from among their people 30 Therefore shall ye kepe myne ordinaunces that ye commit not one of these abhominable customes whiche were committed before you and that ye defile not your selues therein I am the Lorde your God ' ¶ The .xix. Chapter ' 1 A repetition of lawes pertaynyng to the ten commaundementes 9 A consideration for the poore 26 Witchcraft is forbidden ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto all the congregation of y e chyldren of Israel and say vnto them Ye shal be holy for I the Lorde your God am holy 3 Ye shall feare euery man his mother and his father kepe my Sabbathes I am the Lorde your God 4 Ye shal not looke vnto idols nor make you moulten goddes I am the Lorde your God ' 5 If ye offer a peace offering vnto the ' Lorde ye shall offer it at your pleasure 6 It shal be eaten the same day ye offer it and on the morowe And if ought remayne vntyll the thirde day it shal be burnt in the fire 7 And if it be eaten the thirde day it is ' vncleane and not accepted ' 8 Therfore he that eateth it shall beare his sinne because he hath defiled the halowed thing of the Lord and that soule shal be cut of from among his people 9 When ye reape the haruest of your land thou shalt not thorowly reape the corners of the fielde neither shalt thou gather the gleaninges of thy haruest 10 Thou shalt not dishonest thy vineyarde neither gather in thorowly the grapes of thy vineyarde but thou shalt leaue them for the poore and straunger I am the Lorde your God 11 Ye shall not steale neither deale falselye ' neither lye one to another ' 12 Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God I am the Lorde 13 Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong neither rob hym neither shall the workmans hyre abyde with thee vntyll the mornyng 14 Thou shalt not despise the deafe neither put a stumblyng blocke before the blynde but shalt feare thy God I am the Lorde 15 Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement thou shalt not fauour the person poore nor honour the person mightie but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour 16 Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour I am the Lorde 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour suffer not sinne vpon hym 18 Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe I am the Lorde 19 Ye shal kepe mine ordinaunces Thou shalt not let cattell gender with a contrary kinde neither sow thy fielde with mingled seede neither shalt thou put on any mingled garment of linnen and wollen 20 Whosoeuer lieth and medleth with a woman that is a bondmayde betrothed to a husbande but not redeemed nor freedome geuē her she shal be scourged but they shall not dye because she was not free 21 And he shall bryng for his trespasse vnto the Lorde before the doore of the tabernacle of y e congregation a Ramme for a trespasse offering 22 And the priest shall make an attonement for hym with the Ramme which is for the trespasse before the Lord concernyng his sinne whiche he hath done and the sinne which he hath done shal be forgeuen him 23 When ye come to the lande and haue planted all maner of trees conuenient to be eaten of ye shall counte the fruite thereof as vncircumcized euen three yere shall they be vncircumcized vnto you and shall not be eaten of 24 But in the fourth yere all the fruite of them shal be holy and commendable to the Lorde 25 In the fifth yere shall ye eate of the fruite thereof that it may yeelde vnto you the encrease thereof I am the Lorde your God 26 Ye shall not eate vpon blood neither shall ye vse witchcraft nor obserue tymes 27 Ye shall not rounde the corners of your heades neither shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy bearde 28 Ye shall not rent your fleshe for any soules sake nor print any markes vpon you I am the Lorde 29 Thou shalt not make thy daughter common that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore lest the lande also fall to whoredome and become ful of wickednesse 30 Ye shall kepe my Sabbathes feare my sanctuarie I am the Lorde 31 Ye shall not regarde them that worke with spirites neither seeke after soothsayers to be defiled by them I am the Lorde your God 32 Thou shalt ryse vp before the hore head and reuerence the face of the olde man and dreade thy God I am the Lorde 33 If a straunger soiourne with thee in your lande ye shall not vexe hym 34 But the straunger that dwelleth with you shal be as one of your owne nation and thou shalt loue hym as thy selfe for ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt I am the Lorde your God 35 Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement in metyarde in wayght or in measure 36 True balaunces true wayghtes a true Epha and a true Hin shal ye haue I am the Lorde your GOD whiche brought you out of the lande of Egypt 37 Therfore shall ye obserue all my ordinaunces and al my iudgementes and do them I am the Lorde ¶ The .xx. Chapter ' 2 They that geue of their chyldren to Moloch shall dye therfore 6 Against suche as seeke after Soothsayers 19 Of incest ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 This shalt thou say to the chyldren of Israel whosoeuer he be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers that dwell in Israel that geueth of his chyldren vnto Moloch let hym be slayne the people of the lande shall ouerwhelme hym with stones 3 And I wyl set my face agaynst that man and wyll cut hym of from among his people because he hath geuen his chyldren vnto Moloch for to defile my sanctuarie to pollute my holy name 4 And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch and kyll hym not 5 I wyll put my face agaynst that man and agaynst his kynred and wyll cut hym of and all that go a whoring after hym to commit whordome with Moloch from among their people 6 If a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirites and after soothsayers to go a whoring after them I wyll put my face agaynst that soule and wyll cut hym of frō among his people ' 7 Sanctifie your selues therefore and ' be holy for I am the Lorde your God 8 Kepe ye myne ordinaunces and do them I am the Lorde whiche sanctifie you 9
similitude of fire rounde about within from the appearaunce of his loynes vpward and from the appearaunce of his loynes downewarde I sawe as the lykenesse of fire and brightnesse rounde about it 28 As the likenesse of a bowe that is in a cloude in a raynie day so was the appearaunce of the brightnesse rounde about this was the appearaunce of the similitude of the glory of God when I sawe it I fell vpon my face and hearkened vnto the voyce of one that spake ¶ The .ij. Chapter The prophete is sent to call the people from their errour 1 AND then said he vnto me Stande vp vpon thy fete O thou sonne of man and I wyll talke with thee 2 And the spirite entred into me when he had spoken vnto me set me vpon my feete so that I heard him that spake vnto me 3 And he sayde vnto me Thou sonne of man I sende thee to the children of Israel to a rebellious people which haue rebelled against me both they and their forefathers haue wickedly behaued them selues against me euen vnto this very day 4 For they are children of a harde face and stiffe heart I do sende thee vnto them and thou shalt say vnto them Thus saith the Lorde God 5 And whether they wyll heare or refuse for they are a rebellious house yet they may knowe that there hath ben a prophete among them 6 And thou sonne of man feare them not neither be afraide of their wordes for bryers and thornes are with thee and thou doest dwell among scorpions feare not their wordes nor be abashed at their lookes for they are a rebellious house 7 And thou shalt speake my wordes vnto them whether they wyll heare or refuse for they are rebellious 8 Therefore thou sonne of man obay thou all thinges that I say vnto thee and be not thou rebellious lyke the rebellious house open thy mouth and eate that I geue thee 9 And when I looked beholde a hand was sent vnto me and lo in it was a roule of a booke 11 And he opened it before me and it was written within and without and there was written therein lamentations and mourning and wo. The .iii. Chapter 1 The prophete beyng fed with the worde of God and with the constant boldnesse of the spirite is sent vnto the people that were in captiuitie 17 The office of true preachers 1 AFter this said he vnto me Thou sonne of man eate whatsoeuer thou findest eate this roule and go thy way and speake vnto the house of Israel 2 So I opened my mouth and he fed me with this roule 3 And he saide vnto me Thou sonne of man thy belly shall eate and thy bowels shalt thou fill with this roule that I geue thee Then dyd I eate and it was in my mouth sweeter then honie 4 And he saide vnto me Thou sonne of man go get thee vnto the house of Israel and declare my wordes vnto them 5 For not to a people of profounde lippes and harde language art thou sent but vnto the house of Israel 6 Not to many nations whiche haue profounde lippes and harde languages whose wordes thou vnderstandest not otherwise if I had sent thee vnto them they would haue hearkened vnto thee 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken vnto thee for they will not hearken vnto me for al the house of Israel haue stiffe foreheades stubburne heartes 8 Beholde therefore I haue made thy face strong against their faces thy forehead strong against their foreheades 9 As an Adamant harder then the flint stone haue I made thy forehead thou shalt not feare them nor be abashed at their lookes for they are a rebellious house 10 He sayde moreouer vnto me Thou sonne of man all my wordes that I shall speake vnto thee receaue in thyne heart and hearken with thyne eares 11 And go get thee to the captiuitie to the chyldren of thy people and thou shalt speake vnto them and shalt say vnto them Thus saith the Lord God whether they will heare or leaue 12 With that the spirite tooke me vp and I hearde behinde me a voyce of a great rushing to wit Blessed be the glory of Iehouah from his place 13 I hearde also the noyse of the winges of the beastes ioyning one with another and the ratling of the wheeles that were before them euen a noyse of great rushing 14 Nowe when the spirite lift me vp and tooke me away I went in bitternesse and furie of my spirite but the hande of the Lorde vpon me was strong 15 Then I came to the captiues in Thelabib that dwelt by the riuer Chebar and I sate where they sate and I remayned there seuen dayes astonished among them 16 And when the seuen dayes were expired the Lorde saide vnto me 17 Thou sonne of man I haue made thee a watchman vnto the house of Israel therefore thou shalt heare the worde at my mouth and geue them warning from me 18 When I shall say vnto the wicked Thou shalt surely dye and thou geuest not him warning nor speakest to admonishe the wicked of his euill way and so to liue then shal the same vngodly man dye in his owne vnrighteousnesse but his blood wyl I require of thyne hand 19 Neuerthelesse if thou geue warning vnto the wicked and he yet turne not from his vngodlynesse and from his wicked way he shall dye in his owne wickednesse but thou hast deliuered thy soule 20 Nowe if a righteous man go from his righteousnesse and do the thing that is euyll I wyll lay a stumbling blocke before him and he shall dye because thou hast not geuen him warning dye shall he in his owne sinne so that his righteousnesse whiche he hath done shall not be thought vpon but his blood will I require at thyne hande 21 Neuerthelesse if thou exhortest that righteous that he sinne not and so the righteous do not sinne then shall he liue because he hath receaued thy warning and thou hast deliuered thy soule 22 And there came the hand of the Lord vpon me and he sayd vnto me Stande vp and go into the fielde that I may there talke with thee 23 So when I had risen vp and gone foorth into the fielde beholde the glorie of the Lord stoode there like the glorie which I sawe by the riuer Chebar then fell I downe vpon my face 24 And the spirite came into me whiche set me vp vpon my feete and spake vnto me and said vnto me Go thy way and shut thy selfe in thyne house 25 Beholde O thou sonne of man they haue prepared bandes against thee and they wyll binde thee with them and thou shalt not go out among them 26 And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth that thou shalt be dumbe and not be as a reprouer vnto them for they are a rebellious house 27 But when I speake vnto thee I wyl open my mouth
shalt here the worde at my mouth and thou shalt warne them from me 8 If I say vnto the wicked thou wicked thou shalt surely dye thou speakest not to admonish the wicked of his way that wicked man shall dye in his owne sinne but his blood wyl I require at thy hande 9 Neuerthelesse if thou warne the wicked of his way to tourne from it and he yet wyll not be turned from his way then shal he dye in his iniquitie but thou hast deliuered thy soule 10 Therfore O thou sonne of man speake vnto the house of Israel yea say thus If our offences and sinnes lye vpon vs and we be consumed in them howe should we then liue 11 Tell them as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked but much rather that the wicked tourne from his way and lyue Turne you turne you from your wicked wayes for why wil ye dye O ye of the house of Israel 12 Therefore thou sonne of man tell the children of thy people the righteousnes of the righteous shall not saue him in the day of his iniquitie againe the wickednes of the wicked shall not ouerthrow him for it in the day that he returneth from his wickednes neither shall the righteous lyue for it in the day that he sinneth 13 If I say vnto the righteous he shall surely lyue and so he trust to his owne righteousnes and do sinne then shall his righteousnes be no more thought vpon but in his wickednes that he hath done in it he shall dye 14 Againe if I say vnto the wicked thou shalt surely dye and so he turne from his sinnes and do the thing that is lawfull and right 15 Insomuch that the same wicked man geueth the pledge againe restoreth that he had takē away by robbery walketh in the commaundementes of lyfe and doth none iniquitie then shall he surely lyue and not dye 16 None of the sinnes that he hath committed shal be mentioned vnto him for insomuch as he doth now the thing that is lawfull and right he shall lyue 17 And yet the children of thy people say the way of the Lorde is not equall but their owne way is rather vnequall 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousnes and doth the thing that is wicked he shall dye therein 19 But if the wicked turne from his wickednes doing the thing that is lawfull and right he shall lyue therefore 20 Yet ye say the way of the Lorde is not equall O ye house of Israel I wyll iudge euery one of you after his wayes 21 In the twelfth yere the fift day of the tenth moneth of our captiuitie one which was escaped out of Hierusalem came vnto me and said The citie is smitten 22 Nowe the hande of the Lorde had ben vpon me the euening afore this man which was escaped came vnto me and had opened my mouth vntill the morning that he came to me yea my mouth was opened so that I was no more dumbe 23 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me and saide 24 Thou sonne of man these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel talke and say Abraham was but one man and he had the lande in possession nowe are we many and the lande is geuen vs to possesse also 25 And therefore tel them thus saith the Lorde God In the blood haue ye eaten your eyes haue ye lift vp to idols and haue shed blood shall ye then haue the lande in possession 26 Ye leane vpon your swordes ye worke abhominations euery one defileth his neighbours wyfe and shall ye then possesse the lande 27 Say thou thus vnto them thus saith the lorde God As truely as I liue they that are in the desolate places shall fall by the sworde and him that is vpon the fielde wyll I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured and they that be in the strong holdes and dennes shall dye of the pestilence 28 For I wyll make the lande so desolate and waste that the pompe of her strength shall ceasse the mountaynes of Israel shal be so waste that no man shall trauaile thereby 29 Then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde when I make the land desolate and waste because of all their abhominations that they haue wrought 30 And thou sonne of man the children of thy people that talke of thee by the waters and in the doores of their houses and speake one to another euery one to his brother saying Come I praye you let vs heare what worde is gone foorth from the Lorde 31 They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come and my people syt before thee and heare thy wordes but they do not therafter for in their mouthes they make a iest of them and their heart goeth after their couetousnes 32 And lo thou art vnto them as a iesting song of one that hath a pleasaunt voyce and can sing well for they heare thy wordes but do them not 33 When this commeth to passe lo it commeth then shall they knowe that there hath ben a prophete among them ¶ The .xxxiiij. Chapter 2 Against shepheardes that despise the flocke of Christe and seeke their owne gaine 7 The Lorde saith that he wyll visite his dispearsed flocke and gather them together 18 He reproueth the malice of certaine of the flocke 23 He promiseth the true shephearde Christe and with him peace 1 ANd the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man prophecie against the shepheardes of Israel prophecie and speake vnto them thus saith the Lorde God vnto the shepheardes * Wo be vnto the shepheardes of Israel that feede them selues should not the shepheards feede the flockes 3 Ye eate vp the fat ye clothe you with the wooll the best fed do ye slay but the flocke do ye not feede 4 The weake haue ye not strengthened the sicke haue ye not healed the broken haue ye not bounde together the dryuen away haue ye not brought againe the lost haue ye not sought but with force and crueltie haue ye ruled them 5 They are scattered without a shephearde yea all the beastes of the fielde deuour them and they go astray 6 My sheepe go wandring vpon al mountaines and vpon euery hie hill yea my flocke is scattered through all the face of the earth and there is no man that seeketh or searcheth after them 7 Therefore O ye shepheardes heare the worde of the Lorde 8 As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God forsomuch as my sheepe are robbed deuoured of all the wylde beastes of the fielde hauing no shepheard and seeing that my shepheardes seke not my sheepe but the shepheardes feede them selues and feede not my sheepe 9 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde O ye shepheardes 10 Thus saith the Lorde God beholde I wyll vpon the shepheardes and require my sheepe
myght any thyng endure yf it were not thy wyll or howe coulde any thyng be preserued except it were called of thee 26 But thou sparest all for they are thine O Lorde thou louer of soules ¶ The .xij. Chapter 2 The mercy of God towarde sinners 14 The workes of God are vnreprouable 19 God geueth leasure to repent 1 FOr thy vncorruptible spirite O Lorde is in all thinges 2 Therfore chastenest thou them measurably that go wrong and warnest them by putting them in remembraunce in what thinges they haue offended that leauing their wickednesse they may beleue on thee O Lorde 3 As for those olde inhabiters of thy holy lande thou mightest not away with them 4 For they committed abhominable workes against thee as witchcraft sorcerie and wicked sacrifices 5 They slue their owne chyldren without mercy they dyd eate vp the bowels of mens fleshe and deuoured the blood in abhominable bankets and had their mad fanaticall priestes 6 And the fathers were the chiefe murderers of the soules destitute of helpe these doers thou wouldest destroy by the handes of our fathers 7 That the lande whiche thou louest aboue all other might be a meete dwelling for the chyldren of God 8 Neuerthelesse thou sparedst them also as men and sendedst the forerunners of thyne hoast euen hornettes to destroy them out by litle and litle 9 Not that thou wast vnable to subdue the vngodly vnto the righteous in battayle or with cruell beastes or with one rough worde to destroy them together 10 But thy mynde was in punishing them by litle litle to geue them place for amendement knowing well that it was an vnrighteous nation and wicked of nature and that their thought might neuer be altered 11 For it was a cursed seede from the beginning yet hast thou not pardoned their sinnes wherein they offended for that thou fearest any man 12 For who will stand against thy iudgement or who wyll blame thee for the nations that perishe whom thou hast made or who wyll come before thy face to be reuenged for the vnrighteous men 13 For there is none other God but thou that carest for all thinges that thou mayest declare howe that thy iudgement is not vnright 14 There dare neither king nor tiraunt in thy sight require accomptes of them whom thou hast destroyed 15 Forsomuche then as thou art righteous thy selfe thou ordrest all thinges righteously thinking it vnseemely for thy power to condempne hym that hath not deserued to be punished 16 For thy power is the beginning of righteousnesse and because thou art Lorde of all thinges it maketh thee to be gracious vnto all 17 For when men thinke thee not to be of a full strength thou declarest thy power and reprouest the boldnesse of the wyse 18 But thou mastring thy power doest iudge with equitie and ordrest vs with great fauour for thou mayest vse power when thou wylt 19 By suche workes nowe hast thou taught thy people that the iust man shoulde be louing and hast made thy chyldren to be of a good hope because thou geuest roome to repentaunce for sinnes 20 For insomuche as thou hast punished and with such deliberation and obtestation the enemies of thy seruauntes whiche were worthy to dye where through thou gauest them tyme and place of amendement that they might turne from their wickednesse 21 With howe great circumspection then punishest thou thyne owne chyldren vnto whose fathers thou hast sworne made couenauntes of good promises 22 So where as thou doest chasten vs thou punishest our enemies a thousande tymes more to the intent that when we punishe we should diligently thinke of thy goodnesse and when we our selues are punished we shoulde hope for mercy 23 Wherefore where as men haue liued dissolutely and vnrighteously thou hast punished them sore with their owne abhominations 24 For they went astray very long in the wayes of errour held the beastes whiche euen their enemies despised for gods deceaued as chyldren of no vnderstanding 25 Therefore hast thou sent them thy iudgement in scorne as to chyldren voyde of reason 26 As for such as wyll not be refourmed by those scornes and rebukes they shall feele the worthy punishment of God 27 For looke in what thinges they disdayned when they suffred for their sakes whom they counted gods seyng them selues punished in the same they perceaued that he was in deede the true God whom before they had denyed to knowe and therefore came extreme dampnation vpon them ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 1 All thinges be vayne except the knowledge of God 10 Idolaters and idols are mocked 1 SVrely vayne are all men by nature which were ignoraunt of God and coulde not out of the good things that are seene knowe hym that of hym selfe is euerlasting neither toke so muche regarde of the workes that are made as therby to knowe who was the craftesman of them 2 But some toke the fire some the winde or swift ayre some the course of the starres some the running water some toke sunne and moone or the lightes of heauen for gods that rule the worlde 3 But though they had such pleasure in their beautie that they thought them to haue ben gods yet should they haue knowen howe muche more fayrer he is that made them For the maker of beautie hath ordayned al these thinges 4 Or if they marueyled at the power and worke of them they shoulde haue perceaued therby how much he which made these thinges is mightier then they 5 For by the greatnesse of the beautie and of the creatures the maker therof compared with them may playnely be knowen 6 Notwithstanding they are the lesse to be blamed that seeke God and woulde finde him yet peraduenture misse 7 For they being occupied in his works do seeke hym diligently and are perswaded by the sight because the things are beautifull that are seene 8 Howebeit yet neither are they to be excused 9 For if their vnderstanding and knowledge be so great that they can discerne the world and the creatures why do they not rather finde out the Lorde therof 10 But miserable are they and among the dead is their hope that call them gods whiche are but the workes of mens handes golde siluer and the thing that is founde out by cunning the similitude of beastes or any vayne stone that hath ben made by hande of olde 11 Or as whē a carpenter cutteth downe a tree meete for the purpose and pareth of al the barke cunningly and so by arte comely maketh a vessell profitable to the vse of life 12 And with that whiche is cut of from his worke doth dresse his meate to fyll his belly 13 And as for the other part that is left whiche is profitable for nothing for it is a crooked peece of wood and full of knobbes he carueth it diligently by leasure and according to the knowledge of his
altogether and burne it vpon the aulter for a burnt offeryng an oblation made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 14 If the burnt offeryng for the sacrifice of the Lorde be of fowles he shall bring his sacrifice of turtle doues or of the young pigeons 15 And the priest shall bryng it vnto the aulter and wryng the necke a sunder of it and burne it on the aulter but the blood therof shal be wroung out vpon the syde of the aulter 16 And he shall plucke away his croppe with his fethers and cast them besyde the aulter on the east part in the place of asshes 17 And he shall breake the wynges of it but plucke them not asunder And the priest shal burne it vpon the aulter euen vpon the wood that is vpon the fire that it may be a burnt offeryng an oblation made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 The order of meate offerynges 4 Of bread baken 11 There shal be no leuen in any offeryng 13 All meate offerynges must be seasoned with salt 1 THe soule that will offer a meate offeryng vnto the Lorde his offering shal be of fine flowre and he shall poure oyle vpon it and put frankensence theron 2 And shal bring it vnto Aarons sonnes the priestes And he shall take therout his handfull of the flowre of the oyle with all the frankensence and the priest shall burne it for a memoriall of hym vpon the aulter to be an offeryng made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 3 And the remnaunt of the meate offeryng shal be Aarons and his sonnes a thyng most holy of the sacrifices of the Lorde made by fire 4 If thou bryng also a meate offeryng that is baken in the ouen let it be an vnleauened cake of fine flowre myngled with oyle or an vnleauened wafer annoynted with oyle 5 If thy meate offeryng be baken in the frying pan it shal be of vnleauened flowre myngled with oyle 6 And thou shalt part it in peeces and powre oyle thereon that it may be a meate offeryng 7 And yf thy meate offeryng be a thyng broyled vpon the grediron let it be of flowre myngled with oyle 8 And thou shalt bryng the meate offeryng that is made of these thinges vnto the lord shalt deliuer it vnto the priest that he may offer it vpon the aulter 9 And the priest shall take from the meate offeryng a memoriall therof and shall burne it vpon the aulter that it may be a burnt offeryng for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 10 And that which is left of the meate offeryng shal be Aarons his sonnes It is a thyng moste holye of the offerynges of the Lorde made by fire 11 All the meate offerynges which ye shal bryng vnto the Lorde shal be made without leauen For ye shall neither burne leauen nor hony in any offering of the Lorde made by fire 12 In the oblation of the first fruites ye shall offer them vnto the Lorde but they shall not be burnt vpon the aulter for a sweete sauour 13 All the meate offerynges also shalt thou season with salt neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the couenaunt of thy God to be lackyng from thy meate offeryng but vpon all thyne offerynges thou shalt bryng salt 14 And yf thou offer a meate offeryng of the first fruites vnto the Lorde thou shalt offer for the meate offeryng of thy first fruites eares of corne dryed by the fire euen beaten wheate of full eares 15 And thou shalt put oyle vpon it and lay frankensence theron that it may be a meate offeryng 16 And the priest shall burne part of the beaten corne and part of that oyle with al the franckensence for a remēbraunce and it shal be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde made by fire ' ¶ The .iij. Chapter ' ' 1 The order of peace offerynges 6 Of Sheepe 7 Of Lambes 12 Of Goates ' 1 ANd if his sacrifice be a peace offeryng and he take it from among the droues whether it be a male or female he shall bryng such as is without blemishe before the Lorde 2 And put his hande vpon the head of his offeryng and kyll it at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation And Aarons sonnes the priestes shal sprinkle the blood vpon the aulter round about 3 And he shall offer somewhat of the peace offeryng to be a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde euen the fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes 4 And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and vpon the flankes the kall with the lyuer shall he take away with the kidneys 5 And Aarons sonnes shall burne them on the aulter with the burnt sacrifice which is vpon the wood that is on the fire to be a burnt sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord. 6 If he bryng a peace offeryng vnto the Lorde from of the flocke let hym offer male or female but without blemishe ' 7 And yf he offer a Lambe for his sacrifice ' he shall bryng it before the Lorde 8 And put his hand vpon his offeringes head and kyll it before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation and Aarons sonnes shall sprinkle the blood therof rounde about the aulter 9 And of the peace offeryng let hym bryng a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde the fat thereof and the rumpe altogether which they shall take of harde by the backe bone and the fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes 10 And the two kidneys and the fat that is vpon them and vpon the flankes and the kall that is vpon the liuer shall he take away with the kidneys 11 And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter to be the foode of a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde 12 If his offeryng be a Goate he shall ' bryng it before the Lorde ' 13 And put his hande vpon the head of it and kyll it before the tabernacle of the congregation and the sonnes of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood therof vpon the aulter rounde about 14 And he shall bring therof his offering euen a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord the fat that couereth y e inwardes all the fat that is vpon the inwardes 15 And the two kidneys and the fat that is vpon them and vpon the flankes and the kall vpon the liuer shall he take away with the kidneys 16 And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter for the foode of the sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour All the fat is the Lordes 17 Let it be a perpetuall statute for your generations throughout your dwellynges y t ye eate neither fat nor blood ' ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ' 1 The offeryng made for sinnes done of ignoraunce 13 for the whole congregation 22 for
the ruler ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and saye If a soule shall sinne through ignoraunce in any of the commaundementes of the Lord which ought not to be done but shall do contrarie to any of them 3 As yf the priest that is annoynted do sinne accordyng to the sinne of the people let hym bryng for his sinne which he hath sinned a young bullocke without blemishe vnto the Lorde for a sinne offeryng 4 And he shall bryng the young bullocke vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord and shall put his hand vpon the young bullockes head and kill the young bullocke before the Lorde 5 And the priest that is annoynted shall take of the young bullockes blood and bryng it into the tabernacle of the congregation 6 And the priest shall dippe his finger in the blood and sprinckle therof seuen tymes before the Lorde euen before the vayle of the sanctuarie 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood before the Lord vpon the hornes of the aulter of sweete insence which is in the tabernacle of the congregation shall powre all the blood of the young bullocke vnto the bottome of the aulter of burnt offeryng which is at the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation 8 And he shall take away all the fat of the bullocke for the sinne offeryng the fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is about the inwardes 9 And the two kidneyes and the fat that is vpon them vpon the flanckes and the kall vpon the liuer shall he take away with the kidneys 10 As it was taken away in the bullocke of the peace offeringes and let the priest burne them vpon the aulter of burnt offeryng 11 But the skinne of the young bullocke and all his fleshe with his head and his legges with his inwardes his doung shall he beare out 12 And cary the whole bullocke altogether out of the hoast vnto a cleane place euen where the asshes are powred out burne hym there on wood in the fire euen by the place where the asshes are cast out shall he be burnt 13 If the whole congregation of Israel sinne through ignoraunce the thing be hyd from the eyes of the multitude and haue done somewhat agaynst any of the cōmaundementes of y e Lorde which shoulde not be done and haue offended 14 Whē the sinne which they haue sinned is knowen the congregatiō shal bring a young bullocke for the sinne bring him before y e tabernacle of the congregation 15 And the elders of the multitude shall put their handes vpon the head of the bullocke before the Lorde And the bullocke shal be slayne before the Lord. 16 And the priest that is annoynted shall bryng of the bullockes blood into the tabernacle of the congregation 17 And the priest shall dippe his finger in the blood and sprinckle it seuen tymes before the Lorde euen before the vayle 18 And shall put of the blood vpon the hornes of the aulter which is before the Lorde in the tabernacle of the congregation and shall powre all the blood vnto the bottome of the aulter of burnt offeryng which is before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation ' 19 And he shall take his fat from hym ' and burne it vpon the aulter 20 And shall do with this bullocke as he dyd with the bullocke for sinne euen so shall he do with this And the priest shal make an attonement for them and it shal be forgeuen them 21 And he shall bryng this bullocke without the hoast burne him as he burned the first bullocke For it is an oblation for the sinne of the congregation 22 When a Lorde sinneth and cōmitteth through ignoraūce any of these thynges which the Lorde his God hath forbidden to be done in his commaundementes and hath offended 23 And if his sinne be shewed vnto hym which he hath done he shall bryng his offeryng euen an hee goate without blemishe 24 And lay his hande vpon y e head of the hee goate and kyll it in the place where the burnt offeryng is vsed to be kylled before y e Lorde For it is a sinne offering 25 And let the priest take of y e blood of the sinne offeryng with his finger put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offeryng aulter and powre his blood vnto the bottome of the burnt offeryng aulter 26 And burne all his fat vpon y e aulter as y e fat of the peace offeringes And y e priest shal make an attonement for him as cōcerning his sinne it shal be forgeuē him 27 If one of the common people of the lande sinne through ignoraunce commit any of the thynges which the Lord hath forbidden in his cōmaundementes to be done and so hath trespassed 28 If his sinne which he hath sinned come to his knowledge he shall bryng for his offeryng a shee goate from among the flockes without blemishe for his sinne which he hath sinned 29 And lay his hande vpon the head of the sinne offeryng and slay the sinne offering in the place of burnt offerynges 30 And the priest shall take of the blood therof with his finger and put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offeryng aulter powre all the blood vnto the bottome of the aulter 31 And shall take away all his fat as the fat of the peace offeryng is taken away And the priest shal burne it vpon the aulter that it may be a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde and the priest shal make an attonement for hym and it shal be forgeuen hym 32 And yf he bryng a sheepe for a sinne offeryng he shall bryng a female without blemishe 33 And lay his hande vpon the head of the sinne offeryng and slea it for a sinne offering in the place where they kill the burnt offeryng 34 And the priest shal take of the blood of the sinne offeryng with his finger put it vpon the hornes of the burnt offering aulter and shall powre the blood thereof vnto the bottome of the aulter 35 And he shall take away all the fat therof as the fat of y e sheepe of the peace offering is wont to be taken away And the priest shall burne it vpon the aulter that it may be the Lordes burnt sacrifice and the priest shall make an attonement for his sinne that he hath committed and it shal be forgeuen hym ' ¶ The .vj. Chapter ' 1 Of othes 2 The clensing of hym that toucheth vncleane thynges 6 The purgation of an othe 15 And of sinne done by ignoraunce 1 IF a soule sinne and heare the voyce of swearing and is a witnesse whether he hath seene or knowen of it if he do not vtter it he shall beare his sinne 2 Either if a soule touche any vncleane thyng whether it be the carion of an vncleane beast or a carion of vncleane
the chyldren of Aaron shall eate of it It shal be a statute for euer in your generations concerning the sacrifice of the Lorde made by fire let euery one that toucheth it be holy 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sonnes whiche they shall offer vnto the Lord in the day when he is annoynted The tenth part of an Epha of floure for a meate offering perpetuall halfe of it in the morning and halfe therof at nyght 21 In the frying panne it shal be made with oyle and when it is fryed thou shalt bryng it in and the baken peeces of the meate offeringes shalt thou offer for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 22 And the priest of his sonnes that is annoynted in his steede shall offer it It is the Lordes ordinaunce for euer it shal be burnt altogether 23 For euery meate offering that is made for the priest shal be burnt altogether and shall not be eaten ' 24 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 25 Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and say This is the lawe of the sinne offering In the place where the burnt offering is kylled shall the sinne offering be kylled before the Lorde for it is most holy 26 The priest that offereth it shall eate it In the holy place shall it be eaten euen in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation 27 Whatsoeuer shall touche the fleshe thereof shal be holy and when there droppeth of the blood therof vpon any garment thou shalt washe that wheron it droppeth in the holy place 28 But the earthen pot that it is sodden in shal be broken And yf it be sodden in a brasen pot it shal be scoured rensed in the water 29 All the males among the priestes shal ' eate therof for it is most holy ' 30 And no sinne offeryng whose blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withall in the holy place shal be eaten but shal be burnt in the fire ' ¶ The .vii. Chapter ' 1 Trespasse offerynges Sinne offerynges 11 Of peace offerynges 23 The fat and the blood may not be eaten 1 LIkewyse this is the lawe of the trespasse offering it is moste holy 2 In the place where they kyll the burnt offering shall they kyll the trespasse offering also the blood thereof shall he sprinckle rounde about vpon the aulter 3 All the fat thereof shall he offer the rumpe and the fat that couereth the inwardes 4 And the two kydneys and the fat that is on them and vpon the flankes and the kall that is on the liuer shalt thou take away with the kydneys 5 And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter to be a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde for it is a trespasse offering 6 All the males among the priestes shall eate thereof it shal be eaten in the holy place for it is most holy 7 As the sinne offering is so is the trespasse offering one law serueth for both that wherwith the priest shall make attonement shal be his 8 And the priest that offereth any mans burnt offering shall haue the skynne of y e burnt offering whiche he hath offred 9 And all the meate offering that is baken in the ouen and that is dressed in the panne and in the frying panne shal be the priestes that offereth it 10 And euery meate offering that is mingled with oyle and that is drye shall pertayne vnto all the sonnes of Aaron and one shall haue as muche as another 11 This is the law of the peace offering ' whiche he shall offer vnto the Lorde ' 12 If he offer it to geue thankes he shall bryng vnto his thanke offering vnleauened cakes mingled with oyle and vnleauened wafers annoynted with oyle and cakes mingled with oyle of fine floure fryed 13 He shall bryng his offering with cakes of vnleauend bread for his peace offeringes to geue thankes 14 And of all the sacrifice he shall offer one for an heaue offering vnto the Lorde and it shal be the priestes that sprinckled the blood of the peace offeringes 15 And the fleshe of his peace offeringes for thankesgeuing shal be eatē the same day that it is offred And let hym leaue nothyng of it vntill the morowe 16 But if the offering of his sacrifice be a vowe or of his owne free wyll it shal be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice and if ought remayne vntill the morowe it may be eaten 17 But as muche of the offered fleshe as remayneth vnto the thirde day shal be burnt with fire 18 And if any of the flesh of his peace offeringes be eaten in the thirde day then shall he that offereth it obtayne no fauour neither shall it be reckened vnto him but shal be an abhomination therfore the soule that eateth of it shal beare his sinne 19 And the fleshe that toucheth any vncleane thing shal not be eaten but burnt with fire and of this fleshe all that be cleane shall eate therof 20 But if any soule eate of the fleshe of the peace offering that pertayneth vnto the Lord hauing his vnclennesse vpon him the same soule shall be cut of from among his people 21 Moreouer the soule that doth touche any vncleane thyng that is of the vncleannesse of man or of any vncleane beast or any abhomination that is vncleane and then eate of the fleshe of the peace offering whiche pertayneth vnto the Lorde that soule shal be cut of from his people ' 22 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 23 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say Ye shall eate no maner fat of beeues of sheepe and of goates 24 Neuerthelater the fat of the beast that dyeth alone and the fat of that which is torne with wilde beastes shal be occupied in any maner of vse but ye shall in no wyse eate of it 25 For whosoeuer eateth the fat of the beast of which men vse to bryng an offering made by fire vnto the Lorde that soule that eateth it shall be cut of from his people 26 Moreouer ye shall eate no maner of blood whether it be of foule or of beast in any your dwellynges 27 Whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth any maner of blood the same soule shall be cut of from his people ' 28 And the Lorde talked with Moyses ' saying 29 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say He that bringeth his peace offeryng vnto the Lorde let hym bryng his gift vnto the Lord of his peace offering 30 Let his owne handes bryng the offeringes of the Lorde made by fire euen the fat with the brest shal he bryng that the brest may be waued for a waue offering before the Lorde 31 And the priest shall burne the fat vpon the aulter and the brest shal be Aarons and his sonnes 32 And the ryght shoulder shall ye geue vnto the priest for an heaue offeryng
congregation and burne the fat for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 7 And let them no more offer their offeringes vnto deuyls after whom they haue gone a whoryng This shal be an ordinaunce for euer vnto them in their generations 8 And thou shalt say vnto them Whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers whiche soiourne among you that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 And bryngeth it not vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer it vnto the Lorde that man shal be cut of from among his people 10 And whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne among you that eateth any maner of blood I wyll set my face against that soule that eateth blood and wyll cut hym of from among his people 11 For the life of the fleshe is in the blood and I haue geuen it vnto you vpon the aulter to make an attonement for your soules for this blood shall make an attonement for the soule 12 Therfore I sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel Let no soule of you eate blood neither let any straunger that soiourneth among you eate blood 13 And whatsoeuer man it be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers â—hat soiourne among you whiche hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eaten let hym powre out the blood thereof and couer it with dust 14 For the lyfe of the fleshe is the blood of it ioyned with his lyfe therefore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel ye shal eate the blood of no maner of flesh for the life of all fleshe is the blood therof whosoeuer eateth it shal be cut of 15 And euery soule that eateth it whiche dyed alone or that whiche was torne with wylde beastes whether it be one of your owne countrey or a straunger he shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen and then shall he be cleane 16 If he washe them not nor bathe his ' fleshe he shall beare his sinne ' ' ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ' 3 The Israelites may not walke after the maner of the Egyptians nor Chanaanites 6 What degrees of kinred may marry together ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them I am the Lorde your God 3 After the doynges of the lande of Egypt wherein ye dwelt shall ye not do and after the doinges of the lande of Chanaan whyther I wyll bryng you shall ye not do neither walke in their ordinaunces 4 But do after my iudgementes and kepe mine ordinaunces to walke therin I am the Lorde your God 5 Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces and my iudgementes which if a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde 6 None shall approche to any kinred of his fleshe for to vncouer their nakednesse I am the Lorde 7 The nakednesse of thy father the nakednesse of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer for she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer her nakednesse 8 The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for it is thy fathers nakednesse 9 * Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy sister the daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without 10 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter or thy daughters daughter for that is thyne owne nakednesse ¶ Degrees of kinred whiche let matrimonie as it is set foorth in the .xviii. of Leuiticus His fathers sister His sister His mother Moyses may not take to wyfe His daughter His daughters daughter His mothers sister ¶ Degrees of affinitie or aliaunce whiche let matrimonie as it is set foorth in the xviii of Leuiticus His vncles wyfe The wyfe of his brother His fathers wyfe Moyses may not take to wyfe His sonnes wyfe or his wyfes daughter The daughter of his wyfes sonne or daughter The sister of his wyfe ¶ Therfore as Moyses may not marry with women that are of his kinred or aliaunce according to that which is here aboue contayned Likewise Marie Moyses sister may not marry with the men whiche are of her kinred and aliaunce And it is to be noted that besides the persons here specified are comprised the ascending and descending of the same degree either of kinred or aliaunce 11 The nakednesse of thy fathers wiues daughter begotten of thy father which is thy sister thou shalt not discouer her nakednesse 12 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers sister for she is thy fathers kinswoman 13 Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy mothers sister for she is thy mothers kinswoman 14 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother that is thou shalt not go in vnto his wyfe whiche is thyne aunt 15 Thou shalt not discouer y e nakednesse of thy daughter in lawe for she is thy sonnes wyfe therefore shalt thou not vncouer her nakednesse 16 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife for that is thy brothers nakednesse 17 Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of the wyfe and her daughter neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter or her daughters daughter to vncouer their nakednesse For they are her kinswomen and it were wickednesse 18 Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her sister also to vexe her that thou wouldest vncouer her nakednesse vpon her in her lyfe tyme 19 Thou shalt also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednesse as long as she is put apart for her vncleannesse 20 Moreouer thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe to defile her with seede 21 Thou shalt also not geue of thy seede to offer it vnto Moloch neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God I am the Lorde 22 Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde for it is abhomination 23 Thou shalt lye with no maner of beast to defile thy selfe therwith neither shall any woman stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is vnnaturall confusion 24 Ye shall not defile your selues in any of these thinges for in all these the nations are defiled whiche I cast out before you 25 Wherthrough the lande is defiled and I wyll visite the wyckednesse thereof vpon it yea and the lande it selfe hath vomited out her inhabitauntes 26 Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces and my iudgementes and commit none of these abhominations neither any of your owne nation nor any strauÌ„ger that soiourneth among you 27 For all these abhominations haue the men of the lande done whiche were before you and the lande is defiled 28 Shall not the lande spewe you out also if ye defile it as it spewed out the nations that were before you 29 For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abhominations the same soules that commit them shall be cut of
his burthen 24 Haue I put my trust in golde or haue I sayde to the wedge of golde thou art my confidence 25 Haue I reioyced because my power was great and because my hande gat so much 26 Dyd I euer greatly regarde the rysing of the sunne or had I the goyng downe of the moone in great reputation 27 Hath my heart medled priuyly with any disceite or did I euer kisse myne owne hande 28 That were a wickednesse worthy to be punished for then shoulde I haue denyed the God that is aboue 29 Haue I euer reioyced at the hurt of myne enemie or was I euer glad that any harme happened vnto him Oh no 30 I neuer suffred my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule 31 Dyd not the men of myne owne hous holde say Who shall let vs to haue our belly full of his fleshe 32 The straunger dyd not lodge in the streete but I opened my doores vnto him that went by the way 33 Haue I kept secrete my sinne and hyd myne iniquitie as Adam dyd 34 Though I coulde haue made afeard a great multitude yet the most contemptible of the families dyd feare me so I kept scilence and went not out of the doore 35 O that I had one which woulde heare me beholde my signe in the whiche the almightie shal aunswere for me though he that is my contrarie partie hath written a booke against me 36 Yet will I take it vpon my shoulder as a garlande binde it about my head 37 I will tell hym the number of my goinges go vnto him as to a prince 38 But if case be that my lande crye against me or that the forowes thereof make any complaynt 39 If I haue eaten the fruites therof vnpayed for yea if I haue greeued the soules of the maisters therof 40 Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate and cockle for my barlye Here end the wordes of Iob. The .xxxii. Chapter 1 Elihu reproueth them of folly ◠Age maketh not a man wife but the spirite of God 1 SO these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob because he held him selfe a righteous man 2 But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite of the kinred of Ram was very sore displeased at Iob because he called hym selfe iust before God 3 And with Iobs three friendes he was angry also because they had founde no reasonable aunswere and yet condempned Iob. 4 Nowe taried Elihu till they had ended their cōmunication with Iob for why they were elder them he 5 So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere he was miscontent 6 Therfore Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite aunswered and sayde Considering that I am young and ye be men of age I was afrayde and durst not shewe foorth my mynde 7 For I thought thus within my selfe It becommeth old men to speake and the aged to teache wysdome 8 Euery man no doubt hath a mynde but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding 9 Great men are not alway wyse neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull 10 Therefore I say heare me and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding 11 For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking and hearde your wysdome what arguments ye made in your communication 12 Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes 13 Lest ye should say We haue found out wisdome God shall cast hym downe and no man 14 He hath not spoken vnto me and I wil not aunswere hym as ye haue done 15 For they were so abashed that they coulde not make aunswere nor speake one worde 16 When I had wayted for they spake not but stoode still and aunswered no more 17 Then aunswered I in my turne and I shewed myne opinion 18 For I am full of matter and the spirite within me compelleth me 19 Beholde my belly is as the wine whiche hath no vent lyke the newe bottels that bruste 20 Therfore will I speake that I may haue a vent I will open my lippes and make aunswere 21 I will regarde no maner of person no man will I spare 22 For if I woulde go about to please men I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away The .xxxiii. Chapter 5 Elihu accuseth Iob of ignoraunce 14 He sheweth that God hath diuers meanes to instruct man and to drawe hym from sinne 19. He afflicteth man and sodenly deliuereth hym 26 Man beyng deliuered geueth thankes to God 1 WHerefore heare my wordes O Iob and hearken vnto all that I will say 2 Behold I haue now opened my mouth my tongue hath spoken in my throte 3 My heart doth order my wordes aright and my lippes talke of pure wysedome 4 The spirite of God hath made me and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe 5 If thou canst then geue me aunswere prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face 6 Beholde before God I am euen as thou for I am fashioned made euen of the same molde 7 Beholde my terrour shall not feare thee neither shall my hande be heauy vpon thee 8 Now hast thou spoken in myne eares I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes 9 I am cleane without any fault I am innocent there is no wickednesse in me 10 But lo he hath piked a quarell against me and taketh me for his enemie 11 He hath put my foote in the stockes and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes 12 Behold in this hast thou not done right I wil make aunswere vnto thee that God is greater then man 13 And why doest thou then striue against him for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes 14 For God speaketh once or twise and yet man vnderstandeth it not 15 In dreames and visions of the night when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes 16 He roundeth them in the eares and sealeth their correction 17 That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises and deliuer hym from pride 18 And kepe his soule from the graue and his life from the sworde 19 He chasteneth hym with sickenesse vpon his bedde he layeth sore punishement vpon his bones 20 So that his lyfe may away with no bread and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntie meate 21 In so much that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare which before were not seene 22 His soule draweth vnto the graue and his lyfe to death 23 Now yf there be a messenger one among a thousande sent for to speake vnto man and to shew him the right way 24 Then the Lord is mercifull vnto him and sayth He shal be deliuered that
naught 9 The righteous wyll reioyce when he seeth the vengeaunce he wyll washe his foote steppes in the blood of the vngodly 10 And euery man shall say veryly there is a rewarde for the righteous doubtlesse there is a God that iudgeth in the earth ¶ The argument of the .lix. Psalme ¶ Dauid vttereth how he was affected at such time as wayte was layde for to slay him He declareth what prayers he made against the vnreasonablenes of his aduersaries how greatly he trusted in God hauing his minde quiet and redie to prayse God his refuge and succour at all times ¶ To the chiefe musition destroy not a golden psalme of Dauid when Saul sent and they did watch the house to kill him 1 DEliuer me from myne enemies O Lorde defende me froÌ„ them that rise vp against me 2 Deliuer me from the workers of iniquitie and saue me from the blood thirstie men 3 For lo they lye in wayte for my soule men of power are gathered together against me who haue committed no wickednes nor fault O God 4 When no fault is done they runne and set them selues in order arise to meete me and beholde 5 And thou O God Lorde of hoastes Lorde of Israel awake to visite all Heathen and be not mercifull vnto all them that offend of malice Selah 6 They go to and fro at euening they barke lyke a dogge and runne about through the citie 7 Behold they speake with their mouth swordes are in their lippes for say they who doth heare vs 8 But thou O God wylt haue them in derision thou wylt laugh all Heathen to scorne 9 I wyl reserue his strength for thee for thou O Lorde art my refuge 10 My mercifull Lord wyll preuent me the Lord will let me see my desire vpon mine enemies 11 Slay them not lest my people forget it but in thy stoutnes scatter them like vagaboundes and put them downe O God our defence 12 The wordes of their lippes be the sinne of their mouth O let them be taken in their pryde for they speake nothing but curses and lies 13 Consume them in thy wrath consume them that nothing of them remayne and let them knowe that it is the Lord that ruleth in Iacob vnto the endes of the worlde Selah 14 And let them gad vp and downe at euening let them barke lyke a dogge and go about the citie 15 Let them runne here and there for meate and go to bed if they be not satisfied 16 As for me I wyll sing of thy power and wyll prayse thy louing kindnes betime◠〈◊〉 the morning for thou hast ben my â—â—â—ence and refuge in the day of my trouble 17 Vnto thee O my strength will I sing psalmes for thou O Lorde art my refuge and my mercyfull Lorde The argument of the .lx. psalme ¶ Dauid where as he and his people were so afflicted that it might seeme God to haue forsaken them yet he considering that God would be pacified by them that returned vnto him vnfaignedly from their sinnes prayeth to God for to defende maintaine and encrease his people and kingdome according to his promises ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Susan Eduth a golden psalme of Dauid for to teache made when he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Stobah and when Ioab turned backe and slue twelue thousande Edomites in the salt valley 2. Sam. 8. 1. Paral. 18. 1 O Lorde thou hast cast vs out thou hast dispearsed vs thou art displeased O turne thee vnto vs agayne 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble thou hast cleft it asunder heale the breaches therof for it is redy to fall downe 3 Thou hast made thy people see heauie thinges thou hast geuen vs wyne to drinke that maketh vs tremble 4 But to suche as feare thee thou hast geuen a banner to be lyfted vp on high for the trueth sake Selah 5 Therfore that thy beloued may be deliuered helpe me with thy right hand and heare me 6 The Lorde hath spoken in his holynes whereof I wyll reioyce this I wyll deuide Sichem and measure the valley of Sucoth 7 Gilead shal be myne and Manasses shal be myne Ephraim also shal be the strength of my head and Iuda my law geuer 8 Moab shal be my washpot ouer Edom I wyll cast my shoe Philistea be thou glad of me 9 Who wyll leade me into the strong citie who wyll bring me into Edom 10 Hast not thou remoued vs from thence O Lorde and wylt not thou O Lorde go out with our hoastes 11 Geue vs ayde against trouble for the sauing helpe of man is but vayne 12 Thorowe the Lorde we wyll do valiaunt actes for he him selfe wyll treade downe our enemies The argument of the .lxj. psalme ¶ Dauid beyng in daunger requireth God to deliuer him he declareth his trust in God He desireth long life of God and promiseth to prayse him therfore ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth of Dauid 1 HEare my crying O Lorde geue eare vnto my prayer 2 From the endes of the earth I wyll call vnto thee when my heart is in heauines oh set me vp on the rocke that is higher then I. 3 For thou hast ben my hope and a strong towre for me against the face of the enemie 4 I wyll dwell in thy tabernacle for euer my trust shal be vnder the couering of thy wynges Selah 5 For thou O Lorde hast hearde my vowes and hast geuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy name 6 Thou wilt adde dayes vnto the kings dayes and his yeres shal be a generation and a generation 7 He shall dwell before the Lorde for euer O appoynt thy louing mercy and faithfulnes that thei may preserue him 8 So wyll I sing psalmes vnto thy name that I may day by day perfourme my vowes ¶ The argument of the .lxij. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth that in God he putteth his whole trust and that his aduersaries deuising mischiefe shall therby worke their owne destruction He declareth also that to trust vnto man aucthoritie spoyle riches or goodes is but vanitie Only God hath power and good wyll to helpe in all necessities who wyll rewarde euery one according to his workes ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Iudethun a psalme of Dauid 1 MY soule truly only stayeth vpon the Lorde for of him commeth my saluation 2 He onlye is my rocke and my sauing helpe he is my refuge so that I can not be remoued greatly 3 Howe long wyll ye imagine mischiefe against euery man ye shal be slayne all the sort of you ye shal be as a tottering wall and like a broken hedge 4 They deuise only howe to thrust him from his promotion they delight in a lye they blesse with their mouth and curse with their heart Selah 5 Neuerthelesse O my soule stay thou only vpon the Lorde for my confidence is in him 6 He only is my rocke
for that God and his wyll was knowen in it for that also that there God had geuen a notable victorie as declaryng him selfe to be the defendour of Hierusalem He setteth foorth the terrible iudgement power of God agaynst wicked enemies Finally he exhorteth all Israelites to the true worshyppyng of God ¶ To rhe chiefe musition in Neginoth the psalme of Asaph a song 1 IN Iurie is God knowen his name is great in Israel 2 At Shalem is his tabernacle and his dwellyng in Sion 3 There he brake the arrowes of the bowe the shielde the sworde and the battayle Selah 4 Thou art honourable and of more puissaunce then the mountaynes of robbers 5 The hygh couragious stomackes are spoyled they haue slept their slepe and the valiaunt souldiours coulde not finde their owne handes 6 At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the charet and horse be brought to naught 7 Thou euen thou art dreadfull and who may stande in thy syght when thou begynnest to be angry 8 Thou causest thy iudgement to be hearde from heauen then the earth trembleth and is styll 9 When God ariseth to iudgement and to helpe all the afflicted vpon the earth Selah 10 The fearcenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse and the remnaunt of the fearcenesse thou wylt restrayne 11 Make vowes vnto God your Lorde perfourme them all ye that be rounde about hym bryng presentes vnto hym that is dreadfull 12 He abateth the spirite of princes he is dreadfull to the kynges of the earth ⧠The argument of the .lxxvii. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth in a lamentation wonderfull cogitations of a sorowfull afflicted pensiue heart almost brought into desperation but consideryng the manifolde argument of Gods power and goodnesse declared to hym and to his fathers in tyme past he taketh good courage and trusteth of Gods helpe ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Ieduthun a psalme of Asaph 1 MY voyce was vnto the Lorde and I cryed my voyce was vnto the Lord and he hearkened vnto me 2 In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde my hande all the nyght catched ceassed not my soule refused comfort 3 I called to remembraunce God and I was disquieted I conferred with my selfe and my spirite was wrapped in pensiuenesse Selah 4 Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies I was amased coulde not speake 5 I dyd thynke vpon the dayes past and on the yeres of the olde worlde 6 I called to remembraunce my psalme song on the musicall instrument in the nyght tyme I communed with myne owne heart searched out my spirites 7 What wyll the Lorde forsake me for euer wyll he be no more intreated to be fauourable 8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer and is his promise made from one generatiō to another come vtterly to an ende 9 Hath God forgotten to be gratious and will he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure Selah 10 And I sayde this is my death but the ryght hande of the most hyghest may graunt me yeres 11 I dyd call to remēbraunce the workes of God almightie for thy wonders done a great whyle a goe came into my mynde 12 I also gaue my selfe to muse of all thy workes and I talked of all thy actes 13 Thy way O Lorde is in holynesse who is so great a God as the Lorde 14 Thou art y e God that doth wonders thou hast made thy power knowen among the people 15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with a mightie arme the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph Selah 16 The waters sawe thee O God the waters sawe thee they feared yea the depthes of them moued out of their place 17 Thicke cloudes powred downe rayne thinne cloudes gaue a noyse and thine arrowes went abrode into al corners 18 The sounde of thy thunder was rounde about the sky the lightnynges shone through the worlde the earth quaked and trembled 19 Thy way is in the sea and thy pathes in the great waters and thy footesteppes are not knowen 20 Thou dydst leade thy people lyke sheepe by the hande of Moyses and Aaron ¶ The argument of the .lxxviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete moueth his people to geue diligent eare vnto hym vtteryng the wonderfull benefites of God to the Iewes euen such as were cōmonly knowen amongst them and were to be declared of fathers vnto their children in all generations by the commaundement of God to the intent that they be not as their forefathers were rebelles and stubburne agaynst God and his worde For which cause they had euyll successe in battayle and were afflicted with sundry calamities yet they feelyng the smart of affliction made a countenaunce as though they sought God but it was hypocritically not forsakyng their sinnes and fleyng to Gods mercie wherfore God gaue the arcke to the Philistines as forsakyng the Israelites because they greued hym with hyll alters and images God also refused the tribe of Ephraim and chose the tribe of Iuda appoyntyng Dauid a sheephearde kepyng sheepe for to be kyng of his people ¶ A wise instruction of Asaph 1 HEare my lawe O my people enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth 2 I wyll open my mouth in a parable I wyll declare harde sentences of the olde tyme past 3 Which we haue hearde and knowen and such as our fathers haue tolde vs. 4 We wyll not hyde them from their children nay we wyll set foorth in wordes to the generation to come the prayses of God and his myght and wonderfull workes that he hath done 5 For he reuiued a statute in Iacob and gaue Israel a lawe in the whiche he commaunded our forefathers to teache their children 6 To the intent the posteritie shoulde knowe it and children whiche shal be borne that they shoulde ryse vp and declare it to their children 7 That they shoulde put their trust in God and not forget the workes of God but kepe his commaundementes 8 And that they be not as their forefathers were a rebellious and a mutable generation a generation that directed not their heart aright and whose spirite cleaued not stedfastly vnto God 9 Like as the children of Ephraim which beyng harnessed carying bowes turned their backes in the day of battayle 10 They kept not the couenaunt of God and they woulde not walke in his law 11 But they forgat his workes and his wonders which he had shewed them 12 Marueylous thinges dyd he in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt in the fielde of Zoan 13 He deuided the sea and let them go thorowe he made the waters to stande as on an heape 14 In the day time also he led them with a cloude and all the night through with a light of fire 15 He cloued the harde rockes in the wildernes gaue them drinke therof as it had ben out of the great deepe waters 16 He brought running streames out of a stonie rocke and
are mo in number then the sande and yet whyle I am wakyng I am styll with thee 19 For truely thou wylt slay O Lord the * wicked man and the blood thirstie men to whom I euer say depart ye from me 20 Who do speake vnto thee in guylefull maner thou art O God exalted in vayne to thyne enemies 21 Do not I hate them O God that hate thee and am not I greeued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee 22 Yea I hate them from the bottome of myne heart euen as though they were myne enemies 23 Searche me to the quicke O Lorde and knowe thou myne heart proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes 24 And loke well yf there be any way of peruersenesse in me and then leade me in the way of the worlde ⧠The argument of the cxl psalme ¶ Dauid prayeth God most earnestly to deliuer hym from his enemies who with their slaunderous tongues false accusations and craftie fetches seke all maner of wayes howe to destroy hym wheras yet in deede they cannot put in execution their malice but by Gods permission ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 DElyuer me O God from the euyll man and preserue me from the outragious man 2 Who in heart imagine mischiefes and set forwarde to warre euery day 3 They haue sharpened their tongue lyke a serpent Adders poyson is vnder their lyppes Selah 4 Kepe me O God from the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the outragious man who haue deuised to thrust my feete from me 5 The proude haue layde a snare for me and spread a net abroade with cordes in the hygh wayes they haue set trappes for m◠Selah 6 I haue sayde vnto God thou art my Lorde heare the voyce of my prayers O God 7 O Lorde God the strength of my saluation thou hast couered my head in the day of battayle 8 Graunt not vnto the vngodly his desires O God bryng not to passe his mischeuous imagination lest they shoulde be made to proude Selah 9 Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him who is head of them that compasse me about 10 Let hotte coales be burnyng vpon them he wyll cast them downe into the fire into deepe pittes that they may neuer ryse vp agayne 11 A man full of tongue can not prosper vpon the earth euyll shall hunt the outragious person to ouerthrowe hym 12 I am sure that God will dispatche the cause of the afflicted and he wyll geue iudgement for the needy 13 Truely the ryghteous wyll confesse it vnto thy name they that deale vprightly shall dwell before thy face The argument of the .cxlj. psalme ¶ Dauid humbly desireth God that his prayer may be so acceptable vnto hym as yf he had made a sacrifice in the temple He prayeth God to preserue hym in worde and deede from all euyll that he fall into no snare of his enemies for he had rather be reproued of the godly then to be honoured of the wicked ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 O God I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me geue eare vnto my voyce whylest I crye vnto thee 2 Let my prayer be directed before thy face as an incense let the liftyng vp of myne handes be an euenyng sacrifice 3 Set a watch O God before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes 4 Incline not myne heart to any euyll thyng wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie and let me not eate of their delicates 5 I wyshe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me for it is louing kyndnesse 6 But let not pretious baulmes breake myne head for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse 7 Let their iudges be thrust downe headlong from a rocke then they wyll heare my wordes for they be sweete 8 Our bones lye scattered vpon the graues mouth lyke as when one breaketh and heweth wood vpon the earth 9 For myne eyes loke vnto thee O God the Lorde in thee is my trust cast not my soule out of me 10 Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde foorth for me and from the trappes of them that be workers of iniquitie 11 Let the vngodly fall together into their owne nettes but let me in the meane season alwayes escape them The argument of the cxlij psalme ¶ Dauid expresseth the prayer that he made to God when he lay hyd in the caue 1. Samuel 24. He vttereth his great anguishe that he was in so that he had trust in nothyng els saue in God who is all his inheritaunce ¶ The wise instruction of Dauid a prayer when he was in the caue 1 I Cryed vnto God with my voyce euen vnto God I dyd make my supplication 2 I powred out before his face my cogitations and I made a declaration of my trouble before his face 3 When my spirite was ouerwhelmed within me thou knewest my path in the way wherin I walked they haue priuily layde a snare for me 4 When I loked vpon my ryght hande and sawe rounde about me there was no man that woulde knowe me I had no place to flee vnto and no man cared for my soule 5 I cryed vnto thee O God and sayde thou art my hope and my portion in the lande of the lyuyng 6 Consider my complaynt for I am brought very lowe deliuer me from my persecutours for they are to strong for me 7 Bryng my soule out of prison that I may prayse thy name the ryghteous shal compasse me rounde about because thou hast thus rewarded me The argument of the cxliii psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to heare his prayer for his mercie and goodnesse sake because no man can be founde ryghteous before hym He vttereth his sorowe requireth to be deliuered from his enemies agaynst whom he maketh his prayer ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 HEare my prayer O God geue eare vnto my desire hearken vnto me for thy trueth sake for thy ryghteousnesse sake 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified 3 For the enemie hath persecuted my soule he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hath layde me in darknesse as men that haue ben long dead 4 And my spirite is ouerwhelmed within me and my heart is desolate in the midst of me 5 I call to remembraunce the tyme long past I muse vpon euery act of thine I exercise my study on the worke of thy handes 6 I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee my soule as a thirstie lande gaspeth vnto thee Selah 7 Make speede hearken vnto me O God my spirite waxeth faynt hyde not thy face from me for I am lyke vnto them that go downe into the pyt 8 Cause me to heare of thy louyng kindnesse betymes in the mornyng for in thee is my trust 9 Make me to knowe the way that I shoulde walke in for I lyft vp my
soule vnto thee 10 Delyuer me O God from myne enemies I hyde my selfe with thee 11 Teache me to do the thyng that pleaseth thee for thou art my Lorde let thy good spirite leade me foorth vnto the lande of ryghteousnesse 12 For thy names sake O God thou wilt cause me to lyue and for thy righteousnesse sake thou wilt bryng my soule out of trouble 13 And of thy goodnesse thou wylt restrayne myne enemies and destroy all them that be aduersaries to my soule for I am thy seruaunt ¶ The argument of the .cxliiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth it to proceede only of God that he hath ouercome his enemies and hath his subiectes obedient vnto hym He marueyleth that God is so beneficiall vnto hym a man to be esteemed of no valure He desireth God vtterly to vanquishe his aduersaries and that his people may florishe with all kynde of felicitie ¶ Of Dauid 1 BLessed be God my rocke who teacheth my handes to warre and my fingers to fyght 2 My holynesse and my fortresse my refuge and my only deliuerer my buckler in hym I haue put my trust who subdueth my people vnder me 3 O God what is man that thou doest knowe hym what is the sonne of man that thou doest thynke of hym 4 Man is lyke a thyng of naught his dayes be lyke a shadowe that passeth away 5 Bowe thy heauens O God and come downe touche the mountaynes and they shall smoke 6 Cast out terrible lightninges and feare them shoote out thyne arrowes and consume them 7 Sende downe thine hand from aboue deliuer me and take me out of the great waters from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am 8 Whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 9 O Lorde I wyll syng a newe song vnto thee and I wyll syng psalmes vnto thee vpon a Lute and vpon an instrument of ten strynges 10 Who geueth victorie vnto kynges who redeemeth Dauid his seruaunt from peryll of the sworde 11 Redeeme me and deliuer me from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 12 That our sonnes may growe vp in their youth as young plantes that our daughters may be as corners stones grauen after the fashion as a palace is 13 That the corners of our houses may be fylled yeeldyng foorth all maner of stoore that our cattell may bring foorth thousandes yea ten thousandes in our streates 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour that there be no decay no leadyng into captiuitie and no complaynyng in our streates 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case blessed is the people who haue God for their Lorde ⧠The argument of the cxlv psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth to be talked and song of all ages the wonderous workes of God wherin is declared his goodnesse mercifulnesse power and prouidence God raigneth for euer he aydeth the oppressed and afflicted He feedeth all creatures He is iust and mercifull in all his workes He is present with those that call vpon him and feare him such he heareth and saueth wheras he destroyeth the wicked ¶ The prayse of Dauid 1 I Will magnifie thee O Lord my king and I wyll blesse thy name for euer and euer 2 I wyll blesse thee euery day and I wyll prayse thy name for euer and euer 3 Great is God and most worthy to be praysed and his greatnesse can not be searched out 4 One generation shal praise thy workes vnto another and they shall declare thy mightie power 5 I wyll set foorth in wordes the glorious maiestie of thy excellentnesse and thy wonderous workes 6 I wyll also declare thy greatnesse so that men shall speake of the force of thy terrible actes 7 They shall vtter out of their mouth a memoriall of thyne aboundaunt kyndnesse and they shall syng of thy ryghteousnesse 8 God is gratious and mercifull loth to be angry and great in louing kindnesse 9 God is good vnto euery man and his mercie is ouer all his workes 10 All thy workes shall confesse it vnto thee O God and thy saintes shall blesse thee 11 They shal shewe the glorie of thy kingdome and talke of thy power 12 That they may make knowen to the children of men his manifolde power the glorious maiestie of his kingdome 13 Thy kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages 14 God vpholdeth all such as fall and lyfteth vp all those that be bowyng downewarde 15 The eyes of all wayte vpon thee and thou geuest them their meate in due season 16 Thou openest thyne hande and thou satisfiest the desire of euery thing liuing 17 God is righteous in all his wayes and holy in all his workes 18 God is nye vnto all them that call vpon hym vnto all such as call vpon hym in trueth 19 He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym he will also heare their crye and he wyll saue them 20 God preserueth all those that loue him but he wyll bring to nothyng such as be vngodly 21 My mouth shall speake the prayse of God and all fleshe shall blesse his holy name for euer and euer The argument of the .cxlvi. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth his great desire to prayse God he withdraweth men from puttyng their trust in princes pronouncyng that man to be happy who trusteth in God the creatour of all thinges the geuer of ryght to those that suffer wrong the feeder of the hungry the deliuerer of prisoners out of captiuitie and the defendour of straungers fatherlesse and widdowes 1 PRayse ye the Lord prayse thou God O my soule whylest I lyue I wyll prayse God I wyll syng psalmes vnto my Lorde so long as I shal be 2 Put not your trust in princes nor in the sonne of man in whom there is no saluation 3 His spirite shall depart out of hym he shall turne agayne to his earth at that day all his thoughtes shall perishe 4 Blessed is he vnto whom the God of Iacob is an ayde his trust is in God his Lorde 5 Who made heauen and earth the sea and all that therin is who mainteyneth the trueth for euer 6 Who executeth iudgement for those that are oppressed with wrong who geueth foode to the hungry 7 God looseth those that be bounde God geueth syght to the blynde 8 God rayseth them vp that are falling God loueth the ryghteous 9 God taketh strangers into his custodie he releeueth the fatherlesse and the widdowe as for the way of the vngodlye he turneth it vpsyde downe 10 God thy Lorde shall raigne O Sion to the worldes ende throughout all generations Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the cxlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth the children of Israel to prayse God for that by hym they were brought home out of captiuitie He declareth Gods great
be sayde vnto thee come vp hyther then thou to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thou seest with thyne eyes 7 Be not hastie to go to lawe lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee 8 Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe and discouer not thy secrete to another 9 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame and thy infamie do not ceasse 10 A worde spoken in due season is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer 11 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare is as a golden earring and an ornament of fine golde 12 As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym for he refresheth his maisters mynde 13 Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne 14 With pacience is a prince pacified and with a softe tongue is rigorousnesse broken 15 If thou findest honie eate so muche as is sufficient for thee lest thou be ouer full and parbreake it out agayne 16 Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house lest he be werie of thee and so hate thee 17 Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour he is a very club a sworde and a sharpe arrowe 18 The confidence that is put in an vnfaythfull man in tyme of trouble is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote 19 Who so taketh away a mans garment in the colde weather is like vineger vpon lime or lyke hym that singeth songues to an heauie heart 20 If thyne enemie hunger feede hym if he thirst geue him drinke 21 For so shalt thou heape coles of fire vpon his head and the Lorde shall rewarde thee 22 The northwinde dryueth away the rayne euen so doth an angry countenaunce a backbiters tongue 23 It is better to sit in a corner vpon the house toppe then with a brawling woman in a wide house 24 Good newes from a straunge countrey are as colde water to a thirstie soule 25 A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly is like a troubled wel and a spring that is corrupted 26 As it is not good to eate to muche honye so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges is not commendable 27 He that can not rule him selfe is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles ¶ The .xxvj. Chapter 1 LYke as snowe is not meete in sommer and rayne in haruest euen so is worship vnseemely for a foole 2 As the byrde and the swalowe take their flight and flee here and there so the curse that is geuen in vayne shall not light vpon a man 3 Vnto the horse belongeth a whip to the asse a brydle and a rod to the fooles backe 4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes lest thou become like vnto him 5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt 6 As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe so doth he that committeth a message to a foole 7 Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth 8 He that setteth a foole in hye dignitie that is euen as if a man would bynde a stone in a sling 9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde so is a parable in a fooles mouth 10 The mightie that fourmed al thinges rewardeth the fooles transgressours 11 Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt there is more hope in a foole then in hym 13 The slouthfull saith there is a lion in the way and a lion in the middest of the streates 14 Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed 15 The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome and it greeueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache 17 Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife he is like one that taketh a dogge by the eares 18 As he that fayneth him selfe mad casteth firebrandes deadly arrowes and dartes 19 So doth a dissembler with his neighbour and saith am not I in sport 20 Where no wood is there the fire goeth out euen so where the talebearer is taken away there the strife ceasseth 21 As coles kindle heate and wood the fire euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce 22 A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body 23 Burning lippes and a wicked heart are like a potsharde couered with siluer drosse 24 An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes and layeth vp deceipt in his heart 25 But when he speaketh fayre beleue hym not for there are seuen abhominations in his heart 26 Hatred maye be couered by deceipt but the malice therof shal be shewed before the whole congregation 27 Who so diggeth vp a pit shal fall therin and he that rolleth vp a stone it wyl returne vpon hym 28 A lying tongue hateth the afflicted and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe The .xxvii. Chapter 1 MAke not thy boast of to morowe for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth 2 Let another man prayse thee and not thyne owne mouth yea other folkes and not thyne owne lippes 3 The stone is heauie and the sande wayghtie but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both 4 Wrath is a cruell thing and furiousnesse is a very tempest but who is able to abide enuie 5 Open rebuke is better then secrete loue 6 Faythfull are the woundes of a louer but the kysses of an enemie are cruell 7 He that is full abhorreth an honye combe but vnto hym that is hungrye euery sowre thing is sweete 8 He that oft times flitteth is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest 9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart 10 Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende see thou forsake not and go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble for better is a frende at hand then a brother farre of 11 My sonne be wyse and make me a glad heart that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers 12 A wyse man seing the plague wyll hide hym selfe as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme 13 Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake 14 He that is to hastie to praise his neighbour aboue measure shal be taken as one that geueth hym an euyll report 15 A brawling woman and the
that be in pryson and they shal be shut vp in warde and after many dayes shall they be visited 23 The moone shal be abashed and the sunne ashamed when the Lorde of hoastes shal raigne in mount Sion and in Hierusalem with worship and in the sight of suche as shal be of his counsell The .xxv. Chapter 1 A thankes geuing to God for his workes 1 THou art my Lorde my God I wyll magnifie thee I will geue thankes vnto thy name for thou hast brought wonderfull thinges to passe according to thine olde counsels truely faythfully 2 Thou hast made a citie a heape of stones and brought a strong towne into decay the habitation of straungers hast thou made to be no citie neither shall it be buylded any more 3 Therefore shall the mightie people geue glory vnto thee the citie of the valiaunt heathen shall feare thee 4 For thou hast ben a strength vnto the poore and a succour for the needie in his trouble a refuge against euill weather a shadow against the heate for the blast of raging men is like a storme that casteth downe a wall 5 Like as the heate in a drye place wasteth all thinges so shalt thou suppresse the noyse of aliantes the heate is abated with the shadowe of the cloude euen so shall God asswage the noyse of the cruel tirauntes 6 And in this mountaine shal the Lord of hoastes make vnto all people a feast of plenteous and delicate thinges euen of most pleasaunt and daintie disshes 7 And in this mountaine shall the Lord destroy the couering that all people are wrapped in and the hanging that is spread vpon all nations 8 As for death he hath destroyed it for euer and the Lorde God shall wype away teares from all faces and the rebuke of his people shall he take away out of all the earth for so the Lorde hath sayde 9 And in that day it shal be sayde lo this is our God we haue wayted for hym and he shall saue vs this is the Lorde in whom we haue hoped we wyll be merie and reioyce in the saluation that commeth of hym 10 For in this mountaine shall the hande of the Lorde ceasse and Moab shal be threshed vnder hym euen as strawe is troden to doung on the dounghill 11 And he shall stretche out his hande in the middes of them as he that swimmeth casteth out his hands to swimme and with the strength of his handes shall he bring downe their pryde 12 The strong holde also and defence of thy walles hath he ouerthrowne and cast downe and brought them to the grounde euen vnto dust The .xxvi. Chapter 1 A song of deliueraunce of the people 1 IN that day shall this song be song in the land of Iuda we haue a strong citie saluation shal God appoint in steede of walles and bulwarkes 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous people whiche kepeth the trueth may enter in 3 By an assured purpose wylt thou preserue perfect peace because they put their trust in thee 4 Put ye your trust alway in the Lord for in the Lorde God there is strength for euermore 5 For he hath brought downe the high minded citizens as for the proude citie he hath brought it lowe euen to the ground shall he cast it downe and bring it vnto dust 6 The foote euen the foote of the poore and the steppes of suche as be in necessitie shall treade it downe 7 The path of equitie wylt thou graunt vnto the iust O thou most righteous thou shalt order the path of hym that is righteous 8 Yea in the way of thy iudgementes O Lord haue we put our trust in thee thy name also and the remembraunce of thee is the thing that our soule longeth for 9 My soule hath longed for thee all the night and with my spirite whiche is within me wyll I seeke thee early in the morning For when thy iudgementes are in the earth the inhabiters of the worlde shall learne righteousnesse 10 Shall the vngodly man be fauoured which hath not learned righteousnesse but doth wickedly in the earth where nothing ought to be done but that which is righteous he shall not see the glory of the Lorde 11 Lorde when thy hande is lyft vp to strike they see it not but they shall see it and be confounded with the zeale of the people and the fire that consumeth thyne enemies shall deuour them 12 Lorde vnto vs thou shalt prouide peace for thou also hast wrought all our workes in vs. 13 O Lord our God other lordes beside thee hath subdued vs but we wyll be mindfull only of thee and of thy name 14 The dead wyll not liue they that be out of life will not ryse agayne therfore hast thou visited and rooted them out and destroyed all the memorie of them 15 Thou hast increased the people O Lorde thou hast increased the people thou art glorious thou hast sent them farre of vnto all the coastes of the earth 16 Lorde in trouble haue they visited thee they powred out their prayer whē thy chastening was vpon them 17 Like as a woman with chylde that draweth nye towardes her trauayle is sorie and cryeth in her paynes euen so haue we ben in thy sight O Lorde 18 We haue ben with chylde and suffred paine as though we had brought forth winde for there is no saluation in the earth neither do the inhabiters of the worlde submit them selues 19 Thy dead men shall liue euen as my body shall they rise againe Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy deawe is euen as the deawe of hearbes and the earth shall cast out them that be vnder her 20 Come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doores about thee * hide thy selfe for a litle whyle vntill the indignation be ouerpast 21 * For beholde the Lorde is comming out of his place to visite the wickednesse of suche as dwell vpon earth the earth also shall disclose her bloods and shall no more hide them that are slayne in her ¶ The .xxvij. Chapter 1 A prophecie of the comming of Christe and destruction of idolatrie 1 IN that day the Lord with his sore great and mightie sworde shall visite Leuiathan the fugitiue serpent euen Leuiathan that crooked serpent and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea 2 In that day see that ye sing of the congregation which is the vineyarde that bringeth foorth the best wine 3 Euen I the Lorde do kepe it in due seasons shall I water it and lest the enemie do it any harme I wyll both night and day preserue it 4 There is no displeasure in me els when the vineyarde bringeth me foorth bryers and thornes I woulde go thorowe it by warre and burne it vp together 5 Let it take holde of my strength and it shal be at one with me euen at one shall
grounde trees of Cedar Boxe Myrre and Oliues and in the drie I set Firre trees Elmes and Hawthornes together 20 All this do I that they altogether may see and marke perceaue with their heartes and consider that the hande of the Lorde maketh these thinges and that the holy one of Israel bringeth them to passe 21 Stande at your cause saith the Lord bryng foorth your strongest grounde saith the kyng of Iacob 22 Let them bring foorth their gods and let their gods tel vs what shall chaunce hereafter yea let them shewe vs the thinges that are past what they be let them declare them vnto vs that we may take them to heart and knowe them hereafter 23 Either shewe vs thinges for to come and tell vs what shall be done hereafter so shall we know that ye are gods do something either good or bad so wyl we both knowledge the same and tell it out 24 Beholde ye are gods of naught and your making is of naught yea abhomible is the man that hath chosen you 25 Neuerthelesse I haue waked vp one from the north and he shall come from the east he shal call vpon my name and shall treade vpon princes as vpon clay and as the potter treadeth downe the mire 26 Who declared this from the beginning and we will knowe hym or from the olde times and we wil confesse and say that he is righteous but there is none that sheweth or declareth any thing there is none also that heareth your wordes 27 The first is he that shall say to Sion beholde beholde they are present and to Hierusalem it selfe wyll I geue an euangelist 28 But when I consider there is not a man among them nor any that can geue counsayle nor that when I examine them that can aunswere one worde 29 Lo wicked are they and vayne with the thinges also that they take in hand yea their images are but winde and vayne thinges ¶ The .xlij. Chapter The comming of Christe 1 BEhold this is my seruaunt vpon whom I leane my elect in whō my soule is pacified I haue geuen my spirite vpon him that he may shewe foorth iudgement among the gentiles 2 He shall not be an outcryer nor lift vp his voyce his voyce shall not be hearde in the streetes 3 And a broosed reede shall he not breake and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench but faythfully and truely shall he geue iudgement 4 He shall not be pensiue nor carefull that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes 5 For thus saith God the Lorde vnto hym euen he that made the heauens and spread them abroade and set foorth the earth with her increase whiche geueth breath vnto the people that is in it and spirite to them that dwell therein 6 I the Lorde haue called thee in righteousnesse and wyll holde thee by the hande and wyll also defende thee and geue thee for a couenaunt of the people to be the light of the gentiles 7 That thou mayest open the eyes of the blinde let out the prisoners from their bondes and them that sit in darknesse out of the dungeon house 8 Euen I am the Lord and this is my name and my glory wyll I geue to none other neither mine honour to grauen images 9 Beholde olde thinges are come to passe and newe thinges do I declare and or euer they come I tell you of them 10 Sing vnto the Lorde a newe song of thankesgeuing blowe out his prayse from the ende of the worlde they that be vpon the sea and all that is therein prayse hym the Isles and they that dwell in them 11 Let the wildernesse with the cities lift vp her voyce the townes also that they of Cedar dwell in let them be glad that sit vpon rockes of stone and let them crye downe from the high mountaines 12 Ascribing glory vnto the Lorde and magnifiyng hym among the gentiles 13 The Lorde shall come foorth lyke a giaunt and take a stomacke to him like a freshe man of warre he shall roare and crye and ouercome his enemies 14 I haue long holden my peace saith the Lorde I haue ben styll and refrained my selfe but now I wyll crie like a trauayling woman and at once wyll I destroy and deuour 15 I wyll make waste both mountaine and hill and drye vp euery greene thing that groweth theron I wyll drye vp the fluddes to become Ilandes and drinke vp the riuers 16 I wyll bryng the blinde into a streete that they know not and leade them into a foote path that they are ignoraunt in I shall make darknesse light before them and the thing that is crooked to be straight These things haue I done vnto them and not forsaken them 17 They are fallen backe yea and let them be ashamed earnestly that hope in idols and say to the moulten images ye are our gods 18 Heare O ye deafe men and sharpen your eyes to see O ye blinde 19 Who is blinde but my seruaunt or so deafe as my messenger whom I sent vnto them for who is so blinde as the perfect man and so blinde as the Lords seruaunt 20 Thou hast seene much and kepest nothing the eares are open and no man heareth 21 The Lorde is mercyfull vnto them for his righteousnesse sake that his word might be magnified and praysed 22 But the people them selues is robbed and troden vnder the foote chayned in dungeons and they all I say are shut into prison houses they be caryed away captiue and no man doth loose them they be troden vnder foote and no man doth labour to bryng them agayne 23 But who is he among you that pondereth this that considereth it and taketh it for a warning in tyme to come 24 Who gaue Iacob to be troden vnder foote and Israel to be spoyled Did not the Lorde Because we haue sinned against hym and haue had no delight to walke in his wayes neither ben obedient vnto his lawe 25 Therfore he hath powred vpon hym his wrathfull displeasure and strong battayle and hath fired hym on euery side yet wyll he not vnderstand he burneth hym vp yet sinketh it not into his heart The .xliij. Chapter 1 God promiseth to sende his Christe whiche shall deliuer his people He forgeueth sinnes for his owne sake 1 BVt nowe the Lorde that made thee O Iacob and he that fashioned thee O Israel saith thus feare not for I haue redeemed thee I haue called thee by thy name thou art mine owne 2 If thou goest thorow y e water I wyl be with thee the strong fluddes shal not ouerwhelme thee and if thou walkest thorowe the fire it shall not burne thee the flambe shal not kindle vpon thee 3 For I am the Lord thy God the holye one of Israel thy sauiour I gaue Egypt for thy deliueraunce the Ethiopians and the Sabees for thee 4 Because
they are the hye blessed seede of the Lorde and their fruites with them 24 And it shal be that or euer they call I shall aunswere them whyle they are yet but thinking howe to speake I shal heare them 25 The woolfe and the lambe shal feede together and the lion shall eate hay like the bullocke but earth shal be the serpentes meate There shal no man hurt nor slay another in al my holy hill saith the Lorde The .lxvj. Chapter 1 God dwelleth not in temples made by mans hande 3 He dispiseth sacrifices done without mercie and fayth 5 God comforteth them that are troubled for his sake 23 Among the christen the Sabbath is continuall 1 THus saith the Lorde Heauen is my seate and the earth is my footstoole Where shall nowe the house stande that ye wyll builde vnto me And where shal be the place that I wyll dwell in 2 As for these thynges my hande hath made them all and they are all created saith the Lorde which of them shall I then regarde Euen hym that is poore and of a lowly troubled spirite and standeth in awe of my wordes 3 For who so slayeth an oxe for me doth me so great dishonour as he that killeth a man He that killeth a sheepe for me knetcheth a dogge He that bryngeth me meate offerynges offereth swynes blood who so maketh me a memorial of incense prayseth the thyng that is vnryght Yet take they such wayes in hande and their soule delyghteth in these abhominations 4 Therfore wyll I also haue pleasure in laughyng them to scorne the thyng that they feare will I bring vpon them For when I called no man gaue aunswere when I spake they woulde not heare but did wickednesse before mine eyes and chose the thynges that displeased me 5 Heare the worde of God all ye that feare the thyng which he speaketh Your brethren that hate you and cast you out for my name sake say The Lorde is heynous agaynst vs but you shall see hym in ioy when they shal be confounded 6 Then shal be hearde a great noyse from the citie and the temple the voyce of the Lorde that wyll rewarde and recompence his enemies 7 Lyke as when a wife bringeth foorth a man childe or euer she suffer the payne of the birth anguishe of the trauayle 8 Who euer heard or sawe such thinges doth the grounde beare in one day or are the people borne all at once as Sion trauayled in childe birth and bare her sonnes 9 For thus saith the Lorde Am I he that maketh other to beare and beare not my selfe Am not I he that beareth and maketh barren saith thy God 10 Reioyce with Hierusalem and be glad with her all ye that loue her be ioyfull with her all ye that mourne for her 11 For ye shall sucke comfort out of her breastes and be satisfied Ye shall taste and haue delyte in the bryghtnesse of her glorie 12 For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll let peace into her lyke a water fludde and the glory of the heathen like a flowing streame Then shall ye sucke ye shal be borne vpon her sydes and be ioyfull vpon her knees 13 For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother so shall I comfort you and ye shal be comforted in Hierusalem 14 And when ye see this your heart shall reioyce and your bones shall florishe lyke an hearbe Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowen among his seruauntes and his indignation among his enemies 15 For beholde the Lorde shall come with fire and his charret shal be lyke a whirle wynde that he may recompence his vengeaunce in his wrath and his indignation with the flambe of fire 16 For the Lorde shall iudge all fleshe with the fire and with his sworde and there shal be a great number slayne of the Lorde 17 Such as haue made themselues holy and cleane in the gardens and those that haue eaten swines fleshe mice and other abhominations shal be taken away together saith the Lorde 18 For I do knowe their workes and thoughtes and I wyll come to gather all people and tongues then they shall come and see my glorie 19 Vnto them shall I geue a token and sende certayne of theÌ„ that be deliuered among the gentiles into Cilicia Affrica and Lydia where men can handle bowes into Italie and also Greeke lande The Isles farre of that haue not hearde speake of me and haue not seene my glorie shall preache my prayse among the gentiles 20 And shall bryng all your brethren for an offeryng vnto the Lorde out of all the people vpon horses charettes and horslitters vpon mules and cartes to Hierusalem my holy hil saith the Lord lyke as the children of Israel bryng the offeryng in cleane vessels to the house of the Lorde 21 And I shal take out certayne of them for to be priestes and Leuites saith the Lorde 22 For lyke as the newe heauen and the newe earth which I wyll make shal be fast stablished by me saith the Lorde so shall your seede your name continue 23 And it shall come to passe that from moone to his moone from Sabbath to his Sabbath all fleshe shall come to worship before me saith the Lorde 24 And they shall go foorth and loke vpon the carions of them that haue transgressed agaynst me for their wormes shall not dye neither shall their fire be quenched and all fleshe shall abhorre them ⧠The ende of the booke of the prophete Esai ⧠The booke of the prophete Ieremie ¶ The first Chapter 1 The stocke of Ieremie and in what tyme he prophecied 6 He excuseth him selfe and woulde refuse the office of a prophete because he is young and vnexpert 8 He is taught of the Lorde and becommeth bolde 11 God openeth vnto hym that the destruction of the Iewes by the Babylonians is at hande 17 Ieremie is commaunded to speake the worde of God vnto the Iewes without feare 1 THese are the sermons of Ieremie the sonne of Helkiah the priest one of them that dwelt at Anathoth in the lande of Beniamin 2 When the Lorde had first spoken with hym in the tyme of Iosiah the sonne of Amon kyng of Iuda in the .xiij. yere of his raigne 3 And so duryng vnto the tyme of Iâ—hoakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iuda and vntyll the .xi. yere of Zedekiah the sonne of Iosiah kyng of Iuda were ended when Hierusalem was taken euen in the fifth moneth 4 The worde of the Lorde spake thus vnto me 5 Before I fashioned thee in thy mothers wombe I dyd knowe thee and or euer thou wast borne I sanctified thee and ordeyned thee to be a prophete vnto the people 6 Then sayde I O Lorde God I can not speake for I am yet but young 7 And the Lorde aunswered me thus Say not so I am to young for thou shalt go to all that I shall
and sende dearth vpon them to destroy man and beast foorth of it 14 And though Noe Daniel and Iob these three men were among them yet shal they in their righteousnesse deliuer but their owne soules saith the Lorde God 15 If I bryng noysome beastes into the lande and they spoyle it and it be so desolate that no man may passe through it for beastes 16 If these three men were also in the land as truely as I liue saith the Lord God they shall saue neither sonnes nor daughters but be onlye deliuered them selues as for the land it shal be waste 17 Or if I bryng a sworde vpon this lande and say sworde go through the lande so that I slay downe man and beast in it 18 And if these three men were therein as truely as I liue saith the Lord God they shall deliuer neither sonnes nor daughters but only be saued thēselues 19 If I sende a pestilence into this lande and powre out my sore indignation vppon it in blood so that I roote out of it both man and beast 20 And if Noe Daniel and Iob were therein as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God they shall deliuer neither sonne nor daughter but saue their owne soules in their righteousnesse 21 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God Howe muche more when I sende my foure troublous plagues vpon Hierusalem the sworde hunger perillous beastes and pestilence to destroy man and beast out of it 22 Beholde there shal be a remnaunt saued therein whiche shall bryng foorth their sonnes and daughters beholde they shall come foorth vnto you and ye shall see their way and their enterprise and ye shal be comforted concerning the euyll that I haue brought vpon Hierusalem euen concerning all that I haue brought vpon it 23 They shall comfort you when ye shal see their way and workes and ye shall knowe howe that it is not without a cause that I haue done all against Hierusalem as I dyd saith the Lorde God ¶ The .xv. Chapter As the vnprofitable wood of the vine tree is cast into the fire so saith he that Hierusalem shal be brent 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man what commeth of the vine tree more then of euery other tree of the wylde vine stocke among other trees of the forest 3 Do men take wood of it to make any worke withall or wyll men take a pin of it to hang any vessell theron 4 Behold it is cast in the fire to be brent the fire consumeth both the endes of it the middes of it is brent is it meete then for any worke 5 Seeing then that it was meete for no worke beyng whole muche lesse may there any thing be made of it when the fire hath consumed and brent it 6 And therefore thus saith the Lorde god As the vine tree that is among the trees of the forest which I haue geuen to the fire to be consumed so wyll I geue the inhabitauntes of Hierusalem 7 And I wyll set my face against them they shall go out from the fire and yet the fire shall consume them then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde when I set my face against them 8 And when I make the lande waste because they haue so sore offended saith the Lorde God The .xvj. Chapter 2 The prophete declareth the benefites of God towarde Hierusalem 15 Hierusalem is reproued of vnkindnesse for her fornication with idols 46 He iustifieth the wickednesse of other people in comparison of the sinnes of Hierusalem 49 The cause of the abhominations into which the Sodomites fell 60 Mercy is promised to the repentaunt 1 AGayne the word of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man shewe Hierusalē their abhominations 3 And say Thus saith the Lorde God vnto Hierusalem thy habitation and kinred is of the lande of Chanaan thy father was an Amorite thy mother an Hittite 4 In the day of thy byrth when thou wast borne the string of thy nauell was not cut of thou wast not bathed in water to make thee cleane thou wast not salted with salt nor swadled in cloutes 5 No eye pitied thee to do any of these thinges for thee for to haue compassion vpon thee but thou wast vtterly cast out vpon the fielde in contempt of thy person in the day of thy byrth 6 Then came I by thee and sawe thee defiled in thyne owne blood and I said vnto thee when thou wast in thy blood liue euen when thou wast in thy blood I sayde vnto thee liue 7 I caused thee to multiplie as the bud of the fielde thou art growen vp and waxen great thou hast gotten a marueylous pleasaunt beautie thy brestes are fashioned thy heere is goodly growen where as thou wast naked bare 8 Nowe when I went by thee and looked vpon thee beholde thy tyme was come yea euen the time to woo thee then spread I my clothes ouer thee to couer thy dishonestie yea I made an othe vnto thee and contracted my selfe with thee saith the Lorde God and so thou becamest myne owne 9 Then washed I thee with water and purged thy blood from thee and I annointed thee with oyle 10 I clothed thee with broidred worke and shod thee with badgers skin and I gyrded thee about with fine linnen and couered thee with silke 11 I decked thee with costly apparell I put braselets vpon thy hands a chayne about thy necke 12 And I put a frontlet vpon thy face and eareringes vpon thyne eares and a beautifull crowne vpon thyne head 13 Thus wast thou deckt with golde and siluer and thy rayment was of fine linnen and of silke and of broidred worke thou didst eate fine floure honye and oyle marueylous beautifull wast thou and thou dydst luckyly prosper into a kingdome 14 And thy name was spread among the heathen for thy beautie for it was perfite through thy beautie whiche I put vpon thee saith the Lorde God 15 But thou hast put thy confidence in thyne owne beautie and played the harlot because of thy renowne and hast powred out thy fornications with euery one that went by thou wast his 16 Thou didst take thy garmentes and deckt thy hye places with diuers colours and played the harlot thervpon they come not and it shall not be 17 The goodly iewels whiche I gaue thee of mine owne golde and siluer hast thou taken and made thee mens images therof and committed whordome with them 18 Thy broidred garmentes hast thou taken and deckt them therewith myne oyle and incense hast thou set before them 19 My meate whiche I gaue thee as fine floure oyle and hony to feede the withall that hast thou set before them for a sweete sauour and thus it was saith the Lorde God 20 Thou hast taken thyne owne sonnes and daughters whom thou hast begotten vnto me and these hast thou offred vp vnto them to be deuoured is this but
shed in the lande thou shalt be put out of remembraunce for I the Lorde haue spoken it The .xxij. Chapter The worde of the Lorde agaynst Hierusalem for manslaughter and denying due honour to their fathers and mothers and other wickednesses 25 Of the wicked doctrine of the false prophets and priestes and of their vnsatiable couetousnesse 27 The tirannie of rulers 29 The wickednesse of the people 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me and sayde 2 Thou sonne of man wylt thou not iudge wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie wylt thou not shewe her all her abhominations 3 And tell them thus saith the Lorde God The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it that her tyme may come and maketh idols agaynst her selfe to defile her selfe 4 Thou hast made thy selfe giltie in the blood that thou hast shed and defyled thee in the idols which thou hast made thou hast caused thy dayes to drawe nye and made the tyme of thy yeres to come therfore wyll I make thee a reproche among the heathen and to be a mockyng in all landes 5 Whether they be nye or farre from thee they shall laugh thee to scorne thou that hast gotten thee so foule a name and art full of trouble 6 Beholde the rulers of Israel euery one in thee was redy to his power to shed blood 7 In thee haue they dispised father and mother in thee haue they oppressed the straunger in thee haue they vexed the widowe and the fatherlesse 8 Thou hast dispised my holy thynges and defiled my Sabbathes 9 Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood in thee are such as eate vpon the hylles and in thee they commit abhomination 10 In thee they discouered their fathers shame in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution 11 Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbours wife and abhominably defiled his daughter in lawe in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister euen his fathers daughter 12 Yea giftes haue ben receaued in thee to shed blood thou hast taken vsurie and encrease thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion and forgotten me saith the Lorde God 13 Beholde I haue smitten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed and vpon the blood which hath ben shed in thee 14 Is thy heart able to endure or may thy handes be strenghthened in the dayes that I shal haue to do with thee Euen I the Lorde that speake it wyll bryng it also to passe 15 I wyll scatter thee among the heathen strawe thee about in the landes and wyll cause thy filthinesse to ceasse out of thee 16 Yea and thou shalt be thine owne inheritaunce in the sight of the heathen that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde 17 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 18 Thou sonne of man the house of Israel is vnto me as drosse all they are brasse tinne iron and lead in the middest of the furnace euen drosse of siluer are they 19 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Forasmuch as ye all are turned into drosse therfore beholde I wyll bryng you together vnto Hierusalem 20 Lyke as they gather siluer brasse iron tinne and lead into the middest of the furnace and the fire is blowne there vnder to melt them euen so wyll I gather you in mine anger in my wrath and let you remayne there and cause you to melt 21 I wyll bryng you together and blowe the fire of my wrath vpon you and ye shal be molten in the middest therof 22 Lyke as the siluer is molten in the furnace so shall ye also be molten therin that ye may knowe howe that I the Lord haue powred my wrath vpon you 23 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 24 Thou sonne of man tell her Thou art an vncleane lande which is not rayned vpon in the day of wrath 25 There is a conspiracie of her prophetes in the middest therof as a roring lion rauenyng his pray they deuour soules they haue taken the riche and pretious thynges they haue made her many widowes in the middest therof 26 Her priestes haue broken my lawe and defiled my holy thynges they put no difference betweene the holy vnholy neither discerne they betweene the cleane vncleane they turne their eyes from my Sabbathes and I am defiled among them 27 Thy rulers in thee are lyke woolues rauenyng the pray to shed blood and destroy soules for their owne couetous lucre 28 As for her prophetes they daube with vntempered morter they see vanities and diuine lyes vnto them saying The Lorde saith so wheras the Lorde hath not spoken 29 The people in the lande vsed wicked extortion and robbery they vexe the poore and needy and oppresse the straunger agaynst right 30 And I sought among them for a man that woulde make vp the hedge and set hym selfe in the gap before me in the landes behalfe that I shoulde not destroy it but I coulde fynde none 31 Therfore haue I powred out my cruel displeasure vpon them and consumed them in the fire of my wrath their owne wayes wyll I recompence vpon their heades saith the Lorde God The .xxiii. Chapter 4 Of the fornication that is to say of the idolatrie of Samaria and Hierusalem vnder the name of Aholah and Aholibah 11 In comparison of Samaria he sheweth that the fornication of Hierusalem is the filthier 22 The destruction of Hierusalem is prophecied 36 The adulterie of both the whores is founde out 47 Their destruction 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man there were two women the daughters of one mother 3 And they committed fornication in Egypt they played the harlottes in their youth there were their breastes pressed and there they bruised the teaâ—es of their virginitie 4 The names of them were Aholah the elder and Aholibah her sister and they were mine and they bare sonnes and daughters thus were their names Samaria is Aholah and Hierusalem Aholibah 5 Aholah played y e harlot when she was mine and she was set on fire with her louers the Assyrians her neighbours 6 Which were clothed with blewe silke both captaynes and princes they were all pleasaunt young men and horsemen rydyng vpon horses 7 Thus she committed her whordome with them beyng all chosen men of Asshur with all on whom she doted and defiled her selfe with all their idols 8 Neither left she the fornication that she vsed with the Egyptians for in her youth they lay with her they bruised the brestes of her maydenhead and powred their whordome vpon her 9 Wherfore I deliuered her into the handes of her louers euen into y e handes of the Assyrians vpon whom she doted 10 These discouered her shame toke her sonnes daughters and slue her with the sworde an euyll name had she among women
teareth in peeces and there is no man that can deliuer 9 Thyne hand shal be lyft vp vpon thyne enemies and all thyne aduersaries shall perishe 10 And it shall come to passe in that day saith the Lorde that I wyll take thyne horses from thee and destroy thy charrettes 11 I wyll breake downe the cities of thy lande and ouerthrowe all thy strong holdes 12 All witchcraftes wyll I roote out of thyne hande there shall no mo soothsayinges be within thee 13 Thyne idols and thyne images wyll I destroy out of thee so that thou shalt no more bowe thy selfe vnto the workes of thyne owne handes 14 Thy groues wyll I plucke vp by the rootes and breake downe thy cities 15 And I wyll execute a vengeaunce in my wrath indignation vpon the heathen such as they haue not heard The .vi. Chapter 1 An exhortation to heare the iudgement against Israel being vnkinde 8 What maner of sacrifices do please God 1 HEarken ye nowe what the Lorde sayth Arise thou and contend with the mountaynes and let the hilles heare thy voyce 2 Heare O ye mountaines the Lordes quarel and ye mightie foundations of the earth for the Lorde hath a quarell against his people and wyll pleade with Israel 3 O my people what haue I done vnto thee or wherein haue I greeued thee geue me aunswere 4 For I brought thee out of the lande of Egypt deliuered thee out of the house of bondage and I made Moyses Aaron and Miriam to leade thee 5 Remember O my people what Balaâ—h the king of Moab had deuised against thee and what aunswere that Balaam the sonne of Beor gaue him from Sethin vnto Galgal that ye may knowe the righteousnesse of the Lorde 6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lorde and bowe my selfe to the hye God Shall I come before him with burnt offeringes and with calues of a yere olde 7 Hath the Lorde a pleasure in many thousandes of Rammes or innumerable streames of oyle shall I geue my first borne for myne offences and the fruite of my body for the sinne of my soule 8 He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what the Lorde requireth of thee namely to do iustly to loue mercie and to humble thy selfe to walke with thy God 9 The Lordes voyce cryeth vnto the citie and the man that shal be saued considereth thy name hearken what is your rodde heare him that warneth you 10 Are not yet the treasures of wickednesse in the house of the wicked and the scant measure which is abhominable 11 Should I iustifie the false balaunces and the bagge of deceitfull weightes 12 For the riche men thereof are full of crueltie and the inhabitantes thereof haue spoken lyes and haue deceitfull tongues in their mouthes 13 Therefore I wyll take in hande to punishe thee and to make thee desolate because of thy sinnes 14 Thou shalt eate and not haue inough yea thou shalt bring thy selfe downe in the middes of thee thou shalt flee but not escape and those that thou wouldest saue wyll I deliuer to the sworde 15 Thou shalt sowe but not reape thou shalt presse out Oliues but oyle shalt thou not haue to annoynt thy selfe withall thou shalt tread out sweete must but shalt drincke no wine 16 Ye kepe the ordinaunces of Amri and all the customes of the house of Ahab ye walke in their counsels therfore wyl I make thee waste and cause thy inhabiters to be hissed at and ye shall beare the reproche of my people The .vii. Chapter 1 A complaynt of the litle number of the righteous 5 Against the trueth ought wâ— not to holde with our greatest friendes 14 The prosperiâ—ie of the church 1 WO is me I am become as one that goeth a gleanyng in the haruest there are no mo grapes to eate yet would I faine with al my hearte haue of the best fruite 2 There is not a godly vpon earth there is not one righteous among men they al lye in wayte for blood and euery man hunteth his brother to death 3 Yet they say they do wel when they do euyll the prince asketh and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule and so they wrappe it vp 4 The best of them is as bryer and the most righteous of them is sharper then a thorne hedge the day of thy watchmen and of thy visitation commeth then shal be their confusion 5 Let no man beleeue his friende nor put his confidence in his brother kepe the doore of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome 6 For the sonne dishonoreth his father the daughter riseth against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in lawe and a mans foes are euen they of his owne housholde 7 Neuerthelesse I wil looke vp vnto the Lorde I will patiently abyde God my sauiour my God shall heare me 8 O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall for I shall rise againe though I sit in darkenesse yet the Lorde is my light 9 I will beare the wrath of the Lord for I haue offended hym till he sit in iudgement vpon my cause and see that I haue right then will he bring me foorth to the light and I shall see his righousnesse 10 She that is myne enemie shall loke vpon it and be confounded which nowe sayth Where is the Lorde thy God myne eyes shall beholde her when she shal be troden downe as the myre in the streetes 11 This is the day that thy walles shal be buylt this day shall dryue farre away the decree 12 And at that time shall they come vnto thee from Assur from the strong cities and from the strong holdes euen vnto the riuer from the one sea to the other and from mountayne to mountayne 13 Notwithstanding the land must be wasted because of them that dwell therin and for the fruites of their owne imaginations 14 Therfore feede thy people with thy rod the flocke of thyne heritage whiche dwel desolate in the wood that they may be fed vpon the mount of Carmel Basan and Gilead as aforetime 15 Maruelous thinges wil I shewe thee like as when thou camest out of the lande of Egypt 16 This shall the heathen see and be ashamed for all their power so that they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth and stoppe their eares 17 They shal licke the dust like a serpente and as the wormes of the earth that tremble in their holes they shal be afrayde of the Lorde our God and they shall feare thee 18 Who is such a God as thou that pardonest wickednesse and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunt of thyne heritage He kepeth not his wrath for euer for his delite is to haue compassion 19 He shall turne againe and be merciful to vs he shall put downe our wickednesses and cast all our sinnes into the bottome of the sea 20
touchyng thy lyfe I am not sent to shewe thee for I do not knowe it The .v. Chapter 1 In the latter tymes trueth shal be hyd 6 Vnrighteousnesse and all wickednesse shall raigne in the worlde 23 Israel is reiected and God deliuereth them 35 God doth all thyng in season 1 NEuerthelesse as concernyng the tokens marke this Behold the dayes shall come that they which dwell vpon earth shal be taken in a great number and the way of the trueth shal be hyd and the lande shal be barren from faith 2 But iniquitie shal be increased aboue that which nowe thou seest or that thou hast hearde long ago 3 And the lande that thou seest nowe to haue rule shalt thou shortly see waste 4 But yf God graunt thee to lyue thou shalt see after the thirde trumpet that the sunne shall sodaynly shyne agayne in the night and the moone three tymes in the day 5 And blood shall droppe out of wood and the stone shall geue his voyce and the people shal be vnquieted 6 And euen he shall rule whom they hope not that dwell vpon earth and the foules shall flitte 7 And the Sodomitishe sea shall cast out the fishe and make a noyse in the nyght which many haue not knowen but they shal all heare the voyce therof 8 There shal be a confusion also in many places and the fire shal be oft sent out agayne and the wylde beastes shall chaunge their places and menstruous women shall beare monsters 9 And salt waters shal be founde in the sweete and all friendes shall fyght one agaynst another then shall all wyt and vnderstandyng be hyd and put asyde into their secrete places 10 And shal be sought of many and yet not be founde then shall vnryghteousnesse and voluptuousnesse haue the vpper hande vpon earth 11 One lande also shall aske another and say Is ryghteousnesse that maketh a man righteous gone through thee And it shall say no 12 At the same tyme shall men hope but nothyng obteyne they shall labour but their wayes shall not prosper 13 To shewe thee such tokens I haue leaue and if thou wylt pray agayne and weepe as nowe and fast seuen dayes thou shalt heare yet greater thynges 14 Then I awaked and a fearfulnesse went through all my body my mynde was feeble so that I almost sowned withall 15 So the angel that was come to talke with me helde me comforted me and set me vp vpon my feete 16 And in the seconde nyght it came to passe that Salathiel the captayne of the people came vnto me saying Where hast thou ben and why is thy countenaunce so heauy 17 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed vnto thee in the lande of their captiuitie 18 Vp then and eate and forsake vs not as the sheephearde that leaueth his flocke in the handes of wicked wolues 19 Then sayde I vnto hym Go thy wayes fro me and come not nye me And he hearde it and as I sayde so went he his way from me 20 And so I fasted seuen dayes mournyng and weepyng lyke as Vriel the angell commaunded me 21 And after seuen dayes so it was that the thoughtes of my heart were very greeuous vnto me agayne 22 And my soule receaued the spirite of vnderstandyng and I began to talke with the most hyghest agayne 23 And sayde O Lorde Lorde of euery wood of the earth and of all the trees thereof thou hast chosen thee one only vineyarde 24 And of all landes of the whole worlde thou hast chosen one pyt and of all floures of the grounde thou hast chosen thee one lilie 25 And of all the deapthes of the sea thou hast fylled thee one ryuer and of all builded cities thou hast halowed Sion vnto thy selfe 26 And of all the foules that are created thou hast named thee one doue and of all the cattell that are made thou hast prouided thee one sheepe 27 And among all the multitudes of peoples thou hast gotten thee one people vnto this people whom thou louedst thou gauest a lawe that is proued of all 28 And nowe O Lorde why hast thou geuen this one people ouer vnto many and vpon the one roote thou hast prepared others and why hast thou scattered thy one only people among many 29 Which treade them downe yea which haue euer withstande thy promises and neuer beleued thy couenauntes 30 If thou didst so much hate thy people yet shouldest thou punishe them with thine owne handes 31 Nowe when I had spoken these wordes the angell that came to me the nyght afore was sent vnto me 32 And sayde vnto me Heare me and I wyll instruct thee hearken to the thyng that I say and I shall tell thee more 33 And I sayde Speake on my Lorde Then sayde he vnto me Thou art sore troubled in mynde for Israels sake Louest thou that people better then he that made them 34 And I sayde No Lorde but of very griefe and compassion haue I spoken for my reynes payne me euery houre because I woulde haue experience of the way of the most hyest and seke out part of his iudgement 35 And he sayde vnto me That thou mayest not And I sayde Wherfore Lorde wherunto was I borne then or why was not my mothers wombe then my graue that I myght not haue seene the miserie and trouble of Iacob and the wearyng out of the stocke of Israel 36 And he sayde vnto me Number me the thynges that are not yet come gather me together the droppes that are scattered abroade make me the floures greene agayne that are withered 37 Open me the places that are closed and bring me foorth the wyndes that in them are shut vp shewe me the image of a voyce and then I wyll declare to thee the thyng that thou labourest to knowe 38 And I sayde O Lorde Lorde who may knowe these thynges but he that hath not his dwellyng with men 39 As for me I am vnwise howe may I then speake of these thynges wherof thou askest me 40 Then sayd he vnto me Lyke as thou canst do none of these thynges that I haue spoken of euen so canst thou not fynde out my iudgement or in the ende the loue that I haue promised vnto my people 41 And I sayde Beholde O Lorde yet art thou nye vnto them that be reserued tyll the ende and what shal they do that haue ben before me or we that be nowe or they that shall come after vs 42 Aâ— sayde vnto me I wyll lyken my iudâ—ment vnto a ryng Lyke as there is no slacknesse of the last euen so there is no swiftnesse of the first 43 So I aunswered and sayde Couldest thou not make those that haue ben made and be nowe and that are for to come at once that thou mightest shewe thy iudgement the sooner 44 Then aunswered he me and sayde The creature may not haste aboue the maker neither may the worlde holde them at once that
and fasted seuen dayes in lyke maner that I myght fulfyll the three weekes which he tolde me 36 And in the eyght nyght was my heart vexed within me agayne and I began to speake before the hyest 37 For my spirite was greatly set on fire and my soule was in distresse 38 And I sayde O Lorde thou spakest vnto thy creature from the begynnyng euen the first day and saydest Let heauen earth be made And thy worde was a 〈◊〉 worke 39 And 〈…〉 there the spirite and the darkne◠〈◊〉 â—ere yet on euery syde and scilence 〈◊〉 was no mans voyce as yet from thee 40 Then commaundedst thou a fayre lyght to come foorth out of thy treasures that thy worke myght appeare and be seene 41 Vpon the seconde day thou madest the spirite of the firmament and commaundedst it to part asunder and to make a deuision betwixt the waters that the one part myght remayne aboue and the other beneath 42 Vpon the thirde day thou broughtest to passe that the waters were gathered in the seuenth part of the earth Sixe partes hast thou dryed vp kept them to the intent that men myght sowe and occupie husbandry therin 43 Assoone as thy worde went foorth the worke was made 44 For immediatly there was great and innumerable fruite and many diuers pleasures for the taste and floures of vnchaungeable colour and odours of wonderfull smell and this was done the thirde day 45 Vpon the fourth day thou commaundedst that the sunne shoulde geue his shyne and the moone her lyght the starres dydst thou set in order 46 And gauest them a charge to do seruice euen vnto man that was for to be made 47 Vpon the fyft day thou saydest vnto the seuenth part where the waters were gathered that it shoulde bryng foorth diuers beastes foules and fishes and so it came to passe 48 For the dumbe water and without soule brought foorth lyuyng thynges at the commaundement of God that all people myght prayse thy wonderous workes 49 Then dydst thou ordeyne two soules the one thou calledst Enoch and the other Leuiathan 50 And dydst separate the one from the other for the seuenth part namely where the water was gathered together myght not holde them both 51 Vnto Enoch thou gauest one part which was dryed vp the third day that he shoulde dwel in the same part wherin are a thousande hylles 52 But vnto Leuiathan thou gauest the seuenth part namely the moyst hast kept hym to deuour what thou wylt and when 53 Vpon the sixt day thou gauest commaundement vnto the earth that before thee it shoulde bryng foorth beastes cattell and all that creepe 54 And besydes this Adam also whom thou madest lorde of all thy creatures of hym come we all and the people also whom thou hast chosen specially vnto thy selfe 55 All this haue I sayd nowe and spoken before thee that I myght shewe howe that the worlde is made for our sakes 56 As for the other people which also come of Adam thou hast sayde that they are nothyng but be lyke vnto spittle hast lykened the aboundaunce of them vnto a droppe that falleth from a vessell 57 And nowe O Lorde beholde the heathen which haue euer ben reputed as nothyng haue begunne to be lordes ouer vs and to deuour vs 58 But we thy people whom thou hast called thy first borne thy only begotten and thy feruent louer are geuen into their handes and power 59 If the worlde nowe be made for our sakes why haue we not the inheritauÌ„ce of the worlde in possession Howe long shall this endure The .vij. Chapter 5 Without tribulation none can come to felicitie 12 God aduertiseth all in tyme. 28 The commyng and death of Christe 32 The resurrection last iudgement 43 After the which all corruption shall ceasse 48 All fell in Adam 19 The true lyfe 59 The mercies and goodnesse of God 1 AND when I had made an ende of speakyng these wordes there was sent vnto me an angell whiche had ben sent vnto me also the nyghtes afore 2 And he sayde vnto me Vp Esdras and heare the wordes that I am come to tell thee 3 And I sayde Speake on Lorde my God Then sayde he vnto me The sea is set in a wyde place that it myght be deepe and great 4 But put case the entraunce is narowe and small lyke a ryuer 5 Who then coulde go into the sea to loke vpon it and to rule it If he went not through the narowe howe myght he come into the broade 6 Item another A citie is builded and set vpon a broade fielde and is full of all good thynges 7 The entraunce therof is narowe and is set in a daungerous place to fall lyke as yf there were a fire at the ryght hande and a deepe water at the left 8 And as it were only one strayte path betwixt them both euen betweene the fire and the water so small that there coulde but one man go there at once 9 If this citie nowe were geuen to a man for an inheritaunce and he neuer went through the perilous way before howe woulde he receaue his inheritaunce 10 And I sayde It is so Lorde Then sayd he Euen so also is Israels portion 11 And why for their sakes haue I made the worlde and when Adam transgressed my statutes then was the thyng so appoynted as nowe is done 12 Then were the entraunces of the worlde made narowe full of sorowe and trauayle they are but fewe and euyll full of perils and labour 13 For the entraunces of the fore worlde were wyde and sure and brought immortall fruite 14 If then they which are lyuyng enter not diligently through these strayte and brittle thynges they can not receaue the thynges so layde vp in secrete 15 Why disquietest thou thy selfe then seyng thou art but a corruptible man And why art thou moued whereas thou art but mortall 16 And why hast thou not receaued into thyne heart the thinges that are to come rather theÌ„ them that are present 17 Then sayd I O Lorde Lord * thou hast ordayned in thy law that the righteous shoulde inherite these thinges but that the vngodly shoulde perishe 18 Neuerthelesse the righteous shall suffer straite thinges hope for wyde for they that haue liued vngodly suffred strayte thinges shall not see the wyde 19 And he sayde vnto me There is no iudge aboue God and none that hath vnderstanding aboue the hyest 20 For there be many that perishe in this life because they despise the law of God that is set before them 21 For God hath geuen strayte commaundement to such as came so oft as they came what they should do to haue life and what they shoulde kepe to auoyde punishment 22 Neuerthelesse they were not obedient vnto him but spake against hym and imagined vayne thinges 23 And deceaued them selues by wicked deedes and denied the power of the most high regarded
opened I my mouth and beholde he reached me a full cuppe which was full as it were with water but the colour of it was lyke fire 40 And I toke it and dranke And when I had drunken it my heart had vnderdandyng and wisdome grewe in my brest for my spirite was strenthened in remembraunce 41 And my mouth was opened and shut no more 42 The hyest gaue vnderstandyng vnto the fyue men that they wrote the hye thynges of the nyght which they vnderstoode not 43 But in the nyght they dyd eate bread as for me I spake in the day and helde not my tongue by nyght 44 In fourtie dayes they wrote two hundred and foure bookes 45 And it came to passe when the fourtie dayes were fulfylled that the hyest spake saying The first that thou hast written publishe openly that the worthy and vnworthy may reade it 46 But kepe the seuentie last that thou mayest deliuer them only to such as be wise among thy people 47 For in them is the spring of vnderstandyng the fountayne of wisdome and the streame of knowledge 48 And I dyd so The .xv. Chapter 1 The prophecie of Esdras is certayne 5 The euils that shall come on the worlde 9 The Lord wyll auenge the innocent blood 12 Egypt shall lament 16 Sedition 20 and punishment vpon the kynges of the earth 24 Cursed are they that sinne 29 Troubles warres vpon the whole earth 53 God is the reuenger of his elect 1 BEholde speake thou in the eares of my people the wordes of prophecie which I wyll put in thy mouth sayth the Lorde 2 And cause them to be written in a letter for it is the trueth 3 Feare not the imaginations agaynst thee Let not the vnfaythfulnesse of them trouble thee that speake agaynst thee 4 For all the vnfaythfull shall dye in their vnfaythfulnesse 5 Beholde saith the Lorde I will bring plagues vpon the worlde the sworde hunger death and destruction 6 For wickednesse hath the vpper hande in all the earth and their shamefull workes are fulfylled 7 Therfore sayth the Lorde 8 I wyll holde my tongue no more of their wickednesse which they do so vngodly neither wyll I suffer them in the thynges that they deale withall so wickedly Beholde the innocent and ryghteous blood cryeth vnto me and the soules of the iust complaine continually 9 And therfore sayth the Lorde I wyll surely auenge and receaue vnto me all the innocent blood from among them 10 Beholde my people is led as a flocke of sheepe to be slayne I wyll not suffer them nowe to dwell in the lande of Egypt 11 But wyll bryng them out with a mightie hande and a stretched out arme and smite it with plagues as afore and wyll destroy all the lande of it 12 Egypt shall mourne and the foundations of it shal be smitten with the plague and punishment that God shall bryng vpon it 13 They that tyll the grounde shall mourne for their seedes shal be destroyed through the blastyng and hayle and by an horrible starre 14 Wo worth the worlde and them that dwell therin 15 For the sworde and their destruction draweth nye and one people shal stande vp to fyght agaynst another swordes in their handes 16 For men shal be vnstedfast and some shall do violence vnto other they shall not regarde their kyng and the princes shall measure the way of their doinges by their power 17 A man shall desire to go into a citie and shall not be able 18 For because of their pride the cities shal be troubled the houses shall tremble and men shal be afrayde 19 A man shall haue no pitie vpon his neyghbour but shall destroy their houses with the sword and spoyle their goodes because of the hunger of bread and because of the great trouble 20 Beholde sayth God I call together all the kynges of the earth to reuerence me which are from the vprisyng from the south from the east and Libanus to turne vpon them and restore the thynges that they haue done to them 21 Lyke as they do yet this day vnto my chosen so wyll I do also and recompence them in their bosome Thus saith the Lorde God 22 My ryght hande shall not spare the sinners and my sworde shall not ceasse ouer them that shed the innocent blood vpon earth 23 The fire is gone out from his wrath hath consumed the foundations of the earth and the sinners lyke the strawe that is kyndled 24 Wo worth them that sinne and kepe not my commaundementes sayth the Lorde 25 I wyll not spare them Go your way ye children from the power defile not my sanctuarie 26 For the Lorde knoweth all them that sinne agaynst him therfore deliuereth he them vnto death and destruction 27 For nowe are the plagues come vpon the worlde and ye shall remayne in them For God shall not deliuer you because ye haue sinned agaynst hym 28 Beholde an horrible vision commeth from the east 29 Where generations of dragons of Arabia shal come out with many charettes the multitude of them shal be caryed as the wynde vpon earth that all they which heare them may feare tremble 30 Euen the Carmanies raging in wrath shall go foorth as the wylde boores of the forrest and with great power shall they come and stande fyghtyng with them and shall waste a portion of the lande of the Assyrians 31 And then shall the dragons haue the vpper hande and remembring their nature shall turne about conspiryng together in great power to persecute thē 32 Then these shal be troubled and kepe scilence in their power and shall flee 33 And from the lande of the Assyrians shall the enemie besiege them and consume some of them and in their hoast shal be feare and dread and strife among their kynges 34 Beholde cloudes from the east and from the north vnto the south and they are very horrible to loke vpon full of wrath and storme 35 They shall smite one vpon another and they shal smite downe a great multitude of starres vpon the earth euen their owne starre and the blood shal be from the sworde vnto the belly 36 And the doung of man vnto the Camels litter 37 And there shal be great fearfulnesse and tremblyng vpon earth and they that see the wrath shal be afraide and a tremblyng shall come vpon them 38 And then shal there come great raynes from the south and from the north and part from the west 39 And strong wyndes shall aryse from the east and shall open it and the cloude which he raysed vp in wrath and the starre stirred to cause feare towarde the east and west wind shal be destroyed 40 The great cloudes shal be lift vp and the mightie cloudes full of wrath and the starre that they may make all the earth afrayde and them that dwell therin and that they may powre out ouer euery high place an horrible starre 41 Fire and hayle and fleing
6 Vpon the one she leaned her selfe as one that was tender 7 The other folowed her and bare the trayne of her vesture 8 The shine of her beautie made her face rose coloured the similitude of her face was chearefull and amiable but her heart was sorowfull for great feare 9 She went in thorowe all the doores and stoode before the kyng The kyng sate vpon the trone of his kyngdome and was clothed in his goodly aray all shining with golde and set with precious stones and he was very terrible 10 He lyft vp his face that shone in the clearnesse and looked grimly vpon her Then fel the Queene downe was pale and faynte leaned her selfe vpon the head of the mayde that went with her 11 Neuerthelesse God turned the kinges minde that he was gentle that he leaped out of his seate for feare and gate her in his armes and helde her vp tyll she came to her self againe he gaue her louing wordes also and said vnto her 12 Hester what is the matter I am thy brother be of good cheare 13 Thou shalt not die for our commaundement toucheth the commons and not thee Come nye 14 And with that he helde vp his golden rodde and layde it vpon her necke 15 And imbraced her frendly and sayd Talke with me 16 Then sayde she I sawe thee O Lorde as an angell of God and my heart was troubled for feare of thy maiestie and clearnesse 17 For excellent and wonderfull art thou O Lorde and thy face is full of amitie 18 But as she was thus speaking vnto hym she fell downe agayne for fayntnesse 19 For the whiche cause the kyng was afraide and all his seruauntes comforted her ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ¶ The copie of the letters of Artaxerxes whereby he reuoketh those whiche he first sent foorth 1 THe great kyng Artaxerxes whiche raigneth from India vnto Ethiopia ouer an hundreth and twentie and seuen landes sendeth vnto the princes and rulers of the same landes suche as loue him his frendly salutation 2 There be many that for the sundry frendshippes and benefites whiche are diuersly done vnto them for their worship be euer the more proude and hye minded 3 And vndertake not only to hurt our subiectes for plenteous benefites may they not suffer and begin to imagine some thing against those that do them good 4 And take not only all vnthankfulnes away from men but in pride and presumption as they that be vnmindfull and vnthankfull for the good deedes they go about to escape the iudgement of God that seeth all thinges whiche iudgement hateth and punisheth all wickednesse 5 It happeneth oft also that they which be set in office by the higher power and vnto whom the businesse and causes of the subiectes are committed to be handled waxe proude and defile them selues with shedding of innocent blood which bringeth them to intollerable hurt 6 Whiche also with false and deceiptfull wordes and with lying tales deceaue and betray the innocent goodnesse of princes 7 Nowe is it profitable and good that we take heede make searche therafter and consider not onlye what hath happened vnto vs of olde but the shamefull vnhonest and noysome thinges that the deputies haue nowe taken in hande before our eyes 8 And thereby to beware in tyme to come that we make the kyngdome quiet and peaceable for all men and that we might sometime drawe it to a chaunge 9 And as for the thing that nowe is present before our eyes to withstande it and to put it downe after the most frendly maner 10 What tyme nowe as Aman the sonne of Amadathu the Macedonian a straūger veryly of the Persians blood and farre from our goodnes was come in among vs as an aliaunt 11 And had obtayned the frendship that we beare towarde all people so that he was called our father and had in hye honour of euery man as the next and principall vnto the kyng 12 He coulde not forbeare him selfe from his pryde hath vndertaken not only to rob vs of the kyngdome but of our life 13 With manyfolde deceipt also hath he desired to destroy Mardocheus our helper and preseruer whiche hath done vs good in all thinges and innocent Hester the like partaker of our kyngdome with all her people 14 For his minde was when he had taken them out of the way and robbed vs of them by this meanes to translate the kyngdome of the Persians vnto them of Macedonia 15 But we finde that the Iewes which were accused of the wicked that they might be destroyed are no euyll doers but vse reasonable and right lawes 16 And that they be the chyldren of the most high liuing God by whom the kyngdome of vs and of our progenitours hath ben well ordered hytherto 17 Wherefore as for the letters and commaundementes that were put foorth by Aman the sonne of Amadathu ye shall do well if ye holde them of none effect 18 For he that set them vp and inuented them hangeth at Susis before the port with all his kinred and God whiche hath all thinges in his power hath rewarded hym after his deseruing 19 And vpon this ye shall publishe and set vp the copie of this letter in all places that the Iewes may freely and without hinderaunce holde them selues after their owne statutes 20 And that they may be helped and that vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth Adar they may be auenged of them whiche in the tyme of their anguishe and trouble would haue oppressed them 21 For the God that gouerneth all thinges hath turned to ioy the day wherein the chosen people shoulde haue perished 22 Moreouer among the hye solempne dayes that ye haue ye shall holde this day also with all gladnesse 23 That nowe and in tyme to come this day may be a remembraunce of good for all such as loue the prosperitie of the Persians but a remembraunce of destruction to those that be seditious vnto vs. 24 All cities and landes that do not this shall horribly perishe and be destroyed with the sworde and fire and shall not only be no more inhabited of men but be abhorred also of the wylde beastes and foules The ende of the rest of the booke of Hester ⧠The wysdome of Solomon The first Chapter 1 Howe we ought to searche and inquire after God 2 Who be those that finde hym 5 The holy ghost 8.11 We ought to flee from backbiting and murmuring 12 Whereof death commeth 15 Righteousnesse and vnrighteousnesse 1 LOue righteousnesse ye that be iudges of y e earth consider deepely of the Lorde in goodnesse and seeke hym in singlenesse of heart 2 For he wyll be founde of them that tempt hym not and appeareth vnto such as put no distrust in him 3 For wicked thoughtes seperate from God and his power when it is tryed reproueth the vnwise 4 For why wysdome shall not enter into a wicked soule nor dwell in the body that is subiect vnto sinne 5 For the holy
cunning he geueth it some proportion fashioneth it after the similitude of a man 14 Or maketh it lyke some vyle beast straketh it ouer with red and paynteth it and looke what foule spot is in it he casteth some colour vpon it 15 Then maketh he a conuenient tabernacle for it setteth it in the wall and maketh it fast with iron 16 Prouiding so for it lest it happen to fall for it is well knowen that it can not helpe it selfe For why it is but an image and must of necessitie be helped 17 Then making prayer for his goodes for his mariage and for chyldren he is not ashamed to speake to that whiche hath no soule 18 For health he maketh his petition vnto him that is sicke for life he humblie prayeth vnto hym that is dead he calleth vpon hym for helpe that hath no experience at all and to sende hym a good iourney he prayeth him that may not go 19 And for gayne for worke and for successe of his affayres he asketh power of hym whiche is without all maner of power ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 The detestation and abhomination of images 8 A curse of them and of him that maketh them 14 Whereof idolatrie proceeded 23 What euils come of idolatrie 1 AGayne another man purposing to sayle and beginning to take his iourney thorowe the raging sea calleth for helpe vnto a stocke that is farre weaker then the vessell that beareth hym 2 For as for it couetousnesse of money hath founde it out and the craftes man made it with his cunning 3 But thy prouidence O father gouerneth it * For thou hast made a way euen in the sea and a sure path in the middest of the waues 4 Declaring therby that thou hast power to helpe in all thinges yea though a man went to the sea without ship 5 Neuerthelesse thou wouldest not that the workes of thy wysdome shoulde be in vayne and therefore do men commit their liues to a small peece of wood passing ouer the stormie sea in a ship and are saued 6 For in the olde tyme also when the proude giauntes perished he in whom the hope was left to increase the world went into the ship whiche was gouerned thorowe thy hand and so left seede behynde hym vnto the worlde 7 For happy is the tree wherthrough righteousnesse commeth 8 But cursed is the idoll that is made with handes yea both it and he that made it He because he made it and it because it was called God whereas it is but a frayle thing 9 For the vngodly and his vngodlynesse are both like abhominable vnto God 10 Euen so the worke and he that made it also shal be punished together 11 Therefore shall there a plague come vpon the idols of the heathen for out of the creature of God they are become an abhomination a temptation vnto the soules of men and a snare for the feete of the vnwyse 12 For why the seeking out of idols is the beginning of whordome and the bringing vp of them is the destruction of lyfe 13 For they were not from the beginning neither shall they continue for euer 14 The vayneglory of men hath founde them out vpon earth therfore shal they come shortly to an ende 15 For when a father mourned heauyly for his sonne sodainely taken away from hym he made hym an image and hym whiche then was but a dead man he now began to worship as a god and ordayned for his seruauntes ceremonies and sacrifices 16 Thus by processe of time this vngracious custome being waxen strong was kept as a lawe and images were worshipped by commaundement of tirauntes 17 As for those that were so farre of that men might not worship them present their visage beyng drawne out from farre of was made as the cleare image of an honourable king that they might with affection flatter aswell the absent as the present 18 Agayne the singuler ambition of the craftes man gaue the ignoraunt also a great occasion to increase the superstition 19 For he willing to please one peraduenture that bare rule laboured with all his cunning to make the image of the best fashion 20 And so thorowe the beautie of the worke the common people being therto allured toke hym nowe for a god whiche a litle before was but honoured as a man 21 And this was to the deceauing of mans life when men either with calamitie or tirannie oppressed ascribed vnto stones and stockes that name of God whiche ought not to be geuen vnto any thing els 22 Moreouer this was not inough for them that they erred in the knowledge of God but where as they liued in the great warre of ignoraunce those so many and great plagues called they peace 23 For either they slue their owne chyldren and offred them in sacrifice or vsed secrete ceremonies or folowed madde drunken dissolutenesse of rites in sacrifice 24 So that they kept neither life nor mariage cleane but either one slue another traytorously or greeued hym by adulterie 25 So that there raigned in al men without exception blood manslaughter theft dissimulation corruption vnfaythfulnesse sedition periurie 26 Disquieting of good men vnthankefulnesse defiling of soules chaunging of byrth disordering of mariages adulterie and vncleanenesse 27 For why the honouring of abhomible images is the beginning the cause and ende of all euill 28 For they that worship idols eyther they are madde when they be merie or prophesie lies or liue vngodly or els lightly forsweare them selues 29 For insomuche as their trust is in the idols whiche haue no soule though they sweare falsely yet they thinke it shall not hurt them 30 Therefore commeth a great plague vpon them and that worthyly for both causes for they haue an euyll opinion of God that geue heede vnto idols and they sweare vniustly in deceipt despising holynes 31 For it is not the power of them by whom they sweare but it is the iust vengeaunce of sinners that punisheth alwayes the offence of the vngodly doers ¶ The .xv. Chapter ¶ The voyce of the faythfull praysing the mercy of God by whose grace they serue not idols 1 BVt thou O our God art gratious true and long suffring and in mercy ordrest thou all thinges 2 Though we sinne yet are we thyne for we knowe thy strength but we wyll not sinne because we knowe we are counted thyne 3 For to knowe thee is perfect righteousnes yea to knowe thy power is the roote of immortalitie 4 As for the thing that men haue found out through their euyll science it hath not deceaued vs nor the paynters vnprofitable labour to wit an image spotted with diuers colours 5 Whose sight entiseth the ignoraunt to lust after it and he desireth the picture of a dead image that hath no breath 6 Both they that make them
where thou hast scatered vs. 14 Heare our prayers O Lorde and our petitions bring vs out of captiuitie for thyne owne sake get vs fauour in the sight of them which haue led vs away 15 That all landes may know that thou art the Lorde our God and that Israel and his generation calleth vpon thy name 16 O Lorde loke downe from thy holy house vpon vs encline thyne eare and heare vs. 17 Open thyne eyes and beholde for the dead that be gone downe to their graues whose soules are out of their bodies ascribe vnto the Lorde neither prayse nor righteousnes 18 But the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her sinnes which goeth on heauyly and weakly whose eyes begin to faile yea such a soule ascribeth prayse and righteousnes vnto the Lorde 19 For we poure out our prayers before thee and require mercie in thy sight O Lorde our God not for any godlynes of our fathers 20 But because thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation vpon vs according as thou diddest threaten vs by thy seruauntes the prophetes saying 21 Thus saith the Lorde Bowe downe your shoulders and neckes and serue the king of Babylon so shall ye remaine still in the lande that I gaue vnto your fathers 22 But if ye wyll not heare the voyce of the Lorde your God to serue the king of Babylon 23 I wyll destroy you in the cities of Iuda within Hierusalem and without I wyll also take from you the voyce of mirth and the voyce of ioy the voyce of the bridegrome and the voyce of the bride and there shal no man dwel more in the lande 24 But they would not hearken vnto thy voyce to do the king of Babylon seruice and therefore hast thou perfourmed the wordes that thou spakest by thy seruauntes the prophetes namely that the bones of our kinges and the bones of our fathers should be translated out of their places 25 And lo nowe are they layde out in the heate of the sunne and in the colde of the night and dead in great miserie with hunger with sword with pestilence and are cleane cast foorth 26 As for the temple wherein thy name was called vpō thou hast layd it waste as it is to see this day and that for the wickednesse of the house of Israel and the house of Iuda 27 O Lorde our God thou hast intreated vs after all thy goodnes and according to all that great louing mercie of thyne 28 Lyke as thou spakest by thy seruaunt Moyses in the day when thou diddest commaunde him to write thy lawe before the children of Israel saying 29 If ye wyl not hearkē vnto my voyce then shall this great multitude be turned into a very small people among the nations for I wyll scatter them abrode 30 Notwithstanding I am sure that this folke wyl not heare me for it is an hard necked people but in the lande of their captiuitie they shall remember them selues 31 And learne to know that I am the Lorde their God when I geue them an heart to vnderstande and eares to heare 32 Then shal they prayse me in the lande of their captiuitie and thinke vpon my name 33 Then shal they turne them from their harde backes and from their vngodlines then shall they remember the thinges that happened vnto their fathers which sinned against me 34 So wyll I bring them againe into the lande which I promysed with an oth vnto their fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob and they shal be lordes of it yea I wyll encrease them and not minishe them 35 And I wyll make an other couenaunt with them such one as shall endure for euer namely that I will be their God and they shal be my people and I will no more dryue my people the children of Israel out of the lande that I haue geuen them The .iii. Chapter 1 The people continueth in their prayer begun for their deliueraunce 9 He prayseth wysdome vnto the people shewing that so great aduersities came vnto them for the despising therof 36 Only God was the finder of wysdome 37 Of the incarnation of Christ 1 ANd nowe O Lorde almightie thou God of Israel our soule that is in trouble and our spirite that is vexed cryeth vnto thee 2 Heare vs O Lord and haue pitie vpon vs for thou art a mercifull God be gracious vnto vs for we haue sinned before thee 3 Thou endurest for euer shoulde we then vtterly perishe 4 O Lorde almightie thou God of Israel heare nowe the prayer of the dead Israelites and of their children whiche haue sinned before thee and not hearkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde their God for the whiche cause these plagues hang nowe vpon vs. 5 O Lord remember not the wickednesse of our forefathers but thinke vpon thy power and name nowe at this time 6 For thou art the Lorde our God and thee O Lorde will we prayse 7 For thou hast put thy feare in our heartes to the intent that we should call vpon thy name and prayse thee in our captiuitie that we might turne from the wickednesse of our forefathers that sinned before thee 8 Behold we are yet this day in our captiuitie where as thou hast scattered vs to be an abhomination curse and subiect to exactions like as it hath happened vnto our fathers also because of al their wickednesse and departing from thee 9 O Israel heare the commaundementes of lyfe ponder them well with thyne cares that thou maiest learne wisdome 10 But howe happeneth it Israel that thou art in thyne enemies lande thou art waxen olde in a straunge countrey and defiled with the dead 11 Why art thou become lyke them that go downe to their graues 12 Euen because thou hast forsaken the well of wysdome 13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God truely thou shouldest haue remayned still safe in thyne owne lande 14 O learne then where is wysdome where vertue is where vnderstanding is that thou mayest knowe also from whence commeth long continuaunce and lyfe the light of the eyes and quietnesse 15 Who euer founde out her place or who came euer into her treasures 16 Where are the princes of the heathen become and such as ruled the beastes vpon the earth 17 They that had their pastime with the foules of the ayre they that hoorded vp siluer gold wherin men trust so much and made no end of their gathering 18 What is become of them that coyned siluer and were so carefull and coulde not bring their workes to passe 19 They be rooted out and gone downe to hell and other men are come vp in their steades 20 Young men haue seene light and dwelt vpon earth but the way of reformation haue they not knowen 21 Nor vnderstande the pathes thereof neither haue their children receaued it yea right farre is it from them 22 It hath not ben heared of in the land of Chanaan neither hath it
shall prepare thy way before thee ☜ 11 ☞ Veryly I say vnto you among them that are borne of women arose not a greater then Iohn the Baptist Notwithstandyng he that is lesse in the kingdome of heauen is greater then he 12 From the dayes of Iohn the Baptist vntyll nowe the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence the violent plucke it vnto them 13 For all the prophetes and the lawe it selfe prophecied vnto Iohn 14 And if ye wyll receaue it this is Elias which was for to come 15 He that hath eares to heare let him heare 16 But whervnto shall I liken this generation It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markettes and call vnto their felowes 17 And say We haue pyped vnto you and ye haue not daunsed we haue mourned vnto you and ye haue not sorowed 18 For Iohn came neither eatyng nor drinking and they say he hath the deuil 19 The sonne of man came eatyng and drinking and they say beholde a glutton and an vnmeasurable drinker of wine and a friende vnto publicans sinners And wisdome is iustified of her children 20 ☞ Then began he to vpbrayd the cities which most of his mightie workes were done in because they repented not 21 Wo vnto thee Chorazin wo vnto thee Bethsaida for if the mightie workes which were shewed in you had ben done in Tyre or Sidon they had repented long ago in sackcloth and asshes 22 Neuerthelesse I say vnto you it shal be easier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement then for you 23 And thou Capernaum which art lift vp vnto heauen shalt be brought downe to hell For if the mightie workes which haue ben done in thee had ben done among them of Sodome they had remayned vntyll this day 24 Neuerthelesse I say vnto you that it shal be easier for the lande of Sodome in the day of iudgement then for thee ☜ 25 ☞ At that tyme Iesus aunswered and sayde I thanke thee O father Lorde of heauen and earth because thou hast hid these thinges from the wise and prudent and hast shewed them vnto babes 26 Euen so it is O father for so was it thy good pleasure 27 All thinges are geuen vnto me of my father And no man knoweth the sonne but the father neither knoweth any man the father saue the sonne and he to whomsoeuer the sonne wyll open him 28 Come vnto me all ye that labour sore and are laden and I wyll ease you 29 Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me for I am meeke lowly in heart and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules 30 For my yoke is easie and my burthen is lyght ☜ The .xij. Chapter Christe excuseth his disciples which plucke the eares of corne 1◠He healeth the dryed hande 2 helpeth the possessed that was blynde and dumbe 31 Blasphemie 34 The generation of vipers 3◠Of good wordes 3◠Of idle wordes 38 He rebuketh the vnfaithfull that woulde needes haue tokens 4 and sheweth who is his brother sister and mother 1 AT that tyme Iesus went on the Sabbath dayes through the corne and his disciples were an hungred and began to plucke the eares of corne to eate 2 But when the Pharisees sawe it they sayde vnto hym Beholde thy disciples do that which is not lawfull to do vpon the Sabbath day 3 But he sayde vnto them Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred and they that were with him 4 Howe he entred into the house of God and did eate the shew bread which was not lawfull for hym to eate neither for them which were with hym but only for the priestes 5 Or haue ye not read in the lawe howe that on the Sabbath dayes the priestes in the temple prophane the Sabbath and are blamelesse 6 But I say vnto you that in this place is one greater then the temple 7 Wherfore if ye wist what this meaneth I will mercie not sacrifice ye woulde not haue condempned the giltlesse 8 For the sonne of man also is Lorde euen of the Sabbath day 9 And he departed thence and went into their synagogue 10 And beholde there was a man which had his hande dryed vp and they asked him saying Is it lawfull to heale vpon the Sabbath dayes that they might accuse him 11 And he sayde vnto them What man of you wyll there be that shall haue a sheepe if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day wyll he not take holde of it and lift it out 12 Howe much more then is a man better then a sheepe Wherfore it is lawfull to do a good deede on the Sabbath dayes 13 Then saith he to the man Stretch foorth thy hande And he stretched it foorth and it was made whole like as the other 14 Then the Pharisees went out and helde a counsayle agaynst him howe they might destroy hym 15 But when Iesus knewe it he departed thence and great multitudes folowed him and he healed them all 16 And charged them that they shoulde not make him knowen 17 That it might be fulfylled which was spoken by Esaias the prophete saying 18 Beholde my childe whom I haue chosen my beloued in whom my soule well delighteth I wyll put my spirite vpon him and he shall shewe iudgement to the gentiles 19 He shall not striue nor crye neither shal any man heare his voyce in the streetes 20 A bruised reede shall he not breake and smokyng flaxe shall he not quenche tyll he sende foorth iudgement vnto victorie 21 And in his name shall the gentiles trust 22 Then was brought to him one possessed with a deuyll blinde and dumbe and he healed him insomuch that the blinde and dumbe both spake and sawe 23 And all the people were amased and sayde Is not this that sonne of Dauid 24 But when the Pharisees hearde it they sayde This felowe driueth the deuils no otherwise out but by Beelzebub the prince of the deuils 25 But whē Iesus knew their thoughtes he sayde vnto them Euery kingdome deuided agaynst it selfe shal be brought to naught and euery citie or house deuided agaynst it selfe shall not stande 26 And if Satan cast out Satan then is he deuided agaynst him selfe howe shall then his kingdome endure 27 Also if I by Beelzebub cast out deuils by whom do your children cast them out Therfore they shal be your iudges 28 But if I cast out the deuils by the spirite of God then is the kingdome of God come vpon you 29 Or els howe can one enter into a strong mans house spoyle his goodes except he first binde the strong man and then spoyle his house 30 He that is not with me is agaynst me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abrode 31 Wherfore I say vnto you all maner of sinne and blasphemy shal be forgeuen vnto men but the blasphemy agaynst the spirite
both ryghteous before God and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde that no man coulde fynde fault with them 7 And they had no chylde because that Elizabeth was barren and they both were nowe well stricken in age 8 And it came to passe that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God as his course came 9 Accordyng to y e custome of the priestes office his lot was to burne incence whē he went into the temple of the Lorde 10 And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer whyle the incence was burnyng 11 And there appeared vnto hym an Angel of the Lorde standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of incence 12 And when Zacharias sawe him he was troubled and feare came vpō him 13 But the Angel sayde vnto him Feare not Zacharie for thy prayer is hearde and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne thou shalt cal his name Iohn 14 And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse and many shall reioyce at his birth 15 For he shal be great in the syght of the Lorde and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke and he shal be fylled with the holy ghost euen from his mothers wombe 16 And many of the chyldren of Israel shall he turne to their Lorde God 17 And he shall go before hym with the spirite and power of Elias to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men to make redy a perfect people for the Lorde 18 And Zacharias saide vnto the Angel By what token shall I know this For I am olde and my wyfe well stricken in yeres 19 And the Angel aunswered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriel that stande in the presence of God and am sent to speake vnto thee and to shewe thee these glad tydynges 20 And beholde thou shalt be dumbe not be able to speake vntyll the day that these thynges be perfourmed because thou beleuedst not my wordes whiche shal be fulfylled in their season 21 And the people waited for Zacharias and marueyled that he taried so long in the temple 22 And when he came out he coulde not speake vnto them And they perceaued that he had seene a vision in the temple For he beckened vnto them and remayned speachlesse 23 ☞ And it came to passe that assoone as the dayes of his office were out he departed into his owne house 24 And after those dayes his wyfe Elizabeth conceaued and hyd her selfe fiue monethes saying 25 Thus hath the Lorde dealt with me in the dayes wherein he loked on me to take frō me my rebuke among men 26 And in the sixth moneth the Angel Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galilee named Nazareth 27 To a virgin spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgins name was Marie 28 And the Angel went in vnto her and sayde Hayle thou that art freelie beloued the Lorde is with thee blessed art thou among women 29 And when she sawe hym she was troubled at his saying and caste in her mynde what maner of salutation that shoulde be 30 And the Angel saide vnto her Feare not Marie for thou hast founde grace with God 31 For beholde thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe and beare a sonne shalt call his name Iesus 32 He shal be great shal be called y e sonne of the hyest the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid 33 And he shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome there shal be none ende 34 Then said Marie vnto y e Angel How shall this be seing I knowe not a man 35 And the Angel aunswered saide vnto her The holy ghost shall come vpon thee the power of the hyest shall ouershadowe thee Therefore also that holy thyng whiche shal be borne shal be called the sonne of God 36 And beholde thy cosin Elizabeth she hath also conceaued a sonne in her olde age this is her sixth moneth whiche was called barren 37 For with God shall nothyng be vnpossible 38 And Marie saide Beholde the handmayden of the Lorde be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde ☜ And the Angel departed from her 39 ☞ And Marie arose in those dayes went into the hyll countrey with haste into a citie of Iuda 40 And entred into the house of Zacharie and saluted Elizabeth 41 And it came to passe that when Elizabeth hearde the salutation of Marie the babe sprang in her wombe and Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost 42 And she cryed with a loude voyce and saide Blessed art thou among women because y e fruite of thy wombe is blessed 43 And whence commeth this to me that y e mother of my lord should come to me 44 For loe assoone as the voyce of thy salutation sounded in mine eares the babe sprang in my wombe for ioy 45 And blessed is she that beleued For those thinges shal be perfourmed which were tolde her from the Lorde 46 And Marie saide My soule magnifieth the Lorde 47 And my spirite reioyceth in God my sauiour 48 For he hath loked on the lowe degree of his handmayden For loe now from hencefoorth shal all generations call me blessed 49 Because he that is mightie hath done to me great thinges holy is his name 50 And his mercy is on them that feare him from generation to generation 51 He hath shewed strēgth with his arme he hath scattered them that are proude in the imagination of their heartes 52 He hath put downe the myghtie frō their seates and exalted them of lowe degree 53 He hath fylled the hungry with good thynges sent away the riche emptie 54 He hath helped his seruaunt Israel in remembraunce of his mercy 55 Euen as he promised to our fathers Abraham and to his seede for euer 56 And Marie abode with her about three monethes and returned agayne to her owne house 57 ☞ Elizabethes tyme came that she shoulde be deliuered and she brought foorth a sonne 58 And her neyghbours and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpō her and they reioyced with her 59 And it came to passe that on the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde and called his name Zacharias after the name of his father 60 And his mother aunswered and said not so but he shal be called Iohn 61 And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kinrede that is named with this name 62 And they made signes to his father howe he woulde haue hym called 63 And he asked for wrytyng tables and wrote saying his name is Iohn And they marueyled all 64 And his mouth was opened immediatly and his tounge loosed he spake and praysed God 65 And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto them And all these sayinges were noysed
voyce and sayde vnto them Ye men of Iurie and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem be this knowen vnto you and with your eares heare my wordes 15 For these are not drunken as ye suppose seeyng it is but the thirde houre of the day 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophete Ioel 17 And it shal be in the last dayes sayth God of my spirite I wyll powre out vpon all fleshe And your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie and your young men shall see visions and your olde men shall dreame dreames 18 And on my seruauntes and on my handemaydens I wyll powre out of my spirite in those dayes and they shall prophesie 19 And I wyll shewe wonders in heauen aboue and tokens in the earth beneath blood and fyre and the vapour of smoke 20 The Sunne shal be turned into darknesse and the Moone into blood before that great and notable day of the Lord come 21 And it shall come to passe that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lorde shal be saued ☜ 22 ☞ Ye men of Israel heare these wordes Iesus of Nazareth a man approued of God among you with miracles wonders and signes which God dyd by hym in the middes of you as ye your selues also knowe 23 Hym haue ye taken by the handes of vnryghteous persons after he was deliuered by the determinate councell and foreknowledge of God and haue crucified and slayne hym 24 Whom God hath raised vp and loosed the sorowes of death because it was vnpossible that he shoulde be holden of it 25 For Dauid speaketh of hym I sawe the Lorde alwayes set foorth before my face for he is on my ryght hande that I shoulde not be moued 26 Therfore dyd my heart reioyce and my tongue was glad Moreouer also my fleshe shall reste in hope 27 Because thou wylt not leaue my soule in hell neither wylt thou suffer thyne holy one to see corruption 28 Thou hast shewed me the wayes of lyfe thou shalt make me full of ioy with thy countenaunce ☜ 29 Ye men and brethren let me freely speake vnto you of the patriarke Dauid For he is both dead and buryed and his sepulchre remayneth with vs vnto this day 30 Therfore seeyng he was a prophete and knewe that God had sworne with an oth to hym that Christe as concernyng the fleshe should come of the fruite of his loynes should syt on his seate 31 He knowyng this before spake of the resurrection of Christe that his soule shoulde not be left in hell neither his fleshe shoulde see corruption 32 This Iesus hath God raysed vp wherof we all are witnesses 33 Then sence that he by the ryght hande of God was exalted and hath receaued of the father the promise of the holy ghost he hath shed foorth this which ye nowe see and heare 34 For Dauid is not ascended into heauē but he sayeth The Lorde sayde to my Lorde syt thou on my ryght 35 Vntill I make thy foes thy footstoole 36 Therfore let all the house of Israel know for a suretie that God hath made that same Iesus whom ye haue crucified Lorde and Christe 37 Nowe when they hearde this they were pricked in their heartes and sayde vnto Peter vnto the other Apostles Ye men brethren what shall we do 38 Then Peter sayde vnto them Repent and be baptized euery one of you in the name of Iesus Christe for the remission of sinnes and ye shall receaue the gyft of the holy ghost 39 For the promise was made vnto you and to your chyldren and to all that are a farre of euen as many as the Lorde our God shall call 40 And with many other wordes bare he witnesse and exhorted them saying Saue your selues from this vntowarde generation 41 Then they that gladly receaued his worde were baptized And the same day there were added vnto them about three thousand◠soules 42 And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and felowship and in breakyng of bread and in prayers 43 And feare came vpon euery soule And many wonders and signes were done by the Apostles 44 And all that beleued kept them selues together and had all thynges common 45 And solde their possessions goodes and parted them to all men as euery man had neede 46 And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple and brake bread from house to house and dyd eate their meate together with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart 47 Praysyng God had fauour with all the people And the Lorde added to the Churche dayly such as should be saued ¶ The .iij. Chapter ¶ 7 The halt is restored to his feete 12 Peter preacheth Christe vnto the people 1 NOwe Peter and Iohn went vp together into the temple at the nynth houre of prayer 2 And a certayne man that was lame from his mothers wombe was brought whom they layde dayly at the gate of the temple which is called beawtifull to aske almes of them that entred into the temple 3 When he sawe Peter and Iohn that they woulde go into the temple he desired to receaue an almes 4 And Peter fastenyng his eyes vpon hym with Iohn sayde Loke on vs. 5 And he gaue heede vnto thē trustyng to receaue somethyng of them 6 Then sayde Peter Syluer and golde haue I none but such as I haue geue I thee In the name of Iesus Christe of Nazareth ryse vp and walke 7 And he toke hym by the ryght hande and lyft hym vp And immediatly his feete and ancle bones receaued strength 8 And he sprang stoode and walked and entred with them into the temple walkyng and leaping praysyng God 9 And all the people sawe hym walke and prayse God 10 And they knewe hym that it was he which sate and begged at the beawtifull gate of the temple And they wondred and were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym 11 And as the lame which was healed helde Peter and Iohn all the people ran amased vnto them in the porche that is called Solomons 12 And when Peter sawe that he aunswered vnto the people ☞ Ye men of Israel why maruayle ye at this or why loke ye so on vs as though by our owne power or godlynesse we had made this man to go 13 The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Iacob the God of our fathers hath glorified his sonne Iesus whom ye betrayed and denyed in the presence of Pilate when he had iudged hym to be loosed 14 But ye denyed the holy and iust and desired a murtherer to be geuen you 15 And kylled the Lorde of lyfe whom God hath raysed from the dead of the which we are witnesses 16 And his name through the fayth in his name hath made this man sounde whom ye see and knowe And the fayth which is by hym hath geuen to this man health in the presence of you all 17 And nowe
which I preached vnto you which also ye haue receaued and wherin ye cōtinue 2 By the which also ye are saued yf ye kepe in memorie after what maner I preached vnto you except ye haue beleued in vayne 3 For first of all I deliuered vnto you that which I receaued howe that * Christe dyed for our sinnes agreeyng to the scriptures 4 And that he was buryed and that he arose agayne the thirde day accordyng to the scriptures 5 And that he was seene of Cephas then of the twelue 6 After that he was seene of mo then fiue hundred brethren at once of which many remayne vnto this day some are fallen a slepe 7 After that he was seene of Iames then of all the Apostles 8 And last of all he was seene of me as of one borne out of due tyme. 9 For I am the least of the Apostles which am not worthy to be called an Apostle because I persecuted the Churche of God 10 But by the grace of God I am that I am And his grace which is in me was not in vayne But I laboured more aboundauntly then they all yet not I but the grace of God which is with me 11 Therfore whether it were I or they so we preache and so haue ye beleued 12 ☞ If Christe be preached howe that he rose from the dead howe say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead 13 If there be no rysyng agayne of the dead then is Christe not rysen agayne 14 If Christe be not rysen agayne then is our preachyng vayne and your fayth is also vayne 15 Yea and we are founde false witnesses of God For we haue testified of God howe that he raysed vp Christe whom he raysed not vp yf it be so that the dead ryse not agayne 16 For yf the dead ryse not agayne then is not Christe rysen agayne 17 If it be so that Christ rose not againe then is your fayth vayne and ye are yet in your sinnes 18 Therfore they which are fallen in a slepe in Christe are perisshed 19 If in this lyfe only we haue hope on Christe then are we of all men moste miserable 20 But nowe is Christe rysen from the dead the first fruites of them that slept 21 For since by man came death euen so by man came the resurrection of y e dead 22 For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue 23 But euery man in his owne order ☜ The first fruites is Christe afterward they that are Christes at his commyng 24 Then commeth the ende when he hath deliuered vp the kingdome to God the father when he hath put downe all rule and all auctoritie and power 25 For he must raigne tyll he haue put all his enemies vnder his feete 26 The last enemie that shal be destroyed is death 27 For he hath put downe all thynges vnder his feete But when he saith all thynges are vnder hym it is manifest that he is excepted which dyd put all thynges vnder hym 28 When all thynges are subdued vnto hym then shall the sonne also hym selfe be subiect vnto him that put all thinges vnder hym that God may be all in all 29 Els what shall they do which are baptized for the dead yf the dead ryse not at all 30 Why are they then baptized for them And why stande we in ieopardie euery houre 31 By our reioycyng which I haue in Christe Iesu our Lorde I dye dayly 32 If I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what auauntageth it me yf the dead ryse not agayne * Let vs eate drynke for to morowe we shall dye 33 Be not deceaued Euyll wordes corrupt good maners 34 Awake truely out of slepe and sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of God I speake this to your shame 35 But some man wyll say howe are the dead raysed vp With what bodie shall they come 36 Thou foole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it dye 37 And that which thou sowest thou sowest not that body that shal be but bare corne as of wheate or of some other 38 But God geueth it a body at his pleasure to euery seede his owne body 39 ☞ All flesshe is not the same flesshe But there is one maner of flesshe of mē another flesshe of beastes another of fisshes and another of byrdes 40 There are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial But the glorie of the celestial is one and the glorie of the terrestrial another 41 There is another glorie of the sunne and another glorie of the moone and another glorie of the starres For one starre differeth from another starre in glorie 42 So is the resurrection of the dead It is sowen in corruption it ryseth in incorruption 43 It is sowen in dishonour it riseth in honour It is sowen in weakenesse it ryseth in power 44 It is sowen a naturall bodie it ryseth a spirituall bodie There is a naturall bodie and there is a spirituall bodie 45 As it is also written The first man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last Adam was made a quickenyng spirite 46 Howebeit that is not first whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall and then that whiche is spirituall ☜ 47 The first man is of the earth earthy the seconde man is the Lorde from heauen 48 As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly such are they also that are heauenly 49 And as we haue borne the image of the earthy so shall we beare the image of the heauenly 50 This saye I brethren that fleshe and blood can not inherite the kyngdome of God Neither doth corruption inherite incorruption 51 Beholde I shewe you a misterie We shall not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged 52 In a moment in the twynklyng of an eye at the last trumpe For the trumpe shall blowe and the dead shall ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortall must put on immortalitie 54 When this corruptible hath put on incorruption and this mortal hath put on immortalitie then shal be brought to passe the saying that is written Death is swalowed vp into victorie 55 O death where is thy stynge O hell where is thy victorie 56 The stynge of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the lawe 57 * But thankes be vnto God whiche hath geuē vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christe 58 Therfore my beloued brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes riche in the worke of the Lorde forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatheryng for the poore brethren at Hierusalem 13 We must perseuer in fayth in the loue of Christe and of our neyghbour
clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe spirite and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God 2 Vnderstande vs we haue wronged no man we haue corrupt no man we haue defrauded no man 3 I speake not this to condempne you for I haue shewed you before that ye are in our heartes to dye and lyue with you 4 I am very bolde ouer you I reioyce greatly in you I am fylled with comfort and am exceedyng ioyous in all our tribulation 5 For when we were come into Macedonia our flesshe had no rest but we were troubled on euery syde Outward was fyghtyng inward was feare 6 Neuerthelesse God that comforteth the humble comforted vs by the commyng of Titus 7 And not by his comming only but also by the consolatiō whiche we receaued of you when he tolde vs your desire your wepyng your feruent mynde towarde me so that I reioyced the more 8 For though I made you sorie with a letter I repent not though I dyd repent For I perceaue that the same epistle made you sorie though it were but for a season 9 I nowe reioyce not that ye were sorie but that ye so sorowed to repent for ye sorowed godly so that in nothyng ye were hurt by vs. 10 For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto saluatiō not to be repented of but the sorowe of the world causeth death 11 For beholde this thing what carefulnesse this godly sorow that ye toke hath wrought in you yea what clearing of your selues yea what indignation yea what feare yea what vehemēt desire yea what zeale yea what punishment For in all thynges ye haue shewed your selues that ye were cleare in y t matter 12 Wherefore though I wrote vnto you I dyd it not for his cause that had done the hurt neither for his cause that was hurt but that your good minde to vswarde myght appeare among you in the syght of God 13 Therfore we are comforted because ye are comforted yea and exceedyngly the more ioyed we for the ioy that Titus had because his spirite was refreshed by you all 14 I am therefore not nowe ashamed though I boasted my selfe to hym of you For as all thinges which we spake vnto you are true euen so our boastyng that I made vnto Titus is made true 15 And his inwarde affection is more aboundaunt towarde you when he remembred the obedience of you all howe with feare and tremblyng ye receaued hym 16 I reioyce that I may be bolde in you in all thynges ¶ The .viij. Chapter 1 By the example of the Macedonians 9 and Christe he exhorteth them to continue in relieuyng the poore saintes commending their good beginning 23 After he commendeth Titus and his felowes vnto them 1 MOreouer we do you to wite brethren of the grace of God which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia 2 Howe that y e aboundance of their reioycing is that they are tryed with muche tribulation And though they were exceedyng poore yet haue they geuen exceedyng rychlye and that in singlenesse 3 For to their powers I beare them recorde yea beyonde their powers they were wyllyng 4 And prayed vs with great instaunce that we woulde receaue this grace and societie of the ministerie to y e saintes 5 And this they dyd not as we loked for but gaue their owne selues first to the Lorde and after vnto vs by the wyll of God 6 So that we coulde not but desire Titus to accomplyshe y e same grace among you also euen as he had begun 7 Nowe therefore as ye are riche in all thinges in fayth in worde in knowledge in all feruentnesse and in loue which ye haue to vs euen so see that ye be plenteous in this grace also 8 This say I not by commaundement but because of y e feruentnesse of other alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sakes he became poore that ye through his pouertie might be made rich 10 And I geue councell hereto For this is expedient for you which haue begun not to do only but also to wil a yere ago 11 Nowe therfore perfourme the thyng which ye began to do that as ther was in you a redines to wyll euen so ye may performe y e dede of that which ye haue 12 For if there be first a wyllyng mynde it is accepted accordyng to that a man hath and not accordyng to that he hath not 13 Truly not that other be set at ease ye brought into combraunce 14 But that there be equalnesse nowe at this tyme and that your aboundaunce may succour their lacke and that their aboundaunce maye supplie your lacke that there may be equalitie 15 As it written He that had much had not the more aboundaunce and he that had litle had not the lesse 16 Thankes be vnto God which put the same good mynde for you in the heart of Titus 17 Because he accepted the exhortation yea rather he was so well wylling that of his owne accorde he came vnto you 18 We haue sent with hym that brother whose praise is in the Gospel through out all the Churches 19 And not that only but is also chosen of the Churches to be a felowe with vs in our iourney concernyng this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde and to stirre vp your redie mynde 20 For this we eschewe that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteous distribution that is ministred by vs 21 And make prouisiō for honest thinges not only in the syght of the Lorde but also in the syght of men 22 We haue sent with them a brother of ours whom we haue oftentymes proued diligent in many thinges but nowe much more diligent for the great confidence whiche I haue in you 23 Partly for Titus sake which is my felowe helper concernyng you partly because of other which are our brethren and the messengers of the Churches and the glorie of Christe 24 Wherfore shewe ye vnto them y e profe of your loue of our reioycyng of you in the syght of the Churches ¶ The .ix. Chapter ◠The cause of Titus and his companions commyng to them 6 He exhorteth to geue almes chearefully 7 shewyng what fruites wyll come therof 1 OF the ministryng to the saintes it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you 2 For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde whereof I boast my selfe of you vnto them of Macedonia that Achaia was prepared a yere a go and your zeale hath prouoked many 3 Yet haue I sent the brethren lest our boastyng which I make of you should be in vayne in this behalfe that ye as I haue sayde may prepare yourselues 4 Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me and fynde you vnprepared we I wyll not say you shoulde be ashamed
gyftes of the holy ghost accordyng to his owne wyll 5 For vnto the Anges hath he not put in subiection the worlde to come wherof we speake 6 But one in a certayne place witnessed saying What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym Or the sonne of man that thou wouldest loke vpon hym 7 Thou madest hym for a litle whyle lower then the Angels thou hast crowned him with glorie and honour and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes 8 Thou hast put all thynges in subiectiō vnder his feete In y t he put all thinges vnder hym he left nothyng that is not put vnder hym But nowe we see not yet all thynges put vnder hym 9 But hym that for a whyle was made lesse then the Angels we see that it was Iesus who through the sufferyng of death was crowned with glorie and honour that he by the grace of God shoulde taste of death for all 10 For it became hym for whom are all thynges and by whom are all thynges after he had brought many sonnes vnto glorie that he shoulde make the capitayne of their saluation perfect through afflictions 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they which are sanctified are all of one For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren 12 Saying I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddes of the Churche wyll I prayse thee 13 And agayne I wyll put my trust in hym And agayne Beholde here am I and the chyldren whiche God hath geuen me 14 Forasmuch then as the chyldren are partakers of flesshe and blood he also hym selfe lykewyse toke part with thē that through death he myght expell hym that had lordship ouer death that is the deuyll 15 And that he myght delyuer them which through feare of death were all their lyfe tyme in daunger of bondage 16 For he in no place taketh on hym the Angels but the seede of Abraham taketh he on hym 17 Wherfore in all thinges it became him to be made lyke vnto his brethren that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye priest in thynges concernyng God for to purge the peoples sinnes 18 For in that he hym selfe suffered and was tempted he is able to succour them that are tempted ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He requireth them to be obedient vnto the worde of Christe 3 who is more worthy then Moyses 12 The punishment of such as wyll harden their heartes and not beleue that they myght haue eternall rest 1 THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestiall callyng consider the apostle and hye priest of our profession Christe Iesus 2 Beyng faythfull to hym that appoynted hym as also was Moyses in all his house 3 For this man is counted worthy of more glorie then Moyses inasmuch as he which hath buylded the house hath more honour then the house 4 For euery house is buylded of some man But he that buylded all thynges is God 5 And Moyses veryly was faythfull in al his house as a minister for a witnesse of those thynges whiche were to be spoken after 6 But Christe as a sonne hath rule ouer his owne house whose house are we yf we holde fast the confidence and the reioycyng of that hope vnto the ende 7 Wherfore as the holy ghost saith To day yf ye wyll heare his voyce 8 Harden not your heartes as in the prouokyng in the day of the temptation in the wyldernesse 9 Where your fathers tempted me proued me and sawe my workes .xl. yeres 10 Wherfore I was greeued with that generation and sayde they do alway erre in heart they veryly haue not knowen my wayes 11 So that I sware in my wrath yf they shall enter into my rest 12 Take heede brethren lest at any tyme there be in you an euyll heart of vnbeliefe to depart from the lyuyng God 13 But exhort ye one another dayly whyle it is called to day lest any of you be hardened through the deceytfulnesse of sinne 14 For we are made partakers of Christe yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the begynnyng of the substaunce 15 So long as it is said to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your heartes as in the prouokyng 16 For some when they had hearde dyd prouoke howe be it not all that came out of Egypt by Moyses 17 But with whom was he displeased fourtie yeres Not with them that had sinned whose carkases fell in the desert 18 And to whō sware he that they should not enter into his rest but vnto them that were not obedient 19 And we see that they coulde not enter in because of vnbeliefe The .iiij. Chapter 2 The worde without fayth is vnprofitable 3 The Sabboth or rest of the Christians 6 Punishment of vnbeleuers 12 The nature of the worde of God 1 LEt vs feare therfore lest at any tyme by forsakyng the promise of entryng into his reste any of you shoulde be defrauded 2 For vnto vs was the Gospell preached aswell as vnto them But the worde whiche they hearde dyd not profite them not beyng coupled with fayth to them that hearde 3 For we which haue beleued do enter into his rest as he sayde Euen as I haue sworne in my wrath if they shal enter into my rest Although the workes were made perfecte from the foundation of the worlde 4 For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth daye on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his workes 5 And in this place againe yf they shall enter into my rest 6 Seing therfore it foloweth that some must enter there into and they to whō the Gospell was first preached entred not therin for vnbeliefe 7 Againe he appoynteth a certaine day by to day saying in Dauid after so long a tyme as it is sayde To day yf ye wyl heare his voyce hardē not your hearts 8 For yf Iesus had geuen them reste then woulde he not afterwarde haue spoken of another day 9 There remayneth therfore yet a rest to the people of God 10 For he that is entred into his rest hath ceassed also from his owne workes as God dyd from his 11 Let vs studie therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same ensample of disobedience 12 For the worde of God is quicke and myghtie in operation and sharper then any two edged sword and entreth thorowe euen vnto the deuydyng a sunder of the soule the spirite and of the ioyntes the marie and is a discerner of the thoughtes and of the intentes of the heart 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake 14 Seyng then that we haue a great hye priest which is entred into heauens Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde faste the confession 15 For we haue not an hye priest whiche
prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne and it rayned not on the earth by the space of three yeres and sixe monethes 18 And he prayed againe and the heauen gaue rayne the earth brought foorth her fruite 19 Brethren yf any of you do erre from the trueth and another conuert hym 20 Let the same knowe that he which conuerteth the sinner from going astray out of his way shall saue a soule from death and shall hyde the multitude of sinnes ¶ The ende of the epistle of Saint Iames. ⧠The first epistle of Saint Peter the Apostle ¶ The first Chapter 2 He sheweth that through the aboundaunt mercie of God we are elect and regenerate to a lyuely hope 7 and howe fayth must be tried 10 that the saluation in Christe is no newes but a thyng prophecied of olde 13 he exhorteth them to a godly conuersation forasmuch as they are nowe borne a newe by the worde of God 1 PEter an Apostle of Iesus Christ to them that dwell here and there as straungers throughout Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia 2 Elect accordyng to the foreknoweledge of God the father vnto the sanctifiyng of the spirite through obedience sprinklyng of y e blood of Iesus Christ Grace peace be multiplied vnto you 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe which accordyng to his aboundaunt mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lyuely hope by that that Iesus Christe rose agayne from death 4 To and inheritaunce immortall and vndefiled and that fadeth not away reserued in heauen for you 5 Which are kept by the power of God through fayth vnto saluation which is prepared alredie to be shewed in the last tyme. 6 In the which ye reioyce though nowe for a season â—yf nede require ye are in heauinesse through manifolde temptations 7 That the triall of your fayth beyng much more precious then golde that perisheth though it be tried with fyre myght be founde vnto laude glorie and honour at the appearyng of Iesus Christe 8 Whom ye haue not seene and yet loue hym in whom euen nowe though ye see hym not yet do you beleue reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious 9 Receauyng the ende of your fayth euen the saluation of your soules 10 Of which saluation haue y e prophetes enquired searched which prophesied of the grace that should come vnto you 11 Searchyng when or at what tyme the spirite of Christ which was in them shoulde signifie which spirite testified before the passions that should happen vnto Christe and the glorie that shoulde folowe after 12 Vnto which prophetes it was also declared that not vnto them selues but vnto vs they shoulde minister y e thinges which are nowe shewed vnto you of them which by the holy ghost sent downe from heauen haue in the Gospell preached vnto you the thynges which the Angels desire to beholde 13 Wherfore girde vp the loynes of your mynde be sober and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the reuelation of Iesus Christe 14 As obedient chyldren not fashionyng your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignoraunce 15 But as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation 16 Because it is written be ye holy for I am holy 17 And yf so be that ye call on the father which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here in feare 18 ☞ Forasmuch as ye knowe howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges as siluer and golde from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers 19 But with the precious blood of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled without spot 20 Which was ordeyned beforehande euen before the worlde was made but was declared in the last tymes * for your sakes 21 Which by his meanes do beleue on God that raysed hym vp from death and glorified hym that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God 22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth with brotherly loue vnfayned see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye 23 For ye are borne a newe not of mortal seede but of immortal by the worde of God which lyueth and lasteth for euer 24 For all fleshe is as grasse and all the glorie of man is as the flowre of grasse The grasse withereth and the flowre falleth away 25 But the worde of the Lorde endureth euer ☜ And this is the worde which by the Gospell was preached vnto you The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to lay aside all vice 4 shewyng that Christe is the foundation whervpon they builde 9 The excellent estate of the Christians 11 he prayeth them to abstayne from fleshlie lustes 13 to obey the rulers 18 howe seruauntes shoulde behaue them selues towarde their maisters 20 he exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christe 1 WHerefore lay asyde all maliciousnesse and all guile and faynednesse and enuie and all backbityng 2 And as newe borne babes desire ye y e milke of the worde which is without deceipt that ye may growe therby vnto saluatioÌ„ 3 If so be that ye haue tasted howe gratious the Lorde is 4 To whom ye come as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of men but chosen of God and precious 5 And ye as lyuely stones be you made a spirituall house an holy priesthood for to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christe â— Wherefore it is conteyned also in the scripture beholde I put in Sion a stone to be laide in the chiefe corner elect and precious and he that beleueth on hym shall not be confounded 7 Vnto you therfore which beleue he is precious but vnto them whiche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is made the head of the corner 8 And a stone that men stumble at and a rocke wherat they be offended whiche stumble at the worde and beyng disobedient vnto the whiche thing they were euen ordeyned 9 But ye are a chosen generation a royall priesthood an holy nation a peculier people that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght 10 Which in time past were not a people but are nowe the people of God which sometime had not obteyned mercy but nowe haue obteyned mercy ☜ 11 ☞ Dearely beloued I beseche you as strauÌ„gers and pilgrimes abstaine from fleshly lustes whiche fight agaynst the soule 12 And see that ye haue honest conuersation among the gentiles that where as they backbite you as euyll doers they may by your good workes whiche they shall see prayse God in the day of visitation 13 Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of maÌ„ for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto
â— and xxvâ—â—â— Exod. xxi c Leui. xx b. Deut. 37 c. ii Reg. xv a Math. v. e. Rom. xii â— Pro. xxiiii d Iere. x. d. i. Reg. xv c. Prou. xix b iiii Reg. â— c. Mich vi b. “ Or and the light of the wicked or â–ª the workes of the vngodlye Pro. xxv d. Prox. xix d Mat xviii d Or a man that loueth pleasure shal be poore Or oyle Eccle. 25. c Prou. xii b. “ Or howe muche more when it is offred with an euyll minde Prou. xix a. Esai i. d. and .xlvi. b. Psal 33 c. “ Or safetâ— is of the Lorde 〈◊〉 xâ—iâ— b 〈◊〉 â—v â— Eccl. xxxi d Pro. xxiii c Or thou therefore take heede “ Or three tymes Prou. vi a. and .xi. b. xxxvii c. “ Or dettes “ Or why causest thou hym to take Pro. xxiii a Deut. 27. c. Iere. xvii b. Eccle. 27 â—â— Or 〈◊〉 notâ—â—ng Meaning the enâ—â—ous and couetous men Prou xii d. Deut. 27. c. Prou xiii d. Eccle 30. a. (b) From â—â—â—truction Prou 24 â–ª a. c Prou. xxi c. Pro. xxii â— Or murmuring “ Some readâ— straunge â—â—â—onâ— Pro. xxiii d and .xxiiii. c Or 〈◊〉 a A duersitie doth trye a man what he is Psal 37. a. Prou. xvii a “ Or rewarde Iob. xxi b. Prou. xx a. “ Or of them both Pro. xviii b “ Or the man Prou. xii b. Prou. vi a. “ Or stande not â—n Luk. xiiii b. Eccle. viii b. Math. v. c. “ Or be not hastie to striue “ Or of false liberalitie Prou. xv a. Ge. xxxii a. i. Re. xxv c. “ Or bones are “ Or 〈◊〉 maule “ Or saltyeter or sope or nitre Rom. xii c. i. Re. xxx b Prou. xxi b “ Or his spirite Psa xxxii b Or woulde hide a pretious stone in an heape oâ— stones 〈…〉 d Prou xxii d Prou xix c. Or hydeth “ Or that can render a reason Eccl. xxiii b Or a contentious Or as flatteringes “ Or many Eccle. x. b. Ecc. xxvii b Luk. xii c. Eze. xviii a Iam. iiii b. Or deceiptfull Or bitter “ Or neyghbour Prou. xxii Prou. x. c. “ Or he that prayseth his frende with a loude voyce rising early in the morning it shal be counted to hym as a disprayse Prou. xix b xxi xxv “ 〈…〉 of another Eccle i. a. Eccle. xâ—ii a and xvii c. Leui. xxvi e “ Or men “ Or foode i. Cor. ii d. Pro. xix a. “ Or feedeth gluttons Pro i. b. “ Or can trye hym Eccle. x. a. Pro. 29. c. Iob. xiii c. Psal 32. c. i. Iohn i. b Gene â—â—i b Prou. 〈…〉 Prou. xii â— Eccle. xx â— i. Tim. vi â— Prou. xxâ—â— Matâ—â— xv a. Or of a murderer ii Cor. ix b Prou 28 b. Or and not be cured Prou 28. b. Eccle. x a. Prou. v. â— Luk. xv â— (a) That is deliuer his soule or saue his lyfe Or vsurer Or truely “ Or his sonne “ Or a mans pryde shall bryng hym lowe “ Or cursing “ Or shal be exalted ☞ Psal xix e. Deut. xiii a. “ Or feede me with foode conuenient for me Exod. v. a. Deut. viii c. Iob xx d. “ Or whose eyes are hauâ—e Exo. xxi b. Deu. xxvii e “ Or of the brooke Prou v◠◠“ Or houses “ Or a kyng (a) Lamuel signifieth God with hym or with them For when Solomon builded the temple to god and promoted his honour god was with hym and the Israelites Neither is it any straunge thyng in the scriptures one man to haue many names “ Or ordinaunce Or of all the afflicted children “ Or he shall haue no neede of spoyles that is he shal not neede to get his liuyng vnlawfully Or brâ—â—d “ Or know◠“ Or prayse her (a) He doth not condemne the creatures and gyftes of God as euyll but the carefull sekyng of them and the pride truste that man hath in worldly thynges He proueth by sixe reasons that true felicitie is not to be put in any worldly thing (b) The first reason is that nothyng can be attayned in this life without labour care (c) 2 Mans lyfe is but short and vncertayne And though the earth it selfe continueth for a longer time yet it coÌ„meth to an ende at the last (d) 3 Neither astronomie nor any other science is perfectly knowen oâ— this lyfe (e) 4 Man in this lyfe is so desirous to see and heare news always that he is neuer satisfied nor content with his estate (f) 5 The first clause is vnderstanded of thynges made by nature y e seconde of thynges 〈…〉 (g) 6 It is the reward of the sinne of curiositie of our forefather Adam that knowledge can not be attayned vnto without great trauayle the ende of all which knowledge is for to teach man humilitie (h) Man is not able of his owne power to refourme that is amisse and is ryse vp from sinne nor to knowe his imperfection wekenesse to do any thyng that is good without the grace of God He preue◠〈◊〉 â—re câ—â—s â–ª that true 〈…〉 câ—nâ—â—h not in any worldlye â—fute (a) 〈◊〉 There is no long contentatioÌ„ in any â—st or plesure with â— lyfe (b) â— The mother of vaine pleasure and muche laughter is foolyshnes (c) 3 He that arriveth hym self to the studie of godly wisedome may not haue to much pleasure in drynkyng oâ— wyne (d) 4 The more plentie of gorgious buyldyng apparell riches or worldly pleasure the more vexation of minde and all are but vanitie in comparisoÌ„ of godly felicitie as Solomon affirmeth of his owne experience (e) God hath appoynted that man should be obedient to godly reason as to his kyng and not to be ledde with carnall affection (f) They both suffer like aduersitie in this world or as touching the corruption of the body they dye both a lyke (g) Meaning in this world (h) That he myght seke the true felicitie whiche is in God (i) He rebuketh men that maketh careful prouidence to enrich their heires by vnlawful meanes to their owne dampnation not knowyng who or what they shal be eyther good or euyll (k) As it is the blessyng of God to obteyne ryches honestly so is it no lesse blessing to refresh him selfe with the fruites therof in measure Of both whiche blessinges Solomon confesseth hym selfe to haue tasted largely and yet not happy thereby (a) Although true felicitie is not to be put in any worldlye thing yet God hath appoynted al necessarie thinges to be done in due tyme order and measure (b) God hath appoynted y t euery man shoulde diligently trauayle take paynes in his vocation to the ende he woulde haue hym humble feare God Eccle. i. d. (c) There is no difference betwixt a man and a beast as touchyng the body whych of them both dyeth but the soule of man liueth immortally and the body of man riseth vp agayne by the mighty power of the spirite of God The immortalitie of the soule is not knowen by carnall reason or
spirite of discipline fleeth from deceipt and withdraweth hym selfe from thoughtes that are without vnderstanding and is declared when wickednesse commeth 6 For the spirite of wysdome is louing and will not absolue hym that blasphemeth with his lippes for God is witnesse of his raynes and a true beholder of his heart an hearer of his tongue 7 For the spirite of the Lorde filleth the rounde compasse of the worlde and the same that vpholdeth all thinges hath knowledge also of the voyce 8 Therfore he that speaketh vnrighteous thinges can not be hid neither shall the iudgement of reprofe let him escape 9 And why inquisition shal be made for the thoughtes of the vngodly and the sounde of his wordes shall come vnto God so that his wickednesse shal be punished 10 For the eare of ielousie heareth all thinges the noyse of the grudginges shall not be hid 11 Therefore beware of murmuring whiche is nothing worth and refraine your tongue from sclaunder For there is no worde so secrete that it shall go for naught and the mouth that speaketh lyes slayeth the soule 12 O seeke not your owne death in the errour of your lyfe destroy not your selues thorowe the workes of your owne handes 13 For God hath not made death neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the liuing 14 For he created all thinges that they might haue their being and the generations of the worlde were healthfull and there is no poyson of destruction in them nor the kyngdome of hell vpon the earth 15 For righteousnesse is euerlasting and immortall but vnrighteousnesse bringeth death 16 Neuerthelesse the vngodly call it vnto them both with workes and wordes and whyle they thinke to haue it their friende they come to naught they haue made an agreement with it for they are worthy to be of her part ¶ The .ii. Chapter The imaginations and desires of the wicked and theyr counsayle against the faythfull 1 FOr the vngodly say reasoning with them selues but not a right our life is short and tedious and in the death of a man there is no remedie neither is there any man knowen to haue returned from the graue 2 For we are borne at all aduenture and we shal be here by more fortune after as though we had neuer ben for our breath is as a smoke in our nosetrilles and wordes as a sparke raysed out of our heartes 3 Whiche being extinquished our body shal be turned into ashes and our spirite shall vanishe as the soft ayre 4 Our life shall passe away as the trace of a cloude and come to naught as the miste that is driuen away with the beames of the sunne and put downe with the heate thereof Our name also shal be forgotten by litle and litle and no man shall haue our workes in remembraunce 5 For our tyme is a very shadowe that passeth away and after our ende there is no returning for it is fast sealed so that no man commeth agayne 6 Come on therefore let vs enioy the pleasures that are present and let vs chearefully vse the creatures like as in youth 7 Let vs fill our selues with good wine and oyntment and let there no flowre of the tyme escape vs 8 Let vs crowne our selues with rose buddes afore they be withered 9 Let there be no fayre medowe but our lust go thorowe it Let euery one of vs be partakers of our volupteousnes let vs leaue some token of our pleasure in euery place for that is our portion and this only our lot 10 Let vs oppresse the poore righteous let vs not spare the wydowe nor olde man let vs not regarde the heades that are gray for age 11 Let the lawe of vnrighteousnesse be our strength for the thing that is feeble is nothing worth 12 Therefore let vs defraude the righteous and why he is not for our profite yea he is cleane contrary to our doinges he checketh vs for offending against the lawe and slaundereth the faultes of our maner of liuing 13 He maketh his boast to haue the knowledge of God yea he calleth hym selfe Gods sonne 14 He is made vnto vs for reproffe of our thoughtes 15 It greeueth vs also to looke vpon him for his life is not like other mens his wayes are of another fashion 16 He counteth vs but vayne persons he withdraweth hym selfe from our wayes as from filthynes he commendeth greatly the latter ende of the iust and maketh his boast that God is his father 17 Let vs see then if his wordes be true let vs proue what shall happen in the ende of hym 18 For if the iust man be the sonne of god he wyll receaue hym and deliuer hym from the handes of his enemies 19 Let vs examine him with despitefull rebuke and tormenting that we may know his meekenesse and proue his pacience 20 Let vs condempne him with the most shamefull death for as him selfe saith he shal be rewarded of God 21 Suche thinges do they imagine and go astray for their owne wickednesse hath blinded them 22 As for the mysteries of God they vnderstande them not they neither hope for the rewarde of righteousnesse nor regarde the worship that holy soules shall haue 23 For God created man to be vndestroyed yea after the image of his owne lykenes made he hym 24 Neuerthelesse thorowe enuie of the deuyll came death into the worlde and they that helde of his side do finde it The .iij. Chapter 1 The conseruation and assuraunce of the ryghteous 7 The rewarde of the faythfull 11 Who are miserable 1 BVt the soules of the ryghteous are in the hande of God there shal no torment touche them 2 In the syght of the vnwise they appeared to die their ende is taken for miserie 3 And their departyng from vs to be vtter destruction but they are in rest 4 For though they suffer payne before men yet is their hope full of immortalitie 5 They are punished but in few thinges neuerthelesse in many thinges shal they be well rewarded for God proueth thē and findeth them meete for hym selfe 6 As golde in the furnace doth he trye them and receaueth them as a burnt offeryng and when the tyme commeth they shal be loked vpon 7 They shall shyne and runne through as the sparkcles among the stubble 8 They shal iudge the nations and haue dominion ouer the people and their Lorde shall raigne for euer 9 They that put their trust in him shall vnderstande the trueth and such as be faythfull shall perseuer with hym in loue for his saintes haue grace mercie and he hath care for his elected 10 But the vngodly shal be punished accordyng to their owne imaginations for they haue dispised the righteous and forsaken the Lorde 11 For who so dispiseth wisdome and nurture he is vnhappy and as for the hope of such it is but vayne their labours vnfruitfull and their workes vnprofitable 12 Their wyues are vndiscrete and
sense but by the worde and spirite of God Or of the children of men 〈…〉 v. b. Or praised (a) He speaketh here accordyng to the iudgement of y e fleshe which can not well abyde persecution and trouble (b) The more perfect that y e worke is the more it is enuied of the wicked (c) For idlenesse destroyeth hym selfe (d) Mutuall societie is both comfortable necessarie for a mans lyfe “ Or and wyll not receaue admonition Gen. xii b. 1. Reg. 16. c. (e) Men seke rather to plese and to come in to fauour with hym that shall succeede into the place of honour then with him that doth occupie the present estate (f) The people wyll not be long pleased with hym that occupieth the place of honour (g) We must direct our fayth prayer and workes by the worde of God and not by a blinde or wicked intent (a) Be not rashe in speakyng of the maiestie of God or in vowyng and praying to God Deu. xx ii e Baruc. vi c. (b) We ought to vowe those thynges the which tendeth to the glory of God which are in our power to perfourme (c) In promising that which thou 〈◊〉 not able to perfourme Or by inteâ—rate eatyng drynkyng â–ª or by saying that you sinned not voluntarily but of necessitie makyng God the aucthour of sinne (d) Dreames are not to be credited but God is to be feared (e) Meanyng that God will redresse these thynges and therfore we must depende vpon hym (f) The decay of husbandry is the decay of the prince (g) A plague of the coueâ—ous man Iob. i d. 1. 〈◊〉 vi b. (h) That is in vayne and without profite (i) Man by reason can comprehende nothyng better in this life then to vse the gyftes of God soberly and comfortably for to knowe farther is a speciall gyft of God reuealed by his spirite (a) The wicked couetous man by many kynde of offences wanteth y e honour of a christian mans buryal either by murtheryng hym selfe or by such other kynde of offence (b) That is to death meanyng that he is nothyng better then the vntimely fruite “ Or for his mouth (c) That is that he knoweth howe to vse his riches well in the iudgement of the wyse (d) It is better to be content with that God hath geuen thâ—â— to folowe 〈…〉 wyll beâ—fied (f) That is with God who wyll teache hym that he is mortall Prou. xxii a Canti i. a. (a) Because that this corporall death is the entring in to life euerlasting (b) The house of mourning put vs in mind of death and so to examine and amende our liues (c) The heart of a sinner is sooner refourmed by an angrie countenaunce then by a smiling Prou. xvii a (d) Thornes in the fire crackleth for a whyle but they are soone gone out (e) Good dayes are not to be esteemed by prosperitie but by vertue and true religion as the dayes of Christe are better then the former dayes of Moyses (f) No man can make him see or go whoÌ„ God hath appointed to be borne blinde or 〈◊〉 (g) That no man can finde fault with Gods doinges (h) Meaning that the cruel tirauntes put the innocent to death spare the wicked (i) Folow not thy good intent in those thinges which be contrary to Gods commaundement or punishe not euery light fault with extremitie (k) Be not wyse in thyne owne conceipt (l) Depart quickly from that that is wicked (m) Take heede of these admonitions iii. Re. viii c. ii Par. vi g. Prou. xx d. i. Iohn i. d. Iob. xxviii c Prou. vii d. (n) A shrewde woman is escaped only by the grace of God Or my soule seeketh (o) Solomon hauing a thousande wiues founde not one that was perfectly good (p) And so are cause of their owne destruction (a) That is getteth to him fauour “ Or strength (b) Withdraw not thy selfe lightly from the kynges obedience Iob. xi b. Leu. xviii a. (c) As commeth often tymes to tirauntes and wicked rulers d That is the vngodly hath ben praysed after their buriall (e) That is the holy men after their buriall grow out of memorie (f) Where â—uâ—tice is delayed there sinne raigneth (g) Thâ—s he speaketh in the person of a carnall man By 〈◊〉 outwarde thing in this life no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated of God (b) Prosperitie and aduersitie commeth in this life as well to the godly as to the wicked (c) This prouerbe is the saying of the Epicures the whiche beleueth not the immortalitie of the soule (d) Repentaunce after this life is to late and vnprofitable (e) The wicked flatter them selues to be in Gods fauour whatsoeuer they do for that they do abounde in prosperitie Math. vi b. Prou. v. c. (f) There is no tyme of working or repentaunce after this life (g) Thus the wicked worldlinges are deceaued attributing to fortune the which is ordered by the secrete prouidence of god for that the rewarde according to mens doinges is not in this life but chiefly in the life to come (h) A prayse of wyse men “ Or hearde Sâ—pi vi a. i. Reg xvii e ii Re. xxii c. (a) A wyse man doth thinges aptly and with good consideration but a foole doth contrary Or and beyng a foole hym self esteemeth all other men as â—ooles Rom. xii b. (b) Riche in wysdome and vertue “ Or the earth Pro. xxvi d. Eccl. xxvii d (c) Arte helpeth nature (d) The foolishe wyll discusse high mâ—ters and know not his owne duetie (e) A chylde in affection and maners and voyde of graue counselâ— Psal ciiii b. (f) Treason can not be wrought so secretly but it wil be knowen (a) Be liberall to the poore though it seeme to be cast into the sea yet it shall profite thee at the last (b) Distribute thy almes to any that haue neede without respect of persons In what state man dyeth in that shal he be iudged at the latter day of iudgement (c) So behaue thy selfe in all worldly affayres that thou remember alwayes the counte that thou must make to God for the same at the day of iudgement (a) The handes (b) The thighes (c) The teeth (d) The eyes (e) The mouth (f) The châ—wes (g) At the crowing of the â—ocke (h) The eares (i) When he shal be afraide to climbe (k) Of stumbling (l) The white head (m) When he shal be able to beare no burden n His graue (o) Lamenting the dead (p) The marowe in the backe bone (q) The yelowe skinne that couereth the brayne (r) The two great vaynes (Å¿) The liuer (t) The head (u) The heart Eccle. i. a. Hebr. iiii c. (x) Auctoures of gatheringes he calleth wise men because they gather the sayinges of the wiser â–ª sort of men in their booke (a) The Churche desireth y e peace of Christe (b) Christes mercy to set foorth by preaching The maydens that is they that are pure in heart (d) Priuie chaumber that is his secretes