myght be eased from their wyckednes the ten thousande part of men shulde not be made lyuynge And yf the iudge forgaue not those whiche he healed with his worde and yf he wold destroy the multitude that striueth there shuld be very fewe left in an vnnumerable multitude ¶ The .viii. Chapter THe most highest made this worlde for many but the world to come for fewe I will tell the a symilitude Esoras As when thou askeste the earthe it shall saye vnto the that it geueth muche moulde wherof earthen vessels are made but litle of it that golde commeth of euen so is it with the worcke of this worlde There be manye created but fewe shal be preserued Yf thou haue mercye vpon vs thou shal be called mercyfull where as we haue no worckes of righteousnes for the righteous whiche haue laid vp many good worckes together shal out of their dedes receaue rewarde ¶ The .ix. Chapter LYke as the felde is so is also the seede as the floures be so are the coloures also suche as the worckeman is suche is the worcke and as the husband man is him selfe so is his husbandry also ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter THe weaker that the worlde and the time is the more shall synne wyckednesse increase in them that dwell vpon earthe for the truthe is fled farre awaye and lesynge is harde at hande Yf so be that ye wyll subdue your owne vnderstandyng and reforme your herte ye shall be kept aliue and after deathe shall ye optaine mercy for after deathe shall the iudgement come when we shall lyue againe and then shall the names of the righteous be manifest and the workes of the vngodly shall be declared ¶ The .xv. Chapter THus saith the lorde god my right hand shall not spare the synners my sweard shal not cease ouer theÌ„ that shed innocent bloude vpoÌ„ earth The .xvi. Chapter ANd when youre synnes are brought forthe ye shal be ashamed before menne and youre owne synnes shal be your accusers in that daye Wo be vnto them that are subdued vnto theyr synnes and tangled in theyr wickednesse like as a felde is hedged in with bushes and the pathe thereof couered with thornes and that no manne maye trauayle thorow and so is he taken and cast in the fyre and brente ¶ The booke of Tobias The fyrst Chapter TObias gat him to Ierusalem vnto the temple of the lord there worshipped the lord god of Israel faythfully offeryng of al his first frutes tythes so that in the thyrde yeare he ministred all the tythes vnto the straungers conuertes Tobias taughte his son froÌ„ his youth vp to feare god and to refrayne from all synne Tobias fed the hungry clothed the naked and buried the dead and slayne diligently The .ii. Chapter THis temptatioÌ„ of blindnesse did god suffer to happen vnto hym that they whiche came after might haue an exaÌ„ple of his pacieÌ„ce lyke as of holy Iob for in so muche as he euer feared god froÌ„ his youthe vp kepte his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes he grudged not against god that the plage of blindnes chauÌ„sed vnto him but remained sted fast in the feare of god and thanked god all the dayes of his lyfe ¶ The .iii. Chapter BLessed be thy name o god of our fathers whiche when thou arte wroth shewest mercy and in time of trouble thou forgeuest the synnes of them that call vpon the. Whosoeuer loueth the and serueth the a right is sure of this that if his life be tempted and proued it standeth in the trying and yf he endure in patience he shall haue a rewarde and be hyghlye crowned if he be in troble that god no doubte shall delyuer him and yf his lyfe be in chastening that he shall haue leue to come vnto thy mercye For thou hast no pleasure in our damnation and why after a storme thou makest the wether fayre and styll after wepinge and heuynes thou geuest greate ioye ¶ The .iiii. Chapter HOlde thy mother in honoure all the dayes of her lyfe for thou oughteste to remember what and howe greate parels she suffered for the in her wombe Geue almes of thy goodes and turne neuer thy face froÌ„ the pore and so shall it come to passe that the face of the lord shall not be turned away from the. Mercy delyuereth from all synne from death and suffereth not the soule to come in darcknes A greate conforte is mercy before the highe god vnto all them that shewe it Whosoeuer worcketh any thynge for the immediatly geue him his hyre and loke that thy hyred seruauntes wages remayne not by the ouer nyght Looke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thinge that thou woldest not another manne shoulde do vnto the. The .vi. Chapter Yf thou layest a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof driueth awaye all maner of euell spretes wether it be from man or woman so that from thenceforthe the same shall come no more vnto them Heare me and I wyll tell the what they be of whome the deuyll hathe power Namelye they that receaue mariage of suche a fashion that they shute god oute from them and from theyr herte and geue theym selues to their owne luste euen as it were an horse and mule whiche haue no vnderstandynge vpon suche hathe the deuyll power But when thou takest Sara and art come in to her chaumbre wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothing but vnto prayer with her The .x. Chapter SO the elders embraced their doughter â—yssed her and let her goo exortyng her to honoure her father and mother in lawe to loue her husbande to rule well her housholde to kepe her house in good order to shewe her selte fawtlesse ¶ The .xii. Chapter IT is good to hyde the kynges secrete but to shewe the worckes of god to prayse them is an honorable thinge Prayer is good with fastyng and mercye is better then to horde vp treasures of golde For mercye delyuereth frome deathe clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlastyng lyfe But they that do synne and vnrighteousnes are the enemies of their owne soule When thou prayedest with teares and buriedest the deade and leftest thy dyner and hyddest the dead in thy house vpon the daye tyme that thou myghtest burye them in the nighte I offered thy prayer before the lorde You thougt that I dyd eate and dryncke wythe you but I vse meate that is muscible and drinck that can not be sene of menne The boke of Iudith The fourth Chapter BE ye sure that the lorde wyll here your petitions if ye continue stedfast in fastinges and prayers in the syghte of the lorde The .viii. Chapter Iudyth ware a smocke of heare and fasted all the dayes of her lyfe excepte the sabothes new mones the solempne daies that the people of Israell kepte The .ix. Chapter THy power o lord standethe not in the power of men neither hast thou anye plesur in the strenghte of horses
but the vngodlye and hym that delyted in wychednes dothe his soule abhorre vpon the vngodly he shall raygne snares fyre and brymstone storme and tempeste this shal be their portion to dryncke ¶ The .xii. Chapter THe Lorde shel rote out all disceatful lippes and the tong that speaketh proude thinges ¶ The .xiii. Chapter HOwe longe shall mine enemy triumphe ouer me Consider and heare me O lord my god lyghten myne eyes that I stepe not in deathe lest myne enemye saye I haue preuayled against hym For yf I be cast downe they that trouble me wyl reioyce at it But my truste is in thy mercye and my herte is ioyfull in thy saluation The .xiiii. Chapter THe Lorde loked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men to se yf there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after god But they are all gone out of the waye they are altogether become abhominable there is none that doth good no not one ¶ The .xv. Chapter LOrde who shall dwell in thy tabernacle he that hathe not geuen hys money to vsurye nor taken rewarde against the innocent ¶ The .xvi. Chapter THe Lorde hym selfe is the portion of myne enheritaunce Thou shalte not leue my soule in hel neyther shalte thou suffer thy holy one to se corruption The .xviii. Chapter The lorde shall rewarde me after my righteous dealyng accordynge to the clennes of my handes shall he recompence me With the holy thou shalte be holye and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect With the cleane thou shalte be cleane and with the frowarde thou shalte learne frowardnes ¶ The .xix. Chapter The iudgementes of the Lorde are true righteous all together More to be desyred are they than golde yea then muche fyne golde sweter then hony combe of the hony Moreouer by them is thy seruaunt taught and in kepynge of them there is great rewarde Who can tell how ofte he offendeth Oh clense thou me fro my secrete fautes Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous synnes lest they get the dominion ouer me so shall I be vndefiled and innocent from the greate offence ¶ The .xx. Chapter SOme put theyr trust in charrettes and some in horses but we wyll remembre the name of the lorde oure god They are broughte downe and fallen but we are rysen and stande vpright The .xxii. Chapter I Am a worme and no mā a very scorne of men and the outcast of the people They pearsed my handes and my fete I maye tell all my bones they stande staring and lokynge vpon me They parte my garmentes among them and caste lottes vpon my vesture ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter Though I walke thorow the valley of the shadowe of death I wyll feare no euyll for thou art with me ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter Who shall ryse vp into the hyll of the lord euen he that hathe clene handes and a pure harte and that hath not lyft vp his mynde vnto vanitie nor sworne to deceyue his neyghbour The. 25. Cha. What man is he that feareth the lorde him shal he teache in the waye that he shall chose His soule shall dowell at ease and his seede shall inherit the lande The secrete of the lorde is amonge them that feare him he wil shew thē his conuenaunt ¶ The .xxvii. Chapter ONe thing haue I desired of the lord whiche I wyll requyre euen that I maye dwell in the house of the lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre beauty of the lorde and to viset his temple ¶ The .xxviii. Chapter O Plucke me not awaye with the vngodly and wycked doers whiche speake frēdly to their neighboures but ymagine myschefe in their hertes Rewarde them according to the wyckednesse of their owne inuentions Recōpence them after the worcke of their handes paye theim that they haue deserued For they regarde not in they re mynde the worckes of the lorde nor the operations of his handes therfore shall he breake them downe and not buylde them vp The .xxxii. Chapter BLessed is he whose vnryghteousnes is forgeuen and whose synne is couered Blessed is that man vnto whome the lorde imputeth no synne and in whose sprete there is no gyle The .xxxiii. Chapter THe lorde bringeth the counsaile of the heathen to nought and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effecte and casteth oute the counseyles of princes There is no kinge that can be saued by the multitude of an hooste neyther is anye myghtye man deliuered by moche strenght A horse is counted but a vaine thinge to saue a man neyther shall he delyuer any man by his greate strength Beholde the eye of the lorde is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that put their trust in hys mercy To delyuer their soules from deathe and to fede them in tyme of dearth The .xxxiiii. Chapter I wyll alwaye geue thankes vnto the lorde his prayse shall euer be in my mouthe The aungel of the lorde tarieth rounde about them that feare him and delyuereth them O tast and se howe gracious the lorde is blessed is the manne that trusteth in hym O feare the lorde ye that be his sainctes for they that feare hym lacke nothinge What man is he that lusteth to lyue and wolde faine se good dayes Kepe thy tonge frome euyll and thy lyppes that they speake nogyle Eschue euyll and do good se he peace and ensue it The eyes of the lorde are ouer the ryghteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers The countinaunce of the Lorde is agaynste them that do euyll to rote out the remembraunce of them from the earth The righteous crye the lorde heareth them deliuereth them out of all their troubles The lorde is nye vnto them that are of a contrite herte and wyll saue suche as be of an humble sprete Greate are the troubles of the ryghteous but the lord deliuereth him out of all He kepeth all hys bones so that not one of them is broken The .xxxv. Chapter I putte on sacke clothe and humbled my soule with fastynge and my prayer shall retourne in to my owne bosome The .xxxvii. Chapter Wycked doers shal be roted oute and they that paciently abyde the lorde these shall inherite the lande Yet a lytle whyle and the vngodly shal be cleane gone thou shalte loke after his place and he shal be awaye But the meke spirited shall possesse the earthe and shal be refreshed in the multitude of peace A small thinge that the righteous hath is better then great richesse of the vngodly I haue bene yonge and nowe am olde and yet saw I neuer the righteous forsaken nor his seede beggyng theyr breade The mouthe of the righteous is exercised in wysdome and his tounge wylbe talkynge of iudgement I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in greate power and florishyng lyke a grene bay tree I went by and lo he was gone I soughte hym but his place coulde no where be founde ¶ The .xxxviii. Chapter There is no health in my fleshe And there is
gyueth hym selfe to wyckednesse The .ix. Chapter THey that belyuing knowe that they shall dye but they that or dead know nothyng neyther deserue they any more For they re memoriall is forgotten so that they be neither loued hated nor enuyed neyther haue they any more parte in the worlde in all that is done vnder the sunne Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do that do with all thy power For in the graue that thou goest vnto there is neyther worcke counsayle knowledge nor wysdome For a man knoweth not his tyme but lyke as the fyshe are taken with the angle and as the byrdes are caught with the snare euen so are men taken in the perillous tyme when it commeth sodenly vpon them The .x. Chapter A Bablet of his tongue is no better theÌ„ a serpent that stingeth without hysiyng Woo be vnto thee o thou lande whose king is but a chylde and whose princes are early at theyr bankettes But well is thee o thou lande whose kynge is come of nobles and whose princes eate in due season For necessitie and not for lust Wishe the kyng no euell in thy thoughtâ— and speake no hurte of the ryche in thy preuye chambre for a byrde of the ayre shall betraye thy voyce with her fethers shal she bewrayethy wordes The .xi. Chapter WHen the tree falleth whether it be toward the South or North in what place so euer it fall there it lyeth ¶ The booke of wysdome the fyrste Chapter WYsedome shall not entre into a frowarde soule nor dwel in the body that is subdued vnto synne The mouth that speaketh lyes stayeth the soule The .ii. Chapter Thorowe enuy of the deuel came death into the worlde The .iii. Chapter GLorious is the fruite of good labour and that roote of wisdome shall neuer fade awaye The .iiii. Chapter ASe is an honourable thynge neuertheles it standeth not onely in the length of time nor in the multitude of yeares but a mans wisedom is the graye heare and an vndefiled lyfe is the olde age The .v. Chapter THe righteous shal lyue for euermore theyr rewarde also is with the lorde and they re remembraunce with the hygheste The .vi. Chapter MErry is grauÌ„ted vnto the symple but they that be in auctorite shal be soreptinâ— shed The kepyng of the lawe is perfection and an vncorrupt lyfe maketh a man familier with god The multitude of the wyse is the welfare of the worlde and a wyse kinge is the vyholdyng of the people The .vii. Chapter WYsedome is the breth of the power of god and a pure cleane expressynge of the clearenesse of almighty god God loueth no man but him in whome wysedome dwelleth The .ix. Chapter A Mortall and corruptible bodye is heauy to the soule and the catthlye mansion kepest downe that vnderstondynge that museth vpon many thinges The .xi. Chapter LObe wherewithall a manne synneth by the same also shall he he punyshed Thou hast ordered all thinges in measure numbre and weighte The .xii. Chapter WHere as thou doest but chasten vs thou pâ—nyshest oure enemies dyuers wayes to the intent that when we punyshe we shuld remember thy goodnes when we out selues are punyshed to put oure trust in thy mercye The .xiii. Chapter BY the greatnesse and bewte of the creature the maket therof maye plainely be knowen The .xiiii. Chapter CUrsed is the ydoll that is made with handes yea both it and he that made it The .xvi. Chapter It was nether herbe nor piaster that restored them to health but thy worde o Lord which healest all thynges It is thou o Lorde that haste power of life and death thou leadest vnto dethes dore and bringest vp againe The .xvii. Chapter IT is an heauy thinge when a mannes owne conscience beareth recorde of his wickednes and condemneth him And whye a vexed and a wounded conscience taketh euer truell thinges in hande ¶ The boke of Iesus the sonne of Sirach the firste Chapt. THe feare of the Lorde is the rote of wisedome hir brauÌ„ches are longe life The .ii. Chapter LIke as golde and siluer are tried in the sire eueÌ„â—o are acceptable men in the furnace of aduersitie Better it is for vs to fall into the handes of the lorde them into the handes of men for his merceye is it great as hymselfe The .iii. Chapter HOuoure thy father in dede in woorde and in all pacience that thou mayest haue godâ— biessyng and his blessyng shall abyde with theceâ— the last The greater thou art the more humble thy selfe in all thyngee and thou shalt fynde fauoure in the sighte of god Seeke not oute the thinges that are about thy capacitie and searche not the grounde of such thynges as are to mightie for thee but loke what god hath commaunded thee thynke vpon that al waye and be not curious in manye of his workes For it is not nedefull for thee to see with thine eyes the thynges that are secrete Make not thou to muche searche in superfluous thyngee and be not curious in many of his woorkes for manye thynges are shewed vnto thee alreadye which be aboue the capacitie of men The medlyng with suche hath begyled many a man and taÌ„gled their wittes in vanitie Nowe he that loueth petell shall perishe therein God hath respecte vnto hym that is thankful he thynketh vpon hym ageynst the tyme to come so that when he falleth he shall fynde a stronge holde The .iiii. Chapter CAst not thyne eyes asyde from the poore for any euell wyll that thou geue hym none occasion to speape euel by thee For yf he complaint of thee in the bytternesse of his soule his prayer shal be hearde euen he that made hym shall heart hym My sonne make muche of tyme eschewe the thyng that is euell and for thy lyfe shame not to dye the trueth For there is a shame that bryngeth synne and there is a shame that bryngethe worshippe and fauoure Be not hastye in thy tounge neyther slacke and negligent in thy workes Let not thyne hande be stretched out to recepue and shutte whan thou shuldeit geue The .v. Chapter BEcause thy sonne is geuen the be not therfore without feare neyther heape one synne vpon another And saye not tushe the mercye of the lorde is great he shall forgeue me my synnes be they neuer so many For like as he is mercyful so goeth wrath from hym also and his indignacioÌ„ commeth downe vpon synners Make no tarying to turne vnto the Lorde and put not of from daye to daye for sodenty shal his wrathe come and in the tyme of vengeaunce he shall destroye thee Be swyfte to heare but slowe and paciente in geuyng answere The .vi. Chapter HOlde frend shippe with many neuerthelesse haue but one counceller of a thousande Yf thou gettest a frende proue hym fyrste be not hasty to geue hym credence For some man is a frende but for a tyme and wyll not abyde in the daye of trouble And there is some frende that turneth to enemitte and taketh part agaynst the
wordes with discrecion He hath sparsed abrode and geuen to the poore and his righteousnesse remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted with honoure The .cxiii. Chapter HE taketh vp the simple out of the duste and lyfteth the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym with the princes euen with the princes of his people The .cxviii. Chapter IT is better to truste in the Lorde then to put any confidence in man It is better to truste in the lorde then to put anye confidence in princes The .cxix. Chapter BLessed are those that be vndefyled in the waye and walke in the waye of the lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies seke him with there hole herte For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble that I maye learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde and syluer O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte yea swetter then hony vnto my mouthe Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my pathes My soule is alwaye in my hande When thy worde goeth forthe it geueth lyghte and vnderstandyng euen to the symple The .cxx. Chapter What reward shal be geuen vnto the thou false tong euen mighty and sharpe arowes with hoote burnynge coles They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye he that now goeth in his waye wepyng and beareth forth good seede shall doutles come agayne with ioye and brynge his sheaues with him The .cxxvii. Chapter EXcepte the lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but lost that buylde it Except the lorde kepeth the cytie the watche manne waketh but in vayne The .cxxxviii. Chapter THoughe the lorde be hye yet hathe he respect vnto the lowlye as for the proude he beholdeth him a farre of The .cxxxix. Chapter WHether shall I go then from the sprete or whether shall I go then from thy presence yf I clyme vp into heauen thou arte there yf I go downe into hell thou arte there also yf I take the wynges of the morenynge and remaine in the vttermoste partes of the sea euen there also shall thy hande leade me thi right hande shal hold me The .cxl. Chapter A Man full of wordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe The .cxli. Chapter SEt a watche O lorde before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes The .cxlii. Chapter I Cried vnto the O lorde and sayd thou art my hope my portion in the lande of liuing The .cxliii. Chapter INter not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy syghte shall no manne lyuynge be iustified The .cxlv. Chapter THe lorde is louinge vnto euery man and his mercy is ouer all his worckes The lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpon him yea all suche as call vpon him faithfully The .cxlvi. Chapter O Put not youre truste in princes nor in anye chylde of man for there is no helpe in them The .clxvii. Chapter HE hathe no pleasure in the strengthe of an horse neyther deliteth he in anye mans legges but the lordes delyte is in theym that feare him and put their truste in his mercy ¶ The Prouerbes the fyrst Chapter THe feare of God is the beginning of wysedome but foles despise wisedome and instruccion My sonne consent not vnto synners yf they entice thee and saye come with vs. In vayne is the net layd forth before the byrdes eies I haue called and ye refused it I haue stretched out my hande and no man regarded it but all my counsele haue ye despised and set my corrections at naught The .ii. Chapter Walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the righteous The .iii. Chapter LEt mercye and faythfulnes neuer go from thee bynde them about thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thy hearte so shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of god and men Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyte Whome the lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne All the thynges that thou canst desyre are not to be compared vnto wysedome Wythdrawe no good thynge from them that haue nede so long as thyne hande is able to do it Saye not vnto thy neyghboure go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyll I geue thee where as thou hall nowe to geue hym The .iiii. Chapter THe chiefe poynt of wysedome is that thou be wyllyng to obteyne wysedome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandyng Take faste holde of doctrine and let her not go kepe her for she is thy lyfe But awaye from thee a froward mouthe and let the lippes of slaunder be far from the. The .v. Chapter THe lyppes of an harlot are a droppyng hony combe and her throte is more glystering then Oyle But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swearde The .vi. Chapter Go to the Emmet thou sluggarde consider her wayes and learne to be wyse She hath no guide nor ouersear nor ruler yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate and gathereth her foode togyther in the haruest These syre thynges doth the lorde hate and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth Aproude looke A lying tongue handes that shedde innocente bloude an hearte that goeth aboute with wicked ymaginacion feete that be swift in running to do mischiefe A false witnes that bryngeth vp lyes And suche one as soweth discord among brethrē An harlot wyll make a manne to begge his breade Maye a man take fyre in his bosome and his clothes not be brente Or can one go vpon hoote coales and his feete not be hurte Euen so who so euer goeth into his neyghbours wyfe and toucheth her cannot be vngyltye The .viii. Chapter They that seke me early shall fynde me The .ix. Chapter REproue not a scorner lest he owe the euyll wyll but rebuke a wyse manne and he wyll loue the. Stolen waters are swets and the breade that is priuely eaten hath a good taste The .x. Chapter A Wise sonne maketh a glad father but an vndiscrete son is an heuinesse vnto his mother Treasures that are wyckedly gotten profyte nothing but righteousnes deliuereth from death A wyse man wyll receyue warnynge Loue couereth the multitude of synnes He that refuseth to be refourmed desceyueth him selfe Where moche bablynge is there must nedes be offence and he that refraineth his lyppes is wise An innocent tonge is a noble treasure As vineger is to the tethe and as smoke is vnto the eyes euen so is a slouggyshe person to them that sendeth him forth The .xi. Chapter WHereno good counsayle is there the people decaye but where as many are that can geue coūsayle there is wealthe He that is suretye for a straunger hurteth hym selfe and he that medieth not with suretyshyppe is sure A fayre woman without discrete maners is like a rynge of golde in a swynnes snoute Some man
Iob .ix. Heauens are not cleane in gods sight Iob .xv. Heuinesse syrach .xxx. He that wyll not heare shall not be hearde za .vii. Hyered seruauntes muste dayelye be payde theyr wages To .iiii. Hyde not thy synnes prouer .xxviii. Honour thy mother To .iiii. Hoorders of corne prouer .xi. Honour thy father and howe syrach .iii. Howe a man shall vse hymselfe with a manne of might syrach .xiii Howe we shall fynde grace in the sight of god Syrach .xviii. Howe Elephantes maye be prouoked to fighte Macha vi Hunger of the worde of god Amos .viii. I. Iabell gene .iiii. Iacob and it significacion gen xxvii Iacob wrestleth with an aungell gene .xxxii. Iacobs dreame gene .xxviii. Iacobs dowe gen .xxviii. Iacobs loue to Rahell gene .xxix. Iacobs pollici gene .xxx. Iacobs humilitie gene .xxxii. Iacobs name is chaunged gene .xxxii. Iacob blesseth his chyldren gene .xlviii. Iacob helde Esau by the hele and what it meaneth .iiii. E. dras .vi Ose .xii. Iacob was troden vnder foote and why esa xiii Iabel slewe Sychara Iudg .iiii. I am that I am Exo iii. Ieremye was sanctifyed in his mothers wombe Ieremye .i. Ieremye prayeth for the people .ii. Mach .xv. Ieroboams hande .iii. Reg .xiii. Images grauen Deut .iiii. Innocent bloude cryeth vnto god gene .iiii. Imaginacion of man gene .viii. Innocente tongue Prouer .x. Iniquitie shall haue the vpper hande .iiii. Esd .v. Inheritaunce and to whome it shall descende for sacke of heyres nume .xxvii. Ioseph the dremer gene .xxvii. Iosephs fidelitie to his master gene .xxxix. Ioseph be mourneth his father gene .xlix. Ioseph commaunded that his father shoulde be enbaumed gene .l. Ioseph commaunded his bones to be taken out of Egipte gene l Iohn the Baptiste Esay .xl. Iosua fighteth agaynst Amalech Exo xvil Iosua as long as Moses helde vp his handes gat the victory Exo .xvii. Iosuas yeares Iosu .xxiiii. Ionathas bewe .ii. Reg .i. Ionas is caste into the sea Ionas .i. Ionas was .iii. dayes in the fishes bellye Iona .ii. Israell robbeth the Egiptians Exod .iii. Israelites neuer iourneye but at goddes commaundement nume .ix. Israell knoweth not god Esaye .i. Israel is sâ—yffe harted Ezechi .iii. Iust man lyueth be his faythe Aba .ii. Iudith fasted all he lyfe Iudith .viii. K. Keke thy mouth and keps thy lyfe prouer .xiii. Kepe thy owne counsell syra .xxxvii. Keye of the house of Dauid Esa .xxii. kyng Oâ— and his bed of yron Deut .iii. kyng Dauids reigne .ii. Reg .v. kynges shoulde be wyse and learned Psal .ii. kynges displeature prouer .xvi. kynges harte prouer .xxi. kynges shoulde drinke no wyne proue .xxxi. kyng Zedechias eyes are put out Ieremi .xxxix. kynge Nabuchodonozor Dan .iiij. kynge Antiochus .ii. Macha .v. knowledge of wysedome prouer .xxiiii. knowledge engendereth care Preach .i. L Laban and his two wyues gene .xxix. Lamech and his two wyues gene .iiii. Lawe of god shoulde be soughte at the Priestes mouthe Mala .ii. Leper must be presented to the priest leui .xiii. Leper must dwell alone leui .xiii. Leper and howe the house that is infected with the Leper must be ordered leui .xiiii. Lefte handed men maruelous slyngers iâ—dg .xx. Lende vnto the poore Deut .xv. Lende not to the mightie syrach .viii. Leuites are goddes nume .iii. Liberalitie bryngeth plenty prouer .xi. Liberalitie bryngeth a man to honoure pro .xviii. Lyers with beastes Exo .xxii. leui .xviii. xx Lye with mankinde leui .xviii. Lyfe of man is but wynde Iob .vii. Lyfe of man is full of misery Iob .xiiii. Lyfe vncorrupt wisd .vi. Lyghtes two gene .i. Lyppes of a staunderer prouer .iiii. Lyppes of a harlot prouer .iiii. Let is taken prisoner and reskued gene xiii Lot receyued aungels gene ix Lot offereth his two doughte is to the Sodomites gene .xix. Loties wyfe gene .xix. Lottes psal .xxii. Louers of moneye preacher .v. Luciâ—er and his fall Esay .xiiii. M. Man hath the dominion of all thynges gene .i. Man is shaped of dust gene .ii. Iob .x. Man gaue euery beast his name gene .ii. Manne to be ioyned to his wyfe shall leaue father and mother gene .ii. Man hath the rule of the woman gene .iii. Man shall returne into duste gene .iii. Man mare rule synne gene .iiii. Man that gatherd stickes vpon the saboth day nu xxv Man â—yueth by the worde of god Deut .ii. Man that is fearefull or betrout hed to a wyfe shall not go to battayle Deut .xx. xxiiii Man with xxiiii fyngers and toes i. Chro .xx. Man neuer continueth in one slate Iob .xiiii. Man at the later daye shall receaue his bodye agayne Iob .xix. Man in the sighte of god is vncleane Iob .xxv. Man caryeth nothynge of his ryches with hym Iob .xxvii. Man hath all thynge in subiection psall .viii. Man shall he recompenst and how psal .xviii. Man is altogether vanitie psa .xxxix. Man is conceaued in synne psalm .li. Manne fadeth awaye lyke grasse Syrach .xiiii. Esaye .xiiii. Man hath frewyll syrach .xv. Man shall be knowen be his face syrach .xix. Man cannot rule hymselfe Iere .x. Man of Inde Ieremy .xiii. Mannes meate Mannes dayes are appoynted Iob .xiiii. Mans tyme commeth sodenly prea .ix. Malice of man gene .vi. Mandragora gene .xxx. Manna his tast and lykenes Exo .xvi. Nu .xi. Manna was eaten .xl. yeares Exo .xvi. Manna ceased Iosue .v. Manasses returned agayn to IerusaleÌ„ .ii. Cro. 33 Mary thy daughter syrach .vii. Makers of vnrighteous lawes Esay .x. Meke spirited psal .xxxvii. Mane Thetell Phares Daniel .v. Melchisedech the hye priest gene .xiiii. Many be created and fewe preserued .iiii. Es viii Mercy delyuereth from death Tob .iiii. xii Mercy and faythfulnes muste be wrytten in maÌ„s heart pro .iii. Men vnmete for the warres macha .iii Mynstrell .iiii. Reg .iii. Mont syon Aba .i. Moses and why he was so called Exo .ii. Moses brake the tables Erod .xxxii. Moses prayeth for the people Exo .xxxii. Moses fasted .xl. dayes and .xl. nightes ex 34. de 9 Moses full of mekenes Nume .xii. Moses with his rod smote the rocke Nume .xx. Moses yeares Deut .xxxiiii. Murder requireth murder Exod .xxi. Musyke garuisheth the feaste Syra xxxii N. Nadab and Abihu for censynge before the Lorde were consumed with fyre Leui .x. Nahas aunswer to the menne of Iabes .i. of the kyng .xi. Nathans aunswer to Dauid .ii. of the kynges .xii. Naked we came and naked we shall departe Iob .i. Preach .v. Name of god prouer .xviii. Newe frendes syrach .ix. Names of Christe Esaye .ix. Nimrod a mightye hunter gene .x. Niniuites and theyr repentaunce Ionas .ii. Noah and his three sonnes gene .vi. Noah was a husbande man gene .ix. Noah planted wynes gene .ix. Noah was dronken gene .ix. Noah two sonnes couerd his priuities gene .ix. No man maye se god and lyue Exo .xxxiii. No man shoulde be compelde to drynke Esther .i. None good on the earthe Myche .vii. Nothyng can be hidden from god Amos .ix. Number of all those that came with Iacob into Egipte gene .xlvi. Number of the Israelites that went to the wattes
ye axe of hym When ye faste be not sadde as the Ypocrites are For the disfigure theyr faces that they might be sene of men how they faste Verely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But thou when thou fastest annoynte thine heade and washe thy face that it appere not vnto men howe that thou fasteste But vnto thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall rewarde thee openlye Se that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earthe where ruste and mothes corrupte where theues breake through and steale But gather ye treasure together in heauen where neither rust nor mothes corrupte where theues neither breake vp nor steale For wheresoeuer youre treasure is there wyll youre heartes be also No man can serue two maysters For either he shall hate the one and loue the other or elles he shall lene to the one and despise the other ye cannot serue God and Mammon I saye vnto you be not carefull for your lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shall drinke nor yee for your body what ye shall put on Is not the life more worthe than meate and the bodye more of value then raymente Beholde the fowles of the ayre for they sowe not neither reape nor yet carye into the barnes and yet yâ—ur heauenlye father feedeth them Are ye not muche better then they Which of you though he toke thought therfore coulde put one cubite vnto his stature And why cate ye theÌ„ for rayment Considre thelilyes of the fielde howe they growe they labour not neither spinne And yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royaltie was not arayde lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf god so clothe the grasse which to daye in the fielde and to motowe shal be cast into the fornace shall he not muche more do the same vnto you O ye of lytle faith Therfore take no thought saying what shal we eate or what shall we drynke or werewith shall we be clothed After all these thynges seke the gentyles For your heauenly father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges But rather seke ye fyrste the Kyngdome of heauen and the righteousenesse thereof and all these thynges shal be ministred vnto you Care not then for to morow but let the morowe care for it selfe for the daye preseÌ„t hath euer ynough of his own trouble The .vii. Chapter IVdge not that ye be not iudged for as ye iudge so shall ye be iudged And with what measure ye meate with the same shall it be measured to you agayne Why seest thou a moote in thy brothers tye and perceauest not the beame that is in thine own eyes Or why sayest thou to thy brother suffer me to plucke oute the moote out of thyne eye and be holde a beame is in thyne owne eye Ypocrite first cast out the beame out of thyne own eye and then shalt thou see clearely to pluck out the mote out of thy brothers eye Geue not that whiche is holy to dogges neither caste ye your pearles before swyne lesse they treade them vnder theyr fete and the other turne agayne and all to rent you Are and it shall be geuen you Seke and ye shal fynde Knocke and it shal be opened vnto you For whosoeuer axeth receaneth he that sekethe â–ª findeth to hym that knocketh it shal be opened whatsoeuer ye wolde that men should do to you euen so do to them Enter in at the strayte gate for wyde is the gate and brode is the waye that leadeth to destruction and many there be whiche go in therat But strayte is the waye whiche leadeth vnto lyfe and fewe there be that fynde it Beware of talse prophetes whiche come to you in shepes clothyng but inwardly they be rauenyng wolues Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites Euery tree that bryngeth not foorthe good fruite shal be hewen downe and cast into the fyre Not all they that saye vnto me Mayster Mayster shall enter into the kyngdome of heaueÌ„ but he that dothe my fathers wyll whiche is in heauen The .viii. Chapter SYr I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe but speake the worde onlye and my seruaunt shal be healed Verely I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israell Master I will folowe the whither soeuer thou goest And Iesus sayde vnto hym the foxes haue holes and the byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of the man hathe not whereon to rest his head Another that was of his disciples sayde vnto hym master suffer me first to go and burye my father But Iesus sayde vnto hym folowe me and let the dead burie theyr deade And beholde the deuilles cryed out sayenge O Iesu the sonne of God what haue we to do with thee Art thou come hither to tormente vs before the tyme become And there was a good waye of from them a great heard of swyne fedyng Then the deuils besought him sayinge yf thou easte vs oute suffer vs to go oure waye into the hearde of swyne And he sayde vnto them to your wates The .ix. Chapter HAd when Iesus sawe the faythe of them he sayde to the seeke of the paisie sonne be of good chere thy sinnes be forgeuen thee Why eateth youre mayster with Publicanes and sinners when Iesus hearde that he sayde vnto them The hole nede not the phisicion but they that are sycke Go and learne what that meaneth I haue pleasure in mercy and not in offring For I am not come to call the righteous but the synners to repentaunce No man pieceth an olde garment with a piece of newe clothe for then taketh he awaye the piece agayne from the garment and the rente is made greater Neither do men put newe wyne in olde vessels for then the vessels breake and the wyne runneth out and the vessels perishe But they powre newe wyne into newe vessels and so are both saued together Then sayde he to his disciples the harueste is greate but the labourers are fewe wherfore praye the Lorde of the haruest to sende for the labourers into his haruest The .x. Chapter HAd he called his .xii. disciples vnto hym and gaue them power ouer vncleane spirites to cast them out and to heale all maner of sickenesses and all maner diseases These .xii. dyd Iesus sead and commaunded them saying Go not into the wayes that leade to Gentiles and into the cities of the Samaritanes enter ye not but go rather to the loste shepe of the house of Israell God and preache saying that the kyngdome of heauen is at hande Heale the sicke clense the Lepers tayse the deade cast out the deâ—â—ls Frelyepe haue receyued frelye geue agayne Possesse not golde nor syluer nor brasse in youre girdelâ— nor yet scrip towardes your ioutneye neither two coates neither shoes nor yet a staffe For the workeman is worthy to haue his meate Into whatsouer citie or toune ye shal come enquyre who