couple herselfe with another man she shal be counted a wedlock breaker But yf the maÌ„ be dead she is free from the lawe so that she is no wedlock breaker though she couple her selfe with another man I know that in me dwelleth no good thinge To wyll is present with me but I fynde no meanes to perfourme that whiche is good For I do not that good thyng which I wolde but that euill do I whiche I would not I delyte in the lawe of god concerning the inner man but I se another lawe in my membres rebellyng agaynst the lawe of my minde and subduyng me vnto the lawe of synne whiche is in my membres O wretched man that I am who shall delyuer me from this bodye of death The .viii. Chapter THey that are carnall are carnally mynded but they that are spiritual are ghostly minded to be carnally mynded is death but to be spiritually mynded is lyfe and peace because that the fleshly mynde is enemy against god for it is not obedient to the lawe of god neither can be So theÌ„ they that are geuen to the fleshe cannot please god Yf ye lyue after the fleshe ye muste dye but yf ye mortifye the dedes of the body by the helpe of the spirite ye shall lyue For as many as are led by the spirite of god they are the sonnes of god For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage to feare any more but ye haue receaued the spirite of adopcion whereby we crye Abba father I suppose that the afflictions of this lyfe are not worthye of the glorye shal be shewed vpon vs. The spirite maketh intercession mightely for vs with groninges whiche cannot be expressed with tounge Yf god be on ouresyde who can be againsts vs I am sure that neither death neither life nether aungels nor rule nether power nether thinges preseÌ„t neither thinges to come neither heighth neither loweth neither any other creature shal be able to departe vs from the loue of god shewed in Christ Iesu our lorde The .ix. Chapter THey which are the chyldren of the fleshe are not the children of god He hath mercy on whome he will and whom he will he maketh harde hearted God willing to shewe his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered with longe pacience the vessels of wrathe ordayned to damnacion that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercye which he had prepared vnto glory that is to saye vs whiche he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the Gentiles The .x. Chapter THe belefe of the harte iustifieth and to knowledge with the mouthe maketh a man safe for the scripture sayth whosoeuer beleueth on hym shall not be ashamed Whosoeuer shall on the name of the lord shal be safe The .xi. Chapter EVen so at this tyme is there a remnaunte lefte thorowe the election of grace Yf it be of grace then it is not of workes For then were grace no more grace Yf it be of workes then is it no grace For then were deseruing no lenger deseruing God hath wrapped al nations in vnbelefe the he myght haue mercy on all O the depnes of the aboundaunt wysedome and knowledge of god howe vnsearcheable are his iudgemeÌ„tes and his wayes past fyndyng out for who hath knowen the mynde of the lorde or who was his counseler other who hathe geuen vnto him firste that he mighte be recompensed againe For of hym and thorowe him and for him are all thinges to him be glory for euer The .xii. Chapter I Beseche you brethren by the mercifulnes of god that ye make youre bodies a quicke sacrifice holye and acceptable vnto god whiche is youre reasonable seruing of god and fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde but be ye chauÌ„ged in your shape by the renuyng of your wittes that ye maye fele what thinge that good that acceptable and perfecte wil of god is For I saye thorow the grace that vnto me geueÌ„ is to euery man amonge you that no man esteme of hymselfe more then it becoÌ„meth him to esteme but that he discretely iudge of himselfe according as god hath beaste to euery man the measure of fayth Let loue be without dissimulation Be kynd one to another with brotherly loue Applye youre selues to the tyme. Blesse them whiche persecute you blesse but curse not Be of like affection one towardes another Be not hye mynded but make your selues equall to them of the lower sorte Be not wise in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euell for euell Yf it be possible howebeit of your parte haue peace withall men Yf thyne enemie honger fede hym Yf he thirst geue him drinke For in so doyng thou shalt heape coales of fyre on his heade Be not ouerrome of euill but ouercome euel with goodnes The .xiii. Chapter LEtte euery soule submitte himselfe vnto the auctorite of the hier powers For there is no power of god The powers that be are ordeyned of god Whosoeuer therfore relisteth power resysteth the ordinaunce of god And they that resiste shall receaue to them selfes damnation Ye must nedes obey not for feare of vengeauÌ„ce onely but also because of conscience Owe nothing to any man but loue one another Loue hurteth not his neyghboure Therfore loue is the fulfyllynge of the lawe Lette vs walke houestly as it were in the daye lyghte not in eatynge and drinckynge neither in chamburyng and wantonnes nether in strife and enuâ—ynge but put ye on the Lorde Iesus christ And make not prouision for the fleshe to fulfil the lustes of it The .xiiii. Chapter ONe beleueth that he maye eate all thynge another whiche is weake eateth earbes Let not him that eateth despyse hym that eateth not And lette not hym whyche eateth not iudge hym that eateth This manne putteth difference betwene daye and daye Another manne counteth all dayes a lyke Se that no man wauer in his dicu meanyng He that obserueth one daye more then another doth it for the lordes pleasur And he that obserueth one day more than other doth it to please the lord also He that eateth doth it to please the lorde for be geueth god thanckes And he that eateth not cateth not to please the lorde with all and geueth god thankes Christ therfore dyed and rose againe and reuyued that he might be lorde both of dead quicke Euery one of vs shall gyue accomytes of hym klie to god Yf thy brother be greued with thy meate now walkest thou not charitablye Destroye not hym with thy meate for whome christ dyed The kyngdom of god is not meate nor drincke But righteousnes peace and ioye in the holy ghost All thynges are pure but it is euyll for that man whiche eateth with the hurt of his coÌ„science It is good nether to eate fleshe nether to drincke wyne nether any thing wherby thy brother stonâ— bleth eyther falleth or is made weake The .xv. Chapter WE whyche are stronge oughte to beare the frailnes of them whiche are weake and
infirmities and wyll put none of the euell diseases of Egipte whiche thou knowest vpon the but wyll sende them vpon all them that hate the. ¶ The .viii. Chapter A Man dothe not lyue by breade onely but by euery worde that procedeth out of the mouth of the lorde dothe a man lyue Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon the neither thy foote dyd swell those forty yeares The .ix. Chapter SPeake not thou in thy harte after that the lorde thy god hathe caste them oute before thee saying for my righteousneâ— the lorde hathe brought me in to possesse this land Naye but for the wickednesse of these nacions the lorde hathe caste them out before thee It is not for thy righteousnesse sake or for thy righte harte that thou goest to possesse theyr lande but for the wickednesse of these nacions the lorde thy god doth cast them out before thee euen to performe the word whiche the lorde thy god sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Fortye dayes and forty nightes I did neyther eate breade nor drynke water because of all your synnes whiche ye synned in doyng wickedly in the sighte of the lorde in that ye prouoked hym vnto wrathe The .x. Chapter ANd now O Israel what doeth the lord thy god requyre of thee but to feare the lorde thy god and to walke in al his wayes to loue hym and to serue the lorde thy god with all thyne harte and withall thy soule namely that thou kepe the commaundementes of the lorde and his ordinauÌ„ces whiche I commaunded this daye to obserue ¶ The xiij Chapter IF thy brother the sonne of thy mother or thyne owne sonne or thy doughter or thy wyfe that lyeth in thy bosome or thy frend which is as thine owne soule vnto the entyce the secretly sayinge let vs go and serue straunge goddes whiche thou haste not knoweÌ„ nor yet thy fathers And they be of the gods of the people whiche are rounde about you whether they benye vnto the or far of from the from the one ende of the earth vnto the other Chou shalt not consent vnto hym nor herken vnto hym thyne eye shal not pytye hym neyther shalt thou haue compassion on hym nor kepe hym secrete but cause hym to be slayne Thyne hande shall be fyrste vpon hym to kyll hym and then the handes of all the people The .xiiij. Chapter THou shalte tithe al the encrease of thy sede that the felde bringeth forthe yere be yere The .xv. Chapter There shall be no beggers amonge you Yf one of thy brethren amongâ— you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande whiche the lorde thy god geueth the thou shalt â—ot harden thy harte nor shut thy hande from thy poore brother but open thyne hande vnto hym and lende hym sufficient for his nede whiche he hathe The .xvj. Chapter WRest not thou the lawe nor knowe any person neyther take any rewarde for gyftes blinde the wyse and peruert the wordes of the righteous That whiche is iuste and ryght shalte thou folowe that thou mayste lyue and enioye the lands whiche the lorde thy God gyueth the. The .xvij. Chapter AT the mouth of two or thre wytnesses shall he that is worthy of death dyâ— and at the mouth of one wytnes let no man dye That man that wyll do presumptuously and wyl not herken vnto the priest that standeth before the lord thy god to minister or vnto the iudge that man shall dye and thou shalte put awaye euyl from Israel The .xviij. Chapter THis is the priestes dutye of the people and theÌ„ that offer sacrifice whether it be oxe or shepe They muste geue vnto the prieste the shulder and the two chekes and the mawe the fyrst frutes also of thy corne wyne and oyle and the first of the well of thy shepe shalte thou gyue hym For the Lorde thy GOD hathe chosen hym out of all thy trybes to stande and to minister in the name of the Lorde he and his sonnes for euer Let there not be founde amonge you any one that maketh his sonne or his doughter to go thorowe the fyre or that vseth wytchecraft or a choser out of dayes or that regardeth the flyinge of foules or a sorcerer or a charmar or that counceleth with spretes or a sothsayer or that asketh the truth at them that be deade The Lorde GOD wyll stere vp vnto the a Prophete amonge you euen of thy brethren lyke vnto me vnto hym ye shall herken accordynge to all that thou desyredst of the Lorde thy God in Horâ—b The .xix. Chapter IF an vnrighteous wylnesse ryse vp against a man to accuse hym of trespace then bothe the men whiche stryue together shall stande before the Lorde before the priestes and the iudges whiche shal be in those dayes and the iudges shall make diligent inquisition And yf the witnes be founde false and that he hath geuen false wytnesse againste his brother then shall ye do vnto him as he had thought to do vnto his brother and thou shalte put euell awaye froÌ„ the. ¶ The .xx. Chapter IF any man be betrouthed vnto a wyfe I haue not taken her let hym go and returne againe vnto his house lest he dye in the battalle and an other man take her Yf any man feare and be fainte herted let him go and returne home to his house lest he make his brothers hart fainte as well as his ¶ The .xxi. Chapter THou shalt geue to the first borne double portion of all that thou hast for he is the first of thy strength and to him belongeth the ryght of the fyrst borne Yf any man beue a sonne that is stubborne and disobedient that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother and they haue chastened him and he wolde not harken vnto them Then shall his father and his mother take him and bringe him out vnto the elders of that cytie and vnto the gate of that same place and saye vnto the elders of the cytie This oure sonne is stubburne and disobediente and wyl not herken vnto oure voyce he is a ryotour and a drunckarde And all the men of that cytie shall stone hym with stones vnto death And thou shalt put euell awaye from the and all Israell shall heare and feare Yf a man haue committed a trespasse worthy of deathe and is put to deathe for it and thou hangest hym on tre his bodye shall not remayne all night vpon the tree but thou shalt burye hym the same daye for the curse of God is on him that is hanged ¶ The .xxij. Chapter THou shalte norse thy brothers oxe or shepe go astray and withdraw thy selfe from theÌ„ But shalt bringe them againe vnto thy brother And yf thy brother be not nye vnto the or if thou know hym not then bringe it vnto thyne owne house and it shall remayne with the vntyll thy brother aske after them and then deliuer them hym agayne In lyke maner shalt thou do with his asse and so
erroniouse worke and in the tyme of visitacion it shall perishe The lamentacion of Ieremye the fyrste Chapter IErusalem hath synned cure more more therfore is she come in decay All they that had her in honour despise her for they haue sene her fylthynes Yea she sigheth and is a shamed of her selfe O all ye that go fathy beholde and se yf there be anye sorowe lyke vnto myne wherewith the LORD hath troubled me in the daye of his fearefull wrathe The .iii. Chapter IT is of the lordes mercyes that we are not vtterly consumed The Lorde is my porcion sayeth my soule therfore will I hope in him O howe good is the lorde vnto them that put theyr trust in him and to the soule that seketh after hym O howe good is it for a man to take thy yoke vpon hym from his youth vp The Lorde will not forsake for euer but though he punishe yet accordyng to the multitude of his mercyes he receaueth to grace againe for he doth not plage and caste out the chyldren of men from his heart The .iiii. Chapter THe women whiche of nature are petyfull haue sodden theyr owne chyldren with theyr handes that they might be theyr meate in the miserable destruction of the doughter of my people The booke of the Prophete Ezechiel the .iii. Chapter THe house of Israell will not folowe the for they wyll not folowe me yea all the house of Israell haue styffe foreheades and harde heartes Yâ— I saye vnto the concernynge the vngodlye man that without doubte he must dye and thou geuest not hym warnynge nor speakest vnto him that he maye turne from his euell waye and so to lyue than shal the same vngodly manne dye in his owne vnrighteousenesse but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande Neuerthelesse yf thou geue warnâ—nge vnto the wicked and yet he forsake not his vngodlynesse then shall he dye in his owne wyckednesse but thou haste discharged thy soule Nowe yf a righteous manne go from his righteousenesse and do the thynge that is euell I will laye a stumblynge blocke before hym and he shall dye because thou haste geuen hym warnynge yea dye shall he in his owne sinne so that the vertue that he didde before shall not be thoughte vpon but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande Neuerthelesse yf thou exhortest the righteous that he synne not and so the righteous do no synne then shall he lyue because he hathe retryued thy warning and thou hast discharged thy soule .xxxiii. Ca. The .v. Chapter IN the Ierusalem the fathers shal be fayne to eate they owne sonnes and the sonnes theyr owne fatherâ— The .xi. Chapter THat stonye heart wyll I take out of yourâ— bodye and geue you a fleshly herte that ye maye walke in my commaundementes and kepe my ordinaunces and do them that ye maychâ— my people and I your god The .xiii. Chapter WO be vnto you that sowe pyllours vnder all arme holes bolsters vnder the heades both of yonge and olde to catche soules withal For when ye haue gotten the soules of my people in your captiuite ye promise them lyâ—e and dishonoure me to my people for an handefull of barlye and for a piece of breade when ye kyll the soules of them that dye not and promyse lyfe to them â—hat lyue not Thus ye dissemble with my people that beleueth your lyes The .xvi. Chapter BEholde the synnes of Sodoma were these pryde fulnesse of meate aboundaunce of ydlenesse these thynges hadde she and her doughters besydes that they reached not theyr hande to the poore and nedye but were proude and did abhominable thynges before me and therfore I toke them awaye as pleased me The .xviii. Chapter THe fatherles haue eaten soure grapes and the chyldrens tethe are set on edge The soule that synneth shall dye Yf a manne be godly and do the thynge that is equall righte and lendeth nothyng vpon vsurye he taketh nothyng ouer this is a righteous man he shall surely lyue saythe the lorde God Yf he now get a soÌ„ne that is a murtherer or that lendeth vpon vsurye and taketh moreouer shall this man lyueâ— he shall not lyue The sonne shall not beare the fathers offence neither shall the father beare the sonnes offence the righteousnesse of the righteous shal be vpon hym and the wickednesse of the wicked shal be vpon hymselfe also Yf the vngodly will tourne awaye from all his synnes that he hath done and kepe all my coÌ„maundementes and do the thynge that is equall and right doubtles he shall lyue and not dye As for all his sinnes that he dyd before they shall not be thought vpon but in his righteousenesse that he hath done he shall lyue for haue I anye pleasure in the death of a synner sayeth the lorde god but rather that he conuert and lyue Agayne yf the righteous turne awaye from his righteousnesse and do iniquitie accordinge to al the abhominacions that the wycked manne doeth shal he lyue All the righteousnesse that he hath done shal not be thought vpon but in the fault that he hath offended withall and in the synne that he hathe doen he shal dye The .xxxiii. Chapter COme let vs heare what worde is gone forthe from the lorde These come vnto the after the maner of a great people yea as who saith they were my people they sit downe before the and heare thy wordes but they do not there after For in theyr mouthes they make a teste of them and theyr herte goeth after theyr owne couetous lucre and as a bailet that hath a swete tune and is pleasaunte to synge so shalte thou be vnto them thy wordes shall they heare but they wyll not do there after The .xxxiiii. Chapter WO be vnto the shepeheardes of Israell that fede themselues Should not the shepeheardes fede the flockes ye haue eaten vp the fat ye haue clothed you with the woll the best fedde haue ye slayne but the flocke haue ye not nourished The weake haue ye not holden vp the sirkâ— haue ye not healed the broken haue ye not bounde together the outcastes haue ye not broughte agayne the ioste haue ye not sought but churlyshelye and cruellye haue ye ruled them Thus are they scatered here there without a shepehearde Yea all the beastes of the fielde deuoure them and they go astraye c. The .xxxvi. Chapter I wyll take you from amonge the Heathen and gather you together out of al countreis and bryng you agayne into your own land Then wyll I poure cleane water vpon you and ye shall be cleane yea from all your vnclennes and from all youre ydols shall I clense you A newe harte also wyl I geue you a newe spirite wyll I put into you As for that stonye harte I wyl take it out of your body and geue you a fleshly hart I wil geue my sprite amonge you and cause you to walke in my commaundementes to kepe my lawes and to fulfyll them The .xxxvii. Chapter BEholde I wyll