maketh lyke that or whosoeuer putteth any of it vppon a straunger shal perysh from among his people And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses take vnto the swete spices balme Onycha swete galbanum these spyces with pure frankencens of eche lyke moche and make of them swete smellyng insence after the crafte of the apoticarie myngled togyther pure and holy And beate it to powder and putof it before the wytnesse in the Tabernacle of wytnesse where I wyll mete the. It shall be vnto you moost holye And se that ye make none after the makyng of that It shal be vnto you holy for the Lorde Whosoeuer shal make lyke vn to that to smel therto shal perysh froÌ„ among his people ¶ The callynge of Bezaleel and Ahaliab the workemen The Sabboth coÌ„mauÌ„ded The tables of stone ginen Moses CAPI XXXI ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge beholde I haue called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Ury the sonne of Hur of the trybe of Iuda And I haue fylled hym with the spiryte of God in wysdome and vnderstandynge in knowledge and in all maner worke to fynde out subtyll feates and to worke in golde syluer and brasse and in the crafte to set stoones to carue in tymbre and to worke in al maner workmanshyp And behold I haue gyuen hym to be his coÌ„panion Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan and in the hertes of al that are wyse herted I haue put wysdome to make al that I haue coÌ„maunded the the tabernacle of wytnesse the arke of wytnes and the mercyseate that is there vpon and al the ornamentes of the Tabernacle and the table and his ornamentes the pure candelstycke with al his apparel and the aulter of insens and the aulter of burntoffrynges and al his vessels and the lauer with his foote The vestimentes to minystre in and the holye garmentes for Aaron the preest and the garmen tes of his sonnes to minystre in the anoyntynge oyle and swete sence for the sanctuary accordyng to al that I haue coÌ„maunded the shall they do And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israell and saye In any wyse se that ye kepe my Sabboths for it is a sygne bytwene me you in your generacyons for to knowe that I the Lorde am he that doeth sanctifye you Kepe my Sabboth therfore for it is holye vnto you He that defyleth it shal be stayne For whosoeuer worketh therin the same soule shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke And in the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the hoolye reste of the Lorde Whosoeuer doth any worke in the Sabboth daye shall dye wherfore let the chyldren of Israel kepe the Sabboth that they obserue it thorowout theyr generacyons that it be an appoyntemeÌ„t for euer For it is a sygne bytwene me the chyldreÌ„ of Israel for euer For in syx dayes the lorde made heuen and earth and in the seuenth day he rested was refreshed And when the Lorde had made an ende of the coÌ„monyng with Moses vpon the mounte Sinay he gaue hym two tables of wytnes euen tables of stone wrytten with the ☞ fynger of God ¶ The golden calfe Moses prayeth he breaketh the tables for anger He chydeth Aaron The ydolaters slayne CAPI XXXII ANd when the people sawe that it was longe or Moses came downe out of the mountayne they gathered them selues togyther vnto Aaron and sayde vnto hym Up make vs Goddes to go before vs for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt we wote not what is become And AaroÌ„ said vnto him plucke of the golden earingê which are in the eares of your wyues your Sonnes and of youre doughters and brynge them vnto me And all the people plucked of the golden earynges which they had in theyr eares and brought them vnto Aaron And he receyued them of theyr handes and facyoned it with a grauer and made of it a calfe of molton mettall And they sayde These be thy Goddes o Israell whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt And when Aaron sawe that he made an aulter before it And Aaron cryed sayenge tomorow is the holy day of the Lorde And they roose vp in the mornynge and offered burntofferynges brought peaceofferynges also And the people sat them downe to eate and drynke and rose vp agayne to playe And ✚ the Lorde sayd vnto Moses go gette the downe Thy people whiche thou broughtest out of the lande of Egypte haue marred all they are turned atonce out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded them for they haue made them a calfe of molten metal and haue worshipped it and haue offered therto saynge These be thy goddes o Israel which hath brought the out of the lande of Egypt And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses I haue sene this people beholde it is a styffe necked people and nowe suffre me that my wrath may waxe hote agaynst them and con sume them and I wyll make of the a myghtye people And Moses besought the Lorde his god sayd O lorde why doth thy wrath waxe hote agaynst thy peple which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egypt w t greate power and with a myghtye hande wherfore shulde the Egyptians speake and saye For a myschefe dyd he brynge them out euen for to flee them in the mountaynes and to coÌ„ sume them from the face of the earth Turne from thy fearse wrath and †turne from this euyll deuysed agaynst thy people Remembre Abraham Isaac and Israel thy seruauntes to whome y u swarest by thyne owne selfe and saydest to them I wyl mul tiplye your seede as the sterres of heuen and all this lande that I haue spoken of wyll I gyue vnto your seede and they shal enheryte it for euer And the lorde refrayned hym selfe from that euyll ⊢ whiche he sayde he wolde do vnto his people And Moses turned his backe and went downe from the hyll the two tables of wytnesse were in his hande and the same tables were wrytten on bothe the leaues and those tables were the worke of God and the wrytynge was the wrytynge of god grauen in the tables And wheÌ„ Iosua herde the noyce of the peple as they showted he sayd vnto Moses there is a noyse of war in the host And he answered it is not the crye of them that haue the maystrye nor of them that haue the worse but I do heare the noyse of them that synge And it fortuned assoone as he came nye vnto the host he saw the calfe and the daunsyng and Moses wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables out of his hande and brake them benethe the hyll And he toke the calfe whiche they had made and burned it in the fyre and stampt it vnto powder and strawed it in the water made the Chyldren of Israel drynke of
before the hyll And Moses hewed two tables of stoone lyke vnto the fyrste and rose vp early in the mornynge and went vp vnto the mounte of Sinay as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded hym and toke in his hand the two tables of stone And the Lorde descended in the cloude and stoode with hym there and he called vppon the name of the Lorde And when the Lorde walked before hym he cryed Lorde Lorde god mercyful and gracyous long sufferyng and aboundaunt in mercy and truth kepynge mercy in store for thousandes forgyuynge wyckednesse vngodlynesse and synne and †☞ not leauynge one innocent vysytynge the wyckednesse of the fathers vpon the chyldren and vpon chyldrens chyldren euen vnto the thyrde and fourth generacyon And Moses bowed hym selfe to the earthe quyckely and worshypped and sayde If I haue founde grace in thy syght o lorde then let my lorde go with vs for it is a stubburne people thou shalte haue mercy vpon oure wyckednesse and our synne and shalte take vs for thyne enheritaunce He sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all thy people and I wyll doo ☞ meruayles suche as haue not bene done in all the worlde neyther in all nacyons And all the people amonge whiche thou arte shal se the worke of the Lorde ☞ for it is a terrible thynge that I wyl do with the kepe those thynges that I commaunde the this daye Beholde I cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thy selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lande whyther y u goest leest it be cause of tuyne amonge you But ouerthrowe theyr aulters and breake theyr ymages and cut downe theyr groues Thou shalte worshyp no straunge God For the Lorde is called ielouse bycause he is a ielouse God leest yf thou make any agrement with the inhabyters of the land and they go a hooryng after theyr Goddes and do sacrifyce vnto theyr Goddes they call the and thou eate of theyr sacrifice and thou take of theyr doughters vnto thy sonnes and theyr doughters go a hoorynge after theyr goddes and make thy sonnes go a hoorynge after theyr gods also Thou shalte make the no Goddes of metall The feast of swete breade shalte thou kepe Seuen dayes thou shalte eate vnleuen ded breade as I coÌ„maunded the in the tyme of the moneth when corne begynneth to rype For in the moneth when corne begynneth to type thou camest out of Egypte All that openeth the matryce is myne and al that ope neth the matryce amonge the cattell yf it be male whyther it be oxe or shepe But the fyrst of the asse thou shalte bye out with a lambe And yf thou redeme hym not thou shalte breake his necke All the fyrste borne of thy sonnes shalte thou redeme And se that no man appeare before me emptye Syx dayes thou shalte worke in the seuenth day thou shalt rest bothe from earynge and reapyng Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst fruytes of wheate haruest and the feast of ingatherynge at the yeres ende Thryse in a yere shall all your men chyldren appeare before the lorde Iehoua God of Israell When I caste out the nacyons before the and enlarge thy coostes so that no man shall desyre thy lande thou shalte goo vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thryse in the yere Thou shalte not offer the bloode of my Sacrifyce vpon leuen ney ther shall oughte of the Sacrifyce of the feast of Passeouer be lefte vnto the mornynge The fyrste rype fruytes of thy lande thou shalte brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And thou shalt not sethe a kyd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses wryte these wordes for after the tenoure of these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with Israel And he was there with the Lorde fourtye dayes and fourtye nyghtes and dyd neyther eate breade nor drynke water And he wrote vpon the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And it fortuned when Moses came downe from mounte Sinay the two tables of wytnesse were in Moses hande when he came downe from the mounte And Moses wyste not that tâ—e skynne of his face shone in maner of an horne whyle he talked with hym And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel loked vpon Moses and beholde the skynne of his face ☞ shone and they were afrayde to come nye hym And when he had called them Aaron and all the cheyfe that were in the companye came vnto hym and Moses talked with them And afterwarde all the chyldren of Israel came nye and he coÌ„maunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto hym in mounte Sinay And when Moses had made an ende of coÌ„monyng with them he put a couerynge vpon his face And agayne when Moses went in before the lorde to speake with hym he toke the couerynge of vntyll he came out And he came out and spake vnto the chyldren of Israel that which was coÌ„maunded And the chyldren of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of Moses face shone And Moses put the couerynge vpon his face agayne vntyll he wente in to comon with hym ¶ The sabboth The fyrst fruytes requyred The redynesse of the people to offre Bezalcel and Ahaliab praysed of Moses and set to worke CAPI XXXV ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the chyldren of Israel togyther and sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche the Lorde hath commaunded that ye shulde do them Syxe dayes ye shal worke but in the seuenth day shall be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the Lordes rest Who soeuer doth any worke therin shal dye Ye shal kyndle no fyre thorowout oll your habitacyons vpon the Sabboth day And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel sayenge This is the thynge whiche the Lorde commaunded saynge Take from among you an heueofferyng vnto the Lorde Who soeuer is of the wyllyng herte let hym bryng it for the heueofferyng of the Lorde Namely golde syluer and brasse and yelowe sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke gootê heere and rains skynnes red and taxus skynnes with Sethim wood oyle for lyght and spyces for the anoyntynge oyle for the swete sence And Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod in the brestlap And let all them that are wyse herted among you come and make all that the lorde hath coÌ„maunded the habitacyon w t the tente therof his coueryng and his rynges his boordes his barres his pyllers his sockets the arke the staues therof with the mercy-seate and the vayle that couereth it the table and his barres all his vessels the shew-bread the caÌ„delstycke of lyght and his apparell his lampes with the oyle for the lyght the sence aulter his barres the anoyntynge oyle the swete sence the hangynge of the dore at the
washe his clothes and bathe his flesshe in water then come in to the hoost And this shal be an ordinauÌ„ce for euer vnto you that in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye ☞ humble your soules and do no worke at all whyther it be one of youre selues or a straunger that soiourneth amonge you for that daye shall the Preest make an attonemente for you to clense you and that ye may be cleane from al your synnes before the lorde Let it be a Sabboth of rest vnto you ye shall humble your soules by an ordinaunce for euer And the preest that is anoynted whose hande was consecrated to ministre in his fathers steade shall make an attonement and shall put on his lynnen clothes holy vestimentes and reconcile the holy sanctuary and the Tabernacle of wytnesse and shall clense the aulter and make an attonement then for the preestes and for the people of the congregacyon And this shal be an euerlastyng ordinaunce vnto you that he make an attonement for the chyldren of Israel for all theyr synnes once a yere and he dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses ¶ All sacrifyce must be brought to the dore of the Tabernacle To deuyls may they not offer CAPI XVII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them This is the thing which the lorde hath charged saynge What man soeuer of the house of Israel kylleth an oxe or lambe or goote in the hooste or that kylleth it oute of the hooste and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to offre an offrynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellyng place of the Lorde bloode shall be imputed vnto that man as thoughe he had shed bloode and that man shal be roted out from amonge his people Wherfore when the chyldren of Israel bryng theyr offrynges that they offre in the wyde felde they shulde bryng them vnto the lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to the preest to offre them for peace offrynges vnto the lord And the preest must sprynkle the bloode vppon the aulter of the Lorde whiche is before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse burne the fat for a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them no more offre theyr offrynges vnto deuyls after whom they haue gone a hoorynge This shall be an ordinaunce for euer vnto them in theyr generacyons And thou shalte saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the house of Israell or of the straungers which soiourne among you that offereth a burtofferyng or sacrifice and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse to offre it vnto the Lorde that man shal peryshe froÌ„ among his people And what soeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne among you that eateth any maner of bloode I wyl set my face agaynst that soule that eateth blood wyll destroy hym from amonge his people for the lyfe of the flesshe is in the bloode and I haue gyuen it vnto you vpon the aulter to make an attonement for your soules for bloode shall make an attonement for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israell let no Soule of you eate blood Neyther let any strauÌ„ger that soiourneth amonge you eate bloode And what souer man it be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne among you whiche hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eateÌ„ let him powre out the blood therof and couer it with earth for the lyfe of all flesshe is in the bloode of it therfore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel ye shal eate the blood of no maner of fleshe for the lyfe of all flesshe is the blood therof whosoeuer eateth it shal perysshe And euery soule that eateth it whiche dyed alone or that whiche was torne with wylde beastes whyther it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen and then shal he be cleane If he wasshe them not nor bathe his fleshe he shal bere his syn ¶ What degrees of kynred may marrye togyther CAPI XVIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them I am the lorde your God After the doynges of the lande of Egypte wherin ye dwelte shal ye not do and after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whyther I wyll brynge you shall ye not do neyther walke in theyr ordynaunces but do after my iudgementes and kepe my ceremonyes to walke therin I am the Lorde youre god Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordynaunces and my iudgementes whiche yf a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde Se that none go to his nyghest kynred for to vncouer theyr secretes I am the lorde The secretes of thy father and the secretes of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer for she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not dyscouer her secretê The secretes of thy fathers wyfe shalt thou not dyscouer for it is thy fathers secretes Thou shalt not dyscouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whyther she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy Sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne owne preuite Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers wyues doughter whiche was begotten of thy father and is thy syster thou shalt not dyscouer her secretes Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers syster for she is thy fathers nexte kynswoman Thou shalt not dyscouer the secretes of thy mothers syster for she is thy mothers nexte kynswoman Thou shalte not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers brother that is thou shalte not go in to his wyfe which is thyne awnte Thou shalte not discouer the secretes of thy doughter in lawe For she is thy sonnes wyfe therfore shalt thou not vncouer her secretes Thou not vncouer the secretes of the brothers wyfe for that is thy brothers preuytye Thou shalt not discouer the preuytes of the wyfe her doughter neyther shalt thou take her sonnes doughter or her doughters doughter to vncouer theyr secretes For they are her nexte kyn it were wyckdnesse Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her syster also to vere her that thou woldest vncouer her secretes as longe as she lyueth Thou shalte also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her preuitie as long as she is put a parte for her vnclennesse Moreouer thou shalte not lye with thy neyghbours wyfe to defyle her with seede Thou shalte not also gyue of ☞ thy seed to offre it vnto Meloch neyther shalte thou defyle the name of thy God I am the Lorde Thou shalte not lye with mankynde as with womankynde for it is abhominacyon Thou shalte
Moses tolde it vnto Aaron and to his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israell ¶ Who ought to absteyne from eatynge the thynges that were offered Howe what when they shulde be offered CAPI XXII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes that they be seperated from ☞ the holye thynges of the chyldren of Israell and that they polute not my holye name in those thynges whiche they halowe vnto me I am the Lorde Saye vnto them who soeuer he be of all your seede amonge your generacyons after you that goeth vnto the holy thynges whiche the Chyldren of Israell halowe vnto the Lorde hauynge his vnclennes vpoÌ„ hym that soule shall perysshe from out of my syght I am the Lorde What man soeuer of the seede of Aaron is a leper or hath a runnynge yssue he shall not eate of the holy thyn ges vntyll he be cleane And who so toucheth any man that is vncleane ouer the soule of the dead or a man whose seede runneth from hym in his slepe or who soeuer toucheth any worme wherby he maye be made vncleane or a man of whome he maye take vnclennesse what soeuer vnclennesse he hath the same soule that hath touched any such shal be vncleane vntyll euen and shall not eate of the holy thynges vntyl he haue washed his flesh with water And when the sonne is downe he shal be cleane and shal afterwarde eate of the holye thynges for asmoche as it is his foode Of a beast that dyeth alone or is rent with wyld beastes wherby he maye be defyled he shall not eate I am the Lorde Let them kepe therfore myne ordinaunce leest they for the same lade synne vpon them and dye for it yf they defyle it I the Lorde sanctifye them There shall no straunger eate of the holye thynge neyther a gest of the preestes neyther shal an hyred seruaunt eate of the holye thynge But yf the preest bye anye Soule with money he shal eate of it lyke as he that is borne in his house shal they eate of his bread If the preestes doughter also be maryed vnto a straunger she maye not eate of the halowed heueofferyngê Notwithstandyng yf the Preestes doughter be a wydowe or deuorsed and haue no chylde but is returned vnto her Fathers house agayne she shall eate of her Fathers breade as well as she dyd in her youth But there shall no strauÌ„ger eate therof If a man eate of the holy thynge vnwyttyngly he shal put the fyfth part there vnto and gyue it vnto the Preest ☞ with the halowed thynge And the preestê shall not defyle the holy thynges of the Chyldren of Israell whiche they offre vnto the lorde to lade them selues with mysdoynge trespace whyle they eate theyr holy thyngê for I the lorde do halow them And the lorde spake vnto Moses sayeng speake vnto Aaron and his sonnê and vnto all the chyldren of Israell saye vnto them what soeuer he be of the house of Israel or straunger in Israel that wyll offre his Sacrifyce for all his vowes and for all his frewylofferynges whiche they wyll offre vnto the Lorde for a burnt offerynge ye shall offre to reconsyle youre selues a male without blemysshe of the oxen of the shepe or of the gootes But what soeuer hath a blemysshe that shall ye not offre for ye shall get no fauoure therwith And who soeuer bryngeth a peace offerynge vnto the Lorde accordynge as he is appoynted or a vowe or a frewyl offerynge in oxe or shepe that is without deformyte he shall be accepted There shall be also no blemyshe therin blynde or broken or wounded or haue a wenne or be maungie or scabbed Ye shal not offre such vnto the lorde nor put an offeryng of any such vpon the aulter vnto the Lorde An oxe or a shepe that hath any membre out of proporcyon mayst thou offre for a frewylofferyng but for a vowe it shal not be accepted Ye shall not offre vnto the Lorde that whiche is broused or broken or plucked out or cut away neyther shall ye make any suche in your lande neyther of a straungers hande shal ye offre breade vnto youre God of any suche Bycause theyr corrupcyon is in them and they haue deformyte in them selues and therfore shall they not be accepted for you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge WheÌ„ an oxe or a shepe or a goote is brought forth it shal be seuen dayes vnder the dam. And from the eyght daye forth it shall be accepted for a Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And whyther it be oxe or shepe ye shall not kyll it and her yonge bothe in one daye When ye wyll offre a thanke offeryng vnto the Lorde offre it that ye maye be accepted And the same day it must be eaten vp so that ye leaue none of it vntyll the morowe I am the lorde Therfore shall ye kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes and do them I am the Lorde Neyther shall ye polute my holy name but I wyll be halowed amonge the chyldren of Israel I am the Lorde whiche halowe you and that brought you out of the lande of Egypte to be youre god I am the Lorde ¶ Of the holy doyes that they shulde hepe CAPI XXIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel and say vnto them These are my feastes euen the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall call holy conuocacyons Syxe dayes ye shall worke but the Seuenth daye is the Sabboth of rest an holy coÌ„uocacyon so that ye do no worke therin it is the Sabboth of the Lorde in all your dwellynges These are the feastes of the Lorde euen holye conuocacyons whiche ye shal proclayme in theyr ceasons In the .xiiii. daye of the fyrste moneth at euen is the lordes Passeouer And in the fyftene daye of the same moneth is the feast of swete breade vnto the Lorde seuen dayes ye must eate vnleuended bread In the fyrst daye ye shall haue an holye conuocacyon ye shall do no laborous worke therin But ye shal offre sacrifyces vnto the Lorde thorowe out those seuen dayes in the seuenth daye is an holy conuocacyon ye shall do no laborous worke therin ✚ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israell saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande whiche I gyue vnto you and reape downe the haruest therof ye shall brynge a sheafe of the fyrste fruytes of youre haruest vnto the preest which shall waue the sheafe before the the lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morowe after the Sabboth the Preest shall waue it And ye shall offre that daye when ye waue the sheafe an he lambe wtout blemyshe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde and the meat offerynge therof shal be made of two tenthdeales of fyne floure mengled with oyle to be a sacrifyce vnto the lord for a swete sauour and the drynke offerynge therof shal be
rayment or any maner of lost thynge whiche an other chalengeth to be his the cause of bothe partyes shall come before the iudges And whom the iudges condemne let hym pay double to his neyghbour If a man delyuer vnto his neyghboure to kepe asse oxe shepe or what soeuer beast it be and it dye or be hurte or be taken awaye and no man se it then shall ☞ an othe of the Lorde be bytwene them that he hath not put his hande vnto his neyghboures good and the owner of it shall take the othe the other shall not make it good And yf it be stolne from hym then he shal make restitucyon vnto the owner therof If it be torne with wylde beastes then let hym brynge recorde of the tearynge and he shall not make it good And yf a man borowe ought of his neyghboure and it be hurte or els dye and the owner therof be not by he shall make it good But yf the owner therof be by he shall not make it good namely yf it be an hyred thing and came for his hyre If a man entyse a mayde that is not betrouthed and lye with her he shal endote her and take her to his wyfe And yf her father refuse to gyue her vnto hym he shal pay money accordyng to the dowrie of vyrgyns Thou shalt not suffre a wytche to lyue Who soeuer lyeth with a beast shal be slayne for it He that offreth vnto any goddes saue vnto the lorde onely let hym be vtterly roted out Uexe not a straunger neyther oppresse hym for ye were straungers in the lande of Egypte Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde If ye shall trouble them and they crye vnto me I wyll surely heare theyr crye and then wyl my wrath waxe hote and I wyll kyll you with the swerde youre wyues shall be wydowes and your chyldren fatherlesse If thou lende money to anye of my people that is poore by the thou shalt not be as a tiraunte vnto hym neyther shalte thou oppresse hym with vsurye If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge thou shalte delyuer it vnto hym agayne by that the son go downe For that is his couerynge onely euen the rayment for his skyn wherin he slepeth And when he cryeth vnto me I wyll heare hym for I am mercyfull Thou shalte not ☞ rayle vpon the goddê neyther blaspheme the ruler of thy people Thy fruytes whyther they be drye or moyst se thou kepe not backe Thy fyrste borne sonne thou shalte gyue me lykewyse also shalte thou do with thyne oxen and with thy shepe Senen dayes it shall be with the damme and the. viii daye thou shalt gyue it me Ye shall be holy people vnto me neyther shal ye eate any fleshe that is torne of beastes in the felde But shall cast it to dogges ¶ Here is set no some bicause all men shulde rede the Chapiter throughoute and the two that are nexte before also CAPI XXIII THou shalt not accepte a vayne tale neyther shalte thou put thyne hande with the wycked to be an vnryghteous wytnesse Thou shalte not folowe a multitude to do euyll neyther answere in a matter of plee that thou woldest to folowe many turne a syde from the trueth †neyther shalte thou paynte a poore mans cause If thou mete thyne enemyes oxe or asse goynge astraye thou shalte brynge them to hym agayne If thou se thyne enemyes asse synke vnder his burden thou shalte not passe by and let hym alone but shalte helpe hym to lyfte hym vp agayne Thou shalte not hynder the ryght of thy poore in theyr sute Kepe the free from a false matter and the Innocent and ryghteous se thou slee not for I wyll not iustifie the wycked Thou shalte take no gyftes for gyftes blynde the seynge and peruerte the wordes of the ryghteous Thou shalte not oppresse a straunger for ye knowe the herte of a straunger seynge ye were straungers in the lande of Egypte Syxe yeres thou shalte so we thy lande gather in the fruytes therof and the seuenth yere thou shalte let it rest and lye styll that the poore of thy people may eate and what they leaue the beastes of the felde shall eate In lyke maner thou shalte do also with thy vineyarde and thyne olyue trees Syxe dayes thou shalte do thy workes and in the seuenth daye thou shalte rest that thyne oxe and thyne asse maye rest and the Sonne of thy mayde and the straunger maye be refresshed In all thynges that I haue sayde vnto you be circumspecte And make no rehersall of the names of straunge goddes neyther lette it be herde out of thy mouthe Thre feastes thou shalt holde vnto me in a yere Thou shalte kepe the feast of swete breade that thou eate vnleuende bread seuen dayes longe as I commaunded the in the tyme of the moneth when corne begynneth to rype for in that moneth ye came out of Egypte and se that no man appeare before me emptie And the feast of Heruest wheÌ„ thou reapest the fyrst fruytes of thy labours whiche thou hast sowne in the felde And the feast of ingatherynge whiche is in the ende of the yere when thou hast gathered in thy laboures out of the felde ☞ Thre tymes in a yere shall all thy men chyldren appeare before the Lorde God ☞ Thou shalte not offre the blood of my sacrifice vpon leuended breade neyther shal the fat of my feast remayne vntyll the mornynge The fyrst of the fyrst fruytes of thy lande thou shalte brynge in to the house of the Lorde thy God thou shalte also ☞ not sethe a kyd in his mothers mylke Beholde I sende an angell before the to kepe the in the waye and to brynge the in to the place which I haue prepared Beware of hym and heare his voyce and resyst hym not for he wyll not spare your mysdedes and my name is in hym But and yf thou shalte herken vnto his voyce and do all that I speake I wyll be an enemye vnto thyne enemyes an aduersary vnto thyne aduersaryes For myne angell shall go before the and bryng the in to the Amorites and Hethites Pherezites and Cananites Heuites and Iebusites and I shall destroy them Thou shalte not worshyp theyr goddes neyther serue them neyther do after the workes of them but ouerthrowe them and breake downe the ymages of them And ye shal serue the lord your god and he shal blesse thy breade thy water and I wyll take all syckenesse awaye from the myddes of the. There shall be no woman chyldelesse or vnfruytefull in thy lande the nombre of thy dayes wyll I fulfyll I wyll sende my feare before the wyll trouble all the people whyther thou shalt go And I wyl make al thyne enemyes turne theyr backes vnto the and I wyll sende hornettes before the whiche shall dryue out the Heuytes the
sede of Abraham taketh he on him Wherfore in al thinges it became him to be made like vnto his brethreÌ„ that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye preste in all thynges concernynge God for to pourge the peoples synnes For in that it fortuned him selfe to be tempted he is able to sucker them also that are tempted ¶ He reqyureth vs to be obedient vnto the word of Christ which is more worth then the ceremoniall lawe of Moses The punishment of suche as wyl nedes hatden their herted CAPI III. THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestyall callyng consyder the embassadour and hye preste of oure professyon Chryst Iesus bowe that he is faythful vnto hym that put hym in the offyce euen as was Moses in all his house For loke howe moch honour he that hath buylded a house hath more then the house it selfe So moche honoure is he counted worthie of more then Moses For euery house is buylded of some man But he that ordayned all thynges is God And Moyses verely was faythfull in all his house as a minister to beare wytnes of those thynges whiche were to be spoken afterwarde But Christ as a soÌ„ne hath rule ouer the house whose house are we if we hol de fast the confydence the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende Wherfore as the holy ghost sayth to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your hertes ☞ as in the prouokynge in the daye of temptacion in the wildernes where your fathers teÌ„pted me prouoked me sawe my workes xl yeare Wherfore I was greued with that generacyon and sayde They do alway erre in their hertes they verely haue not knowen my wayes so that I sware in my wrath they shall not entre into my rest Take hede brethren least at any tyme there be in any of you a froward hert subiecte vnto vnbelefe that he shulde departe from the lyuynge God but exhorte ye one another dayly whyle it is called to daye lest any of you were hard harted thorow the disceytfulnesse of synne We are made partakers of Christ yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the ☞ begining of the substaunce so long as it is said to day if ye wyl here his voice hardeÌ„ not your hertes as in the prouoking for some wheÌ„ they herd dyd prouoke how be it not al that come out of Egypt by Moises But w t whom was he despleased xl yeres Was he not despleased w t theÌ„ y â— had synned whose carkases were vuerthroweÌ„ i the deserte To whoÌ„ sware he y â— they shulde not entre into his rest but vnto theÌ„ that were not obedieÌ„te And we se y t they coulde not entre in because of vnbelefe ¶ The Sabboth or rest of the Christen punysshemente of vnbeleuers the nature of the worde of God CAPI IIII. LEt vs feare therfore lest any of you for sakyng the promes of entryng into his rest shuld seme at any tyme to haue bene disapointed For vnto vs is it declared aswel as vnto theÌ„ But it profyteth not them that they herd the word because they which herd it coupled it not with fayth For we whyche haue beleued do entre ito his rest as he said Euen as I haue sworne in my wrathe they shall not entre into my rest And that spake be verely longe after that the workes were made and the fonÌ„dacioÌ„ of the worlde layde For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth day on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his worckes And in this place agayne They shall not entre into my rest Seynge therfore it foloweth that some muste entre therinto and they to whom it was fyrst preached entre not therin for vnbelefes sake he appoynteth a certayne daye after so long a tyme saying in Dauid as it is rehearsed this daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce harden not your hertes For iâ— Iosue had giuen them rest then wolde he not afterward haue spoken of another day There remayneth therfore yet arest to the people of God For he that is entred into his rest hath ☞ ceased also from hys owne worckes as God dyd from hys Let vs study therfore to entre into the rest lest any maÌ„ faule after the same ensample of vnbelefe For the worde of God is quycke myghty in operacion and sharper then any two edged swearde entreth through euen vnto the diuidyng a sonder of the soule and the sprete of the iointes and the mary is a dyscerner of the thoughtes of the intentes of the herte neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of him But all thynges are naked open vnto the eyes of him of whom we speake Seynge then that we haue a great hye prest which is entred into heauen euen Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde the profession âšœ of our hope For we haue not an hie prest which cannot haue compassion on our infirmyties but was in al poyntes tempted lyke as we are but yet with out synne Let vs therfore go boldely vnto the seate of grace that we may obtayne mercy find grace to helpe in tyme of nede ¶ Chryst is our hye preste and seate of grace and more excellent then the hye prestes of the olde lawe CAPI V. FOr ✚ euery hye prest that is taken from amonge men is ordayned for men in thynges pertaynynge to God to offre gyftes and sacryfyces for synne whyche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way for as muche as he hym selfe also is compased with infirmitie And for the same infirmities sake he is bounde to offre for synnes as wel for him selfe as for the people And no man taketh honour vnto him selfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron Euen so Christ also glorified not hiself to be made the hye prest but he that sayd vnto him thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotteÌ„ the glorified him As he sayth also in another place thou arte a Prest for euer after the ordre of Melchisedech ⊢ whiche in the dates of his flesh whan he had offred vp prayers supplicacions w t strong crying and teares vnto him that was able to saue him from death and was heard because of hê reuereÌ„ce though he were the soÌ„ne âšœ of God yet lerned he obedience by those thinges which he suffered he beynge parfecte was the cause of eternal saluacyon vnto all them that obeyed him and is called of God an hye Prest after the order of Melchisedech Wherfore we wold speake many thinges but they are harde to be vttered seynge ye are dull of hearyng For when as coÌ„cerning the time ye ought to be teachers yet haue ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrste pryncyples of the worde of God and are become such as ☞ haue nede of mylcke and not of stronge meate for euery man that is fed with mylke is
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
lykenesse after his ymage and called his name Seth. All the dayes of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eyght hundred yeares and he begat sonnes doughters And al the dayes that Adam lyued were nyne ijuÌ„dred and thyrty yeares and he dyed Seth lyued an hundred and fyue yeares and begat Enos And Seth lyued after he begat Enos eyght hundred yeares and seuen yeares and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Seth were nyne hundred and twelue yeares And he dyed Enos lyued nyntye yeres and begat Kenan And Enos lyued after he begat Kenan eyght hundred and fyftene yeres and begat sonnes doughters And all the dayes of Enos were nyne hundred and fyue yeres And he dyed Kenan lyued seuentye yeares and begat Mahelael And kenan lyued after he begat Mahelael eyght hundred yeares and fortye yeares and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Kenan were nyne hundred yeares and ten yeares and he dyed Mahelael lyued syxtye yeares fyue yeres and begat Iared And agayne Mahelael lyued after he begat Iared eyght hundred and thyrtye yeres and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Mahelael were eyght hundred nynetye and fyue yeres And he dyed Iared lyued an hundred and sixtie and two yeares begat Enoch And Iared lyued after he begat Enoch eyght hundred yeres and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Iared were nyne hundred and sextye and two yeres And he dyed Enoch lyued sextye and fyue yeres begat Methuselah And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah thre hundred yeres and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Enoch were thre hundred sextye and fyue yeres And Enoch walked with god he was no more sene for god toke hym away Methuselah also lyued an hundred yeares and eyghtye seuen yeres and begat Lamech And agayne Methuselah lyued after he begat Lamech seuen hundred yeres and eyghtye two yeres and begat sonnes and doughters And all the dayes of Methuselah were nye hundred yeres and sextye and nyne yeres he dyed Lamech lyued an hundred yeres eyghtye and two yeres begat a son and called his nyme Noah sayeng This same shal coÌ„forte vs from our worke and froÌ„ the sorowe of our handes from the earth whiche God cursed And Lamech lyued after he begat Noah fyue hundred yeres nynety and fyue yeres and begat sonnes and doughters And All the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundred yeres seuentye and seuen yeres he dyed Noah was fyue hundred yere olde And Noah begat Sem Ham and Iapheth ¶ The cause of the floode The malice of mans harte God warneth Noe of the comynge of the floode The preparynge of the Arke CAPI VI. ANd it came to passe that man began to be multiplyed in the vpper face of the earth there were doughters borne vnto them The sonnes of god also sawe the doughters of men that they were fayre and they toke them wyues of al that they had chosen And the Lorde sayde My spiryte shall not all waye stryue in man bycause that he is flesshe his dayes shal be an hundred twentye yeares But there were gyauntes in the earth in those dayes yea after that the sonnes of God came vnto the doughters of men they had gendred vnto them the same became myghtye men of the world and men of renowne But god sawe that the malice of man was great in the earth al the ymagynacyon of the thoughtes of his herte was onely euyll euery daye And it repented the Lorde that he had made man in the earth he was touched with sorow in his herte And the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper face of the earthe destroye man whome I haue created bothe man catell worme and foule of the ayre for it repenteth me that I haue made them But Noah founde grace in the eyes of the lorde These are the generacions of Noah Noah was a iust and a perfecte man in his generacions and walked with God Noah begat thre sonnes Sem Ham Iapheth The earth also was corrupte before god and the same earth was fylled with crueltye And god loked vpon the earth and beholde it was corrupt For all flesshe had corrupte his way vpon earth And God sayde vnto Noah The ende of all flesshe is come before me for the earth is fylled with crueltye froÌ„ the face of them And beholde I wyl destroye them with the earth Make the an Arke of pyne trees Habitacyons shalte thou make in the Arke and shalte pytch it within and without with pytch And of this fassioÌ„ shalt thou make it The length of the Arke shal be thre huÌ„dred cubites The bredth of it fyftye cubites and the heyght of it thirtye cubites A wyndowe shalte thou make in the Arke and in a cubite shall thou finysshe it aboue but the doore of the Arke shalt thou set in the syde therof With iii. loftê one aboue another shalt y u make it And beholde I euen I do brynge a floud of waters vpon the earth that I may destroy al flesshe wherin is the breth of lyfe vnder heuen And euery thing that is in the erth shal dye With the also wyll I make my couenauÌ„t thou shalt come into the Arke thou thy sonnes thy wyfe thy soâ—â—es wyues w t the. And of euery lyuynge thyng of all flesshe a payre of euery one shalt y u brynge into the Arke to kepe them alyue with the. They shal be male female Of fethred foules also after theyr kynde and of catel after ther kynde of euery worme of the erth after his kynd two of euery one shall come vnto the that thou mayst kepe them alyue And take thou with the of all meate that is eaten and thou shalte laye it vp with the that it maye be meate for the and them Noah therfore dyd accordynge vnto all that God coÌ„mmaunded hym euen so dyd he ¶ The entraunce of Noe and of them that were with hym into the Arke The rysinge of the floude wherthrow althynges dyd perysshe CAPI VII ANd the Lorde sayd vnto Noah Come thou and all thy house in to the Arke for the haue I sene ryghteous before me in this generacyon Of euery cleane beast thou shalte take with the seuen seuen The male his female But of vnclene catel two the male his female Of foules also of the ayre seuen seuen the male and the female to kepe seed alyue vpoÌ„ the face of al the hoole earth For yet after seuen dayes I wyl rayne vpon the earth fortye dayes fortye nyghtes And al substauÌ„ce that I haue made wyll I destroye from the vpper face of the earth Noah therfore dyd accordyng vnto all that God coÌ„maunded hym And Noah was sixe hundred yeares the froude of waters was vpon the erth And Noah came and his sonnes his wyfe his sonnes wyues
in Egypte And I haue sayde I wyll brynge you out of the tribulacyon of Egypte vnto the lande of the Cananytes and Hethyres and Amoryâ—es â–ª and Pherezites Heuytes and Iebusytes euen vnto a lande that floweth with mylke and hony And when they heare thy voyce then go bothe thou and the elders of Israell shall go vnto the kynge of Egypte and saye vnto hym The Lorde God of the Hebrues hath met with vs now wyll we go therfore thre dayes iourney in to the wyldernes and do sacrifyce vnto the lorde oure god And I am sure that the kynge of Egypte wyll not let you go no not in a myghtye hande and I wyll stretche out myne hande and smyte Egypte with all my wonders whiche I wyll do in the myddes therof And after that he wyll let you go And I wyll get this people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians so that when ye go ye shal not go emptie but a wyfe shall borowe of her neyghboures and of her that soiourneth in her house iewels of syluer and of golde and rayment And ye shall put them on your sonnes and doughters shall â—ob the Egyptians ¶ Moses receyueth sygnes of his callynge He goeth in to Egypte His wyfe zephora circumcised her sonne Aaron meâ—â—â—â— with Moses CAPI IIII. MOses answered and sayd Se they wyl not byleue me nor herkeÌ„ vnto my voyce but wyll say the Lorde hath not appeared vnto the. And the Lorde sayd vnto hym What is that whiche is in thyne hande He answered a rod. And he sayde Cast it on the grounde And he cast it on the grounde and it became a serpente And Moses fled from the syght of it And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses Put forth thyne hande and take it by the tayle And therfore he put forth his hand and caught it and it became a rod in his hande For this thynge sayth he shall they byleue the that the Lorde God of theyr fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob hath appeared vnto the. And the Lorde sayd forthermore vnto hym Thrust thyne hande into thy bosome and he thrust his hande in to his bosome And when he toke it out agayne beholde his hand was leperous euen as snowe And he sayde Put thyne hande in thy bosome agayne And he put his hande in to his bosome agayne and plucked it out of his bosome and beholde it was turned agayne as his other flesshe Therfore yf they wyll not byleue the neyther heare the voyce of the fyrst token yet wyl they byleue for the voyce of the seconde tokeÌ„ But and yf they wyll not byleue the two sygnes neyther herken vnto thy voyce Thou shalte take the water of the ryuer and powre it vpon the drye lande And the water whiche thou takest out of the ryuer shall turne to bloode vpon the drye lande Moses sayd vnto the Lorde oh my Lorde I am not eloquent from yesterday and ere yesterday and namely synce thou hast spokeÌ„ vnto thy seruaunt but I am slowe mouthed and slowe tonged And the Lorde sayde vnto hym Who hath made mans mouth or who hath made the dombe or the deafe the seyng or the blynd haue not I the Lorde Therfore I wyll be with thy mouthe and teache the what thou shalte say He sayd oh my Lorde sende I pray the by the hande of hym whom thou wylte sende And the Lorde was angry with Moses sayd Do not I know Aaron thy brother the leuyte that he can speake For lo he cometh forth to mete the and when he seeth the he wyll be glad in his herte Therfore thou shalte speake vnto hym and put these wordes in his mouth and I wyl be with thy mouth and with his mouth wyll teache you what ye ought to do And he shall be thy spokesman vnto the people He also shall be as thy mouth and thou shalte be his God thou shalte take this rod in thy hande wherwith thou shalte do myracles Therfore Moses wente and returned to Iethro his father in lawe agayne and sayde vnto hym I wyl go nowe and turne agayne vnto my brethren whiche are in Egypte and se whyther they be yet alyue And Iethro sayd to Moses go in peace And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses in Midian Go and returne agayne in to Egypte for the men are deade whiche wente aboute to kyll the. And Moses toke his wyfe and his sonnes and put them on an asse and went agayne to Egypte and Moses toke the rod of God in his hande And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses when thou arte entred come into Egypte agayne se that thou do all the wondres before Pharao whiche I haue put in thy hande But I wyll holde his herte and he shal not let the people go And thou shalte say vnto Pharao thus sayeth the Lorde Israel is myn eldest sonne and I haue sayde vnto the that thou shuldest let my sonne go that he maye serue me and thou woldest not let hym go beholde I wyll slee thyne eldest sonne And it chaunced by the waye in the Inne that the Lorde met hym and wolde haue kylled hym And Zephora toke a stone and cut awaye the foreskyn of her sonne and fell at his feete and sayde A bloody husbande arte thou vnto me Then he let hym go And she sayde a bloody husbande bycause of the circumcision Then sayde the lorde vnto Aaron go mete Moses in the wyldernes And he went and met hym in the mount of God kyssed hym And Moses told Aaron al the wordes of the lorde which had sent hym and all the tokens which he had charged hym withal So went Moses and Aaron gathered all the elders of the chyldren of Israel And Aaron tolde al the wordes which the lorde had spoken vnto Moses and dyd the myracles in the syght of the people and the people byleued And when they herde that the lorde had visited the chyldren of Israel had loked vpon theyr tribulacion they bowed theyr head worshipped ¶ Moses Aaron go vnto Pharao The peple is oppressed more and more they â—â—ye out vpoÌ„ Moses Aaron therfore CAPI V. MOses and Aaron went in afterwarde and tolde Pharao thus sayth the lorde God of Israel Let my people go that they may kepe holy day vnto me in the wyldernes And Pharao sayd who is the lorde that I shulde heare his voyce and let Israel go I knowe not the Lorde neyther wyl I let Israel go And they sayd the God of the Hebrues hath met with vs and therfore wyl we go thre dayes iourney in to the deserte and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God leest there happen vnto vs eyther pestylence or swerde Then sayd the kynge of Egypte vnto them Wherfore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from theyr workes get you vnto your laboure And Pharao sayd furthermore Beholde there is moche people nowe in the land and ye make them leaue
a dyfference bytwene the Egyptians and Israel And these thy seruauÌ„tes shal all come downe vnto me and fall before me and saye get the out and al the people that are vnder the and then wyl I departe And he went out from Pharao with an angry countenaunce And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Pharao shal not heare you that my woÌ„ders may be multiplyed in the lande of Egypte And Moses and Aaron dyd all these wondres †And tokens vvhiche are vvritten before Pharao And the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wolde not let the chyldren of Israell go out of his lande CAPI XII ¶ The passeouer is eaten The swete breade They muste teache theyr chyldren what the passeouer signifyeth The destruceyoÌ„ of the fyrst begotten in Egypt The robberye of the Egyptians The goynge out of the Israelites ANd ✚ the Lorde spake vnto Moses AaroÌ„ in the land of Egipt sayng This moneth shal be vnto you the begynnynge of monethes the fyrst moneth of the yere shal it be vnto you Speake ye vnto all the congregacion of Israell sayenge In the tenth daye of this moneth euery man take vnto hym ☞ a lambe accordynge to the house of the fathers a lambe thorowout euery house Yf the housholde be to lytle ☞ for the lambe let hym take his neyghbour whiche is nexte vnto his house accordynge to the nombre of the soules euery one of you accordynge to his carynge shall make youre counte for a lambe And let that lambe of youres be with out blemyshe a male of a yere olde which ye shall take out from among the shepe or from amonge the gootes And ye shall kepe hym in vntyll the. xiiii day of the same moneth And euery man of the multytude of Israell shal kyll hym about euen And they shal take of the bloode and stryke it on the two syde postes and on the vpper dorepost euen in the houses where they shall eate hym And they shal eate the fleshe the same nyght roost with fyre and with vnleuended breade and with sowre herbê they shall eate it Se that ye eate not therof rawe nor soden in water but roost with fyre the head feete and purtenauÌ„ce ther of And ye shall let nothynge of it remayne vnto the mornynge That which remayneth of it vntyll the morowe shall ye burne with fyre Of this maner shall ye eate it with your loynes gyrded and your shoes on your fete and your staues in your handes And ye shal eate it in hast for it is the Lordê passeouer ⊢ for I wyll passe thorowe the lande of Egypt this same nyght and wyll smyte all the fyrste borne in the lande of Egypt bothe of man beast and vpon al the Goddes of Egypt wyl I the Lorde do execution And the blode shal be vnto you a token in the houses wherin ye are And when I se the bloode I wyll passe ouer you and the plage shall not be vpoÌ„ you to dystroye you when I smyte the land of Egypte And this daye shall be vnto you a remembraunce and ye shal kepe it hooly vnto the lorde euen thorowout your geueracyons shall ye kepe it holy daye that it be a custome for ☞ euer Seuen dayes shal ye eate vnleuended breade the fyrst daye ye shall put awaye leuen out of your houses For whosoeuer eateth leueÌ„ded bread from the fyrst daye vntyl the seuenth day that soule shal be plucked out froÌ„ Israel The fyrst day shal be an holy conuocacyon the seueÌ„th day shal be an holy coÌ„uocacion vnto you There shall be no maner of worke done in theÌ„ saue about that onely which euery man must eate that onely may ye do And ye shall obserue vnleuended breade For this same daye haue I brought your armyes out of the land of Egypt therfore ye shall obserue this day al your chyldren after you by a custome for euer The fyrst moneth the. xiiii day of the moneth at euen ye shall eate swete breade vnto the. xxi daye of the moneth at euen agayne Seuen dayes shall there be no leuended bread fouÌ„de in your houses And whosoeuer eateth leuended bread that soule shal be roted out froÌ„ the multitude of Israel whyther he be a straunger or borne in the land Ye shal eate nothyng leuended but in al your habitacyons shal ye eate swete breade Moses called for all the elders of Israel sayde vnto them chose out take you to euery housholde of you a shepe and kyl it for passeouer And take a bunche of ysop dyp it in the blood that is in the basyn and stryke the vpper poste the two syde postes with the blode that is in the basyn and noone of you go out at the dore of his house vntyl the mornynge For the Lorde wyl go aboute to smyte the Egyptians And when he seeth the bloode vpoÌ„ the vpper dore post on the two syde postes he wyl passe ouer the dore and wyll not suffre the dystroyer to come in to youre house to plage you Therfore shall ye obserue this thynge that it be an ordynaunce bothe to the and thy sonnes for euer And when ye be come in to the land which the Lorde wyll gyue you accordynge as he hath promysed ye shal kepe this seruyce And when your Chyldren aske you what maner of seruyce is this ye do Ye shal say it is the sacryfyce of the Lordê passeouer which passed ouer the houses of the chyldren of Israell in Egypte as he smote the Egyptians saued our houses And the people bowed them selues and worshypped And the chyldren of Israel went dyd as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded Moses and Aaron Euen so dyd they And at mydnyght the Lorde smote al the fyrst borne in the lande of Egypt froÌ„ the fyrst borne of Pharao that sat on his seat vn to the fyrst borne of the captyue that was in pryson al the fyrste gendred of cattell And Pharao arose in the nyght he and al his seruauntes al the Egyptians there was a greate cryenge in Egypte for there was no house where there was not one dead And he called vnto Moses AaroÌ„ by nyght saynge ryse vp get you out from amonge my people both ye also the chyldren of Israel go serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde And take your shepe and your droues with you as ye haue sayd and departed and ☞ blesse me And the Egyptians were ferce vpon the people that they myght sende them out of the lande in hast for they sayde we dye all And the people toke theyr dough before it was soured theyr vytayles bounde in clothes vpon theyr shoulders And the chyldren of Israel dyd accordyng to the sayenge of Moses and they borowed of the Egyptians iewels of syluer iewels of golde rayment And the Lorde gaue the people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians so that they graunted suche thyngê as they requyred And they robbed
in lawe and dyd all that he had sayd and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them as heades ouer the people namely captaynes ouer thousandes ouer hundreds ouer fyftie and ouer ten And they iudged the people at al ceasons but brought the harde causes vnto Moses and iudged al small matters them selues And Moses let his father in lawe departe and he went in to his owne lande CAPI XIX ¶ The chyldren of Israell come to the mount Smay The people of god ate holy and a royall preesthod He that toucheth the hyll dyeth God appeareth vnto Moses vpon the mounte in thondre and lyghtnynge IN the thyrde moneth when the chyldren of Israell were goone out of the lande of Egypte the same day came they in to the wyldernes of Smay For they were departed from Raphidim and were come to the deserte of Smay and had pytched theyr tentes in the wyldernes And there Israel abode before the mount But Moses went vp vnto God And the Lorde called to hym out of the mountayne saynge Thus shalt thou saye vnto the house of Iacob and tell the chyldrē of Israel ye haue sene what I dyd vnto the Egyptyans and toke you vp vpon Egles wyngs and haue brought you vnto my selfe Nowe therfore yf ye wyll heare my voyce in dede and kepe myne appoyntment ye shal be myne owne aboue all nacyons for all the earth is myne Ye shal be vnto me also a kyngdome of preestes and an holy people And these are the wordes whiche thou shalte saye vnto the chyldren of Israel Moses came and called for the elders of the people and layde before theyr faces all these wordes whiche the Lorde cōmaunded hym And the people answered all togyther sayd All that the Lorde hath sayde we wyll do And Moses brought the wordes of the peple vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses To I come vnto the in the thycke clowe that the people may here me talkyng with the byleue the for euer Moses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Go vnto the people and ☞ sanctifie them to daye and to morowe let them wasshe theyr clothes and be redy agaynst the thyrde daye For the thyrde daye the Lorde wyll come downe in the syghte of all the people vpon mount Smay And thou shalt set markes rounde aboute the people and saye beware that ye go not vp in to the mounte or touche the bordre of it Who so euer toucheth the mount shall surely dye There shall not an hande touche it Els he shal be stoned or shot thorowe whyther it be beast or man it shall not lyue When the trompe bloweth longe then may they come vp into the mountayne And Moses went downe from the mount vnto the people and sanctified them they wasshed theyr clothes And he sayde vnto the people Be redy agaynst the thyrde day and ☞ come not at your wyues And the thyrde daye in the mornynge there was thonder and lyghtnynge and a thycke clowde vpon the mount and the voyce of the trompe excedyng lowde so that al the people that was in the hoost was afrayde And Moses broughte the people out of the tentes to mete with god they stode vnder the hyll And mounte Synay was all togyther on a smoke bycause the Lorde descended downe vpon it in fyre And the smoke therof ascended vp as the smoke of a chymney and al the mount was excedyng fearfull And when the voyce of the trompe blewe waxed lowder and lowder Moses spake and God answered hym by a voyce And the Lorde came downe vpon mounte Synay euen in the top of the hyll and when the lorde called Moses vp into the top of the hyll Moses went vp And the lorde sayd vnto Moses go downe charge the people that they prease not vp to se the Lorde and so many of them perysshe And let the preestes also whiche come to the lorde sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde destroy them And Moses sayd vnto the lorde the people can not come vp in to the mounte Synay for thou chargedst vs sayeng Set markes aboute the hyll and sanctifie it And the lorde sayd vnto hym awaye and get the downe thou shalte come vp thou Aaron with the. But let not the Preestes and the people presume for to come vp vnto the lord leest he destroye them And so Moses wente downe vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The ten cōmaundementes are gyuen The aulter of earth CAPI XX. AND God spake all these wordes and sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypte out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my syght Thou shalte make the no grauen ymage neyther any similitude that is in heuē aboue eyther in the earth bynethe or in the waters vnder the earth Thou shalte not worshyp them neyther serue them For I the Lorde thy god am a ☞ gelouse god ☞ visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde fourth generacyon of them that hate me and shewe mercye vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my cōmaundementes Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Remembre the Sabboth daye that thou sanctify it Syxe dayes shalt thou labour do all that thou haste to do but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy god in it thou shalte do no maner of worke thou thy son and thy doughter thy man seruaunt thy mayde seruaunt thy cattell the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heuen earth the see and al that in them is and ☞ rested the seuenth day Wherfore the Lorde blessed the Sabboth day and halowed it ✚ ☞ Honour thy father thy mother that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the. Thou shalte not kyll Thou shalte not breake wedlocke Thou shalte not steale Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghboure Thou shalte not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou couet thy neyghbours wyfe or his mā seruaunt or his mayde or his ore or his asse or what so euer thy neyboure hath And all the people sawe the thonder the lyghtnyng the noyse of the trompe and the mountayne smokynge And when the people sawe it they remoued and stode a farre of sayd vnto Moses talke thou with vs we wyl heare but let not god talke with vs leest we dye And Moses sayde vnto the people Feare not for God is come to proue you and that his feare may be ☞ in your face that ye synne not And the people stode a farre of Moses wente in to the thycke clowde where God was
entryng in of the tabernacle the aulter of burntsacrifice with his brasen gredyren his staues and all his vessels the lauer his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pyllers theyr sockettes the hangynge in the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacyon the pynnes of the courte w t theyr cordes the ministrynge garmentes to minystre in the holy place the holy vestimentes for Aaron the preest the vestimentes of his sonnes that they maye ministre in And all the companye of the chyldren of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And euery one came as many as theyr hertê couraged them as many as theyr spirites made them wyllyng brought a present for the Lorde to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse for al his vses and for the holy vestimentes And they came bothe men and women euen as many as were wyllyng herted and brought bracelettes earynges cheynes whiche Iewels were all of golde â–ª al the men brought a waueofferyng of golde vnto the Lorde And euery man with whom was fouÌ„de yelow sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke gootes heere red skynnes of rammes tarus skynnes brought them Al that dyd heaue vp an oblacyon of golde brasse brought an heaueofferynge vnto the lorde And al men with whom was found Sethim wod for any maner worke of the ministracyoÌ„ brought it And al the women that were wyse herted dyd spyn with theyr handê brought the spon worke bothe the yelow sylke purple scarlet and whyte sylke And all the women whom theyr owne herte moued span gootes heete wysely And the Lordes brought Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap and spyce oyle for lyght for the anoyntyng oyle and for the swete sence And the chyldreÌ„ of Israel brought a wyllyng offeryng vnto the lorde both men women as many as had wyllyng hertes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had coÌ„maunded to be made by the hande of Moses And Moses sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the lorde hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Ury the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda hath fylled hym with the spirite of god in wysdome vnderstandyng in knowledge in all maner worke to fynde out curyous workes which are made in gold syluer and brasse In the crafte of stones to set them in caruyng of wood to make any maner of subtyll worke And he hath put in his herte ☞ that he may teache both he and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan. Them hath he fylled with wysdome of herte to worke all maner of grauen subtyl and nedle worke in yelowe sylke purple in scarlet and whyte sylke and in weuyng And to do all maner of worke subtyll feates ¶ The thynges that Bezaleel and Ahaliab made CAPI XXXVI ANd Bezaleel wrought and Ahaliab and all wyse herted men to whome the lorde gaue wysdome vnderstandyng to knowe howe to worke all maner worke for the seruyce of the Sanctuarye and all that the Lorde had commaunded And Moses called Bezaleel Ahaliab and al the wyse herted men and suche as the Lorde had gyuen wysdome vnto and as many as theyr hertes couraged to come vnto that worke to worke it And they receyued of Moses al the present whiche the chyldren of Israel had broughte for the worke of the seruyce of the Sanctuarye to make it â–ª And besyde that they brought gyftes vnto it euery day in the mornynge And all the wyse men that wrought all the holy worke came euery man froÌ„ his worke whiche they made and spake vnto Moses saynge The people brynge to moche and more then ynough for the seruyce and worke whiche the Lorde hath commaunded to be made And then Moses gaue a coÌ„maundement and they caused it to be proclaymed thorowout the hoost saynge Se that neyther man nor woman prepare any more worke for the present of the sanctuary so the people were forbydden to bryng for the stuffe they had was suffycyent for all the worke to make it and to moche All the wyse harted men therfore and they that wrought for the habitacyon made x. curteynes of whyte twyned sylke yelowe sylke purple and scarlet †with pyctures of brodered worke made he them The lengthe of one curteyne was xxviii â–ª cubytes and the bredth iiii and the curteynes were all of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues and other fyue by themselues And he made lowpes of yelow sylke along by the edge of one curteyne euen in the seluege of the couplyng curteyu And likewyse he made on the syde of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde Fyftye lowpes made he in the one curteyne and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde the lowpes helde one curteyne to an other And he made fyftie rynges of golde coupled the curteynes one to an other with the rynges so was it made one dwellyng place And he made eleuen curteynes of gootes heere to be a tente ouer the tabernacle The length of a curteyne had thyrty cubytes and was foure cubytes brode and they all eleuen of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues syx by themselues he made l. loupes alonge by the bordre of the vtmost couplynge curteyne and fyftie in the edge of the other couplynge curteyne †That they myght be ioyned togyther And he made l. rynges of brasse to couple the tent togyther that it myght be one And he made a couerynge vpon the tent of rammes skynnes red and yet another of taxus skynnes aboue that And he made standynge bordes for the Tabernacle of Sethym wood The length of a boorde was ten cubytes the bredth one cubyte and an halfe One borde had two fete wherby they were ioyned one to an other And thus made he for all the bordes of the Tabernacle And he made twenty bordes for the south syde of the habitacyon and fortye sockettes of syluer vnder the. xx bordes â–ª two sockettes vnder one borde for his two feete and two sockettes vnder an other boorde for his two feete †vvhere the sockettes of the sydes ende in the corner And for the other syde of the dwellynge whiche is towarde the north he made twentye boordes and theyr fourtye sockettes of syluer two sockettê vnder one boorde and two sockettes vnder the other And towarde the west ende of the tabernacle †That is to saye at the ende of the Tabernacle vvhich enclyneth tovvarde the see He made vi boordes and two other boordes made he in the corners of the habitacyon for eyther syde they were ioyned close benethe and aboue with a clampe and thus they dyd to both the corners And there were viii bordes and. xvi sockettes of syluer vnder euery boorde two sockettes And he made barres of Sethim wood v. for the boordes
Iosua and set hym before Eleazar the preest and before all the congregacyon and put his handê vpon hym and gaue hym a charge as the Lorde commaunded thorowe the hande of Moses ¶ What must be offered on euery feast day CAPI XXVIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge CoÌ„mauÌ„de the chyldren of Israel and saye vnto them My offeryng and my breade for my sacrifyces which are made for a swete sauour shall ye obserue in theyr due ceason And thou shalte saye vnto them This is the offerynge whiche ye shall offer vnto the Lorde two lambes of a yeare olde without spot daye by daye for a continuall burntofferynge One lambe shalt thou offer in the mornyng and the other at euen And therto the tenth parte of an Epha of floure for a meatoffering mingled with beaten oyle conteynynge the fourth parte of an Hin It is a dayly burntofferynge suche as was ordeyned in the mounte Sinay for a swete sauour a sacrifyce vnto the lorde And let the drynkeofferynge of the same be the fourth parte of an Hin for one lambe in the hooly place shalte thou coÌ„maunde the wyne to be powred vnto the Lorde And the other lambe thou shalte offer at euen after the maner of the meatofferynge the drynkofferynge of the mornynge a sacrifyce shalte thou offre for a swete sauour vnto the Lorde And on the Sabboth day two lambes of a yeare olde a pece without spot and two tenthdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle and the drynofferynge therto The burntofferynge of the Sabboth must be doone in the selfe Sabboth besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkeofferyng And in the bygynnyngê of your monethes ye shall offer a burntofferyng vnto the lorde two yonge bullockê a ram and vii lambes of a yeare olde without spot thre tenthdeales of floure for a meatoffryng myngled with oyle for one bullocke and two tenthdeales of floure for a meatofferyng myngled with oyle for one Ram. And a tenthdeale of floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge vnto one lambe for a burntofferynge and a swete sauour and a sacrifice vnto the Lorde And theyr drynkeofferynges shall be halfe an Hin of wyne vnto one bullocke and the thyrde parte of an Hin of wine vnto a ram and the fourth parte of an Hin vnto a lambe This is the burntofferynge of the moneth ☞ in his moneth thorowout the monethes of the yeare and one he goote for a synofferynge vnto the Lorde shal be offered after the dayly burntofferyng and his drynkeofferynge And the. xiiii daye of the fyrst moneth is the Passeouer of the lorde And in the. xv daye of the same moneth is the feast and. vii dayes longe shall vnleuened bread be eaten In the fyrst daye shal be an ☞ holy conuo cacion ye shall do no maner of seruyle worke therin But ye shall offer a Sacrifyce for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde two yonge bullockes one Ram and seuen lambes of a yere olde which are to you without spot and let theyr meatofferyng be of floure myngled with oyle thre tenth deales also shal ye offer for a bullocke two tenthdeales for a Ram one tenthdeale shalte thou offre for euerye lambe of the. vii lambes and an he goote for synne to make attonement for you Ye shall offer these besyde the burntofferynge in the mornynge whiche is a contynuall burntsacrifice After this maner ye shal offer thorow out the. vii dayes the fode of the sacrifice for as were sauour vnto the Lorde And it shall be doone besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkeofferynge And in the seuenth daye ye shall haue an holy coÌ„uocacyon ye shal do no seruyle worke Therfore in the daye of youre fyrst fruytes when ye brynge a newe meatofferynge vnto the Lorde accordyng to your wekes ye shal haue an hooly conuocacyon ye shall do no seruyle worke in it but offer a burntofferyng for a swete sauour vnto the lorde two yonge bullockes a ram seuen lambes of a yeare olde a pece with theyr meatoffryngê of floure myngled with oyle thre tenthdeales vnto a bullocke two tenthdeales to a Ram and one tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorowout the. vii lambes and an he goote to make an attonement for you This ye shall do ☞ besydes the continuall burntofferyng and his meatofferynge and they shall be vnto you without spot with theyr drynkeofferynges ¶ What must be offered the viii fyrst dayes of the seuenth moneth CAPI XXIX ANd in the fyrst daye of the. vii moneth ye shall haue an holy conuocacion ye shall do then no seruile worke For it is a daye of ☞ trompet blowynge vnto you But ye shal offer a burntofferyng for a swete sauour vnto the Lorde one yonge bullocke one Ram and. vii lambes of a yeare olde a pece that are pure And theyr meatofferynge shal be made of floure myngled with oyle iii. tenthdeales vnto the bullocke and two vnto the ram and one tenthdeale vnto one lambe thorowout the. vii lambes And an he goote for synne to make an attonement for you besyde the burntofferynge of the moneth his meatofferyng besyde the dayly burntofferynge his meatofferyng and the drynkofferynges of the same which must be done according vnto the maner of them for a sauour of swetnesse of the sacrifyce of the Lorde And ye shal haue the tenth daye of that same seuenth moneth an holy conuocacyon and ye shall ☞ humble your soules and shal do no maner worke therin But ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde for a swete sauour one bullocke a Ram and vii lambes of a yere olde a pece whiche shall be vnto you without faute Theyr meatofferynge shall be of floure myngled with oyle thre tenthdeales to a bullocke and two to a ram a tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorowout the vii lambes An he goot for syn besyde the synofferyng of atonement the bayly burntofferynge and the meate drynkofferynges that longe to the same And in the. xv daye of the. vii moneth ☞ ye shall haue an hooly conuocacion do then no seruile worke and ye shall kepe a feast vnto the lorde vii dayes longe And ye shall offer a burntofferyng for a sacrifyce of a swete sauour vnto the Lorde xiii bullockes two rammes xiiii lambê of a yeare olde which shal be without blemysh And theyr meatofferynge shall be of floure myngled w t oyle thre tenthdeales vnto euery one of the. xiii bullockes two tenthdeales to eyther of the rammes one tenthdeale vnto eche of the. xiiii Lambes And one he goote for syn besyde the dayly burntofferyng with his meat and drynkeofferynge And the seconde daye ye shall offer xii yong bullockes two rammes xiiii yerelyng lambes without spot and let theyr meatofferynge and drynkeofferynges vnto the bullockes rammes lambes be accordynge to the nombre of them after the maner And an he goote for syn besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meat drynkeofferynges And the thyrde daye
hundredes which came from the warre and battayle and Moses sayde vnto them Haue ye saued all the women alyue Beholde these caused the chyldren of Israell thorow ☞ the counsell of Balaam to commyt trespace agaynst the Lorde in the busynesse of Peor and there folowed a plage amonge the congregacion of the lorde Nowe therfore sley all the men chyldren the women that haue lyen with men fleshlye But all the women Chyldren that haue not lyen w t men kepe a lyue for your selues And ye shall remayne without the hoost vii dayes all that haue kylled any person and all that haue touched any deade bodye and purify both your selues and your prysoners the thyrde day the seuenth And sprynkle all youre raymentes and all that is made of skynnes and all worke of Gootes heere and althynges made of woode And Eleazar the preest sayd vnto the men of war whiche came frome the Battayle this is the ordynaunce of the lawe whiche the Lorde commaunded Moses Golde Syluer brasse and yron tyn and leade all that ☞ maye abyde the fyre ye shall make it go thorowe the fyre it shall be cleane Neuerthelesse it shall be sprynkled with sprynklynge water And al that suffereth not the fyre ye shal make go thorowe the water And washe your clothes the seuenth daye ye shall be cleane And afterwarde come in to the hooste And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take the somme of the praye that was taken both of the women and of cattell thou and Eleazar the preest and the auncient fathers of the congregacyon And deuyde it into two partes bytwene them that toke the warre vpon them and went out to battayle all the congregacyon And take a porcioÌ„ vnto the lorde of the men of warre whiche went out to battayle ☞ one soule of fyue hundred bothe of the women and of the oxen and of the asses and of the shepe and ye shall take it of theyr halfe and gyue it vnto Eleazar the preest as an heueofferyng of the lord And of the halfe of the chyldreÌ„ of Israell thou shalt take one porcyon of fiftye of the women of the oxen of the asses and of the shepe and of all maner of beastes and gyue them vnto the Leuites which wayte vpon the habitacyon of the Lorde And Moses and Eleazar the Preest dyd as the Lorde commaunded Moses And the bootye and the pray which the men of warre had caught was vi hundred thousand and lxxv thousande shepe and. lxxii thousande oxen lxi thousande Asses xxxii thousande soules of women that had lyen by no man And the halfe whiche was the parte of them that went out to warre was thre hundred thousande and. xxxvii thousonde and fyue hundred shepe And the Lordes parte of the shepe was sixe hundred and. lxxv And the oxen were xxxvi thousande and fyue hundred of which the lordes parte was lxxii And the asses were xxx thousande and fyue hundred of which the lordes parte was thre score and one And the soules of women were xvi thousande of whiche the Lordes parte was xxxâ—i soules And Moses gaue that somme which was the Lordes heueofferyng vnto Eleazar the Preest as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the other halfe of the chyldren of Israel whiche Moses seperated frome the men of war that is to wete the halfe that perteyned ☞ vnto the congregacyon was iii. hundred thousande and. xxxvii thousande fyue hundred shepe and. xxxvi thousande oxen and xxx thousande asses and fyue hundred xvi thousande soules of womeÌ„ And Moses toke of this halfe that perteyned vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel one porcyon of fyftie bothe of the women and of the cattel and gaue them vnto the Leuytes whiche wayted vpon the habitacyon of the Lorde as the lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the offycers of thousandes of the hoost the captaynes ouer the thousandes and the captaynes ouer the hundredes came forth and sayde vnto Moses Thy seruauntes haue taken the somme of the men of warre whiche are vnder oure auctoryte there lacketh not one man of vs. We haue therfore brought a present vnto the Lorde what soeuer man founde of Iewels of golde cheynes bracelettes rynges earynges and spangles to make an atonement for our soules before the Lorde And Moses Eleazar the preest toke the golde of them Iewels of all maner facions And all the golde of the heueofferyng that they heued vp to the lorde of the captaynes ouer thousandes and hundredes was xvi thousande vii hundred l. sycles for the men of war had spoyled euery man for hym selfe And Moses and Eleazar the preest toke the golde of the captaynê ouer the thousandes and of the captaynes ouer the hundredes and brought it in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse for a memoryall of the chyldren of Israel before the Lorde ¶ To Ruben and God and to the halfe trybe of Manasses is promised the possessyon beyonde Iordayne Eastwarde CAPI XXXII THe chyldren of Ruben and the chyldren of Gad had an excedynge great multitude of cattell And when they sawe the lande of Iazer and the lande of Gilead that it was an apte place for cattel the chyldren of Ruben and the chyldreÌ„ of Gad came spake vnto Moses and Eleazar the preest and vnto the lordes of the congregacyon sayenge The lande of Ataroth and Dibon Iazer Nemâ—ah Hesbon and Elealeh Sabam and Nebo and Beon whiche countrey the Lorde smote before the congregacyon of Israel is a lande mete for cattell and we thy seruauntes haue cattell Wherfore sayde they yf we haue founde grace in thy syght let this lande be gyuen vnto thy seruauntes to possesse brynge vs not ouer Iordan And Moses sayde vnto the chyldren of Gad and of Ruben shall your brethren go to warre and ye shall syt here Wherfore dyscourage ye the herte of the chyldren of Israel that they shulde not go ouer in to the lande whiche the Lorde hath gyuen them Thus dyd your fathers wheÌ„ I sent them from Cades barne to se the lande For when they went vp euen vnto the ryuer of Escoll and sawe the lande they discouraged the hertes of the chyldren of Israel that they shulde not go in to the lande which the lorde hath gyueÌ„ them And the Lorde was wroth the same tyme and sware sayenge None of the men that came out of Egypte from twentye yere olde and aboue shall se the lande whiche I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob bycause they haue not hollye folowed me saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Kenesite Iosua the sonne of Nun for they haue folowed the lorde And the lorde was angrie with Israel and made them wandre in the wyldernesse fourtye yere vntyll all the generacyon that hadde done euyll in the syghte of the Lorde were consumed And beholde ye are rysen vp in youre fathers steade as an encrease of synfull men to augmente the fearse wrath of the Lorde to warde Israel For yf ye turne away froÌ„ hym he wyll
thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the Sonne the moone and the starres with all the hoost of heuen shuldest be desceyued and shuldest worshyp and serue the thynges whiche the lorde thy god hath made to serue all nacyons vnder the hoole heuen But the Lorde hath taken you and brought you out of the yron fournace euen out of Egypt to be vnto hym a people and enherytaunce as ye are this daye Furthermore the Lorde was angrye with me for youre wordes and sware that I shulde not go ouer Iordan and that I shulde not go in vnto that good lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enherytaunce But I must dye in this lande shall not go ouer Iordan But ye shall go ouer and conquere that good lande Take hede vnto youreselues that ye forget not the apoyntment of the â—ord your god whiche he made with you and that ye make you no grauen Image or any pycture that the Lorde thy God hath forbydden the. For the Lorde thy God is a consumyng fyre and a ielouse God Yf thou doest beget chyldren and Chyldrens Chyldren and when ye haue dwelt in the lande ye do wyckedly and make any maner of grauen ymage and worke euyll in the syght of the Lorde ☞ thy god to prouoke hym to anger I call heuen earth to recorde agaynst you this daye that ye shal shortly peryshe from of the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordan to possesse it ye shal not prolonge your dayes therin but shall vtterly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scatter you amonge the nacyons and ye shal be lefte fewe in nombre amonge the people whyther the lord shall brynge you and there ye shal serue Goddes whiche are the worke of mannes hande wood and stoone whiche neyther se nor heare nor eate nor smell And there thou shalte seke the lorde thy God and shalte fynde hym yf thou seke him with all thyne herte and with all thy soule When thou art in tribulacyon and when al these thynges that be here spoken of are come vpon the euen in the latter dayes thou shalte returne agayne to the Lorde thy God be obedyent vnto his voyce For the Lorde thy god is a merciful god he wyl not forsake the neyther destroye the nor forget the apoyntement of thy fathers whiche he sware vnto them For aske of the dayes that are past whiche were before the synce the daye that God created man vpon the earth and aske from the one syde of heuen vnto the other yf euer there came to passe such a great thyng or whyther any suche lyke thyng hath ben herde Dyd euer a nacyoÌ„ heare the voyce of God speakynge out of the myddes of a fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued eyther whyther God assayed to go and take hym a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacyons Sygnes Wonders war a myghtye hande a stretched out arme and thorow great visions accordynge vnto all that the Lorde your God dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes Nnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe howe that the Lorde he is GOD and that there is noone other but he Out of heuen he made the heare his voyce that he myght nurtour the and vpon earth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou herdest his wordes out of the myddes of the fyre And bycause he loued thy Fathers he chose theyr seede after them and brought the out ☞ in his syght and with his myghtye power out of Egypte to thrust out nacyons greate and myghtyer then thou before the and to brynge the in to gyue the theyr lande to enherytaunce as it is come to passe this daye Understande therfore this daye and turne it to thyne herte that the Lorde he is God in heuen aboue and vpon the erth beneth neyther is there any other Thou shalte kepe therfore his ordynaunces his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maunde the this daye that it maye go well with the and with thy Chyldren after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the earth whiche the Lorde thy GOD gyueth the thy lyfe longe Then Moses seuered thre cityes on the other syde Iordan towarde the Sonne rysynge that he shulde flee thyther which had kylled his neyghboure vnwares and hated hym not in tyme past and therfore shuld flee vnto one of the same cites and lyue Namely Bezer in the wyldernes euen in the playn countrey of the tribe of Ruben and Ramoth in Gylead of the Trybe of Gad and Golan in Basan of the Trybe of Manasse And so this is the lawe whiche Moses set before the Chyldren of Israell These are the wytnesses statutes and ordinaunces whiche Moses tolde the Chyldren of Israell after they came out of Egypte on the other syde Iordane in the valey ouer agaynst the house of Peor in the lande of Sehon kynge of the Amorytes whiche dwelte at Hesbon whome Moses and the Chyldren of Israell smote after they were come out of Egypt and conquered his lande and the lande of Og kyng of Basan two kyngê of the Amorites which were on the other syde Iordan towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroer whiche is by the banke of the ryuer Arnon vnto ☞ Mounte Sion whiche is Hermon and all the playne on the other syde Iordane Eastwarde euen vnto the see whiche is in the playne vnder the sprynges of the hyll ¶ The ten coÌ„maundementes CAPI V. ANd Moses called all Israell and sayd vnto them Heare O Israell the ordynaunces and lawes whiche I speake in youre eares this daye that ye maye lerne them and fulfyll them in dede The Lorde oure God made an apoyntment with vs in Horeb. The lorde made not this bonde with our fathers but with vs eueÌ„ with vs which are all here alyue this daye The Lorde talked with you ☞ face to face in the mounte out of the myddes of the fyre And I stoode bytwene the Lorde and you the same tyme and shewed you the worde of the Lorde For ye were afrayed at the syght of the fyre and went not vp in to the mounte and he sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage Thou shalte haue noone other Goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage of any maner of lykenesse that is in heuen aboue and that is in earth beneth that is in the waters beneth the earth Thou shalt neyther bow thy selfe vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a ielouse God visityng the wyckednesse of the fathers vpoÌ„ the Chyldren euen in the thyrde and fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shewe mercye vpon thousandê among them that loue me and kepe my coÌ„maundementê Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy god in vayne for †the Lorde wyl not holde hym giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabboth daye that thou sanctifye it as
the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the. Syxe dayes thou shalte laboure and do all that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God thou shalte not do any worke thou and thy Sonne thy doughter thy seruaunt and thy mayde thyne oxe and thyne asse and all thy cattell and the straunger that is within thy gates that thy seruaunt thy mayde maye reest as well as thou Remembre that thou wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypte and howe that the lorde thy God brought the out thence thorowe a myghtye hande and a stretched out arme For whiche cause the Lorde thy God commaunded the to kepe the Sabboth daye Honoure thy father and thy mother as the Lorde thy god hath coÌ„maunded the that thy dayes maye be prolonged that it maye go well with the in the lande which the lorde thy God gyueth the. * Thou shalte not sley Thou shall not breake wedlocke * Thou shalte not steale * Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghboure Thou shalte not luste after thy neyghbours wyfe thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house his felde his seruaunt or his mayde his Oxe his Asse or ought that thy neyghbour hath These wordes the Lorde spake vnto all your multytude in the mount out of the myddes of the fyre cloude darknesse with a great voyce and added nomore therto wrote them in two tables of stoone and delyuered them vnto me And it fortuned that when ye herde the voyce out of the myddes of the darkenesse sawe that the hyll dyd burne w t fyre ye came vnto me with the captaynes of your trybes and youre Elders and ye sayde beholde the Lorde our God hathe shewed vs his glorye and his greatnesse and we haue herde his voyce out of the myddê of the fyre We haue sene this daye that God doeth talke with a man and he yet lyueth Nowe therfore why shulde we dye that this great fyre shulde consume vs Yf we heare the voyce of the Lorde our God any more we shall dye For ☞ what flesshe hath it ben that euer herde the voyce of the lyuyng god speakyng out of the myddes of the fyre as we haue done and yet dyd lyue Go thou and heare all that the Lorde our God sayeth tell thou vnto vs all that the Lorde our God sayeth vnto the and we wyll heare it and do it And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordê when ye speake vnto me and the lorde sayd vnto me I haue herde the voyce of the wordê of this people which they haue spoken vnto the they haue well sayde all that they haue spoken Oh that there were suche an herte in them that they wolde feare me and kepe all my coÌ„maundementes all waye that it myght go well with them and with theyr Chyldren for euer Go and saye vnto them get you in to your tentes agayne but stande thou here by me and I wyll tell the all the coÌ„maundementes ordynaunces and lawes which thou shalt teache them that they may do them in the lande whiche I gyue them to possesse Take hede therfore that ye do in dede as the LORDE your God hath commaunded you and turne not asyde eyther to the ryght hande or to the lefte but walke in all the wayes whiche the Lorde your God hath commaunded you that ye maye lyue and that it maye go well with you and that ye maye prolonge youre dayes in the lande whiche ye shall possesse ¶ The lawe of God may not be forgotten CAPI VI. THese are the commaundementes ordinaunces and lawes whiche the Lorde your God commaunded me to teache you that ye myght do them in the lande why ther ye go to possesse it namely that thou myghtest feare the Lorde thy God kepe all his ordynaunces and his commaundementes whiche I commaunde the thou and thy sonne and thy sonnes sonne all dayes of thy lyfe that thy dayes maye be prolonged Heare therfore O Israel and take hede that thou do therafter that it maye go well with the that ye maye encrease myghtely euen as the Lorde God of thy Fathers hath promysed the a lande that floweth with mylke and hony Heare O Israell the Lorde our God is Lorde only and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with al thyne herte and with al thy soule and with all thy myght And these wordes whiche I commaunde the this day shall be in thyne herte and thou shalt shewe them vnto thy Chyldren and shalte talke of them when thou art at home in thyne house and as thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thyne hande And they shall be warnynges bytwene thyne eyes thou shalte wryte them vpon the poostes of thy house and vpon thy gates And when the Lorde thy God hath brought the into the lande whiche he sware vnto thy fathers AbrahaÌ„ Isaac and Iacob and gyueth the great goodly cityes whiche thou buyldest not houses ful of all maner of goodes whiche thou fylledst not and welles dygged which thou dyggest not vyneyeardê and olyue trees whiche thou plantedst not wheÌ„ thou hast eaten arte ful Then beware leest thou forget the Lorde whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage Thou shalt feare the lorde thy god and serue hym and ☞ sweare by his name Se that ye walke not after straunge goddes the goddes of the nacions which are about you For the Lorde thy God is a ielouse God amonge you lest the couÌ„tenaunce of the lorde thy God be moued to wrath agaynst the and destroye the from of the earth Ye shall not tempte the Lorde youre God as ye dyd †in the temptacion But kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde your God and his wytnesses and his ordynaunces whiche he hath coÌ„maunded the thou shalte do that whiche is ryght and good in the syght of the Lorde that thou mayst prospere that thou mayst go in and conquere that good lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to cast out all thyne enemyes before the as the Lorde hath sayde And when thy son asketh the in tyme to come sayenge What meaneth these wytnesses ordinaunces and lawes which the lorde our God hath coÌ„maunded you Then thou shalte say vnto thy son We were Pharaos bondmen in Egypte the lorde brought vs out of Egypt with a myghty hande And the Lorde shewed sygnes wondres greate and euyll vpon Egypt â–ª vpon Pharao vpon all his housholde before our eyes but brought vs out from thence to brynge vs in and to gyue vs the lande whiche he sware vnto our fathers And the Lorde hath coÌ„maunded vs to do all these ordynaunces and to feare the Lorde our god for our welth all the dayes of our lyfe as it is come to passe this daye Moreouer this shall
to feare the Lorde thy god alwaye If the way be to long for the so that thou arte not able to cary it and yf the place be far from the whiche the Lorde thy God hathe chosen to set his name there and the Lorde thy God hathe blessed the then shalte thou make it in money and take the money in thy hande and go vnto the place which the lorde thy god hath chosen and bestowe that money for what soeuer thy soule lusteth after for oxen and shepe wyne and stronge drynke for what souer thy Soule desyreth and eate there before the Lorde thy God and be mery both thou and thyne housholde and the Leuyte that is ☞ within thy gates shalte thou not forsake for he hath neyther parte nor enheritaunce with the. At the ende of thre yere thou shalte bryng forth al the tythes of thyne encrease the same yere and lay it vp within thyne owne gates And the Leuite whiche hath no parte nor enherytaunce with the shal come and the strauÌ„ger the fatherlesse and the wydowe whiche are within thy gates shall eate and be fylled that the Lorde thy God may blesse the in all the workes of thyne hande which thou doest ¶ The forgyuenes of detres in the seuenth yeare CAPI XV. IN the seuenth yeare thou shalte make a fredome And this is the maner of the fredome who soeuer lendeth ought w t his hand vnto his neyghbour may not aske agayn that which he hath lent of his neyghbour or of his brother bycause it is called the Lordes free yere yet of a straunger †and of an alyent thou mayst call it home agayne But he that is thy brother hym shall thyne hande remytte Neuerthelesse there shall be no begger amonge you For the Lorde shall blesse the in the lande which the lord thy god gyueth the an enheritaunce to possesse it so that thou herken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy god to obserue and do all these coÌ„maundementes which I coÌ„maunded the this day For the Lorde thy god hath blessed the as he hath promysed the and thou shalte lende vnto many nacyons but thou thy selfe shalt not borowe And y u shalte reygne ouer many nacyons and they shall not reygne ouer the. If one of thy brethren amonge you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the thou shalt not hardeÌ„ thyne herte nor shut to thyne hande from thy poore brother But open thy hande vnto hym lende hym sufficient for his nede whiche he hath Beware that there be not a wycked poynt in thyne herte that y â— woldest say The seuenth yere the yere of fredome is at hande therfore it greueth the to loke on thy poore brother and gyuest hym nought he then crye vnto the lord agaynst the it be synne vnto the. But gyue him and let it not greue thyne herte to gyue vnto him Bycause that for this thynge the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thy workes in all that thou puttest thyne hande to ☞ The lâ—â—de shall neuer be without poore And therfore I coÌ„maunde the sayenge Thou shalte open thyne hande vnto thy brother that is nedye and poore in thy lande If thy brother an Ebrue sell hym selfe to the or an Ebruesse and serue the syxe yere in the seuenth yere thou shalte let hym go fre from the. And when thou sendest him out fre from the thou shalte not let hym go awaye emptye but shalte gyue hym of thy shepe of thy corne and of thy wyne and gyue hym of that wherwith the Lorde thy God hath blessed the. And remembre that thou wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypte and the Lorde thy god delyuered the thence and therfore I coÌ„maunde the this thynge to daye And yf he saye vnto the I wyll not go away from the bycause he loueth the thyne house and is well at ease with the Then shalte thou take a naule nayle his eare to the dore therwith let hym be thy seruauÌ„t ☞ for euer And vnto thy mayde seruaunt thou shalt do lyke wyse And let it not greue thyne eye when thou lettest hym go out free from the for he hathe bene worth a double hyred seruaunt to the in his seruyce syxe yeres And the lorde thy god shall blesse the in all that thou doest All the fyrst gendred that come of thyne oxen of thy shepe that are males thou shalt halowe vnto the lorde thy God Thou shalte do no worke with the fyrst gendred of thyne oxen nor shere the fyrst gendred of thy shepe Thou shalte eate it before the Lorde thy god yere by yere in the place which the lorde hath chosen bothe thou and thyne housholde If there be any deformite therin as yf it be lame or blynde or haue any euyll fauourednesse thou shalt not offre it vnto the lorde thy god But shalte eate it within thyne owne ☞ gates the vncleane and the cleane indifferently as the roo and the herte Onely eate not the blood therof but powre it vpon the grounde as water ¶ Of Easter Wytsontyde and the feast of Tabernacles What offycers ought to be ordeyned CAPI XVI OBserue the moneth of newe corne that thou mayst offre Passeouer vnto the Lorde thy god For in the moneth wheÌ„ corne begynneth to rype the Lorde thy God brought the out of Egypte by nyght Thou shalte therfore offre passeouer vnto the lorde thy God and shepe oxen in the place which the lorde shall chose to put his name there Thou shalte eate no leuened breade with it but seuen dayes shalte thou eate vnlcuened breade therwith euen the breade of tribulacyon for thou camest out of the lande of Egypte in hast that thou mayst remembre the day when thou camest out of the lande of Egypte all dayes of thy lyfe And there shal be no leuened breade sene in all the coostes seueÌ„ dayes longe neyther shal there remayne any thynge of the flesshe which thou offeredst the fyrst day at euen vntyll the mornynge Thou mayst not offre Passeouer within any of thy gates whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the but in the place which the lorde thy God shall chose to set his name in there thou shalte offre Passeouer at euen aboute the goynge downe of the son euen in the ceason that thou camest out of Egypt And thou shalte sethe eate it in the place whiche the lorde thy god hath chosen departe on the morowe get the into the tente Syxe dayes y u shalt eate swete bread the seuenth day is a gatheryng togyther before y â— lord thy god thou shalte do no worke therin Seuen wekes shalte thou nombre vnto the begyn to nombre the. vii wekes when thou begynnest to put thy syckle to the corne and kepe the feast of wekes vnto the lorde thy god with a frewyl offeryng of thyne hande whiche thou shalt gyue
vnto the lorde thy god accordyng as the lorde thy god hath blessed the. And reioyce before the lorde thy god thou thy son thy doughter thy seruauÌ„t thy mayde the Leuite that is within thy gates the straunger the fatherlesse the wydowe that are among you in the place whiche the Lorde thy god hath chosen to put his name there And remembre that y u wast a seruaunt in Egypte thou shalt obserue do these ordinaunces Thou shalte also obserue the feast of tabernacles seuen dayes after that thou haste gathered in thy corne and thy wyne And thou shalte reioyce in that thy feast thou and thy sonne thy doughter thy seruaunte and thy made the Leuyte the straunger and the fatherlesse and the wydowe that are within thy gates Seuen dayes shalte thou kepe holy day vnto the lord thy god in the place which the Lorde shall chose for the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in al thy fruytes and in al the workes of thyne handes therfore shalte thou be glad Thre tymes in the yeare shall all thy males appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place whiche he shall chose In the feast of swete breade in the feast of wekes and in the feast of tabernacles And no maÌ„ shal appeare before the lorde emptte but euery man accordyng to the gyfte of his hande and accordyng to the blessynge of the Lorde thy god whiche he hath gyuen the. Iudges and offycers shalt thou make the in all thy Cities whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the thorowout the trybes they shal iudge the people ryghteouslye Wrest not thou the lawe nor knowe any persone neyther take any rewarde for gyftes blynde the wyse peruerte the wordes of the righteous That wich is iust ryght shalte thou folowe that thou mayst lyue enioy the lande whiche the Lorde thy god gyueth the. Thou shalte plante the no groue of what soeuer trees it be nygh vnto the aulter of the lorde thy god whiche thou shalte make the. Thou shalte set the vp no pyller which the Lorde thy God hateth ¶ The punyshment for Idolatrye The punyshment of a rebell The institucyon of a Kynge CAPI XVII THou shalte offer vnto the lorde thy god no oxe nor shepe wherin is blemysshe or any deformite for that is an abhominacion to the lorde thy god If there be fouÌ„de amonge you within any of thy gates which the Lorde thy god gyueth the man or womaÌ„ that hath wrought wyckednesse in the syghte of the Lorde thy god so that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment and gone and serued straunge goddes and worshypped them the sonne or moone or any of the hoost of heuen whiche I haue not coÌ„maunded and it is tolde the thou hast herde of it then shalt thou enquere diligently And yf it be true the thynge of a suretye that suche abhominacyon is wrought in Israell then shalte thou brynge forth that man or that woman which haue coÌ„mytted that wycked thynge vnto the gates and shalte stone them with stones tyll they dye At the mouth of two or thre wytnesses shall he that is worthy of death dye And at the mouth of one wytnesse let no man dye The handes of the witnesses shal be fyrst vpon hym to kyll hym afterward the handes of the people thou shalte put the wycked away from the. If there ryse a matter to harde for the in iudgement bytwene blood blood bytwene plee and plee bytwene plage and glage and the matters come to stryfe within thy gates Then shalte thou aryse and get the vp vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy god hath chosen and come vnto the preestes the Leuytes vnto the iudge that shall be in those dayes and aske and they shall shewe the the sentence of iudgement And thou must do accordyng to that which they of that place which the lorde had chosen shewe the thou shalte obserue to do accordynge to all that they enfourme the. Accordynge to the sentence of the lawe whiche they teache the and accordynge to the iudgement which they tell the shalte y u do bowe not from that which they shewe the neyther to the ryght hand nor to the lefte And that maÌ„ that wyl do presumptuously wyll not herken to the preest that standeth there before the Lorde thy God to ministre or vnto the iudge that man shall dye and thou shalte put away euyl from Israel And al the people shall heare and feare and shall do no more presumpt â—ously When thou arte come vnto the lande whiche the Lorde thy god gyueth the and enioyest it and dwellest therin and yf thou shalte saye I wyll set a kynge ouer me lyke as all the nacyons that are aboute me Then thou shalte make hym kyng ouer the whom the Lorde thy god shal chose Euen one from amonge thy brethren shalte thou make kynge ouer the and thou mayste not set a straunger ouer the whiche is not of thy brethren But he shall not multiplie horses to hym selfe nor brynge the people agayne to Egypt thorowe the multitude of horses for as moch as the lorde hath sayd vnto you ye shal hence forthe go no more agayne that way Also he ought not to multiply wyues to hym selfe lest his hert turne away neyther shall he gather hym golde or syluer to moche And when he is set vpon the seate of his kyngdome he shall wryte hym out a copye of this lawe in a boke before the preestes the Leuytes And it shall be with hym and he oughte to rede therin all dayes of his lyfe that he may lerne to feare the Lorde his God and to kepe all the wordes of this law these ordinauÌ„ces for to do them that his herte aryse not aboue his brethreÌ„ that he turne not froÌ„ the coÌ„maundement to the ryght hande or to the left but that he may prolong his dayes in his kyngdome he his chyldren in Israel ¶ The Leuites had no possessyons Idolatrye must be fled The Prophet Chryst is promysed The false prophet muste be sleyne and howe he may be knowen CAPI XVIII THe preestes the Leuites all the trybe of Leui must haue no parte nor enheritaunce with Israel but shall eate the offerynges of the Lorde his enheritaunce Therfore shall they haue no enheritaunce amonge theyr brethren But the Lorde he is theyr enheritauÌ„ce as he hath sayd vnto them And this is the preestes dutie of the people of them that offer sacrifice whyther it be oxe or shepe They must gyue vnto the preest the shoulder the two chekes and the mawe the fyrst fruytes also of thy corne wyne and oyle the fyrst of the woll of thy shepe shalt thou gyue hym For the Lorde thy god hath chosen hym out of al thy trybes to stande and to ministre in the name of the Lorde he and his sonnes for euer If
sayde vnto them Ye haue sene all that the Lorde dyd before your eyes in the lande of Epypte vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his lande the greate temptacyons whiche thyne eyes haue sene those great myracles wonders and yet the Lorde hath not gyuen you an herte to perceyue and eyes to se and eares to heare vnto this daye And I haue led you xl yere in the wyldernesse and your clothes are not wared olde vpon you thy shoo is not wared olde vpon thy foote Ye haue eateÌ„ no breade nor dronke wyne or strong drynke that ye myght know howe that I am the lorde your god And ye came vnto this place Sehon the kynge of Hesbon and Og kynge of Basan came out agaynst vs vnto battayle and we smote them and toke theyr lande gaue it for an enherytaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse Kepe therfore the wordes of this appoyntment and do them that ye may vnderstande all that ye ought to do Ye stande this daye euery one of you before the Lorde youre God your captaynes youre tribes youre elders your offycers and al the men of Israel your chyldren also your wyues the straunger that is in thyne hoost from the hewer of thy wood vnto the drawer of thy water that thou shuldest go in to the appoyntment of the LORDE thy God and in to his othe whiche the Lorde thy god maketh with the this day For to make the a people vnto hym selfe and that he maye be vnto the a GOD as he hathe sayde vnto the and as he hathe sworne vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob I make not this bonde and this othe with you onely but both with hym that standeth here with vs this day before the lord our god also with hym that is not here with vs this daye For ye knowe howe we haue dwelte in the lande of Egypte and howe we came thorowe the myddes of the nacyons whiche ye passed by And ye haue sene theyr abhominacyons and theyr ydols wood and stone syluer and golde whiche were amonge them Lest there be among you man or woman kynred or trybe whose herte turneth awaye this day from the Lorde our God to go and serue the Goddes of these nacions and leest there be among you some roote that beareth gal and wormwood so that when he heareth the wordes of this othe he blesse hym selfe in his herte sayenge I shall haue peace I wyll walke in the meanyng of myne owne herte †to put the ☞ dronken to the thyrstye And so the Lorde wyl not consent to be mercyfull vnto hym but then the wrathe of the Lorde and his ielousye shall smoke agaynst that man and all the curses that are wrytten in this boke shall lyght vpon hym and the Lorde shall do out his name frome vnder heuen and the lorde shal seperate hym vnto euyll out of all the tribes of Israel accordynge vnto all the curses of the appoyntment that are wrytten in the booke of this law So that the generacion to come of your chyldren that shall ryse vp after you and the straunger that shall come from a farre lande shall say when they se the plagê of that lande and the dyseases wherwith the Lorde hathe smytten it howe all the lande is burnt vp w t brymstone salte that it is neyther sowen nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therin lyke as in the place of the ouerthrowynge of Sodome Gomor Adama and Zeboim whiche the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrathe and angre Euen then shall all nacions say Wherfore hath the Lorde done of this facion vnto this lande O how fearse is this great wrathe And men shall saye bycause they lefte the testament of the Lorde God of theyr fathers which he made with them wheÌ„ he brought them out of the lande of Egypte For they went and serued straunge goddes and worshypped them Goddes whiche they knewe not which had gyuen them nought And the wrathe of the Lorde wared hoote agaynst this lande to brynge vpon it all the curses that are wrytten in this boke And the Lorde cast them out of theyr lande in angre wrath and great indignacion and cast them in to a straunge lande as this daye beareth wytnesse The secretes of the Lorde our God are opened vnto vs and to oure chyldren for euer that we maye do all the wordes of this lawe ¶ The worde of God is at hande CAPI XXX WHen all these wordes are come vpon the the blessynge and the curse whiche I haue set before the thou shalte turne vnto thyne herte among all the nacyons whyther the Lorde thy God hath thrust the and come agayne vnto the Lorde thy god and herken vnto his voyce in all these thyngê that I coÌ„maunde the this daye thou and thy chyldren with all thyne herte and al thy soule And the Lorde thy god wyll turne thy captiuite and haue compassyon vpon the and wyll turne and fet the agayne from all the nacyons amonge whiche the Lorde thy God shal haue scattered the. Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heuen euen from thence wyll the Lorde thy God gather the from thence wyl he fet the the Lorde thy God wyll brynge the in to the lande whiche thy fathers possessed and thou shalte enioye it And he wyll shewe the kyndnesse and multiply the aboue thy fathers And the Lorde thy god wyl circumcyse thyne herte the herte of thy seede that thou mayst loue the Lorde thy god with all thyne herte and all thy soule that thou mayst lyue And the Lorde thy God wyll put all these curses vpon thyne enemyes and on them that hate the and that persecute the. But thou shalte turne and herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and do al his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maunde the this day And the Lorde thy God wyll make the plenteous in al the workes of thyne hande in the fruyte of thy bodye and in the fruyte of thy cattell and in the fruyte of thy lande for thy welthe For the Lorde wyll turne agayne and reioyce ouer the to do the good as he reioysed ouer thy fathers If thou herken only vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundementes and his ordinaunces whiche are wrytten in the boke of this lawe and yf thou turne vnto the Lorde thy God with all thyne herte and all thy soule For the commaundement whiche I coÌ„maunde the this daye is not seperated from the neyther farre of It is not in heuen that thou nedest to †complayne and saye who shall go vp for vs to heuen and fet it vs that we may heare it and do it Neyther is it beyonde the see that thou shuldest saye who shall go ouer the see for vs and fet it vs that we may heare it and do it But the worde is very nygh vnto the euen in thy mouth
day do I entre in to the waye of all the worlde ye know in all your hertes in all youre soules that nothynge hath fayled of all the good thynges whiche the Lorde your God promysed you But all are come to passe and nothynge hath fayled therof Therfore as all good thynges are come vpon you whiche the Lorde youre god promysed you so shall the Lorde brynge vpoÌ„ you all euyll vntyll he haue destroyed you from of this good lande whiche the Lorde your GOD hath gyuen you when ye haue transgressed the appoyntment of the Lorde your God whiche he commaunded you and haue gone and serued straunge goddes and bowed youre selues to them Then shall the wrath of the Lorde ware hoote vpon you ye shall perysshe quyclye from of the good lande whiche he hath gyuen you ¶ Iosua exhorteth the people to the kepynge of the law He dyeth The bones of Ioseph are buryed Eleazar dyeth CAPI XXIIII ANd Iosua gathered all the Trybes of Israell to Sichem and called for the elders of Israell and for theyr heades Iudges and offycers they presented them selues before God And Iosua sayde vnto al the people thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell Youre Fathers dwelte on the other syde of the floode in olde tyme euen Thareh the father of Abraham and of Nachor and serued straunge goddes And I toke your father Abraham froÌ„ the other syde of the flood and brought hym thorowout all the lande of Canaan and multiplyed his seede gaue hym Isaac And I gaue vnto Isaac Iacob and Esau. And I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir to possesse it But Iacob and his chyldren went downe into Egypt I sent Moses also and Aaron And I plaged Egypt and wheÌ„ I had so done amonge them I brought you out and I brought your Fathers out of Egypte And as they came vnto the see the Egyptians folowed after your fathers w t charettes and horsmen vnto the red see And when they cryed vnto the lorde the lorde put darknesse bytwene you and the Egyptians and brought the see vpon them couered them And your eyes haue sene what I haue done to the Egiptians And ye dwelt in the wyldernesse a longe ceason And I brought you into the lande of the Amorytes whiche dwelt on the other syde Iordane And they fought with you and I gaue them into your hande that ye myght conquere theyr countrey And I destroyed them from out of your syght Then Balac the Son of Ziphor kynge of Moab arose and warred agaynst Israel and sent called Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you But I wolde not herken vnto Balaam therfore he rather blessed you And so I deliuered you out of his hande And ye went ouer Iordan came vnto Ierico the men of Ierico fought agaynst you the Amorites Pheresites Canaanites Hethites Girgosites Heuites Iebusites and I deliuered them into your hande And I sent hornettes before you which cast them out of youre syght euen the two kynges of the Amorytes but not with youre owne swerde or with youre owne bowe And I haue gyudn you a lande in whiche ye dyd no labour cityes whiche you buylde not whiche ye dwell in vincyeardes also olyue trees whiche ye planted not wherof ye do eate Nowe therfore feare the lorde serue hym in perfytenesse truthe And put away the goddes whiche your Fathers serued on the other syde of the floode and in Egypte and serue ye the Lorde And yf it seme euyll vnto you to serue the lorde then chose you this day whome you wyll serue whyther the goddes whiche your fathers serued that were on the other syde of the stoode eyther the Goddes of the Amorites in whose lande ye dwell As for me and my house we wyll serue the Lorde The people answered and sayd God forbyd that we shulde forsake the lorde serue straunge goddes For the Lorde our God he it is that brought vs and oure fathers out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage whiche dyd those greate myracles in our syght preserued vs in all the way that we went amonge all the nacyons whiche we came thorowe And the Lorde dyd cast out before vs all the nacions specially the Amorites which dwelt in the lande And therfore wyl we also serue the lorde for he is our god And Iosua sayde vnto the people Ye can not serue the Lorde for he is an holye God and a ielous god and can not beare your ininutte and syn If ye forsake the lorde serue straunge goddes he wyll turne and do you euyll consume you after that he hath done you good And the people sayde vnto Iosua naye but we wyll serue the lorde And Iosua sayde vnto the people ye are wytnesses your selues that ye haue thosen you the Lorde to serue hym and they sayde we are wytnesses Then put awaye sayde he ☞ the straunge goddes which are amonge you bowe your hertes vnto the Lorde God of Israell The people sayde vnto Iosua the Lorde our god wyll we serue and his voyce wyll we obey And so Iosua made a couenaunt with the people the same daye and ☞ set an ordinaunce and lawe before them in Sichem And Iosua wrote these wordes in the booke of the lawe of god and toke a great stone and pytched it on ende in the sayd place euen vnder an oke that was in the sanctuarye of the Lorde And Iosua sayd vnto all the people beholde this stoone shall be a wytnesse vnto vs for it hath herde all the wordes of the Lorde whiche he spake with vs. It shall be therfore a wytnesse vnto you leest ye denye †and dissemble vvith youre God And so Iosua let the people departe euery man vnto his enheritaunce And after these thynges it came to passe that Iosua the Sonne of Nun the seruaunt of the Lorde dyed beynge and hundreth and ten yeares olde And they buryed hym in the countrey of his enheritauÌ„ce euen in Thâ—nath Sareh whiche is in mount Ephraim on the north syde of the hyll of Gaas And Israell serued the Lorde all the dayes of Iosua and all the dayes of the Elders that ouer lyued Iosua and whiche had knowen all the workes of the Lorde that he had done for Israell And the bones of Ioseph whiche the chyldren of Israell brought out of Egypt buryed they in Sichem in a parcell of grounde whiche Iacob bought of the sonnes of Hemor the father of Sichem for an hundred peces of syluer and it became the enheritaunce of the Chyldren of Ioseph And Eleazar the Sonne of Aaron dyed whome they buryed in a hyll that perteyned to Phinehes his sonne whiche hyll was gyuen hym in mounte Ephraim The ende of the boke of Iosua whom the Hebrues call Iehosua ⧠The Boke of Iudges called in the Hebrue Sophtim and in the Latyn Iudicum ¶ After Iosua
was deade Iuda was constytute Lorde ouer the Armye CAPI Primo AFter the death of Iosua it came to passe that the Chyldren of Israell asked the Lorde sayenge who shall go vp for vs agaynst the Canauites and who shall fyrste fyght agaynst them And the Lorde sayde ☞ Iuda shall go vp beholde I haue delyuered the lande in to his handes And Iuda sayd vnto ☞ Simeon his brother come vp with me in my lot that we maye fyght agaynst the Cananites And I lykewyse wyll go with the in to thy lotte And so Simeon went with hym And Iuda went vp and the Lorde deliuered the Cananites and Pheresytes in to theyr handes And they slewe of them in Bezeke ten thousand men And they founde ☞ Adonibezeke in Bezeke And they fought agaynst hym and slew the Cananites and Pheresites But Adonibezeke fled and they folowed after hym and caught him and cut of his thombes and his great toos And Adonibezeke sayd thre score and ten kynges hauynge theyr thombes and greate toos cut of gathered theyr meate vnder my table as I haue done so God hath done to me agayne And they brought hym to Ierusalem and there he dyed The Chyldren of Iuda fought agaynst Ierusalem and toke it and smote it with the edge of the swerde and set the citye on fyre Afterward the chyldren of Iuda went to fyght agaynst the Cananytes that dwelt in the mountayne and towarde the south and in the lowe countrey And Iuda went agaynst the Cananites that dwelte in Hebron whiche before tyme was called Kariath Arbe And slewe Sesai Ahiman and Thalmai And from thence they went to the inhabyters of Dabir whose name in olde tyme was called kariathsepher †that is a citye of letters And Caleb sayde he that smyteth Kariathsepher taketh it to hym wyll I gyue Aesah my doughter to wyfe And Othoniell the Sonne of Kenez Calebs yonger brother toke it to whom he gaue Acsah his douhhter to wyfe and as they went she couÌ„sayled him to Aske of her Father a felde And then she lyghted of her Asse and Caleb sayde vnto her What ayleth the She answered vnto hym gyue me a blessyng for thou hast gyuen me a Southwarde or drye lande gyue me also sprynges of water And Caleb gaue her sprynges bothe aboue and benethe And the Chyldren of ☞ the Kenite Moses father in law went vp out of the citye of palme trees with the Chyldren of Iuda in to the wyldernesse of Iuda that lyeth in the south of Arad and they went dwelt amonge the people And Iuda went with Simeon his brother and they slewe the Cananytes that enhabyted Zephath and vtterlye destroyed it and called the name of the citye Horma And at the laste Iuda toke Azah with the coostes therof and Askalon with the coostes therof and Akaron with the coostes therof And the Lorde was with Iuda and he conquered the mouÌ„taynes but coulde not dryue out the enhabyters of the valeyes bycause they had charettes of yron And they gaue Hebrou vnto Caleb as Moses sayde And he expelled â–ª thence the thre sonnes of Enach And the Chyldren of Ben Iamin dyd not cast out the Iebusites that enhabyted Ierusalem but the Iebusytes dwelte with the Chyldren of Ben Iamin in Ierusalem ☞ vnto this daye And in lyke maner they that were of the house of Ioseph went vp to Bethell and the Lorde was with them and the house of Ioseph scarched oute Bethell whiche before tyme was called Lus. And the spyes sawe a man come out of the Citye and they sayde vnto hym shewe vs the waye into the citye and we wyll shewe the merry And when he had shewed them the waye into the citye they smote it w t the edge of the swerde but let the man and all his houshold go frâ—e And the man went in to the lande of the Hethites and buylde a citye called the name therof Lus whiche is the name therof vnto this dayes Neyther dyd Manasses expell BethseaÌ„ with her townes Thaanach w t her townes the enhabitours of Dor with her townes the enhabitours of IeblaaÌ„ with her townes neyther the enhabytours of Magedo with her townes but the Cananites were bolde to dwell in the lande But it came to passe that as soone as Israel was waxed myghty they put the Cananytes to trybute and expelled them not In lyke maner Ephraim expelled not the Cananytes that dwelte in Gazer but the Cananites dwelte styll in Gazer amonge them Neyther dyd Zabulon expell the enhabytours of Ketron neyther the enhabytours of Nahaloll But the Cananytes dwelte amonge them and became tributaryes Neyther dyd Aser cast out the enhabytours of Acho neyther the enhabytours of Zidon and of Ahalab Aczib and Halbah Aphek nor of Rohob but the Aserites dwelt amonge the Cananytes the enhabytours of the lande for they myght not dryue them out Neyther dyd Nepthalim dryue out the enhabytours of Bethsames nor the enhabytours of Bethanath but dwelte amongest the Cananites the enhabitours of the lande Neuer thelesse the enhabytours of Bethsames of Bethanath became trybutaryes vnto them And the Amorites troubled the Chyldren of Dan in the mountayne and suffered them not to come downe to the valeye And the Amorites were content to dwel in mounte Here 's †vvhich is by interpretacyon a vvitnesynge in Hailon and in Salabim And the hande of Ioseph preuayled so that they became trybutaryes And the coost of the Amorytes was from the goynge vp to Acrahim and from the rocke vpwarde ¶ The angell rebuketh the people bycause they had maâ—â— peace with the Lanaâ—ites I dointrers are puâ—â—sshed CAPI II. ANd ☞ the Angell of the Lorde came vp from Gilgall to ☞ Bochim sayd I made you to come out of Egypt and haue brought you vnto the lande whiche I sware vnto youre fathers And I sayde I wyll not breake myne appoyntment that I made with you And ye also shall make no couenaunt w t the enhabytours of this lande but shall breake downâ— theyr aulters Neuer thesse ye haue not herkened vnto my voyce why haue ye this done Wherfore I haue lykewyse determyned that I wyll not cast them out before you but they shall be thornes vnto you and theyr Goddes shall be a snare vnto you And when the angell of the Lorde spake these wordes vnto all the Chyldren of Israel the peple cryed out and wept And called the name of the sayde place Bochim and offered Sacrifyces vnto the Lorde And when Iosua had sente the people away the chyldren of Israell went euery man into his enherytaunce to possesse the lande And the people serued the Lorde all the dayes of Iosua and all the dayes of the elders that out lyued Iosua and had sene al the great workes of the lorde that he dyd for Israell And Iosua the Sonne of Nun the seruaunt of the Lorde dyed when he was an hundred and ten yeares olde whome they buryed in
that were left after them in the lande whom the chyldren of Israel also were not able to destroye Those dyd Salomon compell to brynge tribute vnto this day But of the chyldren of Israel dyd Salomon make no bonde men But they were men of war his ministers his lordes his captaynes and rulers of his charettes and of his horsemen And these were the lordes that were set ouer Salomons worke euen fyue C. were they fyftye they ruled the people that wrought the worke And Pharaos doughter came vp out of the citie of Dauid vnto the house which Salomon had buylte for her And then dyd he also buylde Millo And thryse a yere dyd Salomon offre burnt offerynges and peace offerynges vpon the aulter whiche he buylte vnto the Lorde And he burnt insence vpon the aulter that was before the lorde and so he fynysshed the house And kynge Salomon made a nauye of shyppes in Azion Gaber whiche is besyde Elath on the brynke of the red see in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent by shyp also of his seruauÌ„tes that were shypmen and had knowledge of the see with the seruauntes of Salomon And they came to Ophir and fet from thence one and twentye score hundred weyght of golde and brought it to kynge Salomon ¶ The name of Saba coÌ„meth to heare the wysdom of Salomon whose royaltye is here discryâ—ed CAPI X. ANd the quene of Saba hearynge the fame of Salomon coÌ„cernynge the name of the Lorde came to proue hym with harde questions And she came to Ierusalem with a very great trayne with Camelles that bare swete odoures golde excedyng moche and precyous stones And she came to SalomoÌ„ comuned w t hym of all that was in her herte And Salomon declared vnto her al her questions so that there was not one thyng hyd froÌ„ the kynge which he expounded not vnto her And the quene of Saba consydered all Salomons wysdome and the house that he had buylded and the meate of his table and ☞ the syttyng of his seruauntes the order of his ministers and theyr apparell his drynke and his burntsacrifices that he offred in the house of the Lorde and she was astonyed And she sayd vnto the kyng It was a true worde that I herde in myne owne lande of thy sayenges and of thy wysdome Howbeit I byleued it not tyl I came and sawe it with myne eyes And beholde the one halfe was not tolde me for thy wysdome and prosperite excedeth the same whiche I herde of the. Happy are thy men and happy are these thy seruauntes whiche stande euer before the heare thy wysdome Blessed be the Lorde thy God whiche loued the to set the on the seate of Israel bycause the lorde loued Israell for euer and made the kynge to do equite and rygteousnesse And she gaue the kynge syxe score hundred weyght of golde and of swete odoures excedyng moche and precyous stones There came no more such haboundauÌ„ce of swete odoures as the quene of Saba gaue to kynge Salomon The nauye also of the shyppes of Hiram that caryed golde from Ophir brought lykewyse great plentye of ☞ Almuge tre and precyous stones And the kynge made of the Almuge trees pyllers for the house of the Lorde and for the kynges palace and made harpes and psaltryes for syngers There came no more suche Almuge trees nor were any more sene vnto this day And kyng Salomon gaue vnto the quene of Saba accordynge to all her desyre what soeuer she asked Besydes that he gaue her of a free wyll with his owne hande And so she returned vnto her owne countrey both she and her seruauntes The weyght of golde that came to Salomon in one yere was syxe huÌ„dred thre score syxe talentes of golde besydes that he had of chapmen and of merchauntes and of Poticaries and of all the kynges of Arabie and of the lordes of the countrey And kyng Salomon made two hundred buckelers of beaten golde syxe hundred sycles of golde went to a buckeler And he made .iii. hundred sheldes of beten golde thre pouÌ„de of golde went to one shelde and the kynge put them in the house of the wood of Libanon And the kynge made a great seate of yuerye and couered it with the best golde And the seate had syxe steppes And the toppe of the seate was rouÌ„de behynde and there were pomels on eyther syde on the place of the seat and two lyons stode besyde the pomels And there stode xii Lyons on the steppes vi on a syde There was none like worke sene in any kyngdome And al kyng Salomons drynkyng vessels were of golde lykewyse al the vessels of the house of the wood of Libanon were of pure golde And as for syluer it was nothynge worth in the dayes of Salomon For the kynges nauye of shyppes went on the see ☞ vnto Tharsis with the nauye of Hirams shyppes euen once in thre yere went the nauye to Tharsis and brought Golde syluer ☞ Elephantes tethe apes pecockes And so kynge Salomon exceded all the kynges of the earth bothe in rychesse wysdome And al the worlde resorted to Salomon to here his wysdome whiche God had put in his herte And brought hym euery man his present vessels of syluer and vessels of golde rayment harnesse and swete odours horses and Mules yere by yere And Salomon gathered togyther charettes and horsemen he had a thousande iiii hundred charettes and twelue thousande horse men whome he bestowed in the charet cities with the kyng at Ierusalem And the kynge made syluer in Ierusalem as plenteous as stones Cedar as plenteous as the wylde fyg trees that growe aboundauntly in the feldes ☞ The bryngynge of horses also out of Egypte and the collectyon of the wares dyd the kynges marchauntes take agayne and solde the stuffe for a pryce A charet came vp out of Egypt for vi hundred sycles of syluer that is ☞ one horse for an hundred fyftye And euen so for all the kynges of the Hethites and for the kynges of Siria dyd they bryng them out thorowe theyr handes ¶ Salomon hath seuen hundred quenes and thre hundred concubynes whiche brynge hym to Idolatrye His aduersaryes reâ—â—ll agaynst hym He dyeth CAPI XI BUt kyng Salomon loued many outlandyshe women and the doughter of Pharao and women of the Moabites Ammonites Edomites Zidonites Hethites Where as yet concernyng these nacions the Lorde sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel ☞ Come not ye at them nor let them come at you Els wyll they turne your hertes after theyr goddes Neuertheles Salomon claue vnto them in loue And he had seuen huÌ„dred Quenes and. CCC coÌ„cubines his wyues turned away his herte For it came to passe when Salomon was olde his wyues turned his herte after other Gods his herte was not perfyte with the Lorde his God as was the herte of Dauid his father For Salomon folowed Astaroth
And by weyght †he gaue golde for the tables of shew breade euen for euery table lykewyse syluer for the tables of syluer And golde for flesshe hokes cuppes drynkynge pottes And pure gold in weyght for basens euen for euery basen And lykewyse syluer by weyght for euery basen of syluer And for the aulter of insence pure golde by weyght And golde for the patron of the charet of the Cherubes that stretched out theyr wynges and couered the arke of the couenauÌ„t of the lorde All was gyuen me by wrytyng of the hande of the Lorde which made me vnderstande al the workemanshyp of the patrone And Dauid sayde to Salomon his sonne Be strong and do manfully feare not nor be faynt herted For the Lorde God euen my God is with the and he shall not fayle the nor forsake the vntyll thou hast fynysshed al the worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde Beholde the preestes and Leuites are deuided in companyes for all maner of seruyce that perteyneth to the house of god they are with the for all maner of workmanshyp and so are all that excell in wysdome for any maner of seruyce Thou hast also the Lordes and all the people for euery thynge that thou hast nede of ¶ The offerynge of Dauid and of the prynces for the buyldynge of the Temple Dauid dyeth and Salomon his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XXIX ANd Dauid the kynge sayd vnto all the congregacyon God hath specially chosen Salomon my sonne whiche is yet yonge and tender and the worke is great for the house shall not be for man but for the lorde God Moreouer I haue prepared with all my myght for the house of God golde for vesselles of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for thynges of brasse yron for thynges of yron and wood for thynges of wood and onyke stones and stones to be set glistrynge stones of dyuerse coloures and all maner of precious stones and marble stones in great haboundaunce And bycause I haue luste to the house of my God I haue of myne owne propre good of golde and syluer whiche I haue seuerally gyuen to the house of my god besyde all that I haue prepared for the holye house euen thre thousande talentes of golde of Ophir and seuen thousande talentes of tryed syluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses withall the golde for thynges of golde syluer for them of syluer and for al maner of worke by the handes of artificers And who soeuer is wyllynge may this day consecrate his hande vnto the lorde And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the trybes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kyngê worke were wyllynge gaue for the seruyce of the house of God fyue thousande talentes of golde ten thousande peces of golde and ten thousande talentes of syluer and. xviii thousand talentes of brasse and an hundred thousand talentes of yron And they with whom precious stones were fouÌ„de gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lorde by the hande of Iehiel the Gersonite And the people reioysed when the were so wyllynge to gyue theyr goodes and with a perfyte herte they offered vnto the Lorde And Dauid the kynge reioysed with great gladnesse And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacion and sayde Blessed be thou lorde God of Israel our father from euer and foreuer Thyne O lorde is greatnesse and power glorie victorie and prayse for all that is in heuen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kyngdome O lorde thou excellest aboue all euen as the heade of all And tychesse and honoure come of the and thou reygnest ouer all and in thyne hande is powre and strength and in thyne hande it is to make great and to gyue strength vnto al. And now our god we thanke the and prayse thy gloryous name But who am Iâ— what is my people that we shulde enforâ—â— our selues to gyue these thynges so wyllyngly But all thynges come of the and of that whiche we receyue of thyne hande we haue gyuen the. For we be but straungers before the and soiourners as were all our fathers Oure dayes on the earthe also are but as a shadowe and there is none abydynge O lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepayred to buylde the an house for thy holy name cometh of thyne hande is all thyne I wote also my god that thou tryest the hertes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse And in the vnfaynednesse of myne herte I haue wyllyngly offred al these thynges And nowe haue I sene thy people which are fouÌ„de here to offre vnto the wyllynglye and with gladnes O lorde God of Abraham Isaac of Israell our fathers kepe this for euer as the begynnyng of the thoughtes of the herte of thy peple prepare theyr hertes vnto the. And gyue vnto Salomon my sonne â–ª a perfyte herte to kepe thy coÌ„maundements thy testymonyes and thy statutes and to do all and to buylde the house for the which I haue made prouisyon And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion ☞ Nowe blesse the lorde your god And al the coÌ„gregacion blessed the lorde god of theyr fathers and bowed downe theyr heades worshypped the lorde the kynge And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the sayde day they offered burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande yong oxen a thousand rammes a thousande shepe with theyr drynke offerynges Many sacrifices offered they for all Israell and dyd eate and drynke before the Lorde the same day with great gladnesse And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme and annoynted hym prynce before the lorde and Zadocke to be the hygh preest And Salomon sat on the seate of the Lorde and was kyng in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and al they of Israell obeyed hym And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of kynge Dauid submitted them selues and were vnder kyng Salomon And the lorde magnifyed Salomon in dignitye in the syght of all them of Israell and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngdome as no kyng had before hym in Israell And so Dauid the sonne of Isai reygned ouer al Israel And the space that he reygued ouer Israel was xl yere seuen yere reygned he in Hebron xxxiii yere reygned he in Ierusalem And he dyed in a good age full of dayes ryches and honoure And Salomon his sonne reygned in his steade The actes of Dauid the kyng fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the boke of Samuel the sear and in the boke of Nathan the prophet and in the boke of Gad the sear with al his kyngdom and power and tymes that wente ouer hym and ouer all Israel ouer all the kyngdomes of the earth ⧠The ende of the fyrst boke of the Cronycles otherwyse called the fyrst boke of Paralipomenon
couenaunt with Dauid thy father sayenge thou shalt not be without a man to be ruler in Israell But and yf ye turne awaye and forsake my statutes and my coÌ„maundementes whiche I haue set before you and shal go and serue other gods and worshyp them then wyll I plucke them vp by the routes out of my land whiche I haue gyuen them and this house whiche I haue sanctifyed for my name wyl I cast oute of my syght and wyll make it to be a prouerbe and a iest among all nacions And euery one that passeth by shall be astonyed at this house whiche belonged to the moost hygh God and shall saye why hath the lorde delte on this fassion with this land and with this house And they shal answere bycause they forsoke the Lorde God of theyr fathers which brought them out of the land of Egypt caught holde on other gods and worshipped them and serued them euen ther fore hath he brought al this euyl vpon them ¶ The cityes that Salomon buylded after that the house of God was finyshed CAPI VIII ANd it fortuned that after xx yeare when Salomon had buylte the house of the Lorde his owne house he buylt the cityes that Hiram gaue hym and put of the chyldren of Israell in them And Salomon went to Hamath Zoba and strengthed it And he buylt Thadmor in the wyldernes and repayred all the store cityes whiche were in Hamath And he buylt Bethhoron the vpper and Bethhoron the neyther stronge cytyes hauyng walles gates and barres And Baalath and all the store cytyes that Salomon had and all the charet cityes and the cityes of the horsemen euery pleasant place that Salomon had lust to buylde in Ierusalem and LibanoÌ„ and thorowout all the land of his dominyon And all the people that were lefte of the Hethites Amorytes Pheresytes Heuytes and Iebusytes whiche were not of the chyldren of Israell but were the chyldreÌ„ of them which were lefte after them in the lande and were not consumed of the chyldren of Israel them dyd Salomon make to paye trybute vnto this day But of the chyldren of Israel dyd Salomon make no bonde men for his worke but they were men of war and rulers and great Lordes with hym and captaynes ouer his charettes and horsemen And kyng Salomons offycers that ouersawe and ruled the people were two hundred and fyftye And Salomon brought the doughter of Pharao out of the cytye of Dauid in to the house that he had buylded for her For he sayde my wyfe shall not dwell in the house of Dauid kyng of Israel for it is holy bycause that the Arke of the Lorde is come vnto it Then Salomon offered burntofferyngê vnto the lorde on the aulter of the Lorde which he had buylte before the porche doyng euery thynge in his due tyme and offerynge accordynge to the commaundement of Moses in the sabbothes newmoones and solempne feastes thre tymes in the yeare that is to saye in the feast of swete breade in the feast of wekes and in the feast of tabernacles And Salomon set the sortes of Preestes to theyr offyces as Dauid his father had ordered them and the Leuites in theyr watches for to prayse and mynystre before the Preestes daye by day the porters by course at euery gate For so had Dauid the man of god commaunded And they omytted not the commaundement of the kynge vnto the preestes and the Leuytes concernynge any maner of thynge and concernynge the treasures For Salomon made prouisyon for the charges from the fyrst daye that the foundacyon of the house of the Lorde was layde tyll it was finyshed that the house of the lorde was perfyte Then went kynge Salomon to Ezion Gaber and to Eloth at the †redde sees syde in the lande of Edom. And Hiram sent hym by the hande of his seruauntes shyppes and seruauntes that had knowledge of the see they came with the seruauntes of Salomon to Ophir and caryed thence foure hundred and fyftye talentes of golde and brought it to kynge Salomon ¶ The coÌ„municacyon of Salomon with the quene of Saba and the gyftes that the one gaue to the other The death of Salomon after whome succedeth Rehoboham CAPI IX ANd when the quene of Saba herde of the fame of Salomon she came to proue hym in harde questions at Ierusalem with a very greate companye with camels that bare spyces and plentye of golde and precyous stones And when she was come to Salomon she coÌ„muned with hym of al that she had in her herte And Salomon assoyled her all her questions and there was not one worde hyd from Salomon whiche he tolde her not And when the quene of Saba had sene the wysdome of Salomon and the house that he had buylte and the meate of his table the syttynge of his seruauntes and the standynge of his wayters theyr apparell his butlers theyr apparell his goynge vp by the whiche he went in to the house of the Lorde there was no more spiryte in her And she sayde to the kynge the sayenge whiche I herde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wysdome is true I beleued not the wordes of them vntyll I came and myne eyes had sene it And beholde the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me for thou excedest the fame that I herde Happye are thy men happye are these thy seruauntes whiche stande before the alwaye heare thy wysdome Blessed be the lorde thy God which had lust to the to set the kynge on his â—â—â—te that thou myghtest be kyng ordeyned by the Lorde thy God Bycause thy God loueth Israell and hath delyte to make them contynue euer therfore made he the kynge ouer them to do ryght and equite And she gaue the kynge an hundred xx talentes of golde and of spyces excedynge great haboundaunce and precyous stones neyther was there any more soche spyce as the quene of Saba gaue kynge Salomon And the seruauntes of Hiram the seruauntes of Salomon whiche brought golde from Ophir brought also ☞ Algume wood and precyous stones And the kynge made of the Algumwood stayres in the house of the lorde and in the Kynges palace and harpes and Psaltryes for Syngers And there was no soche wood sene before in the lande of Iuda And kynge Salomon gaue to the quene of Saba euery pleasaunt thyng that she asked but not so moche as she brought vnto the kynge And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes The weyght of golde that came to Salomon in one yeare was syxe hundred lxvi talentes of golde besydes that which chapmen and marchauntes brought and al the kyngê of Arabia rules of that countrey brought golde and syluer to Salomon And kynge Salomon made CC. bucklers of beaten golde and syx hundred sycles of beaten gold were spente vpon one buckler and thre hundred scheldes made he of beaten golde and one schelde cost thre hundred peces of
shal kepe the watche of the Lorde And the Leuites shall compasse the kyng rounde aboute and euery man shall haue his weapon in his hande and what other maÌ„ soeuer doth come into the house of the Lorde he shal be sleyne let them be with the kyng when he cometh in and when he goeth out And the Leuites all Iuda dyd accordynge to all thynges that Iehoiada the preest had coÌ„maunded toke euery man his men that came in on the Sabboth with them that wente out on the Sabboth day neyther did Iehoiada the preest let the companies departe And Ieohoiada the Preest delyuerrd to the captaynes of hundreds speares scheldes and buckelers that had perteyned to kynge Dauid and were in the house of god And he set al the people euery man hauyng his weapon in his hande from the ryght syde of the temple to the lefte syde of the temple alonge by the aulter the temple rounde about the kynge And they brought out the kynges son and put vpon hym the crowne and ☞ the testimonie †and they gaue hym in his hande the lavv that vvas to be kepte and made hym kynge And Iehoiada his sonnes annoynted hym and sayde God saue the kynge When Athalia herde the noyse of the people runnyng â— praysynge the kynge she came to the people in to the house of the Lorde And she loked and beholde the kynge stode in his place at the entrynge in and the Lordes and the trompettes were by the kyng and all the people of the lande reioysed blowynge with trompettes and dyd play with instrumentes of musyke and taught to synge and prayse But Athalia rent her clothes and sayde treason treason And Iehoiada the Preest went out to the captaynes of hundredes that were gouernours of the hoost and sayde vnto them haue her out without the dore of the temple and who so foloweth her let hym be sleyne with the sweth For the preest sayd that they shuld not sley her in the house of the lord And they layde handes on her tyll she was come to the entryng of the horse gate besyde the kynges house and there they slue her And Iehoiada made a bonde bytwene hym and all the people the kynge that they shulde be the lordes people And all the people went to the house of Baal and destroyed it and brake his aulters and his ymages slue Mathan the Preest of Baal before the aulters And Iehoiada put the offices for the house of the lorde vnder the hande of the preestes and Leuites as Dauid had distributed them in the house of the Lorde to offer burnte offerynges vnto the Lorde as it is wrytten in the law of Moses with reioysyng and syngyng as it was ordeyned by Dauid And he set porters by the gates of the house of the Lorde that none whiche was vncleane in any thyng shulde entre in And he toke the captaynes of hundreds and all the nobles and the gouernours of the people and al the folke of the lande caused the kyng to come downe out of the house of the lorde and they came thorowe the hygh gate in to the kyngê house and set the kyng vpon the scate of the kyngdome And all the people of the lande reioysed and the citye was in tranquilite after that they had sleyne Athalia with the swerde ¶ Ioas durynge the lyfe of Iehoiada kepeth the lawe but after his death he regardeth it not He kylleth zaâ—â—aâ—â—a the prophet Ioas is kylled of his owne seruauntes and after hym reygneth Amaziahu CAPI XXIIII IOas was seuen yere olde when he began to reygne and he reygned fourtye yere in IerusaleÌ„ His mothers name also was Zibia of Beer seba And Ioas dyd that which was ryght in the syght of the Lorde all the dayes of Iehoiada the preest â–ª And Iehoiada toke hym two wyues and he begat sonnes doughters And it chaunsed after this that Ioas was mynded to renew the house of the Lorde and he gathered togyther the preestes and the Leuites and sayde to them go out vnto the cityes of Iuda and gather of al Israell money to repayre the house of your god from yere to yere se that ye hast the thynge howbeit the Leuites were slacke And the kynge called Iehoiada that was the cheyfest and sayde vnto hym Why requirest thou not of the Leuites to brynge in out of Iuda and Ierusalem the collectyon of money accordynge to the coÌ„maundement of Moses the seruaunt of the lorde and the congregacion of Israel shulde offre it for the tabernacle of wytnesse For wyeked Athalia and her chyldren brake vp the house of god and all the thyngê that were dedicate for the house of the Lorde dyd they bestow for Bealim And at the kyngê coÌ„maundement they made a chyst and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lorde and made proclamacyon thorowe Iuda Ierusalem to brynge into the Lorde the taxacyon of money that Moses the seruaunt of god set vpon Israell in the wyldernesse And the lordes and al the peple reioysed and brought in and cast in to the chyst vntyll it was full And it fortuned that at the same tyme they brought the chyst vnto them whiche were in the kynges busynesse by the hande of the Leuites And when they sawe that there was moche money the kynges Scrybe and one apoynted by the hygh preest came emptied the chyst and toke it caryed it to his place agayne thus they dyd day by daye gathered moche money And the kynge and Iehoiada gaue it to soche as dyd the laboure and worke in the house of the lorde and hyred masons and carpenters to repayre the house of the Lorde and so dyd they artifycers in yron and brasse to mende the house of the Lorde And so the workemen wrought and the worke mended thorowe theyr handes they made the house of god as it ought to be and strengthed it And when they had finished it they brought the rest of the money before the kynge Iehoiada and therwith were made vessels for the house of the Lorde euen vessels to minyster withall to serue for burnt offerynges chargers and spones vessels of golde and syluer And they offered burntoffe tynges in the house of the lorde continuallye all the dayes of Iehoiada But Ieoiada waxed olde and dyed full of dayes For an hundred and xxx yere olde was he when he dyed And they buryed hym in the citye of Dauid amonge the kynges bycause he delt well with Israel and with God with his house And after the death of Iehoiada came the lordes of Iuda and made obeysaunce to the kynge And the kynge herkened vnto them And so they lefte the house of the Lorde God of theyr fathers and serued groues ydols And then came the wrath of God vpon Iuda and Ierusalem for this theyr trespasses sake And he sent Prophettê to them to bryng them agayne vnto the Lorde And
buylded and they prospered thorowe the prophesyenge of Aggeus the Prophet and Zachary the son of Iddo and they buylded and layde vâ— the foundacyon accordynge to the coÌ„maundement of the god of Israell and after the commaundement of Cyrus and Darius Arthaxerses kynges of Persia. And the house was finysshed the thyrde daye of the moneth Adar euen in the syxte yere of the reygne of kynge Darius And the Chyldren of Israell the Preestes the Leuites the other Chyldren of the captiuyte helde the dedicacyon of this house of God with ioye and offered at the dedicacion of this house of God an hundred Oxen two hundred rammes foure huÌ„dred gootes and for the reconcylynge of all Israell twelue he gootes accordynge to the nombre of the trybes of Israell and set the Preestes in theyr sondrye courses and the Leuites in theyr dyuerse offices to minyster vnto God at Ierusalem as it is wrytten in the boke of Moses And the Chyldren of the captyuyte helde Passeouer vpon the. xâ—iii day of the fyrst moneth for the preestes and Leuites were puryfied so that they were al cleane togyther and kylled Passeouer for all the Chyldren of the captiuyte and for theyr brethren the preestes and for them selues And the chyldren of Israell which were come agayne out of the captiuyte and all soche as had seperated them selues vnto them from the fylthynesse of the Heathen of the lande to seke the Lorde God of Israell dyd eate and helde the feast of vnleuened breade seuen dayes with ioye for the Lorde had made them glad and turned the herte of the kynge of Assur vnto them to strengthen theyr handes in the worke of the house of God euen the God of Israell ¶ By the coÌ„maundement of Arthaxerses â—â—dras taâ—â—eth hiâ— companyoâ—â— the chyldren of Israel returneth to IerusaleÌ„ CAPI VII AFter these actes ther was in the reygne of Arthaxerses Kynge of Persia one Esdras the son of Saraiah the son of Azaria the son of Helkia the son of Sallum the son of Zadoc the son of Ahitob the son of Amaria the sonne of Asaria the sonne of Meraâ—oth the sonne of Zeraia the sonne of Uzi the sonne of Bucki the sonne of Abisua â–ª the son of Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the cheyfe preest This Esdras also went vp from Babilon and was a perfyte scrybe in the law of Moses which the lorde god of Israell dyd gyue And the kyng gaue hym all that he requyred bycause the hande of the Lorde his God was vpon hym And there went vp certayne of the chyldren of Israell of the preestes Leuites syngers porters and of the Nethinims vnto Ierusalem in the seuenth yere of kyng Arthaxerses And he came to Ierusalem in the fyfth moneth euen in the seuenth yeare of the kynge For vpon the fyrst daye of the fyrst moneth began he to go vp from Babilon and on the fyrst daye of the fyfth moneth came he to Ierusalem bycause the good hand of god was vpon hym For Esdras prepared his herte to seke the lawe of the lorde and to do it and to teache the precepte and iudgement in Israel And this is the copye of the letter that kynge Arthaxerses gaue vnto Esdras the preest and scrybe whiche was a wryter of the wordes and coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde and of his statutes ouer Israell Arthaxerses a kynge of kynges Unto Esdras the Preest and Scrybe of the lawe of the God of heuen peace salutacyon I haue coÌ„maunded that all they of the people of Israell and of the preestê Leuites in my realme whiche are mynded of theyr owne good wyl to go vp to Ierusalem go with the and therfore arte thou sent of the kynge and of his seuen counsaylers to vyset Iuda and Ierusalem accordynge to the lawe of thy god which is in thy hande And that thou shuldest take with the syluer and golde whiche the kynge and his counsaylers offer of theyr owne good wyl vnto the god of Israell whose habitacyon is at Ierusalem and all the syluer and golde that thou canst fynde in all the countrey of Babilon with it that the peple offer of theyr owne good wyl and the preestes gyue for the house of theyr god whiche is at Ierusalem Take thou the same bye dilygently with the same money oxen rammes and lambes with theyr meate offerynges and drynke offerynges and thou shalte offer them vpon the aulter of the house of your God whiche is at Ierusalem And loke what it lyketh the and thy brethren to do with the remenaunt of the money that do after the wyll of youre God And the vessels that are gyuen the for the minystracyon in the house of thy god those delyuer thou before God at Ierusalem And whatsoeuer thynge more shall be nedeful for the house of thy God whiche is necessary for the to spende thou shalt receyue the charges out of the kynges treasure house I kyng Arthaxerses haue coÌ„maunded all the treasures beyonde the water that loke whatsoeuer Esdras the Preest and scrybe in the lawe of the god of heuen requireth of you that ye fulfyl the same spedyly vntyll an hundred talentes of syluer vntyll an C. quarters of wheate and tyl an hundred Batthes of wyne and tyl an hundred Batthes of oyle and salte without measure Whatsoeuer also belongeth to the law of the God of heuen let the same be done without any delaye for the house of the god of heuen that he be not wroth agaynst the realme and agaynst the kynge and his chyldren And we certifye you that ye haue no auctoryte to requyre taxynge and custome and yearly rentes vpon any of the preestê Leuites syngers porters Nethinims minysters in the house of his god And thou Esdras after the wysdome of thy god that is in thy hande set iudges arbyterers by my auctoryte to iudge all the people that is beyond the water euen all soche as knowe the lawe of thy God and them that know it not those se that ye teach And whosoeuer wyll not fulfyll the lawe of thy god and the kynges lawe let hym haue his iudgement without delaye whyther it be vnto death or to be routed out or to be condempned in goodes or to be put in pryson Blessed be the Lorde god of our fathers whiche so hath inspired the kynges herte to garnysshe the house of the lorde that is at Ierusalem and enclyned his mercy vnto me â—n the presence of the kynge and his counsaylers and before all the kynges hygh estates And I was comforted euen as the hande of the Lorde my god was vpon me and so gathered I the heades of Israell togyther that they myght go vp with me The nombre of them that returne to IerusaleÌ„ with Esdraâ— CAPI VIII THese are the princypal fathers of them and this is theyr regyster that went vp with me from Babilon what tyme as kynge Arthaxerses reygned Of the chyldren of Phinches Gerson of the chyldreÌ„ of Ithamar
fynysshed Howbeit I strengthed my hande the more And I came vnto the house of Semaia the sonne of Delata the son of Mehetabeel and he had shut hym selfe within and sayde let vs come togyther into the house of God euen vnto the myddes of the temple shut the dores of the temple for they wyll come to sley the yea euen in the nyght wyll they come to put the to death And I sayd shulde any suche man as I flee Who is that beynge as I am that wyll go in to the temple to saue his lyfe I wyll not go in And I perceyued that god had not sent hym yet spake he prophecie vpoÌ„ me neuerthelesse Tobiah and Sanabalat had hyred hym for money Therfore toke he the money that through feare I shulde so do syn that they myght haue an euyll reporte of me to blaspheme me My God thynke thou vpoÌ„ Tobiah and Sanabalat accordynge vnto these theyr workes and of the prophet Noadia and of the other prophettes that wolde haue put me in feare And the wall was fynysshed on the fyue and twentye daye of the moneth Elul in two and fyftye dayes And when all our enemyes herde therof al the hethen that were aboute vs were afrayde and theyr courage fayled them And they perceyued that this worke came of our god And at the same tyme were there many of the cheyfe of Iuda whose letters wente vnto Tobiah agayne from Tobiah vnto them for there were many in Iuda that were sworne vnto hym for he was the sonne in lawe of Sechania the sonne of Arah and his sonne Iehonathan had the doughter of Mesullam the sonne of Barachia and they spake good of hym before me and tolde hym my wordes â–ª Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare ¶ After the walle once buylded is the watche appoynted They that returned from the captiuyte are nombred CAPI VII NOwe wheÌ„ the wall was buylded I hanged on the dores also and the porters syngers and Leuites were appoynted And I coÌ„maunded my brother Hanani and Hanama the ruler of the castel at Ierusalem for he was a faythfull man and feared God more then dyd many other and I sayd vnto them let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened vntyll the sonne be hote And whyle they were standynge in the watche they shut the dores and barred them And we appoynted certayne citysens of Ierusalem to be watche men euery one to kepe his watche and euery one to be ouer agaynst his house As for the citye it was large of rowme and great but the people were fewe therin and the houses were not buylded And God gaue me in my herte that I gathered togyther the principal men and the offycers and the people to nombre them I found a register of the nombre of them whiche came vp before out of the captiuite and founde wrytten therin These are the sonnes of the lande that went vp froÌ„ the captiuyte of the caryenge awaye whom Nabuchodonozer the kynge of Babilon had brought awaye and came agayne to Ierusalem and Iuda euery one vnto his citye They whiche came with Zorebabel are these Iesua Nehemia Azariah Raamia Nahamani Mardochee Belsam Mesperath Beguai Nahum Baanah This is the nombre of the men of the people of Israell The chyldren of Pharos were two thousande an hundred seuentye and two The chyldren of Sephatiah thre hundred seuentye and two the chyldren of Arah syxe hundred fyftie and two the chyldren of the captayne of Moab among the chyldren of Iesua and Ioab two thousande eyght hundred and eyghtene The chyldren of Elam a thousande two hundred fyftye and foure the chyldren of Zathua eyght hundred and fyue and fourtye the chyldren of Zachai seuen hundred thre score the chyldren of Banuâ— syxe hundred eyght and fourtye The chyldren of Bebat syxe hundred and eyght and twentye the children of Asgad two thousande thre hundred and two and twentye the chyldren of Adonicam syxe hundred thre score and seuen The chyldren of Begoai two thousand thre score and seuen the chyldren of Adin syxe hundred and fyue and fyftye the chyldren of Aser of Hezekia nyntye and eyght The chyldren of Hasom thre hundred and eyght and twenty the children of Bezai thre hundred and foure and twentye the chyldren of Hariph an hundred and twelue the chyldren of Gibeon nyntye and fyue the men of Bethleem and Nethophah an hundred foure score and eyght the men of Anathoth an hundred and eyght and twentye the men of Beth Asmaneth two and fourtye the men of Karioth Iarim Cephirah and Beeroth seuen hundred and thre and fourtye the men of Ramah and Geba â–ª syxe hundred and one and twentye The men of Michmas an hundred and two and twentye the men of Bethel and Ai an hundred and thre and twentye the men of Nebo an hundred and two and fyftye the chyldren of the other Elam a thousande two hundred and foure and fyftie the chyldren of Harim thre hundred and twentye the chyldreÌ„ of Iericho thre huÌ„dred and fyue and fourtie the chyldren of Lodhadid Ono seuen hundred and one twentye the chyldren of Sanaa thre thousand nyne hundred and thyrty The Preestes The chyldren of Iedaiah of the house of Iesua nyne hundred seuentye and thre the chyldren of Immer a thousand two and fyftye the chyldren of Phashur a thousand two hundred seuen fourtye the chyldren of Harim a thousande seuentene The Leuites The chyldren of Iesua of Cadmiel and of the chyldren of Hoduah seuenty and foure The syngers The chyldren of Asaph an hundred and eyght and fourtie The porters The chyldren of Sallum the chyldren of Ater the chyldren of Talmon the chyldren of Acub the chyldren of Hatita the chyldren of Sobai all togyther an hundred and eyght and thyrtye The Nethinims The chyldren of Ziha the chydren of Hasupha the chyldren of Tebahoth the chyldren of Ceros the chyldren of Sia the chyldren of Phadon the chyldren of Lebana the chyldren of Hagaba the chyldreÌ„ of Salmai the chyldren of Hanan the chyldren of Gidel the chyldren of Gaher the chyldren of Reaia the chyldren of Rezin the chyldren of Necoda the chyldren of Gasam the chyldren of Usa the chyldren of Phaseah the chyldren of Besai the chyldren of Meunim the chyldren of Nephussim the chyldren of Bachuc the chyldren of Hacupha the chyldreÌ„ of Harhur the chyldren of Bazlith the chyldren of Mehida the chyldren of Harsa the chyldren of Barcos the chyldren of Sissera the chyldren of Thamah the chyldren of Neâ—iah the chyldren of Hatipha The Chyldren of Salomons seruauntes the chyldren of Sotai the chyldren of Sophereth the chyldren of Pherida the children of Iaala the chyldren of Darcon the chyldren of Giddel the chyldren of Saphatiah the chyldren of Hatyll the chyldren of Pochereth of Zibaini the chyldren of Amon. Al these Nethinims the chyldren of Salomons seruauntê were thre hundred ixxxxii And these wente vp also to Thel Mela Thel Harsa Cherub Adon and Immer but they coulde not
sheweth that this lyfe is but a battayle or warfare CAPI VII HAth man †any certayne tyme vpon earth Are not his dayes also lyke the dayes of an hyred seruaunt For like as a bonde seruaunt desyreth the shadowe and as an hyrelyng wolde fayne haue an ende of his worke Euen so haue I laboured hole monethes longe but in vayne and many a carefull nyght haue I tolde when I lay me downe to slepe I say O when shall I aryse Agayne I longed sore for the nyght And in the meane tyme am I full of sorowes vntyll the twylyght My flesshe is clothed with wormes dust of the earth my skyn is wythered and become horrible my dayes passe ouer more spedely then a weyuer can weyue out his webbâ— and are gone or I am aware O remembre that my lyfe is but a wynd and that myne eye shall no more se the pleasures therof yea and that none other mannes eye shal se me any more For yf thou fasten thyne eyes vpon me I come to nought The cloud is consumed and vanysshed away euen so he that goeth downe to the graue ☞ shall come nomore vp nor turne agayne in to his house neyther shall his place know hym any more Therfore I wyll not spare my mouth but wyll speake in the trouble of my spirite and muse in the bytternesse of my mynde Am I a see or a whale fyshe that thou kepest me so in pryson When I saye my bed shall comforte me I shal haue some refresshyng by talkyng to my selfe vpon my couche TheÌ„ troublest thou me w t dreames makest me so afrayde thorow visions that my soule wysheth rather to perysshe dye then my bones to remayne I can se no remedy I shall lyue no more O spare me then for my dayes are but vayne What is man that thou hast hym in suche reputacion and settest so moch by hym thou visitest hym early and euery daye sodeynly doest thou trye hym Why goest thou not fro me nor lettest me alone ☞ so longe tyll I may swalowe downe my spetle I haue offended and what shall I do vnto the O thou preseruer of men Why haste thou made me to stande in thy way am so heuy a burden vnto my selfe Why doest thou not forgyue me my synne Wherfore takest thou not awaye my wyckednesse Beholde nowe must I slepe in the dust and yf thou seke me to morowe in the mornyng I shall be gone ¶ Iob is reprehended and noted to haue â—eâ—â—â—ned his payne A descryptyon of ypocrisye CAPI VIII THen answered Baldad the Suhite and sayde Howe longe wylte thou talke of suche thynges Howe longe shall thy mouth speake so proude wordes Doth God peruerte the thyng that is lawfull Or dothe the almyghty destroy the thing that is right For seynge that thy sonnes synned agaynste hym dyd not he punyshe them for theyr wyckednesse If thou woldest nowe resorte vnto God by tymes make thyne humble prayer to the almyghtte yf thou woldest lyue a pure and a Godly lyfe shulde he not awake vp vnto the immediatly and gyue the the beau tye of ryghteousnesse agayne In so moche that wherin soeuer thou haddest lytel before thou shuldest now haue great aboundaunce Enquyre I pray the of them that haue ben before the â–ª and searche diligently amonge theyr fathers For we are but of yesterdaye consydre not that our dayes vpon earth are but a very shadowe Shal not they shew the and tell the yea and gladly confesse the same May a rysshe be grene without moystnes Or maye the grasse growe without water No but or euer it be shot forth or euer it be gathered it withereth before any other herbe Euen so gothe it with all them that forget God and euen thus also shall the ypocrites hope come to nought His confidence shal be destroyed and his trust shal be a spiders web He shall leane vpon his house but it shall not stande he shall holde hym fast by it yet shall it not endure It is euen as a grene tree before the sonne and shuteth forth the braunches in his garden It taketh many rotes by a wel syde in so moch that it is lyke an house of stones But yf it be taken out of his place euery man denyeth it sayenge I knowe the â—ot Lo thus is it with hym that reioyseth in his owne doynges as for other they grow out of the earth Beholde God wyll not cast away a vertuous man neyther wyll he helpe the vngodly Thy mouth shall he fyll with laughynge and thy lyppes with gladnesse They also that hate the shall be confounded and the dwellynge of the vngodly shal come to nought ¶ Iob declareth the benefyteâ— of God and that mannes ryghteousnesse is nothynge CAPI IX IOb answered and sayde I knowe it is so of a trueth For howe may a man compared vnto God be iustifyed If he wyll argue with hym he shall not be able to answere hym vnto one amonge a thousande Concernynge suche as be wyse of herte or myghty instrength who euer prospered that toke parte agaynst hym He translateth the mountaynes or euer they be aware It is he that ouerthroweth them in his wrath He remoueth the earth oute of her place that the pyllers therof shake withall He coÌ„maundeth the sonne and it ryseth not he closeth vp the sterrê as it were vnder a sygnet He hym selfe alone spreadeth oute the heuens and goeth vpon the waues of the see He maketh the waynes of heuen ☞ the Orion the seuen sterres and the secret places of the south He both great thynges such as are vnserchable yea and wonders without nombre Lo when he gothe ouer by me I shal not se hym And when he departeth by me I shal not loke vpon hym I shal not perceyue hym If he be hasty to take any thynge away who wyl make hym restore it agayn Or who wyl say vnto hym what doest thou He is god whose wrath no man may withstand but the proudest of all must stoupe vnder hym How shulde I then answere hym or what wordes shuld I fynde out agaynst hym Yea though I were righteous yet myght I not gyue him one worde agayn but mekely submyt my self to hym as my iudge If I had called vpon hym and he had answered me ☞ yet wolde I not byleue that he herde my voyce he trou bleth me so with the tempest and woundeth me out of measure without a cause He wyll not let my spirite be in rest but fylleth me w t bytternesse If men wyl speke of strength lo he is stronge yf men wyll speake of ryghteousnesse who dare be my recorde If I wyll iustifie my selfe ☞ myne owne mouth shall condempne me If I wyll put forth my selfe for a perfyte man he shal proue me a wycked doer For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare yet am I wery of my lyfe One thyng it is and therfore I sayde He destroyeth both 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
the chyldren of Ephraim whiche beynge harnessed and caryenge bowes turned thē selues backe in the daye of batayll They kepte nat the couenaunte of God and wolde nat walke in his lawe But forgate what he had done and the wonderfull worckes that he had shewed for them Maruelous thynges dyd he in the syghte of oure fathers in the lande of Egipte euen in the felde of zoan He deuyded the see and broughte them thorowe he made the waters to stande on a heape In the daye tyme also he led them with a cloude and all the nyghte thorowe with a lyghte of tyre He cloaue the harde rockes in the wyldernesse and gaue them drynke therof as it had bene out of the greate deapth He broughte waters out of the stony rocke so that it gusshed out lyke the riuers Yet for all this they synned more against hym and prouoked the mooste hyest in the wyldernes They tempted God in theyr hertes and requyred meate for theyr luste They spake agaynst God also sayenge Shall God prepare a table in the wylder nesse◠He sinote the stony rocke in dede y ◠the water gusshed out and the streames flowed with all but can he geue bred also or prouyde flesh for his people Whē y ◠Lorde hearde thys he was wroth so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob ther came vp heuy dyspleasure agaynste Israel Because they beleued nat in God and put nat theyr trust in his helpe So he commaūded the cloudes aboue and opened the dores of heauen He rayned downe Māna also vpon thē for to eate and gaue them foode frō heauen So man dyd eate ☞ angels fode for he sente them meate ynough He caused the East winde to blowe vnder the heauen and thorow his power he brought in y ◠south west wynde He rayned flesh vpō them as thicke as dust and fethered foules lyke as the sande of the see He let it fall amonge their tentes euēroūde aboute their habitacyon So they dyd eate and were well fylled for he gaue thē their owne desyre They were nat disapoynted of their luste But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes y ◠heuy wrath of God came vpon thē and flewe the welthiest of thē yee and smote downe the chosen men that were in Israell But for all this they synned yet more and beleued nat his wonderous worckes Therfore theyr dayes dyd he consume in vanyte and their yeares ◠trouble When he slewe them they sought hym and turned them early and enquered after God And they remēbred that God was theyr strength and that the hye God wrs theyr redemer Neuerthelesse they dyd but flatter hym with theyr mouthe and dyssembled with hym in theyr tonge For their herte was nat whole with hym nether contynued they stedfast in his couenaunte But he was so mercyfull that he forgaue theyr mysdedes and destroyed them nat Yee many a tyme turned he hys wrathe awaye and wolde nat suffre his whole dyspleasure to aryse For he consydered y ◠they were but flesh and that they were euē a mynde that passeth awaye and commeth nat agayne Many a tyme dyd they prouoke him in y ◠wyldernesse and greued him i the deserte They turned backe tempted God and moued the holy one in Israel They thought nat of his hande and of y ◠daye when he delyuered thē from the hande of the enemye Howe he had wrought his myracles in Egipte his wondres in the felde of zoan He turned theyr waters into bloude so that they myght nat drynke of the ryuers He sent lyce amonge thē and deuoured them vp ‡ and frogges to destroye thē He gaue theyr frutes vnto the eatyr pyller and theyr laboure vnto the greshopper He destroied theyr vynes w t hayle stones and theyr mulbery trees with the frost He smote theyr eatel also with haile stones their flockes with hote thonder boltes He cast vpon thē the furyousnesse of hys wrath anger displeasure and trouble and sent euyl angels among them He made away to his indignacion and spared nat theyr soule from death but gaue theyr lyfe ouer to the pestylence And smote all the fyrst borne in Egipt the moste pryncipall and myghtyest ☞ in y ◠dwellynges of Ham. But as for his owne people he leade them forth lyke shepe caried thē in y ◠wyldernesse lyke a flocke He brought them out safely that they shulde nat feare ouer whelined theyr enemyes with the see And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuary ☞ euē to this mountayne more let them be put to shame and perishe And they shall knowe that thou whose name is Iehoua arte onely the most hyest ouer all the earthe ¶ The. lxxxiiij Psalme ¶ To the chauntet vpon Githith a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah O Howe amyable are thy dwellynges thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the courtes of the Lorde my herte and my flesshe reioyse in the lyuynge God Yee the sparow hath sounde her an house and the swalowe a neste where she maye laye her yonge euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes my kynge my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they wyl be all waye praysynge the. Sela. Blessed is that man whose strength is in the and in whose herte are thy wayes Whiche goynge thorowe the vale of my sery vse it for a wel and the poles are fylled with water They wyll go from strength and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer herken O God of Iacob Sela. Beholde O God oure defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thosande I had rather be a dore kepet in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlines For the Lord God is a lyght defence the Lord wyl giue grace worshyp and no good thyng shal he witholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the man that putteth his truste in the. ¶ The. lxxxv Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah LORDE thou arte become gracyous vnto thy lande thou haste turned away the captyuyte of Iacob Thou haste forgyuen the offence of thy people and couered all theyr synnes Sela. Thou haste taken awaye all thy dyspleasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indingnacion Turne vs then O God our sauyour and let thyne angre ceasse from vs. Wylt thou be displeased at vs for euer and wylte thou stretche out thy wrath from one generacion to another Wylte thou not turne agayne quycken vs that thy people maye reioyse in the Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunte vs thy saluacyon I wyll herken what the Lorde God wyl say ⚜ concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes
Lorde is our defeÌ„ce The holy one of Israel is our Kyng Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saiÌ„ctes saidest I haue layed help vpoÌ„ one y â— is mighti I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue fouÌ„de Dauid my seruaunt with my holy oyle haue I anointed him My hande shal holde hym faste and myne arme shal strengthen hym The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym I shall smyte downe his foes before his face and plage theÌ„ that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted I wyll set his dominion also in the see and his ryght hande in the floudes He shall call me thou art my father my God and my sure saluacyon And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne hyer theÌ„ the Kynges of the earth My mercy wyll I kepe for hym for euermore and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer and hys trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke nat in my iudgementes If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundementes I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym nor suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wyll I nat breake nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll nat fayle Dauid Hys sede shall endure for euer and hys seate is lyke as the sonne before me He shall stande faste for euermore as the moone and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen Selah But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoynted and arte dyspleased at hym Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges and broken downe his stronge holdes All they that go by the way spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies and made al his aduersaryes to reâ—oyse Thou hast takeÌ„ awaye the edge of hê swerde and geuest him nat victory in the battayle Thou hast put out his glory cast hys Trone downe to y â— grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him w t dishonoure Selah Lord how loÌ„ge wilt thou hyde thy selâ—e For euer and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme is wherfore hast y u made al mâ— for naught What man is he that liueth and shal nat se death And shall he delyuer his owne soule froÌ„ the hande of hell Selah Lorde where are thy olde louing kindnesses which y u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe Remember Lorde the rebuke y â— thy seruauntes haue how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the sclaunder the fotesteppes of thyne anoynted Praysed be the Lorde for euermore Amen Amen ¶ The. xc Psalme ¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God LORDE thou haste bene oure refuge from one generacyon to another Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerlastynge and worlde without ende Thou causest man to returne vnto contrycion Agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of men For a thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yestardaye seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght As sone as thou scatrest them they are euen as a slepe and fade away sodenly lyke the grasse In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenynge it is cut downe âšœ dryed vp and wythered For we consume awaye in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angrye all oure dayes are gone we brynge our yeares to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are gone â–ª But who regardeth the power of thy wrath for euen therafter as a man feareth so is thy dyspleasure O teach vs to nombre oure dayes that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome Turne the agayne O Lorde at the laste and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes O satysfye vs with thy mercy and that soone so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke and theyr chyldren thy glory and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs O prospere thou oure handy worcke The. xcj. Psalme WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the moste hyghest shall abide vnder the shadowe of the almyghtye I wyll saye vnto the Lorde Thou arte my hope and my stronge holde my God in hym wyll I truste For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter and frome the noysome pestylence He shal defende the vnder his wynge and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any tertour by nyght nor for the arrowe that flyeth by daye For the pestylence that walketh in the darkenesse nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day A thousande shall fall besyde the and ten thousaÌ„de at thy ryght hande but it shal nat come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalte thou beholde and se the rewarde of the vngodly For thou Lorde arte my hope thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye There shal no euyl happen vnto the neither shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the to kepe them all thy wayes They shall beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Adder the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I deliuer him I shal set hi vp because he hathe knowen my name He shall call vpon me I wyl heare him yee I am with him in trouble I wyll delyuer hym and bryng hym to honoure With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym shewe hym my saluacion ¶ The. xcij. Psalme ¶ I Psalme and â—onge for the Sabboth daye IT is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lorâ—e and to synge prayses vnto thy name O moste hyghest To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse
earely in the mornynge and of thy trueth in the nyght season Upon an instrumente of ten strynges and vpon the lute vpon a lowde instrument and vpon the harpe For thou Lorde haste made me glad tho rowe thy workes and I wyll reioyse in genynge prayse for the operacions of thy handes O Lorde howe glorious are thy workes thy thoughtes are very depe An vâ—wyse man doth nat well coÌ„sydre this and a foole doth nat vnderstande it WhaÌ„ the vngodly are grene as the grasse whaÌ„ all the workers of wyckednes do florish theÌ„ shal they be destroyed for â—uer But y â— Lord arte the most hyest for euer more For lo thyne enemyes O Lorde lo thyne ennemies shall perishe and all the workers of wickednes shal be destroyed But my horne shal be exalted like the horne of an Unicorne for I am anointed with fresh oyle Myne eye also shall se his luste of myne enemyes and myne care shall heare his desyre of the wycked that ryse vp agaynst me The ryghtuous shall floryshe lyke a Palme tree and shall sprede abrode lyke a Cedre in Libanê° Suche as be planted in the house of the Lorde shall floryshe in the courtes âšœ of the house of our god They shall also bryng for the more frute in their age shal be fat well lykinge That they may shewe how true the Lorde my streÌ„gth is and that there is no vnryghtuousnesse in him ¶ The. xciij Psalme THE Lorde is kynge and hath put on glorious apparell the Lorde hath put on his apparell and gyrded him selfe with strength he hath made the rouÌ„de worlde so sure that it can nat be moued Euer syns the worlde beganne hath thy seate ben prepared thou arte from euerlastynge The floudes are rysen O Lorde the floudes haue lyfte vp theyr noyse the floudes lyfte vp the waues The waues of the see are myghtye and rage horrybly but yet the Lorde that dwelleth on hye is myghtyer Thy testymonyes O Lorde are very sure holynesse becommeth thyne house for euer ¶ The. xciiii Psalme O LORDE God to whome vengeaunce belongeth thou God to whom vengeaunce belongeth shewe thy selfe Aryse thou iudge of the worlde and rewarde the proude after theyr deseruynge Lorde howe long shal the vngodly how long shal the vngodly triuÌ„phe Howe longe shal all wicked doers speake so disdaifully make suche proude bostyng They smyte downe thy people O Lorde and trouble thyne herytage They murthur the wydowe and the strauÌ„ger and put the fatherlesse to death And yet they say Tushe the Lorde shal not se nether shal y â— god of Iacob regard it Take hede ye vnwyse amonge y â— people O ye fooles when wyll ye vnderstande He y â— planted the care shall he not heare Or he y â— made the eye shall nat he se For he y â— nurtureth the Hethen it is he y â— techeth maÌ„ knowledge shal nat he punysh The Lorde knoweth y â— thoughtes of men y â— they are vayne Blessed is the man whome y â— chastenest O Lorde and teachest him in thy lawe That thou mayste geue him pacyence in tyme of aduersyte vntyll the pyt be dygged vp for the vngodly For the Lorde wyll nat fayle his people neither wyl he forsake hys inherytaunce Untyll ryghtuousnes turne agayne vnto iudgement al suche as be true of herte shall folowe it Who wyll ryse vp with me agaynst the wycked Or who wyl take my parte against the euyl doers If thou Lorde had nat helped me it had nat fayled but my soule had bene put to sylence But whan I sayde my fote hath slypped thy mercy O Lorde helde me vp In the multitude of the sorowes that I had in my herte thy comfortes haue refresshed my soule Wylte thou haue any thynge to do w t the stole of wyckednes whiche ymagineth myschefe as a lawe They gather them together agaynste the soule of the ryghtuous and condemne the innocent bloude But the Lorde is my refuge my god is the streÌ„gth of my coÌ„fidence He shal recompence them their wyckednes and destroye them in their owne malyce yee the Lorde our God shall destroye them ¶ The. xcv Psalme O COME let vs synge vnto y e Lorde let vs hertely reioise in the strength of our saluacion Let vs come before hys preseÌ„ce with thanckesgeuynge shewe our selfe glad in him with psalmes For the Lorde is a greate God and a great kynge aboue al goddes In his hande are al the corners of the earth and the heightes of the hylles is his also The see is his he made it and his handes fourmed the dyre lande O come let vs worshyppe fall downe and knele before the Lorde our maker For he is âšœ the Lorde our God and we are the people of his pasture and ☞ the shepe of hê handes To day if ye wyl here his voice harden not your hertes as in the prouocacyon and as in the daye of teÌ„ptacyon in the wyldernesse WheÌ„ your fathers tempted me prouyd me sawe my worckes Forty yeares longe was I greued with that generacyon sayde it is a people that do erre in theyr hertes for they haue nat knowen my wayes Unto whoÌ„ I sware in my wrath that they shulde nat entre into my rest ¶ The. xcvj Psalme O Synge vnto the Lorde a newe songe synge vnto the Lorde all the whole earthe Syng vnto the Lord and prayse his name be tellynge of his saluacion from daye to daye Declare his honour vnto the Heathen and his wonders vnto al people For the Lorde is great and can not worthelye be praysed he is more to be feared then all goddes As for all the Goddes of the Heathen they be but Idols but it is the Lorde that made the Heauens Glorye and worshyppe are before hym power and honour are in his Saynctuary Ascrybe vnto the Lorde O ye kynredes of the people ascrybe vnto the Lorde worshyppe and power Gyue vnto the LORDE the honoure due vnto his name brynge presentes and come into hys courtes O worshyppe the Lorde in the beautye of holynesse let the whole earth stande in awe of hym Tell it out amonge the Heathen that the Lorde is kynge and that it is he whiche hath made the rouÌ„de worlde so faste that it can nat be moued and howe that he shall iudge the people ryghtuously Let the heauens reioyse and let the earthe be glad let the see make a noyse and al that therin is Let the felde be ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wodde reioyse Before the Lorde for he commeth for he commeth to iudge the earth and with rightuousnesse to iudge the worlde and the people with his trueth ¶ The. xcvij. Psalme THE Lorde is kynge the earth may be glad therof yea the multytude of the Iles may be glad therof Cloudes and darckenesse are rounde aboute hym ryghtuousnesse and iudgement are the habytacyons of his seate
oure ennemyes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche geueth fode vnto all flesshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the God of Heauen for his mercy endureth for euer ¶ The .cxxxvij. Psalme âšœ Of Ieremy BY the waters of Babylon we satte downe and wepte when we remembred âšœ the O Syon As for our Harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therin For they that led vs awaye captyue requyred of vs then a songe and melody in our heuynesse synge vs one of the songes of Syon Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande If I forget the O Ierusalem let my ryght hande be forgotten If I do not remembre the let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth Remembre the chyldren of Edom O Lorde in the daye of IerusaleÌ„ howe they sayd downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O ☞ daughter of Babylon thou shalt come to mysery thy selfe yea happy shall he be that rewardeth the as y â— haste serued vs. Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chyldreÌ„ and throweth them agaynst the stones ¶ The .cxxxviij. Psalme Of Dauyd I Wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte euen ☞ before the Goddes wyll I synge prayse vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holye temple and prayse thy name because of thy louyng kyndnesse and trueth for thou hast magnyfyed thy name and thy worde aboue al thynges When I called vpon the thou hardeste me and endewedst my soule with muche strength ☞ All the Kynges of the earthe shall prayse the O Lorde for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall synge in the wayes of the Lord y â— greate is the glorye of the Lorde For though the Lorde by hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furyousnes of myne eunemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shal make good for me yea thy mercye O Lorde endureth for euer d espyse nat then the workes of thyne owne handes ¶ The. cxxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Douyd O Lorde thou hast searched me out and knowen me Thou knoweste my downe syttynge and myne vprysynge thou vnderstandest my thoughte a farre of Thou arte aboute my path and about my bed and spyest out all my wayes For lo â–ª there is nat a worde in my tonge but thou O Lorde knowest it all together Thou haste fashyoned me behynde and before and layed thyne hande vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderfull and excellent for me I can nat atteyne vnto it Whyther shall I go then froÌ„ thy spretâ— or wyther shall I go then from thy presence If I clymme vp into Heauen thou arte there yf I go downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the wynges of the mornynge and remayne in the vrâ—ermpste part of the see Euen there also shal thy haÌ„de lede me and thy ryght hande shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darckenes shall couer me then shall my nyght be turned to daye Yea the darckenesse is no darkenesse with the but the nyght is as clere as the daye the darkenesse and lyght are bothe a lyke For my reynes are thyne thou haste couered me in my mothers wombe I wyll gyue thankes vnto the for I am wonderously made maruelous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hyd from the though I be made secretely and fasshyoued beneth in the earthe Thyne eyes se myne vnpar fectnesse they stande al wrytten in thy boke my dayes were fashyoned when as yet ther was not one of them Howe deare are âšœ thy councels vnto me O god O how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are me in nombre then the sande when I wake vp I am present with the. Wyite thou nat slaye the wycked Oh God departe frome me ye bloude thyrstye men For they speake vnryghtuouslye agaynste the and thyne ennemyes take thy name in vayne Do not I hate them O Lorde â–ª that hate the and am nat I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst the Yea I hate them ryght foore euen as thoughe they were myne enemyes Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne herte proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well yf there be any waye of wyckednesse in me and leade me in the way euer lastynge ¶ The. cxl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd DElyuer me O Lorde frome the euyll man and preserue me from the wycked man Whiche ymagyne myschefe in theyr hertes and stere vp stryfe all the daye longe They haue sharpened theyr tonges lyke a serpente adders poyson is vnder theyr lippes Sela. Kepe me O Lord frome the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wycked men whiche are purposed to ouerthrowe my goynges The proude haue layed a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the Lord thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O Lorde God thou strength of my health thou haste couered my heade in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let hym nat haue his purpose least they be to proude Sela. Let the myschefe of theyr owne lyppes fal vpon the heade of them that compase me aboute Let hote burnynge coles fal vpon them let them be caste into the fyre and to the pyt that they neuer ryse vp agayne A man full of wordes shall not prospere vppon the earth a malycious and wycked person shal be hunted awaye and destroyed Sure I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the pore and mayntene the cause of the helpelesse The ryghtuous also shall gyue thanckes vnto thy name and the iuste shall continue in thy syght ¶ The. cxlj. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd LORDE I call vpon the haste the vnto me and consydre my voyce when I crye vnto the. Let my prayer be sette forthe in thy syght as the incense and let the lyftyng vp of my handes be an euenyng sacryfyce Set a watch O Lord before my mouth yea a watch at the dore of my lippes O let not myne herte be enclyned to any euyll thynge to be mynded as the vngodly orwycked men ☞ lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the ryghteous rather smyte me frendly and reproue me so wyll I take it as though he had powred oyle vpoÌ„ my heade it shal nat hurte my heade yee I wyl praye yet for theyr wyckednesse Let theyr iudges stomble in stony places that they maye heare my wordes for they are swete Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte lyke as when one graueth
sacrifice and oblacion yee they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde and perfourme it The Lorde also shall smyte Egypte sore and heale them agayne and they shal be conuerted vnto the Lorde and he shal be intreated of them and shall heale them In that daye shall there be a comen way out of Egypte into Assyria and Assyria shall come into Egypte and Egypte into Assyria so that the Egypcyans and the Assyrians shall serue the Lorde together In that day shal the nacion of Israel be the thyrde with Egypte and Assyria they shal be blessed in the myddes of the lande which lande the Lorde of hostes hathe blessed sayeng blessed is my people of Egypte Assur also is the worke of myne handes and Israell is myne inherytaunce ¶ Agaynste Egypte and Ethiopia CAPI XX. IN THE yeare that Tharthan came vnto Asdod whan ☞ Sargon the kyng of Assyrta had sente hym and had foughte agaynste Asdod and taken it At the same tyme spake the Lorde by the hande of Esaye the sonne of Amos sayeng Go take of ☞ the sacke clothe frome thy loynes and put of thy shoo from the fote And he dyd so walkynge naked and barefoote And the Lorde sayd lyke as my seruaunt Esay hath walked naked and bare fote for a sygne and wonder thre yeares vpon Egypte and Ethiopia Euen so shal the kyng of Assyria take awaye out of Egypte and out of Ethiopia chyldren and olde men naked and bare fote with theyr loynes vncouered to the greate shame of Egypte They shal be brought in feare also and ashamed one of another Ethiopia of Egipt and Egypte of Ethiopia consydryng what glory they were in a fore And they that dwel in the same yle shall saye in that daye Beholde thus are we regarded Whether shal we flye for helpe that we maye be delyuered from the kynge of Assyrya And howe shall we escape ¶ Agaynst Babylon Idumea and Arabia CAP. XXI THE burthen of ☞ the waste See Euen as the stormye wether that passeth thorowe at the noone daye to come frome the wyldernesse from that horrible lande A greuous vision was shewed vnto me Let one dysceytfull offender come agaynst another and one destroyer agaynst another Up Elam laye â—ege thou of Media ☞ al their gronynge haue I layde downe Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorowe heuynes hath taken holde vpon me as the panges of a woman that is traueylynge It made me stoupe whan I herd it and it vexed me whaÌ„ I sawe it My herte panted ferfulnes came vpon me ☞ The night of my voluptuousnes hath he turned agaynst me into feare Whyle they garnyshed the table y â— watch manloked And whyle I was eatynge and drynkyng it was sayde vp ye captaynes take you to your shylde For thus hath the lorde sayde vnto me ☞ Go and set a watch man to tell what he seeth And he sawe a charet whiche two horsemen sat vpon with the caryage of an Asse and the cariage of a camel So he loked and toke dilygent hede And the lyon cryed lorde I stande wayting all the whole daye and am appoynted to kepe my watche euery nyght And beholde here commeth a charet of men with two horsmen And he answered and sayde Babylon is fallen it is fallen and all the ymages of hyr goddes hathe he smytten downe vnto the grounde ☞ Thou arte he whom I muste thresshe and thou belongest to my corne floore â–ª This that I herde of the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israel haue I shewed vnto you The burthen of Duma he calleth vnto me out of Seyr watchmaÌ„ What hast thou espyed by nyghte Watchman what haste thou espyed by nyght The watchmaÌ„ sayde ☞ The mornynge commeth and so doth y â— nyght Yfye wyll aske anye questyon then aske it retourne and come agayne The burthen concernynge Arabia In the pleasaunt grounde of Arabia shal ye tary al nyght euen in the stretes of Dedanin The inhabitours of the laÌ„de of Thema brought for the water to hym that was thrystye they preueÌ„ted hym with theyr bred that was fled awaye For because of swerdes are they become fugytiue euen for the drawen swerde and for the bent bowe because of the greuousnes of warre For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me There is yet a yeare acordyng to the yeares of an hyred seruauÌ„t and all the glory of Cedar shall fayle And the nombre of them that shall escape from the bowes shall be mynisshed by the myghtye chyldren of Cedar for so the Lorde God of Israel hathe spoken ¶ Aprophecye agaynste Ierusalem ¶ CAPI XXII THe burthen of ☞ the valley of vision What haste thou to do here that thou clymest vnto the house toppes Thou that art full of occupyenge thou sedycyous and proude cytie thy slayne men are nether put to death with swerde nor deed in batell All thy captaynes are fugitiue together the archers haue taken them presoners All they y â— are founde in the are in captiuyte together because they fled farre of Therfore sayd I let me alone and I wyll make lameÌ„tacioÌ„ Ye shall nat be able to comforte me because of the destruccioÌ„ of the daughter of my people For thys is a daye of trouble of ruyne and of destruccion that the lorde wyl bringe to passe in the valley of vysyon breakynge downe the cyty crienge vnto mouÌ„taynes Elam bare the quyuer with a charet of fote men and of horsmen and the cytye of Kyr shewed the shylde open Thy chefe valley also was full of charetes the horsmen set theyr faces dyrectly towarde the gate And in that daye dyd the enemye take awaye ☞ the bewtye of Iuda and then dyddest thou loke towarde the armour of the house of the forest Yee haue sene also the broken places of the cytye of Dauyd howe that they are many and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pole As for the houses of Ierusalem ☞ ye haue nombred them and the houses haue ye broken downe to make the wall stronge A pyt also haue ye made betwene the two walles for the waters of the olde pole and haue nat regarded the maker therof neyther had respecte vnto hym that toke it in hande And in that daye dyd the Lorde God of hoostes call men vnto wepyng and mournyng to baldnesse and gyrdynge aboute wich sacke cloth ☞ And beholde they haue ioye and gladnes sleyeng oxen and kyllinge shepe catynge fleshe and drynkynge wyne Let vs eate and drinke for to morowe we shall dye And it came to the eares of the Lorde of hoostes This iniquite shall nat be pourged from you tyll ye dye saieth the Lorde god of hoostes Thus sayeth y â— Lord God of hostes Go get the in to yonder treasurer euen vnto Sebna whiche is the ruler of the house what haste thou to do here and whom haste thou here that thou shuldest here hewe the out a sepulcre as it were one that heweth him out a sepulcre an hye or that graueth an
stone vpon me They poured water vpon my heade then thought I nowe am I vndone I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the depe pyt Thou hast herde my voyce and hast not turned awaye thyne eares fro my syghynge and cryenge Thou hast enclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon the and hast sayd feare not Thou O Lorde hast mayntyened y â— cause of my soule and hast redemed my lyfe O Lorde thou hast sene my blasphemers take thou my cause vpon the. Thou hast well consydred howe they go aboute to do me harme and that all they re councels are agaynst me Thou hast herde theyr despyteful wordes O Lorde yee and all theyr ymaginacyons agaynst me The lyppes of myne enemies and theyr deuyces that they take agaynst me all the day longe Thou seyst also theyr syttyng downe and theyr rysyng vp they make theyr songes of nothynge but of me Rewarde them O Lorde accordyng to the workes of theyr haÌ„des Geue them the thynge that theyr owne herte is afrayed of euen thy curse Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignacion and rote them out frome vnder the heauen CAPI IIII. O Howe is the golde become so dymme Howe is the goodly colour of it so sore chaunged and the stones of the Sayntuary thus scatred in the corner of euery strete The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precyous golde howe are they nowe become lyke the erthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande The dragons geue theyr yonge ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruell and dwelleth in the wyldernesse lyke the Estriches The tonges of the suckynge chyldren cleue to the rofe of theyr mouthes for verye thriste The yonge chyldren aske breade but there is no man that geueth it them They that were wont to fare delycately peryshe in the stretes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of donge The synne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednes of Sodome that sodeÌ„ly was destroyed and not taken with handes Her absteyners or Nazarees were whyter then the snowe or mylke theyr colour was fresh reed as Corall theyr beautie lyke the Saphyre But nowe theyr faces very blacke In so much that thou shuldest not knowe them in the stretes Theyr skynne cleueth to their bones â–ª It is withered become lyke a drye stocke They that be slayne with y â— swerd are happyer then such as dye of honger and peryshe away samyshynge for the frutes of the felde The wemen whiche of nature are pytiefull haue sodden theyr owne câ—dren with their handes that they might be theyr meate in the miserable destruccion of y â— daughter of my peopye The Lorde hath perfourmed hys heuy wrath he hath poured out y â— furiousnes of his dyspleasure He hath kyndled a fyre in SioÌ„ which hath consumed the foundacions therof Nether the kynges of the earth nor all inhabetours of the worlde wolde haue beleued that the enemy and aduersarye shulde haue come in at the gates of the Cytie of Ierusalem Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the synne of the Prophetes and for the wyckednesse of her preestes that haue shed innocentes bloode within her So that these blynde men wente stomblynge in the streates and stayned them selues w t bloude whiche els wolde touche no bloudy clothe But they cryed vnto euery man slee the staynynge awaye get you hence touche it not Yee sayde they ye muste be brente ye must dwell amonge the Gentyles and byde no longer here The countenaunce of the Lorde hathe banyshed them and shall neuer loke more vpon them For they them selues nether regarded the prestes nor pityed theyr elders Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs whyle we loke for vayne helpe seynge we be euer waytynge vpon a people that can do vs no good They laye so sharpe wayte for vs that we cannot go safe vpon the stretes for oure ende is come our dayes are fulfylled our ende is here Our persecuters are swyfter then the Aegels of the ayre they folowed vpon vs ouer the mountaynes and layed wayte for vs in the wyldernesse ☞ The very breth of our mouthe euen the anoynted Lorde hym selfe shall be taken in oure synnes of whom we saye Under his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heythen And thou O daughter Edom that dwelleste in the lande of Huz be glad and reioyce for the cuppe shall come vnto the also which whan thou suppest of thou shalte be droncken Thy synne is well punyshed O thou daugter Sion he shall not suffre the to be caryed awaye any more But thy wyckednes O daughter Edom shall he vyset and for thy synnes sake he shall lede the into captyuyte ¶ The prayer of Ieâ—emye CAPI V. CAll to remembraunce O Lorde what we haue suffred consydre and se oure confusyon Oure enherytaunce is turned to the straungers and our houses to the aleauntes We are become carefull and fatherles and our mothers are as the wyddowes We are sayne to dryncke oure owne water for money and oure owne wod must we bye with money Our neckes are vnder persecucyon we are weery and haue no reste Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egypcians and now to the Assyrians only that we might haue bred ynough Our fathers whiche nowe are gone haue syned and we muste beare theyr wyckednes Seruauntes haue the rule of vs and no man delyuereth vs out of theyr handes We must get our lyuynge with the parel of our lyues because of y â— drouth of the wildernes Oure skynne is as it had bene brente in an ouen for very sore honger The wyues are raueshed in Syon and the maydens in the cities of Iuda The princes are hanged vp with the hand of the enemies they haue not spared the olde sage men they haue taken yonge meÌ„nes lyues froÌ„ them and the boyes are hanged vp vpon trees The elders syt nomore vnder the gates and the yong men vse nomore playenge of musycke The ioye of oure hert is gone our mery queer is turned into mournynge The garlande of our head is fallen alas that euer we synned so sore Therfore oure herte is full of heuynesse and oure eyes dymme because of the hyll of Syon that is destroyed In so much that the foxes runne vpon it But thou O Lorde that remayneste for euermore and thy seate worlde without ende wherfore wylte thou styll forget vs and forsake vs so long â–ª O Lord turne thou vs vnto the and so shall we be turned Renue our dayes as in olde tunes for thou haste banyshed vs nowe long ynough and haste bene sore dysple sed at vs. The ende of the lamentacyons of Ieremye ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ezechyel ¶ The tyme wherin Ezechyel prophecyed and in what place Hys offprynge and offyce The vysyon of the â—oure bestes The vysion of the wheles The vision of the throne and of the ymage aboue
Ye shal nomore beare the Arcke vpon your shulders Now serue your Lord take the charge of his people of Israel after your villages your trybes accordynge as kyng Dauid the kyng of Israel hath ordayned accordyng as Salomon his soÌ„ne hath honorably prepared ye loke that ye all do seruyce in the teÌ„ple accordynge to the ordring destribucion of the principal meÌ„ whiche are appoynted out of the tribes to do seruice for the children of Israel Kyl the passeouer prepare offringes for your brethren do accordynge to the commaundement of y â— Lord which was giuen vnto Moses And vnto the people y â— was founde Iosias gaue xxx M. of shepe laÌ„bes kyddes Goates iij. M. oxen These the kynge of his kyngly liberalite gaue vnto y â— people accordyng as he had ê“mysed to the Prestes for the Passeouer he gaue ij M. shepe an C. oxen Moreouer Iechonias Semetas Natha nael brethreÌ„ Hasabias Iehiel Iosabao gaue theÌ„ to the Passeouer v. M. shepe and v. C. bullockes And when these thinges were brought to passe the Prestes the Leuites stode goodly in theyr ordre had the vnleuened bred thorowe out the tribes And after the ordring of the principal meÌ„ in the tribes they offred vn to the Lord in the syght of the people accordyng as it is wrytten in the boke of Moses so they rosted the Easter laÌ„be as according was As for the thaÌ„ke offeringes the other they dyght theÌ„ in kettels pottê and set theÌ„ before the people w t good wyl afterwarde before theÌ„ selues and the prestes For the prestes offred the fat vntyl the tyme was expyred but the Leuytes prepared for theÌ„ selues for theyr brethreÌ„ the chyldreÌ„ of Aaron The holy syngers also the chyldreÌ„ of Asaph stode in their ordre accordyng as Dauyd deuised So dyd Asaph Zachary Iouthun which were appoyuted by the kyng Moreouer the porters and dore kepers stode by the dores that diligeÌ„tly so that none wente out of his standyng and seruice for theyr brethren the Leuites prepared for theÌ„ Thus were al thiÌ„ges performed that beloÌ„ged to the offeryng of the Lord. In that day they helde the passe ouer and offred thank offerynges besyde the sacrifyce of the Lorde accordyng to the commaundement of kyng Iosias So the chyldreÌ„ of Israel which were theÌ„ present helde an honorable Passeouer the teast of swete bread vij dayes long Yee such a Passeouer was not kepte in Israel froÌ„ the tyme of y â— Prophete Samuel And al the kinges of Israel helde not suche an Easter as this which kyng Iosias helde the prestes the Leuites the Iewes and al Israel of all theÌ„ y â— were at IerusaleÌ„ And in the. xviij yere of the raygne of Iosias was this Passeouer kepte And with a parfecte herte dyd kynge Iosyas order al his workes before the lorde and the thynges that were wrytten of hym in tymes paste concernynge those that synned and were vngodly agaynste the Lorde before all people and that soughte noâ— â–ª the worde of the Lorde vpon Israell After al these actes of Kynge Iosyas Pharao the kynge of Egypte wente vp came towarde Carmis by Euphrates and Iosyas went to mete him Then seÌ„t the kyng of Egipt vnto Iosias saying what haue I to do w t the O kyng of Iuda I am not sent of the Lord to fyght agaynst y â— for my war is vpoÌ„ Euphrates go y â— thy waye home agayne in al y â— hast And Iosias wolde not turne agayne vpon his charet but vndertoke to fyght agaynst him herkened not vnto the worde of y â— prophete which he tolde hi out of the mouth of God but pytched a batayle agaynst him in the felde of Mageddo And the princes preased to kyng Iosias Then sayd the kyng vn to his seruauÌ„tes Cary me awaye out of the batayle for I am sore wouÌ„ded And immediatly his seruauÌ„tes toke him away out of the front of the batayle Then sat he vp vpon y e second charet came to IerusaleÌ„ died was buried in hê fathers sepulcre And in al Iewry they mourned for Iosias yee the rulers also with their wyues made lameÌ„tacion for him vnto this day And this was done euer styll in Israel These thynges are wryten in the boke of the stories of the kynges of Iuda namely all the actes and workes of kynge Iosias his kyngly power maiesty his vnderstandyng in the lawe of God what he dyd yee thinges which are not wryten in the boke of the kynges of Israel Iuda And the people toke Iechonias the sonne of Iosias and made him kynge in steade of Iosias his father when he was xxxiij yeare olde And he raygned ouer Israel thre monethes And y â— kyng of Egypt put him downe y t he shulde not raygne in Ierusalem raysed vp a taxe of the people namely an C. talentes of syluer and one talente of golde The kynge of Egypt also made Ioachim his brother king of Iuda and IerusaleÌ„ As for theÌ„ of the kynges councel with the kyng him selfe and Za raâ—â—â—s his brother he toke theÌ„ caried them awaye presoners into Egypt Fyue twentie yeare olde was Ioachim when he was made kyng in the laÌ„de of Iuda and IerusaleÌ„ he dyd euyl before the Lord. After this Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of BabiloÌ„ came vp and bounde him with bandes of yron caried him vnto BabyloÌ„ Nabuchodonosor also toke also the vessels y â— were halowed in the teÌ„ple of the Lord and al the Iewels and caryed theÌ„ vnto Babilon brought theÌ„ into his owne teÌ„ple at Babylon Of his vnclennes and vngodlynes it is wrytten in y e boke of the actes of the kinges And Ioachim his sonne raygned in his steade He was made kynge beyng xviij yeare olde and raygned but thre monethes and. x. dayes in IerusaleÌ„ dyd euyll before the Lord. So after a yere Nabuchodonosor sent and caused him to be brought vnto Babylon w t the holy vessels of the Lord made Sedechias his brother kyng of Iuda IerusaleÌ„ wheÌ„ he was xxj yeare olde and he raygned xi yeare And he dyd euyll also in the syght of the Lorde and cared not for the wordes y t were spoken vnto hi by the prophete Ieremy at the mouth of the Lorde And where he had made an othe vnto kyng Nabuchodonosor he forswore hi selfe and fel from him hauig a styfneck a hert trangressed all the statutes and ordinaunces of the Lorde God of Israel The rulers also heades of the people of the Lord dyd much euyl became vngodly more then the Heathen beynge defyled in al maner of abhominacions Yee defiled the holy teÌ„ple of the Lord at IerusaleÌ„ And the God of theyr fathers sente his messaungers vnto theÌ„ to turne them backe to cal them agayne froÌ„ their sines for he wolde fayne haue spared them for his holy
be set againe in y e teÌ„ple at Ierusalem where they were afore Sysennes also the vnder shreue i Syria Phenices y e Prynces their coÌ„panions the other y t be head rulers in Syria Phenices shall not medle nor haue any thiÌ„ge to do with y t place I Cyrus haue commaunded also y t they shal builde the house of the Lord whole vp and haue ordeined them to helpe those that become out of captiuyte tyl the house of the Lord be finished and out of the tribute and taxing that is yearly raysed vp in Syria Phenices diligently to gyue the a certayne summe to the offeryng of the Lord and the same to be deliuered vnto Zorobabel the offycer that he ther withal may ordeine oxen rammes lambes and corne salt wyne and oyle and that coÌ„tinually euery yeare after the expences which the Prestes that be at Ierusalem shew to be made dayly this shal be geuen vnto them without delaye y â— they may offer sacrifices dayly to the hyest God for the kynge and for his seruauntes and to praye for theyr lyues Let it be proclamed also on euery syde that whosoeuer breaketh or despyseth this coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of the king shal be hanged vpon a galowes made of hê owne good and all his goodes shal be seasoned vnto y e king The Lord therfore whose name is there called vpon rote out and destroye al the kynges and peple that vndertake by vyolence to hynder the same orto deale vnturteously w t the house of the Lord at Ierusalem I Daryus the Kynge haue ordeyned that these thynges shall be done with all dylygence ¶ The temple is fynyshed and dedicate and the feaste of vnleuened brebde is holden CAPI VII THen Sysennes the vnder shreues in Celosyrya and Phenyces and the other Landelordes with their companyons obeyed the thynges that Kynge Daryus had ordeyned and were dylygent in the holy worckes were felowe helpers with the olde rulers of the Iewes And so the worke of the Sanctuary wente forthe and prospeted when Aggeus and Zachary ê“phecyed And they perfourmed all thynges thorow y â— coÌ„maundement of the Lord God of Israel and after the deuyce of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerses kynges of Persia. And thus was oure house finished vnto the. xxiii daye of the moneth Adde ni the. vi yeare of kinge Darius And the chyldren of Israel the prestes and the Leuytes and the other that were come out of captyuyte and such as were ioyned vnto them dyd accordynge as it is written in the boke of Moses And in the dedication of the temple they offred an huÌ„dred oxen two hundred rammes foure hundred lambes and twelue goates for y e synnes of al y e people of Israel after y e nombre of the trybes of Israel The prestes also the Leuites stode arayed in y e prestly garmeÌ„tes after y â— tribes ouer al the workes of the Lorde God of Israell accordynge to the boke of Moses the porters by al dores And the chyldren of Israel with those y e were come out of captyuite helde the passeouer the fouretene day of the fyrst moneth when the prestes and the Leuytes were sanctifyed They y e came out of captiuyte were not all sanctyfyed together but the leuytes were all sanctyfyed together and so al they that came out of captyuite killed the easter lambe for theyr brethreÌ„ for the prestes and for them selues And the chyldren of Israel that came out of captyuyte and escaped froÌ„ all the abhominacyos of y â— Heathen sought y â— Lorde kepte the feast of vnleaued bread seuen dayes longe eatyng and drynckynge and were mery before the Lord that y e Lord had turned the deuyse of the kynge of Assyria and comforted theyr handes to the workes of the Lorde God of Israel ¶ Esdras causeth the people to assemble and come together and then readeth them the law They kepe the feast of Tabernacles CAPI VIII ANo after hym when artaxerses the kynge of the Persyans raygned there wente vnto hym Esdras the sonne of Saraias the sonne of Azarias the sonne of Helchiach the sonne of Sallum the sonne of Sadoch the sonne of Achitob the sonne of Amarias the sonne of Azarias the sonne of Boccus the sonne of Abysu the sonne of Phineas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of AaroÌ„ the fyrst preste This Esdras weÌ„te vp from babylon for he had good vnderstandynge in the lawe of Moses that was geueÌ„ of the Lord God of Israel to be taught and done in dede And the kyng fauoured him and dyd hym great worshyppe and honour after al hys desyres There went vp w t him also certayn of the chyldren of Israel of the prestes of the Leuites of the syngers porters mynysters of the teÌ„ple at Ierusalem In the seuenthe yeare of the raygne of kynge Artaxerses in the fyfth moneth that is in the seuenth yeare of y â— raygne they weÌ„t from Babylon in the newe moone of the. v. moneth and came the hye waye to IerusaleÌ„ after his commauÌ„dement lyke as the Lorde had prospered their iourney For i these Esdras gat greate instruccyon that he shulde leaue none of y â— thinges behinde which are in the lawe and commauÌ„dementes of God And he taught whole Israel al ryghtuousnes and iudgment Then came the Secretaries of kyng Artaxerses and delyuered the wrytinges that were come froÌ„ Artaxerses the kynge to Esdras the preste reder of the lawe of y e Lord And thys is the copye of the letter Kynge Artaxerses sendeth hys gretynge vnto Esdras the preste and reder of the lawe of the Lorde Of frendshype good wyll I haue ordeyned and charged yf there be eny of the Iewes of the prestes Leuytes in my realme which desyreth and is coÌ„tent to go with the vnto Ierusalem y t he maye do it Therfore yf any be mided to beare the company let them come together and go with y â— lyke as I am content and my seuen frendes my couÌ„celers to se what they do at Ierusalem in Iewry kepe the thynkes accordynge as thou hast in the lawe of the Lorde and to brynge the gyftes vnto God the Lord of Israel that I and my frendes haue promysed to Ierusalem and al the syluer and gold y â— is in the countre of Babylon vnto the Lorde to Ierusalem with the thyng that is geuen for the people in the Lordes temple at Ierusalem Yee that the same syluer and golde maye be gathered and oxen rammes shepe and goates other y t belonge to these thynges that they may offer sacryfyces vnto y e Lorde vpoÌ„ the aulter of their Lorde which is at Ierusalem And whatsoeuer thou thy brethren wyll do with the syluer gold that do after thy mynde accordyng to y e coÌ„maundement of the Lord thy God lykewyse w t the holy vessels that are geuen the tor y â— seruyce of y â— house of y â— Lord thy God which is in Ierusalem other thiÌ„ges what
chaunged turned into another meanynge for euyll shal be put out and disceyte shal be quenched As for fayth it shall floryshe corrupcion shal be ouercome the truth which hath bene so longe without frute shal be declared And it happened when he talked w t me that I loked demurely vpon him before whome I stode and these wordes sayde he vnto me I am come to shewe the the tyme of the nyght for to come Yf thou wylte praye yet more and fast seuen dayes agayne I shall tell the more thinges and greater then before for thy voyce is hearde before the Hyest for why y ◠myghtye hathe sene thy ryghtuous dealynge he hath sene also thy chastyte which thou hast had euer sence thy youth and therfore hathe he sent me to shewe the al these thynges to saye vnto the Be of good comforte feare not and hast not w t the tymes that are paste to thyncke vayne thynges make not haste of the latter tymes And it happened after this that I wept agayne and fasted seuen dayes in lyke maner y ◠I myght fulfyll the thre wekes which he tolde me In the eyght night was my hert vexed withi me agayne I begāne to speke before the hyest for my sprete was greately set on fyre and my soule was in destresse I sayd O Lord thou spakest vnto thy creature frō the begynnyng euen the fyrst daye and saydest Let heauen earth be made and thy worde was a perfecte worcke And then was there the sprete and the darckenesses were yet on euery syde and sylence there was no mans voyce as yet from the. Then cōmaunded thou a fayre lyght to come forth out of thy treasures that thy workes myght appere and be sene Upon the seconde daye thou made est the sprete of the firmament and commaūdest it to part in sunder and to make a deuysion be twixte the waters that the one parte myght remayne aboue and the other beneth Upon the thyrde day thou broughtest to passe that the waters were gathered in the seuēth part of y ◠earth Sixe partes hast thou dryed vp and kepte them to thyntent that mē myght sowe occupye husbandry therin As soone as thy worde wente forth the worcke was made For immediatly there was greate innumerable frute and many diuerse pleasures desyres of tēptacyon floures of chaungeable coloure and smel and this was done the thyrde day Upon the. iiij daye thou cōmaundedst y ◠the Sunne shuld geue his shyne the mone her lyght the starres dydest thou set in ordre gauest thē a charge to do seruyce euen vnto man that was for to be made Upon the fyfth daye thou saydest vnto the seuenthe part where the waters were gathered that they shulde brynge forthe diuerse beastes foules and fysshes And so it came to passe that the domme water and without soule brought forth lyuynge beastes at the commaundement of God that all people myght prayse thy wonderous worckes Then dydest thou preserue two soules the one thou calledst Enoch and the other Leuiathan didest seperate the one from the other for the seuenth parte namely where the water was gathered together myght not holde them bothe Unto Enoch thou gauest one parte whiche was dryed vp the thyrde daye that he shulde dwel in the same part wherin are a thousande hylles But vnto Leuiathan thou gauest the seuēth part namely y ◠moyst and haste kepte him to deuoure what thou wylte and whan Upon the syxte daye thou gauest cōmaundement vnto the earthe that before the it shulde brynge forth beastes caxell and all that crepe and besydes this Adam also whome thou madest Lorde of all thy creatures Of hym come we all and the people also whom thou hast chosē specyally vnto thy selfe Al this haue I said nowe and spoken before the O Lord y t I myght shewe howe that the world is made for our sakes As for the other people whiche also come of Adam thou hast said that they are nothyng but be lyke a spetle hast lyckened the aboūdaunce of them vnto a droppe that falleth from the rofe of the house And nowe O Lorde the Heathen which haue euer bene reputed as nothynge haue begōne to be Lordes ouer vs and to deuour vs but we thy people whom thou hast called the fyrst borne thy onely begotten thy feruente louer are geuen into theyr handes and power Yf the worlde nowe be made for our sakes why haue we not the inherytaūce in possessyon with the worlde Howe longe shall this endure ¶ The Angell sheweth Esdras many thynges to come CAPI VII AND it happened after that I had spoken out these wordes there was sente vnto me an Angell whiche had bene by me also the nightes afore and he sayd vnto me Up Esdras and here the wordes that I am come to tell the. And I sayd speake on Lord my God Then sayd he vnto me The see is set in a wyde place that it might be depe and greate but the entraunce is narowe small lyke a ryuer For who wolde go into the see to loke vpon it and to rule it If he wente not thorow the narowe how myght he come into the brode Item another A cytie is buylded and set vpon a brode felde and is full of al goodes the entraūce is narowe and sodayne lyke as yf there were a fyre at the ryght hande and a depe water at the lefte and as it were onely one strayte path betwixte thē bothe so small that there coulde but one man go there If this cyte nowe were geuē to an heyre he neuer went thorowe the parlous waye how wolde he receyue his enheritaūce And I sayde It is so Lord. Then said he to me Euen so is Israel also a porcyon And why for theyr sakes haue I made the world and when Adam transgressed my statutes then was the thyng iudged that was done Thē were the entraūces of the worlde made narowe ful of sorowe trauayle They are but fewe ◠euil ful of parels labour For the entraunces of the fore worlde were wide sure and brought immortall frute If they nowe whiche are entred into this worlde maye not comprehende these strayte and vaine thinges muche lesse may they cōprehende and vnderstande the secrete thynges Why disquietest thou thy self thē seyng thou art but a corruptyble man And what woldest thou knowe where as thou art but mortall And why hast thou not receyued in to thyne herte the thynge that is for to come but that is present Then sayd I O Lord Lord thou hast ordayned in thy lawe that the ryghtuous shulde inherete these thīges but that the vnfaythful and vngodly shulde perysh Neuer thelesse the rightuous shal suffre strayte thīges hope for wide for they that haue liued vngodly and suffred strayte thynges shall not se the wyde And he sayd vnto me There is no iudge aboue God and none that hath vnderstandynge aboue the Hyest For there
the aungell dyd hym He offred vnto the aungell holfe the goodes that he brought with hym CAPI XII THen Tobyas called his sonne vnto hym and sayde What may we geue thys holy man that wente with the Tobias answered hys father and sayde Father what rewarde shall we geue him Or what thynge can deserue his benefytes He hath bene my gyde and brought me safe agayne he receaued the money frō Gabelus he caused me to get my wyfe he droue the euyll spryte from her be hath bene an occasyon of gladnesse to her father and mother he delyuered me that I was not deuoured of the fyshe he hath made the to se the lyght of heauen yee we all haue receaued greate good of him Howe shulde we worthely deserue these thynges vnto him But I praye the my father that thou wylt desyre him yf happly he wyll voutch safe to take w t hym the halfe of all that we haue brought So the father and the sonne called hym toke him asyde and beganne to praye hym y ◠he wolde be cōtent to take in good worth the halfe parte of al that they had brought Then sayde he secretly vnto them Prayse ye the god of heauen and geue thankes vn to hym before all men lyuynge for he hathe shewed his mercy vnto vs. It is good to hyde the kinges secrete but to shew to praise y ◠worckes of god it is an honorable thyng Prayer is good with fastinge and mercy is better then to hoorde vp treasures of gold For mercy delyuereth from death clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlasting lyfe But they that do synne vnrighteousnes are the enemyes of theyr owne soule Wherfore I tell you the truth and wyll hyde nothinge from you When thou prayedst with teares and buryedst the deed and leftest thy dyner and hiddest the deed in thy house vpon the day tyme that thou myghtest buryē them in the nyghte I offred thy prayer before the Lorde And because thou wast accept and beloued of God it was necessary that temtacyon shulde trye the. And now hath the Lord sent me to heale the and to delyuet Sara thy sonnes wyfe from the euyll spryte For I am Raphael an aungel one of the seuen that stande before God When they hearde thys they were sore afrayed and trembled and fell downe vpon theyr faces vnto the grounde Then sayde the Aungel Peace be with you feare not Where as I haue bene with you it is the wyll of God geue prayse and thanckes vnto hym You thought that I dyd eat and dryncke with you but I vse meate that is inuysyble and drincke that cannot be sene of men Nowe therfore is the tyme that I muste rurne agayne vnto him that sent me but be ye thanckfull vnto God and tel out all hys wonderous worckes And when he had spoken these wordes he was taken awaye out of theyr syghte so that they sawe hym nomore Then tell they downe flat vpon their faces by the spaces of thre houres praysed God when they rose vp they tolde all hys wonderous worckes ¶ Tobias the elder geueth thankes vnto God CAPI XIII THen olde Tobias opened 〈◊〉 mouthe and praysed the Lorde and sayde Great art thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kigdome worlde without ende for thou scourgest and healest thou ledest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne and there is none that may escape thyne hande O geue thankes vnto the Lorde ye chyldren of Israell and prayse hym in the syght of the heathen For amonge the Heathen whiche knowe hym not hathe he scatered you to the intent that ye shulde shewe forth hys maruelous worckes and cause them for to knowe that there is none other God almyghtye but he He hathe chastened vs for our mysdedes for hys owne mercye sake shall he saue vs. Consydre then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare drede and magnyfye the euerlastynge kynge in youre worckes I wyll praye him euen in the lande of my captiuyte for he hath shewed his matestye vnto synful people Turne you therfore O ye synners and do ryghteousnes before God and be ye sure that he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you As for me my soule we wyll reioyse in God O prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde y ◠dayes of gladnesse and be thankfull vnto hym O Ierusalem thou cytie of God the Lorde hath punyshed the for the workes of thyne owne handes O prayse the Lorde in thy good thynges and geue thankes to the euerlastynge God that he may buylde vp his tabernacle agayne in the that he maye call agayne vnto the all suche as be in captiuyte that thou mayest haue ioye for euermore With a fayre lyght shalte thou shyne and all the endes of the worlde shall honoure the. The people shall come vnto the from farre they shall brynge gyftes worship the Lorde in the and thy laude shall they haue for a Sanctuary for they shall call vpon the greate name in the. Cursed shall they be that despyse the all that blaspheme the shal be condempned but blessed shall they be that buylde the vp As for the thou shalt reioyse in the chyldre for they all shal be blessed and gathered together vnto the Lorde Blessed are they all that loue the and that be glad of thy peace Prayse thou the Lorde O my soule for the Lorde our God hathe delyuered hys cytie Ierusalem from all her troubles I wyll counte my selfe happye yf my sede remayne to se the clearnes of Ierusalem The gates of Ierusalem shal be buylded with Saphyre and Smarage and all the compasse of her walles with precyous stones All her stretes shal be paued with white marble stone and in al stretes shal Alleluya be songe Praysed be the Lorde whiche hath exalted her that his kyngdome maye be vpon her for euermore Amen And so Tobias made an ende of hys talkynge ¶ Tobias prophecyeth the destruction of Niniue His sōme returned to Raguel alter the decesse of h◠father mother CAPI XIIII AND after that Tobias had gottē his sight agayne he lyued xlii ▪ yeares sawe his chylders chyldren Now when he was C and. ii yeare olde he dyed and was buryed honorably in Niniue For when he was sixe and fyftye yeares of age he lost the syght of his eyes and whē he was thre score yeare olde he gat his syght agayne The residue of his lyfe led he in ioye and increased well in y ◠feare of God departed 〈◊〉 peace But in the houre of hys death he called vnto hym hys sonne Tobias and seuen yonge springaldes hys sōnes chyldren and sayde vnto thē The destruccyon of Niniue is at hande for the worde of the Lorde can not fayle and oure brethren that are scatred out of the lande of Israel shal come thyther agayne And the whole lande of it that hathe bene waste shal be fylled the huose of God that was brent in it shal be buylded agayne and all suche
her vnto the for the feare of the Lorde is wysdome and nurture he hath pleasure in fayth and louynge mekenesse and he shal fyl the treasures therof Be not obstinate and vnfaythfull to the feare of the Lorde and come not vnto hym with a double hert Be not an ypocryce in y â— light of men and take good hede what thou speakest Marcke well these thynges lest y â— happen to fal and bringe thy soule to dishonoure and so god discouer thy secretes and cast the downe in the middest of the congregacyo because thou woldest not ceceaue the teare of God and because thy herte is ful of faynednes and disceace ¶ He exhorteth the seruauÌ„tes of god to righteousnes loâ—e vnderstandynge and â— cyence â—â—d exhorteth him that 〈◊〉 teth God to beleue to hope and to loue because God â—â—ither confoundeth nor forsaketh them that truste in hym A curse vpon the sotell fearce and impacyent of herte CAPI II. My sonne yf thou wylte come into the seruyce of God stande faste in ryghteousnesse and feare and arme thy soule to temptacyon setle thyne herte and be pacyent bowe downe thine eare receaue the wordes of vnderstandinge and shryncke not awaye when thou art entysed Holde the fast vpon God ioyne thy selfe vnto him and suffre that thy life may increace at the last Whatsoeuer happeneth vnto y â— receaue it suffre iÌ„ heuynesse and be pacient in thy trouble For lyke as golde syluer are tryed in the fyre euen so are acceptable meÌ„ in y â— fornace of aduersite Beleue iÌ„ God he shall helpe the ordre thy waye a ryght and put thy trust in him Hold fast his feare and grow therin O ye that feare the Lord take sure holde of his mercy shrincke not a waye from him that ye fal not O ye that feare the Lord beleue hiÌ„ and your rewarde shal not be emptye O ye that feare y e Lord put your trust in him and mercy shall come vnto you for pleasure O ye y t feare y e Lord set your loue vpon him and you hertes shal be lyghtened Consydre the olde generacions of meÌ„ O ye chyldren marck them well was there euer eny one confounded that put hys trust in the Lord Who euer coÌ„tinued in his feare and was forsaken Or whome dyd he euer despyse that called faithfully vpoÌ„ him For God is gracyous mercyfull he forgeueth sinnes in the tyme of trouble and is a defender for all them that seke hym in the truthe Wo be vnto him y t hath a double hert wycked lippes and euyll occupied haÌ„des and to the synner that goeth two maner of wayes Wo be vnto them y â— are loose of herte which put not theyr trust in god and therfore shall they not be defended of hym Wo be vnto theÌ„ that haue lost pacience forsakeÌ„ y â— ryght wayes and are turned back into frowarde wayes What wyll they do whan the Lord shall begynne to vyset them They that feare the Lord wyll not mistrust his worde and they y â— loue him wyll kepe his commaundement They that feare the Lord wyl seke out the thinges that are pleasaunt vnto him they that loue him shall fulfyll hys lawe They that feare the Lorde wyll prepare theyr hertes and humble theyr soules iÌ„ his sight They that feare the Lorde kepe his commauÌ„dementes and wyll be pacient tyl they se hym selfe saying better it is for vs to fal into y t handes of y e Lorde then into the handes of men for hys mercy is as greate as hym selfe ¶ To our father and mother ought we to geue double honour Of the blessynge and ruesse of the father and mother No man ought ouce curyously to searthe oure the secretes of God CAPI III. THe chyldren of wysdome are a congregacyon of the ryghteous and theyr extrcise is obedience and loue Heare me your father O my deare chyldren and do there after that ye may be safe For y â— Lorde wyll haue the father honoured of the children and loke what a mother commauÌ„deth her chyldren to do he wyll haue it kept Who so honoureth his father his synnes shall be forgeuen him he that honoureth his mother is lyke one y â— gathereth treasure together Who so honoureth hê father shall haue ioye of his owne chyldren when he maketh his prayer he shal be herde He y â— honoureth his father shal haue a long lyfe and he that is obedyent for the Lordes sake hys mother shall haue ioye of hym He that feareth the Lorde honoureth hys father and mother and doth theÌ„ seruyce as it were vnto the Lorde hym selfe Honoure thy father in dede in worde and iÌ„ al pacieÌ„ce that thou mayest haue Gods blessinge and hys blessynge shall abyde with y â— at the last The blessing of the father buyldeth vp the houses of the children but the mothers curse roteth out the foundacyons Reioyse not wheÌ„ thy father is reproued for it is not honoure vnto the but a shame For the worshype of a maÌ„s father is his owne worship where the father is without honoure it is the dishonesty of the sonne My sonne make much of thy father in hys age greue hym not as long as he lyueth And if his vnderstandynge fayle haue pacience with hym and despise him not in thy strength For the good dede y â— thou shewest vnto thy father shal not be forgotteÌ„ and when thou thy self wanteste it shall be rewarded the for thy mothers offence thou shalt be recompensed with good yee it shall be founded for the in ryghteousnes and in the daye of trouble y â— shalt be remembred the synnes also shall melte awaye lyke as the yse in the fayre warme water He that forsaketh his father shall come to shame and he that defieth his mother is cursed of God My sonne perfourme thy worckes wyth louynge mekenesse so shalte thou be loued aboue other men The greater thou arte the more humble thy selfe in all thynges and thou shalt fynde fauoure in the syght of God For greate power belongeth onely vnto God and he is honoured of the lowly Seke not out the thynges y â— are aboue thy capacyte and search not the grounde of such thinges as are to myghtye for the but loke what God hath coÌ„maunded the thinke vpon that all waye and be not curyous in many of hys worckes For it is not nedeful for the to se with thyne eyes the thynges that are secret Make not thou to muche search iÌ„ superssuous thinges and be not curious in many of his workes for many thinges are shewed vnto the al ready which be aboue the capacite of men The medlyng w t such hath begyled many a maÌ„ and tangled theyr wittes in vanyte An harde hert shall fare euyll at the last and he that louethe peryll shall peryshe therm an hert that goeth two wayes shall not prospere and he that is froward of hert wyll euer be worse and worsse A wycked
couetousnesse are to be abhored Laboure is praysed CAPI X. A Wyse iudge wyl ordre his people with discrecion and where a man of vnderstandynge beareth rule there goeth it wel As the iudge of the people is him self eueÌ„ so are his offycers and loke what maner of maÌ„ the ruler of the cyte is suche are they y t dwell therin also An vnwyse kyng destroyeth his people but wher they that be in auctorite are men of vnderstandynge there the cytye prospereth The power of the earth is in the hande of God and all iniquyte of the people is to be abhorred and when his tyme is he shall set a profytable ruler vpon it In the hande of God is the power of man vpon the Scribes shall he laye his honoure RemeÌ„bre no wronge of thy neyghboure and medle thou with no vnryghtuous workes Pryde is hatefull before God and man and all wyckednes of the HetheÌ„ is to be abhored Because of vnryghtuous dealynge wronge blasphe myes diuers disceyte a realme shal be translated from one people to another There is nothyng worse then a couetous man Why art thou proude O thou earth asshes There is not a more wycked thynge then to loue money And why such one hath hys soule to sell yet is he but fylthye donge whyle he lyueth And though the phisicion shewe his helpe neuer so longe yet in conclusion it goeth after this maner to daye a kynge to morowe deed For when a man dyeth he is the heyre of serpentes beastes and wormes The begynnynge of mans pryde is to fall awaye from God and why his hert is gone troÌ„ hys maker for pryde is the orygynal of all synne Who so taketh holde therof shall be fylled with cursynges and at the last it shall ouerthrowe hym Therfore hath y â— Lord brought the congregacyons of the wycked to dyshonour and destroyed them vnto the ende God hath destroyed the seates of proude princes and set vp the meke in theyr steade God hath wythered the rotes of the proude Heathen planted the lowly amonge them God hath ouerthrowen y â— laÌ„des of the Heythen and destroyed the vnto the grouÌ„de He hath caused them to wyther awaye he hath brought theÌ„ to naught made the memorral of them to ceasse from out of the earth God hath destroyed the name of y t proude lefte the name of y e huÌ„ble of miÌ„de Pryde was not made for maÌ„ nether wrothfulnes for meÌ„s children The sede of men y t feareth God shal be brought to honour but the sede which transgresseth the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde shal be shamed He y t is the ruler amonge brethren is holden in honour amoÌ„g theÌ„ he that regardeth such as feare the Lord. The glory of y â— ryche of the honorable of the poore is the feare of God Despyse not y â— the iust pore man magnyfye not the rych vngodly Great is the iudge myghtye in honour yet is there none greater then he that feareth God Unto the seruauÌ„t y t is discrete shal the fre do seruice He that is wise wel nurtoured wil not grudge when he is refourmed an ignoraunt body shall not come to honour Be not proude to do thy worke dispare not in tyme of aduer syte Better is he that laboureth hath pleÌ„ tuousnes of al thinges then he that is gorge ous wanteth breade My soÌ„ne kepe thy soule in mekenes and geue her her due honour Who shall iustyfye hym that synneth agaynst hym selfe Who wyll honoure hym that dyshonoureth hys owne soule The poore is honoured for hys faythfulnes and trueth but the ryche is had in reputacion because of his goodes He that ordreth hym selfe honestely in pouerte howe moch more shal he behaue hymselfe honestly in ryches And who so ordreth hym selfe vnhonestly in ryches how muche more shall he behaue him selfe vnhonestly in pouerte ¶ The prayse of humslite After the outwarde apperaunce oâ—ght we not to iudge Of heady and rashe iuogement The ryche to not without offence All thynges rome of God Al meÌ„ are not to be brought into thyne house CAPI XI THe wysdome of hym that is broughte lowe shall lyfte vp hys heade and shall make hym to syt amonge greate men Commende not thou a man in his bewtye neither despyse a man in his vtter aperaunce The Bee is but a small beast amonge the foules yet is her frute exceding swete Be not proude of thy rayment exalte not thy selfe in the daye of thy honoure for the worckes of the Hyest onely are wonderfull yee gloryous secrete and vnknowen are hys worckes Many tyrauntes haue bene fayne to syt downe vpon the earthe and the vnlyckely hathe worne the crowne Many myghty men haue bene brought lowe and the honorable haue bene delyuered into other mens haÌ„des CoÌ„deÌ„ne no man before thou haue tryed out the matter and when thou hast made inquisicioÌ„ then refourme ryghtuously Geue no sentence before y u hast herde the cause but fyrste let men tell out theyr tales Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe and stande not in the iugement of synners My sonne medle not with many matters and yf thou wylte be ryche thou shalt not be without offence for though thou folo â—est it y u shalt not get it and though y â— reÌ„utst thy way afore yet shalt y â— not escape There is some maÌ„ y t laboureth the more he weryeth hym selfe the lesse he hath Agayne some man is slouthfull hath nede of helpe wanteth strength and hath greate pourâ—tye and Gods eye loketh vpon hym to good settech hym vp from his lowe estate and lyfteth vp his heed so that many men maruell at hym and geue honoure vnto God Prosperyte and aduersyte lyfe death pouerte and rythes come all of the Lorde Wysdome nurtoure and knowledge of the lawe are with God loue and the wayes of good are with hym Erroure and darknesse are made for synners and they that exalte them selues leuyll waxe olde in euyll The gyfte of God remayneth for the ryghtuous and his good wyll shall geue prosperyte for euer Some man is ryche by lyuing nygardly and that is the porcyon of his rewarde in that he sayeth now haue I gotten rest nowe wyll I eate and dryncke of my goodes my selfe alone And yet he consydreth not y t the tyme draweth nye deathe approcheth y t he must leaue all these thynges vnto other men and dye hym selfe Stande thou fast in thy couenaunt and exercyse thy selfe therin and remayne in y e worcke vnto thy age CoÌ„tynue not in the workes of synners but put thy trust in God and byde in thyne estate for it is but an easy thynge in the syght of God to make a poore man ryche and that sodeÌ„ly The blessynge of God hasteth to the reward of the ryghtuous and maketh hys fruytes sone to floryshe prospere Saye not what
in temptacyon and offente Take no heuynes to herte dryue it awaye and remember the last thynges Forget it not for there is no turning agayne Thou shalte do hym no good but hurt thy selfe RemeÌ„ber his iudgment thine also shal be lyke wyse vnto me yester daye vnto the to daye Let the remeÌ„braunce of y â— deed ceasse in hys rest and comforte thy selfe agayne ouer hym seing his spiryte is departed from hym The wysdome of the scrybe is at conuenyent tyme of rest he that ceasseth from exercyse and laboure shall be wyse He that holdeth the plough and hath plesure in proddyng and driuyng the oxen and goeth aboute with suche workes he can speake of oxen He setteth his hert to make forowes is dilygent to geue the kyne foder So is euery carpenter also workmaster that laboureth styl nyght and daye he carueth graueth cutteth out and his desyre is in sondry connynge thynges his hert ymagineth howe he maye cuÌ„nyngly cast an ymage his dilygence also and watchyng perfourmeth the worke The yronsmyth in lyke maner hydeth by his stythye and doth his dilygence to labour the yron The vapoure of the fyre brenneth his fleshe and he must fyght with the heaâ— of the fornace The noyse of the hammer soundeth euer in his eares and his eyes loke styll vpoÌ„ the thynge that he maketh He hath set hys mynde therupon that he wyll make out his worke and therfore he watcheth howe he maye set it out and bryngeth it to an ende So doth the potter syt by his worke he turneth the whele aboute with his fete he is dilygent and careful in all doynges and his laboure and worke is without nomber He fashioneth the claye with his arme and with his fete he temporeth it His herte ymagyneth howe he maye make it pleasaunte and his dilygence is to clense the ouen All these hope in theyr handes and euery one thyncketh to be cunnynge in his worke Without these maye not the cyties be maynteyned inhabited nor occupied and come not hâ—e in the congregacyon in the councell of the people they be not requyred they vnderstande not the couenaunte of the lawe they cannot declare equyte and iudgemeÌ„t they caÌ„not fynd out the darke sentences but thorowe them shall the creature of the worlde be maynteyned theyr prayer concerneth only the worke and labour of connynge ¶ A wyse man The workes of God Unto the good good thynges do profet but vnto the euell euen good thynges are euell CAPI XXXIX HE that applyeth hys mynde to vnderstande the law of God doth diligently seke out the wysdome of them of the old tyme and exerciseth him selfe in the Prophetes He kepeth the saynges of famous men and preseth to the to vnderstandynge of darcke sentences of wysdome He seketh out y â— mystery of secrete sayinges exerciseth him self ther in continually He doth seruice amoÌ„ge great men appeareth before the prince He goeth into a strauÌ„ge countre trauayleth thorowe it loke what good or euyll is among men he proueth it seketh it out He purposeth in his herte to resorte early vnto the Lord y â— made him to pray before the Hyest God He openeth his mouth in prayer prayeth for hys sinnes WheÌ„ the great Lorde wyll he shal be fylled with y â— sprete of vnderstandyng that he may then poure out wyse sentences geue thanckes vnto the Lorde in hys prayer He shall ordre his deuice and lede his knowledge a ryght and geue him vnderstanding of secrete thynges He shall shewe forth the science of his lernynge and reioyse in the couenaunt of the lawe of the Lord. The whole congregacyon shall commende his wysdome and it shall neuer be put out The remeÌ„braunce of him shal neuer be forgotten and his name shall continue from one generacioÌ„ to another Hys wysdome shal be spoken of amonge the people and the whole congregacyoÌ„ shal openly declare his prayse Whyle he lyueth he hath a greater name then a thousaÌ„de besyde after his death the same name remayneth vnto hym Yet wyll I speake of mo men of vnderstandynge for I am ful as the Moone Herken vnto me ye holy vertuous chyldren brynge forth frute as the rose y t is plaÌ„ted by the brokes of the felde and geue ye a swete smell as Libanus Florysh as the rose garden synge a songe of prayse O geue thaÌ„kes vnto God ouer all his worckes Geue glory and honoure vnto the Lorde shew his prayse with youre lyppes Yee euen with the â—onge of your lippes with harpes playing and in geuynge thanckes vnto hym saye after this maner All the worckes of the Lorde are exceadynge good and all his coÌ„ maundementes are mete and conueniente in due season A maÌ„ nede not to saye what is that what is that for at tyme conuenient they shall all be sought At his commaundemeÌ„t the water was as a wal and at the word of his mouth the water stode styll In his commaundement is euery thynge acceptable and reconcyled and his health can not be mynisshed The worckes of al flessh are before him and there is nothyng hyd from his eies He seyth from euerlastyng to euerlastynge and there is nothynge to wonderfull or hye vnto hym A man nede not to saye then what is thys or that For he hathe made all thynges to do good vnto man His blessynge shall renne ouer as the streame and moysture the earth lyke a floud of water Lyke as he maketh the water for drouth so shal his wrath fal vpon the Heathen His wayes are playne and ryght vnto the iust but the vngodly stomble at them For the good are good thinges created from the begynnyng euyl thynges for the vngodly Al thynges necessary for y â— lyfe of man are created froÌ„ the begynnyng water fyre yron salt meel wheat and hony mylke wyne oyle clothyng All these thynges are created for the best to the faythful But to the vn godly shal al these thinges be turned to the hurt harme There be spretes y t are created for vengeaunce in their rigorusnes haue they fastened theyr tormeÌ„tes In the tyme of the ende they shal poure out their strength pacifie the wrath of hiÌ„ that made theÌ„ Fire hayle hoÌ„gre deth al these thinges are created for vengeaunce The teeth of wylde noysome beastes the scorpions serpeÌ„tes and the swerde are created also for vengeauÌ„ce to the destruccyon of the vngodly They shal be glad to do his coÌ„maundementes and when nede is they shal be ready vpon earthe and when theyr houre is come they shall not ouerpasse the coÌ„maundement of the Lorde Thefore haue I taken a good corage vnto me from the begynnynge and thought to put these thinges in wrytinge to leaue theÌ„ behynde me All the workes of the Lord are good he geueth euery one in due season whan nede is so that a man nede not to say this is worse then that For
mans wyfe and to make many triflyng wordes with her mayden or to stande by her bedsyde Be ashamed to vpbrayde thy frende when thou geuest any thynge caste hym not in the teâ—he withall ¶ Secretes maye not be opened The lawe of God must be taught A doughter A woman God knoweth all thynges ye euen the secretes of the heâ—â—e CAPI XLII REhearse not a thynge twyse and dysclose not the wordes that thou haste herde in secrete Be shamefast and well manered in dede so shall euery man fauour the. Of these thynges be not thou ashamed and accepte no personne to offende Namely of these thynges be not ashamed Of the lawe of God of the couenaunt of iudgement to brynge the vngodly from his vngodlynesse vnto ryghtuousnes to make hym a good man to deale faithfully with thy neyghbour and companyon to destrybute the herytage vnto thy frendes to be diligent to kepe true measure and weyght to be content whether thou gettest muche or lytle to deale truelye with temporall gooddes in byinge and sellynge to bryng vp chyldren with dilygence to correcte an euell seruaunte to kepe that thine is froÌ„ an euel wyfe to set a locke where many handes are what thou delyuerest and geuest out to kepe to tell it and to weye it to wryte vp all thy out geuynge and receyuynge to enfourme the vnlearned and vnwyse Of the aged that are iudged of the yonge Yf thou be dylygente in these thynges truely thou shalte be learned and wyse and accepted of all men The doughter maketh y â— father to watch secretly y e carefulnes y t he hath for her taketh away his slepe yee in y e youth leest she shulde ouergrow hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ she hath an husband lest she shuld be hated lest she shulde be defyled or rauyshed in her vyrginite or gotten w t chylde in her fathers house Or when she coÌ„meth to y â— man leest she behaue her selfe not right or coÌ„tynue vnfruteful If thy daughter be waÌ„ton kepe her straytly leest she cause thyne enemyes to laugh y â— to scorne the holy cytie to geue the an euell reporte so y â— be fayne to heare thy shame of euery man be confouÌ„ded before all y â— people Beholde not euery bodyes beautye haue not much dwellynge amonge wemen For lyke as the worme and moth cometh out of clothynge so doth wyckednesse of women It is better to be with an euell man then with a frendely wyfe y â— putteth one to shame and rebuke I wyl remember the workes of the lorde declare the thyng y t I haue sene In the wordes of the Lorde are his workes The Sunne ouerloketh all thynges with his shyne and all his workes are full of the clerenes therof Hath not the lord brought to passe that his sayntes shulde tell out all hys wunderous workes whiche the almyghtie Lorde hath stably shed All thynges endure in his glory He seketh out the ground of the depe and the hert of men and he knoweth all theyr ymaginacion wysdome For the Lord knoweth all scyence and he loketh into y â— token of the tyme. He declareth the thynges that are past and for to come and discloseth thynges that are secrete No thought maye escape hym neyther maye any worde be hyd from hym He hath garnyshed the hye excellent workes of his wysdome he is froÌ„ euerlastyng to euerlastyng Unto hym maye nothynge be added neyther can he be mynished he hath no nede also of any mans councel O how amiable are al his workê as a sparke to loke vpon They lyue all and endure for euer and wheÌ„ soeuer nede is they are al obedient vnto him They are al double one against another he hath made nothing that hath faute or blemysh He hath stablyshed the goodes of euery one and who maye be satysfyed with his glorye when he seyth it ¶ The summe of the â—reacyon of the worckes of God CAPI XLIII THe glorye of the heyght is the fayre and cleare fyrmamente the bewtye of the heauen is his gloryous clearnes The sunne when it appeareth declareth the daye in the goinge oute of it a maruelous worke of the Hyest At none it burneth the earthe and who maye abyde the heate therof Who so kepeth an ouen when it is hote â–ª â—hre tymes more dothe the Sunne burne vpon the mountaynes when it bretheth oute the fyrye beames and shynethe wyth the brightnes of it it blyndeth the eyes Greate is the Lorde that made it and in his commaundement he causeth it to renne hastely The mone also is in all and at conueniente season it sheweth the tymes and is a tokeÌ„ of the tyme. The token of the soleÌ„pne feaste is taken of the Moone a lyght that minisheth and increaseth againe The Moneth is called after the Moone it groweth wonderously in her chaungynge The armye of heaueÌ„ also is in the Heygth in the fyrmameÌ„t of heaueÌ„ it geueth a cleare and gloryous shyne Thys is the clearnes of the starres the bewtyfull apparell of heauen the apparell that the Lorde lighteneth in the Heygth In his holy worde they contynue in theyr ordre and not one of theÌ„ fayleth in hys watche Loke vpon the raynebowe â–ª and prayse hym that made it very bewtyfull is it in his shyne He coÌ„paseth the heauen about with his clearnes and glory the haÌ„des of the Hiest haue bended it Thorowe hys commaundement he maketh the snowe to fal and the thonder of his iudgement to smyte hastly Thorowe hys commaundement the treasures are opened and the cloudes fle as the foules In hys power hath he strengthened the cloudes and broken the hayle stones The mountaynes melt at y â— syght of him the wynde bloweth accordynge to his wyll The sounde of his thonder beateth y â— earth so doth the storme of the north the whyrle wynde also lyghteth downe as a fethered foule casteth oute and spredeth the snowe abrode and as the greshoppers that destroy all so falleth it downe The eye marueleth at the bewtye of the whytenesse therof and the herte is afraye at y â— rayne of it He poureth out the frost vpon earth lyke salt and when it is frosen it is as sharpe as y â— prycke of a thystle When the colde Northwynde bloweth harde Chrystall commeth of the water He lyghteth downe vpon all the gatherynges together of water putteth on the waters as a brest plate He deuoureth the mountaynes and burneth the wildernesses and loke what is grene he putteth it oute lyke fyre The medicine of all these is when a cloude commeth hastely and wheÌ„ a dewe commeth vpon the heate it shal be refreshed agayne In hys worde he stylleth the wynde In his councell he setteth the depe the Lord Iesus planted it They that sayle ouer the see tell of the parels and harmes therof and when we heare it with oure eares we maruell therat For there be straunge wonderous worckes diuerse maner of nyce
the wyldernesse namely they that were of Dathan and Abirams side and the furyous congregacion of Chore. This the Lorde sawe and it displeased hym and in hys wrothfull indignacion were they consumed A greate wonder dyd he vpon them and consumed them with the fyre Besydes thys he made Aaron yet more honorable and glorious He gaue hym an herytage and parted the fyrst frutes vnto him Unto hym specially he appoynted the bred for sustenaunce for the prestes dyd eat of the offrynges of y â— Lorde this gaue he vnto him and his sede Els had he no herytage nor porcion in the laÌ„de and with the people For the Lord hym selfe is his porcyon and enherytaunce The thyrde noble excelleÌ„t man is Phinehes y â— sonne of Eleazer which pleased the God of Israel because he had the zele and feare of the Lorde For wheÌ„ the people were turned backe he put hym selfe forth ryght sone and y â— with a good wyll to pacifye the wrath of the Lorde towarde Israell Therfore was there a couenauÌ„t of peace made w t him y t he shulde be the principal among the ryghteous in the people that he and his posterite shulde haue the offyce of the prsthode for euer Lyke as there was made a couenauÌ„t with Dauid of the trybe of Iuda that from amonge his sonnes onely there shulde be a kyng And that Aaron also and his se de shulde be the heritage to geue vs wysdome in our hert to iudge his people in righteousnes y â— hys goodes shulde not come in to forgetfulnes that their honoure might endure for euer CAPI XLVI ¶ The praise of Iosue Caleb and Samuell MAnly and stronge in battayll was Iesus the sonne of Naue which insteade of Moses y â— Prophete was geuen to be captayne of the people whiche accordinge vnto hys name was a greate sauyoure vnto the elect of god to punish the enemies that â—ose vp agaynst Israel y â— Israel myght optaine theyr inheritaunce O howe greate noble excellent was he when he lyft vp his hand drewe out his swerde agaynst the cytyes Who stode so manly before hym For the Lorde hym selfe brought in the enemyes Stode not the suÌ„ne styl at his commaundemente and one daye was as longe as two He called vpon the Hyest and moste myghtye when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery syde and the Lorde herde hym wyth the hayle stones They smote the Heytheneshe people myghtely in falling downe they slewe all the aduersaryes so that the Heathen knewe his hoost and al his defence y t the Lord hym selfe fought agaynst theÌ„ for he folowed vpoÌ„ the myghtie men of theÌ„ In the tyme of Moses also he and Caâ—ch the sonne of Iephune dyd a good worcke which stode agaynst the enemyes w t helde the people from synne stylled the wycked murmuring And of syxe huÌ„dreth thousaÌ„de people of fote they two were preserued to brige theÌ„ into y e heritage namely a â—ande that floweth with mylcke and hony The Lorde gaue streÌ„gth also vnto Caleb which remained with hym vnto his age so that he went vp into the hye places of the laÌ„de and his sede coÌ„quered the same for an herytage that al the chyldreÌ„ of Israel myght se howe good a thynge it is to be obedient vnto the Lorde And the iudges or rulers euery one after his name whose hert went not a whoryng nor departed from the Lord and that forsoke not the Lorde vnfaythfully whose remembrauÌ„ce hath a good reporte yee their bones florish out of their place and their names shal neuer be chauÌ„ged but honoure remayneth styl w t the childreÌ„ of those holy meÌ„ Samuel the Prophete beloued of the Lorde his God * ordayned a kyng anoynted the prynces ouer the people In the law of the Lorde he iudged the congregacyon and the Lorde had respecte vnto Iacob The Prophete was founde diligent in hys faythfulnes and he is knowen faythfull in his wordes He called vpon the Lord the almyghtye when the enemyes preased vpoÌ„ him on euery syde what tyme as he offred y â— suckyng lambes And the Lord thoÌ„dred froÌ„ heauen and made his voyce to be herd with a greate noyse He discomfyted the prynces of Tire all the rulers of the Philistines Before his laste ende he made protestacyon in the syghte of the Lorde and hys anoynted that he toke neyther substaunce nor good of eny man no not so muche as a sho and no man myght accuse hym After thys he tolde that hys ende was at hande and shewed the kynge also hys ende and deathe and from the earthe lyfte he vp hys voice in the prophecy that the vngodly people shulde peryshe ¶ The prayse of Nathan Dauid and Salomon CAPI XLVII AFterward in the time of king Dauid there rose vp a prophet called NathaÌ„ For like as y â— fat is taken away from the offeryng so was Dauid chosen out of the childreÌ„ of Israell He toke his pastyme with the lyons and as with kyddes and with beares lyke as with lambes Slewe he not a gyaunte when he was yet but yonge and toke away the rebuke froÌ„ his people what tyme as he toke the stone in hys hande and smote downe proude Goliath w t the sâ—inge For he called vpon the hyest Lorde whiche gaue him strength in hys ryghte hande so that he ouerthrewe the myghtye gyaunte in the battyll that he might set vp the horne of hys people agayne Thus brought he hym to worshpype aboue all prynces and made hym to haue a good reporte in the prayse of the Lorde that he shulde were a crowne of glory For he destroyed the enemies on euery syde roted out the Philystynes hys aduersaryes and brake theyr hornes in sunder lyke as it is broken yet thys daye In all hys worckes he praysed the Hyest and Holyest and ascâ—ybed the honour vnto hym With his whole hert dyd he prayse y â— Lorde and loued god that made hym He set syngers also before the aulter and in theyr tune he made swete songes He ordeyned to kepe the holy daies worshypfully and that the solempne feastes thorowe the whose yeare shulde be honorably holden with praysynge the name of the Lorde and with syngynge by tymes in the mornynge in the Sanctuary The Lorde toke awaye his synnes and exalted his horne for euer He gaue hym the couenauÌ„t of the kingdome and the trone of worshipe in Israell After hi there rose vp the wyse soÌ„ne called Salomon and for hys sake he droue the enemyes awaye farre of This SalomoÌ„ raigned w t peace in his tyme for God gaue him rest froÌ„ his enemyes on euery syde y t he myghe builde him an house in his name and prepare the SaÌ„ctuary for euer lyke as he was well instructe in hys youthe fylled with wysdome and vnderstandinge as it were with a water floude He couered and filled the whole lande with similitudes and
bloode is drynke in dede He that eateth my flesshe and drynketh my bloode dwelleth in me and I in hym As the liuyng father hath sent me and I lyue for the father Euen so he that eateth me shall lyue by the meanes of me This is that bread whiche came downe froÌ„ heuen not as your fathers dyd eate Man na are deade He that eateth of this bread shall lyue euer ⊢ These thynges sayde he in the synagoge as he taught in Capernaum Many therfore of his discyples when they had herde this sayd this is an harde sayeng who can abyde the hearyng of it Iesus knewe in hym selfe that his disciples murmured at it he sayde vnto them Doth this offende you What and yf ye shall se the son of man ascende vp thyther where he was before It is the spiryte that quyckeneth the flesshe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake vnto you are spiryte and lyfe But there are some of you that bileue not For Iesus knew from the begynnyng whiche they were that byleued not and who shulde betraye hym And he sayde therfore sayd I vnto you that no man can come vnto me except it were gyuen vnto hym of my father From that tyme many of his disciples went backe and forsoke hym and walked no more with hym Then sayde Iesus to the twelue wyll ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter answered hym Lorde to whome shal we go Thou haste the wordes of eternall lyfe and we byleue and are sure that thou arte Chryst the sonne of the lyuynge god Iesus answereth them Haue not I chosen you twelue one of you is a deuyll He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon For he it was that shulde betraye hym beynge one of the twelue ¶ Iesus cometh to Ierusalem at the least teacheth the Iues and reproueth them There are dyuerse opinyons of hym amonge the people The Pharyses rebuke the offycers bycause they haue not brought hym chyde with Nicodemus for takynge his parte CAPI VII AFter these thynges Iesus went about in Galile for he wolde not go aboute in Iurye bycause that the Iues sought to kyll hym The Iues feast of tabernacles was at hande His brethren therfore sayde vnto hym get the hence and go in to Iury that thy discyples also maye se thy workes that thou doest For there is no man that doeth any thynge in secret and he hym selfe seketh to be knowen openly Yf thou do soch thynges shewe thy selfe to the worlde For his brethren byleued not in hym Then Iesus sayde vnto them My tyme is not yet come but your tyme is alwaye redy The worlde can not hate you But me it hateth bycause I â—â—stifye of it that the workes therof are euyl Go ye vp vnto this feast I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast for my tyme is not yet full come When he had sayd these wordes vnto them he abode styl in Ga lile But as soone as his brethren were come then went he also vp vnto the feast not open ly but as it were preuely Then sought hym the Iues at the feast and sayde where is he And moth murmurynge was there of hym among the people For some sayde He is good other sayde naye but he deceyueth the people Howbeit no man spake openly of hym for feare of the Iues. ⊢ ✚ Nowe when halfe of the feast was done Iesus went vp in to the temple and taught And the Iues meruayled sayenge Howe knoweth he the scryptures seyng that he neuer lerned Iesus answered them and sayd My doctryne is not myne but his that sent me Yf any man wyll be obedyent vnto his wyll he shall know of the doctryne whyther it be of God or whyther I speake of my selfe He that speaketh of hym selfe seketh his owne prayse But he that seketh his prayse that sent hym the same is true and no vnryghtwysenesse is in hym Dyd not Moses gyue you a lawe and yet none of you kepeth the lawe Why go ye about to kyll me The people answered and sayd thou hast the deuyll who goeth aboute to kyll the Iesus answered and sayde vnto them I haue done one worke and ye all meruayle Moses therfore gaue vnto you the circumsicion not bycause it is of Moses but of the fathers And yet ye on the Sabboth daye circumcise a man Yf a man on the Sabboth daye receyue circumsicion without breakyng of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me bycause I haue made a man euery whyt hole on the Sabboth daye Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce but Iudge with a ryghteous iuogement Then sayde some of them of Ierusalem is not this he whom they go aboute to kyll But â—o he spea keth boldly and they saye nothynge to hym Do the rulers knowe in dede that this is very Chryst Howbeit we knowe this man whence he is but when Chryste cometh no man knoweth whence he is Then cryed Iesus in the temple as he taught sayeng ye both knowe me whence I am ye knowe And I am not come of my selfe but he that sente me is true whome ye knowe not But I knowe hym †And yf I saye that I knovv him not I shal be a lyer lyke vnto you but I knovv hym for I am of hym and he hath sent me Then they sought to take hym but no man layde handes on hym bycause his houre was not yet come Many of the people byleued on hym ⊢ and sayd when Chryst cometh wyl he do mo myracles then these that this man hath doone The Pharyses herde that the people murmured soche thynges concernynge hym ✚ And the Pharises and hygh Preestes sent ministers to take hym Then sayd Iesus vnto them Yet am I a lytell whyle with you and then go I vnto hym that sent me Ye shall seke me shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Then sayde the Iues among them selues whyther wyll he go that we shall not fynde hym wyll he go amonge the Gentyls whiche are scattered abrode and teache the gentyls What maner of sayenge is this that he sayde ye shall seke me and shal not fynde me where I am thyther can ye not come In the last day that great day of the feast Iesus stode and cryed saynge yf any man chyrst let hym come vnto me and drynke He that byleueth on me as sayeth the scrypture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe But this spake he of the spiryte whiche they that byleue on hym shulde receyue ⊢ For the holy goost was not yet there bicause Iesus was not yet glorifyed ✚ Many of the peple therfore when they herde this sayenge sayde of a trueth this is a prophet but other sayd this is Chryst But some sayd shall Chryst come out of Galyle Sayeth not the scrypture that Chryst shall come of the seede of Dauid and out of the towne of Bethleem where
â—et they reioyse in trouble CAPI V. A Certayne man named Ananias with Saphyra his wyfe solde a possession and kepte awaye parte of the pryce his wyfe also beynge of counsayle and brought a certayne parte and layde it downe at the Apostles feete But Peter sayde Ananias howe is it that Satan hath fylled thyne hert that thou shuldest lye vnto the holye goost kepe awaye parte of the pryce of the lande Perteyned it not vnto the onely â–ª and after it was solde was it not in thyne owne power Why haste thou conceyued this thynge in thyne herte Thou haste not lyed vnto men but vnto God When Ananias herde these wordes he fell downe gaue vp the gooste And greate feare came on al them that herde these thynges And the yonge men rose vp and put hym aparte and caryed hym out and buryed hym And it fortuned that as it were aboute the space of thre houres after his wyfe came in ignoraunt of that whiche was done And Peter sayde vnto her Tell me solde ye not the lande for so moch And she sayde yea for so moche Then Peter sayde vnto her why haue ye agreed togyther to tempte the spiryte of the Lorde Beholde the feete of them whiche haue buryed thy husbande are at the dore shall cary the out Then fel she downe streyght waye at his feete and yelded vp the goost And the yonge men came in founde her deade caryed her out and buryed her by her husbande And great feare came on al the congregacyon on as many as herde it By the handes of the Apostles were many sygnes and wonders shewed amonge the people And they were all togyther with one accorde in Salomons porche And of other durst no man ioyne hym selfe to them neuerthelesse the people magnifyed them The noÌ„bre of them that byleued in the Lorde bothe of men and women grewe more and more in so moche that they brought the sycke in to the streetes and layde them on beddes and couches that at the least waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by myght shadowe some of them †and that they myght all be deliuered from theyr infyrmytyes There came also a multytude out of the cityes rouÌ„d aboute vnto Ierusalem bryngynge sycke folkes and them whiche were vexed with vncleane spirytes And they were healed euery one Then the cheyfe Preest rose vp all they that were with hym which is the secte of the Saduces were full of indygnacyon and layde handes on the Apostles and put them in the comon pryson But the angell of the lorde by nyght opened the pryson dores and brought them forth and sayd go and stand and speake in the temple to the people al the wordes of this lyfe When they herde that they entred in to the temple early in the mornynge and taught But the cheyfe Preest came and they that were with him and called a counsell togyther and all the elders of the chyldren of Israell sent men to the pryson to fetche them When the minysters came and founde them not in the pryson they returned and tolde sayenge the pryson truely founde we shutte with all dilygence and the kepers standynge without before the dores But when we had opened we founde no man within When the cheyfe Preest and the ruler of the temple and the hyghe Preestes herde these thynges they douted of them wherevnto this wolde growe Then came one and shewed them beholde the men that ye put in pryson stande in the temple and teache the people Then wente the ruler of the temple with minysters and brought them without violence For they feared the people lest they shulde haue bene stoned And when they had brought them they set them before the counsayle And the cheyfe Preest asked them sayenge dyd not we straytely coÌ„maunde you that ye shulde not teache in this name And beholde ye haue fylled Ierusalem with youre doctryne and intende to brynge this man bloode vpon vs. Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde We ought more to obey God then men The God of oure fathers raysed vp Iesus whom ye slewe and hanged on tâ—e Hym hath God lyfte vp with his ryght hande to be a ruler and a sauyoure for to gyue repentaunce to Israel and forgyuenes of synnes And we are recordes of these thynges which we saye and so is also the holy goost whome God hath gyuen to them that obey hym When they herde that they claue a sunder sought meanes the sley them Then stoode there vp one in the counsayle a pharysey named Gamaliell a doctour of lawe had in reputacyon amonge all the people and coÌ„maunded the Apostles to go asyde a lytell space and sayd vnto them ye men of Israel take hede to your selues what ye entende to do as touchynge these men For before these dayes rose vp one Thudas bostynge hym selfe to whome resorted a nombre of men aboute a. iiii hundred which was fleyne and they all which byleued hym were scattered abrode brought to nought After this maÌ„ was there one Iudas of Galile in the dayes of the trybute drew away moch people after hym He also perysshed all euen as many as herkened to hym were scattered abrode And nowe I say vnto you refrayne your selues from these men and let them a lone For yf this counsell or this worke be of men it wyll come to nought But and yf it be of God ye can not destroye it leest haply ye be founde to stryue agaynste god And to hym agreed the other and when they had called the apostles they bet them coÌ„maunded that they shulde not speake in the name of Iesu and let them go And they departed from the counsell reioy synge that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name And dayly in the temple and in euery house they ceased not to teach and preache Iesus Chryst. ¶ Mynysters or deacons are ordeyned in the congregacyon to do seruyce in necessary thynges of the body that the apostles may wayte onely vpon the worde of god Steuen is accused CAPI VI. IN those dayes when the nombre of the disciples grewe there arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Hebrues bycause theyr wydowes were despysed ☞ in the dayly ministracion Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples togyther sayde it is not mete that we shulde leaue the worde of god and serue tables Wherfore brethren loke ye out among you seuen men of honest reporte and full of the holy goost and wysdome to whom we may commyt this busynesse But we wyll gyue our selues contynually to prayer and to the ministracyon of the worde And the sayeng pleased the hole multitude And they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy goost and Philip and Procotus and Nicanor and Timon and Permenas and Nocholas a conuerte of Antioche These they set before the apostles and when they had prayed
they layd theyr handes on them And the worde of God encreased and the nombre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the preestes were obedient to the fayth ✚ And Steuen full of fayth and power dyd great wonders and myracles among the people Then there arose certayne of the Synagoge whiche is called the Synagoge of the Libertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Celicia and of Asia disputyng with Steuen And they coulde not resyst the wysdome the spirite which spake ⊢ Then sent they in men whiche sayde We haue herde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God And they moued the people and the elders and the scribes and came vpon hym and caught him and brought hym to the counsell brought forth false wytnesses whiche sayde This maÌ„ ceaseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the law For we herde hym say This Iesus of Nazareth shal destroy this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces whiche Moses gaue vs. And all that sat in the counsell loked stedfastly on hym and saw his face as it had bene the face of an angell ¶ Steuen maketh answere to his accusacyon rebuketh the styffe necked Iuâ—â— and is stoned vnto death CAPI VII THen sayd the cheyfe preest it is euen so And he sayde ye men brethren and fathers herken The God of glorye appered vnto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he dwelte in Charran and sayd vnto hym Get the out of thy countrey and from thy kynred and come in to the lande whiche I shall shewe the. Then came he out of the lande of Chaldey dwelt in Charran And from thence when his father was deade he broughte hym in to this lande in whiche ye nowe dwell and he gaue hym none enheritanÌ„ce in it no not the bredth of a fote and promysed that he wolde gyue it to hym to possesse and to his seed after hym when as yet he had no chylde God verely spake on this wyse that his seed shulde soiourne in a straunge lande and that they shulde kepe them in bondage and entreate them euyll iiiii C. yeres And the nacyon to whom they shall be in bondage wyll I iudge sayde God And after that shal they come forth and serue me in this place And he gaue hym the couenaunt of circumcision And he begat Isaac and cyrcumcised hym the. viii day and Isaac begat Iacob and Iacob begat the. xii Patriarkes And the Patriarkes hauyng indygnacion folde Ioseph into Egypte And god was w t hym delyuered hym out of all his aduersities and gaue hym fauour wysdome in the syght of Pharao kynge of Egypte And he made hym gouernour ouer Egypte ouer all his housholde But there came a derthe ouer all the lande of Egypte Canaan and great affliccyon that our fathers founde no sustenaunce But when Iacob herde that there was corne in Egypte he sent oure fathers fyrst and at the seconde tyme Ioseph was knowen of his brethren and Iosephs kynred was made knowen vnto Pharao Then sent Ioseph a message caused his father to be brought and all his kyn thre score xv ☞ soules And Iacob descended in to Egypt dyed both he our fathers were caried ouer in to Sichem and layde in the sepulcre that Abraham bought for money of the sonnes of Emor ☞ the son of Sichem But when the tyme of the promesse drewe nygh whiche god had sworne to AbrahaÌ„ the people grew and multiplied in Egypt tyll an other kynge arose whiche knewe not of Ioseph The same delt subtelly with our kynred and euyll entreated our fathers made them to cast oute theyr yonge chyldren that they shulde not remayne a lyue The same tyme was Moses borne and was acceptable vnto God and nourysshed vp in his fathers house thre monethes When he was cast out Pharoes doughter toke hym vp and nourysshed hym vp for her owne sonne And Moses was lerned in all maner a wysdom of the Egypcyans and was myghtye in dedes and in wordes And when he was full fourtye yere olde it came in to his herte to visite his brethren the chyldren of Israel And when he sawe one of them suffre wronge he defended hym and auenged his quarell that had the harme done vnto hym and smote the Egypcian For he supposed his brethreÌ„ wolde haue vnderstand how that god by his hande shuld delyuer them But they vnderstode not And the nexte daye he shewed hym selfe vnto them as they stroue and wolde haue set them at one agayne sayenge Syrs ye are brethren why hurte ye one an other But he that dyd his neyghboure wronge thrust hym away sayenge Who made the a ruler and a iudge ouer vs Wylte thou kyl me as thou dydest the Egypcyan yesterday Then fled Moses at that sayeng and was a straunger in the lande of Madian where he begat two sonnes And when fourtye yeres were expired there appeared to hym in the wyldernesse of mounte Sinay an angell of the Lorde in a flambe of fyre in a busshe When Moses saw it he wondred at the syght And as he drewe nere to beholde the voyce of the Lorde came vnto hym I am the God of thy fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob Moses trembled and durste not beholde Then sayde the Lorde to hym Put of thy shoes from thy fete for the place where thou standest is holy grounde I haue perfytely sene the affliccyon of my people whiche is in Egypte and I haue herde theyr grenynge and am come downe to delyuer them And nowe come and I wyll sende the in to Egypte This Moses whom they forsoke sayeng who made the a ruler and a iudge the same dyd God sende to be a ruler and a delyuerer by the handes of the angell whiche appeared to hym in the busshe And the same broughte them out shewynge wonders and sygnes in Egypte and in the reed see and in the wyldernesse fourtye yeres This is that Moses whiche sayde vnto the chyldren of Israell A prophet shall the Lorde your god rayse vp vnto you of your brethreÌ„ lyke vnto me hym shall ye heare This is he that was in the coÌ„gregacyon in the wyldernesse with the angell whiche spake to hym in the mount Sinay and with our fathers This man receyued the worde of lyfe to gyue vnto vs to whome oure fathers wolde not obeye but cast it from them and in theyr hertes turned backe agayne in to Egypte sayenge vnto Aaron Make vs goddê to go before vs for as for this Moses that brought vs out of the lande of Egypte we wote not what is become of hym And they made a calfe in those dayes and offered sacrifice vnto the ymage and reioysed ouer the workes of theyr owne handes Then God turned hym selfe and gaue them
incredyble vnto you that god shuld rayse againe the deed I also verely thought in my selfe that I ought to do many contrary thynges clene agaynste the name of Iesus of Nazareth which thyng I also dyd in Ieresalem And many of the saynctes dyd I shut vp in preson and had receaued auctoryte of the hye Prestes And when they were put to deeth I gaue the sentence And I punysshed them ofte in euery synagoge coÌ„pelled them to blaspheme was yet more mad vpon them persecuted them euen vnto straunge cites About whiche thiÌ„ges as I went to Damasco with auâ— toryte lycence of the hye Prestes euen at mydday O king I sawe in the way a light from heauen aboue the bryghtnes of the sonne shyne rounde about me them whiche iorneyed with me When we were al fallen to the erthe I hearde a voyce speakyng vnto me and saying in the Hebrue tonge Saul Saul why persecutest thou me It is harde for the to kicke agaynste the pryckes And I sayde Who art thou Lorde And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest but ryse and stand vpon thy fete For I haue apered vnto the for thys purpose to make the a mynyster and a wytnes both of those thinges which thou hast sene and of those thynges in the whyche I wyll appere vnto the delyuering the froÌ„ the people and from the gentils vnto whom nowe I sende the to open theyr eyes that they maye turne from the darcknes to lyghte from the power of Satan vnto God that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes and inheritaunce amonge them which are sanctifyed by fayth that is towarde me Wherfore O kynge Agryppa I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision but shewed fyrst vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and thorowe oute all the coastes of Iewry then to the geÌ„tyls that they shulde repent and turne to God and do such workes as become them that repent For thys cause the Iewes caught me in the temple went about to kyl me Seyng therfore that I haue obtayned helpe of God I contynue vnto this day witnessyng both to smal and to greate sayinge none other thynges then those which the prophetes and Moses dyd saye shuld come that Christe shulde suffer and that he shuld be the first that shuld ryse froÌ„ deeth shuld shewe lyght vnto the people and to the gentyls As he thus spake for hym selfe Fest us sayde with a loude voyce Paul thou act besyde thy selfe Much learning doth make the mad And Paul sayde I am not mad most deare Festus but speake the wordes of trueth and sobernes For the kyng knoweth of these thynges before whom I speake frely neither thinke I that any of these thynges are hydden from hym For this thyng was not done in a corner Kynge Agrippa beleuest thou the Prophetes I wote wel that thou beleuest Agrypa sayde vnto Paul Sumwhat thou bringest me in mynde for to become Christen And Paul sayde I wolde to God that not onely thou but also all that heare me to day were not somwhat onely but altogether such as I am except these bondes And when he had thus spoken the kynge rose vp and the debite Bernice they that sate with them And when they were goue aparte they talked betwene them selues saying This maÌ„ doeth nothyng worthy of deeth nor of bondes Then sayde Agrippa vnto Festus Thys man myght haue bene let loose yf he had not appealed vnto Cesar. ¶ Paul â—hppeth toward Rome Iulyus the Captayne intrenteth hym curteously â— â–ª at the last they suffer shyp wrake CAPI XXVII WHan it was concluded that we shuld sayle into Italy they delyuered bothe Paul and certayne other presoners vnto one named Iulius an vnder captayne of Cesars soudiars And we entred into a ship of Adramicium and loosed from lande apointed to sayle by the coastes of Asia â–ª one Aristarcus out of Macedonia of the couÌ„tre of Thessalonia being with vs. And the next day we came to Sidon And Iulius courteously entreated Paule and gaue hym lyberte to go vnto hys frendes to refresshe him selfe And whan we had launched fronâ— thence we sayled harde by Cypers because the wyndes were contracye And whan we had sayled ouer the see of Cylycya Pamphilia we came to Myra which is i Lycya And there the vnder captayne founde a shippe of AlexaÌ„dria ready that sayled into Italy and he put vs therin And when we had sailed slowly many dayes scace were come ouer agaynste Guydon because the winde with stode vs we sayled herde by the coastes of CaÌ„dy ouer agaynst Salmo and with muche worcke sayled beyonde it came vnto a place which is called the faire haueÌ„s Nye wherunto was the cytye of Lasea â–ª when muche tyme was spente whan sayling was nowe ieoperdous because also that they had ouerloÌ„ge fasted Paul put theÌ„ in remembrance sayde vnto them Syrs I perceaue that thys vyage wyll be wyth hurte muche damage not of the ladinge ship onely but also of oure lyues Neuerthe lesse the vnder captayne beleued the gouerner and the master of the shyppe more then thinges which were spoken of Paul And because the hauen was not coÌ„modious to wynter in many toke counsell to departe thence if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenices there to wynter whiche is an hauen of Candy lyeth towarde the southwest and northwest wynde When the south wynde blewe they supposynge to obtayne their purpose loosed vnto Asson and sayled past all Candy But not long after there arose agaynst their purpose a flawe of wynd oute of the northeast And when the shyppe was caught could not resist the winde we let her go draue with the wether But we were caried in to an yle whyche is named Clauda and had much worke to come by a bote whiche they toke vp vsed helpe and made fast the ship fearyng lest they shulde fal ☞ into the Sirtes And so they let downe a vessell and were caryed The nexte daye when we were tossed wyth an exceadynge teÌ„pest they lyghtened the shyp the thyrde day we cast out with oure owne handes the takiyng of the shippe When at the last neyther the soÌ„ne nor starres in many dayes appearch no small tempest laye vpon vs all hope that we shuld escape was then takeÌ„ away But after long abstynence Paul stode forth in the myddes of them sayde Syrs ye shuld haue barkened to me and not haue loosed from CaÌ„dy neyther to haue brought vnto vs this harme losse And nowe I exhorte you to be of good chere For there shal be no losse of any mans lyfe amonge you saue of the ship onely For there stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serue saying feare not Paul thou must be brought before Cesar. And lo God hath geuen the all them that sayle with the. Wherfore syrs be of good chere for I beleue God that
of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory So is the resurreccyon of the deade It is sowen in corrupcyon it ryseth agayne without corrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it ryseth agayne in power It is soweÌ„ a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual bodye as it is also writteÌ„ the fyrst man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last AdaÌ„ was made a quyckenyng spirite Howbeit that is not fyrst whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall then y â— which is spiritual ⊢ The fyrst man is of the earth erthy the seconde man is the Lord from heauen âšœ heuenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly suche are theyt hat are heauenly And as we haue borne the ymage of the erthy so shal we bere the ymage of the heauenly This saye I brethren ☞ that flesshe and bloude can not inheret the kingdome of god Nether doth corrupcyon enheret vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mystery We shal not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged that in a moment in the twyncklyng of an eye by the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe the deade shal ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion and this mortall must put on immortalite When this corruptyble hath put on incorrupcion and this mortal hath put on immortalite then shal be brought to passe the sayiÌ„g that is wrytten Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy stynge Hell where is thy victory The stinge of death is synne the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath giueÌ„ vs vyctory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes ryche in the worcke of the Lord forasmuch as ye knowe how that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde CAPI XVI ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatherynge for the pore Christen at Ierusalem and concludeth his Epistle with the salutacyons of certayne louyng â–ª brethren COncernynge the gatherynge for the Saynctes as I haue ordayned in the congregacyons of Galacia euen so do ye Upon some Saboth day let euery one of you put asyde at home laye vp what soeuer is mete that there be no gatherynges when I come When I am come whom soeuer ye shal alow by your letters them wyl I side to bring your liberalite vnto IerusaleÌ„ And yf it be mete that I go also they shall go 〈◊〉 me I wyll come vnto you whan I go oâ—â—â— to Macedonia For I wyl go thorowe ouâ—â— Macedonia With you ê‘auenture I wyâ—â—byde a whyle or els tary al winter y â— ye may bryng me on my way whyther soeuer I go I wyl not se you now in my passage but I truste to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me I wyll tary at Ephesus vntyll the fyftieth day For a great dore and â— frute full is opened vnto me and there are many aduersaryes If Timotheus come se that he be wtont fere with you For he worketh the worcke of the Lorde as I doâ—let no man therfore despyse him but conuaye hym forth in peace that he maye come vnto me For I loke for him with the brethren To speake of brother Appollo âšœ I certyfye you that I greatly desyred him to come vnto you w t the brethreÌ„ but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. Howbeit â–ª he wyll come when he shall haue conueniente tyme. Watche ye stande faste in the faythe quyte you lyke men be stronge Let al your busynes be done with loue Brethren ye knÌ„owe the house of Stephana âšœ and of Fortunatus and Archaâ—cus how that they are the fyrst frutes of Achaâ—a that they haue appoynted them selues to minister vnto the Saynctes I beseche you that ye be obedyent vnto suche to all that helpe labour I am glad of the commynge of Stephana fortunatus Achaicus for that whyche was lackyng vnto me on your parte they haue supplied For they haue coÌ„forted my spirite yours Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are suche The congregacyons of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lorde and so doth the congregacion that is in their house âšœ with whom also I am lodged Al the brethren grete you Grete ye one another w t an holy kysse The salutacion of me Paule with myne owne hande If any man loue not this Lorde Iesus Christe the same be ☞ Anathema maranatha The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be w t you My loue be with you al in Christ Iesu Amen ¶ The fyrst Epystle to the CorinthaÌ„ns was sent from Philippos by Stephana and fortunatus Achaicus Timotheus ⧠The Seconde Epystle of S. Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The consolacion of God in trouble The loue of Paule towarde the Corynthyans and his excuse that he came not vnto them CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus Unto the coÌ„gregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthium w t all the Saynctes which are in al Achaia Grace be wyth you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of mercy â–ª and the God of al comforte whiche comforteth vs in al our tribulacioÌ„ in so much that we are able to comforte them whyche are in any maner of trouble with the same coÌ„fort wherwith we oureselues are comforted of God For as the affliccions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolacion plentuous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolacyon and health âšœ Or whether we be comforted it is for your comforte and saluacyon whiche saluacion sheweth her power in that ye suffre the same afflyccions whiche we also suffre or whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolacion and saluacion our hope also is stedfast for you in as muche as we knowe howe that as ye are parttakers of the affliccyons so shall ye be parttakers also of the consolacyon Brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t of our trouble whych happened vnto vs in Asia For we were greued out of measure passyng strength so greatly that we despayred euen of life Also we receiued an answere of death in ourselues that we shulde not put our trust in ourselues but in God whiche rayseth the dead to lyfe agayne and whiche delyuered vs from so great a deth and doth delyuer On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyl deliuer by the helpe of your praier for vs that by the meanes of many occasioÌ„s thankes may be gyuen of many on our behalfe for the grace gyuen vnto vs. For our
a worshypper of ymages hath any enherytaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceyue you w t vayne wordes For because of suche thynges commeth the wrath of God vpon the chyldren of dysobedyencâ— Be not ye therfore companyons of theÌ„ Ye were somtime darckenes but now are ye lyght in the Lorde Walcke as chyldren of lyght For the fruyte of the spyryte consysteth in all goodnes and ryghtuousnes and trueth ⊢ Accepte that whyche is pleasynge vnto the Lorde and haue no felowshyppe wyth the vnfruytefull workes of darckenes but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of theÌ„ in secret but al thinges when they are rebuked of the lyghte are manyfest For whatsoeuer is manifest that same is light Wherfore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shal gyue the lyght ✚ Take hede therefore howe ye walcke â—ircâ—â—spectly not as vnwise but as wyse meÌ„ auoydynge occasyon because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstande what the wyl of the Lorde is and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite speakyng vnto youre selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spiritual songes syngyng and making melodie to the Lord in your hertes gyuyng thankes alwayes for al thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ submyttyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ⊢ Ye wemeÌ„ submyt your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde For the husbaÌ„de is the wiues head eueÌ„ as Christ is the head of the congregacion the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccyon to Christ lyke wyse let the wemeÌ„ also be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thynges Ye husbaÌ„des loue your wyues eueÌ„ as Christ also loued the coÌ„gregacion gaue him selfe for it to sanctyfye it clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacioÌ„ without spot or wrynckle or any such thyng but that it shulde be holy without blame So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth himself For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysheth cheryssheth it eueÌ„ as the Lorde doth the congregacion For we are meÌ„bers of his body of hys flesshe of his bones For this cause shall a man leue father mother shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and of two shal be made one flesshe This is a great secrete but I speake of Christ of the congregacion Neuerthelesse do ye so that euery one loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe And let the wyfe fere her husbande ¶ Howe chyldren shulde be haue them selues toward theiâ—â—â—rtutes Seruauntes towarde their maystees An exhorâ—â—â—yon to thâ— spiritâ—â—l baâ—â—aylâ— CAPI VI. C HyldreÌ„ obey your fathers mothers in the Lord for that is ryght Honour thy father mother the same is the fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t in the promes that y â— mayest prospere lyue longe on the earth Ye fathers moue not your childreÌ„ to wrath but ye shal bring them vp thorow the nurtur informacion of the Lorde Ye seruauÌ„tes be obedyent vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely maisters with feare tremblyng euen with the synglenes of youre herte as vnto Christe not doynge seruyce vnto the eye â–ª as they that go about to please men but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wyl of god from the herte w t good wyl seruyng the Lorde not men Knowyng this that what soeuer good thiÌ„g any man doth the same shall he receyue agayne of god whether he be boÌ„de or fre And ye maisters do euen the same thynges vnto theÌ„ puttyng away threatninges Knowyng that your master also is in heauen nether is there any respecte of person with him ✚ Finally my brethren be stronge thorowe the Lord and thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyl For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers eueÌ„ gouerners of the derckenes of this worlde agaynst spiritual craftynes in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye maye be able to resyst in the euyl day and stande perfect in all thinges Stande therfore your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the brest plate of ryghtuousnes hauyng shoes on your fete that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace Aboue al take to you the shâ—ld of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fyrie dartê of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion the sweard of the spirite which is the worde of God ⊢ And pray alwayes w t al maner of prayer supplicacion in the spirite watche therunto with all instaunce supplicacion for al sanctes for me that vtteraunce may be gyuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as I ought to speake But that ye may also knowe what condycyon I am in and what I do Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde shall shewe you of al thynges whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case we stande in and that ye myght comforte your hertes Peace be vnto the brethren and loue wyth fayth from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfaynedly Amen ¶ Sente from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Phyllippians ¶ He exhorteth them to increase in loue in knowledge and experyence of Godly thynges CAPI I. PAule and Timothe the seruauÌ„tê of Iesu Christ. To al the saynctes in Christ Iesu whiche are at Philippos with the Byshops and Deacons Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ I thancke my God wyth all remembraunce of you all wayes in al my prayers for all you and pray with gladnes because ye are come into the fellowshyppe of the Gospel from the fyrst daye vnto nowe ✚ and am surely certyfyed of this that he whiche hath begoÌ„ne a good worke in you shall perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my herte forasmuch as ye all are coÌ„panyons of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stably shynge of the Gospell For God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe And thys I praye that your loue maye increace yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandynge that ye may
you for ye youre selues knowe perfectly that the daye of the Lorde shal come euen as a thefe in the nyght For when they shal saye peace and all thynges are safe then shall soden destruccion come vpon them as sorowe coÌ„meth vpon a woman traualynge wyth chylde and they shall not scape But ye brethren are not in darcknes that that day shulde come on you as a thefe ✚ Ye are al the children of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the night nether of darcknes Therfore let vs not slepe as do other â–ª but let vs watch and be sober For they that slepe in that nyght and they that be droncken are droncken in the nyght But let vs which are of the day be sober armed with the brest plate of faith and loueâ— and wyth hope of saluacyon for an helmet For God hathe not apoynted vs to prouoke wrathe vnto oure selues but to obtayne saluacyon by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ which dyed for vsâ—tuâ—t whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyue together with hym Wherfore comforte youre selues together edify euery one another euen as ye do ⊢ We besech you brethrâ— that ye knowe them which labour among you and haue the ouer syght of you in the Lord and geue you exhortacyon that ye haue them in hye reputacyon thorowe loue for theyr worckes sake and be at peace wyth them ✚ We desyre you brethren warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble minded lyft vp the weake be pacyente towarde all men Se that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both amonge youre selues and to all men Reioyce euer ☞ Praye contynually In all thinges geue thankes For thys is the wyll of God thorowe Christ Iesu towarde you Quenche not the spyrite Despyse not prophesyinges Examen all thynges kepe that which is good Abstayne front all cuyl appearaunce The very God of peace sanctyfye you thorowe out And I praye God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued so that in nothing ye may be blamed in the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ. Faythfull is he which called you which wyll also do it Brethren praye for vs. Grete all the bethren wyth an holy kysse I charge you in the Lord that this Epistle he red vnto all the holy brethren The grace of the Lorde Iesus Chryste be wyth you Amen ¶ The fyrste Epystle vnto the Thessalonyans was written from Athens ⧠The seconde Epistle of Sainct Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonyans ¶ He thanketh God for theyr fayth and 〈◊〉 and prayeth for the encrease of the same CAPI I. PAule and Syluanus and Tymotheus Unto the congregacyon of the Thessalonyans in God our father and in the Lord Iesus Chryst. Grace be vnto you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste We are bounde to thanke god alwayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre faythe groweth exceadyngly and euery one of you swymmeth in loue towarde another betwene your selues so that we our selues boaste of you in the congregacyons of God ouer your pacyence and fayth in all youre persecucyons and tribulacyons that ye suffre whiche is a token of the rightwes iudgement of God that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God for whiche ye also suffre It is veryly a ryghtewes thyng with God to recompence trybulacyon to them that trouble you and to you whiche are troubled reste with vs when the Lorde Iesus shall shewe hym selfe from heauen wyth the Aungels of hys power wyth flamynge fyre which shall rendre vengeaunce vnto them that knowe not God and that obeye not the Gospell of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shall be punysshed wyth tuerlastynge damnacyon from the presence of the LORDE and from the glorye of his power when he shall come to be glorifyed in hys saynctes and to become maruelous in all them that beleue because oure testymony that we had to you was belieued euen the same daye Wherfore we praye alwayes for you that oure God wyll make you worthy of thys callynge and fulfyll all delectacyon of goodnes and the worcke of faythe wyth power that the name of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste maye be gloryfyed by you and ye by hym accordynge to the grace of oure God and of the Lorde Iesus Chryst. ¶ He sheweth them that the daye of the Lorde shall not come tyl the depuâ—ting from the cayâ—h come fyrst and therfore he exhorteth them not to be disâ—â—â—ued but to sta 〈…〉 in the thynges that he hath taught them CAPI II. WE beseche you brethren by the commynge of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and in that we shal assemble vnto hym that ye be not sodenly moued from youre mynde nor be troubled neyther by spyryte neyther by wordes nor yet by letter whiche shulde seme to come from vs as though the daye of Chryst were at hande Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a departynge fyrste and that that synfull man be opened the sonne of perdicion whiche is an aduersary and is exalted aboue al that is called god or that is worshypped so that he dothe syt in the temple of god boastynge hymselfe to be god Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth euen that he myght be vttered at hys tyme. For the mysterye of the inyquyte doeth all readye worcke tyll he whiche nowe onelye letteth be taken out of the waye And then shall that wycked be vttered whome the Lorde shal consume wyth the spyryte of his mouthe and shall destroye with the appearaunce of hys commyng ⊢ euen him whose comming is after the workynge of Satan with all lyinge power sygnes and wonders and with all deceuablenes of vnâ—ightwesnes among them that peryshe â–ª because they receaued not the loue of the truth that they myght be saued And therfore God shal sende them stronge delusyon that they shulde beleue lyes that all they myghte be damned which beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghtwesues But we are bounde to geue thanckes alwaye to god for you brethren beloued of the Lorde for because that god hathe from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacyon thorowe sanctyfyinge of the spyryte and thorowe beleuynge of the trueth wher vnto be called you by oure Gospell to obtayne the glorye of oure Lorde Iesu Christe ✚ Therfore brethren staÌ„de fast kepe the ordinauÌ„ces which ye haue learned whether it were by our preachiÌ„ge or by Epystle Our Lorde Iesu Christ hym selfe and God oure father whiche hathe loued vs hath geuen vs euerlastynge coÌ„solacyon and good hope thorowe grace comforte youre hertes stablysshe you in al good sayenge and doynge ¶ He desyreth them to praye for hym that the Gospel maye prospere and geueth them
Apostles of the Lord and sauiour This fyrst vnderstande that there shal come in y â— last dayes mockers in dysceaytfulnes which wyl walke after their owne lustê say Where is the promes of hys coÌ„myng For sence the fathers dyed all thynges contynue in the same estate wherin they were at the begynnynge For thys they know not that wylfully how that the heaues a great whyle ago were and the earth out of the water appeared vp thorow the water by the worde of God by the whyche thynges the world that then was peryshed beyng ouer runne with water But the heaueÌ„s earth which are now be kept by his word in store and reserued vnto fyre agaynst the day of iudgemeÌ„t and perdicion of vngodly meÌ„ Derely beloued be not ignorauÌ„t of thys one thynge howe that one daye is with the Lord as a thousand yeare and a thousande yeare as one day The Lorde that hath promysed is not slacke as some meÌ„ count slacknes but is pacient to vs warde for asmuch as he wolde haue no man lost but wyll receyue al men to repentaunce Neuerthelesse the day of the Lord wyll come as a thefe in the nyght in the whyche daye the heauens shal passe away in maner of a teÌ„pest and the elemeÌ„tes shal melt wyth heat the earth also and the workes that are therin shal burne Seyng then that al these thynges shall peryshe what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersacion godlynes lokyng for and hastyng vnto the commyng of the daye of God by whom the heauens shall perysh with fyre the elementes shal melt wyth heate Neuertheles we accordyng to his promes loke for a newe heauen and a new earth wherin dwelleth rightousnes Wherfore derely beloued seying that ye loke for such thinges be deligeÌ„t that ye may be founde of hym in peace wythout sporte and vndefyled And suppose that the longe suffrynge of the Lord is saluacyon euen as our dearely beloued brother Paule also accordyng to the wysdome gyuen vnto hym hath wrytten vnto you ye almoste in euery Epistle speakyng of suche thynges among which are many thinges harde to be vnderstaÌ„de which they that are vnlearned vnstable peruert as they do also the other scriptures vnto their owne destruccion Ye therfore beloued seynge ye be warned afore haÌ„d beware least ye wyth other men be also plucked awaye thorowe the errour of the wycked and fall from your owne sted fastnes but grow in grace and in the knowledge of oure Lorde and sauyoure IESVS Chryste To whom be glory both nowe and for euer Amen ⧠The fyrste epistle of Saynte Iohn the Apostle ¶ True wytnesse of the euerla stynge worde of God The bloude of Chryst is the purgaâ—yon from synne No man to wytho ut synne CAPI I. THat whiche was from the begynnyng whiche we haue hearde whiche we haue sene w t our eyes whiche we haue loked vpoÌ„ out haÌ„des haue haÌ„dled of the worde of the lyfe And the lyfe appered we haue sene bere wytnes shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was w t the father appered vnto vs. That whiche we haue sene herd declare we vnto you y â— ye also may haue fellishyp w t vs that our felly shyp may be with the father and his soÌ„ne Iesus Christ And this writ we vnto you that ye may reioyce and that your ioy may be full And this is the tydinges which we haue hearde of him declare vnto you that God is lyght and in him is no derkenes at al. If we say that we haue felowshyp with hym walcke in darkenes we lye and do not the truth ☞ But yf we walcke in lyght euen as he is in lyght then haue we felowshyp w t him and the bloude of Iesus Christe hys sonne clenseth vs from all synnes If we say that we haue no sinne we de ceyue ourselues the trueth is not in vs If we knowledge our synnes he is faythful iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnryghtuousnes If we haue not synned we make hym a lyer his word is not in vs. ¶ Chryst is our aduocate Of true loue howe it is tryed CAPI II. ✚ MY lyttel children these thinges write I vnto you that ye sinne not And yf any maÌ„ sine we haue an aduocate w t the father Iesê° Christ the rightuous he it is that op tayneth grace for out synnes not for out sin nes onely but also for the sines of al y e world ✚ And hereby we are sure y t we know hiÌ„ yf we kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes He that sayth I know him kepeth not his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes is a lyer the verite is not in him But whoso kepeth his worde in hi is the loue of God perfect in dede hereby know we that we are in him He y â— sayth he bydeth in hym ought to walke euen as he walcked ⊢ Brethren I wryte no newe commaundement vnto you but that olde commaundemeÌ„t which ye haue had froÌ„ the begynuynge The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde from the begynnyng Agayne a new commaundemeÌ„t I wryte vn to you that is true in him the same is true also in you for the derkenes is past and the true lyght now shyueth ⊢ He that sayeth how that he is in the lyght yet hateth hys brother is in darcknes euen vntyl this time He that loueth hys brother abydeth in the lyght and there is none occasyon of euyll in hym He that hateth his brother is in darkenes walketh in darcknes and caÌ„not tel whither he goeth because y t darckenes hath blynded hys eyes Babes I wryte vnto you how y t your synnes are forgyueÌ„ you for his names sake I wryte vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen him that is from the beginning I wryte vnto you yonge men howe that ye haue ouercome y t wycked I wryte vnto you lytel chyldren how y t ye haue knowen the father I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you fathers howe that ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I haue wrytteÌ„ vnto you yonge men howe that ye are strong and the worde of god abideth in you and ye haue ouercome that wycked Se that ye loue not the worlde neyther the thynges that are in the worlde If any man loue the world the loue of the father is not in hym For all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe and the lust of the eyes the pryde of lyfe is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde passeth a waye and the lust therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God abideth for euer Lytel chyldren it is the last tyme and as ye haue heard how that Antichrist shall come euen now are there many begoune to be Autichristes all redy wherby we knowe y t it is the last tyme. 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voyce â–ª The mountaynes shall moue from the foâ—â— â–ª dacyons with the waters the stony Rockes shall melt before the lyke waxe But they y â— fere the shal be great with the in al thynges Wo vnto the people that â—ise vp against my generacyon for the Almyghtye Lorde wyll auenge hym selfe of them and in the daye of Iudgement wylhe vyset theÌ„ For he shal geue fire wormes into their flesh that they may burne and fele it for euermore After thys it happened that after the victory al the people came to Ierusalem to geue prayse and thanckes vnto the Lorde And when they were puryfyed they offred all theyr brentsacryfyces and theyr promysed offrynges And Iudith offred all Holofernes weapeÌ„s and al the Iewels that the people had geuen her and the canapy that she toke from hys bed and hanged them vp vnto the Lorde The people was ioyful as the vse is and thys ioye by reason of the victory with Iudith endured thre monethes So after these dayes euery man wente home agayne and Iudith was in great reputacyon at Bethulia and ryght honorably taken in al the land of Israel Unto her vertue also was chastyte ioyned so that after her husbande Manasses dyed she neuer knew man all the dayes of her lyfe Upon the hye solempne dayes she wente out with greate worshyppe She dwelt in her husbaÌ„des house an hundred and fyue yeare left her hand maiden frâ— and dyed and was buryed besyde her husband in Bethulia And al the people mourned for her seuen dayes So long as she lyued there was none that troubled Israell many yeares also after her death The daye wherin this vyctory was gotten was solempâ—y holden and rekened of the Iewes in the noÌ„â—er of the holy dayes and it is yet greatly holden of y â— Iewes euer seÌ„ce vnto thê day ¶ The ende of the Booke of Iudyth ⧠The reaste of the Chapters of the boke of Esther which are nether founde in the Hebrue nor in the Chalde ¶ The dreame of Mardocheus ¶ The. xi Chapter after the Latyn MArdocheus the sonne of Iair the soÌ„ne Semei the soÌ„ne of Cisei of y â— tribe of BeÌ„â—aâ—in a Iew which had his dwellâ—ge iÌ„ the cite of Susis a maÌ„ of great reputacion excellent amoÌ„ge al them y â— were in the kinges court â–ª Neuertheles he was one of the presoners whoÌ„ Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of BabiloÌ„ had caried away froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ vnto Babilon w t Iechonias the king of Iuda In the secoÌ„de yeare of y â— raigne of great Artaxerses in the fyrst daye of the moneth Nisan had this Mardocheus such a dreme He thought he herde a greate tempest horrible thoÌ„derclappes erthquakes great vproure in the land and that he sawe two great dragons ready to fyght one agaynst another Theyr crye was greate At the whiche roaryng and crye all Heathen were vp to fight against the righteous people And the same day was ful of darcknes and very vncleare full of trouble and anguyshe yee a greate fearfulnes was there in all the lande The ryghteous were amased for they feared the plage and euyl that was deuised ouer them and were at a pointe with theÌ„ selues to dye So they cryed vnto God and whyle they were crienge y â— lytle wel grewe into a great ryuer into many waters And with that it was day the suÌ„ne rose vp againe And the lowly were exalted deuoured the gloryous proude Now when Mardocheus had sene thys dreame he awoke mused stedfastly in his hert what God wolde do and so he desyred to knowe al the matter â— his mynde was therupon vntyll the night ¶ Mardocheus vâ—â—â—â—eth the â—reason deuysed against the Kyng and to therfore rewarded of hym CAPI XII AT the same tyme dwelt Mardocheus with Bagatha and Tares in the kynges courte the kynges ChaÌ„berlaines porters of the palace But when he hearde their deuyce had dylygently consydered theyr ymaginacioÌ„s he perceaued y â— they wente a â–ª bout to lay their cruel haÌ„des vpoÌ„ the kyng Artaxerses and so he certifyed y â— king therof Then caused the Kynge to examen the two gelded with tormentes And when they had graunted it they were put to death This the kinge caused to be put in y â— Cronicles for an euerlasting remeÌ„braunce and Mardocheus wrote vp y â— same matter So the kynge commaunded that Mardocheus shulde remaine in the court for this faithfulnes of hys he gaue him a rewarde But AmaÌ„ the sonne of Amadathu the Agagite which was holden in great honour reputacion iÌ„ the kinges court vndertoke to hurt Mardocheus his people because of the two ChaÌ„berlaines that were put to death ¶ The copy of the letters of Artaxerses agaist the Iewes The prayer of Mardocheus CAPI XIII THe great king Artaxerses which raigneth froÌ„ Iuda vnto Ethiopia ouer an hâ—dreth and seuen twentye laÌ„des sendeth his fredly salutacyon vnto all the Princes and debites of the countrees which be subiecte vnto hys domynion When I was maâ—e lord ouer many people had subdued the whole earthe vnto my domynyon my mynde was not with crueltye and wronge to exalte my self by the reason of my power but purposed with equyte alwaye and gentylnes to gouerne those that be vnder my iurisdiccyon and wholy to set them in a peceable lyfe and therby to brynge my Kyngdome vnto tranquilyte that men might safely go thorowe on euery syde and to renue peace agayne which al men desyre Nowe when I asked my couÌ„celers how these thinges might be brough to a good ende there was one by vs excelleÌ„t in wysdome whose good wyl trueth and faythfulnes hath oft bene shewed and proued whiche was also y â— princypall and next vnto the kynge Aman by name which certifyed vs how that in al laÌ„des there was scatred abrode a rebellious folke that made statutes lawes agaynste all other people and haue alwaye despysed the proclamed commaundementes of Kynges and how that for thys cause it were not to be suffred that such rule shulde contynue by you and not to be put downe Seynge now we perceaue the same that this people alone are contrary vnto euery man vsyng strauÌ„ge and other maner of lawes withstande oure statutes and doinges and go aboute to stablysh shrewed matters that our kingdome shuld neuer come to good estate and stedfastnes Therfore haue we commaunded that all they that are appoynted in wrytynge and shewed vnto you by AmaÌ„ whiche is ordeyned and set ouer all oure landes and the most pryncypall nexte vnto the kynge and in maner as a father shal w t theyr wyues and chyldren be destroyed and roted oute with the swerde of they re enemyes and aduersaries that there shall be no mercy shewed and no man spared And this shal be done the. xiiij day of the moâ—leth called Adar of thys yeare that they which of olde and now also haue euer bene rebellious maye in one daye with vyolence be thrust downe into
the hell to the intent that after thys maner oure empyre maye haue peace and tranquilite But Mardocheus thought vpon all the worckes and noble actes of the Lorde and made his prayer vnto him saying O Lord Lorde thou valeaunt and almyghty kinge for al thinges are in thy power and if thou wilt helpe delyuer Israel there is no man that can withstaÌ„de nor let the for thou hast made heauen and earth and what wonderous thing so euer is vnder the heaueÌ„ thou art Lorde of all thinges and there is no maÌ„ that can resist thy maiestye O Lord Thou knowest all thynges thou woteste Lorde y â— it was nether of malice nor presuÌ„pcion nor for any desyre of glory y â— I wolde not vowe downe my selfe nor worshyp yonder proude presumpteous AmaÌ„ for I wolde haue bene contente that with good wyl yf it myght haue done Israel any good to haue kist eueÌ„ his fotsteppes but that I dyd it because I wolde not set the honour of a man in the steade of the glorye of God and because I wolde worship none but onely y â— my Lorde And thys haue I done in no pryde nor presuÌ„pcyon And therfore O Lord thou God kyng haue mercy vpoÌ„ thy people for they ymagin how they may bring vs to naught yee their minde desyre is to destroy and to ouerthrowe the people that hath euer bene thyne enheritauÌ„ce of olde O despise not thy porcioÌ„ which thou hast delyuered brought oute of Egypte for thyne owne selfe Heare my prayer and be mercyfull vnto the people whom y u hast chosen for an herytage vn to thy selfe Turne oure complainte and sorowe into ioye that we may lyue O Lorde prayse thy name O Lorde suffre not the mouthes of theÌ„ y â— prayse the to be destroied All the people of Israell in lyke maner cryed as earnestly as they coulde vnto the Lord for theyr death and destruccyon stode before theyr eyes ¶ The prayer of Esâ—her for the delyueraunce of her auâ— her people CAPI XIIII QUene Esther also being iÌ„ the battayl of death resorted vnto the lorde laied awaye her gloryous apparell and put on the garmentes that serued for sighthynge and mournynge In the steade of precyous oyntment she scatred asshes and dong vpoÌ„ her head and as for her body she humbled it with fastynge and broughte it very lowe All the places where she was wont to haue ioy afore those filled she with the heare that she plucte out her selfe She prayed also vnto the Lorde God of Israell with these wordes â–ª O my Lorde thou onely art oure kynge helpe me desolate woman whiche haue no helper but the for my mysery destruccyon is harde at my hande Fro my youth vp I haue hetde out of the kinred of my father y â— thou tokest Israel from amonge all people so haue oure fathers of theyr fore elders y â— they shulde be thy perpetual inherytauÌ„ce and loke what thou didest promise theÌ„ thou hast made it good vnto them Now wel Lord we haue synned before the therfore hast thou geuen vs into the handes of oure enemyes because we worshypped theyr goddes Lorde thou art ryghteous Neuertheles it satisfieth them not that we are in bitter and heuy captiuite and oppressed amonge them but thou hast layed theyr handes vpoÌ„ the handes of theyr goddes so that they begynne to take awaye y e thynge that thou with thy mouth hast ordened and appoynted to destroye thyne inheritaunce to shut and to stoppe the mouthe of theÌ„ that prayse the to quench the glory worshippe of thy house and thine aulter and to open y â— mouthes of the Heathen y â— they may prayse the power and vertue of the goddes and to magnifye the fleshly kynge for euer O Lorde geue not thy scepter vnto them that be nothing lest they laugh vs to scorne in oure mysery fall but turne theyr deuice vpoÌ„ them selues and punish him that hath begonne the same ouer vs and set him to an example Thyncke vpon vs O Lorde and shewe thy selfe vnto vs in the tyme of oure distres and of our trouble Strength me O thou Kynge of Goddes thou Lorde of all power geue me an cloqueÌ„t pleasauÌ„t spech in my mouth before the Lyon Turne hys hert in to y â— hate of oure enemye to destroye him and all such as consent vnto hym But deliuer vs with thy hade and helpe me thy hand mayde which haue no defence nor hel per put onely the Lorde thou knowest all thynges thou wotest y t I loue not the glory and worshyp of the vnryghteous and that I hate and abhorre the bed of the vncircum cysed and of all Heathen Thou knowest my necessite that I hate the token of my preemynence and worshyp which I beare vpoÌ„ my head what tyme as I must shewe my selfe and be sene that I abhorre it as an vncleane cloth and that I weare it not when I am quyete and alone by my selfe Thou knowest also that I thy hande mayden haue not eaten at Amans table and that I haue had no pleasure nor de lyte in the Kynges feaste that I haue not droÌ„cke the wyne of the drinckoffringes and that I thy hande maiden haue no ioy sence the daye that I was brought hyther vnto this day but onely in the O Lorde O thou God of AbrahaÌ„ O thou mighty God aboue all heare the voyce of them that haue none other hope delyuer vs out of the hand of the wicked and deliuer me out of my feare ¶ Mardocheus moueth Hester to go into the Kynge and make intercession for her people and she performeth hys request CAPI XV. MArdocheus also bad Hester go in vnto the kyng and praye for her people and for her countre Remembre sayeth he the dayes of thy lowe estate howe thou waste norished vnder my hand For Aman which is next vnto the kynge hath geuen sentence of death agaynst vs. Cal thou therfore vpoÌ„ the Lorde speake for vs vnto the kynge deliuer vs from death And vpoÌ„ the thyrde daye it happened that Hester layed awaye the mournynge garmentes and put on her gloryous apparel deckte her selfe goodly after that she had called vpon God which is y â— beholder and Sauioure of al thinges toke two maydes with her vpoÌ„ the one she leaned her selfe as one that was tender the other folowed her and bare y â— trayne of her vesture The shyne of her bewtye made her face rose colored The similitude of her face was chearfull amiable but her hert was sorowful for greate feare She weÌ„te in thorow al the dores and stode before the kyng The kynge sat vpon the trone of hys kingdome and was clothed in his goodly aray all of golde and set with precyous stones he was very terryble He lyfte vp hys face that shone in the clearnes and loked grily vpon her Then fel the Quene downe was pale faynt leaned her selfe vpon the head of the