make sprynklynge water for the multitude of HeÌce came holy water the childern of Israel for it is a synofferynge And let him that gathereth the asshes of the cowe wash his clothes and remayne vncleane vntill euen And this shal be vnto the childern of Israel aÌd vnto the straunger yâ dwelleth amonge them a maner for euer He that twycheth any deed persone shal be vncleane .vii. dayes And he shall purifye him selfe with the asshes the thyrde daye aÌd then he shal be cleane the seuenth daye And yf he purifye not himselfe the thyrde daye theÌ the seuenth daye he shall not be cleane Who soeuer twicheth any persone yâ dyeth a sprynkleth not him selfe defyleth the dwellynge of the Lorde aÌd therfore that soule shal be roted out of Israel because he hath not sprynkled the sprynklynge water vppon him he shal be vncleane and his vnclennesse shall remayne vppon him This is the lawe of the man that dyeth in in a tent all that come in to the tent and all yâ is in the tent shal be vncleane vij dayes And all the vessels that be opeÌ which haue no lyd nor couerynge apon them are vncleane And who soeuer twicheth one that is slayne with a swerde in the feldes or a deed persone or a bone of a deed man or a graue shall be vncleane .vij. dayes And they shall take for an vncleane persone of the burnt asshes of the synofferynge put runnynge water thereto in to a vessell And a cleane persone shall take Isope and dyppe it in the water and sprynkle it apon yâ tent and apon all the vessells and on the son that were there and apon him that twyched a bone or a slayne persone or a deed body or a graue And the cleane persone shall sprynkle apon the vncleane the thyrde daye and the seuenth daye And the seuenth daye he shall purifie him selfe and wasshe his clothes and bathe him selfe in water and shal be cleane at euen Yf any be vncleane and sprynkle not him selfe the same soule shal be destroyed froÌ amoÌge the congregacion for he hath defyled the holy place of the Lorde And he that sprynkleth the sprynklynge water shall wassh his clothes And he that twicheth the sprynklynge water shal be vncleane vntill eueÌ And what soeuer that vncleane persone twicheth shal be vncleane And the soule that twicheth it shal be vn cleane vntill the euen ¶ The .xx. Chapter ANd the whole multitude of yâ childern of Israel came in to the deserte of Sin in the first moneth the people dwelt at cades And there dyed Mir Iam was buried there More ouer there was no water for the multitude wherfore they gathered theÌselues together ageÌst Moses and ageÌst Aaron And the people chode with Moses and spake sayenge wold God that we had perysshed when oure brethern perysshed before the Lorde Why haue ye brought the congregacion of the Lorde vnto this wildernesse that both we oure catell shulde dye here Wherfore brought ye us out of Egipte to brynge us into this vngracious place which is no place of seed nor offygges nor vynes nor of pomgranates nether is there any water to drynke And Moses and Aaron went from the congregacion vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and fell apon their faces And the glorye of the Lorde appered vnto them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take yâ staffe and gather thou and thi brother AaroÌ the congregacion together and saye vnto the rocke before their eyes that he geue forth his water And thou shalt brynge theÌ water out of the rocke and shalt geue the company drynke and their beesse also And Moses toke the staffe from before the Lorde as he commaunded him And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregacion together before the rocke aÌd he sayed vnto theÌ heare ye rebellyons must we fâât you water out of this rocke And Moses lifte vp his haÌde with his staffe and smote the rocke .ij. tymes and the water came out abundantly the multitude dranke and their beesse also And the Lorde spake vnto Moses Aaron Because ye beleued me not to sanctifye me in the eyes of the childern of Israel therfore ye shall not brynge this congregacion in to the londe which I haue geuen them This is the water ofstryffe because the childern of Israel stroue with the Lorde he was sanctifyed apon them And Moses sent messengers from cades vnto the kynge of Edome Thus sayeth thi brother Israel Thou knowest all the trauell that hath happened us how oure fathers weÌt doune in to Egipte and how we haue dwelt in Egipte a longetyme and how the Egipâans vexed both us and oure fathers Then we cryed vnto the Lorde and he herde oure voyces and sent an angell and hath fett us out of Egipte And beholde we are in Cades citiâ harde by the borders of thi contre let us goo a good felowshipe thorow thi contre we wyll not goo thorow the feldes nor thorow the vyneyardes nether will we drynke of the water of the fountaynes but we will goo by the hye waye and nether turne vnto the ryghte hande nor to the lefte vntill we be past thi contre And Edom answered him Se thou come not by me lest I come out ageÌst the with the swerde And the childern of Israel sayed vnto him we will goo by the beeten waye yf ether we or oure catell drynke of thi water we will paye for it we wyll doo nomoare but passe thorow by sote only And he sayed ye shall not goo thorow And Edom came out agenst him with moch people and with a myghtie power And thus Edom denyed to geue Israel passage thorow his contre And Israel turned a waye from him And the childern of Israel remoued froÌ Cades and went vnto mount Hor with all the congregacion And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor harde vppon the costes of the londe of Edom sayenge let Aaron be put vnto his people for he shall not come in to the londe which I haue geuen vnto the childern of Israel because ye dishobeyed my mouth at the water of stryffe Take Aaron and Eleazer his sonne brynge them vpp in to mount Hor and stryppe Aaron out of his vestimentes and put them apon Eleazer his sonne aÌd let Aaron be put vnto his people and dye there And Moses dyd as the Lorde commaunded and they went vpp in to mount Hor in the syghte of all the multitude And Moses toke off Aarons clothes and put them apon Eleazer his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the toppe of the mount And Moses Eleazer came doune out of the mount And all the Hence coâetousnes fett monethes myndes and hath encreased theÌ with yeres myndes aÌd seuen yeres miÌdes ye as longe as the wife liveth she must once in the yere offer some what for her olde husbond housse of Israel morned for AaroÌ .xxx. dayes The .xxi. Chapter ANd when kynge Arad the cananite which
wife these are the kynreddes of Symeon These are the names of the children of Leui in their generations Gerson Kahath and Merari And Leui lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The sonnes of Gerson Libni aÌd Semei in their kinreddes The childern of Kahath Amram Iesear Hebron and Vsiel And Kahath lyued an hundred and .xxxiij. yere The children of Merari are these Mahely and Musi these are the kynreddes of Leui in their generations And Amram toke Iochebed his nece to wyfe which bare him Aaron and Moses And Amram lyued an hundred and .xxxvij. yere The childern of Iezear Korah Nepheg and Sichri The childern of Vsiel Misael Elzaphan and Sithri And Aaron toke Elizaba doughter of Aminadab aÌd sister of Nahason to wife which bare him Nadab Abehu Eleazar and Ithamar The childern of Korah Assir Elkana aÌd Abiassaph these are the kynreddes of the Korahites And Eleazar Aarons sonne toke him one of the doughters of Putuel to wife which bare him Pinchas these be the principall fathers of the Leuites in their kynreddes These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord sayde carie the childern of Israel out of the lond of Egipte with their armyes The se are that Moses and Aaron whiche spake to Pharao kynge of Egipte that they myghte briÌge the childern of Israel out of Egipte And in the daye wheÌ the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the londe of Egipte he spake vnto him saynge ⪠I am the Lorde se that thou speake vnto Pharao the kinge of Egipte all that I saye vnto the. And Moses answered before the Lorde I am of vncircumcised lippes howe shall Pharao than geue me audience ¶ The .vij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde saide vnto Moses beholde I haue made the Pharaos God and Aaron thy brother shal be thy prophete Thou shalt speake all that I commaunde the and Aaron thy brother shall speake vnto Pharao that he sende the childern of Israel out of his londe But I will harden Pharaos hert that I may multiplie my myracles and my wondres in the land of Egipte And yet Pharao shall not herken vnto you that I maye sett myne honde vpon Egipte and brynge out myne armyes eueÌ my people the childern of Israel out of the laÌde of Egipte with great iudgementes And the Egiptians shall knowe that I am the Lorde when I haue stretched forth my hande vpoÌ Egipte and haue brought out the childern of Israel from amonge theÌ Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde commaunded them And Moses was lxxx yere olde and Aaron .lxxxiij. when they spake vnto Pharao And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron saynge when Pharao speaketh vn to you and sayth shewe a wondre than shalt thou saye vnto Aaron take the rodd and cast it before Pharao and it shall turne to a serpent Than went Moses and AaroÌ in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had commaunded And Aaron cast forth his rodd before Pharao and before his servauntes and it turned to a serpente Than Pharao called for the wyse men and enchaunters of Egipte dyd yn Enâ so dâ oâ re charmars novv deceauâ all princes vvith theire sophistriâ ⪠aÌd turne theÌ clene from repeÌtauÌce tovvarde the lavve of god aÌd froÌ the fayth that is in Christ lyke maner with there sorcery And they cast doune euery maÌ his rodd aÌd they turned to serpeÌtes but Aarons rodd ate vp their roddes aÌd yet for all that Pharaos herte was hardened so that he herkened not vnto theÌ euen as the Lorde had sayde Than sayde the Lorde vnto Moses Pharaos herte is hardened and he refuseth to let the people goo Get the vnto Pharao in the mornynge for he will come vnto the water and froÌ de thou apon the ryuers brynke agenst he come and the rodd whiche turned to a serpente take in thine hande And saye vnto him the Lorde God of the Hebrues hath sente me vnto the saynge let my people goo that they maye serue me in the wildernes but hither to thou woldest not heare wherfore thus sayth the Lorde hereby thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord. Behold I will smyte with the staffe that is in myne hand apon the waters that are in the ryuer and they shall turne to bloude And the fishe that is in the riuer shall dye and the riuer shall stinke so that it shall greue the EgiptiaÌs to drinke of the water of the ryuer And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron take thy staffe and stretch out thyne hande ouer the waters of Egipte ouer their streames ryuers pondes and all pooles off water that they maye be bloude and that there may be bloude in all the lande of Egipte both in vessells of wodd and also of stone And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde commaunded And he lifte vp the staffe and smote the waters that were in the riuer in the syghte of Pharao and in the syghte of his servauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned in to bloude And the fish that was in the riuer dyed and the ryuer stanke so that the Egiptians coude not drinke of the water of the ryuer And there was bloude thorowe out all the lande of Egipte And the Enchaunters of Egipte dyd lyke wyse with their enchauntmentes so that Pharaos herte was hardened and dydnot regarde them as the Lorde had sayde And Pharao turned himselfe and went in to his housse and set not his herte there vnto And the Egiptians dygged round aboute the ryuer for water to drynke for they coude not drynke of the water of the ryuer And it contynued a weke after that the Lorde had smote the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter THe Lorde spake vnto Moses Goo vnto Pharao and tell him thus sayeth the Lorde let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let them goo beholde I will smyte all thy londe with frogges And the ryuer shall scrale with frogges aÌd they shall come vp and goo in to thine housse and in to thy chaumbre where thou slepest aÌd vppoÌ thy bedd and in to the housses of thy servauntes and vppon thy people and in to thyne ovens and vppon thy vitels which thou hast in store And the frogges shall come vpon the and on thy people and apon all thy servauntes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche forth thine hande with thy rodd ouer the stremes riuers aÌd pondes And bringe vp frogges apon the londe of Egipte And Aaron stretched his hande ouer the water of Egipte and the frogges came vp aÌd couered the londe of Egipte And the sorcerers dyd likewise with theire sorcery and the frogges came vp apon the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and AaroÌ and sayde praye ye vnto the Lorde that he may take awaye the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people goo that they maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses sayde vnto Pharao Appoynte thou the tyme vnto me when I shall praye for the
let theÌ goo And Pharao sayde vnto him get the froÌ me aÌd take heade to thy selfe that thou see my face no moare For wheÌ soeuer thou comest in my syghte thou shalt dye And Moses saide let it be as thou hast sayde I will see thy face no moare ¶ The .xj. Chapter ANd the Lord sayde vnto Moses yet wil I brynge one plage moare vppon Pharao and vppon Egipte and after that he wyll lett you goo hence And when he letteth you goo he shall vtterly dryue you hence But byd the people that euery man borowe of his neghbour and euery woman of hir neghbouresse ie wels off syluer and iâwels of golde And the Lorde gatt the people fauoure in the syghte of the Egiptians Moreouer Moses was very great in the lande of Egipte both in the syghte of Pharao and also in the syghte of the people And Moses sayde thus sayth the Lorde Aboute mydnyghte will I goo out amonge the Egiptians and all the firstborne in the land of Egipte shall dye euen from the firstborne off Pharao that sitteth on his seate vnto the first-borne of the maydeservaunte that is in the mylle and all the firstborne of the catell And there shall be a great crye thorow out all the lande off Egipte so that there was neuer none lyke nor shall be And among all the childern of Israel shall not a dogg move his tongue nor yet man or beest that ye may knowe how the Lorde putteth a difference betwene the EgiptiaÌs and Israel And all these thy servauntes shal come downe vnto me and fall before me aÌd saye get the out and all the people that are vnder the and than will I departe And he went out from Pharao in a great anger And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Pharao shall not regarde you that many wondres may be wrought in the lande of Egipte And Moses aÌd AaroÌ dyd all these wondres before Pharao But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wolde not let the childern of Israel goo out of his londe ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron in the londe of Egipte saynge This moneth shall be youre chefe moneth eueÌ the first moneth of the yere shal it be vnto you Speake ye unto all the felowshipe of Israel saynge that they take the .x. daye of this moneth That I here cal ashepe is in Ebrue a vvorde indifferent to a shepe and a goââe both to euery housholde a shepe Yf the housholde be to few for a shepe then lett him and his neghbour that is nexte vnto his house take acordinge to the nombre of soulles and counte vnto a shepe acordinge to euery mans eatinge A shepe with out spott and a male of one yere olde shall it be and from amonge the lambes aÌd the gootes shall ye take it And ye shall kepe him in warde vntyll the xiiij daye of the same moneth And euery maÌ of the multitude of Israel shall kyll him aboute eueÌ And they shall take of the bloud aÌd strike it on the .ij. syde postes aÌd on the vpper dor post of the houses wheriÌ they eate hiÌ And thei shall eate the flesh the same nyght rost with fyre aÌd with vnleueÌded bread aÌd with sowre her bes they shall eate it Sâ that ye eate not therof sodeÌ in water but rost with fyre both head fete aÌd purtenance together And se that ye let nothinge of it remayne vnto the mornynge yf oughte remayne burne it with fyre Off this maner shall ye eate it with youre loines girded aÌd shoes on youre fete aÌd youre staves in youre handes And ye shall eate iâ in haste The laâbe vvas âalled ãâã ãâã ââ ⪠aâ the very âamâââ self ãâã âd put thâ in remeÌbraunce vvhââââ signified fââ the signes that god ordinâd ãâã signified the benefites done or promyses to come aÌd vvâre not do me as are the signes of oure domââe ⪠God the Pope for it is the Lordes * passeouer for I will go aboute iÌ the laÌde of Egipte this same nyghte aÌd will smyte all the firstborne in the lande off Egipte both of maÌ aÌd dââst aÌd apoÌ al the goddes off Egipte will I the Lorde do execution And the bloude shall be vnto you a tokeÌ vppon the houses where in ye are for wheÌ I se the bloude I will passe ouer you aÌd the plage shall not be vppoÌ you to destroye you when I smyte the londe off Egipte And this daye shall be vnto you a remeÌbraunce aÌd ye shall kepe it holie vnto the Lorde euen thorow out youre generacions after you shall ye kepe it holie daye that it be a custome for euer .vij. dayes shal ye eate vnleveÌded breed so that euen the first daye ye shall put awaye leuen out off youre housses For whosoeuer eateth leuended bread from the first daye vntyll the .vij. daye that soule shall ⪠be plucked out froÌ Israel The first daye shall be a holie feast vnto you and the. vij ⪠also There shal be no maner off worke done in theÌ saue aboute that only which euery man must eate that only may ye do And see that ye kepe you to vnleueÌded breed For vppoÌ that same daye I will brynge youre armyes out off the londe of Egipte therfore ye shall obserue this daye and all youre childern after you that yt be a custume for euer The first moneth and the .xiiij. daye off the moneth at euen ye shall eate swete brede vnto the .xxj. daye off the moneth at euen agayne Seuen dayes se that there be no leuended bred fouÌde in youre housses For whosoeuer eateth leuended bred that soule shall be roted out froÌ the multitude of Israel whether he be a straunger or borne in the londe Therfore se that ye eate no leuended bred but in all youre habitacions eate swete bred And Moses called for the elders off Israel and sayde vnto them chouse our and take to euery housholde a shepe aÌd kyll passeouer And take a bunch of ysope aÌd dyppe it in the bloud that is in the basyn and stryke it vppon the vp perposte and on the .ij. syde postes and se that none of you goo out at the doore of his house vntyll the mornynge For the Lorde will goo aboute and smyte Egipte And when he seyth the bloude vppon the vpper doorposte aÌd on the .ij. syde postes he will passe ouer the doore and will not suââre the destroyer to come into youre housse to plage you Therfore se that thou obserue this thinge that it be an ordinaunce to the and thy sonnes for ouer And when ye be come into the land which the Lorde will geue you acordinge as he hath Oure signes be doÌme vve knovv not the reason of oure baptim ⪠ye and vve must saye oure prayers aÌd oure belesse in a toÌ gevve vnderââonde not And yet yf vve ansvvere not our prelates vvhen thei be angrie euen as thei vvolde haue it vve must to the fyre vvith out redemption or
rynges of the Ephod with a lace of Iacyncte that it maye lye closse vnto the brodered girdell of the Ephod that the brestlappe be not lowsed from the Ephod And AaroÌ shall bere the names of the childern of Israel in the brestlappe of ensaÌple vppoÌ his herte wheÌ he goth in to the holy place for a remeÌbrauÌce before the Lorde allwaye And thou shalt put iÌ the brestlappe of ensaÌple * lighte aÌd perfectnesse that they be eueÌ vpoÌ AaroÌs herte wheÌ he goeth iÌ before the Lorde aÌd AaroÌ shal bere the ensaÌple of the children of Israel vpoÌ his herte before the Lorde alwaie And thou shalt make the tunycle vnto the Ephod all to gether of Iacyncte And ther shal be an hole for the heed in the myddes of it aÌd let there be a bonde of wouen worke rounde aboute the colore of it as it were the colore of a partlet that it rent not And beneth vppon the hem thou shalt make pomgraââtes of Iacyncte of scarlet and of purpull rounde aboute the hem and belles of golde betwene them rounde aboute that there be euera golden bell and a pomgranate a goldem bell and a pomgranate rounde aboute vppon the hem of the tunicle And Aaron shall haue it vppon him when he minystreth ⪠that the sounde maye be herde when he goeth in in to the holy place before the Lorde and when he cometh out that he dye not And thou shalt make a place of pure golde and graue there on as signettes are grauen That he calleth the holynesse of the Lorde I suppose it be this name Iehouah the holynes of the Lorde and put it on a lace of Iacyncte and tye it vnto the mytre vppon the forefrunt of it that it be apon AaroÌs foreheed that Aaron bere the synne of the holy thynges which the childern of Israel haue halowed in all their holye giftes And it shal be alwayes vpon Aarons foreheed that they maye be accepted before the Lorde And thou shalt make an albe of bysse and thou shalt make a mytre of bysse aÌd a girdell of nedle worke And thou shalt make for Aarons sonnes also cotes girdels and bonettes honourable and glorious and thou shalt put them vppon Aaron thy brother aÌd on his sonnes with him and shalt anoynte them and fyll theyr handes and consecrate them ⪠that they maye mynistre vnto me And thou shalt make them lynen breches to couer their preuyties from the loynes vnto the thyes shall they reach And they shal be apon Aaron and his sonnes wheÌ they goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse or when they goo vnto the altare to mynistre in holynes that they bere no synne and so dye And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto Aaron aÌd his seed after him The .xxix. Chapter THis is the thinge that thou shalt doo vnto them when thou halowest them to be my preastes Take one oxe and two rammes that are without blemysh aÌd vnleueÌded bred and cakes of swete bred tempered with oyle and wafers of swete bred anoynted with oyle of wheten floure shalt thou make them and put them in a maunde and brynge theÌ in the maunde with the oyle and the .ij. rammes And brynge Aaron aÌd his sonnes vnto the Of thys they take the consââraâynge of bisshoppes aÌd annoyntynge of preastes though they haue altered the maner some vvhat doore of the tabernacle of wytnesse aÌd wassh them with water and take the garmentes and put apon Aaron the strayte cote and the tunycle of the Ephod and the Ephod aÌd the brestlappe and gerth theÌ to him with the brodered girdel of the Ephod And put the mitre vppoÌ his heed and put the holy crowne vpon the mytre Then take the anoyntynge oyle and poure it apon his heed and anoynte him And brynge his sonnes and put albes apon them aÌd gerth them with girdels as well Aaron as his son nes And put the bonettes on them that the preastes office maye be theirs for a perpetuall lawe And fyll the handes of Aaron and of hys sonnes and brynge the oxe before the tabernacle of witnesse And let AaroÌ aÌd his soÌnes put their haÌdes apoÌ his heed aÌd kyll hiÌ before the Lord in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And take of the bloud of the oxe aÌd put it apoÌ the hornes of the alter with thi finger aÌd poure all the bloude apon the botome of the alter ⪠aÌd take all the fatt that couereth the inwardes aÌd the âall that is on the lyuer and the .ij. kydneys with the fatt that is apoÌ theÌ and burne theÌ apoÌ the alter But the flesh of the oxe and his skyn ne and his donge shalt thou burne with fyre without the hoste For it is a synneofferynge Then take one of the rammes aÌd let Aaron and his sonnes put their hondes apon the heade of the ram and cause him to be slayne aÌd take of his bloude and sprenkell it rounde aboute apon the alter and cutt the ram in peces and whesh the inwardes of him and his legges aÌd put them vnto the peces aÌd vnto his heed aÌd burne the hole ram apon the alter For it is a burntofferyng vnto the Lorde and a swete sauoure of the Lordes sacrifice And take the other ram and let Aaron and hys sonnes put their hondes apon hys heed and let him than be kylled And take of his bloude and put it apon the typpe of the righte eare of Aaron and of his sonnes and apon the thombe of their righte handes and apon the great too of their ryghte fete and sprenkell the bloude apon the alter rounde aboute Than take of the bloude that is apon the alter and of the anoyntynge oyle aÌd spreÌkell it apon Aaron and his vestimeÌtes aÌd apoÌ his son nes aÌd apoÌ their garmeÌtes also ThaÌ is he aÌd his clothes holy aÌd his sonnes aÌd their clothes holye also Than take the fatt of the ram and hys rompe and the fatt that couereth the inwardes and the kall of the lyuer and the two kydneys and the fatt that is apon them and the righte shulder for that ram is a fulloffrynge and a symnell of bred aÌd a cake of oyled bred aÌd a wafer out of the baskett of swete bred that is before the Lorde and put all apon the handes of Aaron and on the handes of his sonnes and waue theÌ in aÌd out a waueoffrynge vnto the Lorde Than take it from of their handes and but ne it apon the alter euen apon the burntoffringe to be a sauoure of swetnesse before the Lorde For it is a sacrifice vnto the Lorde Then take the brest of the ram that is Aarons fulloffrynge and waue it a waueoffrynge before the Lorde aÌd let that be thy parte And sanctifie the brest of the waueoffrynge and the shulder of the heueoffrynge whiche is waued and heued vp of the ram whiche is the fulloffrynge of Aaron aÌd of his sonnes And it shal be Aarons aÌd his sonnes dutye for euer of
oâ of his holy Gospell it and all that belonge thereto that it maye be holye And anoynte the altar of the burntoffringes and all his vessels and sanctifye the altar that it maye be most holye And anoynte also the lauer and his fote and sanctifye it Than brynge Aaron and his sonnes vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and wash them with water And put apon Aaron the holye vestmentes and anoynte him and sanctifye him that he maye ministre vnto me that their * anoyntige maie be an euerlastinge preast hode vnto theÌ thorow out their generacions And Moses dyd acordige to all that the Lorde commaunded him Thus was the tabernacle reared vp the first moneth in the secoÌde yere And Moses rered vp the tabernacle aÌd fastened his sokettes aÌd set vp the bordes aÌd put in their barres aÌd rered vp the pillers aÌd spred abrode the teÌt ouer the habitacioÌ aÌd put the coueringe of the tent an hye aboue it as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he toke aÌd put the testimonye in the arke aÌd sett the staues to the arcke and put the merciseate an hye apon the arcke and broughte the arcke in to the habitacioÌ and hanged vp the vayle aÌd couered the arcke of witnesse as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he put the table in the tabernacle off witnesse in the north syde of the habitacioÌ with out the vayle and set the bred in ordre before the Lorde eueÌ as the Lorde had commaunded Moses And he put the candelsticke in the tabernacle of witnesse ouer agaynst the table in the south syde of the habitacion and set vp the lampes before the Lorde as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he put the golden alter in the tabernacle of witnesse before the vayle aÌd brent swete cens there on as the Lorde commaunded Moses And set vp the hangynge in the dore of the habitacion and set the burntoffringe alter before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and offred burntoffringes and meatofferinges there on as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he set the lauer betwene the tabernacle of witnesse and the alter and poured water there in to wash with all And both Moses Aaron and his sonnes washed their haÌdes and their fete there at both when theywent in to the tabernacle of witnesse or wheÌ they went to the alter as the Lorde coÌmaunded Moses And he âered vp the courte rounde aboute the habitacion and the alter and set vp the hanginge of the courte gate and so Moses fynished the worke And the clowde couered the tabernacle of witnesse and the glorye of the Lorde fylled the habitacion so that Moses coude not entre in to the tabernacle of witnesse because the clowde abode there in and the glorye of the Lorde fylled the habitacion When the clowde was taken vp from of the habitacyoÌ the childern of Israel toke their iornayes as oft as they iornayed And yf the clowde departed not they iornayed nott till it departed for the clowde of the Lorde was apon the habitacion by daye and fyre by nyghte in the sighte of all the house of Israel in all their iornayes The ende of the seconde boke of Moses A PROLOGE IN TO THE thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus ¶ A prologe in to the thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus THe ceremonies which are described in the boke folowinge were cheflye ordined off God as I sayde in the ende of the prologe vppon Exodi to occupye the mindes of that people the Israelites and to kepe them from servinge of God after the imaginacyon of their blinde zele and good entent that their conscienceâ might be stablished and they sure that they pleased God therein which were impossible yf a man did of his awne heed that which was not commaunded of God nor depeÌded of any appoyntement made betwene him and God Soch ceremonies were vnto them as an A. B C. to lerne to spelle and read and as a nurce to fede them with milke and pappe and to speake vnto them after their awne capacyte and to lispe the wordes unto them acording as the babes and childern of that age might sounde them agayne For all that were before Christ were in the infancye and childhod of the worlde and sawe that sonne which we se openlye but thorowe a cloude and had but feble and weake imaginacions of Christ as childern haue of mennes deades a fewe prophetes excep ââ whiche yet described him vnto other in sacrifices and ceremonies likenesses rydles prouerbes and darke and straunge speakinge vntyil the full age were come that God wold shewe him openlye vnto the whole worlde and delyuer them from their shadowes and cloudelight and the hethen out of their dead slepe of starcke blinde ignorancye And as the shadowe vanisheth awaye at the comynge of the light euen so doo the ceremonyes and sacrifices at the comynge of Christ and are henceforth no moare necessarye then a token left in remembraunce of a bargayne is necessary wheÌ the bargayne is fulfilled And though they sâme playne childish yet they be not altogither frutelesse as the popettes and .xx. maner of try fles which mothers permitte vnto their yonge childern be not all in vayne For all be it that soch phantasyes be permytted to satisfie the childers lustes yet in that they are the mothers gifte and be done in place and tyme at hir coÌmaundement they kepe the childern in awe and make them knowe the mother and also make them more apte agenste a more stronger age to obaye in thinges of greater ârneste And moraouer though sacrifices and ceremonies can be no ground or fundacion to bild apon that is though we can proue noughte with them yet when we haue once sound oute Christ and his misteries then we maye borow figures that is to saye allegoryes similitudes or examples to open Christ and the secrettes off God hyd in Christ euen vnto the quycke and to declare them more lyuely and sensebly with them than with all the wordes of the worlde For similitudes haue more vertue and power with them than bare wordes and lead a mans wittes further in to the pithe and marye and spirituall vnderstondinge of the thinge than all the wordes that can be imagined And though also that all the ceremonies and sacrifices haue as it were a slerrelyght of Christ yet some there be that haue as it were the lighte of the brode daye a litle before the sonne risinge and expresse him and the circumstaunces and vertue of his deth so playnly as if we shulde playe his passyon on a scaffold or in a stage play opeÌlye before the eyes of the people As the scape gote the brasen serpent the oxe burnt without the hoste ⪠the passeouerlambe c. In so moch that I am fully persuaded and can not but beleue that God had shewed Moses the secrettes of Christ and the verey maner of his deth before hande and commaunded him to ordene them for the confirmacion of oure faythes whiche are now in
mater then an allegorye And contrary wyse there is not a better vehementer or myghtyer thinge to make a man vnderstond with all then an allegory For allegoryes make a man qwick witted and prynte wysdome in him and maketh it to abyde to here bare wordes go but in at the one eare and out at the other As this with soch like sayenges put salt to all youre sacrifices in steade of this sentence do all youre deades with discrecion greteth and biteth yf it be vnderstond moare theÌ playne wordes And when I saye in steade off these wordes bost not youre self of your good deades eate not the bloude nor the fatt of youre sacrifice there is as great differeÌce betwene them as there is distaunce betwene heauen aÌd erth For the liffe and beutye of all good deades is of God and we are but the caren leane we are onlye the instrument whereby god worketh only but the power is his As god created Paule a newe poured hys wisdome in to him gaue him mighte and promysed him that his grace shuld neuer fayle him c. and all without deservinges excepte that nurteringe the sayntes and makinge them curse and rayle on Christ be meritorious Now as it is death to eate the bloude or fatte of any sacrifice is it not thinke ye damnable to robbe god of his honoure and to gloryfye my self with his honoure ¶ The THYRDE BOke of Moses Called Leuiticus ¶ The thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus ¶ The firste Chapter ANd the Lorde called Moses And spake vnto him oute off the tabernacle of witnesse sayenge Speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them Who soeuer of you shall bringe a gifte vnto the Lorde shall bringe it of the catell euen of the oxen and of the shepe Yf he brynge a burntoffrynge of the oxen he shall offre a male without blimesh and shal brynge ⪠him to the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse that he maye be accepted before the Lorde And let him put his hande apon the heed of the burntsacrifice and fauoure shal be geuen him to make an attonemeÌt for hym aÌd let him kyll the oxe before the Lorde And let the preastes Aarons sonnes brynge the bloude and let them sprinckell it rounde aboute apon the alter that is before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And let the burntoffrynges be strypped and hewed in peces And theÌ let the sonnes of Aaron the preast put fire apoÌ the alter and put wodd apon the fire and let them laye the peces with the heed and the fatte apon the wod that is on the fire in the alter But the inwardes aÌd the legges they shall wash in water and the preast shall burne altogither apon the alter that it be a burntsacrifice and an offerynge of a swete odoure vnto the Lorde Yf he will offer a burntsacrifice of the shepe whether it be of the lambes or of the gootes he shall offer a male without blimesh And let him kyll it on the north syde of the alter before the Lorde And let the preastes Aarons sonnes sprinkle the bloude of it rounde aboute apon the alter And let it be cut in peces euen with his heed and his fatte and let the preast putte them apon the wodd that lyeth apon the fire in the alter But let him wash the inwardes and the legges with water and than bringe altogether and burne it apon the alter that is a burntoffrynge and a sacrifice of swete sauoure vnto the Lorde Yf he will offer a burntoffrynge of the foules he shall offer eyther of the turtyll doues or of the ionge pigeons And the preast shall brynge it vnto the alter and wrynge the necke a sundre of it and burne it on the alter and let the bloude runne out apon the sydes of the alter aÌd plucke awaye his croppe aÌd his fethers aÌd cast theÌ besyde the alter on the east parte vppoÌ the hepe of asshes aÌd breke his winges but plucke theÌ not a sundre And theÌ let the preast burne it vpoÌ the alter eueÌ apoÌ the wodd that lyeth apoÌ the fire a burntsacrifice aÌd an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde ¶ The seconde Chapter YF any soule will offer a meatoffrynge vnto the Lorde his offerynge shal be fine floure and he shall poure thereto oyle aÌd put frankencens theron and shall bringe it vnto Aarons sonnes the preastes And one of them shall take thereout his handfull of the floure and of the oyle with all the frankenceÌs aÌd burne it for a memoriall apoÌ the alter an offryng of a swete sauoure vnto the Lord. And the reÌnaunt of the meatofferynge shal be Aarons aÌd his sonnes as a thinge most holye of the sacrifices of the Lorde Yf any maÌ bringe a meatoffrynge that is bakeÌ in the oueÌ let him brynge swete cakes of fine floure mingled with oyle aÌd vnleuended wafers anoynted with oyle Yf thy meatoffrynge be baken in the fryenge pan then it shal be of swete floure mingled with oyle And thou shalt mynce it small aÌd poure oyle thereon aÌd so is it a meatoffrynge Yf thy meatofferynge be a thynge broyled vppon the greadyerne of floure myngled with oyle it shal be And thou shalt brynge the meatoffryng that is made of these thinges vnto the Lorde and shalt delyuer it vnto the preast and he shall brynge it vnto the altare and shall heue vppe parte of the meatoffrynge for a memoriall and shall burne it apon the alter an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And that which is left of the meatofferynge shal be Aarons and his sonnes as a thynge that is most holye of the offerynges off the Lorde All the meatoffrynges which ye shall brynge vnto the Lorde shal be made without leueÌ For ye shall nether burne leuen nor honye in any offerynge of the Lord ⪠Notwithstondinge ye shall bryng the firstlynges of them vnto the Lorde But they shall not come apon the alter to make a swete sauoure All thy meatofferynges thou shalt salt with salt nether shalt thou soffre the salt of the couenaunt of thy God to be lackynge from thy meatofferynge but apon all thyne offerynges thou shalt brynge salt Yf thou offer a meatofferynge of the first-ripe frutes vnto the Lorde then take of that which is yet grene and drye it by the fire aÌd beat it small and so offer the meatofferynge of thy firstrype frutes And than poure oyle there to and put frankencens thereon and so it is a meatoffrynge And the preast shall burne parte of the beten corne and parte of that oyle with all the fraÌkencens for a remembraunce That is an offerynge vnto the Lorde ¶ The thyrde Chapter YF any man brynge a peaceofferynge of the oxen whether it be male or female he shall brynge such as is without blemysh before the Lorde and let him put his hande apon the heed of his offerynge and kyll it before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And Aarons sonnes the preastes shall sprinkle the bloude apon
fatt apon the alter aÌd the brest shal be AaroÌs aÌd his sonnes And the right shulder they shall geue vnto the preast to be an heueoffrynge of their peaceoffringes And the same that offreth the bloud of the peaceoffringes aÌd the fatt amoÌg the soÌnes of AaroÌ shall haue the right shulder vnto his parte for the wauebrest aÌd the heueshulder I haue takeÌ of the childern of Israel euen of their peace offringes aÌd haue geueÌ it vnto AaroÌ the prest and vnto his sonnes to be a dutie for euer of the childern of Israel This is the anoyntinge of Aaron aÌd of the sacryfices of the Lorde in the daye when they were offered to be preastes vnto the Lorde whiche the Lorde commaunded to be geuen them in the daye when he anoynted them of the childern of Israel and to be a dutie for euer amonge their generacions This is the lawe of burntoffrynges of meatoffrynges of synne offrynges of trespaceoffrynges of full offrynges of peaceoffrynges which the Lorde commaunded Moses in the mount of Sinai in the daye when he commaunded the childern of Israel to offer their offrynges vnto the Lorde in the wildernesse of Sinai The .viij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Hence the pope fett holowenge of chirches alters font belles aÌd so forthe and the anoyntinge of bissnopes preastes and soch like take Aaron and his sonnes with hiÌ and the vestures and the anoyntinge oyle and an oxe for a synneofferynge and two rammes aÌd a baskett of swete bred aÌd gather all the comentye together vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And Moses dyd as the Lorde commaunded him and the people gathered them selues togither vnto the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse And Moses sayde vnto the people this is the thinge which the Lorde commaunded to do And Moses broughte Aaron and his sonnes and wasshed them with water and put apon him the albe and gyrde him with a girdel and put apon him the tunycle and put the Ephod thereon and gyrded him with the broderd girdel of the Ephod and bounde it vnto him therewith And he put the brestlappe thereon aÌd put in the brestlappe lighte aÌd perfectnesse And he put the myter apon his heed aÌd put apoÌ the myter eueÌ apoÌ the forefroÌt of it the golden plate of the holy croune as the Lorde commaunded Moses And Moses toke the anoyntynge oyle and anoynted the habitacion and all that was therein and sanctified them and sprynkled thereof apon the alter .vij. tymes and anoynted the alter and all his vessels and the lauer with hys fote to sanctifie them And he poured of the anoyntynge oyle apon Aarons heed and anoynted him to sanctifie him And he broughte Aarons sonnes and put albes apon them and gyrde them with gyrdels aÌd put bonettes apoÌ their heedes as the Lorde coÌmaunded Moses And the synneoffrynge was brought And Aaron and his sonnes put their handes apon the heed of the oxe of the synneoffryng And when it was slayne Moses toke of the bloude and put it apon the hornes of the alter rounde aboute with his finger and purified it aÌd poured the bloud vnto the botome of the alter aÌd sanctified it aÌd reconcyled it And he toke all the fatt that was apon the inwardes aÌd the kal that was on the lyuer aÌd the two kydneyes with their fatt aÌd burned it apoÌ the alter But the oxe the hide his flesh aÌd his donge he burnt with fire without the hoste as the Lorde commaunded Moses And he broughte the ram of the burntofferynge and Aaron aÌd his sonnes put their handes apon the heed of the ram and it was kylled And Moses sprinkled the bloud apoÌ the alter rouÌde aboute aÌd cutt the ram in peces aÌd burnt the heed the peces aÌd the fatte aÌd wasshed the inwardes aÌd the legges in water and burnt the ram euery whitt apoÌ the alter That was a burntsacrifice of a swete sauoure aÌd an offrynge vnto the Lorde as the Lorde coÌmaunded Moses And he broughte the other ram that was the fullofferynge and Aaron and his sonnes put their haÌdes apoÌ the heed of the ram And when it was slayne Moses toke of the bloude of it and put it apon the typpe of Aarons ryght eare and apon the thombe of his right hande and apon the great too of his righte fote Then were Aarons sonnes broughte aÌd Moses put of the bloude on the typpe of the right care of them and apon the thombes of theire righte handes and apon the great tooes of the ir righte fete and sprinkled the bloud apoÌ the alter rounde aboute And he toke the fatt aÌd the rompe aÌd all the fatt that was apon the inwardes aÌd the kall of the lyuer aÌd the .ij. kydneyes with their fatt aÌd their righte shulder And out of the basket of swete bred that was before the Lorde he toke one swete cake of oyled bred aÌd one waâer aÌd put theÌ on the fatt aÌd apon the righte shulder aÌd put altogether apoÌ Aarons handes aÌd apoÌ his sonnes handes aÌd waued it a waueofferynge before the Lorde And thaÌ Moses toke theÌ from of their handes agayne aÌd burnt theÌ apoÌ the alter euen apon the burntoffrynge These are the fulloffrynges of a swete sauoure aÌd a sacrifice vnto the Lorde And Moses toke the breste and waued it a waueoffrynge before the Lorde of the ram of the fuloffrynges aÌd it was Moses parte as the Lorde commaunded Moses And Moses toke of the anoynting oyle aÌd of the bloude whiche was apon the alter and sprinkled it apoÌ AaroÌ aÌd apon his vestimeÌtes aÌd apoÌ his soÌnes aÌd on their vestimeÌtes with hiÌ aÌd sanctified AaroÌ aÌd his vesturs aÌd his soÌnes and his sonnes vestures also Then Moses say de vnto Aaron and his sonnes boyle the flesh in the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse and there eate it with the bred that is in the basket of fullofferynges as the Lorde commaunded sayenge Aaron and his sonnes shall eate it aÌd that whiche remayneth of the flesh and of the brede burne with fire And se that ye departe not from the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse seuen dayes longe vntill the dayes of youre fullofferynges be at an ende For .vij. dayes must youre haÌdes be filled as they were this daye eueÌ so the Lorde hath commauÌded to do to reconcyle you with all Se therfore that ye abyde in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse daye and nyghte seuen dayes longe and kepe the watch of the Lorde that ye dye not for so I am commaunded And Aaron and his sonnes dyd all thynges which the Lorde commaunded by the hande of Moses ¶ The .ix. Chapter ANd the .viij. daye Moses called Aaron and his sonnes and the elders of Israel and sayde vnto Aaron take a calfe for a synne offrynge and a ram for a burntoffrynge both without blemish and brynge them before the Lorde And vnto the childern of Israel he spake sayenge take ye an he goote for a synneofferynge and a calfe
and halowe it froÌ the vnclennesses of the childern of Israel And wheÌ he hath made an ende of recoÌcylinge the holy place and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌd the alter let him bringe the lyue goote aÌd let AaroÌ put both his handes apon the heede of the lyue goote and confesse ouer him all the mysdeades of the childern of Israell and all their trespaces and all their synnes and let him put them apoÌ the heed of the goote aÌd sende him awaye by the handes of one that is acoynted in the wyldernesse And the goote shall bere apon him all their mysdeades vnto the wildernesse and he shall let the goote goo fre in the wildernesse And let Aaron goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and put off the lyneÌ clothes which he put on when he weÌt in in to the holy place aÌd leaue them there And let him wasshe his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burntofferynge and the burntofferynge of the people and make an atonemeÌt for him selfe aÌd for the people and the fatt of the synofferynge let him burne apon the alter And let him that caryed forth the scapegoote wasshe his clothes and bathe hys flesh in water and then come in to the hoste agayne And the oxe of the synofferynge and the goote of the synofferynge whose bloude was brought in to make an atonemeÌt in the holy place let one carye out without the hoste and burne with fyre both their skynnes their flesh aÌd their donge And let him that burneth them wasshe his clothes aÌd bathe his flesh in water and theÌ come in to the hoste agayne And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer vnto you And eueÌ in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no worke at all whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger that sogeorneth amonge you for that daye shall an attonemeÌt be made for you to clense you from all youre synnes before the Lorde and ye shal be cleane It shal be a sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and it shal be an ordynaunce for euer And the preast that is anoynted and whose hande was fylled to mynistre in his fathers steade shall make the attonemeÌt and shall put on the holy lyneÌ vestimeÌtes and reconcyle the holy sanctuary and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌd the alter and shall make an attonemeÌt also for the preastes and for all the people of the congregacion And this shal be an euerlastynge or dynaunce vnto you to make an atonement for the childern of Israel for all their synnes once a yere and it was done eueÌ as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The XVII Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto AaroÌ and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel aÌd saye vnto them this is the thynge which the Lorde charged saynge whatsoeuer he be of the housse of Israel that kylleth an oxe lambe or goote in the hoste or out of the hoste and bryngeth theÌ not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse to offer an offerynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellynge place of the Lorde bloude shal be imputed vnto that man as though he had shed bloude and that man shall perysh from amonge his people Wherfore let the childern of Israel brynge their offerynges they offer in the wyde felde vnto the Lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and vnto the preast and offer theÌ for peaseofferynges vnto the Lorde And the preast shall sprinkle the bloude apon the alter of the Lorde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and burne the fatt to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them nomoare offer their offerynges vnto deuyls after whom thy goo an whoorynge And this shal be an ordynauÌce for euer vnto you thorow out youre generacyons And thou shalt saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that sogeorne amonge you that offereth a burntofferynge or any other offerynge and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to offer vnto the Lorde that felow shall perysh from amonge his people And what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my faâe agaynst that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy him from amonge his people for the life of the flesh is in the bloude and I haue geuen it vnto you apon the alter to make an attonement for youre soules for bloude shall make an attonemeÌt for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel se that no soule of you cate bloude nor yet any straunger that soiourneth amonge you What soeuer man it be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne amonge you that honteth and catcheth any beest or foule that maye be eateÌ he shall poure out the bloude aÌd couer it with erthe for the life of all flesh is in the bloude therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel ye shall eate the bloude of no maner of flesh for the life of all flesh is in his bloude and whosoeuer therfore eateth it shall perysh And what soeuer soule it be that eateth that which dyed alone or that which was torne with wylde beestes whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes aÌd bathe him selfe in water aÌd shal be vncleane vnto the eueÌ aÌd thaÌ is he cleane But aÌd yf he wasshe them not nor wasshe his flesh he shall beare his synne ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌd saye vnto them I am the Lorde youre God Wherfore after the doynges of the land of Egipte wherein ye dwelt se that ye doo not nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whether I will bringe you nether walke ye in their ordinaunces but doo after my iudgemeÌtes and kepe myne ordynaunces to walke therein for I am the Lorde youre God Kepe therfore myne ordinaunces aÌd my iudgemeÌtes whiche yf a man doo he shall lyue thereby for I am the Lorde Se that ye goo to none of youre nyghest kyn red for to vncouer their secrettes for I am the Lorde The secrettes of thy father and thy mother se thou vnheale not she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer hir secrettes The secrettes of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for they are thy fathers secrettes Thou shalt not discouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne awne preuyte Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy fathers wyues doughter which she bare to thy father for she is thy
dwelt in the south parties harde tell that Israel came by the waye that the spies had founde out he came and foughte with Israel and toke some of them presoners Then Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayed Yf thou wilt geue this people in to oure haÌdes we will destroye their cities And the Lorde herde the voyce of Israel aÌd delyuered them the Cananites And they destroyed both them and their cities and called the place Horma Then they departed from mount hortowarde the redd se to compasse the londe of EdoÌ And the soules of the people faynted by the waye And the people spake agenst God and agenst Moses wherfore hast thou brought us out of Egipte for to dye in the wildernesse for here is nether bred nor water and oure soules lotheth this lyghte bred Then the Lorde sent fyrie serpentes amoÌge the people which stonge them so that moch people dyed in Israel And the people came to Moses and sayed we haue synned for we haue spoken agenst the Lorde and agenst the make intercession to the Lorde that he take a wayethe serpentes from us And Moses made intercession for the people And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses make the a serpent aÌd haÌge it vpp for a sygne and lett as many as are bytten loke apon it and they shall lyue And Moses made a serpent of brasse aÌd sert it vp for a sygne And when the serpentes had bytten any man he went and behelde the serpent of brasse and recouered And the childern of Israel remoued and pitched in Oboth And they departed from Oboth and laye at Egebarim in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the cast syde And they remoued thence and pitched apââ the ryuer of zarad And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of ArnoÌ which ryuer is in the wildernesse and cometh out of the costes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betwene Moab and the Amorites Wherfore it is spoken in the boke of the warre of the Lorde goo with a violence both on the ryuer of Arnon and on the ryuers heed whiche shoâeth doune to dwell at Ar and leneth vppon the costes of Moab And from thence they came to Bear whiche is the well whereof the Lorde spake vnto Moses gather the people together that I maye geue them water Then Israel sange this songe Aryse vpp well synge thereto The well whiche the rulers dygged and the captaynes of the people with the helpe of the lawegeuer and with their staues And from this wildernesse they went to Maâana and from Maâana to Nahaliâl and from Nahaliâl to Bamoth and from Bamoth to the valay that is in the felde of Moab in the toppe of Pisga which boweth towarde the wildernesse And Israel sent messengers vnto SihoÌ kynge of the Amorites sayenge let vs goo thorow thy londe we will not turne in to thy feldes nor in to thy vyneyardes nether drynke of the water of the welles but we will goo alonge by the comon waye vntill we be past thy contre And SihoÌ wolde geue Israel no licence to passe thorow his contre but gathered all his people together went out ageÌst Israel in to the wildernesse And he came to Iaheza and foughte with Israel And Israel smote him with the edge of the swerde and conquered his londe from Arnon vnto Iabock euen vnto the childern of Ammon for the borders of the childern of Ammon are stronge And Israel toke all these cities dwelt in all yâ cities of yâ Amorites in Esbon and in all the townes that longe there to For Esbon was the citie of Sihon the kinge of the Amorites which Sihon had fought before with the kinge of the Moabites aÌd had taken all his londe out of his hande euen vnto Arnon Wherfore it is a prouerbe goo to HesboÌ and let the citie of Sihon be bylt aÌd made redye for there is a fyre gone out of Hesbon a flame froÌ the citie of SihoÌ aÌd hath coÌsumed Ar of the Moabites and the men of the hylles of Arnon Wo be to the Moab o people of Chemos ye are forloren His sonnes are put to flighte his doughters brought captyne vnto Sihon kinge of the Amorites There lighte is out from Hesbon vnto ââbon and we made a wildernesse euen vnto Nopha whiche reacheth vnto Mediba And thus Israell dwelt in the londe of the Amorites And Moses sent to serche oute Iaezer they toke the townes belongynge thereto aÌd conquered the Amorites that were there And then they turned and went vppe towarde Bason And Og the kynge of Bason came out agenst them both he and all his people to warre at Edrei And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses feare him not for I haue delyuered him in to thy handes with all his people and his lande And thou shalt do with him as thou dydest with Sihon the kynge of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon And they smote him and his sonnes and all hys people vntyll there was nothinge left him And they conquered his lande And yâ children of Israel remoued and pitched in the feldes of Moab on the other syde of Iordane by Iericho ¶ The .xxij. Chapter ANd Balac the sonne of Ziphor sawe all that Israel had done to the Amorites and the Moabites were sore a frayed of the people because they were many and abhorred the childern of Israel And Moab sayed vnto the elders of Madian now this companye hath lickte vpp all that are rounde aboute vs as an oxe lycketh vp the grasse of the felde And Balac the sonne of Ziphor was kinge of the Moabites at that tyme. And he sent messangers vnto Balam the sonne of Beor the interpreter whiche dwelt vppon the ryuer of the lande of the childern of his folke to call him sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte which couereth the face of the erthe and lye euen harde by me Come nowe a felashippe and curse me this people For they are to myghtie for me so peraâenture I myghte be able to smyte them and to dryue them oute of the londe For I wote that whome thou blessest shal be blessed and whome thou cursest shal be cursed And the elders of Moab went with the elders of Madian and the rewarde of the sothe sayenge in their handes And they came vnto Balam and tolde him the wordes of Balac And he sayed vnto them tary here all nyghte and I will bringe you worde euen as the Lorde shall saye vnto me And the lordes of Moab abode with Balam And god came vnto Balam and sayed what men are these which are with the ⪠And Balam sayed vnto god Balac the sonne of Ziphor kynge of Moab hath sent vnto me sayenge beholde there is a people come out of Egipte and couereth the face of the erthe come now therfore and curse me them that so peraduenture I maye be able to ouercome them in batell and to dryue theÌ out And god sayed vnto Balam thou shalt not goo with
loÌde Nay but for the wekednesse of these nacions the Lord doth cast theÌ out before the. It is not for thy rightuousnes sake aÌd right hert that thou goest to possesse their loÌd But partely for the wekednesse of these nacioÌs the Lord thy god doth cast theÌ out before the and partly to performe that which the Lorde thy God sware vnto thi fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob Vnderstond therfore that it is not for thy rightuousnes sake that the Lorde thy God doth geue the this good lând to possesse it for thou art a stissenecked people RemeÌbre aÌd forget not how thou prouokedest the Lorde thi god in the wildernesse for sens the daye that thou camest out of the lond of Egipte vntyll ye came vnto this place ye haue rebelled agenst the Lorde Also in Horeb ye angred the Lorde so that the Lorde was wroth with you eueÌ to haue destroyed you after that I was gone vpp in to the mount to fett the tables of stone the tables of appoyntment which the Lorde made with you And I abode in the hyll .xl. dayes aÌd xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water And the Lorde delyuered me two tables of stone writen with the finger of God and in them was acordynge to all the wordes which the Lorde sayed vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye wheÌ the people were gathered together And wheÌ the .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes were ended the Lorde gaue me the two tables off stone the tables of the testament and sayed vnto me Vpp and get the doune quyckely from hence for thy people which thou hast broughte out of Egipte haue marred themselues They are turned attonce out of the waye whiche I commaunded them and haue made theÌ a god of metall Furthermore the Lorde spake vnto me sayenge I se this people how that it is a stiffenecked people let me alone that I maye destroye them and put out the name off them from vnder heauen and I will make off the a nacion both greater aÌd moo than they And I turned awaye and came doune from the hyll and the hyll burnt with fire and had the two tables of the appoyntment in my handes And when I loked and sawe that ye had synned agenst the Lorde youre God and had made you a calfe of metall and had turned attonce out of the waye whiche the Lorde had commaunded you TheÌ I toke the two tables and cast them out of my two handes and brake theÌ before youre eyes And I fell before the Lorde euen as at the first tyme .xl. dayes aÌd xl nightes and nether ate bred nor dranke water ouer all youre synnes whiche ye had synned in doynge wekedly in the syght of the Lorde aÌd in prouokinge him For I was afrayed of the wrath and fearsnesse wherwith the Lord was angrie with you eueÌ for to haue destroyed you But the Lorde herde my peticion at that tyme also The Lorde was very angrie with Aaron also eueÌ for to haue destroyed him But I made intercession for AaroÌ also the same tyme. And I toke youre synne the calfe which ye had made aÌd burnt him with fire aÌd stampe him and grounde him a good eueÌ vnto smal dust And I cast the dust thereof in to the broke that descended out of the mount Also at âhabeera and at Masa and at the sepulchres of lust ye angred the Lorde yee aÌd when the Lorde sent you from Cades Bernea sayenge goo vpp and conquere the lond whiche I haue geuen you ye disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde youre God and nether beleued hiÌ nor herkened vnto his voyce Thus ye haue bene disobedieÌt vnto the Lord sence the daye that I knew you And I fell before the Lorde .xl. dayes and Lerne to praââ xl nightes whiche I laye there for the Lorde was minded to haue destroyed you But I made intercession vnto the Lorde and sayed O Lorde Iehoua destroye not thy people and thyne enheritauÌce which thou hast delyuered thorow thi greatnesse and which thou hast brought out of Egipte with a mightie hand RemeÌbre thy servauntes Abraham Isaac and Iacob and loke not vnto the stoburnesse of this people nor vnto their wekednesse and synne lest the londe whence thou broughtest them saye Because the Lorde was not able to brynge them in to the londe which he promysed them and because he hated them therfore he caried them out to destroye them in the wildernesse Moreouer they are thy people and thine enheritaunce whiche thou broughtest out with thy myghtye power and wyth thy stretched out arme ¶ The .x. Chapte IN the same ceason the Lord sayed vnto me hewe the two tables of stone like vnto the first and come vp vnto me in to the mount aÌd make the an Arke of wod and I will wryte in the table the wordes that were in the first tables which thou brakest aÌd thou shalt put theÌ in the arcke And I made an arke of sethiÌ wod aÌd hewed two tables of stone like vnto the first aÌd went vp in to the mountayne and the .ij. tables in myne hande And he wrote in the tables acording to the first writinge the .x. verses whiche the Lorde spake vnto you in the mount out of the fire in the daye when the people were gathered aÌd gaue theÌ vnto me And I departed aÌd came doune froÌ the hyll and put the tables in the arcke which I had made aÌd there they remayned as the Lorde commaunded me And the childern of Israel toke their iurney from Beroth BeÌ IakeÌ to Mosera where AaroÌ dyed aÌd where he was buried aÌd Eleazer his sonne became preast iÌ his steade And froÌ theÌce they departed vnto Gudgod aÌd froÌ Gudgod to Iathbath a loÌd of riuers of water And the same ceason the Lorde separated the trybe of Leui to beare the arcke of the appoyntment of the Lorde and to stonde before the Lorde aÌd to ministre vnto him and to blesse in his name vnto this daye Wherfore the Leuites haue no parte nor enheritaunce with their brethern The Lorde he is their enheritaunce as the Lorde thy God hath promysed them And I taried in the mount eueÌ as at the first tyme .xl. dayes and .xl. nyghtes and the Lorde herkened vnto me at that tyme also so that the Lorde wolde not destroye the. And the Lorde sayed vnto me vpp aÌd goo forth in the iurney before the people and let them goo in aÌd conquere the lond which I sware vnto their fathers to geue vnto them And now Israel what is it that the Lord thi God requyreth of the but to feare the Lord thi God and to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serue the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and with all thy soule that thou kepe the commaundmentes of the Lorde aÌd his ordinaunces which I commaunde the this daye for thy welth Beholde heauen and the heauen of heauens is the Lordes thy god and the erth with all that therein is
howe that I I am he and that there is no God but I. I can kyll and make alyue aÌd what I haue smyten that I can heale nether yâ there that can delyuer any man oute off my honde For I will lifte vp myne hande to heaueÌ aÌd will saye I lyue euer Yf I whett the lyghtenynge of my swerde and myne hande take in hande to doo iustyce I wyll shewe vengeaunce on myne enemyes and will rewarde them that hate me I will make myne arowes dronkeÌ with bloude and my swerde shall eate flesh of the bloud of the slayne and of the captyue and of the bare heed of the enemye Reioyse hethen wyth hys people for he wyll auenge the bloude off his servauntes and wyll auenge hym off hys aduersaryes and wil be mercyfull vnto the londe off hys people And Moses went aÌd spake all the wordes of this songe in the eares of the people both he and Iosua the sonne of Nun. And when Moses had spoken all these wordes vnto the ende to all Israel then he sayed vnto them Sett youre hertes vnto all the wordes whiche I testifye vnto you this daye that ye commaunde them vnto youre childern to obserue and doo all the wordes off thys lawe For it is not a vayne worde vnto you but it is youre lyfe and thorow thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lond whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to conquere it And the Lorde spake vnto Moses the selfe same daye sayenge get the vpp in to this mountayne Abarim vnto mount Nebo which is in the londe of Moab ouer agenst Iericho And beholde the londe of Canaan whiche I geue vnto the childern of Israel to possesse And dye in the mount whiche thou goest vppon and be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor aÌd was gathered vnto his people For ye trespased agenst me amonge the childern of Israel at the waters off striffe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin because ye sanctified me not amonge the childern of Israel Thou shalt se the londe before the but shall not goo thither vnto the londe which I geue the childern off Israel The .xxxiij. Chapter THis is the blessinge where with Moses gods man blessed the childern of Israel before his deeth sayenge The Lord came froÌ Sinai and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appered gloriously from mount Paran and he came with thousandes of sayntes and in his right hande a lawe of fyre for them How loued he the people All his sayntes are in his honde They yoyned theÌ selues vnto thy fote and receaued thi wordes Moses gaue us a lawe which is the enheritaunce of the coÌgregacion of Iacob And he was in Israel kinge when he gathered the heedes of the people and the tribes of Israel to gether Ruben shall lyue and shall not dye but his people shal be few in numbre This is the blessynge of Iuda And he sayed heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda and bringe him vnto his people let his handes fyght for him but he thou his helpe agenst his enemies And vnto Leui he sayed thy perfectnesse aÌd thi light be after thy mercyfull maÌ whoÌ thou temptest at Masa aÌd with whom thou striuedst at the waters of strife He that saieth vnto his father aÌd mother I sawe him not aÌd vnto his brethern I knewe not and to his sonne I wote not for they haue obserued thi wordes and kepte thy testament They shall teach Iacob thi iudgementes aÌd Israel thi lawes They shall put cens before thi nose and whole sacrifices apon thine altare Blesse Lorde their power and accepte the workes of their hondes smyte the backes of them that ryse ageÌst them and of them that hate them that they ryse not agayne Vnto Ben Iamin he sayed The Lordes derlynge shall dwell in saffetye by him and kepe him selfe in the hauen by hym contynually and shall dwell betwene his shulders And vnto Ioseph he sayed blessed of the Lorde is his londe with the goodly frutes off heauen with dewe and with sprynges that lye beneth and with frutes of the encrease of the sonne and with rype srute off the monethes and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer and with goodly frute of the erth and off the fulnesse there of And the good will of him that dwelleth in the bush shall come vppon the heed of Ioseph and vppon the toppe of the heed of him that was separated fro amonge his brethern his bewtye is as a first-borne oxe and his hornes as the hornes of an vnycorne And with them he shall push the nacions to gether euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are the many thousandes of Ephraim and the thousandes off Manasse And vnto Zabulon he sayed Reioyse Zabulon in thi goenge out and thou Isachar in thi tentes They shall call the people vnto the hill and there they shall offer offerynges of righteousnes For they shall sucke of the abundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sonde And vnto Gad he sayed blessed is the rowmmaker Gad. He dwelleth as a lion and caught the arme aÌd also the toppe of the heed He sawe his begynnynge that a parte of the teachers were hyd there aÌd come with the heedes of the people and executed the righteousnes of the Lorde and his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayed Dan is a lions whelpe he shall flowe from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayed Nephali he shall haue abundance of pleasure and shal be fylled with the blessinge of the Lorde aÌd shall haue his possessions in the southwest And of Asser he sayed Asser shal be blessed with childern he shal be acceptable vnto his brethern and shall dyppe his fote in oyle Yern and brasse shall hange on thi showes and thine age shal be as thi youth There is none like vnto the God of the off Israel he that sitteth vppon heauen shal be thine helpe whose glorie is in the cloudes that is the dwellinge place of God from the begynnynge and from vnder the armes of the worlde he hath cast out thine enemies before the and sayed destroye And Israel shall dwell in saffetye alone And the eyes of Iacob shall loke appon a londe of corne and wyne moreouer his heauen shall droppe with dewe Happye art thou Israel who is like vnto the A people that art saued by the Lorde thy shilde and helper and swerde of thi glorye And thyne enemyes shall hyde them selues from the and thou shalt walke vppon their hye hilles The .xxxiiij. Chapter ANd Moses went froÌ the feldes of Moab vpp in to mount Nebo which is the toppe of Pisga that is ouer agenst Iericho And the Lorde shewed him all the londe off Gilead euen vnto Dan and all nephtali and the londe of Ephraim and Manasse aÌd all the londe of Iuda euen vnto the vtmost see aÌd the south and the region of the playne of Iericho the citye of datetrees euen vnto Zoar And the Lorde sayed vnto him This is the lon de which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I will geue it vnto thy seed I haue shewed it the before thyne eyes but thou shalt not goo ouer thither So Moses the seruaunte of the Lorde dyed there in the londe of Moab at the commaundment of the Lorde And he buryed him in a valey in the londe of Moab besyde Beeth Peor but no man wyst of his sepulchre vnto this daye And Moses was an hundred and .xx. ye re olde when he dyed aÌd yet his eyes were not dym nor his chekes abated And the childern of Israel wepte for Moses in the feldes off Moab .xxx. dayes And the dayes off wepynge and mornynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wisdome for Moses had put his hande vppon him And all the childeân of Israel herkened vnto him and dyd as the Lorde coÌmaunded Moses But there arose not a prophett sense in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face in all the miracles and wonders which the Lorde sent him to doo in the londe of Egipte vnto Pharao and all his seruauntes and vnto all his londe and in all the myghtye deades and greate tereble thinges which Moses dyd in the sight of all Israel ¶ The ende of the fifth boke of Moses Avims A kinde of geauntes and the worde signifieth crooked vnright or weked Belial weked or wekednesse he that hath cast the yoke of God of his necke aÌd will not obeye god Bruterar prophesiers or sothsayers Emims a kinde of geauÌtes so called be cause they were terreble and cruell for emin signifieth terreblenesse Enack a kinde of geauntes so called happlye because they ware cheynes aboute their neckes for enack signifieth soch a cheyne as men weer aboute their neckes Horims A kinde of geauntes aÌd signifieth noble because that of pride they called theÌ selues nobles or gentles Rocke God is called a rocke because both he aÌd his worde lasteth euer Whett theÌ on thy childern that is exercyse thy childern in theÌ aÌd putthem in vre Zamzumims a kinde of geauÌtes aÌd signifleth myscheuous or that be all waye imaginiÌge