the other Let Israel truste in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israel from all hys synnes ¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares LORDE I am nat hye mynded I haue no proude lookes I do nat exercyse my selfe in greate matters whiche are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother yee my soule is euen as a weened chylde Let Israel trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares â–ª LORDE remembre Dauyd and all hys trouble Howe he swore vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye God of Iacob I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slomber âšœ Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob Lo we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata and founde it in the wood We wyll go in to hys tabernacle and fall downe before hys fote stole Aryse O Lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe Let thy Preastes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy saynctes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall nat shrynke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpoÌ„ thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies that I shal lerne them their chyldren also shall syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacioÌ„ for hiÌ„selfe hathe he chosen her ☞ Thys shal be my rest for euer here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyl blesse her vitayles w t increase and wyl satysfy her poore w t bred ☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge There shall I make ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for hys enemyes I shall clothe them with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe ¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid BEHOLDE howe good and ioyful a thynge it is brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye It is lyke the precyous oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd euen vnto Aarons beerd and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge Lyke the dewe of Harmon whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares BEholde âšœ nowe prayse the Lorde al yee seruauntes of the Lorde yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde âšœ euen in the courte of the house of our God Lyfte vp youre haÌ„des in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The LORDE that made heauen and earthe blesse the out of Syon ¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme O Praise the name of the Lord prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in y â— house of the Lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hathe chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israel for hys owne possessyon For I knowe that the Lorde is greate and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that dyd hem heauen and in earth in the see and in all deape places He dringeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde â–ª and turneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes He * smote the fyrste borne of Egypte bothe of man and of beast He hathe sente tokens and wouÌ„ders into the myddest of the O thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuers nacyons and slewe mygtye Kynges Sehon Kynge of y â— Amorytes and Og the King of Basan and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam And gaue they re lande to be an heritage euen an heritage vnto Israell his people Thy name O Lorde endureth for euer so dothe thy memorial O lord from one generacyon to an other For the Lorde wyll auenge his people and be gracyous vnto his seruauntes As for the ymages of the Heathen they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue â–ª â—ey but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breth in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are al they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leuie ye y e feare the Lord prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon whiche dwelleth at Ierusalem ¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and hys mercy endureth for euer O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche onely dothe greate wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes for his mercye endureth for euer The sonne to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the Starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel frome amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche deuyded the reed see into partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it for hys mercye endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoste he ouerthrewe them in the reed see for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people thorow the wil dernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kingê for his mercy endureth for euer Yea and slue myghtye Kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon Kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the Kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage for his mercye endureth for uer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche remembred vs when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from
the see and all that is therin and thou preseruest them all the hoost of heuen worshyppeth the. Thou arte the Lorde God that hast chosen Abram and broughtest hym out of Ur in Chaldea and calledst hym Abraham and foundest his herte faythfull before the and madest a couenaunte with hym to gyue vnto his seede the lande of the Canani-tes Hethites Amorites Pheresites Iebusytes Gersites hast made good thy wordes for thou arte ryghteous hast consydered the mysery of our fathers in Egypte herde theyr complaynte by the reed see and shewed tokens wonders vpon Pharao on al his seruauntes on all the people of his lande for thou knewest that they were presumptuous cruell agaynst them so madest thou the a name as it is this day And the reed see dydest thou deuyde in sundre before them so that they went thorowe the myddes of the see drye shod theyr persecutours threwest thou in to the depe as a stone in the myghty waters ledst them on the day tyme in a cloudy pyller and on the nyght season in a pyller of fyre to shewe them lyght in the way that they went Thou camest downe also vpoÌ„ mount Sinay spakest vnto them from heuen and gauest them ryght iudgementes true lawes good coÌ„maundementes and Statutes and declaredst vnto them thy holy Sabboth and coÌ„maundedst them preceptes ordinaunces lawes by the hande of Moses thy seruaunt and gauest them breade from heuen when they were hongrye and broughtest forthe water for them oute of the rocke when they were thyrstye and promysedst them that they shulde go in and take possession of the lande ouer which thou haddest lyft vp thyne hande for to gyue them But they and oure fathers were proude harde necked so that they folowed not the coÌ„maundementes and wolde not obey neyther were myndfull of the wonders that thou dyddest for them but became obstynate and headye in so moche that they turned backe to theyr bondage for theyr disobedience And thou my god forgauest and wast gracious mercyfull pacient of great goodnesse and forsokest them not And though they made a molten calfe sayd This is thy gods that brought the out of the lande of Egypte and dyd great blasphemyes yet forsokest thou them not in the wyldernesse accordynge to thy great mercy And the cloudy pyller departed not from them on the daye tyme to leade them awaye neyther the pyller of fyre in the nyght season to shew them lyght in the way that they went And thou gauest them thy good spirite to enforme them withheldest not thy Manna from theyr mouth and gauest them water when they were thyrstye Fourtye yeres long madest thou prouision for them in the wylder nesse so that they lacked nothyng theyr clothes waxed not olde and theyr feete swelled not And thou gauest them kyngdomes and nacions partedst them accordyng to theyr porcions so that they possessed the lande of Sehon kynge of Hesbon and the lande of Og the kynge of Basan And theyr chyldren multipliedst thou as the sterres of heuen broughtest them in to the lande wherof thou haddest spoken vnto theyr fathers that they shulde go into it and haue it in possessyon And the chyldren went in and possessed the lande and thou subduedst before them the enhabitours of the lande euen the Cananitê and gauest them in to theyr hande with theyr kyngê and the people of the lande that they myght do with them what they wolde And they wan theyr strong cityes and a fat lande and toke possessyon of houses that were full of all maner of goodes welles dygged out vyneyardes oyle gardens many fruytfull trees and they dyd eate and were fylled and became fat and lyued in welthe thorowe thy great goodnesse Neuerthelesse they were disobedient and rebelled agaynste the and cast thy lawe behynde theyr backes slue thy prophettes which exhorted them ernestly that they myght bryng them agayn vnto the and dyd great blasphemyes Therfore thou gauest them ouer in to the hande of theyr enemyes that vexed them And in the tyme of theyr trouble when they cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and thorowe thy great mercy thou gauest them ☞ sauiours whiche helped them out of the hande of theyr enemyes But when they came to rest they turned backe agayne to do euyll before the therfore leftest thou them in the hande of theyr enemyes so that they had the dominion ouer them And when they conuerted and cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and many tymes hast thou delyuered them accordynge to thy great mercy and testifiedst vnto them that thou myghtest bryng them agayne vnto thy law Notwithstandyng they were proud and herkened not vnto thy coÌ„maundmentes but synned in thy lawes whiche yf a man do he shall lyue in them turned the shoulder away and were styffe necked and wolde not heare And many yeres dyddest thou forbere them and testifiedst vnto them thorowe thy spirite euen by the hande of thy prophettê yet wolde they not heare Therfore gauest thou them in to the hande of the nacions in the landes And for thy great mercyes sake thou hast not vtterly coÌ„sumed them neyther forsaken them for thou arte a gracious and mercyfull God Nowe therfore our God thou great god myghtye and terrible thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy regarde not a lytell all the trauayle that hath happened vnto vs our kynges our prynces oure preestes oure prophettes and our fathers all thy people synce the tyme of the kynges of Assur vnto this day And truely thou arte iust in all that thou haste broughte vpon vs for thou haste done ryght As for vs we haue ben vngodly and our kynges and our prynces our preestê and our fathers haue not done after thy law nor regarded thy coÌ„maundementes and thy earnest exhortacions wherwith thou hast exhorted them and they haue not serued the in theyr kyngdome and in thy great goodê that thou gauest them and in the large and plenteous lande whiche thou gauest before them and haue not conuerted from theyr wycked workes beholde we are in bondage this day and so is the lande that thou gauest vnto our fathers to enioy the fruytes goodes therof beholde there are we bonde men And great is the encrease of it vnto the kynges whom thou hast set ouer vs bycause of our synnes they haue dominion ouer oure bodyes and cattell euen as they wyll them selues and we are in great trouble And in al this make we a sure couenaunt and wryte it and oure prynces Leuites and Preestes seale vnto it ¶ The names of them that sealed the couenaunte bytwene god and the peope CAPI X. THe sealers were Nehemiah that is Hathirsatha the son of Hachaliah and Zedekia Saraia Azariah and Ieremy Phashur Amaria Malchia Hatus Sebaniah Malluch Harim Merimoth and Obadia Daniel Ienthon and Baruch MesulaÌ„ Abia and Miamin
There shal go a fyre before hym and burne vp hys enemyes on euery syde Hys lyghtnynges gaue shine vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and was afrayed The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of the LORDE at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earthe The Heauens haue declared hys ryghtuousnes and all the people haue sene hys glory Confounded be all they that worshyppe carued ymages and that delyte in vayne Goddes worshyppe hym ☞ all ye Goddes Syon herde of it and reioysed and the doughters of Iuda were glad because of thy iudgementes O Lorde For thou Lorde arte hygher then al that are in the earth thou art exalted far aboue all Goddes O ye that loue the Lorde se that ye hate the thynge whiche is euyll the Lorde preserueth the soules of his saynctes he shal deliuer them from the haÌ„de of the vngodly There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous and a ioyful glad nesse for suche as be true herted Reioyse in the Lorde ye ryghteous and geue thankes for a remembraunce of hys holynesse ¶ The. xcviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme for Dauyd O SYNGE vnto the Lorde a newe soÌ„ge for he hath done maruelous thinges With hys owne ryght hande and wyth his holye arme hathe he gotten hymselfe the vyctorye The Lorde declared hys saluacyon his ryghteousnesse hathe he openly shewed in the syght of the Heathen He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel and al the endes of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of our God Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes synge reioyse and gyue thankes Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge With trompettes also and shawmes O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kynge Let the see make a noyse and al that ther in is the rounde world and they that dwel therin Let the floudes clappe theyr handes and let the hylles be ioyfull together Before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earthe With ryghtuousnes shall he iudge the worlde and the people with equyte ¶ The. xcix Psalme âšœ of Dauid THE Lorde is kynge be the people neuer so vnpacyent he sytteth bytwene the Cherubins be the earth neuer so vnquiet The Lorde is great in Syon and hye aboue all people They shall geue thankes vnto thy name which is great woÌ„derfull holy The kynges power loueth iudgement thou hast prepared equyte thou hast executed iudgement rightuousnes in Iacob O magnyfye the Lorde our God and fal downe before his fote stole for he is holy Moses and Aaron among his preastes and Samuel among suche as cal vpon his name these called vpon the Lorde and he herde them He spake vnto them out of the cloudy pyller for they kepte his testimonies and the lawe that he gaue them Thou herdest them O Lorde our God thou forgauest them O God and punyshedst theyr owne inuencions O magnifye the Lorde our God and worshyppe him vpon his holy hyll for the Lorde oure God is holy ¶ The. C. Psalme ¶ A Psalme for thankesgeuynge O Be ioyfull in the Lorde all ye landes serue the Lorde with gladnes and come before hys presence with a songe Be ye sure that the Lorde he is God It is he that hath made vs and not we our selues we are his people and the shepe of his pasture O go youre waye into his gates with thankes geuynge into his courtes with praise be thankeful vnto him and speake good of his name For the Lorde is gracious his mercye is euerlastynge and his truth endureth from generacion to generacyon ¶ The. C. j. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd MY songe shal be of mercy and iudgement vnto the O Lorde wyll I synge O let me haue vnderstandynge in the waye of godlynesse Whan wylt thou come vnto me I wyll walke in my house wyth a perfecte herte I wyll take no wycked thynge in hande I hate the synnes of vnfaythfulnesse there shal no such cleue vnto me A frowarde herte shall departe frome I wyll nat knowe a wycked person Who so preuely slauÌ„dreth his neighbour hym wyll I destroye Who so hathe also a proude loke and an hye stomake I wyl nat suffre hym Myne eyes loke vnto such as be faythfull in the lande that they maye dwell with me who so leadeth a godly lyfe he shal be my seruaunte There shall no dysceytfull persone dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall nat tary in my syght I shal sone destroye al the vngodly that are in the laÌ„de that I maye rote out al wicked doers from the cytie of the Lorde ¶ The. C. ij Psalme ¶ A prayer of the afâ—lyâ—t when he hathe an heuye harte and powreth out his complaynte before the Lorde H Eare my prayer O Lorde and let my cryenge come in vnto the. Hyde nat thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble enclyne thyne eares vnto me when I call O heare me and that ryght sone For my dayes are consumed away lyke smoke my bones are brente vp as it were a fyre brande My herte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse so that I forget to eate my breade For the voyse of my gronynge my bone wyll scarse cleue to my flesshe I am become lyke a Pellycane of y â— wyldernes lyke an owle y â— is in the deserte I haue watched am eueÌ„ as it were a sparowe y â— sytteth alone vpon the house toppe Myne enemyes reuyle me all the turned so that they hated his people dealt vntruly with his seruauÌ„tes Then sent he Moses hê seruauÌ„t and Aaron whom he had chosen And these shewed his tokens amonge them and wonders in the lande of HaÌ„ He sent darckenesse it was darke ☞ and they were nat obedyent vnto hys worde He turned theyr waters into bloude and slewe theyr fyshe Theyr laÌ„de brought forth frogges ye euen in theyr kynges chambers He spake the worde and theyr came all maner of flyes and lyce in al theyr quarters He gaue theÌ„ hayle stones for rayne and flammes of fyre in theyr laÌ„de He smote theyr vines also and fyge trees and destroye the trees that were in theyr coastes He spaeke the worde and the gre shoppers came and catyrpellers innumerable And dyd eate vp all the grasse in theyr lande deuoured the frute of theyr grouÌ„de He smote al the fyrst borne in theyr lande euen the chefe of all theyr strength He brought them forth also with syluer and golde there was nat one feble persoÌ„ amoÌ„ge theyr trybes Egypte was glad at theyr departing for they were afrayed of them He spred out a cloude to be a couerynge and fyre to geue lyght in the nyght season At theyr desyre he brought quayles and he fylled them with the breade of heauen He opened the rocke of stone and the waters
wolde offre vnto hym the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge and tel out hys workes w t gladnes They that go downe to the see in shyppes and occupye their businesse in greate waters These men se the workes of the Lorde and his woÌ„ders in the deape For at hê worde the stormy wind ariseth whiche lyfteth vp the waues therof They are caried vp to the heauen and downe agayne to the deape their soule mel telth awaye because of the trouble They rele to and fro and stacker lyke a droncken man are at theyr wittes ende So whan they crye vnto y e Lord in their trouble he delyuered theÌ„ out of their distresse For he maketh the strome to ceasse so y â— the waues therof are styll TheÌ„ are they glad because they be at rest and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be O that men wolde therfore prayse the Lord for his goodnes and declare the woÌ„dres y t he doth for the chylden of men That they wolde exalte hiÌ„ also in the coÌ„gregacyon of the people and loue him in the seate of the elders Whiche turneth the floudes into a wyldernesse and dryeth vp the water sprynges A fâ—utfull lande maketh he baren for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin Agayne he maketh the wyldernesse a standynge water and water sprynges of a drye grounde And there he serueth the hongrye that ye skipped lyke rammes ye lytle hylles lyke yong shepe Tremble thou erth at the presence of the Lorde at the preseÌ„ce of the God of Iacob Which turned y â— hard rocke into a standynge water and the flynt stone into a spryngynge well ¶ The. cxv Psalme NOt vnto vs O Lorde nat vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louing mercy and for thy truthes sake Wherfore shal the Heathen saye where is nowe their God As for oure God he is i heauen he hath done what so euer pleased him Theyr ydoles are syluer and golde euen the worke of mennes handes They haue mouth and speake not eyes haue they and se nat They haue eares heare nat noses haue they and swel nat They haue haÌ„des and haÌ„dle nat fete haue they and walke nat nether speake they thorow theyr throte They y â— make them are lyke vnto them and so are all suche as put theyr trust in them But âšœ house of Israel trust thou in the Lorde he is their succour defence Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde he is their helper and defender Ye that feare the Lorde put your trust in the lorde he is theyr helper and defender The Lorde hathe bene myndfull of vs and he shall blesse vs euen he shal blesse y â— house of Israel he shal blesse the house of Aaron He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde both small and great The Lorde shal encrease you more and more you youre chyldren Ye are y â— blessed of the Lord which made heauen earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes the earth hath he geueÌ„ vnto y â— chyldreÌ„ of men The deed prayse nat y â— O Lord nether all they y â— go downe in to the sylence But we wyll prayse the Lorde from thys tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The. cxvj Psalme Prayse the Lorde I Am well pleased that the Lorde hathe herde the voyce of my prayer That he hathe enclyned hys eare vnto me therfore wyll I call vpon hym as longe as I lyue The snares of death coÌ„pased me round about and y â— paynes of hell gat holde vpon me I shal fynde trouble and heuinesse and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde O Lorde I beseche the delyuer my soule Gracyous is the Lorde and ryghteous yee our God is mercyfull â–ª The Lord preserueth the symple I was in misery and he helped me â–ª Turne agayne then vnto thy rest O my soule for the Lorde hath rewarded the. And why thou hast delyuered my soule from death mine eies from teares and my fete from fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the liuyng I beleued and therfore wyl I speake but I was fore troubled I sayd in my hast All men are lyers What reward shall I geue vnto the Lorde for all the benefytes y e he hath done vnto me I wyll receaue the cappe of saluacyon and cal vpon the name of the Lorde I wyl paye my vowes nowe in the presence of al hys people ryght deare in the syght of the Lorde is the death of his sayntes Beholde O Lorde howe that I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruauÌ„t and the sonne of thy handmayde thou hast broken my bandes in sonder I wyl offre to the the sacryfyce of thanckesgeuynge and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde I wyll paye my vowes vnto the Lorde in the sight of al his people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the myddes of the O Ierusalem ¶ The. cxvii Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Prayse y â— Lorde al ye HeytheÌ„ prayse him all ye nacyons For his mercyfull kyndnes is euer more and more to warde vs and the truth of the Lorde endureth for euer ¶ The cxviij Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thanckes vnto the Lorde for he hys gracyous because hys mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse âšœ that he is gracyous and that hys mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let them nowe that feare confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble and the Lorde herd me at large The Lord is on my syde I wyll nat feare what man can do to me The Lorde taketh my parte with them that helpe me therfore shal I se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any coÌ„fydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put any confydence in prynces All nacions compassed me rounde about but in y â— name of y â— Lorde wyl I destroy theÌ„ They kepte me iÌ„ on euery syde they * kept me in I say on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came aboute me lyke bees and are extincte euen as the fyre among the thornes for in y â— name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them ☞ Thou haste thrust sore at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength my song and is become my saluacion The voyce ofioye and healthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghtuous the ryght hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe The ryght hande of the Lorde hath the preemynence the ryght hande of y â— Lord bryngeth myghtye thynges to passe I wyll nat dye but lyue declare the workes of the Lorde The Lorde hath chastened and correcte me but he
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
called to councel aâ—â—â—e that can speake fayre shall vaue the moâ—e lernynge Understandynge is a welâ—â—f lyfe vnto hym that hathe it as forthe chastenynge of fooles it is but foolyshnesse A wyse harte ordreth his mouth wysly and amendeth the doctryne in hys lyppes Fayre wordes are an hony combe a refreshynge of the mynde and health of the bones There is a waye that meÌ„ thynke to be ryght but the ende therof leadeth vnto death A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe for her oune mouth hath brought her therto An vngodly personne stereth vp euell and in hys lyppes he is as an hote burnynge fyre A frowarde body causeth stryfe and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge maketh deuysyon amonge prynces A wycked man begyleth his neyghbour and leadeth hym in to the waye that is not good He that wynketh with his eyes ymagyneth myschefe and he that byteth his lyppes wyll â–ª do some harme Age is a crowne of worshype yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes A pacient man is better then one stronge he that can rule him selfe is more worth then he that wynneth a cytye The lottes are cast in to the lappe but the ordryng therof standeth all in the Lorde CAPI XVII BETTER is a drye morsell with quyetnesse then a full house and many fat catell with stryfe A dyscrete seruaunte shal haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome and shall haue lyke herytage with the brethen Lyke as syluer is tryed in the fyre and golde in the fornace euen so dothe the Lorde proue the hertes A wycked body holdeth muche of false lyppes and a frowarde personne geueth care to a dysceatfull tonge Who so laugheth the poore to scorne blasphemeth hê maker and he that is glad of another mans hurte shall nat be vnpunyshed Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders and the fathers are the honoure of the chyldren An eloqueÌ„te speach becommeth nat a foole a dyssemblynge mouth also besemeth nat a prynce Lyberalyte is a precyous stone vnto him that hathe it for where soeuer he becoÌ„meth he prospereth Who so couereth another mans offence seketh loue but he â—hat dyscloseth the faute setteth the prynce agaynst hym selfe One reprofe onely doâ—he more good to hym that hathe vnderstandynge then an Câ—storâ—pes vnto a foole A sedycyâ—us â–ª personne seketh myschefe and therfore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynste hym It were better to come agaynst a she euyll but put thy truste in the Lorde and he shall defende the. The Lorde abhorreth two maner of weyghtes and a false balaunce is an euyll thynge The Lorde ordreth euery mans goynges howe maye a man then vnderstande his owne waye It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that whiche is holy and then to go aboute with vowes A wyse kynge destroyeth the vn godly and bryngeth the whele ouer them The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man and goeth thorowe all the in warde partes of the body Mercy and faythfulnesse preserue the kynge and with louynge kindnes his seate is holden vp The streÌ„gth of yonge men is theyr worshyp and a graye heade is an honour vnto the aged Woun des dryue awaye euyl and so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body CAPI XXI THE Kynges herte is in the hande of the Lorde lyke as are the ryuers of water he maye turne it whether so euerhe wyll Euerye man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes To do ryghtuousnesse and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lorde theÌ„ sacrifyce A presumptuous loke a proude stomake and the lanterne of the vngodly is synne The deuyces of one that is dilygent brynge pletuousnesse but he that is vnaduysed commeth vnto pouerte Who so hordeth vp ryches with the dysceytfulnesse of his tonge he is a foole and lyke vnto them that seke theyr owne death The robberyes of the vngodly shall be theyr owne destruccyon for they wyl not do the thynges that is ryght The wayes of the frowarde are straunge but * the workes of hym that is cleane are ryght It is beâ—tter to dwell in a corner vnder the house toppe then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house The soule of the vngodly wyssheth euyll and hathe no pitye vpon his neyghboure When the scornefull is punyshed the ignoraunt take the better hede and when a wyse man is warned he wyll receyue the more vnderstandynge The ryghtuous wysely consydereth the house of the vngodly and he seeth that God ouerthroweth the vngodly for theyr owne wyckednesse Who so stoppeth his eare at the cryeng of the poore he shall crye him selfe and not be herde A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth dyspleasure and a gyfte in the bosome stylleth futyousnesse The iuste delyteth in doynge that thynge that is ryght but the workes of wyekednesse abhorre the same The man y â— wan dreth out of the waye of wysdome shall remayne ☞ in the congregacion of the deade He that hath pleasure in bancketâ—es shall be a pore man who so delyteth in wyne and delycates shall not be ryche The vngodly shall be gyuen for the ryghtuous and the wycked for the iuste It is better to dwel in a wyldernesse then with a chydynge and an angry woman In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plentuousnesse but a folyshe body spendeth vp all Who so foloweth ryghtuousnesse and mercy fyn deth both lyfe ryghtuousnesse and honoure A wyse man wynneth the cytie of the mightye and as for the strength that they trust in he bryngeth it downe Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge the same kepeth hys soule from troubles He that is proude and presumptuous is called a scornefull man whiche in wrathe dare worke malycyously The voluptuousnes of the slouthful is his owne death for his handes wyll not labour He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe but the ryghtuous is alwaye geuynge and kepeth nothynge backe The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomynacion howe much more whan they offre the thynge that is got ten with wyckednesse A false witnes shall peryshe but he that wyl be content to heare shall alwaye haue power to speake hym self An vngodly man goeth forthe rashely but the iust refourmeth his owne way There is no wysdome there is no vnderstandyng there is no councell agaynste the Lorde The horse is prepayred agaynste the daye of battayle but the LORDE geueth the vyctorye CAPI XXII A GOOD name is more worthe then greate ryches and ☞ louynge fauoure is better then syluer and golde The ryche and poore mette together the Lorde is the maker of them all A wyse man seeth the plage and hydeth hym selfe but the folyshe go on styll and are punyshed The ende of lowelynes and the feare of GOD ryches honour prosperite and helthe Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde but he that dothe kepe hys soule wyl fle from suche Teache a chyld in his
multytude and made intercessyon for the mysdoers ¶ Of the greate dominyon of Chryst. The indignacyon of God endureth but a shorte space â–ª but his mercye is euerlastynge CAP. LIIII BE glad nowe thou baren that barest not reioyce synge and be mery thou that arte not with chylde For the desolat hathe moâ— chyldren then the maryed wyfe sayth the Lorde Make thy tence wyder and sprede out the hangynges of thyne habitacyon spare not laye forthe thy coardes and make fast thy stakes for thou shalte be multiplyed on the right syde and on the left and thy sede shall haue the Gentyles in possessyon and dwell in the desolate Cyties Feare not for thou shalt not be confounded Be not ashamed for thou shalt nat come to confusyon Yea ☞ thou shalte forget the shame of thy youth and shalte nat remembre the dishonour of thy wedowed For he that made the shal be thy Lorde and husbande whose name is the Lorde of hostes and thy redemer shall be euen the holy one of Israel the Lorde of the whole worlde For the Lorde hathe called the beynge as a desolate sorowfull woman and as a yonge wyfe that hath broken her wedlocke sayeth thy God A lytle whyle haue I sorsaken the but with greate mercyfulnes shall I take the vp vnto me When I was angry I hydde my face from the for a lytle season but thorowe euerlastynge goodnesse haue I pardoned y â— sayeth the Lorde thy redemer And this is vnto me as the water of Noe for lyke as I haue sworne that I wyll nat brynge the water of Noe any more vpon the worlde so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with the nor reproue the The mountaynes shal remoue and the hylles shall fall downe but my louynge kyndnesse shall nat moue and the bonde of my peace shall nat fall downe from the sayeth the Lorde thy mercyfull louer Beholde thou poore vexed and despysed I wyll make thy walles of precyous stones and thy foundacyons of Saphyres thy wyndowes of Chrystall thy gates of fyne cleare stone and all thy borders of pleasaunte stones Thy chyldren shall all be taught of God and I wyll geue them plenteousnesse of peace In ryghteousnesse shalfe thou be grounded and be farre from oppressyon for the whiche thou nedeste nat be afrayed neyther for hynderaunce for it shall nat come nye the. Beholde the alyaunt that was farre from the shall dwell with the and he that was sometyme a straunger vnto the shal be ioyned with the Beholde I make the smyth that bloweth the coales in the fyre and he maketh a weapen after his handy worke I make also the waster to destroye but all the weapens y â— are made agaynste the shall nat prospere And as for all tunges that shall resyste the in iudge mente thou shalt ouercome them and condempne them Thys is the herytage of the Lordes seruauntes and theyr righteousnes commeth of me sayeth the Lorde ¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people The â—ruâ—e and profet of the worde of God CAPI LV. COME to the waters all ye that be thrusty and ye that haue no money Come bye that ye maye haue to eate Come bye wyne and mylcke without any money or money worthe wherfore do ye laye out youre money for the thynge that fedeth not and spende youre labour aboute the thynge that satysfyeth you nat But herken rather vnto me and ye shall eate of the beste and youre soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse Enclyne youre eares and come vnto me take hede and youre soule shall lyue For I wyll make an euerlasting couenaunte with you euen the sure mercyes of Dauyd Beholde I gaue hym for a wytnesse amonge the folke for a Prynce and captayne vnto the people Lo thou shalte call an vnknowen people and a people that had nat knowledge of the shall runne vnto the because of the Lorde thy God and the holy one of Israell whiche gloryfyeth the. Seke the Lorde whyle he maye be founde and call vpon hym whyle he is nye Let the vngodly man forsake hys owne wayes and the vnryghtuous hys owne ymagynacyons and turne agayne vnto the Lorde so shall he be mercyfull vnto hym and â—o oure God for he is redy to forgyue For thus sayeth the Lorde my thoughtes are not youre thoughtes and youre wayes are not my wayes but as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earthe so farre do my wayes exceade yours and my thoughtes yours And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen and returneth not thyther agayne but watereth the earthe maketh it frutefull and grene that it may geue corne and bread vnto the sowet So the worde also that commeth out of my mouthe shall not turne agayne voyde vnto me but shall accomplyshe my wyll and prospere in the thynge wherto I sende it And so shall ye go forthe with ioye and be led with peace The mountaynes and hylles shall synge with you for ioye and all the trees of the felde shall clappe theyr handes For thornes there shall growe Fyrre trees and the Myrre tre in the steade of breers And thys shal be done to the prayse of the Lorde and for an euerlastynge token that shall nat be taken awaye ¶ An exorâ—aâ—yon to iudgemente and ryghtcousnes and to the spy â–ª ytual kepynge of the Sabboth Agaynst â—â—â—pherdes that deuoure theyr floâ—ke CAPI LVI THus sayeth the Lorde Kepe equyte and do ryght for my sauynge healthe shall come shortly and my ryghteousnesse shal be opened Blessed is the man that doth this and the mans chylde which kepeth the same He that taketh hede that he vnhalowe nat the Sabboth that is he that kepeth him selfe that he do no euyl Then shal nat the straunger whiche cleauethe to the Lorde saye Alas the Lorde hathe shut me cleane out from hys people Nether shall the gelded man saye lo I am a drye tre For thus sayeth the Lorde vnto the gelded that kepeth my Sabboth Namely that holdeth greatly of the thyng that pleaseth me and kepeth my couenaunte Unto them wyl I gyue in my housholde and with in my walles a better herytage and name then if they had bene called sonnes doughters I wyll gyue them an euerlastynge name that shall not perysshe Agayne he saythe vnto the straungers that are disposed to stycke to the Lorde to serue hym and to loue his name That they shal be no bonde men And all they whiche kepe them selues that they vnhalowe not the Sabboth namely that they fulfyll my couenauÌ„t Them wyl I bryng to my holy mountayne and make them ioyfull in my house of prayer Theyr burnt offerynges and sacrifyces shal be accepted vpon myne aulter For my house shall be called an house of prayer for all people Thus sayth the Lorde God whiche gathereth together the scattered of Israell I wyll brynge yet another congregation to hym Come all ye beastes of the felde
them and chasten them Euen so wyll I also go diligently abonte to buylde them vp agayne and to plante them sayeth the Lorde Then shall it no more be sayde the fathers haue eaten a sowre grape and the childrens teth are set on edge for euery one shal dye for his owne misdede so that who so eateth a sowre grape hê teth shal be set on edge Beholde the dayes come sayeth the Lorde that I wyll make ☞ a newe couenaunt with the house of Israel and with the house of Iuda nat after the couenaunt that I made with their fathers when I toke theÌ„ by the hande and led them out of the lande of Egypte whiche couenaunte they brake yee euen whan I as an husbande had rule ouer them sayeth the Lord But this shall be the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes sayeth the Lorde I wyll plante my lawe in the inwarde partes of them and wryte it in theyr hertes and wyll be theyr God and they shal be my people And from thence forth shall no man teache his neyghboure or his brother and say knowe the Lorde But they shall all knowe me from the lowest vnto the hyghest sayeth the Lorde For I wyll forgeue theyr mysdedes and wyll neuer remembre theyr synnes any more Thus sayeth the Lorde whiche gaue the sonne to be a lyght for the daye and the Mone and Starres to shyne in the nyght which moueth the see so that the flou des therof waxe fearce his name is the Lord of hostes Lyke as this ordinaunce shall neuer be takeÌ„ out of my syght sayth the Lord So shall the sede of Israel neuer ceasse but alway be a people before me Moreouer thus sayeth the Lord lyke as the heauen aboue can nat be measured as the fouÌ„dacions of the earth beneth may not be sought out So wyl I also nat cast out the whole sede of Israel for that they haue commytted sayeth the Lorde Beholde the dayes come sayeth the Lorde y t the cytie of y t Lord shal be enlarged from the tower of Hananeel vnto the gate of the corner wal From thence shall the ryght measure be taken before her vnto the hylltoppe of Gareb and shall come aboute Gaath and the whole valley of the deade karcases and of the ashes and all the feldes vnto the broke of Cedron and vnto the corner of the horse-gate towarde the East where as the Saintuarye of the Lorde also shall be set And when it is nowe buylded and set vp of this fasshyon it shall neuer be broken nor caste downe any more ¶ Ieremye is caste in to preson because he prophecyed that the cytie shulde be taken of the Kynge of Babylon By the felde that Ieremy bought at the commaundement of the Lorde is sygnyfyed that the people shulde come agayne to theyr owne possessyon The people of God are his seruauntes and he is theyr Lorde To feare God is Godes gyfte to thyntent that synnes may be eschued CAPI XXXII THESE wordes spake the Lorde vnto Ieremy in the tenth yere of Zedekiah kynge of Iuda whiche was the. xviii yeare of Nabuchodonosor what tyme as the king of Babylons Hoste layed seage vnto Ierusalem But Ieremy the Prophet lay bounde in the courte of the preson whiche was in the kyng of Iudaes house where Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda caused him to be layed because he had prophecyed of this maner Thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I wyl delyuer this citie in to the haÌ„des of the king of Babylon whiche shall take it As for Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda he shall not be able to escape the Caldees but surely he shal come into the handes of the kynge of Babilon whiche shall speake with him mouth to mouth one of theÌ„ shal loke another in the face And Zedekiah shal be caried vnto Babylon and there shall he be vntyll the tyme that I viset him sayeth the Lorde But yf thou takest in hande to fyght agaynst the Caldees thou shalt not prospere And Ieremy sayde thus hath the Lorde spokeÌ„ vnto me Beholde Hananeel the soÌ„ne of Selum thyne Uncles sonne shall come vnto the requyre the to redeme the lande that lyeth in Anathoth vnto thy selfe for by reason of kinred it is thy right to redeme it and to bye it out And so Hananeell myne vncles son came to me in the courte of the pryson accordyng to the worde of the Lorde and sayde vnto me Bye my lande I praye the that lyeth in Anathoth in the countre of Ben Iamin for by herytage thou hast ryght to lowse it out for thy selfe therfore redeme it Then I perceaued that this was the commaundement of the Lorde and so I bought the laÌ„de from Hananeel of Anathoth myne Uncles soÌ„ne and weyed him there the money euen seuen sycles and ten syluer pens I caused him also to make me a wrytyng and to seale it and called record therby and weyed hiÌ„ there the money vpon the wayghtes So I toke the euydence with the copy when it was orderly sealed and red ouer I gaue the euydence vnto Baruch the soÌ„ne of Neriah the sonne of Maasiah in the syght of Hananeel my cosyn and in the presence of the wytnesses that be named in the euydeÌ„ce and before all the Iewes that were therby in the courte of the preson I charged Baruch also before theÌ„ saying The Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel coÌ„maundeth the to take thys sealed euydence with the copye and to lay it in an erthen vessel that it maye longe continue For the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israel hath determyned that houses feldes vyneyardes shal be possessed agayne in this lande Nowe when I had deliuered the euydeÌ„ce vnto Baruch y â— soÌ„ne of Neriah I besought the Lorde saying O Lord god It is thou that hast made heauen and earthe with thy great power and hye arme and there is nothynge hyd from the Thou shewest mercy vpon thousandes thou recoÌ„pencest the wickednes of the fathers into the bosome of y â— chyldren that come after them Thou art the great and myghtye God whose name is the Lorde of Hostes greate in councell and excellent in worke Thyne eyes loke vpon all the wayes of mens chyldreÌ„ to rewarde euery one after his wayes and accordyng to the frutes of hys inuencions Thou hast done greate tokens and woÌ„ders in the lande of Egypt as we se this daye vpon the people of Israell and vpon those men to make thy name greate as it is come to passe this daye Thou hast brought thy people of Israell out of the lande of Egypte with tokens with wonders with a myghtye hande with a stretched out arme and with great terryblenes and hast geuen them this lande lyke as thou haddest promysed vnto their fathers Namely that y â— woldest geue them a laÌ„de that floweth with mylcke and honye Nowe when they came therin possessed it they
for the which thou hast done almes and buryed the deed But Tobias rebuked them spake Saye not so for we are the chyldren of holy men and loke for the lyfe whiche God shall geue vnto them that neuer turne theyr beleue from him Anna hys wyfe wente dayly to the weeuynge worcke loke what lyuynge she coulde get with the labour of her haÌ„des she brought it And it happened y â— she toke a kyd and brought it home And when her husbande herde it crye he sayd loke y â— it be not stolleÌ„ restore it agayne to the owners for it is not lawful for vs to eate or to touch any thynge of theft Then was his wyfe angrie and sayde Now is thy hope become vayne openly and thy almes dedes are manyfest With these suche lyke wordes dyd she cast him in the tethe ¶ The prayer of Tobias Sara the daughter of Raguel is sclaundred of her fathers seruaunt The prayer and fastyng of Sara And also the innoceÌ„cy and chastyte of her The prayers of Tobias and of Sara are herde CAPI III. THen Tobias toke it heuely and with teares beganne to make his prayer sayenge O Lorde thou arte ryghtuous and all thy iudgementes are true yee all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes and iudgement And nowe O Lorde be myndeful of me and take no vengeaunce of my sinnes nether remeÌ„bre my mysdedes nether the misdedes of my elders For we haue nat bene obedieÌ„t vnto thy commaundementes therfore are we spoyled brought into captiuite into death into derision shame vnto al nacioÌ„s among whom thou hast scatred vs. And nowe O Lord thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done accordyng to thy commaundemeÌ„tes nether haue we walcked innocently before the. And nowe O Lorde deale with me accordyng to thy wyll and commaunde my sprete to be receyued in peace for more expedyente were it for me to dye then to lyue At the same tyme it happened that Sara the daughter of Raguel at Rages a cytie of the Medes was sclaundred of one of her fathers handmaydes namely that she shulde haue had seuen husbandes whiche as sone as they were gone in vnto her were slayne of y â— deuyll called Asmodeus Therfore wheÌ„ she reproued the maydeÌ„ for her faute she answered her saying God let vs neuer se soÌ„ne nor daughter of the more vpon earthe thou kyller of thy husbandes Wylt thou sleye me also as thou hast slayne seuen men At thys voyce wente Sara into an hye chambre of her house and thre dayes and thre nyghtes she neither eate nor drancke but coÌ„tinued in prayer and besought God with teares that he wolde delyuer her from thys rebuke Upon the thyrde day it chaunced y â— when she had made an ende of her prayer she praysed the Lord saying Blessed be thy name O God of our fathers whiche when thou arte wrothe shewest mercy in tyme of trouble thou forgeuest the synnes of them that call vpon the. Unto the O Lorde turne I my face vnto the lyft I vp myne eyes I beseche the O Lorde lose me out of the bondes of thys rebuke or els take me vtterly awaye from of the earthe Thou knowest Lorde y â— I neuer had desyre vnto man and that I haue kepte my soule cleane from al vnclenly lust I haue not kepte company with those that passe theyr tyme in sporte neyther haue I made my self partaker with theÌ„ that walke in lyght behauour Neuertheles an husbaÌ„de haue I coÌ„sented to take not for my pleasure but in thy feare Now peradueÌ„ture eyther I haue bene vnworthy of them or els were they vâ—mete for me for thou happly hast kept me to another husbande For why thy councel is not in the power of man But whosoeuer loueth the serueth the a ryght is sure of thys that yf his lyfe be tempted and proued it standeth in the â—ryeng and yf he endure in pacyence he shall haue a rewarde and be hyghly crowned and yf he be in trouble that God no doute shall delyuer hym and yf his lyfe be in chastenyng that he shal haue leue to come vnto thy mercy For thou hast no pleasure in our dampnacyon and why after a storme thou makeste the wether fayre and styll after wepyng and heuynes thou geuest greate ioye Thy name O God of Israel be praysed for euer At the same tyme were both their prayers herde in the sight of the maiesty of the hyest god And Raphael the holy Angell of the Lorde was sent to helpe them both whose prayers came at one tyme together before God CAPI IIII. ¶ Tobias thynckynge to dye geueth a goodly exhortacyon and monycion to his sonne SO when Tobias thought hys prayer to be herde that he myght dye he called vnto hym his sonne Tobias and sayde vnto him My soÌ„ne heare the wordes of my mouth and lay them in thyne herte as a foundacion When God taketh awaye my soule burye thou my bodye and holde thy mother in honour al the dayes of her lyfe For thou oughtest to remeÌ„bre what and howe great parels she suffered for the in her wombe And when she also hathe fulfylled the tyme of her lyfe bury her beside me Haue god in thy thought all the dayes of thy lyfe and beware least at any tyme thou consente vnto synne and lest thou let slyppe the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde our God Geue almes of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face from the poore so shal it come to passe that y â— face of the Lorde shall not be turned awaye from the. Be mercyfull after thy power If thou hast much geue plentuously yf thou hast lytle do thy diligeÌ„ce gladly to geue of that litle For so gatherest y â— thy selfe a good rewarde in the day of necessyte For mercy delyuereth from all synne from death suffreth not the soule to come in darkenes A great coÌ„fort is mercy before the hie God vnto all them that shewe it My sonne kepe the well from all whordome and be syde thy wyfe se that no faute be knowne of y â— Let neuer pryde haue rule in thy mynde nor in thy worde for in pryde beganne all destruccyon Whosoeuer worketh any thinge for the immediatly geue him his hire and loke that thy hired seruauÌ„tes wages remayne not by the ouer night Loke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thynge that thou woldest not another man shulde do vnto y â— Eate thy bred with the hongrye poore couer the naked with thy clothes Set thy bredde and wyne vpon the burial of the righteous â–ª and do not thou eate dryncke therof w t the synnees Aske euer councel at the wyse Be alwaye thanckefull vnto God and beseche him that he wyll ordre thy wayes y â— whatsoeuer y â— deuysest or takest in hand it may remayne in him I certyfie the also my soÌ„ne y â— when thou wast yet but a babe I delyuered ten taleÌ„tes of syluer vnto Gabelus at Rages a citie of the Medes
in y e thynges wherin they synned they coulde not be hyd But as for suche as take hede vnto wysdome she shal delyuer them from sorowe WheÌ„ the ryghtuous fled because of his brothers wrath wysdome led him the ryght waye shewed him the Kyngdome of God gaue hym knowledge of holy thinges made him rych in his laboures brought to passe the thynges that he wente aboute In the disceatfulnes of such as defrauded hi she stode by hym made him ryche She saued him from the enemyes defended hym from the disceyuers She made hym stronge in battayle gaue him the vyctory that he myght knowe howe that wysdome is stronger then all thynges When the ryghtuous was solde she forsoke hym not but delyuered hym from synners She wente downe wyth hym into the dongeon and fayled hym not in the bandes â—yll she had broughte hym the scepter of the realme and power agaynst those that oppressed hym â–ª As for theym that had accused hym she declared them to be lyers and brought hym to perpetual worshyppe She deliuered the ryghtuous people fautelesse lede from the nacions that oppressed them She entred into the soule of the seruaunt of God and stode by hym in wonders and tokeÌ„s agaynst the horrible kinges She gaue the ryghtuous the rewarde of their labours and led theÌ„ forth a maruelous waye on the daye tyme she was a shadowe vnto them and a lyght of startes in the nyght season She brought theÌ„ thorowe y â— reed see caryed them thorowe the great water She drowned theyr enemyes in the see brought them out of the depe So the rightuous toke the spoyles of the vngodly and praysed thy holy name O Lorde and magnified thy victoryous hande with one accorde For wysdome openeth the mouth of the doÌ„me and maketh the tonges of babes to speake ¶ The miracles done for Israel The vengeauÌ„ce of synners The great power and mercy of God CAPI XI SHe ordred their worckes in the handes of the holy prophete so that they went thorowe the wildernes that was not inhabyted and pitched their tentes in the waste deserte They stode agaynst their enemies and were auenged of theyr aduersaryes When they were thyrstye they called vpon the and water was gyuen theÌ„ out of the most hye rocke and they re thyrst was quenched out of the harde stone For by the thynges where thorowe theyr enemyes were punished were the chyldren of Israell helped in theyr nede to theyr comforte For vnto the enemyes thou gauest mans bloude in steade of lyuynge water And where as they had scarcenesse in y â— rebuke when the chyldren were slayne thou gauest vnto thyne owne a plentuous water vnloked for declarynge by the thyrste that was at that tyme howe thou woldest bryng thyne owne vnto honoure and sleye their aduersaries For when they were tryed and nourtured with fatherly mercy they knowledged how the vngodly were iudged and punished thorowe the wrath of God These hast thou exhorted as a father and proued them but vnto y â— other thou hast bene a boysterous king layed hard to their charge condeÌ„pned theÌ„ Whether they were absent or presente theyr punyshment was alyke For their grefe was double namely mournynge and the remeÌ„braunce of thynges past But wheÌ„ they perceyued that their punishmeÌ„tes did theÌ„ good they thought vpon the Lorde and wondered at the ende For at y â— last they helde much of him of whome in the out castynge they thought scorne as of an obiecte Neuerthelesse the ryghtuous dyd not so when they were thyrstye but euen lyke as the thoughtes of the folyshe were so was also the wyckednes Where as certayne men nowe thorowe errour dyd worshyppe doÌ„me serpentes and vayne beastes thou sendedst a multitud of domme beastes vpon them for a vengeaunce that they myght knowe y â— loke where withall a man synneth by the same also shal he be punysshed For vnto thy almyghtye hande that made the worlde of naught it was not vnpossyble to sende amonge them an heape of Beeres or wood Lyons or cruel beastes of a straunge kynde suche as are vnknowen or spouâ—e fyre or cast out a smoking breth or shote horryble sparkes out of theyr eyes whiche myght not onely destroye them with hurtynge but also kyl them with their horyble syght Yee wythout these beastes might they haue bene slayne with one winde beyng persecuted of there owne workes and scatered abroade thorowe the brethe of thy power Neuertheles thou hast ordred all thinges in measure nombre weight For thou haste euer had great streÌ„gth myght who maye w t stande y â— power of thyne arme And why lyke as the smal thyng y â— the balauÌ„ce weyeth so is the worlde before y â— yee as a droppe of y â— mornynge dewe that falleth downe vpon the earth Thou hast mercy vpoÌ„ al for thou hast power of al thynges makest the as though thou sawest not the synnes of men because they shulde amende For thou louest all the thynges that are and hatest none of theÌ„ whoÌ„ thou hast made neither dydest thou ordayne or make any thynge of euyll wyll How myght any thyng endure yf it were not thy wyll Or howe coulde any thynge be preserued excepte it were called of the But thou sparest all for all are thyne O Lorde y u louer of soules ¶ The mercye of God towarde synners the workes of god are vnreprouable God gyueth leysoure to repent vs. CAPI XII O Lorde howe gracyous swete is thy sprete in al thingê Therfore chastenest y u theÌ„ measurably y t go wrong warnest theÌ„ concernyng y â— thinges wherin they offende y â— speakest vnto theÌ„ O Lorde exhortest them to leaue theyr wyckednes and to put theyr trust in y â— As for those olde inhabiters of thy holy lande thou myghtest not awaye w t theÌ„ for they coÌ„mitted abhominable worckes agaynst the as witch craft sorcery and Idolatry they slewe theyr owne chyldren wythout mercy they dyd eate vp mens bowels deuoured the bloude yee because of suche abhominacioÌ„s mysoeleuers offeringes thou slewest the fathers of the desolate soules by the handes of our fathers y â— the land whiche thou louest aboue al other myght be a dwellynge for the chyldren of God Neuertheles thou sparedst them also as men sendedst y â— foreruÌ„ners of thyne hooste euen hornettes to destroye them out by lytle lytle Not that thou wast vnable to subdue the vngodly vnto the rightuous in batayle or w t cruel beastes or with one roughe word to destroye them together But thy mynde was to dryue them out by lytle and lytle geuynge theÌ„ tyme place to amende knowyng well that it was an vnryghtuous nacyon wicked of nature and y â— their thought might neuer be altered For it was a cursed sede froÌ„ the beginnyng and feared no man Yet hast thou pardoned theyr synnes For who wyll saye vnto the why hast
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
sake To whoÌ„ y u hast spoken promised y â— thou woldest multyplye theyr sede as the starres of heaueÌ„ as the sande that lyeth vpon the see shore For we O Lorde are become lesse then any people and be kepte vnder this day in all the worlde because of our sinnes So y â— now we haue nether prynce duke prophete burnt offeryng sacrilyce oblacyon incence nor Sanctuary before the. Neuerthelesse in a contryte herte and an humble sprete let vs be receyued y â— we maye optayne thy mercy Lyke as iÌ„ the burnt offeryng of rammes and bullockes lyke as in thousandes of fat lambes so let oure offerynge be in thy syght thys daye that it maye please y â— for there is no coÌ„fusyon vnto theÌ„ y â— put there trust in the. And nowe we folowe the wyth al our herte we feare the seke thy face Put vs not to shame but deale with vs after thy louyng kyndnesse accordynge to the multitude of thy mercies Delyuer vs by thy myracles O Lorde and get thy name honoure that all they which do thy seruauntes euell maye be confounded Let them be a shamed thorowe thy almyghtye power let theyr streÌ„gth be broken that they may know howe y â— thou onely art the Lorde God honoure worthy thorowe out all y â— worlde And the kynges seruauntes that put them in ceassed not to make the ouen hote wyth wylde fyre drye strawe pytche and fagotâ—es so that the slame went out of the ouen vpon a. xlix cubites yee it toke away and brent vp those Caldees that it gat holde vpon besyde the ouen But the Angell of the Lorde came downe into the ouen to Asarias and hys felowes and smote the flamme of the fyre out of the ouen and made the middest of the oueÌ„ as it had bene a colde wynde blowynge so y â— the fyre nether touched them greued them nor dyd them hurte Then these thre as out of one mouth praysed honoured and blessed god in the fornace sayinge Blessed be thou O Lord god of oure fathers for thou art prayse and honoure worthy yee and to be magnyfied for euermore Blessed be y â— holy name of thy glory for it is worthy to be praysed and magnyfyed in all worldes Blessed be thou in the holy temple of thy glorye for aboue all thynges thou art to be praysed ye more then worthy to he magnified for euer Blessed be y u in the trone of thy kyngdome for aboue all y â— art worthy to be well spoken of and to be more then magnified for euer Blessed be thou that lokest thorowe the 〈◊〉 syttest vpon the Cherubyns for thou art worthy to be praysed and aboue all to be magnyfyed for euer Blessed be thou in the firmament of heauen for thou art prayse honour worthy for euer O al ye workes of y â— Lord speake good of the Lord prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye angels of the Lord speake good of the Lorde prayse him set hym vp for euer O ye heauens speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye waters that be aboue the firmament speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O all ye powers of the Lorde speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym set hym vp for euer O ye Sunne Moone speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye startes of heauen â–ª speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye showers dewe speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym and set hym vp for euer O all ye wyndes of God speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye fyre heate speake good of the Lord prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye wynter sammer speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye dewes frostes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye frost colde speake good of y â— Lord prayse him and set him for euer O ye yse and snowe speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye nyghtes and dayes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye lyght and darcknes speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O ye lyghtnynges and cloudes speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set hym vp for euer O let the earth speake good of the Lorde yee let iâ— prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye mouÌ„taynes and hilles speake good of y â— Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O all ye grene thynges vpon the earthe speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye welles speake good of y â— Lord praise him and set vp for euer O ye sees and floudes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye whalles and al that moue in the waters speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O all ye foules of the ayre speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O all ye beastes catel speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym set hym vp for euer O ye chyldren of men speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O let Israell speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye prestes of the Lorde speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O ye seruauÌ„tes of y â— Lord speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye spretes and soules of the rightuous speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye holy and humble men of hert speake ye good of the Lorde prayse ye hym and set him vp for euer O Ananias Asarias and Misael speake ye good of the Lord prayse ye him set hym vp for euer Which hath delyuered vs froÌ„ y â— hel kept vs from the hande of death ryd vs from the myddest of the burnynge flamme saued vs euen in the myddest of the fyre O geue thaÌ„kes therfore vnto the Lord for he is kynde harted his mercy endureth for euer O all deuoute men speake ye good of the Lorde euen the God of all goddes O prayse hym and geue hym thanckes for his mercy endureth worlde without ende The story of SusaÌ„ na which is the. xiij chapter of Daniel after the Latin THere dwelte a man in Babylon called Ioachim y â— toke a wyfe whose name was Susanna the daughter of Helchia a very fair woman suche a one as feared God Her father her mother also were godly people taught theyr daughter accordiÌ„g to the lawe of Moyses Nowe Ioachim her husbaÌ„de was
nowe wel stryken in age And it came to passe that when Zacharye executed the preestes office before god as his course came accordyng to the custome of the preestes offyce his lot fell to burne insence And he went into the temple of the Lorde and the hoole multitude of people were with out in prayer whyle the insence was a burnyng And there appeared vnto hym an angell of the Lorde standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of insence And when Zacharias sawe hym he was abasshed and feare came on hym But the angell sayde vnto hym feare not zachary for thy prayer is herde And thy wife Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne and thou shalte call his name IohnÌ„ and thou shalte haue ioye and gladnes many shall reioyce at his byrth For he shal be great in the syght of the Lorde and shall neyther drynke wyne nor strong drynke And he shal be fylled with the holy goost euen froÌ„ his mothers wombe and many of the chyldren of Israell shall he turne to theyr Lorde God And he shall go before hym in the spirite and power of Elias ☞ to turne the hertes of the Fathers to the chyldren and the vnbyleuers to the wysdom of the iust men to make redy a perfyte people for the Lorde And Zacharias sayd vnto the angell by what token shall I knowe this For I am olde and my wyfe well stryken in yeres And the angell answered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriell that stande in the presence of God and am sent to speake vnto the and to shew the these glad tydyngê And beholde it shall come to passe that thou shalt be dombe and not be able to speake vntyll the day that these thynges be perfourmed bycause thou byleuâ—dst not my wordes whiche shal be â—ufylled in theyr season And the peple wayted for Zacharias and meruayled that he tarted in the temple And wheÌ„ he came out he coulde not speake vnto them And they perceyued that he had sene a visioÌ„ in the temple And he beckened vnto them and remayned spechlesse ✚ And it fortuned that as soone as the dayes of his offyce were out he departed in to his owne house And after those dayes his wyfe Elizabeth conceyued and hyd her selfe fyue monethes sayeng This wyse hath god delte with me in the dayes wherin he hath loked on me to take from me my rebuke amonge men And in the. vi moneth the angel Gabriell was sent from God vnto a citye of Galile named Nazareth to a virgyn spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgins name was Mary And the angell went in vnto her and sayd Hayle full of grace the Lorde is with the blessed arte thou among women When she saw hym she was abasshed at his sayeng and cast in her mynde what maner of salutacion that shulde be And the angel sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou haste founde grace with God Beholde thou shalte conceyue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus He shal be great and shall be called the sonne of the hyghest And the Lorde God shall gyue vnto hym the seate of his father Dauid he shal reygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer of his kyngdome there shall be none ende Then sayd Mary vnto the angell Howe shall this be seynge I know not a man And the angell answered and sayd vnto her The holy goost shall come vpon the the power of the hyghest shall oueâ— shadowe the. Therfore also that holy thyng which shal be borne shal be called the sonne of God And beholde thy cosen Elizabeth she hath also conceyued a sonne in her age And this is her syxte moneth whiche was called bareyne for with god shal nothyng be vnpossyble And Mary sayd beholde the hande mayden of the Lorde be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde ⊢ And the angell departed from her ✚ And Mary arose in those dayes went into the mountaynes with haste ☞ in to the citye of Iurye and entred in to the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth And it fortuned that wheÌ„ Elizabeth herde the salutacion of Mary the babe sprange in her wombe And Elizabeth was fylled with the holy goost and cryed with a loude voyce sayde Blessed arte thou amonge women blessed is the fruyte of thy wombe And whence hapneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me For lo assone as the voyce of thy salutacyon sounded in myne eares the babe sprange in my wombe for ioye And blessed arte thou that haste byleued for those thynges shal be performed which were tolde the from the Lorde And Mary sayde My soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my spiryte hath reioysed in God my sauyoure ⊢ For he hath loked on the lowe degre of his hande mayden for lo nowe from henseforth shall all generacions cal me blessed Bicause he that is myghtye hath done to me greate thynges and holy is his name And his mercye is on them that feare hym from generacion to generacion He hath shewed strength with his arme he hath scattered them that are proude in the ymaginacyoÌ„ of theyr herte He hath put downe the myghtye froÌ„ theyr seates exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye with good thynges and sent awaye the ryche emptye He hath helped his seruaunt Israell in remembrauÌ„ce of his mercye Euen as he promysed to oure fathers Abraham to his seede for euer And Mary abode with her aboute iii. monethes and returned agayne to her owne house ✚ Elizabethes tyme came that she shulde be deliuered and she brought forth a sonne And her neyghbours and her cosyns herde howe the Lorde had shewed great mercy vpoÌ„ her and they reioysed with her And it fortuned that in the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde and called his name Zacharias after the nâ—me of his father And his mother answered and sayd not so but he shall be called IohnÌ„ And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kynred that is named with this name And they made sygnes to his father howe he wolde haue him called And he asked for wrytyng tables and wrote sayeng his name is IohnÌ„ And they maruay led all And his mouth was opened immediatly and his tongue also and he spake and praysed god And feare came on al them that dwelt nygh vnto them And all these sayengê were noysed abrode thorowout all the hyll countrey of Iurye and all they that herde them layde them vp in theyr hertes sayenge What maner of chylde shall this be And the hande of the Lorde was with hym And his father Zacharias was fylled with the holy goost and prophesyed sayeng Pray sed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath ☞ visyted and redemed his people ⊢ And hath reysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed