¶ He prophecieth of the natiuyte of Chryst / & of his peo∣ple, of the remnaunt of Israell / and of the fayth of the he•• then / or Gentyles.
¶ CAPI. XI. [unspec A]
ANd there shall come a rodde forthe of the kynred of Isaye / and a blossome shall florysshe out of his rote. The spiryte of the Lorde shall lyght vpon hym / y• spi∣ryte of wysdome / and vnderstandynge / the spiryte of councel / and strength / the spiryte of knowledge / and of the feare of the lorde / and shall make hym feruent in the feare of God.
For he shall not gyue sentence / after the thynge that shal be brought before his eyes nether reproue a matter at the fyrst hearing but with ryghtuousnes shal he iuge y• pore / and with Iustyce shall he refourme the sym¦ple of the worlde.
He shall smyte the worlde with the rod of his mouth, & with the breath of his mouth shall he slaye the vngodly. Ryghtuousnes shalbe the gyrdle of his loynes / {fleur-de-lys} truth and faythfulnes / the girdynge vp of his raynes The wolfe shall dwell with the lambe / and the Leoparde shall lye downe by the goate. Bullockes / Lyons / and catel / shall kepe company together / so y• a lytell chylde shall rule them. The cowe and the beare shal fede [unspec B] together, and theyr yonge ones shall lye to∣gether. The Lyon shall eate strawe lyke the oxe, or the cowe. The chylde whyle he suc∣keth, shal haue a desyre to the serpentes nest and whē he is weaned, he shal put his hande into the Cockatryce denne. No man shal do euell to an other, no man shal destroye ano∣ther / in all the hyll of my holynesse. For the earthe shall be full of the knowledge of the Lorde, euen as the see floweth ouer with water.
And in that day shal the gentyls enquere [unspec C] after y• rote of Iesse whiche shalbe set vp for a token vnto the people / and his dwellynge shalbe glorious. At y• same tyme shal y• lorde take in hande agayne / to cōquere the rem∣naunt of his peple (which shalbe lefte alyue From the Assyrians / Egipcians, Arabians Moryans / Elamites, Caldeys / Antio chy∣ans / and from the Ilandes of the see. And he shall sette vp a token amonge the Gen∣tyles, and gather together y• dispersed of Is¦raell / yea and the out castes of Iuda from y• foure corners of the worlde. The hatred of Ephraim also and enemyes of Iuda shalbe cleane roted out. Ephraym shall beare no euell wyll to Iuda / and Iuda shal not hate Ephraym / but they both together shall flye [unspec D] vpō the shulders of the Philistines toward the west / and spoyle them together y• dwell towarde the Easte. The Idumites / and the Moabytes shall let theyr handes fall / and the Ammonytes shalbe obediēt vnto them.
The Lorde also shal cleane the tunges of the Egipcyans see / and with a myghtye winde shal he lyft vp his hande ouet Nilus and shall smyte his seauen stremes / & make