wolde offre vnto hym the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge and tel out hys workes w t gladnes They that go downe to the see in shyppes and occupye their businesse in greate waters These men se the workes of the Lorde and his woÌ„ders in the deape For at hê worde the stormy wind ariseth whiche lyfteth vp the waues therof They are caried vp to the heauen and downe agayne to the deape their soule mel telth awaye because of the trouble They rele to and fro and stacker lyke a droncken man are at theyr wittes ende So whan they crye vnto y e Lord in their trouble he delyuered theÌ„ out of their distresse For he maketh the strome to ceasse so y â— the waues therof are styll TheÌ„ are they glad because they be at rest and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be O that men wolde therfore prayse the Lord for his goodnes and declare the woÌ„dres y t he doth for the chylden of men That they wolde exalte hiÌ„ also in the coÌ„gregacyon of the people and loue him in the seate of the elders Whiche turneth the floudes into a wyldernesse and dryeth vp the water sprynges A fâ—utfull lande maketh he baren for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin Agayne he maketh the wyldernesse a standynge water and water sprynges of a drye grounde And there he serueth the hongrye that ye skipped lyke rammes ye lytle hylles lyke yong shepe Tremble thou erth at the presence of the Lorde at the preseÌ„ce of the God of Iacob Which turned y â— hard rocke into a standynge water and the flynt stone into a spryngynge well ¶ The. cxv Psalme NOt vnto vs O Lorde nat vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louing mercy and for thy truthes sake Wherfore shal the Heathen saye where is nowe their God As for oure God he is i heauen he hath done what so euer pleased him Theyr ydoles are syluer and golde euen the worke of mennes handes They haue mouth and speake not eyes haue they and se nat They haue eares heare nat noses haue they and swel nat They haue haÌ„des and haÌ„dle nat fete haue they and walke nat nether speake they thorow theyr throte They y â— make them are lyke vnto them and so are all suche as put theyr trust in them But âšœ house of Israel trust thou in the Lorde he is their succour defence Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde he is their helper and defender Ye that feare the Lorde put your trust in the lorde he is theyr helper and defender The Lorde hathe bene myndfull of vs and he shall blesse vs euen he shal blesse y â— house of Israel he shal blesse the house of Aaron He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde both small and great The Lorde shal encrease you more and more you youre chyldren Ye are y â— blessed of the Lord which made heauen earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes the earth hath he geueÌ„ vnto y â— chyldreÌ„ of men The deed prayse nat y â— O Lord nether all they y â— go downe in to the sylence But we wyll prayse the Lorde from thys tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The. cxvj Psalme Prayse the Lorde I Am well pleased that the Lorde hathe herde the voyce of my prayer That he hathe enclyned hys eare vnto me therfore wyll I call vpon hym as longe as I lyue The snares of death coÌ„pased me round about and y â— paynes of hell gat holde vpon me I shal fynde trouble and heuinesse and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde O Lorde I beseche the delyuer my soule Gracyous is the Lorde and ryghteous yee our God is mercyfull â–ª The Lord preserueth the symple I was in misery and he helped me â–ª Turne agayne then vnto thy rest O my soule for the Lorde hath rewarded the. And why thou hast delyuered my soule from death mine eies from teares and my fete from fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the liuyng I beleued and therfore wyl I speake but I was fore troubled I sayd in my hast All men are lyers What reward shall I geue vnto the Lorde for all the benefytes y e he hath done vnto me I wyll receaue the cappe of saluacyon and cal vpon the name of the Lorde I wyl paye my vowes nowe in the presence of al hys people ryght deare in the syght of the Lorde is the death of his sayntes Beholde O Lorde howe that I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruauÌ„t and the sonne of thy handmayde thou hast broken my bandes in sonder I wyl offre to the the sacryfyce of thanckesgeuynge and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde I wyll paye my vowes vnto the Lorde in the sight of al his people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the myddes of the O Ierusalem ¶ The. cxvii Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Prayse y â— Lorde al ye HeytheÌ„ prayse him all ye nacyons For his mercyfull kyndnes is euer more and more to warde vs and the truth of the Lorde endureth for euer ¶ The cxviij Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thanckes vnto the Lorde for he hys gracyous because hys mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse âšœ that he is gracyous and that hys mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let them nowe that feare confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble and the Lorde herd me at large The Lord is on my syde I wyll nat feare what man can do to me The Lorde taketh my parte with them that helpe me therfore shal I se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any coÌ„fydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put any confydence in prynces All nacions compassed me rounde about but in y â— name of y â— Lorde wyl I destroy theÌ„ They kepte me iÌ„ on euery syde they * kept me in I say on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came aboute me lyke bees and are extincte euen as the fyre among the thornes for in y â— name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them ☞ Thou haste thrust sore at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength my song and is become my saluacion The voyce ofioye and healthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghtuous the ryght hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe The ryght hande of the Lorde hath the preemynence the ryght hande of y â— Lord bryngeth myghtye thynges to passe I wyll nat dye but lyue declare the workes of the Lorde The Lorde hath chastened and correcte me but he
the other Let Israel truste in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israel from all hys synnes ¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares LORDE I am nat hye mynded I haue no proude lookes I do nat exercyse my selfe in greate matters whiche are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother yee my soule is euen as a weened chylde Let Israel trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares â–ª LORDE remembre Dauyd and all hys trouble Howe he swore vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye God of Iacob I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slomber âšœ Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob Lo we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata and founde it in the wood We wyll go in to hys tabernacle and fall downe before hys fote stole Aryse O Lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe Let thy Preastes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy saynctes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall nat shrynke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpoÌ„ thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies that I shal lerne them their chyldren also shall syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacioÌ„ for hiÌ„selfe hathe he chosen her ☞ Thys shal be my rest for euer here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyl blesse her vitayles w t increase and wyl satysfy her poore w t bred ☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge There shall I make ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for hys enemyes I shall clothe them with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe ¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid BEHOLDE howe good and ioyful a thynge it is brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye It is lyke the precyous oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd euen vnto Aarons beerd and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge Lyke the dewe of Harmon whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares BEholde âšœ nowe prayse the Lorde al yee seruauntes of the Lorde yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde âšœ euen in the courte of the house of our God Lyfte vp youre haÌ„des in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The LORDE that made heauen and earthe blesse the out of Syon ¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme O Praise the name of the Lord prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in y â— house of the Lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hathe chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israel for hys owne possessyon For I knowe that the Lorde is greate and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that dyd hem heauen and in earth in the see and in all deape places He dringeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde â–ª and turneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes He * smote the fyrste borne of Egypte bothe of man and of beast He hathe sente tokens and wouÌ„ders into the myddest of the O thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuers nacyons and slewe mygtye Kynges Sehon Kynge of y â— Amorytes and Og the King of Basan and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam And gaue they re lande to be an heritage euen an heritage vnto Israell his people Thy name O Lorde endureth for euer so dothe thy memorial O lord from one generacyon to an other For the Lorde wyll auenge his people and be gracyous vnto his seruauntes As for the ymages of the Heathen they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue â–ª â—ey but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breth in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are al they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leuie ye y e feare the Lord prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon whiche dwelleth at Ierusalem ¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and hys mercy endureth for euer O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche onely dothe greate wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes for his mercye endureth for euer The sonne to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the Starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel frome amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche deuyded the reed see into partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it for hys mercye endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoste he ouerthrewe them in the reed see for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people thorow the wil dernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kingê for his mercy endureth for euer Yea and slue myghtye Kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon Kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the Kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage for his mercye endureth for uer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche remembred vs when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from
Cananytes the Hethytes before the. Neuertheles I wyll not cast them out in one yere lest the lande grow to a wyldernesse and the beastes of the felde multyply agaynst the. By lytell and lytell I wyl dryue them out before the vntyl thou be encreased and enheryte the lande And I wyl make thy costes from the red see vnto the sell of the Philistines and from the deserte vnto the ryuer For I wyll delyuer the inhabiters of the lande in to thyne hande and thou shalt dryue them out before the. Thou shalt make none apoyntment with them nor with theyr goddes Neyther let them dwel in thy lande lest they make the synne agaynst me for yf thou serue theyr goddes it wyll be thy decay ¶ Moses ascendeth vp to the mount and wryteth the wordes of the lorde The bloole of the couertaunt The elders of Israell iudge the people CAPI XXIIII ANd he sayd vnto Moses Come vp vnto the Lorde Thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel and ye shall worshp a farre of And Moses hym selfe alone shall go vnto the Lorde but they shal not come nye neyther shal the peple go vp with hym And Moses came and told the people all the wordes of the lorde and all the lawes And all the people answered with one voyce sayd all the wordes whiche the Lorde hath sayd wyll we do And Moses wrote all the wordes of the lorde and rose vp early and set vp an aulter vnder the hyll and twelue stones accordynge to the. xii tribes of Israel and sent yong men of the chyldren of Israel whiche brought burntoffrynges and offred peace offrynges of oxen vnto the lorde And Moses toke halfe of the blood and put it in basens and the other halfe he sprencled on the aulter And he toÌ„ke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people And they sayde All that the Lorde hath sayde we wyll do and be obedyent And Moses toke the blood and sprenkled it on the people sayd Beholde this is the bloode of the appoyntment which the Lorde hath made with you vpon all these wordes Then went Moses and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel vp and ☞ sawe the God of Israell and there was vnder his feete as it were a worke of a Saphir stone and as it were the heuen wheÌ„ it is clere ☞ vpon the nobles of the chyldren of Israel he set not his hande And they sawe God and dyd eate and drynke ✚ And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Come vp to me in to the hyll and be there and I wyll gyue the tables of stone and a lawe and coÌ„maundementes whiche I haue wrytten that thou mayst teache them Moses rose vp his mynyster Iehosua Moses went vp in to the hyll of god sayd vnto the elders taâ—y ye here vntyll we come agayne vnto you Beholde here is Aaron and Hur with you If any man haue any matters to do let hym come to them And Moses went vp in to the mounte and a cloude couered the hyll and the glorye of the Lorde abode vpon mounte Sinay and the cloude couered it vi dayes And the seuenth daye he called vnto Moses out of the cloude And the facyon of the glorye of the Lorde was lyke consumynge fyre on the top of the hyll in the syght of the chyldren of Israel And Moses wente in to the cloude and got hym vp in to the mountayn And Moses was in the mounte xl dayes and .xl. nyghtes ¶ The Lorde sheweth Moses the facyon of the holy place and the thynges perteynyng therto CAPI XXV ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayeng speake vnto the chyldren of Israel that they brynge me an heaueoffrynge of euery man that gyueth it wyllyngly with his herte ye shall take it This is the heueoffrynge which ye shal take of them golde syluer and brasse yelowe sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke and gootes here rams skynnes that are red and the skynnes of taxus sethim wood oyle for light spices for anoyntyng oyle and for swete sence Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brest lap And let them make me a sanctuarie that I may dwell among them And accordyng to all that I shewe the bothe after the facyon of the habitacion and after the facyon of all the ornamentes therof euen so shall ye make it And they shall make an arke of sethim wood ii cubites and an halfe longe a cubite and an halfe brode and a cubit and an halfe hye And thou shalt ouerlay it w t pure golde within and without shalte thou ouerlay it shalt make an hye vpon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalte cast iiii rynges of golde for it put them in the. iiii corners therof ii rynges shall be in the one syde of it ii in the other And thou shalte make barres of Sethim wood and couer them w t golde and put the barres in the ryngê along by the sydes of the arke to bere it withall And the barres shall be in the rynges of the arke and shal not be taken away from it And thou shalte put in the arke the wytnesse whiche I shall gyue the. And thou shalte make a merciseate of pure golde ii cubites and an halfe longe and a cubite and an halfe brode And thou shalte make ii Cherubins of golde Euen of a hole worke shalte thou make them in the. ii endes of the mercyseate and the one cherub shalte thou make on the ende and the other Cherub on the other ende Euen of the same mercy-seate shall ye make Cherubyns in the. ii endes therof And the Cherubyns shall stretche theyr wynges abrode ouer an hye couerynge the mercyseate with theyr wynges and theyr faces shall loke one to an other euen to the mercyseatewarde shall the faces of the Cherubyns be And thou shalte put the mercy-seate aboue vpon the arke in the arke thou shalte put the wytnesse whiche I wyll gyue the. And from thence ☞ I wyll testifie vnto the and wyll comon with the from vpon the mercyseate from bytwene the. ii cherubyns whiche are vpon the arke of wytnesse of all thynge whiche I wyll gyue the in coÌ„maundement vnto the chyldren of Israel Thou shalte also make a table of sethim wood of two cubites long one cubite brode and a cubite an halfe hye And thou shalte couer it with pure golde and make therto a crowne of golde rounde aboute And make vnto that an hoope of foure fyngers brode rounde aboute And make a golden crowne also to the hoope rounde aboute And make for it iiii rynges of golde and put the ryngê in the corners that are on the. iiii fete therof euen ouer agaynst the hoope shal the rynges be to put in barres to bere the table withall And thou shalte make the barres of Sethim wood and ouerlay
psaltryes and harpes And as the Arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde came in to the cytye of Dauid Micholl the doughter of Saull lokynge out at a wyndowe sawe kynge Dauid daunsyng playenge and she despysed hym in her herte ¶ Dauid ordeyneth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lorde He him selfe prayseth the Lorde god of Israel CAPI XVI SO they brought in the Arke of god and set it in the myddes of the tente that Dauid pytched for it And they offered burnt sacrifyces and peaceofferynges before God And when Dauid had made an ende of offerynge the burntofferynges and peace offerynges he blessed the people in the name of the Lorde And he delte to all Israell bothe man and woman a cracknell of breade and a good pece of flesshe and a flacket of wyne And he appoynted certayne of the Leuites to minyster before the lorde to repeate and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israell And Asaph was the cheyfe nexte to hym Zacharia Ieiell Semeramoth Iehiell Mathathia Eliab Benaia Obed Ehom and Iehiell with psalteres harpes But Asaph made a sounde with symbals Banaiahu and Iahaziell preestes blew with trompettes continuallye before the Arke of the couenaunt of god And that same tyme Dauid dyd appoynt cheyfelye to thanke the lorde by Asaph and his brethren O gyue thankê vnto the lorde cal vpon his name make his Actes knowen amonge the people Synge vnto hym and playe vnto hym talke of all his wonderfull dedes Reioyse in his holy name let the hertes of them that seke the lorde be glad Seke the Lorde and his strength Seke his presence alwaye Remembre his maruels whiche he dyd and his wonders the iudgementê of his mouth The seede of Israell are his seruauntes the chyldren of Iacob are his chosen He is the Lorde our God in all landes are his iudgementê Thynke on his apoyntment for euer on the worde which he coÌ„maunded to a. M generacyons Whiche he made with Abraham of his othe to Isaac whiche he set before Iacob for a decree and to Israell for an euerlastynge couenaunt sayenge to the wyll I gyue the lande of Canaan to be the porcyon of your enherytaunce â–ª When ye were few and small in nombre and soiourners therin And they walked froÌ„ nacyon to nacyon and from one kyndome to an other people He suffered no man to do them wronge but rebuked euen kyngê for theyr sakes Touche not myne anoynted and do my Prophettes no harme Synge vnto the lorde all the earth and shew from day to day his Saluacion Tell of his glorye amonge the Heathen his wonderfull dedes amonge all nacyons For greate is the Lorde and worthy to be praysed excedyngly he is to be feared aboue all goddes For all the gods of the people are of no vallue But the lorde made heuen Prayse and honour are in his presence â–ª strength gladnesse are in his place Ascribe vnto the lorde ye kynreds of people Ascrybe to the lorde glorye and dominyoÌ„ Ascribe vnto the Lorde the glorye due vnto his name brynge sacrifyces come before hym worshyp the lorde with holy honour ☞ Let all the earth feare hym althoughe the compasse of the earth be so stablysshed that it can not be moued let the heuens reioyse and let the earth be glad let men tell amonge the nacyons that the lorde is kynge Let the see thuÌ„der and the fulnesse therof let the feldes reioyse and all that is therin Then shall the trees of the wood reioyse at the preseÌ„ce of the lorde bycause he coÌ„meth to iudge the earth O gyue thankes vnto the lorde for he is good for his mercye endureth euer and saye ye saue vs o God of our saluacyon gather vs togyther and delyuer vs from amonge the Heathen that we maye gyue thankes to thy holy name and triumphe in the prayse of the. Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell for euer euer and let all the people say Amen and prayse the lorde And so he lefte there beforâ—â—he arke of the Lordes couenaunt Asaph and his brethren to ministre before the arke coÌ„tinually in soch thynges as were to be done daye by daye †and that by theyr courses And Obed Edom and his brethren lxviii and Obed Edom the son of Ieduthun and Hosa were appoynted to be porters And Zadocke the preest and his brethren the preestes were before the tabernacle of the Lorde in the hygh place that was at Gibeon to offer burntofferynges vnto the lorde vpon the burntofferynge aulter perpetually in the mornynge euenynge accordynge to all that whiche is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde whiche he coÌ„maunded Israel And with them were Heman Ieduthun and other that were chosen whose names were expressed to gyue thankes to the lorde that his mercye lasteth euer And with them dyd Heman Ieduthun synge with the trompettes and symbals ma kynge a swete melody with instrumentes of Musycke goodly songes And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters And all the people departed euery man to his house Dauid returned to ☞ blesse his house ¶ Dauid is forbydden to buylde an house vnto the Lorde Chryst so promysed vnder the fygure of Salomon CAPI XVII ANd it fortuned that when Dauid dwelt in his house he sayd to NathaÌ„ the prophet loo I dwell in an house of Cedar tree but the Arke of the lordes couenauÌ„t remayneth vnder curtaynes And Nathan sayde to Dauid do all that is in thyne herte for god is with the. And the same nyght it for tuned that the worde of god came to Nathan saynge go and tell Dauid my seruaunt thus sayth the lorde thou shalte not buylde me an house to dwell in For I haue dwelte in no house sence the daye that I brought out the chyldren of Israell vnto this day But haue gone from tent to tent and from one habytacyon to an other And whersoeuer I haue walked with all Israell spake I euer one worde to any of the iudges of Israell whom I coÌ„maunded to fede my people sayenge why haue ye not buylde me an house of Cedar tree Nowe therfore thus shalte thou saye vnto my seruaunt Dauid thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes I toke the out of the pastures when thou wentest after shepe that thou shuldest be captayne ouer my people Israell And I haue ben with the whyther soeuer thou hast walked and haue weded out all thyne enemyes out of thy syght and haue made the a name lyke the name †of one of the greatest men that are in the earth And I haue ordeyned a place for my people Israel and made it fast so that nowe they may dwel in theyr place and moue no more Neyther shall the chyldren of wyckednesse vexe them any more as at the begynnyng And sence the tyme that I commaunded iudges to be ouer my people Israell I haue subdued all thyne enemyes I tolde the that the lorde wolde buylde the an house This also
foxes But y â— kynge shal reioyse in God all they also y â— swere by hym shal be coÌ„mended for the mouth of them chat speake lyes shal be stopped ¶ The. lxiiij Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd HEARE my voyce O God in my praer preserue my lyfe from fere of the enemy Hyde me from the gatherynge togyther of the frowarde from the insurrection of wicked doers Whiche haue whee theyr tonge lyke a swerde shote out theyr arrowes euen bytter wordes That they may pryuâ—â—â— shote at him whiche is perfect sodenly do they hyt him feare nat They courage them selues in mischeife and commune amonge them selues howe they may laye snares say that no man shal se them They ymagin wickednes and practyse it y t they kepe secrete among them selues euery man in y â— depe of his hert But god shall sodenly shote at them with a swifte arow y â— they shal be wounded Yee theyr owne tonges shall make them fall in so much y â— who so seeth them shall laugh them to scorne And all men that se it shall saye this hathe God done for they shall perceaue that it is hys worke The ryghteous shall reioyse in the Lorde put his trust in him and all they that are true of herte shal be glad ¶ The. lxv Psalme To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauyd THou O God arte praysed in Syon vnto the shall the vowe be perfourmed âšœ in Hierusalem Thou that hearest the prayer vnto the shall all fleshe come My mysdedes preuayle agaynste me Oh be thou mercyfull vnto oure synnes Blessed is y â— man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto the he shal dwel in thy court and shal be satysfyed with the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Thou shalt shewe vs wonderful thinges in ryghteousnesse O God of our saluacyon thou y â— arte the hope of all the endes of the earth and of theÌ„ y â— remayne in the broade see Which in his strength setteth fast the mouÌ„taines and is gyrded aboute w t power Which stylleth the ragyng of the see the noyse of his waues and the madnesse of the people They also y â— dwell in the vttermoost partes of the erth shal be afrayed at thy tokeÌ„s thou that makest the ☞ out goynges of the mornyng and euenyng to prayse the. Thou visitest the earth and blessest it thou makest it very plenteous The ryuer of God is full of water thou preparest their corne for so thou prouydest for the earthe Thou waterest her forowes thou sendest rayne iÌ„ to the litle valleys therof thou makest it softe with the droppes of raine and blessest the increase of it Thou crownest the yere w t thy goodnesse thy cloudes droppe fatnesse They shal droppe vpon the dwellynges of y â— wyldernes and the lytle hylles shall reioyse on euery syde The foldes shal be full of shepe the valleys also shall stande so thycke with corne that they shal laugh and synge The. lxvi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter The songe of a Psalme O Be ioyfull in God all ye landes synge prayses vnto the honour of his name make hys prayse to be gloryous Saye vnto God O howe wonderfull arte thou in thy worckes thorowe the greatnesse of thy power shall thyne enemyes be founde lyers vnto the. For all the worlde shall worshyppe the syng of the and prayse thy name Sela. O come hyther and beholde the worckes of God how wonderful he is in his doyng towarde the chyldren of men He turned the see into drye laÌ„de so that they weÌ„t thorow the water on fote there dyd we reioyse therof He ruleth with his power for euer his eies behold y â— people and such as wyl nat beleue shal nat be able to exalte them selues Sela. O prayse oure God ye people and make the voice of his prayse to he heard Which holdeth our soule in lyfe suffreth nat our fete to slyp For thou O God haste proued vs thou also haste tryed vs lyke as syluer is tryed Thou broughtest vs into to the snare and layed trouble vpon our loynes Thou suffredest men to ryde ouer oure heades We went thorow fyre water and y â— broughtest vs out into a welthy place I wyll go in to thy house with brent offrynges and wyll paye the my vowes whiche I promysed with my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I wyll offre vnto the fat brente sacryfyces with the meense of rammes I wil offre bullockes and goates Sela. O come hither and herken all ye y â— feare God and I wyl tel you what he hath done for my soule I called vnto him with my mouth and gaue hym prayses with my tonge If I enclyne vnto wyckednesse with my herte the Lorde wyl nat heare me But God hath hearde me and considred the voyce of my prayer Praysed be God which hath nat cast out my praier nor tourned his mercy fro me ¶ The. lxvii Psalme ¶ To the chaunter in melodies a Psalme and a songe GOd be mercyfull vnto vs and blesse vs and shewe vs the lyght of his couÌ„tenaunce âšœ and be mercyful vnto vs. â—ela That thy waye maye be knowen vpon earth thy sauing health among all nacioÌ„s Let the people prayse the O God yee let all people prayse the. O let the nacyoÌ„s reioyse and be glad For thou shalt iudge the folke righteously and gouerne the nacions vpon earth Sela. Let the people prayse y â— O God let all people prayse the. Then shal the erth bring furth hir increase God euen oure owne god shall geue vs his blessynge God shall blesse vs all the endes of the worlde shall feare him ¶ The â–ª lxviiê Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauid LEt God aryse and let his enemyes be scattered let them also that hate him flye fom his face Lyke as the smoke vanysheth so shalte thou dryue them awaye and lyke as waxe melteth at the fyre so let the vngodly perishe froÌ„ the preceÌ„re of God But let the ryghteous be glad reioyse in the syght of God let them also be mery ioyful Oh syng vnto God syng prayses vnto his name magnifye hym that rydeth vpon the heauens as it were vpon a horse prayse ye him ☞ iÌ„hys name ye and reioyse before hym He is a father of the fatherlesse and defendeth the cause of wydowes euen God in his holy habitacion He is the God that maketh men to be of one minde in a house he bryngeth the prisoners out of captiuite but letteth the rennagates conty nue in scarcenesse O God when thou wentest for the before the people when thou weÌ„test thorowe the wyldernesse Sela. The earthe shoke and the heauens dropped at the presence of God euen as Sinai also was moued at y â— preseÌ„ce of God which is the God of Israel Thou O God sendedst a
gracyous rayne vpon thyne enheritaunce and refresshedyst it whē it was werye Thy congregacyon shal dwell therin For thou O God haste of thy goodnesse prepared for the poore The lorde gaue the worde ☞ greate was the company of the preachers Kynges with theyr armyes dyd flye and were discomfited they of the housholde deuyded the spoyle ☞ Though ye haue lyen among y ◠pottes yet shall ye be as y ◠wynges of a doue that is couered with syluer wynges and hyr fethers lyke golde When the almyghtye scattred kynges for their sake then were they as whyte as snow in zalmon As the hyll of Basan so is Godys hyll euen a hye hyll as the hyll of Basan ▪ Why hoppe ye so ☞ ye hye hylles This is Godys hyl in the which it pleseth him to dwell yee the Lorde wyl abyde in it for euer The charettes of God are twentye thousande euen thousandes of angels and the Lorde is amonge them as in the holy place of Sinai Thou art gone by an hye thou hast led captiuyte captyue and receaued gyftes for men Yee euen for thyne enemyes that the Lorde God myght dwell amōge them Praysed be the Lorde dayly euen the God whiche helpeth vs poureth his benefytes vpon vs. Sela. He is oure God euē the God of whom commeth salua cyon God is the Lorde by whom we escape death God shall woūde the heade of hys enemies and the heary scalpe of such one as goth on styll ī his wyckednes The Lorde hath sayde I wyll bryng my people agayn as I dyd from Basan myne owne wyll I brynge agayne as I dyd somtyme from the depe of the see That thy fote may be dypped in the bloud of thyne enemyes and that the tonge of thy dogges may be red thorow the same It is well sene O God how y ◠goest how thou my God and kyng goest in the Sanctuary The singers go before the mynstrels folowe after in the myddes are the damosels playeng w t the tymbrels Geue thankes O Israel vnto God y ◠Lord in the congregacions from the grounde of the hart There is lytle Ben Iamin theyr ruler and the Prynces of Iuda their councell the Prices of zabulon and the Prynces of Nephthali Thy God hathe sent for the strength for the stablysh the thing O God that thou hast wrought in vs. From thy tēple in Ierusalem cometh forth thy strēgth and kynges shall bryng presentes vnto the ☞ whā the company of the speare men and multytude of y ◠mighty are scatred abrode among the bestes of y ◠people so that they hūbly bring peces of syluer and whan he hath scatred y ◠people that delyte in warre Then shall the Prynces come out of Egypte the Moryās land shal soone stretch out her hādes vnto God Synge vnto god O ye kyngdomes of y ◠erth O synge prayses vnto the Lorde Sela. Which sytteth in the heauens ouer al from the begynnynge Lo he doth sende out hys voyce yee and that a mightye voyce Ascrybe ye the power vnto god ouer Israel his worshippe stregth is in the cloudes O God wonderful art thou in thy holy places euen the God of Israell he geue the strengthe and power vnto his people Blessed be God ¶ The. lxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter vpon ☞ Sosanim of Dauid SAue me O God for the waters are come in euen vnto my soule I stycke faste in the depe myre where no grounde is I am come into depe waters so that the floudes ronne ouer me I am werye of crying my throte is drye my syghte fayleth me for waytynge so longe vpon my God They that hate me without a cause are mo thē the heere 's of my head they that are myne enemyes and wolde destroye me giltlesse are mighty ☞ I payed them the thinges that I neuer toke God thou knowest my symplenesse and my fautes are nat hyd from the Let nat them that truste in the O Lorde God of Hoostes be ashamed for my cause let nat those that seke the beconfounded thorowe me O God of Israell And why for thy sake haue I suffred reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethren euen an aleaunt vnto my mothers chyldren For the zele of thyne house hathe euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked the are fallen vpon me I wepte and chastened my soule with fastynge and that was turned to my reprofe I put on a sacke cloth also and they iested vpon me They that sytte in the gate speake agaynste me and the dronckardes make songes vpon me But Lorde I make my prayer vnto the in an acceptable tyme. Heare me O God in the multitude of thy mercy euē in the truth of thy saluacion Take me out of the myre that I synke nat Oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me and out of the depe waters Let nat the water floude drowne me nether the depe swalowe me vp and let nat the pytte shute her mouth vpon me Heare me O Lorde for thy louyng kyndnesse is cōfortable turne the vnto me accordynge vnto the multitude of thy mercyes And hyde nat thy face from thy sernaūt for I am in trouble O haste the and here me Drawe nye vnto my soule and delyuer it Oh saue me because of myne enemyes ▪ Thou haste knowen my reprofe my shame and my dyshonour ▪ myne aduersaries are al ī thy fight The rebuke hath broken my hert I am full of heuynes I loked for some to haue pitye vpon me but there was no man nether foūde I any to conforte me They gaue me gall to eate when I was thyrsty they gaue me vineger to drynke Let theyr table be made a snare to take thē selues with all and let the thinges that shuld haue ben for theyr welth be vnto thē an occacyon of fallyng Let theyr eyes be blynded y ◠they se nat and euer bowe y ◠downe their backes Powre out thyne indignacion vpon thē and let thy wrathful displeasure take holde of them Let theyr habitacion be voyde and no man to dwell in theyr tentes For they persecute hym whom thou hast smytē they talke howe they may vexe thē whom thou hast wounded Let them fall frō one wyckednesse to another and nat come into thy ryghteousnesse Let them be wyped out of the boke of the lyuyng nat be written among the righteous As for me whā I am poore and in heuynesse thy helpe O God shall lyfte me vp I wyl prayse the name of God with a songe and magnyfye him w t thankes geuīge This also shal please god better then a bullocke that hathe hornes and hoofes The humble shall consydre this and be glad seke ye after god and youre foule shall lyue For the Lorde heareth the pore and despyseth nat ☞ his prisoners Let heauen and earth prayse hym the see and al that moueth therin For god wyll saue Sion and
y ◠they turne nat agayne to folyshnes For his saluacion is nye them that feare him that glorye may dwel in our lande Mercy and trueth are met togither ryghtuousnesse and peace haue kyssed eche other Truth shal floryshe out of the earth ryghtuousnes hath loked downe fro heauen Yee the Lorde shall shewe louynge kyndnesse and our lande shall gyue her encrease Ryghtuousnesse shall go before him and ☞ he shall directe his goynge in the waye ¶ The. lxxxvj Psalme ¶ A prayer of Dauyd BOwe downe thyne eare O Lorde and neare me for I am pore and in misery Preserue thou my soule for I am holye my God saue thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in the. Be mercyful vnto me O lord for I wyll call daylye vpon the. Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte for vnto the O Lorde do I lyft vp my soule For thou Lorde arte good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon the. Gyue eare Lorde vnto my prayer and pō dre the voyce of my humble desyres In the tyme of my trouble I wyl call vpon the for thou hearest me Amonge the Goddes there is none lyke vnto the O Lorde there is nat one that can do as thou doest Al nacyons whom thou hast made shal come and worshyppe the O Lorde shall glorify thy name For thou arte great and doest wō derous thinges thou arte God alone Teache me thy way O Lorde and I wyll walke in thy trueth O knytte my hert vnto the that it maye feare thy name I wyll thanke the O Lorde my God with all my herte and wyll prayse thy name for euer For greate is thy mercy towarde me and thou hast delyuered my soule from the nethermoste hell O God the proude are rysen agaynste me and the congregacions of noughtie men haue sought after my soule and haue nat set the before theyr eies But thou O Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercy long suffryng plentuous in goodnes and trueth O turne the then vnto me and haue mercy vpon me geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt and saue the sonne of thyne handmayde Shewe some token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye se it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast helped me and comforted me ¶ The. lxxxvii Psalme ¶ A Psalme and songe of the sonnes of Lorah HER foundacions are vpon the holye hylles the Lorde loueth the gates of Syon more then all the dwellynges of Iacob Uery excellente thynges are spoken of the thou cyte of God Selah I wyll thynke vpon Rahab and Babylon with them that knowe me Beholde yee the Phylistynes also and they of Tyre with the Moryans Lo there was he borne And of Syon it shal be reported that he was borne in her and the moste hyest shall stablysh her The Lorde shall rehearse it whan he wryteth vp the people that he was borne there Selah ☞ The syngers also and trompetters shal he rehearse All my fresh sprynges shal be in the. ¶ The lxxxviij Psalme ¶ A songe and Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah to the chaunter ☞ vpon Mahelath to geue thankes an instruccion of Heman the Ezrahyte O Lorde God of my saluacyon I haue cryed daye and nyght before the Oh let my prayer entre into thy presence enclyne thyne eare vnto my callynge For my soule is ful of trouble and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hell I am counted as one of them that go downe vnto the pyrte and I haue bene euen as a man y ◠hath no strēgth Fre amonge the deade lyke vnto them that be wounded slepynge in the graue whithe be out of remembraunce and are cut awaye from thy hande Thou haste layde me in the lowest pitte in darke and depe places Thyne in dygnacyon lyeth harde vpō me and thou haste vexed me with all thy stormes Selah Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaūce farte fro me and made me to be abhorred of them I am so faste in prysō that I can nat get forth My syght fayleth for very trouble Lorde I haue called dayly vpon the I haue stretched out myne handes vnto the. Wylt thou shew wonders amonge the deade Or shal the deed ryse vp agayne prayse the◠Sela. Shall thy louynge kyndnes be shewed in the graue or thy faithfulnesse in destruccyon Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke and thy ryghtuousnes in the lande of forgetfulnesse ☞ Unto the haue I cryed O Lorde and early shall my prayer come before the. Lorde why abhorrest thou my soule and hydest thou thy face fro me I am in mysery and lyke vnto hym that is at the poynte to dye euen fro my youth vp thy terrours haue I suffred with a troubled mynde Thy wrathfull dyspleasure goeth ouer me and the feare of the hathe vndone me They came rounde aboute me daylye lyke water and compased me to geyther on euery syde My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye fro me and hyd myne acquayntaūce out of my syght ¶ The. lxxxix Psalme ¶ An instruccyon of Ethan the Ezrahyte MY songe shal be all waye of the louing kyndenes of the Lord with my mouth wyll I euer be shewynge thy truth from one generacyon to another For I haue sayd mercy shal be set vp for euer thy truth shalt thou stablysh in the heauens I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt Thy sede wyll I stablysh foreuer and set vp thy trone from one generacyon to another Sela. O Lorde the very heauens shall prayse thy wonderous workes and thy trueth in the congregacyon of the saynctes For who is he amonge the cloudes that shal be compared vnto the Lorde And what is he amonge the chyldren of goddes that shal be lyke vnto the Lorde God is very greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes and to be had in reuerence of all them that are aboute hym O Lorde God of Hostes who is lyke vnto the thy trueth moste myghtye Lorde is on euery syde Thou rulest the ragyng of the see thou styllest the waues therof when they aryse Thou hast subdued Egypte and destroyed it thou haste scatred thyne enemyes abroade with thy myghtye arme The heauens are thyne the earth also is thyne thou haste layed the foundacyon of the rounde worlde and al that therin is Thou haste made the north and the south Tabor and Hermon shall reioyse in thy name Thou hast a myghtie arme strong is thyne hande and hye is thy ryght hande Ryghteousnes and equyte is the habytacyon of thy seate mercy and trueth shall go before thy face Blessed is the people O Lorde that can reioyse in the they shall walke in the lyghte of thy countenaunce Theyr delyte shal be daylye in thy name in thy ryghteousnesse shal they make theyr boste For thou art y ◠glory of theyr strength in thy louyng kyndnesse y u shalt lyfte vp our hornes For the
wyll not tell me the dreame ye shal al haue one iudgement But ye fayne and dissemble with vayne wordes whiche ye speake before me to put of the tyme Therfore tell me the dreame so shal I knowe yf ye can shew me what it meaneth Upon this y ◠Caldees gaue answere befoe the Kynge and sayd there is no man vpon earth that can tel the thyng which the king speaketh of yee there is nether kyng prynce nor Lorde that euer asked such thinges at a sothsayer charmer or Caldee for it is a very harde matter that the kynge requyreth Neyther is there any that can certyfye the kynge therof excepte the goddes whose dwellynge is not amonge the creatures For the which cause the kynge was wroth with great indignacion and cōmaunded to destroye all the wyse men at Babylon the proclamacyon wente forthe that the wyse men shulde be slayne They sought also to sleye Daniel with his companyons Then Daniel enquered of Arioch the kynges stewarde of the iudgement and sentence that was gone forth alredy to kyll suche as were wyse at Babilon He answered saide vnto Arioch being then the kinges debyte Why hath the king proclamed so cruel a sentence So Arioch tolde Daniel the matter Upon this went Daniel vp and desyred the king that he myght haue leysoure to shewe the Kynge the interpretacyon and then came he home agayne and shewed the thynge vnto Ananias Misael and Asarias hys companyons that they shulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secret that Daniel and hys felowes with other suche as were wyse in Babylō peryshed not Thē was the mystery shewed vnto Daniel in a vysyon by nyght And Daniel praysed the God of heauen Daniel also cryed loude sayde O that the name of God myght be praysed for euer and euer for wysdome and strength are hys owne he chaungeth the tymes ages he putteth downe kynges he setteth vp kynges he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse vnderstandynge to those that vnderstande he openeth the depe secretes he knoweth the thyng that lyeth ī darcnesse for the lyght dwelleth with him I thancke the and prayse the O y u God of my fathers that thou haste lente me wysdome and strength and hast shewed me the thyng that we desyred of the for thou hast opened the kynges matter vnto me Upon this went Daniel in vnto Arioch whome the kynge had ordeyned to destroye the wyse at Babylon he wente vnto him saide destroye not suche as are wyse in Babylon but brynge me in vnto the kynge I shall shewe the kyng the interpretacion Then Arioch brought Daniel into the king in all the haste and saide vnto hym I haue foūde a man among the presoners of Iuda that shall shewe the kynge the interpretacyon Then answered the kynge and sayde vnto Daniel whose name was Balthasar Arte thou he that canste shewe me the dreame whiche I haue sene and the interpretacyon therof Daniel answered the kynge to his face and saide As for this secrete for the whiche the kynge maketh inquysycion it is neyther the wyse the sorcerer the charmer nor the deuyl coniurer that can certyfy the kynge of it Only God in heauen can open secretes and he it is that sheweth the kyng Nabuchodonosor what is for to come in the latter dayes Thy dreame and that which thou hast sene in thyne head vpon thy bed is this O king thou dydest caste in thy mynde what shulde come hereafter So he that is y ◠opener of mysteryes telleth the what is for to come As for me this secrete is not shewed me for eny wysdome that I haue more then any other lyuing but only y ◠I myght shewe the king the interpretacyon that he myght knowe y ◠thoughtes of his owne herte Thou kyng sawest and beholde there stode before the a greate Image whose fygure was maruelous greate and his vysage grymme The Image head was of fyne golde his breste armes of syluer hys body and loynes were of copper his legges were of yron hys fete were parte of yron and parte of earth This thou saweste tyll the tyme that without any handes there was hewen of a stone which smote the Image vpon the fete that were bothe of yron earth and brake them to pouder then was the yron the erth the copper the syluer and golde broken al together in peces and became lyke the chaf of corne that the wynde bloweth awaye frō the somer floores that they can no more be founde But the stone that smote the ymage became a greate mountayne whiche fulfylleth the whole earthe This is the dreame And nowe wyll we shewe before the kynge what it meaneth O Kynge thou arte a kynge of Kynges For the God of heuen hath geuen the a kyngdome ryches strength and maiestye and hath delyuered the al thynges that are amonge the chyldren of men the beastes of the felde and the foules vnder the Heuen and geuen the dominyon ouer them all ▪ Thou arte that golden heade After the there shall aryse an other kyngdome which shall be lesse then thyne The thyrde kyngdome shall be lyke copper and haue dominacyon in all landes The fourth kyngdome shall be as stronge as yron For lyke as yron broseth and breaketh all thynges Ye euen as yron baeteth euery thyng downe so shall it beate downe and destroye Where as thou sawest the fete and toes parte of earth and parte of yron that is a deuyded kyngdome whiche neuertheles shall haue some of the yron grounde myxte with it for so moche as thou haste sene the yron myxte with the claye The toes of the fete that were parte of yron and parte of claye sygnifyeth that it shall be a Kyngdome partely stronge and partely weake And where as thou sawest yron myxte with claye they shall myngle themselues with the sede of symple people and yet not continue one with an other lyke as yron wyll not be souldered with a potte sharde In the dayes of these Kynges shall the God of heuen set vp an euerlasting kyngdome which shall not peryshe and his kyng dome shal not be geuen ouer to an other people yee the same shall breake and destroye all these kyngdomes but it shall endure foreuer And where as thou sawest that without eny handes there was cut out of y ◠mount a stone whiche brake the yron the copper the earth the syluer and golde in peces by that hath the greate God shewed the kynge what wyll come after this Thys is a true dreame the interpretacyon of it is sure Then the kynge Nabuchodonosor fell downe vpon his face and bowed hym selfe vnto Danyell and commaunded that they shulde offre meatoffrynges and swete odoures vnto him The kyng answered Daniel and sayde yee of a trueth youre God is a God aboue all goddes a Lorde aboue all kynges and an opener of secretes seynge thou canst dyscouer this mysterye So the kynge made Daniel a
vpon me O howe greate are hys tokens and howe mightie are his wonders Hys kingdome is an euerlastyng kingdome and his power lasteth for euer and euer I Nabuchodonosor beynge at rest in myne house and florishynge in my palace sawe a dreame whiche made me afrayed and the thoughtes that I had vpon my bedde with the vysyons of myne heade troubled me Then sent I out a coÌ„mission that all they which were of wysdome at Babylon shulde be brought before me to tell me the interpretacyon of the dreame So there came the sothsayers charmers Caldees and coniurers of deuels to whom I tolde the dreame but what it betokened they coulde not shew me tyll at the laste there came one Daniel otherwyse called Balthazar accordyng to the name of my God whiche hath the sprite of the holy goddes in him to whom I told the dreame sayinge O Balthazar thou prince of Sothesayers For so muche as I knowe that thou hast the spryte of the holy Goddes and no secrete is hyd from the tell me therfore what the vysion of my dreame that I haue sene maye sygnyfye I sawe a vysyon in my head vpon my bed and beholde there stode a tre vpon the grounde whiche was very hye greate and myghtye the heyghthe reached vnto the heauen and the bredthe extended to all the endes of the earthe hys leaues were fayre he had very much frute so that euery man had ynough to eate therin The beastes of the felde had shadowes vnder it and the foules of the aire dwelt in the bowes therof Shortly all creatures fed of it I sawe in my head a vision vpon my bed beholde a watcher came downe from heauen cryed myghtely saying Hewe downe the ire breake of his brauÌ„ches shake of his leaues and scatre his frute abrode that all the beastes may get them away from vnder him and the foules froÌ„ his braunches Neuertheles leaue the grounde of his rote styl in the earth and bynde him vpon the playn felde with cheynes of yron and stele Wyth the dewe of heauen shall he be wet he shal haue hys part in the herbes of the grounde with other wylde beastes That mans herte of hys shal be taken from him and a beastes herte shall be geuen him tyll seuen yeare be come gone vpon him This erande of the watcher is a comauÌ„dement grounded and sought out in the councell of him that is most holy to learne men for to vnderstande that the hiest hath power ouer the kyndomes of men and geueth them to whom it lyketh hym and bryngeth the very oute castes of men ouer them Thê is the dreame that I Kyng Nabuchodonosor haue sene Therfore O Balthazar tell thou me what it signifieth for so much as al the wyse men of my kyngdome are not able to shewe me what it meaneth But thou canste do it for the spryte of the holy Goddes is in the. Then Daniel whose name was Balthasar helde his peace by the space of an houre and hys thoughtes troubled hym So the kinge spake sayde O Balthazar let neyther the dreame nor the interpretacioÌ„ therof feare y â— Balthazar answered saying O my Lorde this dreame happeÌ„ to thine enemies the interpretacyon to thyne aduersaryes As for the tre that thou sawest whiche was so great myghtye whose heyght reached vnto the heauen and his bredth into all the worlde whose leaues were fayre the frute muche vnder the whiche the beastes of the felde had their habitacyon and vpon whose braunches the foules of the ayre dyd syt Euen thou O kyng art the tre greate strong Thy greatnes increaceth and reacheth vnto the heauen so doth thy power to the endes of the earth But where as the kyng sawe a watcher euen an holy angell that came downe from heauen and sayde hewe downe the tre and destroye it yet leaue the grounde of the rote in the earthe and bynde hym vpon the playne felde with cheynes of yron and stele He shall be wet with the dewe of heauen and his parte shal be with the beastes of the felde tyll seuen yeares become and gone vpon hym This O kyng is the interpretacyon yee it is the very deuyce of hym that is hyest of all and it toucheth my Lorde the kynge Thou shalt be cast out from men and thy dwellyng shal be with the beastes of y â— felde wyth grasse shalte thou be fed lyke an oxe Thou must be wet wyth y â— dewe of the heauen yee seuen yeares shall come go vpon the tyll thou knowe that the hyest hath power vpon the kyngdomes of men geueth theÌ„ to whom he lyst Moreouer where as it was sayd that the rote of the tree shuld be left styl in the grouÌ„de it betokeneth y t thy kyngdome shal remayne whole vnto the after thou hast lerned to knowe that y â— power commeth from heauen Wherfore O kyng be coÌ„tent with my couÌ„cell that thou mayest lowse thy sinnes with ryghtuousnesse and thyne offences with mercy to poore people for suche thynges shall prolonge thy peace All these thynges touche the Kynge Nabuchodonosor So after xij monethes the kyng walked vp downe in the palace of y â— kyngdome of Babylon and sayde This is the great cyte of Babylon whiche I my self w t my power streÌ„gth haue made a kinges courte for the honour of my magesty Whyle these wordes were yet in the kynges mouth there fell a voyce from heauen sayeng O kyng Nabuchodonosor to y â— be it spokeÌ„ Thy kingdome shall departe from the thou shalt be cast out of mens coÌ„pany thy dwellynge shal be with the bestes of the felde so that thou shalt eate grasse lyke as an oxe tyl seueÌ„ yeares be come gone ouer the euen vntyll thou knowest y â— the hyest hath power vpoÌ„ the kyngdomes of men that he may gyue theÌ„ vnto whom it pleaseth hym The very same houre was this matter fulfylled vpon Nabuchodonosor so that he was cast out of mens coÌ„pany dyd eate grasse lyke an oxe His body was wet with the dewe of heaueÌ„ tyll his hearres were as great as Aegles fethers his nayles lyke byrdes clawes When this tyme was past I Nabuchodonosor lyft vp myne eyes vnto heaueÌ„ and myne vnderstanding was restored vnto me agayne Then gaue I thankes vnto the highest I magnifyed and praysed him that lyueth for euermore whose power endureth alway and his kyngdome from one generacyon to another in comparyson of whom all they that dwell vpon the earthe are to be reputed as nothyng He handleth accordynge to his wyl amonge the powers of heueÌ„ and amonge the inhabytours of the earth there is none y â— may resyst his hande or saye what doest y â— At y t same tyme was myne vnderstanding geuen me agayne and I was restored to the honoure of my kyngdome to my dignyte to myne owne shape agayne My greate estates and Prynces sought vnto me and I was set in
my kyngdome agayne so that I had yet greater worshyppe Then dyd I Nabuchodonosor loue magnifye and prayse the kyng of heaueÌ„ for all his worckes are true and his wayes ryght As for those that go on proudly he is able to bryng them downe ¶ Balthazar Kynge of Babylon abusynge the vesselles of the Temple seyth an hande wrytynge in the wall The Sothe sayers called of the Kynge can not expounde the wrytynge Daniell is called whiche readeth it and interpreteth it also Balthasar beyng slayne Darius succedeth in his rowme CAPI V. KYNGE Balthazar made a greate Bancket to hys thousande Lordes wyth all these thousande he made greate chere and when he was droncken wyth wyne he commaunded to brynge hym the golden syluer vessels whiche his father Nabuchodonosor had takeÌ„ out of the teÌ„ple at Ierusalem that the kyng and his Lordes with his quene concubynes myght drinke therout So they brought the golden vessell that was taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at IerusaleÌ„ Then the Kynge and his Lordes with his quene concubines dronâ—k out of them They droncke wyne and praysed their Idoles of golde syluer copper yroÌ„ wodde and stone In the very same houre there appeared fyngers as it had bene of a mans haÌ„de writynge ryght ouer agaynste the candelstycke vpon the playne wall in the kynges palace the kyng sawe the palme of the hande thâ—â— wrote Then chauÌ„ged the kyng his countenauÌ„ce and his thoughtes troubled him so that the ioyntes of his body shoke and hys knees smote one agaynste the other Wherfore the Kyng cryed myghtelye that they shulde brynge hym the Charmers Caldees and Coniurers of Deuylles The Kynge spake also to the wyse men of Babylon and sayde Who so can rede this wrytyng and shewe me the playne meaning therof shal be clothed with purple haue a cheyne of golde about his necke and rule the thyrde parte of my kyngdome Upon this came al the kynges wyse meÌ„ but they coulde neyther rede y â— wrytyng nor shewe the kyng what it signifyed TheÌ„ was the kyng sore afrayed in so muche y â— hys coloure chauÌ„ged his Lordes were sore vexed So by reason of thys matter that had happened to the kyng and his Lordes y â— Quene went vp her self into the bancket house and spake vnto y â— kyng sayinge O Kyng God saue thy lyfe for euer Let not thy thoughtes trouble the and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged For why there is a man in thy kyngdome that hath the sprete of the holy goddes within hym as it was sene in thy fathers dayes He hath vnderstaÌ„ding wisdome lyke the goddê Ye the kyng Nabuchodonosor thy father made this man chefe of y â— sothsayers charmers Caldees and deuyl coÌ„iurers because that suche an aboundaunte sprete knowledge wysdome to expounde dreames to open secretes to declare harde dowtes was founde in him yee euen in Daniel whom the kyng named Balthazar Let this same Daniel be sente for and he shal tel what it meaneth Then was Daniell brought before the kyng So the kyng spake vnto Daniel and sayde Art thou that Daniel one of the prysoners of Iuda whom my father the Kyng brought out of Iewry I haue herde speake of the that thou hast the sprete of the holy goddes experience and vnderstandyng and that there hath bene great wysdome founde in y â— Now haue there bene brought me wyse connyng charmers to reade thys writyng and to shewe me the meanyng therof But they coulde not tel me what this matter signifyed Then hearde I say that thou canst expounde darcke thinges and declare harde doutes Well than yf thou canst reade thys wrytynge and shewe me the meaninge ther of thou shalt be clothed wyth purple haue a cheyne of golde about thy necke and rule the thyrd part of my kyngdome Daniell answered sayde before y e kyng As for thy rewardes kepe theÌ„ to thyself or gyue thy rych gyftes to another yet not thelesse I wyll rede y â— wrytyng vnto the kyng and shewe him y â— interpretacyon therof O kyng God the hyghest gaue vnto Nabuchodonosor thy father the dygnyte of a Kyng with worshyppe honour so that all people kynreddes tunges stode in awe feare of hym by reason of the hye estate that he had lent him For why he slew whom he wolde he smote whom it pleased him Againe whoÌ„ he wolde he set vp and whom he lyst he put downe But because his hert was so proude and his stomake set so fast vnto wylfulnes he was deposed froÌ„ his kyngely trone and his magesty was taken from him He was shut out from among meÌ„ his hert was lyke a beastes hert and his dwellyng was wyth the wylde Asses he was fayne to eate grasse lyke an oxe and his body was wet with the dewe of the heueÌ„ tyl he knewe that the hyest God had power vpon the kingdomes of meÌ„ and setteth ouer them whom he lyst And thou his soÌ„ne O Balthazar for all this hast not submytted thyne herte though thou knewest al these thinges but hast magnyfied thyselfe aboue the Lorde of heauen so that the vessels of his house were brought before the that thou thy Lordes with thy quene and concubynes myght drincke wine therout And hast praysed the Idoles of syluer and golde copper and yron of wod and stone which neyther se heare nor vnderstaÌ„d As for the God in whose hande consysteth the bredth and all thy wayes thou haste not loued hym Therfore is the palme of this hande sente hyther from him to token vp this wrytyng And this is the scrypture that is writen vp Mane Thetel Phares Now the interpretacyon of the thynge is this Mane God hath nombred the kyngdome and brought it to an ende Thetell thou art weyed in the balaunce and art founde to lyght Phares thy kyngdome is delt in partes and geuen to the Medes and Perses Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded Balthazar to cloth Daniell wyth purple to hange a cheyne of gold aboute his necke and to make a proclamacion concernyng hym that he shulde be the ruler of the thyrde parte of his kyngedome The very same nyght was Balthazar the kynge of the Caldees stayne and Darius out of Media toke in the kyngdome beyng lxij yeare of age ¶ Daniel is made ruler ouer the Lordes The ymaginacion of an arte agaynste Daniell The proclamacion of the arte wherof Daniel is accused vnto the kyng as a transgressour He is put into a denne of Lions by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng He is delyuered by fayth in god Daniels accusars are put vnto the Lyons to be corne in sonder Darius by the proclamacyon of a decree magnyfyeth the God of Daniel CAPI VI. IT pleased Darius so set ouer his kyngdome an C. xx Lordes which shulde be in al his kyngdome about Aboue these he set thre Prynces of whom Daniell was one y e the Lordes myght geue accomptes vnto theÌ„ the kyng
also but yf she toke any displeasure with hiÌ„ the kynge was fayne to flatter her to gyue her good wordes tyll he had gotten her fauour agayne O ye men are not wemen then stronger Greate is the earth hye is the heaueÌ„ Who doth these thinges TheÌ„ y â— kyng y â— Princes loked one vpon another So he beganne to speake of y â— trueth O ye men are not wemeÌ„ stronger â–ª Greate is the earth hye is the heauen swyft is the course of the sonne â–ª he coÌ„paseth the heauen rouÌ„de about and fetcheth his course agayne to his owne place in one daye Is he not excelleÌ„t that dothe this â–ª yee greate is the trueth stronger then al thinges All the earth calleth vpoÌ„ the trueth the heauen prayseth it all worckes shake and tremble at it and with it is no vnrightuous thynge Wyne is vnryghtuous the Kyng is vnryghtuous wemeÌ„ are vnryghtuous al y â— chyldren of men are vnryghtuous yee all theyr workes are vnryghtuous and there is no trueth in theÌ„ in theyr vnryghtuousnes also shall they be destroyed perysh As for the trueth it endureth is alway stroÌ„ge it lyueth and coÌ„quereth for euermore worlde without ende The trueth accepteth no personnes it putteth no differeÌ„ce betwixt the rych or poore be twyxt the myghtye or simple but doth right vnto euery maÌ„ whether they be euil or good and all men are louyngly delte withal in the workes of it In the iudgement of it there is no vnryghteous thyng but strength kyngdome and power and magtesty for euermore Blessed be thae God of trueth And with that he helde his tong and all the people cryed sayd Great is the trueth and aboue all Then sayde the kynge vnto him Aske what thou wylt more then is appoynted in the wrytyng and I shall geue it the for thou art founde wyser then thy companyons thou shalt syt nexte me be called my kynsmaÌ„ Then sayd he vnto the kynge Remembre thy promyse and vowe whyche thou haâ—â— vowed and promysed in the daye when thou camest to y â— kyngdome to buylde vp IerusaleÌ„ to sende againe al the vessels and Iewels that were takeÌ„ away out of Ierusalem whiche Cyrus seperated when he offred in Babylon wold sende theÌ„ agayne And thy mynde was to buylde vp the temple whiche the Edomytes brent when Ierusalem was destroyed by the Chaldees This onely O kynge is the thing that I requyre this is the maiesty which I desyre and aske of the that thou perfourme the vowe which thou w t thyne owne mouth hast made vnto the kynge of heauen Then Darius the kynge stode vp and kyssed hym wrote a letter vnto al the debites and Shreues to al the Lordes and nobles that they shulde conuey him forth and at theÌ„ y â— wolde go vp w t him to buylde Ieru saleÌ„ He wrote a letter also vnto al y â— shreues y â— were in Celosiria Phenices vnto Libanus that they shuld drawe â—â—dretreâ—s from Lybanus vnto IerusaleÌ„ to buylde the cytie withall Moreouer he wrote vnto all the Iewes that were gone out of his realme into Iewry because of y e fredome that no officer no ruler nor shreue shulde come to theyr dores and that all theyr lande which they had conquered shuld be fre not tributary And that y e Edomites shulde geue ouer the cities and villages of the Iewes whiche they had takeÌ„ in yee and that they shulde yerely geue xx talentes to the buyldyng of the teÌ„ple vntyll the tyme that it were fynyshed and to the dayly halowyng of y â— brent offeriÌ„ges as it is commaunded ten talentes yearely also And that all they which come from BabyloÌ„ to buylde the cytie shulde haue fre lybertie they and theyr chyldren all the Prestes He wrote the greatnesse also commauÌ„ded that the holy garmeÌ„t shulde be geueÌ„ theÌ„ wherin they ministred and wrote that commaundemeÌ„tes shulde be geuen to the Leuites vntyll the day that the house were fyny shed and Ierusalem buylded vp and commauÌ„ded that all they that watched the cytie shulde haue theyr porcyons and wages He gaue ouer also al the vessels that Cyrus had seperated from Babylon all that Cyrus had geuen in commaundemente the same charged he also that it shulde be done and sent vnto Ierusalem Nowe when this yong maÌ„ was gone forth he turned his face towarde Ierusalem and praysed y â— kynge of heauen and sayde â–ª * Of the commeth the victory of the coÌ„meth wysdome clearenesse I am thy seruauÌ„t Blessed art thou which hast geuen me wysdome the wyll I prayse O Lord thou God of our fathers And so he toke the letters and weÌ„t vnto Babylon And when he came there he tolde thys vnto all his brethren that were at Babylon and they praysed the God of their fathers that he had geueÌ„ them refreshyng and libertye to go vp and to buylde IerusaleÌ„ the teÌ„ple wherin the name of the Lord is called vpon they reioysed with instrumeÌ„tes and gladnesse seuen dayes longe ¶ They that returne to Ierusalem are nombred They begynne to laye the foundacyon of the teÌ„ple but are let by the meanes of enemes and so is the buyldynge dryuen of by the space of two yeares CAPI V. AFter this were the pryncypall men of all the vyllages chosen in the trybes kynredes that they shulde go vp with theyr wyues and chyldren with theyr seruauntes and maydens with all theyr catel and substaunce And Darius the kyng sent with theÌ„ a thousande horsmen to conuey them safely vnto Ierusalem and theyr brethren were glad playeng vpon instrumentes and syngyng and he caused them to go together w t them And these are the names of the men whiche wente vp out of the vyllages accordynge to the trybes Of the Preestes the sonne of Phinehes the sonne of Aaron Iesus the sonne of Iosedec Ioachim the sonne of Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel of the kynred of Dauid out of y â— kinred of Phares of the trybe of Iuda which spake woÌ„derfull thynges vnder Darius the Kynge of Persia in the seconde yere of his raigne in y â— first moneth of Nisan These also are they of Iewry which came vp and turned agayne vnto Ierusalem out of the captyuyte that Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon had brought vnto Babylon And euery man sought hys porcyon agayne in Iewry hys cytye they that came with Zorobabel and with Iesus Nehemias Saraias Raâ—laias Elâ—â—eus Emmanius Mardocheus Beelserus Mechpsa Rochor Oliorus Emonias one of they re Prynces And the noÌ„bre of theÌ„ accordynge to theyr kynredes and rulers were The chyldren of Phares two thousande an huÌ„dreth lxxij The chyldren of Ares iij. M. an C. and. lvij The chyldren of Femo an C. xlij The sonnes of Iesus and Ioabes a. M. iij. C. two The sonnes of Beniu ij M. iiij C. and. lxx The sonnes of Choroba ij C. v. The sonnes of Banica an C. and. lxviij
the aungell dyd hym He offred vnto the aungell holfe the goodes that he brought with hym CAPI XII THen Tobyas called his sonne vnto hym and sayde What may we geue thys holy man that wente with the Tobias answered hys father and sayde Father what rewarde shall we geue him Or what thynge can deserue his benefytes He hath bene my gyde and brought me safe agayne he receaued the money frō Gabelus he caused me to get my wyfe he droue the euyll spryte from her be hath bene an occasyon of gladnesse to her father and mother he delyuered me that I was not deuoured of the fyshe he hath made the to se the lyght of heauen yee we all haue receaued greate good of him Howe shulde we worthely deserue these thynges vnto him But I praye the my father that thou wylt desyre him yf happly he wyll voutch safe to take w t hym the halfe of all that we haue brought So the father and the sonne called hym toke him asyde and beganne to praye hym y ◠he wolde be cōtent to take in good worth the halfe parte of al that they had brought Then sayde he secretly vnto them Prayse ye the god of heauen and geue thankes vn to hym before all men lyuynge for he hathe shewed his mercy vnto vs. It is good to hyde the kinges secrete but to shew to praise y ◠worckes of god it is an honorable thyng Prayer is good with fastinge and mercy is better then to hoorde vp treasures of gold For mercy delyuereth from death clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlasting lyfe But they that do synne vnrighteousnes are the enemyes of theyr owne soule Wherfore I tell you the truth and wyll hyde nothinge from you When thou prayedst with teares and buryedst the deed and leftest thy dyner and hiddest the deed in thy house vpon the day tyme that thou myghtest buryē them in the nyghte I offred thy prayer before the Lorde And because thou wast accept and beloued of God it was necessary that temtacyon shulde trye the. And now hath the Lord sent me to heale the and to delyuet Sara thy sonnes wyfe from the euyll spryte For I am Raphael an aungel one of the seuen that stande before God When they hearde thys they were sore afrayed and trembled and fell downe vpon theyr faces vnto the grounde Then sayde the Aungel Peace be with you feare not Where as I haue bene with you it is the wyll of God geue prayse and thanckes vnto hym You thought that I dyd eat and dryncke with you but I vse meate that is inuysyble and drincke that cannot be sene of men Nowe therfore is the tyme that I muste rurne agayne vnto him that sent me but be ye thanckfull vnto God and tel out all hys wonderous worckes And when he had spoken these wordes he was taken awaye out of theyr syghte so that they sawe hym nomore Then tell they downe flat vpon their faces by the spaces of thre houres praysed God when they rose vp they tolde all hys wonderous worckes ¶ Tobias the elder geueth thankes vnto God CAPI XIII THen olde Tobias opened 〈◊〉 mouthe and praysed the Lorde and sayde Great art thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kigdome worlde without ende for thou scourgest and healest thou ledest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne and there is none that may escape thyne hande O geue thankes vnto the Lorde ye chyldren of Israell and prayse hym in the syght of the heathen For amonge the Heathen whiche knowe hym not hathe he scatered you to the intent that ye shulde shewe forth hys maruelous worckes and cause them for to knowe that there is none other God almyghtye but he He hathe chastened vs for our mysdedes for hys owne mercye sake shall he saue vs. Consydre then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare drede and magnyfye the euerlastynge kynge in youre worckes I wyll praye him euen in the lande of my captiuyte for he hath shewed his matestye vnto synful people Turne you therfore O ye synners and do ryghteousnes before God and be ye sure that he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you As for me my soule we wyll reioyse in God O prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde y ◠dayes of gladnesse and be thankfull vnto hym O Ierusalem thou cytie of God the Lorde hath punyshed the for the workes of thyne owne handes O prayse the Lorde in thy good thynges and geue thankes to the euerlastynge God that he may buylde vp his tabernacle agayne in the that he maye call agayne vnto the all suche as be in captiuyte that thou mayest haue ioye for euermore With a fayre lyght shalte thou shyne and all the endes of the worlde shall honoure the. The people shall come vnto the from farre they shall brynge gyftes worship the Lorde in the and thy laude shall they haue for a Sanctuary for they shall call vpon the greate name in the. Cursed shall they be that despyse the all that blaspheme the shal be condempned but blessed shall they be that buylde the vp As for the thou shalt reioyse in the chyldre for they all shal be blessed and gathered together vnto the Lorde Blessed are they all that loue the and that be glad of thy peace Prayse thou the Lorde O my soule for the Lorde our God hathe delyuered hys cytie Ierusalem from all her troubles I wyll counte my selfe happye yf my sede remayne to se the clearnes of Ierusalem The gates of Ierusalem shal be buylded with Saphyre and Smarage and all the compasse of her walles with precyous stones All her stretes shal be paued with white marble stone and in al stretes shal Alleluya be songe Praysed be the Lorde whiche hath exalted her that his kyngdome maye be vpon her for euermore Amen And so Tobias made an ende of hys talkynge ¶ Tobias prophecyeth the destruction of Niniue His sōme returned to Raguel alter the decesse of h◠father mother CAPI XIIII AND after that Tobias had gottē his sight agayne he lyued xlii ▪ yeares sawe his chylders chyldren Now when he was C and. ii yeare olde he dyed and was buryed honorably in Niniue For when he was sixe and fyftye yeares of age he lost the syght of his eyes and whē he was thre score yeare olde he gat his syght agayne The residue of his lyfe led he in ioye and increased well in y ◠feare of God departed 〈◊〉 peace But in the houre of hys death he called vnto hym hys sonne Tobias and seuen yonge springaldes hys sōnes chyldren and sayde vnto thē The destruccyon of Niniue is at hande for the worde of the Lorde can not fayle and oure brethren that are scatred out of the lande of Israel shal come thyther agayne And the whole lande of it that hathe bene waste shal be fylled the huose of God that was brent in it shal be buylded agayne and all suche
mans wyfe and to make many triflyng wordes with her mayden or to stande by her bedsyde Be ashamed to vpbrayde thy frende when thou geuest any thynge caste hym not in the teâ—he withall ¶ Secretes maye not be opened The lawe of God must be taught A doughter A woman God knoweth all thynges ye euen the secretes of the heâ—â—e CAPI XLII REhearse not a thynge twyse and dysclose not the wordes that thou haste herde in secrete Be shamefast and well manered in dede so shall euery man fauour the. Of these thynges be not thou ashamed and accepte no personne to offende Namely of these thynges be not ashamed Of the lawe of God of the couenaunt of iudgement to brynge the vngodly from his vngodlynesse vnto ryghtuousnes to make hym a good man to deale faithfully with thy neyghbour and companyon to destrybute the herytage vnto thy frendes to be diligent to kepe true measure and weyght to be content whether thou gettest muche or lytle to deale truelye with temporall gooddes in byinge and sellynge to bryng vp chyldren with dilygence to correcte an euell seruaunte to kepe that thine is froÌ„ an euel wyfe to set a locke where many handes are what thou delyuerest and geuest out to kepe to tell it and to weye it to wryte vp all thy out geuynge and receyuynge to enfourme the vnlearned and vnwyse Of the aged that are iudged of the yonge Yf thou be dylygente in these thynges truely thou shalte be learned and wyse and accepted of all men The doughter maketh y â— father to watch secretly y e carefulnes y t he hath for her taketh away his slepe yee in y e youth leest she shulde ouergrow hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ she hath an husband lest she shuld be hated lest she shulde be defyled or rauyshed in her vyrginite or gotten w t chylde in her fathers house Or when she coÌ„meth to y â— man leest she behaue her selfe not right or coÌ„tynue vnfruteful If thy daughter be waÌ„ton kepe her straytly leest she cause thyne enemyes to laugh y â— to scorne the holy cytie to geue the an euell reporte so y â— be fayne to heare thy shame of euery man be confouÌ„ded before all y â— people Beholde not euery bodyes beautye haue not much dwellynge amonge wemen For lyke as the worme and moth cometh out of clothynge so doth wyckednesse of women It is better to be with an euell man then with a frendely wyfe y â— putteth one to shame and rebuke I wyl remember the workes of the lorde declare the thyng y t I haue sene In the wordes of the Lorde are his workes The Sunne ouerloketh all thynges with his shyne and all his workes are full of the clerenes therof Hath not the lord brought to passe that his sayntes shulde tell out all hys wunderous workes whiche the almyghtie Lorde hath stably shed All thynges endure in his glory He seketh out the ground of the depe and the hert of men and he knoweth all theyr ymaginacion wysdome For the Lord knoweth all scyence and he loketh into y â— token of the tyme. He declareth the thynges that are past and for to come and discloseth thynges that are secrete No thought maye escape hym neyther maye any worde be hyd from hym He hath garnyshed the hye excellent workes of his wysdome he is froÌ„ euerlastyng to euerlastyng Unto hym maye nothynge be added neyther can he be mynished he hath no nede also of any mans councel O how amiable are al his workê as a sparke to loke vpon They lyue all and endure for euer and wheÌ„ soeuer nede is they are al obedient vnto him They are al double one against another he hath made nothing that hath faute or blemysh He hath stablyshed the goodes of euery one and who maye be satysfyed with his glorye when he seyth it ¶ The summe of the â—reacyon of the worckes of God CAPI XLIII THe glorye of the heyght is the fayre and cleare fyrmamente the bewtye of the heauen is his gloryous clearnes The sunne when it appeareth declareth the daye in the goinge oute of it a maruelous worke of the Hyest At none it burneth the earthe and who maye abyde the heate therof Who so kepeth an ouen when it is hote â–ª â—hre tymes more dothe the Sunne burne vpon the mountaynes when it bretheth oute the fyrye beames and shynethe wyth the brightnes of it it blyndeth the eyes Greate is the Lorde that made it and in his commaundement he causeth it to renne hastely The mone also is in all and at conueniente season it sheweth the tymes and is a tokeÌ„ of the tyme. The token of the soleÌ„pne feaste is taken of the Moone a lyght that minisheth and increaseth againe The Moneth is called after the Moone it groweth wonderously in her chaungynge The armye of heaueÌ„ also is in the Heygth in the fyrmameÌ„t of heaueÌ„ it geueth a cleare and gloryous shyne Thys is the clearnes of the starres the bewtyfull apparell of heauen the apparell that the Lorde lighteneth in the Heygth In his holy worde they contynue in theyr ordre and not one of theÌ„ fayleth in hys watche Loke vpon the raynebowe â–ª and prayse hym that made it very bewtyfull is it in his shyne He coÌ„paseth the heauen about with his clearnes and glory the haÌ„des of the Hiest haue bended it Thorowe hys commaundement he maketh the snowe to fal and the thonder of his iudgement to smyte hastly Thorowe hys commaundement the treasures are opened and the cloudes fle as the foules In hys power hath he strengthened the cloudes and broken the hayle stones The mountaynes melt at y â— syght of him the wynde bloweth accordynge to his wyll The sounde of his thonder beateth y â— earth so doth the storme of the north the whyrle wynde also lyghteth downe as a fethered foule casteth oute and spredeth the snowe abrode and as the greshoppers that destroy all so falleth it downe The eye marueleth at the bewtye of the whytenesse therof and the herte is afraye at y â— rayne of it He poureth out the frost vpon earth lyke salt and when it is frosen it is as sharpe as y â— prycke of a thystle When the colde Northwynde bloweth harde Chrystall commeth of the water He lyghteth downe vpon all the gatherynges together of water putteth on the waters as a brest plate He deuoureth the mountaynes and burneth the wildernesses and loke what is grene he putteth it oute lyke fyre The medicine of all these is when a cloude commeth hastely and wheÌ„ a dewe commeth vpon the heate it shal be refreshed agayne In hys worde he stylleth the wynde In his councell he setteth the depe the Lord Iesus planted it They that sayle ouer the see tell of the parels and harmes therof and when we heare it with oure eares we maruell therat For there be straunge wonderous worckes diuerse maner of nyce
sake To whoÌ„ y u hast spoken promised y â— thou woldest multyplye theyr sede as the starres of heaueÌ„ as the sande that lyeth vpon the see shore For we O Lorde are become lesse then any people and be kepte vnder this day in all the worlde because of our sinnes So y â— now we haue nether prynce duke prophete burnt offeryng sacrilyce oblacyon incence nor Sanctuary before the. Neuerthelesse in a contryte herte and an humble sprete let vs be receyued y â— we maye optayne thy mercy Lyke as iÌ„ the burnt offeryng of rammes and bullockes lyke as in thousandes of fat lambes so let oure offerynge be in thy syght thys daye that it maye please y â— for there is no coÌ„fusyon vnto theÌ„ y â— put there trust in the. And nowe we folowe the wyth al our herte we feare the seke thy face Put vs not to shame but deale with vs after thy louyng kyndnesse accordynge to the multitude of thy mercies Delyuer vs by thy myracles O Lorde and get thy name honoure that all they which do thy seruauntes euell maye be confounded Let them be a shamed thorowe thy almyghtye power let theyr streÌ„gth be broken that they may know howe y â— thou onely art the Lorde God honoure worthy thorowe out all y â— worlde And the kynges seruauntes that put them in ceassed not to make the ouen hote wyth wylde fyre drye strawe pytche and fagotâ—es so that the slame went out of the ouen vpon a. xlix cubites yee it toke away and brent vp those Caldees that it gat holde vpon besyde the ouen But the Angell of the Lorde came downe into the ouen to Asarias and hys felowes and smote the flamme of the fyre out of the ouen and made the middest of the oueÌ„ as it had bene a colde wynde blowynge so y â— the fyre nether touched them greued them nor dyd them hurte Then these thre as out of one mouth praysed honoured and blessed god in the fornace sayinge Blessed be thou O Lord god of oure fathers for thou art prayse and honoure worthy yee and to be magnyfied for euermore Blessed be y â— holy name of thy glory for it is worthy to be praysed and magnyfyed in all worldes Blessed be thou in the holy temple of thy glorye for aboue all thynges thou art to be praysed ye more then worthy to he magnified for euer Blessed be y u in the trone of thy kyngdome for aboue all y â— art worthy to be well spoken of and to be more then magnified for euer Blessed be thou that lokest thorowe the 〈◊〉 syttest vpon the Cherubyns for thou art worthy to be praysed and aboue all to be magnyfyed for euer Blessed be thou in the firmament of heauen for thou art prayse honour worthy for euer O al ye workes of y â— Lord speake good of the Lord prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye angels of the Lord speake good of the Lorde prayse him set hym vp for euer O ye heauens speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O all ye waters that be aboue the firmament speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O all ye powers of the Lorde speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym set hym vp for euer O ye Sunne Moone speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye startes of heauen â–ª speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye showers dewe speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym and set hym vp for euer O all ye wyndes of God speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye fyre heate speake good of the Lord prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye wynter sammer speake good of y â— Lord prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye dewes frostes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye frost colde speake good of y â— Lord prayse him and set him for euer O ye yse and snowe speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye nyghtes and dayes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye lyght and darcknes speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O ye lyghtnynges and cloudes speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set hym vp for euer O let the earth speake good of the Lorde yee let iâ— prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye mouÌ„taynes and hilles speake good of y â— Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O all ye grene thynges vpon the earthe speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye welles speake good of y â— Lord praise him and set vp for euer O ye sees and floudes speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye whalles and al that moue in the waters speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O all ye foules of the ayre speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O all ye beastes catel speake good of y â— Lorde prayse hym set hym vp for euer O ye chyldren of men speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O let Israell speake good of the Lorde prayse him and set him vp for euer O ye prestes of the Lorde speake good of the Lorde prayse him set him vp for euer O ye seruauÌ„tes of y â— Lord speake good of the Lorde prayse hym and set him vp for euer O ye spretes and soules of the rightuous speake good of the Lorde prayse hym set him vp for euer O ye holy and humble men of hert speake ye good of the Lorde prayse ye hym and set him vp for euer O Ananias Asarias and Misael speake ye good of the Lord prayse ye him set hym vp for euer Which hath delyuered vs froÌ„ y â— hel kept vs from the hande of death ryd vs from the myddest of the burnynge flamme saued vs euen in the myddest of the fyre O geue thaÌ„kes therfore vnto the Lord for he is kynde harted his mercy endureth for euer O all deuoute men speake ye good of the Lorde euen the God of all goddes O prayse hym and geue hym thanckes for his mercy endureth worlde without ende The story of SusaÌ„ na which is the. xiij chapter of Daniel after the Latin THere dwelte a man in Babylon called Ioachim y â— toke a wyfe whose name was Susanna the daughter of Helchia a very fair woman suche a one as feared God Her father her mother also were godly people taught theyr daughter accordiÌ„g to the lawe of Moyses Nowe Ioachim her husbaÌ„de was
and thorow a myghtye wynde set him in Babylon vpon the denne And Abacuc cried saying O Danyel y â— seruaunt of God haue take y â— breakfast that God hath sent the. And Daniel sayde O God hast y â— thought vpon me well thou neuer saylest them that loue the. So Daniel arose dyd eate and the Angel of the Lorde set Abacuc in his owne place agayne immediatly Upon the seuenth daye the kinge wente to bewepe Daniel and when he came to the deÌ„ne he loked in and beholde Daniel sat iÌ„ the myddest of the Lyons Then cryed the kyng with a loude voyce saying Great art thou O Lord God of Danyel he drewe hym out of the lyoÌ„s deÌ„ne As for those that were the cause of his destructyoÌ„ he did cast theÌ„ into the denne and they were deuoured in a momeÌ„t before hys face After thê wrote the kynge vnto all people kynredes and tonges that dwelt in al countrees sayeÌ„ge peace be multiplied with you My commauÌ„ demente is in all the dominion of my realme that men feare staÌ„de in awe of Daniels god for he is y â— lyuiÌ„ge god which endureth euer hys â–ª kyngdome abideth vncorrupt hys power is euerlastinge It is he that caÌ„ deliuer saue he doth woÌ„ders maruelous workes iÌ„ heauen iÌ„ earth for he hath saued Daniel froÌ„ the power of the Lyons ¶ The ende of the Storye of Bel. ⧠The prayer of Manasses king of Iuda when he was holden captyue in Babylon O Lorde almyghtye god of our fathers AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob of the rightuous sede of them which haste made heauen earth w t al the ornament therof which hast ordened the see by the worde of thy commaundemeÌ„t which hast shut vp the depe and haste sealed it for thy fearfull and laudable name which all men feare and treÌ„ble before the face of thy vertue and for y â— anger of thy threatenyng the which is importable to sinners But the mercy of thy promes is greate and vnsearcheable for thou arte the Lorde God moste hyghe aboue all the earth loÌ„g suffryng and exceadynge mercyful and repentauÌ„t for the malice of meÌ„ Thou Lord after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of synnes and thou that arte the God of the rightuous hast not put repentaunce to the rightuous AbrahaÌ„ Isaac and Iacob vnto theÌ„ that haue synned against the But because I haue sinned aboue the nombre of the sandes of the see and that myne iniquytyes are multyplyed I am humbled wyth many baÌ„des of yron ther is in me no breathynge I haue prouoked thyne anger and haue done euyll before the in commyttinge abhomynacyons and multyplyinge offences And now I bowe the knees of my hert requyring goodnes of the O Lord I haue synned Lorde I haue synned and knowe myne inyquytye I desyre the by prayer O Lorde forgeue me forgeue me and destroye me not with myne inyquytyes neyther do thou alwayes remeÌ„bre myne euylles to punysh them but saue me whiche am vnworthy after thy great mercy and I wyll prayse the euerlastyngly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the vertue of heueÌ„ prayseth the and vnto the belongeth glory worlde with oute ende Amen ⧠The fyrst boke of the Machabees ¶ After the deathe of Alexander the Kyng of Macedonia Antioâ—huâ— taketh the kingdome Many of the childreÌ„ of Israel moke couenauÌ„t with the GeÌ„tyles Antiochus subdueth Egypt â— IerusaleÌ„ vnto his dominion IerusaleÌ„ being burnt maketh lawes of her owne and forbyddeth to kepe Goddes lawes Antâ—â—châ—â— setteth vp an Ibol ouer the altâ—r of god CAPI I. AFter that Alexandre the sonne of Philippe kynge of Macedonia weÌ„t forth of the laÌ„de of Cethim slew Darius king of the persyans and Medes It happened y â— he toke greate warres in hand wanne very many stronge cities and slewe many kynges of the earth going thorow to the endes of the worlde and gettyng many spoyles of the people In so much that the worlde stode in greate awe of hym therefore was he proude in his herte Now whan he had gathered a myghtye stronge hoost subdued the laÌ„des people with theyr princes so y â— they became tributaries vnto him he fel syck And wheÌ„ he perceaued y â— he muâ— nedes dye he called for hys noble estates whiche had bene brought vp with hym of chyldren parted hys kyngdome among them whyle he was yet alyue So AleaÌ„der raygned xii yeare and then dyed After hys death fell the kyngdome vnto hys prynces and they optained it euery one in hys rowne and caused them selues to be crowned as kynges and so dyd theyr chyldreÌ„ after them many yeares and much wickednesse increased i the worlde Out of these came y â— vngracious rote noble Antyâ—chus the sonne of Antiochus y â— king which had bene a pledge at Rome and he raygned in the. C. xxxvij yeare of the empyre of the Grekes In those dayes weÌ„te there out of Israel wycked men which moued much people w t theyr councell sayege Let vs go make a couenaunt with the Heathen y â— are rounde aboute vs for sence we departed froÌ„ them we haue had much sorow So thys deuyce pleased them well and certayne of y â— people toke vpon theÌ„ for to go vnto y â— kyng which gaue theÌ„ licence to do after the ordinauÌ„ce of y â— Heathen Then set they vp an open scole at Ierusalem of the lawes of the HeatheÌ„ were nomore cyrcumâ—ised but forsoke the holy Testamente ioyned them selues to y â— HeatheÌ„ were cleane solde to do mischefe So when Antiochus begaÌ„ne to be mightie in hys kyngdome he wente about to optayne y â— lande of Egypt also that he myght haue the domynioÌ„ of two realmes â–ª Upon this entred he into Egipt w t a stoÌ„ge hoost wyth charettes elephantes horsmen and a greate nombre of shyppes and begaune to warre agaiÌ„st Ptolomy the king of Egipte But Ptolomy was afrayed of hym and fled and many of his people were wounded to death Thus Antiochus wanne many stronge cyties and toke awaye great good out of the lande of Egypte And after that Antiochus had smytten Egipt he turned againe in y â— C. xlâ—â— yeare and went towarde Israel came vp to Iâ—â—usaleÌ„ w t a myghty people entred proudly into the Sanctuary and toke awaye the golden altare the caÌ„delstycke and al the ornamentes therof the cable of the shewbred the pouring vessel the chargers â–ª the golden spones the valie y â— crownes and golden apparell of the temple brake downe all He toke also the syiuer golde y â— precious Iew els the secrete treasures that he founde none other answere neyther caste they one stone at them nor made fast theyr preuy places but sayde We wyll dye all in our innoceÌ„cy heauen earth shal testyfie w t vs that ye put vs to death wrongeously Thus they fought agaynste theÌ„ vpon y
ye Do not the publicans also euen the same And yf ye make moch of your brethren onlye what singuler thyng do ye Do not also the publicans lyke wyse Ye shal therfore be perfyte euen as your father which is in heuen is perfyte ⊢ ¶ Of almesse prayer and fastynge He forbyddeth the carefulnes of worldly thynges CAPI VI. ✚ TAke hede that ye giue not your almesse in the syght of men to the intent that ye wolde be sene of them Or els ye haue no rewarde with your father whiche is in heuen Therfore when thou gyuest thyne almesse let not trompettes be blowen before the as the ypocrytes do in the synagoges in the stretes for to be praysed of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou wylte gyue almesse let not thy lefte hande knowe what thy ryght hande doth that thyne almesse maye be in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly ⊢ And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are For they vse to stand prayeng in the synagoges in the cornors of the stretes that they may be sene of men Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou prayest enter in to thy chamber when thou hast shut thy dore praye to thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall rewarde the openly But when ye pray bable not moch as the Heathen do for they thynke it wyll come to passe that they shall be herde for theyr moch bablynges sake Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them For youre father knoweth what thyngê ye haue nede of before ye aske of him after this maner therfore praye ye Our father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy wyll be done as well in earth as it is in heuen Gyue vs this daye our dayly bread And forgyue vs oure ☞ dettes as we forgyue oure detters And leade vs not in to temptacion but delyuer vs from euyll For thyne is the kyngdome and the power and the glorye foreuer Amen Therfore yf ye forgyue other men theyr trespasses your heueÌ„ly father shal forgyue you †your trespasses But yf ye wyll not forgyue men theyr trespasses no more shal your father forgyue you your trespasses ✚ Moreouer when ye fast be not sad as the ypocrites are For they disfigure theyr faces that it maye appeare vnto men how that they fast Uerely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest anoynt thyne heade and washe thy face that it appeare not vnto men howe that thou fastest but vnto thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father which seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly Laye not vp for youre selues treasure vpon earth where the rust and moth dothe corrupte where theues breake through and steale But laye vp for you treasures in heuen where neyther rust nor moth dothe corrupte where theues do not breake thorowe nor steale For where youre treasure is there wyll your herte be also ⊢ The lyght of the body is the eye Wherfore yf thyne eye be syngle all thy body shal be ful of lyght But yf thyne eye be wycked al thy body shall be full of darkenesse Wherfore yf the lyght that is in the be darkenesse howe great is that darkenesse ✚ No man can serue two maysters For eyther he shall hate the one loue the other or els leane to the one and despise the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I say vnto you be not careful for your lyfe what ye shal eate or dryncke nor yet for your body what rayment ye shall put on Is not the lyfe more worth then meate and the body more of value then rayment Beholde the foules of the ayer for they sowe not neyther do they reape nor cary in to the barnes and your heuenly father fedeth them Are ye not moche better then they Whiche of you by takynge carefull thought can adde one cubyt vnto his stature And why care ye for raymente Consydre the lilyes of the felde howe they growe They laboure not neyther do they spynne And yet I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse of the felde whiche though it stande to daye is to morowe cast into the fournace shal he not moch more do the same for you o ye of lytie fayth Therfore take no thought sayenge what shal we eate or what shal we drynke or wher with shall we be clothed after al these thynges do the gentyls seke For your heuenly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges But rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of god and the ryght wyseâ—â—else therof and al these thynges shall be minystred vnto you ⊢ Care not then for the morowe for the morowe daye shall care for it selfe sufficient vnto the daye is the trauayle therof ¶ He forbyddeth folysshe and rasshe iudgement reproueth ypocrisye exhorteth vnto prayer warneth to beware of false prophets and wylleth the hearers of his worde to be doers of the same CAPI VII I Urge not that ye be not iudged †condemne not and ye shall not be condemned For as ye iudge so shall ye be iudged And with what measure ye meate with the same shall other men measure to you Why seest thou a more in thy brothers eye but coÌ„syderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or howe sayest thou to thy brother brother suffer me I wyll plucke out a more out of thyne eye and behold a beame is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite fyrste cast out the beame out of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou se clearly to plucke out the more out of thy brothers eye Gyue not ye that whiche is holy vnto dogges neyther cast ye your pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder theyr feete and the other turne agaynst you and all to rent you Aske it shall be gyuen you Seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receyueth and whosoeuer seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shall be opened Is there any man amonge you whiche yf his sonne aske breade wyll offer hym a stone Or yf he aske fysshe wyl he profer hym a serpente Yf ye then when ye are euyll can gyue your chyldren good gyftes howe moche more shall youre father whiche is in heuen gyue good thynges yf ye aske of hym Therfore whatsoeuer ye wold that men shulde do to you do ye euen so to them also For this is the lawe and the prophettes Enter in at the strayte gate for wyde is the gate and brode is the waye that leadeth to destruccion and many there be whiche go in therat For strayte is the gate and narowe is the waye whiche
vexed with foule spirytes and they were healed And all the people preased to touche hym for there went vertue out of hym and healed them all And he lyfte vp his eyes vpon the discyples and sayde Blessed be ☞ ye poore for yours is the kyngdome of God Blessed are ye that hunger nowe for ye shall be satisfyed Blessed are ye that wepe nowe for ye shall laugh Blessed shal ye be wheÌ„ men hate you and thrust you out of theyr companye and rayle on you and abhorre youre name as an euyll thynge for the sonne of mannes sake Reioyse ye in that daye and be glad for beholde your rewarde is great in heuen ⊢ For thus dyd theyr fathers vnto the Prophettes But ☞ wo vnto you that are riche for ye haue your consolacyon Wo vnto you that are full for ye shall hunger Wo vnto you that nowe laugh for ye shall wayle and wepe Wo vnto you wheÌ„ all men prayse you for so dyd theyr fathers to the false prophettê But I saye vnto you whiche heare Loue youre enemyes Do good to them which hate you Blesse them that curse you and pray for them whiche wrongfullye trouble you And vnto hym that smyteth the on the one cheke offer also the other And hym that taketh awaye thy gowne forbyd not to take thy coote also Gyue to euery man that asketh of the. And of hym that taketh awaye thy goodes aske them not agayne And as ye wolde that men shulde do to you do ye also to them lyke wyse And yf ye loue them which loue you what thanke haue ye For synners also loue theyr louers And yf ye do good for them which do good for you what thanke haue ye For synners also do euen the same And yf ye lende to them of whome ye hope to receyue what thanke haue ye for synners also lende to synners to receyue soche lyke agayne But loue ye youre enemyes and do good and lende lokynge for nothynge agayne and youre rewarde shall be great and ye shall be the chyldren of the hyghest for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the euyll ✚ Be ye therfore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyfull Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Condempne not and ye shall not be condempned Forgyue and ye shall be forgyuen Gyue and it shall be gyuen vnto you good measure pressed downe and shaken togyther and ruÌ„nynge ouer shal men gyue in to youre bosoms For with the same measure that ye mete withall shall other men mete to you agayne And he put forth a similytude vnto them Can the blynde leade the blynde Do they not bothe fall in to the dytche The disciple is not aboue his mayster Euery man shal be perfyte euen as his mayster is Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but consyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther howe cannest thou say to thy brother Brother let me pull out the moote that is in thyne eye wheÌ„ thou seest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Thou ypocryte caste out that beame out of thyne owne eye fyrste and then shalt thou se perfytly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye ⊢ For it is not a good tree that bryngeth forth euyll fruyte neyther is that an euyl tre that bryngeth forth good fruyte For euery tree is knowen by his fruyte For of thornê do not men gather fygges nor of busshes gather they grapes A good man out of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is good And an euyll man oute of the euyll treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is euyll For of the aboundance of the herte his mouth speaketh Why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not as I byd you whosoeuer coÌ„meth to me and heareth my sayengê and doth the same I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He is lyke a man whiche buylte an house and dygged depe and layde the foundacion on a rocke When the waters arose the floode bet vpon that house and coulde not moue it For it was grounded vpon a rocke But he that heareth and doth not is lyke a man that without foundacyon buylte an house vpon the earth agaynst whiche the floode dyd beate and it fell immediatly And the fall of that house was greate ¶ He healeth the captaynes setuaunt rayseth the wydowes sonne enfourmeth the disciples whome IohnÌ„ Baptyst sente vnto hym coÌ„mendeth IohnÌ„ reproueth the Iues and eateth with the Bhaâ—ise The woman wassheth his feete with her â—earâ—s and he lorâ—yueth her her synnes CAPI VII WHen he had ended all his sayenges in the audyence of the people he entred in to CapernauÌ„ And a certayne Centurions seruaunte whiche was deare vnto hym laye sycke and was in parell of death And when he herde of Iesu he sent vnto hym the elders of the Iues besechynge hym that he wolde come and heale his seruaunte And when they came to Iesus they besought hym instantly sayenge He is worthy that thou shul dest do this for hym for he loueth our nacyon and hath buylte vs a synagoge And Iesus went with them And when he was nowe not farre from the house the Centurion sente frendes vnto hym sayenge vnto hym Lorde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shuldest enter vnder my rofe Wherfore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto the but saye thou the worde and my seruauÌ„t shall be hoole For I also am a man set vnder power haue vnder me souldyers and I saye vnto one go and he goeth and to an other â–ª come and he coÌ„meth to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it When Iesus herde this he marueyled at hym and turned hym aboute and sayde to the people that folowed hym I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israell And they that were sent turned backe home agayne and founde the seruaunt hole that had ven sycke ✚ And it fortuned after this that he went in to a citye whiche is called Naim and many of his disciples went with hym and moch people When he came nygh the gate of the citye beholde there was a deade man caryed out whiche was the onely sonne of his mother and she was a wydowe and moche people of the citye was with her And when the Lorde sawe her he had coÌ„passyon on her and sayd vnto her wepe not And he came nygh and touched the coffyn and they that bare hym stode styll And he sayde Yonge man I say vnto the aryse And he that was deade sat vp began to speake And he delyuered hym to his mother And there came a feare on them all And they gaue the glorye vnto god sayenge A great Prophet is rysen vp amonge vs and GOD hath visyted his people ⊢ ✚ And this rumour of hym went forth throughout al Iury and throughout all the regions which
rysen Remember howe he spake vnto you when he was yet in Galile sayenge that the sonne of man must be delyuered in to the handes of synfull men and be crucyfyed and the thyrde daye aryse agayne And they remembred his wordes and returned from the Sepulcre and tolde al these thynges vnto those eleuen and to all the remenaunt It was Mary Magdalen and Ioanna and Mary Iacobi and other that were with them whiche tolde these thynges vnto the apostles And theyr wordes semed vnto them fayned thynges neyther byleued they them Then arose Peter and tan vnto the Sepulcre and loked in and sawe the lynnen clothes layde by them selfe and departed wondrynge in hym selfe at that whiche had happened ⊢ ✚ And beholde two of them went that same daye to a towne called Emaus which was from Ierusalem aboute thre score furlonges and they talked togyther of all these thinges that had happened And it chaunsed that whyle they comoned togyther and â—â—aso ned Iesus hym selfe drewe neare and went with them But theyr eyes were holden that they shulde not knowe hym And he sayd vnto them What maner of comunicacions are these that ye haue one to an other as ye walk are sad And the one of them whose name was Cleophas answered and sayde to hym arte thou onely a straunger in Ierusalem hast not knowen the thynges whiche haue chaunsed there in these dayes He sayd vnto them what thynges And they sayde vnto hym of Iesus of Nazareth whiche was a prophet myghtye in dede and worde before God and all the people and howe the hygh preestes and our rulers delyuered hym to be condemned to death haue crucified hym But we trusted that it had bene he whiche shulde haue redemed Israell And as touchynge all these thynges to daye is euen the thyrde day that they were done Yea and certayne women also of our company made vs astonyed whiche came early vnto the sepulcre and founde not his bodye and came sayeng that they had senâ— a vision of angels whiche sayde that he was alyue And certayne of them whiche were with vs went to the sepulcre founde it euen so as the women had sayd but hym they sawe not And he sayd vnto them O fooles slowe of herte to by leue all that the prophets haue spoken Ought not Chryst to haue suffred these thynges and to entre in to his glorye And he began at Moses all the prophettes and interpreted vnto them in all scriptures whiche were wrytten of hym And they drewe nygh vnto the towne which they went vnto And he made as though he wolde haue gone further And they coÌ„strayned him sayenge abyde with vs for it draweth towarde nyght and the daye is farre past And he went in to tary with them And it came to passe as he sat at meate with them he toke breade and blessed it and brake and gaue to them And theyr eyes were opened and they knew hym he vanysshed out of theyr syght And they sayd bytwene themselues dyd not our hertê burne within vs whyle he talked with vs by the waye and opened to vs the scryptures And they rose vp the same houre and returned agayne to Ierusalem and founde the eleuen gathered togyther them that were with them sayeng the Lorde is tysen in dede and hath appered to Simon And they tolde what thynges were done in the way howe they knewe hym â–ª in breakyng of breade ⊢ As they thus spake ✚ Iesus hym selfe stode in the myddes of them and sayeth vn to them peace be vnto you †It is I feare not But they were abasshed and afrayde supposed that they had sene a spirite and he sayd vnto them Why are ye troubled or why do thoughtes aryse in your hertes Beholde my handes and my fete that it is euen I my selfe Handle me and se for a spirite hath not fleshe and bones as ye se me haue And wheÌ„ he had thus spoken he shewed them his handes his fete And whyle they yet byleued not for ioy and wondred he sayd vnto them Haue ye here any meate And they offered hym a pece of a broyled fysshe and of a hony combe â–ª And he toke it and dyd eate before them And he sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spake vnto you whyle I was yet with you that all must nedes be fulfylled whiche were wrytten of me in the lawe of Moses and in the Prophettes and in the Psalmes Then opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstande the scryptures and sayd vnto them Thus it is wrytten and thus it behoued Chryst to suffre and to ryse agayne from death the thyrde daye and that repentaunce and remyssyon of synnes shulde be preached in his name among all nacyons ⊢ and must begyn at Ierusalem And ye are wytnesses of these thynges ✚ And beholde I wyll sende the promesse of my father vpon you But tary ye in the citye of Ierusalem vntyl ye be endued with power from on high And he led them out in to Bethany and lyfte vp his handes and blessed them And it came to passe as he blessed them he departed from them and was caryed vp in to heuen And they worshypped hym and returned to Ierusalem with great ioye and were contynually in the temple praysyng and laudyng God ⊢ Amen ¶ Here endeth the Gospell of Saynt Luke ¶ The Gospell of Saynt IohnÌ„ ¶ The euerlastynge byrthe of Chryst and howe he became man The testymony of IohnÌ„ The callyng of Andrewe Peter c. CAPI Primo ✚ IN the begynnynge was the worde the worde was with God and God was the worde The same was in the beginnyng with God All thynges were made by it without it was made no thynge that was made In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men and the lyght shyneth in darkenes the darkenes comprehended it not There was sent from God a man whose name was IohnÌ„ The same came as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that al men through hym myght byleue ☞ He was not that lyght but was sent to beare wytnes of the lyghte That lyght was the true lyghte whiche lyghteth euery man that cometh into the worlde He was in the worlde the world was made by hym and the worlde knew him not He came among his owne and his owne receyued hym not But as many as receyued hym to them gaue he power to be the sonnes of God euen them that byleued on his name whiche were borne not of bloode nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyl of man but of God And the same worde became flesshe and dwelte amonge vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the onely begotten sonne of the father full of grace and trueth ⊢ ✚ IohnÌ„ beareth wytnes of hym cryeth sayenge This was he of whome I spake which though he
angels Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the congregacyons And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacyon of Phyladelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the keye of Dauid whyche openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth know thy worckes Beholde I haue set before the an open dore and no man can shut it for thou hast a lytell strength and hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name Beholde I make them of the coÌ„gregacyon of Sathan whiche call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Eeholde I wyll make them that they shall come and worshyppe before thy fete and shall knowe that I haue loued the. Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon which wyll come vpoÌ„ all the worlde to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth Beholde I come shortely Holde that whiche thou haste that no man take awaye thy crowne Hym that ouercommeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go nomore out And I wyll wryte vpon him the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God newe Ierusalem whiche commeth downe out of heauen froÌ„ my God and I wyl wryte vpon hym my newe name Let hym that hathe heares heare what the spirite sayeth vnto the congregacyons And vnto the messenger of the congragacyon whiche is in Laodicia wryte This sayth Amen the faythful and true wytues the begynnynge of the creatures of God I knowe thy workes that thou acte neyther colde nor hotte I wolde thou were colde or hotte So then because thou art betwene both and nether colde nor hote I wyl spewe the out of my mouth because thou sayest I am ryche and increasyd with goodes and haue nede of nothynge and knowest not howe y u art wreched and miserable poore and blynde and nakyd I councel the to bye of me golde tryed in the tyre that y â— mayest be ryche whyte rayment that thou mayst be clothed that thy filthy nakednes do not appere and anoynte thyne eyes w t eye salue that thou mayest se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasteÌ„ Be feruent therfore and repente Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke If any maÌ„ heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come into hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercam and haue sytten with my father in his seate Lette hym that hathe eares heare what the spirit sayth vnto the â—angregacyons ¶ He seeth the heauen open and the sente and one syttynge vpon it â–ª but â–ª xxâ—iiâ— seates about it with â–ª xxiâ—â—i â—â—ders sytâ—â—â—g vpon theÌ„ and foure beastes praysing God daye and nyght CAPI IIII. A ✚ Fter this I loked beholde a dore was open in heauen the fyrst voyce whiche I hearde was as it were of a trompet talkynge w t me whiche sayde come vp hyther I wyll shewe the thinges whiche muste be fulfylled here after And immediatly I was in the spirit behold a seate was set in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a sardine stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpoÌ„ the seates xxiiij elders syttyng clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr heades crownes of Golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thondringes and voyces and ther were seuen lampes of fyre burnynge before the seate which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God And before y e seate ther was a see of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddes of the seate and rouÌ„de about the seate were foure beastes ful of eyes before and behynde And the fyrst beast was lyke a lyon the seconde beast lyke a calfe and the thyrde beast had a face as a man the fourth beast was lyke a flyinge Egle. And the foure beastes had eche one of theÌ„ vâ— wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they had no rest daye nether nyght sayinge Holy holy holy Lorde God almyghtye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glory and honour thankes to him y â— sat on the seate which lyueth for euer euer the xxâ—â—â—â— elders fell downe before hiÌ„ y t sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and euer ⊢ and cast theyr crownes before y e trone sayinge thou arte worthy O Lorde âšœ our God to receaue glory honoure and power for y â— haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ He seeth the lambe openynge the boke and therfore the foure beastes the. xxâ—iâ—â— elders the angels praise the lambe and do hym worshyppe CAPI V. AND I sawe the ryght haÌ„de of hym y e sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in and on the backsyde sealed w t seuen seales And I sawe a stronge angell whiche preached w t a lowde voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to lose the seales therof And no man in heauen nor in earth neyther vnder the earth was able to open the boke neyther to loke theron And I wepte much because no man was founde worthy to opeÌ„ and to reade the boke nether to loke theron And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde a lyon of the trybe of Iuda the rote of Dauid hathe obtayned to open the boke to lose the seuen seales therof And I behelde and lo in the myddes of the seate and of the foure beastes and in the myddes of the elders stode a laÌ„be as though he had bene kylled hauynge seuen hornes and seuen eyes which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God sent into all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the ryght hande of hym that sate vpon the seate And wheÌ„ he had takeÌ„ the boke the foure beastes xxiiij elders fell downe before the laÌ„be hauing euery one of theÌ„ harpes golden vialles full of odours whiche are the prayers of saynctes and they songe a newe songe saying y u art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou waste kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of al kynredes toÌ„ges people nacions and hast made vs vnto our God kynges prestes and we shall raygne on the earth And I behelde and I herde the voyce of many angels about the trone oboute the beastes the elders and I hearde thousand thousandes saying w t a lowde voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power ryches and wysdome strength and honour glory and blessynge And all the creatures whiche are in heauen on the earth and vnder the earth in the