prepare the waye of the Lorde in the wildernes make liraight the pathe for our God in the deserte Let all valleis be exalted and euery mountaine hill be laied lowe What so is croked lette it be made straight and let the roughe be made plainfeldes for the glorye of the Lorde shall appeare and all fleshe shall at once se it for why the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it Nowe crye and the Prophete answered what shall Ierye that al fleshe is grasse and that al the goodlines therof is as the frower of the feilde the grasse is withered the flower falleth away euen so is the people as grasse when the breath of the Lorde bloweth vppon the im Neuertheles whether the grasse wither or that the flower fade awaye yet the word of god endureth for euer Who hath refourmed the minde of the Lorde or to whom hath he shewed his counsell or whoe is of his counsell to teach him or who hath geueÌ„ him vnderstanding and hath taught him the path of iudgemente whoe taughte him cunninge opened vnto him the waie of vnderstandinge The .xlii. Chapter WHo suffered Iacob to be trodeÌ„ vnder fote Israell to be spoyled did not the Lorde bicause we haue sinned against him and haue had no delite to walke in his wates neither bene obediente vnto his lawe The .xlv. Chapter TVrne you to me al ye endes of the earth that ye maye be saued for I am God and there is els none I swere by my felfe out of my mouth commeth the worde of rightuousnes and that no man may turne but all knees shall bowe vnto me and all tonges shal swere by my name sayinge verily in the Lorde is my rightuousenes strength To him shall men come but all they that thyncke scorne of him shal be confounded And the whole sede of Israell shall be iustified and make theyr bost in the Lorde The .xlix. Chapter HAd thus saieth the Lorde In the time accepted haue I hearde the and in the daye of saluation haue I helped the. God hath conforted his people and will haue mercy vpoÌ„ his that be in trouble But Sion said God hath forsaken and my Lorde hath forgotten me Will a wife forget the childe of hir wombe not pitye the sonne whome she hathe borne And thoughe she do forget yet will I not forget the. Who so putteth his trust in me shall not be coÌ„founded The .l. Chapter The lorde god haths opened mine eare therfore can I not saye naye nor withdrawe my selfe but I offer my backe vnto the smiters and my chekes to the nippers I turne not my face from shame and spitting and the lord god shal helpe me therfore shall I not be confounded I haue herdened my face lyke a flynt stoone For I am sure that I shall not come to confusion The .lii. Chapter O Howe bewtifull are the feete of the ambassa doure that bryngethe the message from the mountaine and proclaimeth peace that bryngeth good tydynges and preacheth helthe and saythe vnto Syon thy god is the kynge The .liii. Chapter HE onely hath taken on hym our infirmities and borne our paines He was wounded for oure offences and smytten for oure wyckednes The chastement of our peace was laide vpon him and with his stripes we are healed The lord hath heaped together vpon hym the iniquite of vs all He suffred violence and was euell intreated and dyd not yet open his mouthe He shal be led as a shepe to be slaine yet shall he be as slyll as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouthe He dyd neuer violeÌ„ce nor vnright neither hath there bene anye disceatfulnes in his mouthe And he is â—ekened amonge the trangressons whych neuerthelesse hath taken away the synnes of the multitude and made intercession for the mysdoers The .iv. Chapter SEkethe Lorde while he may he founde and call vpon him while he is nie Let the vngodly man forsake his owne waye and the vnrightnouse his owne Imaginations and turne againe vnto the Lorde so shall he be merciful vnto him and to our God for he is very ready to forgiue The worde that commeth oute of my mouth shall not turne againe voide vnto me but shall accomplishe my will and prospere in the thynge whereto I sende it The .lvi. Chapter BLessed is he that taketh hede that he vnhallowe not the Saboth that is he that kepeth him selfe that he do none euil ¶ My house shall be called an house for all people The .lvii. Chapter THe wicked haue no peace saieth God The .lviii. Chapter CRye nowe as loude as thou canste leaue not of lift vp thy voice like a trumpet and shew my people their affences and the house of Iacob their sinnes Wherefore faste we saye they and thou seest it not we put oure liues to straitenes and thou regardeste it not Beholde when ye faste your iuste remaineth styl for ye do no lesse violence to youre detters loe ye faste to strife and debate and to smite with the fiste of wickednes Nowe ye shall not faste thus that you may make your voice be hearde aboue Thinke you this faste pleaseth me that a man should chasten him selfe for a day and to wreth his hand aboute like ahoke and to lye vpon the earth in an heary cloth Shoulde that be called faslinge or a daye that pleaseth the Lord Doeth not this fasling rather please me that thou lose him out of bondage that is in thy daunger that thou breake the othe of wicked bargaines that you let the oppressed go free and take from them all maner of burthene to deale thy breade to the hungry and bryng the poore wandryng home into thyne house when thou feest the naked that thou couer hym and not thy face from thy neyghboure The .lix. Chapter BEhold the Lordes haÌ„de is not so shortened that it cannot helpe neither is his eare so stopped that it may not heare But your misdedes haue separated you from youre god and youre synnes hyde his face from you that he hearethe you not The .lxiiii. Chapter WE are all as an vncleane thyng and all our right cousnesse are as the clothes stayned with flowers of a woman we fal euery cheone as the leafe for oure synnes carye vs awaye lyke the wynde The .lxv. Chapter THus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde my seruauntes shall eate but ye shall haue huÌ„ger Beholde my seruauauntes shall drynke but ye shall suffre thyrste Behold my seruauntes shall be mery but ye shal be confounded Beholde my seruauntes shall reioyce for a verye quietnes of herte but ye shall crye for sorow of heart and coÌ„playne for vexacion of mynde The ixvi Chapter THus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowen amonge his seruauntes and his indignacâ—on amonge his enemies For behold the lord shall come with fyrâ— and his charet shal be sykes whyrlewynde that he maye recompence his vengeaunce in his wrathe and his indinguacioÌ„ with the flame of fyre for the lorde shall iudge all fleshe with
be euen a blessing I will also blesse them that blesse the and curse theÌ„ that cursethe and in the shal al kinredes of the earth be blessed AND it happened when he was come nite to entre into Egipte he sayde vnto Sara his wyfe Behold I know that thou art a fayre woman to loke vpon Therfore shall it come to passe that when the Egyptians se the they shal saye She is his wyfe And they shal kyll me but they shall saue the alyue Saye I pray the that thou art my sister that I may fare well for thy sake and that my soule maye lyuethorowe thy occasion AND the Lorde smote Pharao this house with greate plages because of Sara Abrams wyfe The .xiii. Chapter THen sayd Abram vnto Lot Let ther be no strife I pray the betwene the and me betwene my herdmeÌ„ thyne for we be brethreÌ„ And I wyll make thy sede as the dust of the earth so that if a man can nomber the duste of the earth then shall thy sede also be numbred ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter WHen Abram heard that his brother was taken he harnessed his freshe young men borne in his owne house thre huÌ„dred eightene folowed on them vnto Dan. And he was set in araye vpon them by night he and his seruauntes and smote them and pursued them vnto Hoba whiche lyeth of the left hande of Damascos and recouered all the goodes and also brought again his brother Lot and his goodes the women also and the people And Melchisedech kyng of Salem brought forth breade wyne for he was the preaste of the moste hyghest god blessed him sayinge Blessed be Abram vnto the hygh God possessor of heauen and earth and blessed be the hye GOD whiche hathe delyuered thyne enemyes into thy hande And Abram gaue him tythes of all And Abram answered the kynge of Sodom I haue lyft vp my hand vnto the Lorde the hye God possessor of heauen and earth that I wyll not take of all that is thyne somuche as a threde or shoulachet least thou shuldest saye I haue made Abram ryche The xv Chapter ADN Abram sayde See to me thou haste geuen no seed Lo a lad borne in my house is myne heyre AND beholde the worde of the Lorde came vnto hym sayinge He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come out of thyne owne bodye shall be thyne heyre And he brought hym out and sayde loke vp vnto heauen and tell the â—â—attes yf thou be able to numbre them And be saide vnto hym euen so shal thy sede be Abram beleued the Lorde and that counted he to him for ryghtwysnes ¶ The .xvi. Chapter SAra sayd vnto Abram beholde the Lorde hath restrayned me that I can not beare I praye the go in vnto my mayde perauenture I maye be edyfyed by her The .xvii. Chapter NEyther shall thy name anye more be called Abram but thy name shal be Abraham for a father of many nacyone haue I made the. Euery mans chylde amonge you shall be cyrcumcised ye shall circumcise the fleshe of youre foreskyn and it shall be a token of the bonde betwyxte me and you And euery man chylde of eyghte dayes olde shall be circumcised amonge you and suche as be in youre generacions and borne at home And the vncircumcised man chylde in whose fleshe the foreskynne ys not circumcised that soule shall peryshe from his people because he hath broken my testamente Abraham fell vpon his face and laughed and sayde in his herte shal a chylde be borne vnto hym that is an hundreth yere olde shal Sara that is nyntie yere olde beare Abraham also him selfe was nyntye yere olde and nine wheÌ„ the fleshe of his foreskynne was cyrcumcised The .xviii. Chaptre ANd the Lord appeared vnto Abraham in the plaine of Mamre as he satte in his tent dore in the heate of the daye And he lyft vp hys eyes and loked lo thre men stode by hym And when he sawe them he ranne to meate them from the tente dore and fell to the grounde and sayde Lorde I beseche the yf I haue founde fauoure in thy syght go not I praye the frome thy seruaunte Let a lytle water be fet and washe youre feete and refreshe youre selues vnder the tree And I wyl feate a morsell of breade to comforte youre hartes wyth all and then shall ye go youre wayes for euen therfore are ye come to youre seruaunte Sara laughed within her selfe saying Now am I waxed olde shall I geue my selfe to iuste and my lorde olde also And the Lorde sayd The crye of Sodome and Gomore is greate and theyr sinne is exceding greuous I wil go downe nowe and see whether they haue downe altogether accordynge to that crye whiche is come vnto me or not that I maye knowe I haue taken vpon me to speake vnto the Lord whiche arte but dust and ashes The .xix. Chapter ANd there came two Angels to Sodome at euen and Lot sat at the gate of Sodome And Lote seynge them rose vp to mete theÌ„ and be bowed him selfe to the gronde wyth hys face And be sayde My Lordes turne in I praye you into youre serusuntes house and rary all night and washe youre feete and ye shall ryse vp early to go on your waye Nay good brethren do not so wyckedly behold I haue two doughters whiche haue knowne no man them wyll I bringe out nowe vnto you and do with them as it semeth good in youre eyes Only vnto these men do nothinge for therfore came they in vnder the shadowe of my rofe Se I haue receaued thy requeste as concernyng this thinge that I wyll not ouerthrowe this Citie for the which thou hast spoken Lotes wyfe looked behind her and was turned into a piller of salte The .xx. Chapter SE thou shalte dye for the womans sake whiche thou hast taken awaye for she is a mans wyfe Now therfore belyuer the man his wife agayne for he is a Prophet and he shall praye for the that thou mayste lyue But if thou delyuer her not agayne be sure that thou shalte dye the death both thou and all that thou haste In very dede she is my sister for she is the doughter of my father though she be not the doughter of my mother ¶ The .xxi. Chapter SAra sawe also the soÌ„ne of Hagar the Egiptian whiche she had borne vnto Abraham to be a mocker wherfore she sayde vnto AbrahaÌ„ put awaye this bonde mayde and her sonne for the sonne of this bonâ—e woman shal not be heyrâ— wyth my sonne Isahac The .xxii. Chapter AND the Aungell of the Lorde called vnto hym frome heauen Abraham AbrahaÌ„ And he sayde here am I. And he sayde saye not thy hande vpon the chylde nether do any thynge at all vnto hym for nowe I knowe that thou fearest God haste for my sake not spared thine onely sonne By my selfe haue I sworne saythe the Lorde because thou haste done this thynge and haste not spared thy onely sonne
toke the dagger from his right thyghe thrust it in kyng Eglons bellye and the hafte wente in after the blade And the fatte closed the hafte so that he might not drawe the dagger oute of hys belly but the dynte came oute Sangat the sonne of Anath slewe of the Philistines .vi. hundred men with an Ore goade and delyuered Israel The .iiii. Chapter IAhel Habets wyfe toke a nayle of the tente and an hammer in her hande and went softly vnto hym and smote the nayle into that temples of Sisaras heade and fastened it into the ground for he slombered sore and was wery ¶ The .viii. Chapter IEdeon had .lxx. sonnes of his body begotteÌ„ for he had many wyues The .ix. Chapt. ANd whan Abunelech had fought agaynste the Litte of Sichem all that daye he toke it and slewe the people that was therein and destroyed the citie and sowed salte thorowe it ¶ The xiiii Chapter ANd beholde a yong lyon roared vpon SaÌ„son and he tare hym as he wolde haue rent a kydde and yet had nothyng in his hande ¶ The .xv. Chapter ANd Samson founde a rotten iawe bone of an Asse and put forth his hand and caught it and flewe a thousande men therewith ¶ The .xvi. Chapter ANd Samson toke his rest tyll mydnyghte and arose at mydnight and toke the dores of the gate of the citie and the two syde postes rent them of with the barre and all and put them vpon his sholdets and caried them vp to the top of an hyll that is before Hebron The .xx. Chap. ANd amoÌ„g al these folke of Gibea were seueÌ„ L. lefte banded meÌ„ which euery one could flyng stones at an heare bread the and not mysse Finis ¶ The booke of Ruth the fourth Chapter THis was the maner of olde time in Israel concernynge pourches and chaungyng for to stablishe althynge that a man must plucke of his shoe and geue it his neyghboure and this was a sure witnesse in Israell The .i. boke of the Kynges the .i. Chapter AH my lorde as trulye as thy soule lyueth my lorde I am the woman that stode before thee here praying vnto the lorde for this ladde I prayde and the lorde hath geuen me my desyre whiche I asked of him and therfore I haue geueÌ„ hym vnto the lorde as loÌ„g as he is mete for the lord The .ii. Chapter THereis none so holy as the Lord for without the is nothinge Nether is ther any of strengh as is our Lorde The Lord is a god of knowledge and his purposes come to passe The lorde kylleth and maketh alyue bryngeth downe to the graue and fetcheth vp agayne The lorde maketh poore maketh ritche bringeth lawe and geueth vp on hye He reyseth vp the pore out of the dust lyfteth vp the beggar froÌ„ the donghyll to set him amonge princes and to enheret them with the seate of glory Yf one man synne againste an other dayesmen may be iudges but if a man synne againste God who wylbe his daysman They that worship me I wyll worshyp they that despise me shall come to shame The .iii. Chapter I Haue tolde Ely that I wil iudge his house for euer for the wickednesse which he knoweth For wheÌ„ the people cursed his sonnes for the same wickednes he hath not corrected them and therfore I haue sworne vnto the house of Ely that the wickednesse of Elyes house shall not bee purged with sacrifice nor offering for euer The .iiii. Chapter ANd it fortuned that when he made mencioÌ„ of the at he of god Ely fell from his stole backewarde vpon the tresholde of the gate and his neckebrake and he dyed The .viii. Chapter SAmuels sonnes Ioel and Abis walked not in hie wayes but turned asyde after lucre and toke rewarde and peruerted the right The .ix. Chapter SAule was a goodly yonge man and a fayre so that among the chyldren of Israel there was none goodlyet then he For from the shoulders vpwarde he was hyer then all the other people He that is now called a prophete was in the olde tyme called a sear The .xi. Chapter AL the menne of Iabes sayth vnto Nahas make a couenaunt with vs and we wyll be thy seruauntes And Nahas the Ammonite aunswered them In this wyll I make a couenaunte with you yf I maye thruste out all your righte eyes and bryng the shame vpon all Israell The .xii. Chapter SAule sayde vnto the people I am olde and graye headed and beholde my sonnes are with you and I haue walked before you froÌ„ my chyldehode vnto this daye beholde here I am beare recorde of me before the lorde and his annoynted whose ore haue I taken or whose asse haue I taken whome haue I done wronge to whome haue I hutte or of whose hande haue I receyued any brybe to blynde my eyes there with and I wyll restore it you againe They sayde thou haste done vs no wronge nor huâ—to vs neyther hast thou taken ought of any mannes hande The .xiiii. Chapter IT is no hardnesse with the lorde to saue eyther in manye or in fewe The .xv. Chapter HAth the lorde as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices and offeringes as when the voyce of the lorde is obeyed Beholde to obeye is better than sacrifice and to herken is better then the fat of rammes For rebellion is as the synne of wytchecrafte and stubbernesse is as the wyckednesse of ydolatry The .xvi. Chapter GOd seeth not as man seeth for man lokethe on the outwarde apperance but god beholdeth the hert And so it fortuneth that when the euyll spirite sent of god came vpoÌ„ Saul Dauid toke an harpe and playde with his hande and so Saul was refreshed and did amende and the euyll spirite departed from him The .xvii. Chapter THen sayd Dauid to the philistine Goliath thou comest to me with a swerde a spere a shylde but I come to the in the name of the lord of hoostes the God of the hoost of Israel whome thou haste railed vpon The .xxj. Chapter ANd the priest aunswered Dauid and sayd there is no commen bread vnder my hande but here is halowed bread if the yonge men haue kepte theÌ„ selues from vncleane thinges especially women The .xxij. Chapter THe seruauntes of kynge Saule wolde not moue they re haÌ„des to fal vpon the priestes of the Lord. Doeg the edomite turned and ranne vpon the priestes and slue that same daye foure score and fyue persones that did were a fynned Ephod The .xxiiij. Chapter ANd Dauid sayde vnto his men the Lorde kepe me from doinge that thinge vnto my maister the lordes anointed to laye my hande vpon hym seinge he is the anointed of the Lorde The .xxvj. Chapter WHo can laye his hande on the lordes anointed and by gyltlesse The .xxx. Chapter AS his parte is that goeth downe and syghteth so shall his parte be that taryeth by the stuffe that it may be parteda lyke ¶ The .ii. booke of the kynges The fyrst Chapter THE bowe of Ionathas and the
swerd of Saul turned neuer backe again emptye fâ—oÌ„ the bloude of the slayne and from the fart of the myghtye warriours The .v. Chapter DAuid was thyrty yere olde when he began to raygne and he raygned forty yere In Hebron he rayngned ouer Iuda seuen yere and syxe monethes And in Ierusalem he raygned thyrtye and thre yeres ouer all Israell and Iuda The .vj. Chapter TZa put his hande to the arke of God and helde it for the oxen stombled and the lord was wroth wyth Vza and god smote hym in the same place for his faulte and there he dyed before the arke of God And Dauid sayde vnto Michol I thought to daunce before the Lorde whiche chose me rather then thy father and all his kyn and commaunded me to be ruler ouer all the people of the Lorde euen ouer Israel And theefore wyll I playe before the Lorde And will yet be more vile then so and wylbe meke in myne owne syght The .x. Chapter HAnon toke Dauids seruauntes and shaued of the halfe of euery man 's Beerde and cut of theyr garmentes in the myddle euen harde to the buttockes of them and sente them awaye The .xj. Chapter TRias answered Dauid The arke of Israel Iuda dwel in pauilioÌ„s my Lord Ioab and the seruauntes of my Lorde lye vpoÌ„ the flat earth and shal I then go into mine house to cate and drinke and lye with my wyfe By thy lyfe by the lyfe of my soule I wyll not do this thinge ¶ The .xij. Chapter ANd Dauid sayde vnto Nathan I haue synned against the lorde And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid the Lorde also hath put away thy synne thou shalte not dye How beyt bycause in doinge this dede thou hast gyuen the ennemyes of the Lordes cause to rayle the chylde that is borne vnto the shall surely dye Then sayde his seruantes vnto hym what thynge is this that thou hast done Thou diddest fall and wepe for the chylde whyle it was a lyue and assoone as it was dede thou dyddest ryse vp and eate meate he sayde whyle the chylde was yet alyue I fasted and wepte for this I thought who can tell whether god wyll haue mercye on me that the chylde may iyue But now seinge he is deed whet fore shoulde I fast can I bring him againe any more I shall go to hym rather then he shal come agayne to me The .xiiij. Chapter IN all Israell there was not so goodly a man as Absalom for he was very beautiful in somuche that from the sole of his foote to the toppe of his head there was no blemishe in hym And when he shaued his heed for at euery yeres ende he shaued it bycause the heere was heuy on hym and must neades shaue it the heere of his heed weyed two hundred sycles after the kynges weyght The .xvj. Chapter THe couÌ„sayle of Thithophel which he conÌ„sayled in those dayes was as a man had asked couÌ„sayle of god bothe with Dauid and with Absalom The .xxij. Chapter WYth the godly thou shalte be godly and with the man that is vncorrupte thou shalte be vncorrupt with the pure thou shalte be pure with the frowarde thou shalte be frowarde ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter HE that beareth rule ouer meÌ„ ought to rule iustely in the feare of god ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter ANd Dauid said vnto Gad I am in extreme trouble me will fall nowe into the hand of the lorde for muche is his mercye and let me not fall into the hande of man ¶ The .iii. boke of the Kynges the .iii. Chapter GYue vnto thy seruant an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge the people that I maye decerne betwene good and bad Beholde I haue done accordynge to thy peticion for I haue geuen thee a wyse and an vnderstandyng hearte so that there was none lyke the before thee neither after thee shall any aryse lyke vnto thee ¶ The .iiii. Chapter UNder Iair the sonne of Manasse was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan three score greate Cyties with walles and barres of brasse And Salomons breade for one daye was thirtye quarters of manchet stoute and threscore quarters of meale ten sialled Oxen and .xx. out of the pastoures and an hundred shepe besydes hertes buckes and wylde goates and capons And Salamon had .xl. M. stalles of horses for chareties and .xii. M. horsemen The .viii. Chapter WHere as it was in thyne earte to buylde an house vnto my name thou byddest well that thou wast so mynded Salomon offered vnto the Lorde .xxii. M. oxen and an hundred and twenty thousande shepe The .x. Chapter SYluer was nothyng worth in the dayes of Salomon And he made siluer in Ierusalem as plenteous as â—iones The .xi. Chapter SAlomon had seuen C. Quenes and three hundred Concubines The .xii. Chapter MY father made your yoke greuouse and I wyll make it greuouser My father also chastised you with whippes but I wyll chastise you with Scorpions The .xiii. Chapter IEroboam stretched out his hande from the auitare sayinge holde the man of god And his hande whiche he putte forthe agaynste hym dryed vp and he coulde not pulle it in agayne The .xvii. Chapter THe Rauens brought Elias bread and fleshe in the mornynge and lykewyse breade and fleshe in the euenyng and he dranke of the brooke Cherith The .xix. Chapter ELia arose and didde care and drynke and walked in the strengthe of that meate fourtye dayes and fourty nightes euen vnto Horeb the mounte of God I haue left me .vii. M. in Israell of whiche neuer man bowed his knees vnto Baal nor kyssed hym with his mouth The .xxi. Chapter ANd it fortuned that when Ahab hearde those wordes he rent his clothes and put sackcloth aboute his fleshe and fasted and laye in sackcloth and went bare foote And the worde of the lorde came to Elia the Thesbyte saying seeste thou howe Ahab humbleth hymselte before mee because he submitteth hymselfe before me I wyl not bryng that euyll in his dayes but in his soÌ„nes dayes wyll I brynge in euill vpon his house The .xxii. Chapter ANd there came forth a certayne spirite and stoode before the Lorde and sayde I wyll perswade hym and the Lorde sayde vnto hym wherewith And he sayde I wyll go oute and be a false spirite in the mouthe of all his prophetes He sayd thou shalte perswade hym and preuaile go forthe then and do euen so Nowe therfore holde the Lorde hath put a lyinge spirite in the mouthe of all these thy prophetes ¶ The .iii. boke of the kynges the fyrst Chapter ELias was an heaty man and gyrde with a gyrdle of lether about his loynes The .ii. Chapter ELias toke his mantel and wrapte it together and smote the waters and they were deuided parte the one waye and part the other The .iii. Chapter BUt rowe bryng me a mynstrell and whan the mynstrell playde the hande of the lorde came vpon Eliseus The .iiii. Chapter O Thou man of god there is death in the pot and they coulde not eate
therof but he sayd bryng meale and he cast it into the poâ— and sayd Fyl for the people that they maye eate and there was no more harme in the potte The .vi. Chapter ANd beholde there was a greate dearthe in Samaria and Benhadad king of Siria besieged it vntyll an Asses head was sold for foure score syluer pence and the fourth parte of a cab of doues dunge for .v. sicles The .xiii. Chapter THe souldiers of the Moabites came into the lande the same yeare and it chaunced as some of them were buryeng a man and spyed the souldiers they cast the man into the sepulchre of Eliseus and when the man was rolled downe touched the bodye of Eliseus he reuiued and stode vpon his feete The .xviii. Chapter HEzekia put away the hyl aulters and brake the Idolles and cut downe the groues and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moses hadde made for vnto those dayes the chyldren of Israel dyd burne sacrifice to it and he called it NehustaÌ„ The .xix. Chapter ANd so it came to passe that the selfe same tyghte the aungell of the lorde wente oute and smote in the hoost of the Assirians an huÌ„dred foure score and fyue thousande The .xx. Chapter HAd Hesekia tourned his face to the waland prayed to the lorde saying I beseche thee nowe O Lorde remembre howe I haue walked before thee in truthe and with a perfite hearte haue done that whiche is good in thy sight Hesekia wepte sore Esaye sayde to Hesekia Thus saith the lord god of Dauid thy father I haue herd thy prayer and sene thy teares And beholde I wyll heale thee so that on the thyrde daye thou shalte go vp into the house of the Lorde And I wyll adde vnto thy dayes yet fiftene yeare Shal the shado we go forwarde ten degrees or go backe agayne ten degrees Hesekia answered it is a lyght thyng for the shadowe to go downe ten degrees nether is that my desyre but yf the shadowe go backewarde ten degrees it is no light thynge And Esaye the prophete called vnto the lorde and he brought the shadowe tenne degrees backewardes by whych it had goen downe in the dyall of Ahas Th .xxii. Chapter THe Kyng Iosus sent Saphan sayinge go vp to Nelkia the hye prieste that he maye summe the syluer which is brought into the house of the lorde whiche the kepers of the porche haue gathered of the people c. Howe be it let no teâ—â—nyng be made with them of the moneye that is delyuered into theyr handes for theyr vse is to deal â–ª faythfully ¶ The fyrst booke of Chronicles the tenthe Chapter SAVL dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed agaynst the Lorde in that he kepte not the worde of the lorde and in that he soughte and asked counsayle of a womanne that wrought with a spirite and asked not of the Lorde And therfore he slue hym and turned the kyngdom vnto Dauid the sonne of Esay The .xv. Chapter ANd Chenanishu the chiefe of the Leuites was wayster of the songe for he taughte other to synge because he was a man of vnderstandynge ¶ The .xvi. Chapter O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde call vpon his name make his actes knowen amonge the people Synge vnto hym and playe vnto hym talke of all his wondrefull dedes Reioyse in his holy name lette the hartes of them that seke the Lorde be gladde Seke the lorde and his strengthe seke his presence alwaye Touche not myne annoynted and do my Prophetes no harme The .xx. Chapter And there chaunced yet agayne warre at Geth â–ª where as was a man of a great stature with xxâ—â—… fyngers and toes .vi. on euery hande and .vi. on euery foote and was the sonne of Raphath The .xxi. Chapter HAd Dauid sayde vnto God I am in an excedyng strayte Lette me fall nowe into the hande of the lorde for passyng greate are his mercyes but let me not fall into the hande of men The .xxii. Chapter HAd Dauid sayd vnto Salomon my soÌ„ne I thought as it was in my heart to buyld an house vnto the name of the Lorde my God but the worde of the lorde came to me saying thou haste shed muche bloude and haste made greate battayles thou shalte therefore not buylde an house vnto my name for thou haste shedde muche bloude vpon the earth in my syght The .xxiij. Chapter HAD the Leuites were noumbred from the age of .xxx. yere and aboue and the numbre and summe of them was .xxxvii. thousande men Of whiche .xxxiiii. M. were sette to fourther the worke of the house of the Lorde and .vi. M. were officers and iudges iiii M. were porters and .iiii. M praysed the lorde with suche instrumentes as was made to prayse withall The .xxv. Chapter IEduthun and Heman execated the seruice in the house of god at the kynges hande And the multitude of them with theyr brethren that were instructe in the songes of the lorde euen all that were commyng were two hundred foure froze and eyght The .xxviij. Chapter THe Lorde searchech all heartes and vnderstandeth all the ymaginacion of thoughtes The .xxix. Chapter OUre dayes on the earth are but as a shadow and there is none abydynge ¶ The .ii. boke of the Chronicles the .vi. Chapter AND wyll GOD in verye dede dwel with meÌ„ on earth beholde heauen and heauen aboue al heauens do not contayne thee howe muche lesse the house whyche I haue buylded The .vii. Chapter This house whiche I haue sanctified for my name wyl I cast out of my sight and wyll make it to be a prouerbe and a ieste among all nacions And euery one that passeth by shall be astoned at this house whiche belonged to the moost hye GOD and shal saye why hath the lorde delte on this fashion with this land and with this house And they shal aunswere bycause they forsoke the lorde god of theyr father whiche broughte them oute of the lande of Egypte and caught holde on other goddes and worshypped them and serued them euen therfore hathe he broughte all this euell vpon them The .xiiii. Chapter HAd Asa eryed vnto the lorde hys god and sayde lord it is no harde thynge with the to helpe eyther manye or them that haue no power Helpe vs therfore O lorde our god for we truste to the and in thy name we go agaynste this multitude The .xvi. Chapter THe eyes of the Lorde beholde al the earthe to strengthe them that are of perfect heart towarde hym The .xxiiij. Chapter HAd the sprite of God came vpon Zacharye the sonne Iehoiada the priest whiche stode by the people and sayde vnto them Thus saythe god why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the lorde that ye cannot prospere for because ye haue forsaken the lorde he also hathe forsaken you And thay conspired agaynst hym and stoned hym with stones at the commaundemente of the kynge euen in the courte of the house of the lord The .xxvi. Chapter TZia transgressed agaynst the lorde his god and wente into the
heartes and conuerte and be healed The .vii. Chapter Beholde a virgin shall conceyue and beare a sonne and thou his mother shalte cell his name Emanuel butter and honye shall he eare that he maye knowe to refuse the euell and chose the good The .viii. Chapter SAnctifie the Lorde of hostes lette hym be youre feare and drede For he shal be the holy place to flye to and stone to stomble at the rocke to fall vpon a snare and net to bothe the houses of Israel and the inhabitours of Ierusalem And many shall stomble fall and be broken vpon hym yea they shal be snared and taken The .ix. Chapter THe people that walke in darknes haue sent a great lyght As for them that dwel in the lande of the shadow of death vpon them hath the lyght shyned Unto vs a chylde is borne and vnto vs a sōne is geuen vpon his shoulder doeth the kyngdome ly◠and he is called with his owne name wonderfull the geuer of counsayle the mightie God the euerlastyng father the prince of peace he shall make no ende to encrease the kyngdome and peace and shall syt vpon the seate of Dauid and in his kyngdome to set vp the same and to stablishe it with equitie and righteousenesse from hence for the for euermore The .x. Chapter Wo be vnto them that make vnrighteouse lawes and deuise thynges whiche be to harde for to kepe where thorowe the poore are oppressed on euery syde and the innocentes of my people robbed of iudgemente that wyddowes maye be theyr praye and that they maye robbe the fatherlesse What wyll ye dooe in tyme of the vysytation c. Shall the are boaste it selfe agaynste hym that heweth there wyth or doeth the sawe make anye braggyng agaynste hym that ruleth it that were euen lyke as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynst hym that beareth it or as thoughe the staffe shoulde magnifie it selfe as wo saye it were no wood The .xi. Chapter ANd there shall come a rodde forthe of the kynred of Isay and a blossome shall florishe oute of his roote The spirite of the LORDE shall lyghte vpon hym the spirite of wysedome and vnderstandynge the spirite of counsayle and streng the the spirite of knowlege and of feare of the LORDE and shall make hym feruente in the feare of GOD. For he shall not geue sentence after the thynge that shal be brought before his eyes neyther reproue a matter at the fyrste hearyng but with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore and with holynesse shal he reforme the simple of the worlde He shall smyte the worlde with the rodde of his mouthe with the breath of his mouthe he shall slaye the vngodly Righteousenesse shal be the gyrdle of his loynes truthe and faythfulnesse the gyrdyng of his reynes The .xiii. Chapter BE holde the daye of the lorde shall come terryblye and full of indignacion furoure and wrathe to make the lande waste and to roote out the synners thereof For the starres and Planettes of heauen shall not geue theyr lighte the Sunne shal be darkened in the rysynge and the Moone shall not shyne with his lyght And I wyll punishe the wickednesse of the worlde and the synnes of the vngodlye sayeth the lorde The .xiiii. Chapter HOwe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayre mournyng chylde howe Lasse thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people for thou saydesse in thy hearte I wylelymme vp into heauen and exalte my throne aboue beside the starres of god I wyll sitte also vpon the holye Mounte towarde the Northe I willelyme vp aboue the cloudes and wyll be lyke the hyghest of all yet thou shalt be broughte downe to the dept of hell The .xxii. Chapter LEt vs eate and drinke for to morowe we shall dye And the keye of the house of Dauid wyll I laye vpon his shoulder so that he shall open and no man shall shutte he shall shutte and no manne shall open The .xxv. Chapter DOe this is our God we haue wayted for hym and he shall saue vs. The .xxvi. Chapter THy deate men shall lyue euen with my body shall they rise agayne The .xxvii. Chapter IT is a people of no vnderstandynge and therfore he that made them shal not fauour them and he that created them shall geue them no grace The .xxviii. Chapter THerfore sayeth the Lorde God beholde I laye in Spon for a foundacion a stone euin a tried stone a precious corner stone a sute foundacion The .xxix. Chapter FOr so muche as this people when they be in trouble do honour me with their mouth and with theyr lyppes but theyr hearte is farre frome and the scare whiche they haue vnto me proceadeth of a cōmaundement whiche is taught of men therfore c. Wo vnto them that kepeth secrete theyr thoughtes to hyde theyr counsell from the LORDE and do theyr workes in darkenesse saying who seeth vs and who knoweth vs The .xxx. Chapter THis is an obstinate people and dissemblinge chyldren chyldren that refuse to heare the lawe of the Lorde For they saye vnto the seers se not and to them that be cleare of iudgement loke not out righte thynges for vs but speake fayre wordes vnto vs looke oute erroures gette you oute of this waye departe out of this pathe and turne the holye one of Israel from vs. The fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges it is prepared This hath the Lorde sette in the depe and made it wyde the burning where of is fyre and muche woode the breathe of the LORDE whiche is a tyuer of brymstone doth kyndle it The .xxxii. Chapter A Kynge shall gouerne after the rule of righteousence and the princes shall rule accordyng to the balaunce of equitie The rewarde of righteousnesse shal be peace and her fruite reste and quietnes for euer The .xxxiii. Chapter HE that leadeth a godly lyfe say I and speaketh the truthe he that abhorreth gaynes wonne by violence disceyte he that kepeth his hande that it touche no rewarde whiche stoppethe his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynste the innocente bloude whiche holdethe downe his eyes that he se none euell he it is that shall dwell on hye whose sauegarde shall be in 〈◊〉 bulwarke of rockes to him shall be geuen meate and his waters shall not faile The .xxxv. Chapter GOd commeth his owne selfe and will deliuer you then shall the eies of the blinde be lightened and the eares of the deaffe opened thē shall the lame manne leaye as an herte and the dume mans tonge shall geue thankes The .xxxvii. Chapter THeangell of the Lorde wente forth slewe of the Assirians hoste an C. lxxx and .v. M. The xxxviii Chapter HEzechtas turned his face towarde the wall praied vnto the Lorde and saide Remembre O Lord that I haue walked before the in truth and a stedfast herte and haue done the thing that is pleasaunt to the. The .xl. Chapter I Voice cried in the wildernes
the euell spirite i. of the kinges .xvi. Dauid faying to Goliah .i. of the kinges .xvii. Dauid wolde not laye his handes vpon kynge Saule .i. of the kinges .xxiiii. Dauid did fast wepe for his childes life 2. Re. 12. Dauides answere to Gad the prophete .ii. of the kynges .xxiiii. Dauid dyd not buylde goddes temple and why .i. of the Chroni xxi Dauides desyre psal .xxvii. xxviii Death in the yot .iiii. of the kinges .iiii. Death and lyfe in the tonge prouer .xviii. Death came by the deuell wysd .i. Deathe is bothe bytter and swete Syrach .xli. Deade men knowe nothinge Preacher .ix. Deade men shall rise Esay .xxvi. Eze. 37. Da .xii. Dedication of the auleer machs .iiii. Deformite of bodye letteth a man to be a prieste Leui .xxi. Deuorcement Deute .xxi. Dina is inforced Gene .xxxiiii. Disobedient chylde Deute .xxi. Discrete seruaunt Syrach .vii. Dyet prolongeth lyfe Syrach .xxxvii. Doue Gene .viii. Do good to the deade Syrach .vii. Doeg at Sauls commaundement slewe .lx. priestes .i. of the kynges .xxii. Domes daye .iiii. of Esoras .vii. Esay .xiii. Daniel xii Ioel .iiii. Sopho .i. zacha .xiiii. mala .iii. iiii Doctrineis lyfe Prouer .iiii. Dreames Syrach .xxxiiii. Drockennes Esa .v. Dronckardes Ioel .i. Nahum .i. E Earthe Gene .i. Earthe was corrupte Gene .vi. Earthe shal be no more destroyed with water ge .ix. Eate for necessitie and not for lust preacher .x. Egiptians eate not with the Hebrues gene .xliii. Ely fell backwarde and brake his necke .i. Re .iiii. Elyas fast .iii. Reg .xiiii. Elyas shall appeare before vomes daye mala .iiii. Elyas deuided the water with his mantell .iiii. of the kyng .ii. Eliseus sepulchre .iiii. of the kyng .xiii. Enoch Syrach .xlix. Eldest chylde must haue double porcion Deu .xxi Entycers of maydens Exo .xxii. Eye of the Lorde psal .xxxiii. xxxiiii Easter continued .vii. dayes and of the breade that was eaten Ezech .xlv. Esau doth sel his byrthright gene .xxv Euery man shoulde be LORDE in his owns house Esther .i. Euery man shall beare his own offences eze .xviii Euery maÌ„ deceiueth god in payng of tithes ma .iii Excesse of wine Syrach .xxxi. xxxvii F. Faythfull frende Syrach .vi. Fall into the handes of god Sirach .ii. Faythfull seruaunt Syrach .xxxiii. False witnesse Deut .xix. False tongue and the rewarde therof psalm .cxx. Fastyng of the euyll is reproued Psalm .lxix. Fast for synnes Syrach .xxxiiii. Fastyng that pleaseth displeaseth god esai iviii Fielde must not be sowen with diuerse sede Leui .xix Fede thyne enemye prouer .xxv Feare of God Psal .cxi. Prouer .i. Syrac .xi. Feare thy kynge Prouer .xx. Feete of the Ambassadours Esay .lii. Fyre must burne continually vpon the aulter le .vi Fyre shall go before god at the later daye Psal .l. xcvii Esay .lxvi. Ioel .ii. Fyre of hell Esay .xxx. Fyer of the wicked shall not quenche Esa .lxvi. Fynger of god Exo .viii. Fyrste borne of all thynges is goddes Exo .xiii. nume .iii. xviii Fyâ—â—â— serpentes nume .xxii. Flying booke zachari .v. Foure strong thynges .iii. Esdras .iii. Foure thynges saye neuer hoo pro .xxx. Foure thynges that passe mans capacitie pro .xxx Foure thynges that disquiet the earth pro .xxx. Foure thynges to be feared syrach .xxvi Foure fastes zachari .viii. Fornicacion with stones Iere .iii. Frewill syrach .xv. G Gathering of grapes Leui .xix. Gedeon and the number of his sonnes Iudi .viii. Geue to the poore pro .xxviii. Gelousy Syrach .xxvi. Geue not thy goodes to another sirach .xxxiii Gyft of a prince geuen to his sonne or to his seruauntes sonne Eze .xlvi. Giftes blynde men Exo .xxiii. Deu .xvi. syrac .xii. God repenteth that he made man gene .vi. God doth not repent nume .xxiii. God will no more curse the grounde gene .viii. God sweareth by hymselfe gene .xxii. Esa .xlv. God blesseth Iacob and the cause why gen .xxvi. God dothe holde Pharos harte Exo .iiii. God kepte Pharo and why Exo .ix. God is a gelouse god Exo .xx. God dothe visite synne vnto the thyrde and the fourthe generacion Exo .xx. nume .xiiii. God is full of mercy nume .xiiii. iiii Esd .vii. God of the aulter is the priestes enheri nu .xviii. God hardened kyng Sehons harte Deut .ii. God is nye vnto vs in all thynges Deut .iiii. God must be beloued and howe Deut .vi. God rewardeth those that hate hym and howe Deut .vii. God and what he requireth of manne Deut .x. Miche .vi. God is a mighty lorde of power .i. Reg .ii. God beholdeth the harte .i. Reg .xvi. God at seasons doth sende euen spirites to men .l. Reg .xvi. God hath no pleasure in oure damnacion tobi .iii. God teacheth those that feare hym and what Psalme .xxv. God destroyeth the counsellers of princes ps 33. God is with the contrite psal .xxxiiii. God shall neuer fayle Psal C .ii. God hath a respecte vnto the lowly psa .xiii. viii God is euery where Psal Cxxxix God deliteth in those he chastneth prouer .iii. God hath a respecte vnto the thankefull syrac .iii. God is mercifull and wrathfull syrach .v. God heareth vs not and why Esay .lix. God doth not forsake his people for euer Lamen .iii. ii Macha .vi. God is the geuer of kyngdomes Danyel .iiii. God is a strong holde Naum .i. God loued Iacob and hated Esau Mala .i. God will beare witnesse agaynste the wicked Malachy .ii. God suffreth not his people to be longe vnpunisshed .ii. Machab .vi. God geueth the victorye accordynge to his owne wyll .ii. Macha .xv. Goddes commaundementes Exo .xx. Goddes commaundementes muste euery where bespoken of Deut .vi. Goddes manifold blessinges deut .vii. Goddes curse is on those that are hanged Deut .xxi. Goddes mercies are passing great .i. Cro .xxi. Gods pleasure is in the humble and meke Iu .ix. Gods bowe and arrowes are ready Psal .vii. Gods iudgementes are true psalm .xix. Gods visitacion psal .lxxxix. Gods mercy shall endure for euer psalm .ciii. Gods mercy excedeth his workes psa .cxlv. Gods delite and pleasure in whom psalme .xlvii Gods seruauntes shall prosper Esa .lxv. Gods repentaunce Iere .xviii. Gods might and power Dany .ii. Gods delite miche .vii. Good workes receaue rewarde .iiii. Esdras .viii. Good workes psal .cxi. Goodes vaynely gotten Prouer .xiii. Good wyfe pro .xviii. Good name preach .vii. syrac .xli. H. Habelles oblacion and death gene .iiii. Hande of god .i. Esd .viii. Ham the father of Canaan gene .ix. Hagars sonne begynge bonde cannot be heyre with Isaac gen .xxi. Hanon mysusyng Dauids seruauntes .ii. of the kinges .x. Happye is the man whome god punisheth Iob .v. Happye is he that is not borne preach .iiii. Henoche gene .v. Helpe thy enemy Ex .xxiii. He that goeth out of his sanctuary maye be slayne Nume .xxv. Heare the poore as well as the ryche Deut .i. He that wyll not heare the Prieste and the iudge shall dye deut .xvii. Hezekia destroyed the brasen serpent iiii Re. xviii Hezekias prayer .iiii. Reg .xx. Esa .xxxviii. Hezekias life is prolonged .iiii. Re .xx. He that iustifieth himselfe condemneth hymselfe
them And the aungell sayde vnto hym feare not Zacharye for thy prayer is hearde And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn and thou shalt haue ioye and glad nesse and many shall reioyce at his byrthe For he shal be greate in the sighte of the LORDE and shal neither drincke wynenor strong drincke And he shall be filled with the holye ghost euen in his mothers wombe and manye of the chyldren of Israell shall he tourne to their LORDE GOD. And he shall go before hym in the spitite and power of Helyas to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren and the vnbeleuers to the wysedome of the iuste menne to make the people teady for the Lorde After those dayes his wyfe Elizabeth conceaned and hyd her selfe fyue monethes sayinge This wise hath God dealte with me in the dayes whan he loked on me to take from me the rebuke that I suffred among men And the Aungell sayde vnto her feare not Mart for thou hast founde grace with god Loe thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe and shalt beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus He shal be great and shall be called the sonne of the hyghest and the LORDE God shal geue vnto hym the seate of his father Dauid and he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome shal be none ende The holy Ghost shall come vnto the and the power of the hyghest shall ouershadowe thee therfore also the holy thyng whiche shal be borne shal be called the sonne of god And loe assone as the voyce of thy salutation founded in myne eares the babe sprang in my bellye for ioye His mercy is on them that feare hym thorow out all generacions He putteth downe the myghtye from theyr seates and exalteth them of lowe degree And thou childe shalte be called the prophete of the hyghest For thou shalte go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes And to geue knowledge vnto his people for the remission of â—ynnes The .ii. Chapter ANd it fortuned while they were there her eyme was come that she shoulde be delyuered And she brought for the her firste begotten sonne and wrayped hym in swadlynge cloathes layde hym in a maunger because there was no â—oume for them within the ynnes Beholde I bring you tydinges of greatioye that shall come to all the people for vnto you is borne this daye in the citie of Dauid a saueoure whiche is Christe the Lorde And take this for a signe ye shall fynde the chylde swadied and layed in a maunger And when the eighte daye was come that tha chylde shulbe circumcised his name was called Iesus whiche was named of the aungell before he was conceaued in the wombe And an aunswere was geuen hym of the holy ghoste that he shoulde not se deathe before he had line the Lorde Christe Beholde this childe shal be the fall and resuttection of many in Israel and a signe whiche halbe spoken agaynst And more ouer the sweard shall pearre thy soule that the thoughtes of many hartes maye be opened And Anna hadde bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. score and .iiii. yeares whiche went neuer out of the temple but serued god with fastynge and prayer night and daye And it fortuned after three dayes that they four de hym in the temple sittinge in the middes of the Doctoures both hearing them and posyng them He wente with them and came to Nazareth and whas obedient to them The .iii. Chapter THe woorde of God came vnto Iohn the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernesse And be came in to all coastes aboute Iordane preachynge the bap time of penaunce for the remission of synnes as it is written in the booke of the sayinges of Esaias the prophete whiche sayeth The voyce of a cryer in wildernesse prepare the waye of the Lorde make his pathes strayghte Euery valleye shal be fylled and euery mountayne and hill shal be brought lowe and croked thynges shal be made streight and the rough wayes shal be made smothe and all fleshe shall se the Saueourâ— of God O generacioÌ„s of vipers who hath taught you in a maunger to flye from the wrath to come Bryng for the the due frutes of penaunce begynne not to saye in your selues we haue ArahaÌ„ to our father For I saye vnto you god is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham Nowe also is the are leyed vnto the roote of the trees so that euerye tree whiche bringeth not foorth good frute shal be hewen downe and caste into the fyre He that hathe two cootes lette him parie with hym that hath none and he that hath meate lette hym do lykewise Doo violence to no manne nether trouble any man wrongfully but be coÌ„tent with your wages I baptise you with water but a stronger then I commeth after me whose shue lachet I am not worthy to vnlouse he wyll baptise you with the holy ghost and with fyre whiche hath his fame in his hande and wyll pourge his floore and wyll goder his corne into his barne but the chaffe wyll he bourne with fyre that neuer shal be quenched The .iiii. Chapter IT is written manne shall not lyue by breade onely but of euery worde of god It is wrytten Thou shalt honoure the lorde thy god and him onely serue The spryte of the lorde vpon me because he hath annoynted me to preache the gospell to the poore he hathe sent me and to heale the broken hartes to preache delyueraunce to the captiue and syght to the blynde and frely to set at liberte them that are brused to preache the acceptable pere of the lorde No prophete is accepted in his owne countre And in the sinagogue ther was a manne whiche had asprite of an vnclene deuyll and cryed with a lowde voyce sayenge Lette me alone what haste thou to do with vs thou Iesus of Nazareth Art thou tome to destroy vs I knowe the what thou art euen the holy of god And deuyls also came oute of manye of them tryeng and sayeâ—g Thou art Christ the sonne of God And he rebuked them and suffred them not to speake for they knewe that he was Christ The .v. Chapter HE sayde vnto Peter launche oute in to the depe and lette styppe your nettes to make a draught And Simon answered and saide to him Master we haue laboured al night and haue take nothing Neuerthe latter at thy worde I will lose for the the nette And when they had so done they inclosed a greate multitude of fyshes and theyr not brake but they made signes to theyr felowes whiche were in the other shype that they shoulde come and helpe them And they came and fyllyd bothe the shâ—ppes that they soncke agayne Whan Symon Peter sawe that he fell downe at Iesus knees sayeng Lorde go from me for I am a synfull man For he was vtterly astoned and all that were with him at the draught of fyshe which they
no kysse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my feet Myne heade with oyle thou diddest not annoynt but she hathe anointed my feete with oyntment wherfore I saye vnto thee many synnes are forgeuen her for she loued muche To whome lesse is forgeuen the same doth lesse loue The .viii. Chapter UNto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the Kyngdome of God but to other in similitudes that when they se they should not se and when they heare they shoulde not vnderstande No man lyghteth a candell and couereth it vnder a vessell neither putteth it vnder the table but setteth it on a candelstick that they that enter in maye se the light Nothinge is in secrete that shall not come abroade Neither any thing hydde that shall not be knowen and come to light Whosoeuer hath to him shal be geuen and whosoeuer hath not from him shal be taken euen that same whiche he supposed that he hath Why mother and my brethren are these whyche heare the worbe of god and do it What felowe is this for he commaundeth both the wyndes and water and they obey him When he sawe Iesue he cryed fell downe before him with a loude voice saide what haue I to do which the Iesus the sonne of the god most hiest And there was there by an heerde of many swyne fedynge on an hyll and they besought him that he wolde suffre them to enter into them and he suffred them The .ix. Chapter ANd he saide to them Take nothinge to sucker you by the waye nether flaffe nor scripe neyther breade neyther money nether haue two coates And whatsoeuer house ye enter into there abyde and thence departe And whosoeuer wyll not receaue you when ye go out of the cyte shake of the very dust from your feete for a testimonye against them Who saye ye that I am Peter answered and saide thou arte the Christ of god And he saide to them all yf any man wyll come after me let him denye him selfe and take vp his crosie daily folowe me Whosoeuer wyl saue his lyfe shall lose it But whoseuer doeth lose his lyfe for my sake the same shall saue it For what â—uautageth it a man to wyne the whole worlde if be loose him selfe or runne in domage of himself For whosoeuer is ashamed of me of my saingee of him shall the sonne of man be a shamed when he commeth in his owne glorye and in the glorye of his father and of his holy angels And beholde two menne talked wth him and they were Moses Helias which appered gloriously and spake of his deparryng which he shulde ende at Ierusalem Then ther arose diputation amongehtem who shoulde be greatest When Iesus perceaued the thoughtes of their hartes he tooke a chylde and set him harde by him and saide vnto them Whosoeuer receaueh this chylde in my name receaueth me and whosoeuer receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me For he that is leaste amonge you all the same shal be greate He that is not against vs is with vs. The sonne of man is not come to destroye mennes lyues but to saue them Foxes haue holes and byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of manne hath not where on to lay his heade Let the deade bury theyr deade No man that putteth his hande to the plowe loketh backe is ap te to the kyngdome of god He sayde vnto them the haruest is greate but the laborers are fewe Pray therfore the lorde of the haruest to sende forth labourers into his haunest Go your wayes beholde I sende you for the as lambes amonge wolues Beare no wallet neyther scrippe nor shues and salute no man by the waye Into whatsoeuer house ye enter fyrst saye Peace be to this house And yf the sonne of peace be there your peace shall reste vpon him yf not ie shall turne to you againe And in the same house tary styll eating drinckynge suche as they haue For the labourer is worthy of his temarde Go not from house to house and into whatsoeuer cyueye enter yf they receaue you eate suche thynges as are set before you and heale the secke that are there and saye vnto them the kyndome of god is come nye vnto you But into whatsoeuer citie ye shall eâ—tre yf they receyue you not go your wayes out into the streates of the same and saye euen the very duste whiche cleaueth on vs of your citie we wype of agaynst you He that heareth you heareth me and he that despyseth you desyiseth me and he that despyseth me despyseth hym that sent me Reioyse not that the spirites are vnder youre power but reioyse because your names are written in heauen I confesse vnto the father Lorde of heauen and earth that thou hast hyd these thynges from the wyse and hast opened them to the habes No man knoweth who the sonne is but the father neither who the father is saue the sonne and he to whome the sonne wyl shewe hym Happy are the eyes whiche se that ye se for I tell you that many prophetes and kinges haue desyred to se those thynges whiche ye se and haue not sene them and to heare those thynges whiche ye heare and haue not hearde them Marths Marths thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges Verely one is nedefull Mary hath chosen her that good parte whiche shal not be taken awaye from her The .xi. Chapter I Saye vnto you are and it shal be geuen vnto yet Seke and ye shall fynde Knocke and it shal be opened vnto you For euery one the axeth receyueth and he that sebeth fyndeth and to him that knocketh shal it be opened if the soÌ„ne shall are bread of any of you the is a father wyl he geue him a â—ore or yf he axe fyshe wyll he for a fyshe gene him a Serpente Or yf he are an egge wyll be offer hym a Scorpion Yf ye then whiche are euyll can geue good giftes vnto your chyldreÌ„ howe muche more shall the father of heauen geue an holy spirite to them that desyre it of hym Euery Kyngdome deuided with in it selfe shal be desolate and one house shall fall vpon a nother So yf Satan be deuided with in hymself how shall his kyngdome endure He that is not with me is agaynst me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth Happy is the wombe that bare thee and the pappes whiche gaue thee sucke But he sayde ye happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it No man lighteth a candell and putteth it in an preuy place neither vnder a bâ—shall but on a candelsticke that they that come in maye se the light Geue almes of that ye haue and beholde all is cleane to you Wo be to you Phariseis for ye tithe the mlnt and Rewe and all manetherbes and passe ouer iudgement and the loue of God These oughte you to haue done and yet not lefte the other vndone Wo be to
you Pharisees for ye loue the vpper moste scates in the Synagoges and gretinges in the markettes Wo be to you lawyers for ye lade men with burtheÌ„s greuous to be borne and ye your selues touche not the packes with one of your fyngers Wo bee to you lawyers for ye haue taken away the keye of knowledge ye entred not in your selues and them that came in ye forbad The .xii. Chapter THere is not thynge couered that shall not be vncouered neyther hyd that shall not bee knowen Be not a frayed of them that kyll the bodye and after that haue no more that they can do But I wyll shewe you whome ye shall feare Ieare hym whiche after he hath kylled hathe power to caste into hell Ye I saye vnto you hym feare Whosoeuer confesseth me before men euen hym shall the sonne of man confesse also before the aungels of God And he that denyeth me before men shal be denyed before the aungels of god And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynste the sonne of man it shal be forgeuen hym But vnto him that blasphemeth the holye ghoste it shall not be forgeuen When they bringe you vnto the Synagoges and vnto the rulets and officers take no thought how or what thing ye shall aunswere or what ye shall speake For the holy ghoste shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye Take no thought for your lyfe what ye shall eate neyther for your bodye what ye shall put on The lyfe is more theÌ„ meate and the body is more then rayment And are not what ye shal eate or what ye shal drynke neither clyme ye vp to hye For all suche thynges the Heathen people of the worlde seke for Your father knoweth that ye haue nede of suche thynges wherefore seke you after the kyngdome of god and all these thynges shal be ministred vnto you Sell that ye haue and geue almes And make you bagges whiche wxe not olde and treasure that fayleth not in brauen where no thefe commeth neither mothe corrupteth For where your treasure is there wyll your heartes be also Happy are those seruauntes whiche the lord when he 〈◊〉 shall fynde wakinge verelye I saye vnto you he will girde himselfe aboute and make them sit downe to meate and walke by and minister vnto them Yf the good man of the house knewe what houe the thefe wyl come he wolde surely watche and not suffer his house to be broken vp Be ye prepared therfore for the sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thinke not The seruaunt that knewe his maysters wyll and prepared not hymselfe neither dyd according to his will shal be beaten with many scripes But he that knewe not and yet did committe thynges worthy of stripes shal be beaten with few stripes for vnto whome muche is geuen of him shal be muche required And to whome men muche commit the more of him will they are Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on earthe I tell you naye but rather debate I tell thee thou departest not thence tyll thou haue made good the vttermoste myte The .xiii. Chapter EXcepteye repent ye shall all lyckewyse perishe There are sixe dayes in whiche men ought to worke in them come and be healed and not on the Saboth daye Then aunswered hym the Lorde and sayde Vpocrite dothe not eche of you on the Sabbothe daye louse his ore or his asse from the stall and leade him to the water and oughte not this doughter of Abraham whome Satan hathe bounde lo .xviii. yeares be loused from this bonde on the Sabboth daye And he sayde vnto them striue with your selues to enter in at the straite gate for many I saye vnto you wyl secke to enter in and shall not be able Beholde they are laste which shal be first and they are fyrste whiche shal be laste O Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche kyllest prophetes and stonest them that are sent to thee how often woulde I haue gathered thy chyldren together as the henne gathereth her neste vnder her wynges but ye wolde not Beholde your habitacion shall be left vnto you desolate for I tell you ye shall not see me vntyll the tyme come that ye shall saye blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde The .xiiii. Chapter WHiche of you shall haue an asseâ—or an oxe fallen into a pyt and wyll not strayghte wayâ— pull hym out on the Saboth daye When thou arte bydden to a weddynge of any man syt not downe in the hyghest roume lest a more honorable man then thou be bydden of hym and he that bad bothe him and thee come and saye to thee geue this man roume and thou then begynne with shame to take the lowest roume But rather when thou arte bydden go and sytte in the lowest roume then when he that bad the commeth he maye saye vnto the frende syt vp hyer Then shalte thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at meate with thee For whosoeuer exalteth hymselfe shal be brought lowe and he that huÌ„bleth hymselfe shall be exalted When thou makeste a dyner or a supper call not thy frendes nor thy brethren neither thy kinsmen or yet riche neyghbours lest they bydde thee agayne and a recompence be made thee But wheÌ„ thou makest a feast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence thee But thou shalte be recompenced at the resurreccion of the iuste men Yf a man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wyfe and chyldren and brethren and systers moreouer and his owne life he cannot be my disciple And whosoeuer beare not his crosse and come after me cannot be my disciple The .xv. Chapter I Saye vnto you that lykewyse ioye shall bee in heauen ouer one synner that repentethe more then ouer nynety and nyne iuste personnes whiche nede no repentaunce The .xvi. Chapter The children of this world are in there kind wyser then the children of light And I say vnto you make your frendes of the wicked Mammon that when ye shal departe they maye receiue you into euerlastynge habitacions No seruaunte can serue two masters for other he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shal lene to the one and despise the other ye cannot serue god and Mammon That whiche is highely estemed among men is abhominable in the sight of God Soner shall heauen and earthe perishe then one title of the lawe shal perishe Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe and maryeth another breaketh matrimonye And euery manne whiche marieth her that is deuorsed from her husbande committeth aduoutry also Sonne remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme receyuedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazatus payne Nowe therfore is he comforted and thou arte punished Yf they heare not Moses and the prophetes neither will they beleue thoughe one rose from death agayne The .vii. Chapter IT cannot be auoyded but that offences wyll come Neuerthelesse wo bo to him throughe whome
him selfe And loke not euerye manne on his owne thinges but euery man on the thinges of other menne God hath exalted him geueÌ„ him a name aboue al names that in that name of Iesus should euerye knee bowe both of thinges in heauen and thynges in earthe and thinges vnder the earth that all tounges shoulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the praise of god the father It is god whiche worketh in you both the wyll and also the dede of good wyll All other seke their owne and not that whyche is Iesus christes The .iii. Chapter BEware of dogges beware of euyl workers beware of dissention For we are circumcision whiche worshyp god in the sprete reioice in christ Iesu and haue no confidence in the fleshe I do iudge all thinges but donge that I might wynne christ myght be found in him not hauing mine owne righteousnes whiche is of the law but that whiche springeth of the faith whiche is in christ Brethren he folowers of me and loke on them whiche walke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensample For many walke of whome I haue tolde you often and now tell you wepyng that they are the enemies of the crosse of christ whose ende is damnation whose god is their bely and whose glorye is their shame whiche are wordelye mynded But oure conuersation is in heauen frome whense we loke for a sauyour euen the Lorde Iesus Christ whyche shall chaunge oure vyle bodyes that they maye be fasshioned lyke vnto his gloryous bodye accordynge to the workynge wherby he is able to subdue all thinges vnto him selfe The .iiii. Chapter BE not careful but in all thinges shewe your peticion vnto god in prayer and supplicatioÌ„ with geuyng of thankes I haue learned in whatsoeuerestate I am therwith to be content Euerye where and in all thynges I am instructed bothe to be full and to be gungrye to haue plentye and to suffer nede I can do all thynges thoroughe the helpe of christ whiche strengthned me ¶ The Epistell of S. Paul to the Collossians the fyrst Chapter BY hym were all thynges created thynges that are in heauen and thynges that are in earth thinges visible and thinges inuisible whether they be maieste or lorde shyppe eyther rule or power All thinges are created by hym and in him and he is before all thinges and in him all thinges haue theyr beynge The .ii. Chapter IN christ dwelleth all the fulnesse of the god hede bodely ye are complete in him whiche is the heade of all rule and power in whome also we are circumcised with circuÌ„cision made without handes by putting of the sinfull body of the fleshe throughe the circumcision that is in christ in that ye are buried with him throughe baptime in whoÌ„ ye are also risen againe thorough faith the is wrought by the operatioÌ„ of god which raised him froÌ„ death The .iii. Chapter Yf ye be then rysen againe with christ seke those thinges whiche are aboue where christ sytteth on the tyghte hande of god Set youre affection on thynges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earthe Mortify your membres whiche are on the erth fornication vnclennes vnnatural lust euyl concupiscence and couetousnes whiche is worshippyng of ydolles For whiche thinges sake the wrath of god commeth on the chyldren of vnbelefe And all thinges whatsoeuer ye do in worde or dede do in the name of the lorde Iesu geuynge thankes to god the father by him Husbandes loue your wyues and be not bytter vnto them Seruauntes be obedient vnto your bodely masters in all thinges not with eye seruice as men pleasers but in singlenes of harte fearyng god Ye masters do vnto youre seruauntes that whiche is iuste and equall seynge ye knowe that ye haue also a master in heauen The .iiii. Chapter LEt youre speache be alwayes well fauoured and powdred with salt that ye maye knowe howe to answere euery manne ¶ The fyrst Epistell to the Thessalonians the fyrste Chapter OVr exhortation was not to bryng you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes neyther was it with gyle but as we were alowed of god that the gospell shulde be commytted vnto vs euen so we speake not as thoughe we entended to please men but god whiche trieth oure hartes Neyther was our conuersation at any time with flattering wordes as ye well knowe nether in cloked couetousnes god is recorde nether soughte we prayse of menne nether of you nor yet of any other c. For what is our hope or ioye or corwne of reioysyrâ—ge are not ye it in the presence of our lorde Iesus christ at his commynge yes ye are our glorye and ioye The .iiii. Chapter THis is the wyll of god euen that ye shulde be holy and that yeshoulde abstayne frome fornication that euery one of you shoulde knowe howe to kepe his vessell in holynes and honoure and not in the lust of concupiscence as do the hethen whiche knowe not god That no man go to farre and defraude his brother in bargaynynge because the lorde is a venger of all suche thinges as we tolde you before tyme and testified For god hathe not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes He that therfore despiseth despiseth not manne but god whyche hathe sent hys holye spryte amonge you I wolde not brethren haue you ygnoraunt concernynge them whiche are fallen a slepe that ye forowe not as other do whiche haue no hope For yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne euen so then also whiche slepe by Iesus wyll god brynge agayne with him The .v. Chapter OF the times and seasons brethren ye haue no nede that I wryte vnto you for ye your selues knowe perfectlye that the daye of the lorde shall come euen as a these in the nyght When they shall saye peace and no danger then commeth on them soden destruction as the trauaylynge of a womanne with chylde and they shall not scape Let vs not slepe as do other but let vs watche and besober for they that slepe slepe in the night and they that be droncken are droncken in the night But lette vs whyche are of the daye be sober atmed with the brest place of faith and loue with hope of saluation as an helmet For god hath not apointed ve vnto wrath but to optaine saluatioÌ„ by the meanes of oure lorde Iesu Christe whiche dyed for vs that whether we wake or sleape we shulde lyue cogyder with him ¶ The second Epistel to the Thessalonians the fyrst Chapter WE oure selues reioyce of you in the congregations of god ouer your pacience fayth in all youre persecutions and tribulations that ye suffre whiche is a token of the ryghteous indgement of god that ye are counted worthye of the kyngdome of god for whiche ye also suffre The .ii. Chapter Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the lorde commethe not excepte there come a departyng fyrsâ—e and that that synfull man be opened the son of