be a propitiatiō through fayth in his blood to declare his ryghteousnes in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are past 26 Which God dyd suffer to shew at this tyme his righteousnes that he might be iuste the iustifier of hym which beleueth on Iesus ☜ 27 Where is then thy boastyng It is excluded By what lawe Of workes Nay but by the lawe of fayth 28 Therfore we holde that a man is iustified by fayth without the deedes of the lawe 29 Is he the God of the Iewes only Is he not also of the Gentiles Yes euen of the Gentiles also 30 For it is one God whiche shall iustifie the circumcision by fayth and vncircumcision through fayth 31 Do we then destroy the lawe through fayth God forbyd But we rather mayntayne the lawe ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 7 Iustification is the free gyft of God as it appeareth by Dauid and Abraham 13 and also by the office of lawe and fayth 1 WHat shall we saye then that Abraham our father as parteynyng to the flesshe dyd fynde 2 For if Abraham were iustified by workes thē hath he wherein to boaste but not before God 3 For what sayth the scripture Abraham beleued God and it was counted vnto hym for ryghteousnes 4 To hym that worketh is the reward not reckened of grace but of duetie 5 To hym that worketh not but beleueth on hym that iustifieth the vngodly his fayth is counted for ryghteousnes 6 Euen as Dauid describeth the blessednesse of the man vnto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes 7 Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen whose sinnes are couered 8 Blessed is that man to whō the Lorde wyll not impute sinne 9 Came this blessednes then vpon the circumcision or vpon the vncircumcision also For we say that fayth was reckened to Abraham for ryghteousnes 10 Howe was it then reckened when he was in the circumcision or whē he was in the vncircumcision Not in the circumcision but in vncircumcision 11 And he receaued the signe of circumcision as the seale of the ryghteousnesse of fayth whiche he had yet beyng vncircumcised that he shoulde be the father of al them that beleue though they be not circumcised that ryghteousnes myght be imputed vnto them also 12 And that he myght be father of circumcision not vnto them only whiche came of the circumcised but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the fayth that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision 13 For the promise that he shoulde be the heyre of the worlde was not to Abraham or to his seede through the lawe but through the ryghteousnes of fayth 14 For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres then is fayth but vayne and the promise of none effect 15 Because the lawe causeth wrath For where no lawe is there is no transgression 16 Therefore by fayth is the inheritaunce geuen that it might come by grace that the promise myght be sure to all y e seede not to that only which is of the lawe but to that also which is of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs al. 17 As it is written that I haue made thee a father of many nations before God whom he beleued which restoreth the dead vnto life and calleth those thynges whiche be not as though they were 18 Who contrary to hope beleued in hope that he shoulde be the father of many nations accordyng to that which was spoken so shall thy seede be 19 And he faynted not in the fayth nor considered his owne body nowe dead when he was almost an hundred yeres old neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe 20 He stackered not at the promise of God through vnbeliefe but was strong in fayth geuyng glorie to God 21 And beyng full certified that what he had promised he was able also to perfourme 22 And therfore was it reckened to hym for righteousnes 23 Neuerthelesse it is not written for hym only that it was reckened to him 24 But also for vs to whom it shal be reckened so that we beleue on hym that raysed vp Iesus our Lorde from the dead 25 Which was deliuered for our sinnes and was raysed agayne for our iustification ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 The fruite of fayth 7 The loue of God and obedience of Christe 12 From whence commeth death and from whence lyfe 1 THerefore being iustified by fayth we are at peace with GOD thorowe our Lorde Iesus Christe 2 By whom also we haue had an entraūce by fayth vnto this grace wherin we stande and reioyce in hope of the glorie of God 3 Not that only but also we reioyce in tribulations knowyng that tribulation worketh pacience 4 Pacience profe profe hope 5 And hope maketh not ashamed because the loue of God is shedde abrode in our heartes by the holy ghost which is geuen vnto vs. 6 * For when we were yet weake accordyng to the tyme Christe dyed for the vngodly 7 Nowe scace wyll any man dye for the righteous Yet peraduenture for the good some men durst dye 8 ☞ But God setteth out his loue towarde vs seyng that whyle we were yet sinners Christe dyed for vs. 9 Muche more then nowe we that are iustified by his blood shal be saued from wrath through hym 10 For yf when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his sonne much more seyng we are reconciled we shal be saued by his lyfe 11 Not only so but we also ioye in God through our Lorde Iesus Christe by whō we haue nowe receaued the atonement 12 Wherfore as by one man sinne entred into the worlde death by sinne euen so death entred into all men insomuch as all haue sinned 13 For vnto the lawe was sinne in the worlde but sinne is not imputed when there is no lawe 14 Neuerthelesse death raigned from Adam to Moyses ouer them also that had not sinned with lyke transgression as dyd Adam whiche is the figure of hym that was to come 15 But not as the sinne so is the gyft For yf through the sinne of one many be dead much more the grace of God and the gyft by grace which is by one man Iesus Christe hath abounded vnto many 16 And not as by one that sinned euen so the gyft For the iudgement was of one into condemnation but the gyfte of many sinnes into iustification 17 For yf by the sinne of one death raigned by the meanes of one much more they whiche receaue aboundaunce of grace and of the gyfte of ryghteousnes shall raigne in life by the meanes of one Iesus Christe 18 Lykewyse then as by the sinne of one sinne came on all men to condempnation euen so by the ryghteousnes of one good came vpon all men to the ryghteousnes of lyfe 19 For as by one mans disobedience many became sinners so by the obedience
wyll afore they dyd consent (c) Whereby he had strength and boldnesse (d) Whom god had appointed to be their delâ—uerer from the yoke of the Philistines (e) That is of an asse lately dead f That is the lyftyng vp of the lawe Or â—pyne Entâ—e him 〈◊〉 men 〈◊〉 to tell wherein his strength confuâ— (c) For so thou vsest to saye and wouldest haue me to beleue it (d) what wretched and miserable thralâ—dome are they in that can not reframe the company of the harlot (e) Not for the losse of his heare but for the contempt of the ordinance of God (f) And so dyd his streÌ„gth by his repentance prayer and reconciliation to God Or waâ— mocked “ Hebr. Take one vengeance (a) Sides of sâ—luer (b) Contrarâ— to the commaundement of God true religion By Epâ—od vnder 〈…〉 all kinde of garmentes â—gyng to a priest d It is thought to be an image made to the shape and figure of a man and also to signifie all other instruments belongyng to their falâ—e religion “ Heb. filled the hand (e) In this that the Leuite wandereth to seke a liuing â–ª it is manifest that Gods lawe true religion which prouide for the Leuite was vtterly neglected and out of place (f) For the belly sake altogether against Gods lawe (g) When men in religion wander besyde Gods word they thynke they please God when in deede they offend hym (a) So that it was no meruell that religion was corrupt and al thynges out of order seing there was no magistrate to punishe offences That is they knewe him by his speache (c) Thus God will send to such as loue not the truth strong delusion wherby they are confirmed in their error to their destruction “ Heb. made them ashamed (h) That is abuse them (i) Dead “ Or husbande (k) Thynkyng that she was asleepe (l) Meanyng home to mâ—nt Ephraim * Ose x. b. (a) That is all with one â— consent (b) To the Leuite (c) Before we haue reuenged this wickednes Iosua xxii d. (d) By punyshyng the wicked doers accordyng to their desertes (e) Therein makyng them selues gyltie of the wickednes coÌ„mitted and therfore 〈◊〉 partakers of the punyshment (f) That is the tabernacle wherin y e 〈◊〉 of God was whiche then was in Silo. (g) They presume so much of their number strength that they aske no councell of God for the victorie they finde therefore successe therafter (h) That is â–ª serued in the priestes office “ Heb. Iudged (a) That is the lande of Chanaan (b) In the tribe of Iuda for there was an other Bethlehem in the tribe of â—bâ—lon (c) By this wonderfull prouidence of God Ruth became one of Gods householde or whoÌ„ Christ came (d) A wofull â—ase and yet this and the lyke y e worlde is full of whiche the chyldren of men do loue so much (e) Declaring by your kyndnesse to me their mother howe dearely you loued theÌ„ when they were alyue and what affection you bare towards them and the remembrance of them nowe that they are dead (f) She wisheth them neither riches wealth nor gyft of sole lyfe but matrimonie agreeable to Gods institution “ Or more then you (g) By â—aking away â—nâ— two sonnes that wer your husbandes (h) Takyng her leaue and departyng (i) Whereby appeareth that she was of a great familie and of good reputation “ Or beawtifull “ Or bitter (k) Whichâ— was in â—â—â—neth Nâ—â—an that conteyneth part of March and part of 〈◊〉 (a) By the prouâ—dence of God 〈◊〉 should 〈◊〉 vp â—eede to Elimeleâ—h â—ng dead according to the lawe “ Or seruaunt Or was 〈◊〉 ouer the reapers (b) That is marke what fiâ—de they do reape (c) That is 〈◊〉 â—ter when they haue drawne Euen of the 〈…〉 â—e eneâ— to gods 〈◊〉 (e) Of mercy might protection and prouidence “ Hebr. To heart (f) Whiche she brought home to her mother in lawe (g) By forbidding her Exo. xvi g. Tob. ii a. (h) They are sayd to do good to the dead which do good to their fâ—endes beyng a lyue for their sakes (a) Meaning that she would prouide her of an husband with whom she might liue quietly “ Or in the barne (b) That is if he will take thee to be his wyfe by the title of affinitie according to Gods lawe Deut. 25. a. Whiche was the place oâ— iudgement 〈◊〉 here vse two wordes whiche haue no propre signification â–ª but serue to call a certeine person as we say ho 〈◊〉 or ho suche one (c) Which art the next of the kinne d That his inheritaunce might beare his name that is dead (e) That he had resigned his right Deut. 25. c. (f) Or of the citie wherof he was (g) Ephrata and Bethlehem are both one (h) Meaning many sonnes (n) Seing the horrible abuse thereof (o) Asking a sonne to serue the Lorde bestowing of him to the Lordes seruice (p) That is being in the seruice of the Lorde (q) No man nor mans doings can pacifie gods wrath for sinne But though the lawe hath no helpe in this case the gospell sheweth Iesus Christ that taketh awaye y e sinnes of the worlde (r) That is Aaron thy father Leuit. x. d Deut. xii â— (s) That is why haue you contemned mâ— sacrifices and as it wer trod them vnder feete (t) To be offred (v) That is should execute the office of the high priest in my tabernacle (x) Thy power and authoritie i. Reg. 22. b (y) Shall die when they come to mans age i. Reg. ii g. (z) Meaning Zadok who succeded Abiâ—thar and was the figure of Christe Because there were very fewe prophetes to declare it (b) In the court next to the tabernacle i. Reg. iiii c. (c) He was not afore this tyme accustomed to heare the Lorde speake d God declareth what sodayne â—eare shall come vppâ—n men when they shal heâ—re that the 〈◊〉 is taken and also see that Eli his house is destroyed i Reg. ii g. Ruth i. c (e) God punyshe thee after this or that sort excepte thou tell me the trueth “ Or fall to the grounde (a) From the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt vnto this time of Samuel are about thre hundred and ninetie yeres Or stone of helpe (b) Samuel as it is of som affirmed consulted with the Lord before this was taken in hand and for that cause thei aske this question (c) This â—e saith 〈◊〉 of the mâ— seate that was betweene the Cherubims (d) Before we fought against men now God is come to fight against vs. (e) For in the red sea in the wâ—ldernes the Egyptians were destroyed which was the last of all his plagues Iudi. xiii a (f) This ouerthrow was not for lacke of sufficient number of men but for lacke of Gods fauour i. Reg ii g. (g) The coÌ„mon gesture of such as 〈◊〉 to calamitie sorow or hâ—mines (h) Lest it should be taken of the enemies i. Reg. iii. a. (i) If he had
Iosippus which was also called Caiphas vnder whom Christe suffered he after .xi. yeres forsoke Iurie and returned to Rome after him Tiberius sent Pontius Pilate vnder whom Herode Agrippa to the honor of Tiberius Caesar builded the citie of Tiberias After y e death of Herode Ascolonita the monarchie of the kingdome of the Iewes was deuided into two partes by the Senate of Rome and one part was geuen to Archelaus vnder the name of the Tetrarch that is of Iurie and Idumea and it was promised him that if he did worthily he shoulde be made king An other part was deuided into two Tetrarches and one part therof was geuen to Herode Antipas ouer the riuer and Galilee and to his brother Philippus was geuen the Tetrarchie of Ituria or Traconitis and to Lisania was geuen the Tetrarchie of Abilen Christes line Christe Iesus our Lorde was borne the .42 yere of the Empire of Augustus in the .30 yere of Herode the kyng on the Sunday at nyght and in the .15 yere of Tiberius Christ was 30. yeres of age Christes birth Christes childhood Christes suffering Christes rising Octauianus or Augustus 57 I. Tiberius Caesar 23 K. 〈…〉 in the 〈…〉 you ioyne the 〈…〉 so begynneth the sixt age which shall continue to the day of iudgement H. Pontius Pilate was made Procurator of Iurie by Tiberius Caesar who commyng to Hierusalem woulde haue the image of Iulius Caesar to be set in the temple in the .17 yere of his rule he pronounced false sentence agaynst Christe he woulde haue brought into the temple the images of the Gentiles contrarie to the lawe of the Iewes and the money receaued into Corbonam that is of the Arke wherin was put the offrings of the priestes to the repayryng of the temple also of the Treasure house wherin was put the oblations of all passengers he turned to his owne vse and therfore Tiberius exiled him to Lions his owne countrey where he dyed to his shame Ioh. 19. I. Octauianus or Augustus Caesar after he came to the empire found pacified the whole world therfore he disired to knowe what regions what cities what castles what villages what men were vnder his Empire for he had the rule of the whole worlde and this description was first made of Cirinus the liefetenaunt of Syria and than was Christe borne And hauyng desire to builde a notable pallace he woulde knowe howe long it shoulde continue and had aunswere from Cibilla that it shoulde endure so long tyll a virgin should bring foorth a childe whervpon he called it eternum that is euerlastyng But Christe beyng borne of a virgin the pallace fell downe whervpon he builded an aulter to God borne of the virgin and called it the aulter of heauen he raigned .13 yeres after Christes birth and in the .41 yere of his rule he numbred the people in Rome and there were founde ninetie tymes three hundred thousand and 80. thousande and sixe hundred men Luk. 2. K. Tiberius was the sonne of Augustus and of Iulia his wife he had two Nephues one of his sonne called Tibur and another of his brother called Gaius he woulde haue substituted after him the sonne of his sonne whom he loued better but Herode Agrippa loued better Gaius and wished him to be Emperour for which wishe he put Herode in prison In the .15 yere of his raigne Iohn Baptist began for to preache and to baptise and in his 18. yere Christe was crucified and Tiberius dyed Hismeria Zacharia man Elizabeth wife Iohn Baptist L. Hismeria and Anna sisters Anna wife to these three Salomas Ioachim Cleophas Zebedeus man Maria wife Maria wife Ioseph man Maria wife Alpheus man Petrus Iames the great Iohn the Euangelist Iames the lesse Simon Cananeus Taddeus S. Iudas Christe Andreas Philippus Bartholomeus Mattheus Thomas Matthias Paulus M. Ioseph or Barsabas Barnabas The Apostles dispearsed through the whole worlde to preache the Gospell of Christe were for Christes sake slayne by diuers tormentes except Iohn the Euangelist Peter and Paule in the â—9 from Christes passion and in the .14 yere of Nero were slaine at Rome the same day Andrewe in Patras Iames both of them and Matthias in Iurie Iohn the Euangelist was translated from Ephesus Thomas and Bartholmewe in Iudea Simon and Iudas in Persia Matthewe in Ethiope Marke in Alexandria Luke in Bithinia Barnabas was martered in Cipresse M. Paul in the seconde yere from Christes death was by miracle conuerted to the fayth in the .13 yere Paul and Barnabas were deuided in Antioche and went vp to Peter and Iames in Hierusalem and in the .14 yere they went to preache and Paul after long preachyng in Iurie and Greece came to Rome ¶ The whole scripture of the Bible is deuided into two Testamentes the olde Testament and the newe which booke is of diuers natures some legall some historicall some sapientiall and some propheticall The olde teacheth by figures and ceremonies the lawe was geuen terribly in lightnyng and thundryng to induce the people to obseruaunce therof by feare The newe Testament came in more gloriously with the gentle name of the Gospel and good tidynges to induce men to obserue it by loue Bookes Legal be so named wherin the lawes and iudgementes of God be pronounced by his owne mouth and they be 5. bookes which is to say Genesis Which doth treate of the beginning of the world and of all creatures of the deluge of Noes ship and the confusion of tongues of the election of Gods people and of the goyng downe of the people into Egypt Chapters 50. Exodus Sheweth of the ten plagues of Pharao and of the departyng of the children of Israel out of Egypt of the ten preceptes and iudgementes and of the instruction of Gods people of the arke of Gods couenaunt and of the Tabernacle of the aulter of Aarons vestures Chapters 40. Leuiticus It doth treate of sacrifices and oblations to be offered of the pot and the vestures of Aaron of the order and ministery of the Leuites Chapters 27. Numeri It treateth of the numbryng of the people of the tribes of Israel of the prophecie of Balaam of the mansions in wildernesse Chapters â—6 Deuteronomie Doth report agayne those thinges that were done in the former foure bookes Chapters 34. Historical be so called wherein histories of diuers actes be expressed there be of theÌ„ bookes 19. Iosuah Whiche doth treate of the passing ouer the flud of Iordane and of the subuersion of the kingdome that were the Iewes aduersaries of the bryngyng in of Gods people into the lande of beheste and of the deuision of that lande Chapters 24. Iudges Which treateth of Princes and Iudges and of the defence of the people of Israel and of their conquest and triumphes had agaynst their enemies Chapters 21. Ruth Which treateth of the matrimonie betwixt Booz and Ruth of whom Christ did spring Chapters 4. Samuel 1 Which treateth of the gouernaunce of the people of Israel by Iudges of
Moabites tremblyng shall come vpon them al the inhabiters of Chanaan shal waxe faynt hearted 16 Feare dreade shal fall vpon them in the greatnesse of thine arme they shal be as styll as a stone tyll thy people passe through O Lorde whyle this people passe through which thou hast gotten 17 Thou shalt bryng them in and plant them in the mountayne of thine inheritaunce the place Lord which thou hast made for to dwell in the sanctuarie O Lord which thy handes haue prepared 18 The Lorde shall raigne for euer and euer 19 For Pharao on horsebacke went in with his charettes and horsemen into the sea and the Lorde brought the waters of the sea vpon them But the chyldren of Israel went on drye land in the middest of the sea 20 And Miriam a prophetisse the sister of Aaron toke a tymbrell in her hande and all the women came out after her with tymbrelles and daunces 21 And Miriam sang before them Sing ye vnto the Lorde for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he ouerthrowen in the sea 22 And so Moyses brought Israel from the redde sea and they went out into the wyldernesse of Sur and they went three dayes long in the wildernesse and founde no waters 23 And when they came to Marah they coulde not drynke of the waters of Marah for they were bytter therefore the name of the place was called Marah 24 And the people murmured agaynst Moyses saying What shall we drinke 25 And he cryed vnto the Lorde and the Lorde shewed hym a tree whiche when he had cast into the waters the waters were made sweete There he made them an ordinaunce and a lawe and there he proued hym 26 And sayde If thou wylt hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God wylt do that which is right in his sight and wylt geue eare vnto his commaundementes and kepe all his ordinaunces then wyll I put none of these diseases vpon thee which I haue brought vpon the Egyptians for I am the Lord that healeth thee 27 And the children of Israel came to Elim where were twelue welles of water and threescore and ten palme trees and they pitched their tentes there by the waters ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 They come into the desert of Sin 3 They murmure for foode 8 He grudgeth agaynst God who grudgeth agaynst his ministers 10 God speaketh to Moyses in a cloude 13 It rayneth quayles and Manna 20 Manna beyng kept doth stynke and rotte 22 On the Sabboth it was not lawfull so much as to dresse meate 25 In the Sabboth God rayneth not Manna 28 God rebuketh the Israelites because they kept not the Sabboth 32 Manna is reserued for a testimonie vnto their successours ▪ 36 Gomor Ephi 1 AND they toke theyr iourney from Elim all the congregation of the chyldren of Israel came to the wildernes of Sin whiche is betweene Elim Sinai the fyfteenth day of the seconde moneth after their departyng out of the lande of Egypt 2 And the whole congregation of the chyldren of Israel murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron in the wyldernesse 3 And the chyldren of Israel sayde vnto them Woulde to God we had dyed by the hande of the Lorde in the lande of Egypt whē we sate by the fleshe pottes and when we dyd eate bread our bellies full for ye haue brought vs out into this wildernesse to kyl this whole multitude with hunger 4 Then sayde the Lorde vnto Moyses Beholde I wyll rayne bread from heauen to you and the people shall go out gather a certaine rate euery day that I may proue them whether they wyll walke in my lawe or no. 5 The sixt day they shall prepare for them selues that which they will bring in and let it be twyse as muche as they gather in dayly 6 And Moyses and Aaron sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel At euen ye shall know that it is the Lord which brought you out of the lande of Egypt 7 And in the morning ye shal see the glorye of the Lorde because he hath heard your grudgynges agaynst the Lorde And what are we that ye haue murmured agaynst vs 8 And Moyses sayde At euen shall the Lord geue you fleshe to eate and in the mornyng bread inough for the Lorde hath heard your murmuringes which ye murmure agaynst him for what are we Your murmurings are not against vs but agaynst the Lorde 9 And Moyses spake vnto Aaron say vnto al the congregation of the children of Israel come foorth before the Lord for he hath hearde your grudgynges 10 And as Aaron spake vnto the whole congregation of the chyldren of Israel they looked towarde the wyldernesse and beholde the glory of the Lorde appeared in the cloude 11 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 12 I haue hearde the murmuringes of the children of Israel tell them therfore and say at euen ye shall eate fleshe and in the mornyng ye shal be fylled with bread and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde your God 13 And at euen the quailes came vp and couered the tentes and in the mornyng the deawe lay rounde about them 14 And when the deawe was gone beholde vpon the grounde in the wyldernesse there lay a small rounde thyng as small as the hoare frost on the ground 15 And when the children of Israel saw it they said euery one to his neighbour it is Manna for they wist not what it was And Moyses said vnto thē This is the bread whiche the Lorde hath geuen you to eate 16 This is the worde whiche the Lorde hath commaunded gather of it euerye man for him selfe for to eate a gomer full for euery man according to the number of your soules and take euery man for them whiche are in his tentes 17 And the children of Israel did euen so and gathered some more some lesse 18 And when they did meate it with a gomer vnto him that gathered much remayned nothyng ouer and vnto hym that had gathered litle was there no lacke euery man gathered sufficient for his eatyng 19 And Moyses sayde vnto them see that no man let ought remayne to the mornyng 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not vnto Moyses but some of them left of it vntill the mornyng and it waxed full of wormes corrupted and Moyses was angry with them 21 And they gathered all mornynges euery man as muche as fufficed for his eatyng and assoone as the heate of the sunne came it moult 22 And the sixt day they gathered twise as muche bread two gomers for one man and all the rulers of the congregation came and tolde Moyses 23 He sayd vnto them This is that whiche the Lorde hath sayd To morowe is the rest of the holy sabboth vnto the Lorde bake that whiche you will bake to day and sethe that ye will sethe and that whiche remayneth lay vp tyll the mornyng 24 And they layed
you out of the house of God 27 It is the Lord God who hath geuen vs lyght bynde a sacrifice with cordes vnto the hornes of the aulter 28 Thou art my Lorde and I wyll confesse it vnto thee thou art my Lorde and I wyll magnifie thee 29 O confesse you it vnto God for he is gratious and his mercie endureth for euer ¶ The argument of the .cxix. Psalme ¶ The prophete in this golden psalme expresseth his earnest mynde inflamed with a zelous desire of Gods lawe for that it is the light of man of all his doynges it geueth also perfect wisdome and felicitie to such as obserue them Wherfore he desireth God to open the eyes of his heart that he may knowe vnderstande learne and in lyfe expresse his holy commaundementes He vttereth his great griefe in that he seeth them transgressed and contemned of the worst sort of men Aleph 1 BLessed are those that be perfect in the way walkyng in the lawe of God 2 Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies they seke hym with their whole heart 3 Truely they walke in his wayes who do no wickednesse 4 Thou hast geuen charge that we shoulde diligently kepe thy commaundementes 5 I wishe that my wayes were directed for to kepe thy statutes 6 I shall take then no shame when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes 7 I wyll confesse it vnto thee with an vpryght heart when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse 8 I wyll kepe thy statutes wherfore forsake me not for any long tyme. Beth 1 WHerby shall a young man refourme his way euen in guiding it accordyng to thy worde 2 I haue sought thee with my whole heart suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes 3 I haue hyd thy wordes within my heart for this ende that I shoulde not sinne agaynst thee 4 Blessed art thou O God teache me thy statutes 5 I haue declared with my lyppes all the iudgementes of thy mouth 6 I am delighted in the way of thy testimonies as in all maner of riches 7 I wyll study thy commaundementes and I wyll consider thy wayes 8 My delyght shal be in thy statutes and I wyll not forget thy worde Gimel 1 REwarde thy seruaunt let me lyue and I wyll kepe thy worde 2 Open thou myne eyes and I will beholde the wonderous thynges of thy lawe 3 I am a straunger vpon earth hyde not thy commaundementes from me 4 My soule faynteth for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgementes 5 Thou hast rebuked those that be proude and cursed who do erre from thy commaundementes 6 Withdrawe from me reproche and contempt for that I haue kept thy testimonies 7 Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes 8 Yea thy testimonies are my delyght and my counsaylers Daleth 1 MY soule cleaueth to the dust reuiue thou me accordyng to thy worde 2 I haue made a declaration to thee of my wayes and thou heardest me O teache me thy statutes 3 Make me to vnderstande the way of thy commaundementes and I wyll geue my selfe to the meditation of thy wonderous workes 4 My soule melteth away for very heauinesse comfort thou me accordyng to thy worde 5 Take from me the way of falshood witsafe me worthy to haue thy lawe 6 I haue chosen the way of trueth I haue layde thy iudgementes before me 7 I haue stuck fast vnto thy testimonies O God confounde me not 8 I wyll runne the way of thy commaundementes when thou shalt set my heart at libertie He 1 TEache me O God the way of thy statutes and I wyll kepe it vnto the ende 2 Geue me vnderstanding I wil kepe thy law yea I wyll kepe it with my whole heart 3 Leade me in the path of thy cōmaundementes for therin is my delyght 4 Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies and not to couetousnesse 5 Turne away myne eyes lest they beholde vanitie cause me to lyue in thy way 6 Make thy worde more euident vnto thy seruaunt who is geuen to thy feare 7 Take away the reproche that I am afraide of for thy iudgemētes are good 8 Behold I haue coueted after thy commaundementes cause me to lyue in thy ryghteousnesse Va◠1 LEt thy louing mercie also come vnto me O God euen thy saluation accordyng to thy worde ◠And I shall aunswere to hym that layeth thy worde to me for a reproche for in thy worde I haue put my trust 3 Take not the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgementes 4 And I wyll alway kepe thy lawe yea for euer and euer 5 And I wyll walke in a large scope for I seke thy commaundementes 6 I wyll also speake of thy testimonies before kinges I will not be ashamed 7 And my delyght shal be in thy commaundementes which I haue loued 8 And I wyll lyft vp my handes vnto thy commaundementes which I haue loued my study shal be in thy statutes Zain 1 BE myndfull of thy promise made vnto thy seruaunt wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust 2 That same is my comfort in my affliction for thy worde maketh me to lyue 3 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe 4 For I called to remembraunce thy iudgementes from the begynnyng of the worlde O God and so I comforted my selfe 5 An extreme vnnaturall heat hath assayled me because of the vngodly who transgresse thy lawe 6 Thy statutes haue ben my songes in the house of my pilgrimages 7 I haue thought vpon thy name O God in the nyght season and I haue kept thy lawe 8 This came to passe for me because I kept thy commaundementes Heth 1 THou art my portion O God I haue purposed to kepe thy lawe 2 I made myne humble petition to thy face with my whole heart be mercifull vnto me according vnto thy word 3 I haue considered mine owne wayes and I haue turned my feete vnto thy testimonies 4 I made haste and I made no delay for to kepe thy commaundementes 5 The vngodly haue tangled me in their snares but I haue not forgotten thy lawe 6 I wyll ryse at midnight to confesse me vnto thee because of thy ryghteous iudgementes 7 I am a companion of all them that feare thee and kepe thy commaundementes 8 The earth O God is replenished with thy louyng kyndnesse O teache me thy statutes Teth 1 O God thou hast dealt gratiouslye with thy seruaunt according vnto thy worde 2 Learne me the good taste cunning for I haue beleued thy commaundementes 3 Before I felt affliction I swarued out of the way but nowe I kepe thy word 4 Thou art good and beneficiall teache me thy statutes 5 The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my
whole heart 6 Their heart is as fat as brawne but my delyght hath ben in thy lawe 7 It is good for me that I am brought into miserie by that meanes I shall learne thy statutes 8 The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde siluer Iod 1 THy handes haue made me and fashioned me geue me vnderstanding and I will learne thy cōmaundementes 2 They that feare thee shall see me reioyce because I haue geuen earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde 3 I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice and that thou hast caused me ryghtfully to be afflicted 4 I beseche thee let thy louing kindnesse be a meanes to comfort me accordyng to thy worde spoken vnto thy seruaunt 5 Let thy pitifull mercies come vnto me that I may lyue for thy lawe is my delyght 6 Let the proude be confounded for they haue falsly reported me but I wyll study thy commaundementes 7 Let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies returne vnto me 8 Let myne heart be perfectly set in thy statutes that I be not ashamed Caph 1 MY soule hath faynted after thy saluation I geue earnest attēdaunce vnto thy worde 2 Myne eyes haue faynted after thy worde whylest I say when wilt thou comfort me 3 For I am become like a bottel hanged in the smoke yet I do not forget thy statutes 4 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt when wilt thou geue iudgement agaynst them that persecute me 5 The proude haue digged pittes for me which is a thing not done accordyng to thy lawe 6 All thy commaundementes are the trueth it selfe they wrongfully persecute me O be thou my ayde 7 They had almost made an ende of me vpon the earth but I forsoke not thy commaundementes 8 Make me to lyue accordyng to thy pietie and I wyll kepe the testimonies of thy mouth Lamed 1 O God thy worde endureth for euer in heauen 2 Thy trueth appeareth to euery generation thou hast layde the foundation of the earth and it shall continue 3 All thynges continue this day accordyng to thine ordinaunce for all thinges be thy seruauntes 4 If my delight had not ben in thy lawe I shoulde haue perished in myne affliction 5 I wyll neuer forget thy commaundementes for through them thou hast reuiued me 6 I am thine saue me for I haue diligently studied thy commaundementes ouer 7 When the vngodly layde wayte for me to destroy me I endeuoured my selfe to vnderstande thy testimonies 8 I see an ende of euery thing be it neuer so perfect but thy commaundement is exceedyng large Mem 1 HOwe greatly do I loue thy lawe my study is all the day long in it 2 Thou hast made me wyser then myne enemies through thy commaundementes for they are euer with me 3 I am able to geue better instruction then all they that were my teachers for thy testimonies are my study 4 I am made to vnderstande more then the aged can because I kept thy commaundementes 5 I haue restrayned my feete from euery euyll way that I may kepe thy worde 6 I haue not shrinked from thy iudgementes for thou didst teache me 7 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth 8 Through thy commaundementes I get vnderstandyng therfore I hate all wayes of falshood Nun 1 THy worde is a candell vnto my feete and a lyght vnto my pathes 2 I haue made an oth which I wil ratifie for to kepe thy iuste iudgementes 3 I am troubled aboue measure quicken me O God accordyng vnto thy worde 4 Let the freewyll offerynges of my mouth please thee O God and teache me thy iudgementes 5 My soule is alway in my hande yet I do not forget thy lawe 6 The vngodly haue layde a snare for me but yet I swarued not from thy commaundementes 7 I haue claymed thy testimonies as myne heritage for euer for they are the very ioy of myne heart 8 I haue applyed myne heart for to fulfyll thy statutes euen to the worldes ende Samech 1 I Hate hygh subtile deuices and I do loue thy lawe 2 Thou art my refuge and my shield I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde 3 Auoyde from me ye malicious persons and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde 4 Strengthen me in thy worde and I shall lyue and make me not ashamed of my hope 5 Holde thou me vp and I shal be safe and I will loke gladly vpō thy statutes alwayes 6 Thou hast troden vnder foote all them that go astray from thy statutes for their crafty deuice is but falshood 7 Thou hast dispatched out of the way all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse therfore I loue thy testimonies 8 My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes Ain 1 I Haue executed iudgement and iustice wherfore leaue me not to such as do offer me wrong 2 For thy owne goodnesse sake take thy seruaunt vnto thy protection let not the proude oppresse me with wrong 3 Myne eyes haue faynted with lokyng for thy saluation and for the worde of thy ryghteousnesse 4 Deale with thy seruaunt accordyng vnto thy owne louyng kyndnesse and teache me thy statutes 5 I am thy seruaunt graunt me vnderstandyng that I may knowe thy testimonies 6 It is tyme for me to do for Gods cause for they haue brought thy lawe almost to nothyng 7 Therfore I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and precious stone 8 Therfore I take all thy commaundementes euery one of them to be ryght I vtterly hate all wayes of falshood Pe 1 THy testimonies contayne wonderfull thinges therfore doth my soule kepe them 2 The first entering of thy wordes will illuminate geuyng vnderstanding euen vnto the simple 3 I opened my mouth and panted for I bare a great affection to thy commaundementes 4 Loke thou vpon me and be mercifull vnto me as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name 5 Direct my steppes in thy worde and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me 6 Redeeme me from the fraudulent dealyng of men and I wyll kepe thy commaundementes 7 Make the lyght of thy countenaunce shyne vpon thy seruaunt and teache me thy statutes 8 Ryuers of waters gushe out of myne eyes because men kepe not thy lawe Sade 1 O God thou art iust and vpryght in thy iudgementes 2 Thou hast commaunded the iustice and the veritie of thy testimonies to be obserued very strayghtly 3 My zeale hath consumed me because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes 4 Thy worde is purified to the vttermost and thy seruaunt loueth it 5 I am small and of no reputation yet I do not forget thy cōmaundementes 6 Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastyng righteousnesse thy lawe is the trueth 7 Trouble and griefe haue taken holde vpon me yet thy commaundementes be my delyght 8 The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng make me to
wouldest say vnto me I neuer went downe yet into the deepe nor hel neither did I euer climbe vp into heauen 9 Neuerthelesse nowe haue I asked thee but only of fire and winde and of the day wherthrough thou hast trauayled and from the which thou canst not be separated and yet canst thou geue me no aunswere of them 10 He sayde moreouer vnto me Thyne owne thynges and such as are growen vp with thee canst thou not knowe 11 Howe shoulde thy vessell then be able to comprehende the way of the highest and nowe outwardly in the corrupt worlde to vnderstande the corruption that is euident in my syght 12 Then sayde I vnto hym It were better that we were not at all then that we shoulde lyue in wickednesse and to suffer and not to knowe wherfore 13 He aunswered me and sayde I came to a forrest in a playne and the trees toke such a deuice 14 And sayde Come let vs go and fyght against the sea that it may depart away before vs and that we may make yet more woods 15 The fluddes of the sea also in lyke maner toke counsayle and sayd Come let vs go vp and fyght against the trees of the wood that there we may make vs another countrey 16 The thought and deuise of the wood was but vayne and nothyng worth for the fire came and consumed it 17 The thought of the fluddes of the sea came lykewyse to naught also for the sande stoode vp and stopped them 18 If thou were iudge nowe betwixt these two whom wouldest thou iustifie or whom wouldest thou condempne 19 I aunswered and sayde Veryly it is a foolishe thought that they both haue deuised For the grounde is geuen vnto the wood and the sea also hath his place to beare his fluddes 20 Then aunswered he me and sayde Thou hast geuen a ryght iudgement but why iudgest thou not thy selfe also 21 For lyke as the grounde is geuen vnto the wood and the sea to his fluddes euen so they that dwell vpon earth may vnderstande nothyng but that which is vpon earth and he that dwelleth aboue the heauens may only vnderstande the thynges that are aboue the heauens 22 Then aunswered I and sayde I beseche thee O Lorde let me haue vnderstandyng 23 For it was not my mynde to be curious of thy hye thynges but of such as we dayly meddle withall namely as wherfore Israel is geuen vp as a reproche to the heathen and for what cause the people whom thou hast loued is geuen ouer vnto vngodly nations and why the lawe of our forefathers is brought to naught and the written couenauntes come to none effect 24 And we passe away out of the worlde as the grasshoppers and our lyfe is a very feare and we are not worthy to obteyne mercie 25 What wyll he do then vnto his name which is called vpon ouer vs Of these thynges haue I asked question 26 Then aunswered he me and sayde The more thou searchest the more thou shalt maruayle for the worlde hasteth fast to passe away 27 And can not comprehende the thinges that are promised to the ryghteous in tyme to come for this worlde is full of vnryghteousnesse and weakenesse 28 But as concernyng the thinges wherof thou askest me I wyll tell thee The euyll is sowen but the destruction therof is not yet come 29 If the euyll nowe that is sowen be not turned vpsyde downe and yf the place where the euyll is sowen passe not away then can not the thing come that is sowen with good 30 For the corne of euyll seede hath ben sowen in the heart of Adam from the begynnyng and howe much vngodlynesse hath he brought vp vnto this tyme and howe much shall he yet bring foorth vntyll he come into the barne 31 Ponder nowe by thy selfe howe great fruite of wickednesse the corne of euyll seede bryngeth foorth 32 And when the stalkes shal be cut downe which are without number howe great a barne shall it fyll 33 Then I aunswered and sayde Howe and when shall these thinges come to passe Wherefore are our yeres fewe and euyll 34 And he aunswered me saying Haste not thou to much aboue the most highest for thy hastinesse to be aboue hym is but vayne though thou do all that thou canst for it 35 Dyd not the soules also of the ryghteous aske question of these thynges in their chambers saying * Howe long shall I hope on this fashion when commeth the fruite of my barne and our rewarde 36 And vpon this Ieremiel tharchangel gaue them aunswere and sayde Euen when the number of the seedes is fylled in you for he hath wayghed the worlde in the ballaunce 37 In measure and number hath he measured the tymes and moueth it not nor shaketh it vntyll the sayde measure be fulfylled 38 Then aunswered I sayd O Lorde Lorde nowe are we all full of sinne 39 And for our sake peraduenture it is that the barne of the ryghteous are not fulfylled because of the sinnes of them that dwell vpon the earth 40 So he aunswered me and sayde Go thy way to a woman with childe and aske of her when she hath fulfylled her nine monethes if her wombe may kepe the birth any longer within her 41 Then sayde I No Lorde that can she not And he sayde vnto me In the graue the secrete places of soules are like the wombe of a woman 42 For like as a woman that trauayleth maketh haste to escape the necessitie of the trauayle euen so do these places haste to delyuer those thynges that are committed vnto them 43 Loke what thou desirest to see it shal be shewed thee from the begynnyng 44 Then aunswered I and sayde If I haue founde fauour in thy syght and yf it be possible and if I be meete therfore 45 Shewe me then whether there be more to come then is past or more past then is for to come 46 What is past I knowe but what is for to come I knowe not 47 And he sayde vnto me Stande vp vpon the ryght syde and I shall expounde the similitude vnto thee 48 So I stoode and beholde an hotte burnyng ouen passed by before me and it happened that when the flambe was gone by I loked and behold the smoke had the vpper hande 49 After this there passed by before me a watery cloude and sent downe much rayne with a storme and when the stormie rayne was past the droppes remayned styll 50 Then sayd he vnto me Consider with thy selfe lyke as the rayne is more then the droppes and as the fire exceedeth the smoke euen so the measure of the thynges that are past hath the vpperhande and the droppes and smoke worke much in quantitie 51 Then I prayed and sayde May I lyue thynkest thou vntyll that tyme or what shall happen in those dayes 52 He aunswered me and sayde As for the tokens wherof thou askest me I may tell thee of them in part but as
56 For when they had taken libertie they despised the highest thought scorne of his lawe and forsoke his wayes 57 Moreouer they haue troden downe his righteous 58 And sayde in their heart that there is no God yea and that wittingly for they dye 59 For like as the thing that I haue spoken of is made redy for you euen so is thirst and payne prepared for them For it was not his wyll that man shoulde come to naught 60 But they whiche be created haue defiled the name of hym that made them and are vnthankefull vnto him whiche prepared lyfe for them 61 And therefore is my iudgement nowe at hande 62 These thinges haue I not shewed vnto all men but vnto fewe namely vnto thee and to suche as be like thee Then aunswered I and sayde 63 Beholde O Lorde nowe hast thou shewed me the multitude of the wonders whiche thou wylt begin to do in the last tymes but at what tyme and when thou hast not shewed me ¶ The .ix. Chapter 6 All thinges in this worlde haue a beginning and an ende ◠Tormented for the wicked after this lyfe 1◠The number of the wicked is more then of the good ◠The Iewes ingratitude ◠Therefore they perishe 35 The vision of a woman lamenting 1 HE aunswered me then and sayde Measure thou the time diligentlye in it self and when thou seest that one part of the tokens come to passe whiche I haue tolde thee before 2 Then shalt thou vnderstande that it is the very same tyme wherin the highest wyll begin to visite the world which he made 3 Therefore when there shal be seene an earthquake and vprore of the people in the worlde 4 Then shalt thou well vnderstande that the moste highest spake of those thinges from the dayes that were before thee euen from the beginning 5 For lyke as all that is made in the worlde hath a beginning and ende and the ende is manifest 6 Euen so the tymes also of the highest haue playne beginninges in wonders and signes and ende in working and in tokens 7 And euery one that shal be saued and shal be able to escape by his workes and by fayth wherein ye haue beleued 8 Shalbe preserued from the sayde perils and shall see my sauiour in my lande and within my borders for I haue halowed me from the worlde 9 Then shall they pitie them selues whiche nowe haue abused my wayes and they that haue cast them out dispitefully shall dwell in paynes 10 For suche as in their life haue receaued benefites and haue not knowen me 11 And they that haue abhorred my lawe whyle they had yet freedome and when they had yet open leysure of amendement and conuertion vnderstoode not but despised it 12 The same must knowe it after death in payne 13 And therefore be thou no more carefull howe the vngodly shal be punished but inquire howe the righteous shal be saued and whose the worlde is and for whom the worlde is and when it is 14 Then aunswered I and sayde 15 I haue sayde before and nowe I speake and wyl speake it also hereafter that there be many mo of them whiche perishe then of them whiche shal be saued 16 Like as the flud is greater then a drop 17 And he aunswered me saying Like as the fielde is so is also the seede as the floures be so are the colours also suche as the workeman is suche is also the worke and as the husbandman is hym selfe so is his husbandry also for it was the tyme of the worlde 18 And when I prepared for them that are nowe or euer the world was made wherein they shoulde dwell then was there no man that spake against me 19 For then euery one obayed but nowe the maners of them which are created in this worlde that is made are corrupted by a perpetuall seede and by a lawe whereout they can not rid them selues 20 So I considered the worlde and beholde there was perill because of the thoughtes that were come into it 21 And I saw and spared them greatly and haue kept me a wineberie of grapes and a plant of a great people 22 Let the multitude perishe then which are growen vp in vayne and let my grape and wineberie be kept and my plant for with great labour haue I made it vp 23 Neuerthelesse if thou wylt ceasse yet seuen dayes mo but thou shalt not fast in them 24 Go thy way thē into a fielde of floures where no house is buylded eate only of the floures of the fielde taste no flesh drinke no wine but eate floures only 25 And pray vnto the highest continually so wyll I come and talke with thee 26 So I went my way and came into the fielde whiche is called Ardath like as he commaunded me and there I sate among the floures and did eate of the hearbes of the fielde and the meate of the same satisfied me 27 After seuen dayes I sate vpon the grasse and my heart was vexed within me like as before 28 And I opened my mouth and began to talke with the most highest and said 29 O Lorde thou that shewest thy selfe vnto vs thou hast declared and opened thy selfe vnto our fathers in the wyldernesse in a place where no man dwelleth in a barren place when they came out of Egypt 30 And thou spakest saying Heare me O Israel and marke my wordes thou seede of Iacob 31 For beholde I sowe my lawe in you and it shall bryng fruite in you and ye shal be honoured in it for euer 32 But our fathers whiche receaued the lawe kept it not and obserued not thy ordinaunces and statutes and the fruite of thy lawe dyd not appeare neither coulde it for why it was thyne 33 For they that receaued it perished because they kept not the thing that was sowen in them 34 And lo it is a custome when the grounde receaueth seede or the sea a ship or a vessell meate and drinke that when it perisheth or is broken wherein a thing is sowen or wherein any thing is put 35 The thinges also perishe and are broken which are sowen or put therin and receaued and the thinges that are receaued remayne not then with vs but in vs it hath not happened so 36 For we that haue receaued the lawe perishe in sinne and our heart whiche also receaued the lawe 37 Notwithstanding the law perisheth not but remayneth in his force 38 And when I spake these thinges in my heart after this maner I looked about me with mine eyes and vpon the right side I sawe a woman whiche mourned sore made great lamentation and wept with loude voyce and was greeued in heart and rent her clothes and she had asshes vpon her head 39 Then let I my thoughtes go that I was in and turned me vnto her 40 And sayde Wherefore weepest thou why art thou so sory in minde 41 And she sayd
And so they entred in at the narowe passages of the ryuer of Euphrates 44 For the most hyghest then shewed tokens for them and helde styll the fludde tyll they were passed ouer 45 For through the countrey there was a great way namely of a yere a halfe iourney and the same region is called Arsareth 46 Then dwelt they there vntyll the latter tyme and when they come foorth agayne 47 The hyest shall holde stil the springes of the streame agayne that they may go through therfore sawest thou the multitude with peace 48 But they that be left behynde of thy people are those that are founde within my borders 49 Nowe when he destroyeth the multitude of the nations that are gathered together he shall defende his people that remayne 50 And then shall he shewe them great wonders 51 Then said I O Lorde Lorde shewe me this wherfore haue I seene the man commyng vp from the deepe of the sea 52 And he sayde vnto me Lyke as thou canst neither seeke out nor knowe these thynges that are in the deepe of the sea euen so can no man vpon earth see my sonne or those that be with hym but in the tyme of the day 53 This is the interpretation of the dreame which thou sawest wherby thou only art here lyghtned 54 For thou hast forsaken thine owne lawe and applied thy diligence vnto myne and sought it 55 Thy lyfe hast thou ordered in wisdome and hast called vnderstandyng thy mother 56 And therfore haue I shewed thee the treasures of the hyest After other three dayes I wyll shewe thee more talke with thee more at large yea heauy and wonderous thynges wyll I declare vnto thee 57 Then went I foorth into the fielde geuyng prayse thankes greatly vnto God because of his wonders which he dyd in tyme 58 And because he gouerneth the same and such thinges as fall in their seasons and there I sate three dayes The .xiiij. Chapter 3 Howe God appeared to Moyses in the bushe 10 All thynges decline to age 16 The latter age worse then the former 29 The ingratitude of Israel 35 The resurrection and iudgement 1 VPon the thirde day I sate vnder an oke tree then came there a voyce vnto me out of the bushe and sayde Esdras Esdras 2 And I sayde Here am I Lorde and stoode vp vpon my feete 3 Then saide he vnto me In the bushe did I appeare vnto Moyses and talked with hym when my people serued in Egypt 4 And I sent hym and led my people out of Egypt and brought hym vp to the mount Sina where I helde hym by me a long season 5 And tolde hym many wonderous workes and shewed hym the secretes of the tymes and the ende and commaunded hym saying 6 These wordes shalt thou declare and these shalt thou hyde 7 And nowe I say vnto thee 8 That thou lay vp in thine heart the signes that I haue shewed and the dreames that thou hast seene and the interpretations which thou hast heard 9 For thou shalt be taken away from among all and hencefoorth thou shalt remayne with my counsayle and with such as be like thee vntyll the tymes be ended 10 For the worlde hath lost his youth and the tymes begynne to waxe olde 11 For the worlde is deuided into twelue partes and tenne partes of it are gone alredy and halfe of a tenth part 12 And there remayneth there that which is after the halfe of the tenth part 13 Therfore set thine house in order and refourme thy people comfort such of them as be in trouble and nowe renounce corruption 14 Let go from thee mortall thoughtes cast away the burthens of men put of the weake nature 15 And set aside the thoughtes that are most heauy vnto thee and haste thee to flee from these tymes 16 For as for such euyll and wickednesse as thou hast nowe seene happen they shall do yet much worse 17 For the weaker that the worlde is by reason of age the more shall euils increase vpon them that dwell therin 18 For the trueth is fled farre away and leasyng is hearde at hande For nowe hasteth the vision to come that thou hast seene 19 Then aunswered I before thee and sayde 20 Beholde Lorde I wyll go as thou hast commaunded me and refourme the people which are present but they that shal be borne afterwarde who will admonishe them Thus the worlde is set in darknesse and they that dwell therin are without lyght 21 For thy lawe is burnt therfore no man knoweth the thynges that are done of thee or the workes that shal be done 22 But yf I haue founde grace before thee sende the holy ghost into me and I shall write all that hath ben done in the worlde since the begynnyng which was written in thy lawe that men may finde the path and that they which will lyue in the latter dayes may lyue 23 And he aunswered me saying Go thy way gather the people together and say vnto them that they seke thee not for fourtie dayes 24 But loke thou gather thee many bore trees and take with thee Sarca Dabria Selemia Ecanus and Asiel these fyue which are redy to write swiftly 25 And come hyther and I shall lyght a candel of vnderstandyng in thine heart which shall not be put out till y e thinges be perfourmed which thou shalt begyn to write 26 And then shalt thou declare some thynges openly vnto the perfect and some thynges shalt thou shewe secretly vnto the wise To morowe this houre shalt thou begyn to write 27 Then went I foorth as he commaunded me and gathered all the people together and sayde 28 Heare these wordes O Israel 29 Our fathers at the begynnyng were staungers in Egypt from whence they were deliuered 30 And receaued the lawe of lyfe which they kept not which ye also haue transgressed after them 31 Then was the lande euen the lande of Sion parted among you by lot to possesse But your fathers and ye your selues also haue done vnrighteousnesse and haue not kept the wayes which the hyest commaunded you 32 And for so much as he is a righteous iudge he toke from you in tyme the thyng that he had geuen you 33 And nowe are ye here and your brethren among you 34 Therfore yf so be that ye wyll subdue your owne vnderstandyng refourme your heart ye shal be kept alyue and after death shall ye obteyne mercie 25 For after death shall the iudgement come when we shall liue agayne then shall the names of the righteous be manifest and the workes of the vngodly shal be declared 26 Let no man therfore come nowe vnto me nor seke after me these fourtie dayes 37 So I toke the fyue men as he commaunded me and we went into the fielde and remayned there 38 The next day a voyce called me saying Esdras open thy mouth and drynke that I geue thee to drynke 39 Then
men might knowe that thankes ought to be geuen vnto thee before the sunne ryse and that thou oughtest to be worshipped before the day spring 29 For the hope of the vnthankfull shall melt away as the winter yse and flowe away as vnprofitable water ¶ The .xvij. Chapter ¶ The iudgementes of God against the wicked 1 FOr great are thy iudgmentes O Lorde and can not be expressed therefore men do erre that wyll not be refourmed by thy wysdome 2 For when the vnrighteous thought to haue thy holy people in subiection they were bounde with the bandes of darknesse and long night shut vp vnder roofes and lay there to escape the eternall prouidence 3 And whyle they thought to be hyd in the darknesse of their sinnes they were scattered abrode in the very middest of the darke couering of forgetfulnesse put to horrible feare and wonderouslye vexed 4 For the corner where they lay hyd might not kepe them from feare because the soundes came rounde about them and vexed them yea many terrible and straunge visions appeared vnto them 5 No power of the fire might geue them light neither might the cleare flambes of the starres lightē the horrible night 6 But there appeared vnto them a sodayne fire only very dreadfull At the which sight wherin they sawe nothing throughly they were so afrayde that they thought the thing whiche they sawe to be the more fearefull 7 As for the illusions of the magicall art they came to naught and it was a most shamefull reproche of the pryde that they had of their owne wysdome 8 For they that promised to driue away the feares and troubles from the sicke soule were sicke them selues with feare worthy to be laughed at 9 For though no terrible thing did feare them yet were they afrayde at the beastes whiche passed by them and at the hissing of the serpentes 10 Insomuch that with trembling they sowned and sayde they sawe not the ayre whiche no man yet may escape 11 For malice is a dreadfull thing that is condempned by his owne witnesse and beyng pressed with conscience it euer suspecteth cruel thinges 12 For feare is nothing els but a betraying of the succours whiche reason offereth 13 And looke howe muche the lesse his hope is within the greater doth he recount his ignoraunce of that cause that bryngeth the torment 14 But they that dyd indure the night that in deede was intollerable and that came from the dungeons of intollerable hell sleping the same sleepe 15 Were somtimes chased with monsterous apparitions and sometymes they sowned as their owne soules had betrayed them for an hastie feare that was not looked for came vpon them 16 And thus whosoeuer was there fallen he was in pryson but without chaines 17 For whether a man had occupied husbandrie or had ben an heardman or labourer in the woods if he were taken he suffred intollerable necessitie 18 For they were all bounde with one chayne of darknesse whether it were a blasing winde or a sweete song of the byrdes among the thicke braunches of the trees or the vehemencie of hastie running water 19 Or great noyse of the falling downe of stones or the runnyng of playing beastes whiche they sawe not or the mightie noyse of roaring wilde beastes or the sounde that aunswered agayne in the holonesse of mountaynes these terrible thinges made them sowne for very feare 20 For all the earth shined with cleare light and no man was hindered in his labour 21 Onlye vpon them there fell a heauie night an image of darknesse that was to come vpon them Yea they were vnto them selues more heauie then darknesse ¶ The .xviij. Chapter 3 The firie piller that the Israelites had in Egypt 8 The deliueraunce of the faythfull 10 The Lorde smote the Egyptians 20 The sinne of the people in the wyldernesse 21 Aaron stoode betweene the liuing and the dead with his censure 1 NEuerthelesse thy saintes had a very great light whose voyce they hearing and not seeing their figure for that they suffred not the same thinges they thought them blessed 2 And for that they dyd not hurt them nowe of whom they had ben wronged before they thanked them besought them pardon of that they had ben enemies 3 Therfore thou gauest them a burning piller of fire to leade them in the vnknowen way and the sunne not to hurt them in their honourable iourney 4 But reason it was that they shoulde leese the light and be put in the pryson of darknesse whiche had kept thy chyldren shut vp by whom the vncorrupt light of the lawe was to be geuen vnto the worlde 5 After when they thought to slay the babes of the saintes one chylde beyng cast out and preserued to reproue them thou tokest away the whole multitude of their chyldren and destroyedst them altogether in a mightie water 6 Of that night were our fathers certified afore that they knowing vnto what othes they had geuen credence might be of good cheare 7 Thus thy people receaued the health of the righteous but the vngodly were destroyed 8 For like as thou hast reuenged our enemies so hast thou promoted vs whom thou hast called 9 For the righteous chyldren of the good men offred secretely and made a godly lawe with one consent that the saintes should in like maner receaue together both good and euil and that the fathers nowe should first sing prayses 10 But there was hearde a disagreing voyce of the enemies and there was a miserable lamentation for children that were bewayled 11 The maister and the seruaunt were punished after one maner and lyke as the king so suffred the common people 12 So they had innumerable that dyed with one kinde of death altogether neither were the liuing sufficient to bury the dead for in the twinckling of an eye the noblest ofspring of them was destroyed 13 For whereas they woulde discredite all thinges by reason of the inchauntmentes in the destruction of the first borne they acknowledged that this people was the chyldren of God 14 For whyle all thinges were styl in scilence and when the night was in the middest of her course thy almightie worde O Lorde lept downe from heauen out of thy royall trone 15 As a rough man of warre in the middest of the land that was destroyed 16 And brought thyne vnfayned commaundement as a sharpe sworde and standing vp filled all thinges with death yea it stoode vpon the earth and reached vnto the heauen 17 Then the sightes of the euyl dreames vexed them sodainly and fearefulnesse came vpon them vnawares 18 Then lay there one here another there halfe dead halfe quicke and shewed the cause of his death 19 For the visions that vexed them shewed them these thinges afore that they might not be ignoraunt wherefore they perished 20 Yea the temptation of death touched the righteous also and among the
counsell fast in thyne heart for there is no man more faithfull to kepe it then thou thy selfe 14 For a mans minde is sometime disposed to tell out more then seuen watchmen that sit aboue in an hie place loking about them 15 And aboue all this pray the highest that he wyll leade thy way in faithfulnes and trueth 16 Before all thy workes aske counsell 〈◊〉 and or euer thou decit any thing be weâ—â— aduised 17 There be foure thinges that declare a chaunged heart whereout there springeth euill and good death and lyfe and a maisterfull tongue that bableth much 18 Some man is apt and well instructed in many thinges and yet very vnprofitable vnto him selfe 19 Some man there is that can geue wyse and prudent counsel and yet is he hated and continueth a begger 20 For that grace is not geuen him of God to be accepted 21 Another is robbed of al wysdome yet is he wyse vnto him selfe and the fruite of vnderstanding is commeÌ„dable in his mouth 22 A wyse man maketh his people wyse the fruites of his wysdome fayle not 23 A wyse man shal be plenteously blessed of God and all they that see him shall speake good of him 24 The lyfe of man standeth in the number of the dayes but the dayes of Israel are innumerable 25 A wyse man shall obtayne faithfulnes and credence among his people and his name shal be perpetuall 26 My sonne prooue thy soule in thy selfe and if thou see any euill thing geue it not vnto her 27 For all thinges are not profitable for all men neither hath euery soule pleasure in euery thing 28 Be not greedy in euery eating and be not to hastie vpon all meates 29 For excesse of meates bringeth sickenesse and gluttonie commeth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate 30 Through surfet haue many one perished but he that dieteth him selfe temperatelie prolongeth his lyfe ¶ The .xxxviij. Chapter 1 A phisition is commendable 16 To burie the dead 24 The wysdome of him that is learned 1 HOnour the phisition honour him with that honour that is due vnto him because of necessitie for God hath created him 2 For of the highest commeth medicine and he shall receaue giftes of the king 3 The wysdome of the phisition bringeth him to great worship and in the sight of the great men of this worlde he shal be honourably taken 4 The Lorde hath created medicine of the earth and he that is wyse wyll not abhorre it 5 Was not the bitter water made sweete with a tree that men might learne to knowe the vertue thereof 6 The Lord hath geuen men wysdome and vnderstanding that he might be honoured in his wonderous workes 7 With such doth he heale men and taketh away their paynes 8 Of such doth the pothecarie make a confection yet can no man perfourme al his workes for of the Lorde commeth prosperous wealth ouer all the earth 9 My sonne despise not this in thy sickenes but pray vnto the Lorde and he shall make thee whole 10 Leaue of from sinne and order thy handes a right clense thyne heart from all wickednesse 11 Geue a sweete sauoured offering and the fine floure for a token of remembraunce make the offering fat as one that geueth the first fruites 12 And geue roome to the phisition for the Lorde hath created him let him not go from thee for thou hast neede of him 13 The houre may come that the sicke may be helped through them 14 When they pray vnto the Lorde that he may recouer and get health to lyue longer 15 He that sinneth before his maker shall fall into the handes of the phisition 16 My sonne bring foorth thy teares ouer the dead and beginne to mourne as if thou haddest suffered great harme thy selfe and then couer his body after a conuenient maner and despise not his buriall 17 Enforce thy selfe to weepe prouoke thy selfe to mourne and make lamentation expediently and be earnest in mourning and vse lamentation as he is worthie and that a day or two lest thou be euill spoken of and then comfort thy selfe because of the heauines 18 For of heauines commeth death the heauines of the heart breaketh streÌ„gth 19 Heauines and pouertie greeueth the heart in temptation and offence 20 Take no heauines to heart driue it away and remember the last thinges 21 Forget it not for there is no turning againe thou shalt do him no good but hurt thy selfe 22 Remember his iudgement thyne also shal be lykewyse vnto me yesterday vnto thee to day 23 Let the remembraunce of the dead ceasse in his rest comfort thee againe ouer him seing his spirite is departed from him 24 The wysoome of the scribe is at conuenient time of rest and he that ceasseth from exercises and labour shal be wyse 25 How can he get wysdome that holdeth the plough and he that hath pleasure in the goade and in driuing the oxen and is occupied in their labours and his talke is but of the breeding of bullockes 26 He setteth his heart to make sorowes and is diligent to geue the kine fodder 27 So is euery carpenter also and workmaister that laboureth still night and â—ay he carueth graueth cutteth out his desire is insundry cunning thinges his heart imagineth how he may cunningly cast an image his diligence also and watching perfourmeth the worke 28 The iron smith in lyke maner bydeth by his stithie and doth his diligence to labour the iron the vapour of the fyre brenneth his fleshe and he must fight with the heate of the fornace the noyse of the hammer euer soundeth in his eares and his eyes loke still vpon the thing that he maketh he hath set his minde thereupon that he wyll make out his worke therefore he watcheth how he may set it out and bring it to an ende 29 So doth the potter set by his worke he turneth the wheele about with his feete he is diligent and carefull in all doinges and maketh his worke in number 30 He fashioneth the clay with his arme and with his feete he tempereth it his heart imagineth howe he may make it pleasaunt and his diligence is to clense the ouen 31 All these hope in their handes euery one thinketh to be cunning in his worke 32 Without these may not the cities be mayntayned inhabited nor occupied 33 Yet come they not hye in the congregation neither sit they vpon the iudgement seates they vnderstand not the couenaunt of the lawe they can not declare equitie and iudgement they can not finde out the darke sentences 34 But through them shall the creature of the worlde be maintayned their desire concerneth onely the worke and labour of cunning The. xxxix Chapter 1 A wyse man 16 The workes of God 24 Vnto the good thinges do profite but vnto the euyll euen good thinges are euyll 1 HE that applieth his mynde to vnderstande the lawe of God doth diligently seke out the
Iosuah for fufilling the word of God was made the captayne of Israel 56 Caleb bare recorde before the congregation and receaued an heritage 67 Dauid also in his mercifull kindnesse obtayned the throne of an euerlasting kingdome 58 Elias being ielous and feruent in the law was taken vp into heauen 59 Ananias Azarias and Misael remayned stedfast in faith and were deliuered out of the fire 60 In like maner Daniel beyng vngiltie was saued from the mouth of the lions 61 And thus ye may consider throughout all ages sence the worlde began that whosouer put their trust in God were not ouercome 62 Feare not ye then the wordes of an vngodly man for his glorie is but doung and wormes 63 To day is he set vp and to mo rowe is he gone for he is turned into earth and his memoriall is come to naught 64 Wherefore O my sonnes take good heartes vnto you and quyte your selues like men in the lawe for if ye do the thinges that are commaunded you in the lawe of the Lorde your God ye shall obtayne great honour therin 65 And beholde I knowe that your brother Simon is a man of wysdome see that ye geue eare vnto him alway he shal be a father vnto you 66 As for Iudas Machabeus he hath euer ben mightie and strong from his youth vp let him be your captayne and order the battayle of the people 67 Thus shall ye bring vnto you all those that fauour the lawe and see that ye auenge the wrong of your people 68 And recompence the heathen againe applie your selues wholly to the commaundement of the lawe 69 So he gaue them his blessing and was layed by his fathers 70 And died in the hundred fourtie and sixe yere at Modin where his sonnes buried him in his fathers sepulchre and all Israel made great lamentation for him The .iii. Chapter 1 Iudas is made ruler ouer the Iewes 11 He killeth Apollonius and Seron the prince of Syria 44 The confidence of Iudas towarde God 55 Iudas determineth to fight against Lysias whom Antiochus had made captayne ouer his hoast 60 The praier of the absteyners 1 THen stoode vp Iudas Machabeus in his fathers steade 2 And all his brethren helped hym and so dyd all they that helde with his father and fought with cherefulnesse for Israel 3 So Iudas gate his people great honour He put on a brest plate as a giaunt and arayed him selfe with his harnesse and defended the hoast with his sword 4 In his actes he was like a lion and as a lions whelpe roring at his pray 5 He was an enemie to the wicked and hunted them out and brent vp those that vexed his people 6 So that his enemies fled for feare of hym and all the workers of vngodlinesse were put to trouble such lucke and prosperitie was in his hande 7 This greeued diuers kinges but Iacob was greatly reioyced thorow his actes and he gate hym selfe a great name for euer 8 He went thorow the cities of Iuda destroying the vngodly out of them turning away the wrath from Israel 9 And receauing such as were oppressed and the fame of him went vnto the vttermost part of the earth 10 Then Apollonius a prince of Syria gathered a mightie great hoast of the heathen out of Samaria to fight against Israel 11 Whiche when Iudas perceaued he went foorth to meete him fought with him slue him a great multitude with hym the remnaunt fled and he toke their substaunce 12 Iudas also toke Apollonius owne sworde and fought with it all his lyfe long 13 Nowe when Seron a prince of the armie of Syria heard say that Iudas had gathered vnto hym the congregation and church of the faythfull 14 He sayde I will get me a name and a prayse thorowout the realme for I wil go fight with Iudas and them that are with hym as many as haue despised the kinges commaundement 15 So he made him redy and there went with hym a great mightie hoast of the vngodly to stand by him and to be auenged of the children of Israel 16 And when they came nye vnto Bethoron Iudas went foorth against them with a small companie 17 And when his people sawe such a great hoast before them they sayde vnto Iudas Howe are we able beyng so few to fight against so great a multitude and so strong seyng we be so weery and haue fasted all this day 18 But Iudas sayde It is a small matter for many to be ouercome with fewe yea there is no difference to the God of heauen to deliuer by a great multitude or by a small companie 19 For the victorie of the battell standeth not in the multitude of the hoast but the strength commeth from heauen 20 Beholde they come against vs with a cruell and proude multitude to destroy vs our wyues and our children and to robbe vs 21 But we will fight for our lyues and for our lawes 22 And the Lorde hym selfe shall destroy them before our face therefore be not ye afrayde of them 23 Assoone as he had spoken these wordes he leapt sodenly vpon them Thus was Seron smitten his hoast put to flight 24 And Iudas folowed vpon them beyonde Bethoron vnto the playne fielde where there were slaine eyght hundreth men of them and the residue fledde into the lande of the Philistines 25 Then all the heathen on euery side were afrayde of Iudas his brethren 26 So that the rumour of him came vnto the kinges eares for all the gentiles coulde tell of the warres of Iudas 27 So when king Antiochus heard these tidinges he was angry in his mynde wherfore he sent foorth and gathered an hoast of his whole realme very strong armies 28 And opened his treasurie and gaue his hoast a yeres wages in hande commaunding them to be redy at all times 29 Neuerthelesse when he saw that there was not money enough in his treasuries and that thorow the discorde and persecution which he made in the lande to put downe the lawes that had ben of olde times his customes and tributes of the lande were minished 30 He feared that he was not able for to beare the coastes and charges any lenger nor to haue such giftes to geue so liberally as he dyd afore more then the kinges that were before him 31 Wherfore he was heauy in his minde and thought to go into Persides for to take tributes of the lande and so to gather much money 32 So he left Lysias a noble man of the kinges blood to ouersee the kinges businesse from the water Euphrates vnto the borders of Egypt 33 And to kepe well his sonne Antiochus till he came againe 34 Moreouer he gaue hym halfe of his hoast and Elephantes and committed vnto him euery thing and gaue him the charge of all thinges that he woulde haue done concerning those whiche dwelt in Iuda and Hierusalem 53 That he shoulde sende out
31 As for thou that imaginest al mischiefe against the Iewes thou shalt not escape the hande of God 32 For we suffer these thinges because of our sinnes 33 And though the liuing Lord be angry with vs a litle while for our chastening and reformation yet shall he be at one againe with his seruauntes 34 But thou O godlesse man and of all other the most wicked pride not thy selfe through vaine hope in being so malitious vpon the seruauntes of God 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the iudgementes of God which is almightie seeth all thinges 36 My brethren that haue suffered a litle paine are nowe vnder the couenaunt of euerlasting lyfe but through the iudgement of God thou shalt be punished righteously for thy pride 37 As for me lyke as my brethren haue done I offer my soule and my bodye for the lawes of our fathers calling vpon God that he wyll soone be mercifull vnto our people yea and with paine and punishment to make thee graunt that he onely is God 38 In me nowe and in my brethren the wrath of almightie God is at an ende which righteously is fallen vpon all our people 39 Then the king being kindled in anger was more cruell vpon him then vpon al the other and toke indignation that he was so lightly regarded 40 So this young man dyed vndefiled and put his trust still in the Lorde 41 Last of all after the sonnes was the mother put to death also 42 Let this now be inough spoken concerning the offeringes and extreme cruelnesse The .viij. Chapter 1 Iudas gathereth together his hoast 9 Nicanor is sent against Iudas 16 Iudas exhorteth his souldiers to constantnes 20 Nicanor is ouercome 27 The Iewes geueth thankes after they haue put their enemies to flight deuiding the spoyles vnto the fatherlesse and vnto the wydowes 35 Nicanor fleeth vnto Antiochus 1 THen Iudas Machabeus and they that were with him went priuilie into the townes called their kinsefolkes friendes together toke vnto them al such as continued yet in the faith and lawe of the Iewes and brought forth sixe thousand men 2 So they called vpon the Lorde that he woulde haue an eye vnto his people which was troden downe of euery man to be gratious vnto the temple that was defiled of the vngodly 3 To haue compassion vpon the destruction of the citie which was shortly lyke to be layde waste to heare the voyce of the blood that cryed vnto him 4 To remember the most vnrighteous deathes of young innocent children the blasphemies also done vnto his name and to punishe them 5 Now when Machabeus had gathered this multitude together he was to mightie for the heathen for the wrath of the Lorde was turned into mercie 6 He fell vpon the townes and cities vnwares brent them toke the most commodious places and slue many of the enemies 7 But specially he made such chases by night insomuch that his manlines was spoken of euery where 8 So when Philip sawe that the man encreased by litle and litle and that the matter prospered with him for the most parte he wrote vnto Ptolomi which was a captaine in Celosyria and Phenices to helpe him in the kinges busines 9 Then sent he Nicanor the sonne of Patroclus a speciall friend of his in all the haste and gaue him of the common sorte of the heathen no lesse then twentie thousand harnessed men to roote out the whole generation of the Iewes hauing to helpe him one Gorgias a man of warre which in matters concerning battailes had great experience 10 Nicanor ordayned also the tribute which the Romanes shoulde haue had to be euen vnto the king out of the captiue of the Iewes namely two thousand talentes 11 And immediatly he sent to the cities of the sea coaste requiring them for to bye Iewes to be their seruauntes and bondmen promysing to sell them fourscore and ten for one talent but he considered not the wrath of almightie God that was to come vpon him 12 When Iudas knewe of this he tolde the Iewes that were with him of Nicanors comming 13 Now were there some of them fearefull not trusting vnto the righteousnes of God and fled their way and abode not in that place 14 But the other that remained came together and besought the Lorde to deliuer them from that wicked Nicanor which had solde them or euer he came nye them 15 And though he woulde not do it for their sakes yet for the couenaunt that he made with their fathers and because they called vpon his holy and glorious name 16 And so Machabeus called his men together namely about sixe thousand exhorting them not to agree vnto their enemies neither to be afraide for the multitude of their aduersaries comming against them vnrighteously but to fight manly 17 Considering the reproofe that they had done to the holy place without cause how they had despised and oppressed the citie yea and destroyed the lawes of the fathers 18 For they saide he trust in their weapons and boldnesse but our confidence is in the almightie Lorde which in the twinkling of an eye may both destroye them and come against vs and all the worlde 19 He exhorted them also to call to remembraunce the helpe that God shewed vnto their fathers as when there perished an hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of Sennacheribs people 20 And of the battaile that they had in Babylon against the Galathians how all the Macedonians that came to helpe them being foure thousand stoode in feare and howe they being onely but sixe thousand slue an hundred twentie thousand through the helpe that was geuen them from heauen wherby they also had receaued many benefites 21 Through these wordes the men toke good heartes vnto them redie to dye for the lawe and the countrey 22 So he set vpon euery company a captaine one of his owne brethren Simon Ioseph and Ionathas geuing ech one fifteene hundred men 23 He caused Esdras also to reade the holy booke vnto them and to geue them a token of the helpe of God then he him selfe being captaine in the forefront of the battaile buckled with Nicanor 24 And God was their helpe insomuch that they slue aboue nine thousand men and compelled the more part of Nicanors hoast to flee they were so wounded and feeble 25 Thus they toke the money from those that came to bye them and folowed vpon them on euery side 29 But when the time came vpon them they returned for it was the day before the Sabbath and therefore they folowed no more vpon them 27 So they toke their weapons spoyles and kept the Sabbath geuing thankes vnto the Lorde which had deliuered them that day and shewed them the beginning of his mercie 28 After the Sabbath they distributed the spoyles to the sicke to the fatherlesse and to wydowes the residue had they them selues with theirs 29 When this was done and
sayde vnto hym I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde that they which see not myght see and that they which see myght be made blynde 40 And some of the pharisees which were with hym hearde these wordes sayde vnto hym Are we blynde also 41 Iesus sayde vnto them Yf ye were blynde ye shoulde haue no sinne But nowe ye say we see therfore your sinne remayneth ⧠The .x. Chapter 1 Christe the true sheephearde the doore 4 Christes sheepe heare his voyce and wyll not heare a straunger 10 12 False sheepheardes are hyrelinges and thieues 15 Christe wyllyngly geueth his life for his sheepe 16 The calling of the Gentiles 19 Discention among the Iewes about his wordes 24 they aske yf he be Christe 26 Wherfore the Iewes beleue not 31 The Iewes woulde haue stoned hym and called his preachyng blasphemie 34 Princes called Gods 37 Christes workes declared hym to be God 1 VEryly veryly I say vnto you He that entreth not in by y e doore into the sheepfolde but clymeth vp some other way the same is a thiefe and a robber 2 But he that entreth in by the doore is the sheephearde of the sheepe 3 To hym the porter openeth and the sheepe heare his voyce and he calleth his owne sheepe by name and leadeth them out 4 And when he hath sent foorth his owne sheepe he goeth before them and the sheepe folowe hym for they knowe his voyce 5 A straunger wyll they not folowe but wyll flee from hym for they knowe not the voyce of straungers 6 This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto them But they vnderstoode not what 〈…〉 were which he spake vnto them 7 Then sayde Iesus vnto them againe Veryly veryly I say vnto you I am the doore of the sheepe 8 All euen as many as came before me are thieues and robbers but the sheepe dyd not heare them 9 I am the doore by me yf any man enter in he shal be safe and shall go in and out and fynde pasture 10 A thiefe commeth not but for to steale kyll to destroy I am come that they myght haue lyfe and that they myght haue it more aboundauntly ☜ 11 ☞ I am the good sheephearde A good sheephearde geueth his lyfe for the sheepe 12 An hyrelyng and he which is not the sheephearde neither the sheepe are his owne seeth the wolfe commyng and leaueth the sheepe and fleeth and the wolfe catcheth scattereth the sheepe 13 The hyrelyng fleeth because he is an hyrelyng and careth not for the sheepe 14 I am the good sheepheard knowe my sheepe and am knowen of myne 15 As the father knoweth me euen so knowe I also the father And I geue my lyfe for the sheepe 16 And other sheepe I haue which are not of this folde them also must I bryng they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one folde and one sheepehearde ☜ 17 Therfore doth my father loue me because I put my lyfe from me that I myght take it agayne 18 No man taketh it from me but I put it away of my selfe I haue power to put it from me and I haue power to take it agayne This commaundement haue I receaued of my father 19 There was a discention therefore agayne among the Iewes for these sayinges 20 And many of them sayde He hath the deuyll is mad why heare ye him 21 Other sayd These are not y e wordes of hym that hath the deuyll Can the deuyll open the eyes of the blynde 22 ☞ And it was at Hierusalem the feast of the dedication and it was wynter 23 And Iesus walked in the temple euen in Solomons porche 24 Then came the Ieâ—s rounde about hym and sayde vnto him Howe long doest thou make vs doubt Yf thou be Christe tell vs playnely 25 Iesus aunswered them I tolde you and ye beleue not The workes that I do in my fathers name they beare witnesse of me 26 But ye beleue not because ye are not of my sheepe as I sayde vnto you 27 My sheepe heare my voyce and I knowe them and they folowe me 28 And I geue vnto them eternall lyfe and they shal neuer perishe neither shal any man plucke them out of my hande 29 My father which gaue them me is greater then all and no man is able to take them out of my fathers hande 30 I and my father are one 31 Then the Iewes agayne toke vp stones to stone hym withall 32 Iesus aunswered them Many good workes haue I shewed you from my father for which of theÌ„ do ye stone me 33 The Iewes aunswered hym saying For thy good workes sake we stone thee not but for thy blasphemie and because that thou beyng a man makest thy selfe God 34 Iesus aunswered them Is it not written in your lawe I sayde ye are Gods 35 If he called them Gods vnto whom the worde of God was spoken and the scripture can not be broken 36 Say ye of hym whom the father hath sanctified and sent into the worlde thou blasphemest because I saide I am the sonne of God 37 Yf I do not the workes of my father beleue me not 38 But yf I do and yf ye beleue not me beleue the workes that ye may knowe and beleue that the father is in me and I in hym ☜ 39 Agayne they went about to take hym and he escaped out of their hande 40 And went away againe beyonde Iordane into the place where Iohn before had baptized and there he abode 41 And many resorted vnto hym and sayde Iohn dyd no miracle but all thynges that Iohn spake of this man were true 42 And many beleued on hym there ⧠The .xj. Chapter 43 Christe raysed Lazarus from death 45 Certayne Iewes beleue in Christe 47 The pharisees take councell agaynst hym 50 Caiphas prophecieth that one must dye for the people 54 Christe fleeth the pharisees 57 The hye priestes and the pharisees commaunded Christe to be taken 1 A Certayne man was sicke named Lazarus of Bethanie the towne of Marie and her sister Martha 2 It was that Marie which anoynted y e Lorde with oyntment and wyped his feete with her heere whose brother Lazarus was sicke 3 Therfore his sisters sent vnto hym saying Lorde beholde he whom thou louest is sicke 4 When Iesus hearde that he sayde this infirmitie is not vnto death but for the glory of God that the sonne of God myght be glorified therby 5 Iesus loued Martha and her sister and Lazarus 6 When he had hearde therfore that he was sicke he abode two dayes styll in the same place where he was 7 Then after that sayde he to his disciples Let vs go into Iurie agayne 8 His disciples sayde vnto hym Maister the Iewes lately sought to stone thee and wylt thou go thither agayne 9 Iesus aunswered Are there not twelue houres of the day If any man walke in the day he stumbleth
vnderstandyng couenaunt breakers without naturall affection truice breakers vnmercyfull 32 The whiche knowyng the righteousnes of God howe that they which commit such thynges are worthy of death not only do the same but also haue pleasure in them that do them ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Gods iudgement vpon the hypocrites 12 Ignoraunce excuseth not 13 All men are sinners 15 The Gentiles by their conscience 17 the Iewes by their lawe 1 THerefore art thou inexcusable O mā whosoeuer thou be that iudgest For in that same wherin thou iudgest another thou condempnest thy self For thou that iudgest doest euen y e selfe same thynges 2 But we are sure that the iudgement of god is according to the trueth against them which commit such thynges 3 Thinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God 4 Eyther despisest thou the rychesse of his goodnes pacience and long sufferaunce not knowyng that the kyndnesse of god leadeth thee to repentaūce 5 But thou after thy stubbernnesse and heart that can not repent heapest vnto thy selfe wrath agaynst the daye of wrath and declaration of the righteous iudgement of God 6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes 7 To them whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie and honour and immortalitie eternall lyfe 8 But vnto them that are contentious that do not obey the trueth but obey vnrighteousnes shall come indignation and wrath 9 Tribulation and anguishe vpon euery soule of man that doeth euyll of the Iewe first and also of the Greke 10 But glorie and honour and peace to euery man that doeth good to y e Iewe first and also to the Greke 11 For there is no respect of persōs with God 12 For whosoeuer hath sinned without lawe shall also perishe without lawe And as many as haue sinned in y e lawe shal be iudged by the lawe 13 For in the sight of God they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified 14 For when the Gentiles which haue not the lawe do of nature the thynges conteyned in the lawe they hauing not the lawe are a lawe vnto them selues 15 Which shewe the workes of the lawe written in their heartes their conscience bearing them witnesse their thoughtes accusyng one another or excusyng 16 At the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christe accordyng to my Gospell 17 Behold * thou art called a Iewe and restest in the lawe and makest thy boast of God 18 And knowest his wyll and alowest the thinges that be excellent infourmed by the lawe 19 And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde a lyght of them which are in darknesse 20 An infourmer of them whiche lacke discretion a teacher of the vnlearned which hast the fourme of knowledge of the trueth in the lawe 21 Thou therefore which teachest another teachest not thy selfe Thou preachest a man shoulde not steale yet thou stealest 22 Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie breakest wedlocke Thou abhorrest idoles and yet robbest God of his honour 23 Thou that makest thy boast of y e lawe through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God 24 For the name of God is euyll spoken of among the Gentiles through you As it is written 25 For circumcision veryly auayleth yf thou kepe the lawe But yf thou be a breaker of the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision 26 Therefore if the vncircumcisiō kepe the ordinaunces of the law shall not his vncircumcisiō be counted for circumcisiō 27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature if it kepe the law iudge thee which beyng vnder the letter circumcision doest transgresse the lawe 28 For he is not a Iewe whiche is a Iewe outwarde Neither is that circūcision which is outwarde in the fleshe 29 But he is a Iewe whiche is one inwardly and the circumcisiō of y e heart which consisteth in the spirite and not in the letter is circumcision whose prayse is not of men but of God ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 The Iewes haue a prerogatiue 10 The Iewes and Gentiles be both sinners 21 All are iustified by grace through fayth and not through workes 1 WHAT preferment then hath y e Iew or what auauntageth circumcision 2 Much euery way First for because y t vnto them were committed y e wordes of God 3 What then though some of them dyd not beleue * Shal their vnbeliefe make the fayth of God without effect 4 God forbyd Yea let God be true and euery man a lyer as it is writtē That thou myghtest be iustified in thy sayinges and ouercome when thou art iudged 5 But yf our vnrighteousnes setteth foorth the righteousnes of God what shall we saye Is God vnryghteous which taketh vengeaunce I speake after the maner of men 6 God forbyd For howe then shall God iudge the worlde 7 For yf the trueth of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glory why am I as yet iudged as a sinner 8 And not rather as men speake euyll of vs and as some affirme that we say let vs do euyll that good may come therof Whose dampnation is iuste 9 What then Are we better then they No in no wise For we haue alredy proued howe that both Iewes and Gentiles are all vnder sinne 10 As it is written There is none righteous no not one 11 There is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God 12 They are all gone out of the waye they are all vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one 13 Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tongues they haue deceaued the poysō of aspes is vnder their lippes 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse 15 Their feete are swyft to shed blood 16 Heartes griefe miserie are in their wayes 17 And the◠way of peace haue they not knowen 18 There is no feare of God before their eyes 19 ☞ Nowe we knowe that what thynges so euer the lawe saith it saith it to them which are vnder the lawe That all mouthes maye be stopped and that al y e world may be indaungered to God 20 Because that by the deedes of the lawe there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne 21 But nowe is the righteousnes of God declared without the lawe beyng witnessed by the testimonie of the lawe and of the prophetes 22 The ryghteousnes of God commeth by the fayth of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all them that beleue There is no difference 23 For all haue synned and are destitute of the glorie of God 24 Iustified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christe Iesu 25 Whom God hath set foorth to
woulde haue plucked out your owne eyes and haue geuen them to me 16 Am I therfore become your enemie because I tell you the trueth 17 They are gelouse ouer you amisse Yea they intende to exclude you that ye shoulde be feruent to them warde 18 It is good alwayes to be zelous in a good thyng and not only when I am present with you 19 My litle chyldren of whom I trauayle in birth agayne vntyll Christe be fashioned in you 20 But I desire to be present with you nowe and to chaunge my voyce for I stande in doubt of you 21 Tell me ye that desire to be vnder the lawe do ye not heare the lawe 22 ☞ For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a bonde mayde the other by a free woman 23 But he which was of the bonde woman was borne after the fleshe but he which was of the free woman was borne by promise 24 Which thynges are spoken by an allegorie For these are two testamentes the one from the mount Sina which gendreth vnto bondage which is Agar 25 For Agar is the mount Sina in Arabia and bordreth vpon the citie which is nowe called Hierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren 26 But Hierusalem which is aboue is free which is the mother of vs all 27 For it is written Reioyce thou baren that bearest no chyldren breake foorth and crye thou that trauaylest not For the desolate hath many mo chyldren then she which hath an husbande 28 But brethren we are after Isaac the chyldren of promise 29 But as then he that was borne after the flesshe persecuted hym that was borne after the spirite euen so is it now 30 Neuerthelesse what saith the scripture put away the bondwoman and her sonne For the sonne of the bond-woman shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman 31 So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bonde woman but of the free ☜ ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He laboureth to drawe them away from circumcision 17 and sheweth them the battell betwixt the spirite and the flesshe and the fruites of them both 1 STande fast therfore in the libertie wherwith Christe hath made vs free and be not intangled agayne with y e yoke of bondage 2 Beholde I Paul saye vnto you that yf ye be circumcised Christe shall profite you nothyng 3 For I testifie agayne to euery man which is circumcised that he is a detter to do the whole lawe 4 Christe is become but vayne to you as many of you as are iustified by the lawe are fallen from grace 5 For we through the spirite wayte for the hope of ryghteousnes by fayth 6 For in Iesus Christe neither is circumcision any thing woorth neither yet vncircumcision but fayth which worketh by loue 7 Ye dyd runne well who was a let vnto you that ye should not obey y e trueth 8 Not the perfection of hym that called you 9 A litle leauen doth leauen the whole lumpe of dowe 10 ☞ I haue truste towarde you in the Lorde that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded But he that troubleth you shall beare iudgement whatsoeuer he be 11 And brethren if I yet preache circumcision why do I yet suffer persecution Then is the slaunder of the crosse ceassed 12 I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you 13 For brethren ye haue ben called into libertie Only let not libertie be an occasiō to the flesshe but by loue serue one another 14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde which is this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe 15 Yf ye byte and deuoure one another take heede lest ye be consumed one of another ☜ 16 ☞ Then I say walke in the spirite and ye shall not fulfyll the lust of the flesshe 17 For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spirite and the spirite contrary to the flesshe These are contrary one to the other so that ye can not do what ye woulde 18 But and yf ye be ledde of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe 19 The deedes of the flesshe are manifest which are these adulterie fornication vncleannesse wantonnesse 20 Worshippyng of images witchcrafte hatred variaunce zeale wrath strife seditions sectes 21 Enuyinges murthers drunkennesse gluttonies and such lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they which do suche thinges shall not inherite the kingdome of God 22 But the fruite of the spirite is loue ioye peace long sufferyng gentlenesse goodnesse fayth 23 Mekenesse temperauncie agaynst such there is no lawe 24 They truely that are Christes haue crucified the flesshe with the affections and lustes ☜ 25 ☞ Yf we lyue in y e spirite let vs walke in the spirite 26 Let vs not be desirous of vayne glorie prouoking one another enuying one another ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to vse gentlenesse towarde the weake 2 and to shewe their brotherly loue and modestie ◠also to prouide for their ministers 9 to perseuer 14 to reioyce in the crosse of Christe 15 to newnesse of lyfe 1◠and last of all wysheth to them with the rest of the faythfull all prosperitie 1 BRethren yf a man be taken in any fault ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes consideryng thy selfe lest thou also be tempted 2 Beare ye one anothers burthen and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat when he is nothyng the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie 4 But let euery man proue his owne worke then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe and not in another 5 For euery man shall beare his owne burthen 6 Let hym that is taught in the word minister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thynges 7 Be not deceaued God is not mocked For whatsoeuer a man soweth that shall he also reape 8 For he that soweth into his flesshe shal of the flesshe reape corruption But he that soweth into the spirite shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng 9 Let vs not be weery in well doyng for in due season we shall reape yf we faynt not 10 Whyle we haue therefore tyme let vs do good vnto all men specially vnto thē which are of the housholde of fayth ☜ 11 Ye see how large a letter I haue written vnto you with myne owne hande 12 As many as desire with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally the same constrayne you to be circumcised onlye lest they shoulde suffer persecution for the crosse of Christe 13 For they thēselues which are circumcised kepe not the lawe but desire to haue you circumcised that they myght reioyce in your flesshe 14 God forbyd that I shoulde reioyce but in the crosse of our Lorde Iesus Christe wherby the world is crucified vnto
people of Iurie “ Or whiche he destroyed “ Or shall it teache thee (a) That is of the people of Israel (b) That is the state of thy church whiche is now redy to perishe before it come to halfe a perfite age whiche should be vnder Christe (c) Theman and Paran were neare Sinai where the law was geuen wherby is signified that his deliueraunce was aâ—â—esent nowe as it was then (d) Wherby is ment a power that was ioyned with his brightnesse which was hyd to the rest of the worlde but was reuealed in mount Sinai to his people (e) That is the tentes 〈…〉 g And so dâ—ddest vse all the â—lementes 〈…〉 destruction of 〈◊〉 enemies h Thâ—t is 〈…〉 (i) For he had not only made 〈…〉 wiâ—h Abraham bâ—t renued it with his posteritie (k) He alludâ—th to the red sea Iordane which gaue passage to gods people and shewed sâ—gnes of their obedience as it were by lifting vp of their handes (l) According to gods commaundement the â—nne was â—ed by the weapons of gods people which fought in his cause as though it durst not go forward whose weapons are here called the arrowes and speares of God “ Or diddest walke vpon (m) Signifying that there is no saluation but by Christ (n) From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies o God deliuered his enâ—miâ—s both great small with their owne weapoÌ„s though they were neuer so fierce against his church (p) He returneth to that which he spake in the second verse and shewed how he was afrayd of gods iudgementes (q) He sheweth that the faythfull can neuer haue true rest except they feele before the weyght of gods iudgementes (r) That is the enemie but the godly shall be quiet knowing that all thinges shall turne to good vnto theÌ„ (s) He declareth wherin standeth the comfort ioy of the faithful though they see neuer so great afflictions prepared (t) The chiefe singer vpon the instrumentes of musicke shall haue occasion to prayse God for this great deliueraunce of his church Neginoth is a tune or instrument of musicke so called 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. That is the idol Moloch and mixing idolatrie with true religion Zach. i a. 2. Re. 27 b. Ier. xxxix b iii. Esd â–ª iii a. Ier. v. c. Deu. xxix c Ier. xxiii c. Amos. v. c. Eze. vii d. Sopho. iii. b. 4. Reg xx a Ionas iii. a. “ Or hyd Esa xiiii c. Ier. xlvi a. Ezec xxv c. Esa 15. 16. c. Ier. xlviii a â–ª Ezec. xxv b Zaâ—h ii b. Esa ii c. â—oâ— xiiâ—i â— 4 Reg 1â—â— Esa xlvii â— Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. “ Or shoulder Iere. i. b. (a) Though y e people transgresse yet the prophet is sent to the prince priest whose negligence often times is the cause of the peoples sinne (b) Zorobabel was the sonne of Phadaia as 1. Par. 3 and ver 18. his fathers name is left out his grauÌ„dfathers name supplied because it was not so obscure as was the other And yet there were now seueÌ„teene yeres past sence Cyrâ—s had graunted them libertie to buylde (d) God is the geuer of encrease neither may any thing prosper without his blessing It is a paynefull thing to clime vp the hilles to draw down trees and to buyld such is their labour that buyld the church In Christe only is God merciful vnto vs and in his church only is saluation both the which are here signified by this temple (g) The end why Christ buyldeth his church is that we may haue hym fauourable to vs and he be glorifie◠〈…〉 but to cal for his plagues and tâ—y be at commaundement For the greater part tâ—ried in Babilon would not take the lâ—bertie which Cyrus had geuen them (k) Here is no differeÌ„ce made betweene the word of the prophete the word of God to shewe that the prophete must so speke and the people so beare them as the wordes of God l This shâ—uld be remembred 〈◊〉 al ministers â–ª that they be 〈◊〉 messengers therfore must be faythful diligent and costant (m) The penitent are not forsaken God comforteth the and assureth them of his owne presence (n) God is sayd to stirre vp our spirites when he moueth our hartes by the power of his spirite boldly to take in hande and perfectly to â—nishe that which he commaundeth They had but three 〈◊〉 three 〈◊〉 to heare the prophete 〈◊〉 to prepare 〈…〉 men worke so diligent were thei after the preaching of the prophete (b) They had nowe not wrought a ful moneth 〈◊〉 they waxed 〈…〉 therfore had neede to be seâ— on a freshe by the â—oâ—phete who was therefore nowe sent vnto them againe As were Seraiah Zephaniah and others 2. Râ— cap. 5. ver 18 which saw the old temple and now were returned with Zorobabel Esd cap. 6. verse 3. (d) A strong argumeÌ„t why the people should be of good courage when they are sure that God is with them e God made many promises to his people 〈◊〉 their departure oâ—t of Egyptâ— but in asmuch â—s he goeth about to speake of Christe in tâ—is place â–ª at 〈◊〉 be thought that he meaneth here the promise made 〈…〉 and repeated Act. â— ver 27 f Before he confirmed his promise made 〈◊〉 Christe â–ª 〈◊〉 he promiseth his spirite therfore there is no cause offeare g There passed .519 yeres after this prophecie before Christe 〈◊〉 yet are they sayde to be but a little whyle in comparison of the time sence the creation the tyme that shal be before the iudgement â–ª 〈…〉 of eternitie or in the sight of God with whom a thousande yeres is but as one daâ— â–ª (h) I wyll cause great feare to be◠〈…〉 shal be stirred at the birth of Christe his baptisme ascention at his comming to iudgement but chiefly it setteth out the 〈…〉 Christe to whom heauen earth sea shall obey (i) It is not the want of riches that causeth this house to be buylt in this 〈…〉 haue all treasures at my commaundement (k) This is spoken not of this house but of the spiritual Hierusalem He. 12. ver 2â— (l) In the sixth moneth in the seuenth had Aggeus prophecied in the eyght moneth Zachary nowe in the nynth is Aggeus sent againe such 〈…〉 God ouer his and such â—eede haue the people oâ— instruction (m) Seme they neuer so perfect in their owne eyes yet to God who knoweth them they appeare as they are (n) He is sent twyse in one day to prophecie vnto the people “ Or seate Mat. 23 d. Ier. xxxi c. Malac. iii. b. Iere. xliiii a Psa 78. a. Ose xiiii a. Tob. xiii b. Ier. xliiii a. Zach vi a. Apoc. vi a. Ier. xxv b. and xxix b
Gene. vi a. (d) It is called the bodye of sinne for that it is an whole lumpe of sinne tossyng and tormentyng the whole man pluckyng him froÌ„ god wherby plagues miseries are heaped on man liueth as he were in the myddest of death (a) The law of the spirite and the law of sinne is here taken improperly for the power strength of y e lawe and sinne and it is called the spirite of lyfe because it quickeneth and geueth lyfe (b) God thorow the sacrifice of synne which Christ his only sonne offered vpon y e crosse in his flesh hath coÌ„dempned and abolished sin which raigned in our mortall fleshe (c) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 greke words do not so much signifie wysedome and prudence as affection â–ª carefulnesse myndynge of any thyng (d) Alâ—eit we haue a bodye which is dead to al goodnes by reason of sinne which so strongly rayneth in it yet when we are grafted in Christe his spirite of lyfe geueth vs lyfe and iustifieth vs. Galat. iiii a. i. Tim. i. b. ii Cor. i. d. Ephe. i. a. (e) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth to way or to consider But because the matter was certaine and S. Paul nothing doubted therof it is thus made I am perswaded (f) The creatures shal not 〈◊〉 before Gods chyldren be brought to 〈◊〉 perfection In the meane season they desire groâ—e â–ª and waâ—te (g) The right fourme and affection of prayer commeth by the holy ghoste who maketh intercession for vs not y t he prayeth mourneth but that he so stirreth our heartes that we lyft them vp to heauen earnestly and feruentlye which is the true prayer Nu. xiiii b. Luk. xx b. Iohn iii. b. Esaias liii d. Nu. xiiii b. Luk. xx b. Iohn iii. b. Esaias liii d. Psal 44. d. (a) He sawe the losse and destruction of his whole nation fallyng so farre from Gods true religion he considered howe sore God shoulde be dishonoured wheÌ„ his wonderfull benefites and blessinges bestowed vpon his people â–ª should take none effect but vtterly be defaced which so myghtilie moued hym that he 〈◊〉 rather to be â—at of from Christe then those thynges shoulde come to passe Rom. ii d. Gen. xxi b. Gen. xvii b (b) The wyll and purpose of God is the cause of the election and reprobation For his mercie and callyng through Christe are the meanes of saluation and the withdrawyng of his mercie is the cause of damnation Exod 33 d. Exod. ix b. Esai xlv b. Eccle. 33. b. Iere. xviii a. Oze ii d. 1 Peter ii b. Esai x. â— (c) The word here is taken for a thyng or matter The Lord diminisshed his people by sunday plagues persecutions vanishmentes brought them to a very fewe Like wyse meaneth S. Paul that a fewe of theÌ„ shal be saued whiche fewe notwithstandyng shall abound in righteousnesse to the glory of God (d) The seede is Christe Iesus â—owen abrode by his Apostles and Disciples Esa xxviii d (e) Christe doth iustifie vs by fayth without workes whiche thing y e Iews and iustitiaries can not beleue Therfore they stumble at Christ and are offended with him ☞ (a) That is a certayne affection but not after knowledge For no zeale nor no good intent 〈◊〉 be acceptable vnto God but only that which is grounded vpon fayth and the knowledge of God (b) It is called our owne righteousnes when we refuse the ryghteousnesse which coÌ„meth by Christe imagine an other ryghteousnes which commeth by our owne workes and defuses 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 and therefore wâ—â—â—â—euer beleueth in him is â—ounted iust before God as well as he had fulfilled the whole law hym selfe (d) For fayth teacheth vs that Christe is ascended vp into heauen to take vs with him and hath descended into the depth of death to destroy death and to dâ—yuer vs. Deu xxx c Esais 28. d. Ioel. ii g. Actes ii c. Esai liii a. Iohn xii a. Psal xix a. Deut. 32. c. Esai lii b. Esai lxv a. ii Re. xix b. (a) Those alters he meaneth wherevpon Abraham Isaac and Iacob dyd offer sacrifices in tyme past vppon the which it was lawful for y e Iewes to do sacrifice vntil the buildyng of the temple Esai vi c. Mat. xiii b. (b) That is pricking and vnquietnes of conscience (c) That is for that the Iewes contemnyng the Gospel of Christe fell away from God the preachyng of the Gospel came vnto the gentiles which is their saluatioÌ„ Rom. i. a. i Tim. ii a. ii Tim. i c. (d) These broken braunches were the vnbeleuyng Iewes whiche for their vnbeliefe were cut of from the promise of God in whose stede was the wilde Oliue that is the gentiles grafted thorowe fayth ii Cor. iii. d. Esai lix d. Psal xiiii c. Sapien. ix b. Esai lx c. i Cor. ii d. (e) By this the Apostle declareth that God by his free wyll and election doth geue saluation vnto men without any desertes of their owne (a) The Iewes in Moyses law were commaunded to offer vp the deâ—d â—arkases of beastes but Christians shoulde exhibite their owne liâ—ely bodyes for a sacrifice to God in mortifiyng their carnall lustes and framyng them selues by saith to Godlynesse and charitie (b) The worlde hath diuers significations in the scriâ—tures but here is takeÌ„ specially for the nature and disposited of men in the worlde which lyued after their lustes pleasures 〈◊〉 serueth not god in holines of lyfe and godly conuersation Two â—â—â—nges are reâ—â—â—ued yf we 〈◊〉 esteeme 〈◊〉 iudge soâ—â—â— of Gods 〈◊〉 in vs The one that we do not 〈◊〉 to our selues that whiche we haue not The next that we beast not of the gentiles but â—â—uerenâ—â—y and seberâ—y to 〈◊〉 â–ª to Gods honour and glory â— Cor. xii a â— Cor. xii a i Peter ii d. Eccle. 31. c. Heb. xiii â— Math. v. g. Deut. 32. d. (d) For â–ª either thou shalt wynne hym with thy benefite or els his conscience shall beare hym witnesse that Gods burnyng wrath hangeth ouer hym Sapi. vi a. Iohn iii. d. (a) For we are bounde in conscience by the worde of God to obey the hygher powers and in disobeyng we shoulde hurt the consciences of others thorowe our euill example Mat. xvii c. Leâ—â—t xix d Mat. xxi d. Mark xii c Galath v. b. Iames. ii b. (b) 〈◊〉 ther we go â–ª the neaâ—â—◠〈◊〉 we to the end Nowe therefore our perfect full saluatioÌ„ is nerer vnto vs then when we began first to beleue Luk. xxi f. Eccle. 31. c. and 38. d. (a) That is not to this ende â–ª contentiously to dispute with him in matters of religion wher vnto â–ª through the weaknes oâ— faith he can not as yet attayne lest he should depart with a greater scruple of conscience or be offended with vncharitable reasonyng Iacob iiii b. (b) We must be assured in our conscience by 〈◊〉 worde in all thyng that we do â–ª that yf we be
steade y e way to y e heauenly tabernacle whiche is made open by Christs blood coulde not be entred into Hebr. vi d. i. Pet. i. b. Leui. xvi c. (a) The Leuitical priests offred beastes blood But Christ y e true and eternall prieste offred his own blood whiche was most holy and pure The Leuitical prieste offred yerely and therefore did only represent the true holynesse but Christ by one onlye sacrifice hath made holy for euer theÌ„ that beleue i. Tim. ii a. Exâ—d 24 â— Actes xvi c i. Iohn ii â— (b) Therfore to make anye other offryng or sacrifice for synne after that Christes body was once offred is blasphemie Rom. v. b. i. Pet. iii. d â–ª Coloss ii c. Hebr. viii a. (a) Whiche was as it wer y e first draught and purtraict of the lyuely paterne to come Leuit. xvi c Psal xâ— b. (b) That is sâ—â—rifices (c) Which is the wyll of God to stand content with Christes â—acriâ—ice Ephe. i. d. Coloss vi a. Hebre. i. a. (d) We by Christe haue that libertie whiche the auncient fathers coulde not haue by the lawe (e) The blood of Christe as always freshe and lyuely before the father to sprinckle quicken vs. Math. xii d. Hebr. vi a. ii Pet. ii d. Deut. xix d Mat xviii â— ii Cor. xiii a Deut. 32 d. Psal xciiii a Rom. xii d. Abacuc ii a Rom. i. a. Galat. iii. b. (a) Haue ben approued and so obtayned saluation Act. xiii c. Rom. i. c. Gene. iiii a. (b) Because God receaued him to mercy therfore he imputed hym ryghteous Gene. v g. Sâ—p iiii b. Eccl. xliiii b Gene. vi d. Math. xii d. Gene xi a. Actes vii a. Gene. xxi a Gene. xv â— Iob. viii g. Gen. xlvii b i. Pa. xxix d Exod. iii. f. Gen. xii a. Eccles 44. c (c) For it myght seeme to the fleshe â–ª that the promyse was contrary to the commaundement to sacrifice his son Ge. xxvii d. Gen. xlix â— Gene. â— d. Exod ii a. Actes vii a. Exod. ii b. Exod. xii d. Exod. 14. c. Iosue vi c. Iosue ii a. Iudi. vii a. Iudi. iiii d. Iudi. xiiii a. Iudi. xi a. i Reg. 17. f. Iudi. vii a. Iudi. iiii d. Iudi. xiiii a. Iudi. xi a. i Reg. 17. f. Iudi. vii a. Iudi. iiii d. Iudi. xiiii a. Iudi. xi a. i Reg. 17. f. Iudi. vii a. Iudi. iiii d. Iudi. xiiii a. Iudi. xi a. i Reg. 17. f. Iudi. vii a. Iudi. iiii d. Iudi. xiiii a. Iudi. xi a. i Reg. 17. f. i Reg. xii a i Reâ— 17 â— Daniel vi f Danâ—el iii e Daniel ii c. i Reg. xii a i Reâ— 17 â— Daniel vi f Danâ—el iii e Daniel ii c. i Reg. xii a i Reâ— 17 â— Daniel vi f Danâ—el iii e Daniel ii c. i Reg. xii a i Reâ— 17 â— Daniel vi f Danâ—el iii e Daniel ii c. 3 Reg. 19 a. 3 Reg. 21 b. Esai 38. b. (d) They had not such cleare lyght as we for they loked for that which we haue therfore it were shame for vs yf at least we haue not as great constancie as they Ephe. iiii a. (a) As riches cares suche lyke and so to become Christes disciples by denying our selues takyng our crosse to folowe hym Ephe. i. d. Coloss iii. a. Hebr. i. a. Esaias 35. â— (b) Their hastyng partlye declared their slownes partly their inconstancie in doctrine therfore they were in bondage to be punished Gen. xxv d Gen. 27. f. Exod. xix b (c) whiche might be touched seene for it was materiall but god coÌ„maunded that none should touche it Exod. xx e (d) By the Gospell we are ioyned with the Angels and Patriarkes 1 Peter i. a. Hebre. ix d. Cen. iiii b. Deut. iiii d· (e) To destroy theÌ„ that resist hym Rom. xii c. Actes x. c. i Pet iiii b. i Tim. iiii b. Gen. xix a. Eccle. 29 â— i Tim vi b. Iosue i. â— Eccle. 29 â— i Tim vi b. Iosue i. â— He was 〈◊〉 shal be 〈◊〉 found 〈◊〉 of Churchâ— for euer (b) They that sticke to the ceremonies of the law can not eate that is can not be partakers of our cuâ—ter which is thankesgeuyng and liberalitie whiche two sacrifices or offeringes are nowe only left to the Christians (c) So that the priestes had no peece therof Eccle 35 a. Acte x. a. Rom xi a. Philip iiii d Ezech. 34. b Iosue x. a. i Peter v. a. Iob xiii a. Sapâ— iii. a. Rom. v â— Iob. xviii c. Eccle. vii c. Math. xii a. Luk. xi b. 〈…〉 of Christe and his Angels 〈…〉 Eccle 14. b. â— Pâ—â— (b) He meaneth nowe of the inwarde temptations as of our disordered appetites which cause vs to sinne (c) Seyng all good thynges come of God we ought not to make hym the aucthour of euyll Iohn i. a. Rom xlâ—â— Coloss 〈…〉 Rom. iiâ— Math. v. d Luk. xi â— â–ª (d) So Gods worde is a glasse wherin we must beholde our selues and become lyke vnto hym Math. vii d. (a) As esteemyng fayth religion by the outwarde appearaunce of men (b) The name of God and Christe wherof you make profession and in that they dishonour God â–ª it is not inâ—eâ—e that you his childreÌ„ should honour them Math â— (c) By the mercie of god which deliuereth vs from the curse of the lawe (d) Here deedes are considered as ioyned with true fayth Gen. xxii b Gen. xv b. Rom. iiii a. Galat. iii. a. Iosue ii a. Mat xxiii f Pro. xvii a. (a) He that is able to moderate his tongue hath â—ttayned to â—n excellent vertue (b) The intemperancie of the tongue is a flambe of hell fyre Gen. i. d. (a) For the lawe of the members continually fyghteth agaynst the lawe of the mynde (b) He calleth adulterers here after the maner of the scriptures them which preferre the pleaâ—ures of the worlde to the loue of God (c) The imagination of mans heart is wicked i Peter v. b. i Peter v. a. Rom. xiiii a (d) We ought to submit our selues to the prouidence of God Act. xvii â— Hebr. vâ— Luk xii â— â–ª (b) And kindle the wrath of god against you To 〈…〉 the ende 〈◊〉 worlde Leuit. xix â— Math. v. a. Math. v â–ª â— (d) That which muste be affirmed affirme it simply and without othes lykewyse that which muste be denyed By this he taketh not from the magistrate his aucthoritie who may require an othe for the mayntenaunce of iustice iudgement and trueth 3 Reg. 17. a. Luk. iiii c. Act â–ª viii a. (a) Whiche â—ere Iewes to whom he was appoynted to be an Apostle (b) The free electioÌ„ of go◠〈◊〉 the efficient cause of our saluation the material cause is Christes obedience ouâ— effectuall callyng is the formall cause â–ª and the finall cause is ouâ— sanctification Rom. i. a. i Cor. i. a. ii Cor. i. a· Galath i. a. ii Cor. i. a. Ephe. i. a. Rom. i. a. i Cor. i. a. ii Cor. i. a· Galath i. a. ii