to come in to my lorde that she maye be honoured before him that she maye eate and drynke wyne and be mery with him Vnto whom Iudith answered Who am I that I shulde saye my lorde naye what so euer is good before his eyes I shal do it and loke what is his pleasure that shal I thinke well done as longe as I lyue So she stode vp and deckte hirself with hir apparell and wente in and stode before him And Holofernes hert was whole moued so that he brent in desyre towarde her And Holofernes sayde vnto her drynke now and sytt downe and be mery for thou hast founde fauoure before me Then sayde Iudith Syr I wil drynke for my mynde is meryer to daye then euer it was in all my life And she toke and ate and dranke before him the thinges that hir mayden had prepared for her And Holofernes was mery w t her and dranke more wyne then euer he dyd afore in his life The XIII Chapter NOw whan it was late in the night his seruauntes made haist euery mā to his lodginge And Vagao shutt the chamber dores and wente his waye for they were all ouerladen with wyne So was Iudith alone in the chamber As for Holofernes he laye vpon the bed all droncken and of very dronkennes fell a slepe Then commaunded Iudith hir mayden to stōde without before the dore and to wayte And Iudith stode before the bed makynge hir prayer with teares and moued hir lippes secretly and sayde Strength me O LORDE God of Israel and haue respecte vnto the workes of my handes in this houre that thou mayest set vp thy cite of Ierusalem like as thou hast promysed O graunte that by the I maye perfourme the thinge which I haue deuysed thorow the beleue that I haue in the. And whan she had spoken this she wente to the bedsteade and lowsed the swerde that hanged vpon it and drew it out Then toke she holde of the hairie lockes of his heade and sayde Strength me o LORDE God in this houre and with that she gaue him two strokes vpon the neck and smote of his heade Then toke she the canapy awaye and rolled the deed body asyde Immediatly she gat her forth and delyuered the head of Holofernes vnto hir mayden and bad hir put it in hir walett And so these two wente forth together after their custome as though they wolde praye and so passed by the hoost and came thorow the valley vnto the porte of the cite And Iudith cried a farre of vnto y e watch men vpon the walles Open the gates sayde she for God is with vs which hath shewed his power in Israel And whan they herde hir voyce they called the elders of the cite together And they came all to mete her litle greate yonge olde for they thought not that she shulde haue come so soone So they lighted candels and gathered aboute hir euaerichone but she wente vp into an hye place and caused sylence to be proclamed Whan euery man now helde his tonge Iudith sayde O prayse the LORDE oure God for he hath not despysed ner forsaken them that put their trust in him and in me his honde mayden he hath perfourmed his mercy which he promysed vnto the house of Israel yee in my hāde this same night hath he slayne the enemy of his people And with that she toke forth the heade of Holofernes out of the walett and shewed it them sayenge Beholde the heade of Holofernes the captayne of the Assiriās and this is the canapy wherin he laye in his dronkennes where the LORDE oure God hath slayne him by the hande of a woman But as truly as the LORDE lyueth his angell hath kepte me goinge thither remayninge there and commynge hither agayne from thence And the LORDE hath not suffred me his handmayden to be defyled but without eny fylthynes of synne hath he brought me agayne vnto you y t with greate victory so that I am escaped and ye delyuered O geue thankes vnto him euerychone for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer So they praysed the LORDE alltogether and gaue thākes vnto him And to her they sayde The LORDE hath blessed the in his power for thorow the he hath brought oure enemies to naught And Ozias y e chefe ruler of the people of Israel sayde vnto her Blessed art thou of the LORDE the hye God aboue all wemen vpon earth Blessed be the LORDE the maker of heauen and earth which hath gyded y e a right to wounde and to smyte of the heade of the captayne of oure enemies For this daye he hath made thy name so honorable that thy prayse shall neuer come out of the mouth of mē which shal all waye remembre y e power of the LORDE seinge thou hast not spared thine owne self but put the in ieoperdy consideringe the anguysh and trouble of thy people and so hast helped their fall before God o r LORDE And all the people sayde Amē Amen Achior also was called he came Then sayde Iudith vnto him The God of Israel vnto whō thou gauest wytnes that he wolde be auenged of his enemies euen he hath this night thorow my hande smyttē of the head of all the vnfaithfull And that thou mayest se that it so is beholde this is y e heade of Holofernes which in his presumptuous pryde despysed the God of the people of Israel and threatened y e with destruccion sayenge whan the people of Israel is takē I shall cause the also to be stickte with the swerde Whan Achior sawe Holofernes heade ▪ he fell downe vpon his face to the grounde for very anguish feare so y t he swowned with all But after that he was come agayne to himself he fell downe before her praysed her sayēge Blessed art thou of thy God in all the tabernacles of Iacob for all the people that heare of thy name shall prayse the God of Israel because of the. The XIIII Chapter IVdith saide vnto all the people Brethren heare me Styck vp this heade vpon oure walles and whan the Sonne aryseth take euery man his weapen and fall out violently not as though ye wolde go besyde them but to renne vpon them with violence Whan the spyes in the tētes se this they shall of necessite be cōpelled to fle bacwarde and to rayse vp their captayne to the battayll So whā their captaynes come in to Holofernes pauylion and fynde the deed body wrapped in the bloude fearfulnes shall fall vpon them and whan ye perceaue that they fle folowe them without all care for God shal delyuer them vnto you to be destroyed Then Achior seynge the power of God which he had shewed vnto the people of Israel fell of from his Heithenish beleue and put his trust in God and let him self be circumcided and so was he nombred amonge the people of Israel he and all his posterite vnto this daye Now as soone as it was
the water of stryfe He that sayeth vnto his father and to his mother I se him not and to his brother I knowe him not and to his sonne I wote not of him those haue obserued thy wordes and kepte y e couenaunt they shal teach Iacob thy iudgmentes and Israel thy lawe they shal laie incense before thy nose burnt offeringes vpon thine altare LORDE blesse thou his power accepte the workes of his handes smyte the loynes of them y t ryse vp agaynst him of them that hate him that they lifte not vp them selues And to Ben Iamin he saide The beloued of the LORDE shal dwell in hope on him All the daye longe shal he wayte vpon him and shal dwell betwene his shulders And to Ioseph he sayde His londelieth in the blessynge of the LORDE there are noble frutes of heauen of the dew and of the depe that lyeth beneth There are noble frutes of the increase of the Sonne and noble rype frutes of y e monethes And of y e toppes of the mountaynes of olde and of the hilles allwaye and of the noble frutes of y e earth and of 〈◊〉 fulnesse therof The good will of him that dwelleth in the buszshe come vpon the heade of Ioseph and vpon y e toppe of his heade that was separated frō amonge his brethren His bewtye is as a firstborne oxe and his hornes are as y e hornes of an Vnicorne with the same shal he puszshe the nacions together euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are the thousandes of Ephraim and the thousandes of Manasse And vnto Zabulon he sayde Reioyse Zabulon of thy outgoynge but reioyse thou Isachar of thy tentes They shall call the people vnto y e hyll and there shal they offre y e offeringes of righteousnes For they shal sucke the abundaunce of the see and the treasures hyd in the sonde And to Gad he sayde Blessynge haue Gad which maketh rowme He dwelleth as a lyon and spoyleth the arme and the toppe of the heade And he sawe his begynnynge that y e heape of the teachers laye hydd there and came with the rulers of the people and executed the righteousnesse of the LORDE and his iudgment on Israel And to Dan he sayde Dan a yonge lyon he shal flowe from Basan And to Nephtali he saide Nephtali shal haue abundaunce of pleasure shal be full of the blessynge of the LORDE his possession shal be towarde the west and south And to Asser he sayde Asser be blessed w t sonnes accepted be he with his brethren and dyppe his fote in oyle Yron and brasse be on thy shues Thyne age be as thy youth There is no God as the God of the iust He that sytteth vpon heauen be thy helpe And his glory is in the cloudes that is the dwellynge of God from the beginnynge and vnder the armes of the worlde And he shal dryue out thyne enemye before the and saye Be destroyed And Israel shall dwell safe alone The eye of Iacob shal be vpon y e londe where corne and wine is heauen also shal droppe with dewe Happye art thou Israel who is lyke vnto the O thou people y t art saued by the LORDE which is thy helpe shylde and the swerde of thy glorye Thyne enemies shal pyne awaye and thou shalt treade vpon the height of them The XXIIII Chapter ANd Moses wente from the felde of y e Moabites vp vnto mount Nebo vpō y e toppe of moūt Pisga ouer agaynst Iericho And the LORDE shewed him all the londe of Gilead vnto Dan and all Nephtali and the londe of Ephraim and Manasse and all the londe of Iuda vnto y e vttemost see and towarde the south and the region of the playne of Iericho the cite of the palme trees euen vnto Zoar. And the LORDE sayde vnto him This is the londe that I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob and sayde I wyll geue it vnto thy sede Thou hast sene it with thine eyes but thou shalt not go ouer thither So Moses y e seruaunt of the LORDE died there in the londe of the Moabites acordinge vnto the worde of y e LORDE And he buried him in a valley in the londe of the Moabites ouer agaynst the house of Peor And noman knewe of his graue vnto this daye And Moses was an hundreth and twentye yeare olde whan he dyed his eyes were not dymme and his chekes were not fallen And the children of Israel weped for Moses in y e felde of the Moabites thirtie daies and the dayes of the wepynge and mournynge for Moses were fulfilled And Iosua the sonne of Nun was filled with y e sprete of wyszdome for Moses had layed his hande vpon him and the children of Israel herkened vnto him and dyd as the LORDE commaunded Moses And there arose no prophet more in Israel like vnto Moses whom the LORDE knewe face to face in all tokens and wonders which the LORDE sent him to do in y e londe of Egipte vnto Pharao and to all his seruaūtes and his londe and in all this mightie hande and greate visions which Moses dyd in the sighte of all Israel The ende of the fifte boke of Moses called Deuteronomion The seconde parte of the olde Testament The boke of Iosua The boke of the Iudges The boke of Ruth The first boke of the Kynges The seconde boke of the Kynges The thirde boke of the Kynges The fourth boke of the kynges The first boke of the Cronicles The seconde boke of the Cronicles The first boke of Eszdras The seconde boke of Eszdras The boke of Hester The boke of Iosua What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. After the death of Moses God cōmaūdeth Iosua to get him vp and to go with the people ouer Iordane in to the londe of promes Chap. II. Two spyes are sent vnto Iericho and Rahab lodgeth them Chap. III. Iosua goeth forth with the people vnto Iordane The Leuites are ordeyned to go beforewith the Arke The one parte of Iordane stondeth styll the other renneth downe and the people go thorow it drye shodd Chap. IIII. Twolue stones doth Iosua cause to be taken out of Iordane and setteth them vp at Gilgall for a remembraunce Chap V. The kynges beyonde Iordane are afrayed The people in Gilgall are circumcysed They eate the Passeouer and vnleuended bred Chap. VI. How Iericho is wonne and taken Chap. VII The Israelites are put to flight before their enemies because one of thē had stollen of it that shulde haue bene damned and vtterly destroyed The trespacer is stoned vnto death Chap VIII The cite of Hai is wonne the people slayne the kynge taken alyue and hanged the cite brent Iosua buyldeth an altare vnto the LORDE The blessynges and curses are red Chap. IX The Heythen kynges prepare thē selues agaynst Israel The Gabaonites saue their lyues by crafte and suttyltie Chap. X. The Heythen laye sege to Gabaon but Iosua helpeth them and wynneth a greate felde commaundeth the Sonne
reproueth Iob. The nature of ypocrytes Chap. IX All men are synners in the fight of God and rightuousnesse commeth only of him He punysheth also whom he will Chap. X. No man is without synne nether maye eny man escape the honde of God Chap. XI Sophar reproueth Iob of synne and for so moch as no man maye withstonde God he byddeth him be pacieÌ„t Chap. XII All thinges come off the mightie ordinaunce of God The wicked haue better dayes then the godly Chap. XIII Iob speaketh as he thinketh reproueth the ypocrysy of his frendes and coÌ„mendeth the wisdome of God Chap. XIIII The miserable life off man Chap. XV.XVI. No man is innoceÌ„t before God The conuersacion of the vngodly Chap. XVII Iob declareth his mysery Chap. XVIII Baldad reproueth Iob as vngodly and sheweth the punyshment off the wicked Chap. XIX Iob sheweth his miserable estate and reproueth his frendes in that they increace his payne Chap. XX. Punysment off the proude vngodly and ypocrytes Chap. XXI Wicked men haue prosperite in this worlde God punysheth acordinge to his owne will Chap. XXII They tell Iob that is punyshment commeth for his synnes Chap. XXIII XXIIII Iob defendeth his innoceÌ„cy Chap. XXV No maÌ„ is innoceÌ„t before God Chap. XXVI Iob mocketh his freÌ„des because they go aboute to proue the thynge that he denieth not The power of God Chap. XXVII God punysheth vs not acordinge to oure merites but is mercifull and spareth euen the vngodly Agayne he chasteneth the most righteous as Iob was with aduersite Chap. XXVIII The wisdome aÌ„d foreknowlege of God Chap. XXIX The prosperite that Iob was in a fore His innocency and good dedes Chap. XXX He complayneth of his mysery how the ignoraunt and symple people laugh him to scorne Chap. XXXI He rehearseth his innoceÌ„t life Chap. XXXII Iobs frendes are angrie and forsake him Chap. XXXIII God punysheth for synne yet heareth he a meke prayer Chap. XXXIIII Iob withstoÌ„deth the wordes of them which saye that the wicked only are punyshed Chap. XXXV Iob is reproued for holdinge himself rightuous Chap. XXXVI An argument that God punisheth no man excepte he haue deserued it Chap. XXXVII The power of God is here descrybed Iob is reproued Chap. XXXVIII XXXIX.XL.XLI The foreknowlege and wisdome of God Chap â–ª XLII Iobs frendes are reproued and he himself is restored to his prosperite agayne The first Chapter IN the loÌ„de of Hus there was a man called Iob an innocent and vertuous man soch one as feared God and eschued euell This man had vij sonnes and iij. doughters His substaunce was vij M. shepe iij. M. camels v. C. yock of oxen v. C. she asses and a very greate housholde so y t he was one of the most principall men amoÌ„ge all them of the east countre His sonnes now wente on euery man and made banckettes one daye in one house another daye in another and â—ent for their iij. sisters to eate drinke with them So when they had passed ouer the tyme of their banckettinge rounde aboute Iob sent for them and clensed them agayne stode vp early and offred for euery one a breÌ„t offeringe For Iob thought thus peraduenture my sonnes haue done some offence and haue bene vnthankfull to God in their hertes And thus dyd Iob euery daye Now vpon a tyme when the seruauntes of God came and stode before the LORDE Sathan came also amonge them And the LORDE sayde vnto Sathan From whence commest thou Sathan answered the LORDE and sayde I haue gone aboute the loÌ„de and walked thorow it Then sayde the LORDE vnto SathaÌ„ hast thou not considered my seruaunt Iob how that he is an innoceÌ„t and vertuous maÌ„ soch one as feareth God and eschueth euell and that there is none like him in the londe Sathan answered and sayde vnto the LORDE Doth Iob feare God for naught hast thou not preserued him his house and all his substaunce on euery syde hast thou not blessed the workes of his hondes Is not his possession encreaced in the londe But laye thyne honde vpoÌ„ him a litle touch once all that he hath and I holde he shall curse the to thy face And the LORDE sayde vnto Sathan lo all that he hath be in thy power only vpon him self se that thou laye not thine honde Then wente Sathan forth from the LORDE Now vpon a certayne daye when his sonnes and doughters were eatinge and drynkinge wyne in their eldest brothers house there came a messaunger vnto Iob and sayde Whyle the oxen were a plowinge and the Asses goinge in the pasture besyde them the Sabees came in violeÌ„tly and toke them all awaye yee they haue slayne the seruauntes with the swearde and I only ranne my waye to tell the. And whyle he was yet speakynge there came another and sayde The fyre of God is fallen from heauen it hath consumed breÌ„t vp all the shepe and seruauntes and I only ranne my waye to tell the. In the meane season whyle he was yet speakinge there came another and sayde The Caldees made thre armies and fell in vpon the camels which they haue caried awaye yee and slayne the seruauntes with the swearde and I only am gotteÌ„ awaye to tell the. Whyle he was speakinge there came yet another aÌ„d sayde Thy sonnes and doughters were eatinge aÌ„d drynkinge wyne in their eldest brothers house aÌ„d sodenly there came a mightie greate wynde out off the South and smote the iiij corners of the house which fell vpon thy children so that they are deed and I am gotten awaye alone to tell the. Then Iob stode vp and rente his clothes shaued his heade fell downe vpon the grouÌ„de worshipped and sayde Naked came I out of my mothers wombe and naked shall I turne thither agayne The LORDE gaue and the LORDE hath taken awaye the LORDE hath done his pleasure now blessed be y e name off the LORDE In all these thinges dyd Iob not offende ner murmured foolishly agaynst God The II. Chapter IT happened also apon a tyme that when the seruauntes of God came stode before the LORDE Sathan came also amonge them and stode before him And the LORDE sayde vnto Sathan From whence commest thou Sathan answered and sayde I haue gone aboute the loÌ„de and walked thorow it Then sayde the LORDE vnto Sathan Hast thou not considered my seruaunt Iob how that he is an innocent vertuous man soch one as feareth God and eschueth euell and that there is none like him in the londe But thou mouedest me agaynst him to punysh him yet is it in vayne for he contynueth still in his godlynesse Sathan answered the LORDE and sayde Skynne for skynne yee a man will geue all y t euer he hath for his life But laye thine honde vpon him touch him once vpon the bone and flesh and I holde he shall curse the to thy face Then sayde the LORDE vnto SathaÌ„ lo there hast thou him in thy power but spare his life So wente Sathan forth
thy honde let thy right honde fynde out all theÌ„ y t hate the. Thou shalt make theÌ„ lite a fyre ouen in tyme of thy wrath the LORDE shal destroye theÌ„ in his displeasure the fyre shall consume them Their frute shalt thou rote out of the earth their sede froÌ„ amoÌ„ge the childreÌ„ of men For they inteÌ„ded myschefe agaynst the ymagined soch deuyces as they were not able to perfourme Therfore shalt thou put theÌ„ to flight with thy stringes thou shalt make ready thine arowes agaynst the faces off them Be thou exalted LORDE in thine owne strength so wil we synge and prayse thy power The XXI A psalme of Dauid MY God my God why hast thou forsaken me y e wordes of my coÌ„playnte are farre fro my health O my God I crie in the daye tyme but thou hearest not and in the night season also I take no rest Yet dwellest thou in the Sanctuary o thou worshipe of Israel Oure father 's hoped in the they trusted in the aÌ„d thou dyddest delyuer them They called vpon the and were helped they put their trust in the and were not coÌ„founded But as for me I am a worme and no man a very scorne of meÌ„ and the outcast of the people All they y t se me laugh me to scorne they shute out their lippes and shake their heades He trusted in God let him delyuer him let him helpe hiÌ„ yf he wil haue him But thou art he that toke me out of my mothers woÌ„be thou wast â—â—y hope when I hanged yet vpon my mothers brestes I haue bene left vnto the euer sence I was borne thou art my God eueÌ„ fro my mothers wombe O go not fro me theÌ„ for trouble is harde at honde and here is none to helpe me Greate bulles are come aboute me fatt oxen close me in on euery syde They gape vpon me with their mouthes as it were a rampinge and roaringe lyon I am poured out like water all my bones are out of ioynt my hert in the myddest off my body is euen like meltinge waxe My strength is dried vp like a potsherde my tunge cleueth to my goomes and thou hast brought me in to the dust of death For dogges are come aboute me the couÌ„cell of y e wicked hath layed sege agaynst me They pearsed my hondes and my fete I might haue tolde all my bones as for them they stode staringe and lokinge vpon me They haue parted my garmentes amonge them aÌ„d cast lottes vpon my vesture But be not thou farre fro me o LORDE thou are my sucoure haist the to helpe me Delyuer my soule from the swearde my dearlinge from the power of the dogge Saue me from the lyons mouth and heare me froÌ„ amonge the hornes off the vnicornes So will I declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddest off the congregacion will I prayse the. O prayse the LORDE ye that feare him Magnifie him all ye sede of Iacob let all y e sede of Israel feare hiÌ„ For he hath not despysed ner abhorred the myserable estate of the poore he hath not hyd his face frome but wheÌ„ I called vnto him he herde me I wil prayse the in the greate congregacion and perfourme my vowes in the sight off all theÌ„ that feare the. The poore shal eate aÌ„d be satisfied they y e seke after y e LORDE shal prayse him youre herte shal lyue for euer All the endes of the worlde shal remembre them selues be turned vnto the LORDE and all the generacions of the Heithen shal worshipe before him For the kyngdome is the LORDES and he shal be the gouernoure of y e Heithen All soch as be fat vpoÌ„ earth shal eate also and worshipe All they that lye in the dust and lyue so hardly shall fall downe before him The sede shall serue him and preach of the LORDE for euer They shal come declare his rightuousnes vnto a people that shal be borne whoÌ„ the LORDE hath made The XXII A psalme of Dauid THe LORDE is my shepherde I can wante nothinge He fedeth me in a grene pasture aÌ„d ledeth me to a fresh water He quickeneth my soule bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of death yet I feare no euell for thou art with me thy staffe thy shepehoke coÌ„forte me Thou preparest a â—â—ble before me agaynst mine enemies thou anoyntest my heade with oyle fyllest my cuppe full Oh let thy louynge kyndnes mercy folowe me all the dayes off my life that I maye dwell in the house off the LORDE for euer The XXIII A psalme of Dauid THe earth is the LORDES all that therin is the coÌ„pase of the worlde aÌ„d all y t dwell therin For he hath fouÌ„ded it vpoÌ„ the sees buylded it vpon the floudes Who shal go vp in to the hill off the LORDE Or who shal remayne in his holy place EueÌ„ he y t hath innoceÌ„t hoÌ„des a clene herte which lifteth not vp his mynde vnto vanite sweareth not to disceaue He shal receaue the blessinge froÌ„ the LORDE aÌ„d mercy froÌ„ God his sauioure This is y e generacioÌ„ of theÌ„ y t seke him of theÌ„ y t seke y i face o Iacob Sela. Open yo r gates o ye priÌ„ces let the euerlastinge dores be opened y t y e kynge of glory maye come in Who is this kynge of glory â–ª It is the LORDE stroÌ„ge and mightie euen the LORDE mightie in batell Open youre gates o ye prynces let the euerlastinge dores be opened y t the kynge off glory maye come in Who is this kynge off glory It is the LORDE of hoostes he is the kynge of glory Sela. The XXIIII A psalme of Dauid UNto the o LORDE I lift vp my soule My God I trust in y e Oh let me not be confounded lest myne enemies triuÌ„phe ouer me For all they y t hope in y e shal not be ashamed but soch as be scornefull despysers w t out a cause â–ª they shall be put to coÌ„fucioÌ„ Shewe me thy wayes o LORDE teach me thy pathes Lede me in y e trueth and lerne me for thou art the God off my health and in the is my hope all the daye longe Call to remembraunce O LORDE thy tender mercyes thy louinge kyndnesses which haue bene euer of olde Oh remeÌ„bre not y e synnes offences of my youth but acordinge vnto thy mercy thynke vpon me O LORDE for thy goodnesse O how freÌ„dly rightuous is the LORDE therfore wil he teach synners in the waye He ledeth the symple a right and soch as be meke theÌ„ lerneth he his wayes All the wayes of the LORDE are very mercy faith fulnesse vnto soch as kepe his testament and couenaunt For thy names sake O LORDE be mercifull vnto my synne for it is greate
hongrie The LORDE lowseth men out of preson the LORDE geueth sight to the blynde The LORDE helpeth theÌ„ vp that are fallen the LORDE loueth the righteous The LORDE careth for the straungers he defendeth y e fatherlesse and wyddowe as for the waye of y e vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The LORDE thy God o Sion is kynge for euermore and thorow out all generacions Halleluya The CXLVI psalme O Prayse the LORDE for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto o r God yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull The LORDE shal buylde vp IerusaleÌ„ gather together y e outcastes of Israel He healeth the contrite in herte and byndeth vp their woundes He telleth the nombre of the starres and calleth them all by their names Greate is o r LORDE and greate is his power yee his wyszdome is infinite The LORDE setteth vp y e meke bryngeth y e vngodly downe to y e grouÌ„de O synge vnto y e LORDE w t thankesgeuynge synge prayses vpoÌ„ y e harpe vnto o r God Which couereth y e heauen w t cloudes prepareth rayne for y e earth maketh y e grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes Which geueth foder vnto y e catell fedeth y e yonge rauens y t call vpoÌ„ him He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse nether delyteth he in eny maÌ„s legges But the LORDES delyte is in them that feare him and put their trust in his mercy The CXLVII psalme This psalme do the hebrues ioyne vnto it that goeth before PRayse y e LORDE o IerusaleÌ„ prayse 〈◊〉 God o Sion For he maketh fast 〈◊〉 baries of y e gates blesseth y e 〈…〉 within ye. He maketh peace in y e bordâ—â—◠〈◊〉 fylleth y e with y e flo r of wheate He 〈◊〉 synde y e forth his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t vpoÌ„ earth 〈…〉 LORDE ruÌ„neth swiftly He geueth snowe scatereth y e horefrost like ashes 〈◊〉 He forth his yse like morsels who is ghtuous and de his frost He sendeth out â—â—cently he â—emelteth them he bloweth w t hi◠〈◊〉 preserueth y e waters flowe He sheweth 〈◊〉 shalt thou unIacob his statutes 〈…〉 and equi rael He hath not dealt 〈◊〉 Yf wyszdome then nether haue they 〈◊〉 and y e soule delyte in es Halleluya 〈◊〉 councell preserue the The 〈…〉 shal kepe the. That â—Pâ—est be delyuered froÌ„ y e euell waye â—om the man y t speaketh fâ—owarde thines from soch as leave the hye strete and ualkei y e wayes of darcknesse which reioyse 〈◊〉 doynge euell and delyte i wicked thinges whose wayes are croked and their pathes slaunderous that thou mayest be delyuered also from the straunge woman and from her that is not thine owne which geueth swete wordes forfaketh the huszbande of hir youth and for getteth the couenaunt of hir God For hir house is enclyned unto death and hir pathes unto hell All they that go in unto her come not agayne nether take they holde of the wave of life That thou mayest walke in y e good waye and kepe tha pathes of the righuous For the iust shal dwell in the lende and the inno Let them prayse the name of the LORDE for his name only is excellent and his prayse aboue heauen and earth He exalteth the horne of his people all his sayntes shal prayse him the children of Israel euen the people that serueth him Halleluya The CXLIX psalme Halleluya O Synge vnto y e LORDE a new songe let the coÌ„gregacion of sayntes prayse him Let Israel reioyse in him that made him and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in their kynge Let them prayse his name in the dauÌ„ce let them synge prayses vnto him with tabrettes and harpes For the LORDE hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the mekcharted Let the sayntes be ioyfull with glory let them reioyse in their beddes Let the prayses of God be in their mouth and sharpe swerdes in their handes To be auenged of the Heiâ—heÌ„ to rebuke the people To bynde their â—â—nges in cheynes their nobles with lyncâ—â—â—â— of yron That they maye be auenged 〈…〉 as it is written Soch honoure haue 〈…〉 sayntes Halleluya The CL. psalme Halleluya 〈◊〉 Prayse the LORDE in his Sanctuâ—â—◠〈…〉 prayse him in the firmament of 〈…〉 power Prayse him in his noble 〈…〉 him in his excelleÌ„t greatnesse 〈…〉 in the sounde of the trompet 〈…〉 â—poÌ„ the lute and harpe Pray 〈…〉 â—ymbals and daunse prayse him 〈…〉 and pype Prayse him 〈…〉 cymbals prayse him 〈…〉 cymbals Let 〈…〉 y t hath breth 〈◊〉 LORDE 〈◊〉 The Prouerbes of Salomon What this boke conteyneth Chap. I. The wysdome of God calleth vs by the mouth of SalomoÌ„ exorteth vs and geueth vs warnynge to eschue the wicked whose vn godly coÌ„uersacion in worde and worke and punyshment also of the same is here descrybed Chap. II. How wisdome maye be gotten and what profit commeth of it Chap. III. He exorteth us to the feare of God and to pacience he commendeth wyszdome â— requyreth us to cleue vnto the same Chap. IIII. A fatherly exortacion vnto wisdome with the profit therof and how we ought to refrayne the meÌ„bres of oure body froÌ„ euell Chap. V. He exorteth vnto wyszdoÌ„e and to be warre of harlottes he telleth what harme mâ—ye folowe therout wheÌ„ men medle with soch hâ— teacheth men louyngly to cleue vnto their mâ—ried wyues and descrybeth the ende of the vnâ—godly Chap. VI. He warneth men to bewarre of sâ—â—â—tishipe exorteth the slouthfull to laboure sheweth the wikednesse of false tonges and requyreth men to bewarre of aduoutry because it is more perloâ—s then theft or felony Chap. VII He exorteth vnto wiszdome sheweth the condicions of harlottes and what hurt happeneth vnto soch as enclyne to the prouocacioÌ„s and desyres of the flesh Chap. VIII Wyszdome calleth men swetely vnto her and telleth them what treasure and power she hath A coÌ„mendacion and prayse of wiszdome wherout euery maÌ„ is exorted to cleue vnto her Chap. IX Wyszdome crieth vpoÌ„ the ignorauÌ„t and promiseth them greate thinges The foolish maner of a light woman Chap. X. From this chapter forth vnto the XXXI there are described many swete louely and wyse sentences which teach men wyszdome and what profit commeth of it Agayne how men maye auoyde foolishnesse and the hurte therof Chap. XXXI Wyszdome warneth us to bewarre of euell women and descrybeth the coÌ„uersacion maner behauoure of an honest maried wyfe These are the prouerbes of Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge of Israel to lerne wyszdome nurtoure vnderstondinge prudence rightuousnesse iudgment and equite That the very babes might haue wyt and that yonge men might haue knowlege and vnderstondinge By hearinge the wyse maÌ„ shal coÌ„me by more wysdome and by experience he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable and the interpretacion therof the wordes of the wyse and the darcke speaches of the same The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome But
Chapter FOr the which cause the LORDE oure God hath perfourmed his deuyce wherof he certified vs and oure heades that ruled in Ierusalē yee and oure kynges oure princes with all Israel and Iuda And soch plages hath y e lorde brought vpō vs as neuer came to passe vnder the heauē like as it is fulfilled in Hierusalem acordinge as it is written in the lawe of Moses that a man shulde eate y e flesh of his owne sonne the flesh of his owne doughter Morouer he hath delyuered them in to the hondes of all the kinges y t are rounde aboute vs to be confounded and desolate scatred thē abrode in all londes naciōs Thus are we brought beneth not aboue for we haue synned against the LORDE o r God not bene obedient vnto his voyce Therfore y e LORDE o r God is rightuous we with o r fathers as reason is are brought to opē shame as it is to se this daye And as for these plages y t are come vpon vs allready y e LORDE had deuyced thē for vs yet wolde we not praye vnto y e LORDE oure God y t we might euery mā turne frō his vngodly wayes So y e LORDE hath caused soch plages to come vpon vs for he is rightuous in all his workes which he hath cōmaunded vs which we also haue not done ner harkened vnto his voyce for to walke in y e cōmaundemētes of y e LORDE y t he had geuē vnto vs. And now o LORDE God of Israel thou that hast brought thy people out of the londe of Egipte with a mightie honde with tokens and wōdres with thy greate power ād outstretched arme and hast gotten thy selff a name as it is come to passe this daye O LORDE oure God we haue synned we haue done wickedly we haue behaued oure selues vngodly in all thy rightuousnesses Turne thy wrath frō vs we beseke the for we are but a few left amonge the Heithen where thou hast scatred vs. Heare o r prayers o LORDE oure peticiōs bringe vs out of captiuyte for thine owne sake get vs fauoure in the sight of thē which haue led vs awaye y t all lōdes maye knowe that thou art the LORDE oure God and that Israel and his generacion calleth vpon thy name O LORDE loke downe frō thy holy house vpon vs enclyne thine eare heare vs. For the deed y t be gone downe to their graues whose soules are out of their bodies ascribe vnto the LORDE nether prayse ner rigtuous-makynge but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of hir synnes which goeth on heuely and weakely whose eyes begynne to fayle yee soch a soule ascrybeth prayse and rightuousnesse vnto the LORDE O LORDE we poure out oure prayers before the and requyre mercy in thy sight O LORDE oure God not for eny godlynesse off oure forefathers but because thou hast sent out thy wrath indignacion vpon vs acordinge as thou dydest threaten vs by thy seruaūtes the prophetes sayenge Thus sayeth the LORDE Bowe downe youre shulders and neckes and serue the kynge of Babilon so shal ye remayne still in the londe that I gaue vnto youre fathers Yff ye will not do this ner heare the voyce of y e LORDE youre God to serue the kynge of Babilon I shall destroye you in the cities of Iuda within Ierusalem and without I will also take from you the voyce off myrth and the voyce of ioye the voyce of the brydegrome and the voyce of the bryde ād there shal no man dwell more in the londe But they wolde not herken vnto thy voyce to do the kynge of Babilon seruyce and therfore hast thou perfourmed the wordes that thou spakest by thy seruauntes the prophetes namely that the bones of oure kynges and the bones of oure fathers shulde be trāslated out of their place And lo now are they layde out in the heate of y e Sonne in the colde of y e night ād deed in greate mysery w t hunger w t swearde w t pestilence are clene cast forth As for the tēple wherin thy name was called vpon thou hast layde it waist as it is to se this daye y t for the wickednes of the house of Israel the house of Iuda ▪ O LORDE o r God thou hast intreated vs after all thy goodnes acordinge to all y e greate louinge mercy of thyne like as thou spakest by thy seruaunte Moses in the daye when thou didest cōmaūde him to wryte thy lawe before the children of Israel sayenge Yf ye will not herkē vnto my voyce thē shal this greate multitude be turned in to a very smal people for I wil scatre thē abrode Not withstōdinge I am sure that this folke will not heare me for it is an hardnecked people But in y e lōde of their captiuyte they shall remembre them selues lerne to knowe y t I am the LORDE their God when I geue thē an herte to vnderstōde eares to heare Then shal they prayse me in the lōde of their captiuyte thynke vpon my name Then shall they turne them frō their harde backes from their vngodlynes Then shal they remembre the thynges y t happened vnto their forefathers which synned agaynst me So will I bringe them agayne in to the londe which I promised w t an ooth vnto their fathers Abrahā Isaac Iacob they shal be lordes of it yee I wil increace thē and not minysh thē And I wil make another couenaūt with them soch one as shal endure for euer namely y t I will be their God and they shal be my people and I wil nomore dryue my people the children off Israel out of the londe y t I haue geuē thē The III. Chapter ANd now o LORDE allmightie thou God of Israel o r soule y t is in trouble o r sprete y t is vexed crieth vnto the heare vs o LORDE haue pite vpon vs for thou art a mercifull God be gracious vnto vs for we haue synned before ye. Thou endurest for euer shulde we thē vtterly perishe ▪ O LORDE almightie thou God of Israel Heare now y e prayer of y e deed Israelites of their childrē which haue synned before y e not herkened vnto the voyce of the LORDE their God for the which cause these plages hange now vpō vs. O LORDE remēbre not y e wickednes of o r forefathers but thinke vpō thy power name now at this tyme for thou art y e LORDE o r God y e o LORDE wil we prayse For thou hast put y e feare ī o r hartes to y e intēt y t we shulde call vpon y e name prayse y e in oure captiuyte and y t we might turne from the wickednesse of oure forefathers y t synned before the. Beholde we are yet this daye in oure captiuyte where as thou hast scatred vs
you euerlastinge rest for he is nye at hande that shal come in the ende of the worlde Be ready to the rewarde of the kyngdome for the euerlastinge light shall shyne vpon you for euermore Fle the shadowe of this worlde receaue the ioyfulnes of youre glory I testifie my sauioure openly O receaue the gift y t is geuen you and be glad geuynge thankes vnto him that hath called you to the heauenly kyngdome Aryse vp and stonde fast beholde the nombre of those that be sealed in the feast of the LORDE which are departed from the shadowe of the worlde and haue receaued glorious garmeÌ„tes of the LORDE Take thy nombre O Sion and shutt vp thy purified which haue fulfilled the lawe of the LORDE The nombre of thy children whom thou longedest for is fulfilled beseke the power of the LORDE that thy people which haue bene called from the begynnynge maye be halowed I Eszdras sawe vpon the mount Sion a greate people whom I coude not nombre they all praysed the LORDE with songes of thankesgeuynge And in the myddest of theÌ„ there was a yonge maÌ„ of an hye stature mâ—re excellent then all they and vpon euery one of their heades he sett a crowne and was euer hygher and hygher which I marueled at greatly So I axed y e angell sayde Syr what are these He answered and sayde vnto me These be they that haue put of the mortall clothinge and put on the immortall and haue testified knowleged the name of God Now are they crowned and receaue the rewarde Then sayde I vnto the angell what yonge personne is it that crowneth them geueth them the palmes in their handes So he answered and sayde vnto me It is y e sonne of God whom they haue knowleged in the worlde Then beganne I greatly to commende them that stode so stifly for the name of the LORDE And so the angell sayde vnto me Go thy waye and tell my people what maner of thinges and how greate wonders of the LORDE thy God thou hast senâ— The III. Chapter IN the thirtie yeare of the fall of the cite I was at Babilon laye troubled vpoÌ„ my bed my thoughtes came vp ouer my hert for I sawe y e desolacion of Sion the plenteous wealth of them y t dwelt at Babilon my sprete was sore moued so that I begaÌ„ne to speake fearfull wordes to the most hyest and sayde O LORDE LORDE thou spakest at the begynnynge whan thou plantedst y e earth and that thy self alone and gauest commaundement vnto y e people and a body vnto Adam which was a creature of thy handes and hast brethed in him the breth of life and so he lyued before the and thou leddest him in to paradyse which gardeÌ„ of pleasure thy right hande had planted or euer the earth was made And vnto him thou gauest commaundemeÌ„t to loue y e waye which he transgressed immediatly thou appoyntedest death in him and in his generacions Of him came nacions trybes people kynreddes out of nombre And euery people walked after their owne wil and dyd nyce thinges before the and as for thy commaundementes they despysed them But in processe of tyme thou broughtest the water floude vpon those that dwelt in the worlde and destroydest them And like as the death was in Adam so was the water floude also in these Neuertheles one of them thou leftest namely Noe with his housholde of whom come all righteous meÌ„ And it happened that whan they y t dwelt vpon the earth beganne to multiplie and had gotten many children and were a greate people they beganne to be more vngodly then the first Now whan they all lyued so wickedly before the thou didest chose the a man from amonge them whose name was Abram Him thou louedest and vnto him only thou shewdest thy wyll and maydest an euerlastinge couenaunt with him promisinge him that thou woldest neuer forsake his sede And vnto him thou gauest Isaac vnto Isaac also thou gauest Iacob and Esau. As for Iacob thou didest chose him and put backe Esau. And so Iacob became a greate multitude And it happened that whaÌ„ thou leddest his sede out of Egipte thou broughtest theÌ„ vp to the mount Sion bowinge downe the heauens settinge fast the earth mouynge the grounde makynge the depthes to shake and troublynge the worlde And thy glory wente thorow foure portes of fyre and earth quakes and wyndes and colde that thou mightest geue the lawe vnto the sede of Iacob and diligence vnto the generacioÌ„ of Israel And yet tokest thou not awaye from theÌ„ that wicked hert that thy lawe might brynge forth frute in them For the first Adam bare a wicked hert transgressed and was ouercome and so be all they y t are borne of him Thus remayned weaknes with the lawe in the hert of the people with the wickednesse of the rote so that the good departed awaye and the euell abode still So the tymes passed awaye and the yeares were brought to an ende Then didest thou rayse the vp a seruaunt called Dauid whom thou commaundedst to buylde a cite vnto thy name and to offre vp incense and sacrifice vnto the therin This was done now many yeares Then the inhabiters of the cite forsoke the and in all thinges dyd eueÌ„ as Adam and all his generacions had done for they also had a wicked hert And so thou gauest thy cite ouer in to the handes of thine enemies Are they of Babilon then better and more righteous then thy people y t they shal therfore haue the domynion of Sion For whan I came there and sawe their vngodlynes and so greate wickednesse that it coude not be noÌ„bred yee whan my soule sawe so many euell doers in y e xxx yeare my hert fayled me for I sawe how thou suffrest them in soch vngodlynes and sparest y e wicked doers but thine owne people hast thou roted out and preserued thine enemies this hast thou not shewed me I can not perceaue how this happeneth Do they of Babilon then better then they of Sion Or is there eny other people y t knoweth the sauynge the people of Israel Or what generacion hath so beleued y e couenauÌ„tes as Iacob And yet their rewarde appeareth not and their labo hath no frute For I haue gone here and there thorow the HeitheÌ„ I se y t they be rych wealthy thynke not vpon y e commaundementes Weye thou therfore oure wickednesse now in y e balaunce and theirs also that dwell in the worlde and so shal thy name be nowhere founde but in Israel Or where is there a people vpon earth y t hath not synned before the Or what people hath so kepte thy commaundementes Thou shalt fynde that Israel by name hath kepte thy preceptes but not the other people and Heithen The IIII. Chapter ANd the angell that was sent vnto me whose name was Vriel gaue me answere and sayde Thy
waters made swete for theÌ„ that they might drynke xl yeares had they meate from heaueÌ„ Where so euer they wente without bowe arowe without bukler or swerde their God fought for theÌ„ caused theÌ„ to haue the victory Yee no man was able to hurte this people excepte it were so y t they departed vnfaithfully from y e worshippinge of the LORDE their God But as oft as they worshipped eny other besyde their God he gaue them ouer to be spoyled to be slayne to be put to confucion Neuertheles as oft as they were sory for departynge from the worshipe of their God the same God of heauen gaue them power streÌ„gth to withstoÌ„de their enemies Morouer they slew the kynge of the Cananites Iebusites Pherezites Ethites Euâ—tes Amorites all y e mightie in Hesebon toke their loÌ„des cities in possession and so longe as they synned not in y e sight of their God it weÌ„te well with them for their God hateth vnrighteousnesse For in tymes past whan they wente out of y e waye which God had geuen them y t they shulde walke in it they were destroyed in dyuerse battayles of many nacions many of them were caried awaye presoners into a strauÌ„ge couÌ„tre But now lately they haue turned theÌ„selues agayne vnto the LORDE their God are come together agayne out of the countrees where they were scatred abrode and thus haue they coÌ„quered these mountaynes dwell therin as for Ierusalem where their Sanctuary is they haue it againe in possession And therfore my lorde make diligeÌ„t inquisicion yf this people haue done wickednesse in the sight of their God then let vs go vp agaynst them for doutles their God shal delyuer them in to thy handes subdue them vnto y t power But yf this people haue not displeased their God we shal not be able to withstande them for their God shal defende theÌ„ so shall we be a shame to all y e worlde Now whan Achior had spoken out these wordes all the prynces of Holofernes were wroth thought to slaye him sayde one to another what is he this which darre saie y t y e childreÌ„ of Israel are able to withstoÌ„de Nabuchodonosor the kynge his hoost where as they are an vnwapened people without streÌ„gth or vnderstoÌ„dinge of y e fettes of warre That Achior therfore maye knowe y t he hath disceaued vs we wil go vp in to y e mouÌ„taynes whan the mightie men of theÌ„ are taken he also shal be stickte with the swerde y t all people maye knowe that Nabuchodonosor is the God of the earth and that there is none other without him The VI. Chapter SO whan they had left of speakinge Holofernes toke sore indignacion sayde vnto Achior For so moch as thou hast prophecied vnto vs sayenge that the people of Israel shal be defended of their God I will shew the that there is no God but Nabuchodonosor Yee whan we slaye them all as one man thou also shalt perish with them thorow the swerde of the Assirians all Israel shal be destroyed with the theÌ„ shalt thou fele that Nabuchodonosor is the LORDE of the whole earth TheÌ„ shal the swerde of my knyghthode go thorow y e sydes thou shalt fall downe stickte amonge the wounded of Israel shalt not come to thy self agayne but be vtterly destroyed with theÌ„ But yf thou thynkest thy prophecy to be true why dost thou then chaunge thy coloure why art thou afrayed Thynkest thou that my wordes are not able to be perfourmed But that thou mayest knowe that thou shalt fele these thinges with theÌ„ beholde from this houre forth wyll I sende the vnto yonder people that whan the punyshment of my swerde which they haue worthely deserued falleth vpon them thou mayest be punyshed with them So Holofernes coÌ„maunded his seruauntes to take Achior to cary him vnto Bethulia and to delyuer him in to the handes of the children of Israel Then Holofernes seruauÌ„tes toke him weÌ„te thorow the playne felde But whan they drew nye vnto the mountaynes the slynge casters came out agaynst them Neuertheles they gat them awaye by the syde of the mountayne bounde Achior hand fote to a tre so left him bounde with wythies turned agayne vnto their lorde NotwithstoÌ„dinge the children of Israel wente downe froÌ„ Bethulia came vnto him lowsed him brought him to Bethulia set him in the myddest of the people and axed him what the matter was that the AssiriaÌ„s had left him bounde Osias the sonne of Micha of the trybe of Symeon Charmim which is also called Gothoniel were the pryncipall rulers at the same tyme. Now whan Achior stode in the myddest of the Senatours before theÌ„ all he tolde them what answere he gaue Holofernes to the thinge that he axed him and how Holofernes people wolde haue slayne him for so sayenge how Holofernes himself was wroth coÌ„maunded him for the same cause to be delyuered vnto y e Israelites that whan he ouer came the childreÌ„ of Israel he might commaunde Achior also to be put to death with dyuerse tormentes because he sayde the God of heauen is their defender And whaÌ„ Achior had playnely tolde out all these thinges all the people fell downe vpon their faces praysinge the LORDE and poured out their prayers together vnto the LORDE with a generall complaynte wepynge sayde O LORDE God of heauen earth beholde their pryde loke vpon oure lowlynes coÌ„sidre how it standeth with thy sayntes make it to be knowne y t thou forsakest not those which holde them fast by the how y t thou bringest theÌ„ lowe y t presume of theÌ„ selues make their boast in their owne strength So whan the wepinge and prayer of the people which they had made the whole daye longe was ended they coÌ„forted Achior sayeÌ„ge the God of oure fathers whose power strength thou hast praysed shall so rewarde the y t thou shalt rather se their destruccion Whan y e LORDE o r God then shall geue his seruauntes this liberte God be with the also amonge vs so y t yf it please y t thou w t thyne mayest dwell w t vs. Now whan Osias had ended the councell he toke him in to his house and made a greate supper called all the elders to it so they refreszshed them selues after the fastinge And afterwarde was all the people called together which made their prayers all the night longe in the congregacion and be sought the God of Israel for helpe The VII Chapter THe next daye Holofernes commaunded his hoost to go vp agaynst Bethulia There were an C. xx thousande fightinge men on fote two twentie thousande horsmeÌ„ besyde the preparynge of them y t were wonne came to them on euery syde out of the countrees cities which he had takeÌ„ All these prepared them selues
thou ashamed and accepte no personne to offende Namely of these thinges be not ashamed Of the lawe of God of the couenaunt of iudgmeÌ„t to brynge the vngodly from his vngodlines vnto righteousnes and to make him a good man to deale faithfully w t neghbo companyon to distribute the heretage vnto y e frendes to be diligent to kepe true measure and weight to be content whether thou gettest moch or litle to deale truly w t temporall goodes in byenge and sellynge to brynge vp children with diligence to correcke an euell seruaunt to kepe that thine is froÌ„ an euell wife to set a lock where many handes are what thou delyuerest and geuest out to be kepte to tell it and to weye it to wryte vp all the out geuynge and receauynge to enfourme y e vnlerned and vnwyse Of the aged that are iudged of the yonge Yf thou be diligeÌ„t in these thinges truly thou shalt be lerned and wyse and accepted of all men The daughter maketh y e father to watch secretly and the carefulnes that he hath for her taketh awaye his slepe yee in the youth lest she shulde ouergrowe him And whan she hath an huszbande lest she shulde be hated lest she shulde be defyled or rauyshed in hir virginyte or gotten with childe in hir fathers house Or whan she commeth to the man lest she behaue herself not right or coÌ„contynue vnfrutefull Yf thy daughter be wanton kepe her strately lest she cause thine enemies laugh the to scorne the whole cite to geue y t an euell reporte and so â—hou be fayne to heare thy shame of euery man and be confounded before all y e people Beholde not euery bodies bewtye haue not moch dwellynge amonge wemen For like as the worme and moth commeth out of clothinge so doth wickednes come of wemen It is better to be with an euell man then w t a frendly wife y t putteth one to shame and rebuke I wyl remembre the workes of the LORDE and declare the thinge y t I haue sene In y e wordes of y e LORDE are his workes The SoÌ„ne ouerloketh all thiÌ„ges w t his shine all his workes are full of y e clearnes therof Hath not the LORDE brought to passe that his sayntes shulde tell out all his woÌ„derous workes which the allmightie LORDE hath stablyshed All thinges endure in his glory He seketh out the grounde of the depe and the hert and he knoweth all their ymaginacion wyszdome For y e LORDE knoweth all scyence and he loketh in to y e token of the time He declareth the thinges y t are past and for to come discloseth thinges that are secrete No thought maye escape him nether maye eny worde be hyd from him He hath garnyshed the hye excellent workes of his wyszdome and he is froÌ„ euerlastinge to euerlastinge Vnto him maye nothinge be added nether can he be mynished he hath no nede also of eny councell O how amiable are all his workes as a sparke to loke vpon They lyue all and endure for euer and whan so euer nede is they are all obedient vnto him They are all dubble one agaynst another he hath made nothinge that hath faute or blemysh He hath stablyshed the goodes of euerychone and who maye be satisfied with his glory whan he seith it The XLIII Chapter THe glory of the heyth is the fayre and cleare firmament the bewtye of the heauen in his glorious clearnes The sonne whan it appeareth declareth the daye in y e goinge out of it a maruelous worke of the Hyest At noone it burneth y e earth and who maye abyde for the heate therof Who so kepeth an ouen whan it is hote thre tymes more doth the Sonne burne vpon y e mountaynes whan it bretheth out the fyrie beames and shyneth with the brightnes of it it blyndeth the eyes Greate is the LORDE that made it and in his commaundement he causeth it to renne haistely The Moone also is in all and at conuenient season it sheweth the tymes and is a token of the tyme. The token of the solempne feast is taken of the Moone a light that mynisheth and increaseth againe The Moneth is called after the Moone it groweth wonderously in hir chaunginge The armye of heauen also is in the Heith in the firmament of heauen it geueth a cleare and glorious shyne This is the clearnes of the starres the bewtifull apparell of heauen the apparell that the LORDE lighteneth in the heyth In his holy worke they continue in their ordre and not one of them fayleth in his watch Loke vpon y e rayne bowe and prayse him that made it very bewtifull is it in his shyne He compaseth the heauen aboute with his clearnes glory the handes of the Hyest haue beÌ„ded it Thorow his commaundement he maketh the snowe to fall the thonder of his iudgment to smyte hastely Thorow his commaundement the treasures are opened and the cloudes fle as the foules In his power hath he strengthened the cloudes and brokeÌ„ the hayle stones The mountaynes melt at y e sight of him the wynde bloweth accordinge to his wyll The sounde of his thonder beateth y e earth and so doth the storme of the north the whirle wynde also lighteth downe as a fethered foule casteth out and spredeth the snow abrode and as the greshoppers that destroye all so falleth it downe The eie marueleth at y e bewtye of the whytenesse therof and the hert is afraied at the raine of it He poureth out the frost vpon earth like salt and whan it is frosen it is as sharpe as the prycke of a thistle Whan the colde northwynde bloweth harde Christall commeth of the water He lighteth downe vpon all the gatheringes together of water and putteth on y e waters as a brest plate He deuoureth the mountaynes and burneth the wyldernesses and loke what is grene he putteth it out like fyre The medycine of all these is whan a cloude commeth hastely and whan a dew commeth vpon the heate it shal be refreszshed agayne In his worde he stylleth the wynde In his councell he setteth the depe and the LORDE Iesus planted it They that sayle ouer the see tell of his parels and harmes and whan we heare it with oure eares we maruell therat For there be strauÌ„ge wonderous workes dyuerse maner of nyce beestes and whall fishes Thorow him are all thinges set in good ordre and perfourmed in his worde all thinges endure I speake moch but I can not sufficiently attayne vnto it for he himself onely is the perfeccion of all wordes We shulde prayse the LORDE after all o power for he is greate in all his workes The LORDE is to be feared yee very greate is he and maruelous is his power Prayse the LORDE and magnifie him as moch as ye maye yet doth he farre farre exceade all prayse O magnifie him w t all youre power and laboure earnestly yet are ye in no wyse able sufficiently to prayse him
ANd they walked in the myddest of the flamme praysynge God and magnifienge y e LORDE Asarias stode vp and prayde on this maner Euen in the myddest of the fyre opened he his mouth saide Blessed be thou o LORDE God of o r fathers right worthy to be praysed and honoured is y t name of thine for euermore for thou art righteous in all y e thinges y t thou hast done to vs Yee faithfull are all y e workes y e wayes are right y e iudgmeÌ„tes true In all y e thinges y t thou hast brought vpon vs vpon the holy cite of o r fathers euen Ierusalem thou hast executed true iudgment Yee acordinge to right and equyte hast thou brought these thinges vpoÌ„ vs because of oure synnes For why we haue offended done wickedly departynge from the In all thinges haue we trespaced not obeyed thy coÌ„maundementes ner kepte theÌ„ nether done as thou hast bydden vs y t we might prospere Wherfore all y t thou hast brought vpon vs euery thinge y t thou hast done to vs thou hast done them in true iudgment As in delyueringe vs in to the hondes of oure enemies amoÌ„ge vngodly wicked abhominacions to an vnrighteous kinge yee y e most frowarde vpoÌ„ earth And now we maye not opeÌ„ o r mouthes we are become a shame reprofe vnto y e seruauntes to theÌ„ y t worshipe the. Yet for thy names sake we beseke the geue vs not vp for euer breake not thy couenaunt take not awaye thy mercy from vs for thy beloued Abrahams sake for thy seruaunt Isaacs sake for thy holy Israels sake to whom thou hast spoken promysed y t thou woldest multiply their sede as y e starres of heauen as the londe y t lieth vpon y e seâ— shore For we o LORDE are become lesse theÌ„ eny people be kepte vnder this daye in all the worlde because of oure synnes So ther now we haue nether prynce duke prophet burnt offerynge sacrifice oblacioÌ„ inceÌ„seâ—â—â— Sanctuary before the. Neuerthelesse in a contrite herte and an humble sprete let vs be receaued y t we maie opteyne thy mercy Like as in the burnt offerynge of rammes bullockes and like as in thousandes of fat lambes so let o r offrynge be in thy sight this daye y t it maye please y e for there is no coÌ„fucion vnto them y t put there trust in the. And now we folowe the with all o r herte we feare the seke thy face Put vs not to shame but deale w t vs after thy louynge kyndnesse acordinge to the multitude of thy mercies Delyuer vs by thy miracles o LORDE get thy name an honoure that all they which do thy seruauntes euell maye be confouÌ„ded Let them be ashamed thorow thy Allmightie power and let their strength be broken that they maye knowe how that thou only art the LORDE God hono r worthy thorow out all the worlde And the kynges seruaÌ„tes y t put them in ceassed not to make the ouen hote with wylde fyre drye strawe pitch fagottes so that the flamme wente out of the ouen vpon a xlix cubites yee it toke awaye brent vp those Caldees y t it gat holde vpon besyde the ouen But the angel of the LORDE came downe in to the ouen to Asarias and his felowes smote y e flamme of the fyre out of the ouen made the myddest of the ouen as it had bene a coole wynde blowinge so that the fyre nether touched them greued them ner dyd them hurte Then these thre as out of one mouth praysed honoured and blessed God in the fornace sayenge Blessed be thou o LORDE God of oure fathers for thou art prayse honoure worthy yee to be magnified for euermore Blessed be y e holy name of thy glory for it is worthy to be praysed and magnified in all worldes Blessed be thou in the holy temple of y e glory for aboue all thinges thou art to be praysed yee more then worthy to be magnified for euer Blessed be thou in the trone of y e kyngdome for aboue all thou art worthy to be wel spoken of to be more then magnified for euer Blessed be thou that lokest thorow the depe syttest vpon the Cherubyns for thou art worthy to be praysed aboue all to be magnified for euer Blessed be thou in y e firmament of heauen for thou art prayse and honoure worthy for euer O all ye workes of the LORDE speake good of y e LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye angels of the LORDE speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye heaueÌ„s speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye waters that be aboue the firmameÌ„t speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye powers of the LORDE speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye SoÌ„ne Moone speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye starres of heaueÌ„ speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye schowers dew speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O all ye wyndes of God speake good of y e LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye fyre heate speake good of y e LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye wynter and sommer speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye dewes frostes speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye frost and colde speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye yse and snowe speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye nightes and dayes speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye light and darcknesse speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set vp him for euer O ye lightenynges and cloudes speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O let the earth speake good of the LORDE yee lett it prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye mouÌ„taynes and hilles speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye grene thinges vpon the earth speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye welles speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye sees and floudes speake good of the LORDE prayse him set him vp for euer O ye whalles and all that lyue in the waters speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye foules of the ayre speake good of the LORDE prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye beastes catell speake good of
For there apeared vnto them an horse with a terrible man syttinge vpon him deckte in goodly araye and the horse smote at Heliodorus with his fore fete Now he that sat vpon y e horse had harnesse of golde vpon him Morouer there apeared ij fayre and beutifull yonge men in goodly araye which stode by him scourged him of both the sydes gaue him many stripes without ceassinge With that fell Heliodorus sodenly vnto the grounde So they toke him vp beynge compased aboute with greate darcknesse and bare him out vpō a beare Thus he that came with so many runners and men of warre in to y e sayde treasury was borne out where as no man might helpe him and so the power of God was manifest and knowne He laye still domme also by the power of God destitute of all hope and life And they praysed the LORDE that he had shewed his power vpon his place and temple which a litle afore was full of feare trouble and that thorow the reuelacion of the Allmightie LORDE it was fylled with ioye and gladnesse Thē certaine of Heliodorus frēdes praied Onias that in all haist he wolde call vpon God to graunte him his life which was geuynge vp the goost So the hye prest considered the matter and lest the kynge shulde suspecte that the Iewes had done Heliodorus some euell he offred an health offerynge for him Now whē y e hye prest had opteyned his peticion the same yonge mē in the same clothinge apeared stode besyde Heliodorus sayenge Thanke Onias y e hye prest for for his sake hath y e LORDE graunted the y i life therfore seynge y t God hath scourged y e geue him prayse thankes and shewe euery man his might power And whē they had spoken these wordes they apeared nomore So Heliodorus offred vnto God made greate vowes vnto him which had graūted him his life thāked Onias toke his hoost wēte againe to y e kinge Thē testified he vnto euery mā of y e greate workes of God y t he had sene w t his eyes And whē the kynge axed Heliodorus who were mete to be sent yet once agayne to Ierusalem he sayde Yf thou hast eny enemy or aduersary vnto thy realme sende him thither thou shalt haue him punished yf he escape w t his life for in y t place no doute there is a speciall power workinge of God For he y t dwelleth in heauē vysiteth defendeth y t place all y t come to do it harme he punysheth plageth thē This is now y e matter cōcerninge Heliodorus y e kepinge of y e treasury at Ierusalē The IIII. Chapter THis Symon now of whom we spake afore beynge a bewrayer of the money and of his owne naturall countre reported the worst of Onias as though he had moued Heliodorus vnto this and as though he had bene a brynger vp of euell Thus was he not ashamed to call him an enemie of y e realme that was so faithfull an ouerseer defender of the cite of his people yee so feruent in the lawe of God But when the malice of Symon increased so farre y t thorow his frendes there were certayne manslaughters cōmitted Onias considered the parell y t might come thorow this strife and how that Appollonius namely the chefe lorde in Celosyria and Phenices was all set vpon tyranny and Symons malice increased the same He gat him to the kynge not as an accuser of the citesyns but as one that by him self intended the comon wealth of the whole multitude For he sawe it was not possible to lyue in peace nether Symon to leaue of from his foolishnesse excepte the kynge dyd loke therto But after the death of Seleucus when Antiochus which is called the noble toke y e kyngdome Iason the brother of Onias laboured to be hye prest For he came vnto the kynge and promised him thre hundreth lx talentes of syluer of the other rētes lxxx talentes Besydes this he promised him yet an C. L yf he might haue y e scole of y e children and that he might call them of Ierusalem Antiochians Which when the kynge had graunted he had gotten the superiorite he begāne immediatly to drawe his kinsmen to the custome of the Heithen put downe the thinges that the Iewes had set vp of loue by Ihon the father of Eupolemius which was sent embassitoure vnto Rome for to make the bonde of frendshipe and loue He put downe all the Iawes Lyberties of the Iewes and set vp wicked statutes He durst make a fightinge scole vnder y e castell and set fayre yonge men to lerne the maners of whores and brodels This was now the begynnynge of the Heithenish straunge cōuersacion brought in thorow the vngracious and vnherde wickednesse of Iason which shulde not be called a prest but an vngodly personne In so moch that the prestes were now nomore occupide aboute the seruyce of the aulter but despysed the temple regarded not the offrynges yee gaue their diligēce to lerne to fight to wristle to leape to daunce to put at y e stone not settynge by y e hono r of y e fathers but liked y e glory of the Grekes best of all ▪ for the which they strous perlously and were gredy to folowe their statutes yee their lust was in all thinges to be like thē which afore were their enemies destroyers Howbeit to do wickedly agaynst y e lawe of God shal not escape vnpunyshed but of this we shal speake here after What tyme as the Olympiades sportes were played at Tyrus the kynge him selfe beinge presente this vngracious Iason sent wicked men bearinge from them of Ierusalem which now were called Antiochians iij. C. drachmas of syluer for an offerynge to Hercules These had they that caried them desyred vnder soch a fashiō as though they shulde not haue bene offred but bestowed to other vses Neuertheles he that sent them sent them to the intent that they shulde be offred vnto Hercules But because of those that were present they were geuen as to the makynge of shippes And Appollonius the sonne of Nesteus was sent in to Egipte because of the noble men of kynge Ptolomy Philometor Now when Antiochus perceaued y t he was put out from medlinge in the realme he sought his owne profit departed from thence came to Ioppa then to Ierusalem where he was honorably receaued of Iason the cite was brought in w t torche light and with greate prayse and so he turned his hoost vnto Phenices After iij. yeare Iason sent Menelaus the fore sayde Symons brother to beare the money vnto y e kynge to bringe him answere of other necessary matters But he when he was praysed of y e kynge for magnifienge of his power turned y e hye presthode vnto him self layenge vp iij. C. talētes of syluer for Iason So whē he had gotten cōmaundemētes
whyle this voyce came to passe they founde Iesus alone And they kepte it close and tolde no mā in those dayes eny of the thinges which they had sene And it chaunsed on the nexte daye after whan they came downe from the mount moch people met him and beholde a man amonge the people cryed out and sayde Master I beseke the loke vpon my sonne for he is my onely sonne beholde the sprete taketh him and sodenly he crieth and he teareth him that he fometh and with payne departeth he from him whan he hath rente him And I besought thy disciples to cast him out and they coulde not Then answered Iesus and sayde Oh thou vnfaithfull and croked generacion how longe shal I be with you suffre you Brynge hither thy sonne And whan he came to him the deuell rente him and tare him But Iesus rebuked the foule sprete and healed the chylde and delyuered him vnto his father agayne And they were all amased at the mighty power of God And whyle they wondred euery one at all thinges which he dyd he sayde vnto his disciples Comprehende these sayenges in youre eares For the sonne of man must be delyuered in to the hādes of men But they wyst not what that worde meaned and it was hyd from them that they vnderstode it not And they were afrayed to axe him of that worde There came a thought also amonge them which of them shulde be the greatest But whā Iesus sawe the thoughtes of their hert he toke a childe set him harde by him and sayde vnto them Whosoeuer receaueth this childe in my name receaueth me and who so euer receaueth me receaueth him that sent me But who so is leest amōge you all y e same shal be greate Then answered Ihō and sayde Master we sawe one dryue out deuels in thy name and we forbad him for he folowed the not with vs. And Iesus saide vnto him For byd him not for he that is not agaynst vs is for vs. And it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shulde be receaued vp from hence he turned his face to go straight to Ierusalem and before him he sent messaungers which wente their waye and came in to a towne of the Samaritans to prepare lodginge for him And they wolde not receaue him because he had turned his face to go to Ierusalē But whan his disciples Iames and Ihon sawe that they sayde LORDE wilt thou that we commaunde that fyre fall downe from heauen and consume them as Elias dyd Neuertheles Iesus turned him aboute and rebuked them and sayde Knowe ye not what maner of sprete ye are of The sonne of man is not come to destroye mens soules but to saue them And they wente in to another towne And it fortuned as they went by the waye one sayde vnto him I wil folowe the whyther so euer thou go And Iesus sayde vnto him The foxes haue holes and the byrdes vnder the heauē haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not wheron to laye his heade And he sayde vnto another Folowe me He sayde Syr geue me leue first to go and burye my father But Iesus sayde vnto him Let the deed burye their deed But go thou thy waye and preach the kyngdome of God And another sayde Syr I will folowe the but geue me leue first to go byd them farwele which are at home in my house Iesus sayde vnto him Who so putteth his hāde to the plowe and loketh backe is not mete for the kingdome of God The X. Chapter AFterwarde the LORDE appoynted out other seuentie and sent them two and two before him in to euery cite and place whither he himself wolde come and sayde vnto them The haruest is greate but the labourers are fewe Praye therfore the LORDE of the haruest to sende forth labourers in to his haruest Go youre waye beholde I sende you forth as the lābes amonge y e wolues Beare nether wallet ner scryppe ner shues and salute no mā by the waye In to what so euer house ye entre first saye Peace be in this house And yf the childe of peace be there youre peace shal rest vpon him Yf no then shal youre peace turne to you agayne But tary ye still in the same house eatinge and drynkinge soch as they haue For the labourer is worthy of his rewarde Go not from house to house And in to what so euer cite ye entre and they receaue you eate soch thinges as are set before you And heale the sicke that are there and saye vnto them The kyngdome of God is come nye vnto you But in to what so euer cite ye come and they receaue you not go youre waye out in to the stretes of the same and saye Euen the very dust which cleaueth vpon vs of youre cite wype we of vpon you But of this ye shal be sure that the kyngdome of God was come nye vnto you I saye vnto you It shal be easyer for Sodome in that daye then for that cite Wo vnto the Chorazin wo vnto the Bethsaida for yf the miracles which haue bene done amonge you had bene done at Tyre and Sidon they had done pennaunce longe agoo syttinge in sack cloth and in asshes Neuertheles it shal be easyer for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgment then for you And thou Capernaum which art exalted vnto the heauen shalt be thrust downe vnto hell He that heareth you heareth me and he that despyseth you despyseth me but who so despyseth me despyseth him y t sent me The seuētye came agayne with ioye and sayde LORDE the deuels also are subdued vnto vs in thy name But he sayde vnto them I sawe Sathan fall downe from heauen as a lightenynge Beholde I haue geuen you power to treade vpon serpētes and scorpions and ouer all power of the enemye and nothinge shall hurte you Neuertheles reioyce not ye in this that the spretes are subdued vnto you but reioyse that youre names are wrytten in heauen At the same houre reioysed Iesus in sprete and sayde I prayse the O father and LORDE of heauen and earth that thou hast hyd these thinges from the wyse and prudent and hast opened them vnto babes Euen so father for so it pleased the. All thinges are geuen ouer vnto me of my father and no man knoweth who the sonne is but onely the father nether who the father is saue onely the sonne and he to whō the sonne wil open it And he turned him vnto his disciples and sayde in especiall Blessed are the eyes which se that ye se. For I saye vnto you Many prophetes and kynges wolde haue sene the thynges that ye se and haue not sene them and to haue herde the thynges that ye heare and haue not herde them And beholde there stode vp a scrybe and tempted him and sayde Master what must I do to inheret euerlastinge life
in the coÌ„myng â–ª of the LORDE shal not come yer they which slepe For the LORDE himselfe shal come downe froÌ„ heauen with a shoute and voyce of y e Archangell and with the trompe of God and the deed in Christ shal aryse first then shal we which lyue and remayne be caught vp w t them also in the cloudes to mete the LORDE in the ayre and so shal we euer be with the LORDE Wherfore comforte youre selues one another with these wordes The V. Chapter BVt of y e tymes and seasons brethreÌ„ it is no nede to wryte vnto you For ye youreselues knowe perfectly that the daye of the LORDE shal come euen as a thefe in the nighte For whan they shal saye â–ª Tush It is peace there is no daunger then shall soden destruccion come vpoÌ„ theÌ„ euen as the payne of a woman trauaylinge with childe and they shal not escape But ye brethren are not in darknes that that daye shulde come on you as a thefe Ye are alltogether children of lighte and children of the daye We are not of the night nether of darknesse Therfore let vs not slepe as do other but let vs watch and be sober For they that slepe slepe in the nighte and they that be dronken are dronken in the nighte But let vs which are of the daye be sober armed w t the brestplate of faith and loue and with y e helmet of hope to saluacion For God hath not appoynted vs vnto wrath but to optayne saluacion by y e meanes of oure LORDE Iesu Christ â–ª which dyed for vs that whether we wake or slepe we shulde lyue together with him Wherfore comforte youre selues together and edifye one another euen as ye do We beseke you brethren that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you and haue the ouersighte of you in the LORDE and geue you exhortacion that ye haue theÌ„ the more in loue for their workes sake and be at peace with them We desyre you brethreÌ„ warne them that are vnruly coÌ„forte the feble mynded forbeare the weake be pacient towarde all men * So that none recompence euell for euell vnto eny man but euer folowe that which is good both amoÌ„ge youre selues and to all men Reioyse alwaye praye contynually in all thinges be thankfull for this is the wyll of God in Christ Iesu towarde you QueÌ„ch not y e sprete despyse not prophecieÌ„ges proue all thiÌ„ges kepe y t which is good Abstayne froÌ„ all suspicious thinges The very God â—f peace sanctifye you thorow out And I â—raye God that youre whole sprete soule â—ody be kepte blameles vnto y e coÌ„mynge of â—ure LORDE Iesus Christ. Faithfull is he which hath called you which wil also do it Brethren praye for vs. Grete all the brethreÌ„ with an holy kysse I charge you by y e LORDE that this epistle be red vnto all y e holy brethren The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ be with you Amen The first Epistle to the Tessalonians sent from Athens The seconde Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul to the Tessalonians The summe of this epistle Chap. I. He thanketh God for their faith and loue and prayeth for the increase of the same Chap. II. He sheweth them that the daye of the LORDE shal not come till the departinge froÌ„ the faith come first and therfore he exhorteth them not to be disceaued but to stonde stedfast in the thinges that hâ— hath taught them Chap. III. He desyreth them to praye for him that the gospell maye prospere and geueth theÌ„ warnynge to reproue the ydle and yf they wil not laboure with their handes that they shal not eate The first Chapter PAVL and Siluanus and Timotheus To the congregacion of y e TessaloniaÌ„s in God oure father and in the LORDE Iesus Christ. Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the LORDE Iesus Christ. We are bounde to thanke God allwayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre faith groweth exceadingly and the loue of euery one of you increaseth towarde another amoÌ„ge youre selues so that we oure selues make oure boast of you in the congregacions of God of youre pacieÌ„ce and faith in all youre persecucions and troubles that ye suffre which is a token of the righteous iudgment of God that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God for the which ye also suffre For it is a righteous thinge with God to recoÌ„pence tribulacion vnto theÌ„ y t trouble you but vnto you which are troubled rest with vs whaÌ„ the LORDE Iesus shal shewe himselfe from heauen with the angels of his power and with flammynge fyre to geue vengeauÌ„ce vnto them that knowe not God and to them that obeye not the Gospell of oure LORDE Iesus Christ. Which shal be punyshed with euerlastinge damnacion from y e presence of the LORDE and from the glory of his power whan he shal come to be glorified in his sayntes and to be come maruelous in all them that beleue because ye haue beleued oure testimony vnto you of the same daye * Wherfore we praye allwayes for you that oure God make you worthy of y e callynge and fulfill all delectacion of goodnes and the worke of faith in power that y e name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ maye be praysed in you and ye in him acordinge to the grace of oure God and of the LORDE Iesus Christ. The II. Chapter WE beseke you brethren by the commynge of o r LORDE Iesus Christ and in that we shal assemble vnto him that ye be not sodenly moued froÌ„ youre mynde and be not troubled nether by sprete nether by wordes ner yet by letter which shulde seme to be sent from vs as though y e daye of Christ were at hande Let noman disceaue you by eny meanes For the LORDE commeth not excepte the departynge come first and that that Man of synne be opened euen the sonne of perdicion which is an aduersary and is exalted aboue all y t is called God or Gods seruyce so that he sytteth as God in the temple of God and boasteth himselfe to be God Remembre ye not that whan I was yet with you I tolde you these thinges And now ye knowe what witholdeth it eueÌ„ that it mighte be vttered at his tyme. For the mystery of the iniquyte worketh allready tyll he which now onely letteth be takeÌ„ out of the waye And then shal that wicked be vttered whom the LORDE shal coÌ„sume with y e sprete of his mouth shal destroye with the appearaunce of his commynge euen him whose commynge is after the workynge of Sathan with all lyenge power and signes and wonders and with all deceauablenes of vnrighteousnes amonge them that perishe because they receaued not the loue of y e trueth that they might haue bene saued â–ª Therfore shal God sende them stroÌ„ge deâ—â—sion that they shulde beleue lyes y t all they
he him after y e golde weighâ— for all maner of vessels of euery offyce and all siluer ornamentes after the weight for all maner of vessell of euery offyce and weighâ— for the golden candilstickes and golden lampes for euery candilstycke and his lampes his weight likewyse for the siluer candilstickes gaue he the weight to the candilsticke his lampes acordynge as was requyred for euery candilstycke He gaue golde also for y e tables of the shewbred for euery table his weight â–ª and syluer lykewise for the syluer tables And pure golde for the fleshokes bâ—sens and censors and for the golden cuppes vnto euery cuppe his weight and for the sâ—uer cuppes vnto euery cuppe his weighte and for the altare of incense his weighte of the most pure golde And a patrone of the charett of the golden Cherubins that they mighte sprede out them selues and couer the Arke of the couenaunt of the LORDE All this is geuen me in wrytinge of the hande of the LORDE to make me vnderstonde all the workes of the patrone And Dauid sayde vnto SalomoÌ„ his sonne Be thou manly and stronge and make it feare not and be not fayntharted the LORDE God my God shal be with the and shall not withdrawe his hande ner fayle the tyll thou haue fynished euery worke for the seruyce in the house of the LORDE Beholde the courses of the prestes and Leuites to all the offyces in the house of God are with the in euery worke and are willinge and haue wisdome to all the offyces and so haue the prynces and all the people for euery thinge that thou hast to do The XXX Chapter ANd kynge Dauid sayde vnto all the congregacion God hath chosen Salomon one of my sonnes which yet is yonge and tender But the worke is greate for it is not a mans palace but the LORDE Gods Yet haue I after all my abilite prepâ—red vnto the house of God golde for the vessels of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for them of brasse yron for theÌ„ of yron wod for them of wod Onix stones set Rubyes stones of dyuerse coloures all precious stones Marble stones in multitude Besydes this for the good wyl y t I haue to the house of God I haue of myne awne proper good thre M. taleÌ„tes of golde of Ophir seuen M. taleÌ„tes of pure syluer which I geue vnto the holy house of God besyde all y t I haue prepared to ouerlaye y e walles of the house y t the same which ought to be of golde maye be of golde that it which ought to be of syluer maye be of syluer and for all maner of worke by the hande of the craftesmen And who is now fre wyllinge to fyll his hande this daye vnto the LORDE Then were the prynces of the fathers y e prynces of the trybes of Israel the captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds the rulers ouer the kynges busynes fre wyllinge gaue to y e mynistracion in the house of God fyue M. talentes of golde and ten M. guldens and ten M. talentes of syluer eightene M. taleÌ„tes of brasse and an hundred M. taleÌ„tes of yron And by whom so euer were fouÌ„de stones they gaue them to the treasure of the house of the LORDE vnder the haÌ„de of Iehiel the Gersonite And y e people were glad that they were fre wyllinge for they gaue it w t a good wyll euen with all their hert vnto the LORDE And Dauid also y e kynge reioysed greatly and praysed God and sayde before the whole congregacion Praysed be thou O LORDE God of Israel oure father vnto the belongeth worshippe and power glory victory thankes for all that is in heauen and earth is thine thine is y e kyngdome and thou art exalted aboue all prynces Thine are riches and honoure before y e thou reignest ouer all in thy hande consisteth power and might in thy haÌ„de is it to make euery man greate and stronge Now thaÌ„ke we the oure God and prayse y e name of thy glory For who am I What is my people that we shulde be able with a fre wyll to offre as this is done For of the commeth all and of thy hande haue we geuen it the For we are but pilgrems strauÌ„gers before the as were all oure fathers Oure life vpon earth is as a shadowe and here is no abydinge O LORDE oure God all this abundaunce that we haue prepared to buylde the an house vnto thy name came of thy hande and is thine alltogether I knowe my God that thou tryest the hert and that vnfaynednes is acceptable vnto the therfore haue I geueÌ„ all this with an vnfayned hert eueÌ„ with a good wyll and now haue I had ioye to se thy people which here are present offre with a fre wyll vnto the. O LORDE God of oure fathers Abraham Isaac Israel kepe thou euermore soch purposes and thoughtes in y e hertes of thy people prepare thou their hertes vnto the. And graunte my sonne Salomon a perfecte hert that he maye kepe thy coÌ„maundementes thy testimonies thy statutes that he maye do all buylde this palace which I haue prepared And Dauid sayde vnto the whole coÌ„gregacion O prayse the LORDE yo r God And all the coÌ„gregacion praysed y e LORDE God of their fathers bowed them selues worshipped the LORDE then the kynge and offred sacrifices vnto the LORDE And on y e nexte morow offred they burnt offerynges a M. bullockes a M. raÌ„mes a M. laÌ„bes w t their drynk offerynges plenteously offred they amonge all Israel And they ate and dranke the same daie before the LORDE with greate ioye and made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge y e seconde tyme and anoynted him to be y e prynce for the LORDE Sadoc to be the prest Thus sat Salomon vpon the seate of y e LORDE kynge in his fathers steade prospered And all Israel obeyed him all y e rulers mightie men all kynge Dauids children submytted themselues vnto kynge Salomon And y e LORDE made Salomon excellent greate in y e sighte of all Israel and gaue him soch a glorious kyngdome as none had before him ouer Israel So had Dauid now bene kynge ouer all Israel And y e tyme that he was kynge ouer Israel is fortye yeares At Hebron reigned he seuen yeare and at Ierusalem thre thirtie yeare dyed in a good age full of dayes riches and honoure And Salomon his sonne was kynge in his steade These actes of kynge Dauid both y e first and last beholde they are wrytten amonge the actes of Samuel the Seer and amonge the actes of the prophet Nathan and amoÌ„ge the actes of Gad the Seer with all his kyngdome power and tymes which passed vnder him both vpon Israel vpon all the kyngdomes of the earth The ende of the first boke of the Cronicles The seconde boke of the Cronicles called Paralipomenon
cruell violence He with punyshinge and nurturinge off them rowneth them in the eares warneth them to leaue of from their wickednesse and to amende Yf they now will take hede and be obedient they shall weere out their dayes in prosperite and their yeares in pleasure ād ioye But yff they will not obeye they shall go thorow the swearde perish or euer they be awarre As for soch as be fayned dyssemblers and ypocrytes they heape vp wrath for them selues for they call not vpon him though they be his presoners Thus their soule perisheth in foolishnesse and their lyfe w t y e condēned The poore delyuereth he out of his straytnesse and comforteth soch as be in necessite and trouble Euen so shall he kepe the yf thou wilt be content from the bottomlesse pytte that is beneth yf thou wilt holde the quyete he shal fyll thy table with plenteousnesse Neuerthelesse thou hast condemned the iudgment of the vngodly yee euen soch a iudgment and sentence shalt thou suffre For then shal not thy cause be stilled with crueltie ner pacified with many giftes Hath God ordened then that the glorious life off the all soch mightie men shulde not be put downe Prolonge not thou the tyme till there come a night for the to set other people in thy steade But bewarre that thou turne not asyde to wickednesse and synne which hyther to thou hast chosen more then mekenesse Beholde God is of a mightie hye power Where is there soch a gyde and lawegeuer as he Who wil reproue him of his waye who wil saye vnto him thou hast done wronge O considre how greate and excellent his workes be whom all men loaue and prayse yee wondre at him and yet they se him but afarre of Beholde so greate is God that he passeth oure knowlege nether are we able to come to y e experiēce of his yeares He turneth y e water to smal droppes he dryueth his cloudes together for to rayne so that they poure downe and droppe vpon men He can sprede out the cloudes a couerynge off his tabernacle and cause his light to shyne vpō them and to couer the botome of the see By these thinges gouerneth he his people and geueth thē abundaunce of meate In y e turnynge of a hande he hydeth the light at his commaundement it commeth agayne The rysinge vp therof sheweth he to his frendes and to the catell The XXXVII Chapter AT this my hert is astonnied and moued out of his place Heare then the sounde of his voyce and the noyse y t goeth out of his mouth He gouerneth euery thinge vnder the heauen and his light reacheth vnto the ende of the worlde A roaringe voyce foloweth him for his glorious magesty geueth soch a thondre clappe that though a man heare it yet maye he not perceaue it afterwarde It geueth an horrible sownde when God sendeth out his voyce greate thinges doth he which we can not cōprehende When he commaundeth the snowe it falleth vpon the earth As soone as he geueth the rayne a charge Immediatly the showers haue their strength and fall downe He sendeth feare vpon euery man that they might knowe their owne workes The beestes crepe in to their dennes take their rest Out of the south commeth the tempest and colde out of the north At the breth of God the frost commeth the waters are shed abrode The cloudes do their laboure in geuynge moystnesse the cloudes poure downe their rayne He distributeth also on euery syde acordinge as it pleaseth him to deale out his workes that they maye do what so euer he commaundeth thē thorow the whole worlde whether it be to punysh eny londe or to do good vnto them that seke him Herken vnto this o Iob stonde still and considre the wonderous workes of God Art thou of coūcel with God when he doth these thinges When he causeth the light to come forth of his cloudes Art thou of his coūcell when he spredeth out the cloudes Hast thou the perfecte knowlege of his wonders and how thy clothes are warme whē the lōde is still thorow the south wynde hast thou helped him to spred out the heauen which is to loke vpō as it were cast of cleare metall Teach vs what we shal saye vnto hī for we are vnmete because of darcknes Shal it be tolde him what I saye Shulde a man speake or shulde he kepe it backe For euery mā seith not the light y t he kepeth cleare in the cloudes which he clenseth whan he maketh the wynde to blowe Golde is brought out of the north but the prayse and honoure off Gods feare commeth frō God himself It is not we that can fynde out the allmightie for in power equite and rigtuousnesse he is hyer then can be expressed Seinge then that euery body feareth him why shulde not all wyse men also stōde in feare of hī Chap. XXXVIII THen spake the LORDE vnto Iob out of the storme and sayde what is he that hydeth his mynde with foolysh wordes Gyrde vp thy loynes like a mā for I will question the se thou geue me a dyrecte answere Where wast thou when I layed y e foundacions of the earth Tell planely yff thou hast vnderstondinge Who hath measured it knowest thou Or who hath spred y e lyne vpon it Where vpon stōde the pilers of it Or who layed y e corner stone where wast thou when the mornynge starres gaue me prayse ād when all the angels of God reioysed Who shutt the see with dores when it brake forth as a childe out off his mothers wombe When I made the cloudes to be a coueringe for it and swedled it with y e darcke when I gaue it my cōmaundement makynge dores barres for it sayenge Hither to shalt thou come but no further and here shalt thou laye downe thy proude and hye wawes Hast thou geuē the mornynge his charge as soone as thou wast borne and shewed the dayespringe his place y t it might take holde of the corners of the earth y t the vngodly might be shakē out Their tokēs weapēs hast thou turned like claye set thē vp agayne as the chaunginge of a garment Yee thou hast spoyled the vngodly off their light brokē the arme of the proude Camest thou euer in to the groūde of the see Or hast thou walked in y e lowe corners of y e depe Haue the gates of death bene opened vnto the or hast thou sene the dore of euerlastīge treasure Hast thou also perceaued how brode y e earth is Now yf thou hast knowlege of all thē shewe me where light dwelleth and where darcknes is y t thou mayest bringe vs vnto their quarters yf thou cāst tell the waye to their houses Knewest thou when thou wast borne how olde thou shuldest be Wentest thou euer in to the treasuries off the snowe or hast thou sene y e secrete places of the hale which I haue
prayse For thou hast delyuered my soule froÌ„ death my fete froÌ„ fallinge y t I maye walke before God in y e light of y e lyuynge The LVI A psalme of Dauid BE mercifull vnto me o God be mercifull vnto me for my soule trusteth in y e â–ª vnder the shadowe of thy wynges shal be my refuge vntill wickednesse be euer past I call vnto God y e most hyest eueÌ„ y e God y t shal helpe me vp agayne â—e shal sende froÌ„ heauen saue me froÌ„ the reprofe of him that wolde swalowe me vp Sela. This shal God sende for his mercy and faithfulnesse sake I lye with my soule amonge the cruell lyons euen amonge the children of men whose tethe are speares and arowes and their tonge a sharpe swerde Set vp thy self o God aboue the heaueÌ„s and thy glory aboue all the earth They haue layed a nett for my fete pressed downe my soule they haue dygged a pyt before me and are fallen in to it them selues Sela. My hert is ready o God my hert is ready to synge and geue prayse Awake o my glory awake lute and harpe I my self wil awake right early I wil geue thaÌ„kes vnto the o LORDE amonge the people I wil synge prayses vnto the amonge the HeitheÌ„ For y e greatnes of thy mercy reacheth â—â—to the heauens and thy faithfulnesse vnto 〈◊〉 cloudes Set vp thy self o God 〈…〉 heaueÌ„s thy glory aboue all y e earth The LVII A psalme of Dauid â—F youre myndes be vpon rightuousâ—esse in dede then iudge the thinge that is right o ye sonnes of men But ye ymagin myschefe in youre hertes and youre hondes deale with wickednesse The vngodly are frowarde eueÌ„ from their mothers wombe as soone as they be borne they go astraie speake lyes They are as furious as the serpent euen like the deaf Adder that stoppeth hir eares That she shulde not heare the voyce of the charmer charme he neuer so wysely Breake their teth o God in their mouthes smyte the chaft bones of the lyons whelpes in sonder o LORDE That they maye fall awaye like water y e runneth a pace and that when they shote their arowes they maye be brokeÌ„ Let theÌ„ coÌ„sume awaye like a snale like the vntymely frute of a woman and let them not se the Sonne Or euer youre thornes be sharpe the wrath shal take them awaye quycke like a stormy wynde The rightuous shal reioyse when he seyth the vengeaunce and shal wash his fete in the bloude of the vngodly So that meâ— shal saye verely there is a rewarde for y e rightuous doutles there is a God that iudgeth the earth The LVIII A psalme of Dauid DElyuer me fro myne enemies o my God defende me froÌ„ theÌ„ y t ryse vp agaynst me O delyuer me froÌ„ the wicked doers saue me froÌ„ the bloudthurstie meÌ„ For lo they lye waytinge for my soule y e mightie meÌ„ are gathered together against me w t out eny offence or faute of me o LORDE They ruÌ„ne prepare theÌ„ selues w t out my faute Arise come thou helpe me beholde StoÌ„de vp o LORDE God of hoostes thou God of Israel to vyset all Heithen be not mercifull vnto theÌ„ y t offende of malicious wickednesse Sela. Let theÌ„ go to fro runne aboute the cite youlinge like dogges Beholde they speake agaynst me w t their mouth swerdes are vnder their lippes for who reproueth theÌ„ But thou o LORDE shalt haue them in derision thou shalt laugh all HeitheÌ„ to scorne My streÌ„gth do I ascrybe vnto the for thou o God art my defender God sheweth me his goodnesse plenteously God letteth me se my desyre vpoÌ„ myne enemies SlayetheÌ„ not lest my people forget it but scatre theÌ„ abrode with thy power put theÌ„ downe o LORDE oure defence For y e synne of their mouth for the wordes of their lippes because of their pryde let theÌ„ be taken why their preachinge is of cursynge lyes CoÌ„sume them in y i wrath coÌ„sume theÌ„ y t they maye perish knowe y t it is God which ruleth in Iacob and in all the worlde Sela. Let theÌ„ go to fro ruÌ„ne aboute the cite youlinge like dogges Let theÌ„ runne here there for meate and grudge when they haue not ynough As for me I wil synge of thy power aÌ„d prayse thy mercy betymes in the mornynge for thou art my defence and refuge in the tyme of my trouble Vnto the o my strength wil I synge for thou o God art my defence and my merciful God The LIX A psalme of Dauid O God thou y t hast cast vs out and scatred vs abrode thou y t hast bene so sore displeased at vs coÌ„forte vs agayne Thou y t hast remoued the loÌ„de deuyded it heale the sores therof for it shaketh Thou hast shewed thy people heuy thinges thou hast geuen vs a drynke off wyne y t we sloÌ„bre withall Yet hast thou geueÌ„ a tokeÌ„ for soch as feare the y t they maye cast it vp in y e treuth Sela. That thy beloued might be delyuered helpe them with thy right hande and heare me God hath spokeÌ„ in his SaÌ„ctuary which thinge reioyseth me I wil deuyde SicheÌ„ mete out the valley 〈◊〉 Suchoth Galaad is myne Manasses is myne Ephraim is the strength of my heade Iuda is my captayne Moab is my washpotte ouer Edom wil I stretch out my shue Philistea shal be glad of me Who will lede me in to the stronge cite Who will bringe me in to Edom Shalt not thou do it o God thou y t hast cast vs out thou God y t wentest not out w t o r hoostes O be thou oure helpe in trouble for vayne is the helpe of man Thorow God we shal do greate actes for it is he that shal treade downe oure enemies The LX. A psalme of Dauid HEare my crienge o God geue hede vnto my prayer From the endes of y e earth wil I call vnto the wheÌ„ my herte is in trouble Oh set me vp vpoÌ„ an hye rocke For thou art my hope a stronge tower for me agaynst the enemie I will dwell in thy tabernacle for euer that I maye be safe vnder the couerynge of thy wynges Sela. For thou o LORDE hast herde my desyres thou hast geuen an heretage vnto those that feare thy name Thou shalt graunte the kynge a loÌ„ge life that his yeares maye endure thorow out all generacions That he maye dwell before God for euer Oh let thy louynge mercy faithfulnes preserue him So wil I allwaye synge prayses vnto thy name y t I maye daylie perfourme my vowes The LXI A psalme of Dauid MY soule wayteth only vpon God for of him commeth my helpe He only is my streÌ„gth my saluacion my defence so y t I shal not greatly fall How longe wil ye ymagin myschefe agaynst euery man ye shal be slayne all y e sorte of you
yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be like a broken hedge Their deuyce is only how to put him out their delyte is iÌ„ lyes they geue good wordes w t their mouth but curse w t their herte Sela. Neuertheles my soule abydeth only vpon God for he is my God He only is my streÌ„gth my saluacion my defence so y t I shal not fall In God is my health my glory my might in God is my trust O put yo r trust in him allwaye ye people poure out yo r hertes before him for God is oure hope Sela. As for men they are but vayne meÌ„ are disceatfull vpoÌ„ the weightes they are al together lighter then vainte itself O trust not in wronge robbery geue not yo r selues vnto vanite yf riches increase set not yo r herte vpon them God spake once a worde twyse haue I herde the same that power belongeth vnto God That thou LORDE art mercifull that thou rewardest euery man acordinge to his workes The LXII A psalme of Dauid O God thou art my God early wil I seke the. My soule thursteth for the my flesh longeth after the in a bareÌ„ drie loÌ„de where no water is Thus do I loke for the in thy SaÌ„ctuary that I might beholde y e power glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better then life my lyppes shal prayse the. As loÌ„ge as I liue wil I magnifie the lift vp my hondes in thy name My soule is satisfied eueÌ„ as it were with marry fatnesse when my mouth prayseth the with ioyfull lippes In my bedde wil I remembre y e wheÌ„ I wake my talkynge shal be of the. For thou hast bene my helper vnder the shadowe of y e wynges wil I reioyse My soule hangeth vpon the thy right honde vp holdeth me They seke after my soule but in vayne for they shal go vnder the earth They shal fall into the swerde be a porcioÌ„ for foxes But y e kynge shal reioyse in God all they that sweare by hym shal be commeÌ„ded for the mouth of lyers shal be stopped The LXIII A psalme of Dauid HEare my voyce o God in my coÌ„playnte preserue my life froÌ„ feare of y e enemie Hyde me from the gatheringe together of y e frowarde froÌ„ y e heape of wicked doere Which whette their tuÌ„ges like a swerde shute w t their venimous wordes like as w t arowes That they maye preuely hurte y e innoceÌ„t sodeÌ„ly to hit him w t out eny feare They haue deuysed myschefe and commoned amonge them selues how they maye laye snares tush saye they who shall se them They ymagin wickednesse and kepe it secrete amonge them selues euery man in y e depe of his herte But God shall sodenly shute with an arowe y t they shall be wounded Yee their â—wne tunges shall make them fall In so moch that who so seyth theÌ„ shal laugh theÌ„ to scorne And all men that se it shal saye this hath God done for they shal perceaue y t it is his worke The rightuous shal reioyse in the LORDE and put his trust in him and all they y t are true off herte shal be glad therof The LXIIII. A psalme of Dauid THou o God art praysed in Sion and vnto the is the vowe perfourmed Thou hearest the prayer therfore coÌ„meth all flesh vnto the. Oure myszdedes preuayle agaynst vs oh be thou mercyfull vnto â—ure synnes Blessed is the man whoÌ„ thou chosest and receauest vnto the that he maye dwell in thy courte he shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house euen off thy holy temple Heare vs acordinge vnto thy woÌ„derfull rightuousnesse o God oure saluacioÌ„ thou that art the hope of all the endes of y e earth and off the brode see Which in his strength setteth fast the mouÌ„taynes is gyrded aboute with power Which stilleth y e ragiÌ„ge of the see the roaringe off his wawes and the woodnes of the people They that dwell in y e vttemost partes are afrayed at thy tokens thou makest both the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse ye. Thou visetest the earth thou watrest it and makest it very plenteous The ryuer of God is full of waters thou preparest man his corne aÌ„d thus thou prouydest for the earth Thou watrest hir forowes thou breakest the harde clottes therof thou makest it soft with y e droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crownest the yeare with thy good and thy fotesteppes droppe fatnesse The dwellinges of the wildernes are fatt also y t they droppe withall the litle hilles are pleasaunt on euery syde The foldes are full of shepe the valleys stonde so thicke with corne y t they laugh and synge The LXV A psalme off Dauid O Be ioyfull in God all ye loÌ„des synge prayses vnto the hono r of his name make his prayse to be glorious Saye vnto God O how wonderfull are thy workes thorow the greatnesse of thy power shal thine enemies be confouÌ„ded O y t all the worlde wolde worshipe the synge of the and prayse thy name Sela. O come hither and beholde the workes of God which is so wonderfull in his doinges amonge the children of men He turned the see in to drye loÌ„de so that they wente thorow the water on fote therfore wil we reioyse in him He ruleth with his power for euer his eyes beholde the people the rennagates shal not be able to exalte them selues Sela. O magnifie o r God ye people make y e voyce off his prayse to be herde Which holdeth o r soule in life and suffreth not oure fete to slippe For thou o God hast proued vs thou hast tried vs liâ—â— as syluer is tried Thou hast brought vs in to captiuyte and layed trouble vpon o r loâ—nes Thou hast suffred men to ryde ouer o r heades we weÌ„te thorow fyre and water 〈◊〉 thou hast brought vs out and refreshed 〈◊〉 Therfore will I go in to thy house w t 〈◊〉 offeringes to paye the my vowes which I promised w t my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I wil offre vnto the fatte brentsacrifices with the smoâ—e of raÌ„mes I will offre bullockes and goateâ— Sela. O come hither and herkeÌ„ all ye that feare God I wil tell you what he hath done for my soule I called vnto hiÌ„ w t my mouth and gaue him prayses with my tuÌ„ge Yff I enclyne vnto wickednes with my herte y e LORDE wil not heare me Therfore God hath herde me aÌ„d considred the voyce off my prayer Praysed be God which hath not cast out my prayer ner turned his mercy fro me The LXVI psalme GOd be mercifull vnto vs blesse vs shewe the light off his countenauÌ„ce apon vs. Sela. That we maye knowe y e waye vpoÌ„ earth y e sauynge health amonge all Heithen Let the people prayse the o God yee let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be
The dayes of man are shorte God suffreth longe rebuketh and teacheth all soch as wil receaue nurtoure Chap. XIX Many good lessons of wyszdome Chap. XX. Men ought to geue warnynge to exorte and to rebuke but not to be cruell violent or malicious Of sylence and speakinge how to bewarre of lyes Chap. XXI All maner of synnes ought to be eschued The difference of the wyse and foolish Chap. XXII A foole wyll not be refourmed nor rebuked Be faithfull vnto thy neghboure and frende Chap. XXIII A faithfull prayer vnto God to preserue the mouth and tonge from noysome wordes and oothes the hert from euell thoughtes How greate abhominacion aduoutry is Chap. XXIIII A commendacion of wyszdome Chap. XXV There is nothinge better then an honest verteous woman Agayne there is nothinge worse then an euell vngodly frowarde woman Chap. XXVI A commendacion and prayse of a good honest woman and how noysome an euell wyfe is Chap. XXVII Many goodly sentences Chap. XXVIII Men ought not to take vengeauÌ„ce but euery man to forgeue his neghboure not to beare euell wil ner to stryue What harme commeth of false tongues slaunderers Chap. XXIX How meÌ„ shulde haue compassion and lende vnto their neghbours and how they that borowe ought to behaue them selues agayne Of vnaduysed suertieshipe How euery man ought to be content with that he hath and not to be chargeable vnto other Chap. XXX Who so loueth his children teacheth them nurtoreth them and chasteneth theÌ„ Health is a noble gift Chap. XXXI The misery of the cuvetous How one shulde be haue him self at the table and be measurable in meate and drynke What harme commeth of drynkinge to moch wyne Chap. XXXII To be set in rule dignite shulde not make a man proude and hye minded but to feare to be diligent and faithful vnto them that are committed vnto him c. with other good lessons Chap. XXXIII How God ought to be feared his lawe kepte The difference of dayes and of men The ordringe of children and housholde Chap. XXXIIII The hope of the vngodly is vayne the righteous shal be preserued for he putteth his trust in God which wil not be reconciled with offeringes but with an innocent life Chap. XXXV The offringe that pleaseth God is to kepe his coÌ„maundementes to be thankful mercifull and to ceasse from synne God is the defender of wyddowes fatherlesse and oppressed and heareth their prayer Chap. XXXVI An earnest prayer vnto God for helpe agaynst the enemies The prayse of an honest woman Chap. XXXVII Of true false freÌ„dshipe Good councell ought to be sought at them which are verteous and feare God but first at God himself Of wyszdome and sobernesse Chap. XXXVIII Phisicians and medicyns ought not to be despysed but vsed as a gift of God neuertheles God himself is first to be sought in all sicknesse Men shulde be measurable in mourninge for the deed prepare them selues also vnto death Euery workman ought to be diligent in his laboure and to please God with kepinge his commaundementes Chap. XXXIX Wyszdome and the feare of God excell all other thinges All thinges are made to serue the faithfull Chap. XL. The life of man is a battayll All thinges passe awaie but the trueth abydeth for euer The liberall and louynge condicions of the righteous The vnfaithfullnes and nigardnesse of the vngodly Chap. XLI Death is fearfull vnto the wicked but a ioye vnto the righteous The cursinge of the vngodly A good name is a noble thinge What the thinges be wherof a man ought to be ashamed Chap. XLII Where one ought not to be ashamed The care and bringinge vp of childreÌ„ The power and wyszdome of God Chap. XLIII The beuty of the firmameÌ„t wher by the power and wyszdome of God is knowne shulde by right be praysed Chap. XLIIII A commendacion and prayse of the olde fathers Chap. XLV Of the faithfull worthies and their noble actes Of the presthode and offeringes The punyshment of the sedicious Chap. XLVI The manlynesse of Iosue Caleb Of the rulers in Israel vnto the tyme of faithfull Samuel Chap. XLVII Of Nathan Dauid and Salomon Chap. XLVIII Of Elyas Ezechias and Esay Chap. XLIX The actes of good Iosias The decaye of Ierusalem Of the prophetes and patriarckes Chap. L. A commeÌ„dacion of Simeon the sonne of Onias Chap. LI. A prayer of Iesus Syrac Wyszdome calleth the ignoraunt vnto her The first Chapter ALl wyszdome coÌ„meth of God the LORDE hath bene euer w t him and is before all tyme. Who hath nombred y e sonde of the see y e droppes of the rayne the dayes of tyme Who hath measured the heyth of heaueÌ„ y e bredth of the earth the depenesse of the see Who hath sought out the grounde of Gods wiszdome which hath bene before all thinges Wiszdome hath bene before all thinges and the vnderstandinge of prudence from euerlastinge Gods worde in the heyth is the well of wyszdome and the euerlastinge coÌ„maundementes are the intraunce of her Vnto whom hath y e rote of wyszdome bene declaâ—red Or who hath knowne hir wyt Vnto whom hath the doctrine of wyszdome bene discouered and shewed and who hath vnderstande the many folde entrauÌ„ce of her There is one eueÌ„ the Hyest the maker of all thinges y e Allmightie y e kynge of power of whom men ought to stonde greatly in awe which sytteth vpon his trone beinge a God of dominion He hath created her thorow y e holy goost he hath sene her nombred her and measured her He hath poured her out vpon all his workes and vpon all flesh acordinge to his gift he geueth her richely vnto them that loue him The feare of the LORDE is worshipe and triuÌ„phe gladnesse a ioyfull crowne The feare of the LORDE maketh a mery hert geueth gladnesse ioye and longe life Who so feareth the LORDE it shal go well with him at the last in the daye of his death he shal be blessed The loue of God is honorable wiszdome loke vnto whom it appeareth they loue it for they se what woÌ„derous thinges it doth The feare of LORDE is the begynnynge of wyszdome and was made with the faithfull in the mothers wombe it shall go with the chosen wemen and shal be knowne of y e righteous and faithfull The feare of the LORDE is y e right Gods seruyce that preserueth and iustifieth the hert and geueth myrth gladnesse Who so feareth the LORDE shal be happie and whan he hath nede of comforte he shal be blessed To feare God is the wiszdome that maketh rich and bringeth all good with her She fylleth the whole house with hir giftes the garners with her treasure The feare of the LORDE is the crowne of wyszdome and geueth plenteous peace health He hath sene her nombred her knowlege and vnderstandinge of wyszdome hath he poured out as rayne and them that helde her fast hath he brought vnto honor. The feare
pricketh the hert bringeth forth y e meanynge thought Who so casteth a stone at the byrdes frayeth them awaye he y t blasphemeth his freÌ„de breaketh y e freÌ„dshipe â–ª though thou drewest a swerde at thy frende yet dispayre not for thou mayest come agayne to y e frende Yf he speake sowerly feare not for ye maye be agreed together agayne excepte it be so that thou blaspheme him dyszdayne him opeÌ„ his secretes and wounde him tratorously for all soch thinges shal dryue awaye a frende Be faithfull vnto y e neghbo in his pouerte that thou mayest reioyse with him also in his prosperite Abyde stedfast vnto him in y e tyme of his trouble that thou maiest be heyre w t him in his heretage Like as the vapor and smoke goeth out at the ouen before y e fyre euen so euell wordes rebukes and threatenynges go before bloudsheddinge Be not ashamed to defende y i frende as for me I wyl not hyde my face from him though he shulde do me harme Who so euer heareth it shal bewarre of him Who shal set a watch before my mouth a sure seale vpon my lippes y t I fall not w t theÌ„ y t my tonge destroye me not The XXIII Chapter O LORDE father and gouernoure of my life leaue me not in their ymaginacioÌ„ councell Oh let me not fall in soch reprofe Who wyll kepe my thought with y e scourge and the doctryne of wyszdome in myne herte that he spare not myne ignoraunce that I fall not with them lest myne ignoraunces increase that myne offences be not many in nombre and that my synnes exceade not lest I fall before myne enemyes and so my aduersary reioyse O LORDE thou father God of my life leaue me not in their ymaginacion O let me not haue a proude loke but turne awaye all volupteousnes fro me Take fro me the lustes of the body let not the desyres of vnclennes take holde vpon me and geue me not ouer in to an vnshamefast and obstinate mynde Heare me o ye children I will geue you a doctryne how ye shal ordre yo r mouth who so kepeth it shal not perish thorow his lippes ner be hurt thorow wicked workes As for the synner he shal be taken in his owne vanite he that is proude and cursed shal fall therin Let not thy mouth be accustomed with swearinge for in it there are many falles Let not the namynge of God be continually in y e mouth for like as a seruaunt which is oft punyshed can not be without some sore euen so what so euer he be y t sweareth and nameth God shal not be cleane pourged froÌ„ synne A man that vseth moch swearinge shal be fylled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house Yf he begyle his brother his faute shal be vpon him yf he knowlege not his synne he maketh a dubble offence and yf he sweare in vayne he shall not be founde righteous for his house shal be full of plages The wordes of y e swearer bringeth death God graunte y t it be not founde in the house of Iacob But they y t feare God eschue all soch and lye not weltringe in synne Vse not y e mouth to vnhonest and fylthye talkynge for in it is the worde of synne Remembre y i father and thy mother whaÌ„ thou art set amonge greate men lest God forget y t in their sight and lest â—â—ou dotinge in thy custome suffre rebuke and wyshe not to haue bene borne and so curse the daye of thy natiuite The man that is accustomed with the wordes of blasphemy wyl neuer be refourmed all y e dayes of his life To synne twyse is to moch but the thirde bringeth wrath and destruccion An whote stomack can not be quenched eueÌ„ like a burnynge fyre tyll it haue swalowed vp somthiÌ„ge eueÌ„ so an vnchaste maÌ„ hath no rest in his flesh tyll he haue kyndled a fyre All bred is swete to an whoremonger he wyl not leaue of tyll he haue his purpose A man that breaketh wedlock regardeth not his soule but sayeth Tush who seyth me I am compassed aboute with darcknes the walles couer me no body seyth me whom nede I to feare The Hyest wyl not remembre my synnes He vnderstondeth not that his eyes se all thinges for all soch feare of meÌ„ dryueth awaye the feare of God from him for he feareth onely the eyes of men and considereth not that the eyes of the LORDE are clearer then the Sonne beholdinge all y e wayes of men and the grounde of the depe and lokynge euen to mens hertes in secrete places The LORDE God knewe all thinges or euer they were made and after they be brought to passe also he loketh vpon them all The same maÌ„ shal be opeÌ„ly punyshed in y e stretes of y e cite and shal be chased abrode like a yonge horse foale and whan he thinketh leest vpon it he shal be takeÌ„ Thus shal he be put to shame of euery man because he wolde not vnderstonde the feare of the LORDE And thus shal it go also w t euery wyfe y t leaueth hir huszbande getteth enheretaunce by a strauÌ„ge mariage First she hath bene vnfaithfull vnto the lawe of y e Hyest SecoÌ„dly she hath forsaken hir owne huszbande Thirdly she hath played y e whore in aduoutry gotteÌ„ hir childreÌ„ by another man She shal be brought out of y e coÌ„gregacioÌ„ and hir childreÌ„ shal be loked vpoÌ„ Hir childreÌ„ shal not take rote as for frute hir brauÌ„ches shal briÌ„ge forth none A shamefull reporte shal she leaue behynde her hir dishono shal not be put out And they y t remayne shal knowe y t there is nothiÌ„ge better theÌ„ y e feare of God y t there is nothinge sweter then to take hede vnto the commaundementes of the LORDE A greate worshipe is it to folowe y e LORDE for longe life shal be receaued of him The XXIIII Chapter WYszdome shal prayse hirself be honoured in God reioyse in y e myddest of his people In the coÌ„gregacions of the Hyest shal she open hir mouth tryumphe in y e beholdinge of his power In y e myddest of hir people shal she be exalted wondred at in the holy fulnesse In the multitude of the chosen she shal be commended amonge soch as be blessed she shal be praysed shal saye I am come out of the mouth of y e Hyest first borne before all creatures I caused y e light y t fayleth not to aryse in the heauen couered all the earth as a cloude My dwellinge is aboue in y e heyth my seate is in the piler of the cloude I my self alone haue gone rounde aboute the compasse of heauen pearsed the grounde of y e depe I haue walked in the floudes of y e see haue stonde in all landes my domynion is in euery people and in euery
left her immediatly And she mynistred vnto them At euen whan the Sonne was gone downe they brought vnto him all that were sick and possessed and the whole cite was gathered together at the dore and he healed many that were diseased with dyuerse sicknesses and cast out many deuels and suffred not the deuels to speake because they knew him And in the mornynge before daye he arose and wente out And Iesus departed in to a deserte place and prayed there Peter also and they that were with him folowed after him And whan they had founde him they sayde vnto him Euery man seketh the. And he sayde vnto them Let us go in to the next townes that I maye preach there also for therto am I come And he preached ī their synagoges in all Galile and droue out the deuyls And there came vnto him a leper which besought him and kneled before him sayde vnto him Yf thou wilt thou canst make me cleane And it pitied Iesus and he stretched forth his honde and touched him and sayde I wyll be thou cleane And whā he had so spoken immediatly the leprosy departed frō him and he was clensed And Iesus forbad him strately and forth with sent him awaye and sayde vnto him Take hede that thou saye nothinge to eny man but go thy waye and shew thy self vnto the prest and offre for thy clensynge what Moses commaunded for a wytnesse vnto them But he whan he was departed beganne to speake moch of it and made the dede knowne in so moch that Iesus coude no more go into the cite openly but was without in deserte places they came vnto him frō all quarters The II. Chapter ANd after certayne dayes he wente agayne vnto Capernaum and it was noysed that he was in y e house And immediatly there was gathered a greate multitude in so moch that they had no rowme no not without before the dore And he spake the worde vnto thē And there came vnto him certaine which brought one sicke of the palsye borne of foure And when they coude not come nye him for y e people they vncouered y e rofe of y e house where he was And when they had made a hole they let downe the bed by coardes wherin the sicke of y e palsy laye But when Iesus sawe their faith he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsye My sonne thy synnes are forgeuen the. Neuertheles there were certayne scrybes which sat there thought in their hertes How speaketh this man soch blasphemy Who can forgeue synnes but onely God And immediatly Iesus knew in his sprete that they thought so in thē selues and saide vnto them Why thynke ye soch thinges in youre hertes Whether is easier to saye to the sicke of the palsye Thy synnes are forgeuē the or to saye aryse take vp thy bed and walke But that ye maye knowe that y e sonne of man hath power to forgeue synnes vpon earth he sayde vnto the sicke of y e palsye I saye vnto the aryse take vp thy bed and go home And immediatly he arose toke his bed and wente forth before them all in so moch that they were all astonnied and praysed God and sayde We neuer sawe soch And he wente forth agayne vnto the see and all the people came vnto him and he taught them And as Iesus passed by he sawe Leui the sonne of Alpheus syttinge at the receate of custome and sayde vnto him Folowe me And he arose and folowed him And it came to passe as he sat at the table in his house there sat many publicans synners at the table with Iesus and his disciples For there were many y t folowed him And whan the scrybes and Pharises sawe that he ate with publicans synners they sayde vnto his disciples Why doth he eate and dryncke with y e publicans and synners Whan Iesus herde that he sayde vnto thē The whole nede not y e Phisician but they that are sycke I am not come to call the righteous but the synners to repētaunce And the disciples of Ihon and of y e Pharises faste◠And there came certaine which sayde vnto him Why fast the disciples of Ihon and of y e Pharises and thy disciples fast not And Iesus sayde vnto them How can the weddinge children fast whyle the brydegrome is with them So longe as y e brydegrome is with them they cannot fast But the tyme wyl come that the brydegrome shal be taken from them and then shal they fast No man soweth a pece of new cloth vnto an olde garment for els he taketh awaye the new pece from the olde and so is the rēt worse And no man putteth new wyne in to olde vessels els the new wyne breaketh the vessels and the wyne is spylt and y e vessels perishe but new wyne must be put in to new vessels And it chaunsed that vpon y e Sabbath he wente thorow the corne feldes and his disciples begāne to make a waye thorow and to plucke the eares of y e corne And the Pharises sayde vnto him Beholde what thy disciples do which is not laufull vpō the Sabbath And he sayde vnto thē Haue ye neuer red what Dauid dyd whā he had nede and was anhongred both he and they that were w t him how he wente in to the house of God in the tyme of Abiathar the hye prest and ate the shewbreds which was laufull for no man to eate but for the prestes and he gaue them vnto him and to them that were with him And he sayde vnto them The Sabbath was made for mans sake and not man for the Sabbathes sake Therfore is the sonne of man LORDE euen ouer the Sabbath The III. Chapter HE wente agayne also in to the synagoge and there was there a mā that had a wythred hande And they marked him whether he wolde heale him on the Sabbath that they might accuse him And he sayde vnto y e mā with the wythred hāde Steppe forth here And he sayde vnto thē Is it laufull to do good on the Sabbath Or is it laufull to do euell to saue life or to kyll But they helde their tonge And he loked rounde aboute vpon them with wrath and was sory for the harde hertes of thē and sayde vnto the man Stretch out thine hande And he stretched it out And his hande was made whole like as y e other And the Pharises wēte out and straight waye they helde a councell with Herodes officers agaynst him how they might destroye him But Iesus departed awaye with his disciples vnto the see And there folowed him moch people out of Galile and frō Iewry and from Ierusalē and out of Idumea and from beyonde Iordan and they that dwelt aboute Tyre and Sydon a greate multitude which had herde of his noble actes and came vnto him And he spake vnto his disciples y t they shulde kepe a shyppe for him because of
agaynst And whā they had appoynted hī adaye there came many vnto hī in to his lodginge vnto whō he expoūded y e kyngdome of God preached vnto thē of Iesu out of y e lawe and out of the prophetes euē frō mornynge vntyll the euē And some beleued y e thinge y t he sayde but some beleued not But whā they agreed not amōge thē selues they departed whā Paul had spokē one worde Full well hath the holy goost spokē by y e prophet Esay vnto o fathers sayde Go vnto this people and saye With eares ye shal heare not vnderstōde with eyes shal ye se not perceaue For y e hert of this people is waxed grosse they heare hardly w t their eares their eyes haue they closed y t they shulde not once se w t their eyes heare w t their eares vnderstōde ī their hertes and be cōuerted y t I mighte heale thē Be it knowne therfore vnto you y t this saluaciō of God is sent vnto y e Heythē and they shal heare it And whā he sayde y t y e Iewes departed had a greate disputacion amonge thēselues But Paul abode two whole yeares in his owne hyred dwellinge receaued all thē y t came in vnto hī preachinge y e kyngdome of God and teachinge those thinges which concerne the LORDE Iesus with all boldnesse vnforbydden The ende of the Actes of the Apostles wrytten by S. Luke which was present at y e doynges of them The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul to the Romaynes The Summe of this Epistle Chap. I. Paul declareth his loue towarde the Romaynes sheweth what the gospell is with the frute therof and rebuketh the beestlynesse of the flesh Chap. II. He rebuketh the Iewes which as touchinge synne are like the Heythē yee worse then they Chap. III. He sheweth what preferment the Iewes haue and that both the Iewes and Gētiles are vnder synne and are iustified only by the grace of God in Christ. Chap. IIII. He declareth by the exāple of Abrahā that faith iustifieth and not the lawe ner the workes therof Chap. V. The power of faith hope and loue ▪ and how death raigned frō Adā vnto Christ ▪ by whō only we haue forgeuenesse of synnes Chap. VI. For so moch as we be delyuered thorow christ from synne we must fashion oure selues to lyue as the seruauntes of God and not after oure awne lustes The vnlike rewarde of righteousnes and synne Chap. VII Christ hath delyuered vs from the lawe and death Paul sheweth what the flesh and outwarde man is and calleth it the lawe of the membres Chap. VIII The lawe of the sprete geueth life The sprete of God maketh vs Gods children and heyres with Christ. The abundaunt loue of God can not be separated Chap. IX Paul complayneth vpon the hard hertes of the Iewes that wolde not receaue Christ and how the Heythē are chosen in their steade Chap. X. The vnfaithfulnes of the Iewes Two maner of righteousnesses Chap. XI All the Iewes are not cast awaye therfore Paul warneth the Gentiles that be called not to be hye mynded ner to despyse the Iewes for the iudgmētes of God are depe and secrete Chap. XII The swete conuersacion loue and workes of soch as beleue in Christ. Chap. XIII The obedience of men vnto their rulers Loue fulfilleth the lawe It is now no tyme to folowe the workes of darknesse Chap. XIIII The weake ought not to be despysed No man shulde offende anothers conscience Agayne for outward thinges shulde no man condemne another Chap. XV. The infirmite and fraylnesse of the weake ought to be borne with all loue and kyndnesse after the ensample of Christ. Chap. XVI A chapter of salutacions He warneth them to bewarre of mens doctryne and commendeth vnto them certayne godly men that were louers and brethren in the trueth The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul to the Romaynes The first Chapter PAVL the seruaunte of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle put aparte to preach the Gospell of God which he promysed afore by his prophetes in y e holy scriptures off his sonne which was begottē of y e sede of Dauid after the flesh and mightely declared to be the sonne of God after the sprete which sanctifieth sence the tyme that he rose agayne from the deed namely Iesus Christ oure LORDE by whom we haue receaued grace and Apostelshippe amonge all Heythen to set vp the obedience of faith vnder his name of whom ye are a parte also which are called of Iesus Christ. To all you that be at Rome beloued of God and sayntes by callynge Grace be w t you and peace frō God oure father and the LORDE Iesus Christ. First I thanke my God thorow Iesus Christ for you all that youre faith is spoken of thorow out all the worlde For God is my witnesse whom I serue in my sprete in the Gospell of his sonne that without ceassynge I make mencion of you besekinge allwayes in my prayers that I mighte once haue a prosperous iourney by the will off God to come vnto you For I longe to se you that I mighte bestowe vpon you some spirituall gifte to strēgth you that is that I mighte be conforted with you thorow yo faith myne which we haue together But I wolde ye shulde knowe brethren how that I haue often tymes purposed to come vnto you but haue bene let hither to that I mighte do some good amonge you like as amonge other Gentyles I am detter both to the Grekes and to the vngrekes to the wyse and to the vnwyse Wherfore as moch as ī me is I am ready to preach the Gospell vnto you at Rome also For I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ for it is the power of God which saueth all that beleue theron the Iewe first also the Greke for in it y e righteousnes that is of value before God is opened which cōmeth out of faith ī to faith As it is wryttē The iust shal lyue by his faith For y e wrath of God is declared from heauen vpon all vngodlynes and vnrighteousnes of mē which witholde the trueth of God in vnrighteousnes because that it which maye be knowne of God is manifest with thē For God hath shewed it vnto thē that the inuisible thinges of God that is his euerlastinge power and Godheade mighte be sene whyle they are considered by the workes from the creacion of the worlde so that they are without excuse in as moch as they knewe that there is a God and haue not praysed him as God ner thanked him but became vayne in their ymaginacions and their foolish hert was blynded Whan they counted them selues wyse they became fooles and turned y e glory of the incorruptible God in to y e symilitude of y e ymage of a corruptible mā of byrdes of foure foted of crepinge
Christ hath once suffred for oure synnes y e iust for the vniust for to brynge vs to God was slayne after the flesh but quyckened after the sprete In the which sprete he also wente and preached vnto y e spretes that were in preson which in tyme past beleued not whan God once a bode and suffred pacieÌ„tly in the tyme of Noe whyle the Arke was a preparynge Wherin fewe that is to saye eight soules were saued by water Which signifieth baptyme y t now saueth vs not y e puttinge awaye of the fylth of the flesh but in y t a good coÌ„scieÌ„ce coÌ„senteth vnto God by y e resurreccion of Iesus Christ which is on the righte hande of God and is gone in to heaueÌ„ angels power and mighte subdued vnto him The IIII. Chapter FOr as moch then as Christ hath suffred for vs in y e flesh arme youre selues likewyse with the same mynde For he which suffreth in the flesh ceasseth froÌ„ synne y t heÌ„ce forth as moch tyme as yet remayneth in y e flesh he shulde not lyue after the lustes of meÌ„ but after the wil of God For it is ynough y t we haue spent y e tyme past of the life after the will of y e Heythen whaÌ„ we walked in wantannesse lustes dronkeÌ„nes glotony ryotous drynkynge iÌ„ abhominable Idolatrye And it semeth to theÌ„ a straunge thinge y t ye runne not also w t them vnto the same excesse of ryote speake euell of you Which shal geue acoÌ„ptes vnto hiÌ„ y t is ready to iudge y e quycke y e deed For vnto this purpose also was y e Gospell preached vnto the deed y t they shulde be iudged like other meÌ„ iÌ„ y e flesh but shulde lyue vnto God in y e sprete The ende of all thiÌ„ges is at haÌ„de Be ye therfore sober watch vnto prayers but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another For loue couereth the multitude of synnes Be ye herberous one to another without grudginge mynister one to another eueryone with the gifte y t he hath receaued as good stewardes of the manifolde grace of God Yf eny maÌ„ speake let hiÌ„ speake it as y e wordes of God Yf eny man haue an office let him execute it as out of the power y t God mynistreth vnto hiÌ„ y t God maye be praysed in all thinges thorow Iesus Christ To whoÌ„ be hono and domynion for euer and euer Amen Derely beloued maruell not at this heate which is come amoÌ„ge you to trye you as though some strauÌ„ge thinge happened vnto you but reioyce in as moch as ye are partakers of Christes passioÌ„s y t whaÌ„ his glory appeareth ye maye be mery glad Yf ye be reuyled for y e name of Christ blessed are 〈…〉 y e sprete which is y e sprete of glory 〈…〉 resteth vpon you On their parte 〈…〉 spoken of but on yo parte he is 〈…〉 But se that none of you 〈…〉 or as a thefe or as an euell doer or as a busy body in other mens matters Yf eny man suffre as a Christen man let him not be ashamed but let him prayse God on this behalfe For y e tyme is come that iudgmeÌ„t must begynne at the house of God Yf it first begynne at vs what shal the ende be of theÌ„ which beleue not the Gospell of God And yf y e righteous scacely be saued where shal y e vngodly synner appeare Wherfore let them that suffer acordynge to the will off God commytte their soules vnto him with well doynge as to the faithfull creator The V. Chapter THe Elders which are amonge you I exhorte which am also an Elder and a witnes off the affliccions in Christ and partaker of the glory that shal be opened Fede Christes flocke which is amonge you and take the ouerfighte of theÌ„ not as though ye were coÌ„pelled therto but wyllingly not for the desyre of filth ye lucre but of a good mynde not as though ye were lordes ouer the parisheÌ„s but that ye be an ensample to the flocke whan the chefe shepherde shal appeare ye shal receaue the vncorruptible crowne of glory Likewyse ye yoÌ„ger submytte youre selues vnto the elder Submytte youre selues euery man one to another and knyt yo r selues together in lowlynes of mynde For God resisteth the proude but geueth grace to the humble Submytte yo selues therfore vnder the mightie hande of God that he maye exalte you whan the tyme is come Cast all youre care on him for he careth for you Be sober and watch for yo r aduersary y e deuell walketh aboute as a roaringe lyon sekynge whom he maye deuoure whom resiste stedfast in the faith and knowe that youre brethren in the worlde haue euen the same affliccions But y e God of all grace which hath called you to his euerlastinge glory in Christ Iesu shal his owne selfe make you perfecte which suffre a litle season eueÌ„ he shal settle strength and stablish you To him be prayse and domynion for euer and euer Amen By Siluanus youre faithfull brother as I suppose haue I wrytteÌ„ vnto you breuely exhortinge and testifyenge how that this is the true grace of God wherin ye stoÌ„de The companyons of youre eleccion that are at 〈…〉 salute you and Marcus my sonne 〈…〉 one another with the kysse of loue 〈…〉 with you all which are in Christ 〈…〉 The seconde Epistle of the Apostle S. Peter The summe of this epistle Chap. I. For so moch as the power of God hath geuen them all thinges pertayninge vnto life he exhorteth theÌ„ to flye the corrupcion of worldly lust to make their callynge â—ore with good workes and frutes of faith He maketh mencion of his owne death declaringe the LORDE Iesus to be the true sonne of God as he himself hath sene vpon the mount Chap. II. He prophecieth of false teachers and sheweth their punyshment Chap. III. He exhorteth men to bewarre of soch as wolde make theÌ„ beleue that the dayâ— of the LORDE were slacke in commynge prayeth them to lede a godly life and to loke verely for the commynge of the LORDE whose â—â—ge tarienge is saluacion and because he wolde haue no man lost but wolde receaue all 〈◊〉 to repentaunce The first Chapter SYmon Peter a seruauÌ„t and an Apostle of Iesus Christ. Vnto theÌ„ which haue optayned like faith with vs in the righteousnes that commeth of oure God and Saâ—oure Iesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied with you thorow the knowlege of God and of Iesus Christ oure LORDE For so moch as his godly power hath geuen vs all thinges that pertayne vnto life and godlynes thorow the knowlege of him that hath called vs by his owne glorie and power wherby the excellent and most greate promyses are geueÌ„ vnto vs namely that ye by the same shulde be partakers of the godly nature yf ye
thy fylthy nakednes do not apere anoynt thine eyes with eye salue y t thou mayste se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasten Be feruent therfore and repent Beholde I stonde at the doore knocke Yf eny man heare my voyce and vpen the dore I wil come in vnto him and will suppe with him he with me To him that ouercoÌ„mth will I grauÌ„te to sytt with me on my seate eueÌ„ as I ouercam and haue sytteÌ„ with my father on his seate Let him that hath eares heare what the sprete saith vnto the coÌ„gregacioÌ„s The IIII. Chapter AFter this I loked and beholde a dore was open in heaueÌ„ and the fyrste voyce which I harde was as it were of a trompet talkinge with me which sayde come vp hydder and I wil shewe the thinges which must be fulfylled her after And immediatly I was in the sprete beholde a seate was set in heauen and one sat on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon like vnto a iaspar stone and a sardyne stone And there was a rayne bowe aboute the seate in syght like to a Smaragde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpon the seates xxiiij elders syttinge clothed in whyte rayment and had on their heades crownes of golde And out of y e seate proceded lightnynges and thundrynges voyces and there wer seuen laÌ„pes of fyre burninge before the seate which are the seuen spretes of God And before the seate there wasâ—â— see of glasse like vnto crystall and in the mydes off the seate and rounde aboute the seate were foure beastes full of eyes before and behynde And the first beest was like a lion the seconde beest like a calfe and the thyrde beest had a face as a man and the fourth beest was like a flyenge egle And the foure beestes had eche one off them vj. wynges aboute him and they were full of eyes with in And they had no rest daye nether night sayenge * holy holy holy is the LORDE God almyghty which was and is and is to come And when those beestes gaue glory and honour and thankes to him that sat on the seate which lyueth for euer and euer y e xxiiij elders fell downe before him that sat on the trone and worshipped him y t lyueth for euer and cast their crounes before y e trone sayenge thou art worthy LORDE to receaue glory and hono r and power for thou hast created all thinges and for thy willes sake they are and were created The V. Chapter ANd I sawe in the right hoÌ„de of him that sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in on the backside sealed with seueÌ„ seales And I sawe a stroÌ„ge angell preachinge with a loude voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to loose the seales therof And no maÌ„ in heaueÌ„ ner in earth nether vnder y e earth was able to opeÌ„ y e boke nether to loke thereon And I wepte moch because no man was founde worthy to open and to rede the boke nether to loke thereon And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde the lyon which is off the trybe of Iuda y e rote of Dauid hath obtayned to opeÌ„ the boke and to lowse the seueÌ„ seales therof And I behelde lo in the myddes of the seate and of y e foure beastes and in the myddes of y e elders stode a lambe as though he had bene kylled which had seuen hornes and seueÌ„ eyes which are the seueÌ„ spretes of God sent in to all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the right hoÌ„de of him that sat vpon the seate And when he had taken the boke the foure beestes and the xxiiij elders fell downe before the lambe hauinge harpes and golden vialles full of odoures which are y e prayers of the sayntes and they songe a newe songe saynge thou art worthy to take the boke to opeÌ„ the seales therof for thou wast kylled and hast redemed vs by thy bloud out of all kynreddes and toÌ„ges and people and nacions hast made vs vnto o r God kynges and prestes and we shal raygne on y e earth And I behelde and I herd the voyce of many angilles aboute the trone and aboute the beestes and y e elders and I herde thousand thousandes sayenge with a loude voyce Worthy is the lambe that was killed to receaue power and riches wiszdome and strength and honoure and glory and blessynge And all creatures which are in heaueÌ„ on the earth vnder the earth in the see all y t are in theÌ„ herd I sayenge blessinge honoure glory power be vnto him y t sytteth vpoÌ„ the seate and vnto the laÌ„be for euermore And the foure beestes saide AmeÌ„ And y e xxiiij elders fell vpon their faces and worshipped him that lyueth for euermore The VI. Chapter ANd I sawe when the laÌ„be opened one of the seales I herde one of the foure beestes saye as it wer the noyse off thonder come and se. And I sawe and beholde there was a whyte horsse and he y t sat on him had a bowe and a crowne was geuen vnto him and he went forth conquerynge and for to ouercome And wheÌ„ he opened the seconde seale I herde the seconde beeste saye come and se. And there went out another horsse that was reed power was geuen to him that sat there on to take peace from the earth and that they shulde kyll one another And there was geueÌ„ vnto him a gret swearde And when he opened the thyrde seale I herde the thyrde beeste saye come se. And I behelde and lo a blacke horsse and he that sate on him had a payre of balances in his honde And I herde a voyce in the myddes of the foure beastes saye a measure of whete for a peny and thre measures of barly for a peny and oyle and wyne se thou hurte not And when he opened the fourth seale I herde the voyce of the fourthe beaste saye come and se. And I loked and beholde a pale horsse and his name that sat on him was deeth and hell folowed after him power was geueÌ„ vnto them ouer the fourthe parte of the earth to kyll with swearde and w t honger and with deeth of the vermen of the earth And when he opened the fyfte seale I sawe vnder the aultre the soules of them y t were kylled for the worde of God and for y e testimony which they had and they cryed with a lowde voyce sayeÌ„ge How loÌ„ge tariest thou LORDE holy and true to iudge to auenge oure bloude on them that dwell on the earth And longe whyte garmentes were geuen vnto euery one of them And it was sayde vnto them that they shulde reste for a lyttle season vntyll the nomber of their felowes and brethreÌ„ and of them that shulde be killed as they were were fulfilled And I behelde when he