sonnes shall washe ' their handes and their feete therin ' 20 Euen when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation or when they go in to the aulter to minister and to burne the Lordes offeryng they shall washe them selues with water lest they dye 21 Likewise they shal washe their handes their feete lest they dye and it shal be an ordinaunce vnto them for euer both vnto hym his seede throughout their generations 22 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 23 Take vnto thee principal spices of the most pure Mirrhe fiue hūdreth sicles of sweete Synamond halfe so much euen two hundreth and fiftie sicles of sweete Calamus two hundreth and fiftie sicles 24 Of Cassia fiue hundreth sicles after the waight of the sanctuarie and of oyle Olyue an hyn 25 And thou shalt make of the oyle an holy oyntment euen an oyntment compound after the craft of the apoticarie 26 It shal be the oyle of holy oyntment and thou shalt annoynt the tabernacle of the congregation therwith and the arke of the testimonie 27 And the table and al his apparell and the candlesticke and all his vessels and the aulter of incense ' 28 And the aulter of burnt sacrifice with ' all his vessels and the lauer his foote 29 And thou shalt sanctifie them that they may be most holye whatsoeuer toucheth them shal be sanctified 30 And thou shalt anoynt Aaron and his sonnes and consecrate them that they may minister vnto me in the priestes office 31 And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel saying This shal be an holy oynting oyle vnto me throughout your generations 32 Vpon mans fleshe shall it not be powred neither shal ye make any other after the makyng of it for it is holy and ' shal be holy vnto you ' 33 Whosoeuer maketh lyke that or whosoeuer putteth any of it vpon a straūger shall perishe from amongst his people 34 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Take vnto thee sweete spices Starte Onycha sweete Galbanum these spices with pure Frankensence of eche a lyke wayght 35 And make of them sweete smellyng incense after the craft of the apoticarie mingled together pure and holy 36 And beate it to powder and put of it before the arke of the testimonie in the tabernacle of the congregation where I wyll meete with thee it shal be vnto you most holy 37 And you shal not make to your selues after the makyng of that incense which thou shalt make it shal be vnto you holy for the Lorde 38 Whosoeuer shall make lyke vnto that ' to smell thereto shall perishe from amongst ' his people ¶ The .xxxj. Chapter 1 God geueth his spirite to Besaleel and Ooliab the workemen to inuent all thynges which appertayne to the trimme makyng of the tabernacle 13 What signe the Sabboth is 18 Tables of stone written with the finger of God 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 2 Beholde I haue called by name Besaleel the sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iuda 3 And I haue fylled hym with the spirite of God in wisedome and vnderstandyng in knowledge and in all maner worke 4 To fynde out wittie deuises and to worke in golde siluer and in brasse 5 And in the craft to set stones and to carue in tymber and to worke in all maner workmanship 6 And beholde I haue geuen hym to be his companion Ooliab the sonne of Achisame◠of the tribe of Dan and in the heartes of all that are wise hearted I haue put wisedome to make all that I haue commaunded thee 7 The tabernacle of the congregation the arke of the testimonie the mercie seate that is thervpon and all the furniture of the tabernacle 8 And the table and his furniture and the pure candlesticke with all his furniture and the aulter of incense 9 And the aulter of burnt offeryng and all his furniture and the lauer with his foote 10 The vestmentes to minister in and the holy garmentes for Aaron the priest and the garmentes of his sonnes to minister in 11 And the annoyntyng oyle and sweete incense for the sanctuarie accordyng to all that I haue commaunded thee shal they do 12 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 13 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say In any wyse see that ye kepe my Sabbothes for it is a signe betweene me you in your generations for to knowe that I the Lorde am he that doth sanctifie you 14 Kepe my Sabboth therefore for it is holy vnto you He that defileth it shal be put to death for whosoeuer worketh therin the same soule shal be rooted out from amongst his people 15 Six dayes shall men worke and in the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the holy rest of the Lorde whosoeuer doth any worke in the Sabboth day shall dye the death 16 Wherefore let the children of Israel kepe the Sabboth that they obserue the Sabboth throughout their generations it is a perpetuall couenaunt 17 For it is a signe betweene me and the children of Israel for euer for in six dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth and in the seuenth day he rested and was refreshed 18 And when the Lorde had made an end of commnuyng with Moyses vpon the mount Sinai he gaue hym two tables of witnesse euen tables of stone writen with the finger of God ¶ The .xxxii. Chapter 1 The Israelites do pray vnto the golden calfe 7 God warneth Moyses of the sinne of the people 9 The people of Israel of a styffe necke 11 Moyses intreateth God for Israel cityng his promises 15 Moyses descendeth of the hyll The tables described of God 19 Moyses beyng angry breaketh the tables and the calfe 21 He chideth his brother Aaron 27 The Idolaters be murdered of the Leuites at Moyses commaundement 30 Moyses rebuketh the offence of the people 31 He wyll be putten out of the booke of lyfe and haue the peoples offence pardoned 33 They that be writen in the booke of God 1 ANd when y e people sawe that it was lōg or Moyses came downe out of the mountaine they gathered them selues together vnto Aaron and sayd vnto hym Vp make vs Gods to go before vs for we wote not what is become of this Moyses the man that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt 2 And Aaron sayd vnto them Plucke of the golden earynges which are in the eares of your wiues of your sonnes of your daughters bring them vnto me 3 And all the people plucked of the golden earinges which they had in their eares and brought them vnto Aaron 4 And he receaued them of their handes fashioned it with a grauer made of it a calfe of molten mettel and they said These be thy gods O Israel which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt 5 And when Aaron sawe that he made an aulter before it and Aaron made proclamation saying To morowe is
wyll cast out the nations before thee and enlarge thy coastes neyther shall any man desyre thy lande when thou shalt go vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thryse in a yere 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice vpon leauen neither shal ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passouer be left vnto the mornyng 26 The first rype fruites of thy lande thou shalt bryng vnto the house of the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not seethe a kyd in his mothers mylke 27 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Write these wordes for after the tenour of these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with thee and with Israel 28 And he was there with the Lorde fourtie dayes and fourtie nyghtes and dyd neither eate bread nor drinke water and he wrote vpon the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten commaundementes 29 And when Moyses came downe from mount Sinai the two tables of testimonie were in Moyses hande when he came downe from the mount Moyses wyste not that the skynne of his face shone whyle he talked with hym 30 And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel looked vpon Moyses and beholde the skynne of his face shone and they were afrayde to come nye hym 31 And when Moyses had called them Aaron and all the chiefe of the congregation came vnto him and Moyses talked with them 32 And afterwarde all the chyldren of Israel came nye and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto hym in mount Sinai 33 And when Moyses had made an ende of communyng with them he put a coueryng vpon his face 34 And agayne when Moyses went in before the Lorde to speake with hym he toke the coueryng of vntyll he came out And he came out and spake vnto the chyldren of Israel that whiche he was commaunded 35 And the chyldren of Israel sawe the face of Moyses that the skynne of Moyses face shone and Moyses put the coueryng vpon his face agayne vntyll he went in to commune with hym ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter 1 The Sabboth is commaunded 4 First fruites are required and gyftes 21 The redines of the people in offering 30 Besaleel and Ooliab the artificers are commended vnto the people of Moyses 1 ANd Moyses gathered al the congregation of the children of Israel together and sayd vnto thē These are the wordes whiche the Lord hath commaunded that ye shoulde do them 2 Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth day shal be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the lordes rest whosoeuer doth any worke therin shall dye 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitation vpō the Sabboth day 4 And Moyses spake vnto all the congration of the childrē of Israel saying This is the thyng whiche the Lorde commaunded saying 5 Take from amongest you an heaue offering vnto the Lorde Whosoeuer is of a wyllyng heart let hym bryng that heaue offeryng to the Lorde namely golde syluer and brasse ' 6 And blewe silke purple scarlet white ' sylke goates heere ' 7 And Rammes skynnes red Taxus ' skynnes with Sittim wood ' 8 Oyle for light and spyces for annoyntyng ' oyle and for the sweete incense ' 9 And Onyx stones and stones to be set ' in the Ephod and in the brestlap 10 And let all them that are wise hearted among you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded 11 The tabernacle and the tent therof his couering his ringes his boordes his barres his pillers and his sockets ' 12 The arke the staues therof with the ' mercy seate the vaile that couereth it ' 13 The table and his barres and all his ' vessels and the shew bread 14 The candelsticke of light and his furniture and his lampes with the oyle for the lyght 15 The incense aulter and his barres the annoyntyng oyle and the sweete incense and the hangyng of the doore at the entryng in of the tabernacle 16 The aulter of burnt sacrifice with his brasen grediron his staues and all his vessels the lauer and his foote 17 And the hangynges of the court with his pyllers and their sockettes and the hangyng in the doore of the court 18 The pinnes of the tabernacle and the' pinnes of the court with their cordes ' 19 The ministring garmentes to minister in the holy place and the holy vestmentes for Aaron the priest and the vestmentes of his sonnes that thei may minister in the priestes office 20 And all the congregation of the chyldren ' of Israel departed from the presence ' of Moyses 21 And euery one came as many as their heartes couraged them as many as their spirites made them wyllyng and brought an heaue offering for the Lord to the makyng of the tabernacle of the congregation and for all his vses for the holy vestmentes 22 And they came both men and women euen as many as were wyllyng hearted and brought bracelettes and earinges ringes and chaynes whiche iewelles were all of golde all the men brought a waue offeryng of golde vnto the Lorde 23 And euery man with whom was found blewe silke purple scarlet whyte silke and Goates heere red skynnes of Rammes and Taxus skynnes brought them 24 All that dyd heaue vp an oblation of golde and brasse brought an heaue offering vnto the Lorde and all men with whom was founde Sittim wood for any maner worke of the ministration brought it 25 And all the women that were wyse hearted dyd spinne with their handes and brought the spun worke both of blewe silke purple scarlet white silke 26 And all the women that excelled in wisdome of heart spun Goates heere 27 And the lordes brought Onyx stones and stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap 28 And spyce and oyle for lyght for the anoynting oyle for the sweete incense 29 And the chyldren of Israel brought a willing offeryng vnto the Lorde both men women as many as had willing heartes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had commaunded to be made by the handes of Moyses 30 And Moyses sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the Lord hath called by name Besaleel y e sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iuda 31 And hath filled hym with the spirite of God in wisdome and vnderstanding in knowledge and in all maner worke 32 To finde out curious workes which are made in golde siluer and brasse 33 In the crafte of stones to set them and in caruing of wood to make any maner of subtile worke 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teache both he and Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wysdome of heart to worke al maner of grauen and brodered needle worke in blew silke and purple in scarlet and whyte silke and in weauyng and to do all maner of worke and wittie deuises The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 The makyng
shall haue lynnen breeches vpon his fleshe and shal be girded with a lynnen girdle and with a lynnen cap shall he be attired These are holy garmentes therfore shall he washe his fleshe in water when he doth put them on 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the childrē of Israel two hee goates for a sinne offeryng and a ramme for a burnt offeryng 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullocke for his sinne offering and make an attonement for hym and for his house 7 And he shall take the two hee goates and present them before the Lorde at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation 8 And Aaron shall cast lottes ouer the two goates one lot shal be for the Lord and the other for the scape goate 9 And Aaron shall bryng the goate vpon which the Lordes lot fell and offer hym for a sinne offeryng 10 But the goate on which the lot fell to be the scape goate shal be set aliue before the Lorde to reconcile with and to let hym go as a scape goate into the wildernesse 11 And Aaron shall bryng the bullocke for his sinne offeryng and reconcile for hym selfe and for his house and shall kyll the bullocke for his sinne offeryng 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coales from of the aulter before the Lorde and shall fill his hand full of sweete incense beaten small and bryng them within the vayle 13 And put the incense vpon the fire before the Lorde that the cloude of the incense may couer the mercy seate that is vpon the witnesse and he shall not dye 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullocke and sprinckle it with his finger vpon the mercy seate eastward and before the mercy seate shall he sprinckle of the blood with his finger seuen tymes 15 Then shall he kyll the goate that is the peoples sinne offering bryng his blood within the vayle do with that blood as he dyd with the blood of the bullocke sprinklyng it vpon the mercy seate and before the mercy seate 16 And he shall reconcile the holy place from the vncleannesses of the chyldren of Israel and from their trespasses in all their sinnes And so shal he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that is set among them euen among their vncleannesses 17 And let there be no body in the tabernacle of the cōgregation when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place vntyll he come out and haue made an attonement for hym selfe and for his housholde and for all the congregation of Israel 18 And he shall go out vnto the aulter that is before the Lorde and reconcile vpon it and shal take of the blood of the bullocke and of the blood of the goate and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter rounde about 19 So shall he sprinckle of the blood vppon it with his finger seuen tymes and cleanse it halowe it from the vncleannesse of the chyldren of Israel 20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place and the tabernacle of the congregation and the aulter he shall bryng the liue goate 21 And Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the head of the liue goate and confesse ouer hym all the misdeedes of the chyldren of Israel and all their trespasses in all their sinnes puttyng them vppon the head of the goate and send him away by the hand of a conuenient man into the wyldernesse 22 And the goate shall beare vpon hym all theyr misdeedes vnto the lande of seperation and he shall let the goate go into the wyldernesse 23 After Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation and put of the linnen clothes whiche he put on when he went in into the holy place and leaue them there 24 And let hym washe his fleshe with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make an attonement for hym selfe and for the people 25 And the fat of the sinne offering shall ' he burne vpon the aulter ' 26 And he that caryed foorth the goate for the scape goate shall washe his clothes and bathe his fleshe in water and then come into the hoast 27 And the bullocke for the sinne offering the goate for the sinne offering whose blood was brought in to clense the holy place shall one cary out without the hoast to be burnt in the fire with their skinnes their fleshe and their dounge 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes and bathe his fleshe in water and then come into the hoast 29 And this shal be an ordinaunce for euer vnto you that in the tenth day of the seuenth moneth ye humble your soules and do no worke at all whether it be one of your owne countrey or a straunger that soiourneth among you 30 For that day shall the priest make an attonement for you to cleanse you and that ye may be cleane from all your sinnes before the Lorde 31 Let it be a Sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble your soules by an ordinaunce for euer 32 And the priest whom he shal annoynt and whom he shall consecrate to minister in his fathers steade shal make the attonement and shall put on the linnen clothes and holy vestmentes 33 And shall reconcile the holy sanctuarie and the tabernacle of the congregation and shall cleanse the aulter make an attonement for the priestes and for all the people of the congregation 34 And this shal be an euerlastyng ordinaunce vnto you to make an attonement for the chyldren of Israel for all their sinnes once a yere And he dyd as the Lorde commaunded Moyses ' ⧠The .xvij. Chapter ' 4 All sacrifice must be brought to the doore of the tabernacle 7 To deuyls may they not offer 10 They may not eate blood ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them This is the thing whiche the Lorde hath charged saying 3 What man soeuer of the house of Israel kylleth an oxe or lambe or goate in the hoast or that kylleth it out of the hoast 4 And bryngeth it not vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer an offering vnto the Lorde before the dwelling place of the Lord blood shal be imputed vnto that man he hath shed blood and that man shal be cut of from among his people 5 Wherfore when the chyldren of Israel bryng their offeringes that they offer in the wylde fielde they shall bryng them vnto the Lorde euen vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation by the priest to offer them for peace offeringes vnto the Lorde 6 And the priest shall sprinckle the blood vpon the aulter of the Lorde whiche is before the doore of the tabernacle of the
they be seperated from the holy thinges of the children of Israel and that they pollute not my holy name in those thinges whiche they halowe vnto me I am the Lorde 3 Say vnto them Whosoeuer he be of all your seede among your generations after you that goeth vnto the holy thinges whiche the chyldren of Israel halowe vnto the Lorde hauing his vncleannes vpon hym that soule shall be cut of from out of my sight I am the Lorde 4 What man soeuer of the seede of Aaron is a leper or hath a running issue he shall not eate of the holy thinges vntyll he be cleane And who so toucheth any man that is vncleane by reason of a dead body or a man whose seede runneth from hym in his sleepe 5 Or whosoeuer toucheth any creeping thyng whereby he may be made vncleane or a man of whom he may take vncleannes whatsoeuer vncleannes he hath 6 The same soule that hath touched any suche shal be vncleane vntyll euen and shall not eate of the holy thynges vntyll he haue washed his fleshe with water 7 And when the sunne is downe he shal be cleane and shall afterwarde eate of the holy thynges forasmuche as it is his foode 8 Of a beast that dyeth alone or is rent with wylde beastes wherby he may be defiled he shall not eate I am the Lorde 9 Let them kepe therefore myne ordinaunce lest they for the same lade sinne vpon them and dye for it if they defile it I the Lorde sanctifie them 10 There shall no straunger eate of the holy thing neither a ghest of y e priestes neither shall an hyred seruaunt eate of the holy thyng 11 But if the priest bye any soule with money he shall eate of it like as he that is borne in his house they shall eate of his meate 12 If the priestes daughter also be maried vnto a staunger she may not eate of the halowed heaue offeringes 13 Notwithstanding if y e priestes daughter be a wydowe or deuorsed and haue no chylde but is returned vnto her fathers house agayne she shall eate of her fathers meate aswell as she dyd it in her youth But there shall no straunger eate therof 14 If a man eate of the holy thyng vnwittingly he shal put the fifth part thervnto and geue it vnto the priest with the halowed thyng 15 And the priestes shall not defile the holy thynges of the chyldren of Israel whiche they offer vnto the Lorde 16 To lade them selues with misdoyng and trespasse while they eate their holy thinges for I the Lorde do halowe them 17 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 18 Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and vnto all the children of Israel and say vnto them Whatsoeuer he be of the house of Israel or straunger in Israel that wyll offer his sacrifice for all his vowes and for all his freewyll offeringes whiche they wyll offer vnto the Lorde for a burnt offering 19 Ye shall offer at your pleasure a male without blemishe of the beefes of the sheepe or of the goates 20 But whatsoeuer hath a blemishe that shall ye not offer for it shal not be acceptable for you 21 And whosoeuer bryngeth a peace offering vnto the Lorde to accomplyshe his vowe or a freewyll offering in beefes or sheepe it shal be perfite to be accepted there shal be also no blemishe therein 22 Blynde or broken or lame or hauyng a wen or skuruie or scabbed ye shall not offer suche vnto the Lorde nor put a burnt offering of any suche vpon the aulter vnto the Lorde 23 A bullocke or a sheepe that hath any member superfluous or lackyng mayest thou offer for a freewyll offering but for a vowe it shall not be accepted 24 Ye shall not offer vnto the Lord that which is brused or crusshed or broken or cut away neither shal you make any offeryng therof in your lande 25 Neither of a straungers hande shall ye offer the bread of your God of any such because their corruption is in thē and they haue deformitie in thēselues and therfore shall they not be accepted for you ' 26 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 27 When a bullocke or a sheepe or a goate is brought foorth it shal be seuen dayes vnder the damme And from the eyght day and thencefoorth it shal be accepted for a burnt sacrifice vnto the Lorde 28 And whether it be cowe or ewe ye shall not kyll it and her young both in one day 29 When ye wyll offer a thanke offeryng ' vnto the Lorde offer it wyllyngly ' 30 And the same day it must be eaten vp so that ye leaue none of it vntyll the morowe I am the Lorde 31 Therfore shall ye kepe my cōmaundementes ' and do them I am the Lorde ' 32 Neither shal ye pollute my holy name but I wyll be halowed among the children of Israel I am the Lorde which halowe you 33 And that brought you out of the lande of Egypt to be your God I am the Lorde ' The xxiii Chapter ' 2 Of the holy dayes 3 Of the Sabboth 5 The Passouer 6 The feast of vnleauened bread 10 The feast of the first fruites 16 Whitsontide 24 The feast of blowyng trumpettes 34 The feast of tabernacles ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say vnto thē The feastes of the Lorde which ye shall call holy conuocations euen these are my feastes 3 Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of rest an holy cōuocation so that ye do no worke therin it is the Sabboth of the Lorde in all your dwellynges 4 These are the feastes of the Lorde euen holy conuocations which ye shall proclayme in their seasons ' 5 In the fourteenth day of the first moneth ' at euen is the Lordes Passouer 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same moneth is the feast of vnleauened bread vnto the Lorde seuen dayes ye must eate vnleauened bread 7 In the first day ye shall haue an holy conuocation ye shal do no seruile worke therin 8 But ye shall offer sacrifices made by fire vnto the Lorde throughout these seuen dayes and in the seuenth day is an holy conuocation ye shall do no seruile worke therin ' 9 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 10 Speake vnto the children of Israel and say vnto them When ye be come into the lande which I geue vnto you and reape downe the haruest therof ye shall bryng a sheafe of the first fruites of your haruest vnto the priest 11 Which shall waue the sheafe before the Lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morowe after the Sabboth the priest shall waue it 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye waue the sheafe an hee lambe without blemishe of a yere olde for a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde 13 And the meate offeryng therof shal be made of two tenth
and with thy sheepe seuen dayes it shal be with the damme the eyght day thou shalt geue it me 30 Ye shal be an holy people vnto me neither shall ye eate any fleshe that is torne of beastes in the fielde but shall cast it to a dogge ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter 1 A lye 2 An vpright Iudge 3 and 6 A poore person 7 An innocent 8 Gyftes 9 A pilgrime 12 The sabboth of the seuenth day 15 The feast of the passeouer in Marche 16 The feast of the fiftith day of tabernacles in September 18 Blood 19 Fyrst fruites 20 The Angell leadyng the people of Israel 24 Straunge gods not to be prayed vnto 25 To serue God blessing infirmitie 26 The baren 29 Wherefore God dyd cast out the Chanaanites by litle and litle 1 THou shalt not haue to do with any false report neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked to be an vnrighteous witnesse 2 Thou shalt not folow a multitude to do euill neither shalt thou speake in a matter of iustice according to the greater number for to peruert iudgement 3 Neither shalt thou esteeme a poore man in his cause 4 If thou meete thyne enemies oxe or asse goyng astray thou shalt bryng them to him agayne 5 If thou see the asse of him that hateth thee sincke vnder his burthen thou shalt not passe by and let him alone but shalt helpe hym to lyft hym vp agayne 6 Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite 7 Kepe thee farre from a false matter and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not for I wyll not iustifie the wicked 8 Thou shalt take no gyftes for gyftes blinde the seyng and peruert the wordes of the righteous 9 Thou shalt not oppresse a straunger for ye know the heart of a straunger seyng ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt 10 Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy lande and gather in the fruites therof 11 And the seuenth yere thou shalt let it rest and lie styll that the poore of thy people may eate And what they leaue the beastes of the fielde shall eate In lyke maner thou shalt deale with thy vineyarde and thyne oliue tree 12 Sixe daies thou shalt do thy worke and in the seuenth day thou shalt rest that thyne oxe and thyne asse may rest and the sonne of thy mayde and the straunger may be refreshed 13 In all thinges that I haue saide vnto you be circumspect and make no rehearsall of the names of straunge gods neither let it be hearde out of thy mouth 14 Three feastes thou shalt holde vnto me in a yere 15 Thou shalt kepe the feast of vnleauened bread thou shalt eate vnleauened bread seuen daies long as I commaunded thee in the tyme appoynted of the moneth Abib for in that moneth ye came out of Egypt and see that no man appeare before me emptie 16 And the feast of haruest when thou reapest the first fruites of thy laboures whiche thou hast sowen in the fielde And the feast of in gathering whiche is in the end of the yere when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field 17 These three times in the yere shall all thy men chyldren appeare before the Lorde God 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice vpon leauened bread neither shall the fat of my feast remayne vntyll the mornyng 19 The first of the first fruites of thy land thou shalt bryng into the house of the Lorde thy God thou shalt not seethe a kydde in his mothers mylke 20 Behold I sende an angell before thee to kepe thee in the way and to bryng thee into the place whiche I haue prepared 21 Beware of hym and heare his voyce and resist him not for he wyll not spare your misdeedes and my name is in him 22 But and if thou shalt in deede hearken vnto his voyce do al that I speake I wylbe an enemie vnto thyne enemies an aduersarie vnto thine aduersaries 23 For myne angell shall go before thee and bryng thee in vnto the Amorites and Hethites and Pharezites Chanaanites Heuites and Iebusites and I shall destroy them 24 Thou shalt not bowe downe to their gods neither serue thē neither do after y e workes of them but ouerthrowe thē and breake downe the images of them 25 And ye shall serue the Lord your God and he shall blesse thy bread and thy water and I wyll take all sicknesses away from the middest of thee 26 There shall no woman haue any vntymely byrth nor be vnfruitefull in thy lande the number of thy dayes I wyll fulfill 27 I will sende my feare before thee and wyll destroy all the people whyther thou shalt go I wyll make all thine enemies turne theyr backes vnto thee 28 And I wyll sende hornettes before thee which shall driue out the Heuites the Chanaanites and the Hethites before thee 29 Neuerthelesse I wyll not cast them out before thee in one yere lest the land growe to a wyldernesse and the beast of the fielde multiplie agaynst thee 30 By litle and litle I wyll dryue them out before thee vntyl thou be increased and inherite the lande 31 And I wyll make thy coastes from the red sea vnto the sea of the Philistines and from the desert vnto the riuer For I wyll deliuer the inhabitours of the lande into thyne hand and thou shalt driue them out before thee 32 Thou shalt make no couenaunt with them nor with theyr gods 33 Neither let them dwell in thy lande lest they make thee sinne against me for if thou serue their gods it wyll surely be thy decay ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter 1 Moyses is commaunded to go vp vnto the mounte 4 Moyses wryteth the wordes of God into one volume and readeth them vnto the people 1 ANd he said vnto Moyses Come vp vnto the Lorde thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu the threscore and ten elders of Israel and ye shall worship a farre of 2 And Moyses hym selfe alone shall go vnto the Lorde but they shall not come nygh neither shall the people go vp with hym 3 And Moyses came and tolde the people all the wordes of the Lorde and all the iudgementes And all the people aunswered with one voyce and sayde All the wordes whiche the Lorde hath sayde wyll we do 4 And Moyses wrote all the wordes of the Lord and rose vp early and set him an aulter vnder the hill and .xii. stones according to the .xii. tribes of Israel 5 And sent young men of the children of Israel whiche brought burnt offeringes and offered peace offeringes of oxen vnto the Lorde 6 And Moyses toke halfe of the blood and put it in basins and the other halfe he spinckled on the aulter 7 And he toke the booke of the couenaūt read it in the
haue I begotten thee 34 And as concernyng that he raysed him vp from the dead nowe no more to returne to corruption he sayde on this wyfe I wyll geue you y e holy thynges of Dauid which are faythfull 25 Wherfore he sayeth also in another place * Thou shalt not suffer thyne holy one to see corruption 26 For Dauid after he had serued his tyme by the wyll of God fell on slepe and was layde vnto his fathers and sawe corruption 37 But he whom God raysed agayne sawe no corruption 38 Be it knowen vnto you therfore ye men brethren that through this man is preached vnto you the forgeuenesse of sinnes 39 And that by hym all that beleue are iustified from all thynges from which ye coulde not be iustified by the lawe of Moyses 40 Beware therfore lest that fall on you which is spoken of in the prophetes 41 Beholde ye despisers and wonder and perishe ye for I do a worke in your dayes a worke which ye shal not beleue though a man declare it you 42 And when they were gone out of the synagogue of the Iewes the Gentiles besought that they woulde preache these wordes to them y e next Sabboth 43 Nowe when the congregation was broken vp many of the Iewes and vertuous proselytes folowed Paul Barnabas which spake to them and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God ☞ 44 And the next Sabboth day came almost the whole citie together to heare the worde of God 45 But when the Iewes sawe the people they were full of indignation and spake agaynst those thynges which were spoken of Paul speakyng against and raylyng 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bolde and sayde It was meete that the worde of God shoulde first haue ben spoken to you but seeyng ye put it from you and thynke your selues vnworthy of euerlastyng lyfe loe we turne to the Gentiles 47 For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs. I haue made thee a lyght of the Gentiles that thou be the saluation vnto the ende of the worlde 48 And when the Gentiles hearde this they were glad and glorified the worde of the Lorde and as many as were ordayned to eternall lyfe beleued 49 And the worde of the Lorde was publisshed throughout all the region 50 But the Iewes moued the deuout and honest women and the chiefe men of the citie and raysed persecution agaynst Paule and Barnabas and expelled them out of their coastes 51 * But they shoke of the dust of their feete against them and came vnto Iconium 52 And the disciples were fylled with ioy and with the holy ghost ☜ ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 God geueth successe to his worde 6 Paul and Barnabas preache at Iconium and are persecuted 13 At Lystra they woulde do sacrifice to Barnabas and Paul 19 Paul is stoned 22 They confirme the disciples in fayth patience 23 They appoynt ministers 1 AND it came to passe in Iconium that they went both together into the synagogue of the Iewes so spake that a great multitude both of the Iewes also of the Grekes beleued 2 But the vnbeleuyng Iewes stirred vp and corrupted the myndes of the Gentiles agaynst the brethren 3 Long tyme therfore abode they there and quyt them selues boldely with the helpe of the Lorde which gaue testimonie vnto the worde of his grace and graunted signes wonders to be done by their handes 4 But the multitude of the citie was deuided and part 〈◊〉 with the Iewes and part with the Apostles ◠And when there was an assault made both of the gentiles and also of the Iewes with their rulers to do them violence and to stone them 6 They were ware of it and * fled vnto Lystra Derbe cities of Lycaonia and vnto the regiō that lieth rounde about 7 And there preached the Gospell 8 And there sate a certayne man at Lystra weake in his feete beyng * a creple from his mothers wombe and neuer had walked 9 The same hearde Paul speake which beholdyng hym and perceauyng that he had fayth to be whole 10 Sayde with a loude voyce stande vpryght on thy feete And he start vp and walked 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done they lyft vp their voyces saying in the speache of Lycaoma Gods are come downe to vs in the lykenesse of men 12 And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the chiefe speaker 13 Then Iupiters priest which was before their citie brought oxen and garlandes vnto the doore and woulde haue done sacrifice with the people 14 Which when the Apostles Barnabas Paul heard of they rent their clothes and ran in among the people crying 15 And saying Sirs why do ye these thynges We are mortall men lyke vnto you and preach vnto you that ye shoulde turne from these vanities vnto the lyuyng God which made heauen and earth and the sea and all thynges that are therin 16 The which in tymes past suffred all nations to walke in their owne wayes 17 Neuerthelesse he left not hym selfe without witnesse in that he shewed his benefites from heauen in geuyng vs rayne and fruitefull seasons fillyng our heartes with foode and gladnesse 18 And with these sayinges scarce refrayned they the people that they had not done sacrifice vnto them 19 Then thyther came certayne Iewes from Antioche and Iconium which whē they had perswaded the people and had stoned Paule drewe hym out of the citie supposyng he had ben dead 20 Howbeit as the disciples stoode round about hym he arose vp and came into the citie And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe 21 And when they had preached to that citie and had taught many they returned agayne to Lystra and to Iconium and Antioche 22 And strengthed the disciples soules agayne and exhorted them to continue in the fayth and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kyngdome of God 23 And when they had ordeyned them elders by election in euery Churche and had prayed with fastyng they commended them to the Lorde on whom they beleued 24 And when they had gone throughout Pisidia they came to Pamphylia 25 And when they had spoken the worde in Perga they descended into Attalia 26 And thence departed by shippe to Antioche from whence they were committed vnto the grace of God to the worke which they fulfylled 27 And when they were come and had gathered the Churche together they rehearsed all that God had done with them howe he had opened the doore of fayth vnto the gentiles 28 And there they abode long tyme with the disciples ¶ The .xv. Chapter ◠The decree of the Apostles concernyng circumcision and other ceremonies of the Iewes 35 Paul and Barnabas preache in Antioche 39 Paul Barnabas fallyng at stryfe brake companie 1 AND certayne men whiche came downe frō Iurie taught the brethren except ye
gyftes of the holy ghost accordyng to his owne wyll 5 For vnto the Anges hath he not put in subiection the worlde to come wherof we speake 6 But one in a certayne place witnessed saying What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym Or the sonne of man that thou wouldest loke vpon hym 7 Thou madest hym for a litle whyle lower then the Angels thou hast crowned him with glorie and honour and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes 8 Thou hast put all thynges in subiectiō vnder his feete In y t he put all thinges vnder hym he left nothyng that is not put vnder hym But nowe we see not yet all thynges put vnder hym 9 But hym that for a whyle was made lesse then the Angels we see that it was Iesus who through the sufferyng of death was crowned with glorie and honour that he by the grace of God shoulde taste of death for all 10 For it became hym for whom are all thynges and by whom are all thynges after he had brought many sonnes vnto glorie that he shoulde make the capitayne of their saluation perfect through afflictions 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they which are sanctified are all of one For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren 12 Saying I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddes of the Churche wyll I prayse thee 13 And agayne I wyll put my trust in hym And agayne Beholde here am I and the chyldren whiche God hath geuen me 14 Forasmuch then as the chyldren are partakers of flesshe and blood he also hym selfe lykewyse toke part with thē that through death he myght expell hym that had lordship ouer death that is the deuyll 15 And that he myght delyuer them which through feare of death were all their lyfe tyme in daunger of bondage 16 For he in no place taketh on hym the Angels but the seede of Abraham taketh he on hym 17 Wherfore in all thinges it became him to be made lyke vnto his brethren that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye priest in thynges concernyng God for to purge the peoples sinnes 18 For in that he hym selfe suffered and was tempted he is able to succour them that are tempted ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He requireth them to be obedient vnto the worde of Christe 3 who is more worthy then Moyses 12 The punishment of such as wyll harden their heartes and not beleue that they myght haue eternall rest 1 THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestiall callyng consider the apostle and hye priest of our profession Christe Iesus 2 Beyng faythfull to hym that appoynted hym as also was Moyses in all his house 3 For this man is counted worthy of more glorie then Moyses inasmuch as he which hath buylded the house hath more honour then the house 4 For euery house is buylded of some man But he that buylded all thynges is God 5 And Moyses veryly was faythfull in al his house as a minister for a witnesse of those thynges whiche were to be spoken after 6 But Christe as a sonne hath rule ouer his owne house whose house are we yf we holde fast the confidence and the reioycyng of that hope vnto the ende 7 Wherfore as the holy ghost saith To day yf ye wyll heare his voyce 8 Harden not your heartes as in the prouokyng in the day of the temptation in the wyldernesse 9 Where your fathers tempted me proued me and sawe my workes .xl. yeres 10 Wherfore I was greeued with that generation and sayde they do alway erre in heart they veryly haue not knowen my wayes 11 So that I sware in my wrath yf they shall enter into my rest 12 Take heede brethren lest at any tyme there be in you an euyll heart of vnbeliefe to depart from the lyuyng God 13 But exhort ye one another dayly whyle it is called to day lest any of you be hardened through the deceytfulnesse of sinne 14 For we are made partakers of Christe yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the begynnyng of the substaunce 15 So long as it is said to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your heartes as in the prouokyng 16 For some when they had hearde dyd prouoke howe be it not all that came out of Egypt by Moyses 17 But with whom was he displeased fourtie yeres Not with them that had sinned whose carkases fell in the desert 18 And to whō sware he that they should not enter into his rest but vnto them that were not obedient 19 And we see that they coulde not enter in because of vnbeliefe The .iiij. Chapter 2 The worde without fayth is vnprofitable 3 The Sabboth or rest of the Christians 6 Punishment of vnbeleuers 12 The nature of the worde of God 1 LEt vs feare therfore lest at any tyme by forsakyng the promise of entryng into his reste any of you shoulde be defrauded 2 For vnto vs was the Gospell preached aswell as vnto them But the worde whiche they hearde dyd not profite them not beyng coupled with fayth to them that hearde 3 For we which haue beleued do enter into his rest as he sayde Euen as I haue sworne in my wrath if they shal enter into my rest Although the workes were made perfecte from the foundation of the worlde 4 For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth daye on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his workes 5 And in this place againe yf they shall enter into my rest 6 Seing therfore it foloweth that some must enter there into and they to whō the Gospell was first preached entred not therin for vnbeliefe 7 Againe he appoynteth a certaine day by to day saying in Dauid after so long a tyme as it is sayde To day yf ye wyl heare his voyce hardē not your hearts 8 For yf Iesus had geuen them reste then woulde he not afterwarde haue spoken of another day 9 There remayneth therfore yet a rest to the people of God 10 For he that is entred into his rest hath ceassed also from his owne workes as God dyd from his 11 Let vs studie therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same ensample of disobedience 12 For the worde of God is quicke and myghtie in operation and sharper then any two edged sword and entreth thorowe euen vnto the deuydyng a sunder of the soule the spirite and of the ioyntes the marie and is a discerner of the thoughtes and of the intentes of the heart 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake 14 Seyng then that we haue a great hye priest which is entred into heauens Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde faste the confession 15 For we haue not an hye priest whiche
iii. Iohn xiii A Prid. Kl. Siluester bish xxx lxv xxviii lxvi Iude. i. ¶ The summe of the vvhole Scripture of the bookes of the olde and new Testament The bookes of the olde Testament do teache vs that the same God whom Adam Noe Abraham Isahac Iacob Dauid and the other fathers did worship is the onely true God and that he the same is almightie and euerlasting VVho of his meere goodnesse hath created by his worde heauen and earth and all that is in them From whom all thinges do come without whom there is nothing at all And that he is iust and mercifull VVho also worketh all in all after his owne wyll To whom it is not lawfull to say wherefore he doth thus or thus Moreouer these bookes teache vs that this very God almightie after he created all thinges shope also Adam the first man to the image and spirituall similitude of him selfe and that he did constitute him lorde ouer all thinges that he had created in earth VVhich Adam by the enuie and fraude of the deuill transgressing the precept of his creator by this his sinne brought in such and so great sinne into the worlde that we which be sprong from him by the fleshe be in nature the children of wrath and therevpon we be made subiect and thraule to death to dampnation to the yoke and tyranny of the deuill Furthermore vve are taught by these excellent bookes that God promysed to Adam Abraham Isahac Iacob Dauid and to other fathers of the olde time that he would send that blessed seede his sonne Iesus Christe our sauiour which should deliuer all those from sinne and from the tyranny of the deuill which by a liuely and working faith should beleue this promise and put their trust in Iesus Christe hoping that of him and by him they shoulde obtayne this deliueraunce Also they geue vs to vnderstand that in the meane season whyle those fathers the Israelites loked for the saluation and deliueraunce promysed for that the nature of man is such so proude and so corrupt that those would not wyllingly acknowledge themselues to be sinners which had nede of the sauiour promysed God the creator gaue by Moyses his lawe wrytten in two tables of stone that by it sinne and the malice of mans heart being knowen men mought more vehemently thirst for the comming of Iesus Christe who should redeeme and deliuer them from sinne VVhich thing neither the lawe nor yet the sacrifices and oblations of the lawe did perfourme For they were shadowes and figures of the true oblation of the body of Christe by which oblation all sinnes should be blotted out and quite put away By the bookes of the newe Testament we be taught that Christe so afore promysed which is God aboue al thinges most blessed for euer euen he I say which was shadowed in the bookes of the olde Testament and in sacrifices figured that he was sent at the last from the father the selfe same time which the father did constitute within him selfe I say at that time when all wickednesse abounded in the worlde than he was sent And this Iesus our sauiour being borne in the fleshe suffered death and rose againe from the dead VVhich actes of his were not done by him in respect of the good workes of any man for we were all sinners but that this God our father shoulde appeare true in exhibiting the aboundant ryches of his grace which he promysed and that through his mercie he mought bring vs to saluation VVhereupon it is euidently shewed in the newe Testament that Iesus Christe being the true lambe the true sacrifice of the worlde putting away the sinnes of men came into this worlde to purchase grace and peace for vs with the father washing vs from our sinnes in his owne blood and should deliuer vs from the bondage of the deuil whom by sinne we did serue And so we should be adopted by him to be the sonnes of God made heires with him of that most excellent and euerlasting kingdome Now that we should acknowledge this singuler and excellent benefite of God toward vs almightie God geueth vs his holy spirite the fruite and effect of the which is faith in God and in his Christe For without the holy ghost by which we are instructed and sealed neither can we beleue that God the father sent Messias nor yet that Iesus is Christe For no man saith Paul can say that Iesus is the Lorde but by the holy ghost The same spirite witnesseth to our spirite that we are the children of God and powreth into our bowels that charitie which Paul describeth to the Corinthians Furthermore that holy spirite doth geue vs hope which is a sure loking for eternall lyfe whereof he him selfe is the certaine token and pledge Also he geueth vs other spirituall giftes of the which Paul wryteth to the Galathians Therefore the benefite of faith is not to be despised or little to be set by For by the meanes of this trust and faith in Christe which worketh by charitie and sheweth it selfe foorth by the workes of charitie mouing man therto we are iustified and sanctified that is to say God and the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe which is made our father also by him being our brother doth accompt vs to be iust and holy through his grace and through the merite of his sonne Iesus Christe not imputing our sinnes to vs so farre foorth that we shoulde suffer the paynes of hell for them Finally Christe him selfe came into the worlde to the intent that we through him being sanctified and cleansed from our sinnes folowing his wyll in good workes shoulde deny the thinges pertayning to the fleshe and freely serue him in righteousnesse and holynesse all the dayes of our lyfe and that by good workes which God hath prepared for vs to walke in we should shewe our selues to be called to this grace and gift of faith which good workes who so hath not doth shewe him selfe not to haue such a faith in Christe as is required in vs. To Christe must we come and folowe him with a chearefull minde that he may teache vs For he is our maister lowly and humble of heart he is to vs an example whereby we must learne the rule to lyue well Moreouer he is our bishop and our high priest which dyd him selfe offer vp for vs his owne blood being the onely mediator betweene God and men VVho now sitteth at the right hande of God the father being made our aduocate making prayer and intercession for vs who doubtlesse shall obtayne for vs whatsoeuer we shall desire eyther of him or els of his father in his name if so be that we thus desiring shall beleue that he wyll so do for thus hath he promysed Therefore let vs not doubt if we sinne at any tyme to come with
this worlde but it may be abused and turned from vnhurtfull wholsome to hurtfull and noysome What is there aboue better then the sunne the moone and the starres Yet was there that toke occasion by the great beautie and vertue of them to dishonour God and to defile them selues with idolatrie geuyng the honour of the lyuyng God and creatour of all thynges to such thynges as he had created What is there here beneath better then fire water meates drynkes metals of golde siluer iron and steele Yet we see dayly great harme and much mischiefe done by euery one of these aswell for lacke of wisdome prouidence of them that suffer euyll as by the malice of them that worke the euyll Thus to them that be euyll of them selues euery thyng setteth forwarde and increaseth their euyll be it of his owne nature a thyng neuer so good lyke as contraryly to them that studie and endeuoure them selues to goodnesse euery thyng preuayleth them and profiteth vnto good be it of his owne nature a thyng neuer so bad as S. Paul sayd Hiis qui diligunt deum omnia cooperantur in bonum All thinges do bryng good successe to such as do loue God euen as out of most venimous wormes is made triacle the most soueraigne medicine for the preseruatiō of mans health in time of daunger Wherfore I would aduise you al that come to the reading or hearing of this booke which is the worde of God the most precious iewell and most holy relique that remayneth vpon earth that ye bryng with you the feare of God and that ye do it with all due reuerence vse your knowledge therof not to vayne glorie of friuolous disputation but to the honour of God encrease of vertue and edification both of your selues and other And to the intent that my wordes may be the more regarded I wyll vse in this part the aucthoritie of saint Gregorie Nazianzene like as in the other I dyd of saint Iohn Chrisostome It appeareth that in his tyme there were some as I feare me there be also nowe at these dayes a great number which were idle bablers and talkers of the scripture out of season and all good order and without any increase of vertue or example of good lyuyng to them he writeth all his first booke de theologia Wherfore I shall briefly gather the whole effect and recite it here vnto you There be some saith he whose not only eares and tongues but also their fistes be whetted and redy bent all to contention and vnprofitable disputation whom I woulde wishe as they be vehement and earnest to reason the matter with tongue so they were all redy and practiue to do good deedes But forasmuch as they subuertyng the order of all godlinesse haue respect only to this thyng howe they may bynde and loose subtile questions so that nowe euery market place euery alehouse and tauerne euery feast house briefly euery company of men euery assembly of women is fylled with such talke Since the matter is so saith he and that our fayth and holy religion of Christe begynneth to waxe nothyng els but as it were a sophistrie or a talkyng craft I can no lesse do but say some thyng thervnto It is not fyt saith he for euery man to dispute the hygh questions of diuinitie neither is it to be done at all tymes neither in euery audience must we discusse euery doubt but we must knowe when to whom and howe farre we ought to enter into such matters First it is not for euery man but it is for such as be of exact and exquisite iudgementes and such as haue spent their tyme before in studie and contemplation and such as before haue clensed them selues aswell in soule as body or at the least endeuoured them selues to be made cleane For it is daungerous saith he for the vncleane to touche that thyng that is most cleane lyke as the sore eye taketh harme by lokyng vpon the sunne Secondarily not at all tymes but when we be reposed and at rest from all outwarde dregges and trouble and when that our heades be not encumbred with other worldy and wandryng imaginations as yf a man shoulde mingle balme and dirt together For he that shall iudge and determine such matters and doubtes of scriptures must take his tyme when he may apply his wittes thervnto that he may therby the better see and discerne what is trueth Thirdly where and in what audience There and among those that haue ben studious to learne And not among such as haue pleasure to trifle with such matters as with other thynges of pastime which repute for their chiefe delicates the disputation of hygh questions to shewe their wittes learnyng and eloquencie in reasonyng of hygh matters Fourthly it is to be considered howe farre to wade in such matters of difficultie No further saith he but as euery mans owne capacitie wyll serue hym and agayne no further then the weakenesse or intelligence of the other audience may beare For lyke as to great noyse hurteth the eare to much meate hurteth the mans body heauy burthens hurt the bearers of them to much rayne doth more hurt then good to the grounde briefly in all thynges to much is noyous euen so weake wittes and weake consciences may soone be oppressed with ouer harde questions I say not this to diswade men from the knowledge of God and readyng or studiyng of the scripture For I say that it is as necessarie for the lyfe of mans soule as for the body to breathe And yf it were possible so to liue I woulde thinke it good for a man to spende all his life in that and to do none other thyng I commende the lawe which biddeth to meditate and studie the scriptures alwayes both nyght and day and sermons preachynges to be made both mornyng noone and euentyde and God to be lauded and blessed in all tymes to bed warde from bed in our iourneys and all our other workes I forbyd not to reade but I forbyd to reason Neither forbyd I to reason so farre as is good and godly but I alowe not that is done out of season and out of measure and good order A man may eate to much of hony be it neuer so sweete and there is tyme for euery thyng and that thyng that is good is not good yf it be vngodly done Euen as a flowre in wynter is out of season and as a womans apparell becommeth not a man neither contraryly the mans the woman neither is weepyng conuenient at a bridale neither laughyng at a buriall Nowe yf we can obserue and kepe that is comely and tymely in all other thynges shall not we then the rather do the same in the holy scriptures Let vs not runne foorth as it were wilde horses that can suffer neither bridle in their mouthes nor sitter on their backes Let vs kepe vs in our boūdes and neither let vs go to farre on the one side lest we returne
and the gatheryng together of waters called he the seas and God sawe that it was good 11 And God sayde f let the earth bryng foorth both budde and hearbe apt to seede and fruitfull trees yeeldyng fruite after his kynde which hath seede in it selfe vpon the earth and it was so 12 And the earth brought forth both bud and hearbe apt to seede after his kynde and tree yeeldyng fruite whiche hath seede in it selfe after his kynde 13 And God sawe that it was good And the euenyng and the mornyng were the thirde day 14 And God sayde let there be lyghtes in the firmament of the heauen that they may deuide the day and the nyght and let them be for signes seasons and for dayes and yeres 15 And let them be for lyghtes in the firmament of the heauen that they maye geue light vpō the earth and it was so 16 And God made two great lyghtes a greater lyght to rule the day and a lesse lyght to rule the nyght and he made starres also 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heauen to shyne vpon the earth 18 And to rule the day and nyght and to make difference betweene the lyght and the darknesse and God saw that it was good 19 And the euenyng and the mornyng were the fourth day 20 And God sayde let the waters bryng foorth mouyng creature that hath lyfe and foule that may flee vpon the earth in the open firmament of heauen 21 And God created great whales and euery lyuyng mouing creature which the waters brought foorth after theyr kynde euery fethered foule after their kynde and God saw that it was good 22 And God blessed them saying Be fruiteful and multiplie and fyll the waters of the sea and let foule multiple in the earth 23 And the euenyng and mornyng were the fift day 24 And God sayde let the earth bryng foorth lyuyng creature after his kynde cattell worme and beastes of the earth after his kynde and it was so 25 God made the beast of the earth after his kynde and cattell after his kynde and euery thyng that creepeth vpon the earth after his kynde and God sawe that it was good 26 God saide let vs make man in our image after our lykenesse and let them haue rule of the fisshe of the sea of the foule of the ayre and of cattell of all the earth and of euery creepyng thyng that creepeth vpon the earth 27 So God created man in his owne image in the image of God created he him male and female created he them 28 And God blessed them and God sayde vnto them be fruitefull multiplie and replenishe the earth subdue it and haue dominion of the fisshe of the sea and foule of the ayre of euery lyuing thing that moueth vpon the earth 29 And God sayde beholde I haue geuen you euery hearbe bearing seede which is in the vpper face of all y e earth and euery tree in the which is the fruite of a tree bearing seede that they may be meate vnto you 30 To euery beast of the earth also and to euery birde of the aire and to euery such thing that creepeth vpon y e earth which doth liue I haue geuen euery greene hearbe for meate and it was so 31 And God sawe euery thyng that he had made and beholde it was exceedyng good And the euenyng the mornyng were the sixth day ¶ The .ij. Chapter 2 The day of rest is blessed 4 A repeatyng of thynges foretolde in the first 6 The cloude from the earth as a well to water it 7 He rehearseth agayne the fashionyng of man 8 Man in the paradise of pleasure 10 The wood of lyfe the wood of knowledge 11.13.14 The ryuers names 16 God forbyddeth man the tree of knowledge of good and euyll 19 Adam geueth names vnto all lyuyng thynges 22 Woman is created 23 The institution of holy mariage 1 THe heauens also the earth were finisshed all the hoast of them 2 And in the seuenth day God ended his worke whiche he had made And the seuēth day he rested from all his worke which he had made 3 And God blessed the seuenth daye sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God ordeyned to make 4 These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth when they were created in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heauens 5 And euery plant of the fielde before it was in the earth and euery hearbe of the fielde before it grewe For the Lord God had not yet caused it to rayne vppon the earth neither was there a man to tyll the grounde 6 But there went vp a miste from the earth watered the whole face of the grounde 7 The Lorde God also dyd shape man euen dust frō of the grounde breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe and man was a lyuyng soule 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastwarde in Eden and there he put the man whom he had shapen 9 Moreouer out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree that was fayre to syght and pleasaunt to eate The tree of lyfe in the myddest of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and euyll 10 And out of Eden there went foorth a flood to water the garden and from thence it was deuided and became into foure heades 11 The name of y e first is Pison the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Hauilah where there is golde 12 And the golde of the lande is very good There is also Bdellium and the Onix stone 13 The name of the seconde riuer is Gyhon the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia 14 The name of y e thirde ryuer is Hidekel it goeth toward the east side of Assiria the fourth ryuer is Euphrates 15 And the Lord God toke the man and put hym in the garden of Eden that he myght worke it and kepe it 16 And the Lorde God commaunded the man saying eating thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden 17 But as touching the tree of knowlege of good and euyll thou shalt not eate of it For in what daye so euer thou eatest therof thou shalt dye the death 18 And the Lord God sayde It is not good y t the man should be alone I wyll make hym an helpe lyke vnto hym 19 And so out of the grounde the Lorde God had shapen euery beast of the field and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto man that he myght see howe he woulde call it For lykewyse as man hym selfe named euery lyuyng thyng euen so was the name therof 20 And the man gaue names to all
And agayne Methusalah lyued after he begat Lamech seueÌ„ hundreth eightie and two yeres and begate sonnes and daughters 27 And all the dayes of Methuselah were nine hundreth sixtie nine yeres and he dyed 28 Lamech liued an hundreth eyghtie two yeres and begate a sonne 29 And called his name Noah saying This same shall comfort vs as concerning our worke sorowe of our handes about the earth which God cursed 30 And Lamech lyued after he begat Noah fiue huÌ„dreth ninetie fiue yeres and begate sonnes and daughters 31 And all the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seueÌ„ yeres and he dyed 32 Noah was fiue hundreth yere olde Noah begate Sem Ham Iapheth ¶ The .vj. Chapter 2 The cause of deluge 3 An hundred and twentie yeres geuen for conuersion amendement of lyfe 4 Giantes 5 The wickednesse of man prouoketh God 7 It repenteth God that he had made man 9 The generations of Noe the iust 13 God foretelleth vnto Noah hym selfe the generall deluge 15 The fashion of the arke 18 Who should enter the arke 1 AND it came to passe that when men began to be multiplied in the vpper face of the earth there were daughters borne vnto theÌ„ 2 And the sonnes of God also sawe the daughters of men that they were fayre they toke them wyues such as they liked from among them all 3 And the Lorde sayde My spirite shall not alwayes stryue with man because he is fleshe yet his dayes shal be an hundreth and twentie yeres 4 But there were Giantes in those dayes in y e earth yea after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of meÌ„ and hadde begotten chyldren of them the same became myghtie men of the worlde and men of renowme 5 But God sawe that the malice of man was great in the earth and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his heart was only euyll euery day 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man vpon the earth he was touched with sorowe in his heart 7 And the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper face of the earth destroy man whom I haue created from man vnto cattell vnto worme and vnto foules of the ayre For it repenteth me that I haue made them 8 But Noah founde grace in the eyes of the Lorde 9 These are the generations of Noah Noah was a iust man and perfect in his generations And Noah walked with God 10 Noah begat three sonnes Sem Ham and Iapheth 11 The earth also was corrupt before God and the same earth was fylled with crueltie 12 And God loked vpon the earth and beholde it was corrupt for all fleshe had corrupt his way vpon earth 13 And God sayd vnto Noah the ende of all fleshe is come before me for the earth is fylled with crueltie through them and beholde I wyl destroy them with the earth 14 Make thee an Arke of Pine trees Habitations shalt thou make in the arke and shalt pitch it within and with out with pitche 15 And of this fashion shalt thou make it The length of the arke shalâ—e three hundreth cubites the breadth of it fiftie cubites the height of it thirtie cubites 16 A wyndowe shalt thou make in the arke and in a cubite shalt thou finishe it aboue but the doore of the arke shalt thou set in the syde therof With three loftes one aboue another shalt thou make it 17 And beholde I euen I do bryng a fludde of waters vpon the earth to destroy all fleshe wherin is the breath of lyfe vnder heauen and euery thyng that is in the earth shall perishe 18 With thee also wyll I make my couenaunt and thou shalt come into the arke thou and thy sonnes thy wife and thy sonnes wyues with thee 19 And of euery lyuyng thyng of all fleshe payre of euery one shalt thou bryng into the arke to kepe them alyue with thee they shal be male female 20 Of fethered foules also after their kinde and of all cattell after their kinde of euery worme of the earth after his kynde two of euery one shall come vnto thee to kepe them alyue 21 And take thou with thee of all meate that is eaten and thou shalt lay it vp with thee that it may be meate for thee and them 22 * Noah therfore dyd according vnto all that God commaunded hym euen so dyd he ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 Noah is commaunded to enter the arke 5 Noah entreth the arke 11 The ouerflowyng of the deluge 13 Who did enter with Noah 17 Howe great the waters of the fludde were 1 ANd the Lord said vnto Noah come thou and al thy house into y e arke for thee haue I seene ryghteous before me in this generation 2 Of euery cleane beast thou shalt take with thee seuen and seuen the male and his female but of vncleane cattell two the male and his female 3 Of foules also of the ayre seuen and seuen the male and the female to kepe seede alyue vpon the face of all the whole earth 4 For after seuen dayes I wyl rayne vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes all substaunce that I haue made wyll I destroy from the vpper face of the earth 5 Noah therfore did according vnto all that God commaunded him 6 And Noah was sixe hundreth yere olde when the fluddes of water came vpon the earth 7 And Noah came and his sonnes and his wyfe and his sonnes wyues with him to the arke because of the waters of the fludde 8 Of cleane beastes and of vncleane beastes and of foules and of euery such as creepeth vpon the earth 9 There came two two vnto Noah vnto the arke the male and the female as God had commaunded Noah 10 And so it came to passe after seuen dayes that the waters of the flud were vpon the earth 11 In the sixe hundreth yere of Noahs lyfe in the seconde moneth the seuenteene day of y e moneth in the same day were all the fountaynes of the great deepe broken vp and the wyndowes of heauen were opened 12 And the rayne was vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes 13 In the selfe same day entred Noah and Sem and Ham and Iapheth the sonnes of Noah and Noahs wyfe and the three wiues of his sonnes with theÌ„ into the arke 14 They and euery beast after his kinde and al the cattel after their kinde yea and euery worme that creepeth vpon the grounde after his kinde and euerye byrde after his kinde and euery fleeyng and fethered foule 15 And they came vnto Noah into the arke two and two of all fleshe wherein is the breath of lyfe 16 And they entryng in came male and female of all fleshe as God had commaunded him and
and the lad also and sent her away who departing wandered vp and downe in the wildernesse of Beer seba 15 And the water was spent in the bottell and she cast the lad vnder some one of the trees 16 And went and sate on the other syde a great way as it were a bowe shote of for she sayd I wyll not see the death of the chylde And she sitting downe on the other side lyft vp her voyce wept 17 And God hearde the voyce of the lad and the angell of God called to Hagar out of heauen and said vnto her what ayleth thee Hagar feare not for God hath hearde the voyce of the lad where he lyeth 18 Aryse and lyft vp the lad and take him in thyne hande for I wyll make of hym a great people 19 And God opened her eyes and she sawe a well of water and she went and filled the bottell with water and gaue the lad drinke 20 And God was with the lad and he grewe and dwelt in the wyldernesse and became a principall archer 21 And he dwelt in the wyldernesse of Paran and his mother got hym a wyfe out of the lande of Egypt 22 And at the same season Abimelech and Phicol his chiefe captayne spake vnto Abraham saying God is with thee in all that thou doest 23 And nowe therefore sweare vnto me euen here by God that thou wylt not hurt me nor my chyldren nor my chyldrens children but that thou shalt deale with me and the countrey where thou hast ben a straunger accordyng vnto the kyndnesse that I haue shewed thee 24 And Abraham saide I will sweare 25 And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a wel of water which Abimeleches seruauntes had violently taken away 26 And Abimelech said I wote not who hath done this thing also thou toldest me not neyther hearde I of it but this day 27 And Abraham toke sheepe and Oxen and gaue them vnto Abimelech they made both of them a leage together 28 And Abraham set seuen ewe lambes by them selues 29 And Abimelech sayd vnto Abraham what meane these seuen ewe lambes whiche thou hast set by them selues 30 He aunswered for these seuen ewe lambes shalt thou take of my hande that they may be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue digged this well 31 Wherefore the place is called Beer seba because that there they sware both of them 32 Thus made they a leage together at Beer seba and Abimelech and Phicol his chiefe captayne rose vp and turned agayne into the lande of the Philistines 33 And Abraham planted a wood in Beer seba and called there on the name of the Lorde the euerlasting God 34 And Abraham soiourned in the Philistines lande a long season ¶ The .xxij. Chapter 1 Abraham is commaunded to sacrifice his sonne 3 The obedience of Abraham to Gods worde 6 Isahac a figure of Christe 12 Abraham standeth in awe of God 15 Abraham is blessed 18 Christe 20 The chyldren of Nachor by Melcha 22 Bathuel 23 Rebecca 24 Roma 1 AFter these sayinges god did tempt Abraham and sayde vnto him Abraham Which answered here I am 2 And he saide take thy sonne thyne onlye sonne Isahac whom thou louest get thee vnto the lande Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the mountaines which I wyl shewe thee 3 Then Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng and sadled his Asse and toke two of his young men with hym and Isahac his sonne and cloue wood for the burnt offering and rose vp and got hym to the place whiche God had appointed hym 4 The thirde day Abraham lyft vp his eyes and sawe the place a farre of 5 And sayde vnto his young men byde here with the Asse I and the lad will go yonder worship and come agayne to you 6 And Abraham toke the wood of the burnt offeryng and layde it vpon Isahac his sonne but he him selfe toke fire in his hande and a knyfe and they went both of them together 7 Then spake Isahac vnto Abraham his father and sayd my father And he aunswered here am I my sonne He sayde see here is fyre and wood but where is the beast for burnt sacrifice 8 Abraham aunswered My God wyll prouide a beast for burnt sacrifice and so they went both together 9 And when they came to y e place which God had shewed him Abraham buylt an aulter there and dressed the wood and bound Isahac his sonne and layde him on the aulter aboue vpō the wood 10 And Abraham stretchyng foorth his hande toke the knyfe to haue killed his sonne 11 And the angell of the Lord called vnto him from heauen saying Abraham Abraham And he sayd here am I 12 And he sayde lay not thy hande vpon the chylde neyther do any thyng vnto hym for nowe I knowe that thou fearest God hast for my sake not spared yea thine onlye sonne 13 And Abraham lifting vp his eyes looked and beholde behynde hym there was a Ramme caught by the hornes in a thicket and Abraham went tooke the Ramme and offered hym vp for a burnt offering in the steade of his sonne 14 And Abraham called y e name of the place the Lorde wyll see As it is sayde this day in the mounte will the Lorde be seene 15 And the angell of the Lorde cryed vnto Abraham from heauen the seconde tyme 16 And sayd by my selfe haue I sworne sayeth the Lorde because thou hast done this thyng and hast not spared yea thyne onlye sonne 17 That in blessing I wyll blesse thee and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen and as the sande which is vpon the sea side and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because thou hast hearde my voyce 19 So turned Abraham againe vnto his young men and they rose vp and went together to Beer seba and Abraham dwelt at Beer seba 20 And after these thynges one tolde Abraham saying beholde Milcha she hath also borne chyldren vnto thy brother Nachor 21 Hus his eldest sonne and Buz his brother and Camuel the father of the Syrians 22 And Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Iidlaph and Bethuel 23 And Bethuel begat Rebecca These eyght did Milcha beare to Nachor Abrahams brother 24 And his concubine called Reumah she bare also Tebah Gaham Thahas and Maacha ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter 1 Abraham bewayleth Saras death 6 He byeth the fielde of her buriall of the chyldren of Heth. 19 Sara is layed in graue Mambre or otherwyse Hebron 1 SAra was an hūdreth and seuen and twentie yere olde so long liued she 2 And Sara dyed in Ciriath arba the same is Hebron in the lande of Canaan and Abraham came to mourne for Sara and to weepe
wyll be glad in his heart 15 Therfore thou shalt speake vnto him and put these wordes in his mouth and I wil be with thy mouth and with his mouth and wyll teache you what you ought to do 16 And he shal be thy spokesman vnto the people and he shal be euen he shal be to thee in steade of a mouth and thou shalt be to him in steade of God 17 And thou shalt take this rodde in thy hande wherewith thou shalt do miracles 18 Therfore Moyses went and returned to Iethro his father in law againe and said vnto him Let me go I pray thee nowe and turne agayne vnto my brethren which are in Egypt and see whether they be yet aliue And Iethro said to Moyses go in peace 19 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses in Madian Go and returne agayne into Egypt for all the men are dead whiche went about to kill thee 20 And Moyses toke his wyfe and his sonnes and put them on an asse and went agayne to Egypt And Moyses toke the rodde of God in his hande 21 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses When thou art entred and come into Egypt agayne see that thou do all the wonders before Pharao whiche I haue put in thy hand but I wyll hold his heart he shal not let the people go 22 And thou shalt saye vnto Pharao Thus sayeth the Lorde Israel is my sonne euen my first borne sonne 23 And I sayde vnto thee that thou let my sonne go that he may serue me And if thou refuse to let him go beholde I do slay thy sonne euen thy first borne 24 And it came to passe by the way in the Inne that the Lorde met hym and woulde haue kylled hym 25 And Sephora toke a stone and cut away the foreskin of her sonne and cast it at his feete and sayd a blooddy husbande art thou vnto me 26 Then he let him go and she sayde a blooddy husbande because of her circumcision 27 Then said the Lorde vnto Aaron go meete Moyses in the wyldernesse And he went and met him in the mounte of God and kissed him 28 And Moyses tolde Aaron all the wordes of the Lorde whiche had sent him and all the signes whiche he had charged him withall 29 So went Moyses and Aaron and gathered all the elders of the chyldren of Israel 30 And Aaron told all the wordes which the Lord had spoken vnto Moyses and did y e miracles in the sight of the people 31 And the people beleued And when they hearde that the Lorde had visited the children of Israel and had looked vpon their tribulation they bowed thē selues and worshipped ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 Moyses and Aaron go vnto Pharao 15 The gouernours ouer Israel crye out vnto Pharao 20 Moyses and Aaron accused of the people 22 Moyses complayneth to God 1 MOyses and Aaron went in afterward and told Pharao Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel let my people go that they maye holde a feast vnto me in the wyldernesse 2 And Pharao sayde who is the Lorde that I shoulde heare his voyce and let Israel go I knowe not the Lorde neyther wyll I let Israel go 3 And they sayde The God of the Hebrewes is called ouer vs let vs go we pray thee three dayes iourney into the desert and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God lest he smyte vs with pestilence or with the sworde 4 Then saide the kyng of Egypt vnto them wherfore do ye Moyses and Aaron let the people from their workes get you vnto your burthens 5 And Pharao sayde furthermore beholde there is much people nowe in the lande and you make them leaue theyr burthens 6 And Pharao cōmaunded the same day y e taskmaisters which were amongest the people and the officers saying 7 Ye shall geue the people no more strawe to make brycke withal as ye did in tyme passed let them go and gather them strawe them selues 8 And the number of bricke which they were wont to make in tyme passed lay vnto their charges also and minishe nothing therof for they be idell and therfore crye saying we wyll go and do sacrifice vnto our God 9 They must haue more worke layed vpon them that they may labour therin and not regarde vayne wordes 10 Then went the taskemaisters of the people and the officers out and tolde the people saying Thus sayeth Pharao I wyll geue you no more strawe 11 Go your selues and gather you straw where ye can finde it yet shall none of your labour be minished 12 And so were the people scattered abrode throughout all y e land of Egypt for to gather stubble in steade of strawe 13 And the taskemaisters hasted them forwarde saying fulfyll your worke your dayly taskes in their due tyme as if you had strawe 14 And the officers of the children of Israel which Pharaos taskemasters had set ouer them were beaten And they sayde vnto them wherfore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in makyng of brycke both yesterday and to day as well as in tymes past 15 The officers also of the children of Israel came complayned vnto Pharao saying Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruauntes 16 There is no strawe geuen vnto thy seruauntes and they say vnto vs make brycke and thy seruauntes are beaten and the fault is thyne owne people 17 He sayde you are idle idle are you and therfore you say we will go and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 18 Go therfore nowe worke and there shall no strawe be geuen you yet shall ye deliuer the whole tale of bricke 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in worse case after it was sayde ye shall minishe nothyng of your brycke of your dayly taske in due tyme 20 And they met Moyses and Aaron which stoode in their way as they came out from Pharao 21 And saide vnto them The Lorde looke vpon you iudge you which hath made the sauour of vs to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharao and in the eyes of his seruauntes and haue put a sworde in their hande to slay vs. 22 Moyses returned vnto the Lorde and sayd Lorde wherfore hast thou so euyll intreated this people And wherfore hast thou sent me 23 For since I came to Pharao to speake in thy name he hath fared foule with this folke and yet thou hast not deliuered thy people at all ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 God remembreth his promisses 5 God promiseth deliueraunce and the land of Chanaan 9 The people of Israel be not contented with the warninges of Moyses 10 Moyses and Aaron are sent to Pharao 14 The descentes of Ruben 16 The descent of Leui. 20 Amram the father of Moyses and Aaron 23 Aaron the father of Nadab and Abiu 25 Eleazer father of Phinees 29 Moyses is commaunded to speake to Pharao 1 THen the Lorde sayde
Egypt foure hundreth and thirtie yeres 43 The maner of celebratyng the Passouer 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron in the lande of Egypt saying 2 This moneth shal be vnto you y e begynnyng of monethes and the first moneth of the yere shall it be vnto you 3 Speake ye vnto all the congregation of Israel saying In the tenth daye of this moneth euery man take vnto hym a lambe according to y e house of the fathers a lambe throughout euery house 4 If the houshold be to litle for y e lambe let hym take his neyghbour whiche is next vnto his house accordyng to the number of the soules euery one of you accordyng to his eatyng shal make your compt for a lambe 5 And let the lambe of yours be without blemishe a male of a yere olde whiche ye shal take out from among the sheepe and from among the goates 6 And ye shall kepe hym in vntyll the fourteenth day of the same moneth and euery assemble of the congregation of Israel shall kyll hym about euen 7 And they shall take of the blood and stryke it on the two syde postes and on the vpper doore post euen in the houses where they shall eate hym 8 And they shall eate the fleshe the same nyght rost with fire and with vnleauened bread and with sowre hearbes they shall eate it 9 See that ye eate not therof rawe nor sodden with water but roste with fire the head feete and purtenaunce therof 10 And ye shall let nothyng of it remayne vnto the morning That which remayneth of it vntyll the morowe shall ye burne with fire 11 Of this maner shall ye eate it with your loynes girded and your shooes on your feete and your staffe in your hand and ye shall eate it in haste for it is the Lordes passouer 12 For I wyll passe through the lande of Egypt this same nyght and wyll smyte all the first borne of Egypt from man to beast and vpon all the gods of Egypt I wyll execute iudgement I am the Lorde 13 And the blood shal be vnto you a token in the houses wherin you are and whē I see the blood I wyll passe ouer you and the plague shall not be vpon you to destroy you when I smyte the lande of Egypt 14 And this day shal be vnto you a remēbraunce and you shall kepe it an holy feast vnto the Lorde throughout your generations ye shall kepe it holy for an ordinaunce for euer 15 Seuen dayes shal ye eate vnleauened bread so that euen the first day ye put away leauen out of your house For who so euer eateth leauened bread from the first daye vntyll the seuenth daye that soule shal be rooted out of Israel 16 The first day shal be a holy conuocation and the seuenth day shal be an holy conuocation vnto you there shal be no maner of worke done in thē saue about that only which euery man must eate that only may ye do 17 And ye shal obserue the feast of vnleauened bread for this same day haue I brought your armies out of the lande of Egypt therefore ye shall obserue this day and all your chyldren after you by an euerlastyng decree 18 The first moneth and the fourteenth daye of the moneth at euen ye shall eate vnleauened bread vnto the .xxi. day of the same moneth at euen againe 19 Seuen dayes shal ther be no leauened bread founde in your houses and whosoeuer eateth leauened bread that soule shal be rooted out from the congregatiō of Israel whether he be straunger or borne in the lande 20 Ye shall eate nothyng leauened but in all your habitations shall ye eate vnleauened bread 21 Moyses called for the elders of Israel and sayde vnto them Choose out and take you to euery housholde of you a lambe and kyll the passouer 22 And take a bunche of Isope and dip it in the blood that is in the bason strike the vpper post of the doore and the two syde postes with the blood that is in the bason none of you go out at the doore of his house vntyll the mornyng 23 For the Lord wyll passe ouer to smyte the Egyptians and when he seeth the blood vpon the vpper doore post and the two syde postes he wyll passe ouer the doore and wyll not suffer the destroyer to come into your house to plague you 24 Therfore shall ye obserue this thyng for an ordinaunce to thee thy sonnes for euer 25 And when ye be come to the lande whiche the Lorde wyll geue you accordyng as he hath promised ye shall kepe this seruice 26 And when your chyldren aske you what maner of seruice is this ye do 27 Ye shall saye it is the sacrifice of the Lordes passouer whiche passed ouer the houses of the chyldren of Israel in Egypt and he smote the Egyptians and saued our houses And the people bowed them selues and worshipped 28 And the chyldren of Israel went and dyd as the Lorde hadde commaunded Moyses and Aaron euen so dyd they 29 And at mydnyght the Lorde smote the first borne in the lande of Egypt frō the first borne of Pharao that sate on his seate vntyl the first borne of the captiue that was in prison and all the firste gendred of cattell 30 And Pharao rose in the nyght he and his seruauntes and all the Egyptians and there was a great crye in Egypt for there was not a house where there was not one dead 31 And he called vnto Moyses and Aarō by nyght saying Ryse vp and get you out from amongst my people both you and also the chyldren of Israel and go and serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde 32 And take your sheepe and your droues with you as ye haue sayde and depart and blesse me 33 And the Egyptians were fierce vpon the people that they myght sende them out of the lande in haste for they sayde we be all but dead men 34 And the people toke there dowgh before it was sowred whiche they had in store being bounde in clothes vpon their shoulders 35 And the chyldren of Israel dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and they borowed of the Egyptians iewels of siluer and iewels of golde and rayment 36 And the Lord gaue the people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians so that they graunted such thynges as they required And they robbed the Egyptians 37 And the children of Israel toke their iourney from Rameses to Suchoth sixe hundred thousand men of foote besyde chyldren 38 And a great multitude of sundry other nations wēt also with them and sheepe and oxen and exceedyng much cattell 39 And they baked vnleauened cakes of the dowgh whiche they brought out of Egypt for it was not sowred For they were thrust out of Egypt and could not tary nether had they prepared for them selues any prouision of meate 40 The dwellyng of the chyldren of Israel which they dwelled in Egypt
presume for to come vp vnto the Lord lest he destroy them 25 And so Moyses went downe vnto the people and tolde them ¶ The .xx. Chapter 3 Let vs haue no straunge gods 7 An othe 8 The sabboth day 12 Parentes 13 To murder 14 To be a whoremaister 15 Theft 16 False witnesse 17 Concupiscence 19 God appeared in lyghtnyng that he might be feared 23 Let there be made no gods of golde and siluer 24 An aulter of earth 1 AND God spake all these wordes and said 2 I am the Lord thy GOD whiche haue brought thee out of the lande of Egypt out of y e house of bondage 3 Thou shalt haue none other Gods in my sight 4 Thou shalt make thee no grauen image neyther any similitude that is in heauen aboue eyther in the earth beneath or in the waters vnder the earth 5 Thou shalt not bowe downe to them neyther serue them for I the Lord thy God am a gelous God and visite the sinne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate me 6 And shewe mercy vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne 8 Remember the sabboth day that thou sanctifie it 9 Sixe dayes shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do 10 But the seuenth day is the sabboth of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalt do no maner of worke thou and thy sonne and thy daughter thy man seruaunt and thy mayde seruaunt thy cattel and the straunger that is within thy gates 11 For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth day wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth day and halowed it 12 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee 13 Thou shalt not kyll 14 Thou shalt not commit adulterie 15 Thou shalt not steale 16 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour 17 Thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalt thou couet thy neyghbours wyfe nor his man seruaūt nor his mayde nor his oxe nor his asse or whatsoeuer thy neighbour hath 18 And all the people saw the thunder and lightning and the noyse of the trumpet and the mountayne smoking And when the people sawe it they remoued and stoode a farre of 19 And said vnto Moyses Talke thou with vs and we wyll heare But let not God talke with vs lest we dye 20 And Moyses sayde vnto the people feare not for God is come to proue you and that his feare may be before your eyes that ye sinne not 21 And the people stoode a farre of and Moyses went into the thicke cloude where God was 22 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Thus thou shalt say vnto the chyldren of Israel Ye haue seene that I haue talked with you from out of heauen 23 Ye shall not make therfore with me gods of siluer neyther shall ye make ye gods of golde 24 An aulter of earth thou shalt make vnto me and theron offer thy burnt offeringes and thy peace offeringes thy sheepe and thyne oxen In all places where I shall put the remembraunce of my name thyther I wyll come vnto thee and blesse thee 25 And if thou wylt make me an aulter of stone see thou make it not of hewen stone els if thou lyft vp thy toole vpon it thou hast poluted it 26 Neyther shalt thou go vp by steppes vnto myne aulter that thy shame be not shewed theron ¶ The .xxi. Chapter 2 Of bying of bondmen 7 A daughter sold for a bondwoman 12 Manslaughter 15 A stryker of parentes 16 Theft 17 A slaunderer of his father 18 Brawlers 20 He that smyteth his bondman 22 He that stryketh a woman with chylde 24 The punyshment of lyke for lyke 26 He that pulleth out an eye or striketh out a toothe of bondmen 28 A pushing oxe 33 He that diggeth a pitte where into an oxe falleth 35 An oxe kyllyng another 1 THese are the lawes whiche thou shalt set before them 2 If thou bye a seruaunt that is an Hebrue sixe yeres he shall serue in the seuenth he shall go out free paying nothyng 3 If he came alone he shall go out alone and yf he came maryed his wyfe shall go out with hym 4 And if his maister haue geuen hym a wyfe and she haue borne him sonnes or daughters then the wyfe and her chyldren shal be her maisters and he shall go out alone 5 And yf the seruaunt say I loue my maister my wyfe and my chyldren I wyll not go out free 6 His maister shall bryng hym vnto the iudges and set hym to the doore or the doorepost and his maister shal bore his eare through with a naule and he shal be his seruaunt for euer 7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a seruaunt she shal not go out as the men seruauntes do 8 If she please not her maister who hath nowe promised her mariage then shall he let her redeeme her selfe To sell her vnto a straunge nation shall he haue no power seyng he despised her 9 If he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wyfe he shall deale with her as men do with their daughters 10 And if he take hym another wyfe yet her foode her rayment and duetie of maryage shall he not minishe 11 And if he do not these three vnto her thē shal she go out free pay no money 12 He that smyteth a man that he dye shal be slayne for it 13 If a man lay not awayte but God deliuer him into his hande then I wyll poynt thee a place whither he shal flee 14 If a man come presumpteously vpon his neyghbour to slay hym with guyle thou shalt take him from myne aulter that he dye 15 He that smyteth his father or his mother let hym be slayne for it 16 He that stealeth a man and selleth him if he be proued vppon hym shal be slayne for it 17 And he that curseth his father or mother shal be put to death for it 18 If men stryue together and one smite another with a stone or with his fyste and he dye not but lyeth in his bed 19 If he rise agayne and walke without vpon his staffe then shall he that smote hym go quite saue only he shall beare his charges for leesyng his tyme and shall paye for his healyng 20 And if a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde with a rod they dye vnder his hande he shal be greeuously punished
of the tabernacle 3 The peoples redye wyll 8 The makyng of the curtaines 19 Of the coueryng 20 Of the tables 31 Of the barres 35 Of the vayle 1 ANd Besaleel wrought and Ooliab and all wyse hearted men to whom the Lord gaue wysdome and vnderstandyng to knowe howe to worke all maner of worke for the seruice of the sanctuarie and all that the Lorde had commaunded 2 And Moyses called Besaleel Ooliab and all the wyse hearted men and such as the Lord had geuen wysdome vnto and as many as their heartes couraged to come vnto that worke to worke it 3 And they receaued of Moyses all the heaue offering whiche the chyldren of Israel had brought for the worke of the seruice of y e sanctuarie to make it withall And beside y t they brought free offeringes vnto it euery day in y e morning 4 And all the wyse men that wrought all the holy worke came euery man from his worke whiche they made 5 And they spake vnto Moyses saying The people bryng to muche and more then enough for the seruice and worke whiche the Lorde hath commaunded to be made 6 And then Moyses gaue commaundement and they caused it to be proclaymed throughout the hoast saying See that neither man nor woman prepare any more worke for the heaue offering of the sanctuarie so the people were forbydden to bryng 7 For the stuffe they had was sufficient for all the worke to make it to much 8 All the wyse hearted men therefore and they that wrought for the tabernacle made ten curtaynes of whyte twyned silke blewe silke purple and scarlet with Cherubims of brodered worke made he them 9 The length of one curtaine was twentie eyght cubites the breadth foure and the curtaynes were all of one sise 10 And he coupled fiue curtaines by them ' selues and other fiue by them selues ' 11 And he made loopes of blewe silke along by the edge of one curtayne euen in the seluedge of the coupling curtaine and lykewyse he made on the syde of the coupling curtayne on the other side 12 Fiftie loopes made he in the one curtayne and fiftie in the edge of the couplyng curtayne on the other side the loopes helde one curtayne to another 13 And he made fiftie taches of golde and coupled the curtaynes one to another with the taches so was it made one tabernacle 14 And he made eleuen curtaynes of goates heere to be a tent ouer the tabernacle 15 The length of one curtayne had thirtie cubites was foure cubites brode and they all eleuen of one sise 16 And he coupled fiue curtaynes by thē ' selues and sixe by them selues ' 17 And he made fiftie loopes along by the border of the vttermost couplyng curtayne and fiftie in the edge of the other couplyng curtayne 18 And he made fiftie taches of brasse to couple the tent together that it myght be one 19 And he made a coueryng vpon the tent of Rammes skynnes red and yet another of Taxus skynnes aboue that 20 And he made standyng boordes for ' the tabernacle of Sittim wood ' ' 21 The length of a boorde was ten cubites ' the breadth one cubite a halfe 22 One boorde had two tenons wherby they were ioyned one to another and thus made he for all the boordes of the tabernacle ' 23 And he made twentie boordes for the ' south side of the tabernacle 24 And fourtie sockettes of siluer vnder the twentie boordes two sockettes vnder one boorde for his two tenons and two sockettes vnder another boorde for his two tenons 25 And for the other side of the tabernacle whiche is towarde the north he made twentie boordes 26 And their fourtie sockettes of siluer two sockettes vnder one boorde and two sockettes vnder the other boorde ' 27 And towarde the west ende of the ' tabernacle he made sixe bordes ' 28 And two other boordes made he in the ' corners of the tabernacle for either side 29 And they were ioyned close beneath and aboue with a ring and thus they dyd to both the corners 30 And there were eyght boordes and sixteene sockettes of siluer vnder euery boorde two sockettes 31 And he made barres of Sittim wood fiue for the boordes of the tabernacle in the one side 32 And fiue for the boordes of the tabernacle in the other side and fiue barres for the boordes of the tabernacle in the west ende 33 And he made the myddest barre to shut through the boordes euen from the one ende to the other 34 And ouerlayde the boordes with gold and made rynges of golde to thrust the barres through and couered the barres with golde 35 And he made a vayle of blewe silke purple scarlet and whyte twined silke euen with Cherubims made he it of brodered worke 36 And he made thervnto foure pillers of Sittim wood and ouerlayde them with golde their knoppes were also of golde and he cast for them foure sockettes of siluer 37 And he made an hangyng for the tabernacle doore of blewe silke purple scarlet and whyte twined silke of needle worke 38 And the fiue pyllers of it with theyr knoppes and ouerlayde the knoppes of them and the hoopes with golde theyr fiue sockettes also were of brasse ' ¶ The .xxxvij. Chapter ' 1 The makyng and framyng of the arke of the testimonie 6 Of the mercy seate 10 Of the table 17 Of the candelsticke 25 Of the aulter of incense 1 ANd Besaleel made the arke of Sittim wood two cubites a halfe long a cubite and a halfe brode and a cubite and a halfe hygh 2 And ouerlaide it with fine golde within without and made a crowne of golde to it rounde about 3 And cast for it foure rynges of golde for the foure corners of it two rynges for the one syde and two for the other ' 4 And made barres of Sittim wood ' and couered them with golde 5 And put the barres in the rynges along by the side of the arke to beare the arke withall 6 And he made the mercy seate of pure golde two cubites and a halfe was the length thereof and one cubite and a halfe the breadth ' 7 And he made two Cherubims of thicke gold vpō the two endes of y e mercy seat ' 8 One Cherub on the one end and another Cherub on the other ende euen of the mercy seate made he the Cherubims namely in the endes therof 9 And the Cherubims spread out theyr wynges aboue on hye couered y e mercy seate therwith And their faces were one to another euen to the mercy seate warde were the faces of y e Cherubims 10 And he made the table of Sittim wood two cubites was the length therof and a cubite the breadth and a cubite and a halfe the height of it 11 And he ouerlayde it with fine golde and made thervnto a crowne of golde rounde about 12 And made therevnto an hoope
deales of fine floure myngled with oyle to be a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord for a sweete sauour and the drynke offeryng therof shal be of wine euen the fourth deale of an hyn 14 And ye shal eate neither bread nor parched corne nor greene eares vntyl y e selfe same day that ye haue brought an offering vnto your God Let this be a lawe for euer in your generations and in all your dwellynges 15 And ye shall count vnto you from the morowe after the Sabboth euen from the day that ye brought the sheafe of the waue offeryng seuen Sabbothes they shal be complet 16 Euen vnto the morowe after y e seuenth Sabboth shall ye number fiftie dayes and ye shall bryng a newe meate offeryng vnto the Lorde 17 And ye shall bryng out of your habitations two waue loaues made of two tenth deales of fine flowre and that are made with leauen for first fruites vnto the Lorde 18 And ye shall bryng with the bread seuen lambes without deformitie of one yere of age and one young bullocke and two rammes which shall serue for a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde with their meate offeringes and their drinke offeringes to be a sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 19 Then ye shall prepare an hee goate for a sinne offeryng and two lambes of one yere olde for peace offerynges 20 And the priest shall waue them with the bread of the first fruites for a waue offering before the Lorde and with the two lambes they shal be holy to the Lorde for the priestes 21 And ye shall proclayme the same day that it may be an holy conuocation vnto you ye shall do no seruile worke therin let it be a lawe for euer in all your dwellynges throughout your generations 22 And whē ye reape downe the haruest of your lande thou shalt not make cleane riddaunce of the corners of thy fielde when thou reapest neither shalt thou make any after gatheryng of thy haruest but shalt leaue them vnto the poore and the straunger I am the Lorde your God ' 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 24 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say In the seuenth moneth in the first day of the moneth shall ye haue Sabbath euen the remembraunce of blowyng of trumpettes an holy conuocation 25 Ye shall do no seruile worke therein but offer sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde ' 26 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 27 The tenth day also of the selfe seuenth moneth is a day of reconcilyng therfore shal it be an holy conuocation vnto you ye shall humble your soules and offer sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord. 28 Ye shall do no worke y e same day for it is a day of recōciling to make an attonement for you before the Lord your God 29 For whatsoeuer soule it be that humbleth not hym selfe that day he shal be cut of from among his people 30 And whatsoeuer soule do any worke that day the same soule wyll I destroy from among his people 31 Ye shall do no maner worke therfore let it be a lawe for euer in your generations and in all your dwellynges 32 Let it be vnto you a Sabbath of rest and ye shall humble your soules in the ninth day of the moneth at euen from euen to euen shall ye celebrate your Sabbath 33 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 34 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel say The fifteenth day of the same seuenth moneth is the feast of tabernacles seuen dayes vnto the Lorde 35 The first day is an holy conuocation ' ye shall do no seruile worke ' 36 Seuen dayes ye shall offer sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde and in the eyght day shal be an holy conuocation vnto you and ye shall offer sacrifices made by fire vnto the Lorde It is the solempne assemblie and ye shall do no seruile worke therin 37 These are the feastes of the Lorde which ye shall call holy conuocations for to offer sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde burnt offeryng meate offeryng sacrifices and drynke offerynges euery thyng vpon his day 38 Besyde the Sabbathes of the Lorde and besyde your giftes besyde all your vowes and all your free offerynges which ye geue vnto the Lorde 39 Moreouer in the fifteenth day of the seuenth moneth when ye haue gathered in the fruite of the lande ye shall kepe holy day vnto the Lorde seuen dayes The first day shal be a Sabbath lykewise in the eyght day shal be a Sabbath 40 And ye shall take you in the first day the fruites of goodly trees braunches of palme trees and the bowes of thicke trees and willowes of the brooke and shall reioyce before the Lord your God seuen dayes 41 And ye shall kepe this feast vnto the Lorde seuen dayes in the yere It shal be a lawe for euer in your generations that ye kepe it in the seuenth moneth 42 Ye shal dwell in boothes seuen dayes euen all that are Israelites borne shall dwell in boothes 43 That your children after you may knowe howe that I made the children of Israel to dwell in boothes when I brought them out of the lande of Egipt I am the Lorde your God 44 And Moyses declared vnto the children ' of Israel the feastes of the Lorde ' ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter 1 The oyle for the lampes 15 He that blasphemeth must be stoned 17 He that kylleth shal be kylled c. ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Commaunde the children of Israel that they bryng vnto thee pure oyle oliue beaten for the lyght to cause the lampes to burne continually 3 Without the vayle of witnesse in the tabernacle of the congregation shall Aaron dresse them both euenyng and mornyng before the Lorde alwayes Let it be a lawe for euer in your generations ' 4 He shall dresse the lampes vpon y e pure ' candlesticke before y e Lord perpetually 5 And thou shalt take fine floure and bake twelue cakes therof two tenth deales shal be in one cake 6 And thou shalt set thē in two rowes sixe on a rowe vpon the pure table before the Lorde 7 And put pure frankensence vpon the rowes that they may be bread of remembraunce and an offeryng made by fire vnto the Lorde 8 Euery Sabbath he shall put them in rowes before the Lorde euermore of the chyldren of Israel shall they be offered for an euerlastyng couenaunt 9 And they shal be Aarons and his sonnes which shall eate them in the holy place For they are most holy vnto hym of the offerynges of the Lorde made by fire by a perpetuall statute 10 And the sonne of an Israelitishe wife whose father was an Egyptian went out among the children of Israel And this sonne of the Israelitishe wyfe and a man of Israel stroue together in the hoast 11 And the Israelitishe womans sonne
for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle for one ramme 13 And a tenth deale of floure mingled with oyle for a meate offeryng vnto one lambe for a burnt offeryng of a sweete sauour and a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde 14 And their drynke offerynges shal be halfe an Hin of wine vnto one bullocke and the thirde part of an Hin of wine vnto a ramme and the fourth part of an Hin vnto a lambe This is the burnt offeryng of euery moneth throughout the monethes of the yere 15 And one hee goate for a sinne offeryng vnto the Lorde shal be offered besides the dayly burnt offering and his drinke offeryng 16 And the fourteenth day of the first ' moneth is the Passouer of the Lorde ' 17 And in the fifteenth day of the same moneth is the feast seuen dayes long shall vnleauened bread be eaten 18 In the first day shal be an holy conuocation ye shall do no maner of seruile worke therin 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering vnto the Lord two young bullockes one ramme and seuen lambes of a yere olde let them be without spot 20 And let their meate offeryng be of floure mingled with oyle three tenth deales also shall ye offer for a bullocke and two tenth deales for a ramme ' 21 One tenth deale shalt thou offer for ' euery lambe of the seuen lambes ' 22 And a hee goate for a sinne offeryng 'to make attonement for you 23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offeryng in the mornyng which is a continuall burnt sacrifice 24 After this maner ye shall offer throughout the seuen dayes the fleshe of the sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde And it shal be done beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his drynke offeryng 25 And in the seuenth day ye shall haue an holy conuocation wherin ye shall do no seruile worke 2 Also in the day of your first fruites when ye bryng a newe meate offeryng vnto the Lorde accordyng to your weekes ye shall haue an holy cōuocation and ye shal do no seruile worke in it 27 But offer a burnt offering for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde two young bullockes a ramme and seuen lambes of a yere olde 28 With their meate offerynges of floure mingled with oyle three tenth deales vnto a bullocke two tenth deales to a ramme 29 And one tenth deale vnto a lambe ' throughout the seuen lambes ' 30 And an hee goate to make an attonement ' for you ' 31 This ye shall do besides the continual burnt offeryng and his meate offeryng and they shal be vnto you without spot with their drinke offerynges ' ¶ The. xxix Chapter ' ' 1 What must be offered the eyght first dayes of the seuenth moneth ' 1 ANd in the first day of the seuenth moneth ye shall haue an holy cōuocation ye shal do then no seruile worke For it is a day of blowyng the trumpettes vnto you 2 And ye shall offer a burnt offeryng for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde one young bullocke one ramme and seuen lambes of a yere olde without blemishe 3 And their meate offering shal be made of floure mingled with oyle three tenth deales vnto the bullocke and two tenth deales vnto the ramme ' 4 And one tenth deale vnto one lambe ' throughout the seuen lambes ' 5 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng 'to make an attonement for you 6 Beside the burnt offeryng of the moneth and his meate offeryng and beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate offeryng and the drynke offerynges of the same which must be done accordyng vnto the maner of them for a sauour of sweetnesse it is a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde 7 And ye shall haue the tenth day of that moneth an holy conuocation and ye shall humble your soules and shall do no maner worke therin 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde for a sweete sauour one young bullocke a ramme and seuen lambes of a yere olde which shal be vnto you without blemishe 9 Their meate offeryng shal be of floure mingled with oyle three tenth deales to a bullocke and two tenth deales to a ramme 10 And a tenth deale vnto euery lambe ' throughout the seuen lambes ' 11 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the sinne offeryng of attonement dayly burnt offeryng and the meate and drynke offerynges that long to the same 12 And in the fifteenth day of the seuēth moneth ye shall haue an holy conuocation and do then no seruile worke and ye shall kepe a feast vnto the Lorde seuen dayes long 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offeryng for a sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde thirteene young bullockes two rammes and fourteene lambes of a yere olde which shal be without blemishe 14 And their meate offeryng shal be of floure mingled with oyle three tenth deales vnto euery one of the thirteene bullockes two tenth deales to either of the two rammes ' 15 And one tenth deale vnto eche of the ' fourteene lambes 16 And one hee goate for a sinne offering beside the dayly burnt offeryng with his meate and drynke offeryng 17 And the seconde day ye shall offer twelue young bullockes two rammes fourteene yerelyng lambes without spot 18 And let their meate offerynges and drynke offerynges vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be accordyng to the number of them after the maner 19 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 20 And the thirde day ye shall offer a leuen bullockes two rammes foureteene yerelyng lambes without spot 21 And let their meate and drynke offerynges vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be after the number of them and accordyng to the maner 22 And there shal be offered an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate drynke offeryng 23 In the fourth day ye shall offer ten bullockes two rammes and fourteene yerelyng lambes without blemishe 24 Let their meate drynke offeringes vnto the bullockes rammes lambes be accordyng to the number of them and after the maner 25 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng his meate and drynke offeryng 26 In the fifth day ye shall offer nine bullockes two rammes and fourteene lambes of one yere olde without spot 27 And let their meate and drynke offeringes vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be accordyng to the number of them and after the maner 28 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 29 And in the sixt day ye shall offer eyght bullockes two rammes and fourteene yerelyng lambes without spot 30 And let their meate and drynke offeringes vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be accordyng to the number of them
after the maner 31 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 32 In the seuenth day ye shal offer seuen bullockes two rammes and fourteene lambes that are yerelynges without blemishe 33 And let their meate and drynke offeringes vnto the bullockes rammes and lambes be accordyng to their number and after the maner 34 And an he goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 35 In the eyght day ye shall haue a solempne assemblie and ye shall do no seruile worke therin 36 But ye shall offer a burnt offeryng a sacrifice made by fire for a sweet sauour vnto y e Lorde one bullocke one ramme seuen yerelyng lambes without spot 37 Let their meate and drinke offeringes vnto the bullocke ramme and lambes be accordyng to the number and accordyng to the maner 38 And an hee goate for a sinne offeryng beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his meate and drynke offeryng 39 These thynges ye shall do vnto the Lorde in your feastes beside your vowes freewil offeringes your burnt offerynges meate offerynges drynke offerynges and peace offerynges 40 And Moyses tolde the children of Israel ' all that the Lord cōmaunded him ' ⧠The .xxx. Chapter 2 Of vowes when they shal be kept and when not 1 AND Moyses spake vnto the heades of the tribes concernyng the children of Israel saying This is the thyng which the Lorde hath commaunded 2 If a man vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde or sweare an othe to bynde his soule he shall not go backe with his worde but shall fulfyll all that is proceeded out of his mouth 3 If a woman also vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde bynde her selfe being in her fathers house in the tyme of her youth 4 And her father heare her vowe and bonde which she hath made vpon her soule holde his peace therto then all her vowes and bondes which she hath made vpō her soule shal stande in effect 5 But and if her father disalowe her the same day that he heareth al her vowes and bondes which she hath made vpon her soule they shall not be of value and the Lorde shall forgeue her because her father disalowed her 6 If she had an husbande when she vowed or pronounced ought out of her lippes wherwith she bounde her soule 7 And her husbande hearde it and helde his peace therat the same day he hearde it then her vowes shall stande and her bondes wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande in effect 8 And if her husbande disalowe her the same day that he hearde it then he shall make her vowe which she hath vpon her and the openyng of her lippes wherwith she bounde her soule of none effect and the Lorde shall forgeue her 9 But euery vowe of a widowe and of her that is deuorsed that they haue bounde their soule withall shall stande in effect with them 10 If she vowed in her husbandes house or bounde her soule with an othe 11 And her husbande hearde it and helde his peace concernyng her disalowed her not then all her vowes shal stande and euery bonde wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande 12 But if her husbande disanulled them the same day y e he hearde them then nothyng that proceedeth out of her lippes in vowes and bondes wherwith she bounde her soule shall stande in effect for her husbande hath disanulled them and the Lorde shall forgeue her 13 All vowes and othes that binde to humble the soule may her husbande stablishe or breake 14 But if her husbande holde his peace from one day to another then he stablissheth all her vowes bondes which she had vpon her he confirmeth them because he helde his peace concernyng her the same day that he hearde them 15 But if he breake them after that he hath hearde them he shall beare her sinne hym selfe 16 These are the ordinaunces which the Lord commaunded Moyses betweene a man and his wyfe and betweene the father and his daughter beyng yet a damsell in her fathers house ¶ The .xxxj. Chapter 8 The Madianites are slayne and their cities burnt Balaam is slayne 27 The pray is equally deuided 49 A present geuen of Israel 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 2 Auenge the children of Israel of the Madianites afterwarde shalt thou be gathered vnto thy people 3 And Moyses spake vnto the folke saying Harnesse some of you vnto warre and let them go vpon the Madianites auenge the Lorde of the Madianites 4 Of euery tribe a thousande throughout all the tribes of Israel shal ye sende to the warre 5 And there were deliuered out of the thousandes of Israel twelue thousand prepared vnto warre of euery tribe a thousande 6 And Moyses sent thē to y e warre euen a thousande of euery tribe with them Phinees the sonne of Eleazar the priest to the warre and the holy vessels the trumpets to blowe were in his hande 7 And they warred agaynst the Madianites as the Lord cōmaunded Moyses and slue all the males 8 And they slue the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne Namelye Eui and Rekem Zur Hur and Reba fiue kynges of Madian with Balaam the sonne of Beor whom they slue with the sworde 9 And the children of Israel toke all the women of Madian prisoners and their children and spoyled all their cattel and all their flockes and all their goodes 10 And they burnt all their cities wherin they dwelt and all their goodly dwellynges with fire 11 And they toke all the spoyle and all the bootie both of men and beastes 12 And they brought the captiues and that which they had taken and the spoyle vnto Moyses and Eleazar the priest and vnto the companie of the children of Israel euen vnto the hoast that were in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho 13 And Moyses and Eleazar the priest and all the lordes of the congregation went out of the hoast to meete them 14 And Moyses was angrie with the officers of the hoast with the captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes which came from the warre battayle 15 And Moyses sayde vnto them Haue ye saued all the women alyue 16 Beholde these caused the children of Israel through the councel of Balaam to commit trespasse agaynst the Lorde in the businesse of Peor and there folowed a plague among the congregation of the Lorde 17 Nowe therfore slay all the men children and kyl the women that haue lien with men fleshly 28 But all the women children that haue not lien with men carnally kepe alyue for your selues 19 And ye shall remayne without the hoast seuen dayes all that haue kylled any person and all that haue touched any dead body and purifie both your selues and your prisoners the thirde day and the seuenth 20 And purifie all your raymentes
you take ought from it that ye may kepe the cōmaundementes of the Lord your God which I commaunde you 3 Your eyes haue seene what y e Lorde dyd agaynst Baal Peor for all the men that folowed Baall Peor the Lorde thy God hath destroyed from among you 4 But ye that cleaue vnto the Lord your god are aliue euery one of you this day 5 Beholde I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes such as the Lorde my God cōmaunded me that ye should do euen so in the lande whither ye go to possesse it 6 Kepe them therfore and do them for that is your wisdome and vnderstandyng in the syght of the people that they may heare all these ordinaunces and say Surely it is a wise and vnderstandyng people it is a great nation 7 For what other nation is so great that gods come so nye vnto as the Lorde our God is nye vnto vs in all thinges as oft as we call vnto hym 8 Yea and what nation is so great that hath ordinaunces lawes so righteous as all this lawe which I set before you this day 9 Take heede to thy selfe therefore and kepe thy soule diligently that thou forget not the thynges which thyne eyes haue seene and that they depart not out of thy heart all the dayes of thy life but teache them thy sonnes thy sonnes sonnes 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lorde thy God in Horeb when the Lorde sayd vnto me Gather me the people together I wyll make them heare my wordes that they may learne to feare me all the dayes that they shall lyue vpon the earth and that they may teache their children 11 Ye came and stoode also vnder the mountayne and the mountayne burnt with fire euen vnto the middes of heauen and there was darknesse cloudes and mist 12 And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the middes of the fire and ye hearde the voyce of the wordes but sawe no similitude saue hearde a voyce only 13 And he declared vnto you his couenaunt which he commaunded you to do euen ten commaundementes which he wrote vpon two tables of stone 14 And the Lorde commaunded me that same season that I shoulde teache you ordinaunces lawes which ye ought to do in the lande whyther ye go to possesse it 15 Take therfore good heede vnto your selues as pertaynyng vnto your soules for ye sawe no maner of image in the day that the Lorde spake vnto you in Horeb out of the middes of fire 16 Lest ye marre your selues make you a grauen image picture of any maner of figure whether it be the likenesse of man or woman 17 The likenesse of any maner of beast that is on the earth or the likenesse of any maner fethered foule that fleeth in the ayre 18 Or the likenesse of any maner worme that creepeth on the earth or the likenesse of any maner fishe that is in the waters beneath the earth 19 Yea and lest thou lift vp thyne eyes vnto heauen and when thou seest the sunne the moone and the starres with all the hoast of heauen shouldest be driuen to worship them serue them and shouldest worship and serue the thynges which the Lorde thy God hath made to serue all nations vnder the whole heauen 20 But the Lorde hath taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace euen out of Egypt to be vnto hym a people inheritaunce as ye be this day 21 Furthermore the Lorde was angry with me for your wordes and sware that I shoulde not go ouer Iordane and that I shoulde not go in vnto that good lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to inheritaunce 22 But I must dye in this lande and shal not go ouer Iordane But ye shall go ouer and possesse that good lande 23 Take heede vnto your selues that ye forget not y e appoyntment of the Lorde your God which he made with you that ye make you no grauen image or likenesse that the Lorde thy God hath forbidden thee 24 For the Lorde thy God is a consumyng fire and a ielous God 25 When thou shalt beget children and thy children beget children and shalt haue remayned long in the lande ye do wickedly make any maner of grauen * image and worke euyll in the sight of the Lorde thy God to prouoke hym to anger 26 I call heauen and earth to recorde agaynst you this day that ye shall shortly perishe from of y e lande whervnto you go ouer Iordane to possesse it Ye shall not prolong your dayes therin but shall vtterly be destroyed 27 And the Lord shall scatter you among the people and ye shal be left fewe in number among the nations whyther the Lorde shall bryng you 28 And there ye shall serue gods which are the worke of mans hande wood and stone which neither see nor heare nor eate nor smell 29 If from thence thou shalt seke the Lorde thy God thou shalt finde hym if thou seke hym with all thy heart and with all thy soule 30 When thou art in tribulation when all these thynges that be here spoken of are come vpon thee euen in the latter dayes yf thou turne to the Lorde thy God shalt be obedient vnto his voyce 31 For the Lorde thy God is a mercifull God he wyll not forsake thee neither destroy thee nor forget the appoyntment of thy fathers which he sware vnto them 32 For aske of the dayes that are past which were before since the day that God created man vpon the earth and aske from the one side of heauen vnto the other if euer there came to passe such a great thyng or whether any such lyke thyng hath ben hearde as this 33 Dyd euer any people heare the voyce of God speakyng out of the middes of a fire as thou hast hearde and yet lyued 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take hym a people from among nations by temptations by signes by wonders by warre by a mightie hand by a stretched out arme by great sightes accordyng vnto all that the Lorde your God dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes 35 Vnto thee it was shewed that thou mightest knowe that the Lord is God and that there is none other but he 36 Out of heauen he made thee heare his voyce that he might instruct thee vpon earth he shewed thee his great fire and thou heardest his worde out of the middes of the fire 37 And because he loued thy fathers he chose their seede after them brought thee out in his sight with his mightie power out of Egypt 38 To thrust out nations great and mightier then thou before thee and to bryng thee in and to geue thee their lande to inheritaunce as it is come to passe this day 39 Vnderstande therfore this day and consider it in thine heart that
the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue and vpon the earth beneath neither is there any other 40 Thou shalt kepe therefore his ordinaunces and his commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee and that thou mayest prolong thy dayes vpon y e earth which the Lorde thy God geueth thee for euer 41 Then Moyses seuered three cities on the other side Iordane towarde the sunne rysyng 42 That he shoulde flee thyther which had kylled his neyghbour vnwares hated hym not in tyme past and therfore shoulde flee vnto one of the same cities and lyue 43 Namely Bezer in the wildernesse euen in the playne countrey of the tribe of Ruben and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad and Golan in Basan of the tribe of Manasse 44 And so this is the lawe which Moyses set before the children of Israel 45 These are the witnesse statutes and ordinaunces which Moyses tolde the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt 46 On the other side Iordane in the valley ouer agaynst the house of Peor in the lande of Sehon king of the Amorites which dwelt at Hesbon whom Moyses the children of Israel smote after they were come out of Egypt 47 And possessed his lande and the lande of Og kyng of Basan two kynges of the Amorites which were on the other side Iordane towarde the sunne rising 48 From Aroer which is by the bancke of the riuer Arnon vnto mount Sion which is Hermon 49 And all the playne on the other side Iordane eastwarde euen vnto the sea which is in the playne vnder y e springes of the hyll ¶ The .v. Chapter 5 Moyses is the meane betweene God and the people 6 The lawe is repeated 23 The people are afrayde at Gods voyce 29 The Lorde wissheth that the people woulde feare hym 32 They must neither decline to the ryght hande nor left 1 AND Moyses called all Israel and sayde vnto them Heare O Israel the ordinaūces and lawes which I speake in your eares this day that ye may learne them and fulfill them in deede 2 The Lord our God made a couenaunt with vs in Horeb. 3 The Lorde made not this couenaunt with our fathers but with vs euen with vs which are all here alyue this day 4 The Lorde talked with you face to face in the mount out of the middes of the fire 5 And I stoode betweene the Lorde and you the same tyme and shewed you the worde of the Lord For ye were afrayde at the sight of the fire and went not vp into the mount and he sayde 6 I am the Lorde thy God which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage 7 Thou shalt haue none other Gods in my presence 8 Thou shalt make thee no grauen image or any likenesse of that which is in heauen aboue and that is in earth beneath and that is in the waters beneath the earth 9 Thou shalt neither bowe thy selfe vnto them nor serue them for I the Lord thy God am a ielouse God visityng the wickednesse of the fathers vpon the children euen vnto the third and fourth generation among them that hate me 10 And shewe mercie vpon thousandes among them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne for the Lorde wyll not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne 12 Kepe the Sabbath day that thou sanctifie it as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded thee 13 Sixe dayes thou shalt labour and do all that thou hast to do 14 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lorde thy God thou shalt not do any worke thou nor thy sonne nor thy daughter nor thy man seruaunt nor thy mayde nor thine oxe nor thine asse nor any of thy cattell nor the straunger that is within thy gates that thy man seruaunt and thy mayde may rest as well as thou 15 Remember that thou wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypt and howe that the Lorde thy God brought thee out thence through a mightie hande and a stretched out arme For which cause the Lorde thy God commaunded thee to kepe the Sabbath day 16 Honour thy father thy mother as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded thee that thy dayes may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee 17 Thou shalt not slay 18 Thou shalt not commit adulterie 19 Thou shalt not steale 20 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour 21 Thou shalt not lust after thy neyghbours wyfe thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house his fielde his seruaunt or his mayde his oxe his asse or ought that thy neyghbour hath 22 These wordes the Lorde spake vnto all your multitude in the mount out of the middes of the fire of the cloude and of the darkenesse with a great voyce and added nothyng and wrote them in two tables of stone and deliuered them vnto me 23 And it came to passe that when ye hearde the voyce out of the middes of the darkenesse for the mountayne dyd burne with fire then ye came vnto me with the captaynes of your tribes and your elders 24 And ye sayde Beholde the Lorde our God hath shewed vs his glorie and his greatnesse and we haue hearde his voyce out of the middes of the fire we haue seene this day that God doth talke with man and he yet lyueth 25 Nowe therfore why shoulde we dye that this great fire shoulde consume vs If we heare the voyce of the Lord our God any more we shall dye 26 For what fleshe hath it ben that euer hearde the voyce of the lyuyng God speakyng out of the middes of the fire as we haue done and yet dyd lyue 27 Go thou and heare all that the Lorde our God sayth and tell thou vnto vs all that the Lord our God sayth vnto thee and we wyll heare it and do it 28 And the Lorde hearde the voyce of your wordes when ye spake vnto me and the Lorde sayde vnto me I haue hearde the voyce of the wordes of this people which they haue spoken vnto thee they haue well sayde all that they haue spoken 29 Oh that there were such an heart in them that they woulde feare me kepe all my cōmaundementes alway that it myght go well with them and with their childen for euer 30 Go and say vnto them Get you into your tentes agayne 31 But stande thou here by me and I wyll tell thee all the cōmaundementes ordinaunces lawes which thou shalt teache them that they may do them in the lande which I geue thē to possesse 32 Take heede therfore that ye do in deede as the Lord your God hath commaunded you and turne not aside either to the right
AT the terme of seuen yeres thou shalt make a freedome 2 And this is the maner of the freedome Who so euer lendeth ought with his hande vnto his neighbour may not aske agayne that which he hath lent of his neighbour or of his brother because it is called the Lordes free yere 3 Yet of a straunger thou mayst call it home agayne but he that is thy brother hym shall thine hande remit 4 Neuerthelesse there shal be no begger among you for the Lorde shall blesse thee in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee for an inheritaunce 5 So that thou hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God to obserue and do all these commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day 6 For the Lorde thy God hath blessed thee as he hath promised thee and thou shalt lende vnto many nations but thou thy selfe shalt not borowe And thou shalt raigne ouer many nations and they shall not raigne ouer thee 7 If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee thou shalt not harden thine heart nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother 8 But thou shalt open thine hande vnto hym and lende hym sufficient for his neede which he hath 9 Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart that thou wouldest say the seuenth yere the yere of freedome is at hande and therfore it greeueth thee to loke on thy poore brother and geuest hym naught and he then crye vnto the Lorde agaynst thee and it be sinne vnto thee 10 Thou shalt geue hym and let it not greeue thine heart to geue vnto hym Because that for this thyng the Lorde thy God shall blesse thee in all thy workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to 11 The lande shall neuer be without poore and therfore I cōmaunde thee saying Thou shalt open thine hande vnto thy brother that is needy poore in thy lande 12 If thy brother an Hebrue sell hym selfe to thee or an Hebrue woman and serue thee sixe yeres in the seuenth yere thou shalt let hym go free from thee 13 And when thou sendest hym out free from thee thou shalt not let hym go away emptie 14 But shalt geue hym of thy sheepe of thy corne and of thy wine and geue hym of that wherwith the Lorde thy God hath blessed thee 15 And remember that thou wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypt and the Lorde thy God deliuered thee thence and therfore I commaunde thee this thyng to day 16 And if he say vnto thee I wyll not go away from thee because he loueth thee and thine house and is well at ease with thee 17 Then shalt thou take an aule nayle his eare to the doore therwith and let hym be thy seruaunt for euer And vnto thy mayde seruaunt thou shalt do likewise 18 And let it not greeue thine eye when thou lettest him go out free frō thee for he hath ben worth a double hired seruaunt to thee in his seruice sixe yeres And the Lord thy God shall blesse thee in all that thou doest 19 All the first males that come of thy cattell and of thy sheepe thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thy God Thou shalt do no worke with the first borne bullocke nor sheare the first gendred of thy sheepe 20 Thou shalt eate it before the Lorde thy God yere by yere in the place which the Lorde shall choose both thou and thy housholde 21 If there be any blemishe therin as if it be lame or blynde or haue any other euyll fauourednesse thou shalt not offer it vnto the Lorde thy God 22 But shalt eate it within thine owne gates the vncleane and cleane person shal eate it alike as the Roe the Hart. 23 Only eate not the blood therof but powre it vpon the grounde as water The .xvj. Chapter ' 1 Of Easter 1◠Whitsontide 12 and the feast of tabernacles 18 What officers ' ought to be ordeyned 21 Idolatrie forbidden ' 1 OBserue the moneth of newe corne that thou mayest offer the Passouer vnto y e Lord thy God For in the moneth when corne begynneth to rype the Lorde thy God brought thee out of Egypt by nyght 2 Thou shalt therfore offer the Passouer vnto the Lorde thy God of sheepe and oxen in the place which the Lorde shall choose to put his name there 3 Thou shalt eate no leauened bread with it but seuen dayes shalt thou eate vnleauened bread therwith euen the bread of tribulation for thou camest out of the lande of Egypt in haste that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest out of the lande of Egypt all the dayes of thy lyfe 4 And there shal be no leauened bread seene in al thy coastes seuen dayes long neither shall there remayne any thyng of the fleshe which thou offerest the first day at euen vntyll the mornyng 5 Thou mayest not offer the Passouer within any of thy gates which y e Lorde thy God geueth thee 6 But in the place which the Lorde thy God shal choose to set his name in there thou shalt offer the Passouer at euen about the goyng downe of the sunne euen in the season that thou camest out of Egypt 7 And thou shalt roste and eate it in the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen and thou shalt returne on the morowe and go vnto thy tentes 8 Sixe dayes thou shalt eate sweete bread and the seuenth day shal be a solempne assemblie before the Lorde thy God thou shalt do no worke therin 9 Seuen weekes shalt thou number vnto thee and begynne to number the seuen weekes when thou begynnest to put the sicle to the corne 10 And kepe the feast of weekes vnto the Lorde thy God with a free wyll offeryng of thine hande which thou shalt geue vnto the Lord thy God according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee 11 And thou shalt reioyce before the Lord thy God thou and thy sonne thy daughter thy seruaunt and thy mayde the Leuite that is within thy gates and the straunger the fatherlesse and the widdowe that are among you in the place which the Lorde thy God hath chosen to put his name there 12 And remember that thou wast a seruaunt in Egypt and thou shalt obserue and do these ordinaunces 13 Thou shalt also obserue the feast of tabernacles seuen dayes after that thou hast gathered in thy corne thy wine 14 And thou shalt reioyce in thy feast thou and thy sonne thy daughter thy seruaunt and thy mayde the Leuite the straunger and the fatherlesse the widdowe that are within thy gates 15 Seuen dayes shalt thou kepe a solempne feast vnto thy Lorde thy God in y e place which the Lorde shall choose for the Lord thy God shal blesse thee in all thy fruites in all y e workes of
19 Lyfe and death is set before them 20 The Lorde is their lyfe which obey hym 1 WHen all these wordes are come vpon thee the blessyng and the curse whiche I haue set before thee thou shalt turne vnto thine heart among all the nations whyther the Lorde thy God hath dryuen thee 2 And come agayne vnto the Lorde thy God and hearken vnto his voyce in all these thynges that I commaunde thee this day thou and thy children with all thine heart and all thy soule 3 And the Lorde thy God wyll turne thy captiuitie and haue compassion vpon thee and wyll turne and fetche thee agayne from all the nations among which the Lord thy God had scattered thee 4 Though thou wast cast vnto the extreme partes of heauen euen from thence wyll the Lorde thy God gather thee and from thence will he fetch thee 5 And the Lorde thy God wyll bryng thee into the lande whiche thy fathers possessed and thou shalt enioy it And he wyll shewe thee kindnesse and multiplie thee aboue thy fathers 6 And the Lorde thy God wyll circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seede that thou mayest loue the Lorde thy God with all thine heart and all thy soule that thou mayest lyue 7 And the Lorde thy God wyll put all these curses vpon thine enemies and on them that hate thee and that persecute thee 8 But thou shalt turne and hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde and do all his commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day 9 And the Lorde thy God wyll make thee plenteous in al the workes of thine hande in the fruite of thy body and in the fruite of thy cattell and in the fruite of thy lande for thy wealth For the Lorde wyll turne agayne and reioyce ouer thee to do thee good as he reioyced ouer thy fathers 10 If thou hearken only vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundementes and his ordinaunces which are written in the booke of this lawe and if thou turne vnto the Lorde thy God with all thine heart and all thy soule 11 For the commaundement which I cōmaunde thee this day is not hidden from thee neither farre of 12 It is not in heauen that thou needest to say Who shall go vp for vs to heauen and bryng it vnto vs that we may heare it and do it 13 Neither is it beyonde the sea that thou shouldest say Who shall go ouer the sea for vs and bryng it vnto vs that we may heare it and do it 14 But the worde is very nye vnto thee euen in thy mouth and in thine heart that thou do it 15 Beholde I haue set before thee this day lyfe and good death and euyll 16 For where as I commaunde thee this day to loue the Lorde thy God to walke in his wayes and to kepe his commaundementes his ordinaunces and his lawes yf thou so do thou shalt lyue and multiplie and the Lorde thy God shall blesse thee in the lande whyther thou goest to possesse it 17 But and yf thine heart turne away so that thou wylt not heare but shalt go astray and worship straunge gods and serue them 18 I pronounce vnto you also this day that ye shall surely perishe and that ye shall not prolong your dayes vpon the lande whyther thou passest ouer Iordane to go and possesse it 19 I call heauen and earth to recorde this day agaynst you that I haue set before you lyfe and death blessyng and cursyng Therfore choose lyfe that both thou and thy seede may lyue 20 That thou mayest loue the Lord thy God and be obedient to his voyce and cleaue vnto hym For he is thy life the length of thy dayes that thou mayest dwell vpon the earth which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob to geue them ¶ The .xxxj. Chapter 2. 7 Moyses preparyng hym selfe to dye appoynteth Iosuah to rule the people 9 He geueth the lawe to the Leuites that they shoulde reade it to the people 19 God geueth them a song as a witnesse betwene hym and them 23 God confirmeth Iosuah 29 Moyses sheweth thē that they wyll rebell after his death 1 ANd Moyses went and spake these wordes vnto all Israel 2 And sayd vnto them I am an hundred and twentie yeres olde this day and can no more go out and in Also the Lorde hath sayd vnto me Thou shalt not go ouer this Iordane 3 The Lorde thy God he wyll go ouer before thee and he wyll destroy these nations before thee and thou shalt possesse them And Iosuah he shall go before thee as the Lorde hath sayde 4 And the Lorde shall do vnto them as he dyd to Sehon and Og kynges of the Amorites and vnto the lande of them whom he destroyed 5 And the Lorde shall geue them ouer before your face that ye may do vnto them accordyng vnto all the cōmaundementes which I haue cōmaunded you 6 Plucke vp your heartes therfore and be strong dreade not nor be afrayde of them for the Lorde thy God hym selfe doth go with thee he shall not fayle thee nor forsake thee 7 And Moyses called vnto Iosuah and sayd vnto him in the sight of all Israel Be strong of good courage for thou must go with this people vnto the lande which the Lord hath sworne vnto their fathers to geue them and thou shalt geue it them to inherite 8 And the Lorde he doth go before thee he shal be with thee he shall not fayle thee neither forsake thee feare not therfore nor be discomfyted 9 And Moyses wrote this lawe and deliuered it vnto the priestes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde and vnto all the elders of Israel 10 And Moyses cōmaunded them saying Euery seuenth yere in the solempnitie of the free yere euen in the feast of tabernacles 11 When all Israel is come to appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place which he hath chosen thou shalt reade this lawe before all Israel that they may heare it 12 Gather the people together men women and children and the straunger that is within thy gates that they may heare and learne and feare the Lorde your God and kepe and obserue all the wordes of this lawe 13 And that their children which knowe nothyng may heare and learne to feare the Lorde your God as long as ye lyue in the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosuah therfore and stande ye in the tabernacle of the congregatiō that I may geue him a charge And Moyses and Iosuah went stood in the tabernacle of the congregation 15 And the Lorde appeared in the tabernacle euen in the piller of the cloude and the piller of the cloude stoode ouer the doore
of the tabernacle 16 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Beholde thou shalt sleepe with thy fathers and this people wyll ryse vp and go a whoryng after straunge gods of the lande whyther they go and wyll forsake me and breake the appoyntmēt which I haue made with them 17 And then my wrath wyll waxe hot against them in that day I wil forsake them wyll hide my face from them and they shal be consumed and much aduersitie and tribulations shall come vpon them so that then they wyll say Are not these troubles come vpon me because God is not with me 18 And I also wyll surely hyde away my face in that day for all the euyls sake which they shall haue wrought in that they are turned vnto straunge gods 19 Nowe therfore write ye this song for you and teache it the children of Israel and put it in their mouthes that this song may be my witnesse agaynst the children of Israel 20 For I wyll bryng them into the lande which I sware vnto their fathers that floweth with mylke and honye and they shall eate and fyll them selues and waxe fat and turne vnto straūge gods and serue them and blaspheme me and breake my couenaunt 21 And when much mischiefe and tribulation is come vpon them this song shall aunswere them as a witnesse For it shall not be forgotten out of the mouthes of their seede for I knowe their imagination which they go about euen nowe before I haue brought thē into the lande which I sware 22 Moyses therfore wrote this song the same day and taught it the children of Israel 23 And he gaue Iosuah the sonne of Nun a charge and sayde Be bolde and strong for thou shalt bryng the children of Israel into the lande which I sware vnto them I wil be with thee 24 And when Moyses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this lawe in a booke vntyll he had finished them 25 Moyses commaunded the Luites which bare the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde saying 26 Take ye the booke of this lawe and put it in the syde of the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde your God that it may be there for a witnesse agaynst thee 27 For I knowe thy rebellion and thy stiffe necke whyle I am yet alyue with you this day ye haue ben disobedient vnto the Lorde and howe much more after my death 28 Gather vnto me all the elders of your tribes and your officers that I may speake these wordes in their eares and call heauen and earth to recorde against them 29 For I am sure that after my death ye will vtterly be corrupt and turne from the way which I haue commaunded you and tribulation wyll come vpon you in the latter dayes because ye shall haue wrought wickednesse in the syght of the Lorde to prouoke hym through the workes of your handes 30 And Moyses spake in the eares of all the congregation of Israel the wordes of this song vntyll he had ended them ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter 7 The song of Moyses concernyng Gods benefites towarde the people 15 And their ingratitude towarde hym 20 God menaceth them 21 And speaketh of the vocation of the Gentiles 46 Moyses commaundeth to teache the lawe to the children 48 God forewarneth Moyses of his death 1 HEare O ye heauens and I shal speake and let the earth heare the wordes of my mouth 2 My doctrine shal drop as doth the rayne and my speache shall flowe as doth the deawe as the shoure vpon the hearbes and as the droppes vpon the grasse 3 For I wyll publishe the name of the Lorde Ascribe ye honour vnto our God 4 Perfect is the worke of the most mightie God for all his wayes are iudgement He is a God of trueth without wickednesse righteous and iust is he 5 Frowardly haue they done agaynst hym by their vices not beyng his owne children but a wicked and frowarde generation 6 Do ye so rewarde the Lord O foolishe nation and vnwise Is not he thy father that hath bought thee Hath he nat made thee and ordeyned thee 7 Remember the dayes of the worlde that is past consider the yeres of so many generations Aske thy father and he wyll shewe thee thy elders and they wyll tell thee 8 When the most hyest deuided to the nations their inheritaunce and when he seperated the sonnes of Adam he put the borders of the nations accordyng to the number of the children of Israel 9 For the Lordes part is his people and Iacob is the portion of his inheritaūce 10 He founde hym in a desert lande in a voyde grounde and in a roaryng wildernesse He led hym about he gaue hym vnderstandyng and kept hym as the apple of his eye 11 As an Egle that stirreth vp her nest and flittereth ouer her young spreadeth her wynges taketh them and beareth them on her wynges 12 The Lorde alone was his guyde and there was no straunge god with hym 13 He caryed hym vp to the hygh places of the earth that he myght eate the encrease of the fieldes And he fed hym with honye out of the rocke and with oyle out of the most harde stone 14 With butter of kine and mylke of the sheepe with fat of the lambes and fat of rammes and hee goates with the fat of the most plenteous wheate and that thou myghtest drynke the most pure blood of the grape 15 But he that shoulde haue ben vpright when he waxed fat spurned with his heele Thou art well fed thou art growen thicke thou art euen laden with fatnesse And he forsoke God his maker and regarded not the God of his saluation 16 They prouoked hym to anger with straunge gods euen with abhominations prouoked they hym 17 They offered vnto deuils and not to God euen to gods whom they knewe not to newe gods that came newly vp whom their fathers feared not 18 Of God that begat thee thou art vnmyndfull and hast forgotten God that made thee 19 The Lorde therfore sawe it and was angry because of the prouokyng of his sonnes and his daughters 20 And he sayde I wyll hyde my face from them and wil see what their ende shal be For they are a very frowarde generation childrē in whom is no faith 21 They haue angred me with that which is no god and prouoked me with their vanities And I also wyll prouoke them with those whiche are no people I wyll anger them with a foolishe nation 22 For fire is kindled in my wrath and burneth vnto the bottome of hell and hath consumed the earth with her increase and set a fire the botomes of the mountaynes 23 I wyll heape mischiefes vpon them wyll destroy them with mine arrowes 24 They shal be burnt with hunger and consumed with heate and with bitter destruction I wyll also sende the teeth of
15 And yf it seeme euyll vnto you to serue the Lorde then chose you this day whō you wil serue whether y e goddes which your fathers serued that were on the other side of the fludde either y e goddes of the Amorites in whose land ye dwel As for me and my house we wil serue the Lorde 16 The people aunswered and sayd God forbyd that we should forsake the Lord and serue straunge goddes 17 For the Lorde our God he it is that brought vs our fathers out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage and whiche did those great miracles in our sight and preserued vs in al the way that we went and among al the people which we came thorowe 18 And the Lord did cast out before vs all the people euen the Amorites whiche dwelt in the lande And therfore wil we also serue the Lord for he is our God 19 And Iosuah sayde vnto the people Ye can not serue the Lord for he is an holy God and a ielous God and cannot beare your iniquite and sinne 20 Yf ye forsake the Lorde and serue straunge goddes he will turne and do you euill and consume you after that he hath done you good 21 And the people sayde vnto Iosuah Nay but we will serue the Lorde 22 And Iosuah sayde vnto the people Ye are witnesses against your selues that ye haue chosen you the Lorde to serue him And they sayde we are witnesses 23 Then put away sayde he the straūge goddes whiche are among you bowe your heartes vnto the Lorde God of Israel 24 The people sayde vnto Iosuah The Lorde our God will we serue and his voyce will we obey 25 And so Iosuah made a couenaūt with the people the same day and set an ordinaunce lawe before them in Sichem 26 And Iosuah wrote these wordes in the booke of the lawe of God and toke a great stone and pitched it on ende in the sayde place euen vnder an oke that was in the sanctuarie of the Lorde 27 And Iosuah sayde vnto al the people Behold this stone shal be a witnesse vnto vs for it hath hearde al the wordes of the Lorde whiche he spake with vs it shal be therfore a witnesse vnto you lest ye denie your God 28 And so Iosuah let the people depart euery man vnto his inheritaunce 29 And after these thinges it came to passe that Iosuah the sonne of Nun the seruaunt of the Lorde died being an hundreth and ten yeres old 30 And they buryed him in the countrey of his inheritaunce euen in Thamnath Serah whiche is in mount Ephraim on the northside of the hill of Gaas 31 And Israel serued the Lorde all the dayes of Iosuah and all the dayes of the elders that ouer lyued Iosuah and whiche had knowne all the workes of the Lorde that he had done for Israel 32 And the bones of Ioseph whiche the childrē of Israel brought out of Egypt buried they in Sichem in a parcell of ground whiche Iacob bought of the sonnes of Hemor the father of Sichem for an hundreth peeces of siluer and it became the inheritaunce of the children of Ioseph 33 And Eleazar the sonne of Aaron died whom they buried in a hill that pertayned to Phinehes his sonne which hill was geuen him in mount Ephraim ¶ The ende of the booke of Iosuah whom the Hebrues call Iehosuah ⧠The booke of Iudges called in the Hebrue Sophtim and in Latin Judicum ¶ The fyrst Chapter 1 After Iosuah was dead Iuda was constitute captayne 6 Adonibezek is taken 14 The request of Achsah 16 The children of Keni 19 The Chanaanites are made tributaries but not destroyed 1 AFter the death of Iosuah it came to passe that the childrē of Israel asked the Lord saying who shall go vp for vs against the Chanaanites to fight fyrste a-against them 2 And the Lorde sayde Iuda shall go vp beholde I haue deliuered the land into his handes 3 And Iuda sayde vnto Simeon his brother Come vp with me in my lot that we may fight against the Chanaanites and I likewyse will go with thee into thy lot And so Simeon went with him 4 And Iuda went vp and the Lord deliuered the Chanaanites and Pherezites into their handes And they slue of them in Bezek ten thousande men 5 And they found Adombezek in Bezek And they fought against him and slue the Chanaanites and Pherezites 6 But Adonibezek fled and they folowed after hym caught hym and cut of his thombes and his great toes 7 And Adonibezek sayde Three score and ten kinges hauing their thombes great toes cut of gathered their meate vnder my table As I haue done so God hath done to me agayne And they brought him to Hierusalem and there he died 8 The childrē of Iuda had fought against Hierusalem and had taken it and smitten it with the edge of the sword set the citie on fire 9 Afterward the children of Iuda went downe to fight against the Chanaanites that dwelt in the mountayne towarde the south in the lowe countrey 10 And Iuda went against the Chanaanites that dwelt in Hebron whiche before time was called Kiriath Arba slue Sesai Ahiman and Thalmai 11 And from thence they went to the inhabitauntes of Dabir whose name in olde time was called Kiriathsepher 12 And Caleb sayd He that smiteth Kiriathsepher and taketh it to him will I geue Achsah my daughter to wyfe 13 And Othoniel the sonne of Kenez Calebs younger brother toke it to whom he gaue Achsah his daughter to wyfe 14 When she came to him she counsayled him to aske of her father a fielde And then she lighted of her asse and Caleb sayde vnto her What wilt thou 15 She aunswered vnto him Geue me a blessing for thou hast geuen me a southward land geue me also springes of water And Caleb gaue her springes both aboue and beneath 16 And the childrē of the Kenite Moyses father in lawe went vp out of the citie of paulme trees with the children of Iuda into the wildernesse of Iuda that lieth in the south of Arad and they went and dwelt among the people 17 And Iuda went with Simeon his brother and they slue the Chanaanites that inhabited Zephath and vtterly destroyed it and called the name of the citie Horma 18 And also Iuda toke Azzah with the coastes therof Askalon with y e coastes therof and Akaron with the coastes therof 19 And the Lorde was with Iuda and he conquered the mountaines but could not dryue out the inhabitauntes of the valleyes because they had charettes of iron 20 And they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb as Moyses sayde And he expelled thence the three sonnes of Anak 21 And the children of Beniamin did not cast out the Iebusites that inhabited Hierusalem but the Iebusites dwell with the children of Beniamin in Hierusalem vnto
this day 22 And in like maner they that were of the house of Ioseph went vp to Bethel and the Lorde was with them 23 And the house of Ioseph searched out Bethel whiche before time was called Luz 42 And the spyes sawe a man come out of the citie they sayd vnto him Shewe vs we pray thee the way into the citie and we will shewe thee mercy 25 And when he had shewed them the way into the citie they smote it with the edge of the sworde but let the man and all his housholde go free 26 And the man went into the land of the Hethites and buylt a citie and called the name therof Luz whiche is the name therof vnto this day 27 Neither did Manasses expell Bethsean with her townes Thanach with her townes the inhabitours of Dor with her townes the inhabitours of Ieblaam with her townes neither the inhabitours of Magiddo with her townes but the Chanaanites were bolde to dwell in the lande 28 But it came to passe that assoone as Israel was waxed mightie they put the Chanaanites to tribute and expelled them not wholly 29 In lyke maner Ephraim expelled not the Chanaanites that dwelt in Gazer but the Chanaanites dwelt still in Gazer among them 30 Neither dyd Zabulon expell the inhabitours of Ketron neither the inhabitours of Nahalol but the Chanaanites dwelt among them and became tributaries 31 Neither did Aser cast out the inhabitours of Acho neither the inhabitours of Zidon and of Ahalab Aczib Helbah Aphek nor of Rohob 32 But the Aserites dwelt among the Chanaanites the inhabitours of the lande for they dyd not dryue them out 33 Neither dyd Nephthalim dryue out the inhabitours of Bethsames nor the inhabitours of Bethanath but dwelt amongest the Chanaanites the inhabitours of the lande Neuerthelesse the inhabitours of Bethsames and of Bethanath became tributaries vnto them 34 And the Amorites droue the children of Dan into the mountayne and suffered them not to come downe to the valley 35 And the Amorites were content to dwell in mount Heres in Aialon and in Salabim And the hande of Ioseph preuayled so that they became tributaries 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the goyng vp to Acrabim from the rocke vpwarde The .ij. Chapter 2 The Angel rebuketh the people because they had made peace with the Chanaanites 11 The Israelites fel to idolatrie after Iosuahs death 14 They are deliuered into the enemies handes 16 God deliuereth them by Iudges 22 Why God suffred idolaters to remayne among them 1 ANd the angel of the Lorde came vp from Gilgal to Bochim and sayde I made you to go out of Egipt haue brought you vnto the lande whiche I sware vnto your fathers And I sayde I will neuer breake myne appoyntment that I made with you 2 And ye also shall make no couenaunt with the inhabitours of this lande but shall breake downe their aulters Neuerthelesse ye haue not hearkened vnto my voyce why haue ye this done 3 Wherfore I haue lykewyse determined that I will not cast them out before you but they shal be as thornes vnto you and their goddes shal be a snare vnto you 4 And when the angel of the Lord spake these wordes vnto all the children of Israel the people cryed out and wept 5 And called the name of the sayd place Bochim offered sacrifices vnto the Lorde 6 And whē Iosuah had sent the people away the children of Israel went euery man into his inheritaunce to possesse the lande 7 And the people serued the Lorde all the dayes of Iosuah all the dayes of the elders that outlyued Iosuah had seene al the great workes of the Lorde that he dyd for Israel 8 And Iosuah the sonne of Nun the seruaunt of the Lorde died when he was an hundreth and ten yeres olde 9 Whom they buried in the coastes of his inheritaunce euen in Thimnath Heres in mount Ephraim on the northside of the hil Gaas 10 And euen so all that generation were put vnto their fathers and there arose another generation after them which neither knewe the Lorde nor yet the workes whiche he had done for Israel 11 And then the children of Israel dyd wickedly in the sight of the Lorde and serued Baalim 12 And forsoke the Lord God of their fathers whiche brought them out of the lande of Egypt and folowed straunge goddes euen of the goddes of the nations that were rounde about them and bowed them selues vnto them and angred the Lorde 13 They forsoke the Lorde and serued Baal and Astharoth 14 And the wrath of the Lord waxed hot agaynst Israel and he deliuered them into the handes of raueners that spoyled them solde them into the handes of their enemies rounde about them so that they had no power any longer to stande before their enemies 15 But whythersoeuer they went out the hand of the Lord was sore against them euen as the Lord promised them and as he sware vnto them And he punished them sore 16 Neuerthelesse the Lorde raysed vp iudges which deliuered them out of the handes of their oppressers 17 And yet for all that they woulde not hearken vnto their iudges but rather went a whoring after straunge goddes and bowed them selues vnto them and turned quickly out of the way whiche their fathers walked in obeying the cōmaundementes of the Lorde But they dyd not so 18 And when the Lorde raysed them vp iudges he was with the iudge and deliuered them out of the handes of their enemies all the dayes of the iudge * for the Lord had compassion ouer their sorowinges whiche they had by the reason of them that oppressed them vexed them 19 Yet for all that assoone as the iudge was dead they returned and dyd worse then their fathers in folowing straunge goddes to serue them worship them and ceassed not from their owne inuentions nor from their malitious way 20 And the wrath of the Lorde was moued against Israel and he sayde Because this people hath trāsgressed myne appoyntment whiche I commaunded their fathers and haue not hearkened vnto my voyce 21 I will hencefoorth not cast out before them one man of the nations whiche Iosuah left when he dyed 22 That through them I may proue Israel whether they wil kepe the way of the Lorde and walke therin as their fathers dyd or not 23 And so the Lorde left those nations and droue them not out immediatly neither deliuered them into the hande of Iosuah The .iij. Chapter 1 The Chanaanites were left to trye Israel 9 Othoniel deliuereth Israel 21 Ahud killeth king Eglon. 23 Samgar killeth the Philistines 1 THese are the nations whiche the Lorde left that he might proue Israel by them euen as many of Israel as had not knowen al the warres of Chanaan 2 Onely for the learning of the generations of
out of the lande of Egypt 10 And it fortuned that when the priestes were come out of the holy place the cloude filled the house of the Lorde 11 That the priestes could not stand and minister because of the cloude for the glory of the Lorde had filled the house of the Lorde 12 Then spake Solomon The Lorde saide that he would dwell in the darke cloude 13 I haue built thee an house to dwell in an habitation for thee to abyde in for euer 14 And the king turned his face and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stoode still 15 And he saide Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel which spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Sence the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no citie of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein But I haue chosen Dauid to be ruler ouer my people of Israel 17 And it was in the heart of Dauid my father to build an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israel 18 And the Lorde saide vnto Dauid my father Whereas it was in thyne heart to build an house vnto my name thou diddest well that thou wast so minded 19 Neuerthelesse thou shalt not build the house but thy sonne that shall come out of thy loynes he shall build the house vnto my name 20 And the Lorde hath made good his word that he spake and I am rysen vp in the roome of Dauid my father and sit on the seate of Israel as the Lorde promysed and haue built an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israel 21 And I haue prepared therein a place for the arke wherein is the couenaunt of the Lorde which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the lande of Egypt 22 Solomon stoode before the aulter of the Lorde in the sight of all the congregation of Israel and stretched out his handes toward heauen and sayde 23 Lord God of Israel there is no God like thee in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath thou that kepest couenaunt mercy for thy seruauntes that walke before thee with all their heart 24 Thou that hast kept with thy seruaūt Dauid my father that thou promisedst him Thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thyne hand as it is come to passe this day 25 Therfore now Lorde God of Israel keepe with thy seruaunt Dauid my father that thou promisedst him saying Thou shalt not be without a man in my sight to syt on the seate of Israel so that thy childrē take heede to their way that they walke before me as thou hast walked in my sight 26 And now O God of Israel let thy word be verified which thou spakest vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father 27 Wyll God in deede dwell on the earth Beholde the heauens and heauens of all heauens are not able to contayne thee and how should then this house do it that I haue builded 28 Haue thou therefore respect vnto the prayer of thy seruaunt and to his supplication O Lorde my God to heare the crye and prayer which thy seruaunt 4 And if thou wilt walke before me as Dauid thy father walked in purenes of heart and in righteousnes to do all that I haue commaunded thee and wilt kepe my statutes and my lawes 5 Then will I stablishe the seate of thy kingdome vpon Israel for euer as I promised to Dauid thy father saying Thou shalt not be without a mā vpon the seate of Israel 6 But and if ye and your children turne away from me and will not kepe my commaundementes and my statutes whiche I haue set before you but go and serue other gods worship them 7 Then will I weede Israel out of the lande which I haue geuen them and this house which I haue halowed for my name will I cast out of my sight and Israel shal be a prouerbe and a fable among all nations 8 And this house shal be taken away so that euery one that passeth by it shal be astonied and shall hysse and they shall say Why hath the Lord done thus vnto this lande and to this house 9 And they shal aunswere Because they forsoke the Lorde their God whiche brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and haue taken hold vpon other gods and haue worshipped them and serued them therfore hath the Lorde brought vpon them all this euyll 10 And it fortuned that at the ende of twentie yeres when Solomon had finished the buylding of the two houses that is to wyte the house of the Lorde and the kinges palace 11 And Hiram the king of Tyre brought Solomon timbre of Cedar firre trees golde and whatsoeuer he desired Then Solomon gaue Hiram twentie cities in the lande of Galilee 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities whiche Solomon had geuen hym and they pleased him not 13 And he sayde What cities are these which thou hast geuen me my brother And he called them the lande of barren vnto this day 14 And Hiram sent the king sixe score talentes of gold 15 And this is the summe whiche king Solomon raysed for a tribute when he buylded the house of the Lorde and his owne house and Millo and the wall of Hierusalem and Hazor and Megeddo and Gazer 16 For Pharao king of Egypt went vp and toke Gazer and burnt it with fire and slue the Chanaanites that dwelt in the citie and gaue it for a present vnto his daughter Solomons wyfe 17 And Solomon buylt Gazer Beth-horon the neather 18 And Baalath and Thamar in the wildernesse in the lande 19 And all the treasure cities that Solomon had and cities for his charettes and cities for his horsemen and all that Solomon desired and woulde buyld in Hierusalem in Libanon and in all the lande of his dominion 20 And al the people that were left of the Amorites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites whiche were not of the children of Israel 21 Their children that were left after them in the lande whom the children of Israel also were not able to destroy those dyd Solomon compell to bring tribute vnto this day 22 But of the children of Israel dyd Solomon make no bondmen But they were men of warre his ministers his lordes his captaynes and rulers of his charettes and his horsemen 23 And these were the lordes that were set ouer Solomons worke euen fiue hundred were they and fiftie and they ruled the people that wrought y e worke 24 And Pharaos daughter came vp out of the citie of Dauid vnto her house which Solomon had buylt for her and then dyd he also buylde Millo 25 And thryse a yere did Solomon offer burnt offringes peace offringes vpon the aulter whiche he buylt vnto the Lorde and he burnt
whosoeuer is wylling may this day consecrate his hande vnto the Lorde 6 And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the tribes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kinges worke were willing 7 And gaue for the seruice of the house of God fiue thousand talentes of golde and ten thousand peeces of golde and ten thousand talentes of siluer eyghtteene thousand talentes of brasse and one hundred thousand talentes of iron 8 And they with whom precious stones were founde gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lord by the hand of Iehiel the Gersonite 9 And the people reioyced when they were so wylling to geue their goodes and with a perfect heart they offered wyllingly to the Lord And Dauid the king reioyced with great gladnesse 10 And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregation and sayde Blessed be thou Lorde God of Israel our father from euer and for euer 11 Thyne O Lorde is greatnesse and power glory victorie and prayse for all that is in heauen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kingdome O Lorde and thou excellest aboue all euen as the head of all 12 And richesse and honour come of thee and thou raignest ouer all and in thyne hande is power strength and in thyne hand it is to make great and to geue strength vnto all 13 And nowe our God we thanke thee and prayse thy glorious name 14 But who am I and what is my people that we should enforce our selues to geue these thinges so willingly But all thinges come of thee of that which we receaued at thyne hand we haue geuen thee 15 For we be but straungers before thee and soiourners as were al our fathers Our dayes on the earth also are but as a shadowe and there is none abiding 16 O Lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepared to builde thee an house for thy holy name commeth of thyne hand and is all thyne 17 I wot also my God that thou tryest the heartes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse in the vnfaonednesse of myne heart I haue wyllingly offered al these thinges And now haue I seene thy people which are founde here to offer vnto thee wyllyngly and with gladnesse 18 O Lorde God of Abraham Isahac and of Israel our fathers keepe this for euer in the desire of the thoughtes of the heart of thy people prepare their heartes vnto thee 19 And geue vnto Solomon my sonne a perfect heart to keepe thy commaundementes thy testimonies thy statutes and to do all and builde the house for the which I haue made prouision 20 And Dauid saide to all the congregation Now blesse the Lorde your God And all the congregation blessed the Lorde God of their fathers and bowed downe their heades and worshipped the Lorde and the king 21 And they offered offringes vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the saide day they offred burnt offringes vnto the Lorde euen a thousand young oxen a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe with their drinke offrings Many sacrifices offred they for all Israel 22 And did eate drinke before the Lord the same day with great gladnesse And they made Solomon the sonne of Dauid king the second time and annoynted him prince before the Lorde and Zadoc to be the hie priest 23 And Solomon sate on the seate of the Lorde and was king in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and all they of Israel obeyed him 24 And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of king Dauid submitted them selues were vnder king Solomon 25 And the Lorde magnified Solomon in dignitie in the sight of all them of Israel and gaue him so glorious a kingdome as no king had before him in Israel 26 And so Dauid the sonne of Isai raigned ouer all Israel 27 And the space that he raigned ouer Israel was fouretie yeres Seuen yeres raigned he in Hebron and thirtie and three yeres raigned he in Hierusalem 28 And he dyed in a good age ful of dayes riches and honour and Solomon his sonne raigned in his steade 29 The actes of Dauid the king first and last beholde they are written in the booke of Samuel the sear and in the booke of Nathan the prophete and in the booke of Gad the sear 30 With all his kingdome and power and times that went ouer him ouer all Israel and ouer all the kingdomes of the earth ⧠The end of the first booke of the Chronicles otherwyse called the first booke of Paralipomenon ⧠The second booke of the Chronicles which in the Hebrue is one with the first ¶ The first Chapter 6 The offering of Solomon at Gibeon 8 He prayeth vnto God to geue him wysedome 11 which he geueth him and more 14 The number of his charets and horses 15 and of his riches 1 ANd Solomon the sonne of Dauid waxed strong in his kingdome and the Lord his God was with him and magnified him in dignitie 2 And Solomon spake vnto all Israel to the captaynes ouer thousandes to the captaynes ouer hundredes to the iudges and to euery officer in all Israel and to the auncient fathers 3 And so Solomon and all the congregation with him went to the hie place that was at Gibeon for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God which Moyses the seruaunt of the Lorde made in the wyldernesse 4 But the arke of God had Dauid brought from Kiriathiarim into the place which Dauid had prepared therfore For he had pitched a tent for it at Hierusalem 5 Moreouer the brasen aulter that Bezaleel the sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur had made was there before the tabernacle of the Lorde And Solomon and the congregation went to visite it 6 And Solomon gat vp there before the Lord to the brasen aulter that was before the tabernacle of the congregation and offered a thousand burnt sacrifices vpon it 7 And the same night did God appeare vnto Solomon and said vnto him Aske what I shall geue thee 8 And Solomon saide vnto God Thou hast shewed great mercie vnto Dauid my father and hast made me to raigne in his steade 9 Now therefore O Lorde God let thy promise which thou madest vnto Dauid my father be true For thou hast made me king ouer a people which is lyke the dust of the earth in multitude 10 Wherefore geue me now wysedome and knowledge that I may be able to go in and out before this people for who els can iudge this people that is so great 11 And God saide to Solomon Because this was in thyne heart and because thou hast not asked treasure and riches and honour the liues of thyne enemies neither yet long lyfe but hast asked wysedome and knowledge for thy selfe to iudge my people ouer which I haue made thee
wildernesse repaired all the store cities which were in Hamath 5 And he buylt Bethhoron the vpper and Bethhoron the neather strong cities hauing walles gates and barres 6 And Baalah and al the store cities that Solomon had and all the charet cities and the cities of the horsmen and euery pleasaunt place that Solomon had lâ—st to buyld in Hierusalem Libanon and throughout all the land of his dominion 7 And all the people that were left of the Hethites Amorites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites whiche were not of the children of Israel 8 But were the children of them whiche were left after them in the lande and were not consumed of the children of Israel them dyd Solomon make to pay tribute vntill this day 9 But of the children of Israel dyd Solomon make no bondemen for his worke but they were men of warre and rulers and great lordes with him and captaynes ouer his charets and horsemen 10 And king Solomons officers that ouersawe and ruled the people were two hundred and fiftie 11 And Solomon brought the daughter of Pharao out of the citie of Dauid into the house that he had buylded for her For he sayde My wyfe shall not dwel in the house of Dauid king of Israel for it is holy because that the arke of the Lorde is come vnto it 12 Then Solomon offred burnt offringes vnto the Lorde on the aulter of the Lorde whiche he had buylt before the porche 13 Doyng euery thing in his due time and offering according to the commaundemeÌ„t of Moyses in the Sabbathes new moones and solempne feastes three times in the yere that is to say in the feast of sweete bread in the feast of weekes and in the feast of tabernacles 14 And Solomon set the sortes of priestes to their offices as Dauid his father had ordered them and the Leuites in their watches for to prayse and minister before the priestes day by day and the porters by course at euery gate for so had Dauid the man of God commaunded 15 And they omitted not the commaundement of the king vnto the priestes and Leuites concerning any maner of thing and concerning the treasures 16 For Solomon made prouision for the charges from the first day that the foundation of the house of the Lorde was layed till it was finished that the house of the Lorde was perfect 17 Then went king Solomon to Ezion Gaber and to Eloth at the sea side in the lande of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent hym by the handes of his seruauntes shippes and seruauntes that had knowledge of the sea and they went with the seruauntes of Solomon to Ophir and caryed thence foure hundred and fyftie talentes of golde and brought it to king Solomon The .ix. Chapter 1.9 The queene of Saba commeth to see Solomon and bringeth giftes 12 His yerely reuenues 30 The time of his raigne 31 His death 1 ANd when the queene of Saba hearde of the fame of Solomon she came to proue him in hard questions at Hierusalem with a verie great companie with camels that bare spices and plentie of golde and precious stones And when she was come to Solomon she communed with him of all that she had in her heart 2 And Solomon soyled her all her questions and there was not one word hyd from Solomon which he tolde her not 3 And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon and the house that he had buylt 4 And the meate of his table the sitting of his seruauntes and the standing of his wayters their apparell his butlars their apparell his goyng vp by the whiche he went into the house of Lord there was no more spirite in her 5 And she sayde to the king The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome is true 6 I beleued not the wordes of them vntill I came and myne eyes had seene it And beholde the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me for thou exceedest the fame that I hearde 7 Happy are thy men and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway and heare thy wysdome 8 Blessed be the Lorde thy God whiche had lust to thee to set thee king on his seate that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God because thy God loueth Israel and hath delyte to make them continue euer therefore made he thee king ouer them to do right and equitie 9 And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talentes of golde and of spices exceeding great aboundaunce and precious stones neither was ther any more such spyce as the queene of Saba gaue king Solomon 10 And the seruauntes of Hiram and the seruauntes of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir brought also Algume wood and precious stones 11 And the king made of the Algume wood stayres in the house of the Lorde and in the kinges palace harpes and psalteries for singers And there was none such wood seene before in the land of Iuda 12 And king Solomon gaue to the queene of Saba euery pleasant thing that she asked besides that which she had brought vnto the king And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes 13 The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere was sixe hundred threescore and sixe talentes of golde 14 Besides that which chapmen marchauntes brought and all the kinges of Arabia and rulers of that countrey brought golde and siluer to Solomon 15 And king Solomon made two hundred tarkets of beaten golde and sixe hundred sicles of beaten golde were speÌ„t vpon one target 16 And three hundred shieldes made he of beaten golde one shielde cost three hundred peeces of golde and the king put them in the house that was in the forest of Libanon 17 And the king made a great seate of yuory ouerlayde it with pure golde 18 And there were sixe steps to the seate with a footestoole of golde fastened to the seate and pommels on eche syde of the sitting place and two lions standing by the pommels 19 And twelue lions stoode on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steppes so that there was no such worke made in any kingdome 20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of golde and al the vessels of the house that was in the forest of Libanon were of precious golde for siluer was counted nothing worth in the dayes of Solomon 21 For the kinges shippes went to Tharsis with the seruauntes of Hiram euery three yeres once came the shippes to Tharsis and brought golde siluer yuorie and apes and pecockes 22 And king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth in richesse wysedome 23 And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart 24 And they brought euery man his present vessels of siuer vessels of golde rayment harnesse spises horses and mules and
God euen vnto the middest of the temple shut the doores of the temple for they wyll come to slay thee yea euen in the night wyll they come to put thee to death 11 And I saide should any such man as I flee Who is that being as I am wyll go into the temple to saue his life I wil not go in 12 And loe I perceaued that God hath not sent him but that he pronounced this prophecie against me For Tobia and Sanaballat had hired him for money 13 Therfore was he hyred that through feare I should so do sinne that they might haue an euill report of me to lay to my charge 14 My God thinke thou vpon Tobia and Sanaballat according vnto these their workes and on the prophetisse Noadia and the other prophetes that would haue put me in feare 15 And the wall was finished on the twentie and fifth day of the moneth Elul in fiftie and two dayes 16 And when all our enemies hearde thereof all the heathen that was about vs were afrayd and their courage fayled them For they perceaued that this worke came of our God 17 And at the same time were there many of the chiefe of Iuda whose letters wente vnto Tobia and againe from Tobia vnto them 18 For there were many in Iuda that were sworne vnto him for he was the sonne in lawe of Sechania the sonne of Arah and his sonne Iehonathan had the daughter of Mesullam the sonne of Barachia 19 And they spake good of him before me and tolde him my wordes and Tobia sent letters to put me in feare ¶ The .vii. Chapter 1 After the wall once builded is the watch appoynted 6 They that returned from the captiuitie are numbred 1 NOw when the wall was builded I hanged on the doores also and the porters singers and Leuites were appoynted 2 And I commaunded my brother Hanani and Hanania the ruler of the castle at Hierusalem for he was a faithfull man and feared God more then did many other 3 And saide vnto them Let not the gates of Hierusalem be opened vntil the sunne be whot and while they stand by let them shut the doores barre them And we appoynted certaine citezins of Hierusalem to be watchmen euery one to keepe his watch and euery one to be ouer against his house 4 As for the citie it was large of roome and great but the people were fewe therein and the houses were not builded 5 And God gaue me in myne heart that I gathered together the principal men and the officers the people to number them and I founde a register of the number of them which came vp before and founde written therein 6 These are the sonnes of the lande that went vp from the captiuitie that was caried away whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had brought away and came againe to Hierusalem and Iuda euery one vnto his citie 7 They which came with Zorobabel are these Iesua Nehemia Asariah Raamia Nahamani Mardochee Belsan Mesperath Beguai Nahum and Baanah This is the number of the men of the people of Israel 8 The children of Pharaos were two thousand an hundred seuentie and two 9 The children of Saphatia three hundred seuentie and two ' 10 The children of Arah sixe hundred ' fiftie and two ' 11 The children of the captayne of Moab among the children of Iesua Ioab two thousand eyght hundred and eightteene 12 The children of Elam a thousand two ' hundred fiftie and foure ' 13 The children of Zathua eyght hundred ' fouretie and fiue ' 14 The children of Zachai seuen hundred ' and threescore ' 15 The children of Bannui sixe hundred ' fouretie and eyght ' 16 The children of Bebai sixe hundred ' twentie and eyght ' 17 The children of Asgad two thousand ' three hundred twentie and two ' 18 The children of Adonicam sixe hundred ' threescore and seuen ' 19 The children of Beguai two thousand ' threescore and seuen ' 20 The children of Adin sixe hundred fiftie and fiue ' 21 The children of Ater of Hezekia ninetie and eyght ' 22 The children of Hasem three hundred twentie and eyght ' 23 The children of Bezai three hundred twentie and foure ' 24 The children of Hariph an hundred and twelue ' 25 The children of Gibeon ninetie and ' fiue ' 26 The men of Bethlehem and Nethophah ' an hundred fourescore and eyght ' 27 The men of Anathoth an hundred ' twentie and eyght ' 28 The men of Bethasmaueth fouretie ' and two ' 29 The men of Kariathiarim Cep◠and Beeroth seuen hundred four◠and three ' 30 The men of Ramah and Geba sixe ' hundred twentie and one ' 31 The men of Michmas an hundred ' twentie and two ' 32 The men of Bethel and Ai an hundred ' twentie and three ' 33 The men of the other Nebo fiftie and ' two ' 34 The childrē of the other Elam a thousand ' two hundred fiftie and foure ' 35 The children of Harim three hundred ' and twentie ' 36 The children of Iericho three hundred ' fourtie and fiue ' 37 The children of Lodhadid and Ono ' seuen hundred twentie and one ' 38 The children of Senaa three thousand ' nine hundred and thirtie 39 The priestes The children of Iedaia of the house of Iesua nine hundred seuentie and three ' 40 The children of Immer a thousand ' fiftie and two ' 41 The children of Phashur a thousand ' two hundred fourtie and seuen ' 42 The children of Harim a thousand ' and seuenteene 43 The Leuites The children of Iesua of Cadmiel and of the children of Hodiiah seuentie and foure ' 44 The singers The children of Asaph ' an hundred fourtie and eyght 45 The porters The childrē of Sallum the children of Ater the children of Talmon the children of Accub the children of Hatita the children of Sobai altogether an hundred thirtie eyght 46 The Nethinims The children of Siha the children of Hasupha the children of Tebbaoth ' 47 The children of Ceros the children of ' Sia the children of Phadon ' 48 The children of Lebanah the children ' of Hagaba the children of Salmai ' 49 The children of Hanan the children of ' Giddel the children of Gaher ' 50 The children of Reaiah the children of ' Resin the children of Necodah ' 51 The children of Gazzam the children ' of Vzza the children of Phasea ' 52 The children of Besai the children of ' Meunim the children of Nephussim ' 53 The children of Bacbuc the children ' of Hacupha the children of Harhur ' 54 The children of Baslith the children ' of Mehida the children of Harsa ' 55 The children of Barcos the children of Sisera the children of Thamah 56 The children of Nesiah the children ' of Hatipha 57 The childrē of Solomons seruaūtes the children of Sotai the children of Sophereth the children of Pharida 58 The children of Iaala the children of ' Darcon the children of Giddel '
that his payne is more greeuous then his fault 8 He wisheth death 14 He complayneth of his friendes 1 BVT Iob aunswered and sayde 2 O that my complaynt were truely wayed and my punishment layde in the balaunces together 3 For nowe it woulde be heauier then the sande of the sea and this is the cause that my wordes fayle me 4 For the arrowes of the almightie are vpon me the poyson therof hath drinke vp my spirite and the terrible feares of God are set against me 5 Doth the wild asse rose when he hath grasse or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder inough 6 That which is vnsauerie shall it be eaten without salt or is there any taste in the whyte of an egge 7 The thinges that sometime I might not away withal are nowe my meate for very sorowe 8 O that I might haue my desire and that God woulde graunt me the thing that I long for 9 O that God would begin and smite me â–ª that he would let his hand go and take me cleaue away 10 Then shoulde I haue some comfort yea I woulde desire him in my payne that he would not spare for I wil not be against the wordes of the holy one 11 For what powre haue I to endure And what is myne end that my soule might be patient 12 Is my strength the strength of stones or is my fleshe of brasse 13 Is it not so that there is in me no helpe that my substaunce is taken from me 14 He that is in tribulation ought to be comforted of his neyghbour but the feare of the almightie is cleane away 15 Myne owne brethren passe ouer by me as the water brooke as the ouerflowing of waters whiche do hastly go away 16 Whiche are blackish be reason of the ice and wherin the snowe is hyd 17 Which when they haue passed by do vanishe and when the heate commeth they fayle out of their place â—8 They depart from the course of their wonted chanell to other places they runne in vayne and perishe 19 They that went to The man considered them and they that went to Saba wayted for them 20 But they were confounded in their hope they came thyther and were ashamed 21 Euen such truely are ye nowe that ye see my miserie ye are afrayde 22 Did I desire you to bring vnto me or to geue me any of your substaunce 23 To deliuer me from the enemies hand or to saue me from the hande of the tyrauntes 24 Teache me and I will hold my tong and wherin I haue erred cause me to vnderstande 25 How strong are the wordes of trueth and which of you can rebuke or reproue them 26 Do ye imagine to reproue wordes that the talke of the afflicted shoulde be as the winde 27 Ye fall vpon the fatherlesse and digge a pit to ouerthrowe your owne frende 28 And therfore be content loke now vpon me and I will not lye before your face 29 Turne I pray you be indifferent iudges turne agayne and ye shall see myne vngiltinesse whether there be any vnrighteousnes in my tongue or vayne wordes in my mouth The .vii. Chapter 1 Iob sheweth the shortnesse and miserie of mans lyfe 1 IS ther not an appoynted time to man vpon earth Are not his dayes also like the dayes of an hired seruaunt 2 For like as a bonde seruaunt desireth the shadowe and as an hyreling woulde fayne haue the rewarde of his worke 3 Euen so haue I laboured whole monethes long in vayne and many a carefull night haue I tolde 4 When I layde me downe to sleepe I sayde O when shall I arise and measuring the euening I am euen full with tossing to and fro vnto the dawning of the day 5 My fleshe is clothed with wormes and dust of the earth my skinne is withered and become horrible 6 My dayes passe ouer more spedyly then a weauers shuttle and are spent without hope 7 O remember that my lyfe is but a winde and that myne eye shall no more see pleasures 8 Yea and the eye that hath seene me shal see me no more for yer thou fasten thyne eye vpon me I come to naught 9 The cloude is consumed and vanished away so he that goeth downe to the graue shall come no more vp 10 Nor turne againe into his house neither shall his place knowe him any more 11 Therfore I wil not spare my mouth but I will speake in the trouble of my spirite and muse in the bitternesse of my mynde 12 Am I a sea or a whale fish that thou kepest me so in prison 13 When I say My bed shal comfort me I shall haue some refreshing by talking to my selfe vpon my couch 14 Then fearest thou me with dreames makest me so afrayde through visions 15 That my soule wisheth rather to perishe and die then my bones to remayne 16 I can see no remedy I shall liue no more O spare me then for my dayes are but vanitie 17 What is man that thou doest magnifie him and that thou settest thy heart vpon him 18 Thou visitest him early and euery day euery moment doest thou trie him 19 Why goest thou not fro me nor lettest me alone so long till I may swalowe downe my spyttle 20 I haue offended what shall I do vnto the O thou preseruer of men Why hast thou set me as a marke against thee so that I am a burden to my selfe 21 Why doest thou not pardon my trespasses and take away myne iniquitie Behold nowe must I sleepe in the dust and if thou sekest me to morowe in the morning I shal not be The viii Chapter 1 Bildad sheweth that â—ob is a sinner bâ—cause God 〈…〉 and preserueth the good 1 THen aunswered Bildad the Suhite said 2 Howe long wilt thou talke of such thinges howe long shall the wordes of thy mouth be as a mightie wind 3 Doth God paruert the thing that is lawfull or doth the almightie destroy the thing that is right 4 For seyng that thy sonnes sinned against him did not he send them into the place of their iniquitie 5 If thou wouldest nowe resorte vnto God be times and make thy prayer to the almightie 6 If thou wouldest liue a pure and godly life shoulde he not awake vp vnto thee immediatly and make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous 7 In so much that wherin so euer thou haddest litle afore thou shouldest haue nowe great aboundaunce 8 Enquire I pray thee of the former age and search diligently among their fathers 9 For we are but of yesterday and consider not that our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe 10 Shall not they shew thee and tel thee yea and gladly confesse the same and vtter the wordes of their heart 11 May a rushe be greene without moystnesse or may the grasse growe with
Wherefore do I beare my fleshe in my teeth and put my soule in myne handes 15 Lo though he slay me yet wyl I trust in him but I wyll reproue myne owne wayes in his sight 16 He shal be my saluation for there may no hypocrite come before him 17 Heare diligently my wordes and ponder my sayinges with your eares 18 Beholde now haue I prepared my iudgement and knowe that I shal be founde righteous 19 What is he that wyll go to lawe with me if I now holde my tongue I dye 20 Neuerthelesse graunt me two thinges and then wyll I not hide my selfe from thee 21 Withdrawe thyne hande from me and let not the fearefull dreade of thee make me afrayde 22 Then call and I wyll aunswere or let me speake and geue me then an aunswere 23 How many are my misdeedes and sinnes let me knowe my transgressions and offences 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face and holdest me for thyne enemie 25 Wylt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro and wilt thou pursue the drye stubble 26 For thou layest sharply to my charge and punishest me for the sinnes of my youth 27 Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes and lokest narowly vnto all my pathes and makest the print thereof in the heeles of my feete 28 And I as a rotten thing do consume away as a garment that is motheaten ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter 1 Iob describeth the shortnes and miserie of the lyfe of man 14 Hope sustaineth the godly 22 The condition of mans lyfe 1 MAn that is borne of woman hath but a short time to lyue and is full of miserie 2 He commeth vp and is cut downe like a floure He fleeth as it were a shadow and neuer continueth in one state 3 Doest thou open thyne eyes vpon such one and bringest me into thy iudgement 4 Who can make it cleane that commeth of an vncleane thing no bodye 5 The dayes of man surely are â—eceâ—â—â—ned the number of his monethes are knowen onely vnto thee thou hast appoynted him his bondes which â—e can not go beyonde 6 Go from him that he may rest vntill his day come which he loketh for lyke as an hireling doth 7 For if a tree be cut downe there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shoote foorth the braunches againe 8 Though the roote of it be waxen olde and the stocke thereof be dead in the grounde 9 Yet when it getteth the sent of water it wyll budde and bring foorth bowes lyke as a tree that is planted 10 But as for man when he is dead perished and consumed away what becommeth of him 11 As the waters passe from the sea and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp 12 So man after he is asleepe ryseth not he shall not wake tyll the heauens be no more nor rise out of his sleepe 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the graue keepe me secret vntyl thy wrath were past and to appoynt me a time wherein thou mightest remember me 14 May a 〈◊〉 man lyue againe â–ª All the dayes of my lyfe wyll I wayte still till my chaunging shall come 15 Thou shalt call me and I shall aunswere thee despise not thou the worke of thyne owne handes 16 For now thou numbrest all my goinges and geuest no delay vnto my sinne 17 Myne iniquitie is sealed vp as it were in a bagge and thou addest punishement vnto my wickednesse 18 The mountaines fal away at the last the rockes are remoued out of their place 19 The waters pearse through the very stones by litle litle the floodes washe away the grauell and earth so shalt thou destroy the hope of man 20 Thou preuaylest still against him so that he passeth away thou chaungest his estate and puttest him from thee 21 And whether his children come to worship or no he can not tell And if they be men of lowe degree he knoweth not 22 But while his fleshe is vpon him it must haue sorowe and his soule shall mourne within him The .xv. Chapter 1 Eliphaz reprehendeth Iob because he ascribeth wysdome and purenes to him selfe 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on the wicked reckoning Iob to be one of that number 1 THen aunswered Eliphaz the Themanite and saide 2 Shalla wyse mans aunswere be as the winde and fill a mans belly as it were with the winde of the east 3 Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth speake the thinges which can do no good 4 Surely thou hast cast of feare and restrainest prayer before God 5 For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie 6 Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee and not I yea thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee 7 Art thou the first man that euer was borne or wast thou made before 〈…〉 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee 9 What knowest thou that we knowe not And what vnderstandest thou but we can the same 10 With vs are both olde and aged men yea such as haue liued longer then thy father 11 Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God with thee is a lying worde 12 Why doth thyne heart so bewitche thee And wherefore winckest thou with thyne eyes 13 That thy minde is so pufte vp against God and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth 14 What is man that he should be cleane and he which is borne of a woman whereby he might be righteous 15 Beholde he doth not trust his 〈◊〉 yea the very heauens are not cleane in his sight 16 How much more then an abhominable and vyle man which drincketh wickednesse like water 17 I will tel thee heare me and I will shewe thee that I haue seene 18 Which wyse men haue tolde and haue not hid that which they receaued from theyr fathers 19 Vnto whom alone the earth was geueÌ„ and no straunger went among them 20 The vngodly soroweth all the dayes of his lyfe as it were a woman with childe and the number of a tirauntes yeres is vnknowen 21 A feareful sounde is euer in his eares and when he is in peace the destroyer shall come vpon him 22 He beleueth neuer to be deliuered out of darknesse for the sworde is alwayes before his eyes 23 He wandreth abrode for bread where it is knowing that the day of darkenesse is redie at his hande 24 Trouble and anguishe wil make him afrayde and compasse him about as is a king in the middest of an armie 25 For he hath stretched out his hande against God and armed him selfe against the almightie 26 He runneth proudly vpon him with a stiffe necke fighteth he against him 27 Where as he couereth his face with fatnesse and maketh his body well lyking 28 Therefore shall his
for that God and his wyll was knowen in it for that also that there God had geuen a notable victorie as declaryng him selfe to be the defendour of Hierusalem He setteth foorth the terrible iudgement power of God agaynst wicked enemies Finally he exhorteth all Israelites to the true worshyppyng of God ¶ To rhe chiefe musition in Neginoth the psalme of Asaph a song 1 IN Iurie is God knowen his name is great in Israel 2 At Shalem is his tabernacle and his dwellyng in Sion 3 There he brake the arrowes of the bowe the shielde the sworde and the battayle Selah 4 Thou art honourable and of more puissaunce then the mountaynes of robbers 5 The hygh couragious stomackes are spoyled they haue slept their slepe and the valiaunt souldiours coulde not finde their owne handes 6 At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the charet and horse be brought to naught 7 Thou euen thou art dreadfull and who may stande in thy syght when thou begynnest to be angry 8 Thou causest thy iudgement to be hearde from heauen then the earth trembleth and is styll 9 When God ariseth to iudgement and to helpe all the afflicted vpon the earth Selah 10 The fearcenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse and the remnaunt of the fearcenesse thou wylt restrayne 11 Make vowes vnto God your Lorde perfourme them all ye that be rounde about hym bryng presentes vnto hym that is dreadfull 12 He abateth the spirite of princes he is dreadfull to the kynges of the earth ⧠The argument of the .lxxvii. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth in a lamentation wonderfull cogitations of a sorowfull afflicted pensiue heart almost brought into desperation but consideryng the manifolde argument of Gods power and goodnesse declared to hym and to his fathers in tyme past he taketh good courage and trusteth of Gods helpe ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Ieduthun a psalme of Asaph 1 MY voyce was vnto the Lorde and I cryed my voyce was vnto the Lord and he hearkened vnto me 2 In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde my hande all the nyght catched ceassed not my soule refused comfort 3 I called to remembraunce God and I was disquieted I conferred with my selfe and my spirite was wrapped in pensiuenesse Selah 4 Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies I was amased coulde not speake 5 I dyd thynke vpon the dayes past and on the yeres of the olde worlde 6 I called to remembraunce my psalme song on the musicall instrument in the nyght tyme I communed with myne owne heart searched out my spirites 7 What wyll the Lorde forsake me for euer wyll he be no more intreated to be fauourable 8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer and is his promise made from one generatiō to another come vtterly to an ende 9 Hath God forgotten to be gratious and will he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure Selah 10 And I sayde this is my death but the ryght hande of the most hyghest may graunt me yeres 11 I dyd call to remēbraunce the workes of God almightie for thy wonders done a great whyle a goe came into my mynde 12 I also gaue my selfe to muse of all thy workes and I talked of all thy actes 13 Thy way O Lorde is in holynesse who is so great a God as the Lorde 14 Thou art y e God that doth wonders thou hast made thy power knowen among the people 15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with a mightie arme the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph Selah 16 The waters sawe thee O God the waters sawe thee they feared yea the depthes of them moued out of their place 17 Thicke cloudes powred downe rayne thinne cloudes gaue a noyse and thine arrowes went abrode into al corners 18 The sounde of thy thunder was rounde about the sky the lightnynges shone through the worlde the earth quaked and trembled 19 Thy way is in the sea and thy pathes in the great waters and thy footesteppes are not knowen 20 Thou dydst leade thy people lyke sheepe by the hande of Moyses and Aaron ¶ The argument of the .lxxviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete moueth his people to geue diligent eare vnto hym vtteryng the wonderfull benefites of God to the Iewes euen such as were cōmonly knowen amongst them and were to be declared of fathers vnto their children in all generations by the commaundement of God to the intent that they be not as their forefathers were rebelles and stubburne agaynst God and his worde For which cause they had euyll successe in battayle and were afflicted with sundry calamities yet they feelyng the smart of affliction made a countenaunce as though they sought God but it was hypocritically not forsakyng their sinnes and fleyng to Gods mercie wherfore God gaue the arcke to the Philistines as forsakyng the Israelites because they greued hym with hyll alters and images God also refused the tribe of Ephraim and chose the tribe of Iuda appoyntyng Dauid a sheephearde kepyng sheepe for to be kyng of his people ¶ A wise instruction of Asaph 1 HEare my lawe O my people enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth 2 I wyll open my mouth in a parable I wyll declare harde sentences of the olde tyme past 3 Which we haue hearde and knowen and such as our fathers haue tolde vs. 4 We wyll not hyde them from their children nay we wyll set foorth in wordes to the generation to come the prayses of God and his myght and wonderfull workes that he hath done 5 For he reuiued a statute in Iacob and gaue Israel a lawe in the whiche he commaunded our forefathers to teache their children 6 To the intent the posteritie shoulde knowe it and children whiche shal be borne that they shoulde ryse vp and declare it to their children 7 That they shoulde put their trust in God and not forget the workes of God but kepe his commaundementes 8 And that they be not as their forefathers were a rebellious and a mutable generation a generation that directed not their heart aright and whose spirite cleaued not stedfastly vnto God 9 Like as the children of Ephraim which beyng harnessed carying bowes turned their backes in the day of battayle 10 They kept not the couenaunt of God and they woulde not walke in his law 11 But they forgat his workes and his wonders which he had shewed them 12 Marueylous thinges dyd he in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt in the fielde of Zoan 13 He deuided the sea and let them go thorowe he made the waters to stande as on an heape 14 In the day time also he led them with a cloude and all the night through with a light of fire 15 He cloued the harde rockes in the wildernes gaue them drinke therof as it had ben out of the great deepe waters 16 He brought running streames out of a stonie rocke and
mercy and trueth shall go before thy face 15 Blessed is the people that knoweth a triumphant noyse O God they shal walke in the light of thy countenaunce 16 They shall make them selues merie dayly in thy name and in thy righteousnes they shall exalt them selues 17 For thou art the glory of their strength and in thy louing kindnes thou wylt lift vp our hornes 18 For our shielde is of God and our king is of the most holy of Israel 19 Thou hast spoken somtimes in visions vnto thy saintes and hast sayde I haue added ayde vpon the mightie I haue exalted one chosē out of the people 20 I haue founde Dauid my seruaunt I haue annoynted him with myne holye oyle 21 Therfore my hande shal be assured vnto him and mine arme shall strengthen hym 22 The enemie shal not be able to do him violence the sonne of wickednesse shall not afflict hym 23 I wyll breake into peeces his foes before his face and ouerthrowe them that hate hym 24 My trueth also and my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted 25 I wyll set also his dominion in the sea and his right hande in the fluddes 26 He shall make inuocation vnto me saying thou art my father O my God and my fortresse of saluation 27 And I will make him my first borne in higher state then kinges of the earth 28 My mercy wyll I kepe for hym euermore and my couenaunt shal stand fast with hym 29 His seede also wyll I make to endure for euer and his throne as the dayes of heauen 30 But if his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke not in my iudgement if they breake my statutes and kepe not my commaundementes 31 I will then visite their transgressions with a rodde and their wickednesse with stripes 32 Neuerthelesse my louyng kyndnesse I wyll not take vtterly from hym I wyl not breake my promise with hym 33 I wyll not violate my couenaunt nor alter the thyng that is gone out of my lyppes 34 I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll not speake an vntrueth vnto Dauid 35 His seede shall endure for euer and his throne shal be as the sunne before me 36 And as the moone which shall continue for euermore and shal be a faithful witnesse in heauen Selah 37 But thou hast abhorred forsakē thine annoynted art sore displeased at him 38 Thou hast broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt thou hast disgraced his crowne castyng it on the grounde 39 Thou hast ouerthrowē all his walles and broken downe his strong holdes 40 All they that go by the way spoyle hym he is become a rebuke vnto his neyghbours 41 Thou hast exalted the ryght hande of his enemies and made all his aduersaries to reioyce 42 Thou hast turned the harde edge of his sworde and thou hast not lifted him vp in the battayle 43 Thou hast brought his noble estate to an ende and hast cast his throne downe to the grounde 44 Thou hast shortened the dayes of his youth and thou hast couered him with shame Selah 45 O God howe long wylt thou hyde thy selfe for euer shall thy wrath burne lyke fire 46 Remember what I am howe short my tyme is of lyfe wherfore hast thou created in vayne all the sonnes of men 47 What man is he that lyueth and shall not see death can he delyuer his owne soule from the hande of hell Selah 48 Lorde where are become thy former olde louyng kyndnesses which thou dydst sweare vnto Dauid by thy fayth that thou wouldest perfourme 49 Remember O Lorde the dishonour * of thy seruauntes I beare in my bosome the dishonour of all people that be mightie 50 Who beyng thine enemies O God do dishonour who do dishonour the footsteppes of thine annoynted 51 Blessed be God for euermore so be it and so be it ¶ The argument of the .xc. Psalme ¶ In this prayer he setteth foorth the euerlastyng diuinitie of God and his wonderfull prouidence towardes his people There is also a lamentation of the breuitie miserie of this present lyfe the cause wherof is our sinnes For God displeased with our wickednesse causeth our dayes of this lyfe to be both short and miserable which thyng he that considereth should be incited therby to be wise Moreouer there is a petition that God woulde haue pitie of his people in recompensing the calamities of this life with felicitie in the worlde to come and so by that meanes he shall make mery his sorowfull seruauntes ¶ A prayer of Moyses the man of God 1 LOrde thou hast ben our habitation from one generation to another generation 2 Before the moūtaynes were brought foorth or euer the earth the worlde were made thou art God both from euerlastyng and also vntyll euerlastyng 3 Thou turnest man most miserable euen vnto dust thou sayest also O ye children of men returne you into dust 4 For a thousande yeres in thy syght are but as yestarday that is past and as a watch in the nyght 5 Thou makest them to flowe away they are a sleepe they be in the morning as an hearbe that groweth 6 In the mornyng it florisheth and groweth vp in the euenyng it is cut downe and wythered 7 For we be consumed through thy displeasure and we are astonyed through thy wrathfull indignation 8 Thou hast set our misdeedes before thee and our sinnes wherof we be not priuie in the lyght of thy countenaunce 9 For all our dayes do passe in thine anger we spende our yeres as in speaking a worde 1◠The dayes of our yeres be in all threescore yeres and tenne and yf through strength of nature men come to foure score yeres yet is their iolitie but labour and care yea moreouer it passeth in haste from vs and we flee from it 11 Who regardeth the force of thy wrath for euen there after as a man feareth thee so feeleth he thy displeasure 12 Make vs to knowe so our dayes that we number them and we wyll frame a heart vnto wisdome 13 Turne agayne O God what for euer wylt thou be angry and be gratious vnto thy seruauntes 14 Replenishe vs early in the mornyng with thy mercie and we wyll crye out for ioy and be glad all the dayes of our lyfe 15 Make vs mery accordyng to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs and accordyng to the yeres wherin we haue suffred aduersitie 16 Let thy worke appeare in thy seruauntes and thy glory in their children 17 And let the glorious maiestie of the Lorde our God be vpon vs and prosper thou the worke of our handes vpon vs O prosper thou our handy worke The argument of the .xci. psalme ¶ The prophete declareth the confidence trust safenesse securitie and contentation of mynde that they haue who depende wholy of Gods gouernment protection they be without daunger in all aduersitie no
calamitie can hurt them God mightily preserueth them in all afflictions and temptations He promiseth those that knowe hym loue hym and honour hym in callyng vpon hym for helpe in their neede that they shal be hearde deliuered brought to honour they shall haue long lyfe in this worlde and after this lyfe they shal be saued both body and soule 1 WHosoeuer sitteth vnder the couer of the most highest he shal abide vnder the shadowe of the almightie 2 I wyll say vnto God thou art my hope and my fortresse my Lorde in whom I wyll trust 3 For he wyll delyuer thee from the snare of the hunter and from the noysome pestilence 4 He wyll couer thee vnder his wynges thou shalt be safe vnder his fethers his faythfulnesse shal be thy shielde and buckler 5 Thou shalt not be afrayde of any terrour of the nyght nor of any arrowe that fleeth by day 6 Nor of any pestilence that walketh in the darknesse nor of any deadly fyt that destroyeth at hygh noone 7 A thousande shall fall beside thee and ten thousande at thy ryght hande but it shall not come nygh thee 8 Thou only with thine eyes shalt beholde see the rewarde of the vngodly 9 For thou O God art my hope thou hast set thine habitation very hygh 10 There shall no euyll lyght on thee neither shall any plague come nye thy dwellyng 11 For he wyll geue his angels charge ouer thee to kepe thee in all thy wayes 12 They wyll beare thee in their handes that thou hurt not thy foote agaynst a stone 13 Thou shalt set thy foote vppon the Lion and Adder the young Lion and the Dragon thou shalt treade vnder thy feete 14 Because he hath set greatly his loue vpon me therfore wyll I deliuer hym I wyll set hym vp out of all daunger because he hath knowen my name 15 He shall call vpon me and I wyll heare hym yea I am with hym in trouble I wyll deliuer hym and bryng hym to honour 16 I wyll satisfie hym with a long lyfe and I wyll cause hym to see my saluation ¶ The argument of the .xcij. Psalme ¶ It seemeth that the prophete made this psalme to be song vnto the people vpon the Sabbath dayes for to stirre them vp the better to knowe God and to prayse God in his workes He commendeth the settyng foorth of Gods prayse in musicall instrumentes He reioyceth much and wondereth at Gods workes But the foole vnderstandeth not that the wicked be they neuer so fortunate shall come to a wretched ende for the wicked shal be destroyed and the godly shall prosper The greatest felicitie that the iust hath in this lyfe is to be planted in the house of God there continually for to prayse hym ¶ A Psalme the song for the sabbath day 1 IT is a good thyng to confesse vnto God and to syng psalmes vnto thy name O thou most hyghest 2 To set foorth in wordes thy louyng kyndnesse early in the mornyng and thy trueth in the nyght season 3 Vpon an instrument of ten strynges and vpon the Lute vpon the Harpe with a solemne sounde 4 For thou God hast made me glad thorowe thy workes I do reioyce in the workes of thy handes 5 O God howe glorious are thy workes thy thoughtes are very depe 6 An vnwise man doth not consider this and a foole doth not vnderstande it 7 Wheras the vngodly do bud vp greene as the grasse and wheras all workers of iniquitie do florishe that they notwithstandyng shal be destroyed for euer and euer 8 But thou O God art the most highest for euermore 9 For lo thine enemies O God lo thine enemies shall perishe all the workers of wickednesse shal be destroyed 10 But my horne shal be exalted lyke the horne of an vnicorne for I am annoynted with excellent oyle 11 And myne eye shall see those that lye in wayte for me myne eare shall heare the malitious persons that rise vp agaynst me 12 The ryghteous shall florishe lyke a paulme tree and shall spread abroade like a Cedar in Libanus 13 Such as be planted in the house of God shall florishe in the courtes of our Lorde 14 They shall styll bryng foorth fruite in their age they shal be fat and florishyng 15 For to set foorth in wordes that God is vpright he is my rocke and no iniquitie is in hym ⧠The argument of the .xciii. psalme ¶ The prophete prayseth the mightinesse of the maiestie of God which is declared from the beginning of the world partly by the wonderful continuaunce of creatures made in it and partly by testifiyng his wyll cōmaundementes and holynesse to his people 1 GOd raigneth he is clothed with a glorious maiestie God is clothed with strength he hath girded hym selfe he hath made the worlde so sure that it can not be moued 2 Euer since the worlde began thy throne hath ben set sure thou art from euerlastyng 3 The fluddes are risen O God the fluddes haue lyft vp their noyse the fluddes haue lyft vp their waues 4 God which is on high is more puissaūt then the noyse of many waters then the mightie waues of the sea 5 Thy testimonies are most certayne holynesse is an ornament to thine house O God in all tymes ¶ The argument of the .xciiii. Psalme ¶ The prophete calleth vpon God earnestly for to take avengeaunce of the wicked who do afflict the innocent without cause He complayneth of their outragiousnesse and tiranny He reproueth them of foolishnesse in that they thynke and say that God seeth them not for God knoweth their wickednesse and seeth their priuie thoughtes And in punishyng them he shall cause the good to lyue vprightly who fyndeth no ayde against the wicked but only God For God fauoureth no iniquitie it is he that wyll destroy all them that oppresse the innocent 1 O God the Lord of all auengeaunce the Lorde of all auengeaunce shewe thy glorious maiestie 2 Be exalted O thou iudge of the world and rewarde the proude after their deseruyng 3 O God howe long shall the vngodly howe long shall the vngodly triumph 4 All such as be workers of iniquitie they babble they prate stoutly they make boastes of them selues 5 They oppresse thy people O God and they afflict thine heritage 6 They murther the wyddowe and the straunger put the fatherlesse to death 7 And they say tushe the Lorde seeth it not neither doth the God of Iacob vnderstande it 8 Vnderstande ye vnwyse among the people O ye fooles when wyll ye be well aduised 9 He that hath planted the eare shall he not heare yf he shapeth the eye shall he not see 10 He that chasteneth the heathen shall not he punishe it is he that teacheth man knowledge 11 God knoweth the thoughtes of man that they are but vanitie 12 Blessed is the man O Lorde whom thou wylt chasten and whom thou wylt instruct in thy lawe 13 That thou mayest geue hym patience in
tyme of aduersitie vntyll the pyt be digged vp for the vngodly 14 For God wyll not reiect his people neither wil he forsake his inheritaunce 15 For iudgement shal be reduced vnto iustice and after it shall all such as be vpryght of heart be iudged 16 Who will ryse vp with me agaynst the malicious or who wyll take my part agaynst workers of wickednesse 17 If God had not ben an ayde vnto me it had not fayled much but my soule had dwelled in silence 18 But when I sayde my foote hath slypped thy mercy O God helde me vp 19 In the multitude of my cogitations from the bottome of my heart thy comfortes dyd recreate my soule 20 Shall the seate of wickednesse haue any thyng to do with thee which seate maketh wrong to be enacted for a law 21 They flocke together agaynst the soule of the ryghteous and condemne the innocent blood 22 But God is to me a refuge and my Lorde is the rocke of my confidence 23 And he wyll recompence them their wickednesse and destroy them in their owne malice God our Lorde wyll destroy them The argument of the .xcv. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp mens heartes both to prayse God for that he is the mightiest kyng maker of this worlde and also to worshyp God with all humblenesse for that he is our sheephearde and we be his sheepe He also aduertiseth all men to geue eare to Gods voyce and without delay to be obedient vnto his wyll lest after the example of their disobedient fathers they beyng destitute of Gods fauour neuer come to eternall ioy and rest 1 COme let vs syng vnto God let vs make an heartie reioysyng with a loude voyce vnto the rocke of our saluation 2 Let vs make speede to come before his face with a confession let vs expresse vnto hym outwardly a heartie gladnesse with syngyng of psalmes 3 For God is a great Lorde and a great kyng aboue all gods 4 In his hande are all the deepe corners of the earth and the hygh toppes of hylles be his also 5 The sea is his and he made it and his handes fashioned the drye lande 6 Come let vs worshyp and fall downe let vs kneele before the face of God our maker 7 For he is our Lorde and we are the people of his pasture and the sheepe of his hande 8 To day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your heartes as in the tyme of contention as in the day of temptation in the wildernesse 9 Whē your fathers tempted me proued me yea after they had seene my worke 10 Fourtie yeres long was I greeued with that generation and I sayde this people erreth in heart and they haue not knowen my wayes 11 Vnto whom I sware in my wrath that they shoulde not enter at all into my rest ¶ The argument of the .xcvi. Psalme ¶ The prophete most earnestly moueth not only the Israelites but also all nations throughout the worlde to prayse God to glorifie God to worshyp God and to set foorth his workes He prophecieth also of the tyme of Christes commyng and of his kyngdome and gouernment 1 SYng you vnto God a newe song sing ye vnto God all that be in the earth 2 Syng ye vnto God and blesse his name set foorth in wordes from day to day his saluation 3 Declare his glory amongst the heathē and his wonderous actes amongst all the people 4 For God is great and worthy of all prayse he is more to be feared then all gods 5 As for all the gods of the heathen they be but idoles and it is God that made the heauens 6 Honour and maiestie be before hym power and excellentnesse be in his sanctuarie 7 Geue vnto God O ye families of the people geue vnto God glorie power 8 Geue vnto God glorie due vnto his name bryng an offeryng and come into his courtes 9 Worshyp you God in the maiestie of holynesse be you in dread of his face all that be in the earth 10 Set it foorth in wordes among the heathen that God raigneth and that the worlde is set of a sure foundation it shall not be remoued he wyll iudge the people accordyng to equitie 11 The heauens shall reioyce and the earth be glad the sea shall make a noyse and all that is therin 12 The fielde shal be ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the face of God 13 For he commeth for he commeth to iudge the earth he will iudge the world accordyng to iustice and the people accordyng to his trueth ⧠The argument of the .xcvii. psalme ¶ The prophete setteth foorth the glorie of God and his power agaynst the vngodly Gentiles who therby as Gods people be comforted so they be confounded beyng worshippers of images He also exhorteth such as loue God to flee from sinne to prayse God and to be mery 1 GOD raigneth the earth shal be glad the multitude of the Iles shal be glad therof 2 Cloudes and thicke darknesse are rounde about hym iustice and iudgement are the habitation of his throne 3 There goeth a fire before his face and burneth his enemies on euery syde 4 His lightninges gaue a lyght vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and trembled 5 The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of God at the presence of the Lorde of the whole earth 6 The heauens haue declared his iustice and all the people haue seene his glorie 7 Confounded be all they that do seruice vnto carued images and that do glorie in idols but O gods you all shall worshyp hym 8 Sion hearde of it and reioyced and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgementes O God 9 For thou art a God hygher then all that are in the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all gods 10 You that loue God hate the thyng which is euyll he preserueth the soules of his saintes he wyll delyuer them from the hande of the vngodly 11 There is sowen a lyght for the ryghteous and gladnesse for such as be vpryght of heart 12 Reioyce in God O ye ryghteous and prayse hym at the remembraunce of his holynesse ¶ The argument of the .xcviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete calleth vpon all men and also vpon the earth water and vpon all that is in them to prayse God with songes psalmes instrumentes of musicke expressyng all kinde of mirth for the singular benefites that he had bestowed vpon the Israelites ¶ A psalme 1 SYng vnto God a newe song for he hath done marueylous thynges 2 With his owne right hande and with his holy arme he hath gotten to hym selfe the victorie 3 God hath declared his saluation he hath openly shewed his iustice in the syght of the heathen 4 He hath remembred his mercie and trueth towarde the house of Israel and all the endes of the worlde haue seene the saluation of our
after and the people which shal be borne shall prayse the Lorde 17 For he hath loked downe from his high sanctuarie out of heauen did God beholde the earth 18 That he might heare the mourninges of such as be in captiuitie and delyuer the children of death 19 That they may declare y e name of God in Sion and his prayse at Hierusalem 20 When people were gathered together kyngdomes to serue God he afflicted my strength in the way he shortened my dayes 21 But I say O my God take me not away in the middest of myne age as for thy yeres they endure throughout all generations 22 Thou hast before tyme layde the foundation of the earth and the heauens are the worke of thy handes 23 They shall perishe but thou wylt remayne styll they all shall waxe olde as doth a garment and as a vesture thou wylt chaunge them and they shal be chaunged 24 But thou art and thy yeres can not fayle the children of thy seruauntes shal dwell and their seede shal be maynteyned in thy syght ¶ The argument of the .ciii. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp hym selfe and all that is within hym to blesse God for such benefites as both he hym selfe and all the Israelites haue at his handes receaued in that he pardoneth their sinne redeemeth them from death and maketh his holy wyll knowen vnto them beyng men miserable and of a short lyfe Finally he calleth vpon angels and all sortes of men with all their power to blesse God who is kyng of heauen and earth 1 BLesse God O my soule and all that is within me prayse his holy name 2 Blesse God O my soule and forget not all his benefites 3 Who forgeueth all thy wickednesse and healeth all thine infirmities 4 Who redeemeth thy lyfe from destruction and crowneth thee with mercie and louyng kyndnesse 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good thynges causyng thy youth lyke an Egles to be renued 6 God executeth iustice and iudgement for all them that are oppressed with wrong 7 He made his wayes knowen vnto Moyses his workes vnto the children of Israel 8 God is full of compassion and pitie loth to be angry and exceedyng great in mercie 9 He vseth not to continue in chydyng neither reserueth he his anger for euer 10 He dealeth not with vs accordyng to our sinnes nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse 11 For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym 12 Loke howe farre distaunt the east is from the west so farre a sunder setteth he our sinnes from vs. 13 Yea lyke as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is God mercifull vnto them that feare hym 14 For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust 15 The dayes of man are as the dayes of an hearbe he florisheth as a flowre in the fielde 16 For the winde passeth ouer it and it is no more seene and the place therof knoweth it no more 17 But the mercifull goodnesse of God endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare hym and his righteousnesse vpon childers children 18 Euen vpon such as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them 19 God hath prepared his seate in heauen and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all 20 Blesse God O ye his angels mightie in operation who fulfyll his worde in hearkening vnto the voyce of his word 21 Blesse God all ye his hoastes you his ministers that do his pleasure 22 Blesse God all you his workes in all places of his dominion O my soule blesse thou God The argument of the .ciiij. psalme ¶ The prophete blesseth God the creatour and gouernour of all thinges by whose prouidence man beast hath the vse of the ayre cloudes angels earth hilles valleys bread drinke trees sunne moone day nyght and sea 1 MY soule blesse thou God O God my Lord thou art become exceeding great thou hast put on glory and maiestie 2 Who is decked with light as it were with a garment spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne 3 Who seeleth his vpper chaumbers with waters and maketh the cloudes his charriot and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde 4 He maketh his angels spirites and his ministers a flaming fire 5 He hath layde the earth sure vpon her foundations that it can neuer moue at any tyme. 6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe lyke as with a garment the waters stande vpon the hilles 7 At thy rebuke they flee at the noyse of thy thunder they bluster downe apace 8 The hilles mount aloft and the valleys settle downe beneath vnto the place where thou hast layde a foundation for them 9 Thou hast set them their boundes which they shall not passe neither shall they returne agayne to couer the earth 10 Who also causeth the springes which runne betweene the hilles to flowe into the riuers 11 All beastes of the fielde drinke therof and the wylde asses quench their thirst 12 The foules of the ayre haue their habitation nigh vnto them singing out of the midst of the bowes of trees 13 He watereth the hilles from aboue the earth is replenished with the fruite of thy workes 14 He causeth grasse to growe for cattell * and hearbes for the vse of man 15 That he may bryng foorth foode out * of the earth both wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oyle to make hym haue a chearefull countenaunce also bread to strengthen mans heart 16 The trees of God be satisfied euen the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted 17 Wherin the birdes make their nestes in the fyrre trees the storke buyldeth 18 The high hilles are a refuge for goates and so are the stonie rockes for comes 19 He hath made the moone for certayne seasons and the sunne knoweth his goyng downe 20 Thou makest darknes and it is night wherein all the beastes of the forrest do go abrode 21 The Lions do roare after a pray and in seeking their meate of God 22 When the sunne ariseth they recoyle backe and lay them downe to rest in their dennes 23 Man goeth foorth to his worke and to do his seruice vntyll the euening 24 O God howe manyfolde are thy workes thou hast made them al in wisdome the earth is ful of thy ryches 25 So is the sea it selfe large and wyde in compasse wherein are thinges creeping innumerable both small and great beastes 26 There go the shippes and there is that Leuiathan whom thou hast made to take his pastime therin 27 These wayte all vpon thee that thou mayest geue them meate in due season 28 When thou geuest it them they gather it and when thou openest thyne hand they are filled with that which is good 29 When thou hydest thy face they are troubled when thou takest away their spirite they dye and are turned agayne to their dust 30 When thou sendest
endureth for euer 6 Who layde out the earth aboue the waters for his mercy endureth for euer 7 Who hath made great lightes for his mercy endureth for euery 8 The sunne to rule in the day for his mercy endureth for euer 9 The moone the starres to gouerne in the night for his mercy endureth for euer 10 Who smote Egypt with their first borne for his mercy endureth for euer 11 And brought out Israel from among them for his mercy endureth for euer 12 With a mightie hande and a stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer 13 Who deuided the red sea in partes for his mercy endureth for euer 14 And made Israel to passe through the mydst of it for his mercy endureth for euer 15 He ouerthrewe Pharao and his hoast in the red sea for his mercy endureth for euer 16 Who led his people through the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer 17 Who smote great kinges for his mercy endureth for euer 18 And he slue mightie kynges for his mercy endureth for euer 19 Sihon king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer 20 And Og the king of Bashan for his mercy endureth for euer 21 And he gaue away their lande for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer 22 For an heritage vnto Israel his seruaunt for his mercy endureth for euer 23 Who remembred vs when we were brought lowe for his mercy endureth for euer 24 And he deliuered vs from our aduersaries for his mercy endureth for euer 25 Who geueth foode vnto al creatures for his mercy endureth for euer 26 Confesse you it vnto the Lord of heauen for his mercy endureth for euer The argument of the .cxxxvij. psalme The prophete declareth the great griefe and lamentation of the children of Israel for that they beyng led prisoners vnto Babylon were prouoked to sing as they vsed to do at Sion He protesteth that he can not forget Hierusalem He prayeth God to remember the Idumites who malitiously incensed their enemies against them He prophesieth of the destruction of Babylon 1 BY the waters of Babylon we set downe there also we wept when we remembred Sion 2 We hanged vp our harpes on the Salou trees in the mydst of it 3 For there they that led vs away captiue required of vs some matter of a song and for our waylynges myrth saying sing vs one of the songes of Sion 4 We aunswered howe can we sing one of the songes of God in another lande besides our owne 5 If I forget thee O Hierusalem let my right hande forget her cunning 6 Let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth if I do not remember thee yea if I preferre not thee O Hierusalem aboue my most myrth 7 Remember the chyldren of Edom in the day of Hierusalem they sayde downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde 8 O daughter of Babylon who must lye wasted happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs. 9 Blessed shall he be that taketh throweth thy litle children against the stone The argument of the .cxxxviij. psalme ¶ Dauid thanketh God for his goodnes towardes hym in that he dyd heare hym in aduersitie and deliuered hym from his enemies whereby he trusteth in time to come in all distresses to be helped ¶ Of Dauid 1 I Wyll geue thankes vnto thee O God with my whole heart I wyll sing psalmes vnto thee before the gods 2 I wyll make my lowe obeysaunce towarde thy holy temple and I wyll prayse thy holy name in respect of thy louing kindnes and trueth 3 For thou hast magnified thy name and thy worde aboue all thinges 4 In the day of myne aduersitie I called vpon thee and thou heardest me thou enduedst my soule more and more with strength 5 All the kinges of the earth will prayse thee O God for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth 6 Yea they wyll sing of the wayes of God for great is the glory of God 7 For though God be on high yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of 8 If I shall walke in the midst of trouble thou wylt make me to lyue thou wylt stretche foorth thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of mine enemies and thy right hande shall saue me 9 God wyll finishe that he hath begun by me O God thy louing kindnes endureth for euer thou wylt not forsake the workes of thyne owne handes The argument of the .cxxxix. psalme ¶ Dauid falsly accused calleth to witnesse of his innocencie God who knoweth hym throughly and vnto whom nothing is vnknowen of that is sayd done or thought out of whose handes he can not escape in any place Finally he pronounceth that he hateth the wicked to the intent that he may declare that he hath nothing to do with them ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 O GOD thou hast searched me to the quicke and thou hast knowen me 2 Thou knowest my downe sitting mine vprising thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before they be 3 Thou compassest about my path and my iourney into all coastes and thou vsest all my wayes 4 For there is not a word in my tongue but beholde thou O Lorde knowest it altogether 5 Thou hast fashioned me behinde and before and layde thyne hande vpon me 6 The knowledge that thou hast of me is marueylous it is so high that I can not attayne vnto it 7 Whyther can I go from thy spirite or whyther can I flee away from thy face 8 If I ascende vp into heauen thou art there if I lay me downe in hell thou art there also 9 If I take the wynges of the morning and go to dwell in the vttermost part of the sea 10 Euen there also thy hande shall leade me and thy ryght hande shal holde me 11 And yf I say peraduenture the darknesse shall couer me and the night shal be day for me 12 Truely the darknesse shall not darken any thing from thee and the night shal be as lightsome as the day darknesse and lyght to thee are both alike 13 For thou hast my reynes in thy possession thou didst couer me in my mothers wombe 14 I wyll confesse it vnto thee for that thy doynges are to be dreaded I am made after a marueylous sort thy workes be marueylous and that my soule knoweth ryght well 15 The substaunce of my body was not hyd from thee when I was made in secrete and fashioned with distinct members in my mothers wombe 16 Thyne eyes dyd see me when I was most imperfect and in thy booke * were written euery day of them wherin the partes of my body were shaped and no one of them were knowen vnto thee 17 Howe precious be thy cogitations towardes me O God howe greatly be the summe of them increased 18 I go about to count them I fynde that they
soule vnto thee 10 Delyuer me O God from myne enemies I hyde my selfe with thee 11 Teache me to do the thyng that pleaseth thee for thou art my Lorde let thy good spirite leade me foorth vnto the lande of ryghteousnesse 12 For thy names sake O God thou wilt cause me to lyue and for thy righteousnesse sake thou wilt bryng my soule out of trouble 13 And of thy goodnesse thou wylt restrayne myne enemies and destroy all them that be aduersaries to my soule for I am thy seruaunt ¶ The argument of the .cxliiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth it to proceede only of God that he hath ouercome his enemies and hath his subiectes obedient vnto hym He marueyleth that God is so beneficiall vnto hym a man to be esteemed of no valure He desireth God vtterly to vanquishe his aduersaries and that his people may florishe with all kynde of felicitie ¶ Of Dauid 1 BLessed be God my rocke who teacheth my handes to warre and my fingers to fyght 2 My holynesse and my fortresse my refuge and my only deliuerer my buckler in hym I haue put my trust who subdueth my people vnder me 3 O God what is man that thou doest knowe hym what is the sonne of man that thou doest thynke of hym 4 Man is lyke a thyng of naught his dayes be lyke a shadowe that passeth away 5 Bowe thy heauens O God and come downe touche the mountaynes and they shall smoke 6 Cast out terrible lightninges and feare them shoote out thyne arrowes and consume them 7 Sende downe thine hand from aboue deliuer me and take me out of the great waters from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am 8 Whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 9 O Lorde I wyll syng a newe song vnto thee and I wyll syng psalmes vnto thee vpon a Lute and vpon an instrument of ten strynges 10 Who geueth victorie vnto kynges who redeemeth Dauid his seruaunt from peryll of the sworde 11 Redeeme me and deliuer me from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 12 That our sonnes may growe vp in their youth as young plantes that our daughters may be as corners stones grauen after the fashion as a palace is 13 That the corners of our houses may be fylled yeeldyng foorth all maner of stoore that our cattell may bring foorth thousandes yea ten thousandes in our streates 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour that there be no decay no leadyng into captiuitie and no complaynyng in our streates 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case blessed is the people who haue God for their Lorde ⧠The argument of the cxlv psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth to be talked and song of all ages the wonderous workes of God wherin is declared his goodnesse mercifulnesse power and prouidence God raigneth for euer he aydeth the oppressed and afflicted He feedeth all creatures He is iust and mercifull in all his workes He is present with those that call vpon him and feare him such he heareth and saueth wheras he destroyeth the wicked ¶ The prayse of Dauid 1 I Will magnifie thee O Lord my king and I wyll blesse thy name for euer and euer 2 I wyll blesse thee euery day and I wyll prayse thy name for euer and euer 3 Great is God and most worthy to be praysed and his greatnesse can not be searched out 4 One generation shal praise thy workes vnto another and they shall declare thy mightie power 5 I wyll set foorth in wordes the glorious maiestie of thy excellentnesse and thy wonderous workes 6 I wyll also declare thy greatnesse so that men shall speake of the force of thy terrible actes 7 They shall vtter out of their mouth a memoriall of thyne aboundaunt kyndnesse and they shall syng of thy ryghteousnesse 8 God is gratious and mercifull loth to be angry and great in louing kindnesse 9 God is good vnto euery man and his mercie is ouer all his workes 10 All thy workes shall confesse it vnto thee O God and thy saintes shall blesse thee 11 They shal shewe the glorie of thy kingdome and talke of thy power 12 That they may make knowen to the children of men his manifolde power the glorious maiestie of his kingdome 13 Thy kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages 14 God vpholdeth all such as fall and lyfteth vp all those that be bowyng downewarde 15 The eyes of all wayte vpon thee and thou geuest them their meate in due season 16 Thou openest thyne hande and thou satisfiest the desire of euery thing liuing 17 God is righteous in all his wayes and holy in all his workes 18 God is nye vnto all them that call vpon hym vnto all such as call vpon hym in trueth 19 He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym he will also heare their crye and he wyll saue them 20 God preserueth all those that loue him but he wyll bring to nothyng such as be vngodly 21 My mouth shall speake the prayse of God and all fleshe shall blesse his holy name for euer and euer The argument of the .cxlvi. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth his great desire to prayse God he withdraweth men from puttyng their trust in princes pronouncyng that man to be happy who trusteth in God the creatour of all thinges the geuer of ryght to those that suffer wrong the feeder of the hungry the deliuerer of prisoners out of captiuitie and the defendour of straungers fatherlesse and widdowes 1 PRayse ye the Lord prayse thou God O my soule whylest I lyue I wyll prayse God I wyll syng psalmes vnto my Lorde so long as I shal be 2 Put not your trust in princes nor in the sonne of man in whom there is no saluation 3 His spirite shall depart out of hym he shall turne agayne to his earth at that day all his thoughtes shall perishe 4 Blessed is he vnto whom the God of Iacob is an ayde his trust is in God his Lorde 5 Who made heauen and earth the sea and all that therin is who mainteyneth the trueth for euer 6 Who executeth iudgement for those that are oppressed with wrong who geueth foode to the hungry 7 God looseth those that be bounde God geueth syght to the blynde 8 God rayseth them vp that are falling God loueth the ryghteous 9 God taketh strangers into his custodie he releeueth the fatherlesse and the widdowe as for the way of the vngodlye he turneth it vpsyde downe 10 God thy Lorde shall raigne O Sion to the worldes ende throughout all generations Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the cxlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth the children of Israel to prayse God for that by hym they were brought home out of captiuitie He declareth Gods great
minde for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles 10 Say not thou What is the cause that the dayes of the old time were better then they that be nowe for that were no wyse question 11 Wysdome with inheritaunce is good yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne 12 For wysdome defendeth aswell as money and the excellent knowledge wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession 13 Consider the worke of God how that no man can make the thing straight whiche he maketh crooked 14 Vse well the tyme of prosperitie and remember the tyme of misfortune for God doth so temper the one and the other that a man can finde nothing els 15 All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse 16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse that thou perishe not 17 Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe lest thou die before thy time 18 It is good for thee to take holde of this and not to let that go out of thy hande For he that feareth God commeth foorth with them all 19 Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse then ten mightie men of the citie 20 For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good and sinneth not 21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men 22 All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome for I thought to be wyse but she went farther fro me then she was before yea and so deepe that I might not reache vnto her 23 I applied my minde also vnto knowledge and to seeke and searche out science wysdome and vnderstanding to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly and the errour of doting fooles 24 And I founde that a woman is bitterer then death the whiche hath cast abrode her heart as a net that men fishe with and her handes are chaynes Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her but the sinner wyll be taken with her 25 Beholde saith the preacher this haue I diligently searched out and proued One thing must be considered with another that a man may come by knowledge which as yet I seeke and finde it not 26 Among a thousande men I haue founde one but not one woman among all 27 Lo this onlye haue I founde that * God made man iust and right but they sought many inuentions ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 To obey princes and magistrates 17 The workes of God passe mans knowledge 1 WHo is wise who hath knowledge to make an aunswere A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour 2 Kepe the kynges commaundement namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same 3 Be not hastie to go out of his sight and see thou continue in no euyll thing for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym that doth he 4 Like as when a king geueth a charge his commaundement is mightie Euen so who may say vnto him what doest thou 5 Who so kepeth the commaundement shall feele no harme but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement 6 For euery thing wyll haue oportunitie and iudgement and this is the thing that maketh men full of carefulnesse and sorowe 7 And why a man knoweth not what is for to come for who can tell hym when it shal be 8 Neither is there any man that hath power ouer the spirite to kepe styll the spirite nor to haue any power in the tyme of death nor that can make an ende of the battayle neither may vngodlynesse deliuer them that meddle withall 9 All these thinges haue I considered and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme 10 For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne and came from the place of holy men whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie as were those also that liued well This is also a vayne thing 11 Because nowe that euyll workes are not hastyly punished the heart of man geueth hym selfe ouer vnto wickednesse 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes and God deferreth geuing hym long life therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God whiche haue hym before their eyes 13 Againe as for the vngodly it shall not be well with him neither shall he prolong his dayes but euen as a shadowe so shall he be that feareth not God 14 Yet is there a vanitie vpon earth There be iust men vnto whom it happeneth as though they had the workes of the vngodly Againe there be vngodly with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of the righteous This haue I called also a vayne thing 15 Therfore I commende gladnesse because a man hath no better thing vnder the sunne then to eate and drinke and to be merie for that shall he haue of his labour al the dayes of his life which God geueth hym vnder the sunne 16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde and that of suche a fashion that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night 17 I vnderstoode of all the workes of God but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out yet can he not reach vnto them yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them yet shall he not finde them ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 By no outwarde thing can man know whom God loueth or hateth 11 No man knoweth his ende 1◠Wysdome excelleth strength 1 FOr all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out The righteous wise yea their seruauntes also are in the hand of God and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate but all thinges are before them 2 It happeneth vnto one as vnto another it goeth with the righteous as with the vngodly with the good and cleane as with the vncleane with hym that offereth as with him that offereth not like as it goeth with the vertuous so goeth it also with the sinner as it happeneth vnto the pariured so happeneth it also to hym that is afrayde to be forsworne 3 Among all thinges that come to passe vnder the sunne this is a miserie that it happeneth vnto all alike This is the cause also that the heartes of men are full of wickednesse and madde foolishnesse is in their heartes as long as they liue vntyll they dye 4 And why as long
as a man liueth he hath an hope for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion 5 For they that be liuing knowe that they shall dye but they that be dead knowe nothing neither deserue they any more for their memoriall is forgotten 6 Also their loue and their hatred and their enuie is nowe perished neither haue they any more part in the worlde in all that is done vnder the sunne 7 Go thou thy way then eate thy bread with ioy drinke thy wine with a glad heart for thy workes please god Let thy garmentes be alwayes white and let thy head lacke no oyntment 8 Vse thy selfe to liue ioyfully with thy wife whom thou louest all the dayes of thy life whiche is but vayne that God geueth thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie for that is thy portion in this life of al thy labour and trauayle that thou takest vnder the sunne 9 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do that do with al thy power for in the graue that thou goest vnto there is neither worke counsayle knowledge nor wysdome 10 So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift in battell it helpeth not to be strong to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning but that all lieth in tyme and fortune 11 For a man knoweth not his tyme but like as the fishes are taken with the angle and as the byrdes are caught with the snare euen so are men taken in the perillous time when it commeth sodaynly vpon them 12 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne and me thought it a great thing 13 There was a litle citie and a few men within it so there came a great kyng and besieged it and made great bulwarkes against it 14 And in the citie there was founde a poore man but he was wyse whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man 15 Then sayd I wysdome is better then strength Neuerthelesse a simple mans wysdome is despised and his wordes are not hearde 16 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles 17 For wysdome is better then harnesse but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse The .x. Chapter 1 The difference of foolishnes and wysdome 1◠A sclaunderer is like a serpent that can not be charmed 15 Of foolishe kynges and riotous princes 16 And of good kynges and princes 1 A Dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment and maketh it to stinke Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse 2 A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande but a fooles heart vpon his left 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self 4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule be not negligent then in thine office for he that can take cure of him selfe auoydeth great offences 5 Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne namely the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie and the riche are set downe beneath 6 I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes 7 But he that diggeth vp a pitte shall fall therin hym selfe and who so breaketh downe the hedge a serpent shall byte hym 8 Who so remoueth stones shall haue trauayle withall and he that heweth wood shal be hurt therwith 9 When an iron is blunt and the poynt not sharpened it must be whet agayne and that with might Euen so doth wisdome folowe diligence 10 A backbiter is no better then a serpent that stingeth without hissing 11 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe 12 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse 13 A foole is full of wordes and a man can not tell what shall come to passe who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym 14 The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them whyle they know not howe to go into the citie 15 Wo be vnto thee O thou lande whose kyng is but a chylde and whose princes are early at their bankettes 16 But well is thee O thou lande whose kyng is come of nobles and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie and not for lust 17 Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house 18 Meate maketh men to laugh and wine maketh them merie but vnto money are all thinges obedient 19 Wishe the king no euil in thy thought and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes The .xj. Chapter 1 To be liberall to the poore 4 Not to doubt of Gods prouidence 8 All worldly prosperitie is but vanitie 9 God wyll iudge all 1 LAy thy bread vpon wette faces and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes 2 Geue part seuē days also vpon the eyght for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth 3 When the cloudes are full they powre out raine vpon the earth And when the tree falleth whether it be towarde the south or north in what place soeuer it fall there it lieth 4 He that regardeth the winde shall not sowe and he that hath respect vnto the cloudes shall not reape 5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God which is the workmaster of all 6 Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede whether it be in the morning or in the euening for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper and if they both take it is the better 7 The light is sweete and a pleasaunt thing is it for the eyes to looke vpon the sunne 8 If a man lyue many yeres and be glad in them all let hym remember the dayes of darknesse whiche shal be manye and that foloweth Al thinges shal be but vanitie 9 Be glad then O thou young man in thy youth and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart and the lust of thyne eyes but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 To thinke on God
florishe The haruest shal be gone in the day of inheritaunce and there shal be sorowe without hope of comfort 12 Wo shal be to the multitude of much people which shall make a sounde lyke to the noyse of the sea and the violence of the nations which shall rage lyke the russhyng in of many waters 13 Euen lyke many waters shal the people rage God shall rebuke hym and he shal flee farre of he shal be chased away lyke as drye strawe vpon the mountaynes before the wynde and lyke a thyng that turneth before the storme 14 At euen beholde there is trouble and or euer it be mornyng lo it is gone This is the portion of them that oppresse vs and the lot of them that robbe vs. The .xviij. Chapter 1 An exhortation to the Ethiopians and the countreys nygh adioynyng to them 7 The vocation of the Gentiles 1 O That lande that trusteth vnder the shadow of wynges that lande which is beyonde the waters of Ethiopia 2 Sendyng messengers by the sea euen in vessels of reedes ouer the water Get you hence ye speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had a fearefull people from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled 3 All the inhabitours of the worlde and indwellers of the earth loke vp whē he setteth vp a token in the mountaynes and hearken when he bloweth with the trumpe 4 For so the Lorde sayde vnto me as for me I wyll take my rest and loke vpon the matter in my habitation lyke a faire heate after the rayne and lyke a cloude of deawe in the heate of haruest 5 For afore the haruest whē the braunch is growen there shall come ripe fruite of the floure and he shal cut downe the increase with sithes and the braunches shall he take away with hookes 6 Thus shall they be left together vnto the foules of the mountaines and to the beastes of the earth for in sommer the birdes shall remayne vpon it and euery beast of the lande shal be vpon it in wynter 7 In that tyme shall there a present be brought vnto the Lord of hoastes euen a people that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had that same people which haue ben fearfull from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled to the place of the name of the Lorde of hoastes euen to the mount Sion The .xix. Chapter 1 He prophecieth agaynst Egypt 18 and the vocation of the Gentiles to Christe 1 THe burthen of Egypt Beholde the Lorde rideth vpon a swift cloude and shall come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at the presence of hym and the heart of Egypt shall quake in the middest of her 2 And I wyll set the Egyptians one agaynst another so that one brother shall fyght agaynst another and one neighbour against another citie against citie and realme against realme 3 The mynde also of Egypt shal be cleane without counsayle within it selfe and the deuice that they take wil I destroy and they shall seke counsayle at idols and at sorcerers at workers with spirites and at soothsayers 4 And the Egyptians wyll I geue ouer into the hande of a maruaylous cruell lorde and a mightie kyng shall haue dominion ouer them saith the Lorde God of hoastes 5 The waters of the sea shall fayle and the riuer shall decrease and be dryed vp 6 The waters shal be drawen out the riuers of Egypt shal be emptied dryed vp the reedes and flagges shal be cut downe 7 The grasse in the riuer and by the riuers bancke and all that groweth by the riuer shall wither away and be brought to naught 8 The fisshers also shall mourne and all they that cast angle into the water shall make lamentation and they that lay foorth their net beside the waters shal be rooted out 9 Moreouer they that worke in flaxe and make fine workes shal be confounded and so shall they that weaue open workes 10 For their open workes shal euen be destroyed and all they that make pondes and slues for fishe shall come to naught 11 But you foolishe princes of Zoan ye wise counsaylers of Pharao whose wit is turned to foolishnesse howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wise men and of auncient kinges 12 Where are thy wise men Let them tell thee yf they can what the Lorde of hoastes hath deuised vpon Egypt 13 The princes of Zoan are become fooles the princes of Noph are deceaued they haue deceaued Egypt euen they that were taken for the chiefe stay therof 14 In the middest of it hath the Lorde powred the spirite of wickednesse and they haue deceaued Egypt in euery worke therof even as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite 15 Neither shall the head or tayle the braunche or reede be able to do any worke in Egypt 16 In that day shall Egypt be lyke vnto women It shal be afrayde and stande in feare at the motion of the hande of the Lorde of hoastes which he shaketh ouer it 17 And Egypt shal be afraide of the lande of Iuda so that euery one that maketh mention of it shal be afraide therat because of the counsayle of the Lorde of hoastes which he deuised for it 18 In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Chanaan and sweare by the Lorde of hoastes the citie of desolation shal be called one of them 19 In that day shall the aulter of the Lorde be in the middest of the lande of Egypt and this title beside it vnto the Lorde 20 And it shal be a token and a witnesse vnto the Lorde of hostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crie vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them and he shall sende them a sauiour and a great man to delyuer them 21 And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypt and the Egyptians shall knowe the Lorde in that day and do sacrifice and oblation yea they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lord and perfourme it 22 The Lorde also shall smite Egypt sore and heale them agayne and they shal be conuerted vnto the Lorde and he shal be intreated of them and shall heale them 23 In that day shall there be a common way out of Egypt into Assyria and Assyria shall come into Egypt Egypt into Assyria so that the Egyptians and the Assyrians shall serue the Lorde together 24 In that day shal the nation of Israel be the thirde with Egypt and Assyria and they shal be blessed in the middest of the lande 25 Which lande the Lorde of hoastes hath blessed saying blessed is my people of Egypt Assur also is the worke of my handes and Israel is mine inheritaunce The .xx. Chapter Agaynst Egypt and Ethiopia 1 IN the yere that Tharthan came vnto Asdod when Sargon the kyng of Assyria had sent hym and
35 And I wyll kepe and saue this citie saith he for myne owne and for my seruaunt Dauids sake 36 Thus the angell of the Lorde went foorth and slue of the Assyrians hoaste an hundred fourescore and fiue thousande and when men arose vp early in the mornyng beholde they were slayne and all lay full of dead bodyes 37 So Sennacherib the kyng of the Assyrians brake vp dwelt at Niniue 38 Afterwarde it chaunced as he prayed in the temple of Nesroch his God that Adramalech and Sarazer his owne sonnes slue hym with the sworde and fled into the lande of Armenia and Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steede The .xxxviij. Chapter 1 Hezekia is sicke vnto death 5 but is yet reuiued by the Lorde and lyueth fifteene yeres after 10 for which benefite he geueth thankes 1 ABout this tyme was Hezekia sicke vnto death and the prophete Esai the sonne of Amos came vnto hym and sayde Thus commaundeth the Lorde Set thyne house in order for thou must dye and shalt not escape 2 Then Hezekia turned his face toward the wall and prayed vnto the Lorde 3 And sayde Remember O Lorde I beseche thee that I haue walked before thee in trueth and a stedfast heart haue done the thyng that is pleasaunt to thee And Hezekia wept sore 4 Then sayde God vnto Esai 5 Go and speake vnto Ezekia The Lord God of Dauid thy father sendeth thee this worde I haue hearde thy prayer and considered thy teares beholde I wyll put fifteene yeres mo vnto thy lyfe 6 And deliuer thee and the citie also from the hande of the kyng of Assyria for I wyll defende the citie 7 And take thee this token of the Lord that he wyll do it as he hath spoken 8 Beholde I wyll returne the shadowe of Ahaz diall that nowe is layde out with the sunne and bring it ten degrees backwarde So the sunne turned ten degrees backwarde the which he was descended afore 9 A thankesgeuyng which Hezekia kyng of Iuda wrote when he had ben sicke and was recouered 10 I thought I shoulde haue gone to the gates of hell when myne age was shortened and haue wanted the residue of my yeres 11 I spake within my selfe I wyll neuer visite the Lorde the Lorde I say in this lyfe I wyll neuer see man among the dwellers of the worlde 12 Myne age is folden together taken away from me lyke a sheepheardes cotage I haue hewen of my lyfe by my sinnes lyke as a weauer cutteth of his webbe He wyll with pinyng sicknesse make an ende of me yea he wyll make an ende of me in one day 13 I thought I woulde haue lyued vntyll the morowe but he brused my bones lyke a lion and in one day thou wylt make an ende of me 14 Then chattered I lyke a swallowe and lyke a crane and mourned lyke a doue I lift vp mine eyes into the heyght O Lorde sayde I my sicknesse kepeth me downe ease thou me 15 What shall I say The Lorde hath made a promise to me yea and he hym selfe hath perfourmed it I shall therefore so long as I lyue remember this bitternesse of my lyfe 16 O Lorde to all those that shall lyue hereafter yea to all men shall it be knowen that euen in those yeres I haue a ioyfull lyfe and that it was thou that causedst me to sleepe agayne thou hast geuen lyfe to me 17 Beholde bitter as gall was my pensiuenesse so sore longed I for health and it was thy pleasure to deliuer my lyfe from the filthy pit for thou it is O Lorde that hast cast all my sinnes behynde thy backe 18 For hell prayseth not thee death doth not magnifie thee they that go downe into the graue prayse not thy trueth 19 But the lyuyng yea the lyuyng knowledge thee as I do this day the father telleth his children of thy faythfulnesse 20 To heale me it is the Lordes worke and we will sing my songes in the house of the Lorde all the dayes of our lyfe 21 And Esai sayde Take a plaster of figges and lay it vpon the sore so shall it be whole 22 Then sayd Hezekia O what a miracle is this that I shall go vp into the house of the Lorde ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter 3 Hezekia is reproued of Esai because he shewed his treasure vnto the embassadours of Babylon 1 AT the same tyme Merodach Baladan Baladans sonne kyng of Babylon sent letters and presentes to Hezekia for he vnderstoode that he had ben sicke and was recouered agayne 2 And Hezekia was glad therof and shewed them the house of his treasures of siluer and golde of spices and rootes of precious oyles all that was in his â—ubbordes and treasure houses there was not one thyng in Hezekias house and so throughout all his kyngdome but he let them see it 3 Then came Esai the prophete to king Hezekia and sayde vnto hym What haue the men sayde and from whence came they vnto thee Hezekia aunswered They came out of a farre countrey vnto me out of Babylon 4 Esai sayde What haue they loked vpon in thy house Hezekia aunswered All that is in my house haue they seene and there is nothyng in my treasure but I shewed it them 5 Then sayde Esai vnto Hezekia Vnderstande the worde of the Lorde of hoastes 6 Beholde the tyme wyll come that euery thyng which is in thyne house and all that thy progenitours haue layde vp in store vntyll this day shal be caryed to Babylon and nothing left behynde thus saith the Lorde 7 Yea and part of thy sonnes that shall come of thee whom thou shalt beget shal be caryed hence and become gelded chamberlaynes in the kyng of Babylons court 8 Then sayde Hezekia to Esai Good is the worde of God which thou hast tolde me He sayd moreouer For there shal be peace and faythfulnesse in my tyme. The .xl. Chapter 3 The commyng of saint Iohn Baptist 9 The preparation of the Apostles The callyng of the Gentiles 1 COmfort my people O ye prophetes comfort my people saith your God 2 Comfort Hierusalem at the heart and tell her that her trauayle is at an ende that her offence is pardoned that she hath receaued at the Lordes hande sufficient correction for all her sinnes 3 A voyce crieth in wildernesse Prepare the way of the Lorde make strayght the path of our God in the desert 4 All valleys shal be exalted and euery mountayne and hyll layde lowe what so is croked shal be made strayght and the rough shal be made playne 5 For the glorie of the Lorde shall appeare for all fleshe shall at once see that the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it 6 The same voyce spake Nowe crye And the prophete aunswered What shall I crye That all fleshe is grasse and that all the goodlinesse therof is as the floure of the fielde 7 The grasse is withered the floure falleth away
wayes are so crooked that whosoeuer goeth therein knoweth of no peace 9 And this is the cause that equitie is so farre from vs and that righteousnesse commeth not nie vs We loke for light lo it is darknesse for the morning shine see we walke in the darke 10 We grope lyke the blinde vpon the wall we grope euen as one that hath none eyes we stumble at the noone day as though it were towarde night in the falling places lyke men that are halfe dead 11 We roare all like beares and mourne still like doues we looke for equitie but there is none for health but it is farre from vs. 12 For our offences are many before thee and our sinnes testifie against vs yea we must confesse that we offende and knowledge that we do amisse 13 Namely transgresse and dissemble against the Lorde and fall away from our God vsing presumpteous and trayterous imaginations and casting false matters in our heartes 14 And therefore is equitie gone aside and righteousnesse standeth farre of trueth is fallen downe in the streete and the thing that is playne and open may not be shewed 15 Yea the trueth is taken away and he that refraineth hym selfe from euyll must be spoyled When the Lorde sawe this it displeased hym sore that there was no equitie 16 He sawe also that there was no man righteous and he wondred that there was no man to helpe hym wherefore he helde hym by his owne power and he sustayned hym by his owne righteousnesse 17 He put righteousnesse vpon hym for a brest plate he set the helmet of health vpon his head He put on wrath in the steade of clothing and toke ielousie about him for a cloke 18 Euen as when a man goeth foorth wrathfully to recompence his enemies and to be auenged of his aduersaries he wyll recompence and rewarde the Ilandes 19 They shall feare the name of the Lorde from the rising of the sunne and his maiestie vnto the going downe of the same for he shall come as a violent water streame which the winde of the Lorde hath moued 20 But vnto Sion there shall come a redeemer and vnto them in Iacob that turne from wickednesse saith the Lord. 21 I wyll make this couenaunt with them saith the Lord My spirite that is vpon thee and the wordes whiche I haue put in thy mouth shall neuer go out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy childers chyldren from this time foorth for euermore worlde without ende saith the Lorde The .lx. Chapter 1 A consolation and confort to Hierusalem 5 The Churche is gathered together among the gentiles by preaching of the gospell 16 and aboundeth with all good thinges 1 GEt thee vp betymes and be bright O Hierusalem for thy light commeth and the glorie of the Lord is risen vp vpon thee 2 For lo whyle the darknesse cloude couereth the earth and the people the Lorde shall shewe thee light and his glory shal be seene in thee 3 The gentiles shall come to thy light kinges to the brightnesse that springeth foorth vpon thee 4 Lift vp thyne eyes and loke rounde about thee all these gather them selues and come to thee thy sonnes shall come vnto thee from farre and thy daughters shall gather them selues to thee on euery side 5 Then thou shalt see this and be glorious thou shalt maruayle exceedingly and thyne heart shal be opened when the aboundaunce of the sea shal be conuerted vnto thee that is when the riches of the gentiles shall come vnto thee 6 The multitude of camels shall couer thee the dromedaries of Madian and Epha all they of Saba shall come bringing gold and incense and shewing the prayse of the Lorde 7 All the cattell of Cedar shal be gathered vnto thee the rammes of Nabaioth shall serue thee to be offred acceptablie vpon mine aulter and the house of my glory wyll I garnishe 8 But what are these that flee here like the cloudes and as the doues fleing to their windowes 9 The Isles also shall wayte for me and specially the shippes of Tharsis that they may bryng thy sonnes from farre and their siluer and their golde with them vnto the name of the Lorde thy God vnto the holy one of Israel that hath glorified thee 10 Straungers shall buylde vp thy walles and their kynges shall do thee seruice for whē I was angrie I smote thee and of my mercy I pardoned thee 11 Thy gates shall stande open still both day and night and neuer be shut that the hoast of the gentiles may come and that their kynges may be brought vnto thee 12 For euery people and kingdome that serueth not thee shall perishe and be destroyed with vtter destruction 13 The glory of Libanus shall come vnto thee the Firre trees Boxes and Cedars together to garnishe the place of my sanctuarie for I wyll glorifie the place of my feete 14 Moreouer those shall come kneeling vnto thee that haue vexed thee and all they that despised thee shall fall downe at thy foote Thou shalt be called the citie of the Lorde Sion the citie of the holy one of Israel 15 Because thou hast ben forsaken and hated so that no man went thorowe thee I wyl make thee glorious for euer and euer and ioyfull throughout all posterities 16 Thou shalt sucke the milke of the gentiles and kinges breastes shall feede thee and thou shalt knowe that I the Lorde am thy sauiour and redeemer the mightie one of Iacob 17 For brasse wyll I geue thee golde and for iron siluer for wood brasse and for stones iron I wyll turne thyne oppression into peace and thyne exactions into righteousnesse 18 Violence and robberie shall neuer be hearde of in thy lande neither harme and destruction within thy borders thy walles shal be called health and thy gates the prayse of God 19 The sunne shall neuer be thy day light and the light of the moone shall neuer shine vnto thee but the Lorde him selfe shal be thyne euerlasting light and thy God shal be thy glory 20 Thy sunne shall neuer go downe and thy moone shall not be hid for the Lorde hym selfe shal be thyne euerlasting light and thy sorowfull dayes shal be ended 21 Thy people shal be all righteous and possesse the lande euer the floure of my planting the worke of my hands wherof I wyll reioyce 22 The youngest and least shall growe into a thousande and the simplest into a strong people I the Lorde shall shortlye bryng this thing to passe in his tyme. ¶ The .lxj. Chapter 1 He prophesieth that Christe shal be annoynted and sent to preache 1 THe spirite of the Lord is vpon me for the Lord hath annoynted me and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore that I might binde vp the wounded heartes that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue and open the prison to thē that are bounde 2 That I might declare
thy faythfulnesse 24 The Lorde is my portion saith my soule therefore wyll I hope in hym 25 O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym and to the soule that seeketh after hym 26 The good man with stilnesse and pacience taryeth for the health of the Lorde 27 O howe good is it for a man to take the yoke vpon him from his youth vp 28 He sitteth alone he holdeth hym styll because he hath taken the Lordes yoke vpon hym 29 He layeth his face vpon the earth if there happen to be any hope 30 He offreth his cheeke to the smyter he wyll be content with reproffes 31 For the Lord wil not forsake for euer 32 But though he punishe yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne 33 For he doth not plague willingly and afflict the chyldren of men 34 To treade all the prysoners of the earth vnder his feete 35 To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest 36 To condemne a man in his cause the Lord hath not pleasure in such thinges 37 What is he then that saith there should some thing be done without the Lordes commaundement 38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euyll and good 39 Wherefore then murmureth the liuing man let hym murmure at his owne sinne 40 Let vs looke well vpon our wayes and remember our selues and turne agayne to the Lorde 41 Let vs lift our heartes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heauen 42 We haue ben dissemblers and haue offended wylt thou therefore not be intreated 43 Thou hast couered vs in thy wrath and persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without any fauour 44 Thou hast hid thy selfe in a cloude that our prayer should not go through 45 Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despised among the people 46 All our enemies gape vpon vs. 47 Feare and pit is come vpon vs yea deceipt and destruction 48 Whole riuers of water gushe out of mine eyes for the hurt of my people 49 Myne eyes runne and cannot ceasse for there is no rest 50 O Lorde when wylt thou looke downe from heauen and consider 51 Mine eyes breaketh my heart because of all the daughters of my citie 52 Mine enemies hunted me out sharply like a byrde yea that without a cause 53 They haue put downe my life into a pit and they haue cast stones vpon me 54 They haue powred water vpon my head then thought I nowe am I vndone 55 I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the deepe pit 56 Thou hast heard my voyce and hast not turned away thyne eares from my sighing and crying 57 Thou hast inclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon thee and hast said feare not 58 Thou O Lorde hast mayntayned the cause of my soule and hast redeemed my lyfe 59 O Lorde thou hast seene my wrong take thou my cause vpon thee 60 Thou hast well considered howe they go about to do me harme and that all their counsels are against me 61 Thou hast hearde their despitefull wordes O Lorde yea and all the imaginations against me 62 The lippes of mine enemies and their deuises that they take against me al the day long 63 Thou seest also their sitting downe and their rising vp they make their songes of nothing but of me 64 Rewarde them O Lorde according to the workes of their handes 65 Geue them an obstinate heart euen thy curse 66 Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignation and roote them out from vnder the heauen ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 O Howe is the golde become so dimme howe is the most fine golde so sore chaunged and the stones of the sanctuarie thus scattered in the corner of euery streete 2 The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precious golde howe are they nowe become lyke the earthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande 3 The dragons geue their young ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruel like the Estriches in the wildernesse 4 The tongues of the sucking chyldren cleaue to the roofe of their mouthes for very thyrst the young chyldren aske bread but there is no man that geueth it them 5 They that were wont to fare delicatelye perishe in the streetes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of doung 6 The sinne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednesse of Sodome that sodaynely was destroyed and not taken with handes 7 Her abstayners were whyter then the snowe or milke their colour was freshe red as corall their beautie like the Saphire 8 But nowe their faces be very blacke insomuche that thou shouldest not knowe them in the streetes their skinne cleaueth to their bones it is withered and become like a drye stocke 9 They that be slayne with the sworde are happier then such as dye of hunger and perishe away famishing for the fruites of the fielde 10 The women whiche of nature are pitifull haue sodden their owne chyldren with their hands that they might be their meate in the miserable destruction of the daughter of my people 11 The Lorde hath perfourmed his heauie wrath he hath powred out the furiousnesse of his displeasure he hath kindeled a fire in Sion which hath consumed the foundations therof 12 Neither the kynges of the earth nor all the inhabitours of the world would haue beleued that the enemie and aduersarie shoulde haue come in at the gates of the citie of Hierusalem 13 Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the sinne of her prophetes and for the wickednesse of her priestes that haue shed innocents blood within her 14 As blinde men went they stumbling in the streetes and stayned them selues with blood insomuch that the heathen woulde in no wyse touche their garmentes 15 But they cryed vnto them flee ye polluted away get you hence touche not for they are vncleane and be remoued yea they haue said among the heathen they shall no more dwell in this citie 16 The countenaunce of the Lorde hath banished them and shall neuer looke more vpon them for they them selues neither regarded the priestes nor pitied their elders 17 Wherefore yet our eyes fayled vs whyles we looked for our vayne helpe seeing we euer wayted vpon a people that coulde do vs no good 18 They lay so sharpe wayte for vs that we can not go safe vpon the streetes for our ende is come our dayes are fulfilled our ende is here 19 Our persecutours are swifter then the Egles of the ayre they folowed vppon vs ouer the mountaynes and layde wayte for vs in the wyldernesse 20 The very breath of our mouth euen the annointed of the Lorde hym selfe was taken in their net of whom we say Vnder his shadowe we shal be preserued among the heathen 21 And thou O daughter Edom that dwellest in the land
And this againe haue ye done in couering the aulter of the Lorde with teares with weeping and mourning and therfore there is no more respect to the offring neither acceptable receauing of it at your handes 14 Yet ye say wherin Because the Lord hath ben witnesse betweene thee and thy wyfe of thy youth against whom thou hast transgressed yet is she thyne owne companion and the wyfe of thy couenaunt 15 And did not he make one yet had he aboundaunce of spiritie And wherfore one Because he sought a godly seede therefore kepe your selues in your spirite and let none transgresse against the wyfe of his youth 16 If thou hatest her put her away saith the lorde God of Israel yet he couereth the iniurie vnder his garment saith the Lorde of hoastes and be ye kept in your spirite and transgresse not 17 Ye haue weeryed the Lord with your wordes and you haue sayde Wherein haue we weeried him Whylest you say Euery one that doth euil is good in the sight of the Lorde and he is pleased in them or where is the God of iudgement The .iii. Chapter Of the messenger of the Lorde Iohn Baptist and of Christes office 1 BEholde I wyll sende my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me and the lord whom ye seeke shal speedyly come to his temple and the messenger of the couenaunt whom ye desire beholde he commeth saith the Lorde of hoastes 2 But who may abyde the day of his comming and who shall stand when he appeareth for he is lyke a purging fire and lyke fullers sope 3 And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer and he shal purge the children of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer and they shal bring vnto the lorde offeringes in righteousnesse 4 Then shall the offeringes of Iuda and Hierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lorde as in olde tyme and as in the yeres afore 5 And I wyl come neare to you in iudgement and I wyll be a swyft witnesse against the soothsayers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelynges wages and vexe the widowe and the fatherlesse and oppresse the straunger and feare not me saith the Lorde of hoastes 6 For I am the Lorde I chaunge not and you sonnes of Iacob are not consumed 7 From the dayes of your fathers ye are gone away from myne ordinaunces and haue not kept them turne you to me and I wyll turne to you saith the Lorde of hoastes And ye saide Wherein shall we returne 8 Wyll a man spoyle his Gods yet ye haue spoyled me and ye say Wherein haue we spoyled thee In tythes and offeringes 9 Ye are cursed with a curse me haue ye spoyled euen this whole nation 10 Bryng euery tythe into the store house that there may be meate in myne house and prooue me withal saith the Lorde of hoastes if I wyl not open the windowes of heauen vnto you and poure you out a blessing without measure 11 And I wyl reprooue the deuourer for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruite of the grounde neither shall your vine be barren in the fielde saith the Lorde of hoastes 12 And al nations shal call you blessed because you shal be a pleasaunt lande saith the Lorde of hoastes 13 Your wordes haue ben stout against me saith the lorde and you saide Wherin haue we spoken against thee 14 Ye haue saide it is but vayne to serue God and what profite is it that we haue kept his commaundement that we haue walked humbly before the face of the Lorde of hoastes 15 And nowe we call the proude happie yea the workers of wickednesse are set vp and also they that tempt God yea they are deliuered 16 Then they that feared God saide euery one to his neighbour and the Lorde considered and hearde and there was written a booke of remēbraunce before him for them that feared the Lorde and for them that thinke vpon his name 17 And they shal be to me saith the Lorde of hoastes in that day wherein I shall do iudgement a flocke and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him 18 Then shall ye returne and discerne betweene the iust and the wicked betweene him that serueth God and him that serueth him not ⧠The .iiij. Chapter The day of the Lorde before the which Elias should come 1 FOR marke the day commeth burning like an ouen and all the proude and all that worke wickednesse shal be stubble and the day that is for to come shall burne them saith the Lorde of hoastes and shall leaue them neither roote nor braunche 2 But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse and health shal be vnder his winges and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues 3 And ye shall treade downe the vngodly for they shal be dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall do this saith the Lorde of hoastes 4 Remember the lawe of Moyses my seruaunt which I commaunded him in Horeb for all Israel with the ordinaunces and iudgementes 5 Beholde I wyll send you Elias the prophete before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lorde 6 He shal turne the heart of the fathers to their children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with cursing ⧠The ende of the prophecie of Malachias and consequently of all the prophetes E. L. ⧠The volume of the bookes called Apocrypha contaynyng these bookes folowing The thirde booke of Esdras The fourth booke of Esdras The booke of Tobia The booke of Iudith The rest of the booke of Hester The booke of wysdome Ecclesiasticus Baruch the prophete The song of the three chyldren The storie of Susanna The storie of Bel and the Dragon The prayer of Manasse The first booke of Machabees The second booke of Machabees ⧠The thirde booke of Esdras ¶ The first Chapter 1 Iosias appointeth priestes and kepeth the passouer 7 Offeringes for the priestes and the people 11 The order of the Leuites 23 The vpright lyfe of Iosias 25 His death and the occasion therof and the lamentation for hym 34 Ioachas appointed kyng 53 The destruction of Hierusalem 1 ANd Iosias held the feast of Easter in Hierusalem vnto his Lord and offered the passouer the foureteenth day of the first moneth 2 He set the priestes also in order according to their dayly courses beyng arayed in long garmentes in the temple of the Lorde 3 And he spake vnto the Leuites the holy ministers of Israel that they shoulde halowe them selues vnto the Lorde to set the holy arke of the Lord in the house that kyng Solomon the sonne of Dauid had buylded 4 And sayd Ye shall no more beare the arke vpon your shoulders and nowe serue the Lorde your God and take the charge of his people Israel
to murther to sayle vpon the sea and vpon riuers 24 And seeth a lion goeth in the darkenes when he hath stollen deceaued and robbed he bringeth it vnto his loue 25 Wherefore a man loueth his wife better then father and mother 26 Yea many there be that runne out of their wittes and became bondmen for their wyues sakes 27 Many one also haue perished haue erred and sinned also for women 28 And nowe do ye not beleue me is not the king great in his power do not all regions feare to touche hym 29 Yet dyd I see hym and Apame the daughter of the great king Bartacus the kinges concubine sate besyde the king vpon the right hande 30 And toke of his crowne from his head and set it vpon her owne head and stroke the king with her left hand 31 And there whyle stedyly the king loked vpon her with open mouth if she laughed vpon him he laughed also but if she toke any displeasure with hym the king was fayne to flatter her and to geue her good wordes tyll he had gotten her fauour agayne 32 O ye men are not women then stronger that do these thinges 33 Then the king and the princes loked one vpon another So he began to speake of the trueth 34 O ye men are not women stronger Great is the earth hye is the heauen swift is the course of the sunne he compasseth the heauen rounde about and fetcheth his course agayne to his owne place in one day 35 Is he not excellent that maketh these thinges Therfore great is the trueth and stronger then all thinges 36 All the earth calleth vpon trueth the heauen prayseth it all workes shake and tremble at it and with it is no vnrighteous thing 37 Wine is wicked the kyng is wicked women are wicked all the children of men are wicked yea such are all their wicked workes and there is no trueth in them in their vnrighteousnesse also shall they be destroyed and perishe 38 As for the trueth it endureth and is alway strong it lyueth and conquereth for euermore worlde without ende 39 With her there is no exception or difference of persons but she doth that iust is and refrayneth from all vniust and wicked thynges and all men do well lyke of her workes 40 In the iudgement of it there is no vnryghteous thyng she is the strength kyngdome power and maiestie of all ages Blessed be the God of trueth 41 And with that he helde his peace and all the people cryed and then sayde Great is trueth and aboue all 42 Then sayde the kyng vnto hym Aske what thou wilt more then is appoynted in the writyng and we shall geue it thee for thou art founde wyser then thy companions thou shalt sit next me and shalt be called my kinsman 43 Then sayde he vnto the kyng Remember thy promise and vowe which thou hast vowed and promised in the day when thou camest to the kingdome to builde vp Hierusalem 44 And to sende agayne all the vessels and iewels that were taken away out of Hierusalem which Cyrus set apart when he vowed to destroy Babylon and to sende them agayne thyther 45 And thy mynde was also to builde vp the temple which the Edomites burnt when Iudea was destroyed by the Chaldees 46 And nowe this onely O kyng is the thing that I require and desire of thee this is the princely liberalitie that I aske of thee I desire therfore that thou perfourme the vowe which thou with thine owne mouth hast made vnto the kyng of heauen 47 Then Darius the kyng stoode vp and kyssed hym wrote hym lettters vnto all the deputies and lieftenauntes to all the lordes and nobles that they shoulde conuey hym foorth and all them that went vp with hym to build Hierusalem 48 He wrote letters also vnto all the liefetenauntes that were in Coelosyria and Phenices and vnto them in Libanus that they shoulde bryng Cedar trees from Libanus vnto Hierusalem and builde the citie with hym 49 Moreouer he wrote for all the Iewes that were gone out of his realme into Iurie concernyng their freedome that no officer no ruler nor lieftenaunt nor stewarde should enter into their doores 50 And that all their lande whiche they kept shoulde be free and not tributarie and that the Edomites shoulde geue ouer the cites and villages of the Iewes which they had taken in 51 Yea and that there shoulde be yerely geuen twentie talentes to the buildyng of the temple vntyll the tyme that it were finished 52 And to maynteyne the burnt offerynges vpon the aulter euery day as they had a commaundement to offer seuenteene other ten talentes euery yere 53 And that all they which come from Babylon to builde the citie should haue free libertie they and their children and all the priestes that went away 54 He wrote also concerning the charges and the priestes garment wherin they minister 55 And likewise for the charges of the Leuites to be geuen them vntyll the day that the house were finished and Hierusalem builded vp 56 And he commaunded that all they that watched the citie shoulde haue their pensions and wages 57 He sent away also all the vessels that Cyrus had separated from Babylon and all that Cyrus had geuen in commaundement the same charged he also that it shoulde be done and sent vnto Hierusalem 58 Nowe when this young man was gone foorth he lyfted vp his face to heauen towarde Hierusalem and praysed the kyng of heauen 59 And sayde Of thee commeth victorie of thee commeth wisdome and thine is the glorie and I am thy seruaunt 60 Blessed art thou which hast geuen me wisdome for to thee I acknowledge it O Lorde thou God of our fathers 61 And so he toke the letters and went out and came vnto Babylon and tolde it all his brethren 62 And they praysed the God of their fathers that he had geuen them freedome and libertie 63 To go vp and to builde Hierusalem and the temple wherin the name of the Lorde is called vpon and they reioyced with instrumentes of musicke and gladnesse seuen dayes long The .v. Chapter 1 The number of them that returne from the captiuitie 42 their vowes and sacrifices 54 The temple is begun to be built 66 Their enemies would craftily ioyne with them 1 AFter this were the ☞ principall men of the houses of their fathers chosen in the tribes and kinredes that they shoulde go with their wiues and sonnes and daughters with their seruauntes and maydens with all their cattell and substaunce 2 And Darius the kyng sent with them a thousande horsemen to conuey them safely vnto Hierusalem and with musical instrumentes with tabers flutes ' 3 And all their brethren played and he ' made them go vp together with them 4 And these are the names of the men which went vp out of the villages according to the tribes and after the order of their dignitie 5 The priestes
there Iesus the sonne of Iosedec and his brethren the priestes and Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and his brethren rising vp made redy the aulter of the God of Israel 49 To offer burnt sacrifices vpon it so as it is written in the lawe of Moyses the man of God 50 And thither were gathered agaynst them diuers of other nations of the lande but they dressed the aulter in his owne place although all the nations in the lande were enemies to them and vexed them and they offered sacrifices to the Lorde both mornyng euenyng 51 And also they helde the feast of tabernacles as it is commaunded in the lawe and sacrifices dayly as it was appertaynyng 52 And after that also the continuall oblations and the offerynges of the Sabbathes and of the newe monethes and of all holy feastes 53 And all they which had made any vowe to God began to offer sacrifice to God from the first day of the seuenth moneth although the temple of the Lorde was not yet built vp 54 And they gaue vnto the masons and carpenters money meate and drynke with chearfulnesse 55 Vnto them of Sidon also and Tyre they gaue carres that they should bring Cedar trees from Libanus whiche should be brought by flote to the hauen Ioppe according as it was cōmaunded them by Cyrus kyng of the Persians 56 And in the seconde yere and seconde moneth came into the temple of God at Hierusalem Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Iesus the sonne of Iosedec and their brethren and the priestes and Leuites and all they that were come vnto Hierusalem out of the captiuitie of Babylon 57 And they layde the foundation of the house of God in the newe moone of the seconde moneth in the seconde yere that they were come to Iurie and Hierusalem 58 And they appoynted the Leuites that were aboue twentie yeres olde ouer the workes of the Lord So Iesus and his sonne brethren assisted and Cadmiel also his brother and the sonnes of Madiabon with the sonnes of Ioda the sonne of Eliadon and his sonnes brethren euen all the Leuites with one accorde folowed on earnestly to aduaunce the workes in the house of God so the workmen built vp the temple of the Lorde 59 And the priestes stoode and had their garmentes with musicall instrumentes and trumpettes and the Leuites the sonnes of Asaph had Cymbales 60 Geuyng thankes and prayses vnto the Lorde accordyng as Dauid the kyng of Israel had ordeyned 61 And they song with loude voyces songes to the prayse of the Lorde because his mercie and glorie is for euer in Israel 62 And all the people blewe out with trumpets and cryed with loude voyce praysyng the Lorde together for the rearyng vp of the house of the Lorde 63 There came also from among the priestes and Leuites and of the chiefest accordyng to the tribes and kinredes to wit the elders which had seene the former house 64 To the buildyng of this with great crye and great mournyng many also with trumpettes and great ioy cryed with loude voyce 65 Insomuch that the trumpets myght not well be hearde for the weepyng and mournyng of the people yet there was a great multitude that blewe trumpets marueylouslye so that it was hearde farre of 66 Wherfore when the enemies of the tribes of Iuda and Beniamin hearde it they came to knowe what that noyse of trumpettes shoulde meane 67 And they perceaued that they which were come againe out of captiuitie built the temple vp a newe vnto the Lorde God of Israel 68 So they went to Zorobabel Iesus and to the rulers of the villages and sayd vnto them Shall we builde with you also 69 For we lykewyse as you do obey your Lorde and do sacrifice vnto hym from the dayes of Asbazareth the kyng of Assyria which brought vs hyther 70 Then Zorobabel and Iesus and the rulers of the villages of Israel sayde vnto them It doth not agree that ye shoulde builde the temple of our God with vs. 71 We our selues alone wyll builde vnto the Lorde of Israel as is meete and like as Cyrus the kyng of the Persians hath commaunded vs. 72 But the heathen in the lande made them sluggishe that were in Iurie and sundred them letted their buildinges 73 And by their embushmentes seditions and conspiracies stopped that the buildyng coulde not be finished all the tyme that kyng Cyrus lyued so that they put of the buildyng for the space of two yeres vntyll the raigne of king Darius The .vj. Chapter 1 Of Aggeus and Zacharias 2 The buildyng of the temple 3 Sisinnes woulde let them 7 His letters to Darius 23 The kynges aunswere to the contrarie 1 NOtwithstandyng in the seconde yere of the raigne of Darius Aggeus Zacharias the sonne of Addo the prophetes prophecied vnto the Iewes and to them in Iurie and Hierusalem euen in the name of the Lord God of Israel 2 * Then Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Iesus the sonne of Iosedec stoode vp and began to builde the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem when the prophetes of the Lord were with them and helped them 3 At the same tyme came Sisinnes the gouernour of Syria and Phenice with Sathrabuzanes and his companions and sayde vnto them 4 Who hath bydden and commaunded you to builde this house to make this roofe and all other thinges againe And who are the workmen that builde thē 5 Neuerthelesse the elders of the Iewes had such grace of the Lorde after he had visited the captiuitie 6 That they were not letted from buildyng vntill the tyme that kyng Darius was certified therof and an aunswere receaued from hym 7 The copie of the letters which he wrote and sent vnto Darius Sisinnes gouernour of Syria and Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions which are head rulers in Syria Phenice sende their salutation vnto Darius the kyng 8 We certifie our Lord the kyng that we came into the lande of Iurie and went to Hierusalem where we founde the auncientes of the Iewes that were of the captiuitie in the citie of Hierusalem 9 Buildyng an house vnto the Lorde great and newe of hewen and costlye stones and the timber alredy layde vpon the walles 10 Yea they make great haste with the worke and it goeth foorth prosperously in their handes and with great diligence and worshyp is it made 11 Then asked we the elders saying By whose commaundement builde you vp this house and lay the foundations of these workes 12 Which we demaunded of them to the intent that we myght geue knowledge vnto thee write vnto thee of those that gouerned it and we required of them their names in writyng that were their chiefe leaders to it 13 So they gaue vs this aunswere We are the seruauntes of the Lorde which made heauen and earth 14 And as for this house it was builded many yeres agone by a kyng of Israel great and strong and was
finished 15 But when our fathers prouoked God vnto wrath and sinned agaynst the Lorde of Israel which is in heauen he gaue them ouer into the power of Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon of the Chaldees 16 Which brake downe the house and burnt it and caryed away the people prisoners vnto Babylon 17 Neuerthelesse in the first yere that king Cyrus raigned ouer the countreys of Babylon Cyrus the kyng wrote and commaunded to builde vp this house agayne 18 And the holy vessels of golde and of siluer that Nabuchodonosor had caryed away out of the house at Hierusalem and had dedicated them in his owne temple those brought Cyrus foorth agayne out of the temple at Babylon and deliuered them to Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler 19 Commaundyng hym that he shoulde cary away those same vessels and put them in the temple at Hierusalem and that the temple of the Lorde shoulde be built in his owne place 20 Then the same Sanabassarus beyng come hyther layde the foundations of the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem and from that to this beyng styll a buildyng it is not yet fully ended 21 Nowe therfore O king if thou thinkest it good let it be sought in the libraries and rolles of kyng Cyrus 22 And yf it be founde then that the buildyng of the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem hath ben done with the counsell and consent of kyng Cyrus and yf our Lorde the kyng be so mynded let hym geue aunswere vnto vs therof 23 Then commaunded kyng Darius to seke in the kynges libraries at Babylon and so at Ecbatane a towre in the region of Medea there was founde a place where these thinges was layde vp for memorie 24 In the first yere of the raigne of Cyrus the same kyng Cyrus cōmaunded that the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem shoulde be builded agayne where they do sacrifice with the continuall fire 25 Whos 's heyght shal be sixtie cubites and the breadth sixtie cubites with three rowes of hewen stones and one rowe of wood newe and of that countrey and the expenses therof to be geuen out of the house of kyng Cyrus 26 And the holy vessels of the house of the Lorde both of golde and of siluer that Nabuchodonosor toke out of the house of Hierusalem and brought to Babylon shoulde be restored to the house at Hierusalem and be set in the place where it was before 27 And also he commaunded that Sisinnes the gouernour of Syria Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions and others constituted rulers in Syria and Phenice shoulde take heede not to meddle with that place but to suffer Zorobabel the seruaunt of the Lorde and gouernour of Iudea and the elders of the Iewes to builde that house of the Lorde in that place 28 I haue commaunded also to haue it built vp whole agayne and that they be diligent to helpe those that be of the captiuitie of the Iewes tyll the house of the Lorde be finished 29 And out of the tribute of Coelosyria and Phenice a portion diligently to be geuen those men vnto the offeringes of the Lord the same to be deliuered vnto Zorobabel the officer that he therwithall may ordeyne oxen rammes lambes 30 And also corne salt wine and oyle and that continually euery yere after the expences which the priestes that be at Hierusalem shall testifie to be made dayly this shal be geuen vnto them without delay 31 That they may offer sacrifices dayly to the hyest God for the kyng and for his children and to pray for their lines 32 And he commaunded also that whosoeuer shoulde breake any poynt of the foresayde and foredecreed thynges or make it voyde of his owne goodes shoulde a tree be taken and he theron be hanged and all his goodes seasoned vnto the kyng 33 The Lorde therfore whose name is there called vpon roote out and destroy euery kyng nation that stretcheth out his hande to hinder or hurt and endomage that house of the Lorde in Hierusalem 34 I Darius the kyng haue ordeyned that accordyng to these thynges it be done with diligence The .vij. Chapter 1 Sisinnes and his companions folowe the kynges commaundement and helpe the Iewes to builde the temple 5 The tyme that it was built 10 They kepe the Passouer 1 THen Sisinnes the gouernour in Coelosyria Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions obeyed the thynges that kyng Darius had ordeyned 2 And were diligent assisters in the holy workes workyng with the auncientes and gouernours of the sanctuarie 3 And so the holy workes went foorth and prospered when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophetes prophecied 4 And they perfourmed all thinges through the commaundement of the Lorde God of Israel and with consent of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes kynges of Persia 5 And thus was the holy house finished in the twentie and three day of the moneth Adar in the sixt yere of Darius kyng of the Persians 6 And the children of Israel the priestes and the Leuites and other that were of the captiuitie that had any charge dyd accordyng to the thynges written in the booke of Moyses 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lorde they offered an hundred oxen two hundred rammes foure hundred lambes 8 And twelue goates for the sinnes of all the people of Israel after the number of the chiefe of the tribes of Israel 9 The priestes also and the Leuites stoode arayed in their long robes after their kinredes in all the workes of the Lorde God of Israel accordyng to the booke of Moyses and the porters at euery doore 10 And the children of Israel with those that were come out of captiuitie helde the Passouer the fourteenth day of the first moneth after that y e priestes and the Leuites were sanctified 11 They that were of the captiuitie were not all sanctified together but the Leuites were all sanctified together 12 And so they offered the Passouer for all them of the captiuitie and for their brethren the priestes for them selues 13 And the children of Israel that came out of captiuitie dyd eate all they that had separated them selues from the abhominations of the people of the lande and sought the Lorde 14 And they kept the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes long makyng mery before the Lorde 15 That the Lorde had turned the counsayle of the kyng of Assyria towardes them to strengthen their handes vnto the workes of the Lord God of Israel The .viij. Chapter 1 Esdras commeth from Babylon to Hierusalem 10 The copie of the commission geuen by kyng Artaxerxes 29 Esdras geueth thankes to the Lorde 32 The number of the heades of the people that came with hym 76 His prayer and confession 1 ANd after these when Artaxerxes the kyng of the Persians raigned there went vnto hym Esdras the sonne of Saraias the sonne of Ezerias the sonne of Helchiach the sonne of Salum 2 The sonne of Sadoch the sonne of Achitob the sonne of
and fasted seuen dayes in lyke maner that I myght fulfyll the three weekes which he tolde me 36 And in the eyght nyght was my heart vexed within me agayne and I began to speake before the hyest 37 For my spirite was greatly set on fire and my soule was in distresse 38 And I sayde O Lorde thou spakest vnto thy creature from the begynnyng euen the first day and saydest Let heauen earth be made And thy worde was a 〈◊〉 worke 39 And 〈…〉 there the spirite and the darkne◠〈◊〉 â—ere yet on euery syde and scilence 〈◊〉 was no mans voyce as yet from thee 40 Then commaundedst thou a fayre lyght to come foorth out of thy treasures that thy worke myght appeare and be seene 41 Vpon the seconde day thou madest the spirite of the firmament and commaundedst it to part asunder and to make a deuision betwixt the waters that the one part myght remayne aboue and the other beneath 42 Vpon the thirde day thou broughtest to passe that the waters were gathered in the seuenth part of the earth Sixe partes hast thou dryed vp kept them to the intent that men myght sowe and occupie husbandry therin 43 Assoone as thy worde went foorth the worke was made 44 For immediatly there was great and innumerable fruite and many diuers pleasures for the taste and floures of vnchaungeable colour and odours of wonderfull smell and this was done the thirde day 45 Vpon the fourth day thou commaundedst that the sunne shoulde geue his shyne and the moone her lyght the starres dydst thou set in order 46 And gauest them a charge to do seruice euen vnto man that was for to be made 47 Vpon the fyft day thou saydest vnto the seuenth part where the waters were gathered that it shoulde bryng foorth diuers beastes foules and fishes and so it came to passe 48 For the dumbe water and without soule brought foorth lyuyng thynges at the commaundement of God that all people myght prayse thy wonderous workes 49 Then dydst thou ordeyne two soules the one thou calledst Enoch and the other Leuiathan 50 And dydst separate the one from the other for the seuenth part namely where the water was gathered together myght not holde them both 51 Vnto Enoch thou gauest one part which was dryed vp the third day that he shoulde dwel in the same part wherin are a thousande hylles 52 But vnto Leuiathan thou gauest the seuenth part namely the moyst hast kept hym to deuour what thou wylt and when 53 Vpon the sixt day thou gauest commaundement vnto the earth that before thee it shoulde bryng foorth beastes cattell and all that creepe 54 And besydes this Adam also whom thou madest lorde of all thy creatures of hym come we all and the people also whom thou hast chosen specially vnto thy selfe 55 All this haue I sayd nowe and spoken before thee that I myght shewe howe that the worlde is made for our sakes 56 As for the other people which also come of Adam thou hast sayde that they are nothyng but be lyke vnto spittle hast lykened the aboundaunce of them vnto a droppe that falleth from a vessell 57 And nowe O Lorde beholde the heathen which haue euer ben reputed as nothyng haue begunne to be lordes ouer vs and to deuour vs 58 But we thy people whom thou hast called thy first borne thy only begotten and thy feruent louer are geuen into their handes and power 59 If the worlde nowe be made for our sakes why haue we not the inheritauÌ„ce of the worlde in possession Howe long shall this endure The .vij. Chapter 5 Without tribulation none can come to felicitie 12 God aduertiseth all in tyme. 28 The commyng and death of Christe 32 The resurrection last iudgement 43 After the which all corruption shall ceasse 48 All fell in Adam 19 The true lyfe 59 The mercies and goodnesse of God 1 AND when I had made an ende of speakyng these wordes there was sent vnto me an angell whiche had ben sent vnto me also the nyghtes afore 2 And he sayde vnto me Vp Esdras and heare the wordes that I am come to tell thee 3 And I sayde Speake on Lorde my God Then sayde he vnto me The sea is set in a wyde place that it myght be deepe and great 4 But put case the entraunce is narowe and small lyke a ryuer 5 Who then coulde go into the sea to loke vpon it and to rule it If he went not through the narowe howe myght he come into the broade 6 Item another A citie is builded and set vpon a broade fielde and is full of all good thynges 7 The entraunce therof is narowe and is set in a daungerous place to fall lyke as yf there were a fire at the ryght hande and a deepe water at the left 8 And as it were only one strayte path betwixt them both euen betweene the fire and the water so small that there coulde but one man go there at once 9 If this citie nowe were geuen to a man for an inheritaunce and he neuer went through the perilous way before howe woulde he receaue his inheritaunce 10 And I sayde It is so Lorde Then sayd he Euen so also is Israels portion 11 And why for their sakes haue I made the worlde and when Adam transgressed my statutes then was the thyng so appoynted as nowe is done 12 Then were the entraunces of the worlde made narowe full of sorowe and trauayle they are but fewe and euyll full of perils and labour 13 For the entraunces of the fore worlde were wyde and sure and brought immortall fruite 14 If then they which are lyuyng enter not diligently through these strayte and brittle thynges they can not receaue the thynges so layde vp in secrete 15 Why disquietest thou thy selfe then seyng thou art but a corruptible man And why art thou moued whereas thou art but mortall 16 And why hast thou not receaued into thyne heart the thinges that are to come rather theÌ„ them that are present 17 Then sayd I O Lorde Lord * thou hast ordayned in thy law that the righteous shoulde inherite these thinges but that the vngodly shoulde perishe 18 Neuerthelesse the righteous shall suffer straite thinges hope for wyde for they that haue liued vngodly suffred strayte thinges shall not see the wyde 19 And he sayde vnto me There is no iudge aboue God and none that hath vnderstanding aboue the hyest 20 For there be many that perishe in this life because they despise the law of God that is set before them 21 For God hath geuen strayte commaundement to such as came so oft as they came what they should do to haue life and what they shoulde kepe to auoyde punishment 22 Neuerthelesse they were not obedient vnto him but spake against hym and imagined vayne thinges 23 And deceaued them selues by wicked deedes and denied the power of the most high regarded
that do sinne and vnrighteousnesse are the enemies of their owne soule 11 Wherefore I tell you the trueth and wyll hide no secret saying from you 12 When thou prayedst with teares and buriedst the dead and leftest thy dynner and hyddest the dead in thyne house vpon the day time that thou mightest bury them in the night I offred thy prayer before the Lorde 13 And because thou wast accept and beloued of God it was necessary that temptation should trye thee 14 And nowe hath the Lorde sent me to heale thee and to delyuer Sara thy sonnes wyfe from the euill spirite 15 For I am Raphael an angell one of the seuen that stande before the Lorde 16 When they heard this they were sore afrayde and trembled and fell downe vpon their faces vnto the grounde 17 Then saide the angell Peace be with you feare not 18 For where as I haue ben with you it is the wil of God geue prayse thankes vnto him 19 You thought that I did eate drinke with you but I vse meate that is inuisible and drinke that can not be seene of men 20 Now therfore is the time that I must turne againe vnto him that sent me but be ye thankefull vnto God and tell out all his wonderous workes 21 And when he had spokē those wordes he was taken away out of their sight so that they could see him no more 22 Then fell they downe flat vpon their faces by the space of three houres and praysed God and when they rose vp they tolde all his wonderous workes ¶ The .xiii. Chapter A thankes geuing of Tobias who exhorteth all to prayse the Lorde 1 THen olde Tobias opened his mouth praysed the Lorde sayde Great art thou O lord for euermore and thy kingdome world with out end 2 For thou scourgest and healest thou leadest vnto hell bringest out againe and there is none that may escape thyne hande 3 O geue thankes vnto the Lorde ye children of Israel and prayse him in the sight of the heathen 4 For among the heathen which knowe him not hath he scattered you to the intent that ye should shew forth his marueilous workes and cause them for to knowe that there is none other God almightie but he 5 He hath chastened vs for our misdeedes for his owne mercie sake shall he saue vs. 6 Consider then how he hath dealt with you and prayse him with feare dread and magnifie the euerlasting king in your workes 7 I wyll prayse him euen in the lande of my captiuitie for he hath shewed his maiestie vnto a sinfull people 8 Turne you therfore O ye sinners and do righteousnesse before God and be ye sure that he wyll shew his mercy vpon you 9 As for me and my soule we wyll reioyce in God 10 O prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen hold the dayes of gladnesse be thankefull vnto him 11 O Hierusalem thou citie of God the lorde hath punished thee for the workes of thyne owne handes 12 O prayse the Lord in thy good thinges geue thankes to the euerlasting God that he may build vp his tabernacle againe in thee that he may call againe vnto thee all such as be in captiuitie and that thou mayest haue ioy for euermore 13 With a faire light shalt thou shyne and all the endes of the worlde shall honour thee 14 The people shall come vnto thee from farre they shall bring giftes and worship the Lorde in thee and thy land shal they haue for a sanctuary for they shall call vpon the great name in thee 15 Cursed shall they be that despise thee and all that blaspheme thee shal be condempned But blessed shall they be that builde thee vp 16 As for thee thou shalt reioyce in thy children for they all shal be blessed and gathered together vnto the Lorde 17 Blessed are all they that loue thee and that be glad of thy peace 18 Prayse thou the Lorde O my soule for the Lorde our God hath deliuered his citie Hierusalem from all her troubles 19 I wyll count my selfe happy if my seede remayne to see the clearenes of Hierusalem 20 The gates of Hierusalem shal be builded with Saphir and Smaragde and all the compasse of her walles with precious stones 21 All her streates shal be paued with white and fayre stone and in all streates shall Halleluia be song 22 Praysed be the Lorde which hath exalted her that his kingdome may be vpon her for euermore Amen The .xiiii. Chapter 5 Lessons of Tobias to his sonne 6 He prophecieth the destruction of Niniue 7 And the restoring of Hierusalem and the temple 13 The death of Tobias and his wyfe 16 Tobias the younger his age and death 1 ANd so Tobias made an end of speaking And after that Tobias had gotten his sight againe he lyued fouretie two yeres sawe his childers children 2 Nowe when he was an hundred and two yeres olde he dyed and was buried honorably in Niniue 3 For when he was sixe and fiftie yeres of age he lost the sight of his eyes and when he was three score yeres olde he gate his sight againe 4 The residue of his lyfe led he in ioy and increased well in the feare of God and departed in peace 5 But in the houre of his death he called vnto him his sonne Tobias and seuen young springaldes his sonnes children and saide vnto them 6 The destruction of Niniue is at hand for the word of the Lord can not fayle and our brethren that are scattered out of the lande of Israel shall come thyther agayne 7 And the whole lande of it that hath ben waste shall be filled and the house of God that was brent in it shal be builded againe and all such as feare God shall returne thyther 8 The heathen then also shall forsake their idols and come to Hierusalem and dwell there 9 And all the kinges of the earth shal be glad in her and worship the Lord God of Israel 10 And therefore my children heare your father serue the Lorde in the trueth seeke after his wyll to do the thing that pleaseth him 11 Commaunde your children that they do right geue almes be mindefull of God and euer to be thankefull vnto him in trueth and with all their power 12 Heare me now therefore my children and abyde not here but in what day so euer ye haue buryed your mother by me in one sepulchre get you from hence 13 For I see that the wickednesse of it shall bring it to destruction and end 14 After the death of his mother Tobias departed away from Niniue with his wife and children and with his childers children and came againe to his father and mother in lawe 15 And founde them whole and in a good age and toke the care of them and he closed their eyes and was heyre vnto all Raguels goodes and sawe the fyft generation and his childers children 16 And ninetie and nine yeres beyng ended
that all they that are appointed in wrytyng and shewed vnto you by Aman whiche is ordayned and set ouer all our landes and the most principall next vnto the kyng and in maner as a father shall with their wiues and chyldren be destroyed rooted out with the sworde of their enemies and aduersaries and that there shal be no mercy shewed and no man spared And this shal be done the fourteenth day of the moneth called Adad of this yere 7 That they whiche of olde and nowe also haue euer ben rebellious may in one day with violence be thrust downe into the hell to the intent that after this maner our empire may haue peace and tranquilitie 8 But Mardocheus thought vpon all the workes noble actes of the Lorde and made his prayer vnto him 9 Saying O Lorde Lorde thou valiaunt and almightie king for all thinges are in thy power and if thou wilt helpe and deliuer Israel there is no man that can withstande nor let thee 10 For thou hast made heauen and earth and what wonderous thing soeuer is vnder the heauen 11 Thou art Lorde of all thinges and there is no man that can resist thy maiestie O Lorde 12 Thou knowest all thinges thou wotest Lorde that it was neither of malice nor presumption nor for any desire of glory that I would not bow downe my selfe nor worship yonder proude presumptious Aman 13 For I woulde haue ben content and that with good wyll if it might haue done Israel any good to haue kist euen his footesteppes 14 But that I did it because I woulde not set the honour of a man in the steede of the glory of God because I would worship none but only thee my Lorde and this haue I done in no pryde nor presumption 15 And therfore O Lord thou God and kyng haue mercy vpon thy people for they imagine howe they may bring vs to naught yea their minde and desire is to destroy and to ouerthrowe thy people that hath euer ben thyne inheritaunce of olde 16 O despise not thy portion which thou hast deliuered brought out of Egypt for thyne owne selfe 17 Heare my prayer and be mercifull vnto thy people whom thou hast chosen for an heritage vnto thy selfe Turne our complaynt and sorow into ioy that we may liue O Lorde and prayse thy name O Lord suffer not the mouthes of them that praise thee to be destroyed 18 All the people of Israel in like maner cryed as earnestly as they coulde vnto the Lorde for their death and destruction stoode before their eyes ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ¶ The prayer of Hester for the deliueraunce of her and her people 1 QVeene Hester also beyng in the battayle of death resorted vnto the Lorde 2 Layde away her glorious apparell and put on the garmentes that serued for sighing and mourning In the steede of precious oyntment she scattered ashes and dounge vpon her head and as for her body she humbled it with fasting and brought it very low All the places where she was wont to haue ioy afore those filled she with her owne heere that she pluckt of 3 She prayed also vnto the Lorde God of Israel with these wordes O my Lorde thou only art our kyng helpe me desolate woman whiche haue no helper but thee 4 For my miserie and destruction is harde at my hande 5 Fro my youth vp I haue hearde out of the kinred of my father that thou tokest Israel from among all people and so haue our fathers of their fore elders that they shoulde be thy perpetuall inheritaunce and looke what thou didst promise them thou hast made it good vnto them 6 Nowe Lorde we haue sinned before thee therefore hast thou geuen vs into the handes of our enemies 7 Because we worshipped their gods Lorde thou art righteous 8 Neuerthelesse it satisfieth them not that we are in bitter and heauie captiuitie and oppressed among them but thou hast layde their handes vpon the handes of their gods 9 So that they begin to take away the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordayned and appoynted to destroy thine inheritaunce to shut and to stop the mouthes of them that prayse thee to quench the glory and worship of thy house and thyne aulter 10 And to open the mouthes of the heathen that they may prayse the power and vertue of the gods and to magnifie the fleshly kyng for euer 11 O Lorde geue not thy scepter vnto them that be nothing lest they laugh vs to scorne in our miserie and fall but turne their deuice vpon them selues and punishe hym that hath begun the same ouer vs and set hym to an example 12 Thinke vpon vs O Lord and shewe thy selfe vnto vs in the tyme of our distresse and of our trouble strength me O thou kyng of Gods thou Lorde of all power 13 Geue me an eloquent and pleasaunt speache in my mouth before the lion Turne his heart into the hate of our enemies to destroy him and all such as consent vnto him 14 But deliuer vs with thy hande and helpe me thy handmayde which haue no defence nor helper but onlye the Lorde 15 Thou knowest all thinges thou wotest that I loue not the glory and worship of the vnrighteous and that I hate and abhorre the bed of the vncircumcised and of all heathen 16 Thou knowest my necessitie that I hate the token of my preeminence and worship which I beare vpon my head what tyme as I must shewe my selfe and be seene and that I abhorre it as an vncleane cloth and that I weare it not when I am quiet and alone by my selfe 17 Thou knowest also that I thy handmayden haue not eaten at Amans table and that I haue had no pleasure nor delight in the kinges feast that I haue not drunke the wine of the drinke offeringes 18 And that I thy handmayden haue no ioy since the day that I was brought hyther vnto this day but only in thee O Lorde O thou God of Abraham 19 O thou mightie God aboue all heare the voyce of them that haue no other hope and deliuer vs out of the hande of the wicked and deliuer me out of my feare The .xv. Chapter 1 Mardocheus moueth Hester to go in vnto the kyng and make intercession for her people 9 And she perfourmed his request 1 MArdocheus also bade Hester go in vnto the kyng and pray for her people and for her countrey 2 Remember saith he the dayes of thy lowe estate how thou wast nourished vnder my hande For Aman whiche is next vnto the kyng hath geuen sentence of death against vs 3 Call thou therefore vpon the Lorde and speake for vs vnto the king and deliuer vs from death 4 And vpon the thirde day it happened that Hester layde away the mourning garmentes and put on her glorious apparell 5 And deckt her selfe goodly after that she had called vpon God whiche is the beholder and sauiour of all thinges and toke two maydens with her
of the Lorde and not into the handes of men 21 For his mercie is as great as him selfe The .iij. Chapter 2 To our father and mother ought we to geue double honour 10 Of the blessyng and curse of the father and mother 22 No man ought ouer curiously to searche out the secretes of God 1 THe children of wisdome are a congregation of the ryghteous and their ofspryng is obedience and loue 2 Heare your fathers iudgement O my deare children and do therafter that ye may be safe 3 For the Lorde wyll haue the father honored of the children and loke what a mother commaundeth her children to do he wyll haue it kept 4 Who so honoureth his father his sinnes shal be forgeuen hym and he shall abstayne from them and shall haue his dayly desires 5 And he that honoureth his mother is like one that gathereth treasure together 6 Who so honoureth his father shall haue ioy of his owne children when he maketh his prayer he shal be heard 7 He that honoureth his father shall haue a long lyfe and he that is obedient vnto the Lorde shall comfort his mother 8 He that feareth the Lorde honoureth his father and mother and doth them seruice as it were vnto lordes 9 Honour thy father and mother in deede in worde and in all patience that thou mayest haue Gods blessyng and his blessyng shall abide with thee at the last 10 The blessyng of the father stablisheth the houses of the children but the mothers curse rooteth out the foundations 11 Reioyce not when thy father is reproued for it is not honour vnto thee but a shame 12 For the worshyp of a mans father is his owne worshyp the reproche of the mother is the dishonestie of the sonne 13 My sonne make much of thy father in his age and greeue hym not as long as he lyueth 14 And yf his vnderstandyng fayle haue patience with hym and dispise hym not in thy strength 15 For the good deede that thou shewest vnto thy father shall not be forgotten and when thou thy selfe wantest it shal be rewarded thee and for thy mothers offence thou shalt be recompensed with good yea it shal be founded for thee in ryghteousnesse 16 And in the day of trouble thou shalt be remembred thy sinnes also shall melt away lyke as the yse in the fayre warme weather 17 He that forsaketh his father shal come to shame and he that defieth his mother is cursed of God 18 My sonne perfourme thy workes with louyng meekenesse so shalt thou be loued aboue other men 19 The greater thou art the more humble thy selfe in all thynges and thou shalt fynde fauour in the sight of God 20 Many are excellent and of renowme but the secretes are reuealed vnto the meeke 21 For great power belongeth only vnto God and he is honoured of the lowly 22 Seke not out the thynges that are aboue thy capacitie and searche not the grounde of such thynges as are to mightie for thee 23 But loke what God hath commaunded thee thynke vpon that alway be not curious in many of his workes For it is not needefull for thee to see with thyne eyes the thynges that are secrete 24 Make not to much searche in superfluous thynges and be not curious in many of his workes for many thynges are shewed vnto thee alredy which be aboue the capacitie of men 25 The medlyng with such hath beguiled many a man and tangled their wittes in vanitie 26 Thou canst not see without eyes therfore professe not the thyng that thou hast not 27 An harde heart shall feare euyll at the last and he that loueth daunger shall perishe therin 28 An heart that goeth two wayes shall not prosper and he that is frowarde of heart wyll euer be worse and worse 29 An obstinate heart shal be laden with sorowes and the vngodly sinner wyll heape one sinne vpon another 30 The counsayle of the proude hath no health his footsteppes shal be plucked vp for the plant of sinne hath taken roote in hym 31 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng shall perceaue hye thynges and a good care wyll gladly hearken vnto wisdome 32 An heart that is wise and hath vnderstandyng wyll abstayne from sinnes and increase in the workes of ryghteousnesse 33 Water quencheth burnyng fire and mercie reconcileth sinnes 34 God hath respect vnto hym that is thankfull he thinketh vpon him against the tyme to come so that whē he falleth he shall fynde a strong holde The .iiij. Chapter 1 Almes must de done with gentlenesse 12 The studie of wisdome and her fruite 20 An exhortation to eschewe euyll and to do good 1 MY sonne defraude not the poore of his almes and turne not away thyne eyes from hym that hath neede 2 Dispise not an hungry soule and defie not the poore in his necessitie 3 Greeue not the heart of hym that is helplesse and withdrawe not the gyft from the needefull 4 Refuse not the prayer of one that is in trouble turne not away thy face from the needy 5 Cast not thyne eyes asyde from the poore for any euyll wyll that thou geue him not occasion to speake euyll of thee 6 For yf he complayne of thee in the bitternesse of his soule his prayer shal be hearde euen he that made hym shall heare hym 7 Be curteous vnto the company of the poore humble thy soule vnto thy elder and bowe downe thy head to a man of worshyp 8 Let it not greeue thee to bowe downe thine eare vnto the poore but pay thy debt and geue him a friendly aunswere and that with meekenesse 9 Deliuer him that suffereth wrong from the hande of the oppressour and be not faynt hearted when thou sittest in iudgement 10 Be mercifull vnto the fatherlesse as a father and be in steade of an husbande vnto their mother so shalt thou be as an obedient sonne of the hyest and he shall loue thee more then thy mother doth 11 Wisdome exalteth her children receaueth them that seke her wyl go before them in the way of ryghteousnesse 12 He that loueth her loueth lyfe and they that seke her diligently shall haue great ioy 13 They that kepe her shall inherite glorie for where she entreth in there is the blessyng of God 14 They that honour her shal be the seruauntes of the holy one and they that loue her are beloued of God 15 Who so geueth eare vnto her shall iudge the heathen and he that hath respect vnto her shall dwell safely 16 He that beleueth her shall haue her in possession and his generation shall endure 17 For when he falleth she doth go with hym and choseth hym among the best Feare dreade and temptation shall she bryng vpon hym and trye hym in her doctrine tyll she haue so proued hym in his thoughtes that he commit his soule vnto her 18 Then shall she stablishe hym bryng the ryght way vnto hym make hym
the commaundementes of the Lorde shal be shamed 21 He that is the ruler among brethren is holden in honour among them and he that regardeth such as feare the Lorde is acceptable in his sight 22 The feare of the Lord causeth that the kingdome faileth not but the kingdome is lost by crueltie and pryde 23 The glorie of the riche of the honorable and of the poore is the feare of God 24 Despyse not thou the iust poore man that hath vnderstanding and magnifie not the riche vngodly 25 Great is the iudge and mightie in honour yet is there none greater then he that feareth God 26 Vnto the seruaunt that is discrete shal the free do seruice He that is wyse and well nurtured will not grudge when he is refourmed and an ignoraunt body shall not come to honour 27 Be not proude to do thy worke and dispayre not in the time of aduersitie 28 Better is he that laboureth and hath plenteousnes of al thinges then he that is gorgious and wanteth bread 29 My sonne get thy soule honour by mekenesse geue her her due honour 30 Who shall iustifie him that sinneth against him selfe Who will honour hym that dishonoureth his owne soule 31 The poore is honoured for his faythfulnesse and trueth but the riche is had in reputation because of his goodes 32 He that ordereth hym selfe honestly in pouertie howe much more shal he behaue hym selfe honestly in riches And who so ordreth hym selfe vnhonestly in riches how much more shall he behaue him selfe vnhonestly in pouertie The .xi. Chapter 1 The prayse of humilitie 2 After the outward appearaunce ought we not to iudge 7 Of rash iudgement 14 Al things come of God 29 Al men are not to be brought into thine house 1 THe wysdome of hym that is brought lowe shall lift vp his head and shall make hym to sit among great men 2 Commende not thou a man in his beautie neither despise a man in his vtter appeeraunce 3 The Bee is but a smal beast among the foules yet is her fruite exceeding sweet 4 Be not proude of thy rayment exalt not thy selfe in the day of thy honour for the workes of the hiest onely are wonderfull yea glorious secrete and vnknowen are his workes 5 Many tyrauntes haue ben fayne to sit downe vpon the earth and the vnlikely hath worne the crowne 6 Many mightie men haue ben brought low the honorable haue ben deliuered into other mens handes 7 Condemne no man before thou haue tryed out the matter and when thou hast made inquisition then refourme righteously 8 Geue no sentence before thou hast hearde the cause but first let men tel out their tales 9 Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe and stande not in the iudgement of sinners 10 My sonne meddle not with many matters and if thou gaine much thou shalt not be blamelesse if thou folow after it thou shalt not attayne it and though thou runnest thy way afore yet shalt thou not escape 11 There is some man that laboureth and taketh payne and the more he weerieth him selfe the lesse he hath 12 Againe some man is slouthfull hath neede of helpe wanteth strength and hath great pouertie 13 And gods eye loketh vpon him to good setteth him vp from his lowe state and lifteth vp his head so that many men maruel at hym and geue honour vnto God 14 Prosperitie and aduersitie lyfe and death pouertie and richesse come all of the Lorde 15 Wysedome nurture and knowledge of the lawe are with God loue and the wayes of good are with him 16 Errour and darkenesse are made for sinners and they that exalt them selues in euyll waxe olde in euyll 17 The gift of God remayneth for the righteous and his good will shall geue prosperitie for euer 18 Some man is riche by his care and â—gardship and that is the portion of his rewarde 19 In that he sayth Now haue I gotten rest and nowe will I eate and drinke of my goodes my selfe alone and yet he considereth not that the time draweth nye and death approcheth that he must leaue all these thinges vnto other men and dye him selfe 20 Stand thou fast in thy couenaunt and exercise thy selfe therin and remayne in the worke vnto thy age 21 Maruell not at the workes of sinners but put thy trust in God and byde in thy labour for it is but an easie thing in the sight of God to make a poore man riche and that sodenly 22 The blessing of God hasteth to the rewarde of the righteous and maketh his fruites soone to florishe and prosper 23 Say not what helpeth it me and what good thing shall I haue hereafter 24 Againe say not I haue enough how can I want 25 When thou art in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with thee haue a good hope that it shal be better 26 For it is but a small thing vnto God in the day of death to rewarde euery man according to his wayes 27 The aduersitie of an houre maketh one to forget al pleasure when a man dieth his workes are discouered 28 Iudge no man blessed before his death for a man shal be knowen in his children 29 Bring not euery man into thyne house for the disceytfull layeth wayte diuersly are like stomackes that belche filthyly 30 Like as a partrych in a maunde so is the heart of the proude and like as a spie that loketh vpon the fall of his neyghbour 31 For he turneth good vnto euyll and slaundreth the chosen 32 Of one sparke is made a great fire and of one disceytfull man is blood increased and an vngodly man layeth wayte for blood 33 Beware of the disceytfull for he imagineth wicked thinges to bring thee into a perpetuall shame 34 If thou takest an aliaunt vnto thee he shall destroy thee in vnquietnesse and dryue thee from thyne owne wayes The .xii. Chapter 1 Vnto whom we ought to do good 10 Enemies ought not to be trusted 1 WHen thou wilt do good knowe to whom thou doest it and so shalt thou be greatly thanked for thy benefites 2 Do good vnto the righteous and thou shalt finde great reward though not of him yet no doubt the Lorde him selfe shall rewarde thee 3 He standeth not in a good case that is alway occupied in euil geueth no almes for the hyghest hateth the sinners and hath mercie vpon them that shewe the workes of repentaunce 4 Geue thou vnto such as feare God and receaue not a sinner 5 As for the vngodly and sinners he shall recompence vengeaunce vnto them and kepe them to the day of wrath 6 Geue thou vnto the good and receaue not the sinner do well vnto hym that is lowly but geue not to the vngodly Let not the bread be geuen him that he be not mightier then thy selfe therin for so shalt thou receaue twyse as much euyll in all
at the last he declareth his vngraciousnesse 8 A nygarde hath a wicked eye he turneth away his face and despiseth men 9 A couetous mans eye hath neuer enough in the portion of wickednesse vntill the time that he wyther away and haue lost his owne soule 10 A wicked eye enuieth bread and there is scarcenesse vpon his table 11 My sonne do good to thy selfe of that thou hast and geue the Lorde his due offeringes 12 Remember that death tarieth not and how that the graue is not shewed vnto thee for the couenaunt of this world shall dye the death 13 Do good vnto thy friende before thou dye and according to thy abilitie reache out thyne hande geue vnto the poore 14 Be not disapoynted of the good day and let not the portion of the good desire ouerpasse thee 15 Shalt thou not leaue thy trauayles and labours vnto other men In the deuiding of the heritage geue and take and sanctifie thy soule 16 Worke thou righteousnes before thy death for in the hell there is no meate to finde 17 All fleshe shall fade away lyke a garment and lyke a florishing leafe in a greene tree 18 Some growe some are cast downe euen so is the generation of fleshe and blood one commeth to an ende another is borne and this is the condition of all times thou shalt dye the death 19 All transitorie thinges shal fayle at the last the worker therof shal go withal 20 Euery chosen worke shal be iustified and he that medled withall shall haue honour therin 21 Blessed is the man that kepeth hym in wysdome and exerciseth him selfe in vnderstanding and with discretion shall thinke vpon the foreknowledge of God 22 Whiche considereth the wayes of wysdome in his heart hath vnderstanding in her secretes 23 Goeth after her as one that seketh her out and continueth in her ways 24 He loketh in at her windowes hearkeneth at her doores 25 He taketh his rest beside her house and fasteneth his stake in her walles he shal pitche his tent nye vnto her hand and in his tent shall good thinges rest for euermore 26 He shal set his children vnder her couering shall dwell vnder her braunches 27 Vnder her couering shall he be defended from her heate and in the glorie shal he rest The .xv. Chapter 1 The goodnesse that foloweth hym which feareth God 8 God reiecteth and casteth of the sinner 11 God is not the auctour of euyll 1 HE that feareth God wil do good who so kepeth the lawe shall obtayne wysdome 2 As an honorable mother shall she meete hym and she as his wife maried of a virgin shal receaue him 3 With the bread of lyfe and vnderstanding shal she feede him geue him the water of wholsome wisdome to drinke 4 If he be constant in her he shall not be moued and if he holde him fast by her he shall not come to confusion 5 She shall bring him to honour among his neyghbours and in the middest of the congregation shall she open his mouth With the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding shall she fyll him and cloth him with the garment of glorie 6 She shall heape the treasure of myrth and ioye vpon him and geue him an euerlasting name to heritage 7 Foolishe men will not take holde vpon her but such as haue vnderstanding will meete her Foolishe men shall not see her for she is farre from pryde and disceyte 8 Men that go about with lyes will not remember her but men of trueth shal be founde in her and shall prosper euen vnto the beholding of God 9 Prayse is not seemely in the mouth of the vngodly for he is not sent of the Lorde 10 But if prayse come of wysdome and be plenteous in a faythfull mouth then the Lorde will prosper it 11 Say not thou it is the Lordes fault that I am gone by for thou shalt not do the thing that God hateth 12 Say not thou he hath caused me to do wrong for he hath no neede of the vngodly 13 God hateth al abhomination of errour and they that feare God will loue none such 14 God made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell He gaue his commaundementes and preceptes 15 If thou wilt obserue the commaundementes and kepe acceptable faythfulnesse for euer they shall preserue thee 16 He hath set water and fyre before thee reache out thine hande vnto which thou wilt 17 Before man is lyfe and death good and euyll loke what him lyketh shal be geuen him 18 For the wysdome of God is great and mightie in power and beholdeth all thinges continually 19 The eyes of the Lorde are vpon them that feare him and he knoweth all the workes of man 20 He hath commaunded no man to do vngodly neither hath he geuen any man licence to sinne for he desireth not a multitude of infidels and vnprofitable children The .xvi. Chapter 1 Of vnhappie and wicked children 19 No man can hyde him selfe from God 24 An exhortation to the receauing of instruction 1 DElite not thou in the multitude of vngodly children and haue no pleasure in them if they feare not God 2 Trust not thou to their lyfe and regarde not their labours 3 For one sonne that feareth God is better then a thousand vngodly And better it is for a man to dye without children then to leaue beynde hym such children as are vngodly 4 For by one that hath vnderstanding may a whole citie be vpholden but though the vngodly be many yet shal it be wasted through them 5 Many such thinges hath mine eye seene and greater thinges then these haue I heard with myne eares 6 In the congregation of the vngodly shal a fire burne and among vnfaythful people shall the wrath be kindled 7 The olde giauntes optayned no grace for their sinnes whiche were destroyed trusting to their owne strength 8 Neither spared he them among whō Lot was a straunger but smote them and abhorred them because of the pride of their wordes 9 He had no pitie vpon them but destroyed all the people that were so stout in sinne 10 And forsomuch as he ouersawe the sixe hundred thousand that gathered them selues together in the hardnesse of their heart in afflicting them in pitiing them in smiting them and healing them with mercie and chastisement it were maruell if one being hardnecked should be free 11 For mercy wrath is with him he is both mightie to forgeue and to powre out displeasure 12 Lyke as his mercy is great euen so is his punishement also he iudgeth a man according to his workes 13 The vngodly shall not escape in his spoyle the long patience of him that sheweth mercie shall not byde behinde 14 He wyll make a place for euery mercifull deede and euery man shall finde according to his workes 15 The Lorde hardened Pharao that he should not know him and
wanton kepe her straytly lest she cause thyne enemies to laugh thee to scorne and the whole citie to geue thee an euyll report and so thou be fayne to heare thy shame of euery man and be confounded before all the people 12 Behold not euery bodies beautie and haue not much dwelling among womē 13 For like as the worme and moth commeth out of clothing so doth wickednesse come of women 14 It is better to be with an euyll man then with a friendly wyfe that putteth one to shame and rebuke 15 I will remember the wordes of the Lord and declare the thing that I haue seene In the wordes of the Lorde are his workes 16 The sunne ouerloketh all thinges with his shine and all his workes are full of the clearenes therof 17 Hath not the Lord brought to passe that his sainctes shoulde tell out all his wonderous workes which the almightie Lord hath stablished Al thinges endure in his glorie 18 He seketh out the grounde of the deepe and the heart of men and he knoweth all their imaginations and wisdome for the Lord knoweth all science and he loketh into the token of the time 19 He declareth the thinges that are past and for to come and discloseth thinges that are secrete 20 No thought may escape hym neither may any worde be hyd from him 21 He hath garnished the hye excellent workes of his wysdome and he is from euerlasting to euerlasting Vnto him may nothing be added neither can he be minished he hath no neede also of any mans counsel 22 O howe amiable are all his workes and as a sparke to loke vpon 23 They liue all and endure for euer and when so euer neede is they are all obedient vnto him 24 They are all double one against another he hath made nothing that hath fault or blemishe 25 He hath stablished the goodes of euery one and who may be satisfied with his glorie when he seeth it The .xliii. Chapter The summe of the creation of the workes of God 1 THe glorie of the height is the faire and cleare firmament the beautie of the heauen is his glorious clearnesse 2 The sunne when it appeareth declareth the day in the goyng out of it a maruelous worke of the hyghest 3 At noone it burneth the earth and who may abyde for the heate thereof 4 Who so kepeth an ouen when it is hot three times more doth the sunne burne vpon the mountaynes when it breatheth out the fire beames shineth with the brightnesse of it it blindeth the eyes 5 Great is the Lorde that made it and in his commaundement he causeth it to runne hastyly 6 The moone also in al thinges according to her season is a declaration of the time and a signe for the world 7 The token of the solempne feast is taken of the moone a light that minisheth and increaseth againe 8 The moneth is called after the moone it groweth wonderously in her changing 9 The armie of heauen also is in y e heyght in the firmament of heauen it geueth a cleare and a glorious shyne This is the clearnesse of the starres the beautifull apparell of heauen the apparel that the Lorde lighteneth in the heyght 10 In his holy worke they continue in their order and not one of them fayleth in his watch 11 Loke vpon the raynebow and prayse hym that made it very beautifull is it in his shine 12 He compasseth the heauen about with a glorious circle the handes of the highest haue bended it 13 Through his commaundement he maketh the snow to fall and the thunder of his iudgement to smyte hastyly 14 Thorowe his commaundement the treasures are opened and the cloudes flee as the foules 15 In his power hath he strengthened the cloudes and broken the hayle stones 16 The mountaynes leape at the sight of hym the winde bloweth according to his will 17 The sounde of his thunder beateth the earth so doth the storme of the north the whirle wind also lighteth downe as a fethered foule casteth out spreadeth the snowe abrode and as the grashoppers that destroy al so falleth it downe 18 The eye maruayleth at the beautie of the whytenesse therof and the heart is afrayde at the rayne of it 19 He powreth out the frost vpon earth like salt and when it is frosen it is as sharpe as the pricke of a thistle 20 When the colde north winde bloweth harde christall commeth of the water He lighteth downe vpon all the gatheringes together of water and putteth on the water as a brestplate 21 He deuoureth the mountaynes burneth the wildernesses and loke what is greene he putteth it out lyke fire 22 The medicine of all these is when a cloude commeth hastyly and when a deaw commeth vpon the heate it shal be refreshed againe 23 In his worde he stilleth the winde in his counsell he appeaseth the deepe and hath planted Ilandes in it 24 They that sayle ouer the sea tel of the peryls and harmes therof and when we heare it with our eares we maruell therat 25 For there be straunge wonderous workes diuers maners of nyce beastes and whale fishes 26 Thorow him are al thinges set in good order and perfourmed and in his word all thinges endure 27 I speake much but I can not sufficiently attayne vnto it for he hym selfe onely is the perfection of all wordes 28 We shoulde prayse the Lorde after all our power for he is great in all his workes 29 The Lorde is to be feared yea very great is he maruelous is his power 30 Prayse the Lord and magnifie him as much as ye may yet doth he far exceede all prayse O magnifie him with al your power and labour earnestly yet are ye in no wise able sufficiently to prayse him 31 Who hath seene hym that he might tell vs Who can magnifie hym so greatly as he is 32 For there are hyd yet greater thinges then these be as for vs we haue seene but fewe of his workes 33 For the Lorde hath made all thinges geuen wisdome to such as feare God The .xliiii. Chapter 1 The prayse of certayne holy men 16 Enoch 17 Noe 17 Abraham 22 Isaac and Iacob 1 LEt vs commende the noble famous men the generation of our fore elders and fathers 2 Many more glorious actes haue the Lorde done in them and shewed his great power euer sence the beginning 3 The noble famous men raigned in their kingdomes and bare excellent rule in their wysdome and vnderstanding they folowed the counsel shewed in the prophecies 4 They led the folke thorow the counsell and wysdome of the scribes of the people wyse sentences are founde in their instruction 5 They sought the sweetnesse and melodie of musicke and brought foorth the pleasaunt songues in scripture 6 They were riche also and coulde comfort and pacifie those that dwelt with them 7 All these were very noble and honorarable men in
for euer The .xlvi. Chapter The prayse of Iosue 9 Caleb 13 Samuel 1 MAnly strong in battel was Iesus the sonne of Naue and was the successour of Moyses in prophesies was geuen to be captaine of the people which according vnto his name was a great sauiour vnto the elect of God to punishe the enemies that rose vp against Israel that Israel might optayne their inheritaunce 2 O how great noble and excellent was he when he lift vp his hande and drewe out his sworde against the cities 3 Who stoode so manly before him for the Lord him selfe brought in the enemies 4 Stoode not the sunne still at his commaundement and one day was as long as two 5 He called vpon the hyghest and most mightie when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery side and the mightie Lord heard him with the hayle stones 6 They smote the Heathenishe people mightyly and in falling downe they slue all the aduersaries so that the heathen knew his hoast and all his defence that the Lord him selfe fought against them for he folowed vpon the mightie men of them 7 In the time of Moyses also he and Caleb the sonne of Iephune dyed a good worke whiche stoode against the enemies with held the people from sinne and stilled the wicked murmuring 8 And of sixe hundreth thousande people of foote they two were preserued to bring them into the heritage namely a lande that floweth with mylke hony 9 The Lord gaue strength also vnto Caleb which remayned with him vnto his age so that he went vp into the hie places of the land and his seede conquered the same for an heritage 10 That al the children of Israel might see howe good a thing it is to be obedient vnto the Lorde 11 And the iudges or rulers euery one after his name whose heart went no◠a whoring nor departed from the Lorde and that forsooke not the Lord vnfaithfully whose remembraunce hath a good report 12 Yea their bones florishe out of their place and their names shall neuer be chaunged but honour remayneth still with the children of those holy men 13 Samuel the prophete beloued of the Lorde his God ordayned a king and annoynted the princes ouer the people 14 In the lawe of the Lord ruled he and iudged the congregation and the Lorde had respect vnto Iacob 15 The prophete was founde diligent in his faithfulnes yea he is knowen faithful in his workes because he sawe the God of light 16 〈◊〉 called vpon the Lorde almightie when the enemies preassed vpon him on euery side what time as he offered the sucking lambe 17 And the Lorde thundered from heauen made his voyce to be heard with a great noyse 18 He discomfited the princes of Tyre and all the rulers of the Philistines 19 Before his last ende he made protestation in the sight of the Lorde and his annoynted that he toke neither substaunce nor good of any man no not so much as a shoe and no man might accuse him 20 After this he tolde that his ende was at hand and shewed the king also his ende and death and from the earth lyft he vp his voyce in the prophecie that the vngodlie people should perishe The .xlvii. Chapter 1 The prayse of Nathan 2 Dauid 12 and Solomon 1 AFterward in the time of king Dauid there rose vp a prophet called Nathan 2 For lyke as the fat is taken away from the offering so was Dauid chosen out of the children of Israel 3 He played with the lions as with kiddes and with beares lyke as with lambes of sheepe 4 Slewe he not a giaunt when he was yet but young toke away the rebuke frō his people what time as he toke the stone in his hande and smote downe proude Goliath with the sling 5 For he called vpon the highest Lorde which gaue him strength in his right hande so that he ouerthrewe the mightie giaunt in the battaile that he might set vp the horne of his people againe 6 So he glorified him in ten thousand and made him to haue a good report in the prayse of the Lorde that he should weare a crowne of glorie 7 For he destroyed the enemies on euery side rooted out the Philistines his aduersaries and brake their horne in sunder lyke as it is broken yet this day 8 In all his workes he praysed the hyest and holiest and ascribed the honour vnto him with his whole heart did he prayse the Lorde and loued God that made him 9 He set singers also before the aulter in their tune he made sweete songes that they might geue prayses euery day to God with songes 10 He ordayned to kepe the holy dayes worshipfully that the solempe feastes through the whole yere should be honorably holden with praysing the name of the Lorde and with singing betimes in the morning in the sanctuary 11 The Lorde toke away his sinnes and exalted his horne for euer he gaue him the couenaunt of the kingdome and the throne of worship in Israel 12 After him there rose vp the wyse sonne called Solomon Who by him dwelt in a large possession and for his sake he droue the enemies away far of 13 This Solomon raigned with peace in his time and he obtayned glory For God gaue him rest from his enemies on euery side that he might builde him an house in his name and prepare the sanctuarie for euer 14 How wyse wast thou in thy youth and filled with wysdome and vnderstanding as it were with a water flood 15 Thou coueredst and filledst the whole lande with similitudes wyse prudent sentences 16 Thy name went abrode in the Iles because of thy peace thou wast beloued 17 All landes maruailed at thy songes prouerbes similitudes and at thy interpretations 18 And in the name of the Lorde God which is called the God of Israel thou gatheredst golde as tinne thou hadst as much siluer as leade 19 Thou wast moued in inordinate loue toward women and wast ouercome in affection 20 Thou staynedst thy honour worship yea thy posteritie defiledst thou also in bringing the wrath of the Lorde vpon thy children and hast felt sorowe for thy folly 21 So that thy kingdome was deuided and Ephraim became an vnfaithfull and a rebellious kingdome 22 Neuerthelesse God forsooke not his mercie neither was he vtterly destroyed because of his workes that he should leaue him no posteritie as for the seede that came vpon him which he loued he brought it not vtterly to naught but gaue yet a remmaunt vnto Iacob and a roote vnto Dauid out of him 23 Thus rested Solomon with his fathers and out of his seede he left behinde him a verie foolishnes of the people and such one as had no vnderstanding euen Roboam which turned away the people through his counsell and Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which caused Israel to sinne and shewed Ephraim the way
24 and wylleth the hearers of his worde to be doers of the same 1 IVdge not that ye be not iudged 2 For with what iudgement ye iudge ye shal be iudged And with what measure ye meate it shal be measured to you agayne 3 Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye 4 Or howe sayest thou to thy brother suffer me I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye and beholde a beame is in thyne owne eye 5 Thou hypocrite first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye and then shalt thou see clearely to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye 6 Geue not that which is holy vnto dogges neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder their feete and turning agayne all to rent you 7 Aske and it shal be geuen you seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you 8 For he that asketh receaueth and he that seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shal be opened 9 Is there any among you which yf his sonne aske hym bread wyll geue hym a stone 10 Or yf he aske fyshe wyll he geue hym a serpent 11 If ye then beyng euyll knowe to geue your chyldren good gyftes howe much more shall your father which is in heauen geue good thynges to them that aske hym 12 Therfore all thynges whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde do to you do ye euen so to them For this is the lawe and the prophetes 13 Enter in at the strayte gate For wyde is the gate and brode is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in therat 14 Because strayte is the gate and narowe is the way which leadeth vnto lyfe and fewe there be that fynde it 15 ☞ Beware of false prophetes which come to you in sheepes clothyng but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes 16 Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites Do men gather grapes of thornes or fygges of thystles 17 Euen so euery good tree bryngeth foorth good fruite But a corrupt tree bryngeth foorth euyll fruite 18 A good tree can not bryng foorth bad fruite neither can a bad tree bryng foorth good fruite 19 Euery tree that bryngeth not foorth good fruite is hewen downe and cast into the fyre 20 Wherfore by theyr fruites ye shall knowe them 21 Not euery one that sayeth vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen but he that doeth the wyll of my father which is in heauen 22 Many wyll say to me in that day Lorde Lorde haue we not prophesied thorowe thy name and thorowe thy name haue cast out deuyls done many great workes thorowe thy name 23 And then wyll I confesse vnto them I neuer knewe you Depart from me ye that worke iniquitie 24 Therfore whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges and doeth the same I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man which buylt his house vpon a rocke 25 And the rayne descended and the fluddes came and the wyndes blewe and beat vpon that house and it fell not because it was grounded on a rocke 26 And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges and doeth them not shal be lykened vnto a foolyshe man which buylt his house vpon the sande 27 And the rayne descended and the fluddes came and the wyndes blewe and beat vpon that house and it fell and great was the fall of it 28 And it came to passe that when Iesus had ended these sayinges the people were astonied at his doctrine 29 For he taught them as one hauyng power and not as the Scribes ⧠The .viij. Chapter ¶ 2 Christe clenseth the leper 5 healeth the captaynes seruaunt and many other diseases 14 helpeth Peters mother in lawe 24 stylleth the sea and the wynde 28 and dryueth the deuyls out of the possessed into the swyne 1 WHEN he was come downe frō the mountayne great multitudes folowed hym 2 And beholde there came a leper and worshipped hym saying Lorde yf thou wylt thou canst make me cleane 3 And Iesus put foorth his hande and touched hym saying I wyll be thou cleane And immediatlye his leprosie was clensed 4 And Iesus sayth vnto hym See thou tell no man but go and shewe thy selfe to the priest and offer the gift that Moyses commaunded for a witnes vnto them ☜ 5 ☞ And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum there came vnto hym a Centurion besechyng hym 6 And saying Lorde my seruaunt lyeth at home sicke of the paulsie greeuously payned 7 And Iesus sayth When I come I wyll heale hym 8 The Centurion aunswered sayde Lorde I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe but speake the worde only my seruaunt shal be healed 9 For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie and haue souldiers vnder me and I say to this man go and he goeth and to another come and he commeth and to my seruaunt do this and he doth it 10 When Iesus hearde him he marueyled sayde to them that folowed him Veryly I say vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth in Israel 11 I say vnto you that many shall come from the east and west and shall rest with Abraham and Isaac Iacob in the kyngdome of heauen 12 But the chyldren of the kyngdome shal be caste out into vtter darcknesse there shal be wepyng and gnashyng of teeth 13 And Iesus sayde vnto the Centurion Go thy way and as thou hast beleued so be it vnto thee And his seruaunt was healed in the selfe same houre 14 And when Iesus was come into Peters house he sawe his wyues mother layed and sicke of a feuer 15 And he touched her hande and the feuer left her and she arose and ministred vnto them 16 When the euen was come they brought vnto hym many that were possessed with deuyls and he cast out the spirites with a worde and healed all that were sicke 17 That it myght be fulfylled which was spoken by Esayas the prophete saying He toke on hym our infirmities and bare our sicknesses 18 When Iesus sawe great multitudes about hym he commaunded that they shoulde go ouer the water 19 And a certayne Scribe came sayde vnto hym Maister I wyll folowe thee whyther soeuer thou goest 20 And Iesus sayth vnto hym The foxes haue holes and the birdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not where to rest his head 21 And another of the number of his disciples sayde vnto hym Lorde suffer me first to go and bury my father 22 But Iesus sayde vnto hym Folowe me and let the dead bury theyr dead 23 ☞ And when he entred into a shippe his disciples folowed hym 24 And beholde there arose a great tempest in the sea in so much that the shippe was couered with waues but he was a slepe 25
shall prepare thy way before thee ☜ 11 ☞ Veryly I say vnto you among them that are borne of women arose not a greater then Iohn the Baptist Notwithstandyng he that is lesse in the kingdome of heauen is greater then he 12 From the dayes of Iohn the Baptist vntyll nowe the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence the violent plucke it vnto them 13 For all the prophetes and the lawe it selfe prophecied vnto Iohn 14 And if ye wyll receaue it this is Elias which was for to come 15 He that hath eares to heare let him heare 16 But whervnto shall I liken this generation It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markettes and call vnto their felowes 17 And say We haue pyped vnto you and ye haue not daunsed we haue mourned vnto you and ye haue not sorowed 18 For Iohn came neither eatyng nor drinking and they say he hath the deuil 19 The sonne of man came eatyng and drinking and they say beholde a glutton and an vnmeasurable drinker of wine and a friende vnto publicans sinners And wisdome is iustified of her children 20 ☞ Then began he to vpbrayd the cities which most of his mightie workes were done in because they repented not 21 Wo vnto thee Chorazin wo vnto thee Bethsaida for if the mightie workes which were shewed in you had ben done in Tyre or Sidon they had repented long ago in sackcloth and asshes 22 Neuerthelesse I say vnto you it shal be easier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement then for you 23 And thou Capernaum which art lift vp vnto heauen shalt be brought downe to hell For if the mightie workes which haue ben done in thee had ben done among them of Sodome they had remayned vntyll this day 24 Neuerthelesse I say vnto you that it shal be easier for the lande of Sodome in the day of iudgement then for thee ☜ 25 ☞ At that tyme Iesus aunswered and sayde I thanke thee O father Lorde of heauen and earth because thou hast hid these thinges from the wise and prudent and hast shewed them vnto babes 26 Euen so it is O father for so was it thy good pleasure 27 All thinges are geuen vnto me of my father And no man knoweth the sonne but the father neither knoweth any man the father saue the sonne and he to whomsoeuer the sonne wyll open him 28 Come vnto me all ye that labour sore and are laden and I wyll ease you 29 Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me for I am meeke lowly in heart and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules 30 For my yoke is easie and my burthen is lyght ☜ The .xij. Chapter Christe excuseth his disciples which plucke the eares of corne 1◠He healeth the dryed hande 2 helpeth the possessed that was blynde and dumbe 31 Blasphemie 34 The generation of vipers 3◠Of good wordes 3◠Of idle wordes 38 He rebuketh the vnfaithfull that woulde needes haue tokens 4 and sheweth who is his brother sister and mother 1 AT that tyme Iesus went on the Sabbath dayes through the corne and his disciples were an hungred and began to plucke the eares of corne to eate 2 But when the Pharisees sawe it they sayde vnto hym Beholde thy disciples do that which is not lawfull to do vpon the Sabbath day 3 But he sayde vnto them Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred and they that were with him 4 Howe he entred into the house of God and did eate the shew bread which was not lawfull for hym to eate neither for them which were with hym but only for the priestes 5 Or haue ye not read in the lawe howe that on the Sabbath dayes the priestes in the temple prophane the Sabbath and are blamelesse 6 But I say vnto you that in this place is one greater then the temple 7 Wherfore if ye wist what this meaneth I will mercie not sacrifice ye woulde not haue condempned the giltlesse 8 For the sonne of man also is Lorde euen of the Sabbath day 9 And he departed thence and went into their synagogue 10 And beholde there was a man which had his hande dryed vp and they asked him saying Is it lawfull to heale vpon the Sabbath dayes that they might accuse him 11 And he sayde vnto them What man of you wyll there be that shall haue a sheepe if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day wyll he not take holde of it and lift it out 12 Howe much more then is a man better then a sheepe Wherfore it is lawfull to do a good deede on the Sabbath dayes 13 Then saith he to the man Stretch foorth thy hande And he stretched it foorth and it was made whole like as the other 14 Then the Pharisees went out and helde a counsayle agaynst him howe they might destroy hym 15 But when Iesus knewe it he departed thence and great multitudes folowed him and he healed them all 16 And charged them that they shoulde not make him knowen 17 That it might be fulfylled which was spoken by Esaias the prophete saying 18 Beholde my childe whom I haue chosen my beloued in whom my soule well delighteth I wyll put my spirite vpon him and he shall shewe iudgement to the gentiles 19 He shall not striue nor crye neither shal any man heare his voyce in the streetes 20 A bruised reede shall he not breake and smokyng flaxe shall he not quenche tyll he sende foorth iudgement vnto victorie 21 And in his name shall the gentiles trust 22 Then was brought to him one possessed with a deuyll blinde and dumbe and he healed him insomuch that the blinde and dumbe both spake and sawe 23 And all the people were amased and sayde Is not this that sonne of Dauid 24 But when the Pharisees hearde it they sayde This felowe driueth the deuils no otherwise out but by Beelzebub the prince of the deuils 25 But whē Iesus knew their thoughtes he sayde vnto them Euery kingdome deuided agaynst it selfe shal be brought to naught and euery citie or house deuided agaynst it selfe shall not stande 26 And if Satan cast out Satan then is he deuided agaynst him selfe howe shall then his kingdome endure 27 Also if I by Beelzebub cast out deuils by whom do your children cast them out Therfore they shal be your iudges 28 But if I cast out the deuils by the spirite of God then is the kingdome of God come vpon you 29 Or els howe can one enter into a strong mans house spoyle his goodes except he first binde the strong man and then spoyle his house 30 He that is not with me is agaynst me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abrode 31 Wherfore I say vnto you all maner of sinne and blasphemy shal be forgeuen vnto men but the blasphemy agaynst the spirite
that no man shoulde knowe of it and commaunded to geue her meate ¶ The .vj. Chapter ¶ 4 Of Christes doynges and estimation in his owne countrey 7 he sendeth foorth his Apostles 15 diuers opinions of Christe 25 howe Herode beheaded Iohn Baptiste 38 of the miracle of fyue loaues and two fisshes 48 Christe walketh vpon the sea 55 and healed them that touched hym 1 ANd he departed thence came into his owne countrey and his disciples folowed him 2 And when the sabboth day was come he beganne to teache in the synagogue And many that hearde hym were astonyed and sayde from whence hath he these thynges And what wisdome is this that is geuen vnto hym and such myghtie workes that are wrought by his handes 3 Is not this the carpenter Maries sonne the brother of Iames Ioses and of Iuda and Simon and are not his sisters here with vs And they were offended at hym 4 Iesus sayde vnto them that a prophete is not without honour but in his owne countrey and among his owne kynne and in his owne house 5 And he coulde there shewe no mightie worke but layde his handes vpon a fewe sicke folke and healed them 6 And he marueyled because of their vnbeliefe ☜ And he went about by the townes that lay on euery syde teachyng 7 * And he called the twelue and beganne to sende them foorth two and two and gaue thē power ouer vncleane spirites 8 And commaunded them that they shoulde take nothyng in their iourney saue a staffe only no scrippe no bread no money in their purse 9 But shoulde be shoed with sandales And that they shoulde not put on two coates 10 And he sayde vnto them Whersoeuer ye enter into an house there abyde tyll ye depart thence 11 And whosoeuer shall not receaue you nor heare you when ye depart thence shake of the dust that is vnder your feet for a witnesse vnto them I say veryly vnto you it shal be easyer for the Sodomites and the Gomorrheans in the day of iudgement then for that citie 12 And they went out preached that men should repent 13 And they cast out many deuyls and annoynted many that were sicke with oyle and healed them 14 And king Herode hearde of hym for his name was spread abrode And he sayde Iohn Baptist is rysen agayne from the dead and therefore myghtie workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym 15 Other saide it is Elias Some saide it is a prophete or as one of the prophetes 16 But when Herode hearde of hym he saide It is Iohn whom I beheaded he is rysen from death agayne 17 ☞ For Herode himselfe had sent foorth and layde handes vpon Iohn bounde hym in pryson for Herodias sake his brother Philippes wyfe because he had maryed her 18 For Iohn sayde vnto Herode It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe 19 Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym and woulde haue kylled hym but she coulde not 20 For Herode feared Iohn knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye and gaue hym reuerence and when he hearde hym he dyd many thynges and hearde hym gladly 21 And whē a conuenient day was come that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes hye captaynes and chiefe estates of Galilee 22 And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in and daunced and pleased Herode and them that sate at boorde also the kyng said vnto the damsell Aske of me what thou wylt and I wyll geue it thee 23 And he sware vnto her Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me I wyll geue it thee euen vnto the one halfe of my kingdome 24 And she went foorth sayde vnto her mother What shall I aske She saide Iohn Baptistes head 25 And she came in strayghtwaye with haste vnto the kyng and asked saying I wyll that thou geue me by and by in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist 26 And the kyng was sory howebeit for his othes sake for their sakes whiche sate at supper also he woulde not caste her of 27 And immediatlye the kyng sent the hangman and commaunded his head to be brought in And he went and beheaded hym in the pryson 28 And brought his head in a charger gaue it to the damsell and the damsell gaue it to her mother 29 And when his disciples hearde of it they came and toke vp his body and layed it in a tombe ☜ 30 And the Apostles gathered themselues together vnto Iesus and tolde hym all thynges both what they had done and what they had taught 31 And he sayde vnto them Come ye alone out of the way into y e wyldernesse and rest awhyle For there were many commers and goers and they had no leysure so much as to eate 32 And he wēt by shippe out of the way into a desert place 33 And the people spyed them when they departed and many knewe hym and ranne a foote thyther out of all cities came thyther before them and came together vnto hym 34 And Iesus went out and sawe much people and had compassion on them because they were lyke sheepe not hauyng a sheepheard And he began to teache them many thynges 35 And when the day was nowe farre spent his disciples came vnto hym saying This is a desert place nowe the tyme is farre passed 36 Let them departe that they may go into the countrey rounde about and into the townes and bye them bread for they haue nothyng to eate 37 He aunswered and sayde vnto them geue ye them to eate And they saide vnto him Shall we go and bye two hundred penyworth of bread geue them to eate 38 He sayde vnto them Howe many loaues haue ye go loke And when they had searched they sayde fyue and two fisshes 39 And he commaunded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse 40 And they sate downe here a rowe and there a rowe by hundredes by fifties 41 And when he had takē the fiue loaues and the two fisshes and loked vp to heauen he blessed and brake the loaues gaue them to his disciples to set before them and the two fisshes deuided he among them all 42 And they all did eate were satisfied 43 And they toke vp twelue baskets full of the fragmentes of the fisshes 44 And they that dyd eate were about fyue thousande men 45 And straightway he constrayned his disciples to go into the shippe and to go ouer the sea before vnto Bethsaida whyle he sent away the people 46 And assoone as he had sent them away he departed into a mountayne to pray 47 ☞ And when euen was come the ship was in the myddes of the sea and he alone on the lande 48 And he sawe them troubled in rowyng for the wynde was contrary vnto them And about the fourth watche of the nyght
day he departed and went into a desert place And the people sought hym and came to hym and kept hym that he shoulde not depart from them 43 And he sayde vnto them I must preache the kyngdome of God to other cities also ☜ For therfore am I sent 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee ¶ The .v. Chapterr ¶ 1 Christe teacheth out of a shippe 6 the great draught of fishe 10 certayne disciples are called 12 he clenseth the leper 16 he prayeth in the wildernesse 18 he healeth the man of the paulsie 27 calleth Matthewe the publican 29 he eateth with sinners 30 the pharisees murmure 34 he excuseth his disciples 35 she wyng their afflictions after his assention 36 newe and olde agree not 1 IT came to passe that when y e people preassed vpon hym to heare the worde of God he stoode by the lake of Genezareth 2 And sawe two shippes stande by the lakes syde But the fisshermen were gone out of them and were wasshyng their nettes 3 And he entred into one of the shippes which pertayned to Simon and prayed hym that he woulde thrust out a litle from the lande And he sate downe and taught the people out of the shippe 4 When he had left speakyng he sayde vnto Simon Launche out into the deepe and let slip your nettes to make a draught 5 And Simon aunswered and sayde vnto hym Maister we haue laboured all nyght and haue taken nothyng Neuerthelesse at thy commaundement I wyll loose foorth the nette 6 And when they had this done they inclosed a great multitude of fisshes But their nette brake 7 And they beckened vnto their felowes which were in the other shippe that they shoulde come and helpe them And they came and fylled both the shippes that they suncke agayne 8 When Simon Peter sawe this he fell downe at Iesus knees saying Lorde go from me for I am a sinfull man 9 For he was vtterly astonyed and all that were with hym at the draught of fisshes which they had taken 10 And so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee whiche were parteners with Simon And Iesus sayde vnto Simon Feare not from hencefoorth thou shalt catch men 11 And when they had brought vp their boates to the shore * they forsoke all and folowed hym ☜ 12 And it came to passe that whē he was in a certayne citie Beholde there was a man full of leprosie and when he had spyed Iesus he fell flat on his face and besought hym saying Lorde yf thou wylt thou canst make me cleane 13 And he stretched foorth his hande and touched hym saying I wyll be thou cleane And immediatly the leprosie departed from hym And he charged hym that he shoulde tell no man 14 But go sayth he and shewe thy selfe to the priest and offer for thy clensyng accordyng as Moyses commaunded for a witnesse vnto them 15 But so much the more went there a fame abrode of hym and much people came together to heare and to be healed of hym from their infirmities 16 And he kept hym selfe a part in the wildernesse and prayed 17 ☞ And it came to passe on a certayne day as he was teachyng that there were pharisees doctours of the lawe sittyng by which were come out of all the townes of Galilee and Iurie and Hierusalem And the power of the Lorde was present to heale them 18 And beholde men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a paulsie and they sought meanes to bryng hym in and to lay hym before hym 19 And when they coulde not fynde on what syde they myght bryng hym in because of the prease they went vpon the toppe of the house and let hym downe through the tylyng bed and all euen in the myddes before Iesus 20 Whē he sawe their faith he saide vnto him Man thy sinnes are forgeuen thee 21 And the scribes and the pharisees began to thynke saying What felowe is this which speaketh blasphemies Who can forgeue sinnes but God only 22 But when Iesus perceaued their thoughtes he aunswered sayde vnto them What thynke ye in your heartes 23 Whether is easier to say thy sinnes be forgeuen thee or to say ryse vp walke 24 But that ye may knowe that the sonne of man hath power to forgeue sinnes on earth he sayde vnto the sicke of the paulsie I say vnto thee aryse take vp thy bed and go vnto thy house 25 And immediatly he rose vp before them and toke vp his bed wheron he lay and departed to his owne house praysyng God 26 And they were all amazed and they gaue the glory vnto God and were fylled with feare saying Doutlesse we haue seene straunge thynges to day ☜ 27 After these thynges he went foorth sawe a publicane named Leui sittyng at the receipt of custome and he sayde vnto hym folowe me 28 And he left all rose vp folowed him 29 And Leui made hym a great feast in his owne house And there was a great companie of publicanes and of other that sate at meate with them 30 But they that were scribes and pharisees among them murmured agaynst his disciples saying Why do ye eate and drynke with publicanes and sinners 31 And Iesus aunswered and saide vnto them They that are whole neede not the phisition But they that are sicke 32 I came not to call the ryghteous but sinners to repentaunce 33 And they sayde vnto hym * Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often pray and the disciples of the pharisees also but thyne eate and drynke 34 He sayde vnto them Can ye make the chyldren of the weddyng chaumber fast whyle the brydegrome in with thē 35 But the dayes wyll come when the brydegrome also shal be taken away frō them then shall they fast in those dayes 36 He spake also vnto them a similitude No man putteth a peece of a newe garment into an olde vesture For then the newe renteth the olde and the peece that was taken out of the newe agreeth not with the olde 37 And no man powreth newe wyne into olde vessels For yf he do the newe wyne wyll burst the vessels and runne out it selfe and the vessels shall perishe 38 But newe wine must be put into newe vessels and both are preserued 39 No man also that drinketh olde wyne strayghtway can awaye with newe For he sayth the olde is better ⧠The .vj. Chapter ¶ 1 The disciples plucke eares of corne on the Sabboth 6 he healeth the man with the withered hand 13 the chosyng of his Apostles 20 of blessynges and cursynges 27 the loue of our enemies 29 to forgeue one another 37 rashe iudgemēt reprehended 44 the tree is knowen by his fruite 45 the hearte knowen by the workes 47 with what fruite the worde of God is to be hearde 1 AND it came to passe on the seconde Sabboth after the first that he went through the corne fieldes and his
that eateth of this bread shall lyue euer ☜ 59 These thynges sayde he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60 Many therfore of his disciples when they had hearde this saide This is an harde saying who can abyde the hearyng of it 61 Iesus knewe in hym selfe that his disciples murmured at it and he sayde vnto them doth this offende you 62 What and yf ye shall see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was before 63 It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothyng The wordes that I speake vnto you are spirite and lyfe 64 But there are some of you that beleue not For Iesus knewe from the begynning which they were that beleued not and who shoulde betray hym 65 And he sayde Therfore saide I vnto you that no man can come vnto me except it were geuē vnto him of my father 66 From that time many of his disciples wēt backe walked no more with him 67 Then sayde Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go away 68 Then Simon Peter aunswered him Lorde to whō shall we go Thou hast the wordes of eternall lyfe 69 And we beleue and are sure that thou art Christe the sonne of y e lyuyng God 70 Iesus aunswereth them Haue not I chosen you twelue and one of you is a deuyll 71 He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon For he it was that shoulde betray hym beyng one of the twelue ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 Iesus fled the murmuryng Iewes 5 Christes kynsemen beleued not in hym 7 Why the worlde hateth Christe 12 Diuers opinions of Christe 14 Christ teacheth geuing all to his father 20 The blasphemie of the Iewes 23 Of the Sabboth worke 31 Manie of the people beleue on hym 32 The pharisees priestes sende to take hym 39 The holye ghost 4 Discention among the people for Christ 47 The pharisees chyde with the seruaūtes because they haue not brought hym 52 They chyde with Nicodemus 1 AFter these thynges Iesus went about in Galilee For he would no◠go about in Iurie because that the Iewes sought to kyll hym 2 The Iewes feaste of tabernacles was at hande 3 His brethren therfore sayde vnto him Get thee hence and go into Iurie that thy disciples also may see thy workes that thou doest 4 For there is no man that doeth any thyng in secrete and he hym selfe seketh to be knowen openly Yf thou do suche thynges shewe thy selfe to the worlde 5 For his brethren beleued not in hym 6 Then Iesus sayde vnto them My tyme is not yet come but your tyme is alway redy 7 The worlde can not hate you but me it hateth because I testifie of it that the workes therof are euyll 8 Go ye vp vnto this feast I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast for my tyme is not yet full come 9 When he had saide these wordes vnto them he abode styll in Galilee 10 But assoone as his brethrē were gone vp then went he also vp vnto the feaste not openly but as it were priuilie 11 Then sought hym the Iewes at the feaste and sayde where is he 12 And much murmuryng of hym was there among the people For some said he is good other sayde nay but he deceaueth the people 13 Howebeit no man spake openlye of hym for feare of the Iewes ☜ 14 ☞ Nowe when halfe of the feast was done Iesus went vp into the temple and taught 15 And the Iewes marueyled saying howe knoweth he the scriptures seyng that he neuer learned 16 Iesus aunswered them sayde My doctrine is not myne but his y t sent me 17 Yf any man wyll do his wyll he shall knowe of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speake of my selfe 18 He that speaketh of hym selfe seketh his owne praise But he that seketh his praise that sent hym the same is true no vnryghteousnes is in hym 19 Dyd not Moyses geue you a lawe yet none of you kepeth the lawe Why go ye about to kyll me 20 The people aunswered and sayde Thou hast the deuyll who goeth about to kyll thee 21 Iesus aunswered said vnto thē I haue done one worke ye al marueyle 22 Moyses therefore gaue vnto you the circumcisiō not because it is of Moyses but of the fathers And yet ye on the Sabboth day circumcise a man 23 Yf a man on the Sabboth day receaue circumcision without breakyng of the lawe of Moyses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euerywhyt whole on the Sabboth day 24 Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce but iudge with a ryghteous iudgement 25 Thē sayde some of them of Hierusalē Is not this he whom they go about to kyll 26 But loe he speaketh boldly they saye nothyng to hym Do the rulers knowe in deede that this is very Christ 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is but when Christe cōmeth no man knoweth whence he is 28 Then cryed Iesus in the temple as he taught saying Ye both knowe me and whence I am ye knowe And I am not come of my selfe but he that sēt me is true whom ye knowe not 29 But I knowe him for I am of him and he hath sent me 30 Then they sought to take hym but no man layde handes on hym because his houre was not yet come 31 Many of the people beleued on hym and saide When Christe commeth wyl he do mo miracles then these that this man hath done 32 The pharisees hearde that the people murmured such thinges concerning hym ☞ And the pharisees and the hye priestes sent seruauntes to take hym 33 Then sayde Iesus vnto them yet am I a litle whyle with you and then go I vnto hym that sent me 34 Ye shall seke me shall not fynde me where I am thither can ye not come 35 Then sayde the Iewes among them selues Whyther wyll he go that we shall not fynde hym Wyll he go vnto the dispearsed among the Gretians teache the gentiles 36 What maner of saying is this that he sayde ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come 37 In the last day that great day of the feast Iesus stoode and cryed saying Yf any man thirste let him come vnto me and drynke 38 He that beleueth on me as saith the scripture out of his belly shall flowe ryuers of water of lyfe 39 But this spake he of the spirite which they y t beleue o◠hym should receaue 〈◊〉 For the holy ghost was not yet there because Iesus was not yet glorified 40 ☞ Many of the people therfore when they hearde this saying sayde Of a trueth this is the prophete 41 But other sayde this is Christe But some saide shall Christe come out of Galilee 42 Sayth not the scripture that Christe shall come of the seede of Dauid and out of
Ananias with Saphyra his wyfe solde a possession 2 And kept away part of the price his wyfe also beyng of counsell and brought a certayne part and layde it downe at the Apostles feete 3 But Peter sayde Ananias howe is it that Satan hath fylled thyne heart that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy ghost and kepe away part of the price of the lande 4 Whyles it remayned was it not thyne owne And after it was solde was it not in thyne owne power Why haste thou conceaued this thyng in thyne heart Thou hast not lyed vnto men but vnto God 5 When Ananias hearde these wordes he fell downe and gaue vp the ghost And great feare came on all them that hearde these thynges 6 And the young men rose vp and put hym a part and caryed hym out and buryed hym 7 And it came to passe that as it were about the space of three houres after his wyfe came in ignoraunt of that which was done 8 And Peter sayde vnto her Tell me Solde ye not the lande for so much And she sayde Yea for so much 9 Then Peter sayde vnto her Why haue ye agreed together to tempt the spirite of the Lorde Beholde the feete of thē which haue buried thy husbande are at the doore and shall cary thee out 10 Then fell she downe strayghtway at his feete and yelded vp the ghost And the young men came in and founde her dead and caryed her out and buryed her by her husbande 11 And great feare came vpon all the Churche and vpon as many as hearde these thynges 12 And by the handes of the Apostles were many signes wonders shewed among the people And they were all together with one accord in Solomons porche 13 And of other durst no man ioyne hym selfe to them neuerthelesse the people magnified them 14 The number of them that beleued in the Lorde both of men and women grewe more and more 15 In so much that they brought the sicke into the streates layde thē on beddes and couches that at the least way the shadowe of Peter when he came by myght shadowe some of them 16 There came also a multitude of the cities rounde about vnto Hierusalem bryngyng sicke folkes and them which were vexed with vncleane spirites And they were healed euery one 17 Then the chiefe priest rose vp and all they that were with hym which is the sect of the Saducees and were full of indignation 18 And layed handes on the Apostles and put them in the common prison 19 But the Angel of the Lorde by nyght opened the prison doores and brought them foorth and sayde 20 Go and stande speake in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe 21 And when they hearde that they entred into the temple early in y e mornyng and taught But the chiefe priest came and they that were with hym called a counsayle together and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel and sent to the pryson to fet them 22 But when the officers came founde them not in the pryson they returned and tolde 23 Saying The pryson truely founde we shut with all diligence the kepers standyng without before the doores But when we had opened we founde no man within 24 Then when the chiefe priest and the ruler of the temple and the hye priestes hearde these thynges they doubted of them whervnto this woulde growe 25 Then came one and shewed them saying Beholde the men that ye put in pryson stande in the temple and teache the people 26 Then went the ruler of the temple with the officers and brought them without violence For they feared the people lest they should haue ben stoned 27 And when they had brought them they set them before the counsell And the chiefe priest asked them 28 Saying dyd not we strayghtly commaunde you that ye shoulde not teache in this name And beholde ye haue fylled Hierusalem with your doctrine and intende to bryng this mans blood vpon vs. 29 Then Peter and the other Apostles aunswered and sayde We ought more to obey God then men 30 The God of our fathers raysed vp Iesus whom ye slewe hanged on tree 31 Hym hath God lyft vp with his ryght hande to be a prince and a sauiour for to geue repentaunce to Israel and forgeuenesse of sinnes 32 And we are recordes of these thynges which we say so is also the holy ghost whom God hath geuen to them that obey hym 33 When they hearde that they claue a sunder and sought meanes to slea thē 34 Then stoode there vp one in the counsell a pharisee named Gamaliel a doctour of lawe had in reputation among all the people and commaunded the Apostles to go asyde a litle space 35 And sayde vnto them Ye men of Israel take heede to your selues what ye entende to do as touchyng these men 36 For before these dayes rose vp one Theudas boastyng him selfe to whom resorted a number of men about a foure hundred which was slayne and they all which beleued hym were scattered abrode and brought to naught 37 After this man arose vp one Iudas of Galilee in the dayes of tribute and drewe away much people after hym He also perished and all euen as many as hearkened to hym were scattered abrode 38 And nowe I saye vnto you refrayne your selues frō these men and let them alone For yf this counsell or this worke be of men it wyll come to naught 39 But and yf it be of God ye can not destroy it lest haply ye be founde to stryue agaynst God 40 And to hym agreed the other And when they had called the Apostles they beat them and commaunded that they shoulde not speake in the name of Iesu and let them go 41 And they departed from the counsell reioycing that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name 42 And dayly in the temple and in euery house they ceassed not to teach preach Iesus Christe ¶ The .vj. Chapter 3 Seuen deacons are ordeyned in the Churche 11 Steuen is accused 1 AND in those dayes when the number of y e disciples grewe there arose a grudge among the Grekes agaynst y e Hebrues because their wydowes were despysed in the dayly ministerie 2 Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together and sayde It is not good that we shoulde leaue the worde of God and serue tables 3 Wherfore brethren loke ye out among you seuen men of honest report full of the holy ghost and wysedome to whō we may commit this busynesse 4 But we wyll geue our selues continually to prayer and to the ministerie of the worde 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude And they chose Steuen a man full of fayth and of the holy ghost and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor Timon and Permenas and Nicolas a conuert of Antioche 6 These they set before the apostles and
For as for this Moyses that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt we wote not what is become of hym 41 And they made a Calfe in those dayes and offred sacrifice vnto the idoll and reioyced ouer the workes of their owne handes 42 Then God turned hym selfe away gaue them vp to worship the hoast of heauen as it is written in y e booke of the prophetes O ye house of Israel haue ye offered to me slayne beastes and sacrifices by the space of fourtie yeres in the wyldernesse 43 And ye toke vnto you the tabernacle of Moloch and the starre of your god Remphan figures whiche ye made to worship them And I wyll carry you away beyonde Babylon 44 Our fathers had y e tabernacle of witnesse in the wyldernesse as he had appoynted speakyng vnto Moyses that he shoulde make it accordyng to the fasshion that he had scene 45 Whiche also our fathers that came after brought in with Iesus into the possession of the gentiles whoÌ„ God draue out before the face of our fathers vnto the dayes of Dauid 46 Which sounde fauour before God and woulde fayne haue founde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob 47 But Solomon buylt hym an house 48 Howebeit he that is hyest of al dwelleth not in teÌ„ples made with handes as sayth the prophete 49 * Heauen is my seate and earth is my footstoole What house wyll ye buylde for me saith the Lord Or which is the place of my rest 50 Hath not my hande made all these thynges 51 Ye styfuecked and of vncircumcised heartes and eares ye haue alwayes resisted the holy ghost as your fathers dyd so do ye 52 Which of the prophetes haue not your fathers persecuted And they haue slayne them which shewed before of the commyng of that iuste of whom ye are nowe the betrayers and murtherers 53 Whiche also haue receaued the lawe by the disposition of angels and haue not kept it 54 ☞ When they hearde these thynges their heartes claue a sunder and they gnasshed on hym with their teeth 55 But he being full of the holy ghost loked vp stedfastly into heauen and sawe the glory of God and Iesus standyng on the ryght hande of God 56 And sayde Beholde I see the heauens open the sonne of man standyng on the ryght hande of God 57 Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ran vpon hym all at once 58 And cast hym out of the citie and stoned him And y e witnesses layde downe their clothes at a young mans feete whose name was Saul 59 And they stoned Steuen callyng on and saying Lorde Iesu receaue my spirite 60 And he kneeled downe and cryed with a loude voyce Lorde lay not this sinne to their charge And when he had thus spoken he fell a sleepe ☜ ¶ The .viii. Chapter Saule persecuteth the Christians 4 The Apostles are scattered abrode â— Philip commeth into Samaria 1â— Simon Magus is baptized and he dissembleth â—8 Philip baptizeth the Eunuch 1 AND Saul consented vnto his death And at that time there was a great persecution against y e Churche which was at Hierusalem and they were all scattered abrode thorowout the regions of Iurie and Samaria except the apostles 2 And deuout men were carefull together touchyng Steuen and made great lamentation ouer hym 3 As for Saul he made hauocke of the Churche and entred into euery house drewe out both men and women and put them into pryson 4 Therfore they that were scattered abrode went euery where preachyng the worde of God 5 ☞ Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria preached Christe vnto theÌ„ 6 And the people gaue heede vnto those thynges whiche Philip spake with one accorde hearyng and seing the miracles which he dyd 7 For vncleane spirites crying with loude voyce came out of manye that were possessed with them And many taken with paulsies many that haulted were healed 8 And there was great ioy in that citie 9 But there was a certayne man called Simon which beforetyme in the same citie vsed witchcraft and bewitched the people of Samaria saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges 10 Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest saying This man is the great power of God 11 And hym they sette much by because that of long tyme he had bewitched theÌ„ with sorseries 12 But assoone as they gaue credence to Philips preachyng of the kyngdome of God and of the name of Iesus Christe they were baptized both men womeÌ„ 13 Then Simon him selfe beleued also And wheÌ„ he was baptized he continued with Philip wondred beholding the miracles signes which were shewed 14 ☞ When the apostles whiche were at Hierusalem hearde say that Samaria hadde receaued the worde of God they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn 15 Which when they were come downe prayed for theÌ„ that they myght receaue the holy ghost 16 For as yet he was come downe vpon none of them but they were baptized only in the name of Christ Iesu 17 Then layde they their handes on theÌ„ and they receaued the holy ghost ☜ 18 And when Simon sawe that thorow laying on of the apostles handes y e holy ghost was geuen he offred theÌ„ money 19 Saying Geue me also this power that on whomsoeuer I put the hands he may receaue the holy ghost ☜ 20 But Peter sayde vnto him Thy money perishe with thee because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money 21 Thou hast neither part nor felowship in this busynesse For thy hearte is not ryght in the syght of God 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse praye God if perhaps y e thought of thyne heart may be forgeuen thee 23 For I perceaue y t thou art in the gall of bitternesse wrapped in iniquitie 24 TheÌ„ aunswered Simon said Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these thinges which ye haue spokeÌ„ fall on me 25 And they when they had testified and preached the worde of the Lorde returned towarde Hierusalem and preached the Gospell in many townes of the Samaritanes 26 ☞ And the Angell of the Lorde spake vnto Philip saying Aryse and go towarde the South vnto the waye that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza which is desert 27 And he arose went on and behold a man of Ethiopia and Eunuch of great auctoritie with Candace Queene of the EthiopiaÌ„s had the rule of all her treasure came to HierusaleÌ„ for to worship 28 And as he returned home agayne sittyng in his charet he read Esaias the prophete 29 Then the spirite said vnto Philip Go neare ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet 30 And Philip ran thither to him heard hym reade the prophete Esaias saide vnderstandest thou what thou readest 31 And he said how can I except I had a
Macedonia of the countrey of Thessalonia tarying styll with vs. 3 And the next day we came to Sidon And Iulius curteouslye entreated Paul and gaue hym libertie to go vnto his friendes and to refreshe hym selfe 4 And when we had launched from thence we sayled harde by Cypers because the wyndes were contrarye 5 And when we had sayled ouer the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra which is in Lycia 6 And there the vnder captayne founde a shippe of Alexandria redy that sayled into Italie and he put vs therin 7 And whē we had sayled slowly many dayes scarce were come ouer agaynst Gnydum because y e wynde withstoode vs we sayled harde by Candie ouer agaynst Salmo 8 And with much worke sayled beyonde it and came vnto a place wich is called the Fayre hauens nye whervnto was the citie of Lasea 9 When much tyme was spent when saylyng was nowe ieopardus because also that they had ouerlong fasted Paul put them in remembraunce 10 And sayde vnto them Syrs I perceaue that this vyage will be with hurt and much damage not of the ladyng and shippe only but also of our lyues 11 Neuerthelesse the vnder captayne beleued the gouernour and the maister of the shippe more then those thynges which were spoken of Paul 12 And because the hauen was not commodious to wynter in many toke counsell to depart thence yf by any meanes they myght attayne to Phenice there to winter which is an hauen of Candie and lyeth towarde the southwest and northwest wynde 13 And when the south wynde blewe softly they supposyng to obtayne their purpose loosed vnto Asson and sayled past Candie 14 But not long after there arose against their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeast 15 And when the shippe was caught and coulde not resist the wynde we let her go and were dryuen with the weather 16 But we were caryed into an Ile which is named Clauda and had much worke to come by a boate 17 Which they toke vp and vsed helpe and made fast the shippe fearyng least they shoulde fall into the Syrtes And so they let downe a vessel were caried 18 The next day when we were tossed with an exceading tempest they lighted the shippe 19 And the thirde day we cast out with our owne handes the tacklyng of the shippe 20 And when neither y e sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared and no small tempest lay vpon vs all hope that we should be saued was then taken away 21 But after long abstinence Paul stoode foorth in the middes of them and sayde Syrs ye shoulde haue harkened to me not to haue loosed frō Candie neither to haue brought vnto vs this harme and losse 22 And nowe I exhort you to be of good chere For there shal be no losse of any mans lyfe among you but of the shippe 23 For there stoode by me this nyght the Angel of God whose I am and whom I serue 24 Saying Feare not Paul thou must be brought before Caesar And lo God hath geuen thee all them that sayle with thee 25 Wherfore syrs be of good cheare for I beleue God that it shal be euen as it was tolde me 26 Howbeit we must be cast into * a certayne Ilande 27 But when the fourtenth nyght was come as we were saylyng in Adria about mydnyght the shypmen deemed that there appeared some countrey vnto them 28 And sounded and founde it twentie faddomes And when they had gone a litle further they sounded agayne and founde it fyfteene faddomes 29 Then fearyng lest they shoulde haue fallen on some rocke they caste foure anckers out of the sterne and wisshed for the day 30 And as the shypmen were about to flee out of the shippe when they had let downe the boate into the sea vnder a colour as though they woulde haue cast anckers out of the foreshippe 31 Paul sayde vnto the vnder captayne and to the souldiers Except these abide in the shippe ye can not be safe 32 Then the souldyers cut of the rope of the boate and let it fall away 33 And when the day began to appeare Paul besought them all to take meate saying This is the foureteenth day that ye haue taryed continued fasting receauyng nothyng at all 34 Wherfore I pray you to take meate for this no doubt is for your health for there shall not an heere fall from the head of any of you 35 And when he had thus spoken he toke bread and gaue thankes to God in presence of them all And when he had broken it he began to eate 36 Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate 37 And we were altogether in the shippe two hūdred threescore sixteene soules 38 And when they had eaten enough they lyghted the shippe and cast out the wheate into the sea 39 And when it was day they knewe not the lande but they spyed a certayne hauen with a banke into the which they were mynded yf it were possible to thrust in the shippe 40 And when they had taken vp the anckers they committed them selues vnto the sea and loosed the rudder bondes and hoyssed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde and drewe to lande 41 And when they fell into a place which had the sea on both sydes they thrust in the shippe And the forepart stucke fast moued not but the hynder part brake with the violence of the waues 42 And the souldiers counsel was to kyll the prysoners lest any of them when he had swomme out should runne away 43 But the vnder captayne wyllyng to saue Paul kept thē from their purpose commaunded that they which coulde swymme shoulde cast them selues first into the sea and scape to lande 44 And the other some on boordes and some on brokē peeces of the shippe And so it came to passe that they escaped all safe to lande ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter 5 The Viper hurteth not Paules hande 8 he healeth Publius father 23 and preacheth Christe at Rome 1 AND when they were scaped then they knewe that the I le was called Melite 2 And y e straungers shewed vs no litle kyndnesse for they kyndled a fyre and receaued vs euery one because of the present rayne and because of the colde 3 And when Paul had gathered a bondell of stickes and layde them on the fyre there came a Viper out of the heat and caught hym by the hande 4 And when the straungers sawe the beast hang on his hande they sayde among them selues No doubt this man is a murtherer Whom though he haue escaped the sea yet vengeance suffreth not to lyue 5 And he shoke of the Viper into the fyre and * felt no harme 6 Howbeit they wayted whē he shoulde haue swolne or fallen downe dead sodenlie But after they had loked a great while and sawe no harme come to him they chaunge◠their myndes and sayde
together are Gods labourers ye are Gods husbandrie ye are God 's buyldyng 10 Accordyng to the grace of God geuen vnto me as a wise maister builder haue I layde the foundation and another buyldeth theron But let euery man take heede howe he buyldeth vpon 11 For other foundation can no man lay then that that is layde which is Iesus Christe 12 If any man buylde on this foundation golde syluer precious stones tymber haye or stubble 13 Euery mans worke shal appeare The day shall declare it because it shal be reuealed by the fire And the fire shall trie euery mans worke what it is 14 If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abyde he shall receaue a reward 15 If any mans worke burne he shall suffer losse but he shal be safe hym selfe neuertheles yet as it were through fire 16 ☞ Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the spirite of God dwelleth in you 17 If any man defyle the temple of God hym shall God destroy For the temple of God is holy which temple ye are 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde let hym be a foole that he may be wyse 19 For the wisedome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God For it is writteÌ„ He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse 20 And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse that they be vayne 21 Therfore let no man reioyce in men For all thynges are yâ—urs 22 Whether it be Paul or Apollo or Cephas either the worlde either lyfe or death whether they be present thinges or thynges to come all are yours 23 And ye are Christes and Christe is Gods ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 After that he had described the office of a true apostle 3 seyng they dyd not acknowledge hym such one 4 he appealeth to gods iudgement 7 beatyng downe their glorie which hyndered them to prayse that which they dispraysed in hym 16 He sheweth what he requireth on their part and what they ought to loke for of hym at his returne 1 LEt a man so esteeme of vs as the ministers of Christe and disposers of the secretes of God 2 Furthermore it is required of the disposers that a man be founde faythfull 3 With me it is but a very small thyng that I shoulde be iudged of you either of mans iudgement No I iudge not mine owne selfe 4 For I knowe nothing by my selfe yet am I not thereby iustified but he that iudgeth me is the Lorde 5 Therefore iudge nothyng before the tyme vntyll the Lorde come who wyl lyghten thynges that are hyd in darkenesse open the counsels of the heartes and then shall euery man haue prayse of God ☜ 6 And these thynges brethren I haue figuratiuely applied vnto my selfe and to Apollos for your sakes that ye might learne by vs that no man conceaue in mynde aboue that whiche is written that one swell not agaynst another for any mans cause 7 For who seperateth thee And what hast thou that thou hast not receaued If thou haue receaued it why reioycest thou as though thou haddest not receaued it 8 Nowe ye are full nowe ye are made ryche ye raigne as kynges without vs and I woulde to God ye dyd raigne that we also myght raigne with you 9 For me thynketh that God hath set foorth vs whiche are the last apostles as it were men appoynted to death For we are made a gasyng stocke vnto the worlde and to the angels and to men 10 We are fooles for Christes sake but ye are wyse in Christe We are weake but ye are stronge Ye are honorable but we are despised 11 Euen vnto this time we both hunger and thirste and are naked and are buffeted and haue no certaine dwellyng place 12 And labour working with our owne handes We are reuyled and we blesse We are persecuted and suffer it 13 We are euyll spoken of and we praye we are made as the fylthynesse of the worlde the ofscowryng of all thynges vnto this day 14 I write not these thynges to shame you but as my beloued sonnes I warne you 15 For though ye haue ten thousande instructours in Christ yet haue ye not many fathers For in Christe Iesu I haue begotten you through the Gospell 16 Wherfore I desire you be ye folowers of me 17 For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus whiche is my beloued sonne faythfull in the Lorde which shall put you in remembraunce of my wayes which be in Christe as I teache euery where in all Churches 18 Some swel as though I would come no more at you 19 But I wyll come to you shortly if the Lorde wyll wyll knowe not the wordes of theÌ„ which swell but the power 20 For the kyngdome of God is not in worde but in power 21 What wyl ye Shal I come vnto you with a rodde or in loue and in the spirite of mekenesse ⧠The .v. Chapter 1 He reproueth sharpely their negligence in punyshyng him that had committed incest 3 wyllyng them to excommunicate hym 7 to imbrace puritie 9 and flee wickednesse 1 THere goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you suche fornication as is not named among the gentiles that one shoulde haue his fathers wyfe 2 And ye swell and haue not rather sorowed that he that hath so done this deede myght be put from among you 3 For I veryly as absent in body but present in spirite haue determined alredie as though I were present concernyng hym that hath done this deede 4 In the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe when ye are gathered together and my spirite with the power of the Lorde Iesus Christe 5 To delyuer suche a one vnto Satan for the destruction of the flesshe that the spirite may be saued in the daye of the Lorde Iesus 6 Your reioycing is not good Knowe ye not that a litle leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe 7 ☞ Purge out therfore the olde leauen that ye maye be newe dowe as ye are vnleauened bread For Christe our Pasouer is offred vp for vs. 8 Therefore let vs kepe holy day not with old leauen neither with the leauen of maliciousnes and wickednesse but with the vnleauened bread of purenesse and trueth ☜ 9 I wrote vnto you in an epistle that ye should not companie with fornicatours 10 And I meant not at all with the fornicatours of this worlde or with the couetous or extortioners or with idolaters for then must ye needes haue gone out of the world 11 But nowe I haue written vnto you that ye companie not together if any that is called a brother be a fornicatour or couetous or a worshipper of idols or a rayler or a drunkarde or an extortioner with him that is such see that ye eate not 12 For what haue I to do to iudge them
gladnesse 5 For your felowship in the Gospell frō the first day vntyll nowe 6 And beyng perswaded of this same thyng that he which hath begun good worke in you wyll perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe 7 As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al because I haue you in my heart and in my bondes in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell you all beyng partakers of my grace 8 For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Iesus Christe 9 * And this I pray that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandyng 10 That ye maye discerne thynges that differ that ye maye be pure and without offence tyll the day of Christe 11 Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and prayse of God ☜ 12 But I woulde ye should vnderstande brethren that the thinges which came vnto me hath come rather vnto the furtheraunce of the Gospell 13 So that my bondes in Christe are manifest throughout all the iudgement hall and in all other places 14 And many of the brethren of the Lord beyng incouraged through my bondes dare more plentifully speake the word without feare 15 Some preache Christe of enuie strife and some of good wyll 16 The one preache Christe of strife not sincerely supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes 17 But the others of loue knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell 18 What then So that Christe be preached any maner of way whether it be by pretence or by trueth I ioy therein and wyll ioy 19 For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation * through your prayer and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe 20 Accordyng to my expectation and my hope y t in nothyng I shal be ashamed but y t with all boldnesse as alwayes so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death 21 For Christe is to me lyfe and death is to me aduantage 22 But if I lyue in the fleshe this is the fruite of my labour and what I shall chose I wote not 23 For I am in a strayte betwixt two hauyng a desire to be loosed and to be with Christ which is much farre better 24 Neuerthelesse to abyde in y e fleshe is more needefull for you 25 And this am I sure of that I shall abyde continue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioy of fayth 26 That your reioysyng may be y e more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me by my commyng to you agayne 27 Only let your conuersation be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe that whether I come and see you or els be absent I may yet heare of your matters that ye continue in one spirite in one soule fyghtyng together for y e fayth of the Gospell 28 And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of saluatiō and that of God 29 For vnto you it is geuen for Christe not only this to beleue on hym but also this to suffer for his sake 30 Hauing the same fight which ye sawe in me and nowe heare in me ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He exhorteth them aboue all thynges to humilitie wherby pure doctrine is chiefly mayntayned 16 promisyng that he and Timotheus wyll spedyly come vnto them 27 and excuseth the long tariyng of Epaphroditus 1 IF there be therefore any consolation in Christe yf any comfort of loue if any felowship of y e spirite yf any compassion and mercie 2 Fulfyl ye my ioy that ye be lyke mynded hauyng the same loue being of one accorde of one mynde 3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one y e other better then hym selfe 4 Loke not euery man on his owne thynges but euery man also on the thynges of others 5 ☞ Let y e same mynde be in you which was in Christe Iesus 6 Who beyng in the fourme of God thought it not robbery to be equall with God 7 But made hym selfe of no reputation takyng on him the fourme of a seruaūt and * made in the lykenesse of men and founde in figure as a man 8 He humbled hym selfe made obedient vnto death euen the death of the crosse 9 Wherfore God also hath highly exalted hym and geuen hym a name which is aboue euery name 10 That in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe of thynges in heauen and thynges in earth and thinges vnder the earth 11 And that euery tongue should confesse that the Lorde Iesus Christe is to the glorie of God the father ☜ 12 Wherfore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not as in my presence only but nowe much more in my absence worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng 13 * For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of good wyll 14 * Do all thyng without murmuryng and disputyng 15 That*ye may be blamelesse and pure the sonnes of God without rebuke in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nation among whō shyne ye as lightes in the worlde 16 Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne neither haue laboured in vayne 17 Yea and though I be offered vp vpō the offeryng and seruice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all 18 For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me 19 But I trust in the Lorde Iesus to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also may be of good comfort when I knowe your state 20 For I haue no man lyke mynded who wyll naturally care for your state 21 For all seeke their owne not the thynges which are Iesus Christes 22 Ye knowe the profe of hym that as a sonne with the father he hath serued with me in the Gospell 23 Hym therfore I hope to sende assoone as I knowe my state 24 But I trust in the Lorde that I also my selfe shall come shortly 25 But I supposed it necessarie to sende to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labour felowe souldier but your Apostle and the minister of my neede 26 For he longed after you all and was full of heauinesse because that ye had hearde that he had ben sicke 27 And no doubt he was sicke nye vnto death but God had mercie on hym and not on hym only but on me also lest I shoulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe 28 I sent him therfore the more diligentlie that when ye see him againe ye may reioyce and that I may be the lesse sorowfull 29 Receaue hym therfore in the Lorde with all gladnes make much of such 30 Because for the worke of Christe he was nye vnto
praying 4 Sence we hearde of your fayth in Christe Iesus and of the loue which is to all saintes 5 For the hopes sake which is layde vp for you in heauen of which hope ye hearde before in the worde of trueth of the Gospell 6 Which is come vnto you euen as it is into all the worlde is fruitfull as it is also in you from the day ye hearde of it and knewe the grace of God in trueth 7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our deare felowe seruaunt which is for you a faythfull minister of Christe 8 Who also declared vnto vs your loue in the spirite 9 ☞ For this cause we also sence y e day we hearde haue not ceassed to pray for you and to desire that ye myght be fulfylled with knowledge of his wyll in all wisdome spiritual vnderstandyng 10 That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng beyng fruitefull in all good workes and encreasyng in the knowledge of God 11 Strenthened with all might through his glorious power vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse ☜ 12 Geuyng thankes vnto y e father which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritaunce of the saintes in lyght 13 Who hath delyuered vs from the power of darcknesse and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare sonne 14 In whō we haue redemptiō through his blood the forgeuenesse of sinnes 15 Who is the image of the inuisible God the first borne of all creatures 16 For by him were all thinges created that are in heauē and that are in earth visible and inuisible whether they be maiestie or lordeshippe either rule or power All thynges were created by hym and for hym 17 And he is before all thynges and in hym all thynges consist 18 And he is the head of the body of the Churche he is the begynnyng the first borne of the dead that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence 19 For it pleased the father that in hym shoulde all fulnesse dwell 20 And by hym to * reconcile all thynges vnto hym selfe to set at peace through the blood of his crosse by hym both the thynges in earth and thynges in heauen 21 And you which were sometyme straungers and enemies by cogitation in euyll workes hath he nowe yet reconciled 22 In the body of his fleshe through death to present you holye and vnblameable without fault in his syght 23 If ye continue grounded stablisshed in the fayth and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospell which ye haue hearde howe it is preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen wherof I Paul am made a minister 24 Nowe iowe I in my sufferynges for you and fulfyll that which is behynde of the passions of Christe in my fleshe for his bodyes sake which is y e Church 25 Wherof I am made a minister accordyng to the dispensation of God which is geuen to me to you warde to fulfyll the worde of God 26 The misterie hyd sence the worlde began and sence the begynnyng of generations but nowe is opened to his saintes 27 To whom God woulde make knowē what is the riches of the glorie of this misterie among the gentiles which is Christe in you the hope of glorie 28 Whom we preache warnyng euery man and teachyng euery man in all wisdome to present all men perfect in Christe Iesus 29 Wherunto I also labour striuyng according to his workyng which worketh in me mightylie ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Hauyng protected his good wyll towarde them 4 he admonisheth them not to turne backe from Christe 8 to the seruice of Angels or any other inuention or els ceremonies of the lawe 17 which haue finished their office and are ended in Christe 1 FOr I woulde that ye knew what great fight I haue for you and for them that are at Laodicea and for as many as haue not seene my face in the fleshe 2 That their heartes myght be comforted beyng knyt together in loue and in al riches of certaintie of vnderstanding to knowe the misterie of God and of the father and of Christe 3 In whom are hyd all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge 4 This I say lest any man shoulde begyle you with perswasion of wordes 5 For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I with you in the spirite ioying and beholdyng your order and your stedfast fayth in Christe 6 As ye haue therfore receaued Christe Iesus the Lorde so walke ye in hym 7 Rooted and built in hym stablished in the fayth as ye haue ben taught aboundyng therin with thankes geuing 8 ☞ * Beware lest any man spoyle you through philosophie vayne deceipt after the tradition of men and after the rudimentes of the worlde and not after Christe 9 For in hym dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodyly 10 And ye are complete in him which is the head of all principalitie and power 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with circumcisiō made without handes by puttyng of the body of sinnes of the fleshe in the circumcision of Christe 12 Buried with him in baptisme in whō ye are also risen agayne through y e fayth of the operation of God who hath raysed hym from the dead 13 * And ye beyng dead to sinne and to the vncircumcision of your fleshe hath he quickened with him forgeuyng all your trepasses ☜ 14 And puttyng out the hande writing of ordinaunces that was agaynst vs and that hath he taken out of the way fastenyng it to his crosse 15 Spoylyng all principalities powers hath made a shewe of them openly triumphyng ouer them in it 16 Let no man therfore iudge you in meate or in drinke or in part of an holy-day or of the newe moone or of the Sabboth dayes 17 Which are shadowes of thynges to come but the body is of Christe 18 Let no man begile you of victorie in the humblenesse and worshippyng of Angels intrudyng hym selfe into those thinges which he hath not seene causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde 19 And holdeth not the head wherof all the body by ioyntes bandes supported and knit together encreaseth with the encrease of God 20 Wherefore yf ye be dead with Christe from y e rudimentes of the world why as though lyuyng in the worlde are ye led with traditions 21 Touche not taste not handle not 22 Which all be in corruption in abusyng after the commaundementes and doctrines of men 23 Which thynges haue a shewe of wisdome in superstition humblenesse of mynde and in hurtyng of the body not in any honour to the satisfiyng of y e flesh ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth where we shoulde seke Christe 5 he exhorteth to mortification 10 to put of the olde man and to put on Christe 12 to the which he addeth exhortation both generall and
wyll God bryng with hym 15 For this say we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we whiche lyue remayning vnto the cōmyng of the Lord shall not preuent them which sleepe 16 For the Lorde hym selfe shal descende from heauen in a shoute and in the voyce of the Archangell and in the trumpe of God And the dead in Christ shall aryse first 17 Than we which lyue which remaine shal be caught vp together with them in the cloudes to meete the Lorde in the ayre And so shall we euer be with the Lorde 18 Wherfore comfort your selues one another in these wordes ☜ The .v. Chapter 1 He infourmeth them of the day of iudgement and commyng of the Lorde 6 Exhortyng them to watche 12 and to regarde such as preache Gods word among them 1 BVt of the tymes seasons brethrē ye haue no neede that I write vnto you 2 For ye your selues knowe perfectlye that the day of the Lord shall so come euen as a theefe in the nyght 3 For when they shal say peace safetie then shall sodeyne destruction come vppon them as sorowe vpon a woman with chylde and they shall not escape 4 But ye brethren are not in darknesse that that day shoulde ouertake you as a theefe 5 ☞ Ye are all the chyldren of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the nyght neither of darkenesse 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other but let vs watche and be sober 7 For they that sleepe sleepe in the night and they that be druncken are druncken in the nyght 8 But let vs which are of the day be sober puttyng on the brest plate of fayth and loue and a helmet the hope of saluation 9 For God hath not appoynted vs to wrath but to obtayne saluation by our Lorde Iesus Christe 10 Whiche dyed for vs that whether we wake or sleepe we shoulde lyue together with hym 11 Wherefore comfort your selues together and edifie euery one another euen as ye do ☜ 12 And we beseche you brethren to know them whiche labour among you and haue the ouersight of you in the Lorde and admonishe you 13 That ye haue them in hye reputation in loue for their worke and be at peace among your selues 14 ☞ We exhort you brethren warne them that are vnruly comfort the feeble mynded lyft vp the weake be pacient towarde all men 15 See that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both among your selues and to all men 16 Reioyce euer 17 Pray continually 18 In all thinges geue thankes For this is the wyl of God in Christe Iesus towarde you 19 Quenche not the spirite 20 Despise not prophesiynges 21 Examine all thynges holde fast that which is good 22 Abstayne from all appearaunce of euyll 23 And the very God of peace santifie you throughout And I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued blamelesse in the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe 24 Faythfull is he whiche called you whiche wyll also do it 25 Brethren pray for vs. 26 Greete all the brethren in an holy kysse 27 I charge you in the Lorde that this epistle be read vnto al the holy brethren 28 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you Amen ⧠The first epistle vnto the Thessalonians written from Athens The seconde Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Thessalonians ⧠The first Chapter 3 He thanketh God for their fayth loue and pacience 11 He prayeth for the encrease of the same 12 And sheweth what fruite shall come therof 1 PAul and Siluanus and Timotheus vnto the Church of the Thessalonians in God our father and the Lord Iesus Christe 2 Grace vnto you and peace from God our father the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 We are bound to thanke God alwayes for you brethren as it is meete because that your fayth groweth exceedyngly and the loue of euery one of you toward another aboundeth 4 So that we our selues reioyce in you in the Churches of God ouer your pacience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye suffer 5 Which is a token of the ryghteous iudgment of God that ye may be counted woorthy of the kyngdome of God for which ye also suffer 6 For it is a ryghteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you 7 And to you whiche are troubled reste with vs in the reuelation of the Lorde Iesus from heauen with the Angels of his power 8 In flamyng fire rendryng vengeance vnto them that knowe not God and that obey not the Gospell of our Lorde Iesus Christe 9 Which shal be punisshed with euerlastyng dampnation from the presence of the Lorde frō the glorie of his power 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saintes and to be made marueylous in all them that beleue because our testimonie toward you was beleued in that day 11 Wherfore also we praye alwayes for you that our God woulde make you worthy of the callyng fulfyll all good pleasure of goodnesse in the worke of fayth in power 12 That the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe may be glorified in you and ye in hym accordyng to the grace of our God and the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He sheweth them that the day of the Lorde shall not come tyll the departyng of the fayth come first 9 and the kyngdome of Antichriste 15 And therfore he exhorteth them not to be deceaued but to stande stedfast in the thinges that he hath taught them 1 WE besech you brethren by the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe and by our assembling vnto hym 2 That ye be not sodenlye moued from your minde nor be troubled neither by spirite nor by worde nor yet by letter as from vs as though the daye of Christe were at hande 3 Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a fallyng away first that that man of sinne be reuealed the sonne of perdition 4 Whiche is an aduersarie and is exalted aboue all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing hym selfe that he is God 5 Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges 6 And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth that he myght be reuealed in his tyme. 7 For the misterie of iniquitie doth alredie worke tyll he whiche nowe onlye letteth be taken out of the way 8 And then shall that wicked be reuealed whom the Lorde shall consume with the spirite of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his commyng ☜ 9 Euen hym whose commyng is after the workyng of Satan in all power signes and wonders of lying 10
the wyll of man but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy ghost ¶ The .ij Chapter 1 He prophesieth of false teachers and sheweth their punishement 1 THere were false prophetes also among the people euē as there shal be false teachers among you whiche pryuyly shal bryng in damnable heresies euen denying the Lorde that hath bought them and bryng vpō them selues swyft damnation 2 And many shall folowe their damnable wayes by whom the way of trueth shal be euyll spoken of 3 And through couetousnesse shall they with fayned wordes make marchaūdize of you whose iudgement is nowe not farre of and their damnation sleepeth not 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned but cast them downe into hell and delyuered them into chaynes of darknesse to be kept vnto iudgement 5 Neither spared the olde worlde but saued Noe the eyght person a preacher of ryghteousnesse and brought in the flood vpon the worlde of the vngodly 6 And turned their cities of Sodome Gomorrhe into asshes ouerthrewe thē dampned them and made of them an ensample vnto those that after shoulde lyue vngodly 7 And iust Lot vexed with y e vncleane conuersatiō of the wicked deliuered he 8 For he beyng ryghteous dwellyng among them in seyng and hearyng vexed his ryghteous soule from daye to daye with their vnlawfull deedes 9 The Lorde knoweth howe to delyuer the godly out of temptation and to reserue the vniust vnto the day of iudgement for to be punished 10 But chiefely them that walke after the fleshe in the lust of vncleanenesse and despise auctoritie Presumptious are they and stande in their owne conceyte whiche feare not to speake euyl of them that excell in worship 11 When the Angels whiche are greater both in power and might geue not raylyng iudgement against them before the Lorde 12 But these as bruite beastes ledde with sensualitie and made to be taken and destroyed speake euyll of the thynges that they vnderstande not and shall perishe through their owne corruption 13 And receaue the rewarde of vnryghteousnesse they count it pleasure to lyue deliciouslye for a season Spottes they are and blottes delighting them selues in their deceauynges in feastyng with you 14 Hauyng eyes full of adulterie that can not ceasse from sinne begylyng vnstable soules Heartes they haue exercised with robberie they are cursed chyldren 15 Which haue forsaken the ryght waye and are gone astray folowyng the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnesse 16 But was rebuked of his iniquitie The dumbe beast and vsed to the yoke speaking with mans voyce forbad the madnesse of the prophete 17 These are welles without water cloudes that are caryed with a tempest to whom the mist of darknesse is reserued for euer 18 For when they haue spoken the great swellyng wordes of vanitie they entice through lustes in the voluptuousnesse of the fleshe them that were cleane escaped from them whiche are wrapped in errour 19 Whyle they promise them libertie where as they them selues are y e bonde seruauntes of corruption For of whom a man is ouercome vnto the same is he brought in bondage 20 For yf they after they haue escaped from the fylthynesse of the worlde thorowe the knowledge of the Lord the sauiour Iesus Christe are yet tangled agayne therein and ouercome then is the later end worse with them then the begynnyng 21 For it had ben better for them not to haue knowen the way of righteousnes then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy commaundement that was geuen vnto them 22 But the same is happened vnto them that is vsed to be spoken by the true prouerbe The dogge is tourned to his owne vomite againe and the sowe that was wasshed is turned againe to her wallowyng in the myre The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth the impietie of them which mocke at Gods promises 7 After what sort the ende of the worlde shal be 8 That they prepare them selues therevnto 16 Who they are which abuse the wrytynges of S. Paul the rest of the scriptures 18 Concludyng with eternall thankes to Christe Iesus 1 THis is the seconde epistle that I now wryte vnto you dearely beloued wherwith I stirre vp warne your pure myndes 2 By puttyng you H. L. in remembraunce that ye may be myndfull of the wordes which were tolde before of the holy prophetes and also the commaundement of vs whiche be Apostles of the Lorde and sauiour 3 This first vnderstande that there shall come in the laste dayes mockers whiche wyll walke after their owne lustes 4 And say Where is the promise of his commyng For sence the fathers dyed all thynges continue a lyke from the begynnyng of the creation 5 For this they knowe not and that wylfully howe that the heauens were of olde and the earth that was of the water and by the water by the worde of God 6 By the which thinges the world that then was perisshed beyng then ouerrunne with water 7 But the heauens and earth whiche are nowe be kept by his worde in store and reserued vnto fire agaynst the day of iudgement and perdition of vngodly men 8 Dearely beloued be not ignoraunt of this one thyng howe that one day is with the Lorde as a thousande yere a thousande yere as one day 9 The Lorde that hath promised is not slacke as some men count slacknesse but is pacient to vswarde forasmuch as he woulde haue no man lost but wyll receaue all men to repentaunce 10 Neuerthelesse the day of the Lorde wyll come as a theefe in the nyght in the which the heauens shal passe away with a noyse and the elementes shall melt with heate the earth also and the workes that are therein shall burne 11 Seyng then that all these thynges shall perisshe what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlynesse 12 Lokyng for and hastyng vnto the cōmyng of the day of God by whom the heauens shall perishe with fire and the elementes shall melt with heate 13 Neuerthelesse we accordyng to his promise loke for a newe heauen and a newe earth wherein dwelleth ryghteousnesse 14 Wherfore dearely beloued seyng that ye loke for such thynges be diligent that ye may be founde of hym in peace without spot and vndefyled 15 And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is saluatiō euen as our dearely beloued brother Paul also accordyng to the wisedome geuen vnto hym hath written vnto you 16 Yea almost in euery epistle speakyng of such thinges among which are manye thynges harde to be vnderstande which they that are vnlearned and vnstable peruert as they do also the other scriptures vnto their owne destruction 17 Ye therfore beloued seyng ye be warned afore hande beware lest ye with other men be also plucked away through the errour of the wicked and fall from your owne
are not euill to him that vseth them 〈◊〉 â—et not â—â—ches be accompted euill for they are geuen to good men Let not them be accompted high or excellent for they are geuen to euill men â–ª they are taken from good men to trye them and from euyl meÌ„ to â—â—â—gue the. “ Hebâ—ue 〈…〉 (d) Aswell 〈…〉 â–ª Caldeaâ—s â–ª Idâ—mâ—ans as others To shewe the concord â— brotherlie a 〈◊〉 of Iobs childreÌ„ â–ª which also was another pâ—â—ie of the blessing of God and his felicitie (f) That is he wâ—lled theÌ„ to be sanctified in abstaining froÌ„ carnal appetites and shewed how they should behaue them selues holylie and â—obeâ—â—e in their banquettes (g) Herein is Iobs religion and feare of God knowen the fatherly care of his children expressed (h) The Ebrue is blesse God which is sometimes taken for to curse or blaspheme (i) In this place not onely Angels â–ª but euery godly person is taken for gods childe of which God hath a tender care as a louing father (k) God asketh the question not that he was ignoraunt from whence he came but for the weakenes of man (l) This is Satans onely endeuour to range abrode as a roring lion seeking whom he may deuoure “ Or Hebre â–ª made an hedge about him (m) The Ebrue is blesse thee as it is before taken the fifte verâ—e to curse Here is 〈…〉 〈…〉 That is 〈◊〉 Aâ—â—â—ians 〈◊〉 and of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 (p) Not that he was vnâ—â—cient â–ª but he woulde not haue any thing remaine with him which was deliuered into the powre of Satan (q) Declaring that all that God doth is well done â—â—ernus â—ned as 〈…〉 as it is 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 before Not but y e 〈…〉 for 〈…〉 beyng vnder the 〈…〉 â—or that lawâ—s reâ—ed and pâ—ined by 〈◊〉 and by 〈◊〉 innocenâ—ie of Christ al 〈◊〉 punishmentes were 〈…〉 not deâ—ed â—kinne for skinne 〈◊〉 is a man wiâ—â— offer to â—â—â—nger the skâ—â—ne of â—n otâ—er â—â—ther 〈◊〉 to 〈…〉 so would Iob beare the losse of his childreÌ„s skinnes liues â–ª and bodyes in patience rather then patiently to suffer his owâ—e skinne body to be touched and therfore sayth the deuil touch him on his owne skinne and thou shalt â—ee that he wil to thy â—ace curse thee (d) Declaring that in al afflâ—ction there are certayne boundes and â—tes beâ—onde the which Satan can not go (e) A cruell temptation of an euyl and vngodly wise (f) Teaching that we ought to reioyce in gods giâ—tes when he sendeth them be thankefull and to be patient when he taketh them againe not to dispaire That is true friendship whiche bideth asâ—ell in aduersitie as in prosperitie and as in prosperitie to reioyce with him so in aduersitie to lament with him Whiche was a custome when great sorowe was declared â–ª shewyng their humblenesse â–ª that from the dust they came â–ª and thyther they shall returne “ Heb. Towardes the heauen (a) That is after that seuen dayes were fully finished (b) Iob being sore afflicted in the fleshe semeth after a sort to yeld to 〈◊〉 breaking out into these wordes because he saw y t that day was the beginning of al these afflictions He cursed not his dayes because he was weâ—ry of it as one desperate but rather wishing to be dissolued lest by farther troubles he should be forced to offend God “ 〈◊〉 Twyâ— d The He◠〈◊〉 is the 〈◊〉 â—iddes 〈…〉 morning Heb counsellers “ Heb desolate (e) That is death wâ—â— end and 〈◊〉 from the tyrannie and wickednesse of them (f) Here Iâ—â— declareth 〈◊〉 sore plagues he bare â–ª â—ounting 〈…〉 in wo◠〈◊〉 then the 〈◊〉 persons and bound pâ—ners of whâ—ch cares 〈◊〉 opinion of the fleshe â–ª â—e accompâ—etâ— death the 〈◊〉 end (g) That is aduersitie whiche beyng in prosperitie he feared Because 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 patieÌ„ce Meaning 〈…〉 comâ— many 〈…〉 â—nd 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 seke 〈◊〉 As couâ—g him 〈…〉 This is 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 treason bâ—t innocentes perâ—she not but 〈◊〉 afflicted 〈…〉 not oâ—erthrowen 〈…〉 are 〈…〉 was 〈◊〉 but he 〈…〉 Iob wâ—s afflicted 〈◊〉 periâ— not e That is God will punâ—t tiraunts wâ—che are 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 aâ—though 〈…〉 their 〈…〉 do 〈◊〉 at theÌ„ 〈…〉 〈…〉 commeth 〈◊〉 such 〈◊〉 from God to â—hewe the reuerenâ—e and 〈◊〉 of theâ— (h) This is the description of the windâ— not knowing from whence it commeth or whyther it wil â–ª as Saul also heard a voyce but saw not any man (i) This is Eliphas weake argument to proue Iob an euyll man because God plagued hym or 〈◊〉 if God afflicted innocentes caâ—nal reason woulde iudge the creature more iust then the creator which is blasphemie for God ofte punisheth the righteous to proue them (k) Take froÌ„ gods children and from the angels that which is gods and they are altogether vnperfect and foolishe (l) Meaning mans body which is nothing but dust and clay (m) This expresseth maâ—s short lyfe and the daungers and miseries in the same (n) O mans blindnesse that seeth not his owne miserie An other â—ment of 〈…〉 Iob 〈◊〉 he can not be godly 〈◊〉 of the good and godlie men were euer so affâ—ted agâ—â—nst whiche 〈◊〉 temptaâ— we haue 〈◊〉 to â—fore ouâ— seâ—â—es whom 〈…〉 he 〈…〉 〈…〉 Iob 〈◊〉 beâ—â—use 〈…〉 hâ—th 〈…〉 vnto 〈…〉 That is 〈…〉 that God had cursed him and al his 〈…〉 his prosperitie d That is by publike iudgement 〈…〉 which was vsed to a◠〈…〉 (e) Declaring that it is not of the earth y t barrennes afflictions do aryse neither is it by any extern things but only such aduersitie falleth for mans offence wherof he is the author f Wherin is the signe of our corrupt nature euen from the fâ—ll of Adam g If I were in thy 〈…〉 would 〈…〉 God 〈…〉 (h) That is in thinges manifest and playne they want godly wysdome and grace to see (i) That is from the crueltie of the wicked which is compared to the sworde (k) Alluding to the siâ—e dayes of gods first worke and the seuenth day he rested meaning that of al thy cares and troubles god will deliuer thee bring thee to rest as in the seuenth day l Shew 〈…〉 God 's 〈◊〉 â—reatures of his 〈◊〉 to our good â–ª Shâ—â— not 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 thing 〈…〉 foâ—owe◠〈…〉 great 〈…〉 (a) Meaning that his troubles are excessiue â—nd vnmeasurable as the landes of the sea (b) Declaring that he was not afflicted only bodyly but also prickt in his conscience c As though he had sayde 〈◊〉 not without cause sâ—ing neither y e wild asse nor the oâ—e do crie when they want not d Can we beâ—re tribulatâ—ons that the 〈◊〉 and vnpleasaunt e Meâ—ning that â—e hâ—d rather dye then to deme the woâ—des 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 f 〈◊〉 leâ—t 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 beare his â—fflâ—â—tions to 〈…〉 should long 〈…〉 〈…〉 (g) 〈◊〉 the bâ—â—oâ—â—â—usâ—eth 〈◊〉 veâ—emenâ—ie and passeth 〈◊〉 the pâ—aâ—â—s 〈…〉 Sâ—â—eba 〈…〉 sonne of Reâ—â—a â–ª of whom Araâ— was 〈◊〉 Saba l Do 〈◊〉 about by your tauntes
and that is made of skinnes and all worke of goates heere and all thinges made of wood 21 And Eleazar the priest sayde vnto the men of warre which went to the battayle This is the ordinaūce of the lawe which the Lorde cōmaunded Moyses 22 As for golde siluer brasse and iron tinne and lead 23 And all that may abide the fire ye shal make it go through the fire and it shal be cleane Neuerthelesse it shal be purified with water of seperation And all that suffereth not the fire ye shall make go through the water 24 And washe your clothes the seuenth day and ye shal be cleane and afterwarde come into the hoast 25 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 26 Take the summe of the pray that was taken both of the persons and of cattell thou and Eleazar the priest and the chiefe fathers of the congregation 27 And deuide the pray into two partes betweene them that toke the warre vpon them and went out to battayle and all the congregation 28 And take a tribute vnto the Lorde of the men of warre which went out to battayle one soule of fiue hundred both of the persons and of the beefes and of the asses and of the sheepe 29 And ye shall take it of their halfe and geue it vnto Eleazar the priest as an heaue offeryng of the Lorde 30 And of the halfe of the children of Israel thou shalt take one portion of fiftie of the persons and of the beefes of the asses and of the sheepe and of al maner of beastes and geue them vnto the Leuites which wayte vpon the charge of the tabernacle of the Lorde 31 And Moyses and Eleazar the priest dyd as the Lorde cōmaunded Moyses 32 And the bootie and the rest of the pray which the men of warre had caught was sixe hundred thousande and three sore and fifteene thousande sheepe 33 And three score and twelue thousande of beefes 34 And three score one thousande asses 35 And thirtie two thousande persons in all of women that had lyen by no man 36 And the halfe which was the part of them that went out to warre was in number three hundred thousande and seuen and thirtie thousande fiue hundred sheepe 37 And the Lordes part of the sheepe was sixe hundred threescore fifteene 38 And the beefes were thirtie and sixe thousande of which the Lordes part was threescore and twelue 39 And the asses were thirtie thousande and fiue hundred of which the Lordes part was threescore and one 40 And the persons were sixteene thousande of which the Lordes part was thirtie and two persons 41 And Moyses gaue the tribute which was the Lordes heaue offeryng vnto Eleazar the priest as the Lorde commaunded Moyses 42 And the other halfe of the children of Israel which Moyses deuided from the men of warre 43 That is to wit the halfe that pertayned vnto the congregation was three hundred thousande and thirtie seuen thousande and fiue hundred sheepe 44 And thirtie and sixe thousande beefes 45 And thirtie thousande asses and fiue hundred 46 And sixteene thousande persons 47 And Moyses toke of the halfe that pertayned vnto the children of Israel one portion of fiftie both of the persons and of the cattell and gaue them vnto the Leuites which wayted vpon the charge of the tabernacle of the Lorde as the Lorde commaundded Moyses 48 And the officers of thousandes of the hoast y e captaynes ouer the thousandes and the captaynes ouer the hundredes came foorth 49 And sayde vnto Moyses Thy seruauntes haue taken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder our aucthoritie and there lacketh not one man of vs 50 We haue therfore brought a present vnto the Lord what euery man found of iewels of golde bracelets chaynes rynges eare rynges and spangles to make an attonement for our soules before the Lorde 51 And Moyses and Eleazar the priest toke the golde of them all the wrought iewels 52 And all the golde of the heaue offering that they heaued vp to the Lorde of the captaynes ouer thousandes hundredes was sixteene thousande seuen hundred and fiftie sicles 53 For the men of warre had spoyled euery man for hym selfe 54 And Moyses and Eleazar the priest toke the golde of the captaynes ouer the thousandes hundredes and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation for a memoriall of the children of Israel before the Lorde The .xxxij. Chapter 2 To Ruben and Gad and to halfe the tribe of Manasses is promised the possession beyonde Iordane eastwarde 7 The Rubenites and the Gadites be rebuked of Moyses 16 Their promises vnto Moyses 1 THe childrē of Ruben the children of Gad had an exeeding great multitude of cattell And when they sawe the lande of Iazer the lande of Gilead that it was an apt place for cattell 2 The children of Ruben and the children of Gad came spake vnto Moyses and Eleazar the priest and vnto the lordes of the congregation saying 3 The lande of Ataroth Dibon Iazer and Nenrah Hesbon and Elealeh Sabam and Nebo and Beon 4 Which countrey the Lorde smote before the congregation of Israel is a lande meete for cattell and we thy seruauntes haue cattell 5 Wherfore said they If we haue found grace in thy sight let this lande be geuē vnto thy seruauntes to possesse bryng vs not ouer Iordane 6 And Moyses sayde vnto the children of Gad and of Ruben Shall your brethren go to warre and ye shall sit here 7 Wherfore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel that they shoulde not go ouer into the lande which the Lorde hath geuen them 8 Thus dyd your fathers when I sent them from Cades Barnea to see y e land 9 For when they went vp euen vnto the riuer of Eschol and sawe the lande they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel that they should not go into the lande which the Lord hath geuē them 10 And the Lordes wrath was kindled the same tyme and he sware saying 11 * None of the men that came out of Egypt frō twentie yeres olde aboue shall see the lande which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob because they haue not wholly folowed me 12 Saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune the Kenesite and Iosuah the sonne of Nun for they haue constantly folowed the Lorde 13 And the Lorde was verie angry with Israel and made them wander in the wildernesse fourtie yeres vntyll all the generation that had done euyll in the sight of the Lorde were consumed 14 And beholde ye are rysen vp in your fathers steade as an increase of sinfull men to augment the fierce wrath of the Lorde towarde Israel 15 For if ye turne away from after hym he wyll yet agayne leaue the people in the wildernesse and ye shall destroy all this folke 16 And they went neare hym and sayde We wyll builde sheepe foldes here for
the matter was brought to Darius and then they aunswered by letters therevnto 6 This is the copie of the letter that Thathanai which was captayne beyond the water Stharbuzanai the counsailours of Apharsath which were beyond the water sent vnto king Darius 7 And the matter that they sent vnto him was written thus within the letter Vnto Darius the king all peace 8 Be it knowen vnto the king that we went into the prouince of Iurie to the house of the great God which is builded with mightie great stones and beames are layde in the walles and the worke goeth fast foorth and prospereth in their handes 9 Then asked we the elders and saide vnto them as it foloweth Who commaunded you to builde this house and to make vp the walles thereof 10 We asked their names also that we might certifie thee and write the names of the men that were their rulers 11 But they aunswered vs with these wordes and saide We are the seruauntes of him that is God of heauen and earth and builde the house that was builded of olde and many yeres ago which the great king of Israel builded and set vp 12 But after our fathers had prouoked the God of heauen vnto wrath he gaue them ouer into the hande of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon of the Chaldees which brake downe this house and caried the people away captiue vnto Babylon 13 But in the first yere of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus gaue commaundement concerning this house of God that it shoulde be built againe 14 And the vessels of golde and siluer of the house of God which Nabuchodonosor toke out of the temple that was at Hierusalem and brought them into the temple at Babylon those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple at Babylon and they were deliuered vnto one Sasbazar by name whom he made captaine 15 And saide vnto him Take these vessels and go thy way and set them in the temple that is at Hierusalem and let the house of God be builded in his place 16 Then came the same Sasbazar and layed the foundation of the house of God which is at Hierusalem Since that time also vntill nowe hath it ben in building and yet is it not finished 17 Now therefore if it please the king let there be searche made in the kinges librarie which is there at Babylon whether it haue ben king Cyrus commaundement that this temple of God at Hierusalem shoulde be builded and let the king send his minde concerning the same matter ¶ The .vi. Chapter At the commaundement of Darius king of Persia after the temple was builded and dedicate the children of Israel kepe the feaste of vnleuened bread 1 THen cōmaunded king Darius they made searche in the librarie euē in the place where they layed vp the treasure at Babylon 2 And there was found in a coffer in the palace that is in the prouince of the Medes a volume and therein was it thus written as a memoriall 3 In the first yere of king Cyrus gaue the same king Cyrus commaundement concerning the house of God at Hierusalem that the same house should be builded in the place where they offer the sacrifices to ioyne the walles together of threescore cubites heyght and threescore cubites breadth 4 Three rowes of rough stones and one rowe of newe timber and the expences shal be geuen of the kinges house 5 And let the golde and siluer vessels of the house of God which Nabuchodonosor toke out of the temple at Hierusalem and brought vnto Babylon be restored and brought againe vnto the temple at Hierusalem to their place in the house of God 6 Now therefore thou Thathanai captaine beyond the water Stharbuzanai and your counsailers and Aphersechei which are beyond the water get ye away from them 7 Let the worke of the house of this God alone that the captaine of the Iewes and their elders may builde the house of God in his place 8 I haue commaunded what ye shall do to the elders of Iuda for the building of the house of God that of the kinges goodes euen of the tribute beyond the water foorthwith expences be geuen vnto the men that they be not hindred 9 And if they haue neede of calues rammes and lambes for the burnt offering of the God of heauen wheate salte wine and oyle after the custome of the priestes at Hierusalem let the same be geuen them dayly without any delay 10 That they may haue to offer sweete sauours vnto the God of heauen pray for the kinges lyfe and for his children 11 And such a commaundement haue I geuen that what man soeuer he be that altereth this word there shall a beame be taken from his house and set vp and he shal be hanged thereon his house shal be made a dounghill for the same thing 12 And the God that set his name there destroy all kinges and people that put to their hande to aulter and to breake downe the house of God which is at Hierusalem I Darius haue made a decree that this be done with speede 13 Then Thathanai the captaine of the countrey beyond the water Stharbuzanai with their counsailours according to that which king Darius had sent so they did speedyly their diligence 14 And the elders of the Iewes builded and they prospered through the prophecying of Aggeus the prophete and Zachari the sonne of Iddo and they builded and they finished it according to the commaundement of the God of Israel and after the commaundement of Cyrus and Darius Artaxerxes kinges of Persia 15 And this house was finished the third day of the moneth Adar euen in the sixt yere of the raigne of king Darius 16 And the childrē of Israel the priestes the Leuites and the other children of the captiuitie helde the dedication of this house of God with ioy 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred oxen two hūdred rammes foure hūdred lambes and for the reconciling of all Israel twelue hee goates according to the number of the tribes of Israel 18 And set the priestes in their sundry courses and the Leuites in their diuers offices to minister vnto God at Hierusalem as it is written in the booke of Moyses 19 And the children of the captiuitie held Passouer vpon the foureteenth day of the first moneth 20 For the priestes and Leuites were purified all together killed Passouer for all the children of the captiuitie and for their brethren the priestes and for them selues 21 And the children of Israel which were come againe out of captiuitie and all such as had seperated them selues vnto them from the filthinesse of the heathen of the lande to seeke the Lorde God of Israel did eate 22 And helde the feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes with ioy For the Lorde had made them glad and turned the heart of the king of Assur vnto them to strengthen their
handes in the worke of the house of God euen the God of Israel The .vij. Chapter 1 By the commaundement of the king Esdras and his companions come to Hierusalem 27 He geueth thankes to God 1 AFter these thinges ther was in the raigne of Artaxerxes king of Persia one Esdras the sonne of Saraia the sonne of Asaria the sonne of Helkia 2 The sonne of Sallum the sonne of Zadoc the sonne of Ahitob 3 The sonne of Amaria the sonne of Asaria the sonne of Meraioth 4 The sonne of Zeraia the sonne of Vzzi the sonne of Bucci 5 The sonne of Abisua the sonne of Phinehes the sonne of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron the chiefe priest 6 This Esdras also went vp from Babylon and was a perfect scribe in the law of Moyses which the Lorde God of Israel did geue And the king gaue him al that he required according to the hand of the Lorde his God which was vpon him 7 And there went vp certaine of the children of Israel of the priestes leuites singers porters and of the Nethinims vnto Hierusalem in the seuenth yere of king Artaxerxes 8 And he came to Hierusalem in the fifth moneth euen in the seuenth yere of the king 9 For vpon the first day of the first moneth began he to go vp from Babylon and on the first day of the fifth moneth came he to Hierusalem according to the good hand of his God that was vpon him 10 For Esdras prepared his heart to seeke the law of the Lorde and to do it and to teache the preceptes and iudgementes in Israel 11 And this is the copie of the letter that king Artaxerxes gaue vnto Esdras the priest and scribe which was a writer of the wordes and commaundementes of the Lorde and of his statutes ouer Israel 12 Artaxerxes a king of kinges vnto Esdras the priest and scribe of the law of the God of heauen peace and salutation 13 I haue commaunded that all they of the people of Israel and of the priestes and Leuites in my realme which are minded of their owne good wyll to go vp to Hierusalem go with thee 14 And therfore art thou sent of the king and of his seuen counsailers to visite Iuda and Hierusalem according to the law of thy God which is in thy hande 15 And that thou shouldest take with thee siluer and golde which the king and his counsailers offer of their owne good wyll vnto the God of Israel whose habitation is at Hierusalem 16 And all the siluer and golde that thou canst finde in al the countrey of Babylon with it that the people offer of their owne good wyll and the priestes geue wyllingly for the house of their God which is at Hierusalem 17 That thou mayst bye diligently with the same money oxen rammes and lambes with their meate offringes and drinke offringes thou shalt offer them vpon the aulter of the house of your God which is at Hierusalem 18 And looke what lyketh thee and thy brethren to do with the remnaunt of the siluer and golde that do after the wyll of your God 19 And the vessels that are geuen thee for the ministration in the house of thy God those deliuer thou before God at Hierusalem 20 And whatsoeuer thing more shal be nedefull for the house of thy God which is necessary for to spend thou shalt receaue the charges out of the kinges treasure house 21 I king Artaxerxes haue commaunded all the treasures beyond the water that loke what soeuer Esdras the priest and scribe in the law of the God of heauen requireth of you that ye fulfill the same speedylie 22 Vntill an hundred talentes of siluer and till an hundred quarters of wheate and till an hundred battes of wine and till an hundred battes of oyle salt without measure 23 Whatsoeuer also is by the commaundement of the God of heauen let the same be done without any delay for the house of the God of heauen that he be not wroth against the realme against the king and his children 24 And we certifie you that ye haue no aucthoritie to require taxing and custome and yerely rentes vpon any of the priestes leuites singers porters Nethinims and ministers in the house of his God 25 And thou Esdras after the wysdome of thy God that is in thyne hande set iudges and arbitrers by my aucthoritie to iudge all the people that is beyond the water euen all such as know the law of thy God and them that knowe it not those see that ye teache 26 And whosoeuer wyll not fulfill the lawe of thy God and the kinges lawe let him haue his iudgement without delay whether it be vnto death or to be rooted out or to be condempned in goodes or to be put in prison 27 Blessed be the Lorde God of our fathers which so had inspired the kinges heart to garnishe the house of the Lord that is at Hierusalem 28 And hath enclined mercie vnto me in the presence of the king and his counsailers and before all the kinges high estates And I was comforted euen as the hande of the Lord my God was vpon me and so gathered I the heades of Israel together that they might go vp with me ¶ The .viii. Chapter 1 The number of them that returned to Hierusalem with Esdras 21 He causeth them to fast 24 He admonisheth the priestes of their duetie 1 THese are now the principall fathers of them and this is the register of them that went vp with me from Babylon what time as king Artaxerxes raigned 2 Of the children of Phinehes Gersom of the children of Ithamar Daniel of the children of Dauid Hattus 3 Of the children of Zechania among the children of Pharos Zachari with him were numbred an hundred and fiftie men 4 Of the childrē of the captaine of Moab Elioenai the sonne of Zerahia with him two hundred men 5 Of the children of Zechania the sonne of Iahasiel and with him three hundred men 6 Of the children of Adin Abed the sonne of Ionathan and with hym fiftie men 7 Of the children of Elam Isai the sonne of Athalia and with hym seuentie men 8 Of the children of Saphatia Zebadia the sonne of Michael and with hym fourescore men 9 Of the children of Ioab Obadia the sonne of Iehiel and with him two hundred and eyghteene men 10 Of the children of Selomith the sonne of Iosephia and with hym an hundred and threescore men 11 Of the children of Bebai Zachari the sonne of Bebai and with hym twentie and eyght men 12 Of the children of Asgad Iohanan the sonne of Hakatan and with hym an hundred and ten men 13 Of the children of Adonicam that were the last whose names are these Eliphelet Iehiel and Samaiah with them threescore men 14 Of the children of Biguai Vthai and Zabud with them seuentie men 15 And I gathered them together by the water that runneth towarde Ahaua and there abode