wyse prudent sentences Hys name wente abrode in the Iles because of his peace he was beloued All landes marueled at his soÌ„ges prouerbes similitudes and at his peace and at the name of the Lorde God which is called the God of Israel He gathered golde as tynne he had as much syluer as leade He was moued in inordynate loue towarde wemen was ouercome in affeccyon He stayned his honoure and worshyppe yee hys posteryte defyled he also in bryngynge the wrathe of the Lorde vpon hys chyldren and sorowe after his ioye so y â— his kyngdome was deuyded Ephraim became an vnfaythfull and an vncoÌ„staÌ„t kyngdome Neuertheles God forsoke not his mercy neyther was he vtterly destroyed because of his worckes y â— he shulde leaue him no posterite As for y â— sede that came vpoÌ„ him which he loued he brought it not vtterly to naught but gaue yet a remnauÌ„te vnto Iacob and a rote vnto Dauid out of hym Thus rested Salomon with his fathers and out of hys sede he left behynde hym a very foolyshnes of the people and such one as had no vnder standynge euen Roboam whiche turned awaye the people thorowe his councel and Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which caused Israell to sinne and shewed Ephraim y â— way of vngodlynes In so much that theyr synnes and misdedes had the vpper hand so sore that at the last they were dryuen out of the land for the same Yee he sought out and brought vp all wyckednes tyll the vengeaunce came vppon them ¶ The prayse of Eliah Elizeas Hezekiah and Esaye CAPI XLVIII THEN stode vp Eliah the Prophet as a fyre and hys worde brente lyke a creshet He brought an honger vpon them and in hys zele he made them fewe in nombre For they might not away with the commaundementes of the Lorde Thorowe the worde of the Lord he shut the heauen and thre times brought he the fyre downe Thus became Eliah honorable in his wonderous dedes Who may make his boast to be lyke him One that was deed raysed he vp from deathe and i the worde of the hyest he brought hym oute of the graue agayne * He caste downe kinges destroyed them and the honorable from theyr seate Upon the mount Syna he herde the punyshment and vpon Horeb the iudgement of the vengeaunce He prophecyed recoÌ„pensynge vnto kynges ordeyned prophetes after hym He was taken vp in the storme of fyre in a charet of horses of the Lorde He was ordaned in the reprouynges in tyme to pacyfye the wrath of the Lorde to turne the hertes of the fathers vnto the chyldren and to set vp the trybes of Iacob agayne Blessed were they that saw the and were garnyshed in loue for we lyue in lyfe but after death we shall haue no such name Elias was couered in y â— storme but Helyseus was fylled with his sprete Whyle he lyued he was afrayed of no prynce and no man myght ouercome him There coulde no worde disceaue him after his death his body prophecied He dyd wonders in his lyfe in death were his workes maruelous For all this the people amended not nether departed they froÌ„ theyr synnes tyll they were caried away presoners out of the laÌ„de and were scatred abrode in all countrees so that of them there ramayned but a very lytle people and a prynce vnto the house of Dauid Howe be it some of them dyd ryght and some heaped vp vngodlynes Hezekias made his cytie stronge conueyed water in to it dygged thorowe the stony rocke with yron made vp a well by the water syde In his tyme came Sennaheryb vp and sent Rabsakes lyft vp his hande agaynste Syon and defied theÌ„ with greate pryde Then trymbled theyr nettes and haÌ„des so that they sorowed lyke a woman trauaylinge with chylde So they called vpon the Lorde which is mercyful and lyfte vp theyr handes before hym Immediatly the Lorde harde them out of heauen he thought nomore vpon theyr sinnes nor gaue them ouer to theyr enemyes but delyuered them by the hande of Esay the holy prophet He smote the hoost of y â— Assyrians and his angell destroyed theÌ„ For Hezekias had done the thynge y â— pleased the Lorde remayned stedfastly in the waye of Dauid his father as Esay the greate and faythful prophet in the syght of God had coÌ„maunded hym In his tyme the Sunne wente backwarde he lengthened the kinges lyfe With a ryghte sprete prophecyed â—e what shulde come to passe at the last and to suche as were sorowfull in Syon he gaue coÌ„solacion wher w t they myght coÌ„fort them selues for euermore He shewed thynges y â— were â—or to come secrete or euer they came to passe ¶ Of Iosiah Hezethiah Dauid Ieremy Ezechiel zoâ—o babel Iesua Nehemiah Enoch and Ioseph CAPI XLIX THE remeÌ„braunce of Iosias is lyke as whaÌ„ the apothecary maketh many precious swete smellyng thynges together His remembraunce shal be swete as hony in all mouthes as the playenge of Musyck at a bancket of wyne He was appoynted to turne the people agayne to take awaye all abhomynacions of the vngodly He dyrected his herte vnto the Lorde and in the tyme of the vngodly he set vp the worshyp of God agayne All kynges except Dauid Hezechiah and Iosiah coÌ„mytted wyckednes for euen the kynges of Iuda also forsoke the lawe of God For they gaue theyr horne vnto other theyr honoure and worshyppe also to a straunge people Therfore was the electe cytâ—e of y â— Sanctuary brent with fyre the streates therof laye desolate wast in the hande of Ieremy for they intreated hym euell whiche neuertheles was a prohpet ordeyned froÌ„ hys mothers wombe y t he myght rote out breake of and destroye and that he myght builde vp and plant agayne Ezechiel sawe the glorye of the Lorde in a vysion which was shewed him vpon y â— charet of y â— Cherubins For he thought vpoÌ„ the enemies in y â— rayne to do good vnto suche as had ordred theyr wayes a ryght And the bones of the twelue prophetes floryshed from out of theyr place for they gaue comforte consolatyon vnto Iacob delyuered theÌ„ faythfully Howe shall we prayse Zorobabel whiche was as a rynge in the rght hande So was Iesus also the soÌ„ne of Iosedec these men in theyr tymes buylded the house and set vp y â— â–ª Sanctuary of y â— Lorde agayne which was prepared for an euerlasting worshyp And Nehemias is all waye to be coÌ„mended whiche set vp for vs the walles that were broken downe made the portes and barres agayne buylded our houses of the newe But vpon the earth is there no man created like Enoch for he was takeÌ„ vp from the earth And Ioseph which was Lorde of hys brethren the vp holder of hys people his bones were couered and kepte Seth
chaunged turned into another meanynge for euyll shal be put out and disceyte shal be quenched As for fayth it shall floryshe corrupcion shal be ouercome the truth which hath bene so longe without frute shal be declared And it happened when he talked w t me that I loked demurely vpon him before whome I stode and these wordes sayde he vnto me I am come to shewe the the tyme of the nyght for to come Yf thou wylte praye yet more and fast seuen dayes agayne I shall tell the more thinges and greater then before for thy voyce is hearde before the Hyest for why y ◠myghtye hathe sene thy ryghtuous dealynge he hath sene also thy chastyte which thou hast had euer sence thy youth and therfore hathe he sent me to shewe the al these thynges to saye vnto the Be of good comforte feare not and hast not w t the tymes that are paste to thyncke vayne thynges make not haste of the latter tymes And it happened after this that I wept agayne and fasted seuen dayes in lyke maner y ◠I myght fulfyll the thre wekes which he tolde me In the eyght night was my hert vexed withi me agayne I begāne to speke before the hyest for my sprete was greately set on fyre and my soule was in destresse I sayd O Lord thou spakest vnto thy creature frō the begynnyng euen the fyrst daye and saydest Let heauen earth be made and thy worde was a perfecte worcke And then was there the sprete and the darckenesses were yet on euery syde and sylence there was no mans voyce as yet from the. Then cōmaunded thou a fayre lyght to come forth out of thy treasures that thy workes myght appere and be sene Upon the seconde daye thou made est the sprete of the firmament and commaūdest it to part in sunder and to make a deuysion be twixte the waters that the one parte myght remayne aboue and the other beneth Upon the thyrde day thou broughtest to passe that the waters were gathered in the seuēth part of y ◠earth Sixe partes hast thou dryed vp and kepte them to thyntent that mē myght sowe occupye husbandry therin As soone as thy worde wente forth the worcke was made For immediatly there was greate innumerable frute and many diuerse pleasures desyres of tēptacyon floures of chaungeable coloure and smel and this was done the thyrde day Upon the. iiij daye thou cōmaundedst y ◠the Sunne shuld geue his shyne the mone her lyght the starres dydest thou set in ordre gauest thē a charge to do seruyce euen vnto man that was for to be made Upon the fyfth daye thou saydest vnto the seuenthe part where the waters were gathered that they shulde brynge forthe diuerse beastes foules and fysshes And so it came to passe that the domme water and without soule brought forth lyuynge beastes at the commaundement of God that all people myght prayse thy wonderous worckes Then dydest thou preserue two soules the one thou calledst Enoch and the other Leuiathan didest seperate the one from the other for the seuenth parte namely where the water was gathered together myght not holde them bothe Unto Enoch thou gauest one parte whiche was dryed vp the thyrde daye that he shulde dwel in the same part wherin are a thousande hylles But vnto Leuiathan thou gauest the seuēth part namely y ◠moyst and haste kepte him to deuoure what thou wylte and whan Upon the syxte daye thou gauest cōmaundement vnto the earthe that before the it shulde brynge forth beastes caxell and all that crepe and besydes this Adam also whome thou madest Lorde of all thy creatures Of hym come we all and the people also whom thou hast chosē specyally vnto thy selfe Al this haue I said nowe and spoken before the O Lord y t I myght shewe howe that the world is made for our sakes As for the other people whiche also come of Adam thou hast said that they are nothyng but be lyke a spetle hast lyckened the aboūdaunce of them vnto a droppe that falleth from the rofe of the house And nowe O Lorde the Heathen which haue euer bene reputed as nothynge haue begōne to be Lordes ouer vs and to deuour vs but we thy people whom thou hast called the fyrst borne thy onely begotten thy feruente louer are geuen into theyr handes and power Yf the worlde nowe be made for our sakes why haue we not the inherytaūce in possessyon with the worlde Howe longe shall this endure ¶ The Angell sheweth Esdras many thynges to come CAPI VII AND it happened after that I had spoken out these wordes there was sente vnto me an Angell whiche had bene by me also the nightes afore and he sayd vnto me Up Esdras and here the wordes that I am come to tell the. And I sayd speake on Lord my God Then sayd he vnto me The see is set in a wyde place that it might be depe and greate but the entraunce is narowe small lyke a ryuer For who wolde go into the see to loke vpon it and to rule it If he wente not thorow the narowe how myght he come into the brode Item another A cytie is buylded and set vpon a brode felde and is full of al goodes the entraūce is narowe and sodayne lyke as yf there were a fyre at the ryght hande and a depe water at the lefte and as it were onely one strayte path betwixte thē bothe so small that there coulde but one man go there If this cyte nowe were geuē to an heyre he neuer went thorowe the parlous waye how wolde he receyue his enheritaūce And I sayde It is so Lord. Then said he to me Euen so is Israel also a porcyon And why for theyr sakes haue I made the world and when Adam transgressed my statutes then was the thyng iudged that was done Thē were the entraūces of the worlde made narowe ful of sorowe trauayle They are but fewe ◠euil ful of parels labour For the entraunces of the fore worlde were wide sure and brought immortall frute If they nowe whiche are entred into this worlde maye not comprehende these strayte and vaine thinges muche lesse may they cōprehende and vnderstande the secrete thynges Why disquietest thou thy self thē seyng thou art but a corruptyble man And what woldest thou knowe where as thou art but mortall And why hast thou not receyued in to thyne herte the thynge that is for to come but that is present Then sayd I O Lord Lord thou hast ordayned in thy lawe that the ryghtuous shulde inherete these thīges but that the vnfaythful and vngodly shulde perysh Neuer thelesse the rightuous shal suffre strayte thīges hope for wide for they that haue liued vngodly and suffred strayte thynges shall not se the wyde And he sayd vnto me There is no iudge aboue God and none that hath vnderstandynge aboue the Hyest For there
stronge oughte to beare the fraylnes of them which are weake and not to stande in oure owne consaytes Let euery man please his neyghbour vnto his welth edyfyinge For Christ pleased not him selfe but as it is wrytten The rebukes of them whyche rebuked the fel on me ✚ Whatsoeuer thinges are wrytten afore tyme they are wrytten for our learnyng that we thorow pacience comfort of the scryptures myght haue hope The God of pacyence and consolacion graunte you to be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Chryste Iesu that ye all agreynge togyther maye with one mouth prayse god the father of our Lorde Iesus Wherfore receyue ye one another as Chryste receyued vs to the prayse of God And I say that Iesus Chryste was a mynister of the circumcision for the trueth of God to confyrme the promyses made vnto the fathers that the Gentyles might praise God for his mercy as it is wrytteÌ„ For this cause I wyll prayse the among the gentyls and synge vnto thy name And agayne he sayeth reioyse ye gentyles with his people And agayne prayse the Lord al ye gentils and laude him all ye nacyons together And agayne Esay sayth there shal be the cote of Iesse and he that shal rise to raigne ouer the gentyles in him shal the gentyles trust The God of hope fyll you with al ioye peace in beleuyng that ye maye be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghost ⊢ I my selfe am full certyfied of you my brethren that ye also are full of gooâ—nes fylled with all knoweledge and are able to exhorte one another Neuerthelesse brethren I haue some what more boldly written onto you partly to put you in remembraunce thorow the grace that is gyuen me of God that I shuld be the minister of Iesu Christ amoÌ„g the Gentylles and shulde mynistre the Gospell of God that the offerynge of the gentiles myght be acceptable and saynctyfyed by the holy gost I haue therfore wherof I may reioyse thorow Christ Iesu in those thinges whiche pertayne to God For I dare not speke of any of these thynges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the Gentyls obedyent with worde and dede in myghtye sygnes and wonders by the power of the spyryte of God so that from Ierusalem the coaites rounde aboute vnto IllyrycuÌ„ I haue fylled al couÌ„trees with the Gospell of Christ. So haue I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospell not where Christe was named least I shulde haue bylt on another mannes â—oun 〈…〉 To whome he 〈…〉 shal se and they that herde not shal vnderstande For this cause I haue bene ofre let âšœ and am let as yet that I coulde not come vnto you but nowe seing I haue no more to do in these countrees and also haue bene desirous many yeres to come vnto you when soeuer I take my iorney into Spayne I wyll come to you For I trust to se you in my iorney and to be brought on my waye thy therward by you after that I haue somwhat enioyed your acquayntaunce Now go I vnto Ierusalem and mynister vnto the Saynctes For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certayne distrybucion vpon the poore Santes which are at Ierusalem It hath pleased them verely and theyr detters are they For yf the Gentyles be made partakers of theyr spyritual thynges theyr duety is to mynister vnto them in bodely thynges When I haue perfourmed this haue brought them thys truyte sealed I wyll come backe agayne by you into Spayne I am sure that when I come vnto you I shall come with abouÌ„dauÌ„ce of the blessynge of the Gospel of Christ ✚ I beseche you brethren for our Lord Iesu Christes sake and for the loue of the spyryte that ye helpe me in my busynesse with your prayers to God for me that I may be delyuered from them which beleue not in Iewry and y t this my seruyce whiche I haue to do at Ierusalem may be accepted of the Sanctes y â— I may come vnto you with ioye by the wyll of God and may with you be refreshed The God of peace be with you AMEN ¶ A Chapter of salutacyons He warneth them to beware or mens doctryne and coÌ„maundeth vnto them certayne godly men that were louers and brethren in the trueth CAPI XVI I Commende vnto you Phebe oure syster whiche is a mynister of the congregacyon of CeÌ„chrea that ye receiue her in the Lord as it becoÌ„meth Saynctes and that ye assyste her in what soeuer busines she nedeth of your ayde For she hath suckered many and myne owne selfe Grete Prisea and Aquila my helpers in Christe Iesu whyche haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes Unto whom not I onely gyue thankes but also al the congregacyons of the Gentyles Lykewyse grete the congregacyon that is in their house Salute my well beloued Epenites which is ☞ the first frute of Achaia in Christ Grete Mary whiche bestowed much labour on vs. Salute Andronicus and Iunea my cosyns prisoners with me also whiche are well taken amonge the Apostles 〈…〉 in Chryste before me 〈…〉 my beloued in the Lorde Salute Urban our helper in Christ Stachis my beloued Salute Appelles approued in Christ. Salute them â–ª whiche are of Aristobolus housholde Salute Hirodion my kynsman Grete them that be of the housholde of Narcissus whiche are in the Lord. Salute Triphena and Triphosa whiche women laboure in the Lorde Salute the beloued Persis which laboured moche in the Lord. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lorde and his mother and myne Grete Asincritus PhilogoÌ„ Herman Patropas Marcurius and the brethren whiche are with theÌ„ Salute Philologus and Iulia Nereus and his syster and Olimpha and all the sanctes whiche are with them Salute one another wyth an holy kysse The congregacions of Christe salute you ✚ I beseche you brethren marke them whiche cause deuision and geue occasions of euyll contrary to the doctrine which ye haue learned and auoyde them For they that are suche serue not the Lord Iesus Christ but their owne bellyes and with swete and flatterynge wordes deceyue the hertes of the innocentes For your obedieÌ„ce is gone abrode vnto all men I am glad therfore no dout of you But yet I wolde haue you wyse vnto that which is good and to be innocent as coÌ„cernyng euyl The God of peace shal treade Satan vnder your fete shortly The grace of our Lorde Iesu Christ be with you Tymotheus my worke felowe Lucius and Iason and Sosâ—pater my kinsmeÌ„ salute you I Tercius salute you which wrote this Epystle in the Lorde Gayus myne hoste and the host of al the congregacion saluteth you Erastus the chamberlayne of the cytye saluteth you And Quartus a brother saluteth you The grace of our Lord Iesu Christ be with you all Amen ⊢ To him that is of power to stably she you accordyng to my
entryng in of the tabernacle the aulter of burntsacrifice with his brasen gredyren his staues and all his vessels the lauer his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pyllers theyr sockettes the hangynge in the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacyon the pynnes of the courte w t theyr cordes the ministrynge garmentes to minystre in the holy place the holy vestimentes for Aaron the preest the vestimentes of his sonnes that they maye ministre in And all the companye of the chyldren of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And euery one came as many as theyr hertê couraged them as many as theyr spirites made them wyllyng brought a present for the Lorde to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse for al his vses and for the holy vestimentes And they came bothe men and women euen as many as were wyllyng herted and brought bracelettes earynges cheynes whiche Iewels were all of golde â–ª al the men brought a waueofferyng of golde vnto the Lorde And euery man with whom was fouÌ„de yelow sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke gootes heere red skynnes of rammes tarus skynnes brought them Al that dyd heaue vp an oblacyon of golde brasse brought an heaueofferynge vnto the lorde And al men with whom was found Sethim wod for any maner worke of the ministracyoÌ„ brought it And al the women that were wyse herted dyd spyn with theyr handê brought the spon worke bothe the yelow sylke purple scarlet and whyte sylke And all the women whom theyr owne herte moued span gootes heete wysely And the Lordes brought Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap and spyce oyle for lyght for the anoyntyng oyle and for the swete sence And the chyldreÌ„ of Israel brought a wyllyng offeryng vnto the lorde both men women as many as had wyllyng hertes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had coÌ„maunded to be made by the hande of Moses And Moses sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the lorde hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Ury the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda hath fylled hym with the spirite of god in wysdome vnderstandyng in knowledge in all maner worke to fynde out curyous workes which are made in gold syluer and brasse In the crafte of stones to set them in caruyng of wood to make any maner of subtyll worke And he hath put in his herte ☞ that he may teache both he and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan. Them hath he fylled with wysdome of herte to worke all maner of grauen subtyl and nedle worke in yelowe sylke purple in scarlet and whyte sylke and in weuyng And to do all maner of worke subtyll feates ¶ The thynges that Bezaleel and Ahaliab made CAPI XXXVI ANd Bezaleel wrought and Ahaliab and all wyse herted men to whome the lorde gaue wysdome vnderstandyng to knowe howe to worke all maner worke for the seruyce of the Sanctuarye and all that the Lorde had commaunded And Moses called Bezaleel Ahaliab and al the wyse herted men and suche as the Lorde had gyuen wysdome vnto and as many as theyr hertes couraged to come vnto that worke to worke it And they receyued of Moses al the present whiche the chyldren of Israel had broughte for the worke of the seruyce of the Sanctuarye to make it â–ª And besyde that they brought gyftes vnto it euery day in the mornynge And all the wyse men that wrought all the holy worke came euery man froÌ„ his worke whiche they made and spake vnto Moses saynge The people brynge to moche and more then ynough for the seruyce and worke whiche the Lorde hath commaunded to be made And then Moses gaue a coÌ„maundement and they caused it to be proclaymed thorowout the hoost saynge Se that neyther man nor woman prepare any more worke for the present of the sanctuary so the people were forbydden to bryng for the stuffe they had was suffycyent for all the worke to make it and to moche All the wyse harted men therfore and they that wrought for the habitacyon made x. curteynes of whyte twyned sylke yelowe sylke purple and scarlet †with pyctures of brodered worke made he them The lengthe of one curteyne was xxviii â–ª cubytes and the bredth iiii and the curteynes were all of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues and other fyue by themselues And he made lowpes of yelow sylke along by the edge of one curteyne euen in the seluege of the couplyng curteyu And likewyse he made on the syde of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde Fyftye lowpes made he in the one curteyne and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde the lowpes helde one curteyne to an other And he made fyftie rynges of golde coupled the curteynes one to an other with the rynges so was it made one dwellyng place And he made eleuen curteynes of gootes heere to be a tente ouer the tabernacle The length of a curteyne had thyrty cubytes and was foure cubytes brode and they all eleuen of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues syx by themselues he made l. loupes alonge by the bordre of the vtmost couplynge curteyne and fyftie in the edge of the other couplynge curteyne †That they myght be ioyned togyther And he made l. rynges of brasse to couple the tent togyther that it myght be one And he made a couerynge vpon the tent of rammes skynnes red and yet another of taxus skynnes aboue that And he made standynge bordes for the Tabernacle of Sethym wood The length of a boorde was ten cubytes the bredth one cubyte and an halfe One borde had two fete wherby they were ioyned one to an other And thus made he for all the bordes of the Tabernacle And he made twenty bordes for the south syde of the habitacyon and fortye sockettes of syluer vnder the. xx bordes â–ª two sockettes vnder one borde for his two feete and two sockettes vnder an other boorde for his two feete †vvhere the sockettes of the sydes ende in the corner And for the other syde of the dwellynge whiche is towarde the north he made twentye boordes and theyr fourtye sockettes of syluer two sockettê vnder one boorde and two sockettes vnder the other And towarde the west ende of the tabernacle †That is to saye at the ende of the Tabernacle vvhich enclyneth tovvarde the see He made vi boordes and two other boordes made he in the corners of the habitacyon for eyther syde they were ioyned close benethe and aboue with a clampe and thus they dyd to both the corners And there were viii bordes and. xvi sockettes of syluer vnder euery boorde two sockettes And he made barres of Sethim wood v. for the boordes
and dyggeth vp the grounde But myne eyes loke vnto the O Lorde God in the is my trust Oh cast nat out my soule Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde for me and from the trappes of the wycked doers Let the vngodly fall into theyr owne nettes to geyther vntyll I be gone by them ¶ The. cxlij Psalme ¶ The instrucâ—yon of Dauid a prayeâ— when he was in the caue I Cryed vnto the Lorde with my voyce yee euen vnto the Lorde dyd I make my supplycacyon I powred out my complaintes before him and shewed hym of my trouble When my sprete was in heuynesse thou knewest my pathe in the waye wherin I walked haue they preuely layed a snare for me I loked also vpon my ryght hande and se there was no man that wolde knowe me I had no place to fle vnto and no man cared for my soule I cryed vnto the O Lorde and sayd thou art my hope and my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge Consydre my complaynte for I am brought very lowe O delyuer me froÌ„ my persecutours for they are to stronge for me Brynge my soule out of prysoÌ„ that I maye geue thaÌ„kes vnto thy name which thynge yf thou wylt graunte me then shall the ryghteous resorte vnto my company ¶ The. cxliij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid when his owne sonne persecuted hym HEARE my prayer O Lorde and consyder my desyre herken vnto me for thy trueth and ryghteousnesse sake And entre nat into iudgemente with thy seruaunte for in thy syght shall no man lyuynge be iustifyed For the enemye hath persecuted my soule he hathe smyten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hathe layed me in the darckenesse as the deade men of of the worlde Therfore is my sprete vexed within me and my herte within me is desolate Yet do I remembre the tymes past Imuse vpon all thy workes Yee I exercyse my selfe in the worckes of thy handes I streatche forth myne handes vnto the my soule cryeth vnto the out of the thyrsty lande Heare me O Lorde and that soone for my sprete waxeth faynte hyde nat thy face from me left I be lyke vnto them that go downe into the pytte O let me heare thy louynge kyndenesse by tymes in the morninge for in the is my trust she we thou me the waye that I shulde walke in for I lyfte vp my soule vnto the. Delyuer me O Lorde fro myne enemyes for I resorte vnto the. Teache me to do the thynge that pleaseth the for thou arte my God let thy louynge sprete leade me forth vnto the laÌ„de of ryghteousnes Quycken O lorde for thy names sake and for thy ryghteousnesse sake brynge my soule out of trouble And of thy goodnesse scater myne enemyes abrode and destroye all them that vexe my soule for I am thy seruaunte ¶ The. cxliiij Psalme ¶ Of Dauid BLessed be the Lorde my refuge whiche teacheth my handes to warre and my fyngers to fyght My hope and my castell my defence and my delyuerer my shylde in whome I trust whiche gouerneth the people that is vnder me Lorde what is man that thou haste suche respecte vnto hym Or the sonne of man that thou so regardest hym Man is lyke a thynge of naught hê time passeth away like a shadow Bowe thy heauens O Lorde and come downe touche the mountaynes and they shall smoke Sende forth the lyghtynyng and scater them shute out thyne arowes and consume them Sende downe thyne hande from aboue deliuer me and take me out of the greate waters from the hande of straunge chyldren Whose mouth talketh of vanyte and theyr ryght hande is a right hande of wyckednes I wyl synge a newe song vnto the O God and syng prayses vnto the vpon a ten strynged lute Thou that geuest vyctory vnto Kynges and hast delyuered Dauid thy seruaunte from the parell of the swerde Saue me and delyuer me from the hande of straunge chyldren whose mouth taketh of vanite and theyr ryght hande is a ryght hande of iniquite That our sonnes maye growe vp as the yonge plaÌ„tes that oure daughters may be as the polyshed corners of the temple That oure garners may ⧠The Prouerbes of Salomon ¶ The prayse of wysdome We maâ—e nat harken vnto the voluptuous prouocacyon and inâ—ysynges of synners wysdome coÌ„ptayneth to be despysed of al men and prophecyeth destruccyon vnto her desspisâ—â—â— CAPITVLO I. THe Prouerbes of Salomon the sonne of DAVID kynge of Israell to learne wisdome and instruccyon and to perceyue the wordes of vnderstandynge and thereby to receaue prudence ryghtuousnesse iudgement and equytye That the very simple myght haue wyt and the yonge men myght haue knoweledge and vnderstandynge By hearynge the wyse man shal come by more wysdome and he that is endewed with vnderstandynge shall optayne wyt to perceyue a parable and the interpretacyon thereof the wordes of the wyse and the darcke speaches of the same The feare of the Lorde is the begynnynge of wysdome But fooles despyse wysdome and instruccyon My sonne heare thy fathers doctryne and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother for that shal brynge grace vnto thy heade and shall be as a cheyne aboute thy necke My sonne consente not vnto synners yf they entyse the and say come with vs we wyl laye wayte for bloud and surcke preuely for the innocent without a cause we shall swalow them vp lyke the hell and deuoure them quycke whole as those that go downe into y â— pyt So shal we fynde all maner of costely ryches fyll our houses w t spoyles Cast in thy lot amoÌ„g vs let vs haue al one purse My soÌ„ne walke not y â— with them refrayne thy fote froÌ„ theyr way For their fete runne to euyl and are hasty to shed bloude But in vayne is y â— net layed forth before the byrdes eyes Yea they theÌ„ selfes lay wayte one for anothers bloud one of them wold sleye another These are the wayes of all suche as be couetous y â— one wolde rauysh anothers lyfe Wysdome tryeth without putteth forth her voyce iÌ„ y â— stretê She calleth before y â— coÌ„gregacion in y â— opeÌ„ gates sheweth her wordes thorowe y â— citie sayeng O ye childreÌ„ how longe wyl ye loue childeshnesse how long wyl y â— scorners delyte in scornynge y â— vnwyse be enemyes vnto knowledge â–ª O turne you vnto my correccyon â—o I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you and make you vnderstande my wordes I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my councels haue ye dyspised and set my correccyon at naught Therfore shall I also laugh in your destruccyon and mocke you when that thynge that ye feare commeth vpon you euen when the thynge that ye be afrayed of falleth in sodenly lyke a storme and your misery like a tempest yee when trouble and heuinesse commeth vpon you Then shal they
Babylon CAP. XIIII BVT THE Lorde wyll be mercyfull vnto Iacob and wyll yet chose Israel agayne and set them in theyr owne lande-Straungers shall cleaue vnto them and get them to the house of Iacob The people shall take them and cary them home with them And make them to enheryte the house of Israell in the lande of the Lorde that they maye be seruauntes and hande maydens of the Lorde They shall take those prysoners whose captyues they had bene afore and rule those that had oppressed theÌ„ WheÌ„ the Lorde now shal bryng the to rest from the trauayle feare harde bondage that thou wast laden withal then shalt thou vse this mockage vpon the king of Babylon and saye Howe happeneth it that the oppressour leaueth of Is the golden trybute come to an ende The Lorde hath broken the cepter of the vngodly and the rodde of the lordly Whiche when he is wroth smyteth the peple with durable strokes and in his wonders he persecuteth theÌ„ and tameth them continually And therfore the whole worlde is nowe at rest and quyetnesse and men synge for ioye Yea euen the Fyrre trees and Cedres of Libanus reioyse at thy fall sayenge Nowe that thou arte layde downe theare come no mo vp to destroye vs. Hell also beneth trembleth at thy commyng all myghtie men and Prynces of the earthe steppe forth before the. All Kynges of the earthe stande vp from theyr seates that they maye all aunswere and speake vnto the. Art thou wounded also as we arte thou become lyke vnto vs Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt and so is the melody of thy instrumentes Mothes be layde vnder the and wormes are thy couerynge Howe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayer mornynge chylde howe haste thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people For thou saydest in thyne hert I wyl clyme vp into heuen and make my seate aboue besyde the starres of God I wyl syt also vpon the holy mount towarde the North I wyll clyme vp aboue the cloudes wylbe lyke the hyghest of all Yet thou shalt be brought downe to the depe of hell They that se the shall narowly loke vpon the and thynke in them selues sayenge Is this the man that broughte all landes in feare and made the kyngdomes afrayde Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste and layde the cyties to the grounde which let not his prisoners go out All Kynges of the nacyons lye euery one ☞ in his owne house with worshyppe and thou arte cast out of thy graue lyke a wylde braunche lyke as deade mens rayment that are stryken thorow with the swerde and go downe to the stones of the depe as a deade coarse that is troden vnder fete and art not buryed with them Euen because that thou hast wasted thy laÌ„de and destroyed thy people The generacyon of the wycked shal be without honour for euer Let there awaye be sought to destroye theyr chyldren that be in theyr fathers wyckednes that they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande and fyll the worlde full of enemyes I wyl stande vp agaynst them sayth the Lorde of hostes and root out the name and generacion of Babylon sayth the lorde and wyll gyue it to the Otters and wyll make water poddels of it And I wyl swepe them out with the â—esome of destruction sapcâ—e y â— Lorde of Hostes. The Lorde of hostes hath sworne an oâ—he sayenge It shall come to passe as I haue determyned and shal be fulfylled as I haue deuysed So that Assyriaâ— shall I destroye in my lande and vpon my mountaynes wyll I treade him vnder fote Where thorow his yoke shal come from theÌ„ and his burthen shall be taken from they re shoulder This deuyce hath god taken thorowe the whole worlde thus is his hande stretched out ouer all peple For yf the lorde of Hostes determyn a thyng who is able to disaâ—ull it And yf he stretch forth his haâ—â—â— who maye holde it in agayne The same yere that Kynge Ahaz dyed God threatened on this maner Reioyse not thou whole Palestyna because the rod of him that beateth the is broken for out of the serpentes roâ—e there shal come an adder his frute shal be a fyre worme But ☞ 〈…〉 borne of the pore shal be fed and the symple shall dwell in safetie Thy roâ—e also wyll I destroye with honger and it shall â—â—eye the remnaunt Mourne thou porte wepe thou cytie and feare thou O whole Palestyna for there shall come from y â— North a smoke whose power no man may abyde Who shal then answere the messangers of y â— Gentyles For the Lorde hathe stablyshed Syon and the poore of hê people that be therin do put theyr trust in hym ¶ A prophecye agaynste Moab CAPI XV. THYS is the heuy burthen vpoÌ„ Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed in the nyght seasoÌ„ Kir also iÌ„ Moab was destroied and peryshed in y e nyght They went vp to the ydols house euen to Dibon to y â— hye places to wepe for Nebo Moab did Mourne for Medâ—a All cheyr hâ—ds were balled al But ye foolysh prynces of Zoan ye wyse couÌ„cellers of Pharao whose wyt is turned to foolyshnes howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wyse men and of auncient kynges Where are thy wyse men Let them tell the yf they can what the Lorde of Hoostes hathe deuysed vpon Egypte The Prynces of Zoan are become fooles the Prices of Noph are disceiued they haue disceyued Egypte euen they that were taken for the chefe kynred therof In the myddes of it hath the Lord powred the sprete of wyckenes and they haue disceyued Egypte in euery worke thereof euen as a droncken man stackereth in his vomyte Neither shal ☞ the heade or tayle the brauÌ„ch or rede be able to do any worke in Egypte In y â— daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto wemen It shal be afrayed and stande in feare at the â—ocion of the hand of the Lorde of Hostes whith he shaketh ouer it And Egypte shal be afraied of y â— lande of Iuda so y â— euery one which maketh mencion of it shal be afrayed therat be cause of the councel of the Lorde of hoostes whiche he deuiseth for it In that daye shall fyue cyties in the laÌ„de of Egypte speake the laÌ„gage of Canaan swere by the Lorde of hoostes ☞ the cytye of desolacyon shal be called one of them In that day shall ☞ the altare of the Lorde be in the myddes of the lande of Egypte and thê tytle besyde it VNTO THE LORD And it shal be a token and witnesse vnto the Lorde of hoostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crye vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them he shal sende them a saui our a great man to delyuer them And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypte and the EgyptiaÌ„s shall knowe the Lorde in that daye and do
the fyshes therof also before the Lord before the glory of his power For strong is his ryght hande y ◠holdeth the bowe his arowes that he shoteth are sharpe shal not mysse when they begynne to be shot into the endes of the worlde Beholde the plages are sente shall not turne agayne tyl they come vpon earth The fyre is kyndled and shal not be put out tyll it cosume the foundacions of the earth Like as an arowe whiche is shot of a myghtye archer returneth not backe warde euen so the plages that shal be sent vpon earth shal not turne agayne Wo is me wo is me who wil delyuer me in those dayes The begynnyng of sorowes and great mournyng the begynnyng of darth and greate death the begynnyng of warres and the powers shal stande in feare the begynnynge of euyls and they shal tremble euery one What shal I do in these thynges when the plages come Beholde honger and plage trouble and anguysh are sent as scourges for amendemēt But for all these thinges they shal not turne from theyr wyckednesse nor be alway minde full of the scourges Beholde vitailes shal be so good cheape vpon erath that they shall thinke thē selues to be in good case euen then shall myschefe growe vpon earth warres darth and great disquietnes For many of them y t dwel vpon earth shal perish of honger the other that escape the hongre shall the swerde destroy the deed shal be cast out as dong there shal be no mā to cōfort them For the earth shal be wasted the cities shal be cast downe there shal be no mā left to tyl the earth to sowe it The trees shal geue frute who shal plucke them of gather them The grapes shall be rype who shall treade thē For all places shal be desolate of men so y ◠one man shal desyre to se another or to here his voyce For of one whole cytie there shal be ten left two in the felde which shall hyde them selues in the thycke busshes and in the clyffes of stones lyke as whē there remayne thre or foure olyues vpon the olyue tree oras when a vyneyard is gathered there are left some grapes of them that diligentely sought thorowe the vyneyarde Euen so in those dayes there shal be thre or foure left for thē that search theyr houses with the swerde And the earth shal be left waste and the feldes therof shall waxe olde and her wayes and al her pathes shall grow full of thornes because no man shal trauaile there thorowe The daughters shal mourne hauynge no brydegromes the wemen shall make lamentacion hauyng no husbandes their daughters shal mourne hauīg no help of theyr brydgrome In the warres shal they be destroyed and theyr husbādes shal perish of hongre O ye seruauntes of the Lord here these thynges and marke thē Beholde the worde of the Lorde O receyue it beleue not the Goddes of whom the Lord speaketh Be holde the plages drawe nye are not slacke in tarieng Lyke as a trauaylynge woman which after the. ix moneth bryngeth forth a sonne when the houre of the byrthe is come an houre two or thre afore that the paynes come vpon her body and when the chylde cōmeth to the byrth they tary not the twyncke lynge of an eye Euen so shall not the plages be slacke to come vpon earth and the worlde shall mourne sorowes shall come vpon it on euery syde O my people heare my worde make you redy to the batayle and in all euyll be euen as pylgrems vpon earth He that selleth let him be as he that flyeth his waye and he that byeth as one that wyll see Whoso occupyeth marchaundyes as he that wynneth not he that buyldeth as he that shall not dwell therin he that soweth as one that shal not reape he that twysteth the vineyarde as he that shall not gather the grapes they that mary as they that shal get no chyldren and they that mary not as the wyddowes and therfore they that labour labour in vayne For straungers shall reape their frutes and spoyle their goodes ouerthrow their houses take their chyldren captiue for in captiuite and hongre shal they get chyldren And they that occupye their marchaundies with robbery howe longe decke they theyr cytyes theyr houses theyr possessyons and personnes the more wyll I punyshe them for theyr synnes sayeth the Lorde Lyke as an whore enuyeth an honest woman so shall ryghtuousnes hate iniquite when she decketh her selfe and shall accuse her to her face when he cōmeth that defendeth whiche shal make inquisicion for all synne vpon earthe And therfore be not ye lyke thereunto nor to the workes therof for or euer it be long iniquite shal be taken away out of the earth rightuousnes shall raygne amonge you Let not the symer saye that he hathe not synned for coles of fyre shall burne vpon his head which sayeth before the Lord God and his glory I haue not synned Beholde the Lord knoweth all the worckes of men their ymaginacions their thoughtes and theyr hertes For he spake but the worde let the earth be made and it was made let the heauen be made and it was made In his worde were the statres made he knoweth the nōbre of them He searcheth the groūde of the depe the treasures therof he hathe measured the see◠and what it conteyneth He hath shut the see in the myddest of the waters ▪ and with his worde hath he hāged the eart◠vpō the waters He spredeth out the heauen◠lyke a vawte vpō the waters hath he founded it In the deserte and drye wyldernes hathe he made springes of water and poles vpon the toppe of the mountaynes that the floudes myght poure downe frome the stony rockes to water the earth He made man put hys herte in the myddest of the bodye and gaue hym breth lyfe and vnderstandyng yee and the sprete of the Almyghty God which made al thynges and hath serched the grounde of all the secretes of the earth He knoweth your ymagynacyons and inuencions and what ye thynke when ye sīne and wolde hyde your synnes Therfore hath the Lorde searched and sought out all youre workes and he shall bewraye you all And when your synnes are brought forth ye shal be ashamed before men your owne synnes shal be your owne accusers ī that day What wyll ye do Or howe wyll ye hyde youre synnes before God and his Aungels Beholde God himselfe is the iudge feare him leue of from your synnes and forget your vnryghtuousnes medle nomore with them so shal God leade you forthe and delyuer you from all trouble For beholde the heate of a great multitude is kyndled ouer you they shall take awaye certayne of you and fede the slayne with Idols they that consent vnto thē shal be had in derision laughed to scorne and troden vnder fote For vnto the places
them Many suche thynges hathe myne eye sene greater thynges then these haue I herde with myne eares In the congregation of the vngodly shall a fyre burne and among vnfaythful people shal y â— wrath be kyndled The olde giauÌ„tes optayned no grace for theyr synnes which were destroied trusting to theyr owne strength Nether spared he theÌ„ amonge whom Loth whiche was a strauÌ„ger but smote them and abhorred them because of the pryde of theyr wordes He had no pytie vppon them but destroyed all the people that were so stoute in synne And for so muche as he ouersawe not the syxe huÌ„breth thousande that gathered themselues together in y â— hardenesse of theyr hert it were maruell yf one beyng hardnecked shulde be fre For mercy and wrath is w t hym he is bothe myghtye to forgyue and to poure out displeasure Lyke as hys mercy is great euen so is his punyshment also he iudgeth a man accordyng to hys workes The vngodly shal not escape in his spoyle and the long pacience of him that sheweth mercy shal not byde behynde All mercy shal make place vnto euery man accordyng to the worthynes of his workes and after the vnderstandyng of his pylgremage Saye not thou I wyll hyde my selfe froÌ„ God for who wyll thyncke vpon me from aboue I shall not be knowen in so greate a heape of people for what is my soule amoÌ„ge so many creatures Behold the heauen yee the heauen of heauens the depe the earthe and all that therin is shal be moued at hys presence the Mountaynes the hylles and the foundaryons of the earth shall shake for feare when God visiteth them These thynges dothe no herte vnderstande but he vnderstandeth euery herte and who vnderstandeth his wayes No man seyth hys stormes and the moste parte of hys worckes are secrete Who wyll declare the worckes of hys ryghtuousnes Or who shal be able to abyde them For the couenaunte is farre frome some and tryenge out of men is in the ende He that is humble of herte thyncketh vpon suche thynges but an vnwyso and erronyous man casteth hys mynde vnto foolysshe thynges My sonne herken thou vnto me and learne vnderstandynge and marcke my wordes with thyne herts I wyll geue the a sure doctryne playnely shall I instructe the marke my wordes then in thyne here for in ryghtuousnes of the sprete do I speake of the woÌ„ders that God hath shewed amoÌ„g his worckes from the begynnnyng And in the trueth do I shew the knowledge of him God hath set hys worckes in good ordre frome the begynnynge and parte of them hath he sundered from the other He hath garnyshed hys worckes from euerlastynge and they beginnynges accordyng to theyr generacyons None of them hindered another nether was any of them dysobediente vnto hys wordes After thys God loked vpon the earthe and fylled it with hys goodes With all maner of lyuyng beastes hath he couered the grouÌ„de they al shall be turned vnto earth agayne CAPI XVII ¶ The creacyon of man and the goodnesse that God haths done vnto hym Of aulmes and repentaunce GOd shope man of the earth and made hym after hys owne ymage and turned hym vnto earthe agayne and clothed hym wyth hys owne strength He gaue hym the nombre of dayes and certayne tyme yee and gaue hym power of the thynges that are vpon earthe He made all flesh to stande in awe of hym so that he had the domynyon of all beastes and foules He made out of hym an helper lyke vnto hym selfe and gaue them dyscrecyon and tonge eyes and eares and a herte to vnderstande and fylled them with instruceyon and vnderstaÌ„dynge He created for theÌ„ also the knoweledge of the sprete fylled theyr hertes wyth vnderstaÌ„ding and shewed theÌ„ good euyll He set his eye vpon theyr hertes declarynge vnto them hys greate and noble worckes that they shulde prayse hys holy name together reioyse of his wonders and be tellynge of hys noble Actes Besyde thys he gaue them instruccyon and the lawe of lyfe for an heretage He made an euerlastyng couenaunt with them and shewed them hys ryghtuousnesse and iudgemeÌ„tes They sawe his glory wyth theyr eyes and theyr eares herde the matesty of his voice And he sayd vnto them beware of all vnryghtuous thynges He gaue euery man also a commaundemente concernynge his neyghbour Theyr wâ—â—yes are euer before him and are not hyd from his eyes He hathe set a ruler vpon euery people but Israel is y â— Lordes porcyon All their workes are as y â— Sunne in syght of God and hys eyes are alwaye lo kynge vpon theyr wayes All theyr vnryghtuousnesses are manyfest vnto hym and all theyr wyckednesses are open in his syght The mercy y â— a man sheweth is as it were a purse with hym and the grace that is geueÌ„ to man preserueth hym as the aple of an eye At the last shall he awake rewarde euery man vpoÌ„ his heade and shall turne them together into the nethermost partes of y â— earth But vnto theÌ„ that wyll repent he hath geeuen the waye of ryghtuousnes As for suche as be weake he coÌ„forted them suffred them and sendeth them the porcyon of the veryte O turne then vnto the Lorde forsake thy sines make thy prayer before the Lord do the lesse offence turne agayne vnto y â— Lorde forsake thyne vnryghtuousnes be an vtter enemye to abhomynacion learne to knowe the ryghtuousnes and iudgemeÌ„tes of God staÌ„d in the porcyon that is set forth for the and in the prayer of the most hie god Go in the porcyon of the holy worlde with suche as be lyuyng geue thankes vnto God Who wyll prayse the Lorde in the hell Abyde not thou in the erroure of the vngodly but geue hym thanckes before death As for the deade thanckefulnesse peryshed from hym as nothyng Geue thou thanckes in thy lyfe yee whyle thou art liuyng whole shalt thou geue thanckes and prayse God and reioyse in his mercy O how great is the louiÌ„g kyndnesse of the Lorde his mercyful good nesse vnto suche as turne vnto hym For all thynges may not be in maÌ„ and why the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ is not immortall and he hath pleasure in the vanite of wyckednes What is more cleare then the Sunne yet shall it fayle Or what is more wycked then the thynge that fleshe bloude hath ymagyned that same shal be reproued The Lord seyth the power of the hye heaueÌ„ al are but earth asshes ¶ The maruelous worckes of God â–ª the â—nysetye and wretchednes of man Agaynst God ought we not to complaynt Praye muste we contynuallye CAPI XVIII HE that lyueth for euermore made all thynges together God onely is ryghtuous and remayneth a vyctoryous kynge for euer Who shall be able to expresse the workes of him Who wyll seke out the gronÌ„de of his noble Actes Who shall declare the power of his greatenesse Or who wyll take
they layd theyr handes on them And the worde of God encreased and the nombre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the preestes were obedient to the fayth ✚ And Steuen full of fayth and power dyd great wonders and myracles among the people Then there arose certayne of the Synagoge whiche is called the Synagoge of the Libertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Celicia and of Asia disputyng with Steuen And they coulde not resyst the wysdome the spirite which spake ⊢ Then sent they in men whiche sayde We haue herde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God And they moued the people and the elders and the scribes and came vpon hym and caught him and brought hym to the counsell brought forth false wytnesses whiche sayde This maÌ„ ceaseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the law For we herde hym say This Iesus of Nazareth shal destroy this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces whiche Moses gaue vs. And all that sat in the counsell loked stedfastly on hym and saw his face as it had bene the face of an angell ¶ Steuen maketh answere to his accusacyon rebuketh the styffe necked Iuâ—â— and is stoned vnto death CAPI VII THen sayd the cheyfe preest it is euen so And he sayde ye men brethren and fathers herken The God of glorye appered vnto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he dwelte in Charran and sayd vnto hym Get the out of thy countrey and from thy kynred and come in to the lande whiche I shall shewe the. Then came he out of the lande of Chaldey dwelt in Charran And from thence when his father was deade he broughte hym in to this lande in whiche ye nowe dwell and he gaue hym none enheritanÌ„ce in it no not the bredth of a fote and promysed that he wolde gyue it to hym to possesse and to his seed after hym when as yet he had no chylde God verely spake on this wyse that his seed shulde soiourne in a straunge lande and that they shulde kepe them in bondage and entreate them euyll iiiii C. yeres And the nacyon to whom they shall be in bondage wyll I iudge sayde God And after that shal they come forth and serue me in this place And he gaue hym the couenaunt of circumcision And he begat Isaac and cyrcumcised hym the. viii day and Isaac begat Iacob and Iacob begat the. xii Patriarkes And the Patriarkes hauyng indygnacion folde Ioseph into Egypte And god was w t hym delyuered hym out of all his aduersities and gaue hym fauour wysdome in the syght of Pharao kynge of Egypte And he made hym gouernour ouer Egypte ouer all his housholde But there came a derthe ouer all the lande of Egypte Canaan and great affliccyon that our fathers founde no sustenaunce But when Iacob herde that there was corne in Egypte he sent oure fathers fyrst and at the seconde tyme Ioseph was knowen of his brethren and Iosephs kynred was made knowen vnto Pharao Then sent Ioseph a message caused his father to be brought and all his kyn thre score xv ☞ soules And Iacob descended in to Egypt dyed both he our fathers were caried ouer in to Sichem and layde in the sepulcre that Abraham bought for money of the sonnes of Emor ☞ the son of Sichem But when the tyme of the promesse drewe nygh whiche god had sworne to AbrahaÌ„ the people grew and multiplied in Egypt tyll an other kynge arose whiche knewe not of Ioseph The same delt subtelly with our kynred and euyll entreated our fathers made them to cast oute theyr yonge chyldren that they shulde not remayne a lyue The same tyme was Moses borne and was acceptable vnto God and nourysshed vp in his fathers house thre monethes When he was cast out Pharoes doughter toke hym vp and nourysshed hym vp for her owne sonne And Moses was lerned in all maner a wysdom of the Egypcyans and was myghtye in dedes and in wordes And when he was full fourtye yere olde it came in to his herte to visite his brethren the chyldren of Israel And when he sawe one of them suffre wronge he defended hym and auenged his quarell that had the harme done vnto hym and smote the Egypcian For he supposed his brethreÌ„ wolde haue vnderstand how that god by his hande shuld delyuer them But they vnderstode not And the nexte daye he shewed hym selfe vnto them as they stroue and wolde haue set them at one agayne sayenge Syrs ye are brethren why hurte ye one an other But he that dyd his neyghboure wronge thrust hym away sayenge Who made the a ruler and a iudge ouer vs Wylte thou kyl me as thou dydest the Egypcyan yesterday Then fled Moses at that sayeng and was a straunger in the lande of Madian where he begat two sonnes And when fourtye yeres were expired there appeared to hym in the wyldernesse of mounte Sinay an angell of the Lorde in a flambe of fyre in a busshe When Moses saw it he wondred at the syght And as he drewe nere to beholde the voyce of the Lorde came vnto hym I am the God of thy fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob Moses trembled and durste not beholde Then sayde the Lorde to hym Put of thy shoes from thy fete for the place where thou standest is holy grounde I haue perfytely sene the affliccyon of my people whiche is in Egypte and I haue herde theyr grenynge and am come downe to delyuer them And nowe come and I wyll sende the in to Egypte This Moses whom they forsoke sayeng who made the a ruler and a iudge the same dyd God sende to be a ruler and a delyuerer by the handes of the angell whiche appeared to hym in the busshe And the same broughte them out shewynge wonders and sygnes in Egypte and in the reed see and in the wyldernesse fourtye yeres This is that Moses whiche sayde vnto the chyldren of Israell A prophet shall the Lorde your god rayse vp vnto you of your brethreÌ„ lyke vnto me hym shall ye heare This is he that was in the coÌ„gregacyon in the wyldernesse with the angell whiche spake to hym in the mount Sinay and with our fathers This man receyued the worde of lyfe to gyue vnto vs to whome oure fathers wolde not obeye but cast it from them and in theyr hertes turned backe agayne in to Egypte sayenge vnto Aaron Make vs goddê to go before vs for as for this Moses that brought vs out of the lande of Egypte we wote not what is become of hym And they made a calfe in those dayes and offered sacrifice vnto the ymage and reioysed ouer the workes of theyr owne handes Then God turned hym selfe and gaue them
trouble and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirits CAPI III. FOr thys â—ause I Paule am a prysoner of Iesus Christ for you Heythen If ye haue hearde of the ministracyon of the grace of God which is gyuen me to you ward for by reuelacyon shewed he the mystery vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes wherby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the mystery of Christ whiche mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the soÌ„nes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spyrit that the Gentyls shulde be inheritours also of the same body partakers of his promes in Christ by the meanes of the Gospell wherof I am made a mynyster accordynge to the gyfte of the grace of God whiche is gyuen vnto me after the workyng of his power Unto me the least of al saynctes is this grace gyuen that I shulde preache amonge the Gentylles the vnsearcheable ryches of Chryste and to make al men se what felowshyppe of the mysterye is * whyche frome the begynnyng of the worlde hath bene hyd in God whych made al thynges thorow Iesus Chryste to the intente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thynges might be knowen by the congregacion the manyfold wysdome of God accordyng to the eternall purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our Lord by whom we haue boldnesse and entrauÌ„ce with the confydence whiche is by the fayth of him ✚ Wherfore I desyre that ye faynt not because of my trybulacioÌ„s that I suffre for your sakes whiche is youre prayse For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche is father ouer all that is called father in Heauen and in earth that he wolde graunt you accordynge to the ryches of hys glorye that ye may be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man that Christ may dwell in your hertes by fayth that ye beyng roted and grouÌ„ded in loue myght be able to comprehende wyth all Saynctes what is that bredth and length deepth and heyth and to knowe the excellente loue of the knowledge of Christ that ye myght be fulfylled with al fulnes whiche commeth of God Unto hym that is able to do excedynge abouÌ„dantly aboue al that we aske or thinke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs be prayse in the coÌ„gregacyon by Iesê° Christ thoroweout all generacyons from tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ He exhorteth them vnto mekenes to laye asyde the olde conuersacyon of gredy lustes and to walcke in a newe lyfe CAPI IIII. I Therfore whyche am a prysonner of the Lordes exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called with all lowlynes and mekenes wyth humblenes of mynde forbearynge one another thorowe loue and be diligent to kepe the vnite of the spirite thorow the bonde of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one Lorde one fayth one baptyme one God and father of all whyche is aboue al thorow al and in you all ⊢ ✚ Unto euery one of vs is gyuen grace accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Christ. Wherfore he sayeth whan he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitye captyue and gaue gyftes vnto men That he ascended what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrste into the lowest partes of the earth He that desceÌ„ded is euen the same also that ascended vp aboue all heauens to fulfyl al thynges And the very same made some Apostles some Prophetes some Euangelystes some Shepherdes and Teachers to the edifying of the saynctes to the worke and ministracyon euen to the edifying of the body of Chryst tyll we al come to the vnyte of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfecte man vnto the measure of the full perfecte age of Chryste ⊢ That we hence forth shulde be no more chyldren waueryng and caried about with euery wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men thorowe craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceyue vs. But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in hym whiche is the heade euen Christ in whom yf all the body be coupled knet togyther thorowe out euery ioynt wherwith one mynistreth to another accordynge to the operacyon as euery parte hath his measure he increseth the body vnto the edifying of it self thorowe loue ✚ This I say therfore and testyfye thorow the Lord that ye hence forth walke not as other Gentylles walcke in vanyte of their mynde while they are blynded in their vnderstandyng beyng farre from a godly lyfe by the meanes of the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of theyr hertes whiche beyng past repentaunce haue gyuen them selues ouer vnto wantoÌ„nes to worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredines But ye haue not so learned Christ If so be that ye haue hearde of him haue bene taught in him as the truth is in Iesu as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past to laye from you that olde man whych is corrupte accordynge to the deceauable lustes ⊢ ✚ To be renued also in the spirite of your mynde to put on that new man which after God is shapen in rightuousnes and true holynes Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neyghboure for as muche as we are members one of another ☞ Be angrye and synne not let not the soÌ„ne go downe vpon your wrath neyther giue place vnto the backbiter Let hym that stole steale nomore but let him rather labour with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may giue vnto him that nedeth ⊢ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edyfy withal as oft as nede is that it may mynyster grace vnto the hearers And greue not ye the holy spiryte of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon Let all bytternes and fearsnesse and wrath and rorynge and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you with all malycyousnes Be ye curteous one to another mercyful forgeuyng one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ¶ He exhorteth them vnto loue warneth them to be ware of al vnclennesse He teacheth howe women shuld obey their husbandes and howe louyngly men ought to intreate theyâ— wyues CAPI V. BE ye therfore folowers of God as dere chyldren and walke in loue euen as Christe loued vs and gaue hym selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrycye of a swete sauer to God As for fornicacyon and al vncleÌ„nes or couetousnes let it not be once named amonge you as it becommeth sanctes or fylthynes or folyshe talkynge or testyng which are not comly but rather gyuynge of thankes For this ye know that no whoremonger ether vncleane person or couetous person which is
a worshypper of ymages hath any enherytaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceyue you w t vayne wordes For because of suche thynges commeth the wrath of God vpon the chyldren of dysobedyencâ— Be not ye therfore companyons of theÌ„ Ye were somtime darckenes but now are ye lyght in the Lorde Walcke as chyldren of lyght For the fruyte of the spyryte consysteth in all goodnes and ryghtuousnes and trueth ⊢ Accepte that whyche is pleasynge vnto the Lorde and haue no felowshyppe wyth the vnfruytefull workes of darckenes but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of theÌ„ in secret but al thinges when they are rebuked of the lyghte are manyfest For whatsoeuer is manifest that same is light Wherfore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shal gyue the lyght ✚ Take hede therefore howe ye walcke â—ircâ—â—spectly not as vnwise but as wyse meÌ„ auoydynge occasyon because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstande what the wyl of the Lorde is and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite speakyng vnto youre selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spiritual songes syngyng and making melodie to the Lord in your hertes gyuyng thankes alwayes for al thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ submyttyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ⊢ Ye wemeÌ„ submyt your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde For the husbaÌ„de is the wiues head eueÌ„ as Christ is the head of the congregacion the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccyon to Christ lyke wyse let the wemeÌ„ also be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thynges Ye husbaÌ„des loue your wyues eueÌ„ as Christ also loued the coÌ„gregacion gaue him selfe for it to sanctyfye it clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacioÌ„ without spot or wrynckle or any such thyng but that it shulde be holy without blame So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth himself For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysheth cheryssheth it eueÌ„ as the Lorde doth the congregacion For we are meÌ„bers of his body of hys flesshe of his bones For this cause shall a man leue father mother shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and of two shal be made one flesshe This is a great secrete but I speake of Christ of the congregacion Neuerthelesse do ye so that euery one loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe And let the wyfe fere her husbande ¶ Howe chyldren shulde be haue them selues toward theiâ—â—â—rtutes Seruauntes towarde their maystees An exhorâ—â—â—yon to thâ— spiritâ—â—l baâ—â—aylâ— CAPI VI. C HyldreÌ„ obey your fathers mothers in the Lord for that is ryght Honour thy father mother the same is the fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t in the promes that y â— mayest prospere lyue longe on the earth Ye fathers moue not your childreÌ„ to wrath but ye shal bring them vp thorow the nurtur informacion of the Lorde Ye seruauÌ„tes be obedyent vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely maisters with feare tremblyng euen with the synglenes of youre herte as vnto Christe not doynge seruyce vnto the eye â–ª as they that go about to please men but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wyl of god from the herte w t good wyl seruyng the Lorde not men Knowyng this that what soeuer good thiÌ„g any man doth the same shall he receyue agayne of god whether he be boÌ„de or fre And ye maisters do euen the same thynges vnto theÌ„ puttyng away threatninges Knowyng that your master also is in heauen nether is there any respecte of person with him ✚ Finally my brethren be stronge thorowe the Lord and thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyl For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers eueÌ„ gouerners of the derckenes of this worlde agaynst spiritual craftynes in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye maye be able to resyst in the euyl day and stande perfect in all thinges Stande therfore your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the brest plate of ryghtuousnes hauyng shoes on your fete that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace Aboue al take to you the shâ—ld of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fyrie dartê of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion the sweard of the spirite which is the worde of God ⊢ And pray alwayes w t al maner of prayer supplicacion in the spirite watche therunto with all instaunce supplicacion for al sanctes for me that vtteraunce may be gyuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as I ought to speake But that ye may also knowe what condycyon I am in and what I do Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde shall shewe you of al thynges whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case we stande in and that ye myght comforte your hertes Peace be vnto the brethren and loue wyth fayth from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfaynedly Amen ¶ Sente from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Phyllippians ¶ He exhorteth them to increase in loue in knowledge and experyence of Godly thynges CAPI I. PAule and Timothe the seruauÌ„tê of Iesu Christ. To al the saynctes in Christ Iesu whiche are at Philippos with the Byshops and Deacons Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ I thancke my God wyth all remembraunce of you all wayes in al my prayers for all you and pray with gladnes because ye are come into the fellowshyppe of the Gospel from the fyrst daye vnto nowe ✚ and am surely certyfyed of this that he whiche hath begoÌ„ne a good worke in you shall perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my herte forasmuch as ye all are coÌ„panyons of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stably shynge of the Gospell For God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe And thys I praye that your loue maye increace yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandynge that ye may
you for ye youre selues knowe perfectly that the daye of the Lorde shal come euen as a thefe in the nyght For when they shal saye peace and all thynges are safe then shall soden destruccion come vpon them as sorowe coÌ„meth vpon a woman traualynge wyth chylde and they shall not scape But ye brethren are not in darcknes that that day shulde come on you as a thefe ✚ Ye are al the children of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the night nether of darcknes Therfore let vs not slepe as do other â–ª but let vs watch and be sober For they that slepe in that nyght and they that be droncken are droncken in the nyght But let vs which are of the day be sober armed with the brest plate of faith and loueâ— and wyth hope of saluacyon for an helmet For God hathe not apoynted vs to prouoke wrathe vnto oure selues but to obtayne saluacyon by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ which dyed for vsâ—tuâ—t whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyue together with hym Wherfore comforte youre selues together edify euery one another euen as ye do ⊢ We besech you brethrâ— that ye knowe them which labour among you and haue the ouer syght of you in the Lord and geue you exhortacyon that ye haue them in hye reputacyon thorowe loue for theyr worckes sake and be at peace wyth them ✚ We desyre you brethren warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble minded lyft vp the weake be pacyente towarde all men Se that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both amonge youre selues and to all men Reioyce euer ☞ Praye contynually In all thinges geue thankes For thys is the wyll of God thorowe Christ Iesu towarde you Quenche not the spyrite Despyse not prophesyinges Examen all thynges kepe that which is good Abstayne front all cuyl appearaunce The very God of peace sanctyfye you thorowe out And I praye God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued so that in nothing ye may be blamed in the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ. Faythfull is he which called you which wyll also do it Brethren praye for vs. Grete all the bethren wyth an holy kysse I charge you in the Lord that this Epistle he red vnto all the holy brethren The grace of the Lorde Iesus Chryste be wyth you Amen ¶ The fyrste Epystle vnto the Thessalonyans was written from Athens ⧠The seconde Epistle of Sainct Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonyans ¶ He thanketh God for theyr fayth and 〈◊〉 and prayeth for the encrease of the same CAPI I. PAule and Syluanus and Tymotheus Unto the congregacyon of the Thessalonyans in God our father and in the Lord Iesus Chryst. Grace be vnto you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste We are bounde to thanke god alwayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre faythe groweth exceadyngly and euery one of you swymmeth in loue towarde another betwene your selues so that we our selues boaste of you in the congregacyons of God ouer your pacyence and fayth in all youre persecucyons and tribulacyons that ye suffre whiche is a token of the rightwes iudgement of God that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God for whiche ye also suffre It is veryly a ryghtewes thyng with God to recompence trybulacyon to them that trouble you and to you whiche are troubled reste with vs when the Lorde Iesus shall shewe hym selfe from heauen wyth the Aungels of hys power wyth flamynge fyre which shall rendre vengeaunce vnto them that knowe not God and that obeye not the Gospell of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shall be punysshed wyth tuerlastynge damnacyon from the presence of the LORDE and from the glorye of his power when he shall come to be glorifyed in hys saynctes and to become maruelous in all them that beleue because oure testymony that we had to you was belieued euen the same daye Wherfore we praye alwayes for you that oure God wyll make you worthy of thys callynge and fulfyll all delectacyon of goodnes and the worcke of faythe wyth power that the name of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste maye be gloryfyed by you and ye by hym accordynge to the grace of oure God and of the Lorde Iesus Chryst. ¶ He sheweth them that the daye of the Lorde shall not come tyl the depuâ—ting from the cayâ—h come fyrst and therfore he exhorteth them not to be disâ—â—â—ued but to sta 〈…〉 in the thynges that he hath taught them CAPI II. WE beseche you brethren by the commynge of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and in that we shal assemble vnto hym that ye be not sodenly moued from youre mynde nor be troubled neyther by spyryte neyther by wordes nor yet by letter whiche shulde seme to come from vs as though the daye of Chryst were at hande Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a departynge fyrste and that that synfull man be opened the sonne of perdicion whiche is an aduersary and is exalted aboue al that is called god or that is worshypped so that he dothe syt in the temple of god boastynge hymselfe to be god Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth euen that he myght be vttered at hys tyme. For the mysterye of the inyquyte doeth all readye worcke tyll he whiche nowe onelye letteth be taken out of the waye And then shall that wycked be vttered whome the Lorde shal consume wyth the spyryte of his mouthe and shall destroye with the appearaunce of hys commyng ⊢ euen him whose comming is after the workynge of Satan with all lyinge power sygnes and wonders and with all deceuablenes of vnâ—ightwesnes among them that peryshe â–ª because they receaued not the loue of the truth that they myght be saued And therfore God shal sende them stronge delusyon that they shulde beleue lyes that all they myghte be damned which beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghtwesues But we are bounde to geue thanckes alwaye to god for you brethren beloued of the Lorde for because that god hathe from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacyon thorowe sanctyfyinge of the spyryte and thorowe beleuynge of the trueth wher vnto be called you by oure Gospell to obtayne the glorye of oure Lorde Iesu Christe ✚ Therfore brethren staÌ„de fast kepe the ordinauÌ„ces which ye haue learned whether it were by our preachiÌ„ge or by Epystle Our Lorde Iesu Christ hym selfe and God oure father whiche hathe loued vs hath geuen vs euerlastynge coÌ„solacyon and good hope thorowe grace comforte youre hertes stablysshe you in al good sayenge and doynge ¶ He desyreth them to praye for hym that the Gospel maye prospere and geueth them
a doar of the worke the same shal be happye in his dede If any maÌ„ among you seme to be denoute refrayneth not his tonge but deceaueth his owne herte this mannes deuocion is in vayne Pure deuocyon vndefyled before God the father ys this to vysyt the fatherlesse widdowes in their aduersyte and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted of the worlde ⊢ ¶ He for byddeth to haue any respect of persones and not to boast of fayth where no dedes are CAPI II. MY brethren esteme not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christ the Lorde of glory with respecte of persons For if ther come into youre company a man wearinge a golden rynge clothed in goodly aparell and ther come in also a poore maÌ„ in vyle raymeÌ„t and ye haue a respecte to him that weareth the gaye clothyng saye vnto hym Syt y u here in a good place saye vnto the poore stande thou there or syt here vnder my â—ote stole are ye not parcyal in youre selues and haue iudged after euyll thoughtes Harken my deare beloued brethren Hath not God chosen y â— poore of this worlde such as are ryche in sayth heyres of the kyngdome which he promysed to them that loue hyme But ye haue despysed the poore Do not ryche men execute â—â—rannye vpon you drawe you before the iudgemeÌ„t seates Do not they speake euell of y â— good name which is called vpon ouer you If ye fulfyll the royall lawe accordyng to the scripture Thou shalt loue thyne neyghboure as thy selfe ye do well But yt ye regarde one person more then another ye commyt synne are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours Whosoeuer shall kepe the whole lawe yet fayle in one poynte he is gyltie of al. For he that sayd Thou shalt not câ—myt adulterye sayde also thou shalt not kyll Though thou do none adulterye yet yf thou kyll y u art become a transgressor of the lawe So speake ye and so do as they that shal be iudged by the lawe of lybertye For he shall haue iudgement without mercy that sheweth no mercy mercy reioyseth agaynste iudgement ⊢ What auayleth it my brethren though a maÌ„ saye he hath â—ayth yf he hathe no dedes Can sayth saue him If a brother or a syster be naked destitute of dayly â—ode one of you saye vnto theÌ„ depart in peace â–ª God sede you warmnes fode notwithstandynge ye geue theÌ„ not those thynges whiche are nedfull to the body what shal it helpe Euen so fayth yf it haue no dedes is deed in it selfe But some maÌ„ wyll saye y u hast fayth I haue dedes shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes I wyl shewe y â— my fayth by my dedes Beleuest y u that ther is one god Thou doest well The deuyls also beleue and tremble But wylt thou vnderstande O thou vayne maÌ„ that fayth without dedes is deed Was not Abraham oure father iustifyed thorow workes when he had offred Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter Thou seest howe that fayth wrought with hys dedes and thorugh the dedes was the fayth made parfecte and the scripture was fulfylled which sayth Abraham beleued God and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghtewesnes and he was called the frende of God ✚ Ye se then howe that of dedes a man is iustifyed and not of fayth onely Lyke wyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorowe workes when she had receaued that messengers and had sent theÌ„ out another waye For as the body without the spirit is deed euen so fayth without workes is deed also ⊢ ¶ What good and euell commeth thorowe the tonge The dutye of suâ—he as belerned The difference betwyxte the wysdome of the Gospell and the wysdome of the worlde CAPI III. MY brethren be not euery maÌ„ a master knowynge howe that we shal receaue the greater damnacion for in many thinges we synne all If a man synne not in worce the same is a perfecte man and able also to tame all the body beholde we put byttes in to the horses mouthes y â— they may obeye vs and we turne about all the body of the. Beholde also the shyppes which thought they be so greate are dryuen of fearce wyndes yet are they turned about with a very smal helme whyther soeuer the violeÌ„ce of the gouerner wyll Euen so the tonge is a syctel member also and boasteth great thynges Beholde howe great a thynge a lyttell fyre kyndleth and the tonge is fyre euen a worlde of wyckednes So is the tonge set amonge oure membres that it defyleth the whole body setteth a fyre all y â— we haue of nature and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell All the natures of beastes and of byrdes and of serpentes and thynges of the see are meked tamed of the nature of maÌ„ But the tonge can no man tame It is an vnruely euyll full of deedly poyson Therwith blesse we God the father therwith curse we me whiche are made after the âšœ ymage and symilitude of God Out of one mouth proceadeth blessinge and cursyng My brethreÌ„ these thynges ought nat so to be Dothe a fountayn sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also Can the fygge tree my brethren beare olyue bertes eyther a vyne beare fygges So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water fresshe also If any man be wyse endued with knowledge amonge you let hym shewe his workes out of good conuersacyon with mekenes of wysdome But yf ye haue bytter enuyeng and stryfe in your herte reioyce not nether be lyars agaynst the trueth For such wysdome dissendeth not froÌ„ aboue but is earthy natural dyuelysshe For wher enuyenge stryfe is there is vnstablenes and all maner of euyl workes But the wysdome y â— is froÌ„ aboue is fyrst pure then peasable gentle easy to be entreated full of mercy good frutes with out iudgynge without simulacyon yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntayne peace CAPI IIII. ¶ Warre and fyghtynge coÌ„meth of voluptcousnesse The frendshype of the worlde is enimyte before God â–ª 〈◊〉 orâ—acyon to 〈◊〉 sclaunder and the vanyâ—e of thys lyke FROM whence coÌ„meth warre fyghtynge amonge you come they not here hence eueÌ„ of your lustes that fyght in your meÌ„bres Ye lust haue not Ye enuye haue indignacyon cannot obtayne Ye fyght warre Ye haue not because ye aske not Ye aske receaue not because ye aske a mysâ—e euen to consume it vpon your iustes Ye aduouterars wemeÌ„ that breke matrimonye knowe ye not howe y â— the freÌ„dshype of the worlde is enemyte w t God whosoeuer therfore wylbe a freÌ„de of y t worlde is made the enemy of God Ether do ye thinke y e y e scripture saith in vayne The spirit y t dwelleth in vs lusteth euen coÌ„trary to enuy our geueth more grace wherfore he sayth God resisteth the proude
to me And when I was turned I sawe seuen golden caÌ„delstickes in the myddes of the seuen candelstirkes one lyke vnto the sonne of man clathed with a lynnen garment downe to the fete and gyrde about the pappes with a golde gyrdle His heed his heares were whyte as white woll and as snowe hys eyes were as a flame of fyre hys fete lyke vnto brasse as thoughe they brent in a fornace his voyce as the sounde of many waters And he had in hys ryghte hande vâ—â— starres And out of hys mouthe wente a sharpe two edged swearde And his face shone euen as the sonne in hys strength And when I sawe him I fel at his fole euen as deed And he layde hys ryghte hande vpon me saying vnto me feare not I am the fyrst and the last and am a lyue and was deed And beholde I am alyue for euermore and haue the keyes of hell and of deeth Wryte therfore the thynges whyche thou hast leue and the thynges whiche are the thinges which must be fulfylled hereafter the mystery of the. viâ— starres whiche thou sawest in my right hande and the. viâ— golden candelstyckes The. viâ— starres are the messengers of the. viâ— congregacyons And the seuen candelstyckes whiche thou sawest are the seuen congregacyons ¶ He exhorteth foure congregacyons 〈◊〉 amende and 〈◊〉 â–ª weth the rewarde of hym that ouercommeth CAPI II. VNto the messenger of the congregacyon of Ephesus wryte these thynges sayeth he that holdeth seuen starres in hys ryght hande and that walcketh in the myddes of seuen golden candelstickes I know thy worckes and thy labour and thy pacyence and howe thou cannest not forbeare them whiche are euyll and haste examyned them whyche saye they are Apostles and are not and hast fouÌ„de them lyars and hast suffred And hast pacyence and for my names sake haste labored and haste not faynted Neuertheles I haue sumwhat against the because thou hast lefte thy fyrste loue Remember therfore from whence thou arte fallen and repent and do the fyrst worckes Or elles I wyll come vnto the shortly and wyll remoue thy caÌ„delsticke out of his place except thou repent But this thou hast because thou hatest the dedes of the Nicolaitans which dedes I also hate Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite sayth vnto the congregacions To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I gyue to eate of the tree of lyfe whyche is in the myddes of the Paradyse of God And vnto the Angel of the congregacyon of Smyrna wryte These thynges sayth he that is fyrst and the laste whyche was deed and is a lyue I knowe thy workes tribulacyon and pouerte but thou art ryche And I knowe the â–ª blasphemy of them whyche call them selues Iewes and are not but are the congregacyon of Sathan Feare none of those thynges which thou shalt suffre Beholde the deuyl shal cast some of you into preson to tempte you and ye shall haue trybulacyon ten dayes Be faythfull vnto the deeth and I wyll geue the a crowne of lyfe Let hym that hathe eares heare what the spyryte sayth to the congregacyons He that ouercommeth shall not be hurte of the seconde deeth And to the messenger of the congregacion in Pergamos wryte Thys sayth he whiche hath the sharpe swearde wyth two edges I knowe thy worckes where thou dwellest euen where Sathans seat is and thou kepest my name hast not denyed my faythe And in my dayes Antipas was a faythfull wytnes of myne which was slayne amonge you where Sathan dwelleth But I haue a fewe thynges agaynste the because thou hast there them that maintaine the doctrine of Balam whiche taught in Balake to put occasyon of synne before the chyldren of Israell that they shulde eate of meate dedicate vnto ydoles and commyt fornicacyon Euen so hast thou them that maintayne the doctryne of the Nycolaytans which thyng I hate But be coÌ„uerted or els I wyll come vnto the shortly and wyll fyght agaynste the with the swearde of my mouth Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the coÌ„gregacyons To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hyd and wyll geue hym a whyte stone and in the stone a newe name wrytten which no man knoweth sauynge he that receaueth it And vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Thiatira write This sayth the sone of god which hath eyes lyke vnto a flamme of fyre and hys fete are lyke brasse I knowe thy worckes and thy loue seruyce fayth and thy pacyeÌ„ce and thy dedes which are mo at the last then at the fyrst Notwithstandynge I haue a fewe thynges agaynst the because thou sufferest that woman Iesabel which called her selfe a Prophetise to teach and to deceaue my seruauÌ„tes to make them commyt fornicacyon and to eate meates offered vp vnto ydols And I gaue her space to repente of her fornycacyon and she repented not Beholde I wyll cast her into a bed and them that commyt fornycacyon with her into great aduersyte excepte they turne from theyr deades And I wyl kyl her chyldren with deeth And all the congregacyoÌ„s shal knowe that I am he which searcheth the reynes hertes And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you acordynge vnto hys worckes Unto you I saye vnto other of them of Thiatira as many as haue not this lernynge and whyche haue not knowen the deâ—nes of Sathan as they saye I wyl put vpon you none other burthen but that whiche ye haue already Holde fast tyll I come and whosoeuer ouercommeth and kepeth my worckes vnto the ende to hym wyll I geue power ouer nacions and he shal rule them with a rodde of yron and as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to sheuers Euen as I receaued of my father so wyll I gyue hym the mornynge starre Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite sayth to the congregacyons ¶ He instrueteth and enfourmeth the Angels of the coâ—â— gregacyons declarynge also the rewarde of hym that ouercommeth CAPI III. ANd wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacyon that is at Sardis this sayth he that hath the seuen spyrites of god and the seuen starres I knowe thy workes thou hast a name that thou lyuest and thou art deed Be awake and strength the thynges which remayne that are redy to dye For I haue not foude thy workes perfaycte before âšœ my God Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and hearde and holde faste and repent If thou shall not watche I wyll come on the as a these 〈◊〉 thou shalte not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon the. Thou hast a fewe names in Sardys which haue not defyled theyr garmentes and they shall walcke with me in whyte for they are worthy He that ouercoÌ„meth shal be thus clothed in whyte araye I wyl not put out his name out of the boke of lyfe and I wyll confesse hys name before my father and before hys
angels Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the congregacyons And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacyon of Phyladelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the keye of Dauid whyche openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth know thy worckes Beholde I haue set before the an open dore and no man can shut it for thou hast a lytell strength and hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name Beholde I make them of the coÌ„gregacyon of Sathan whiche call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Eeholde I wyll make them that they shall come and worshyppe before thy fete and shall knowe that I haue loued the. Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon which wyll come vpoÌ„ all the worlde to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth Beholde I come shortely Holde that whiche thou haste that no man take awaye thy crowne Hym that ouercommeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go nomore out And I wyll wryte vpon him the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God newe Ierusalem whiche commeth downe out of heauen froÌ„ my God and I wyl wryte vpon hym my newe name Let hym that hathe heares heare what the spirite sayeth vnto the congregacyons And vnto the messenger of the congragacyon whiche is in Laodicia wryte This sayth Amen the faythful and true wytues the begynnynge of the creatures of God I knowe thy workes that thou acte neyther colde nor hotte I wolde thou were colde or hotte So then because thou art betwene both and nether colde nor hote I wyl spewe the out of my mouth because thou sayest I am ryche and increasyd with goodes and haue nede of nothynge and knowest not howe y u art wreched and miserable poore and blynde and nakyd I councel the to bye of me golde tryed in the tyre that y â— mayest be ryche whyte rayment that thou mayst be clothed that thy filthy nakednes do not appere and anoynte thyne eyes w t eye salue that thou mayest se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasteÌ„ Be feruent therfore and repente Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke If any maÌ„ heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come into hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercam and haue sytten with my father in his seate Lette hym that hathe eares heare what the spirit sayth vnto the â—angregacyons ¶ He seeth the heauen open and the sente and one syttynge vpon it â–ª but â–ª xxâ—iiâ— seates about it with â–ª xxiâ—â—i â—â—ders sytâ—â—â—g vpon theÌ„ and foure beastes praysing God daye and nyght CAPI IIII. A ✚ Fter this I loked beholde a dore was open in heauen the fyrst voyce whiche I hearde was as it were of a trompet talkynge w t me whiche sayde come vp hyther I wyll shewe the thinges whiche muste be fulfylled here after And immediatly I was in the spirit behold a seate was set in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a sardine stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpoÌ„ the seates xxiiij elders syttyng clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr heades crownes of Golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thondringes and voyces and ther were seuen lampes of fyre burnynge before the seate which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God And before y e seate ther was a see of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddes of the seate and rouÌ„de about the seate were foure beastes ful of eyes before and behynde And the fyrst beast was lyke a lyon the seconde beast lyke a calfe and the thyrde beast had a face as a man the fourth beast was lyke a flyinge Egle. And the foure beastes had eche one of theÌ„ vâ— wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they had no rest daye nether nyght sayinge Holy holy holy Lorde God almyghtye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glory and honour thankes to him y â— sat on the seate which lyueth for euer euer the xxâ—â—â—â— elders fell downe before hiÌ„ y t sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and euer ⊢ and cast theyr crownes before y e trone sayinge thou arte worthy O Lorde âšœ our God to receaue glory honoure and power for y â— haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ He seeth the lambe openynge the boke and therfore the foure beastes the. xxâ—iâ—â— elders the angels praise the lambe and do hym worshyppe CAPI V. AND I sawe the ryght haÌ„de of hym y e sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in and on the backsyde sealed w t seuen seales And I sawe a stronge angell whiche preached w t a lowde voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to lose the seales therof And no man in heauen nor in earth neyther vnder the earth was able to open the boke neyther to loke theron And I wepte much because no man was founde worthy to opeÌ„ and to reade the boke nether to loke theron And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde a lyon of the trybe of Iuda the rote of Dauid hathe obtayned to open the boke to lose the seuen seales therof And I behelde and lo in the myddes of the seate and of the foure beastes and in the myddes of the elders stode a laÌ„be as though he had bene kylled hauynge seuen hornes and seuen eyes which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God sent into all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the ryght hande of hym that sate vpon the seate And wheÌ„ he had takeÌ„ the boke the foure beastes xxiiij elders fell downe before the laÌ„be hauing euery one of theÌ„ harpes golden vialles full of odours whiche are the prayers of saynctes and they songe a newe songe saying y u art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou waste kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of al kynredes toÌ„ges people nacions and hast made vs vnto our God kynges prestes and we shall raygne on the earth And I behelde and I herde the voyce of many angels about the trone oboute the beastes the elders and I hearde thousand thousandes saying w t a lowde voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power ryches and wysdome strength and honour glory and blessynge And all the creatures whiche are in heauen on the earth and vnder the earth in the
crownes and vpō hys heade the name of blasphemy And the beast whiche I sawe was lyke a catte of the mountayne and his fete were as the fete of a beare and hys mouth as the mouth of a ly on And the dragon gaue hym hys power hys seate and great auctoryte I saw one of his heades as it were wounded to death and his deadly wounde was healed And al the world wōdred at the beast and they worshypped the dragon whiche gaue power vn to the beast they worshyiped the beast sayinge who is like vnto the beast who is able to warre with him And there was gyuē vnto him a mouth that spake great thynges and blasphemies and power was giuen vnto hym to do xlij monethes And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemy agaynst God to blaspheme hys name and his tabernacle and thē that dwel in heauen And it was gyuen vnto hym to make warre with the Sayntes and to ouer come them And power was giuen him ouer all kynred and tonge and nacion al that dwel vpon the erth worshypt him whose names are not written in the boke of lyfe of the lambe whiche was kylled from the begynning of the world If any man haue an eare let him heare He that ledeth into captiuite shal go into captiuite he that killeth with a swearde must be kylled with a swearde Heare is the pacyence and the fayth of the Saynctes And I behelde another best cōmyng vp out of the earth and he had two hornes like a lambe and he spake as dyd the Dragon And he dyd all that the fyrst beast coulde do in hys presence and he caused the earth and them whiche dwelt therin to worshyppe the fyrst beast whose deadly wounde was healed And he dyd great wonders so that he made fyre come downe from heuen into the earth in the syght of men And deceyued thē that dwel on the erth by the meanes of those sygnes whiche he had power to do in the syght of the beast saying to them that dwelt on the erth that they shuld make an ymage vnto the beast whiche had the wounde of a swearde and dyd lyue And he had power to gyue a spirit vnto the ymage of the beast that the ymage of the beast shulde speake and shuld cause that as many as wolde not worshyp the ymage of the beast shuld be killed And he made al both small and great rych and pore fre and bonde to receyue a marke in their ryght hādes or in their forheades And that no man myght bye or sel saue he that had the marke or the name of the beast eyther the nōbre of his name Here is wysdome Let hym that hath wyt count the nōbre of the beast For it is the nōbre of a man and his nombre is sixe hondreth threscore and syxe CAPI XIIII ¶ The lambe stondeth vpon the mount Syon and the vndesyled congregacyon with him The angel exhorteth to the fcare of God and tilleth of the fall of Babylon ANd I loked and lo a lambe stode on the mount Syon and with hym an C and xliuj thousand hauyng his ⚜ name and his fathers name wryten in their forhedes And I herd a voice from heuen as the soūd of many waters and as the voice of a great thondre And I herde the voyce of harpers harpyng w t their harpes And they sōge as it were a new sōge before the seate before y ◠foure beestes the elders no man coulde lerne that sōge but the. C. xliiij M. which were redemed frō the earth These are they whiche were not defyled w t wemen for they are virgyns These folowe the lambe whyther soeuer he goeth These were redemed from men beynge the fyrst frutes vnto God to the lābe in their mouthes was founde no gile For they are without spot before the trone of God And I saw another angel flye in the middes of heuē hauyng the euerlastyng gospel to preache vnto them that syt dwel on the erth and to all nacyons kynredes tōges people saying with a loude voyce Fere God gyue honour to him for the houre of his iudgement is come worshyp him that made heauen and erth the see fountaynes of water And there folowed another angel saying Babylon is fallē is fallē that great cytie for she made al nacions dryncke of the wyne of her fornicacion And the thyrd angel folowed thē saying with a loude voyce If any mā worshyppe the beast his ymage receyue his marcke in his forhead or in his hāde the same shall dryncke the wyne of the wrath of god which is powred in the cup of his wrath And he shal be punyshed in fyre brymstone before the holy angels and before the lambe And the smoke of their torment ascēdeth vp euermore And they haue no rest day nor nyght whiche worshyp the beast his ymage whosoeuer receyueth the prynt of hys name Here is the pacience of sainctes Here are they that kepe the commaundementes the fayth of Iesu. And I herde a voyce from heuen saying vnto me wryte Blessed are the dead which hereafter dye in the Lord euen so sayeth the spirit that they rest from their labours but their workes folow them And I loked and behold a white clowde and vpon the clowde one syttynge lyke vnto the sonne of man hauyng on hys head a golden crowne in his hande a sharpe syckle And another angell came out of the temple cryinge with a loude voyce to hym that sate on the cloude Thrust in thy sykle and repe for y ◠tyme is come to repe for the corne of the erth is rype And he that satte on the cloude thrust in his sycle on the earth the erth was reped And another angell came out of the temple which is in heuen hauyng also a sharpe syckle And another angell came out frō the aulter which had power ouer fyre and cryed w t a loude crye to hym that had the sharpe sykle and sayd thrust in thy sharpe sykle and gather the clusters of the earth for her grapes are rype And the angel thrust in his sykle on the erth and cut downe the grapes of the vyneyarde of the earth cast thē into the great wynefat of the wrath of God and the winefat was troden without the cytie bloude came out of the fat euen vnto the horsse brydels by the space of a thousande vj. C. furlonges CAPI XV. ¶ He seyth seuen Angelles hauynge seuen Uyalles full of wrathe ANd I saw another signe in heuē great maruaylous seuen angels hauinge the seuen laste plages for in them is fulfylled the wrath of God And I sawe as it were a glassye see mingled with fyre them that had gottē victory of the beast of hys ymage of his marke and of the nombre of his name stande on the glassye see hauynge the harpes of God and they songe
the song of Moses the seruaunt of god and the song of the lambe saying Great and maruelous are thy worckes Lorde God almyghtye iuste and true are thy wayes thou kyng of Saynctes Who shal not feare O Lorde gloryfy thy name For thou onely atte holy and all gentels shal come and worshyppe before the for thy iudgementes are made manyfest And after that I loked beholde the teÌ„ple of the tabernacle of testimony was open in heauen and the seuen angels came out of the temple which had the seuen plages clothed in pure and bryght lynneÌ„ and hauyng their brestes gyrded w t golden gyrdels And one of the fowre beestes gaue vnto the seueÌ„ angels seuen goldeÌ„ vyalles full of y â— wrath of God which lyueth for euermore And the temple was full of the smoke of the glory of God and of his power no man was able to entre into the temple til the seuen plages of the seuen Angels were fulfylled ¶ The Angels power out theyr vyalles ful of wrath CAPI XVI ANd I herde a great voyce out of the temple sayinge to the seuen Angels go youre wayes poure out your vyalles of wrath vpon the erth And the fyrste Angell went and powred out his Uyall vpon the erth and there fell a noysome a sore botche vpon the men whiche had the marcke of the beast and vpon theÌ„ which worshypped hys ymage And the seconde Angel shed out his vyall vpon the see and it turned as it were into the bloude of a dead man and euery lyuyng thyng dyed in the see And the thyrde Angel shed out his viall vpon the ryuets fountaynes of waters and they turned to bloude And I herde an angell say Lorde whiche arte and waste thou art ryghtuous and holy because thou hast giuen suche iudgementes for they shed out the bloud of saites and Prophetes therfore haste y u geneÌ„ theÌ„ bloude to dryncke for they are worthy And I herde another out of the aulter saye euen so Lorde God almyghtye true rightuous are thy iudgementes And y e fourth angel powred out his vial on the sunne power was gyuen vnto him to vexe men with heate of fyre And the men raged in great heat spake euil of the name of god which hath power ouer those plages and they repeÌ„ted not to giue him glory And the fyft angel powred out his vial vpon the seate of the beast and his kyngdome wexed darcke they gnewe their tonges for sorow and blasphemed the God of heauen for sorowe and paine of their sores and repented not of their dedes And the syxt Angel powred out his vial vpon the gret ryuer Euphrates and the water dryed vp that the wayes of the kynges of the east shulde be prepared And I sawe thre vncleane spirites lyke froggê come out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophete For they are the spirites of deuyls workyng myracles to go out vnto the kynges of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battayle of the great day of God almyghty Beholde I come as a thefe Happy is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes left he walke naked men se his 〈◊〉 And he gathered them togyther into a place called in the Hebrue tonge Armagedon And the seuenth angell powred out hys vial into y e ayre And there came a gret voyce out of the teÌ„ple of heauen from the seate saying it is done And there 〈◊〉 voices thondrynges lyghtnynges there was a great earthquake such as was not sence meÌ„ were vpoÌ„ the earth so mighty an erthquake so great And the great cytie was deuided into thre parties the cities of all nacyons fel. And great Babilon came in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce before God to gyue vnto her the cup of the wyne of the fearcenes of his wrath Euery yle also fled awaye the mountaynes were not founde And there fel a great haile as it had bene talentes out of heauen vpon the men and the men blasphemed God because of the plage of the hayle for it was great the plage of it sore ¶ He descrydeth the woman syttynge vpon the â—â—ast with ten hornes CAPI XVII ANd ther came one of the seuen angels whiche had the seuen vyalles and talked with me sayinge vnto me come I wyl shewe the the iudgment of the great whore that sitteth vpon many waters with whom haue coÌ„mitted fornicacion the kinges of the earth the inhabiters of the erth are dronc ken with the wyne of her fornicacion And the spirit caryed me awaye into the wyldernes And I sawe a woman syt vpon a rose colored beast full of names of blasphemye which had seuen hedes and ten hornes And the woman was arayed in purple rose colour decked with golde precyous stone pearles and had a cup of golde in her hand ful of abhominacions filthines of her fornicacioÌ„ And in her forhed was a name written a mystery great Babylon the mother of whoredome abhominacions of the earth And I sawe the woman droncken with the bloude of saynctes with the bloude of the wytnesses of Iesu. And when I sawe her I wondred with great maruayle And the angell sayde vnto me wherfore maruaylest thou I wyll shewe the the mystery of the womaÌ„ of the beast that beryth her which hath seueÌ„ heades and ten hornes The beast that thou seest was and is not â— shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt and shall go into perdicion and they that dwell on the earth shall wondre whose names are not writteÌ„ in the boke of lyfe from the begin nyng of the worlde when they beholde the beast that was is not And here is a minde that hath wysdome The seuen heades are seuen mouÌ„taynes on whiche the woman sytteth they are also seueÌ„ kynges Fyue are falleÌ„ and one is and another is not yet come And when he commeth he must coÌ„tinue a short space And the beast that was is not is eueÌ„ the eight and is one of the seuen and shall go into destruccion And the ten hornes which y u sawest are ten hynges which haue receyued no kyngdome as yet but shal receyne power as kinges at one houre with the beast These haue one mynde and shall gyue their power and streÌ„gth vnto y e beast These shal fyght with the lambe and the lambe shal ouer come theÌ„ For he is Lorde of Lordes and Kynge of kynges and they that are on hys syde are called and chosen and faythfull And he sayde vnto meâ—the waters whiche thou sawest where the whore sitteth are people and folke and nacions and toÌ„ges And the ten hornes which thou sawest vpon the beast are they that shall hate the whore and shal make her desolate and naked and shal â—atâ— her flesshe burne her w t fyre For God hath put in their hertes to fulfyll his wyll
buylde y â— cities of Iuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possession The posteriorite also of his seruauntes shal enherete it and they that loue his name shall dwell therin ¶ The. lxx Psalme ¶ To the chaunter of Dauid to brynge to remembraunce bycause the Lorde saued me HAste the O God to delyuer me make haste to helpe me O Lorde Let them be shamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backewarde and put to confusion that wyshe me euyll Let them for theyr rewarde be sone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyefull and glad in the and let al suche as delyte in thy saluacyon saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in myserye haste the vnto me O God Thou arte my helpe and my redemer O LORDE make no longe taryenge ¶ The. lxxi Psalme IN the O Lorde haue I put my truste let me neuer be put to confusyon but ryd me and delyuer me in thy ryghteousnesse enclyne thyne eare vnto me and saue me Be thou my stronge holde whereunto I maye all waye resorte thou haste promysed to helpe me for thou art my house of defence and my castel Delyuer me O my God out of y â— hand of the vngodly out of the hande of the vnrighteous and cruel maÌ„ For thou O Lorde God art the thynge that I longe for thou art my hope euen fro my youth Thorowe the haue I bene holden vp euer sence I was borne thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe my prayse shal be all waye of the. I am become as it were a monster vnto many but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my derous workes declare When I receyue the congregacion I shall iudge accordyng vnto ryght The earthe is weake and all the â—habiters therof I beare vp y â— pillers of it Sela. I sayd vnto y â— foles dele nat so madly and to the vngodly set nat vp your horne Set nat vp your horne on hye and speake nat with a styfenecke For promocyon commeth neither from the east nor froÌ„ the west nor yet from y â— south And why God is the Iudge he putteth downe one and setteth vp another For in the hande of the Lorde there is ☞ acuppe and the wyne is red It is ful myxte and he poureth out of the same As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the earthe shall dryncke them and suck them out But I wyl talke of the God of Iacob and prayse hym foreuer All the hornes of the vngodly also wyll I breake and the hornes of the ryghtuous shal be exalted ¶ The. lxxvj Psalme ¶ â—o the 〈◊〉 in incloâ—â—es a Psalme and songe of Asaph IN Iewrye is God knowen his name is greate in Israel At ☞ Schalem is his tabernacle and his dwellynge in Syon There brake he the arrowes of the bowe the shilde the swerde and the batayle Sela. Thou arte of more honoure and myght then the hylles of robbers The proud are robbed they haue slept their slepe and all the men â–ª whose handes were myghtye haue founde nothynge At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the charet and hors is fallen Thou eueÌ„ thou arte to be feared and who maye stande in thy syght when y â— arte angrye Thou dyddest cause thy iudgement to be herde from heauen the earthe trembled and was styll When God arose to iudgement and to helpe all the make vpon earth Sela. ☞ The fearsenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse and the fearsenesse of other shalt y â— refrayne Promyse vnto the Lorde your God and kepe it all ye that be rounde aboute hym brynge presentes vnto hym that ought to be feared He shall refrayne the sprete of Prynces and is wonderfull amonge the kynges of the earthe ¶ The. lxxvij Psalme ¶ To the â—haunter for Iâ—duthun A Psalme of Dauâ—d I wyl crye vnto God with my voyce eueÌ„ vnto God wyll I crye with my voyce he shall herken vnto me In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde my sore ran and ceassed nat in the nyght ceasoÌ„ my soule refused comforte When I am in heuynesse I wyll thynke vpon God when my herte is vexâ—d I wyll complayne Sela. Thou holdest myne eyes wakynge I am so feble that I can not speake I haue consydred the dayes of olde and the yeres that are paste I call to remembraunce my songe and in the nyght I coÌ„mune with myne owne herte and searche out my spretes Wyll the Lorde absente hym selfe for euer And wyll he be no more intreated Is his mercy clene gone for euer And is his promyse come vtterly to an ende for euermore Hathe God forgoten to be gracyous And wyll he shutt vp his louynge kyndnesse in displeasure Sela. And I sayde It is myne owne infyrmyte But I wyll remembre the yeares of the right haÌ„de of the moste hyest I wyll remembre the workes of the Lorde and call to mynde thy wonders of olde tyme. I wyll thynke also of all thy workes and my talkynge shal be of thy doynges ☞ Thy waye O God is holy who is so greate a God as â— our God Thou art the god that dothe wonders hast declared thy power amoÌ„ge people Thou haste myghtely delyuered thy people euen the sonnes of Iacob Ioseph Sela. The waters sawe the O God the waters sawe the were afrayed y â— deapthes also were troubled The cloudes poured out water the ayer thondered thyne arowes wente abrode The voyce of thy thonder was hearde rounde aboute thy lyghteninges st one vpon the grounde the earthe was moued and shoke with all Thy waye is in the see and thy pathes in the greate waters and thy fotesteppes are nat knowen Thou leddest thy people lyke shepe by the hande of Moses and Aaron ¶ The. lxxviii Psalme ¶ An instâ—uceyon of Asaph HEare my lawe O my people enclyne youre eares vnto the wordes of my mouth I wyll open my mouth in a parable I wyll declare harde seâ—â—eÌ„ses of olde Whiche we haue harde and knoweÌ„ and suche as oure fathers haue tolde vs. That we shulde nat hyde them from the chyldren of the generacyons to come but to shewe the honour of the Lord his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done He made a couenaunte with Iacob and gaue Israel a lawe whiche he commaunded oure forfathers to teache theyr childreÌ„ That theyr posterite myght knowe it and the chyldren whiche were yet vnborne To thintent that when they came vp they myght shewe their chyldren the same That they myght put theyr trust in God and nat to forget the workes of God but to kepe his commaundementes And not to be as their forfathers as a faithlesse and stubburne generacyon a generacyon that set nat their herte a ryght and whose sprete cleued nat stedfastly vnto God Lyke as ☞
the chyldren of Ephraim whiche beynge harnessed and caryenge bowes turned thē selues backe in the daye of batayll They kepte nat the couenaunte of God and wolde nat walke in his lawe But forgate what he had done and the wonderfull worckes that he had shewed for them Maruelous thynges dyd he in the syghte of oure fathers in the lande of Egipte euen in the felde of zoan He deuyded the see and broughte them thorowe he made the waters to stande on a heape In the daye tyme also he led them with a cloude and all the nyghte thorowe with a lyghte of tyre He cloaue the harde rockes in the wyldernesse and gaue them drynke therof as it had bene out of the greate deapth He broughte waters out of the stony rocke so that it gusshed out lyke the riuers Yet for all this they synned more against hym and prouoked the mooste hyest in the wyldernes They tempted God in theyr hertes and requyred meate for theyr luste They spake agaynst God also sayenge Shall God prepare a table in the wylder nesse◠He sinote the stony rocke in dede y ◠the water gusshed out and the streames flowed with all but can he geue bred also or prouyde flesh for his people Whē y ◠Lorde hearde thys he was wroth so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob ther came vp heuy dyspleasure agaynste Israel Because they beleued nat in God and put nat theyr trust in his helpe So he commaūded the cloudes aboue and opened the dores of heauen He rayned downe Māna also vpon thē for to eate and gaue them foode frō heauen So man dyd eate ☞ angels fode for he sente them meate ynough He caused the East winde to blowe vnder the heauen and thorow his power he brought in y ◠south west wynde He rayned flesh vpō them as thicke as dust and fethered foules lyke as the sande of the see He let it fall amonge their tentes euēroūde aboute their habitacyon So they dyd eate and were well fylled for he gaue thē their owne desyre They were nat disapoynted of their luste But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes y ◠heuy wrath of God came vpon thē and flewe the welthiest of thē yee and smote downe the chosen men that were in Israell But for all this they synned yet more and beleued nat his wonderous worckes Therfore theyr dayes dyd he consume in vanyte and their yeares ◠trouble When he slewe them they sought hym and turned them early and enquered after God And they remēbred that God was theyr strength and that the hye God wrs theyr redemer Neuerthelesse they dyd but flatter hym with theyr mouthe and dyssembled with hym in theyr tonge For their herte was nat whole with hym nether contynued they stedfast in his couenaunte But he was so mercyfull that he forgaue theyr mysdedes and destroyed them nat Yee many a tyme turned he hys wrathe awaye and wolde nat suffre his whole dyspleasure to aryse For he consydered y ◠they were but flesh and that they were euē a mynde that passeth awaye and commeth nat agayne Many a tyme dyd they prouoke him in y ◠wyldernesse and greued him i the deserte They turned backe tempted God and moued the holy one in Israel They thought nat of his hande and of y ◠daye when he delyuered thē from the hande of the enemye Howe he had wrought his myracles in Egipte his wondres in the felde of zoan He turned theyr waters into bloude so that they myght nat drynke of the ryuers He sent lyce amonge thē and deuoured them vp ‡ and frogges to destroye thē He gaue theyr frutes vnto the eatyr pyller and theyr laboure vnto the greshopper He destroied theyr vynes w t hayle stones and theyr mulbery trees with the frost He smote theyr eatel also with haile stones their flockes with hote thonder boltes He cast vpon thē the furyousnesse of hys wrath anger displeasure and trouble and sent euyl angels among them He made away to his indignacion and spared nat theyr soule from death but gaue theyr lyfe ouer to the pestylence And smote all the fyrst borne in Egipt the moste pryncipall and myghtyest ☞ in y ◠dwellynges of Ham. But as for his owne people he leade them forth lyke shepe caried thē in y ◠wyldernesse lyke a flocke He brought them out safely that they shulde nat feare ouer whelined theyr enemyes with the see And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuary ☞ euē to this mountayne more let them be put to shame and perishe And they shall knowe that thou whose name is Iehoua arte onely the most hyest ouer all the earthe ¶ The. lxxxiiij Psalme ¶ To the chauntet vpon Githith a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah O Howe amyable are thy dwellynges thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the courtes of the Lorde my herte and my flesshe reioyse in the lyuynge God Yee the sparow hath sounde her an house and the swalowe a neste where she maye laye her yonge euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes my kynge my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they wyl be all waye praysynge the. Sela. Blessed is that man whose strength is in the and in whose herte are thy wayes Whiche goynge thorowe the vale of my sery vse it for a wel and the poles are fylled with water They wyll go from strength and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer herken O God of Iacob Sela. Beholde O God oure defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thosande I had rather be a dore kepet in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlines For the Lord God is a lyght defence the Lord wyl giue grace worshyp and no good thyng shal he witholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the man that putteth his truste in the. ¶ The. lxxxv Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah LORDE thou arte become gracyous vnto thy lande thou haste turned away the captyuyte of Iacob Thou haste forgyuen the offence of thy people and couered all theyr synnes Sela. Thou haste taken awaye all thy dyspleasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indingnacion Turne vs then O God our sauyour and let thyne angre ceasse from vs. Wylt thou be displeased at vs for euer and wylte thou stretche out thy wrath from one generacion to another Wylte thou not turne agayne quycken vs that thy people maye reioyse in the Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunte vs thy saluacyon I wyll herken what the Lorde God wyl say ⚜ concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes