A Plague then came of thrée déer yéeres Saules kindred was the cause When his seauen sonnes were hanged vp the death began to pause Of mightie men the chapter speakes Philistians that were slain Their speares as big as weauers beames yet serued they as vain The xxii chapiter BEgin did Dauid then to sing and sang a song of praise Extolling God for his great help shewed to him alwaies He hath me kept and béen my shéeld and made my foes to fall Therfore thou liue and blest be thou among the heathen all The xxiii chapiter CHriste by Dauid héer is tolde his kingdome and his might And valiant men are then exprest the whiche for him did fight Eight hundreth men are slain of one another withstood a féeld Thrée fetched water through an hoste the fourth made Lions yéeld The xxiiii chapiter DAuid did then his people tel and numbered then soon And when he wist he did repent the déed that he had doon Plagde he should be and did require Pestilence to reign Thréescore and ten thousands of men afore it feast were slain ¶ The second book of Kings is doon or Samuel as you wil The third shall come by God his grace and so foorth wil we stil. Twentie and foure it hathe conteind and twentie and two the next In all these chapters ye shall finde the order of the text ¶ The third book of the Kings after the Latines after the Hebrues the first of the Kings The first Chapiter AS Dauid waxed olde he had a maid to kéep him warm Adoniah did king him self he fearing then no harm By Nathans meanes was Salomon set and crownd in Dauids seat The noise once heard they fled for fear the head did him entreat The ii chapiter BEcause that Dauid saw by age that death approched néer His sonne he charged God to loue and him alone to fear As touching Ioab and Semei of them he tolde his wil Adoniah Abiathar these foure came vnto il The iii. chapiter COmmunication had the Lord with Salomon the King Aske what thou wilt said God to him for wisdome did he ming The Lord it likte and gaue it him and straight it was espied Two wemen straue about one childe and he the trothe out tried The iiii chapiter DEclard is then his rulers names and caters for his boord The number of his bread and béef that dayly he did foord Thrée thousand prouerbs he did write a thousand songs and fiue Of beastes and foules wormes fishe he wrote of them beliue The v. chapiter EUen at that time the king of Tire whiche Hiram hight by name He sent to Salomon when he heard of his great might and fame And then they two did ioyne in league the king of him had wood And Hiram did receiue again corne for his dayly food The vi chapiter FUlly preparde the king began Ierusalem to build Ful costly woork he made of it and richely he it stâ—ld Two Cherubs did he make ful gay and coured them with golde Galaries did he rear also and all things as he would The vij chapiter GO foorth did Salomon and did build him self a goodly place And made two pillers wunderful and cast they were of brasse A Sea also and Lauers great with mickle things yet more Of golde and siluer vessels gay he made therof good store The viii chapiter House did Salomon then the Ark and set it in his place And prayed to God ful meruailously for many a sundry cace He him besought for diuers things I would you red them all And offered great offerings as there perceiue ye shall The ix Chapiter IN talke was God with Salomon and these woords he him tolde If he and his would kéep his law be in his house be would To Hiram gaue he Citties great the heathen tribute paid And thrise a yéer burnt sacrifice afore the Lord was laid The x. chapiter KNowledge then had a forren Quéen of Salomons great fame And when shée had him proou'd and séen shée did confirm the same Golde was plentie in that time and also precious stones And Siluer was so plentie tho as in the stréet are stones· The xi chapiter LOue did Salomon concubines whiche caused him to sin He serued Gods beside the Lord therfore said God to him I warned thée but all in vain thy kingdome shalbe rent He stirred him vp diuers foes ere to his graue he went The xii chapiter MAny men then did flock in one Rehoboam to noint He answered them so churlishely they waid him not a point Ieroboam then did they chuse and him they made their King He made them calues and hil aulters and burnt thereon offring The xiii chapiter NOthing abasht a Prophet tolde the ruine of the aulter The King his hand was dryed vp and God did heal it after The Prophet then he did not kéep but brake the Lord his wil As he returnd for his reward a Lion did him kil The xiiii chapiter OLde was Ahiah when he tolde the Quéen the kingdoms fall And of her Lord and sonne also and truthe he tolde her all Ieroboam Rehoboam of Iuda and Israel kings They died bothe then and their sonnes began in their diyngs The xv chapiter PLaste was Abiam of Iuda King a wicked man in déed His sonne Asa destroyd the stues when he did him succéed Nadab euil in Israel reignd and Baasa him did kil Ieroboams séed he rooted out and ruled the realm at wil. The xvi Chapiter QUenched was Baasa and his house his stock of Zamri slain Amry was crownd and Zamri burnt him selfe besieged in pain When Amri of Thebni had his wil then ruled he but not wel And Ahab his sonne more wicked theÌ„ he who maried Iezabel The xvii chapiter RAuens fed Eliah in the drought vntil the riuer was dry The drought continued thrée yéer space as he did prophecy At Sareptha in a widdowes house he lay and increast her food And liued her sonne when he was dead so turn he did her mood The xviii chapiter SEarching for grasse Eliah met with him that prophets hide By him the King met Eliah so eche the other chide The préestê of Ball for all their noise no fier could obtain But Eliah did and causd them kild and straight began the raine The xix chapiter UHen Iezabel him vowd to kil from whom he fled for fear Then fortie dayes with little food he went as dooth appéer At Oreb hil with God he spake two Kings he wild him noint Elizeus then in his roum a Prophet he did point The xx chapiter WArre sure did then King Bennadab against Samaria twise On hil or plain he was destroyd it was the Lords deuice But when that Israel peace did make with that vngracious king The king had woord to be destroid and his realm for that thing The xxi chapiter AHab then sought a vineyard of Naboth but in vain The wicked Quéen hight Iezabel that causd him to be slain Possession when he went to take his death was tolde him
iust The dogê should lick vp bothe their bloodê to teache them haue suche lust The xxii chapiter BOldely so bad the Prophets false Rameth besiegd to be But Micha did from them discent therfore to iayle went he As he had said Hahab was slain But Iudahs King was saued In Crownacles their actê are tolde how they them selues behaued ¶ The third of Kings after this text in order ye haue had And now the fourth with meeeter like to you it shalbe clad iiii of Kings The first Chapiter AHab his sonne Ohoziah out of a windowe fel If he should scape to Belsebub he sent he should him tel Eliah sent them back straight way to tel him he should die Two fifties burnt the third him brought but he nought did denie The ii chapiter BEfore Eliah was taken vp he parted Iordane brook Elizeus had double spirite and vp his mantel took The brook with it he did deuide and made the waters swéet The bâ—yes with beares they were destroyd for mocking it was féet The iii. chapiter CUstome then a King denide of paying his Lambes and shéep To Iehoram who with two Kings against him went to fight Elizeus water helpt them to and made their iourney good The Edomites were far deceiued the water lookt like blood The iiii chapiter DEtted was a widdowe sore her oyl was muche increast A woman a childe had and it died the prophet her pain releast Colloquintida in the potage was put he made them swéet with meale He multiplyed the loues at ful and left an ouerdeal The v. chapiter EUilly plagued was Naaman with leprosy in déed By aduice to Iury he went for help as he had néed Although the King did fear him muche the Prophet him did heal The Prophets man for taking fée the sore had euery deal The vj. chapiter FUl lightly swam the Iron aboue Elizeus made it so The Sirian king sent him to catche but wrongly they did go Samaria then was so besiegd that eat they did a childe The King was bent the prophet to kil but yet he was begilde The vii Chapiter GOod cheap of things the prophet tolde the next day for to haue A certain Lord denied the same for whiche his life he gaue The Sirians fled with noyes they heard God made them so afraid The cheap was had and he did die of whom afore was said The viii chapiter HOw vij yéeres dearth should come fall a woman had it tolde And Benhadab dead then Hazael to King he durst be bolde Iehosaphat Iehorams sonne of Iuda he was king Ohoziah did him sucséed bothe these were euil raigning The ix chapiter IEhu is then annointed King on Israel to reign The Kings of Iuda and Israel by him they were bothe slain Then Iezabel in best aray out of windowe was throwne The Dogs her eat then was Gods 〈◊〉 ful iustly on her knowne The x. chapiter KIll did Iehue Ahab his sonnes whiche were thrée score and ten â–ª And all his stock and frutes also were killed quite vp then And all Balls préestê into Balls house by sleight he did them get They were all kild and Ball destroyd this was his holy feat The xj chapiter LIke wise the sonnes of Ohoziah Athalia made them slain But one was kept that cut her short ouer Iuda to reign Then Iehoas by the bishops mean was set in fathers seat His grandame shée was killed then suche measure did he meat The xii Chapiter MUche prouision then was made the temple to repair For costê and charges they not stuck so it were mended fair And Hazael his hoste was stayed for comming to giue féeld Iehoas men with treason great their king they took and kild The xiii chapiter NOw the next king of Israel whiche was Iehu his sonne The Sirian king did so him vexe that he was ouercome At Elizeus the King had hope while he was yet aliue He being dead the dead him toucht and straight he did reuiue The xiiii chapiter OF diuers kings this chapter telles that wickedly did reign The king whose father two did kil he causd them to be slain Their names their yéeres noble déeds the Crownacles doo tel That Iuda ruled and bare the strokâ— also of Israel The xv chapiter PAid was then a certain King with Leprosie for sin And then to kil their kings apace the traytours did begin Nine kings small while in Israel raignd so spirde they to the crown But as they reignd with bloody hands with blood so went they down The xvi chapiter QUite against the law of God king Ahaz burnt his sonne The king of Israel battail great against him then begun For ayd he sent to Assiria and it he did obtain An aulter straunge he causd to make Vriah took the pain The xvij chapiter REhearst is the captiuitie that Israel came vntoo The Assirian king them led away to teache them euil to doo O read the chapter I you pray and mark what sin dooth bring It is theffect of muche afore giue it therfore reading The xviii chapiter SO then the King Hezekiah in Iuda ruled wel The brasen Serpent he burst down his foes found him ful fel. Then Rabsakeh the Sirian Lord the Iewes he did defie In their knowen tung he spake aloud against the Lord on hie The xix chapiter TO Ezay sent the king to knowe if God would defend He had good comfort at his hand good tidings did he send The king did pray his prayer was heard Senacheribs hoste was slain An Angel kild them in the night so was his brags in vain The xx chapiter UNto the King he béeing sick woord came that he should die He wept and prayd and fiftéen yéer he had to liue perdie For shewing of his treasures great to straungers God him tolde To Babilon his â—éed should go with thraldoms many folde The xxi chapiter ANd then Manasses in his reign the Idols did restore And wrought suche euil and wickednes as none did him before Dreadful threats the Prophetê tolde and Amon had his place His seruantê kild him and were kild the people quit his cace The xxij chapiter BEgin to reign did Iosiah when he was eight yéer olde At eyghtéen yéer the book was found whiche made his hart ful colde To a woman wise he sent to know the Lord almighties wil Shée sent him woord that he should se no point of Iudahs il The xxiii chapiter CAll vp whole Iuda did the King and read to them the law The smoky préestê and Idols all he burnt them vp like straw Their graues their aulters and their groueâ— not one of them he left When he was kild his sonne did reign to Idols he hâ—m feft The xxiiii chapiter DEpart Iehoakim did and dide his sonne did him sucséed Hierusalem besieged was ouercome it was in déed To Babilon then were they led all of them saue the poor And Zedechiah rose against the Babilonishe power The xxv chapiter Egerly then frome Babilon the king came with an hoste A yéer and more
the Cittie fought but yet at last they lost Zedechias sonnes were kild he saw the wicked did so rout The Town and Temple was destroid and then his eyes thrust out ¶ The last and fourth book of the Kings the second some it call Is gone and past with matters hard in meeter for to fall The Crownicles the douts shall mend God let vs liue therto And send vs grace to doo the thing that we intend to doo ¶ Finis The first book of the Chronicles ¶ The i. chapiter ADam his ligne is héer exprest to Iacob and Esau Then haue you tolde what kings did rule the Edomites by law Eight kings they had before the time that Israel had a King What Dukes they had ye may haue there if you inquire the thing The ii Chapiter BEgin the second Chapter dooth with Iacob and his sonnes And then of Iudahs progeny it next in order comes Seauen were the sonnes that Isay had whose father was Obed And Dauid yungest was of them yet was he made their hed The iii. chapiter COncubines diuers Dauid had of sonnes he had ninetéen â—n Hebron sixe Hierusalem there had he iust thirtéen These by his wiues to him were born in whiche was Salomon The Kings that ruled after him the chapter telleth on The iiii chapiter DRawn out is then the ligne and stock of Iudah and his kin In wanting food to féed their shéep good pasture they did win Of Simions sonnes somewhat is said how valiantly they went They béeing few yet sped they wel and had their whole intent The v. chapiter EUil fauoured lust to fathers wife lost Ruben his birthright And Iosephs stock came in his roum a people ful of might Yet is his stock héer tolde and what a noble fight they fought A land they wan but after fel from God who draue them out The vi Chapiter FOlowing on of Leuies ligne expressed is at large Of whom came Aaron and his sonnes that had the préestly charge Citties they had of other tribes for refuge and besides For them and their posterities as lots to them were guides The vii Chapiter GOing on foorth by Israel to tel who came of him Of Izacar and Beniamin Manasses and Ephraim Then Ephraims stock by men of Gath were slain whiche made him sad His fréends did comfort him right wel and then a sonne he had The viii chapiter HEar more is tolde of Beniamin his sonnes by right discent How they begat from childe to childe and lineally foorth went Out of which tribe came foorth king Saul and of his sonnes by rowe As tolde and eke of valiant men that shot wel in a bowe The ix chapiter ISrael is now numbred in certain tribes by name The Leuites and the chéefest préestê that were of greatest fame The ouerséears of the woorks the porters in their charge The oyntment makers vessel kéepers are héer tolde out at large The x. chapiter KIng Saule is slain by Philistins and Ionathas his sonne His body stript his hed cut of after the féeld was wun The cause is tolde why he was slain by councelling with the Deuil And Dauid brought into his raign who rooted out muche euil The xi chapiter LIke as the Lord had promised by Samuel his man So Dauid now is chosen King Hierusalem he wan His noble men are tolde by name and eke their mightie actê He that wil read the chapter out shall hear of woorthy factê The xii chapiter MEn that of might were meruailous to Dauid now did flock And suche as knew the featê of warres came out of euery stock Out of eche tribe good souldiers their captains with their number Are héer so tolde and with suche hartê as might make Dauid wunder The xiii chapiter NOw Dauid héer dooth councel take the Ark first home to bring Whiche Saule did nothing care to doo as long as he was king And one was slain for touching it when as the Ark did shake So came it short to Sion hil it made the king to quake The xiiii chapiter OF woork men and of Ceder trées sent to him héer is tolde Wherby his kingdome stablished to say he durst be bolde His sonnes and wiues are then exprest the Philistines inuade With God he talkte whose wil obayd he flue them in a slade The xv chapiter PRepare did he a multitude for to fetche home the Ark The Leuites bare it on their backs plesantly sang eche clark With shouting noise and instruments and Dauid daunst his part The daintie damsel Michol then despisde him in her hart The xvi chapiter QUietly now the Ark is set the tabernacle vnder The préestê appointed to giue thanks according to their number A Psalme he made in praise of God to laud his holy name In the hundred and the fift Psalme there shall ye finde the same The xvii chapiter REfuse did God that Dauid should an house vnto him build But as before so would he stil dwel vnder tent in féeld But that a sonne of his should make a house he was content Then landed he the Lord therfore sitting within his tent The xviii Chapiter SUche battailes then as Dauid fought this chapter dooth declare The Philistines the Moabites they all subdued are The Edomites with other Kings did Dauid ouerthrowe And those that were his rulers chéef their names héer may ye knowe The xix chapiter THen Dauid sent of right good wil a new King for to gréet The messengers were madly shauen their cotes cut ful vnméet Suche wrath their maister took therfore that battail gan to broile The Moabites the Aramites they fled and had the spoile The xx chapiter WHen Princes vse in battaile ray their armies to set out Then Ioab went and wan a town and took a King ful stout Whose crown was set on Dauids head whiche waid a waightie waight Suche Giants then were ouerthrowne as lackt no strength nor height The xxi chapiter According as the Deuil did tempt Dauid did tel his flock Of thrée hard stripes the Pestilence he chose to be his stroke Thrée score and ten thousands of men the Angel did deuour The plague is ceast â–ª an aulter built vpon a threshing floure The xxii chapiter BEing at rest now in his seat all things he dooth prouide Wherwith to build to God an house at the apointed tide Good councel to his sonne he giues for to erect the same His noble men he dooth exhorte to help the woork to frame The xxiii Chapiter CHosen king was Salomon then by Dauid for to reign The préesthood eke of Leuies kinde was numbered again Then Aarons stock and Moyses ligne are pointed bothe as one Their names and eke their offices for them to wait vpon The xxiiij chapiter DEuision of Aarons séed the king by lot did make And so eche man that had his roum by lot he did it take Yet was there left of Amrams house whose names by course are tolde And lots were cast for equalnes betwixt the yung and olde The xxv chapiter EChe man that
therfore he fled the land And went to Achis King of Geth in the Philistian land He slue of them in rouing wise and left not one a liue And tolde the king another tale who did his woords beléeue The xxviii chapiter NOw battaile begins betwéen them bothe and Saule to God did speak He had no woord of God again when he his minde did break A woman him raisd as he beléeued Samuel that then was dead Who tolde him plain he should be slain and Dauid set in his stede The xxix chapiter OUt went the heathen by their ranks the Lords did Dauid spie They art of Achis what he was who him extolde on hie But they were fumde and said plainly he would doo them some lack And Achis tolde to Dauid all who early sent him back The xxx chapiter PErished was the town with fire where Dauids wiues did dwel And men and women led away then Dauid axt councel Followe he did and them destroid and home returnd again The spoiles was delt and presentê sent the riches of the slain The xxxi chapiter QUickly fled the Israelites and gaue their foes the féeld Saules sonnes were slain at the same time and Saule him self there kild His harnes and his body bothe they hung them vp on hie His body and his sonnes were burnt their bones layd at a trée ¶ This book the first is doon and past at Saules death it dooth end The second next while it dooth last ye shall haue we intend The second book of Samuel other wise the second of the Kings The first Chapiter A Yung man caried Dauid woord that Saule in féeld was slain For making of a lie to him death had hée for his pain Then Dauid wept and mourned sore for Saule and Ionathas death And sang a song all ful of wo that they had lost their breath The ii chapiter BEgin did Dauid then to reign in Hebron kingd he first And Isboseth by Abners meanes anoint him Israel durst Then twelue twelue so plaid in sporte that one eche other slue Twéen bothe the houses for that part the battail gan to brue The iii. chapiter COmpany with a Concubine made Abner to rebel From Isboseth he yéelded vp to Dauid Israel When he was gone in peace away by Ioab he returnd Who did him kil ful gilefully for whom the king sore mournd The iiii chapiter DAmpt was Israel with their king when Abners death they heard Two of the heads slue Isboseth and had a right reward To Dauid they did bring his head and hoped to haue thank As he that brought Saules death to him so had they for their prank The v. chapiter EChe sides were made now all in one Iuda and Israel And nointed Dauid once again who ruled them ful wel Hierusalem of Iebusites did Dauid win and take And battails twain he wan by might and made his foes to quake The vi chapiter FRom Abinadab thark was fetcht and Ozah God did strike Therfore with Obed it was left whiche made him wel to like When Dauid knew he fetcht it home afore it he did daunce Michol mockt him and for her fée no children was her chaunce The vii chapiter GOd vnto Dauid did deny a house for him to build I shrowded not in Ceder trées but dwelt alwaies in féeld Thy sonne a house shall rear for me and reign for euermore Then Dauid wholy praisd the Lord and thanked him therfore The viii chapiter HOw Dauid vsde his enemies and linde their liues and death The Assirians he did subdue and thousands lost their breath A forren King to him did yéeld and sent him giftê ful great He gaue them all to God and dooth his rulers names repeat The ix â–ª chapiter IN memory came to Dauids minde his vow to Ionathas made Ask he did if any were left that promise might be paid Miphiboseth was found and brought to whom the king gaue land And set him at his bord alway all this he did commaund The x. chapiter KNow ye may of an heathen king towards Dauid euil behaued Iust by their tailes he cut their coats and halfe their beards he shaued With Dauids men this part he playd who did his déeds requite He did him foile with all his power and put his ayd to flight The xi chapiter LUst caused Dauid for to sin with Bethsabe in déed Shée was with childe and then he sent for Vrias with spéed And when he would not lie with her he sent him back again And suche woord sent that he was set in place where he was slain The xii chapiter MAruaylous angry was the Lord with Dauid for this part When he it wist he did repent the déed with all his hart God him forgaue but yet the childe did die for this il thing Then next shée bare him Salomon who afterward was King The xiii chapiter â–ª NOw Thamar was a fair yung maid and Ammon did her lust He faind him sick and had his wil and from him did her thrust Then Absalon her brother déer did stil her from her cry And two yéer after causd him kild and afterward did flée The xiiii chapiter OUer passid was Dauids â—umâ— and Ioab wrought a â—eat By a woman for Absalon that hame he might him get The king did graunt and home he came but would not yet him sée Procured Ioab spake for him then kist the king and he The xv chapiter PIck so away the peoples hartê from Dauid did his sonne Rebel he did against the king this same was Absalon The King did flée for fear of 〈◊〉 bare footed and did wéep Yet had he spies that wrought for him whose councel they did kéep The xvi chapiter QUietly passed he the hil and Ziva brought him giftê Whom Semei curst and he preferd God in his secreat driftê Then Husai the rebel sarud but he was Dauids spie And Absalon in open sight with Dauids wiues did lie The xvii chapiter REfused was Ahithophel his councel took no place But Husay his woords were liked wel and Dauid knew the cace Then Dauid fled but Ahithophel him self did hang for wo And diuers men brought Dauid food their hunger mooued them so The xviii chapiter SO number Dauid did his men and set them out in ray And charge gaue Dauid for his sonne his life in him to stay But contrary the féeld once wun Ioab did thrust him thorowe When Dauid wist he took on so that ioy was turnd to sorowe The xix chapiter TO stay his sorow Ioab went and brought the king in sight Then did Israel ioy it muche and willed him his right Whole Iuda came as they were wild their king home for to bring And Israel was not wel content for dooing of that thing The xx chapiter UP then rose a rebel again and Seba was his name He mooued Israel to rebel to get him self a fame Besiegd he was in Abel town they had béen all as dead But that a woman found the meanes that cast out was his head The xxi chapiter
should on instrument his melody to play And Prophecies to sing therto were pointed out that day Their names are tolde by lotted lot who set to eche degrée The songs of God onely they sung in laudes of God perdie The xxvi chapiter FOr porters men were pointed out to kéep the south and west For other gates besides therto and for the north and East Where spoiles were laid in battail wun and giftê giuen by the powers Fit men were chose and pointed out therof to kéep the doores The xxvii chapiter GIdes captains the whiche did rule eche month their pointed race Their names and number héer is tolde from tribe to tribe in place Ouerséears of diuers things this chapter dooth you tel What names they had what was their charge and of the Kings councel The xxviij chapiter HOw Dauid calld the multitude and then said vnto them God me denide and plight my sonne to build Hierusalem He gaue his sonne a goodly charge and of the woork the plat And left him golde abundantly and men of skilful art The xxix chapiter IN Golde and eke in siluer bothe in Iron and in Brasse That Dauid left and what he gaue and eke how muche it was With what the princes all did giue how Salomon was crownd His fathers death and yéeres of reign all this may hear be found ¶ The first book of the Chronicles is come to his last line The chapters are a score by tale and therto putting nine From Adam vnto Dauids reign thus Esdras hath you tolde VVho writ these books of Chronicles the Iewes of them so holde In ample maner is exprest how that he kept his charge I mean of Dauids princely life is heer tolde you at large Of Salomons ruling of them and eke of princes mo Now shalbe tolde if God permit in order as they go The second book of the Chronicles The first Chapiter AN offring great SalomoÌ„ made what likte God bad him craue Long life nor welth ne wrathful wrath he cared not to haue But wisdome askt God did him graunt and welth with honour fraught The store of Golde and costly things were out of Egipt brought The ii chapiter BUild would he now to God an house as leaue was to him let His woork men tolde and also how more to them he did get Of letters sent to king of Tire and eke their whole contents And how with like he sent again wherto the king consents The iii. chapiter CAuse did now this Salomon King the house of God to build On threshing floure that Dauid bought whiche stood in Moriah féeld Eche porche house the length bredth the cherubs with their wings The vale of silk and pillers bothe this chapter to you mings The iiii chapiter DEuisde of brasse an aulter was and eke a molten sea With Oxen for to bear it vp eche quarter thrée to stay Candlesticks cauldrons tables ten with béesoms and fleshe hooks And other things as he may sée who so the Chapters looks The v. chapiter EChe thing that Dauid had bequeâ— â–ª to God by dedication Is put into the temple then after a solemn fashion The Ark and that that was therin is brought therto also The singing men and instruments ful plesantly did blowe The vi chapiter FAith made the King to God to pray when he his flock had blest With armes spred out and vowed knées thus made he his request That when the people did offend and for their sinne were strook If in that place they praid to him that he would on them look The vii chapiter GOd likte his prayer then so wel that fire so down he sent And burned vp the sacrifice his glory was present And graunt he did the Kings request to him conditionally If he and his would walke vpright els would he all destroy The viii chapiter HOw Salomon Citties did make this chapter dooth you tel And how he brought his wife to home in house where shée should dwel The offrings that he offred then are eke vnto you tolde And how he sent his men in ships to Opher fetching golde The ix chapiter IN fame his name was spred abrode wherby of Saba Quéen Came him to sée who praisd him muche when shée his state had séen His yéerly rentê how long he rulde his treasure and his grace His riches and his séeking to the ending of his race The x. chapiter KNowing his death his sonne did reign called Rehoboam Who béeing rulde by counsel euil muche trouble therby came For then the people did rebel and chose another hed Ten tribes did shrink away from him whom Ieroboam led The xi chapiter LEese did the King his labour then his army béeing prest And Citties strong with spéed he made to kéep his land in rest Rehoboam of whom we speak did marry many wiues Then foorth is tolde what they him bare and eke how many liues The xii chapiter MAde is the kingdome sure strong from God they all declinde God sent them foes for to inuade for breaking of his minde A Prophet tolde them of their faults to God they did conuert He turnd his wrath the King had peace and so hée did depart The xiii chapiter NOw when his sonne calld Abiah succéeded in his place Then made he war with Israel telling to them the cace He put his trust in God alone Ieroboam had the woorst He dide a death vnknowne to vs as one that was acurst The xiiii chapiter OF Abiahs death this chapter telles and eke of Asas reign What peace he had how God he sarud destroying Idols vain Also what prayers he made to God when warres to him was sent And how the Lord gaue him the spoile in Cittie and in tent The xv chapiter PRophesy did a Prophet then to Asa him to bolde Bothe he and his did swear and vow Gods law to kéep and holde The contrary should die the death that would not God obay He put his mother from her seat and burnt her Idoll gay The xvi chapiter QUarelling wise the Israel King built Rama in the way And Asa golde to Bennadab sent Baasahs rage to stay A Prophet did rebuke the fact to prison was he sent The King is sick and phisick séeks more then th'omnipotent The xvii chapiter RIght wel Iehosophat did rule succéeding Aass reign With seruing God in perfet hart it turned to his gain His Lords he sent to teache the flock whole Iuda thorowe out His Citties mand his gard was great of thousands round about The xviii chapiter SO ioynd with Ahab peace he made then with the Israel king Whose Prophetê all did tel a lie but Micha truthe did bring In prison he is cast therfore the Kings to battaile wente Iehosaphat he scaped hard but Ahabs life was spent The xix chapiter THen was the King of Iuda shent for ayding in that féeld But then to Gods almightie law he did make his to yéeld As ruler chéef of bothe thestates of clergie and of lay To vnder heds he
gaue a charge that there remaines for ay The xx chapiter WHen woord came of a mightie hoste whole Iuda to destroy He prayers made a Prophet said they should not them anoy â–ª The hoste was slain the spoile was great yet as before he fel Therof being tolde the lines doo lead and of his end doo tel The xxi chapiter AS this King had ended his reign Iehoram had his place His brethern slain he did mar all in going Ahabs race O look his end what blood him wan a Prophet did him chide Troubled w t warres sicknes straunge moste wretchedly he dide The xxii chapiter BEeing without a King they tooke Ahaziahu by name His mothers wil â—e so perfourmd as did bring to him blame Iehu him slue whiche beeing noisd Athalia it heard The kingly stock shée kild to reign but Ioas scaped hard The xxiii chapiter CUnningly is he crowned King Athalia shée is slain Ball is burst his préestê are kild true seruice plaste again The officers set in comely wise the hie préest did this déed The King is séen and set in seat all things did wel procéed The xxiiii chapiter DEny did none but eche did giue the temple to repair The préestê were slack it would not serue the King had godly care Iehoiada dead he fel from faith and Zachari he slue He foild in warres and sick is slain his seruantê were vntrue The xxv chapiter EDom is put now to his flight the traytors eke are kild The King did trust in multitudes he turnd as he was wild He fel from God he was rebukte Amaziahu he hight He mended not his Cittie spoild and kild he was in flight The xxvi chapiter FAln a sléep his heire dooth reign Vsias was his name He reigned wel til pride him took then lost he all his fame To Churche he yed incence to make a Leaper home he went He dwelt alone his sonne did rule to buriall so he went The xxvij chapiter GOd set in place his sonne Iotham who reigned rightfully Saue that to churche he would not go his folke liu'de wickedly The Ammonites he ouercame Golde with wheat they him gaue In peace and rest to graue he went so writ of him ye haue The xxviii chapiter HEire to Iotham was Ahaz King the false way he did take The Assire and the Israel head they made his kingdome shake Yet captains were returnd again his realm was throughly vext The more he felt the woorse he delt a better ruled next The xxjx. chapiter IN royall state Hezekia obtayned now the crown The temple clensd he did erect that was before put down Oblations and sacrifice and offrings that were great So hée and his thus serued God thus setled he his seat The xxx chapiter KNowledge was giueÌ„ by letters sent the paske for to be kept Some laught some mockt some came vp thus were the people hept Together as one a fortnight space the paskal Lamb was eaten And if the King had not stept in some had of God béen beaten The xxxi chapiter LOok what became conuerted men was doon as men reuiude They burst their Gods found their préestê who liued of things were tithd Such heaps were giuen that they might wait wholy vpon their charge Their wiues and sonnes were cared for they had all things at large The xxxii chapiter MUltitudes of souldiours came then out of Assur land An Angel did destroy the hoste God took the thing in hand Then Iuda King his hart was great but sicknes did him tame More yéeres he had he liued riche and died in great fame The xxxiii chapiter NOt wel but euil Manasses reignd vntil that he was bound Then prayers he made and did repent and fauour streight he found Restored home he made away the Idols that were vain His sonne rulde il his men him slue and for it were they slain The xxxiiii chapiter OF Iosias how wel he rulde héer now to you is tolde He sought for God and trimd his house his zeale was nothing colde The law was found and he it heard he rent his cote in sunder As he was wild he serued God so did likewise a number The xxxv chapiter PAsseouer was then held and kept Iosias so it bad From Samuels dayes before that time the like had not béen had He néeds would fight with Egipt King yet Necho him forbad So slain he was and buriall made his flock with mourning clad The xxxvi chapiter QUite quenched was the law of God King after King it foild Some were put down some captiue led their temple eke was spoild They warned mockt to Babilon so were they led as shéep At seuentie yéeres they did return so Cirus thought it méet ¶ Thus ended are the Chronicles two books they doo contain The Iewes in one compile them bothe to long we make them twain VVhen Esdras came from Babilon the kingly acts destroyd He pend these writs of breef rehearse no man hath them anoid ¶ The first book of Esdras The first Chapiter AS spoken was by Ieremy so Cirus Persia King Commaunded Iewes home to return all suche as were willing Their vessels eke he did them giue of golde and siluer numbred Fiue thousand were they in their tale and yet therto foure hundred The ii chapiter BEing so wild as thick as Bées the Iewes from thence depart In numbers great to Iuda land they go with all their hart Fiftie thousand not many lesse of soules to Iuda went Zorobabel he was the chéef whom Cirus thither sent The iii. chapiter COme home again into their land the temple ouerthrowne They doo begin to build again the trumpets they are blowne And sacrifice they dayly make the ground woork now is laid Some sing some shout some wéep for ioy eche one is wel apaid The iiii chapiter DIssembling men pretended help to build they were forbid Then letted they all Cirus time the building sâ—owely yed Darius reignd to whom they writ muche slaundering the Iewes Who writ again and did forbid suche building for to vse The v. chapiter EFtsoones they build so Prophets wild the cause was askt and why They answere made that they had leaue God let them to deny Then wrote their foes vnto the King the woork they did detest What Cirus wild that would they doo to hear they were ful prest The vi chapiter FOuÌ„d out for trouthe is Cirus graunt and he dooth it reuiue The hindrers of the woork he bids of life them to depriue His house should eke a dunghil be suche charge he writ again Then builded is the temple vp and offerings thick are slain The vii chapiter GOd made the King Artaxersis so wel Esdras to loue That he him sent to Iuda land to serue the Lord aboue Suche letters eke with him he gaue as woorthy are to read A forren prince a heathen man the God aboue did dread The viii chapiter HUndredê now doo flock and come with Esdras home to go The Leuites lackt he sent for some their welth he did them showe
defend so wil he pay his vowes The lvii Psalme REstles again to God he calles for mercy at his néed Also when Saule he might haue slain he dooth not so in déed But prayeth God abooue the heauens his glory to set out And he in hart wil praise the Lord with musick there about The lviii Psalme SAule now is héer described out his flatterers also Who sought alwayes by day and night to turn him vnto wo. Shewing how that he dooth appeal to God to hear the right Affirming that his wrath on them shall cause men praise his might The lix Psalme TO God again for help he cryes in bed he was beset He telles their tales and gileful ginnes deuisde him for to get Protesting that God wil them kil though sparde they be a while And then ful bent to laud the Lord his song he wil compile The lx Psalme WHen Dauid was in Kingly seat eset and crowned King Then he protest vnto his flock that it was Gods working Saying if they alow the same God shall stil them defend And valiant actê again their foes he shall vnto them send The lxi Psalme ABsalon now and Ammonits doo freshe reuiue his care With doleful cry he prayeth God his help for to declare And béeing stayd in quiet throne as oft before he sayes That he wil pay his vowed vow and sing vnto his praise The lxii Psalme BEset with sore temptations his faith to prooue and try He vseth meditations to him that is on hie Affirming eke the vanitie of worldlings in their wele And willeth vs to liue in God who shall our déeds reuele The lxiii Psalme COmfort he did receiue of God in Ziph that wildernes Where Saule had him beset so sore that great was his distresse And so reléeud he thanketh muche the Lord omnipotent And telles before the death of Saule as afterward it went The lxiiii Psalme DAuid dooth pray that suche as doo of him make false reporte That God would strike them sudenly euen after the same sorte That they had thought him for to haue with arrowes sharp and fearce So shall all those that it beholde his mightie woork reherce The lxv Psalme EXtolled praise dooth Sion giue for graces manifolde His people by the same is ment whiche are within his folde How specially he did them chuse and gouern them by might And blest their land with plentiousnes and ceasnably it dight The lxvi Psalme FOr prayses now to men he calles that they should giue to God And shewth his power to make the euil to fear his ireful rod. And how that God from time to time his people had protect And saued him who promise makes his aulters to be dect The lxvii Psalme GOd merciful to be to them this Psalme dooth him beséeche His countenance and iudgement bothe with prayses in their spéeche And how they swarm vpon the earth that then of laudes were doon Should praise his name vnder his blisse when Christe to reign should come The lxviii Psalme HOw mightely from time to time God had his people saued By many wayes and sundry meanes from them that gainst them raued Wherby by reason of his grace and helps wherof no nomber That on his Churche he dooth bestowe he telles for mickle wonder The lxix Psalme IN great distresse with feruent zeal to God for help he calles The cruel wrath of wicked men and what on them be falles As Iudas and the like to him that should his Lord betray And how the séed of Christes Churche should bide and liue for ay The lxx Psalme KNowe wel he did that God alone in daunger must him ayd Wherfore he prayes his spéedy help as he before had praid And that his foes might back â—e turnd and so receiue their shame But ioyfulnes to light on his to praise his holy name The lxxi Psalme LIke as before in faith he makes his prayer in promise fixt Whiche from his youth to hoary age in all his life was mixt His foes their fall he dooth beséeche and graces to him bent Stil to remain and so wil he praise him on instrument The lxxii Psalme MAke prayer he dooth that Salomon his sonne may wisely raign In prosperous state as figure erst of Christe irose again That peace and plentie he should bring and Kings knéel him before And all the lands vpon the earth should laud him euermore The lxxiii Psalme NEyther the wicked welthy state of suche as be reiect Nor yet the broyle of suche as be his chosen and elect Should cause the godly to dispair but Gods forsight to loue He shewes the end of good and bad his liking is aboue The lxxiiij Psalme OPrest they were with raging force religion true defaste The temple and the seruice bothe tofore that was in braste Wherfore to God for ayd they cry his couenant to beholde And for his name his flock to saue his foes eke so controlde The lxxv Psalme PErpetuall prayse the faithful giue to God their Iudge and King Who righteously the world shall Iudge at time of his comming Of setting vp or putting down all power is in his hand His foes as dregs shall drink his wrath vpright the iust shall stand The lxxvi Psalme QUite quailed was the Assirians poâ—re Gods name therby was knowne Sennacheribs hoste Gods Angel slue his brags were ouerthrowne At his rebuke and Iudgement fierce the rayling rout was stayd Suche vowes therfore as they had plight he willes they should be paid The lxxvii Psalme REfuge in fear of Saule his foe he knew none but his God Therfore with voice to him he flies though vnderneath his rod. In halfe dispair and woful gréef yet vewing Gods great might He chéereth vp him self again by meruails wrought in sight The lxxviii Psalme SUche succour as the Lord had sent the Israelites to fore He telles and yet how they rebeld and lou'de him nere the more And yet how God forbare his hand to sée if they would mend When nought preuaild saue Iudah sole he chose none to defend The lxxix Psalme TOrmoild the Iewes with Gentiles were to God they call for ayd To kil their foes to saue their liues so vnto him they prayed For whiche his help to celebrate his laudes they doo protest From time to time they and their â—â—ock should there vnto be prest The lxxx Psalme UNcessantly to God they flée as pastour of his shéep From foes to saue they him besought whiche had them made to wéep From Egipt land his vine he brought the bore did it anoy They him beséeche with power from hie the beast for to destroy The lxxxi Psalme A Law was made for musick men when sacrifice was made That they should play he them so willes to kéep them in their trade And God he brings to speak to them and what for them he did What eke he willes that they should doo but stil amis they yéed The lxxxii Psalme BEholde of this amid the rout of Iudges God dooth sit To cause them fear no
Barack shée did call They fought and wan but Sisara In Iaels hands did fall The v. chapiter EUen as the battaile ended was and Israel had the best They sang a song of melody wherin the Lord was blest But curst were some that cam not foorth to help them for to fight And blest was shée that with a naile slue Sisara outright The vi chapiter FAre foule did then the Madianites with Israel for their sin An Angel stird vp Gedeon their fréedome for to win The Idol Ball he did destroy and burst his aulter down â–ª His Father did his cause defend against the Cittie or town The vii Chapiter GEdeon foorth to battail went the Madianites to kil To mickle was his hoste said God for him to haue his wil. So many as feard were sent home back and those that stoupt to drink Thrée hundred slue the Madianites and made their kinges to shrink The viii chapiter HAlfe angry were the Ephraites but Gedeon did them stil Phanuel men and Sucoth bothe did Gedeon take and kil Two kings he slue and then they would haue him and his their heds He it denide but gaue them cause to doo ful wicked dedes The ix Chapiter IEroboas had thrée score sonnes and ten in number true Abimeleck he kild them all saue Ioathan the Iew. Who them rebukte they did him chuse and Gaal rose in vain So Sichem burnt and Thebez stroyd Abimeleck there was slain The x. chapiter KNowe wel ye may what guide they had as Gods that were forbod They were opprest and did repent and called vnto God Who bad them call vnto their Gods in trouble them to saue They did suppresse their Idols quite to God their mindes they gaue The xi chapiter LOok out did then the Galadites a captain and a guide Who willed Ammon not to fight but he his tale denide Then Iephthath vowd a foolishe vow the victory to obtain He had the féeld and home returnd then was his daughter slain The xii chapiter MUrmour so did the Ephraites at Iepthah had they spight Fortie thousand of them he slue and put the rest to flight A woord betrayd them many times when Iordane they would take Thrée Iudges there are then exprest and when their liues did slake The xiii chapiter NO longer did they fear the Lord then Iudges good did liue The vpper hand against them all the Lord their foes did giue A man that was hight Manoah had Samson to him plight His wife him bare as God had said with him dwelt God his sprite The xiiij chapiter OF Samsons mariage ye may hear he would néeds haue his wil As he went down his spouse to woo a Lion did he kil A ridle axt and thirtie men he slue to pay the hest His calfe had tilde the thirties land and went to his fellowes nest The xv chapiter PAstime to make then Samson went to banket with his wife Shée went not in so sprang a cause of hatred and great strife With Foxes fiery he brent their corn Philistians did he slay The iaw bone of an Asse he took and thousands kild one day The xvi chapiter QUarel they pickt to Samson stil and him they watche to slay But he that night burst vp their gates and caried them away He kept a whoore who béeing féed his strength of him shée wan WheÌ„ he was blinde they causd him play but he destroyd them than The xvii chapiter REherst is then of mony lost a woman did it misse Micha her sonne did it confesse and said lo héer it is Uowed shée had and would it kéep an Image did she make Leuite came and lodged there whom Micha his préest did make The xviii chapiter SPies were sent to serche the land the tribe of Dan it wrought At Michas house they lodgd all night where councel good they sought Return they did with ioyful newes and foorth they went to fight The préest and Image they did take and wan the land out right The xix chapiter TO mary against the law of God sée what dooth them betide A Leuites wife did play the whore and flipped from her guide He fetcht her home and as he went at Gabaah was shée slain Then sent he her in péeces twelue the déed for to complain The xx chapiter UP then rose Israel for to fight against the Beniamites For whoredome fact yet Israel was put vnto two great flightê Then did they pray and God theÌ„ plight to haue the higher hand The Beniamites were killd on morn twentie and fiue thousand The xxj chapiter ANd theÌ„ they sware that none of them the Beniamites should wed The men that went not vp to fight they vowed them but dead They took their daughters and theÌ„ gaue the Beniamites to make Yet not suffisde the dauncing dames to wiues they did them take ¶ The book of Iudges is expirde an end therof is made The story of Ruthe ye shall haue next so following scriptures trade Ruthe The first Chapiter A Dearth then fel in Iudaes land Emeleck with his wife And his two sonnes to Moab went there for to lead their life The father died and his two sonnes in mariage dide also The mother then did home return and Ruthe with her did go The ii chapiter BEséech did Ruthe her mother in law That shée some corne might lease And foorth shée went to Booz his field whose sight shée did wel please He bothe inquierd and with her talkte and her intreated wel Sée tolde her mother at the night the story euery dele The iii. chapiter CAused shée was by Noemise woords to sleep at Booz his féet Who when he wakte and felt her there the truthe on her did wéet Shée tolde him all and who shée was then bad he her lie stil And on the morne he gaue her corne and tolde her all his wil. The iiij chapiter DOwn sat Booz then and in the gate his kinsman did he call He shewd to him afore the heads what land to him did fall He said he would not purchace it so Booz the land did buy And maried Ruthe who had a sonne when he with her did lie ¶ Ruthe dooth end at Chapters foure shewing whom she did wed A Gentile she was yet she bare the Graunsire to Dauid The first of Kings ye shall haue now whom Samuel some doo call The stories shall declare you how that Kings to them did fall ¶ The first book of Samuel otherwise called the first of the Kinges The first Chapiter A Man two wiues had wedded tho the one no children had She had suche wo she praid to God who sent to her a lad Elkanah was her husbands name and Hannah was shée hight And Samuel did shée call her sonne whom shée to God had plight The ii chapiter BEgin did Hannah for to sing and sang a goodly song The sonnes of Ely were vnthriftê and did the people wrong Ely them did rebukte but small for whiche God did him chide He sent a man to tel him plain his house should
for ay The xxiiij chapiter DOutles I can but muse to sée the mightie that are riche How knowing God they vexe the poore their crueltie is suche The poore dooth cry yet God permits their tiranny to reign The whorishe hed and wicked man yet surely shalbe slain The xxv chapiter ENding his talke Bildad began is their not power said he With him abooue whose men of war can not enumbred be Comparde with God no man is iust can womens birth be pure When lightê abooue to him are dark how then shall man indure The xxvi chapiter FUl strength power hath God aboue said Iob he néeds no ayd The hel so déep is séen to him the earth by him is staid The clouds and seas are bound by him the heauens by him are propt The Whale so huge moste serpent like by him his powre is stopt The xxvii chapiter GOd be my Iudge I wil not speak of things that shalbe vain My rightuousnes I wil not leaue for sin shall haue his pain Look what the wicked dooth increace the godly shall possesse And what he had he shall not haue thus wrath shall him so dresse The xxviij chapiter HOw secret seames out siluer giue and golde with Iron hard How precious stones and food for folkes and men from men be bard Héer in the earth these things are hid but wisedome hath no péer Whiche hid from men her for to finde is onely God to fear The xxix chapiter I say to you O that I were as I haue béen tofore When power might was in my hand and goods I had in store For euery man gaue me the place the poor I did defend And what I said or what I did all men did me commend The xxx chapiter KNowe you that now the contrary the vilest doo me mock They rail they skorn they laugh they talke I am their iesting stock The Lord therto is eke my fo O God doo me forgiue For I did help thaflicted man though now thou doost me gréeue The xxxi chapiter LEudly yet look I neuer did on mayden or on wife My houshold folke and strangers bothe of me had neuer strife Hungry and thirstie did I féed the naked did I clothe If I haue not delt iustly dole then let the earth me lothe The xxxii Chapiter MUche musing then said Elihu vnto his fellowes thrée Haue you no more to Iob to say and you mine elders be Til you were dasht I béeing yung I had nothing to say But fearles now frée spéeche shall paâ—â—e lest God take me away The xxxiii chapiter NOte wel my woords to Iob he said why saist thou thou art Iust Rebuke not God what so he dooth for rule hée hath and must In bed ful sick he dooth vs lay suche message vs to giue For to submit and graunt our gilt then surely shall wée liue The xxxiiii Chapiter O Yée that wise and learned be now further sée you mark God dooth not strike but wée deserue no thought to him is dark â–ª He hath no eye to great or lowe the riche and poor are like Yet Iob dooth think him self so iust that God should not him strike The xxxv chapiter PRocéeding foorth Elihu said be thou O Iob vniust Or be thou iust as thou doost say yet this is true to trust That God is ne the more or lesse made holy or defilde But if a man on him doo call he shall finde him ful milde The xxxvi Psalme QUietly hear me yet a while God dooth not strike for nought But for to tel and mend our sin that we tofore haue wrought Bue if they skorn then shall they die or if the time they track So great is God him to beholde our knowledge is to slack The xxxvii Chapiter RUling like as a Prince on hie our God dooth all things guide The storme the haile the frost y e snowe of him they haue their tide To punishe lands or them to blesse O Iob this is moste true Alone he guides the things he made then giue him glory due The xxxviii Chapiter SO then the Lord him self did speak to Iob wast thou said he When I the heauens earth did make of councel then with me Canst thou ought doo in hie or lowe of wonders that I wrought Hast thou in waters or in land the treasures of them sought The xxxix chapiter THe Gotes the Hindes and Unicorn their gendring and their force The Pecock gay and foolishe stork or of the barbed horse Or of the Hauk that flies by South or of the Egles might By thy deuice haue these their giftê to mooue and take their flightê â–ª The xl chapiter WHen Iob had hard what God had said he humbly did obay And said he had said and would be stil then foorth the Lord did say The power and might of Leuiathan or Behemoth by name Canst thou him rule with snare or gin or make him milde and tame The xli chapiter AL men may think his powre is great though mine it not excéed Yet what ye make him for to hurt he counts it as a réed His paths are in the mightie sea all men from him doo slide The mightie Whale with diuel possest he is the King of pride The xlii chapiter BEfore the Lord Iob did repent confessing how that he The wonderous woorks or mightie power of God he could not sée His fréends were wild to offer giftê that Iob might for them pray And God gaue him of all things more then he had ere that day ¶ Thus Iob hath doon his patience ye haue heard all his broile How Sathan wrought to turn his faith how freends did him turmoile Now sporting songs for liuely wits suche as the Lord doo fear From Dauids harp the sommary to you shall wel appear The Psalmes of Dauid The first Psalme A Happy hap the man shall haue whiche not with sinners walks Ne he that in the wicked chair of God in scorne italks His frute shalbe moste plenteously rewarded eke with blisse When sinners shall decay and fall of heauenly ioyes to misse The ii Psalme BEware saith he how that ye rage ye rulers all in vain For God wil haue his sonne to rule in might and poure to reign Therfore se that ye couet lore and serue the Lord in fear Kisse him in time lest yée doo smart when he shall once appéer The iii. Psalme CAst out of Kingdome Dauid cryes to God for ayd and strength He hath reléef he dooth confesse God did him hear at length And surely he hath confidence that God wil succour send That he wil strike his enemies and eke his flock defend The iiii Psalme DOut cast away he trusted God though Saule did him molest He checketh all the taunting men that did his reign detest And prooueth that the care of God continually dooth féed Those that he loues so that they may take rest and sléep at néed The v. Psalme EFtsoones in his aduersitie betime to God he prayes Affirming God to be ful iust detesting sinners wayes