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
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
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 lawe and dyd all that he had sayd and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them as heades ouer the people namely captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fyftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at al ceasons but brought the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged al small matters them selues And Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his owne lande CAPI XIX ¶ The chyldren of Israell come to the mount Smay The people of god ate holy and a royall preesthod He that toucheth the hyll dyeth God appeareth vnto Moses vpon the mounte in thondre and lyghtnynge IN the thyrde moneth when the chyldren of Israell were goone out of the lande of Egypte the same day came they in to the wyldernes of Smay For they were departed from Raphidim and were come to the deserte of Smay and had pytched theyr tentes in the wyldernes And there Israel abode before the mount But Moses went vp vnto God And the Lorde called to hym out of the mountayne saynge Thus shalt thou saye vnto the house of Iacob and tell the chyldrē of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egyptyans and toke you vp vpon Egles wyngs and haue brought you vnto my selfe Nowe therfore yf ye wyll heare my voyce in dede and kepe myne appoyntment ye shal be myne owne aboue all nacyons for all the earth is myne Ye shal be vnto me also a kyngdome of preestes and an holy people And these are the wordes whiche thou shalte saye vnto the chyldren of Israel Moses came and called for the elders of the people and layde before theyr faces all these wordes whiche the Lorde cōmaunded hym And the people answered all togyther sayd All that the Lorde hath sayde we wyll do And Moses brought the wordes of the peple vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses To I come vnto the in the thycke clowe that the people may here me talkyng with the byleue the for euer Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and ☞ sanctifie them to daye and to morowe let them wasshe theyr clothes and be redy agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde wyll come downe in the syghte of all the people vpon mount Smay And thou shalt set markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte or touche the bordre of it Who so euer toucheth the mount shall surely dye There shall not an hande touche it Els he shal be stoned or shot thorowe whyther it be beast or man it shall not lyue When the trompe bloweth longe then may they come vp into the mountayne And Moses went downe from the mount vnto the people and sanctified them they wasshed theyr clothes And he sayde vnto the people Be redy agaynst the thyrde day and ☞ come not at your wyues And the thyrde daye in the mornynge there was thonder and lyghtnynge and a thycke clowde vpon the mount and the voyce of the trompe excedyng lowde so that al the people that was in the hoost was afrayde And Moses broughte the people out of the tentes to mete with god they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Synay was all togyther on a smoke bycause the Lorde descended downe vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof ascended vp as the smoke of a chymney and al the mount was excedyng fearfull And when the voyce of the trompe blewe waxed lowder and lowder Moses spake and God answered hym by a voyce And the Lorde came downe vpon mounte Synay euen in the top of the hyll and when the lorde called Moses vp into the top of the hyll Moses went vp And the lorde sayd vnto Moses go downe charge the people that they prease not vp to se the Lorde and so many of them perysshe And let the preestes also whiche come to the lorde sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde destroy them And Moses sayd vnto the lorde the people can not come vp in to the mounte Synay for thou chargedst vs sayeng Set markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the lorde sayd vnto hym awaye and get the downe thou shalte come vp thou Aaron with the. But let not the Preestes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the lord leest he destroye them And so Moses wente downe vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The ten cōmaundementes are gyuen The aulter of earth CAPI XX. AND God spake all these wordes and sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypte out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalte make the no grauen ymage neyther any similitude that is in heuē aboue eyther in the earth bynethe or in the waters vnder the earth Thou shalte not worshyp them neyther serue them For I the Lorde thy god am a ☞ gelouse god ☞ visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde fourth generacyon of them that hate me and shewe mercye vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my cōmaundementes Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Remembre the Sabboth daye that thou sanctify it Syxe dayes shalt thou labour do all that thou haste to do but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy god in it thou shalte do no maner of worke thou thy son and thy doughter thy man seruaunt thy mayde seruaunt thy cattell the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen earth the see and al that in them is and ☞ rested the seuenth day Wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabboth day and halowed it ✚ ☞ Honour thy father thy mother that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the. Thou shalte not kyll Thou shalte not breake wedlocke Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghboure Thou shalte not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou couet thy neyghbours wyfe or his mā seruaunt or his mayde or his ore or his asse or what so euer thy neyboure hath And all the people sawe the thonder the lyghtnyng the noyse of the trompe and the mountayne smokynge And when the people sawe it they remoued and stode a farre of sayd vnto Moses talke thou with vs we wyl heare but let not god talke with vs leest we dye And Moses sayde vnto the people Feare not for God is come to proue you and that his feare may be ☞ in your face that ye synne not And the people stode a farre of Moses wente in to the thycke clowde where God was
olde and of a perfyte age ⧠The ende of the boke of Iob. The Psalter of Dauid The thyrd part of the Byble conteynyng these Bokes The Psalter Ecclesiastes The prouerbes CaÌ„tica CaÌ„ticorum ¶ The Prophetes Esaye IEREMY Ezechiel DANIEL Oseas IOEL Amos. ABDY IONAS Micheas NAVM Abacuc SOPHONY Aggeus ZACHARY Malachy ¶ The fyrste Psalme BLessed is the man that hathe not walked in the councell of the vngodly nor stande in the way of synners and hath nat syt in the seate of the scorneful But hys delyte is in the lawe of the lorde and in hys lawe wyll he exercyse him selfe daye and nyght And he shal be lyke a tree planted by the water syde that wyll brynge for the his frute in due season His leaffe also shal nat wither and what soeuer he shall do it shal prospere As for the vngodly it is nat so with them but they are lyke the chaffe whiche the wynde scatereth awaye âšœ from the face of the erth Therfore the vngodly shall nat be able to stande in the iudgement neyther the synners in the congregacion of the ryghtuous But the Lorde knoweth the waye of the ryghtuous and the waye of the vngodly shall peryshe ¶ The. ij Psalme W HY DO the Heathen grudge togyther and why do the people ymagyne a vayne thynge The Kynges of the earthe stande vp and the rulers take councell together agaynste the Lorde and agaynst his anoynted Let vs breake theyr bondes asunder and caste awaye theyr cordes frome vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh them to scorne the Lorde shall haue them in derysyon Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hyll of Syon I wyl preache the law wherof the Lorde hathe sayde vnto me Thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotten the. Desyre of me and I shall geue the the Heathen for thyne enharitauÌ„ce the vtter most partes of the earth for thy possessioÌ„ Thou shalt bruse them with a rodde of yron breake them in peces lyke a potters vessell Be wyse nowe therfore O ye kynges be lerned ye that are iudges of the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyse âšœ vnto hym with reuerence âšœ Kysse the sonne leste he be angrye and so ye perysh froÌ„ the âšœ ryght waye yf his wrath be kyndled but a lytle blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym ¶ The. iij. Psalme ¶ Psalme of Dauid when he fledde from the face of Absalom his sonne 2. Reg. 15. Lorde howe are they increased that trouble me many are they y â— ryse agaynste me Many saye of my soule there is no helpe for hym in his God ☞ Sela. But thou O Lord art my defender thou art my worship y â— lyfter vp of my hede I dyd cal vpon y â— Lord w t my voyce he herd me out of his holy hyll Sela. ☞ I layde me downe slepte and rose vp agayne for the Lorde susteyned me I wyl nat be afrayed for ten thousandes of the people that haue set them selues agaynste me rounde about Up Lord saue me O my God for thou smytest almyne enemyes ☞ vpon the cheke bone thou hast brokeÌ„ the teth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lorde and thy blessynge is vpon thy people ¶ The. iiij Psalme ¶ To hym that excelleth in Musike a Psalme of Dauid HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnes thou hast set me at lybertye whan I was in trouble haue mercy vpon me here my prayer O ye sonnes of men howe longe wyll ye blaspheme myne honour and haue such pleasure in vanyte and seke after lesyng Sela. Knowe this also that the Lorde hath choseÌ„ to hym selfe the man that is godly when I call vpoÌ„ the Lorde he wyll heare me StaÌ„de in awe synne nat comen with your owne hert in your chambre be styll Sela. Offre the sacrifice of ryghtousnes put youre truste in the Lorde There be many that saye who wyll shewe vs any good Lorde lyfte thou vp the light of thy countenaunce vpoÌ„ vs. Thou hast put gladnesse in my herte sence the time that theyr corne wyne âšœ and oyle increaced I wyll laye me downe in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lorde onely that makest me dwell in safetye ¶ The. v. Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in songes of Musicke a Psalme of Dauid POndre my wordes O Lorde consydre my meditacyon O herken thou vnto the voice of my callyng my king my god for vnto the wyll I pray My voyce shalt thou heare by tymes O Lord earely in the mornynge wyll I directe my prayer vnto the and wyll loke vp For thou arte the God that hath no pleasure in wyckednesse neyther shall any euyl dwell with the. Suche as be foolysh shall nat stande in thy syght for thou ☞ hatest all them that worke vanyte Thou shalt destroye them that speak lesynge the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudy thyrstye and disceytfull man But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen in the multytude of thy mercy and in thy feare wil I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Leade me O Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes ☞ make thy way playne before my face For there is no faythfulnesse ☞ in his mouth theyr inwarde partes are very wyc kednesse theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with theyr tonge Destroye y â— them O God let theÌ„ perysh thorowe theyr owne ymaginacions caste them out in the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse For they haue rebelled agaynste the. And let all theÌ„ that put theyr trust in the reioyse they shall euer be geuynge of thankes because thou defendest theÌ„ they that loue thy name shall be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessynge vnto the righteous and with thy fauorable kyndnes wylte thou defende hym as with a shylde ¶ The. vâ— Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in Musick vpon the instrument of eyght strynges O Lorde rebuâ—e me nat in thy indigna cyon neyther chasten me in thy wrath Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule also is sore troubled but Lorde howe longe wylt thou punyshe me Turne the O Lorde and delyuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake For in death no man remembreth the and who wyll geue the thankes in the pyte I am wery of my groning euery night washe I my bedde and water my couche with my teares My bewtye is gone for very trouble and worne awaye because of all myne enemyes A waye fro â–ª me all ye that worke vanyte for the Lorde hath harde the voyce of my wepynge The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon the Lorde wyll receaue my prayer All myne enemyes shal be confounded and sore vexed they shal
herde him My prayse is of the in the greate congregacion my vowes wyl I perfourme in the syght of them that feare hym The poore shall eate and be satisfied they that seke after the Lorde shall prayse hym your herte shall lyue for euer All the endes of the worlde shall remeÌ„bre them selues be turned vnto the Lord al y â— kynredes of the nacions shall worshyppe before him For the kyngdome is the Lordes he is the gouernour among the people Al suche as be fat vpon earth ☞ haue eaten worshypped Al they that go downe into the duste and lyue so hardly shall knele before hi and my soule shall lyue to him and. âšœ My Sede shal serue him they shal be counted vnto the Lorde for a generacion They shall come and âšœ the heauens shal declare his rightuousnes vnto a people that shall be borne whoÌ„ the Lorde hathe made ¶ The. xxiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd THE Lorde is my shepherd therfore caÌ„ I lacke nothyng He shall fede me in a grene pasture and leade me forth beside the waters of comforte He shall conuerte my soule bring me forth in the pathes of rightuousnes for his names sake Yee thoughe I walke throwe the valley of the shadowe of death I wyll feare no euyll for thou arte with me thy rod thy staffe they coÌ„fort me Thou shalt prepayre a table before me agaynst them y t trouble me y â— hast anoynted my hede with oyle and my cup shal be full But âšœ thy lâ—uynge kyndnes and mercy shall folowe me al the dayes of my lyfe I wyl dwel in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The. xxiiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid in the fyrste daye of the Sabath The earth is the Lordes and all that therin is the compasse of the worlde thay that dwell therin For he hathe founded it vpon the sees and prepared it vpon the floudes Who shal ascende into y â— hyl of the Lorde Or who shall ryse vp in his holy place Euen he that hathe cleane handes a pure harte and that hathe nat lyfte vp his mynde vnto vanyte nor sworne to bysceaue âšœ hys neyghbour He shall receaue the blessynge from the Lorde and ryghteousnesse from the God of his saluacyon This is the generacion of them that seke hym euen of them that seke thy face O Iacob Sela. âšœ Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lifte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this kynge of glorye It is the Lorde stronge and myghty euen the Lorde myghty in batell Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lyfte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this king of glory EueÌ„ the Lord of Hoostes he is the kynge of glory Sela. ¶ The. xxv Psalme ¶ Of Dauid VNto the O Lorde wyll Ilyfte vp my soule My God I haue put my truste in the Oh let me nat be coÌ„founded neyther lette myne enemyes tryumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shall nat be a shamed but such as traÌ„sgresse without a cause shall be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes O Lorde and teache me thy pathes Leade me forth in thy trueth and learne me for thou arte the God of my saluacyon in the hathe bene my hope all the daye longe Call to remenbraunce O Lorde thy tender mercyes and thy louyng kyndenesses whiche haue bene euer of olde O remembre not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercye thynke vpon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Good and ryghtuous is the Lorde therefore wyll he teache synners in the waye Them that be meke shall he gyde in iudgement suche as be gentle theÌ„ shall he learne his waye All the pathes of the Lorde are mercy and trueth vnto suche as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies For thy names sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is greate What man is he that feareth the Lorde him shall he teache in the waye that he shall chose His soule shal dwell at ease and his sede shall inherite the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him and he wyll shewe them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto y â— Lord for he shal pluck my fete out of y t net Turne the vnto me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me for I am desolate in misery The sorowes of my herte are enlarged O bring y â— me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersyte misery forgyue me al my sine Consydre min enemyes howe many they are beare a malicious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule delyuer me let me nat be confounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let perfectnesse and ryghtuous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope hath bene in the. Delyuer Israel O GOD out of all his troubles ¶ The. xxvj Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd Afore he was enbalmed BETHOV my iudge O Lorde for I haue walked innoceÌ„tly my trust hathe bene also in the LORDE therfore shall I nat fall Examen me O Lorde and proue me trye out my reynes and my hert For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes I wyl walke in thy trueth I haue nat dwelt w t vayne persons neyther wyll I haue felowshyp with the disceytfull I haue hated the congregacion of the wicked and wyll nat syt amonge y â— vngodly I wyll wasshe my haÌ„des in innoceÌ„cy O Lorde and so wyll I go to thyne aulter That I maye shewe the voyce of thankes gyuynge and tell of all thy wonderous workes Lorde I haue loued the habitacion of thy house the place where thy honoure dwelleth O shutte nat vp my soule w t the synners nor my lyfe with the blode thrustye In whose handes is wickednes and their ryght hande is full of gyftes But as for me I wyll walke innocentely O delyuer me and be mercyfull vnto me My fore standeth ryght I wyll prayse the Lorde in the congregacions ¶ The xxvij Psalme Of Dauid THE Lorde is my lyght and my saluacyon whome shall I feare the Lorde is the strengthe of my lyfe of whom shall I be afrayed When the wycked euen myne ennemyes and my foes â—â—me vpon me to eate vp my flesshe they stombled and fel. Though an hoste of men were layed agaynst me yet shall nat my herte be afrayed and though there rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of y â— Lorde whiche I wyll requyre euen y t I may dwel in theâ— house of y â— Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre beutie of the Lord and to vyset his temple For in the tyme of trouble he shal hyde me in his tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge shall he kepe me set me vp vpon
buylde y â— cities of Iuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possession The posteriorite also of his seruauntes shal enherete it and they that loue his name shall dwell therin ¶ The. lxx Psalme ¶ To the chaunter of Dauid to brynge to remembraunce bycause the Lorde saued me HAste the O God to delyuer me make haste to helpe me O Lorde Let them be shamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backewarde and put to confusion that wyshe me euyll Let them for theyr rewarde be sone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyefull and glad in the and let al suche as delyte in thy saluacyon saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in myserye haste the vnto me O God Thou arte my helpe and my redemer O LORDE make no longe taryenge ¶ The. lxxi Psalme IN the O Lorde haue I put my truste let me neuer be put to confusyon but ryd me and delyuer me in thy ryghteousnesse enclyne thyne eare vnto me and saue me Be thou my stronge holde whereunto I maye all waye resorte thou haste promysed to helpe me for thou art my house of defence and my castel Delyuer me O my God out of y â— hand of the vngodly out of the hande of the vnrighteous and cruel maÌ„ For thou O Lorde God art the thynge that I longe for thou art my hope euen fro my youth Thorowe the haue I bene holden vp euer sence I was borne thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe my prayse shal be all waye of the. I am become as it were a monster vnto many but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my derous workes declare When I receyue the congregacion I shall iudge accordyng vnto ryght The earthe is weake and all the â—habiters therof I beare vp y â— pillers of it Sela. I sayd vnto y â— foles dele nat so madly and to the vngodly set nat vp your horne Set nat vp your horne on hye and speake nat with a styfenecke For promocyon commeth neither from the east nor froÌ„ the west nor yet from y â— south And why God is the Iudge he putteth downe one and setteth vp another For in the hande of the Lorde there is ☞ acuppe and the wyne is red It is ful myxte and he poureth out of the same As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the earthe shall dryncke them and suck them out But I wyl talke of the God of Iacob and prayse hym foreuer All the hornes of the vngodly also wyll I breake and the hornes of the ryghtuous shal be exalted ¶ The. lxxvj Psalme ¶ â—o the 〈◊〉 in incloâ—â—es a Psalme and songe of Asaph IN Iewrye is God knowen his name is greate in Israel At ☞ Schalem is his tabernacle and his dwellynge in Syon There brake he the arrowes of the bowe the shilde the swerde and the batayle Sela. Thou arte of more honoure and myght then the hylles of robbers The proud are robbed they haue slept their slepe and all the men â–ª whose handes were myghtye haue founde nothynge At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the charet and hors is fallen Thou eueÌ„ thou arte to be feared and who maye stande in thy syght when y â— arte angrye Thou dyddest cause thy iudgement to be herde from heauen the earthe trembled and was styll When God arose to iudgement and to helpe all the make vpon earth Sela. ☞ The fearsenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse and the fearsenesse of other shalt y â— refrayne Promyse vnto the Lorde your God and kepe it all ye that be rounde aboute hym brynge presentes vnto hym that ought to be feared He shall refrayne the sprete of Prynces and is wonderfull amonge the kynges of the earthe ¶ The. lxxvij Psalme ¶ To the â—haunter for Iâ—duthun A Psalme of Dauâ—d I wyl crye vnto God with my voyce eueÌ„ vnto God wyll I crye with my voyce he shall herken vnto me In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde my sore ran and ceassed nat in the nyght ceasoÌ„ my soule refused comforte When I am in heuynesse I wyll thynke vpon God when my herte is vexâ—d I wyll complayne Sela. Thou holdest myne eyes wakynge I am so feble that I can not speake I haue consydred the dayes of olde and the yeres that are paste I call to remembraunce my songe and in the nyght I coÌ„mune with myne owne herte and searche out my spretes Wyll the Lorde absente hym selfe for euer And wyll he be no more intreated Is his mercy clene gone for euer And is his promyse come vtterly to an ende for euermore Hathe God forgoten to be gracyous And wyll he shutt vp his louynge kyndnesse in displeasure Sela. And I sayde It is myne owne infyrmyte But I wyll remembre the yeares of the right haÌ„de of the moste hyest I wyll remembre the workes of the Lorde and call to mynde thy wonders of olde tyme. I wyll thynke also of all thy workes and my talkynge shal be of thy doynges ☞ Thy waye O God is holy who is so greate a God as â— our God Thou art the god that dothe wonders hast declared thy power amoÌ„ge people Thou haste myghtely delyuered thy people euen the sonnes of Iacob Ioseph Sela. The waters sawe the O God the waters sawe the were afrayed y â— deapthes also were troubled The cloudes poured out water the ayer thondered thyne arowes wente abrode The voyce of thy thonder was hearde rounde aboute thy lyghteninges st one vpon the grounde the earthe was moued and shoke with all Thy waye is in the see and thy pathes in the greate waters and thy fotesteppes are nat knowen Thou leddest thy people lyke shepe by the hande of Moses and Aaron ¶ The. lxxviii Psalme ¶ An instâ—uceyon of Asaph HEare my lawe O my people enclyne youre eares vnto the wordes of my mouth I wyll open my mouth in a parable I wyll declare harde seâ—â—eÌ„ses of olde Whiche we haue harde and knoweÌ„ and suche as oure fathers haue tolde vs. That we shulde nat hyde them from the chyldren of the generacyons to come but to shewe the honour of the Lord his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done He made a couenaunte with Iacob and gaue Israel a lawe whiche he commaunded oure forfathers to teache theyr childreÌ„ That theyr posterite myght knowe it and the chyldren whiche were yet vnborne To thintent that when they came vp they myght shewe their chyldren the same That they myght put theyr trust in God and nat to forget the workes of God but to kepe his commaundementes And not to be as their forfathers as a faithlesse and stubburne generacyon a generacyon that set nat their herte a ryght and whose sprete cleued nat stedfastly vnto God Lyke as ☞
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
flowed out so that ryuers ranne in the drye places For why he remembred his holy promes Abraham his seruauÌ„t And he brought forth his people with ioye and his chosen with gladnesse And gaue theÌ„ the landes of the Heathen and they toke the labours of the people in possessyon That they myght kepe his statutes and obserue his lawes Prayse the Lorde ¶ The. cvi Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lorde or shewe forth al his prayse Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgement and do ryghteousnes Remembre me O Lorde accordinge to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people O vyset me with thy saluacyon That I maye se the felycyte of thy chosen reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people and geue thankes with thyne enherytaunce We haue synned with our fathers we haue done amysse and dealte wyckedly Oure fathers regarded nat thy wonders in Egypte nether kepte they thy greate goodnesse in remembrauÌ„ce but were dyssobedient at the see euen at the reed see Neuertheles he helped them for hys names sake that he myght make hys power to be konwne He rebuked the reed see also and it was dryed vp so he led them thorowe the depe as thorowe a wyldernesse And he saued them from the aduersaryes hande and delyuered them from the hande of the enemye As for those that troubled them the waters ouer whelmed them there was nat one of them lefte Then beleued they his wordes and sange prayse vnto hym But within a whyle they forgat his workes and wolde nat abyde his councell But luste came vpon them in the wyldernesse and they teÌ„pted God in the deserte And he gaue them theyr desyre and sent leanesse withall in to theyr soule They angred Moyses also in the tentes and Aaron the sayncte of the Lorde So the earth opened and swalowed by Dathan and couered the congre gacyon of Aberam And the fyre was kyndled in theyr company the flame brente vp the vngodly They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the molten ymage Thus they turned theyr glory in to the simylytude of a calfe that eateth haye And they forgat God theyr Sauioure which had done so great thynges i Egypte Wonderous workes in the lande of Ham and fearful thinges by the reed see So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed theÌ„ had nat Moses his chosen stande before hym in that gappe to turne awaye his wraythful indig nacyon leste he shulde destroye them Ye they thought scorne of y e pleasaunt lande and gaue no credence vnto his worde But murmured in theyr tentes and herkened nat vnto the voyce of the Lorde Then lyfte he vp his hande agaynst theÌ„ to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes To cast out theyr sede amonge the nacioÌ„s to scater them in the landes They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor eate thofferinges of the deed Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with theyr owne inuencioÌ„s and the plage was greate amonge them Then stode vp Phinehes prayed and so the plage ceased And that was counted vnto him for righteousnesse amonge all po sterites for euermore They angred hym also at the waters of stryfe so that he punyshed Moses for theyr sakes Because they ê“uoked hissprete so y â— he spake vnaduisedly with his lyppes Nether destroied they the Heathen as the Lorde commaunded them But were myngled among the Heathen and lerned theyr workes In so muche that they worshypped theyr ydolles whiche turned to theyr owne decay Yee they offred theyr soÌ„nes and their doughters vnto deuils And shed innocent bloude euen the bloude of theyr sonnes and of their doughters whome they offred vnto the ydols of Canaan and the lande was defyled with bloude Thus were they stayned with theyr owne workes and wente a whorynge with theyr owne inuencions Therfore was the wrath of the Lorde kyndled agaynste his people in so moche that he abhorred hys owne enheritaunce And he gaue them ouer into the hande of the Heathen and they that hated them were lordes ouer them Their enemyes oppressed theÌ„ and had them in subieccion Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them but they rebelled against him with theyr owne inuencions were brought downe in their wyckednesse Neuerthelesse when he sawe their aduersyte he herde their coÌ„playnte He thought vpon his couenaunt and pytied them accordyng vnto the multitude of his mercies yee he made al those that had led them a waye captiue to pytie them Delyuer vs O Lorde our God and gather vs from among the Heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name glory in thy prayse Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from euerlastyng and worlde without ende let all people say AmeÌ„ Amen Prayse y â— Lorde ¶ The. cvii. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Let them geue thankes whome the Lorde hathe redemed and delyuered from the hande of the enemye And gathered them out of the laÌ„des from the Easte from the west from the North and from the south They went a straye in the wyldernesse out of the way and founde no cytie to dwell in Hongrie and thrysty their soule faynted in them So they cried vnto the Lorde in theyr trouble and he deliuered theÌ„ from theyr distresse He led them forthe by the ryght waye y t they myght go to the cyte where they dwelt O that men wolde therfore prayse y â— Lorde for his goodnes and declare the wonders y e he doth for the chyldreÌ„ of men For he satisfyed y t emptye soule and fylled the hongry soule with goodnes Such as syt in darckenes in the shadow of death beyng fast bounde in myserye and yron Because they rebelled agaynst the wordes of y e Lorde lyghtly regarded the councel of the most hygest He also brought downe their hert thorowe heuinesse they fel downe and there was none to helpe them So whan they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of their distres For he brought them out of darckenesse out of the shadow of death brake their bondes in sonder O that men wolde therfore praise the Lorde for his goodnesse declare the woÌ„ders that he doth for the children of men For he hath broken the gates of brasse and smyten the â—acâ—es of yron i soÌ„der Folysh men are plaged for theyr offeice because of theyr wyckednesse Their soule abhorred al maner of meane and they were euen harde at deathes dore So whaÌ„ they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of theyr dystresse He sent his worde and healed them and they were saued from theyr destruccyon O that men wolde therfore prayse y e Lorde for his goodnesse and declare the wonders that he doth for the chyldren of men That they
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
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
to remembraunce howe oure fathers also in tymes past were tempted that they myght be proued yf they worshypped theyr God a ryght They ought to remembre howe our father Abraham beynge tempted and tryed thorowe many trybulacyons was founde a louer and frende of God So was Isaac so was Iacob so was Moises and al they that pleased God beyng tryed thorowe many troubles were founde stedfast in fayth Agayne they that receyued not theyr teÌ„ptacyons with the feare of God but put them selues forth with vnpaciency and murmurynge agaynste God peryshed of the destroyer and were slayne of serpentes And therfore shuld not we vndertake to be auenged for the thyng that is done vnto vs but to consydre that all these punyshementes are farre lesse then our synnes and mysdedes Beleuinge also that this correccyon commeth vnto vs as to the seruauntes of God for amendemente and not for our destruccion Then sayde Osias the elders vnto Iudith All that thou speakest is true and no man can reproue thy wordes Pray thou for vs now therfore vnto God for thou arte an holy woman and fearest God And Iudith sayde vnto them Seyng ye knowe that my wordes are of God then proue my councell and deuyse yf it be of God beseche God y â— he wyll brynge my councel to good ende Thus haue I deuised Ye shal stande this nyght before the porte and I wyll go forthe w t Abra my mayden Praye ye therfore vnto God that he wyl graciously remeÌ„bre his people of Israel wtin fiue dayes as ye haue said As for the thynge that I go in hande wtal aske ye no questions of it tyl I open it vnto you my selfe do ye nothiÌ„g els but pray vnto the Lorde our God for me Then Osias the prince of the people of Iuda sayd vnto her Go thy way i peace the Lorde be w t the that we may be aueÌ„ged of oure ennemyes And so they wente from her agayne ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the vyctory CAPI IX NOwe when they were gone theyr way Iudyth wente into her closet put on an hearrye smocke strawed asshes vpon her heade fell downe before the Lord and cryed vnto hym sayinge O Lorde God of my father Symeon which gauest hym a swerde for a defence agaynst the enemyes that vsed vyolence and wylfulnes and that rauisshed the vyrgin and put her to dyshonesty Thou that gauest theyr wyues into a pray theyr daughters into captiuite and al theyr praye for a spoyle vnto thy seruauntes whyche bare a zele vnto the helpe me wyddowe O Lorde my God I beseche the. For thou hast done all thynges from the begynnynge and loke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it came euer to passe For all thy wayes are prepared and thy iudgementes are done in thy euerlastyng for knoweledge O loke nowe vpon the armies of the Assyrians lyke as it was thy pleasure somtime to loke vpon the host of y â— EgipciaÌ„s when they being weapened ê‘secute thy seruauÌ„tê put theyr trust in their charettes horsmeÌ„ in the multitude of their men of warre But y u lokedst vpon their host castyng a thycke darkenes before them when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed them Euen so Lorde let it go with these that truste in the power multitude of their men of warre in theyr charettes arowes speares and knowe not that thou onely art our God whiche destroyest warres from the begynnyng and that thou art the Lord. O lift vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer troÌ„ the begynning in thy power brynge their power to naught cause theyr myght to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boste that they wyll vnhalowe and defyle thy Sanctuary and to wayst the tabernacle of thy name to cast downe the horne of thyne aulter with theyr swerde Bryng to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemye maye be cut downe with his owne swearde that he maye be takeÌ„ w t the snare of his eyes in me and that thou mayest smyte hi with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfast minde that I maye despyse him and his strength that I may destroye hym Thys shall brynge thy name an euerlastynge remembraunce yf the hande of a woman ouer throwe hym For thy power O Lord staÌ„deth not in y â— power of men neyther hast y u any pleasure in the strength of horses There was neuer proude persone y t pleased the but in the prayer of y â— humble and meke hath thy pleasure bene euermore O thou God of the heauens thou maker of the waters and Lorde of all creatures heare me poore woman callynge vpon the puttynge my truste in thy mercy Remembre thy couenaunt O Lorde and mynister wordes in my mouth and stablysh this deuice in my hert that thy house maye contynue styll in holynes and that all the Heythen maye knowe that thou art God and that there is none other but thou ¶ Iudish decketh her selfe â—o go to Holofernes The blessynge that the Elders gaue Iudith Holofernes is in loue with Iudith CAPI X. ANd wheÌ„ she had left of cryeng vnto the Lord she rose vp from the place where she had lyen flat before the Lord called her mayden wente downe into her house layed the hearrye clothe freÌ„ her put of the garmneâ—es of her wyddowhode wasshed her body anoynted her selfe with precyous thynges â–ª of swete sauoure broyded and platted her hearre set an hooue vpon her head and put on suche apparell as belongeth vnto gladnesse slyppers vpon her fete armellettê spaÌ„ges earynges fynger rynges and deckt her selfe w t all her best aray The Lorde gaue her also a specyall beautye and fayrenes for all this deckyng of her selfe was not done for any voluptuousnesse and pleasure of the fleshe but of a ryght discrecyon and vertue therfore dyd the Lorde increase her bewtye so that she was exceadyng amiable and welfauoured in all mens eyes She gaue hyr mayde also a botell of wyne a pot with oyle pottage cake bread chese and went her way Nowe whan she came to the porte of the cytie she founde Osias and the elders of the cytie waytyng there Whiche whaÌ„ they sawe her they were astonnyed marueled greatly at her vewty Neuerthelesse they asked no questioÌ„ at her but let her go saying The god of our fathers geue the his grace with hys power perfourme al the deuyse of thy herte y â— IerusaleÌ„ maye reioyce ouer the that thy name may be in the noÌ„bre of the holy ryghtuous And al they y â— were there sayde w t one voyce so be it so be it Iudith made her prayer vnto the Lord went out at the porte she and her mayde And as she was going downe the mountayne it happened that aboute y â— sprynge of the day the spyes of the AssyriaÌ„s met w t her toke her saying whence coÌ„mest y u Or whither goest y u She answered I am a
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
compare thinges that cannot fele vnto them and they are worse then those Yet is there not one of these beastes that with his syght can behold any good thing nether haue they geueÌ„ prayse nor thanckes vnto God ¶ The punyshment of Idolatrers and the benefytes done vnto the faythfull CAPI XVI FOr these and suche other thynges haue they suffred worthy punyshement and thorowe the multytude of beastes are they roted out In steade of the whiche punyshmentes thou hast gracyously ordred thyne owne people and geuen their desyre that they longed for a newe and straunge tayst preparynge them quales to be theyr meate to the intent that by the thynges which were shewed and sent vnto them they that were so gredy of meate myght be withdrawen euen froÌ„ the desyre that was necessary But these with in shorce tyme were brought vnto pouertye and tasted a newe meate For it was requysite that without any excuse destruccion shulde come vpon those which vsed tyranny and to shewe onely vnto the other how their enemyes were destroyed For when the cruel woodnesse of the beastes came vpon them they peryshed thorow the stinges of the cruel Serpentes Notwithstandynge thy wrath endured not perpetually but they were put in feare for a lytle season that they myght be refourmed hauyng a token of saluacyon to remeÌ„bre the commaundemeÌ„t of thy lawe For he that coÌ„uerted was not healed by the thynge y â— he sawe but by the O sauiour of all So in this thou shewedst thyne enemyes that it is thou which deliuered troÌ„ all euyll As for them wheÌ„ they were bytteÌ„ â–ª w t greshoppers and flyes they dyed for they were worthy to perysh by such But neyther y â— teth of dragoÌ„s nor of venimous wormes ouercame thy chyldreÌ„ for thy mercy was euer by theÌ„ helped theÌ„ Therfore were they punyshed to remeÌ„bre thy wordes but hastely were they healed agayn lest they shuld fal into so depe forgetfulnes y â— they myght not vse thy helpe It was nether herbe nor playster that restored theÌ„ to the helth but thy word O lord which healeth all thynges It is y u O Lord that hast the power of lyfe and death thou ledest vnto deathes dore and bryngest vp agayne But maÌ„ thorow wickednes slayeth his owne soule and when hys sprete goeth forth it turneth not agayne neyther may he call agayne the soule that is taken awaye It is not possyble to eskape thy hande For the vngodly that wolde not knowe y â— were punyshed by y â— strength of thyne arme wyth straunge waters hayles and raynes were they persecuted and thorowe fyre were they consumed For it was a wonderous thynge that fyre myght do more then water whiche quencheth all thynges but the worlde is the auenger of the ryghtuous Somtyme was the fyre so tame that the beastes which were sent to punysh the vngodly brente not and that because they shulde se and knowe that they were persecuted with the punyshmente of God And some tyme brent the fyre in the water on euery syde that it myght destroye y â— vnrightuous nacion of the earth Againe thou haste fed thyne owne people w t Angels fode and sent the breade redy from Heauen without their laboure beynge very pleasaunt and of good tast And to shewe thy ryches swetenesse vnto thy chyldren thou gauest euery one theyr desyre so that euery maÌ„ myght take what lyked hym best But the snowe and yse abode the vyolence of the fyre melted not that they myght knowe that the fyre burnyng in the hayle and rayne destroyed the frute of the enemyes the fyre also forgat his strength agayne that the rygh tuous myght be noryshed For the creature that serueth the whiche art the maker is fearse in punyshyng y â— vnryghtuous but is easy geÌ„tle to do good vnto suche as put their trust in the. Therfore dyd all thynges alter at the same tyme and were all obedient vnto thy grace whiche is the nurse of all thynges accordynge to the desyre of them that had nede therof that thy chyldren O Lord whoÌ„ thou louest myght knowe that it is not nature and the growynge of frutes that fedeth men but that it is thy worde whiche preserueth them that put theyr truste in the. For loke what myght not be destroyed wyth the fyre as soone as it was warmed wyth a lytle SuÌ„ne beame it meltetd y â— al meÌ„ myght knowe that thankes ought to be geuen vnto the before the Sunne ryse and that thou oughtest to be worshypped before the daye springe For the hope of the vnthaÌ„kfull shall melt awaye as the wynter yse perysshe as water that is not necessary ¶ The iudgementes of God vpon the Egyptions CAPI XVII GReate are thy iudgementes O Lord and thy councels can not be expressed therfore men do erre that wyl not be refourmed w t thy wysdome For when y â— vnryghsuons thought to haue thy holy people in subieccyon they were bounde with the bandes of darknes long nyght shut vnder the rofe thynkynge to escape the euerlastynge wysdome And whyle they thought to be hyd in the darckenesse of their synnes they were scatred abrode in the very middest of y â— darke couerynge of forgetfulnes put to horryble feare woÌ„derously vexed for the corner wher they myght not kepe them from feare because the sounde came downe and vexed them yee many terrible and straunge visions made them afrayed No power of the fyre myght geue them lyght nether myght the cleare tlammes of y â— starres lyghteÌ„ that horrible nyght For there appeared vnto them a sodayne fyre verye dredefull At the which when they sawe nothynge they were so afrayed y â— they thought the thynge whiche they sawe to be the more fearfull As for the sorcery enchauntmeÌ„t that they vsed it came to derysyon and the proude wysdome was brought to shame For they that promysed to dryue away the fearefulnes drede from that weake soules were sicke for feare them selues and y â— with scorne And though none of the wonders feared theÌ„ yet were they afrayed at the beastes whiche came vpon them at the Hyssyng of the serpentes In so much that with treÌ„blyng they swowned sayd they sawnot y â— ayre whiche no man yet may escape For it is an heuy thynge when a man 's owne conscience beareth recorde of his wyekednes and condempneth hym And whyâ—a vexed and wounded conscyence taketh euer cruell thynges in haÌ„d Fearefulnes is nothyng els but a declaring that a man seketh helpe and defence to answere for hym selfe And loke how much lesse the hope is within the more is the vncertentye of the matter for the whiche he is punyshed But they y â— came in the myghtye nyght slepe the slepe that fel vpon them from vnder and from aboue somtyme were they afrayed thorowe the feare of the wonders and somtime they were so weake that they swowned withall for an hastye and sodayne ferfulnes came vpon
of the lorde so is a vertuous wyfe the bewtye of all her house Lyke as the clere lyght is vpon y â— holy candelsticke so is the bewre of y â— face vpoÌ„ an honest body Lyke as the golden puers are vpon the sockettes of syluer so are the fayre legges vnto a woman that hath a costant mynde Perpetual are the foundacioÌ„s that be layde vpon a whole stonye rocke so are the commaundementes of God vpon the herâ—e of an holy woman There be two thinges that grene my hert and in the thyrde is a displeasure come vpoÌ„ me When an expert man of warre suffreth scarsenes aâ—d pouerte When men of vnderstandynge and wysdome are not sert by And when one departeth from ryghteousnes vnto synne Who so doth suche the Lorde hathe prepared him vnto the swerde There be two maner of thynges whiche me thynke to be herde perylous A marchauÌ„t can not lyghtly kepe hym from wronge nether a taueruer him selfe from synne ¶ Of the poâ—e that wolde be ryche The probacyon of the man that feareth God The vnconstantnesse of a foole The â—â—tretes of a trende are not to be vttred The wycked ymagineth euell whiche â— turneth vpon hym selfe CAPI XXVII BEcause of pouerte haue many one offended and he that seketh to be ryche turneth his eyes asyde Lyke as a nayie in the wall stycketh fast betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwyxte the byes and the seller If he holde hym not dilygently in the feare of the Lorde his house shall soone be ouerthrowen Lyke as when one syfteth the fylthynes remayneth in the syue So remayneth there some vncleane thynge in the thought of man The ouen proueth the potters vessell so dothe temptacyoÌ„ of trouble trye ryghteous men The tre of the felde is knowen by hys frute so is the thought of mans herte knowne by hys wordes Prayse no man excepte thou haue herde him for a man is knowen by his wordes If thou folowest ryghteousnes thou shalt get her and put her vpoÌ„ the as a fayre garmente And thou shalt dwel with her she shal defende the for euer and in the daye of knowledge thou shalt finde sted fastnesse The byrdes resorte vnto theyr lyke so doth the truth turne vnto them that be occupyed withall The lyon wayteth the praye so dothe synners lurke vpon the workers of wyckednes The talkynge of hym that feareth God is nothynge but wysdome as for a foole he chauÌ„geth as the Moone If thou be amonge the vndiscrete kepe thy worâ—â— to a conuenient tyme but amonge suche as be wyse speake on hardely The talkynge of fooles is abhominacion and theyr sporte is volupteousnesse and mysnurtoure Moch swearynge maketh the hearre to stande vp and to striue with suche stoppeth the eares The stryfe of the proude is bloudesheddynge and theyr blasphemynge is heuy to heare Who so discouereth secretes leseth his credence and fyndeth no frende after his wyl Loue thy frende and bynde thy selfe in faythfulnes with hym but yf y â— bewrayest his secretes thou shalt not get hym agayne For lyke as the man is that destroyeth hys enemye so is he also that dealeth falsly in the frendshyp of his neyghboure Lyke as one that letteth a byrde go out of his hande cannot take her agayne Euen to thou yf thou geue ouer thy frende thou canst not get him againe Yee thou canst not come by him for he is to farre of He is vnto the as a Roo escaped out of the snare for his soule is wounded As for woundes they may be bounde vp agayne an euell worde maye be reconcyled but who so bewrayeth the secres of a frende there is no more hope to be had vnto hym He y â— wyncketh with the eyes ymageneth some cuell and no man shall take hym from it when thou art present he shall hylie commeÌ„de and prayse thy wordes but at the last he shall turne his tayle and scauÌ„der thy sayenge Many thynges haue I hated but nothynge so euell for the Lord himselfe also abhorreth soch a one Who so casteth a stone on hye it shall fall vpon hys awne head and he that smyteth with gyle woundeth him selfe Who so dyggeth a pyt shall fall therin he that layeth a stone iÌ„ his neghbours waye shall stomble theron he that layeth a snare for another shal be takeÌ„ in it him self Who so geueth a wycked noysome councell it shall come vpoÌ„ hym selfe he shal not knowe from whence The proude blaspheme and are scornefull but vengeaunce lurketh for them as a lyon They that reioyse at the fal of y e ryghteous shal be taken in the snare anguysh of herte shall consume them before they dye Anger rygorousnesse are two abhominable thynges the vngodly hath theÌ„ both vpoÌ„ hym We ought not to desyre vengeauÌ„ce but to forgeue the office of the wyces of the tonge and of the daughters therof CAPI XXVIII HE that seketh vengeaunce shal fynde vengeaunce of the Lorde which shall surely kepe hym his synnes Forgeue thy neyghboure the hurt that he hath done the and so shall thy synnes be forgeueÌ„ the also whcÌ„ thou prayest AmaÌ„ that beareth hatred agaynst another howe darre he desyre forgeuenesse of God He that sheweth no mercy to a man whiche is lyke him selfe howe darre he aske forgeuenesse of his synnes If he that is but flesh beareth hatred kepeth it who wyll intreate for his synnes RemeÌ„bre the ende and let enemyte passe whiche seketh death and destruccyon and abyde thou in the commaundementes RemeÌ„bre the commaundement so shalt thou not be rygorous ouer thy neyghboure Thyncke vpoÌ„ the couenaunt of the Hyest forgeue thy neyghbours ignoraunce Beware of stryfe thou shalt make thy synnes fewer For an angrie man kindleth variauÌ„ce and the vngodly disquyeteth frendes and putteth discorde amonge them that be at peace The more wod there is y e more vehement is the fyre and the myghtier that meÌ„ be the greater is the wrath and the loÌ„ger the strife endureth the more it burneth An hastye brawlynge kynleth a fyre an hastye stryte sheddeth blouoe A tonge also that beareth false witnesse bryngeth death If thou blowe the sparke it shal burne If y â— spyt vpon it it shall go forth and both these out of y e mouth The sclauÌ„deret a dubble tonged is cursed for many one y â— be frendes setteth he at varyaunce The thyrde tonge hath disquieted many one and dryuen them frome one lande to another Stronge cyties of the ryche hath it broken downe and ouerthrowen the houses of greate men The streÌ„gth of the people hath it brought downe and bene the decaye of myghtye nacyons The thyrde tonge hath cast out many an honest woman and robbed them of theyr labours Who so herkeneth vnto suche shall neuer fynde rest and neuer dwel safely The stroke of the rod maketh yedders but the stroke of the tonge smyteth the bones in sunder Their be many that haue peryshed
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
haue mercy vpon vs and remembre the couenaunt of our fathers yee destroye this Hoost before oure face this daye And all the Heathen shall knowe that it is God hym selfe whiche delyuereth and saueth Israell Then the Heathen left vp theyr eyes and when they sawe that they were commynge agaynst them they went out of theyr tentes into the battayll and they that were with Iudas blewe vp the troÌ„pettes So they buckled together and the Heathen were discomfyted and fled ouer the playne felde but the hynmost of them were slayne For they folowed vpoÌ„ them vnto Assaremoth and in to the feldes of Idumea towarde Azot and Iamâ—â—a so that there were slayne of them vpon a thre thousande men So Iudas turned agayne wyth hys Hoste and sayde vnto the people Be not gredy of the spoyles we haue yet a batayle to fyght for Gorgias and his hoste are here by vs in the mountaynes but stande ye fast agaynst our enemyes and ouer come them then may ye safely take the spoyles As Iudas was speakynge these wordes beholde there appeared one parte of theÌ„ vpoÌ„ the mounte But whan Gorgyas sawe that they of hys partye were fled and the tentes brent vp for by the smoke they myght vnder stande what was done they perceyuing this were very sore afrayed and when they sawe also that Iudas and his host were in the feld redy to strike battaâ—le they fled euerâ—chone in to the lande of the Heathen So Iudas turned agayne to spoyle the tentes where they gat muche golde and syluer precious stones purple greate ryches Thus they went home and songe a Psalme of thankesgeuynge and praysed God in heauen for he is gracyous hys mercy endureth for euer And so Israel had a great victory in that daye Nowe al the Heathen that escaped came and tolde Lysias euery thynge as it happened Wherfore Lisias was sore afrayed and greued in hys minde because Israel had not gotteÌ„ such misfortune as he wold they shuld neyther as the Kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded The nexte yeare folowynge gathered Lysias thre score thousande chosen meÌ„ of fote fyue thousaÌ„de horsmen to fyght agaynst them So they came into Iewry and pytched their teÌ„tes at Bethoron where Iudas came agaynst them with ten thousande men And wheÌ„ he sawe so great myghtye an hoste he made hys prayer and sayde Blessed be thou O sauiour of Israell whyche dyddest destroy the violent power of the gyaunt in the hande of thy seruaunte Dauyd and gauest the hoste of the Heythen into the hande of Ionathas the sonne of Saul and of hys weapen bearer Put thys hoste nowe into the hande of thy people of Israell and let them be confounded in theyr multytude and horsmen Make them afrayed discomforte the boldnes of their streÌ„gth that they maye be moued thorow their destruccion Cast them downe thorow the swearde of thy louers then shall all they that knowe thy name prayse the wyth thankesgeuyng So they stroke the battayl and their wer slayne of Lysyas hoste fyue thousande men Then Lysias seynge the discomfitynge of hys men and the manlynesse of the Iewes howe they were ready either to â—yue or to dye lyke men He went vnto Antyoche and chose out men of warre that whan they were gathered together they myght come agayne in to Iewry Then sayde Iudas and his brethren beholde our enemyes are discomfited Let vs nowe go vp to clense â–ª and to repayre the Sanctuary Upon thys all the hoste gathered them together and wente vp into mounte Syon Nowe whan they sawe the SaÌ„ctuary layed waste y â— aulter defyled the dores breÌ„t vp the shrubbes growynge in the courtes lyke as in a wod or vpon mountaynes yee y â— the prestes Celles were broken downe They rente their clothes made great lamentacion caste asshes vpon their heades fell downe flat to the grounde made a greate noyse wyth the trompettes cryed towarde heauen Then Iudas appoynted certayne men to fyght agaynst those which were in the castel tyll they had clensed the Sanctuary So he chose prestes y â— were vndefyled suche as had pleasure in the lawe of God and they clensed the Sanctuary and bare oute the defyled stones into an vncleane place And for so muche as the aulter of burnt offeringes was vnhalowed he toke aduysemente what he myght do w t all so he thought it was beste to destroy it least it shuld happen to do theÌ„ any shame for the Heythen had defyled it therfore they brake it downe As for the stones they layed them vp vpon the mountayne by the house in a coÌ„uenient place tyl there came a Prophete to shewe what shulde be done wyth them So they toke whole stones accordige to y â— lawe buylded a newe aulter suche one as was before made vp y â— Sanctuary within and without and halowed the house and the courtes They made newe ornamentes and brought the candelstycke the aulter of incense and the table in to the temple The incense layed they vpon the aulter and lyghted the lampes whiche were vpon the candelstycke y â— they myght burne in the temple They set the shewbred vpon the table and hanged vp the vayle and set vp the temple as it was afore And vpon the. xxv daye of the. ix moneth whiche is called the moneth of Caâ—â—eu in the. Cxl viij yere they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge for to do sacryfyce accordyng to the lawe vpon the newe burnte offerynge aulter that they had made after the tyme season that the Heythen had defyled it The same day was it set vp agayne with songes pypes harpes cymbales And all the people fell vpon their faces worshyppyng thanckyng the God of heauen whiche had geuen them the vyctorye So they kepte the dedicacion of the aulter viiâ— dayes offrynge burnt sacrifyces thaÌ„k-offerynges with gladnesse They deckte the temple also with crownes shyldes of gold and halowed the portes celles haÌ„ged dores vpoÌ„ theÌ„ Thê° there was very great gladnes amonge the people because the blasphemy of the Heythen was put away So Iudas his brethren with the whole congregacion of Israel ordeyned y â— the tyme of the dedicacions of the aulter shulde be kept in his season from yeare to yeare by the space of viiâ— dayes from the. xxv day of the moneth Casieu wyth myrth and gladnes And at y â— same tyme buylded they vp the mount Syon with hye walles and stronge towres rouÌ„de aboute lest the Gentiles shuld come and treade it downe as they dyd afore Therfore Iudas set men of warre in it to kepe it made it stronge for to defende Be thsura that the people myght haue refuge agaynst the Edomytes CAPI V. ¶ Iudâ—s vaynquyshed the Heathen that go aboute to destroye Israel and is holpen of his brethren Simon and Iona thâ—s He ouerthroweth the cytie of Ephron because they denyed hym passage thorowe it IT happened also that whan