are not comely 14 I wyll therefore that the yonger women do marrie to beare chyldren to guyde the house to geue none occasion to y e aduersarie to speake slaunderously 15 For certaine of them are alredy turned backe after Satan 16 Yf any man or woman that beleueth haue wydowes let them susteine them let not the Churches be charged that there maye be sufficient for them that are wydowes in deede 17 The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour most speciallye they which labour in the worde teachyng 18 For the scripture sayth Thou shalt not moosel the oxe that treadeth out the corne And the labourer is worthy of his rewarde 19 Agaynst an elder receaue none accusation but vnder two or three witnesses 20 Them that sinne rebuke before all that other also may feare 21 I testifie before God and the Lorde Iesus Christe and the elect angels that thou obserue these thinges without hastynesse of iudgement and do nothyng after parcialitie 22 Lay handes sodenly on no man neither be partaker of other mens sinnes Kepe thy selfe chaste 23 Drinke no longer water but vse a litle wine for thy stomackes sake thine often diseases 24 Some mens sinnes are open beforehande hastyng before vnto iudgement and in some they folowe after 25 Lykewise also good workes are manifest before hande and they that are otherwyse can not be hyd ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 The duetie of seruauntes towarde their maisters 3 Agaynst such as are not satisfied with the worde of God 6 Of true godlynesse and contentation of mynde 9 Agaynst couetousnesse 11 A charge geuen to Timothie 1 LEt as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke count their maisters worthy of all honour that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed 2 And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters despise them not because they are brethren but rather do seruice forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite These thynges teache and exhort 3 Yf any man teache otherwyse and consenteth not vnto the wholsome wordes of our Lorde Iesus Christe and to the doctrine whiche is accordyng to godlynesse 4 He is puft vp knowyng nothing but dotyng about questions and strifes of wordes wherof commeth enuie stryfe raylynges euyll surmysynges 5 Vayne disputations of men of corrupte myndes destitute of the trueth thynkyng lucre to be godlynesse From suche be thou separate 6 Godlynesse is great lucre if a man be content with that he hath 7 For we brought nothyng into the worlde and it is certayne that we may carry nought away 8 But hauyng foode and rayment we must therwith be content 9 For they that wyll be riche fall into temptations and snares and into many folishe noysome lustes which drowne men in perdition and destruction 10 For loue of money is the roote of all euyll whiche whyle some lusted after they erred from the fayth pearced thē selues through with many sorowes 11 But thou O man of God flee these thynges and folow after righteousnes godlynes faith loue pacience mekenes 12 Fight the good fight of faith lay hand on eternall lyfe wherevnto thou art also called and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses 13 I geue thee charge in the sight of God who quickeneth all thynges and before Iesus Christe which vnder Pontius Pilate witnessed a good profession 14 That thou kepe the commaundement without spot vnrebukeable vntyll the appearyng of our Lorde Iesus Christ 15 Which in his tymes he shall shewe that is blessed and prince only the kyng of kynges and Lorde of Lordes 16 Who only hath immortalitie dwelling in the light that no man can attayne vnto * Whom no man hath seene neither can see vnto whom be honour power euerlastyng Amen 17 Charge them which are riche in this world that they be not hie minded nor trust in vncertayne riches but in y e lyuyng God which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy 18 That they do good that they be riche in good workes that they be redye to geue glad to distribute 19 Laying vp in store for them selues a good foundation agaynst the tyme to come that they may lay holde on eternall lyfe 20 O Timotheus saue that which is geuen thee to kepe auoydyng prophane and vayne bablynges and oppositions of science falslie so called 21 Which some professyng haue erred concernyng the fayth Grace be with thee Amen ¶ Sent from Laodicea which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana The seconde Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to Timothie ¶ The first Chapter ¶ 6 Paul exhorteth Timotheus to stedfastnesse and patience in persecution and to continue in the doctrine that he had taught hym 12 wherof his bondes afflictions were a gage 16 A commendation of Onesiphorus 1 PAul an Apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God according to the promise of lyfe which is in Christ Iesus 2 To Timothie a beloued sonne Grace mercy and peace from God the father and Christe Iesus our Lorde 3 I thanke God whom I worshippe from my forefathers in pure conscience that without ceassyng I haue remembraūce of thee in my prayers night day 4 Desiryng to see thee myndefull of thy teares that I may be fylled with ioy 5 When I call to remembraunce the vnfaigned fayth that is in thee whiche dwelt first in thy graundmother Lois and in thy mother Eunica and I am assured that it dwelleth in thee also 6 Wherfore I put thee in remēbraunce that thou stirre vp the gyft of God which is in thee * by the puttyng on of my handes 7 * For God hath not geuen to vs the spirite of feare but of power and of loue and of a sounde mynde 8 Be not thou therfore ashamed of the testimonie of our Lorde neither of me his prisoner but suffer thou aduersitie with the Gospell accordyng to the power of God 9 Who hath saued vs called vs with an holy callyng not accordyng to our workes but accordyng to his owne purpose and grace which was geuen vs in Christe Iesus before the world began 10 But is nowe made manifest by the appearyng of our sauiour Iesus Christ who hath put away death and hath brought life and immortalitie vnto light through the Gospell 11 Wherunto I am appoynted a preacher and Apostle and a teacher of the gentiles 12 For the which cause I also suffer these thynges Neuerthelesse I am not ashamed For I knowe whom I haue beleued and I am perswaded that he is able to kepe that which I haue committed to hym agaynst that day 13 See thou haue the paterne of wholesome wordes which thou hast hearde of me in fayth loue that is in Christe Iesus 14 That good thyng which was committed to thy keping holde fast through the holy ghost which dwelleth in vs. 15 This
mightie it is God mightie in battayle 9 Lyft vp your heades O ye gates and be you lyft vp ye euerlastyng doores and the kyng of glorie shall enter in 10 Who is this kyng of glorie euen the God of hostes he is the kyng of glorie Selah The argument of the .xxv. Psalme ¶ Dauid afflicted with enemies feelyng the great burden of sinne namely of his youth prayeth God partly to delyuer hym partly to teache hym and to pardon his offences He setteth foorth the infinite goodnesse and felicitie which is assured to all them that feare God Finally he confesseth that all his trust is in God 1 I Lyft vp my soule vnto thee O God I put my trust in thee my Lorde let me not be confounded neither let myne enemies triumph ouer me 2 Yea let not all them that hope in thee be put to shame let them be put to shame who without a cause do trayterously transgresse 3 Make me to knowe thy wayes O God and teache me thy pathes leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me for thou art the Lorde of my saluation I haue wayted for thee al the day long 4 Call to remembraunce O God thy tender mercies thy louyng kindnesse for they haue ben for euer 5 Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me 6 Gratious and ryghteous is God therfore he wyll teache sinners in the way 7 He wyll guide the meke in iudgement and teache the humble his way 8 All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies 9 Pardon thou therfore for thy name sake O God my wickednesse for it is very great 10 What man is he that feareth God God wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose 11 His soule shall rest all nyght at ease and his seede shall inherite the lande 12 The secrete of God is among them that feare hym and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt 13 Myne eyes be alwayes turned vnto God for he wyll take my feete out of the net 14 Turne thy face vnto me and haue mercie vpon me for I am desolate and in miserie 15 The sorowes of myne heart are encreased O bryng thou me out of my distresse 16 Loke thou vpon myne aduersitie and vpon my labour and forgeue me all my sinne 17 Consider myne enemies for they do multiplie and they beare a tirannous hate against me 18 O kepe my soule and deliuer me lest I shal be confounded for I haue put my trust in thee 19 Let integritie and vprighteous dealing kepe me safe for I haue wayted after thee 20 O God redeeme Israel out of all his aduersities The argument of the .xxvj. psalme ¶ Dauid offereth his cause for the whiche he was persecuted to be iudged of God protesting his innocencie partly in that he serued God with purenes of heart and vprightnes of life frequenting his temple and vsing his ceremonies partly also in that he hated all company of euill men whatsoeuer they were ¶ Of Dauid 1 IVdge thou me O God for I haue walked in my perfection my trustalso hath ben in God therfore I shall not fall 2 Examine me O God and proue me trye out my reynes and my heart 3 For thy louing kindnes is before mine eyes and I wyll walke in thy trueth 4 I haue not sit in company with vayne persons neither haue I entred once acquaintaunce with dissemblers 5 I haue hated the congregation of the malitious and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly 6 I haue wasshed my handes in innocencie and so I haue gone about thine aulter O God 7 That in a publique confession I myght heare and set foorth all thy wonderous workes 8 O God I haue loued the habitation of thine house and the place wherethine honour dwelleth 9 O gather not my soule with sinners nor my life with bloodie men 10 In whose handes is wickednes and their right hande is full of gyftes 11 But as for me I wyll walke in my perfection O redeeme me and be mercyfull vnto me 12 My foote standeth vpon a playne grounde therfore I wyll blesse God in the congregations ¶ The argument of the .xxvij. psalme ¶ The prophete confesseth his boldnes courage and no feare at all that he had through God in extreame and perilous daungers Before al thinges he requireth that he may come into the temple with the godly for to sacrifice and to prayse God He prayeth also most earnestly for helpe at Gods hande being of all other forsaken 1 GOD is my lyght and saluation whom then shall I feare God is the strength of my life of whom then shall I be afraide 2 When the malitious approched neare vnto me for to eate vp my fleshe mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell 3 Though an hoast of men were layde in campe against me yet shall not mine heart be afraide and though there rose vp warre against me yet I wyll put my trust in this 4 I haue desired one thyng of God whiche once agayne I wyll earnestly require euen that I may dwell in the house of God all the dayes of my life to beholde the beautifulnes of God and to seeke it in his temple 5 For in the time of aduersitie he shall hide me in his tabernacle yea in the secrete place of his pauilion he shall hide me and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone 6 And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes 7 Hearken vnto my voyce O god when I crye vnto thee haue mercy vpon me and heare me 8 My heart hath sayde vnto thee accorcording * to this thy commaundement seeke ye my face thy face O God wyll I seeke 9 O hide not thou thy face from me nor cast thy seruaunt away in a displeasure thou hast ben my succour leaue me not neither forsake me O Lorde of my saluation 10 For my father and mother forsoke me and God did take me vp 11 Teache me thy way O God and leade me in a right path because of mine enemies 12 Deliuer me not into mine aduersaries handes for there are false witnesses rysen vp against me and such as speake wrong 13 If I had not beleued veryly to see the goodnes of God in the lande of the liuing their spite had kylled me 14 Attende thou therfore vpon God be of a good courage and he will comfort thine heart I say attende thou vpon God The argument of the .xxviii. psalme ¶ The prophete turning his face towardes the arke of God desireth that his prayers may be hearde that God would succour him and not suffer him to be oppressed of the wicked to whom vengeaunce is due he thanketh
vnderstande them and I shall lyue Coph 1 I Haue called with my whole heart heare me O God I wyll kepe thy statutes 2 I haue called vpon thee saue me and I wyll kepe thy testimonies 3 I haue preuented other in the dawnyng of the day and I cryed vnto thee for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes 4 Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches that my study might be wholy in thy wordes 5 Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes 6 They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse do drawe nye vnto me they are farre from thy lawe 7 But thou art nye at hande O God and all thy coÌ„maundementes be trueth 8 As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer Resh 1 BEholde myne affliction deliuer me for I haue not forgotten thy lawe 2 Defende thou my cause redeeme me make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde 3 Saluation is farre from the vngodly for they study not thy statutes 4 Thy mercies be manifolde O God make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes 5 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies 6 I sawe transgressours and I was greeued at the heart because they kept not thy lawe 7 Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse 8 The beginning of thy word is trueth and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore Shin 1 PRinces haue persecuted me without a cause but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes 2 I am as glad of thy worde as he that fyndeth a great bootie 3 That which is false I hate and abhorre but thy lawe I do loue 4 I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice 5 They that loue thy lawe shall haue great prosperitie and nothyng shall offende them 6 Lorde I haue wayted after thy saluation and I haue done thy commaundementes 7 My soule hath kept thy testimonies and I haue loued them exceedyngly 8 I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Tau 1 LEt my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliuer me accordyng to thy worde 3 My lippes shall powre out thy prayse when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 My tongue shall syng of thy worde for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse 5 Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes 6 I haue longed for thy saluation O God and thy lawe is my whole delight 7 Let my soule lyue and it shall prayse thee and thy iudgementes shal be an ayde vnto me 8 I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe oh seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes ¶ The argument of the .cxx. Psalme ¶ The prophete requesteth God for to deliuer him from such as do maliciously slaunder him with false reportes For by their meanes he esteemeth his life led with the Ismaelites and with the barbarous people of Arabia and not with Gods people ¶ A song of high degrees 1 WHen I was in trouble I called vpon God and he hearde me 2 Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes from a deceiptful tongue 3 What doth a deceiptfull tongue vnto thee what good bryngeth it thee 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes with Iuniper coales powred on thy head 5 Wo be vnto me that am constrayned to be conuersaunt in Mesech and to dwell among the tentes of Cedar 6 My soule hath dwelt long with hym that hateth peace 7 I am a man of peace but because I do speake therof they prepare them selues to battayle ¶ The argument of the .cxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete lifteth vp his eyes vnto heauen from whence he most certaynely loketh for ayde at all tymes He assureth all other that God careth defendeth gouerneth and prouideth for those that flee vnto the Lorde for succour in their necessitie ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Will lift vp myne eyes vnto the hilles from whence my helpe shall come 2 My helpe commeth from God who hath made heauen and earth 3 He wyll not suffer thy foote to moue he wyll not sleepe that kepeth thee 4 Beholde he that kepeth Israel wyll neither slumber nor sleepe 5 God hym selfe is thy keper God is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande 6 The sunne shal not hurt thee by day neither the moone by nyght 7 God wyll preserue thee from all euill he wyll preserue thy soule 8 God wyll preserue thy goyng out and thy commyng in from this tyme foorth for euermore ¶ The argument of the .cxxii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the ioy of the people goyng vp to Hierusalem where true religion was set foorth and iustice in courtes ministred for which causes he wisheth great prosperitie to the citie ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 I Was glad when they sayde vnto me we wyll go into the house of God 2 Our feete shall stande in thy gates O Hierusalem 3 Hierusalem is builded as a citie that is well vnited together in it selfe 4 For the tribes do go vp thyther euen the tribes of the Lorde which is a testimonie vnto Israel for to prayse the name of God 5 For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid 6 Pray for the peace of Hierusalem they shall prosper that loue thee 7 Peace be within thy walles and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord I wyll procure to do thee good The argument of the cxxiii psalme ¶ The prophete declareth that the godly despited of such as be riche proude and scornfull do loke for helpe only at Gods hande after a most humble sort ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto thee who dwellest in heauen 2 Beholde as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs. 3 Haue mâ—y vpon vs O God haue mercy vâ—â—n vs for we haue suffered enough of dispite 4 Our soule is filled with the scornefull reprofe of the wealthy and with the dispitefulnes of the proude ¶ The argument of the .cxxiiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth that he and his people had ben vtterly destroyed through the violence of enemies if God had not ben on their side with his present ayde ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 IF God him selfe had not ben of
12 He that hath the sonne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe 13 These thynges haue I written vnto you that beleue on y e name of the sonne of God that ye may knowe howe that ye haue eternall lyfe and that ye may beleue on the name of the sonne of God 14 And this is the trust that we haue in hym that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyll he heareth vs. 15 And yf we knowe that he heare vs whatsoeuer we aske we know that we haue y e petitions that we desire of hym 16 If any man see his brother sinne a sinne not vnto death let hym aske and he shal geue him life for them that sinne not vnto death There is a sinne vnto death I say not that thou shouldest pray for it 17 All vnrighteousnes is sinne and there is sinne vnto death 18 We knowe that whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not but he that is begotten of God kepeth hym selfe and that wicked toucheth hym not 19 We knowe that we are of God the whole worlde c lieth in wickednesse 20 We knowe that the sonne of God is come hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true and we are in hym that is true through his sonne Iesus Christe This same is very God and eternall lyfe 21 Babes kepe your selues from idols Amen ⧠The seconde epistle of Saint Iohn 1 He writeth vnto a certayne Lady 4 reioycyng that her chyldren walke in the trueth 5 and exhorteth vnto loue 7 warneth them to beware of such deceauers as denie that Iesus Christ is come in the fleshe 8 prayeth them to continue in the doctrine of Christ 10 and to haue nothyng to do with them that bryng not the true doctrine of Christe Iesus our sauiour 1 THE elder to the elect Lady her chyldren whom I loue in the trueth and not I only but also all that haue knowen y e trueth 2 For the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shal be in vs for euer 3 Grace be with you mercie and peace from God the father from the Lorde Iesus Christe the sonne of the father in trueth and loue 4 I reioyced greatly that I founde of thy chyldren walkyng in trueth as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father 5 And nowe beseche I thee Lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng that we shoulde loue one another 6 And this is the loue that we shoulde walke after his cōmaundement This commaundement is that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng ye shoulde walke in it 7 For many deceauers are entred into the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe This is a deceauer and an antichriste 8 Loke on your selues that we loose not that we haue wrought but that we may haue a full rewarde 9 Whosoeuer transgresseth and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe hath not God He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe hath both the father and the sonne 10 If there come any vnto you and bring not this learnyng hym receaue not to house neither byd hym God speede 11 For he that byddeth hym God speede is partaker of his euyll deedes 12 I had many thynges to write vnto you neuerthelesse I woulde not write with paper inke but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that our ioy may be full 13 The sonnes of thy elect sister greete thee Amen ⧠The thirde epistle of Saint John 2 He is glad of Gaius that he walketh in the trueth 8 exhorteth to be louyng vnto the poore Christen in their persecution 9 sheweth the vnkynde dealyng of Diotrephes 12 and the good report of Demetrius 1 THe elder vnto y e beloued Gaius whom I loue in the trueth 2 Beloued I wishe in all thynges that thou prosperedst and faredst H. L. well euen as thy soule prospereth 3 For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came testified of the trueth that is in thee how thou walkest in y e trueth 4 I haue no greater ioy thē for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie 5 Beloued thou doest faythfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren and to straungers 6 Which beare witnesse of thy loue before the Churche Which brethren yf thou bryng forwardes of their iourney after a godly sorte thou shalt do well 7 Because that for his names sake they went foorth and toke nothyng of the gentiles 8 We therfore ought to receaue such that we myght be helpers to the trueth 9 I wrote vnto the Churche but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among thē receaueth vs not 10 Wherfore yf I come I wyll declare his deedes which he doth iestyng on vs with malicious wordes neither is therwith content not only he hym selfe receaueth not the brethren but also he forbiddeth thē that woulde and thrusteth them out of the Churche 11 Beloued folow not that which is euyl but that which is good He that doth well is of God but he that doth euyll seeth not God 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men and of the trueth it selfe Yea and we our selues also beare recorde and ye knowe that our recorde is true 13 I haue many thynges to write but I wyll not with inke and penne write vnto thee 14 I trust I shal shortly see thee and we shall speake mouth to mouth Peace be vnto thee The louers salute thee Greete the louers by name ¶ The epistle of Saint Jude ¶ Saint Iude admonisheth all Churches generally to take heede of deceauers which go about to drawe away the heartes of the simple people from the trueth of God wylleth them to haue no societie with such whom he setteth foorth in their liuely colours shewyng by dyuers examples of the scriptures what horrible vengeaunce is prepared for them finally he conforteth the faythfull exhorteth them to perseuer in the doctrine of the Apostles of Iesus Christe 1 IVde the seruaunt of Iesus Christe the brother of Iames To them which are called and sanctified in God the father and preserued in Iesus Christe 2 H. L. Mercy vnto you and peace and loue be multiplied 3 Beloued when I gaue all diligence to write vnto you of the common saluation it was nedeful for me to write vnto you to exhorte you that ye shoulde earnestly contende for the fayth which was once geuen vnto the saintes 4 For there are certayne vngodly men craftily crept in which were before of olde ordeyned to this condemnation They turne the grace of our God vnto wantonnesse and denye God which is the only Lorde and our Lorde Iesus Christe 5 My mynde is therfore to put you in remembraunce forasmuch as ye once knowe this howe that the Lorde after that he had delyuered the people out of Egypt destroyed thē which afterward beleued not 6 The Angels
commend further vnto thee good reader the cause in part before intreated it shal be the lesse needefull hauing so nye folowing that learned preface whiche sometime was set out by the diligence of that godly father Thomas Cranmer late byshop in the sea of Canterburie whiche he caused to be prefixed before the translation of that Byble that was then set out And for that the copies thereof be so wasted that very many Churches do want their conuenient Bybles it was thought good to some well disposed men to recognise the same Byble againe into this fourme as it is nowe come out with some further diligence in the printing and with some more light added partly in the translation and partly in the order of the text not as condemning the former translation whiche was folowed mostly of any other translation excepting the originall text from whiche as litle variaunce was made as was thought meete to such as toke paynes therin desiring thee good reader if ought be escaped eyther by such as had the expending of the bookes or by the ouersight of the printer to correct the same in the spirite of charitie calling to remembraunce what diuersitie hath ben seene in mens iudgementes in the translation of these bookes before these dayes though all directed their labours to the glory of God to the edification of the Churche to the comfort of their christian brethren and alwayes as God dyd further open vnto them so euer more desirous they were to refourme their former humaine ouersightes rather then in a stubborne wylfulnesse to resist the gyft of the holy ghost who from tyme to tyme is resident as that heauenly teacher and leader into all trueth by whose direction the Churche is ruled and gouerned And let all men remember in them selfe howe errour and ignoraunce is created with our nature let frayle man confesse with that great wyse man that the cogitations and inuentions of mortall men be very weake and our opinions sone deceaued For the body so subiect to corruptioÌ„ doth oppresse the soule that it can not aspire so hye as of dutie it ought Men we be all and that which we know is not the thousand part of that we knowe not VVhereupon saith saint Austen otherwyse to iudge then the truth is this temptation ryseth of the frailtie of man A man so to loue and sticke to his owne iudgement or to enuie his brothers to the perill of dissoluing the christian communion or to the perill of schisme and of heresie this is diabolicall presumption but so to iudge in euery matter as the truth is this belongeth onely to the angelicall perfection Notwithstanding good reader thou mayst be well assured nothing to be done in this translation eyther of malice or wylfull meaning in altering the text eyther by putting more or lesse to the same as of purpose to bryng in any priuate iudgement by falsification of the wordes as some certaine men hath ben ouer bolde so to do litle regarding the maiestie of God his scripture but so to make it serue to their corrupt error as in alleaging the sentence of saint Paule to the Romaines the .6 one certaine wryter to proue his satisfaction was bold to turne the word of Santificationem into the word of Satisfactionem Thus. Sicut exhibuimus antea membra nostra seruirae immundicie et iniquitati ad iniquitatem ita deinceps exhibâ—amus membra nostra seruire iustitiae in satisfactionem That is as we haue geuen our members to vncleannesse from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so from hencefoorth let vs geue our members to serue righteousnesse into satisfaction where the true worde is into sanctification Euen so likewise for the aduauntage of his cause to proue that men may haue in their prayer fayth vpon saintes corruptly alleageth Saint Paules text Ad philemonem Thus. Fidem quam habes in domino Iesu in omnes sanctos leauing out the worde Charitatem which would haue rightly ben distributed vnto Omnes sanctos As fidem vnto in domino Iesu VVhere the text is Audiens charitatem tuam fidem quam habes in domino Iesu in omnes sanctos c. It were to long to bryng in many examples as may be openly founde in some mens wrytynges in these dayes who would be counted the chiefe pillers of the Catholique fayth or to note how corruptly they of purpose abuse the text to the comoditie of their cause VVhat maner of translation may men thinke to looke for at their handes if they should translate the scriptures to the comfort of Gods elect whiche they neuer did nor be not like to purpose it but be rather studious only to seeke quarrels in other mens well doynges to picke fault where none is And where any is escaped through humaine negligence there to crye out with their tragicall exclamations but in no wyse to amende by the spirite of charitie and lenitie that whiche might be more aptly set VVhervpon for frayle man compassed hym selfe with infirmitie it is most reasonable not to be to seuere in condemning his brothers knowledge or diligence where he doth erre not of malice but of simplicitie and specially in handeling of these so deuine bookes so profounde in sense so farre passing our naturall vnderstanding And with charitie it standeth the reader not to be offended with the diuersitie of translatours nor with the ambiguitie of translations For as Saint Austen doth witnesse by Gods prouidence it is brought about that the holy scriptures whiche be the salues for euery mans sore though at the first they came from one language and thereby might haue ben spread to the whole worlde nowe by diuersitie of manye languages the translatours shoulde spreade the saluation that is contayned in them to all nations by suche wordes of vtteraunce as the reader might perceaue the minde of the translatour and so consequently to come to the knowledge of God his wyll and pleasure And though many rashe readers be deceaued in the obscurities and ambiguities of their translations whyle they take one thing for another and whyle they vse muche labour to extricate them selues out of the obscurities of the same yet I thinke saith he this is not wrought without the prouidence of God both to tame the proude arrogancie of man by his suche labour of searching as also to kepe his minde from lothsomnesse and contempt where if the scriptutes vniuersally were to easie he woulde lesse regarde them And though saith he in the primatiue Churche the late interpreters whiche did translate the scriptures be innumerable yet wrought this rather an helpe then an impediment to the readers if they be not to negligent For saith he diuers translations haue made many tymes the harder and darker sentences the more open and playne So that of congruence no offence can iustly be taken for this newe labour nothing preiudicing any other mans iudgement by this doyng nor yet hereby professing this to be so absolute a
those men that we may slay them 13 And Saul sayde There shall no man dye this day For to day the Lorde hath saued Israel 14 Then sayde Samuel vnto the people Come that we may go to Gilgal and renue the kingdome there 15 And all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king there before the Lord in Gilgal and there they offred peace offringes before the Lorde And there Saul and al the men of Israel reioyced exceedingly The .xii. Chapter 1 Samuel declaring to the people his integritie reproueth their ingratitude 19 God by miracle causeth the people to confesse their sinne 20 Samuel exhorteth the people to folowe the Lord. 1 ANd Samuel sayd vnto al Israel Beholde I haue hearkened vnto your voyce in all that ye sayde vnto me and haue made a king ouer you 2 Nowe therfore your king walketh before you and I am olde and graye headed and behold my sonnes are with you I haue walked before you from my childehod vnto this day 3 Beholde here I am beare recorde of me before the Lorde before his annoynted Whose oxe haue I taken or whose asse haue I taken whom haue I done wrong to Whom haue I hurt Or of whose hande haue I receaued any bribe to blind myne eyes therwith and I will restore it you 4 They sayde Thou hast done vs no wrong nor hurt vs neither hast thou taken ought of any mans hande 5 He sayd vnto them againe The Lord is witnesse against you and his annoynted is witnesse this day that ye haue found naught in my handes And they aunswered He is witnesse 6 And Samuel sayd vnto the people It is the Lorde that made Moyses and Aaron and that brought your fathers out of the lande of Egypt 7 Nowe therfore stand still that I may reason with you before the Lorde according to all the righteousnesses of the Lorde whiche he shewed both you and your fathers 8 After y e Iacob was come into Egypt and your fathers cryed vnto the Lord the Lord sent Moyses Aaron which brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwel in this place 9 And whē they forgat the Lord their God he solde thē into y e hand of Sisara captayne of the hoast of Hazor into the hande of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab and they fought against them 10 And they cryed vnto the Lord sayd We haue sinned because we haue forsaken the Lord and haue serued Baalim and Astharoth Nowe therfore deliuer vs out of the handes of our enemies and we will serue thee 11 And y e Lord sent Ierobaal Bedan Iephthah and Samuel and deliuered you out of the handes of your enemies on euerie side and ye dwelled safe 12 And for all that when you sawe that Nahas the king of the children of Ammon came against you ye sayd vnto me Not so but a king shall raigne ouer vs when yet the Lord your God was your king 13 Nowe therfore behold the king whom ye haue chosen and whom ye haue desired lo y e Lorde hath set a king ouer you 14 If ye will feare the Lorde and serue him and heare his voyce not disobey the worde of the Lorde both ye and the king that raigneth ouer you shall folowe the Lord your God 15 If ye will not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde but disobey the Lordes mouth then shall the hand of the Lord be vpon you and on your fathers 16 Now also stand see this great thing whiche the Lorde will do before your eyes 17 Is it not nowe wheate hearuest I will call vnto the Lorde he shal sende thunder rayne that ye may perceaue and see howe that your wickednes is great which ye haue done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a king 18 And so Samuel called vnto the Lord and the Lorde sent thunder and rayne the same day And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly 19 And al the people sayd vnto Samuel Pray for thy seruauntes vnto the Lord thy God that we dye not for we haue sinned in asking vs a king besyde all our other sinnes 20 And Samuel sayde vnto the people feare not Ye haue in deede done al this wickednesse yet depart not from folowing of the Lorde but serue the Lorde with all your heartes 21 Neither turne ye away for then ye go after vayne thinges which are not able to profite you nor deliuer you for they are but vanitie For the Lorde will not forsake his people because of his great names sake because it hath pleased the Lorde to make you his people 23 Moreouer God forbid that I shoulde sinne against the Lord and ceasse praying for you but I will shewe you the good and right way 24 Therfore feare you the Lorde serue him in the trueth and with all your heartes consider howe great thinges he hath done for you 25 But and yf ye do wickedly then shall ye perishe both ye and your king The .xiii. Chapter 3 The Philistines are smitten of Saul and Ionathan 13 Saul being disobedient to Gods commaundement is shewed of Samuel that he shal not raigne 19 The great slauerie wherin the Philistines kept the Israelites 1 SAul now had ben king one yere he raigned two yeres ouer Israel 2 And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel Two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in mount Bethel and a thousand with Ionathan in Gibea Beniamin and the rest of the people he sent euery man to his tent 3 And Ionathan smote the garison of the Philistines that was in the hill and it came to the Philistines eares And Saul blewe y e trumpet throughout al the land saying Let the Hebrues heare 4 And all Israel hearde say howe that Saul had destroyed a garison of y e Philistines wherfore Israel was had in abomination with y e Pilistines And the people gathered together after Saul to Gilgal 5 The Philistines also gathered them selues together to fyght with Israel thirtie thousand charettes sixe thousand horsemen with other people lyke the sand by the seas side in multitude came vp and pitched in Michmas eastwarde from Bethauen 6 And when the men of Israel sawe it they were in a strayte and the people were in a distresse the people hyd thē selues in caues and in holdes and in rockes and iin hye places and in pittes 7 And some of the Hebrues went ouer Iordane to go vnto the land of Gad and Gilead And Saul was yet in Gilgal and all the people being afrayde folowed him 8 And he taried seuen dayes euen vnto the time that Samuel had appoynted But Samuel came not to Gilgal and the people were therfore skattered from him 9 And Saul sayde Bring a burnt sacrifice to me and peace offeringes
vnto king Solomon to speake vnto him for Adonia And the king rose vp to meete her and bowed him selfe vnto her and sate hym downe on his seate there was a seate set for the kinges mother she sate on his right syde 20 Then she sayd I desire a litle petition of thee I pray thee say me not nay And the king sayd vnto her Aske on my mother for I will not say thee nay 21 She sayde Let Abisag the Sunamite be geuen to Adonia thy brother to wyfe 22 And king Solomon aunswered and sayde vnto his mother Why doest thou aske Abisag the Sunamite for Adonia aske for him the kingdome also for he is myne elder brother and hath for him Abiathar the priest and Ioab the sonne of Zaruia 23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord saying God do so and so to me if Adonia haue not spoken this worde against his owne lyfe 24 Nowe therefore as the Lorde lyueth whiche hath ordeyned me and set me on the seate of Dauid my father and made me an house as he promised Adonia shall dye this day 25 And king Solomon sent by the hande of Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada and he smote him that he died 26 And vnto Abiathar the priest sayd the king Get thee to Anatoth vnto thine owne fieldes for thou art worthy of death but I will not at this time kill thee because thou barest the arke of the Lorde God before Dauid my father and because thou hast suffered with my father in all his afflictions 27 And so Solomon put away Abiathar from beyng priest vnto the Lord that he might fulfill the wordes of the Lord which he spake ouer the house of Eli in Silo. 28 Then tydtnges came also to Ioab for Ioab had turned after Adonia though he turned not after Absalom and Ioab fled vnto the tabernacle of the Lorde and caught holde on the hornes of the aulter 29 And it was told king Solomon howe that Ioab fled vnto the tabernacle of the Lorde and beholde he is by the aulter Then Solomon sent Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada saying Go and fall vpon him 30 And Banaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lorde and sayde vnto him Thus sayeth the king Come out And he sayde Nay but I wil dye euen here And Banaiah brought the king word againe saying Thus sayde Ioab and thus he aunswered me 31 And the king sayde vnto him Do euen as he hath sayd Smite him burie him that thou mayest take away the blood which Ioab shed causelesse from me and from the house of my father 32 And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head for he smote two men righteouser and better then he and slue them with the sworde my father Dauid not knowing therof euen Abner the sonne of Ner captayne of the hoast of Israel and Amasa the sonne of Iether captayne of the hoast of Iuda 33 Their blood shal therfore returne vpon the head of Ioab on the head of his seede for euer But vpon Dauid vpon his seed vpon his house vpō his seat shall there be peace for euer of the Lord. 34 So Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada went vp he fel vpon him and slue him and buried him in his house in the wildernesse 35 And the king put Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada in his roome ouer y e hoast and put Sadoc the priest in the roome of Abiathar 36 And the king sent and called Semei sayde vnto him Buylde thee an house in Hierusalem and dwell there see that thou go not foorth thence any whyther 37 For be thou sure that the day that thou goest out and passest ouer the riuer of Cedron thou shalt dye that day and thy blood shal be vpon thyne owne head 38 And Semei sayde vnto the king This saying is good As my lorde y e king hath sayde so will thy seruaunt do And Semei dwelt in Hierusalem many a day 39 And it chaunced after three yeres that two of the seruauntes of Semei ranne away vnto Achis sonne of Maacha king of Geth And they told Semei saying Behold thy seruauntes be in Geth 40 And Semei stoode vp and sadled his asse and gat him to Geth to Achis to seke his seruauntes And Semei wēt brought his seruauntes againe from Geth 41 And it was tolde Solomon howe that Semei had gone from Hierusalem to Geth and was come againe 42 And the king sent called Semei and said vnto him Did I not charge thee by the Lorde with an oth testified vnto thee saying Be sure that whensoeuer thou goest out walkest abroade any whyther thou shalt bye the death And thou saydest vnto me It is good tydinges that I haue heard 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oth of the Lorde and the commaundement that I charged thee withall 44 The king sayde moreouer to Semei Thou remembrest all the wickednesse which thyne heart knoweth and that thou diddest to Dauid my father the Lorde also shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thyne owne head 45 And king Solomon shal be blessed and the seate of Dauid stablished before the Lorde for euer 46 So the king commaunded Banaiah the sonne of Iehoiada which went out and smote him that he died And the kingdome was stablished in the hande of Solomon The iii. Chapter 1 Solomon taketh Pharoes daughter to wyfe 5 The Lord appeareth to him and geueth him wisdome 17 The pleading of the two harlottes and Solomons sentence therin 1 SOlomon made affinitie with Pharao king of Egypt toke Pharaos daughter and brought her into the citie of Dauid vntil he had made an ende of buylding his owne house and the house of the Lorde and the wall of Hierusalem round about 2 Onely the people sacrificed in hygh places because there was no house built vnto the name of the Lorde vntill those dayes 3 And Solomon loued the Lorde walking in the ordinaunces of Dauid his father saue onely that he sacrificed and offered incense vpon aulters in hygh places 4 And the king went to Gibeon to offer there for that was the speciall hygh place And a thousande burnt offringes dyd Solomon offer vpon that aulter 5 And in Gibeon the Lorde appeared to Solomon in a dreame by night and God sayd Aske what thou wilt that I may geue it thee 6 And Solomon sayde Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaūt Dauid my father great mercie when he walked before thee in trueth in righteousnesse and in plainnesse of heart with thee and thou hast kept for him this great mercy that thou hast geuen him a sonne to sit on his seate as it is come to passe this day 7 And nowe O Lord my God it is thou that hast made thy seruaunt king in steade of Dauid my father And I am but young wote not howe to go out and in 8 And thy seruaunt is in the middest of thy people which thou hast
my feete lyke Hartes feete and he hath set me vp on hygh 33 He hath taught my handes to fyght and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele 34 Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased 35 Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on so that my feete haue not slypt 36 I haue pursued myne enemies and ouertaken them neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them 37 I smote them downe and they are not able to aryse they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete 38 Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me 39 Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes and I haue destroyed them that hated me 40 They cryed but there was none to saue them they cryed vnto God but he dyd not heare them 41 I dyd beat them to powder like vnto dust in a wynde I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates 42 Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people and thou hast made me head of the heathen a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me assoone as they hearde of me they obeyed me 43 Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them and they feared in their strong holdes 44 God lyueth and he is my strength most worthy of blisse and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified 45 It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce and he hath subdued the people vnder me 46 It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me he hath ridde me from the wicked man 47 For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles and syng psalmes vnto thy name 48 Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted and vnto his seede for euermore The argument of the .xix. psalme Gods glorie wherby he may be knowen appeareth sufficiently in all his workes in heauen ayre and earth but especially to his children in his holy worde which therfore ought to be of more value and commendation then all other worldly thynges Vpon consideration hereof Dauid confesseth his secrete and presumptuous sinnes he craueth pardon and mercie at Gods handes ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 THe heauens declare the glorie of God and the firmament sheweth his handy worke 2 A day occasioneth talke therof vnto a day and a night teacheth knoweledge vnto a nyght 3 No language no wordes no voyce of theirs is hearde yet their sounde goeth into all landes and their wordes into the endes of the worlde 4 In them he hath set a tabernacle for the sunne which commeth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber and reioyceth as a giaunt to runne his course 5 His settyng foorth is from the vtmost part of heauen and his circuite vnto the vtmost part therof and there is nothing hyd from his heat 6 The lawe of God is perfect conuerting the soule the testimonie of God is sure and geueth wisdome vnto the simple 7 The statutes of God are right and reioyce the heart the commaundement of God is pure and geueth light vnto the eyes 8 The feare of God is sincere endureth for euer the iudgementes of God are trueth they be iust in all poyntes 9 They are more to be desired then golde yea then much fine golde they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe 10 Moreouer by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde 11 Who can knowe his owne errours Oh cleanse thou me from those that I am not priuie of 12 Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous sinnes let them not raigne ouer me so I shall be perfect voyde from all haynous offence 13 Let the wordes of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O God my strength and my redeemer ¶ The argument of the .xx. psalme The people settyng forwarde to battayle agaynst wicked enemies besecheth God to heare the kinges prayers to receaue his sacrifices and to geue hym the victorie wherof they assure them selues in that they put their whole trust in God and in no worldly force or thyng as their enemies do This battayle is thought to be that which was agaynst the Ammonâ—tes 2. Sam. 10. and .1 Par. 19. where was destroyed fourtie thousande horsemen and seuentie thousande chariotes To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 GOD heare thee in the day of trouble the name of the Lorde of Iacob defende thee 2 Let him sende thee helpe from the sanctuarie and ayde thee out of Sion 3 Let him remember all thy offeringes and turne into asshes thy burnt sacrifices Selah 4 Let him graunt thee thy heartes desire and accomplishe all thy deuice 5 We wyll reioyce in thy saluation and triumph in the name of our Lorde for God wyll perfourme all thy petitions 6 Nowe I knowe that God wyll saue his annoynted he wyll heare him from his heauenly sanctuarie there is saluation in the mightinesse of his right hande 7 Some put their trust in chariotes and some in horses but we wyll remember the name of God our Lorde 8 They shal be made to bowe and fall but we shall arise and stande vpright 9 Saue thou O God that the king may heare vs in the day when we call The argument of the .xxi. psalme ¶ The people reioyceth and geueth thankes to God in rehearsyng the victorie that Dauid their king had gotten and in attributyng it only to God A good king is a blessyng of God and the ende of all wicked men is wretched ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 THE kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation 2 Thou hast geuen him his heartes desire and hast not denied him the request of his lippes Selah 3 For thou hast preuented him with good blessinges and hast set a crowne of pure golde vpon his head 4 He asked life of thee and thou gauest him long dayes euen for euer and euer 5 His honour is great through thy saluation thou hast layde glorie and great worship vpon him 6 For thou hast placed him to be blessinges for euer and hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenaunce 7 Because the king trusteth in God and in the mercie of the most highest he shal not miscarie 8 Thine hande wyll finde out all thine enemies thy right hande wyll finde out them that hate thee 9 Thou wilt make them like a burnyng furnace in tyme of thy furie God wyll destroy them in his wrath and fire shall
thing that is good 11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me I will teache you the feare of God 12 What man is he that listeth to liue and woulde fayne see good dayes 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill and thy lippes that they speake no guyle 14 Eschewe euill do good seeke peace and ensue it 15 The eyes of God are ouer the righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers 16 The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth 17 The righteous crye and God heareth them and deliuereth them out of all their troubles 18 God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart and saueth such as be of an humble spirite 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous but God deliuereth him out of all 20 He kepeth all his bones so that no one of them is broken 21 Malice shal put the vngodly to death and they that hate the righteous shal be brought to naught 22 God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes and al they that put their trust in him shall not be brought to naught The argument of the .xxxv. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to be his iudge and defence against his enemies who without all cause geuen of his part like cruell hypocrites parasites and flattering courtiers say and do all that they can for to put him to death He declareth his hope confidence and ioy that he hath in God of ayde defence and deliuerie for the whiche he promiseth to geue him thankes not only by him selfe but also by such other as haue any regarde of his righteousnesse and innocencie ¶ Of Dauid 1 PLeade thou my cause O God with them that striue with me and fight thou agaynst them that fight against me 2 Lay hand vppon a shielde buckler and stande vp to helpe me 3 Bryng foorth the speare and stop the way against them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluation 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seeke after my soule let them be turned backe and brought to cōfusion that imagine mischiefe for me 5 Let them be as dust before the winde and let the angell of God scatter them 6 Let their way be darke and slipperie let the angell of God persecute them 7 For without a cause they haue priuily layde for me a pit full of their nettes without a cause they haue made a digyng vnto my soule 8 Let a sodayne destruction come vpon hym vnawares and his net that he hath layde priuily catch hym selfe let him fall into it with his owne destruction 9 And my soule shal be ioyfull in God it shall reioyce in his saluation 10 All my bones shall say God who is lyke vnto thee whiche deliuerest the poore from hym that is to strong for him yea the poore and him that is in miserie from him that spoyleth him 11 False witnesse did rise vp they layde thinges to my charge that I know not 12 They rewarded me euill for good to the great discomfort of my soule 13 Neuerthelesse when they were sicke I did put on sackcloth I afflicted my soule with fasting and my prayer returned into myne owne bosome 14 I kept them company whersoeuer they went as though they had ben my frende or brother I went heauyly as one that mourned for his mother 15 But in mine aduersitie they reioysed and gathered them together yea the very abiectes came together against me yer I wyst they rented me a peeces and ceassed not 16 With hypocrites scoffers and parasites they gnashed vpon me with their teeth 17 Lorde howe long wylt thou looke vpon this O deliuer my soule from their raginges and my dearling from Lions whelpes 18 So I wyll confesse it vnto thee in a great congregation I will prayse thee among muche people 19 O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me let them not winke with an eye that hate me without a cause 20 For they speake not peace but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that liue quietly in the lande 21 They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and said this is well this is wel our eye hath seene 22 Thou hast seene this O God holde not thy tongue then go not farre from me O Lorde 23 Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde to iudge my cause and controuersie 24 Iudge me according to thy righteousnesse O God my Lorde and let them not triumph ouer me 25 Let them not say in their heart it is as we woulde haue it neither let them say we haue deuoured hym 26 Let them be put to confusion shame all together that reioyce at my trouble let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt them selues against me 27 Let them triumph with gladnesse and reioyce that be delighted with my righteousnesse let them say alwayes blessed be God whiche hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his seruaunt 28 And my tongue shal be talking of thy righteousnesse and of thy prayse all the day long The argument of the .xxxvj. psalme ¶ Dauid describeth the wickednesse and wretched ende of them that feare not God And also the great goodnes of God towardes all creatures He desireth his mercy and defence against the wicked ¶ To the chiefe musition seruaunt to the God of Dauid 1 THe wickednes of the vngodly speaketh in the middest of my heart that there is no feare of the Lorde before his eyes 2 For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred 3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely to do good 4 He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed setteth him selfe in no good way neither doth he abhorre any thing y t is euil 5 Thy mercy O God reacheth vnto heauen and thy faythfulnes vnto the cloudes 6 Thy righteousnes is like the mountaynes of God thy iudgementes are a great deapth thou sauest both man and beast O God 7 How excellent is thy mercy O Lord therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges 8 They shal be satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house and thou shalt geue them drinke out of the riuer of thy delicates 9 For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe and in thy light shall we see light 10 O continue foorth thy louing kindnesse vnto them that knowe thee and thy righteousnes vnto them that are of an vpright heart 11 O let not the foote of pryde reache vnto me and let not the hande of the vngodly make me to moue out of my place 12 There be the workers of iniquitie fallen they are cast downe and shall not be able to rise vp ¶ The argument of the .xxxvij. psalme ¶ Dauid comforteth the godly that they be not offended
sayde heare me lest that they shoulde triumph on me who auaunce them selues greatly agaynst me when my foote doth slyp 17 Because I am disposed to a haltyng and my sorowe is euer in my syght 18 Because I confesse my wickednesse and am sory for my sinne 19 But myne enemies lyuyng without payne are mightie they that hate me wrongfully are increased in number 20 They also that rewarde euyl for good are agaynst me because I folowe the thyng that is good 21 Forsake me not O God O my Lorde be not thou farre fro me 22 Haste thee to helpe me O Lorde my saluation ¶ The argument of the .xxxix. Psalme ¶ Dauid signifieth that in the anguishe of his sicknesse he woulde haue vttered no worde lest he should speake amisse in the presence of the vngodly He desireth to knowe the ende of his lyfe which is but short and vanitie He prayeth also that his sinnes may be pardoned and that his afflictions may be diminished ¶ To the chiefe musition Ieduthun a psalme of Dauid 1 I Sayde to my selfe I wyll take heede to my wayes that I offende not in my tongue I wyll kepe my mouth as it were with a brydell whylest the vngodly is in my syght 2 I became dumbe through scilence I helde my peace from speakyng of good wordes but the more was my sorowe increased 3 My heart was hotte within me and whyle I was thus musyng the fire kyndled and at the last I spake with my tongue 4 O God make me to knowe mine ende and the number of my dayes that I may be certified howe long I haue to lyue 5 Behold thou hast made my dayes as it were an hand breadth long mine age is euen as nothing before thee truely euery man is al together vanitie Selah 6 Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne he heapeth vp riches can not tel who shal vse them 7 And nowe Lord what wayte I after truely my hope is euen in thee 8 Delyuer me from all my offences and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolishe 9 I became dumbe and opened not my mouth for it was thy doyng 10 Take thy plague away from me I am euen consumed by the meanes of thy heauy hande 11 Thou doest chasten man rebukyng him for sinne thou as a moth doest consume his excellencie for in very deede euery man is but vanitie Selah 12 Heare my prayer O God and geue eares to my crying holde not thy peace at my teares for I am a straūger with thee and a soiourner as all my fathers were 13 Oh spare me a litle that I may recouer my strength before I go hence and be no more seene ⧠The argument of the .xl. psalme ¶ Dauid commendeth hyghly Gods goodnesse for that he heareth those that put their trust in hym and delyuereth them out of all perilles and calamities He promiseth to geue hym selfe hereafter wholly to set foorth Gods glorie and prayeth for Gods helpe agaynst his enemies ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 I Wayted paciently vpon God and he enclined vnto me his eare and heard my crying 2 He brought me also out of an horrible pyt out of the dirtie mire and set my feete vpon a rocke and directed my goynges 3 And he hath put a newe song in my mouth euen a thankesgeuyng vnto our Lorde 4 Many shall see it and feare and shall put their trust in God 5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in God and turned not vnto the proude and to such as decline to lyes 6 O God my Lord great are thy wonderous workes which thou hast done none can count in order thy benefites towarde vs yf I woulde declare them and speake of them they shoulde be mo then I am able to expresse 7 Thou wouldest haue no sacrifice or offeryng but thou hast opened myne eares thou hast not required burnt offerynges and sacrifice for sinne 8 Then sayde I lo I am come in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God I am content to do it yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest 9 I haue declared thy righteousnes in a great congregatiō lo I wil not refraine my lippes O God thou knowest it 10 I haue not hyd thy ryghteousnesse within my heart my talkyng hath ben of thy trueth and of thy saluation 11 I haue not concealed thy louyng mercie and trueth from the great congregation 12 Withdrawe not thou thy mercie from me O God let thy louyng kyndnesse and thy trueth alway preserue me 13 For innumerable troubles are come about me my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp yea they are mo in number then the heere 's of my head my heart hath fayled me 14 O God let it be thy pleasure to deliuer me make haste O God to helpe me 15 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seke after my soule to destroy it let them be dryuen backwarde be put to rebuke that wyshe me euyll 16 Let them be desolate in recompence of their shame that say vnto me fye vpon thee fye vpon thee 17 Let all those that seeke thee be glad and ioyfull in thee and let such as loue thy saluation say alway God be magnified 18 As for me I am afflicted and needye but God careth for me thou art my ayde and delyuerer O my God make no long tarying The argument of the .xlj. psalme ¶ Dauid sheweth that they be happy who haue pitie on the afflicted He rehearseth his prayer made in his sicknesse to God He complayneth of fayned friendes and at the maliciousnesse of his enemies ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 BLessed is he that considereth y e poore God wyll delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble 2 God wyll preserue hym kepe him aliue he shal be blessed vpon the earth and thou O God wylt not deliuer him into the wyll of his enemies 3 God wyll comfort hym when he lyeth sicke vpon his bed thou O God wylt turne vpside downe all his bed in his sicknesse 4 I sayde O God be mercifull vnto me heale my soule for I haue sinned agaynst thee 5 Myne enemies speake euyl of me whē shall he dye and his name perishe 6 But yf any of them came to visite me he spake vanitie his heart conceaued vngodlynesse within hym selfe when he came foorth a doores he vttered it 7 All they that hated me whispered together they imagined euyl agaynst me 8 They sayde some great mischiefe is lyghted vpon hym and he that lyeth sicke on his bed shall ryse vp no more 9 Yea besides this euen myne owne friende whom I trusted which dyd also eate of my bread hath kicked very much
that call vpon thee 6 Geue eare O God vnto my prayer and be attentiue vnto the voyce of my humble petitions 7 I call vpon thee in the day of my trouble for thou hearest me 8 Among the gods there is none like vnto thee O Lorde there is not one that can do as thou doest All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee O Lorde and shall glorifie thy name 10 For thou art great and doest wonderous thinges thou art God alone 11 Teache me thy way O God and I wyll walke in thy trueth make my heart all one with thyne that it may feare thy name 12 I wyll acknowledge thee O Lorde my God with all my heart and I wyl glorifie thy name for euer 13 For great is thy mercy towarde me and thou hast deliuered my soule from the lowest part of hell 14 O God the proude are rysen against me a companie of outragious naughtipackes haue sought after my soule and haue not set thee before their eyes 15 But thou O Lorde art a God full of compassion and mercy long yer thou be angry plenteous in goodnes and trueth 16 Turne thy face vnto me and haue mercy vpon me geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt and helpe the sonne of thine handmayde 17 Shewe some good token of thy fauour towardes me that they whiche hate me may see it and be ashamed because thou God hast helped me and comforted me The argument of the .lxxxvij. psalme ¶ The prophete commendeth Sion the citie of God of the holy religion that is in it of the sitation of the great loue that God beareth to it of the noble actes done in it and in auauncing it aboue all the kingdomes of the earth ¶ A psalme the song of the sonnes of Corach 1 GOD loueth the gates of Sion more then all the dwellynges of Iacob for her foundations are vpon the holy hilles 2 Very excellent thinges are spoken of thee O thou citie of God Selah 3 I wyll make mention amongst those that knowe me of Egypt and Babylon behold also of Palestina and Tyre with Ethiopia and it shal be sayde suche a man is borne there 4 But of Sion it shal be reported that very many be borne in her and the most highest him selfe shall establishe her 5 God wyll number in the register of the people euery one that is borne there Selah 6 And the singers aswell as the players of instrumentes yea al my fountaines are in thee ¶ The argument of the .lxxxviij. psalme ¶ The prophete after a most lamentable sort desireth God to heare his prayers He complayneth of his great calamities and extreme perilles wherin he was wrapt by sicknes by ieoperdie of death and by the losse of his frendes as one forsaken of God and without al comfort He is loth to die for that then he can not prayse God with the faythful ¶ A song the psalme of the sonnes of Corach to the chiefe musition vpon Mahalath Leannoth a wise instruction of Heman the Ezrahite 1 O God the Lorde of my saluation I crye day and night before thee let my prayer enter into thy presence encline thyne eare vnto my crying 2 For my soule is full of miserie and my life toucheth the graue 3 I am counted as one of them that go downe vnto the pit and I am nowe become a man that hath no strength 4 I am free among the dead like such as beyng kylled lye in a graue whom thou remembrest no more and are cut away from thy hande 5 Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit in darknes and in deepenes 6 Thyne indignation sore presseth me and thou hast vexed me with all thy stormes Selah 7 Thou hast put away myne acquaintaunce farre fro me and made me to be abhorred of them I am shut vp I can not get foorth 8 My sight fayleth through my affliction O God I haue called dayly vpon thee I haue stretched out mine handes vnto thee 9 Wylt thou worke a miracle amongst the dead or shal the dead rise vp againe and acknowledge thee Selah 10 Shall thy louing kindnes be talked of in the graue or thy faythfulnes in destruction 11 Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke and thy righteousnes in the lande of forgetfulnes 12 But vnto thee do I crye O God and my prayer commeth early in the morning before thee 13 O God why abhorrest thou my soule and why hidest thou thy face from me 14 I am in miserie I labour euen from my youth with the panges of death I haue suffered thy terrours and I am styll in doubt 15 Thyne indignation hath gone ouer me and thy terrours haue vndone me 16 They came rounde about me dayly lyke water and compassed me altogether on euery syde 17 Thou hast put a way farre from me my frende and neighbour thou hast hid mine acquaintaunce out of sight The argument of the .lxxxix. psalme ¶ The prophete prayseth the inspeakable goodnes of God for the couenaunt made to him and to the elect people of God for euer He prayseth his great power goodnes and iustice He declareth what promise God hath made to hym of his kingdome and posteritie He complayneth of the great spoyling of his kingdome and of his people He desireth God for his couenauntes sake to deliuer hym out of affliction vpon the consideration that mans life is very short ¶ A wyse instruction of Ethan the Ezrachite 1 I Wyll sing alwayes of the mercy of God with my mouth I wyll make knowen thy trueth from one generatiō to another 2 For I sayde mercy shall for euer endure thou hast established thy trueth in the heauens 3 I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt 4 I wyll establishe thy seede for euer and buylde vp thy throne from generation to generation Selah 5 O God the very heauens shall confesse thy wonderous workes and thy trueth in the congregation of saintes 6 For who is he in the cloudes that shal matche God and who is like vnto God amongst the children gods 7 God is very terrible in the assemblie of saintes and to be feared aboue al them that are about him 8 O God Lorde of hoastes who is like vnto thee a most mightie Lorde and thy trueth is on euery side thee 9 Thou rulest the ragyng of the sea when her waues aryse thou delayest them 10 Thou hast brought Egypt in so bad a case as if it were wounded thou hast scattered thyne enemies abrode with thy mightie arme 11 The heauens are thine the earth also is thine thou hast layde the foundation of the rounde worlde and of all the plentie that is therin 12 Thou hast made the north and the south Tabor and Hermon do reioyce in thy name 13 Thou hast a mightie arme thy hand is strong and thy right hand is exalted 14 Iustice and iudgement is the foundation of thy throne
tyme of aduersitie vntyll the pyt be digged vp for the vngodly 14 For God wyll not reiect his people neither wil he forsake his inheritaunce 15 For iudgement shal be reduced vnto iustice and after it shall all such as be vpryght of heart be iudged 16 Who will ryse vp with me agaynst the malicious or who wyll take my part agaynst workers of wickednesse 17 If God had not ben an ayde vnto me it had not fayled much but my soule had dwelled in silence 18 But when I sayde my foote hath slypped thy mercy O God helde me vp 19 In the multitude of my cogitations from the bottome of my heart thy comfortes dyd recreate my soule 20 Shall the seate of wickednesse haue any thyng to do with thee which seate maketh wrong to be enacted for a law 21 They flocke together agaynst the soule of the ryghteous and condemne the innocent blood 22 But God is to me a refuge and my Lorde is the rocke of my confidence 23 And he wyll recompence them their wickednesse and destroy them in their owne malice God our Lorde wyll destroy them The argument of the .xcv. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp mens heartes both to prayse God for that he is the mightiest kyng maker of this worlde and also to worshyp God with all humblenesse for that he is our sheephearde and we be his sheepe He also aduertiseth all men to geue eare to Gods voyce and without delay to be obedient vnto his wyll lest after the example of their disobedient fathers they beyng destitute of Gods fauour neuer come to eternall ioy and rest 1 COme let vs syng vnto God let vs make an heartie reioysyng with a loude voyce vnto the rocke of our saluation 2 Let vs make speede to come before his face with a confession let vs expresse vnto hym outwardly a heartie gladnesse with syngyng of psalmes 3 For God is a great Lorde and a great kyng aboue all gods 4 In his hande are all the deepe corners of the earth and the hygh toppes of hylles be his also 5 The sea is his and he made it and his handes fashioned the drye lande 6 Come let vs worshyp and fall downe let vs kneele before the face of God our maker 7 For he is our Lorde and we are the people of his pasture and the sheepe of his hande 8 To day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your heartes as in the tyme of contention as in the day of temptation in the wildernesse 9 Whē your fathers tempted me proued me yea after they had seene my worke 10 Fourtie yeres long was I greeued with that generation and I sayde this people erreth in heart and they haue not knowen my wayes 11 Vnto whom I sware in my wrath that they shoulde not enter at all into my rest ¶ The argument of the .xcvi. Psalme ¶ The prophete most earnestly moueth not only the Israelites but also all nations throughout the worlde to prayse God to glorifie God to worshyp God and to set foorth his workes He prophecieth also of the tyme of Christes commyng and of his kyngdome and gouernment 1 SYng you vnto God a newe song sing ye vnto God all that be in the earth 2 Syng ye vnto God and blesse his name set foorth in wordes from day to day his saluation 3 Declare his glory amongst the heathē and his wonderous actes amongst all the people 4 For God is great and worthy of all prayse he is more to be feared then all gods 5 As for all the gods of the heathen they be but idoles and it is God that made the heauens 6 Honour and maiestie be before hym power and excellentnesse be in his sanctuarie 7 Geue vnto God O ye families of the people geue vnto God glorie power 8 Geue vnto God glorie due vnto his name bryng an offeryng and come into his courtes 9 Worshyp you God in the maiestie of holynesse be you in dread of his face all that be in the earth 10 Set it foorth in wordes among the heathen that God raigneth and that the worlde is set of a sure foundation it shall not be remoued he wyll iudge the people accordyng to equitie 11 The heauens shall reioyce and the earth be glad the sea shall make a noyse and all that is therin 12 The fielde shal be ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the face of God 13 For he commeth for he commeth to iudge the earth he will iudge the world accordyng to iustice and the people accordyng to his trueth ⧠The argument of the .xcvii. psalme ¶ The prophete setteth foorth the glorie of God and his power agaynst the vngodly Gentiles who therby as Gods people be comforted so they be confounded beyng worshippers of images He also exhorteth such as loue God to flee from sinne to prayse God and to be mery 1 GOD raigneth the earth shal be glad the multitude of the Iles shal be glad therof 2 Cloudes and thicke darknesse are rounde about hym iustice and iudgement are the habitation of his throne 3 There goeth a fire before his face and burneth his enemies on euery syde 4 His lightninges gaue a lyght vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and trembled 5 The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of God at the presence of the Lorde of the whole earth 6 The heauens haue declared his iustice and all the people haue seene his glorie 7 Confounded be all they that do seruice vnto carued images and that do glorie in idols but O gods you all shall worshyp hym 8 Sion hearde of it and reioyced and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgementes O God 9 For thou art a God hygher then all that are in the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all gods 10 You that loue God hate the thyng which is euyll he preserueth the soules of his saintes he wyll delyuer them from the hande of the vngodly 11 There is sowen a lyght for the ryghteous and gladnesse for such as be vpryght of heart 12 Reioyce in God O ye ryghteous and prayse hym at the remembraunce of his holynesse ¶ The argument of the .xcviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete calleth vpon all men and also vpon the earth water and vpon all that is in them to prayse God with songes psalmes instrumentes of musicke expressyng all kinde of mirth for the singular benefites that he had bestowed vpon the Israelites ¶ A psalme 1 SYng vnto God a newe song for he hath done marueylous thynges 2 With his owne right hande and with his holy arme he hath gotten to hym selfe the victorie 3 God hath declared his saluation he hath openly shewed his iustice in the syght of the heathen 4 He hath remembred his mercie and trueth towarde the house of Israel and all the endes of the worlde haue seene the saluation of our
you out of the house of God 27 It is the Lord God who hath geuen vs lyght bynde a sacrifice with cordes vnto the hornes of the aulter 28 Thou art my Lorde and I wyll confesse it vnto thee thou art my Lorde and I wyll magnifie thee 29 O confesse you it vnto God for he is gratious and his mercie endureth for euer ¶ The argument of the .cxix. Psalme ¶ The prophete in this golden psalme expresseth his earnest mynde inflamed with a zelous desire of Gods lawe for that it is the light of man of all his doynges it geueth also perfect wisdome and felicitie to such as obserue them Wherfore he desireth God to open the eyes of his heart that he may knowe vnderstande learne and in lyfe expresse his holy commaundementes He vttereth his great griefe in that he seeth them transgressed and contemned of the worst sort of men Aleph 1 BLessed are those that be perfect in the way walkyng in the lawe of God 2 Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies they seke hym with their whole heart 3 Truely they walke in his wayes who do no wickednesse 4 Thou hast geuen charge that we shoulde diligently kepe thy commaundementes 5 I wishe that my wayes were directed for to kepe thy statutes 6 I shall take then no shame when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes 7 I wyll confesse it vnto thee with an vpryght heart when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse 8 I wyll kepe thy statutes wherfore forsake me not for any long tyme. Beth 1 WHerby shall a young man refourme his way euen in guiding it accordyng to thy worde 2 I haue sought thee with my whole heart suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes 3 I haue hyd thy wordes within my heart for this ende that I shoulde not sinne agaynst thee 4 Blessed art thou O God teache me thy statutes 5 I haue declared with my lyppes all the iudgementes of thy mouth 6 I am delighted in the way of thy testimonies as in all maner of riches 7 I wyll study thy commaundementes and I wyll consider thy wayes 8 My delyght shal be in thy statutes and I wyll not forget thy worde Gimel 1 REwarde thy seruaunt let me lyue and I wyll kepe thy worde 2 Open thou myne eyes and I will beholde the wonderous thynges of thy lawe 3 I am a straunger vpon earth hyde not thy commaundementes from me 4 My soule faynteth for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgementes 5 Thou hast rebuked those that be proude and cursed who do erre from thy commaundementes 6 Withdrawe from me reproche and contempt for that I haue kept thy testimonies 7 Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes 8 Yea thy testimonies are my delyght and my counsaylers Daleth 1 MY soule cleaueth to the dust reuiue thou me accordyng to thy worde 2 I haue made a declaration to thee of my wayes and thou heardest me O teache me thy statutes 3 Make me to vnderstande the way of thy commaundementes and I wyll geue my selfe to the meditation of thy wonderous workes 4 My soule melteth away for very heauinesse comfort thou me accordyng to thy worde 5 Take from me the way of falshood witsafe me worthy to haue thy lawe 6 I haue chosen the way of trueth I haue layde thy iudgementes before me 7 I haue stuck fast vnto thy testimonies O God confounde me not 8 I wyll runne the way of thy commaundementes when thou shalt set my heart at libertie He 1 TEache me O God the way of thy statutes and I wyll kepe it vnto the ende 2 Geue me vnderstanding I wil kepe thy law yea I wyll kepe it with my whole heart 3 Leade me in the path of thy cōmaundementes for therin is my delyght 4 Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies and not to couetousnesse 5 Turne away myne eyes lest they beholde vanitie cause me to lyue in thy way 6 Make thy worde more euident vnto thy seruaunt who is geuen to thy feare 7 Take away the reproche that I am afraide of for thy iudgemētes are good 8 Behold I haue coueted after thy commaundementes cause me to lyue in thy ryghteousnesse Va◠1 LEt thy louing mercie also come vnto me O God euen thy saluation accordyng to thy worde ◠And I shall aunswere to hym that layeth thy worde to me for a reproche for in thy worde I haue put my trust 3 Take not the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgementes 4 And I wyll alway kepe thy lawe yea for euer and euer 5 And I wyll walke in a large scope for I seke thy commaundementes 6 I wyll also speake of thy testimonies before kinges I will not be ashamed 7 And my delyght shal be in thy commaundementes which I haue loued 8 And I wyll lyft vp my handes vnto thy commaundementes which I haue loued my study shal be in thy statutes Zain 1 BE myndfull of thy promise made vnto thy seruaunt wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust 2 That same is my comfort in my affliction for thy worde maketh me to lyue 3 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe 4 For I called to remembraunce thy iudgementes from the begynnyng of the worlde O God and so I comforted my selfe 5 An extreme vnnaturall heat hath assayled me because of the vngodly who transgresse thy lawe 6 Thy statutes haue ben my songes in the house of my pilgrimages 7 I haue thought vpon thy name O God in the nyght season and I haue kept thy lawe 8 This came to passe for me because I kept thy commaundementes Heth 1 THou art my portion O God I haue purposed to kepe thy lawe 2 I made myne humble petition to thy face with my whole heart be mercifull vnto me according vnto thy word 3 I haue considered mine owne wayes and I haue turned my feete vnto thy testimonies 4 I made haste and I made no delay for to kepe thy commaundementes 5 The vngodly haue tangled me in their snares but I haue not forgotten thy lawe 6 I wyll ryse at midnight to confesse me vnto thee because of thy ryghteous iudgementes 7 I am a companion of all them that feare thee and kepe thy commaundementes 8 The earth O God is replenished with thy louyng kyndnesse O teache me thy statutes Teth 1 O God thou hast dealt gratiouslye with thy seruaunt according vnto thy worde 2 Learne me the good taste cunning for I haue beleued thy commaundementes 3 Before I felt affliction I swarued out of the way but nowe I kepe thy word 4 Thou art good and beneficiall teache me thy statutes 5 The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my
whole heart 6 Their heart is as fat as brawne but my delyght hath ben in thy lawe 7 It is good for me that I am brought into miserie by that meanes I shall learne thy statutes 8 The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde siluer Iod 1 THy handes haue made me and fashioned me geue me vnderstanding and I will learne thy cōmaundementes 2 They that feare thee shall see me reioyce because I haue geuen earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde 3 I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice and that thou hast caused me ryghtfully to be afflicted 4 I beseche thee let thy louing kindnesse be a meanes to comfort me accordyng to thy worde spoken vnto thy seruaunt 5 Let thy pitifull mercies come vnto me that I may lyue for thy lawe is my delyght 6 Let the proude be confounded for they haue falsly reported me but I wyll study thy commaundementes 7 Let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies returne vnto me 8 Let myne heart be perfectly set in thy statutes that I be not ashamed Caph 1 MY soule hath faynted after thy saluation I geue earnest attēdaunce vnto thy worde 2 Myne eyes haue faynted after thy worde whylest I say when wilt thou comfort me 3 For I am become like a bottel hanged in the smoke yet I do not forget thy statutes 4 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt when wilt thou geue iudgement agaynst them that persecute me 5 The proude haue digged pittes for me which is a thing not done accordyng to thy lawe 6 All thy commaundementes are the trueth it selfe they wrongfully persecute me O be thou my ayde 7 They had almost made an ende of me vpon the earth but I forsoke not thy commaundementes 8 Make me to lyue accordyng to thy pietie and I wyll kepe the testimonies of thy mouth Lamed 1 O God thy worde endureth for euer in heauen 2 Thy trueth appeareth to euery generation thou hast layde the foundation of the earth and it shall continue 3 All thynges continue this day accordyng to thine ordinaunce for all thinges be thy seruauntes 4 If my delight had not ben in thy lawe I shoulde haue perished in myne affliction 5 I wyll neuer forget thy commaundementes for through them thou hast reuiued me 6 I am thine saue me for I haue diligently studied thy commaundementes ouer 7 When the vngodly layde wayte for me to destroy me I endeuoured my selfe to vnderstande thy testimonies 8 I see an ende of euery thing be it neuer so perfect but thy commaundement is exceedyng large Mem 1 HOwe greatly do I loue thy lawe my study is all the day long in it 2 Thou hast made me wyser then myne enemies through thy commaundementes for they are euer with me 3 I am able to geue better instruction then all they that were my teachers for thy testimonies are my study 4 I am made to vnderstande more then the aged can because I kept thy commaundementes 5 I haue restrayned my feete from euery euyll way that I may kepe thy worde 6 I haue not shrinked from thy iudgementes for thou didst teache me 7 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth 8 Through thy commaundementes I get vnderstandyng therfore I hate all wayes of falshood Nun 1 THy worde is a candell vnto my feete and a lyght vnto my pathes 2 I haue made an oth which I wil ratifie for to kepe thy iuste iudgementes 3 I am troubled aboue measure quicken me O God accordyng vnto thy worde 4 Let the freewyll offerynges of my mouth please thee O God and teache me thy iudgementes 5 My soule is alway in my hande yet I do not forget thy lawe 6 The vngodly haue layde a snare for me but yet I swarued not from thy commaundementes 7 I haue claymed thy testimonies as myne heritage for euer for they are the very ioy of myne heart 8 I haue applyed myne heart for to fulfyll thy statutes euen to the worldes ende Samech 1 I Hate hygh subtile deuices and I do loue thy lawe 2 Thou art my refuge and my shield I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde 3 Auoyde from me ye malicious persons and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde 4 Strengthen me in thy worde and I shall lyue and make me not ashamed of my hope 5 Holde thou me vp and I shal be safe and I will loke gladly vpō thy statutes alwayes 6 Thou hast troden vnder foote all them that go astray from thy statutes for their crafty deuice is but falshood 7 Thou hast dispatched out of the way all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse therfore I loue thy testimonies 8 My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes Ain 1 I Haue executed iudgement and iustice wherfore leaue me not to such as do offer me wrong 2 For thy owne goodnesse sake take thy seruaunt vnto thy protection let not the proude oppresse me with wrong 3 Myne eyes haue faynted with lokyng for thy saluation and for the worde of thy ryghteousnesse 4 Deale with thy seruaunt accordyng vnto thy owne louyng kyndnesse and teache me thy statutes 5 I am thy seruaunt graunt me vnderstandyng that I may knowe thy testimonies 6 It is tyme for me to do for Gods cause for they haue brought thy lawe almost to nothyng 7 Therfore I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and precious stone 8 Therfore I take all thy commaundementes euery one of them to be ryght I vtterly hate all wayes of falshood Pe 1 THy testimonies contayne wonderfull thinges therfore doth my soule kepe them 2 The first entering of thy wordes will illuminate geuyng vnderstanding euen vnto the simple 3 I opened my mouth and panted for I bare a great affection to thy commaundementes 4 Loke thou vpon me and be mercifull vnto me as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name 5 Direct my steppes in thy worde and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me 6 Redeeme me from the fraudulent dealyng of men and I wyll kepe thy commaundementes 7 Make the lyght of thy countenaunce shyne vpon thy seruaunt and teache me thy statutes 8 Ryuers of waters gushe out of myne eyes because men kepe not thy lawe Sade 1 O God thou art iust and vpryght in thy iudgementes 2 Thou hast commaunded the iustice and the veritie of thy testimonies to be obserued very strayghtly 3 My zeale hath consumed me because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes 4 Thy worde is purified to the vttermost and thy seruaunt loueth it 5 I am small and of no reputation yet I do not forget thy cōmaundementes 6 Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastyng righteousnesse thy lawe is the trueth 7 Trouble and griefe haue taken holde vpon me yet thy commaundementes be my delyght 8 The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng make me to
breake downe the wall therof that it may be troden vnder foote 6 I wyll lay it waste it shall neither be digged nor cut but beare thornes and briers I wyll also forbyd the cloudes that they shall not rayne vpon it 7 As for the vineyarde of the Lorde of hoastes it is the house of Israel and the man of Iuda the plant of his pleasure Of these he loked for equitie but see there is oppression for ryghteousnesse and lo it is a crying 8 Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to another and bring one lande so nigh vnto another that there is no more place Wyll ye be placed alone in the myddest of the earth 9 These thynges are in the eares of the Lorde of hoastes of a trueth great and faire houses shal be without any dweller in them 10 And tenne acres of vines shall geue but a quart and thirtie busshels of seede shall geue but an Epha 11 Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse continuyng vntyll nyght tyll they be set on fire with wine 12 In their feastes are harpes and lutes tabrettes and pipes and wine but they regarde not the worke of the Lord and consider not the operatiō of his handes 13 Therfore commeth my folke into captiuitie because they haue no vnderstandyng Their glorie is famished with hunger and their multitude dryed vp with thirst 14 Therfore gapeth hell and openeth her mouth marueilous wyde that their glorie multitude and wealth with such as reioyce in her may descende into it 15 Thus hath man a fall and is brought lowe and the hygh loke of the proude shal be layde downe 16 But the Lorde of hoastes shal be exalted in iudgement and God that is holy is sanctified in ryghteousnesse 17 Then shall the sheepe eate as they were wont and the riche mens landes that were layde waste shall straungers deuour 18 Wo be vnto them that drawe wickednesse with cordes of vanitie and sinne as it were with a cart rope 19 Which vse to speake on this maner Let hym make speede and hasten his worke that we may see it let the counsayle of the holy one of Israel come and drawe nye that we may knowe it 20 Wo be vnto them that call euyll good and good euyll which make darknesse lyght and lyght darknesse that make sowre sweete and sweete sowre 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng 22 Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine and expert men to set vp drunkennesse 23 Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous 24 Therfore lyke as fire licketh vp the strawe and as the flambe consumeth the stubble euen so their roote shal be as corruption and their blossome shall vanishe away lyke dust for they haue cast away the lawe of the Lorde of hoastes and despised the worde of the holy one of Israel 25 Therfore is the wrath of the Lorde kindeled against his people and hath stretched foorth his hande vpon them yea he hath smitten them and the hilles dyd tremble and their carkases dyd lye torne in the open streetes and in al this the wrath of God hath not ceassed but his hande stretched out styll 26 And he shall geue a token to a people of a farre countrey and shall hisse vnto them from the ende of the earth and beholde they shall come hastyly with speede 27 There shall not be one faynt nor feeble among them no not a sluggishe nor sleepie person there shall not one of them put of his gyrdle from his loynes nor loose the latchet of his shoe 28 His arrowes are sharpe and all his bowes bent his horse hoofes are as flint and his cart wheeles like a whyrle winde 29 His crye is as it were of a Lion and he roreth lyke Lions whelpes they shall roare and hantche vpon the pray and no man shall recouer it nor get it from them 30 In that day he shal be so fierce vpon him as the raging of the sea then one shall beholde the lande and lo darkenesse and sorow and the light is darkened in the heauens therof The .vj. Chapter 1 Esai sawe the glory of the Lorde 9 And was sent to prophecie the desolation of Iurie 1 IN the yere that kyng Oziah dyed I sawe also the Lorde sitting vpon an high and glorious seate and his trayne filled the temple 2 And about hym stoode Seraphims whereof one had sixe winges with twayne eche couered his face with twayne his feete and with twayne did he flee 3 They cryed also eche one to another on this maner Holy holy holy is the Lorde of hoastes the whole earth is full of his glory 4 And the lintels of the doore cheekes moued at his crying and the house was full of smoke 5 Then sayd I Wo is me for I am lost in as much as I am a man of vncleane lippes and dwell among people that hath vncleane lippes also for mine eyes haue seene the kyng the Lorde of hoastes 6 Then flewe one of the Seraphims vnto me hauing a hote cole in his hand whiche he had taken from the aulter with the tongues 7 And layde it vpon my mouth and sayde Lo this hath touched thy lippes and thine vnrighteousnesse shal be taken away and thy sinne forgeuen 8 Also I hearde the voyce of the Lorde on this maner whom shall I sende and who wyll be our messenger Then I sayde Here am I sende me 9 And he sayd Go and tell this people Heare in deede yet vnderstande not ye shall playnely see and yet perceaue not 10 Harden the heart of this people stop their eares and shut their eyes lest they see with their eyes heare with their eares and vnderstande with their heartes and conuert and be healed 11 Then spake I Lord howe long He aunswered vntill the cities be vtterly wasted without inhabiters and the houses without men and tyll the lande be also vtterly desolate 12 For the Lorde shall put the men farre away and there shal be great waste in the middest of the lande 13 Yet in it shall succeede ten kinges and it shall returne and be afterwarde wasted But as the Teyle tree and the Oke in the fall of their leaues haue yet the sappe remayning in them euen so the holy seede shal be the stay therof ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 The Syrians moue battayle against Hierusalem 14 A virgin shall beare a chylde 1 IT happened in the tyme of Ahaz y e sonne of Iotham whiche was the sonne of Vziah king of Iuda that Razin the kyng of Syria and Pechah the sonne of Romeliah kyng of Israel went vp towarde Hierusalem to besiege it but Razin was not able to winne it 2 Nowe when the house of Dauid hearde worde thereof that Syria and Ephraim was cōfederate together his heart quaked yea and the heartes also of his people lyke
trueth is cleane rooted out of their mouth 29 Wherefore cut of thine heere O Hierusalem and cast it away take vp a complaint on hye for the Lorde hath cast away and forsaken the people that he is displeased withall 30 For the chyldren of Iuda haue done euyll in my sight saith the Lorde they haue set vp their abhominations in the house that hath my name and haue defiled it 31 They haue also buylded an aulter at Topheth whiche is in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom that they might burne their sonnes and daughters in fire whiche I neuer commaunded them neither came it euer in my thought 32 And therfore beholde the dayes shall come saith the Lorde that it shall no more be called Topheth or the valley of the chyldren of Hennom but the valley of slaughter for in Topheth they shall be buried because they shall els haue no roome 33 Yea the dead bodyes of this people shal be eaten vp of the foules of the ayre and wylde beastes of the earth and no man shall fray them away 34 And as for the voyce of mirth and gladnesse of the cities of Iuda and Hierusalem the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride I wyll make them ceasse for the lande shal be desolate The .viij. Chapter 1 The destruction of the Iewes 4 The Lorde moueth the people to amendement reckening vp their sinnes 10 He reprehendeth the lying doctrine of the prophetes and priestes 1 AT the same tyme saith the Lorde the bones of the kinges of Iuda the bones of his princes the bones of the preachers and prophetes yea and the bones of the citizens of Hierusalem shal be brought out of their graues 2 And layde against the sunne the moone all the heauenly hoast whom they loued whom they serued whom they ranne after whom they sought and worshipped they shall neither be gathered together nor buried but shall lye as dunge vpon the earth 3 And all they that remaine of this wicked generation shal desire rather to die then to line whersoeuer they remaine and where as I scatter them saith the Lorde of hoastes 4 Thus shalt thou say vnto them also Thus saith the Lorde Do men fall so that they arise not vp againe or if Israel repent wyll not God turne againe to them 5 Wherefore then is this people of Hierusalem gone so farre backe that they turne not againe They are euer the longer the more obstinate and wyll not be conuerted 6 For I haue loked and considered but there is no man that speaketh a good worde there is no man that taketh repentaunce for his sinne that wyll so muche say what haue I done but euerie man turneth to his owne course like a fierce horse headlong to the battaile 7 The Storke in the ayre knoweth his appointed tyme the Turtle doue the Swallowe and the Crane consider the tyme of their trauayle but my people wyll not knowe the tyme of the punishment of the Lorde 8 Howe dare ye say then we are wyse we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne and vainely haue the writers written it 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded they shal be afraide and taken for lo they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde what wisdome can then be among them 10 Wherfore I wyl geue their wiues vnto aliauntes and their fields to destroyers For from the lowest vnto the hyest they folowe filthy lucre and from the prophete vnto the priest they deale all with lies 11 Neuerthelesse they heale the hurt of my people very slenderly saying peace peace where there is no peace at all 12 Fye for shame howe abhominable thinges do they and yet they be not ashamed yea they knowe of no shame Wherefore in the tyme of their visitation they shal fal among the dead bodies and be ouerthrowne saith the Lorde 13 Moreouer I wyll consume them in deede saith the Lorde so that there shall not be one grape vpon the vine neither one figge vpon the figge tree and the leaues shal be pluckt of and the thing that I haue geuen them shal be taken from them 14 Why prolong we the time Let vs gather our selues together and go into the strong citie there shall we be in rest for the Lorde our God hath put vs to scilence and geuen vs water mixt with gall to drinke because we haue sinned against hym 15 We loked for peace and we fare not the better we wayted for the tyme of health and lo â—re is nothing but trouble 16 The noyse of his horses is heard from Dan the whole lande is afraide at the neighing of his strong horses for they are come in and haue deuoured the lande withall that is in it the cities and those that dwell therin 17 Moreouer I wyll sende cockatrices and serpentes among you whiche wyl not be charmed and they shall bite you saith the Lorde 18 I woulde haue had comfort against sorowe but sorowe is come vpon me and heauinesse vexeth my heart 19 For lo the voyce of the crying of my people is hearde for feare of them that come from a farre countrey Is not the Lord in Sion Is not her king in her Wherefore then haue they greeued me shall the Lorde say with their images and foolishe straunge fashions of a forraine god 20 The haruest is gone the sommer hath an ende and we are not helped 21 I am sore vexed because of the hurt of my people I am heauie and abashed 22 Is there not triacle at Gilead Is there no phisitioÌ„ there why then is not the health of my people recouered The .ix. Chapter 1 The complaint and bewayling of the prophete 3 the malice of the people 24 In the knowledge of God ought we onlye to reioyce 26 The vncircumcision of the heart 1 O Who wyll geue my head water inough and a wel of teares for mine eyes that I may weepe night and day for the slaughter of my people 2 Woulde God that I had a cottage somewhere farre from folke that I might leaue my people and go from them for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort 3 They bend their tongues like bowes to shoote out lyes they waxe strong vppon earth As for the trueth they may nothing away withall in the worlde for they go from one wickednes to another and wyll not knowe me saith the Lorde 4 Yea one must kepe hym selfe from another no man may safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermindeth another one neighbour beguileth another 5 Yea one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practised their tongues to lye and taken great paynes to do mischiefe 6 Thou sittest in the middes of a deceiptfull people which for very dissembling falshood wyll not knowe me saith the Lorde 7 Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I wyll melt them and trye them
there was cut out of the mount a stone whiche brake the iron the brasse the clay the siluer and gold in peeces so the great God hath shewed the king what shall come to passe after this This is a true dreame the interpretation of it is sure 46 Then the king Nabuchodonozor fell downe vpon his face and bowed hym selfe vnto Daniel and commaunded to ordeine rewardes and sweete odours for hym 47 The king aunswered Daniel sayde Of a truth your God is a God of gods and the Lorde of kinges and a reuealer of secretes seing thou couldest reueale this secrete 48 So the king made Daniel a great man and gaue him many great giftes he made hym ruler of all the countreys of Babylon and the chiefe of the rulers aboue all the wyse men of Babylon 49 Then Daniel made request to the king and he set Sidrach Misach and Abednego ouer the charge of the prouince of Babylon but Daniel sate in the kinges gate The .iii. Chapter 1 The king setteth vp a golden image which he commaundeth to be worshipped 8 Sidrach Misach and Abednego are accused because they despised the kinges commaundement 13 They are brought vnto the king commaunded to worship the image ▪ 16 they refuse to do it and are put into a burning ouen 25 By beleefe in God they are deliuered from the fire 28 Nabuchodonozor confesseth the power of God after the sight of the miracle 1 NAbuchodonozor y e king made an image of gold whiche was threescore cubites hie and sixe cubites thicke he set it vp in the plaine of Dura in the prouince of Babylon 2 Then Nabuchodonozor the king sent foorth to gather together the dukes lordes and nobles the iudges and officers the deputies and sherifes with all the rulers of the prouinces that they might come to the dedication of the image whiche Nabuchodonozor the king had set vp 3 So the dukes lordes and nobles the iudges officers deputies sherifes with all the rulers of the prouince gathered them together vnto the dedicating of the image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set vp they stoode before the image whiche Nabuchodonozor had set vp 4 Then an herald cryed a loude To you it is commaunded O people nations and languages 5 That whē ye heare the noyse of the cornet trumpet harpe shawme psaltries dulcimer and al maner of instrumentes of musicke ye fall downe and worship that golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king hath set vp 6 Whoso then falleth not downe worshippeth shall euen the same houre be cast into the mids of a hot firie fornace 7 Therfore when all the folke heard the noyse of the cornet trumpet harpe shawme psaltries and al instrumentes of musicke then all the people nations and languages fell downe and worshipped the golden image that Nabuchodonozor the king had set vp 8 Nowe were there certayne men of the Chaldees that went euen then and cried out an accusation of the Iewes 9 They spake and sayde vnto the king Nabuchodonozor O king liue for euer 10 Thou O king hast made a decree that euery man that shall heare the sound of the cornet trumpet harpe shawme psaltries dulcimer all instrumentes of musicke shall fall downe and worship the golden image 11 And who so then fel not downe worshipped not that he shoulde be cast into the mids of an hot firie fornace 12 Now are there certayne Iewes whom thou hast set ouer the charge of the prouince of Babylon namely Sidrach Misach and Abednego these men O king regarded not thy commaundement yea they will not serue thy gods nor worship the golden image that thou hast set vp 13 Then Nabuchodonozor in his anger and wrath commaunded that Sidrach Misach Abednego should be brought vnto hym so these men were brought before the king 14 Then Nabuchodonozor spake vnto them and sayde Is it true O Sidrach Misach Abednego will not you serue my gods nor worship the golden image that I haue set vp 15 Nowe therfore be redy when ye heare the sound of the cornet trumpet harpe shawme psaltries dulcimers and al instrumentes of musicke to fal downe and worship the image whiche I haue made for if ye worship it not ye shal be cast immediatly into the mids of a hot firie fornace for who is that God that can deliuer you out of my handes 16 Sidrach Misach and Abednego aunswered the king and sayd O Nabuchodonozor we are not carefull to aunswere thee in this matter 17 Beholde our God whom we serue is able to deliuer vs from the hot firie fornace and he wil deliuer vs out of thy hande O king 18 And though he will not yet shalt thou knowe O king that we will not serue thy gods nor worship the golden image which thou hast set vp 19 Then was Nabuchodonozor full of indignation so that the countenaunce of his face chaunged vpon Sidrach Misach and Abednego therefore he charged and commaunded that they should heate the fornace one seuen tunes more then it was wont to be heat 20 And he charged the most valiaunt men of warre that were in his armie to bind Sidrach Misach and Abednego and to cast them into the hot firie fornace 21 So these men were bounde in their coates hosen head attire with their other garmentes and cast into the mids of the hot firie fornace 22 Therefore because the kinges commaundement was straite the fornace was exceeding hot the men that put in Sidrach Misach and Abednego the flamble of the fire destroyed them 23 And these three men Sidrach Misach and Abednego fel downe in the mids of the hot firie fornace bounde 24 Then Nabuchodonozor the king was astonied rose vp in all haste he spake vnto his counsel and sayd Dyd not we cast three men bounde into the mids of the fire They aunswered and sayde vnto the king It is true O king 25 He aunswered sayde Lo I see foure men loose walking in the mids of y e fire and they haue no hurt and the fourme of the fourth is like the sonne of God 26 Vpon this went Nabuchodonozor vnto the mouth of the hot firie fornace he spake also and sayd O Sidrach Misach and Abednego ye seruauntes of the hye God go foorth and come hyther And so Sidrach Misach Abednego came foorth of the mids of the fire 27 Then the dukes lordes and nobles and the kinges counsel came together to see these men vpon whom the fire had no maner of power in their bodies in so much that the very heere of their head was not burnt and their clothes vnchaunged yea there was no smell of fire felt vpon them 28 Then spake Nabuchodonozor and sayde Blessed be the God of Sidrach Misach and Abednego which hast sent his angel and deliuered his seruauntes that put their trust in him and haue altered the kinges commaundement and ieoparded their bodies rather then
another lyke vnto a leopard this had winges as a foule euen foure vpon the backe this beast had foure heads and there was power geuen him 7 After this I saw in a vision by night beholde the fourth beast was grimme and horrible and marueylous strong ▪ it had great iron teeth it deuoured destroyed stamped the residue vnder his feete it was vnlike y e other beastes that were before it for it had ten hornes 8 As I considered the hornes beholde there came vp among them another little horne before whom there were three of the first hornes pluckt away and behold this horne had eyes lyke the eyes of a man a mouth speaking presumptuous thinges 9 I behelde till the thrones were set vp the auncient of dayes did sit whose garment was white as snowe and the heere 's of his head lyke the pure wooll his throne was like the firie flambe and his wheeles as burning fire 10 There issued foorth a firie streame and went out from before him a thousand thousandes ministred vnto him and ten thousand thousandes stoode before him the iudgement was set the bookes opened 11 Then toke I heede therunto because of the voyce of the proude words which the horne spake I behelde till the beast was slaine and his body destroyed and geuen to be brent in the fire 12 As concerning the other beastes they had their dominion taken away but their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season 13 I saw in visions by night and behold there came one in the cloudes of heauen lyke the sonne of man which went vnto the aūcient of dayes before whom they brought him 14 And he gaue him dominion honour and a kingdome that al people nations and languages should serue him his dominion is an euerlasting dominion which shall neuer be taken away and his kingdome shall neuer be destroyed 15 I Daniel was troubled in my spirite in the midst of my body and the visions of my head made me afrayde 16 I gate me vnto one of them that stoode by and asked him the trueth concerning all these thinges so he tolde me and made me vnderstand the interpretation of these thinges 17 These great beastes which are foure are foure kinges which shall arise out of the earth 18 But the high saintes shall receaue a kingdome and possesse a kingdome for euer euen for euer and euer 19 After this I required to knowe the trueth concerning y e fourth beast which was so vnlyke the other beastes and so horrible whose teeth were of iron and his nayles of brasse which deuoured and destroyed and stamped the residue vnder his feete 20 I desired also to knowe the trueth as touching the ten hornes that he had vpon his head and this other which came vp afterwarde before whose face there fell downe three which horne had eyes and a mouth that spake presumptuous thinges and loked with a grimmer visage then his felowes 21 I behelde and the same horne made battaile against the sainctes yea preuayled against them 22 Vntil the auncient of dayes came that the iudgement was geuen to the high sainctes and till the time came that the sainctes had the kingdome in possession 23 He gaue me this aunswer That fourth beast shal be the fourth kingdome vpon earth it shal be vnlike to all the kingdomes it shall deuour treade downe and destroy all other landes 24 The ten hornes are ten kinges that shall arise out of that kingdome after whom there shall stande vp another which shal be vnlike to the first and he shall subdue three kinges 25 And he shall speake wordes against the highest of all he shall destroy the high sainctes and thinke that he may chaunge times and lawes they shal be geuen into his hande vntill a time and times and the deuiding of a time 26 But the iudgement shall sit and they shall take away his dominion to consume and destroy it vnto the ende 27 And the kingdome and dominion the greatnes of the kingdome vnder the whole heauē shal be geuen to the people of high sainctes whose kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and all powers shal serue and obey it 28 Hitherto the ende of the wordes I Daniel had many cogitations which troubled me my coūtenaūce chaunged in me but the wordes I kept still in my heart ¶ The .viii. Chapter 1 A vision of a strife betweene a ramme and a hee goate 20 The vnderstanding of the vision is of the battaile betweene the king of Persia and the king of the Grecians 1 IN the third yere of the raigne of king Balthasar there appeared a vision vnto me euen vnto me Daniel after that which I had seene in the beginning 2 I saw in a vision and when I saw it I was in the palace of Susis which is in the prouince of Elam and in the vision me thought I was by the riuer of Vlai 3 Then I loked vp and saw beholde there stoode before the riuer a ramme which had two hornes and these two hornes were hye but one was hyer then the other the hyest came vp last 4 I saw that this ramme pushed with his hornes against the west against the north and against the south so that no beastes might stand before him nor defend them from his power but he did as him lifted and became great 5 And as I considered beholde there came a hee goate from the west ouer the whole earth and touched not the grounde and this goate had a horne appeared betwixt his eyes 6 And he came vnto the ramme that had the two hornes whom I had seene standing by the riuer and ranne fiercely vpon him with his might 7 And I sawe him drawe nye vnto the ramme being very fierce vpon him yea he smote the ramme and brake his two hornes neither had the ramme so much strength as to stande before him but he cast him downe to the grounde trode him vnder his feete there was none able to deliuer the ramme out of his power 8 Therefore the goate waxed exceeding great when he was at the strongest his great horne was broken Then grew there other foure notable ones in the steade of it towarde the foure windes of the heauen 9 And out of one of them came foorth a litle horne which waxed very great toward the south toward the east and toward the pleasaunt lande 10 It grewe vp vnto the hoast of heauen whereof it did cast some downe to the grounde and of the starres also and trode them vnder foote 11 Yea it grewe vp against the prince of the hoast from whom the dayly sacrifice was taken away and the places of his sanctuarie caste downe 12 And power was geuen vnto it ouer the dayly sacrifice for the iniquitie and it shall cast downe the
owne sinnes the sinnes of my people Israel presenting so myne intercession before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God 21 Yea while I was yet speaking in my prayer the man Gabriel whom I had seene afore in the vision came fleeing touched me about the time of the euening oblation 22 And he enfourmed me talked with me and saide O Daniel I am nowe come foorth to geue thee knowledge vnderstanding 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commaundement came foorth and I am come to shewe thee for thou art greatly beloued therefore vnderstande the matter and consider the vision 24 Seuētie weekes are determined ouer thy people ouer thy holy citie to finish the wickednes and to seale vp y e sinnes and to reconcile the iniquitie to bring in euerlasting righteousnes to seale vp the vision and prophecie to annoynt the most holy 25 Knowe therfore and vnderstand that from the going foorth of the commaūdement to bring againe the people and to builde Hierusalem vnto Messiah the prince there shal be seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes and the streete shal be built againe and the wall euen in the straitnes of time 26 After these threescore two weekes shall Messiah be slaine not for him selfe and the people of the prince that shal come shall destroy the citie and the sanctuarie and the ende thereof shal be with a fludde and vnto the ende of the battel it shal be destroyed by desolatiōs 27 He shall confirme the couenaunt with many for one weeke and in the midst of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to ceasse and for the ouerspreading of the abhominations he shal make it desolate euen vntil the consummation determined shal be powred vpon the desolate ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 There appeareth vnto Daniel a man clothed in linnen 11 Which sheweth him wherfore he was sent 1 IN the third yere of Cyrus king of Persia there was shewed vnto Daniel otherwyse called Baltassar a matter yea a true matter but it is yet a long time vnto it he vnderstoode the matter and perceaued what the vision was 2 At the same time I Daniel mourned for the space of three weekes of dayes 3 I ate no pleasaunt bread as for flesh and wine there came none within my mouth no I did not once annoynt my selfe till the whole three weekes of dayes were fulfilled 4 Vpon the foure twentith day of the first moneth I was by the side of that great riuer euen Hiddekel 5 I lift vp myne eyes and loked and beholde a man clothed in linnen whose loynes were girded vp with fine golde of Vphaz 6 His body was lyke the thurkis stone his face to loke vpon was lyke lightening his eyes as lampes of fire his armes and feete were lyke in colour to pullished brasse and the voyce of his wordes was lyke the voyce of a multitude 7 And I Daniel alone sawe this vision for the men that were with me saw not the vision but a great fearefulnes fell vpon them so that they fled away and hid them selues 8 Therefore I was left alone and saw this great vision and there remayned no strength in me for my colour was turned in me into corruption and I reteyned no strength 9 Yet heard I the voyce of his wordes and when I heard the voyce of his words I fell astonied vpon my face and my face toward the earth 10 And beholde a hande touched me which set me vp vpon my knees and vpon the paulmes of my handes 11 And he saide vnto me O Daniel thou welbeloued man take good heede to the wordes that I say vnto thee and stand in thy place for vnto thee am I nowe sent And when he had said these words vnto me I stoode vp trembling 12 Then saide he vnto me Feare not Daniel for since the first day that thou didst set thyne heart to vnderstand and to chasten thy selfe before thy God thy wordes were hearde and I am come for thy wordes 13 But the prince of the kingdome of Persia withstoode me one and twentie dayes but lo Michael one of the chiefe princes came to helpe me I remained there by the kinges of Persia 14 And I am come to shew thee what shall come vnto thy people in the latter dayes for it wyll be long yet or the vision be fulfilled 15 Now whē he had spoken these words vnto me I cast downe my head to the grounde and held my tongue 16 And beholde there touched my lippes one very lyke vnto a man then opened I my mouth and spake and saide vnto him that stoode before me O my lorde by the vision my ioyntes are turned out of their place and I haue reteyned no strength 17 For howe can the seruaunt of this my Lorde talke with my Lorde being such a one And as for me straight way there remayned no strength in me neither is there breath left in me 18 Then there came againe and touched me one lyke the appearaunce of a man and he strengthened me 19 And saide O man greatly beloued feare not peace be vnto thee be strong and of good courage So when he had spoken vnto me I was strengthened and saide Speake on my Lorde for thou hast strengthened me 20 Thus saide he Knowest thou wherefore I am come vnto thee now wyll I returne to fight with the prince of the Perses assoone as I go foorth lo the prince of Greke lande shall come 21 Neuerthelesse I wyll shew thee that that is noted in the scripture of trueth and there is none that helpeth me in these thinges but Michael your prince ¶ The .xj. Chapter 1 A prophecie of the kinges of Persia 3 Of the kingdome of Grece 5 Of the kingdome of Egypt and of the bonde thereof 15 Of the battaile with the kingdome of Syria 1 ANd in the first yere of Darius of Media I stoode to comfort him and to strength him 2 And nowe wyll I shewe thee the trueth Behold there shall stand vp yet three kinges in Persia but the fourth shal be farre richer then they all and by his strength by his richesse he shall stirre vp all against the realme of Greke lande 3 Then shall there arise yet a mightie king that shal rule with great dominion and do what him list 4 And when he shal stand vp his kingdome shal be broken shal be deuided toward the foure windes of the heauen and not toward his posteritie nor according to his dominion which he ruled for his kingdome shal be pluckt vp euen for others besides these 5 And the king of the south shal be mightie and one of his princes and he shall preuayle against him and beare rule his dominion shal be a great dominion 6 And in the ende of yeres they shal be ioyned together
teareth in peeces and there is no man that can deliuer 9 Thyne hand shal be lyft vp vpon thyne enemies and all thyne aduersaries shall perishe 10 And it shall come to passe in that day saith the Lorde that I wyll take thyne horses from thee and destroy thy charrettes 11 I wyll breake downe the cities of thy lande and ouerthrowe all thy strong holdes 12 All witchcraftes wyll I roote out of thyne hande there shall no mo soothsayinges be within thee 13 Thyne idols and thyne images wyll I destroy out of thee so that thou shalt no more bowe thy selfe vnto the workes of thyne owne handes 14 Thy groues wyll I plucke vp by the rootes and breake downe thy cities 15 And I wyll execute a vengeaunce in my wrath indignation vpon the heathen such as they haue not heard The .vi. Chapter 1 An exhortation to heare the iudgement against Israel being vnkinde 8 What maner of sacrifices do please God 1 HEarken ye nowe what the Lorde sayth Arise thou and contend with the mountaynes and let the hilles heare thy voyce 2 Heare O ye mountaines the Lordes quarel and ye mightie foundations of the earth for the Lorde hath a quarell against his people and wyll pleade with Israel 3 O my people what haue I done vnto thee or wherein haue I greeued thee geue me aunswere 4 For I brought thee out of the lande of Egypt deliuered thee out of the house of bondage and I made Moyses Aaron and Miriam to leade thee 5 Remember O my people what Balaâ—h the king of Moab had deuised against thee and what aunswere that Balaam the sonne of Beor gaue him from Sethin vnto Galgal that ye may knowe the righteousnesse of the Lorde 6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lorde and bowe my selfe to the hye God Shall I come before him with burnt offeringes and with calues of a yere olde 7 Hath the Lorde a pleasure in many thousandes of Rammes or innumerable streames of oyle shall I geue my first borne for myne offences and the fruite of my body for the sinne of my soule 8 He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what the Lorde requireth of thee namely to do iustly to loue mercie and to humble thy selfe to walke with thy God 9 The Lordes voyce cryeth vnto the citie and the man that shal be saued considereth thy name hearken what is your rodde heare him that warneth you 10 Are not yet the treasures of wickednesse in the house of the wicked and the scant measure which is abhominable 11 Should I iustifie the false balaunces and the bagge of deceitfull weightes 12 For the riche men thereof are full of crueltie and the inhabitantes thereof haue spoken lyes and haue deceitfull tongues in their mouthes 13 Therefore I wyll take in hande to punishe thee and to make thee desolate because of thy sinnes 14 Thou shalt eate and not haue inough yea thou shalt bring thy selfe downe in the middes of thee thou shalt flee but not escape and those that thou wouldest saue wyll I deliuer to the sworde 15 Thou shalt sowe but not reape thou shalt presse out Oliues but oyle shalt thou not haue to annoynt thy selfe withall thou shalt tread out sweete must but shalt drincke no wine 16 Ye kepe the ordinaunces of Amri and all the customes of the house of Ahab ye walke in their counsels therfore wyl I make thee waste and cause thy inhabiters to be hissed at and ye shall beare the reproche of my people The .vii. Chapter 1 A complaynt of the litle number of the righteous 5 Against the trueth ought wâ— not to holde with our greatest friendes 14 The prosperiâ—ie of the church 1 WO is me I am become as one that goeth a gleanyng in the haruest there are no mo grapes to eate yet would I faine with al my hearte haue of the best fruite 2 There is not a godly vpon earth there is not one righteous among men they al lye in wayte for blood and euery man hunteth his brother to death 3 Yet they say they do wel when they do euyll the prince asketh and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule and so they wrappe it vp 4 The best of them is as bryer and the most righteous of them is sharper then a thorne hedge the day of thy watchmen and of thy visitation commeth then shal be their confusion 5 Let no man beleeue his friende nor put his confidence in his brother kepe the doore of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome 6 For the sonne dishonoreth his father the daughter riseth against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in lawe and a mans foes are euen they of his owne housholde 7 Neuerthelesse I wil looke vp vnto the Lorde I will patiently abyde God my sauiour my God shall heare me 8 O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall for I shall rise againe though I sit in darkenesse yet the Lorde is my light 9 I will beare the wrath of the Lord for I haue offended hym till he sit in iudgement vpon my cause and see that I haue right then will he bring me foorth to the light and I shall see his righousnesse 10 She that is myne enemie shall loke vpon it and be confounded which nowe sayth Where is the Lorde thy God myne eyes shall beholde her when she shal be troden downe as the myre in the streetes 11 This is the day that thy walles shal be buylt this day shall dryue farre away the decree 12 And at that time shall they come vnto thee from Assur from the strong cities and from the strong holdes euen vnto the riuer from the one sea to the other and from mountayne to mountayne 13 Notwithstanding the land must be wasted because of them that dwell therin and for the fruites of their owne imaginations 14 Therfore feede thy people with thy rod the flocke of thyne heritage whiche dwel desolate in the wood that they may be fed vpon the mount of Carmel Basan and Gilead as aforetime 15 Maruelous thinges wil I shewe thee like as when thou camest out of the lande of Egypt 16 This shall the heathen see and be ashamed for all their power so that they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth and stoppe their eares 17 They shal licke the dust like a serpente and as the wormes of the earth that tremble in their holes they shal be afrayde of the Lorde our God and they shall feare thee 18 Who is such a God as thou that pardonest wickednesse and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunt of thyne heritage He kepeth not his wrath for euer for his delite is to haue compassion 19 He shall turne againe and be merciful to vs he shall put downe our wickednesses and cast all our sinnes into the bottome of the sea 20
together and came in all the haste to Hierusalem with an hoast of horsemen and with muche people on foote 31 And forbad them to buylde And so they left of from buyldyng of the temple vnto the seconde yere of king Darius king of the Persians The .iii. Chapter 1 The feast of Darius 16 The three wyse sentences 1 KYng Darius made a great feast vnto his seruauntes vnto all his court and to al the officers of Medea and Persia 2 Yea to all the gouernours captaynes and liefetenauntes that were vnder him from India vnto Ethiopia an hundreth and twentie and seuen countreys 3 So when they had eaten and drunken being satisfied were gone home agayne Darius the king went into his chaumber layde hym downe to sleepe and after that awaked 4 Then the three young men that kept the kinges person and watched his bodye communed among them selues and spake one to another 5 Let euery one of vs speake a sentence and looke who shal ouercome whose sentence may seeme wyser then the others vnto him shal king Darius geue great giftes and great thinges in token of victorie 6 As to weare purple to drinke in gold and to slepe in gold and a chariot with brydles of golde and an head tyre of fine linnen and a chayne about his necke 7 Yea he shal sit next to Darius because of his wysdome and shal be called Darius cosin 8 So euery one wrote his meanyng sealed it and layde it vnder king Darius pelowe 9 And sayd when the king aryseth they woulde geue hym the wrytynges and looke whose worde the king the three princes of Persia shall iudge to be the most wisely spoken the same shall haue the victorie as it was appoynted 10 One wrote wine is a strong thyng 11 The seconde wrote the king is strong 12 The thirde wrote women haue very muche strength but aboue all thinges the trueth beareth away the victory 13 Nowe when the king was rysen vp they toke their wrytynges and deliuered them vnto him so he read them 14 Then sent he foorth to cal al his chiefe lordes of Persia and of Media and the rulers and the captaynes and liefetenauntes and consuls 15 And when he had set hym downe in the counsell the wrytynges were read before them 16 And he commaunded to call for the young men that they myght declare their meaninges thē selues by mouth So they were sent for and came in 17 And then he sayde vnto them shewe vs and make vs to vnderstande what the thinges are that ye haue written Then began the first whiche had spoken of the strength of wine 18 And said thus O ye men how strong is wine that deceaueth all men whiche drinke it 19 It maketh the kinges minde and the fathers to be both one the bondmans and the free the poore mans and the riche 20 It turneth also euery thought into ioy and gladnes so that a man remembreth neither heauines not debt 21 And it maketh euery heart thinke it selfe riche so that a man remembreth neither king nor gouernour and it maketh to speake all thinges by talentes 22 Moreouer when men haue dronke they forget all frendship and brotherly faythfulnes and a litle after they draw out swordes 23 And afterwards when they are from the wine they remember nothing what was done 24 O ye men is not wine the strongest that thus enforceth men to do And when he had spoken this he helde his peace ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 Of the strength of a kyng 13 Of the strength of women 34 Of the strength of trueth whiche sentence is approued 47 And his petition graunted 1 THen the seconde that had spoken of the strength of the king began to say 2 O ye men are not men the strongest of all that conquer both by land and sea and all the thinges that are in them 3 Nowe is the king stronger as lorde of all these thinges and that hath the dominion ouer them and loke what he commaundeth them it is all done 4 If he byd them the one against the other to make warre they do it if he send them out against the enemies they go and breake downe mountaynes walles and towres 5 They slay and are slayne and ouerpasse not the kinges commaundement if they get the victorie they bryng all to the king so well the spoyle as other thinges 6 Likewise the other that medle not with warres and fighting but tyll the grounde when they haue sowen and reaped they bring to the king and compell one another to pay his tribute vnto the king 7 And if the king though he be but one man commaunde to kill they kill if he commaunde to forgeue they forgeue 8 If he commaund to smite they smite if he byd driue away they driue away if he commaund to buylde they buylde 9 If he commaunde to breake downe they breake downe if he commaunde to plant they plant 10 So the common people and the rulers are obedient vnto hym and the king in the meane season sitteth hym downe eateth and drinketh and taketh his rest 11 And these kepe him rounde about and not one of them dare get hym out of the way to do his owne busines but must be obedient vnto the king at a worde 12 Iudge ye now O ye men how should not the king go farre aboue when in such sort he is obayed And when he had spoken thus he helde his tongue 13 The thirde whose name was Zorobabel which had spoken of women and of trueth began to say after this maner 14 O ye men it is not the great king it is not the multitude of men neither is it wine that excelleth Who is it then that ruleth them or hath the lordship ouer them is it not women 15 Women haue borne the king and all the people which beare rule by sea and by lande 16 And euen of them were they borne and they brought those vp that planted the vines wherof the wine commeth 17 They make garmentes for men they get honour vnto men and without women can not men continue 18 Yea if they haue gathered together golde and siluer or any other pretious thing do they not loue a woman for her comely shape and beautie 19 And letting all those thinges go do they not gape euen with open mouth fixe their eyes fast on her and haue not all men more desire vnto her then vnto siluer and golde or any maner of pretious thing 20 A man leaueth his owne father that brought hym vp leaueth his owne naturall countrey and eleaueth vnto his wyfe 21 Yea he ieopardeth his lyfe with his wyfe and remembreth neither father nor mother nor countrey 22 By this also ye must needes knowe that women haue dominion ouer you Do ye not labour trauayle and geue and bryng all to the woman 23 A man taketh his sworde and goeth his way to steale to kyll
to murther to sayle vpon the sea and vpon riuers 24 And seeth a lion goeth in the darkenes when he hath stollen deceaued and robbed he bringeth it vnto his loue 25 Wherefore a man loueth his wife better then father and mother 26 Yea many there be that runne out of their wittes and became bondmen for their wyues sakes 27 Many one also haue perished haue erred and sinned also for women 28 And nowe do ye not beleue me is not the king great in his power do not all regions feare to touche hym 29 Yet dyd I see hym and Apame the daughter of the great king Bartacus the kinges concubine sate besyde the king vpon the right hande 30 And toke of his crowne from his head and set it vpon her owne head and stroke the king with her left hand 31 And there whyle stedyly the king loked vpon her with open mouth if she laughed vpon him he laughed also but if she toke any displeasure with hym the king was fayne to flatter her and to geue her good wordes tyll he had gotten her fauour agayne 32 O ye men are not women then stronger that do these thinges 33 Then the king and the princes loked one vpon another So he began to speake of the trueth 34 O ye men are not women stronger Great is the earth hye is the heauen swift is the course of the sunne he compasseth the heauen rounde about and fetcheth his course agayne to his owne place in one day 35 Is he not excellent that maketh these thinges Therfore great is the trueth and stronger then all thinges 36 All the earth calleth vpon trueth the heauen prayseth it all workes shake and tremble at it and with it is no vnrighteous thing 37 Wine is wicked the kyng is wicked women are wicked all the children of men are wicked yea such are all their wicked workes and there is no trueth in them in their vnrighteousnesse also shall they be destroyed and perishe 38 As for the trueth it endureth and is alway strong it lyueth and conquereth for euermore worlde without ende 39 With her there is no exception or difference of persons but she doth that iust is and refrayneth from all vniust and wicked thynges and all men do well lyke of her workes 40 In the iudgement of it there is no vnryghteous thyng she is the strength kyngdome power and maiestie of all ages Blessed be the God of trueth 41 And with that he helde his peace and all the people cryed and then sayde Great is trueth and aboue all 42 Then sayde the kyng vnto hym Aske what thou wilt more then is appoynted in the writyng and we shall geue it thee for thou art founde wyser then thy companions thou shalt sit next me and shalt be called my kinsman 43 Then sayde he vnto the kyng Remember thy promise and vowe which thou hast vowed and promised in the day when thou camest to the kingdome to builde vp Hierusalem 44 And to sende agayne all the vessels and iewels that were taken away out of Hierusalem which Cyrus set apart when he vowed to destroy Babylon and to sende them agayne thyther 45 And thy mynde was also to builde vp the temple which the Edomites burnt when Iudea was destroyed by the Chaldees 46 And nowe this onely O kyng is the thing that I require and desire of thee this is the princely liberalitie that I aske of thee I desire therfore that thou perfourme the vowe which thou with thine owne mouth hast made vnto the kyng of heauen 47 Then Darius the kyng stoode vp and kyssed hym wrote hym lettters vnto all the deputies and lieftenauntes to all the lordes and nobles that they shoulde conuey hym foorth and all them that went vp with hym to build Hierusalem 48 He wrote letters also vnto all the liefetenauntes that were in Coelosyria and Phenices and vnto them in Libanus that they shoulde bryng Cedar trees from Libanus vnto Hierusalem and builde the citie with hym 49 Moreouer he wrote for all the Iewes that were gone out of his realme into Iurie concernyng their freedome that no officer no ruler nor lieftenaunt nor stewarde should enter into their doores 50 And that all their lande whiche they kept shoulde be free and not tributarie and that the Edomites shoulde geue ouer the cites and villages of the Iewes which they had taken in 51 Yea and that there shoulde be yerely geuen twentie talentes to the buildyng of the temple vntyll the tyme that it were finished 52 And to maynteyne the burnt offerynges vpon the aulter euery day as they had a commaundement to offer seuenteene other ten talentes euery yere 53 And that all they which come from Babylon to builde the citie should haue free libertie they and their children and all the priestes that went away 54 He wrote also concerning the charges and the priestes garment wherin they minister 55 And likewise for the charges of the Leuites to be geuen them vntyll the day that the house were finished and Hierusalem builded vp 56 And he commaunded that all they that watched the citie shoulde haue their pensions and wages 57 He sent away also all the vessels that Cyrus had separated from Babylon and all that Cyrus had geuen in commaundement the same charged he also that it shoulde be done and sent vnto Hierusalem 58 Nowe when this young man was gone foorth he lyfted vp his face to heauen towarde Hierusalem and praysed the kyng of heauen 59 And sayde Of thee commeth victorie of thee commeth wisdome and thine is the glorie and I am thy seruaunt 60 Blessed art thou which hast geuen me wisdome for to thee I acknowledge it O Lorde thou God of our fathers 61 And so he toke the letters and went out and came vnto Babylon and tolde it all his brethren 62 And they praysed the God of their fathers that he had geuen them freedome and libertie 63 To go vp and to builde Hierusalem and the temple wherin the name of the Lorde is called vpon and they reioyced with instrumentes of musicke and gladnesse seuen dayes long The .v. Chapter 1 The number of them that returne from the captiuitie 42 their vowes and sacrifices 54 The temple is begun to be built 66 Their enemies would craftily ioyne with them 1 AFter this were the ☞ principall men of the houses of their fathers chosen in the tribes and kinredes that they shoulde go with their wiues and sonnes and daughters with their seruauntes and maydens with all their cattell and substaunce 2 And Darius the kyng sent with them a thousande horsemen to conuey them safely vnto Hierusalem and with musical instrumentes with tabers flutes ' 3 And all their brethren played and he ' made them go vp together with them 4 And these are the names of the men which went vp out of the villages according to the tribes and after the order of their dignitie 5 The priestes
her â—aut she aunswered her saying God let vs neuer see sonne nor daughter of thee more vpon earth thou killer of thy husbandes 10 Wilt thou slay me also as thou hast slayne seuen men At this voyce went Sara into an hye chamber of her house and three dayes and three nightes she neither eate nor dranke 11 But continued in prayer and besought God with teares that he would deliuer her from this rebuke 12 Vpon the thirde day it came to passe that when she had made an end of prayer she praysed the Lorde 13 Saying Blessed be thy name O God of our fathers whiche when thou art wroth shewest mercie and in time of trouble thou forgeuest the sinnes of them that call vpon thee 14 Vnto thee O Lorde turne I my face vnto thee lift I vp myne eyes 15 I beseche thee O Lord loose me out of the bondes of this rebuke or els take me vtterly away from of the earth 16 Thou knowest Lorde that I neuer had desire vnto man and that I haue kept my soule cleane from all vncleanly lust 17 I haue not kept companie with those that passe their time in sport neither haue I made my selfe partaker with them that walke in light behauour 18 An husband haue I consented to take not for my pleasure but in thy feare 19 Nowe peraduenture eyther I haue ben vnworthy of them or els were they vnmeete for me for thou happyly hast kept me to another hushande 20 For why thy counsell is not in the power of man 21 But euery one that serueth thee is sure of this that if his life be in triyng it shal be crowned and if he be in trouble that God no doubt shal deliuer him and if his life be in chastening that he shall haue leaue to come vnto thy mercie 22 For thou hast no pleasure in our dampnation And why after a storme thou makest the wether faire and still after weeping heauinesse thou geuest great ioy 23 Thy name O God of Israel be praysed for euer 24 At the same time were both their prayers hearde in the sight of the maiestie of the hiest God 25 And Raphael the holy angell of the Lorde was sent to helpe them both whose prayers came at one time together before God The .iiii. Chapter 1 Preceptes and exhortations of Tobias to his sonne 1 SO when Tobias thought his prayer to be heard that he might dye he called vnto him his sonne Tobias 2 And sayde vnto him My sonne heare the wordes of my mouth and lay them in thyne heart as a foundation 3 When God taketh away my soule burie thou my body and holde thy mother in honour all the dayes of her life 4 For thou oughtest to remember what and howe great peryls she suffred for thee in her wombe 5 And when she also hath fulfilled the time of her life burie her beside me 6 Haue God in thy thought all the dayes of thy life and beware lest at any time thou consent vnto sinne and lest thou let slippe the commaundementes of the Lorde our God 7 Geue almes of thy goods and turne neuer thy face from the poore and so shall it come to passe that the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee 8 Be mercifull after thy power 9 If thou haue much geue plenteously if thou hast litle do thy diligence gladly to geue of that litle 10 For so gatherest thou thy selfe a good rewarde in the day of necessitie 11 For mercie deliuereth from al sinne and from death and suffreth not the soule to come into darkenesse 12 A great comfort is mercie before the hie God vnto all them that shewe it 13 My sonne kepe thee wel from al whordome and beside thy wife suffer not thy selfe to knowe of sinne 14 Let neuer pride haue rule in thy minde nor in thy worde for in pryde began all destruction 15 Whosoeuer worketh any thing for thee immediatly geue him his hire and loke that thy hired seruauntes wages remayne not at all with thee 16 Loke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thing that thou wouldest not another man shoulde do vnto thee 17 Eate thy bread with the hungry and poore and couer the naked with thy clothes 18 Set thy bread and wine vpon the buriall of the righteous and do not thou eate and drinke therof with the sinners 19 Aske euer counsell at the wyse 20 Be alway praysing of God beseche him that he will order thy wayes and that whatsoeuer thou deuisest or takest in hand it may remayne in him 21 I certifie thee also my sonne that when thou wast yet but a babe I deliuered ten talentes of siluer vnto Gabelus at Rages a citie of the Medes and his hande wryting haue I by me 22 And therfore seke some meanes howe thou mayest come by him and receaue of him the sayd wayght of siluer geue him his hande wryting againe 23 My sonne be not afrayde trueth it is we leade here a poore life but great good shall we haue if we feare God and depart from all sinne and do well ¶ The .v. Chapter 2 Tobias is sent to Rages 5 He meeteth with the angell Raphael which did conduct him 1 THen aunswered Tobias his father and said Father all that thou hast commaunded me wyl I doe and that diligently 2 But how I shall require this money I can not tell neither doth he knowe me nor I him What token shall I geue him And as for the way thyther I neuer knew it 3 Then his father aunswered him and saide I haue his hand writing by me which when thou shewest him immediatly he shall pay thee 4 But go thy way nowe and get thee some faithful man to go with thee for an hyre that thou mayst receaue the money while I am yet liuing 5 Then went Tobias out and vpon the streate he founde a fayre young man standing girded vp and as it were one redie to take his iourney 6 And he knewe not that it was an angell of God but saluted him and sayde From whence art thou thou good young man 7 He aunswered Of the children of Israel And Tobias said vnto him Knowest thou the way that leadeth vnto the countrey of the Medes 8 He aunswered I knowe it well all those streates haue I gone oft times and haue lodged with our brother Gabelus that dwelleth in Rages a citie of the Medes which lyeth vpon the mouÌ„t Ecbatanis 9 Tobias saide vnto him I pray thee tary for me till I haue tolde my father these thinges 10 Then went Tobias in and tolde his father all At the which his father marueyled and prayed that he woulde come in vnto him 11 Now when he came in he saluted him and saide Ioy be with thee for euermore 12 And olde Tobias saide what ioy can I haue that sit here in darkenesse and see not the light of heauen 13 The young man saide vnto him Be of good cheare
wysdome of them of the olde time and exerciseth hym selfe in the prophetes 2 He kepeth the sayinges of famous men and preasseth to the vnderstanding of darke sentences of wysdome 3 He seketh out the misterie of secrete sayinges and exerciseth himselfe therin continually 4 He doth seruice among great men and appeareth before the prince he goeth into a straunge countrey and trauayleth thorowe it loke what good or euyll is among men he proueth and seketh it out 5 He purposeth in his heart to resort early vnto the Lord that made him and to pray before the highest God he openeth his mouth in prayer and prayeth for his sinnes 6 When the great Lorde will he shal be filled with the spirite of vnderstanding that he may then powre out wyse sentences and geue thankes vnto the Lord in his prayer 7 He shall order his deuice and leade his knowledge a right and geue him vnderstanding of secrete thinges 8 He shall shewe foorth the science of his learning and reioyce in the couenaunt of the lawe of the Lorde 9 The whole congregation shall commende his wysdome and it shall neuer be put out the remembraunce of hym shall neuer be forgotten and his name shal continue from one generation to an other 10 His wysdome shal be spoken of among the people and the whole congregation shall openly declare his prayse 11 While he liueth he hath a greater name then a thousand beside and after death the same name remayneth vnto hym 12 Yet will I speake of mo men of vnderstanding for I am ful as the moone 13 Hearken vnto me ye holy vertuous children bring foorth fruite as the rose that is planted by the brookes of the fielde 14 And geue ye a sweete smell as incense florishe as the rose garden sing a song of prayse O geue thankes vnto God ouer all his workes 15 Geue magnificence vnto his name and set hym foorth in his prayse with your lippes with musicke and harmonie Yea euen with the song of your lippes with harpes and playing and in geuing thankes vnto him say after this maner 16 All the workes of the Lord are exceeding good all his commaundementes are meete and conuenient in due season 17 A man neede not to say what is that what is that for at a time conuenient they shall all be sought At his commaundement the water was as a wall and at the worde of his mouth the water stoode still 18 In his commaundement is euery thing acceptable and reconciled and his health can not be minished 19 The workes of all fleshe are before him and there is nothing hyd from his eyes 20 He seeth from euerlasting to euerlasting and there is nothing to wonderful or hye vnto hym 21 A man neede not to say then what is this or that For he hath made al thinges to do good vnto man 22 His blessing shall run ouer as the streame and moysture the earth lyke a fludde of water 23 Like as he maketh the drouth so shall his wrath fall vpon the heathen 24 His wayes are playne and right vnto the iust but the vngodly stumble at them 25 For the good are good thinges created from the beginning euyll thinges for the vngodly 26 All thinges necessarie for the lyfe of man are created from the beginning water fire iron and salt meale wheate and hony milke and wine oyle and clothing 27 All these thinges are created for the best to the faythfull but to the vngodly shall all these thinges be turned to hurt and harme 28 There be spirites that are created for vengeaunce and in their rigorousnesse haue they fastened their tormentes In the tune of the ende they shall poure out their strength and pacifie the wrath of him that made them 29 Fire hayle hunger and death al these thinges are created for vengeaunce 30 The teeth of wilde noysome beastes the scorpions serpentes and the sworde are created also for vengeaunce to the destruction of the vngodly 31 They shal be glad to do his commaundementes and when neede is they shal be redy vpon earth and when their houre is come they shall not ouerpasse the commaundement of the Lorde 32 Therfore haue I taken a good courage vnto me from the beginning and haue thought to put these thinges in writing and to leaue them behinde me 33 All the workes of the Lorde are good and he geueth euery one in due season and when neede is 34 So that no man neede not to say This is worse then that for in due season they are all pleasaunt and good 35 And therefore prayse the Lorde with whole heart and mouth geue thankes vnto his name The .xl. Chapter 1 Many miseries light in a mans life 11 All thinges passe away but a firme and stable fayth ramayneth 14 Of the blessing of the righteous and prerogatiue of the feare of God 1 A Great trauaile is created for all men and an heauy yoke vpon all the sonnes of Adam from the day that they go out of their mothers wombe till they be buried in the earth the mother of all thinges 2 Namely their thoughtes and imaginations feare of the heart counsel meditations longing desire the day of death 3 From the hyghest that sitteth vpon the glorious seate vnto the lowest and most simple vpon the earth 4 From him that is gloriously arayde and weareth a crowne vnto him that is but homely and simplie clothed 5 There is nothing but wrath zeale fearefulnesse vnquietnesse and feare of death rigorousnes anger stryfe And in the might when one shoulde rest and sleepe vpon his bed the sleepe chaungeth his vnderstanding and knowledge 6 A litle or nothing is his rest in the sleepe aswel as in the day of labour He feareth is disquieted in the vision of his heart as one that runneth out of a battayll 7 And in the time of health he awaketh and maruayleth that the feare was nothing 8 Such thinges happen vnto all fleshe both man and beast but seuen folde to the vngodly 9 Moreouer death bloodshedding strife and sworde oppression hunger destruction and punishement 10 These thinges are all created against the vngodly and for their sakes came the fludde also 11 All that is of the earth shall turne to earth againe and al waters ebbe againe into the sea 12 All bribes and vnrighteousnesse shal be put away but faythfulnesse and trueth shall endure for euer 13 The substaunce and goodes of the vngodly shal be dryed vp and sinke away as a water fludde they shal make a sound like a great thunder in the rayne 14 Like as the righteous reioyceth when he openeth his hande so shall the transgressours be faynt when their goodes vanishe and consume away 15 The children of the vngodly shal not obtayne many braunches 16 And the vncleane rootes vpon the hye rockes shal be rooted out before the grasse by the water side vpon the riuer bankes
into a shippe and to go before hym vnto the other syde whyle he sent the people away 23 And when the people were sent away he went vp into a mountayne alone to pray And when nyght was come he was there hym selfe alone 24 But the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea was tost with waues for it was a contrary wynde 25 And in the fourth watch of the nyght Iesus went vnto them walkyng on the sea 26 And when the disciples sawe hym walking on the sea they were troubled saying it is a spirite and they cryed out for feare 27 But strayght way Iesus spake vnto them saying be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde 28 Peter aunswered hym and sayde Lorde yf it be thou byd me come vnto thee on the water 29 And he sayde come And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe he walked on the water to go to Iesus 30 But when he sawe a myghty wynde he was afrayde And when he began to sincke he cryed saying Lorde saue me 31 And immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande and caught hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of litle fayth wherefore diddest thou doubt 32 And when they were come into the shippe the wynde ceassed 33 Then they that were in the shippe came and worshypped hym saying of a trueth thou art the sonne of God 34 And when they were gone ouer they came into the lande of Gennezaret 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of hym they sent out into all that countrey rounde about and brought vnto hym all that were sicke 36 And besought hym that they myght touche the hemme of his garment only And as many as touched it were made whole ¶ The .xv. Chapter ¶ 3 Christe excuseth his disciples and rebuketh the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressyng Gods commaundement through their owne traditions is the thyng that goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man 22 he delyuereth the woman of Cananees daughter 30 healeth the multitude 36 and with seuen Ioaues and a fewe litle fisshes feedeth foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 1 THen came to Iesus Scribes and Pharisees which were come from Hierusalem saying 2 Why do thy disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders for they washe not their handes when they eate bread 3 But he aunswered and sayde vnto them why do ye also transgresse the commaundement of God by your tradition 4 For God cōmaunded saying honour father and mother and he that curseth father or mother let hym dye the death 5 But ye say whosoeuer shall say to father or mother by the gyft that is offered of me thou shalt be helped 6 And so shall he not honour his father or his mother And thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition 7 Hypocrites full well dyd Esayas prophecie of you saying 8 This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lippes howbeit their hearts are farre from me 9 But in vayne do they worshippe me teachyng doctrine preceptes of men 10 And he called the people to hym and sayde vnto them heare vnderstande 11 That which goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man but that which commeth out of the mouth defyleth the man 12 Then came his disciples and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not that the Pharisees were offended after they hearde this saying 13 But he aunswered and sayde Euery plantyng which my heauenly father hath not planted shal be rooted vp 14 Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde If the blynde leade the blynde both shall fall into the dytche 15 Then aunswered Peter and sayde vnto hym Declare vnto vs this parable 16 Iesus sayde Are ye also without vnderstandyng 17 Do not ye yet vnderstande that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught 18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth come foorth from the heart and they defyle the man 19 For out of the heart proceade euyll thoughtes murders adulteries whordomes theftes false witnesse blasphemyes 20 These are the thynges which defyle a man But to eate with vnwasshen handes defyleth not a man ☜ 21 ☞ And Iesus went thence and departed into the coastes of Tyre and Sidon 22 And beholde a woman of the Chananites which came out of the same coastes cryed vnto hym saying Haue mercie on me O Lorde thou sonne of Dauid My daughter is greeuously vexed with a deuyll 23 But he aunswered her not a worde and his disciples came and besought hym saying sende her away for she cryeth after vs. 24 But he aunswered and sayde I am not sent but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel 25 Then came she and worshipped him saying Lorde helpe me 26 He aunswered and sayde it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread and to cast it to litle dogges 27 She aunswered and sayde trueth Lorde and yet litle dogges eate of the crummes which fall frō their maisters table 28 Then Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her O woman great is thy fayth be it vnto thee euen as thou wylt And her daughter was made whole euen from that same tyme. ☜ 29 And Iesus went from thence and came nye vnto the sea of Galilee and went vp into a mountayne and sate downe there 30 And great multitudes came vnto him hauyng with them those that were lame blynde dumbe maymed other many and cast them downe at Iesus feete And he healed them 31 In so much that the people wondred when they sawe the dumbe speake the maymed to be whole the lame to walke and the blynde to see And they glorified the God of Israel 32 Then Iesus called his disciples vnto hym and sayde I haue compassion on the people because they continue with me nowe three dayes and haue nothing to eate and I wyll not let them depart fastyng lest they faynt in the way 33 And his disciples say vnto hym whence shoulde we get so much bread in the wyldernesse as to suffise so great a multitude 34 And Iesus sayeth vnto them howe many loaues haue ye And they say seuen and a fewe litle fisshes 35 And he commaunded the people to sit downe on the grounde 36 And toke the seuen loaues and the fisshes and after that he had geuen thankes he brake them and gaue to his disciples and the disciples gaue them to the people 37 And they dyd all eate and were suffised And they toke vp of the broken meate that was left seuen baskets full 38 And yet they that did eate were foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 39 And he sent away the people and toke shippe and came into the parties of Magdala ⧠The .xvj. Chapter ¶ 1 The Pharisees require a token 6 Iesus warneth his disciples of the Pharisees doctrine 16 The confession of Peter 19 the keyes of heauen 24 the faythfull must
neither the power of God 25 For when they shall ryse agayne from the dead they neither marry nor are geuen in maryage but are as the Angels which are in heauen 26 As touchyng the dead that they ryse agayne haue ye not read in the booke of Moyses howe in the bushe God spake vnto him saying I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob 27 He is not the God of the dead but God of the lyuyng Ye therefore do greatly erre 28 And when there came one of the scribes had heard them disputyng together and perceaued that he had aunswered them well he asked him which is the first of all the cōmaundementes 29 Iesus aunswered hym the first of all the commaundementes is Heare O Israel The Lorde our God is one Lorde 30 And thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with all thy strength This is the first commaundement 31 And the seconde is lyke vnto this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe There is none other commaundement greater then these 32 And the scribe sayde vnto hym well maister thou hast sayde the trueth for there is one God there is none but he 33 And to loue hym with all the heart and with all the vnderstandyng with all the soule and with all the strength and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices 34 And when Iesus sawe that he aunswered discretely he sayde vnto hym Thou art not farre from the kingdome of God And no man after that durst aske hym any question 35 And Iesus aunswered and sayde teachyng in the temple howe say the scribes that Christe is y e sonne of Dauid 36 For Dauid hym selfe inspired with the holy ghost sayde The Lorde saide to my Lorde sit on my right hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy footestoole 37 Dauid hym selfe calleth hym Lorde and howe is he then his sonne And much people hearde hym gladly 38 And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine beware of the scribes whiche desire to go in long clothyng and salutations in the market places 39 And the chiefe seates in the congregations and the vppermost rowmes at feastes 40 Which deuoure widdowes houses vnder a pretence make long prayers These shal receaue greater dampnatiō 41 ☞ And when Iesus sate ouer agaynst the treasurie he behelde howe the people put money into the treasurie And many that were rich cast in much 42 And there came a certayne poore widdowe she threwe in two mites which make a farthyng 43 And he called vnto hym his disciples and sayth vnto them Veryly I say vnto you that this poore widdowe hath cast more in then all they which haue cast into the treasurie 44 For they all dyd cast in of their superfluitie but she of her pouertie dyd cast in all that she had euen all her lyuyng ☜ ¶ The .xiij. Chapter ¶ 2 The destruction of the temple 24 signes before Christes commyng 32 the day and houre thereof is vnknowen 31 Gods worde shall not passe away 35 watche and pray 1 AND as he went out of the temple one of his disciples sayde vnto hym Maister see what stones what buildynges are here 2 And Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Seest thou these great buildynges There shall not be left one stone vpon another that shall not be throwen downe 3 And as he sate vpon the mount of Oliues ouer agaynst the temple Peter and Iames and Iohn and Andrewe asked hym secretely 4 Tell vs when shall these thynges be And what shal be the signe when all these thynges shal be fulfylled 5 And Iesus aunswered them and began to say take heede lest any man deceaue you 6 For many shall come in my name saying I am Christe and shall deceaue many 7 When ye shall heare of warres and tidynges of warres be ye not troubled For such thynges must nedes be but the ende is not yet 8 For there shall nation aryse agaynst nation and kyngdome agaynst kyngdome And there shal be earthquakes in diuers places and famine shall there be and troubles These are the begynnyng of sorowes 9 But take ye heede to your selues For they shall deliuer you vp to councels and to synagogues and ye shal be beaten yea and shal be brought before rulers kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them 10 And the Gospel must first be published among all nations 11 But when they leade you and present you be not carefull aforehande neither take thought what ye shall speake but whatsoeuer is geuen you in the same houre that speake ye For it is not ye that speake but the holy ghost 12 The brother shall betray the brother to death and the father the sonne and the chyldren shall ryse agaynst their fathers and mothers and shall put them to death 13 And ye shal be hated of all men for my names sake But who so endureth vnto the ende the same shal be safe 14 Moreouer when ye see the abhomination of desolation wherof is spoken by Daniel the prophete stande where it ought not let hym that readeth vnderstande then let them that be in Iurie flee to the mountaynes 15 And let hym that is on y e house toppe not go downe into the house neither enter therin to fetch any thyng out of his house 16 And let hym that is in the fielde not turne backe agayne vnto the thynges which he left behynde hym for to take his garmente with hym 17 Wo shal be then to them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes 18 But pray ye that your flyght be not in the Wynter 19 For there shal be in those dayes such tribulation as was not from the begynnyng of creatures which God created vnto this tyme neither shal be 20 And except that the Lorde shoulde shorten those dayes no fleshe shoulde be saued But for the electes sake whom he hath chosen he hath shortened those dayes 21 And then yf any man say to you lo here is Christe lo he is there beleue not 22 For false Christes and false prophetes shall ryse and shall shewe signes and wonders to deceaue yf it were possible euen the elect 23 But take ye heede Beholde I haue shewed you all thynges before 24 Moreouer in those dayes after that tribulation the sunne shall waxe darke and the moone shall not geue her light 25 And the starres of heauen shall fall and the powers which are in heauen shal be shaken 26 And then shall they see the sonne of man commyng in the cloudes with great power and glory 27 And then shall he sende his Angels and shall gather together his elect from the foure wyndes from the ende of the earth to the vtmost part of heauen 28 Learne a parable of the fygge tree
whiche was the sonne of Asaac which was the sonne of Abraham whiche was y e sonne of Thara which was the sonne of Nachor 35 Which was y e sonne of Saruch which was the sonne of Ragau whiche was the sonne of Phaleg which was y e sonne of Heber which was the sonne of Sala 36 whiche was the sonne of Arphaxad whiche was the sonne of Sem whiche was the sonne of Noe whiche was the sonne of Lamech 37 Whiche was the sonne of Mathusala whiche was the sonne of Enoch which was the sonne of Jared whiche was the sonne of Maleleel whiche was the sonne of Cainan 38 Which was the sonne of Henos which was y e sonne of Seth which was y e sonne of Adam which was the sonne of God ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ¶ 1 The temptation and fastyng of Christe 13 he ouercommeth the deuyll 16 he teacheth at Nazareth with great admiration of the people 24 A prophete is despysed teaching in his owne countrey 33 He healeth the man possessed with a deuill 34 the deuill confesseth him to be Christe 38 he healeth Peters wyues mother 40 he healed many of diuers diseases 41 the deuyls confesse Christe and are of hym reproued 43 and he preacheth through the cities 1 IEsus being full of the holy ghost returned from Iordane was ledde by the spirite into wyldernesse 2 And was fourtie dayes tempted of the deuyll and in those dayes dyd he eate nothyng And when they were ended he afterwarde hungred 3 And the deuyll sayde vnto hym If thou be the sonne of God commaunde this stone that it be made bread 4 And Iesus aunswered hym saying It is written that man shall not lyue by bread only but by euery word of god 5 And the deuyll toke hym into an hye mountayne shewed hym all the kingdomes of y e worlde in a moment of time 6 And the deuyl saide vnto hym all this power wyll I geue thee euerywhyt the glory of them for that is deliuered vnto me and to whomsoeuer I wyll I geue it 7 If thou therfore wilt fall downe before me worship me they shal be all thine 8 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Hence from me Satan For it is writtē Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God and hym only shalt thou serue 9 And he caryed hym to Hierusalem set hym on a pinacle of the temple and sayde vnto him If thou be the sonne of God cast thy selfe downe from hence 10 For it is written that he shall geue his Angels charge ouer thee to kepe thee 11 And in their handes they shall beare thee vp that thou dasshe not thy foote at any tyme agaynst a stone 12 And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym It is sayde Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God 13 And assoone as all the temptatiō was ended the deuyll departed from hym for a season 14 ☞ And Iesus returned by the power of the spirite into Galilee there went a fame of hym throughout all the region rounde about 15 And he taught in their synagogues was commended of all men 16 And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed and as his custome was he wēt into the synagogue on the Sabboth day and stoode vp for to reade 17 And there was deliuered vnto hym the booke of the prophete Esaias And whē he had opened the booke he founde the place where it was written 18 The spirite of the Lord vpon me because he hath annoynted me to preache the Gospel to the poore he hath sent me to heale the broken hearted to preache deliueraunce to the captiue recouering of syght to the blynde freely to set at libertie them that are bruised 19 And to preache the acceptable yere of the Lorde 20 And he closed the booke and gaue it agayne to the minister and sate downe And the eyes of all them that were in y e synagogue were fastened on hym 21 And he began to say vnto thē this day is this scripture fulfilled in your eares 22 And all bare him witnesse wondred at y e gratious wordes whiche proceaded out of his mouth ☜ And they sayde is not this Iosephes sonne 23 And he saide vnto them Ye wyll vtterly say vnto me this prouerbe phisition heale thy selfe ☞ Whatsoeuer we haue heard done in Capernaū do y e same here lykewyse in thine owne countrey 24 And he saide Veryly I say vnto you no prophete is accepted in his owne countrey 25 But I tell you of a trueth many wydowes were in Israel in the dayes of Elias when heauen was shutte three yeres sixe monethes when great famishment was throughout all y e lande 26 And vnto none of thē was Elias sent saue vnto Sarepta a citie of Sidon vnto a woman that was a wydowe 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the tyme of Elizeus the prophete and none of them was clensed sauyng Naaman the Syrian 28 And all they in the synagogue when they hearde these thynges were fylled with wrath 29 And rose vp and thrust hym out of the citie and led hym euen vnto the edge of the hyll wheron their citie was built y e they might cast him downe headlong 30 But he passyng through the myddes of them went his way ☜ 31 ☞ And came downe to Capernaum a citie of Galilee and there taught them on the Sabboth dayes 32 And they were astonyed at his doctrine For his preachyng was with power 33 And in the synagogue there was a man which had an vncleane spirite of a deuyll and cryed with a loude voyce 34 Saying Oh what haue we to do with thee thou Iesus of Nazareth Art thou come to destroy vs I knowe who thou art euen the holy one of God 35 And Iesus rebuked hym saying Holde thy peace and come out of hym And when the deuyll had throwen him in the middes he came out of hym and hurt hym not 36 And feare came on them all and they spake among them selues saying What maner a thyng is this For with auctoritie and power he commaundeth the foule spirites and they come out 37 And the fame of hym spread abrode throughout euery place of the countrey rounde about ☜ 38 ☞ And when he was risen vp and come out of the synagogue he entred into Simons house And Simons wiues mother was taken with a great feuer they made intercession to hym for her 39 And he stoode ouer her and rebuked the feuer and the feuer left her And immediatly she arose and ministred vnto them 40 When the Sunne was downe all they that had sicke taken with diuers diseases brought them vnto hym And he layde his handes on euery one of them and healed them 41 And deuyls also came out of many crying saying Thou art that Christe the sonne of God And he rebuked thē and suffred them not to speake For they knewe that he was Christe 42 As soone as it was
3◠of his wrokes 39 of the scriptures 45 and of Moyses who he is 1 AFter this was there a feast day of the Iewes and Iesus went vp to Hierusalem 2 And there is at Hierusalem by the sheepe market a poole which is called in the Hebrue tonge Bethesda hauyng fyue porches 3 In which lay a great multitude of sicke folke of blynde halt wythered waytyng for the mouyng of the water 4 For an Angel went downe at a certayne season into the poole and stirred the water Whosoeuer then firste after the stirring of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoeuer disease he hadde 5 And a certaine man was there which had ben diseased thirtie eyght yeres 6 When Iesus sawe hym lye knewe that he nowe long tyme had ben diseased he sayth vnto hym Wylt thou be made whole 7 The sicke man aunswered him Sir I haue no man whē the water is troubled to put me into the poole But in the meane time while I am about to come another steppeth downe before me 8 Iesus saith vnto him Ryse take vp thy bedde and walke 9 And immediatly the man was made whole and toke vp his bedde walked And the same day was the Sabboth 10 The Iewes therfore sayde vnto hym that was made whole It is the Sabboth day it is not lawfull for thee to carie thy bedde 11 He aunswered them He that made me whole saide vnto me take vp thy bedde and walke 12 Then asked they hym What man is that which sayde vnto thee take vp thy bedde and walke 13 And he that was healed wyste not who it was For Iesus had gotten him selfe awaye because that there was prease of people in that place 14 Afterwarde Iesus founde hym in the temple and saide vnto him behold thou art made whole sinne no more lest a worse thyng come vnto you 15 The man departed tolde the Iewes that it was Iesus which had made him whole ☜ 16 And therefore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus and sought the meanes to slea hym because he hadde done these thynges on the Sabboth day 17 And Iesus aunswered them ☞ My father worketh hitherto and I worke 18 Therfore the Iewes sought the more to kyll him not only because he had broken the Sabboth but sayde also that God was his father and made himselfe equall with God 19 Then aunswered Iesus sayde vnto them Veryly veryly I say vnto you the sonne can do nothyng of hym selfe but that he seeth y e father do For whatsoeuer he doeth that doeth the sonne also 20 For the father loueth the sonne and sheweth hym all thynges that he hym selfe doeth And he wyll shewe hym greater workes then these because ye shoulde marueyle 21 For lykewyse as the father rayseth vp the dead and quickeneth them euen so the sonne quickeneth whom he wyll 22 Neither iudgeth the father any man but hath committed all iudgement vnto the sonne 23 Because that all men shoulde honour the sonne euen as they honour the father He that honoureth not the sonne the same honoureth not y e father which hath sent hym 24 Veryly veryly I say vnto you he that heareth my worde and beleueth on him that sent me hath euerlastyng lyfe and shall not come into dampnation but is escaped from death vnto lyfe 25 Veryly veryly I saye vnto you the houre shall come and nowe is when the dead shall heare the voyce of the sonne of God And they that heare shall lyue 26 For as the father hath lyfe in hym selfe so lykewyse hath he geuen to the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe 27 And hath geuen hym power also to iudge because he is the sonne of man 28 Marueyle not at this For the houre shall come in the whiche all that are in the graues shall heare his voyce 29 And shall come foorth they that haue done good vnto the resurrection of lyfe and they that haue done euyll vnto the resurrection of dampnation ☜ 30 ☞ I can of mine owne selfe do nothing As I heare I iudge and my iudgemēt is iuste because I seke not myne owne wyll but the wyll of the father whiche hath sent me 31 Yf I shoulde beare witnesse of my selfe my witnesse were not true 32 There is another that beareth witnesse of me and I am sure that the witnesse which he beareth of me is true 33 Ye sent vnto Iohn and he bare witnesse vnto the trueth 34 But I receaue not the recorde of man Neuerthelesse these thinges I say that ye myght be safe 35 He was a burnyng a shynyng lyght and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his lyght 36 But I haue greater witnesse then the witnesse of Iohn For the workes whiche the father hath geuen me to finishe the same workes that I do beare witnesse of me that the father hath sent me 37 And the father hymselfe which hath sent me hath borne witnesse of me Ye haue not hearde his voyce at any tyme nor seene his shape 38 His worde haue ye not abydyng in you For whō he hath sēt him ye beleue not 39 Searche the scriptures for in them ye thynke ye haue eternall lyfe and they are they which testifie of me 40 And yet wyll ye not come to me that ye myght haue lyfe 41 I receaue not prayse of men 42 But I knowe you that ye haue not the loue of God in you 43 I am come in my fathers name and ye receaue me not Yf another come in his owne name hym wyll ye receaue 44 Howe can ye beleue whiche receaue honour one of another and seke not the honour that commeth of God only 45 Do not thinke that I wyll accuse you to my father There is one that accuseth you euen Moyses in whō ye trust 46 For had ye beleued Moyses ye would haue beleued me for he wrote of me 47 But yf ye beleue not his wrytynges howe shall ye beleue my wordes ☜ ¶ The .vj. Chapter 10 Christe feedeth fyue thousande with fyue loaues two fisshes 15 The people would haue made hym kyng 19 He walkyng on the sea folowed the disciples whiche were troubled in a shippe with a great tempest 26 They seke Christ to be fedde 29 Fayth is the worke of God 30 They aske signes and wonders 35 Of the bread of lyfe 40 Of fayth 66 The carnall are offended at hym 67 some of his disciples offended forsake hym 69 The apostles confesse hym to be the sonne of God 71 Iudas is a deuyll 1 AFter these thynges Iesus went his waye ouer the sea of Galilee which is the sea of Tiberias 2 And a great multitude folowed hym because they sawe his miracles whiche he dyd on them that were diseased 3 And Iesus went vp into a mountayne there he sate with his disciples 4 And the Passouer a feast of y e Iewes was nye ☜ 5 ☞ When Iesus then
vnderstandyng couenaunt breakers without naturall affection truice breakers vnmercyfull 32 The whiche knowyng the righteousnes of God howe that they which commit such thynges are worthy of death not only do the same but also haue pleasure in them that do them ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Gods iudgement vpon the hypocrites 12 Ignoraunce excuseth not 13 All men are sinners 15 The Gentiles by their conscience 17 the Iewes by their lawe 1 THerefore art thou inexcusable O mā whosoeuer thou be that iudgest For in that same wherin thou iudgest another thou condempnest thy self For thou that iudgest doest euen y e selfe same thynges 2 But we are sure that the iudgement of god is according to the trueth against them which commit such thynges 3 Thinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God 4 Eyther despisest thou the rychesse of his goodnes pacience and long sufferaunce not knowyng that the kyndnesse of god leadeth thee to repentaūce 5 But thou after thy stubbernnesse and heart that can not repent heapest vnto thy selfe wrath agaynst the daye of wrath and declaration of the righteous iudgement of God 6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes 7 To them whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie and honour and immortalitie eternall lyfe 8 But vnto them that are contentious that do not obey the trueth but obey vnrighteousnes shall come indignation and wrath 9 Tribulation and anguishe vpon euery soule of man that doeth euyll of the Iewe first and also of the Greke 10 But glorie and honour and peace to euery man that doeth good to y e Iewe first and also to the Greke 11 For there is no respect of persōs with God 12 For whosoeuer hath sinned without lawe shall also perishe without lawe And as many as haue sinned in y e lawe shal be iudged by the lawe 13 For in the sight of God they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified 14 For when the Gentiles which haue not the lawe do of nature the thynges conteyned in the lawe they hauing not the lawe are a lawe vnto them selues 15 Which shewe the workes of the lawe written in their heartes their conscience bearing them witnesse their thoughtes accusyng one another or excusyng 16 At the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christe accordyng to my Gospell 17 Behold * thou art called a Iewe and restest in the lawe and makest thy boast of God 18 And knowest his wyll and alowest the thinges that be excellent infourmed by the lawe 19 And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde a lyght of them which are in darknesse 20 An infourmer of them whiche lacke discretion a teacher of the vnlearned which hast the fourme of knowledge of the trueth in the lawe 21 Thou therefore which teachest another teachest not thy selfe Thou preachest a man shoulde not steale yet thou stealest 22 Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie breakest wedlocke Thou abhorrest idoles and yet robbest God of his honour 23 Thou that makest thy boast of y e lawe through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God 24 For the name of God is euyll spoken of among the Gentiles through you As it is written 25 For circumcision veryly auayleth yf thou kepe the lawe But yf thou be a breaker of the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision 26 Therefore if the vncircumcisiō kepe the ordinaunces of the law shall not his vncircumcisiō be counted for circumcisiō 27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature if it kepe the law iudge thee which beyng vnder the letter circumcision doest transgresse the lawe 28 For he is not a Iewe whiche is a Iewe outwarde Neither is that circūcision which is outwarde in the fleshe 29 But he is a Iewe whiche is one inwardly and the circumcisiō of y e heart which consisteth in the spirite and not in the letter is circumcision whose prayse is not of men but of God ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 The Iewes haue a prerogatiue 10 The Iewes and Gentiles be both sinners 21 All are iustified by grace through fayth and not through workes 1 WHAT preferment then hath y e Iew or what auauntageth circumcision 2 Much euery way First for because y t vnto them were committed y e wordes of God 3 What then though some of them dyd not beleue * Shal their vnbeliefe make the fayth of God without effect 4 God forbyd Yea let God be true and euery man a lyer as it is writtē That thou myghtest be iustified in thy sayinges and ouercome when thou art iudged 5 But yf our vnrighteousnes setteth foorth the righteousnes of God what shall we saye Is God vnryghteous which taketh vengeaunce I speake after the maner of men 6 God forbyd For howe then shall God iudge the worlde 7 For yf the trueth of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glory why am I as yet iudged as a sinner 8 And not rather as men speake euyll of vs and as some affirme that we say let vs do euyll that good may come therof Whose dampnation is iuste 9 What then Are we better then they No in no wise For we haue alredy proued howe that both Iewes and Gentiles are all vnder sinne 10 As it is written There is none righteous no not one 11 There is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God 12 They are all gone out of the waye they are all vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one 13 Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tongues they haue deceaued the poysō of aspes is vnder their lippes 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse 15 Their feete are swyft to shed blood 16 Heartes griefe miserie are in their wayes 17 And the◠way of peace haue they not knowen 18 There is no feare of God before their eyes 19 ☞ Nowe we knowe that what thynges so euer the lawe saith it saith it to them which are vnder the lawe That all mouthes maye be stopped and that al y e world may be indaungered to God 20 Because that by the deedes of the lawe there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne 21 But nowe is the righteousnes of God declared without the lawe beyng witnessed by the testimonie of the lawe and of the prophetes 22 The ryghteousnes of God commeth by the fayth of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all them that beleue There is no difference 23 For all haue synned and are destitute of the glorie of God 24 Iustified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christe Iesu 25 Whom God hath set foorth to
but with the fleshe the lawe of sinne ⧠The .viij. Chapter 1 The assuraunce of the faythfull 6 The fruites of the holy ghost 3 The weakenesse of the lawe 17 Of hope 18 Of patience vnder the crosse 29 Of the foreknowledge of God 1 THere is then no dampnation to them which are in Christe Iesu which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 2 For the lawe of the spirite of lyfe through Iesus Christe hath made me * free from the lawe of sinne and death 3 * For what the lawe coulde not do in as much as it was weake through the fleshe God sendyng his owne sonne in the similitude of sinfull fleshe euen by sinne condempned sinne in the fleshe 4 That the ryghteousnesse of the lawe myght be fulfylled in vs which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 5 For they that are carnall are carnally mynded But they that are spirituall are spiritually mynded 6 To be carnally mynded is death But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe peace 7 Because that the fleshly mynde is enmitie agaynst God For it is not obedient to the lawe of God neither can be 8 So then they that are in the fleshe can not please God 9 But ye are not in the fleshe but in the spirite yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you If any man haue not the spirite of Christe the same is none of his 10 And yf Christe be in you the body is dead because of sinne but the spirite is lyfe for ryghteousnesse sake 11 But yf y e spirite of hym that raysed vp Iesus from the dead dwell in you euen he that raised vp Christe from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodyes because that his spirite dwelleth in you 12 ☞ Therfore brethren we are detters not to the fleshe to lyue after the fleshe 13 For if ye liue after y e fleshe ye shall dye But if ye through the spirite do mortifie the deedes of the body ye shall lyue 14 For as many as are lēd by the spirite of God they are the sonnes of God 15 For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption wherby we cry Abba father 16 The same spirite beareth witnesse to our spirite that we are y e sonnes of God 17 If we be sonnes then are we also heyres the heyres of God and ioynt-heyres with Christe So that we suffer together that we may be also glorified together 18 ☞ For I am certaynely perswaded that the afflictions of this tyme are not worthy of the glory which shal be shewed vpon vs. 19 * For the feruent desire of the creature abydeth lokyng whē the sonnes of God shall appeare 20 Because the creature is subiect to vanitie not wyllyng but for hym which hath subdued the same in hope 21 For the same creature shal be made free from the bondage of corruptiō into the glorious libertie of y e sonnes of God 22 For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. 23 Not only they but we also which haue the first fruites of the spirite and we our selues mourne in our selues and wayte for the adoption euen the deliueraunce of our body ☜ 24 For we are saued by hope But hope that is seene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seeth 25 But and yf we hope for that we see not thē do we with pacience abide for it 26 Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our infirmities For we knowe not what to desire as we ought but y e spirite maketh great intercession for vs with gronynges which can not be expressed 27 And * he that searcheth the heartes * knoweth what is the meanyng of the spirite for he maketh intercession for the saintes accordyng to the pleasure of God ☜ 28 ☞ For we knowe y t all thinges worke for the best vnto them that loue God to them which also are called of purpose 29 For those which he knewe before he also dyd predestinate that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be y e first begotten among many brethren 30 Moreouer whom he dyd predestinate thē also he called And whom he called them also he iustified And whom he iustified them he also glorified 31 What shall we then say to these thynges If God be on our syde who can be agaynst vs 32 Which spared not his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges 33 Who shall lay any thyng to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifieth 34 Who is he that can condempne It is Christe which dyed yea rather which is raysed agayne which is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercession for vs. 35 Who shall seperate vs from the loue of God Shall tribulation or anguishe or persecution either hunger either nakednesse either peryll either sworde 36 As it is written For thy sake are we kylled all daye long and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter 37 Neuerthelesse in all these thinges we ouercome through hym that loued vs. 38 For I am sure that neither death neither lyfe neither angels nor rule neither power neither thynges present neither thynges to come 39 Neither heygth nor deapth neither any other creature shal be able to seperate vs from the loue of God which is in Christe Iesu our Lorde ☜ ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 Paul declareth his feruent loue towardes his nation 11 he treateth of election and reprobation 24 Also of the callyng of the gentiles 30 and of the castyng of of the Iewes 1 I Say y e trueth in Christ I lye not my conscience also bearyng me witnesse by the holy ghost 2 That I haue great heauinesse continuall sorowe in my heart 3 For * I haue wisshed my selfe to be cursed from Christe for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to y e fleshe 4 Which are the Israelites To whom pertayneth the adoption and the glory the couenauntes * and the lawe that was geuen and the seruice of God and the promises 5 Of whom are the fathers of whom as concernyng the fleshe Christe came which is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen 6 And it can not be that the worde of God shoulde take none effect For they are not all Israelites which are of Israel 7 Neither are they all chyldren that are the seede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy seede be called 8 That is to say They which are the chyldren of the fleshe are not the chyldren of God But they which be the childrē of promise are counted the seede 9 For this is a worde of promise About this tyme wyll I come and Sara shall haue a sonne 10 Not only this but also Rebecca was with chylde by
deedes of the lawe but by the fayth of Iesus Christe And we haue beleued on Iesus Christ that we might be iustified by the fayth of Christe and not by the deedes of the lawe because by the deedes of the lawe no fleshe shal be iustified 17 If then whyle we seke to be made ryghteous by Christe we our selues are founde sinners is therfore Christe the minister of sinne God forbyd 18 For yf I builde agayne the thynges which I destroyed then make I my selfe a trespasser 19 For I through the lawe am dead to the lawe that I myght lyue vnto God I am crucified with Christe 20 Neuerthelesse I lyue yet nowe not I but Christe lyueth in me And y e lyfe which I nowe liue in the fleshe I lyue by the faith of the sonne of God which loued me and gaue hym selfe for me 21 I reiect not the grace of God ▪ For yf ryghteousnesse come of the lawe then Christe is dead in vayne ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He rebuketh them sharply 2 and proueth by dyuers reasons that iustification is by fayth 6 as appeareth by the example of Abraham 10.19.24 and by the office and the ende both of the lawe 11.25 and of fayth 1 O Foolishe Galathians who hath bewitched you that ye shoulde not obey y e trueth To whom Iesus Christe was described before the eyes among you crucified 2 This only woulde I learne of you whether ye receaued the spirite by the deedes of the lawe or by the hearyng of the fayth 3 Are ye such fooles that after ye haue begun in the spirite ye woulde nowe ende in the fleshe 4 Haue ye suffered so great thynges in vayne Yf it be yet in vayne 5 He therfore that ministreth to you the spirite and worketh miracles among you doth he it through the deedes of the lawe or by hearyng of the fayth 6 Euen as Abraham beleued God it was ascribed to hym for righteousnesse 7 Knowe ye therfore that they which are of fayth the same are the chyldren of Abraham 8 For the scripture seyng aforehande that God woulde iustifie the Heathen through fayth shewed beforehand glad tydynges vnto Abraham saying In thee shall all nations be blessed 9 So then they which be of fayth are blessed with the faythfull Abraham 10 For as many as are of the deedes of the lawe are vnder the curse For it is writtē Cursed is euery one that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the lawe to do them 11 But that no man is iustified by y e lawe in the sight of God it is euident For the iust shall lyue by fayth 12 And the lawe is not of fayth but the man that doth them shall lyue in them 13 Christe hath redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe beyng made a curse for vs. For it is written Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree 14 That the blessyng of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Iesus Christe that we myght receaue the promise of the spirite through fayth 15 Brethren I speake after y e maner of men Though it be but a mans testamēt yet if it be alowed no man reiecteth it or addeth therto 16 ☞ To Abraham and his seede were the promises made He sayth not to the seedes as of many but to thy seede as of one which is Christe 17 This I say that the lawe which began afterwarde beyonde foure hundred and thirtie yeres doth not disanull the testament that was confirmed afore of God vnto Christewarde to make the promise of none effect 18 For yf the inheritaūce be of the lawe then not nowe of promise But God gaue it vnto Abraham by promise 19 Wherfore then serueth the lawe It was added because of transgressions tyl the seede came to whom the promise was made and it was ordayned by Angels in the hande of a mediatour 20 A mediatour is not a mediatour of one but God is one 21 Is the lawe then against the promise of God God forbyd For yf there had ben a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen life then no doubt righteousnesse shoulde haue ben by the lawe 22 But the scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne that the promise by y e fayth of Iesus Christe shoulde be geuen vnto them that beleue ☜ 23 But before fayth came we were kept vnder the lawe and were shut vp vnto the fayth which shoulde afterwarde be reuealed 24 Wherfore the lawe was our scholemaister vnto Christe that we shoulde be iustified by fayth 25 But after that fayth is come we are no longer vnder a scholemaister 26 For ye are all the chyldren of God by fayth in Christe Iesu 27 For all ye that are baptized haue put on Christe 28 There is no Iewe neither Greke there is neither bonde nor free there is neither male nor female For ye are all * one in Christe Iesu 29 If ye be Christes then are ye Abrahams seede and heyres accordyng to the promise ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 2 He sheweth wherfore the ceremonies were ordayned which beyng shadowes must ende when Christe the trueth commeth 9 He moueth them by certayne exhortations 22 and confirmeth his argument with a strong example or allegorie 1 AND I say that the heyre as long as he is a chylde differeth nothyng from a seruaūt though he be Lorde of all 2 But is vnder tuters and gouernours vntyll the tyme appoynted of the father 3 Euen so we when we were chyldren were in bondage vnder y e rudimentes of the worlde 4 But when the fulnesse of the tyme was come God sent his sonne made of a woman and made vnder the lawe 5 To redeeme them that were vnder the lawe that we myght receaue the adoption of chyldren 6 Because ye are sonnes God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes crying Abba father 7 Wherfore thou art no more a seruaunt but a sonne If thou be a sonne thou art also an heire of God through Christ 8 Notwithstandyng when ye knewe not God ye dyd seruice vnto thē * which by nature are no Gods 9 But nowe after that ye haue knowen God yea rather are knowen of God howe turne ye agayne vnto the weake and beggarly rudimentes whervnto againe ye desire a freshe to be in bondage 10 Ye obserue dayes and monethes and tymes and yeres 11 I am in feare of you lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vayne 12 Brethren I besech you be as I am for I am as ye are Ye haue not iniured me at all 13 Ye knowe howe through infirmitie of the fleshe I preached the Gospell vnto you at the first 14 And my temptation which was in my fleshe ye dispised not neither abhorred but receaued me as an Angel of God euen as Christe Iesus 15 What is then your felicitie For I beare you recorde that yf it had ben possible ye
me and I vnto the worlde 15 For in Christe Iesu neither circumcision auayleth any thing nor vncircumcision but a newe creature 16 And as many as walke accordyng to this rule peace be on them and mercie and vpon the Israel that is of God 17 From hencefoorth let no man put me to busynesse For I beare in my body the markes of the Lorde Iesus 18 Brethren the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christe be with your spirite Amen The Epistle vnto the Galathians was sent from Rome ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul vnto the Ephesians ¶ The first Chapter After his salutation 4 he sheweth that the chiefe cause of their saluation standeth in the free election of God through Christe 16 he declareth his good wyll towarde them geuyng thankes praying God for their fayth 21 The maiestie of Christe 1 PAul an apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God To the saintes which are at Ephesus and to the faythfull in Christe Iesus 2 Grace be with you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng in heauenly thynges by Christe 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world that we shoulde be holy and without blame before hym through loue 5 Who hath predestinate vs into the adoption of childrē by Iesus Christ vnto hym selfe according to the good pleasure of his wyll 6 To the prayse of the glorie of his grace wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued 7 In whom we haue redemption through his blood the forgeuenesse of sinnes accordyng to the rychesse of his grace 8 Wherein he hath abounded towarde vs in all wysedome and prudence 9 And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe 10 That in the dispensation of the fulnesse of the tymes he myght gather together in one all thinges in Christe both which are in heauen and which are in earth in hym 11 In whom also we are chosen beyng predestinate accordyng to the purpose of hym who worketh all thynges after the councell of his owne wyll 12 That we shoulde be vnto the prayse of his glorie whiche before beleued in Christe 13 In whom also ye after that ye heard the worde of trueth the Gospell of your saluation wherin also after that ye beleued were sealed with the holy spirite of promyse 14 Whiche is the earnest of our inheritaunce vnto y e redemption of the purchased possession vnto the prayse of his glorie 15 Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus and loue vnto all the saintes 16 Ceasse not to geue thankes for you makyng mention of you in my prayers 17 That the God of our Lorde Iesus Christe the father of glorie may geue vnto you the spirite of wisdome and reuelation in the knowledge of hym 18 The eyes of your myndes beyng lightened that ye maye knowe what the hope is of his callyng and what the richesse of the glorie of his inheritaunce is in the saintes 19 And what is the exceedyng greatnesse of his power to vswarde which beleue accordyng to the workyng of his myghtie power 20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places 21 Farre aboue all rule and power and myght and dominion and euery name that is named not in this worlde only but also in the worlde to come 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche 23 Which is his body the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all ¶ The .ij. Chapter 5 To magnifie the grace of Christe which is the only cause of saluation 11 he sheweth them what maner of people they were before their conuertiō 18 and what they are nowe in Christe 1 AND you that were dead in trespasses and sinnes 2 In the which in time passed ye walked according to the course of this worlde after the gouernour that ruleth in the ayre the spirite that nowe worketh in the chyldren of disobedience 3 Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as other 4 But God which is ryche in mercie for his great loue wherwith he loued vs 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes hath quickned vs together with Christ by grace are ye saued 6 And hath raysed vs vp together and made vs syt together in the heauenly in Christe Iesus 7 That in ages to come he might shew the exceedyng ryches of his grace in kyndnesse to vswarde through Christe Iesus 8 For by grace are ye made safe through fayth and that not of your selues it is the gyft of God 9 Not of workes lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe 10 For we are his workmanship created in Christe Iesus vnto good workes whiche God hath ordeyned that we shoulde walke in them 11 Wherfore remember that ye being in tyme passed gentiles in the flesshe called vncircumcision of that which is called circumcision in the flesshe made by handes 12 That at that tyme ye were without Christe beyng aliauntes from the common wealth of Israel and straungers frō the testamentes of promise hauyng no hope without God in this worlde 13 But nowe in Christe Iesus ye which sometyme were farre of are made nye by the blood of Christe 14 For he is our peace which hath made both one and hath broken downe the wall that was a stoppe betwene vs 15 Taking away in his flesshe the hatred euen the lawe of commaundementes conteyned in ordinaunces for to make of twayne one newe man in hym selfe so makyng peace 16 And that he myght reconcile both vnto God in one body through his crosse and slewe hatred thereby 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of and to them that were nye 18 For through hym we both haue an entraunce in one spirite vnto the father 19 ☞ Nowe therefore ye are no more straungers and foreyners but citezins with the saintes and of the housholde of God 20 And are built vpon the foundation of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christe hym selfe beyng the head corner stone 21 In whom all the buyldyng coupled together groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde 22 In whom ye also are buylded together for an habitation of God through the spirite ☜ ⧠The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth the cause of his imprisonment 13 desireth them not to faynt because of his trouble 14 and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirite 1 FOr this cause I Paul am a prisoner of Iesus
Christe for you heathen 2 Yf ye haue hearde of the dispensatioÌ„ of the grace of God which is geuen me to you warde 3 For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes 4 Whereby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the misterie of Christe 5 Which misterie in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite 6 That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promise in Christe by the Gospell 7 Wherof I am made a minister accordyng to the gyfte of the grace of God which is geuen vnto me after the workyng of his power 8 Vnto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe 9 And to bring to lyght to all men what the felowship of the misterie is whiche from the begynnyng of the world hath ben hid in god which made all thinges through Iesus Christe 10 To thintent that nowe vnto the rulers and power in heauenly thynges myght be knowen by y e Church the very manyfolde wysedome of God 11 According to y e eternall purpose which he wrought in Christe Iesus our Lord 12 By whoÌ„ we haue boldnesse entraunce in y e confidence which is by faith of him 13 ☞ Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you whiche is your glorie 14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe 15 Of whoÌ„ all the famyly in heauen and earth is named 16 That he would graunt you according to the rychesse of his glorie to be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man 17 That Christe may dwell in your heartes by fayth that ye beyng rooted and grounded in loue 18 Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes what is the breadth length and deapth and heygth 19 And to knowe the loue of Christe whiche excelleth knowledge that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God 20 Vnto him that is able to do exceeding aboundauntly aboue all that we aske or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs 21 Be prayse in the Churche by Christe Iesus throughout all ages worlde without ende Amen ☜ ¶ The .iiij. Chapter He exhorteth them vnto mekenesse long sufferyng and vnto loue and peace 3 euery one to serue and edifie another with the gyft that God hath geuen hym 14 to beware of strange doctrine 22 To lay asyde the olde conuersation of greedy lustes to walke in a newe lyfe 1 I Therfore a prisoner in the Lorde exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocatioÌ„ wherewith ye are called 2 With all lowlynesse mekenesse with long sufferyng forbearyng one another in loue 3 Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace 4 One body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your calling 5 One Lorde one fayth one baptisme 6 One God and father of all whiche is aboue all and through all and in you all ☜ 7 ☞ But vnto euery one of vs is geuen grace accordyng to the measure of the gyft of Christe 8 Wherfore he saith * When he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitie captiue and gaue gyftes vnto men 9 But that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth 10 He that descended is euen the same also that ascended vp farre aboue all heauens to fulfyll all thynges 11 And he gaue some apostles and some prophetes and some euangelistes and some shepheardes and teachers 12 To the gatheryng together of the saintes into the worke of ministration into the edifiyng of the body of Christe 13 Tyll we all meete together into the vnitie of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe ☜ 14 That we hencefoorth be no more children wauering and caryed about with euery wynde of doctrine in the wylynesse of men in craftynesse to the laying wayte of deceyte 15 But folowyng trueth in loue let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head Christ 16 In whom all the body beyng coupled and knit together by euery ioynt of subministration accordyng to the effectuall power in y e measure of euery part maketh increase of the body vnto the edifiyng of it selfe in loue 17 ☞ This I say therfore and testifie in the Lorde that ye hencefoorth walke not as other gentiles walke in vanitie of their mynde 18 Darkened in cogitation being alienated from the lyfe of God by the ignoraunce that is in them by the blindnesse of their heartes 19 Whiche beyng past feelyng haue geuen theÌ„ selues ouer vnto wantonnesse to worke al vncleanenesse with greedynesse 20 But ye haue not so learned Christe 21 Yf so be that ye haue hearde hym and haue ben taught in hym as the trueth is in Iesus 22 To â—ay downe accordyng to the former conuersation y e olde man which is corrupt accordyng to the lustes of error ☜ 23 ☞ To be renued in the spirite of your mynde 24 And to put on that newe man which after God is shapen in righteousnesse holynesse of trueth 25 Wherfore puttyng away lying speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour forasmuch as we are members one of another 26 Be ye angry and sinne not let not the sunne go downe vpon your wrath 27 Neither geue place to the deuyll 28 * Let hym that stole steale no more but let hym rather labour workyng with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may geue vnto hym that needeth ☜ 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edifie withal as oft as neede is that it may minister grace vnto the hearers 30 And greeue not the holy spirite of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the day of redemption 31 Let all bytternesse and fiercenesse wrath and crying and euyll speakyng be put away from you with all maliciousnesse 32 Be ye curteous one to another merciful forgeuing one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He exhorteth them vnto loue 3 warneth them to beware of vncleannesse couetousnesse foolyshe talkyng and false doctrine 17 to be circumspect 18 to auoyde dronkennesse 19 to reioyce and to be thankefull towarde God 21 to submit them selues one to another 22 He entreateth of corporall mariage of the spirituall betwixt Christe and his Churche 1 BE ye therefore folowers of God as deare chyldren 2 And walke ye in loue euen as Christe hath loued vs and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to
gaue him selfe a raunsome for all a testimonie in due tymes 7 Wherevnto I am ordeined a preacher and an apostle I tell the trueth in Christe and lye not a teacher of the gentiles in fayth and veritie ☜ 8 I wyll therefore that the men praye euerywhere lyftyng vp holy handes without wrath and reasonyng 9 Lykewyse also the women that they araye them selues in comely apparell with shamefastnesse and discrete behauiour not in brayded heere either golde or pearles or costly aray 10 But that becommeth women professyng godlynesse through good workes 11 Let the woman learne in scilence in all subiection 12 But I suffer not a woman to teache neither to vsurpe auctoritie ouer y e man but to be in scilence 13 For Adam was first fourmed then Eue. 14 And Adam was not deceaued but the woman beyng deceaued was in the transgression 15 Notwithstandyng through bearyng of chyldren she shal be saued yf they continue in fayth and loue and holynesse with modestie ¶ The .iij. Chapter 2 He declareth what is the office of ministers 11 and as touchyng their families 15 the dignitie of the Churche 16 the principall poynt of the heauenly doctrine 1 THis is a faithful saying Yf a man desire y e office of a bishop he desireth a good worke 2 A bishop therfore must be blamelesse the husband of one wyfe watchyng sober comely apparelled a louer of hospitalitie apt to teache 3 Not geuen to ouermuch wine no striker not greedy of fylthy lucre but gentle abhorryng fyghtyng abhorryng couetousnesse 4 One that ruleth well his owne house hauyng chyldren in subiection with all grauitie 5 For yf a man knowe not to rule his owne house howe shall he care for the Churche of God 6 Not a young scoler lest he beyng puffed vp fall into the condempnation of the deuyll 7 He must also haue a good report of thē which are without lest he fall into the rebuke and snare of the deuyll 8 Likewise must y e ministers be graue not double tongued not geuen to much wine neither greedy of fylthy lucre 9 Holdyng the misterie of the fayth in a pure conscience 10 And let them first be proued then let them minister beyng blamelesse 11 Euen so must their wyues be graue not euyll speakers sober faythfull in all thynges 12 Let the deacons be the husbandes of one wife and such as can rule their children well and their owne housholdes 13 For they that haue ministred well get them selues a good degree and great libertie in the fayth whiche is in Christe Iesus 14 These thynges write I vnto thee hopyng to come shortly vnto thee 15 But yf I tary long that thou mayest knowe howe thou oughtest to behaue thy selfe in the house of God whiche is the Church of the lyuyng God the pyller and grounde of trueth 16 And without doubt great is that misterie of godlynesse God was shewed in the flesshe was iustified in the spirite was scene among the angels was preached vnto the gentiles was beleued on in the worlde and was receaued vp in glorie ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 2 He teacheth hym what doctrine he ought to flee 6.8.11 and what to folowe 15 and wherin he ought to exercise hym selfe continually 1 NOwe the spirite speaketh euidently that in the latter tymes some shall depart from the fayth geuing heede vnto spirites of errour doctrines of deuyls 2 Which speake false in hypocrisie hauyng their conscience seared with an hotte iron 3 Forbidding to marrie commaunding to abstayne from meates whiche God hath created to be receaued with geuing thankes of them whiche beleue and knowe the trueth 4 For euery creature of God is good and nothyng to be refused yf it be receaued with thankes geuyng 5 For it is sanctified by the worde of God and prayer 6 Yf thou put the brethren in remembraunce of these thynges thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ which hast ben norysshed vp in the wordes of fayth and of good doctrine which thou hast continually folowed 7 But cast away prophane old wiues fables Exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlynesse 8 For bodyly exercise profiteth litle but godlinesse is profitable vnto all thinges hauing promise of the lyfe that is nowe and of that which is to come 9 This is a sure saying by all meanes worthy to be receaued 10 For therfore we both labour and suffer rebuke because we haue hoped in the lyuyng God whiche is the sauiour of all men specially of those that beleue 11 These thynges commaunde teache 12 Let no man despise thy youth but be thou a paterne of the beleuers in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayth in chastitie 13 Tyll I come geue attendaunce to readyng to exhortation to doctrine 14 Despise not the gyfte that is in thee which was geuen thee through prophesie with the laying on of handes by the auctoritie of the eldership 15 Haue a care of these thinges and geue thy selfe vnto them that it may be seene howe thou profitest in all thynges 16 Take heede vnto thy selfe and vnto doctrine and continue therein For in doying this thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare thee ⧠The .v. Chapter 1 He teacheth hym howe he shall behaue hym selfe in rebukyng all degrees 3 an order concernyng wyddowes 17 The establyshyng of ministers 23 the gouernaunce of his body 24 and the iudgement of sinnes 1 REbuke not an elder but exhort him as a father the younger men as brethren 2 The elder women as mothers the younger as sisters in all chastitie 3 Honour wydowes whiche are wydowes in deede 4 But yf any wydowe haue chyldren or nephewes let them learne first to rule their owne houses godly and to recompence also their elder kynsefolkes for that is good and acceptable before God 5 And she that is a wydowe in deede and left alone hopeth in God and continueth in supplications and prayers nyght and day 6 But she that liueth in pleasure is dead beyng alyue 7 And these thynges commaunde that they may be blamelesse 8 But if any prouide not for his owne and specially for them of his housholde he hath denyed the fayth and is worse then an infidell 9 Let not a wydowe be chosen vnder three score yeres olde hauyng ben the wyfe of one man 10 And well reported of in good workes yf she haue brought vp chyldren yf she haue lodged straungers yf she haue wasshed the saintes feete yf she haue ministred vnto them that were in aduersitie yf she haue ben continually geuen to euery good worke 11 But the yonger wydowes refuse For whē they haue begun to waxe wanton agaynst Christe they wyll marrie 12 Hauyng dampnation because they haue cast away their first fayth 13 They learne to wander about from house to house idle yea not idle only but also tatlers and busybodies speakyng thynges which
thou knowest that all they which are in Asia be turned from me of whō are Phygellus Hermogenes 16 The Lorde geue mercie vnto y e house of Onesiphorus for he oft refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chayne 17 But whē he was in Rome he sought me out very diligently and founde me 18 The Lorde graunt vnto hym that he may fynde mercie with the Lorde in that day And in howe many thynges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well The .ij. Chapter 2 He exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffer manly to abyde fast in the wholsome doctrine of our Lorde Iesus Christe 11 shewyng hym the fidelitie of Gods counsell touchyng the saluation of his 19 and the marke therof 1 THou therfore my sonne be strong in the grace that is in Christe Iesus 2 And the thynges that thou haste hearde of me by many witnesses the same commit thou to faythfull men which shal be apt to teache other also 3 Thou therfore suffer afflictions as a good souldier of Iesus Christe 4 No man that warreth entangleth hym selfe with th affayres of this lyfe that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier 5 And if a man also wrestle yet is he not crowned except he wrestle lawfullie 6 The labouryng husbandman must first be partaker of the fruites 7 Consider What I say and the Lorde geue thee vnderstandyng in all thinges 8 Remember that Iesus Christe of the seede of Dauid was raysed from the dead accordyng to my Gospell 9 Wherin I suffer trouble as an euyll doer euen vnto bondes But the worde of God is not bounde 10 Therfore I suffer all thynges for the electes sakes that they myght also obtaine the saluation which is in Christ Iesus with eternall glorie 11 It is a faythfull saying for yf we be dead with hym we shall also lyue with hym 12 If we be patient we shall also raigne with hym If we denie hym he also shall denie vs. 13 If we be vnfaythful he abideth faithfull he can not denie hym selfe 14 Of these thynges put them in remembraunce testifie before the Lorde that they striue not about wordes to no profite but to the peruertyng of y e hearers 15 Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God a workman not to be ashamed rightlie deuidyng the worde of trueth 16 But prophane voyces of vanitie passe ouer For they wyll encrease vnto greater vngodlynesse 17 And their worde shall fret as doth a cancker of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus 18 Which about the trueth haue erred saying that the resurrection is past alredie do ouerthrowe the fayth of some 19 But the strong foundation of God standeth styl hauyng this seale The Lorde knoweth thē that are his And let euery one that nameth the name of Christe depart from iniquitie 20 But in a great house are not onely vessels of golde and of siluer but also of wood and of earth some to honour and some vnto dishonour 21 If a man therfore pourge hym selfe from these he shal be a vessell vnto honour and meete for y e vses of the Lorde and prepared vnto euery good worke 22 Lustes of youth auoyde but folowe ryghteousnesse fayth loue peace with them that call on the Lorde out of a pure heart 23 But foolishe vnlearned questions put from thee knowyng that they do but gender strife 24 And the seruaunt of the Lorde must not striue but be gentle vnto all men apt to teache sufferyng euyll in mekenesse 25 Instructing thē which are contrarie mynded yf God at any tyme wyll geue them repentaunce to the knowledge of the trueth 26 And that they may come to thē selues agayne out of the snare of the deuyll which are holden captyue of hym at his wyll ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He prophecieth of the perilous tymes 2 setteth out hypocrites in their colours 12 sheweth the state of the Christians 14 and howe to auoyde daungers 16 Also what profite commeth of the scriptures 1 THis knowe also that in the last dayes perylous tymes shal be at hande 2 For men shal be louers of their owne selues couetous boasters proude blasphemers disobedient to fathers and mothers vnthankefull vngodlye 3 Without naturall affection trucebreakers false accusers riotous fierce despisers of them which are good 4 Traytours headdy hye mynded louers of pleasures more then louers of God 5 Hauyng a fourme of godlynesse but denying the power therof turne away from these 6 These are they which enter into houses leade captiue simple women laden with sinne caryed with diuers lustes 7 Euer learnyng and neuer able to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth 8 For as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moyses so do these also resist the trueth Men of corrupt myndes reprobate concernyng the fayth 9 But they shall preuayle no longer For their madnesse shal be manifest vnto all men as also theirs was 10 But thou hast folowed my doctrine fashion of lyuyng purpose fayth long sufferyng loue patience 11 Persecutions afflictions which came vnto me at Antioche at Iconium at Lystra which persecutions I suffred patiently And from them all the Lord deliuered me 12 Yea and all that wyll lyue godly in Christe Iesus shall suffer persecution 13 But the euyll men and deceauers shall waxe worse and worse deceauyng and deceaued 14 But continue thou in the thynges which thou haste learned which also were committed vnto thee knowyng of whom thou hast learned them 15 And that from an infant thou hast knowen the scriptures which are able to make thee wyse vnto saluation thorowe fayth which is in Christe Iesus 16 All scripture is geuen by inspiration of God and is profitable to doctrine to reproue to correction to instruction which is in ryghteousnesse 17 That the man of God may be perfect instructed vnto all good workes ⧠The .iiij. Capter 2 He exhorteth Timotheus to be feruent in the worde and to suffer aduersitie 6 maketh mention of his owne death 9 and biddeth Timothe come vnto hym 1 I Testifie therefore before God the Lorde Iesus Christe which shall iudge the quicke and the dead at his appearyng and his kingdome 2 Preache the worde be instant in season out of season Improue rebuke exhort in all long sufferyng and doctrine 3 For the tyme wyll come when they shall not suffer wholsome doctrine but after their owne lustes shal they whose eares itche get thē an heape of teachers 4 And shall turne away their hearyng from the trueth and shal be turned vnto fables 5 But watche thou in all thynges suffer afflictions do the worke of an Euangelist fulfyll thy ministerie 6 For I am nowe redie to be offered the tyme of my dissolution is at hande 7 I haue fought a good fyght I haue fulfylled my course I haue kept y e faith 8 Hencefoorth there is layde vp for me a
sinneth hath not seene him neither knowen hym 7 Babes let no man deceaue you He that doeth righteousnes is ryghteous euen as he is righteous 8 He that committeth sinne is of the deuyll for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning For this purpose appeared the sonne of God to loose the workes of the deuyll 9 Whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not for his seede remayneth in him and he can not sinne because he is borne of God 10 In this are y e children of God knowē and the chyldren of the deuyll Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse is not of God neither he that loueth not his brother 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng that ye shoulde loue one another 12 Not as Cain which was of that wicked and slewe his brother And wherfore slewe he hym Because his owne workes were euyll and his brothers good 13 ☞ Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you 14 We knowe that we are translated from death vnto lyfe because we loue the brethren * He that loueth not his brother abideth in death 15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manslear And ye knowe that no manslear hath eternall life abidyng in hym 16 Hereby perceaue we loue because he layde downe his lyfe for vs we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren 17 But who so hath this 〈◊〉 good and seeth his brother haue neede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym◠howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym 18 My babes let vs not loue in worde neither in tongue but in deede and in veritie 19 Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth and shall assure our heartes before hym 20 For yf our heart condempne vs God is greater then our heart and knoweth all thynges 21 Dearely beloued yf our heart condempne vs not then haue we boldnesse towarde God 22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receaue of hym because we kepe his commaundementes and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght 23 And this is his cōmaundement that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe and loue one another as he gaue commaundement 24 And he that kepeth his commaundementes dwelleth in him and he in him and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs. ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 Difference of spirites 2 howe the spirite of God may be knowen from the spirite of errour ◠of the loue of God and of our neyghbours 1 DEarly beloued beleue not euery spirite but proue the spirites whether they are of God or not for many false prophetes are gone out into the worlde 2 Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is of God 3 And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is not of God And this is that spirite of antichriste of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde 4 Litle chyldren ye are of God haue ouercome them for greater is he that is in you then he that is in the worlde 5 They are of the world therfore speake they of the worlde the world heareth them 6 We are of God He that knoweth God heareth vs he that is not of God heareth vs not Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie and the spirite of errour 7 Dearely beloued let vs loue one another for loue commeth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God 8 He that loueth not knoweth not God for ☞ God is loue 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue through hym 10 Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes 11 Dearely beloued yf God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another 12 No man hath seene God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. 13 Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym he in vs because he hath geuen vs of his spirite 14 And we haue seene and do testifie that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worlde 15 Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God and he in God 16 And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and God in hym 17 Herein is the loue perfect in vs that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement For as he is euen so are we in this worlde 18 There is no feare in loue but perfect loue casteth out feare for feare hath paynefulnesse He that feareth is not perfect in loue 19 We loue hym for he loued vs first 20 If a man say I loue God yet hate his brother he is a lyer For how can he y t loueth not his brother whom he hath seene loue God whō he hath not seene 21 And this commaundement haue we of hym that he which loueth God shoulde loue his brother also ☜ The .v. Chapter 1. Of the fruites of fayth 14.20 The office aucthoritie diuinitie of Christe 21 agaynst images 1 WHosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe is borne of God And euerie one that loueth him which begat loueth hym also which is begotten H. L. of hym 2 By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God when we loue God and kepe his commaundementes 3 For this is the loue of God that we kepe his commaundementes and his commaundementes are not greeuous 4 ☞ For all that is borne of God ouercommeth the worlde And this is the victorie that ouercommeth y e worlde euen our fayth 5 Who is it that ouercommeth y e worlde but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God 6 This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is trueth 7 For there are three which beare recorde in heauen the father the worde and the holy ghost and these three are one 8 And there are three which beare recorde in earth the spirite and water and blood and these three agree in one 9 If we receaue the witnesse of men the witnesse of God is greater For this is the witnesse of God that is greater which he testified of his sonne 10 He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnesse in hym selfe ☞ He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleued not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne 11 And this is the recorde how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne