god promised AbrahaÌ„ that all nations of the worlde shuld be blessed came That is the lawe was geueÌ„ to vtter synne deeth damnatioÌ„ and curse aÌ„d to dryve vnto Christ in whoÌ„ forgeuenesse life iustifyinge aÌ„d blessinges were promised that we might se so greate love of god to vs ward in christ that we heÌ„ceforth ouercome with kindnesse might love againe aÌ„d of love kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes So now he that goeth aboute to quiette his coÌ„scieÌ„ce aÌ„d to iustifye him silf with the lawe doth but heale his wondes with freatige coresyes And he that goeth aboute to purchase grace with ceremonies doth but sucke the alepope to qweÌ„ch his thirst in as moch as the ceremonies were not geveÌ„ to iustifie the herte but to signifie the iustifiynge and forgeuenesse that is in christes bloude Of the ceremonies that they iustifie not thou readest Ebrues .x. It is impossible that synne shuld be done awaye with the bloud of oxeÌ„ aÌ„d gootes And of the lawe thou readest Gala .iij. Yf there had bene a lawe geueÌ„ that coude haue quykened or geueÌ„ liffe then had rightuousnesse or iustifyinge come by the lawe in dede Now the lawe not only quyckeneth not the harte but also woundeth it with conscience of synne and ministreth deeth aÌ„d damnacioÌ„ vnto her ij Corin .iij. so that she must neades dye aÌ„d be damned excepte she finde other remedy so farre it is of that she is iustified or holpe by the lawe The newe testament is those euerlastinge promyses which are made vs in christ the Lorde thorow out all the scripture And that testameÌ„t is bylt on faith aÌ„d not on workes For it is not sayde of that testament he that worketh shall lyue But he that beleveth shall lyue as thou readest Ioan .iij. God so loued the worlde that he gaue his only begoteÌ„ sonne that none which beleue in hi shuld perish but haue euerlastinge lyfe And when this testament is preached and beleued the sprete entreth the hart and quyckeneth it and geueth her lyfe and iustifieth her The sprete also maketh the lawe a lyuely thing in the herte so that a man bringeth forth good workes of his awne acord without compulsioÌ„ of the lawe without feare of threateninges or cursinges yee and with out all maner respecte or loue vnto any temporal pleasure But of the very power of the sprete receaved thorow faith As thou readest Ioan .i. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of God in that they beleued on his name And of that power they worke so that he which hath the sprete of christ is now no moare a childe he nether learneth or worketh now any longer for payne of the rodde or for feare of boogges or pleasure of apples But doth althinges of his awne courage As christ sayeth Ioan .vij. He that beleueth on me shall haue riuers of lyuinge water flowinge out of his belye That is All good workes aÌ„d all giftes of grace springe out of him naturallye and by their awne accorde Thou neadest not to wrest good workes out of him as a maÌ„ wold wringe veriuce out of crabbes Nay thei flow naturally out of him as springes out off hilles or rockes The newe testament was euer eueÌ„ from the beginning of the world For there were alwaye promyses of Christ to come by faith in whiche promyses the electe were then iustifyed inwardly before God as outwardly before the world by kepynge of the lawe and ceremonies And in conclusyon as thou seyst blessinges or cursynges folow the kepinge or breakynge of the lawe of Moses eueÌ„ so naturally do blessynges or cursynges folow the breakyng or kepynge of the lawe of nature out of which spriÌ„ge all oure temporall lawes So that wheÌ„ the people kepe the temporall lawes of their lond temporall prosperite and all maner of soch teÌ„porall blessynge as thou readest of in Moses doo accompanye them and fall vppon them And contraryewyse when they synne vnpunished aÌ„d wheÌ„ the rulars haue no respecte vnto naturall equyte or honestye theÌ„ God sendeth his curses amonge theÌ„ as hungre derth moren banynge pestileÌ„ce warre oppressyon with straunge aÌ„d wonderfull diseases aÌ„d newekyndes of misfortune aÌ„d evell lucke Yf any maÌ„ axe me seyng that faith iustifieth me why I worke I answere loue coÌ„pelleth me For as loÌ„ge as my soule fealeth what loue god hath shewed me in Christe I can not but loue god agayne aÌ„d his will aÌ„d coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes and of loue worke them nor caÌ„ they seme hard vn to me I thinke not my self better for my workynge nor seke heueÌ„ nor an hyer place in heueÌ„ because of it For a christeÌ„ worketh to make his weake brother perfecter aÌ„d not to seke an hier place in heueÌ„ I coÌ„pare not my filf vnto him that worketh not No he that worketh not to daye shall haue grace to turne aÌ„d to worke tomorow aÌ„d in the meane ceason I pytye hym aÌ„d praye for him Yf I had wrought the wil of god these thousande yeres aÌ„d another had wrought the will of the devell as long aÌ„d this daye turne aÌ„d be as well willynge to suffre wyth Christas â— he hath this daye ouertakeÌ„ me aÌ„d is as farre come as I and shall haue as moche rewarde as I. And I envye him not but reioyce most of all as of lofte tresure founde For yf I be of god I haue this thousand yere sofred to wynne him for to come aÌ„d prayse the name of God with me this M. yeres I haue prayed sorowed longed syghed aÌ„d sought for that whiche I haue this daye founde aÌ„d therfore reioyse with all my myght and prayse God for hys grace and mercy ALbe a longe garment of white lynen Arcke a cofer or cheste as oure shrynes saue it was flatte aÌ„d the sample of oure shrynes was taken thereof Boothe an housse made of bowes Brestlappe or brestflappe is soche a flappe as thou seist in the brest of a cope Consecrate to apoynte a thinge to holy vses Dedicate purific or sanctifie Ephod is a garment somwhat like an amyce saue the armes came thorow aÌ„d it was gird to Geeras in weyght as it were an englysh halff penye or somwhat more Heveoâ—â—ringe because they were hoven vp before the Lorde House he made theÌ„ houses that is he made a kynred or a multitude of people to springe out of them as we saye the house of Dauid for the kinred of Dauid PeaceoffriÌ„ge offeriÌ„ges of thaÌ„kes geuiÌ„ge of de uotioÌ„ aÌ„d not for coÌ„scieÌ„ce of sinne aÌ„d trespace Polute defyle ¶ Reconcyle to make at one and to bringe in grace or fauoure Sanctefie to eleÌ„se aÌ„d purifie to apointe a thinge vnto holie vses and to seperate froÌ„ vnclene aÌ„d vnholye vses ¶ Sanctuarie a place halowed and dedicate vnto god ¶ Tabernacle an house made tentwise or as a pauelion Tunicle moch like the vppermost garmeÌ„t of the deukeÌ„ ¶ Waueoffringe because they were waueÌ„ in the preastes haÌ„des to diuers quarters â–ª Worshuppe by worshuppinge whether it be in the old testameÌ„t or the
is no moare left for my lorde but euen oure bodies and oure londes Wherfore latest thou us dye before thyne eyes and the londe to goo to noughte bye us and oure landes for bread and let both vs and oure londes be bonde to Pharao Eeue vs seed â–ª that we may lyue not dye that the londe god not to wast And Joseph boughte all the lande of Egipte for Pharao For the Egiptians solde euery man his londe because the derth was sore apoÌ„ them and so the londe became Pharaos And he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other only the londe of the Prestes bought he not For there was an ordinauÌ„ce made by Pharao for yâ— * The bliÌ„de gydes gett previleges froÌ„ beariÌ„ge with their brethreÌ„ contrarye to Christes lawe of love And of these prestes of idolles did â—ure coÌ„passiÌ„ge yvetrees lerne to crepe vp by litle litle to coÌ„passe yâ— greate trees of the world with hypocrisye aÌ„d to thrust yâ— roâ—es of idola tysse superâ—tition in to heÌ„ to su 〈…〉 out yâ—â—uce f theÌ„ with heir poeâ—â—ye till all be seer bowes and no thinge grene save their awne comâ— welth pre astes that they shulde eate that which was appoynted vnto them which Pharao had geuen them wherfore they solde not their londes Then Ioseph sayde vnto the folke beholde I haue boughte you this daye aÌ„d youâ—e landes for Pharao Take there seed and goo sowe the londe And of the encrease ye shall geue the fyfte parte vnto Pharao and .iiij. partee shal be youre awne for seed to sowe the feld and for you and them of youre housholdes and for youre childern to eate And they answered Thou haste saued oure lyves Let vs fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde and let us he Pharaos servauÌ„tes And Ioseph made it a lawe ouer the laÌ„de of Egipte vnto this daye that men must geue Pharao the fyfte parte excepte the londe of the preastes only which was not bond vnto Pharao And Israel dwelt in Egipte euen in the countre of Gosan And they had their possessions therein and they grewe and multiplyed exceadingly Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egipte .xvij. yeres so that the hole age of Iacob was an hundred and .xlvij. yere When the tyme drewenye that Israel must dye he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him Yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte put thy hande vnder my thye and deale mercifully aÌ„d truely with me that thou burie me not in Egipte but let me lye by my fathers and câ—rie me out of Egipte and burie me in their buryall And he answered I will do as thou hast sayde And he sayde swere vnto me aÌ„d he sware vnto him And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head The .xlviij. Chapter AFter these deades tydiÌ„ges were brought vnto Ioseph that his father was seke And he toke with him his ij â—oÌ„nes Manasses and Ephraim Then was it sayde vnto Iacob beholde thy sonne Ioseph commeth vnto the. And Israel toke his strength vnto him and satt vp on the bedd and sayde vnto Ioseph God allmightie appeared vnto me at â—us in the lande of Canaan aÌ„d blessed me and sayde vnto me beholde I will make the growe and will multiplye the and will ma ke a great nombre of people of the and will geue this lande vnto the and vnto thy seed after yâ— vnto an euerlastinge possession Now therfore thy .ij. soÌ„nes Manasses aÌ„d Ephraim which were borne vnto the before I came to the into Egipte shal be myne euen as Ruben and SimeoÌ„ shall they be vnto me And the childern which thou getest after them shal be thyne awne but shal be caller with the names of their brethern in their enheritaunces And after I came from Mesopotamia Rabel dyed apon my â—ande in the lande of CanaaÌ„ by the waye when I had but a feldes brede to goo vnto Ephrat And I buried her there in the waye to Ephrat which is now called Bethlehem And Israel behelde Iosephes sonnes sayde what are these And Ioseph sayde vnto his father they are my sonnes which God hath geuen me here And he sayde brynge them to me and let me blesse them And the eyes of Israell were dymme for age so that he coude not see And he broughte them to him aÌ„d he kyssed theÌ„ and embraced them And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph I had not thoughte to haue sene thy face and yet loo God hath shewed it me and also thy seed And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lappe and they fell on the grounde before him Than toke Ioseph them both Ephraim in his ryghte hande towarde Israels left hande aÌ„d Manasses in his left hande towarde Israels ryghte hande and brought them vnto him And Israel stretched out his righte hande and layde it apon Ephraims head which was the yonger and his lyft haÌ„de apon Manasses heed crossinge his handes for manasses was the elder And he blessed Ioseph saynge God before whome my fathers Abraham and Isaac dyd walâ—e and the God which hath fedd me all my life longe vnto this daye And the angell which hath delyuered me froÌ„ all euyll blesse these laddes that they maye be called after my name and after my father Abraham and Isaac and that they maye growe aÌ„d multiplie apâ— the erth When Ioseph sawe that his father layd his ryghte hande apon the heade of Ephraim it displeased him And he lifte vpp his fathers haÌ„de to haue removed it from Ephraims head vnto Manasses head and sayde vnto his father Not so my father for this is the eldest Put thy right hande apon his head And his father wold not but sayde I â—nowe it well my sonne I â—nowe it well He shal be also a people aÌ„d shal be great But of a troth his yonger brother shal be greatter than he and his seed shall be full of people And he blessed them sainge At the ensample of these the Israelites shall blesse and saye God maâ—e the as Ephraim and as Manasses Thus sett he Ephraim before Manasses And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph beholde I dye And god shal be with you and bringe you agayne vnto the land of youre fathers Moreover I geue vnto the a porcyon of lande aboue thy brethern which I gatt out of the handes of the Amooâ—tes with my swerde and wyth my bowe The .xlix. Chapter ANd Iacob called for his sonnes aÌ„d sayde come together that I maye tell you what shall happeÌ„ you in the last dayes Gather you together and heare ye sonnes of Iacob and herâ—en vnto Israel youre father Ruben thou art myne eldest sonne my myghte and the begynnynge of my strength chefe in receauynge and chefe in power As vnstable as water wast thou thou shalt therfore not be the chefest for thou wenst vp vpoÌ„ thy fathers bedd and than defyledest thou my couche with goynge vppe The brethern Simeon and Leui weked instrumentes are their wepoÌ„s In to their secrettes come
haue not wherewith And for a like conclusyon because we also with all that we haue be christes therfore is the preast heyre with vs also of all that we haue receaued of god wherfore in as moch as yâ— preast wayteth on yâ— worde of god aÌ„d is oureseruaunte therin therfore of right we are his dettars owe him a sufficyent lyuinge of oure goodes aÌ„d euen therto a wiffe of oure doughters owe we vnto him if he requyre her And now when we haue appoynted him a sufficieÌ„t liuinge whether in tythes rentes or in yerelye wages he ought to be coÌ„tent to require no more nor yet to receaue any more but to be an ensample of sobernesse of dispysinge worldly thinges vnto the ensample of his parysheonars Wilt thou vowe to offre vnto yâ— poore people that is pleasaunte in yâ— sight of god for they be lefte here to do oure almes apoÌ„ in christes stead they be yâ— right heyres of all oure abundauÌ„ce ouerplus Moreouer we must haue a scole to teach goddes worde iÌ„ though it neded not to be so costely therfore it is law full to vowe vnto the buyldinge or mayntenauÌ„ce therof vnto helpinge of all good werkes And we ought to vowe to paye custome tolle rent all maner dutyes and what soeuer we owe for that is gods commaundmeÌ„t Yf thou wilt vowe pilgrimage thou must put salt therto in like maner if it shal be accepted if thou vowe to go aÌ„d viset the poore or to here gods worde or what soeuer edifieth thy soule vnto loue good worke after knowlege or what soeuer god coÌ„mauÌ„deth it is well done and a sacrifyce that sauoreth well ye will happlye saye that ye will go to this or yâ— place because god hath chosen one place more then another and will heare youre peticyen more in one place then another As for youre prayer it must be accordiÌ„ge to goddes worde Ye may not desyer god to take veÌ„geaunce on him whoÌ„ goddes worde â—eacheth you to pytye to praye for And as for yâ— other glose yâ— god will heare you more iÌ„ one place theÌ„ in another I suppose it sal infatuâ—tâ—m salt vnsauerye for if it were wisdome how coude we excuse the deeth of steueÌ„ Actes .vij. which dyed for that article that god dwelleth not in teÌ„ples made with haÌ„des we that beleue in god are yâ— temple of god sayth paule if a man loue god kepe his worde he is the teÌ„ple of god hath god presently dwellinge in him as witnesseth christ Johan .xiiij. sayeÌ„ge If a maÌ„ loue me he will kepe my worde theÌ„ my father will loue him we will come vnto him and dwell with him And in the .xv. he sayth if ye abyde in me and my wordes also abyde in you then axe what ye will ye shall haue it If thou beleue in christ hast the promyses which god hath made the in thyne harte theÌ„ go on pilgrymage vnto thyne awne haite aÌ„d there praye god will heare yâ— for his mercy and truthes sake and for his sonne christes sake and not for a few stones sakes What careth god for the temple The very beestes in that they haue liffe in them be moch better then an hepe of stonnes couched to gether To speake of chastite it is a gif e not geuen vnto all persones testifyeth both christ and also his apostle Paule wherfore all persones maye not vowe it Moreouer there be causes wherfore many persones maye better lyue chast at one tyme then at another Many maye lyue chast at twentye and thirtye for certayne colde diseases folowinge them which at .xl. when their helth is come cannot do so Many be occupyed with wylde phantasyes in their youth that they care not for mariage which same when they be wareÌ„ sad shal be greatly desyrouse yt is a daungerous thynge to make synne where none is aÌ„d to for swere yâ— benefyte of god to bynde thy self vnder payne of daÌ„nacyon of thy soule that thou woldest not vse the remeadye that god hath created if nead requyred ¶ Another thinge is this beware that thou geâ—t the not a false fayned chastite made with the vngodly perswasions of saynte Hâ—eroÌ„ or of Ouide in his fylthye boke of the remedye agenst loue lest when thorow soch imaginacyons thou hast vtterlye despysed defyed aÌ„d abhorred all voman kynde thou come in to soch case thorow the firce wrath of god that thou canst nether lyue chast nor fynde in thy harte to marye aÌ„d so be coÌ„pelled to faule into the abhominacion of the pope agenst nature and kynde Moreouer god is a wyse father knoweth all yâ— infirmityes of his children also mercy full aÌ„d therfore hath created a remedye without synne aÌ„d geuen therto his fauoure and blessinge Let vs not be wyser then god with oure ymaginacyoÌ„s nor teÌ„pte him for as godly chastite is not euery maÌ„s gyfre euen so he yâ— hath it to daye hath not power to continue it at his awne pleasure nether hath god â—romy sed to geue it him still to cure his infirmytyes with out his naturall remeadye no more then he hath promysed to slake his hongre with out meate or thirst with out drinke Wherfore other let all thinges byde fre as wise god hath created them nother vowe that which god requyreth not nor for swere that which god permitteth the with his fauoure and blessinge also or els if thou wilt neades vowe then vowe godly vnder a coÌ„dityon yâ— thou wilt contynue chast so longe as god geueth the that gyfte aÌ„d as longe as nether thyne awne necessyte nether cheryte toward thy neighboure nor yâ— authorite of theÌ„ vnder whose power thou arte dryue the vnto the contrarye The purposse of thy vowe must be salted also with the wisdom of god Thou mayest noâ— vowe to be iustefyed therbye or to make satisfaction for thy synnes or towynne heaueÌ„ nor an hyer place for then didest thou wroÌ„ge vnto the bloude of christ thy vowe were playne Idolatrye abhominable in yâ— sight of god Thy vowe must be only vnto the furtheraunce of the commauÌ„dmeÌ„tes of god which are as I haue sayde nothinge but yâ— taminge of thy meÌ„bres the seruice of thy neyghboure that is if thou thyncke thy backe to weake for the burthen of wedlocke yâ— thou canst not rule thy wiff children seruauÌ„tes and make prouision for theÌ„ godlye with out ouermoch busyenge and vnquyetyngethy self aÌ„d drounynge thy self in worldly busynesse vnchristenlye or that thou canst serue thy neyghboure in some office better beynge chast then maryed And then thy vowe is good lawfull And euâ— so must thou vowe abstineÌ„ce of meates â— ynkes so far forth as it is profitable vnto thy neyghbours vnto yâ— tamiÌ„ge of thy flesh But thou mayst vowe nether of them vnto yâ— sleynge of thy bodye As Paule coÌ„mauÌ„deth tymothe to drincke wyne no moare water because of his diseases Thou wilt saye
eueâ— theÌ„ to saue them that are Good flee thither and be saued Yf he smyte his neghboure ignorantly and hated him not in tyme passed As when a man goeth vnto the wodd with his neghboure to hew wod and as his haÌ„de fetcheth a stroke with the axe the head slippeth from the helue and smyteth his neghboure that he dye the same shall flee vnto one off the same cities aÌ„d be saued Lest the executer of bloude folowe after the sleyer while his hert is whote and ouertake him because the waye is longe and slee him and yet there is no cause worthy of deeth in him in as moch as he hated not his neghbour in tyme passed Wherfore I As hate maketh the dead euell so love makeâ—h it good commaunde the sayeng se that thou appoynte out .iij. cities â–ª And yf the Lorde thy God enlarge thy costes as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers and geue the all the londe which he sayed he wold geue â—nto thy fathers so that thou kepe all these commaundmentes to doo them which I commaunde the this daye that thou loue the Lord thy god aÌ„d walke in his wayes euer then thou shalt adde .iij. cities moo vnto those .iij. that innocent bloude be not shed in thi lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret and so bloude come vppon the But and yf there be any man that hateth his neyghboure and layeth awayte for him and ryseth agenst him and smyteth him that he dye and fleeth vnto any of these cities Then let the elders of his citie sende and fetche him thence and delyuer him in to the hondes of the iustice of bloude and he shall dye Let thyne eye haue no pitie on him and so thou shalt put awaye innocent bloude from Israel and happie arte thou Thou shalt not remoue thy neghbours marke which they of olde tyme haue sett in thyne enheritaunce that thou enherettest in the londe which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enioye it One witnesse shall not ryse agenst a man in Yes in all mater of heresie agenst holye churche â–ª any maner trespace or synne whatsoeuer synne a man synneth But at the mouthe of two witnesses or of .iij. witnesses shall all maters be tryed Yf an vnrighteous witnesse ryse vp agenst a man to accuse him of trespace then let both the men which stryue together stonde before the Lorde before the preastes and the iudges which shal be in those dayes and let the iudges enquyre a good And yf the witnesse be founde false and that he hath geuen false witnesse agenst his brother theÌ„ shall ye do vnto hiÌ„ as he had tought to do vnto his brother and so thou shalt put euel away froÌ„ the. And other shal heare aÌ„d feare aÌ„d shal heÌ„ce forth comytt no more any soch wekednesse amoÌ„g you And let thyne eye haue no compassioÌ„ but life for life eye for eye toth for toth hande for hand and fote for fote ¶ The .xx. Chapter WHen thou goest out to batayle agenste thine enemyes and seest horses and charettes and people moo then thou be not aforde of them for the Lorde thy God is with the whiche broughte the out of the londe off Egipte And when ye are come nye vnto batayle let the preast come forth and speake vnto the people and saye vnto them Heare Israel ye are come vnto batayle agenste youre enemyes let not youre hartes faynte nether feare nor be amased nor a dreade of them For the Lorde thy God goeth with you to fyghte for you agenste youre enemyes and to saue you And let the officers speake vnto the people sayenge Yf any man haue bylt a new housse Dedicat the leuiâ—es I suppose halowed theÌ„m as we doo oure shippes and haue not * dedicate it let him goo and returne to his housse lest he dye in the batayle and another dedicate it And yf any man haue planted a vyneyarde and haue not made it comen* let him goo and returne agayne vnto ComeÌ„ the. iij first yeres â—â—â— frute myghte notbe eateÌ„ the fourth it might be offred aÌ„d the â—iÌ„â—â— caten aÌ„d that ys to make it comeÌ„ to bringe it to the vise of the laye people his house lest he dye in the batayle and another make it comen And yf any man be betrothed vnto a wyfe and haue not taken hyr let hym goo and returne agayne vnto his housse lest he dye in the batayle and another take her And let the officers speake further vnto the people and saye Yf any man feare and be faynte herted let him goo and returne vnto his housse lest his brothers hert be made faynte as well as his And when the officers haue made an ende off speakynge vnto the people let theÌ„ make captaynes of warre ouer them When thou comest nye vnto a citie to fight agenst it offre them peace And yf they answere the agayne peasably and open vnto the then let all the people that is founde therein be tributaries vnto the and serue the. But and yf they will make no peace with the then make warre agenste the citie and besege it And when the Lord thy God hath delyuered it in to thine handes smyte all the males thereof with the edge of the swerde saue the wemeÌ„ and the childern and the catell and all that is in the citie and all the spoyle thereof take vnto thy selfe and eate the spoyle of thyne enemies which the Lord thy God geueth the. Thus thou shalt doo vnto all the cities whiche are a greate waye of from the aÌ„d not of the cities of these nacions But in the cities of these nacions which the Lorde thy God geueth the to enheret thou shalt saue alyue nothinge that bretheth But shalt destroye them with out redempcion both the Hethites the Amorites the Cananites the Pherezites the Heuites and the Iebusites as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the that they teach you not to doo after all their abhominacyons whiche they doo vnto theire goddes and so shulde synne agenst the Lorde youre God When thou hast beseged a citie longe tyme in makinge warre agenst it to take it destroye not the trees thereof that thou woldest thrust an axe vnto them For thou mayst eate of theÌ„ and therfore destroye them not For the trees of the feldes are no men that they myght come agenst the to besege the. Neuerthelater those trees which thou knowest that meÌ„ eate not of them thou maist destroye and cutte them doune and make bolwerkes agenst the citie that maketh warre with the vntyll it be ouerthrowne ¶ The .xxj. Chapter YF one be founde slayne in the land whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to possesse it and lieth in the feldes and not knowne who hath slayne him Then let thine elders and thy iudges come forth aÌ„d meet vnto the cities that are rounde aboute the slayne And let the elders of that citie which is nexte vnto the slayne maÌ„ take an heyffer that is not laboured with nor hath drawen