sainctes vpon y â— goldeÌ„ aulter which was before y â— seate And the smoke of the odoures which cam of the prayers of all saynctes ascended vp before God out of the Angelles hande And the Angell toke the senser and fylled it w t fyre of the aulter cast it into the earth voyces were made thondrynges and lyghtnynges and earthquake And the seuen Angels which had the seuen troÌ„pettes prepared theÌ„ selues to blow The fyrst Angell blewe there was made hayle and fyre whiche were myngled with bloude and they were caste into the earth and the thyrde part âšœ of the earth was set on fyre and the thyrde part of trees was burnt and all grene grasse was brente And the seconde angell blewe and as it were a greate mountayne burnynge w t fyre was cast into the see and the thrde part of the see tourned to bloude the thyrde part of the creatures whiche had lyfe dyed and the thyrde parte of shyppes were destroyed And the thyrde angel blewe and there fell a greate starre from heauen burnyng as it were a lampe it fell into the thyrde parte of the ryuers into fountaynes of waters the name of y â— starre is called wormwod And the thyrde parte was turned to wormwod And many men dyed of the waters because they were made bytter And y â— fourth Angell blewe the thyrde part of the sunne was smytten the thyrde part of the mone and the thyrde parte of starres so that the thyrde parte of them was darckened And the daye was smytten that the thyrde part of it shulde not shyne lyke wyse the nyght And I behelde and herde an Angell flyinge thorowe the myddest of the heauen sayinge with a lowde voyce woo woo woo to the inhabyters of the earth because of the voyces to come of the troÌ„pe of the thre Angels whiche were yet to blowe ¶ The fyfte and syxt Angell blowe theyr trompettes the starre falleth froÌ„ heauen the locustes come out of the smoke The fyrste wo is paâ—â—e the foâ—â—â— angels that were bounde are losed and the thyrde parte oâ— men is kylled CAPI IX AND the fyft angel blewe I sawe a starre fal froÌ„ heaueÌ„ vnto y â— erth And â—o hym was geuen the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt And he opened the bottomlesse pytt and the smoke of the pytt arose as the smoke of a greate fornace And the sunne and the ayre were darckned by the reason of the smoke of the pytt And there came out of the smoke locustes vpon the erth and vnto theÌ„ was geuen power as the scorpions of the erth haue power And it was commaunded them that they shude not hurt the grasse of the erth nether any grene thing nether any tree but only those men which haue not the seale in theyr forheades And to them was commaunded that they shulde not kyll theÌ„ but that they shulde be vexed v. monethes and theyr payne was as the payne y t coÌ„meth of a scorpion when he hathe stonge a man And in those dayes shall men seke deeth and shal not fynde it and shal desyre to dye and deeth shall flye from them And the symilitude of the locustes was lyke vnto horsses prepared vnto battayll on theyr heades were as it were crownes lyke vnto golde and their faces were as yt had bene y â— faces of men And they had heere as the heere of wemen And theyr teethe were as the teeth of lyoÌ„s And they had habbergyons as it were habbergyons of yron And the sounde of their winges was as the sounde of charettes wheÌ„ many horsses runne together to battayle And they had rayles lyke vnto scorpions and ther were stynges in their tayles And their power was to hurt meÌ„ v. monethes And they had a kyng ouer theÌ„ which is the angell of the bottomlesse pytt whose name in the Hebrew tong is Abadon but in the Greke tonge ApollioÌ„ that is to saye a destroyer One wo is past and behold two wooes come yet after thys And the syxt Angell blewe and I herde avoyce from the. iiij corners of the golden aultre which is before God sayinge to the syxt Angell whiche had the troÌ„pe Lose the foure Angelles which are bouÌ„de in y â— grete ryuer Euphrates And the foure Angelles were loosed whiche were prepared for an houre for a daye for a moneth for a yere for to slee the iii. part of men And the nombre of horsmen of warre were .xx. tym es .x. M. And I herde the nombre of them thus I sawe the horses in a vision and them that â—ate on them hauynge fyry habergions of a Iacincte couloure and brymstone and the heades of the horses were as the heades of lyons And out of theyr mouthes went forth fyre and smoke and brymstone And of these thre was the thyrd part of meÌ„ kylled that is to saye of fyre smoke and brimstone which proceded out of the monthes of them For their power was in their mouthes in their tayles for theyr tayles were lyke vnto serpentes and had heades and with them they dyd hurt And the remnauÌ„t of the meÌ„ whiche were not kylled by these plages repeÌ„ted not of the dedes of their haÌ„des that they shulde not worshippe deuyls and ymages of golde and syluer and brasse stone and of wood which nether can se nether heare nether go Also they repeÌ„ted not of theyr mutther and of theyr sorcery nether of theyr fornicacyon nether of theyr thefte The Angell hath the bâ—ke opeÌ„ he sweareth there shal be nomore tyme he geueth the boke vnto Ihon which eateth it vp CAPI X. AND I sawe another myghtye angel come downe froÌ„ heauen clothed with a cloude and the rayne bowe vpon his heed And hys face as it were the sunne and hys fete as it were pyllars of fyre and he had in his hande a lytel boke open and he put his ryght fote vpon the see and his lyfte fote on the erth And cryed with a lowde voyce as when a lyon roreth And when he had cryed seuen thonders spake theyr voyces And when the .vij. thondres had spoken theyr voyces I was about to wryte And I herde a voyce froÌ„ heauen sayinge vnto me seale vp those thynges whiche the. vii thondres spake and wryte them not And the Angell which I sawe staÌ„de vpoÌ„ the see vpon the earth lyfte vp his hande to heauen and sware by him that lyueth for euer more which created heaueÌ„ the thynges that therin are and the lande and thâ— thynges that therin are and the see and the thynges which therin are that there shulde be no lenger tyme but in the dayes of the voyce of the seuenth Angell when he shall begynne to blowe euen the mystery of God shal be fynyshed as he preached by hys seruauntes the prophetes And the voyce which I herde froÌ„ heauen spake vnto me agayne sayde go take the lytle boke which is open in the hande of the angel
which staÌ„deth vpon the see â— vpoÌ„ the erth And I went vnto y â— angell sayde to hym geue me the lytel boke and he sayde vnto me take it eate it vp it shall make thy belly bytter but it shal be in thyâ— nouth as swete as hony And I toke y â— lytl â— boke out of his hande and eate it vp and it was in my mouth as swete ashony and â—s sone as I had eaten it my belly was bytâ— er And he sayde vnto me y â— muste prophesy agayne among the people and nations and toÌ„ges and to many kynges ¶ The temple is measured The seconde wo io past CAPI XI ANd then was giuen me a rede lyke vnto a rodde and it was sayde vnto me Ryse meate the teÌ„ple of god the aulter them that worshyp therin the queer whyche is within the temple cast out meate it not for it is gyuen vnto the Gentyles the holy cytie shall they treade vnder fote xliâ— monethes And I wyl gyue power vnto my two wytnesses they shall prophesy a thousande two hundreth and. lx dayes clothed in sacke clothe These are two olyue trees two candelstyckes standyng before the god of the earth And yf any man wyl hurt them fyre shall procede out of their mouthes and consume their enemyes And yf any man wyll hurte them this wyse must he be kylled These haue power to shut heauen that it raine not in the dayes of their prophesying and haue power ouer waters to turne them to bloude to smyte the earth with al maner plages as often as they wyll And when they haue fynyshed their testimony the beast that came out of the bottom lesse pyt shall make warre agaynste them shall ouercome the and kyl them And their bodyes shall lye in the stretes of the greate cytie whiche spiritually is called Zodom Egypte where our Lorde was crucyfied And they of the people and kynredes tonges and they of the nacioÌ„s shall se their bodies iij. dayes and an halfe shal not suffre their bodies to be put in graues And they that dwel vpon the earth shall reioyce ouer them be glad and shal sende gyftes one to another for these two prophetes vexed them that dwelt on the earth And after iii. dayes an halfe the spirit of lyfe from God entred into theÌ„ And they stode vp vpon their fete great feare came vpon them which saw them And they herde a great voyce from heauen saying vnto theÌ„ Come vp hyther And they ascended vp into heauen in a cloude and their enemyes sawe them And the same hour was there a great earthquake the tenth part of the cytie fell and in the earth quake were slaine names of men seuen M. and the remnaunt were feared and gaue glory to God of heauen The seconde wo is past beholde the thyrde wo wyll come anone And the seuenth angel blewe there were made greate voyces in heauen sayinge the kyngdomes of this worlde are our Lordes his Christes he shal raigne for euermore And the. xxiiij elders which syt before God on their seates fell vpon their faces worshypped God sayinge we gyue the thankes O Lorde God almightye which art wast and arte to come for thou hast receyued thy great myght and hast raygned And the nacions were angrye and thy wrath is come and the tyme of the dead that they shulde be iudged and that thou shuldest gyue reward vnto thy seruauntes the Prophetes and Saynctes and to them that feare thy name small and great and shuldest destroy them whiche destroy the earth And the temple of God was opened in heauen and there was sene in his temple the arcke of his testameÌ„t and ther folowed lyghtnynges and voices and thondrynges and earthquake and muche hayle ¶ The seuenth Angell bloweth his crompet There appereth in heauen a womaÌ„ dothed with the soÌ„ne Michael â—igh teth with the dragon whiche persecuteth the woman CAPI XII ANd there appeared a great wonder in heuen A woman clothed with the soÌ„ne and the mone vnder her fete and vpon her heade a crowne of xij starres And she was with chylde cryed trauaylynge in byrth payned redy to be delyuered And there aâ—red another wonder in heauen for behold a great red dragon hauyng vij heades ten hornes crownes vpon his heades and his tayle drue the thyrde part of the starres and cast them to the earth And the dragon stode before the woman whiche was redy to be delyuered for to deuoure her chylde as sone as it were borne And she brought forth a man chylde whych shulde rule all nacions with a rod ofyron And her sonne was taken vp vnto god and to his seate And the woman fled into wyldernes where she had a place prepared of God that they shulde fede her there â— M. ij hundreth and lx dayes And there was a great battayle in heauâ— Michael his Angels fought with the dragon and the dragoÌ„ fought and his angels and preuayled not neyther was there place founde any more in heauen And the great dragon that old serpeÌ„t called the deuyl and Sathanas was cast out Which deceyueth al the worlde And he was cast into the earth and his angels werecast out also And I hearde a loude voyce sayinge in heauen is now made saluacion and strength the kyngdome of our God and the power of his Christ. For he is cast downe which accused them before God day and nyght And they ouercame him by the bloude of the laÌ„be and by the worde of their testimonye they loued not their lyues vnto the death Therfore reioyce heuens and ye that dwel in theÌ„ Wo to the inhabiters of the erth and of the see for the deuyll is come downe vnto you which hath gret wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short tyme. And when the dragon sawe that he was cast vnto the earth he persecuted the womaÌ„ whiche brought forth the maÌ„ chylde And to the woman were gyuen two wynges of a great Egle that she myght flye into the wyldernes into her place where she is noryshed for a tyme tymes and halfe a time from the presence of the serpent And the dragon cast out of his mouth water after the woman as it had bene a ryuer because she shulde haue bene caught of the flode And the erth holpe the woman and the erth opened her mouth and swalowed vp the ryuer whych the dragon cast out of his mouth And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went and made warre wyth the remnaunt of hyrsede which kepe the commaundementes of God haue the testimony of Iesus Christ. And I stode on the see sande ¶ A beast ryseth out of the see with seuen heades and ten hururs Another beaste commeth out of the earth with two hornes CAPI XIII ANd I sawe a beast tyse out of the see hauyng seuen heades and ten hornes and vpon his hornes ten
vp the lad from the place in whiche he is take hym in thy hande for I wyl make of hym a great peple And god opened her eyes she sawe a well of water â–ª she wente fylled the bottell with water gaue the boy drynke And god was with the lad he grewe dwelte in the wyldernesse and became an archer And he dwelte in the wyldernesse of Pbaran And his mother got hym a wyfe out of the lande of Egypte And it chaunsed the same season that Abimelech and Phicol cheyf captayne of his hoost spake vnto Abraham sayeng God is with the in all that thou doest And now therfore swere vnto me euen here by God thâ—â— thou wylt not hurte me nor my chyldren nor my chyldrens chyldren But that thou shalte deale with me and the â—olintrey where thou haste beâ—â—â—â—â—â—aungeâ— accordynge vnto the kyndnesse thaâ— I haâ—â—â— shewed the. And Abraham sayd â–ª I wyll swâ—â—â— And Abraham rebuked Abâ—â—elech for a wel of water which Abimelechs seruauntes had vyolently taken away And Abimelech sayde I wote not who hath done this thynge Also thou toldest me not neyther herde I of it but this daye And Abraham toke shepe and oxen and gaue them vnto Abimelech And they made bothe if them abâ—nde togyther And Abraham set all ewe lambes by themselues And Abimelech â—â—d vnto Abraham â–ª What meane these vii ewe lambes whiche thou hast set by them selues He answâ—â—d For these vii lambes shalte thou take of my hande that they maye be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue dygged this well Wherfore the place is called Beer Seba bycause that there they sware both of them Thus made they a bonde togyther in Beer Seba. And Abimelech and Phicoll the cheyf Captayne of his hoost rose vp and turned agayn vnto the lande of the Philistines And AbrahaÌ„ planted a wood in Beer Seba and called there on the name of the lorde the euerlastynge god and soiourned in the Philistius lande a long season The fayth of Abraham is proued he offred his son Isaac Chryst our sauyour is promysed The generation of Nachor Abrahams brother CAPI XXII AFter these sayenges it happened that God dyd * proue Abraham and sayde vnto hym Abraham which answered here am I. And he sayd take thy onely sonne Isaac whome thou louest and get the vnto the lande Moria and offre hym vp there for a Sacrifyce vppon one of the mountaynes which I wyll shewe the. Then Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng and sadled his asse and toke two of his yong men with hym and Isaac his sonne and cloue wood for the sacrifice and rose vp and got hym to the place whiche God had appoynted hym The thyrde day Abraham lyft vp his eyes and sawe the place a farre of And Abraham sayde vnto his yonge men Abyde you here with the asse I and the lad wyll go yonder and worshyp and come agayne vnto you And AbrahaÌ„ toke the wood of the sacrifice laybe it vpon Isaac his sonne but he hym selfe toke fyre in his hande and a knyfe And they went baâ—â—â— of them togyther When spake Isaac vnto Abraham his 〈◊〉 and sayde My father And he answe 〈…〉 thâ—â—e am I my sonne He sayde Se here â—â—â—yre and wood but where is the shepe for sacrifyce Abraham answered my son God wyll prouyde hym a shepe for sacrifyce And so they went bothe togyther And when they camâ— vnto the place which God had shewed hym Abraham made an aulter there and dressed the woode bounde Isaac his sonne and layde him on the aulter aboue vpon the woode And Abraham stretchynge â–ª forthe his hande toke the kynfe to haue kylled his sonne And the angell of the Lorde called vnto hym from heuen sayenge Abraham Abraham And he sayd here am I. And he sayde lay not thy hande vpon the chylde neyther do any thyng at al vnto him for nowe I knowe that thou fearest god and hast for my sake not spared thyne only sonne And Abraham lyftynge vp his eyes loked aboute and behold there was a ram caught by the hornes in a thycket And he went and toke the ram and offered hym vp for a sacryfyce in the steade of his son And Abraham called the name of the place the Lorde wyll se. As it is sayde this day in the mounte wyl the Lorde be sene And the angel of the lorde cryed vnto Abraham from heuen the second tyme and sayde By my selfe haue I sworne sayeth the Lorde bycause thou haste done this thynge and haste not spared thy onely sonne that in blessynge I wyll blesse the and in multiplyenge I wyll multiplye thy seede as the sterres of heuen as the sande which is vpon the see syde And thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemyes And in thy seed shall all the nacions of the earth be blessed bycause thou haste herde my voyce And so turned Abraham agayn vnto his yong men and they rose vp and came togyther to Beer Seba. And Abraham dwelte in Beer Seba. And it chauÌ„sed after these thynges that one tolde Abraham sayenge Beholde Milcha she hath also borne chyldren vnto thy brother Nachor Hus his eldest sonne and Bus his brother and Kemuel the father of the Siraans and ceased and Haso and Pyldas and Iedlaph and Bethuell And Bethuel begat Rebecca These viii dyd Milcha bere to Nachor Abrahams brother And his concubyne called Rhuma she bare also Tebah and Gaham Thaas Maacha ¶ Sara dyeth and is buryed in the felde that Abraham bought of Ephron the Hethite CAPI XXIII SAra was an hundred and .xxvii. yeare olde so longe lyued she and Sara dyed in Kyriat Arba. The same is Hebron in the lande of Canaan And Abraham came to mourne Sara to wepe for her And so Abraham stode vp from the syght of his coorse spake to the sonnes of Heth sayenge I am a straunger and a foryner amonge you gyue me a possession to burye iâ—â— with you that I maye bury my corse out of my syght And the chyldren of Heth answered Abraham sayeng vnto hym Heare vs lorde thou arte a prynce of God amonge vs. In the chefest of our sepulches bury thy deed None of vs also shall forbyd the his sepulchre but thou mayst bury thy deed therin And Abraham stode vp bowed him self before the people of the land the chyldren of Heth. And he comoned with them sayeng Yf it be your mynde that I shal bury my deed out of my syght heare me and speake for me to Ephron the sonne of Zoar that he may gyue me the double caue which he hath and that is in the ende of his felde but for asmoch money as it is worth shal he gyue it me in the presence of you for a possessyon to burye in For EphroÌ„ dwelled among the chyldren of Heth. And EphroÌ„ the Hethite answered Abraham in the audyence of the chyldren of Heth of all that went in at the gates of his citye sayeng Not
sleye them So that theyr slayne shal be caste out and theyr bodyes styncke that eueÌ„ the very hilles shal be wet with the bloude of them All the starres of heauen shall waaste and the heauen shall folde together lyke a roll and all the starres therof shall fall lyke as the leaues fall fro the vynes and fyge trees For my swearde shal be bathed i heuen shal immediatly come downe vpon Idumea vpon the people whiche I haue cursed for my vengeaunce And the Lordes swearde shal be full of bloude and be rustye with the fatnesse and bloude of lambes and goates with the fatnes of kydneys of y e wethers For the Lorde shall kyll a greate offrynge in Bosra and a greate slaughter in the lande of Idumea There shal the Unicornes fall w t the bulles that is with the gyauntes and theyr lande shal be washed with bloude theyr grounde corrupt with fatnes Unto the also O SioÌ„ shal come the daye of y e vengeaunce of God and the yere when thine owne iudgementes shal be recompensed And his floudes shal be turned to pytche his earth to brymstone and therwith shall the lande be kyndled so that it shal not be quenched daye nor nyght But smoke euermore so forth to lye waste And no man shall goo thorowe it for euer But Pellycanes Storkes greate Oules and Rauens shal haue it in possessyon and dwell therin For God shall spred out the lyne of desolacyon vpon it and weye it with the stones of emptines When kynges are called vpon there shal be one and all prynces shal be awaye Thornes shall growe in theyr palaces nettels and thystels in their stronge holdes that the dragons maye haue theyr pleasure therin and that they maye be a courte for Estriches There shal straunge visours and monstruous beastes mete one an other and the wylde kepe coÌ„pany together There shall the Lamya lye and haue her lodgyng There shall the oule make her nest buylde be there at home and brynge forth his yong-ones There shall the kytes come togyther eache one to his lyke Seke thorowe the scrypture of the lorde and rede it There shall none of these thingê be left out there shal not one nor such lyke fayle For what his mouth coÌ„maundeth y e same doth his spirite gather together or ful fylleth vpon whom soeuer the lotte falleth or to whom he dealeth it with the line those shall possesse the enheritaunce from generacyon to generacyon dwell therin for euer ¶ Of the tyme and Kyngdome of Chryste ¶ CAPI XXXV BVT the deserte and wyldernesse shall reioyse the waste grounde shal be glad and florysh as the lylly She shal floresh plesauntly and be ioyfull and euer be geuynge of thankes more and more For the glory of Libanus the beautie of Charmell and Saron shal be geuen her These shal knowe the honoure of the Lorde and the magestye of our God And therfore strength the weke handes and comforte the feble knees Saye vnto them that are of a fearefull herte Be of good chere and feare nat Beholde your God coÌ„meth to take veÌ„geaunce and to rewarde God coÌ„meth his owne selfe and wyll delyuer you Then shal the eies of the blynde be lyghtened and the eares of the deafe opened Then shall the lame man leape as an herte and the domme mans tonge shall geue thankes In the wyldernes also there shal welles sprynge and floudes of water in the deserte The drye grounde shal turne to ryuers and the thurstye to sprynges of water Where as dragons dwelte afore there shall growe swete floures and grene rushes There shal be fote pathes and coÌ„mon stretes this shal be called the holy way No vncleane person shall go thorowe it for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that waye and the ignoraunt shall not erre There shal be no Lyon and no rauyshynge beast shall come therin nor be there but men shall go there fre and safe And the redemed of the Lorde shal conuerte and come to Syon with thankesgyuynge Euerlastynge ioye shall they haue pleasure and gladnesse shal be among them And as for all sorowe and heuynesse it shal vanyshe awaye ¶ Ierusalem is asseged by Sennaherib in the tyme of kynge Hezekias CAPI XXXVI I N the. xiiij yere of Kynge Hezekias came Sennaherib Kynge of the Assyryans downe to laye sege vnto all the stronge cyties of Iuda And the Kynge of the Assyrians sent Rabsaketh from Lachis toward Ierusalem agaynste Kyng Hezekias with a greuous Hoste whiche set hym by the condyte of the ouerpole in the waye that goeth thorow the fullers lande And so there came forth vnto hym Eliakim Helkias sonne the Presydent Sobna the Scrybe and Ioah Asaphs sonne the Secretary And Rabsaketh sayde vnto them Tel Hezekias that the greate Kyng of Assiria sayeth thus vnto him What presumpcyon is thys that thou trustest vnto Thou thynekest peraduenture that thou hast councell and power ynough to mayntayne this war or els wherto trusteste thou y â— that casteste thy selfe of fro meâ— lo thou puttest thy trust in a broken staffe of rede I meane Egypte whiche he that leaneth vpon it goeth into hys hande and shutteth hym thorowe EueÌ„ so is Pharao the kynge of Egypt vnto all them that trust in hym But yf thou woldest saye to me we truste in the Lorde oure God A goodly God in dede whose Hye places and aulters Hezekia toke downe and commaunded Iuda and Ierusalem to worshyppe onely before the aulter A byde the thou hast made a condicion with my Lorde the kynge of the Assyrians that he shulde geue the two thousaÌ„de horses art thou able to set men there vpon Seyeng nowe that thou canst nat resyst the power of the smallest prynce that my Lorde hathe howe darrest thou trust in the charettes and horsemeÌ„ of Egypt Moreouer thynkest thou that I am come vp hyther to destroye thys lande without the Lordes wyll The Lorde sayde vnto me go vp into the lande that thou mayest destroye it Then sayde Eliakim Sobna Ioah vnto Rabsaketh Speake to vs thy seruauntes we praye the in the Syrians language for we vnderstande it wel And speake nat to vs in y â— Iewes tong lest the folke heare whiche lyeth vpon the wall Then answered Rabsaketh Thynke ye that the kyng sent me to speake this only vnto you Hathe he not sent me to theÌ„ also that lye vpon the wall that they be nat coÌ„pelled to eate theyr owne donge dryncke theyr owne stale with you And Rabsakeh stode styffe and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tonge and sayde Nowe take hede howe the greate kynge of the AssyriaÌ„s geueth you warnynge Thus sayeth the kynge Let nat Hezekias disceaue you for he shall nat be able to delyuer you Moreouer let nat Hezekias comforte you in the Lorde when he sayeth The Lorde without doute shall defende vs and shall nat geue ouer this cytie into the handes of the kynge of the Assyrians
boke of Ruth iiii xxii i. Regum The fyrst boke of the kynges xxxi xxiiii ii Regum The seconde boke of the kynges xxiiii xxxvii iii. Regum The thyrde boke of the kynges xxii xlviii iiii ReguÌ„ The fourth boke of the kynges xxv lxi i. Paralip The fyrst of the Cronycles xxix lxxiii ii Paralip The seconde of the Cronycles xxxvi lxxxv i. Esdras The fyrst boke of Esdras x xcix ii Esdras The seconde boke of Esdras xiii ciii i. Esther The fyrst boke of Esther x cix Iob The boke of Iob xlii cxii The bokes of the thyrde parte Chapters â—eaâ—e PsalteriuÌ„ The psalter cl ll Prouerbia The prouerbes of Salomon xxxi xxviii Ecclesiast The boke of the preacher xii xxxviiâ— Cantica Cantirorum The ballet of ballettes viiâ— â—l Esaye The prophecy of Esaye lxvi xlii Ieremy The prophecy of Ieremy lii lxxii Trent The lamentacyous of Ieremy v lxxxvi Ezechiel The prophecy of Ezechiel lxviii lxxxviii Daniel The prophecy of Daniel xii cviii Oseas The prophecy of Oseas xiiii cxv Ioel The prophecy of Ioel. iii cxviii Amos The prophecy of Amos. ix cxix Abdye The prophecy of Abdye i cxxi Ionas The prophecy of Ionas iiii cxxii Micheas The prophecy of Micheas vii cxxiii Nahum The prophecy of Nahum iii cxxiiii Abacucke The prophecy of Abacucke iii cxxv Sophony The prophecy of Sophony iii cxxvi Aggeus The prophecy of Aggeus ii cxxix Zachatias The prophecy of Zachary xiiii cxxix Malachy The prophecy of Malachy iii cxxxiii The bokes of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Leafe iii. Esdras The thyrde boke of Esdras ix ii iiii Esdras The fourth boke of Esdras xvi viii Tobias The boke of Tobias xiiii xix Iudith The boke of Iudith xvi xxiii ii Hester Certayne chapters of Hester vi xxviii SapteÌ„cia The boke of wysdome xix xxix Ecclesiasti The boke of Iesus Syrac li xxxvi Baruch The prophet Baruch vi liiii The songe Of the. iii. chyldren in the Ouen i lvii The story Of Susanna i lviii The story Of Bell. i lviii The prayer of Manasses i lix The fyrst boke of the Machabees xvi lx The seconde boke of the Machabees xv lxxii â— All the 〈◊〉 of the newe 〈◊〉 are conteyned in tytle therof ¶ 〈…〉 and tokens that we haue set in the Byble FIrst where as often tymes ye shall fynde a Romayne letter in the texte it sygaifieth that so moche as is in the Romayne letter doth abounde and is more in the comon translacyon in Latyn then is founde eyther in the Hebrue or in the Greke whiche wordes and sentences we haue added not onely to manifest the same vnto you but also to satisfye and content those that here before tyme hath myssed soche sentences in the Bybles and newe Testamentes before set for the. More ouer where as ye fynde this sygne â— it betekeneth a diucrsyte and difference of readyng bytwene the Hebrues and the Chaldees in the same place which diuersites of readyng we were purposed to haue set forth particulerly vnto you But for so moche as they are very long and tedious and this volume is very great houge alredye we haue therfore at this tyme lefte them out trustynge hereafter to set them forth in some lytell volume by them selues We haue also as ye maye se added many handes both in the mergent of this volume also in the texte vpon the whiche we purposed to haue made in the ende of the Byble in a table by them selues certayne godly annotacions but for so moche as yet there hath not bene sufficient tyme ministred to the kynges most honourable counsell for the ouersyght and correccyon of the sayde annotacyons we wyll therfore omyt them tyll theyr more connentente leasure Doyng now nomore but beseke the most gentle reader that wheÌ„ thou comest at soche a place where the hande doth stande or any other where in the Byble thou canst not attayne to the meanynge true knowledge of that sentence then do not rashly presume to make any priuâ—te interpretacion therof but submyt thy selfe to the iudgement of those that are godly learned in Christ Iesus To the whiche Christ Iesu be honour and prayse for euer Amen ¶ The fyrste Booke of Moses called in the hebrue Bereschith and in the latyn Genesis ¶ The creacyon of the worlde ¶ By the worde all thynges be create of God of mans creacion rule and sustenaunce CAPITVLO I. IN the begynnynge God created heuen and earth The earth was voyde â–ª emptye and darkenesse was vpon the face of the depe and the spiryte of God moued vpon the face of the waters And God sayde Let there be made lyght and there was lyght made And god saw the lyght that it was good And God made a diuision bytwene the lyght and darkenesse And God called the lyght daye the darkenesse called he nyght And the euenynge and the mornyng was made one daye And God sayd Let there be a firmament in the myddes of the waters and let it make a diuision bytwene waters and waters And god made the firmament and set a diuisyon bytwene waters whiche were vnder the firmament and bytwene the waters that were aboue the firmament And it was so done And god called the firmament Heuen The euenyng also and the mornyng was made the second day And god sayd Let the waters vnder heuen be gathered togyther in to one place that the drye lande maye be sene And so it came to passe And god called the drye lande earth and the gatherynge togyther of waters called he the sees And god saw that it was good And god sayd Let the earth brynge forth grene herbe which may engendre seede and fruytful tree yeldyng fruyte after his kynd whose seede may be in itselfe vpon the earth And so it was done And the earth brought forth grene herbe makynge seede after his kynde the tree yeldyng fruyte whose seede was in it selfe after his kynd And God sawe that it was good The euenyng also and the mornyng was made the thyrde day And god sayd let there be made lyghtes in the firmament of heuen let them make a dyfference bytwene the day the night let them be for sygnes for appoynted seasons dayes and yeres And let them be for lyghtes in the firmament of heuen that they maye gyue lyght vpon the earth And so it was done And god made two great lyghtes A greater lyght to rule the day a lesse lyght to rule the nyght And he made Sterres also And God set them in the firmament heuen that they myght gyue lyght vpon the earth â–ª and that they myght rule the daye the nyght and to make a difference bytwene the lyght and the darkenesse And God sawe that it was good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the fourth daye And God sayde Let the waters brynge forth mouynge creature that hath lyfe and foule that maye flee vpoÌ„ the earth in the face of the firmament of heuen And god created great
the goodes of Sodome and Gomorra and all theyr vytayles wente theyr waye And they caryed awaye Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his good for he dwelled in Sodome and departed And there came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the Hebrewe whiche dwelled in the valeyes of Mamre the Amoryte brother of Escholl and brother of Aner which were confederate with Abram When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his fresshe yonge men borne in his owne house thre hundred and eyghtene and folowed on them vntyll Dan. And he was set in aray vpon them by nyght he and his seruauntes and smote them and pursued them vnto Hoba whiche lyeth on the lefte hande of Damascos and recouered all the goodes and also brought agayne his brother Lot and his goodes the women also and the people After that he returned agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomor of the kynges that were with hym came the kynge of Sodome forth to mete hym in the playne valcy whiche is kynges dale And Melchisedech kynge of Salem brought forthe breade and wyne for he was the preest of the most hyghest God and blessed hym and sayde Blessed be Abram vnto the hyghe God possessoure of heuen and earth And blessed be the hyghe God whiche hath delyuered thyne enemyes in to thy hand And so he gaue hym tythes of all And the kyng of Sodome sayd vnto Abram Gyue me the soules and take the goodes to thy selfe And Abram answered the kynge of Sodome I haue lyfte vp my hande vnto the Lorde the hyghe god possessoure of heuen and earth that I wyll not take of all that is thyne so moche as a threde or shoo latchet leest thou shuldest say I haue made Abram ryche Saue onely that whiche the yonge men haue eaten and the partes of the men whiche wente with me Aner Eschol and Mamre whiche shall take theyr partes ¶ To Abram is promysed Isaac And agayne the lande of LanaaÌ„â—â—proâ—â—ysed The fayth of Abram The bondage and delyueraunce of the chyldren of Israell CAPI XV. AFter these thynges were done the word of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a visyon sayenge Feare not Abram I am thy defence and thy rewarde shall be excedynge great And Abram sayde LORDE God what wylte thou gyue me when I goo chyldlesse and the chylde of the stewadshyp of my house is this Eleazer of Damasco And Abraham sayd Se to me hast thou gyuen no seed and lo a lad borne in my house is myne heyre And beholde the worde of the lorde came vnto hym sayeng He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come oute of thyne owne body shal be thyne heyre And he brought hym out and sayde Loke vp vnto heuen and tel the sterres yf thou be able to nombre them And hesayd vnto hym euen so shall thy seed be And Abraham byleued the Lorde and that counted he to hym for ryghteousnesse And agayne he sayde vnto hym I am the Lorde that brought the out of Ur of the Caldees to giue the this land and that thou myghtest possesse it And he sayde Lorde God wherby shall I knowe that I shal possesse it He answered hym Take an heyfer of thre yere olde and a she goote of thre yere olde and a thre yere olde ram a turtyll doue also and a yong pygeon He toke therfore all these vnto hym and deuyded them in the myddes layde euery pece one agaynst an other But the foules deuyded he not And when the byrdes fell on the carkases Abram droue them away And when the son was downe there fell a slombre vpon AbraÌ„ And lo a darke great feare fell vpon hym And he sayde vnto Abram Knowe this of a suertye that thy seed shal be a straunger in a lande that perteyneth not vnto them And shall serue them and they shal entreate them euyll foure hundred yeres Yet not with staÌ„dyng the nacyon whom they shall serue wyl I iudge And afterwarde shall they come out with great substance And thou shalte go vnto thy fathers in peace and shalte be buryed in a good olde age But in the fourth genera cyon they shal returne hyther agayne for the wyckednesse of the Amorites is not yet full And it came to passe that when the sonne wente downe there was a darke cloude And beholde there was a smokynge furnace and a fyre brande goynge bytwene the sayde peces In that same daye the Lorde made a couenaunt with Abram sayenge Unto thy seed haue I gyuen this lande from the ryuer of Egypte euen vnto the great ryuer the ryuer Euphrates the Kenytes the Kenizites and the Cadmonites the Hethites and the Pherezites and the gyauntes the Amorites also and the Canaanites the Gergesytes the Iebusytes ¶ Agar conceyueth She â–ª fletth Satai She is conforted of the Angell She beareth Ismaell CAPI XVI SArai Abrams wyfe bare hym no chyldreÌ„ But she had an hande mayde an Egyptian Agar by name And Sarai sayde vnto Abram Beholde the Lorde hath restrayned me that I can not bere I pray the go in vnto my mayde peraduenture I may be edified by her And Abram obeyed the voyce of Sarai And Sarai Abrams wyfe toke Agar her mayd the Egyptian after Abram had dwelled x. yere in the lande of Canaan and gaue her to her husbande Abram to be his wyfe Whiche when he had gone in vnto Agar she conceyued And when she sawe that she had conceyued her maystresse was despysed in her eyes And Sarai sayd vnto Abram Thou doest me wronge â–ª I haue gyuen my mayde in to thy bosome Whiche seynge that she hath coÌ„ceyued I am despysed in her eyes the lorde iudge bytwene the me But AbraÌ„ sayd to Sarai Beholde thy mayde is in thy hande do with her as it pleaseth the. And when Sarai fared foule with her she fled from the face of her And the angell of the Lorde founde her besyde a fountayne of water in the wyldernesse euen by the well that is in the way to Sur. And he sayd Agar Sarais mayde whence camest thou whyther goest thou She sayd I fle froÌ„ the face of my maystres Sarai â–ª And the angel of the lorde sayd vnto her Returne to thy maystres agaynâ— submyt thy selfe vnto her handes And agayne the angell of the Lorde sayde vnto her In encreasyng I wyll encreace thy seed it shall not be nombred for multitude â–ª And the Lordes angel sayd vnto her se 〈…〉 arte with chylde and shalt beare a sonne and shalte call his name Ismaell for the Lorde hath herde thy tribulacion He also wyll be a wylde man and his hande wyll be agaynste euery man and euery mans hande agaynste hym And he shall dwell in the presence of al his brethren And she called the name of the Lorde that spake vnto her Thou God lokest on me for she sayde I haue not sene here the backe partes of hym that seeth me Wherfore the wel was called the well of hym
that regioÌ„ he thought vpon Abraham and sent Lot out from the myddes of the ouerthrâ—wyng when he ouerthrew the cyties where Lot dwelled And Lot departed out of Zoar dwelled in the mouÌ„tayne his ii daughters were w t hym for he feared to tary in Zoar but dwelled in a caue he his ii daughters And the elder sayd vnto the yonger Our father is olde there is not a maÌ„ in the earth to come in vnto vs after the maner of al the worlde Come we wyl make our father dronken with wyne lye w t him that we may saue seed of our father And so they made theyr father dronken with wyne that nyght And the elder daughter wente lay w t her father And he ê‘ceyued it not neyther when she lay downe nor wheÌ„ she rose vp And on the morowe it happened that the elder sayde vnto the yonger beholde yesternyght laye I with my father Let vs make hym dronke with wyne this nyght also and come thou lye w t him that we may rayse vp seed of our father And they made theyr Father dronke with wyne that nyght also And the yonger arose lay with hym And he perceyued it not neyther wheÌ„ she lay downe neyther when she rose vp Thus were bothe the doughters of Lot w t chylde by theyr father And the elder bare a son called his name Moab The same is the father of the Moabytes vnto this daye And the yonger bare a son also called his name Ben Ammy The same is the father of the chyldren of Ammon vnto this daye ¶ Abraham went as a straunger in the lande of Gerar. The â—yngeo Gerar taketh away his wyfe CAPI XX. ANd Abraham departed thence toward the south couÌ„tre and dwelled bytwene Cades and Sur and Soiourned in Gerar. And Abraham sayde of Sara his wyfe she is my syster And Abimalech kyng of Gerar sent and fet Sara awaye But God came to Abimalech in dreame in the nyght and sayd to hym Se thou shalt dye for the womans sake whiche thou haste taken away for she is a mans wyfe But Abimalech had not yet come nye her he sayde Lorde wylte thou sley ryghtwyse people sayd not he vntome she is my syster Yea â–ª and sayd not she her selfe he is my â–ª brother with a pure herte and innocent handes haue I done this â–ª And God sayde vnto hym by a dreame I wote it well that thou dydeâ—â— â–ª it 〈◊〉 the purenesse of thy herte I kepte the also that thou shuldest not syn agaynst me and therfore suffred I the not to touche her Nowe therfore delyuer the man his wyfe agayne for he is a prophete and he shal pray for the that thou mayst lyue But yf thou delyuer her not agayne be sure that y u shalte dye the death bothe thou and all that thou hast And so Abimelech rysynge vp beâ—ymâ—s in the mornyng called al his seruauntes and tolde al these sayenges in theyr eates and the men were sore afrayd And Abimelech called Abraham sayd vnto hym What hast thou done vnto vs and what haue I offended the â–ª that thou hast brought on me on my kyngdome so great a synneâ— thou hast done dedes vnto me that ought not to be done And Abimelech sayde vnto Abraham What saâ—pest thou that thou hast done this thyng AbrahaÌ„ answered For I sayd surely the feare of god is not in this place and they shall slâ—e me for my wyues sake yet in verye dede she is my syster for she is the doughter of my father though she be not the doughter of my mother and she became my wyfe And after god caused me to wandre out of my fathers house I sayde vnto her This kyndnesse shalte thou shewe vnto me in all places where we come that thou say of me he is my brother Then toke Abimelech shepe and oxen men seruauntes and women seruauntes and gaue them vnto Abraham delyuered hym Sara his wyfe agayne And Abimelech sayde Beholde my lande lyeth before the dwell where it pleaseth the best But vnto Sara he sayde Se I haue gyuen thy brother a thousande peces of syluer Beholde it shal be a coueryng of thyne eyes vnto all that are with the. And thus withall was she reproued And so Abraham prayed vnto god and god healed Abimelech and his wyfe and his maydens and they bare chyldren For the Lorde had closed to al the matryces of the house of Abimelech bycause of Sara Abrahams wyfe ¶ Isaac is borne Agar is cast out with her yonge â—orme Iâ— â–ª â—aâ—â—â— The angeâ—â— comforteth Agar The couenaunt â—yâ—â—â—ent Abimelâ—ch and Abraham CAPI XXI THe lorde vysyted Sara as he had sayde and dyd vnto her accordynge as he had promysed For Sara was with chylde and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age euen the same season which the lorde had appoynted hym And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto hym whiche Sara bare hym Isaac And AbrahaÌ„ cyrcumcysed Isaac his sonne when he was viii dayes olde as God commaunded hym And Abraham was an hundred yere olde when his sonne Isaac was borne vnto hym But Sara sayd God hath made me â— laâ—ghyng stocke so that all that heare wyll laughe at me She sayde also â— Who wolde haue sayde vnto AbrahaÌ„ that Sara shulde haue gyuen chyldren sucke for I haue borne hym a sonne in his olde age The chylde growe and was weyned and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weyned And Sara sawe the Sonne of Agar the Egyptyan whiche she had borne vnto Abraham to be a mocker Wherfore she sayd vnto Abraham * Put away this bonde mayde and her sonne for the sonne of this bonde woman shall not be heyre with my sonne Isaac and this sayenge was very greuous in Abrahams syght bycause of his sonne And God sayde vnto Abraham Let it not be greuous in thy fyght bycause of the lad and of thy bonde mayde All that Sara sayth vnto the here her voyce for * in Isaac shall thy seed be called More ouer of the sonne of the bonde woman wyl I make a nacyon by cause he is thy ‡ seede And so Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng and toke breade and a bottel of water and gaue it vnto Ager puttynge it on her shoulders with the lad also sent her away who departynge wandred vp and downe in the wyldernes of Beer Seba. And the water was spente in the bottell and she cast the lad vnder a busshe and went and sat on the other syde a great waye as it were a boweshot of for she sayde I wyll not se the deathe of the chylde And she syttynge downe on the other syde lyfte vp her voyce and wepte And god herde the voyce of the chylde And the angell of God called Ager out of heuen and sayde vnto her What ayleth the Ager Feare not for God hath herde the voyce of the chylde Aryse and lyfte
thyne eyes vnto heuen and when thou seyst the Sonne the moone and the starres with all the hoost of heuen shuldest be desceyued and shuldest worshyp and serue the thynges whiche the lorde thy god hath made to serue all nacyons vnder the hoole heuen But the Lorde hath taken you and brought you out of the yron fournace euen out of Egypt to be vnto hym a people and enherytaunce as ye are this daye Furthermore the Lorde was angrye with me for youre wordes and sware that I shulde not go ouer Iordan and that I shulde not go in vnto that good lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enherytaunce But I must dye in this lande shall not go ouer Iordan But ye shall go ouer and conquere that good lande Take hede vnto youreselues that ye forget not the apoyntment of the â—ord your god whiche he made with you and that ye make you no grauen Image or any pycture that the Lorde thy God hath forbydden the. For the Lorde thy God is a consumyng fyre and a ielouse God Yf thou doest beget chyldren and Chyldrens Chyldren and when ye haue dwelt in the lande ye do wyckedly and make any maner of grauen ymage and worke euyll in the syght of the Lorde ☞ thy god to prouoke hym to anger I call heuen earth to recorde agaynst you this daye that ye shal shortly peryshe from of the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordan to possesse it ye shal not prolonge your dayes therin but shall vtterly be destroyed And the Lorde shall scatter you amonge the nacyons and ye shal be lefte fewe in nombre amonge the people whyther the lord shall brynge you and there ye shal serue Goddes whiche are the worke of mannes hande wood and stoone whiche neyther se nor heare nor eate nor smell And there thou shalte seke the lorde thy God and shalte fynde hym yf thou seke him with all thyne herte and with all thy soule When thou art in tribulacyon and when al these thynges that be here spoken of are come vpon the euen in the latter dayes thou shalte returne agayne to the Lorde thy God be obedyent vnto his voyce For the Lorde thy god is a merciful god he wyl not forsake the neyther destroye the nor forget the apoyntement of thy fathers whiche he sware vnto them For aske of the dayes that are past whiche were before the synce the daye that God created man vpon the earth and aske from the one syde of heuen vnto the other yf euer there came to passe such a great thyng or whyther any suche lyke thyng hath ben herde Dyd euer a nacyoÌ„ heare the voyce of God speakynge out of the myddes of a fyre as thou hast herde and yet lyued eyther whyther God assayed to go and take hym a people from amonge nacions thorow temptacyons Sygnes Wonders war a myghtye hande a stretched out arme and thorow great visions accordynge vnto all that the Lorde your God dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes Nnto the it was shewed that thou myghtest knowe howe that the Lorde he is GOD and that there is noone other but he Out of heuen he made the heare his voyce that he myght nurtour the and vpon earth he shewed the his greate fyre and thou herdest his wordes out of the myddes of the fyre And bycause he loued thy Fathers he chose theyr seede after them and brought the out ☞ in his syght and with his myghtye power out of Egypte to thrust out nacyons greate and myghtyer then thou before the and to brynge the in to gyue the theyr lande to enherytaunce as it is come to passe this daye Understande therfore this daye and turne it to thyne herte that the Lorde he is God in heuen aboue and vpon the erth beneth neyther is there any other Thou shalte kepe therfore his ordynaunces his commaundementes whiche I coÌ„maunde the this daye that it maye go well with the and with thy Chyldren after the and that thou mayst prolonge thy dayes vppon the earth whiche the Lorde thy GOD gyueth the thy lyfe longe Then Moses seuered thre cityes on the other syde Iordan towarde the Sonne rysynge that he shulde flee thyther which had kylled his neyghboure vnwares and hated hym not in tyme past and therfore shuld flee vnto one of the same cites and lyue Namely Bezer in the wyldernes euen in the playn countrey of the tribe of Ruben and Ramoth in Gylead of the Trybe of Gad and Golan in Basan of the Trybe of Manasse And so this is the lawe whiche Moses set before the Chyldren of Israell These are the wytnesses statutes and ordinaunces whiche Moses tolde the Chyldren of Israell after they came out of Egypte on the other syde Iordane in the valey ouer agaynst the house of Peor in the lande of Sehon kynge of the Amorytes whiche dwelte at Hesbon whome Moses and the Chyldren of Israell smote after they were come out of Egypt and conquered his lande and the lande of Og kyng of Basan two kyngê of the Amorites which were on the other syde Iordan towarde the sonne rysynge from Aroer whiche is by the banke of the ryuer Arnon vnto ☞ Mounte Sion whiche is Hermon and all the playne on the other syde Iordane Eastwarde euen vnto the see whiche is in the playne vnder the sprynges of the hyll ¶ The ten coÌ„maundementes CAPI V. ANd Moses called all Israell and sayd vnto them Heare O Israell the ordynaunces and lawes whiche I speake in youre eares this daye that ye maye lerne them and fulfyll them in dede The Lorde oure God made an apoyntment with vs in Horeb. The lorde made not this bonde with our fathers but with vs eueÌ„ with vs which are all here alyue this daye The Lorde talked with you ☞ face to face in the mounte out of the myddes of the fyre And I stoode bytwene the Lorde and you the same tyme and shewed you the worde of the Lorde For ye were afrayed at the syght of the fyre and went not vp in to the mounte and he sayde I am the Lorde thy God whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage Thou shalte haue noone other Goddes in my presence Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage of any maner of lykenesse that is in heuen aboue and that is in earth beneth that is in the waters beneth the earth Thou shalt neyther bow thy selfe vnto them nor serue them for I the Lorde thy God am a ielouse God visityng the wyckednesse of the fathers vpoÌ„ the Chyldren euen in the thyrde and fourth generacion amonge them that hate me and shewe mercye vpon thousandê among them that loue me and kepe my coÌ„maundementê Thou shalte not take the name of the Lorde thy god in vayne for †the Lorde wyl not holde hym giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne Kepe the Sabboth daye that thou sanctifye it as
sente on theyr fâ—te into the valey when in departynge away of Ruben there were great men and wyse of herte Why abodest thou amonge the shepe foldes to heare the bleatynges of the flockes to seperate thy selfe awaye with great men wyse of herte Gilead also abode beyonde Iordane and why dothe Dan remayne in shyppes Aser contynued on the see shore taryed in his decayed places But the people of Zabulon haue ieoperde theyr lyues euen vnto the death lyke as dyd Nephthali in the hygh places of the felde The kynges came fought then fought the kyngê of Canaan in Thamah by the waters of Megiddo and wan no money They fought from heuen euen the sterres in theyr courses fought agaynst Sisara The ryuer of Cyson remoued them that auncient ryuer the ryuer Cyson My soule shall treade hym downe myghtely Then were the horse hoofes smytten asunder by meanes of the praunsinges that theyr myghtye men made Curse ye the citye of Meros sayd the angel of the lorde curse the enhabitours therof bycause they came not ☞ to helpe the Lorde to helpe the Lorde with the myghtye Iael the wyfe of Haber the Kenyte shal be blessed aboue other women blessed shall she be aboue other women in the tent He asked water she gaue hym mylke she brought forth butter in a lordly dysshe She put her hande to the nayle her ryght hand to the smythes hammer with the hammer smote she Sisera smote his head wounded hym and pearsed his temples He bowed hym downe at her feete he fell downe lay styll At her feete he bowed hym downe fell And when he had sonke downe he laye styll desolate The mother of Sisera loked out at a wyndowe and cryed thorowe the lattesse Why is his charet so longe a comynge Why cary the wheles of the cartes All the wyse ladyes answered her yea her owne wordes answered her selfe Surely they haue founde they deuyde the spoyles Euery maÌ„ hath a damsel or two Sisera hath a pray of dyuerse coloured garmentes euen a pray of rayment dyed with sondry coloures that are made of nedle worke rayment of dyuers coloures and of nedle worke which is mete for him that is cheyfe in distributyng of the spoyles So peryshe all thyâ—e enemyes O lorde but they that loue hym let them be as the Sonne when he ryseth in his myght And the lande had rest fourtye yeres ¶ Israell is oppressed of the Madianites Gedeon is sent of God to be theyr delpueâ—â—r CAPI VI. ANd the chyldren of Israell coÌ„mytted wyckednesse in the syght of the Lorde And the Lorde delyuered them into the handes of MadiaÌ„ seuen yeres And the hand of Madian preuayled agaynst Israell and bycause of the Madianites the chyldren of Israell made them dennes in the mountaynes and caues and strong holdes And when Israel had sowen the Madianites the Amalechites they of the East countrey came vp togyther agaynst them pytched theyr tentes agaynst â–ª them destroyed the encrese of the earth euen tyl thou come vnto Azah and lefte no sustenauÌ„ce for Israel neyther shepe ore or Asse for they went vp they and theyr cattel came with theyr tentê as a multitude of greshoppers so that both they also theyr camels were without nombre And they entred into the lande to destroy it And so was Israel excedyngly impoueryshed in the sight of the Madianites cryed vnto the Lorde And when the chyldren of Israel cryed vnto the lorde bycause of the Madiante â–ª the lorde sent vnto them a prophet whiche sayde vnto them Thus sayth the lorde God of Israell I fet you from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage and I ryd you out of the hande of the Egyptians out of the hande of al that oppressed you and cast them out before you and gaue you theyr lande And I sayd vnto you I am the lorde your god feare not the goddes of the Amorites in whose lande you dwell But you haue not obeyed my voyce And the angell of the lorde came and sat vnder an Oke whiche was in Ephrah that perteyned vnto Ioas the father of the Ezerites And his sonne Gedeon pressed out wheate of the eares in a presse to hyde it from the Madianites And the angel of the Lorde appeared vnto hym and sayde the lorde is with the thou myghtye man of warre And Gedeon answered hym Oh my Lorde yf the Lorde be with vs why is al this come vpon vs yea where be all his myracles whiche our fathers tolde vs of and sayd â–ª Dyd not the lorde brynge vs out of Egypte but nowe the Lorde hath forsaken vs and delyuered vs into the handes of the Madianites And the lorde loked vpoÌ„ hym and sayde Go hence in this thy myght and thou shalte delyuer Israell out of the handes of the Madianites Haue not I sent the And he answered hym Oh Lorde wherwith shall I saue Israell Beholde my kynred is poore in Manasses and I am lytell in my fathers house The lorde sayd vnto hym I wyll be with the and thou shalte smyte the Madianites as they were but one man And he answered hym Oh yf I haue fouÌ„de grace in thy syght then shewe me a sygne that it is thou that talkest with me Departe not hence vntyll I come agayne vnto the and tyll I bryng myne offrynge haue set it before the. And he sayd I wyll cary vntyl thou come agayne And Gedeon wente in and made redye a kydde and swete cakes of an Ephaâ— of floure and put it with the flesshe in a basket and put the broth in a pot and brought it out vnto hym vnder the Oke and presented it And the angell of god sayd vnto hym take the flesshe and the swete cakes and lay them vpon this rocke and powre out the broth And he dyd so Then the angel of the Lorde put forth the ende of the staffe that he helde in his hande and touched the flesshe and the swete cakes And there arose fyre out of the rocke and consumed the flesshe and the swete cakes But the angel of the Lorde vanysshed out of his syght And when Gedeon perceyued that it was an angel of the lorde he sayd Alas O Lorde God haue I therfore sene an angel of the lorde face to face that shulde dye And the Lorde sayd vnto hym peace be vnto the feare not thou shalte not dye Then Gedeon made an aulter there vnto the Lorde and called it The Lorde of peace And vnto this day it is yet in Ephrath that perteyneth vnto the father of the Ezerites And it fortuned that the same nyght the lord sayd vnto hym take a yonge bullocke out of thy fathers droue and another of vii yeres olde and destroy the aulter of Baal that thy father hath and cut downe the groue that is by it and make an aulter vnto the Lorde thy God vpon the top of this rocke in a conuenient
iudged Israell And he had fourtye sonnes thirtye neues that rode on seuentie asse coltes And when Abdon the son of Hellell the Pharathonite had iudged Israell eyght yere he dyed and was buryed in Pharthon in the lande of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalechites ¶ Israel beyng an Idolatret is oâ—pressed of the Phâ—istinell The byrth of Samson The sacrifice of Samsons Father CAPI XIII ANd the Chyldren of Israell began agayne to commyt wyckednesse in the syght of the Lorde And the lorde delyuered them in to the handê of the Philistines fourtye yeare And there was a man in Zarah of the kynred of Dan named Manoah whose wyfe was barren and bare not And the angell of the Lorde appeared vnto the woman sayde vnto her Beholde thou arte batten and bearest not But thou shalte conceyue and beare a son And nowe beware that y u drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thyng for se thou shalte conceyue beare a son And there may no raser come on his heade For the lad shal be an absteyner vnto God euen from his †infancye and from his byrth And he shall begyn to delyuer Israell out of the handes of the Philistynes Then the wyfe came and tolde her husbande sayenge a man of God came vnto me and the fassyon of hym was lyke the fassyon of an angel of god excedyng fearful But I asked hym not whense he was neyther tolde he me his name but sayd vnto me beholde thou shalte be with chylde and beate a sonne and nowe drynke no wyne nor stronge drynke neyther eate any vncleane thynge for the ladde shall be an absteyner to god euen from his †infancye and from his byrth to the day of his death TheÌ„ Manoah made intercession to the lorde sayd I pray the my lorde let the man of god whiche thou sendest come once more vnto vs and teache vs what we shall do vnto the lad when he is borne And god herde the voyce of Manoah and the angell of god came agayne vnto the wyfe as she sat in the feld But Manoah her husdand was not w t her And the wyfe made hast ran and shewed her husbande sayd vnto hym Beholde the man appeared vnto me that came vnto me to day And Manoah arose went after his wyfe and came to the man and sayde vnto hym arte thou the man that spakest vnto my wyfe And he sayde I am Manoah sayde nowe when thy sayenge is come to passe what shall be the maner of the chylde what shall he do And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah thy wyfe must absteyne from al that I sayd vnto her she may eate of nothynge that coÌ„meth of the vyne â—tee nor drynke wyne or strong drynke nor eate any vncleane thynge But must obserue all that I bad her Manoah sayde vnto the Angell of the Lorde we wyll kepe the styll vntyll we haue made redye a kyd and haue set it before the. And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Manoah though y u make me abyde I wyll not eate of thy ☞ breade And yf y u wylte offre a burntofferynge thou must offre it vnto the Lorde For Manoah wyst not that it was an angell of the Lorde And Manoah sayde agayne vnto the angell of the Lorde what is thy name that when thy sayenge is come to passe we may do the some worshyp And the Angell of the Lorde sayde vnto hym why askest thou after my name which is ☞ Secrete And so Manoah toke a kyd with a meate offerynge and offered it vpon a rocke vnto the Lorde And the angell dyd wonderouslye Manoah and his wyfe lokyng vpon And wheÌ„ the flame came vp to warde heuen from the aulter the angel of the Lorde ascended vp in the flame of the aulter And Manoah his wyfe loked vpon it fell flat on theyr faces vnto the grouÌ„de But the angell of the Lorde dyd no more appeare vnto Manoah and his wyfe And then Manoah knewe that it was an angell of the Lorde sayd vnto his wyfe we shall surelye dye bycause †we haue sene god But his wyfe sayd vnto hym Yf the lorde wolde kyll vs he wolde not haue receyued a burnt offerynge and a meate offerynge of our handes neyther wolde he haue shewed vs all these thynges nor wolde nowe haue tolde vs any suche And the wyfe bare a sonne called his name Samsom And the lad grewe and the lorde blessed hym And †the spiryte of the Lorde began to moue hym in the hooste of Dan bytwene Zaraah and Esthaoll ¶ The maryage of Samsom He hylleth a Lyon He propoundeth a ryddle â—e hylleth 〈◊〉 â—en His wyfe forsaketh hym and taketh another CAPI XIIII SAmson went downe to Thamnath and saw a woman in ThaÌ„nath of the doughters of the Philistines and he came by and tolde his father and his mother and sayde I haue sene a woman in Thamnath of the doughters of the Philistines And now gyue her me to wyfe Then his father and mother sayde vnto hym Is there neuer a woman amonge the doughters of thy brethren and amonge all my people but that thou must go take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines And Samson sayd vnto his father gyue me this womaÌ„ for she pleaseth me wel But his Father and mother wyst not that it was the Lordes doynge and that he sought an occasyon agaynste the Philistines for at that tyme the Philistines reygned ouer Israell Then went Samson and his father his mother downe to Thamnath and came to the vineyeardes of Thamnath And beholde a yonge †vvod Lyon roored vpon hym And the spiryte of the lorde came vpon hym And he tare hym as he wolde haue rent a kyd and yet had nothynge in his hande neyther tolde his father and mother what he had done And he went downe and talked with the woman â–ª whiche semed well fauoured in the syght of Samson And within a shorte space after as he went thyther agayne to take her to wyfe he turned out of the waye to se the carkas of the Lyon And beholde there was a swarme of bees hony in the carkas of the Lyon And he toke of the honye in his handes and went eatynge and came to his father mother and gaue them also And they dyd eat But he tolde not them that he had taken the honye out of the carkas of the Lyon And so his father came vnto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so vsed the yonge men to do And †when they †the cyâ—esens of that place sawe hym they brought xxx companions to be with hym And Samson sayde vnto them I wyll now put forth a ryddle vnto you and yf ye can declare it me within seuen dayes of the feast and fynde it oute I wyll gyue you thirtye shertes and xxx chaung of garmentes But and yf ye can not declare it
Israell and put them in araye agaynst the Sirians And the rest of the people he deliuered vnto the hande of Abisai his brother and they put them selues in araye agaynst the chyldren of Ammon And he sayd Yf the Sirians be to stronge for me thou shalt succoure me and yf the chyldren of Ammon preuayle agaynst the I wyll helpe the. Plucke vp thyne herte and let vs play the men for our peoples sake and for the cytyes of our god and the lorde shall do that which is good in his owne syght So Ioab and the people that were with hym drue nygh before the Sirians vnto the battayle and they fled before hym And when the chyldren of Ammon sawe that the Sirians were fled they ran awaye lykewyse before Abisai his brother and gat them into the cytye And Ioab came to Ierusalem And when the Sirians sawe that they were put to the worse before Israel they sent messengers fet out the Sirians that were beyonde the ryuer and Sophach the captayne of the hoost of Hadadezer went before them And it was tolde Dauid and he gathered all Israell and went togyther ouer Iordane and came and set vpon them And when Dauid had put hym selfe in araye agaynst the Sirians they fought with hym But the Sirians fled before Israell And Dauid destroyed of the Sirians vii M. charettes and. xl M. foote men kylled Sophach the captayne of the hooste And when the seruauntes of Hadadezer sawe that they were put to the worse before them of Israell they made peace with Dauid and became his seruauntes Neyther wolde the Sirians helpe the chyldren of Ammon any more ¶ The thre moost victoryous battayleâ— of Dauid CAPI XX. ANd it came to passe that after the yeare was expyred aboute the tyme that kynges go out a warre fare Ioab caryed out the armye of the hoost destroyed the countrey of the chyldren of Ammon and came and beseyged Rabha and dystroyed it But Dauid taryed at Ierusalem whyle Ioab smote Rabha and destroyed it And Dauid toke the crowne of theyr kynge from of his heade and founde that it had the weyght of a talent of golde and there were precyous stones in it and it was ordeyned for Dauids heade And he brought also excedynge moche spoyle out of the city And he brought out the people that were in it tormeÌ„ted them with sawes harowes of yron with other sharp instrumentes and so delte Dauid with al the cytyes of the chyldren of AmmoÌ„ And â—â—uid all the people came agayne to Ierusalem After this it fortuned that there arose war at Gazer with the philystines At which tyme Sobocai the Husathite siue Sippaâ— that was of the chyldreÌ„ of Rephaim they were subdued And there was battayle agayne w t the Philistines Elhanan the son of Iair slue Lahemi the brother of Goliath the Gethite whose spere was lyke a weauers beame And there chauÌ„ced yet agayne war at Geth where as was a man of a great stature with xxiiii fyngers and toos syxe on euery hande and syxe on euery foote and was the son of Raphath But when he defyed Israell Iehonathan the son of Simea Dauids brother slue hym These were borne vnto Raphah at Geth and were ouerthrowen in the hande of Dauid and in the hande of his seruauntes Dauid causeth the people to be nombredâ— and theâ—â— dyeth lxx thousand men of the Pestylence CAPI XXI ANd Satan stode vp agaynst Israell prouoked Dauid to nombre Israell And Dauid sayde to Ioab to the rulers of the people Go ye and nombre Israel from Beer Seba to Dan and bryng it to me that I may know the nombre of them And Ioab answered the lorde make his peple an hundred tymes so many mo as they be But my lorde O kynge are they not all my lordes seruauÌ„tes why then doth my Lorde requyre this thynge why wyll my lorde be a cause of trespasse to Israell Neuerthelesse the kyngê worde preuayled agaynst Ioab And Ioab departed walked thorowout all them of Israel came to Ierusalem agayne gaue the nombre of the counte of the people vnto Dauid And all they of Israell were a thousand thousande an hundred thousand men that drue swerde and Iuda was CCCC lxx M men that drue swerde But the Leuites and Beniamin couÌ„ted he not amonge them For the kyngê worde was abhomynable to Ioab And the lorde was dyspleased w t this thyng and smote Israell And Dauid sayde vnto god I haue synned excedynglye in doynge this thynge And nowe I beseche the do a 〈…〉 the wyckednesse of thy seruaunt for I 〈…〉 done very foolyshlye And the Lorde spake vnto Gad Dauids seat sayenge go and tell Dauid sayenge Thus sayeth the lorde I gyue the the thoyse of thre thynges chose the one of them that I maye do vnto the. And Gad came to Dauid and sayde vnto hym Thus sayeth the lorde Chose the eyther thre yeares famyshment or thre monethes to be destroyed before thyne aduersaryes that the swerde of thyne enemyes maye ouertake the or els the swerde of the lorde pestilence in the lande thre dayes and the angell of the Lorde destroyenge thorowout all the coostes of Israell And nowe aduyse thy selfe what worde I shall brynge agayne to him that sent me And Dauid sayd vnto Gad I am in an excedynge strayte let me fall nowe into the hande of the lorde for passynge greate are his mercyes but let me not fall into the hande of men So the Lorde sent pestylence vpon Israell and there were ouerthrowen of Israel lxx M. men And god sent the angel into Ierusalem to destroy it And as he was aboute to destroy the lorde behelde had coÌ„passyon on the wretchednes and sayde to the Angell that destoyed it is ynough let now thyne hande cease And the angell of the Lorde stode by the thresshynge floure of Ornan the Iebusyte And Dauid lyfte vp his eyes and sawe the Angell of the lorde stande bytwene the earth and heuen hauynge a drawen swerde in his hand stretched out towarde Ierusalem Then Dauid and the Elders of Israell whiche were clothed in sacke fell vpon theyr faces And Dauid sayde vnto God Is it not I that commaunded the people to be nombred It is I that haue synned and done euyll indede and what haue these shepe done let thyne hande O lorde my god be on me on my fathers house but not on thy people that they shulde be punyshed And the angel of the lorde commaunded Gad to saye to Dauid that Dauid shulde go vp and set vp an aulter vnto the Lorde in the thresshyng floure of Ornan the Iebusyte And Dauid went vp accordynge to the sayenge of Gad which he spake in the name of the lord And Ornan turned about and sawe the Angell and his foure sonnes were with hym hyd them selues But Ornan was thresshynge wheat and as Dauid came to Ornan Ornan loked and sawe Dauid and went out of
sheweth that this lyfe is but a battayle or warfare CAPI VII HAth man †any certayne tyme vpon earth Are not his dayes also lyke the dayes of an hyred seruaunt For like as a bonde seruaunt desyreth the shadowe and as an hyrelyng wolde fayne haue an ende of his worke Euen so haue I laboured hole monethes longe but in vayne and many a carefull nyght haue I tolde when I lay me downe to slepe I say O when shall I aryse Agayne I longed sore for the nyght And in the meane tyme am I full of sorowes vntyll the twylyght My flesshe is clothed with wormes dust of the earth my skyn is wythered and become horrible my dayes passe ouer more spedely then a weyuer can weyue out his webbâ— and are gone or I am aware O remembre that my lyfe is but a wynd and that myne eye shall no more se the pleasures therof yea and that none other mannes eye shal se me any more For yf thou fasten thyne eyes vpon me I come to nought The cloud is consumed and vanysshed away euen so he that goeth downe to the graue ☞ shall come nomore vp nor turne agayne in to his house neyther shall his place know hym any more Therfore I wyll not spare my mouth but wyll speake in the trouble of my spirite and muse in the bytternesse of my mynde Am I a see or a whale fyshe that thou kepest me so in pryson When I saye my bed shall comforte me I shal haue some refresshyng by talkyng to my selfe vpon my couche TheÌ„ troublest thou me w t dreames makest me so afrayde thorow visions that my soule wysheth rather to perysshe dye then my bones to remayne I can se no remedy I shall lyue no more O spare me then for my dayes are but vayne What is man that thou hast hym in suche reputacion and settest so moch by hym thou visitest hym early and euery daye sodeynly doest thou trye hym Why goest thou not fro me nor lettest me alone ☞ so longe tyll I may swalowe downe my spetle I haue offended and what shall I do vnto the O thou preseruer of men Why haste thou made me to stande in thy way am so heuy a burden vnto my selfe Why doest thou not forgyue me my synne Wherfore takest thou not awaye my wyckednesse Beholde nowe must I slepe in the dust and yf thou seke me to morowe in the mornyng I shall be gone ¶ Iob is reprehended and noted to haue â—eâ—â—â—ned his payne A descryptyon of ypocrisye CAPI VIII THen answered Baldad the Suhite and sayde Howe longe wylte thou talke of suche thynges Howe longe shall thy mouth speake so proude wordes Doth God peruerte the thyng that is lawfull Or dothe the almyghty destroy the thing that is right For seynge that thy sonnes synned agaynste hym dyd not he punyshe them for theyr wyckednesse If thou woldest nowe resorte vnto God by tymes make thyne humble prayer to the almyghtte yf thou woldest lyue a pure and a Godly lyfe shulde he not awake vp vnto the immediatly and gyue the the beau tye of ryghteousnesse agayne In so moche that wherin soeuer thou haddest lytel before thou shuldest now haue great aboundaunce Enquyre I pray the of them that haue ben before the â–ª and searche diligently amonge theyr fathers For we are but of yesterdaye consydre not that our dayes vpon earth are but a very shadowe Shal not they shew the and tell the yea and gladly confesse the same May a rysshe be grene without moystnes Or maye the grasse growe without water No but or euer it be shot forth or euer it be gathered it withereth before any other herbe Euen so gothe it with all them that forget God and euen thus also shall the ypocrites hope come to nought His confidence shal be destroyed and his trust shal be a spiders web He shall leane vpon his house but it shall not stande he shall holde hym fast by it yet shall it not endure It is euen as a grene tree before the sonne and shuteth forth the braunches in his garden It taketh many rotes by a wel syde in so moch that it is lyke an house of stones But yf it be taken out of his place euery man denyeth it sayenge I knowe the â—ot Lo thus is it with hym that reioyseth in his owne doynges as for other they grow out of the earth Beholde God wyll not cast away a vertuous man neyther wyll he helpe the vngodly Thy mouth shall he fyll with laughynge and thy lyppes with gladnesse They also that hate the shall be confounded and the dwellynge of the vngodly shal come to nought ¶ Iob declareth the benefyteâ— of God and that mannes ryghteousnesse is nothynge CAPI IX IOb answered and sayde I knowe it is so of a trueth For howe may a man compared vnto God be iustifyed If he wyll argue with hym he shall not be able to answere hym vnto one amonge a thousande Concernynge suche as be wyse of herte or myghty instrength who euer prospered that toke parte agaynst hym He translateth the mountaynes or euer they be aware It is he that ouerthroweth them in his wrath He remoueth the earth oute of her place that the pyllers therof shake withall He coÌ„maundeth the sonne and it ryseth not he closeth vp the sterrê as it were vnder a sygnet He hym selfe alone spreadeth oute the heuens and goeth vpon the waues of the see He maketh the waynes of heuen ☞ the Orion the seuen sterres and the secret places of the south He both great thynges such as are vnserchable yea and wonders without nombre Lo when he gothe ouer by me I shal not se hym And when he departeth by me I shal not loke vpon hym I shal not perceyue hym If he be hasty to take any thynge away who wyl make hym restore it agayn Or who wyl say vnto hym what doest thou He is god whose wrath no man may withstand but the proudest of all must stoupe vnder hym How shulde I then answere hym or what wordes shuld I fynde out agaynst hym Yea though I were righteous yet myght I not gyue him one worde agayn but mekely submyt my self to hym as my iudge If I had called vpon hym and he had answered me ☞ yet wolde I not byleue that he herde my voyce he trou bleth me so with the tempest and woundeth me out of measure without a cause He wyll not let my spirite be in rest but fylleth me w t bytternesse If men wyl speke of strength lo he is stronge yf men wyll speake of ryghteousnesse who dare be my recorde If I wyll iustifie my selfe ☞ myne owne mouth shall condempne me If I wyll put forth my selfe for a perfyte man he shal proue me a wycked doer For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare yet am I wery of my lyfe One thyng it is and therfore I sayde He destroyeth both the
it lye downe with hym in the earth When wyckednesse was swete in his mouth he hyd it vnder his tongue That he fauoured that wold he not forsake but kepte it close in his throte The breade that he dyd eate is turned to the poyson of serpentes within his body The ryches that he deuoured shall he perbrake agayne for God shall drawe them out of his bely he shall sucke the gall of serpentes and the adders tongue shall sley hym so that he shall no more se the ryuers and brokes of hony butter The thynge that other men haue laboured for shal he restore agayn and shall not eate it vp Great trauayle shal he make for ryches but he shall not enioye them And why he hath oppressed the poore not helped them houses hath he spoyled and not buylded them His bely coulde neuer be fylled therfore shall he perysshe in his couytousnes Therfore shall none of his meate be lefte behynde therfore shall no man loke for his prosperyte When he had plenteousnesse of euery thyng yet was he pore though he was helped on euery syde For though the wycked haue neuer so moch to fyll his bely yet god shall sende his wrath vpon hym cause his indignacyoÌ„ to reygne ouer him so that yf he fle the yron weapons he shall be shot w t the stele bowe The arowe is taken forth gone out of the quyuer a glysterynge swerde thorow the gall of hym feare shal come vpoÌ„ him There shal no darknesse be able to hyde hym An vnkyndled fyre shall coÌ„sume hym loke what remayneth in his house it shall be destroyed The heuen shall declare his wyckednesse and the earth shall take parte agaynst hym The substauÌ„ce that he hath in his house shal be taken away and perysshe in the day of the lordes wrath This is the porcyon that the wycked man shall haue of god the heretage that he may loke for of god ☞ bycause of his wordes ¶ Iob recyteth the prosperyte of the wycked and after descrybeth theyr sodayne ruyne and destruccyon CAPI XXI IOb answered and sayd O heart my wordes that shal be my coÌ„forte of you Suffer me a lytle that I may speake also and then laugh my wordes to scorne †yf it lyke you Is it for mans sake that I make this disputacyon Whiche yf it were so shuld not my spirite be then in sore trouble Marke me well be abasshed laye your hande vpon your mouth For when I coÌ„syder myselfe I am afrayde my fleshe is smytten with fere Wherfore do wycked men lyue in health prosperite come to theyr olde age increase in ryches Theyr chyldreÌ„ lyue in theyr syght theyr generacyon before theyr eyes Theyr houses are safe from all feare and the rod of god doth not smyte them Theyr bullocke gendreth that not out of tyme theyr cowe calueth and is not vnfruytfull They sende forth theyr chyldren by flockê and theyr sonnes leade the daunce They beare with them tabrettes and harpes and haue instrumentes of Musycke at theyr pleasure They spende theyr dayes in welthynes but sodenly they go downe to hell They saye also vnto god go from vs we desyre not the knowledge of thy wayes Who is the almyghtye that we shulde serue hym And what profet shulde we haue to submyt oureselues vnto him Lo there is vtterly no goodnesse in them therfore wyll not I haue to do with the counsayle of the vngodlye Howe ofte shal the candle of the wicked be put out howe ofte commeth theyr destruccyon vpon them O what sorowe shall God gyue them for theyr parte in his wrath Yea they shall be euen as haye before the wynde as chaffe that the storme caryeth awaye And though god saue theyr chyldren from soche sorow yet wyll he so rewarde them selues that they shal knowe it Theyr owne destruccion and misery shall they se with theyr eyes and drynke of the fearfull wrath of the almyghtye For what careth he what become of his housholde after his deathe when the nombre of his monethes is cut shorte In as moch then as god hath the hyghest power of al who can teache hym any knowledge One dyeth now when he is myghtye at his best rych and in prosperyte euen wheÌ„ his bowels are at the fattest and his bones full of mary Another dyeth in sorowe and heuynesse and neuer had good dayes They shall slepe both alyke in the earth the wormes shall couer them Beholde I know what ye thynke y ca the subtyltye that ye ymagyn agaynst me For ye saye ☞ where is the prynces palace and where is the dwellynge of the vngodly haue ye not asked them that go by the waye ☞ Doutlesse ye can not denye theyr tokens that the wycked is kepte vnto the daye of destruccyon and that the vngodly shall be brought forth to the daye of wrath Who dare reproue hym for his way to his face who wyll rewarde him for the vngraciousnesse that he doth Yet shall he be brought to his graue and dwell amonge the heape of the dead Then shal he be fayne to be buryed among the stones of the playne All men also must folow hym and there are innumerable gone before hym Howe vayne then is the coÌ„forte that ye gyue me Doth not falseheed remayne in all your answers ¶ Eliphas reprehendeth Iob of vnmercyfulnesse CAPI XXII SO Eliphas the Themanite gaue answer and sayd Maye a man be profytable vnto god as he that is wyse maye be profytable to hymselfe Is it any vauntage to the almyghtye that thou art ryghteous Or shal it profyte hym that thou makest thy wayes perfyte Is he afrayde to reproue the and to step forth with the in to iudgement Is not thy wyckednesse greate thyne vngracious dedes innumerable For thou hast taken the pledge froÌ„ thy brother for nought robbed the naked of theyr clothyng To soch as were werye hast thou gyuen no water to drynke haste withdrawen breade from the hungrye Shulde soch one then as vseth violence wrong oppression doyng all thyng of parcialyte and hauynge respecte of personnes dwell in the lande Thou hast sent wydowes away emptye oppressed the pore fatherlesse Therfore arte thou compassed aboute with snares on euery syde sodeynlye vexed with feare Shuldest thou then se no darkenesse Shulde not the water floode run ouer the Nowe bycause that god is hygher then the heuens and bycause thou seyst that the sterres are so hygh wylte thou therfore saye Tusshe howe shulde god knowe Doth his dominion reache vpon the cloudes Tushe the cloudes couer hym that he maye not se and he dwelleth aboue heuen Doest not thou kepe the olde waye that vayne men haue gone Whiche were cut downe out of tyme and whose foundacyon was as a runnynge water which sayde vnto God go from vs and what dyd the almyghtye with them He fylled theyr houses with good thynges But the counsayle
cloudes to be a coueryng for it and swadled it with the darke When I gaue it my coÌ„maundement makynge dores and barres for it sayenge Hytherto shalte thou come but no further and there shalte thou laye downe thy proude and hygh waues Hast thou gyuen the morning his charge assoone as thou wast borne and shewed the daye spryng his place that it myght take holde of the corners of the earth and that the vngodly myght be shaken out Theyr tokens and weapons are turned lyke clay and set vp agayne as the chaungyng of a garment The vngodly shall be disapoynted of theyr lyght and the arme of the proude shall be broken Camest thou euer in to the grounde of the see or walkedst in the lowe corners of the depe Haue the gates of death bene opened vnto the or hast thou sene the dores of the shadowe of death Hast thou also perceyued howe brode the earthe is If thou hast knowledge of all this then shewe me where lyght dwelleth and where darknes is that y u mayst bryng vs vnto theyr quarters yf thou canst tell the way to theyr houses Knewest thou before thou wast borne howe olde thou shuldest be Wentest thou euer in to the treasuries of the snowe or hast y u sene the secret places of the hayle whiche I haue prepared agaynst the tyme of trouble agaynst the tyme of battayle and warre By what way is the lyght parted and in to what lande breaketh the East wynde Who deuydeth the aboundaunce of waters into ryuers or who maketh a waye for the lyghtenynge and thondre that it watereth moystneth the drye and bareyne grounde to make the grasse growe in places where no bodye dwelleth and in the wyldernes where no maÌ„ remayneth Who is the father of rayne Or who hath begotten the droppes of dew Out of whose wombe came theyse Who hath engendred the coldnesse of the ayre that the waters are as harde as stones and lye congeled aboue the depe Wylte thou hyndre the swete influences of the seuen sterres Or arte thou able to breake the circle of heuen Canst thou brynge forth the mornynge sterre or the euenynge sterre at coÌ„uentent tyme coÌ„uey them home agayne Knowest thou the course of heuen that thou mayest set vp the ordinaunce therof vpon the earth Moreouer canst thou lyfte vp thy voyce to the cloudes that they may powre downe a great rayne vpon the Canst thou thondre also that they may go theyr way and be obedient vnto the sayenge Lo here are we Who gyueth sure wysdom or stedfast vnderstandyng Who nombreth the cloudes in wysdom Who stylleth the vehement waters of the heuen Who turneth the clottes to dust then to be clottes agayne Wylte thou hunte the pray from the lyon or fede his whelpes lyenge in theyr dennes and lurkyng in theyr couches Who prouideth meate for the rauen when his yong ones crye vnto god and flye aboute for lacke of meate ¶ God speaketh vnto Iob shewynge hym by the example of his workes that his ryghteousnes is vnsearchable CAPI XXXIX KNowest thou the tyme when the wylde gootes bryng forth theyr yong among the stony rockes Or layest thou wayte when the hyndes vse to fawne rekenest thou the monethes after they engendre that thou knowest the tyme of theyr bearynge or when they lye downe when they cast theyr yonge ones and when they are delyuered of theyr trauayle and payne Howe theyr yonge ones growe vp and waxe great thorowe good fedynge when they go forth and returne not agayne vnto them Who letteth the wylde Asse go free or whoo lowseth the bondes of the mule Euen I whiche haue gyuen the wyldernesse to be theyr house and the vntylled lande to be theyr dwellynge place That they may gyue no force for the multitude of people in the cities neyther regarde the cryenge of the dryuer but seke theyr pasture aboute the mountaynes and folowe the grene grasse Wyl the vnicorne be so tame as to do the seruyce or to abyde styl by thy cryb Canst thou bynde the yocke aboute the vnicorne in thy forowe to make hym plowe after the in the valleys Mayst thou trust hym by cause he is stronge or commyt thy laboure vnto hym Mayst thou byleue hym that he wyll brynge home thy corne or to carye any thynge vnto thy barne †Gauest thou the fayre wynges vnto the Pacockes or wynges and fethers vnto the storke for he leaueth his egges in the earth layeth them in the dust He remembreth not that they myght be troden with feete or broken with some wylde beast So harde is he vnto his yonge ones as though they were not his and laboureth in vayne without any feare And that bycause god hath taken wysdom from hym and hath not gyuen hym vnderstandynge When his tyme is that he flyeth vp on hygh he careth neyther for horse nor man Hast thou gyuen the horse his strength or lerned hym to bowe downe his necke with feare that he letteth hym selfe be dryueÌ„ forth lyke a greshopper where as the stoute neyng that he maketh is fearfull he breaketh the grounde with the hoofes of his feete chearefully in his strengthe and runneth to meete the harnest men He layeth asyde all feare his stomake is not abated neyther starteth he abacke for any swerde Though the quyuers ratle vpon him though the speare and shelde glystre yet russheth he in fearsly and beateth vpon the grounde He feareth not the noyse of the trompettes but as soone as he heareth the shawlmes blowe tusshe sayth he for he smelleth the battayle a farre of the noyse of the captaynes and the shoutynge Cometh it thorowe thy wysdome that the Goshauke flyeth towarde the South Doth the Egle mounte vp and make his nest on hygh at thy coÌ„maundement He abydeth in the stony rockes and vpon the hygh toppes of harde mountaynes where no maÌ„ can come from thence seketh he his praye and loketh farre aboute with his eyes His yonge ones are fed with bloode and where any deade body lyeth there is he immediatly ¶ Iob humbleth hym selfe vnto god The descryptyon of Behemoth and Leuiathan CAPI XL. MOreouer the lorde spake vnto Iob and sayde Can he that stryueth with the almyghtie be at rest Sulde not he which dysputeth with God gyue hym an answere Iob answered the Lorde saynge Beholde I am to vyle a persone to answere the therfore wyll I lay my hande vpon my mouth Once or twyse haue I spoken but I wyll saye no more Then answered the lorde vnto Iob out of the storme and sayde Gyrde vp thy loynes nowe lyke a man and tell me the thyngê that I wyll aske the. Wylte thou disanul my iudgement Or wylt thou condemne me that thou thy selfe mayst be made ryghteous Is thy power then lyke the power of God Maketh thy voyce suche a sounde as his dothe Then arme thy selfe with thyne owne power vp decke the in thy ioly araye powre out the indignacion of thy wrathe se that thou caste downe all
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
the chyldren of Ephraim whiche beynge harnessed and caryenge bowes turned thē selues backe in the daye of batayll They kepte nat the couenaunte of God and wolde nat walke in his lawe But forgate what he had done and the wonderfull worckes that he had shewed for them Maruelous thynges dyd he in the syghte of oure fathers in the lande of Egipte euen in the felde of zoan He deuyded the see and broughte them thorowe he made the waters to stande on a heape In the daye tyme also he led them with a cloude and all the nyghte thorowe with a lyghte of tyre He cloaue the harde rockes in the wyldernesse and gaue them drynke therof as it had bene out of the greate deapth He broughte waters out of the stony rocke so that it gusshed out lyke the riuers Yet for all this they synned more against hym and prouoked the mooste hyest in the wyldernes They tempted God in theyr hertes and requyred meate for theyr luste They spake agaynst God also sayenge Shall God prepare a table in the wylder nesse◠He sinote the stony rocke in dede y ◠the water gusshed out and the streames flowed with all but can he geue bred also or prouyde flesh for his people Whē y ◠Lorde hearde thys he was wroth so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob ther came vp heuy dyspleasure agaynste Israel Because they beleued nat in God and put nat theyr trust in his helpe So he commaūded the cloudes aboue and opened the dores of heauen He rayned downe Māna also vpon thē for to eate and gaue them foode frō heauen So man dyd eate ☞ angels fode for he sente them meate ynough He caused the East winde to blowe vnder the heauen and thorow his power he brought in y ◠south west wynde He rayned flesh vpō them as thicke as dust and fethered foules lyke as the sande of the see He let it fall amonge their tentes euēroūde aboute their habitacyon So they dyd eate and were well fylled for he gaue thē their owne desyre They were nat disapoynted of their luste But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes y ◠heuy wrath of God came vpon thē and flewe the welthiest of thē yee and smote downe the chosen men that were in Israell But for all this they synned yet more and beleued nat his wonderous worckes Therfore theyr dayes dyd he consume in vanyte and their yeares ◠trouble When he slewe them they sought hym and turned them early and enquered after God And they remēbred that God was theyr strength and that the hye God wrs theyr redemer Neuerthelesse they dyd but flatter hym with theyr mouthe and dyssembled with hym in theyr tonge For their herte was nat whole with hym nether contynued they stedfast in his couenaunte But he was so mercyfull that he forgaue theyr mysdedes and destroyed them nat Yee many a tyme turned he hys wrathe awaye and wolde nat suffre his whole dyspleasure to aryse For he consydered y ◠they were but flesh and that they were euē a mynde that passeth awaye and commeth nat agayne Many a tyme dyd they prouoke him in y ◠wyldernesse and greued him i the deserte They turned backe tempted God and moued the holy one in Israel They thought nat of his hande and of y ◠daye when he delyuered thē from the hande of the enemye Howe he had wrought his myracles in Egipte his wondres in the felde of zoan He turned theyr waters into bloude so that they myght nat drynke of the ryuers He sent lyce amonge thē and deuoured them vp ‡ and frogges to destroye thē He gaue theyr frutes vnto the eatyr pyller and theyr laboure vnto the greshopper He destroied theyr vynes w t hayle stones and theyr mulbery trees with the frost He smote theyr eatel also with haile stones their flockes with hote thonder boltes He cast vpon thē the furyousnesse of hys wrath anger displeasure and trouble and sent euyl angels among them He made away to his indignacion and spared nat theyr soule from death but gaue theyr lyfe ouer to the pestylence And smote all the fyrst borne in Egipt the moste pryncipall and myghtyest ☞ in y ◠dwellynges of Ham. But as for his owne people he leade them forth lyke shepe caried thē in y ◠wyldernesse lyke a flocke He brought them out safely that they shulde nat feare ouer whelined theyr enemyes with the see And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuary ☞ euē to this mountayne more let them be put to shame and perishe And they shall knowe that thou whose name is Iehoua arte onely the most hyest ouer all the earthe ¶ The. lxxxiiij Psalme ¶ To the chauntet vpon Githith a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah O Howe amyable are thy dwellynges thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the courtes of the Lorde my herte and my flesshe reioyse in the lyuynge God Yee the sparow hath sounde her an house and the swalowe a neste where she maye laye her yonge euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes my kynge my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they wyl be all waye praysynge the. Sela. Blessed is that man whose strength is in the and in whose herte are thy wayes Whiche goynge thorowe the vale of my sery vse it for a wel and the poles are fylled with water They wyll go from strength and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer herken O God of Iacob Sela. Beholde O God oure defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thosande I had rather be a dore kepet in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlines For the Lord God is a lyght defence the Lord wyl giue grace worshyp and no good thyng shal he witholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the man that putteth his truste in the. ¶ The. lxxxv Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah LORDE thou arte become gracyous vnto thy lande thou haste turned away the captyuyte of Iacob Thou haste forgyuen the offence of thy people and couered all theyr synnes Sela. Thou haste taken awaye all thy dyspleasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indingnacion Turne vs then O God our sauyour and let thyne angre ceasse from vs. Wylt thou be displeased at vs for euer and wylte thou stretche out thy wrath from one generacion to another Wylte thou not turne agayne quycken vs that thy people maye reioyse in the Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunte vs thy saluacyon I wyll herken what the Lorde God wyl say ⚜ concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes
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
Babylon CAP. XIIII BVT THE Lorde wyll be mercyfull vnto Iacob and wyll yet chose Israel agayne and set them in theyr owne lande-Straungers shall cleaue vnto them and get them to the house of Iacob The people shall take them and cary them home with them And make them to enheryte the house of Israell in the lande of the Lorde that they maye be seruauntes and hande maydens of the Lorde They shall take those prysoners whose captyues they had bene afore and rule those that had oppressed theÌ„ WheÌ„ the Lorde now shal bryng the to rest from the trauayle feare harde bondage that thou wast laden withal then shalt thou vse this mockage vpon the king of Babylon and saye Howe happeneth it that the oppressour leaueth of Is the golden trybute come to an ende The Lorde hath broken the cepter of the vngodly and the rodde of the lordly Whiche when he is wroth smyteth the peple with durable strokes and in his wonders he persecuteth theÌ„ and tameth them continually And therfore the whole worlde is nowe at rest and quyetnesse and men synge for ioye Yea euen the Fyrre trees and Cedres of Libanus reioyse at thy fall sayenge Nowe that thou arte layde downe theare come no mo vp to destroye vs. Hell also beneth trembleth at thy commyng all myghtie men and Prynces of the earthe steppe forth before the. All Kynges of the earthe stande vp from theyr seates that they maye all aunswere and speake vnto the. Art thou wounded also as we arte thou become lyke vnto vs Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt and so is the melody of thy instrumentes Mothes be layde vnder the and wormes are thy couerynge Howe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayer mornynge chylde howe haste thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people For thou saydest in thyne hert I wyl clyme vp into heuen and make my seate aboue besyde the starres of God I wyl syt also vpon the holy mount towarde the North I wyll clyme vp aboue the cloudes wylbe lyke the hyghest of all Yet thou shalt be brought downe to the depe of hell They that se the shall narowly loke vpon the and thynke in them selues sayenge Is this the man that broughte all landes in feare and made the kyngdomes afrayde Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste and layde the cyties to the grounde which let not his prisoners go out All Kynges of the nacyons lye euery one ☞ in his owne house with worshyppe and thou arte cast out of thy graue lyke a wylde braunche lyke as deade mens rayment that are stryken thorow with the swerde and go downe to the stones of the depe as a deade coarse that is troden vnder fete and art not buryed with them Euen because that thou hast wasted thy laÌ„de and destroyed thy people The generacyon of the wycked shal be without honour for euer Let there awaye be sought to destroye theyr chyldren that be in theyr fathers wyckednes that they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande and fyll the worlde full of enemyes I wyl stande vp agaynst them sayth the Lorde of hostes and root out the name and generacion of Babylon sayth the lorde and wyll gyue it to the Otters and wyll make water poddels of it And I wyl swepe them out with the â—esome of destruction sapcâ—e y â— Lorde of Hostes. The Lorde of hostes hath sworne an oâ—he sayenge It shall come to passe as I haue determyned and shal be fulfylled as I haue deuysed So that Assyriaâ— shall I destroye in my lande and vpon my mountaynes wyll I treade him vnder fote Where thorow his yoke shal come from theÌ„ and his burthen shall be taken from they re shoulder This deuyce hath god taken thorowe the whole worlde thus is his hande stretched out ouer all peple For yf the lorde of Hostes determyn a thyng who is able to disaâ—ull it And yf he stretch forth his haâ—â—â— who maye holde it in agayne The same yere that Kynge Ahaz dyed God threatened on this maner Reioyse not thou whole Palestyna because the rod of him that beateth the is broken for out of the serpentes roâ—e there shal come an adder his frute shal be a fyre worme But ☞ 〈…〉 borne of the pore shal be fed and the symple shall dwell in safetie Thy roâ—e also wyll I destroye with honger and it shall â—â—eye the remnaunt Mourne thou porte wepe thou cytie and feare thou O whole Palestyna for there shall come from y â— North a smoke whose power no man may abyde Who shal then answere the messangers of y â— Gentyles For the Lorde hathe stablyshed Syon and the poore of hê people that be therin do put theyr trust in hym ¶ A prophecye agaynste Moab CAPI XV. THYS is the heuy burthen vpoÌ„ Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed in the nyght seasoÌ„ Kir also iÌ„ Moab was destroied and peryshed in y e nyght They went vp to the ydols house euen to Dibon to y â— hye places to wepe for Nebo Moab did Mourne for Medâ—a All cheyr hâ—ds were balled al But ye foolysh prynces of Zoan ye wyse couÌ„cellers of Pharao whose wyt is turned to foolyshnes howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wyse men and of auncient kynges Where are thy wyse men Let them tell the yf they can what the Lorde of Hoostes hathe deuysed vpon Egypte The Prynces of Zoan are become fooles the Prices of Noph are disceiued they haue disceyued Egypte euen they that were taken for the chefe kynred therof In the myddes of it hath the Lord powred the sprete of wyckenes and they haue disceyued Egypte in euery worke thereof euen as a droncken man stackereth in his vomyte Neither shal ☞ the heade or tayle the brauÌ„ch or rede be able to do any worke in Egypte In y â— daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto wemen It shal be afrayed and stande in feare at the â—ocion of the hand of the Lorde of Hostes whith he shaketh ouer it And Egypte shal be afraied of y â— lande of Iuda so y â— euery one which maketh mencion of it shal be afrayed therat be cause of the councel of the Lorde of hoostes whiche he deuiseth for it In that daye shall fyue cyties in the laÌ„de of Egypte speake the laÌ„gage of Canaan swere by the Lorde of hoostes ☞ the cytye of desolacyon shal be called one of them In that day shall ☞ the altare of the Lorde be in the myddes of the lande of Egypte and thê tytle besyde it VNTO THE LORD And it shal be a token and witnesse vnto the Lorde of hoostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crye vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them he shal sende them a saui our a great man to delyuer them And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypte and the EgyptiaÌ„s shall knowe the Lorde in that daye and do
stretche my hande out vpon them and wyll make the lande waste So that it shal lye esolate and voyde from the wyldernesse of ☞ Deblothah forth thorow all theyr habytacions to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodenly come The cause of the destruccion therof The Prophete is commauÌ„ded to shewe the summe of the euylles that are at haÌ„de CAPI VII THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me on this maner The I cal O thou soÌ„ne of man Thus sayeth Lorde God vnto the lande of Israel The ende commeth yee verely the ende commeth vpon al the foure corners of the earth But nowe shall the ende come vpon the for I wyll sende my wrath vpon the wyll punyshe the accordynge to thy wayes and rewarde the after all thy abhominacyons Myne eye shall not ouerse the neyther wyll I spare the but rewarde the accordynge to thy wayes and declare thy abhominacyoÌ„s Then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lord God Beholde one mysery and plage shall come after another the ende is here The ende I saye that wayteth for the is come all readye the houre is come agaynst the that dwellest in the lande The tyme is at hande the day of sedicyon is harde by and no glad tydynges vpon the mountaines Therfore I wyl shortly poute out my sore displeasure ouer the and fulfyll my wrath vpon the. I wyll iudge the after thy wayes and recompence the al thy abhomynacions Myne eye shal not ouerse the neither wyll I spare the but rewarde the after thy wayes and shewe thy abhomynacyons to learne you for to knowe how that I am the Lord that smyteth Beholde the day is here the daye is come the houre is runne out the rodde florisheth wilfulnesse waxeth grene malicious violeÌ„ce is growen vp and the vn godly waxen to a staf Yet shal there no complaynte be made for them nor for the trouble that shall come of these thynges The tyme coÌ„meth the daye draweth nye Who so byeth let him not reioyse he that selleth let him not be sory for why Trouble shall come in the myddest of all reste so that the seller shall not come agayne to the byer for neyther of them both shal lyue For the vision shall come so greatly oueral that it shall nat be hyndered No man also wyth his wickednes shal be able to saue his owne lyfe The troÌ„pettes shal blowe ye and make you all ready but no man shall go to the batayle for I am wrothe with al the whole multitude The swearde shal be without pestylence and honger within so that who so is in the felde shal be slayne with the swearde and he that is in the cytie shall peryshe with honger and pestylence And suche as escape and fle from among them shal be vpon the hylles lyke as the doues in the felde euery one shal be afrayed because of his owne wyckednesse All handes shal be let downe all knees shal be weake as the water they shall gyrde them selues with sacke cloth feare shall fal vpon them Theyr faces shal be confounded and theyr heades balde theyr syluer shall lye in the stretes and theyr golde shal be despysed Yee theyr siluer and golde may not delyuer them in the day of the fearful wrath of the Lorde They shall not satisfye theyr hongry soules neyther fyll theyr emptye bellyes therwith For it is become their owne decaye thorowe theyr wyckednes because they made thereof not onely costely Iewelles for theyr pompe and pryde but also abhomynable ymages and Idoles For this cause wyll I make them to be abhorred Moreouer I wil geue it into the handes of the straungers to be spoyled and to the wycked for tobe robbed and they shall destroye it My face wyll I turne from them my treasury shal be defyled for the theues shall go in to it and suspende it I wyll make cleane riddaunce for the lande is whole defyled with vntyghtueus iudgement of innocente bloude and the cite is full of abhominacions Wherfore I wyl brynge the most cruel tyrauntes from amonge the Heathen to take theyr houses in possession I wyll make the pompe of the proude to ceasse and they shall take in theyr Saynetuary When thys trouble commeth they shall seke peace but they shall haue none One myschefe and sorowe shal folowe another and one rumoure shall come after another Then shall they seke vysions in vayne at theyr Prophetes The lawe shal be gone from the prestes and wysdome frome the elders The kynge shal mourne the princes shal be clothed with heuynes and the haÌ„des of the people in the lande shall tremble for feare I wyll do vnto them after theyr owne wayes and accordynge to theyr owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ An apperaunâ—e of the symylytude of God Ezechiel is brought vnto Ierusalem in the sprete The Lorde sheweth the Prophete the Idolatryes of the house of Israel and the fely of the Preastes CAPI VIII IT happened that in the syxte yeare the fyfth day of the syxte moneth I sat in my house and the Lordes of the councell of Iuda with me and the hande of the Lorde God fel euen there vpon me And as I loked vp I sawe as it were a lyckenesse of fyre from hys loynes downewarde and from his loynes vpwarde it shyned maruelous cleare lyke an angell to loke vpon This symylitude stretched out an hande and toke me by the hearrye lockes of my heade and the sprete lyft me vp betwyxte heaueÌ„ and earth and brought me in a vysyon to Ierusalem into the entrye of the inner porte that lyeth towarde the north there stode an ymage w t whom he that hath al thynges in his power was very wroth And beholde the glory of the God of Israel was in the same place euen as I had sene it afore in the felde And he sayde vnto me Thou sone of man O lyft vp thyne eyes and loke towarde the North. Then lyft I vp myne eyes towarde the north beholdeâ— besyde the porte Northwarde there was an aulter made vnto the ymage of prouocacion in the very entryng in And he sayde further more vnto me Thou sonne of maÌ„ â—â—â—st thou what these do Seyst thou the greate abhomycions that the house of Israel coÌ„mytteth in this place which ought â—â—t to be doâ—e 〈◊〉 my sainctuary But turne the about a thâ—â— shalt se yet greater abhomynaâ—ions And 〈◊〉 that brought he me to the cour◠〈◊〉 wheÌ„ I loked beholde there was an hole iÌ„ wal Then sayde he vnto me Thou soÌ„ne of man dygge thorowe the wal And wheÌ„ I dygged thorowe the wal beholde there was a dore And he sayde vnto me Go thy waye in and loke what wycked abhomynacyons they do here So I went in and sawe and beholde there were all maner ymages of wormes
of the. When thou arte put out I wyll couer the Heauen and make hys Starres dymme I wyll sprede â—loude ouer the Sonne and the Moone shall not geue her lyght All the lyghtes of heanen wyll I put out ouer the and brynge darckenes vpon thy lande sayeth the Lord God I wyl trouble the hertes of many people when I bring thy destruccyon amonge the Heathen and countrees whom thou knowest not Yee I wyl make many people with their kinges so afrayed thorowe the that theyr heare shall stande vp when I shake my swerde at their faces Sodenly shal they be astonyed euery man in him selfe at the day of thy fall For thus sayeth the Lord God the kyng of Babilons swearde shall come vpon the with the sweardes of the worthyes wyll I smytte downe thy people All they that be myghtye amonge the Gentyles shall waste the proude pompe of Egypte bring downe all her people All the catell also of Egypte wyll I destroy that they shal come no more vpon the waters so that neyther mans fote nor beastes clawe shal stere them any more Then wyll I make theyr waters cleare and cause theyr floudes to runne lyke oyle sayth the Lorde God When I make the lande of Egypte desolate and when the countre with all that is therein shall be layde waste and when I smyte all them whiche dwell in it that they maye knowe that I am the Lorde This is the mournyng that the daughters of the Heathen shal make Yee a sorowe and lamentacion shal they take vp vpon Egipt and all her people sayeth the Lorde God In the. xij yeare the. xv day of the Moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man Take vp alamentacion vpon the people of Egypte and cast them downe yee and the myghtye people of the Heathen also euen with theÌ„ that dwell beneth and with them that go downe into the graue Downe howe fayre so euer thou be and lay the with the vncircumcised Amonge those that be slayne with the swearde shal they lye The swearde is geuen al redy he shall be drawen forth all his people The myghty worthyes and his helpers that be gone downe and lye with the vncyrcumcised and with them that be slayne with the swerde shal speake to him out of the hel Assur is there also with his company theyr graues rounde aboute whiche were slayne and fell all with the swearde whose graues lye besyde him in the lowe pytte His comens are buried rounde aboute his graue al together wounded and slayne with the swerde which men afore tyme brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge There is Elam also with all hys people and their graues rounde aboute which al beyng wounded and slayne with the swerde are gone downe vncircumcysed vnder the earthe whiche neuerthelesse sometyme brought feare in to the lande of the lyuyng for the whiche they beare their shame with the other that be goue downe to the graue Theyr burial is geuen them and al their people amonge them that be slayne Theyr graues are rounde aboute all them whiche be vncircumcysed and with them that be slayne thorowe the swearde for seyinge that in tymes past they made the lande of the lyuyng afrayed they muste nowe beare theyr owne shame with them that go downe to the pytte and lye among theÌ„ that be slayne There is Mesech also and Tuball and theyr people theyr graues rounde aboute These all are amonge the vncircumcysed and them that be slayne with the swearde be cause afore tyme they made the lande of the lyuynge afrayed Shulde not they then lye also amonge the worthyes and vucircumcysed Gyauntes whiche with theyr weapens are gone downe to hell whose sweardes are layde vnder theyr heades whose wyckenesse is vpon theyr bones because that as worthyes they haue brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge Yee among the vncircumcysed shalt thou be destroyed and slepe with them that peryshed thorowe the swearde There is the lande of Edom with her kynges and prynces also whiche with theyr strength are layde by them that were slayne with the swearde yee amonge the vncircuÌ„cysed and them which are gone downe into the pytte Moreouer there be all the prynces of the North with al the Sidouyans which are gone downe to the slayne With theyr feare and strength they are come to confusion and lye there vncircuncised amonge those that be slayne with the swearde and beare theyr owne shame with them that be gone downe to the pytte Now whan Pharao seyth this he shal be comforted ouer all hys people that is slayne with the swearde bothe Pharao and al his host sayeth the Lorde God For I haue geuen my feare in y â— lande of the lyuyng But Pharao and all his people shall lye amonge the vncircuncysed and amonge them that be slayne with swearde sayeth the Lorde God ¶ He setteth out the offyce of a Curate that preacheth the Gospel He strengtheneth them that dysâ—nâ—re and boldeneth them with the promes of mercy The worde of the Lorde agaynst the remnaunt of the people Agaynste the mockers of the wordes of the Prophete CAPI XXXIII AGAYNE the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sayinge Thou sonue of man Speake to the Chyldren of thy people and tell theym Whan I seude a swearde vpon a lande yf the people of the lande take a man of theyr countre and set hym to be they re watcheman the same man whan he seyth the swearde come vpon the lande shall blowe the trompet warne the people If a man nowe heare the noyse of the trompette and wyll not be warned and the Swearde come and take hym awaye hys bloude shall be vpon his owne heade for he herde the sounde of the trompet and wolde not take hede therfore his bloude be vpon hym But yf he wyll receaue warnynge he shall saue his lyfe Agayne yf the watcheman se the swerde come and shew it not with the troÌ„pet so that the people is not warned if the swerde come then and take any man from amonge them the same shall be taken awaye in his owne synne but his bloude wyll I requyre of the watchmans hande And now O thou sonne of man I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Israell that where as thou hearest any thyng out of my mouthe thou mayest warne them on my behalfe If I saye vnto the wycked thou wicked thou shalt surely dye and thou geuest him not warnyuge that he maye bewarre of his vngodly waye then shall the wycked dye in his owne synne but his bloude wyl I requyre of thy hande Neuertheles yf thou warne the wycked of his waye to turne from it where as he yet wyl not be turned from it then shall he dye because of hys synne but thou hast delyuered thy soule Therfore O thou sonne of man speake vnto the house of Israel Ye saye thus Our offences and synnes lye vpon vs and we be
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
flame and hys wheles as the burnynge fyre There drewe forth a fyrye streame went out from him A thousaÌ„de tymes a thousande serued hym x. M. tymes ten thousande stode before him The iudgement was set and the bokes opened Then toke I hede there vnto because of the voyce of the proude wordeâ— whiche y â— horne spake I behelde tyl the beaste was slayne and his body destroyed geuen ouer to be brent in the fyre As for the power of the other beastes also it was taken away but their lyues were prolonged for a tyme and season I sawe in a vysion by night and beholde there came one in the cloudes of heauen lyke the sonne of a man whiche went vnto the olde aged before whom they brought him Then gaue he him power dignite regall that all people tribes and tuÌ„ges shulde serue him Hys power is an euerlastynge power which shal neuer be put downe his kyngdome endureth vncorrupte My herte was vexed I Daniel had a troubled sprete within me the visioÌ„s of my heade made me afrayed tyl I gat me vnto one of them that stode by to knowe the trueth concernyng all these thinges So he tolde me made me vnderstande the interpretacyon of these thinges These foure greate beastes are foure kynges whiche shall aryse out of the earth These shall take in y â— kingdome of the saintê of the most hyest and possesse it styll more more for a longe season After this I requyred diligently to knowe the trueth concernynge y â— fourth beast which was so farre vnlyke the other beastes so horrible whose teeth were of yron and his nayles of brasse which deuoured and destroyed staÌ„ped the resydue vnder hys fete I desyre also to knowe the trueth as touchynge y â— ten hornes that he had vpon his head thys other whiche came vp afterwarde before whose face there fell downe thre whiche horne had eyes and mouth that spake presumptuous thinges and loked wyth a grymmer visage then his felowes I beheld the same horne made batayle agaynst the sayntes yee and gat the vyctory of them vntyl the tyme that the olde aged came that the iudgemeÌ„t was geuen to the chefest sayntes and tyl the tyme that y â— saynctes had the kyngdome in possession He gaue me this answere That fourth beast shal be y â— fourth kyngdome vpon earth it shal be more then all other kyngdomes it shall deuoure treade downe and destroy al other landes The ten hornes are ten kynges y e shall aryse out of y â— kyngdome after whom there shall stande vp another which shal be greater then y â— fyrst He shal subdue thre kynges and shall speake wordes agaynste the hyest of all he shall destroye the Sayntes of the most hiest and thynke that he may chauÌ„ge tymes and lawes They shal be geuen vnder his power vntyll a tyme two tymes and halfe a tyme. But the iudgement shal be kepte so that his power shal be takeÌ„ from him for he shall be destroyed and peryshe at the last As for the kyngdome power and all myght that is vnder y â— heuen it shal be geuen to the holy people of the most hyest whose kyngdome is euerlastynge yeâ— all powers shall serue obeye hym Thus farre extende the wordes Neuertheles I Danyel was so vexed in my thoughtes that my countenaunce chauÌ„ged but the wordes I kepte styll in my herte ¶ A visyon of a steyfe betwene a ra 〈…〉 e and an he goate The vnderstandynge of the visyon is of the battell betwene the kynge of Persia and the kynge of the Ereâ—yms Of the shamelesse kynge Antichrist CAPI VIII IN the thryde yeare of the raygne of kyng Balthazar there apeared a vysion vnto me Daniel after that I had sene the fyrst I sawe in a vision when I sawe it I was at Susis in the chefe cytie whiche lyeth in the lande of Elam and in the vysyon me thought I was by the ryuer of Ulai Then I loked vp and sawe and beholde there stode before the ryuer a ramme which had hornes and these hornes were hye but one was hyer then another the hyest came vp laste I sawe that thys ramme pusshed with hys hornes agaynste the west agaynst the north and agaynste the south so that no beastes myght staÌ„de before hym nor defende theÌ„ froÌ„ hys power but he dyd as him lysted and waxed greatly I toke hede vnto this and then came there an he goate from the west ouer the whole earth and touched nat the grounde The goate had a meruelus goodly horne betwyxte his eyes came vnto the ramme that had the two hornes whom I had sene afore by thy ryuer syde and ranne fearcely vpoÌ„ him with his might I sawe him drawenye vnto the ramme beyng very fearce vpoÌ„ hym yee he gaue him suche a stroke that he brake is two hornes Neyther had the raÌ„me so much strength as to staÌ„de before him but he caste hym downe croade hym vnder hys fete no man was able to delyuer the raÌ„me out of hys power The goate waxed exceadynge greate and when he was at the strongest his great horne was broken also Then grewe there other foure such lyke in the steade towarde the. iiij wyndes of the heaueÌ„ Yee out of one of the least of these hornes there came vp yet another horne which waxed meruelous great towarde the south towarde the east and towarde the fayre pleasaunt lande It grewe vp to the hoost of heauen wherof it dyd cast some downe to the grounde and of the starres also and trode them vnder fete Yee it grewe vp vnto the prynce of the hoost from whom the daylyeofferinge was taken the place of his Sanctuary casten downe And a certayne season was geuen vnto it agaynste the daylyeofferynge because of wyckednesse that it myght caste downe the veryte to the grounde and so to prospere in al thynges that it wente about Upon this I herde one of the sayntes speakynge whiche saynte sayde vnto one that asked this question Howe longe shall thys vysyon of the daylye sacryfyce and of the wastyng abhominacion endure that the Sanctuary and the power shal so be troden vnder fote And he answered hym Unto the euenynge and the mornynge euen two thousande thre hundreth dayes then shall the Sanctuary be clensed agayne Nowe wheÌ„ I Daniel had sene this visioÌ„ sought for the vnderstaÌ„ding of it beholde there stode before me a thynge lyke vnto a man And I harde a mans voyce in y e ryuer of Ulay which cryed and sayde O Gabriel make this man vnderstande the visioÌ„ So he came stode by me But I was afrayed at his coÌ„mynge fell downe vpon my face Then sayde he vnto me O thou sonne of man marke well for in the laste tyme shall this vysyon be fulfylled Nowe as he was speakynge vnto me I waxed faynte so that I suncke downe to the grounde But
suche as haue taught other shal glyster as the shynyng of heauē and those that haue instructe the multitude vnto godlynes shal be as the starres world without ende And thou O Daniell shut vp these wordes and seale the boke tyl y ◠last tyme. Many shall go abonte here and there and then shall knoweledge increase So I Daniel loked beholde there stode as it were other two one vpon thys shore of the water the other vpon yonder syde And one of them sayde vnto him which was clothed in lynen stode aboue vpon the waters of y ◠floude Howe long shal it be to the ende of these wōderous workes Then herde I the mā with the lynē clothes which stode aboue vpon the waters of the floude when he helde vp his ryght and left hande vnto heauen and sware by hym whiche lyucth for euer that it shall tary for a tyme two tymes and halfe a tyme when the power of the holy people is clene scatred abrode then shal al these thynges be fulfylled I herde it well but I vnderstode it not Then sayde I O my Lorde what shal happen after that He aunswered Go thy waye Daniel for these wordes shal be closed vp sealed tyll the last tyme and many shall be purified clensed and tried ⚜ as it were fyre But the vngodly shall lyue wyckedly and those wycked as many of them as they be shall haue no vnderstandynge As for suche as haue vnderstandyng they shal regarde it And from the tyme forth that the daylye offeryng shal be put downe and the abhominable desolacyon set vp there shall be a thousande two hundreth xc dayes O wel is him that wayteth and cōmeth to the thousande iij. C. xxxv dayes Go thou thy way nowe tyl it be ended take thy rest byde thy lot tyll the dayes haue an ende ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Daniell ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Oseas ¶ The tyme wherin Oseas prophecyed Oseas by takyng an hatior his wyfe sygnyfyeth the Idolatrye of the people The destruccyon of the ofsprynge of Iehu and of the Israelytes is prophecyed CAPI I. THis is the word of the Lorde that came vnto Oseas the sonne of Beery in y e dayes of Oseas Ioathan Ahas Iezekias kynges of Iuda in the tyme of Ieroboā the sōne of Ioas kynge of Israel Fyrst when the Lorde spake vnto Oseas ☞ he sayde vnto him Go thy waye take an harlot to thy wyfe and get chyldren by her for the lande hath cōmytted great whoredome agaynst the Lorde So he wente toke Gomer the daughter of Deblaim whiche conceyued and brought forth a sonne And the Lorde sayd vnto him cal hys name Iesraell for ☞ I wyll shortly auenge the bloude of Iesrael vpon the house of Iehu and wyll brynge the kyngdome of the house of Israel to an ende Thē wyll I breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Iesrael She conceyued yet agayne and bare a doughter And he sayde vnto hym Call her name Loruhamah that is not optayninge mercy for I wyll haue no pitye vpon the house of Israel but forget them put them cleane out of remēbraunce Neuerthelesse I wyl haue mercy vpon the house of Iuda wyll saue them euen thorowe y e Lord their God But I wyll not delyuer them thorowe any bowe swearde batell horses or horsmē Nowe when she had weaned Loruhamah she conceyued agayne bare a sonne Then sayde he cal his name Lo amy For why ye are not my people therfore wyll not I be yours And though the nombre of the chyldren of Israel be as the sande of the see whiche can neyther be measured nor tolde yet in the place where it is sayde vnto them ye bē not my people euen there shall it be thus reported of thē they be the chyldren of the lyuyng God Then shal the chyldrē of Iuda and the children of Israel be gathered together agayne chose them selues one head and then departe out of the lande for greate shal be the day of Israel ¶ The people is called vnto repentaunce CAPI II. TEll youre brethren that they are my people and youre systerne that they haue optayned mercy As for ☞ your mother ye shall chyde with her reproue her for she is not my wyfe neyther am I her husbande onelesse she put awaye her whoredome out of my syght her aduoutry from her brestes If no I shall strype her naked set her euen as she came into the worlde yee I shall lay her wast make her lyke a wyldernesse and sleye her for thyrst I shall haue no pite also vpon her chyldrē for they be the chyldren of fornicacion Their mother hath broken her wedlocke she that bare them is come to confusyon For she sayd ☞ I wyl go after my louers that geue me my water my bred my woll flaxe my oyle and my dryncke But I wyll hedge her way with thornes and stoppe it that she shall not fynde her fotesteppes and though she rūne after her louers yet shal she not get them she shal seke thē but not fynde them Then shall she saye well I wyll go turne agayne to my fyrst housbande for at that tyme was I better at ease then nowe But this wolde she not knowe where as I yet gaue her corne wyne oyle siluer gold whiche she hath hanged vpon Baal Wherfore ☞ nowe wyll I go take my corne wyne agayne in their season and set agayne my woll and my flax which I gaue her to couer her shame And nowe wyll I discouer her foolyshnesse euen in the syght of her louers no man shall delyuer her out of my hādes Moreouer I wyll take awaye al her myrth her holy dayes her uewmoones her Sabbathes and all her solēpue feastes I wyl destroye her vyneyardes fygge trees thoughe she sayeth lo here are my rewardes y ◠my louers haue geuen me I wyll make it a wodde and the wylde beastes shal eate it vp I wyll punish her also for y ◠dayes of Baal wherin she censed hym deckynge him with her earinges and cheynes whē she folowed her louers and forgat me sayeth the Lorde Wherfore beholde I wyl cal he◠agayne bryng her into a wyldernesse speake frendly vnto her there wyll I geue her her vyneyardes agayne yee the valey of Achor also to shewe her hope comforte Then shall she fynge there as in the tyme of her youth and lyke as in the daye when she came out of the lande of Egypt Then sayeth y ◠Lorde she shall saye vnto me O my housbande shal call me nomore Baal for I wyll take awaye those names of Baal frō her mouth yee she shal neuer remēbre their names any more Thē wyl I make a couenaunte with them with the wylde beastes with the foules of the ayre
doth that girdeth her selfe with sack because of her bryde grome For y â— meate drincke offering shal be taken away from the house of the Lord the prestes the Lordes ministtrs shal mourne The felde shal be wasted the laÌ„de shal be in a myserable case for the corne shal be destroyed the swete wyne shal come to confusion and the oyle vtterly desolate The housbandmen and the wyne gardeners shal loke piteously make lameÌ„tacion for the wheat wyne barly and because the haruest vpon the felde is so cleane destroyed The grape gatherers shall make great mone when the vineyarde and fygtrees be so vtterly wasted Yee al the poÌ„garnettê palmtrees apletrees and the other trees of the felde shall wyther away Thus the mery chere of the chyldren of men shall come to confusion GyrdeÌ„ you and make your mone O ye prestes mourne ye mynysters of the aulter go your way in and stepe in sacke cloth O ye officers of my God for the meat drinckofferyng shal be taken away from the house of your God Proclayme a fastyng call the coÌ„gregacion gather the elders and all the inhabytours of the lande togyther into the house of the Lorde your God and crye vnto y â— Lorde alas alas for this day And why the day of the Lord is at hande and coÌ„meth as a destroyer from the almighty Shal not the meates be taken away before our eyes ☜ the myrth also and ioye from the house of our God The sede shal perysh in the grouÌ„de the garners shall lye wast the flores shal be broken downe for the corne shal be destroyed O what a syghynge make the euyll the bullockes are very euel lyking because they haue no pasture and the shepe are samyshed away O Lorde to the wyll I crye for the fyre hath consumed the goodly pastures of the wyldernesse the flame hath brent vp al the trees of the felde Yee the wylde beastes crye also vnto the for the water riuers are dryed vp the fyre hath consumed the pastures of the wyldernesse ¶ He propheryeth the commyng and cruâ—â—â—ye of theyr enemyes An exhortâ—cion to moue them to conuerte CAPI II. BLowe out the trompet in Syon crye vpon my holy hyll y â— all suche as dwell in the laÌ„de may treÌ„ble at it for the day of the Lorde toÌ„meth is harde at hande a darcke day a gloomyng day a cloudy day yee a stormy daye lyke as the mornynge spredeth out vpon y â— hylles Namely a great mightye people suche as haue not bene sens the begynnyng neyther shall be after them for euer more Before hym shal be a consumyng fyre behynde him a burnynge flame The lande shal be as a garden of pleasure before him but behinde hym shall it be a very wast wyldernesse and there is no man that shall escape him They are to loke vpon lyke barbed horses ruÌ„ne lyke horsmen They skyp vp vpon y â— hylles as it were the souÌ„de of charettê as y â— flame of fyre y â— consumeth y â— strawe as a myghty people redy to the batayle The tolke shal be afrayed of hym all faces shal be as blacke as a pot These shal ruÌ„ne lyke gyauntes and leape ouer the walles lyke men of warre Euery man in his going shall kepe hys araye and not go out of hys Path. There shal not one driue another but eche shall kepe his owne waye They shall breake in at the wyndowes not be hurte They shal come into the cyâ—â—e runne vpon the walles They shall clyme vp vpon the houses and slyppe in at the wyndowes lyke a thefe The earth shall quake before hym yee y â— heauens shal be moued â–ª The sunne the moone shal be darckened and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne The Lord shal shall shewe his voyce before his hooste for his hooste is great stronge and myghty to fulfyll his commaundement This is that great and maruelous fearefull daye of the Lorde And who is able to abyde it Now therfore sayeth the Lorde Turne you vnto me with all your hertes with faâ—ynge wepynge and mournyng rent your hertes and not youre clothes Turne you vnto the Lord your God for he is gracyoê° and mercyfull long suffering and of greate compassion and redy to pardon wickednes Then no doute he also shall turne and forgeue and after his chastenynge he shall let your increase remayne â–ª for meat and drinckoffriÌ„ges vnto the Lord your God Blowe out with the trompet in Syon proclayme a fastynge call the congregacyon and gather the people together warne the congregacioÌ„ gather the elders briÌ„ge the chyldren suckelynges together Let the brydegrome go forth of hys chaÌ„bre and the bryde out of her rloset Let the preastes serue the Lorde betwyxte the porche the aulter wepyng and saying be fauourable O Lord be fauourable vnto thy people let not thine heritage be brought to suche coÌ„fusion lest the Hethen be Lordes therof Wherfore shuld they say among the Hethen where is now their God Then shal the Lorde be gelous ouer his lande and spare his people yee the Lorde shall answerre saye vnto his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne wyne oyle so that ye shall haue pleÌ„ty of them I wyll no more geue you ouer to be a reprofe amoÌ„g the Hethen Againe as for him of the North I shal dryue him farre from you shut him out into a drye wast lande his face toward the east sce his hynder partes towarde the vtmost see The styncke of him shall go vp his filthy corruption shall fal vpon hym selfe because he hath dealt so proudly Feare not O lande but be glad reioyse for the Lord wyl do great thinges Be not ye afraied neither O ye beastes of the felde for the pastures shal be grene the trees shal beare theyr frute the fyg trees vyneyardes shall geue theyr increase Be glad then O ye chyldreÌ„ of Syon and reioyse in the Lorde your god for he hath ge uen you a teacher of rightuousnesse he it is y t shal sende you downe showers of rayne early late in the fyrst moneth so y t the garners shal be ful of corne the presses plentuous in wyne oile And as for the yeres that the greshoper locust blastyng caterpyller my grethost which I seÌ„t among you haue eaten vp I shal restore theÌ„ to you againe so that ye shal haue ynough to eate be satisfied prayse the name of the Lord your God that so maruelously hath dealt with you And my people shal neuer be confounded any more Ye shal wel knowe y â— I am in the middest of Israel that I am the Lord your God ye that there is none other my people shal no more be brought to confusion After this wyll I poure out my sprete ☜ vpon al flesh your soÌ„nes your daughters shal ê“phecy
coloures and stroÌ„g Then spake I and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me O Lord what are these The angel answered sayde vnto me These are the. iiij windes of the heaueÌ„ which be come forth to staÌ„de before y â— ruler of all the earth That w t the blacke horse went into the laÌ„de of the north the white folowed them and the spekled horses wente forth towarde the south These horses were very stronge and wente out and sought to go and take theyr iourney ouer the whole earth And he sayde get you hence go thorowe the worlde So they went thorow out the worlde Then cryed he vpon me and spake vnto me sayeng beholde these that go towarde the North shall styll my wrath in the North countre And the worde of the Lord came vnto me sayeng Take of the presoners that are come froÌ„ Babylon namely Heldai Tobiah Idaia come y u the same day and go into the house of Iosiah the soÌ„ne of Sophony TheÌ„ take golde syluer make crownes therof and set theÌ„ vpon the heade of Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosedeh the hye preste speake vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes Beholde the maÌ„ whose name is the braunche and he that shal sprynge vp after him shal buylde vp the temple of the Lord yee euen he shall buylde vp the temple of the Lord. He shall beare the prayse he shal syt vpon the Lordes trone haue the domynacion A preste shall he be also vpon his trone and a peacable couÌ„cel shal be betwyxte them both And the crownes shal be in the temple of the Lorde for a remembraunce vnto Helem Tobiah Idaiah and Hen the sonne of Sophony And such as be farre of shal come and buylde the temple of the Lorde that ye may knowe howe that the Lorde of hoostes hath sent me vnto you And thys shall come to passe if ye wyl herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God ¶ The estymacyon of fastynge without mercy The despysyng of charyte and the obstynaâ—ye of the people CAPI VII IT happened also in the fourthe yeare of kyng Darius that the worde of the Lord came vnto Zachary in the fourth day of the ninth moneth which is called Casteâ— what tyme as Sarasar and Rogomelech and the men that were with theÌ„ sent vnto Bethel for to pray before the Lord and that they shulde say vnto the prestes which were in the hous of the Lorde of hoostes and to the Prophetes Shulde I wepe in the fyfth moneth absteyne as I haue done nowe certayne yeares Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoostes vnto me sayenge Speake vnto all the people of the lande and to the preastes and saye when ye fasted and mourned in the fyfth seuenth moneth nowe this ixx. yeares dyd ye fast vnto me When ye dyd eate also dryncke dyd ye not eate and dryncke for your owne selues Are not these the wordes whiche the Lorde spake by his Prophetes afore tyme when IerusaleÌ„ was yet inhabited welthy she the cities roâ—de aboute her when there dwelt men both towarde the south in the playne countrees And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary sayinge Thus sayeth the Lord of hoostes Execute true iudgemente shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse euery man to his brother Do the wyddowe the fatherles the straunger and poore no wrong and let no man ymagen euyl against his brother in his herte Neuerthelesse they wolde not take hede but turned their backes stopped theyr eares that they shulde not heare yee they made their hertes as an AdamaÌ„t stone lest they shulde heare the lawe and wordes which the Lorde of hostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the Lord of hoostes was very wroth at them And thus is it come to passe that lyke as he spake and they wolde not heare eueÌ„ so they cried I wolde not heare sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but scaâ—red theÌ„ amonge all Gentyles whome they 〈…〉 not Thus the lande was made so deso 〈…〉 that there trauayled no man in it neyth 〈…〉 nor fro for that pleasauÌ„t lande was vtt 〈…〉 layed waste ¶ Of the returne of the people vnto Ierusalem and of the mercy of God towarde them Of good workes The callyng of the Gentyles CAPI VIII SO the worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me sayeng Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes I was in a great gelousy ouer Sion yee I haue bene very gelous ouer her in a great dyspleasure thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes I wyl turne me agayne vnto Sion and wyll dwell in the myddest of Ierusalem so that IerusaleÌ„ shal be called a faythful and true cyte the hyll of the Lorde of hostes yee an holy hyll Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes There shal yet olde men wemen dwell agayne in the stretes of Ierusalem yee such as go w t staues in theyr handes for very age The stretes of the cyte also shal be full of yong boyes and damsels playinge vpon the stretes Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes yf the resydue of this people thyncke it to be vnpossible in these dayes shulde it therfore be vnpossyble in my syght sayeth the Lord of hostes Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Beholde I wyl delyuer my people froÌ„ the laÌ„de of the east and west and wyll brynge them agayne that they maye dwel at Ierusalem They shal be my people and I wyl be their God in trueth and ryghtuousnesse Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes let your handes be stronge ye that nowe heare these wordes by the mouth of y â— prophetes which be in these dayes that the fouÌ„dacion is layed vpon the Lord of hostes house y â— the temple maye be buylded For why before these dayes neyther meÌ„ nor catel coulde wiÌ„ue any thyng nether myght any man come in out in rest for trouble but I let euery man go a gaynst his neyghbour Neuerthelesse I wyl now intreate the resydue of this people nomore as afore tyme sayeth the Lorde of hoostes but they shal be a sede of peace The vineyarde shal geue her frute the grouÌ„de shal geue her increase y â— heaueÌ„s shal geue their dewe I shall cause the reÌ„naunt of this people to haue all these in possession And it shal come to passe y â— lyke as ye were a curse among y â— the Heathen O ye house of Iuda ye house of Israell EueÌ„ so wyl I delyuer you y â— ye shal be a blessyng feare not but let your handes be stronge For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes lyke as I â—â—â—ysed to punyshe you what tyme as 〈…〉 prouoked 〈◊〉 vnto wrath sayâ—th the Lorde of hostes spared not Euen â—o 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 now in these dayes for to do wâ—â— vnto the house of Iuda Ierusalem theefore feare ye not Now the thynges that ye shal do are these
hys hande wryttynge haue I by me And therfore seke some meanes how y â— mayest come by hym receyue of him the sayde weyght of syluer geue him his handwrytyng agayne My sonne be not afraied trueth it is we leade here a poore lyfe but greate good shal we haue yt we feare God and departe from all synne and do well ¶ The obedyence of yonge Tobias to his father whiche is sent into Rages An Aungell accompanyeth with hym in his iourney CAPI V. THEN answered Tobias his father and sayde father all that thou hast coÌ„maunded me wyl I do and that diligently But howe I shall require this money I cannot tell Neyther bothe he knowe me nor I him What token shall I geue him And as for the way thyther I neuer knewe it Then his father answerd hym and sayde I haue his hande wrytyng by me which when thou shewest hym immediately he shall paye the But go thy way now and get the some faithful man to go with the for an hyre that thou mayest receyue the money whyle I am yet lyuynge Then went Tobias out and vpon the strete he founde a fayre yonge man standyng gyrded vp and as it were one readye to take his iourney And he knewe not that it was an Angell of God but saluted hym and sayde From wheÌ„ce art thou thou good yonge man He aunswered Of the chyldren of Israel And Tobias sayde vnto hym knowest y â— the waye that ledeth vnto the countre of the Medes He answered I knowe it well and all those stretes haue I gone oft tymes and haue lodged with our brother Gabelê° that dwelleth in Rages a citye of the Medes whiche lyeth vpon the mounte Egabthanis Tobias sayd vnto him I praye the tary for me tyl I haue tolde my father these thinges Then went Tobias in â–ª tolde his father al â–ª At the which his father maruelled prayed that he wolde come in vnto him Nowe wheÌ„ the Angel came in he saluted him and sayd Ioye be with y â— foreuer more And olde Tobias sayd what ioy can I haue that sit here in darkenes se not the light of heaueÌ„ The yonge man sayde vnto him Be of good cheare God shall helpe the shortly And Tobias sayd vnto him Canst y u bryng my sonne to Gabelus vnto the cytie of Rages in Medea And when y â— coÌ„mest agayne I shall paye the thy hyre And the Aungell sayde vnto him I shall leade thy sonne and brynge him to the agayne TheÌ„ Tobias answered him tell me I praye y â— of what house or of what trybe arte thou The Angell Raphael sayde vnto him Askest thou after the kynred of an hyrelyng or sekest thou a gyde for thy sonne to go with hym But that I make the not carefull I am Azarias y â— soÌ„ne of great Hananias And Tobias answered thou art come of a great kynred but I praye the be not displesed that I desyred to know thy kynred The Angel sayde vnto him thy sonne shall I leade forth safely bryng him whole to the agayne Then answered Tobias and sayde wel go on your way God be in your iourney his angel beare you company So wheÌ„ they had prepared all thynges y â— they wolde take w t them in theyr iourney Tobias bad his father his mother farewel and they weÌ„te on theyr way both together Nowe when they were gone his mother beganne to wepe sayde The staffe of our age hast thou taken away sent hym from vs. Wolde God that money had neuer bene for the whiche thou hast sent hym awaye If we had bene content with our pouerte thys had bene great ryches vnto vs that we saw our soÌ„ne here Then saide Tobias vnto her wepe not oure soÌ„ne shall come to vs agayne safe sounde thine eyes shal se him For I trust that the good Angel of God shal beare him coÌ„pany ordre wel all the thynges that he dothe so y t he shall come to vs agayne w t ioye At these wordes his mother left of from wepyng and helde her tonge ¶ Yonge Tobias is delyuered from the fyshe by the angell The Angell exhorteth Tobias to take â—arâ— to his wyfe CAPI VI. SO Tobias went on hys way a dogge folowed hym and the fyrste nyght they abode by the water of Tygris Then wente he out to wash his fete behold there came forth an horrible fyshe to deuoure hym Of whom Tobias was afrayed cryed with a loude voyce sayenge Lorde he commeth vpon me And the Angell sayde vnto him Take hym by the gyll and drawe hym to the. And he dyd so and drewe hym vpon the lande And the fyshe begane to leape at hys fete Then sayde the Aungell vnto hym take out the bowels of thys fyshe and as for the herte the gall the leuer kepe them by the. For these thiÌ„ges are necessary and good for medecyne Tobias dyd so and rosted the fysh and they toke hym with them in theyr iourney the resydue they salted as much as was suffycyent for them tyll they came to Rages a cytye of the Medes Then Tobias asked the aungell sayde vnto hym I praye the brother Azaria tell me wherto are these thinges good of the fysh that thou hast bydden me kepe The Aungell answered him and sayde If thou layeste a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof dryueth awaye all maner of euyll sprytes whether it be from man or from woman so that from thence forth the same shall come nomore vnto theÌ„ The gall is good to anointe or to stryke the eyes withall where as there is any blemith in then so that they shal be whole And Tobias sayde vnto hym where wylt thou that we remaine The Aungel answered sayde Here is a nye kynsman of thyne one Raguell by name which hath a daughter called Sara and hath nether sonne nor daughter but her All hys good belongeth vnto the and thou must mary her and therfore desyre her of her father he shall geue her the to wyfe Then answered Tobias and saide As I vnderstande she hath bene maryed vnto seuen husbandes and they al are deed and I haue herde saye that the deuell slewe them I am afrayed therfore leste suche thynges happen vnto me also whiche yf it came to paâ—se seynge I am the onely sonne of my father and my mother I shulde bryng them in theyr age with sorowe to theyr graues Then saide y e Aungel Raphael vnto him Heare me I wyll tell the what they be or whom the deuell hath power Namely they that receaue mariage of such a fashion that they shut God out from theÌ„ froÌ„ theyr hert geue theÌ„ selues to theyr owne lust euen as it were an horse Mule which haue no vnderstaÌ„ding vpoÌ„ such hath the deuel power But when thou takeste her and arte come into the chamber wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothyng but vnto prayer
compare thinges that cannot fele vnto them and they are worse then those Yet is there not one of these beastes that with his syght can behold any good thing nether haue they geueÌ„ prayse nor thanckes vnto God ¶ The punyshment of Idolatrers and the benefytes done vnto the faythfull CAPI XVI FOr these and suche other thynges haue they suffred worthy punyshement and thorowe the multytude of beastes are they roted out In steade of the whiche punyshmentes thou hast gracyously ordred thyne owne people and geuen their desyre that they longed for a newe and straunge tayst preparynge them quales to be theyr meate to the intent that by the thynges which were shewed and sent vnto them they that were so gredy of meate myght be withdrawen euen froÌ„ the desyre that was necessary But these with in shorce tyme were brought vnto pouertye and tasted a newe meate For it was requysite that without any excuse destruccion shulde come vpon those which vsed tyranny and to shewe onely vnto the other how their enemyes were destroyed For when the cruel woodnesse of the beastes came vpon them they peryshed thorow the stinges of the cruel Serpentes Notwithstandynge thy wrath endured not perpetually but they were put in feare for a lytle season that they myght be refourmed hauyng a token of saluacyon to remeÌ„bre the commaundemeÌ„t of thy lawe For he that coÌ„uerted was not healed by the thynge y â— he sawe but by the O sauiour of all So in this thou shewedst thyne enemyes that it is thou which deliuered troÌ„ all euyll As for them wheÌ„ they were bytteÌ„ â–ª w t greshoppers and flyes they dyed for they were worthy to perysh by such But neyther y â— teth of dragoÌ„s nor of venimous wormes ouercame thy chyldreÌ„ for thy mercy was euer by theÌ„ helped theÌ„ Therfore were they punyshed to remeÌ„bre thy wordes but hastely were they healed agayn lest they shuld fal into so depe forgetfulnes y â— they myght not vse thy helpe It was nether herbe nor playster that restored theÌ„ to the helth but thy word O lord which healeth all thynges It is y u O Lord that hast the power of lyfe and death thou ledest vnto deathes dore and bryngest vp agayne But maÌ„ thorow wickednes slayeth his owne soule and when hys sprete goeth forth it turneth not agayne neyther may he call agayne the soule that is taken awaye It is not possyble to eskape thy hande For the vngodly that wolde not knowe y â— were punyshed by y â— strength of thyne arme wyth straunge waters hayles and raynes were they persecuted and thorowe fyre were they consumed For it was a wonderous thynge that fyre myght do more then water whiche quencheth all thynges but the worlde is the auenger of the ryghtuous Somtyme was the fyre so tame that the beastes which were sent to punysh the vngodly brente not and that because they shulde se and knowe that they were persecuted with the punyshmente of God And some tyme brent the fyre in the water on euery syde that it myght destroye y â— vnrightuous nacion of the earth Againe thou haste fed thyne owne people w t Angels fode and sent the breade redy from Heauen without their laboure beynge very pleasaunt and of good tast And to shewe thy ryches swetenesse vnto thy chyldren thou gauest euery one theyr desyre so that euery maÌ„ myght take what lyked hym best But the snowe and yse abode the vyolence of the fyre melted not that they myght knowe that the fyre burnyng in the hayle and rayne destroyed the frute of the enemyes the fyre also forgat his strength agayne that the rygh tuous myght be noryshed For the creature that serueth the whiche art the maker is fearse in punyshyng y â— vnryghtuous but is easy geÌ„tle to do good vnto suche as put their trust in the. Therfore dyd all thynges alter at the same tyme and were all obedient vnto thy grace whiche is the nurse of all thynges accordynge to the desyre of them that had nede therof that thy chyldren O Lord whoÌ„ thou louest myght knowe that it is not nature and the growynge of frutes that fedeth men but that it is thy worde whiche preserueth them that put theyr truste in the. For loke what myght not be destroyed wyth the fyre as soone as it was warmed wyth a lytle SuÌ„ne beame it meltetd y â— al meÌ„ myght knowe that thankes ought to be geuen vnto the before the Sunne ryse and that thou oughtest to be worshypped before the daye springe For the hope of the vnthaÌ„kfull shall melt awaye as the wynter yse perysshe as water that is not necessary ¶ The iudgementes of God vpon the Egyptions CAPI XVII GReate are thy iudgementes O Lord and thy councels can not be expressed therfore men do erre that wyl not be refourmed w t thy wysdome For when y â— vnryghsuons thought to haue thy holy people in subieccyon they were bounde with the bandes of darknes long nyght shut vnder the rofe thynkynge to escape the euerlastynge wysdome And whyle they thought to be hyd in the darckenesse of their synnes they were scatred abrode in the very middest of y â— darke couerynge of forgetfulnes put to horryble feare woÌ„derously vexed for the corner wher they myght not kepe them from feare because the sounde came downe and vexed them yee many terrible and straunge visions made them afrayed No power of the fyre myght geue them lyght nether myght the cleare tlammes of y â— starres lyghteÌ„ that horrible nyght For there appeared vnto them a sodayne fyre verye dredefull At the which when they sawe nothynge they were so afrayed y â— they thought the thynge whiche they sawe to be the more fearfull As for the sorcery enchauntmeÌ„t that they vsed it came to derysyon and the proude wysdome was brought to shame For they that promysed to dryue away the fearefulnes drede from that weake soules were sicke for feare them selues and y â— with scorne And though none of the wonders feared theÌ„ yet were they afrayed at the beastes whiche came vpon them at the Hyssyng of the serpentes In so much that with treÌ„blyng they swowned sayd they sawnot y â— ayre whiche no man yet may escape For it is an heuy thynge when a man 's owne conscience beareth recorde of his wyekednes and condempneth hym And whyâ—a vexed and wounded conscyence taketh euer cruell thynges in haÌ„d Fearefulnes is nothyng els but a declaring that a man seketh helpe and defence to answere for hym selfe And loke how much lesse the hope is within the more is the vncertentye of the matter for the whiche he is punyshed But they y â— came in the myghtye nyght slepe the slepe that fel vpon them from vnder and from aboue somtyme were they afrayed thorowe the feare of the wonders and somtime they were so weake that they swowned withall for an hastye and sodayne ferfulnes came vpon
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
made an othe saying If ye wyl not delyuer me Iudas captyue I shal remoue this teÌ„ple of god iÌ„ to y e plaine felde I shall breake downe the aulter coÌ„secrate this teÌ„ple vnto Bachus After these wordes he departed TheÌ„ the prestes lyft vp their haÌ„des towarde heaueÌ„ be sought hym y t was euer y e defeÌ„der of their people saying Thou O Lord of al which hast nede of nothynge woldest y t the teÌ„ple of thy habitacion shulde be amoÌ„ge vs. Therfore now O mooste holy Lorde kepe thys house euer vndefyled which lately was clensed Nowe was there accused vnto Nicanor one Raziâ— an Alderman of IerusaleÌ„ a louer of the whole â—pâ—â—â— a man of good reporte which for y â— kynde hert y t he bare vnto the people was called a father of y e Iewes This maÌ„ oft tymes wheÌ„ the Iewes were mynded to kepe theÌ„ selues vndefiled defeÌ„ded delyuered theÌ„ being coÌ„tent stedfastly to spende his body hys lyfe for his people So Nicanor wyllyng to declare y â— hate y t he bare to the Iewes set fyue hundreth men of warre to take hym for he thought yf he gat hym he shulde brynge the Iewes in great decay Nowe when the people beganne to rush in at hê house to breake the dores to set fyre on it he beynge nowe taken wolde haue defended him selfe with hys swearde chosynge rather to dye manfully then to yelde him selfe to those wicked doers because of his noble stocke he had rather haue bene put to extreme cruelte Not withstanding what tyme as he myssed of hys stroke for hast the multytude â—el invioleÌ„tly betwixte the dores he ranne boldly to the wall cast him selfe downe manfully among the heape of them which gaue soâ—e place to his fall so that he fel vpon hys bely Neuerthelesse whyle there was yet breth wythin him he was kyndled in his mynde whyle his bloude gusshed out exceadiÌ„gly for he was very sore wouÌ„ded he ranne thorow the myddest of the people and gat hym to the toppe of a rocke So when his bloude was nowe gone he toke out his owne bowels with both his haÌ„des threw theÌ„ vpon y e people callyng vpoÌ„ y e Lord of lyfe spryte to rewarde him this agayne and so he died ¶ Nicanor goeth aboute to come vpon Iudas on the 〈◊〉 both day The blasphemy of Nicanor Machabeus expouÌ„dyng vnto the Iewes the visyoÌ„â—â—â—deneth theyr hâ—ries The prayer of Machabeus After the host of Nicanor is ones ouercome â–ª Machabeus commaunoeth his hâ—â—d and his handes to be â—uâ— of and his tonge to be geuen vnto fowles CAPI XV. NOwe when Nicanor knewe y e Iudas was in the countre of Samaria he thought w t al his power to stryke a felde w t him vpon a Sabboth daye Neuertheles the Iewes y t were coÌ„pelled to go w t him sayde O do not so cruelly vnkyndly but halow the Sabboth daye and worshype hym that seyth all thynges For all thys yet saide the vngracyous personne Is there a myghty one in heaueÌ„ that coÌ„mauÌ„ded the Sabboth daye to be kepte And when they sayde yee the lyuynge God the myghtye Lorde in heauen commaunded the seuenth daye to be kept he sayd And I am mighty vpoÌ„ earth to commauÌ„de them for to arme themselues to perfourme the kynges busynesse NotwtstaÌ„dyng he myght not haue his purpose Nicanor had deuysed with great pride to ouercome Iudas to bring away the vyctory But Machabeus had euer a fast confydence a perfect hope in god that he wolde helpe him exhorted his people not to be afrayed at the coÌ„ming of the Heathen but alway to remeÌ„bre the helpe that had bene shewed vnto theÌ„ froÌ„ heaueÌ„ yee to be sure now also that almyghtye God wolde geue them the vyctory He spake vnto them out of the law prophetes putting theÌ„ in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the battayls that they had striken afore and made them to be of a good corage So when theyr hartes were plucte vp he shewed them also the disceatfulnesse of the Heathen and how they wolde kepe no couenauÌ„t nor othe Thus he weapened them nat wyth the armoure of shylde speare but w t wholsome wordes and exhortacyoÌ„s He shewed theÌ„ a dreame also wherthorow he made them al glad whiche was thys he thought that he sawe Onias whiche had bene hye prest a vertuous louing man sad of honest coÌ„uersacion wel spoken one that had bene exercysed in Godlynes from a chylde holdyng vp his handes towarde heauen praying for his people After this ther apeared vnto hiÌ„ another man which was aged honorable glorious And Onias sayde This is a louer of the brethren of the people of Israell This is he that praieth much for the people and for al y e holy cite Ieremy the prophet of god He thought also that Ieremy helde out his ryght haÌ„de gaue vnto Iudas a swearde of gold saying Take thê holy swearâ— a gyft froÌ„ god wherwith thou shalt smyte downe the enemyes of the people of Israel And so they were wel coÌ„forted thorow the wordes of Iudas toke corage vnto them so that the yoÌ„gemen were determyned in theyr myndes to fyghte to byde styfly at it In so much y t iÌ„ the thiÌ„ges which they toke in hande their boldnesse shewed y e same because the holy cytie and the temple were in parell for the which they toke more care then for theyr wyues chyldren brethreÌ„ kynsfolckes Againe they that were in the 〈◊〉 were most careful for those which were to fight Nowe when they were al in a hope that the iudgmeÌ„t of the matter was at haÌ„de the enemyes drew nye the host beyng set iÌ„ aray y e ElephaÌ„tes horsmen euery one staÌ„dyng in hys place Machabeus consydered the coÌ„ming of the multytude y e ordynaunce of diuerse weapeÌ„s the cruelnes of y e beestes helde vp his handes towarde heauen calling vpon the Lord y t doth woÌ„ders which geueth nâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the multytude of weapons power of the host but to them that please him according to his owne wyl Therfore in hys prayer he sayde these wordes O Lorde thou y â— dyddest sende thyne Angell in the tyme of Ezâ—kyah kyng of Iuda and in the hoste of Sennaherib slewest an huÌ„dreth foure score fiue thousaÌ„de sende now also thy good angell before vs O lord of heauens in the fearfulnesse and drede of thy myghtye arme that they which come against thy holy people to blaspheme them maye be afrayed And so he made an ende of his wordes TheÌ„ Nicanor they that were wyth hym drewe nye wyth shawmes and soÌ„ges but Iudas his copany with praier callynge vpon God With theyr handes they smote but w t theyr hertes they prayed vnto the Lorde slewe no lesse then xxxv M. meÌ„ For thorow the present helpe of god they were gloriously comforted Now when they left of
the thynges that be of god but those that be of men Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples It any man wyl folowe me let hym forsake himselfe take vp his crosse and folow me For who so wyl saue his lyfe shal lose it Agayne who so doth lose his lyfe for my sake shall fynde it For what doth it profet a man yf he wyn all the hole world lose his owne soule Or what shall a man gyue to redeme his soule agayne withall For the sonne of man shall come in the glorye of his father with his angles and then shall he rewarde euery man accordyng to his dedes Uerely I saye vnto you there be standynge here which shal not taste of death tyll they se the son of man come in his kyngdome ¶ The transfiguratyon of Chryst. He healeâ—â— the Lunaâ—yke and payeth trybute CAPI XVII ✚ ANd after syre dayes Iesus taketh Peter Iames IohnÌ„ his brother and bryngeth them vp into an hygh mountayne out of the waye was transfygured before them his face dyd shyne as the son and his clothes were as whyte as the lyght And beholde there appeared vnto them Moses Elias talkyng with hym Then answered Peter and sayde vnto Iesus Lorde here is good beynge for vs. Yf thou wylte let vs make here thre tabernacles one for the one for Moses and one for Elias Whyle he yet spake beholde a bryght cloude shadowed them And beholde there came a voyce out of the cloude whiche sayde this is my beloued son in whom I delyte heare him And when the disciples herde these thynges they fell on theyr faces and were fore afrayde And Iesus came touched them sayde aryse be not afrayde And when they had lyfte vp theyr eyes they sawe no man saue Iesus onely And when they came downe from the mountayne Iesus charged them sayenge shew the vision to no man vntyll the son of man be rysen agayne from the deade ⊢ ✚ And his disciples asked him sayenge Why then say the scrybes that Elias must fyrst come Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Elias truely shall fyrst come restore all thyngê But I saye vnto you that Elias is come all redye they knewe hym not but haue done vnto hym whatsoeuer they lusted In lykewyse shall also the son of man suffer of them Then the discyples vnderstode that he spake vnto them of IohnÌ„ Baptyst And wheÌ„ they were come to the people there came to hym a certayne man knelyng downe to hym sayeng Mayster haue mercy on my son for he is lunatyke and sore vexed for oft tymes he falleth into the fyre ofte into the water And I brought hym to thy disciples they coulde not heale him Iesus answered sayd O faythles and croked nacioÌ„ howe longe shall I be with you howe longe shall I suffer you bryng hym hyther And Iesus rebuked the deuyl he departed out of hym And the chylde was healed euen that same ryme ⊢ Then came the disciples to Iesus secretly sayde Why could not we cast hym out Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ Bycause of your vnbylefe For verely I say vnto you yf ye haue fayth as a grayne of musterde seede ye shall saye vnto this mountayne remoue hence to yoÌ„der place it shall remoue neyther shall any thynge be vnpossible vnto you How be it this kynde goeth not out but by prayer fastyng Whyle they were occupyed in Galile Iesus sayde vnto them It wyll come to passe that the son of man shall be betrayed into the handes of men and they shall kyll hym the thyrde daye shall he ryse agayne And they were excedyng sorye ✚ And when they were come to the citye of Capernaum they that vse to receyue trybute money came to peter sayd Doth your mayster paye tribute He sayeth yea And wheÌ„ he was come in to the house Iesus preuented him sayeng What thynkest thou Simon of whom do the kyngê of the earth take trybute or toll of theyr chyldren or of strauÌ„gers Peter sayeth vnto him of strauÌ„gers Iesus sayeth vnto him Then are the chyldren fre Not withstandyng lest we shuld offende them go thou to the see cast an angle take the fysh that fyrst cometh vp wheÌ„ thou hast opened his mouth thou shalt fynde a pece of xx pens that take gyue it vnto them for me the. ⊢ He teacheth his disciples to be humble haemeles to auoyde occasionâ— of â—uyll and one to forgyue anothers offence CAPI XVIII ✚ AT the same tyme came the disciples vn to Iesus sayeng who is the greatest in the kyngdome of heuen Iesus called a chylde vnto hym set hym in the myddes of them sayde Uerely I say vnto you excepte ye turne become as chyldren ye shall not enter in to the kyngdome of heuen Whosoeuer therfore humbleth hym selfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in the kyngdome of heuen And who so receyueth such a chyld in my name receyueth me But who so dothe offende one of these lytle ones whiche byleue in me it were better for hym that a milstone were hanged about his necke that he were drowned in the depth of the see Wo vnto the world bycause of offenses Necessary it is that offences come But wo vnto the man by whom the offence cometh Wherfore yf thy hande or thy fote hynder the cut hym of cast it from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest hauyng two handes or it fete be cast in to euerlastynge fyre And yf thyne eye offende the plucke hym out caste it froÌ„ the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe with one eye rather then hauyng two eyes to be cast into hell fyre Take hede that ye despyse not one of these lytle ones For I saye vnto you that in heuen theyr angels do alwayes beholde the face of my father which is in heuen ⊢ For the sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost Howe thynke ye If a man haue an hundred shepe one of them be gone astray doth he not leaue nynty nyne in the mountayn goth seketh it that was gone astraye And yf it happen that he fynde it verely I say vnto you he reioyseth more of that shepe then of the nyntye nyne whiche went not astray Euen so it is not the wyll of youre father in heuen that one of these lytle ones shuld peryshe ✚ Moreouer yf thy brother trespasse agaynst the go tell hym his faute bytwene hym the alone Yf he heare the thou hast wonne thy brother But yf he heare the not then take yet w t the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre wytnesses euery matter may be stablyshed If he heare not them tell it vnto the coÌ„gregacion If he heare not the coÌ„gregacyoÌ„ lee hym
the second the thyrd vnto the seuenth Laste of all the womaÌ„ dyed also Therfore in the resurrectioÌ„ whose wyfe shall she be of the seuen For they all had her Iesus answered sayd vnto them ye do erre not knowyng the scryptures nor the power of god For in the resurrection they neyther marry nor are maryed but are as the angels in heuen But as touchyng the resurrection of the dead haue ye not red that which is spoken vnto you of god whiche sayeth I am the god of AbrahaÌ„ the God of Isaac the god of Iacob God is not god of deade but of lyuyng â–ª And when the peple herde this they were astonyed at his doctryne ✚ But when the Pharises had herde that he had put the Saduces to silence they came togyther one of them which was a doctour of lawe asked hym a questioÌ„ temtyng hym sayeng Mayster which is the great coÌ„mauÌ„dement in the lawe Iesus sayde vnto hym Thou shalte loue the lorde thy god w t all thy herte and with all thy soule with al thy mynde This is the fyrst great coÌ„maundement And the seconde is lyke vnto it Thou shalte loue thyne neyghbour as thy selfe In these two coÌ„maundementes hange all the lawe the Prophetes Whyle the pharises were gathered togyther Iesus asked them sayenge What thynke ye of chryst Whose son is he They say vnto hym the sonne of Dauid He sayd vnto them how then dothe Dauid in ☞ spiryte cal hym lorde sayenge The lorde sayde vnto my lorde syt thou on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemeys thy foote stole Yf Dauid then called hym lorde howe is he then his son And no man was able to answere hym any thynge neyther durst any man from that day forth aske hym any mo questions ⊢ ¶ Chryst tryeth wo to the Pharyses Scrybes and ypocrytes and prophesyeth the destruccyon of Ierusalem CAPI XXIII ✚ THen spake Iesus to the people to his disciples sayeng The scribes and the Pharises sye in Moses seate All therfore what soeuer they byd you obserue that obserue do but do not ye after theyr workes for they say and do not Yea they bynd togyther heuye burdens and greuous to be borne laye them on mennes shoulders but they them selues wyl not heaue at them with one of theyr fyngers All theyr workê do they for the intent that they maye be sene of men They set abrode theyr ☞ philateries make large the borders of theyr garmentes loue the vppermost seates at feastes and to syt in the chefe place in counsels and gretynges in the market and to be called of men â–ª Rabbi But be not ye called Rabbi For one is your mayster euen Chryst and all ye are brethren And call no man your father vpon the earth for one is your father whiche is in heuen Neyther be ye called maysters for one is your mayster euen Chryst. He that is greatest amonge you shall be youre seruaunt But whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe shall be brought low And he that huÌ„bleth hym selfe shall be exalted ⊢ Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites for ye shutte vp the kyngdom of heuen before men ye neyther go in your selues neyther suffer ye them that come to enter in Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites for ye deuoure wyddowes houses that vnder a preteÌ„ce of long prayer therfore shal ye be the sorer punisshed Wo be vnto you scrybes and Pharises ye ypocrites for ye coÌ„passe see lande to make one ☞ proselite and when he is become one ye make hym two folde more the chyldren of hell then ye your selues are Wo be vnto you ye blynde gydes for ye say whosoeuer dothe sweare by the temple it is nothyng but who soeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple he is gyltye Ye fooles blynde For whyther is greater the golde or the temple that sanctifieth the gold And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter it is nothyng but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyfte that is vpon itâ— he is gyltie ye fooles blynde for whyther is greaterâ— the gyfte or the aulter that sanctifyeth the gyfte Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter sweareth by it by all thynges that are thereon And who so sweareth be the temple sweareth by it by hym that dwelleth 〈◊〉 And he that sweareth by heuen sweareth by the seate of God and by hym that 〈…〉 theron Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites for ye tythe mynâ—◠〈…〉 and comyn haue lefte the weygheyer matters of the law iudgement mercy and fayth These ought ye to haue doâ—e not to lâ—â—ue the other vndone Ye blynde gydes â— whiche strayne out a goat and swalowe a Camell Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites for ye make cleane the vtter syde of the cup and of the platter but within they are full of brybery and excesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrst that whiche is within the cup and platter that the out syde of them maye be cleane also Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites for ye are lyke vnto paynted sepulcres whiche in dede appeare beautiful outward but are within full of deade mennes bones and of all fyithynes Euen so ye also outwarde ye appeare ryghteous vnto men But within ye are full of faynednesse iniquite Wo vnto you scribes Pharises ye ypocrites ye buylde the tombes of the Prophettes garnysshe the sepulcres of the ryghteous saye yf we had ben in the dayes of our fathers we wold not haue ben parteners with them in the bloode of the Prophettes And so ye be wytnesses vnto your selues that ye are the chyldren of them whiche kylled the Prophettes Fulfyll ye lykewyse the measure of your fathers Ye serpentes ye generacion of vipers howe wyll ye scape the damnacion of hell ✚ Wherfore beholde I sende vnto you prophettes and wyse men scribes and some of them ye shall kyll crucifye and some of them shall ye scourge in your smagoges and persecute them from citye to citye that vpon you may come all the ryghteous bloode whiche hath bene shed vpon the earth from the bloode of ryghteous Abell vnto the bloode of Zachary son of Barachias whome ye slewe bytwene the temple and the aulter Uerely I saye vnto you all these thynges shall come vpon this generacion O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that kyllest the Prophettes stonest them whiche are sent vnto the howe often wolde I haue gathered thy chyldren togyther euen as the henne gathereth her chyckens vnder her wynges ye wolde not Beholde youre house is lefte vnto you desolate For I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyll that ye saye blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lorde ⊢ ¶ Chryst sheweth his disciples the destruceyon of the temple the inde of the worlde and the tokens of the latter doyes and warueth
them to wake for the worlde shall sodeyuly peryshe CAPI XXIIII ANd Iesus went out departed from the temple and his discyples came to him for to shewe hym the buyldynges of the temple Iesus sayde vnto them Se ye not all these thynges Uerely I say vnto you there shall not be here lefte one stone vpon an other that shall not be destroyed And as he sat vpon mounte Oliuete his disciples came vnto him secretly sayeng Tell vs wheÌ„ shall these thyngê be what shal be the token of thy comynge of the ende of the worlde And Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Take hede that no man deceyue you For many shall come in my name sayeng I am Chryst shall deceyue many Ye shall heare of warres tydyngê of warres be not troubled For all †these thynges must come to passe but the ende is not yet Nacion shall ryse agaynst nacyon and tealme agaynste realme there shal be pestilence and hunger earthquakes in all places All these are the begynnynges of sorowes Then shall they put you to trouble shall kyll you ye shal be hated of all nacions for my names sake And then shall many be offended shall betraye one another shall hate one an other And many false Prophettes shall aryse and shall deceyue many And bycause iniquite shall haue the vpper hande the loue of many shall abate But he that endureth to the ende the same shal be safe And this gospell of the kyngdome shall be preached in all the worlde for a wytnes vnto all nacions then shall the ende come When ye therfore shal se the abhominacion of desolacion that was spoken of by Daniell the prophet stande in the holy place who so redeth it let hym vn derstande Then let them which be in Iury â—lee into the mouÌ„taynes And let hym which is on the house toppe not come downe to fet any thyng out of his house Neyther let him which is in the felde returne backe to fetche his clothes Wo shall be in those dayes to them that are w t chylde to them that gyue sucke But pray ye that your flyght be not in ☞ the wynter neyther on the Sabboth day For then shall be great tribulacions suche as was not synce the begynÌ„yng of the world to this tyme nor shall be Yea except those dayes shulde be shortened there shuld ☞ no fleshe be saued but for the chosens sake those dayes shal be shortened Then yf any man saye vnto you lo here is Chryst or there byleue it not For there shal aryse false chrystes false prophettes shall shewe greate miracles wonders In so moch that yf it were possible the verye electe shulde be deceyued beholde I haue tolde you before Wherfore yf they say vnto you beholde he is in the deserte go not ye forth beholde he is in the secrete places byleue it not For as the lyghtnynge cometh out of the East appeareth into the west so shall the comynge of the son of man be For where soeuer a dead carkas is euen thyther wyl the Egles also be gathered togyther Immediatly after the tribulacions of those dayes shall the son be darkened the moone shall not gyue her lyght the sterres shal fal from heuen and the powers of heuen shal be moued And then shall appeare the token of the son of man in heuen And then shall all the kynreds of the earth mourne they shall se the sonne of man coÌ„myng in the cloudes of heuen with power great glorie And he shall sende his angels with the great voyce of a trompet and they shall gather togyther his chosen from the foure wyndes euen from the hyghest partes of heuen vntyll the endes therof Lerne a similitude of the fygge tree when his drauÌ„ce is yet tender the leaues spronge ye knowe that the soÌ„mer is nygh So lykewyse ye when ye se all these thynges be ye sure that it is neare euen at the dores Uerely I saye vnto you this generacion shall not passe tyll all these thyngê be fulfylled Heuen and earth shal passe but my wordê shal not passe But of that daye houre knoweth no man no not the angels of heuen but my father only But as the dayes of Noe were so shal also the comyng of the sonne of man be For as in the dayes that wente before the floode they dyd eate and drynke marry were maryed euen vntyll the day that Noe entred in to the shyp and knewe not tyll the floode came and toke them al away So shal also the comyng of the sonne of man be Then shall two be in the felde the one receyued and the other refused two women shal be gryndyng at the myll the one receyued and the other refused †Tvvo in a bed the one shall be receyued and the other refused Watche therfore for ye knowe not what houre your lorde wyl come Of this yet be sure that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thefe wold come he wolde surely watche and not suffre his house to be brokeÌ„ vp Therfore be ye also redy for in suche an houre as ye thynke not wyll the sonne of man come Who is a fayth full and wyse seruaunt whom his lorde hath made ruler ouer his housholde to gyue them meate in season Blessed is that seruaunte whom his lorde when he cometh shal fynde so doynge Uerely I saye vnto you that he shall make hym ruler ouer all his goodes But yf that euyll seruaunt say in his herte my lorde wyl be longe a comynge and so begyn to smyte his felowes yea and to eate drynke with the dronken the same seruauntes lorde shall come in a daye when he loketh not for hym in an houre that he is not ware of and shall hewe hym in peces gyue hym his porcion with ypocrites there shall be wepynge and gnasshyng of teeth ¶ The ten virgyns The talentes delyuered to the seruauntes and of the generall iudgement CAPI XXV ✚ THen shal the kyngdom of heuen be lyke vnto ten virgins which toke theyr lampes and went to mete the bryde grome †and the bride But fyue of them were foolysshe fyue were wyse They that were foolyshe toke theyr Lampes but toke none oyle with them But the wyse toke oyle with them in theyr vessels with the lampes also Whyle the bryde grome taried they all slombred and slept and euen at mydnyght there was a crye made Beholde the brydegrome cometh go out to mete hym TheÌ„ all those virgins arose and prepared theyr lampes So the foolyshe sayd vnto the wyse gyue vs of your oyle for our lampes are gone out But the wyse answered saynge not so lest ther be not ynough for vs and you but go ye rather to them that sell bye for your selues And whyle they wente to bye
Aramathia named Ioseph whiche also was Iesus disciple He wente to Pilate and begged the body of Iesus Then Pilate coÌ„maunded the body to be delyuered And when Ioseph had taken the body he wrapped it in a cleane lynnen cloth and layd it in his new tombe which he had hewen out euen in the rocke rolled a great stone to the dore of the sepulcre and departed And there was Mary Magdalen the other Mary syttyng ouer agaynst the sepulcre The next day that folowed ☞ the day of preparynge the hygh preestes Pharises came togyther vnto Pilate sayeng Syr we remember that this deceyuer sayd whyle he was yet alyue After thre dayes I wyll aryse agayne CoÌ„maunde therfore that the sepulcre be made sure vntyll the thirde daye lest his disciples come and steale hym away and say vnto the people he is rysen from the deade the laste errour shal be worse theÌ„ the fyrst Pilate sayd vnto them Ye haue the watche go your way make it as sure as ye can So they wente and made the sepulcre sure with watche men and sealed the stone ⊢ ¶ The resurreccion of Christ. The hygh preestes gyue the souldiours money to say that Christ was 〈◊〉 oâ—â— of his graue Christ appeareth to his disciples and sendeth them forth to preache and to baptyse CAPI XXVIII ✚ VPon an ☞ euenyng of the Sabbothes whiche dawneth the fyrste daye of the Sabbothes came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary to so the sepulcre And beholde there was a great earth quake For the angell of the lorde descended from heuen and came and rolled backe the stone from the dore and sat vpon it His countenaunce was lyke lyghtenynge and his rayment whyte as snowe And for feare of hym the kepers were astonyed and became as deade men The angell answered and sayde vnto the women feare ye not For I know that ye seke Iesus whiche was crucified he is not here he is rysen as he sayd Come se the place where that the lorde was layde go quicklye and tell his disciples that he is tysen agayne from the deade And beholde he goeth before you in to Galile there ye shall se hym Lo I haue tolde you ⊢ ✚ And they departed quycklye from the sepulcre with feare and greate ioye and dyd runne to brynge his disciples worde And as they went to tell his disciples beholde Iesus met them sayenge All hayle And they came and helde hym by the feete and worshypped hym Then sayde Iesus vnto them be not afrayde ☞ Go tell my brethren that they go in to Galile and there shall they se me When they were gone beholde some of the kepers came in to the citye and shewed vnto the hygh preestes all the thynges that had happened And they gathered them togyther with the elders and toke counsell and gaue large money vnto the souldyours sayenge Say ye that his disciples came by nyght stole hym away whyle ye slepte And yf this come to the rulers cares we wyll persuade hym and saue you harmelesse So they toke the money and dyd as they were taughte And this sayenge is noysed among the Iues vnto this daye ⊢ ✚ Then the .xi. disciples went awaye in to Galile in to a mountayne where Iesus had appoynted them And when they sawe hym they worshypped hym But some douted And Iesus came spake vnto them sayeng All power is gyuen vnto me in heuen and in earth Go ye therfore and teache all nacions baptisyng them in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy goost Teachyng them to obserue al thynges what soeuer I haue coÌ„maunded you And lo I am with you alwaye euen vntyll the ende of the worlde ⊢ ¶ Here endeth the Gospell of Saynt Mathew ¶ The Gospell of Saynt Marke ¶ The Oâ—â—yer of IohnÌ„ the Baptyst The baptyme of Chryst his fastyng his preachyng the callyng of Peter Andrewe Iames and IohnÌ„ Chryst healeth the man with the vncleane spirite helpeth Peters mother in lawe clenseth the leper CAPI Primo ✚ THe begynnyng of the Gospell of Iesu Chryst the sonne of God as it is wrytten in the Prophettes Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy way before the. The voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes prepare ye the way of the lorde and make his pathes streyght IohnÌ„ dyd baptyse in the wyldernes and preached the baptyme of repentaunce for the remyssyon of synnes And all the lande of Iurye they of Ierusalem went out vnto hym and were all baptised of hym in the ryuer Iordan confessyng theyr synnes IohnÌ„ was clothed with camels heere with a gyrdell of a skyn about his loynes And he dyd eate locustes wylde hony preached sayenge He that is stronger then I cometh after me whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe vnlose I haue baptised you with water but he shall babtyse you with the holy goost ⊢ And it came to passe in those dayes that Iesus came from Nazareth of Galile and was baptised of IohnÌ„ in Iordan And assone as he was come vp out of the water ☞ he sawe heuen open ☞ the spirite descendyng vpoÌ„ hym like a doue And there came a voyce froÌ„ heuen Thou arte my dere son in whom I delyte And immediatly the spirite droue hym into wyldernes and he was there in the wyldernes xl dayes was tempted of SataÌ„ was with wylde beastes And the angels ministred vnto hym After that IohnÌ„ was taken Iesus came in to Galile preachynge the gospel of the kyngdom of god sayeng The tyme is come the kyngdom of God is at hande repente and byleue the Gospell As he walked by the see of Galile he sawe Simon Andrew his brother castyng nettê into the see for they were fysshers And Iesus sayd vnto them folowe me and I wyl make you to become fyshers of meÌ„ And streyght waye they forsoke theyr nettes and folowed hym And when he had gone a lytell further thence he saw Iames the sonne of Zebede IohnÌ„ his brother which also were in the ship mendyng theyr nettes And anone he called them And they lefte theyr father Zebede in the shyp with the hyred seruauntes and folowed hym And they came in to Capernaum and streyght way on the Sabboth dayes he entred in to the Synagoge and taughte And they were astonyed at his learnynge For he taughte them as one that had auctoryte and not as the Scribes And there was in theyr Synagoge a man vexed with an vncleane spirite and he cryed sayenge Alas what haue we to do with the thou Iesus of Nazareth Arte thou come to destroye vs I knowe the what thou arte euen that holy one of God And Iesus rebuked hym sayenge Holde thy peace and come oute of the man And when the vncleane spirite had torne hym and cryed with a loude voyce
aboute also to take hym and feared the people For they knewe that he had spoken the parable agaynst them And they lefte hym and went theyr waye And they sent vnto hym certayne of the Pharises and Herodes seruauntes to take him in his wordes And assoone as they were come they sayd vnto him Mayster we know that thou art true and carest for no man for thou consyderest not the outward apperauÌ„ce of men but teachest the way of God truely Is it lawfull to pay tribute to Cesar or not Ought we to gyue or ought we not to gyue But he vnderstode theyr simulacyon sayde vnto them Why tempte ye me Brynge me a peny that I may se it And they brought it And he sayeth vnto them Whose is this ymage and superscripcyon And they sayde vnto hym Cesars And Iesus answered and sayde vnto them Gyue to Cesar the thynges that belonge to Cesar and to God the thynges whiche perteyne to God And they meruayled at hym There came also vnto hym the Saduces whiche say that there is no resurreccyon And they asked hym sayenge Mayster Moses wrote vnto vs yf any mans brother dye and leaue his wyfe behynde hym and leaue no chyldren that his brother shulde take his wyfe and reyse vp seede vnto his brother There were seuen brethreÌ„ and the fyrst toke a wyfe and when he dyed lefte no seede behynde hym And the seconde toke her and dyed neyther left he any seed And the thyrde lykewyse And seuen had her lefte no seede behynde them Last of al the wyfe dyed also In the resurreccion therfore when they shall ryse agayne whose wyfe shal she be of them For seuen had her to wyfe And Iesus answered and sayd vnto them Do ye not therfore erre bycause ye vnderstand not the scriptures neyther the power of God For when they shall ryse agayne frome death they neyther marry nor are maryed but are as the angels whiche are in heuen As touchynge the deade that they ryse agayne haue ye not red in the booke of Moses howe in the busshe God spake vnto him sayenge I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob He is no God of deade but the God of lyuynge Ye are therfore greatly dcceyued And when there came one of the Scrybes and had herde them dysputynge togyther and perceyued that he had answered them well he asked hym whiche is the fyrst of all the coÌ„maundementes Iesus answered him the fyrst of al the coÌ„maundementes is Heare O Israel The Lorde oure God is Lorde onely And thou shalt loue the lorde thy god with all thy herte and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with al thy strength This is the fyrst coÌ„maundement And the seconde is lyke vnto this Thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe There is none other commaundement greater then these And the Scrybe sayde vnto hym well mayster thou hast sayde the trueth for there is one God and there is none but he And to loue hym with all the herte and with all the mynde and with all the soule and with al the strength and to loue a mans neyghboure as hym selfe is a greater thynge then all burnt offerynges and sacrifices And when Iesus sawe that he answered discretly he sayd vnto hym Thou art not farre from the kyngdom of God And no man after that durste aske hym any questyon And Iesus answered and sayd teachyng in the temple How say ye scribes that Christ is the son of Dauid for Dauid hym selfe enspired with the holy goost sayd The Lorde sayd to my lorde syt on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote sâ—ole Dauid hym selfe calleth him lorde and how is he then his son And moche peple herde hym gladly And he sayd vnto them in his doctrine beware of the Scribes whiche loue to go in longe clothynge and loue salutacyons in the market places the cheyfe seates in the congregacyons and the vppermost rowmes at feastê Whiche deuoure wydowes houses and vnder a pretence make longe prayers These shall receyue greater damnacyon ✚ And when Iesus sat ouer agaynst the treasurye he behelde howe the people put money in to the treasurye And many that were ryche cast in moche And there came a certayne poore wydowe and she threwe in two mytes whiche make a farthynge And he called vnto hym his disciples and sayeth vnto them Uerely I saye vnto you that this poore wydowe hath cast more in then al they whiche haue cast into the treasurye For they all dyd cast in of theyr superfluyte but she of her pouerte dyd cast in all that she had euen all her lyuynge ⊢ ¶ The ende of the worlde The days and the houre 〈◊〉 vnknowen CAPI XIII ✚ ANd as he went out of the themple one of his disciples sayde vnto hym Mayster se what stones and what buyldynges are here And Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Seest thou these great buyldynges There shall not be lefte one stone vpon an other that shall not be throwen downe And as he sat on mounte Olyuete ouer agaynst the temple Peter and Iames IohnÌ„ and Andrew asked hym secretly tell vs wheÌ„ shal these thynges be And what is the sygne when all these thynges shall be fulfylled And Iesus answered them and began to say Take hede lest any man deceyue you For many shall come in my name sayenge I am Chryst and shall deceyue many When ye shall heare of warres and tydynges of warres be ye not troubled For suche thynges must nedes be But the ende is not yet For there shall nacion aryse agaynst nacion and kyngdome agaynst kyngdome And there shall be earth quakes in all quarters and famyshment shall there be and troubles These are the begynnyng of sorowes But take ye hede to your selues For they shall bryng you vp to the counsels in to the Sinagoges ye shal be beaten Yea and shal be brought before rulers kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them And the Gospell must fyrst be publysshed among al nacions But when they leade you present you take ye no thought neyther ymagyn before hande what ye shall saye but what soeuer is gyuen you in the same houre that speake for it is not ye that speake but the holy goost The brother shall delyuer vp the brother to death and the father the son and the chyldreÌ„ shall ryse agaynst theyr fathers mothers shall put them to death And ye shal be hated of al men for my names sake But who so endureth vnto the ende the same shall be safe More ouer when ye se the abhominacyon of desolacion wherof is spokeÌ„ by Daniel the prophet stande where it ought not let hym that redeth vnderstande Then let them that be in Iurie flee to the mountaynes And let hym that is on the house top not go downe in to the house neyther entre therin
to fetche any thing out of his house And let hym that is in the felde not turne backe agayne vnto the thynges which he lefte behynde hym for to take his clothes with hym Wo shal be theÌ„ to them that are with chyld and to them that gyue sucke in those dayes But praye ye that your flyght be not in the wynter For there shall be in those dayes suche tribulacyon as was not from the begynnyge of creatures which god created vnto this tyme neyther shall be And excepte that the Lorde shulde shorten those dayes no flesshe shulde be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath chosen he hath shortened those dayes And then yf any man say to you lo here is Christ lo he is there byleue not For false Christes false prophettes shall ryse shall shewe myracles and wonders to deceyue yf it were possyble euen the electe But take ye hede Beholde I haue shewed you all thynges before Moreouer in those dayes after that tribulacion the sonne shall waxe darke and the moone shall not gyue her lyght and the sterres of heuen shall fal and the powers whiche are in heuen shall moue And then shall they se the sonne of man comyng in the cloudes with great power and glorye And then shall he sende his angels and shall gather togyther his electe from the foure wyndes from the ende of the earth to the vttermost parte of heuen Learne a similitude of the Fygge tree when his braunche is yet tender and hathe brought forth leaues ye know that somer is neare So ye in lyke maner when ye se these thynges come to passe vnderstande that he is nygh euen at the dores Uerely I say vnto you that this generacion shall not passe tyll these thynges be done Heuen and earth shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But of that day and tyme knoweth no man no not the angels whiche are in heuen ☞ neyther the sonne hym selfe saue the father onely Take hede watche praye for ye knowe not when the tyme is As a maÌ„ which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte his house and gyuen his substaunce to his seruauntes and to euery man his worke and coÌ„maunded the porter to watche Watche ye therfore for ye knowe not when the mayster of the house wyll come at euen or at mydnyght whyther at the cocke crowynge or in the dawnynge leest yf he come sodeynly he fynde you slepyng And that I say vnto you I saye vnto all watche ¶ Mary Magdalen anoynteth Christ. The Easter lambe is eaten Christ is taken Peter denyeth hym with many other thynges that were demâ—â—ded of Christ. CAPI XIIII ✚ AFter two dayes was Easter and the dayes of swete breade And the hygh preestes and the Scribes sought howe they myght take hym by crafte and put him to death But they sayde not in the feast day lest any busynes aryse among the people And wheÌ„ he was at Bethania in the house of Simon the leper euen as he sat at meate there came a woman hauynge an alabaster boxe of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costly and she brake the boxe and powred it on his heade And there were some that were not contente within them selues and sayde What neded this waste of oyntment For it myghte haue ben solde for more then CCC pence and haue bene gyuen vnto the poore And they grudged agaynst her And Iesus sayde let her alone why trouble ye her She hath done a good worke on me For ye haue poore with you alwayes and when soeuer ye wyll ye maye do them good but me haue ye not alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came beforehande to anoynt my body to the buryenge Uerely I say vnto you Where soeuer this Gospell shall be preached thorowout the hole worlde this also that she hath done shall be rehersed in remembraunce of her And Iudas Iscarioth one of the twelue went away vnto the hygh Preestes to betray hym vnto them When they herde that they were glad promysed that they wolde gyue hym money And he sought howe he myghte conuentently betray hym And the fyrst day of swete bread wheÌ„ they offred ☞ passouer his disciples saye vnto hym Where wylte thou that we go prepare that thou mayste eate the Passeouer And he sendeth forth two of his disciples and sayeth vnto them Go ye into the citye and there shal mete you a man bearynge a pytcher of water folowe hym And whyther soeuer he goeth in say ye to the good man of the house the mayster sayeth Where is the geste cambre where I shal eate Passeouer with my disciples And he wyll shewe you a great parloure paued and prepared there make redy for vs. And his disciples went forth and came in to the citye and founde as he had sayde vnto them and they made redy the Passeouer And when it was now euentyde he came with the twelue And as they sat at borde and dyd eate Iesus sayd Uerely I say vnto you one of you that eateth with me shall betray me And they began to be sory and to say to hym one by one is it I And an other sayd is it I He answered and sayde vnto them It is one of the twelue euen he that dyppeth with me in the platter The sonne of maÌ„ truely goeth as it is wrytten of hym but wo to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed Good were it for that man yf he had neuer bene borne And as they dyd eate Iesus toke breade when he had gyuen thankes he brake it and gaue to them sayde Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and when he had gyuen thankes he toke it to them they all dranke of it And he sayde vnto them This is my bloode of the newe testament whiche is shed for many Uerely I saye vnto you I wyll drynke no more of the fruyte of the vyne vntyll that daye that I drynke it newe in the kyngdom of god And when they had sayd grace they went out to mount Olyuete And Iesus sayeth vnto them All ye shall be offended bycause of me this nyght For it is wrytten I wyll smyte the shepeheerde the shepe shall be scattered But after that I am rysen agayne I wyl go into Galile before you Peter sayd vnto hym And though al men be offended yet wyl not I. And Iesus sayeth vnto hym Uerelye I saye vnto the that this daye euen in this nyght before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalte denye me thre tymes But he spake more vehemently no yf I shulde dye with the I wyll not denye the. Lykewyse also sayde they all And they came in to a place which was named Gethsemani And he sayth to his disciples Syt ye here whyle I go asyde praye And he taketh with hym Peter and Iames and IohnÌ„ and began to waxe abasshed and to
by the mouth of his holy prophettes which were synce the world began That we shulde be saued from oure enemyes and from the hande of all that hate vs. That he wolde deale mercifully with our fathers and remember his holy couenaunt And that he wold performe the othe which he sware to our father Abraham for to gyue vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym with out feare all the dayes of our lyfe in soche holynesse ryghtwysenesse as are accepte before hym And thou chylde shalt be called the prophet of the highest for thou shalt go ☞ before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes to gyue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the remissyon of synÌ„es Through the tender mercy of our God wherby ☞ the day sprynge from an hygh hath visyted vs. To gyue lyght to them that sat in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death to gyde our fete in to the way of peace And the chyld grewe and wared stronge in spiryte was in wyldernesse tyll the daye came when he shulde shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites ¶ The byrth and circumcisyon of Chryst. Howe he was receyued in to the temple Howe Simeon and Anna prophesye of hym and howe he was foâ—â—â—â— in the temple amonge the doctours CAPI II. ✚ ANd it chauÌ„ced in those dayes that there went out a coÌ„mauÌ„dement from Augustus the Emperour that all the worlde shulde be taxed And this taxynge was the fyrst and executed when Sirenius was leyfetenaunt in Siria And euery man went vnto his owne citye to be taxed And Ioseph also ascended from Galile out of a citye called Nazareth into Iurye vnto the citye of Dauid whiche is called Bethleem bycause he was of the house and lynage of Dauid to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde And it fortuned that whyle they were there her tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered And she brought forth her ☞ fyrst begotten sonne and wrapped hym in swadlynge clothes and layde hym in a mauÌ„ger bycause there was no rowme for them in the ynne And there were in the same region shepeheerdes watchyng kepyng theyr flocke by nyght And loo the Angell of the Lorde stode harde by them the bryghtnesse of the lorde shone rounde aboute them they were sore afrayde And the angell sayde vnto them Be not afrayde For beholde I brynge you tydynges of greate ioye that shall come to all people for vnto you is borne this day in the citye of Dauid a sauyoure whiche is Chryst the Lorde And take this for a sygne ye shall fynde the chylde wrapped in swadlynge clothes and layde in a maunger And streyght waye there was with the Angell a multitude of heuenly souldyers praysynge God and sayenge Glorye to God on hygh and peace on the earth and vnto men ☞ a good wyll ⊢ And it fortuned as soone as the Angels were gone awaye from them in to heuen ✚ The shepheerdes sayd one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethleem and se this thynge that we heare say is happened which the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs. And they came with haste and founde Mary and Ioseph and the babe layde in a maunger And wheÌ„ they had sene it they publysshed abrode the sayenge whiche was tolde them of that chylde And all they that herde it wondered at those thynges whiche were tolde them of the shepheerdes But Mary kepte all those sayenges and pondered them in her herte And the shepheerdes returned praysyng and laudynge God for all the thynges that they had herde and sene euen as it was tolde vnto them ⊢ ✚ And when the eyght daye was come that the chylde shuld be circumcysed his name was called Iesus whiche was named of the Angell before he was conceyued in the wombe ⊢ ✚ And when the tyme of theyr purifycacyon after the lawe of Moses was come they brought hym to Ierusalem to present hym to the Lorde as it is wrytten in the law of the Lorde euery man chylde that fyrste openeth the matrix shal be called holy to the Lorde and to offer as it is sayde in the law of the Lorde a payre of turtle doues or two yonge pigyons And beholde there was a man in Ierusulem whose name was Simeon And the same man was iuste and godlye and loked for the consolacion of Israell and the holye gooste was in hym And an answere had he receyued of the holy goost that he shulde not se death excepte he fyrste sawe the Lordes Chryst. And he came by inspiracyon in to the temple And when the father and mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for hym after the custome of the lawe then toke he hym vp in his armes and praysed god and sayd Lorde ☞ now lettest thou thy seruaunt departe in peace accordyng to thy promesse For myne eyes haue seue ☞ thy saluacyon whiche thou hast prepared before the face of al people A lyght to lyghten the gentyls the glorye of thy people Israell ⊢ ✚ And his father and mother meruayled at those thynges which were spoken of hym And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother beholde this chylde is set to be the fall and vprysyng agayne of many in Israell and for a sygne whiche is spoken agaynst And moreouer ☞ the swerde shall pearce thy soule ☞ that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened And there was a Prophettysse one Anna the doughter of Phanuell of the trybe of Aser whiche was of a greate age and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeares from her virginite And she had ben a wydowe aboute foure score and foure yere whiche departed not from the temple but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day And she came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of hym to all them that loked for redempcyon in Ierusalem And wheÌ„ they had perfourmed althyngê accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned in to Galile to theyr owne citye Nazareth And the chylde grewe and wared stronge in spiryte and was fylled with wysdome and the grace of god was vpon him ⊢ And his father and mother went to Ierusalem euery yere at the feast of Easter ✚ And when he was xii yere olde they went vp to IerusaleÌ„ after the custome of the feast day And when they had fulfylled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus abode styll in Ierusalem his father mother knewe not of it but they supposyng him to haue ben in the coÌ„pany came a dayes iourney and sought hym among theyr kynsfolke and acquayntaunce And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Ierusalem sought hym And it fortuned that after thre dayes they founde hym in the temple syttynge in the myddes of the doctours hearynge them and posyng them And all that herde hym were astonyed at his vnderstandynge answers And when
vp that they shulde worshyp the hoost of the skye as it is wrytten in the boke of the Prophettes O ye of the house of Israell gaue ye to me sacrifices and meate offerynges by the space of fourtye yeres in the wyldernesse And ye toke vnto you the tabernacle of ☞ Moloch and the sterre of your god Rempham fygures whiche ye made to worshyp them And I wyll translate you beyonde Babylon Oure fathers had the tabernacle of wytnesse in the wyldernes as he had appoynted them speakyng vnto Moses that he shulde make it accordyng to the fassyon that he had sene Whiche tabernacle also oure fathers that came after brought in with Iosua in to the possessyon of the Gentyls whom God draue out before the face of oure fathers vnto the tyme of Dauid whiche founde fauour before god wolde fayne haue founde a tabernacle for the god of Iacob But Salomon buylte hym an house Howbeit he that is hyghest of all dwelleth not in temples made with handes as sayeth the prophet Heuen is my seate and earth is my fote stole What house wyll ye buylde for me sayeth the Lorde or whiche is the place of my rest hath not my hand made all these thynges Ye styffe necked and of vncircumcysed hertes and eares ☞ ye haue alwayes resysted the holy goost as youre fathers dyd so do ye Whiche of the Prophettes haue not youre Fathers persecuted And they haue sleyne them whiche shewed before of the comynge of that iust whome ye haue nowe betrayed and murthered And ye also haue receyued the lawe by the minystracyon of angels and haue not kepte it ✚ When they herde these thynges theyr hertes claue a sonder and they gnasshed on hym with theyr teethe But he beynge full of the holye goost loked vp stedfastly with his eyes in to heuen and sawe the glorye of god and Iesus standynge on the ryght hande of god and sayd Beholde I se the heuens open and the sonne of man standyng on the ryght hande of god Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce and stopped theyr eares and ran vpon hym all atonce and cast hym oute of the citye stoned hym And the wytnesses layde downe theyr clothes at a yong mannes feete whose name was Saull And they stoned Seuen callynge on and sayenge Lorde Iesu receyue my spiryte And he kneled downe and cryed with a loude voyce Lorde laye not this synne to theyr charge And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe ⊢ ¶ Saull persecuteth the Chrysten The Apostles are fattered abrode Philyp cometh into Samaria Syâ—non Magus is baptysed he dissembleth Philyp baptyseth the chamberlayne CAPI VIII ✚ SAull consented vnto his death And at that tyme there was a great persecucyon agaynste the congregacyon whiche was at Ierusalem and they were all scattered abrode thorowe out the regyons of Iury and Samaria excepte the Apostles But deuout men dressed Steuen and made great lamen tacyon ouer hym As for Sauil he made hauocke of the congregacyon and entred in to euerye house and drue out bothe men and women and thrust them in to prison Therfore they that were scattered abrode wente euery where preachynge the worde of god ✚ Then came Philyp in to a citye of Samaria and preached Chryste vnto them And the peple gaue hede vnto those thynges whiche Philyp spake with one accorde hearynge and seynge the miracles which he dyd For vncleane spirites cryenge with loude voyce came out of many that were possessed of them And many taken with palsyes and many that halted were healed And there was great ioye in that citye But there was a certayne man called SimoÌ„ which before tyme in that same Citye vsed witchecrafte bewytched the people of Samaria sayenge that he was a man that coulde do great thynges Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest sayenge this man is the power of god which is called great And hym they set moche by bycause that of longe tyme he had bewytched them with sorceryes But assoone as they gaue credence to Philyps preachynge of the kyngdom of god and of the name of Iesus Chryste they were baptysed bothe men and women Then Symon hym selfe byleued also And when he was baptysed he coÌ„tynued with Philyp and wondred beholdynge the miracles sygnes whiche were shewed ✚ When the Apostles whiche were at Ierusalem herde saye that Samaria had receyued the worde of god they sent vnto them Peter and Iohsi which when they were come downe prayed for them that they myght receyue the holy goost For as yet he was come on noone of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Chryste Iesu. Then layde they their handê on them and they receyued the holy ghost ⊢ When Symon sawe that thorowe layinge on of the Apostles handê the holy goost was gyuen he offered them money sayenge gyue me also this power that on whome soeuer I put the handes he maye receyue the holy goost But Peter sayde vnto hym thy money perysshe with the bycause thou haste thought that the gyfte of God maye be obteyned with money Thou hast neyther parte nor felowshyp in this busynes For thy herte is not ryght in the syght of god Repent therfore of this thy wyekednes and praye God that the thought of thyne herte maye be forgyuen the. For I perceyue that thou arte ful of bytter gall and wrapped in iniquite Then answered Symon and sayde praye ye to the lorde for me that none of these thynges whiche ye haue spoken fall on me And they when they had testifyed and preached the worde of God returned towarde Ierusalem and preached the gospell in many cityes of the Samaritans ✚ The Angell of the Lorde spake vnto Philip sayenge aryse and go towarde the south vnto the waye that goeth downe from Ierusalem vnto the citye of Gaza whiche is in the deserte And he arose and went on And beholde a man of Ethiopia a chamber layne and of great auctorite with Candace quene of the Ethiophians and had the rule of al her treasure came to Ierusalem for to worshyppe And as he returned home agayne syttyng in his charet he red Esaye the Prophet Then the spiryte sayde vnto Philip Go neare and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet And Philip ran to hym herde hym rede the Prophet Esay and sayde Understandest thou what thou redest And he sayd how can I except I had a gyde And he desyred Philip that he wolde come vp syt with hym The tenoure of the scripture whiche he red was this he was led as a shepe to be sleyne and lyke a lambe dombe before his sherer so opened he not his mouth ☞ Bycause of his humblenesse he was not estemed But who shall declare his generacon for his lyfe is taken from the earth The chamberlayne answered Philip and sayde I praye the of whom speaketh the Prophet this of hym selfe or of some
to wrytre vnto you for I knowe the redynes of youre mynde wherof I boast my selfe vnto them of Macedonia that Achaia was prepared a yere ago your ensaÌ„ple hath prouoked many Neuerthelesse yet haue I sent these brethren lest oure boastyng whiche I make of you shulde be in vayne in this behalfe that ye as I haue sayde maye prepare your selues lest peraduenture yf they of Macedonia come wyth me and fynde you vnprepared we I will not saye ye shulde be ashamed in this matter of boasting Wherfore I thought it necessary to exhorte the brethren to come before hande vnto you and to prepare your good blessynge promysed afore that it myghte be ready so that it be a blessinge and not a defraudyng ✚ This yet I saye he whiche soweth lytell shall reepe lytell and he that soweth plenteously shal reepe plenteously And leteuery man do accordynge as he hath purposed in hys herte not groudgyngly or of necessyte For God loueth a chearfull geuer God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges hauing sufficient vnto the vtmoste maye be ryche vnto all manner of good worcke as it is wrytten He hathe sparsed abroade and hathe geuen to the poore his rightewesnes remayneth for euer He that mynystreth seed vnto the sower mynyster breed also for fode and multyplye your seed and increace the frutes of youre ryghtwesnes ⊢ that on all partes ye maye be made ryche ☞ into all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs that thankes are geuen vnto God For the office of this mistracyon not onely supplyeth the nede of the saynctes but also is aboundaunt here in that for thys laudable ministryng thankes myght be geuen to God of many which prayse God for the obedience of youre consenting to the Gospel of Christ and for youre singlenes in distrybutynge to them and to all men and in theyr prayers for you whiche longe after you for the aboundaunte grace of God in you Thanckes be vnto God for hys vnspekeable gyâ—ce ¶ He â—ouâ—h hath the false Apostles and defendeth his auctoryte and callynge CAPI X. I Paule my selfe beseche you by the mekenes and softnes of Christ which when I am present among you am of no reputacion but am bolde towarde you beyng absent I besech you that I nede not to be bold when I am presente wyth that same confydence where wyth I am supposed to haue bene bolde agaynste some whiche repute vs as though we walcked carnally For though we walke in the flesshe yet we do not warre fleshly For the weapens of our warrefare are not carnal thinges but things mighty in God to cast downe stronge holdes wherwith we ouerthrow councels and euery hye thynge that exalteth it selfe agaynste the knowledge of God and brynge into capty-uyte all ymagynacyon to the obedyence of Chryste and are ready to take vengeaunce on al disobedyence when your obedience is fulfilled Loke ye on thinges after the vtter apperaunce If any man trust in him selfe that he is Christes let him consydre this againe of hiÌ„ selfe that as he is Chrystes euen so are we Christes For though I boast my selfe more of our auctorite whiche the Lorde hath geuen vs to edyfye and not to destroye you it shal not be to my shame lest I shuld seme as though I weÌ„t about to make you afraid wyth letters For the epystles sayth he are sore and stronge but his bodyly presence is weake and hys speache rude Let him that is such thyncke on this wise that as we are in wordes by letters when we are absent suche are we in dedes when we are present For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selues of the nombre of them or to compare oure selues to them whyche prayse them selues Neuerthelesse whyle they measure them selues wyth them selues and compare them selues with them selues they vnderstande nought But we wyll not reioyce aboue measure but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed vnto vs a measure to reache euen vnto you For we stretche not out our selues beyonde measure as though we reached not vnto you For euen to you also haue we come with the gospell of Chryste and we boast not our selues out of measure in other mens labours Yee and we hope it wyl come to passe that when youre faythe is increased among you we shal be magnyfyed accordynge to oure measure more largely and that I shall preache the Gospell in those regyons whyche are beyonde you and not to boaste of those thynges whyche by onother mans measure are prepared already But let him that reioyseth reioyse in the Lorde For he that praiseth hym selfe is not alowed but he whome the Lorde prayseth ¶ Paul vnder sufferaunce cominendeth him selfe and defendeth his auctoryte agaynst the false prophetes CAPI XI WOlde to God ye coulde haue suffred me a lytell in my folyshnes yee ye do also forbeare me For I am gelous ouer you with godly gelousy For I haue coupled you to one man to make you a chast vyrgyn to Christe But I feare leste it come to passe that as the serpente begyled Eue thorowe hys suâ—teltye euen ⧠The Epistle of Sayncte Paul the Apostle vnto the Galathyans ¶ Paule rebuketh them because they were fallen awaye from the Gospel sheweth his owne conuersion magnifyeth hys offyce and Apostelshippe and declareth hym selfe to be equall with the hye Apostles CAPI I. PAule an Apostle not of men neither by man but by Iesus Chryste and by God the father whiche raised him vp from deathe and all the brethren which are with me Unto the congregacyons of Galacia Grace be wyth you and peace from God the father and from oure Lorde Iesus Chryste whyche gaue hym selfe for oure sinnes to delyuer vs from this present euyll worlde accordinge to the wyll of God oure father to whome be praise for euer and euer AMEN I maruayle that ye are so sone turned from Christ which called you by grace vnto another Gospell which is nothynge els but that there be some whiche trouble you and intende to peruerte the Gospell of Chryste Neuerthelesse though we oure selues or an angell from heauen preache any other Gospell vnto you then that whiche we haue preached vnto you let hym be acursed As we sayde before so saye I nowe agayne yf any man preache any other gospell vnto you then that ye haue receaued let him be accursed Do I nowe speake vnto men or vnto God Other go I aboute to please men For yf I had hytherto studied to please men I were not the seruaunt of Chryst. ✚ I certifye you brethren that the Gospel which was preached of me was not after the maner of men For I neyther receaued it nor lerned it of man but by the reuelacion of Iesus Chryste For ye haue heard of my conuersacyon in tyme paste in the Iewes waye howe that beyonde measure I persecuted the congregacion of god and spoyled it and preuayled in the Iewes way
to be called theyr god for he hath prepared for them a cytye By faythe Abraham offered vp Isaac when he was proued and he offered him being his only begotten soÌ„ne in whom he had receaued the promyses And to hym it was sayde in Isaac shall thy seed be called for he consydered that god was able to rayse vp agayne from deeth Therfore receaued he hym also for an ensample of the resurreccyon By faith dyd Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau concernyng thynges to come â–ª By fayth Iacob when he was a dying blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph bowed hymselfe towarde the toppe of hys scepter By fayth Ioseph when he dyed remembred the departynge of the chyldren of Israel gaue commaundement of his bones By faith Moses when he was borne was hyd thre monethes of his father and mother because they sawe he was a proper chylde neyther feared they the Kynges commaundement By fayth Moses when he was greate refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter and chose rather to suffre aduersitye with the people of god then to enioy the pleasures of synne for a season and estemed the rebuke of Chryst greater riches then the treasures of Egipt For he had respeâ—ct vnto the rewarde By faith he forsoke Egipt feared not the fearcenes of the king For he endured euen as though he had sene hi which is inuisible Thorow faith he ordeined the passeouer the effusion of bloud lest he that destroyed y â— fyrst borne shulde touche them By fayth they passed thorowe the reed see as by drye lande which when the Egypcyans had assayed to do they were drowned By faythe the walles of Ierico fell downe after they were compassed about seuen dayes By fayth the hariot Raab perysshed not wyth them that were disobediente when she had receaued the spyes to lodgynge peaseably And what shall I more saye for the tyme wyll be to short for me to tel of Gedeon of Barach of SaÌ„pson of Iephthae of Dauid also Samuel of the Prophetes ✚ which thorow faith subdued kiÌ„gdomes wrought righteousnes ☞ obteyned the promises ‡ stopped the mouthes of lioÌ„s ‡ quenched the violeÌ„ce of fyre ‡ escaped the edge of the swearde out of weaknesse were made stronge waxed valyente in fyght turned to flyght the armies of the alieÌ„tes the wemen receaued theyr deed raysed to lyfe agayne Other were racked wolde not be delyuered that they myght inheret ☞ a better resurreccion Agayne other were tried w t moc kinges scourginges moreouer w t boÌ„des presoÌ„ment were stoned were hewen asunder were tempted were slame â–ª with sweard walcked vp downe in shepes skinnes and goates skynnes beyng destitute troubled vexed which meÌ„ the world was not worthy of they waÌ„dred in wyldernesses in mountaines and in deÌ„nes and caues of the earth And these al thorow faith obtained good reporte ⊢ and receaued not the promes because God had prouyded a better thinge for vs that they without vs shuld not be made perfecte ¶ An exhortacion to be pacient stedfast in trouble and aduersyte vpon hope of euerlastynge rewarde A commendacyon of the newe Testament About the olde CAPI XII WHerfore let vs also seing that we are compassed with so great a multytude of wytnesses laye awaye all that presseth downe and the sinne that hangeth so fast on let vs ruÌ„ne with pacience vnto the battayle that is set before vs loking vnto Iesus the auctor and finyssher of our fayth which for the ioye that was set before hym aboâ—e the crosse and despysed the shame and is set downe on the ryght hande of the throne of god Consyder therfore howe that he endured such speakyng agaynst hym of synners leste ye shulde be weryed and faynt in youre myndes For ye haue not yet resysted vnto bloud striuing against sinne And haue forgotten the exhortacion which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren my sonne despyse not thou the chastening of the Lord neither faynte when thou art rebuked of hym for whom the Lorde loueth him he chasteneth yee he scourgeth euery sonne that he receaueth If ye endure chastening god offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes What soÌ„ne is he whom the father chasteneth not If ye be not vnder correccyon wherof al are partakers then are ye bastardes not sonnes Therfore seing we haue had fathers of our flessh which corrected vs we gaue theÌ„ reuereÌ„ce shal we not much rather be in subteccion vnto the father of spiritual giftes lyue And they verely for a fewe daies nâ—â—tred vs after their owne pleasure but he nur treth vs for our profit to the intent that he maye mynister of his holynes vnto vs. No maner chastising for the preseÌ„t tyme semeth to be ioyous but greuous neuerthelesse afterwarde it bryngeth the quyet frute of ryghtwesnes vnto them whyche are exercised therby Stretch forth therfore the haÌ„des which were let downe and the weake knees and se that ye haue strayght steppes vnto youre fete lest any haltynge turne you oute of the waye yee let it rather be healed Folowe peace with al men and holines without the which no man shall se the Lorde And loke that no man be destitute of the grace of god leste any rote of bytternes sprynge vp and trouble and therby many be defyled that there be no fornicator or vncleane person as Esau which for one mease of meate sold his byrthryght For ye knowe how that afterwarde when he wolde by inherytaunce haue optayned blessing he was put by For he fonnde no place of repentaunce though he sought it with teares For ye are not come vnto the mouÌ„t that is touched and vnto burning fire nor vnto storme and darcknes and tempest of wether and soundeof of a troÌ„pe and the voice of wordes which voyce they that hearde it wysshed away that the communycacyon shuld not be spoken to theÌ„ For they coulde not abyde that which was coÌ„mauÌ„ded If a beast touche the mountayne it shall be iâ—oned or thrust thorowe with a darte so terrible was the syght whiche appeared Moses sayde I feare and quake But ye are come vnto the mount Sion and to the cite of the lyuing God the celestyal Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of angels and vnto the coÌ„gregacion of the fyrst borne sonnes whyche are wrytten in heauen and to God the iudge of al to the spirites of iust and parfecte men and to Iesus the mediator of the newe testameÌ„t and to the sprinklynge of bloude that speaketh better then that ‡ bloude of Abel Se that ye despyce not hym y t speaketh For yf they escaped not which refused hym that spake on earth much more shall we not escape yf we turne awaye from hym that speaketh froÌ„ heauen whose voyce theÌ„ shoke the earth nowe hath declared sayinge yet once more wyll I shake not the earth onely but also
death CAPI I. SYmon Peter a Seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christe to theÌ„ whyche haue optayned lyke precyous fayth w t vs thorowe the ryghtnousnesse of out God sauiour Iesus Christ. Grace be vnto you and peace be multi plyed thorow the knowledge of God and of Iesus our Lorde Accordynge as his godly power hath geuen vnto vs al thynges that pertayne vnto lyfe and godlynes thorowe the knowledge of hi that hath called vs by glory and vertue by the whyche are gyuen vnto vs excellent and moste greate promyses that by the meanes therof ye myght be partakers of the godly nature yf ye flye y â— corrupcyon of worldly lust And hereunto giue all diligence in your fayth mynyster vertu in vertu knowledge in knowledge temperaunce in temperauÌ„ce pacience in pacience godlynes in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kidnes loue For yf these thynges be amonge you and be pleÌ„tuous they wyl make you that ye neyther shal be ydle nor vnfruytefull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ. But he that lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for the way with his haÌ„de and hath forgotten that he was pourged from hys olde synnes Wherfore brethren gyue the more dilygeÌ„ce for to make your callyng eleccyoÌ„ sure âšœ by good worckes For yf ye do such thingê ye shal neuer fal Yee and by this meanes an entryng in shal be ministred vnto you abouÌ„ dasitly into y â— euerlastyng kingdome of our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christ. Wherfore I wyll not be neglygeÌ„t to put you alwayes in remeÌ„braunce of suche thynges though ye know them your selues and be stablyshed in the present trueth Not with standynge I thyncke it mete as longe as I am in this tabernacle to stere you vp by put tyng you in remembraunce for as much as I am sure that shortly I muste put of thys my tabernacle euen as oure Lorde Iesus Christ shewed me I wyll euer also gyue my dylygence that ye maye haue wher wyth to stere vp the remembraunce of these thynges after my departynge ✚ For we haue not folowed dysceytfull fables when we opened vnto you the power and commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Chryst but with our eyes we sawe his maiestye euen then verely when he receyued of God the father honour and glory when there came suche a voyce to hym from the excellent glorye Thys is my dere beloued sonne in whom I haue delyte This voyce we hearde come from heauen whan we were wyth hym in the holy Mounte We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophecye wherunto yf ye take hede as vnto a lyght that shineth in a darcke place ye do well vntyll the day dawne the day starre aryse in your hertes ⊢ So that ye fyrste knowe thys that no prophecye in the scripture hath any pryuate interpretacyon For the scripture came neuer by the wyll of maÌ„ but holy men of god spake as they were moued by the holy ghost ¶ He prophecyeth of false teachers and sheweth theyr punyshemente CAPI II. THere were false prophetê also amonge the people euen as ther shal be false techers amoÌ„g you which priuely shal bring in damnable sectes euen denyeng the Lord that hath bought theÌ„ bryng vpon theÌ„ selues swyft daÌ„nacion and many shall folowe their damnable wayes by whom the waye of trueth shal be euyl spoken of and thorow couetousnes shall they wyth sayned wordes make marchauÌ„dise of you whose iudgemet is nowe not farre of their damnacyon slepeth not For yf God spared not the angels that sined but cast them downe into hell and dely â—ed them into chaynes of darckenes âšœ to be punyshed to be kept vnto iudgemeÌ„t neither spared the olde worlde but saued Noâ— the eyght preacher of ryghtuousnes brought in the floud vpon the world of the vngodly turned the cities of Zodom Gomor into asshes ouerthre we them damned them and made on them an ensample vnto those that after shulde lyue vngodly And iust Lot vexed wyth the vnclenly coÌ„uersacyon of the wycked delyuered he For he beyng ryghtuous and dwellynge among them in seynge and hearyng vexed his rightuous soule froÌ„ daye to day wyth theyr vnlawfull dedes The Lorde knoweth how to delyuer the vn godly out of temptacyon and to reserue the vniust vnto to the day of iudgement for to be punyshed but chefely them that walke after the flesshe in the lust of vnclennes despyse auctoryte PresuÌ„ptuous are they and stubborne which feare not to speake euyl of them that excell in worshyp When the Angels whiche are greater both in power and might receyue not of y â— Lorde raylyng iudgment against theÌ„ selues But these as brute beastes naturally brought forth to be takeÌ„ destroyed speake euyl of the thynges that they vnderstande not shal perysh in their owne destruccion receyue the rewarde of vnryghtuousnes They couÌ„t it pleasure to lyue delycyously for a season Spottes they are fylthynes which lyue at pleasure in their owne disceyuable wayes feastynge with you hauynge eyes ful of aduoutry and that cannot cease from synne begylyng vnstable soules Hertes they haue exercysed wyth couetousnes They are cursed chyldren whyche haue forsaken the ryght waye and are gone astraye folowyng the way of BalaÌ„ the soÌ„ne of Bâ—for whiche loued the rewarde of vnryghtuousnes but was rebuked of his iniquytie The tame and dome beast speakynge wyth mannes voyce forbade the madnesse of the Prophete These are welles wythout water cloudes that are caried with a teÌ„pest to whoÌ„ the myst of darckenes is reserued for euer For when they haue spoken the great swellynge wordes of vanitie they enuse thorow iustes in the voluptuousnes of the flesshe theÌ„ that were cleane escaped euen theÌ„ that now lyue in errour whyle they promes them lybertye where as they theÌ„ selues are the boÌ„d seruauÌ„tes of corrupcyon For of whom a man is ouercome vnto y â— same is he brought in bondage For yf they after they haue escaped from the fylthynes of the world thorow the knowledge of the Lord and the sauyour Iesus Christ are yet raÌ„gled againe therin and ouercome then is the latter ende worse w t them then the begynnyng For it had bene better for them not to haue knoweÌ„ the way of ryghtuousnes then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy coÌ„maundemeÌ„t that was gyuen vnto theÌ„ But the same is happened vnto the that is vsed to be spokeÌ„ by the true prouerbe The dogge is turned to his vomet agayne and the sow that was washed is turned agayne to her walowyng in the myer ¶ Of the day of the Lord whose long tarying so saluacion CAPI III. THys is the seconde epistle that I nowe wryte vnto you dearely beloued wherwyth I stere vp your syncere mynde by puttyng you in remembraunce that ye may be myndefull of the wordes whiche were tolde before of the holy Prophetes and also the commaundement of vs whiche be
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
see and all y t are in them herde I sayinge blessyng honour glory and power be vn to hym that sytteth vpon the seate vnto the lambe for euermore And the foure bestes sayde AmeÌ„ And the. xxiiij elders fell vpoÌ„ theyr faces worshypped hym that lyueth for euermore ¶ The lambe openeth the. vi seal s and many thynges folowe the openyng â— therof CAPI VI. AND I sawe when the lambe opened one of the seales and I herde one of the foure bestes saye as it were the noyse of thonder come and se I sawe And behelde there was a whyte horsse and he that sat on him had a bowe and a crowne was geuen vnto hym he went forth coÌ„querynge for to ouercome And when he had opened the seconde scale I herde the secoÌ„de beste saye come se. And there weÌ„t out another horsse that was red power was geueÌ„ to him that sat theron to take peace froÌ„ the earth and that they shuld kyll one another And ther was geuen vnto him a greate swearde And when he had opened the thyrde seale I herde the thyrde â—â—â—â—e saye come se. And I behelde lo a blacke hors and he y â— sate on him had a payre of balances in his haÌ„de And I harde a voyce in y â— middes of y â— foure bestes saye a measure of where for a peny and thre measures of barly for a peny and oyle and wyne se y u hurt not And when he had opened y â— fourth seale I herde the voyce of the fourth beste saye come se and I loked And behold a pale horsse and his name that sate on hym was deeth hell folowed after hym and power was geuen vnto theÌ„ ouer the fourth part of the earth to kyll w t swearde and with honger and with deeth that commeth of vermen of the earth And wheÌ„ he had opened the fyft seale I sawe vnder the aultre the soules of theÌ„ that were kylled for the worde of God and for the testimony whiche they had they cryed with a lowde voyce sayinge Howe longe â—aryest y u Lorde holy and true to iudge and to auenge our bloud on theÌ„ that dwell on y â— earth And loÌ„ge whyte garmeÌ„tes were geueÌ„ vnto euery one of them And it was sayde vnto theÌ„ that they shulde rest yet for a lytle season vntyll the nombre of theyr felowes and brethren and of them that shulde be kylled as they were were fulfylled And I behelde when he had opened the syxte seale and lo there was a greate earth quake the sunne was as blacke as sacke clouth made of heere And the mone waxed al euen as bloud and the starres of heauen fel vnto the erth eueÌ„ as fygge tree casteth from her her fygges when she is shaken of a myghtye wynde And heauen vanyshed awaye as a scroll when it is rolled together And all mountaynes and yles were moued out of theyr places And the kynges of the earth and the great men and the rych men and the chefe captaynes the myghtye men and euery bondman and euerye free man hyd them selues in dennes and in rockes of the hylles and sayde to the hylles and rockes fall on vs and hyde vs from the presence of him that sytteth on the seate and froÌ„ the wrath of the lambe for the great daye of his wrath is come and who is able to endure ¶ He seeth the seruauÌ„tes of God sealed in theyr forheades out of all nacyoâ—â— and people whiche though they suffre trouble yet the lambe feoâ—â—â— them â—eâ—eth them to the fountaynes of lyuynge water and God shall wype awaye all â—â—â—â—â—s from theyr eyes CAPI VII AND after that I sawe iiij Angels staÌ„de on the. iiij corners of the erth holdyng y â— foure wyndes of y â— erth y â— the wynde shuld not blowe on the erth nether on y â— see on any tree ✚ And I sawe another angell ascende froÌ„ the risynge of the sunne whiche had the seale of the lyuynge God he cryed with a loude voyce to the foure Angels to whom power was geuen to hurt y â— erth and the see saying hurt not the earth nether the see nether the trees tyll we haue sealed the seruauntes of oure God in theyr forheades And I hearde the nombre of them which were sealed ther were sealed an C. xliiij M. of al the trybes of the chyldreÌ„ of Israel Of y â— trybe of Iuda were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Rubyn were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Gad were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Aser were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Neptalim were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Manasses were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of SymeoÌ„ were sealed xij M. Of the tribe of Leuy were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Isacar were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of ZabuloÌ„ were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Ioseph were sealed xij M. Of the trybe of Beniamin were sealed xij M. After this I behelde and lo a great multitude whiche noman coulde nombre of all nacioÌ„s people toÌ„ges stode before y â— seate and before the laÌ„be clothed w t longe whyte garmentes palmes in theyr handes and cryed w t a lowde voyce saying saluacyoÌ„ be ascrybed to him y t sytteth vpon the seate of oure God vnto the laÌ„be And all y e angels stode in the coÌ„pase of the seate of y â— elders and of the foure beastes and fell before the seate on theyr faces and worshypped God sayinge AmeÌ„ Blessinge glory wysdome and thaÌ„kes honour power myght be â—nto oure God for euermore Amen ⊢ And one of the elders answered laying vnto me what are these whiche are arayed in longe whyte garmentes whence came they And I sayde vnto him Lord y u wotest And he sayde to me these are they whiche cam out of great tribulacyon made theyr garmentes large and made them whyte by the bloude of the lambe therfore are they in the presence of the seate of God serue him daye nyght in his teÌ„ple he y â— sytteth in y â— seate wyl dwell amonge them They shall hongâ—â—r no more neyther thyrst neyther shal the sunne light on theÌ„ nether any heate For the lambe which is the myddest of the seate shall fâ—â—de them and shall leade them vnto fouÌ„taynes of lyuinge water and God shall wype alwaye all teares from theyr eyes ¶ The seuenth seale â—o opened there is sylence in heauen the foure angels blowe theyr trompetes and greate plages folowe vâ—â—on the earth CAPI VIII AND when he had opened the seuenth seale there was sileÌ„ce in heauen about the space of halfe an houre And I sawe angelles standynge before God to theÌ„ were geueÌ„ seuen trompettes And another angell came and stode before the aultre hauynge a goldeÌ„ senser much of odoures was geuen vnto him y â— he shulde offre of the prayers of all
crownes and vpō hys heade the name of blasphemy And the beast whiche I sawe was lyke a catte of the mountayne and his fete were as the fete of a beare and hys mouth as the mouth of a ly on And the dragon gaue hym hys power hys seate and great auctoryte I saw one of his heades as it were wounded to death and his deadly wounde was healed And al the world wōdred at the beast and they worshypped the dragon whiche gaue power vn to the beast they worshyiped the beast sayinge who is like vnto the beast who is able to warre with him And there was gyuē vnto him a mouth that spake great thynges and blasphemies and power was giuen vnto hym to do xlij monethes And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemy agaynst God to blaspheme hys name and his tabernacle and thē that dwel in heauen And it was gyuen vnto hym to make warre with the Sayntes and to ouer come them And power was giuen him ouer all kynred and tonge and nacion al that dwel vpon the erth worshypt him whose names are not written in the boke of lyfe of the lambe whiche was kylled from the begynning of the world If any man haue an eare let him heare He that ledeth into captiuite shal go into captiuite he that killeth with a swearde must be kylled with a swearde Heare is the pacyence and the fayth of the Saynctes And I behelde another best cōmyng vp out of the earth and he had two hornes like a lambe and he spake as dyd the Dragon And he dyd all that the fyrst beast coulde do in hys presence and he caused the earth and them whiche dwelt therin to worshyppe the fyrst beast whose deadly wounde was healed And he dyd great wonders so that he made fyre come downe from heuen into the earth in the syght of men And deceyued thē that dwel on the erth by the meanes of those sygnes whiche he had power to do in the syght of the beast saying to them that dwelt on the erth that they shuld make an ymage vnto the beast whiche had the wounde of a swearde and dyd lyue And he had power to gyue a spirit vnto the ymage of the beast that the ymage of the beast shulde speake and shuld cause that as many as wolde not worshyp the ymage of the beast shuld be killed And he made al both small and great rych and pore fre and bonde to receyue a marke in their ryght hādes or in their forheades And that no man myght bye or sel saue he that had the marke or the name of the beast eyther the nōbre of his name Here is wysdome Let hym that hath wyt count the nōbre of the beast For it is the nōbre of a man and his nombre is sixe hondreth threscore and syxe CAPI XIIII ¶ The lambe stondeth vpon the mount Syon and the vndesyled congregacyon with him The angel exhorteth to the fcare of God and tilleth of the fall of Babylon ANd I loked and lo a lambe stode on the mount Syon and with hym an C and xliuj thousand hauyng his ⚜ name and his fathers name wryten in their forhedes And I herd a voice from heuen as the soūd of many waters and as the voice of a great thondre And I herde the voyce of harpers harpyng w t their harpes And they sōge as it were a new sōge before the seate before y ◠foure beestes the elders no man coulde lerne that sōge but the. C. xliiij M. which were redemed frō the earth These are they whiche were not defyled w t wemen for they are virgyns These folowe the lambe whyther soeuer he goeth These were redemed from men beynge the fyrst frutes vnto God to the lābe in their mouthes was founde no gile For they are without spot before the trone of God And I saw another angel flye in the middes of heuē hauyng the euerlastyng gospel to preache vnto them that syt dwel on the erth and to all nacyons kynredes tōges people saying with a loude voyce Fere God gyue honour to him for the houre of his iudgement is come worshyp him that made heauen and erth the see fountaynes of water And there folowed another angel saying Babylon is fallē is fallē that great cytie for she made al nacions dryncke of the wyne of her fornicacion And the thyrd angel folowed thē saying with a loude voyce If any mā worshyppe the beast his ymage receyue his marcke in his forhead or in his hāde the same shall dryncke the wyne of the wrath of god which is powred in the cup of his wrath And he shal be punyshed in fyre brymstone before the holy angels and before the lambe And the smoke of their torment ascēdeth vp euermore And they haue no rest day nor nyght whiche worshyp the beast his ymage whosoeuer receyueth the prynt of hys name Here is the pacience of sainctes Here are they that kepe the commaundementes the fayth of Iesu. And I herde a voyce from heuen saying vnto me wryte Blessed are the dead which hereafter dye in the Lord euen so sayeth the spirit that they rest from their labours but their workes folow them And I loked and behold a white clowde and vpon the clowde one syttynge lyke vnto the sonne of man hauyng on hys head a golden crowne in his hande a sharpe syckle And another angell came out of the temple cryinge with a loude voyce to hym that sate on the cloude Thrust in thy sykle and repe for y ◠tyme is come to repe for the corne of the erth is rype And he that satte on the cloude thrust in his sycle on the earth the erth was reped And another angell came out of the temple which is in heuen hauyng also a sharpe syckle And another angell came out frō the aulter which had power ouer fyre and cryed w t a loude crye to hym that had the sharpe sykle and sayd thrust in thy sharpe sykle and gather the clusters of the earth for her grapes are rype And the angel thrust in his sykle on the erth and cut downe the grapes of the vyneyarde of the earth cast thē into the great wynefat of the wrath of God and the winefat was troden without the cytie bloude came out of the fat euen vnto the horsse brydels by the space of a thousande vj. C. furlonges CAPI XV. ¶ He seyth seuen Angelles hauynge seuen Uyalles full of wrathe ANd I saw another signe in heuē great maruaylous seuen angels hauinge the seuen laste plages for in them is fulfylled the wrath of God And I sawe as it were a glassye see mingled with fyre them that had gottē victory of the beast of hys ymage of his marke and of the nombre of his name stande on the glassye see hauynge the harpes of God and they songe
the song of Moses the seruaunt of god and the song of the lambe saying Great and maruelous are thy worckes Lorde God almyghtye iuste and true are thy wayes thou kyng of Saynctes Who shal not feare O Lorde gloryfy thy name For thou onely atte holy and all gentels shal come and worshyppe before the for thy iudgementes are made manyfest And after that I loked beholde the teÌ„ple of the tabernacle of testimony was open in heauen and the seuen angels came out of the temple which had the seuen plages clothed in pure and bryght lynneÌ„ and hauyng their brestes gyrded w t golden gyrdels And one of the fowre beestes gaue vnto the seueÌ„ angels seuen goldeÌ„ vyalles full of y â— wrath of God which lyueth for euermore And the temple was full of the smoke of the glory of God and of his power no man was able to entre into the temple til the seuen plages of the seuen Angels were fulfylled ¶ The Angels power out theyr vyalles ful of wrath CAPI XVI ANd I herde a great voyce out of the temple sayinge to the seuen Angels go youre wayes poure out your vyalles of wrath vpon the erth And the fyrste Angell went and powred out his Uyall vpon the erth and there fell a noysome a sore botche vpon the men whiche had the marcke of the beast and vpon theÌ„ which worshypped hys ymage And the seconde Angel shed out his vyall vpon the see and it turned as it were into the bloude of a dead man and euery lyuyng thyng dyed in the see And the thyrde Angel shed out his viall vpon the ryuets fountaynes of waters and they turned to bloude And I herde an angell say Lorde whiche arte and waste thou art ryghtuous and holy because thou hast giuen suche iudgementes for they shed out the bloud of saites and Prophetes therfore haste y u geneÌ„ theÌ„ bloude to dryncke for they are worthy And I herde another out of the aulter saye euen so Lorde God almyghtye true rightuous are thy iudgementes And y e fourth angel powred out his vial on the sunne power was gyuen vnto him to vexe men with heate of fyre And the men raged in great heat spake euil of the name of god which hath power ouer those plages and they repeÌ„ted not to giue him glory And the fyft angel powred out his vial vpon the seate of the beast and his kyngdome wexed darcke they gnewe their tonges for sorow and blasphemed the God of heauen for sorowe and paine of their sores and repented not of their dedes And the syxt Angel powred out his vial vpon the gret ryuer Euphrates and the water dryed vp that the wayes of the kynges of the east shulde be prepared And I sawe thre vncleane spirites lyke froggê come out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophete For they are the spirites of deuyls workyng myracles to go out vnto the kynges of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battayle of the great day of God almyghty Beholde I come as a thefe Happy is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes left he walke naked men se his 〈◊〉 And he gathered them togyther into a place called in the Hebrue tonge Armagedon And the seuenth angell powred out hys vial into y e ayre And there came a gret voyce out of the teÌ„ple of heauen from the seate saying it is done And there 〈◊〉 voices thondrynges lyghtnynges there was a great earthquake such as was not sence meÌ„ were vpoÌ„ the earth so mighty an erthquake so great And the great cytie was deuided into thre parties the cities of all nacyons fel. And great Babilon came in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce before God to gyue vnto her the cup of the wyne of the fearcenes of his wrath Euery yle also fled awaye the mountaynes were not founde And there fel a great haile as it had bene talentes out of heauen vpon the men and the men blasphemed God because of the plage of the hayle for it was great the plage of it sore ¶ He descrydeth the woman syttynge vpon the â—â—ast with ten hornes CAPI XVII ANd ther came one of the seuen angels whiche had the seuen vyalles and talked with me sayinge vnto me come I wyl shewe the the iudgment of the great whore that sitteth vpon many waters with whom haue coÌ„mitted fornicacion the kinges of the earth the inhabiters of the erth are dronc ken with the wyne of her fornicacion And the spirit caryed me awaye into the wyldernes And I sawe a woman syt vpon a rose colored beast full of names of blasphemye which had seuen hedes and ten hornes And the woman was arayed in purple rose colour decked with golde precyous stone pearles and had a cup of golde in her hand ful of abhominacions filthines of her fornicacioÌ„ And in her forhed was a name written a mystery great Babylon the mother of whoredome abhominacions of the earth And I sawe the woman droncken with the bloude of saynctes with the bloude of the wytnesses of Iesu. And when I sawe her I wondred with great maruayle And the angell sayde vnto me wherfore maruaylest thou I wyll shewe the the mystery of the womaÌ„ of the beast that beryth her which hath seueÌ„ heades and ten hornes The beast that thou seest was and is not â— shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt and shall go into perdicion and they that dwell on the earth shall wondre whose names are not writteÌ„ in the boke of lyfe from the begin nyng of the worlde when they beholde the beast that was is not And here is a minde that hath wysdome The seuen heades are seuen mouÌ„taynes on whiche the woman sytteth they are also seueÌ„ kynges Fyue are falleÌ„ and one is and another is not yet come And when he commeth he must coÌ„tinue a short space And the beast that was is not is eueÌ„ the eight and is one of the seuen and shall go into destruccion And the ten hornes which y u sawest are ten hynges which haue receyued no kyngdome as yet but shal receyne power as kinges at one houre with the beast These haue one mynde and shall gyue their power and streÌ„gth vnto y e beast These shal fyght with the lambe and the lambe shal ouer come theÌ„ For he is Lorde of Lordes and Kynge of kynges and they that are on hys syde are called and chosen and faythfull And he sayde vnto meâ—the waters whiche thou sawest where the whore sitteth are people and folke and nacions and toÌ„ges And the ten hornes which thou sawest vpon the beast are they that shall hate the whore and shal make her desolate and naked and shal â—atâ— her flesshe burne her w t fyre For God hath put in their hertes to fulfyll his wyll
and to do w t one coÌ„sent for to gyue her kingdome vnto the beast vntil the wordes of god be fulfylled And the woman which y u sawest is that great cyte which raygneth ouer the kynges of the earthe ¶ The 〈◊〉 of the worlde are â—oâ—y for the fall of Babylon but theâ— that be of God haue cause to reioyce for hâ—◠〈◊〉 Leuccyon CAPI XVIII ANd after that I sawe another angell come from heauen hauyng great power and the earthe was lyghtâ—ed with hys bryghtnes And he cryed myghtely wyth a stronge voyce saying Great Babylon is fallen is falleÌ„ and is become the inhabytacion of deuyls the hold of al fowle spiritê a cage of all vncleane hatefull byrdes for al nacions haue dronken of the wyne of the wrath of her fornicacion And the kynges of the earth haue coÌ„mytted fornicacyon with her and the marchauntes of the earth are wexed ryche of the aboundaunce of her pleasures And I herde another voyce from heuen say come away from her my people that ye be not partetakers of her sinnes that ye re ceyue not of her plages For her synnes are gone vp to heuen God hath remeÌ„bred her wyckednes Rewarde her eueÌ„ as she rewarded you giue her double accordyng to her worckes And powre in double to her in the same cuppe wâ—â—che she fylled vnto you And as muche as she glorified her selfe and liued waÌ„tonly so much powre ye in for her of punyshement and sorowe for she sayde in her selfe I syt beyinge a quene am no wyddowe and shall se no sorowe Therfore shal her plages come in one day death sorow and honger she shal be brent with fyre for stroÌ„ge is y e Lord God which shal iudge her And the kynges of the earth shal be wepe her and wayle ouer her which haue committed fornicacion with her haue lyued wanâ—only with her wheÌ„ they shall se y e smoke of her burnyng and shall stande a farre of for feare of her punyshement saying Alas Alas that great cytie Babison y e myghtye cytie for at one houre is thy iudgemeÌ„t come And the marchauÌ„tes of the earth shal wepe and wayle in them selues for no man wyll bye theyr ware any more the ware of golde siluer precious stones nether of perle raines purple skarlet al thâ—uâ—n wood al maner vessels of yuery all maner vessels of most pÌ„cious wood of 〈◊〉 yron â–ª marble synamuÌ„ odours oyntmeÌ„tes frankinseâ—â—e â— wyne oyle fyne floure wheate bestes and shepe and horsses and charettes and bodyes and soules of men And the aples that thy soule lusted after are departed froÌ„ the. And al thynges which were deyntie and had in pryce are departed froÌ„ the thou shalt fynde theÌ„ nomore The marchauÌ„tes of these thingê which were wexed ryche shall staÌ„de a farre of from hyr for feare of the punyshemeÌ„t of her weping and waylyng saying Alas Alas that great cytie that was clothed in raynes purple and scarlet and decked with golde 〈◊〉 precious stones pearles for at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so great ryches is come to nought And euery shyppe gouerner and all they that occupyed shyppes and shypmen 〈◊〉 worke in the see stode a farre of and 〈◊〉 when they sawe the smoke of her 〈◊〉 â–ª saying what cytie is lyke vnto this greatâ—â— tytie And they cast dust on theyr hedes and cryed wepyng waylyng and saydâ— â–ª 〈◊〉 â–ª Alas that great citie wherâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 che al that had shyppes in the see by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 son of her costlynes for at one hoâ—â—â— is 〈◊〉 made desolate Reioyce ouer her thou heauen and ye holy Apostles and Prophetes for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 uen your iudgemeÌ„t on her And a mighty angell toke vp a stone lyke a great 〈◊〉 â— cast it into the see saying with suche 〈◊〉 shall that great citie Babylon 〈◊〉 cast 〈◊〉 be â—oâ—ds no more And the voyce of 〈◊〉 musycyons and of pypers and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shal be herde no more in the and no 〈◊〉 man of whatsoeuer craft he be shal be 〈◊〉 any more in the And the seâ—de of a myl shal be herde no more in the and the lyght of the lampe shall no more shyne in the and the voyce of the bridgrome and of the bride shal be herde no more in the for thy matchauÌ„â—es were the great men of the erth And w t 〈◊〉 inchauntmente were deceyued al nacions â— in her was fouÌ„de the bloude of the Prophetes and of the saynetes and of all that were sia yne vpon the erth ¶ Prayâ—e is gyuen vnto God for iudgâ—â—â— the whore and for auengyng the bloude of his 〈◊〉 The Angel 〈◊〉 not be worshypped The 〈◊〉 and dyrâ—â—â— are failed to the slaughter CAPI XIX ANd after that I herd a great voyce of muche people in heauen sayinge Allelâ—ia Saluacion and glory and honour and power be ascrybed to the Lord our God for true and rightuous are his iudgementes for he hath iudged the great whore whyche dyd corrupt the erth with her fornicacyon hath aueÌ„ged the bloud of his seruauntes of hyr haÌ„d And agayne they sayde Alleluia And smoke rose vp for euermore And the. xxiiij elders the. iiij bestes fel downe and worshypped God that sate on the seate sayinge Amen Alleluia And a voyce came out of the seate saying prayse our Lord God al ye that are his seÌ„ruauÌ„tes ye that fete him both smal and great And I herd the voice of much people eueÌ„ as the voyce of many waters as the voice of strong thoÌ„drynges sayinge Alleluia for the Lord our God omnipoteÌ„t raygneth Let vs be glad and reioyce gyue honour to hiÌ„ for the mariage of the laÌ„be is come and his wyfe made her selfe redy And to her was grauÌ„ted that she shuld be arayed with pure godly raynes For the raynes is the ryghtuousnes of saynctes And he sayd vnto me wrytte happy are they whiche are called vnto the laÌ„bes supper And he said vnto me these are the true saynges of god And I fel at his fete to worshyppe him And he sayde vnto me se thou do it not For I am thy felowe seruaunte one of thy brethren eueÌ„ of theÌ„ that haue the testimony of Iesus Worship God For the testimony of Iesus is the spirit of prophesy And I saw heuen open beholde a whyt horsse he that sat vpon him was faythfull true in rightuousnes dyd iudge make battayle Hys eyes were as a flaÌ„me of fyre and on hys head were many crownes he had a name wrytten that noman knew but he him selfe And he was clothed with a vesture dipt in bloude his name is called the word of God And the warriers which were in heuen folowed him vpon whyte horsses clothed with white pure raines and out of his mouth wente out a sharpe two edged swerde that with it he shulde smyte the
heythen And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and he trode the wynefat of fearsnes wrath of almyghty God And hath on his vesture on his thygh a name wrytteÌ„ kyng of kynges Lorde of Lordes And I sawe an angel staÌ„de in the sonne and he cryed with aloude voyce sayinge to all the foules that flye by the myddes of heuen come and gather your selues togyther vnto the supper of y â— great god that ye may eate the flesshe of kynges the fleshe of hye captaynes and the flesshe of myghty men the flesshe of horsses and of them that syt on them the flesshe of all fre meÌ„ bond men of small great And I sawe the beast the kynges of the erth theyr warriers gathered togyther to make battayle agaynst hym that sat on the horsse and agaynst hys souldiers And the beast was takeÌ„ with hym that false prophet that wrought myracles before him with whiche he deceyued them that receyued the beastes marke them that worshypped his ymage These both were cast quicke iÌ„to a poÌ„de of fyre burnynge w t brymstone the reÌ„nauÌ„t were slayne w t the swerde of him y â— sat vpon the horsse whiche swerde proceaded out of his mouth all the foules were fulfylled with their flesshe ¶ The Dragon is bounde for a. M. yeares The dead aryse and receyue iudgement CAPI XX. ANd I saw an Angell come downe froÌ„ heuyng hauyng the key of the bottom lesse pyt a great chayne in his hande And he toke the dragoÌ„ y â— olde serpeÌ„t which is tâ—e deuyll Satanas he bounde hym a. M. yeres cast him into the bottoÌ„lesse pyt he bounde him set a seale on hiÌ„ that he shuld deceiue the people nomore tyl the. M. yeres were fulfylled And after that he 〈…〉 be losed for a lytle season And I sawe seates and they sat vpoÌ„ theÌ„ iudgemeÌ„t was gyueÌ„ vnto theÌ„ and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for y â— wytnes of Iesu and for the worde of God which had not worshypped the beast nether his ymage nether had taken his marke vpoÌ„ their forhedes or on their handes and they lyued and raygned with Christ a. M. yeare but the other of the deed meÌ„ liued not againe vntyll the thousande yere were fynyshed This is that fyrst resurrecion Blessed holy is he that hath parte in the fyrst resurceccyon For on such shal the secoÌ„de death hane no power but they shal be the prestes of god and of Christe and shall raygne with him a thousande yere And wheÌ„ the thousand yeres are expired Satan shal be lowsed out of his prison and shal go out to deceyue the people which are in the foure quarters of the erth Gog Magog to gather them togyther to battayle whose nombre is as the sonde of the see and they went vp in the playne of the earth coÌ„ pased the tentes of the sayntes aboute the beloued citie And fyre came downe froÌ„ god out of heauen and deuoured them and the deuyll that deceyued them was cast into a lake of fyre and brymstone where the beast and the false prophet shal be tormented day and nyght for euer more And I sawe a great white seate and him that fate on it from whose face fled awaye both y â— erth and heauen and their place was no more founde And I sawe the deed both great and small stonde before God and the bokes were opened and another Boke was opened which is the boke of lyfe the dded were iudged of those thynges whyche were wrytten in the bokes accordyng to theyr dedes the see gaue vp her deed whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the deed whiche were in them they were iudged euery man according to his dedes And deeth and hel were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death And whosoeuer was not founde wrytten in the boke of lyfe was cast into the lake of fyre ¶ In this Chapyter is descrybed the newe and spirituall Ierusalem CAPI XXI ANd I saw a newe heuen a newe erth For the fyrst heueÌ„ the fyrst erth were vanyshed awaye there was no more see ✚ And I Iohn sawe that holy cytie newe IerusaleÌ„ come downe from God out of heauen prepared as a bryde garnyshed for her husbande And I herd a great voyce out of heauen sayinge beholde the tabernacle of God is w t men he wyl dwel with theÌ„ And they shal be â—is people God hym selfe shal be with theÌ„ be their God And God shal wype away all reares from their eyes And there shal be nomore death nether sorow nether cryinge neyther shal there be any more payne for the olde thinges are gone And he that sat vpon the seate sayde Beholde I make all thynges newe ✚ And he sayde vnto me wryte for these wordes are faythfull and true And he sayd vnto me it is done I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng the end I wyl gyue to hym that is a thrist of the wel of the water of life fre He that ouercoÌ„meth shall inheret all thynges and I wyl be hys God and he shal be my sonne But the fearfull and vnbeleuyng and the abhominable and murdrers and whoremongers and sorcerers and ydolaters and al lyers shall haue theyr parte in the lake whiche burnith w t fyre and brymstone whyche is the seconde deeth And there came vnto me one of y â— seueÌ„ angels which had the seuen vyaâ—â—â— full of the seuen last plages talked with me saying come hyther I wyl shewe the the bryde the lambes wyfe And he caryed me away in the spirit to a great and an hye mouÌ„tayne and he shewed me the great cite holy Ierusalem descendyng out of heuen from God hauing the bryghtnes of god And her shinyng was lyke vnto a stone most precious euen lyke a Iasper clere as Cristal had walles great hye had xij gates at the gates xij angels and names wrytten which are the names of the. xij trybes of Israell on the East parte iij. gates on the Northsyde iij. gates towardes the South iij. gates froÌ„ the west thre gates and the wall of the cytie had xij foundacyons in them the twelue names of the laÌ„bes xij apostles And he that talked with me had a goldeÌ„ reade to measure the cytie withal the gatê therof and the wall therof And y â— citie was bylt iiij square and the leÌ„gth was as large as the bredth and he measured the cytie w t the goldeÌ„ rede xij M. furlonges the leÌ„gth the bredth y â— heyth of it were equal And he measured the wall therof an cxliiij cubytes the measure y â— the angell had was after the measure that maÌ„ vseth And the bilding of the wall of it was of Iaspar And the Câ—tie was pure golde lyke vnto clere glasse
workes of my handes I haue made the earth created man vpon it With myne handes haue I spred forth heauen and geuen a cōmaundement for all the hoost therof I shal wake him vp with ryghteousnes and ordre al his wayes He shall buylde my cytie let out my prysoners and that neyther for gyft nor rewardes sayeth the Lorde of Hostes. Thus sayeth the Lorde The occupiers of Egypt the marchaūtes of the Morians Sabees shal come vnto the with tribute they shal be thyne they shal folowe the go with cheynes vpon theyr fete They shal fall downe before the and make supplicacion vnto the. For God without whō there is none other God shal be with the. O howe profounde art thou O God thou God and Sauyoure of Israel Confounded are they al and put to dishonoure they are gone hence together with shame euen the makers of ymages But Israel shal be saued in the Lord which is the euerlastynge saluacyon Yee shal nat come to shame nor confusyon worlde without ende For thus sayeth the Lorde euen he that created heauens the God that made the earth that fashyoned it and sett it forth He dyd not make it for naught but to be enhabited Euen I the Lorde without whom there is none other I haue nat spoken secretly nether in darke places of the earth It is nat for naught that I sayde vnto the sede of Iacob seke me I am the Lorde whiche when I speake declareth the thyng that is ryghteous and true gather you and come together drawe nye hither that are escaped of the people Haue they any vnderstandyng that set vp the stockes of theyr Idols and praye vnto a God that can nat helpe them drawe nye come hyther and let them aske councell one at another shewe forth What is he that tolde this before or who spake of it euer sence the begynnyng Haue nat I the Lorde done it without whō there is none other God the true God and Sauyoure and there is els none but I And therfore turne you vnto me all ye endes of the earth that ye maye be saued for I am God there is els none I sweare by my selfe out of my mouth commeth the worde of ryghteousnes and that maye no man turne but all knees shall bowe vnto me and all tunges shall sweare by my name saying Uerely in y ◠Lord is my ryghteousnes and strength To hym shall men come but al they that thynke scorne of him shal be confounded And the whole sede of Israel shall be iustified make theyr boast in the Lorde ¶ Idolatry is reproued The health that cometh by Chryst is prophecyed CAPI XLVI B Ell is fallen Nabo is broken downe whose ymages were a burthen for the beastes and catell to ouerlade them and to make them weery They are soncke downe and fallen together for they maye nat ease them of theyr burthen therfore muste they go in to captiuite Herken vnto me O house of Iacob and all ye that remayne yet of the housholde of Israel whom I haue borne frō youre mothers wombe brought you vp from youre byrth tyll ye were growen I I whiche shal beare you vnto your last age I haue made you I wil also norysh you beare you and saue you Whom wyll ye make me syke in fashion or ymage that I maye be lyke hym Ye fooles no doute wyll take out syluer and golde oute of youre purses and weye it hyre a goldsmyth to make a God of it that men maye knele downe and worshyppe it Yet must he be taken of mens shulders and borne set in his place that he maye stande and nat moue Alas that men shulde crye vnto hym whiche geueth no answere and delyuereth nat the man that calleth vpon hym from hys trouble Consydre this well and be ashamed Go into youre owne selues O ye runnagates Remembre the thinges which are past sence the begynning of the world that I am God and that there is els no God yee and that there is nothynge lyke vnto me In the begynnynge of a thynge I shewe the ende therof and I tell before thynges that are nat yet come to passe With one worde is my deuyce accomplyshed and fulfyll all my pleasure I call a byrde out of the Easte and all that I take in hande out of farre countres as soone as I cōmaunde I bring it hyther as soone as I thynke to deuyse a thynge I do it Heare me O ye that are of an hye stomacke but farre from ryghteousnesse I shall bryng forth my ryghteousnes It is nat farre and my health shall nat tary longe awaye I wyl geue health in Syon and in Israel my glory ¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynste Babylon CAPI XLVII BVTAS for the O daughter thou vyrgyn Babylon syt thou downe in the dust syt vpon the grounde and nat in a trone O thou mayden of Chaldea Thou shalt nomore be called tender and pleasaūt ☞ Brynge forth the querne and grynde meele put downe thy stomacher make bare thy knees and wade thorowe the water ryuers Thy shame shal be discouered and thy pryuyties shal be sene For I wyll auenge me of the and no man shall lette me sayeth oure redemer whiche is called the Lorde of Hostes the holy one of Israel Syt styll holde thy tunge and get the in to some darke corner O daughter Chaldea for thou shalt nomore be called lady of kigdomes I was so wroth with my people that I punyshed myne enheritaunce and gaue them into thy power Neuertheles thou shewedest them no mercy but euen the very aged men of thē dydest thou oppresse right sore with thy yocke thou thoughtest thus I shal be lady for euer And besyde all that thou haste nat regarded these thinges neyther cast what shulde come after Heare nowe therfore thou wylfull that syttest so careles and spekest thus in thyne hert I am alone and without me is there none I shall neuer be wedowe nor desolate againe And yet bothe these thynges shall come to the vpon one daye in the twynclynge of an eye Namely wyddowheade and desola cyon They shall myghtely fall vpon the for the multitude of thy witches and for the greate hepe of thy coniurers For thou haste trusted in thy wyckednes and haste sayde No man seeth me Thyne owne wysdome and connyng hath deceaued the. In that thou hast sayde I am alone without me there is none Therfore shall trouble come vpon the thou shalt nat knowe from whence it shall aryse Myschefe shal fall vpon the whiche thou shalt nat be able to put of A sodayne mysery shal come vpon the or euer thou be aware Nowe go to thy coniurers and to the multytude of thy wytches with whom thou haste weryed thy selfe from thy youth yf they may helpe the or strength the Thou haste hytherto had many councels of them so let the heauē gasers and
the beholders of starres come on nowe and delyuer the yea and let theÌ„ shew when these newe thynges shall come vpon the. Beholde they shal be lyke stâ—awe which yf it be kyndled with fyre no maÌ„ may rydde it for the vehemencye of the flame And yet it geueth no synders to warme a maÌ„ by nor cleare fyre to syt by Thus are they with whom thou hast weryed thy selfe and thus are thy marchauntes that haue bene with the from thy youth Euery one shall shewe the hys erroneous waye yet shall none of them defende the. ¶ The ypocryse of the Iewes is reproued The Lord alone wylbe worshypped which hathe chosen vs and whiche socoureth vs for hys owne sake ¶ CAPI XLVIII HEARE thys O thou house of Iacob ye that are called by the name of Israel and are come out of one stocke with Iuda whiche sweare by the name of the Lorde and beare wytnes by the God of Israel but nat with trueth and ryght whiche are called fre men of the holy cytie and are grounded vpon the God of Israel whose name is the Lorde of Hostes. The thynges that I shewed you euer sence the begynnynge Haue I nat brought them to passe immediatly as they came out of my mouth and declared them And they are come Howe be it I knowe that thou arte obstinate and that thy necke hathe an yron veyne and that thy browe is of brasse Neuerthelesse I haue euer sence the beginnynge shewed the of thynges for to come and declared theÌ„ vnto the or euer they come to passe that thou shuldest nat saye myne Idol hathe done it my carued or molten ymage hathe shewed it Heare and consyder al these thynges whether it was ye that prophecyed them But as for me I tolde the before at the begynnynge newe and secrete thynges y â— thou knowest nat of And some done nowe nat of olde tyme wherof thou neuer hardest before they were brought to that thou canst not saye Beholde I knewe of them Moreouer there be some wherof thou haste nether herde nor knowen nether haue they bene opened vnto thyne eares afore tyme. For I knewe that thou woldest malicyously offende therfore haue I called the a transgressour euen from thy mothers wombe Neuertheles for my names sake I haue with drawen my wrath for myne honours sake I haue ouersene the so that I haue not rooted the out Beholde I haue pourged the and not as syluer I haue chosen the in the fyre of affliccyon And that onely for myne owne sake yea euen for myne owne sake For I geue my honour to none other that thou shuldest not despyse me Herken vnto me O Iacob and Israell whome I haue called I am euen he that is I am the fyrste and the last My hande hath layde the foundacion of the earthe my ryght hande hath spanned ouer the heauens Assone as I call them they are there Gather you al together and herken which of yonder goddes hath declared this The Lorde hath a loue ☞ vnto him and he shal perfourme his wil agaynste Babell and declare his power agaynst the Caldees I my self alone euen I haue tolde you this before Yea I dyd call him and brynge him forth and he shall giue a prosperous iourney Come nye and heare this haue I spoken any thynge darckely sence the begynnyng when a thynge begynneth I am there Wherfore the Lorde God and his sprete hath sent me And thus sayeth the Lord god thy redemer the holy one of Israell I am the Lorde thy God whiche teacheth the profytable thinges leade the the waye that y â— shuldest go O that y â— haddest regarded my commaundementes then had thy welthynes bene as the water streame thy ryghtu ousnes as the waues flowynge in the See Thy sede also had be lyke as the saÌ„de in the see the frute of thy body lyke the grauell stones therof Thy name shulde not be roted out nor destroyed before me Go away from Babylon flye from the Caldees with a mery voyce speke of this declare it abrode and go forth vnto the ende of the world say they The Lord hath redemed hys seruaunt Iacob that they suffred no thurst he led theÌ„ thorowe the wyldernesse and caused the waters to flowe out vnto them from out of the rocke He claue the rocke a sonder and the water gushed out As for the vngodly they haue no peace sayeth the Lorde ¶ Thryst shal gather together all nacyons be they neuer so fo farre of CAPI XLIX YE Iles harken vnto me take hede ye people from farre The Lorde hath called me fro my byrth and made mencyon of my name fro my mothers wombe ☜ he hath made my mouth like a sharpe swerde vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he defended me and hyd me in hys quyuer ☜ as a good arowe and saide vnto me Thou arte my seruaunte Israel I wyll be honoured in the. Then answered I I haue lost my laboure I haue spent my strength in vayne Neuertheles I wyll coÌ„mytte my cause and my worke vnto the lorde my god And nowe sayth the Lorde euen he that fashyoned me from my mothers wombe to be his seruaunte that I maye brynge Iacob agayne vnto hym howbeit Israel wyl not be gathered vnto hym agayne In whose syght I am greate whiche also is my Lorde my God and my strength And he sayde It is but a small thynge that thou art my seruaunt to sette vp the kynreddes of Iacob and to restore the destruccyon of Israell For I haue made the the lyght of the Gen tyles that thou mayst be my helth vnto the ende of the worlde Moreouer thus sayth the Lorde the redemer and holy one of Israell because of the abhorrynge and despisynge amonge the Gentyles concernynge the seruaunt of all them that beare rule Kynges and Prynces shall se and aryse and worshyp because of the Lorde that is faythfull and because of the holy one of Israell whiche hath chosen the. And thus sayth the Lorde In the tyme accepted haue I hearde the and in the daye of saluacioÌ„ haue I helped the. I wyl preserue the and make the to be the attonement of the people that thou mayste helpe vp the earth agayne and chalenge agayne the scattered herytages That thou mayst saye to the prysoners go forth and to them that are in darknesse come into the lyght that ☞ they maye fede in the hye wayes and gette theyr liuynge in all hye places There shall neither hunger nor thurste heate nor sunne hurte them For he that fauoureth theym shall leade them and geue them drynke of the sprynge welles I wyll make wayes vpon al my mountaynes and my fote pathes shal be exalted And beholde they shall come from farre lo some from the north and west some from the south * Reioyce ye heauens and synge prayses y â— earthe Talke of ioy ye hilles for God hath comforted hys people