that multytude bad stone them with stoones And the glorye of the Lorde appeared in the Tebernacle of wytnesse before all the chyldren of Israell And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Howe longe do this people prouoke me and howe longe wyll it be or they byleue me for all the sygnes which I haue shewed amonge them I wyll smyte them with the Pestylence and destroye them and wyll make of the a greater nacyon and a myghtyer then they And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde then the Egyptians shall heare it for thou broughtest this people in thy myght from amonge them And it wyl be tolde to the inhabyters of this lande also for they haue herde lykewyse that thou lorde arte amonge this people and that thou lorde arte sene face to face and that thy cloude standeth ouer them and that thou goest before them by daye tyme in a pyller of a cloude and in a pyller of fyre by nyght Yf thou shalte kyll all this people as they were but one man then the nacyons whiche haue herde the fame of the wyll saye The Lorde is not able to brynge in this people into the lande whiche he sware vnto them but hath slayne them in the wyldernesse And nowe I beseche the let the power of my lord be great accordynge as thou haste spoken sayenge The lorde is longe or he be angrye and full of mercye suffereth iniquyte and syn and †☞ leaueth no man innocent visiteth the vnryghteousnesse of the Fathers vpon the chyldren in the thyrde fourth generacyon be mercyfull I beseche the vnto the synne of this people accordynge vnto thy great mercye as thou hast forgyuen this people from Egypt euen vntyll now And the lorde sayd I haue forgyuen ☞ it accordynge to thy request But ☞ as truly as I lyue al the earth shal be ☞ fylled with the glorye of the lorde But all those men whiche haue sene my glorye and my myracles whiche I dyd in Egypt in the wyldernesse and haue tempted me nowe this x. tymes wyl not herken vnto my voyce shall not se the lande whiche I sware vnto theyr fathers neyther shall any of them that prouoked me se it But my seruaunt Caleb w t whome there was another maner of spiryte bycause he hath folowed me vnto the vttermoost hym I wyll brynge into the lande which he hath walked in his seed shal enherite it also the Amalechites Cananites which dwel in the playne coūtre To morowe turne you and get you in to the wyldernes euen by the way of the red see And the Lorde spake vnto Moses Aaron saynge how longe doth this cuyl multytude murmur agaynst me I haue herde the murmurynges of the chyldren of Israel with the which they murmure agaynst me Tell them therfore As truly as I lyue sayeth the lorde I wyl do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in my eares Your carkasses shal lye in that wyldernesse And all you that were tolde thorow out your nombres from xx yere and aboue whiche haue murmured agaynst me shall not come into the lande ouer whiche * ☞ I lyfted vp myne hand to make you dwel ther in saue Caleb the Son of Iephune Iosua the son of Nun. But your chyldren which ye sayd shulde be a praye them I wyl bryng in they shall knowe the lande whiche ye haue refused and your carkasses shall lye in this wyldernesse And your chyldren shal wandre in this wyldernesse xl yeres suffre for your ☞ hooredome vntyll your carkasses be wasted in the wyldernesse after the nombre of the dayes in whiche ye serched out the lande euen xl dayes euery daye for a yere shal ye beare your vnryghteousnesse euen xl yeare †and ye shall knowe my dyspleasure I the Lorde haue sayde that I wyll do it vnto all this euyll congregacyon that are gathered togyther agaynst me For in this wyldernes they shal be cōsumed and here they shal dye And the men which Moses sent to serche the lande whiche when they came agayne made all the people to murmure ☞ before hym and brought vp a sclaunder vpon the land euen those men that dyd bryng vp that sclaunder vpon it as though it had ben euyl dyed in a great plage before the lorde But Iosua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Iephune whiche were of the men that went to searche the lande lyued styll And Moses tolde these sayenges vnto all the chyldren of Israell and the people toke great sorowe And they rose vp early in the mornynge and gat them vp in to the top of the mountayne sayenge lo we be here and wyll go vp vnto the place of whiche the Lorde sayde vnto vs for we haue synned And Moses sayde Wherfore wyll ye go on this maner beyonde the worde of the Lorde it wyll not come well to passe go not vp therfore for the Lorde is not amonge you that ye be not slayne before your enemyes For the Amalechites and the Cananites are there before you and ye wyll fal vpon the swerde †bycause ye are turned awaye from the Lorde and the Lorde wyll not be with you But they †presumed obstinatly to go vp into the hyl top Neuerthelatter the arke of the testament of the Lorde Moses departed not out of the hooste Then the Amalechites and the Cananites whiche dwelt in that hyll came downe smote them and hewed them euen vnto Horma ¶ The drynke offerynges of them that enter in to the lande The punysshement of hym that synneth o◠arrogancye or pryde CAPI XV. ANd he Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israell and saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande of youre habytacyons whiche I gyue vnto you and wyll offre an offerynge vnto the Lorde Namely a burntofferynge or a specyall Sacrifice eyther of a vowe or of a wyllyng mynde and ☞ in your princypal feastes to make a swete sauour vn to the Lorde of the oxen or of the flocke Then let hym that offereth his offeryng vnto the Lorde brynge also a meatofferyng of a tenth deale of floure myngled with the fourth parte of an Hin of oyle the fourth parte of an Hin of wyne for a drynkofferyng and offre with the burntofferynge or any other offerynge when it is a Lambe Or yf it be a ram thou shalt offre for a meate offryng two tenth deales of floure myngled with the thyrde parte of an Hin of oyle and for a drynkoffryng thou shalt offre the thyrd parte of an Hin of wyne for a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And when thou offerest a bullocke for a burntofferyng or for a specyal vowe or peace offeryng vnto the Lorde let hym bryng with a bullocke a meatofferynge of iii. tenth deales of floure myngled w t halfe an Hin of oyle And thou shalte bryng for a drynkeofferyng euen halfe an Hin of wyne for an offryng of a swete sauour vnto the lorde After this
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
Lorde is our defeÌ„ce The holy one of Israel is our Kyng Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saiÌ„ctes saidest I haue layed help vpoÌ„ one y â— is mighti I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue fouÌ„de Dauid my seruaunt with my holy oyle haue I anointed him My hande shal holde hym faste and myne arme shal strengthen hym The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym I shall smyte downe his foes before his face and plage theÌ„ that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted I wyll set his dominion also in the see and his ryght hande in the floudes He shall call me thou art my father my God and my sure saluacyon And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne hyer theÌ„ the Kynges of the earth My mercy wyll I kepe for hym for euermore and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer and hys trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke nat in my iudgementes If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundementes I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym nor suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wyll I nat breake nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll nat fayle Dauid Hys sede shall endure for euer and hys seate is lyke as the sonne before me He shall stande faste for euermore as the moone and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen Selah But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoynted and arte dyspleased at hym Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges and broken downe his stronge holdes All they that go by the way spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies and made al his aduersaryes to reâ—oyse Thou hast takeÌ„ awaye the edge of hê swerde and geuest him nat victory in the battayle Thou hast put out his glory cast hys Trone downe to y â— grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him w t dishonoure Selah Lord how loÌ„ge wilt thou hyde thy selâ—e For euer and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme is wherfore hast y u made al mâ— for naught What man is he that liueth and shal nat se death And shall he delyuer his owne soule froÌ„ the hande of hell Selah Lorde where are thy olde louing kindnesses which y u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe Remember Lorde the rebuke y â— thy seruauntes haue how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the sclaunder the fotesteppes of thyne anoynted Praysed be the Lorde for euermore Amen Amen ¶ The. xc Psalme ¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God LORDE thou haste bene oure refuge from one generacyon to another Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerlastynge and worlde without ende Thou causest man to returne vnto contrycion Agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of men For a thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yestardaye seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght As sone as thou scatrest them they are euen as a slepe and fade away sodenly lyke the grasse In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenynge it is cut downe âšœ dryed vp and wythered For we consume awaye in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angrye all oure dayes are gone we brynge our yeares to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are gone â–ª But who regardeth the power of thy wrath for euen therafter as a man feareth so is thy dyspleasure O teach vs to nombre oure dayes that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome Turne the agayne O Lorde at the laste and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes O satysfye vs with thy mercy and that soone so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke and theyr chyldren thy glory and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs O prospere thou oure handy worcke The. xcj. Psalme WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the moste hyghest shall abide vnder the shadowe of the almyghtye I wyll saye vnto the Lorde Thou arte my hope and my stronge holde my God in hym wyll I truste For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter and frome the noysome pestylence He shal defende the vnder his wynge and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any tertour by nyght nor for the arrowe that flyeth by daye For the pestylence that walketh in the darkenesse nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day A thousande shall fall besyde the and ten thousaÌ„de at thy ryght hande but it shal nat come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalte thou beholde and se the rewarde of the vngodly For thou Lorde arte my hope thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye There shal no euyl happen vnto the neither shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the to kepe them all thy wayes They shall beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Adder the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I deliuer him I shal set hi vp because he hathe knowen my name He shall call vpon me I wyl heare him yee I am with him in trouble I wyll delyuer hym and bryng hym to honoure With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym shewe hym my saluacion ¶ The. xcij. Psalme ¶ I Psalme and â—onge for the Sabboth daye IT is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lorâ—e and to synge prayses vnto thy name O moste hyghest To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse
oure ennemyes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche geueth fode vnto all flesshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the God of Heauen for his mercy endureth for euer ¶ The .cxxxvij. Psalme âšœ Of Ieremy BY the waters of Babylon we satte downe and wepte when we remembred âšœ the O Syon As for our Harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therin For they that led vs awaye captyue requyred of vs then a songe and melody in our heuynesse synge vs one of the songes of Syon Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande If I forget the O Ierusalem let my ryght hande be forgotten If I do not remembre the let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth Remembre the chyldren of Edom O Lorde in the daye of IerusaleÌ„ howe they sayd downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O ☞ daughter of Babylon thou shalt come to mysery thy selfe yea happy shall he be that rewardeth the as y â— haste serued vs. Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chyldreÌ„ and throweth them agaynst the stones ¶ The .cxxxviij. Psalme Of Dauyd I Wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte euen ☞ before the Goddes wyll I synge prayse vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holye temple and prayse thy name because of thy louyng kyndnesse and trueth for thou hast magnyfyed thy name and thy worde aboue al thynges When I called vpon the thou hardeste me and endewedst my soule with muche strength ☞ All the Kynges of the earthe shall prayse the O Lorde for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall synge in the wayes of the Lord y â— greate is the glorye of the Lorde For though the Lorde by hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furyousnes of myne eunemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shal make good for me yea thy mercye O Lorde endureth for euer d espyse nat then the workes of thyne owne handes ¶ The. cxxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Douyd O Lorde thou hast searched me out and knowen me Thou knoweste my downe syttynge and myne vprysynge thou vnderstandest my thoughte a farre of Thou arte aboute my path and about my bed and spyest out all my wayes For lo â–ª there is nat a worde in my tonge but thou O Lorde knowest it all together Thou haste fashyoned me behynde and before and layed thyne hande vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderfull and excellent for me I can nat atteyne vnto it Whyther shall I go then froÌ„ thy spretâ— or wyther shall I go then from thy presence If I clymme vp into Heauen thou arte there yf I go downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the wynges of the mornynge and remayne in the vrâ—ermpste part of the see Euen there also shal thy haÌ„de lede me and thy ryght hande shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darckenes shall couer me then shall my nyght be turned to daye Yea the darckenesse is no darkenesse with the but the nyght is as clere as the daye the darkenesse and lyght are bothe a lyke For my reynes are thyne thou haste couered me in my mothers wombe I wyll gyue thankes vnto the for I am wonderously made maruelous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hyd from the though I be made secretely and fasshyoued beneth in the earthe Thyne eyes se myne vnpar fectnesse they stande al wrytten in thy boke my dayes were fashyoned when as yet ther was not one of them Howe deare are âšœ thy councels vnto me O god O how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are me in nombre then the sande when I wake vp I am present with the. Wyite thou nat slaye the wycked Oh God departe frome me ye bloude thyrstye men For they speake vnryghtuouslye agaynste the and thyne ennemyes take thy name in vayne Do not I hate them O Lorde â–ª that hate the and am nat I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst the Yea I hate them ryght foore euen as thoughe they were myne enemyes Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne herte proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well yf there be any waye of wyckednesse in me and leade me in the way euer lastynge ¶ The. cxl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd DElyuer me O Lorde frome the euyll man and preserue me from the wycked man Whiche ymagyne myschefe in theyr hertes and stere vp stryfe all the daye longe They haue sharpened theyr tonges lyke a serpente adders poyson is vnder theyr lippes Sela. Kepe me O Lord frome the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wycked men whiche are purposed to ouerthrowe my goynges The proude haue layed a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the Lord thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O Lorde God thou strength of my health thou haste couered my heade in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let hym nat haue his purpose least they be to proude Sela. Let the myschefe of theyr owne lyppes fal vpon the heade of them that compase me aboute Let hote burnynge coles fal vpon them let them be caste into the fyre and to the pyt that they neuer ryse vp agayne A man full of wordes shall not prospere vppon the earth a malycious and wycked person shal be hunted awaye and destroyed Sure I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the pore and mayntene the cause of the helpelesse The ryghtuous also shall gyue thanckes vnto thy name and the iuste shall continue in thy syght ¶ The. cxlj. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd LORDE I call vpon the haste the vnto me and consydre my voyce when I crye vnto the. Let my prayer be sette forthe in thy syght as the incense and let the lyftyng vp of my handes be an euenyng sacryfyce Set a watch O Lord before my mouth yea a watch at the dore of my lippes O let not myne herte be enclyned to any euyll thynge to be mynded as the vngodly orwycked men ☞ lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the ryghteous rather smyte me frendly and reproue me so wyll I take it as though he had powred oyle vpoÌ„ my heade it shal nat hurte my heade yee I wyl praye yet for theyr wyckednesse Let theyr iudges stomble in stony places that they maye heare my wordes for they are swete Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte lyke as when one graueth
and wyll haue mercy vpon hys that be in trouble But Syon sayde God hathe forsaken and my Lorde hathe forgotten me Wyl a wyfe forget the chylde of hyr wombe and the sonne whome she hath borne And thoughe she do forget yet wyll not I forget the. Beholde I haue wrytten the vp vpon my handes thy walles are euer in my syght ☜ They make haste to buylde the vp agayne As for those that ouerthrewe the and made the waste they shal departe from the. Lyfte vp thyne eyes and loke aboute the al these gather them together and come to the. As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lord thou shalt put them all vpon the as an apparell and gyrde them to y ◠as a bryde doth her Iewels As for thy lande that lyeth desolate wasted and destroyed it shal be to narowe for them that shall dwell in it And they that wolde deuoure the shall be farre awaye Then the chylde whome the baren shal bryng forth vnto the shal saye in thyne eare this place is to narowe syt nye together that I maye haue rowme Then shalt thou thynke by thy selfe Who hath begotten me these seynge I am baren and alone a captyue and an outcaste And who hath norysshed them vp for me I am desolate and alone but from whence come these And therfore thus sayth the Lorde God Beholde I wyll stretche out my hande to the Gētyles and set vp my token to the people They shall brynge the thy sonnes in theyr lappes and carye thy daughters vnto the vpon theyr shoulders For kynges shal be thy noursynge fathers and Quenes shal be thy noursynge mothers They shall fall before the with theyr faces flat vpon the earthe and lycke vp the dust of thy fete that thou mayst knowe how that I am the Lord And who so putteth his truste in me shall not be confounded Who spoyleth the Gyaunte of his praye or who taketh the prisoner from the myghtye And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde The prysoners shall be taken from the gyaunt and the spoyle delyuered frome the violence for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thyne aduersaryes and saue thy sonnes And wyll fede thyne enemyes with theyr owne flesshe and make them drynke of theyr owne bloude as of swete wyne And all flesshe shall knowe O Iacob that I am the Lorde thy sauyoure thy noble redemer ¶ The Iewes are reproued and also called CAPI L. THVS sayeth the Lorde ☜ where is the byll of your mothers deuorcement that I sente her awaye or who is the vsurer to whom I solde you Beholde for your owne offences are ye solde and because of your transgressyons is your mother forsaken For why wolde no man receyue me whē I came when I called noman gaue me answere ⚜ Is my hande shortened that it myght not helpe or haue I nat power to delyuer lo at a worde I dryncke vp the see and of water floudes I make dry lāde so that for wante of water the fyshe corrupt and dye of thurste ⚜ As for Heauen I clothe it with darkenesse and put as it were a sacke vpon it The Lorde God hathe geuen me a well lerned tong so that I can comforte them whiche are troubled yea and that in due sea son He waked myne eare vp by times in the mornynge as the scole maysters do that I myght herken The Lorde God hath opened myne eare therfore can I not saye nay nor withdrawe my selfe but I offre my backe vnto the smytters and my chekes to the nyppers ⚜ I turne not my face frome shame and spyttynge and the Lorde God shall helpe me therefore shall I not be confoūded I haue hardened my face lyke a flint stone for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion He is at hande that iustifyeth me who wyll then go with me to lawe Let vs stande one agaynst another yf there be any y ◠wyll reason with me let hī come here forth to me Beholde the Lorde God standeth by me what is he then y ◠can condēpne me lo they shal be al lyke as an olde cloth the mothe shall eate them vp Therfore who so feareth the Lord amōg you let hym heare the voyce of his seruaūt Who so walketh in darkenes and no lyght shyneth vpon hym let him put his truste in the name of the Lord and holde hym by his God But take hede ☞ ye all kyndle a fyre and stere vp the coales walke on in the glystrynge of your owne fyre and in the coales that ye haue kīdled This cōmeth vnto you fro my hande namely that ye shall slepe in sorowe ¶ A consolacyon and comforte is promysed vnto the faythfull ¶ CAPI LI. HERKEN vnto me ye that holde of ryghtuousnes ye that seke the Lord Take hede vnto the stone whereout ye are hewen and to the graue wherout ye are digged Consydre Abraham your father and Sara that bare you howe that ⚜ I called hym alone and blessed hym and encreased hym Therfore shal the Lorde comforte Syon and repayre all her decaye makyng her deserte as a Paradyse and her wyldernes as the garden of the Lorde Myrth and ioye shal be founde there thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse Haue respect vnto me then O my people and leye thyne care to me for a lawe and an ordynaunce shall go forth fro me to lyghten the Gentyles It is harde by that my helthe and my ryghtuousnesse shal go forth and the people shal be ordred with myne arme The ylandes that is the Gentyles shall hope in me put theyr trust in myne arme Lyfte vp your eyes towarde heauen loke vpon the earth beneth ⚜ For the Heauens shall vanysshe a waye lyke smoke and the earthe shal teare lyke a clothe and they that dwell therin shall perysshe in lyke maner But my saluacyon shal endure for euer and my ryghtuousnes shall not ceasse Herken vnto me ye that haue pleasure in rightuousnes thou people that beareste my lawe in thyne herte ⚜ Feare not the curse of men be not afrayed of theyr blaphemyes and reuylinges ⚜ for wormes and mothes shal eate them vp lyke cloth and woll But my ryghtuousnesse shall endure for euer and my sauynge helth from generacion to generacion Wake vp wake vp be stronge O thou arme of the Lord wake vp lyke as in times paste euer and sence the worlde beganne ⚜ Arte not thou he that haste wounded the proude and hewen the Dragon in peces Arte not thou euen he whiche hast dryed vp the depe of the see which hast made playne y ◠see groūd y ◠the delyuered myght go thorow fore the redemed of the Lorde shall turne agayne and come with ioy vnto Syon there to endure for euer ⚜ That myrth and gladnesse myght be with them that sorowe and wo myght fle from them ⚜ Yea I I am euen he that in al thynges geueth you consolacyon What arte thou then
Lorde God of hoostes Aske the prestes coÌ„cerninge the lawe and saye yf one beare holy flesh in hys cote lappe with his lappe do touch the brede poâ—age wyne oyle or any other meate shall he be holy also The prestes answered sayde No. Then sayd Aggeus Nowe yf one beynge defyled with a deed carcase touch any of these shall it also be vnclene The prestes gaue answere sayd yee it shal be vncleane Then Aggeus answered sayde euen so is this people this nacyon before me sayeth the Lorde and so are all the workes of theyr handes yee and all that they offre is vnclene And nowe I praye you considre froÌ„ this daye forth howe it hathe gone with you afore or euer there was layed one stone vpoÌ„ another in the teÌ„ple of the Lorde y â— when ye came to a corne heape of xx bushels there were scarce ten that when ye came to the wyne presse for to powre out l. pottes of wyne there were scarce xx For I smote you with heate blastynge and hayle stones in all y â— labours of your handes yet was there none of you y â— wolde turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde Consyder then from this daye forth and afore namely from the. xxiiij day of the nynth moneth vnto the daye that the foundacyon of y â— Lordes temple was layed marke it well is not the sede yet in the barne haue nat the vynes the fyggetrees the pomgranates and olyue trees bene yet vnfrutefull but froÌ„ thys daye forth I shall make them to prospere Moreouer the. xxiiij daye of the moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto Aggeus agayne sayenge Speake to zorobabell the pryuce of Iuda and saye I wyll shake bothe heauen and earth and ouer thorowe the seate of the kyngdomes yee destroye the myghty kyngdome of the Heathen I wyll ouerthorowe the charettes and those that syt vpon them so that bothe horse and man shall fall downe euery man thorowe hys neyghbours swearde And as for the O zorobabell sayeth the Lorde of hoostes thou soÌ„ne of Salachiel my seruaunt I wyll take the sayeth the Lorde at the same tyme and make the as a seale for I haue chosen the sayeth the Lorde of hoostes ¶ The ende of the prophecye of Aggeus ¶ The boke of the Prophete zachary ¶ He moueth the people to returne to the Lorde and to eschue the wickednesse of theyr fathers He prefigureth Christ and the Apostles CAPI I. IN the eyght moneth of the secoÌ„de yeare of kynge Darius came the worde of y e Lorde vnto zacharye y e soÌ„ne of Barachias the soÌ„ne of Addo y â— prophete sayenge The Lord hath bene sore displeased at your forfathers And saye thou vnto them thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Turne you vnto me sayeth the Lorde of hoostes and I wyll turne me vnto you sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Be ye nat lyke your forfathers vnto whom the prophetes cryed afore tyme sayenge Thus sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes Turne you nowe from youre euel wayes and from youre wycked ymagynacyons But they wolde nat heare nor regarde me sayeth the Lorde What is nowe become of youre forefathers and the prophetes are they yet styll alyue But dyd nat my wordes and statutes whiche I coÌ„maunded by my seruauntes the prophetes touch your forefathers Upon this they gaue answere and sayde lyke as the Lorde of hoostes deuysed to do vnto vs accordynge to oure owne wayes and ymagynacyons euen so hathe he dealte with vs. Upon the. xxiiii daye of the. xi moneth which is the moneth Sebat in the seconde yeare of Darius came the worde of the Lorde vnto zachary the sonne of Barachias the soÌ„ne of Addo the prophet sayenge I sawe by nyght and lo there sat one vpon a redde horse and stode styll amonge the myrretrees that were beneth vpon the grounde and behynde hym were there redde speckeled whyte horses Then sayde I. O my Lrode what are these And the angell that talked with me sayde vnto me I wyl shewe the what these be And the man y â— stode amonge the Myrretrees answered sayde These are they whoÌ„ the Lorde hathe sente to go thorowe the worlde And they answered the angell of the Lorde that stode amonge the myrretrees sayde We haue gone thorowe the worlde and beholde al the worlde dwell at ease and are carelesse Then the Lordes angell gaue answere and sayde O Lorde of hoostes howe longe wylt thou be vnmercyful to Ierusalem and to the cyties of Iuda with whoÌ„ thou hast bene displeased nowe these threscore â—enne yeares So the Lorde gaue a louinge and a coÌ„fortable answere vnto the angel that talked with me And the angel that commoned with me sayde vnto me Crye thou speake Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes I am exceadinge gelous ouer IerusaleÌ„ and Syon and sore displeased at the carelesse Heathen for where as I was but a lytle angrye they dyd theyr best that I myght destroye them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde I wyll turne me agayne in mercye towarde Ierusalem so that my house shal be buylded in it sayeth the Lorde of hoostes yee the plommet shal be layde abrode in Ierusalem Crye also speake thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes My cyties shal be in good prosperite agayne the Lorde shal yet coÌ„forte SioÌ„ and chose IerusaleÌ„ Then lyfte I vp myne eyees and sawe and beholde foure hornes And I sayde vnto the angell y â— talked with me what be these he answered me These are the hornes whiche haue scatered Iuda Israel and IerusaleÌ„ abrode And the Lorde shewed me foure carpenters TheÌ„ sayde I what wyl these do He answered and sayde Those are the hornes whiche haue so strowed Iuda abrode that no man durst lyfte vp his head But these are come to fraye theÌ„ awaye and cast out the hornes of the Gentyls which lyfte vp theyr horne ouer y â— lande of Iuda to scatre it abroade ¶ The renewynge of Ierusalem and Iuda CAPI II. I Lyfte vp myne eyes agayne and loked and beholde a maÌ„ with a measure lyne in his hande Then sayde I whether goest thou And he sayde vnto me To measure Ierusalem that I maye se howe longe and howe broade it is And beholde the angell that talked with me wente his waye forth Then went there out another angel to mete hym and sayde vnto hym Runne speake to thys yonge man saye Ierusalem shal be inhabited without any wall for the very multytude of people and catell that shal be therin Yee I my selfe sayeth the Lorde wyl be vnto her a wall of fyre rouÌ„de about and wyll behonoured in her O get you forth O fle froÌ„ the lande of the north sayeth the Lorde ye whom I haue scatred into y â— foure wyndes vnder heauen sayeth the Lorde Saue thy selfe O Syon thou that dwellest with y e daughter of Babylon for thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes With a
coloures and stroÌ„g Then spake I and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me O Lord what are these The angel answered sayde vnto me These are the. iiij windes of the heaueÌ„ which be come forth to staÌ„de before y â— ruler of all the earth That w t the blacke horse went into the laÌ„de of the north the white folowed them and the spekled horses wente forth towarde the south These horses were very stronge and wente out and sought to go and take theyr iourney ouer the whole earth And he sayde get you hence go thorowe the worlde So they went thorow out the worlde Then cryed he vpon me and spake vnto me sayeng beholde these that go towarde the North shall styll my wrath in the North countre And the worde of the Lord came vnto me sayeng Take of the presoners that are come froÌ„ Babylon namely Heldai Tobiah Idaia come y u the same day and go into the house of Iosiah the soÌ„ne of Sophony TheÌ„ take golde syluer make crownes therof and set theÌ„ vpon the heade of Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosedeh the hye preste speake vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes Beholde the maÌ„ whose name is the braunche and he that shal sprynge vp after him shal buylde vp the temple of the Lord yee euen he shall buylde vp the temple of the Lord. He shall beare the prayse he shal syt vpon the Lordes trone haue the domynacion A preste shall he be also vpon his trone and a peacable couÌ„cel shal be betwyxte them both And the crownes shal be in the temple of the Lorde for a remembraunce vnto Helem Tobiah Idaiah and Hen the sonne of Sophony And such as be farre of shal come and buylde the temple of the Lorde that ye may knowe howe that the Lorde of hoostes hath sent me vnto you And thys shall come to passe if ye wyl herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God ¶ The estymacyon of fastynge without mercy The despysyng of charyte and the obstynaâ—ye of the people CAPI VII IT happened also in the fourthe yeare of kyng Darius that the worde of the Lord came vnto Zachary in the fourth day of the ninth moneth which is called Casteâ— what tyme as Sarasar and Rogomelech and the men that were with theÌ„ sent vnto Bethel for to pray before the Lord and that they shulde say vnto the prestes which were in the hous of the Lorde of hoostes and to the Prophetes Shulde I wepe in the fyfth moneth absteyne as I haue done nowe certayne yeares Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoostes vnto me sayenge Speake vnto all the people of the lande and to the preastes and saye when ye fasted and mourned in the fyfth seuenth moneth nowe this ixx. yeares dyd ye fast vnto me When ye dyd eate also dryncke dyd ye not eate and dryncke for your owne selues Are not these the wordes whiche the Lorde spake by his Prophetes afore tyme when IerusaleÌ„ was yet inhabited welthy she the cities roâ—de aboute her when there dwelt men both towarde the south in the playne countrees And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary sayinge Thus sayeth the Lord of hoostes Execute true iudgemente shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse euery man to his brother Do the wyddowe the fatherles the straunger and poore no wrong and let no man ymagen euyl against his brother in his herte Neuerthelesse they wolde not take hede but turned their backes stopped theyr eares that they shulde not heare yee they made their hertes as an AdamaÌ„t stone lest they shulde heare the lawe and wordes which the Lorde of hostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the Lord of hoostes was very wroth at them And thus is it come to passe that lyke as he spake and they wolde not heare eueÌ„ so they cried I wolde not heare sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but scaâ—red theÌ„ amonge all Gentyles whome they 〈…〉 not Thus the lande was made so deso 〈…〉 that there trauayled no man in it neyth 〈…〉 nor fro for that pleasauÌ„t lande was vtt 〈…〉 layed waste ¶ Of the returne of the people vnto Ierusalem and of the mercy of God towarde them Of good workes The callyng of the Gentyles CAPI VIII SO the worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me sayeng Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes I was in a great gelousy ouer Sion yee I haue bene very gelous ouer her in a great dyspleasure thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes I wyl turne me agayne vnto Sion and wyll dwell in the myddest of Ierusalem so that IerusaleÌ„ shal be called a faythful and true cyte the hyll of the Lorde of hostes yee an holy hyll Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes There shal yet olde men wemen dwell agayne in the stretes of Ierusalem yee such as go w t staues in theyr handes for very age The stretes of the cyte also shal be full of yong boyes and damsels playinge vpon the stretes Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes yf the resydue of this people thyncke it to be vnpossible in these dayes shulde it therfore be vnpossyble in my syght sayeth the Lord of hostes Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Beholde I wyl delyuer my people froÌ„ the laÌ„de of the east and west and wyll brynge them agayne that they maye dwel at Ierusalem They shal be my people and I wyl be their God in trueth and ryghtuousnesse Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes let your handes be stronge ye that nowe heare these wordes by the mouth of y â— prophetes which be in these dayes that the fouÌ„dacion is layed vpon the Lord of hostes house y â— the temple maye be buylded For why before these dayes neyther meÌ„ nor catel coulde wiÌ„ue any thyng nether myght any man come in out in rest for trouble but I let euery man go a gaynst his neyghbour Neuerthelesse I wyl now intreate the resydue of this people nomore as afore tyme sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but they shal be a sede of peace The vineyarde shal geue her frute the grouÌ„de shal geue her increase y â— heaueÌ„s shal geue their dewe I shall cause the reÌ„naunt of this people to haue all these in possession And it shal come to passe y â— lyke as ye were a curse among y â— the Heathen O ye house of Iuda ye house of Israell EueÌ„ so wyl I delyuer you y â— ye shal be a blessyng feare not but let your handes be stronge For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes lyke as I â—â—â—ysed to punyshe you what tyme as 〈…〉 prouoked 〈◊〉 vnto wrath sayâ—th the Lorde of hostes spared not Euen â—o 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 now in these dayes for to do wâ—â— vnto the house of Iuda Ierusalem theefore feare ye not Now the thynges that ye shal do are these
gatheryng What is become of them that coyned syluer and were so carefull and coulde not bryng theyr workes to passe They be coted out gone downe to hell other men are come vp in theyr steades Yonge men haue sene lyght dwelte vpon earth but the way of reformacyon haue they not knowen nor vnderstande the pathes therof nether haue theyr chyldren receaued it yet ryght farre is it froÌ„ them It hath not bene herde of in the lande of Canaan nether hath 〈◊〉 bene sene at Theman The Agarenes sought after wysdome but that whiche is earthly lyke as the marchauÌ„tes of the lande do They of Theman are connynge also and they laboure for wysdome vnderstandynge but the waye of true wysdome they knowe not neyther do they thincke vpon the pathes therof O Israell howe great is the house of God how large is the place of his possession Great is he hathe none ende yee vnmeasurable What is become of those famouse gyauntes that were so great of bodies so worthy men of warre Those had not the Lord chosen nether haue they founde the waye of reformacyon therefore were they destroted for so much as they had no wysdome they perysshed because of theyr foolyshnesse Who hathe gone vp into heauen to take wysdome there and brought her downe froÌ„ the cloudes Who hath gone ouer the see to fynde her and hath chosen her aboue golde so brought her hyther No man knoweth the wayes of wysdome neyther is there any that can seke out her pathes But he y â— woteth all thynges knoweth her and he hathe fouÌ„de her out w t hys fore knowledge This same is he which prepared the earth at y â— begynnynge fylled it with all maner of foules beastes When he sendeth out y â— lyght it goeth and when he calleth it agayne it obeyeth hym with feare The Starres kepe theyr watche and geue theyr lyght yee and that gladly When he calleth them they say here we be And so wyth chearefulnesse they shewe lyghte vnto hym that made them This is oure God and there shall none other be compared vnto hym It is he that hath founde out all wysdome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt and to Israel his beloued After warde dyd he shewe hym selfe vpon earthe and dwelt amonge men ¶ The rewarde of them that kepe the lowe and the punyshement of them that despyse it A comfortynge of the people beynge in captynâ—â— A complaynte of Ierusalem and vnder the fygure thereof of the Churche A consolacyon and comtortynge of the same CAPI IIII. THis is the Booke of the commaundementes of God and the lawe that endureth for euer All they that kepe it shall come to lyfe but such as forsake it shal come to death Turne the O Iacob and take hold of it walcke by this waye thorow his bryghtnesse and shyne Gene not thyne honoure to another and thy worshyppe to a straunge people O Israell howe happye are we seyng that God hath shewed vs suche thinges as are pleasaunt vnto hym Be of good chere thou people of God O thou auncient Israel Nowe are ye solde amonge y â— Heathâ— howbeit not for your vtter destruccyon but because ye prouoked God the Lord to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye delyuered vnto your enemyes for ye displeased y â— euerlastynge God that made you offeringe vnto deuels not to God Ye haue forgotten hym that brought you vp and your nursse haue ye greued O Ierusalem Whan she sawe y â— the wrath of God was commynge vpon you she sayde Herken O ye that dwell aboute Syon for God hathe brought me in to great heuynes why I se the captiuite of my people of my sonnes and daughters which the euerlastyng God wyll bryng vpon them With ioy did I norish theÌ„ but nowe must I leaue them with wepynge and sorowe Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe forsaken which for the synnes of my chyldreÌ„ am desolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God they wold not knowe hys ryghtuousnes nor walcke in the way of his coÌ„maundementes and as for the pathes of the trueth and godlynes they had no lust to go in them O ye dwellers aboute Syon come and let vs call to remembraunce the captyuyte y â— the euerlasting God hath brought vpoÌ„ my sonnes my daughters He hath brought a people vpon them froÌ„ farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge language whiche nether regarde the olde nor pytie the yonge These haue caryed awaye the deare beloued of my wyddowes leauynge me alone both desolate and chyldlesse But alas what can I helpe you Now he that hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you delyuer you also from the handes of your enemyes Go your waye O my chyldren go youre waye for I am desolate forsaken I haue put of the clothynge of peace and put vpon me the sack cloth of prayer and for my tyme I wyll call vpon the most Hyest Be of good cheare O my chyldren crye vnto the Lorde and he shall delyuer you from the power of y â— prynces youre enemyes For verely I haue euer a good hope of your prosperous health yee a very gladnes is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercy that ye shall haue of our euerlastynge sauyour With mournynge and wepynge dyd I let you go fro me but with loye and perpetuall gladnesse shall the Lorde brynge you agayne vnto me Lyke as the neyghboures of Syon sawe your captiuite from God Euen so shal they also se shortly your health in god which shall come on you with great honour and euerlastyng worshyppe O my chyldreÌ„ suffre pacieÌ„tly the wrathe that shall come vpon you For the enemye hath persecuted the but shortely thou shalte se his destruccyon and shalte treade vppon hys necke My derlynges haue gone rough harde wayes for they are led awaye as a flocke that is scatred abroade with the enemies But be of good comforte O my chyldren and crye vnto the Lorde For he that led you awaye hath you yet in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce and lyke as ye haue bene mynded to swarue from your God so shall ye nowe endeuour your selues x. tymes more to turne agayne to seke him For he y â— hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you shal bryng you euerlasting â—oy agayne w t your helth Take a good herte vnto the O IerusaleÌ„ for he whyche gaue the y e name exhorteth the so do The wycked doers that nowe put the to trouble shal perysh and suche as haue reioy sed at thy fall shal be punyshed The cytyes whom thy chyldren serue and that haue caryed awaye thy sonnes shal be correcte For lyke as they be nowe glad of thy decaye and reioyse at thy fall so shall they mourne in their owne destruccioÌ„ The ioye of their multytude shal be taken away and their cheare shal be turned to sorowe For a fyre shall fall
them Many suche thynges hathe myne eye sene greater thynges then these haue I herde with myne eares In the congregation of the vngodly shall a fyre burne and among vnfaythful people shal y â— wrath be kyndled The olde giauÌ„tes optayned no grace for theyr synnes which were destroied trusting to theyr owne strength Nether spared he theÌ„ amonge whom Loth whiche was a strauÌ„ger but smote them and abhorred them because of the pryde of theyr wordes He had no pytie vppon them but destroyed all the people that were so stoute in synne And for so muche as he ouersawe not the syxe huÌ„breth thousande that gathered themselues together in y â— hardenesse of theyr hert it were maruell yf one beyng hardnecked shulde be fre For mercy and wrath is w t hym he is bothe myghtye to forgyue and to poure out displeasure Lyke as hys mercy is great euen so is his punyshment also he iudgeth a man accordyng to hys workes The vngodly shal not escape in his spoyle and the long pacience of him that sheweth mercy shal not byde behynde All mercy shal make place vnto euery man accordyng to the worthynes of his workes and after the vnderstandyng of his pylgremage Saye not thou I wyll hyde my selfe froÌ„ God for who wyll thyncke vpon me from aboue I shall not be knowen in so greate a heape of people for what is my soule amoÌ„ge so many creatures Behold the heauen yee the heauen of heauens the depe the earthe and all that therin is shal be moued at hys presence the Mountaynes the hylles and the foundaryons of the earth shall shake for feare when God visiteth them These thynges dothe no herte vnderstande but he vnderstandeth euery herte and who vnderstandeth his wayes No man seyth hys stormes and the moste parte of hys worckes are secrete Who wyll declare the worckes of hys ryghtuousnes Or who shal be able to abyde them For the couenaunte is farre frome some and tryenge out of men is in the ende He that is humble of herte thyncketh vpon suche thynges but an vnwyso and erronyous man casteth hys mynde vnto foolysshe thynges My sonne herken thou vnto me and learne vnderstandynge and marcke my wordes with thyne herts I wyll geue the a sure doctryne playnely shall I instructe the marke my wordes then in thyne here for in ryghtuousnes of the sprete do I speake of the woÌ„ders that God hath shewed amoÌ„g his worckes from the begynnnyng And in the trueth do I shew the knowledge of him God hath set hys worckes in good ordre frome the begynnynge and parte of them hath he sundered from the other He hath garnyshed hys worckes from euerlastynge and they beginnynges accordyng to theyr generacyons None of them hindered another nether was any of them dysobediente vnto hys wordes After thys God loked vpon the earthe and fylled it with hys goodes With all maner of lyuyng beastes hath he couered the grouÌ„de they al shall be turned vnto earth agayne CAPI XVII ¶ The creacyon of man and the goodnesse that God haths done vnto hym Of aulmes and repentaunce GOd shope man of the earth and made hym after hys owne ymage and turned hym vnto earthe agayne and clothed hym wyth hys owne strength He gaue hym the nombre of dayes and certayne tyme yee and gaue hym power of the thynges that are vpon earthe He made all flesh to stande in awe of hym so that he had the domynyon of all beastes and foules He made out of hym an helper lyke vnto hym selfe and gaue them dyscrecyon and tonge eyes and eares and a herte to vnderstande and fylled them with instruceyon and vnderstaÌ„dynge He created for theÌ„ also the knoweledge of the sprete fylled theyr hertes wyth vnderstaÌ„ding and shewed theÌ„ good euyll He set his eye vpon theyr hertes declarynge vnto them hys greate and noble worckes that they shulde prayse hys holy name together reioyse of his wonders and be tellynge of hys noble Actes Besyde thys he gaue them instruccyon and the lawe of lyfe for an heretage He made an euerlastyng couenaunt with them and shewed them hys ryghtuousnesse and iudgemeÌ„tes They sawe his glory wyth theyr eyes and theyr eares herde the matesty of his voice And he sayd vnto them beware of all vnryghtuous thynges He gaue euery man also a commaundemente concernynge his neyghbour Theyr wâ—â—yes are euer before him and are not hyd from his eyes He hathe set a ruler vpon euery people but Israel is y â— Lordes porcyon All their workes are as y â— Sunne in syght of God and hys eyes are alwaye lo kynge vpon theyr wayes All theyr vnryghtuousnesses are manyfest vnto hym and all theyr wyckednesses are open in his syght The mercy y â— a man sheweth is as it were a purse with hym and the grace that is geueÌ„ to man preserueth hym as the aple of an eye At the last shall he awake rewarde euery man vpoÌ„ his heade and shall turne them together into the nethermost partes of y â— earth But vnto theÌ„ that wyll repent he hath geeuen the waye of ryghtuousnes As for suche as be weake he coÌ„forted them suffred them and sendeth them the porcyon of the veryte O turne then vnto the Lorde forsake thy sines make thy prayer before the Lord do the lesse offence turne agayne vnto y â— Lorde forsake thyne vnryghtuousnes be an vtter enemye to abhomynacion learne to knowe the ryghtuousnes and iudgemeÌ„tes of God staÌ„d in the porcyon that is set forth for the and in the prayer of the most hie god Go in the porcyon of the holy worlde with suche as be lyuyng geue thankes vnto God Who wyll prayse the Lorde in the hell Abyde not thou in the erroure of the vngodly but geue hym thanckes before death As for the deade thanckefulnesse peryshed from hym as nothyng Geue thou thanckes in thy lyfe yee whyle thou art liuyng whole shalt thou geue thanckes and prayse God and reioyse in his mercy O how great is the louiÌ„g kyndnesse of the Lorde his mercyful good nesse vnto suche as turne vnto hym For all thynges may not be in maÌ„ and why the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ is not immortall and he hath pleasure in the vanite of wyckednes What is more cleare then the Sunne yet shall it fayle Or what is more wycked then the thynge that fleshe bloude hath ymagyned that same shal be reproued The Lord seyth the power of the hye heaueÌ„ al are but earth asshes ¶ The maruelous worckes of God â–ª the â—nysetye and wretchednes of man Agaynst God ought we not to complaynt Praye muste we contynuallye CAPI XVIII HE that lyueth for euermore made all thynges together God onely is ryghtuous and remayneth a vyctoryous kynge for euer Who shall be able to expresse the workes of him Who wyll seke out the gronÌ„de of his noble Actes Who shall declare the power of his greatenesse Or who wyll take
vpon hym to tell out his mercy As for the wonderous workes of the Lorde there may nothynge be taken from theym nothynge maye be put vnto them neyther maye the grounde of them be founde out But when a man hath done hys best he muste begyune agayne and when he thyncketh to become to an ende he muste go agayne to hys laboure What is man Wherto is he worth What good or euyll can he do If the nombre of a maÌ„s dayes be almost an hundreth ye re it is muche Lyke as the droppes of rayne are vnto the see and as a grauell stone is in comparyson of the saÌ„de so are these few yeares to y â— dayes of euerlastynge Therfore is the Lord pacient with them and poureth out his mercye vpon them He sawe and perceyued the thoughtes and ymaginacyons of theyr hert that they were euyll therfore heaped he vp hys mercyfull goodnes vpon them and shewed them the waye of ryghtuousnes The mercy that a maÌ„ hath reacheth to his neygh boure but the mercy of God is vpon all flesh He chasteneth he teacheth and nurtoureth yee euen as a shepherde turneth agayne hys flocke so dothe he all them that receyue chastenyng nurtoure and doctryne Mercyful is he vnto them that stande in awe of hys iudgementes My sonne when thou doest good make no grudgyng at it and whatsoeuer thou geuest speake no disconfortable wordes Shal not the dew coule the heate eueÌ„ so is a worde better then a gyft Is not a freÌ„dly worde a good honest gyft but a gracious maÌ„ geueth theÌ„ both A foole shall cast a man in y e teeth and that roughly and a gyft of the nygarde putteth out the eyes Get the ryghtuousnesse before thou come to iudgement Lerne before thou speake and go to physicke or euer thou be sycke examen iudge thy selfe before the iudgement come so shalt thou fynde grace in the syght of God Humble thy selfe afore thou be sycke in tyme of thy dyscease she we thy conuersacyon Let not to praye alway and stande not in feare to be refourmed vnto death for the rewarde of God endureth for euer Before thou prayest prepare thy soule and be not as one that tempted God Thynke vpon the wrathful indingnacyon y e shal be at the ende the houre of vengeauÌ„ce wheÌ„ he shal turne away his face Whe y â— hast ynough remeÌ„bre the tyme of hongre when thou art rich thinke vpon the tyme of pouer te and scarcenesse From the mornynge vntyll the euenyng the tyme is chaunged and al suche thynges are sone done in y â— syght of God A wyse man feareth God in all thynges in the dayes of traÌ„sgressyon he kepeth hym selfe from sâ—â—ne A discrete man hath pleasure in wysdome and he that findeth her maketh much of her They y e haue had vnderstanding haue dealt wysely in wordes haue vnderstaÌ„de the truth ryghtuousnes haue sought out wyse seÌ„tences iudgemeÌ„tes Folowe not thy lustê but turne the froÌ„ thyne owne wyll For yf y â— geuest thy soule her desires it shal make thin enemies to laugh the to scorne Take not thy pleasure in greate voluptuousnes medle not to much wtal Make not to great chere of the thyng that thou hast woÌ„ne by auauÌ„tage lest thou fal into pouerte haue nothyng in thy purse ¶ Wyne and whoredome brynge men to pouertye â–ª In thy wordes muste thou vse dyscrecyon The difference of the wysdome of God and man Wherby thou mayeâ—i knowe what is in a man Correcâ—yon muste be vsed without angâ—e CAPI XIX A Labouryng man that is geueÌ„ vnto droÌ„ kennes shall not be rych he that maketh not much of smal thiges shall fat by lytle litle Wyne wemen make wyse men reÌ„nagates put men of vnderstandynge to reprofe and he that accompanieth aduoâ—iterers shal become a wycked man Moches wormes shall haue hym to herytage yee he shal be set vp to a greater example and hys soule shal be roted out of the noÌ„bre He that is hastye to geue credence is lyght mynded and doth agaynst hym selfe Who so reioyseth in wyckednes shal be punyshed he that hateth to be refourmed hys lyfe shal be shortned he that abhorreth babling of wordes quencheth wyckednesse He that offendeth agaynst his owne soule shall repente it and he that reioyseth in wyckednesse shall be punyshed Rehearse not a wycked churlysh worde twise and thou shalt not be hidered Shewe thy secretes nether to frende nor foo and if y â— hast offended tell it not out For he shall herken vnto the and marke the and wheÌ„ he fyndeth oportunite he shall hate y â— so shal he be alwaye aboute y â— If y â— hast herde a worde agaynst thy neyghbour let it be dead w t in the be sure thou shalte haue no harme therby A foole trauayleth w t a worde lyke as a womaÌ„ that is payned w t bearynge of a chylde Lyke as an arowe shot in a dogges thyghe so is a worde in a fooles hert Tell thy frende his faute least he be ignoraunt say I haue not done it or yf he haue spoken that he do it nomore Reproue thy neyghbour that he kepe his tong if he haue spokeÌ„ that he say it nomore Tell thy neyghbour his faute for oft tymes an offeÌ„ce is made and geue not credeÌ„ce to euery worde A man falleth somtyme with hys tong but not with hys wyl For what is he y â— hath not offended in his tong Geue thy neyghboure warnyng before thou threaten hym and geue place vnto the lawe of the Lorde The feare of God is all wysdome he that is a ryght wyse man kepeth y â— lawe As for the doctryne of wyckednesse it is no wysdome and the prudence of synners is no good vnderstandyng it is but wyckednes abhominacioÌ„ a blaspheming of wysdome A symple man of small vnderstandyng that feareth God is better then one y â— hath much wysdome and trangresseth the lawe of the Hyest A crafty sotell man can be wyse but he is vnryghtuous and with gyftes he wresteth the open and manifest lawe A wycked man can behaue hym selfe humblye and can douke with his heade and yet is he but a disceauer within He hydeth hys â—ice disguiseth it because he shulde not be knowen he preuenteth the. And though he be so weake y â— he can do y â— no harme yet wheÌ„ he may fynde oportunite he shall do some euyll A maÌ„ may be knowen by his face one that hath vnderstandyng maye be percyeued by the loke of his countenaunce A mans garment laughter goynge declare what he is ¶ Of correccion and repentaunte Of the gyfte of the wyse man and of the foole Of lyâ—age CAPI XX. SOME man reproueth hys neyghboure ofte tymes but not in due season Agayne some man holdeth hys tonge and he is wyse and dyscrete It