froÌ„ your householdes and get you away 34 And bring your youngest brother vnto me that I may knowe that you are no spyes but meane truely so wyll I deliuer you your brother and ye shall occupie in the lande 35 And as they emptied theyr sackes beholde euery mans bundell of money was in his sacke And when both they and their father sawe the bundelles of money they were afrayde 36 And Iacob theyr father sayde vnto them Me haue ye robbed of my children Ioseph is away and Simeon is away ye will take Beniamin away all these thinges are agaynst me 37 Ruben said vnto his father slay my two sonnes yf I bring hym not to thee agayne deliuer him to my hande and I will bring him to thee agayne 38 And he said My sonne shall not go downe with you for his brother is dead and he is left alone if destruction come vpon hym by the way whiche ye go ye shall bring my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue ¶ The .xliij. Chapter 1 The brethren of Ioseph are sent backe with Beniamin and gyftes 6 The troubles of Iacob 16 Ioseph commaundeth a banket to be made redy for his brethren in his house 23 Simeon is brought out of pryson 24 The feete of Iosephs brethren be washed 30 Ioseph weepeth 32 His brethren do eate with him It is vnlawfull for the Egyptians to eate with the Hebrewes 1 AND the dearth was great in the lande 2 And it came to passe when they had eaten vp the corne which they had brought out of the lande of Egypt theyr father sayde vnto them go agayne and bye vs a litle foode 3 Iuda aunswered him and sayd The man did solemply protest vnto vs saying ye shall not see my face except your brother be with you 4 If thou wylt sende our brother with vs we wyll go downe and bye thee foode 5 But yf thou wylt not sende hym we wyll not go downe for the man sayde vnto vs ye shall not see my face except your brother be with you 6 And Israel sayd wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me as to tell the man that ye had yet a brother 7 They aunswered The man asked vs straytely of our state and of our kinrede saying Is your father yet aliue haue ye not another brother And we tolde hym accordyng to the tenour of these wordes Could we by any meane knowe that he would say bryng your brother downe with you 8 TheÌ„ said Iuda vnto Israel his father send the lad with me that we may arise and go and that we may liue not dye yea both we thou also our meany 9 I wylbe sureâ—ie for hym of my handes shalt thou require hym yf I bryng hym not to thee agayne and set him before thine eyes then let me beare the blame for euer 01 Truely except we had made this tarying by this we had returned the seconde tyme. 11 And their father Israel sayde vnto them if it must nedes be so nowe then do thus Take of the best fruites of the lande in your vesselles and bryng y e man a present a curtsie of bawme and a curtsie of hony spyces and mirre nuttes and almondes 12 And take double money in your hande the money that was brought agayne in your sackes take it agayne with you peraduenture it was some ouersight 13 Take also your brother with you and arise and go agayne vnto the man 14 And God almightie geue you mercye in the sight of the man that he may deliuer you your other brother this Beniamin and thus I am as one that is quite robbed of his chyldren 15 Thus toke they the present and twyse so muche more money in their hande with Beniamin and rose vp and went downe to Egypt stode before Ioseph 16 When Ioseph sawe Beniamin with them he sayd to the ruler of his house bryng these men home and slay and make redy for these men shall dyne with me at noone 17 And the man did as Ioseph bad and brought them into Iosephes house 18 When the men were brought into Iosephes house they were afrayde and said because of the money that came in our sackes mouthes at the first tyme are we brought in that he may seeke occasion agaynst vs and violently lay handes vpon vs to bryng vs in bondage and our asses also 19 Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler ouer Iosephes house and communed with him at the doore of the house 20 And sayde oh sir we came downe hyther at the fyrst tyme to bye foode 21 And as we came to an Inne we opened our sackes and behold euery mans money was in the mouth of his sacke euen our money in ful wayght and we haue brought it againe in our hande 22 And other money haue we brought also in our handes to bye foode but we can not tell who put our money in our sackes 23 And he sayd peace be vnto you feare not your God and the God of your father hath geuen you that treasure in your sackes I had your money And he brought Simeon out to them 24 And the man led them into Iosephes house and gaue them water to washe their feete gaue their asses prouender 25 And they made redy their present agaynst Ioseph came at noone for they hearde say that they should eate bread there 26 When Ioseph came home they brought the present into the house to hym whiche was in their handes and bowed them selues to the grounde before him 27 And he asked them of their welfare and sayd Is your father that old man whiche ye tolde me of in good health and is he yet aliue 28 They aunswered Thy seruaunt our father is in good health is yet alyue And they bowing them selues made theyr obeysaunce 29 And he lifting vp his eyes behelde his brother Beniamin his mothers sonne and sayd is this your younger brother of whom ye spake vnto me And he said God be mercyfull vnto thee my sonne 30 And Ioseph made haste for his heart did melt vpon his brother and sought where to weepe and entred into his chaumber and wept there 31 And he washed his face and came out and refrayned hym selfe and sayde set bread on the table 32 And they prepared for hym by hym selfe and for them by them selues and for the Egyptians which dyd eate with him by them selues because the Egyptians may not eate bread with the Hebrewes for that is an abhomination to the Egyptians 33 And they satte before hym the first borne according to his age the youngest according to his youth and the men merueyled among them selues 34 And he sent rewardes vnto them from before him selfe but Beniamins part was fiue times so muche as any of theirs and they dronke and were made mery with him ¶
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
6 Neuerthelesse lo thou requirest trueth in the inwarde partes of me therfore thou wylt make me learne wisdome in the secrete part of myne heart 7 Purge thou me with hyssop and I shal be cleane washe thou me and I shal be whyter then snowe 8 Make thou me to heare some ioy and gladnesse let the bones reioyce which thou hast broken 9 Turne thy face from my sinnes and wype out all my misdeedes 10 Make thou vnto me a cleane heart O Lorde and renue thou a ryght spirite within me 11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirite from me 12 Geue me agayne the comfort of thy saluation and confirme me with a free wyllyng spirite 13 Then wyll I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked and sinners shal be conuerted vnto thee 14 Deliuer me from blood O Lorde the Lorde of my saluation and my tongue shall sing with a ioyfull noyse of thy iustice 15 O Lorde open thou my lippes and my mouth shall set foorth thy prayse 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice els I would geue it thee thou delightest not in a burnt offering 17 Sacrifices for God is a mortified spirite O Lorde thou wylt not despise a mortified and an humble heart 18 Be thou beneficiall vnto Sion according to thy gracious good wyll buylde thou the walles of Hierusalem 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousnes with burnt offeringes and oblations then wyll they offer young bullockes vpon thyne aulter The argument of the .lij. psalme ¶ Dauid inueyeth against Doeg and describeth his and all other mischeuous mens natures and doynges which the godly perusing be more incited to put their whole confidence in God and to prayse God ¶ To the chiefe musition a wyse instruction of Dauid when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and tolde him saying Dauid is come to the house of Achimelek 1. Sam. 21. 1 WHy boastest thy self thou tiraunt of mischiefe the goodnes of God dayly endureth 2 Thy tongue imagineth wickednes and deceaueth like a sharpe raser 3 Thou hast loued vngratiousnes more then goodnes and to talke of falshood more then of righteousnes Selah 4 Thou hast loued to speake all wordes that may do hurt O thou deceiptfull tongue 5 Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing Selah 6 The righteous also shall see this and they wyll be afraide and laugh hym to scorne 7 Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse 8 As for me I am lyke a greene oliue tree in the house of the Lorde my trust is in the tender mercy of the Lorde for euer and euer 9 I will alway confesse it vnto thee for that thou hast done it and I wyll hope in thy name for it is good in the sight of thy saintes The argument of the .liii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the originall roote with the fruites and punishment of the wicked how they oppresse cruelly the people of God whom neuerthelesse God by his prouidence defendeth and wyll deliuer from the bloodie handes of the wicked whose vngodlynes he detesteth alwayes ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Mahalah a wise instruction of Dauid 1 THe foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God they haue corrupted them selues haue made their wickednes abhominable he is not that doeth good 2 The Lorde looked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke after the Lorde 3 But they dyd all go out of the way they dyd altogether become abhomible there was also none that would do good no not one 4 Wyll not the workers of iniquitie vnderstande eating vp my people as if they eated bread that they do not call vpon God 5 They shal be greatly there afraide where no cause of feare is for the Lord wyll breake the bones of hym that besiegeth thee thou wylt put them to shame because the Lorde hath despised them 6 Who is he that wyll geue saluation vnto Israel out of Sion when the Lord wyll reduce his people out of captiuitie Iacob wyll reioyce and Israel wyll be glad The argument of the .liiii. psalme ¶ Dauid brought into marueylous daunger through the treason of Ziphims who were counterfayted Israelites calleth earnestly vpon God from whom receauing succour he thanketh him with a free heart acknowledging the benefite ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth a wyse instruction of Dauid when the Zaphims came and sayd vnto Saul hath not Dauid hyd him selfe amongst vs 1. Sam. 23. .26 1 SAue me O Lorde for thy name sake iudge me accordyng to thy mightie power 2 Heare my prayer O Lord and hearken vnto the wordes of my mouth 3 For straungers are rysen vp against me and tirauntes whiche haue not the Lorde before their eyes seeke after my soule Selah 4 Behold God is an ayde vnto me the Lorde is with them that vpholde my soule 5 He wyll rewarde euyll vnto mine enemies destroy thou them according to thy trueth 6 I wyll sacrifice vnto thee with a true wyllyng heart I wyll confesse thy name O God because it is good 7 For he hath deliuered me out of all my trouble and mine eye hath seene auengaunce vpon mine enemies The argument of the .lv. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to heare his prayers he declareth his griefes and afflictions he wisheth auengment of his enemies who pretending frendship and familiaritie craftyly seeketh his dishonour Finally he sheweth what comfort he hath taken in that God wyll helpe him and destroy his aduersaries ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth a wise instruction of Dauid 1 O Lorde geue eare vnto my prayer and hide not thy selfe from my petition 2 Take heede vnto me and heare me I can not choose but mourne in my prayer and make a noyse 3 Deliuer me from the voyce of the enemie and from the present affliction of the wicked for they are minded to do me mischiefe and are set malitiously against me 4 My heart trembleth within me and the feare of death is fallen vpon me 5 Fearefulnes and trembling are come vpon me and an horrible dread hath ouerwhelmed me 6 And I sayde O that I had wynges like a doue for then woulde I flee away and be at rest 7 Lo then woulde I fleeing get me away farre of and remayne in the wyldernesse Selah 8 Then woulde I make hast to escape from the stormie wynde and from the tempest 9 Destroy their tongues O Lorde and deuide them for I haue seene oppression and strife in the citie 10 They do compasse it day and night within the walles mischiefe also and labour are in the midst of it 11 Malice is in the midst of it disceipt and guyle go
kynges wyll bryng presentes vnto thee 30 Put to rebuke the companie of speare * men a multitude of bulles amongest the people lyke vnto calues vntyll that they brought vnder foote come with peeces of siluer for tribute scatter the people that delyght in warre 31 Then shal princes come out of Egypt Ethiopia in all haste shall stretch out her handes vnto the Lorde 32 Sing vnto the Lord O ye kingdomes of the earth O syng psalmes vnto the Lorde Selah 33 Who rydeth vpon the most hyghest eternall heauens lo he sendeth out a mightie voyce in his voyce 34 Acknowledge the Lorde to be mightie his maiestie is ouer Israel might in the cloudes 35 O Lorde thou art terrible out of thy holy places the God of Israel geueth myght and strength vnto his people Blessed be the Lorde ¶ The argument of the .lxix. Psalme ¶ Dauid as in a figure setteth foorth lyuely Christes passion declaryng withall that Gods people shal be saued and his enemies destroyed For he complayneth very vehemently of his greeuous afflictions humbly requestyng to be delyuered of them He wisheth euyll successe and a wretched ende vnto his aduersaries he reioyceth and prayseth God and calleth vpon heauen and earth to do the same Finally he prophecieth of the prosperitie of Christes Churche ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Sosanim a psalme of Dauid 1 SAue me O Lorde for waters haue entred in vnto my soule 2 I am ouer the head in deepe myre where I feele no grounde I plunge in deepe waters where the streame ouerwhelmeth me 3 I am weery of crying my throte is drye my syght fayleth me through the long attendaunce that I haue geuen vpon my Lorde 4 They that hate me without a cause are mo then the heere 's of my head they that are myne enemies and woulde destroy me giltlesse are mightie I payde them the thynges that I neuer toke 5 God thou knowest my folly and my faultes are not hyd from thee 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lorde God of hoastes be for my cause ashamed let not those that seke thee be through me confounded O Lorde of Israel 7 For thy sake haue I suffered reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethrē euen an aliaunt vnto my mothers children 8 For the zeale of thine house hath euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen vpon me 9 And I wept chastenyng my soule with fastyng and that was turned to my reproofe 10 Also I put on sackcloth for my garment and they iested at me 11 They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me and they that drynke strong drynke make songes vpon me 12 But I make my prayer vnto thee O God in an acceptable tyme heare me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercie according to the trueth of thy saluation 13 Take me out of the myre that I sincke not oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me out of the deepe waters 14 Let not the water fludde drowne me neither let the deepe swalowe me vp let not the pyt shut her mouth vpon me 15 Heare me O God for thy louyng kindnesse is comfortable turne thee vnto me accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercies 16 And hyde not thy face from thy seruaunt for I am in trouble O haste thee and heare me 17 Draw nigh vnto my soule redeeme it for myne enemies sake oh redeeme me 18 Thou hast knowen my reproofe my shame and my dishonour myne aduersaries are all in thy syght 19 Reproofe hath brokē my heart a peeces I am full of heauinesse I loked for some to haue pitie on me but there was none and for some that shoulde comfort me but I coulde fynde none 20 They gaue me for meate gall to eate and when I was thirstie they gaue me vineger to drynke 21 Let their table be as a snare before them and in steade of aboundaunce of peace let it be a meanes of destruction 22 Let their eyes be blynded that they see not and euer bowe downe their loynes 23 Powre out thine indignation vpon them and let thy wrathfull displeasure take holde of them 24 Let their habitation be desolate and let no man dwell in their tabernacles 25 For they persecute hym whom thou hast smitten and they talke of the griefe of them whom thou hast wounded 26 Let them fall from one wickednesse to another and let them not enter into thy ryghteousnesse 27 Let them be wyped out of the booke of the lyuyng and not to be written among the ryghteous 28 As for me I am afflicted and in heauinesse thy sauing helpe O Lorde shal defende me 29 I wyll prayse the name of the Lorde with a song and magnifie hym with a solemne confession 30 And it wyll please God better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes 31 The humble wyll consider this and be glad such as seke after God and your soule shall lyue 32 For God heareth the poore dispiseth not his prisoners 33 Let heauen and earth prayse hym the sea and all that moueth therin 34 For the Lorde wyll saue Sion and builde the cities of Iehuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possessiō 35 The posteritie also of his seruauntes shall inherite it and they that loue his name shall dwell therin ⧠The argument of the .lxx. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to helpe hym with all speede and to take avengeaunce of his enemies He also discribeth the ioy of the godly who seeth hym delyuered ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid to reduce in remembraunce 1 HAste thee O Lorde to delyuer me make haste to helpe me O God 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backwarde and be put to confusion that wishe me euyll 3 Let them be returned backwarde for a rewarde of their shamyng other which say there there 4 But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy saluation say alway the Lorde be magnified 5 As for me I am poore and in miserie hasten thee vnto me O Lorde thou art my ayde and my delyuerer O God make no long tarying ¶ The argument of the .lxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete beyng assured of Gods ayde desireth to be delyuered of his wicked and cruell enemies agaynst whose malice he complayneth before the face of God And forsomuch as euen from his youth he hath put his trust in God he prayeth that nowe in his olde age he be hearde and helped to the intent that God may be praysed for his deliueraunce Wherfore after he hath vttered his enemies thoughtes and prophecied of their destruction he sayth that he wyll go to warre trustyng in the power of God who before tyme hath restored hym out of sundry afflictions and temptations vnto a better state and condition then
he deceaue vs though he come with an armie 15 So he gaue them louing wordes and swore vnto them saide We wyl do you no harme neither your friendes 16 And they beleued him but the very same day toke he threescore men of them and slue them according to the wordes that are written 17 They haue cast the fleshe of thy sainctes and shed their blood rounde about Hierusalem there was no man that would burie them 18 So there came a great feare and dreade among al y e people saying There is neither trueth nor righteousnesse in them for they haue broken the appoyntment and oth that they made 19 And Bacchides remoued his hoast frō Hierusalem pitched his tent at Bethzecha where he sent foorth toke many of them that had forsaken him He slue many of the people also and cast them into a great pit 20 Then committed he the lande vnto Alcimus and left men of warre with him to helpe him and Bacchides him selfe went vnto the king 21 And thus Alcimus defended his hye priesthood 22 And all such as vexed Israel resorted vnto him insomuch that they obtayned the lande of Iuda and did much euill vnto the Israelites 23 Nowe when Iudas sawe all the mischiefe that Alcunus and his company had done yea more then the heathen them selues vnto the Israelites 24 He went foorth rounde about all the borders of Iurie and punished those vnfaithfull runnagates so that they came no more out into the countrie 25 So when Alcimus sawe that Iudas his people had gotten the vpper hand and that he was not able to abide them he went againe to the king and saide all the worst of them that he coulde 26 Then the king sent Nicanor one of his chiefe princes which bare euil wil vnto Israel and commaunded him that he should vtterly destroy the people 27 So Nicanor came to Hierusalem with a great hoast and sent vnto Iudas and his brethren with friendly wordes but vnder disceyte saying 28 There shall be no warre betwixt me and you I wyll come with a fewe men to see how ye do with frendship 29 Vpon this he came vnto Iudas and they saluted one another peaceably but the enemies were appoynted to take Iudas by violence 30 Neuerthelesse it was tolde Iudas that he came vnto him but vnder disceyte wherfore he gate him away from him and would see his face no more 31 When Nicanor perceaued that his counsel was bewrayed he went out to fight against Iudas beside Capharsalama 32 Where there were slaine of Nicanors hoast fiue thousand men and the residue fled vnto the castle of Dauid 33 After this came Nicanor vp vnto mount Sion and the priestes with the elders of the people went foorth to salute him peaceably to shewe him the burnt sacrifices that were offered for the king 34 But he laughed them and the people to scorne mocked them defiled their offeringes and spake disdainefully 35 Yea and swore in his wrath saying If Iudas and his hoast be not deliuered nowe into my handes assoone as euer I come againe and fare well I shall burne vp this house With that went he out in a great anger 36 Then the priestes came in and stoode before the aulter of the temple weeping and saying 37 Forsomuch as thou O Lorde hast chosen this house that thy name might be called vpon therin and that it should be an house of prayer and petition for thy people 38 Be auenged of this man and his hoast and let them be slaine with the sword remember the blasphemies of them and suffer not them to continue any longer 39 When Nicanor was gone from Hierusalem he pitched his tent at Bethoron and there an hoast met him out of Syria 40 And Iudas came to Adarsa with three thousand men and made his prayer vnto God saying 41 O Lorde because the messengers of king Sennacherib blasphemed thee the angell went foorth and slue an hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of them 42 Euen so destroy thou this hoast before vs to day that other people may knowe howe that he hath blasphemed thy santuary and punishe him according to his maliciousnes 43 And so the hoastes stroke the fielde the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar and Nicanors hoast was discomfited and he him selfe was first slaine in the battaile 44 When Nicanors men of warre sawe that he was killed they cast away their weapons and fled 45 But the Iewes folowed vpon them a whole dayes iourney from Adazer vnto Gazara blowing with the trumpettes and making tokens after them 46 So the Iewes came foorth of all the townes rounde about blew out their hornes vpon them and turned against them Thus were they all slaine and not one of them left 47 Then they toke their substaunce for a pray and smote of Nicanors head and his right hande which he helde vp so proudely and brought it with them and hanged it vp afore Hierusalem 48 Wherefore the people were exceedingly reioyced and passed ouer that day in great gladnes 49 And Iudas ordayned that the same day namely the thirteenth day of the moneth Adar shoulde be kept in mirth euery yere 50 Thus the lande of Iuda was in rest a litle while The .viij. Chapter 2 Iudas considering the power and godly pollicie of the Romaines maketh peace with them 22 The rescript of the Romaines sent vnto the Iewes 1 IVdas heard also the fame of the Romaines that they were mightie and valiaunt men and agreeable to all thinges that are required of them and make peace with all men which come vnto them 2 And how they were doughtie men of strength besides that it was tolde him of their battailes and noble actes which they did in Galatia how they had conquered them and brought them vnder tribute 3 And what great thinges they had done in Spayne how that with their wysdome and sober behauour they had wonne the mines of siluer and gold that are there 4 And obtayned al the land with other places farre from them how they had discomfited slaine downe the kinges that came vpon them from the vttermost parte of the earth and how other people gaue them tribute euery yere 5 How they had slaine and ouercome Philip and Perses kinges of Cethim and other mo in battaile which had brought their ordinaunce against them 6 How they discomfited great Antiochus king of Asia that woulde needes fight with them hauing an hundred and twentie Elephantes with horsemen charets and a very great hoast 7 How they toke him selfe aliue and ordained him with such as shoulde raigne after him to pay them a great tribute yea and to finde them good sureties and pledge besides all this 8 How they had taken from him India Media and Lydia his best landes and geuen them to king Eumenus 9 Againe how they perceauing that the Grekes were comming to vexe them 10 Sent against them a captayne of
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
crowne of ryghteousnesse which the Lorde the ryghteous iudge shall geue me at that day not to me only but vnto theÌ„ also y t haue loued his appearyng 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly vnto me 10 For Demas hath forsaken me hauing loued this present worlde and is departed vnto Thessalonica Cresâ—ens to Galatia Titus vnto Dalmatia 11 Only Luke is with me Takyng Marke and bryng him with thee for he is profitable vnto me for y e ministration 12 And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus wheÌ„ thou commest bring with thee and the bookes but specially the parchementes 14 Alexander the coppersmith shewed me much euyll The Lorde rewarde hym accordyng to his deedes 15 Of whom be thou ware also For he hath greatly withstande our preaching 16 At my first aunsweryng no man assisted me but all forsoke me I pray God y t it may not be layde to their charges 17 ☞ Notwithstandyng the Lorde assisted me and strengthed me that by me the preachyng should be fulfylled to the vtmost and that all the gentiles should heare and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the Lion 18 And the Lorde shall delyuer me from euery euyll worke will preserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome To whoÌ„ be prayse for euer and euer Amen ☜ 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila and the housholde of Ouesiphorus 20 Erastus abode at Corinthum But Trophimus haue I left at Miletum sicke 21 Do thy diligeÌ„ce to come before winter Eubolus greeteth thee and Pudens Linus and Claudia all the brethreÌ„ 22 The Lorde Iesus Christe be with thy spirite Grace be with you Amen ¶ The seconde epistle vnto Timothe was written from Rome when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vnto the Emperour Nero. ⧠The epistle of Saint Paul vnto Titus ¶ The first Chapter ¶ 5 He aduertiseth Titus touchyng the gouernment of the Churche 7 The ordinaunce and office of ministers 12 The nature of the Cretians and of them which so we abroade Iewishe fables and inuentions of men 1 PAul a seruaunt of God an Apostle of Iesus Christe according to the fayth of Gods elect the knowledge of y e trueth whiche is after godlynesse 2 In the hope of eternall lyfe which God that can not lye promised before the worlde began 3 But hath made manifest his worde at y e time appoynted through preaching which is committed vnto me according to the ordinaunce of God our sauiour 4 To Titus a natural sonne after the common fayth * Grace mercie peace from God the father and the Lorde Iesus Christe our sauiour 5 For this cause left I thee in Creta that thou shouldest refourme y e thynges that are left and * ordayne elders in euerye citie as I had appoynted thee 6 If any be blamelesse the husbande of one wyfe hauyng faythfull chyldren not accusable of riote or vntractable 7 For a bishop must be blamelesse as the stewarde of God not stubborne not angry not geuen to wyne no striker not geuen to filthie lucre 8 But a louer of hospitalitie a louer of goodnes sober ryghteous godly temperate 9 Holdyng fast the faythfull worde which is accordyng to doctrine that he may be able both to exhort in wholsome doctrine and to improue them that say agaynst it 10 For there are many vnruly and vayne talkers and deceauers of myndes specially they that are of y e circumcision 11 Whose mouthes must be stopped which subuert whole houses teachyng thynges which they ought not for fylthie lucre sake 12 One of them selues euen a prophete of their owne sayde The Cretians are alwayes lyers euyll beastes slowe bellyes 13 This witnesse is true wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be sounde in the fayth 14 Not takyng heede to Iewes fables and coÌ„maundementes of men turnyng from the trueth 15 Vnto the pure are all thynges pure but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng is nothyng pure but euen the mynde and conscience of them is defyled 16 They confesse that they knowe God but with workes they denie hym seyng they are abhominable and disobedient and vnto euery good worke reprobate ¶ The .ij Chapter 1 He commendeth vnto hym the wholsome doctrine and telleth hym howe he shall teache all degrees to behaue themselues 11 through the benefite of the grace of Christe 1 BVt speake thou the thynges which become wholsome doctrine 2 That the elder men be watchyng graue sober sounde in fayth in loue in pacience 3 The elder women lykewyse that they be in such behauiour as becoÌ„meth holynesse not false accusers not geuen to much wine teachers of good thinges 4 To make the young women sober mynded to loue their husbandes to loue their chyldren 5 To be discrete chaste house kepers good obedient vnto their owne husbandes that the worde of God be not blasphemed 6 Young men lykewyse exhort to be sober mynded 7 In all thynges shewyng thy selfe a paterne of good workes in the doctrine vncorruptnesse grauitie integritie 8 Wholsome worde vnrebukeable that he which withstandeth may be ashamed hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you 9 Exhort seruauntes to be obedient vnto their owne maisters and to please them in all thynges not aunsweryng agayne 10 Neither pickers but shewing all good faythfulnesse that they may adourne the doctrine of God our sauiour in all thynges 11 ☞ For there hath appeared the grace of God which is healthful to all men 12 Teachyng vs that denying vngodlynesse and worldly lustes we shoulde lyue soberlie and ryghteouslie and godlie in this present worlde 13 Lokyng for that blessed hope and appearyng of the glorie of the great God and our sauiour Iesus Christe 14 Which gaue hym selfe for vs that he myght redeeme vs from all vnryghteousnesse and pourge vs a peculier people vnto hym selfe zelous of good workes 15 These thynges speake and exhort and rebuke with all aucthoritie Let no man dispise thee ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 Of obedience to such as be in aucthoritie 9 He warneth Titus to be ware of foolishe and vnprofitable questions 12 concludyng with certayne priuate matters 15 and salutations 1 WArne them to be subiect to rule power to obey magistrates to be redie to euery good worke 2 To blaspheme no man to be no fyghters but gentle shewyng all mekenesse vnto all men 3 For we our selues also were some tyme foolyshe disobedient deceaued seruyng diuers lustes voluptuousnes lyuyng in maliciousnesse and enuie full of hate hatyng one another 4 ☞ But after that the kyndenesse and loue of our sauiour God to manwarde appeared 5 Not of workes which be in ryghteousnesse wrought but accordyng to his mercie he saued vs by the fountayne of regeneration and renuyng of the holy ghost 6 Which he shed on vs richlie through Iesus Christe our sauiour 7 That we iustified by his grace
i. Esd â— a. Zach. viii a. (a) Such as Masons and Carpenters vse in building Dani. vii d. Eze. xiiii a. Apo. xxi c. Deu. iii. d. Iere. ii a â–ª Psal xvii b. Exo. xxv a. Sopho. i. a. Psal clx a. “ Or Iosua Psal iiiâ— a. Iere. 33 a. Apo. xi a. Esai xi a. Phil. i. a. (a) A plummet of tynne as now men vse plummets of lead Apo. xi a. “ Or Ephah “ Or Ephah Or Ephah Or Ephah Or Ephah Gene. xv b. Zacha. i b. Apo. vi a. Ier. iiii b. Zacha. iii. b. Psal 127. a. Apo. iiii b. Psal cx b. Heb. v vi vii â— Re xxv â— Ier. xli 〈…〉 xv b 〈◊〉 xiii b. Exo. xxii c. ii 〈…〉 Ier x◠◠〈◊〉 i. b. Mat. xix b. Ier iii. c. Apo. xxi c. Aâ—ge i. a. (a) Ther laboured â—â—led theÌ„ selues and their cattaile without encreasâ— â–ª because ther cared not for goes 〈…〉 the temple but went about their priuate gaine Ephe iiii c. Zacha. vii b. Esai ii a Psal 12â— a. Ioel. â— a. 〈◊〉 xiiii e. Ier. xâ—iii a. 〈◊〉 â—i b. 〈◊〉 xv b. God is â—trâ—ng â—nough 〈◊〉 defende â—is 〈…〉 Esai lxii c. Psal 3â— b. Zach ii a. i. Re. xvii f. Deu. 2â— b. Eze. xiii a. Gen. xlix b. Esai xxii d. (a) The multitude shal be so great Esai x. a. Eze. xxix a. Apo. xxii e. Ose ii e. Ma xxvii c Esai x. a. Esai x. a. Zach xiiii c Abdi i c. i. Re xvii f. Eze. 36. c. Luk. 23 â— ii Par 33. c. Luk. 23 â— ii Par 33. c. ii Reg. 2â— Eze xlvii a. Zach. 14. b. Iohn xix d. Esai ii c. Eze. xxx c. Ien. xiiii c. Deu. xiii b. Amos. viâ— c. Gen. iii d. Mat. xxvi â— Amos. ix b. Iob. xiii a. Esai xliii a. Psal xvii a. i. Pet. i. b. Sapi. iii. a. Eccle. ii a. Pro. xvii Amos i. a. Mat 24 c. Zach. xii a. Leui. xxiii f. 〈◊〉 2â— b (a) That is the greeuous and threatnâ—ng prophecâ—e 〈…〉 â—re 〈◊〉 for 〈…〉 all thinâ—es that nourishe Thou offerest that to me which thou art ashamed to geue an a mortall man so greatly doest thou contemne my lawe (e) Against al those that folowe religion for â—ukers sake 〈…〉 〈…〉 Or wâ—de (a) God is the aucthor of scarsitie lest they should impute it to any other cause (b) I wyll bring you to confusion and shame (c) To walke with God is to walke according to his wyll (d) Towards God and towards men (e) All peace is not coÌ„mended but that which is in equitie the consent of the wicked is to be auoyded because it is not in trueth (f) They 〈◊〉 thereâ—ore must be learned in y e lawe otherwyse the people seeke an aunswere 〈◊〉 his mouth in vayne g (a) Though 〈◊〉 you 〈◊〉 for the seeke an 〈◊〉 Mesâ—s and a 〈◊〉 kingdâ—e 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 (e) Such regarde â—th God to his ministers one poore members that he thinketh him selfe robbed when they are defrauded 2 Par 25 a. 4 Reg 23 ◠“ Or according to Solomon his sonnes great liberalitie “ Or vntyll the euening tyme. “ Or Azaras and Eddunus “ Or his watche or turne and course “ Or founde dwelling at Hierusalem “ Or haste “ Or Megiddo 3. Reg. 23. â— 2. Par. 26 a. (a) This place is corrupt thus seemeth to be As for Ioachim and his rulers he bounde and hauyng taken his brother Zaracen led them away into Egypt “ Or established 4 Reg. 24. a Or round-about Or pretious thinges “ Or kept her sabbathes “ Or temple “ Or sundry vowes of sundry men “ Or register Or subiectes Or â—nces Or a silken â—enet “ Or sentence Or sentences “ Or to spare they spare “ Or make waste they make waste “ Or So all his people and all his armies obay vnto one “ Or neither disobayed theâ— hym in any thing Gene. ii b. Mat xix a. i. Cor. vi d. Ephe. v. g. Or p◠“ Or spoyled “ Or for womens Eccle. i. a 〈◊〉 xâ— a. Psal cxvii a ii Esdr ii b. iii. Esdr vi d “ Or kyngdome Eccle. i. a. “ Or where his name is renowmed Math. i. b. “ Or wyse ☜ i Esdr iii. a. 〈◊〉 ordey◠〈◊〉 xâ—x b Or in the first day i. Para. xvi d i. Esd iii a. i. Esd iiii â— i. Esdâ—â— a. i. Esd v.a. “ Or builders that did these thinges iii. Reg. vi a. 4 Reg 24. Iere. xxxix i. Esdr v. a. i. Esdr vi a. ii Esd iiii c. “ Or remembraunce i. Esd vi b. Or 〈◊〉 i Esd vii d. “ Or in all his suites “ Or ryghteousnesse “ Or kingdome “ Or vowed “ Or 〈◊〉 Or 〈◊〉 i. Esd vii c. “ Or honoured me “ Or of a good courage i. Esdr viâ—◠☜ 1. Esd xiii b. ☜ “ Or learning “ Or vowed “ Or watch i. Esd viii a. i. Esd ix a. i. Esdr ix c. Or ware strong and eate the good thinges of the lande i Esd x. ◠“ Or straungers Or water Or the large roomâ— Or 〈…〉 “ Or straunge ☞ “ Or straunge i. Esdr x. c. Or straunge ☜ “ Or first day “ Or owne houses ii Esd iii. a. Or beginning Or blessed ii Esd viii c. “ Or commaunded “ Or inflamed i. Esd vii a. iii. Esd viii a Esaâ— lviii a. “ Or of Num. xxi d Iosu viii x. and .xii. Exo. xiiii g. Num. xxi d Iosu viii x. and .xii. Exo. xiiii g. Or armie Exo xiiii â— Exod. iii. b. Num. 18. a. Exod. xiii d Exod. xvi c “ Or safegarde “ Or and triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies Num. xiiii a Sapi. xvi e. Num. xx b. Sapi. xvi e. Num. xx b. Esai v. a. Exod xv d. “ Or at the bitter waters “ Or wood Deut 32. b. Esai i d. Mâ— Esai i. d. and .lxv. a. Or reuenge Or haue procreation Or hate their iniquities “ Or glory Esaâ— xii d Luk. xiii â— Mat. viii c. Or despised Gen xix c Tobi. i. d. “ Or hell “ Or fountaynes Or wayte “ Or for Or thâ—se 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 clothed in whyte Apoc. viâ— a. “ Or and was hygher then 〈◊〉 Or haue confessed “ Or the palmes “ Or confessed Or worke 〈◊〉 Gen vi b. Gen. vi b. Or at time appoynted Or came 〈◊〉 Gen. xxi a. Gen. xxv c Gen. xxi a. Gen. xxv c Gen. xxxii â— Exod. xix a Deut. iiii b. “ Or abasing Or astonishyng Or gates Or and that which the generation of Israel shoulde kepe with dilâ—gence Rom. viâ— a i. Reg. xv â— ii Reg. v. a “ Or it “ Or coÌ„meth to passe “ Or testimonies “ Or flowe in wealth “ Or borders Iudi. ix b. ii Par. xxv â— Esai xlv c Ioh iii c. i. Cor. ii b. Or to inquire Or 〈…〉 i Iohn v. c. “ Or the litle droppes came after Mat. 24. a. “ Or incontinencie “ Or that 〈…〉 “ Or cruell Or seâ— Or comprehende Or canst not Or