hert shal be laden with sorowes and the vn godly sinner wyl heape one sinne vpon another The couÌ„cel of y â— proude hath no health for the plante of synne shall be roted oute in them not knowen The herte of hym that hath vnderstanding shal perceaue hye thinges and a good eare wyl gladly herken vnto wisdome An herte that is wyse and hath vnderstandynge wyll abstayne from synnes increase iÌ„ the workes of righteousnes Water quencheth burnynge fyre mercy reconcileth synnes God hath respecte vnto hym that is thanckeful he thyncketh vpon hym agaynst the tyme to come so that when he falleth he shall fynde a stronge holde ¶ Almeâ— muste be done with all menkenes The studye of wysdome and her frute A iudge ought to be mercyfull An exhortacyon to eschue euell and to do good CAPI IIII. MY soÌ„ne defraude nat the poore of his almes and turne not away thyne eyes from him that hathe nede Despise not an hongrye soule defye nat the poore in hys necessite greue not the herte of hym that is helplesse and withdrawe nat the gyfte from the nedefull Refuse nat the prayer of one y â— is in trouble turne nat awaye thy face from the nedy Cast nat thyne eyes asyde from the poore for any euell wyll that thou geue hym not occasion to speake euell of y â— For if he complayne of the in y â— bytternes of hys soule his prayer shall be herde euen he y â— made him shal heare hym Be curteous vnto the company of y â— poore huÌ„ble thy soule vnto the elder bowe downe thy head to a man of worshyppe Let it not greue the to bowe downe thyne eare vnto y â— poore but paye thy dett and geue hym a frendly answere and that with mekenesse Delyuer hym that suffreth wronge from the hande of the oppressour and be nat faint harted when thou syttest in iudgement Be mercyfull vnto the fatherlesse as a father be in steade of an housbande vnto theyr mother so shalt thou be as an obedieÌ„t sonne of the Hyest and he shal loue the more then thy mother dothe Wysdome bretheth lyfe into her chyldren receaueth them that seke her wyl go before theÌ„ in the waye of ryghteousnes He that loueth her loueth life and they that seke her dilygently shall haue greate ioye They that kepe her shal haue the herytage of lyfe for where she entreth in there is the blessing of God They y â— honour her shal be y â— seruauÌ„tes of the holy one they y â— loue her are beloued of god Who so geueth eare vnto her shall iudge the Heathen he that hathe respecte vnto her shall dwele safely He that beleueth her shal haue her in possessyon his generacyoÌ„ shal endure for wheÌ„ he falleth she dothe go with hym choseth him amonge the best Feare drede temptacyon shall she brynge vpon hym trye hym in her doctryne tyll she haue so proued him in his thoughtes that he coÌ„mytte his soule vnto her Then shal she stablishe him bring the ryght waye vnto hym make him a glad man shewe hym her secretes heape vpon hym the tresures of knowledge and vnderstandynge of ryghteousnes But yf he go wronge she shall forsake him and geue him ouer into the handes of hys enemye My sonne make much of the tyme eschue the thinge that is euell for thy lyfe shame not to saye the trueth For there is a shame that bryngeth synne there is a shame that bryngeth worshippe fauoure Accepte no person after thyne owne wyll that thou be nat confounded to thyne owne decaye Be not a shamed of thy neyghboure in hys aduersyte kepe not backe thy counsel whoÌ„ it maye do good nether hyde thy wysdome in her bewty For in the tonge is wysdome knowne so is vnderstandinge knowledge and lernyng in the talkinge of the wyse and stedfastnesse in the workes of righteousnes In no wyse speake agaynste the worde of trueth but be ashamed of the lyes of thyne owne ignorauÌ„ce Shame not to coÌ„tesse thine erroure submytte not thy selfe vnto euery man because of synne Withstande not the face of the myghtye stryue y â— not agaynste the streame But for righteousnes take paynes with all thy soule for the trueth stryue thou vnto death and God shall fyght for the agaynst thyne enemyes Be not hasty in thy tonge nether slacke and negligeÌ„t in thy workes Be not as a lyon in thyne owne house destroying thy housholde folkes and oppressing theÌ„ that are vnder the. Let not thyne hande be stretched out to receaue and shut when thou shuldest geue CAPI V. ¶ In â—ythcâ— maye we nat put any confydence The vengeaunce of God ought to be feared and to repeÌ„taunce maye we usâ— be slowe TRust not vnto thy ryches saye not tush I haue ynough for my lyfe For it shal not helpe in the tyme of vengaunce temptacyon Folowe not the lust of thyne owne herte in thy strength and saye nat tush howe haue I had strength or who wyl brynge me vnder because of my workes for douties God shall auenge â—t And saye nat I haue synned and what euell hathe happened me For the almyghty is a pacieÌ„t rewarder Because thy synne is forgeuen the be not therfore without feare nether heape one synne vpon another And saye not rush the mercy of the Lorde is greate he shal forgeue me my synnes be they neuer so many For lyke as he is mercyful so goeth wrath from him also his indygnacion coÌ„meth downe vpon synners Make no taryenge to turne vnto the Lorde put nat of froÌ„ day to day for sodenly shal his wrath come and in the tyme of vengaunce he shall destroye the. Trust not in wicked ryches for they shall not helpe the in the day of punyshment and wrath Be not caried about to euery wynde and go nat into euery waye for so dothe the synner that hathe a double tonge Stande fast in the waye of the Lorde be stedfast in thy vnderstaÌ„dyng abyde by the worde and folowe y â— worde of peace righteousnes Be gentle to heare the worde of God that thou maiest vnderstaÌ„de it make a true answere with wysdome Be swyft to heare but slowe pacyent in geuynge answere If y â— hast vnderstaÌ„dynge shape thy neyghboure an answere If no laye thyne hande vpon thy mouth lest thou he trapped in an vndiscrete worde so confounded Honour worshyppe 〈◊〉 a mans wyse talkynge but the tonge of the vndiscrese is his owne destruccion Be nat a preuy accuser as longe as thou lyuest vse no sclaunder with thy tonge For shame sorowe goeth ouer the these an euel name ouer hym y â— is double longed but he y â— is a preuy accuser of other men shal be hated enuyed coÌ„founded Se that thou iustyfie the small greate alyke ¶ It is the propertye of a synner to be euell longed
connersacy on at any tyme with flatterynge wordes as ye knowe neyther by occasyon of coueteousnes God is recorde neyther sought we prayse of men neyther of you nor yet of any other when we myghte haue bene in auctoryte as the Apostels of Chryst but we were tender amonge you euen as a norsse cherissheth her chyldren so were we affeccyoned towarde you oure good wyll was to haue dealte vnto you not the Gospell of God onely but also oure owne soules because ye were deare vnto vs. ✚ Ye remember brethren oure laboure and trauayle For we laboured daye and nyght because we wolde not be chargeable vnto any of you and preached vnto you the Gospell of God Ye are wytnesses and so is God how holyly and iustly and vnblameably we behaued oute selues amonge you that beleued as ye know howe that we bare suche affeceyon vnto euery one of you as a father doth vnto chyldren exhortynge comfortyng and besechynge you that ye wolde walcke worthy of God whiche hath called you vnto hys kyngdome and glory For this cause thanke we god also without ceassynge because that when ye receaued of vs the worde wherwith ye learned to know God ye receaued it not as the worde of man but euen as it was in dede the worde of God which worketh also in you that beleue ⊢ For ye brethren became folowers of the congregacyons of God which in Iewry are in Christ Iesu for ye haue suffered lyke thynges of youre kynsmen as we oure selues haue suffered of the Iewes Whiche as they kylled the Lord Iesus and their owue Prophetes euen so haue they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men and hyuder vs that we shulde not speake vnto the Gentyles that they myght be saued to fulfyll theyr synnes alwaye For the wrathe of God is come on them euen to the vtmost For as much brethren as we are kept from you for a season as concernynge the bodyly presence but not in the herte we enforced the more to se you personally with great desyre And therfore we wolde haue corne vnto you I Paul once and agayne but Satan with stode vs. For what is oure hope or toye or crowne of reioysynge â–ª are not ye it in the presence of our Lorde Iesus Chryste at hys commynge yes ye are oure glorye and ioye He she weth howe greatly he was reioysed when Timothe tolde him of theyr fayth and loue CAPI III. WHerfore sence we coulde no lenger forbeare we thought it good to remayne at Athens alone sent Timothe our brother and mynyster of God and the helper forth of oure labour in the Gospell of Christ to stablisshe you and to comforte you concernynge oure faythe that no man shulde be moued in these affliccyons For ye youre selues knowe that we are euen apointed there vnto For when we were with you we tolde you before that we shuld suffre tribulacyon euen as it came to passe as ye knowe For thys cause when I coulde no lenger for beare I sente that I myght haue knowledge of youre faith leste by some meanes the tempter had tempted you and lest our labour had bene bestowed in vayne But nowe lately when Timothe cauâ—e from you vnto vs and declared to vs your fayth and your loue and howe that ye haue good remembraunce of vs alwayes desyrynge to se vs as we also desyre to se you Therfore brethren we receaued consolacion by you in all oure aduersite and necessyte through your fayth For nowe are we alyue yf ye stande stedfast in the Lorde For what thanckes can we recompence to God agayne for you ouer all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure God prayinge nyght and daye exceadingly that we myght se you presently and myght fulfyll the thynges whiche are lackynge vnto youre fayth God him selfe oure father and our Lorde Iesus Chryste shall gyde oure iorney vnto you the Lorde also shall increace you and make you slowe ouer in loue one towarde another and towarde all men euen as we do towarde you that he maye make youre hertes stable and vnblameable in holynesse before God oure father at the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ with all hys saynctes ¶ He exhorteth them to â—â—â—â—fastnesse to hepe them sâ—lucâ— tioâ— synne and vnclenly conuersacyon to loue oue and â—â—er 〈…〉 ydelnesse and speaketh of the resurreccyon CAPI IIII. ✚ FUrthermore we beseche you brethren and exhorte you by the Lord Iesus that ye increace more and more euen as ye haue receaued of vs howe ye oughte to walcke and to please god For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by oure Lorde Iesu Christe For this is the wyll of God euen youre holynes that ye shulde abstaine from fornicacion and that euery one of you shulde knowe howe to kepe hys vessell in holynes and honoure and not in the lust of concupyscence as do the heathen whiche knowe not God that no man oppresse and defraude hys brother in bargaynynge because that the Lorde is the a venger of all suche thynges as we tolde you before and testyfyed For God hath not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes ⊢ He therfore that despyseth despyseth not man but God whiche hathe sent hys holy spyryte amonge you ⊢ ✚ But as touchinge brotherly loue ye nede not that I wryte vnto you For ye are taught of God to loue one another Yee and that thynge berely ye do vnto all the brethren whiche are in all Macedonia We beseche you brethren that ye encreace more and more and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with your owne busynes and to worcke with youre owne handes as we commaunded you that ye maye behaue youre selues honestly towarde them that are without and that nothynge be lackyng vnto you ⊢ ✚ I wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concerning them whiche are fallen aslepe that ye sorowe not as other do which haue no hope For yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne euen so them also which slepe by Iesus wyll God bryng agayne with hym For thys saye we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we whiche shall lyue and shall remayne in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche stepe For the Lorde hym selfe shall descende from heauen with a showte and the voice of the Arch angel and trompe of God And the deed in Christe shall aryse first then we which shall lyue euen we whiche shall remayne shall be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer And so shall we euer be with the Lorde Wherfore comforte youre selues one another with these wordes ⊢ ¶ He enfourmeth them of the daye of dome and comming of the Lorde exhorteth them to watche and to regarde such as preache Gods worde amonge them CAPI V. OF the tymes and seasons brethren it is no nede that I wryte vnto
Wherfore wentest thou away secretly vnknowen to me and dydest not tell me that I myghte haue brought the on the way with myrth syngyng tymtell and harpe and hast not suffered me to kysse my chyldren and my doughters Thou wast a foole nowe to do it for I am able to do you euyl But the God of your father spake vnto me yesterdaye sayenge Take hede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good And nowe thoughe thou wentest thy waye bycause thou longest after thy fathers house yet wherfore hast thou stolen my Goddes Iacob answered and sayde to Laban bycause I was afrayde and thought that thou woldest haue taken awaye thy doughters from me But vvhere as thou layest thefte to my charge with whom so euer thou fyndest thy godê let hym dye here before our brethreÌ„ Seke that thyne is by me and take it to the. But Iacob wyst not that Rahell had stolen them Then wente Laban in to Iacobs tent and in to Leas tente and in to the two maydens tentes founde them not Then wente he out of Leas tente and entred in to Rahels tente And Rahel had taken the ymages and put them in the Camels strawe sat downe vpon them And Laban serched all the tente and founde them not Then sayde she to her father My Lorde be not angrye that I can not ryse vp before the for the custome of women is come vpon me So serched he but founde not those ydols And Iacob was wrothe and dyd chyde with Laban Iacob also answered and sayde to LabaÌ„ What haue I trespased or what haue I offended that thou folowedst so after me Thou hast searched all my stuffe and what hast thou founde of all thy housholde stuffe put it here before thy brethren and myne that they may iudge bytwene vs bothe Beholde This. xx yere haue I ben with the thy shepe thy gootes haue not ben bareyne the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten What soeuer was torne of beastes I brought it not vnto the but made it good my selfe Of my hande dydest thou requyre it euen as it that was stollen by day or nyght By daye the hete consumed me and the frost by nyght and my slepe departed fro myne eyes Thus haue I ben xx yere in thy house and serued the xiiii yeres for thy ii doughters vi yeres for thy shepe and thou hast chaunged my rewarde x. tymes And excepte the god of my father the God of Abraham the fere of Isaac had bene with me surelye thou haddest sent me away now all emptye But god behelde my tribulacyon and the laboure of my handes and rebuked the yester day Laban answered and sayd vnto Iacob these doughters are my doughters and these chyldren are my chyldren and these shepe are my shepe and all that thou seest is myne And what can I do this day vnto these my doughters or vnto theyr chyldren which they haue borne Nowe therfore come on and let vs make a bonde I and thou which may be a wytnesse bytwene the and me Then toke Iacob a stone and set it vp an ende Iacob sayd vnto his brethren gather stones And they toke stones made an heape and they dyd eate therevpon the heape And Laban called it Iegar Sahadutha but Iacob called it Gilead eyther of them accordynge to the propertye of his ovvne language Then sayd Laban This heape is wytnesse bytwene the and me this day and therfore it is called Gilead that is a heape of vvitnesse And Mizpah For he sayd The Lorde loke bytwene me the when we are departed one from an other If thou shalte vexe my doughters or shalte take other wyues besyde my doughters Here is no man with vs. Beholde God be wytnesse bytwene the and me And Laban sayde more ouer to Iacob Beholde this heape and this marke whiche I haue set here bytwene me the. This heape be wytnesse and also this marke that I wyll not come ouer this heape to the nor thou shalte not come ouer this heape and this marke vnto me to do any harme The God of Abraham the God of Nahor and the God of theyr fathers be iudge bytwene vs. And Iacob sware by the feare of his father Isaac Then Iacob dyd sacrifice vpon the mounte and called his brethren to eate breade And they dyd eate breade and taryed all nyght in the hyll And early in the mornynge Laban rose vp and kyssed his chyldren and his doughters and blessed them And Laban departynge wente vnto his place agayne ¶ The visyon of Angels Iacob sendeth presentes to Esau. He wrastleth with the Angell which chaunged his name and called hym Israell CAPI XXXII BUT Iacob wente forth on his iourney And the angell of God came and met hym And when Iacob same them he sayd this is goddes hoost called the name of that place Mahanaim This is an army And Iacob sente messengers before hym to Esau his brother vnto the lande of Seit and the felde of Edom. And he coÌ„maunded them sayenge Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau thy seruaunt Iacob sayth thus I haue soiourned and ben a straunger with Laban vnto this tyme and haue oxen asses and shepe men seruauntes and women seruauntes and haue sent to shewe it my Lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syght And the messengers came agayne to Iacob sayenge We came vnto thy brother Esau and he cometh agaynste the and hathe foure hundred men with hym But Iacob was greatly afrayde and wyst not whiche way to turne hym selfe and deuyded the people that was with hym and the Shepe and Oxen and Camels into two companyes and sayde If Esau come to the one parte and smyte it the other shall saue it selfe And Iacob sayd agayne O god of my father Abraham God of my father Isaac Lorde whiche saydest vnto me returne vnto thy countrey and to thy kynred I wyll do all well with the. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercyes and truthe whiche thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte For with my staffe came I ouer this Iordan and nowe haue I gotten two droues Delyuer me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare hym leest he wyl come and smyte the mother with the chyldren Thou saydest I wyll surely do the good and make thy seede as the sande of the see which can not be nombred for multitude And he taryed there that same nyght and toke of that whiche came to hande a present for Esau his brother two hundred she gootes xx he gootes ii hundred shepe and. xx rammes thyrtye mylche camels with theyr coltes xl kyne and. x. bulles xx she asses and x. fooles and delyuered them in to the hande of his seruauÌ„tes euery droue by them selues and sayd vnto his seruauntes Go forthe before me and put a space bytwene droue and droue And he commaunded the formost sayenge If Esau my brother mete the and aske the sayenge
vnto Pharao that he sende the chyldren of Israel out of his lande And I wyl harden Pharaos herte and multiplie my myracles and my wondres in the lande of Egypte But Pharao shall not herken vnto you that I maye set myne hande vpon Egypte and brynge out myne armyes and my people the chyldren of Israel out of the lande of Egypt in great iudgementes And the Egyptyans shal know that I am the lorde wheÌ„ I stretch forth my hande vpon Egypt and bryng out the chyldren of Israel from amonge them Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded them euen so dyd they Moses was lxxx yere olde and Aaron lxxxiii when they spake vnto Pharao And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron saynge If Pharao speake vnto you saynge Shewe a wonder thou shalt say vnto AaroÌ„ take thy rod cast it before Pharao that it may be a serpent TheÌ„ went Moses Aaron in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded And Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharao and before his seruauntes and it turned to a Serpent Then Pharao called for the wyse men and EnchauÌ„ters and those wyse men of Egypte dyd in lyke maner with theyr Sorcery For they cast downe euery man his rod and they turned to serpentê but Aarons rod dyd eate vp theyr roddes he hardened Pharaos herte that he herkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayd The lorde also sayde vnto Moses Pharaos herte is hardened he refuseth to let the people go Get the vnto Pharao in the mornynge lo he wyll come vnto the water and thou shalte stande apon the ryuers brynke agaynste he come and the rod which turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thyne hande thou shalte saye vnto hym the lorde god of the Hebrues hath sent me vnto the saynge let my peple go that they may serue me in the wyldernes And behold hytherto thou woldest not here Thus sayeth the Lorde In this thou shalte know that I am the Lorde Beholde I wyll smyte with the rod that is in myn hande the water that is in the ryuer and it shal turne to blode And the fysshe that is in the ryuer shall dye the ryuer shal stynke it shal greue the EgyptiaÌ„s to drynke of the water of the ryuer And the Lorde spake vnto Moses say vnto Aaron take thy rod and stretche out thyn hande ouer the waters of Egypt ouer theyr streames ouer theyr ryuers and pondes and all poles of water which they haue that they maye be bloode and that there may be blode thorowe out all the lande of Egypte bothe in vessels of woode and also of stoone And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde coÌ„maunded And he lyfte vp the rod and smote the waters that were in the riuer in the syght of Pharao in the syght of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into bloode And the fysshe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer stank and the Egyptians coude not drynke of the waters of the ryuer And there was bloode thorowout all the lande of Egypt And the enchauÌ„ters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with theyr sorceryes and he hardened Pharaos herte neyther dyd he herken vnto them as the Lorde had sayd And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his herte there vnto And the Egiptians dygged round aboute the ryuer for water to drynke for they coulde not drynke of the water of the ryuer And it contynued a weke after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The plage of Frogges â–ª Moses prayeth for Pharao The plage of lyse CAPI VIII THe Lorde spake vnto Moses Go vnto Pharao and tell hym â–ª thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wyll not let them go beholde I wyl smyte al thy border with frogges And the ryuer shall serall with frogges whiche shall go vp come into thyne house and in to thy preuy chambre where thou slepest and vpon thy bed and into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and in to thyne ouens and vpon thy meates And the frogges shall come vpon the and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche forth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the stremes ouer the riuers and ouer the pondes that thou mayest bryng vp frogges vpon the lande of Egypt And AaroÌ„ stretched his hande ouer the waters of Egypte and the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypte And the sorcerers dyd lykewyse w t theyr sorcery brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypte Then Pharao called for Moses Aaron and sayd praye ye vnto the lorde that he may take away the frogges from me and from my people and I wyll let the people go that they may do sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And Moses sayde vnto Pharao Reioyse thou ouer me appoynte when I shall pray for the and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy houses and that they maye remayne but in the ryuer onely He sayde to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast sayde that thou mayst knowe that there is none lyke vnto the lorde our god And so the frogges shal departe from the and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people shall remayne in the ryuer onely Moses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde vpon the apoyntment of frogges whiche he had made vnto Pharao And the lorde dyd accordyng to the sayeng of Moses And the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and feldes And they gathered them togy ther vpon heapes the land stanke of them But when Pharao sawe that he had rest gyuen hym he hardened his herte and herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may turne to lyse thorow out all the lande of Egypte And they dyd so For Aaron stretched out his hand and with his rod he smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyse in man and beast so that al the dust of the lande turned to lyse thorowout all the land of Egypt â–ª and the enchaunters assayde lykewyse with theyr enchauntmentes to brynge forth lyse but they coulde not And the lyse were bothe vpon men and beastes Then sayde the enchaunters vnto Pharao it is the fyngre of God And Pharaos herte remayned obstynate and he herkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge stande before Pharao for he wyll come forthe vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto hym thus sayeth the Lorde let my people go that they may serue me Els yf thou wylte not let my people go beholde I
Moses tolde it vnto Aaron and to his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israell ¶ Who ought to absteyne from eatynge the thynges that were offered Howe what when they shulde be offered CAPI XXII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes that they be seperated from ☞ the holye thynges of the chyldren of Israell and that they polute not my holye name in those thynges whiche they halowe vnto me I am the Lorde Saye vnto them who soeuer he be of all your seede amonge your generacyons after you that goeth vnto the holy thynges whiche the Chyldren of Israell halowe vnto the Lorde hauynge his vnclennes vpoÌ„ hym that soule shall perysshe from out of my syght I am the Lorde What man soeuer of the seede of Aaron is a leper or hath a runnynge yssue he shall not eate of the holy thyn ges vntyll he be cleane And who so toucheth any man that is vncleane ouer the soule of the dead or a man whose seede runneth from hym in his slepe or who soeuer toucheth any worme wherby he maye be made vncleane or a man of whome he maye take vnclennesse what soeuer vnclennesse he hath the same soule that hath touched any such shal be vncleane vntyll euen and shall not eate of the holy thynges vntyl he haue washed his flesh with water And when the sonne is downe he shal be cleane and shal afterwarde eate of the holye thynges for asmoche as it is his foode Of a beast that dyeth alone or is rent with wyld beastes wherby he maye be defyled he shall not eate I am the Lorde Let them kepe therfore myne ordinaunce leest they for the same lade synne vpon them and dye for it yf they defyle it I the Lorde sanctifye them There shall no straunger eate of the holye thynge neyther a gest of the preestes neyther shal an hyred seruaunt eate of the holye thynge But yf the preest bye anye Soule with money he shal eate of it lyke as he that is borne in his house shal they eate of his bread If the preestes doughter also be maryed vnto a straunger she maye not eate of the halowed heueofferyngê Notwithstandyng yf the Preestes doughter be a wydowe or deuorsed and haue no chylde but is returned vnto her Fathers house agayne she shall eate of her Fathers breade as well as she dyd in her youth But there shall no strauÌ„ger eate therof If a man eate of the holy thynge vnwyttyngly he shal put the fyfth part there vnto and gyue it vnto the Preest ☞ with the halowed thynge And the preestê shall not defyle the holy thynges of the Chyldren of Israell whiche they offre vnto the lorde to lade them selues with mysdoynge trespace whyle they eate theyr holy thyngê for I the lorde do halow them And the lorde spake vnto Moses sayeng speake vnto Aaron and his sonnê and vnto all the chyldren of Israell saye vnto them what soeuer he be of the house of Israel or straunger in Israel that wyll offre his Sacrifyce for all his vowes and for all his frewylofferynges whiche they wyll offre vnto the Lorde for a burnt offerynge ye shall offre to reconsyle youre selues a male without blemysshe of the oxen of the shepe or of the gootes But what soeuer hath a blemysshe that shall ye not offre for ye shall get no fauoure therwith And who soeuer bryngeth a peace offerynge vnto the Lorde accordynge as he is appoynted or a vowe or a frewyl offerynge in oxe or shepe that is without deformyte he shall be accepted There shall be also no blemyshe therin blynde or broken or wounded or haue a wenne or be maungie or scabbed Ye shal not offre such vnto the lorde nor put an offeryng of any such vpon the aulter vnto the Lorde An oxe or a shepe that hath any membre out of proporcyon mayst thou offre for a frewylofferyng but for a vowe it shal not be accepted Ye shall not offre vnto the Lorde that whiche is broused or broken or plucked out or cut away neyther shall ye make any suche in your lande neyther of a straungers hande shal ye offre breade vnto youre God of any suche Bycause theyr corrupcyon is in them and they haue deformyte in them selues and therfore shall they not be accepted for you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge WheÌ„ an oxe or a shepe or a goote is brought forth it shal be seuen dayes vnder the dam. And from the eyght daye forth it shall be accepted for a Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And whyther it be oxe or shepe ye shall not kyll it and her yonge bothe in one daye When ye wyll offre a thanke offeryng vnto the Lorde offre it that ye maye be accepted And the same day it must be eaten vp so that ye leaue none of it vntyll the morowe I am the lorde Therfore shall ye kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes and do them I am the Lorde Neyther shall ye polute my holy name but I wyll be halowed amonge the chyldren of Israel I am the Lorde whiche halowe you and that brought you out of the lande of Egypte to be youre god I am the Lorde ¶ Of the holy doyes that they shulde hepe CAPI XXIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel and say vnto them These are my feastes euen the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall call holy conuocacyons Syxe dayes ye shall worke but the Seuenth daye is the Sabboth of rest an holy coÌ„uocacyon so that ye do no worke therin it is the Sabboth of the Lorde in all your dwellynges These are the feastes of the Lorde euen holye conuocacyons whiche ye shal proclayme in theyr ceasons In the .xiiii. daye of the fyrste moneth at euen is the lordes Passeouer And in the fyftene daye of the same moneth is the feast of swete breade vnto the Lorde seuen dayes ye must eate vnleuended bread In the fyrst daye ye shall haue an holye conuocacyon ye shall do no laborous worke therin But ye shal offre sacrifyces vnto the Lorde thorowe out those seuen dayes in the seuenth daye is an holy conuocacyon ye shall do no laborous worke therin ✚ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israell saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande whiche I gyue vnto you and reape downe the haruest therof ye shall brynge a sheafe of the fyrste fruytes of youre haruest vnto the preest which shall waue the sheafe before the the lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morowe after the Sabboth the Preest shall waue it And ye shall offre that daye when ye waue the sheafe an he lambe wtout blemyshe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde and the meat offerynge therof shal be made of two tenthdeales of fyne floure mengled with oyle to be a sacrifyce vnto the lord for a swete sauour and the drynke offerynge therof shal be
god When the Lorde thy god hath destroyed the nacions before the whyther thou goest to conquere them thou succedest in theyr enheritauÌ„ce and dwellest in theyr lande Beware that thou be not taken in a snare after them after that they be destroyed before the that thou aske not after theyr Goddes sayenge howe dyd these nacions serue theyr Goddes I wyll do so lykewyse Nay thou shalt not do so vnto the Lorde thy God for all abhominacions that whiche the Lorde hateth the same haue they done vnto theyr Goddes For they burne bothe theyr sonnes and theyr doughters with fyre before theyr Goddes Therfore whatsoeuer I coÌ„maunde you that take hede ye do only vnto the lorde put thou nought therto nor take ought therfroÌ„ ¶ The false prophete must be put to death God proueth our fayth by false miracles CAPI XIII YF there aryse amonge you a Prophet or a dreamer of dreames and gyue the a sygne or a wonder and that sygne or wonder whiche he hath sayde come to passe and then saye Lette vs go after straunge Goddes whiche thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them herken not thou vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames For the Lorde thy God proueth you to wete whyther ye loue the Lorde your god with all your herte and with all your soule Ye shal walke after the Lorde your god and feare hym kepe his coÌ„maundementes and herken vnto his voyce serue him and cleaue vnto hym And the prophete or dreamer of dreames shall dye bycause he hath spoken to turne you away from the Lorde your God whiche brought you out of the lande of Egypte and delyuered you out of the house of bondage to thrust the out of the way which the Lorde thy God coÌ„maunded the to walke in and therfore thou shalte put the euyll away from the. If thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne owne sonne or thy doughter or the wyfe that lyeth in thy bosome or thy frende whiche is as thyne owne soule vnto the entyce the secretly sayenge let vs go and serue straunge Goddes whiche thou hast not knowen nor yet thy fathers And they be of the Goddes of the people whiche are rounde aboute you whyther they be nygh vnto the or farre of from the from the one ende of the earthe vnto the other Thou shalte not consent vnto hym nor herken vnto hym thyne eye shall not pitie hym neyther shalte thou haue coÌ„passion on him nor kepe hym secrete but cause hym to be sleyne Thyne hande shal be fyrst vpon hym to kyll hym and then the handes of all the people And thou shalte stone him with stones that he dye bycause he hath gone aboute to thrust the awaye from the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the lande of Egypte and from the house of bondage And all Israell shall heare feare and shall do no more any suche whyckednes as this is amonge you If thou shalte heare saye in one of thy cities whiche the lorde thy god hath gyuen the to dwel in that certeyne men beynge the chyldren of Beliall are gone out from omonge you haue moued the enhabitours of theyr citie sayenge Let vs go and serue straunge Goddes whiche ye haue not knowen Then thou must seke and make serche and enquire diligently And beholde yf it be true and the thynge of a suretye that suche abhominacyon is wrought among you then thou shalt smyte the dwellers of that Citie in the edge of the swerde and destroye it vtterly and al that is therin and euen the very cattell therof with the edge of the swerde And gather all the spoyle of it in to the myddes of the streete therof burne with fyre both the citie and all the spoyle therof euery whyt for the lord thy god And it shal be an heape for euer shal not be buylte agayne And there shal cleue nought of the dampned thynge in thy hande that the lord may turne froÌ„ the fearce nesse of his wrath shewe the mercy haue compassyoÌ„ on the multiplie the as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers Therfore shalte thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy god to kepe all his coÌ„maundementes which I coÌ„maunde the this day that y u do it which is ryght in the eyes of the lorde thy God ¶ The maners of the Gentyles may not be folowed What beastes are cleane to â—â—ten and what not CAPI XIIII YE are the chyldren of the lord your god Ye shal not cut your selues nor make you any baldnes bitwene your eyes for any dead man For thou arte an holy people vnto the lorde thy god and the lorde hath chosen the to be a seuerall people vnto hym selfe aboue al the nacyons that are vpon the earth Thou shalte eate no maner of abhominacion These are the beastes whiche ye shall eate of oxen shepe and gootes herte to and bugle wylde goote vnicorne wylde oxe and Camelion And all beastes that cleue the hoofe and slyt it in to two clawes chew the cud them ye shal eate Neuertheles these ye shal not eate of them that chewe cud and of them that deuyde and cleue the hoofe the camell the hare and the conye whiche chewe cud but deuyde not the hoofe therefore are they vncleane vnto you and also the swyne though he deuyde the hoofe yet he cheweth not cud therfore is he vncleane vnto you ye shal not eate of the fleshe of suche nor touche the deade carkesse of them These ye shall eate of all that are in the waters All that haue fynnes scales shal ye eate And what soeuer haue not fynê scales ye may not eate but it is vncleane vnto you Of all cleane byrdes ye shal eate but these are they of whiche ye shall not eate the Ele the goshauke the cormeraunt the Ixion the vultur the kyte after her kynde and all kynde of rauens the Estritche the nyghtcrowe the cuckowe the sparow hauke after her kynde the lytell owle the great owle the backe the bytture the pye the storke the Heron the Iaye in his kynde the lapwynge the swalowe And let the crepynge foules be vncleane vnto you and not be eaten of but of all cleane foules ye maye eate Ye shall eate of nothyng that dyeth alone But thou shalte gyue it vnto ☞ the straunger that is in thy citie that he eate it or thou mayst sell it vnto an aliaunt For thou arte an holy people vnto the lorde thy god Thou shalt not sethe a kyd in his mothers mylke Thou shalte tythe all the encrease of thy seed that the felde bringeth forth yere by yere And thou shalte eate before the lorde thy god in the place whiche he hathe chosen and where he hath put his name the tythe of thy corne of thy wyne and of thyne oyle and the fyrst gendred of thyne oxen and of thy shepe that thou mayst learne
of his tent and brought them vnto Iosua and vnto all the Chyldren of Israell and layde them out before the lorde And Iosua toke Acan the son of Zarch the syluer and the garment and the tonge of golde and his Sonnes and his doughters his oxen and his asses his shepe and his tent all that he had and all Israel with hym brought them vnto the valey of Acor And Iosua sayd In as muche as thou hast troubled vs the lorde shall trouble the this daye And all Israell stooned hym with stones and burnte them with fyre and ouerwhelmed them w t stones And they cast vpon hym a great heape of stones vnto this daye And so the Lorde turned from the wrathe of his indygnacion And the name of the place is called the valey of Acor vnto this daye ¶ The feâ—ge and wynnynge of Hai. The kynge therof is hanged Iosua setteth vp an aulter He blesseth the people CAPI VIII ANd the Lorde sayd vnto Iosua feare not neyther be thou faynte herted Take all the men of war with the and vp and get the to Hai. Beholde I haue gyuen into thy hande the kyng of Hai and his people his citye his lande And thou shalte do to Hai and her kynge as thou dydest vnto Iericho and her kynge Neuerthelesse the spoyle and cattell therof shall ye take vnto your selues And lay a watche vnto the towne on the backesyde therof And so Iosua arose and all the men of warre to go vp agaynst Hai. And Iosua chose out thyrtye thousande men of war and sent them awaye by nyght And he coÌ„maunded them saynge beholde ye shall laye awayte vnto the towne on the backesyde therof Go not very farre from the citye but be al redye And I and all the people that are with me wyl approche vn to the citye And when they come out agaynst vs as they dyd at the fyrst tyme then wyl we fley before them for they wyl come out after vs and we wyll brynge them out of the citie For they wyll saye they fley before vs as at the fyrste tyme and we wyll fley before them In the meane tyme shall ye aryse vp from layenge awayte and destroy the citye For the Lorde your God wyll delyuer it into your hande And when ye haue taken the citye ye shall set it on fyre Accordynge to the coÌ„maundement of the lorde shall ye do beholde I haue charged you Iosua therfore sent them forth and they went to lay awayte and abode bytwene Bethell and Hai on the west syde of the citye of Hai. But Iosua lodged that night among the people And Iosua rose vp earlye in the mornynge and nombred the people went vp he the elders of Israell before the people agaynst Hai. And all the men of warre that were with hym went vp and drue nygh and came agaynst the citye and pytched on the north syde of Hai and there was a valey bytwene them and Hai. And he toke vpon a fyue thousande men and put them to lay awayte bytwene Bethel Hai on the westsyde of the citye And they put the people euen all the hooste that were on the northsyde agaynst the citye and the layers awayt on the west And Iosua walked the same nyght in the myddes of the valey And it fortuned that when the kynge of Hai sawe it they hasted rose vp early and the men of the citye went out agaynst Israel to battayle he and all his people at a tyme appoynted euen before the playne and wyst not that there were layers awayte on the bacsyde of the citye And Iosua and all Israell fayned them selues to be put to the worse before them and fled towarde the wyldernesse And al the people of the towne were called to gyther to folowe after them And they folowed after Iosua and were drawen awaye from the citie And there was not a man lette in Hai and in Bethell that went not out after Israell And they lefte the citye open and folowed after Israell And the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua stretche out the speare that is in thyne hande towarde Hai for I wyl gyue it into thy hande And Iosua stretched out the speare that he had in his hand toward the citie And the layers awayt rose quycklye out of theyr place and ran as soone as Iosua had stretched out his hande and they entred into the citye and toke it and hasted and set the citye on fyre And when the men of Hai loked backe after them they sawe the smoke of the cytye ascende vp to heuen And they had no leasure to fley eyther this waye or that the people that fled to the wyldernesse turned backe agayne vpon the folowers And when Iosua and all Israell sawe that the layers awayte had taken the citye and that the smoke of it ascended they turned agayne and layde on the men of Hai. And the other yssued out of the cytye agaynst them And so were they in the myddê of Israell for these were on the one syde of them and the reeste on the other syde And they layde vpon them so that they let no one of them scape And the kynge of Hai they toke alyue and brought hym to Iosua And when Israell had made an ende of sleyenge all the enhabyters of Hai in the felde of the wyldernesse where they chased them when they were al fallen on the edge of the swerde vntyll they were wasted all the Israelytes returned vnto Hai and smote it in the edge of the swerde And all that fell that day both of men and women were twelue thousande euen all the men of Hai. For Iosua plucked not his hande backe agayne whiche he stretched out vpon the speare vntyll he had vtterlye destroyed all the enhabitatours of Hai. Only the cattel and the spoyle of the citye Israell toke vnto them selues accordynge vnto the worde of the Lorde whiche he commaunded Iosua And Iosua set Hai on fyre and made it an heape for euer a wyldernes euen vnto this day And the kyng of Hai he hanged on tree vntyll euen And as soone as the sonne was downe Iosua coÌ„maunded that they shulde take the carkas downe of the tree and cast it at the entrynge of the gate of the citye and laye theron a greate heape of stoones that remayneth vnto this daye Then Iosua buylde an aultre vnto the Lorde God of Israell in mounte Eball as Moses the seruaunt of the Lorde coÌ„maunded the chyldren of Israell and as it is wrytten in the bokeof the law of Moses an aulter of ☞ hoole stoones ouer whiche no man hath lylte any toole of yron And they Sacrifyced theron burntsacrifyces vnto the Lorde and offered peaceofferynges And he wrote there vpon the stoones a rehearsall of the lawe of Moses wrote it in the presence of the Chyldren of Israell And all Israel and the elders therof and theyr offycers and Iudges stoode parte on this syde the
answered hym nay my brother do not force me for there hath no such thyng ben done in Israell do not thou this ab hominacyon For whyther shall I be able to go with my shame And thou shalt be as one of the fooles in Israel O speake vnto the kyng and he shall not denye me vnto the. Now beâ—t he wolde not herken vnto her voyce but toke her and forced her and laye with her And then Amnon hated her excedynglye so that the hate wher with he hated her was greater then the loue with which he before loued her And Amnon sayde vnto her vp and get the hence She answered hym Thou hast no cause This euyll that thou puttest me away is greater then the other that thou dydest vn to me Neuerthelesse he wolde not heare her but called his boye that serued hym sayde put awaye this woman from me bolte the dore after her And she had a kyrtell of dyuerse colours vpon her for with soche were the kynges doughters that were virgyns apparelled Then his seruaunt brought her out and locked the dore after her And Thamar toke and put asshes on her heade rent her gaye kyrtell that was on her laâ— de her hande on her heade and so went and as she went cryed And Absalom her brother sayde vnto her hath Amnon thy brother ben with the Now yet be styll my syster he is thy brother Let not this thynge greue thyne herte And so thamar remayned desolate in her brother Absaloms house But wheÌ„ kyng Dauid herde of all these thyngê he was very wroth †And he vvolde not vexe the spiryte of Amnon his son for he loued hym bycause he vvas his fyrst borne And Absalom sayd vnto his brother Amnon neyther good nor bad Nowe be it Absalom hated Amnon bycause he had forced his syster Thamar And it happened after two yeare that Absalom had shepe shearers in the playne of Nazor besyde the trybe of Ephraim and bad all the kynges sonnes and came to the kynge sayde beholde thy seruaunt hath shepe shearers let the kyng with his seruauÌ„tes come to thy seruaunt The kynge answered Absalom naye my sonne We wyll not go al nor be chargeable vnto the. And Absalom laye sore vpon hym howbeit he wolde not go but blessed hym Then sayde Absalom Yf thou wylt not come then let my brother AmnoÌ„ go with vs. And the kynge answered hym what nedeth it that he go with the But Bvsalom made soche instance that he let Amnon and all the kyngê chyldren go with hym Now had Absalom coÌ„maunded his yonge men sayenge marke when Amnons herte is mery w t wyne and when I byd you smyte Amnon then kyl hym feare not haue not I bydden you be holde therfore play the men And the yong men of Absalom dyd vnto Amnon euen as Absalom had coÌ„maunded And all the kyngê sonnes arose euery man gat hym vp vpon his Mule fled And it fortuned that whyle they were yet in the waye tydynges came to Dauid sayenge Absalom hath steyne all the kynges sonnes ther is none lefte alyue Then Dauid arose tare his garmentes laye alonge on the earth all his seruauntes stode by with theyr clothes rent And Ionadah the son of Simeah Dauids brother answered and sayd let not my lorde suppose that they haue sleyne all the yonge men the kynges sonnes saue Amnon onely is deade For that hath ben determyned in Absaloms mynde sence he forced his syster Thamar Now therfore let not my lorde the kyng take the thynge so greuouslye to thynke that all the kyngê sonnes are dead but Amnon only is deade But Absalom fled And the yonge man that kepte the watche lyfte vp his eyes and loked And beholde there came moche peple by a way that was behynde his backe alonge by an hylles syde And Ionadab sayd vnto the kynge beholde the kynges sonnes come As thy seruaunte sayd so it is And as soone as he had lefte speakynge beholde the kynges sonnes came lyfte vp theyr voyces and wepte The kynge also and all his seruauntes wepte excedynglye But Absalom escaped went to Thalmai the son of Amihur kynge of Gesur And Dauid mourned for his son euery daye And so Absalom escaped went to Gesur was there thre yeres And kynge Dauid desyred to go forth vnto Absalom For where as Amnon was deade he was comforted ouer hym ¶ By the wysdom of the woman of Thekoa Absalom is called CAPI XIIII IOab the sonne of Zaruia perceyued that the kynges herte was towarde Absalom he sent to Thekoa and fet thence a wyse woman and sayd vnto her fayne thy selfe to be a mourner and put on mournynge apparell And anoynt not thy selfe with oyle But be as a woman that had longe â—yme mourned for some deade bodye And come to the kynge and speake of this maner vnto hym And so Ioab taught her what she shulde say And when the woman of Thekoa had fallâ—â—â— on her face to the grounde and done obeysaunce she sayde vnto the kynge helpe me O kynge The kynge sayde vnto her what ayleth the She answered I am a wedowe and myne husbande is deade And thy hand mayde had two sonnes and they two fought togyther in the felde where was no man to go bitwene them but the one smote the other and slewe hym And beholde the hoole kynred is rysen agaynst thy handmayde they sayde delyuer vs hym that smote his brother that we maye kyll hym ☞ for the soule of his brother whome he slew We wyll destroye the heyre also And so they shal quench my sparkle which is lefte that he shall styrte vp to my husbande neyther name nor yssue vpon the earth And the kynge sayde vnto the woman go home to thyne house I wyll gyue a charge for the. And the woman of Thekoa sayde vnto the kynge My Lorde O kynge this trespasse be on me and on my fathers house and the Kynge his seate be gyltlesse And the kynge sayde yf any man saye ought vnto the brynge hym to me and he shall hurte the no more Then sayde she ☞ let the kyng remembre his lorde god that the aduenger of the blood gather not on heapes togyther to destroye and that they sleye not my son And he answered as sure as the Lorde lyueth there shall not one heere of thy son fall to the earth The woman sayde let thyne handmayde speake one worde more vnto my Lorde the kynge And he sayde saye on The woman sayde Wherfore then hast thou determyned suche a thynge agaynst the people of God For the kynge doth speake this thyng as one which is fautye that he shulde not fet home agayne his banysshed For we must nedes dye peryshe as water spylt on the ground whiche can not be gathered vp ☞ agayne Neyther doth God spare any soule Let the kyng therfore fynde the meanes that his banysshed be not vtterlye expelled from hym Nowe therfore
in the congregacyon that were not sanctifyed and the Leuites dyd sley Passeouer for all that were not cleane that myght not execute the holy worke of the lorde For many of the people very many out of Ephraim Manasse Isakar and Zabulon were not clensed yet dyd eate Passeouer agaynst the lawe appoynted Wherfore Hezekia prayed for them and sayd the good lorde be mercyful vnto them For he set his hoole herte to seke the Lorde God euen the God of his fathers but all the other dyd not so accordyng to vnfayned holynesse And the lorde herde Hezekia healed the people And the Chyldren of Israell that were present at Ierusalem helde the feast of swete breade seuen dayes with great gladnesse and the Leuites the preestes praysed and magnified the power of the lorde day by day vpon instrumentes And Hezekia spake hertely vnto all the Leuites that had vnderstandynge were of a good mynde towarde the lorde And they dyd eate thorowout that feast seuen dayes longe offered peaceofferynges thanked the lorde god of theyr fathers And the hole assemble toke counsayle to do so other seuen dayes they helde those vii dayes with gladnesse For Hezekia kyng of Iuda toke out from amonge his cattell for the congregacion a. M yonge oxen and seuen M. shepe And the lordes gaue out to the congregacyon a. M. yonge oxen and ten thousande shepe And a great nombre of the preestes were sanctifyed And all the congregacyon of Iuda with the preestes and Leuites and all the congregacyon that came out of Israell the straungers that came out of the lande of Israell that dwelte in Iuda reioysed and there was greate gladnesse in Ierusalem For synce the tyme of Salomon the Sonne of Dauid kynge of Israell there was no soche ioye in Ierusalem And the preestê and the Leuites arose and blessed the people theyr voyce was herde of the lorde theyr prayer came vp vnto heuen his holy dwellynge place ¶ After that Hezekia had called agayne the people vnto the way of the lorde he ordeneth the preestes vnto whom he coÌ„maundeth to gyue tythes CAPI XXXI ANd when all these thynges were finysshed all they of Israell that were present in the cityes of Iuda went out and brake the ymages and cut downe the groues and all to brake the hygh places aulters thorowout all Iuda and Ben iamin in Ephraim also and Manasse vntyll they had vtterly destroyed them all And all the Chyldren of Israell returned euery man to his possessyon and to theyr owne cityes And Hezekia appoynted sundrye companyes of the preestes and Leuites after the dyuersyte of theyr minystracyons euery man accordynge to his offyce bothe preestes and Leuites for the burntofferynge and peaceofferynges to ministre and to gyue thankes and prayse in the gates of the hooste of the Lorde And the kyngê porcyon of his substauÌ„ce that he gaue were burntofferynges in the mornynge and euenyng burntofferyngê for the Sabboth dayes newe moones and solempne feastes accordyng as it is wrytten in the law of the lorde And he bad the people that dwelt in Ierusalem gyue the parte to the Preestes and Leuites that they myght substancyally applye them selues to the lawe of the lorde And as soone as the kynges coÌ„maundement came abrode the Chyldren of Israell brought aboundaunce of fyrst fruytes of corne wyne oyle honye and of all maner of fruytes of the felde and the tythes of all maner of thynges brought they in plenteouslye And the Chyldren of Israell and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda they also brought in the tythes of oxen and shepe other holy tythes whiche were consecrate vnto the lorde theyr god they dyd offre and brought them all by heapes In the thyrde moneth they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundacyon finysshed them in the seuenth moneth And when Hezekia the lordê camâ— and saw the heapes they blessed the lord and his people Israell And Hezekia questioned with the preestes and he Leuites concernyng the heapes And Azaria the cheyfe preest of the house of Zadocke answered hym and sayde synâ—e the peple began to bryng the heaueofferyngê in to the house of the lorde we also haue had ynough to â—ate there remayned so moch for the Lorde hath blessed his people and this heape is lefte And Hezekia bad prepare the chambers in the house of the lorde and they dyd prepare them and caryed in the heaue offerynges the tythes and the dedicate thynges faythfully Ouer which Chonaniahu the Leuite had the rule and Semei his brother next to hym And Iehiel Asaziahu Nahath Asaell Ierimoth Iosabad Eliel Iesmachiahu Mahath and Banaiahu were ouersects ordeyned by Chonaniahu and Semei his brother was an officer of Hezekia the kyng and Asaria was the ruler of the house of god †vnto vvhom all these thynges belonged And Chore the sonne of Iimna the Leuite porâ—er of the East dore had the ouer syght of the thynges that were offered of a frewyll vnto God and were giuen in maner seuerally vnto the lord and ouer the thyngê moost holye And vnder his hande were Eden Mintamin Iesua Semeiahu Amariahu and Sechaniahu in the cityes of the preestes appoynted of theyr fyde lyte to gyue to theyr brethren theyr porcions as well to the small as to the greate Excepte that to the males that were rekened froÌ„ thre yere and aboue amonge all that went in to the house of the Lorde they shulde gyue day by daye for theyr ministracyon and for theyr gyuynge attendaunce and for theyr dyuerse waytynges by course And to the Preestes and Leuites thore wout the houshold of theyr fathers from twentye yeare aboue to wayte when theyr courses came And to the families of all theyr babes wyues sonnes and doughters thorowe all the congregacyon For vpon the fydelyte of them were ☞ the holy thynges bestowed And to the Chyldren of Aaron the Preestes whiche were in the feldes and suburbes of theyr Cityes Citye by citye the men whose names wire expressed before shuld gyue portyons euen to al the males amonge the preestes to all the Leuites accordynge to theyr nombre And of this maner dyd Hezekia thorowout all Iuda wrought it that is good and ryght and true before the lorde his god And in all the workes that he beganne for the seruyce of the house of god for the lawe and for the coÌ„maundementes he sought his God and that dyd he with all his herte and prospered ¶ Sennacherib or Sanherib besâ—ygynge Ierusalem â–ª is strâ—hrâ— of the Angell Hezekia dyeth after whom succedeth Manasse CAPI XXXII AFter that these dedes were faythfully done Sennacherib kynge of Assur came and entred in to Iuda and compassed the stronge Cityes thought to wyn them for hym selfe And so when Hezekia saw that Sennacherib was come that he was purposed to fyght agaynste Ierusalem he toke counsayle with his Lordes and men of myght to stop the water of the
and saue me for thy mercyes sake Let me nat be confounded O Lorde for I haue called vpon the let the vngodly be put to confucion and be put to syleÌ„ce in the graue Let the lyenge lyppes be put to sylence whiche cruelly disdaynfully and despytfully speake agaynste the ryghtuous O howe plentyfull is thy goodnes whiche thou hast layed vp for them that feare theâ— and that thou hast prepayred for them that put theyr truste in the euen before the sonnes of men Thou shalte hyde them pryuely by thyne owne presence frome the prouokynges of al men thou shalte kepe them secretely in thy Tabernacle from the stryfe of tonges Thanked be the Lorde for he hathe shewed merueylous greate kyndenesse in a stronge cytie And when I made haste I saide I am caste out of thy sight of thyne eyes Neuertheles thou herdeste the voyce of my prayers when I cryed vnto the. O loue the Lorde al ye his sayntes for the Lorde preserueth theÌ„ that are faythfull plentuously rewardeth he the proude doer Be stronge he shal strength your herte all ye y t put your trust in the Lorde ¶ The. xxxii Psalme ¶ An instruccyon of Dauyd BLESSED is he whose vnrightuousnes is forgyuen and whose synne is couered Blessed is the man vnto whome the Lorde imputeth no synne and in whose sprete there is no gyle For whyle I helde my tonge my bones consumed awaye thorowe my daylye complaynynge For thy hande is heuy vpon me day and nyght and my moysture is lyke the drough in Sommer Sela. I wyll knoweledge my synne vnto the myne vnryghteousnesse haue I nat hyd I sayd I wyl coÌ„fesse my sinnes vnto the Lorde so thou forgauest the wyckednesse of my synne Dela For this shall euery one that is godly make hys prayer vnto the ☞ in due season but in the greate water floudes they shall nat come nye hym Thou arte my defeÌ„ce thou shalte preserue me froÌ„ trouble thou shalt coÌ„passe me about with soÌ„ges of delyuerauÌ„ce Sela. I wyl enfourme the teach the i the way wherin y u shalt go I wyll gyde y â— with myne eye Ye shal nat be lyke a horse mule whiche haue no vnderstaÌ„ding And whose mouthes must be holdeÌ„ w t byt brydle leste they fall vpoÌ„ y â— Great plages remayne for y â— vngodly but who so putteth his trust in y â— Lorde mercy embraceth hi on euery syde Be glad O ye righteous reioyse in y â— Lorde and be ioyfull all ye that are true of hrete ¶ The. xxxiii Psalme REioyce in the Lorde O ye ryghtuous for it becommeth well the iuste to be thankful Prayse the Lord with harpe synge Psalmes vnto him with the lute and instrument of ten strynges Synge vnto the Lorde a newe soÌ„ge synge prayses lustely âšœ vnto hym with a good corage For the worde of the Lorde is true and all his workes are faythful He loueth ryghtuousnes and iudgement the earth is ful of the goodnesse of the Lorde By the worde of the Lorde were the heauens made and all the Hoostes of them by the breth of his mouth He gathereth the waters of the see togyther as it were vpon a heape and layeth vp the depe in secret Let al the earth feare the Lorde stande in awe of him all ye that dwell in the worlde For he spake and it was done he commaunded and it stode fast The Lorde bryngeth the councell of the Heithen to nought and maketh the deuices of the people to be of none effecte âšœ and casteth out the councels of Prynces The councell of the Lorde shall endure for euer and the thoughtes of his hert from generacyon to generacyon Blessed is the people whose God is the Lorde Iehouah and blessed is the folke that haue chosen beÌ„ to be theyr inheritaunce The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen and behelde all the chyldren of men from the habitacion of his dwellyng he consydreth all them that dwel in the earthe He tashyoneth all the hertes of them and vnderstandeth all theyr workes There is no kynge that can be saued by the multitude of an hoste neyther is any myghty man delyuered by muche strength A horse is counted but a vayne thynge to saue a man neyther shal he delyuer any maÌ„ by his greate strength Beholde the eye of the Lorde is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that put theyr truste in his mercye To delyuer theyr soules from deathe and to fede theÌ„ in the tyme of dearth Our soule hath paciently taried for the Lorde for he is our helpe and our shylde For oure herte shall reioyce in hym because we haue hoped in his holy name Let thy mercyful kyndnesse O Lorde be vpon vs lyke as we haue put our trust in the. ¶ The. xxxiiij Psalme ¶ Of Dauyd when he chaunged his speache before Abimilech whiche droue him awaye and he departed I Wyll all waye gyue thankes vnto the Lorde hê prayse shal euer be in my mouth My soule shal make her bost i the Lorde the humble shall here therof and be glad O prayse the Lorde with me and let vs magnyfye his name together I soughte the Lorde and he hearde me yee he delyuered me out of all my feare They had an eye vnto him and were lyghtened and theyr faces were nat ashamed Lo the poore cryeth and the Lorde heareth hym yee and saueth hym out of all hys troubles The Aungell of the Lorde tarieth rounde about them and feare hym and delyuereth them O taste and se howe gracious the Lorde is blessed is the man that trusteth in him O feare the Lorde ye that be his sayntes for they that feare him lacke nothyng The lyons do lacke suffre hunger but they whiche seke the Lorde shall wante no maner of thyng that is good Come ye children and herken vnto me I wyl teach you the feare of the Lorde What man is he that listeth to lyue and woloe fayne se good daies Kepe thy tonge from euell and thy lyppes that they speake no gyle Eschue cuyll and do good seke peace and ensue it The eyes of the Lorde are ouer the rightuous his eares are open vnto their prayers The countenaunce of the Lorde is agaynst them that do euyll to rote out the re membraunce of them from the earth The rightuous crye and the Lorde heareth theÌ„ and delyuereth them out of all theyr troubles The Lorde is nye vnto them that are of a contrayte herte and wyll saue suche as be of an humble sprete Greate are the troubles of the ryghteous but the Lorde delyuereth hym out of all He kepeth all his bones so that nat one of them can be broken Eut mysfourtune shal slaye the vngodly and they that hate the rightuous shal be desolate The Lorde delyuereth the soules of his seruauntes and all they y â— put theyr trust in him shal nat be destitute The â–ª xxxv
that day shal the Lorde of hoostes be the crowne of glory and dyamonde of beautye vnto the resydue of his people He wyll be also a sprete of perfyte knowledge to hi that sytteth in iudgement and strength vnto them that turne awaye the batayle to the gate of the enemyes But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne yea farre out of y â— waye are they thorowe stronge drynke ☞ The preste also and the prophete are gone astraye by the meanes of stronge dryncke they are dronken with wyne they go amysse thorowe stronge drynke they fayle in sight and stomble in iudgement For all tables are so full of vomyte and fylthynes that no place is cleane Whome then shall suche one teache knowledge And whom shall be make to vnderstande the thynge that he hereth For they are ignoraunt as yonge chyldren that are taken from the mylke and are weened For they that be suche must haue ☞ after one lesson another lesson after one coÌ„mauÌ„dement another commaundemeÌ„t after one rule another rule after one instruccion another instruceyon there a lytle there a lytle For he y â— speketh vnto this people is eueÌ„ as one y â— vseth rudenesse of speche a straunge langage Yf any man say vnto them lo this is the rest where with ye maye ease him that is werye this is the refresshynge they wyll not herken Therfore shall the worde of the Lorde lesson vpon lesson commaundement vpon coÌ„maundement rule vpon rule instruccion vpon instruccyon there a lytle and there a lytle shall be vnto them an occasyon of stomblynge that they maye go on and fal backeward be broused tangled and snared Wherfore heare the worde of the Lorde ye mockers ye that haue rule of this people whiche is at IerusaleÌ„ Because ye haue said ☞ we haue made a couenaunt with death with hell are we at agremeÌ„t And though there go forth a sore plage it shall not come vnto vs. For we haue made falshode our refuge and vnder vanite are we hyd Therfore thus sayeth y â— Lorde God Beholde I lay in Syon for a foundacion a stone euen a tryed stone a precyous corner stone a sure fouÌ„dacion ☞ who so beleueth let him not be to hastye Iudgement also wyl I lay to y â— rule and ryghtuousnes to the balaunce so that ☞ y â— hayle shal take away your vayne confydence and the preuy place of your refuge shall the waters renne ouer And thus the couenaunt that ye made w t deathe shal be disanulled and your agremeÌ„t that ye made with hell shall not stande yea whan the sore plage goeth forth ye shall be troden downe vnder it From the tyme that it goeth forth it shall take you awaye For earely in the morninge euery day yea bothe daye and nyght shall it go thorowe whan the noyse therof is perceyued it shall gendre vexacion For ☞ the bedde is narowe and not large and the couerynge so small that a man can not wynde hym selfe vnder it For the Lorde shal stonde as ☞ in mount Pecazim and shal be wrothe lyke as in the valley Gibeon that he may do his worke ☞ his straunge worke and brynge to passe his acte his straunge acte Nowe therfore se that ye be no mockers lest your punishemeÌ„t icrese for I haue herd of the Lorde of hostes that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth Heare ye then herkeÌ„ vnto my voyse coÌ„sidre pondre my speche Doth not the husbande man plowe all the daye and openeth breaketh the clottê of his grounde that he may sow Whan he hath made it playne wyll he nat sprede abrode the fytches sowe comyn cast in wheate by measure the appoynted barly â—ye in theyr place God wyl instruct him to haue descrecion euen his God wyll teache him For fitches shal not be thresshed with an harowe nether shal a cart whele be brought thorowe the coÌ„men but the fytches are beaten out with a staffe and commyn w t a rod. But y â— sede y â— bread is made of is thresshed thoughe it be not alwaye a thresshing And the cart whele must be brought ouer it lest he grynde it with his teeth This also commeth of the Lorde of hostes which worketh with wonderfull wysdome bryngeth out arme with a terrible countenaunce and with the flame of a consumynge fyre with noysome lyghtenynge with a shower and with hayle stone For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde And it shal come to passe that whither soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto hym whiche the Lorde shall laye vpon hym ☞ with tabrettes and harpes And with great warre shal he fyght agaynst his hoste For the fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges is it prepared This hathe the Lorde set in the depe and made it wyde the burnynge wherof is fyre moche woode The breth of the Lorde whiche is as a ryuer of brymstone doth kyndle it ¶ He curseth them that forsake God and seke for the helpe of men CAPI XXXI WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypte for helpe and truste in horses put theyr confydence in charettes because they be many and in horse men because they be lusty and stronge But they regarde not the holy one of Israell and they aske no questyon at the Lorde Where as he neuertheles beynge wysest of all plageth the wycked and yet goeth not from his worde when he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frowarde and agaynst the helpe of euel doers Nowe the Egipcians are men and not God and theyr horses fleshe and not spiryte And as soone as the Lorde stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fal and he that shulde haue bene helped and they shall all together be destroyed For thus hathe the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the Lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon the praye that he hath gotten is not afray ed thoughe the multytude of shephardes crye out vpon hym neyther abasshed for all the heape of them So shall the Lorde of Hostes come downe to fyght for mount Syon and defende his hyll Lyke as byrdes flotre aboute theyr nestes so shal the lorde of Hostes kepe saue defende and delyuer Ierusalem Therfore O ye children of Israell turne agayne lyke as ye haue exceaded in your goynge backe For ☞ in that day euery man shall cast out his Idols of syluer and golde whiche ye haue made with your synfull handes Assur also shal be slayne with the swerde not with a mans swerde A swerde shal deuoure him but not a mans swerde And he shall fle from the slaughter âšœ and hys seruauntes shall be taken prysoners He shall go for feare to hys stronge holdes and his Prynces shall fle from his badge This hath the Lorde spoken whose lyght
they shal be afrayed taken for lo they haue caste out the worde of the Lorde what wysdome can then be amonge them Wherfore I wyll geue theyr wyues vnto aleauntes their feldes to destroyers For from the loweste vnto the hyeste they folowe all filthy lucre from the Prophete vnto the preste they deale all w t lyes Neuerthelesse they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes sayenge â–ª peace peace where there is no peace at all Fye for shame howe abhomynable thynges do they and yet they be nat ashamed yee they knowe of no shame Wherfore in the tyme of theyr vysitacyon they shall fal among the deed bodies sayeth the Lorde Moreouer I wyll gather them in sayeth the Lorde so that there shal not be one grape vpon the vine nether one fygge vpon the fygge tre and the leaues shal be plucte of Then wyll I cause them to departe and saye why prolonge we the tyme Let vs gather ourselues together and go into the stronge cytye there shall we be in reste For the Lorde oure God hath put vs to sylence and geuen vs water myxte with gall to dryncke because we haue synned agaynste hym We loked for peace and we fare not the better we wayted for the tyme of healthe lo here is nothynge but trouble The noyse of hys horsses is hearde from Dan the whole lande is afraied at the ueyenge of hys stronge horsses for they are come in haue deuoured the lande with al that is in it the cytyes and those that dwell therin â–ª Moreouer I wyl sende Cockatrices and serpentes amonge you which wyll not be charmed and they shal byte you sayeth the Lorde Sorowe is come vpon me and heuynesse vexeth my hert for lo the voyce of y â— cryeng of my people is herde from a farre countre Is not the Lorde in Sion Is not the King in her Wherfore then haue they greued me â–ª shal the Lorde say with theyr ymages and foolysh straunge fashyons The haruest is gone the Sommer hathe an ende we are not helped I am sore vexed because of the hurt of my people I am heuy and abashed for there is no more Triacle at Gylead and there is no physycyon that can heale the hurte of my people ¶ The complaynt and bewaylyng of the prophete the â—â—lyce of the people In the knowledge of God ought we onely to reioyse The vncyrcumcysyon of the herte CAPI IX O Who wyll geue my heade water ynough and a wel of teares for myne eyes that I maye wepe nyghte and daye for the slaughter of my people Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folcke that I myght leaue my people and go from theÌ„ for they be all aduoutrers and a shrynckynge sorte They bende theyr tunges lyke bowes to shute out lyes As for the trueth they maye nothynge awaye withall in the worlde For they go from one wyckednes to another and wyl nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Yee one must kepe hym selfe from another no man may safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermyneth another one neyghboure begyleth another Yee one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practysed theyr tunges to lye and taken great paines to do myschefe Thou syttest in the myddes of a dysceatfull people whiche for very dissemblynge falshede wyll nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Therfore thus sayth the Lorde of Hostes beholde I wyll melte them and trye them for what shulde I els do to my people Theyr tunges are lyke sharpe arowes to speake disceate With theyr mouth they speake peacyable to theyr neyghboure but preuely they laye wayte for hym Shuld I nat punysh them for these thynges sayth the Lorde Or shulde I nat be auenged of any suche people as this Upon the mountaynes wyll I take vp a lamytacyon and sorowfull crye and a mournynge vpon the fayre playnes of the wyldernesse Namely howe they are so brent vp y t no man goeth there any more Yee a man shall nat heare one beaste crye there Byrdes and catel are all gone from thence I wyll make IerusaleÌ„ also an heape of stones and a denne of venymous wormes And I wyll make the cyties of Iuda so waste that no man shall dwell therin What man is so wyse as to vnderstande thys Or to whom hathe the Lorde spoken by mouth that he maye shewe this and saye O thou lande why peryshest thou so Wherfore art thou so brynt vp and lyke a wyldernes that no maÌ„ goeth thorowe Yee the Lorde hym selfe tolde the same vnto them that forsoke his lawe and kepte nat the thynge that he gaue them in commaundemente nether lyued therafter but folowed the wickednes of theyr owne hertes and serued straunge Goddes as theyr fathers taught them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Beholde âšœ I wyll fede this people with wormwod and geue them gall to drynke I wyl scater theÌ„ also among the Heathen whom nether they nor theyr fathers haue knowne I wyl sende a swearde amonge them to persecute them vntyll I brynge theÌ„ to naught Moreouer thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes loke that ye cal for mourning wyues and sende for wyse wemen that they come shortely and synge a mournynge songe of you that y e teares may fall out of our eyes and that our eye liddes maye gusshe on t of water For there is a lamentable noyse hearde of Sion O howe are we so sore destroyed O how are we so pyteously confounded We muste forsake oure owne naturall countre and we are shut out of our owne lodgyngges Yet heare the worde of the Lorde O ye wemen and let youre eares regarde the wordes of hys mouthe that ye maye lerne your daughters to mourne and that euery one maye teache her neyghboresse to make lamentacyon Namely thus Death is clymynge vp in at oure windowes he is come into oure houses to destroye the chylde before the dore the yonge man in the strete But tell thou playnely thus sayeth the Lorde The deed bodyes of men shall lye vpon the grounde as the donge vpon the felde and as the heye after the mower and ther shal be no man to take them vp Thus sayeth the Lorde Let not the wyse man reioyse in hys wysdome nor the stronge man in hys strength nether the ryche man in his rychesse But who so wyll reioyse let him reioyse in thys that he vnderstandeth and knoweth me for I am the Lorde whiche do mercy equyte and ryghteousnesse vpon the earthe Therfore haue I pleasure in such thynges sayeth the Lorde Beholde the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that I wyll vyset all them whose foreskynne is vncyrcumsysed The EgypciaÌ„s the Iewes the Edomytes the Ammonytes the Moabytes and the shauen Madyanytes that dwell in the wyldernes For all the Gentyles are vncyrcumcysed in the flesshe but all the house of
sayenge Thus sayeth the Lorde Stande in the courte of the LORDES house speake vnto all them whiche out of the cyties of Iuda come to do worship in the Lordes house al the wordes that I commaunde the to say Loke that thou kepe not one worde backe yf peraduenture they wyl herken and turne euery man from hys wycked waye that I maye also repente of the plage whiche I haue determyned to brynge vpon them because of theyr wycked inuencyons And after thys maner shalte thou speake vnto them Thus sayeth the Lord yf ye wyl not obey me to walcke in my lawes whiche I haue geuen you and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whoÌ„ I sent vnto you rysynge vp tymely and styll sendynge If ye wyll not folowe them I saye then wyll I do to this house ☜ as I dyd vnto Siloh and wyll make this cytie to be abhorred of all the people of the earth And the preastes the prophetes and all the people herde Ieremye preache these wordes in the house of the Lorde Nowe when he had spoken out all the wordes that the Lorde commaunded hym to preach vnto the people then the prestes y â— prophetes and al the people toke holde vpoÌ„ him and sayde thou shalt dye How darrest thou be so bolde as to saye in the name of y â— Lorde it shal happen to this house as it did vnto Siloh and thys cytye shal be so wast that no man shall dwell therin And when all the people were gathered aboute Ieremy in the house of the Lord the prynces of Iuda herde of this rumour and they came soone out of the kynges Palace into the house of the Lorde and sat them downe before the newe dore of the Lorde Then spake the prestes and the prophetes vnto the rulers and to all the people these wordes Thys man is worthy to dye for he hathe preached agaynste thys cytie as ye youreselues haue herde with youre eares Then sayde Ieremy vnto the rulers and to al the people The Lorde hath sent me to preach against this house and agaynst this cyty all y â— wordes that ye haue herde Therfore amende youre wayes and youre aduysementes and be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God so shall the Lord repeÌ„te of the plage that he had deuysed agaynste you Now as for me I am in youre handes do with me as ye thincke expedient good But thê shal ye know if ye put me to death ye shall make youreselues this cytye and all the inhabytours therof gyltye of innocent bloude For thys is of a trueth that the Lorde hathe sent me vnto you to speake all these wordes in youre eares Then sayde the rulers and the people vnto the prestes and prophetes This man maye not be condemned to death for he hath preached vnto vs in the name of the Lorde oure God The Elders also of the lande stode vp â–ª and sayd thus vnto al the people Micheah the Morasthite which was a prophet vnder Ezekiah kyng of Iuda spake to all the people of Iuda Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes Sion shal be plowed lyke a felde Ierusalem shal be an heape of stones the hyl of the Lordes house shal be turned to an hye wod Dyd Ezekiah the kyng of Iuda the people of Iuda put him to deth for this No verely but rather feared the Lorde made theyr prayer vnto him For the which cause also the Lorde repented of the plage y t he had deuysed against theÌ„ Shulde we theÌ„ do such a shameful dede agaynst our soules There was a prophet also y t preached stifly in the name of the Lorde called Uriah the sonne of Semeiah of Caryathyarym thys man preached also agaynst this cyty and against this laÌ„de according to al as Ieremy sayeth Nowe when Iehoakim the kynge with al the estates and priÌ„ces had herde his wordes the king went about to sleye him WheÌ„ Uriah perceaued that he was afraied and fled and departed into Egypte Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypte Namely ElnathaÌ„ the sonne of Achbor and certayne men with him into Egypte which fetched Uriah oute of Egypt brought him vnto kyng Iehoakim that slewe hym with the swearde and cast hys deed body into the comen peoples graue But Ahikam the sonne of Saphan helped Ieremy that he came not into the handes of the people to be slayne Ieremy at the commaundement of the Lorde sendeth bondes to the kyng of Iuda and to the other kynges that were nye wherby they are monyshed to become subiectes vnto Nabuchodonosor He warneth the people and the kynges and rulers that they beleue not false Prophetes CAPI XXVII IN THE begynnynge of the reygne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda came thys worde vnto Ieremye from the Lorde whiche spake thus vnto me Make the bondes and chaynes and put them aboute thy necke and sende them to the kynge of Edom to the kynge of Moab to the kynge of Ammon to the kyng of Tyrus and to the kyng of Sidon and that by the messaungers which shall come to IerusaleÌ„ vnto Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda and byd them saye vnto theyr masters Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel speake thus vnto youre masters I am he that made the earth the meâ— and the catell that are vpon the grounde with my greate power and outstretched arme and haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me And nowe wyl I delyuer all these landes into the power of Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of Babylon my sernaunte The beastes also of the felde shall I geue hym to do him seruyce And al people shal serue him and hys sonne and hys chylders chyldren vntyl the tyme of the same lande be come also yee many people and greate kynges shall serue hym Moreouer that people and kyngdome whiche wyll nat â–ª serue Nabuchodonosor and that wyll not put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the kynge of Babylon the same people wyll I vyset with the swearde with honger with pestylence vntyll I haue consumed theÌ„ in hys handes sayeth the Lorde And therfore folowe not your Prophetes sothesayers expounders of dreames charmeâ—s and wytches which saye vnto you ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon For they preache you lyes to brynge you farre from your lande and that I might cast you out and destroye you But the people that put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the king of Babylon and serue hym those I wyl let remayne styll in theyr owne lande sayeth the Lorde and they shall occoupye it and dwell therin All these thynges tolde I Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and sayde Put youre neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon and serue hym and hys people that ye maye lyue Why wylt thou and thy people peryshe with the swearde with honger with pestylence lyke as the Lorde hathe deuysed forall
folowed not thy voyce and walked not in thy lawe but all that thou commaundedest them to do that haue they not done and therfore come all these plages vpon them Beholde there are bulwarkes made nowe agaynst the citie to take it and it shal be wonne of the Caldees that besege it with swearde with honger and deathe and loke what thou hast spoken that same shal come vpon them For lo all thynges are presente vnto the Yet sayest thou vnto me O Lorde God and coÌ„maundest me that I shall lowse a pece of lande vnto my selfe take wytnesses thereto and yet in the meane season the citie is delyuered into the power of the Caldees Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me saying Beholde I am the Lord God of all flesshe is there any thynge then to harde for me Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde be holde I shal delyuer this cytie into y â— power of the Caldees and into the power of Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon they shall take it For the Caldees shall come and wynne this cytie and set fyre vpon it and burne it with the gorgyous houses in whose parlers they haue made sacryfyce vnto Baal and poured drynke offerynges vnto straunge Goddes to prouoke me vnto wrath For seying the children of Israel and the chyldren of Iuda haue wrought wickednes before me euer froÌ„ their youth vp what haue they els done but prouoked me with the workes of theyr owne handes sayeth y â— Lorde Or what hathe this cytie bene els but a prouokynge of my wrath euer ☜ sence the daye that they buylded it vnto this houre wherin I cast it out of my syght because of the great blasphemyes of the chyldren of Israel Iuda whiche they haue done to prouoke me yee they theyr kinges theyr prynces their Prestes their Prophetes the men of Iuda and the cytesyns of Ierusalem When I stode vp early and taught theÌ„ and instructed theÌ„ they turned theyr backes to me and not theyr faces They wolde not heare to be refourmed and correcte but set theyr Idoles in the house that is halowed vnto my name to defyle it They haue buylded hye places for Baal in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom to bowe theyr sonnes and daughters vnto Moloch whiche I neuer commaunded them neyther came it euer in my thought to make Iuda synne wyth suche abhominacion And nowe therfore thus hathe the Lorde God of Israel spoken concernynge thys citie whiche as ye your selues confesse shal be delyuered in to the hande of the kynge of Babylon wheÌ„ it is wonne with the swerde with honger and with pestilence Beholde I wyl gather them together from al landes wherin I haue scatred them in my wrath in my fearefull and great displeasure and wyl brynge them agayne vnto this place where they shall dwel safely And they shall be my people and I wyll be theyr God And I wyll geue them one herte one waye that they maye feare me all the dayes of theyr lyfe that they and theyr chyldren after them may prospere And I wyll set vp an euerlastynge couenaunt with them Namely that I wyl neuer ceasse to do theÌ„ good and that I wyl put my feare in theyr hertes so that they shall not runne away from me Yee I wyll haue a luste and pleasure to do them good and faythfully to plant them in this lande with my whole herte with all my soule For thus sayeth the Lorde lyke as I haue brought al this great plage vpon thys people so wyll I also brynge vpon them all the good that I haue promised them And men shal haue their possessions in this laÌ„de wherof ye say nowe that it shall neyther be inhabited of people nor of catel but be deliuered into the haÌ„des of y â— Caldees Yee lande shal be bought for money and euydences made therupon and sealed before wytnesses in the couÌ„tre of Ben Iamin and rounde about Ierusalem in the cities of Iuda in the cities y â— are vpon the mountaynes and in them that lye beneth yee and in the cities that are in the Southe For I wyll brynge theyr presoners hyther agayne sayeth the Lorde ¶ The Prophete is monyshed of the Lorde to pray for the delyueraunce of the people whiche the Lorde promyseth God forgeueth synnes and doth graciously to the people for his owne renowne Of the byrth of Christe The kyngdome of Christe in the Churche shall neuer be ended CAPI XXXIII MORE OVER the worde of the Lorde â—ame vnto Ieremye on this maner wheÌ„ he was yet bounde in the courte of the preson Thus sayeth the Lorde whiche fulfylleth the thyng that he speaketh the Lorde whiche perfourmeth the thynge that he taketh in hande euen he whose name is the Lorde crye vnto me I wyl answere and shewe the greate and hye thynges whyche were vnknowen vnto the. Thus I saye spake the Lorde God of Israel concernyng the houses of this cytie and the houses of the kynges of Iuda that they shal be broken thorowe the ordinaunce and weapens when the Caldees come to besege them and they shal be fylled with the deed karcases of men whom I wyll steye in my wrath and dyspleasure when I turne my face from thys cytie because of all her wyckednes Beholde sayeth the Lorde I wyl heale theyr woundes and make them whole I wyll open theÌ„ the treasure of peace and trueth And I wyll returne the captyuyte of Iuda and Israell and wyll set them vp agayne as they were afore FroÌ„ all mysdedes wherin they haue offended agaynste me I wyll clense theÌ„ And al theyr blasphemies which they haue done against me when they regarded me nat I wyll forgeue them And thys shall get me a name a prayse and honoure amonge all people of the earth whiche shall heare all the good that I wyll shewe vnto them yee they shall be afrayed and a stonnyed at all the good dedes and benefytes that I wyl do for theÌ„ Moreouer thus sayeth the Lorde In thys place wherof ye saye that it shall be a wyldernesse wherin neyther people nor catell shall dwell in lyke maner in the cyties of Iuda and without Ierusalem whiche also shal be so voyde that nether people nor catell shall dwell there Shall the voyce of gladnesse be harde agayne the voyce of the Brydegrome and of the bryde the voyce of theÌ„ that shal synge Prayse y â— Lorde of Hostes for he is louynge and his mercy endureth for euer and the voyce of them that shall offer vp gyftes in the house of the Lorde For I wyll restore the captyuyte of thys lande as it was afore sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes It shall come yet therto that in thys laÌ„de whiche is voyde from men and catell and in all the cyties of the lande there shall be sette vp shepherdes cotages in the cyties vpon the mountaynes and in the cyties that lye vpon the playne and in the
multytude of people vpon them and make them be scatred and spoyled these shal stone them and gore them with theyr sweardes They shal sleye theyr soÌ„nes and daughters and burne vp theyr houses with fyre Thus wyl I destroye all suche fylthynes out of the lande that all wemen may learne not to do after your vnclennes And so they shall laye your fylthynes vpon youre owne selues and ye shal be punished for the sinnes that ye haue coÌ„mitted with your Idols and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde God ¶ He proueth the fyrynge of Ierusalem by a parable of a sethynge potte The parable of Ezechiâ—lo wyfe beyng deed whiche he after expoundeth CAPI XXIIII IN THE nynth yeare in the tenth monethe the tenthe daye of the Moneth came the worde of the LORDE vnto me sayenge O thou sonne of man wryte vp the name of this daye yee euen the houre of thys presente daye when the kyng of Babylon set hymselfe agaynste â–ª Ierusalem â— Shewe that obstynate housholde a parable and speake vnto them Thus sayeth the Lorde God Get the a potte set it on and poure water into it put all the peces together in it all the good peces the loyne the shoulder and fyll it with the best bones Take one of the best shepe and an heape of bones with all let it boyle well and let the bones seeth well therin With that sayde the Lorde God on thys maner Wo be vnto the bloudy cyty of the pot wherupon the rustynes hangeth and is not yet scoured awaye Take out the peces that are in it one after another â–ª there neade not lottes be cast therfore for the bloude is yet in it Upon a playne drye stone hathe she poured it and not vpon the grounde that it myght be couered with duste And therfore haue I letten her poure her bloude vpon a playne drye stony rocke because it shuld not be hyd and that I myght brynge my wrothful indignacyon and vengeaunce vpon her Wherfore thus sayeth the Lord God O wo be vnto the bloude thursty cyte for whoÌ„ I wyl prepare a heape of wodde beare thou the bones together kyndle thou the fyre seeth the flesshe let all be well sodden that the bones maye be suckte out Moreouer set the pot emptye vpon the coales that it may be warme and the metall hote that the fyfth and rustynes maye be consumed But it wyl not go of there is so muche of it the rustines must be brent out Thy fylthynesse is abhomynable for I wolde haue clensed the but thou woldest not be clensed Thou canst not be pourged from thyne vnclenuesse tyll I poured my wrothefull indyguacyon vpon the. Euen I the Lorde haue so deuysed Yee it is come therto all redy that I wyll do it I wyll not go backe I wyll not spare I wyll not be entreated but accordynge to thy wayes and ymagynacyons thou shalte be punysshed sayeth the Lorde God And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man beholde I wyll take awaye the pleasure of thyne eyes with a plage yet shalte thou neyther mourne nor wepe nor water thy chekes therfore thou mayest mourne by thyselfe alone but vse no deadely lamentacyon Holde on thy bonet and put on thy shues vpon thy fetâ— couer not thy face and eate no mourners breade So I spake vnto the people by tymes in the mornyng and at euen my wyfe dyed then vpon the nexte thorowe I dyd as I was coÌ„maunded And the people sayd vnto me wylte thou not tell vs what that sygny fyeth whiche thou doest I answered them the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayenge Tell the house of Israell thus sayeth the Lorde God beholde I wyll suspende my Sanctuary euen the glorye of youre power the pleasure of your eyes and the thyng that ye loue your sonnes daughters whom ye haue lefte shall fall thorowe the swearde Lyke as I haue done so shall ye do also Ye shall not hyde your faces ye shall eate no mournets bread your bonettes shal ye haue vpon your heades and shues vpon youre fete Ye shall neyther mourne nor wepe but in your synnes ye shal be sorowfull and one reyente with another Thus Ezechiell is your shewe token For loke as he hath done so when this commeth ye shall do also that ye may lerne to knowe that I am the Lorde God But beholde O thou sonne of man In the daye when I take frome them theyr power theyr ioye and honoure the luste of theyr eyes the burthen of theyr bodyes namely theyr sonnes and daughters Then shal there one escape and come vnto the for to shewe the. In that daye shall thy mouth be opened to hym whiche is escaped that thou mayest speake and be no more domme Yee and thou shalte be theyr shewe token that they maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde ¶ The worde of the Lorde vpon the sonnes of Ammon whiche reioysed at the fal of Ierusalem Against Moab and Seyr Agaynst Idumeâ— Agoynst the Philistynes CAPI XXV THe worde of y â— Lord came vnto me sayenge Thou sonne of man set thy face agaynst the Ammonytes prophecy vpon them and saye vnto the Ammonytes heare the worde of the Lorde God Thus sayeth the Lorde God For so muche as thou speakest ouer my Sanctuarye A ha I trowe it be nowe suspended and ouer the lande of Israel I trowe it be now desolate yee and ouer the house of Iuda I trow they be now led awaye presoners Beholde I wyll delyuer the to the people of the east y t they maye haue the in possessyon these shal set theyr castels and houses in the. They shall eate thy fruyte dryncke vp thy mylcke As for Rabath I wyl make of it a stal for camels and of Ammon a shepefolde and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde For thus sayeth y â— Lorde God In so much as thou hast clapped with thyne haÌ„des and stamped with thy fete yee reioysed in thyne herte ouer the lande of Israel with despyte beholde I wyll stretche out my hande ouet the also and delyuer the to be spoyled of the Heathen and rote the out from amonge the people and cause the to be destroyed out of all landes yee I wyll make the to be layed waste that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde God For so much as Moab and Seir do saye As for the house of Iuda it is but lyke as all other Gentiles be Therfore beholde I wyl make the cyties of Moab weapenelesse and take awaye theyr strength theyr cyties and chefe coastes of theyr lande whiche are the pleasures of the countre As namely Bethiesimoth Baalmeon Cariathaim these wyll I open vnto them of the east that they may tall vpon the Ammonytes and wyll geue it them in possession so that the Ammonytes shall nomore be had in remeÌ„braunce among the Heathen Euen thus wyll I punysh Moab also that they maye knowe
a great trouble in the laÌ„de of Israel at that tyme. The very fyshes in the set the foules of the ayre the beastes of the felde and all the men that are vpon the earth shall tremble for feare of me The hylles also shall be turned vp syde downe the stayres of stone shal fal al walles shal syncke to the grounde I wyl cal for a swearde vpon them in al my mountaynes sayeth the Lorde God so that euery mans swearde shall be vpon another With pestylence and bloude wyl I punishe him stormy rayne and hayle stones fyre and brymstone wyll I cause to rayne vpon him and all his heape yee and vpon all that greate people that is with hym Thus wyll I be magnyfyed honoured and knowen amonge the Heathen that they may be sure howe that I am the Lorde ¶ He sheweth the destruccyon of Gog and Magog The graue of Gog and of his hooste He prophecyeth that Gog and his company shal be deuouted of byrdes and beastes Wherfore the house of Israell is wasted Their bryngynge agayne from captâ—uite is promysed CAPI XXXIX THerfore O thou sonne of man prophecye agaynst Gog and speake Thus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde O Gog thou chefe prynce at Mesech and Tuball I wyl vpon the and ☞ punyshe the with sixe plages and leade the from the North partes and brynge the vp to the mountaynes of Israel As for thy bowe I wyll smyte it out of thy left hande and cast thyne arowes out of thy ryght hande Thou with al thyne heape all the people that is with y â— must fall vpon the mountaynes of Israell Then wyll I geue the vnto foules and wylde beastes of the felde to be deuoured there must thou lye vpon the felde for euen I the Lord haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God Into Magog and amonge those that syt so carelesse in the Iles wyll I sende a fyre they shal knowe that I am the Lord I wyl make also the name of my holynesse to be knoweÌ„ among my people of Israel I wyl not let my holy name be euyll spoken of any more but the very Hethen also shal knowe that I am the Lorde the holy one of Israel Beholde it commeth and shall be fulfylled in dede sayeth the Lorde God This is the daye wherof I haue spokeÌ„ They that dwell in the cyties of Israel shall go forth and set fyre vpon the weapeÌ„s and burne them shyldes and speres bowes and arowes bylles clubbes seuen yeares shall they be burnyng therof so that they shal els bryng no stickes frome the felde neyther haue nede to hewe downe any out of y â— wod For they shal haue weapens ynow to burne They shall robbe those that robbed theÌ„ and spoyle those that spoyled them sayeth the Lorde God At the same tyme wyll I geue vnto Gog a place to beburied in in Israel eueÌ„ the val ley where thorowe men go from the Easâ— to shall abhorre it There shall Gog and al his people be buried and it shal be called the valley of the people of Gog. Seuen monethes longe shall the house of Israell be buryenge of them that they maye clense the lande Yee all the people of the lande shall burye them O it shal be a glorious daye when I get me that honoure sayeth the Lorde God They shal ordayne meÌ„ also to be deed buriers euer goynge thorow the lande and appoynt them certayne places to bury those in whiche remayne vpon the felde that the lande maye be clensed From ende to ende shal they seke and that seuen monethes long Nowe those that go thorowe the lande where they se a mans bone they shall set vp a token by it tyll the deed buriers haue buryed it also in the valley of the people of Gog. And the name of the cite shal be called Hamonah Thê° shal they make the lande clene And thou sonne of man thus sayeth the Lorde God Speake vnto al the foules and euery byrde yee and to all the wylde beastes of the felde heape you together and come gather you rounde aboute vpon my slaughter that I haue slayne for you euen a great slaughter vpon the mountaynes of Israell eate fleshe and dryncke bloude Ye shal eate the fleshe of the worthies drynck the blode of the prynces of the lande of the wethers of the lambes of the goates and of the Oxen that be al slayne at Basan Eate the fat your bely full and dryncke bloude tyll ye be droÌ„ken of the slaughter whiche I haue slayne vnto you Fyll you at my table with horses and stronge horsemen with captaynes and all men of warre sayeth the Lorde God I wyll brynge my glory also amonge the Gentyles that all the Heathen maye se my iudgement that I haue kept and my hande whiche I haue layde vpon them that the house of Israel my knowe how that I am the Lorde theyr God from that daye forthe And the Heathen shal know that where as the house of Israel were led into captiuite it was for their wickednes sake because they offended me For the whiche cause I hyd my face from them and deliuered them into the handes of their enemyes that they myght al be slayne with the swearde â–ª Accordyng to theyr vncleÌ„nesse and vnfaythfull dealynges so haue I entreated them and hyd my face from them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Now wyll I bryng agayne the captiues of Iacob haue mercy vpon the whole house of Israel and be â—â—â—ous for my holy names sake All theyr confusion offence that they haue done agaynst me shall be taken awaye and so safely shall they dwell in theyr lande that no man shal make them afrayed And when I haue brought them agayne from among the people when I haue gathered them together out of their enemies landes and am praysed in them before many Heathen then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde their God whiche suffred them to be led into captiuite amonge the Heathen but nowe haue brought them agayne into theyr owne laÌ„de and not lefte one of them yonder After that wyll I hyde my face nomore from theÌ„ but wyl poure out my sprete vpoÌ„ the house of Israel sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The restorynge of the cytyes and of the temple that was to come is shewed vnto the Prophete CAPI XL. IN the. xxv yeare of our captyuite in the begynnyng of the yeare the. x. day of the moneth that is the. xiiij yeare after that the cyte was smyten downe the same daye came the hande of the Lorde vpon me and caryed me forth euen into y e lande of Israel brought he me in the vysyons of God set me downe vpon a maruelous hye mountayne wherevpon there was a buyldynge as it had bene of a cyte towarde the North. Thyther he caried me and behold there was a maÌ„ whose similitude was lyke brasse whiche had a threde of flax in his hande and meterodde also He stode in
and discouer her foundacious All her ymages shall be broken downe all her wynnynges shall be brent in the fyre yee all her ydols wyll I destroye for why they are gathered out of the hyre of an whore in to an whores hyre shal they be turned agayne Wherfore I wil mourne and make lamentacyon bare naked wyll I go I must mourne lyke the dragous and take sorowe as the Estriches for theyr wounde is past remedy And why it is come into Iuda hath touched the porte of my people at Ierusalem alredy Wepe not lest they at Geth perceyue it Thou at Betaphra welter thy selfe in y â— dust asshes Thou y â— dwellest at Sephyr get the hence wyth shame The proude shall boste nomore for very sorowe and why her neyghbour shall take froÌ„ her what she hath The rebellyous cytie hopeth y t it shall not be so euyll but for al y â— the plage shall come froÌ„ the Lord euen into the porte of IerusaleÌ„ The great noyse of the charettê shal fere theÌ„ that dwel at Lachis which is an occasion of the sine of the daughter of Syon for in y â— came vp the wyckednesses of Israel Yee she sent her coursers into the lande of Geth The houses of lyes wyl dysceyue the kinges of Israel And as for the O thou y â— dwel lest at Morassa I shall bryng a possessioner vpoÌ„ the the plage of Israel shall reath vn to Odolla Make the balde shaue the because of thy tender chyldren Make the clene balde as an Aegle for they shal be caryed away captiue from the. ¶ Thre atâ—ynges agaynst the synfull people CAPI II. OWo vnto theÌ„ that Imagin to do harme deuyse vngraciousnes vpoÌ„ their beddes to perfourme it in the cleare day for there power is agaynst God When they couet to haue laÌ„de they take it by violence they robbe men of theyr houses Thus they oppresse a man for his house euery maÌ„ for hê herytage Therfore thus sayeth y â— Lord Beholde against this houshold haue I deuised a plage wherout ye shal not plucke your neckes Ye shall no more go so proudly for it wyl be a perlous time In that day shal this terme be vsed and a mourning shal be made ouer you on this maner We be vtterly desolate the porcion of my people is translated Whan wyll he parte vnto vs the lande that he hath taken from vs Neuerthelesse there shal be no man to deuyde the thy porcyon in the congregacion of the Lord. Tush holde your tunge say they It shall not fal vpon this people we shal not come so to coÌ„fusion sayeth y â— house of Iacob Is the sprete of the Lord so cleane away or is he so mynded Truth it is my wordes are freÌ„dly vnto theÌ„ that lyue ryght but my people doth contrary therfore must I take part agaynst theÌ„ for they take away both cote cloke from the simple Ye haue turned your selues to fyght the wemen of my people haue ye shut out from their good houses and takeÌ„ away my excellent gyfres from theyr children Up get you hence for here shal ye haue no rest Because of theyr Idolatrye they are corrupte shall miserably perysh If I were a fleshly felowe a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they myght syt bybbyng and bollynge be dronkeÌ„ O that were a Prophete for this people But I wyl gather the in dede O Iacob dryue the reÌ„naunt of Israel all together I shall cary them one with another as a flocke in the folde and as the catel in theyr stalles that they may be dysquieted of other meÌ„ Who so breaketh the gappe he shal go before They shal breake vp y â— port go in out at it Theyr kynge shal go before theÌ„ the Lorde shal be vpon y â— head of theÌ„ ¶ Agaynst the tyranny of Prynces and false Prophetes â–ª CAPI III. HEare O ye heades of the house of Iacob ye leders of the house of Israell Shuld not ye knowe what were lawefull and ryght But ye hate the good and loue the euyll ye plucke of mennes skynnes and the flessh from theyr bones ye eate the flessh of my people flaye of theyr skynne ye breake theyr bones ye choppe theÌ„ in peces as it were into a cauldron as fleshe into a pâ—t Nowe the tyme shal come that when they call vnto the Lorde he shall not heare them but hyde his face from them because that thorow theyr owne ImaginacioÌ„s they haue dealte so wyckedly And as concernynge the Prophetes that dysceyue my people thus the Lorde sayeth agaynst them WheÌ„ they haue any chynge to byte vpon then they preache that al shal be wel but if a man put not some thynge into theyr mouthes they preache of warre agaynst him Therfore your vysyon shal be turned to nyght youre proheâ—yenge to darckenesse The Sunne shall go downe ouer those prophetes the day shal be darcke vnto them Then shal the visyon seers be ashamed and the sothsayers confounded yee they shal be fayne all the packe of them to stoppe theyr mouthes for they haue not Gods worde As for me I am ful of strength of y â— sprete of the Lorde full of iudgement boldnesse to shew the house of Iacob their wyckednes and the house of Israel theyr synne O heare this ye rulers of the house of Iacob ye iudges of y â— house of Israel ye that abhorre the thynge that is laufull wrest e asyde the thyng that is streight Ye y â— buylde vp Sion with bloude and Ierusalem w t doynge wronge O ye iudges ye geue sentence for gyftes O ye preastes ye teache for lucre O ye Prophetes ye prophecy for mony Yet wyll they be takeÌ„ as those that holde vpon god and say Is not the Lord among vs Tush there can no mysfortune happen vs. Therfore shall Sion for youre sakes be plowed lyke a felde Ierusalem shall become an heape of stones and the hyll of the temple shal be turned to an hye wodd ¶ Of the callynge of the Gentyles and conuâ—â—cyon of the Iewes CAPI IIII. BUt in the latter dayes it wyll come to passe y â— the hyl of the Lordes house shal be set vp hyer theÌ„ any mouÌ„taynes or hylles Yee y â— people shall prease vnto it the multitude of the GeÌ„tiles shall hast theÌ„ thyther sayeng Come let vs go vp to the hyll of y â— Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he may teache vs his wayes that we may walcke in his pathes For the lawe shall come out of Syon the worde of God From Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the multitude of the Heathen and re fourme the people of farre couÌ„trees so that of theyr sweardes they shall make plowshares sythes of theyr speares One people shall not lyft vp a
aboue many of my cōpaniōs in myne owne nacion beyng a very feruent mayntener of the tradicions of the elders But when it pleosed God which seperated me from my mothers wombe and called me hereunto by his grace for to declare hys sonne by me that I shuld preache hym among the heathen immediatly I commened not of the matter wyth flesshe and bloude neyther returned to Ierusalem to them whiche were Apostels before me but wente my wayes into Arabia and came agayne vnto Damasco Then after thre yeare I returned to Ierusalem to se Peter and abode wyth hym xv dayes Other of the Apostles sawe I none saue Iames the Lordes brother The thynges whyche I wryte vnto you beholde Before God I lye not After that came I into the coastes of Siria and Cilicia and was vnknowen as touchinge my person vnto the congregacions of Iewrye which were in Chryste But this they hearde onely that he which persecuted vs in tyme paste nowe preacheth the faythe which before he destroyed And they gloryfyed God in me ⊢ ¶ He withstandeth Peter in the face and proueth that the lawe and circumcision are not necessary to saluacion CAPI II. THen xiiij yeres therafter I wente vp agayne to Ierusalem with Barnabas and toke Titus with me I went vp also by reuelacyon and commened with them of the Gospel which I preache amonge the Gentyls but specially wyth them whyche were counted chefe leest I shulde runne or had runne in vayne Also Titus whiche was with me though he were a Greke yet was not compelled to be circumcysed and that because of incommers beinge false brethren which came in preuely to spy out our lybertye whiche we haue in Chryste Iesus that they myght brynge vs into bondage To whome we gaue no rowme no not for the tyme as concernynge to be brought insubieccyon because that the trueth of the Gospel myght continue with you Of them whiche semed to be somwhat what they were in tyme passed it maketh no matter to me God loketh on the outwarde apperaunce of no man neuertheles they which semed great added nothinge to me But contrary wyse when they sawe that the Gospell ouer the vncyrcumcysion was commytted vnto me as the Gospell ouer the circumcysyon was commytted vnto Peter for he that was myghtye in Peter in the Apostleshyppe ouer the cyrcumcysyon the same was myghtye in me amonge the Gentyles when they perceaued the grace that was geuen vnto me then Iames Cephas and Iohn which semed to be pyllers gaue to me and Barnabas the ryght handes of that feloshippe that we shulde be Apostles amonge the Heathen and they in the circumcisyon onely that we shulde remember the poore Wherin also I was diligent to do the same But when Peter was come to Antioche I withstode him opēly because he was worthy to be blamed For yet y ◠certayne came from Iames he dyd eate with the Gentyls But when they were come he withdrue and seperated him selfe from them fearynge thē whiche were of the circumcysyon And the other Iewes dissembled as well as he in so muche that Barnabas also was brought into theyr simulacyon But when I sawe that they went not the ryght waye after the trueth of the Gospel I sayde vnto Peter before them all yf thou beynge a Iewe lyuest after the maner of the Gentyls and not as do the Iewes why causest y u the Gentyls to lyue as do the Iewes For we whiche are Iewes by nature and not synners of the Gentyls knowe that a mā ‡ is not iustified by the dedes of the lawe but by the fayth of Iesus Christe And we haue beleued on Iesus Chryste that we myght be iustifyed by the fayth of Chryste and not by the dedes of the lawe because that by the dedes of the lawe no flesshe shall be iustifyed If whyll we seke to be made ryghtewes by Christ we our selues are founde sinners is Christ then y ◠minister of synne God forbyd For yf I buylde agayne the thynges whiche I destroyed ▪ then make I my selfe a trespaser For ☞ I thorowe the lawe haue bene deed to the lawe that I might lyue vnto God I am crucifyed w t Christe yet do I lyue neuerthelesse nowe nat I but Chryste lyueth in me The lyfe whiche I nowe lyue in the flesshe I lyue by the fayth of the sōne of God whiche loued me and gaue hym selfe for me I despyce not the grace of God For yf ryghtewesnes come of the lawe then Chryste dyed in vayne ¶ He rebuketh the vnstedfastnesse of the Galathyans shewynge the vnparfectnesse of the lawe and declareth neuerthelesse that it was not geuen for nought CAPI III. OYe folysshe Galathyans who hathe bewitched you that ye shulde not beleue the trueth To whō Iesus Christe was described before the eyes now amōge you crucifyed This only wolde I learne of you whether ye receaued the spirit by the dedes of the lawe or by the prechynge of the fayth Are ye so vnwyse that after ye haue begone in the spyryte ye nowe ende in the flesshe So many thinges ye haue suffred in vaine yf it be also in vayne Moreouer he that ministreth to you the spyrite worketh myracles amonge you doth he it thorowe the dedes of the lawe or by prachyng of the fayth Euen as Abraham beleued God it was asscrybed to hī for ryghtewesnes ye knowe therfore that they whiche are of fayth the same are the chyldren of Abraham For the scripture seynge afore hande that God wolde iustifye the Hethē thorow fayth shewed before hande glad tydinges vnto Abraham sayenge In the shall all nacyons be blessed So then they whiche be of fayth are blessed withfaythfull Abraham For as many as are of the dedes of y ◠lawe are subiecte to the curse For it is wrytten cursed be euery one y ◠cōtynueth not in all thynges which are writen in the boke of the lawe to fulfyl them That no mā is iustifyed by the lawe in the syght of God it is euident For the iust shall lyue by fayth The lawe is not of fayth but the mā that fulfylleth the thinges contayned in the lawe shall lyue in thē Christ hath delyuered vs frō the curse of the lawe in as muche as he was made a curse for vs. For it is wrytten cursed is euery one that hāgeth on tree that the blessynge of Abraham myght come on the Gentyls thorowe Iesus Christ y e we myght receaue the promes of the spirit thorowe fayth Brethren I spake after the maner of mē Though it be but a mans testament yet no man despyseth it or addeth any thynge ther to yf it be alowed ✚ To Abraham and his seed were the promyses made He sayth not in the seedes as many but in thy seed as of one which is Christ. This I saye that the lawe whiche beganne after warde beyonde foure C. and thyrtye yeares doth not disanul the testamente that was