whales and euery lyuynge mouyng creature which the waters brought forth after theyr kynde and euery fethered foule after theyr kynde And God sawe that it was good And god blessed them sayeng ▪ Growe and increase and fyll the waters of the See and let fethered foules be multiplyed in the earth The euenyng also and the mornynge was made the fyfth day And God sayd Let the earth brynge forth liuynge creature after his kynde catell worme beaste of the earth after his kynde and so it came to passe And God made the beast of the earthe after his kynde and catel after theyr kynde and euery thynge that crepeth vpon the earth after his kynde And god sawe that it was good And god sayde Let vs make man in our ymage after our lykenes and let them haue rule ouer the fysshe of the See ouer foule of the ayre and ouer catell ouer the earth ouer al thyng that crepeth vpon the earth And so god created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he hym male and female created he them And god blessed them and God sayde vnto them Growe and increace and replenysshe the earth and subdue it and haue dominyon ouer the fysshe of the See and ouer foule of the ayre and ouer euery liuynge thyng that moueth vpon the earth And God sayde Beholde I haue gyuen you euery herbe bearyng seede which is in the vpper face of al the earth and euery tree in the whiche is fruyte of tree and that beareth seed that they may be meat for you And vnto euery beast of the earth to euery byrde of the ayre and to euery suche thynge as crepeth vpō the earth wherin is a lyuyng soule I haue gyuen all grenesse of herbe for meate And so it was done And God sawe euery thyng that he had made beholde it was excedynge good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the syxte daye ▪ ¶ The halowyng of the Sabboth the Chapitre afore repeted The foure cloudes of paradise The settynge of than in paradise The tree of knowledge forbydden The creacion of Eua The institution of mariage CAPI II. THe heuen also and the earth were finysshed and all the hoost of them And in the seuenth daye god ended his worke which he had made And in the seuenth day he rested from all his worke whiche he had made And God blessed the seuenth day and sayntified it bycause that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God created to make These are the generacions of the henens and of the earth when they were created in the daye when the Lorde God made the earth and the heuens and euery plant of the felde before it was in the earth and euery herbe of the feld before it grew For the lorde god had not caused it to rayne vpō the earth neyther was there a man to tyll the ground And there went vp a myst from the exth and watred the hoole face of the grounde The Lorde God also * shope man euen dust of the grounde brethed in to his nosethyrls the breth of lyfe Adam was made a lyuyng soule Moreouer the lorde god planted a garden in Eden from the east and there he put man whome he had made Also out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree that was pleasaunt to the syght cōmodious for meate And the tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good of euyl was in the myddes of the garden And out of Eden there went forth a ryuer to water the garden And from thence it was deuyded became in to foure heades The name of one is Pison The same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Hauilah where is golde And the golde of that lande is good There is also Bidelliū and the stoone Onichinus The name of the seconde ryuer is Gihon the same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Ethiopis The name of the thyrde ryuer is Hydekel and it goeth towarde the east syde of Assyria And the fourth ryuer is Euphrates And so the lord god toke Adam and put hym in to the garden of Eden that he myght dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God cōmaunded Adam sayenge Eatynge thou shalte eate of euery tree of the garden But of the tree of knowledge of good euyl thou shalt not eate of it For in what day soeuer thou eatest therof thou shalte dye the death And agayne the Lorde God sayde It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I wyll make hym an helpe whiche maye be present with hym And so out of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beast of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto the man that he myght se how he wold call it For lykewyse as man him selfe named euery lyuynge thynge euen so was the name therof Man hym selfe therfore named the names vnto all catell and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that myght be present with hym The Lorde God also caused a slomber to fall vpon Adam he slepte And he toke one of his rybbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade therof And the ryb which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto the man And the man sayde This is nowe boone of my bones and flesshe of my flesshe she shall be called woman bycause she was taken out of man For this cause shall a man leaue his father and his mother and shall be ioyned with his wyfe and they shall become one flesshe And they were bothe naked the man I say and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The serpent deceyueth the woman The serpent is cursed the punishment of the man and woman Adam driuen out of Paradise Chryste our sauyour is promysed CAPI III. BUt the serpent was sotyller then all the beastes of the felde whiche the Lorde God made And he sayde vnto the woman yea hath God sayde ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden And the woman sayde vnto the serpent we eate of the fruyte of the tree of the garden but as for the fruyt of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden God hath sayd ye shal not eate of it ney ther shall ye touche it leest haply ye dye And the serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shal not dye the death but God doth knowe that the same daye that ye eate therof youre eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as Goddes knowynge good and euyll And so the woman seynge that the same tree was good to eate and delectable to the eyes and that the same tree was pleasant to get wysdome toke of the fruyte therof and dyd eate and gaue vnto her husband beyng with her whiche dyd eate also And the eyes of them bothe were opened and they knewe that
they were naked and they sowed fygge leaues to gyther and made them selues aprons And they herde the voyce of the Lorde God walkynge in the garden in the coole of the daye And Adam and his wyfe hyd them selues from the face of the Lorde God among the trees of the garden And the lorde God called Adam and sayd vnto hym where arte thou Whiche sayd I herde thy voyce in the garden and was afrayde bycause I was naked and hyd my selfe And he sayde Who tolde the that thou wast naked Hast thou not eaten of the same tree of whiche I commaūded the that thou shuldest not eate of it And Adam sayde The woman whome thou gauest to be with me she gaue me of the tree and I dyd eate And the lorde god sayd to the womā why hast thou done this And the woman sayd Yonder serpent begyled me and I dyd eate And the lorde god sayd vnto the serpent bycause thou hast done this thou arte cursed aboue al cattel and aboue euery beast of the felde Upon thy belly shalte thou goo and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I wyll also put enmytye bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed her seede The same shall treade downe thy heade thou shalte treade vpon his hele But vnto the womā he sayd Multiplyeng I wyl multiplie thy sorowe and thy conceyuyng In sorowe shalte thou brynge forth chyldren and thy lust shal perteyne to thy husbande and he shall haue the rule of the. Unto Adam he sayde Bycause thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe haste eaten of the tree of which I cōmaunded the sayenge Thou shalte not eate of it cursed is the ground for thy sake In sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystle shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalt eate the herbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalte thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grounde for out of it was thou taken in as moche as thou arte dust in to dust shalte thou be turned agayne And Adam called his wyues name Eua bycause she was the mother of all lyuyng Unto the same Adam also and to his wyfe dyd the Lorde God make letherne garmentes and clothed them And the Lorde God sayd Beholde yonder man hath ben euen as one of vs that he myght knowe good and euyll And nowe lest haply he put forth his hande and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate and lyue for euer And the Lorde God sent hym forth from the garden of Eden to dresse the ground that he was taken out of And so he droue out man and at the East syde of the garden of Eden he set Cherubim and the glysterynge flambe of a shakyng swerde to kepe the way of the tree of lyfe ⧠†⧠¶ Coin hylleth his ryghtious brother Abel Cain dispayreth The generation of Enoch Mathusaell Tuhall Lamrech Seth Enos CAPI IIII. ADam knewe Eua his wyfe Who conceyuynge bare Cain sayenge I haue gotten a man of the Lorde And she procedynge forth brought forth his brother Abel and Abell was a shepherde But Cain was a tyller of the grounde And in processe of dayes it came to passe that Cain brought of the fruyte of the grounde an oblacyon vnto the Lorde Abell also brought of the fyrstlynges of the shepe and of the fat therof And the Lorde had respecte vnto Abell and to his oblacyō But vnto Cain and to his offerynge he had no respect For the which cause Cain was exceadynge wrothe and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why arte thou wrothe and why is thy countenaunce abated Yf thou do well shall there not be a promocyon And yf thou doest not well lyeth not thy syn in the dores Unto the also perteyneth the lust therof and thou shalt haue dominyō ouer it And Cain spake vnto Abell his brother let vs go forth And it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain rose vp agaynst Abel his brother and slue hym And the lorde sayd vnto Cain Where is Abell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not Am I my brothers keper And he sayd What hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde And nowe arte thou cursed vpon the earth whiche hath opened her mouth to receyue thy brothers bloode from thy hande If thou tyl the grounde she shal not procede to yelde vnto the her strength Fugitiue and a vagabounde shalte thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgyuen Beholde thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth and from thy face shall I be hyd Fugitiue also and a vagabounde shall I be in the earth And it shall come to passe euery one that fyndeth me shal slee me And the Lorde sayd vnto hym it shall not be so Yea but who so euer sleeth Cain it shall be auenged seuen folde And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain lest any man fyndyng hym shulde kyll hym And Cain wente out from the face of the Lorde and dwelte in the lande Nod Eastwarde from Eden Cain also knewe his wyfe whiche conceyued and bare Enoch and buyldyng a cytie he called the name of the same cytie after the name of his sonne Enoch Unto the same Enoch was borne Irad Irad begat Mehuiaell and Mehuiaell begat Methuschael Methuschaell begat Lamech And Lamech toke vnto hym two wyues The name of the one Ada the name of the other Zylla And Ada begat Iaball whiche was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of such as haue catel His brothers name was Iuball which was the father of all that handle harpe and organe And Zylla also begat Thuball Cain whiche wrought connyngly euery crafte of brasse of yron The sister of Thubal Cain was Naema And Lamech sayd vnto his wyues Ada and Zylla Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech herken vnto my speche Yf I haue sleyne a man to the woundynge of myselfe and a yonge man to myne owne punishment Yf Cain shall be auenged seuenfolde truely Lamech seuentye tymes and seuen tymes Adam knewe his wyfe agayne and she bare a sonne and called his name Seth. For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seed in steade of Abell whome Cain slewe And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne and he called his nam ▪ Enos ▪ Then began they to make inuocacyon in the name of the Lorde ¶ The Genealogy of Adam and of other Fathers vnto Noe. CAPI V. THis is the boke of the generacions of Adam In the daye that God ▪ created man in the lykenesse of God made he hym Male and female created he them and blessed them and called theyr name Adam in the daye of theyr creacion And Adam lyued an hundred and thyrtye yeares and begat a sonne in his owne
And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses thus thou shalte say vnto the chyldren of Israel Ye haue sene that I haue talked with you from out of heuē Ye shal not make therfore with me goddes of syluer neyther shall ye make you goddes of golde An aulter of earth thou shalte make vnto me and theron offer thy burnt offrynges and thy peace offerynges thy shepe and thyne oxen In all places where I shall put the remembraunce of my name ⊢ thyther I wyll come vnto the blesse the. And yf thou wylt make me an aulter of stone se y u make it not of hewen stone Els yf thou lyfte vp thy toule vpon it thou hast poluted it Neyther shalte thou go vp by steppes vnto myne aulter that thy fylthynesse be not shewed theron ¶ Temporall and Ciuile ordinaunces CAPI XXI These are the lawes which thou shalt set before them If thou bye a seruaunte that is an Hebrue vi yeres he shal serue in the seuenth he shal go out fre payeng no thyng Yf he came alone he shal go out alone And yf he came maryed his wyfe shall go out with hym And yf his mayster haue gyuen hym a wyfe and she haue borne hym sonnes or doughters then the wyfe and her chyldren shal be her maysters and he shal go out alone And yf the seruaunt saye I loue my mayster my wyfe and my children I wyl not go out free His mayster shall bryng hym vnto the iudges and set hym to the dore or the dore post and his mayster shall bore his eare thorowe with a nawle and he shall be his seruaunt for euer And yf a man sell his doughter to be a seruaunt she shall not go out as the men seruauntes do If she also please not her mayster and he gyueth her to no man to wyfe thē shal he let her go fre to sel her vnto a straūge nacyon shall he haue no power seynge he despysed her If he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wyfe he shall deale with her as men do with theyr doughters And yf he take hym an other wyfe yet her fode her rayment and dutye of maryage shall he not mynysshe And yf he do not these thre vnto her then shall she go out free and pay no money He that smyteth a man that he dye shal be slayne for it If a man lay not awayte but God delyuer hym in to his hande then I wyll poynt the a place whyther he shall flee If a man come presumptuously vpon his neyghboure to flee hym with gyle thou shalte take hym fro myne aulter that he dye He that smyteth his father or his mother let hym be slayne for it He that stealeth a man and selleth hym yf it be proued vpon hym shall be slayne for it And he that curseth his father or mother shall be put to death for it If men stryue togyther and the one smyteth his neyghbour with a stone or with his fyst he dye not but lyeth in bed yf he ryse agayne walke without vpon his staffe then shall he that smote hym go quyte saue onely he shall beate his charges for lesynge his tyme and shall pay for his healynge And yf a man smyte his seruaunte or his mayde with a rod they dye vnder his hand it shal be auenged in dede And yf they continue a day or two it shall not be auenged for they are his money If men stryue and hurte a woman with chylde so that her fruyte depart from her yet no mysfortune foloweth then shall he be mersed accordyng as the womans husbande wyll lay to his charge and he shal pay as the dayes men appoynte hym And yf any mysfortune folowe then shal he pay lyfe for lyfe eye for eye toth for toth hande for hande fote for fote burnynge for burnyng wounde for woūde stripe for stripe And yf a man smyte his seruaunte or his mayde in the eye that it perysshe he shall let them goo free for the eyes sake Also yf he smyte out his seruaūtes or his maydes toth he shal let them go out fre for the tothe sake If an Oxe goore a man or a woman that they dye then the Oxe shall be stoned and his flesshe shall not be eaten but the owner of the Oxe shall go quyte If the Oxe were wont to pusshe in tyme past and it hath bene tolde his mayster and he hath not kepte hym but that he hath kylled a man or a woman then the Oxe shall be stoned and his owner shall dye also ☞ If there be set to hym a summe of money then he shal gyue for the delyueraunce of his lyfe what soeuer is put vnto hym And whyther he hath gored a son or hurt a doughter he shall be serued after the same maner But yf it be a seruaunte or a mayde that the oxe hath gored then he shall gyue vnto theyr mayster xxx ☞ sycles of syluer and the oxe shall be stoned If a man open a well or dyg a pyt couer it not an oxe or an asse fal therin the owner of the pyt shal make it good and gyue money vnto theyr mayster the dead beast shall be his If one mans oxe hurte an other that he dye then they shall sell the lyue oxe deuyde the money and the dead oxe also they shall deuyde Or yf it be knowen that the oxe hath vsed to pusshe in tymes past and his mayster hath not kepte hym he shall paye oxe for oxe and the deed shal be his owne ¶ Suche lyke lawes as are in the Chapiter aboue CAPI XXII IF a man steale an oxe or shepe and kyl it or sell it he shall restore v. oxen for an axe and .iiii. shepe for a shepe If a these be founde breakynge vp and be smytten that he dye there shall no bloode be shed for hym but yf the son be vp when he is founde then there shall be bloode shed for hym A thefe shall make restitucion If he haue not wherwith he shall be solde for his thefte If the theft be foūde in his hand alyue why ther it be oxe asse or shepe he shal restore double If a man do hurte felde or vyneyarde put in his beast to fede in another man 's feld of the best of his owne felde of the best of his owne vyneyarde shal he make restituciō If fyre breake out and catche in the thornes and the stackes of corne or in standyng corne or felde be consumed therwith he that kyndled the fyre shall make restitucion If a man delyuer his neyghboure money or stuffe to kepe and it be stolne oute of his house If the thefe be founde let hym pay double And yf the thefe be not founde then the good man of the house shall be brought vnto the iudges †And shall svvere Whyther he haue put his hande vnto his neyghboures good And in all maner of trespace whyther it be for oxe asse shepe
Yet these may ye eate of euery creping thyng that hath wynges and go vpon foure fete euen those that haue knees aboue vpoÌ„ theyr fete to leape withall vpon the earth euen these of them ye maye eate ☞ the Arbe after his kynde Selaam after his kynde the Hargol after his kynde and the Hagab after his kynde All other fowles that moue and haue foure fete shall be abhominacyon vnto you In suche ye be vncleane and who soeuer toucheth the carkas of them shall be vncleane vnto the euen and who soeuer beareth the carkas of them shall washe his clothes and be vncleane vntyll euen And euery beast that hath hoofe and deuideth it not in to two clowes nor choweth cud such are vncleane vnto you euery one that toucheth them shall be vncleane And what soeuer goeth vpon his handes among all maner beastes that go on all foure feete suche are vncleane vnto you who so doeth touche theyr carkas shal be vncleane vntyl the euen And he that beareth the carkas of them shall wasshe his clothes be vncleane vntyll the euen for suche are vncleane vnto you And let these also be vncleane to you amonge the thynges that crepe vpoÌ„ the earth the weysell and the mowse and the toode after theyr kynde the hedgehog the stellio the lycerte the snayle and the molle these are vncleane to you amonge all that crepe who soeuer dothe touche them when they be deade shal be vncleane vntyl the euen And what soeuer any of the dead carkasses of them doeth fall vpon shal be vncleane whyther it be vessel of wood or rayment or skyn or bagge or what soeuer vessell it be that anye worke is wrought in And it muste be piunged in the water and it shal be vncleane vntyl the euen and so shall it be clensed All maner of carthen vessel wherin to any of them falleth shal be vncleane with al that therin is and it shal be broken All maner meate also that is vsed to be eaten ☞ yf any such water come vpon it it shal be vncleane And al maner drynk that is vsed to be dronk in all maner suche vessels shal be vncleane and euery thynge that theyr carkas falleth vpon shal be vncleane Whyther it be ouen or kettel let it be broken For they are vncleane and shal be vncleane vnto you Neuer the latter yet the fountaynes and welles and collection of waters shal be cleane styll And who so toucheth theyr carkas shall be vncleane Yf the deade carkas of any suche fall vpon any seede vsed be sowen it shall yet be cleane styll but and yf any water be powred vpon the seede and a deade carkas fall theron it shal be vncleane vnto you If any beast of whiche ye maye eate dye any man touch the deade carkas therof he shal be vncleane vntyl the euen He that eateth of the dead carkas of it shal wasshe his clothes and be vncleane vntyll the euen And he also that beareth the carkas of it shal wasshe his clothes and be vncleane vntyll euen Let euery crepynge thynge that crepeth vpon the earth be an abhominacion and not be eaten What soeuer goeth vpon the brest and what soeuer goeth vpon foure or that hath mo feete amonge all crepynge thynges that crepe vpoÌ„ the earth of that se ye eate not for they are abhomynable Ye shal not make your soules abhominable with a thynge that crepeth neyther make your selues vncleane with them that ye shulde be defyled therby For I am the Lorde your god Be sanctifyed therfore and ye shal be holy for I am holye and ye shal not defyle your soules with any maner of crepynge thyng that crepeth vpon the earth For I am the Lorde that brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your god ye shal be holye therfore for I am holye This is the lawe of beastes and fowles and of euery lyuyng creature that moueth in the waters of euery creature that crepeth vpon the earth that there be a dyfference bytwene the vncleane and cleane and bytwene the beast that maye be eaten the beast that ought not to be eaten ¶ A lawe howe women shulde be pourged after theyr deliueraunce CAPI XII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israel and say yf a woman hath conceyued and borne a manchylde she shall be vncleane seuen dayes euen in lyke maner as when she is put a parte in tyme of her ☞ â—â—ural dysease And in the eyght day the flesshe of the chyldes foreskynne shal be cut away And she shall then contynue in the bloode of her purifyenge thre and thyrtye dayes She shall touche no halowed thynge nor come in to the sanctuary vntyll the tyme of her purifyenge be out If she beare a mayde chylde she shall be vncleane two wekes as when she hath her naturall dysease And she shall contynue in the bloode of her purifyenge thre score and sixe dayes And when the dayes of her purifieng are out whyther it be for a sonne or for a doughter she shall brynge a lambe of one yere olde for a burntoffryng and a yonge pygeon or a Turtle doue for synne vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and vnto the preest whiche shall offre them before the Lorde and make an attonement for her and she shall be pourged of the yssue of her blood And this is the lawe for her that hath borne a male or female But and yf she be not able to brynge a lambe she shall brynge two Turtles or two yonge pygeons the one for a burntofferynge and the other for synne And the preest shall make an attonemente for her and she shall be cleane ¶ The preestes must iudge who are Lepers CAPI XIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayeng When there appeareth a rysynge in any mans flesshe eyther a scab or a glystrynge whyte and the plage of leprosye be in the skyn of his fleshe he shal be brought vnto Aaron the preest or vnto one of his sonnes the preestes and the preest shal loke on the sore in the skyn of his flesshe And when the heere in the sore is turned vnto whyte and the sore also seme to be lower then the skyn of his flesshe it wyll be a plage of leprosye and the preest shall loke on hym and iudge hym vncleane If there be but a whyte specke in the skyn of his flesshe and seme not to be lower then the skynne nor the heere therof is tourned vnto whyte the preest shal shut hym vp vii dayes And the preest shall loke vpon hym agayne the seueÌ„th day And yf the plage seme to hym to abyde styll and the plage growe not in the skyn the Preest shall shut hym vp yet seuen dayes moo And the preest shall loke on hym agayne the seuenth day Then yf the plage be darker and not growen in the skynne the Preest shall iudge hym cleane
to the agayne Thy shepe shall be gyuen vnto thyne enemyes and no man shall rescue them Thy sonnes and thy doughters shall be gyuen vnto another nacion and thyne eyes shall se it and dase vpon them all the daye longe and there shall be no myghte in thy hande The fruyte of thyne lande and all thy laboures shall a nacyon whiche thou knowest not eate and thou shalt continually suffre violence only and be oppressed alway so that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe for the syght of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se. The Lorde shall smyte the in the knees legges with a myscheuos botche that can not be healed euen from the soole of thy fote vnto the top of thy heade The Lorde shall brynge the and thy kynge which thou shalt set ouer the vnto a nacyon whiche neyther thou nor thy fathers haue knoweÌ„ that there thou mayst serue straunge Goddes euen wood and stone And thou shalte be wondred at spoken of iested at among all nacyons whyther the Lorde shall carye the. Thou shalte carye moche seede out in to the felde and shalte gather but lytle in for the greshop pers shall destroye it Thou shalte plante a vyneyearde and dresse it but shalte neyther drynke of the wyne neyther gather the grapes for the wormes shall eate it Thou shalte haue olyue trees thorowout all thy coostes but shalt not anoynt thy selfe with the Oyle for thyne Olyue trees shal be rooted out Thou shalte beget Sonnes and doughters but shalt not haue them for they shall be caryed awaye captyue All thy trees and fruyte of thy lande shall be marred with blastynge The straunger that is amonge you shall clyme aboue the vp on hye thou shalte come downe beneth alowe He shall lende the and thou shalte not lende hym he shall be before and thou behynde Moreouer all these curses shall come vpon the and shall folowe the and ouertake the tyll thou be destroyed bycause thou herkenedst not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundementes and his ordinaunces whiche he coÌ„maunded the and they shall be vpon the as ☞ miracles and wonders and vpon thy seed for euer bicause thou seruedst not the Lorde thy GOD with ioyfulnesse with a good herte when thou haddest aboundauÌ„ce of all thynges therfore thou shalte serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vpon the in hunger and thyrst in nakednesse in nede of all thynge and he shall putte a yocke of yron vpon thy necke vntyll he haue brought the to nought And the Lorde shall brynge a nacyon vpon the from a farre and from the ende of the worlde as swyfte as an Egle flyeth a nacion whose tonge thou shalte not vnderstande a harde fauoured nacyon whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde nor haue compassyon on the yonge The same shall eate the fruyte of thy cattell and the fruyte of thy land vntyll he haue destroyed the and shall leaue the neyther corne wyne nor oyle neyther the encrease of thyne oxen nor the flockê of thy shepe vntyll he haue brought the to nought And he shall kepe the in in al thy cityes vntyll he haue cast downe thy hye wallê and stronge holdes wherin thou trustedst thorowout al the lande And he shall beseyge the in all thy cityes thorowout all thy lande whiche the Lorde thy god hath gyuen the. And thou shalt eate the fruyte of thyne owne bodye the fleshe of thy sonnes of thy doughters which the lorde thy god hath gyuen the in that straytnesse seyge wherwith thyne enemye shal beseyge the so that it shall greue the man that is tender excedyng delycate amonge you to loke on his brother and vpoÌ„ his wyfe that lyeth in his bosome on the remenaunt of his Chyldren whiche he hathe yet lefte for feare of gyuyng vnto any of them of the fleshe of his chyldren whome he shall eate bycause he hath nothynge lefte hym in that straytnesse and seyge wherwith thyne enemy shal beseyge the in al thy cityes Yea and the woman that is so tender and delycate that she dare not aduenture to set the soole of her foote vpon the grounde for softnesse and tendernesse shall be greued to loke on her husbande that lyeth in her bosome and on her sonne and on her doughter and on her afterbyrth that is come out from bytwene her legges and her chyldren which she shall beare For when all thynges lacke she shall eate them secretlye in the seyge and straytenesse wherwith thyne enemy shall beseyge the in thy cities If thou wylte not kepe and do all the wordes of this lawe that are wrytten in this boke and feare this gloryous and fearfull name of the Lorde thy God the Lorde wyll sende vnto the and thy seede great plages of longe contynuaunce euyll sycknesses and of longe duraunce Moreouer he wyl bryng vpon the al the diseases of Egypte and those whiche thou wast afrayde of shal cleaue vnto the. And all maner syckenesses and al maner plages which are not wrytten in the boke of this lawe wyll the Lorde bryng vpon the vntyll he brynge the to nought And ye shall be lefte fewe in nombre where before ye were as the sterres of heuen in multitude bycause thou woldest not herkeÌ„ vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God And it shal come to passe that as the lorde reioysed ouer you to do you good to multiplie you euen so he wyll reioyce ouer you to destroy you and to brynge you to nought And ye shal be wasted from of the land whyther thou goest to enioy it And the lorde shal scatter the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the world vnto the other there thou shalte serue straunge Gods which thou nor thy fathers haue knowen euen wood stone And among these nacions thou shalt fynde no ease neyther shall the soâ—le of thy foote haue rest But the Lorde shall gyue the there an vnquyet herte and dasynge eyes and sorowe of mynde And thy lyfe shall hange before the thou shalte feare both day nyght shalt haue no trust in thy lyfe In the mornyng thou shalt say wold god it were nyght And at nyght thou shalte say Wolde God it were mornyng for feare of thyne herte which thou shalte feare and for the syght of thyne eyes which thou shalte se. And the lorde shal brynge the in to Egypte agayne with shyppê by the way whiche I bad the that thou shuldest se it no more And there ye shal be solde vnto your enemyes for bondmen and bond-women and no man shall bye you ¶ The people are exhorted to obserue the cammaundementes whiche yf they breake they are threatened to be plaged CAPI XXIX THese are the wordes of the appoyntment which the lorde coÌ„maunded Moses to make with the chyldren of Israel in the lande of Moab besyde the appoyntement whiche he made with them in Horeb. And Moses called all Israel and
iudged Israell And he had fourtye sonnes thirtye neues that rode on seuentie asse coltes And when Abdon the son of Hellell the Pharathonite had iudged Israell eyght yere he dyed and was buryed in Pharthon in the lande of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalechites ¶ Israel beyng an Idolatret is oâ—pressed of the Phâ—istinell The byrth of Samson The sacrifice of Samsons Father CAPI XIII ANd the Chyldren of Israell began agayne to commyt wyckednesse in the syght of the Lorde And the lorde delyuered them in to the handê of the Philistines fourtye yeare And there was a man in Zarah of the kynred of Dan named Manoah whose wyfe was barren and bare not And the angell of the Lorde appeared vnto the woman sayde vnto her Beholde thou arte batten and bearest not But thou shalte conceyue and beare a son And nowe beware that y u drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thyng for se thou shalte conceyue beare a son And there may no raser come on his heade For the lad shal be an absteyner vnto God euen from his †infancye and from his byrth And he shall begyn to delyuer Israell out of the handes of the Philistynes Then the wyfe came and tolde her husbande sayenge a man of God came vnto me and the fassyon of hym was lyke the fassyon of an angel of god excedyng fearful But I asked hym not whense he was neyther tolde he me his name but sayd vnto me beholde thou shalte be with chylde and beate a sonne and nowe drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thynge for the ladde shall be an absteyner to god euen from his †infancye and from his byrth to the day of his death TheÌ„ Manoah made intercession to the lorde sayd I pray the my lorde let the man of god whiche thou sendest come once more vnto vs and teache vs what we shall do vnto the lad when he is borne And god herde the voyce of Manoah and the angell of god came agayne vnto the wyfe as she sat in the feld But Manoah her husdand was not w t her And the wyfe made hast ran and shewed her husbande sayd vnto hym Beholde the man appeared vnto me that came vnto me to day And Manoah arose went after his wyfe and came to the man and sayde vnto hym arte thou the man that spakest vnto my wyfe And he sayde I am Manoah sayde nowe when thy sayenge is come to passe what shall be the maner of the chylde what shall he do And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah thy wyfe must absteyne from al that I sayd vnto her she may eate of nothynge that coÌ„meth of the vyne â—tee nor drynke wyne or strong drynke nor eate any vncleane thynge But must obserue all that I bad her Manoah sayde vnto the Angell of the Lorde we wyll kepe the styll vntyll we haue made redye a kyd and haue set it before the. And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah though y u make me abyde I wyll not eate of thy ☞ breade And yf y u wylte offre a burntofferynge thou must offre it vnto the Lorde For Manoah wyst not that it was an angell of the Lorde And Manoah sayde agayne vnto the angell of the Lorde what is thy name that when thy sayenge is come to passe we may do the some worshyp And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto hym why askest thou after my name which is ☞ Secrete And so Manoah toke a kyd with a meate offerynge and offered it vpon a rocke vnto the Lorde And the angell dyd wonderouslye Manoah and his wyfe lokyng vpon And wheÌ„ the flame came vp to warde heuen from the aulter the angel of the Lorde ascended vp in the flame of the aulter And Manoah his wyfe loked vpon it fell flat on theyr faces vnto the grouÌ„de But the angell of the Lorde dyd no more appeare vnto Manoah and his wyfe And then Manoah knewe that it was an angell of the Lorde sayd vnto his wyfe we shall surelye dye bycause †we haue sene god But his wyfe sayd vnto hym Yf the lorde wolde kyll vs he wolde not haue receyued a burnt offerynge and a meate offerynge of our handes neyther wolde he haue shewed vs all these thynges nor wolde nowe haue tolde vs any suche And the wyfe bare a sonne called his name Samsom And the lad grewe and the lorde blessed hym And †the spiryte of the Lorde began to moue hym in the hooste of Dan bytwene Zaraah and Esthaoll ¶ The maryage of Samsom He hylleth a Lyon He propoundeth a ryddle â—e hylleth 〈◊〉 â—en His wyfe forsaketh hym and taketh another CAPI XIIII SAmson went downe to Thamnath and saw a woman in ThaÌ„nath of the doughters of the Philistines and he came by and tolde his father and his mother and sayde I haue sene a woman in Thamnath of the doughters of the Philistines And now gyue her me to wyfe Then his father and mother sayde vnto hym Is there neuer a woman amonge the doughters of thy brethren and amonge all my people but that thou must go take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines And Samson sayd vnto his father gyue me this womaÌ„ for she pleaseth me wel But his Father and mother wyst not that it was the Lordes doynge and that he sought an occasyon agaynste the Philistines for at that tyme the Philistines reygned ouer Israell Then went Samson and his father his mother downe to Thamnath and came to the vineyeardes of Thamnath And beholde a yonge †vvod Lyon roored vpon hym And the spiryte of the lorde came vpon hym And he tare hym as he wolde haue rent a kyd and yet had nothynge in his hande neyther tolde his father and mother what he had done And he went downe and talked with the woman â–ª whiche semed well fauoured in the syght of Samson And within a shorte space after as he went thyther agayne to take her to wyfe he turned out of the waye to se the carkas of the Lyon And beholde there was a swarme of bees hony in the carkas of the Lyon And he toke of the honye in his handes and went eatynge and came to his father mother and gaue them also And they dyd eat But he tolde not them that he had taken the honye out of the carkas of the Lyon And so his father came vnto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so vsed the yonge men to do And †when they †the cyâ—esens of that place sawe hym they brought xxx companions to be with hym And Samson sayde vnto them I wyll now put forth a ryddle vnto you and yf ye can declare it me within seuen dayes of the feast and fynde it oute I wyll gyue you thirtye shertes and xxx chaung of garmentes But and yf ye can not declare it
Bethleem And wheÌ„ they were come to Bethleem it was noysed of them thorowe all the citye and the women sayd is not this Naomi And she answered them call me not Naomi †that is to say beutyfull but call me Mara †that is to say bytter for the almygh tye hath made me verye bytter I wente out ful the lorde hath brought me home agayn emptye Why then call ye me Naomi seynge the lorde hath humbled me and the almyghtye hath brought me vnto aduersyte And so Naomi w t Ruth the Moabitesse her doughter in lawe returned oute of the countrey of Moab and came to Bethleem in the begynnynge of barley haruest ¶ Ruth gathereth corne in the â—eldes of Booz CAPI II. ANd Naomis husbande had a kynsman of strength and myght whiche was of the kynred of Elimelec named Booz And Ruth the Moabitesse sayde vnto Naomi let me go to the felde and gather eares of corne †suche as the reapers leaue after any man in whose syght I synde grace And she sayde vnto her go my doughter And she went and came to the felde and gathered after the reapers and her chauÌ„ce was that the same felde perteyned vnto Booz which was of the kynred of Elimelec And behold Booz came from Bethleem and sayd vnto the reapers the lorde be with you And they answered hym the Lorde blesse the. Then sayd Booz vnto his yong man that stode by the reapers Whose damsell is this And the yonge man that stode by the reapers answered and sayde It is the Moabity she damsell that came with Naomi out of the countrey of Moab and she sayde vnto vs. Oh let me lease and gather after the reapers the eares that remayne and so she came and hath continued euen from the mornyng vnto nowe saue that she taryed a lytell in the house Then sayde Booz vnto Ruth hearest thou my doughter go to none other felde to gather neyther go froÌ„ hence but abyde here by my maydens Let thine eyes be on the feld that they reape and go thou after the maydens Haue I not charged the yonge men that they shall do the no hurte Moreouer when thou arte a thyrst go vnto the vessels and drynke of that whiche the laddes haue drawen Then she fell on her face bowed her selfe to the grounde and sayd vnto hym howe is it that I haue founde grace in thyne eyes and that thou shuldest know me seyng I am an alyaunt And Booz answered and sayde vnto herâ— all is tolde shewed me that thou hast done vnto thy mother in lawe synee the death of thyne husbande howe thou hast lefte thy father and thy mother the lande where thou wast borne arte come vnto a nacyon which thou knewest not in tyme passed The Lorde quyte thy worke and a full rewarde be gyueÌ„ the of the Lorde god of Israell vnder whose wynges thou arte come to abyde Then she sayde let me fynde fauoure in thy syght my Lorde thou that hast conforted me and spoken hertely vnto thy mayde whiche yet am not lyke vnto one of thy maydes Booz sayde vnto her agayne in tyme of refeâ—â—yon come thou hyther and eate of the breade and dypthy sop in the vyneygre And she sat downe by the reapers and he reached her parched corne of the whiche she dyd eate was suffysed and lefte parte And when she was rysen vp to gather Booz coÌ„mauÌ„ded his yong men saynge let her gather euen amonge the heapes and forbyd her not And leaue her some of the sheues for the nonce let it lye that she may gather it vp †vvithout shame and rebuke her not And se she gathered in the felde vntyl euen thresshed that she had gathered and it was in measure vpon an Epha †that is thre busshels of barley And she toke it vp and went in to the citie and when her mother in lawe had sene what she had gathered she plucked out also and gaue to her that she had reserued when she had eaten ynough And her mother in lawe sayde vnto her where hast thou gathered to day and where wroughtest thou blessed be he that knew the. And she shewed her mother in lawe how she had wrought with hym and sayd the mannes name w t whom I wrought to daye is Booz And Naomi sayde vnto her doughter in lawe blessed be he of the Lorde for he ceaseth not to do good to the lyuyng and to the deade And Naomi sayde agayne vnto her the man is nygh vnto vs of oure nexte kynne And Ruth the Moabite sayde he sayd vnto me also Thou shalt be with my yonge men vntyll they haue ended all my haruest And Noami answered vnto Ruth her doughter in law It is best my doughter that thou go out w t his maydens that they fall not vpon the in any other felde And so she kepte her by the maydens of Booz to gather vnto the ende of Barley haruest and of wheate haruest also and dwelte with her mother in lawe ¶ Ruth sleepeth at Booz feete and is knowen his kynswoman CAPI III. THen Naomi her mother in lawe sayde vnto her my doughter shall I not seke rest for the that thou mayst prosper And is not Booz our kynsman with whose maydens thou wast Beholde he wyndoâ—â—â— barley to nyght in the threshyng flore washe thy selfe therfore and anoynte the put thy rayment vpon the and get the downe to the barne But let no man knowe of the vutyl â—e haue lefte eatynge and drynkynge And wheÌ„ he gothe to slepe marke the place where he layeth hym downe and then go and lyfte vp the clothes that are on his feete and lay the downe there and so shal he tel the what thou shalte do And she answered her â–ª all that thou byddest me I wyl do And so she wente downe vnto the barne and dyd accordyng to all that her mother in lawe bad her And when Booz had eaten and dronken and made hym merye was gone in to lye downe besyde the heape of corne she came softely and lyfte vp the clothes of his fete and layde her downe And at mydnyght the man was afrayde and groped And beholde a woman lay at his feete And he sayde what arte thou â–ª she answered I am Ruth thyne handmayde spreade thy wynge ouer thyne handmayde for thou arte the nexte of the hynne He sayde blessed be thou in the Lorde my doughter for thou hast shewed moore goodnesse in the latter ende then at the begynnynge in as moche as thou folowedst not yonge men whyther they were poore or ryche And nowe my doughter feare not I wyl do to the all that thou requyrest for all the Citye of my people dothe knowe that thou arte a woman of vertue And it is true that I am of thy nexte kynne howe be it there is one nygher then I. Tary this nyght and when mornynge is come yf he wyll marry the it is good so let hym do But and yf he wyll not
vnto the this daye And moreouer the Lorde wyll delyuer Israell with the into the handes of the Philistines To morowe shalte thou thy sonnes be with me the lorde shall gyue the hoost of Israell into the handes of the Philistines Then Saull fell streyght waye flat on the earth as longe as he was was sore a drede bycause of the wordes of Samuell And there was no strength in him for he had eaten no bread al the day the nyght before And the woman came vnto Saull and sawe that he was sore troubled sayde vnto hym Se thyne handmayde hath obeyed thy voyce ☞ haue put my soule in my hand and haue harkened vnto thy wordes whiche thou saydest vnto me Nowe therfore harken thou also vnto the voyce of thyne handmayd let me set a morsell of bread before the that thou mayst eate get the strength then go on thy iourneye He refused sayde I wyll not eate But his seruauÌ„tes the woman togyther coÌ„pelled hym and he herkened vnto theyr voyce And so he arose from the earth and sat hym on a bed The woman had a fat calfe in the house she hasted kylled it and toke floure kneded it dyd bake swete cakê therof brought them before Saull before his seruauÌ„tes And wheÌ„ they had eaten they stode vp and went awaye the same nyght ¶ Dauid goth with kynge Achiâ— to fyght agaynst Saull CAPI XXIX THe Philistines were gathered togyther with all theyr armyes vnto Aphec And the Israelites pytched in Aim which is in Iesrahell And the lordes of the Philistines went forth w t the hundreds thousandê But Dauid his men came behynde with Achis Then sayde the lordes of the Philistines what are yonder Hebrues Achis sayde vnto the Lordes of the Philistines Is not this Dauid the seruaunt of Saull the kynge of Israell whiche hath ben with me ☞ these dayes or yeares I haue founde no faure in hym sence he fled vnto me vnto this daye And the Lordes of the Philistines were wroth with hym sayde vnto hym Make this felowe returne that he maye go agayne to his place which thou hast apoynted hym and let hym not go downe w t vs to battayle leest in the battayle he be an aduersary to vs. For wherwith coulde he better obteyne the fauour of his mayster then with the heades of these men Is not this Dauid to whom they sange in dauÌ„ses Saull slewe his thousand Dauid his x â–ª M Then Achis called Dauid sayde vnto hym As sure as the Lorde lyueth thou hast ben honest and good in my syght when thou wentest out in with me in the hoost neyther haue I founde euyll with the sence thou camest to me vnto this daye Neuerthelesse the Lordes of the Philistines fauour the not Wherfore nowe returne and go in peace that thou dysplease not the lordê of the Philistines And Dauid sayd vnto Achis And what haue I done what hast thou founde in thy seruaunt as longe as I haue bene with the vnto this day that I maye not go fyght agaynst the enmyes of my lorde the kyng Achis answered sayde to Dauid I knowe that thou arte good art in my sight as an angell of God Notwithstandynge the lordes of the Philistines haue sayd Let him not go vp with vs to battayl Wherfore now aryse vp early in the mornyng with thy maysters seruauntes that are come to the when ye be vp early as soone as ye haue lyght departe And so Dauid his men arose vp early to departe in the mornyng and to returne in to the lande of the Philistines And the Philistines went vp to Iezrahel ¶ Dauid returnyng from kynge Achis fyndeth ziâ—leg burnt CAPI XXX BUt when Dauid his men were come to Zikleg the thyrde daye the Amalekites had russhed in vpoÌ„ the south vpon Zikleg had smytten Zikleg burnt it w t fyre had taken the women that were therin prysoners both small and great but siue not a man saue caryed them with them and went theyr wayes So Dauid and his men came to the citie beholde it was burnt with fyre and theyr wyues theyr sonnes and theyr doughters were caryed away Then Dauid the people that was with hym lyft vp theyr hoyces wepte vntyll they coulde wepe no more And Dauids two wyues were taken prisoners also Ahinoam the Iezraelite and Abigall the wyfe of Nabal the Carmelite And Dauid was in a shrewde combraunce for the people entended to stone hym bycause the hertê of al the people were vexed for theyr sonnes theyr doughters But Dauid toke a good courage to hym in the lorde his God and sayd to Abiathar the preest Ahimelechs sonne I pray the bryng me the Ephod And Abiathar brought the Ephod to Dauid And Dauid asked counsayle at the lorde saynge shall I folow after this companye shall I ouertake them And he answered hym folow for thou shalte ouertake them recouer the praye So Dauid the. vi C. men that were with hym went and came to the ryuer Besor where a parte of them abode But Dauid and iiii C. men folowed For. ii C. abode behynde beynge to wery to go ouer the ryuer Besor And they founde an Egypcian in the felde brought hym to Dauid gaue hym breade to eate and water to drynke and gaue hym a fewe fygges two clusters of reasens And when he had eaten his spirite came agayne to hym for he had eaten no bread nor dronke no water in thre dayes and thre nyghtes And Dauid sayd vnto hym to whom belongest thou and whence arte thou he sayd I am a yonge man of Egypte and seruaunt to an Amalekite and my mayster left me behynde bycause it is thre dayes agone that I fell sycke we came a rouynge vpon the south of Chretus and agaynst Iuda and towarde the south of Caleb And we burnt Zikleg w t fyre And Dauid sayd vnto hym Canst thou brynge me to this companye And he sayde Swere vnto me by god that thou wylte neyther kyll me nor delyuer me into the handes of my mayster and I wyll brynge the to the companye And when he had brought hym thyther Beholde they laye scattered abrode vpon the earthe eatyng drynkyng daunsyng bycause of the plenteous great praye that they had caried away out of the lande of the Philistines out of the lande of Iuda And Dauid layd vpon them from the euen vntyll the twylyght on the morowe so that there escaped not a man of them saue foure hundred yong men whiche rode away vpon camels fled And Dauid recouered all that the Amalekites had caryed awaye Dauid rescued his two wyues so that there was no person of them lackyng small or great sonne or doughter or of the spoyle of all that they had taken awaye Dauid recouered them all agayne And Dauid toke all the shepe the oxen
agayne And kynge Dauid sent to Sadocke and Abiathar the preestes sayeng Speake vnto the elders of Iuda say why are ye behynde to bryng the kyng agayne to his house seing that suche tydynges is come from all Israel vnto the kynge euen to his house †For the kyng had sayd Thus shal ye say vnto the people of â—uda Ye are my brethren my bones my fleshe wherfore theÌ„ are ye the last that bryng the kyng home agayn And say ye to Amasa art thou not of my bone of my flesshe God do so and so to me yf thou be not captayne of the hoost to me for euer in the roume of Ioab And he bowed the hertes of all the men of Iuda euen as the herte of one man so that they sent this worde to the kynge Returne y u with all thy seruauntes So the kyng returned and came to Iordan And Iuda came to Gilgal for to go downe to mete the kynge to conuay hym ouer IordaÌ„ And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Gemini whiche was of Bahurim hasted and came with the men of Iuda to mete kyng Dauid and there were a thousande meÌ„ of Beniamin with hym Ziba the seruaunt of the house of Saul his xv sonnes and twentye seruauntes with hym And they wente quyckely ouer Iordan before the kyng And there went ouer a boote that caryed ouer the kynges housholde and they dyd hym pleasure And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera fell before the kyng as he was come ouer Iordan and sayd vnto hym let not my lorde impute wyckednesse vnto me nor remembre the thynges that thy seruaunt dyd wyckedlye when my Lorde the kyng departed out of Ierusalem that the kynge shulde take it to herte For thy seruaunt doth knowe how that I haue done amysse And therfore beholde I am the fyrst this day ☞ of all the house of Ioseph that am come to go downe to mete my Lorde the kyng But Abisat the sonne of Zeruia answered and sayd shall not Semei dye for this bycause he cursed the Lordes anoynted And Dauid sayd What matter is bytwene you me ye sonnes of Zeruia For this daye ye be aduersaries vnto me Shall there any man dye this day in Israel Do not I know that I am this day kyng ouer Israel And therfore the kynge sayd vnto Semei thou shalte not dye and the kyng sware vnto hym And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came also to mete the kyng had neyther wasshed his fete nor shauen his beerde nor wasshed his clothê froÌ„ the tyme the kyng departed vntyl he came agayne in peace And it fortuned that when he was come to Ierusalem met the kyng the kyng sayd vnto hym wherfore wentest thou not with me Miphiboseth He answered My lorde O kynge my seruaunt deceyued me For thy seruaunt sayd I wolde haue myne Asse sadled to ryde theron for to go to the kyng bycause thy seruaunt is lame And Ziba hath falsly reported of thy seruauÌ„t vnto my lorde the kynge And my Lorde the kyng is as an angel of god do therfore what semeth good in thyne eyes For al my fathers house were but dead men before my lorde the kyng and yet dydest thou put thy seruaunt amonge them that dyd eate at thyne owne table What ryght therfore haue I yet to cry any more vnto the kyng And the kyng sayd vnto hym Why speakest thou yet in thyne owne cause †It is determyned that I haue sayd thou Ziba deuyde the landes bytwene you And Miphiboseth sayd vnto the kyng yea let hym take all for so moche as my lorde the kynge is come agayne in peace vnto his owne house And Berselai the Gileadite came downe from Roglim and wente ouer Iordan with the kyng to conuay hym ouer Iordan Berselai was a very aged man euen iiii score yere olde and prouyded the kyng of sustenaunce whyle he lay at Mahanaim for he was a maÌ„ of very great substaunce And the kyng sayd vnto Berselai come thou with me and I wyl fede the with me in Ierusalem And Berselai sayd vnto the kynge I am thus olde howe am I able to go vp with the kyng vnto Ierusalem I am this day foure score yere olde and ☞ can I descerne bytwene good euyll Hath thy seruaunt any taste in that he eateth or drynketh Can he heare anye more the voyce of syngynge men women Wherfore then shuld thy seruaunt be yet a burthen vnto my Lorde the kyng Thy seruaunt wyl go a lytell way ouer Iordan with the kynge and why wyl the king recompence it me with suche a rewarde Oh let thy seruaunt turne backe agayne that I may dye in myne owne citye be buryed in the graue of my father of my mother Beholde here is thy seruauÌ„t ☞ Chimean let hym go with my Lorde the kynge and do to hym what shall please the. And the kyng answered Chimean shal go with me And I wyll do to hym that y u shalte be content with And what soeuer thou shalte requyre of me that same wyll I do for the. And all the people wente ouer Iordan And when the kyng was come ouer IordaÌ„ he kyssed Berselai and ☞ blessed hym he wente backe agayne vnto his owne place And then the kyng went to Gilgal and Chimean went with hym and so dyd all the people of Iuda and brought ouer the kynge and there were but halfe the men of Israel And beholde all the men of Israell came to the kynge and sayd vnto hym why haue our brethren the meÌ„ of Iuda stolne the away and haue brought the kyng his housholde and al Dauids men with hym ouer Iordanâ— And all the men of Iuda answered the men of Israel the kynge is nere of kyn to vs. wherfore be ye angry for that mattter thinke ye that we eate of the kynges cost or that we take vs any gyftes And the men of Israell answered the men of Iuda sayd We haue ten partes in the kynge haue therto more ryght to Dauid then ye Why then dyd ye despyse vs that our aduyse shulde not be fyrst had in restorynge our kyng agayne And the wordê of the men of Iuda were fearcer then the wordes of the men of Israel ¶ Seba the sonne Bichri cayseth Israel agaynst Dauid Ioab kylleth Amasa trayterously The heade of Seba is delyuered to Ioab Dauids receyuers are nombred CAPI XX. WHen there came thyther a certayne maÌ„ of Belial named Seba the son of Bichri a man of Gemini he blew a trompet sayd we haue no parte in Dauid neyther haue we enheritaunce in the son of Isai let the men of Israell depart vnto theyr centes And so euery man of Israell went from Dauid and folowed Seba the son of Bichri But the men of Iuda claue fast vnto theyr kyng from Iordan to Ierusalem And Dauid came to his house to Ierusalem toke the ten women his concubines that he had lefte behynde
the towne folowe me and I wyll bryng you to the man whome ye seke But he led them to Samaria And it fortuned that when they were come to Samaria Elisa sayde Lorde open theyr eyes that they may se. And the lorde opened theyr eyes they saw And behold they were in the myddê of Samaria And the kyng of Israell sayd vnto Elisa when he saw them My father shall I smyte them And he answered Thou shalte not smyte them But smyte those that thou hast taken with thyne owne swerde and with thyne owne bow But rather set breade and water before them that they maye eate drynke go to theyr mayster And he prepared a greate refection for them And when they had eaten and dronke he sent them awaye and they went to theyr mayster And so the souldyours of Siria ☞ came no more into the lande of Israel After this it chaunced that Benhadad kynge of Siria gathered all his hooste and went vp and beseyged Samaria But there was a greate derth in Samaria beholde they beseyged it vntyll an Asses heade was â—olde for lxxx syluer pens the fourth part of ☞ a Cab of doues dounge for fyue sycles And as the Kynge of Israell was goynge vpon the wall there cryed a womaÌ„ vnto hym saynge helpe my lorde O kynge He sayd yf the lorde do not succour the wherwith can I helpe the ☞ with the barne or w t the wyne presse And the kynge sayde vnto her what wylt thou She answered yonder woman sayde vnto me brynge thy son that we maye eate hym to daye we wyll eate myne to morowe And so we dressed my son dyd eate hym And I sayde to her the other day bryng thy Sonne that we maye eate hym and she hath hyd her sonne And it came to passe that when the kynge herde the wordes of the woman he rent his clothes went vp on the wall And the people loked behold he had a sacke clothe vnder vpon his flesshe Then he sayde God do so so to me yf the heade of Elisa the son of Saphat shall stande on hym this day But Elisa sat in his house the elders sat by him and the kynge sent a man before hym But or the messenger came to hym he sayde to the elders haue ye not sene howe that ☞ the son of this murtherer hath sent to take awaye myne heade Be circumspecte when the messenger coÌ„meth shut the dore holde hym at the dore is not the sounde of his maysters feete behynde him Whyle he yet talked with them Beholde the messeÌ„ger came downe vnto hym sayd beholde ☞ this euyll is of the lorde what more shal I loke for of the lord ¶ Elisa prophesyeth plenteousnes of vyttayles and othâ—â— thynges to Samaria The Sirians runne away and haue no man folowynge them The lorde that wolde not byleue the worde of Elisa is troden to death CAPI VII THen Elisa sayde heare ye the worde of the lorde thus sayeth the lorde to morowe this tyme shall a busshell of fyne floure be solde for a Sicle two busshels of Barley for a Sycle in the gate of Samaria Then a certayne Lorde on whose hande the kynge leaned answered the man of god and sayde beholde yf the lorde wolde make wyndowes in heuen myght this sayenge come to passe He sayde beholde thou shalt se it with thyne eyes but shalte not eate therof And there were foure leperous men at the entetynge in of the gate And they sayde one to another why syt we here vntyll we dye Yf we saye we wyll entre into the citye beholde the derth is in the citye and we shall dye therin And yf we syt styll here we dye also Nowe therfore come let vs fall vpon the hoost of the Sirians If they saue our lyues we shal lyue Yf they kyl vs then are we dead And so they arose in the nyght to go to the hoost of the Sirians And when they were come to the vttermoost parte of the hoost of Siria beholde there was no man there For the lord had made the hoost of the Sirians to heare a noyse of charettê a noyse or horses and the noyse of a great hoost In so moche that they sayde one to another lo the kynge of Israell hath hyred agaynst vs the kynges of the Hethites the kynges of the Egyptyans to come vpon vs. Wherfore they arose fled in the nyght left theyr ten tes theyr horses and theyr Asses the felde whiche they had pytched euen as it was and fled for theyr lyues And when these lepers came to the edge of the hoost they went in to a tent and dyd eate drynke caryed thence syluer and golde rayment went and hyd it came agayne entred in to another tent and caryed thence also and went and hyd it Then sayde one to another we do not well this daye for asmoch as it is a day to brynge good tydynges we holde our peace Yf we tarye tyll the day lyght some myscheyfe wyl come vpon vs. Nowe therfore come that we maye go and tell the kynges housholde And so they came called vnto the porter of the citye tolde them sayenge we came to the pauilions of the Sirians se there was no man there neyther voyce of man but horses asses tyed and the tentes were euen as they were wont to be And so the man called vnto the porters and they tolde the kynges house wtin And the kyng arose in the nyght sayde vnto his seruauÌ„tes I wyll shew you nowe what the Sirians haue done vnto vs â–ª They knowe that we be hungrye and therfore are they gone out of the pauilyons to hyde them selues in the felde sayenge When they come out of the citie we shall earth them alyue and get into the citye And one of his seruauntes answered sayde Let men taâ—â— I pray you fyue of the horses that remayne are lefte in the multytude Beholde ☞ they are euen as all the multytude of Israell that are lefte in the citye beholde I say they are euen as all the multytude of the Israelites that are coÌ„sumed we wyll sende se. They toke therfore the horses of two chareties and the kynge sent after the hoost of the Sirians sayenge go se. And they went after them euen vnto Iordan lo all the way was full of clothes and vessels whiche the Sirians had cast from them in theyr haste And the messengers returned and tolde the kynge And the peple went out spoyled the tentes of the Sirians And so it came to passe that a busshell of fyne floure was solde for a sycle and two busshels of barley for a sycle accordynge to the worde of the lorde And the kynge appoynted that Lorde on whose hande he leaned to be at the gate And the people trode vpon hym in the gate and he dyed accordynge to the
his hande Aske the cattell and they shall enfourme the The fowles of the ayre and they shall tel the Or the encreace of the earth and it shall shewe the Or the fysshes of the see and they shal certifie the. What is he but he knoweth that the hande of the Lorde made all these In whose hande is the soule of euery lyuynge thynge and the breth of the flesshe of all men Haue not the eares pleasure in hearyng and the mouth in tastyng the thyng that it eateth Among olde persones there is wysdome and in age is vnderstandynge Yea with God is wysdome and strength it is he that hath counsayle and â–ª fore knowledge Beholde If he breake downe a thynge who can set it vp agayne If he shut a thynge who wyll open it Beholde yf he withholde the waters they drye vp If he let them go they destroy the earth With hym is strength end wysdome he knoweth both the deceyuer and hym that is deceyued He caryeth away the wyse men as it were a spoyle bryngeth the Iudges out of theyr wyttes He taketh away the subieccion of the people from theyr kynges and gyrdeth theyr loynes with a bonde He leadeth awaye the great men in to captiuite and turneth the myghtye vpsyde downe He taketh the verite from out of the mouth and disapoynteth the aged of theyr reason He poureth out confusyon vpon prynces and conforteth them that haue bene oppressed Loke what lyeth hyd in darkenesse he declareth it openly and the verye shadowe of deathe bryngeth he to lyghte He bothe encreaseth the people and destroyeth them He maketh them to multiplye and dryueth them awaye He chaungeth the hertes of them that rule the people of the earth and disapoynteth them so that they go wandrynge out of the waye and grope in the darke without lyght he maketh them also to staâ—ker to and fro lyke dronken men ¶ Iob reproueth his frendes with theyâ— owne sayenges and condemneth ypocrpsâ—â— CAPI XIII LO all this haue I sene with myne eye herde with myne eare and vnderstande it Loke what ye knowe that same do I know also neyther am I inferiour vnto you Neuerthelesse I talke with the almyghtye and my desyre is to comen with God As for you ye are worke maysters of lyes and vnprofytable Phisicians all togyther Wolde God ye kepte your tongue for then myght ye be taken for wyse men Nowe heare my chydynge and pondre the sentence of my lyppes Do ye speake iniquite agaynst God and talke agaynst hym with deceyte Wyl ye not accepte the person of hym Or wyll ye contende with God Shall that helpe you when he calleth you to rekenynge For as one man mocketh an other so do ye mocke hym He shall punysshe you and reproue you yf ye do secretly accepte any persone Shall he not make you afrayde wheÌ„ he sheweth hym self Shall not his terrible feare fall vpon you Your remembraunce is lyke vnto a sparke and your bodyes lyke the claye Holde youre tongues for my sake that I also may speakâ— and my sorowe shall be the lesse ☞ Wherfore do I beare my flesshe in my ☜ tethe and put my soule in my handes Lo though he sley me yet wyll I put my trust in hym But I wyl reproue myne owne wayes in his syght he shal make me hole and there maye no ypocrite come before hym Heare my wordes and pondre my sayenges with your eares Beholde nowe haue I prepared my iudgement and know that I shall be founde ryghteous What is he that wyll go to lawe with me †Let hym come that I may now holde my tongue dye Neuertheles graunt me two thynges and then wyll I not hyde my selfe from the. Withdrawe thyne hande from me and let not the fearful drede of the make me afrayde And then call me and I wyll answere or els let me speake and gyue thou me an answere Howe many are my mysdedes and synnes Let me knowe my transgressyons and offences Wherfore hydest thou thy face and holdest me for thyne enemye Wylte thou be so cruel and extreme vnto a flyeng leafe and â—o low vpon drye stubble for thou layest sharplye to my charge and punysshest me for the synnes of my youth Thou puttest my fete also in the stockes and lokest narowly vnto all my pathes and markest the steppes of my fete where as I notwithstandyng must coÌ„sume lyke as a fowle caryon and as a clothe that is moth eaten ¶ Iob desâ—llybeâ—h the lyte of 〈…〉 and prophesyeth of the resurreâ—â—yon Hope systeyneth the godly vntyll they obteyne thâ—â— they ioâ—e for CAPI XIIII MAn that is borne of woman hath but a shorte tyme to lyue is full of miserye He coÌ„meth vp and is cut downe lyke a floure He flyeth as it were a shadow and neuer continueth in one state Doest thou open thyne eyes vpon soche one and bryngest me in thy iudgement Who can make it cleane that coÌ„meth of an vncleane thyng No body The dayes of man surely are determyned the nombre of his monethes are knowen only vnto the. Thou haste appoynted hym his boundes whiche he can not go beyonde Go from hym that he maye rest †a lytle vntyll his daye come whiche he loketh for lyke as an hyrelynge doth Yf a tre be cut downe there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shutte forth the braunches agayne For though the rote of it be waxen olde the stocke therof be deade in the grounde yet when it getteth the sente of water it wyl budde brynge forth bowes lyke as the ire that is planted But as for man when he is deade perysshed and consumed awaye what becommeth of hym The floodes when they be dryed vp and the ryuers when they be emptye are fylled agayne thorowe the flowynge waters of the see but when man slepeth he ryseth not agayne of his owne strength vntyl the heuen perysh he shal not wake vp nor ryse out of his slepe O that thou woldest kepe me hyde me in the hell vntyll thy wrath were stylled and to appoynt me a tyme wherin thou myghtest remembre me Maye a deade man lyue agayne All the dayes of my lyfe wyll I wayte styll tyll my chaungynge shall come Thou shalt call me and I shall answere the despyse not y u the worke of thyne owne han des For nowe thou noÌ„brest all my goynges yet be not thou to extreme vpon my synnes My iniquite is sealed vp as it were in a bag but be mercyfull vnto my wyckednesses The mouÌ„taynes fall away at the last the rockes are remoued out of theyr place the waters pearse thorowe the very stones by lytle and lytle the floodes washe away the grauel and earth And destroyest thou the hope of man Thou preuaylest styll agaynst hym so that he passeth awaye thou chaungest his estate and puttest hym from the. And whyther his chyldren come to worshyppe or no he cannot tel And yf they
habytacion for himselfe in a harde rocke Beholde O thou man the Lorde shal carye the away into captiuyte and shall surely couer the with confusyon The Lorde shall turne the ouer lyke a bal with hys handes ⚜ and shal sende the into a farre countre There shalte thou dye and there in steade of the charetes of thy pompe shall the house of thy Lorde haue confusion ☞ I wyll dryue the frō thy place out of thy dwellynge shall he ouerthrow the. And in that daye shall I call my seruaunt Eliakim the sonne of Helkia And ☞ with thy garmentes wyll I clothe him and with thy gyrdle wyll I strengthe hym thy power also wyll I yelde into hys hande and he shal be a father of such as dwel in Ierusalem and in the house of Iuda And the keye of the house of Dauyd wyll I lay vpon his shoulder so that he shal opē and no man shall shut He shall shut and no man shall open And I wyll fasten hym as a nayle in a sure place and he shal be the gloryous seate of hys fathers house to the iust O thou most ryghteous thou shalte ordre the path of hym that is ryghteous Yee ☞ in the waye of thy iudgementes O Lorde haue we put our trust in the Thy name also and the remembraunce of the reioyse the soule My soule hathe lōged for y ◠all the nyght and with my sprete which is within me wyll I seke the early in the mornynge For whan thy iudgementes are i the earth the inhabytatours of the worlde shall lerne ryghteousnes Shall the vngodly man be fauoured which hathe nat lerned ryghteousnes but doth wyckedly in the earth where nothynge ought to be done but that whiche is ryghteous He shall nat se the glory of the Lorde Lorde whan thy hande is lyfte vp they se it nar but they shall se it and be confounded with the zele of the people and the fyre that consumeth thyne enemyes shal deuoure them Lorde vnto vs thou shalt prouyde peace for thou also haste wrought all oùre workes in vs. O Lorde oure God other Lordes besyde the hath subdued vs but we wyl be myndefull onely of the and of thy name ☞ The deed wyll nat lyue and they that be out of lyfe wyl nat ryse agayne therfore hast thou visyted and roted them out and destroyed all the memory of them Thou haste increased the people O Lorde thou hast increased the people and thou art pray sed thou hast sent them farre of vnto all the coastes of the earth Lorde in trouble haue they visited the they powred out their prayer whan thy chastenynge was vpon thē Lyke as a woman with chylde that draweth nye towarde hyr trauayle is sory and cryeth in hyr paynes euen so haue we bene in thy syght O Lorde We haue ben with chylde suffered payne ☞ as though we had brought forth wynde For there is no saluaciō in the earth neyther do the inhabitours of the worlde submitte themselues Thy deed men shal lyue euen with my body shal they ryse agayne Awake syng ye that dwell in dust For ☞ thy dewe is euen as the dewe of herbes and the earth shall caste out them that be vnder her Come my people entre thou into thy chambers and shute thy dores aboute the hyde thy selfe a lytle for a whyle vntyl the indygnacyon be ouerpaste Forlo the Lorde is commynge out of his place to vyset the wyckednesse of suche as dwell vpon earth The earth also shall disclose hyr owne bloude and shall nomore hyde them that are slayne in her ¶ A prophecye of the commynge of Chryste and destruccyon of Idolatrye CAPI XXVII IN that daye the lorde with his sore great and myghtie swerde shal visyte ☞ Leuiathan the fugityue serpent euen Leuiathan that croked serpent and he shall slaye the dragon that is in the see In that daye se that ye syng of the vyneyarde which bringeth forth the best wyne Euen I the Lorde do kepe it In due seasons shall I water it and lest the enemy do it any harme I wyll both nyght and daye preserue it There is no displeasure in me or els whan the vyneyarde bringeth me forth breers and thornes I wolde go thorowe it by war and burne it vp together Let it take holde of my strēgth and it shall be at one with me euen at one shall it be with me The dayes are cōming that Iacob shal take rote Israell shal be grene and floryshe and y ◠worlde shal be fylled with frute Hath he smytten hym as sore as he dyd the other that smote hym Or is he slayne with so sore a slaughter as they that slewe hym In measure dothe he smyte hym whyle he sendeth vnto hym suche thynges wherby he commeth to his mynde agayne For in the daye that the east wynde bloweth sore it taketh awaye the frutes Thus therfore shall the iniquite of Iacob be reconcyled and here is all the frute of the takyng away of his synne yfhe make all the stones of the altare of Idoles as chalke stones that are beaten in sunder that theyr graues ymages ryse nat vp agayne Els shal the strōgcytie be desolate and the habytacyon forsaken and left lyke a wyldernes There shall the calfe fede there shall he lye eate vp the yonge springes therof ☞ Whan the braunches of it are drye they are broken of and the wemen come and set them on fyre For it is a people of no vnderstāding therfore he that made thē shal nat fauoure thē and he that created thē shal geue thē no grace And in that daye shall the Lorde make a thresshynge from the myddes of the ryuer Euphrates vnto the ryuer of Egypte and ye chyldren of Israel shal be gathered together one to another In that daye shal ☞ y ◠great trōpe be blowen so y ◠those which were lost in the lande of Assyria and they that were banysshed into y ◠lande of Egypte shall come and worshyppe the Lorde in the holy mount at Ierusalem ¶ Agaynste the pryde of Ephraim and agaynste false prestes and preachers CAPI XXVIII WO BE vnto the crowne of pryce euen to the dronken people of Ephraim whose great pōpe is as afloure y ◠faydeth away ☞ vpon the head of the valley of such as be in welth and are ouerladē with wyue Beholde there commeth a vehemēt and sore day from the Lord lyke an vnmeasurable hayle and perillous tempest euen lyke the force of myghtye and horrible waters that beareth downe at thiges The crowne of the pryde of the dronkē Ephraemites shal be trodē vnder fote so that the floure of his fairenesse and beautye whiche is in the heade of ☞ the valley of farnesse shall fade awaye as doth an vntymely rype fygge afore haruest Whiche whā a man sytteth he loketh vpon it and whyle it is yet in his hande he eateth it vp In
take the vppermost twyg that yet is but tendre and plante it vpon an hye hyll Namely vpon the hyehyll of Israell wyll I plante â—â— that it maye brynge forthe twygges and geue frute and be a great Cedre tree so that al maner of foules may byld in it and make their nestes vnder the shadowe of his braunches And all the trees of the felde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree set the lowe tree vp that I haue dryed vp the grene tree and made the drye tree to florysh Euen I the Lorde that spake it haue also brought it to passe ¶ He sheweth that euery man shall beate his owne synne To hym that amendeth is saluaâ—yon promysed Deathe is prophecyed to the ryhgtuous whiche â—â—â—â—eâ—h backe frome the ryght waye CAPI XVIII THE worde of the Lord came vnto me on this maner what meane ye by this comen prouerbe that ye vse in the lande of Israel sayinge The fathers haue eaten soure grapes the chyldrens teth are set on edge As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God ye shall vse this byworde nomore in Israel Beholde all soules are myne Lyke as y â— father is myne so is the soÌ„ne myne also The soule that synneth shall dye If a man be godly and do the thynge that is equall and ryght he eateth not vpon the hylles he lyfteth not his eies vp to y â— foule Idols of Israel he defyleth nat his neyghbours wyfe he medleth with no menstruous womaÌ„ he greueth no body he geueth hê detter his pledge agayne he taketh none other mans good by violence he parteth his mete with the hongrye he clotheth the naked he lendeth nothynge vpon vsury he taketh nothynge ouer he withdraweth his haÌ„de from doyinge wrong he handleth faythfully betwyxt maÌ„â— man he walketh in my commaundementes and kepeth my lawes and perfourmeth theÌ„ faythfully This is a ryghtuous man he shall surely lyue sayeth the Lorde God If he nowe get a sonne that is a murtherer a sheder of bloude yf he do one of these thinges though he do not al he eateth vpon the hylles he defyleth his neyghbours wyfe he greueth the poore and nedy he robbeth and spoyleth he geueth nat the detter his pledge agayne he lyfteth vp his eyes vnto Idols and medleth with abhomynable thynges hé lendeth vpon vsury and taketh more ouer Shall thys man lyue He shal not lyue Seynge he hath done al these abhominacions he shall dye hys bloude shal be vpon him Nowe yf this man get a sonne also that seyth all his fathers synnes whiche he hath done and feareth neyther dothe suche lyke Namely he eateth not vp the mountaynes he lyfteth not hys eyes vp to the Idols of Israell he defyleth not hys neyghbours wyfe he vexeth no man he kepeth no mans pledge â–ª he neyther spoyleth nor robbeth eny man he dealeth his meate with the hungrye he clotheth the naked he oppresseth not the poore he receaueth no vsury nor any thynge ouer he kepeth my lawes and walcketh in my commaundementes Thys man shall not dye in hys fathers synne but shall lyue wythout fayle As for hys father because he oppressed and spoâ—led hys brother and dyd wyckedly amonge his people lo he is deed in his owne sinne And yet saye ye Wherfore then shulde not thys sonne beare his fathers â—ynne Therfore because the sonne hath done equite and right hathe kepte al my commaundementes and done them therfore shall he lyue in dede The same soule that synneth shall dye The sonne shall not beare the fathers offence neyther shall the father beare the sonnes offence The ryghteousnes of the ryghtuous shal be vpon him and the wyckednes of the wycked shal be vpon him selfe also But yf the vngoly wyl turne away from al hys synnes that he hathe done and kepe all my commaundementes and do the thynge that is equall and ryghte doutlesse he shall lyue and not dye As for all his synnes that he did before they shal not be thought vpon but in his righteousnes that he hath done he shall lyue For haue I eny pleasure in death of a synner saieth the Lorde God but rather that he coÌ„uert froÌ„ his wayes lyue Agane yf the ryghtuous turne awaye from his rightuousnes and do iniquite accordyng to all the abhominacyons that the wycked man dothe shall he lyue All the ryghtuousnesse that he hath done shall not be thought vpon but in the faute that he hath offended withal and in the synne that he he hath done he shall dye And yet ye saye Tush the waye of the Lorde is not indyfferente Heare therfore ye house of Israell Is not my waye ryght Or are not youre wayes rather wycked When a ryghtuous man turneth awaye from his ryghtuousnesse and medleth with vngodlynesse he muste dye therin yee for the vnryghtuousnesse that he hathe done must he dye Agayne when the wycked man turneth awaye from his wyckednesse that he hathe done and dothe the thynge whiche is equall and ryghte he shall saue his soule aliue For in so much as he remembreth hym selfe and turneth hym from all the vngodlynes that he hathe vsed he shall lyue and not dye And yet sayeth the house of Israel Tushe the waye of the Lorde is not equall Are my wayes vnryght O ye house of Israel Are not your waies rather vnequal As for me I wyll iudge euery man accordinge to hys wayes O ye house of Israel sayeth y â— Lorde God Wherfore be conuerted turne you cleane from all your wyckednesse so shall there no synne do you harme Caste awaye froÌ„ you all youre vngodlynesse that ye haue done make you newe hertes and a newe spryte Wherfore wyll ye dye O ye house of Israell seynge I haue no pleasure in the deathe of hym that dyeth sayeth the Lorde God Turne you then and ye shall lyue ¶ The captyuyiye of Iehoahaz â— of Iehoacin is sygnyfyed by the lions whelpeâ— and by the â—â—oÌ„ He setteth out the prosperytye of the cytye of Ierusalem that is past and the 〈◊〉 serye therof that is present CAPI XIX BVT mourne thou for the prynces of Israell and saye Wherfore laye thy mother that lyonesse amonge the lyons and noryshed her yonge ones amonge the lyons whelpes One of her whelpes she brought vp and it became a lyon it lerned to spoyle and to deuoure folke The Heathen herde of hym and toke hym in they re nettes brought him in chaynes vnto the lande of Egypte Nowe when the damme sawe that all her hope and comforte was awaye she toke another of her whelpes and made a lyon of hym whiche went amonge the lyons and became a fearce lyon lerned to spoyle and to deuoure folcke he destroyed theyr palaces and made theyr cytyes waste In so much that the whole lande and euery thing therin were vtterly desolate thorowe the very voyce of hys roarynge Then came the Heathen together on euery syde oute of all countrees
remembre theyr wyckednesse so that by ryght they must be taken and wonne Therfore sateth the lorde God For so much as ye your selues shewe your offence haue opened your wickednes so y â— in al your workes men may se your synnes yee in so much I say that ye your selues haue made mencyon therof ye shall be taken by vyolence O thou shamefull wycked gyde of Israel whose daye is come euen the tyme that wic kednes shal haue an ende Thus sayeth the Lorde God take awaye the garlande put of the crowne and so is it awaye the humble is exalted and the proude brought lowe Punyshe punyshe yee punyshe them wyll I and destroye them and that shall not be fulfylled vntyll he come to whome the iudgemente belongeth and to whome I haue geuen it And thou O sonne of man prophecy and speake Thus sayeth the Lorde God to the chyldren of Ammon and to theyr blasphemye speake y u The swearde y â— swearde is draweÌ„ forth alredy to y â— slaughter scoured y â— it glistreth because y â— hast loked y â— out vanities prophecyed lyes y â— it maye come vpoÌ„ thy necke like as vpoÌ„ y â— other vngodly which be slame whose day came whaÌ„ theyr wyckednes was ful Though it were put vp agayn into the sheath yet wil I punyshe y e in the lande wher y u wast norished borne poure my indignacyon vpon y â— and wyl blow vpoÌ„ the in y â— fyre of my wrath de lyuer y â— vnto cruel people which are lerned to destroy Thou shalt fede y â— fyre thy bloud shal be shed in y â— lande that y u mayest be put out of remembraunce Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it ¶ The word of the Lord agaynst IerusaleÌ„ for maÌ„ slaughter denyinge due honour vnto theyr fathers mothers other wychednesses Of the wycked doctryne of the false prophetes prestes of theyr vnsutiable couetousnes The Tyrannye of rulers The wyckednes of the people CAP XXII MOrouer y â— worde of y â— Lorde came vnto me sayde y u sonne of man wylt thou not reproue thê bloudthrusty cyte Shewe theÌ„ theyr abominacioÌ„s tel theÌ„ Thê° saieth y â— Lorde God O y u cyte y â— sheddest bloude in the myddest of y â— that thy tyme maye come also makest the Idoles to defyle y c withal Thou hast made thy selfe gylty in y â— bloude that thou haste shed and defyled the in the Idoles whiche thou hast made Thou hast caused the dayes to drawe nye made the tyme of thy yeares to come Therfore wyl I make the to be confounded amonge the Hea theÌ„ to be despysed in all the landes whether they be nye or farre from the they shall laugh the to scorne thou that hast gotteÌ„ the so foule a name and arte full of myschefe Beholde the rulers of Israel haue brought euery man his power to shed bloude in the. In the haue they despysed father and mother in the haue they oppressed the straunger in the haue they vexed the wydowe and y â— fatherlesse Thou hast despysed my Sanctuary and vnhalowed my sabbath Murthe rers are there in the that shede bloude and eate vpon the hylles and in the they vse vn happynesse In y â— haue they discouered their fathers shame in the haue they vexed wemeÌ„ in their syckenes Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neyghbours wyfe abhominably defyled his daughter in lawe In the hathe euery man forced his owne syster eueÌ„ his fa ther 's daughter yee gyftes haue bene receaued in y â— to shed blode Thou hast taken vsury and encreace thou hast oppressed thy neyghbours vy extorcion and forgotten me sayeth y â— Lord God Beholde I haue smytten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed and vpon the bloude whiche hath bene shed in the Is thy herte able to en dure it or may thy handes defende them selues in the tyme that I shal brynge vpon y â— Euen I the Lord that speake it wyll brynge it also to passe I wyll scatre y â— amonge the Heathen strowe the aboute in the landes wyll cause thy fylthynesse to ceasse out of the yee and I wyll haue the in possession in the syght of the Heathen that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying Thou sonne of man the house of Israell is turned to drosse All they that shulde be brasse tynne yron and leade are in the fyre become drosse Therfore thus say eth the Lorde God For so muche as ye all are turned into drosse beholde I wyl bring you together vnto Ierusalem lyke as syluer brasse yron tynne and leade are put together in the fornace and the fyre blowen there vnder to melte them Euen so wyll I gather you put you in together and melre you in my wrath and indignacyon I wyll brynge you together and kyndle the fyre of my cruell dyspleasure vnder you that ye maye be melted therin Lyke as the syluer is melted in the fyre so shall ye also be melted therin that ye may knowe howe that I the Lorde haue powred my wrath vpon you And the worde of y â— Lorde came vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man tell her Thou art an vnclene lande whiche is not rayned vpon in the day of y u cruel wrath thy Prophetes that are in the are sworne together to deuoure soules lyke as a roaryng Lion y t lyueth by his praye They receaue ryches and good make many wyddowes in the. Thy prestes breake my lawe and defyle my SaÌ„ctuary They put no dyffereÌ„ce betwene the holy vnholy neyther discerne betwene y â— cleane vncleane they turne their eies fro my sabbathes I am vnhalowed amonge theÌ„ Thy rulers in the are lyke rauyshynge wolues to shed bloude and to destroye soules for theyr owne couetous lucre As for thy Prophetes they dawbe with vntempe red claye they se vanytyes and prophecye lyes vnto theÌ„ saying the Lorde God sayeth so where as the Lord hath not spoken The people in the lande vseth wycked extorcyon robbery They vexe the poore nedy and oppresse the straunger agaynst ryght And I sought in the lande for a man that wolde make vp the hedge and set hym selfe in the gappe before me in the landes behalfe that I shulde not vtterly destroye it but I coulde fynde none Therfore wyll I poure out my cruel dyspleasure vpon them and burne theÌ„ in the fyre of my wrathe theyr owne wayes wyl I recompence vpon their heades saieth the Lorde God ¶ Of the fornycacion that is to saye of the Idolatâ—ye of Samaria and Ierusalem vnder the names of Dholah and Dholivah In comparyson of Samaria he sheweth that the fornycacyon of Ierusalem is the fylthyer The destrucryon of Ierusalem so prophecyed The aduoutry of both the who res to founde out Theyr
rose vp to coÌ„forte me Then toke I my rest vnto the seconde day at night wheÌ„ they had all rested that they might comforte me I rested also rose vp by night fled and am come hyther in to thê felde as thou seyst am purposed not to returne into the cyte but to remayne here neither to eate nor dryncke but continually to mourne and to fast vntyll I dye Then let I my meditacyons thoughtes fal that I was in spake to her in displeasure Thou most foolysh woman seist thou not oure heuynes mournyng what happeneth vnto vs how Syon our mother is all wofull and sory and howe she is cleane brought downe and in misery seinge we be all nowe in heuynes make oure moue for we be all sorowful As for the heuines that thou takest it is but for one soÌ„ne DemauÌ„de the earthe and she shall tel the that it is she which ought by reason to mourne for the fall of so many that growe vpon her For from the begynnyng all men are borne of her and other shal come and behold they walke almost al into destruccyon and many of them shall be roted out Who shulde then by reason make more mournynge then she that hath lost so great a multitude not thou which art sory but for one But yf thou woldeste saye vnto me My mournynge is not lyke y â— mournyng of the earth for I haue lost the frute of my body whiche I bare with heuines sorowe but the earth is accordyng to the maner of the earth and the present multitude goeth againe into her as it is come to passe Then say I vnto the lyke as thou hast borne with trauayle sorowe eueÌ„ so the earth also froÌ„ the begining geueth her frute vnto man for hym y â— made her And therfere withholde thy sorowe and heuynes by thy selfe loke what happeneth vnto the beare it strongly For yf thou ludgest the marcke and ende of God to be righteous and good receauest his couÌ„celiÌ„ tyme thou shalt be coÌ„meÌ„ded therin Go thy way then into the cyte to thy husbande And she sayde vnto me that wyll I not do I wyll not go into the cytye but heare wyl I die So I commened more with her and sayde Do not so but be counceled and folowe me for how many falles hath StoÌ„ Be of good comforte because of the sorowe of Ierusalem For thou seâ—st that our Sanctuary is layed waste oure aulter broken oure temple destroyed oure playenge of instrumentes and syngyng layed downe the thankesgeutnge put to sylence our myrthis vanyshed awaye the lyght of oure candelstick is quenched the arcke of the couenauÌ„t is taken from vs all oure holy thynges are defyled and the name that is called vpon ouer vs is dishonoured our childreÌ„ are put to shame our prestes are brente oure Leuytes are caryed away into captiuite oure virgins are defyled and oure wyues rauished oure ryghteous men spoyled and oure chyldren destroyed oure yong men are brought in bondage and oure stronge worthyes are become weake and SyoÌ„ which seale is the greatest of all is lowsed vp from her worshyp for she is delyuered into the handes of them that hate vs. And therfore shake of thy great heuynes and put awaye the multytude of sorowes that the Mighty maye be mercy full vnto the and that the Hyeste maye geue the rest from thy laboure and trauayle And it happened that when I was talkynge with her her face dyd shine and glyster so that I was afrayed of her mused what it myght be And immediatly she caste oute a greate voyce very fearful so that the earth shoke at the noise of the woman and I loked and beholde the woman appeared vnto me nomore but there was a cyte builded a place was shewed froÌ„ the grounde foundacion Then was I afrayed and cryed with loude voyce and sayde where is Uriel the angell which came to me at the fyrst For he hath caused me to come in many consideracyons and hye thoughtes and myne ende is turned to corrupcion my prayer to rebuke And as I was speakynge these wordes he came vnto me and loked vpon me I laye as one that had bene deed and myne vnderstanding was altered and he toke me by the ryght hande and coÌ„forted me and set me vpon my fete and sayde vnto me what ayleth the and why is thyne vndestanding vexed and the vnderstandyng of thy herte wherfore art thou sory And I sayd Because thou hast forsakeÌ„ me I haue done accordynge vnto thy wordes I wente in to the folde and there haue I sene thinges that I am not able to expresse He sayd vnto me Stande vp and be manly and I shall geue the exortacyon Then sayd I Speake on to me my Lord forsake me not lest I dye in vayne for I haue sene that I knewe not and herde that I do not knowe Or shall my vnderstandyng be disceaued my minde But nowe I beseche the that thou wylt shewe thy seruauÌ„te of this woÌ„der He answered me then sayd heare me and I shall enfourme the and tel the wherfore thou art afrayed for the hyest hath opened many secrete thiÌ„ges vnto the. He hath sene that thy waye is ryght and that thou takest sorowe continually for thy people and makest greate lamentacyon for Sion and therfore vnderstande the visyon whiche thou sawest a lytle whyle ago after thys maner Thou sawest a woman mourninge and thou hast comforted her Neuertheles now seyst thou the lykenes of the womaÌ„ nomore but thou thoughtest there was a cyte buylded and lyke as she tolde the of y â— fal of her sonne so is this the answere The woman whom thou saweste is Syon and where as she tolde the that she hathe bene thyrtye yeares vnfrutefull and baren those are the. xxx yeares wherin there was no offerynge made in her But after xxx yeares Salomon buylded her offred then bare the baren a sonne And where as she tolde y â— that she noryshed hym with laboure that was the dwellyng of Ierusalem But where as she tolde the y â— her soÌ„ue dyed whan he came into his chamber that is the fall of Ierusalem And thou sawest her lykenesse howe she mourned for her soÌ„ne and what els happened vnto her I haue shewed y â— And now God seyth that thou arte sory in thy mynde suffrest from thy herte for her so hath he shewed the her clearnesse and the fayrnes of her bewtye And therfore I bad the remayne in y â— felde where no house is builded For I knew that the Hyest wolde shewe thys vnto the therfore I commaunded the to go into the felde where no foundacyon of buyldynge is For in the place where the Hyest wyll shewe his cytie there shal be no mans buyldyng And therfore feare not and let not thyne herte be afrayed but go thy waye in and se the glorious and fayre buyldynge and howe greate
cast the bad away So shall it be at the ende of the worlde The angels shall come seuer the bad from among the good shall cast them in to the fournace of fyre there shal be waylyng gnasshynge of teeth Iesus sayth vnto them haue ye vnderstande all these thynges They saye vnto hym yea lorde Then sayde he vnto them Therfore euery sâ—â—â—be which is taught vnto the kyngdom of heuen is lyke vnto a man that is an housholder which bryngeth forth out of his treasure thynges new and olde ⊢ And it came to passe that when Iesus had finyshed these similitudê he departed thence And when he came into his owne countrey he taught them in theyr synagogê in so moch that they were astonyed and sayd Whence cometh this wysdome powers vnto hym Is not this the carpenters sonne Is not his mother called Mary and his brethren Iames and Ioses and Symon and Iudas And are not all his systers with vs Whence hath he then al these thynges And they were offended at hym Iesus sayde vnto them A prophet is not without honoure saue in his owne countrey and in his owne house And he dyd not many myracles there bycause of theyr vnbylefe ¶ IohnÌ„ was taken and beheaded Chryst fedeth fyue thousande men with fyue loues and two fysshes and appeareth by nyght vnto his disciples vpon the see CAPI XIIII AT that tyme Herode the Tetrarcha herde of the fame of Iesu and sayd vnto his seruauÌ„tes this is IohnÌ„ the Baptyst He is rysen from the deade and therfore are myracles wrought by hym For Herode had taken IohnÌ„ and bounde hym and put hym in pryson bycause of Herodias his brother Philips wyfe For IohnÌ„ sayd vnto hym It is not lawfull for the to haue her And when he wolde haue put hym to death he feared the people bycause they counted hym as a prophet But when Herodes byrth day was kepte the doughter of Herodias dauÌ„sed before them pleased Herode Wherfore he promised with an othe that he wold gyue her what soeuer she wolde aske And she beynge instructe of her mother before sayde Gyue me here IohnÌ„ Baptystes heade in a platter And the kynge was sory Neuerthelesse for the othes sake and them whiche sat at the table he coÌ„mauÌ„ded it to be gyuen her and sent tourmentours beheaded IohnÌ„ in the pryson and his heade was brought in a platter and gyuen to the damsell and she brought it to her mother And his disciples came and toke vp his body and buryed it and wente and tolde Iesus When Iesus herde of it he departed thence in a shyp vnto a deserte place out of the way And when the peple had herde therof they folowed him on fote lefte the cityes And Iesus went forth sawe moche people and was moued with mercy towarde them and he healed of them those that were sycke And when the euen drewe on his disciples came to hym sayenge this is a deserte place and the houre is nowe past let the people departe that they may go in to the townes and bye them vytayles But Iesus sayde vnto them They haue no nede to go awaye Gyue ye them to eate They say vnto hym we haue here but. v. loues and two fysshes He sayde brynge them hyther to me And he coÌ„maunded the peple to syt downe on the grasse he toke the. v. loues and. iâ— fysshes lyft vp his eyes towarde heuen and ☞ blessed And wheÌ„ he had broken them he gaue the loues to his disciples and his disciples gaue them to the people And they dyd all eate and were suffysed And they gathered vp of the fragmentê that remayned xii baskettes full And they that dyd eate were aboute fyue thousande men besyde women and chyldren And streyght waye Iesus made his disciples to get vp into a shyp and to go before hym vnto the other syde whyle he sente the people away And when the people were sent awaye he went vp in to a mountayne to praye alone And when nyght was come he was there hym selfe alone But the shyp was nowe in the myddes of the see and was tost with waues for it was a coÌ„trary wynde And in the fourth watche of the nyght Iesus went vnto them walkyng on the see And when the discyples saw hym walkyng on the see they were troubled sayenge it is some spyryte they cryed out for feare But streyght waye Iesus spake vnto them sayenge be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde Peter answered hym and sayd Lorde yf it be thou byd me come vnto the on the water And he sayd come And when Peter was come downe out of the shyppe he walked on the water to go to Iesus But when he sawe a moghtye wynde he was afrayde And wheÌ„ he began to synke he cryed sayenge Lorde saue me And immediatly Iesus stretched forth his hande and caught hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of lytell fayth wherfore dydest thou doute And when they were come in to the shyp the wynde ceased Then they that were in the shyp came and worshypped hym sayenge of a trueth thou arte the son of God And when they were gone ouer they came into the lande of Genesereth And when the men of the place had knowledge of hym they sent out messengers in to all that countrey rounde aboute the coost brought vnto hym all that were sycke and besought hym that they myght touch the hemme of his vesture onely And as many as touched it were made safe ¶ Chryst excuseth his discyples and rebuketh the Scrybes and Pharyses for transgressynge the coÌ„maundement of God thorow theyr owne tradicyons The thynge that goeth in to the mouth defyleth not the man He delyuereth the woman of Canâ—â—â—yeâ— boughter healeth the multitude and with seuen loues and a few lytle fysshes fedeth foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren CAPI XV. ✚ THen came to Iesus Scribes and pharises whiche were come from Ierusalem sayenge Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicions of the elders For they wasshe not theyr handes when they eate bread But he answered and sayd vnto them Why do ye also transgresse the coÌ„maundement of god bycause of your owne tradicion For God coÌ„maundeth sayenge honour father and mother and he that curseth father or mother let hym dye the death But ye saye euery one shall saye to his father and mother ☞ what gyfte so euer shulde haue come of me the same is turned vnto thy profyte and so shall he not honoure his father or his mother And thus haue ye made the coÌ„maundement of God of none effecte bycause of your owne tradicion Ypocrites ful wel dyd Esaye prophesye of you sayenge This people draweth nygh vnto me with theyr mouth honoureth me with lippes howbeit theyr hertes are farre from me but in vayne do they serue me teachynge the doctrines and preceptes of men And he called the people
to hym and sayd vnto them heare vnderstande That which goeth into the mouthe defyleth not the man but that whiche cometh out of the mouth defyleth the man Then came his disciples and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not that the Pharises were offended at this saynge But he answered and sayde Euery plante whiche my heuenly father hath not planted shall be plucked vp by the rootes Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde If the blynde leade the blynde bothe shall fall into the dytche Then answered Peter and sayde vnto hym declare vnto vs this parable Iesus sayde are ye also yet without vnderstandyng do not ye yet vnderstande that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth goeth in to the belly and is cast out in to the draught But those thynges whiche procede out of the mouthe come forth from the herte and they defyle the man For out of the herte procede euyll thoughtes murders breakyng of wedlocke hooredoms theftes false wytnesse blasphemyes These are the thynges whiche defyle a maÌ„ But to take meate with vnwashed handes defyleth not a man ⊢ ✚ And Iesus wente thence and departed into the coostes of Tyre and Sydon and beholde a woman of Canaan whiche came out of the same coostes cryed vnto hym sayenge haue mercy on me o lorde thou sonne of Dauid My doughter is pyteously vexed with a deuyl But he answered her nothynge at all and his disciples came and besought hym sayenge sende her awaye for she cryeth after vs But he answered sayde I am not sent but vnto the lost shepe of the house of Israel Then came she and worshypped hym saynge Lord helpe me He answered sayd It is not mete to take the chyldrens beade to cast it to dogges She answered and sayd Trueth lorde for the doggê eate of the crommes whiche fall from theyr maysters table Then Iesus answered and sayde vnto her O woman great is thy fayth be it vnto the euen as thou wylte And her doughter was made hole euen at that same tyme. ⊢ And Iesus went awaye from thence and came nygh vnto the see of Galile and wente vp in to a mountayne and sat downe there And moche people came vnto hym bryngynge with them those that were lame blynde deafe maymed and other many cast them downe at Iesus feete And he healed them in so moche that the people wondred when they sawe the dombe speake the maymed to be hoole the lame to walke and the blynde to se. And they glorified the God of Israel Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him and sayd I haue compassyon on the people bycause they contynue w t me nowe iii. dayes and haue nothyng to eate and I wyll not let them departe fastyng lest they mysse cary by the waye And his disciples saye vnto hym whence shulde we get so moche breade in the wyldernes as to suffise so great a multitude And Iesus say the vnto them howe many loues haue ye And they say seuen and a few lytell fysshes And he coÌ„maunded the people to syt downe on the grounde and toke the seuen loues and the fysshes and after that he had gyuen thankes he brake them and gaue to his discipiples the disciples gaue them to the people And they dyd all eate and were suffysed And they toke vp of the brokeÌ„ meat that was lefte seuen baskettes full And yet they that dyd eate were foure thousande men besyde women chyldren And he sent away the people and toke shyp and came in to the partyes of Magdala ¶ The Pharysâ—â— require a token Iesus warneth his disciples of the pharises doctrine The coÌ„fessyon of Petet The keyes of heuen The faythfull must beaâ—e the Crosse after Chryst. CAPI XVI THe Pharises also with the Saduces came and tempted hym desyred hym that he wolde shewe them a sygne from heuen He answered sayd vnto them when it begynneth to drawe toward euen ye say it wyl be fayre wether for the skye is red And in the mornyng It wyll be fowle wether to daye for the skye is glowmynge red O ye ypocrites ye can discerne the outwarde appearauÌ„ce of the skye but can ye not discerne the sygnes of the tymes The froward and aduouterous nacyoÌ„ requireth a sygne and there shall no sygne be gyuen vnto it but the sygne of the Prophet Ionas And he lefte them and departed And when his disciples were come to the othersyde of the water they had forgotten to take breade with them Then Iesus sayd vn to them Take hede and beware of ☞ the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces And they thought in them selues sayeng we haue taken no breade with vs. which when Iesus vnderstode he sayde vnto them O ye of lytle fayth why take ye thought w t in your selues bycause ye haue brought no breade Do ye not yet perceyue neyther remember those fyue loues when there were fyue M men and howe many baskettes toke ye vp Neyther the seuen loues when there were foure thousande men and howe many baskettes toke ye vp howe happeneth it that ye do not vnderstande that I spake it not vnto you concernynge breade that ye shulde beware of the leuen of the Pharises and of the Saduces Then vnderstode they howe that he had not them beware of the leuen of bread but of the doctryne of the Pharyses and of the Saduces ✚ When Iesus came in to the coostes of the citye whiche is called Cesarea Philippi he asked his disciples sayenge whome do men saye that I the sonne of man am They sayde Some saye that thou arte IohnÌ„ Baptist some Elyas some Ieremias or one of the nombre of the Prophettes He sayeth vnto them but whome saye ye that I am Simon Peter answered sayde Thou arte Chryst the son of the liuynge God And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym happy arte thou Simon the son of Ionas for flesshe bloode hath not opened that vnto the but my father whiche is in heuen And I say also vnto the that thou arte Peter vpon this rocke I wyl buylde my congregacion And the gates of hell shall not preuayle agaynst it And I wyll gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heuen And whatsoeuer thou byndest in earth shal be bound in heuen and whatsoeuer thou losest in earth shal be losed in heuen ⊢ Then charged he his discyples that they shulde tell no man that he was Iesus Chryste From that tyme forth began Iesus to shewe vnto his disciples howe that he must go vnto Ierusalem and suffer many thyngê of the elders and hygh Preestes and scrybes must be kylled be raysed agayne the thyrde day â–ª And when Petet had taken hym asyde he began to rebuke him sayeng mayster fauer thy selfe this shal not happen vnto the but he turned him aboute and sayd vnto Peter go after me Satan thou hyndrest me for thou souourest not
heare shall more be gyuen For vnto hym that hath shall it be gyuen and from hym that hath not shall be taken awaye euen that whiche he hath And he sayde so is the kyngdome of God euen as yf a man shulde sowe seede in the grounde and shulde slepe and ryse vy nyght and daye and the seede shulde sprynge and growe vp whyle he is not aware For the earth bryngeth forth fruyte of her selfe fyrste the blade then the eare after the full come in the eare But when the fruyte is brought forth anone he thrusteth in the syckle bycause the haruest is come And he sayd where vnto shall we lyken the kyngdome of God or with what comparyson shall we compare it It is lyke a grayne of mustarde seede which when it is sowen in the earth is lesse then all seedes that be in the earth when it is sowen it groweth vp and is greater then all herbes and beareth great braunches so that the foules of the ayre may make theyr nestes vnder the shadowe of it And with many soche parables spake he the word vnto them after as they myght heare it But without parable spake he nothynge vnto them But when they were alone he expounded all thynges to his disciples And the same daye when euen was come he sayde vnto them let vs passe ouer vnto the other syde And they lefte the people and toke hym euen as he was in the shyp And there were also with hym other shyppes And there arose a great storme of wynde and the waues dashed in to the shyp so that it was now ful And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe And they awaked hym and sayde vnto hym Mayster carest thou not that we perysshe And he rose vp and rebuked the wynde and sayde vnto the see peace be styll And the wynde ceased and there folowed a greate calme And he sayde vnto them why are ye so fearfull Howe happeneth it that ye haue no fayth And the people spyed them when they departed and many knewe hym and ran a foote thyther out of all cityes and came thyther before them and came togyther vnto him And Iesus went out and saw moch people and had cōpassion on them bycause they were lyke shepe not hauynge a shepherde And he began to teach them many thynges And when the day was nowe far spent his discyples came vnto hym sayenge this is a deserte place and now the tyme is farre passed let them departe that they may go in to the countrey rounde aboute and in to the townes and bye them breade for they haue nothynge to eate He answered and sayde vnto them gyue ye them to eate And they sayd vnto hym shall we go and by two hundred peny worth of breade and gyue them to eate He sayde vnto them howe many looues haue ye Go and loke And when they had searched they sayde fyue two fysshes And he commaunded them to make them all syt downe by companyes vpon the grene grasse And they sat downe here arowe and there arowe by hundreds and by fyftyes And when he had taken the fyue looues the two fysshes loked vp to heuen he ☞ blessed and brake the looues and gaue them to his discyples to set before them and the two fysshes deuyded he amonge them all And they all dyd eate and were satisfyed And they toke vp twelue baskettes full therof and of the fysshes And they that dyd eate were aboute fyue thousande men And streyght waye he caused his discyples to go in to the shyp and to go ouer the see before vnto Bethsayda whyle he sent awaye the people And as soone as he had sent them awaye he departed in to a mountayne to praye ✚ And when euen was come the shyp was in the myddes of the see and he alone on the lande and he sawe them troubled in rowyng for the wynde was contrary vnto them And aboute the fourth watche of the nyght he came vnto them walkyng vpō the see and wolde haue passed by them But when they sawe hym walkyng vpon the see they supposed it had ben a spiryte and cryed out for they all sawe hym and were afrayde And anone he talked with them and sayd vnto them be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde And he went vp vnto them in to the shyp and the wynde ceased and they were sore amased in them selues beyond measure and meruayled For they remembred not of the looues bycause theyr herte was blynded And when they were ouer the water they came in to the lande of Genezareth and drue vp into the hauen And assoone as they were come out of the shyppe streyght waye they knewe hym and ran forth through out al the regyon rounde aboute and began to cary aboute in beddes those that were sycke when they herde that he was there And whyther soeuer he entred in to townes cityes or vyllages they layde the sycke folkes in the stretes and prayed hym that they myght touch and it were but the hemme of his vesture And as many as touched hym were safe ⊢ ¶ The disciples eate with vnwasshen handes The commaundement of god is transgressed by mans tradicyons Of the woman of Syrophenissa Of the Sabboth CAPI VII ANd the Pharyses came togyther vnto hym dyuerse of the Scribes which came from Ierusalem And when they sawe certayne of his dyscyples eate breade with comen that is to saye with vnwasshen handes they complayned For the Pharyses and all the Iues excepte they wasshe theyr handes ofte eate not obseruynge the tradycyons of the elders And when they come frō the market excepte they washe they eate not And many other thynges there be whiche they haue taken vpō them to obserue as the wasshynge of cuppes and cruses and brasen vessels and of tables Then asked hym the Pharyses Scrybes why walke not thy discyples accordynge to the custome ordeyned by the elders but eate breade with vnwasshen handes He answered and sayd vnto them well prophesyed Esaias of you ypocrytes as it is wrytten This people honoureth me with theyr lyppes but theyr herte is far from me howbeit in vayne do they serue me teachyng the doctrynes and cōmaundementes of men For ye laye the cōmaundement of god aparte and obserue the cōstitucyons of men as the wasshynge of cruses and of cuppes and many other soche lyke thynges ye do And he sayde vnto them well ye cast a syde the cōmaundement of God to maynteyne your owne constitucyons For Moses sayde honour thy father thy mother and who so curseth father or mother let hym dye the death But ye saye a man shall saye to father or mother Corban whiche is ☞ what gyfte soeuer cōmeth fro me shall be for thy prophet And so ye suffre hym no moore to do ought for his father or his mother and make the worde of God of none effecte through your owne constitucyon whiche
vexed with foule spirytes and they were healed And all the people preased to touche hym for there went vertue out of hym and healed them all And he lyfte vp his eyes vpon the discyples and sayde Blessed be ☞ ye poore for yours is the kyngdome of God Blessed are ye that hunger nowe for ye shall be satisfyed Blessed are ye that wepe nowe for ye shall laugh Blessed shal ye be wheÌ„ men hate you and thrust you out of theyr companye and rayle on you and abhorre youre name as an euyll thynge for the sonne of mannes sake Reioyse ye in that daye and be glad for beholde your rewarde is great in heuen ⊢ For thus dyd theyr fathers vnto the Prophettes But ☞ wo vnto you that are riche for ye haue your consolacyon Wo vnto you that are full for ye shall hunger Wo vnto you that nowe laugh for ye shall wayle and wepe Wo vnto you wheÌ„ all men prayse you for so dyd theyr fathers to the false prophettê But I saye vnto you whiche heare Loue youre enemyes Do good to them which hate you Blesse them that curse you and pray for them whiche wrongfullye trouble you And vnto hym that smyteth the on the one cheke offer also the other And hym that taketh awaye thy gowne forbyd not to take thy coote also Gyue to euery man that asketh of the. And of hym that taketh awaye thy goodes aske them not agayne And as ye wolde that men shulde do to you do ye also to them lyke wyse And yf ye loue them which loue you what thanke haue ye For synners also loue theyr louers And yf ye do good for them which do good for you what thanke haue ye For synners also do euen the same And yf ye lende to them of whome ye hope to receyue what thanke haue ye for synners also lende to synners to receyue soche lyke agayne But loue ye youre enemyes and do good and lende lokynge for nothynge agayne and youre rewarde shall be great and ye shall be the chyldren of the hyghest for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the euyll ✚ Be ye therfore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyfull Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Condempne not and ye shall not be condempned Forgyue and ye shall be forgyuen Gyue and it shall be gyuen vnto you good measure pressed downe and shaken togyther and ruÌ„nynge ouer shal men gyue in to youre bosoms For with the same measure that ye mete withall shall other men mete to you agayne And he put forth a similytude vnto them Can the blynde leade the blynde Do they not bothe fall in to the dytche The disciple is not aboue his mayster Euery man shal be perfyte euen as his mayster is Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but consyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther howe cannest thou say to thy brother Brother let me pull out the moote that is in thyne eye wheÌ„ thou seest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocryte caste out that beame out of thyne owne eye fyrste and then shalt thou se perfytly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye ⊢ For it is not a good tree that bryngeth forth euyll fruyte neyther is that an euyl tre that bryngeth forth good fruyte For euery tree is knowen by his fruyte For of thornê do not men gather fygges nor of busshes gather they grapes A good man out of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is good And an euyll man oute of the euyll treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is euyll For of the aboundance of the herte his mouth speaketh Why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not as I byd you whosoeuer coÌ„meth to me and heareth my sayengê and doth the same I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He is lyke a man whiche buylte an house and dygged depe and layde the foundacion on a rocke When the waters arose the floode bet vpon that house and coulde not moue it For it was grounded vpon a rocke But he that heareth and doth not is lyke a man that without foundacyon buylte an house vpon the earth agaynst whiche the floode dyd beate and it fell immediatly And the fall of that house was greate ¶ He healeth the captaynes setuaunt rayseth the wydowes sonne enfourmeth the disciples whome IohnÌ„ Baptyst sente vnto hym coÌ„mendeth IohnÌ„ reproueth the Iues and eateth with the Bhaâ—ise The woman wassheth his feete with her â—earâ—s and he lorâ—yueth her her synnes CAPI VII WHen he had ended all his sayenges in the audyence of the people he entred in to CapernauÌ„ And a certayne Centurions seruaunte whiche was deare vnto hym laye sycke and was in parell of death And when he herde of Iesu he sent vnto hym the elders of the Iues besechynge hym that he wolde come and heale his seruaunte And when they came to Iesus they besought hym instantly sayenge He is worthy that thou shul dest do this for hym for he loueth our nacyon and hath buylte vs a synagoge And Iesus went with them And when he was nowe not farre from the house the Centurion sente frendes vnto hym sayenge vnto hym Lorde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shuldest enter vnder my rofe Wherfore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto the but saye thou the worde and my seruauÌ„t shall be hoole For I also am a man set vnder power haue vnder me souldyers and I saye vnto one go and he goeth and to an other â–ª come and he coÌ„meth to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it When Iesus herde this he marueyled at hym and turned hym aboute and sayde to the people that folowed hym I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israell And they that were sent turned backe home agayne and founde the seruaunt hole that had ven sycke ✚ And it fortuned after this that he went in to a citye whiche is called Naim and many of his disciples went with hym and moch people When he came nygh the gate of the citye beholde there was a deade man caryed out whiche was the onely sonne of his mother and she was a wydowe and moche people of the citye was with her And when the Lorde sawe her he had coÌ„passyon on her and sayd vnto her wepe not And he came nygh and touched the coffyn and they that bare hym stode styll And he sayde Yonge man I say vnto the aryse And he that was deade sat vp began to speake And he delyuered hym to his mother And there came a feare on them all And they gaue the glorye vnto god sayenge A great Prophet is rysen vp amonge vs and GOD hath visyted his people ⊢ ✚ And this rumour of hym went forth throughout al Iury and throughout all the regions which
lye round about And the discyples of IohnÌ„ shewed hym of al these thynges And IohnÌ„ called vnto hym two of his discyples and sente them to Iesus sayenge Art thou he that shulde come or shal we loke for a nother When the men were come vnto hym they sayde IohnÌ„ Baptyste sent vs vnto the sayenge Art thou he that shuld come or shall we wayte for an other And in that same houre he cured many of theyr infyrmytes and plages and of euyll spirytes and vnto many that were blynde he gaue syght And he answered and sayde vnto them Go youre wayes and brynge worde agayne to IohnÌ„ what thynges ye haue sene herde howe that the blyndese the halte go the lepers are clensed the deafe heare the deade ryse agayne to the poore is the glad tydyngê preached and happy is he that is not offended at me And when the messengers of IohnÌ„ were departed he began to speake to the people concernynge IohnÌ„ What went ye out in to the wyldernesse for to se a reede shaken with the wende But what wente ye out for to se A man clothed in softe rayment Beholde they whiche are gorgeously apparelled and lyue delycatly are in kynges courtes But what went ye forth to se A Prophete Yea I saye to you more then a Prophet This is he of whome it is wrytten Beholde I sende ☞ myne Angell before thy face which shall prepare thy waye before the. For I saye vnto you among womens chyldren is there not a greater Prophet then Iohn Baptyste Neuerthelesse he that is lesse in the kyngdome of God is greater then he ⊢ And all the people and the Publycans that herde hym ☞ iustifyed God and were baptysed with the baptyme of Iohn But the Pharyses and lawyers despysed the counsayle of God agaynst them selues and were not baptised of hym And the Lorde sayde wherunto shall I lyken the men of this ge neracyon and what thynge are they lyke They are lyke vnto chyldren syttynge in the market place cryenge one to an other and sayenge We haue â—yped vnto you and ye haue not dauÌ„sed We haue mourned to you and ye haue not wepte For Iohn Baptyste came neyther eatynge breade nor drynkynge wyne and ye saye he hath the deuyll The sonne of man is come and eateth and drynketh and ye saye beholde a glotonous man and an vnmeasurable drynker of wyne a frende of publicans and synners ☞ And wysdome is iustifyed of all her chyldren ✚ And one of the Pharises desyred hym that he wolde eate with hym And he wente in to the Pharises house and sat downe to meate And beholde a woman in that citie whiche was a synner as soone as she knew that Iesus sat at meate in the pharises house she brought an alabaster box of oyntment stode at his fete behynde hym wepynge and began to wasshe his fete with teares dyd wype them with the heere 's of her heade and kyssed his feete and anoynted them with the oyntment When the Pharise whiche had bydden hym sawe he spake within hym selfe sayenge yf this man were a prophet he wold surely knowe who and what maner of woman this is that toucheth hym for she is a synner And Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Simon I haue somwhat to saye vnto the. And he sayde Mayster saye on There was a certayne lender which had two detters the one ought fyue huÌ„dred pence the other fyftye When they had nothynge to paye he forgaue them bothe Tell me therfore which of them wyll loue hym most Simon answered and sayde I suppose that he to whom he forgaue most And he sayde vnto hym Thou hast truely iudged And he turned to the woman and sayd vnto Symon Seest thou this woman I entred in to thyne house thou gauest me no water for my fete but she hath wasshed my feets with teares and wyped them with the heere 's of her heade Thou gauest me no kysse but she synce the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my feete Myne heade with oyle thou dydest not anoynt but she hath anoynted my feete with oyntment Wherfore I saye vnto the Many synnes are forgyuen her for she loued moche To whome lesse is forgyuen the same doth lesse loue And he sayde vnto her thy synnes are forgyuen the. And they that sat at meate with him began to say with in them selues Who is this whiche forgyueth synnes also And he sayde to the womaÌ„ Thy fayth hath saued the Go in peace ⊢ ¶ Chryst with his apostles goeth from towne in towne and preacheth she weth the parable of the seede telleth who is his mother and his brother stylleth the ragynge of the see delyuireth the possessed and dryueth the deuyls in to the heerde of swyne helpeth the sycke woman and Iairus doughter CAPI VIII ANd it fortuned afterwarde that he him selfe also wente throughue cityes and townes preachynge and shewynge the kyngdom of God and the twelue with hym And also certayne women which were healed of euyll spirites and infirmites Mary whiche is called Magdalen oute of whom wente seuen deuyls and Ioanna the wyfe of Chusa Herodes stewarde and Susanna and many other whiche ministred vnto hym of theyr substaunce ✚ When moche people were gathered togyther were come to hym out of all cityes he spake by a similitude The sower went out to sow his seede and as he sowed some fell by the way syde and it was troden downe the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp And some fell on a stone and as soone as it was sprong vp it wethered away bycause it lacked moystnesse And some fell amonge thornes the thornes sprang vp with it and choked it And some fell on good ground and sprang vp and bare fruyte an C folde And as he sayd these thynges he cryed He that hath eares to heare let hym heare And his disciples asked hym saynge what maner of similitude is this And he sayde vnto you is it gyuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdom of God but to other by parables that when they se they shulde not se wheÌ„ they heare they shulde not vnderstande The parable is this The seed is the worde of God Those that are besyde the waye are they that heare then cometh the deuyll and taketh away the worde out of theyr hertê lest they shuld byleue and be saued They on the stones are they whiche when they heare receyue the worde with ioye and these haue nâ— rootes which for a whyle byleue and in tyme of temptacyon go awaye And that which fel among thornes are they whiche when they haue herde go forth and are choked with cares and ryches and voluptuous lyuynge and brynge forth no fruyte That which fell in the good grounde are they whiche with a pure and good herte heare the worde and kepe it and brynge forthe fruyte thorowe pacience ⊢ No man when he lyghteth a candel couereth it with a