man founde of Jewels of golde cheyns bracelettes ringes earynges spangels to make an attonement for oure soules before the Lorde And Moses Eleazer toke the golde off them Jewels of all maner facions And all the golde of the heueoffrynge of the Lord of the captaynes ouer thousandes hundreds was .xvi. thousand .vij. hundred .l. sycles which yâ— meÌ„ of warre had spoyled euery man for him selfe And Moses Eleazer yâ— preast toke the golde of the captaynes ouer the thousandes ouer the hundreds brought it in to the tabernacle of witnesse to be a memoriall vnto yâ— childern of Israel before yâ— Lorde ¶ The â–ª xxxij Chapter THe childern of RubeÌ„ the childern of Gad had an exceadinge greate multitude of catell And wheÌ„ they sawe the loÌ„de of Iaeser the loÌ„de of Gilead yâ— it was an apte place for catell they came spake vnto Moses Eleazer yâ— preast vnto yâ— lordes of yâ— coÌ„gregacioÌ„ sayenge The loÌ„de of Ataroth Dibo Beon whiche contre yâ— Lorde smote before the congregacion of Israel is a londe for catell and we thy servauntes haue catell wherfore sayed they yf we haue founde grace in thy syghte let this londe be geuen vnto thy servauntes to possesse and bringe vs not ouer Iordane And Moses sayed vnto the childreÌ„ of Gad and of Ruben shall youre brethern goo to warre and yetarye here Wherfore discorage ye the hertes of the children of Israel for to goo ouer in to the londe which the Lorde hath geueÌ„ them This dyd youre fathers wheÌ„ I sent them from Cades bernea to sethe londe And they went vp euen vnto the ryuer of Escol sawe the londe discoraged the heâ—tes of the childern of Israel that they shulde not goo into the londe whiche the Lorde had geuen them And the Lorde was wroth the same tyme and sware sayenge None of the men that came out of Egipte froÌ„ twentye yere olde and aboue shall se the londe whiche I swore vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob because they haue not continually folowed me saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Benesite Iosua the sonne of Nun for they haue folowed me continually And the Lorde was angrie with Israel and made them wandre in the wildernesse .xl. yere vntill all the generacion that had done euell in the syghte of the Lorde were consumed And beholde ye are rysen vp in youre fathers stede the encrease of synfull men to augmente the ferse wrath of the Lorde to Israel warde For yf ye turne awaye from after him he wyll yet agayne leue the people in the wildernesse so shall ye destroy all this folke And they went nere him aÌ„d sayed we will bylde shepefoldes here for oure shepe and for oure catell and cities for oure childern But we oure selues will go ready armed before the childern of Israel vntill we haue broughte them vnto their place And oure childreÌ„ shall dwell in the stronge cities because of the inhabiters of the londe And we will not returne vnto oure housses vntill the childern off Israel haue enhereted euery man his enheritaunce For we will not enheret with them on yonder syde Iordane forwarde because oure enheritaunce is fallen to vs on this syde Iordane eastwarde And Moses sayed vnto them Yf ye will do this thing that ye will go all harnessed before the Lorde to warre and will go all of you in harnesse ouer Iordane before yâ— Lorde vntill he haue cast out his enemyes before him vntill the londe be subdyed before yâ— Lorde then ye shall returne be without sinne agenst the Lorde agenst Israel thie loÌ„de shal be youre possession before the Lorde But yf ye will not do so beholde ye synne agenst the Lorde aÌ„d be sure youre synne will fynde you out Bilde youre cities for youre childern foldes for youre shepe se ye do yâ— ye haue spoken And the childern of Gad of Ruben spake vnto Moses sayenge thy servauntes will do as my lorde commaundeth Oure childreÌ„ oure wines substaÌ„ce all oure catell shall remayne here in the cities of Gilead But we thi servauntes will goo all harnessed for the warre vnto batayle before the Lorde as my lorde hath sayed And Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded Eleazer yâ— preast Iosua yâ— sonne of Nun the auncieÌ„t hedes of the tribes of the childern of Israel sayed vnto them Yf the childern of Gad and Ruben will goo with you ouer Iordane all prepared to syghte before the Lorde then when the lande is subdued vnto you geue them the londe of Gilead to possesse but yf they will not goo ouer with you in harnesse then they shall haue their possessions amonge you in yâ— londe of Canaan And the childern of Gad Ruben answered sayenge that which yâ— Lorde hath sayed vnto thi seruauÌ„tes we will doo We wil goo harnessed before the Lorde in to the londe of Canaan the possession of oure enheritaunce shal be on this syde the Iordane And Moses gaue vnto yâ— childern of Gad and of Ruben vnto halfe the try be of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph the kyngdome of Sihon kynge of the Amorites and the kyngdome of Ogkynge of Basan the lande that longed vnto the cities thereof in the costes of the contre rounde aboute And the childern of Gad bylt DiboÌ„ ataroth Aroer Atroth So phan Iaeser Iegabcha Bethnimra Betharan stronge cities and they bylt foldes for their shepe And the
quarter And ye shall compasse youre east quarter froÌ„ Hazar Enan to Sephain And the coste shall goo downe from Sephain to Ribla on the east syde of Ain And then descende and goo out at the syde of the see of Chinereth eastwarde And then goo downe alonge by Iordayne and leue at the salte see And this shall be youre loÌ„de with all the costes thereof rounde aboute And Moses commaunded the childern of Israel sayeÌ„ge this is the loÌ„de which ye shall enherett by lotte and which the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded to geue vnto .ix. trybes and an halfe for the trybe of the childern of Ruben haue receaued in the houssholdes of their fathers and the trybe of the childern of Gad in their fathers houssholdes halfe the trybe of Manasse haue receaued their enheritaunce that is to were .ij. trybes and an halfe haue receaued their enheritaunce on yâ— other syde of Iordayne by Iericho castwarde towarde the sonne rysynge And the Lorde spake to Moses sayenge These are the names of yâ— men which shall deuyde you the londe to enherett Eleazer yâ— preast aÌ„d Iosua the sonne of Nun. And ye shall take also a lorde of euery trybe to deuyde the londe whose names are these In the trybe of Iuda Caleb yâ— sonne of Iephune And in yâ— trybe of yâ— childern of Simeon â—emuel yâ— soÌ„ne of Amiud aÌ„d in yâ— tribe of BeÌ„ Iamin Elidad the sonne of Cisâ—on And the in trybe of the childern of Dan the lorde Bucki the sonne of Iagli And amonge the childern of Ioseph in the trybe of the childern of Manasse the lorde Hamel the sonne of Ephod And in the trybe of the childern of Ephraim the lorde Cemuel the sonne of Siphtan And in the trybe of the sonnes of Zabulon the lorde Elizaphan the sonne of Parnac And in the trybe of the childern of Isachar the lorde Palthiel the sonne of Asan And in the trybe of the sonnes of Asser the lorde Ahihud the sonne of Selomi And in the trybe of the childern of Naphtali the lorde Peda El the sonne of Ammihud These are they which the Lorde commauÌ„ded to deuyde the enheritauÌ„ce vnto the childern of Israel in the londe of Canaan ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses in yâ— feldes of Moab by Iordayne Iericho sayenge commaunde the childern of Israel that they geue vnto the leuites of the enheritauÌ„ce of their possession cities to dwell in And ye shall geue also vnto the cities of yâ— leuites suburbes rounde aboute them The cities shal be for them to dwell in and yâ— suburbes for their catell possession and all maner bestes of theirs And the suburbes of the cities which ye shall geue vnto the lemtes shall reach from the wall of the citie outwarde a thousande cubites rounde aboute And ye shall measure without the citie and make the vtmost border of the eastsyde two thousande cubites And the vtmost border of the south syde two thousande cubetes And the vtmost border of the west syde two thousande cubetes and the vtmost border of the north syde two thousande cubetes also and the citie shal be in the myddes And these shall be the suburbes of their cities And amonge the cities which ye shall geue vnto the leuites there shall be sixe cities of fraundyes which ye shall geue to that intent that he which killeth maye flye thyder And to them ye shall adde .xlij. cities mo so that all the cities which ye shall geue the leuites shal be .xlviij. with their suburbes And of the cities which ye shall geue oute of the possessyons of the childern of Israel ye shall geue many out of their possessions that haue moche and fewe out of their possessioÌ„s that haue litle so that euery tribe shall geue of his cities vnto the leuites acordinge to the enheritaunce which he enhereteth And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them when ye be come ouer Jordayne into the londe of Canaan ye shall bylde cities whiche shal be preuyleged townes for you that he whiche sleeth a man vnwares maye flyethither And the cities shal be to flee from the executer of bloude that he whyche kylled dye not vntill he stonde before the congregacion in indgement And of these vi fre cities which ye shall geue .iij. ye shall The righte vse of senetuaryes geue on this syde Jordayne and. iâ—j in yâ— londe of Canaan And these sixe fre cities shal be for the childern of Israel for the straunger for him that dwelleth amonge you yâ— all thei which kill any persone vnwares maye flâ—â—rhuher Yf any man smyte another with a wepoÌ„ of yerne that he dye than he is a murtherer shall dye for it Yf he smyte him with a throwinge stone that he dye therwith then he shall dye for he is a murtherer and shal be slayne therfore Yf he smyte him with a handwepon of wodd that he dye therwith then he shall dye for he is a murtherer and shal be slayne theâ—fore The iudge of bloude shall â—â—ee the murtherer as sone as he fyndeth him Yf he â—hâ—ust him of hate or hourle at him with layenge of wayte that he dye or smyte him with his hande of enuye that he dye he that smote him shall dye for he is a murtherer The iustice of bloude shall slee him as soone as he fyndeth him But and yf he pusshed him by chaunce not of hate or cast at him with any maner of thynge and nor of layenge of wayte or cast any maner of stone at him that he dye therewith and sawe him not And he cast it apon him and he dyed but was not his enemyes nether soughte him ony harme Then the coÌ„gregacion shall iudge betwene the sleer aÌ„d the executer of bloude in soche cases And the congregacion shall delyuer the sleer out of the hande of the iudge of bloude and shall restore him agayne vnto the fraunâ—â—esed cytye whother he was fleed And he shall byde there vnto the dethe off the hye prcaste whiche was anoynted with holy â—yle But and yf he came without the borders of his preuyleged citie whether he was fled yf the bloudvenger fynde him without the borders of his fre towne he shall slee the murtherer and be giltlesse because he shulde haue bidden in his fre towne vntyll the deth of the hye preaste and after the deth of the hye preast he shall returne agayne vnto the londe of his possessyon And this shal be an ordinaunce and a lawe vnto you amonge youre childern after you in all youre habitacions Whosoeuer sleeth shal be â—laine at the mouthe of witnesses For one witnesse shall not answere agenste one persone to put him to deeth Moreouer ye shall take none amendes for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthy to dye But he shall be putto deeth Also ye shall take none atonement for him yâ— is fled to a fre citie that he shulde come agayne and dwell in the londe before the deeth
of the hye preast And se that ye polute not the londe which ye are in for bloude defyleth the londe And the londe can none other wyse be clensed of yâ— bloude that is shed therein but by the bloude of it that shed it â—efyle notherfore the londe which ye in habitt in the myddes of which I also dwell for I am yâ— Lorde which dwell amonge the childern of Israel ¶ The .xxxvi. Chapter ANd the auncyeÌ„t heedes of the childern of Gilead the sonne of Machir yâ— sonne of Manasse of the kynred of yâ— childern of Joseph came forth and spake before Moses and the prynces which were auncieÌ„t heedes amoÌ„ge the childern of Israel sayed The Lorde commaunded my lorde to geue yâ— lande to enherette by lotte to the childern of Israel And then my lord commaunded in yâ— name of the Lorde to geue the enheritaunce of Zelaphead oure brother vnto his doughters Now when any of the sonnes of the trybes of Israel take them to wyâ—es then shall their enheritaunce be taken from the enheritaunce of oure fathers and shall be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe in which they are and shal be taken from the lott of oure enheritaunce And when the fre yere cometh vnto the childern of Israel then shall their enheritaunce be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe where they are in and so shall their enheritaunce betaken awaye from the enheritaunce of the trybe of oure fathers And Moses commaunded the childern of Israel at the mouth of the Lorde sayenge the trybe of yâ— childern of Joseph haue sayed well This therfore doeth the Lorde commauÌ„de the doughters of Zelaphead sayenge let them be wyâ—es to whom they theÌ„ silfe thynke best but in the kynred of the trybe of their father shall they marye that the enheritaunce of the childern of Israel roole not from trybe to trybe But that the childern of Israel maye abyde euery man in the enheritaunce of the trybe of his fathers And euery doughter that possesseth any enheritaunce amonge the trybes of the childern of Israel shal be wife vnto one of the kynred of the trybe of hir father that the childern of Israel maye enioy euery man the enheritaunce of his father that the enheritaunce goo not from one trybe to another but that the trybes of the childern of Israel maye abyde euery man in his awne enheritaunce And as the Lorde commaunded Moses euen so dyd the doughters of Zelaphead Mahela Thirza Hagla Milca and Noa â—d were maried vnto their fathers brothers sonnes of the kynted of the childern of Manasse the sonne of Joseph aÌ„d so they had their enheritaunce in the trybe of the kynred of their father These are the commaundmentes lawes which the Lorde commaunded thorow Moses vnto the childern of Israel in the feldes of Moab apon Jordayne nye vnto Jerich◠¶ The ende of the .iiij. boke of Moses A PROLOGE IN TO THE fyfte boke of Moses called Deuteronomye THis is a boke worthye to be rede in daye and nyghte and neuer to be oute of handes For it is the most excellent of all the bokes of Moses It is easye also and light and a very pure gospell that is to wete a preachinge of fayth and loue deducinge the loue to God oute of faith and the loue of a mans neyghboure out of the loue of God Herin also thou mayst lerne right meditacion or contemplacyon which is nothing els saue the callynge to mynde and a repeatyng in the hert of the gloriouse aÌ„d wonderfull deades of God and of his terreble handelinge off his enemyes and mercyfull entreating of them that come when he calleth them which thinge this boke doth and almost nothinge els In the .iiij. first chaptres he reherseth the benefites of God done vnto theÌ„ to prouoke theÌ„ to loue aÌ„d his mightie deades done aboue all naturall power aÌ„d beyonde all naturall capacite of faith that they might beleue God aÌ„d trust in him and in his strength And thyrdlye he reherseth the firce plages of God vppon hys enemyes and on them which thorowe impacientie and vnbeleâ—â—e fell from him partelye to tame and abate the appetites of the fleshe whiche alwaye fyght agenst the spirite and partely to bridle the wilde raginge lustes of theÌ„ in whom was no spirite that though they had no power to do good of loue yet at the lest waye they shulde absteyne from outwarde euell for feare of wrath and cruell vengeaunce whiche shuld fall vppon them and shortly finde them oute yf they cast vpp goddes nurter and runne at ryotte beyonde his lawes and ordinaunces Moreouer he chargeth them to put nought to nor take oughte awaye from goddes wordes but to be diligent onlye to kepe them in remeÌ„braunce and in the harte and to teache theire childern for feare of forgettinge And to beware ether of makynge imagerye or of bowinge them selues vnto images sayenge Ye sarâ—e no image when God spake vnto you but herde avoyce onlye and that voyce kepe and therunto cleaue for it is youre liffe and it shall saue you And finally yf as the frayltie of al flesh is they shall haue fallen from God and he haue brought them in to troble aduersyte aÌ„d coÌ„braunce aÌ„d all necessite yet yf they repent and turne he promyseth them that God shall remeÌ„bre his mercie aÌ„d receave theÌ„ to grace agayne In the fifte he repeteth the .x. commauÌ„dmeÌ„tes and that they myght se a cause to do them of loue he biddeth them remembre that they were bounde in Egipte and how God delyuered them with a mightie hande and a stretchedout arme to serue him and to kepe his commaundmentes as Paule sayeth that we are bought with Christes bloude aÌ„d therfore are his servauntes aÌ„d not oure awne aÌ„d ought to seke his will and honoure onlye aÌ„d to loue aÌ„d serue one another for his sake In the sixte he setteth out the fountayne off all commaundmentes that is that they beleue how that there is but one God that doeth all and therfore ought onlye to be loued with all the herto all the soule and all the myghte For loue only is the fulfillinge of the commaundementes as Paule also sayeth vnto the Romaynes and Galathians likewise He warneth theÌ„ also that they forgett not the commaundmentes but teach theÌ„ their childern aÌ„d to shew the ir childern also how God delyuered theÌ„ out of the bondage of the EgiptiaÌ„s to serue him and his commaundmeÌ„tes that the childern myght se a cause to worke of loue likewise The seueÌ„th is all together of faith he remoueth all occasioÌ„s that might withdrawe them from the fayth and pulleth them also from all confidence in them selues and sturreth theÌ„ vp to trust in god boldlye and onlye Of the eyght chaptre thou seyst how that the cause of all temptation is that a maÌ„ might so his awne herte For wheÌ„ I am brought in to that extremite that I must ether suffre or forsake god then I shall feale how moch I beleue and trust in him
that which thou hast spoken is good to be done And then I toke the heedes of youre trybes men of wysdome and that were expert and made them ruelers ouer you captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes ouer fyftye and ouer ten and officers amonge youre trybes And I charged youre Iudges the same tyme Iudges sayenge heare youre brethern and iudge righteously betwene euery man and his brother and the straunges that is with him Se that ye knowe no man in Iudgement but heare the small as well as the greate and be afrayed of no man for the lawe is Gods And the cause that is to harde for you brynge vnto me and I will heare it And I commaunded you the same season all the thinges which ye shul de doo And then we departed from Horeb and walked thorow all that greate and terreble wildernesse as ye haue sene alonge by the waye that ledeth vnto the hilles of the Amorites as the Lorde oure God commaunded us and came to Cades bernea And there I sayed vnto you Ye are come vnto the hilles of the Amorites which the Lorde oure God doth geue vnto us Beholde the Lorde thi God hath sett the londe before the goo vpp and conquere it as the Lorde God of thy fathers sayeth vnto the feare not nether be discoraged And then ye came vnto me euery one and sayed Let us sende men before us to serche us out the londe and to brynge us worde agayne both what waye we shall goo vpp by and vnto what cities we shall come And the sayenge pleassed me well and I toke .xij. men of you of euery trybe one And they departed and went vp in to the hye contre and came vnto the ryuer Escoll and serched it out and toke of the frute of the londe in their hondes and brought it doune vnto us and brought us worde agayne and sayde it is a good lande which the Lorde oure God doeth geue us Notwithstondinge ye wolde not consente to goo vpp but were dishobedient vnto the mouth of the Lorde youre God aÌ„d murmured in youre tentes and sayde because the Lorde hateth us therfore he hath brought us out of the londe of Egipte to delyuer us in to the handes of the Amorites and to destroye us How shall we goo vpp Oure brethern haue discoraged oure hartes sayenge the people is greater and taller than we aÌ„d the cities are greatte and walked euen vpp to heauen and moreouer we haue sene the sonnes of the Enakimes there And I sayed vnto you dreade not nor be afrayed of theÌ„ The Lorde youre God which goeth before you he shall fyghte for you acordynge to all that he dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eies aÌ„d in the wildernesse as thou hast sene how that the Lorde thy God bare the as a man shulde beare his sonne thorow out all the waye which ye haue gone vntill ye came vnto this place And yet for all this sayenge ye dyd not beleue the Lorde youre God which goeth the waye before you to serche you out a place to pitche youre tentes in in fyre by nyght that ye myghte se what waye to go and in a cloude by daye And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordes and was wroth and swore sayenge there shall not one of these men of this frowarde generacion se that good londe which I sware to geue vnto youre fathers saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune he shall se it and to him I will geue the londe which he hath walked in aÌ„d to his childern because he hath contynually folowed the Lorde Likewise the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes sayenge thou also shalt not go in thiter But Iosua the soÌ„ne of Nun which stondeth before the he shall go in thither Bolde him therfore for he shall deuyde it vnto Israel Moreouer youre childern which ye sayed shulde be a praye and youre sonnes which knowe nether good nor bad this daye they shall goo in thither aÌ„d vnto them I will geue it aÌ„d they shall enioye it But as for you turne backe and take youre iurneye in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the reed see Than ye answered and sayed vnto me We haue synned agenst the Lorde we will goo vp and fyghte acordinge to all that the Lorde oure God coÌ„maunded us And wheÌ„ ye had gyrde on euery man his wepons of warre and were ready to goo vp in to the hilles the Lorde sayed vnto me saye vnto theÌ„ se that ye go not vp and that ye fighte not for I am not amoÌ„ge you lest ye be plaged before youre enemies * And wheÌ„ I told you ye wold not heare but Here thou seâ—st the verey image of the papistes For thei like wise where Gods worde is there they beleue not aÌ„d where it is not there they be bold disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde and went presumptously vp in to the hilles TheÌ„ the Amorites which dwelt in those hilles came out agenst you and chased you as bees doo and hewed you in Seir eueÌ„ vnto Horma And ye came agayne and wepte before the Lorde but the Lorde wolde not heare youre voyce nor geue you audience And so ye abode in Cades aloÌ„ge season acordinge vnto the tyme that ye there dwelt The .ij. Chapter THen we turned and toke oure iurney in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the red see as the Lord coÌ„maunded me And we compassed the mountayns of Seir a loÌ„ge tyme TheÌ„ the Lorde spake vnto me saienge Ye haue coÌ„passed this mountayns loÌ„ge ynough turne you northwarde And warne the people sayenge Ye shall goo thorow the costes of youre brethern the childern of Esau which dwell in Seir and they shal be afrayed of you But take good hede vnto youreselues that ye prouoke theÌ„ not for I wil not geue you of their loÌ„de no not so moch as a foâ—e breadeth because I haue geueÌ„ mount Seir vnto Esau to possesse Ye shall bye meate of theÌ„ for money to 〈◊〉 and ye shall bye water of theÌ„ for money to drâ—kâ— For the Lorde thy God hath blessed the in all the workes of thine haÌ„de aÌ„d knew the as thou weÌ„ test thorow this greate wildernesse Moreouer the Lorde thi God hath bene with the this xl yeres so that thou hast lacked nothinge And wheÌ„ we were departed from oure brethern the childern of Esau which dwelt in Seir by the felde waye from Elath aÌ„d Ezion Gaber we turned aÌ„d went the waye to the wildernesse of Moab TheÌ„ the Lorde sayed vnto me se that thou vexe not the Moabites nether prouoke theÌ„ to batayle for I will not geue the of their loÌ„de to possesse because I haue geueÌ„ Ar vnto the childern of loth to possesse The Emimes dwelt there in in tymes past a people greate many aÌ„d tal as the Enakimes which also were takeÌ„ for geantes as the Enakimes And the Moabites called theÌ„ Emymes In like maner the Horimes dwelt in Seir before time which the childern of Esau cast
out aÌ„d destroyed theÌ„ before them and dwelt there in their stede as Israel dyd in the londe of his possessioÌ„ which the Lorde gaue them Now ryse vpp sayed I aÌ„d get you ouer the ryuer Zared aÌ„d we went ouer the ryuer Zared The space in which we came from Cades bernea vntill we were come ouer the ryuer Zared was .xxxviij. yeres vntill all the generacion of the men of warre were wasted out of the host as the Lorde sware vnto theÌ„ For in dede the hande of the Lorde was ageÌ„st theÌ„ to destroye them out of the host till they were consumed And as soone as all the men of warre were consumed and deed from amonge the people then the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge Thou shalt goo thorow Ar the coste of Moab this daye and shalt come nye vnto the childern of Ammon se that thou vexe them not nor yet prouoke them For I will not geue the of the londe of the childern of Ammon to possesse because I haue geuen it vnto the childern of loth to possesse That also was taken for a londe of geauntes and geauntes dwelt therim in olde tyme and the Ammonites called them Zamzumyms A people that was great many and taule as the Enakyms But the Lorde destroyed them before the Ammonites and they cast them out and they dwelt there iÌ„ their steade as he dyd for the childern of Esau which dwell in Seir eueÌ„ as he destroyed the horyms before them aÌ„d they cast them out and dwell in their steade vnto this daye And the Avims which dwelt in Hazarim eueÌ„ vnto Aza the Caphthoryms which came out of Caphthor destroyed them and dwelt in the ir rowmes Ryse vp take youre yourney and goo ouer the ryuer Arnon Beholde I haue geuen in to thy haÌ„d SihoÌ„ the Amorite kynge of HesboÌ„ aÌ„d his londe Goo to and conquere and prouoke hiÌ„to batayle This daye I will begynne to send the feare and dreade of the vppon all nacions that are vnder al portes of heauen so that wheÌ„ they heare speake of the they shall tremble and quake for feare of the. Then I sent messengers out of the wildernesse of kedemoth vnto Syhon kynge of Hesbon with wordes of peace saynge Let me goo thorow thy londe I will goo allweyes alonge by the hye waye and will nether turne vnto the righte hande nor to the left Sell me meate for money for to eate and geue me drinke for money for to drynke I will goo thorowe by fote only as the childern of Esau dyd vnto me whiche dwell in Seir and the Moabites whiche dwell in Ar vntyll I be come ouer Iordayne in to the londe which the Lorde oure God geueth vs. But Sihon the kinge of Hesbon wolde not let vs passe by him for the Lord thy God had hardened his sprite and made his herte tough because he wold delyuer him in to thy hondes as it is come to passe this daye And the Lorde sayed vnto me beholde I haue begonne to set Sihon and his londe before the goo to and conquere that thou mayst possesse his londe Then both Sihon and all his people came out agenst vs vnto batayle at Iahab And the Lorde set him before vs and we smote hym and his sonnes and all hys people And we toke all his cities the same season and destroyed all the cities with men wemen and childern aÌ„d let nothinge remayne saue the catell only we caught vnto oure selues and the spoyle of the cities which we toke from Aroer vppon the brynke off the riuer off Arnon and the citie in the ryuer vnto Gilead there was not one citye to stronge for vs. The Lorde oure God delyuered all vnto vs only vnto the londe of the childern of Ammon ye came not nor vnto all the coste of the riuer labockner vnto the cities in the mountaynes nor vnto what soeuer the Lorde oure God forba de vs. ¶ The .iij. Chapter THen we turned and went vpp the waye to Basan And Og the kinge of Basan came out agenst vs. both he and all his people to batayle at Edrey And the Lorde sayed vnto me feare him not for I haue delyuered him and all his people aÌ„d his lande in to thy hande aÌ„d thou shalt deale with hiÌ„ as thou dealest with Sihon kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon And so the Lorde oure God delyuered in to oure handes Og also the kinge off Basan and al his folke And we smote him vntyll noughte was left him And we toke all his cities the same ceason for there was not a citie whiche we toke not from them euen .iij. score cities all the region of Argob the kyngdome of Og in Basan All these cities were made stronge with hye walles gates and barres besyde vnwalled townes a greate maynye And we vtterly destroyed them as we played with Sihon kynge off Hesbon bringing to nought al the cities with men wemen and childern But all the catell and the spoyle of the cities we caughte for oure selues And thus we toke the same ceason the loÌ„de out of the hande of two kynges of the Amorites on the other syde Iordayne from the ryuer of Arnon vnto mount Hermon which Hermon the Sidons call Sirion but the Amorites call it Senyr all the cities in the playne aÌ„d all Gilead and all Basan vnto Salcha and Edrei cities of the kingdome of Og in Basan For only Og kynge of Basan remayned of the remnauÌ„t of the geauntes beholde his yernen bed is yet at Rabath amonge the childern off AmmoÌ„ .ix. cubettes longe aÌ„d iiij cubetes brode of the cubettes of a man And when we had conquered this londe the same tyme I gaue from Aroer which is apon the riuer of Arnon and halfe mount Gile ad and the cities thereof vnto the Rubenites and Gadites And the rest of Gilead and all Basan the kingdome of Og I gaue vnto the halfe trybe of Manasse all the regioÌ„ of Argob with all Basan was called the londe of geauntes Iair the sonne of Manasse toke all the region of Argob vnto the costes of Gesuri aÌ„d Maâ—chati and called the townes of Basan after his owne name the townes of Iair vnto thys daye And I gaue half Gilead vnto Machir And vnto Ruben aÌ„d Gad I gaue from Gilead vnto the ryuer of Arnon aÌ„d half the valey aÌ„d the coste eueÌ„ vnto the ryuer Iabock which is the border of the childern of Ammon and the feldes aÌ„d Iordayne with the coste from Cenereth even vnto the see in the felde which is the salt see vnder the sprynges off Pisga eastwarde And I commaunded you the same tyme ye Ruben aÌ„d Gad sayeng the Lorde your God hath geuen you this londe to enioye it se that ye go harnessed before youre brethern the childern of Israel all that are meÌ„ of warre amonge you You re wyues only youre childern aÌ„d youre catell for I wote that ye haue moch catell shall abyde in youre cities which I haue geuen you vntyll the Lorde haue geueÌ„ rest vnto
off youre handes youre vowes and frewillofferynges and thy fyrst borne off youre oxen and off youre shepe And there ye shall eate before the Lorde youre God and ye shall reioyse in all that ye laye youre handes on both ye and youre housholdes because the Lord thy God hath blessed the. Ye shall doo after nothinge that we doo here this daye euery man what semeth hiÌ„ good * in his awne eyes For ye are not yet come to rest nor vnto the enheritaunce which the Lorde youre God geueth you But ye shal goo ouer Iordayne aÌ„d dwell in the loÌ„de which the Lorde youre God geueth you to enheret aÌ„d he shal geue you rest froÌ„ al youre enemies rounde aboute and ye shall dwell in safetie Therfore when the Lorde youre God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there thither ye shall brynge all that I commaunde you youre burntsacryfices and youre offerynges youre tithes and the heueofferynges of youre handes and all youre godly vowes which ye vowe vnto the Lorde And ye shall reioyse before the Lorde youre God both ye youre sonnes and youre doughters youre seruauntes and youre maydes and the leuite that is within youre gates for he hath nether parte nor enheritaunce with you Take hede that thou offer not thi burntofferynges in what soeuer place thou seyst but in the place which the Lorde shall haue chosen amonge one of thy trybes there thou shalt offer thi burntofferynges and there thou shalt doo all that I commaunde the. Notwitstondynge thou mayst kyll aÌ„d eate flesh in al thi cities what soeuer thi soule lusteth after acordinge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the both the * vncleane and the cleane mayst thou eate Vncleane as pertayninge vn to sacrifice as beestes that had deformities but not of the vncleane that was forbiddeÌ„ euen as the roo and the hert only eate not the bloude but poure it apon the erth as water Thou mayst not eate within thi gates the tythe of thi corne of thy wyne and of thi oyle ether the firstborne of of thine oxen or of thy shepe nether any of thi vowes which thou vowest nor thi frewilofferinges or heueofferynges of thyne handes but thou must eate them before the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen both thou thi sonne and thi doughter thi seruaunte and thy mayde aÌ„d the leuite that is within thi gates aÌ„d thou shalt reioyse before the Lorde thi God in al that thou puttest thine hande to And bewarre that thou forsake not the leuite as loÌ„ge as thou lyuest vppon the erth Yf when the Lorde thi God hath enlarged thi costes as he hath promysed the thou saye I will eate flesh because thi soule longeth to eate flesh then thou shalt eate flesh what so euer thi soule lusteth Yf the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to put his name there be to ferre from the then thou mayst kylle of thi oxen and of thi shepe which the Lorde hath geuen the as I haue commaunded the and thou mayst eate in thine awne citie what soeuer thi soule lusteth Neuer the later as the roo and the herte is eaten euen so thou shalt eate it the vncleane and the cleane indifferently thou shalt eate But be strong that thou eate not the bloude For the bloude that is the lyfe and thou mayst not eate the life with the flesh thou maist not eate it but must power it vppoÌ„ the erth as water Se thou eate it not therfore that it maye goo well with the and with thy childern after the when thou shalt haue done that whyche is ryghte in the syghte off the Lorde But thy holye thinges which thou hast and thy vowes thou shalt take and go vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen and thou shalt offer thy burntoffrynges both flesh aÌ„d bloude apon the alter of the Lorde thy God and the bloude of thine offrynges thou shalt poure out vppon the alter of the Lorde thy God and shalt eate the flesh Take hede and heare all these wordes which I commaunde the that it maye goo well with the and with thy children after the for euer wheÌ„ thou doest that whiche is good and right in the sighte of the Lorde thy God When the Lorde thy God hath destroyed the nacions before the whother thou goest to conquere them and when thou hast conquered them and dwelt in their landes Bewarre that thou be not taken in a snare after theÌ„ after that they be destroyed before the and that thou axenot after their goddes saynge how dyd these nacyons serue their goddes that I maye doo so likewyse Nay thou shalt not doo so vnto the Lorde thy God for all abhominacyons which the Lorde hated dyd they vnto their goddes For they burnt both their sonnes aÌ„d their doughters with fire vnto their goddes But what soeuer I commaunde you that take hede ye do aÌ„d put nought thereto nor take ought Put noughte to neâ— take ought awaye there from ¶ The .xiij. Chapter YF there a ryse amonge you a prophett or a dreamer of dreames and geue the a sygne or a wondre and that sygne or wonder which he hath sayed come to passe and then saye lat vs goo after straunge Goddes which thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them her ken not vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames For the Lorde thy God teÌ„pteth you to wete whether ye loue the Lord God geueth vs his worde â—â— coÌ„firmeth â—â— with miracles to proue who hath a â—r ue herteâ— we must take hede to the scripture lest false prophetes or false miracles deceave vs. youre God with all youre hertes aÌ„d with al youre soules For ye must walke after the Lorde youre God aÌ„d feare him and kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes and herken vnto his voyce and serue him and cleaue vnto him And that prophete or dreamer of dreames shall dye for it because he hath spokeÌ„ to turne you awaye froÌ„ the Lorde youre God which broughte you out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d delyuered you out of the housse of bondage to thrust the out of the waye whiche the Lorde thy God commaunded the to walke in and so thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Yf thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne awne sonne or thy doughter or the wife that lieth in thy bosome or thy frende which is as thyne awne soule vnto the â–ª entyce the secretly sayenge let vs goo and serue straunge goddes which thou hast not knoweÌ„ nor yet thy fathers of the goddes of the people whiche are rouÌ„de aboute the whether thei benye vnto the or farre of from the from the one ende of the lande vnto the other Se thou consente not vnto him nor herken vnto him no let not thynâ— eye pitye him nor haue compassyon on hym nor kepe him secrett but cause him to be slayne Thine hande shal be first apon hym to kyll him and then the
with stones aÌ„d they shall dye At the mouth of .ij. or iij witnesses shal he that is worthy of deeth dye but at the mouth of one witnesse he shall not dye And the handes of the witnesses shal be first vppon him to kyll him aÌ„d afterwarde the handes of all the people so shalt thou put wekednesse awaye from the. Yf a matter be to harde for the in iudgemeÌ„t betwene bloud and bloude plee and plee plage and plage in maters of strife within thi cities Then Arise and gett the vpp vnto the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen and goo vnto the preastes the leuites and vnto the iudge that shal be in those dayes and axe and they shall shewe the how to iudge And se that thou doo acordinge to that which they of that place which the Lorde hath chosen shew the and se that thou obserue to doo acordinge to all that they enforme the. Acordinge to the lawe which they teach the and maner of iudgement which they tell the se that thou doo and that thou bowe not from that which they she we the nether to the right hande nor to the lyfte And that man that will doo presumptuously so that he will not herken vnto the preast that stondeth there to mynistre vnto the Lorde thi God or vnto the iudge shall dye and so thou shalt put awaye euell from Israel And all the people shall heare and shall feare and shall doo nomare presumptuosly When thou art come vnto the loÌ„de which the Lorde thi God geueth the and enioyest it and dwellest therin Yf thou shalt saye I will sett a kinge ouer me like vnto all the nacions kyuâ—â—s that are aboute me Then thou shalt make him kinge ouer the whom the Lorde thi God shal chose One of thi brethern must thou make kinge ouer the and mayst not sett a straunger ouer the which is not of thi brethern But in ani wyse let hiÌ„ not holde to many horsses that he bringe not the people agayne to Egipte thorow the multitude of horsses for as moch as the Lorde hath sayed vnto you ye shall hence forth goo no moare agayne that waye Also he shall not haue to many wyues lest his hert turne awaye nether shall he gather him syluer and godlde to moch And when he is seten vppon the seate off his kingdome he shall write him out this seconde lawe in a boke takynge a copye of the preastes the leuites And it shal be with him and he shall reade there in all dayes of his lyfe * that he maye lerne to feare the Lorde his God for to kepe all the wordes of this lawe aÌ„d these ordinaunces for to doo them that his hert aryse not aboue his brethern and that he turne not from the commaundment ether to the righte hande or to the lifte that both he aÌ„d his childern maye prolonge their dayes in his kingdome in Israel ¶ The .xviij. Chapter THe preastes the Leuites all the trybe off Leui shall haue no parte nor enheritaunce I meruel that oure diffigured coude â—â—â—ke no figure of this all this while with Israel The offrynges of the Lorde aÌ„d his enheritaunce they shall eate but shall haue no enheritaunce amonge their brethern the Lorde he is their enheritaunce as he hath sayed vnto them And this is the dutie of the preastes of the people and of them that offer whether it be oxe or shepe They must geue vnto the preast the shulder and the two chekes and the maw the firstfrutes of thy corne wyne and oyle and the first of thy shepesheryng must thou geue him For the Lorde thy God hath chosen him out of all thy trybes to stonde and to ministre in the name of the Lorde both hiÌ„ and his sonnes for euer Yf a Leuite come out of any of thy cities or any place of Israel where he is a segeorner aÌ„d come with all the lust of his herte vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen he shall there ministre in the name of the Lorde his god as all his brethern the Leuites doo whiche stonde there before the Lord. And they shall haue lyke porcyons to eate besyde that whiche cometh to hym of the patrimonye of hys elders When thou art come in to the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the se that thou lerne not to doo after the abhominacyoÌ„s of these nacyons Let there not be founde amonge you that maketh his sonne or his doughter go thorow fyre ether a bruterar or a maker of dismale dayes or that vseth witchcraft or a sorcerar or a charmar or that speaketh with a spirite or a sothsayer or that talketh with them that are deed For all that doo soch thinges are abhominacion vnto the Lorde and because of these abhominacyons the Lorde thy God doeth cast them out before the be pure therfore with the Lorde thy God For these nacyons whiche thou shalt conquere herken vnto makers off dysemall dayes and bruterars But the Lorde thy God permytteth not that to the. The Lorde thy God will sterre vpp a prophete amonge you eueÌ„ of thy brethern like vnto me and vnto him ye shall herken acording to all that thou desyredest of the Lorde thy Christ is here promysed a preacher off better tydinges then Moâ—es god in Horeb in the daye when the people were gathered sayenge Let me heare the voyce of my Lorde God nomoare nor se this greate fire any moare that I dye not And the Lorde sayed vnto me they haue well spoken I will rayse them vpp a prophett from amonge their brethern like vnto the aÌ„d will put my wordes in to his mouth and he shall speake vnto theÌ„ al that I shall commaunde him And whosoeuer will not kerken vnto the wordes which he shall speake in my name I will requyre it off him But the prophete which shall presume to speake ought in my name which I commaunded him not to speake and he that speaketh in the name of straunge Goddes the same prophete shall dye And yf thou saye in thine hert howe shall I knowe that whiche the Lorde hath noâ— spoken When a prophete speaketh in the name of the Lorde yf the thynge folow not nor come to passe that is the thinge which the Lorde hath not spoken But the prophete hath spoken it presumptuously be not aferde therfore of him ¶ The .xix. Chapter WHen the Lorde thy Gad hath destroyed the nacyons whose londe the Lorde thy God geueth the and thou hast conquered theÌ„ and dwellest in their cities and in their housses thou shalt appoynte .iij. cities in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to possesse it thou shalt prepare the waye and deuyde the costes of thy lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret in to .iij. partes that whosoeuer committeth murthur may flee thither And this is the cause of the sleyer that shal The popis seÌ„tuaries are of an other purpose For he had leuer haue the frenshep of the
her in the towne and leye with her then ye shall brynge them both out vnto the gates of that same citie and shall stone them with stones to deeth The damsell because she cried not beynge in the citie And the man because he hath humbled his neyghbours wife and thou shalt put awaye evell from the. But yf a man finde a betrothed damsell in the felde and force her and leye with her TheÌ„ the man that laye with her shall dye alone and vnto the damsell thou shalt doo no harme because there is in the damsell no cause of deeth For as when a man ryseth agenste his neyghboure and sleyeth him eueÌ„ so is this matter For he founde her in the feldes and the be trothed damsell cried but there was no maÌ„ to succoure her Yf a man finde a mayde that is not betrothed aÌ„d take her aÌ„d lye with her aÌ„d be founde Then the man that laye with her shall geue vnto the damsells father .l. sycles of syluer And she shall be his wife because he hath humbled her and he maye not put her awaye all hys dayes No man shall take his fathers wife nor vnheale his fathers couerynge ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter NOne that is gelded or hath his preuey membres cutt of shall come in to the congregacion of the Lorde And he that is borne of a comen woman shall not come inthe congregacion of the Lorde no in the tenth generacyon he shall not entre in to the congregacyon of the Lorde The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come in to the coÌ„gregacyon of the Lorde no not in the tenth generacion no they shall neuer come in to the coÌ„gregacion of the Lorde because they met you not with bred and water in the waye when ye came out of Egipte and because they hyred agenst the Balaam the sonne of Beor the interpreter of Mesopotamia to curse the. Neuer thelesse the Lorde thy God wolde not herken vnto Balaam but turned the curse to a blessinge vnto the because the Lorde thy God loued the. Thou shalt neuer therfore seke that which is prosperouse or good for them all thy dayes for euer Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite for he is thy brother nether shalt thou abhorre an Egiptian because thou wast a straunger in hys londe The childern that are begotten of them shall come in to the congregacyon of the Lorde in the .iij. generacion When thou goest out with the host agenst thine enemies kepe the froÌ„ all wekednesse for the Lorde is amonge you Yf there be any man that is vncleane by the reason of vnclennesse that chaunceth hym by nyght let him goo out of the host and not come in agayne vntyll he haue wasshed him selfe with water before the euen aÌ„d then wheÌ„ the sonne is doune let him come in to the host agayne Thou shalt haue a place without the host whother thou shalt resorte to and thou shalt haue a sharpe poynte at the ende of thy wepon and when thou wilt ease thy selfe digge therewith and turne and couer that which is departed from the. For the Lorde thy God walketh in thyne host to rydd the and to sett thine enemyes before the. Let thine host be pure that he se no vncleane thinge amonge you and turne from you Thou shalt not delyuer vnto his master the seruaunt which is escaped from his master vnto the. Let him dwel with the eueÌ„ amonge you in what place he him selfe liketh best in one of thi cities where it is good for him anâ— vexe him not There shal be no whore of the doughters of Israel nor whorekeper of the sonnes of Israel Thou shalt nether brynge the hyre of an who The pope wil take tribute of them yet aÌ„d bisshopes aÌ„d aboâ—â—es de sire no better â—â—nauntes re nor the pryce of a dogge in to the housse of the Lorde thy God in no maner of vowe for eueÌ„ both of them are abhominacion vnto the Lorde thy God Thou shalt be no vsurer vnto thy brother nether in mony nor in fode nor in any maner thinge that is lent vppon vserye Vnto a strauÌ„ger thou maist lende vppon vserye but not vnto thy brother that the Lorde thy God maye blesse the in all that thou settest thyne hande to in the londe whother thou goest to conque re it When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde thy God se thou be not slacke to paye it For he will surely requyre it of the and it shal be synne vnto the. Yf thou shalt leue vowinge it shal be no synne vnto the but that which is once gone out off thy lippes thou must kepe and doo accordynge as thou hast vowed vnto the Lorde thy god a frewilloffrynge whiche thou hast spoken with thy mouth When thou comest in to thy neghboures vy neyarde thou mayst eate grapes thy belyfull at thine awne pleasure but thou shalt put none in thy bagge When thou goest in to thy neyghbours corne thou mayst plucke the eares with thine haÌ„d but thou mayst not moue a sycle vnto thy neghbours corne ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter WHen a man hath taken a wyfe and maried her yf she finde no fauoure in his eyes because he hath spied some vnclennesse in her Then let him write her a bylle of devor cement and put it in hir hande and sende her out of his housse Yf when she is departed out of his housse she goo and be another mans wife and the seconde husbonde hate her and write her a letter of deuorcement and put it in hir hande and sende her out of his housse or yf the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe Hir first man whiche sent hir awaye maye not take her agayne to be his wyfe in as moche as she is defiled For that is abhominacyon in the syght of the Lorde that thou defile not the loÌ„de with synne which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett When a man taketh a newe wyfe he shall not goo a warrefare nether shal be charged wyth any busynesse but shal be fre at home one yere and reioyse with his wife whiche he hath taken No maÌ„ shall take the nether or the vpper milstone to pledge for then he taketh a mans lyfe to pledge Yf any man be founde stealynge any of his brethern the childern of Israel aÌ„d maketh cheuesaunce of him or selleth him the thefe shall dye And thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Take hede to thy selfe as concernynge the plage of leprosye that thou obserue diligently to doo acordinge to all that the preastes the leuites shall theach the as I commaunded them Do as the prcastes teache you but as I haue taughte theÌ„ and not as they fayâ—e so ye shall obserue to doo Remembre what the Lorde thy God dyd vnto Mir Iam by the waye after that ye were come out off Egipte Yf thou lende thy brother any maner soker thou shalt not goo in to his housse to fetche a pledge but shalt stonde without and the man to whom thou lendest
shall brynge the the pledge out at the dore Forthermore yf it be a pore body goo not to slepe with his pledge but delyuer hym the pledge agayne by that the sonne goo doune and let him slepe in his owne rayment and blesse the. And it shal be rightuousnes vnto the before the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not defraude an hyred servaunte that is nedye and poore whether he be off thy brethern or a straunger that is in thy lond with in thy cities Geue him his hyre the same daye and let not the sonne goo doune thereon For he is nedye ād therewith susteyneth his life lest he crye agenst the vnto the Lorde ād it be synne vnto the. The fathers shal not dye for the childern nor the childern for the fathers but euery mā shall dye for his awne synne Hynder not the right of the straunger nor of the fatherlesse nor take wedowes rayment to pledge But remembre that thou wast a servaunte in Egipte ād how the Lord thy God delyuered the thēce Wherfore I cōmaūde the to doo this thinge When thou cuttest doune thyne herueste in the felde and hast forgotte a shefe in the felde thou shalt not goo agayne and fett it But it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that the Lorde thy God maye blesse the in all the workes of thyne hande When thou beatest doune thyne olyue trees thou shalt not make cleane riddaunce after the but it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe And when thou gatherest thy vyneyarde ▪ thou shalt not gather cleane after the but it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the lond of Egipte wherfore I cōmaunde the to doo this thinge ¶ The .xxv. Chapter WHen there is strife betwene men let thē come vnto the lawe and let the iudges iustifie the rightuous and condemne the trespeaser And yf the trespeaser be worthy of strypes then let the iudge cause to take him doune and to bete him before his face accordynge to his trespace vnto a certayne numbre .xl. stirpes he shall geue him and not passe lest yf he shulde exceade and beate him aboue that with many stripes thi brother shuld appere vngodly before thyne eyes Thou shalt not mosell the oxe that treadeth out the corne When brethern dwell together and one of It were hard to proue this a ceremonye them dye ād haue no childe the wyfe of the deed shall not be geuen out vnto a straunger but hir brotherlawe shall goo in vnto her and take her to wife and marie her And the eldest sonne which she beareth shall stonde vp in the name of his brother which is deed that his name be not put out in Israel But and yf the man will not take his systerlawe then let her goo to the gate vnto the elders and saye My brotherlawe refuseth to sterre vpp vnto his brother a name in Israel he will not marie me Then let the elders of his citie call vnto him and comen with him Yf he stonde and saye I will not take her then let his systerlawe goo vnto him in the presence of the elders and loose his showe of his fote and spytt in his face and answere and saye So shall it be done vnto that man that will not bylde his brothers housse And his name shal be called in Israel the vnshoed housse Yf when men stryue together one with another the wife of the one rūne to for to ryd hyr husbonde out of the handes of him that smyteth him and put forth hir hande and take him by the secrettes cutt of hir hande and let not thine eye pitie her Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner weyghtes a greate and a small nether shalt thou haue in thine house dyuerse measures a great ād a small But thou shalt haue a perfect ād a iust measure that thy dayes maye be lengthed in the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the For all that do soche thinges ād all that doo vnright are abhominacion vnto the Lorde thy God Remembre what Amalech dyd vnto the by the waye after thou camest out of Egipte he mett the by the waye and smote the hynmost of you all that were ouer laboured and dragged by hynde when thou wast faynted and werye and he feared not God Therfore when the Lorde thy God hath geuen the rest from all thyne enemyes rounde aboute in the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret and possesse se that thou put out the name of Amalech from vnder heauen ād forget not ¶ The .xxvj. Chapter WHen thou art come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett and hast enioyed it and dwellest there in take of the first of all the frute of the erthe which thou hast brought in out of the lande that the Lorde thy God geueth the and put it in a maunde and goo vnto the place which the Lorde thy God shall chose to make his name dwell there And thou shalt come vnto the preast that shal be in those dayes ād saye vnto him I knowledge this daye vnto the Lorde thy God that I am come vnto the contre whiche the Lorde sware vnto oure fathers for to geue vs. And the preast shall take the maunde out of thine hande and set it doune before the alter of the Lorde thy God And thou shalt answere ād saye before the Lorde thy God The Sirians wolde haue destroyed my father and he went doune in to Egipte ād sogeorned there with a few folke and grewe there vnto a nacyon greate myghtie and full of people And the Egiptians vexed us ād troubled vs and laded vs with cruell bondage And we cried vn to the Lorde God of oure fathers and the Lorde herde oure voyce and loked on oure aduersyte laboure and oppressyon And the Lorde brought vs out of Egipte with a mightye hande and a stretched out arme and with greate tereblenesse and with sygnes and wonders And he hath brought vs in to this place and hath geuē vs this londe that floweth with mylke and honye And nowe loo I haue brought the first frutes off the londe whiche the Lorde hath geuen me And set it before the Lorde thy God and worshepe before the Lorde thy God and reioyse ouer all the good thinges whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuē vnto the and vnto thyne housse both thou the Leuite and the straunger that is amonge you When thou hast made an ende of tithynge all the tithes of thine encrease the thyrde yere the yere of tythynge and hast geuen it vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse ād the wedowe and they haue eaten in thy gates ād fylled them selues Then saye before the Lorde thy God I haue brought the halowed thinges out of myne housse and haue geuen them vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe acordynge to all the commaundmentes which thou
vppon the and ouertake the Cursed shalt thou be in the towne and cursed in the felde cursed shall thyne almery be and thi store Cursed shall the frute of thy body aÌ„d the frute of thy lond be aÌ„d the frute of thine oxen aÌ„d the flockes of thy shepe And cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in aÌ„d wheÌ„ thou goest out And the Lorde shall sende vppon the cursynge goynge to nought and complaynyng in all that thou settest thine hande to what soeuer thou doest vntyll thou be destroyed aÌ„d brought to nought quyckely because of the wekednesse of thyne invencyons in that thou hast forsaken the Lorde And the Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the vntyll he haue consumed the from the londe whether thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall smyte the with swellynge with feuers heet burnynge wetherynge with smytynge and bia stinge And they shall folowe the vntyll thou perishe And the heauen that is ouer thy heed shal be bâ—asse and the erth that is vnder the yerne And the Lorde shall turne the rayne of the laÌ„de vnto powder aÌ„d dust euen froÌ„ heauen they shal come doune vpoÌ„ the vntyll thou be brought to nought And the Lorde shall plage the before thine enemyes Thou shalt come out one waye agenst them and flee seuen wayes before them aÌ„d shalt be scatered amonge all the kingdomes of the erth And thy car casse shal be meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre aÌ„d vnto the beestes of the erth and no man shall fraye them awaye And the Lorde will smyte the with the botches of Egipte and the â—morodes scalle and maungynesse that thou shalt not be healed thereof And the Lorde shall smyte the with madnesse blyndnesse and dasynge of herte And thou shalt grope at none daye as the blynde gropeth in darkenesse and shalt not come to the right waye And thou shalt suffre wronge only and be polled euermore and no man shall soker the thou shalt be betrothed vnto a wife and another shall lye with her Thou shalt bylde an housse and another shall dwell therein Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and shalt not make it comen Thine oxe shal be slayne before thyne eyes aÌ„d thou shalt not eate thereof Thine asse shal be violently taken awaye euen before thi face and shall not be restored the agayne Thy shepe shal be geuen vnto thine enemyes aÌ„d no man shall helpe the. Thy sonnes aÌ„d thy doughters shall be geue vnto another nacion and thyne eyes shall se and dase vppon them all daye longe but shalt haue no myghte in thyne hande The frute of thy londe and all thy laboures shall a nacyon which thou knowest not eate aÌ„d thou shalt but soffre violence only and be oppressed alwaye that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se The Lord shall smyte the with a myscheuous botche in the knees aÌ„d legges so that thou â—aÌ„st not be healed eueÌ„ from the sole of the fote vnto the toppe of the heed The Lorde shall brynge both the and thy kynge which thou hast sett ouer the vnto a nacyon whiche nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes euen wodd aÌ„d stone And thou shalt goo to wast aÌ„d be made an ensample aÌ„d a gestynge stocke vnto al nacioÌ„s whether the Lord shall carye the. Thou shalt carie moch seed ouâ— in to the felde and shalt gather but litle in for the locustes shall destroye it Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and dresse it but shalt nether drynke off the wyne nether gather of the grapes for the wormes shall eate it Thou shalt haue olyue trees in all thy costes but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle for thyne olyue trees shal be rooted out Thou shalt get sonnes aÌ„d doughters but shalt not haue them for they shal be caried awaye captyue All thy trees and frute of thy londe shal be marred with blastynge The straungers that are amonge you shall clyme aboue the vpp an hye aÌ„d thou shalt come doune beneth alowe He shall lende the aÌ„d thou shalt not lende him he shal be before aÌ„d thou behynde Moreouer all these curses shall come vppoÌ„ the and shall folowe the and ouertake the tyll thou be destroyed because thou herkenedest not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d ordinaunces whiche he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the aÌ„d they shal be vppoÌ„ the as miracles aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d vppon thy seed foreuer And because thou seruedest not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse and with a good herte for the abundaunce of all thinges therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vppon the in hunger and thrust in nakednesse and in nede off all â—hynge and he shall put a yocke off yerne â—ppon thyne necke vntyll he haue broughte the to noughte And the Lorde shall brynge a nacion vppon the from a farre euen from the ende off the worlde as swyfte as an egle fleeth a nacion whose tonge thou shalt not vnderstonde a herde fauoured nacion whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde nor haue compassioÌ„ on the younge And he shall eate the frute of thy londe and the frute of thy catell vntyll he haue destroyed the so that he shall leaue the nether corne wyne nor oyle nether the eÌ„crease of thyne oxen nor the flockes of thy shepe vntyll he haue brought the to nought And he shall kepe the in in all thy cities vntyll thy hye aÌ„d stronge walles be come doune whereiÌ„ thou trustedest thorow all thy londe And he shall besege the in all thy cities thorow out all thy land whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen the. And thou shalt eate the frute of thyne awne bodye the flessh of thy sonnes and off thy doughters which the Lorde thy God hath geuen the in that straytenesse and sege where â–ª with thyne enemye shall besege the so that it shall greue the man that is tender and exceadynge delycate amonge you to loke on his brother and vppon his wife that lyeth in hys bosome aÌ„d on the remnaunte of his childern which he hath yet lefte for feare of geuynge vnto any of them of the flesh of hys childern whiche he eateth because he hath noughte lefte him in that straytenesse and sege wherewith thyne enemye shall besege the in all thy cytyes Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate amonge you that she dare not auenture to sett the sole of hyr foote vppon the grounde for softnesse and tendernesse shal be greued to loke on the husbonde that leyeth in hir bosome and on hyr sonne and on hyr doughter euen because of the afterbyrthe that ys come oute from betwene hyr legges and because of hyr childern whiche she hath borne because she wolde eate them for nede off all thynges secretly in the straytenesse and sege wherewith thine enemye shall besege the in thy cities Yf thou wilt not be diligent to doo all the wordes of this lawe
that are wrytten in thys boke for to feare this glorious and fearfull name of the Lorde thy God the Lorde will smyte both the and thy seed with wonderfull plages and with greate plages and of longe continuaunce and with euell sekenesses and of longe duraunce Moreouer he wyll brynge vppon the all the diseases off Egipte whiche thou wast afrayed off and they shall cleaue vnto the. Thereto all maner sekenesse◠and all maner plages whiche are not wrytten in the boke of this lawe wyll the Lorde brynge vppon the vntyll thou be come to noughte And ye shal be lefte fewe in numbre where to fore ye were as the starres off heauen in multitude because thou woldest not herkē vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God And as the Lorde reioysed ouer you to do you good and to multiplye you euen so he will reioyse ouer you to destroye you and to brynge you to nought And ye shabe wasted from of the lande whother thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne euen wod and stone And amonge these nacyons thou shalt be no small season and yet shalt haue no reste for the sole of thy foote For the Lorde shall geue the there a trēblynge herte ād dasynge eyes and sorowe of mynde And thy lyfe shall hange before the and thou shalt feare both daye and nyghte ād shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe In the mornynge thou shalt saye wolde God it were nyghte And at nyghte thou shalt saye wolde God it were mornynge For feare off thyne herte whiche thou shalt feare and for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se And the Lorde shall brynge the in to Egipte agayne with shippes by the waye which I bade the that thou shuldest se it nomoare And there ye shal be solde vnto youre enemyes for bondmen and bondwemen and yet no man shall bye you ¶ The .xxix. Chapter THese are the wordes of the appoyntmēt which the Lorde commaunded Moses to make with the childern of Israel in the londe of Moab besyde the appoyntment whiche he made with them in Horeb. And Moses called vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them Ye haue sene all that the Lorde dyd before youre eyes in the lande of Egipte vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and the greate temptacyons whiche thyne eyes haue sene and those greate myracles and wonders and yet the Lorde hath not geuen you an herte to perceaue nor eyes to se nor eares to heare vnto this daye And I haue led you .xl. yere in the wildernesse and youre clothes are not waxed olde vppon you nor are thy showes waxed olde vppon thy fete Ye haue eaten no bred nor droncke wyne or strounge dryncke that ye myghte knowe howe that he is the Lorde youre God And at the last ye came vnto this place ād Sihon the kynge of Hesbon and Og kynge of Basan came out agenst you vnto batayle and we smote them and toke their londe and gaue it an heritaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse Kepe therfore the worde of this appoyntment and doo them that ye maye vnderstonde all that ye ought to doo Ye stonde here this daye euery one of you before the Lorde youre God both the heedes of youre trybes youre elders youre officers ād all the mē of Israel youre childern youre wyues and the straungere that are in thyne host from the hewer of thy wod vnto the drawer of thy water that thou shulddest come vnder the appoyntment of the Lorde thy God and vnder his othe which the Lorde thy God maketh with the this daye For to make the a people vnto him selfe and that he maye be vnto the a God as he hath sayed vnto the and as he hath sworne vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Also I make not this bonde and this othe with you only but both with him that stōdeth here with us this daye before the Lorde oure God and also with him that is not here with us this daye For ye knowe how we haue dwelt in the londe of Egipte and how we came thorow the myddes of the nacions which we passed by And ye haue sene their abhominaciōs and their ydolles wod stone siluer and golde which they had Lest there be amonge you man or woman kynred or trybe that turneth awaye in his hert this daye from the Lord oure God to goo ād serue the goddes of these nacions and lest there be amonge you some roote that bereth gall and wormwod so that when he heareth the wordes of this curse he blesse him selfe in his hert sayenge I feare it not I will therfore walke after the lust of myne awne hert that the drounken destroye the thurstie And so the Lorde will not be mercyfull vnto him but then the wrath of the Lorde ād his gelousye smoke agenst that man ād al the curses that are written in this boke light vppō him and the Lorde doo out his name frō vnder heauen and separate him vnto euell out of all the trybes of Israel acordynge vnto all the curses of the appoyntement that is written in the boke of this lawe So that the generacion to come of youre childern that shal ryse vpp after you ād the straunger that shall come from a ferre londe saye when they se the plages of that londe and the diseases where with the Lorde hath smytten it how all the londe is burnt vpp with bremstone and salt that it is nether sowne nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therein after the ouertrowenge of Sodome Gomor Adama ād Zeboim which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and angre And than all nacions also saye wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this londe O how fearse is this greatt wrath And men shall saye because they lefte the testamēt of the Lorde God of their fathers which he made with them whē he brought them out of the lande of Egipte And they went ād serued straunge goddes and worshipped them goddes which they knewe not and which had geuen them nought And therfore the wrath off the Lorde waxed whote vppon that londe to brynge vppon it all the curses that are written in this boke And the Lorde cast them out of their londe in angre wrath and greate furyou snesse and cast thē in to a straunge londe as it is come to passe this daye The secrettes perteyne vnto the Lorde oure God and the thinges that are opened perteyne vnto us and oure childern for euer that we doo all the wordes of this lawe The .xxx. Chapter WHen all these wordes are come vpō the whether it be the blessinge or the cursse which I haue set before the yet yf thou turne vnto thyne hert amonge all the nacions whother the Lorde thi God hath thruste the and come agayne