maner worke to finde out sotle faytes to worke in golde syluer aÌ„d brasse and with the crafte to graue stones to set aÌ„d to carue in tiÌ„bre aÌ„d to worke in all maner workmaÌ„shipe And beholde I haue geueÌ„ him to be his companion Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan and in the hertes of all that are wise harted I haue put wisdom to make all that I haue commaunded the the tabernacle of witnesse and the arcke of witnesse and the mercyseate that is there vppon all the ornamentes of the tabernacle and the the table with his ordinaunce aÌ„d the pure caÌ„delsticke with al his apparell aÌ„d the alter of incens aÌ„d the alter of burntoffrynges with al his vessels aÌ„d the lauer with his fote aÌ„d the vestimeÌ„tes to ministre in aÌ„d the holye garmeÌ„tes for AaroÌ„ the preast aÌ„d the garmeÌ„tes of his sonnes to ministre in and the anoyntinge oyle and the swete cense for the sanctuarye acordinge to al as I haue commaunded the shall they doo And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayng speake The sabbath beside that it served to come aÌ„d heare the vvorde of god and to seke his vvil aÌ„d to offer aÌ„d reconcile theÌ„ selues vnto god it vvas a sigâ—â— vnto theâ— also aÌ„d did put theÌ„ in remeÌ„branÌ„ce that iâ— vvas god that sanctified theÌ„ vvith his holye sprete aÌ„d not thei them selues vvith their holy vverkes uÌ„to the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye iÌ„ any wyse se that ye kepe my Sabbath for it shal be a sygne betwene me and you in youre generacions for to knowe that I the Lorde doo sanctifie you Kepe my Sabbath therfore that it be an holye thynge vnto you He that defileth it shal be slayne therfore For whosoeuer worketh therein the same soule shal be roted out from amonge his people Sixe dayes shall men worke but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the holye reste of the Lorde so that whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath daye shal dye for it wherfore let the childern of Israel kepe the Sabbath that they obserue it thorowe out their generacions that it be an appoyntement for euer For it shal be a sygne betwene me and the childern of Israel for euer For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and erth and the seuenth daye he rested and was refresshed And wheÌ„ he had made an end of comening with Moses vppon the mounte Sinai he gaue him two tables of witnesse which were of stone and written with the finger of God ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter ANd when the people sawe that it was loÌ„ge or Moses came doune out of the mountayne they gathered them selues together aÌ„d came vnto Aaron and sayde vnto him Vp aÌ„d make vs a god to goo before vs for of this Moses the felowe that brought vs out of the londe off Egipte we wote not what ys become And Aaron saide vnto them plucke of the golden earynges which are in the eares of youre wyues youre sonnes aÌ„d of youre doughters and brynge them vnto me And all the people plucked of the golden earinges that were in their eares and broughte them vnto Aaron And he receaued them of their handes and facyoned it with a grauer and made it a calfe of molten metall And they sayde This is thi god O Israel whiche brought the out of the londe of Egipte And when Aaron sawe that he made an altare before it and made a proclamacion saing tomorow shal be holy daye vnto the Lorde And they rose vp in the mornynge and offred burnt offrynges and brought offrynges of attonement also And than they satt them doune to eate and drynke and rose vpp agayne to playe Than the Lorde sayde vnto Moses go get the doune for thi people which thou broughtest out of the laÌ„de of Egipte haue marred all they are turned at once out of the waye whiche I coÌ„maunded theÌ„ aÌ„d haue made theÌ„ a calfe of molten metall aÌ„d haue worshipped it aÌ„d haue offred therto and haue saide This â–ª is thy God thou Israel which hath brought the out of the lande of Egipte And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses beholde I see this people that it is a stife necked people and now therfore suffre me The pop a vvolde curse xx hundred thousande as blacke as coles and sende theÌ„ to hell for to haue soche a profre and vvolde not haue prayed â— Moses did that my wrath maye waxe hote vppoÌ„ theÌ„ and that I maye consume theÌ„ and than will I make of the a mightie people Than Moses besoughte the Lorde his God and sayde O Lord why shuld thy wrath waxe hote apoÌ„ thy people which thou hast brought out of the lande of Egipte with great power and with a mightie hande wherfore shuld the Egiptians speake and saye For a mischefe dyd he brynge them out euen for to slee them in the mountayns and to consume them from the face of the erth Turne from thi fearse wrath aÌ„d haue compassion ouer the wikednesse of thi people RemeÌ„bre AbrahaÌ„ Isaac aÌ„d Israel thy servauntes to whoÌ„ thou sworest by thyne owne selfe aÌ„d saidest vnto theÌ„ I wil multiplye youre seed as the starres of heauen aÌ„d al this lande which I haue saide I will geue vnto youre seed aÌ„d they shall eÌ„heret it for euer And the Lorde refrayned him selfe from that euell which he sayde he wolde do vnto his people And Moses turned his backe and went doune froÌ„ the hyll and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande which were wrytteÌ„ on both the leaues and were the worke of God aÌ„d the writiÌ„ge was the writinge of God graueÌ„ apon the tables And when Iosua herde the noyse of the people as they shouted he saide vnto Moses there is a noyse of warre in the hoste And he sayde â–ª it is not the crye of theÌ„ that haue the mastrye â–ª nor of theÌ„ that haue the worse but I doo heare the noyse of synginge And as soone as he came nye vnto the hoste and sawe the calfe and the daunsynge his wrath waxed hote and he cast the tables out of his hande and brake them euen at the hyll fote And he toke the calfe which they had made aÌ„d burned it with fyre aÌ„d stampt it vnto powder and strowed it in the water and made the childern of Israel drynke And thaÌ„ Moses sayde vnto AaroÌ„ what dyd this people vnto the that thou hast brought so great a synne apon them And Aaron sayde let not the wrath of my Lorde waxe fearse thou knowest the people that they are euen sett on myschefe they sayde vnto me make us a god to goo before us for we wote not what is become of Moses the felow that brought us out of the lande of Egipte And I sayde vnto them â–ª let them that haue golde take and brynge it me and I kest it in to the fyre and there of came out this calfe when Moses sawe that the people were naked for Aaron had made them naked vnto their shame when they made insurrection he
yf I haue foūde grace in thi sighte o Lorde than let my Lorde goo with us for it is a stuburne people and haue mercy apō oure wikednesse ād oure synne and let us be thyne enheritaunce And he sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all this people that I will do maruells soch as haue not bene done ◠all the worlde nether amōge any nacyon And all the people amonge which thou art shall se the worke of the Lorde for it is a terryble thinge that I will doo with the kepe all that I commaunde the this daye and beholde I will cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thi selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lōde whether thou goest lest it be cause of ruyne amonge you But ouerthrowe their alters and breke their pilers and cutt doune their grooues for thou shalt worshippe no straunge God For the Lorde is called gelous because he is a gelous God lest yf thou make any agreament with the inhabiters of the lande when they go a whoorynge after their goddes ād do sacrifyce vnto their goddes they call the and thou eate of their sacrifyce ād thou take of their doughters vnto thi sonnes and when their doughters goo a whoorynge after their goddes they make thi sonnes goo a whoorynge after their goddes also Thou shalt make the no goddes of metall The fest of swete bred shalt thou kepe ād vij dayes thou shalt eate vnleuended bred as I commaunded the in the tyme apoynted in the moneth of Abib for in the moneth of Abib thou camest out of Egipte All that breaketh vp the matryce shal be mine and all that breaketh the matryce amonge thi catell yf it be male whether it be oxe or shepe But the first of the asse thou shalt by out with a shepe or yf thou redeme him not se thou breake his necke All the firstborne of thi sonnes thou must That is a god texte for the pope◠nedes redeme And se that no mā appeare before me emptye Sixe dayes thou shalt worke and the seuēth thou shalt rest both from earynge and reapynge Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst frutes of wheate heruest ād the feast of ingaderynge at the yeres ende Thrise in a yere shall all youre men children appeare before the Lorde Ichouah God of Israel for I will cast out the nacyons before the and will enlarge thi costes so that no man shall desyre thi londe while thou goest vp to appeare before the face of the Lorde thi God thryse in the yere Thou shalt not offre the bloude of my sacrifyce with leuended bred nether shall ought of the sacrifyce of the feast of Passeover be lefte vnto the morninge The first of the firstfrutes of thy lōde thou shalt brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And se that thou seth not a kydd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses write these wordes for vppon these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with the childern of Israel And he was there with the Lorde .xl. dayes ād .xl. nyghtes ād nether ate bred nor dronke water And he wrote in the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And Moses came doune from mount Sinai and the .ij. tables of witnesse in his hande and yet he wyst not that the skynne of his face shone with beames of his comenynge with him And when Aaron and all the childern of Israel loked apon Moses and sawe that the skynne of his face shone with beames they were a frayde to come nye him But he called thē to him and then Aaron and all the chefe of the companye came vnto him ād Moses talked with them And at the last all the childern of Israel came vnto him and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto him in mount Sinai And as soone as he had made an ende of comenynge with them he put a couerynge apō his face But whēhe went before the Lorde to speak with him he toke the couerīge of vntill he came out And he came out and spake The Pope speaketh that whiche he is not commaunded vnto the childern of Israel that which he was commaunded And the childern of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of his face shone with beames but Moses put a couerynge vppon his face vntill he went in to comen with him The .xxxv. Chapter ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the childern of Israel together and sayde vnto them these are the thinges which the Lorde hath commaunded to doo Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth daye shal be vnto you the holy Sabbath of the Lordes rest so that whosoeuer doth any worke there in shall dye Moreouer ye shall kyndle no fyre thorow out all youre habitacyons apō the Sabbath daye And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel sainge this is the thinge which the Lorde cōmaūded saynge Geue frō amōge you an heueoffringe vnto the Lorde All thatt are willynge in their hartes shall brynge heueoffringes vnto the Lorde golde syluer brasse Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse ād gootes hare rams skynnes red and taxus skynnes and Sethim wodd and oyle for lightes ād spices for the anoyntynge oyle ād for the swete cens And Onixstones and stones to be sett for the Ephod and for the brestlappe And let all them that are wyseharted amōge you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded the habitacion and the tens there of with his couerynge ād his rynges bordes barres pilers and sokettes the arke and the staues thereof with the mercyseate ād the vayle that couereth it the table and his staues with all that perteyneth thereto ād the shewebred the candelsticke of lighte with his apparell and his lampes ād the oyle for the lightes the censalter and his staues the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens ād the hangynge before the tabernacle dore the alter of burntsacrifyces ād his brasen gredyren that longeth there to with his staues ād all his ordynaūce ād the lauer and his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pilers and their sokettes and the hangynge to the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacion and the pynnes of the courte with their boordes the mynystrynge garmentes to mynystre with in holynesse and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and the vestimentes of his sonnes to mynystre in And all the companye of the childern of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And they went as many as their hartes coraged them and as many as their spirites made them willynge and broughte heueoffrynges vnto the Lord to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse and for all his vses and for the holy vestmentes And the men came with the wemen euen as manye as were willynge harted and brought bracelettes earynges rynges and girdels and all maner Iewels of golde And all the men that waued
and whose hande was fylled to put on the vestimeÌ„tes shall not vncouer his heed nor rent his clothes nether shall goo to any deed body nor make him selfe vncleane no not on his father or mother nether shall goo out of the sanctuarye that he polute not the holy place of his God for the croune of the anoyntynge The annoyntynge was the coronacion both of kynges aÌ„d of prestes also oyle of God is apon him I am the Lorde He shall take a mayden vnto his wife but no wedowe nor deuorsed nor poluted whoore But he shall take a mayden of his awne people to wife that he defyle not his seed apoÌ„ his people for I am the Lorde which sanctifye him And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and saye No man of thi seed in their generacioÌ„ns that hath any deformyte apon him shall prese for to offer the bred The pope for bideth all soch lyke wise tyll they haue payd for dispensacioÌ„s of his God flor none that hath any blemysh shall come nere whether he be blynde lame snot nosed or that hath any monstrous meÌ„bre or broken foted or broken handed or croke backed or perlâ—yed or gogeleyed or maunge or skaulde or hath his stones broken No man that is deformed of the seed of Aaron the preast shall come nye to offer the sacrifyces of the Lorde Yf he haue a deformyte he shall not prese to offer the bred of his God Notwithstondynge he shall eate of the bred of his God euen as well of the most holy as of the holy but shall not goo in vnto the vayle nor come nye the alter because he is deformed that he polute not my sanctuary for I am the Lorde that sanctifye them And Moses tolde it vnto Aaron and to his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel ¶ The XXII Chapter ANd the Lorde comened with Moses saynge byd Aaron and his sonnes that they absteyne from the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue halowed vn to me that they polute not myne holy name for I am the Lorde Saye vnto them whosoeuer he be of all youre seed amonge youre generacion after you that goeth vnto the halowed thinges which the childern of Israel shall haue halowed vnto the Lorde his vnclennes shal be apon him and that soule shall perysh from out of my syghte I am the Lorde None of the seed of Aaron that is a leper or that hath a runnynge sore shall eate of the halowed thinges vntill he be cleane And whosoeuer twytcheth any vncleane soule or man whose seed runneth froÌ„ him by nyghte or whosoeuer twitcheth any worme that is vncleane to him or man that is vncleane to him what soeuer vnclennesse he hath the same soule that hath twyched any soch thynge shal be vncleane vntill euen and shall not eate of the halowed thynges vntill he haue wasshed his flesh with water And than when the sonne is doune he shal be cleane aÌ„d shall afterward eate of the halowed thynges for they are his fode Off a beest that dyeth alone or is rent with wylde beastes he shall not eate to defyle him selfe therwith I am the Lorde But let them kepe therfore myne ordynaunce lest they lade synne apoÌ„ them and dye therein when they haue defyled them selues for I am the Lorde which sanctifye them There shall no straunger eate of the halowed thinges nether a gest of the preastes or an hyred seruaunte But yf the preast bye any soule with money he maye eate of it and he also that is borne in his housse maye eate of his bred Yf the preastes doughter be maryed vnto a straunger she maye not eate of the halowed heueofferynges Notwithstondynge yf the preastes doughter be a wedowe or deuorsed and haueno childe but is returned vnto hir fathers housse agayne she shall eate of hir fathers bred as wel as she dyd in hyr youth But thereshall no straunger eate there of Yf a man eate of the halowed thynges vnwyttingly he shall put the fyfte parte there vnto and make good vnto the preast the halowed thynge And let the preastes see that they defyle not the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue offered vnto the Lorde lest they lade them selues with mysdoynge and trespace in eatynge their halowed thinges for I am the Lorde which halowe them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel and saye vnto them what soeuer he be of the housse of Israel or straunger in Israel that will offer his offerynge what soeuer vowe or frewillofferynge it be which they will offer vnto the Lorde for a burntofferynge to reconcyle them selues it must be a male without blemysh of the oxen shepe or gootes let them offer nothynge that is deformed for they shall gett no fauoure there with Yf a man will offer a peaseoffrynge vnto the Lorde and separate a vowe or a frewill offerynge of the oxen or the flocke it must be without deformyte that it maye be accepted There maye be no blemysh therein whether it be blide brokeÌ„ wounded or haue a wen or be maunge or scabbed se that ye offre no soch vnto the Lorde nor put an offerynge of any soch apon the alter vnto the Lorde An oxe or a shepe that hath any membre out of proporcion mayst thou offer for a frewillofferynge but in a vowe it shal not accepted Thou shalt not offer vnto the Lorde that which hath his stones broosed brokeÌ„ plucked out or cutt awaye nether shalt make any soch in youre lande nether of a straungers hande shall ye offer an offerynge to youre God of any soch For they marre all in that they haue de formytes in them and therfore can not be accepted for you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge when an oxe a shepe or a goote is brought forth it shal be seueÌ„ dayes vnder the damme And from the .viij. daye forth it shal be accepted vnto a gifte in the sacrifice of the Lorde And whether it be oxe or shepe ye shall not kyll it and hir yonge both in one daye When ye will offre a thankofferynge vnto the Lorde ye shall so offre it that ye maye be accepted And the same daye it must be eateÌ„ vp so that ye leaue none of it vntill the morowe For I am the Lorde kepe now my commaundementes and do them for I am the Lorde And polute not my holy name that I maye be halowed amonge the childern of Israel For I am the Lorde which halowe you and broughte you out of the londe of Egipte to be youre God for I am the Lorde ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them These are the feastes off the Lorde which ye shal call holy feastes Sixe dayes ye shall worke aÌ„d the seuenth is the Sabbath of rest an holy feast so that ye maye do no worke therein for it is the
Sabbath of the Lorde wheresoeuer ye dwell These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy in their ceasons The xiiij daye of the first moneth at eueÌ„ is the Lordes Passeouer And the .xv. daye of the same moneth is the feast of swete bred vnto the Lorde vij dayes ye must eate vnleuended bred The first daye shal be an holy feaste vnto you so that ye maye do no laborious worke therein But ye shall offer sacrifices vnto the Lord. vij dayes and the seuenth daye also shal be an holy feast so that ye maye doo no laborious worke therein And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande whiche I geue vnto you and repe doune youre haruest ye shall brynge a shefe of the first frutes of youre haruest vnto the preast and he shall waue the shefe before the Lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morow after the Sabbath the preaste shall waue it And ye shall offer the daye when he waueth the shefe a laÌ„be without blemysh of a yere olde for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde and the meatoffrynge thereof two tenth deales of fine floure mengled with oyle to be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde of a swete sauoure and the drinkofferinge thereto the fourth deale of an hin of wyne And ye shall eate nether bred nor parched corne nor furmentye of new corne vntyll the selfe same daye that ye haue broughte an offrynge vnto youre God And this shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you where soeuer ye dwell And ye shall counte from the morowe after the Sabbath euen from the daye that ye broughte the sheffe of the waueoffrynge vii wekes complete euen vnto the morow after the .vij. weke ye shall numbre .l. dayes And theÌ„ ye shal bringe a newe meatoffrynge unto the Lorde And ye shall brynge out of youre habitacions two waueloaues made of two tenthdeales off fine floure leuended and baken for first frutes vnto the Lorde And ye shall bringe with the bred seuen lambes without deformyte of one yere of age and one yonge oxe and .ij. rambes which shall serue for burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde with meatoffringes and drinkoffringes longinge to the same to be a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And ye shall offer an he goote for a synneofferinge and two lambes of one yere old for peaceoffringes And the preast shall waue theÌ„ with the bred of the first frutes before the Lorde and with the two lambes And they shal be holy vnto the Lorde and be the preastes And ye shall make a proclamacioÌ„ the same daye that it be an holy feast vnto you and ye shall do no laborious worke therein And it shal be a lawe for euer thorowe out all youre habitacions vnto youre childern after you When ye repe doune youre haruest thou shalt not make cleane ryddaunce off thy felde nether shalt thou make any aftergatheringe of thy haruest but shalt leue them vnto the poore and the straunger I am the Lorde youre God And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge â–ª speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye The first daye of the suenth moneth shal be a rest of remembraunce vnto you to blowe hornes in an holy feast it shal be and ye shall do no laborious worke therein and ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge also the tenth daye of the selfe seueÌ„th moneth is a daye of an attonement and shal be on holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall humble youre soules and offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde Moreouer ye shall do no worke the same daye for it is a daye of attonement to make an attonemeÌ„t for you before the Lord your God For whatsoeuer soule it be that humbleth not him selfe that daye he shal be destroyde from amonge his people And whatsoeuer soule do any maner worke that daye the same I will destroye from amonge his people Se that ye do no maner worke therfore And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre generacions after you in all youre dwellynges A sabbath of reste it shal be vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules The .ix. daye of the moneth at euen and so forth from eueÌ„ to euen agayne ye shall kepe your Sabbath And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye the xv daye of the same seuenth moneth shal be the feast of tabernacles .vij. dayes uÌ„to the Lorde The first daye shal be an holy feast so that ye shall do no laborious worke therein Seuen dayes ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde and the. viij daye shal be an holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde It is the ende of the feast and ye shall do no laborious worke therein These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy feastes for to offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde burnt offerynges meat offerynges and drink offrynges euery daye besyde the sabbathes of the Lorde aÌ„d besyde youre giftes and all youre vowes and all your fre will offerynges whiche ye shall geue vnto the Lorde Moreouer in the .xv. daye of the seuenth moneth after that ye haue gathered in the fruteâ— of the lande ye shall kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde vij dayes longe The first daye shall be a daye of reste and the .viij. daye shal be a daye of rest And ye shall take you the first daye the frutes of goodly trees and the braunches off palme trees and the bowes of thicke trees aÌ„d wylowes of the broke and shall reioyse before the Lorde .vij. dayes And ye shall kepe it holy daye vnto the Lorde .vij. dayes in the yere And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you that ye kepe that feast in the seuenth moneth And ye shall dwell in bothes seuen dayes euen all that are Israelites borne shall dwell in bothes that youre children after you maye knowe howe that I made the childern of Israel dwell in bothes when I broughte them out of the lande of Egipte for I am the Lorde youre God And Moses told all the feastes of the Lorde vnto the childern of Israel ¶ The. xxiiij Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge commaunde the childern of Israel that they bringe vnto the pure oyle olyue beteÌ„ for lightes to poure in to the lampes allwaye without the vayle of testimonye within the tabernacle of witnesse And Aaron shall dresse them both euen and morninge before the Lorde alwayes And it shal be a lawe for euer amoÌ„ge youre childern after you And he shal dresse the lampes apon the pure candelsticke before the Lorde perpetually And thou shalt take â—â—â—â— floure aÌ„d bake xij wastels thereof two tenthdeales shall euery wastell be And make two rowes of them sixe on a rowe apon the pure table before the Lorde and put pure frankencens vppon the rowes And it shal
rynges of the Ephod with a lace of Iacyncte that it maye lye closse vnto the brodered girdell of the Ephod that the brestlappe be not lowsed from the Ephod And AaroÌ„ shall bere the names of the childern of Israel in the brestlappe of ensaÌ„ple vppoÌ„ his herte wheÌ„ he goth in to the holy place for a remeÌ„brauÌ„ce before the Lorde allwaye And thou shalt put iÌ„ the brestlappe of ensaÌ„ple * lighte aÌ„d perfectnesse that they be eueÌ„ vpoÌ„ AaroÌ„s herte wheÌ„ he goeth iÌ„ before the Lorde aÌ„d AaroÌ„ shal bere the ensaÌ„ple of the children of Israel vpoÌ„ his herte before the Lorde alwaie And thou shalt make the tunycle vnto the Ephod all to gether of Iacyncte And ther shal be an hole for the heed in the myddes of it aÌ„d let there be a bonde of wouen worke rounde aboute the colore of it as it were the colore of a partlet that it rent not And beneth vppon the hem thou shalt make pomgraâ—â—tes of Iacyncte of scarlet and of purpull rounde aboute the hem and belles of golde betwene them rounde aboute that there be euera golden bell and a pomgranate a goldem bell and a pomgranate rounde aboute vppon the hem of the tunicle And Aaron shall haue it vppon him when he minystreth â–ª that the sounde maye be herde when he goeth in in to the holy place before the Lorde and when he cometh out that he dye not And thou shalt make a place of pure golde and graue there on as signettes are grauen That he calleth the holynesse of the Lorde I suppose it be this name Iehouah the holynes of the Lorde and put it on a lace of Iacyncte and tye it vnto the mytre vppon the forefrunt of it that it be apon AaroÌ„s foreheed that Aaron bere the synne of the holy thynges which the childern of Israel haue halowed in all their holye giftes And it shal be alwayes vpon Aarons foreheed that they maye be accepted before the Lorde And thou shalt make an albe of bysse and thou shalt make a mytre of bysse aÌ„d a girdell of nedle worke And thou shalt make for Aarons sonnes also cotes girdels and bonettes honourable and glorious and thou shalt put them vppon Aaron thy brother aÌ„d on his sonnes with him and shalt anoynte them and fyll theyr handes and consecrate them â–ª that they maye mynistre vnto me And thou shalt make them lynen breches to couer their preuyties from the loynes vnto the thyes shall they reach And they shal be apon Aaron and his sonnes wheÌ„ they goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse or when they goo vnto the altare to mynistre in holynes that they bere no synne and so dye And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto Aaron aÌ„d his seed after him The .xxix. Chapter THis is the thinge that thou shalt doo vnto them when thou halowest them to be my preastes Take one oxe and two rammes that are without blemysh aÌ„d vnleueÌ„ded bred and cakes of swete bred tempered with oyle and wafers of swete bred anoynted with oyle of wheten floure shalt thou make them and put them in a maunde and brynge theÌ„ in the maunde with the oyle and the .ij. rammes And brynge Aaron aÌ„d his sonnes vnto the Of thys they take the consâ—â—raâ—ynge of bisshoppes aÌ„d annoyntynge of preastes though they haue altered the maner some vvhat doore of the tabernacle of wytnesse aÌ„d wassh them with water and take the garmentes and put apon Aaron the strayte cote and the tunycle of the Ephod and the Ephod aÌ„d the brestlappe and gerth theÌ„ to him with the brodered girdel of the Ephod And put the mitre vppoÌ„ his heed and put the holy crowne vpon the mytre Then take the anoyntynge oyle and poure it apon his heed and anoynte him And brynge his sonnes and put albes apon them aÌ„d gerth them with girdels as well Aaron as his son nes And put the bonettes on them that the preastes office maye be theirs for a perpetuall lawe And fyll the handes of Aaron and of hys sonnes and brynge the oxe before the tabernacle of witnesse And let AaroÌ„ aÌ„d his soÌ„nes put their haÌ„des apoÌ„ his heed aÌ„d kyll hiÌ„ before the Lord in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse And take of the bloud of the oxe aÌ„d put it apoÌ„ the hornes of the alter with thi finger aÌ„d poure all the bloude apon the botome of the alter â–ª aÌ„d take all the fatt that couereth the inwardes aÌ„d the â—all that is on the lyuer and the .ij. kydneys with the fatt that is apoÌ„ theÌ„ and burne theÌ„ apoÌ„ the alter But the flesh of the oxe and his skyn ne and his donge shalt thou burne with fyre without the hoste For it is a synneofferynge Then take one of the rammes aÌ„d let Aaron and his sonnes put their hondes apon the heade of the ram and cause him to be slayne aÌ„d take of his bloude and sprenkell it rounde aboute apon the alter and cutt the ram in peces and whesh the inwardes of him and his legges aÌ„d put them vnto the peces aÌ„d vnto his heed aÌ„d burne the hole ram apon the alter For it is a burntofferyng vnto the Lorde and a swete sauoure of the Lordes sacrifice And take the other ram and let Aaron and hys sonnes put their hondes apon hys heed and let him than be kylled And take of his bloude and put it apon the typpe of the righte eare of Aaron and of his sonnes and apon the thombe of their righte handes and apon the great too of their ryghte fete and sprenkell the bloude apon the alter rounde aboute Than take of the bloude that is apon the alter and of the anoyntynge oyle aÌ„d spreÌ„kell it apon Aaron and his vestimeÌ„tes aÌ„d apoÌ„ his son nes aÌ„d apoÌ„ their garmeÌ„tes also ThaÌ„ is he aÌ„d his clothes holy aÌ„d his sonnes aÌ„d their clothes holye also Than take the fatt of the ram and hys rompe and the fatt that couereth the inwardes and the kall of the lyuer and the two kydneys and the fatt that is apon them and the righte shulder for that ram is a fulloffrynge and a symnell of bred aÌ„d a cake of oyled bred aÌ„d a wafer out of the baskett of swete bred that is before the Lorde and put all apon the handes of Aaron and on the handes of his sonnes and waue theÌ„ in aÌ„d out a waueoffrynge vnto the Lorde Than take it from of their handes and but ne it apon the alter euen apon the burntoffringe to be a sauoure of swetnesse before the Lorde For it is a sacrifice vnto the Lorde Then take the brest of the ram that is Aarons fulloffrynge and waue it a waueoffrynge before the Lorde aÌ„d let that be thy parte And sanctifie the brest of the waueoffrynge and the shulder of the heueoffrynge whiche is waued and heued vp of the ram whiche is the fulloffrynge of Aaron aÌ„d of his sonnes And it shal be Aarons aÌ„d his sonnes dutye for euer of
waueoffrynges of golde vnto the Lorde and euery man with whom was founde Iacyncte scarlet purpull bysse or gootes hayre or red skynnes of rammes or taxus skynnes brought it And all that houe vpp golde or brasse brought an heueoffrynge vnto the Lorde And all men with whom was founde sethim wodd mete for any maner worke or seruyce brought it And all the wemen that were wise herted to worke with their handes spanne and brought the sponne worke both of Iacyncte scarlet purpull and bysse And all the wemen that excelled in wysdome of herte spaÌ„ne the gotes hayre And the lordes brought Onix stones and settstones for the Epod and for the brest lappe and spyce and oyle both for the lightes and for the anoyntyng oyle and for the swete cens And the childern of Israel brought wyllyngeoffrynges vnto the Lorde both men aÌ„d women as many as their hartes made theÌ„ wyllynge to brynge for all maner workes which the Lorde had commaunded to make by the hande of Moses And Moses sayde vnto the childern of Israel beholde the Lorde hath called by name Bezabeel the son of Vri the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda and hath fylled him with the sprete of God with wisdome vnderstoÌ„dinge and knowlege euen in all maner worke aÌ„d to fynde out curyous workes to worke in golde syluer and brasse and with grauynge of stones to sett and with keruynge in wodd and to worke in all maner of sotle workes And he hath put in hys harte the grace to teach both him and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan hath he fylled with wisdome of herte to worke all maner of grauen worke they are also broderers and workers with nedle In Iacyncte scarlet purple and bysse and are weuers that can make all maner worke and can deuyse sotle workes The .xxxvi. Chapter ANd Bezaleel wrought and Ahaliab aÌ„d all wyse harted meÌ„ to whom the Lorde had geuen wysdome and vnderstondynge to knowe how to worke all maner worke for the holye service in all that the Lorde commaunded And Moses called for Bezaleel Ahaliab and all the wise harted men in whose hertes the Lorde had put wysdome eueÌ„ as many ab their hartes coraged to come vnto the worke to worke it And they receaued of Moses all the heueoffrynges which the childern of Israel had brought for the worke of the holye service to make it with all And they brought besyde that wyllyngeoffringes euery mornyng And all the wise men that wrought all the holye worke came euery man from his worke when wil the Pope saye hoo and forbid to offere for the byldinge of saint Peters chyrch and when will ouâ—e spiritâ—altie saye hoo and forbid to geue theÌ„ more londe aÌ„d to make moo fuÌ„dacious neuer verely vntill they haue all which they made and spake vnto Moses saynge the people brynge to moch and aboue that is ynough to serue for the werke which the Lorde hath commaunded to make And then Moses gaue a commaundment and they caused it to be proclamed thorow our the hoste saynge se that nether man nor woman prepare any moare worke for the holy heueoffrynge and so the people were * forboden to brynge for the stuffe they had was sufficyent for them vnto all the worke to make it and to moch And all the wyse harted men amonge them that wroughte in the worke of the habytacyon made euen .x. cortcynes of twyned bysse Iacyncte scarlet and purple and made them full of cherubyns with broderd worke The length of one curtayne was .xxviij. cubettes and the bredth .iiij. and were all off one syse And they coupled fyue curteynâ— by them selues and other fyue by them selues And they made fyftye louppes of Iacincte alonge by the edge of the vtmost curtayne euen in the silvege of the couplynge courtayne And likewise they made on the syde of the vtmost couplinge curtayne on the other syde fyftye louppes they made in the one curtayne and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge courtayne on the other syde so that the loupes were one oueragenst another And they made fyftye rynges of golde and coupled the curtaynes one to another with the rynges and so was it made a dwellinge place And they made .xi. curtaynes of gootes heere to be a tent ouer the tabernacle xxx cubettes longe a pece and .iiij. cubettes brode and they all .xi. of one syse And they coupled .v. by them selues and and .vi. by them selues and they made fyftye louppes alonge by the border of the vtmost couplinge courtayne on the one syde and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge curtayne on the other syde And they made fyftye rynges of brasse to couple the tent together that it myghte be one And they made a couerynge vnto the tent of rammes skynnes red and yet another of taxus skynnes aboue all And they made bordes for the dwellynge place of sethim wodd that stode vpright euery borde .x. cubetes longe and a cubet aÌ„d an halfe brode And they made .ij. fete to euery boorde of the dwellinge place ioyninge one to another And they made .xx. boordes for the south syde of the habytacyon and .xl. sokettes of syluer vnder the .xx. boordes .ij. sokettes vnder euery boorde euen for the .ij. fete of theÌ„ And for the other syde of the dwellynge towarde the north they made other .xx. boordes with xl sokettes of syluer .ij. sokettes vnder euery boorde And behynde in the ende of the tabernacle towarde the west they made .vi. boordes and .ij. other bordes for the corners of the habitacyon behynde and they were ioyned closse both beneth and also aboue with clampes and thus they dyd to both the corners so they were in all .viij. boordes and .xvi. sokettes vnder euery borde two sokettes And they made barres of sethim wodd .v. for the bordes of the one syde of the habitacion and .v. for the other aÌ„d fiue for the bordes of the west ende of the habitacion And they made the myddell barre to shote thorowe the bordes euen from the one ende to the other and ouerlayde the bordes with golde and made the rynges of golde to thrust the barres thorow and couered the barres with golde And they made an hangynge of Iacincte of scarlett purple aÌ„d twyned bysse with cherubyns of broderd worke And made thervnto .iiij. pilers of sethim wodd and ouerlayde them with golde Their knoppes were also of gold aÌ„d they cast for them .iiij. sokettes of syluer And they made an hangynge for the tabernacle dore of Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse of nedle worke and the pilers of it were fiue with their knoppes and ouerlayde the heades of them and the whooppes with golde with their fiue sokettes of brasse The .xxxvij. Chapter ANd bezalecl made the arcke of sethim wodd two cubettes and an halfe longe and a cubette and a halfe brode and a cubett and a halfe hye and ouerlayde it with fyne golde both within and without and made a crowne of golde to it rounde
two thousande and iiij hundred sycles And therewith he made the sokettes to the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse and the brasen altare and the brasen gredyren that longeth thereto and all the vessels of the alter and the sokettes of the courte rounde aboute and the sokettes of the courte gate and all the pynnes off the habitacyon and all the pynnes of the courte rounde aboute ¶ The .xxxix. Chapter ANd of the Iacyncte scarlet purple and twyned bysse they made the vestimeÌ„tes of ministracion to do seruyce in in that holye place and made the holye garmentes that perteyned to Aaron as the Lorde â–ª commaunded Moses And they made the Ephod of golde Iacinte scarlet purple and twyned bysse And they dyd beate the golde in to thynne plates aÌ„d cutte it in to wyres to worke it in the Iacincte scaâ—let purple and the bysse with broderd worke And they made thâ— sydes come together and cloosed them vp by the two edges And the brodrynge of the girdel that was vpon it was of the same stuffe and after the same worke of golde Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they wrought onix stones cloosed in ouches of golde and graued as sygnettes are grauen with the names of the children of Israel and put them on the shulders of the Ephod that they shulde be a remembraunce off the childern of Israel as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they made the bresâ—lappe of conning worke after the worke of the Ephod euen of golde Iacincte scarlet purple aÌ„d twyned bysse And they made it .iiij. square aÌ„d double an haÌ„de bredth longe and an hande bredth brode And thei filled it with .iiij. rowes of stones the first rowe Sardios a Topas aÌ„d smaragdus the secoÌ„de rowe a Rubin a Saphir aÌ„d a DiamoÌ„de The .iij. rowe Ligurios an Achat aÌ„d a Amatist The fourth rowe a Turcas an Onix aÌ„d a Iaspis closed in ouches of gold in their inclosers And the .xij. stones were graueÌ„ as sygnet â—es with the names of the childern of Israel euery stone with his name acordinge to the. xij trybes And they made apon the brestlappe twoo fastenynge cheynes of wrethen worke aÌ„d pure golde And they made two hokes of golde aÌ„d two golde rynges and put the two rynges apoÌ„ the two corners of the brestlappe And they put the two chaynes of golde in the .ij. rynges in the corners of the brestlappe And the .ij. endes of the two cheynes they fastened in the .ij. hokes aÌ„d put them on the shulders of the Ephod apon the forefront of it And they made two other rynges of golde and put them on the two other corners of the brestlappe alonge apon the edge of it toward the insyde of the Ephod that is ouer agaynst it And they made yet two other golde rynges aÌ„d put them on the .ij. sydes of the Ephod beneth on the fore syde of it eueÌ„ where the sydes goâ— together aboue apon the brodrynge of the Ephod aÌ„d they strayned the brestlappe by his râ—ges vnto the ringes of the Ephod with laces of Iacincte that it mighte lye fast apon the brodrynge of the Ephod and shulde not be lâ—wsed from of the Ephod as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And he made the tunycle vnto the Ephod of wouen worke and all together of Iacincte aÌ„d the heade of the tunycle was in the middest of it as the color of a partlet with a bonde rounde aboute the color that it shulde not rent And they made beneth apon the hem of the tunycle pomgranates of Iacincte scarlet purple and twyned bysse And they made litle belles of pure golde aÌ„d put them amonge the pomgranates rouÌ„de aboute apoÌ„ the edge of the tunycle a bell aÌ„d a pomgranate a bell aÌ„d a pomgranate rounde aboute the hommes of the tunycle to mynistre in as the Lorde commaunded Moses And they made cotes of bysse of woueÌ„ worke for Aaron and his sonnes and a mytre off bysse and goodly â—onettes of bysse and lynen breches off twyned bysse and a gyrdell of twyned bysse Iacyncte scarlett and purple euen of nedle worke as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And they made the plate of the holy croune of fine golde aÌ„d wrote apoÌ„â—â— with graueÌ„ worke the holynes of the Lorde aÌ„d tyed it to a lace of Iacincte to fasten yt an hye apon the mytre as the Lorde commaunded Moses Thus was all the worke of the habitacyon of the tabernacle of witnesse finysshed And the childern of Israel dyd acordyng to all that the Lorde had commaunded Moses And they brought the habitacyon vnto Moses the tent and all his apparell thereof the buttones boordes barres pilers and sokettes and the couerynge of rams skynnes red and the couerynge of taxus skynnes and the hanginge vayle and the arcke of witnesse with the staues thereof and the mercyseate the table and all the ordinaunce thereof and the shewbred and the pure candelsticke and the lampes prepared therevnto with all the vessells thereof and the oyle for lyghtes and the golden altare and the anoyntynge oyle and the swete cens and the hangynge of the tabernacle doore aÌ„d the brasen alter and the gredyern of brasse longynge therevnto with his barres and all hys â—essels and the lauer with his fote and the hanginges of the courte with his pilers and sokettes and the hangynge to the courte gate hys boordes and pynnes aÌ„d al the ordinaunce that serueth to the habitacion of the tabernacle of witnesse and the ministringe vestimentes to serue in the holy place and the holy vestimentes of Aaron the preast and his sonnes raymeÌ„ tes to ministre in acordyng to all that the Lorde commaunded Moses euen so the childern of Israel made all the worke And Moses behelde all the worke and se they had done it euen as the Lorde commaunded and thaÌ„ Moses blessed them ¶ The .xl. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge In the first daye of the first moneth shalt thou sett vp the habitacioÌ„ of the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d put theriÌ„ the arcke of witnesse and couer the arcke with the vayle aÌ„d brynge in the table and apparell it and brynge in the candelsticke and put on his lampes and sett the censalter of golde before the arcke of witnesse and put the hangynge of the dore vn to the habitacion And sett the burntostrynge alter before the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d sett the lauer betwene the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter aÌ„d put water theri and make the court rouÌ„de aboute aÌ„d set vp the haÌ„gynge of the courte gate And take the anoyntinge oyle and anoynt the habitacion and all that is there in and halow Of this texte the scole men dispute that the very sâ—â—e ringe alone maketh the prest now also with out the brestlapp of light and perfectinesse so that they haue all power thereby and what thei saye is done immediatly whether theâ— send to heven or hell aud that with out preachynge ether of the laâ—e of God
and halowe it froÌ„ the vnclennesses of the childern of Israel And wheÌ„ he hath made an ende of recoÌ„cylinge the holy place and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter let him bringe the lyue goote aÌ„d let AaroÌ„ put both his handes apon the heede of the lyue goote and confesse ouer him all the mysdeades of the childern of Israell and all their trespaces and all their synnes and let him put them apoÌ„ the heed of the goote aÌ„d sende him awaye by the handes of one that is acoynted in the wyldernesse And the goote shall bere apon him all their mysdeades vnto the wildernesse and he shall let the goote goo fre in the wildernesse And let Aaron goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse and put off the lyneÌ„ clothes which he put on when he weÌ„t in in to the holy place aÌ„d leaue them there And let him wasshe his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out and offer his burntofferynge and the burntofferynge of the people and make an atonemeÌ„t for him selfe aÌ„d for the people and the fatt of the synofferynge let him burne apon the alter And let him that caryed forth the scapegoote wasshe his clothes and bathe hys flesh in water and then come in to the hoste agayne And the oxe of the synofferynge and the goote of the synofferynge whose bloude was brought in to make an atonemeÌ„t in the holy place let one carye out without the hoste and burne with fyre both their skynnes their flesh aÌ„d their donge And let him that burneth them wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe his flesh in water and theÌ„ come in to the hoste agayne And it shal be an ordynaunce for euer vnto you And eueÌ„ in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no worke at all whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger that sogeorneth amonge you for that daye shall an attonemeÌ„t be made for you to clense you from all youre synnes before the Lorde and ye shal be cleane It shal be a sabbath of rest vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and it shal be an ordynaunce for euer And the preast that is anoynted and whose hande was fylled to mynistre in his fathers steade shall make the attonemeÌ„t and shall put on the holy lyneÌ„ vestimeÌ„tes and reconcyle the holy sanctuary and the tabernacle of witnesse aÌ„d the alter and shall make an attonemeÌ„t also for the preastes and for all the people of the congregacion And this shal be an euerlastynge or dynaunce vnto you to make an atonement for the childern of Israel for all their synnes once a yere and it was done eueÌ„ as the Lorde commaunded Moses ¶ The XVII Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto AaroÌ„ and vnto his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them this is the thynge which the Lorde charged saynge whatsoeuer he be of the housse of Israel that kylleth an oxe lambe or goote in the hoste or out of the hoste and bryngeth theÌ„ not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse to offer an offerynge vnto the Lorde before the dwellynge place of the Lorde bloude shal be imputed vnto that man as though he had shed bloude and that man shall perysh from amonge his people Wherfore let the childern of Israel brynge their offerynges they offer in the wyde felde vnto the Lorde euen vnto the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse and vnto the preast and offer theÌ„ for peaseofferynges vnto the Lorde And the preast shall sprinkle the bloude apon the alter of the Lorde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and burne the fatt to be a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And let them nomoare offer their offerynges vnto deuyls after whom thy goo an whoorynge And this shal be an ordynauÌ„ce for euer vnto you thorow out youre generacyons And thou shalt saye vnto them what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that sogeorne amonge you that offereth a burntofferynge or any other offerynge and bryngeth it not vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse to offer vnto the Lorde that felow shall perysh from amonge his people And what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my faâ—e agaynst that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy him from amonge his people for the life of the flesh is in the bloude and I haue geuen it vnto you apon the alter to make an attonement for youre soules for bloude shall make an attonemeÌ„t for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel se that no soule of you cate bloude nor yet any straunger that soiourneth amonge you What soeuer man it be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne amonge you that honteth and catcheth any beest or foule that maye be eateÌ„ he shall poure out the bloude aÌ„d couer it with erthe for the life of all flesh is in the bloude therfore I sayde vnto the childern of Israel ye shall eate the bloude of no maner of flesh for the life of all flesh is in his bloude and whosoeuer therfore eateth it shall perysh And what soeuer soule it be that eateth that which dyed alone or that which was torne with wylde beestes whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger he shall wasshe his clothes aÌ„d bathe him selfe in water aÌ„d shal be vncleane vnto the eueÌ„ aÌ„d thaÌ„ is he cleane But aÌ„d yf he wasshe them not nor wasshe his flesh he shall beare his synne ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye vnto them I am the Lorde youre God Wherfore after the doynges of the land of Egipte wherein ye dwelt se that ye doo not nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan whether I will bringe you nether walke ye in their ordinaunces but doo after my iudgemeÌ„tes and kepe myne ordynaunces to walke therein for I am the Lorde youre God Kepe therfore myne ordinaunces aÌ„d my iudgemeÌ„tes whiche yf a man doo he shall lyue thereby for I am the Lorde Se that ye goo to none of youre nyghest kyn red for to vncouer their secrettes for I am the Lorde The secrettes of thy father and thy mother se thou vnheale not she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer hir secrettes The secrettes of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for they are thy fathers secrettes Thou shalt not discouer the preuyte of thy syster the doughter of thy father or of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy sonnes doughter or thy doughters doughter for that is thyne awne preuyte Thou shalt not discouer the secrettes of thy fathers wyues doughter which she bare to thy father for she is thy
the Lorde a feldewhich he hath boughte and is not of his enheritaunce then the preast shall reken with him what it is worth vnto the trompet yere and he shall geue the price that it is set at the same daye and it shal be holy vnto the Lorde But in the trompet yere the felde shall returne vnto him of whome he boughte it whose enheritaunce of londe it was And all settinge shal be acordinge to the holy sycle One sycle maketh .xx. Geras But the firstborne of the beestes that pertayne vnto the Lorde maye no maÌ„ sanctifie whether it be oxe or shepe for they are the Lordes allredy Yf it be an vncleane beest then let him redeme it as it is sett at and geue the fifte parte moare thereto Yf it be not redemed theÌ„ let it be solde as it is rated Notwithstondinge no dedicated thinge that a man dedicateth vnto the Lorde of all his goode whether it be man or beest or lande off his enheritaunce shal be solde or redemed for all dedicate thiÌ„ges are most holy vnto the Lorde No dedicate thinge therfore that is dedicate of maÌ„ may be redemed but must nedes dye All these tithes of the londe whether it be of the corne of the felde or frute of the trees shal be holy vnto the Lorde Yf any man will redeme oughte of his tithes let him adde the fifte parte moare thereto And the tithes of oxen and shepe and of all that goeth vnder the herdemans kepinge shal be holye tithes vnto the Lorde Men shal not loke yf it be good or bad nor shall chaunge it Yf any man chaunge it then both it and that it was chaunged with all shal be holy and maye not be redemed These are the commaundmentes whiche the Lorde gaue Moses in charge to geue vnto the childern of Israel in mount Sinai ¶ The ende of the thyrde boke of Moses ¶ A prologe into the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri ¶ A Prologe in to the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri IN the seconde aÌ„d thirde boke they receaved yâ— lawe And in this .iiij. they begynne to worke and to practyse Of which practiâ—ynge yese many good ensamples of vnbeleffe what frewill doth when she taketh in hand to kepe the lawe of her awne power without help of fayth in the promyses of god how she leueth her masters carkesses by the way in the wildernesse and bringeth them not in to the londe of rest Why coude they not entre in Because of their vnbeleffe Hebre .iij. For had they beleved so had they bene vnder grace and their old synnes had bene forgeuen theÌ„ aÌ„d power shulde haue bene geueÌ„ them to haue fulfilled the lawe thenceforth they shuld haue bene kepte from all temptacioÌ„s that had bene to stronge for them For it is wrytten Iohan. 1. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of god thorow belevynge in his name Nowe to be the sonne of god is to loue god and his commaundmentes and to walke in his waye after the ensample of his sonne Christ But these people toke vppon them to worke without faith as thou seysie in the xiiij of this boke where they wold fight and also did without the worde of promysse eueÌ„ when they were warned that they shuld not And in yâ— .xvi. a gayne they woulde please god with their holye faithlesse workes for where gods worde is not there can be no faith but yâ— fyre of god consumed their holy workes as it did Nadab and Abihu Leui .x. And froÌ„ these vnbeleuers turne thyne eyes vnto the pharesyes which before the comynge of Christ in his flesh had layde the fundacion of frewill after the same ensample Wheron thei bilt holy workes after their awne imaginacion with our faith of the worde so fervently that for the greate zele of them they slew the kinge of all holy workes and the lorde of frewill which only thorow his grace maketh the will fre and lowseth her from bondage of synne and geueth her loue and lust vnto the lawes of god and power to fulfyll them And so thorowe their holye workes done by the power of frewill they excluded them selues out of the holy rest of forgeuenesse of synnes by faith in the blonde of Christ And then loke on oure ypocrites which in like maner folowinge the doctryne of Aristot le and other hethen paganes haue agenste all the scripture sett vpp frewill agayne vnto whose power they ascribe the kepinge of yâ— coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes of god For they haue set vp wilfull povertye of another maner then any is coÌ„maunded of god And the chastite of matrimony vtterlye defyed they haue set vp another wilfull chastite not required of god whiche they swere vowe professe to geue god whether he will geue it them or no and compell all their disciples there vnto sayenge that it is in the power of euery mans frewill to obserue it contrarye to Christ and his apostle Paule And the obedience of god and man excluded they haue vowed a nother wilfull obedience condemned of all the scripture whiche they will yet geue God whether he will or wyll not And what is become of their wilfull pouertye hath it not robbed the whole worlde brought all vnder them â—n there be ether kynge or emperoure or of what soeuer degre it be excepte he will hold of them aÌ„d be sworne vnto them to be their servaunte to go and come at their luste and to defende their quarels be they false or true Their wilfull pouertye hath all readye eaten vpp the whole worlde is yet still gredyar then euer it was in so moche that ten worldes mo were not ynough to satisfye the hongre thereof Moreouer besydes dayly corruptinge of other mens wyues and open who edome vnto what abominacions to fylthye to be spoke off hath their voluntarye chastite broughte them And as for their wilfull obedieÌ„ce what is it but the disobedieÌ„ce the diffâ—auÌ„ce hâ—th of all yâ— lawes of god maÌ„ in so moch that yf any price begiÌ„ne to execute any law of maÌ„ vppoÌ„ theÌ„ they curse him vnto the botom of hell proclayme him no right kinge that his lordes ought no longerto obaye him and interdite his comen people as they were hetheÌ„ turkes or saracenes And yf any man preache them gods lawe him they make an heretike and burne him to asshes And in steade of gods lawe and mans they haue sette vpp one off their awne imaginacion which they obserue with dispensacions And yet in these workes they haue so greate confidence that they not onlye truste to be saued therby and to be hyer in heauen then they that be saued thorow christ but also promessero all other forgeuenesse of their synnes thorow the merites of the same Wherin they rest and teach other to rest also excludyn get he whole worlde from the reste of forgeuenesse of synnes thorowe faith in Christes bloude And now seynge that faith only letteth a maÌ„ in uÌ„to rest vnbeleffe
with oyle vnto one bollocke and .ij. teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle vnto one raÌ„ And euermoare â— teÌ„th deale of floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferinge vnto one laÌ„be That is a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure in the sacrifyce of the Lorde And their drynkofferynges shal be halfe an hin of wyne vnto one bollocke aÌ„d the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne vnto a ram and the fourth parte of an hin vnto a lambe This is the burntofferynge of euery moneth thorow out all the monethes of the yere one he goote for a synofferynge vnto the Lorde which shal be offered with the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And the .xiiij. daye of the first moneth shal be Passeouer vnto the Lorde And yâ— .xv. daye of the same moneth shal be a feast in which vij dayes men must eate vnleueÌ„ded bred The first daye shal be an holy feast so that ye shall do no maner of laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde .ij. bollockes one ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde without spott and their meatofferynge of floure myngled with oyle .iij. tenthdeales vnto a bollocke and .ij. tenthdeales vnto a ram and euermoare one tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes an hegoote for a synofferynge to make an atonement for you And ye shall offer these besyde the burntofferynge in the mornynge that is allway offered And after this manerye shall offer thorow out the .vij. dayes the fode of the sacrifice of swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And it shal be done besydethe dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And the seuenth daye shall be an holy feast vnto you so that ye shall doo no laboryous woâ—ke therein And the daye of youre first frutes when ye brynge a new meatofferynge vnto the Lorde in youre wekes shal be an holy feast vnto you so that ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde .ij. younge bollockes and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde a pece with their meatofferynges of floure myngled with oyle .iij. tenthdeales vnto a bollecke .ij. tenthdeales to a ram aÌ„d euermoare one tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes aÌ„d an he goote to make an atonement for you And this ye shall doo besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his meatofferynge they shal be without spot with their drynkofferynges ¶ The .xxix. Chapter ANd yâ— first daye of the .vij. moneth shal be an holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein It shal be a daye of tromperblowynge vnto you And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde one younge bollocke one raÌ„ .vij. laÌ„bes of a yere olde a pece that are pure And their meatofferinges of floure myngled with oyle iij tenth deales vnto the bollocke and .ij. vnto the ram and one tenth deale vnto one lambe thorow the .vij. lambes And an he goote for a synofferynge to make an atonement for you besyde the burntofferynge of the moneth and his meatofferynge and besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meatofferynge and the drynkofferynges of the same acordynge vnto the maner of them for a sauoure of swetnesse in the sacrifice of yâ— Lorde And the tenth daye of that same seuenth moneth shal be an holy feast vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no maner worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde of a swete sauoure one bollocke and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde a pece without faute their meatofferynges of floure myngled with oyle iij. tenth deales to a bollocke aÌ„d .ij. to a raÌ„ and all waye a tenth deale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes And one he goote for a synofferynge besyde yâ— synofferynge of atonement and the dayly burntofferynge and yâ— meate and drynkofferynges that longe to the same And the .xv. daye of the seuenth moneth shal be holy daye ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein and ye shall kepe a feast vnto yâ— Lorde of .vij. dayes longe And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde xiij bollockes .ij. rammes and .xiiij. laÌ„bes which are yerelynges and pure with oyle iij tenth deales vnto euery one of the .xiij. bollockes .ij. teÌ„â—h deales to ether of the rammes and one tenth deale vnto eche of the .xiiij. lambes And one he goote vnto a synofferynge besyde yâ— dayly burntofferynge with his meate and drynkofferynges And the seconde daye .xij. younge bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. yerlynge lambes without spot their meatofferynges and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and lambes acordynge to the numbre of them after the maner And an he goote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge aÌ„d his meate and drynkofferynges And the thyrde daye .xi. bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. yerelynge lambes without spot their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes lambes after the numbre of theÌ„ acordynge to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge his meate and drynkofferynges And the fourth daye .x. bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. laÌ„bes yerelynges pure aÌ„d their meate drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes raÌ„mes laÌ„bes acordynge to their nuÌ„bre and after the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge aÌ„d his meate and drynkofferynges And the fyfte daye .ix. bollockes .ij. raÌ„mes and .xiiij. lambes of one yere olde a pece without spott And their meat and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes raÌ„mes and lambes acordynge to the numbre of them and after the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the syxte daye .viij. bollockes .ij. rammes aÌ„d xiiâ—j yerelynge lambes without spot And their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and lambes acordynge to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the seuenth daye .vij. bollockes .ij. raÌ„mes and .xiiij. lambes that are yerelynges pure And their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and laÌ„bes acordynge to their numbre to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the eyght daye shal be the conclusion Out of soch come oure octaues aÌ„d feastes of eight dayes longe of yâ— feaste vnto you ye shall doo no maner laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde one bollocke one raÌ„ .vij. yerelynge laÌ„bes without spott And the meate drynkofferynges vnto the bollocke raÌ„ and laÌ„bes acordynge to their nuÌ„bres acordynge to yâ— maner And an he goote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate drynkofferynges These thinges ye shall doo vnto the Lorde in youre feastes besyde youre vowes and â—rewyll offerynges in youre burntofferinges meatofferynges drynkofferynges and pease
But geue him and let it not greue thine hert to geue Because that for that thinge the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to For the londe shall neuer be without poore Wherfore I coÌ„maunde the sayenge open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady aÌ„d poore in thy lande Yf thi brother an Hebrue sell him self to the or an Hebruas he shall serue the syxe yere and the seuenth yere thou shalt lett him go fre from the. And when thou sendest hym out fre from the thou shalt not let him goo awaye emptye but shalt geue him of thy shepe and of thi corne and of thy wyne and geue him off that where with the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egipte and the Lorde thi God delyuered the thence wherfore I commaunde the this thinge to daye But and yf he saye vnto the I will not goo awaye from the because he loueth the and thine housse and is well at ease with the. Then take a naule and nayle his eare too the doore there with aÌ„d let him be thi seruaunte foreuer and vnto thi mayde seruaunte thou shalt doo likewise And let it not greue thine eyes to lett him goo out from the for he hath bene worthe a double hired seruaunte to the in his seruyce .vi. yeres And the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all that thou doest All the firstborne that come of thine oxen and of thi shepe that are males thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thi God Thou shalt do no seruyce with the firstborne of thi shepe but shalt eate theÌ„ before the Lord thi God yere by yere in the place which the Lorde hath chosen both thou and thine houssholde Yf there be any deformyte there in whether it be lame or blinde or what soeuer euell fauerednesse it hath thou shalt not offer it vnto the Lorde thi God But shalt eate it in thyne awne citie the vncleane and the cleane indifferently as the roo and the hert Only eate not the bloude there of but poure it vppon the grounde as water The .xvi. Chapter OBserue the moneth of Abyb and offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God For in the moneth of Abib the Lorde thy God brought the out of Egipte by nyght Thou shalt therfore offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God and shepe and oxen in the place which the Lorde shall chose to make his name dwell there Thou shalt cate no leueÌ„ded bred there with but shalt eate there with the bred of tribulacioÌ„ .vij. dayes loÌ„ge For thou camest out of the loÌ„de of Egipte in hast that thou mayst remembre the daye when thou camest out of the londe of Egipte all dayes of thi life And se that there be no leuended bred sene in all thi costes .vij. dayes longe and that there remayne nothinge of the flesh which thou hast offered the fyrst daye at euen vntil the mornynge Thou mayst not offer passeover in any of thi cities which the Lord thi god geueth the But in the place which the Lorde thi God shall chose to make his name dwell in there thou shalt offer Passeouer at euen aboute the goyngdoune of the sonne euen in the season that thou camest out of Egipte And thou shalt seth and eate in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen and departe on the morowe and gette the vnto thi tente Sixe dayes thou shalt eate swete bred and the seuenth daye is for the people to come together to the Lorde thi God that thou mayst do no worke Then reken the .vij. wekes and begynne to rekeÌ„ the .vij. wekes when the syccle begynneth in the corne and kepe the feast of wekes vnto the Lorde thi God that thou geue a frewil offeringe of thine haÌ„de vnto the Lord thi God acordinge as the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And reioyse before the Lorde thi God both thou thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte and thi mayde and the leuite that is within thi gates and the straunger the fatherlesse aÌ„d the wedowe that are amonge you in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to make his name dwel there And remeÌ„bre that thou why wast a seruauÌ„te in Egipte that thou obserue and doo these ordinaunces Thou shalt obserue the feast of tabernacles vij dayes longe after that thou hast gathered in thi corne and thi wyne And thou shalt reioyse in that thi feast both thou and thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte thi mayde the leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that are in thi cities Seuen dayes thou shalt kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde shal chose for the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all thi frutes and in all the workes of thine handes and thou shalt be all together gladnesse Thre tymes in the yere shall al youre males appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he shal chose In the feast of swete bred in the feast of wekes and in the booth feast And they shal not appere before the Lorde emptie but euery maÌ„ with the gifte of his honde acordynge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the. The .xvij. Chapter IVdges and officers thou shalt make the in Iudgeâ— all thi cities which the Lorde thi God geueth the thorow out thi trybes and lett theÌ„ iudge the people righteously Wrest not the lawe nor knowe any persone nether take any rewarde for giftes blynde the wise and peruerte the wordes of the righteous But in all thinge folowe righteousnesse that thou mayst lyuc and enioye the londe which the Lord thi God geueth the. Thou shalt plante no groue of what soeuer trees it be nye vnto the altare of the Lorde thi God which thou shalt make the. Thou shalt sett the vpp no piler which the Lorde thy God hateth Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no oxe or shepe where in is any deformyte what soeuer euell fauerednesse it be for that is an abhominacion vnto the Lorde thi God Yf there be founde amonge you in any of thi cities which the Lord thi God geueth the man or woman that hath wrought wekednesse in the sighte of the Lord thi God that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment so that they haue gone and serued strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d worshipped theÌ„ whether it be the sonne or mone or anythinge contayned in heaueÌ„ which I forbade and it was tolde the aÌ„d thou hast herde of it Then thou shalt enquere diligently And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel Opinly in the gates and not secretlye in preson with lawfull witnesse and not tormentynge them or makâ—ge them swer agenâ—â— theÌ„ selves or â—or swere theÌ„ selves theÌ„ thou shalt bringe forth that maÌ„ or that woman whiche haue coÌ„mytted that weked thinge * vnto thi gates aÌ„d shalt stone theÌ„
the childern of Israel aÌ„d sayde God will not fayle but vysett you se thâ—â—fore that ye carye my boones hence And so Joseph dyed when he was an hundred and .x. yere olde And they enba â–ª wâ—â—ed him and put him in a chest in Egipte The end of the first booke of Moses ¶ A table expoundinge certeyne wordes Abrech tender father or as some will bowe the knee Arâ—fâ— a shippe made flatte as it were a chest or a cofer Bisse fyne whyte whether it be sâ—lfe or linen Blesse godes blessinges are his giftes as in the firste chaptre he blessed them sayng growe multiplye haue dominion c. And in the .ix. chaptre he blessed â—oâ— his sonnes gaue theÌ„ dominioÌ„ over all beestes authoryte to â—aâ—e theÌ„ And god blessed AbrahaÌ„ with catell aÌ„d other ryches And Jacob desyred Esau to receaue yâ— blessinge which he brought him yâ— is the preasent gifte God blessed the .vij. daye that is gaâ—e it a prehemynence that men shuld rest therein from bodely laboure lerne to know the will of god his lawes how to worke their workes godly all the wâ—ke after God also blesseth all nations in Abrahams seed that is he turneth his loue favoure vnto theÌ„ and geveth theÌ„ his spirite and knowledge of the true waye aÌ„d lust and power to walke therin and all for christes sake Abrahams sonne Cain so is it writen in Hebrue NotwitstoÌ„dinge whether we call him Cain or caim it maketh no matter so we vnderstond the meaninge Euery lande hath his maner that we call JhonÌ„ the welchemen call Evan the douch haÌ„â—â— Soch differeÌ„ce is betwene the Ebrue greke and laten and that maketh them that translate out of the ebrue varye in names from them that translate out of laten or greke Curse Godes curse is the takynge awaye of his benefytes As god cursed the erth and made it baren So now hunger derth warre pestilence and soch like are yet ryght curses and signes of the wrath of God vnto the vnbeleuers but vnto them that knowe Christ they are very blessinges and that wholsome crosse true purgatorye of oure flesh thorow which all must go that will lyue godly aÌ„d be saued as thou readest Maâ— .v. Blessed are they that suffre persecution for rightewesnes sake c. And hebrewes .xi. The lorde chastyseth whom he loveth and sâ—orgeth all the children that he receaveth Eden pleasure Firmament the skyeâ— Fayth is the belevinge of goddes promesses a sure trust in the goodnesse and truth of god Which faith iustifyeth AbrahaÌ„ gene .xv. and was the mother of all his good workes which he afterward did For faith is the goodnesse of all workes in the sight of God Good workes are thinges of godes comaundemeÌ„t wrought in faith And to sow a showe at the commaundement of god to do thy neyghboure service withall with faith to be saved by Christ as god promyseth vs. is moch better theÌ„ to bild an abbay of thyne awne imagination trustinge to be saved by the fayned workes of hypocrites Jacob robbed Laban his vncle Moses robbed the Egiptians And AbrahaÌ„ is aboute to slee and burne his awne sonne And all are holye workes because they were wrought in fayth at goddes commaundement To stele robbe and murther are no holye workes before worldly people but vnto them that haue their truste in god they are holye when god commaundeth them What god commaundeth not getteth no reward with god Holy workes of mens imagination receave their rewarde here as Christ testyfyeth Math .vj. How be it of fayth workes I haue spoken abundantly in mammon Let him that desyreth more seke there Grace fauoure As â—oe founde grace that is to saye favoure and love Ham and Cam all one Iehovah is goddes name nether is any creature so called And it is as moch to saye as one that is of him self and dependeth of nothinge Moreouer as oft as thou seist LORde in gre â–ª at letters excepte there be any erroure in the preÌ„tinge it is in hebrewe Iehovah thou that arte or he that is Marshall in hebrue he is called Sar tabaim as thou woldest saye lorde of the slaughtermen And though that Tabaim be takeÌ„ for cokes in many places for the cokes did â—le the beastes theÌ„ selues in those dayes yet it may be taken for them that put men to execution also And that me thought it shuld here best signifye in as moch as he had the oversight of the kinges preson and the kinges presoners were they neuer so great meÌ„ were vnder his custodye And therfore I call him cheffe marshall an officer as is the lefetenaunte of the toure or master of the marshalsye Slyme was their morter .xi. Chapter And slyme pittes xâ—ij chapter that slyme was a fattenesse that osâ—dout of the erth lyke vnto tarre And thou mayst call it cement if thou wilt Siloh after some is as moch to saye as sent after some happie and after some it signifieth Mesias that is to saye annoynted and that we call Christe after the greke worde And it is a prophesie of Christ For after that all yâ— other tribes were in captiuite their kyngdom destroyed yet the tribe of Iuda had a ruler of the samebloud even vnto the comynge of Christ And aboute the comâ—ge of Christ the Romaynâ— conquered them and the Emperoure gaue the kyngdom of tribe Iuda vnto Herode which was a straunger even an Edomite of the generacyon of Esau TestameÌ„t here is an appoyntemeÌ„t made betwene god and maÌ„ and goddes promyses And sacrameÌ„t is a signe representinge soch an appoynâ—â—ment and promeses As the raynebowe representeth the promyse made to â—oe that god will no more drowne the worlde And circumcision representeth the promyses of god to Abraham on the one syde and that AbrahaÌ„ and his sâ—ed shuld circumcyse and cut off the lustes of their freshe on the other syde to walke in the wayes of the lorde As baptyme which is come in the roume therof â–ª now signifieth on the one syde how that all that repent and beleue are washed in Christes bloud And on the other syde how that the same must quench aÌ„d droune the lustes of the flesh to folow the steppes of Christ There were tyrantes in the erth in those dayes for the sonnes of god sawe the doughters of men c. The sonnes of god were the prophetes childerne which though they succeded there fathers fell yet from the right waye and thorow falsehod of hypocrysye subdued the world vnder them and became tyrantes As the successours of the apostles haue played with vs. Vapor a dewymiste as the smoke of a sethyâ—â— gâ— pott To walke with god is to lyve godly and to walke in his commaundementes Enos walked with god and was no moare sene that is he lyved godly and dyed God toke him awaye that is god hyd his bodye as he did Moses aÌ„d Aarons lest haplye they shuld haue made an Idoll of him for he was a great preacher and
the cleare daye light And I beleue also that the prophetes whiche folowed Moses to confirme his prophesyes and to mayntayne his doctrine vnto Christes cominge were moued by soch thinges to serche further of Christes secrettes And though God wold not haue the secrettes of Christ generallye knowne saue vnto a few familier frendes which in that infancye he made of mans witte to helpe the other babes yet as they had a generall promysse that one of the seed of AbrahaÌ„ shuld come and blesse them euen so they had a generall fayth that God wold by the same man saue them though they wist not by what meanes as the very apostles when it was oft told them yet they coude neuer comprehend it till it was fufilled in deade And beyonde all this their sacrifices aÌ„d ceremonies as farforth as the promyses annexed vnto them extende so farforth they saued theÌ„ and iustified them and stode them in the same steade as oure sacramentes doo vs not by the power of the sacrifice or deade it selfe but by the vertue of the faith in the promysse whiche the sacrifice or ceremonye preached and wherof it was a token or sygne For the ceremonies and sacrifices were lefte with them and commaunded them to kepe the promysse in remeÌ„braunce and to wake vpp their fayth As it is not ynough to sende manye on errandes and to tell them what they shall doo but they must haue a remembraunce with them and it be but a ringe of a rush aboute one of their fingers And as it is not ynough to make a bargayne with wordes onlye but we must put thereto an oth and geue ernest to confirme the faithe off the person with whom it is made And in like maner yf a man promysse what soeuer trifull it be it is not beleued excepte he hold vppe his finger also soch is the wekenesse of the world And therfore christ him silf vsed oftymes diuerse ceremonyes in curynge the sâ—ke to sturre vpp their faith with all As for an â—nsample it was not the bloud of the lambe that saued theÌ„ in Egipte when the angell smote the Egiptians but the mercye of God and his truth wherof that bloude was a token and remembraunce to sturre vppe their faythes wyth all For though God make a promysse yet it saueth none finallye but them that longe for it and praye God with a stronge fayth to fulfill it for his mercye and truthe onlye and knowlege theyr vnworthynesse And euen so oure sacramentes yf they be truelye ministred preach Christ vnto vs and leade oure faythes vnto Christ by which faithe oure synnes are done awaye and not by the deade or worke of the sacrament For as it was impossible that the bloude off calues shuld put awaye synne euen so is it impossible that the water of the ryuer shuld wash oure hartes Neuerthelesse the sacramentes cleÌ„se vs and absolue vs of oure synnes as the preastes doo in preachinge of repentaunce and faith for which cause ether other of them were ordened but yf they preach not whether it be the preast or the sacrament so profitte they not And yf a man allege Christ Iohan in the. iij â–ª chapter sayeng Excepte a man be borne agayne of water and the holye goste he can not se the kingdome of God and will therfore that the holy gost is present in the water and therfore the verye deade or worke doth put awaye synne then I will send him vnto Paule whiche axeth his Galathians whether they receaued the holy goste by the deade of the lawe or by preachinge of faith and there concludeth that the holy gost accoÌ„panyeth the preaching of faith aÌ„d with the worde of faith entreth the harte aÌ„d purgeth it which thou mayst also vnderstonde by saynt Paule sayenge ye are borne a new out of the water thorowe the worde So now if baptim preach me the wasshing in christes bloude so doth the holy gost accompaâ—y it and that deade of preachinge thorow fayth doth put awaye my synnes For the holy gost is no dome god nor no god that goeth a mummige Yf a man saye of the sacrament of Christes bodye aÌ„d bloud that it is a sacrifice as well for the dead as for the quycke and therfore the very deed it self iustifieth and putteth awaye synne I answere that a sacrifice is the sleynge off the body of a beest or a man wherfore yf it be a sacrifice then is christes body there slayne aÌ„d his bloude there shed but that is not so And therfore it is properly no sacrifice but a sacrament and a memoriall of that euerlastinge sacrifice once for all which he offered apon the crosse now apon a .xv. hundred yeres a go and preacheth only vnto them that are alyue And as for them that be dead it is as profitable vnto them as is a candell in a lantrene without light vnto them that walke by the waye in a darke night and as the gospell song in laten is vnto them that vnderstond none at all and as a sermon preached to him that is dead and hereth it not It preacheth vnto them that are a lyue only for they that be dead yf they dyed in the faith which that sacrament preacheth they be faffe and are past all iâ—opardye For when they were alyue their hartes loued the lawe off God and therfore synned not and were sory that their membres synned and euer moued to synne and therfore thorow faith it was forgeuen them And now their synnefull membres be dead so that they can now synne no more wherfore it is vnto them that be dead nether sacrament nor sacrifice But vnder the pretence of their soule health it is a servaunt vnto oure spiritualtyes holy coueâ—nousnesse and an extorcyonar and a bylder of Abayes Colleges Chauntryes and cathedrall chirches with false goteÌ„ good a pick purse a pollar aÌ„d a bottomlesse bagge Some man wold happely saye that the prayers of the masse helpe moch not the lyuinge only but also the dead Of the hote fire of their farvent prayer which consumeth faster then all the world is able to bringe sacrifice I haue sayde sufficiently in other places Howe be it it is not possible to bringe me in beleffe that the prayer which helpeth hâ—â— awne master vnto no vertue shuld purchesse me the forgeuesse of my synnes If I sawe that their prayers had obtayned theÌ„ grace to lyue soch a liffe as goddes worde did not rebuke then coud I sone be borne in hande that what soeuer they axed off God their prayers shuld not be in vayne But now what good can he wysh me in his prayers that envieth me Christ the fode and the liffe of my soule What good can he wish me whose herte cleaveth a sundre for payne when I am taught to repent of my euell Forthermore because that fewe knowe the vse of the olde testament and the moste parte thinke it nothinge necessarye but to make alle goryes which they fayne euery maÌ„ after hys awne brayne at all
excludeth hiÌ„ what is the cause of this vnbeleffe verely no synne that the world seyth but a pope holynesse a rightuousnes of their awne imaginacion as Paule sayeth Roma .x. They be ignorauÌ„te of y rightuousnes wherwith god iustifieth haue set vp a rightuousnes of their awne makige thorow which they be disobedieÌ„t vnto yâ— rightuousnes of god And Christ rebuketh not the phariseys for grosse synnes whiche the worlde sawe but for those holyedeades whiche so blered the eyes of the worlde that they were takeÌ„ as goddes eueÌ„ for long prayers for fastynge for tythiÌ„ge so diligeÌ„tly that they lefte not so moch as their herbes vnlithed for their clennesse in wasshynge before meate and for washynge of cuppes dishes and all maner vessels for buyldinge the prophetes sepulchres and for kepinge the holy daye and for turnynge the he then vnto the fayth and forgevynge of almes For vnto soch holy deades they ascribed rightuousnes and therfore when the rightuousnesse of god was preached vnto them they coude not but persecute it the devell was so stronge in theÌ„ Which thinge Christ well describeth Luce .xi. sayenge that after the devell is cast out he cometh agayne and fyndeth his house swepte and made gaye and then taketh seuen we â–ª sethen him selfe and dwelleth therein and so is the ende of that man worse then the beginnynge That is when they be a litle clensed from grosse synnes whiche the worlde seyth and then made gaye in their awne syght with the rightuousnes of tradicions then cometh seuen that is to saye the hole power of yâ— devell for seueÌ„ with yâ— hebrues signifieth a multitude without uuÌ„bre the extremyte of a thinge is a speach borowed I suppose out of leuiticus where is so oft mencion made of seneÌ„ Where I wolde saye I will punish the that all the world shall take an ensample of the there the Jewe wold saye I will circumcyse the or baptise the .vii. tymes And so here by seuen is ment all the devels of hell all yâ— might power of the devell For vnto what further blindnesse coude al the deuels in hell bringe theÌ„ then to make them beleue yâ— they were iustified thorow their awne good workes For wheÌ„ they once beleued yâ— they were purged froÌ„ their synnes made rightuousse thorowe their awne holye workes what rowme was there lefte for yâ— rightuousnes yâ— is in christes bloudeshedinge And therfore wheÌ„ they be fallen in to this blindnesse they caÌ„ not but hate persecute the light And the more cleare evidently their deades be rebuked yâ— furiousser maliciousser blind are thei vntill they breake out in to opeÌ„ blasphemye synnynge agenst yâ— holy gost which is yâ— malicious persecutâ—ge of the clearetrouth so manifestly proued that they caÌ„ not once hijsh agenst it As the pharesyes persecuted Christ because he rebuked their holy deades And when he proued his doctrine with yâ— scriptu miracles yet though they coude not improue him nor reason agenst him they tought yâ— the scripture must haue some other meaninge because his interpretacion vndermyned their fundacion plucked vpp by the rootes the sectes which they had plaÌ„ted they ascribed also his miracles to the deuell And in like maner though oure ypocrites can not dâ—â—nye but this is the scripture yet because there can be no nother sens gathered thereof but that ouerthroweth their byldynges therfore they euer thinke that it hath some other meanynge than as the wordes sounde and that no man vnderstondeth it or vnderstode it sene the tyme of the Apostles Or yf they thynke that some that wrote vppon it sens the apostles vnderstode it they yet thynke that we in like maner as we vnderstonde not the texte it self so we vnderstande not the meanynge of the wordes of that docroure For when thou layest the iustifyinge of holy workes and denyest the iustifyinge of fayth howe canst thou vnderstond saynt Paule Peter Iohan and the Actes of the apostles or any scripture at all seynge the iustifyinge of faith is almost all that they entende to proue Fynally concernynge vowes whereof thou readest chaptre .xxx. there maye be many questyons whereunto I answere shortly that we ought to put salt to all oure offerynges that is we ought to ministre knowledge in all ovre workes and to do nothinge wherof we coude not geue a reason out off gods wordes We be now in the daye light and all the secretes of God and all his counsell and will is opened vnto vs and he yâ— was promysed shuld come and blesse vs is come alredye and hath shed his bloude for vs and hath blessed vs with all maner blessynges and hath obrayned all grace for vs and in him we haue all Wherfore god hence forth will receave nomoare sacrifices off beestes of vs as thou readest Hebre .x. Yf thou burne vnto God the bloude or fatt of beestes to obtayne forgeuenesse of synnes therby or that god shuld the better heare thy requeste then thou doest wronge vnto the bloude of Christ and Christ vnto the is dead in vayne For in him god hath promysed not forgeuenesse of synnes only but also what soeuer we axe to kepe vs from synne aÌ„d temptacyon with all And what yf thou burne frankencens vnto him what yf thou burne a candle what yf thou burne thy chastite or virginite vnto him for the same purpose doest thou not like rebuke vnto christes bloude Moreouer if thou offer gold syluer or any other good for the same entent is there any difference And euen so yf thou goo in pylgremage or fastist or goest wolwarde or sprinclest thy selfe with holy water or els what soeuer dead it is or observest what soeuer ceremonye it be for like meanynge then it is like abhominacion We must therfore bringe the salt of the knowledge of gods worde with all oure sacrifices or els we shall make no swete sauoure vnto god thereof Thou wilt axe me shall I vowe nothinge at all yes God 's commaundement whiche thou hast vowed in thy baptyme For what entent Verely for the loue of Christ whiche hath bought the with his bloude and made the sonne and heyre of god with him that thou shuldest wayte on his will and commaundmentes and puryfye thy membres acordynge to the same doctryne that hath purifyed thyne harte For yf the knowlege of goddes woâ—de haue not purifyed thyne harte so that thou consentest vnto the lawe of God that it is rightuous and good and sorowest that thy membres moue the vnto the contrarye so hast thou no parte with christ For yf thou repent not of thy synne so it is impossible that thou shuldest beleue that Christ had delyuered the from the daunger therof Yf thou beleue not that Christ hathe delyuered the so is it impossible that thou shuldest loue gods commaundmentes Yf thou loue not the commaundmentes so is Christes sprete not in the which is the ernest of forgeuenesse of synne and of saluacion For scripture teacheth