maner worke to finde out sotle faytes to worke in golde syluer aÌ„d brasse and with the crafte to graue stones to set aÌ„d to carue in tiÌ„bre aÌ„d to worke in all maner workmaÌ„shipe And beholde I haue geueÌ„ him to be his companion Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan and in the hertes of all that are wise harted I haue put wisdom to make all that I haue commaunded the the tabernacle of witnesse and the arcke of witnesse and the mercyseate that is there vppon all the ornamentes of the tabernacle and the the table with his ordinaunce aÌ„d the pure caÌ„delsticke with al his apparell aÌ„d the alter of incens aÌ„d the alter of burntoffrynges with al his vessels aÌ„d the lauer with his fote aÌ„d the vestimeÌ„tes to ministre in aÌ„d the holye garmeÌ„tes for AaroÌ„ the preast aÌ„d the garmeÌ„tes of his sonnes to ministre in and the anoyntinge oyle and the swete cense for the sanctuarye acordinge to al as I haue commaunded the shall they doo And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng speake The sabbath beside that it served to come aÌ„d heare the vvorde of god and to seke his vvil aÌ„d to offer aÌ„d reconcile theÌ„ selues vnto god it vvas a sigâ—â— vnto theâ— also aÌ„d did put theÌ„ in remeÌ„branÌ„ce that iâ— vvas god that sanctified theÌ„ vvith his holye sprete aÌ„d not thei them selues vvith their holy vverkes uÌ„to the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye iÌ„ any wyse se that ye kepe my Sabbath for it shal be a sygne betwene me and you in youre generacions for to knowe that I the Lorde doo sanctifie you Kepe my Sabbath therfore that it be an holye thynge vnto you He that defileth it shal be slayne therfore For whosoeuer worketh therein the same soule shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the holye reste of the Lorde so that whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath daye shal dye for it wherfore let the childern of Israel kepe the Sabbath that they obserue it thorowe out their generacions that it be an appoyntement for euer For it shal be a sygne betwene me and the childern of Israel for euer For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and erth and the seuenth daye he rested and was refresshed And wheÌ„ he had made an end of comening with Moses vppon the mounte Sinai he gaue him two tables of witnesse which were of stone and written with the finger of God ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter ANd when the people sawe that it was loÌ„ge or Moses came doune out of the mountayne they gathered them selues together aÌ„d came vnto Aaron and sayde vnto him Vp aÌ„d make vs a god to goo before vs for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the londe off Egipte we wote not what ys become And Aaron saide vnto them plucke of the golden earynges which are in the eares of youre wyues youre sonnes aÌ„d of youre doughters and brynge them vnto me And all the people plucked of the golden earinges that were in their eares and broughte them vnto Aaron And he receaued them of their handes and facyoned it with a grauer and made it a calfe of molten metall And they sayde This is thi god O Israel whiche brought the out of the londe of Egipte And when Aaron sawe that he made an altare before it and made a proclamacion saing tomorow shal be holy daye vnto the Lorde And they rose vp in the mornynge and offred burnt offrynges and brought offrynges of attonement also And than they satt them doune to eate and drynke and rose vpp agayne to playe Than the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go get the doune for thi people which thou broughtest out of the laÌ„de of Egipte haue marred all they are turned at once out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded theÌ„ aÌ„d haue made theÌ„ a calfe of molten metall aÌ„d haue worshipped it aÌ„d haue offred therto and haue saide This â–ª is thy God thou Israel which hath brought the out of the lande of Egipte And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses beholde I see this people that it is a stife necked people and now therfore suffre me The pop a vvolde curse xx hundred thousande as blacke as coles and sende theÌ„ to hell for to haue soche a profre and vvolde not haue prayed â— Moses did that my wrath maye waxe hote vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and that I maye consume theÌ„ and than will I make of the a mightie people Than Moses besoughte the Lorde his God and sayde O Lord why shuld thy wrath waxe hote apoÌ„ thy people which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egipte with great power and with a mightie hande wherfore shuld the Egiptians speake and saye For a mischefe dyd he brynge them out euen for to slee them in the mountayns and to consume them from the face of the erth Turne from thi fearse wrath aÌ„d haue compassion ouer the wikednesse of thi people RemeÌ„bre AbrahaÌ„ Isaac aÌ„d Israel thy servauntes to whoÌ„ thou sworest by thyne owne selfe aÌ„d saidest vnto theÌ„ I wil multiplye youre seed as the starres of heauen aÌ„d al this lande which I haue saide I will geue vnto youre seed aÌ„d they shall eÌ„heret it for euer And the Lorde refrayned him selfe from that euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto his people And Moses turned his backe and went doune froÌ„ the hyll and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande which were wrytteÌ„ on both the leaues and were the worke of God aÌ„d the writiÌ„ge was the writinge of God graueÌ„ apon the tables And when Iosua herde the noyse of the people as they shouted he saide vnto Moses there is a noyse of warre in the hoste And he sayde â–ª it is not the crye of theÌ„ that haue the mastrye â–ª nor of theÌ„ that haue the worse but I doo heare the noyse of synginge And as soone as he came nye vnto the hoste and sawe the calfe and the daunsynge his wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables out of his hande and brake them euen at the hyll fote And he toke the calfe which they had made aÌ„d burned it with fyre aÌ„d stampt it vnto powder and strowed it in the water and made the childern of Israel drynke And thaÌ„ Moses sayde vnto AaroÌ„ what dyd this people vnto the that thou hast brought so great a synne apon them And Aaron sayde let not the wrath of my Lorde waxe fearse thou knowest the people that they are euen sett on myschefe they sayde vnto me make us a god to goo before us for we wote not what is become of Moses the felow that brought us out of the lande of Egipte And I sayde vnto them â–ª let them that haue golde take and brynge it me and I kest it in to the fyre and there of came out this calfe when Moses sawe that the people were naked for Aaron had made them naked vnto their shame when they made insurrection he
the Lorde a feldewhich he hath boughte and is not of his enheritaunce then the preast shall reken with him what it is worth vnto the trompet yere and he shall geue the price that it is set at the same daye and it shal be holy vnto the Lorde But in the trompet yere the felde shall returne vnto him of whome he boughte it whose enheritaunce of londe it was And all settinge shal be acordinge to the holy sycle One sycle maketh .xx. Geras But the firstborne of the beestes that pertayne vnto the Lorde maye no maÌ„ sanctifie whether it be oxe or shepe for they are the Lordes allredy Yf it be an vncleane beest then let him redeme it as it is sett at and geue the fifte parte moare thereto Yf it be not redemed theÌ„ let it be solde as it is rated Notwithstondinge no dedicated thinge that a man dedicateth vnto the Lorde of all his goode whether it be man or beest or lande off his enheritaunce shal be solde or redemed for all dedicate thiÌ„ges are most holy vnto the Lorde No dedicate thinge therfore that is dedicate of maÌ„ may be redemed but must nedes dye All these tithes of the londe whether it be of the corne of the felde or frute of the trees shal be holy vnto the Lorde Yf any man will redeme oughte of his tithes let him adde the fifte parte moare thereto And the tithes of oxen and shepe and of all that goeth vnder the herdemans kepinge shal be holye tithes vnto the Lorde Men shal not loke yf it be good or bad nor shall chaunge it Yf any man chaunge it then both it and that it was chaunged with all shal be holy and maye not be redemed These are the commaundmentes whiche the Lorde gaue Moses in charge to geue vnto the childern of Israel in mount Sinai ¶ The ende of the thyrde boke of Moses ¶ A prologe into the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri ¶ A Prologe in to the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri IN the seconde aÌ„d thirde boke they receaved yâ— lawe And in this .iiij. they begynne to worke and to practyse Of which practiâ—ynge yese many good ensamples of vnbeleffe what frewill doth when she taketh in hand to kepe the lawe of her awne power without help of fayth in the promyses of god how she leueth her masters carkesses by the way in the wildernesse and bringeth them not in to the londe of rest Why coude they not entre in Because of their vnbeleffe Hebre .iij. For had they beleved so had they bene vnder grace and their old synnes had bene forgeuen theÌ„ aÌ„d power shulde haue bene geueÌ„ them to haue fulfilled the lawe thenceforth they shuld haue bene kepte from all temptacioÌ„s that had bene to stronge for them For it is wrytten Iohan. 1. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of god thorow belevynge in his name Nowe to be the sonne of god is to loue god and his commaundmentes and to walke in his waye after the ensample of his sonne Christ But these people toke vppon them to worke without faith as thou seysie in the xiiij of this boke where they wold fight and also did without the worde of promysse eueÌ„ when they were warned that they shuld not And in yâ— .xvi. a gayne they woulde please god with their holye faithlesse workes for where gods worde is not there can be no faith but yâ— fyre of god consumed their holy workes as it did Nadab and Abihu Leui .x. And froÌ„ these vnbeleuers turne thyne eyes vnto the pharesyes which before the comynge of Christ in his flesh had layde the fundacion of frewill after the same ensample Wheron thei bilt holy workes after their awne imaginacion with our faith of the worde so fervently that for the greate zele of them they slew the kinge of all holy workes and the lorde of frewill which only thorow his grace maketh the will fre and lowseth her from bondage of synne and geueth her loue and lust vnto the lawes of god and power to fulfyll them And so thorowe their holye workes done by the power of frewill they excluded them selues out of the holy rest of forgeuenesse of synnes by faith in the blonde of Christ And then loke on oure ypocrites which in like maner folowinge the doctryne of Aristot le and other hethen paganes haue agenste all the scripture sett vpp frewill agayne vnto whose power they ascribe the kepinge of yâ— coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes of god For they haue set vp wilfull povertye of another maner then any is coÌ„maunded of god And the chastite of matrimony vtterlye defyed they haue set vp another wilfull chastite not required of god whiche they swere vowe professe to geue god whether he will geue it them or no and compell all their disciples there vnto sayenge that it is in the power of euery mans frewill to obserue it contrarye to Christ and his apostle Paule And the obedience of god and man excluded they haue vowed a nother wilfull obedience condemned of all the scripture whiche they will yet geue God whether he will or wyll not And what is become of their wilfull pouertye hath it not robbed the whole worlde brought all vnder them â—n there be ether kynge or emperoure or of what soeuer degre it be excepte he will hold of them aÌ„d be sworne vnto them to be their servaunte to go and come at their luste and to defende their quarels be they false or true Their wilfull pouertye hath all readye eaten vpp the whole worlde is yet still gredyar then euer it was in so moche that ten worldes mo were not ynough to satisfye the hongre thereof Moreouer besydes dayly corruptinge of other mens wyues and open who edome vnto what abominacions to fylthye to be spoke off hath their voluntarye chastite broughte them And as for their wilfull obedieÌ„ce what is it but the disobedieÌ„ce the diffâ—auÌ„ce hâ—th of all yâ— lawes of god maÌ„ in so moch that yf any price begiÌ„ne to execute any law of maÌ„ vppoÌ„ theÌ„ they curse him vnto the botom of hell proclayme him no right kinge that his lordes ought no longerto obaye him and interdite his comen people as they were hetheÌ„ turkes or saracenes And yf any man preache them gods lawe him they make an heretike and burne him to asshes And in steade of gods lawe and mans they haue sette vpp one off their awne imaginacion which they obserue with dispensacions And yet in these workes they haue so greate confidence that they not onlye truste to be saued therby and to be hyer in heauen then they that be saued thorow christ but also promessero all other forgeuenesse of their synnes thorow the merites of the same Wherin they rest and teach other to rest also excludyn get he whole worlde from the reste of forgeuenesse of synnes thorowe faith in Christes bloude And now seynge that faith only letteth a maÌ„ in uÌ„to rest vnbeleffe
in any wise rebell not agenst the Lorde Moreouer feare ye not the people of the londe for they are but bred for vs. Their shylde is departed from them the Lorde is with vs feare them not therfore And all the whole multitude bade stone them with stones But the glorie of the Lorde appered in the tabernacle of witnesse vnto all the childern of Israel And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Howe longest all thys people rayle apon me and how longe will it be yer they beleue me for all my signes whiche I haue shewed amonge them I will smyte them with the pâ—stilence destroy theÌ„ and will make of the a greatter nacion and a mightier then they And Moses sayed vnto the Lorde then The Pope wolde not so haue prayed if thei had bene aboute to stone him the Egiptians shall heare it for thou broughtest this people with thy mighte from amonge them And it wil be tolde to the inhabiters of this lande also for they haue herde likewise that thou the Lorde art amoÌ„ge this people aÌ„d that thou art sene face to face yâ— tâ—y cloude stondeth ouer them that thou goest before them by daye tyme in a piler of a cloude in a piler of fyre by nyght Yf thou shall kill all this people as thei were but one maÌ„ then the nacions which haue herde the fame of the will speake sayenge because that Lorde was not able to bringe in this people in to â— londe which he swore vnto them therfore he slewe them in the wildernesse So now lat the power of my Lord be greate acordynge as thou hast spoken sayenge the Lorde is longe yer he be angrye aÌ„d full of merey and suffereth synne and trespace and leaueth no man innocent and visiteth the vnryghtuousnesse of the fathers vppon yâ— childern eueÌ„ vpoÌ„ that thirde fourth generacion be mercyfull I beseche yâ— therfore vnto the synne of this people acordinge vnto thi greate mercy acordinge as thou hast forgeueÌ„ this people from Egipte euen vnto this place And the Lorde sayed I haue forgeueÌ„ it acordynge to thy request But as trulye as Ilyue all the erth shal be fylled with my glorye For of all those meÌ„ whiche haue sene my glorye my miracles which I dyd in Egipte in yâ— wildernesse yet haue tempted me now this .x. tymes haue not herkened vnto my voyce there shall not one se the lond whiche I sware vnto their fathers nether shall any of theÌ„ that rayled apoÌ„ me se it But my servanÌ„te Caleb because there is another maner sprite with hi because he hath folowed me vnto the vttmost him I will bringe in to the lond which he hath walked in his seed shall conquere it also the Amalechites aÌ„d Cananites which dwell in the lowe contrees Tomorowe turne you and gete you in to the wildernesse euen the waye towarde the reâ— see And the Lorde spake vnto Moses aÌ„d Aaron sayenge how longe shall this euell multitude murmure agenst me I haue herde yâ— murmurynges of yâ— childern of Ysrael whyche they murmure agenste me Tell them yâ— the Lorde sayeth As truely as I lyue I wil do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in myne eares You re carkasses shall lye in this wildernesse nether shall any of these numbres which were numbred from .xx. yere aboue of you which haue murmured agenst me come in to the londe ouer which I lifted myne hande to make you dwell therein saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And youre childern whiche ye sayed shuld be a praye theÌ„ I will bringe in they shall knowe the londe which ye haue refused and youre carkesses shall lye in this wildernesse And youre childern shall waÌ„dre in this wildernesse .xl. yeres suffre for youre whoredome vntill your carkasses be wasted in the wildernesse after the numbre of the dayes in which ye serched out yâ— londe .xl. dayes euery daye a yere so that they shall bere your vnrightuousnes .xl. yere ye shall fele my vengeaunce I the Lorde haue sayed that I will do it vnto all this euell congregacion yâ— are gathered together agenst me euen in thys wildernesse ye shal be consumed and here ye shall dye And the men which Moses sent to serche the londe and which when they came agayne made all the people to murmure agenst it in that they broughte vpp a slaunder apon yâ— londe dyed for their bryngenge vp that euell slaunder apon it and were plaged before the Lorde But Iosua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune which were of yâ— meÌ„ that went to serche the londe lyued still And Moses tolde these sayenges vnto all the childern of Ysrael and the people toke great sorowe And they rose vp yerlee in the mornynge Blinde reasoÌ„ which yer-while wolde not let them beleue in Gods worde teacheth them now to trust in their awne workes gau them vpp in to the toppe of the mountayne sayenge lo we be here aÌ„d will goo vpp vn to the place of which the Lorde sayed for we haue synned And Moses sayed wherfore will ye goo on this maner beyonde the worde of the Lorde it will not come well to passe goo not vpp for the Lorde is not amonge you that ye be not slayne before youre enemyes For the Amalechytes and the Cananites are there before you ye will fall apon the swerde because ye are turned a waye from yâ— Lorde and therfore the Lorde wyll not be with you But they were blynded to goo vpp in to yâ— hyll toppe Neuer the lather the arke of the testament of the Lorde and Moses departed not out of the hoste Then the Amalekytes aÌ„d the Cananites which dwelt in that hill came doune and sinote them and hewed theÌ„ euen vnto Horma ¶ The .xv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayeÌ„ge speake vnto the childern of Israel saye vnto them when ye be come in to yâ— londe of youre habitacion which I geue vnto you and will offre an offerynge apon the fyre vnto the Lorde whether it be a burnt offerynge or a speciall vowe or frewill offerynge or yf it be in youre principall festes to make a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde of the oxen oâ— of the flocke Then let him that offereth his offerynge vnto the Lorde brynge also a meat offerynge of a tenth deale of floure myngled with the fourth parte of an hin of oyle and the fourth parte of an hin of wine for a drynk offerynge and offer with yâ— burnt offerynge or any other offerynge when it is a lambe And vnto a raÌ„ thou shalt offer a meat offerynge of .ij. tenth deales of floure myngled with yâ— thyrde parte of an hin of oyle and to a drynk offerynge thou shalt offer the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde When thou offerist an oxe to a burnt offerynge or in any speciall vowe or pease offeringe vnto the Lorde then
and betwene my herdmen and thyne for we be brethren Ys not all the hole lande before the Departe I praye the fro me Yf thou wylt take the lefte hande I wyll take the right Or yf thou take the right hande I wyll take the left And Lot lyft vp hys eyes and beheld all the contre aboute Iordane which was a plenteous contre of water every where before the LORde destroyed Sodoma and Gomorra Even as the garden of the LORde as the lande of Egipte tyll thou come to Zoar. Than Lot chose all the costes of Jordane aÌ„d toke hys iourney from the east And so departed the one brother from the other Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan And lot in the cytes of the playne tented tyll he came to Sodome But the men of sodome were wyked and synned exceadyngly agenst the LORde And the LORde sayed vnto Abram after that Lot was departed from hym lyfte vp thyne eyes loke from yâ— place where thou art northward southward eastward and westward for all the lande which thou seiste wyll I gyue vnto the to thy seed forever And I wyll make thy seed as the dust of the erth so that yf a maÌ„ can nombre the dust of the erth than shall thy seed also be nombred Aryse and walke aboute in the lande in the length of it aÌ„d in the bredth for I wyll geue it vnto the. Than AbraÌ„ toke downe hys tente went and dwelled in the okegrove of Mamre which is in Ebron and buylded there an altar to the LORde The .xiiij. Chapter ANd it chaunsed within a while that Amraphel kynge of Synear Arioch kynge of Ellasar Redorlaoâ—er kynge of Elam and Thydeall kynge of the naâ—â—â—ons made warre wyth Bera kynge of Sodâ—h and with Birsa kynge of Gomorra And wythe Sineab kynge of Adama with Semeaber kynge of Zeboâ—â— and wyth the kynge of Bela Which Bela is called Zoar. All these came together vnto the vale of siddim which is now the salt see Twelve yere were they subiecte to kinge kedorlaomer and in the .xiij. yere rebelled Therfore in the .xiiij. yere came kedorlaomer and the kynges that were wyth hym and smote the Raphayms in Astarath Rarnaim and the Susims in Hain aÌ„d the Emyms in Sabe Rariathaim and the Horyms in their awne moâ—nte Seir vnto the playne of Pharan which bordreth vpon the wyldernesse And then turned they and came to the well of iugmente which is Cades and smote all the contre of the Amalechites and also the amorytes that dwell â—n Hazezon Thamar Than went out the kynge of Sodome and the kynge of Gomorra and the kinge of Adama and the kynge of Zeboâ—m and the kynge of Bela noâ— called Zoar. And sette their men in aray to fyghte wyth them in the vale of siddim that is to say wyth kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam and with Thydeall kynge of the Nations and wyth Amraphel kynge of Synear And with â—noch kynge of Ellasar foure kynges agenste â—â— And that vale of siddim was full of slyme pyttes And the kynges of Sodome and Gomoâ—ra fled and fell there And the resydue fled to the mountaynes And they toke all the goodes of Sodome and Gomorra and all their vitalles aÌ„d went their waye And they toke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his good for he dwelled at Sodome and departed Than came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the hebrue which dwelled in the okegrove of Manâ—e the Amoryte brother of Eschol and Aner which were confederate wyth Abram When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his seruantes borne in his owne house .iij. hundred .xviij. aÌ„d folowed tyll they came at Dan. And sette hymselfe aÌ„d his seruantes in aray fell vpon them by nyght smote them chased them awaye vnto Hoba which lyeth on the lefte hande of Daâ— mascos and broughte agayne all the goodes â— also his brother Lot aÌ„d his goodes the weâ—â—e also and the people And as he retourned agayne from the slaughter of kedorlaomer and of the kynges that were with hym than came the kynge of Sodome agaynst hym vnto the vale of Saue whiâ—â— now is called kynges dale Than Melchisedech kinge of Salem brought forth breed and wyne And he beynge the prest of the most hyghest God blessed hym saynge Blessed be Abram vnto the most hyghest God possessor of heaven and erth And blessed be God the most hyghest which hath delyuered thyne enimies in to thy handes And Abâ—â— gaue hym tythes of all Than sayd the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram gyue me the soulles and take the goodes to thy selfe And Abram answered the kynge of Sodome I lyfte vpp my hande vnto the LORde God most hygh possessor of heaven aÌ„d erth that I will not take of all yâ— is thyne so moch as a thred or a shoulacher lest thou shuldest saye I haue made AbraÌ„ ryche Saue only that which the yonge men haue eaten aÌ„d the partes of the men which went wyth me Aner Escholl Mamre Let them take their partes xv Chapter AFter these deades yâ— worde of God came vnto Abram in a vision saynge feare not Abram I am thy shâ—lde and thy rewarde sholbe exceadynge greate And Abram answered LORde Iehouah what wilt thou geue me I goo childlesse and the cater of myne housse this Eleasar of Damasco hath a sonne And Abram sayd se to me hast thou geven no seed lo a lad borne in my housse shal be myne heyre And beholde the worde of the LORde spake vnto Abram sayenge He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come out of thyne awne bodye shal be thyne heyre And he brought him out at the doores aÌ„d say de Loke vpp vnto heaven and tell the starres yf thou be able to noÌ„bre them And sayde vnto him Even so shall thy seed be And Abram beleved the LORde and it was counted to him for rightwesaes And he sayde vnto hym I am the LORde that brought the out of Vr in Chaldea to geue the this lande to possesse it And he sayde LORde God whereby shall I knowe that I shall possesse it And he sayde vnto him take an heyfer of .iij. yere olde and a she gotte of thre yeres olde and a thre yere olde ram a turtill doue and a yonge pigeon And he toke all these and devyded them in the myddes and layde euery pece one over agenst another But the foules devyded he not And the byrdes fell on the careâ—ses but AbraÌ„ droue theÌ„ awaye And when the sonne was doune there fell a slomber apon Abram And loo feare and greate darknesse came open hym And he sayde vnto Abram knowe this of a suertie that thi seed shal be a straunger in a lande that perteyneth not vnto theÌ„ And they shall make bondmen of them and entreate them evell iiij hundred yeares But the nation whom ther shall serue wyll I iudge And after warde shall they come out wyth greate substaÌ„ce Eueuerthelesse thou shalt goo vnto thi fathers in peace
that heare will laugh at me She sayde also who wolde haue sayde vnto Abraham that Sara shulde haue geuen childern sucke or that I shulde haue borne him a sonne in his olde age The childe grewe and was wened and Abraham made a great fâ—ast the same daye that Isaac was wened Sara sawe the sonne of Hagar the Egiptian which she had borne vnto Abraham a mockynge Then she sayde vnto Abraham put awaye this bondemayde and hyr sonne for the sonne of this bondwoman shall not be heyre with my sonne Isaac But the wordes semed verey greavous in Abrahams sycâ—hte because of his sonne Than the LORde sayde vnto Abraham let it not be greavous vnto the because of the ladd and of thy bondmayde But in all that Sara hath saide vnto the heare hir voyce for in Isaac shall thy seed be called Moreouer of the sonne of the Bondwoman will I make a nation because he is thy seed And Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng and toke brede and a bottell with water and ga ue it vnto Hagar puttynge it on hir shulders wyth the lad also and sent her awaye And she departed and waÌ„dred vpp and doune in the wyldernes of Berseba When the water was spent that was in the botell she cast the lad vnder a bush and went satt her out of syghte a great waye as it were a bowshote off For she sayde I will not se the lad dye And she satt doune out of syghte and lyfte vp hyr voyce and wepte And God herde the voyce of the childe And the angell of God called Hagar out of heaven and sayde vnto her What ayleth the Hagar Feare not for God hath herde the voyce of the childe where he lyeth Aryse and lyfte vp the lad and take hym in thy hande for I will make off him a greate people And God opened hir eyes and she sawe a well of water And she went and fylled the bottell with water and gaue the boye drynke And God was wyth the lad and he grewe and dweld in the wildernesse and became an archer And he dweld in the wyldernesse of Pharan And hys mother gott him a wyfe out of the land of Egypte And it chaunced the same season that Abimelech and Phicoll his chefe captayne spake vnto Abraham saynge God is wyth the in all that thou doist Now therfore swere vnto me even here by God that thou wylt not hurt me nor my childern nor my childerns childern But that thou shalt deale with me and the contre where thou art a straunger acordynge vnto the kyndnesse that I haue shewed the. Then sayde Abraham I wyll swere And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water which Abimelech servaunâ—es had taken awaye And Abimelech answered I wyst not who dyd it Also thou toldest me not nether herde I of it but this daye And Abraham toke shepe and oxen and gaue tâ—â—â— vnto Abimelech And they made both of them a bonde together And Abraham seâ— vij lambes by them selues And Abimelech sayde vnto Abraham what meane these .vij. lamdes which thou hast sett by them selues And he answered vij lambes shalt thou take of my hande that it maye be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue dygged this well Wherfore the place is called Berseba because they sware both of them Thus made they a bonde to gether at Berseba Than Abimelech and Phicoll his chefe captayne rose vp and turned agayne vnto the lande of the Philistines And Abraham planted a wodd in Berseba and called there on the name of the LORde the everlastynge God and dwelt in the PhelistinlaÌ„de a longe season ¶ The .xxij. Chapter AFter these dedes God dyd proue Abraham sayde vnto him Abraham And he answered here am I. And he sayde take thy only sonne Isaac whome thou louest get the vnto the lande of Moria and sacrifyce him there for a sacrifyce vpon one of the mountayns which I will shewe the Than Abraham rose vp early in the mornynge and sadled his asse and toke two of his meyny wyth him and Isaac his sonne aÌ„d clove woo for the sacrifyce and rose vp and goâ—t him to the place which God had appoynted him The thirde daye Abraham lyfte vp his eyes and sawe the place a farr of and sayde vnto his yong men byde here with the asse I and the lad will goo yonder and worshippe and come agayne vnto you And Abraham toke the wodd of the sacrifyce and layde it vpon Isaac his sonne and toke fyre in his hande and a knyfe And they went both of them together Than spake Isaac vnto Abraham his father sayde My father And he answered here am I my sonne And he sayde Se here is fyre and wodd but where is the shepe for sacrifyce And Abraham sayde my sonne God wyll prouyde him a shepe for sacrifyce So went they both together And when they came vnto the place which God shewed him AbrahaÌ„ made an aulter there and dressed the wodd aÌ„d bownde Isaac his sonne and layde him on the aulter aboue apon the wodd And Abraham stretched forth his hande and toke the knyfe to haue kylled his sonne Than the angell of the LORde called vnto him from heauen saynge Abraham Abraham And he answered here am I. And he sayde laye not thy handes apon the childe nether do any thinge at all vnto him for now I knowe that thou fearest God in that thou hast not kepte thine only sonne froÌ„ me And Abraham lyfted vp his eyes and loked aboute and beholde there was a ram caught by the hornes in a thykette And he went and toke the ram and offred him vp for a sacrifyce in the steade of his sonne And Abraham called the name of the place the LORde will see wherfore it is a comeÌ„ saynge this daye in the mounte will the LORde be sene And the Angell of the LORde cryed vnto Abraham from heaven the seconde tyme saynge by my selfe haue I sooorâ—e sayth the LORde because thou hast done this thinge and hast not spared thy only sonne that I will blesse th and multiplye thy seed as the starres of heaven and as the sonde vpoÌ„ the see syde And thy seed shall possesse the â—ates of hys enymies And in thy seed shall all the nations of the erth be blessed because thou hast obeyed my voyce Go turned Abraham agayne vnto his yonge men and they rose vp and weÌ„t to gether to Ber seba And Abraham dwelt at Berseba And it chauÌ„sed after these tâ—iÌ„ges that one tolde Abraham saynge Beholde Milcha she hath also borne childern vnto thy brother Nachor Hus his eldest sonne and Bus his brother and Remuell the father of the Smans and Cesed and Haso and Pildas and Iedlaph and Bethuel And Bethuel begat Rebecca These .viij. dyd Milcha bere to Nachor Abrahams brother And his concubyne called Rheuma she bare also Tebah Saham Thahas and Maacha ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter SAra was an hundred and .xxvij. yere olde for so longe lyued she and than dyed in a heade
and the bracelettes â—pon his sisters handes aÌ„d herde the wordes of Rebecca his sister saynge thus sayde the man vnto me than he went out vnto the man And â—oo he stode yet with the camels by the well syde And Laban sayde come in thou blessed of the LORde Wherfore stondest thou without I haue dressed the house and made rowme for the camels And than the maÌ„ came in to the house And he vnbrydeld the camels God bleseth vs wheÌ„â—â—e geveth vs â—is benefiâ—â—s and curâ—â—th vs wâ—en he taâ—â—th them a â—aye and brought â—â—â—ter and prauonder for the camels and water to wâ—she his fete and their fete that were with him and there was meate sett before him to eate But he sayde I will not eate vntill I haue sayde myne eareÌ„de And he sayde saye on And he sayde I am AbrahaÌ„s servaunte the LORDE hath * blessed my master out of measure that he is become greate and hath geven him shepe oxen syluer and golde men servauntes mayde servauntes camels aÌ„d asses And Sara my masters wyfe bare him a sonne wheÌ„ she was olde and vnto him hath he geven all that he hath And my master made mesâ—ere saynge Thou shalt not take a wyfe to my sonne amonge the doughters of the cananyres in whose laÌ„de I dwell But thou shalt goo vnto my fathers house and to my â—ynred and there take a wyfe vnto my sonne And I sayde vnto my master What yf the wyfe will not folowe me â–ª And he sayde vnto me The LORde before whome I walke wyll sende his angell with the and prosper thy iourney that thou shalt take a wyfe for my sonne of my kynred and of my fathers house But and yf when thou comest vnto my kynred they will not geue the one thaÌ„ shall thou bere no perell of myne oothe And I came this daye vnto the well and sayed O LORde the God of my master AbrahaÌ„ yf it be so that thou makest my iourney which I go prosperous beholde I stoÌ„de by this well of water And when a virgyn cometh forth to drawe water and I saye to her geue me a litle water of thi pitcher to drynke and she saye agayne to me dryncke thou and I will also drawe water for thy camels that same is the wife whom the LORde hath prepared for my masters sonne And before I had made an ende of speakynge in myne harte beholde Rebecca came forth and hir pitcher on hir shulder and she went doune vnto the well and drewe And I sayde vnto her geue me dryncke And she made hast and toke doune hir pâ—â—cher from of hir aÌ„d sayd drinke and I will geue thy camels drynke also And I dranke and she gaue the camels drynke also And I asked her saynge whose doughter art thou And she answered the doughter of Bathuell Nahors sonne whome Milca bare vnto him And I put the earynge vpon hir face and the bracelettes apon hir hondes And I bowed myselfe and worshepped the LORde and blessed the LORde God of my master AbrahaÌ„ which had brought me the right waye to take my masters brothers doughter vnto his sonne Now therfore yf ye will deall mercyfully and truly with my master tell me And yf no tell me also that I maye turne me to the right hande or to the left Than answered Laban and Bathuel saynge The thinge is proceded even out of the lorde we can not therfore saye vnto the ether good or bad Beholde Rebecca before thy face take her and goo and let her be thy masters sonnes wifeâ— euen as the LORde hath sayde â–ª And wheÌ„ Abrahams servaunte herde their wordes he bowed him selfe vnto the LORde â—â—aâ—â— vpon the erth And the seroâ—unte toke forth 〈◊〉 of syluer and iewelles of gold and rayment and gaue them to Rebecca But vnto hir brother to hir mother he gaue spyces And then they ate and dranke both he and the men that were with him and taried all nyghte and rose vp in the mornynge And he sayde let me departe vnto my master But hir brother and hir mother sayde let the damsell abyde with vs a while aÌ„d it be but even .x. dayes and than goo thy wayes And he sayde vnto them hinder me not for the lorde hath prospered my iourney Sende me awaye yâ— I maye goo vnto my master And they sayde let vs call the damsell and witt what she sayth to the matter And they called forth Rebecca aÌ„d sayde vnto her wilt thou goo with this maÌ„ â–ª And she sayde Yee Than they broughte Rebecca their sister on the waye and her norse and AbrahaÌ„s servaunte and the men that were wyth him And they * To bless a maÌ„s neyboure is tâ— praye for haÌ„d to wiss him good and not 〈…〉 wagge .ij. gers ouâ— him blessed Rebecca sayde vnto her Thou art oure sister growe in to thousande thousandes thy seed possesse the gates of their emmes And Rebecca arose hir damsels satt theÌ„ vp apoÌ„ the camels went their waye after the man And the servaunte toke Rebecca went his waye And Isaac was a comiÌ„ge from the well of yâ— lyvynge seynge for he dwelt in the sâ—uth coÌ„tre was gone out to walke in his meditatioÌ„s before yâ— eueÌ„ tyde And he lyfte vp his eyes loked beholde yâ— camels were cominge And Rebecca lyfte vp hir eyes wheÌ„ she sawe Isaac she lyghted of the camel aÌ„d sayde vnto the servaunte what maÌ„ is this that cometh agenst vs in the feld And the servauÌ„te sayde it is my master And then she toke hir mantell aÌ„d put it aboute her And the servauÌ„te tolde Isaac all that he had done TheÌ„ Isaac broughte her in to his mother Saras tente aÌ„d toke Rebecca she became his wife he loved her so was Isaac coÌ„forted over his mother The .xxv. Chapter ABrahaÌ„ toke hiÌ„ another wyfe cald Retura which bare hiÌ„ Simram Jacksam Medan MidiaÌ„ Iesback Suah And Jâ—cksan begat Seba DedaÌ„ And the sonnes of Dedan were Assurim Letusim Leumim And the sonnes of Midian were Epha Epher Hanoch Abida Elda All these were the childern of Bethura But AbrahaÌ„ gaue all that he had vnto Isaac And vnto the sonnes of his concubines he haue giftes and sent them awaye from Isaac his sonne while he yet lyved east waro vnto the east contre These are the dayes of the life of AbrahaÌ„ which he lyved an huÌ„dred .lxxv. yere and than fell seke aÌ„d dyed in a lustie age wheÌ„ he had lyved ynough aÌ„d was put vnto his people And his sonnes Isaac aÌ„d Ismael buried hiÌ„ in the duble caue in the feld of EphroÌ„ soÌ„ne of Zoar the Hethite before Manâ—e Which felde abrahaÌ„ boughte of the sonnes of Heth There was AbrahaÌ„ buried and Sara hys wyfe And after yâ— deeth of AbrahaÌ„ God blessed Isaac his sonne which dweld by the well of the lyvige seige These are the generatioÌ„s of Ismael AbrahaÌ„s sonne which Hagar the EgiptiaÌ„ Saras hand mayde bare vnto Abraham And
When the LORde sawe that Lea was despised he made her frutefull but Rahel was baren And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne aÌ„d called his name RubeÌ„ for she sayde the LORde hath loked apon my tribulation And now my husbonde will loue me And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and sayde the LORde hath herde that I am despised aÌ„d hath therfore geuen me this sonne also and she called him Simeon And she conceaued yet and bare a sonne aÌ„d sayde now this once will my husbonde kepe me company because I haue borne him .iij. sonnes and therfore she called his name Levi. And she conceaued yet agayne and bare a sonne saynge Now will I prayse the LORde therfore she called his name Juda and left bearynge ¶ The .xxx. Chapter WHen Rahel sawe that she bare Jacob no children she enuied hir sister sayde vnto Jacob geue me children or ells I am but deed Than was Jacob wrooth with Rahel saynge Am I in godes steade which kepeth froÌ„ the the frute of thi woÌ„be TheÌ„ she sayde here is my mayde Bilha go in vnto her that she maye beare vpoÌ„ my lappe that I maye be encreased by her And she gaue him Bilha hir haÌ„d mayde to wife And Jacob weÌ„t in vnto her And Bilha conceaued and bare Jacob a sonne Than sayde Rahel God hath geuen senteÌ„ce on my syde and hath also herde my voyce and hath geuen me a sonne Therfore called she him Dan. And Bilha Rahels mayde coÌ„ceâ—ued agayne and bare Jacob a nother sonne And Rahel sayde God is turned and I haue made a chaunge with my sister haue goteÌ„ yâ— vpper haÌ„de And she called his name Nepthali WheÌ„ Lea sawe that she had left bearinge she toke Silpha hir mayde and gaue her â—acob to wiffe And Silpha Leas made bare Jacob a sonne Than sayde Lea good lucke and called his name God And Silpha Leas mayde bare Jacob another sonne ThaÌ„ sayd Lea happy am I for the doughters will call me blessed And called his name Asser And RubeÌ„ weÌ„t out in the wheatharuest fouÌ„de mandragoras in the feldes and brought theÌ„ vnto his mother Lea. Than sayde Rahel to Lea geue me of thy sonnes maÌ„dragoras And Lea answered is it not ynough that thou hast takeÌ„ awaye my housboÌ„de but woldest take awaye my sonnes mandragoras also Than sayde Rahel well let him slepe with the this nyghte for thy sonnes mandragoras And wheÌ„ Jacob came from the feldes at euen Lea went our to mere him sayde come into me for I haue bought the with my sonnes mandragoras And he slepte with her that nyghte And God herde Lea that she coÌ„ceaued and bare onto Jacob yâ— .v. sonne Than sayde Lea. God hath geue me my rewarde because I gaue my maydeÌ„ to my housboÌ„d and she called him Isachar And Lea coÌ„ceaued yet agayne and bare Jacob the sexâ—e sonne Than sayde she God hath endewed me with a good dowry Now will my housbond dwell with me because I haue borne him .vi. sonnes and called his name ZabuloÌ„ After that she bare a doughter and called her Dina. And God remeÌ„bred Rahel herde her and made her frutefull so that she coÌ„ceaued and bare a sonne and sayde God hath takeÌ„ awaye my rebuke And she called his name Joseph saynge The lorde geue me yet a nother sonne As soone as Rahel had home Joseph Jacob sayde to Laban SeÌ„de me awaye that I maye goo vnto myne awne place and cuÌ„tre geue me my wives and my children for whome I haue serued the and let me goo for thou knowest what scruyce I haue done the. Than sayde Laban vnto hiÌ„ If I haue fownde fauoure in thy syghte for I suppose that the LORde hath blessed me for thy sake appoynte what thy rewarde shal be and I will geue it yâ— But he sayde vnto hym thou knowest what seruyce I haue done yâ— in what takâ—nge thy catell haue bene vnder me For it was but litle that thou haddest before I came and now it is encreased in to a multitude â— and the LORDE hath blessed the for my sake But now when shall I make provysion for myne awne house also And he sayde what shall I geue the And Jacob answerd thou shalt geue me nothinge at all yf thou wilt do this one thinge for me And then will I turne agayne fede thy shepe and kepe them I will go aboute all thy shepe this daye and separate froÌ„ theÌ„ all the shepe that are spotted and of dyverse coloures and all blacke shepe amonge the lambes and the partie and spotted amonge the kyddes And then such shal be my rewarde So shall my rightwesnes answere for me when the tyme commeth that I shall receaue my rewarde of the Go that what soeuer is not speckeld and partie amonge the gootes and blacke amonge the lambes let that be theft with me Than sayde Laban â—oo I am conteÌ„te that it be acordinge as thou hast sayde And he toke out that same daye the he gootes that were partie of dyuerse coloures all the she gootes that were spotted and partie coloured all that had whyte in theÌ„ all the blacke amonge the lambes aÌ„d put theÌ„ in the kepinge of his sonnes sett thre dayes ourney â—betwixte hiÌ„selfe Jacob. And so Jacob kepte yy e rest of LabaÌ„s shepe Jacob toke roddes of grene popular hasell of chestnottrees pilled whyte strakes in theÌ„ made the white apere in the staues And he put the staues which he had pilled eueÌ„ before yy â— shepe in the gutters watrynge â—roughes wheÌ„ the shepe came to drynke that they shulde coÌ„ceaue wheÌ„ they came to drynke And the shepe coÌ„ceaued before the staues brought forth straked spotted partie TheÌ„ Iacob parted the laÌ„bes turned the faces of the shepe toward spotted thinges toward allinaner of blacke thinges thorow out the flockes of LabaÌ„ And he made him flockes of his owne by theÌ„ selfe which he put not vnto the flockes of LabaÌ„ And allwaye in the first buckinge tyme of the shepe Iacob put the staues before the shepe in the gutters â–ª yâ— they myghte conceaue before the staues But in the latter buckynge tyme he put them not there so the last hrode was LabaÌ„s and the first Iacobs And the man became excedynge ryche had many shepe maydeseruauntes menseruauntes camels asses ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter ANd Iacob herde the wordes of LabaÌ„s sonnes how they sayde Iacob hath takeÌ„ awaye all that was oure fathers and of oure fathers goodes hath he goteÌ„ all this honoure And Iacob behelde the countenauÌ„ce of Laban that it was not toward him as it was in tymes past And the LORde sayde vnto Iacob turne agayne in to the laÌ„de of thy fathers to thy kynred I wil be with ye. ThaÌ„ Iacob sent called Rahel Lea to the felde vnto his shepe sayde vnto theÌ„ Ise youre fathers countenauÌ„ce that it is not toward me as in tymes past Morouer yâ— God of my father hath bene with me
her and also the men of the place sayde that there was no whoore there And Iuda sayde let her take it to her lest we be shamed for I sente the kydd thou coudest not fynde her And it came to passe that after .iij. mone â–ª thes one tolde Iuda saynge Thamar thy doughter in lawe hath played the whoore and with playnge the whoore is become great with childe And Iuda sayde brynge her forth aÌ„d let her be brente And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge by the maÌ„ vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe And sayd also loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe And Iuda knewe them saynge she is more rightwes thaÌ„ I because I gaue her not to Sela my soÌ„ne But he laye with her nomore When tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered beholde there was .ij. twynnes in hyr woÌ„be And as she traveled the one put out his hande and the mydwife toke and bownde a reed threde aboute it saynge this wyll come out fyrst But he plucked his hande backe agayne and his brother came out And she sayde wherfore hast thou rent a rent vppon the and called him Pharez And afterward came out his brother that had the reade threde about his haÌ„de which was called Zarah ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter IOseph was brought vnto Egipte aÌ„d Puâ—iphar a lorde of Pharaos aÌ„d his chefe marshall an Egiptian bought him of yâ— Ismaelites which brought hiÌ„ thither And the LORde was with Ioseph and he was a luckie felowe and continued in the house of his master the Egiptian And his master sawe that the ORde was with him and that the LORde made all that he dyd prosper in his hande Wherfore he founde grace in his masters syghte and serued him And his master made him ruelar of his house and put all that he had in his hande And as soone as he had made him ruelar ouer his house aÌ„d ouer all that he had the LORde blessed this Egiptians house for Iosephs sake and the blessynge of the LORde was vpon all that he had both in the house and also in the feldes And therfore he left all that he had in Iosephs hande and loked vpon nothinge that was with him saue only on the bread which he ate And Ioseph was a goodly persone a well favored And it fortuned after this that his masters wife cast hir eyes vpon Ioseph and sayde come lye with me But he denyed and sayde to her Beholde my master woteth not what he hath in the house with me but hath commytted all that he hath to my hande He him selfe is not greatter in the house than I aÌ„d hath kepte nothiÌ„ge froÌ„ me but only the because thou art his wife How than caâ— I do this great wykydnes for to synne agaynst God And after this maner spake she to Ioseph daye by daye but he harkened not vnto her to slepe nere her or to be in her company And it fortuned aboute the same season that Ioseph entred in to the house to do his busynes and there was none of the houshold by in the house And she caught him by the garment saynge come slepe with me And he left his garment in hir hande aÌ„d fled and gott him out When she sawe that he had left his garmeÌ„t in hir hande and was fled out she called vnto the men of the house and tolde them saynge Se he hath brought in an Hebrewe vnto vs to do vs shame for he came in to me for to haue slept wyth me But I cried with a lowde voyce And when he harde that I lyfte vp my voyce and cryed he left his garment with me and fled awaye and got him out And she layed vp his garment by her vntill hir lorde came home And she told him acordynge to these wordes saynge This Hebrues servaunte which thou hast brought vnto vs came in to me to do me shame But as soone as I lyft vp my voyce and cryed he left his garment with me and fled out When his master herde the woordes of his wyfe which she tolde him saynge after this maner dyd thy servaunte to me he waxed wrooth And he toke Ioseph and put him in pryson euen in the place where the kynges prisoners laye bounde And there contynued he in preson But the LORde was with Ioseph aÌ„d shewed him mercie and gott him fauoure in the â—yghte of the keper of the preson which comâ— mytted to Iosephâ— haÌ„de all the presoners that were in the preson housse And what soeuer was done there that dyd he And the keper of the presoÌ„ loked vnto nothinge that was vnder his hande because the LORde was with him because that what soeuer he dyd the LORde made it come lucâ—ely to passe The xl Capter ANd it chaunced after this that the chefe butlar of the kynge of Egipte and his chefe baker had offended there lorde the kynge of Egypte And Phâ—rao was angrie with them and put theÌ„ in warde in his chefe marshals house euen in yâ— pre son where Ioseph was bownd And the chefe marshall gaue Ioseph a charge with them he serued them And they contynuaed a season in warde And they dreamed ether of them in one nyghte both the butlar and the baker of the kynge of Egipte which were bownde in the preson house ether of them his dreame and eche maÌ„nes dreame of a sondrie interpretation When Ioseph came in vnto them in the mornynge and loked apon them beholde they were sadd And he asked them saynge wherfore loke ye so sadly to daye They answered him we haue dreamed a dreame and haue no man to declare it And Ioseph sayde vnto theÌ„ Interpretynge belongeth to God but tel me yet And the chefe butlar tolde his dreame to Ioseph and sayde vnto him In my dreame me thought there stode a vyne before meÌ„ and in the vyne were .lij. braunches and it was as though it budded her blossoÌ„s shottforth yâ— grapes there of waxed rype And I had Pharaos cuppe in my hande and toke of the grapes and wronge them in to Pharaos cuppe delyvered Pharaos cuppe into his hande And Ioseph sayde vnto him this is the interpeâ—tation of it The .iij. braunches ar thrâ— dayes for within thre dayes shall Pharao lyft vp thine heade and restore the vnto â–ª thyne office agayne and thou shalt delyuer Pharaos cuppe in to his haÌ„de after the old maner even as thou dydest when thou wast his butlar But thinke on me with the when thou art in good case and shewe mercie vnto me And make mencion of me to Pharao and helpe to brynge me out of this house for I was stollen out of the lande of the Hebrues here also haue I do ne nothiÌ„ge at all wherfore they shulde haue put me in to this dongeon When the chefe baker sawe that he had well interpretate it he sayde vnto Ioseph me thought also in my dreame yâ— I had .iij. wyker baskettes on my
ANd the derth waxed sore in the lande And when they had eate vp that corne which they brought out of the lande of Egipte their father sayde vnto them goo agayne and by vs a litle food Than sayde Juda vnto him the man dyd testifie vnto vs saynge loke that ye see not my face excepte youre brother be with you Therfore yf thou wilt sende oure brother with vs we wyll goo and bye the food But yf thou wylt not sende him we wyll not goo for the man sayde vnto vs loke that ye see not my face excepte youre brother be with you And Israell sayde wherfore delt ye so cruelly with me as to tell the man that ye had yet another brother And they sayde The man asked vs of oure kynred saynge is youre father yet alyue haue ye not another brother And we tolde him acordynge to these wordes How cowd we knowe that he wolde byd vs brynge oure brother downe with vs Than sayde Juda vnto Israell his father Send the lad with me and we wyll ryse and goo that we maye lyue and not dye both we thou and also oure childern I wil be suertie for him and of my handes requyre him Yf I brynge him not to the and sett him before thine eyes than let me bere the blame for euer For except we had made this tarieÌ„g by this we had bene there twyse and come agayne Than their father Israel sayde vnto theÌ„ Yf it must nedes be so now than do thus take of the best frutes of the lande in youre vesselles and brynge the man a present a curtesie bawlme and a curtesie of hony spyces and myrre dates and almondes And take as moch money more with you And the money that was brought agayne in youre sackes take it agayne with you in youre handes peraduenture it was some ouer syghte Take also youre brother with you and aryse and goo agayne to the man And God almightie geue you mercie in the sighte of the man and send you youre other brother and also BeÌ„ Jamin and I wil be as a maÌ„ robbed of his childern Thus toke they the present and twise so moch more money with them and Ben Jamim And rose vp went downe to Egipte and presented them selfe to Joseph When Joseph sawe BenJamin with them he sayde to the ruelar of his house brynge these men home and sley and make redie for they shall dyne with me at none And the man dyd as Joseph bad and brought them in to Josephs house When they were brought to Josephs house they were afrayde aÌ„d sayde be cause of the money that came in oure sackes mouthes at the first tyme are we brought to pyke a quarell with vs to laye some thinge to oure charge to brynge us in bondage and oure asses also Therfore came they to the man that was the ruelar ouer Josephs house and comened with him at the doore and sayde Sir we came hither at the first tyme to bye foode and as we came to an Inne and opened oure sackes beholde euery mannes money was in his sacke with full weghte But we haue broght it agene with us other mony haue we brought also in oure handes to bye foode but we can not tell who put oure money in oure sackes And he sayde be of good chere feare not Youre God and the God of youre fathers hath put you that treasure in youre sackes for I had youre money And he brought Simeon out to them aÌ„d led theÌ„ into Josephs house gaue theÌ„ water to washe their fete and gaue their asses prauender And they made redie their present agaynst Joseph came at none for they herde saye that they shulde dyne there When Joseph came home they brought the present in to the house to him which they had in their handes aÌ„d fell â—â—at on the grounde be for him And he welcomed theÌ„ curteously sainge is youre father that old man which ye tolde me of in good health and is he yet alyue â–ª they answered thy servaunte oure father is in good health aÌ„d is yet alyue And they bowed them selues and fell to the grounde And he lyfte vp his eyes behelde his brother Ben Jamin his mothers sonne sayde is this youre yongest brother of whome ye sayde vnto me And sayde God be mercyfull vnto yâ— my sonne And Joseph made hast for his hert dyd melt apon his brother and soughte for to wepe entred in to his chambre for to wepe there And he wasshed his face and came out refrayned himselfe bad sett bread on the table And they prepared for him by himselfe and for them by them selues and for the Egiptians which ate with him by them selues because the Egyptians may not eate bread with the Hebrues for that is an abhomynacyon vnto the Egiptians And they satt before him the eldest acordynge vnto his age and the yongest acordyng vnto his youth And the men marveled amonge them selves And they broughte rewardes vnto them from before him but Ben Jamins parte was fyue tymes so moch as any of theirs And they ate and they dronke and were dronke wyth him The .xliiij. Chapter ANd be commaunded the rueler of his house saynge fyll the mens sackes with food as moch as they can carie and put euery mans money in his bagge mouth and put my syluer cuppe in the sackes mouth of the yongest and his come money also And he dyd as Joseph had sayde And in yâ— mornynge as soone is it was lighte the meÌ„ were let goo with their asses And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye Joseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them and saye vnto them wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good is that not the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh aÌ„d doth he not prophesie therin ye haue euell done that ye haue done And he ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes vnto them And they answered him wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes God forbydd that thy servaÌ„untes shulde doo so Beholde the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes we brought agayne vnto the out of the lande of CanaaÌ„ how then shulde we steale out of my lordes house ether syluer or golde with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye and let vs also be my lordes bondmen And he sayde Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes he with whom it is found shal be my seruaunte but ye shal be harmelesse And attonce euery man toke downe his sacke to the grounde aÌ„d every man opened his sacke And he serched and began at the eldest left at the yongest And the cuppe was founde in Ben Jamins sacke Then they rent their clothes and laded euery man his asse and went agayne vnto the cytie And Juda and his brethreÌ„ came to Josephs house for he was yet there aÌ„d they fell before him on the grounde And Joseph sayde vnto theÌ„ what dede is this which ye haue done
wist ye not that soch a man as I can prophesie Then sayde Juda what shall we saye vnto my lorde what shall we speake or what excuse can we make God hath founde out the wekednesse of thy seruauntes Beholde â—oth we and he with whom the cuppe is founde are thy seruauntes And he answered God forbyd yâ— I shulde do so the man with whom the cuppe is founde he shal be my seruaunte but goo ye in peace vn to youre father Then Juda went vnto him and sayde oh my lorde let thy servaunte speake a worde in my lordes audyence and be not wrooth with thi servaunte for thou art euen as Pharao My lorde axed his seruaunte sainge haue ye a father or a brother And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age aÌ„d the brother of the sayde lad is dead he is all that is left of that mother And his father loueth him Then sayde my lorde vnto his seruauntes brynge him vnto me that I maye sett myne eyes apon him And we answered my lorde that the lad coude not goo from his father for if he shulde leaue his father he were but a deed man Than sayde st thou vnto thy servauntes excepte youre yongest brother come with you loâ—e that ye se my face no moare And when we came vnto thy servaunt oure father we shewed him what my lorde had sayde And when oure father sayde vnto vs goo agayne and bye vs a litle fode we sayd that we coude not goo Neverthelesse if oure youngeste brother go with vs then will we goo for we maye not see the mannes face excepte oure yongest brother be with vs. Then sayde thy servaunt oure father vnto vs. Ye knowe that my wyfe bare me .ij. sonnes And the one went out from me and it is sayde of a suertie that he is torne in peaces of wyld beastes and I sawe him not seâ—ce Yf ye shall take this also awaye froÌ„ me and some mys fortune happen apon him then shall ye brynge my gray heed with sorow vnto the grave Now therfore wheÌ„ I come to thy servaunt my father yf the lad be not with me seinge that his lyfe haÌ„geth by the laddes lyfe then as soone as he seeth that the lad is not come he will dye So shall we thy servauÌ„tes brynge the gray hedde of thy servaunt oure father with sorow vnto the grave For I thy servaunt became suertie for the lad vnto my father sayde yf I bringe him not vnto the agayne I will bere the blame all my life loÌ„ge Now therfore let me thy servaunt byde here for yâ— lad be my lordes bondman let the lad goo home with his brethern For how can I goo vnto my father and the lad not wyth me lest I shulde see the wretchednes that shall come on my father The .xlv. Chapter ANd Joseph coude no longer refrayne before all them that stode aboute him but commaunded that they shuld goo all out from him and that there shuld be no man with him whyle he vtâ—red him selfe vnto his brethern And he wepte alowde so that the Egiptians and the house of Pharao herde it And he sayde vnto his brethern I am Joseph doth my father yet lyue But his brethern coude not answere him for they were abasshed at his presence And Joseph sayde vnto his brethern come nere to me and they came nere And he sayde I am Joseph youre brother whom ye sold in to Egipte And now be not greued therwith nether let it seme a cruel thinge in youre eyes that ye solde me hither For God dyd send me before you to saue lyfe For this is the seconde yere of derth in the lande and fyue moo are behynde in which there shall nether be earynge nor hervest Wherfore God sent me before you to make prouision that ye myghte continue in the erth and to save youre lyues by a greate delyuerance So now it was not ye that sent me hither but God and he hath made me father vnto Pharao and lorde ouer all his house and â—ueler in all the land of Egipte Hast you aÌ„d goo to my father and tell him this sayeth thy sonne Joseph God hath made me lorde ouer all Egipte Come downe vnto me and tarye not And thou shalt dwell in the londe of Gosan be by me both thou and thi childern and thi childerns childern and thy shepe and beestes and all that thou hast There will I make provision for the for there remayne yet v yeres of derth lest thou and thi houshold and all that thou hast perish Beholde youre eyes do se and the eyes also of my brother Ben Jamin that I speake to you by mouth Therfore tell my father of all my bonoure which I haue in Egipte and of all that ye haue sene aÌ„d make hast and brynge in father hither ¶ And he fell on his brother Ben Jamis necke wepte Ben Jamin wepte on his necke Moreouer he kyssed all his brethern and wepte apon them And after that his brethern talked with him And when the ridynges was come vnto Pharaos housse that Josephes brethern were come â—â— pleased Pharao well and all his seruauntes And Pharao spake vnto Joseph saye vnto thy brethern this do ye lade youre beestes aÌ„d get you hence And when ye be come vnto the londe of Canaan take youre father and youre housholdes and come vnto me and I will geue you the beste of the lande of Egipte and ye shall eate the fatt of the londe And commaunded also This do ye take charettes with you out of the lande of Egipte for youre childern and for youre wyues and brynge youre father and come Also regarde not youre stuff for the goodes of all the londe of Egipte shal be youres And the childern of Israell dyd euen so And Joseph gaue them charettes at the commaundment of Pharao and gaue them â—â—tayle also to spende by the waye And he gaue vnto eche of them chaunge of rayment but vnto Ben Jamin he gaue iij. hundred peces of syluer and .v. chaunge of rayment And vnto his father he sent after the same maner x. he asses laden with good out of Egipte and .x. she asses laden with corne bred and meate to serue his father by the waye So sent he his brethern awaye and they departed And he sayde vnto them se that ye fall noâ— out by the waye And they departed from Egipte and came in to the land of Canaan vnto Jacob their father and told him saynge â–ª Joseph is yet a lyue and is gouerner ouer all the land of Egipte And Jacobs hert wauered for he beleued theÌ„ not And they tolde him all the wordes of Joseph which he had sayde vnto them But when he sawe the charettes which Joseph had sent to carie him then his sprites reviued And Israel sayde I haue ynough yf Joseph my sonne be yet alyue I will goo and se him yer that I dye
an holye man Zapâ—nath paenea wordes of Egipte are they as I suppose and as moch to saye as a man to whom secrete thinges be opened or an expounder of secrete thinges as some enterprete it That Joseph brought the egiptians in to soch subiection wold seme vnto some a very cruell deade how be it it was a very equall waye For they payde but the fifte parte of that that grewe on the grounde And therwith were they qâ—ytt of all duetyes both of rent custome tribute â—oll And the kinge therwith founde them lordes and all ministres and defended them We now paye half so moch vnto the prestes only besyde their other craft ye exactions Then paye we rent yerely though there grow never so litle on the grounde And yet when the kinge calleth paye we neuer the lesse So that if we loke indifferently their condition was easyar theÌ„ oures and but even a very indiffereÌ„t waye both for the comen people and the kynge also Se therfore that thou loke not on the ensamples of the scripture with wordly eyes lest thou preferre Cain before Abel Ismael before Isaae Esau before Jacob Ruben before Juda Sarah before Pharez Manasses before Ephraim And euen the worst before the best as the maner of the worlde is ¶ Emprented at Malborow in the lande of Hesse by me Hans Luft the yere of oure Lorde M CCCCC xxx the .xvij. dayes of Janu arij A PROLOGE IN TO THE SECONde boke of Moses called Exodus OF the preface vppoÌ„ Genesis mayst thou vnderstonde how to behaue thi silf in this boke also aÌ„d iÌ„ all other bokes of the scripture Cleaue vnto the texte and playne storye and endevoure thi silf to serch out the meaninge of all that is described therin and the true sense of all maner of speakynges of the scripture of proverbes similitudes aÌ„d borowed speach wherof I entreated in the ende of the obedience and beware of sotle allegoryes And note euery thinge ernestly as thinges partayninge vnto thyne awne herte and soule For as god vsed hym sylf vnto them of the old testament even so shall he vnto the worldes ende vse him silf vnto vs which haue receaved his holye scripture aÌ„d the testimonye of his sonne Iesus As god doeth all thinges here for them that beleve his promises and herken vnto his commaundmentes and with pacience cleaue vnto him and walke with him euen so shall he do for vs yf we receaue the witnesse of Christ with a stronge faith and endure paciently folowinge his steppes And on the othersyde as they that fell from the promises of god thorow vnbeleffe and from his lawe and ordinaunces thorow impaciencie of their awne lustes were for saken of god aÌ„d so peryshed even so shall we as many as do lykewyse and as manye as mock with the doctine of christ and make a cloke of it to lyue fleshlye aÌ„d to folowoure lustes Note therto how god is founde true at the last and how when all is past remedye aÌ„d brought into desperacion he then fulfilleth his promises and that by an abiecte and a castawaye a despised and a refused person ye and by awaye impossible to beleue The cause of all captiuite of goddes people is this The worlde ever hateth them for their fayth and trust which they haue in god but iÌ„ vayne vntill they falle froÌ„ the fayth of the promyses aÌ„d love of the lawe aÌ„d ordinaunces of god and put their trust in holy deades of their awne findinge and live all to gether at their awne lust and pleasure without regard of god or respecte of their neygboure Then god forsaketh vs and sendeth vs in to captiuite for oure dishonouringe of his name and despisinge of oure neghboure But the world persecuteth vs for oure faith in christ only as the pope now doeth aÌ„d not for oure weked livinge For in his kiÌ„gdome thou maist quietly aÌ„d with liceÌ„ce aÌ„d vnder a protectioÌ„ doo whath so euer abhominatioÌ„ thi herte lusteth but god persecuteth us because we abuse his holye testameÌ„t aÌ„d because that wheÌ„ we knowe the truth we folowe it not Note also the mightye hand of the Lorde how he playeth with his aduersaries aÌ„d provoketh theÌ„ aÌ„d sturreth theÌ„ vpp a litle aÌ„d a litle aÌ„d deliuereth not his people in an houre that both the pacieÌ„ce of his electe aÌ„d also the worldly witte aÌ„d wilye policye of the weked wherwith they fight agaynst god might appeare Marke the longesoferinge and softe pacieÌ„ce of Moses and how he loveth the people aÌ„d is euer betwene the wrath of god aÌ„d theÌ„ aÌ„d is readye to lyue aÌ„d dye with theÌ„ aÌ„d to be put out of the boke that god had writen for their sakes as Paule for his brothren Roma .ix. and how he taketh his awne wroÌ„ges pacientlie aÌ„d never avengeth him silf And make not Moses a figure of Christ with Rochestre but an ensample vnto all princes aÌ„d to all that are in authorite how to rule vnto goddes pleasure aÌ„d vnto their neyghbours profette For there is not a perfecter lyffe in this world both to the honoure of god and profytte of his neygboure nor yet a greatter crosse theÌ„ to rule christenlye And of Aaren also se that thou make no figure of christ vntill he come vnto his sacrifisinge but an ensample vnto all preachers of goddes worde that they adde nothinge vnto goddes worde or take ought therfro Note also how god sendeth his promisse to the people aÌ„d Moses consermeth it with miracles aÌ„d the people beleve But wheÌ„ teÌ„ptacion cometh they falle into vnbeleffe aÌ„d few byde stoÌ„dinge Where thou seest that all be not christeÌ„ that wil be so called aÌ„d that the crosse trieth the true froÌ„ the fayned for yf the crosse were not Christ shuld haue dissiples ynowe Wherof also thou seest what an excellent gifte off god true fayth is aÌ„d impossible to be had with out the sprete of god For it is aboue all naturall power that a man in tyme of teÌ„ptation when god scorgeth him shuld beleue then stedfastlye how that god loveth him aÌ„d careth for hiÌ„ aÌ„d hath prepared all good thinges for him aÌ„d that that scorginge is as ernest that god hath electe and chose him Note how oft Moses sturreth theÌ„ vpp to beleve aÌ„d to trust in god puttinge theÌ„ in remembraunce alwaye in tyme of temptation of the miracles and wonders which god had wrought before tyme in their eysight How diligently also forbiddeth he al that might with drawe their hartes from god to put nought to goddes word to take nought therfro to do only that which is right in the syght of the Lorde that they shuld make no maner image to knele doune before it ye that they shuld make none altar of hewed stone for feare off images to slee the hethen Idolatres vtterly aÌ„d to destroye their Idolles aÌ„d cutte doune their groves where they worshupped And that they shulde not take the doughters of them vnto their sonnes nor geue their doughters to
thou stondest is holy grounde And he sayde I am the God of thy father the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob And Moses hyd his face for he was afrayde to loke vpon God Than the Lorde sayde I haue surely sene the trouble of my people which are in Egipte and haue herde their crye which they haue of their taskemasters For I knowe theire sorowe and am come downe to delyuer them out of the handes of the Egiptians and to brynge theÌ„ out of that londe vnto a good londe and a large and vnto a londe that floweth with mylke and hony euen vnto the place of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Pherezites Heuites and of the Iebusites Now therfore beholde the complaynt of the children of Israel is come vnto me and I haue also sene the oppression wherwith the Egiptians oppresse them But come I will sende the vnto Pharao that thou mayst brynge my people the childern of Israel out of Egipte And Moses sayde vnto God what am I to goo to Pharao and to brynge the children of Iraell out of Egipte And he sayde I wil be with the. And this shal be a token vnto the that I haue sent the after that thou hast broughte the people out of Egipte ye shall serue God vppon this mountayne Than sayde Moses vnto God when I come vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them the God of youre fathers hath sent me vnto you aÌ„d they saye vnto me what ys his name â–ª what answere shall I geuethem Then say Of this vvord I vvilbe â–ª cometh the name of God Iehovah vvhich vve interprete Lorde and is as moâ—h to saye as I that â—â— de God vnto Moses I wil be what I wil be aÌ„d he sayde this shalt thou saye vnto the children of Israel I wil be dyd send me to you And God spake further vnto Moses thus shalt thou saye vnto the children of Israell the Lorde God of youre fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob hath sent me vnto you this is my name for euer and this is my memoriall thorow out all generacyons Goo therfore and gather the elders of Israel to gether and saye vnto them the Lorde God of youre fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob appeared vnto me and sayde I haue be ne and sene both you and that whiche is done to you in Egipte And I haue sayde it that I will bringe you out of the tribulacioÌ„ of Egipte vnto the londe of the Canaanites Hethites Amorites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites euen a londe that floweth wyth mylke aÌ„d hony Yf it come to passe that they heare thy voyce then goo both thou aÌ„d the elders of Israel vnto the kinge of Egipte and saye vnto him The Lord God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs Let vs goo therfore .iij. dayes iourney in to the wildernesse that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God Notwithstondinge I am sure that the kinge of Egipte will not lett you goo excepte it be with a mightie hande ye aÌ„d I will therfore stretche out myne honde and smyte Egipte with all my woÌ„ders which I wil do therin And after that he will let you goo And I will gett this people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians so that when ye goo ye shall not goo emptie but euery wife shall borow of hir neyghbouresse and of her that sogeorneth in hir house iewels of syluer aÌ„d of gold and ray ment And ye shall put them on youre sonnes and doughters and shall robbe the Egiptians ¶ The .iiij. Chaptre MOses answered and sayde Se they wil not beleue me nor herkeÌ„ vnto my voyce but wil saye the Lorde hath not apeared vnto the. Then the Lorde saide vnto him what is that in thine hande and he sayde a rodd And he sayde cast it on the grounde and it turned vnto a serpent And Moses raÌ„ awaye from it And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses put forth thine hande aÌ„d take it by the tayle And he put forth his hande and caught it and it became a rodd agayne in his hand that they may beleue that the Lorde God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac aÌ„d the God of Iacob hath appeared vnto the. And the Lorde sayde forther more vnto him thrust thine hande in to thy bosome And he thrust his hande in to his bosome and toke it out And beholde his hand was leporous euen as snowe And he saide put thine hande in to thy bosome agayne And he put his hande into his bosome agayne and plucked it out of his bosome and beholde it was turned agayn as his other flesh Yf they will not beleue the nether heare the voyce of the first token yet will they beleue the voyce of the seconde tokeÌ„ But and yf they will not beleue the two signes nether herken vnto thy voyce then take of the water of the riuer and poure it vpon the drye lond And the water which thou takest out of the riuer shall turne to bloude vpon the drie londe And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde oh my Lorde I am not eloqueÌ„t no not in tymes past and namely sence thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunte but I am slowe mouthed and slowe tongued And the Lorde sayde vnto hiÌ„ who hath made maÌ„s mouth or who hath made the domme or the deaff the seynge or the blynde haue not I the Lorde Go therfore and I wil be with thy mouth and teach the what thou shalt saye And he sayde oh my Lorde send I pray the whome thou wilt And the Lorde was angrie with Moses and sayde I knowe AaroÌ„ thy brother the leuite that he can speake And morouer behold he cometh out agaynst the aÌ„d wheÌ„ he seyth the he wil be gladiÌ„ his hert And thou shalt speake vnto hiÌ„ and put the wordes in his mouth aÌ„d I wil be with thy mouth aÌ„d with his mouth aÌ„d will teach you what ye shal do And he shal be thy spokesrâ—aÌ„ vnto the people he shall be thy mouth aÌ„d thou shalt be his God and take this rodd in thy haÌ„de wher with thou shalt do myracles And Moses went aÌ„d returned to Iethro his father in lawe agayne aÌ„d seyde vnto hiÌ„ let me goo I praye the aÌ„d turne agayne vnto my brethern which are in Egipte that I may se whether they be yet alyue And Iethro sayde to Moses goo in peace And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses in MadiaÌ„ returne agayne in to Egipte for they are dead which weÌ„t aboute to kyll the And Moses toke his wife and his sonnes and put them on an asse and went agayne to Egipte and toke the rodd of God in his hande And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses when thou art come in to Egipte agayne se that thou doo all the wondres before Pharao which I haue put in thy hande but I will harden his herte so that he shall not let the people goo And tell
Pharao thus sayth the Lorde Israel is mine eldest sonne and therfore sayth vnto the let my sonne goo that he may serue me Yf thou wilt not let hiÌ„ goo beholde I will slee thine eldest sonne And it chaunced by the waye in the ynne that the Lorde mett him and wolde haue kylled him Than Zepora toke a stone aÌ„d circumcised hyr sonne and fell at hys fette and sayde a bloudy husband art thou vnto me And he lett him goo She sayde a bloudy husbonde because of the circumcision Than sayde the Lorde vnto Aaron go mete Moses in the wildernesse And he went and mett him in the mounte of God and kissed hi And Moses told Aaron all the wordes of the Lorde which he had sent by him aÌ„d all the tokens which he had charged him with all So went Moses and Aaron and gatherd all the elders of the childern of Israel And AaroÌ„ told all the wordes which the Lorde had spokeÌ„ vnto Moses and dyd the myracles in the syght of the people and the people beleued And wheÌ„ they herde that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and had loked vpon their tribulacion they bowed them selues and worshipped ¶ The .v. Chapter THen Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ weÌ„t and told Pharao thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel Let my people goo that they may kepe holye daye vnto me in the wildernesse And Pharao answered what felowe is the Lord that I shulde heare his voyce for to let Israel goo I knowe not the Lorde nether will let Israel goo And they sayde the God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs let vs goo we praye the iij. dayes iourney in to the deserte that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God lest he smyte vs ether with pestilence or with swerde Then sayde the kinge of Egipte vnto them wherfore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people froÌ„ their worke gett you vnto youre laboure And Pharao sayde further more beholde there is moch people in the londe and ye make them playe and let their worke stonde And Pharao commaunded the same daye vnto the taskem asters ouer the people and vnto the officers saynge se that ye geue the people no moare strawe to make brycke with all as ye dyd in tyme passed let them goo and gather them strawe them selues and the nombre of bricke which they were wont to make in tyme passed laye vnto their charges also and minysh nothinge therof For they be ydill aÌ„d therfore crye saynge let vs goo and do sacrifice vnto oure God They must haue more worke layed vpon them that they maye laboure theryn and than will they not turne them selues to false wordes Than went the taskemasters of the people and the officers out and tolde the people saynge thus sayeth Pharao I will geue you no moare strawe but goo youre selues aÌ„d gather you strawe where ye can fynde it yet shall none of youre laboure be minyshed Than the people scatered abrode thorowe out all the lande of Egipte for to gather them stubyll to be in stead of strawe And the taskemasters hastied theÌ„ forward sayng fulfill youre worke daye by daye eueÌ„ as when strawe was geuen you And the officers of the childern of Israel which Pharaos task-masters had settouer them were beaten And it was sayde vnto them wherfore haue ye not fulfilled youre tasâ—e in makinge brycke both yesterdaye and to daye as well as in tymes past Than went the officers of the childern of Israel aÌ„d complayned vnto Pharao saynge wherfore dealest thou thus with thy servauntes there is no strawe geuen vnto thy servauntes and yet they saye vnto vs make brycke And loo thy servauntes ar beaten and thy people is foule intreated And he answered ydill ar ye ydill and therfore ye saye let vs goo aÌ„d do sacrifice vnto the Lorde Goo therfore and worke for there shall no strawe be geuen you and yet see that ye delyuer the hole tale of brycke when the officers of the childern of Israel sawe them silfe in shrode case in that he sayde ye shall minysh nothinge of youre dalye makiÌ„ge of brycke than they mett Moses and AaroÌ„ stondinge in there waye as they came out froÌ„ Pharao and sayde vnto them The Lorde loke vnto you and iudge for ye haue made the sauoure of vs stincke in the sighte of Pharao and of his servauntes and haue put a swerde in to their handes to slee vs. Moses returned vnto the Lorde and sayde Lorde wherfore dealest thou cruelly with this people and wherfore hast thou sent me For sence I came to Pharao to speke in thy name he hath fared foull with this folke aÌ„d yet thou hast not delyuered thy people at all Then the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will doo vnto Pharao for with a myghtie hande shall he let them goo and with a mightye hande shall he dryue them out of hys lande ¶ The .vj. Chapter ANd God spake vnto Moses sayng vnto him I am the Lorde and I appeared vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob an allmightie God but in my name Iehouah was I not knowne vnto them Moreouer I made an appoyntment with them to geue them the londe of CanaaÌ„ the londe of their pilgremage wherin they were straungers And I haue also herde the gronyng of the childern of Israel because the Egiptians kepe them in bondage aÌ„d haue remembred my promysse wherefore saye vnto the childern of Israel I A ê“myse or a testameÌ„t am the Lorde and will brynge you out from vnder the burdens of the Egiptians and wyll rydd you out of their bondage and wyll delyuer you wyth a stretched out arme and wythe great iudgementes And I wil take you for my people and wil be to you a God And ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde youre God which bringe you out from vnder the burthens of the Egiptians And I wyll brynge you vnto the londe ouer the which I dyd lyfte vpp my hande to geue it vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob and will geue it vnto you for a possessyon eueÌ„ Temptacy oâ—â—â—ieth faith I the Lorde And Moses tolde the children of Israel euen so But they harkened not vnto Moses for anguyshe of sprete and for cruell bondage And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Goo and bydd Pharao kynge of Egipte that he let the childern of Israel gâ—o out of his londe And Moses spake before the Lorde saynge beholde the childern of Israell herken not vnto me how than shall Pharao heare me seynge that I haue vncircumcised lippes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron and gaue them a charge vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d vnto Pharao kyng of Egipte to brynge the childern of Israel out of the londe of Egipte These be the heedes of their fathers housses The children of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel are these Hanoh Pallu Hezron Charmi these be the housholders of Ruben The childern of Symeon ar these Gemuel Iamin Ohad Iachin Zohar and Saul the sonne of a Cananytesh
and thy servauntes ād thy people to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy housse so that they shall remayne but in in the riuer only And he sayde tomorow And he sayde euen as thou hast sayde that thou mayst knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde oure God And the frogges shall departe from the ād from thyne houses and from thy servauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the riuer only And Moses and Aaron went out frō Pharao and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde apō the apoyntment of frogges which he had made vnto Pharao And the Lorde dyd accordinge to the saynge of Moses And the frogges dyed out of the housses courtes and feldes And they gathred them to gether vppon heppes so that the lande stanke of them But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his herte and herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Saye vnto Aarō stretch out thy rodd and smyte the dust of the lande that it maye turne to lyse in all the londe of Egipte And they dyd so And Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodd and smote the dust of the erth ād it turned to lyse both in man and beest so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyse thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the enchaunters assayde lykewyse with their enchauntmentes to brynge forth lyse but they coude not And the lyse were both apon man and beest Then sayde the enchaunters vnto Pharao it is the fingre of God Neuerthelater Pharaos herte was hardened and he regarded them not as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao for he will come vnto the water and saye vnto him thus sayth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde I will sende all maner flies both apon the and thy servauntes ād thy people and into thy housses And the housses of the Egiptians shal be full of flies and the grounde where on they are But I will seperate the same daye the londe of Gosan where my people are so that there shall no flyes be there that thou mayst knowe that I am the Lorde vppon the erth And I will put a deuision betwene my people and thine And euen tomorow shall this myracle be done And the Lorde dyd euen so and there came noysom flyes in to the housse of Pharao and in to his servauntes housses and in to all the lōde of Egipte so that the londe was marred with flyes Then Pharao sent for Moses and Aaron and sayde Goo and do sacrifice vnto youre God in the land And Moses answered it is not mete so to do for we must offer vnto the Lorde oure God that whiche is an abhominatyon vnto the Egiptians beholde shall we sacrifice that which is an abhominacion vnto the Egiptians before their eyes and shall they not stone vs we will therfore goo .iij. dayes yournay in to the deserte and sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God as he hath cōmaunded vs. And Pharao sayde I will late you goo that ye maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde youre God in the wildernes only goo not ferrre awaye ād se that ye praye for me And Moses sayde beholde I will goo out from the and praye vnto the Lorde and the flyes shall departe frō Pharao and from his servauntes and from his people tomorow But let Pharao from hēce forth desceaue no moare that he wolde not lett the people goo to sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde And the Lorde dyd as Moses had saide ād toke awaye the flies frō Pharao and from his servauntes ād from hys people so that there remayned not one But for all that Pharao hardened his herte euen then also and wolde not let the people goo ¶ The .ix. Chaptre ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Ebrues sende out my people that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo but wilt holde them styll beholde the hande of the Lorde shal be apō thy catell which thou hast in the feld apon horses asses camels oxen and shepe with a mightye great morrayne But the Lorde shall make a deuysion betwene the beestes of the Israhelites ād the beestes of the Egiptias so that there shal nothing dye of all that perteyneth to the children of Israel And the Lorde appoynted a tyme saynge tomorow the Lorde shall do this thinge in the londe And the Lorde dyd the thinge on the morow and all the catell of Egipte dyed but of the catell of the children of Israel dyed not one And Pharao sent to wete but ther was not one of the catell of the Israhelites dead Notwithstondinge the hert of Pharao hardened and he wolde not let the people goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses and Aaron take youre handes full of asshes out of the fornace and let Moses sprynkel it vp in to the ayre in the syghte of Pharao and it shall turne to dust in all the londe of Egipte and shal make swellynge soores with blaynes both on mā and beest in all the londe of Egipte And they toke asshes out of the fornace and stode before Pharao ād Moses sprynkeld it vp in to the ayre And there brake out soores with blaynes both in mā and beest so that the sorcerers coude not stonde before Moses by the reason of botches on the enchaunters and apon all the Egiptians But the Lorde hardened the herte of Pharao that he herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde vnto Moses And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge and stonde before Pharao and tell him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Ebrues Let my people goo that they may serue me or els I will at this tyme sende all my plages apon thine herte and apon thy servauntes and on thy people that thou mayst knowe that there is none lyke me in all the erth For now I will stretch out my hande and will smyte the and thy people with pestilence so that thou shalt perisshe from the erth Yet in very dede for this cause haue I sterred the vpp for to shewe my power in the and to declare my name thorow out all the worlde Yf it be so that thou stoppest my people that thou wilt not let them goo beholde tomorow this tyme I will send doune a mightie great hayle euē soch one as was not in Egipte sence it was grounded vnto this tyme. Sende therfore and fet home thy beestes and al that thou hast in the felde For apon all the men and beestes which are founde in the felde ād not broughte home shall the hayle fall ād they shall dye And as many as feared the worde of the Lorde among the servauntes of Pharao made the ir servauntes ād
their beestes flee to house and they that regarded not the worde of the Lorde left their servauntes and their beestes in the felde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses stretche forth thine hande vnto heauen that there may be hayle in all the lande of Egipte apoÌ„ maÌ„ aÌ„d beest aÌ„d apoÌ„ all the herbes of the felde in the feld of Egipte And Moses stretched out his rodd vnto heauen and the Lorde thondered and hayled so that the fyre ran a longe vppon the grounde And the Lorde so hayled in the loÌ„de of Egipte that there was hayle aÌ„d fyre meÌ„gled with the hayle so greuous that there was none soch in all the londe of Egipte sence people inhabited it And the hayle smote in the londe of Egipte all that was in the felde both man and beest And the hayle smote all the herbes of the feld and broke all the trees of the felde only in the lande of Gosan where the children of israell were was there no hayle And Pharao sent aÌ„d called for Moses and Aaron and sayde vnto theÌ„ I haue now synned the Lorde is rightwes and I and my people are weked Praye ye vnto the Lorde that the thonder of God and hayle maye cease and I will let you goo and ye shall tarie no longer And Moses sayde vnto him assoone as I am out of the citie I will sprede abrode my handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder shall ceasse nether shall there be any moare hayle that thou mayst knowe howe that the erth ys the Lordes But I knowe that thou and thy servauntes yet feare not the Lord God The flaxe aÌ„d the barly were smytteÌ„ for the barly was shott vp aÌ„d the flaxe was boulled but the where and the rye were not smeten for they were late sowne And Moses went out of the citie froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d sprede abrode his handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder and hayle ceased nether rayned it any moare vppon the erth wheÌ„ Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thunder were ceased he synned agayn aÌ„d hardened his herte both he and his servauntes So was the herte of Pharao hardened that he wolde not let the children of Israel goo as the Lord had sayde by Moses ¶ The .x. Chapter THe Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao neuerthelesse I haue hardened his harte and the hertes of his servauntes that I mighte shewe these my sygnes amongest theÌ„ and that thou tell in the audience of thy sonne and of thy sonnes sonne the pagiantes which I haue played in Egipte aÌ„d the miracles which I haue done amonge them that ye may knowe how that I am the Lorde Than Moses aÌ„d Aaron went in vnto Pharao and sayde vnto him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Hebrues how longe shall it be or thou wilt submyt thy selfe vnto me Let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde tomorow will I brynge greshoppers in to thy lande and they shall couer the face of the erth that it can not be sene aÌ„d they shall eate the residue which remayneth vnto you and escaped the hayle and they shall eate all youre grene trees vpon the felde and they shall fill thy housses and all thy servauntes housses and the housses of all the EgiptiaÌ„s after soch a maner as nether thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue sene sence the tyme they were apon the erthe vnto thys daye And he turned him silfe aboute aÌ„d went out from Pharao And Pharaos servauntes sayde vnto hym Howe longe shall this felowe thus plage vs Let the men goo that they maye serue the Lorde their God or els wilt thou see Egipte first destroyed And than Moses and Aaron were broughte agayn vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Goo and serue the Lorde youre God but who are they that shall goo And Moses answered we must goo with yonge and olde ye and with oure sonnes and with oure doughters aÌ„d with oure shepe and oxeÌ„ must we goo For we must holde a feast vnto the Lorde And he sayde vnto them shall it be soo The Lorde be with you shulde I lett you goo and youre children also Take heede for ye haue so me myschefe in honde Nay not so but goo ye that are men and serue the Lorde for that was youre desyre And they thrust theÌ„ out of Pharaos presence And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thine hande ouer the lande of Egipte for greshoppers that they come apon the lande of Egipte and eate all the herbes of the londe aÌ„d all that the hayle left vntouched And Moses stretched forth his rodd ouer the londe off Egipte aÌ„d the Lorde brought an east wynde vppoÌ„ the lande all that daye and all nyghte And in the mornynge the east wynde broughte the greshoppers aÌ„d the greshoppers weÌ„t vp ouer all the lande of Egipte and lighted in all quarters off Egipte verye greuously so that before them were there no soch greshoppers nether after them shal be And they couered all the face of the erth so that the londe was darke therwith And they ate all the herbes of the lande and all the frutes of the trees which the hayle had lefte so that there was no grene thinge lefte in the trees and herbes of the felde thorow all the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and AaroÌ„ in haste and sayde I haue synned agaynst the Lorde youre God and agaynst you Forgeue me yet my synne only this once and pray vnto the Lorde youre God that he maye take away froÌ„ me this deth only And he weÌ„t out froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d prayd vnto the Lorde aÌ„d the Lord turned the wynde in to a myghtie stronge west wynde and it toke awaye the greshoppers and cast theÌ„ in to the reed see so that there was not one greshopper left in all the costes of Egipte But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte â—o that he wold not let the childern off Israel goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thy hond vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d let there be darcknesse vppon the londe of Egipte eueÌ„ that thei maye feale the darcknesse And Moses stretched forth his hande vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was a darke myst vppoÌ„ all the lande off Egipte iij dayes longe so that no maÌ„ sawe another nether rose vp froÌ„ the place where he was by the space of .iij. dayes but all the childreÌ„ of Israel had lighte where they dwelled Then Pharao called for Moses and sayde goo and serue the Lorde only let youre shepe and youre oxen abyde but let youre childern go with you And Moses answered thou must geue vs also offringes and burntoffringes for to sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God Oure ca tell therfore shall goo with vs and there shall not one hoosâ—e be left behinde for therof must we take to serue the Lorde oure God Moreouer we caÌ„not knowe wherwith we shall serue the Lorde vntyll we come thither But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wold not
art not able to do it thi selfe alone But heare my royce and I will geue the councell and God shal be with the. Be thou vnto the people to Godwarde and brynge the causes vnto God and prouyde them ordinaunces and lawes â—d shewe them the waye wherin they must walke and the werkes that they must doo Morouer seke out amonge all the people men of actiuite * which feare God and men Oure prelates nether feare God for they preach not his vvor de true lyâ—ner are lesse cove touse theÌ„ ludas for they haue receâ—â—ed of the de vâ—ll the kyng dames of the â—â—â—h and the â—â—â—rie there â—â— vvhich christ refused Mathe â—4 that are true aÌ„d hate covctuousnes and make them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundredes ouer fyftie and ouer ten And let them iudge the people at all seasons Yf there beany greate matter let them brynge that vnto the and let them iudge all small causes them selues and ease thi selfe aÌ„d let them bere with the. Yf thou shalt doo this thinge then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth the with all and all this people shall goo to their places quietly And Moses herde the voyce of his father in lawe and dyd all that he had sayde and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them heedes ouer the people captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fiftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at all seasons aÌ„d broughte the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged all small maters them selues And thâ— Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his awne londe The .xix. Chapter THe thyrde moneth after the childern of Israel were gone out of Egipte the same daye they came in to the wildernesse of Sinai For they were departed from Raphâ— dim and were come to the deserte of Sinay and had pitched their tentes in the wildernesse And there Israel pitched before the mounte And Moses went vpp vnto God And the Lorde called to him out of the mountayne saynge thus saye vnto the housse of lacob and tell the childern of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egiptians and how I toke you vpp apon Egles wynges and haue broughte you vnto my selfe Now therfore yf ye will heare my voyce and kepe myne appoyntment ye shall be myne awne aboue all nations for all the erth is myne Ye shall be vnto me a kyngdome of preastes and and holie people these are the wordes which thou shalt saye vnto the childern of Israel And Moses came and called for the elders of Ifrael and layde before them all these wordes which the Lorde had comma unded him And the people answered all together and sayde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will doo And Moses broughte the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Loo I will come vnto the in a thicke clowde that the people maye heare when I talke with the and also beleue the for euer And Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and sanctific them to daye and tomorow and let them wash their clothes that they maye be redie agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde will come doune in the sighte of all the people vpon mounte Sinai And sett markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte and that ye twych not the bordres of it for whosoeuer twicheth the mounte shall surely dye There shall not an hande twych it but that he shall ether be stoned or els shot thorow whether it be beest or man it shall nor lyue when the horne bloweth than let theÌ„ come vp in to the mounten And Moses went doune from the mounte vnto the people and sanctifyed them aÌ„d they wasshed their clothes And he sayde vnto the people be redie agenst the thirde daye and se that ye come not at youre wiues And the thirde daye in the mornynge there was thunder and lightenynge and a thicke clowde apoÌ„ the mounte aÌ„d the voyce of the horne waxed â—â—ceadynge lowde and all the people that was in the hoste was afrayde And Moses brought the people out of the teÌ„tes to mete with God and they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Sinai was all togither on a smoke because the Lorde descended doune vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof asceÌ„ded vp as it had bene the smoke of a kylle and all the mounte was exceadinge fearfull And the voyce of the horne blewe and waxed lowder aÌ„d lowder Moses spake aÌ„d God answered hiÌ„ aÌ„d that with a voyce And the Lord came doune vppon mounte Sinai euen in the toppe of the hyll aÌ„d called Moses vp in to the toppe of the hyll And Moses went vppe And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go doune and charge the people that they prease not vp vnto the Lorde for to se hiÌ„ aÌ„d so many off theÌ„ perissn And let the preastes also which come to the Lordes presence sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde smyte them Then Moses sayde vnto the Lorde the people cannot come vp in to mounte Sinai for thou chargedestrs saynge sett markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the Lorde sayde vnto him awaye and get the doune and come vp both thou aÌ„d Aaron with the. But let not the preastes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the Lorde lest he smyte them And Moses weÌ„t doune vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The .xx. Chapter ANd God spake all these wordes aÌ„d saide I am the Lorde thy God which haue brought the out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage nether any symilitude that is in heauen aboue ether in the erth beneth or in the water that ys beneth the erth Se that thou nether bowe thyself vnto them nether serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God and viset the synne of the fathers vppon the childern vnto the third and fourth generacion of theÌ„ that hate me and yet shewe mercie vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lord wil not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne RemeÌ„bre the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifie it Sixe dayes mayst thou laboure aÌ„d do al that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalt do no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nether thy manservaunte nor thy maydeservaunte nether thy catell nether yet the straunger that is within thi gates For in sixe dayes the Lorde made both heauen and erth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabbath daye and halowed it Honoure
him not for he wyll not spare youre mysdedes yee and my name is in him But and yf thou shalt herken vnto his voyce aÌ„d kepe all that I shall tell the theÌ„ I wil be an enimye vnto thyne enimies and an aduersarie vnto thine aduersaries when myne angell goth before the aÌ„d hath broughte the in vnto the Amorites Hethites Pherezites Canaanites Heuites and Iebusites and I shall haue destroyed them se thou worshippe not their goddes nether serue them nether do after the workes of them but ouertrowe them and breake doune the places of them And se that ye serue the Lorde youre God aÌ„d he shall blesse thi bred and thy water aÌ„d I will take all sycknesses awaye from amonge you Moreouer there shal be no woman childlesse or vnfrutefull in thi londe and the nombre of thi dayes I will fulfyll I will sende my feare before the and will kyll all the people whether thou shalt goo And I will make all thine enemies turne their backes vnto the aÌ„d I will send hornettes before the and they shall dryue out the Heuites the Cananites and the Hethites before the. I will not cast them out in one yere lest the lande growe to a wyldernesse and the beestes of the felde multiplye apon the. But a litle and a litle I will dryue them out before the vntill thou be increased that thou mayst enherett the londe And I will make thi costes froÌ„ the red see vnto the see of the Philistenes and from the deserte vnto the ryuer I By the ryuer vnderstonde the river Eâ—phrates â–ª will delyuer the inhabiters of the londe in to thine hande and thou shalt dryue them out before the. And thou shalt make none appoyntment with them nor wyth their goddes Nether shall they dwell in thi londe lest they make the synne agaynst me for yf thou serue their goddes it will surely be thy decaye The xxiiij Chapter ANd he sayde vnto Moses come vnto the Lorde both thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel and worshippe a ferre of And Moses went him selfe alone vnto the Lorde but they came not nye nether came the people vp with him And Moses came aÌ„d tolde the people al the wordes of the Lorde and all the lawes And all the people answered with one voyce and sayde all the wordes which the Lorde hath sayde will wee doo Then Moses wrote all the wordes of the Lorde and rose vp early aÌ„d made an alter vnder the hyll and .xij. pilers acordynge to the nombre of the .xij. trybes of Israel aÌ„d sent yonge men of the childern of Israel to sacrifyce burntoffrynges aÌ„d to offre peaceoffrynges of oxen vnto the Lorde And Moses toke halfe of the bloude and put it in basens and the otherhalfe he sprenkeld on the alter And he toke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people And they seyde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will do and heare And Moses toke the bloude aÌ„d sprinkeld it on the people aÌ„d sayde beholde this is the bloude of the appoyntment which the Lorde hath made wyth you apon all these wordes Then went Moses and Aaron Nadab aÌ„d Abihu and the .lxx. elders of Israel vppe and sawe the God of Israel and vnder his fere as it were a brycke worde of Saphir and as it were the facyon of heauen when is it cleare and apoÌ„ the nobles of the childern of Israel he sett not his hande And when they had sene God they ate and dronke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses come vpp to me in to the hyll and be there â–ª aÌ„d I will geue the tables of stone and a lawe and commaundmentes which I haue written to teach them Then Moses rose vppe aÌ„d his minister Iosua and Moses went vppe in to the hyll of God aÌ„d seyde vnto the elders tarye ye here vntill we come agayne vnto you And beholde here is Aaron and Hur with you Yf any man haue any maters to doo let him come to them when Moses was come vpp in to the mounte a clowde couered the hyll and the glorye of the Lorde abode apon mounte Sinai and the clowde couered it .vi. dayes And the seuenth daye he called vnto Moses out of the clowde And the facyon of the glorie of the Lorde was like consumynge fyre on the toppe of the hyll in the syghte of the children of Israel And Moses went in to the mountayne And Moses was in the mounte .xl. dayes and xl nyghtes The .xxv. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel that they geue me an heueoffrynge and of euerey man that geueth it willingly wyth his herte ye shall take it And this is the heueoffrynge which ye shall take of them gold siluer aÌ„d brasse and Iacyncte coloure scarlet purpull bysse and gootes here rams skynnes that are red and the skynnes of taxus and sethimwodd oyle for lightes and spices for a noyntynge oyle and for swete cense Onix stones and sett stones for the Ephod and for the Ephod is a garment lyke aâ— amyâ—e brestlappe And they shall make me a sanctuarye that I maye dwell amonge them And as I haue shewed the the facion of the habitacioÌ„ and of all the ornamentes therof eueÌ„ so se that ye make it in all thynges And they shall make an arke of sethim wodd .ij. cubittes and an halfe longe a cubite aÌ„d an halfe brode and a cubitt and an halfe hye And thou shalt ouerleye it with pure golde both within and without and shalt make an hye vppon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalt cast .iiij. rynges of golde for it and put them in the .iiij. corners there of .ij. rynges on the one syde of it and ij on the other And thou shalt make staues of sethim wodd and couer them with golde and put the staues in the rynges alonge by the sydes of the arke to bere it with all And the staues shall abyde in the rynges of the arke and shall not be taken awaye And thou shalt put in the arke the wytnesse which I shall geue the. And thou shalt make a merciseate of pure golde .ij. cubytes and an halfe longe and a cubete and an halfe brode And make .ij. cherubyns off thicke golde on the .ij. endes of the mercyseate and sett the one cherub on the one ende and the other on the other ende of the mercyseate so se that thou make them on the ij endes there of And the cherubyns shall stretch their wynges abrode ouer an hye aÌ„d couer the mercy seate with their wynges and theyr faces shall loke one to another eueÌ„ to the mercyseate warde shall the faces of the cherubyns be And thou shalt put the mercyseate aboue apon the arke aÌ„d in the arke thou shalt put the wytnesse which I will geuethe There I will mete the and will comon with the from apon the mercyseate from betwene the two cherubyns which are apon the arke of
yf I haue foūde grace in thi sighte o Lorde than let my Lorde goo with us for it is a stuburne people and haue mercy apō oure wikednesse ād oure synne and let us be thyne enheritaunce And he sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all this people that I will do maruells soch as haue not bene done ◠all the worlde nether amōge any nacyon And all the people amonge which thou art shall se the worke of the Lorde for it is a terryble thinge that I will doo with the kepe all that I commaunde the this daye and beholde I will cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thi selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lōde whether thou goest lest it be cause of ruyne amonge you But ouerthrowe their alters and breke their pilers and cutt doune their grooues for thou shalt worshippe no straunge God For the Lorde is called gelous because he is a gelous God lest yf thou make any agreament with the inhabiters of the lande when they go a whoorynge after their goddes ād do sacrifyce vnto their goddes they call the and thou eate of their sacrifyce ād thou take of their doughters vnto thi sonnes and when their doughters goo a whoorynge after their goddes they make thi sonnes goo a whoorynge after their goddes also Thou shalt make the no goddes of metall The fest of swete bred shalt thou kepe ād vij dayes thou shalt eate vnleuended bred as I commaunded the in the tyme apoynted in the moneth of Abib for in the moneth of Abib thou camest out of Egipte All that breaketh vp the matryce shal be mine and all that breaketh the matryce amonge thi catell yf it be male whether it be oxe or shepe But the first of the asse thou shalt by out with a shepe or yf thou redeme him not se thou breake his necke All the firstborne of thi sonnes thou must That is a god texte for the pope◠nedes redeme And se that no mā appeare before me emptye Sixe dayes thou shalt worke and the seuēth thou shalt rest both from earynge and reapynge Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst frutes of wheate heruest ād the feast of ingaderynge at the yeres ende Thrise in a yere shall all youre men children appeare before the Lorde Ichouah God of Israel for I will cast out the nacyons before the and will enlarge thi costes so that no man shall desyre thi londe while thou goest vp to appeare before the face of the Lorde thi God thryse in the yere Thou shalt not offre the bloude of my sacrifyce with leuended bred nether shall ought of the sacrifyce of the feast of Passeover be lefte vnto the morninge The first of the firstfrutes of thy lōde thou shalt brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And se that thou seth not a kydd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses write these wordes for vppon these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with the childern of Israel And he was there with the Lorde .xl. dayes ād .xl. nyghtes ād nether ate bred nor dronke water And he wrote in the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And Moses came doune from mount Sinai and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande and yet he wyst not that the skynne of his face shone with beames of his comenynge with him And when Aaron and all the childern of Israel loked apon Moses and sawe that the skynne of his face shone with beames they were a frayde to come nye him But he called thē to him and then Aaron and all the chefe of the companye came vnto him ād Moses talked with them And at the last all the childern of Israel came vnto him and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto him in mount Sinai And as soone as he had made an ende of comenynge with them he put a couerynge apō his face But whēhe went before the Lorde to speak with him he toke the couerīge of vntill he came out And he came out and spake The Pope speaketh that whiche he is not commaunded vnto the childern of Israel that which he was commaunded And the childern of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of his face shone with beames but Moses put a couerynge vppon his face vntill he went in to comen with him The .xxxv. Chapter ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the childern of Israel together and sayde vnto them these are the thinges which the Lorde hath commaunded to doo Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth daye shal be vnto you the holy Sabbath of the Lordes rest so that whosoeuer doth any worke there in shall dye Moreouer ye shall kyndle no fyre thorow out all youre habitacyons apō the Sabbath daye And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel sainge this is the thinge which the Lorde cōmaūded saynge Geue frō amōge you an heueoffringe vnto the Lorde All thatt are willynge in their hartes shall brynge heueoffringes vnto the Lorde golde syluer brasse Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse ād gootes hare rams skynnes red and taxus skynnes and Sethim wodd and oyle for lightes ād spices for the anoyntynge oyle ād for the swete cens And Onixstones and stones to be sett for the Ephod and for the brestlappe And let all them that are wyseharted amōge you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded the habitacion and the tens there of with his couerynge ād his rynges bordes barres pilers and sokettes the arke and the staues thereof with the mercyseate ād the vayle that couereth it the table and his staues with all that perteyneth thereto ād the shewebred the candelsticke of lighte with his apparell and his lampes ād the oyle for the lightes the censalter and his staues the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens ād the hangynge before the tabernacle dore the alter of burntsacrifyces ād his brasen gredyren that longeth there to with his staues ād all his ordynaūce ād the lauer and his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pilers and their sokettes and the hangynge to the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacion and the pynnes of the courte with their boordes the mynystrynge garmentes to mynystre with in holynesse and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and the vestimentes of his sonnes to mynystre in And all the companye of the childern of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And they went as many as their hartes coraged them and as many as their spirites made them willynge and broughte heueoffrynges vnto the Lord to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse and for all his vses and for the holy vestmentes And the men came with the wemen euen as manye as were willynge harted and brought bracelettes earynges rynges and girdels and all maner Iewels of golde And all the men that waued
yâ— timothy had not happlye forsworne wyne I thinke the same and that the apostles forsware not wedlocke though many of them lyued chast nother yet any meate or drincke though they absteyned from theÌ„ that it were good for vs to folow their ensample How be it though I vowe swere aÌ„d thynke on none exceptyon yet is the breakynge of gods coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes except all chaunces that haÌ„ge of god As if I swere to to be in a certayne place at a certayne houre to make a louedaye with out exception yet if the kinge in the meane tyme commaunde me a nother waye I must goo by gods commauÌ„dment aÌ„d yet breake not myne othe And in like case if my father and mother be seke and requyre my presence or if my wiff children or houshold be visited that my assistence be requyred or if my neyghbours house be a fyre at the same houre and a thousand soch chaunces in which all I breake myne oth and am not forsworne and so forth Read gods word diligently and with a good herte and it shall teach the all thynges The fourthe boke of Moses called Numeri ¶ The .iiij. boke of Moses called Numeri ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai in the tabernacle of witnesse the fyrst daye of the seconde moneth aÌ„d in the seconde yere after they were come out of yâ— lott de of Egipte sayenge take ye the summe of al the multitude of the childern of Israel in the it kynredes and housholdes of their fathers and numbre theÌ„ by name all that are males polle by polle froÌ„ .xx. yere aboue euen all that are able to goo forthe in to warre in Israell thou AaroÌ„ shall nuÌ„bretheÌ„ in their armieâ— with you shal be of euery try be a heed man in the house of his father And these are the names of yâ— meÌ„ that shall sâ—oÌ„ de with youâ—in RubeÌ„ Elizur the sonne of Sedeur In SimeoÌ„ Selumiel the sonne of Suâ—â— Sadar In yâ— try be of Iuda Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab In Isachar Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar In SebuloÌ„ uliab yâ— sonne of HeloÌ„ AmoÌ„ge yâ— childern of Ioseph In EphraiÌ„ Elisam a yâ— sonne of Amihud In Manasse Gamaliel yâ— soÌ„ne of Peda zur In Bâ— Iamin Abidan the sonne of Gedeom In Dan Ahieser the sonne of Amnn Sadai In Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochran In Gad Eliasaph the soÌ„ne of Deguel In Naphtaly Ahira the sonne of Enan These were councelers of the congregacion and lordes in the trybes of their fathers captaynes ouer thousandes in Israel And Moses and Aaron roke these men aboue named and gathered all the congregacion together the fyrst daye of the seconde moneth and rekened them after their byrth kinredes and houses of their fathers by name froÌ„ .xx. yere aboue hed by hed as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses eueÌ„ so he numbred them in the wildernesse of Sinai And the childern of Ruben Israels eldest sonne in their generacions kynredes aÌ„d houses of their fathers wheÌ„ they were numbred eueryman by name all that were males froÌ„ xx yere and aboue as many as were able to goo forth in warre were numbred in the trybe off Ruben xlvi thousande and fyne hundred Among the childern of Simeon their generacion in their kynredes and housses of their fathers when euery mans name was tolde of all the males from .xx. yeres and aboue whatsoeuer was mete for the warre were numbred in the trybe of Simeon .lix. thousande and .iij. hundred Amonge the childern of Sad their generacion in their kynredes and housholdes of their fathers when thei were tolde by name froÌ„ xx yere and aboue all that were mete for the warre were numbred in the tribe of Sad. xlâ— thousande sixe hundred and fyftie Amonge the childern of Iuda their generacion in their kinredes and housses of their fathers by the numbre of names from .xx. yere and aboue all that were able to warre were tolde in the trybe of Iuda .lxxiiij. thousande and sixe hundred Amonge the childern of Isachar their generacion in their kinredes and houses of their fathere when their names were counted from .xx. yere aÌ„d aboue whatsoeuer was apte for warre were numbred in the trybe of Isachar .liiij. thousande and .iiij. hundred Among the children of Sebulon their generacion in their kynredes and houses of their fathers after the numbre of names from xx yere and aboue whosoeuer was mete for the warre were counted in the trybe of SebuloÌ„ ivij. thousande and .iiij. hundred Amonge the childern of Joseph fyrst amoÌ„ge the childern of Ephraim their generacion in their kynredes and housses of they re fathers when the names of all that were apte to the warre were tolde from .xx. yeres and aboue were in numbre in the trybe off Ephraim xl thousande and syxe hundred Amonge the childern of Manasse their generacion in their kynredes and houses of their fathers when the names of all that were apte to warre were tolde from .xx. and aboue were numbred in the tribe of Manasse xxxij thousand and two hundred Amonge the childern of Ben Jamin their generacion in their kynredes and housses of their fathers by the rale of names from twentye yere and aboue of all that were mete for warre were numbred in the trybe off Ben Jamin .xxxv. thousande and .iiij. hundred Amonge the childern of Dan their generacion in theyr kynreddes and housses off theyr faâ—hers in the summe of names off all that was apte to warre from twentye yere and aboue were numbred in the trybe of Dan .lxij. thousande and .vij. hundred Amonge the childern of Aser their generacyon in their kynredes houses of their fathers when thei were summed by name from .xx. yeres aboue all that were apte to warre were numbred in the tribe of Aser .xli. thousande and .v. hundred AmoÌ„ge the childern of Nepthali their generacion in their kynredes housses of their fathers when their names were tolde from xx yeres aÌ„d aboue what soeuer was meteâ—o warre were numbred in the trybe of Nephtali .liij. thousande and .iiij. hundred These are the numbres which Moses aÌ„d AaroÌ„ numbred with the .xij. princes of Israel of euery housse of their fathers a man And all the numbres of the children of Israel in the housses of their fathers from twentye yere and aboue whatsoeuer was mete for the warre in Israell drewe vnto the summe of syxe hundred thousande fyue hundred and .l. But the leuires in the tribe off their fathers were not numbred amonge them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge only se that thou numbre not the trybe of Leui nether take the summe of them amonge the childern of Israel But thou shalt appoynte the leuites vnto the habitacioÌ„ of witnesse and to all the apparell thereof and vnto all that longeth thereto For they shall bere the tabernacle and all the ordinaunce thereof and they shall ministre it and shall pitche their tentes rounde aboute it And when the tabernacle goeth forth the leuites shall take it
doune and when the tabernacle is pitched they shall sett it vpp for yf any straunger come nere he shall dye And the childern of Israel shall pitch their tentes euery man in his owne companye and euery maÌ„ by his awne standert thorow out all their hostes But the leuites shall pitche rounde aboute the habitacion of witnesse that there fall no wrath vpon the congregacion of the childreÌ„ of Israel and the leuites shall wayte apon the habitacion of witnesse And the childern of Israel dyd acordinge to all that the Lord commaunded Moses ¶ The .ij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge The childern of Israel shall pirch euery man by his owne standert with the armes of their fathers houses a waye from the presence of the tabernacle of witnesse On the east syde towarde the rysynge of yâ— sonne shall they of the standert of the hoste of Iuda pitch with their armes And Nahe sson the sonne of Aminabab shalâ—e captaine ouer the sonnes of Iuda And his hoste and the numbre of them .lxxiiij. thousande and. vi hundred And nexte vnto him shall the trybe of Isachar pitche and Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar captayne ouer yâ— childreÌ„ of Isachar his hoste and the numbre of them .liiij. thousande and .iiij. hundred And than the trybe of Zabulon with Eliab the sonne of Helen captayne ouer the childern of Zabulon and his hoste in the numbre of them lvij thousande and .iiij. hundred So that all they that perteyne vnto the host of Iuda are an hundred thousande .lxxxvi. thousande aÌ„d .iiij. hundred in their companies and these shall god in the forefront wen they iurney And on the southsyde the standert of the hoste of Ruben shall lye with their companes and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ruben Elizur the sonne of Sedeur aÌ„d his hoste and the numbre of them .xlvi. thousande and .v. hundred And fast by him shall yâ— trybe of Simeon pitche and the capteyne ouer yâ— sonnes of Simeon Selumiel the sonne of zu ri Sadai his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them lix thousande and .iij. hundred And the trybe of Gad also And the captayne ouer the sonnes of Gad Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel and his hoste and the numbre of them .xlv. thousande .vi. hundred and .l. So that all yâ— numbre that pertayne vnto the hoste of Ruben are an hundred thousande .li. thousande iiij hundred fyftie with their companyes and they shall be the seconde in the iourney And the tabernacle of witnesse with the hoste of the leuites shall goo in the myddes of yâ— hostes as they lye in their teÌ„tes euen so shall they procede in the iurney euery man in his quarter aboute their standertes On the west syde the standarte and the hoste of Ephraim shall lye with their companies And the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ephraim Elisama the sonne of Amthud his hoste and the numbre of them .xl. thousande v. hundred And fast by him the trybe of Manasse and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Manasse Gamaleel yâ— sonne of Peda zur and his hoste and the numbre of them .xxxij. thousande and .ij. hundred And the trybe of Ben Iamin also and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ben Iamin Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni aÌ„d his hoste and the numbre of theÌ„ xxxv thousande and .iiij. hundred All the nuÌ„bre that perteyned vnto the hoste of Ephraim were an hundred thousand .viij. thousande and an hundred in their hostes and they shal be the thryde in the iurneye And the standert and the hoste of Dan shall lye on the north syde with their companyes the captayne ouer yâ— childreÌ„ of Dan Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadai and his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them .lxij. thousande vij hundred And fast by him shall the trybe of Asser pitche and the captayne ouer the soÌ„nes of Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochran his hoste the nuÌ„bre of them xli thousande v. hundred And the trybe of Naphtali also and the captayne ouer yâ— childern of Naphta li Ahira the sonne of Enan his hoste and the nuÌ„bre of them .liij. thousande iiij huÌ„dred So yâ— the hole nuÌ„bre of all that perteyned vnto yâ— hoste of Dan was an huÌ„dred thousande lvij thousande .vi. huÌ„dred And they shal be the last in yâ— iurney with their staÌ„dertes These are yâ— suÌ„mes of yâ— childern of Ysrael in the housses of their fathers euen all the nuÌ„bres of the hostes with their coÌ„panies .vi. huÌ„dred thousande .iij. thousande .v. huÌ„dred and fyftie And yet yâ— lenites werenot nuÌ„bred amoÌ„ge the childern of Ysrael as the Lorde commaunded Moses And yâ— childern of Ysrael dyd acordynge to all that the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses so they pitched with their standertes and so they iurneyd euery man in his kynred and in the houssholde of his father ¶ The .iij. Chapter THese are the generacions of Aaron and Moses when the Lorde spake vnto Moses in mount Sinai and these are the names of the sonnes of Aaron Nadab the eldest sonne and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar These are the names of the sonnes of Aaron which were preastes anoynted and their handes fylled to mynistre but Nadab and Abihu dyed before the Lorde as they broughte straunge fyre before the Lorde in the wyldernesse of Sinai and had no childern And Eleazar and Ithamar mynistred in the syght of Aaron their father And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge brynge the trybe of leui and set them before Aaron the preast and let them serue him aÌ„d wayte apon him apon all the multitude before the tabernacle of witnesse to doo the seruyce of the habitacion And they shall wayre apoÌ„ all yâ— apparell of yâ— tabernacle of witnesse apon yâ— childern of Ysrael to doo yâ— seruyce of the habitacioÌ„ And thou shalt geue the leuites vnto Aaron his sonnes for they are geuen vnto him of yâ— childern of Ysrael And thou shalt appoiÌ„te AaroÌ„ his sonnes to way te on their preastes office the strauÌ„ger yâ— cometh nye shall dye for it And yâ— Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge beholde I haue takeÌ„ the leuites froÌ„ amonge yâ— childern of Ysrael for all the firstborne that openeth the matryce amonge the childern of Ysrael so that the leuites shall be myne because all the first borne are myne for yâ— same daye that Ismote all the fyrstborne in the lande of Egipte Ihalowed vnto me all the firstborne in Ysrael both man and beest and myne they shall be for I am the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai sayenge Numbre the childern of Leui in yâ— housses of their fathers and Rynredes all that are males from a moneth olde and aboue And Moses numbred them at the worde of the Lorde as he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded And these are yâ— names of yâ— childreÌ„ of Leui Gerson Cahath Merari And yâ— se arethe names of the childern of Gerson in their kynredes Libni and Semei And the soÌ„nes of Cahath in their kynredes were
Amram Iezehar Hebron and Vsiel And the sonnes of Merari in their kynredes were Maheli and Musi These are the kynredes of Leui in the housses of their fathers And of Gerson came the kynred of yâ— Libnites and the Semeites which are the kynredes of the Gersonites And the summe of them when all the males were tolde from a moneth olde and aboue were .vij. thousande and fyue hundred And the kynredes of the Gersonites pitched behynde the habitacion west warde And the captayne of the must awâ—cieÌ„t housse amonge the Gersonires was Eliasaph the sonne of Laâ—l And the office of the childern of Gerson in the tabernacle of witnesse was the habitacion and the tente with the coueringe theroff and the hangynge of the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and the hangynges of the courte and the curtayne of the dore of the courte which courte went rounde aboute the dwellynge and the alter and the cordes that perteyned vnto all the seruyce therof And of Cahath came the kynred of yâ— Amramites and the kynred of the Iezeharites of the Hebronites and of the Vsielites And these are the kynredes of yâ— Cahathites And the numbre of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue was .viij. thousande and sixe hundred which wayted on the holy place And the kynred of the childern of Cahath pitched on yâ— southsyde of yâ— dwellynge And yâ— captayne in yâ— most auncyent housse of the kynredes of the Cahathites was Elizaphan thesonne of Vsiel and their office was the arcke the table the candelsticke and the alter and the holy vessels to minystre with and the vayle with all that serued there to And Eleazar yâ— sonne of Aaron the preast was captayne ouer all the captaynes of the Leuites and had the ouer syghte of them that wayted vppon the holythynges And of Merari came the kynredes of the Mahelites and of the Musites and these are the kynredes of the Merarites And the nuÌ„bre of them when all the males froÌ„ a moneth olde aÌ„d aboue was tolde drewe vnto vi thousande .ij. hundred And the captayne of the most auncient housse amonge the kynredes of the Merarites was Zuriel the sonne of Abihail which pitched on the north syde of the dwellynge And the office of the sonnes of Merari was the bordes of yâ— dwellynge the barres pilers with the sokettes thereof and all the instrumeÌ„tes there of all that serued thereto the pilers of the courte rounde aboute and their sokettes with their pynnes cordes But on the fore front of the habitacioÌ„ aÌ„d before the tabernacle of witnesse castwarde shall Moses and Aaron his soÌ„nnes pytch and wayte on the sanctuary in the steade of yâ— childern of Ysrael And the straunger that cometh nye shall dye for it And the hole summe of the leuites which Moses Aarâ—n nuÌ„bred at the coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„t of the Lorde thorow out their kynredes euen of all the males of a moneth olde aboue was .xxij. thousande And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Numbre all the first borne that are males amoÌ„ge the childern of Ysrael froÌ„ amoneth olde aboue and take yâ— numbre of their names And thou shalt appoynte yâ— leuites to me the Lorde for all the firstborne amoÌ„ge yâ— childern of Ysrael and the catell of yâ— leuites for the firstborne of the childern of Ysrael And Moses nuÌ„bred as yâ— Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded him all the firstborne of the childern of Ysrael And all the firstborne males in yâ— summe of names from amoneth olde and aboue were numbred .xxij. thousande .ii. hundred and .lxxiij. And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenâ—e take the leuites for all the fyrstborne of the childern of Israel aÌ„d the catell of the leuites for their catell the leuites shal be myne whiche am the Lorde And for the redemynge of the two hundred and .lxxiij. whiche are moo than the leuites in the firstborne of the children of Israel take .v. sycles of euery pece after the sycle of the holy place .xx. geras the sycle And gene yâ— money wherewith the odde numbre of them is redemed vnto Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes And Moses toke the redempcioÌ„ money of the ouerplus that were moo then the leuites amonge the firstborne of the childern of Israel it came to a thousande .iij. hundred .lxv. sycles of the holye sycle And he gaue that redempcion money vnto Aaron his sonnes at the worde of the Lorde euen as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The iijj Chapter ANd the Lord spake vnto Moses AaroÌ„ bade theÌ„ take the summe of the childern of Cahath froÌ„ amonge the sonnes of leui in their kynredes and housses of their fathers from xxx yere and aboâ—â— vntill fyftie all that were able to warre for to doo the worke in the tabernacle of witnesse euen in the most holy place And when yâ— hoste remoueth Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes shall come and take donne the vayle and couer the arcke of witnesse there with and shall put there on a couerynge of taxus skynnes and shall sprede a cloth that is altogether of Iacyncte aboue all and put the stanes thereof in And apon the shewe table they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put thereoÌ„ the dishes spones flat peces and pottes to poure with and the dayly bred shal be thereon and they shall spred apon them a couerynge of purple and couer the same with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put the staues thereof in And they shall take a cloth of Iacyncte couer the candelsticke of light and hir laÌ„pes and his snoffers and fyre pannes and all hir oyle vessels which they occupye aboute it shall put apon her and on all hir instrumentes a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put it apon staues And apon the golden alter they shall sprede a cloth of Iacyncte and put on hir staues And they shall take all the â—higes which they occupye to minystre with in yâ— holy place put a cloth of Iacyncte apon them and couer them with a couerynge of taxus skynnes and put them on staues And they shall take a waye the asshes out of the alter and sprede a searlet cloth thereon I put aboute it the fyre pannes the flesh hokes the shoness the basens and all that belongeth vnto the alter and they shall sprede apon it a coueryng of taxus skynnes and put on the staues of it And when Aaron and his sonnes haue made an ende of couerynge the sanctuary aÌ„d all the thinges of the sancruarye agenst that the hoste remoue then the sonnes of Cahath shall come in for to bere and so let them not twich the santuary lest they dye And this ys the charge of the sonnes of Cahath in therabernacle of witnesse And Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the preast shall haue the charge to prepare oyle for the lightes and swete cens the dayly meatofferynge and the anoyntinge oyle and the ouersyghte of all the dwellynge and of all that therein is both ouer the sanctuary ouer all that pertayneth thereto And
Moses sayde oh nay leaue us not for thou knowest where is best for us to pitche in the wildernesse and thou shalt be oure eyes And yf thou goo with us loke what goodnesse the Lorde sheweth apon us the same we will shewe apon the And they departed from the mount of the Lorde .iij. dayes iurney and the arcke of the testament of the Lorde went before them in the .iij. dayes iurney to serche out a restynge place for them And the cloude of the Lorde was ouer them by daye when they went out of the tentes And when the arcke went forth Moses sayde Ryse vp Lorde and lat thine enemies be scatered and let them that hate the flee before the. And when the arcke rested he sayde returne Lorde vnto the many thousandes of Ysrael ¶ The .xi. Chapter ANd the people waxed vnpacient vnd it displeased the cares of the Lorde And when the Lorde herde it he was wroth and the fyre of the Lorde burnt amonge them and consumed the vtter most of the hoste And the people cried vnto Moses he made intercession vnto the Lorde and the fyre qwenched And they called yâ— name of the place Tabera because the fyre of the Lorde burnt amonge them And the rascall people that was amonge them fell a lustynge And the childern of Ysrael also went to and wepte and sayde who shall geue us flesh to eate we remembre the fysh which we shulde eate in Egipte for noughte and of the Cucumbers and melouns lekes onyouns and garleke But now oure soules ar dryed awaye for oure eyes loke on nothynge els sane apon Manna The Manna was as it had bene coâ—ander seed and to see to lyke Bedellion And yâ— people went aboute and gathered it grouÌ„de it in milles or bett it in morters and boke it in pannes and made cakee of it And the tast of it was like vnto the tast of an oylecake And when the dewe fell aboute the hoste in the nyghte the Manna fell therewithe And when Moses herde the people wepe in their housholdes euery man in the dore of his tent then the wrath of the Lorde waxed whote excedyngly and it greued Moses also And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde wherfore dealest thou so cruelly with thi seruaunte wherfore doo I not fynde fauoure in thi syghte seynge that thou puttest the weyght of this people apon me haue I conceyued all this people or haue I begote them that thou shuldest saye vnto me carye them in thi bosome as a nurse beareth the suckynge childe vnto the londe which thou swarest vnto their fathers where shulde I haue flesh to geue vnto all this people For they wepe vnto me sayenge geue us flesh that we maye eate I â—â— not able to bere all this people alone for it is to heuy for me Wherfore yf thou deale thus with me fyll me I praye the yf I haue founde fauoure in thi syght and let me not se my wrechidnesse And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses gather vnto me .lxx. of the elders of Ysrael which thou knowest that they are the elders of yâ— people and officers ouer them and brynge them vnto the tabernacle of witnesse and let them stonde there with the. And I wyll come doune and talke with the there and take of yâ— spirite which is apon the and put apon them aÌ„d they shall bere with them the burthen of the people and so shalt thou not beare alone And saye vnto yâ— people halowe youre selues agenst to morow that ye maye eate flesh for ye haue whyned in the eares of the Lorde saynge who shall geue vs flesh to eate for we were happie when we were in Egipte therfore the Lorde will geue you flesh and ye shall â—ate Ye shall not eate one daye only other .ij. or .v. dayes other .x. or .xx. dayes but euen a moneth longe aÌ„d vntill it come out at the nostrels of you that ye be ready to perbrake because that ye haue cast yâ— Lorde a syde which is amonge you and haue wepte before him saynge why came we out of Egipte And Moses sayde sixe hundred thousande fotemen are there of the people amonge which I am And thou hast sayde I will â—â—â—e them flesh and they shall care â— moneth â—oÌ„ge Shall the sheâ—e aÌ„d the oxen be slayne for them to fyâ—â—dâ— them ether shall all the fysh of the see be gathered together to serue them And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses is the lordes hande waxed shorte Thou shalt se whe ther my worde shall come to passe vnto the or not And moses went out and tolde the people the sayenge of the Lorde and gathered the lxx elders of the people and sett them rounde aboute the tabernacle And the Lorde came doune in a cloude and spake vnto him aÌ„d toke of the sprete that was apon him aÌ„d put it apon the .lxx. elders And as the spirite rested apon them they prophecied and did nought els But there remayned .ij. of yâ— meÌ„ in the hoste the one called Eldad aÌ„d the other Medad And the spirite rested apon them for they were of them that were written but they weÌ„â— not out vnto the tabernacle and they prophecied in the hoste And there ran a younge tolde Moses and sayed Eldad aÌ„d Medad do prophecye in the hoste And Iosua the sonne of Nil the seruaunte of Moses which he had chosen out answered and sayed master Moses forbyd them And Moses sayed vnto him enuy est thou for my sake wolde God that all the The pâ—pâ— wold that â—ne of the lordes people coud prophecie that none had his spirite Lordes people coude prophecye and that the Lorde wolde put his spirite apon them And then both Moses and the elders of Israel gat them in to the hoste And there went forth a wynde froÌ„ yâ— lorde and brought quayles from the see and let them fall aboute the hoste euen a dayes intney rounde aboute on euery syde of the hoste and .ij. cubetes hye apon the erth And the people stode vpp all that nyghte and on the morowe aÌ„d gathered quayles And he that gathered the lest gathered .x. homers full And they kylled them rounde aboute the hoste And whyle the flesh was yet betwene theirteeth yer it was chewed vpp the wrath of the Lorde waxed whore apon the people and the Lorde slewe of the people an exceadynge myghtie slaughter And they called the name of the place the graues of lust because they buried the people that lusted there And the people toke their iurney from the graues of lust vnto hazeroth and bode at haâ—roth ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd Mir Jam and Aaron spake ageÌ„st Moses because of his wife of inde which he had taken for he had taken to wyfe one of India And they sayed doth yâ— Lorde speake oÌ„ly thorow Moses doth he not speake also by us And the Lorde herde it But Moses was a very meke man aboue all the men of the erthe And yâ— Lorde spake attonce vnto Moses vnto Aaron Mir
Jam come out ye .iij. vnto the tabernacle of witnesse and they came out all thre And the Lorde came doune in the piler of the cloude and stode in the dore of the tabernacle and called Aaron aÌ„d Mir Jam. And they went out both of them And he sayed heare my wordes Yf there be a prophet of the Lordes amonge you I will shewe my selfe vnto him in a vision and will speake vnto him in a dreame But my servaunte Moses is not so which is faythfull in all myne housse Vnto him I speake mouth to mouth and he seeth the syght and the facyon of the Lorde aÌ„d notthorow rydels Wherfore the were ye notafrayed to speake agenst my servaunte Moses And the Lorde was angrye with them and went his waye and the cloude departed from of the tabernacle And beholde Myr-Jam was become leprous as it were snowe And when Aaron looked apon Mir Jam and sawe that she was leprous he sayed vnto Moses Oh I beseche the my lorde put not the synne apon vs which we haue folishly commytted and synned Oh let her not be as one that came deed oute of his mothers wombe for halfe hyr fleshe is eaten awaye And Moses cryed vnto the Lorde sayenge Oh god heale her And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Yf hir father had spitte in hyr face sholde she not be ashamed .vij. dayes let her be shut out of the hoste .vij. dayes after that let her be receyued in agayne And Mir Jam was shett out of the hoste .vij. dayes aÌ„d the people remoued not till she was broughte in agayne And afterwarde they remoued from â–ª Hazeroth and pitched in yâ— weldernesse of Pharan ¶ The .xiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Sende men out to serche the londe of Canaan which I geue vnto the childern of Israel of euery trybe of their fathers a man and let them all be soche as are ruelars amonge them And Moses at the commaundement of the Lorde sent forth out of the wildernesse of Pharan soche men as were all heedes amonge the childern of Israel whose names are these In the trybe of Ruben Sammua yâ— sonne of Zacur In the trybe of Symeon Saphat the sonne of Hori In the trybe of Iuda Caleph the sonne of Jephune In the trybe of Isachar Igeal the sonne of Joseph In the trybe of Ephraim Hosea the sonne of Nun. In the trybe of Ben Jamin Paltithe sonne of Raphâ— In the trybe of Zabulon Gadiel the sonne of Sodi In the trybe of Joseph In the trybe of Manasse Gaddi the sonne of Susi In the trybe of Dan Amiel the sonne of Gemali In the trybe of Asser Sethur the sonne of Micheel In the trybe of Nephrali Nahebi the sonne of Vaphsi In the trybe of Gad Guel the sonne of Machi These are the names of the men whiche Moses sent to spie out the londe And Moses called the name of Hosea the sonne of Nun Josua And Moses sent them forth to spie out the lande of Canaan and sayed vnto them get you southwarde and goo vpp in to the hye contre and see the londe what maner thynge it is aÌ„d the people that dwelleth therein whether they be stronge or we le ether fewe or many and what the londe is that they dwell in whether it be good or bad and what maner of cities they dwell in whether they dwell intentes or walled townes aÌ„d what maner of londe it is whether it be fatt or leane whether there betrees therein or not And be of a good corage and brynge of the frutes of the londe And it was aboute the tyme that grapes are first rype And they went vp and serched out the lande from the wildernesse of Zin vnto Rehob as men goo to Hemath and they ascended vnto the south and came vnto Hebron where Ahiman was and Sefai and Thalmanâ— the sonnes of Enacke Hebron was bylt .vij. yere before Zoan in Egipte And they came vnto the ryuer of Escol and they cutt doune there a braunch with one clouster of grapes bare it apoÌ„ a staffe betwene twayne also of the pomgranates of the fygges of the place The ryuer was called Escol because of the clouster of grapes whiche the childern of Israel cutt doune there And they turned backe agayne from serchinge the londe at .xl. dayes ende And thei went and came to Moses and Aaron vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel vnto the wildernesse of Pharan euen vnto Cades and broughte them worde and also vnto all the congregacion and shewed them the frute of the lande And they tolde him sayenge we came vnto the londe wether thousendedst vs surely it is a loÌ„de that floweth with milke honye here is of the frute of it Neuerthelesse the people be stronge yâ— dwell in the londe and the cities are walled and erceadinge greate and moreouer we sawe the childreÌ„ of Enack there The amaleckes dwel in the south cuntre and the Hethites Iebu sites and the Amorites dwell in the mouÌ„raynes and the Cananites dwell by the see aÌ„d alonge by the coste of Iordayne And Caleb stylled the murmure of the people agenst Moses sayenge let vs goo vp and conquere it for we be able to ouercome it But the men that went vpp with him sayde We be not able to goo vpp agenst the people for they are stronger then we And they broughte vpp an euell reporte of the londe which they had serched vnto the childern of Israel sayenge The londe which we haue gone thorowe to serche it out is a londe that cateth vpp the inhabiters thereof and the people that we sawe in it are men of stature And there we sawe also geantes the childreÌ„ of Enack which are of the geauÌ„tes And we semed in oure syght as it were greshoppers` and so we dyd in their sighte ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ANd all the multitude cryed out the people wepte thorow out that nyght all the childern of Ysrael murmured agenst Moses Aaron And the hole congregacion sayed vnto them wolde god that we had dyed in the loud of Egipte ether we wolde that we had dyed in thys wildernesse Wherfore hath the Lorde broughte vs vnto this londe to fall apon the swerde that both oure wyâ—es also oure childreÌ„ shulde be a praye is it not better that we returne vnto Egipte agayne And they sayde one to another let vs make a captayne and returne vnto Egipte agayne And Moses Aaron fell on their faces before all the congregacion of the multitude of the childern of Israel And Iosua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune which were of them that serched the londe rent their clothes and spake vnto all the companye of the childern of Ysrael saynge The londe which we walked thorowe to serche it is a very good lande Yf the Lorde haue lust to vs he will bringe vs in to this londe geue it vs which is a lond yâ— floweth with mylke hony But
thou shalt brynge vn to an oxe a meat offerynge of .iij. tenth deales of floure myngled with halfe an hin of oyle And thou shalt brynge for a drynk offerynge halfe an hin of wyne that is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde This is the maner that shal be done vnto one oxe one ram a lambe or a kyd And acordynge to the numbre of soche offerynges thou shalt encrease yâ— meat offerynges and the drynk offerynges All that are of youre selues shall do these thinges after this maner when he offereth an offerynge of swete sauoure vnto the Lâ—â—de And yf there be a straunger with you or be amonge you in youre generacions and will offer an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto yâ— Lorde euen as ye do so he shall doo One ordynaunce shall serue both for you of the congregacion and also for the straunger And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer amonge youre childern after you that the straunger and ye shal be lyke before the Lorde One lawe and one maner shall serue both for you and for yâ— straunger that dwelleth with you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them When ye be come into the londe whether I will brynge you then wheÌ„ ye will eate of the bred of the londe ye shall geue an heue offerynge vnto the Lorde Ye shall geue a cake of the first of youre dowe vnto an heue offerynge as ye do the heue offerynge of the barne euen so ye shall heue it Of the first of youre dowe ye must geue vnto the Lorde an heue offerynge thorow out youre generacions Yf ye ouerse youre selues and obserue not all these commaundmeÌ„tes which the Lorde hath spoken vnto Moses all that the Lorde hath commaunded you by yâ— haÌ„de of Moses from the first daye forwarde that the Lorde commaunded amonge youre generacion when oughte is commytted ignorantly before the eyes of the congregacion then all the multitude shall offer a calfe for a burnt offerynge to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde the meat offerynge and the drynk offerynge there to acordynge to the maner and an he goote for a synofferynge And the preast shall make an aronement for all the multitude of yâ— childern of Israel aÌ„d it shal be forgeuen the for it was ignoraunce And they shall brynge their giftes vnto the offerynge of the Lorde and their synofferynge before the Lorde for their ignoraunce And it shal be forgeuen vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel vnto the straunger that dwelleth amoÌ„ge you for the ignorauncye perteyneth vnto all the people Yf any one soule synne thorow ignoraunce he shall brynge a she goote of a yere olde for a synofferynge And the preast shall make an atonement for the soule that synned ignorauntly with the synofferynge before the Lorde and reconsyle him and it shal be forgeuen him And both thou that art borne one of the childern of Israel and the straunger that dwelleth amonge you shall haue both one lawe yf ye synne thorow ignorauncye And the soule that doth ought presumpmously whether he be an Israelite or a strauÌ„ger the same hath despysed the Lorde And that soule shal be destroyed from amonge his people because he hath despised the worde of the Lorde a hath brokeÌ„ his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes yâ— soule therfore shall perysh aÌ„d his synne shal be apon him And whyle the childern of Ysrael were in the wildernesse they founde a man gatherynge stickes vppon the Sabath daye And they yâ— founde him gatherynge stickes broughte him vnto Moses and Aaron and vnto all yâ— congregacion aÌ„d they put him in warde for it was not declared what shulde be done vnto him And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses yâ— maÌ„ shall dye let all the multitude stone him with stones without the hoste And all yâ— multitude broughte him without the hoste aÌ„d stoned him with stones and he dyed as the Lorde commaunded Moses And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Ysrael and byd them that they make them gardes apon the quarters of their garmeÌ„tes thorow out their generacions aÌ„d let them make the gardes of ribandes of Iacyncte And the garde shall Gods signes were to put men in remeÌ„braunce of his worde that they shuld not seke a waye to please God after their awne imaginacion be vnto you to loke apon it that ye remembre all the commaundmentes of the Lorde and doo them that ye seke not a waye after youre awne hertes and after youre awne eyes for to goo a whooringe after them but that ye remembre and doo all my commaundmentes and be holy vnto youre God for I am yâ— Lorde youre God which broughte you out of yâ— londe of Egipte to be youre God I am the Lorde God ¶ The .xvi. Chapter ANd Corah the sonne of Iezehar the sonne of Cahath the sonne of Leui Dathan Abiram the sonne of Eliab and On the sonne of Peleth the sonne of Ruben stode vpp before Moses with other of the childern of Israel .ij. hundred and fyftie heedes of the congregacion and councelers and men of fame and they gathered theÌ„selues together agenst Moses and Aaron sayed vnto them ye haue done ynough For all the multitude are holy euery one of them and the Lorde is amonge them Why therfore heue ye youre selues vpp aboue the congregacion of the Lorde When Moses herde it he fell apon his face and spake vnto Corah and vnto all his companye sayenge tomorow the Lorde will shewe who is his and who is holy and will take them vnto him and whom so euer he hath chosen he will cause to come to him This doo take fyre pannes thou Corah and all thi companye and do fyre therein aÌ„d put ceÌ„s thereto before the Lorde tomorowe And then whom soeuer the Lorde doeth chose the same is holy Ye make ynough to doo ye childern of Leui. And Moses sayed vnto Corah heare ye childern of leui Semeth it but a small thynge vnto you that yâ— God of Israel hath separated you froÌ„ the multitude of Israel to brynge you to him to doo the seruyce of the dwellynge place of the Lorde and to stonde before the people to minystre vnto them he hath taken the to him and all thi brethern the sonnes of leui with the and ye seke the office of yâ— preast also For which cause both thou and all thi companye are gathered together agenst the Lorde for what is Aaron that ye shulde murmure agenst him And Moses sent to call Dathan aÌ„d Abiram the sonnes of Eliab and they answered we will not come Semeth it a small thynge vnto the that thou hast broughte us out of a londe that floweth with mylke and honye to kyll us in yâ— wildernesse But that thou shuldest reygne ouer us also More ouer thou hast broughte us vnto no londe that floweth with mylke and honye nether hast geuen us possessions of feldes or of vynes Echer wilt thou pull out the
dwelt in the south parties harde tell that Israel came by the waye that the spies had founde out he came and foughte with Israel and toke some of them presoners Then Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayed Yf thou wilt geue this people in to oure haÌ„des we will destroye their cities And the Lorde herde the voyce of Israel aÌ„d delyuered them the Cananites And they destroyed both them and their cities and called the place Horma Then they departed from mount hortowarde the redd se to compasse the londe of EdoÌ„ And the soules of the people faynted by the waye And the people spake agenst God and agenst Moses wherfore hast thou brought us out of Egipte for to dye in the wildernesse for here is nether bred nor water and oure soules lotheth this lyghte bred Then the Lorde sent fyrie serpentes amoÌ„ge the people which stonge them so that moch people dyed in Israel And the people came to Moses and sayed we haue synned for we haue spoken agenst the Lorde and agenst the make intercession to the Lorde that he take a wayethe serpentes from us And Moses made intercession for the people And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses make the a serpent aÌ„d haÌ„ge it vpp for a sygne and lett as many as are bytten loke apon it and they shall lyue And Moses made a serpent of brasse aÌ„d sert it vp for a sygne And when the serpentes had bytten any man he went and behelde the serpent of brasse and recouered And the childern of Israel remoued and pitched in Oboth And they departed from Oboth and laye at Egebarim in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the cast syde And they remoued thence and pitched apâ—â— the ryuer of zarad And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of ArnoÌ„ which ryuer is in the wildernesse and cometh out of the costes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betwene Moab and the Amorites Wherfore it is spoken in the boke of the warre of the Lorde goo with a violence both on the ryuer of Arnon and on the ryuers heed whiche shoâ—eth doune to dwell at Ar and leneth vppon the costes of Moab And from thence they came to Bear whiche is the well whereof the Lorde spake vnto Moses gather the people together that I maye geue them water Then Israel sange this songe Aryse vpp well synge thereto The well whiche the rulers dygged and the captaynes of the people with the helpe of the lawegeuer and with their staues And from this wildernesse they went to Maâ—ana and from Maâ—ana to Nahaliâ—l and from Nahaliâ—l to Bamoth and from Bamoth to the valay that is in the felde of Moab in the toppe of Pisga which boweth towarde the wildernesse And Israel sent messengers vnto SihoÌ„ kynge of the Amorites sayenge let vs goo thorow thy londe we will not turne in to thy feldes nor in to thy vyneyardes nether drynke of the water of the welles but we will goo alonge by the comon waye vntill we be past thy contre And SihoÌ„ wolde geue Israel no licence to passe thorow his contre but gathered all his people together went out ageÌ„st Israel in to the wildernesse And he came to Iaheza and foughte with Israel And Israel smote him with the edge of the swerde and conquered his londe from Arnon vnto Iabock euen vnto the childern of Ammon for the borders of the childern of Ammon are stronge And Israel toke all these cities dwelt in all yâ— cities of yâ— Amorites in Esbon and in all the townes that longe there to For Esbon was the citie of Sihon the kinge of the Amorites which Sihon had fought before with the kinge of the Moabites aÌ„d had taken all his londe out of his hande euen vnto Arnon Wherfore it is a prouerbe goo to HesboÌ„ and let the citie of Sihon be bylt aÌ„d made redye for there is a fyre gone out of Hesbon a flame froÌ„ the citie of SihoÌ„ aÌ„d hath coÌ„sumed Ar of the Moabites and the men of the hylles of Arnon Wo be to the Moab o people of Chemos ye are forloren His sonnes are put to flighte his doughters brought captyne vnto Sihon kinge of the Amorites There lighte is out from Hesbon vnto â—â—bon and we made a wildernesse euen vnto Nopha whiche reacheth vnto Mediba And thus Israell dwelt in the londe of the Amorites And Moses sent to serche oute Iaezer they toke the townes belongynge thereto aÌ„d conquered the Amorites that were there And then they turned and went vppe towarde Bason And Og the kynge of Bason came out agenst them both he and all his people to warre at Edrei And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses feare him not for I haue delyuered him in to thy handes with all his people and his lande And thou shalt do with him as thou dydest with Sihon the kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon And they smote him and his sonnes and all hys people vntyll there was nothinge left him And they conquered his lande And yâ— children of Israel remoued and pitched in the feldes of Moab on the other syde of Iordane by Iericho ¶ The .xxij. Chapter ANd Balac the sonne of Ziphor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites and the Moabites were sore a frayed of the people because they were many and abhorred the childern of Israel And Moab sayed vnto the elders of Madian now this companye hath lickte vpp all that are rounde aboute vs as an oxe lycketh vp the grasse of the felde And Balac the sonne of Ziphor was kinge of the Moabites at that tyme. And he sent messangers vnto Balam the sonne of Beor the interpreter whiche dwelt vppon the ryuer of the lande of the childern of his folke to call him sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte which couereth the face of the erthe and lye euen harde by me Come nowe a felashippe and curse me this people For they are to myghtie for me so peraâ—enture I myghte be able to smyte them and to dryue them oute of the londe For I wote that whome thou blessest shal be blessed and whome thou cursest shal be cursed And the elders of Moab went with the elders of Madian and the rewarde of the sothe sayenge in their handes And they came vnto Balam and tolde him the wordes of Balac And he sayed vnto them tary here all nyghte and I will bringe you worde euen as the Lorde shall saye vnto me And the lordes of Moab abode with Balam And god came vnto Balam and sayed what men are these which are with the â–ª And Balam sayed vnto god Balac the sonne of Ziphor kynge of Moab hath sent vnto me sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte and couereth the face of the erthe come now therfore and curse me them that so peraduenture I maye be able to ouercome them in batell and to dryue theÌ„ out And god sayed vnto Balam thou shalt not goo with
them nether curse the people for they are blessed And Balam rose vp in the mornynge sayed vnto the lordes of Balac gett you vnto youre lande for the Lorde will not suffre me to goo with you And the lordes of Moab rose vpp and went vnto Balac and sayed Balam wolde not come with vs. And Balac sent agayne a greatter companye of lordes aÌ„d more honorable than they And they came to Balam and tolde him Thus sayeth Balac the sonne of Ziphor oh let nothynge lett the to come vnto me for I will greatly promote the vnto great honoure aÌ„d will doo whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me come therfore I praye the curse me this people And Balam answered and sayed vnto the servauntes of Balac Yf Balac wolde geue me his housfull of syluer and golde I can goo no further than the worde of the Lorde my god to do lesse or moare Neuerthelesse tarye ye here all nyghte that I maye were what the Lorde will saye vnto me once moare And God came to Balam by nyghte and sayed vnto him Yf the men come to fett the ryse vppe and goo with them but what I saye vnto the that onlye thou shalt doo And Balam rose vppe carly and sadelde his asse and went with the lordes of Moab But God was angrye because he went And the angell of the Lorde stode in the waye agenste hym And he ryd vppon hys asse and two seruauntes with him And when the asse sawe the angell of the Lorde stonde in the waye and his swerde drawen in his hande she turned a syde oute of the waye and went out in to the felde And Balam smote the asse to turne her in to the waye And the angell of the Lorde went and stode in a path betwene the vyneyardes where was a wall on the one syde and another on the other When the asse sawe the angell of the Lorde she wrenshed vnto the walle and thrust â–ª Balams fote vnto the wall and he smote her agayne And the angell of yâ— Lorde went forder and stode in a narowe place where was no waye to turne ether to the right hande or to the lyfte And when the asse sawe the angell of the Lorde she fell downe vnder Balam Balam was wroth smote the asse with a staffe And the Lorde opened the mouthe of the asse and she sayed vnto Balam what haue I done vnto the that thou smytest me this iij tymes And Balam sayde vnto the Asse because thou hast mocked me I wolde that I had a swerde in myne hande that I myghte now kyll the. And the asse sayed vnto Balam am not I thyne asse whiche thou hast rydden vppon sence thou wast borne vn to this daye Was I euer wont to do so vnto the And he sayed nay And the lorde opened the eyes of Balam that he sawe the angell of the Lorde stondinge in the waye with his swerde drawen in his honde And he bowed him selfe and fell flatt on his face And yâ— angell of yâ— Lord sayed vnto him Wherfore smytest thou thyne asse this .iij. tymes beholde I came oute to resyst the for the waye is contrary vnto me and the asse sawe me and avoyded me thre tymes or else had she not turned fro me I had suerly slayne the and saued her alyue And Balam sayed vnto the angell of yâ— Lorde I haue synned for I wist not that thou stodest in the waye agenst me Now therfore yf it displease thyne eyes I will turne agayne And the angell sayde vnto Balam goo with the men but in any wise what I saye vnto the that saye And Balam went with the lordes of Balac And when Balac herde that BalaÌ„ was come he went out agenst him vnto a cytie off Moab that stode in the border of ArnoÌ„ whiche was the vttmost parte of his câ—ntre And Balac sayed vnto Balam dyd I not sende for the to call the wherfore camest thou not vnto me thinkest thou that I am not able to promote the vnto honoure And Balam sayed vnto Balac Loo I am come vnto the. But I can saye nothynge at all saue what God putteth in my mouthe that must I speake And Balam went with Balac and they came vnto the cytie of Buzoth And Balac offered oxen and shepe sent for Balam and for the lordes that were with hym ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter ANd on the mornynge Balac toke Balam and brought him vpp in to the hye place of Baall aÌ„d theÌ„ce he sawe vnto the vttmost parte of the people And Balam sayed vnto Balac bylde me here seven alters and prouyde here seueÌ„ oxen and seuen rammes And Balac dyd as Balam sayed And Balac and Balam offered on euery alter an oxe and a ram And Balam sayed vnto Balac stonde by the sacrifyce whyle I goo to wete whether the Lorde will come aÌ„d mete me what soeuer he sheweth me I will tell the and he went forthwith And god came vnto Balam and Balam sayed vnto him I haue prepared .vij. alters and haue offered apoÌ„ euery alter an oxe a ram And yâ— Lorde put a sayenge in BalaÌ„s mouth sayed goo agayne to Balac saye on this wyse And he went agayne vnto him and loo he stode by his sacrifice both he aÌ„d all the lordes of Moab And he began hys parable and sayed Balac the kinge of Moab hath fett me fro Mesopotamia out of the mountaynes of the easte sayenge come curse me Iacob come and defye me Israel How shall I curse whom God curseth not The pope caÌ„tell howe and how shall I defye whom the Lorde defyeth note from the toppe of yâ— rockes Ise him and from the hylles I beholde him loo the people shall dwell by him selfe and shall not be reâ—ened amoÌ„ge other nacions Who can tell the dust of Iacob the numbre of the fourth parte of Israel I praye God that my soule maye dye the deeth of the righteous aÌ„d that my last ende maye be like his And Balac sayed vnto Balam what hast thou done vnto me I fett yâ— to curse myne enemyes and beholde thou blessest them And he answered and sayed must I not kepe that and speake it which the Lorde hath put in my mouthe And Balac sayed vnto him Come I praye the with me vnto another place whence thou shalt se them and shalt se but yâ— vtmoste parte of them aÌ„d shalt not se them all and curse me them there And he brought him in to a playne felde where men myght se farre euen to the toppe of Pisga and bylt .vij. alters and offered an oxe and a raÌ„ on euery alter And he sayed vnto Balac stonde here by thi sacrifyce whyle I goo yonder And the Lorde mett Balam and put wordes in his mouth and sayed goo agayne vnto Balac aÌ„d thus saye And when he came to him beholde he stode by his sacrifyce and the lordes of Moab with him And Balac sayed vnto him what sayeth yâ— Lorde And he toke vp his parable and sayed ryse vpp Balac and heare and
herken vnto me thou sonne of Ziphor The Lorde is not a maÌ„ that he can lye nether the sonne of a maÌ„ that he can repent shulde he saye and not doo or shulde he speake and not make it good beholde I haue begon to blesse and haue blessed and can not goo backe there fro He beheld no wikednesse in Iacob nor sawe Idolatrye in Israel The Lorde his God is with him and the trompe of a kynge amonge theÌ„ God that broughte them out of Egipte is as the strength of an vny corne vnto them for there is no sorcerer in Iacob nor soth sayer in Israel When the tyme cometh it wylde sayed of Iacob of Israel what God hath wrought Beholde yâ— people shall ryse vp as a lyonesse and heue vpp hym selfe as a lion shall not lye downe agayne vntill he haue eaten of the praye and drenke of the bloude of them that are slayne And Balac sayed vnto Balam nether curse them nor blesse theÌ„ And Balam answered aÌ„d sayed vnto Balac tolde not I the sayeÌ„ge all that the Lorde byddeth me yâ— I must doo And Balac sayed vnto Balam come I praye the I will brynge the yet vnto another place so per auenture it shall please God that thou mayst curse theÌ„ there And Balac broughte Balam vnto the toppe of Peor that boweth towarde the wildernesse And Balam sayed vnto Balac make me here .vij. alters prepare me here .vij. bollockes and .vij. raÌ„mes And Balac dyd as Balam had sayed and offered a bollocke and a ram on euery alter ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter WHen Balam sawe that it pleased yâ— Lorde that he shulde blesse Israel he went not as he dyd twyse before to fett sothsayenge but sett his face towarde yâ— wildernesse and lyfte vpp his eyes and loked apon Israel as he laye with his trybes and the spirite of God came apon him And he toke vp his parable and sayed BalaÌ„ the sonne of Beor hath sayed and the man whose eye is open hath sayed he hath sayed which heareth the wordes of God and seeth the visions of the allmightie which falleth downe his eyes are opened How goodly are the tentes of Iacob and thiâ—e habitacions Israel euen as the brode â—â—leyes and as gardens by the ryuers syde as the tentes which the Lorde hath pitched as â—perstrces apon the water The water shall flowe out of his boket and his seed shall be many waters and his kynge shal be hyer then Agag And his kyngdome shal be exalted God that broughte him out of Egipte is as the strenght of an vnycorne vnto him and he shall eate the nacions that are his enemies and breake their bones and perse them thorow with his arowes He couched him selfe and laye dâ—â—ne as a lion and as a lyonesse who shall stere him vp blessed is he that blesseth the aÌ„d cursed is he that curseth the. And Balac was wroth with balam and smote his handes together and sayed vnto him I sent for the to curse myne enemyes beholde thou hast blessed them this thre tymes and now gett the quyckly vnto thi place I thoughte that I woldè promote the vnto honoure but the Lorde hath kepte the backe from worshepe And Balam sayed vnto Balac tolde I not thi messeÌ„gers which thou sentest vnto me sayenge Yf balac wolde geue me his house ful of syluer aÌ„d golde I can not passe the mouth of the Lorde to doo ether good or bad of myne awne mynde What the Lorde sayeth that must I speake And now beholde I goo vnto my people come let me shewethe what this people shall doo tothi folke in the later dayes And he began his parable aÌ„d sayed Balam the sonne of Beor hath sayed and yâ— man that hath his eye open hath sayed he hath sayed that heareth the wordes of God hath the knowlege of the most hye and beholdeth yâ— vision of the allmightie and when he falleth downe hath his eyes opened I se him but not now I beholde him but not nye There shall come a starre of Jacob and rysea cepter of Israel which shall smyte that coostes of Mo ab and vndermyne all the childern of Seth. And Edom shal be his possession and yâ— possession of Seir shal be their enimyes and Israel shall doo manfully And out of Jacob shall come he that shall destroye the remnauÌ„t of the cities And he loked on Amaleck and began his parable and sayed Amaleck is the first of the nacions but his latter ende shall perysh utterly And he loked on the Renites and toke his parable and sayed stronge is thi dwellynge place and put thinest apon a rocke Neuer the later thou shalt be a burnynge to Rain vntill Assur take yâ— prisoner And he toke his parable sayed Alas who shall lyue when God doeth this The shippes shall come out of the coste of Cittim and subdue Assur and subdue Eber and he him selfe shall perysh at the last And Balam rose vp and went and dwelt in his place and Balac also went his waye ¶ The .xxv. Chapter ANd Israel dwelt in Sittim and the people began to commytt whoredome with the doughters of Moab which called the people vnto yâ— sacrifyce of their goddes And the people are and worshipped their goddes and Israel coupled him selfe vnto Baal Peor Then the Lorde was angrie with Israel and sayed vnto Moses take all yâ— heedes of the people and hange them vp vnto that Lorde agenst the sonne that the wrath of the Lorde mayeturne awaye from Israel And Moses sayed vnto the iudges of Israel goo and slee those men that ioyned theÌ„ selues vnto Baal Peor And beholde one of the childern of Israel came and broughte vnto his brethern a Madianitish wife euen in the sighte of Moses in the sighte of all the multitude of the childern of Israel as they were wepynge in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And when Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the sonne of AaroÌ„ the preast sawe it he rose vp out of the companye and toke a wepon in his hande and weÌ„t after the man of Israel in to the horchousse thrust them thorow both the man of Israel and also the woman euen thorow the belye of hir And the plage ceased from the childern of Israel And there dyed in the plage .xxiiij. thousande And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the sonne of Aaron the preast hath turned myne anger awaye from the childern of Israel because he was gelous for my sake amonge them that I had not coÌ„sumed the childern of Israel in my gelousye Wherfore saye beholde I geue vnto him my couenaunte of pease and he shall haue it and his seed after him euen the couenaunte of the preastis office for euer because he was gelous for his Gods sake and made an atonement for the childern of Israel The name of the Israelite which was smytten with the Madianitish wife was Sâ—â—ri the sonne of Salâ— a lorde of an auncieÌ„t honsse amonge the
offerynges And Moses tolde the childern of Israel acordynge to all that the Lorde commaunded him ¶ The .xxx. Chapter ANd Moses spake vnto the heedes of HeÌ„ce was fetrthe exaÌ„ple of oure vowes of chastite obediens and willfull pouertie oure offerynges aÌ„d oure pilgremage the trybes of yâ— childern of Israel sayeÌ„ge this is the thynge which the Lorde commaundeth Yf a man vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde or swere an othe aÌ„d bynde his soule he shall not goo baâ—ke with his worde but shal fulfyll all yâ— proceadeth out of his mouth Yf a damsell vowe a vowe vnto yâ— Lorde binde herselfe beynge in hir fathers housse and vnmaried Yf hir father heare hir vowe bonde which she hath made vppon hir soule holde his pease thereto then all hir vowes boÌ„des which she hath made vppoÌ„ hir soule shall stonde in effecte But yf hir father for byd her the same daye that he heareth it none of hir vowes nor bondes which she hath made vppon hir soule shal be of value aÌ„d the Lorde shall forgeue her because hir father forbade her Yf she had an husbonde when she vowed or pronounsed oughte out of hir lippes wherewith she bonde hir soule and hir husbonde her de it and helde his peace there at the same daye he herde it Then hir vowes and hir bondes wherewith she bounde hir soule shal stonde in effecte But aÌ„d yf hir husbonde forbade her the same daye that he herde it than hath he made hir vowe which she had vppoÌ„ her of none effecte and that also whiche she pronounsed with hir lippes wherewith she bounde hir soule and the Lorde shall forgeue her The vowe of a wedowe and of her that is deuorsed all that they haue bound their soules with all shall stonde in effecte with them Yf she vowed in her husbandes housse or bounde her soule with an oth and her husbande herde it and helde his peace and forbade her not then all her vowes and bondes wherewith she bound her soule shall stoÌ„de But yf her husbande disanulled them yâ— same daye that he herde them then nothing that proceded out of her lippes in vowes aÌ„d boundes wherewith she bounde her soule shall stonde in effecte for her husbande hath lowsed them and the Lorde shall forgeue her All vowes and othes that binde to humble the soule maye her husbande stablish or breake But yf her husbande hold his peace from one daye vnto another then he stablisheth all her vowes and boundes whiche she had vppon her because he helde his peace the saâ—â—e daye that he herde them And yf he afterwarde breake them he shall beare her synne him self These are the ordinaunces which yâ— Lorde commaunded Moses betwene a man and his wife and betwene the father and his doughter beyenge a damsell in hir fathers housse ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge auenge the childern of Israel of the Madianites and afterwarde be gathered vnto thy people And Moses spake vnto the folke sayenge Harnesse some of you vnto warre and let them goo apon the Madianites and auenge the Lorde of the Madianitis Ye shall sende vnto the warre a thousande of euery try be thorow out all the trybes of Israel And there were taken oute of the thousandes of Israel .xij. thousande prepared vnto warre of euery trybe a thousande And Moses sent them a thousande of euery trybe with Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the preaste to warre and the holye vessels the trompettes to blowe with in his honde And they warred agenst the Madianites as the Lorde commaunded Moses aÌ„d â—lewe all the males And they slewe the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne Eui Rekem Zur Hur and Reba fyne kynges of Madian And they slewe BalaÌ„ the sonne of Beor with the swerde And the childern of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners and their childern and spoyled all their catell their substance and their goodes And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt and all their castels with fyre And they roke all the spoyle and all they coude catche both of men and beestes And they broughte the captyues and that which they had taken and all the spoyle vnto Moses and Eleazer the preast aÌ„d vnto the companye of the childern of Israel euen vnto the hoste in yâ— feldes of Moab by Jordanenye to Jericho And Moses and Eleazer the preast and all the lordes of the congregacion went out of the hoste agenst them And Moses was angrie with the officers of the hoste with yâ— captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes which came from warre and batayle and sayde vnto them Haue ye saued the wemen alyue beholde these caused the childern of Israel thorow Balam to commytt trespace ageÌ„st yâ— Lorde by yâ— reason of Peor their folowed a plage amoÌ„ge yâ— congregacion of the Lorde Nowe therfore slee all the men childern and the wemen that haue lyâ—â— with men fleshlye But all the wemen children that haue not lyen with men kepe alyue for youre selues And lodge without the hoste .vij. dayes all that haue killed any persone all that haue twiched any dead body purifye both youre selues youre presoners the .iij. daye the .vij. And sprinkle all youre raymentes all that is made of skynnes all worke of gootes heer aÌ„d all thynges made of wodd And Eleazer the preast sayed vnto all yâ— meÌ„ of warre which went out to batayle this is the ordinaunce of the lawe which the Lorde commaunded Moses Gold syluer brasse yeron tyn leed all that maye abyde yâ— fyre ye shall make it goo thorow the fyre aÌ„d then it is cleane Neuerthelater it shal be sprinkled with sprinklinge water And all yâ— soffereth not the fyre ye shall make goo thorow the water And wash youre clothes the seuenth daye then ye are cleane And afterwarde come in to the hoste And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take the summe of the praye that was taken both of the wemeÌ„ of catell thou Eleazer the preast and the auncient heedes of yâ— congregacion And deuyde it into two parties betwene them that toke the warre vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and went out to batayle and all the congregacion And take a porcion vnto the Lorde of the men of warre whiche went oâ—te to batayle one of fyue hundred of the women and of the oxen and of the asses and of the shepe and ye shall take it of their halfe and geue it vnto Eleazer the preast an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde And of the halfe of yâ— childern of Israel take one of fystye of yâ— wemen of the oxen of the asses and of the shepe and of all maner of beestes geue them vnto the leuites which wayte apon the habitacion of the Lorde And Moses and Eleazer the preast did as the Lorde commaunded Moses And yâ— botye and the praye which the men of warre had caught was .vi. hundred thousande lxxv thousande shepe aÌ„d .lxxij. thousande
that which thou hast spoken is good to be done And then I toke the heedes of youre trybes men of wysdome and that were expert and made them ruelers ouer you captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes ouer fyftye and ouer ten and officers amonge youre trybes And I charged youre Iudges the same tyme Iudges sayenge heare youre brethern and iudge righteously betwene euery man and his brother and the straunges that is with him Se that ye knowe no man in Iudgement but heare the small as well as the greate and be afrayed of no man for the lawe is Gods And the cause that is to harde for you brynge vnto me and I will heare it And I commaunded you the same season all the thinges which ye shul de doo And then we departed from Horeb and walked thorow all that greate and terreble wildernesse as ye haue sene alonge by the waye that ledeth vnto the hilles of the Amorites as the Lorde oure God commaunded us and came to Cades bernea And there I sayed vnto you Ye are come vnto the hilles of the Amorites which the Lorde oure God doth geue vnto us Beholde the Lorde thi God hath sett the londe before the goo vpp and conquere it as the Lorde God of thy fathers sayeth vnto the feare not nether be discoraged And then ye came vnto me euery one and sayed Let us sende men before us to serche us out the londe and to brynge us worde agayne both what waye we shall goo vpp by and vnto what cities we shall come And the sayenge pleassed me well and I toke .xij. men of you of euery trybe one And they departed and went vp in to the hye contre and came vnto the ryuer Escoll and serched it out and toke of the frute of the londe in their hondes and brought it doune vnto us and brought us worde agayne and sayde it is a good lande which the Lorde oure God doeth geue us Notwithstondinge ye wolde not consente to goo vpp but were dishobedient vnto the mouth of the Lorde youre God aÌ„d murmured in youre tentes and sayde because the Lorde hateth us therfore he hath brought us out of the londe of Egipte to delyuer us in to the handes of the Amorites and to destroye us How shall we goo vpp Oure brethern haue discoraged oure hartes sayenge the people is greater and taller than we aÌ„d the cities are greatte and walked euen vpp to heauen and moreouer we haue sene the sonnes of the Enakimes there And I sayed vnto you dreade not nor be afrayed of theÌ„ The Lorde youre God which goeth before you he shall fyghte for you acordynge to all that he dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eies aÌ„d in the wildernesse as thou hast sene how that the Lorde thy God bare the as a man shulde beare his sonne thorow out all the waye which ye haue gone vntill ye came vnto this place And yet for all this sayenge ye dyd not beleue the Lorde youre God which goeth the waye before you to serche you out a place to pitche youre tentes in in fyre by nyght that ye myghte se what waye to go and in a cloude by daye And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordes and was wroth and swore sayenge there shall not one of these men of this frowarde generacion se that good londe which I sware to geue vnto youre fathers saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune he shall se it and to him I will geue the londe which he hath walked in aÌ„d to his childern because he hath contynually folowed the Lorde Likewise the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes sayenge thou also shalt not go in thiter But Iosua the soÌ„ne of Nun which stondeth before the he shall go in thither Bolde him therfore for he shall deuyde it vnto Israel Moreouer youre childern which ye sayed shulde be a praye and youre sonnes which knowe nether good nor bad this daye they shall goo in thither aÌ„d vnto them I will geue it aÌ„d they shall enioye it But as for you turne backe and take youre iurneye in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the reed see Than ye answered and sayed vnto me We haue synned agenst the Lorde we will goo vp and fyghte acordinge to all that the Lorde oure God coÌ„maunded us And wheÌ„ ye had gyrde on euery man his wepons of warre and were ready to goo vp in to the hilles the Lorde sayed vnto me saye vnto theÌ„ se that ye go not vp and that ye fighte not for I am not amoÌ„ge you lest ye be plaged before youre enemies * And wheÌ„ I told you ye wold not heare but Here thou seâ—st the verey image of the papistes For thei like wise where Gods worde is there they beleue not aÌ„d where it is not there they be bold disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde and went presumptously vp in to the hilles TheÌ„ the Amorites which dwelt in those hilles came out agenst you and chased you as bees doo and hewed you in Seir eueÌ„ vnto Horma And ye came agayne and wepte before the Lorde but the Lorde wolde not heare youre voyce nor geue you audience And so ye abode in Cades aloÌ„ge season acordinge vnto the tyme that ye there dwelt The .ij. Chapter THen we turned and toke oure iurney in to the wildernesse euen the waye to the red see as the Lord coÌ„maunded me And we compassed the mountayns of Seir a loÌ„ge tyme TheÌ„ the Lorde spake vnto me saienge Ye haue coÌ„passed this mountayns loÌ„ge ynough turne you northwarde And warne the people sayenge Ye shall goo thorow the costes of youre brethern the childern of Esau which dwell in Seir and they shal be afrayed of you But take good hede vnto youreselues that ye prouoke theÌ„ not for I wil not geue you of their loÌ„de no not so moch as a foâ—e breadeth because I haue geueÌ„ mount Seir vnto Esau to possesse Ye shall bye meate of theÌ„ for money to 〈◊〉 and ye shall bye water of theÌ„ for money to drâ—kâ— For the Lorde thy God hath blessed the in all the workes of thine haÌ„de aÌ„d knew the as thou weÌ„ test thorow this greate wildernesse Moreouer the Lorde thi God hath bene with the this xl yeres so that thou hast lacked nothinge And wheÌ„ we were departed from oure brethern the childern of Esau which dwelt in Seir by the felde waye from Elath aÌ„d Ezion Gaber we turned aÌ„d went the waye to the wildernesse of Moab TheÌ„ the Lorde sayed vnto me se that thou vexe not the Moabites nether prouoke theÌ„ to batayle for I will not geue the of their loÌ„de to possesse because I haue geueÌ„ Ar vnto the childern of loth to possesse The Emimes dwelt there in in tymes past a people greate many aÌ„d tal as the Enakimes which also were takeÌ„ for geantes as the Enakimes And the Moabites called theÌ„ Emymes In like maner the Horimes dwelt in Seir before time which the childern of Esau cast
your brethern as well as vnto you and vntyll they also haue conquered the londe which the Lorde youre God hath geuen them beyonde lordayne and then returne agayne euery maÌ„ vnto his possession which I haue geueÌ„ you And I warned Iosua the same tyme sayeng thyne eyes haue sene all that the Lorde youre God hath done vnto these two kynges eueÌ„so the Lorde will doo vnto all kyngdomes whither thou goest Feare them not for the Lorde youre God he it is that fighteth for you And I besoughte the Lorde the same tyme sayenge O lorde Iehoua thou hast begonne to shewe thy servaunte thy greatnesse and thy mightie hande for there is no God in heauen nor in erth that can do after thy workes and after thy power let me goo ouer aÌ„d se the good londe that is beyonde Iordayne that goodly hye contre and Libanon But the Lorde was angrie with me for youre sakes and wolde not heare me but sayed vnto me be content and speake henceforth no moare vnto me of this matter Get the vp in to the toppe of Pisga aÌ„d lifte vpp thine eyes west north south aÌ„d easte aÌ„d beholde it with thyne eyes for thou shalt not goo ouer this Iordayne Moreouer charge Iosua and corage him and bolde him For he shall go ouer before his people and he shall deuyde the londe which thou shalt se vnto them And so we abode in the valaye besyde Beth Peor ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ANd now herken Israel vnto the ordinaunces aÌ„d lawes which I teache you â–ª for to doo them that ye maye lyue aÌ„d goo aÌ„d conquere No â–ª nâ—â— yet corrupt it with false glosâ—s to coÌ„â—â—me Aristotle but rebuke Aristotles false lerninge therewith the londe which the Lorde God of youre fathers geueth you Ye shall put nothinge vnto the worde which I commaunde you nether doo ought there from that ye maye kepe the commaundmentes off the Lorde youre God which I commaunde you You re eyes haue sene what the Lorde dyd vnto Baal Peor for al the men that folowed Baal Peor the Lorde youre God hath destroyed fâ—om amoÌ„ge you But ye that claue vnto the Lorde youre God are alyue euery one of you this daye Beholde I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes soche as the Lorde my God commauÌ„ded me that ye shulde do eueÌ„ so in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Kepe them therfore and doo them for that is youre wisdome and vnderstandynge in the syghte of the nacyons whiche when they haue herde all these ordinaunces shall saye O what a wyse and vnderstondynge people is this greate nacion For what nacyon is so greate that hath Goddes so nye vnto hym as the Lorde oure God is nye vnto vs in all thinges when we call vnto hym Yee and what nacyon is so greate that hath ordinaunces and lawes so ryghtuousse as all thys lawe whiche I sett before you this daye Take hede to thy selfe therfore only aÌ„d kepe thy soule diligently that thou forgett not the thinges which thyne eyes haue sene and that they departe not out of thyne harte all the Teach youre childern dayes of thine life but teach them thy sonnes aÌ„d thy sonnes sonnes The daye that I stode before the Lorde youre god in Horeb wheÌ„ he sayed vnto me gather me the people together that I maye make them heare my wordes that they maye lerne to fâ—re me as longe as thei lyue vppon the erth and that they maye teache their childern ye came aÌ„d stode also vnder the hyll aÌ„d the hyll burnt with fire euen vnto the myddes of heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was darcknesse clowdes aÌ„d myst And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the fire aÌ„d ye herde the voyce of the The voice is all to gether vnto that image ought men â—o bowâ— there hertes wordes But sawe no ymage saue herde a voyce only And he declared vnto you his couenaunt which he commaunded you to doo euen â–ª x. verses and wrote them in two tables of stone And the Lorde commaunded me the same season to teache you ordynaunces and lawes for to doo them in the londe whether ye goo to possesse it Take hede vnto youre selues diligently as pertayninge vnto youre soules for ye sawe no maner of ymage the daye when the Lorde spake vnto you in Horeb out of the fire lest ye marre youre selues and make you grauen ymages after whatsoeuer likenesse it be whether after the likenesse of maÌ„ or womaÌ„ or any mane beest that is on the erth or of any maner fâ—thâ—â— red foule that fleth in the ayre or of any maner worme that crepeth on the erth or of any maner fysh that is in the water beneth the erth Ye and leste thou lyâ—â—e vpp thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the sonne and the mone and the starres and what soeuer is contayned in heauen shuldest be disceaued and shuldest bow thi selfe vnto them aÌ„d sâ—rue the thinges which the Lorde thy God hath distributed vnto all nacions that are vnder al quarters of heauen For the Lorde toke you and broughte you out of the yernen fornace of Egipte to be vnto him a people of enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Forthermoare the Lorde was angrye with me for youre sakes and sware that I shulde not goo ouer Iordane and that I shulde not goo vnto that good londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherytaunce For I must dye in this londe and shall not goo ouer Iordane But ye shall goo ouer and conquere that good londe Take hede vnto youre selues therfore that ye forgett not the appoyntment of the Lorde youre God which he made with you and that ye make you no grauen ymage of what soeuer it be that the Lorde thi God hath forbidden the. For the Lorde thi God is a coÌ„suminge fyre and a gelouse God Yf after thou hast gotten childern and childerns childern and hast dwelt longe in the londe ye shall marre youre selues and make grauen ymages after the liknesse of what so euer it be and shall worke wekednesse in the syghte of the Lorde thy God to prouoke him I call heauen and erth to recorde vnto you this daye that ye shall shortely peressh from of the londe whether ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it Ye shall not prolonge youre dayes therin but shall shortly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scater you amonge nacions and ye shal be lefte few in numbre amonge the people whother the Lorde shall brynge you and there ye shall serue goddes which are the workes of mans hande wod and stone which nether se nor heare nor eate nor smell Neuer the later ye shall seke the Lorde youre God euen there and shalt fynde him yf thou seke him with all thine herte and with all thy soule In thi tribulacion and when all these thinges are come apon the euen in the later dayes thou shalt turne vnto the Lorde thy God and shalt herken vn to his voyce For the Lorde thy God is
a pitiefull God he will not forsake the nether destroye the nor forgett the appoyntmēt made with thy fathers which he sware vnto them For axe I praye the of the dayes that are past which were before the sence the daye that God created man vppon the erth and from the one syde of heauen vnto the other whether any thinge hath bene lyke vnto this greate thinge or whether any soche thinge hath bene herde as it is that a nacion hath herde the voyce of God speakinge out of fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued ether whether God assayed to goo and take him a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacions and sygnes and wonders and thorow warre and with a mightie hande and a stretched out arme and wyth myghtye terreble sightes acordynge vnto all that the Lorde youre God dyd vnto you in Egipte before youre eyes Vnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe how that the Lorde he is God and that there is none but he Out of heauen he made the heare his voyce to nurter the ▪ and vppon erth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou hardest his wordes out of the fyre And because he loued thy fathers therfore he chose their seed after them and broughte the out with his presence and with his myghtye power of Egipte to thrust out nations greater ād myghtyer then thou before the to bringe the in and to geue the their londe to enheritaunce as it is come to passe this daye Vnderstonde therfore this daye and turne it to thine herte that the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue and vppon the erth beneth there is no moo kepe therfore his ordynaunces and his commaundmentes which I commaun de the this daye that it maye goo well with the and with thi childern after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the erth which the Lorde thi God geueth the for euer Then Moses seuered .iij. cities on the other syde Iordane towarde the sonne rysynge that he shulde fle thiter which had kylled his neygh boure vnwares and hated him not in tyme past and therfore shulde fle vnto one of the same cities and lyue Bezer in the wildernesse euen in the playne contre amonge the Rubenites and Ramoth in Gilead amonge the Gaddites and Solan in Basan amonge the Manassites This is the lawe which Moses set before the children of Israel and these are the witnesse ordinaunces and statutes which Moses tolde the childern of Israel after they came out of Egipte on the other syde Iordayne in the valey besyde Beth Peor in the londe of Sihō kinge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon whom Moses and the childern of Israel smote after they were come out of Egipte ād conquered his lande and the lande of Og kinge of Basan .ij. kynges of the Amorites on the other syde Iordayne towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroar vppon the bancke of the ryuer Arnon vnto mount Sion which is called Hermon ād all the feldes on the other sydel or dayne eastwarde euen vnto the see in the felde vnder the springes of Pisga The. ◠Chapter ANd Moses called vnto all Israell and sayed vnto them Heare Israel the ordynaunces and lawes which I speke in thyne eares this daye and lerne them and take hede that ye doo them The Loode oure God made an appoyntment with us in Horeb. The Lorde made not this bonde with oure fathers but with us we are they which are al heare a lyue this daye The Lord talked with you face to face in the moūt out of the fyre And I stode betwene the Lorde and you the same tyme to shewe you the sayenge of the Lorde For ye were afrayed of the fyre and therfore went not vpp in to the mount and he sayed I am the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the lōde of Egipte the housse of bōdage Thou shalt haue therfore none other goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen Image off any maner lykenesse that is in heauen aboue Image or in the erth beneth or in the water beneth the erth Thou shalt nether bowe thy self vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God visettinge the wikednesse of the fathers vppon the childern euen in the thyrde and the fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shew mercye apon thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundmentes Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabbath daye that thou sanctifi◠it as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the. Syxe dayes thou shalt laboure and doo all that thou hast to doo but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God thou shalt doo no maner worke nether thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nor thy seruaunte nor thy mayde nor thine oxe nor thyne asse nor any of thi catell nor the straunger that is within thy cytye that thy seruaunte and thy mayde maye rest as well as thou * And remembre that thou God sheweth a cause why we oughte to kepe his commaundmentes the pope doth not wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egypte and how that the Lorde God brought the out thence with a myghtye hande and a stretched out arme For which cause the Lorde thy God commaundeth the to kepe the Sabbath daye Honoure thi father and thi mother as the Lord thi God hath cōmaūded the that thou mayst prolonge thi dayes and that it maye go well with the on the londe which the Lorde thi God geueth the. Thou shalt not slee Thou shalt not breake wedlocke Thou shalt not steale Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agenst thy neghboure Thou shalt not luste after thi neghbours wife thou shat not couet thi neyghbours housse felde seruaunte mayde oxe asse nor ought that is thi neghbours These wordes the Lorde spake vnto al youre multitude in the mount out of the fyre cloude and darcknesse with a loude voyce and added nomoare there to and wrote them in .ij. tables of stone and delyuered them vnto me But as soone as ye herde the voyce out off the darcknesse and sawe the hill burne with fyre ye came vnto me all the heedes of youre tribes and youre elders and ye sayed beholde the Lorde oure God hath shewed us his glorye and his greatnesse and we haue herde his voyce out of the fyre and we haue sene this daye that God maye talke with a man and he yet lyue And now wherfore shulde we dye that this greate fyre shulde consume us Yf we shulde heare the voyce of the Lorde oure God any moare we shulde dye For what is any flesh that he shulde heare the voyce of the lyuynge God speakynge out of the fyre as we haue done and shulde yet lyue Goo thou ād heare all that the Lorde oure God sayeth and tell thou vnto us all that the Lorde oure God sayeth vnto the and
so that he bringeth them to noughte and wil not defâ—erre the tyme vnto him that hateth hiÌ„ but will rewarde him before his face Kepe therfore the commaundmentes ordinaunces and lawes which I commaunde you this daye that ye doo them Yf ye shall herken vnto these lawes aÌ„d shall obserue and do them then shall the Lorde thy God kepe poyntment with the and the mercy which he swore vnto thy fathers and will loue the blesse the and multiplye the he will blesse the frute of thy wombe and the frute of thi felde thy corne thy wyne and thy oyle the frute of thyne oxen and the flockes of thy shepe in the londe which he swore vnto thy fathers to geuethe Thou shalt be blessed aboue all nacions there shal be nether man nor woman vnfrutefull amonge you nor any thinge vnfrutefull amonge youre catell Moreouer the Lorde will turne from the all maner infirmityes and will put none off the euell dyseases off Egipte whiche thou knowest apon the but wyll sende them vppon them that hate the. Thou shalt bringe to nought all nacions which the Lorde thy God delyuereth the thyne eye shall haue no pitie vppon them nether shalt thou serue their goddes for that shal be thy decaye Yf thou shalt saye in thine hert these nacions are moo than I how caÌ„ I cast them God is as able â—oâ—â— also to deliuer vs out of the captiui te of the popâ— out Feare theÌ„ not but remeÌ„bre what the Lorde thy god dyd vnto Pharao aÌ„d vnto all Egipte aÌ„d the greate temptacions which thine eyes sawe aÌ„d the signes aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d mightie haÌ„de aÌ„d stretched out arme wherewith the Lord thy god broughte the out eueÌ„ so shall the Lorde thy God doo vnto all the nacions of which thou art afrayed Thereto the Lorde thy God will send hornettes amonge them vntyll they that are lefte and hyde them selues froÌ„ the be destroyed Se thou feare theÌ„ not for the lord thi god is amoÌ„g you a mightie god aÌ„d a terrible The Lord thy god will put out these nacioÌ„s before the a litle aÌ„d a litle thou maist not coÌ„sume theÌ„ at oÌ„ce lest the beestes of the felde encrease vpoÌ„ the. And the lorde thy god shall delyuer theÌ„ vnto the aÌ„d sterre vp a mightie teÌ„pest amoÌ„ge theÌ„ vntil thei be brought to nought And he shal deliuer their kinges in to thine haÌ„de aÌ„d thou shalt destroye their names froÌ„ vnder heaueÌ„ There shal no maÌ„ stonde before the vntill thou haue destroyed them The images of their goddes thou shalt burne with fire aÌ„d se that thou couet not the syluer or golde that is on them nor take it vnto the lest thou be snared therewith For it is an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde thy God Brynge not therfore the abhominacyon to thyne housse lest thou be a damned thynge as it is but vtterlye defye it and abhorre it for it is a thinge that must be destroyed ¶ The .viij. Chaptre All the commaundmentes which I commaunde the this daye ye shal kepe for to do them that ye maye lyue and multiplye and goo and possesse the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers And thinke on all the waye which the Lorde thy God led the this .xl. yere in the wildernesse for to humble the aÌ„d to proue the to wete what was in thine herte whether thou woldest kepe his commaundmentes or no He humbled the and made the hongre and fed the with man which nether thou nor thy father knâ—we of â–ª to make the know that a man must not lyue by bred only but by The word is life al that procedeth out of them outh of the Lorde must a man lyue Thy rayment waxed not olde vppon the nether dyd thy fete swell thys xl yere Vnderstonde therfore in thine herte that as a man â—â—â—â—ereth his sonne euen so the Lorde thy God 〈…〉 reth the. Kepe therfore the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God that thou walke in his wayes and that thou feare him For the Lorde thy God bringeth the in to a good lande a londe of riuers of water of fouÌ„tens and of springes that springe out both in valayes and hylles a londe of whete and of barly of vynes figtrees and pomgranates a lond of olyuetrees with oyle and of honye a lande wherin thou shalt not eate bred in scarcenesse and where thou shalt lacke nothinge a londe whose stones are yerne and out of whose hylles thou shalt dygge brasse When thou hast eaten therfore and filled thy selfe then blesse the Lord for the good lond which he hath geuen the. But bewarre that thou forgett not the Lorde thy God that thou woldest not kepe his coÌ„maundmentes lawes and ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye yee and when thou hast eaâ—eÌ„ aÌ„d filled thy selfe aÌ„d hast bylt goodly housses aÌ„d dwelt therin aÌ„d when thy beesse aÌ„d thy shepe are waxed manye aÌ„d thy syluer aÌ„d golde is multiplied aÌ„d all that thou hast encreased then bewarre lest thine herte ryse aÌ„d thou forgett the Lorde thy God which brought the out of the londe of Egipte the housse of bondage aÌ„d which led the in the wildernesse both greate aÌ„d terreble with firye serpentes aÌ„d scorpions aÌ„d thurste where was no water which brought the water out of the rocke of flynt whiche fed the in the wildernesse with Man where of thy fathers knewe not for to humble the and to proue the that he might doo the good at thy later ende And beware that thou saye not in thine herte my power and the might of myne awne haÌ„de hath done me all these actes But remembre Gods power worketh and not we the Lorde thy God how that it is he which gaue the power to do maÌ„fully for to make good the promesse which he sware vnto thy fathers as it is come to passe this daye For yf thou shalt forget the Lorde thy god and shalt walke after straunge goddes and serue them and worsheppe them I testyfye vnto you this daye that ye shall surely perysh As the nacyons whiche the Lorde destroyeth before the euen so ye shall peryshe because ye wolde not herken vnto the voyce of the Lord youre God ¶ The .ix. Chapter HEare Israel thou goest ouer Ioadayne this daye to goo and conquere nacions greater and mightier than thy selfe and cities greate aÌ„d walled vp to heauen aÌ„d people greate and tall euen the childern of the Enakâ—ms which thou knowest and of whom thou hast herde saye who is able to stond before the childern of Enack But vnderstonde this daye that the Lorde thy God which goeth ouer before the a consumyng fire he shall destroye them and he shall subdue them before the. And thou shalt cast them out and brynge them to noughte quyckely as the Lorde hath sayed vnto the. Speake not in thyne hert after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before the sayenge where is â—â—â— righâ—â—â—esnesse for my rightuousnes the Lorde hath brought me in to the possesse this
loÌ„de Nay but for the wekednesse of these nacions the Lord doth cast theÌ„ out before the. It is not for thy rightuousnes sake aÌ„d right hert that thou goest to possesse their loÌ„d But partely for the wekednesse of these nacioÌ„s the Lord thy god doth cast theÌ„ out before the and partly to performe that which the Lorde thy God sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Vnderstond therfore that it is not for thy rightuousnes sake that the Lorde thy God doth geue the this good lâ—nd to possesse it for thou art a stissenecked people RemeÌ„bre aÌ„d forget not how thou prouokedest the Lorde thi god in the wildernesse for sens the daye that thou camest out of the lond of Egipte vntyll ye came vnto this place ye haue rebelled agenst the Lorde Also in Horeb ye angred the Lorde so that the Lorde was wroth with you eueÌ„ to haue destroyed you after that I was gone vpp in to the mount to fett the tables of stone the tables of appoyntment which the Lorde made with you And I abode in the hyll .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water And the Lorde delyuered me two tables of stone writen with the finger of God and in them was acordynge to all the wordes which the Lorde sayed vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye wheÌ„ the people were gathered together And wheÌ„ the .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes were ended the Lorde gaue me the two tables off stone the tables of the testament and sayed vnto me Vpp and get the doune quyckely from hence for thy people which thou hast broughte out of Egipte haue marred themselues They are turned attonce out of the waye whiche I commaunded them and haue made theÌ„ a god of metall Furthermore the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge I se this people how that it is a stiffenecked people let me alone that I maye destroye them and put out the name off them from vnder heauen and I will make off the a nacion both greater aÌ„d moo than they And I turned awaye and came doune from the hyll and the hyll burnt with fire and had the two tables of the appoyntment in my handes And when I loked and sawe that ye had synned agenst the Lorde youre God and had made you a calfe of metall and had turned attonce out of the waye whiche the Lorde had commaunded you TheÌ„ I toke the two tables and cast them out of my two handes and brake theÌ„ before youre eyes And I fell before the Lorde euen as at the first tyme .xl. dayes aÌ„d xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water ouer all youre synnes whiche ye had synned in doynge wekedly in the syght of the Lorde aÌ„d in prouokinge him For I was afrayed of the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lord was angrie with you eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde my peticion at that tyme also The Lorde was very angrie with Aaron also eueÌ„ for to haue destroyed him But I made intercession for AaroÌ„ also the same tyme. And I toke youre synne the calfe which ye had made aÌ„d burnt him with fire aÌ„d stampe him and grounde him a good eueÌ„ vnto smal dust And I cast the dust thereof in to the broke that descended out of the mount Also at â—habeera and at Masa and at the sepulchres of lust ye angred the Lorde yee aÌ„d when the Lorde sent you from Cades Bernea sayenge goo vpp and conquere the lond whiche I haue geuen you ye disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde youre God and nether beleued hiÌ„ nor herkened vnto his voyce Thus ye haue bene disobedieÌ„t vnto the Lord sence the daye that I knew you And I fell before the Lorde .xl. dayes and Lerne to praâ—â— xl nightes whiche I laye there for the Lorde was minded to haue destroyed you But I made intercession vnto the Lorde and sayed O Lorde Iehoua destroye not thy people and thyne enheritauÌ„ce which thou hast delyuered thorow thi greatnesse and which thou hast brought out of Egipte with a mightie hand RemeÌ„bre thy servauntes Abraham Isaac and Iacob and loke not vnto the stoburnesse of this people nor vnto their wekednesse and synne lest the londe whence thou broughtest them saye Because the Lorde was not able to brynge them in to the londe which he promysed them and because he hated them therfore he caried them out to destroye them in the wildernesse Moreouer they are thy people and thine enheritaunce whiche thou broughtest out with thy myghtye power and wyth thy stretched out arme ¶ The .x. Chapte IN the same ceason the Lord sayed vnto me hewe the two tables of stone like vnto the first and come vp vnto me in to the mount aÌ„d make the an Arke of wod and I will wryte in the table the wordes that were in the first tables which thou brakest aÌ„d thou shalt put theÌ„ in the arcke And I made an arke of sethiÌ„ wod aÌ„d hewed two tables of stone like vnto the first aÌ„d went vp in to the mountayne and the .ij. tables in myne hande And he wrote in the tables acording to the first writinge the .x. verses whiche the Lorde spake vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye when the people were gathered aÌ„d gaue theÌ„ vnto me And I departed aÌ„d came doune froÌ„ the hyll and put the tables in the arcke which I had made aÌ„d there they remayned as the Lorde commaunded me And the childern of Israel toke their iurney from Beroth BeÌ„ IakeÌ„ to Mosera where AaroÌ„ dyed aÌ„d where he was buried aÌ„d Eleazer his sonne became preast iÌ„ his steade And froÌ„ theÌ„ce they departed vnto Gudgod aÌ„d froÌ„ Gudgod to Iathbath a loÌ„d of riuers of water And the same ceason the Lorde separated the trybe of Leui to beare the arcke of the appoyntment of the Lorde and to stonde before the Lorde aÌ„d to ministre vnto him and to blesse in his name vnto this daye Wherfore the Leuites haue no parte nor enheritaunce with their brethern The Lorde he is their enheritaunce as the Lorde thy God hath promysed them And I taried in the mount eueÌ„ as at the first tyme .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes and the Lorde herkened vnto me at that tyme also so that the Lorde wolde not destroye the. And the Lorde sayed vnto me vpp aÌ„d goo forth in the iurney before the people and let them goo in aÌ„d conquere the lond which I sware vnto their fathers to geue vnto them And now Israel what is it that the Lord thi God requyreth of the but to feare the Lord thi God and to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serue the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and with all thy soule that thou kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye for thy welth Beholde heauen and the heauen of heauens is the Lordes thy god and the erth with all that therein is
off youre handes youre vowes and frewillofferynges and thy fyrst borne off youre oxen and off youre shepe And there ye shall eate before the Lorde youre God and ye shall reioyse in all that ye laye youre handes on both ye and youre housholdes because the Lord thy God hath blessed the. Ye shall doo after nothinge that we doo here this daye euery man what semeth hiÌ„ good * in his awne eyes For ye are not yet come to rest nor vnto the enheritaunce which the Lorde youre God geueth you But ye shal goo ouer Iordayne aÌ„d dwell in the loÌ„de which the Lorde youre God geueth you to enheret aÌ„d he shal geue you rest froÌ„ al youre enemies rounde aboute and ye shall dwell in safetie Therfore when the Lorde youre God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there thither ye shall brynge all that I commaunde you youre burntsacryfices and youre offerynges youre tithes and the heueofferynges of youre handes and all youre godly vowes which ye vowe vnto the Lorde And ye shall reioyse before the Lorde youre God both ye youre sonnes and youre doughters youre seruauntes and youre maydes and the leuite that is within youre gates for he hath nether parte nor enheritaunce with you Take hede that thou offer not thi burntofferynges in what soeuer place thou seyst but in the place which the Lorde shall haue chosen amonge one of thy trybes there thou shalt offer thi burntofferynges and there thou shalt doo all that I commaunde the. Notwitstondynge thou mayst kyll aÌ„d eate flesh in al thi cities what soeuer thi soule lusteth after acordinge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the both the * vncleane and the cleane mayst thou eate Vncleane as pertayninge vn to sacrifice as beestes that had deformities but not of the vncleane that was forbiddeÌ„ euen as the roo and the hert only eate not the bloude but poure it apon the erth as water Thou mayst not eate within thi gates the tythe of thi corne of thy wyne and of thi oyle ether the firstborne of of thine oxen or of thy shepe nether any of thi vowes which thou vowest nor thi frewilofferinges or heueofferynges of thyne handes but thou must eate them before the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen both thou thi sonne and thi doughter thi seruaunte and thy mayde aÌ„d the leuite that is within thi gates aÌ„d thou shalt reioyse before the Lorde thi God in al that thou puttest thine hande to And bewarre that thou forsake not the leuite as loÌ„ge as thou lyuest vppon the erth Yf when the Lorde thi God hath enlarged thi costes as he hath promysed the thou saye I will eate flesh because thi soule longeth to eate flesh then thou shalt eate flesh what so euer thi soule lusteth Yf the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to put his name there be to ferre from the then thou mayst kylle of thi oxen and of thi shepe which the Lorde hath geuen the as I haue commaunded the and thou mayst eate in thine awne citie what soeuer thi soule lusteth Neuer the later as the roo and the herte is eaten euen so thou shalt eate it the vncleane and the cleane indifferently thou shalt eate But be strong that thou eate not the bloude For the bloude that is the lyfe and thou mayst not eate the life with the flesh thou maist not eate it but must power it vppoÌ„ the erth as water Se thou eate it not therfore that it maye goo well with the and with thy childern after the when thou shalt haue done that whyche is ryghte in the syghte off the Lorde But thy holye thinges which thou hast and thy vowes thou shalt take and go vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen and thou shalt offer thy burntoffrynges both flesh aÌ„d bloude apon the alter of the Lorde thy God and the bloude of thine offrynges thou shalt poure out vppon the alter of the Lorde thy God and shalt eate the flesh Take hede and heare all these wordes which I commaunde the that it maye goo well with the and with thy children after the for euer wheÌ„ thou doest that whiche is good and right in the sighte of the Lorde thy God When the Lorde thy God hath destroyed the nacions before the whother thou goest to conquere them and when thou hast conquered them and dwelt in their landes Bewarre that thou be not taken in a snare after theÌ„ after that they be destroyed before the and that thou axenot after their goddes saynge how dyd these nacyons serue their goddes that I maye doo so likewyse Nay thou shalt not doo so vnto the Lorde thy God for all abhominacyons which the Lorde hated dyd they vnto their goddes For they burnt both their sonnes aÌ„d their doughters with fire vnto their goddes But what soeuer I commaunde you that take hede ye do aÌ„d put nought thereto nor take ought Put noughte to neâ— take ought awaye there from ¶ The .xiij. Chapter YF there a ryse amonge you a prophett or a dreamer of dreames and geue the a sygne or a wondre and that sygne or wonder which he hath sayed come to passe and then saye lat vs goo after straunge Goddes which thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them her ken not vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames For the Lorde thy God teÌ„pteth you to wete whether ye loue the Lord God geueth vs his worde â—â— coÌ„firmeth â—â— with miracles to proue who hath a â—r ue herteâ— we must take hede to the scripture lest false prophetes or false miracles deceave vs. youre God with all youre hertes aÌ„d with al youre soules For ye must walke after the Lorde youre God aÌ„d feare him and kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dmentes and herken vnto his voyce and serue him and cleaue vnto him And that prophete or dreamer of dreames shall dye for it because he hath spokeÌ„ to turne you awaye froÌ„ the Lorde youre God which broughte you out of the londe of Egipte aÌ„d delyuered you out of the housse of bondage to thrust the out of the waye whiche the Lorde thy God commaunded the to walke in and so thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Yf thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne awne sonne or thy doughter or the wife that lieth in thy bosome or thy frende which is as thyne awne soule vnto the â–ª entyce the secretly sayenge let vs goo and serue straunge goddes which thou hast not knoweÌ„ nor yet thy fathers of the goddes of the people whiche are rouÌ„de aboute the whether thei benye vnto the or farre of from the from the one ende of the lande vnto the other Se thou consente not vnto him nor herken vnto him no let not thynâ— eye pitye him nor haue compassyon on hym nor kepe him secrett but cause him to be slayne Thine hande shal be first apon hym to kyll him and then the
But geue him and let it not greue thine hert to geue Because that for that thinge the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to For the londe shall neuer be without poore Wherfore I coÌ„maunde the sayenge open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady aÌ„d poore in thy lande Yf thi brother an Hebrue sell him self to the or an Hebruas he shall serue the syxe yere and the seuenth yere thou shalt lett him go fre from the. And when thou sendest hym out fre from the thou shalt not let him goo awaye emptye but shalt geue him of thy shepe and of thi corne and of thy wyne and geue him off that where with the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egipte and the Lorde thi God delyuered the thence wherfore I commaunde the this thinge to daye But and yf he saye vnto the I will not goo awaye from the because he loueth the and thine housse and is well at ease with the. Then take a naule and nayle his eare too the doore there with aÌ„d let him be thi seruaunte foreuer and vnto thi mayde seruaunte thou shalt doo likewise And let it not greue thine eyes to lett him goo out from the for he hath bene worthe a double hired seruaunte to the in his seruyce .vi. yeres And the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all that thou doest All the firstborne that come of thine oxen and of thi shepe that are males thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thi God Thou shalt do no seruyce with the firstborne of thi shepe but shalt eate theÌ„ before the Lord thi God yere by yere in the place which the Lorde hath chosen both thou and thine houssholde Yf there be any deformyte there in whether it be lame or blinde or what soeuer euell fauerednesse it hath thou shalt not offer it vnto the Lorde thi God But shalt eate it in thyne awne citie the vncleane and the cleane indifferently as the roo and the hert Only eate not the bloude there of but poure it vppon the grounde as water The .xvi. Chapter OBserue the moneth of Abyb and offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God For in the moneth of Abib the Lorde thy God brought the out of Egipte by nyght Thou shalt therfore offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God and shepe and oxen in the place which the Lorde shall chose to make his name dwell there Thou shalt cate no leueÌ„ded bred there with but shalt eate there with the bred of tribulacioÌ„ .vij. dayes loÌ„ge For thou camest out of the loÌ„de of Egipte in hast that thou mayst remembre the daye when thou camest out of the londe of Egipte all dayes of thi life And se that there be no leuended bred sene in all thi costes .vij. dayes longe and that there remayne nothinge of the flesh which thou hast offered the fyrst daye at euen vntil the mornynge Thou mayst not offer passeover in any of thi cities which the Lord thi god geueth the But in the place which the Lorde thi God shall chose to make his name dwell in there thou shalt offer Passeouer at euen aboute the goyngdoune of the sonne euen in the season that thou camest out of Egipte And thou shalt seth and eate in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen and departe on the morowe and gette the vnto thi tente Sixe dayes thou shalt eate swete bred and the seuenth daye is for the people to come together to the Lorde thi God that thou mayst do no worke Then reken the .vij. wekes and begynne to rekeÌ„ the .vij. wekes when the syccle begynneth in the corne and kepe the feast of wekes vnto the Lorde thi God that thou geue a frewil offeringe of thine haÌ„de vnto the Lord thi God acordinge as the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And reioyse before the Lorde thi God both thou thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte and thi mayde and the leuite that is within thi gates and the straunger the fatherlesse aÌ„d the wedowe that are amonge you in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to make his name dwel there And remeÌ„bre that thou why wast a seruauÌ„te in Egipte that thou obserue and doo these ordinaunces Thou shalt obserue the feast of tabernacles vij dayes longe after that thou hast gathered in thi corne and thi wyne And thou shalt reioyse in that thi feast both thou and thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte thi mayde the leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that are in thi cities Seuen dayes thou shalt kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde shal chose for the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all thi frutes and in all the workes of thine handes and thou shalt be all together gladnesse Thre tymes in the yere shall al youre males appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he shal chose In the feast of swete bred in the feast of wekes and in the booth feast And they shal not appere before the Lorde emptie but euery maÌ„ with the gifte of his honde acordynge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the. The .xvij. Chapter IVdges and officers thou shalt make the in Iudgeâ— all thi cities which the Lorde thi God geueth the thorow out thi trybes and lett theÌ„ iudge the people righteously Wrest not the lawe nor knowe any persone nether take any rewarde for giftes blynde the wise and peruerte the wordes of the righteous But in all thinge folowe righteousnesse that thou mayst lyuc and enioye the londe which the Lord thi God geueth the. Thou shalt plante no groue of what soeuer trees it be nye vnto the altare of the Lorde thi God which thou shalt make the. Thou shalt sett the vpp no piler which the Lorde thy God hateth Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no oxe or shepe where in is any deformyte what soeuer euell fauerednesse it be for that is an abhominacion vnto the Lorde thi God Yf there be founde amonge you in any of thi cities which the Lord thi God geueth the man or woman that hath wrought wekednesse in the sighte of the Lord thi God that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment so that they haue gone and serued strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d worshipped theÌ„ whether it be the sonne or mone or anythinge contayned in heaueÌ„ which I forbade and it was tolde the aÌ„d thou hast herde of it Then thou shalt enquere diligently And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel Opinly in the gates and not secretlye in preson with lawfull witnesse and not tormentynge them or makâ—ge them swer agenâ—â— theÌ„ selves or â—or swere theÌ„ selves theÌ„ thou shalt bringe forth that maÌ„ or that woman whiche haue coÌ„mytted that weked thinge * vnto thi gates aÌ„d shalt stone theÌ„
commaundest me I haue not ouerskypped thy commaundmentes nor forgetten them I haue not eaten thereof in my moornynge nor taken awaye thereof vnto any vnclennesse nor spente thereof aboute any deed corse but haue herkened vnto the uoyce of the Lorde my God and haue done after all that he commauÌ„ded me loke doune from thy holy habitacyon heauen and blesse thy people Israel and the lande which thou hast geuen vs as thou swarest vnto oure fathers a lond that floweth with mylke and honye This daye the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the to doo these ordinaunces and lawes Kepe them therfore and doo them with all thyne hert and all thy soule Thou hast sett vpp the Lorde this daye to be thy God and to walke in hys wayes and to kepe his ordinaunces his commaundmentes and his lawes and to herken vnto his voyce And the Lord hath sett the vp this daye to be a seuerall people vnto him as he hath promysed the and that thou kepe his commaundmentes and to make the hye aboue all nacyons which he hath made in prayse in name and honoure that thou mayst be an holy people vnto the Lord thy God as he hath sayed The .xxvij. Chapter ANd Moses with the elders of Israel coÌ„maunded the people sayenge kepe all the commaundmentes whiche I commaunde you this daye And when ye be come ouer Iordayne vnto the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the sett vpp greate stones and playster them with playster and write vpoÌ„ theÌ„ all the wordes of this lawe when thou arte come ouer that thou mayst come in to the londe whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the a londe that floweth with mylke and honye â–ª as the Lorde God off thy fathers hath promysed the. When ye be come ouer Iordayne se that ye set vpp these stones which I commaunde you this daye in mount Eball and playster them with playster And there bylde vnto the Lord thy God an altare of stones and se thou lifte vpp no yerne uppon them But thou shalt make the altare of the Lorde thy God of rughstones and offer burntoffrynges thereon vnto the Lorde thy God And thou shalt offer peaceof frynges and shalt eate there and reioyse before the Lorde thy God And thou shalt write vppon the stones all the wordes of this lawe manyfestly and well And Moses with the preastes the Leuites spake vnto all Israel sayenge take hede aÌ„d heare Israel this daye thou art become the people of the Lorde thy God Herken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thi God aÌ„d do his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d his ordinaunces which I commaunde you this daye And Moses charged the people the same daye sayenge these shall stonde vppon mount Grisim to blesse the people when ye are come ouer lordayne Symeon Leui Iuda Isachar Ioseph and Ben Iamin And these shall stonde apon mount Eball to curse Ruben Gad Asser Zabulon Dan and Neptaly And the Leuites shall beginne aÌ„d say vnto all the men of Israel wiâ—h a loude voyce Cursed be he that maketh any carued image or image of metall an abhominacion vnto Here of take the popes an occasioÌ„ to curse .iiij. tymes in the yere the Lorde the worke of the handes of the craftesman and putteth it in a secrett place And all the people shall answere and saye Amen Cursed be he that curseth his father or hys mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that remoueth his neghbours marke and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maketh the blynde goo out off his waye and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that hyndreth the right of the straunger â–ª fatherlesse and wedowe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his fathers wife because he hath opened his fathers coueringe aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with any maner beest and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his syster whether she be the doughter of his father or off his mother and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that smyteth his neghboure secretly and all the people shall saye AmeÌ„ Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to flee innocent bloude and all the people shall saye Amen Cursed be he that maÌ„tayneth not all the wordes of this lawe to doo them aÌ„d all the people shall saye Amen ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter YF thou shalt herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to obserue and to do all his commaundmentes whiche I commaunde the this daye The Lorde wil set the an hye aboue all nacions of the erth And all these blessynges shall come on the and ouer take the yf thou shalt herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God Blessed shalt thou be in the towne and blessed in the feldes blessed shal be the frute of thy body the frute of thy grounde and the frute of thy catell the frute of thine oxen and thy flockes of shepe blessed shall thine almery be aÌ„d thy store Blessed shalt thou be both when thou goest out aÌ„d blessed wheÌ„ thou comest in The Lorde shall smyte thyne enemyes that ryse agenst the before thy face They shall come out agenst the one waye and flee before the seuen wayes The Lorde shal commaunde the blessynge to be with the in thy store housses aÌ„d in all that thou settest thine hande to and will blesse the in the lande which the Lord thi god geueth the. The Lorde shall make the an holye people vnto himselfe as he hath sworen vnto the yf thou shalt kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God and walke in hys wayes And all nacyons of the erthe shall se that thou arte called after the name of the Lorde and they shal be aferde off the. And the Lorde shall make the plenteous in goodes in the frute of thy body in the frute off thy catell and in the frute of thy grounde in the londe whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue the. The Lorde shall open vnto the his good treasure euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy londe in due ceason and to blesse all the laboures of thine hande And thou shalt lende vnto many nacyoÌ„s but shalt not nede to borowe thy selfe And the Lorde shall sett the before and not behinde and thou shalt be aboue only and not beneth yf that thou herken vnto the commaundmentes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde the this daye to kepe and to doo them And se that thou bowe not from any of these wordes which I commaunde the this daye ether to the right hande or to the lefte that thou woldest goo after straung goddes to serue them But and yf thou wilt not herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe and to doo all his commaundmentes and ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye then all these curses shall come
that are wrytten in thys boke for to feare this glorious and fearfull name of the Lorde thy God the Lorde will smyte both the and thy seed with wonderfull plages and with greate plages and of longe continuaunce and with euell sekenesses and of longe duraunce Moreouer he wyll brynge vppon the all the diseases off Egipte whiche thou wast afrayed off and they shall cleaue vnto the. Thereto all maner sekenesse◠and all maner plages whiche are not wrytten in the boke of this lawe wyll the Lorde brynge vppon the vntyll thou be come to noughte And ye shal be lefte fewe in numbre where to fore ye were as the starres off heauen in multitude because thou woldest not herkē vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God And as the Lorde reioysed ouer you to do you good and to multiplye you euen so he will reioyse ouer you to destroye you and to brynge you to nought And ye shabe wasted from of the lande whother thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne euen wod and stone And amonge these nacyons thou shalt be no small season and yet shalt haue no reste for the sole of thy foote For the Lorde shall geue the there a trēblynge herte ād dasynge eyes and sorowe of mynde And thy lyfe shall hange before the and thou shalt feare both daye and nyghte ād shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe In the mornynge thou shalt saye wolde God it were nyghte And at nyghte thou shalt saye wolde God it were mornynge For feare off thyne herte whiche thou shalt feare and for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se And the Lorde shall brynge the in to Egipte agayne with shippes by the waye which I bade the that thou shuldest se it nomoare And there ye shal be solde vnto youre enemyes for bondmen and bondwemen and yet no man shall bye you ¶ The .xxix. Chapter THese are the wordes of the appoyntmēt which the Lorde commaunded Moses to make with the childern of Israel in the londe of Moab besyde the appoyntment whiche he made with them in Horeb. And Moses called vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them Ye haue sene all that the Lorde dyd before youre eyes in the lande of Egipte vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and the greate temptacyons whiche thyne eyes haue sene and those greate myracles and wonders and yet the Lorde hath not geuen you an herte to perceaue nor eyes to se nor eares to heare vnto this daye And I haue led you .xl. yere in the wildernesse and youre clothes are not waxed olde vppon you nor are thy showes waxed olde vppon thy fete Ye haue eaten no bred nor droncke wyne or strounge dryncke that ye myghte knowe howe that he is the Lorde youre God And at the last ye came vnto this place ād Sihon the kynge of Hesbon and Og kynge of Basan came out agenst you vnto batayle and we smote them and toke their londe and gaue it an heritaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse Kepe therfore the worde of this appoyntment and doo them that ye maye vnderstonde all that ye ought to doo Ye stonde here this daye euery one of you before the Lorde youre God both the heedes of youre trybes youre elders youre officers ād all the mē of Israel youre childern youre wyues and the straungere that are in thyne host from the hewer of thy wod vnto the drawer of thy water that thou shulddest come vnder the appoyntment of the Lorde thy God and vnder his othe which the Lorde thy God maketh with the this daye For to make the a people vnto him selfe and that he maye be vnto the a God as he hath sayed vnto the and as he hath sworne vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Also I make not this bonde and this othe with you only but both with him that stōdeth here with us this daye before the Lorde oure God and also with him that is not here with us this daye For ye knowe how we haue dwelt in the londe of Egipte and how we came thorow the myddes of the nacions which we passed by And ye haue sene their abhominaciōs and their ydolles wod stone siluer and golde which they had Lest there be amonge you man or woman kynred or trybe that turneth awaye in his hert this daye from the Lord oure God to goo ād serue the goddes of these nacions and lest there be amonge you some roote that bereth gall and wormwod so that when he heareth the wordes of this curse he blesse him selfe in his hert sayenge I feare it not I will therfore walke after the lust of myne awne hert that the drounken destroye the thurstie And so the Lorde will not be mercyfull vnto him but then the wrath of the Lorde ād his gelousye smoke agenst that man ād al the curses that are written in this boke light vppō him and the Lorde doo out his name frō vnder heauen and separate him vnto euell out of all the trybes of Israel acordynge vnto all the curses of the appoyntement that is written in the boke of this lawe So that the generacion to come of youre childern that shal ryse vpp after you ād the straunger that shall come from a ferre londe saye when they se the plages of that londe and the diseases where with the Lorde hath smytten it how all the londe is burnt vpp with bremstone and salt that it is nether sowne nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therein after the ouertrowenge of Sodome Gomor Adama ād Zeboim which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and angre And than all nacions also saye wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this londe O how fearse is this greatt wrath And men shall saye because they lefte the testamēt of the Lorde God of their fathers which he made with them whē he brought them out of the lande of Egipte And they went ād serued straunge goddes and worshipped them goddes which they knewe not and which had geuen them nought And therfore the wrath off the Lorde waxed whote vppon that londe to brynge vppon it all the curses that are written in this boke And the Lorde cast them out of their londe in angre wrath and greate furyou snesse and cast thē in to a straunge londe as it is come to passe this daye The secrettes perteyne vnto the Lorde oure God and the thinges that are opened perteyne vnto us and oure childern for euer that we doo all the wordes of this lawe The .xxx. Chapter WHen all these wordes are come vpō the whether it be the blessinge or the cursse which I haue set before the yet yf thou turne vnto thyne hert amonge all the nacions whother the Lorde thi God hath thruste the and come agayne
vnto the Lorde thi God aÌ„d herken vnto his voyce acordinge to all that I coÌ„maunde the this daye both thou and thi childern with all thine hert and all thi soule Then the Lorde thi God wil turne thi captiuite aÌ„d haue coÌ„ppassion vpoÌ„ the aÌ„d goo aÌ„d fett the agayne from all the nacions amoÌ„ge which the Lorde thi God shall haue scatered the. Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heauen euen from thence will the Lorde thi God gather the and from thence fett the and brynge the in to the lande which thi fathers possessed and thou shalt enioye it And he will shewe the kyndnesse and multiplye the aboue thi fathers And the Lorde thi God will circumcyse thine hert and the hert of thi seed for to loue the Lorde thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule that thou mayst lyue And the Lorde thi God will put al these curses vpoÌ„ thine enemyes and on theÌ„ that hate the and persecute the. But thou shalt turne and herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and doo all his commaundmentes which I commaunde the this daye And the Lorde thi God will make the plenteous in all the workes of thine hande and in the frute of thi bodye in the frute of thi catell and frute of thi lande and in riches For the Lorde will turne agayne and reioyse ouer the to doo the good as he reioysed ouer thi fathers Yf thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundmentes and ordynaunces which are written in the boke of this lawe yf thou turne vnto the Lord thi God with all thine hert and all thi soule For the commaundment which I commaunde the this daye is not separated from the nether ferre of It is not in heauen that thou neadest to saye who shall goo vpp for us in to heauen and fett it us that we maye heare it aÌ„d doo it Nether is it beyonde the see that thou shuldest saye who shall goo ouer see for us and fett â—t us that we maye heare it and doo it But the worde is very nye vnto the euen in thi mouth and in thine hert that thou doo it Beholde I haue sett before you this daye lyfe and good deeth and cuell in that I commaunde the this daye to loue the Lorde thi God and to walke in his wayes and to kepe his commaundementes his ordynaunces and his lawes that thou mayst lyue and multipye and that the Lorde thy God man blesse the in the londe whother thou goest to possesse it But and yf thyne hert turne awaye so that thou wilt not heare but shalt goo astraye and worshepe straunge goddes and serue them I pronounce vnto you this daye that ye shal surely peresh and that ye shall not prolonge youre dayes vppon the londe whother thou passest ouer Iordayne to goo and possesse it I call to recorde this daye vnto you heauen and erth that I haue sett before you lyfe and deeth blessynge and cursynge but chose lyfe that thou and thi seed maye lyue in that thou louest the Lorde thi God herkenest vnto his voyce and cleauest vnto him For he is thi life and the lengthe of thi dayes that thou mayst dwell vppon the erth which the Lorde sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to geue them The .xxxi. Chapter ANd Moses went and spake these wordes vnto all Israel and sayed vnto them I am an hundred aÌ„d .xx. yere olde this daye aÌ„d can nomoare goo out and in Also the Lorde hath sayed vnto me thou shalt not go ouer this Iordayne The Lord youre God he will go ouer before the aÌ„d he will destroye these nacions before the aÌ„d thou shalt coÌ„quere theÌ„ And Iosua he shall goo ouer before the as the Lorde hath sayed And the Lorde shall doo vnto them as he dyd to Sihon aÌ„d Og kynges of the Amorites aÌ„d vnto their landes which kinges he destroyed And when the Lorde hath delyuered them to the se that ye doo vnto them acordynge vnto all the coÌ„maundmentes which I haue coÌ„maunded you Plucke vpp youre hartes and be stronge dreade not nor be aferde of them for the Lorde thi God him selfe will goo with the and wil nether let the goo nor forsake the And Moses called vnto Iosua and sayed vnto him in the sighte of all Israel Be stroÌ„ge and bolde for thou must goo with this people vnto the londe which the Lorde hath sworne vnto their fathers to geue them and thou shalt geue it them to enheret And the Lorde he shall goo before the aÌ„d he shall be with the and wil not let the goo nor forsake the feare not therfore nor be discomforted And Moses wrote this lawe and delyuered it vnto the preastes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde and vnto all the elders of Israel and commaunded them sayenge At the ende of .vij. yere in the tyme of the fre yere in the fest of the tabernacles when all Israel is come to appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he hath chosen se that thou reade this lawe before all Israel in their eares Gather the people together both men wemen and childern and the straungers that are in thi cities that they maye heare lerne and feare the Lorde youre God and be diligent to kepe all the wordes of this lawe and that theyr childern which knowe nothinge maye heare and lerne to feare the Lorde youre God as longe as ye lyue in the londe whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to possesse it And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosua and come and stonde in the tabernacle of witnesse that I maye geue him a charge And Moses and Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle off witnesse And the Lorde apeared in the tabernacle euen in the pyler off the cloude And the piler of the cloude stode ouer the dore of the tabernacle And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses beholde thou must slepe with thi fathers and this people will goo a whorynge after straunge goddes off the londe whother they goo and will forsake me and breake the appoyntement which I haue made with them And then my wrath will waxe whote agenst them and I will forsake them and will hyde my face from them and they shal be consumed And when moch aduersyte and tribulacion is come vppon them then they will saye because oure God is not amonge us these tribulacions are come vppon us But I wil hyde my face that same tyme for all the euels sake which they shall haue wrought in that they are turned vnto straunge goddes Now therfore write ye this songe and teach it the childern of Israel and put it in their mouthes that this songe maye be my witnesse vnto the childern of Israel For when I haue brought them in to the londe whiche I sware vnto their fathers that runneth with mylke aÌ„d honye then they will eate and fyll them selues and waxe
fatt and turne vnto straunge goddes and serue them and rayle on me and breake my testament And then when moch myschefe and tribulacion is come vppon them this songe shall answere before them and be a witnesse It shall not be forgetten out of the mouthes of their seed for I knowe their imaginacyon whiche they goo aboute euen now before I haue broughte them in to the londe which I sware And Moses wrote this songe the same season and taught it the childern of Israel And the Lorde gaue Iosua the sonne off Nun a charge and sayed be bolde and stronge for thou shalt brynge the childern of Israel in to the lond which I sware vnto them aÌ„d I will be with the. When Moses had made an ende of wrytynge out the wordes of this lawe in a boke vnto the ende of them he commaunded the Leuites which bare the arcke of the testameÌ„t of the Lorde sayenge take the boke off thys lawe and put it by the syde of the arcke of the testament of the Lorde youre God and let it be there for a witnesse vnto the. I For knowe thi stubernesse and thi stiffe necke beholde while I am yet a lyue with you this daye ye haue bene dishobedient vnto the Lorde aÌ„d how moch moare after my deeth Gather vnto me al the elders of youre trybes and youre officers that I maye speake these wordes in their eares and call heaueÌ„ aÌ„d erth to recorde agenst them For I am sure that after my deeth they will vtterly marre them selues and turne from the waye which I commaunded you and tribulacion will come vppon you in the later dayes when ye haue wrought welkednesse in the sight of the Lorde to prouoke him with the workes of youre handes And Moses spake in the eares of all the congregacion of Israel the wordes of this songe vnto the ende of them The .xxxij. Chapter HEare o heauen what I shall speake and heare o erth the wordes of my mouth My doctrine droppe as doeth the rayne aÌ„d my speach flowe as doeth the dewe as the mesellynge vpoÌ„ the herbes aÌ„d as the droppes vppoÌ„ the grasse For I wil call on the name of the Lorde Magnifie the might of oure God He is a rocke and perfecte are his deades for all his wayes are with discrecion God is faithfull and without wekednesse both rightuous and iuste is he The frowarde and ouerthwarte generacion hath marred them selues to him ward aÌ„d â—re not his sonnes for their deformities sake Doest thou so rewarde the Lorde O foolish nacyon aÌ„d vnwyse Is not he thy father aÌ„d thyne owner hath he not made the and ordeyned the Remembre the dayes that are past consydre the yeres from tyme to tyme. Axe thy father aÌ„d â—e will shewe the thyne elders and they wyll â—ell the. WheÌ„ the most hyghest gaue the nacyons an â—nheritaunce aÌ„d diuided the sonnes of Adam â—e put the borders of the nacions fast by the multitude of the childern of Israel For the Lordes parte is his folke aÌ„d Israel â—â— the porcion of his enheritaunce He founde him in a deserte londe in a voyde ground aÌ„d a rorynge wildernesse he led hiÌ„ aboute and gaue him vnderstondynge aÌ„d kepâ—â— him as the aple of his eye As an egle that stereth vpp hyr nest and â—â—otereth ouer hyr younge he stretched oute â—is wynges and toke hym vpp and bare hym on his shulders The Lorde alone was his guyde and there was no straunge God with him He sett him vpp apon an hye londe and he ate the encrease of the feldes And he gaue hâ— honye to sucke out of the rocke aÌ„d oyle out of the harde stone With butter of the kyne and mylke of the shepe with fatt of the lambes aÌ„d fatt rammeâ— and he gootes with fatt kydneyes and with whete And of the bloude of grapes thou drâ—kest wyne And Israel waxed fatt and kyked Thou wast fatt thicke and smothe And he let God goo that made hiÌ„ and despysed the rocke that saued him They angred him with strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d with abhominacions prouoked him They offered vnto feldedeuels and not to God aÌ„d to goddes which they knewe not aÌ„d to newe goddes that came newly vpp whiche their fathers feared not Of the rocke that begat the thou arte vnâ— myndefull and hast forgott God that made the. And when the Lorde sawe it he was angre because of the prouokynge of his sonnes and doughters And he sayed I will hyde my face from theÌ„ and will se what their ende shall be For they are a froward generacion aÌ„d childern in whoÌ„ is no fayth They haue angred me with that whiche is no god and prouoked me with their vanities And I agayne will angre them with theÌ„ whiche are no people and will prouoke theÌ„ with â— foelish nacion For fire is kyndled in my wrath aÌ„d shal burne vnto the botome of hee ll And shall consume the erth with her encrease and set a fire the botoms of the mountaynes I will hepe myscheues vpon the aÌ„d will speÌ„de all myne arowes at them Burnt with hungre aÌ„d consumed with heet and with bitter pestilence I will also sende the â—ethe of beestes vppon them and poyson serpentes Without forth the swerde shall robbe theÌ„ off theire childern and wythin in the chamber feare both younge men and younge wemen and the suckelynges with the meÌ„ of gray â—eedes I haue determened to scater theÌ„ therowout â—e worlde aÌ„d to make awaye the remeÌ„braunce of them from amonge men Were it not that I feared the raylynge off their enemyes lest theire aduersaries woâ—de be prowde and saye oure hye hande hath done aâ— these workes and not the Lorde For it is a nacion that hath an vnhappye forcast and hath no vnderstonge in them â— wolde they ware wyse and vnderstode this aÌ„d wolde consider their later ende Howe it cometh that one shall chace â— thousande and two putt ten thousande ofâ— them to flyghte excepte theire rocke had solde them and because the Lorde had delyuered them For oure rocke is not as their rocke no though oure enemyes be iudge But their vynes are of the vynes of Sodom and of the feldes of Gomorra Their grapes are grapes of gall and theire clusters be bytter Their wyne is the poyson of dragons aÌ„d the cruell gall of aspes Are not soch thinges layed in store with me â–ª aÌ„d seeled vpp amonge my treasures Vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde their fete shall slyde when the tyme cometh For the tyme of their destruction is at honde and the tyme that shall come vppon them maketh hast For the Lorde will doo iustice vnto hys people and haue compassion on his servauntes For it shal be sene that theire power shall fayle and at the last they shal be presoned and forsaken And it shal be sayed where are their goddes aÌ„d their rocke wherein they trusted The fatt of whose sacrifices they ate and drancke the wyne of their drynckofferynges let them ryse vpp and helpe you and be youre protection Se now
howe that I I am he and that there is no God but I. I can kyll and make alyue aÌ„d what I haue smyten that I can heale nether yâ— there that can delyuer any man oute off my honde For I will lifte vp myne hande to heaueÌ„ aÌ„d will saye I lyue euer Yf I whett the lyghtenynge of my swerde and myne hande take in hande to doo iustyce I wyll shewe vengeaunce on myne enemyes and will rewarde them that hate me I will make myne arowes dronkeÌ„ with bloude and my swerde shall eate flesh of the bloud of the slayne and of the captyue and of the bare heed of the enemye Reioyse hethen wyth hys people for he wyll auenge the bloude off his servauntes and wyll auenge hym off hys aduersaryes and wil be mercyfull vnto the londe off hys people And Moses went aÌ„d spake all the wordes of this songe in the eares of the people both he and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And when Moses had spoken all these wordes vnto the ende to all Israel then he sayed vnto them Sett youre hertes vnto all the wordes whiche I testifye vnto you this daye that ye commaunde them vnto youre childern to obserue and doo all the wordes off thys lawe For it is not a vayne worde vnto you but it is youre lyfe and thorow thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lond whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to conquere it And the Lorde spake vnto Moses the selfe same daye sayenge get the vpp in to this mountayne Abarim vnto mount Nebo which is in the londe of Moab ouer agenst Iericho And beholde the londe of Canaan whiche I geue vnto the childern of Israel to possesse And dye in the mount whiche thou goest vppon and be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor aÌ„d was gathered vnto his people For ye trespased agenst me amonge the childern of Israel at the waters off striffe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin because ye sanctified me not amonge the childern of Israel Thou shalt se the londe before the but shall not goo thither vnto the londe which I geue the childern off Israel The .xxxiij. Chapter THis is the blessinge where with Moses gods man blessed the childern of Israel before his deeth sayenge The Lord came froÌ„ Sinai and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appered gloriously from mount Paran and he came with thousandes of sayntes and in his right hande a lawe of fyre for them How loued he the people All his sayntes are in his honde They yoyned theÌ„ selues vnto thy fote and receaued thi wordes Moses gaue us a lawe which is the enheritaunce of the coÌ„gregacion of Iacob And he was in Israel kinge when he gathered the heedes of the people and the tribes of Israel to gether Ruben shall lyue and shall not dye but his people shal be few in numbre This is the blessynge of Iuda And he sayed heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda and bringe him vnto his people let his handes fyght for him but he thou his helpe agenst his enemies And vnto Leui he sayed thy perfectnesse aÌ„d thi light be after thy mercyfull maÌ„ whoÌ„ thou temptest at Masa aÌ„d with whom thou striuedst at the waters of strife He that saieth vnto his father aÌ„d mother I sawe him not aÌ„d vnto his brethern I knewe not and to his sonne I wote not for they haue obserued thi wordes and kepte thy testament They shall teach Iacob thi iudgementes aÌ„d Israel thi lawes They shall put cens before thi nose and whole sacrifices apon thine altare Blesse Lorde their power and accepte the workes of their hondes smyte the backes of them that ryse ageÌ„st them and of them that hate them that they ryse not agayne Vnto Ben Iamin he sayed The Lordes derlynge shall dwell in saffetye by him and kepe him selfe in the hauen by hym contynually and shall dwell betwene his shulders And vnto Ioseph he sayed blessed of the Lorde is his londe with the goodly frutes off heauen with dewe and with sprynges that lye beneth and with frutes of the encrease of the sonne and with rype srute off the monethes and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer and with goodly frute of the erth and off the fulnesse there of And the good will of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come vppon the heed of Ioseph and vppon the toppe of the heed of him that was separated fro amonge his brethern his bewtye is as a first-borne oxe and his hornes as the hornes of an vnycorne And with them he shall push the nacions to gether euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are the many thousandes of Ephraim and the thousandes off Manasse And vnto Zabulon he sayed Reioyse Zabulon in thi goenge out and thou Isachar in thi tentes They shall call the people vnto the hill and there they shall offer offerynges of righteousnes For they shall sucke of the abundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sonde And vnto Gad he sayed blessed is the rowmmaker Gad. He dwelleth as a lion and caught the arme aÌ„d also the toppe of the heed He sawe his begynnynge that a parte of the teachers were hyd there aÌ„d come with the heedes of the people and executed the righteousnes of the Lorde and his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayed Dan is a lions whelpe he shall flowe from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayed Nephali he shall haue abundance of pleasure and shal be fylled with the blessinge of the Lorde aÌ„d shall haue his possessions in the southwest And of Asser he sayed Asser shal be blessed with childern he shal be acceptable vnto his brethern and shall dyppe his fote in oyle Yern and brasse shall hange on thi showes and thine age shal be as thi youth There is none like vnto the God of the off Israel he that sitteth vppon heauen shal be thine helpe whose glorie is in the cloudes that is the dwellinge place of God from the begynnynge and from vnder the armes of the worlde he hath cast out thine enemies before the and sayed destroye And Israel shall dwell in saffetye alone And the eyes of Iacob shall loke appon a londe of corne and wyne moreouer his heauen shall droppe with dewe Happye art thou Israel who is like vnto the A people that art saued by the Lorde thy shilde and helper and swerde of thi glorye And thyne enemyes shall hyde them selues from the and thou shalt walke vppon their hye hilles The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd Moses went froÌ„ the feldes of Moab vpp in to mount Nebo which is the toppe of Pisga that is ouer agenst Iericho And the Lorde shewed him all the londe off Gilead euen vnto Dan and all nephtali and the londe of Ephraim and Manasse aÌ„d all the londe of Iuda euen vnto the vtmost see aÌ„d the south and the region of the playne of Iericho the citye of datetrees euen vnto Zoar And the Lorde sayed vnto him This is the lon de which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I will geue it vnto thy seed I haue shewed it the before thyne eyes but thou shalt not goo ouer thither So Moses the seruaunte of the Lorde dyed there in the londe of Moab at the commaundment of the Lorde And he buryed him in a valey in the londe of Moab besyde Beeth Peor but no man wyst of his sepulchre vnto this daye And Moses was an hundred and .xx. ye re olde when he dyed aÌ„d yet his eyes were not dym nor his chekes abated And the childern of Israel wepte for Moses in the feldes off Moab .xxx. dayes And the dayes off wepynge and mornynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wisdome for Moses had put his hande vppon him And all the childeâ—n of Israel herkened vnto him and dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses But there arose not a prophett sense in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face in all the miracles and wonders which the Lorde sent him to doo in the londe of Egipte vnto Pharao and all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and in all the myghtye deades and greate tereble thinges which Moses dyd in the sight of all Israel ¶ The ende of the fifth boke of Moses Avims A kinde of geauntes and the worde signifieth crooked vnright or weked Belial weked or wekednesse he that hath cast the yoke of God of his necke aÌ„d will not obeye god Bruterar prophesiers or sothsayers Emims a kinde of geauÌ„tes so called be cause they were terreble and cruell for emin signifieth terreblenesse Enack a kinde of geauntes so called happlye because they ware cheynes aboute their neckes for enack signifieth soch a cheyne as men weer aboute their neckes Horims A kinde of geauntes aÌ„d signifieth noble because that of pride they called theÌ„ selues nobles or gentles Rocke God is called a rocke because both he aÌ„d his worde lasteth euer Whett theÌ„ on thy childern that is exercyse thy childern in theÌ„ aÌ„d putthem in vre Zamzumims a kinde of geauÌ„tes aÌ„d signifleth myscheuous or that be all waye imaginiÌ„ge
vppon the and ouertake the Cursed shalt thou be in the towne and cursed in the felde cursed shall thyne almery be and thi store Cursed shall the frute of thy body aÌ„d the frute of thy lond be aÌ„d the frute of thine oxen aÌ„d the flockes of thy shepe And cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in aÌ„d wheÌ„ thou goest out And the Lorde shall sende vppon the cursynge goynge to nought and complaynyng in all that thou settest thine hande to what soeuer thou doest vntyll thou be destroyed aÌ„d brought to nought quyckely because of the wekednesse of thyne invencyons in that thou hast forsaken the Lorde And the Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the vntyll he haue consumed the from the londe whether thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall smyte the with swellynge with feuers heet burnynge wetherynge with smytynge and bia stinge And they shall folowe the vntyll thou perishe And the heauen that is ouer thy heed shal be bâ—asse and the erth that is vnder the yerne And the Lorde shall turne the rayne of the laÌ„de vnto powder aÌ„d dust euen froÌ„ heauen they shal come doune vpoÌ„ the vntyll thou be brought to nought And the Lorde shall plage the before thine enemyes Thou shalt come out one waye agenst them and flee seuen wayes before them aÌ„d shalt be scatered amonge all the kingdomes of the erth And thy car casse shal be meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre aÌ„d vnto the beestes of the erth and no man shall fraye them awaye And the Lorde will smyte the with the botches of Egipte and the â—morodes scalle and maungynesse that thou shalt not be healed thereof And the Lorde shall smyte the with madnesse blyndnesse and dasynge of herte And thou shalt grope at none daye as the blynde gropeth in darkenesse and shalt not come to the right waye And thou shalt suffre wronge only and be polled euermore and no man shall soker the thou shalt be betrothed vnto a wife and another shall lye with her Thou shalt bylde an housse and another shall dwell therein Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and shalt not make it comen Thine oxe shal be slayne before thyne eyes aÌ„d thou shalt not eate thereof Thine asse shal be violently taken awaye euen before thi face and shall not be restored the agayne Thy shepe shal be geuen vnto thine enemyes aÌ„d no man shall helpe the. Thy sonnes aÌ„d thy doughters shall be geue vnto another nacion and thyne eyes shall se and dase vppon them all daye longe but shalt haue no myghte in thyne hande The frute of thy londe and all thy laboures shall a nacyon which thou knowest not eate aÌ„d thou shalt but soffre violence only and be oppressed alwaye that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se The Lord shall smyte the with a myscheuous botche in the knees aÌ„d legges so that thou â—aÌ„st not be healed eueÌ„ from the sole of the fote vnto the toppe of the heed The Lorde shall brynge both the and thy kynge which thou hast sett ouer the vnto a nacyon whiche nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes euen wodd aÌ„d stone And thou shalt goo to wast aÌ„d be made an ensample aÌ„d a gestynge stocke vnto al nacioÌ„s whether the Lord shall carye the. Thou shalt carie moch seed ouâ— in to the felde and shalt gather but litle in for the locustes shall destroye it Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and dresse it but shalt nether drynke off the wyne nether gather of the grapes for the wormes shall eate it Thou shalt haue olyue trees in all thy costes but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle for thyne olyue trees shal be rooted out Thou shalt get sonnes aÌ„d doughters but shalt not haue them for they shal be caried awaye captyue All thy trees and frute of thy londe shal be marred with blastynge The straungers that are amonge you shall clyme aboue the vpp an hye aÌ„d thou shalt come doune beneth alowe He shall lende the aÌ„d thou shalt not lende him he shal be before aÌ„d thou behynde Moreouer all these curses shall come vppoÌ„ the and shall folowe the and ouertake the tyll thou be destroyed because thou herkenedest not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d ordinaunces whiche he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the aÌ„d they shal be vppoÌ„ the as miracles aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d vppon thy seed foreuer And because thou seruedest not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse and with a good herte for the abundaunce of all thinges therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vppon the in hunger and thrust in nakednesse and in nede off all â—hynge and he shall put a yocke off yerne â—ppon thyne necke vntyll he haue broughte the to noughte And the Lorde shall brynge a nacion vppon the from a farre euen from the ende off the worlde as swyfte as an egle fleeth a nacion whose tonge thou shalt not vnderstonde a herde fauoured nacion whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde nor haue compassioÌ„ on the younge And he shall eate the frute of thy londe and the frute of thy catell vntyll he haue destroyed the so that he shall leaue the nether corne wyne nor oyle nether the eÌ„crease of thyne oxen nor the flockes of thy shepe vntyll he haue brought the to nought And he shall kepe the in in all thy cities vntyll thy hye aÌ„d stronge walles be come doune whereiÌ„ thou trustedest thorow all thy londe And he shall besege the in all thy cities thorow out all thy land whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen the. And thou shalt eate the frute of thyne awne bodye the flessh of thy sonnes and off thy doughters which the Lorde thy God hath geuen the in that straytenesse and sege where â–ª with thyne enemye shall besege the so that it shall greue the man that is tender and exceadynge delycate amonge you to loke on his brother and vppon his wife that lyeth in hys bosome aÌ„d on the remnaunte of his childern which he hath yet lefte for feare of geuynge vnto any of them of the flesh of hys childern whiche he eateth because he hath noughte lefte him in that straytenesse and sege wherewith thyne enemye shall besege the in all thy cytyes Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate amonge you that she dare not auenture to sett the sole of hyr foote vppon the grounde for softnesse and tendernesse shal be greued to loke on the husbonde that leyeth in hir bosome and on hyr sonne and on hyr doughter euen because of the afterbyrthe that ys come oute from betwene hyr legges and because of hyr childern whiche she hath borne because she wolde eate them for nede off all thynges secretly in the straytenesse and sege wherewith thine enemye shall besege the in thy cities Yf thou wilt not be diligent to doo all the wordes of this lawe