Isaye in the .lxj. chap. redde saynge The spirit of god is with me for the lorde hathe anoynted me and sente me to preache his gospel to the poore afflicte troubled in mynde to byndup the woundis of theÌ„ y t ar wounded coÌ„trite iÌ„ harte to shewforth delyueraunce to men in captiuite to open y e preson to men in holde to publesshe the tyme of grace decreed of the lorde cetera And when he had redde he shitte the boke and restored it to y â— ministre of the Synagoge And nowe at the laste the worlde corrupte with the same Idolatrye aÌ„d lyke abhominacioÌ„ as it was in Isayes tyme at Christes comynge vhom therfore ther muste nedes abyde lyke destruccion captiuite if we be not captyue al redye God of his infinite goodnes hathe restored vs his prophete Isaye speakinge playne englysshe which haue ben locked vp longe in latyne so y t the laye maÌ„ I dare saye vnderstode hym not nor yet parauenture many that repute thez selfe learned Nowe maye we reade him for the moste parte gatheriÌ„ge grete frute with oute eny grete glose so y t we bringe withe vs a pure harte purged from all carnall affects askynge vnderstandinge of god by whose spirit it was al spoken so that we knowlege oure vngodlynes our Idolatrye false worshipe with our lippes our hartes beinge farre froÌ„ god which hitherto haue rendred feare worship to him aftyr the doctryne and coÌ„maundemeÌ„ts of men Isaye .xxix eth r syde y â— goodnes of god hath euer set godlynes erudicioÌ„ not this erudicion which is sone puftvp w t y â— hastye wynde of vaine glorie but y t which is iÌ„flaÌ„med w t y e soft oyle of charite y t y e godlye lerned might mo r clearly se pearse thorowe y e vayne vysare of hypocrysy Fore wher caÌ„ suê‘sticioÌ„ byd hir selfe but godlynes wil finde hir out how caÌ„not paiÌ„ted eloqueÌ„ce bolde babling but fear godlye erudicion ¶ Wherfore when it was so y t in Isayes tyme vyce raigned so sore but yet thorow y â— fauoure of hypocrysy it was taught for vertue curiouse fables walked in y t stede of goddis worde the lorde steredvp this heavenly witte whoÌ„ he had made before to fighte agenste this wylye effeminate monstre with al hir longe tayle thinking it conuenient for y t state of y e worlde to briÌ„gforth so wel apoynted a prophete agenste so delycate an enymye which prophete shulonot only fight w t strength but also with prudence polycye y t y â— spirit shuldnot wante his aparel y t because yn those dayes men studyed to painte their speache to coloure their wordes Wh r fo r his counsel which cannot be deceaued toke effect this prophete camforth a man right godly prudeÌ„t coÌ„staÌ„t vehement learned ientle wel nourtred of a singler witte which so stretched forthe al y e powers of his giftes agenst this visard hypocrysy effeminate skorner for y e poore chirches profite y e his godlynes w t erudicion his prudence with humanite his constancy with vrbanite his rebukinge with vehemence al togith r myght fight in their place aÌ„d tyme so y t if thou woldst esteme al the giftes of a prophete with pure iugement sette Isaye alone to whose faithful office of preaching prophecying god ioyned so excelleÌ„t erudicion grace gaue hym vnto vs vnto vs I saye not only to the people of Iuda Let vs therfore with thankes heare reade this godly Prophete diligently in whom we shal fynde the heavenly cleare solutions of al qÌ„stions pertayning to christen religion here shal roying his people Israel weÌ„te drye shode thorou y e sea his enimes drowned we ar ledde suerly thorou y â— perellouse ieoperdes of this iÌ„â—et troublouse worlde so ful of persecution wheryn our Pharao this LeuiathaÌ„ this DragoÌ„ playeth mocketh taketh his plesu r for a tyme Isaye .xxvij. but he is nowe in drowniÌ„ge synking downe to y e botome lyke leade kylled w t y e breathe of goddis mouthe y t is to saye with his almyghty worde for now is y â— daye cuÌ„ of y â— which Isaye thei r speaketh y â— y â— lorde shal viset this inuiÌ„cible serpeÌ„t LeuiathaÌ„ w t his harde great mighty swerde y t is to saye w t his eu rlastinge worde which so mercifully nowe offred vs we do not only receaue but violeÌ„tly resiste it w t swerde fyet wat r w t oth r iÌ„numerable iÌ„tolerable tormeÌ„tiÌ„ges ignomynes Let vs know lege this greuouse offence coÌ„mitted ageÌ„st god ageÌ„st his worde y â— professours therof we ar al synners waÌ„te y e prayse as saith Paule Rom. iij y t shuldbe geueÌ„ of vs to gad y t is to saye we waÌ„te y t faith whe rbi he wolde be glorifyed then praysle glorifye we God when we beleue y t christe is geuen vs to dye for our right wis makiÌ„ge as testifyeth paule Roma iiij of Abraham which made stronge in faith gaue this prayse honour to god assuerd aÌ„d persuaded that he y t promised hym was able to performe it cet In this sentence is Isaye hole whom to heare faithfully to reade frely diligeÌ„tly to vnderstande truly graunte vs our mercyful fath r which wolde al his electe to be saued come to the knowlege of y e trutheby his spirit of truthe Amen ¶ Burne nomore goddis worde but meÌ„ de it where it is not truly translated ¶ A note for the clearer vnderstandinge of the Prophete ¶ ye muste holde diligently in mynde y â— storye of these .iiij. kinges in whose dayes Isaye prophecyed which storye beginneth at the .xv. Chapiter of the fowerth boke of the kinges where Azarias called here Ozias beganne to raygne aÌ„d so forthe to y e raigne of Iosias rede also in the seconde boke of Paralipoin frome the .xxvj. to the .xxxviij. chap. ¶ The diuision of this boke accordinge to these .iiij. kinges what was prophecyed in eche of their dayes Vnder Ozias Isaye prophecied from y â— beginniÌ„ge of his boke vnto the .vj. chap Vnd r IothaÌ„ he sawe y â— visioÌ„ of y e .vj. cap. Vnd r Ahaz he prophecied froÌ„ the ende of y â— sixte vnto the ende of the .xiiij. cap. Vnder Ezechias he spake froÌ„e the .xiiij. vnto the .xl. chapiter The reste vnto the ende of the boke we haue no certayntye wheth r he spake it vnd r Ezechias or in Manasses dayes his successou r But this is certayne that from the .xl. cap. vnto the .xlix. he prophecieth y â— storye of kinge Cyrus aÌ„d the deliueraunce out of y â— captiuite of Babylon from the .xlix. vnto y e bokis ende he prophecieth clearly with out eny figure of Christe of his chirche notwithstondinge yet vnd r y e for sayde kiÌ„ges he mixte his sayiÌ„ges w t many clea r prophecyingis of Christe and his kingdome
e coostes of y e nacions and haue spoyled their princes ād I lyke a gyaunte haue plucked downe men sittinge a lofte and the hostes of y e innumerable people with theyr substaunce are al brought into my handes as egges into a neste for I haue gatherd to me euery region of the erthe even as scatred egges are gatherd togither into one place and there is not one in the meane tyme that dare move his winge y t dare open his mouthe or once chatter agenste me But I praye yowe dothe y ◠axe glorye agenste hym that vsethe it to cutte therwith Or doth y e sawe magnyfye it selfe agenste the drawer there of this were as lyke as though the rodde shulde lyftvp hyr selfe agenste hyr bearer and the staffe exalte it selfe agenste the smyter as though it we r no tree Wherfore the Lorde God of powers shal sende penurye into hys plentuousnes ād fyer shal krepe in vnder his pow r and waste it and the lyghte of Israel shal be his fyer and Israels sanctuarye shal be his flame which shal kyndel and devower his bryers and thornes all one a daye Also the beutye of his wodes and hilles shal be vtterly consumed and in conclusion he hymselfe shal be lyke a chased vagabonde and the reaste of his trees lefte in his wodes shal stande so thynne that a chylde maye tel and write them And then the reamnaunte of Israel and thei that shal be saued pertayninge to the house of Iacob shal no more cleave to hym as their smyter but by faithe they shall truste to the Lorde that maketh holy Israel there shal but a fewe I saye returne evē but the reamnaunte of Iacob I tel yowe shal be turned to the myghtye god For althoughe O Israel thy people be lyke the sandes of the sea yet but a fewe of them shal be turned to hym For y ◠sentence of hym that is ryche in ryghtwysmakinge muste neades stande wherfore dowtlesse the lorde god of powers shal do this assuerde thinge even in the myddes of all the worlde For thus speaketh the Lorde god of powers be not a frayde of Assur my people which dwellest in Zion for with a rodde verely shal he smyte the and shal lyftvp his weapen agenste the lyke as somtyme dyd the Egiptions but aftyr a lytel space ye in lesse then a lytel space the mesure of my indignacion and wrathe for their synnes shal be fulfilled saith the Lorde for then the Lorde of powers shal sterevppe a scourge agenste them as he dyd once agenste the Madianytes at the rocke of Oreb and as he lyftedvp his rodde vpon the sea and shal smyte thē as he smyt the Egypcions Then shal his burden be taken frome thy shulders ād his yoke from thy necke and hys yoke shal rotte for fatte But this Assur verely shal come yn firste vnto Aiath ād from thense shal he conne into Migron In Machmas shall he nowmber hys hoste there shal he go ouer the foorde so turne to Gabaam then shal Rama be a frayde and Gabaa which is called Saules Gabaa shall flee The neaynge of their horses shal sownde over al y ◠dawghter of Gallim which shal be harde vnto Lais and to lowe Anathot but whyles Madmena be a frayde se that ye citesens of Gebim pluckevp your hartes for this one daye shal he yet taryein Noba and from thence shal he turne his hoste towerd the mounte y ◠daughter of Zion and to the hyl of Hierusalem But yet beholde for the Lorde god of powers shall cut of this gloriouse renowne with grete feare he shal cut downe the talle men and they that are a lofte shall come full lowe the thorney places of the wodes shal he smyte downe with axes and the grete hyghe Ceder trees shal haue a fall Theleuenth Chapiter But at laste shal the Gryffe comeforth of the stocke of Iesse and the floury shinge budde shal springe forth of his rote which shal be endued withe the spirit of the Lorde even withe the spirit of wysdome and of vnderstandinge with the spyrit of counsel and strength the spyrit of knowledge and feare of the Lorde and shall make hym accepte or of swete savoure in y ◠feare of the Lorde for he shal not Iuge aftyr the face nor reprove aftyr the fame brought vnto his ears but shal avenge the poore with right wisnes reason for the lowe oppressed of the erthe with equyte The erthe shal he smyte with the rodde of his mouthe and wythe the very breath of his lippes shall he slaye the vngodly man for rightwisnes shal be the gyrdele of his loynes trowthe and faithfulnes shal gyrde aboute hys sydes that the wolfe myght dwel and acorde with the lombe the leoparde lye downe with the gote and lykewyse the hey fore with the lyon and that euery wylde beaste moughte agre with the tame and become so meke that a lytel chylde myght rule them the kowe and the female beare shal fede togither in one hearde and shall nourysh vp their yonge togith r in one place the lyon shal eate chaffe with the oxe here y e yonge babe shal playe vpon the Serpents denne and aftyr that it be weaned it shal put his hande into the neste of y e venoumse kockatrice Noman shal hurte or destroye other thorowt al my holy hyll for y e lande shall swymme in y e knowledge of the lordis worshipe as it were a sea flowinge ouer all and then shall it come to passe that the gentils shal seke this roote of Iesse which standeth vp for a signe emonge the folke For his quyet habitacion shal be right glouriouse And then the Lorde shall put to his hande agene to chalenge and to possesse the reamnaunte of his people whome he reserued salfe frome the Assyrions frome the Egiptions frome the harde Arabens frome the yindes frome the Elamytes frome the Chaldes frome the Antiochens and frome the eylands of the sea then shal he geve a signe to the Gentyls and shal gather to gither the scaterde men of Israel bringe togither also the dispersed of Iuda frome the fower quarters of the erthe Ephraim shal be eased of hir hateful aduersares and the enymes of Iuda shal be clene wyped a waye Nether shall Ephraim enuye or hate Iuda nor Iuda shall inuade Ephraim but their shal flee bothe togither vpon the shulders of the Palestynes towerde the weste returninge both togither to robbe the chylderne of the Easte the Idumes and y e Moabites shal be at their becke ād the sonnes of Ammon shal obaye them ād the Lorde shall stoppe the tonge of the sea of Egipte and shal shake his hande over this flovde with a vehement wynde smytinge hyr seven mouthes so that men maye go over hyr drye shod and the waye shallye wyde open for the reamnaunte of his people which were saued frome the Assyrions even as it laye open for Israell when they came vp frome Egypte so
nomore be a cyte but throne downe into an heape of stones The cites of Aroer shal be turned into pasture layers for flockes of shepe aÌ„d other heardes so that noman shal fraye them a waie Ephraim shal nomore be stroÌ„ge defensed Damascus shal be nomore a kingdome Also the glorye of the lefte cytes of Syrie shal be lyke the glorye of the chylderne of Israel saith the lorde of powers then shal the glorye of Iacob be ful thynne and the well lykinge of theire fatte bodyes shal be full leane For they shal be lyke a gatherer of corne yet staÌ„dinge after the sykle which reapeth down the handfulles withe his Arme but when he gathereth or thrusteth them togither even in the valye of Rephaim yet he levethe som what for the gleaners they shal be lyke one beatingeof olyve beryes which yet leveth two or thre beryes in the toppe and not passinge fower or fyve in all the other bouwes saithe y e lorde god of Israel Then shal man returne vnto his maker and his eyes shall loke vnto hym that maketh holye Israel and shall not loke vnto Altars the worke of theyr handes neth r shal he beholde those thinges whiche his owne fyngers made nether wordes nor ymages Then shal the stronge cytes be lefte desolate as were the ploughes harows sometyme of the chananites for feare of the chylderne of Israel Because thou hast forgoten god thy saviower and not remembred thy stronge rocke therfore hast thou planted the so fayer settes and sowne the so straunge seades When thou plantedste them thou waste riche and in thy flowers and beleuedste to haue had fulerlye frutes of thy seade But when the tyme shall come to gather and to possesse them thou shalt reape right plentuouse affliccioÌ„ and sorowe Wo be to this confuse clustre and monstrose multitude of so prowde people swellinge lyke the sea whiche haithen hoste ryseth vp lyke a fearce water But let this heady folke be they never so many neuer so vnrulye and lawles swell yet as sone as the Lorde blameth them and sette agenste them thei shall flee full farre a waye and shal be wynnowed of the wynde lyke the duste of y e drye mountayne and lyke a whirlewynde at the comynge of a storme For lo lyke as at the eveninge thei were mervelouse terrible so before the morninge shal thei begone This is the very ende of them that scourge vs this is the rewarde of them that robbe vs of ower goodes Chap. x viij WO be to the lande whose shippes are so swyfte which lande lyeth one thys syde of the flowde of Ethiopye which sendeth ambassiatours by the sea and that in shippes of reedes and bulrushes put vpon the waters saynge Go yower wayes ye messagers vnto a y e pyssed aÌ„d ragged nacion people more fearfull then owers and farre vnlyke a vyle nacion litel set bye whose lande the floudes devyde But o ye all that dwel vpon the erthe and inhabit the rownde worlde take hede and loke when ye se the signe lyfted vp to yowe in the hylles and when ye heare the trompetes blowne vp to bataile For thus sayd the Lorde to me I laye downe to reste consyderynge withe my selfe yn my house in the myddaye when it was full warme lyke as a genste a shower of rayne as it is wonte to be in haruest ceason but yet before the corne be redye to reape and the clusters of grapes be perfitly rype and the r was one which kutdowne the clusters with a kutting knyfe and he kut a waye even the branches also and toke them a waye the resydwe were lefte as well fore the fowles of the mountayns as for the beastes of the felde that y e fowles myght lye there all the somer aÌ„d the beastes of the feldes all wynter And then shall the r be offred the Lorde of powers a gyfte of y e pild ragged nacion and dredfull people farre above vs a vyle nacion aÌ„d troden vnd r fote Whole landes y e flowdes deuyde vnto the lorde of powers I saye these gentyles shal be offerd at the place consecrated vnto his name even at y e mounte Zion Chap. xix THe heuye afflicion which y e lorde shewed to Isaye vppon Egypte Beholde the lorde shal come rydinge vpon a swyfte clowde into Egypte at whose cominge the Idols of Egypte shal sheake aÌ„d the harte of Egypte shal faynte in hyr owne bodye For I shal set the Egipcions saith the lorde one agenste a nother so that euery man shal fyght with other even brother agenste brother cyte agenste cyte kyngdome agenste kyngdome and the breath of Egypte shal be broken in hyr belye and I shal scater hyr counsel when she shal go aboute to aske it of hir Idols wytches soth sayers and diuyners I shal betake Egypte into the handes of cruel lordes and a violente kinge shal rule theÌ„ saith the lorde god of powers The waters of the sea shal synke awaye and Nilus shal be dryedup their flowdes shal be dronke vp and their dykes and brooks shal be ful shalowe and fayle reed and rushes shal be wytherdvp the medewes aÌ„d all the feldes a boute Nilê° which wer wonte to wexe grene at the openinge of hyr lippes shal be dryed vp and of no valwe The fyshers shal morne aÌ„d al that were wonte to laye hokes bende nettes at their waters shal lamente the spynners and makers of lynyne the sylke wemen with y e weavers therof shal be begerde and coÌ„funded At that made pondes aÌ„d stwes shal breke vp their bankes Also the counsells of the folesshe princes of Zoan the wyse counsel of Pharao shal be turned al into felyshnes Howe dare ye then be so bolde to saye vnto Pharao I am come of a wyse stocke aÌ„d I am of an auncyaÌ„t noble bloude where nowe where I praye the are thy wyse men let them tell the nowe I praye the what y e lorde entendeth and hath thought to do with Egipte The folyshe priÌ„ces of Zoan and the prowde princes of Mempheos begylde Egipte with their noble hyghe stocke The lorde shall mingle the sprite of erroure emonge thez that then shulde seduce Egipte in all thinges even as the dronken and vomytinge man is brought oute of the waye Egipte shal want counsel to convaye hyr causes she shal not knowe where she shal beginne nor where she shal make an ende whether it be vpon y e lande or sea Then shall Egipte be lyke wemen fearfull and astoÌ„ned at y e lyftinge vp of the haÌ„de of the lorde of powers which he shall lyftup agenst hyr Also te lande of Iuda shal be a thondreclappe to Egipte so that who so euer mynde hyr to Egipte she shal a non be sinayde with feare at y e counsel of the lorde of powers whiche he hath decreede agenste hyr Then shall there be .v. cytes in the lande of Egipte which shal speake the Chananytes tonge and shal be sworne vnto y e lorde of powers
songes sunge thorowte all the erthe into the prayse of the rightwouse And I me selfe saye Oh my barennes oh my penurye ah lasse for sorowe all the worlde is ful of vngodly synners ye and that of siche synners which synne even of a set porpose so boldelye Wherfo r feare and drede pitte and snare gape fore the O dweller vpon y e erthe so that he that wolde fle to avoyde the fearfull voyce muste fall into the pitte and if he krepeth oute of the pitte he shal be taken in the snare For the wyndowes of heaven shal be opened and the foundacions of the erthe shal be shaken togither The erthe shall geue a meruelouse cracke the erthe shal be sore broken the erthe shal be violently shaken in sondre y e erthe shall stacker lyke a dronken man and be borne ouer lyke a tente For hyr synne shal lye full hevye vpon hyr and she shall fall never aftyr to aryse And then this thing shal come the lorde shall vyset the prowde sprytes of the ayer that are above and the kinges of the erthe that inhabit the erthe and these shal be gatherde togither as men in bandes to be caste into doungens and shit vp in presons and be punysshed for ever Even the mone shal be then ashamed the sonne shal be confounded when y e lorde of powers shall raigne in the mounte Zion in Hierusalem accōpaned with so gloriouse a sage multitude Ch. xxv LOrde thou arte my God I shall extoll the and magnifie thy name for thou doist thinges to be merueld at accordinge to thy auncyaunte counsells both faste and faithful For thou turnest grete cytes into heapes of erthe stronge defensed townes into ruyne and the houses of the vngodly thou pluckeste oute of cytes neuer to be restored wherfore even the rude people muste nedes glorifye the and the cytes of the cruel gentyles muste feare the. For thou arte the weake mannis strength and the poore mannis myght when he is in destresse thou arte a refugye in tempestes a shadwe in heate and where the hastye violence of tyraūtes breke yn lyke a whyrlewynde there thou settest yn thy selfe agenste them lyke a stronge wall Thou arte to them lyke y e drowght in the deserte It is thou that swagest the swellinge boldenes of y e vngodly thou puttest awaye the heate withe the shadwe of a clowde and cuttest awaye the violent lyke a vyne twygge Farthermore y e lorde of hostes shal feste al y e people in this hyl he shal make thē a plentuouse a delicate feste of y e moste fattest ful of marye with y e moste beste eldest wyne he shal take awaye y e veyle in thys hyll even y e veyle y ◠hāgeth before y e face of al y e people y e koverīge which koverth y e face of al y e gentils deth shal he vtterly devower y e lorde god shal wype awaye y e teares frō everi mānes face y e opprobrye of his people thorowt al y e worlde shal he take away for it is y e lorde y t spake it Also men shal saye in this daye Beholde this is ow r god we haue trusted in hym he hath saued vs this is the lorde in whom we-beleued let vs nowe reioyse and beglad in his sauinge helthe for it was his hande that favourde this hill But Moab shal be alto broken of hym as small as chaffe to be caste into the donghill fore he shall stretche forthe his handes agenste hym even lyke a swymmer when he swymmethe and he shall thruste downe hys pryde by the vertwe of his power he shal make his highe walles of defence to rele and laye them ful lowe vpon the grownde and smyte them to powlder Chap. xxvj And then shal this songe be sunge in the lande of Iuda We haue a stronge cyte a saviour is hyr walles and hyrbolwerke Opene ye hyr gates that the rightwous folke and the lovers of faithfulnes moughte enteryn Thow whiche arte bothe Master ād workman shal frame togither peace even y e very peace I tell yow for in the men truste Truste in y e lorde for euer for he bendeth downe the stately cytesen the prowde cyte he castethe to the grownde in processe bringeth it into duste to be troden vnder y e fete even of y ◠poore nedyons Thou lorde ponderste the pathe of the ryghtwyse whether it be iuste and whether his waye be eaven wherfo r we meruelat y e pathes of thy iugements for in thy name at the rememberaunce of the mannis soule is fedde I desyer y e be nyght with al my harte and with all my mynde and spirit with yn me I haste me to the for a non as thy Iugements were publesshed in the worlde the inhabitours therof lerned rightwysnes but the vngodly when he had once goten mercye he lerned not ryghtwysnes but as sone as he is correkte he synnethe the more and feareth not the maiestye of y e Lorde Lorde thei wilnot see thy hyghe power but the tyme shall come that they shall see it and be confounded whē thou shalt devower them by the indignacion of the people and by the fyer of thy enymes But emōge vs Lorde thou shalt set peace for it is thou y t workest and fyneshest all thinges in vs bothe ower thoughtes and ower deades O Lorde ower god althoughe straunge Lordes contrarye to the haue ben rulers over vs yet not with standinge we remember the only and beare thy name ī ower myndes The cruell Tyrauntes whiche are nowe dede lyue not nether ar they rekened in the resurreccion of the faithfull For thou haste so visited and destroyed them that all their memorial shulde pereshe But contrary wyse thy folke Lorde thou haste encresed thou haste encresed thy people glorified and magnified them thorowte all the coostes of the erthe Lorde in their tribulacion they seke the Affliccion and sorowful complayninge are to them thy nourteringe but in the meane tyme as a woman grete withe chylde when hyr tyme is come trauelleth and kryeth for anguyshe and payne euen so are we Lorde in thy sighte we conceyue we trauel and in a maner we bringeforth helth thorowe the spyrit leste therthe shouldbe destroyed and the dwellers ther yn shulde peresshe But thy dede men lyue and ower deare beloued are in the resurreccion Thei are awake and right glad which lye in the duste For thou waterest them with the dewe of light and lyfe but the habitacion of the violente is fallen awaye Go yower waye therfore my people into yower secrete closets ād shit the dore aftyr yowe abyde and suffre even but a momente tyl the wrathe bepassed over For lo the lorde shall comeforth of his place to vyset the wykednes of thinhabitours of the erthe which erthe shall disclosse whose bloude so ever she hath dronke and shal hyde no lenger hyr slayne persons Cha .xxvij. THe tyme
shal come that the lorde shall vyset Leuiathan that inuincible serpent with his harde grete stronge swerde even Leviathan that subtel serpente and shal slaye this dragone of the sea Then shall men heare this songe vpon the amiable vyneyarde of Hemer one answeringe a nother I the Lorde defende and water hyr in dwe tyme. I kepe hyr daye nighte leste eny man inuade hyr I am withe oute all wrathe who then maye so move me to be so grete an enymye to hyr that my promyse neglecte I wolde set hyr a fyer all at once with thornes bryers Or who maye holde bak my strength to pacefye me and to reconcyle me vnto hyr if I wolde not But Iacob brought owte of Captiuite vnloked for shal be roted agene Israel shal budde and floureshe so that the holl worlde shal be repleyneshed with their frutes For shall not the lorde smyte his smyters agene even as he was smyten or shal he not slaye as he was slayne what mesure so ever mengeue the same shall they receyve agene He bloweth forth his vehemeÌ„t skorchinge wynde Wherfore the iniquite of Iacob is pourged on this maner and by this meanes he taketh awaye all their synful seade as when he turnethe all the stones of their alters into powlder when their images worshiped in wodes and solitary teÌ„ples be layed downe when their stronge cytes are destroyde when their goodlye fayer cytes are lefte desolate lyke a wyldernes for bullocks to fede theryn to lye aÌ„d brose on the bouwes when their corne is brentvp and the wemen which in their cominge forthe garneshed their cytes are defyeled fore thys people is with owte vnderstandinge Wherfore their maker wilnot pyte them aÌ„d their potter shal haue no fansye to them In these dayes the lorde shal smyte downe all the frutes frome the fyerce flowde Euphrates vnto Nilus the flowde of Egypte and ye chylderne of Israel one by one shal be gatherd togither in to one place And then shall there blowvp a meruelouse grete trompet thei that had perysshed in Assyria and bene outlawes in Egipte shal come forth to worshipe the Lorde in the holye hyll which is in Ierusalem Chap. xxviij WO be to the proude crowne of dronken Cphraim and to the fallinge flower of hyr gloriouse beutie which is set in the toppe over the moste plentuoust vale wo be to the dronkherds Beholde the stronge power of the lorde comethe lyke an hay le storme dryuynge downe stronge holdes and lyke a grete shower of rayne dryuinge vpon euery parte of therthe even withe mennis fete shall the prowde crowne of dronken Ephraim be troden downe aÌ„d it shall happen to the fadinge flower of hyr gâ—oriouse beutye which yet standeth on the toppe ouer the moste plentuouse vale even as it happeneth vnto the hastye frute rype before y â— harueste which as sone as on espieth it he is redye to devower it before his hande canne reche it Aftyr this the lorde of powers shal be a Ioyefull crowne and a beutifull garlande to the residwe of his people and shal be the spyrit bothe of iugement to y â— iuges and the spirit of strength to thez that shal dryve his enemis from the gates But yet euen these also erre witheoute knowlege by the reason of wyne are with oute their wittes for theyr welthy dronkenes ye their preestes and prophetes also erre oute of the waye for dronken welthynes For they laden with wyne and drowned with luste erre in preachinge aÌ„d offende in iuginge foâ— all their tables are so fylled with vometes and fylthynes that no parte shal be lefte vnfylled Which of them I praye you shal be then able to iÌ„structe eny man or to teache the right disciplyne to eny of these chylderne newely weaned plucked froÌ„ y â— teate Or what els maye they teache then clowtinge constitution to constitution throyng one coÌ„maundement vpon a noth r inhibicion vpoÌ„ inhibicion a lytel here a lytel whyles there Wherfo r lorde shal speake vnto this people confusely in a straunge toÌ„ge vnto whoÌ„ he sayde sometyme This shal quyet thy consciens this refressheth y â— weary afflicte soule It is this I tel the that shal bringe thy harte into a blessed peace reste but they wolde not heare wherfo r y â— lorde shal speake to theÌ„ saynge Byd coÌ„maunde agene forbyd and forbyd agene a lytel here and a lytel whyles there that they mought go backwarde fall and be alto broken ye y â— they mought fall into their snares and be taken Wherfore heare the worde of the lorde Oye olde wylye skorners whiche playe the Lordes ouer my people which is in IerusaleÌ„ for thê° thiÌ„ke ye we ar at a bargaine with deth at a poiÌ„te with hel that when eny gret myscheffe or plage cometh it shal not touche vs for dissembliÌ„g hypocrysye shal be our refugye with lyes we shal be defended Wh r fo r even thus telleth you y e lorde god saynge Beholde I shal laye a stone yn zioÌ„ a touche stone a kornerd stone a preciouse stone to stablesshe y e foundacion so y t whoso ev r beleueth cleueth to this stone shal not lightly slyde for his equite eavenes shal I trye by plomet aÌ„d squyer his rightwysnes shal be poÌ„derd as in a payer of balaÌ„ces But an haple storme shal take awaye your refuge which ye stablessed your defence painted with kraftye lyes swellinge waters shal bare away yo r bargeÌ„ made with deth shal be brokeÌ„ your apointmeÌ„t also made with hell shalnot staÌ„de for when this swellinge destruccioÌ„ shal aryse come vpon yow it shal swelowe yow in karye you a waye sodenlye For when it shal beginne erly in the morning it shal enduw r but the same daye and nyghte aÌ„d there shal be siche a feare that it alone shal breke euen the hartes of theÌ„ that do but heare of this Then shal beddes be so narowe that noman maye haue his reste and the koueringes so skante y â— noman maye be wrapped in them for the lorde shal stepeforth as he dyde in the mounte of Perazim and shal roffle angerly as he dyd in the vale of Gibeon to worke his owne worke he taketh a meruelouse strange wayes to briÌ„ge his owne worke to passe ful straunge wouÌ„dreful are his dedes Nowe therfore dispyse not this warninge lesteyow r captiuyte be the more grevouse For I haue harde of the lorde god of powers that there shal come a soden ende and destruccion vpon al the erthe Lysten therfore and heare my voyce geue hede and beleue my wordes Is not the tylman alwayes busye in duwe tyme to ploughe to opene and to kutforth his lande to sowe it dothe he not a non as he hath made it eaven and playne sowe his fetches or sprynkel his Coomyn and aftyr warde sowe it orderly now with whâ—te and then with barley and so forth withe other corne acordinge to the strength
in it let y e worlde heare and al thinge that springeth oute of it for the lorde is angrye with all nacions and his wrathe is so kyndled agenste the power of them that he wyll curse them and be take thē to dethe so that theire karions shal be throne awaye to lye and stynke and the mountaynes shal be whasshed with their bloude fore even the beutifull power of the heavens shal be consumed and shal be layed wyde opene lyke a boke vnder the skye so that all their beuteful aparel shall fall downe lyke leaves frome the vyne and frome the fygge tre For even in the heauens wil I bathe my swerde and from thense shal it descende straight to Idumea and to the people whom I haue apoynted to my vengeaunce Then shal the swerde of the Lorde be bathed in blowde and in the fatte and blowde of lābes and gotes and shal be noynted with the fatte of the wethers kydneys for the Lorde shal slaye a grete sacrifice in Bozra and in the lande of Edom whe re the vnicornes and stowerdye bulles the whiche is to saye the mightye men of power shal be smytendowne and the erthe shal be wasshed with theyr bloude and y ◠grounde shal be dounged with their fatte kydnes ye the daye of goddis vengeaunce and the yeare where in thy stowerdenes shal be rewarded shal come vpon the O Zion and thy brokes shal be turned into pitche and thy grounde into brymstone with whiche thy soyle shal be so sore brente that nether daye nor night maye it be quenched but it shal smoke ever It shal be drye frome age to age and noman shal passe over it for evermore but oestroges ibices ouls ravens shal inhabit it for the lorde shal meate it forth with the lyne of destruccion and waye it withe the waighte of wastynge and then if thow callest hykinges they shall no where apere fore even all hyr princes shal be broughte to naught then shal hyr palaces bringeforthe bryers and thornes nettels and sowthystels shall growe where hyr walles and castells stode and thus shal they be dennes fore dragons and palace◠for struthyons there shall sprytes lyk◠monstrose bestes apere to eche other āl the roughe wodouses shal call there for eche other also there shal come these lamyes to take their reste Erchyns shal there make their nestes lye they shal make them dennes and nouryshevp their whelpes thyther shal Gryphes be gatherd every on to his mate Serche ye the scripture of the lorde and reade it for there is not one of these thinges that shal fayle there is not one worde but shal be fulfylled all a lyke fore what he commaundeth with his mouthe they are finesshed by his spirit loke to whom he dealeth his heretage and deuydeth it withe his owne hande or meate it owte with a lyne that muste nedes abyde faste for ever so that they muste dwell in it frome age to age Chap. xxxv THe desertes and wyldernes shal be glad y ◠drye lande also shal reioyse and flouresshe lyke a lyle It shal flouresshe righte plesantly it shal laughe and reioyse more and more and be beutyfull to beholde For the beutye of Libanus shal be geven hyr the come lynes of Charmelus and Sarone also shall she haue the Gentyles shall knowledge the glorye of the lorde and y ◠magestye of ower God Be therfore counforted ye syke handes and be steffe ye faynte knees speake vnto the faynte harted saynge be bolde and stronge and feare not Beholde yower God shall come to avenge yowe and to rewarde yowe ye he shal come to saue yowe And then shal the eyes of the blynde be illumined and the eares of the deffe shal be opened Then shal the lame leape lyke an harte and the domme tonge shall speake prayse Fountayns and springes shal breke forth in the deserte and swete ryuers in the drye lande so that the drye lande shal have hyr pondes ād the thirstye erthe hyr quycke springes In the same dennes where the dragons laye shal growe swete flowers and grene rushes There shall lye bypathes and the kinges highe waye whiche shal be called even the holy waye A polluted man shall not passe thorowe it for the Lorde hym selfe shall go withe them thorowe the same waye that fooles go not oute of it here shal be no lyō nor eny other nyouse beste shall come vp to this waye or befownde yn it but ryght suer shall the passage be also they that shal be redemed of the Lorde shal be turned and come vnto Zion with prayse shal haue euerlastinge Ioye gladnes solace shal acompany them but hevynes and sorowe shal be fled awaye The .xxxvi. Chapiter IT came to passe that in the .viiij. yeare of kinge Ezekias Senherib Kinge of the Assyrions wolde come vp to conquere and to take al the noble and stronge cytes of Iuda Wherfore this Assyrius sente Rabsacen frome Lachis to Ierusalem vnto Ezekias withe a grete hoste which Rabsace when he had layed his hoste at the sluse of y ◠ouer pole in the waye to the fullers felde there cameforth vnto hym Eliakim the sone of Helkie president of the towne house Sobna the scrybe and Ioas the secreterye sonne vnto A saphe vnto whome Rabsace spake thus Go yower wayes I praye yow and tel Ezekias howe that the grete kinge of Assprye hathe spoken these same wordes what is this thy confidence to which thou stekest so faste Arte thow so folyssh hardye to thinke to haue counsel and power to wage batayle other in whome nowe at laste trustest thow so myche that thow darest rebel agenste me I shal tel the thou trustest to the ayed ād vpholdinge of this broken reede that is to an Egypcion to the which reede whoso ever leaneth he pearseth his hande and boreth it thorowe Fore even siche on is Pharao kinge of Egypte to al that truste vpon hym but if thou wylt saye we truste in the lorde ower God a suer truste in dede to truste in hym whose highe places and alters Ezekias hathe taken awaye commaundinge Iuda and Ierusalem to worshipe befor this alter Be it in case I praye the that I shulde geve the now notwithstandinge thy bargayn made withe my Lorde the kinge of Assyrye two thousand horses art thou able yet of thy selfe to mā them And howe is it then that seinge thou arte not able to abyde the violence and power even but of one of the leste princes of my Lorde yet not withstandinge wylte thou truste to the horse men and chariets of the egypcions Thinkest thou that I of my nowne heade am come vp hither to destroye this lande It was my Lorde that commaunded me saynge Go thy wayes vp to that lande ād destroye it Then spake Eliakim Sobna and Ioas vnto Rabsacen speake vnto vs thy seruaunts I praye the in the Syre tonge for we vnderstande that languege and speke not to vs in the Iwes languege leste the people nowe
answerde al y t I haue in my house haue they sene I haue shewed them also all my tresure Then sayd Isaye to Ezekias heare the worde of y â— lorde of powers Beholde y â— dayes shal come that what so euer is in thy house whatsoeuer thy fathers haue gathred layed vp in store vnto this daye it shal be takeÌ„ awaye karyed to BabyloÌ„ neth r shal therbe eny thiÌ„g left saith y â— lorde ye certaiÌ„e of thy chylderne which shal go forth of the aÌ„d whom thow shalt begete shal be taken awaye also shal be come gelded men in the kynge of Babylons courte And then sayd Ezekias vnto Isaye The lorde turne it to good that thou hast nowe expressed but in my dayes sayd he I beseche y â— lorde that al thinges mought be quyet suer Here begineth of kynge Cyrus Cha. xl BE of good chere be of good chere my people say the yower god Se that ye counforte y e hartes of Ierusalem tel them of their reste and delyueraunce from captiuite tel theÌ„ howe their synnes shal be forgeuen aftyr that thei haue receyued their ful chastisinge of the lordes haÌ„de for al their synnes Wherfore there kryeth a voyce saynge Prepare ye the waye for the lorde in the deserte and make the pathes playne for yower god in the wyldernes let euery vale be exalted aÌ„d euery mountayne and hyllbe layed lowe let kroked wayes be made straight rowghe wayes smothe For the gloriouse maiestye of the lorde shal appere which euery maÌ„ shal see for the lorde hath promysed it Farthermore the same voyce commaunded sayng krye thou And I asked hiÌ„ what shal I krye which answerde That euery man is but grasse aÌ„d all their gloriouse beutye is lyke a flower of the felde Grasse as sone as it is wythred y â— flower falleth a waye And euen so the people is but grasse aftyr that the spirit of the Lorde hath blowne vpon them notwithstandinge this grasse be witherd and the flower faded yet abydeth the worde of ower god for euer yet this voyce commaunded agene â—aynge Go vp into the highe hill O Zion which preachest vs good tydiÌ„ges Lyftvp thy voyce as lowde as thow mayste O IerusaleÌ„ whiche preachest the gospel Lyftvp thy voyce Isaye be not a frayed and tell the cytes of Iuda saynge Beholde it is yower god beholde the lorde almighty shal come with grete might shal rule by his owne power Beholde he beinge cleare noble both in counsell aÌ„d in his actes shal bringe forth his ryches withe greate triumphe He shall feade his flocke lyke an herdman he shall gather his lambâ—â— into his armes and bare theÌ„ in his besome But the ewes grete with laÌ„be shal he wel noureshe Who hath concluded the waters in his fist spanned the heauens with his hande or hath holden vp the waight of the wholl erthe vpon his thre fingers Who wayeth y e mountayns in a payer of balaunces pondreth the hilles in a payer of scoles Who hath enformed the mynde of y e lorde or who hath bene of his counsel to teache hym or of whoÌ„ hath he fetched his counsel to be taught the waye of iugement to instructe hym of eny knowledge or to declare hym the waye of vnderstandinge Beholde al nacioÌ„s in comparison to hym ar but a drope of a bucket or a batemeÌ„t of a balaunce The eylandes ar but motes in y â— sonne beame All the trees of Libanê° are not sufficieÌ„t to make him a fyer nether al the beastes theryn ar enoughe for his brente sacrifyces al nacions compared to hym are as ye welde saye but nothinge aÌ„d but a tryful Vnto whom then wyl ye lykeÌ„ God or aftyr what fasshion will ye paynte or karue hym Canne eny goldsmyth set forth his Image or caÌ„ne he with al his goold and thinne syluer plate caste him into eny forme that maye represente him Shal a keruer for eny maÌ„nis plesure that foly shly delyghteth to beholde his Image and haue not wherwithe to make it of gold or syluer chose oute a tree iÌ„putrible to setforthe his Image that caÌ„not moue oute of his owne place are ye so blynde that ye se not these thiÌ„ges Maye ye not heare wer not these vngodlinesses declared yow euen froÌ„ y â— begynninge Were ye not moneshed of these thinges at the laynge of the foundacioÌ„ of the erthe Sitte he not of whom we now speake vpon the ronnde worlde lyke as vpon a balle and are not we that inhabit it as lytel locustes Stretchethe he not forth the heauens lyke a cortayne and lyke a tente that is faste pitched to be inhabytede Doth he not bringe princes to nothiÌ„ge the iuges of the erthe to duste so that they be neuer more plaÌ„ted nor soweÌ„ agene nor yet their stocke roted in the erthe For a non as he hath blowne vpon them they ar wythred awaye and gathred vp lyke the stubble with a whyrlewynde But to what thynge I praye yowe wyll yow lyken me or aftyr what fasshion shal I be made saith the holyon lyfte vp yower eyes into the skye above consyder who made these thinges which ledeth forth their a raye or apparel into so grete a nowmber of whom he calleth euery one by his name For by y â— reason of his infinite pow r strength aÌ„d mighte ther is not one of thesehyd frome him Wherfore then shuld Iacob thinke and Israel saye My wayes are hyd frome the lorde my iugemeÌ„t scapeth my god for is it possible for the to be ignorant or not to haue harde that God is euerlastinge The lorde y t made the worlde laboureth not nether is he wearye nether is it possible his wy sedome to be serched oute But he geueth strength to the wearye and hiÌ„ y t faynteth he restoreth right wel Chyldern ar weary almoste brethlesse aÌ„d yonge men vtterly falldowne but to them that wayte vpon the Lorde strengthe is encresed and oute of thez shal growforth egles wynges so y t whiles they runne they shall not faynte whyles they walke they shal not be wearye Ch. xl LEt the eylandes lysten vnto me and let the people take good harte vnto theÌ„ let theÌ„ come before me pleate their cause let vscall eche oth r to iugemeÌ„t wo stereth vp y t rightuouson froÌ„ y e easte calling hiÌ„ forth to subdue to hym y e gentyles to holde downe kinges to dinge theÌ„ downe to the grounde with his swerde to scater theÌ„ a brode lyke stubble with his bowe so y t in folowing vpon theÌ„ he maye passe thorowe with oute perel nether be coÌ„pelled to slippe a syde into eny bypathe wohathe wroughte made ordined y â— generacioÌ„s froÌ„ y â— begiÌ„niÌ„g Even I y â— Lorde which am both before the firste and aftyr the laste Beholde ye ey landes wonder ye angles of the erthe come and see whiche of yowe haue louingly byd yower neghboure and brother to dyner
suer aÌ„d thus thinkest with thy selfe I am ladye a lone and besydes me is there none I shall not sit lyke a wedue moorniÌ„ge nor yet be destitute my chylderne But yet shal these two thinges that is to saye to syt housband lesse chylderlesse fall sodenly vpon the bothe on a daye they shal fall I saye on y e to fynishe thi sorowe both for so grete multitude of thy inchauntiÌ„ge sothe sayers and also for the strength of thy so many helpers For thou trustedst in thy nowne couetuou se wylynes saynge No man seeth me Thy nowne wysdome knowledge deceyued the for thus presumedste thou in thy harte saynge I am ladye a lone besydes me ther is noÌ„ Sorowful affliccioÌ„ therfore shalcoÌ„e vpoÌ„ y e froÌ„e wheÌ„ se it shal spriÌ„g thou shal't not knowe miâ—able calamite vnable to be a voyded shal fal vpon the. There shal coÌ„e vpon the vnwares a soden subuersioÌ„ and then I praye the flee to thy helpers to thy ench auntiÌ„ge soth sayers of whoÌ„ thou haste grete plentye whom also thou hast set myche by haue had theÌ„ in grete reputacioÌ„ even froÌ„e thy kradle staÌ„de vnto these I saye loke wheter paraueÌ„ture thou maiste be holpen conforted of theÌ„ for thou hast occupied thy selfe weared thy selfe hitherto in their manyfolde counsells let these heauengasers starrestarers I praye y e comeforth helpe y â— tel the froÌ„ wheÌ„ce these newes ar to coÌ„e fall vpon y e. Beholde they shal be lyke stubble whiche aftyr it be set a fyer noman maye helpe it which stubble neth r is it profytable to make coles to warme y e nor yet to make a fyer to abyde by Sychons I tel the shal these men be whoÌ„ thou haste somyche set by occupyed wearyed thy selfe with even frome thy yougthe for euery one of these aftyr his professioÌ„ shal deceyue y e in y e meane ceason ther shal not be one lefte y e maye saue y e. Chap. xlviij HEare these thiÌ„geeye house of Iacob whose toname is called Israel which also ar coÌ„e of y e same stocke y e Iuda came of which also swere by y e name of the Lorde testifye affirme geue thaÌ„kes al by y e god of Israel ye althoughe ye do it not of faith aid rightwysnes which arenamed aftyr the cytesens of y e holy cyte which truste vnto the god of Israel y e forde of powers Haue I not don ethese thiÌ„ges oute of haÌ„de ar they not nows fulfilled which I tolde you of eueÌ„ froÌ„ y e begiÌ„niÌ„g when they weÌ„t oute of my mouthe I expounded theÌ„ to yow NotwithstaÌ„diÌ„g I know ful wel y â— thou art harde how srefnecked vnshaÌ„faced thou arte yet haue I tolde declared to y e froÌ„e the begiÌ„niÌ„ge thinges before they were done leste I tel the thou shuldest saye My idole tolde me these or my karueÌ„ or caste images coÌ„maunded these thiÌ„ges CoÌ„syder beholde al these whether yow haue prophecyed theÌ„ and whether it was not I that tolde yow before certayne newes secretes which thou knewest not of And now I haue created some a newe of y e which nether from y e beginniÌ„ge nor yet nowe before the daye of their creacion haue ye harde because ye shulde not tel them Lo it was I y â— knewe theÌ„ before farthermore I tolde yow of some thiÌ„ges which nether haue ye harde nor knowne before nor neuer befor wer opened vnto thy eares For I knewe that thou shuldest be a breker of my commaundemeÌ„tes for euen frome thy mothers wombe hast thou be called a transgerssour notwithstondinge yet for my names sake I differred my wrathe for my nowne glorye I defended y e y t thou shouldst not perysshe For so it is I that pourged the not for thy money but at thi moste nede I chose y e. For my nowne sake I tel y e haue I done this for I geue not my glorye to eny wother leste thou shuldst in eny wyse be prophaned caste fro me heare me Iacob israel whom I haue called I am he that hath his beinge of hym selfe I am the lyrste and I am the faste My handes haue layed y â— foundacions of the erthe and my rigthande hath set faste the heauens when I called them anon they stode still Be ye all therfore gatherd togither and heare whiche of these goddes hath tolde you these thinges which the lorde hath done by the kinge of Babylon and Chalde by whom he dothe his plesure and vseth them to execute his power It is Ialone that tolde you these thinges before I only shal call briÌ„ge him for t make prosperouse his iourneye Come I saye vnto me heare this thiÌ„ge haue I euer yet spokeÌ„ eny thiÌ„ge obscurely froÌ„ y â— creacioÌ„ of y â— worlde which am preseÌ„t eueÌ„ iÌ„ y e same article wheÌ„ al thiÌ„g was made For this cause therfore y â— lorde god his spirit sente me thê° speaketh y e lorde thy redem r y e maker holy of Israel it is I y â— am y e lorde thy god teachiÌ„g y â— y â— shal profite y e directiÌ„ge y â— in y â— waye wheriÌ„ thou shalt go And if thou obssueste my precepts thy peace rest shal swiÌ„me lyke a floude thy rightwisnes shal aryse lyke y â— waues of the sea Thy sead shal be lyke y e sandes the frute of thy bodie lyke hir grauel stones Thi name shal not be cut of nor yet banesshed from my syghte ye shal goforthe of BabyloÌ„ ye shal slipawaye froÌ„ y â— Chaldeys w t a ioyeful voyce which thiÌ„ge shal be tolde shewed preached vnto y e vttermoste coostes of y e erthe it shal be sayed The lorde hath redemed his seruaÌ„te Iacob so y â— they thirsted not when they weÌ„te thorow y e drye wildernesse for he drewe theÌ„ wat r out of y e stone he claue y e grete rocke the r flowed out wat rs but to y â— vngodly saith y e lorde the r is no reste ne peace Of Messias which is christe Cha. xliv HEa r me eylaÌ„dis ye people al a farre take hede y e lorde hath called me fro my byrthe and fromy mothers woÌ„be he publesshed my name he hath made me a mouthe lyke a sharpe swerde he hathe koverde defended me with the shadue ofhis hande aÌ„d hidde me as a chosen shafte in his quyuer he sayd to me verely Israel yet art thou my â—uaÌ„t in whoÌ„ I wyl be gloriously deelared I answerde I shal laboure iÌ„ vayn spende my strength w t oute frute notwithstanding yet shal I offe r my cause vnto y e lorde my diligent labour to my god Wherfo r y e lorde spake which fashioned me his â—uaÌ„te fro my mothers woÌ„be to bringe Iacob agene vnto hiÌ„ ye althoughe y e tyme shulde come y t he wil not be gathred to hym
taryed for lighte lo what derkenes is the r we waited for y e morninge but lo we walke iÌ„ y e derke mydde nighte we go gropiÌ„g by y e walles lyke bliÌ„de meÌ„ we grope as thoughe ow r eyes we r putoute we stoÌ„ble at none dayes as thoughe we waÌ„dred iÌ„ y e derke morninge lyke olde meÌ„ halfe dede stoÌ„bliÌ„ge at thei r graues we grone lyke beares morne coÌ„tinually lyke douves we loke for eq ite but she appereth no whe r we tarye for helthe but it is very farre froÌ„ vs that because ow r wikednes is so encresed befo r y e y t we are so synful for our transgressions we denye not our synnes we knowledge that is to saye we are synners we ar false lyers agenst y e lorde we haue forsaken our god and turned our backes to hym we haue blasphemed hym folowed strange goddes we haue conceyued euel in our hartes occupyed our myndes aboute false wordes deades Wherfore equite hath forsaken vs and rightwisnes standeth al a farre moornyngeâ— for trwthe is fallen downe yn the streutes equyte ys locked vp ye truthe is cruelly handled he y t forsaketh euel is torne in peses these thinges when the lorde saw he was not coÌ„tent y t there was no equite he saw y t ther was non y t wolde make intercession it beruwed hym he turned hiÌ„ selfe vnto his owne power cleued to his rightwisnes a non he dyd vpon him selfe rightwysnes as a cote of mayle put helthe vpoÌ„ his hed in stede of anhelmet he dyd vpon hiÌ„ vengeaunce for his vesture aÌ„d kouerd hym selfe with indignacion lyk as with a cloke ther was siche hatrede as is wâ—nt to be betwene two enimes reuenging ether other this armed he hiÌ„ selfe to rewarde y e cruel tyraunts wherfore they shal feare y e name of y e lorde froÌ„ y â— weste his maiestye froÌ„ y e easte for he shal cuÌ„ lyke a violent floude which the lorde hath steredvp with a wynde but vnto Zion theÌ„ which beinge of y e seade of Iacob repente theÌ„ selfe turne froÌ„ their wikednes he shal cuÌ„ a redem r saith y â— lorde For I me selfe saith y â— lorde shal make this conuenaunte promyse with theÌ„ y t is to saye My sprite w t whoÌ„ I shal instructe y â— my wordis which I shal put into thy mouthe shall not fal froÌ„ thy mouth neth r froÌ„ the mouthes of thi childerne nor froÌ„ y e mouth of their childers chylderne here after into everlasting saith the lorde The .lx. Chap ARyse therfore haste y â— for thy lighte is come y e maiestye of y t lorde shal shyne vpon y e beholde for whiles the derke cloudes kov r therthe y e people y e lorde shal shyne ouer the his gloriouse maiestye shal apere with the. Then shall the gentils comeforth vnto thy lighte aÌ„d the kynges shal walke vnto the brightnes y t springethforth with the lyfte vp thy eyes roundaboute the beholde al these ar gath rde togith r come to the eveÌ„ froÌ„ farre countres sonnes shal come to y e daughters shal flee vnto the on every syde then shalt thou perceyue be in prosperite thy harte shal reioyse be opened wyde even when the grete multitude of the sea shal be conuerted vnto y e y t is when the infinite noumber of the geÌ„tyls shal come vnto the aboundance of camels shall cover the Dromedares of Madian Epha shal cloye y e al y e Sabens shal come bringinge golde incense geuinge prayse to the lorde al the wylde beastes of Cedar shal come togith r to the y â— wethers of Nebaioth shal do y eseruice thei shal be offerde at y t altar which I haue chosen at y e house of my maiestye whiche I haue magnified lo who ar these y t come fleiÌ„g like cloudis doves to their wyndous also y e eylands shal be gatherd to me the shippes of the sea shal come togither to karye their childerne to the from farre countres with their golde syluer to y e honour of y e lorde thy god y â— maketh holye Israel magnifyethe y e Also straunge chylderne shal buylde thy walles aÌ„d their kinges shal ministre to the for when I was angrye I smyt y e when it pleaseth me I wyll haue mercy on y e. Thy gates shal stand open daye night they shal neu r be shyt y t y e multitude of y e gentyls myght cuÌ„ to the their kinges be brought yn for bothe y e geÌ„tils y e people or kingdoms y e wyl not serue the shal peresshe be smyten downe with swerde even y e ryches of Libani shal be brought vnto y e as hyr Cypresse trees pyne trees Cedres al togither a lyke shal garneshe the place of my sanctuarye for I shal make y e place of my fete right honourable they y t sometyme scourged y e shal cuÌ„ nowe hombly lowely to y e they y â— spake evell vpon the shal faldowne at thi fete cal the the cyte of y e lorde even y e holye ZioÌ„ of Israel Farthermore where as thow wast forsaken so odyouse y t noman wolde go thorowe y e nowe shal I make y â— clear goodlye for ev r right glad thorout al ages Thou shalt souke y e mylke of the gentyls be nouresshed at the brestes of kynges aÌ„d knowe y t I am the lorde thy sauioure y e stronge avenger of Israel for thy brasse I shal geue the golde for yerne syluer for wode brasse for stone yerne I shal geue y e peace to be thi rulers rightwysnes shal be thy lawiers The r shalneth r roberye nor extorsion be hardof eny more in thy costes nether destruccion nor losse with in thi region thi walles shal be called helthe thi gates named prayse The sonne shal no more be thy seruante to ministre to the lyghte be daye nether y e mone be nighte but y e lorde shal be thi continual lighte thi god shal be thi clearnes thi sonne shal nomore go downe nor thi mone enymore be hyd for y e lorde shal be thy perpetual lighte thy moorninge dayes shal haue an ende aÌ„d be matched with gladnes al thi people shal be innocent iuste possesse y e lande for ev r thei shal be y e flow r of my plantiÌ„ges my nowne handye worke in whom I wyl glorye y e leste shal encrese into a thousande y e laste shal growe into a right stronge nacion I the lorde shal spede this thinge in hyr tyme. The .lxi. Chap. The spirit of the lorde god is with me for y e lorde hath anoiÌ„ted me hath sente me to preache to y e meke afflicte in harte to biÌ„devp to
〈◊〉 people there shal not be harde in hireny wepiÌ„ge or kryinge neth r shal there be aftyr this eth r infant or olde mn y t haue not their ful dayes but y â— yoÌ„ge maÌ„ at an C. years shaldye y e transgressour of an C. years shal be daÌ„ned they shall buylde houses iÌ„habit theÌ„ thei shal plaÌ„te vynes eate of their frutes thei shal not edifie for a noth r to dwel in it neth r plante for a noth r to eate it but y e lyfe of my people y e workes of their haÌ„ds shal be as fresshe as y e tre of lyfe my chosen shal se many years shal not labour in vayne nor bring forth their frute w t trouble for thei ar y e blessed sead of y e lorde their yssue shal abyde w t theÌ„ y e tyme shal cuÌ„ y t I wil answer theÌ„ befor thei cal on me I wil hear theÌ„ whyle thei ar yet but in coÌ„ceyuing their peticioÌ„ y e wolfe y e laÌ„be shal fede togith r y e lyoÌ„ shal eate haye w t y e oxe but y e erthe shal be meate for y e â—peÌ„t ther shal be nomo r trouble nor plage in al my holy hil saith y â— lorde c. 66 THus saith y e lorde heauen is my seate y e erthe is my fote stole where then shal this house stoÌ„de which ye 〈◊〉 buylde me whe r is this place wherin Ishal rest wheÌ„ my haÌ„dis made al these thing is thei ar rekened emonge y e thingis which ar made saithe y e lorde but to whoÌ„ shal I loke eueÌ„ to y e hoÌ„ble in spirit which treÌ„bleth at my speach for he y t slayeth an oxe slayeth a maÌ„ he y t slayeth a shepe haÌ„geth a dogge he y t offereth to me anvtwarde offeriÌ„g pleaseth me as wel as to offer me swynes bloude he y t iÌ„ceÌ„se me doth eveÌ„ a lyke thiÌ„g as to pray se blesse an idole but these meÌ„ haue chosen these thiÌ„gis their myndes haue delighted iÌ„ these wayes abhominacioÌ„s wh r for Ishal eueÌ„ lykwise chose oute their skorners those thiÌ„gis y t thei feared I shal briÌ„ge on their neckis because y â— wheÌ„ I called nomaÌ„ wolde answ r wheÌ„ I spake nomaÌ„ wolde hear but they dyd euel iÌ„ my presens chosed those thinges which I reproue Hear y e worde of y e lord ye y e treÌ„ble fear at his speache your broth rn which hate abhorre you because ye cal on my name saye let y e lorde magnifye hiÌ„ selfe y t we mought se your gladnes but siche meÌ„ shal be coÌ„fuÌ„ded ye eueÌ„ now begiÌ„neth y e voyce of y e lorde as coÌ„cerniÌ„g y e destruccioÌ„ of y e cyte teÌ„ple takiÌ„g veÌ„geaÌ„ce rewarding his enemes to be harde like y e lameÌ„tatioÌ„ of a womaÌ„ grete w t chylde before hir paÌ„ges labours cuÌ„ wheÌ„ she is briÌ„giÌ„gforth a maÌ„ childe who hath harde siche thiÌ„gis or who hath sene siche thiÌ„gis do y e erthe briÌ„gforth al on a day or ar al folke borne at once as ZioÌ„ coÌ„ceyueth briÌ„gethforth hir childern do I destroye or do I not rath r begette do I not begette do I not make bareÌ„ saith god beg lad w t IerusaleÌ„ singe w t hir for ioye al hir louers reioyse w t hyr euen froÌ„ your hartes al hir moorners for ye shal souke be satisfyed at hir teatis of coÌ„solacioÌ„ ye shal souke be rep leneshedâ—xith hir gloriouse pleÌ„tuousnes for thê° spake y e lorde Lo I shal lede forth peace to hyr lyke af loude y e pow r of y e geÌ„tils shal I ledeforth lyke a gret rysing wat r ye shal souke th r for be borne in hir bosome daÌ„sedvpoÌ„ hir knees for I shal coÌ„fort you eueÌ„ in IerusaleÌ„ shal you receyue coÌ„solacioÌ„ as of a moth r coÌ„forting hyr sonne wheÌ„ ye se this your hartis shal ioye aÌ„d your bones shal floureshe lyke a grene plaÌ„t y e lordes â—uaÌ„t shal prayse his pow r his enymes shal he threaten For lo y e lorde shal cuÌ„ in fyer his chariets lyke a whirlewinde w t grete fury to aveÌ„ge in his wrath he shal cuÌ„ in y e flame of fyer for w t fyer w t his swerde shall he iuge eu ry flessh his welbe loued slayne for his sake shal be eÌ„cresed but they y â— vowed to make theyr selfe cleane in groues thei y â— eat opeÌ„ly emoÌ„ge theÌ„ selfe hoggis flessh my se sich o th r abhominable vnclennes shal be takeÌ„ awaye altogith r saith y e lorde for I shal cuÌ„ to gath r togith r bothe ev ry nacioÌ„ toÌ„ge thâ—ir studyes workis thei shal cuÌ„ semy maiestye Also I shal geue theÌ„ a tokeÌ„ sende some of my chosen to y e geÌ„tyls as to y â— Cylicks Lybes Lydees which ar noble archers I shal sende to Italye Grece to y e fardest eylaÌ„ds w ch yet hâ—rd not my preaching nor saw my glory they shal preach my glorye emoÌ„ge the geÌ„tils briÌ„ging al your broth rn froÌ„ y e multitude of y e geÌ„tils to be an oblacioÌ„ to y e lorde thei shal briÌ„ge theÌ„ on horse in wageÌ„s chariets on mules iÌ„ cartes to IerusaleÌ„ my holy hyl saith y e lorde no noth r wyse theÌ„ y e chyldern of Israel we r wont to bring their oblacioÌ„s into y e house of y e lorde in clene vessels out of theÌ„ shal I take some preestes leuytes saith y e lorde for as this newe heaueÌ„ erth w ch I shal make shal abyde in my presens saith y e lorde even so shal your seade your name abyde also th r shal be ê‘petual festes of y e newe mones ê‘petual sabbath days euery flessh shal cuÌ„ to worshipe befo r me saith y e lord thei shal goforth to beholde y e karioÌ„s of y e synners agenst me for y e worme of theÌ„ shal nev r dye their fyer shal nev r be queÌ„ched theish albe lothed of every flessh The ende of y e prophecye of Isaye ¶ Printed in Straszburg by Balthassat Beckenth in the year of our lorde 1531. the .x. daye of Maye 4. Re. 15 Iud. vij ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞