lacke â—iue of fifty righteous men Wilt thou the City and the reste destroy for wante of them 48 God sayd againe if I may find but forty there and fiue I wyl the City saue from harme and all therein alyue 49. Sayd Abraham the Citty Lorde may Forty righteous make God sayd I will it not destroy for Forty righteous sake 50. O let my Lorde not angry bee that I replye agayne There may be Thirty found therein that righteous do remayne He sayd if I but Thirty finde I will do no man payne 51. O see sayd hee I haue presum'de my God to speake to here There may be Twenty yet therein that righteous may appeare Sayd God then for those Twenties sake the City shal be cleare 52. O Lord with me not angry bee but let thine anger ceasse I will this once but speake to thee and after holde my peace 53. Perchaunce there yet may Tenne be there â–ª that do thee loue and serue I will sayd God for those Tenne sake the City whole preserue 54. Thus when that God of Abraham had heard what hee coulde say Almighty God departed thence and Abraham that Day Returned backe vnto hys place within his Tent to staye The Contentes of the XIX Chapter IVst Lot two Angels doth receyue VVythin his House to byde The Sodomites do compasse rounde Lots House on euery side From Sodoms Plague Lot is set free By power of mighty hande Lots VVyfe into a Piller Salt VVas turnde and so doth stand How Lot wyth wyne was ouer chargde And wyth his Daughters laye And how they ChyldreÌ„ brought hym forth By this perceyue you maye AT Sodome Gate as Lot there sat the Day and Night betwene Two AuÌ„gels vnto SodoÌ„e caÌ„e whom when that Lot had séene Hee rose and ran them for to méete and bowed downe hys Face And so alonge vppon the Ground hee did theÌ„ both embrace 3. And sayd my Lordes turne in I pray your Seruauntes house within This Night abide and washe your Feete and or the Day begin 4. You shall rise earely in the Morne and so departe againe They yet denay'de and sayd we will in streates al night remayne 5. Ah las not so my Lordes sayd Lot and Lot importune was With humble speach did them compell and so it came to passe 6 In manner as it were by force they turned in at last Into the House of this Iust Lot and Lot with speedy haste 7. Made them a Feast bak't them bread of sweete and sauery Do They eate thereof were satisfied and well contented so 8. But ere these Men to rest had gon the Sodomites came out Both old and yonge and compassed the House of Lot about 9. They called Lot and thus wise sayde tell vs where be those Men Which came into thy house this Night come forth and bringe vs theym That we with them our Lust may vse Good Lot prepard him then 10. And out of Dores to them he went and sparrd the dore agayne And sayde alas good Brethren mine let not such filthe remaine 11. But for Gods sake I humbly aske do not so wickedly Beholde I haue of Daughters twayne I le â—etcâ— them by and by 12. They Maydens bee and knowe no man with them do what you please Forbeare these men and suffer them to rest and take their ease 13. To these men onely nothinge doe for therefore came they in Under the Shadowe of my Roofe For feare of Sodome sinne 14. Stande backe to Lot sayd some of them againe sayd other some Lot came as one to soierne here is Lot a Iudge become 15. Wee surely will deale worse with thee then with these Men within And so on Lot they pressed sore to haue committed sinne 16. And came the dore of Lot to breake the Men put forth their hand And pulled Lot into the house to them where they did stand 17. The Sodomites without the dore were smote with Blindnesse all So that the dore they coulde not finde they faynted so withall 18. The Men of God to Lot thus sayd if thou haue Sonnes in lawe Or Sonnes or Daughters of thine owne them from this Citty drawe 19. Or what so euer else thou haste this Citty here within Bringe it from hence for wee are sent the same to burne for sinne 20. For why the crie of them is great before the Face of God And now it shall destroyed bee with his consuminge Rodde 21. Then Lot went out and thus wise spake vnto his Sonnes in lawe Which Maried had his Daughters deere my Sonnes now stande in awe 22. Of God the Lord and get you hence for God hath hyther sent His Aungels this to ouerthrowe the Citty shal be brent 23. The Sonnes in Lawe tooke all for Iest their Father Lot did say And so as though hee séem'de to mocke they let him goe his way 24. But when the Morninge did arise theese Aungels Lot did call And caused him to haste away for feare least hee might fal 25. Stand vp sayd they and take thy Wife and Daughters twaine thee by Least that thou perishe in their Sinne and in the Citty dye 26. And as Lot did the tyme prolonge the Men of God loe caught Both Lot his Wyfe and Daughters twayne and by the hande them braught 27. And set them safe the Citty out and thus to them did say Nowe saue thy life and looke not backe ne tary in the way 28. Of all this Plaine and Champion Grounde or Countrey thou arte in But in the Mountayne saue thy selfe from plague that 's sent for Sinne. 29. Not so my Lorde sayd Lot to them thy Seruaunt in thy sight â–ª Great grace hath founde and mercy both by Goddes vndoubted mighte 30 In that my lyfe preserâ—ed is and from the cittie free Thy mercy hast thou magnified and shewed vnto mee 31 Behold I cannot saued bee in Mountaynes for to lye Least some mishap do fall on mee and therewithall I dye 32 But loe my Lord here is at hand A litle citty by Euen yonder little one you see to which place I may flye 33 O let mee there preserued bee is not the Cittie small And wilt not thou that Cittie spare and mee alyue wythall 34 I haue sayd God concerning this receiued thy request And for thy sake I wyl it spare thou shalt be there in rest 35 Go hast thee hence and there be safe for I can nothing doe Tyl thou from hence art thyther gone my wyll is bent there to 36 That little Cittie therefore now is Zoar cald by name The Sunne new rysen was on Earth when Lot came to the same 37 But yet Lots wife for looking backe which was to her forbod Was turnde into a Pyller Salt by mightie worke of God 38. And when that Lot thus entred was the cittie Zoar in The Lorde from Heauen on Sodome sent and Gomer for their Synne 39 Great rayne of fyre and Sulpher strong not
I can them not reporte 53. Sara my Maisters Wyfe that was when shee was very olde Bare him a Sonne a goodly youth of corage stoute and bolde 54. On whom my mayster hath bestowde his goodes and Cattel al His Syluer Gold and other thinges likewyse possesse hee shal 55. My Mayster now is growne in Yeares and therfore made me sweare Because I chiefe am in his House and all the rule do beare 56 Thou shalt not take for Isaac a wyfe marke what I tell Of Daughters of the Cananites here in whose Land I dwel 57 But thou vnto my Fathers House and Kynred shalt repare And take a Wyfe vnto my Sonne where myne owne Kynfolks are 58. Sayd I vnto my Mayster tho what if it happen so The Wyfe that I would haue for him refuse wyth me to goe 59 Sayd he the Lord before whose face I stand and walke in sight Wil send his Angel in the Waye and guyde thy course aright 60 And prosper shal thy iourney so as thou a Wyfe shalt haue For my sweet Sonne of Kinred myne according as I craue 61 So when thou com'st my Kinred to from curse then art thou free If they denye a Wyfe to gyue eke Gyltlesse shalt thou be 62 And so this day vnto the Wel I came and there I stayde And in my hart O Mighty God of Abraham I sayd 63 If it be so this Iourney myne thou prosperous wilt make Behold I stand the Wel hard by where Maydes wil Water take 64. And when a Uirgin shal forth come and draw of Water clere And then I say Damsel I pray geue me of Water here 65 Out of thy Pitcher for to drynke and she then say to me Drynke thou and I wil also draw For Camels these with thee 66 That same is she that shal be Wyfe vnto my maysters Soune And whom thou God appoynted hast before this thing begonne 97. And yet ere I arâ—end had made of speaking in myne Hart Behold Rebecca then came forth of Water to haue part 68 And on her Shoulder as she came a Pitcher did she beare So went she downe into the Well and drawed water there 69 Sayd I I pray thee geue me Drinke thou honest gentle mayd With hast she toke hyr Pitcher downe and bade me Drinke and sayde 70 When thou hast Dronke I wil goe downe and Water draw also And giue thy Camels for to drinke before that I do goe 71 I dranke and she more Water drew and to my Camels brought Then for to know whose child she was I gently her besought 72 My Fathers name is Bethuell and Nahors Sonne sayd shee Whom Milcha brought forth vnto hym and Grandsire is to me 73 I put the Earinge on hir face and Bracelets on her hand My selfe did bow and worship God in place where I did stand 74 And blessed God of Abraham which had me thither brought To take my maisters Brothers child vnto his Sonne vnsought 75 Now also if that thou wil deale truly with Maister myne And that his Sonne may haue to Wyfe Rebecca Daughter thyne 76 Tel me if not that I may tourne the left Hand for to goe Or if I shall the right hand take my Maister this to show 77 Sayd Laban then and Bethuel this saying doth proceede Euen from the Lord of Heauen and Earth by whom it was decreed 78 We therfore can of good ne bad say any thynge to thee But as it pleaseth God to do his wil fulfilled bee 80 Beholde Rebecca is in sight take her and goe thy way That she may Wyfe be vnto hym as God hath sayd this day 81 And when the Seruaunt heard these wordes he flat fel on the ground And worshipt God from whom al grace and Mercy doth abounde 82 And in a while the Seruaunt rose and from his Cariage fet Rych Iewels Coucht in Siluer fine in Gold eke likewyse set 83 And to Rebecca did them geue with Raiment rich in show To Laban and to mother hers ryche gyftes he gaue also 84 So sat they downe to Eate and Drinke both he and they lykewyse With him that came the Nyght ore past in Morning did aryse 85. And when the seruaunt ready was let me depart sayd hee Unto my Maister Abraham that loketh longe for me 86 Her Mother and her Brother deare vnto the Man thus spake I praye thee let the Damsel byde a whyle and mery make 87. And if it be but Ten Dayes space with thee then shal she goe Sayd he I pray thee hynder not me in my Iorney soe 88 Behold the Lord hath prosperd wel my Iourney in ech thing Send me away to Maister myne this happy newes to bring 89 We wil sayd they the Damsel call and at hir Mouth enquire Whether or no to goe or byde she rather doth desire 90 And they Rebecca called foorth and said wilt thou or no Goe wyth this Man I wil sayd she and ready am to goe 91 So then they let Rebecca passe her nurse and Abrams man And eke those Men that then were there and with him thyther cam 92. And then Rebecca blessed they and thus to her dyd say Now into thousand thousands growe and God thee guyd alway And that thy Seede the Enmies gates possesse for euer maye 93. This done forthwith Rebecca rose her Damsâ—lles eke also Upon the Camells were they set and wyth this man did goe 94 And so the Seruaunt toke the charge Rebecca safe to cary They toke theyr leaue away they went and would no lenger tary 95 Now from the way of Hagars Well God lyues and seeth me Came Isaac for in the South that tyme there dwelled he 96 And in the Euening as he went into the fieldes to pray His Eies lift vp the Camels saw there comming in the way 97. Rebecca lifted vp her Eyes when Isaac she spyde She lighted doune her Camel froe and so a whyle did bide 98 And then vnto the seruaunt said do you this same man know That in the field approcheth vs say therto yea or noe 99 It is my Maister then sayd he I put you out of doubt She quickly then her Mantle tooke and wrapt herselfe aboute 100 To Isaack there told be all what hapned as he went Then Isaac this Maiden brought into his mothers Tent. 101 He toke Rebecca loued her and she became his Wife And comfort so receiued he after his Mothers lyfe The Contentes of the XXV Chapiter Here Abraham Keturah takes To be his second VVife And many Children doth beget And so departes this life To whom his goodes he did dispose This Chapter shal you tel Also the Pedagrew here is Of his Sonne Ismaell The Birth of Iacob and Esau Here vnderstand you may How Esau for a messe of Rize His Birthright solde awaye ANd after this did Abraham Keturah take to Wyfe By whom he many Children got before he left this lyfe Abraham Keturah Zimran Iokshan Sheba Dedan Asshurim
geeue it thee 20 This Laban now two daughters had and Lea was the one And Rahel shee the youngst of twaine was fayr'st to looke vpon 21 And Iacob Rahel loued well and therfore sayd in fyne Seuen yeares I wyl thy seruaunt bee for Rahell daughter thyne 22 Much better t' is sayd Laban tho my daughter thyne to bee Then his vnknowne a straunger borne and from my kinred free I am content it shal be so abyde here styl with me 23 For Rahel Iacob thus became to Laban bound as tho Those yeares with him few dayes did seeme his loue encreased so 24 And when seuen yeares expired were geeue mee my wife sayd hee That I may know her as I ought for now I am set free 25 Then Laban Father to the Mayde together streight did cal The Men and Brethren of that place and so did feast them all 26. When Night was come hee Leah tooke and vnto Iacob brought And Iacob went as Custome was to Rahel as hee thought 27 But when the Morning did appeare the matter for to trye Behold Leah not Rahel t' was with Iacob that did lye 28 Wherfore sayd Iacob hast thou playd this subtil part with mee Did I not serue for Rahel thyne this seuen yeares past with thee Wherfore hast thou thus me beguilde as al these People see 29 To whom thus Laban aunswered the maner of this place Is not the youngest to preferre before the eldest face 30 Passe out this weeke then shal this Mayde be geeuen to thee also And for the same thou shalt mee geeue seuen yeares of seruice moe 31 So Iacob did and passed out the weeke as was the guise Then Laban Rahel gaue to him to bee his wife likewise 32 So Iacob now two wyues possesâ— but Rahel loued hee For whom hee serued Fourtene yeares and after was set free 33. When God did see how Iacob did Lea his Wyfe dispise Hee blest her Wombe and fruictfull made before the Peoples Eyes 34. But Rahell whom hee lyued best did barren yet become And Lea shee conceiued streight and brought him forth a sonne 35. And Ruben called shee his name and sayd the Lorde did see My sorrowe greate and therefore nowe my Husbande will loue mee 36. And shee againe conceiued was and so to passe it cam The Lord hath hard and seene saith shee that I dispised am 37. And therefore hath this Sonne me geuen to feede my ioyes vpon And so her second Sonne shee cal'de by name of Simeon 38. The third time yet conceiued shee an other Sonne him bare For this sayth shee my husband now my company wil not spare 39 Because I haue three sonnes hym borne to make him glad wythall And therfore shee her third sonne nam'de and Leuy did him call 40 And she the fourth time dyd conceiue and bare another sonne Sayd she now will I prayse the Lord for this that hee hath donne 41. And Iuda called shee this Childe and so shee bare no moe Till afterward it pleased God his blessinge great to shoe The Contentes of the XXX Chapter Rahell and Lea both in Barrennesse do ly ue Both geue their maydes their Husbands til and they hym Children gyue Lea geues Mandragore to Rahell wyth good wyl That Iacob myght wyth Lea lye that Nyght her mynde to fill How Laban Rych is made for this same Iacobs fake And Iacob Rich is made also and so his leaue doth take WHen Rahell saw she Iacob by no Childe as yet could beare Shee at her Sister enuy had and sayd to Iacob there 2. Geue children vnto me also else presently I dye Then Iacob angry was with her and sayd a GOD am I 3. Or in Gods steede which hath withheld of Children fruict from thee Behold sayth shee there is my Mayde go in to her and shee 4. Shal Children beare vpon my Lappe and I the same will take And as my owne vpon my Knee will dandle for thy sake 5. So thus her handmaide did shee geue her husbandes Wyfe to bee By whom this Maide conceiued was and forth a Sonne brought shee Sayd Rahell then God hath me heard and sentence geuen with mee 6. For why the Lord hath heard my voyce I well perceiue the same And hath mee geuen a goodly Boye and Dan shee cal'de his name 7. Agayne Bilha conceiued was and bare another Sonne Sayd Rahel now by wrestlinge thus I haue the maistery won 8. And got of Lea Sister mine the Godly victorie So named shee her second Sonne and cal'de him Naphtalie 9. When Lea sawe shee bearinge left more Children could not haue Shee Silpha tooke her Mayde that was and to hir husband gaue Soe Iacob tooke her vnto wyfe and shee brought him a Lad 10 Sayd Lea now a Company comes and so did cal hym Gad. 21 Againe this Silpha Leas mayd another sonne him bare Ah blest am I said Lea then for Daughters al that are Will blesse me now and so that sonne shee called him Assar. 12 Now Ruben Iacobs eldest sonne and first of Lea borne Wâ—nt forth in Dayes of wheat Haruest when shocked was the Corne. 13 And found by chaunce Mandragoras in field as he did goe Which is an herbe whose roote men say the shape of man doth showe 14 To Lea did he giue the same that then his Mother was Said Rahel Sister giue me of thy Sonnes Mandragoras 15 I' st not enoughe sayd Lea then that thou my husband haue But would my Sonnes Mandragoras away likewyse to craue 16 If that thy Sonnes Mandragoras thou wylt gyue vnto me I am content that Iacob shal this Night goe sleepe wyth thee 17 So Lea gaue Mandragoras and Rahel was content At euen as Iacob homeward came to meete him Lea went 18 And sayd come vnto mee sweete hart this Night I haue the bought Wyth my swete Sonnes Mandragoras which neuer cost me ought 19 And so that Night wyth her he slept and God did Lea heare She did conceyue and so by him her fift Sonne did she beare 20 Sayd she God hath rewarded mee because my Mayde I gaue And Isachar shee cald her Sonne for so shee would him haue 21 And Lea yet conceiu'de agayne and brought the sixt Sonne foorth God hath mee now endude shee sayd with Dowrye much in worth 22 Now wil my husband dwel with mee to feede my ioyes vpon Because sixe Sonnes I haue him borne and cald him Zabulon 23 A Daughter yet she after bare and Dina was her name And God remembred Rahel too and did her keepe from blame 24 He heard her voyce and frutefull made a Mother for to bee So when shee was deliu'red of a goodly Boy to see 25 The Lord hath taken my rebuke now cleane away sayth she And Ioseph named shee her Sonne and sayd Lorde geeue to mee Another Sonne to play withall if so thy pleasure bee 26 So soone as Rahel had brought forth young
â—uer Peniél the Sunne him rose vpon So halted hee of that same Thigh the Angel stroke him on 44 The Israelites forbeare to eate The Synewe to this daye That is in that place of the Thighâ— where Iacobs Synewe lay 45 Because the man that stroue with him did touch the hollow place Of Iacobs Thighe wherein hereby the shronken Synewe was The Contentes of the XXXIII Chapiter Esau and Iacob are agreed and Esau goes to Seir. And Iacob vnto Sichem went and set his Tentes vp there THen Iacob lifting vp his eies his Brother did behold And wyth hym came foure huÌ„dreth men as erst to hym was tolde 2. Then Iacob vnto both his Wyues and to his Maidens twayne His Children put ech by themselues in order to remayne 3. The Maydens both and Children theyrs that he by them did get The formost of the company in order did hee set 4 And next to them he Lea plaste and Children hers also And Rahell last with her younge Sonne appoincted was to goe 5 And then himselfe went them before as Guide vnto them all Seuen times ere hee his Brother mette vppon the Ground did fall 6 Esau hym met embraced hym and frendly did him kisse They both brast forth with Teares and wept great Ioy to see was this 7 Then Esau lifted vp his eies and did the women see And Children theyrs standing them by whence hast thou these sayth he 8 And do these women and these youthes â–ª belonge or no to thee They are sayd he thy Seruauntes Sonnes which God hath geuen to mee 9 Then came the Maydes wyth Children theirs and did obeysaunce showe And Leah wyth her Chyldren came and did her dutye knowe 10 And last of all came Ioseph forth his Mother Rahell too Who gaue to him obeysaunce such as duty bad them doe 11 Sayd Esau vnto Iacob then what Droue is that I met Of Goates of Sheepe of Camelles Bulles of Kyne and other Neaâ—e 12 My Lord sayd he that fauour I may finde in sight of thee I haue them sent vnto my Lord as present geuen from me 13 Not so my Brother Esau sayd enough haue I in store I neede them not kepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe therefore 14 Ah nay My Lord but if I haue found fauor in thy sight Receyue this present from my handes and therein do me right 15. For I this Day haue seene thy Face as though I should beholde The Face of God and thy good will both makes mee glad and bolde 16 Ah take my blessinge that is brought for God hath mercy showne And so â—ee Esau did compell to take it for his owne 17. When hee these Presentes had receiu'de let vs sayd hee now go And I will leade the Waye before my Lord sayde hee not so 18. Thou know'ste the Children tender are the Ewes with Younge bee great So bee the Kine vnder my Hand I shall my Lord entreate 19 Least Men the Herd should ouerdriue but euen one Day to try Both Ewes and Kine and all the rest would perish by and by 20. And therefore let my louinge Lord goe on before ifâ— please And I will softly after come and driue the Herd with ease 21. So as the Cattell may endure and Children able bee I shall to Seir still follow on and there my Lord will see 22. Sayd Esau then yet let mee leaue some of my Folke with thee What needeth it my Lord sayd he this one thing graunt to mee 23. That I mayâ— grace and fauour finde before thy sight this Daye For thereof haue I nede my Lord for which I humbly pray 24. So now agayne did Esau go to Seir forthe on his way And Iacob did his Iourney take to Suchot which men say 25. Was called so by reason of the Tentes and Bothes he made Wherein his Cattel from the heate was cherisht in the shade 26 And Iacob built him there an howse and so to Salem cam Of Sichem whych a City is in Land of Canaan 27. And this was after he came from Mesopotamia Which is a Country longe and brode and sette in Asia 28 Before this City did he pitch his Tentes whereas he found Of Hamors brode of whom he bought a certaine peece of Ground And for the same in mony payd an hundreth peeces round 29 And Iacob built an Aulter there to prayse the Lord wythal And on the God of Israell continually did cal The Contents of the XXXIIII Chapter The rauishing of Dina fayre that Iacobs daughter was By Sichem Hamors sonne and Heyre who sought to bring to passe To haue this Dina to his wyfe and so was borne in hand By brethren hers who tooke the lyfe of Males all in the Land WHhylst Iacob there inhabited in Salem t' vnderstand His daughter Dina went to see the daughters of the Land 2 When Sichem Hamors sonne her saw who Lord was of that Soyle Within his brest her beautie bred of Lust such burning broyle 3 That hee by force this mayden tooke her person did abuse His hart on Dina was so layd hee had no power to chuse 4 He spake her fayre and loued her as deare as his owne lyfe And to his father Hamor sayd get mee this mayd to wyfe 5 Iacob this knew but held his prace til hee his Sonnes might see For they were keeping Beastes in field as t' was their wont to bee 6 And Hamor Sichems Father came and vnto Iacob went To common of his Sonnes request was nothing els hee ment 7 But when the Sonnes of Iacob came whose Sister Dina was And heard by Sichems likinge lewd what thing was come to passe 8 It greeu'd them much and wroth they were hee had such folly wrought In Israel which thing in deede no man to do so ought 9 And Hamor vnto Iacob sayd the Soule of this my Sonne Doth long for Dina Daughter yours in maryed state to wonne 10 Geeue her to wyfe and ioyne with vs your Daughters geeue also And take our Daughters vnto you wee may together grow 11 So shall wee then together dwell the Land for you shal bee Therein to doe as best you like and haue possession free 12 Then Sichem to her Father sayd and Brethren hers likewise Uouchsafe this fauour I may fynde and Grace before your eyes 13 And what soeuer you appoint that playnly wil I geeue Demaund large Gyftes and Dowry both it shall no whyt me greeue 14 Yea I wyl geeue according that which you shall say to mee So that the Damsel you do geeue my spoused wyfe to bee 15 Then Iacobs Sonnes sayd vnto them wee cannot do this thinge To geeue her one vncircumcis'd should shame vpon vs bring 16 Deceitfullye did Iacobs Sonnes to Sichem vse wordes mylde Because their Sister Dina hee thus Lewdly had defilde 17 In this wee wil consent sayd they if thou wilt bee as wee Let all the males among you borne then Circumcised bee 18 So will wee geeue
my Mayde that Hagar is by name By her perhaps I may receiue some comforte by the same 4. And Abram did obey the Uoyce and Wordes that Sarai sayd And Sarai Abrams Wyfe then tooke Hagar th' Egiptian Mayde 5. And to her Husband did her geue to bee his Wyfe and feere Hee Hagar knewe and shee conceiu'de aâ— after did appeere 6. When Hagar sawe her selfe with Childe shee gan then to despise Her Maistresse and what ere shee did was hatefull in her Eyes 7. Then Sarai vnto Abram sayd good faith thou dost mee Wronge My Mayde I haue geeuen vnto thee the tyme is yet not longe 8. And now that shee conceyued is as shee the same doth see I hated am in sight of her God iudge tweene thee and mee 9. But Abram vnto Sarai saide thy Mayde is in thy hande Do thou with her as pleaseth thee I will thee not withstande 10. And when that Sarai angry was shee vsed her not well Then Hagar fledde from Sarais Face with her shee would not dwell 11. Into the Wildernesse shee fledde where as shee did abide And there the Aungell of the Lorde this heauie Hagar spied 12. Hard by a Fountayne Water cleare and thus to her did say Whence cam'ste thou Hagar Sarais Maide and whither mak'ste thou way â–ª 13. I flee sayd shee from froward Face of Sarai Maistresse myne Who cruelly hath delt with mee and at me doth repâ—ne 14. Returne againe sayd th'Aungell then thy Maistresse home vnto Submit thy selfe vnder her hand and what she bids thee doe 15. And in encreasinge sayd he than I wil encrease thy Seede In number such for multitude as number shall exceede 16. And more the Aungell sayd to her thou arte with Childe I see A Sonne it is and Ismaell his proper name shal be 17. Comfort thy selfe in this distresse thou shalt receiue reliefe For why the Lord thy voyce hath hearâ— thy trouble and thy griefe 18. The Child that now is in thy Womb a wilde Yongeman wil be And euery other man against lift vp his hande will hee 19. Likewise the hand of euery Man against him shall arise And in the presence shall hee dwell of all his Brethrens Eyes 20. Shee called then the Name of him that thus vnto her spake Thou God thou God dost looke on mee for thy great Mercy sake 21. For why saith shee haue I not sâ—ene euen here amid this place The hinder partes of this my God that sees mee in the Face 22. Wherefore the Well that was her by where th'Aungell did her see Was after cal'de the Well of him that liues and seeth mee 23. To Abram Hagar bare a Sonne that 's Ismaell by name Fower score and sixe was Abrams Age when Hagar bare the same The Contentes of the XVII Chapter The name of Abram and his VVyfe here chaunged shall you see The Canaan Lande is promised the fourth tyme his to be Howe Circumcision first beganne this Chapter shall you tell To Abram Isacke promisde is who prays for Ismaell WHEN Ninty Yeares of Abrams age and Nine were run and gone So that hee was to count vpon an Hundreth Yeares saue one 2. The Lord to Abram did appeere and thus to him did saye I am the Lorde th' Almighty God before mee walke the waye And bee thou perfecte in thy course for I will make this Day 3. My blessed Bond twene me and thee and will thee multiply So that thy Seede the Earth shal fill and that exceedingly 4. And Abram fell vpon his face wyth meeke and lowly cheere And God stil talked yet wyth him and sayd as doth appeere 5 â–ª Abram behold I am with the my testament also â–ª And thou a Father shalt be made of Nations great to growe 6. And neuer shal from hence thy name be Abram any more But Abraham thy name shal be make glad thy selfe therfore 7 For I a father haue the made of nations many a one And I wil make the grow so great as yet was neuer none 8 So many shal the nations be that I of the wil make Yea Kinges shal come and springe of the this wil I for thy sake 9 My Bonde moreouer will I make betwene my selfe and thee And eke thy sede in kinred theyrs that after thee shal be 10 And by an euerlasting wyll this Bond haue I decreed That I a God to the may be and after thee thy Seede 11 And I wil geue to the and thine that after the shal growe The Land wherein a stranger thou yet to and fro dost goe 12 Euen al the Lande of Canaan for euer shal they haue And I will be to them their God and heare them when they craue 13 Therefore sayd God see that thou keepe my testament wyth the. Both thou and thine shall the succeede in kinreds as they be 14 And this is now my testament â–ª I wil you to be donne Twene me and you and twyxt thy seede that after thee shall come 15. I will that you shall Circumcise ech Manchilde that is borne Amonge you in your Kinreddes all as I haue sayd beforne 16. And you the Foreskin of your Flesh shal Circumcise also Which of the Bonde a signe shal be tweene mee and you to knowe 17. And euery Manchilde you amonge that Eight Dayes olde shal be Likewise shall Circumcised bee as I haue sayd to thee 18. And such as in your Kinreddes are and borne at home in deede And such as be with Mony boughte of Straungers from thy seede 19. I saye the man borne in thy House and hee with Money bought Must needes all Circumcised bee as I before haue taught 20. And in your fleshe my Testament a Signe shal be most sure Of this same Bond tweene mee and you for euer to endure The Man Childe eke that 's borne with you that is not Circumcised In order such and at such time as I haue you aduised 22 That soule shall perishe from the rest because he broken hath My Testament I made with thee and turnde himselfe to skath 23. And God sayd vnto Abraham thou shalt not call thy Wife Sarai but Sara is her name from hence forth all her life 24. And I will blesse her sayth the Lord and haue geuen thee a Sonne That shall proceede and come of her that neuer erst was done 25. Upon her People eke likewise I will such blessinges bringe As out of her shal Nations great and kinges of people springe 26 But Abraham fell on his face and to hymselfe did smyle And in the secrete of his harte thus sayd within a while 27 And shall a Childe be born to him that 's olde an hundreth yere Shal Sara eke th'ats Nynety yere be able for to beare O Lord that Ismaell myght liue and in thy sight appeare 28 To whom God sayd Sara thy wife shall beare a Sonne in deede And Isahac thou shalt him call a plante
had not ben hee And dyd commaunde vpon the Borde that Breade there set should be 69 And they prepard for him alone his Dignity to show And for his Brethren by themselues and for the Egiptians soe Which eat wyth Ioseph by themselues for vnderstand and know â–ª 70 Th' Egiptians doe it accompte abhomynation great If wyth the Hebrues any tyme they happen Bread to eate 71 These Brethren sate Ioseph agaynst the Eldest in degree The Yongest placed to his youthe the Lowest set was he And much the Men among themselues did maruell this to see 72 And there were brought them sondry Meates that Ioseph stode before But Beniamin had with the râ—st so much and fyue times more 73 And thus they sate and mery were and had ynough of Wyne They Dranke with him euen of the best that strongest was and fine The Contents of the XLIIII Chap. Ioseph accuseth Beniamin of Theft whereat they mourne And Iudah is a Pledge become for Beniamins retourne AND afterwarde commaunded hee and sayd his Steward to Go fyll theyr Sackes with Corne and graine as I appoint you doe 2 And put both Corne and Foode therein asmuch as they can beare And in the mouth of ech mans Sacke close vp their Monie there 3 But in the Sacke of Beniamin that youngest is of all My Cuppe I meane my Siluer Cuppe there put the same thou shal 4 His Corne and Coyne he hyther brought likewise the same put in And so the Steward did in all as hee commaunded him 5 And in the morning when the Sunne began abroade to show The men were sent away from theÌ„ce and Asses theirs also 6 And when they were the Cittie out and not farre gone away His Steward then commaunded hee to folow them and saye 7 Wherfore haue you rewarded ill for good that 's done to you And for great Curtesye receiu'de to shew your selues vntrue 8 Is not the Cuppe wherein my Lord doth drinke and Prophecie Conueighde away by one of you you haue done naughtelye 9 And so the Steward passed foorth and when hee them oretooke He spake those Wordes as Ioseph bad whereat for feare they shooke 10 And sayd Ah las why doth my Lord declare such wordes as these God it forbyd wee should ought doe that might thy Lord displease 11 Behold the Money which we found within our Sackes to bee We brought agayne from Canaan and gaue it vnto thee 12 How then should wee from thy Lordes house steale Syluer Place or Gold With whom so euer it is found let him bee had in Hold. 13 And let him dye and wee also will further promise make Bondmen to bee vnto my Lord for his offences sake 14 Now then sayd he it shall so bee as you haue sayd to mee Hee vpon whom the thinge is found shall now my Seruaunt be 15 And you be blamelesse of the Cryme and Innocentes abyde And euerye man his Sacke tooke downe and it did open wyde 16 And at the Eldest they began to make this Search and so From one to one in their degree did search their Sackes a rowe 17 And at young Beniamin they left within whose Sacke they had The siluer Cup that missing was which made them all so sad 18 That they their Clothes be rent and tare and euerye one tooke payne To Lade his Asse and to the towne returned backe agayne 19 So Iudah and his Brethren came to Ioseph whom they found At home in house where they him left and fell vpon the Ground 20 â–ª What Act is this sayd Ioseph then that you haue done to mee Do you not know such one as I can truly Prophecie 21 Said Iudah then what shal wee say vnto my Lord as now What shall wee speake to cleare our selues Ahlas wee know not how 22 The wickednesse of seruauntes thyne the Lord hath now made plaine And wee thy Bondmen are become foreuer to remayne Both wee he with whom the Cuppe was found vnto our payne 23 Not so sayd Ioseph God forbyd you should such dealing see But hee wyth whom the Cuppe is Founde Shall Seruaunt bee with mee And you haue leaue in peace to goe vnto your Father free 24 Then Iudah drew more neere to him and sayd O Lorde I pray Geeue leaue that I in my Lordes Eares a Worde or two might saye 25 And let not Lord thy wrath be mooude against mee for the same For thou art euen as Pharao is in Dignitie and Name 26 My Lord a question did demaund of vs thy Seruauntes here Haue you a father yea or no or els a Brother deare 27 We haue a Father that is Old vnto my Lord sayd wee And a young Lad which hee begat the youngest Sonne is hee 28 In his old Age hee him begat when hoarye was his head His Father loues him passing well his Brother now is dead 29 And he alone of Mother his is left with him to bee Then thou vnto thy Seruaunts said do bring him vnto mee 30 That I may also set mine Eye vpon this Lad to see And then againe vnto my Lorde in this wise aunswerd wee 31 The Childe Ahlas cannot depart his louinge father fro For if he should his father then would Dye with Griefe and woe 32 Thou saydst agayne except you brynge your Yonger Brother downe I charge you see my face no more in Country Field or Towne 33 So to our Father when we came that nowe thy Seruaunt is And shew'd him what my Lorde had sayde would not agree to this 34 At last our Father sayd to vs goe downe againe you shall And buy for vs a little Foode that we may liue withal 35 We answered we cannot goe vnlesse you graunt this thing Our yonger Brother be with vs before my Lord to bryng 36 For we may not the man behold except our Brother goe Our Father sayde Rahell my Wife bare me two Sonnes you know 37 And one of them went out from me and I for troth did say My Sonne in peeces smal is torne as hee went by the way And I did neuer see him since the tyme he went astraye 38 Now if you take this Sonne from me and Death lykewise him haue Then shal you bringe my hoary head with sorrow to the Graue 39 Now therefore when I shall come to my Father and thy Thrall And that the Childe bee not with vs amonge his Children all 40. Seinge his life dependes vppon the Life of this younge Lad When hee shall see the Child not come will pensiue bee and Sad. 41. And dye hee will for Sorrowe sure so shall thy Seruauntes bringe Our Fathers Head vnto the Graue ah las wee wayle the thinge 42 Doubtlesse thy Seruaunt Pledge became vnto my Father deare And sayd if that I bringe him not the blame then will I beare 43. Therefore I pray let mee abide a Seruaunt thine to bee And let the Child-with Brethren goe our Father for to see 44. For how can I goe vp with
out from the Earth this daye And from thy sight a Uagabond must hyde my selfe alway 18 And whosoeuer fyndeth me foorthwith he wyl me kyll Not so sayth God who kylleth Cayn seuenfold I punish wyl 19 And then the Lord did put a Marke vpon this Caytife Cayn That whosoeuer did hym fynde should let him passe vnslayne 20 And Cayn departed from the face of the almightye God Toward the East syde of Eden to dwell in Land of Nod. 21 Caynes wyfe by him conceiued was and Henoch foorth brought shee Sayd Cayn this Cyttie now I buyld shal lykewise Henoch bee labal Of whome they came in Tentes that dwelt And Cattall gaynde and profit felt Iubal Of him sprang they that wel could pleye Upon the Harpe and Organ keye Henoch Irad Mehuiael Methusaeâ— Lamoch Adah Iabal Iubal Zillah Tubalkaen Naamab Tuball Hee vnto all a Father was Coulde graue in Iron or in Brasse Naamah She found the vse of Woll to take To Carde to Spynne and Cloth to make 22 Then Lamech spake to both his Wyues and bad them listen well Unto my voyce and wordes sayth he of that I shall you tell 23 For I haue slayne and kylâ— a man and got my selfe a wound A Youngman haue I put to death and strypes thereby haue found 24 For who that Cayne shall kyl or slaye seuen fold auenged shal But Lamech seuentie tymes seuen folde vpon thy head shall fall 25 For why t' is I haue killed Cayn whom God did marke to passe Unslayne of all that should him meete such is my cursed case 26. Adam agayne his wyfe did knowe and shee a sonne him bare And calde hym Seth for God sayth she his goodnes doth not spare 27 But hath mee geeuen another sonne although with griefe and payne In lieu of Abel my sweete sonne Whome Cayn before had slayne 28 And Seth likewyse a sonne begat and Enos named him The name of God to inuocate mankinde did then beginne The Contentes of the fyfte Chapter Of Adam and the Fathers olde That vnto Noah may be tolde Here in this Chapter shall you see The order of their Genealogie The age vvherein they be gat their ChildreÌ„ Adam 13 â–ª Seth. 105. Enoch â—â— Kâ—nan 70. Mahalaleel 65 Ierâ—a 162. Henoch 65. Mathuselah 187. Laâ—â—â—â— 182. Noâ—â— 500. Sâ—m Cham. Iapheâ— Hovv loÌ„ge they liued after and had Issue 800. 807. 815. 860. 830. 100 300 782 595  The Age vvherein they dyed 93 912. 905. 910. 895. 962 â—â—â— 969 777  This Henoch led a Godly lyfe and God him tooke from hence So that of any Earthly man hee seene was neuer sence Lamechs Prophecie When Lamech Noah had begot and Noah borne also Then Lamech sayd this same is he shal comfort vs in woe As when the workes of Synful handes the cursed Earth shal payne Then Noah by the power of God Shall it restore agayne The Contents of the Sixt Chapter The cause of Floud that after fell How God the same did Noah tell And taught him how an Arke to frame And hee in tyme preparde the same IT came to passe when men began on Earth to multiply And had begotten Daughters fayre as might delight the Eye 2. The Sonnes of God these daughters sawe in Bewty to excell Did chuse amonge them all such Wiues as pleased them right well 3. My Sprite saith God shall not still striue with Man that 's Fleshe I see For yet the space I wil them geue iust Sixscore yeares shal be 4. Then after when the Sonnes of God Daughters of Men had knowne And had begotten to them selues men Children of their owne 5. Those Children grewe and Mighty were the strongest men of all For in the World was none so badde Men did them Giantes call 6. But when that God Mens mallice sawe on Earth increasinge still And that the Thoughtes in heart of Man continually was ill 7. Hee did repent him that he made this man vpon the Earth And sayd his kinde he woulde destroye and all that draweth Breath 8. Both Man and Beaste will I destroye and creepinge Worme sayth hee And Fowle that flies twen Heauen and Earth shall all destroyed bee 9. But Noah was a righteous Man and perfect in his wayes Did walke with God and in Gods sight founde fauour in those dayes 10. The Earth before the sight of God Corrupted then was founde And all the Fleshe therein corrupt such mischiefe did abounde 11. Then God to Noah sayd beholde Before me now is come The ende of all the Fleshe on Earth with her corruption I will therefore vpon the Earth and them sende out destruction 12. But thou of Pinetree wood shalt frame an Arke well clos'de about And Chambers let bee made therein wel pitcht within and out 13. This Arke three hundreth Cubits shall in length bee leuell streight And fifty Cubits in the breadth and thirty in the height 14. A Windowe shalt thou make likewise a lofte aboue in th'Arke And in a Cubit compasse space shall finishe vp that warke 15. And in the side thereof prepare a Dore that open may Also three Loftes do make therein thy Stuffe and Store to lay 16. For I a Water Floude will bringe vpon the Earth so hye That perishe shal all Flesh on Earth that vnderneth shall lye 17. But I with thee this cou'naunt make that in the Arke shal be Thy selfe thy Sonnes thy Wife also and thy Sonnes Wyues with thee 18. And looke on Earth what euer lyues thou thether bringe also A payre of each Male and Female with thee to liue and goe 19. Both Birde Beaste Worme that creepes each couple in their kinde Shall come to thee and in the Arke shall lyfe and lyuing fynde 20 And see thou take al maner meate and store it vp by thee That foode may be to thee and theym when tyme of neede shal be 21 And as God â—ad in euery thing so Noah brought to passe Ech thing preparde and did abyde What Gods good pleasure was The Contentes of the Seuenth Chapter Of Noaâ—â— entraunce in the Arke VVho went with him abourd this Barke Also th increasing of the flood VVherein all things were drownd that stood ANd God to righteous Noah sayd into the Arke now goe And take with thee thy Houshold al to enter in also 2 For in this generation I haue thee perfect found A man vnspotted of thy lyfe and in my doctrine sound 3. And take with thee of al cleane Beastes iust seuen of eu'ry kinde Male and Female and of vncleane as I haue thee assignde 4. A payre of eche of Birdes likewise that flies in th' Aire aboute Male and Female by couples seuen of euery sort throughout 5. That they on earth their seede may saue for seuen dayes hence wyl I Upon the Earth send downe such Rayne as all thereon shall dye 6. And fortie Daies and forty Nightes this Rayne shall neuer cease
that Fyer may it bake 5 And other some did take in hand to get together Slyme UUhich stoode in steede as wee do vse our Morter made of Lyme 6. Thus when they had great Rylles of Bricke and Slyme to bynde withall Let vs sayd they a Cittie make so'strong as may not fall 7. And in the same a Tower buylde to reach vnto the Heauen The top whereof it selfe may stretch aboue the Planets seuen 8 And to our selues lets get a name for it may come to passe Wee may be skattered on the Earth abrode as others was 9. And God by power and sight deuine came downe and did behold This worke that Adams Brats had made with courage stout and bolde 10 And sayd behold this People great hath but one tongue ye see And thus haue they in vayne begonne to skale the Skies to mee 11 Ne yet wyll they leaue of to make Their Turret high and strong Come on therefore let vs descend and myngle so their tounge 12 That what one man to other sayth he shall not vnderstand So by and by to passe it came through worke of mightie hand 13 Thus were they skattred on the Earth and left their worke alone And ech one had a seuerall Speach vnto him selfe anone 14 Wherfore that place is Babel cald because confounded was The onely tounge of al the World as it so came to passe 15 Also because they skattered were from thence on earth to fynde Same other place abroade to dwell as God to them assignde These are the Generations of Sem. The age vvherein they begat their ChildreÌ„ Sem. 100 Arpackshad 35. Shelah 30. Eber. 34. Peleg 30. Reu. 32. Serug 30. Nahor 29. 〈◊〉 70. Abram Sarai Nahor Milcha 〈◊〉 Lot Hovv loÌ„ge they lived after and had Issue 500. 403. 403. 430. 209. 207 200â— 119  The Age vvhere in they dyed 600. 438. 433. 464. 239. 239 230 248  Moyses to Sem retourneth backe in this Genealogie That he might create of Abraham the worthy Hystory This Haran did depart this lyfe at Ur in Chaldea Which on the West adioyneth to Mesopotamia 2 And in his Fathers presence dyed that Terach was by name And both his Brethren tooke them wyues Moyses recordes the same 3 And Abram was the first of twayne and hee did Sarai take But shee was barren from her Byrth they they could no issue make 4 And Nahor maryed Milcha fayre that Harans daughter was And afterward by tract of time at length it came to passe 5 That Terach with him Abram tooke and Lot sonne to Haran And Sara Abrams wyfe lykewise from Ur to Canaan 6 And there in Haran did they dwell the rest of Terachs dayes Hee was two hundred yeares and fyue and then he went his wayes The Contentes of the XII Chapter How God did Abram blesse as hee with Lot did goe Vnto the land af Canaan this chapter heredoth show How God did promise make this Canaan to geeue To righteous AbraÌ„ his sede that after him should lyue Into Egypt also how Abram iourney makes And how his wyfe he sister calles name of wife forsakes And how for them God sent vpon king Pharao His heuie great mightye plague is here exprest aelso AND then the Lorde to Abram sayd depart thy kinred fro And get thee from thy fathers house to 'th Land I wil thee shoe 2 I wyll â—hee make a People great and mightie in the Land And wil thee blesse and make thy name so great on earth to stand 3 That thou a blessing mayst be made and who so blesseth thee Or shall thee curse shal be agayn so blest or curst of mee For all the Nacions on the Earthe in thee shall blessed bee 4 And Abram went as God him bad and Lot with him also He was iust seuentie fyue yeares old when Haran hee wente fro 5 And Abram tooke his wyfe with him and Lot his brothers sonne And all the Goodes which they had got and by their traueil wonne 6 Also the Soules with him hee tooke which they begotten had In Haran vnto Canaan they merye went and glad 7 And when they were come to the land I told you earst before Abram to Sichem fâ—rther went and to the Oake of More 8 To Abram ther ethe Lorde appeard and thus hee said to him Unto thy Seede I geeue this Land the which thou now art in 9 With humble sprite did Abraham than an Aulter newlye make Unto the Lord that then appearde for his great Goodnes sake 10 Then Abraham departed thence and to a Mountayne went Which stoode by East of Bethel fayre and there he pitcht his Tent. 11 This Bethel being on the West and Hai vpon the East To buyld an Aulter to the Lord there Abram thought it best 12 And when hee had his Aulter built and cald vpon his name He Southward tooke his iourney thence and so did leaue the same 13 And after this it happened so great a Dearth to bee That into Egipt Abram went to rest in that countrye 14 And ere hee came the Countrye in vnto his wife hee sayde Behold thou art a woman fayre and I am halfe afrayd 15 That when th'Egiptians shall thee see and know thou art my wyfe They wyll by force take thee away and reue me of my lyfe 16 Therfore to them I pray thee saye I am but Brother thyne So I for thee shall better fare and saue this lyfe of myne 17 So soone as hee to Egipt came the Egiptians did espie The beautye of the Woman suche as did entice the eye 18 And so among themselues they sayd this woman sure is fayre And Pharaos Lordes that her beheld to Pharao did repayre 19 And of her beautie made report and Pharao did require To haue her brought into his house according t' his desire 20 Shee thyther came whom when hee sawe to Abram thus hee sayde My Frend is this thy wyfe or not or is she els thy Mayde 21 O mighty Prince sayd Abram then Shee is not wyfe to mee But shee a Mayd my Sister is and yet from Bondage free 22 Then Pharao tooke her vnto wyfe and did entreate her wel And cherisht Abram for her sake gaue him Sheepe and Cattel 23 And Oxen Asses Camels eke of either kinde great store Of men seruaunts and maydes lykewise and what he would els more 24 But God vpon king Pharao and on his house also Did send downe great and greuous plagues til Sarai he let goe 25 King Pharao then for Abram cald and thus to him sayd hee Why hast thou dealt thus craftely and doubled so with mee 26 Wherfore didst thou not say to mee this woman was thy wyfe Why didst thou saye she was a mayd and led a single lyfe 27 For what intent shouldst thou tel mee shee was thy sister deare And caused mee to make her so my louing wyfe and