doth and haue trespaced against the Lorde that soule hath done amysse Therfore they shall knowledge theyr synne whiche they haue done and let hym restore agayne the hurt that he hath done in the hole putte the fyfte part of it more therto geue it vnto hym whome he hath treaspaced againste But and if there be not a man to restore the hurt vnto nor a kynsman of his lette the trespace be made good vnto the Lorde and it shal be the priestes besyde the ram of the attonement wherby an attonement shal be made for hym ¶ The .vi. Chapter WHen eyther man or womā doth seperate thē selues to vowe a vowe of an absteiner and appointe them selues vnto the Lorde he shal seperate hym selfe from wyne and strōge drincke and shall drincke no vyneagre of wyne or of stronge drincke nor shall drincke whatsoeuer is pressed out of grapes and shall eate no freshe grapes neyther yet dried As longe as his abstinence endureth shall he eate nothing that is made of the vynetre or of the carnels or of the huske of the graye The Lord blesse the and kepe the. The Lorde make his face shyne vpon the and be mercyfull vnto the. The Lorde lyfte vp his countenaunce vpon the and geue the peace And they shall put my name vpon the children of Israell and I wyl blesse them The .viii. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayinge this is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites from .xxv. yere vpwarde they shal go in to waite vpon the seruice of the tabernacle of witnes and from the age of fyftye yere they shall cease waytynge vpon the seruice thereof and shall serue no more but shall minister vnto theyr brethren in the tabernacle of wytnes to wayte but shal do no more seruice The .ix. Chapter ANd the same daye that the tabernacle was reared vp a cloude couered the habitacion whiche was a tabernacle of the wytnesse and at euen there was vpon the habitacion as it were the symilytude of fyre vntyll the morninge So it was alwaye the cloude couered it by daye and the symilytude by nyght and when the cloud was taken vp frome the tabernacle then the chyldren of Israel iourneyed and where the cloude abode there the chyldren of Israel pytched theyr tentes At the mouth of the Lorde the chyldrē of Israel iourneyed and at the mouth of the Lorde they pytched And as longe as the cloud abode vpon the habitacion they laye slyll and when the cloude taiyed styll vpon the habitacion longe tyme the chyldren of Israell kepte the watche of the Lorde iourneyed not And it chaunced that when the cloude abode afewe dayes vpon the habitacyon they abode in theyr tentes according to the commaundemente of the Lord and they iourneyed also at the commaundement of the Lorde The .xi. Chapter THe rascall people that was among them fel a lustynge and turned them selues wepte euen as Did also the chyldren of Israell sayd who shal geue vs fleshe to eate we remembre the fleshe whiche we dyd eate in Egypte for naught And the cucumbers and Melones Lekes onions and garleke But now our soules is dryed awaye for we can se nothing saue Manna Manna was as coriander sede and to se to lyke Bedellyon And there went forth a wynde frome the Lorde and brought quayles from the see and let them fall about the hoste euen a dayes iourney rounde aboute on euery syde of the hoste and they dyd flee in the ayre as it were two cubytes hye ouer the earth And the people stode vp al that daye and all the night and on the morow they gathered quayles The .xii. Chapter MOses was a very meke man aboge all the men of the earth The .xiii. Chapter ANd they came vnto the Riuer of Escolle cut downe there a branche with a clouster of grapes and twayne bare it vpon a staffe The xiiii Chapter THe Lord is long yet he be angry and ful of mercye and suffereth iniquytie and synne and leaueth no man innocent and visiteth the vnryghteousnes of the fathers vpon the chyldren in the thyrde and fourth generacyon The .xv. Chapter ANd whyle the chyldren of Israell were in the wyldernes they founde a man the gathered styckes vpon the Sabboth daye And they that founde him gatheringe stickes brought him vnto Moses Aaran and vnto al the congregacion and they put him in ward seinge it was not declared what shulde be done vnto him And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Let the man dye◠and let all the multytude stone hym with stones with out the hoste And all the multytude brought him without the hoste and stoned him with stoues he dyed as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses ¶ The .xvi. Chapter ANd Eleazar cōmaunded that no straunger which is not of the sede of Aarō come nere to offer cens before the Lord that it happen not vnto him lyke as vnto Corab and his companye The .xvij. Chapter ANd Moses put the .xij. Roddes before the Lorde in the Tabernacle of wytnesse And on the morow Moses went into the Tabernacle of witnesse and beholde the rod of Aaron for the house of Leut was budded and bare blossomes and almondes ¶ The .xviii. Chapter ALl that breake the matrice in al fleshe that men bring vnto the Lord whether it be of men or of beastes shal be thyne Neuer the later the first borne of vncleane beastes shalt thou redeme lykewyse And the Lorde spake vnto Aaron thou shalt haue none inheritaunce in they re lande neyther shalt thou haue any parte amonge them I am thy parte and thy inheritaunce amonge the children of Israel Beholde I haue geuen the childrē of Leui al the tenthe in Israel to inherite for the seruice whiche they serue in the tabernacle of wytnesse ¶ The .xx. Chapter MOses Aaron gathered the cōgregatiō together before the rocke Moses said vnto thē heare ye rebelliōs must we fet you water out of this rocke And Moses lifte vp his hande with his rod he smote the rocke two times the water came out aboundātly and the multitude dranke and they re beastes allo And the Lord spake vnto Moses and Aaron because ye beleued me not to sanctyfye the in the eyes of the children of Israell therefore ye shall not brynge this congtegacion into the lande whiche I haue geuen them This is the water of strife because the chyldren of Israel stroue with the lorde he was sanctified in the. When all the multitude sawe that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aaron thyrtye dayes and thorowout all the housholdes of Israell The .xxi. Chapter OUre soule lotheth this lyght breade The Lorde sente fyerye serpentes amonge the people whiche stonge them and muche people of Israell dyed And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses make the a fycrye serpente and set yt vp for a sygne that as manye as are bytten maye lohe vpon it and lyue And Moses made a serpente of brasse and set it vp for a sygne and when the serpentes
infirmities and wyll put none of the euell diseases of Egipte whiche thou knowest vpon the but wyll sende them vpon all them that hate the. ¶ The .viii. Chapter A Man dothe not lyue by breade onely but by euery worde that procedeth out of the mouth of the lorde dothe a man lyue Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon the neither thy foote dyd swell those forty yeares The .ix. Chapter SPeake not thou in thy harte after that the lorde thy god hathe caste them oute before thee saying for my righteousneâ— the lorde hathe brought me in to possesse this land Naye but for the wickednesse of these nacions the lorde hathe caste them out before thee It is not for thy righteousnesse sake or for thy righte harte that thou goest to possesse theyr lande but for the wickednesse of these nacions the lorde thy god doth cast them out before thee euen to performe the word whiche the lorde thy god sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Fortye dayes and forty nightes I did neyther eate breade nor drynke water because of all your synnes whiche ye synned in doyng wickedly in the sighte of the lorde in that ye prouoked hym vnto wrathe The .x. Chapter ANd now O Israel what doeth the lord thy god requyre of thee but to feare the lorde thy god and to walke in al his wayes to loue hym and to serue the lorde thy god with all thyne harte and withall thy soule namely that thou kepe the commaundementes of the lorde and his ordinauÌ„ces whiche I commaunded this daye to obserue ¶ The xiij Chapter IF thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne owne sonne or thy doughter or thy wyfe that lyeth in thy bosome or thy frend which is as thine owne soule vnto the entyce the secretly sayinge let vs go and serue straunge goddes whiche thou haste not knoweÌ„ nor yet thy fathers And they be of the gods of the people whiche are rounde about you whether they benye vnto the or far of from the from the one ende of the earth vnto the other Chou shalt not consent vnto hym nor herken vnto hym thyne eye shal not pytye hym neyther shalt thou haue compassion on hym nor kepe hym secrete but cause hym to be slayne Thyne hande shall be fyrste vpon hym to kyll hym and then the handes of all the people The .xiiij. Chapter THou shalte tithe al the encrease of thy sede that the felde bringeth forthe yere be yere The .xv. Chapter There shall be no beggers amonge you Yf one of thy brethren amongâ— you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande whiche the lorde thy god geueth the thou shalt â—ot harden thy harte nor shut thy hande from thy poore brother but open thyne hande vnto hym and lende hym sufficient for his nede whiche he hathe The .xvj. Chapter WRest not thou the lawe nor knowe any person neyther take any rewarde for gyftes blinde the wyse and peruert the wordes of the righteous That whiche is iuste and ryght shalte thou folowe that thou mayste lyue and enioye the lands whiche the lorde thy God gyueth the. The .xvij. Chapter AT the mouth of two or thre wytnesses shall he that is worthy of death dyâ— and at the mouth of one wytnes let no man dye That man that wyll do presumptuously and wyl not herken vnto the priest that standeth before the lord thy god to minister or vnto the iudge that man shall dye and thou shalte put awaye euyl from Israel The .xviij. Chapter THis is the priestes dutye of the people and theÌ„ that offer sacrifice whether it be oxe or shepe They muste geue vnto the prieste the shulder and the two chekes and the mawe the fyrst frutes also of thy corne wyne and oyle and the first of the well of thy shepe shalte thou gyue hym For the Lorde thy GOD hathe chosen hym out of all thy trybes to stande and to minister in the name of the Lorde he and his sonnes for euer Let there not be founde amonge you any one that maketh his sonne or his doughter to go thorowe the fyre or that vseth wytchecraft or a choser out of dayes or that regardeth the flyinge of foules or a sorcerer or a charmar or that counceleth with spretes or a sothsayer or that asketh the truth at them that be deade The Lorde GOD wyll stere vp vnto the a Prophete amonge you euen of thy brethren lyke vnto me vnto hym ye shall herken accordynge to all that thou desyredst of the Lorde thy God in Horâ—b The .xix. Chapter IF an vnrighteous wylnesse ryse vp against a man to accuse hym of trespace then bothe the men whiche stryue together shall stande before the Lorde before the priestes and the iudges whiche shal be in those dayes and the iudges shall make diligent inquisition And yf the witnes be founde false and that he hath geuen false wytnesse againste his brother then shall ye do vnto him as he had thought to do vnto his brother and thou shalte put euell awaye froÌ„ the. ¶ The .xx. Chapter IF any man be betrouthed vnto a wyfe I haue not taken her let hym go and returne againe vnto his house lest he dye in the battalle and an other man take her Yf any man feare and be fainte herted let him go and returne home to his house lest he make his brothers hart fainte as well as his ¶ The .xxi. Chapter THou shalt geue to the first borne double portion of all that thou hast for he is the first of thy strength and to him belongeth the ryght of the fyrst borne Yf any man beue a sonne that is stubborne and disobedient that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother and they haue chastened him and he wolde not harken vnto them Then shall his father and his mother take him and bringe him out vnto the elders of that cytie and vnto the gate of that same place and saye vnto the elders of the cytie This oure sonne is stubburne and disobediente and wyl not herken vnto oure voyce he is a ryotour and a drunckarde And all the men of that cytie shall stone hym with stones vnto death And thou shalt put euell awaye from the and all Israell shall heare and feare Yf a man haue committed a trespasse worthy of deathe and is put to deathe for it and thou hangest hym on tre his bodye shall not remayne all night vpon the tree but thou shalt burye hym the same daye for the curse of God is on him that is hanged ¶ The .xxij. Chapter THou shalte norse thy brothers oxe or shepe go astray and withdraw thy selfe from theÌ„ But shalt bringe them againe vnto thy brother And yf thy brother be not nye vnto the or if thou know hym not then bringe it vnto thyne owne house and it shall remayne with the vntyll thy brother aske after them and then deliuer them hym agayne In lyke maner shalt thou do with his asse and so
him selfe And loke not euerye manne on his owne thinges but euery man on the thinges of other menne God hath exalted him geueÌ„ him a name aboue al names that in that name of Iesus should euerye knee bowe both of thinges in heauen and thynges in earthe and thinges vnder the earth that all tounges shoulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the praise of god the father It is god whiche worketh in you both the wyll and also the dede of good wyll All other seke their owne and not that whyche is Iesus christes The .iii. Chapter BEware of dogges beware of euyl workers beware of dissention For we are circumcision whiche worshyp god in the sprete reioice in christ Iesu and haue no confidence in the fleshe I do iudge all thinges but donge that I might wynne christ myght be found in him not hauing mine owne righteousnes whiche is of the law but that whiche springeth of the faith whiche is in christ Brethren he folowers of me and loke on them whiche walke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensample For many walke of whome I haue tolde you often and now tell you wepyng that they are the enemies of the crosse of christ whose ende is damnation whose god is their bely and whose glorye is their shame whiche are wordelye mynded But oure conuersation is in heauen frome whense we loke for a sauyour euen the Lorde Iesus Christ whyche shall chaunge oure vyle bodyes that they maye be fasshioned lyke vnto his gloryous bodye accordynge to the workynge wherby he is able to subdue all thinges vnto him selfe The .iiii. Chapter BE not careful but in all thinges shewe your peticion vnto god in prayer and supplicatioÌ„ with geuyng of thankes I haue learned in whatsoeuerestate I am therwith to be content Euerye where and in all thynges I am instructed bothe to be full and to be gungrye to haue plentye and to suffer nede I can do all thynges thoroughe the helpe of christ whiche strengthned me ¶ The Epistell of S. Paul to the Collossians the fyrst Chapter BY hym were all thynges created thynges that are in heauen and thynges that are in earth thinges visible and thinges inuisible whether they be maieste or lorde shyppe eyther rule or power All thinges are created by hym and in him and he is before all thinges and in him all thinges haue theyr beynge The .ii. Chapter IN christ dwelleth all the fulnesse of the god hede bodely ye are complete in him whiche is the heade of all rule and power in whome also we are circumcised with circuÌ„cision made without handes by putting of the sinfull body of the fleshe throughe the circumcision that is in christ in that ye are buried with him throughe baptime in whoÌ„ ye are also risen againe thorough faith the is wrought by the operatioÌ„ of god which raised him froÌ„ death The .iii. Chapter Yf ye be then rysen againe with christ seke those thinges whiche are aboue where christ sytteth on the tyghte hande of god Set youre affection on thynges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earthe Mortify your membres whiche are on the erth fornication vnclennes vnnatural lust euyl concupiscence and couetousnes whiche is worshippyng of ydolles For whiche thinges sake the wrath of god commeth on the chyldren of vnbelefe And all thinges whatsoeuer ye do in worde or dede do in the name of the lorde Iesu geuynge thankes to god the father by him Husbandes loue your wyues and be not bytter vnto them Seruauntes be obedient vnto your bodely masters in all thinges not with eye seruice as men pleasers but in singlenes of harte fearyng god Ye masters do vnto youre seruauntes that whiche is iuste and equall seynge ye knowe that ye haue also a master in heauen The .iiii. Chapter LEt youre speache be alwayes well fauoured and powdred with salt that ye maye knowe howe to answere euery manne ¶ The fyrst Epistell to the Thessalonians the fyrste Chapter OVr exhortation was not to bryng you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes neyther was it with gyle but as we were alowed of god that the gospell shulde be commytted vnto vs euen so we speake not as thoughe we entended to please men but god whiche trieth oure hartes Neyther was our conuersation at any time with flattering wordes as ye well knowe nether in cloked couetousnes god is recorde nether soughte we prayse of menne nether of you nor yet of any other c. For what is our hope or ioye or corwne of reioysyrâ—ge are not ye it in the presence of our lorde Iesus christ at his commynge yes ye are our glorye and ioye The .iiii. Chapter THis is the wyll of god euen that ye shulde be holy and that yeshoulde abstayne frome fornication that euery one of you shoulde knowe howe to kepe his vessell in holynes and honoure and not in the lust of concupiscence as do the hethen whiche knowe not god That no man go to farre and defraude his brother in bargaynynge because the lorde is a venger of all suche thinges as we tolde you before tyme and testified For god hathe not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes He that therfore despiseth despiseth not manne but god whyche hathe sent hys holye spryte amonge you I wolde not brethren haue you ygnoraunt concernynge them whiche are fallen a slepe that ye forowe not as other do whiche haue no hope For yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne euen so then also whiche slepe by Iesus wyll god brynge agayne with him The .v. Chapter OF the times and seasons brethren ye haue no nede that I wryte vnto you for ye your selues knowe perfectlye that the daye of the lorde shall come euen as a these in the nyght When they shall saye peace and no danger then commeth on them soden destruction as the trauaylynge of a womanne with chylde and they shall not scape Let vs not slepe as do other but let vs watche and besober for they that slepe slepe in the night and they that be droncken are droncken in the night But lette vs whyche are of the daye be sober atmed with the brest place of faith and loue with hope of saluation as an helmet For god hath not apointed ve vnto wrath but to optaine saluatioÌ„ by the meanes of oure lorde Iesu Christe whiche dyed for vs that whether we wake or sleape we shulde lyue cogyder with him ¶ The second Epistel to the Thessalonians the fyrst Chapter WE oure selues reioyce of you in the congregations of god ouer your pacience fayth in all youre persecutions and tribulations that ye suffre whiche is a token of the ryghteous indgement of god that ye are counted worthye of the kyngdome of god for whiche ye also suffre The .ii. Chapter Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the lorde commethe not excepte there come a departyng fyrsâ—e and that that synfull man be opened the son of
vpon his heade and put the holy crowne vpon the mytre Then shalt thou take the anoyntinge oyle and youre it vpon his hed and anointe hym And bringe his sonne◠and put albes vpon them and gyrde them with gyrdles aswell Aaron as hys sonnes And put the myters on them and the prestes office shall be theyrs for a perpetual lawe Euery one that toucheth the aulter let him be holye The xxx Chapter HAron and his sonnes shal washe theyr handes theyr feete euen when they go into the tabernacle of wytnes or when they go vnto the aulter to minister and to burne the Lordes offerynge they shall washe them selues wyth water lesse they dye The .xxxi. Chapter HAd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge be holde I haue called by name Bezaleel the sonne of vry the sonne of Hur of the trybe of Iuds And I haue fylled him wyth the sprete of God in wyldome and vnderstandinge in knowledge and in al maner of worke to fynde out such feattes and to worke golde syluer and brasse and in the crafte to set stones and to carue in tymbre and to worcke in all maner of worckeman shippe And when the Lorde had made an ende of comenynge with Moses vpon the monte Sinay he gaue him two tables of witnesse euen tables of stone wrytten with the fynger of God The .xxxii. Chapter THE people sat them downe to eate and drynke and rose vp againe to playe And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses I haue sene this people and beholde it is a slyfnecked people nowe suffer me that my wrath maye ware hote against them and consume them And Moses turned his backe and wente downe frome the hyll and the two tables of wytnes were in his hande and the same tables were wrytten on bothe leues and were the worke of God and the wryttinge was the wrytynge of God grauen in tables Moses wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables oute of his handes and brake them beneth the hyll Moses sayde Oh this people haue synned a greate synne and haue made them goddes of golde And nowe I praye the eyther forgeue them theyr sinnes or yf thou wylt not wype me out of the boke whiche thou hast wrytten The .xxxiii. Chapter THE Lorde spake to Moses face to face as a man speaketh vnto his frende I wyll be called in this name of the Lord before the wyll shewe mercye to whome I wyll shewe mercye and wyll haue compassion on whome I wyl haue compassiō Thou mayste not se my face for there shall no man se me and lyue And I wyll take awaye myne hande and thou shalte se my backe partes but my face shall not be sene The .xxxiiii Chapter HAD Moses was there with the Lorde tortye dayes and fortye nyghtes and dyd neyther eate nor drynke water Moses wyste not that the skinne of his face shone in maner of an horne whyle he talked with hym ¶ The .xxxviij. Chapter ALl the golde the was ocupied for all the worke of the holy place was the golde of the waue offering euē .xxix. hūdrech weyght seuen hūdred .xxx. sykeles according to the sycle of the sactuarye And the seme of syluer that came of the multytude was fyue score hundred weyght and a thousand seuen hundred and .lxxv. sicles after the sicles of the sanctuarye ¶ The fyrste Chapter of Leuiticus IF any man of you brynge a sacrifice vnto the Lord ye shall bringe your sacrifyce from amonge these cattell euen frome the oxen from the shepe Yf his sacryfyce be a burnte offering let him offer a male of the oxe without blemyshe and brynge him of his owne voluntary wyll vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnes before the lord And yf his sacrifyce be of the clockes namely of the shepe or goates let hym bringe a male without blemysh for avurnte sacryfice Yf the burnte offeryng for the facrifyce of the Lord be of the foules he shall bringe his sacrifyce of the turtyll doues or of the yonge pygeons The .ii. Chapter THe soule that wyl offer a meate offeringe vnto the Lorde the same offering shall be of fyne floure and he shall poure oyle vpon it put frankencens theron and shall bring it vnto Aacons sonnes the Preastes All the meate offeringes whiche ye shall bring vnto the Lorde shall be made without leuen for ye shall nether burne leuen nor hony in any offeringe of the lorde All the meate offeringes also that thou seasonest with salte neyther shalte thou suffer the salte of the couenaunte of God to be lackinge frome thy meate offerynge but vpon all thine offeringes thou shalt bring salte The .iii. Chapter ANd yf it be a sacrifice of peace offeringes he take it from among the droues whether it be male or female he shal bring such as is with out blemishe before the Lorde The .iiii. Chapter IF a soule synne thorowe ignoraunce hath done anye of those thinges whiche the Lorde hath forbydden in his commaundementes to be done as yf the preast that is anoynted do synne according to the sinne of the people let him bring for his sinne whiche he hath sinned a yong oxe with out blemyshe vnto the Lorde for a syn offering And yf he brynge a shepe for a synne offeringe he shall bringe a female with out blemyshe The .v. chapter IF a soule touch anye vncleane thing whether it be a cariō of an vncleane beast or of vncleane cattel or vncleane worme or if he touch any vnclennes of man whatsoeuer vnclennes it be that a man is wont to be defyled withall and is not ware of it and cometh to the knowledge of it he hath trespassed and shall confesse that he hath synned in one of these thinges Therfore shall he bringe hys trespace offeeinge vnto the Lorde for his sinne whiche he hath synned a female frome the flocke lambe or a she goate for a synne offerynge The .vi. Chapter IF a soule synne trespace against the lorde and denye vnto his neighboure that which was taken him to kepe or that was put into his handes or doeth violent robbery or wronge vnto his neyghboure or yf he haue foūd that whiche was loste and denyeth it and sweareth falsely vpon whatsoeuer thinge it be that a man doeth sinneth therin Yf he haue so synned or trespaced he shall restore againe that he toke violently awaye or the wronge whiche he dyd or that whiche was delyuered him to kepe or the lost thinge whiche he fonnde and all that about whiche he hathe sworne falsely he shall restore it againe in the whole summe shall adde the fyfte parte more therto and geue it vnto him to whō it perteyneth the same daye that he offereth for his trespace And let him bringe for his trespace vnto the Lorde a Ram without blemyshe that is estymed worth a trespace offeringe vnto the preaste The fyre vpon the aultar shal burne styl and neuer be put out The .vii. Chapter ANd the Preaste the offereth any mans burnt offerynge
swerd of Saul turned neuer backe again emptye fâ—oÌ„ the bloude of the slayne and from the fart of the myghtye warriours The .v. Chapter DAuid was thyrty yere olde when he began to raygne and he raygned forty yere In Hebron he rayngned ouer Iuda seuen yere and syxe monethes And in Ierusalem he raygned thyrtye and thre yeres ouer all Israell and Iuda The .vj. Chapter TZa put his hande to the arke of God and helde it for the oxen stombled and the lord was wroth wyth Vza and god smote hym in the same place for his faulte and there he dyed before the arke of God And Dauid sayde vnto Michol I thought to daunce before the Lorde whiche chose me rather then thy father and all his kyn and commaunded me to be ruler ouer all the people of the Lorde euen ouer Israel And theefore wyll I playe before the Lorde And will yet be more vile then so and wylbe meke in myne owne syght The .x. Chapter HAnon toke Dauids seruauntes and shaued of the halfe of euery man 's Beerde and cut of theyr garmentes in the myddle euen harde to the buttockes of them and sente them awaye The .xj. Chapter TRias answered Dauid The arke of Israel Iuda dwel in pauilioÌ„s my Lord Ioab and the seruauntes of my Lorde lye vpoÌ„ the flat earth and shal I then go into mine house to cate and drinke and lye with my wyfe By thy lyfe by the lyfe of my soule I wyll not do this thinge ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd Dauid sayde vnto Nathan I haue synned against the lorde And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid the Lorde also hath put away thy synne thou shalte not dye How beyt bycause in doinge this dede thou hast gyuen the ennemyes of the Lordes cause to rayle the chylde that is borne vnto the shall surely dye Then sayde his seruantes vnto hym what thynge is this that thou hast done Thou diddest fall and wepe for the chylde whyle it was a lyue and assoone as it was dede thou dyddest ryse vp and eate meate he sayde whyle the chylde was yet alyue I fasted and wepte for this I thought who can tell whether god wyll haue mercye on me that the chylde may iyue But now seinge he is deed whet fore shoulde I fast can I bring him againe any more I shall go to hym rather then he shal come agayne to me The .xiiij. Chapter IN all Israell there was not so goodly a man as Absalom for he was very beautiful in somuche that from the sole of his foote to the toppe of his head there was no blemishe in hym And when he shaued his heed for at euery yeres ende he shaued it bycause the heere was heuy on hym and must neades shaue it the heere of his heed weyed two hundred sycles after the kynges weyght The .xvj. Chapter THe couÌ„sayle of Thithophel which he conÌ„sayled in those dayes was as a man had asked couÌ„sayle of god bothe with Dauid and with Absalom The .xxij. Chapter WYth the godly thou shalte be godly and with the man that is vncorrupte thou shalte be vncorrupt with the pure thou shalte be pure with the frowarde thou shalte be frowarde ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter HE that beareth rule ouer meÌ„ ought to rule iustely in the feare of god ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter ANd Dauid said vnto Gad I am in extreme trouble me will fall nowe into the hand of the lorde for muche is his mercye and let me not fall into the hande of man ¶ The .iii. boke of the Kynges the .iii. Chapter GYue vnto thy seruant an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge the people that I maye decerne betwene good and bad Beholde I haue done accordynge to thy peticion for I haue geuen thee a wyse and an vnderstandyng hearte so that there was none lyke the before thee neither after thee shall any aryse lyke vnto thee ¶ The .iiii. Chapter UNder Iair the sonne of Manasse was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan three score greate Cyties with walles and barres of brasse And Salomons breade for one daye was thirtye quarters of manchet stoute and threscore quarters of meale ten sialled Oxen and .xx. out of the pastoures and an hundred shepe besydes hertes buckes and wylde goates and capons And Salamon had .xl. M. stalles of horses for chareties and .xii. M. horsemen The .viii. Chapter WHere as it was in thyne earte to buylde an house vnto my name thou byddest well that thou wast so mynded Salomon offered vnto the Lorde .xxii. M. oxen and an hundred and twenty thousande shepe The .x. Chapter SYluer was nothyng worth in the dayes of Salomon And he made siluer in Ierusalem as plenteous as â—iones The .xi. Chapter SAlomon had seuen C. Quenes and three hundred Concubines The .xii. Chapter MY father made your yoke greuouse and I wyll make it greuouser My father also chastised you with whippes but I wyll chastise you with Scorpions The .xiii. Chapter IEroboam stretched out his hande from the auitare sayinge holde the man of god And his hande whiche he putte forthe agaynste hym dryed vp and he coulde not pulle it in agayne The .xvii. Chapter THe Rauens brought Elias bread and fleshe in the mornynge and lykewyse breade and fleshe in the euenyng and he dranke of the brooke Cherith The .xix. Chapter ELia arose and didde care and drynke and walked in the strengthe of that meate fourtye dayes and fourty nightes euen vnto Horeb the mounte of God I haue left me .vii. M. in Israell of whiche neuer man bowed his knees vnto Baal nor kyssed hym with his mouth The .xxi. Chapter ANd it fortuned that when Ahab hearde those wordes he rent his clothes and put sackcloth aboute his fleshe and fasted and laye in sackcloth and went bare foote And the worde of the lorde came to Elia the Thesbyte saying seeste thou howe Ahab humbleth hymselte before mee because he submitteth hymselfe before me I wyl not bryng that euyll in his dayes but in his soÌ„nes dayes wyll I brynge in euill vpon his house The .xxii. Chapter ANd there came forth a certayne spirite and stoode before the Lorde and sayde I wyll perswade hym and the Lorde sayde vnto hym wherewith And he sayde I wyll go oute and be a false spirite in the mouthe of all his prophetes He sayd thou shalte perswade hym and preuaile go forthe then and do euen so Nowe therfore holde the Lorde hath put a lyinge spirite in the mouthe of all these thy prophetes ¶ The .iii. boke of the kynges the fyrst Chapter ELias was an heaty man and gyrde with a gyrdle of lether about his loynes The .ii. Chapter ELias toke his mantel and wrapte it together and smote the waters and they were deuided parte the one waye and part the other The .iii. Chapter BUt rowe bryng me a mynstrell and whan the mynstrell playde the hande of the lorde came vpon Eliseus The .iiii. Chapter O Thou man of god there is death in the pot and they coulde not eate
myght be eased from their wyckednes the ten thousande part of men shulde not be made lyuynge And yf the iudge forgaue not those whiche he healed with his worde and yf he wold destroy the multitude that striueth there shuld be very fewe left in an vnnumerable multitude ¶ The .viii. Chapter THe most highest made this worlde for many but the world to come for fewe I will tell the a symilitude Esoras As when thou askeste the earthe it shall saye vnto the that it geueth muche moulde wherof earthen vessels are made but litle of it that golde commeth of euen so is it with the worcke of this worlde There be manye created but fewe shal be preserued Yf thou haue mercye vpon vs thou shal be called mercyfull where as we haue no worckes of righteousnes for the righteous whiche haue laid vp many good worckes together shal out of their dedes receaue rewarde ¶ The .ix. Chapter LYke as the felde is so is also the seede as the floures be so are the coloures also suche as the worckeman is suche is the worcke and as the husband man is him selfe so is his husbandry also ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter THe weaker that the worlde and the time is the more shall synne wyckednesse increase in them that dwell vpon earthe for the truthe is fled farre awaye and lesynge is harde at hande Yf so be that ye wyll subdue your owne vnderstandyng and reforme your herte ye shall be kept aliue and after deathe shall ye optaine mercy for after deathe shall the iudgement come when we shall lyue againe and then shall the names of the righteous be manifest and the workes of the vngodly shall be declared ¶ The .xv. Chapter THus saith the lorde god my right hand shall not spare the synners my sweard shal not cease ouer theÌ„ that shed innocent bloude vpoÌ„ earth The .xvi. Chapter ANd when youre synnes are brought forthe ye shal be ashamed before menne and youre owne synnes shal be your accusers in that daye Wo be vnto them that are subdued vnto theyr synnes and tangled in theyr wickednesse like as a felde is hedged in with bushes and the pathe thereof couered with thornes and that no manne maye trauayle thorow and so is he taken and cast in the fyre and brente ¶ The booke of Tobias The fyrst Chapter TObias gat him to Ierusalem vnto the temple of the lord there worshipped the lord god of Israel faythfully offeryng of al his first frutes tythes so that in the thyrde yeare he ministred all the tythes vnto the straungers conuertes Tobias taughte his son froÌ„ his youth vp to feare god and to refrayne from all synne Tobias fed the hungry clothed the naked and buried the dead and slayne diligently The .ii. Chapter THis temptatioÌ„ of blindnesse did god suffer to happen vnto hym that they whiche came after might haue an exaÌ„ple of his pacieÌ„ce lyke as of holy Iob for in so muche as he euer feared god froÌ„ his youthe vp kepte his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes he grudged not against god that the plage of blindnes chauÌ„sed vnto him but remained sted fast in the feare of god and thanked god all the dayes of his lyfe ¶ The .iii. Chapter BLessed be thy name o god of our fathers whiche when thou arte wroth shewest mercy and in time of trouble thou forgeuest the synnes of them that call vpon the. Whosoeuer loueth the and serueth the a right is sure of this that if his life be tempted and proued it standeth in the trying and yf he endure in patience he shall haue a rewarde and be hyghlye crowned if he be in troble that god no doubte shall delyuer him and yf his lyfe be in chastening that he shall haue leue to come vnto thy mercye For thou hast no pleasure in our damnation and why after a storme thou makest the wether fayre and styll after wepinge and heuynes thou geuest greate ioye ¶ The .iiii. Chapter HOlde thy mother in honoure all the dayes of her lyfe for thou oughteste to remember what and howe greate parels she suffered for the in her wombe Geue almes of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face froÌ„ the pore and so shall it come to passe that the face of the lord shall not be turned away from the. Mercy delyuereth from all synne from death and suffereth not the soule to come in darcknes A greate conforte is mercy before the highe god vnto all them that shewe it Whosoeuer worcketh any thynge for the immediatly geue him his hyre and loke that thy hyred seruauntes wages remayne not by the ouer nyght Looke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thinge that thou woldest not another manne shoulde do vnto the. The .vi. Chapter Yf thou layest a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof driueth awaye all maner of euell spretes wether it be from man or woman so that from thenceforthe the same shall come no more vnto them Heare me and I wyll tell the what they be of whome the deuyll hathe power Namelye they that receaue mariage of suche a fashion that they shute god oute from them and from theyr herte and geue theym selues to their owne luste euen as it were an horse and mule whiche haue no vnderstandynge vpon suche hathe the deuyll power But when thou takest Sara and art come in to her chaumbre wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothing but vnto prayer with her The .x. Chapter SO the elders embraced their doughter â—yssed her and let her goo exortyng her to honoure her father and mother in lawe to loue her husbande to rule well her housholde to kepe her house in good order to shewe her selte fawtlesse ¶ The .xii. Chapter IT is good to hyde the kynges secrete but to shewe the worckes of god to prayse them is an honorable thinge Prayer is good with fastyng and mercye is better then to horde vp treasures of golde For mercye delyuereth frome deathe clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlastyng lyfe But they that do synne and vnrighteousnes are the enemies of their owne soule When thou prayedest with teares and buriedest the deade and leftest thy dyner and hyddest the dead in thy house vpon the daye tyme that thou myghtest burye them in the nighte I offered thy prayer before the lorde You thougt that I dyd eate and dryncke wythe you but I vse meate that is muscible and drinck that can not be sene of menne The boke of Iudith The fourth Chapter BE ye sure that the lorde wyll here your petitions if ye continue stedfast in fastinges and prayers in the syghte of the lorde The .viii. Chapter Iudyth ware a smocke of heare and fasted all the dayes of her lyfe excepte the sabothes new mones the solempne daies that the people of Israell kepte The .ix. Chapter THy power o lord standethe not in the power of men neither hast thou anye plesur in the strenghte of horses
but the vngodlye and hym that delyted in wychednes dothe his soule abhorre vpon the vngodly he shall raygne snares fyre and brymstone storme and tempeste this shal be their portion to dryncke ¶ The .xii. Chapter THe Lorde shel rote out all disceatful lippes and the tong that speaketh proude thinges ¶ The .xiii. Chapter HOwe longe shall mine enemy triumphe ouer me Consider and heare me O lord my god lyghten myne eyes that I stepe not in deathe lest myne enemye saye I haue preuayled against hym For yf I be cast downe they that trouble me wyl reioyce at it But my truste is in thy mercye and my herte is ioyfull in thy saluation The .xiiii. Chapter THe Lorde loked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men to se yf there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after god But they are all gone out of the waye they are altogether become abhominable there is none that doth good no not one ¶ The .xv. Chapter LOrde who shall dwell in thy tabernacle he that hathe not geuen hys money to vsurye nor taken rewarde against the innocent ¶ The .xvi. Chapter THe Lorde hym selfe is the portion of myne enheritaunce Thou shalte not leue my soule in hel neyther shalte thou suffer thy holy one to se corruption The .xviii. Chapter The lorde shall rewarde me after my righteous dealyng accordynge to the clennes of my handes shall he recompence me With the holy thou shalte be holye and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect With the cleane thou shalte be cleane and with the frowarde thou shalte learne frowardnes ¶ The .xix. Chapter The iudgementes of the Lorde are true righteous all together More to be desyred are they than golde yea then muche fyne golde sweter then hony combe of the hony Moreouer by them is thy seruaunt taught and in kepynge of them there is great rewarde Who can tell how ofte he offendeth Oh clense thou me fro my secrete fautes Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous synnes lest they get the dominion ouer me so shall I be vndefiled and innocent from the greate offence ¶ The .xx. Chapter SOme put theyr trust in charrettes and some in horses but we wyll remembre the name of the lorde oure god They are broughte downe and fallen but we are rysen and stande vpright The .xxii. Chapter I Am a worme and no mā a very scorne of men and the outcast of the people They pearsed my handes and my fete I maye tell all my bones they stande staring and lokynge vpon me They parte my garmentes among them and caste lottes vpon my vesture ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter Though I walke thorow the valley of the shadowe of death I wyll feare no euyll for thou art with me ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter Who shall ryse vp into the hyll of the lord euen he that hathe clene handes and a pure harte and that hath not lyft vp his mynde vnto vanitie nor sworne to deceyue his neyghbour The. 25. Cha. What man is he that feareth the lorde him shal he teache in the waye that he shall chose His soule shall dowell at ease and his seede shall inherit the lande The secrete of the lorde is amonge them that feare him he wil shew thē his conuenaunt ¶ The .xxvii. Chapter ONe thing haue I desired of the lord whiche I wyll requyre euen that I maye dwell in the house of the lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre beauty of the lorde and to viset his temple ¶ The .xxviii. Chapter O Plucke me not awaye with the vngodly and wycked doers whiche speake frēdly to their neighboures but ymagine myschefe in their hertes Rewarde them according to the wyckednesse of their owne inuentions Recōpence them after the worcke of their handes paye theim that they haue deserued For they regarde not in they re mynde the worckes of the lorde nor the operations of his handes therfore shall he breake them downe and not buylde them vp The .xxxii. Chapter BLessed is he whose vnryghteousnes is forgeuen and whose synne is couered Blessed is that man vnto whome the lorde imputeth no synne and in whose sprete there is no gyle The .xxxiii. Chapter THe lorde bringeth the counsaile of the heathen to nought and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effecte and casteth oute the counseyles of princes There is no kinge that can be saued by the multitude of an hooste neyther is anye myghtye man deliuered by moche strenght A horse is counted but a vaine thinge to saue a man neyther shall he delyuer any man by his greate strength Beholde the eye of the lorde is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that put their trust in hys mercy To delyuer their soules from deathe and to fede them in tyme of dearth The .xxxiiii. Chapter I wyll alwaye geue thankes vnto the lorde his prayse shall euer be in my mouthe The aungel of the lorde tarieth rounde about them that feare him and delyuereth them O tast and se howe gracious the lorde is blessed is the manne that trusteth in hym O feare the lorde ye that be his sainctes for they that feare hym lacke nothinge What man is he that lusteth to lyue and wolde faine se good dayes Kepe thy tonge frome euyll and thy lyppes that they speake nogyle Eschue euyll and do good se he peace and ensue it The eyes of the lorde are ouer the ryghteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers The countinaunce of the Lorde is agaynste them that do euyll to rote out the remembraunce of them from the earth The righteous crye the lorde heareth them deliuereth them out of all their troubles The lorde is nye vnto them that are of a contrite herte and wyll saue suche as be of an humble sprete Greate are the troubles of the ryghteous but the lord deliuereth him out of all He kepeth all hys bones so that not one of them is broken The .xxxv. Chapter I putte on sacke clothe and humbled my soule with fastynge and my prayer shall retourne in to my owne bosome The .xxxvii. Chapter Wycked doers shal be roted oute and they that paciently abyde the lorde these shall inherite the lande Yet a lytle whyle and the vngodly shal be cleane gone thou shalte loke after his place and he shal be awaye But the meke spirited shall possesse the earthe and shal be refreshed in the multitude of peace A small thinge that the righteous hath is better then great richesse of the vngodly I haue bene yonge and nowe am olde and yet saw I neuer the righteous forsaken nor his seede beggyng theyr breade The mouthe of the righteous is exercised in wysdome and his tounge wylbe talkynge of iudgement I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in greate power and florishyng lyke a grene bay tree I went by and lo he was gone I soughte hym but his place coulde no where be founde ¶ The .xxxviii. Chapter There is no health in my fleshe And there is
wordes with discrecion He hath sparsed abrode and geuen to the poore and his righteousnesse remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted with honoure The .cxiii. Chapter HE taketh vp the simple out of the duste and lyfteth the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym with the princes euen with the princes of his people The .cxviii. Chapter IT is better to truste in the Lorde then to put any confidence in man It is better to truste in the lorde then to put anye confidence in princes The .cxix. Chapter BLessed are those that be vndefyled in the waye and walke in the waye of the lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies seke him with there hole herte For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble that I maye learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde and syluer O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte yea swetter then hony vnto my mouthe Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my pathes My soule is alwaye in my hande When thy worde goeth forthe it geueth lyghte and vnderstandyng euen to the symple The .cxx. Chapter What reward shal be geuen vnto the thou false tong euen mighty and sharpe arowes with hoote burnynge coles They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye he that now goeth in his waye wepyng and beareth forth good seede shall doutles come agayne with ioye and brynge his sheaues with him The .cxxvii. Chapter EXcepte the lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but lost that buylde it Except the lorde kepeth the cytie the watche manne waketh but in vayne The .cxxxviii. Chapter THoughe the lorde be hye yet hathe he respect vnto the lowlye as for the proude he beholdeth him a farre of The .cxxxix. Chapter WHether shall I go then from the sprete or whether shall I go then from thy presence yf I clyme vp into heauen thou arte there yf I go downe into hell thou arte there also yf I take the wynges of the morenynge and remaine in the vttermoste partes of the sea euen there also shall thy hande leade me thi right hande shal hold me The .cxl. Chapter A Man full of wordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe The .cxli. Chapter SEt a watche O lorde before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes The .cxlii. Chapter I Cried vnto the O lorde and sayd thou art my hope my portion in the lande of liuing The .cxliii. Chapter INter not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy syghte shall no manne lyuynge be iustified The .cxlv. Chapter THe lorde is louinge vnto euery man and his mercy is ouer all his worckes The lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpon him yea all suche as call vpon him faithfully The .cxlvi. Chapter O Put not youre truste in princes nor in anye chylde of man for there is no helpe in them The .clxvii. Chapter HE hathe no pleasure in the strengthe of an horse neyther deliteth he in anye mans legges but the lordes delyte is in theym that feare him and put their truste in his mercy ¶ The Prouerbes the fyrst Chapter THe feare of God is the beginning of wysedome but foles despise wisedome and instruccion My sonne consent not vnto synners yf they entice thee and saye come with vs. In vayne is the net layd forth before the byrdes eies I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my counsele haue ye despised and set my corrections at naught The .ii. Chapter Walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the righteous The .iii. Chapter LEt mercye and faythfulnes neuer go from thee bynde them about thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thy hearte so shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of god and men Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyte Whome the lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne All the thynges that thou canst desyre are not to be compared vnto wysedome Wythdrawe no good thynge from them that haue nede so long as thyne hande is able to do it Saye not vnto thy neyghboure go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyll I geue thee where as thou hall nowe to geue hym The .iiii. Chapter THe chiefe poynt of wysedome is that thou be wyllyng to obteyne wysedome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandyng Take faste holde of doctrine and let her not go kepe her for she is thy lyfe But awaye from thee a froward mouthe and let the lippes of slaunder be far from the. The .v. Chapter THe lyppes of an harlot are a droppyng hony combe and her throte is more glystering then Oyle But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swearde The .vi. Chapter Go to the Emmet thou sluggarde consider her wayes and learne to be wyse She hath no guide nor ouersear nor ruler yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate and gathereth her foode togyther in the haruest These syre thynges doth the lorde hate and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth Aproude looke A lying tongue handes that shedde innocente bloude an hearte that goeth aboute with wicked ymaginacion feete that be swift in running to do mischiefe A false witnes that bryngeth vp lyes And suche one as soweth discord among brethrē An harlot wyll make a manne to begge his breade Maye a man take fyre in his bosome and his clothes not be brente Or can one go vpon hoote coales and his feete not be hurte Euen so who so euer goeth into his neyghbours wyfe and toucheth her cannot be vngyltye The .viii. Chapter They that seke me early shall fynde me The .ix. Chapter REproue not a scorner lest he owe the euyll wyll but rebuke a wyse manne and he wyll loue the. Stolen waters are swets and the breade that is priuely eaten hath a good taste The .x. Chapter A Wise sonne maketh a glad father but an vndiscrete son is an heuinesse vnto his mother Treasures that are wyckedly gotten profyte nothing but righteousnes deliuereth from death A wyse man wyll receyue warnynge Loue couereth the multitude of synnes He that refuseth to be refourmed desceyueth him selfe Where moche bablynge is there must nedes be offence and he that refraineth his lyppes is wise An innocent tonge is a noble treasure As vineger is to the tethe and as smoke is vnto the eyes euen so is a slouggyshe person to them that sendeth him forth The .xi. Chapter WHereno good counsayle is there the people decaye but where as many are that can geue coūsayle there is wealthe He that is suretye for a straunger hurteth hym selfe and he that medieth not with suretyshyppe is sure A fayre woman without discrete maners is like a rynge of golde in a swynnes snoute Some man
geueth oute his goodes and is the rycher but the nygarde hauyng ynoughe wyll departe from nothinge and yet is euer in pouertie He that is lyberall in geuynge shall haue plentye Whose hoordeth vp his corne shal be cursed amonge the people but blessynge shall lyghte vpon his head that geueth foode The .xii. Chapter Whoso loueth wysdome wylbe content to be refourmed but he that hateth to be reproued is a foole Euery man shall enioye good accordyng to the frute of his mouthe and after the worckes of his handes shall he be rewarded The .xiii. Chapter He that kepeth his mouthe kepeth his life but whoso openeth his lippes to euyll destroyeth him selfe Some menne are ryche thoughe they haue nothinge againe some men are poore hauyng greate ryches Vaynelye gotten goodes are sone spente but they that be gathered together with the hande shall encrease He that thynketh scorne to be refourmed commethe to pouertie and shame but who so regardeth correction shall come to honoure He that spareth the rodde hateth his sonne but whoso loueth him chasteneth him by tymes The .xiiii. Chapter Se that thou medle not with a foole in whom thou percepuest to be no knowledge There is awaye whiche some men thynke to be righte but the ende thereof leadeth vnto deathe The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours but the ryche hath many frendes The encrease and prosperitie of the commens is the kinges honours but the decaye of the people is the confusion of the prince A merye herte is the lyfe of the bodye but rancoure consumeth away the bones He that doth a poore man wronge blasphemeth his maker but whoso that hath pitie of the poore both honour vnto God The .xv. Chapter A Soft aunswere putteth doune displeasure but froward wordes prouoke vnto anger A merye hearte maketh a cherefull countenaunce but an heuy hearte compelleth a man to syghe Better is a lytle with the feare of the Lorde then great treasure with sorowe Better is a mosse of potage with loue then a fat Ore with euell wyll Who so hateth rewardes shall lyue The .xvi. Chapter BEtter it is to haue a lytle thinge with righteousnesse then greate rentes wrongfullye gotten It is a great abhominacion when kynges are wycked for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with righteousenes The kynges displeasure is a messenger of death but the cherefull countenaunce of a kynge is lyfe and his louyng fauoure is as the euening dewe He that is a blable of his tongue maketh diuision amonge princes The .xvii. Chapter WHoso laugheth the poore to scorne blasphemeth his maker and he that is glad of a nother mans hurte shall not be vnpunyshed One reprofe onelye doeth more good to hym that hathe vnderstandyng then a. C. strypes to a foole Whosoeuer rewardeth euel for good the plage shall not departe from his house He is a frende that alwaye loueth and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother Who so promiseth by the hande and is suerty for his neyghboure he is a foole The .xviii. Chapter THe wordes of a staunders are very woundes and go thorowe vnto the innermoste partes of the body The name of the lorde is a strong castell the righteous flyeth vnto it and is in sauegarde He that geueth sentence in a mater before he heare it is a soole and worthy to be consounded Liberalitie bringeth a man to honoure and worshippe and setteth hym amonge greate men Death and lyfe are in the instrumente of the tongue and they that loue it shal enioy the frute therof Whoso fyndeth a good wyfe fyndeth a good thynge and receyueth a wholsome benefite of the Lorde The .xix. Chapter RYches maketh many freÌ„des but the poore is forsaken of his neyghbour A wyse man can put of displeasure and it is his honour to let some tauntes passe A braâ—lyng wyfe is lyke the top of an house where thorow it is euer droppyng A discrete woman is the gyfte of god The .xx. Chapter WYne maketh a manne to be scornefull and stronge drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet whoso delyteth therin shall neuer be wise The kyng ought to be feared as the roaryng of a lyon whoso prouoketh hym vnto anger offendeth agaynste his owne soule A flouthful body wyl not go toplowe for cold of the wynter therfore shall he go a beggyng in sommer haue nothyng Manye there be that wolde be called good doers but where shall one fynde a true faythfull manne Who can saye my heart is cleane I am innoceÌ„t from sinne Delite not in slepe leaste thou come to pouertie Take his garmente that is suerty for a straunger and take a pledge of him for the vnknowen mannes sake To him that custometh flatering lyppes ioyne not thy selfe Whoso curseth his father and mother his light shal be put out in the myddest of darkenesse The heritage that commeth to hastelye at the fyrst shall not be praysed at the ende It is a snare for a man to deuoure that whicht is holy and after the vowe to turne to thyne own vse the thyng thou hast vowed Mercye and faythfulnes preserue the kynge and with louyng kyndnes his seate is holden The .xxi. Chapter THe Kynges hart is in the hande of the lord lyke as are the ryuers of water He maye turne it whithersoeuer he wyll To do righteousnes and iudgemente is more acceptable to the lorde then sacrifice Whoso stoppeth his cares at the crying of the poore he shall crye hymselfe and not be hearde He that hath pleasure in banchettes shal be a poore man Whoso deliteth in wyne and delicates shal not be ryche It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse then with a chydynge and angry woman Whoso kepethe his mouthe and his tongue the same kepeth his soule from troubles The horse is prepared agaynste the daye of battayle but the lorde geueth victory The .xxii. Chapter THe ende of lowlinesse and the feare of god is riches honoure prosperitie and healthe Teache ackylde in his youthe what waye he shoulde go for he shall not leaue it when he is olde Whoso doeth a poore man wrong to encrease his owne ryches and geuethe vnto the ryche to please hym at the laste commethe to pouertie hymselfe The .xxiii. Chapter TAke not ouer greate trauayle and laboure to be ryche beware of suche a purpose Why wylte thou sette thyns eye vpon the thynge whyche sodeynelye vanishethe awaye for ryches make themselues wynges and take theyr flyght lyke an Egle into the ayer Kepe no companye with wyne bybbers and ryotous eaters of fleshe for suche as be drounkardes and ryotous shall come to pouertie and he that is geuen to muche slepe shall go with a ragged coate Who hathe woo who hath sorowe who hath strife who hath braulynge and who hath woundes without a cause or who hath redde eyes euen they that be euer at the wyne and seeke excesse Loke not thou vpon the wyne howe redde it is and what a coloure it geueth in the glasse it goeth downe softlye but at
and yf he knowe any hurte by thee he tellethe it out Agayne some frende is but a companyon at the table and in the daye of nede he continueth not But a sure frende wyll be vnto thee euen as thy dooneselte and deale faythfullye with thy householde folke Yf thou suffer trouble and aduersitie he is with the and hydeth not hymselfe from the. A faythfull frende is a stronge defence who so findeth suche a one findeth a treasure A faieth full frende hath no peare the weyghte of golde and seiuer is not to be compared to the goodnes of his faieth A faieth full frende is a medicine of life and they that feare the Lord shal synde him The .vii. Chapter BInd not .ii. sinnes togither for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished Vse not to make anie manner of lye for the customes therof are not good Geue not ouer thy frende for any good nor thy faithful brother for the best golde Loue a discrete seruaunte as thine olde soule defraude him not of his libertie nether leaue him a poore man If thou haue daughters kepe their bodies and shewe not thy face cherfull towarde them Mary thy daughter and so shalt thou performe a weighty matter but gyue hir to a manne of vnderstandynge Feare the Lorde with all thy Soule and honoure his priestes giue them their porcion of the firste fruites and encrease of the earth like as it is commaunded the. c Be liberall vnto al men liuinge yet let not but do good euen vnto them that are dead The .viii. Chapter Golde and siluer hath vndone many a man eueÌ„ the hertes of kinges hath it made to fal Lende not vnto him that is mightier then thy selfe if thou lendest him count it but lost Be not surety aboue thy power if thou be then thinke surely to pay it The .ix. Chapter Turne away thy face from a beutiful womaÌ„ and loke not vpon the fatrenes of hir Maope a manne hathe perished thorowe the beautre of women For thorowe it the desire is kindeled as it were a fire For sake not an olde frende for the newe shall not be like him A newe frende is newe wine lette him be olde and thou shalte drincke him with pleasure Let all thy talkinge be in the commaundemeÌ„tes of the hiest The .x. Chapter AS the judge of the people is him selfe euen so are his officers and loke what manner of manne the ruler of the citie is such are they that dwell within also Remembre no wronge of thy neighhoure Why art thou proude o thou earth and ashes There is nothinge worsse then a couetous man there is not a more wicked thinge theÌ„ to loue money and whye suche one hath his soule to sel yet is he but filthy dounge while he liueth The beginninge of mans pride is to fal awaye from God and whye his herte is gone frome his maket for pride is the originail of al sinne The .xi. Chapter GEue no sentence before thou hast heard the cause but fieste let men tell oute theyr tales When thou arte in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with the haue a good hope that it shall be better The .xii. Chapter IN prosperitie a frende shall not be knowen and in aduer sitie an enemie shall not be hid for when a man is in wealthe it greueth his enemie but in heuines and trouble a man shal know his frende The .xiii. Chapter He taketh a burthen vpoÌ„ him that accoÌ„panieth a more honorable man than hym selfe therfore kepe no familiarite with one that as richer then thy selfe If thou be called of a mighty man absent thy selfe so shal he cal the to him the more oft Please not thou vnto him that thou be not shutte outs but go not thou to farre of leaste he forgette the withdrawe not thy selfe from his speach but beleue not his many wordes for with muche coÌ„munication shall he tempte the with apriuy mocke shall he question with the of thy secretes If a riche man fall his frendes sette him vp agains but wheÌ„ the pore falleth his acquaintanÌ„ce forsake him If a riche man fall into an erroure he hath manye helpers he speaketh proude wordes and yet men iustifie him But if a posre man go wronge he is punished ryea thoughe he speake wisely yet can it haue no place when the rich maÌ„ speaketh euerye man holdeth their tonges loke what he saith they praise it vnto the cloudes but if the pore man speake they saye what fellowe is this and if he do amisse they shal destroy hym The .xiiii. Chapterr ALl fleshe shall fade awaye like grasse lyke a flourishing leafe in a grene tre some grow some are caste downe euen so is the generation of al fleshe and bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne The xv Chapter GOd made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell God hath set water and fire before the teache out thine hande vnto whiche thou wilte Before man is life and deathe good and euell loke what him liketh shal be geuen him The .xvi. Chapter BEtter it is for a maÌ„ to dye without childreÌ„ then to leaue behinde him suche children as are vngodrye God iudgeth a man accordinge to his werches The .xviii. Chapter LEarne before thou speake and go to phisike or euer thou belicke examine and iudge thy selfe before the iudgemente come and so shalte thou fynde grace in the sight of god Before thou prayest prepare thy soule and be not as one that tempteth god Folow not thy lustes but turne the from thyne own wyl for yf thou geâ—est thy soule her desyres it shall make thyne enemyes to laughe the to scorne The .xix. Chapter HE that maketh not mucke of small thinges shall fall by lytle and lytle Wyne and women make wyse men rennagates and put men of vnderslandyng to reprofe He that is hastye to geue credence is light emynded and doeth agaynst hym selfe A man maye be knowen by hys face and one that hath vnderstandyng maye be perceyued by the loke of his countenaunce A mans garment laughter and goyng declateth what he is The .xx. Chapter AWyse man wyll holde his tongue tyll he se oportunitie but a wanton and vndiscrete bodye shall regarde no tyme. I these is better then a man that is accustomed to lye He that pleaseth great men shall escape much tryll Rewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of the wyse and make hym dumme that he cannot tell men theyr fautes Wysedome that is hide and treasure that is hoorded vp what profite is in them both The .xxi. Chapter The talkyng of a foole is lyke an heauy burthen by the waye but to heare a wyse man speake it is a pleasure I foole lyfteth vp his voyce with laughter but a wyse man shall scarse laughte secretly The hearte of fooles is in theyr mouthe but the mouthe of the wise is in theyr herte The .xxii. Chapter MAke but a lytle wepynge because of the brad for
erroniouse worke and in the tyme of visitacion it shall perishe The lamentacion of Ieremye the fyrste Chapter IErusalem hath synned cure more more therfore is she come in decay All they that had her in honour despise her for they haue sene her fylthynes Yea she sigheth and is a shamed of her selfe O all ye that go fathy beholde and se yf there be anye sorowe lyke vnto myne wherewith the LORD hath troubled me in the daye of his fearefull wrathe The .iii. Chapter IT is of the lordes mercyes that we are not vtterly consumed The Lorde is my porcion sayeth my soule therfore will I hope in him O howe good is the lorde vnto them that put theyr trust in him and to the soule that seketh after hym O howe good is it for a man to take thy yoke vpon hym from his youth vp The Lorde will not forsake for euer but though he punishe yet accordyng to the multitude of his mercyes he receaueth to grace againe for he doth not plage and caste out the chyldren of men from his heart The .iiii. Chapter THe women whiche of nature are petyfull haue sodden theyr owne chyldren with theyr handes that they might be theyr meate in the miserable destruction of the doughter of my people The booke of the Prophete Ezechiel the .iii. Chapter THe house of Israell will not folowe the for they wyll not folowe me yea all the house of Israell haue styffe foreheades and harde heartes Yâ— I saye vnto the concernynge the vngodlye man that without doubte he must dye and thou geuest not hym warnynge nor speakest vnto him that he maye turne from his euell waye and so to lyue than shal the same vngodly manne dye in his owne vnrighteousenesse but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande Neuerthelesse yf thou geue warnâ—nge vnto the wicked and yet he forsake not his vngodlynesse then shall he dye in his owne wyckednesse but thou haste discharged thy soule Nowe yf a righteous manne go from his righteousenesse and do the thynge that is euell I will laye a stumblynge blocke before hym and he shall dye because thou haste geuen hym warnynge yea dye shall he in his owne sinne so that the vertue that he didde before shall not be thoughte vpon but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande Neuerthelesse yf thou exhortest the righteous that he synne not and so the righteous do no synne then shall he lyue because he hathe retryued thy warning and thou hast discharged thy soule .xxxiii. Ca. The .v. Chapter IN the Ierusalem the fathers shal be fayne to eate they owne sonnes and the sonnes theyr owne fatherâ— The .xi. Chapter THat stonye heart wyll I take out of yourâ— bodye and geue you a fleshly herte that ye maye walke in my commaundementes and kepe my ordinaunces and do them that ye maychâ— my people and I your god The .xiii. Chapter WO be vnto you that sowe pyllours vnder all arme holes bolsters vnder the heades both of yonge and olde to catche soules withal For when ye haue gotten the soules of my people in your captiuite ye promise them lyâ—e and dishonoure me to my people for an handefull of barlye and for a piece of breade when ye kyll the soules of them that dye not and promyse lyfe to them â—hat lyue not Thus ye dissemble with my people that beleueth your lyes The .xvi. Chapter BEholde the synnes of Sodoma were these pryde fulnesse of meate aboundaunce of ydlenesse these thynges hadde she and her doughters besydes that they reached not theyr hande to the poore and nedye but were proude and did abhominable thynges before me and therfore I toke them awaye as pleased me The .xviii. Chapter THe fatherles haue eaten soure grapes and the chyldrens tethe are set on edge The soule that synneth shall dye Yf a manne be godly and do the thynge that is equall righte and lendeth nothyng vpon vsurye he taketh nothyng ouer this is a righteous man he shall surely lyue saythe the lorde God Yf he now get a soÌ„ne that is a murtherer or that lendeth vpon vsurye and taketh moreouer shall this man lyueâ— he shall not lyue The sonne shall not beare the fathers offence neither shall the father beare the sonnes offence the righteousnesse of the righteous shal be vpon hym and the wickednesse of the wicked shal be vpon hymselfe also Yf the vngodly will tourne awaye from all his synnes that he hath done and kepe all my coÌ„maundementes and do the thynge that is equall and right doubtles he shall lyue and not dye As for all his sinnes that he dyd before they shall not be thought vpon but in his righteousenesse that he hath done he shall lyue for haue I anye pleasure in the death of a synner sayeth the lorde god but rather that he conuert and lyue Agayne yf the righteous turne awaye from his righteousnesse and do iniquitie accordinge to al the abhominacions that the wycked manne doeth shal he lyue All the righteousnesse that he hath done shal not be thought vpon but in the fault that he hath offended withall and in the synne that he hathe doen he shal dye The .xxxiii. Chapter COme let vs heare what worde is gone forthe from the lorde These come vnto the after the maner of a great people yea as who saith they were my people they sit downe before the and heare thy wordes but they do not there after For in theyr mouthes they make a teste of them and theyr herte goeth after theyr owne couetous lucre and as a bailet that hath a swete tune and is pleasaunte to synge so shalte thou be vnto them thy wordes shall they heare but they wyll not do there after The .xxxiiii. Chapter WO be vnto the shepeheardes of Israell that fede themselues Should not the shepeheardes fede the flockes ye haue eaten vp the fat ye haue clothed you with the woll the best fedde haue ye slayne but the flocke haue ye not nourished The weake haue ye not holden vp the sirkâ— haue ye not healed the broken haue ye not bounde together the outcastes haue ye not broughte agayne the ioste haue ye not sought but churlyshelye and cruellye haue ye ruled them Thus are they scatered here there without a shepehearde Yea all the beastes of the fielde deuoure them and they go astraye c. The .xxxvi. Chapter I wyll take you from amonge the Heathen and gather you together out of al countreis and bryng you agayne into your own land Then wyll I poure cleane water vpon you and ye shall be cleane yea from all your vnclennes and from all youre ydols shall I clense you A newe harte also wyl I geue you a newe spirite wyll I put into you As for that stonye harte I wyl take it out of your body and geue you a fleshly hart I wil geue my sprite amonge you and cause you to walke in my commaundementes to kepe my lawes and to fulfyll them The .xxxvii. Chapter BEholde I wyll
open youre graues O my people and take you out of your sepulchres and brynge you into the lande of Israel againe So shall ye knowe that I am the lorde when I open your graues and bring you out of them My spirite also wyll I put in you and ye shall liue I wil seâ—te you agayne in youre owne lande and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde whiche haue sayde it and fulfilled it in dede The .xliii. Chapter O Thou sonne of man this tome is my feate and the place of my foote steps where as I wyll dwell amonge the children of Israell for euermore The .xliiii. Chapter THey shall not shaue theyr heades nor nourishe the bushe of theyr heare but rounde theyr heades onely All the priestes that go into the inmoste courte shall drynke no wyne They shall mary no wydowe neyther one that is putte from her husband but a mayde of the scede of the house of Israel or a wydow that hath had a priest before The .xlv. Chapter VPon the .xiiii. daye of the fyrste moneth ye shall kepe Easter seuen dayes shall the feast continue wherein there shall no sowre nor leuended breade be eaten One sycle maketh twenty garres So .xx. sicles and .xxv. and .xv. sicles make a pounde The .xlvi. Chapter If the Prince geue a gifte vnto anye of his sonnes then shall it be his sonnes heritage perpetuall that he maye possesse it But yf he wyll geue one of his seruantes some of his heritage it shal be his vnto the fre yeare and then to returne agayne vnto the Prince for his heritage shall be his sonnes only The booke of the Prophete Daniel the .ii. Chapter ANd Daniel praysed the God of heauen Daniel also cryed loude and sayde O that the name of GOD myghte he praysed for euer and euer for wysedome and strengthe are his owne he chaungeth the times and ages he putteth downe kynges he setteth vp kynges he geueth wysedome vnto the wyse and vnderstandyng to those that vnderstande he openeth the depe secretes he knoweth the thyng that lyeth in darkenesse for the lyghte dwelleth with him The .iiii. Chapter WHerfore O kynge be contente with my couÌ„sell that thou mayest redeme thy synnes with alinesse and thyne â–ª offences with mercye to poore people for this shal be an healyng of thyne erroure O kynge Nabuchodonozor to the it is spoken Thy kyngdome shall departe from thee thou shalte be caste out of mennes companye thy dwellynge shal be with the beastes of the fielde so that thou shalte eate grasse as an Oxe tyll seuen yeares be come and goen ouer thee euen vntyll thou knowest that the kygheste hathe power vpon the kyngdomes of men and that he maye geue them vnto whome it pleaseth hym The .v. Chapter MAne Thetell Phares Nowe the interpretacion of the thing is this Mane God hath noumbred the kingdome and broughte it to an ende Thetel thou arte wayed in the balaunce and arte founde to lighte Phares thy kingdome is delie in partes and geuen to the Medes and Parses The .vii. Chapter HE shal suddue three kinges and shall speake wordes againste the hyghest of all he shall destroye the sayntes of the mooste hyghest and thynke that he maye chaunge tymes and lawes They shall be geuen vnder his power vntyll a tyme two tymes and halfe a time But the iudgemente shall be kepte so that his power shal be taken from hym for he shall be destroyed and peryshe at the laste The .ix. Chapter I Turned me vnto my God the Lorde for to praye and make myne intercercession with fasting sackecloth and ashes We do not cast our prayers before thee in our owne righteousenesse no but onely in thy greate mercies The .xii. Chapter THere shall come a tyme of trouble suche as neuer was sence there began to be any people vnto the same tyme. Then shall thy people de delyuered yea al those that be founde wrytten in the booke Many of them that sleape in the duste of the earthe shall awake some to euerlastynge lyte some to perpertuall shame and reprofe the wyse suche as haue taught other shall glyster as the shynyng of heauen and those that haue instructe the multitude vnto godlynesse shal be as the sterres worlde without ende The .xiii. Chapter WEl it is better for me to fall into youre bandes with out the bede doyns then to synne in the syghte of the lorde ¶ The booke of the Prophete Oseas The fyrst Chapter GO thy waye take an harlotiets thy wyfs gette children by her The .ii. Chapter I Wyll haue mercy vpon her that was without mercy The .iiii. Chapter THe lorde must punyshe theÌ„ that dwell in the laÌ„de And why there is no truthe there is no mercy there is no knowledge of god in the lande but see eating liynge manslaughter thefte and aduoutrye haue gotten the vpper hande and one gyltynesse foloweth another Therfore shal the lande be in a miserable case and all they that dwell therin shall be rooted out The beastes of the felde the foules of the ayre and the fyshes of the see shall dye My people peryshe because they haue no know ledge Whoredome wyne and dronckennesse taketh the herte awaye The .vi. Chapter I Haue pleasure in louynge kyndnes and not in offerynge yea in the knowledge of god more then in burnt sacrifice As the theues armed waite for him that passeth by the waye suche is the counsayle of the presses whiche with one agterd counsayle murther cruelly suche as keye the waye yea they dare do all vnspeakable myschefe The .x. Chapter SOwe vnto righteousnesse reape the frutes of weldoynge plowe vp youre freshe lande for it is tyme to seke the lorde tyll he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you but you haue plowed vngodlynesse ye haue reaped iniquitie you haue eaten the frute of lyes The .xii. Chapter Iacob toke his brother by the hele when he was yet in his mothers wombe and in his strength he wrestled with god he stroue with the aungell and gat the victory so that he prayde and desired him The .xiii. Chapter O Israell thine iniquitie hath destroyed the. but in me onely is thy helpe O deathe I wyll be thy deathe O hell I wyl be thy slinge The .xiiii. Chapter THe wayes of the lorde are righteous suche as be godlye wyll walke in them As for the wycked they wyll stomble therin ¶ The booke of the Prophete Ioel The first Chapter WAke vp ye dronkardes and wepe mourne all ye wyne suppere because of your swet wyne for it shal be taken awaye from youre mouthe Gyrde you and mourne O ye prestes mourne ye ministers of the aultar go your waye in and sleape in sackeclothe proclayme a faslyng cal the congregacyon gather the elders and all the inhabytoure of the lande together in to the house of the lorde youre god crye vnto the lord alas alas for this daye And why the daye of the lorde is at hande and cometh as a destroyer from the almyghtye The .ii.
the lorde my god shall come and al saintes with him In that daye shall it not be lyght other cleare or dymme This shal be that speciall daye whiche is knowen vnto the Lorde neither daye nor night but aboute euenyng time it shal be lyghte The booke of the Prophete Malachy the .i. Chapter WAs not Esau Iacobs brother sayth the lorde yet haue I loued Iacob and hated Esau Yea I haue made his hilles waste and his heritage in a wildernesse for dragons Yf ye offer the blynde is it not euell and yf ye offer the lame and sicke is not that euell yea offer it vnto the prince shall he be contente with the or accepte thy persone sayth the LORDE of hostes What is he among you that will do so muche as to shut the doores or to hyndle the fyre vpon my aulter for mought I haue no pleasure in you saieth the lorde of hoostes From the rising vp of the sunne vnto the goyng downe of the same my name is great amonge the gentiles Yea in euery place shall there sacrifice be done and a cleane offering offred vp vnto my name for my name is great amonge the heathen sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Cursed be the dissembler whiche hathe in his flocke one that is a male and when he make the a vowe offereth a spotted one vnto the Lorde The .ii. Chapter IN the Priestes lyppes should be sure knowledge that menne maye seke the lawe at his mouth for he is a messenger of the LORDE of hoostes The .iii. Chapter I wyll sende my messenger whiche shall prepare the waye before me Beholde he commeth sayth the Lord of hoostes But who maye abyde the daye of his comminge who shal be able to endure when he appereth for he is lyke a golde smythes fyer and lyke washers sope He shall set hym downe to trye and to clense the siluer he shall pourge the chyldren of Leuy and purifye them lyke as Golde and syluer I wyll come and punishe you and I myselfe wyll be a swifte witnesse agaynste the witches agaynste the aduouterers agaynste false swearers yea and agaynste those that wrong fullye kepe backe the hyrelynges dewlye whiche vexe the widdowes and the fatherles and oppresse the straunger and feare not me sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Turne ye newe vnto me and I wyll turne me vnto you say the the lorde of hoostes Ye saye wherein shall we turne Shoulde a man vse false heade and disceyte with god as ye vse false heade and disceyte with me yet ye saye wherein vse we disceyte with the In tythes Therfore are ye cursed with penury because ye dissemble with me all the sorte of you Bryng euery tithe into my barne that there maye be meate in my house and proue me withall sayeth the Lorde of hoostes yf I wyll not open the wyndose of heauen vnto you and powre you oute a blessyng with plenteousenesse yea I shall reproue the consumer for your sakes so that he shall not eate vp the fruite of your grouÌ„d neither shall the vineyard be bacon in the fielde sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Insomuche that all people shall saye that ye be blessed For ye shal be a pleasaunte lande sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The .iiii. Chapter THe daye commeth that shall burne as an ouer and all the proude yea and all suche as do wyckednesse shal be strawe and the day that is to come shall burne them vp sayeth the Lorde of hoostes so that it shall leue them neyther roote nor braunche But vnto you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnes aryse and health shal be vnder his winges ye shall go foorthe and multiplye as the fat calues ye shal treade downe the vngodlye for they shal be lyke the ashes vnder the soules of youre feete in the daye that I shall make sayth the lorde of hoostes Beholde I wyll sende you Elias that Prophet before the comming of the daye of the greate and fearefull Lorde The booke of the Prophete Batucke the .i. Chapter THe deade that be gone downe to theyr graues and whose soules are oute of theyr bodies ascribe vnto the Lorde neither prayse nor righteous making but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes which goeth on beauelye and weakelye whose eyes beginne to fayle yea suche a soule ascribeth prayse and righteousnesse vnto the Lorde The .iii. Chapter O Learne then where discretion is where vertue is where vnderstandinge is that thou maiste knowe also from whence cometh long life a necessarie liuinge the lyght of the eies and quietnes who euer founde oute hir place whoe euer came into hir treasures Afterwarde did he shewe him selfe vpon earth and dwelte amonge them The .vi. Chapter Blessed is the godly man that hath no ydolles and worshippeth none for he shall be farre frome reproufe ¶ The fyrste boke of the Machabees The .ii. Chapter THus ye mare consider thorowe out allages since the word began that who so euer put their truste in God were not ouercome feare not ye then the wordes of an vngodlye manne for his glorye is but donge and wormes to daye is he set vp and to morow is he gone for he is turned into earth and his memorial is come to nought The .iii. Chapter BVt Iudas saide it is a small matter for manye to be ouercome with fewe yea there is no difference to the God of heauen to deliuer by a great multitude or by a small companie for the victorye of the battaile standeth not in the multitude of the hoste but the strength commeth from heauen Iudas ordeined captaines ouer the people ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fiftye and ouer tenne But as for suche as builded theim bouses marâ—ed wiues planted them vineyardes and those that were feareful he commaunded theÌ„ euery manne to go home againe accordyng to the lawe The .iiii. Chapter IVdas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israell ordeined that the tyme of dedication of the aulter should be kept in his season frome yeare to yere by the space of eyghte dayes from the .xxv. daye of the moneth Caslue with myrth and gladnesse The .vi. Chapter HAd to prouoke the Elephantes for to fight they shewed them the say of red grapes and molberyes The seconde booke of the Machabees the .iii. Chapter THancke Inias the hye preast for his sake hath the lorde graunted the thy lyfe The .iiii. Chapter TO do wyckedly against the lawe of god shal not escape vnpunished The .v. Chapter Yet was Antiochus not content with this but durst go into the most holy temple Menelaus that traytour to the lawes and to his owne naturall countrey beynge his guyde and with his wycked handes toke the holy vessell whiche other kinges and cyties had geuen thether for the garnyshinge and honoure of the place them toke he in his handes vnworthelye and detiled them God hath not chosen the people for that places sake but the placee for the peoples sake and therfore is the place become partaker of the
plucke him oute and cast him from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe with one eye then hauynge two eyes to be cast in hell fyre Se that ye despise not one of these litelons For I say vnto you that in heauen their angels alwayes beholde the face of my father whiche is in heuen The sonne of man is come to saue that which is lost Yf thy brother trespace against the go and tel hym his faute betwene hym and the alone yf he heare the thou hast wonne thy brother but yf he heare thy not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouthe of two or thre wytnesses all thinges maye be stablyshed Yf he here not them tell it vnto the congregation yf he heare not the congregacion take him as an heathen man and as a publican Verely I saye vnto you whatsoeuer ye binde on earth shal be bounde in heauen And whatsoeuer ye lowse on earthe shal be lowsed in heauen Againe I saye vnto you that if two of you shall agre in earthe vpon any maner thynge whatsoeuer they shall desyre it shal be geuen them of my father whiche is in heauen For where two or thre are gathered together in my name there am I in the middes of them Maister howe ofte shall I forgeue my brother yf he synne againste me seuen tymes Iesus sayde vnto him I saye not vnto thee seuen tymes but seuenty times seuentymes O euyll seruaunt I forgaue the all that dette because thou prayest me was it not mete also that thou shuldeste haue had compassion on thy felow euen as I had compassyon on the And hys lorde was wrothe and delyuered hym to the saylers tyll he shulde paye all that was due to hym So lykewise shall my heauenly father do vnto you except ye forgiue with your hartes eache one to his brother theyr trespases The .xix. Chapter IS it lawful for a man to put awaye his wife for all maner of causes He answered and saide vnto them haue ye not redde howe that he whyche made man and woman and sayde for this thinge shall a man leaue father and mother and cleue vnto his wyfe and they twayne shal be one fleshe Wherfore nowe are they not twayne but one fleshe Let no man therfore put a sunder that whiche god hathe cuppled together Then sayde they to him why did Moses commaunde to geue a testimoniall of diuorcement to put her awaye he said vnto them Moses because of the hardnes of youre hartes suffred you to put awaye youre wyfes but from the begynnynge it was not so I saye therfore vnto you whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe excepte it be for fornication marieth another breaketh wedlocke whosoeuer marieth her whiche is diuorced do the commit aduoutrie Then sayde his disciples to hym yf the matter be so betwene manne and wife then it is not good to mary There are chaste whiche were so borne oute of theyr mothers belly And there are chaste which be made of men And there are chaste whiche haue made themselues chaste for the kyngdome of heauens sake He that can take it let him take it Suffer the chyldren and forbyd them not to come to me for of suche is the hyngdō of heauen Why callest thou me good there is none good but one and that is god If thou wylte enter into lyfe kepe the commaundementes Yf thou wylt be perfect go and sell that thou hast and geue it to the poore and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen and come and folowe me Verely I saye vnto you it is hard for a ryche man to entre into the kyngdome of heauen And moreouer I saye vnto you it is easyer for a camel to go through the eye of a nedle then for a ryche man to entier into the kyngdome of god Then sayde Peter to hym Beholde we haue forsaken all and folowe the what shall we haue Iesus sayde vnto them verely I saye to you whē the sonne of man shall sit in the seate of his maiestie ye whiche folow me in the seconde generacion shall syt also vpon .xii. seates and iudge the .xii. trybes of Israell And whosoeuer forsaketh houses or brethren or systers other father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or landes for my names sake the same shall receyue an hundred folde and shall inherite euerlastyng lyfe The .xx. Chapter THe laste shal be first and the firste shal be last for many are called and fewe be chosen To sit on my right hande and on my left hand is not myne to geue but to them for whome it is prepared of my father Ye knowe that the Lordes of the Gentiles haue dominatiō ouer thē And they that are great exercise power ouer them It shall not be so amonge you but whosoeuer wyll be greate among you let hym be youre minister and whosoeuer wyll be chefe let hym be your seruaunt euē as the sonne of mā came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geue his lyfe for the redēption of many The .xxi. Chapter ANd Iesus wente into the temple of God and cast out all them that sould and bought in the temple and ouerthrewe the tables of the moneye chaungers and the scates of them that soulde doues and sayde to them It is written my house shal be called the house of prayer But ye haue made it a denne of theues Howe sone is the figge tree withered away Iesus sayde vnto them Verely I saye vnto you yf ye shall haue fayth and shall not doubt ye shall not onely do that which I haue done to the fygge tree but also yf ye shall saye vnto this mountayn take thy selfe awaye and caste thy selfe into the sea it shal be done And whatsoeuer ye shal axe in prayer yf ye beleue ye shall receaue it The .xxii. Chapter THen the kynge came in to viset the gestes and spied there a man whiche had not on a weddyng garmente and sayde vnto hym frende howe fortuned it that thou cameste in hither and hast not on a weddyng gatment And he was euen speachelesse Then sayde the Kynge to his ministers take and bynde hym hande and foote and caste hym into vtter darkenesse there shal be wepyng and gnashing of teethe for manye are called and fewe are chosen Maister we knowe that thou arte true and teachest the waye of god truely neither carest for my man for thou considrest not mennes estate Geue to Cesar that whiche is Cesars and geue to god that whiche is goddes Moses had yf a man dye hauing no children that the brother mary his wyfe and reyse vp seed vnto his brother In the resurrection they neither mary nor are maryed but are as the aungels of heauen God is not the god of the deade but of the lyuynge Maister whiche is the chiefe commaundemēt in the lawe Iesus sayde to hym loue the Lorde thy god with all thine hearte with al thyne soule and with all thy mynde This is the firste and the chiefe
be great among you shal be your minister And whosoeuer wyll be maister shal be seruaunt vnto all For euen the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geue his life for the redempcion of many The .xi. Chapter And Iesus went into the temple and begâ—â— to caste out the sellers and byers in the teÌ„ple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaâ—gers and the stooles of them that sold doues and wolde not suffer that any manne caryed a vessell through the temple And he taught saying vnto them is it not written my house shal be called the house of prayer vnto all natioÌ„s â–ª but ye haue made it a den of theues Verely I saye vnto you that whosoeuer shal saye vnto this mountayne take awaye thy selfe and caste thy selfe into the sea and shall not waueâ— in his harte but shall beleue those thynges which he sayeth shall come to passe what soeuer he sayth shall be done to him Therfore I saye vnto you what soeuer ye desire when ye praye beleue that ye shall haue it and it shal be done vnto you When ye stand and praye forgeue yf ye haue any thinge agaynst any manne that youre father also whiche is in heauen maye forgeue you youre trespaces The .xii. Chapter MAyster we knowe that thou arte true and carest for no man for thou consydreste not the degree of men but teachest the waye of GOD truely Geue to Cesar that whiche belongeth to Cesar and to god that whiche pertayneth to god Moses wrote yf a mans brother dye and leue his wyfe behinde hym and leue no chyldren that then his brother shulde take his wife and reyle vâ— seed vnto his brother When men shall ryse agayne from death they neyther mary nor are maryed but are as the aungels whiche are in heauen God is not the god of the deade but the god of the lyuyng Thou shalte loue the LORDE thy God with all thy hearte and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with all thy strength this is the firste commaundement And the seconde is like to this Thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe There is none other commaundements greater then these Beware of the Seribes whiche loue to go in longe clothinge and loue salutacions in the market places and the chiefe feates in the synagoges and to sit in the vppermoste tounes and feastes and deuoute widdowes houses and that vnder a coloure of longe praying These shal receyue greater damnacion Uerelye I saye vnto you that this poore wyddowe hath caste more in then all they whiche haue caste into the treasure for they all dyd caste in of their superfluitie but she of her pouertie did cast in all that she had euen all her liuing The .xiii. Chapter THey shall bryng you vp to the counsels and into the Synagoges and ye shall be beaten ye and shal be brought before rulers and kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them But when they leade you and presente you take no thoughte afore hande what ye shall saye neither ymagin nothinge But whatsoeuer is gyuen you at the same tyme that speake For it shall not be ye that shall speake but the holys Ghoste Whosoeuer shall endure vnto the ende the same shal be safe Yf any man saye vnto you lo here is Christe to he is there beleue not for false Christes shall tyse and false prophetes and shal shewe myracleâ— and wonders to deceyue yf it were possible euen the electe But take ye hede beholde I haue shewed on all thynges before Then shall they see the sonne of manne commynge in the cloudes with greate power and glotye And then shall he sende his auggels and shall gather together his electe from the foure wyndee and from the one ende of the worlde to the other Heauen and earth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe But of that daye and the houre knoweth no man no not the angels whiche are in heauen neither the sonne himselfe saue the father onely Take heede for ye knowe not when the tyme is Watche therfore for ye knowe not when the mayster of the house wyll come whether at euen or at mydnyghte whether at the cocke crowyng or in the dawnynge leatle if he come sodenlye he shoulde fynde you slepyng And that I say vnto you I saye vnto all men watthe The .xiiii. Chapter WHen he was in Bethania in the house of Symon the Leper euen as he sate at meat there came a womanne hauynge an albiastee bore of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costlye and she brake the boxe and powred it on his head And there were some that were not content in them selues and sayd what neded this waste of oyntmente for it myght haue been solde for more then three hundred pence and been geuen to the poore And they grudged agaynste her And Iesus sayde lette her be in rest why trouble ye her she hathe done a good worke on me For ye shall haue poore with you alwayes and when soeuer ye wyll ye may doe them good but me ye shall not haue alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came afore hand to ancynt my body to his burying warde Werelye I saye vnto you wheresoeuer this gospell shall be preached throughout the whose worlde this also that she hathe done shal be rehearsed in remembraunce of her The sonne of man goeth as it is written of hym but wo be to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed good were it for hym if that man had neuer bene borne And as they are Iesus toke breade blessed and brake it and gaue to them and sayd take eate this is my body And he toke the cuppe gaue thaÌ„kes and gaue it to them and they all dranke of it and he sayde vnto them This is my bloude of the newe testamente whiche is shed for many Symon slepeste thou couldeste not thou watche with me one houre watche ye and praye leste ye entre into temptacion the spirite is ready but the fleshe is weake The .xv. Chapter ANd the voyle of the temple did rent in two pieces from the toppe to the bottome The .xvi. Chapter GO ye into all the worlde and preache the glad tidinges to all creatures he that beleueth and is baptised shall be saued but he that beleueth not shall be damned All these thynges shall folowe them that beleue In my name they shall caste out deuils and shall speake with newe tongues and shal kyl serpentes and yf they drinke any deadly thinge it shall not hurte them They shall laye their handes on the sicke and they shall recouer The gospell of S. Luke the .i. Chapter THere was in the dayes of Hecode the kyng of Iury a cercayne prieste named Zachariis of the course of Abiâ— And his wyse was of the doughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabethe Bothe were perfecte before GOD and walked in all the lowes and ordinaunces of the LORDE that no man coulde fynde faulte with
no kysse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my feet Myne heade with oyle thou diddest not annoynt but she hathe anointed my feete with oyntment wherfore I saye vnto thee many synnes are forgeuen her for she loued muche To whome lesse is forgeuen the same doth lesse loue The .viii. Chapter UNto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the Kyngdome of God but to other in similitudes that when they se they should not se and when they heare they shoulde not vnderstande No man lyghteth a candell and couereth it vnder a vessell neither putteth it vnder the table but setteth it on a candelstick that they that enter in maye se the light Nothinge is in secrete that shall not come abroade Neither any thing hydde that shall not be knowen and come to light Whosoeuer hath to him shal be geuen and whosoeuer hath not from him shal be taken euen that same whiche he supposed that he hath Why mother and my brethren are these whyche heare the worbe of god and do it What felowe is this for he commaundeth both the wyndes and water and they obey him When he sawe Iesue he cryed fell downe before him with a loude voice saide what haue I to do which the Iesus the sonne of the god most hiest And there was there by an heerde of many swyne fedynge on an hyll and they besought him that he wolde suffre them to enter into them and he suffred them The .ix. Chapter ANd he saide to them Take nothinge to sucker you by the waye nether flaffe nor scripe neyther breade neyther money nether haue two coates And whatsoeuer house ye enter into there abyde and thence departe And whosoeuer wyll not receaue you when ye go out of the cyte shake of the very dust from your feete for a testimonye against them Who saye ye that I am Peter answered and saide thou arte the Christ of god And he saide to them all yf any man wyll come after me let him denye him selfe and take vp his crosie daily folowe me Whosoeuer wyl saue his lyfe shall lose it But whoseuer doeth lose his lyfe for my sake the same shall saue it For what â—uautageth it a man to wyne the whole worlde if be loose him selfe or runne in domage of himself For whosoeuer is ashamed of me of my saingee of him shall the sonne of man be a shamed when he commeth in his owne glorye and in the glorye of his father and of his holy angels And beholde two menne talked wth him and they were Moses Helias which appered gloriously and spake of his deparryng which he shulde ende at Ierusalem Then ther arose diputation amongehtem who shoulde be greatest When Iesus perceaued the thoughtes of their hartes he tooke a chylde and set him harde by him and saide vnto them Whosoeuer receaueh this chylde in my name receaueth me and whosoeuer receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me For he that is leaste amonge you all the same shal be greate He that is not against vs is with vs. The sonne of man is not come to destroye mennes lyues but to saue them Foxes haue holes and byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of manne hath not where on to lay his heade Let the deade bury theyr deade No man that putteth his hande to the plowe loketh backe is ap te to the kyngdome of god He sayde vnto them the haruest is greate but the laborers are fewe Pray therfore the lorde of the haruest to sende forth labourers into his haunest Go your wayes beholde I sende you for the as lambes amonge wolues Beare no wallet neyther scrippe nor shues and salute no man by the waye Into whatsoeuer house ye enter fyrst saye Peace be to this house And yf the sonne of peace be there your peace shall reste vpon him yf not ie shall turne to you againe And in the same house tary styll eating drinckynge suche as they haue For the labourer is worthy of his temarde Go not from house to house and into whatsoeuer cyueye enter yf they receaue you eate suche thynges as are set before you and heale the secke that are there and saye vnto them the kyndome of god is come nye vnto you But into whatsoeuer citie ye shall eâ—tre yf they receyue you not go your wayes out into the streates of the same and saye euen the very duste whiche cleaueth on vs of your citie we wype of agaynst you He that heareth you heareth me and he that despyseth you desyiseth me and he that despyseth me despyseth hym that sent me Reioyse not that the spirites are vnder youre power but reioyse because your names are written in heauen I confesse vnto the father Lorde of heauen and earth that thou hast hyd these thynges from the wyse and hast opened them to the habes No man knoweth who the sonne is but the father neither who the father is saue the sonne and he to whome the sonne wyl shewe hym Happy are the eyes whiche se that ye se for I tell you that many prophetes and kinges haue desyred to se those thynges whiche ye se and haue not sene them and to heare those thynges whiche ye heare and haue not hearde them Marths Marths thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges Verely one is nedefull Mary hath chosen her that good parte whiche shal not be taken awaye from her The .xi. Chapter I Saye vnto you are and it shal be geuen vnto yet Seke and ye shall fynde Knocke and it shal be opened vnto you For euery one the axeth receyueth and he that sebeth fyndeth and to him that knocketh shal it be opened if the soÌ„ne shall are bread of any of you the is a father wyl he geue him a â—ore or yf he axe fyshe wyll he for a fyshe gene him a Serpente Or yf he are an egge wyll be offer hym a Scorpion Yf ye then whiche are euyll can geue good giftes vnto your chyldreÌ„ howe muche more shall the father of heauen geue an holy spirite to them that desyre it of hym Euery Kyngdome deuided with in it selfe shal be desolate and one house shall fall vpon a nother So yf Satan be deuided with in hymself how shall his kyngdome endure He that is not with me is agaynst me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth Happy is the wombe that bare thee and the pappes whiche gaue thee sucke But he sayde ye happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it No man lighteth a candell and putteth it in an preuy place neither vnder a bâ—shall but on a candelsticke that they that come in maye se the light Geue almes of that ye haue and beholde all is cleane to you Wo be to you Phariseis for ye tithe the mlnt and Rewe and all manetherbes and passe ouer iudgement and the loue of God These oughte you to haue done and yet not lefte the other vndone Wo be to
Ye knowe well that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me The .xxiii. Chapter THou shalt not course the ruler of the people The Saduces saye that there is no resurrection neither angell nor spirite But the phariseis graunt bothe The .xxv. Chapter IT is not the maner of the Romaynes to deliuer any man that he should perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusars before him and haue licence to aunswer for himselfe concerning the crime layde agaynst him My thinketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prisoner not to shewe the causes which are laide againste him The .xxvi. Chapter I Shewed fyrste vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and through out all the coastes of Iewry to the Gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to god and do the righte workes of repentaunce ¶ Here endeth the Actes of the Apostles ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaynes the .i. Chap. FOr I am detter bothe to the Grekes and to them whiche are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned Likewise as muche as in me is I am redy to preache the gospel to you of Rome also For I am not ashamed of the gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluacion to all that beleue namely to the Iewe and also to the geÌ„tile The iust shall lyue by faithe His inuisible thinges that is to saye his eternall power and godhead are vnderstond and sene by the workes from the creation of the worlde When they counted themselues wise they became fooles And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of god euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comely The .ii. Chapter THinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do suche thynges and yet doest euen the very same that thou shalt escape the iudgement of god Either despisest thou the ryches of his goodnes pacience and loÌ„g sufferauÌ„ceâ— and remembreste not howe that the kyndenes of god leadeth the to repentaunce But thou after thine harde harte that cannot repent heapest together the treasure of wrathe against the daye of vengeaunce when shall be opened the righteous iudgement of god whiche will rewarde euery maÌ„ according to his dedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalitie to them which continue in good doynge and seke eternall life But to them that are rebellions and disobeye the trueth and folowe the iniquitie shall indignacion and wrath tribulacion and anguishe vpon the soule of euerye man that doth euill of the Iewe fyrst and also of the Gentile To euery man that doth good shall come prayse honoure and peace to the Iewe fyrst and also to the gentrie Before god they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified Their conscience beareth witnes vnto them and also theyr thoughtes accusing one another or excusing at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of meÌ„ by Iesus christ according to my gospell The name of god is euell spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you He is a Iewe whiche is hid within and the circumcision of the harte is the true circumcision which is in the spirite and not in the letter Whose prayse is not of men but of god The .iii. Chapter THere is none righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there are none that doothe good no not one By the dedes of the lawe shall no fleshe be iustifyed in the sighte of god The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before god commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue All haue sinned and lacke the prayse that is of valure before god but we are iustified trely by his grace throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom god hath made a seate of mercy thorow faithe in his bloude to shewe the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valour in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are passed which god dyd suffer to shewe at this tyme the righteousenes that is alowed of hym that he mighte be contented iuste and a iustifier of him which beleueth in Iesus We suppose that a man is iustified by faithe without the dedes of the lawe The .iiii. Chapter ABraham beleued god and it was counted vnto hym for rightewisenes To him that worketh is the reward not reckened of fauoure but of duetie To him that worketh not but beleued on him that iustifieth the vngodly is fayth counted for rightwisenes Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen and whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth no sinne Where is no lawe there is no transgression Christ was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifie vs. The .v. Chapter WE also reioyce in tribulacion for we knowe that tribulacion bringeth pacience pacieÌ„ce bringeth experience and experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of god is shead abrode in oure heartes by the holy ghost whiche is geuen vnto vs. Seyng that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for vs muche more then now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shal we be saued from wrath thorow him Lykewise as by the sinne of one condemnatxion came on all men euen so by the iustifying of one commeth the righteousnesse that bringeth lyfe vpon all men For as by one mannes disobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous The .vi. Chapter WE are buried with hym by baptime for to dâ—e that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shoulde walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto hym euen so muste we be in the resurrection Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies that ye shoulde therunto obey in the iustes of it Neither geue your membres as instrumentes of vnrighteousenes vnto sinne but geue your selues to god as they that are alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace Remember ye not how that to whomsoeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obeye whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousenes As ye haue geuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so nowe geue youre members seruauntes vnto righteousnes that ye maye be sanctified The reward of sinne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of god through Iesus Christ our lord The .vii. Chapter THe woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth Yf the man be dead she is losed from the lawe of the man So then yf while the manne lyueth she
bothe in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thynges of the world how she may please her husband The wyfe is bound to the law assong as her husband lyueth yf her husband slepe she is at libettr to mary which whou◠she will onely in the lord But she is happiar if she do abide in my iugemēt The .viii. Chapter MEat maketh not vs acceptable to god Nether ther yf we eate are we the better Neither yf we eate not are we the worsse But take hede that your liberte cause not the weake to fall Yf meat hur emy brother I wyll eare no fleshe whyll the worlde standeth because I wyll not hurte my brother The .ix. Chapter WHo goeth a warfarre any tyme at his owne coste Who planteth a vineyarde and eateth not of the frute who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylke Yf we sowe vnto you spirituall thinges is it a greate thing yf we reape your carnall thinges Do ye not vnderstande howe that they whyche minister in the temple haue theyr fyndynge of the temple And they whyche wayte as the aulter are partakers withe the aultar Guen so also dyd the lorde ordayne that they whyche preache the gospell shulde lyue of the gospell Wo is to me yf I preache not the gospell They whiche run in a course run all yet one receaueth the reward So run the ye may obtaine I came my body and brynge it into subiection leaste after that I haue preached to other I my selft shulde be caste awaye The .x. Chapter FEtte hym that thynketh he standeth take hede least he tall But god is faithfull whiche shall not suffre you to be tempted adoue your strength but shall in the myddes of temptation make awaye to escape our Is not the cuppe of blessynge whiche we blesse partakyng of the oloude of christe is not the breade which we breake partakyng of the body of christe because that we though we be many yet are one breade one bodye in asmuche as we all are parts takers of one breade Ye can not dryncke of the cup of the Lorde and of the cup of the deuyls Ye can not be partakers of the lordes table and of the table of deuyls All thinges are lawfull vnto me but all thynges are not expedient All thynges are laufull to me but al thinges ediffy not Let no man seke his owne proffyt but let euery manne seke anothers welthe Whether ye eate or dryncke or whatsoeuerye do do all to the praise of god The .xi. Chapter I Wolde ye knewe that Christe is the heads of euery manne And the manne is the womans head And god is christes head A manne ought not to couer his heade for asmocke as he is the ymage and glorye of god The womanne is the glory of the manne for the manne is not of the woman but the woman of the man Nether was the man created for the womās sake but the womā for the mās sake For this cause ought the womā to haue power in her head for the angels sakes Yf there be anye among you that lusteth to striue lette him knowe that we no suche custome nether the congregacions of god There muste be sectes amonge you that they whiche are perfecte among you might be knowen The Lorde Iesus the same nyght in whiche he was betrayed toke bread and thanked and brake and sayde Lake ye and eate ye this is my bodye whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remēbraunce of me After the same maner he toke the cuppe when supper was done sayenge This do as ofte as ye dryncke it in the remembraunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breade and dryncke this cuppe ye shall shewe the Lordes deathe tyll he come Wherefore whosoeuer shall eate of this breade or drinke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be giltie of the bodye and bloude of the LORDE Let a man therfore examine himselfe and so let him eate of the breade and drinke of the cup. For he that eateth or drinketh vnworthelye eateth and drinketh his owne damnacion because he maketh no difference of the lordes body For this cause many are weake and sycke amonge you and many stepe Yf we had truly iudged our selues we shuld not haue bene iudged The .xii. Chapter I Declare vnto you that no man speakinge in the spirite of god defieth Iesus Also no man can saye that Iesus is the lorde but by the holy ghost And yf one member suffer all suffer with him yf one member be had in honour all members be glad also The .xiii. Chapter THough I had al faith so that I could moue mountaynes out of there places and yet had no loue I were nothinge When that whiche is perfect is come then that whiche is vnperfect shal be done awaye Now we se in a glasse euen in a darke speaking but then shal wese face to face Now I know vnperfectfy but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue euen these thre but the chiefe of these is loue The .xiiii. Chapter BRethren be not chyldren in wit Howe be it as concernyng maliciousnes be chyldren But in witte be perfect Let your wiues kepe silence in the congregations For it is not permitted vnto the to speake but let thē be vnder obedience Yf they wil learn◠any thyng let them are there husbandes at home For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the congregacion The .xv. Chapter BY the grace of god I am that I am and his grace whiche is in me was not in vayne but I laboured more abundantly then they al yet not I but the grace of god which is with me By a man came death and by a man came the resurrection of the dead For as by Adam al dye euen so by Christ shall all be made alyue and euery man in his owne order Malicious speakinges corrupt good maners The body is sowen in corrupcion and ryseth in incorruption It is sowen in dishonour and ryseth in honour It is sowen in weaknes and riseth in power It is sowen a naturall body and ryseth a spirituall bodye Fleshe and bloude cannot inherite the kyngdome of god Neither dothe corruption inherite vncorruption Beholde I shewe you a mistery We shall not all slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a moment and in the twinklynge of an eye at the sounde of the last trompe For the trōpe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse incorruptible and we shall be chaunged For this corruptible must put on inc rruptibilite and this mortal must put on immortalitie The .xvi. Chapter WAtche ye sionde fast in the fayth quyte you lyke men and be stronge Let all your busynes be done in loue ¶ The .ii. Epistle to the Corinthians the first Chap. FOr as the afflicciōs of Christ are plenteous in vs euē so is our consolacion plenteous by Christe Oure reioysinge is this the testimony of our consciēce that in singlenes and
them that are his And let euery man that calleth on the name of Christ departe frō iniquitie Notwithstanding in a great house are not onely vessels of golde and of syluer but also of wood and of earth some for honoure some to dishonoure But yf a man purge himselfe from suche felowes he shal be a vessell sanctified vnto honour mete for the lorde and prepared vn to all good workes Folyshe and vnlearned questions putte from the remembryng that they do but gendre stryfe The .iii. Chapter Ye and al that wyll lyue godly in Christ Iesu muste suffre persecutions but the euyl menne and disceauers shal waxe worse and worse whyle they deceaue and are deceaued themselues All scripture geuen by inspiration of god is profitable to teache to improue to amēd to instruct in rightwisenes that the man of god maye be perfecte and prepared vnto all good workes The .iiii. Chapter PReache the worde be feruent be it in season or out of season Improue rebuke exhorte which al longe suffering and doctrine For the tyme wyll come when they wilnot suffre holsome doctrine but after theyr owne lustes shal they whose eares itche get them an heape of teachers shall turne theyr eares from the truthe and shal be geuen vn to fables I am now ready to be offred and the tyme of my departyng is at hande I haue sought a good fight and haue fulfilled my course and haue kept the fayth From hence forthe is layde vp for me a croune of righteousnes whiche the lorde that is righteous iudge shall geue me at that daye not to me onelye but vnto all them that loue his commyng ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to Titus the fyrst Chapter ABishop must be fautelesse as it becommeth the minister of god Not proude not angry no dronkarde no fighter not geuen to fylthye lucre but herberous one that loueth goodnes sobre mynded righteous holye tēperate such e as cleueth vnto the true word of doctrine that he may be able to exhibite with holsome learning and to improue them that saye against it The Cretians are alwayes lyars euel beastes and stowe belyes They confesse that they knowe god but with the dedes they deny him and are abhominable disobedient and to all good woorkes discommendable The .ii. Chapter ANd the elder wemen lykewise that they be in suche raymente as becommeth holynes not false accusars not geuen to muche drinkinge but teachers of honest thinges to make the yong wemen sobre mynded to loue theyr husbandes to loue theyr chyldren to be discrete chast huswifely good and obedient to theyr owne husbandes that the worde of god be not euel so oken of The grace of god that bringeth saluation vnto al men hath appered and teacheth vs that we should deme vngodlynes and worldly lustes and that we should lyue sobre mynded righteouslye godly in this present world lokyng for the blessed hope and glorious appering of the mightye God and of our saueour Iesu Christ whiche gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrighteousenes and to pourge vs a peculier people vnto him selfe feruently geuen vnto good workes The .iii. Chapter WArne them that they submit themselues to rule and power to obeye the officers that they be redy to all good workes Not of the dedes of righteousnes which we wrought but of his mercy he saued vs. Folishe questions and genealogies and braulinge and strife aboute the lawe auoyde for they are vn profitable and superfluous A man that is geuen to heresie after the fyrste and the seconde admonicion auoyde remembring that he that is suche is peruerted and synneth euen damned by his owne iudgement The Epistle of S. Paule to the Hebrues the .i. Chapter GOD in time past diuersly and manye wayes spake vnto the fathers by the prophetes but in these last dayes he hath spoken vnto vs by his sonne whome he hathe made heyre of all thinges by whome also he made the worlde He maketh his aungels spirites and his ministers fiammes of fyre Are not all the aungels ministringe spirites sent to minister for theyr sakes whiche shal be heyres of saluacion The .ii. Chapter HE that sanictifieth and they whiche are sāctifed are all one He in no place taketh on hym the angels but the feede of Abrahā taketh he on hym Wherfore in al thynges it became hym to be made lyke vnto his brechren that he might be merciful and a faythful hye priell in thynges concerning god for to purge the peoples synnes For in that he himself suffered and was tempted he is able to sucker them that are tempted The iii. Chapter CHrist as a sōne hath rule ouer the house whose house are we so that we hold fast the cōfidēte and the reidysyng of that hope vnto the ende Take hede brethren that there be in none of you an euil herte in vnbeleue that he shoulde depart from the lyuing god but exhort one another dayly while it is called to daye leaste any of you ware harde harted thorowe the deceytefulnesse of synne The .iiii. Chapter THe worde of god is quicke and mightye in operacion and sharper then any two edge sweared and en treth through euen vnto diuiding a sonder of the soule and the sprite and of the taintes and the mary and iudgeth the thought is and theintentes of the hearte neither is there any creture inuisible in the sight of it For all thinges are naked and bare vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake The .v. Chapter WE haue not an hye priest which cānot haue cōpassion on our infirmities but was in all poyntes lyke as we are but yet without synne Let vs therfore go boldly vnto the seate of grace that we may receyue mercy fynde grace to helpe in tyme of nede Euery hye priest that is taken from among men is ordeyned for men in thynges pertayninge to God to offer giftes and sacrifices for sinne which can haue compassion on the ignorant and on them that are out of the waye because that he him selfe also is compassed with infirmitie for the whyche infirmities sake he is bounde to offer for synnes as well for his owneparte as for the peoples No man taketh honoure vnto hym selfe but he that is called of god as was Aaron Christ in the dayes of his fleshe dyd offer vp prayers and supplications with strong crying teares vnto him that was able to saue him frome death and was also hearde because of his obedience The .vi. Chapter IT is not possible that they which were once lygted and haue tasted of the heauenly gyft and were become partakers of the holye ghoste and haue tasted of the good worde of god and of the power of the worlde to come yf they fall shoulde be renued agayne vnto repentannce for as moche as they haue as cōcerning them selues crucified the sonne of god a freshe making a mocke of hym That erth whiche drynketh in the rayne whiche commeth ofte vpon it and bryngeth forth earbes meate for
holy and true to iudge and to auenge our bloude on them that dwell on the earthe The .vi. Chapter GO there was a great erth quake the sunne was as blacke as sacke clothe made of heart and the mone waxed euen as bloude and the starres of heauen fell vnto the earth euen as a fygge free casteth from her her fygges when she is shaken of a myghey wynde heauen vanished awaye as a scroll when it is rolled together and all mouÌ„taines and yles were moued out of their places and the kinges of the earthe and the greatemen and the ryche menne and the chefe captaines and the mighty menne and euery man bound manne and euery free manne hyd them selues in dennes and in rockes of the hylles and said to the hylles and rockes fall on vs and hyde vs from the presence of him that sitteth on the seate and from the wrathe of the lambe for the great day of his wrath is come and who can endure it The .vii. Chapter ANd one of the elders answered saynge vnto me what are these whyche are arayde in longe whyte garmentes and whence came they And I sayde vnto him Lorde thou wottest And he sayde vnto me these are they whiche came out of greate tribulation and made their garmentes large and made them whyte in the bloude of the lambe therfore are they in the presence of the seat of god and serue him daye and nyghte in the temple and he that sytteth in the seate wyll dwellamonge them They shall honger no more neyther thyrst neyther shall the sunne lyghte on them nether any heat for the lambe whiche is in the middes of the seate shall fede them and shall leade them vnto fountaines of lyuynge water and god shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes The .viii. Chapter ANd an other angell came and stode before the aulter hauyng a golden senser moche of odoures was gyuen vnto him that he shoulde offre of the prayers of all saintes vpon the golden aultar which was before the seate and the smoke of the odoures whiche came of the prayers of all sayntes ascended vp before god oute of the aunâ—elles hande The .ix. Chapter IN those dayes shall men seke death and shal not fynde it and shal desyre to dye and death shall flye from them The .xi. Chapter ANd when they haue finished theyr testimony the best that came out of the bottomlesse pyt shall make warre against them and shall ouercome them and kyll them And their bodyes shall lye in the stretes of the great cyte whiche spiritually is called Zodom and Egipte where our lord was crucified And they of the people and kyndtedes and tonges and they of the nations shal see their bodyes .iii. dayes and a halfe and shall not suffre their bodyes to be put in graues And they that dwell vpon the earth shal reioyce ouer them and be glad and shal sende gyftes one to another for these two prophetes vexed them that dwell on the earth And after thre dayes and a halfe the sprete of lyfe frome god entred into them they stode vp on theyr fece and great feate came vpon them whiche sawe them and they harde a greate voyce from heauen sayinge vnto them Come vp hydder and they ascended vp into heauen in a cloude and their enemyes sawe them The .xii. Chapter ANd ther was a great battail in heauen Michael his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels preuailed not neyther was their place founde anye more in heauen And the greate dragon the olde serpent called the deuyll and Sathanas was caste oute whiche deceaueth all the worlde And he was cast into the earthe and his angelo were cast out also The .xiii. Chapter HE that kylleth with a swearde muste be bylled with aswearde The .xiiii. Chapter ANd I hearde the voyce of harpers harping with their harpes and they songe as it were a newe song before the feate and before the foure beastes and the elders and no man coulde learne that songe but the hundred and. 44. M. whithe were redemed frome the earthe These are they whiche were not defiled with women for they are virgines These folowe the lambe whethersoeuer he goeth These were redemed frome menne beynge the fyrst frutes vnto god and to the lambe in their mouthes was founde no gyle for they are without spot before the trone of god And I hearde a voyce from heauen sayeng vnto me wrytte Blessed are the deade whiche here after dye in the lorde euen so saithe the sprite that they may rest froÌ„ there laboures but their worekes shall folowe them The .xvi. Chapter BEholde I come as a these happy is he that watched and kepeth his garmentes least he be founde naked and menne ie his fylthynes The .xviii. Chapter ANd asmothe as she glorified her selfe and liued want only so moche poure ye in for her of punishement and sorowe The .xix. Chapter HAppye are they whyche are called vnto the lambes supper And I fell at his feete to worshyppe hym and he sayde vnto me se thou do it not for I am thy felowe seruaunt and one of thy brerhren and of them that haue the testimony of Iesus worship god The .xx. Chapter Blessed and holye is he that hathe parte in the fyrste resurrection for on suche shall the seconde deathe haue no power for they shal be prestes of god of Christ shall raigne with him a. M. yeare And I sawe the deade bothe greate and small stande before god And the bokes were opened another boke was opened whiche is the boke of lyfe and the deade were iudged of those thynges whiche were wrytten in the bokes accordynge to their dedes and the sea gaue vp her dead whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the dead whiche were in them and they were iudged euery man according to his dedes And death and hell were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death and whosoeuer was not founde written in the boke of lyfe was caste into the lake of fyer The .xxi. Chapter ANd I hearde a greate voyce out of heauen sayenge beholde the tabernacle of god is with men and he wyll dwell with them And they shal be his people and god hym selfe shal be with them and be their god And god shall wype awaye all teares frome their eyes and there shal be no more death nether sorowe nether cryenge nether shall ther be any more payne for the olde thynges are gone I am Alpha and Omega the begynnynge and the ende I wyll gene to hym that is a thyrst of the well of the water of lyfe free he that ouercommeth shall inheryt all thinges and I wyl be his god and he shal be my sonne But the featefull and vnbeleuynge and the abhominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers ydolaters and all lyars shall haue their parte in the lake whiche burneth with fyre and brymstone whiche is the seconde deathe His seruauntes
had bytte any man he beholde the serpente of brasse and was healed The .xxii. Chapter ANd when the asse sawe the Aungell of the Lorde she fell downe vnder Balaam and Balaam was wrothe and smote the Asse with a staffe And the Lorde opened the mouth of the Asse she sayde vnto Balaam what haue I done vnto the that thou haste smytten me nowe thre tymes And Balaam sayde vnto the Asse because thou hast moched me I wolde also there were a sworde in myne hande for euen nowe wolde I hyll the. And the Asse sayde vnto Balaam am not I thyne Asse whiche thou haste rydden vpoÌ„ sence thou was borne vnto this daye was I euer wonte to do so vnto the he sayde naye The .xxiii. Chapter GOd is not aman that he shulde lye neyther the sonne or a man that he shulde repente shulde he saye and not do or shulde he speake and not make it good The .xxiiii. Chapter THere shall come a starre of Iacob and ryse a scepter of Israell and shall smyte the costes of Moab and vndermyne all the chyldren of Neth and Edom shall be possessed and â—ey shal fall to the possession of they enemies and Israel shall do manfully Out of Iacob shall come he that shall haue domynyon and shall destroye the remnaunt of the cytie The .xxv. Chapter ANd beholde one of the chyldren of Israell came and brought vnto the brethren a Madianity she wyfe in the syght of Moses and in the syght of all the multytude of that chyldren of Israel that wepte before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And when Phynehes the soune of Eleater the sonne of Aaron the preast sawe yt he tose vp out of the myddes of the companye and toke a weapon in his hande and wente after the man of Israell into the tente and thrust them thorow bothe the man of Israell and also the woman eue thorowe the belly of her and the plage ceassed from the chyldren of Israell The .xxvii. Chapter IF a man dye haue nosoÌ„ne ye shal turne hys inheritaunce vnto his brother yf he haue no doughter ye shall geue his inherytaunce vnto his brethren yf he also haue no brethren ye shall gyue his inherytaunce vnto hys fathers brethren and if his father haue no brethren ye shall geue hys inheritaunce vnto hym that is nexte to him of his hindred and he shall possesse it The .xxx. Chapter IF a man vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde or sweare an a the to hynde his soule he shal not go bathe with his worde but shall fulfyll all that is proceded out of his mouth ¶ The .xxxiii. Chapter AAron was a hundred and .xxiii. yeares olde when he dyed in Mounte Nor. The .xxxv. Chapter ANd from among the Cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites ther shalbesyre cities for refuge whiche ye shall appointe to that entente that he whiche hylleth maye fle the ther And to them ye shall adde .xlii. Lities so that all the Cyties whicheye shall geue the Leuites may be xlviii wyth theye subuthes And the Lyties whiche ye shall geue shal be out of the possession of the chyldren of Israell Yf the sleyer come wythout the borders of hys priuileged cytyes whether he was fled yf the auenger of vloud fynde him without the borders of his fre towne and sleye the Murtherer he shal be gyltelesse because he shulbe haue bydden in hys free towne vntyll the death of the hye priest and after the deathe of the hyepriest to returne again vnto the lande of his possession Neyther shallone wytnesse aunswere to puts man to deathe Ye shall take none amendes for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthye to dye The fyrste Chapter of Deuteronomium HEare the cause of your brethren Iudge ryghteouslye betwene euery man and hys brother and the straunger that is wyth him Se that ye knowe no faces in iudgement but heare the smal as well as the greate and be a frayde of no man for the iudgementes is goddes The .ii. Chapter BVt Sehon the kinge of Hosbon wolde not let vs passe by hym for the Lorde thy God hardened his sprete and made his hert tough because he wolde delyuer him into thy handes as it is come to passe this daye The .iii. Chapter ONly Or king of Basan remayned of the remnaunt of the gyauÌ„tes whose bed was a bed of Iron And is it not yet at Rabah amonge the childreÌ„ of Ammon ix cubytes doth the leÌ„gth therof conteins .iiii. cubytes the bredth of it after the cubyte of a maÌ„ The .iiii. Chapter WHat nacion is so greate that goddes come so nye vnto as the Lorde out god is nye vnto vs in al thinges as ofte as we cal vnto him Take hed and make you no grauen Image and picture of any maner of figure the lykenes of man or woman the lykenesse of anye maner of beast that is on the earth or the lykenes of anye maner fethered foule that flyeth in the ayre or the lykenesse of any maner of worme that creppeth on the earth or the likenesse of any maner fyshe that is in the waters beneth the earth Ye lest thou lyfte vp thyne eyes vnto heaueÌ„ when ye seest the sonne the mone and starres with al the host of heaueÌ„ shuldest be deceaued shuldest worshippe and serue the thinges whiche the Lord thy God hathe made to serue all nations vnder the whole heauen The .vi. Chapter HEare O Israell the Lord our god is Lord onely and thou shalte loue the Lorde thy God with al thyne herte and with all thy soule and with al thy myght And these wordes whiche I commaunde that this daye shal be in thy hart and thou shalt shewe them vnto thy chyldren shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thy house and as thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp and thou shalte bynde them for a sygne vpon thyne hande And they shal be warninges betwene thyne eyes and thou shalt wryte them vpon the postes of thy house and vpon the gates The .vii. Chapter The Lorde thy God he is God and that a true god whiche kepeth appointement and mercye vnto them that loue him and kepe his commaundementes euen thorowe out a thousande generacions and rewardeth them that hate him before his face so that he bringeth them to nought and doth not defarre the time but rewardeth hym that hateth him before his face Yf ye harken vnto these lawes God will loue the and blesse the and multiplie the he wil also blesse the frute of thy wombe and the frute of the lande thy corne thy wine and thy oyle and the encrease of thy oxen and the flockes of thy shepe in the lande whiche he sweare vnto thy fathers to geue the. Thou shalte be blessed vnto all nacions there shal be nether man nor womaÌ„ vnfrutful amonge you nor any thinge vnfrutefull amonge youre cattell Moreouer the Lorde will take awaie from the al maner of