The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

The Psalter of Dauid. (Book 3)

The thyrd part of the Byble conteynyng these Bokes. (Book 3)

• The Psalter.
• Ecclesiastes.
• The prouerbes.
• Cātica Cāticorum

¶ The Prophetes.

• Esaye.
• IEREMY.
• Ezechiel.
• DANIEL.
• Oseas.
• IOEL.
• Amos.
• ABDY.
• IONAS.
• Micheas.
• NAVM.
• Abacuc.
• SOPHONY.
• Aggeus.
• ZACHARY.
• Malachy.

¶ The fyrste Psalme.

BLessed is the man / [unspec A] that hathe not walked in the councell of the vn∣godly, nor stande in the way of synners, and hath nat syt in the seate of the scorneful. But hys de∣lyte is in the lawe of the lorde, and in hys lawe wyll he exercyse him selfe daye and nyght. And * 1.1 he shalbe lyke a tree planted by the water syde, that wyll brynge for the his frute in due season. His leaffe also shal nat wither: and what soeuer he shall do, it shal prospere. As for the vngodly, it is nat so with them: but * 1.2 they are lyke the chaffe, whiche the wynde scatereth awaye {fleur-de-lys} (from the face of the erth.) Therfore the vngodly [unspec B] shall nat be able to stande in the iudgement* 1.3 neyther the synners in the congregacion of the ryghtuous. But the Lorde knoweth the waye of the ryghtuous, and the waye of the vngodly shall peryshe.

¶ The. ij. Psalme.

W* 1.4 HY DO the Heathen grudge to∣gyther? and why do the people yma∣gyne a vayne thynge? The Kynges of the earthe stande vp, and the rulers take coun∣cell [unspec A] together * 1.5 agaynste the Lorde / and a∣gaynst his anoynted. Let vs breake theyr bondes asunder, and caste awaye theyr cor¦des* 1.6 frome vs. He that dwelleth in hea∣uen, * 1.7 shall laugh them to scorne: the Lorde shall haue them in derysyon. Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe* 1.8 them in his sore displeasure. Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hyll of Syon.

I wyl preache the law, wherof the Lorde hathe sayde vnto me. * 1.9 Thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotten the. Desyre of me, and I shall geue the the Heathen for [unspec B] thyne enharitaūce, & the vtter most partes of the earth for thy possessiō. * 1.10 Thou shalt bruse them with a rodde of yron, & breake them in peces‡ 1.11 lyke a potters vessell. Be wyse nowe therfore, O ye kynges, be lerned ye that are iudges of the earth. Serue the Lorde in feare, and reioyse {fleur-de-lys} (vnto hym) with reuerence. {fleur-de-lys} Kysse the sonne, leste he be an∣grye, and so ye perysh frō the {fleur-de-lys} (ryght) waye yf his wrath be kyndled but a lytle: blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym.

¶ The. iij. Psalme.

¶ Psalme of Dauid when he fledde from the face of [unspec A] Absalom his sonne. 2. Reg. 15.

Lorde, howe are they increased, that trou¦ble* 1.12 me? many are they, y^• ryse agaynste me. Many, saye of my soule: there is no helpe for hym in (his) God. ☞ Sela. But thou (O Lord) art my defender: thou art my worship, & y^• lyfter vp of my hede. I dyd cal vpon y^• Lord w^t my voyce, & he herd me out of his holy hyll. Sela. ☞ I layde me downe & slepte, and rose vp agayne, for the Lorde susteyned me. I wyl nat be afrayed for ten thousandes of the people, that haue [unspec B] set them selues agaynste me rounde about.

Up Lord, & saue me (O my God:) for thou smytest almyne enemyes ☞ vpon the cheke bone, thou hast brokē the teth of the vngod¦ly. Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lorde, and thy blessynge is vpon thy people

¶ The. iiij. Psalme.

¶ To hym that excelleth in Musike, a Psalme of Dauid.

HEare me, when I call (O God (of my* 1.13 ryghteousnes: thou hast set me at ly∣bertye whan I was in trouble: haue mercy [unspec A] vpon me, & here my prayer O ye sonnes of men, howe longe wyll ye blaspheme myne honour? and haue such pleasure in vanyte, and seke after lesyng? Sela. Knowe this also, that the Lorde hath chosē to hym selfe the man that is godly: when I call vpō the Lorde he wyll heare me. Stāde in awe, & synne nat: comen with your owne hert, in your chambre, & be styll. Sela. Offre the sacrifice of ryghtousnes, & put youre truste [unspec B] in the Lorde. There be many that saye: who wyll shewe vs any good? Lorde lyfte thou vp the light of thy countenaunce vpō vs. Thou hast put gladnesse in my herte,

sence the time that theyr corne & wyne {fleur-de-lys} (and oyle) increaced. I wyll laye me downe in* 1.14 peace, and take my rest: for it is thou Lorde onely, that makest me dwell in safetye.

¶ The. v. Psalme.

¶ To him that excelleth in songes of Musicke a Psalme of Dauid.

POndre my wordes (O Lorde) consydre my meditacyon. O herken thou vnto [unspec A] the voice of my callyng, my king & my god, for vnto the wyll I pray. My voyce shalt thou heare by tymes (O Lord) earely in the mornynge wyll I directe (my prayer) vnto the, and wyll loke vp. * 1.15 For thou arte the* 1.16 God that hath no pleasure in wyckednesse, neyther shall any euyl dwell with the.

Suche as be foolysh, shall nat stande in thy syght, for thou ☞ hatest all them that worke vanyte. Thou shalt destroye them that speak lesynge: the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudy, thyrstye, and disceytfull man. But as for me, I wyll come into thy house, euen in the multytude of thy mercy: [unspec B] and in thy feare wil * 1.17 I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple. Leade me (O Lorde) in thy ryghteousnesse, because of myne ene∣myes: ☞ make thy way playne before my face For there is no faythfulnesse ☞ in his mouth: theyr inwarde partes are very wyc kednesse: * 1.18 theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with theyr tonge. Destroye y^• them (O God) let thē perysh thorowe theyr owne ymaginacions: caste them out in the [unspec C] multitude of theyr vngodlynesse. For they haue rebelled agaynste the. And let all thē that put theyr trust in the, reioyse: they shall euer be geuynge of thankes, because thou defendest thē: they that loue thy name, shall be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessynge vnto the righteous, and with thy fauorable kyndnes wylte thou de∣fende hym, as with a shylde.

¶ The. v••. Psalme.

¶ To him that excelleth in Musick, vpon the instrument of eyght strynges.

O Lorde * 1.19 rebu••e me nat in thy indigna cyon: neyther chasten me in thy wrath Haue mercy vpon me (O Lorde) for I am weake: O Lorde heale me for my bones [unspec A] are vexed. My soule also is sore trou∣bled, but Lorde howe longe wylt thou pu∣nyshe me? Turne the (O Lorde) and de∣lyuer my soule: Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake. For * 1.20 in death no man remembreth the: and who wyll geue the thankes in the pyte I am wery of my groning: euery night [unspec B] washe I my bedde, and water my couche with my teares. My bewtye is gone for very trouble, and worne awaye because of all myne enemyes. * 1.21 A waye fro▪ me all ye that worke vanyte: for the Lorde hath harde the voyce of my wepynge. The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon, the Lorde wyll receaue my prayer. All myne enemyes shalbe con∣founded and sore vexed: they shalbe turned backe and put to shame, sodenly.

¶ The. vij. Psalme.

☞ Sigaion of Dauid, whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ ••••hu•• the conne of Iemini.

O Lorde my God, in the haue I put my truste: saue me from all them that per [unspec A] secute me, and delyuer me. Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon, and teare it in peces, whyle there is none to helpe. O Lorde my God, * 1.22 yf I haue done any suche thynge or* 1.23 yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes.

If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme: (yee I haue delyue red hym, that with out any cause is myne enemye.) Then let myne enemye perse∣cute my soule: & take me: ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth, & laye myne honoure in the dust. Sela. Stande vp (O Lorde) in thy wrath, and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye: aryse vp (for me) in the ☞ iudge∣mente, [unspec B] that thou haste promysed. And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the, for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne. The Lorde shall iudge the people: geue sentence with me (O Lorde) accordynge to my ryghteousnes: and accor¦dynge to the innocencye that is in me. Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende: but guyde thou the iuste, For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes. My helpe commeth of God, which preserueth them that are true of hert.

* 1.24 God is is a ryghteous iudge {fleur-de-lys} (stronge and pacyent,) and God is prouoked euery daye. If man wyl nat turne, he wyl whette his swerde: he hathe bente his bowe, and made it ready. He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death: he ordeneth hys arowes {fleur-de-lys} agaynste the persecutours. Be∣bolde * 1.25 he trauyleth with mischefe, he hathe conceaued sorowe, & brought forth vngod∣lynesse. * 1.26 He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte, & is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made (for other.) For his tra∣uayll shal come vpon his owne heade* 1.27 and his wickednes shal fall vpō his owne pate.

I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde ac∣cordynge to his ryghteousnes, & wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest.

¶ The. viii. Psalme.

¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd:

O LODE our gouernour, howe excel∣lente* 1.28 is thy name in the worlde, thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heauēs▪ [unspec A]

* 1.29 Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes, that thou mygh∣test styll the enemye and the auenger. For I wyll consydre thy heuens, euen the worke of thy fyngers: the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned. * 1.30 What is man, that thou arte myndeful of hym▪ and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym?

Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aun¦gels, to crowne him with glorye and wor∣shyppe. Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy hādes: and‡ 1.31 thou haste put all thynges in sub••ectyon vnder his fete. Al shepe and oxen, yee and y^• bea∣stes of the felde. The foules of the ayre, [unspec B] and the fishe of the see, and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees. O Lorde our gouernour, howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde.

¶ The. ix. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth L••ben, a Psalme of Dauyd.

I wyl * 1.32 gyue thankes vnto the, O Lorde with my whole herte, I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes. I wyll be glad, and reioyce in the, yee my songes wyl I make of thy name, O thou moste hyghest

Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal, and peryshe at thy presence.

For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause: thou art set in the throne that ••ud ged ryght. Thou hast rebuked y^• Heithen, & destroied the vngodly, thou haste put out their name for euer and euer. O thou ene∣mye: distruccions are come to an ende, euen as the cities which thou hast distroied: their memorial is perished with them. But the [unspec B] Lorde shall endure for euer, he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemēt. For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes, and mi∣nistre true iudgemēt vnto the people. The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppres∣sed * 1.33 euē a refuge ī due time of trouble. And they y^• knowe thy name, wyll put their trust in the: for thou (Lorde) hast neuer fayled thē that seke the. O prayse the Lorde, * 1.34 which dwelleste in Syon, shewe the people of hys doynges. For when he maketh in quisy∣cion for bloude, he remembreth them: & * 1.35 for∣getteth not the complaynte of the poore.

Haue mercy vpon me (O Lorde) consy∣dre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉〈…〉, thou that lyftest me vp frō the ga∣〈…〉〈…〉 deathe. That I maye shewe all thy [unspec C] 〈…〉〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon, I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion.

The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made: in the same net which they hyd pryuely, is there owne fore taken.

The Lorde is knowen to execute iudge∣ment: the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne hādes: A consideracion. Sela. [unspec D]

The wicked shalbe turned vnto hell, and all people that forget God. For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer.

Up Lorde, and let nat man haue the vp∣per hande, let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght. Put them in feare (O Lorde) that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men. Sela.

¶ The. x. Psalme.

WHy standest thou so farre of (O Lord) & hidest thy face in tyme of trouble ▪ The vngodly for his owne lust, doth {per}secu∣te [unspec A] the poore: let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined. For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre & speakethe good of the coue∣tous whom God abhorreth. The vngodly is so proude y^t he careth nat for God, neither is God in his thought. Hys wayes are al∣waye greuous, thy iudgementes are farre* 1.36 [unspec B] out of his syght, and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes. For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe, there shall no harme happen vpon me. * 1.37 His* 1.38 mouth is ful of cursing, & diss••it and frau••e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite

* 1.39 He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes, and priuely doth he murther y^• innocent: his eyes are sette agaynste the poore. For he lyeth wayting secretly (euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne) that he maye rauishe the pore.

He doth rauishe the pore, when he getteth hym into his nette. ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe, that the congrega∣cion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes. He hath sayde in his herte Tushe, God hath forgottē, he hydeth away his face, and he wyll neuer se it. Aryse (O Lorde God,) and lyfte vp thyne hāde, forget nat the poore. Wherfore shulde the wye∣ked blapheme God, whyle he dothe saye in his herte: tushe, thou carest nat for••t? Su∣rely thou hast sene it. For y^u beholdest vn∣godlynesse [unspec C] and wronge. ☞ That thou mayest take the matter into thy hande: the

poore cōmiteth hym selfe vnto the, for •• one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the helper of the frendlesse. Breake •• Lord the power of the vngodly and malycyo▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ☞ take awaye his vngodlynesse, and 〈…〉〈…〉 shalt fynde none. The Lorde is kynge for euer, and euer, and the Hethen are peryshed out of the lande. Lorde, thou hast hearde the desyre of the poore, thou preparest theyr hert and thyne eare herkeneth therto. To helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto theyr ryght that the man of the erthe be no more exalted agaynste them.

The. xi. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ To the Chaunt•••••• Psalme of Dauyd.* 1.40

IN the Lorde put I my truste: howe saye ye then to my soule: that she shulde ☞ fle as a byrde vpon youre hyll? For lo, the vn¦godly bēde their bowe, and make redy their arowes in the quyuer, that they maye pry∣uely shote at them, whiche are true of herte. For the ☞ foundacions wylbe cast downe, and what hath the ryghteous done? * 1.41 The Lorde is in his holy temple‡ 1.42 the Lordes seat [unspec B] is in heuen: Hys eyes consydre {fleur-de-lys} (the poore) and hys eye lyddes beholde the chyldren of men. The lorde aloweth that ryghteous: but the vngodly, and him that delyteth in wyckednes, dothe his soule abhorre, Upon the vngodly he shall rayne snares, fyre, add brymstone, storme and tempest: thys shalbe theyr porcyon to drynke. For y^• ryghteous Lord loueth ryghteousnes: his coūtenaūce wyll beholde the thynge that is iust.

¶ The. xii. Psalme.

¶ To hym that excelleth vpon an iuste••∣mente [unspec A] of eyght strynges, a Psalme of Dauid.

HElpe (me) Lorde, for there is nat one* 1.43 godly man lefte. For the faythfull are mynisshed from among the chyldren of mē, They talke of vanyte, euery one with hys neyghboure, they do but flatter with theyr lyppes and dyssemble in theyr herte. The Lorde shall rote out all discetyfull lyppes / and the tonge that speketh proude thinges.

Whiche haue sayed: with oure tonge wyl we preuayle: we are they y^t ought to speake, who is our lorde. Nowe for the troubles [unspec B] sake of the nedye, * 1.44 and because of the com∣playnte of the poore, I wyll vp (sayeth the Lorde) and wyll helpe euery one, fro him •• swelleth against hym, and wyll set them at rest. The wordes of y^• Lord are pure wordes euen as the syluer, which frō earth is tryed and purifyed seuen tymes ī the fyre. Thou shalt kepe them (O Lorde) thou shalte pre∣serue ☞ him from thys generacyon for euer

The vngodly walke on euery syde: whan they are exalted, the chyldren of men are put to rebuke.

¶ The. xiij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid. [unspec A]

HOwe longe wylte thou forget me (O* 1.45 Lorde? for euer? howe long wilt y^u hyde thy face from me? How long shal I seke coū cell in my soule? & be so vexed in myne herte howe long shall myne enemye triūphe ouer me? Consydre, & here me (O Lorde my God) lyghtē myne eies, y^• I slepe nat in deth. Lest myne enemy say: I haue preuayled agaynst him: for if I be caste downe: they y^• trouble me wyl reioyce at it. But my trust is in thy mercy, & my herte is ioyful in thy saluacion

I wyll synge to the Lorde because he hath dealte so louyngly with me. {fleur-de-lys} (ve I wyl prai¦se the name of the Lorde the most hyghest.)

¶ The. xiiij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme. of Dauid. [unspec A]

THe * 1.46 fole hath sayde in his herte, there is no God. They are corrupte, and become abhomynable in theyr doynges * 1.47 there is not one y^• dothe good, {fleur-de-lys} no not one.)

The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen vpon the chyldren of men, to se if there were any that wolde vnderstande, and seke after God. But they are all gone out of the way they are all togyther become abhomyable: there is none that dothe good, no not one. {fleur-de-lys} (Their throte is an open sepulcre: with their tonges they haue disceyued, the poyson of a∣ders is vnder their lyppes. Their mouth is ful of cursyng & bytternes, their fete are swyfte to shed blode. Distruccion & vnhappynesse is in their waies, & the way of peace haue they not knowen, there is no feare of God before their eies.) Haue they nat knowen me, y^t are such workers of mischefe, eatyng vp my people, [unspec B] as it were breade and cal nat vpon the Lord

There were they brought in greate feare {fleur-de-lys} (euen where no fere was) for God is in y^• ge¦neracion of y^• rightuous. As for you ye haue made a mocke at the councel of the pore, be∣cause he putteth his truste in the Lorde.

Who shal giue saluacion vnto Israel * out of Sion. Whan the Lorde turneth the cap¦tiuite of his people, then shall Iacob reioy∣••••, and Israel shalbe glad.

¶ The. xv. Psalme.

LORDE, who shall dwell in thy taber¦nacle? who shall reste vpon thy holye hyll? * 1.48 Euen he that leadeth an vncor∣rupte lyfe, and dothe the thynge whiche is ryght, & that speaketh the trueh in his hert.

He that hath vsid no disceyt in his tonge nor done euyl to his neyghbour, & hath nat

sclandred his neyghbours. He that set∣teth nat by hym selfe, but maketh muche of them that feare the Lorde: he that sweareth vnto his neyghbour, and disapointeth him not. * 1.49 He that hathe not geuen his money vpon vsury, nor taken rewarde agaynste the innocēt. Who so doth these thinges, shall neuer fall.

¶ The. xvj. Psame.

The (badge or armes) of Dauid.

PReserue me (O God) for in the haue I* 1.50 put my trust. Thou hast sayde (O my soule) vnto the Lorde: thou art my God, my [unspec A] goodes are nothynge vnto the. All my delyte is vpon the sayntes that are in the earth, and vpon suche as excell in vertue.

But they that runne after another God, shall haue greate trouble. Theyr drynke offrynges of bloude wyl not I offre, nether make mencyon of theyr names within my lyppes. The Lorde hym selfe is the por∣cyon of myne enheritaūce and of my cuppe: thou shalt maynteyne my lotte. The lot is fallē vnto me in a fayre groūde, yee I haue a goodly heritage. I wyll thanke the Lorde for geuynge me warnynge: my rey∣nes [unspec B] also chasten me in the nyght season.

I haue set God alwayes before me, for he is on my ryght hande, therfore I shall nat fall. Wherfore my harte reioyced, and my tonge was glade, my flesh also shall reste in hope. For why? * 1.51 thou shalt nat leaue my soule in hell, neyther shalte thou suffre thy holy one to se corrupcyon. Thou shalte shewe me that pathe of lyfe: in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioye, & in thy ryght hande there is pleasure for euermore.

¶ The xvij. Psalme.

A prayer of Dauid. [unspec A]

HEare the ryght (O Lorde) cōsyder my complaynte: & herkē vnto my prayer, that goeth not our of fayned lyppes. Let my sentence: come forth from thy presence: and let thyne eyes loke vpon the thynge that is equall. * 1.52 Thou hast proued and visited myne hert in the nyght season: thou hast tryed me and shalte fynde no wycked∣nes in m••▪ for I am vtterly purposed, that my mouth shall nat offende. Because of mens workes that are done agaynste the worde of thy lyppes I haue kepte me from the wayes of the distroyer. O holde thou vp my goynges in thy pathes, that my ••o••e steppes s••ppe nat. I haue called vpon the (O God) for thou shalt heare me: encline thyne eare to me: and herken vnto my wor∣des. Shewe thy meruelous louyng kynd¦nesse, (thou that arte the Sauyour of them whiche put theyr trust in the) from suche as resist thy ryght hande. Kepe me * 1.53 as the [unspec B] apple of an eye, hyde me * 1.54 vnder y^• shadowe of thy winges. From the vngodly y^• trou∣ble* 1.55 me. Myne enemyes cōpasse me rounde about, to take away my soule. They main tayne their owne welthinesse, & their mouth speaketh proude thynges. They lye way∣tynge in our waye on euery syde, turnynge theyr eyes downe to the grounde. Lyke as a lyon y^• is gredy of his pray, and as it were a lyons whelpe lurckinge in secrete places.

Up Lorde, disapoynte hym, and cast hym [unspec C] downe: deliuer my soule from the vngodly, which is as a swerde of thyne. Frō the mē of thy hande (O Lorde) from the men of the world which haue theyr porcion in this lyfe whose belyes thou fillest with thy treasure.

They haue chyldren at theyr desyre, and leaue the reste of theyr substaunce for theyr babes. But as for me, I wyll beholde thy presēce in ryghteousnes: and whē I awake vp after thy lycknesse, I shall be satisfied.

The. xviij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunte•• of Dauid the seruaunt of the Lorde, whiche spake vnto the Lorde the wordes of this songe, in the daye that the Lorde delyuered hym from the hande of al his enemyes, and from the hande of Soul (and he sap••e* 1.56

I Wyl loue the (O Lorde) my strengthe. The Lorde is my stonye rocke and my [unspec A] defēce, my Sauyour: my God, & my myght in whom I wyl trust: my buckler, the horne also of my saluacyon, and my refuge. * 1.57 I wyll call vpon the Lorde which is worthy to be praised, so shal I be safe fro myne ene¦myes. ‡ 1.58 The sorowes of death compassed me, and the brookes of vngodlynes made me afrayed. The paynes of hel came about me the snares of death ouertoke me. In my trouble wyl I cal vpon the Lorde, & cō∣playne vnto my God. So shal he heare my voyce out of his {fleur-de-lys} (holy) temple, and my cō∣playnte shal come before him, euen in to his eares. * 1.59 The earth trembled and quaked, the very foūdacyons also of y^• hylles sh••ke and were remoued, because he was wroth.

There wēt a smoke out of his nostrels, & [unspec B] a consuming fyre out of h{is} mouth so y^• coles were kyndled at it. He bowed the heauēs also & came downe, and it was darke vnder his fete. He rode vpō the Cherubins and dyd flye: he came flyenge with y^• wynges of the wynde. He made darcknesse his pany lyon rounde about him, with darcke water & thycke cloud{is} to couer hī. At y^• brightnes of his p̄sēce his cloud{is} remoued, with hayle stones & coles of fire. The lord also thōdred

out of heuen, and the hyghest gaue his thō∣dre with hayle stones and cooles of fyre. He sent out his arrowes & scatred them, he cast forthe lyghtnynges, and destroyed them.

The springes of waters were sene, and the foūdacions of the rounde worlde were disco¦uered at thy chydynge (O Lorde at the bla∣stynge [unspec C] of the brethe of thy displesure. He shal sende downe from the heygth to fetche me, & shall take me out of many waters. He shal delyuer me fro my strongest enemy, and frō thē which hate me, for they ar to mighty for me. They preuented me in the daye of my trouble, but the Lorde was my defence. He brought me forth also into a place of li∣bertye: he brought me forth, because he had a fauour vnto me. The Lorde shall rewarde me after my ryghteous dealyng: according to the clennesse of my handes shal he recom¦pense me. Because I haue kepte the wayes of the Lorde and haue nat behaued my selfe wyckedly agaynste my God. For I haue an eye vnto all his lawes, and wyll nat cast out his commaundmentes from me. I was also vncorrupte before him, & eschued myne owne wyckednes. Therfore shal the Lord [unspec D] rewarde me after my rightuous dealyng, & accordyng vnto the clennesse of my handes in his eye sight. With the holy thou shalte be holy & with a perfecte man thou shalte be perfecte. With the cleane thou shalt be cle∣ne, and with the frowarde thou shalt learne frowardenes. For y^u shalte saue the people that are in aduersite, & shalte bryng downe the hye lokes of y^e proude. Thou also shalt lyght my candle, the Lorde my God shall make my darckenes to be lyght. For in the I shal disconfyte an host of men: & with the helpe of my God I shall leape ouer the wal The way of God is vndetyled: * 1.60 the word of the Lorde also is tryed in the fyre: he is the defender of all them that put theyr trust in him. For * 1.61 who is God, but the Lorde? Or, who hath any strēgth, except our God.

It is God that gyrdeth me with strēgth, of warre, and maketh my waye perfecte.

He maketh my fete lyke hertes fete, and setteth me vp on hye. He techeth myne han¦des to fyght, and myne armes shall breake* 1.62 euen a brasen bowe. Thou haste giuen me the defence of thy saluacion: thy right hand also shall holde me vp, and thy louyng cor∣reccyon shall make me greate. Thou shalt make rowme ynough vnder me for to go, y^• my fore steppes shall nat styde. I wyll fo∣lowe vpon myne enemyes, & ouer take thē, and wyll nat tourne agayne tyll I haue de∣destroyed them. I wyl smyte thē that they shall nat be able to stande, but fal vnder my fete. Thou haste gyrded me with strength vnto warre, thou shalte throwe downe mine enemyes vnder me. Thou hast made min enemyes also to tourne theyr backes vpon me, and I shall destroye them that hate me. * 1.63 They shall crye, but there shall be none to helpe them: yee euen vnto the Lorde, shal* 1.64 they crye, but he shall nat heare them.

I wyll beate them as small as the dust be∣fore the wynde, I wyll cast them out as the claye in the stretes. Thou shalte delyuer me frome the stryuynges of the people and thou shalt make me the head of the Heithē.

A people whom I haue nat knowen shall serue me. Assone as they heare of me, they shall obey me, but the straunge chyldren shall dissemble w^t me. The straunge chyl∣dren [unspec G] shall fayle, and be frayed out of theyr habitacions. The Lorde lyueth: and bles∣sed be my stronge helper, and praysed be the God of my saluacion. Euē the God which seeth that I be auenged, & subdueth the peo¦ple vnto me. It is he that delyuereth me from my (cruel) enemyes, and setteth me vp aboue mine aduersaries: thou shalte ryd me from the wycked man. * 1.65 For this cause I wyll gyue thankes vnto the (O Lorde) a∣mong the gentyls, & synge praises vnto thy name. * 1.66 Greate prosperite gyueth he vn∣to his kyng, and sheweth louynge kyndnes vnto Dauyd his anointed, and vnto h{is} sede for euermore.

¶ Th••. xix. Psalme.

¶ To the Chaunter, a Psalme of Dauyd.* 1.67

THE {fleur-de-lys} heauens * 1.68 declare the glorye of [unspec A] God, and the firmament sheweth hys handye worke. ☞ One daye telleth ano¦ther, and one nyght certyfyeth another. ☞ There is neyther speache nor language but there voyces are herde amonge them.

☞ Theyr sounde is gone out in to all* 1.69 landes, and theyr wordes in to the endes of the worlde. In them hath he set a taberna∣cle [unspec B] for the sōne, which cōmeth forth as a bri∣degrome out of his chambre, & reioyseth as a giaunt to rūne his course, It goeth forth from the vttermost part of the heauen, and runneth about vnto the ende of it agayne, & there is nothyng hyd from the heare therof

The lawe of the Lorde is vndefyled con∣uertynge [unspec C] the soule. The testimonye of the Lorde is sure, and giueth wisdome vnto the simple. The statut{is} of the Lorde are right and reioyse the herte: the commaundemēt of the Lorde is pure, and gyueth light vnto

the eyes. The feare of the Lorde is cleane and endureth for euer: the iudgemēt{is} of the Lorde are true and ryghteous altogether.

* 1.70 More to be desyred are they then golde, yee then much fyne golde: sweter also then hony, and the hony combe. Moreouer, by them is thy seruaunt taught, and in keping [unspec D] of them there is great rewarde Who can tell, howe ofte he offendeth? Oh clense thou me fro (my) secrete fautes. Kepe thy ser∣uaunt also from presumptuous synnes, lest they get the dominion ouer me: for thē shall I be vndefyled, and innocent frō the great offence. Let the wordes of my mouth, and the meditacion of my hert be {fleur-de-lys} (allwaye) ac∣ceptable in thy sight, O Lorde, my strength and my redemer.

¶ The, xx. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid.

THe Lorde heare the in the daye of trou¦ble, [unspec A] the name of the God of Iacob de∣fende* 1.71 the sende the helpe frō y^e Santuary, and strength the out of Sion. Remēbre all thy offerynges, & accepte thy brente sacri∣fyce, Sela. Graunt the thy hertes desyre, & fulfyl all thy mynde. We wyl reioyse in thy saluacyon, & triumphe in the name of the Lorde our God: the Lorde perfourme all thy peticions. Nowe knowe I, that the [unspec B] Lorde helpeth his anoynted, and wyl heare hym from hys holy heauen: euen with the wholsome strength of his ryght hande.

Some put theyr truste in charettes, and some in horses, but we wyll remembre the name of the Lorde oure God they are brought downe and fallē, but we are rysen, and stand vp ryght. Saue, Lorde, and heare vs, O kyng, in the day when we shall call {fleur-de-lys} (vponthe.)

¶ The. xxi. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauid. [unspec A]

THe kynge shal reioyce in thy strength,* 1.72 O Lorde, exceadynge glad shall he be of thy saluacyon. Thou hast geuen hym his hertes desyre, and hast nat denyed hym the request of his lyppes. Sela. For thou shalt preuente hym with the blessynges of goodnes, and shalte set a crowne of pure golde vpon his heade. He asked lyfe of the, and thou gauest hym a longe lyfe, euen for euer and euer. His honoure is greate in thy saluacyon: glory and great worshipe shalt thou laye vpon hym. For thou shalt geue hym euerlastynge felycite, and make hym glad with the ioye of thy coūtenaunce. bycause the kynge putteth his trust in the [unspec B] Lorde, and in the mercy of the most hyest he shal nat myscary. All thyne enemyes shal fele thy hande: thy ryght hande shall fynde out them that hate the. Thou shalt make them lyke a fyrie ouen in tyme of thy wrath the Lorde shal destroye them in his displea¦sure, and the fyre shall consume them.

Theyr frute shalt thou destroy out of the earth, and theyr sede from amonge the chyl¦dren of men. For they intended myschefe agaynst the, and ymagyned suche a deuyce, as they are nat able to perfourme. Ther∣fore shalte thou put them to flyght, and the strynges of thy bowe shalt thou make redy agaynste the faces of them. Be thou ex∣alted, Lorde, in thyne owne streyngth: so wyll we synge and prayse thy power.

The xxii. Psalme.

¶ To the Chaunter vpon the hynde of the dawnynge A Psalme of Dauid. [unspec A]

MY * 1.73 God, my God: {fleur-de-lys} (loke vpon me) why hast thou forsaken me: and art so farre fro my health, and from the wordes* 1.74 of my complaynte? O my God, I crye in the daye tyme, but thou hearest nat: and in the night season also I take no rest. And thou contynuest holy, O thou worshyppe of Israel. Our fathers hoped in the: they trusted in the, and thou dyddest delyuer thē

They called vpon the, and were helped: they put theyr trust in the, and were nat con¦founded. But as for me, I am a worme and no man: a very scorne of men and the [unspec B] outcast of the people. * 1.75 All they that se me, laugh me to scorne: they shote out theyr lyp¦pes, and shake the heade. * 1.76 He trusted in God, let hym delyuer hym: let hym delyuer hym, yf he wyll haue hym. * 1.77 But thou ar•• he that toke me out of my mothers wombe: thou wast my hope, whē I hanged yet vpō my mothers brestes. I haue bene lefte vnto the euer sense I was borne: thou arte my God, euen fro my mothers wombe.

O go nat fro me, for trouble is harde at [unspec C] hande, and here is none to helpe me. Many oxen are come about me, greate bulles of Basan close me in on euery syde. They gape vpon me with theyr mouthes, as it were a rampynge and roarynge lyon.

* 1.78 I am powred out lyke water, and al my bones are out of ioynt: my herte also in the myddest of my body is euen lyke meltynge waxe. My strēgth is dryed vp lyke a po••∣sherde, & my tonge cleueth to my go••es and [unspec D] thou shalt bringe me in to the dust of dethe.

For {fleur-de-lys} (many) ☞ dogges are come about me, & the councell of the wicked laye seage agaynste me. They pearsed my handes

and my tete, I maye tell all my bones, they stande starynge and lokynge vpon me.

They parte my garmentes among thē,* 1.79 and caste lottes vpon my vesture. But be not thou farre fro me, O Lord: thou art my succoure, hast the to helpe me. Delyuer my soule from the swerde, my darlyng from the [unspec E] power of the dogge. Saue me frome the lyons mouthe: thou hast herde me also from among the hornes of the vnicornes. I wyl declare thy name vnto my brethreu: in the* 1.80 myddest of the congregacion wyll I prayse the. O prayse the Lorde ye that feare hym: [unspec F] Magnyfie him al ye of the sede of Iacob: &* 1.81 feare him al ye sede of Israel. For he hath nat dispysed nor abhorred the lowe estate of the pore: he hath nat hyd his face from hym but when he called vnto him, he herde him.

My prayse is of the in the greate congre∣gacion, my vowes wyl I perfourme in the syght of them that feare hym. The poore shall eate, and be satisfied: they that seke af∣ter the Lorde, shall prayse hym: your herte [unspec G] shall lyue for euer. All the endes of the worlde shall remēbre them selues, & be tur∣ned vnto the Lord, & al y^• kynredes of the na¦cions, shall worshyppe before him. For the kyngdome is the Lordes / & he is the gouer∣nour among the people. Al suche as be fat vpon earth ☞ haue eaten & worshypped. Al they that go downe into the duste, and lyue so hardly shall knele before hi, and my soule shall lyue to him and. {fleur-de-lys} (My) Sede shal ser¦ue him: they shalbe counted vnto the Lorde for a generacion. They shall come, and {fleur-de-lys} (the heauens) shal declare his rightuous∣nes: vnto a people that shall be borne, whō the Lorde hathe made.

¶ The. xxiij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauyd.

THE Lorde is my shepherd, therfore cā* 1.82 I lacke nothyng. He shall fede me in a grene pasture, and leade me forth beside the [unspec A] waters of comforte He shall conuerte my soule, & bring me forth in the pathes of righ¦tuousnes for his names sake. Yee thoughe I walke throwe the valley of the shadowe of death, I wyll feare no euyll, for thou arte with me: thy rod & thy staffe they cōfort me.

Thou shalt prepayre a table before me a∣gaynst [unspec B] them y^t trouble me. y^• hast anoynted my hede with oyle, and my cup shalbe full.

But {fleur-de-lys} (thy) l••uynge kyndnes and mercy shall folowe me al the dayes of my lyfe. & I wyl dwel in the house of the Lorde for euer.

¶ The. xxiiij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid. (in the fyrste daye of the Sabath.)

The * 1.83 earth is the Lordes, and all that therin is: the compasse of the worlde, & thay that dwell therin. For he hathe foun∣ded it vpon the sees, and prepared it vpon [unspec A] the floudes. * 1.84 Who shal ascende into y^• hyl* 1.85 of the Lorde? Or, who shall ryse vp in his holy place? Euen he that hathe cleane han∣des & a pure harte: and that hathe nat lyfte vp his mynde vnto vanyte, nor sworne to bysceaue. {fleur-de-lys} (hys neyghbour) He shall re∣ceaue the blessynge from the Lorde, and ryghteousnesse from the God of his salua∣cyon. [unspec B] This is the generacion of them that seke hym, euen of them that seke thy face, O Iacob. Sela. {fleur-de-lys} Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates, and be ye lifte vp, ye euerlastynge dores, and the kynge of glory shal come in.

Who is this kynge of glorye? It is the Lorde stronge and myghty, euen the Lorde myghty in batell. Lyfte vp your heades (O ye gates) and be ye lyfte vp ye euerlastynge dores, and the kynge of glory shal come in.

Who is this king of glory? Euē the Lord of Hoostes, he is the kynge of glory. Sela.

¶ The. xxv. Psalme.

¶ Of Dauid.* 1.86

VNto the (O Lorde) wyll Ilyfte vp my soule. My God. I haue put my truste [unspec A] in the: Oh let me nat be cōfounded, neyther lette myne enemyes tryumphe ouer me.

* 1.87 For all they that hope in the, shall nat be a shamed: but such as trāsgresse without a cause, shall be put to confusion. Shewe me thy wayes, O Lorde, and teache me thy pathes Leade me forth in thy trueth, and learne me, for thou arte the God of my sal∣uacyon: in the hathe bene my hope all the [unspec B] daye longe. Call to remenbraunce (O Lorde) thy tender mercyes, and thy louyng kyndenesses, whiche haue bene euer of olde

O remembre not the * 1.88 synnes and offen∣ces of my youth, but accordynge vnto thy mercye thynke vpon me (O Lorde) for thy goodnesse. Good and ryghtuous is the Lorde, therefore wyll he teache synners in the waye. Them that be meke, shall he gyde in iudgement: & suche as be gentle, thē [unspec C] shall he learne his waye. All the pathes of the Lorde are mercy and trueth, vnto su∣che as kepe his couenaunt and his testimo∣nies. * 1.89 For thy names sake, O Lorde, be mercyfull vnto my synne, for it is greate.

What man is he that feareth the Lorde? him shall he teache in the waye that he shall chose. His soule shal dwell at ease, and his sede shall inherite the lande. The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him

* 1.90 and he wyll shewe them his couenaunt.

Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto y^• Lord for he shal pluck my fete out of y^t net. Turne the vnto me, & haue mercy vpō me: for I am [unspec D] desolate: & in misery. The sorowes of my herte are enlarged: O bring y^• me out of my troubles. Loke vpon myne aduersyte & mi¦sery, & forgyue me al my sine. Consydre min enemyes howe many they are, & beare a ma¦licious hate agaynst me. O kepe my soule & delyuer me: let me nat be confounded, for I haue put my trust in the. Let perfectnesse and ryghtuous dealynge wayte vpon me, for my hope hath bene in the. Delyuer Is∣rael, O GOD, out of all his troubles.

¶ The. xxvj. Psalme.

¶ (A Psalme of Dauyd) Afore he was enbalmed.* 1.91

BETHOV my * 1.92 iudge O Lorde for I haue walked innocētly: my trust hathe bene also in the LORDE, therfore shall I nat fall. * 1.93 Examen me, O Lorde, and [unspec A] proue me: trye out my reynes and my hert,

For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes, & I wyl walke in thy trueth. I haue nat dwelt w^t vayne persons, neyther wyll I haue felowshyp with the disceytfull. I haue hated the congregacion of the wicked and wyll nat syt amonge y^• vngodly. * 1.94 I wyll wasshe my hādes in innocēcy, O Lorde [unspec B] and so wyll I go to thyne aulter. That I maye shewe the voyce of thankes gyuynge, and tell of all thy wonderous workes.

Lorde, I haue loued the habitacion of thy house, & the place where thy honoure dwel∣leth. O shutte nat vp my soule w^t the syn¦ners, nor my lyfe with the blode thrustye. [unspec C]

In whose handes is wickednes, and their ryght hande is full of gyftes. But as for me I wyll walke innocentely: O delyuer me, and be mercyfull vnto me. My fore standeth ryght: I wyll prayse the Lorde in the congregacions.

¶ The, xxvij. Psalme,

Of Dauid.

THE Lorde is my * 1.95 lyght and my sal¦uacyon: whome shall I feare? the Lorde is the strengthe of my lyfe: of whom shall I be afrayed? When the wycked [unspec A] (euen myne ennemyes and my foes) ••••me vpon me, to eate vp my flesshe, they stom∣bled and fel. Though an hoste of men were layed agaynst me, yet shall nat my herte be afrayed: and though there rose vp warre a∣gaynst [unspec B] me, yet wyll I put my trust in hym.

* 1.96 One thynge haue I desyred of y^• Lorde whiche I wyll requyre: euen y^t I may dwel in the•• house of y^• Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe, to beholde the fayre beutie of the Lord, and to vyset his temple. For in the tyme of trouble he shal hyde me in his * 1.97 taberna∣cle, yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge shall he kepe me, & set me vp vpon a * 1.98 rocke of stone. And nowe shall he lyfte vp my heade aboue myne enemyes rounde aboute me. Therfore wyl I offre in his dwellyng, the oblacion of thankes geuynge: I wyll synge and speake prayses vnto the Lorde. [unspec C]

Herken vnto my voyce, O Lorde, when I crye vnto the: haue mercy vpon me, and heare me. My herte hathe talked of the Seke ye my face: thy face Lord wyl I seke. O hyde nat thou thy face fro me, nor caste thy seruaunt awaye in dyspleasure. Thou hast ben my succoure, leaue me nat, neyther forsake me, O God of my saluacyon. Whā my father and my mother forsake me, the Lorde taketh me vp. Teache me thy waye [unspec D] O lord, & leade me the ryght waye, because of myne enemyes. Delyuer me nat ouer in¦to the wyll of myne aduersaryes, for there are false wytnesses rysen vp agaynste me, & suche as speake wronge. I beleue verely to se the goodnes of the Lorde in the lande of the lyuyng. O tary thou the Lordes ley sure * 1.99 be stronge, and he shal conforte thyne herte, and put thou thy truste in the Lorde.

¶ The. xxviij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid.* 1.100

VNto the wyll I crye, O Lorde my strength: thynke no scorne of me, lest [unspec A] yf thou make the as thoughe thou hardest nat, I become lyke them, that go downe in¦to the pytte. Heare the voyce of my hum∣ble peticions, when I crye vnto the, whā I holde vp my hādes towarde the mercy seate of thy holy tēple. O plucke me nat awaye {fleur-de-lys} (neyther destroye me) with the vngodly & wycked doers * 1.101 whiche spake fryndely to theyr neyghbours, but ymagin mischefe in [unspec B] theyr hertes. * 1.102 Rewarde thē accordyng to theyr dedes: and accordynge to the wycked nesse of theyr owne inuencions. Recom∣pense them after the worke of theye han∣des: paye them that they haue deserued.

For they regarde nat the workes of the Lorde, nor the operacyon of hys handes therfore shall he breake them downe, and nat buylde them vp. Praysed be the [unspec C] Lorde, for he hath harde the voyce of myne humble petyons. * 1.103 The Lorde is my strengthe and my shylde: my herte hathe trusted in hym, and I am helped: ther∣fore my herte daunseth for ioye, and in

my songe wyll I prayse hym. The Lorde is theyr strength and he is the wholsome de¦fence of hys anoynted. O Saue thy peo∣ple, and geue thy blessynge vnto * 1.104 thyne en∣heritaūce: fede them, & set them vp for euer.

¶ The. xxix. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid (at the perfourmynge* 1.105 of the Tabernacle.

BRynge vnto the Lorde (O ye myghtie) [unspec A] {fleur-de-lys} (bring yonge rāmes vnto the Lorde) ascribe vnto the Lorde worshippe & strēgth Geue the Lorde the honoure due vnto hys name: worshippe the Lorde with holy wor∣shippe. * 1.106 It is the Lorde that commaun∣dethe the waters: It is the gloryous God that maketh the thonder: * 1.107 it is the Lorde that ruleth the see. The voice of the Lorde [unspec B] is myghtye in operacyon, the voyce of the Lorde is a gloryous voyce. The voyce of the Lorde breaketh the * 1.108 Cedre trees: yee the Lorde breaketh the Ceders of Libanus.

He made them also to skyppe lyke a Calfe: Libanus also, and Sirion like a yong vny¦corne. The voyce of the Lorde deuydeth the flames of fyre: the voice of the Lorde, sha¦keth the wyldernesse, yee the Lorde shaketh the wyldernesse of Cades. The voyce of the Lord maketh the hyndes to bryng forth yonge and dyscouereth the thycke busshes: and in hys temple doth euery man speke of his honoure. The Lorde sitteth aboue the water floude, and the Lorde remayneth a kyng for euer. The Lorde shal geue strēgth vnto his people, the Lorde shall blesse hys his people in peace.

¶ The. xxx. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme and songe of the dedicacyon of the house of Dauyd.* 1.109

I Wyll magnyfye the, O Lorde, for thou haste set me vp, and nat made my foes to triumphe ouer me. O Lorde my God, I tryed vnto the, and thou haste healed me.

Thou Lorde hast brought my soule out of hel: thou hast kepte my lyfe, from them that go downe to the pyt. Synge praises vnto [unspec B] the Lorde (O ye Sayntes of hys) and geue thankes vnto hym for a remembraunce of hys holynesse. * 1.110 For hys wrath endureth but the twynclynge of an eye, and his plea∣sure is in lyfe: heuynesse maye endure for a night, but ioy cōmeth againe in the mornīg And in my {pro}sperite, I sayd: I shal neuer be remoued: thou Lord of thy goodnesse hadst made my hyll so stronge. Thou dyddeste [unspec C] turne thy face (fro me) and I was troubled. Then cryed I vnto the, O Lorde, and gat me to my Lorde right humbly. What pro¦fit is there in my bloude, whan I go downe to the pyt. Shall the duste geue thanckes vnto the? Or shall it declare thy trueth?.

Heare, O Lorde, and haue mercy vpon me: [unspec D] Lorde be thou my helper. Thou haste tur¦ned my heuynesse in to ioye: thou hast put of my sacke clothe / and gyrded me with glad∣nesse. Therfore shall (euery good man) synge of thy prayse without seassynge: O my God, I wyll geue thanckes vnto the for euer. ❧:☞:❧

¶ The. xxxi. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd.* 1.111

IN the, O Lorde, haue I put my trust: let [unspec A] me neuer be put to confusion: deliuer me in thy ryghteousnesse. Bowe downe thine eare to me, make haste to delyuer me: be thou my stronge cocke & a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me. For thou arte my stronge holde, and my castell. Be thou also my gyde, and leade me for thy names sake. Drawe me out of the net that they haue layed pryuely for me, for thou arte my strength. * 1.112 Into thy hādes I commende my spyryte: For thou hast delyuered me / O Lorde thou God of treuth. I haue hated them that holde of supersticious vanities / [unspec B] and my truste hathe bene in the Lorde. I wyll be glad and reioyse in thy mercy: for thou haste cōsydred my trouble, and haste knowen my soule in aduersyte. Thou hast nat shut me vp in to the hāde of the enemye but hast set my fete i a large rowme. Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde, for I am in trou∣ble, & myne eye is consumed for very heuy∣nesse, yee my soule and my bely. For my lyfe is waxen olde with heuynesse, and my yea∣res with mournynge. My strengthe fayleth me because of myne inyquyte, and my bones are consumed. I became a re∣profe [unspec C] amonge all myne enemyes, but specy∣ally amonge my neyghbours, and they of mine acquaintaūce were afraied of me, and they that dyd se me without, fled from me. I am forgotten, as a deed man: which vani¦sheth out of the ryght waye of thē that lyue I am become lyke a broken vessel. For I haue herde that blasphemye of the multy∣tude: euery mā abhorreth me while they cō∣spyre together agaynst me, and are purpo∣sed to take awaye my lyfe. But my hope hath bene in the, O Lorde, I haue sayde: thou arte my God. My tymes is in thy hande, delyuer me from the hande of myne enemies, and from them that persecute me. [unspec D]

Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy coū¦tenaūce, and saue me for thy mercyes sake.

Let me nat be confounded, O Lorde, for I haue called vpon the: let the vngodly be put to confucion, and be put to sylēce in the graue. Let the lyenge lyppes be put to sy∣lence, whiche cruelly, disdaynfully, and de∣spytfully, speake agaynste the ryghtuous. O howe plentyfull is thy goodnes, whiche thou hast layed vp for them that feare the•• and that thou hast prepayred for them, that [unspec E] put theyr truste in the, euen before the son∣nes of men? Thou shalte hyde them pry∣uely by thyne owne presence frome the pro∣uokynges of al men: thou shalte kepe them secretely in thy Tabernacle, from the stryfe of tonges. Thanked be the Lorde for he hathe shewed merueylous greate kynde∣nesse in a stronge cytie. And when I made haste, I saide: I am caste out of thy sight of thyne eyes. Neuertheles, thou herdeste the voyce of my prayers, when I cryed vn∣to the. O loue the Lorde (al ye his sayntes) for the Lorde preserueth thē that are fayth∣full, & plentuously rewardeth he the proude doer. * 1.113 Be stronge, & he shal strength your herte / all ye y^t put your trust in the Lorde.

¶ The. xxxii. Psalme.

¶ An instruccyon of Dauyd.* 1.114

BLESSED is he, whose vnrightuous∣nes is forgyuen, and whose synne is co¦uered. [unspec A] * 1.115 Blessed is the man, vnto whome the Lorde imputeth no synne, and in whose sprete there is no gyle. For whyle I helde my tonge, my bones consumed awaye tho∣rowe my daylye complaynynge. For thy hande is heuy vpon me day and nyght, and my moysture is lyke the drough in Som∣mer. Sela. I wyll knoweledge my synne [unspec B] vnto the, & myne vnryghteousnesse haue I nat hyd. I sayd: * 1.116 I wyl cōfesse my sinnes vnto the Lorde, & so thou forgauest the wyc¦kednesse of my synne. Dela. For this shall euery one that is godly, make hys prayer vnto the ☞ in due season, but in the greate water floudes they shall nat come nye hym.

Thou arte my defēce, thou shalte preserue me frō trouble: thou shalt cōpasse me about with sōges of delyueraūce. Sela. I wyl enfourme the, & teach the i the way wherin y^u shalt go: & I wyll gyde y^• with myne eye. Ye shal nat be lyke a horse & mule, whiche haue no vnderstāding. And whose mouthes must be holdē w^t byt & brydle, leste they fall vpō y^•. Great plages remayne for y^• vngod∣ly, but who so putteth his trust in y^• Lorde, mercy embraceth hi on euery syde. Be glad, O ye righteous, & reioyse in y^• Lorde and be ioyfull all ye that are true of hrete.

¶ The. xxxiii. Psalme.

REioyce * 1.117 in the Lorde, O ye ryghtu∣ous, for it becommeth well the iuste to [unspec A] be thankful * 1.118 Prayse the Lord with harpe synge Psalmes vnto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strynges. Synge vnto the Lorde a newe sōge, synge prayses lustely {fleur-de-lys} (vnto hym) with a good corage. For the worde of the Lorde is true, and all his wor∣kes are faythful. He loueth ryghtuousnes and iudgement: the earth is ful of the good¦nesse of the Lorde. * 1.119 By the worde of the Lorde were the heauens made, and all the* 1.120 Hoostes of them by the breth of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the see togy∣ther as it were vpon a heape, and layeth [unspec B] vp the depe in secret. Let al the earth feare the Lorde: stande in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the worlde. * 1.121 For he spake, and it was done: he commaunded, and it stode fast

The Lorde bryngeth the * 1.122 councell of the Heithen to nought, and maketh the deuices of the people, to be of none effecte. {fleur-de-lys} (and ca∣steth out the councels of Prynces.)

The councell of the Lorde shall endure for euer, and the thoughtes of his hert from generacyon to generacyon. Blessed is the people whose God is the Lorde Iehouah, and blessed is the folke that haue chosen bē to be theyr inheritaunce. The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen, and behelde all the chyldren of men: from the habitacion of his dwellyng, he consydreth all them that dwel in the earthe. He tashyoneth all the hertes of them, and vnderstandeth all theyr wor∣kes. There is no kynge that can be saued by the multitude of an hoste, neyther is any myghty man delyuered by muche strength.

A horse is counted but a vayne thynge to saue a man, neyther shal he delyuer any mā by his greate strength. Beholde, the eye of the Lorde is vpon them that feare him, and vpon them that put theyr truste in his mer∣cye. To delyuer theyr soules from deathe, and to fede thē in the tyme of dearth. Our soule hath paciently taried for the Lorde, for he is our helpe and our shylde. For oure herte shall reioyce in hym, because we haue hoped in his holy name. Let thy mercyful kyndnesse, O Lorde, be vpon vs, lyke as we haue put our trust in the.

¶ The. xxxiiij. Psalme.

¶ Of Dauyd, when he chaunged his speache be∣fore Abimilech: whiche droue him a∣waye and he departed.* 1.123

I Wyll all waye gyue thankes vnto the Lorde, h{is} prayse shal euer be in my mouth My soule shal make her bost i the Lorde: the

humble shall here therof, and be glad. O prayse the Lorde with me, and let vs mag∣nyfye his name together. * 1.124 I soughte the Lorde, and he hearde me, yee he delyuered me out of all my feare. They had an eye vnto him, and were lyghtened, and theyr fa¦ces were nat ashamed. Lo, the poore cry∣eth, and the Lorde heareth hym, yee and sa∣ueth [unspec B] hym out of all hys troubles. * 1.125 The Aungell of the Lorde tarieth rounde about them and feare hym, and delyuereth them.

O taste and se, howe gracious the Lorde is, * 1.126 blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O * 1.127 feare the Lorde, ye that be his sayn∣tes: for they that feare him, lacke nothyng.

The lyons do lacke, & suffre hunger but they whiche seke the Lorde / shall wante no maner of thyng that is good. Come ye chil¦dren / and [unspec C] herken vnto me, I wyl teach you the feare of the Lorde. What man is he* 1.128 that listeth to lyue, and woloe fayne se good daies? Kepe thy tonge from euell, and thy lyppes, that they speake no gyle. Eschue cuyll, and do good: seke peace and ensue it.

The eyes of the Lorde are ouer the righ∣tuous, & his eares are open vnto their pray¦ers. The countenaunce of the Lorde is a∣gaynst them that do euyll, to rote out the re membraunce of them from the earth. The rightuous crye, and the Lorde heareth thē, and delyuereth them out of all theyr trou∣bles. [unspec D] The Lorde is nye vnto them that are of a contrayte herte, and wyll saue suche as be of an humble sprete. * 1.129 Greate are the troubles of the ryghteous, but the Lorde delyuereth hym out of all. He kepeth all his bones, so that nat one of them can be broken. Eut mysfourtune shal slaye the vngodly, and they that hate the rightuous shalbe desolate. The Lorde delyuereth the soules of his seruauntes: and all they y^• put theyr trust in him shal nat be destitute

The▪ xxxv. Psalme.

O•• Dauid.

PLeade thou my cause, O Lorde, with them that stryue wtth me: and fyght thou agaynste them that fyght agaynste me. Laye hande vpon the shylde and buc∣ler, [unspec A] & stande vp to helpe me. Brynge forth the speare, & stope the waye agaynste them that persecute me, say vnto my soule: I am thy saluacyon. Let them be coufounded and put to shame, that seke after my soule: let them be turned backe, & brought to con∣fusion, that ymagyn myschefe for me. * 1.130 Let* 1.131 them be as duste before the wynde, and the aungell of the Lorde scateringe them. Let theyr way be darke and slippery, and let the the aungell of the Lorde persecute them. For they haue preuely laied their net to de∣stroy me without a cause, yee euen without a cause haue they made a pyt for my soule.

Let a sodaine destruccion come vpon him [unspec B] vnawares: and hys net that he hath layed pryuely, catche hym selfe, that he maye fall into hys owne myschefe. And my soule be ioyfull in the Lorde: it shall reioyce in hys* 1.132 saluacyon. All my bones shall saye: Lor∣de, who is lyke vnto the? whiche delyue∣rest the poore from stronger than hym selfe yee the poore and the wretched from hym that spoileth him. False wytnesse dyd ryse vp: they lated to my charge, thinges that I knowe nat. They rewarded me euell for good, to the great dyscomforte of my soule,

Neuerthelesse: whē they were sicke, I put on a sacke cloth: and hūbled my soule with fastynge, & my prayer shal turne into myne owne bosō. I behaued my self as though [unspec C] it had bene my frēde or my brother, I went heuely as one that morneth for his mother.

But in myne aduersyte they reioysed, and gathered them together: yee the very abiec¦tes came together agaīst me vnawares, ma kynge mowes at me, & ceassed not. With y^• flatterers were busy mockers, which gnas shed agaynst me with theyr tethe. Lorde, howe longe wylte thou loke vpon this? O deliuer my soule from the wicked rumours of them, and my dearlynge from the lyons?

So wyll I geue the thankes in the great congregacyon, I wyll prayse the amonge much people. O let not them that are mine enemyes tryumphe ouer me for naught: ne∣ther let them wyncke with theyr eyes, that * 1.133 hate me without a cause. And why? theyr cōmonynge is nat for peace, but they yma∣gyn dysceytfull wordes agaynst them that are quyet in the lande. They gaped vpon [unspec D] me with their mouthes, and sayde: fye on the, fye on the: we dyd se it with oure eyes. Thys thou haste sene, O Lorde: holde nat* 1.134 thy tong then, go nat farre fro me, O Lorde

Awake and stande vp: auenge thou my cause, my God, and my Lorde. Iudge me O Lorde my God, accordynge to thy rygh∣tuousnesse, and let them not triumphe ouer me. Let them not saye in theyr hertes: there, there, so wolde we haue it: neyther let them saye: we haue ouer come him. Let them be put to confusyon and shame, that together reioise at my trouble, let thē be clothed with rebuke and dishonoure, that boast them sel ues agaynst me. Let them be glad and re∣ioyse,

that fauoure my rightuous dealynge yee let them saye alway: blessed be the Lord that willeth the peace of his seruaunte.

And as for my tonge, it shalbe talkynge of thy ryghtuones and of thy prayse, all the daye longe.

¶ The. xxxvi. Psalme.

¶ To the chauntee, of Dauyd the seruaunt of the Lorde.

MY herte sheweth me the wyckednesse of the vngodly, that * 1.135 there is no feare of God before his eies. For he flatereth hī selfe in his owne syght, tyll his abhomyna∣ble synne be founde out. The wordes of his mouthe are vnryghtuous, and full of disceyte: he hath lefte of to behaue him selfe well and to do good. He ymagyneth mys∣chefe vpon his bedde. and hath set him selfe in no good way, neyther doth he refuse any thynge that is euyll. Thy mercy, O Lord reacheth vnto the Heauen, and thy trueth vnto the cloudes. Thy ryghtuous∣nes standeth lyke the stronge mountaines: thy iudgementes are lyke the greate depe. [unspec B]

Thou Lorde wylte preserue bothe man & beaste. Howe excellente is thy mercy, O God? and the children of men shal put their truste vnder the shadowe of thy wynges.

They shall be satysfyed with the plentu∣ousnes of thy house, and thou shalte gyue them dryncke of thy pleasure, as out of the ryuer. For with the is the well of lyfe, and in thy lyght, shall we se lyght. O sprede forth thy louynge kyndnes vnto them that knowe the, and thy ryghtuousnes vnto thē that are true of herte. O let not the fote of pryde come agaynste me: and let nat y^• hāde of the vngodly caste me downe. ☞ There are they fallen (all) that worke wyckednes: they are caste downe, and shal nat be able to stande.

¶ The. xxxvij. Psame.

¶ A Psalme of Dauyd.

FRET nat thy self because of the vngod¦ly neyther be thou enuious agaynst the euyll doers. For they shall sone be cut dow∣ne [unspec A] lyke the grasse, and be wythered euen as the grene herbe. Put thou thy truste in the Lorde, and do good: dwel in the lande, and ••erely thou shalt be fedde. Delyte thou in the Lorde, and he shall gyue the thy her∣tes desyre. Commytte thy waye vnto the LORDE, and put thy truste in hym, and he shall brynge it to passe. He shall make thy ryghtuousnesse as cleare as the lyght: & thy iust dealyng as the none daye. Holde the styll in the Lorde, and abyde pacyently vpon hym: but greue nat thy selfe at hym whose waye dothe prospere, and that dothe [unspec B] after euyll councels. Leaue of frō wrath, and let go displeasure, frete nat thy selfe, els shalt thou be moued to do euell. Wyc∣ked doers shalbe roted out: and they that pacyently abyde the Lorde, shall enherete the lande. Yet a lytle whyle, and the vn∣godly shalbe cleane gone: thou shalte loke after hys place, and he shalbe awaye. But [unspec C] the meke spreted shal possesse the earth, and shalbe refreshed in muche rest. The vngod∣ly seketh coūcel against the iust, & gnassheth vpon him with his tethe. The Lorde shall laughe hym to scorne, for he hathe sene, that his daies is cōmyng. The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde, and haue bended their bowe, to cast downe the poore and ne∣dye, and to slee suche as be of ryght conuer∣sacyon. Theyr swerde shall go thorowe their owne herte, and theyr bowe shalbe bro¦ken. A small thynge that the ryghtuous hathe, is better then greate ryches of the vs godly. For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken, and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous. The Lorde knoweth y^• dayes of the godly, and their inheritaūce shall en∣dure for euer. They shall nat be confoun∣ded [unspec D] in the peryllous tyme, and in the dayes of derth they shal haue ynough. As for the vngodly, they shal perishe: and the enemies of the Lorde shal cōsume ☞ as the fat of lā∣bes: yee euen as the smoke shal they cōsume awaye. The vngodly boroweth & payeth nat agayne, but the rightuous is mercyfull & lyberal. Such as be blessed of God, shal possesse the lande, & they that be cursed of hi shalbe roted out. The Lord ordreth a good mans goieng, & maketh his waye accepta∣ble* 1.136 to him selfe. * 1.137 Though he fall, he shall nat be cast awaye, for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande. I haue ben yong, and nowe am olde: & yet sawe I neuer the righ∣tuous forsakē, nor h{is} sede to seke theyr brede* 1.138

* 1.139 The ryghtuous is euer mercyful, and [unspec E] lendeth, and his sede is blessed. Fle from euyll, and do good, and dwel for euer. For the Lord loueth the thyng that is ryght, he forsaketh nat his godly, but they are preser¦ued for euer more: {fleur-de-lys} (The vnryghtuous shal be punysshed.) as for the sede of the vngodly it shalbe roted out. The ryghtuous shal inherite the lande, and dwel therin for euer

The mouthe of the rightuous is exerci∣sed in wysdome, and his tonge wyll be tal∣kynge of iudgement. The lawe of God

goynges shall nat slyde. The vngodly seythe the ryghteous, and sekethe occasyon to sleye hym. The Lorde wyll nat leaue hym in hys hande, ner condempne him whē he is iudged. Hope thou in the Lorde, and kepe his waie, and he shal promote the, that thou shalte possessethe lande, when the vn∣godly shall perishe, thou shalt se it. I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power and floryshynge lyke a grene baye tree: and I wente by, and lo, he was gone: I soughte hym but {fleur-de-lys} (his place,) coulde no where be foūd. Kepe innocency, & take hede vnto the thynge that is rygte, for that shal brynge a a man peace at the laste. As for the trans∣gressours, they shall perysshe together, and the vngodly shall be roted out at the laste. [unspec G]

But the saluacion of the ryghtuous com∣meth of y^• Lorde, which is also their strēgth in the tyme of trouble. And the Lordeshal stande by▪ them, and saue them: he shal dely∣uer them from the vngodly, and shall saue them, because they put theyr truste in hym. [unspec A]

¶ The. xxxviij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid for remembraunce.

PUt me nat * 1.140 to rebuke (O Lorde) ī thine anger: nether chasten me in thy heuy dis¦pleasure. For thyne arowes stycke fast in me, and thy hande presseth me sore. There is no health in my flesshe, because of thy dis¦pleasure: nether is there any reste in my bo∣nes, by reason of my synne. For my wyc∣kednesses are gone ouer my heade, and are lyke a sore burthen, to heuy for me to beare.

My woundes stynke and are corrupte, thorowe my folyshenesse. I am brought in∣to so greate trouble and mysery, that I go [unspec B] morninge al the daye long For my loynes are fylled with a sore dysese, and there is no whole parte in my body. I am feble and sore smyten, I haue tored for the very dys∣quyetnes of my hert. Lorde, thou knowest all my desyre, and my gronynge is nat hyd from the. My herte panteth, my strength hath fayled me. and the lyght of myne eyes [unspec C] is gone fro me. * 1.141 My louers and my neigh∣bours dyd stande lokynge vpon my trou∣ble, and my kinsmen stode a farre of. They also that sought after my lyfe, layed snares for me: and they that wente aboute to do me euyl, talked of wickednesse, and Imagined dysceate all the daye longe. As for me, I was like a deafe man and herde nat, and as one that is domme, whiche dothe nat open his mouth. I was euen as a man that hea∣reth nat: & in whose mouth are no reprofes.

For in the, O Lorde haue I put my trust, [unspec D] y^u shalt answere for me, O Lord my God I haue requyred, y^• then {fleur-de-lys} (euen my enemyes) shuld nat tryūphe ouer me: for whā my fote slypte, they reioysed greatly agaynste me. I truly am set in the plage, and my heuy∣nesse is euer my syghte. For I wyll con∣fesse my wyckednesse / and be sory for my synne. But myne enemyes lyue, and are myghtye: and they that hate me wrong∣fully, are many in nombre. They also that rewarde euel for good are agaynste me / be∣cause I folowe the thynge that good is. Forsake me nat (O Lorde my God.) Be nat thou farre fro me. Haste the to helpe me, O Lorde {fleur-de-lys} (God) my saluacyon.

¶ The. xxxix. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter ☞ Ieduthun a Psalme of Dauid.

I Sayde: I wyll take hede to my wayes,* 1.142 that I offende nat in my tonge. I wyll kepe my mouthe (as it were with a brydle) whyle the vngodly is in my syghte.

I helde my tonge, and spake nothynge, I kepte sylence yee euen from good wordes but it was payne and grefe to me. My herte was hote within me / and whyle I was thus musynge, the fyre kyndled: and (at the last) I spake with my tong: * 1.143 Lorde [unspec B] let me knowe myne ende and the nombre of my dayes: that I maye be certyfyed howe longe I haue to lyue. * 1.144 Beholde, thou haste made my dayes as it were a spanne [unspec A] longe, and myne age is euen as nothynge in respecte of the: and veryly euery man ly∣uynge is all together vanite. Salah. For man walketh in a vayne shadowe, and disquyeteth hym selfe in vayne: he heapeth vp ryches * 1.145 and can nat tell who shall ga∣ther them. And nowe Lorde what is my hope? trulye my hope is euen in the. Dely∣uer me from all myne offences, and make me nat a rebuke vnto the foolyshe. I be∣came domme, and opened nat my mouthe, [unspec C] for it was thy doynge. Take thy plage a∣waye fro me: I am euen consumed by the meanes of thy heauye hande. When thou with rebukes doste chasten man for synne, thou makeste his bewty to consume away, lyke as it were a mothe. Euery man ther∣fore is but vanyte. Selah. Heare my prayer / O Lorde / and with thyne eares cō∣sydre my callynge: holde nat thy peace at my teares. For * 1.146 I am a straūger with the and a songeouer, as all my fathers were.

Oh spare me a lytle, that I may recouer my strength, before I god hence: and be no∣more sene,

¶ The. xl. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid.

I Wayted pacyently for the Lorde, and he enclyned vnto me: and hearde my cal∣lynge. [unspec A] He brought me also out of the hor¦rible pytte, out of the myre and claye, and sette my fete vpon the rocke, and ordred my goynges. And he hathe put a newe songe in my mouth, euen a thankesgeuynge vnto oure God. Many shall se it, and feare, and shall put theyr trust in the Lorde * 1.147 Blessed is the man, that hathe set his hope in the Lorde and turned not vnto the proude, and to suche as go aboute with lyes. O Lorde my God, great are thy wonderous workes whiche thou haste done: lyke as be also thy thoughtes whiche are to vs warde: and yet there is no man ☞ that ordreth them vnto the. Yf I wolde declare them, and [unspec B] speake of them they shulde be mo then I am able to expresse. * 1.148 Sacryfyce and meat* 1.149 offerynge y^u woldest nat haue but ☞ {fleur-de-lys} myne eares haste thou opened: burnt offerynges and sacrifice for synne haste thou nat requi∣red. Then sayde I: Lo I come ☞ In the volume of the boke it is wrytten of me, that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll, O my God, I am contente to do it: yee thy lawe is within my ••erie. I haue declared thy ryghteousnesse in the greate congregacyon: Lo, I wyll nat retrayne my lyppes, O Lord, and that thou knowest. I haue nat hyd thy rygtuous∣nes within my herte, my talkyng hathe ben of thy trueth and of thy saluacyon I haue [unspec C] not kepte backe thy louyng mercy, & trueth from the great congregacion. Withdraw nat thou thy mercy fro me O Lorde, let thy louynge kyndnesse and thy trueth alwaye preserue me, For innumerable troubles are come aboute me: my synnes haue taken suche holde vpon me, that I am nat able to loke vp: yee they are mo in nombre then the heares of my hede, and my hert hath fayled me. O Lorde, let it be thy pleasure to de∣lyuer me, make haste (O Lorde) to helpe me [unspec D] Let them be ashamed and confoūded▪ togy¦ther that seke after my ☞ soule to destroye it: let them fal backewarde and be put to re buke, that wishe me euyll. Let them be de∣solate & rewarded w^t shame, that saye vnto me, fye vpon the, fy vpon the. Let al those that seke the, be ioyfull and glad in the: and let suche as loue thy saluacyon, say alway: the Lorde be praysed. As for me, I am pore and nedy, but the Lorde careth for me:

Thou arte my helper and redemer: make no longe taryinge (O my God.)

¶ The. xlj. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter▪ a Psalme. of Dauid.* 1.150

BLESSED is he * 1.151 y^• cōsidreth y^• ☞ pore {fleur-de-lys} (and nedy) y^• Lorde shall delyuer hym [unspec A] in the tyme of trouble. The Lorde preserue hym, and kepe him alyue: that he maye be blessed vpon earth, and delyuer nat thou hī into the wyll of his enemyes. The Lorde comforte him, when he lyeth sycke vpon his bedde: make thou al his bed in his sickenes.

I sayde Lorde be mercyful vnto me, hele my soule, for I haue synned agaynst the.

Myne enemyes speake euyll of me: when [unspec B] shall he dye, & his name perishe? And yf he come to se me, he speaketh vanite, & his hert cōceyueth falshode within him selfe: & whan he commeth forthe, he telleth it. All myne enemyes whisper togyther agaynst me: euē agaynst me do they ymagyn this euyl. Let the sentence of gyltynesse procede agaynste him: & nowe that he lyeth, let him rise vp no more. Yee, euen mine owne famylier frende whome I trusted * 1.152 (whiche dyd also eate of my breade) hathe {fleur-de-lys} layde greate wayte for me. But be thou mercyfull vnto me (O Lord) rayse thou me vp agayne, & I shal re∣warde [unspec C] them. By this I knowe thou fa∣uoureste me, that myne enemye dothe not triumphe agaynste me. And whan I am in my health, thou vpholdest me, and shalte se•• me before thy face for euer. Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell, worlde without ende Amen, and

Amen.

¶ The. xlij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a mon••cyon of the sonnes of Corah.

LIke as the herte desyreth the water bro¦kes so longeth my soule after the. (O* 1.153 God.) My soule is a thurste for GOD, ye•• euen for the lyuynge GOD: when shall I [unspec A] come, to appeare before the presence of God

* 1.154 My teares haue bene my meate day & nyght, whyle they daylye saye vnto me: where is thy God? Nowe when I thynke there vpō * 1.155 I powre out my hert by my self: for I went with y^• multitude, & brought thē forth vnto the house of god, in the voyce of [unspec B] prayse and thansgeuynge, amonge suche as kepe holy daye. * 1.156 Why art thou so ful of heuynes (O my soule) and why arte thou so vnquiete within me? Put thy trust in God for I wil yet geue him thankes: for the help of his coūtenaunce. My God, my soule is vexed within me: therfore wyl I remem∣bre the cōcerning the * 1.157 land of Iordane, and the lytle hyll of Hermonym. One depe cal¦leth another because of the noyse of thy wa¦ter pipes ‡ & al thy waues & stormes ar gone

ouer me. The Lorde hathe graunted hys louynge kyndnesse on the daye tyme, and in the nyght season dyd I synge of hym, and made my prayer vnto the God of my lyfe. [unspec C]

I wyll saye vnto the God of my strength why haste thou forgotten me: and why go I thus heuely, while the enemye oppresseth me. My bones are smyten asunder, whyle myne enemyes {fleur-de-lys} (that trouble me) cast me in the tethe, Namely whyle they sayde daylye vnto me: where is nowe thy God? Why art thou so vexed (O my soule) and why art thou so dysquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I wyl yet thanke hym whiche is the helpe of my countenaunce, and my God.

¶ The xliij. Psalme.

GEue sentence with me (O God) and de fende my cause agaynste the vngodly [unspec A] people: Oh delyuer me from the disceatful and wycked man. For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou put me from the? And why go I so heuely, whyle the ene¦mye oppreasseth me? Oh sēde out thy light and thy trueth that they maye leade me and brynge me vnto thy holy hyll, and to thy dwellynge. And that I maye go vnto the aulter of God, euen vnto the God, of my ••••ye and gladnesse, and vpon the harpe wyl I geue thankes vnto the (O God) my God * 1.158 why arte thou so heuy (O my soule) and why a••te thou so disquyeted within me?* 1.159 O ••ut thy truste in god, for I wyll yet gyue hym thankes which is the helpe of my coū∣tenaunce, and my God.

¶ The. xliiij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter an instruccyon of the sonnes of Lo••ah.

WE haue herde w^t oure eares (O God( * 1.160 oure fathers haue tolde vs: what y^• haste done in theyr tyme of olde. Howe thou [unspec A] hast driuen out the Heithen with thy hande, and planted them in: howe thou haste di∣stroyed the nacyons, and cast them out,* 1.161 * 1.162 For they gat nat the lande in possessyon thorowe theyr owne swerde, nether was it theyr owne arme that helped them. But thy ryghte hande, and thyne arme, and the lyghte of thy countenaunce, because thou haddest a fauoure vnto them. Thou arte* 1.163 my kyng (O God) sende helpe vnto Iacob.

Thorowe thy, wyll we ouerthrowe oure enemyes, and in thy name wyl we tread thē vnder that ryse vp against vs. For I wyll nat trust i my bowe, it is not my swerde that [unspec B] that shall saue me. But it is thou that sa∣uest vs from oure enemyes, and puttest thē to confusion that hate vs. We make our boste of God all the daye longe, & wil praise thy name for euer. Sela. But nowe thou arte farre of, and putteste vs to confusion, and * 1.164 goest not for the with our armyes.

Thou makest vs to turne our backes frō our enemies, and they which hate vs, spoile our goodes. Thou lettest vs be eaten vp lyke shepe, and haste scatered vs among the [unspec C] Heithē. Thou sellest thy people for nought and takest no money for them. Thou ma¦kest vs to be rebuked of our neyghbours, to be laughed to scorne and had in division, of them that are rounde about vs. * 1.165 Thou makest vs to be a by worde amonge the hei∣then, and that the people shake their heades at vs. My confusion is daylye before me, & the shame of my face hath couered me, For the voyce of the sclaūderer and blasphemer for the enemye and auenger. And thoughe all this be come vpon vs, yet do we not for¦gette the, nor behaue our selues frowardly in thy couenaunt. Our herte is not tur∣ned backe neyther our steppes gone out of thy waye. No nat whan thou haste snuttē [unspec D] vs into the place of dragons, and, coue∣red vs with the shadowe of deathe. If we haue forgotten the name of oure God, and holden vp our hādes to any straunge God.

Shal nat God search it out? for he knoweth the very secretes of the herte. * 1.166 For thy sake also are we kylled all the daye longe, & are coūted as shepe apointed to be slayne.

Up Lorde why slepest thou? Awake, and be nat absent from vs for euer. Wherfore hydest thou thy face, and forgettest our my∣sery and oure trouble? * 1.167 For out soule is brought lowe euen vnto the dust: our belye cieueth vnto the grounde. Aryse and helpe vs, and delyuer vs for thy mercy sake.

¶ The. xlv. Psalme.

¶ To him that excell amonge the ••••••••es an instruccyon of the chyldren of Lo∣rah, a songe of loue.* 1.168

MY herte is endytynge of a good mater I speake of the thiges, whiche I haue [unspec A] made vnto the kynge: My tong is the pēne of a redy wryter. {fleur-de-lys} Thou arte fayrer then the chyldren of men, ful of grace are thy lyp¦pes, because God hath blessed the for euer.

Girde the with thy swerde vpon thy thigh (O thou moste myghty) accordynge to thy worshype and renowne. Good lucke haue thou with thyne honour, ryde on because of the worde of treuthe, of mekenesse & rygh∣teousnesse: and thy ryght hande shall teach [unspec B] the rerrible thynges. Thy arrowes are

very sharpe, and the people shalbe subdued vnto the, euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemyes. * 1.169 Thy seate (O God) endureth for euer: the scepter of thy kyng∣dome is a ryght scepter. Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse, and hated iniquite: wher∣fore God (euen thy God (hathe anoyted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes

All thy garmentes smell of myrre, Aloes and Cassia, out of the yuerye palaces, wher by they haue made the glade. Kynges daughters were amonge thy honorable wemen: vpon thy ryght hande dyd stande the quene in a vesture of gold {fleur-de-lys} (wrought about with dyuerse colours.) Herken (O [unspec C] daughter) and consydre: enclyne thyne eare: forget also thine owne people, & thy fathers house. So shal y^c kynge haue pleasure in thy bewtye, for he is thy Lorde {fleur-de-lys} (God) and worshype thou hym. And the daughter of Tire shall be there with a gyfte, lyke as the ryche also amonge the people shall make theyr supplicacyon before the. The kyn∣ges daughter is all gloryous within, her clothynge is of wrought golde. She shal [unspec D] be brought vnto the kynge in raymente of nydle worke: the virgins that be her felo∣wes, shall beare her company, and shalbe brought vnto the. With ioye and glad∣nesse shal they be brought, and shal entre in to the kynges palace. In steade of thy fa∣thers thou shalt haue chyldren, whom thou mayest make princes in all landes. I wyll remembre thy name from one generacyon to another: therfore shall the people geue thankes vnto the, worlde without ende.

¶ The. xlvi. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a songe for the chyldren of Lorath vpon ☞ Alamoth.* 1.170

GOd is our hope and strēgth: a very pre sente helpe in trouble. Therfore wyl we nat feare, though the earth be moued, & [unspec A] though the hylles be caryed in the myddest of the see. * 1.171 Though y^• waters therof rage and swell, & though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same. Sela. The ryuers of the floude therof shall make glad the cytie of God, the holy place of the taber∣nacles of the moste hyest. God is in the myddest of her, therfore shall she nat be re∣moued: God shall helpe her, and that ryght early. The Heithen make muche a do, and the kyngdomes are moued: but God hathe [unspec B] shewed his voyce, and the earth shall melt awaye. The Lorde of Hostes is with vs, the God of Iacob is our refuge. Sela. O come hyther, and beholde the workes of the Lorde, what destruccyons he hath brought vpon the earth. ‡ 1.172 He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde: he breaketh the bow and knappeth y^• speare in sonder & burneth the charettes in the fyre. Be styll then, and knowe that I am God: I wyl be exalted a∣monge the Heythen, & I wyll be exalted in the earth. The Lord of Hostes is with vs, the God of Iacob is our defence. Sela.

¶ The xlvij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a Psalme for the children of Lor••h.

O Clappe your handes togyther (all ye people) O synge vnto God with the voyce of melody. For y^• Lorde is hye & * 1.173 to be feared he is the great kynge vpon al the [unspec A] earth. He shall subdue the people vnder vs, and the nacyons vnder oure fete. He shall chose out an herytage for vs: euen the worshippe of Iacob whō he loued. Sela.

God is gone vp with a mery noyse, & the Lorde with the sounde of the trompe. O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto {fleur-de-lys} (oure) God: O synge prayses, synge prayses vnto our kynge. For God is kynge of al y^• earth [unspec B] syng ye prayses with vnderstāding. God raygneth ouer the heithen, god sytteth vpō his holy seate. The princes of y^• people are ioyned vnto y^• people of y^• God of Abraham for God (whiche is very hye exalted dothe defende the earth, as it were with a shylde.

¶ The. xlviij. Psalme.

¶ •• song•• of a Psalme of the chyldren of Lo••ah {fleur-de-lys} in the seconde daye of oure Sabba••h.

GReate is the Lorde, and hyghly to be* 1.174 praysed, in the cytie of oure God, euen vpon his holy hyll. The hyll of Syon is [unspec A] a fayre place, & the ioye of the whole earthe: vpon the north syde lyeth the cytye of the greate kynge. God is well knowen in her palaces, as a sure refuge. For lo, the kyn∣ges) {fleur-de-lys} of the earth) are gathered, & gone by together. They merueled, to se such thin∣ges: they were astonyed, and sodeynly caste downe. Feare came there vpon them, & so∣rowe, as vpon a woman in her trauayle.

Thou shalt breake the shyppes of the see, [unspec B] thorowe the east wynde. Lyke as we haue herd, so haue we sene in the citye of the Lord of Hostes, in the cytye of oure god, God vp∣holdeth her for euer. Sela. We wayte for thy louing kyndnesse (O God) in y^• myd dest of thy rēple. (O God) according vn∣to thy name, so is thy prayse vnto the worl∣des ende: thy right hand is ful of righteous nes. Let the mounte Sion reioyse, and the [unspec C] daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgemētes. Walke about Sion, and go round about her and tell the towres therof

Marke well her bulwerkes, set vp her houses, that ye maye tel them that come af∣ter. For this God is oure God for e••er and euer, he shall be oure gyde vnto death.

¶ The. xlix. Psalme,

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme for the chyldren of Lorah.* 1.175

O Heare this, al ye people: pōdre it with youre eares, all ye that dwell in the [unspec A] worlde. Hye and lowe, ryche and poore, one with another. My mouth shal speake of wysdome, and my hert shall muse of vn∣derstandynge. I wyll enclyne myne eare to the parable, and shewe my darcke speach vpon the harpe. Wherfore shulde I feare in the dayes of wyckednesse, and when the wyckednesse of my heles cōpaseth me roūde about? * 1.176 There be some that trust in theyr [unspec B] abundaunce and boast them selues in the multitude of theyr rychesse. But no man maye delyuer his brother, nor make agre∣ment vnto God for hym. * 1.177 For it costeth more to redeme theyr soules, so that he must let that alone for euer. ••ee though he lyue longe, and se nat the graue. ‡ 1.178 For he seeth, that wyse men also dye, and peryshe togeyther, as wel as the ignoraunt & folysh and * 1.179 leaue theyr ryches for other. And yet they thinke, that theyr houses shal continue for euer, and that theyr dwellynge places shal endure frō one generacion to another, callyng the landes after theyr owne names

Neuerthelesse, man wyll nat abyde in honoure, seynge he may be compared vnto the beastes that peryshe: this is the waye of them. This is theyr folyshnesse, and theyr posterite prayse theyr sayeng. Sela.

They lye in the hell lyke shepe, death [unspec C] gnaweth vpō thē, and the ryghteous shall haue dominacyon of them in the mornyng: theyr bewtye shall consume in the sepulchre out of theyr dwellynge. But God shall delyuer my soule from the place of hell, for he shall receaue me. Sela. Be nat thou afrayed though one be made ryche, or yf the glorye of his house be increased. * 1.180 For he shal cary nothynge awaye with hym when he dyeth, nether shal his pompe folowe him

For whyle he lyued, he coūted hym selfe an happye man: and ☞ so longe as y^• doest well vnto thy selfe, mē wyll speake good of the. He shall folowe the generacion of his fathers, & shal neuer se light. Man beyng in honoure hath no vnderstandynge, but is compared vnto the beastes, that peryshe.

¶ The. l. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Asaph.

The Lorde euen the most myghtie God hathe spoken, and called the worlde from the rysynge vp of the sonne vnto the [unspec A] goynge downe therof. * 1.181 Out of Syon* 1.182 hathe God apeared in perfecte bewtye.

Oure God shall come, and shall not kepe sylence: there shall go before hym a cō∣sumynge fyre, and a myghtye tempest shal be stered vp rounde aboute hym.

He shall call the heauen from aboue, and the earth, that he maye iudge hys people.

Gather my saynctes togeyther vnto me, those that haue made a couenaunt with me, with sacrifyce. And the heauens shal [unspec B] declare hys ryghtuousnesse, for God is iud∣ge hym selfe. Sela Heare, O my peo∣ple: and I wyll speake, I my selfe wyll te∣stifye agaynste the, O Israell. For I am God, euen thy God. I wy. ••at reproue the because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt offerynges, because they were nat all way before me. ‡ 1.183 I wyl take no bullocke out of thy house / nor he Goates out of thy fol∣des. For all the beastes of the Forest are myne, and so are the cattell vpon a thou∣sande hylles. I knowe all the foules v∣pon the mountaynes, and the wylde beastes of the felde are in my syght. If I be hon∣grye I wyll nat tell the: for ‡ 1.184 the whole worlde is myne, and all y^• therin is. Thyn∣keste thou, that I wyll eate bulles flesshe and drincke the bloude of goates? Offre [unspec C] vnto God thankes geuynge, and paye thy vowes vnto the moste hyghest. And ‡ 1.185 cal vppon me in the tyme of trouble, so wyll I heare the, and thou shalte prayse me.

But vnto the vngodly sayde God. Why doest thou preache my lawes, and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth? Where as thou hatest to be refourmed: & haste cast my wor∣des behynde the? Whā thou sawest a thefe thou consentedest vnto hym, and haste bene partaker with the aduouterers. Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse, and with [unspec D] thy tong thou hast set forth disceyt. Thou sattest and spakest agaynst thy brother, yee & hast sclaūdred thine owne mothers sonne.

These thinges haste thou done, & I helde my tonge & y^• thoughtest {fleur-de-lys} (wickedly) that I am euē such a one as thy selfe: but I wyl re proue the, & set before the, the thynges that thou hast done. O consydre this, ye y^• for∣get God: lest I plucke you away, and there be none to delyuer you. Who so offreth me thākes and praise, he honoureth me: and to him y^• ordreth his conuersacion right, wyll I shewe the saluacyon of God.

•• The. li. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ To the chaunter, •• Psalme of Dauid, when the prophet Nathan came vnto him, after he was gone in to Bethsave.* 1.186

HAue mercy vpon me (O God) after thy {fleur-de-lys} (great) goodnes, accordyng vnto the multytude of thy mercyes / do awaye myne offences. washe me thorowly fro my wyckednesse, & clense me fro my synne. For * 1.187 I knowleg my fautes, & my synne is euer before me. Agaynst the onely haue I syn∣ned, and done this euil in thy sight: ‡ 1.188 y^• thou myghtest be iustifyed in thy sayinge, & clere when y^• art iudged. Beholde, I was sha∣pen in wyckednesse, & in synne hath my mo∣ther conceaued me. But lo, thou requyrest truth in the inward partes, and shalt make [unspec B] me to vnderstāde wisdome secretly. Thou shalte pourge me with * 1.189 Isope, & I shall be cleane: thou shalt wash me, & I shalbe whi∣ter then snowe. Thou shalt make me heare ioye and gladnesse, that the bones whiche y^• hast broken, maye reioyse. Turne thy face from my sinnes, & put out al my misdedes.

* 1.190 Make me a cleane hert (O God (& renue a ryght spryte within me. Cast me not a∣waye [unspec C] from thy presence, & take nat thy holy spryte from me. O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne, & stablysh me with thy fre spryte. Then shall I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked, and synners shalbe cōuer∣ted vnto the. Delyuer me from bloude gyl∣tynesse (O God) O God of my healthe, and [unspec D] my tonge shall synge thy ryghteousnesse. Thou shalte open my lyppes (O Lorde) ☞ and my mouth shall shewe forth thy prayse.

For thou desyrest no sacryfyce, els wolde I geue it y^•: * 1.191 but thou delitest nat in burnt∣offerynge. The sacrifice of God is a trou∣bled spryte, ‡ 1.192 a broken and a cōtryte hert (O God (shalt thou nat despyse. O be fauora∣ble & gracious vnto Sion, buylde thou the walles of Ierusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with y^• * 1.193 sacryfice of ryghteousnesse, with the burnt offerynges & oblacions: thē shal they offre yonge bullockes vpon thine aulter.

¶ The. lii. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ To the chaunter; an exortacion of Dauid, when Do••g the Edomyte came to Saul and shewed him sayinge: Dauid is come to the house of Abimelech.* 1.194

WHy boastest thou thy selfe / thou Ty∣raunte, that thou cāste do myschefe? Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylye. Thy tonge ymagyneth wyc∣kednesse, and with lyes thou cutteste lyke a sharpe ••asoure. Thou haste loued vn∣gracyousnesse more then goodnesse, and to talke of lyes more then ryghteousnesse. Sela. Thou hast loued to speake al wor∣des that maye do hurt, O thou false tonge.

Thertore shall God destroye y^• for euer: he shal take y^• & plucke y^• out of thy dwellīg & rote the out of the lād of the liuing. Sela

The righteous also shal se this, & feare, & [unspec B] shall laugh him to scorne. Lo, this is y^• man that toke nat God for his strēgth, but * 1.195 tru∣sted vnto y^• multitude of his riches, & strēg∣thed him selfe in his wyckednesse. As for me, I am lyke a grene oliue tre in the house of God: my truste is in the tender mercy of God for euer & euer. I wyll alwaye geue thankes vnto the, for that thou haste done: and I wyll hope in thy name, for thy saync∣tes lyke it well.

¶ The. liii. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter vpon ☞ Mahalath, an instruccyon of Dauid* 1.196

THe * 1.197 foolyshe bodye hath sayed in his [unspec A] herte: there is no God. Corrupt are they, and become abhomynable in theyr wickednesse: * 1.198 ther is none that doth good.

God loked downe from heuen vpon the children of men, to se yf there were any that wolde vnderstande, and seke after God.

But they are all gone out of the waye, they are all together become abhominable: there is also none y^• doth good, no nat one. [unspec C] Are nat they without vnderstandinge that worcke wyckednesse, eatinge vp my people as yf they wolde eate bread? they haue nat called vpon god. They were afraied, where no feare was: for God hath brokē the bones of him that beseged the, y^u hast put thē to cō∣fusyon, because God hathe despysed them.

Oh that the saluacyon were gyuen vnto Israel out of Sion: Oh that y^• Lord wolde delyuer hys people out of captyuyte.

Then shulde Iacob reioyse, and Israel shulde be ryght glad.

¶ The. liiii. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter in melodyes, an instruccyon of Dauid, when the zephytes came and sayde vnto Saul: Hath nat Dauid hyd him selfe amonge vs.

SAue me (O God) for thy names sake, & ☞ auenge me in thy strength. Heare [unspec A] my prayer (O God) and herken vnto the wordes of my mouth. For straungers are rysen vp agaynste me, and tyrauntes (whiche haue nat God before theyr eyes) seke after my soule. Sela. Beholde, God is my helper: the Lorde is ☞ with them that vpholde my soule. * 1.199 He shall* 1.200 rewarde euel vnto myne enemyes: Destroy thou them in thy trueth. An offerynge of afre hart wil I geue the, & prayse thy name 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

trueth. Sela. Therfore were thy belo∣ued [unspec B] belyuered, helpe me with thy ryght hād and heare me. * 1.201 God hathe spoken in hys holynesse: I wyl reioyce and deuyde Sichē and mete out the valley of Suchoth. Gi∣lead is mine, & Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my heade, Iuda is my lawe geue••. Moab is my washpotte•• ouer Edō wyll I cast out my sho, Philistea be thou glade of me. Who wyll leade me into the stronge cite? Who wyl bryng me [unspec C] into Edom? Hast nat thou cast vs out (O God) wylt nat thou (O God) * 1.202 go out with our hoostes? O be thou our helpe in trou∣ble, for bayne is the helpe of man. Tho∣rowe God we shal do greate actes, for it is he that shall treade downe oure enemyes.

¶ The. lxj. Psalme.* 1.203

¶ To the chaunter in the melodies of Dauid.

HEare my cryenge (O God) geue eare vnto my prayer, From the endes of the earth wyl I cal vnto the, when my hert [unspec A] is in heuynesse: Oh set me vp vpō the rocke [unspec B] that is hyer then I. For thou haste bene my hope, & a stronge to wer for me agaynste the enemye. I wyll dwell in thy taberna¦cle for euer, and my truste shalbe vnder the couerynge of thy wynges. Sela. For thou (O my God) haste harde my desyres, and hast geuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy name. Thou shalte graunt the kynge a longe lyfe, that his yeares maye en dure thorowe out all the generacyons.

He shal dwel before God for euer: O pre¦pare thy louynge mercy and faythfulnes that they may preserue hym. So wyl I al¦waye synge prayses vnto thy name, * 1.204 that I maye dayly perfourme my vowes.

The. lxij. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter For Iedu••hum: a Psalme of Dauid. [unspec A]

MY soule truly wayteth styll vpon God* 1.205 for of hym commeth my saluacyon.

He verely is my strength, and my salua∣cyon: He is my defence: so that I shall nat greatly fall. Howe longe wyl ye ymagyne myschefe agaynste euery mā? ye shalbe stay∣ne al the sorte of you: yee as a tottryng wall shall ye be, and lyke a brokē hedge. Theyr deuyce is onely howe to put him out whom God wyl exalte: theyr delyte is in lyes, they geue good wordes with theyr mouthe, but curse with theyr hert. Sela. Neuerthe∣lesse, my soule wayte thou still vpō God, for my hope is in him. He truly is my strēgth, and my saluaciō: he is my defence: so that I shall nat fall. In God is my healthe, & my glory, the rocke of my might, and in God is my trust. O put your trust in hym alwaye (ye people) * 1.206 powre out youre hertes before him, for God is oure hope. Sela. As for [unspec B] the chyldren of men, they are but vayne, the chyldren of men are bisceatfull: vpon the weyghtes they are al togeyther lyghter thā vanyte it selfe. O truste not in wronge and robbery, gyue not youre selues vnto vanyte: yt ryches encrese: set nat youre hert vpon them. God spake once and twyse: I haue also hearde the same: that power be∣longeth vnto God. And that thou Lorde arte mercyfull: for * 1.207 thou rewardest euery man accordynge to his worke.

¶ The. lxiij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid, when he was in the wyldernes of Iuda. [unspec A]

O God, thou art my God: early wyll I* 1.208 seke the. My soule thrusteth for the: my flesshe also longethe after the in a baren and drye lande: where no water is.

Thus haue I loked for the in holynesse that I myght beholde thy power and glory

For thy louynge kyndnesse is better then lyfe it selfe, my lyppes shall prayse the.

As longe as I lyue wyll I magnyfye the on this maner, and lyft vp my handes in thy [unspec B] name. My soule shalbe satisfied euen as it were w^t mary and fatnes, when my mouthe prayseth the with ioyefull lyppes.

Haue I nat remembred the in my bedde, & [unspec C] thought vpon the, whan I was wakynge?

Because thou haste bene my helper, ther∣fore vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I reioyse. My soule hāgeth vpon the, thy ryght hande hath vpholden me. These also that seke the hurte of my soule, they shall go into the lower partes of the earthe. Let thē fal vpon the edge of the swerde, y^• they may be a porcion for foxes. But y^• kynge shal re¦ioyse in God * 1.209 all they also y^• swere by hym shalbe cōmended, for the mouth of them chat speake lyes, shalbe stopped.

¶ The. lxiiij. Psalme.

¶ To the Chaunter, a Psalme of Dauyd. [unspec A]

HEARE my voyce (O God) in my pra∣er:* 1.210 preserue my lyfe from fere of the e∣nemy. Hyde me from the gatherynge to∣gyther of the frowarde, & from the insurre∣ction of wicked doers. Whiche haue whee theyr tonge lyke a swerde, & shote out theyr arrowes: euen bytter wordes. That they may pryu•••••• shote at him whiche is perfect: sodenly do they hyt him & feare nat. They courage them selues in mischeife, and com∣mune amonge them selues, howe they may laye snares: & say, that no man shal se them

They ymagin wickednes, and practyse it y^t they kepe secrete among them selues, euery man in y^• depe of his hert. But god shall sodenly shote at them with a swifte arow, y^• they shalbe wounded. Yee theyr owne ton∣ges shall make them fall, in so much y^• who so seeth them, shall laugh them to scorne. And all men that se it, shall saye: this hathe God done, for they shall perceaue that it is hys worke. The ryghteous shall reioyse in the Lorde, & put his trust in him: and all they that are true of herte, shalbe glad.

¶ The. lxv. Psalme.

To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauyd.

THou (O God) arte praysed in Syon, &* 1.211 vnto the shall the vowe be perfour∣med. {fleur-de-lys} (in Hierusalem.) Thou that hearest the prayer: vnto the shall all fleshe come. [unspec A]

My mysdedes preuayle agaynste me: Oh be thou mercyfull vnto oure synnes, Bles∣sed is y^• man whom thou chosest and recea∣uest vnto the: he shal dwel in thy court: and shalbe satysfyed with the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple. Thou shalt shewe vs wonderful thinges in ryghteous∣nesse (O God) of our saluacyon: thou y^• arte the hope of all the endes of the earth, and of [unspec B] thē y^• remayne in the broade see? Which in his strength setteth fast the moūtaines, and is gyrded aboute w^t power. Which stylleth the ragyng of the see, & the noyse of his wa∣ues, and the madnesse of the people. They also y^• dwell in the vttermoost partes (of the erth) shalbe afrayed at thy tokēs, thou that makest the ☞ out goynges of the mornyng and euenyng to prayse the. Thou visitest [unspec C] the earth and blessest it: thou makest it very plenteous. The ryuer of God is full of water thou preparest their corne: for so thou prouydest for the earthe. Thou waterest her forowes, thou sendest rayne ī to the litle valleys therof: thou makest it softe with the droppes of raine, and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest the yere w^t thy good∣nesse: & thy cloudes droppe fatnesse. They shal droppe vpon the dwellynges of y^• wyl∣dernes: and the lytle hylles shall reioyse on euery syde. The foldes shalbe full of shepe, the valleys also shall stande so thycke with corne, that they shal laugh and synge.

The. lxvi. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter: The songe of a Psalme.

O * 1.212 Be ioyfull in God / all ye landes, synge prayses vnto the honour of his name / make hys prayse to be gloryous.* 1.213

Saye vnto God: O howe wonderfull arte [unspec A] thou in thy worckes? thorowe the great∣nesse of thy power shall thyne enemyes be founde lyers vnto the. For all the worlde shall worshyppe the, syng of the, and prayse thy name. Sela. O come hyther and beholde the worckes of God, how wonder∣ful he is in his doyng towarde the chyldren of men. * 1.214 He turned the see into drye lāde, [unspec B] ‡ 1.215 so that they wēt thorow the water on fote: there dyd we reioyse therof. He ruleth with his power for euer, his eies behold y^• people and such as wyl nat beleue shal nat be able to exalte them selues. Sela. O prayse oure God (ye people) and make the voice of his prayse to he heard. Which holdeth our soule in lyfe, & suffreth nat our fete to slyp.

For thou (O God) haste proued vs: thou [unspec C] also haste tryed vs lyke as syluer is tryed. Thou broughtest vs into to the snare, and layed trouble vpon our loynes. Thou suf∣fredest men to ryde ouer oure heades, * 1.216 We went thorow fyre & water: and y^• broughtest vs out into a welthy place. I wyll go in to thy house with brent offrynges, and wyll * 1.217 paye the my vowes, whiche I promysed with my lippes, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. I wyll offre vnto the, fat brente sacryfyces with the meense of rammes, I wil offre bullockes and goates Sela. O come hither and herken. all ye y^• feare God: and I wyl tel you, what he hath [unspec D] done for my soule. I called vnto him with my mouth, and gaue hym prayses with my tonge. If I enclyne vnto wyckednesse with my herte, the Lorde wyl nat heare me.

But God hath hearde me, and considred the voyce of my prayer. Praysed be God which hath nat cast out my praier, nor tour¦ned his mercy fro me.

¶ The. lxvii. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, in melodies, a Psalme and a songe.

GOd * 1.218 be mercyfull vnto vs, and blesse vs, and shewe vs the lyght of his coū∣tenaunce. {fleur-de-lys} (and be mercyful vnto vs.) ••ela

That thy waye maye be knowen vpon* 1.219 earth, thy sauing health among all naciōs. [unspec A]

Let the people prayse the, O God, yee let all people prayse the. O let the nacyōs re∣ioyse and be glad. For thou shalt iudge the folke righteously, and gouerne the nacions vpon earth. Sela. Let the people prayse y^•, O God, let all people prayse the. Then shal the erth bring furth hir increase, & God euen oure owne god shall geue vs his bles∣synge. God shall blesse vs, & all the endes of the worlde shall feare him.

¶ The▪ lxvii{is}. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter a Psalme and songe of Dauid.

LEt * 1.220 God aryse, and let his enemyes be scattered: let them also that hate him, [unspec A] flye fom his face. Lyke as the smoke va∣nysheth, so shalte thou dryue them awaye: and lyke as waxe melteth at the fyre, so let the vngodly perishe frō the precēre of God.

But let the ryghteous be glad & reioyse in the syght of God: let them also be mery & ioyful. Oh syng vnto God, & syng prayses vnto his name: magnifye hym that rydeth vpon the heauens, as it were vpon a horse: prayse ye him ☞ īhys name ye and reioyse before hym. * 1.221 He is a father of the father∣lesse, and defendeth the cause of wydowes: euen God in his holy habitacion. He is the [unspec B] God that maketh men to be of one minde in a house he bryngeth the prisoners out of captiuite, but letteth the rennagates conty nue in scarcenesse. O God, when * 1.222 thou wentest for the before the people, when thou wētest thorowe the wyldernesse. Sela. The earthe shoke, and the heauens drop∣ped at the presence of God, euen as Sinai also was moued at y^• presēce of God, which is the God of Israel. Thou O God sen∣dedst a gracyous rayne vpon thyne enheri¦taunce, and refresshedyst it, whē it was we∣rye. Thy congregacyon shal dwell ther∣in: For thou (O God) haste of thy goodnesse [unspec C] prepared for the poore. The lorde gaue the worde: ☞ greate, was the company of the preachers. * 1.223 Kynges with theyr armyes dyd flye, and were discomfited: & they of the housholde deuyded the spoyle. ☞ Though ye haue lyen among y^• pottes, yet shall ye be as y^• wynges of a doue that is couered with syluer wynges, and hyr fethers lyke golde. When the almyghtye scattred kynges for their sake, then were they as whyte as snow in zalmon. As the hyll of Basan so is Godys hyll: euen a hye hyll, as the hyll of Basan▪ Why hoppe ye so ☞ ye hye hylles? This is Godys hyl in the which it pleseth [unspec D] him to dwell: yee the Lorde wyl abyde in it for euer. The charettes of God are twen∣tye thousande, euen thousandes of angels, and the Lorde is amonge them as in the ho¦ly place of Sinai. * 1.224 Thou art gone by an hye, thou hast led captiuyte captyue, and re¦ceaued gyftes for men: Yee euen for thyne enemyes, that the Lorde God myght dwell amōge them. Praysed be the Lorde dayly, euen the God whiche helpeth vs, & poureth his benefytes vpon vs. Sela. He is oure God, euē the God of whom commeth salua cyon: God is the Lorde by whom we escape death. God shall woūde the heade of hys enemies and the heary scalpe of such one as goth on styll ī his wyckednes. The Lorde hath sayde: I wyll bryng my people agayn as I dyd from Basan: myne owne wyll I brynge agayne as I dyd somtyme from the depe of the see. That thy fote may be dyp∣ped [unspec E] in the bloud of thyne enemyes, and that the tonge of thy dogges may be red thorow the same. It is well sene, O God, how y^• goest, how thou my God and kyng goest in the Sanctuary. The singers go before, the mynstrels folowe after: in the myddes are the damosels playeng w^t the tymbrels. Geue thankes O Israel, vnto God y^• Lord in the congregacions from the grounde of the hart. There is lytle Ben Iamin theyr ruler: and the Prynces of Iuda, their coun¦cell: the Prices of zabulon and the Prynces of Nephthali. Thy God hathe sent for the strength for the, stablysh the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in vs. From thy tē∣ple in Ierusalem, cometh forth thy strēgth, and kynges shall bryng presentes vnto the ☞ whā the company of the speare men and multytude of y^• mighty are scatred abrode a∣mong [unspec F] the bestes of y^• people (so that they hū¦bly bring peces of syluer) and whan he hath scatred y^• people that delyte in warre. Then shall the Prynces come out of Egypte, the Moryās land shal soone stretch out her hā∣des vnto God. Synge vnto god, O ye kyngdomes of y^• erth: O synge prayses vn∣to the Lorde. Sela. Which sytteth in the heauens ouer al from the begynnynge: Lo, he doth sende out hys voyce, yee and that a mightye voyce. Ascrybe ye the power vn∣to god, ouer Israel: his worshippe & stregth is in the cloudes. O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: euen the God of Is¦raell, he geue the strengthe and power vnto his people. Blessed be God.

¶ The. lxix. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter vpon ☞ So∣sanim of Dauid.* 1.225

SAue me, O God, for the waters are come in euen vnto my soule. I stycke faste in the depe myre, where no grounde [unspec A] is: I am come into depe waters, so that the floudes ronne ouer me. I am werye of crying, my throte is drye, my syghte fayleth me, for waytynge so longe vpon my God.

They that * 1.226 hate me without a cause, are mo thē the heeres of my head, they that are

myne enemyes and wolde destroye me gilt∣lesse are mighty: ☞ I payed them the thin¦ges that I neuer toke. God, thou knowest my symplenesse, and my fautes are nat hyd [unspec B] from the, Let nat them that truste in the, O Lorde God of Hoostes, be ashamed for my cause: let nat those that seke the / becon∣founded thorowe me, O God of Israell.

And why? for thy sake haue I suffred re∣profe shame hath couered my face. I am be¦come a straunger vnto my brethren: euen an aleaunt vnto my mothers chyldren.

For ‡ 1.227 the zele of thyne house hathe euen eaten me, and * 1.228 the rebukes of them that re∣buked the are fallen vpon me. I wepte and chastened my soule with fastynge, and [unspec C] that was turned to my reprofe. I put on a sacke cloth also, and they iested vpon me.

They that sytte in the gate, speake a∣gaynste me, and the dronckardes * 1.229 make songes vpon me. But Lorde I make my prayer vnto the in an acceptable tyme.

Heare me (O God) in the multitude of thy mercy, euē in the truth of thy saluacion.

Take me out of the myre, that I synke [unspec D] nat. Oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me, and out of the depe waters. Let nat the water floude drowne me: nether the depe swalowe me vp, and let nat the pytte shute her mouth vpon me. Heare me, O Lorde, for thy louyng kyndnesse is cōforta∣ble: turne the vnto me accordynge vnto the multitude of thy mercyes. And hyde nat thy face from thy sernaūt, for I am in trou∣ble: O haste the, and here me. Drawe nye vnto my soule, and delyuer it: Oh saue me [unspec E] because of myne enemyes▪ Thou haste knowen my reprofe, my shame and my dys∣honour▪ myne aduersaries are al ī thy fight

The rebuke hath broken my hert, I am full of heuynes: I loked for some to haue pi¦tye vpon me, but there was no man: nether foūde I any to conforte me. * 1.230 They gaue me gall to eate, & when I was thyrsty, they gaue me vineger to drynke. ‡ 1.231 Let theyr ta∣ble be made a snare to take thē selues with all, and let the thinges (that shuld haue ben for theyr welth) be vnto thē an occacyon of fallyng. Let theyr eyes be blynded, y^• they se nat: and euer bowe y^• downe their backes

Powre out thyne indignacion vpon thē, [unspec F] and let thy wrathful displeasure take holde of them. * 1.232 Let theyr habitacion be voyde, and no man to dwell in theyr tentes. For they persecute hym whom thou hast smytē, & they talke howe they may vexe thē whom thou hast wounded. Let them fall frō one wyckednesse to another, and nat come into thy ryghteousnesse, * 1.233 Let them be wyped out of the boke of the lyuyng, & nat be writ∣ten among the righteous. As for me, whā I am poore and in heuynesse, thy helpe (O God) shall lyfte me vp. I wyl prayse the name of God with a songe, and magnyfye [unspec G] him w^t thankes geuīge. This also shal plea¦se god better then a bullocke, that hathe hor¦nes and hoofes. The humble shall consy∣dre this, and be glad: seke ye after god, and youre foule shall lyue. For the Lorde hea¦reth the pore / and despyseth nat ☞ his pri∣soners, Let heauen and earth prayse hym, the see, and al that moueth therin. For god wyll saue Sion, and buylde y^• cities of Iu∣da, that men may dwel there, and haue it in possession. The posteriorite also of his ser¦uauntes shal enherete it: and they that loue his name shall dwell therin.

¶ The. lxx. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, of Dauid to brynge to remem¦braunce (bycause the Lorde saued me).* 1.234

HAste the, O God, to delyuer me: make haste to helpe me, O Lorde. * 1.235 Let them be shamed and confounded that seke after my soule: let them be turned backe∣warde, [unspec A] and put to confusion, that wyshe me euyll. Let them (for theyr rewarde) be sone brought to shame, that crye ouer me: there, there. But let all those that seke the, be ioyefull and glad in the: and let al suche as delyte in thy saluacyon, saye alwaye: the Lorde be praysed. As for me: I am poore and in myserye, haste the vnto me (O God.) Thou arte my helpe, and my re∣demer: O LORDE, make no longe ta∣ryenge.

¶ The. lxxi. Psalme.

IN the * 1.236 O Lorde, haue I put my truste let me neuer be put to confusyon, but ryd* 1.237 me / and delyuer me in thy ryghteous∣nesse: enclyne thyne eare vnto me, and saue [unspec A] me. Be thou my stronge holde (whereun∣to I maye all waye resorte) thou haste pro∣mysed to helpe me: for thou art my house of defence and my castel. Delyuer me, O my God, out of y^• hand of the vngodly & out of the hande of the vnrighteous and cruel mā

For thou, O Lorde God, art the thynge that I longe for, thou art my hope euen fro my youth. Thorowe the haue I bene hol∣den vp euer sence I was borne * 1.238 thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe my prayse shalbe all waye of the. I am become as it were a monster vnto many, [unspec B] but my sure trust is in the. Oh let my 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

derous workes declare. When I receyue the congregacion, I shall iudge accordyng vnto ryght. The earthe is weake and all the ••habiters therof, I beare vp y^• pillers of it. Sela. I sayd vnto y^• foles: dele nat so madly, and to the vngodly: set nat vp your horne. Set nat vp your horne on hye, and speake nat with a styfenecke. For promo∣cyon commeth neither from the east, nor frō the west, nor yet from y^• south. And why? [unspec B] * 1.239 God is the Iudge: he putteth downe one, and setteth vp another. For in the hande of the Lorde there is * 1.240 ☞ acuppe, and the wyne is red, It is ful myxte, and he poureth out of the same. As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the earthe shall dryncke them, and suck them out. But I wyl talke of the God of Iacob, and prayse hym fore∣uer. All the hornes of the vngodly also wyll I breake, and the hornes of the rygh∣tuous shalbe exalted.

¶ The. lxxvj. Psalme.

¶ ••o the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in inclo••••es, a Psalme, and songe of Asaph.

IN Iewrye is God knowen, his name is greate in Israel. At ☞ Schalem is his tabernacle, and * 1.241 his dwellynge in Sy¦on. There ‡ 1.242 brake he the arrowes of the [unspec A] bowe, the shilde, the swerde, and the batayle Sela. Thou arte of more honoure and myght then the hylles of robbers. The proud are robbed: they haue slept their slepe and all the men ▪whose handes were mygh∣tye) haue founde nothynge. At thy rebuke [unspec B] (O God of Iacob) both the charet and hors is fallen. Thou, euē thou arte to be feared and who maye stande in thy syght, when y^• arte angrye? Thou dyddest cause thy iud∣gement to be herde from heauen, the earthe trembled and was styll. * 1.243 When God a∣rose to iudgement, and to helpe all the make vpon earth. Sela. ☞ The fearsenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse: and the fear∣senesse of other shalt y^• refrayne. Promyse vnto the Lorde your God, and * 1.244 kepe it, all ye that be rounde aboute hym: brynge pre∣sentes vnto hym that ought to be feared. He shall refrayne the sprete of Prynces, and is wonderfull amonge the kynges of the earthe.

¶ The. lxxvij. Psalme.

¶ To the ••haunter, for I••duthun, A Psalme of Dau••d.

I * 1.245 wyl crye vnto God with my voyce, euē vnto God wyll I crye with my voyce, & he shall herken vnto me. In the tyme of [unspec A] my trouble I sought the Lorde: my sore ran and ceassed nat in the nyght ceasō: my soule refused comforte. When I am in heuy∣nesse, I wyll thynke vpon God: when my herte is vex••d, I wyll complayne. Sela.

Thou holdest myne eyes wakynge, I am so feble, that I can not speake. I haue [unspec B] consydred the dayes of olde, and the yeres that are paste. I call to remembraunce my songe: and in the nyght I cōmune with myne owne herte, and searche out my spre∣tes. Wyll the Lorde absente hym selfe for euer? And wyll he be no more intreated?

Is his mercy clene gone for euer? And is his promyse come vtterly to an ende for euermore? Hathe God forgoten to be gra¦cyous? And wyll he shutt vp his louynge kyndnesse in displeasure? Sela. And I [unspec C] sayde: It is myne owne infyrmyte: But I wyll remembre the yeares of the right hāde of the moste hyest. I wyll remembre the workes of the Lorde, and * 1.246 call to mynde thy wonders of olde tyme. I wyll thynke also of all thy workes, and my talkynge shalbe of thy doynges. ☞ Thy waye O God, is holy: who is so greate a God as •• (our) God? Thou art the god that dothe* 1.247 wonders & hast declared thy power amōge people. Thou haste myghtely delyuered [unspec D] thy people, euen the sonnes of Iacob & Io∣seph. Sela. The waters sawe the, O God, the waters sawe the, & were afrayed: y^• deapthes also were troubled. The clou∣des poured out water: the ayer thondered, & thyne arowes wente abrode. The voyce of thy thonder was hearde rounde aboute, thy lyghteninges st one vpon the grounde, the earthe was moued and shoke with all.

Thy waye is in the see, and thy pathes in the greate waters, and thy fotesteppes are nat knowen. Thou leddest thy people lyke shepe, by the hande of Moses and Aaron.

¶ The. lxxviii. Psalme

¶ An inst••uceyon of Asaph.

HEare my lawe, O my people, enclyne youre eares vnto the wordes of my mouth. * 1.248 I wyll open my mouth in a pa∣rable,* 1.249 I wyll declare harde se••••ēses of olde. [unspec A]

Whiche we haue harde and knowē, and * 1.250 suche as oure fathers haue tolde vs.

That we shulde nat hyde them from the chyldren of the generacyons to come: but to shewe the honour of the Lord, his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done.

He made a couenaunte with Iacob, and gaue Israel a lawe * 1.251 whiche he commaun∣ded oure forfathers to teache theyr childrē.

That theyr posterite myght knowe it, and the chyldren whiche were yet vnborne.

To thintent that when they came vp, they myght shewe their chyldren the same.

That they myght put theyr trust in God, and nat to forget the workes of God, but to kepe his commaundementes. And not to be * 1.252 as their forfathers ‡ 1.253 as a faithlesse and stubburne generacyon, a generacyon that set nat their herte a ryght, and whose sprete [unspec B] cleued nat stedfastly vnto God. Lyke as ☞ the chyldren of Ephraim, whiche beynge harnessed and caryenge bowes, turned thē selues backe in the daye of batayll. They kepte nat the couenaunte of God, and wolde nat walke in his lawe. But for∣gate what he had done, and the wonderfull worckes that he had shewed for them. Maruelous thynges dyd he in the syghte of oure fathers in the lande of Egipte, euen in the felde of zoan. * 1.254 He deuyded the see, and broughte them thorowe: he made the waters to stande on a heape. ‡ 1.255 In the daye tyme also he led them with a cloude, and all the nyghte thorowe with a lyghte of tyre. He cloaue the * 1.256 harde rockes in the wyldernesse, and gaue them drynke therof, as it had bene out of the greate deapth.

He broughte waters out of the * 1.257 stony rocke, so that it gusshed out lyke the riuers.

Yet for all this they synned more against hym, and prouoked the mooste hyest in the wyldernes. They tempted God in theyr [unspec C] hertes, and requyred meate for theyr luste.

They spake agaynst God also, sayenge: Shall God prepare a * 1.258 table in the wylder nesse•• He sinote the stony rocke in dede, y^• the water gusshed out, and the streames flowed with all: but can he geue bred also, or prouyde flesh for his people? Whē y^• Lorde hearde thys, he was wroth: so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob, & ther came vp heuy dys∣pleasure agaynste Israel. Because they beleued nat in God, and put nat theyr trust in his helpe. So he commaūded the clou∣des aboue, and opened the dores of heauen.

He rayned downe Māna also vpon thē, for to eate, and gaue them * 1.259 foode frō hea∣uen. So man dyd eate ☞ angels fode, for he sente them meate ynough. He cau∣sed the East winde to blowe vnder the hea∣uen, and thorow his power he brought in y^• south west wynde. * 1.260 He rayned flesh vpō them as thicke as dust, and fethered foules lyke as the sande of the see. He let it fall amonge their tentes euēroūde aboute their habitacyon. So they dyd eate / and were well fylled / for he gaue thē their owne de∣syre. They were nat disapoynted of their luste. * 1.261 But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes: y^• heuy wrath of God came [unspec D] vpon thē, and flewe the welthiest of thē, yee and smote downe, the chosen men that were in Israell. * 1.262 But for all this they synned yet more / and beleued nat his wonderous worckes. Therfore, theyr dayes dyd he consume in vanyte / and their yeares •• trou¦ble. * 1.263 When he slewe them / they sought hym / and turned them early and enquered after God. And they remēbred that God was theyr strength; and that the hye God wrs theyr redemer. Neuerthelesse, they dyd but flatter hym with theyr mouthe, and dyssembled with hym in theyr tonge. For their herte was nat whole with hym, nether contynued they stedfast in his couenaunte.

But he was so mercyfull, that he forgaue theyr mysdedes / and destroyed them nat.

Yee many a tyme turned he hys wrathe awaye / and wolde nat suffre his whole dys¦pleasure to aryse. * 1.264 For he consydered y^• they were but flesh: and that they were / euē a mynde that passeth awaye / and commeth [unspec E] nat agayne. Many a tyme dyd they pro∣uoke him in y^• wyldernesse, and greued him i the deserte. They turned backe, & temp∣ted God, and moued the holy one in Israel.

They thought nat of his hande, and of y^• daye when he delyuered thē from the hande of the enemye. Howe he had wrought his myracles in Egipte, & his wondres in the felde of zoan. * 1.265 He turned theyr waters into bloude, so that they myght nat drynke of the ryuers. * 1.266 He sent lyce amonge thē, and deuoured them vp ‡ and frogges to de∣stroye thē. He gaue theyr frutes vnto the * 1.267 eatyr pyller, and theyr laboure vnto the greshopper. ‡ 1.268 He destroied theyr vynes w^t hayle stones, and theyr mulbery trees with the frost. * 1.269 He smote theyr eatel also with haile stones, & their flockes with hote thon∣der boltes. He cast vpon thē the furyous∣nesse of hys wrath, anger, displeasure and trouble, and sent euyl angels among them.

* 1.270 He made away to his indignacion, and spared nat theyr soule from death, but gaue theyr lyfe ouer to the pestylence. * 1.271 And smote all the fyrst borne in Egipt, the moste pryncipall and myghtyest ☞ in y^• dwellyn∣ges of Ham. But as for his owne people [unspec F] he leade them forth lyke shepe, & caried thē in y^• wyldernesse lyke a flocke. He brought them out safely, that they shulde nat feare, & ouer whelined theyr enemyes with the see.

And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuary: ☞ euē to this mountayne, 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

more: let them be put to shame and perishe.

And they shall knowe, that thou whose name is Iehoua) arte onely the most hyest ouer all the earthe.

¶ The. lxxxiiij. Psalme

¶ To the chauntet vpon Githith, a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah.

O Howe amyable are thy dwellynges,* 1.272 thou Lorde of Hostes? My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the cour¦tes [unspec A] of the Lorde: my herte and my flesshe re∣ioyse in the lyuynge God. Yee the sparow hath sounde her an house, and the swalowe a neste where she maye laye her yonge: euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes, my kynge & my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they wyl be all waye praysynge the. Sela. Blessed is that man whose strength is in the, and in whose herte are thy wayes.

Whiche goynge thorowe the vale of my sery vse it for a wel, and the poles are fylled with water. They wyll go from strength and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth e∣uery [unspec B] one of them in Sion. O Lorde God of Hostes, heare my prayer: herken O God of Iacob. Sela. Beholde, O God oure defender, and loke vpon the face of thyne a∣noynted. For one day in thy courtes is bet¦ter then a thosande. I had rather be a dore kepet in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlines. For the Lord God is a lyght & defence, the Lord wyl giue grace & worshyp, and no good thyng shal he witholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe. O Lorde God of Hostes, blessed is the man that putteth his truste in the.

¶ The. lxxxv. Psalme.

¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of the son∣nes of Lorah.

LORDE thou arte become gracyous vnto thy lande, thou haste turned away the captyuyte of Iacob. Thou haste for∣gyuen [unspec A] the offence of thy people, and * 1.273 coue∣red* 1.274 all theyr synnes. Sela. Thou haste ta¦ken awaye all thy dyspleasure, and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indingnacion.

Turne vs then, O God our sauyour, and let thyne angre ceasse from vs. Wylt thou be displeased at vs for euer? and wylte thou stretche out thy wrath from one generacion to another. Wylte thou not turne agayne & quycken, vs that thy people maye reioyse in the? Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunte vs thy saluacyon. I wyll herken [unspec B] what the Lorde God wyl say: {fleur-de-lys} concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes, y^• they turne nat agayne to folyshnes, For his saluacion is nye them that feare him, that glorye may dwel in our lande Mercy and trueth are met togither ryghtuousnesse and peace haue kyssed eche other. Truth shal floryshe out of the earth & ryghtuousnes hath loked downe fro hea∣uen. Yee, the Lorde shall shewe louynge kyndnesse, and our lande shall gyue her en∣crease. Ryghtuousnesse shall go before him, and ☞ he shall directe his goynge in the waye.

¶ The. lxxxvj. Psalme.

¶ A prayer of Dauyd.

BOwe downe thyne eare, O Lorde, and neare me, for I am pore, and in misery. [unspec A] Preserue thou my soule, for I am holye my God saue thy seruaunt, that putteth his trust in the. Be mercyful vnto me (O lord) for I wyll call daylye vpon the. Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte, for vnto the (O Lorde) do I lyft vp my soule. * 1.275 For thou* 1.276 Lorde arte good and gracious, and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon the.

Gyue eare Lorde vnto my prayer, and pō dre the voyce of my humble desyres. In the tyme of my trouble I wyl call vpon the, for thou hearest me. * 1.277 Amonge the Goddes [unspec B] there is none lyke vnto the (O Lorde) there is nat one that can do as thou doest. Al na∣cyons whom thou hast made, shal come and worshyppe the (O Lorde) & shall glorify thy name. For thou arte great, and doest wō derous thinges, thou arte God alone.

Teache me thy way, O Lorde and I wyll walke in thy trueth: O knytte my hert vnto the, that it maye feare thy name. I wyll thanke the, O Lorde my God with all my herte, and wyll prayse thy name for euer.

For greate is thy mercy towarde me and * 1.278 thou hast delyuered my soule from the ne∣thermoste hell. O God, the proude are rysen agaynste me, and the congregacions of noughtie men haue sought after my soule, [unspec C] and haue nat set the before theyr eies.

* 1.279 But thou, O Lorde God, arte full of compassion, and mercy, long suffryng, plen∣tuous in goodnes and trueth. O turne the then vnto me and haue mercy vpon me: ge∣ue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt and saue the sonne of thyne handmayde.

Shewe some token vpon me for good, that they whiche hate me, maye se it, and be ashamed, because thou Lord hast helped me and comforted me.

¶ The. lxxxvii. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme and songe of the sonnes of Lorah.

HER foundacions are vpon the holye* 1.280 hylles: the Lorde loueth the gates of [unspec A]

Syon more then all the dwellynges of Ia∣cob. Uery excellente thynges are spoken of the, thou cyte of God. Selah. I wyll thynke vpon Rahab and Babylon, with them that knowe me. Beholde, yee the Phylistynes also, and they of Tyre with the Moryans. Lo, there was he borne.

And of Syon it shalbe reported, that he was borne in her, and the moste hyest shall stablysh her. The Lorde shall rehearse it, whan he wryteth vp the people, that he was borne there. Selah. ☞ The syn∣gers also and trompetters shal he rehearse. All my fresh sprynges shalbe in the.

¶ The lxxxviij. Psalme.

¶ A songe and Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah, to the chaunter ☞ vpon Mahelath, to geue thankes: an instruccion of Heman the Ezrahyte. [unspec A]

O Lorde God of my saluacyon, I haue* 1.281 cryed daye and nyght before the: Oh let my prayer entre into thy presence, encly∣ne thyne eare vnto my callynge. For my soule is ful of trouble, and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hell. I am counted as one of them that go downe vnto the pyrte, and I haue bene euen as a man y^• hath no strēgth.

Fre amonge the deade, lyke vnto them that be wounded slepynge in the graue, whi¦the [unspec B] be out of remembraunce, and are cut a∣waye from thy hande. Thou haste layde me in the lowest pitte, in darke and depe pla¦ces. Thyne in dygnacyon lyeth harde vpō me and thou haste vexed me with all thy stormes. Selah. Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaūce farte fro me, and made me to be abhorred of them: I am so faste in prysō, that I can nat get forth. My syght fayleth for very trouble: Lorde I haue cal∣led dayly vpon the, I haue stretched out myne handes vnto the. * 1.282 Wylt thou shew wonders amonge the deade? Or shal the [unspec C] deed ryse vp agayne, & prayse the•• Sela.

Shall thy louynge kyndnes be shewed in the graue, or thy faithfulnesse in destruc∣cyon? Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke, and thy ryghtuous∣nes in the lande of forgetfulnesse. ☞ Unto the haue I cryed O Lorde, and early shall my prayer come before the. Lorde, why abhorrest thou my soule? and hydest thou [unspec D] thy face fro me? I am in mysery, and lyke vnto hym that is at the poynte to dye (euen fro my youth vp) thy terrours haue I suf∣fred with a troubled mynde. Thy wrath∣full dyspleasure goeth ouer me, and the feare of the hathe vndone me. They came rounde aboute me daylye lyke water, and compased me to geyther on euery syde.

My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye fro me, and hyd myne acquayntaūce out of my syght.

¶ The. lxxxix. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ An instruccyon of Ethan the Ezrahyte.

MY * 1.283 songe shalbe all waye of the louing kyndenes of the Lord, with my mouth wyll I euer be shewynge thy truth from one generacyon to another. For I haue sayd: mercy shalbe set vp for euer, thy truth shalt thou stablysh in the heauens. * 1.284 I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen, I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt.

‡ 1.285 Thy sede wyll I stablysh foreuer, and set vp thy trone from one generacyon to a∣nother. Sela. O Lorde * 1.286 the very hea∣uens shall prayse thy wonderous workes, [unspec B] and thy trueth in the congregacyon of the saynctes. For who is he amonge the clou∣des, that shal be compared vnto the Lorde?

And * 1.287 what is he amonge the chyldren of goddes, that shalbe lyke vnto the Lorde?

God is very greatly to be feared in the councell of the sayntes, and to be had in re∣uerence of all them that are aboute hym.

O Lorde God of Hostes, who is lyke vnto the? thy trueth (moste myghtye Lorde) is on euery syde. * 1.288 Thou rulest the ra∣gyng of the see, thou styllest the waues ther¦of, when they aryse. Thou hast subdued Egypte and destroyed it, thou haste scatred thyne enemyes abroade with thy myghtye arme, The heauens are thyne, the earth also is thyne: thou haste layed the founda∣cyon [unspec C] of the rounde worlde, and al that ther∣in is. Thou haste made the north and the south, Tabor and Hermon shall reioyse in thy name. Thou hast a myghtie arme, strong is thyne hande, and hye is thy ryght hande. Ryghteousnes and equyte is the habytacyon of thy seate, mercy and trueth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the peo¦ple (O Lorde) that can reioyse in the: they shall walke in the lyghte of thy counte∣naunce. Theyr delyte shalbe daylye in thy name, & in thy ryghteousnesse shal they make theyr boste. For thou art y^• glory of theyr strength, & in thy louyng kyndnesse y^u shalt lyfte vp our hornes. For the * 1.289 Lorde [unspec D] is our defēce, The holy one of Israel is our Kyng. Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saīctes, & saidest: I haue layed help vpō one y^• is mighti, I haue exalted one cho¦sen out of the people. * 1.290 I haue foūde Da∣uid my seruaunt: with my holy oyle haue I

anointed him. My hande shal holde hym faste, and myne arme shal strengthen hym.

The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence, the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym. I shall smyte downe his foes before his face, and plage thē that hate him

My trueth also & my mercy shalbe with hym, and in my name shall his horne be ex∣alted. * 1.291 I wyll set his dominion also in the see, and his ryght hande in the floudes.

He shall call me: thou art my father, my God, and my sure saluacyon. And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne, hyer thē the Kyn∣ges of the earth. My mercy wyll I kepe [unspec E] for hym for euermore, and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym. His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer, and hys trone as the dayes of heauen. But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe, and walke nat in my iudgementes. * 1.292 If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundemen¦tes. ‡ 1.293 I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges.

Neuerthelesse, my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym, nor suffre my trueth to fayle. My couenaunt wyll I nat breake / nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes. I haue sworne once by my holynesse / that * 1.294 I wyll nat [unspec F] fayle Dauid. Hys sede shall endure for euer / and hys seate is lyke ‡ 1.295 as the sonne before me. He shall stande faste for euer∣more as the moone, and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen. Selah: But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoyn∣ted / and arte dyspleased at hym. Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde.

Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges,* 1.296 and broken downe his stronge holdes. All they that go by the way / spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours.

Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies, and made al his aduersaryes to re¦••oyse. Thou hast takē awaye the edge of h{is} swerde, and geuest him nat victory in the battayle: Thou hast put out his glory, & cast hys Trone downe to y^• grounde. The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened, and [unspec G] couered him w^t dishonoure. Selah. Lord, how lōge wilt thou hyde thy sel••e? For euer? and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre?

O remembre, how shorte my tyme is, wher∣fore hast y^u made al m•• for naught? * 1.297 What man is he that liueth, and shal nat se death? And shall he delyuer his owne soule frō the hande of hell? Selah. Lorde, where are thy olde louing kindnesses, which y^u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe? Remember (Lorde) the rebuke y^• thy seruauntes haue & how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people. Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the, & sclaunder the fote∣steppes of thyne anoynted. Praysed be the Lorde for euermore: Amen:

Amen.

¶ The. xc. Psalme.

¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God. [unspec A]

LORDE, thou haste bene oure refuge* 1.298 from one generacyon to another.

Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe / or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerla∣stynge and worlde without ende.

Thou causest man to returne vnto contry∣cion. Agayne, thou sayest: come agayne ye chyldren of men. * 1.299 For a thousande yea∣res in thy syghte are but as yestardaye / seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght.

As sone as thou scatrest them, they are euen as a slepe, and fade away sodenly lyke [unspec B] the grasse. In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp, but in the euenynge it is cut downe {fleur-de-lys} (dryed vp) and wythered. For we consume awaye in thy displeasure, and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon.

Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the, and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce. For when thou arte angrye, all oure dayes are gone: we brynge our yeares to an ende. as it were a tale that is tolde. The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten: and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yea∣res, yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe: so soone passeth it awaye, and we are gone. ▪But who regardeth the [unspec C] power of thy wrath, for euen therafter as a man feareth, so is thy dyspleasure. * 1.300 O teach vs, to nombre oure dayes, that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome.

Turne the agayne (O Lorde) at the laste, and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes. O satysfye vs with thy mercy, and that soone: so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe, Comforte vs agayne, nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs, and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte. Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke, and theyr chyldren thy glory. and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs: prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs, O prospere thou oure handy worcke.

The. xcj. Psalme.

WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of [unspec A] the moste hyghest, shall abide vnder* 1.301 the shadowe of the almyghtye. I wyll saye vnto the Lorde: Thou arte my hope / and my stronge holde / my God / in hym wyll I truste. For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter, and frome the noysome pestylence. He shal defende the vnder his wynge / and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers: his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler.

Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any ter∣tour by nyght / nor for the arrowe that fly∣eth by daye. For the pestylence that wal∣keth [unspec B] in the darkenesse, nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day. A thou∣sande shall fall besyde the, and ten thousāde at thy ryght hande / but it shal nat come nye the. Yee / with thyne eyes shalte thou be∣holde / and se the rewarde of the vngodly.

For thou Lorde arte my hope / thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye.

There shal no euyl happen vnto the, nei¦ther shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng

* 1.302 For he shall geue his angels charge o∣uer the / to kepe them all thy wayes.

They shall beare the in theyr handes / that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone

Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Ad∣der / the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete. Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I de¦liuer him: I shal set hi vp, because he hathe knowen my name. * 1.303 He shall call vpon me / & I wyl heare him: yee I am with him in trouble / I wyll delyuer hym, and bryng hym to honoure. With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym / & shewe hym my saluacion.

¶ The. xcij. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ I Psalme and ••onge for the Sabboth daye.* 1.304

IT * 1.305 is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lor••e / and to synge prayses vnto thy name / O moste hyghest.

To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse earely in the mornynge / and of thy trueth in the nyght season. Upon an instrumente of ten strynges, and vpon the lute: vpon a lowde instrument / and vpon the harpe.

For thou Lorde haste made me glad tho rowe thy workes / and I wyll reioyse in ge∣nynge prayse for the operacions of thy han∣des. O Lorde howe glorious are thy [unspec B] workes: thy thoughtes are very depe. An v••wyse man doth nat well cōsydre this and a foole doth nat vnderstande it. Whā the vngodly are grene as the grasse / & whā all the workers of wyckednes do florish, thē shal they be destroyed for ••uer. But y^• Lord arte the most hyest for euer more. For lo / thyne enemyes, O Lorde lo thyne ennemies shall perishe, and all the workers of wicked¦nes shalbe destroyed. But my horne shal∣be exalted like the horne of an Unicorne / for I am anointed with fresh oyle. Myne eye [unspec C] also shall se his luste of myne enemyes / and myne care shall heare his desyre of the wyc∣ked that ryse vp agaynst me. The rygh∣tuous shall floryshe lyke a Palme tree / and shall sprede abrode lyke a Cedre in Liban{us}.

Suche as be planted in the house of the Lorde shall floryshe in the courtes {fleur-de-lys} (of the house) of our god. They shall also bryng for the more frute in their age, & shalbe fat & well lykinge. That they may shewe, how true the Lorde my strēgth is, and that there is no vnryghtuousnesse in him.

¶ The. xciij. Psalme. [unspec A]

THE Lorde is kynge / and hath put on glorious apparell: the Lorde hath put on his apparell, and gyrded him selfe with strength: * 1.306 he hath made the roūde worlde* 1.307 so sure / that it can nat be moued. Euer syns the worlde beganne hath thy seate ben prepared / thou arte from euerlastynge.

* 1.308 The floudes are rysen (O Lorde) the floudes haue lyfte vp theyr noyse / the flou∣des lyfte vp the waues. The waues of the see are myghtye / and rage horrybly: but yet the Lorde that dwelleth on hye / is myghty¦er. Thy testymonyes, O Lorde / are very sure / holynesse becommeth thyne hou¦se for euer. [unspec A]

¶ The. xciiii. Psalme.* 1.309

O LORDE God * 1.310 to whome venge∣aunce belongeth: thou God to whom vengeaunce belongeth, shewe thy selfe. A∣ryse thou iudge of the worlde: and rewarde the proude after theyr deseruynge. Lorde howe long shal the vngodly, how long shal the vngodly triūphe? Howe longe shal all wicked doers speake so disdaifully, & make [unspec B] suche proude bostyng. They smyte downe thy people, O Lorde, and trouble thyne he∣rytage. They murthur the wydowe and the straūger, and put the fatherlesse to death

And yet they say: Tushe * 1.311 the Lorde shal not se, nether shal y^• god of Iacob regard it

Take hede, ye vnwyse amonge y^• people O ye fooles, when wyll ye vnderstande?

He y^• planted the care, shall he not heare? Or he y^• made the eye, shall nat he se? For he y^• nurtureth the Hethen, it is he y^• techeth mā knowledge, shal nat he punysh? ‡ 1.312 The Lorde knoweth y^• thoughtes of men, y^• they

are vayne. Blessed is the man, whome y^• chastenest (O Lorde) and teachest him in thy lawe. That thou mayste geue him pacy∣ence in tyme of aduersyte, vntyll the pyt be [unspec C] dygged vp for the vngodly. For the Lorde wyll nat fayle his people, neither wyl he for¦sake hys inherytaunce. Untyll ryghtuous∣nes turne agayne vnto iudgement al suche as be true of herte shall folowe it. Who wyll ryse vp with me agaynst the wycked? Or who wyl take my parte against the euyl doers? If thou Lorde had nat helped me it had nat fayled, but my soule had bene put to sylence. * 1.313 But whan I sayde my fote hath slypped, thy mercy (O Lorde) helde me vp. ‡ 1.314 In the multitude of the sorowes that I had in my herte / thy comfortes haue re∣fresshed my soule. Wylte thou haue any [unspec D] thynge to do w^t the stole of wyckednes, whi¦che ymagineth myschefe as a lawe? They gather them together agaynste the soule of the ryghtuous, and condemne the innocent bloude. But the Lorde is my refuge, & my god is the strēgth of my cōfidence. He shal recompence them their wyckednes and de∣stroye them in their owne malyce / yee the Lorde our God shall destroye them.

¶ The. xcv. Psalme. [unspec A]

O COME let vs synge vnto y^e Lorde * 1.315 let vs hertely reioise in the strength of our saluacion: Let vs come before hys presēce with thanckesgeuynge, & shewe our selfe glad in him with psalmes. For the Lorde is a greate God, and a great kynge aboue al goddes. In his hande are al the corners of the earth, and the heightes of the hylles is his also. The see is his, & he made it, and his handes fourmed the dyre lande.

O come let vs worshyppe & fall downe, and knele before the Lorde our maker. For he is {fleur-de-lys} (the Lorde) our God: and we are the [unspec B] people of his pasture, and ☞ the shepe of h{is} handes. * 1.316 To day if ye wyl here his voice harden not your hertes, as in the prouoca∣cyon and as in the daye of tēptacyon in the wyldernesse. Whē your fathers tempted me, prouyd me, & sawe my worckes. Forty yeares longe was I greued with that gene¦racyon, & sayde: it is a people that do erre in theyr hertes: for they haue nat knowen my wayes. * 1.317 Unto whō I sware in my wrath that they shulde nat entre into my rest.

¶ The. xcvj. Psalme. [unspec A]

O Synge vnto the Lorde a newe songe synge vnto the Lorde all the whole earthe. Syng vnto the Lord / and prayse his name, be tellynge of his saluacion from daye to daye. Declare his honour vnto the Heathen, and his wonders vnto al peo∣ple. * 1.318 For the Lorde is great, and can not worthelye be praysed: he is more * 1.319 to be fea∣red then all goddes. As for all the God∣des of the Heathen, they be but Idols / but it is the Lorde that made the Heauens.

Glorye and worshyppe are before hym / power and honour are in his Saynctuary.

Ascrybe vnto the Lorde (O ye kynredes of the people) ascrybe vnto the Lorde wor∣shyppe [unspec B] and power. * 1.320 Gyue vnto the LORDE the honoure due vnto his name, brynge presentes, and come into hys cour∣tes. O worshyppe the Lorde in the beau¦tye of holynesse / let the whole earth stande in awe of hym. Tell it out amonge the Heathen / that the Lorde is kynge: and that it is he whiche hath made the roūde worlde so faste, that it can nat be moued, and howe that he shall iudge the people ryghtuously.

Let the heauens reioyse / and let the earthe be glad: let the see make a noyse, and al that therin is. Let the felde be ioyfull and [unspec C] all that is in it, then shall all the trees of the wodde reioyse. Before the Lorde, for he commeth: for he commeth to iudge the earth: and with rightuousnesse to iudge the worlde, and the people with his trueth.

[unspec A]

¶ The. xcvij. Psalme.

THE Lorde is kynge / the earth may be glad therof: yea, the multytude of the Iles may be glad therof. Cloudes and darckenesse are rounde aboute hym / rygh∣tuousnesse and iudgement are the habyta∣cyons of his seate. There shal go a fyre before hym, and burne vp hys enemyes on euery syde. Hys lyghtnynges gaue shine vnto the worlde, the earth sawe it and was* 1.321 afrayed. ‡ 1.322 The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of the LORDE / at the pre∣sence of the LORDE of the whole earthe

* 1.323The Heauens haue declared hys ryghtuousnes / and all the people haue sene hys glory. * 1.324 Confounded be all they that worshyppe carued ymages, and that delyte in vayne Goddes: worshyppe hym ☞ all ye Goddes. Syon herde of it and reioysed: and the doughters of Iuda were glad because of thy iudgementes / O Lorde. For thou Lorde arte hygher then al that are in the earth / thou art exalted far aboue all Goddes. O ye that loue the Lorde / se that ye hate the thynge whiche is euyll: the Lorde preserueth the soules of his saynctes, he shal deliuer them from the hāde of the vngodly. There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous, and a ioyful glad

nesse for suche as be true herted. ‡ 1.325 Re∣ioyse in the Lorde / ye ryghteous: and geue thankes for a remembraunce of hys holy∣nesse.

¶ The. xcviij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme for Dauyd. [unspec A]

O SYNGE vnto the Lorde a newe sō∣ge* 1.326 / for he hath done maruelous thin¦ges. With hys owne ryght hande and wyth his holye arme hathe he gotten hym¦selfe the vyctorye. The Lorde declared hys saluacyon / his ryghteousnesse hathe he openly shewed in the syght of the Heathen.

He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel: ‡ 1.327 and al the en¦des of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of our God. Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes / synge / reioyse [unspec B] and gyue thankes. ‡ 1.328 Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe / synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge. With trom¦pettes also and shawmes: O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kynge.

Let the see make a noyse and al that ther in is / the rounde world / and they that dwel therin. Let the floudes clappe theyr han¦des / and let the hylles be ioyfull together.

Before the Lorde / for he is come to iud¦ge the earthe. With ryghtuousnes shall he iudge the worlde / and the people with equyte.

¶ The. xcix. Psalme {fleur-de-lys} (of Dauid.) [unspec A]

THE Lorde is kynge / be the people ne¦uer so vnpacyent: he sytteth bytwene the Cherubins / be the earth neuer so vn∣quiet. The Lorde is great in Syon, and hye aboue all people. They shall geue thankes vnto thy name, which is great, wō¦derfull & holy. The kynges power loueth iudgement, thou hast prepared equyte, thou hast executed iudgement & rightuousnes in Iacob. O magnyfye the Lorde our God, and fal downe before his fote stole, for he is holy. Moses and Aaron among his prea∣stes, and Samuel among suche as cal vpon [unspec B] his name: these called vpon the Lorde, and he herde them. He spake vnto them * 1.329 out* 1.330 of the cloudy pyller, for they kepte his testi∣monies, and the lawe that he gaue them.

Thou herdest them (O Lorde our God) thou forgauest them O God / and puny∣shedst theyr owne inuencions. O magni¦fye the Lorde our God / and worshyppe him vpon his holy hyll / for the Lorde oure God is holy.

¶ The. C. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme for thankesgeuynge.

O* 1.331 Be ioyfull in the Lorde (all ye lan∣des) serue the Lorde with gladnes / * 1.332 and come before hys presence with a songe. [unspec A]

Be ye sure / that the Lorde he is God: It is he that hath made vs, and not we our sel¦ues: we are his people, and the shepe of his pasture. O go youre waye into his ga∣tes with thankes geuynge, & into his cour∣tes with praise: be thankeful vnto him, and speake good of his name. For the Lorde is gracious, * 1.333 his mercye is euerlastynge / and his truth endureth from generacion to generacyon.

¶ The. C. j. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauyd. [unspec A]

MY * 1.334 songe shalbe of mercy / and iudge∣ment vnto the (O Lorde) wyll I synge* 1.335

O let me haue vnderstandynge in the waye of godlynesse: Whan wylt thou come vnto me? I wyll walke in my house wyth a perfecte herte. I wyll take no wycked thynge in hande. I hate the synnes of vn¦faythfulnesse / there shal no such cleue vnto me. A frowarde herte shall departe fro¦me, I wyll nat knowe a wycked person.

Who so preuely slaūdreth his neighbour [unspec B] hym wyll I destroye: Who so hathe also a proude loke and an hye stomake / I wyl nat suffre hym. Myne eyes loke vnto such as be faythfull in the lande / that they maye dwell with me: who so leadeth a godly lyfe, he shalbe my seruaunte. There shall no dysceytfull persone dwell in my house: he that telleth lyes / shall nat tary in my syght

I shal sone destroye al the vngodly that are in the lāde, that I maye rote out al wic∣ked doers from the cytie of the Lorde.

¶ The. C. ij. Psalme.

¶ A prayer of the af••ly••t, when he hathe an heuye [unspec A] harte, and powreth out his complaynte before the Lorde,* 1.336

H * 1.337 Eare my prayer / O Lorde / and let my cryenge come in vnto the.

Hyde nat thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble: enclyne thyne eares vnto me when I call / O heare me / and that ryght sone. For my dayes are consumed away lyke smoke, & my bones are brente vp, as it were a fyre brande. My herte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse / so that I forget to eate my breade. For the voyse of my gronynge / my bone wyll scarse cleue to my flesshe. I am become lyke a Pellycane of y^• wyldernes, & lyke an owle y^• is in the de¦serte. I haue watched, & am euē as it were a sparowe / y^• sytteth alone vpon the house [unspec B] toppe. Myne enemyes reuyle me all the 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

turned, so that they hated his people, & dealt vntruly with his seruaūtes. * 1.338 Then sent he Moses h{is} seruaūt, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. And these shewed his tokens amonge them, and wonders in the lande of Hā. * 1.339 He sent darckenesse, & it was darke, ☞ and they were nat obedyent vnto hys worde. * 1.340 He turned theyr waters into bloude, and slewe theyr fyshe. ‡ 1.341 Theyr lāde brought forth frogges, ye euen in theyr kyn¦ges chambers. * 1.342 He spake the worde, and theyr came all maner of flyes, and lyce in al theyr quarters. ‡ 1.343 He gaue thē hayle stones for rayne, and flammes of fyre in theyr lāde.

He smote theyr vines also and fyge trees and destroye the trees that were in theyr coastes. * 1.344 He spaeke the worde, and the gre shoppers came, and catyrpellers innumera¦ble. And dyd eate vp all the grasse in theyr lande, & deuoured the frute of theyr groūde.

‡ 1.345 He smote al the fyrst borne in theyr lande, euen the chefe of all theyr strength. He brought them forth also with syluer and golde, there was nat one feble persō amōge [unspec D] theyr trybes. Egypte was glad at theyr departing, for * 1.346 they were afrayed of them.

‡ 1.347 He spred out a cloude to be a couerynge, and fyre to geue lyght in the nyght season.

* 1.348 At theyr desyre, he brought quayles, and he fylled them with the breade of heauen.

‡ 1.349 He opened the rocke of stone, and the wa∣ters flowed out: so that ryuers ranne in the drye places. For why? he remembred his holy promes, & Abraham his seruaūt. And he brought forth his people with ioye, and his chosen with gladnesse. And gaue thē the landes of the Heathen, and they toke the labours of the people in possessyon. That they myght kepe his statutes, and obserue his lawes Prayse the Lorde.

¶ The. cvi. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ Prayse the Lorde.

O Geue‡ 1.350 thankes vnto the Lorde, for he is gracyous, and his mercy endureth for euer. Who can expresse the noble ac∣tes of the Lorde, or shewe forth al his prayse. Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudge∣ment, and do ryghteousnes. Remembre me, O Lorde, accordinge to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people, O vyset me with thy saluacyon. That I maye se the felycyte of thy chosen, & reioyse in the glad∣nesse of thy people, and geue thankes with thyne enherytaunce. We haue synned with our fathers, we haue done amysse, and dealte wyckedly. Oure fathers regarded nat thy wonders in Egypte, nether kepte they thy greate goodnesse in remembraūce: but were dyssobedient at the see, euen at the [unspec B] reed see. Neuertheles, he helped them for hys names sake, that he myght make hys power to be konwne. * 1.351 He rebuked the reed see also, and it was dryed vp: so he led them thorowe the depe as thorowe a wyl∣dernesse. And he saued them from the ad∣uersaryes hande, and delyuered them from the hande of the enemye. ‡ 1.352 As for those* 1.353 that troubled them, the waters ouer whel∣med them, there was nat one of them lefte.

‡ 1.354 Then beleued they his wordes, and sange prayse vnto hym. But within a whyle they forgat his workes, and wolde [unspec C] nat abyde his councell. But luste came vpon them in the wyldernesse, and they tēp∣ted God in the deserte. And he gaue them theyr desyre, and sent leanesse withall in to theyr soule. They angred Moyses also in the tentes, and Aaron the sayncte of the Lorde. * 1.355 So the earth opened, and swa∣lowed by Dathan, and couered the congre gacyon of Aberam. And the fyre was kyndled in theyr company, the flame brente vp the vngodly. * 1.356 They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the molten ymage.

‡ 1.357 Thus they turned theyr glory in to the simylytude of a calfe, that eateth haye.

And they forgat God theyr Sauioure, [unspec D] which had done so great thynges i Egypte.

Wonderous workes in the lande of Ham, and fearful thinges by the reed see. So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed thē, had nat Moses his chosen stande before hym in that gappe: to turne awaye his wraythful indig nacyon, leste he shulde destroye them.

* 1.358 Ye, they thought scorne of y^e pleasaunt lande, and gaue no credence vnto his worde

But murmured in theyr tentes, and her∣kened nat vnto the voyce of the Lorde.

Then lyfte he vp his hande agaynst thē, [unspec E] to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes. To cast out theyr sede amonge the naciōs, & to scater them in the landes. * 1.359 They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor, & eate thof∣feringes of the deed. Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with theyr owne inuenciōs and the plage was greate amonge them.

* 1.360 Then stode vp Phinehes & prayed, and so the plage ceased. And that was counted vnto him for righteousnesse, amonge all po sterites for euermore. * 1.361 They angred hym also at the waters of stryfe so that he punyshed Moses for theyr sakes. Because they {pro}uoked hissprete, so y^• he spake vnad∣uisedly with his lyppes. Nether destroied

they the Heathen, * 1.362 as the Lorde commaun¦ded them. But were myngled among the Heathen, and lerned theyr workes. In so [unspec F] muche that they worshypped theyr ydolles whiche turned to theyr owne decay. * 1.363 Yee they offred theyr sōnes and their doughters vnto deuils. ‡ 1.364 And shed innocent bloude euen the bloude of theyr sonnes and of their doughters, whome they offred vnto the y∣dols of Canaan, and the lande was defyled with bloude. Thus were they stayned with theyr owne workes, and wente a who∣rynge with theyr owne inuencions. Ther¦fore was the wrath of the Lorde kyndled a∣gaynste his people, in so moche that he ab∣horred hys owne enheritaunce. And he gaue them ouer into the hande of the Hea∣then, [unspec G] and they that hated them, were lordes ouer them. Their enemyes oppressed thē and had them in subieccion. Many a ty∣me dyd he delyuer them, but they rebelled against him with theyr owne inuencions, & were brought downe in their wyckednesse.

Neuerthelesse, when he sawe their aduer∣syte, he herde their cōplaynte. He thought vpon his couenaunt, and * 1.365 pytied them ac∣cordyng vnto the multitude of his mercies yee, he made al those that had led them a waye captiue, to pytie them. Delyuer vs (O Lorde our God) and gather vs from a∣mong the Heathen: that we may geue than∣kes to thy holy name, & glory in thy prayse.

* 1.366 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from euerlastyng and worlde without ende, & let all people say: Amē, Amen. Prayse y^• Lorde [unspec A]

¶ The. cvii. Psalme.* 1.367

O * 1.368 Gyue thankes vnto the Lord, for he is gracyous, and his mercy endureth for euer. Let them geue thankes whome the Lorde hathe redemed / and delyuered from the hande of the enemye. And gathe¦red them out of the lādes, from the Easte, & from the west, from the North, and from the south. They went a straye in the wylder∣nesse out of the way, and founde no cytie to dwell in. Hongrie and thrysty: their soule faynted in them. So they cried vnto the Lorde in theyr trouble, and he deliuered thē from theyr distresse. He led them forthe by the ryght waye, y^t they myght go to the cyte where they dwelt. O that men wolde ther¦fore [unspec B] prayse y^• Lorde, for his goodnes, and de¦clare the wonders y^e he doth for the chyldrē of men. * 1.369 For he satisfyed y^t emptye soule, and fylled the hongry soule with goodnes.

Such as syt in darckenes & in the shadow of death, beyng fast bounde in myserye and yron. Because they rebelled agaynst the wordes of y^e Lorde, & lyghtly regarded the councel of the most hygest. He also brought downe their hert thorowe heuinesse: they fel downe, and there was none to helpe them.

So whan they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble, he delyuered them out of their distres. For he brought them out of darc∣kenesse & out of the shadow of death: & brake their bondes in sonder. O that men wolde therfore praise the Lorde for his goodnesse: [unspec C] & declare the wōders that he doth for the chil¦dren of men. For he hath broken the gates of brasse, and smyten the ••ac••es of yron i sō∣der. Folysh men are plaged for theyr offei¦ce, & because of theyr wyckednesse. Their soule abhorred al maner of meane, and they were euen harde at deathes dore. So whā they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble / he delyuered them out of theyr dystresse.

* 1.370 He sent his worde, and healed them, and they were saued from theyr destruccyon.

O that men wolde therfore prayse y^e Lorde for his goodnesse, and declare the wonders that he doth for the chyldren of men.

‡ 1.371 That they wolde offre vnto hym the sa∣crifice of thankesgeuynge, and tel out hys workes w^t gladnes. They that go downe to the see in shyppes / and occupye their busi¦nesse in greate waters. These men se the workes of the Lorde, and his wōders in the deape. * 1.372 For at h{is} worde, the stormy wind ariseth, whiche lyfteth vp the waues therof

They are caried vp to the heauen, and downe agayne to the deape, their soule mel telth awaye because of the trouble. They rele to and fro, and stacker lyke a droncken man, & are at theyr wittes ende. So whan they crye vnto y^e Lord in their trouble, he de¦lyuered thē out of their distresse. For * 1.373 he maketh the strome to ceasse, so y^• the waues therof are styll. Thē are they glad because they be at rest, and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be. O that men wolde therfore prayse the Lord for his goodnes, and declare the wōdres y^t he doth [unspec D] for the chylden of men. That they wolde exalte hī also in the cōgregacyon of the peo∣ple, and loue him in the seate of the elders.

Whiche turneth the floudes into a wyl∣dernesse:* 1.374 and dryeth vp the water sprynges

A f••utfull lande maketh he baren, for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin.

Agayne, he maketh the wyldernesse a stan¦dynge water, and water sprynges of a drye grounde. And there he serueth the hongrye 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

that ye skipped lyke rammes: & ye lytle hyl∣les, lyke yong shepe? Tremble thou erth at the presence of the Lorde, at the presēce of the God of Iacob. * 1.375 Which turned y^• hard rocke into a standynge water, and the flynt stone into a spryngynge well.

¶ The. cxv. Psalme. [unspec A]

NOt vnto vs (O Lorde) nat vnto vs / * 1.376 but vnto thy name geue the prayse, for thy louing. mercy, and for thy truthes sake

Wherfore shal the Heathen saye: where is nowe their God? As for oure God, he is i heauen, he hath done what so euer pleased him. Theyr ydoles are syluer and golde,* 1.377 euen the worke of mennes handes. They haue mouth and speake not: eyes haue they and se nat. They haue eares, & heare nat: noses haue they, and swel nat. They ha∣ue hādes and hādle nat: fete haue they, and walke nat, nether speake they thorow theyr throte. They y^• make them, are lyke vnto them, and so are all suche as put theyr trust [unspec B] in them. But {fleur-de-lys} (house of) Israel trust thou in the Lorde, he is * 1.378 their succour & defence,* 1.379

Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde: he is their helper, and defender.

Ye that feare the Lorde, put your trust in the lorde, he is theyr helper and defender. The Lorde hathe bene myndfull of vs, and he shall blesse vs: euen he shal blesse y^• house of Israel, he shal blesse the house of Aaron.

He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde, [unspec C] both small and great. The Lorde shal en∣crease you more and more: you, & youre chyl¦dren. Ye are y^• blessed of the Lord, which made heauen & earth. All the whole hea∣uens are the Lordes, the earth hath he geuē [unspec D] vnto y^• chyldrē of men. * 1.380 The deed prayse nat y^• (O Lord) nether all they y^• go downe in to the sylence. But we wyll prayse the Lorde, from thys tyme forthe for euermore.

¶ The. cxvj. Psalme. [unspec A]

Prayse the Lorde.

I Am well pleased / that the Lorde hathe* 1.381 herde the voyce of my prayer. That he hathe enclyned hys eare vnto me, therfore wyll I call vpon hym as longe as I lyue.

* 1.382 The snares of death cōpased me round about, and y^• paynes of hell gat holde vpon me, I shal fynde trouble and heuinesse, and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde (O Lorde) I beseche the delyuer my soule. [unspec B]

Gracyous is the Lorde, and ryghteous, yee, our God is mercyfull▪ The Lord pre¦serueth the symple. I was in misery, and he helped me▪ Turne agayne then vnto thy rest, O my soule, for the Lorde hath rewar∣ded the. And why? * 1.383 thou hast delyuered my soule from death, mine eies from teares and my fete from fallynge. I wyll walke before the Lorde, in the lande of the liuyng.

* 1.384 I beleued, and therfore wyl I speake, [unspec C] but I was fore troubled. I sayd in my hast: ‡ 1.385 All men are lyers. What reward shall I geue vnto the Lorde, for all the benefytes y^e he hath done vnto me? I wyll receaue the cappe of saluacyon, and cal vpon the name of the Lorde. I wyl paye my vowes nowe in the presence of al hys people ryght deare in the syght of the Lorde is the death of his sayntes. Beholde (O Lorde) howe that I am thy seruaunt, I am thy seruaūt, and the sonne of thy handmayde, thou hast broken [unspec D] my bandes in sonder. I wyl offre to the, the sacryfyce of thanckesgeuynge, and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde * 1.386 I wyll paye my vowes vnto the Lorde in the sight of al his people, in the courtes of the Lordes house, euen in the myddes of the, O Ierusa¦lem. [unspec A]

¶ The. cxvii. Psalme.

¶ Prayse the Lorde.* 1.387

O * 1.388 Prayse y^• Lorde al ye Heythē, prayse him all ye nacyons. ‡ 1.389 For his mer∣cyfull kyndnes is euer more and more to, warde vs, and the truth of the Lorde endu∣reth [unspec A] for euer.

¶ The cxviij. Psalme.

¶ Prayse the Lorde.* 1.390

* 1.391O Geue thanckes vnto the Lorde, for he hys gracyous, because hys mer¦cy endureth for euer. Let Israell nowe confesse, {fleur-de-lys} (that he is gracyous and (that hys mercy endureth for euer. Let the house of Aaron nowe confesse / that his mercy endu∣reth for euer. Yee, let them nowe that feare confesse, that his mercy endureth for euer. I called vpon the Lorde in trouble, and the [unspec B] Lorde herd me at large. * 1.392 The Lord is on my syde, I wyll nat feare what man can do to me. The Lorde taketh my parte with them that helpe me: therfore shal I se my de¦syre vpon myne enemyes. It is better to trust in the Lord, then to put any cōfydence in man. It is better to trust in the Lorde, then to put any confydence in prynces.

All nacions compassed me rounde about. but in y^• name of y^• Lorde wyl I destroy thē.

They kepte me ī on euery syde, they * kept me in (I say) on euery syde, but in the name of the Lorde, I wyll destroye them. They came aboute me lyke bees, and are extincte, euen as the fyre among the thornes, for in y^• name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them.

☞ Thou haste thrust sore at me / that I myght fall, but the Lorde was my helpe.

* 1.393 The Lorde is my strength, & my song and is become my saluacion. The voyce ofioye and healthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghtuous: the ryght hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe. The [unspec C] ryght hande of the Lorde hath the preemy∣nence / the ryght hande of y^• Lord bryngeth myghtye thynges to passe. I wyll nat dye but lyue / & declare the workes of the Lorde

The Lorde hath chastened and correcte me, but he hath nat geuē me ouer vnto deth

Open me the gat{is} of ryghtuousnes, that I may go into them, and geue thankes vn∣to the Lorde. This is the gate of the Lord the rightuous shall entre into it. I wyll thanke the / for thou haste herde me, and art become my saluacion. * 1.394 The same stone whiche the buylders refused, is become the heade stone in the corner. This was the Lordes doynge, and it is maruelous in our eyes This is the daye / whiche the Lorde hathe made, we wyll reioyse and be glad in [unspec D] it. Helpe {fleur-de-lys} (me) nowe O Lorde / O Lord sende vs nowe prosperite. * 1.395 Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lorde, we haue wisshed you good lucke, ye that be of the house of the Lorde. God is the Lorde whiche hath shewed vs lyght: bynde the sa∣crifice with cordes / ye euen vnto the hornes of the aultre. Thou arte my God, and I wyll thanke the: thou arte my God▪ I wyll praise the, O geue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracyous, and his mercy endureth for euer.

¶ The. c. xix. Psalme. [unspec A]

B* 1.396 LESSED are those that be vnde∣fyled in the waye: and walke in the* 1.397 lawe of the Lorde. Blessed are they that kepe his testymonyes, and seke hym wyth theyre whole herte. For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes.

Thou haste charged that we shulde dy∣lygently kepe thy commaundementes.

O that my wayes were made so directe, that I might kepe thy statutes. So shal I not be confounded, whyle I haue respect vnto all thy commaundementes. I wyll thanke the with an vnfayned hert, whan I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse. I wyll kepe thy cery∣monyes, O forsake me nat vtterly. [unspec B]

Where with all shall a yonge man clēse hys waye? Euen by rulynge hym selfe after thy worde. With my whole herte haue I sought the / O let me nat erre frome thy commaundementes. ‡ 1.398 Thy wordes haue I hyd with in my herte, that I shulde nat synne agaynst the. Blessed art thou O Lorde, O teache me thy statutes. With my lyppes haue I tolde all the iudgementes of thy mouthe. I haue had as greate delyte in the waye of thy testymonyes / as in all maner of ryches. I wyll talke of thy cō∣maundementes, and haue respecte vnto thy wayes. My delyte shalbe in thy statutes and I wyll nat forget thy worde. O do [unspec C] well vnto thy seruaunte, that I maye lyue and kepe thy worde. Open thou myne eyes / that I may se the wonderous thyng{is} of thy lawe. * 1.399 I am a straūger vpon erth O hyde nat thy commaundementes frome me. My soule breaketh out / for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgemētes. Thou hast rebuked y^• proude and cursed are they that do erre frome thy cōmaundementes. O turne fro me shame and rebuke, for I haue kepte thy testymo∣nyes. Prynces also dyd syt and speake a∣gainst me, but thy seruaūt is ocupied in thy [unspec D] statutes, For thy testymonyes are my de∣lyte, and my councelers. * 1.400 My soule clea¦ueth to the dust / O quycken thou me accor∣dyng to thy worde. I haue knowledged my wayes / and thou herdeste me, O teache me thy statutes. Make me to vnderstāde the waye of thy commaundementes, and so shal I talke of thy wonderous worekes:

My soule melteth awaye for very heuy∣nesse, cōforte thou me accordynge vnto thy worde. Take fro me the waye of lyenge / and cause y^• me to make muche of thy lawe.

I haue chosen the waye of trueth, and thy iudgementes haue I layed before me.

I haue stycken vnto thy testymonyes / O Lorde confounde me nat. I wyll runne the waye of thy commaundementes, when thou hast set my herte at libertie. Teache me O Lorde the way of thy statutes, and I [unspec E] shal kepe it vnto the ende. Geue me vnder¦standynge, and I shall kepe thy lawe, yee I shall kepe it with my whole herte. Make me to go in the path of thy cōmaundemen∣tes, for there in is my desyre. Enclyne my herte vnto thy testymonies, and nat to co∣uetousnes. O turne awaye myne eyes / left they beholde vanite: and quycken y^• me in thy waye. O stably she thy word in thy seruaunt, that I maye feare the. Take awaye the rebuke that I am afrayed of, for thy iudgementes are good. Beholde my delyte is in thy commaundementes, O quic∣ken

me in thy ryghtuousnesse. Let thy lo∣uynge [unspec F] mercy come also vnto me, O Lorde / euen thy saluacyon accordynge vnto thy worde. So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy word

O take nat the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy iud∣gementes. So shall I alwaye kepe thy lawe, yee for euer & euer. And I wyll wal∣ke ☞ at libertie, for I seke thy commaūde∣mentes. I wyl speake of thy testymonies also, euen before kynges, & wyll nat be asha¦med. And my delyte shalbe in thy cōmaun¦dementes, whiche I haue loued. My han∣des also wyl I lyfte vp vnto thy commaun¦demantes which I haue loued, and my stu∣dy shalbe in thy statutes. O thinke vpon [unspec G] thy seruaūt as concernyng thy worde, wher in thou hast caused me to put my truste.

The same is my comforte in my trouble / for thy worde hath quyckened me. The proude haue had me excedingly i derisyon / yet haue I nat shrynked from thy lawe.

For I remembred thine euerlastyng iud∣gementes, O Lorde, and receiued comforte.

I am horrybly afrayed for the vngodly, that forsake thy lawe. Thy statutes haue bene my songes, in the house of my pylgre∣mage. I haue thought vpon thy name O Lorde, in the nyght season, & haue kepte thy lawe. This I had / because I kepte thy commaundemētes. * 1.401 Thou arte my poreyon, O Lord / I haue promysed to kepe [unspec H] thy lawe. I made myne humble petycy∣on in thy presence with my whole herte / O be mercyfull vnto me accordynge vnto thy worde. I call myne owne wayes to remē¦braunce, and turne my fete into thy testimo¦nies. I made haste, and prolonged nat y^• tyme / to kepe thy commaundementes.

The congregacious of the vngodly haue robbed me / but I haue nat forgotten thy lawe. At mydnyght wyll I ryse, to geue thankes vnto the, because of thy rightuous iudgementes. I am a companyon of all them that feare the / and kepe thy commaū∣dementes. ‡ 1.402 The earthe, O Lorde, is full of thy mercy, O teache me thy statutes, [unspec I]

O Lorde, thou hast dealt graciouslye w^t thy seruaunt, accordynge vnto thy worde.

O learne me true vnderstandynge, and knowledge, for I haue beleued thy cōmaū∣demētes. Before I was troubled, I wēte wronge, but now haue I kepte thy worde.

‡ 1.403 Thou arte good and gracious, O teach me thy statutes. The proude haue yma∣gined a lye agaynst me, but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole herte.

Theyr herte is as fat as brawne, but my delyte hath bene in thy lawe. It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble, y^• I may learne thy statutes. The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me, then thousādes of [unspec K] golde and syluer. ‡ 1.404 Thy hādes haue made me and fasshyoned me, O geue me vnder∣standynge, that I may learne thy commaūdementes. They that feare the, wyll be glad whē they se me, because I haue put my truste in thy worde. I knowe, O Lorde / that thy iudgemēt{is} are right, and that thou of very faythfulnesse haste caused me to be troubled. O let thy mercyfull kyndnesse be my comforte, accordyng to thy worde vn to thy seruaunt. O let thy louynge mer∣cyes come vnto me, that I may lyue, for thy lawe is my delyte. Let the proude be con∣founded, for they go wickedly about to de∣stroye me: but I wyll be occupied in thy cō∣maundementes. Let suche as feare the, & haue knowen thy testymonyes / be turned vnto me. O let myne herte be sounde in [unspec L] thy statutes, that I be nat ashamed. My soule hath longed for thy saluaeyon: and I haue a good hope because of thy worde.

Myne eyes longe sore for thy worde, say∣enge. O when wylte thou comforte me.

For I am become lyke a bottell in the smoke, yet do not I forget thy statutes.

Howe many are the dayes of thy ser∣uaunt? When wylte thou be auenged of them that persecute me? The proud haue dygged pyttes for me, whiche are nat after thy lawe. Al thy commaundementes are true / they persecute me falsly, O be thou my helpe. They had all moste made an ende of me vppon earthe▪ / but I forsake not thy commaundementes, O quycken me after thy louynge kyndnes, and so shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth. O Lorde / [unspec M] thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.

* 1.405 Thy trueth also remayneth from one generacion to another: thou haste layed the foundacion of the earthe, and it abydeth.

They continue this day accordynge to thyne ordynaunce, for all thynges serue the If my delyte had not bene in thy lawe / I shulde haue peryshed in my trouble. I wil neuer forget thy commaundementes, for w^t thē thou hast quickened me. I am thyne / Oh saue me, for I haue sought thy cōmaun¦demētes. The vngodly layed wayte for me to destroye me / but I wyll consydre thy testimonies. I se that al thinges come to an ende / but thy commaundement is excea∣dyng

broade. •• (Lorde) What loue haue I vnto thy lawe? all the daye longe is my studye in it. Thou, thorowe thy commaū¦dementes haste made me wyser then myne enemyes, for they are euer with me.

I haue more vnderstandynge then my teachers, for thy testimonies are my studie.

I am wyser then the aged, because I kepte thy commaundementes. I haue re¦frayned my fete frō euery euyl waye, that I maye kepe thy worde. I haue nat shryn∣ked from thy iudgemētes, for thou teachest me. O howe swete are thy wordes vnto my throte. Yee sweter then hony vnto my mouth. Thorowe thy commaunde∣mentes I get vnderstandynge / therfore I [unspec O] hate all wycked wayes * 1.406 Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my fete, and a lyght vnto my pathes. I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed, to kepe thy ryghteous iudgemē∣tes. I am troubled aboue measure: quic¦ken me, O Lorde, accordynge vnto thy worde. Let the frewyll offerynge of my mouth please the, O Lorde, and teach me thy iudgementes. ☞ * 1.407 My soule is al∣waye in my hande, yet do nat I forget thy lawe. The vngodly haue layed a snare for me, but yet swarued nat I from thy com¦maundementes. Thy testymonies haue I claymed as myne herytage for euer: and why••they are the very ioye of my herte.

I haue applyed myne herte to fulfyll thy statutes alwaye / euen vnto the ende.

I hate them that ymagen euell thyn∣ges, [unspec P] but thy lawe do I loue. Thou arte my defence and shylde / and my trust is in thy worde. Awaye fro me ye wycked / I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my God. O stablysh me accordynge vnto thy worde / that I maye lyue / and let me nat be disapoynted of my hope. Holde thou me vp / and I shall be safe: ye my delyte shall euer be in thy statutes. Thou hast troden downe all them that swarue frō thy statu∣tes / for they ymagin / but leasing & disceate.

Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse therfore I loue thy te∣stimonyes. My flesh trēbleth for feare of the, and I am afrayed of thy iudgementes▪

I deale with the thynge that is laufull & [unspec Q] right O geue me nat ouer vnto myn oppres¦sours. Make y^• thy seruaūt to delyte in that which is good y^• the proud do me no wrong.

Myne eyes are wasted awaye with lo∣kyng for the health, and for the word of thy righteousnes. O deale with thy seruaunt accordinge vnto thy louynge mercy & teach me thy statutes. I am thy seruaunte, O graunte me vnderstandynge that I maye knowe thy testymonyes. It is tyme for the Lorde to laye to thyne hande, for they haue destroyed thy lawe. For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and preci¦ous stone. Therfore holde I streyght all thy commaundemētes, and all false wayes [unspec R] I vtterly abhorre. Thy testymonyes are wonderfull, therfore dothe my soule kepe them. When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth lyght and vnderstandynge, euen vnto the simple. I opened my mouth and drewe in my breth, for my delyte was in thy commaundementes. O loke thou vpon me, and be mercyfull vnto me, as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name.

Order my steppes in thy worde, and so shall no wyckednesse haue domynyon ouer me. O delyuer me from the wronge dea∣lynges of men, and so shall I kepe thy com∣maundementes. Shewe the lyght of thy countenaunce vpon thy seruaunte, and teach me thy statutes. Ryuers of waters ran out from myne eyes, because men kepe [unspec S] nat thy lawe. Ryghteous art thou, O lorde and true is thy iudgemente. The testimo¦nyes that thou hast commaunded are excea¦dynge ryghteous and true. My zele hath euen consumed me, because myne enemyes haue forgotten thy wordes. * 1.408 Thy worde is tryed to the vttermost, and thy seruauns* 1.409 loueth it. I am small and of no reputa∣cyon, yet do nat I forget thy commaunde∣mentes. Thy ryghteousnesse is an euer∣lastynge ryghteousnes, and thy lawe is trueth. Trouble and heuynesse haue ta∣ken holde vpon me, yet is my delyte in thy commaundementes. The ryghteousnesse [unspec T] of thy testimonies is euerlastyng, O graūt me vnderstandynge and I shall, lyue. I cal with my whole hert, heare me, O Lorde, I wyll kepe thy statutes. Yee euen vpon the do I call, helpe me, and I shal kepe thy testimonies. Early in the mornynge do I crye vnto the, for in thy worde is my truste.

Myne eyes preuente the nyght watches, that I myght be occupyed in thy wordes.

Heare my voyce, O Lord, accordyng vn∣to thy louig kindenes: quickē me according as thou art wont. They drawe nye▪ that of malice persecute me: and are farre frō thy lawe. Be thou nye at hande, O Lorde, for all thy commaundementes are true. As cōcernyng thy testimonies, I haue knowen longe sens, that thou hast grounded thē for [unspec U] euer. O consyder myne aduersite, and de 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

mysse, Oh Lorde who maye abyde it?

For there is mercy with the / therfore shalt thou be feared. I loke for the Lorde, my soule dothe wayte for hym, in his worde is my truste. My soule doth pacyently abyde the Lorde, from the one mornynge to the other. Let Israel truste in the Lorde, for with the Lorde there is mercy, and with hym is plenteous redempcyon.

And he shall redeme Israel / from all hys synnes.

¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ A songe of the steares.* 1.410

LORDE, I am nat hye mynded / I haue no proude lookes. * 1.411 I do nat ex∣ercyse my selfe in greate matters, whiche are to hye for me. But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe, lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother: yee / my soule is euen as a weened chylde. Let Is∣rael trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore.

¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme. [unspec A]

¶ A songe of the steares▪* 1.412

LORDE, remembre Dauyd, and all hys trouble. * 1.413 Howe he swore vnto the Lorde / and vowed a vowe vnto the al∣myghtye God of Iacob: I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house, nor clyme vp in my bedde. I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe, nor myne eye lyddes to slomber. {fleur-de-lys} (Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste.) Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde, an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob. Lo, we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata, and founde it in the wood. We wyll go in to hys taber∣nacle, and fall downe before hys fote stole.

* 1.414 Aryse O Lorde, into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe.

Let thy Preastes be clothed with rygh∣teousnesse, and let thy saynctes reioyse.

For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake, turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted.

* 1.415 The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid, and he shall nat shrynke from it: ‡ 1.416 Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpō thy seate. If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt, and my testimonies that I shal lerne them: their chyldren also shall syt vpō [unspec C] thy seate for euermore. For the Lorde hath chosen Syon, to be an habytaciō for hīselfe hathe he chosen her. ☞ Thys shalbe my rest for euer / here wyl I dwell, for I haue a delyte therin. I wyl blesse her vitayles w^t increase, and wyl satysfy her poore w^t bred.

☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe, and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge. There shall I make * 1.417 ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe, I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted. As for hys enemyes, I shall clothe them with shame, but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe.

¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme.

¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid. [unspec A]

BEHOLDE, howe good and ioyful a thynge it is / * 1.418 brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye. It is lyke the precy∣ous oyntment vpon the heade, that ranne downe vnto the beerd: euen vnto Aarons beerd / and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge. Lyke the dewe of Har∣mon, whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion. For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng, and lyfe for euermore.

¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme.

¶ A songe of the steares. [unspec A]

BEholde, {fleur-de-lys} (nowe) * 1.419 prayse the Lorde, al yee seruauntes of the Lorde, yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde. {fleur-de-lys} (euen in the courte of the house of our God) * 1.420 Lyfte vp youre hādes in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde. ‡ 1.421 The LORDE that made heauen and earthe, blesse the out of Syon.

¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme. [unspec A]

O * 1.422 Praise the name of the Lord, prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde.

Ye that stande in y^• house of the Lord / in the courtes of the house of our God. O prayse the Lorde, for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name, for it is louely. * 1.423 For why? the Lorde hathe cho∣sen Iacob vnto hym selfe, and Israel for hys owne possessyon. For I knowe that the Lorde is greate, and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes. Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased, that dyd hem heauen and in earth, in the see, and in all deape places. * 1.424 He drin∣geth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde▪ and turneth the lyghtenynges vn∣to rayne, brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes. He * smote the fyrste borne [unspec B] of Egypte, bothe of man and of beast.

* 1.425 He hathe sente tokens and woūders into the myddest of the, O thou lande of Egypte, vpon Pharao and all hys seruaun¦tes. * 1.426He smote dyuers nacyons, and slewe mygtye Kynges. * 1.427 Sehon Kynge of y^• Amorytes, and Og the King of Basan, and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam.

* 1.428 And gaue theyre lande to be

an heritage, euen an heritage vnto Israell his people. Thy name / O Lorde. endu∣reth for euer, so dothe thy memorial, O lord from one generacyon to an other. * 1.429 For the Lorde wyll auenge his people, and be [unspec C] gracyous vnto his seruauntes. ‡ 1.430 As for the ymages of the Heathen, they are but syl¦uer and golde / the worke of mens handes.

They haue mouthes / and speake not: eyes haue▪ ••ey / but they se not. They haue eares / and yet they heare not / ney∣ther is there any breth in theyr mouthes.

They that make them / are lyke vnto them / and so are al they that put theyr trust in them. Prayse the Lorde ye house of Is¦raell / prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron.

Prayse the Lorde, ye house of Leuie ye y^e feare the Lord / prayse the Lorde. Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon, whiche dwelleth [unspec A] at Ierusalem.

¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme.

O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde / for he* 1.431 is gracyous / and hys mercy endu∣reth for euer. O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes / for hys mercy endu¦reth for euer, O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes, for his mercy endureth for euer.

* 1.432 Whiche onely dothe greate wonders / for his mercy endureth for euer. Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens / for his mercy endureth for euer. Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters, for his mer∣cye endureth for euer. * 1.433 Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes, for his mercye endu∣reth for euer. The sonne to rule the day / for his mercy endureth for euer.

The Moone and the Starres to gouer∣ne [unspec B] the nyght, for his mercye endureth for e∣uer. * 1.434 Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne, for his mercy endureth for euer

And brought out Israel frome amonge them / for his mercy endureth for euer.

With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme / for his mercy endureth for euer.

Whiche deuyded the reed see into par∣tes / for his mercy endureth for euer.

* 1.435 And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it / for hys mercye endureth for euer. But as for Pharao and his hoste / he ouerthrewe them in the reed see, for hys mercy endureth for euer.

* 1.436 Whiche led his people thorow the wil [unspec C] dernes / for his mercy endureth for euer.

* 1.437 Which smote great king{is}, for his mer¦cy endureth for euer. Yea, and slue mygh¦tye Kynges, for his mercy endureth for euer

‡ 1.438 Sehon Kynge of the Amorites, for his mercy endureth for euer. And Og the Kynge of Basan / for his mercy endureth for euer. And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage / for his mercye endureth for uer. Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte / for his mercye endureth for euer. Whiche remembred vs / when we were in trouble / for his mercy endureth for euer. And hathe delyuered vs from oure ennemyes for his mercy endureth for euer.

* 1.439 Whiche geueth fode vnto all flesshe / for hys mercy endureth for euer.

O geue thankes vnto the God of Hea∣uen / for his mercy endureth for euer.

¶ The .cxxxvij. Psalme. {fleur-de-lys} (Of Ieremy.) [unspec A]

BY the waters of ‡ 1.440 Babylon we satte downe and wepte / when we remem∣bred* 1.441 {fleur-de-lys} (the, O) Syon. As for our Har∣pes / we hanged them vp vpon the trees / that are therin. For they that led vs a∣waye captyue / requyred of vs then a songe and melody in our heuynesse: synge vs one of the songes of Syon. Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande

If I forget the / O Ierusalem, let my [unspec B] ryght hande be forgotten. If I do not re∣membre the, let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth: yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth. Remembre the chyldren of * 1.442 Edom, O Lorde / in the daye of Ierusalē, howe they sayd: downe with it, downe with it: euen to the grounde. O ☞ daughter of Babylon / thou shalt come to mysery thy selfe: yea, happy shall he be / that rewardeth the as y^• haste serued vs. * 1.443 Blessed shall he be, that taketh thy chyldrē, and throweth them agaynst the stones.

¶ The .cxxxviij. Psalme. [unspec A]

Of Dauyd.

* 1.444I Wyl gyue thankes vnto the, O Lorde with my whole herte / euen ☞ before the Goddes / wyll I synge prayse vnto the.

* 1.445 I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holye temple / and prayse thy name / because of thy louyng kyndnesse and trueth / for thou hast magnyfyed thy name and thy worde aboue al thynges. When I called vpon the: thou hardeste me, and endewedst my soule with muche strength. ☞ All the Kynges of the earthe shall prayse the, O Lorde, for they ha¦ue hearde the wordes of thy mouth. Yea [unspec B] they shall synge in the wayes of the Lord, y^• greate is the glorye of the Lorde. * 1.446 For though the Lorde by hye / yet hath he respect

vnto the lowly: as for the proude, he behol∣deth hym a farre of. Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble, yet shalte thou re∣freshe me: thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furyousnes of myne eune∣myes / and thy ryght hande shall saue me.

The Lorde shal make good for me, yea thy mercye / O Lorde / endureth for euer. * 1.447 d espyse nat then the workes of thyne owne handes.

¶ The. cxxxix. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme of Douyd. [unspec A]

O Lorde, thou hast searched me out, and* 1.448 knowen me. Thou knoweste my downe syttynge and myne vprysynge, thou vnderstandest my thoughte a farre of.

Thou arte aboute my path, and about my bed / and spyest out all my wayes.

For lo▪ there is nat a worde in my tonge but thou / O Lorde knowest it all together

Thou haste fashyoned me behynde and before, and layed thyne hande vpon me.

Suche knowledge is to wonderfull and excellent for me. I can nat atteyne vnto it.

* 1.449 Whyther shall I go then frō thy spret•• or wyther shall I go then from thy presence [unspec B]

If I clymme vp into Heauen, thou arte there: yf I go downe to hell, thou arte there also. If I take the wynges of the mor∣nynge, and remayne in the vr••ermpste part of the see. Euen there also shal thy hāde lede me, and thy ryght hande shall holde me.

If I saye: peraduenture the darckenes shall couer me / then shall my nyght be tur∣ned to daye. Yea the darckenesse is no darkenesse with the, but the nyght is as cle¦re as the daye, the darkenesse and lyght are bothe a lyke. For my reynes are thyne / [unspec C] thou haste couered me in my mothers wom¦be. I wyll gyue thankes vnto the, for I am wonderously made: maruelous are thy wor¦kes, and that my soule knoweth ryght well

My bones are not hyd from the, though I be made secretely, and fasshyoued beneth in the earthe. Thyne eyes se myne vnpar [unspec D] fectnesse, they stande al wrytten in thy boke my dayes were fashyoned, when as yet ther was not one of them. Howe deare are {fleur-de-lys} thy councels vnto me O god? O how great is the summe of them? If I tell them, they are me in nombre then the sande: when I wake vp / I am present with the.

Wyite thou nat slaye the wycked (Oh God?) departe frome me ye bloude thyrstye men. For they speake vnryghtuouslye a∣gaynste the / and thyne ennemyes take thy name in vayne. Do not I hate them, O Lorde▪ that hate the? and am nat I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst the? Yea I hate them ryght foore, euen as thoughe they were myne enemyes. * 1.450 Trye me / O God, and seke the grounde of myne herte: proue me / and examyne my thoughtes.

Loke well yf there be any waye of wyc∣kednesse in me, and leade me in the way euer lastynge.

¶ The. cxl. Psalme.

¶ To the chaunter, a Psalme of Dauyd. [unspec A]

DElyuer me / O Lorde, frome the euyll man, and preserue me from the wyc∣ked man. Whiche ymagyne myschefe in theyr hertes, and stere vp stryfe all the daye longe. They haue sharpened theyr ton∣ges* 1.451 lyke a serpente, * 1.452 adders poyson is vn¦der theyr lippes. Sela. Kepe me, O Lord frome the handes of the vngodly / preserue me from the wycked men, whiche are purpo¦sed to ouerthrowe my goynges.

The proude haue layed a snare for me / and spred a net abrode with cordes, yea and set trappes in my waye. Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the Lord: thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayers, O Lorde.

O Lorde God, thou strength of my health thou haste couered my heade in the daye of battayle. Let not the vngodly haue his [unspec B] desyre / O Lorde, let hym nat haue his pur∣pose, least they be to proude. Sela. * 1.453 Let the myschefe of theyr owne lyppes fal vpon the heade of them, that compase me aboute.

Let hote burnynge coles fal vpon them let them be caste into the fyre, and to the pyt that they neuer ryse vp agayne. A man full of wordes shall not prospere vppon the earth: a malycious and wycked person shal be hunted awaye / and destroyed. Sure I am / that the Lorde wyll auenge the pore and mayntene the cause of the helpelesse.

The ryghtuous also shall gyue thanckes vnto thy name, and the iuste shall continue in thy syght.

¶ The. cxlj. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauyd. [unspec A] * 1.454

LORDE I call vpon the: haste the vn∣to me and consydre my voyce, when I crye vnto the. Let my prayer be sette forthe in thy syght * 1.455 as the incense, and let the lyftyng vp of my handes be an euenyng sacryfyce. * 1.456 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, yea a watch at the dore of my lip∣pes. O let not myne herte be enclyned to

any euyll thynge / to be mynded as the vn∣godly orwycked men ☞ lest I eate of suche thynges as please them, Let the rygh∣teous rather smyte me frendly, and reproue me: so wyll I take it / as though he had powred oyle vpō my heade: it shal nat hurte my heade, yee I wyl praye yet for theyr wyc¦kednesse. Let theyr iudges stomble in [unspec B] stony places: that they maye heare my wor∣des, for they are swete. Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte, lyke as when one graueth and dyggeth vp the grounde.

But myne eyes loke vnto the, O Lorde God: in the is my trust, Oh cast nat out my soule. Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde for me, and from the trappes of the wycked doers. Let the vngodly fall into theyr owne nettes to geyther, vntyll I be gone by them.

¶ The. cxlij. Psalme.

¶ The instruc••yon of Dauid, a praye•• [unspec A] when he was in the caue.

I * 1.457 Cryed vnto the Lorde with my voyce, yee euen vnto the Lorde dyd I make my supplycacyon. I powred out my com∣plaintes before him, and shewed hym of my trouble. When my sprete was in heuy∣nesse, thou knewest my pathe: in the waye wherin I walked haue they preuely layed a snare for me. I loked also vpon my ryght hande, and se, there was no man that wolde knowe me. I had no place to fle vnto, and no man cared for my soule. I cryed vnto the, O Lorde, and sayd: thou art my hope, and my porcyon in the lande of the lyuynge. Consydre my complaynte, for I am brought very lowe. O delyuer me frō my persecutours, for they are to stronge for me. Brynge my soule out of prysō, that I maye geue thākes vnto thy name: which thynge yf thou wylt graunte me, then shall the ryghteous resorte vnto my company.

¶ The. cxliij. Psalme.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid, (when his owne sonne persecuted hym.)

HEARE my prayer, O Lorde, and con¦syder [unspec A] my desyre: herken vnto me for* 1.458 thy trueth and ryghteousnesse sake.

And entre nat into iudgemente with thy ser¦uaunte, for * 1.459 in thy syght shall no man ly∣uynge be iustifyed. For the enemye hath persecuted my soule, he hathe smyten my lyfe downe to the grounde, he hathe layed me in the darckenesse, as the deade men of of the worlde. Therfore is my sprete vexed within me, and my herte within me is deso∣late. * 1.460 Yet do I remembre the tymes past. [unspec B] Imuse vpon all thy workes / Yee I exercyse my selfe in the worckes of thy handes. I streatche forth myne handes vnto the, my soule cryeth vnto the out of the thyrsty lande. Heare me, O Lorde, and that soone, for my sprete waxeth faynte / hyde nat thy face from me, left I be lyke vnto them that go downe into the pytte. O let me heare * 1.461 thy louynge kyndenesse by tymes in the morninge / for in the is my trust: she we thou me the waye that I shulde walke in / for I lyfte vp my soule vnto the. Delyuer me / O Lorde, fro myne enemyes, for I resorte vnto the. Teache me to do the thynge that pleaseth the / for thou arte my God, let thy louynge sprete leade me forth vnto the lāde of ryghteousnes. Quycken, O lorde, for thy names sake, and for thy ryghteous∣nesse sake brynge my soule out of trouble.

And of thy goodnesse scater myne ene∣myes abrode, and destroye all them that vexe my soule, for I am thy seruaunte.

¶ The. cxliiij. Psalme.

¶ Of Dauid.

BLessed be the Lorde my refuge, whiche [unspec A] teacheth * 1.462 my handes to warre, and my fyngers to fyght. My hope and my castell / my defence and my delyuerer, my shylde in whome I trust, whiche gouerneth the people that is vnder me. * 1.463 Lorde, what is man, that thou haste suche respecte vnto hym? Or the sonne of man, that thou so re∣gardest hym? * 1.464 Man is lyke a thynge of naught, h{is} time passeth away like a shadow.

Bowe thy heauens, O Lorde, and come downe, touche the mountaynes, and they shall smoke. Sende forth the lyghtynyng [unspec B] and scater them / shute out thyne arowes / and consume them. Sende downe thyne hande from aboue, deliuer me / and take me out of the greate waters / from the hande of straunge chyldren. Whose mouth talketh of vanyte / and theyr ryght hande is a right hande of wyckednes. I wyl synge a newe song vnto the, O God, and syng prayses vnto the vpon a ten strynged lute. Thou that geuest vyctory vnto Kynges / and hast delyuered Dauid thy seruaunte from the parell of the swerde.

Saue me / and delyuer me from the hande [unspec C] of straunge chyldren, whose mouth taketh of vanite, and theyr ryght hande is a ryght hande of iniquite. That our sonnes maye growe vp as the yonge plātes, & that oure daughters may be as the polyshed corners of the temple. * 1.465 That oure garners may

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❧ The Prouerbes of Salomon.

¶ The prayse of wysdome. We ma••e nat harken vnto the voluptuous prouocacyon and in••ysynges of synners: wys∣dome cōptayneth to be despysed of al men, and prophecyeth destruccyon vnto her desspis••••••.

CAPITVLO. I.

THe Prouerbes of Sa∣lomon [unspec A] the sonne of DAVID kynge of Israell: to learne wis∣dome / and instruccyon / and to perceyue the wordes of vnder∣standynge: and thereby to receaue prudence ryghtuousnesse iudgement and equytye. That the very simple myght haue wyt, and the yonge men myght haue knoweledge and vnderstandynge. By hearynge / the wyse man shal come by more wysdome: and he that is endewed with vnderstandynge / shall optayne wyt to perceyue a parable / and the interpretacyon thereof / the wordes of the wyse / and the darcke speaches of the same. * 1.466 The feare of the Lorde / is the be∣gynnynge of wysdome. But fooles despy∣se wysdome and instruccyon. My sonne [unspec B] heare thy fathers doctryne / and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother: for that shal brynge grace vnto thy heade, and shall be as a chey¦ne aboute thy necke. My sonne, consente not vnto synners, yf they entyse the: and say come with vs / we wyl laye wayte for bloud and surcke preuely for the innocent without a cause: we shall * 1.467 swalow them vp lyke the hell, and deuoure them quycke & whole, as those that go downe into y^• pyt. So shal we fynde all maner of costely ryches, & fyll our houses w^t spoyles. Cast in thy lot amōg vs [unspec C] & let vs haue al one purse. My sōne, walke not y^• with them, refrayne thy fote frō theyr way. For * 1.468 their fete runne to euyl, and are hasty to shed bloude. But in vayne is y^• net layed forth before the byrdes eyes, Yea, they thē selfes lay wayte one for anothers bloud & one of them wold sleye another. These are the wayes of all suche as be couetous, y^• one wolde rauysh anothers lyfe. ‡ 1.469 Wysdome tryeth without, & putteth forth her voyce ī y^• stret{is}. She calleth before y^• cōgregacion in y^• opē gates, & sheweth her wordes thorowe y^• citie sayeng. O ye childrē, how longe wyl ye loue childeshnesse? how long wyl y^• scorners delyte in scornynge, & y^• vnwyse be enemyes vnto knowledge▪ O turne you vnto my cor¦reccyon: ••o I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes * 1.470 I haue called, and ye refused it: I haue stretched out my hande, and no man regar∣ded it, but all my councels haue ye dyspised [unspec D] and set my correccyon at naught. Therfore shall I also laugh in your destruccyon, and mocke you, when that thynge that ye feare, commeth vpon you: euen when the thynge that ye be afrayed of, falleth in sodenly lyke a storme, and your misery like a tempest, yee when trouble and heuinesse commeth vpon you. Then shal they cal vpon me, but I wyl not heare, they shal seke me earely, but they shal not fynde me. And that because they ha ted knowledge, & receyued not the feare of the Lorde, but abhorred my councell, and despysed all my correccyon. Therfore shall they eate the frutes of theyr owne way, and be fylled with theyr owne inuencyons: for the turnynge awaye of the vnwyse shal sley them, and the prosperyte of fooles shall be theyr owne destruccyon▪ * 1.471 But who so har∣keneth vnto me, shal dwel safely, and be su∣re from any feare of euyll.

¶ Wysdome 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be embrased and set by, whiche teacheth feare and knowledge, wysdome directeth ve in the ways of God. An aduouterous woman is to be eschued.

CAPI. II.

MY sonne, yf thou wilte receyue my wor∣des, [unspec A] and kepe my commaundementes by the / that thou wylte enclyne thyne eares vnto wysdome, applye thyne herte then to vnderstandynge. For yf thou cryest after wysdome, and callest for knowledge: if thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure: then shalte thou vn∣derstande the feare of the Lorde, and fynde the knowledge of God. * 1.472 For it is the Lord that geueth wysdome, out of hys mouthe cō¦meth knoweledge and vnderstandynge.

He preserueth the well fare of the ryghtu∣ous [unspec B] / and defendeth them that walke synce∣rely: he kepeth them in the ryght pathe, and preserueth the waye of suche as serue hym with godlynesse. Then shalte thou vnder∣stande ryghtuousnesse, and iudgement and equite, yee and euery good waye. When wysdome entreth into thyne herte, and thy soule delyteth in knowledge: then shall coū¦cell preserue the, and vnderstandynge shall kepe the. That thou mayst be delyuered frō the euyll waye, and from the man that spea¦keth frowarde thinges. From such as leaue the right pathes, and walke in the wayes of darkenesse: whiche reioyse in doyng euyl, & delyte in wycked thinges: whose wayes are

croked, and they frowarde in theyr pathes. [unspec C] That thou mayst be delyuered also * 1.473 frome the straunge woman, and from her that is not thyne owne: whiche geueth swete wor∣des and whiche for saketh the husbande of her youth, & forgeteth the couenaunt of her God. For her house is enclyned vnto death, and her pathes vnto hel. Al they that go in vnto hir, come nat agayn, neyther take they holde of the waye of lyfe. Therfore, walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous / & kepe the pathes of the ryghtuous. For the iuste shall dwell in the lande, and they that be perfecte, shall remayne in it: but the vn∣godly shalbe roted out of the lande, and the wycked doers shalbe roted out of it.

¶ The commaundementes of God muste be dylygentely regarded and obserued.

CAPI. III.

MY sonne * 1.474 forgette not thou my lawe / [unspec A] but se that thyne hert kepe my cōmaū∣dementes. For they shall prolonge the dayes and yeares of thy lyfe, and bryng the peace. Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them aboute thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte. So shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnder∣standynge in the syght of God and men. Put thy truste in God with all thyne herte / and leane nat vnto thyne owne wytte. In [unspec B] all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym, and he shall ordre thy goynges. * 1.475 Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyt, but feare the Lorde and departe from euyll▪ so shall thy ☞ na∣uell be whole / and thy bones stronge. ☞ ‡ 1.476 Honoure the Lorde with thy substaun∣ce and with the fyrstelynges of all thyne en¦crease {fleur-de-lys} (geue vnto the poore) so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse / and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wy∣ne. My sonne / despyse not the chaste∣nynge of the LORDE neyther faynte when thou arte rebuked of hym * 1.477 For whō the Lorde loueth / hym he chasteneth / and yet delyteth ī hī, euen as a father ī his owne sonne. Well is him that fyndeth wysdome and optayneth vnderstandynge / for the get¦tynge of it is better then any marchaundise [unspec C] of syluer, and the profe••e of it is better then golde. * 1.478 Wysdome is more worthe then precyous stones / and all the thynges that thou canste desyre / are not to be compayred vnto her. Upon her ryght hande is long lyfe, and vpon her lefte hand ••s riches and honour. Her wayes are pleasaunte wayes and all her pathes are peaceable. She is a * 1.479 tree of lyfe to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her faste. With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacyon of the earthe / and thorowe vn∣derstandynge hathe he stablyshed the hea∣uens. Thorowe hys wysdome the deap∣thes breake vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe. My sonne / let not these thynges departe from thyne eyes / but kepe my lawe and my councell: so shall it be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth. Then shalte thou walke safely in thy way, & thy fote shal nat stōble. * 1.480 If y^u sle∣pest, y^u shalt nat be afrayed, but take thy rest & slepe swetely. Thou nedest nat to be afray¦ed of any sodayne feare / nether for y^• vyolēte russhynge in of the vngodly / when it com∣meth [unspec D] for the Lorde shall stande by thy syde / and kepe thy fote that thou be nat taken. Withdrawe no good thing from them that haue nede, so longe as thyne honde is hable to do it. Saye nat vnto thy neyghbour: go thy waye and come agayne, to morowe wyl I geue the: where as thou hast now to geue him. Intende no hurte vnto thy neighbour seynge he dothe dwel in rest by the▪ Stryue nat lyghtely with any man / where as he hathe done the no harme. * 1.481 Folowe nat a wycked man, and chose none of hys wayes: for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde but hys councell is amonge the righteous. The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly, but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous. As for the scoruefull / dothe not he laughe them to scorne? but he geue∣the grace vnto the lowelye. The wyse shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promocyon that fooles shall haue.

¶ Wysdome and her fruytes and her waye ought to be sought.

¶ CAP. IIII.

HEARE O ye chyldren / the father∣lye [unspec A] exhortacyon / and take good hede, that ye maye learne wysdome. For I ha∣ue gyuen you a good doctryne, forsake not ye my lawe. For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne / and tenderely be∣loued of my mother / he taught me also / and sayde vnto me: * 1.482 Let thyne herte re∣ceyue my wordes / kepe my commaunde∣mentes / and thou shalte lyue. Get the wysdome / and get the vnderstandynge, for∣get not y^• wordes of my mouth, & shrīke nat frō thē. Forsake her nat, & she shal p̄serue y^•: leue her, & she shal kepe y^•. The chefe poynt [unspec B] of wysdome is, y^• thou be willīg to opteyne

wysdome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandynge. * 1.483 Make muche of her and she shall promote the: Yee yf thou em∣brace her▪ she shall bringe the vnto honour. She shall make the a gracyous head / and garnyshe the with a crowne of glory. Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many. I haue she¦wed the, the waye of wysdome / and led the into the ryght pathes. So that yf thou goest therin, there shal no straytenesse hyn∣der the and when thou rūneste, thou shalte nat fall. Take faste holde of doctryne, and [unspec C] let her nat go: kepe her, for she is thy lyfe. * 1.484 Come nat in the path of the vngodly, and walke nat in the way of the wicked. Eschue it, and go nat therin, departe asyde / & passe ouer by it. For they can nat slepe, except they haue fyrst done some myschefe: nether take they any reste, excepte they haue fyrste done some harme. For they eate the bred of wyc∣kednesse, and drynke the wyne of robberye. The pathe of the ryghteous shyneth as the lyghte that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfecte daye. But the waye of the [unspec D] vngodly is as the darcknes, wherin men fall, or they be aware. * 1.485 My sonne / marcke my wordes, and encline thine eare vnto my sayinges Let them nat departe from thyne eyes / but kepe them euen in the mydeste of thyne herte. For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them, and healthe vnto all theyr bodyes. Kepe thyne herte with all dyligēce, for there vpon hangeth lyfe. Put away frō the a frowarde mouthe / and let the lyppes of sclaunder be farre from the. Let thyne eyes beholde the thynge that is ryght / and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before the. Pondre the path of thy fete, and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght. ‡ 1.486 Turne not asyde neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte / but witholde thy fote from euyll. {fleur-de-lys} (For the Lord knoweth the wayes that are on the right hande. As for the wayes that be on the lefte hande, they be froward. For he shal direct thy goynges, and thy wayes shal he gyde in peace.

¶ He warneth to eschue whordome. He forbyddeth wast∣full spendynge He wylleth vs to lyue of our owne laboures Men muste loue theyr wyues.

CAPI. V.

My sonne / gyue hede vnto my wysdome [unspec A] and bowe thyne eare vnto my pruden∣ce: that thou mayst regarde good councell / and that thy lyppes may kepe knowledge. {fleur-de-lys} (Applye not thou thy selfe to the disceytful nesse of a woman.) For the lyppes of an har∣lot* 1.487 are a droppynge honye combe, and her throte is softer then oyle. But at the last she is as bytter as wormewode / & {fleur-de-lys} (her tonge) as sharpe as a two edged swerde. Her fete go downe vnto deathe / and her steppes pe∣arse thorowe vnto hell. She regardeth nat the path of lyfe: so vnstedfast are her way∣es [unspec B] / that thou canste nat knowe them. Here me nowe therfore (O my sonne) and depart not from the wordes of my mouthe. Kepe the waye farre from her / and come nat nye the dores of her house. That thou gyue nat thy strength vnto other / and thy yeares to the cruell, That other men be nat fyl∣led with thy goodes / and that thy laboures come nat in a straunge house. Ye that thou mourne nat at the last (when thou hast spente thy body and goodes) and then saye: Alas / why hated I nourture? why dyd my [unspec C] herte despyse correccyon? Wherefore was not I obedyente vnto the voyce df my tea∣chers / and herkened not vnto them that in¦fourmed me? I am come almoste into all mysfortune / in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion, ☞ Drynke of the wa¦ter / of thyne owne well and of the ryuers that runne out of thyne owne sprynges.

☞ Let thy welles flowe out abrode / that there may be ryuers of water in the stretes: but let them be onely thyne owne / and not straungers with the. Let thy well be bles¦sed / and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth [unspec D] Louynge is the hynde / and frendely is the Roo: let her brestes alwaye satisfye the, and holde the euer contente with her loue. My sonne / why wylte thou haue pleasure in an harlot / and embrace the bosome, of another woman? * 1.488 For euery mans wayes are o∣pen in the syght of the Lorde, and he pon∣dreth all theyr goynges. The wyckednesse of the vngodly shal catche him selfe / and w^t y^e snares of his owne synnes shal he be trap ped. He shall dye without amendemente / & for his great folyshnesse he shall go astray.

¶ The slouthefull and slougyshe is prycked and styrred to worke. The scysmatyke is reproued. Aduoutry ought to be earnestly auoyded.

CAPI. VI. [unspec A]

My sonne * 1.489 yf y^• be suertie for thy neygh∣bour, and hast fastened thyne hand for another man, thou arte bounde with thyne owne wordes, and taken with thyne owne speache. Therefore / my sonne / do this and y^u shalt be discharged: whē y^u art come into thy neyghbours daunger. Go thy wayes then sone, & intreate thy neyghbour: let not thine eyes slepe / nor thyne eye lydde slombre.

Saue thy selfe as a doo from the hande, &

as a byrde from the hande of the fouler. Go to the Emmet (thou stougard) consydre her [unspec B] wayes, and lerne to be wyse. She hathe no gyde, no teacher, no leder: yet in the Sōmer she prouydeth her meate, and gathereth her fode together in the haruest. * 1.490 Howe lon∣ge wylt thou slepe, thou slogysh man? Whē wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe? Yee slepe on styll a lytle, slomber a lytle / folde thyne handes to gether yet a lytle, that y^• mayeste slepe: so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye / and necessyte like an armed man. So {fleur-de-lys} (But yf thou be nat slouthful, thy haruest shal come as a sprynging well, and pouerty shal flye farre from the). An vngodly person / a wycked man goth with a frowarde mouthe, he wyncketh with hys eyes, he tokeneth w^t his fete, he poīteth with his fingers, he is euer ymagenige myschefe & frowardnesse ī his hert, & causeth discorde Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpon hym sodenly shal he be al to broken, & nat be healed. * 1.491 These sixe thinges doth the Lord hate, & the seuēth he vtterly abhorreth A proude loke a dyssēblynge tōge handes y^e shed innocēt bloude, an herte y^• goeth about wycked ymagynacyon * 1.492 fete y^• be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe, a false wytnesse that bringeth vp lyes, & such one as soweth [unspec C] dyscorde amonge brethren. My sonne / kepe thy fathers commaundemente / and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother. Put them vp together in thyne herte, and bynde them aboute thy necke. That they maye leade, the where thou goeste, preserue the when thou arte a slepe, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of them. For * 1.493 the commaundement is a lanterne, and and the lawe a lyght: ye chastenynge and nurtoure is the waye of lyfe, that they may kepe the from * 1.494 the euyll woman, and from the slateringe tonge of the harlot: that thou lust nat after her bewty in thyne herte, and leste thou be taken with her fayre lokes. An harlot wyll make a man to begge hys bred, but a maryed woman wyl hunte for the pre¦cyous lyfe, Maye a man take fyre in hys bo some, and his clothes nat be brente? Or can [unspec D] one go vpon hote coales, and hys fete nat be hurt? Euen so, whosoeuer goeth into his neighbours wyfe, and toucheth her, cannat be vngyity. * 1.495 Men do nat vtterly despyse a thefe that stealeth to satysfye hys soule / when he is hongry, but yf he may be gotten he restoreth agayne seuen tymes as muche, or els he maketh recompēse with all y^• good of his house. But who so cōmitteth aduou∣try with a woman, he is a foole, & hryngeth hys lyfe to destruccion. He getteth hym selfe also shame & dishonour / such as shall neuer be put out. For the gelousy and wrath of y^• man wyll nat be intreated, no though thou woldest offre hym greate gyftes to make a∣mendes, he wyll nat receaue them.

¶ God ought to be feared and honoured. His commaunde, inentes ou••••h 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be hepte: wanton apperytes and desyres ought to be shonned.

CAPI. VII.

My sonne, * 1.496 kepe my wordes, and laye [unspec A] vp my comaundementes by the.

Kepe my commaundementes and my lawe, euē as the apple of thine eye, and thou shalt lyue, Bynde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne herte.

Saye vnto wysdome: thou art my syster, & call vnderstandyng thy kynswoman: * 1.497 that she maye kepe the from the straūge woman, and frō the harlot which geueth swete wor∣des. For out of the wyndowe of my house I loked thorowe the latysse, and behelde y^• sim¦ple people: and among other yong folkes I [unspec B] spyed one yong foole, going ouer y^• stretes / by the corner in the way toward the harlot∣tes house / in the twylight of the euenynge / when it beganne nowe to be nyght & darke. And beholde / there met him a womā in * 1.498 an harlottes apparell (a dysceytfull) wanton and an vnstedfast womā: whose fete coulde not abyde in the house / nowe is she without nowe in the stretes and lurketh in euery cor¦ner, she caught the yong man / kyssed hym / & was nat ashamed, faynge: I had a vowe of peace offerynges to paye / ☞ and thys day I perfourme it. Therfore came I forth [unspec C] to mete the / y^• I myght seke thy face: & so I haue founde the. I haue deckte my bed with couerynges & clothes of Egypte. My bed haue I made to smell of Myrre, Alos / and Cynamon. Come let vs lye together, and take oure pleasure tyll it be daye lyght.

For the good mā is nat at home, he is gone farre of. He hathe taken the bagge of mo∣ney with hym: who can tell when he com∣meth home? Thus with many swete wor∣des [unspec D] she ouercame hym, and with her flat∣tering lyppes she entysed him to folowe her as it were an oxe led to the slaughter / and lyke as it were a fole to the stockes, to be pu¦nyshed / so longe tyll she had wounded hys lyuer w^t her darte: lyke as yf a byrde hasted to the snare nat knowyng that the parell of his lyfe lyeth ther vpon. Heare me nowe therfore, O my chyldren, & marke the wor∣des of my mouth. Let nat thyne herte wan∣dre

in her wayes, and be nat thou disceaued in her pathes. For many one hathe she woūded and cast downe, ye many a stronge man hath bene slayne by the meanes of her.

Her houses are the waye vnto hell, and bring mē downe into the chambers of deth.

¶ The prayse of the wysdome of God.

CAPI. VIII. [unspec A]

DOth nat * 1.499 wysdome crye? dothe nat vn derstan ••ynge put forth her voyce? Standeth she nat in the hye places in the stretes and wayes? dothe she nat crye before the whole cytie, and in the gates where mē go out and in? It is you, O ye men (sayeth she) whom I call: Unto (the chyldren of mē) do I lyfte vp my voyce. Take hede vnto knowledge: O ye ignoraunte: be wyse in herte, O ye foles. Geue eate, for I wyll speake of greate matters, and open my lyp∣pes to tell thynges that be ryght. For my throte shalbe talkynge of the truth and my lyppes abhorre vngodlynesse. All the wordes of my mouth are ryghteous, there is no frowardenesse nor falshede therin.

They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and ryght to them that fynde knowledge. Receaue my doctryne, and nat syluer, and my knowledge / more then fyne golde. For * 1.500 wysdome is more worth then precyous stones, yee all thynges that thou canst desyre / maye nat be compared vnto it. I wysdome haue my dwellynge [unspec B] with knowledge, and prudente councell is myne owne. The feare of the Lorde ab∣horreth wyckednesse, pryde, disdayne, and the euyll waye: and a mouth that speakethe wycked thynges I vtterly abhorre. I can geue councell and be a gyde: I haue vnder standynge I haue strengthe, * 1.501 Thorowe me / kynges reygne: thorowe me / prynces make iust lawes. Thorowe me, do prynces beare rule / and all iudges of the earthe exe∣cute iudgement. I am louynge vnto those that loue me: and * 1.502 they that seke me early / shall fynde me. Ryches and honour are with me. Yee excellent goodes and rygh∣teousnesse. My frute is better then golde and precyous stone / and myne encrease more worthe then fyne syluer. I wyll gyde the in the waye of ryghteousnesse, and in the strete of iudgemente. That I may [unspec C] sende prosperyte to those that loue me / and to encrease theyr treasure ☞ * 1.503 The Lorde him selfe had me in possessyou ☞ in the be∣gynnynge of his wayes, or euer he beganne hys worckes aforetyme. * 1.504 I haue bene or∣deued from euerlastyng and frō the begyn∣nynge or euer the earth was made. When I was borne: there were nether depthes nor springes of water. Before the foundacions of the mountaynes were layed, ye before al hylles was I borne. The earth and all that is vpon the earth was nat yet made, no nat the grounde it selfe. ‡ 1.505 For when he made the heauens, I was present: when he set vp the depthes in ordre / when he hangd the clou∣des aboue: when he fastened the springes of the depe: when he shut the see with in * 1.506 cer∣tayne boundes, that the waters shulde nat go ouer theyr marckes. When he layed the foundacions of the erath I was with him / ordrynge all thynges dely••ynge dayly, and reioysynge alwaye before hym. As for the rounde compase of thys worlde / I make it ioyfull: for my delyte is to be amonge the chyldren of men. Therfore herken vnto me▪ O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes. geue eare vnto nurtour, be wyse and refuse it nat. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watchynge dayly at my gates / and geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores. For who so fyndeth me, fyndethe lyfe, and shal obtayue fauour of the Lorde. but who so offendeth agaynst me, hurtethe his owne soule. And all they that hate me / are the louers of deathe.

¶ Wysdome monethe all men to embrace her. The property of a whore.

CAPI. IX.

WYsdome hathe buylded herselfe [unspec A] ☞ an house / & hewen out seuen pyllers: he hath kylled her vitay¦les, powred out her wyne, and prepared her table. She hathe sente forthe her maydens to crye vpon the hyest place of the cyty: who so is ignoraunte, let hym come hyther. And [unspec B] to the vnwyse she sayde: O come on yours waye, eate my breade, and drynke my wyne whiche I haue poured out for you. Forsake ignoraunce, and ye shall lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstandynge. Who so reproueth a scornefull personne, gettethe him selfe dyshonoure: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe. Reproue nat ☞ a scorner leste he owe the euyll wyll: but rebuke a wyse man, & he wyll loue the. [unspec C] Geue a dyscrete man but an occasyon, and he wylbe the wyser: teache a righteous man and he wyll increase in knowlege. * 1.507 The feare of the Lorde is the beginnyng of wys∣dome / and the knowledge of holy thynges is vnderstādyng For thorow me thy dayes shall be prolōged, & y^• yeares of thy lyfe shal be many. If thou be wyse, thy wysdome

shal do thy selfe good: but if y^e thikest scorne therof, it shall be thyne owne harme. A fo∣lysh rechelesse woman, ful of wordes, & such a one as hathe no knowledge, sytteth at the dore of her house, & in y^e hygh places of y^e cite to call suche as go by, & that walke streyght in theyr wayes. Who so is ignoraunt (sayeth she) let hym come hyther, and to the vnwyse she sayeth: stollen waters are swete & the breade that is preuely eaten, hathe a good taste. And he dothe nat consydre / that they are but deade whiche be there, and that her gestes are in y^e depe of hel. {fleur-de-lys} (For he that wyll be ioyned vnto her, shall go downe to hel but he that auoydeth frome her, shalbe saued.

¶ The Prouerbes of Salomon.

¶ In this chapter, and in all that folowe vnto the thyrtye the wyse man exhorteth by dyuers sentences, whiche he cal∣leth Parables, to folowe vertues and flye vyces. And shew∣eth also what profet cōmeth of wysdome, & what hyndraūce proceadeth of folyshnesse

Capitulo. X.

A Wyse * 1.508 sōne maketh a glad father, but [unspec A] an vndiscrete sōne is an heuines vnto h{is} mother. * 1.509 Tresures y^t are wickedly gottē {pro}fyte nothīg, but ryghtuousnes delyuereth frō deth. * 1.510 The Lord wil nat let y^e soule of y^e ryghtuous suffce hongre, but he putteth the vngodly from his desyre. An ydle hande maketh poore / but the quycke labourynge hand maketh ryche. {fleur-de-lys} (who so regardeth le∣synges, fedeth the wynde, and doth but folowe byrdes that haue taken theyr flyght.) ‡ Who [unspec B] so gathereth in Sommer, is wyse: but he that is slougy she in harueste, bryngeth hym selfe to confusion. Blessynges are vpon the heade of the ryghtuous, and the mouthe of the vngodly kepeth myschefe in secrete.

* 1.511 The memoriall of the iuste shall haue a good reporte, but the name of the vngodly shal styncke. A wyse man wyl receyue war nynge / but a fole wyll soner be smytē in the face. * 1.512 He that leadeth an innocent lyfe, wal keth surely: but who so goeth a wrong way shalbe knowē. He y^• wincketh w^t h{is} eye, wyll do some harme but he y^• hath a folish mouth shalbe betē. The mouth of a rightuo{us} mā is a veyne of life, but y^• mouth of y^• vngodly ke¦peth mischefe ī secrete. Euill wyl stereth vp strife, but loue couereth y^• multitude of sines In y^• lippes of hī y^• hath vnderstādig, a mā shal fynde wysdome, but y^• rod belōgeth to y^• [unspec C] backe of y^• folish. Wyse m•• ••ay vp knowlege but y^• mouth of y^• folish is ny destrucciō, The riche mās good{is} are h{is} strōge holde, but po∣uerty oppresseth y^• pore. The rightuo{us} labou¦reth to do good, but y^• vngodly vseth h{is} en∣crease vnto sine. To take hede vnto y^• chaste nīg of nurture is y^• way of life: but he y^• refu seth to be refourmed disceaueth hī self. Dis∣sēblyng lipp{is} kepe hatred secretly, & he y^• spe¦keth any sclaūder, is a fole. Where much ba¦blīg is, there must nedes be offēce: & he y^• re∣frineth h{is} lippes, is wise. An innocēt tōg is a noble treasure, but y^• hert of y^• vngodly is nothīg worth. The lipp{is} of y^• rightuous fede ••whole multitude, but foles shal die ī their owne foly. The blessīg of y^• Lord maketh ri¦che* 1.513 men * 1.514 as for careful trauayle, it doth no∣thīg therto. A fole doth wyckedly & maketh but a sport of it, neuertheles it is wysdome for a mā to beware of suche. The thinge y^• y^• vngodly are afraied of, shal come vpō thē / but y^• rightuous shal haue their desire. The vngodly is lyke a tēpest y^• passeth ouer, & is [unspec D] no more sene, but y^• righteo{us} remaineth sure for euer: As vineger is to y^• teth, & as smoke is vnto the eies, euē so is a slougysh {per}son to thē y^• sende hī forth. The feare of y^• Lord ma¦keth a long life, but y^e yer{is} of y^t vngodly shal be shortened. The paciēt abidīg of y^e rightu¦ous shalbe turned to gladnes, but y^• hope of y^• vngodly shal perish. The way of y^e Lorde geueth a corage vnto y^• godly but it is a fere for wicked doers. ‡ 1.515 The righteo{us} shal neuer* 1.516 be ouerthrowē, but the vngodly, shal nat re∣maine in y^e lāde. * 1.517 The mouth of y^• iust wyl* 1.518 be talkīg of wisdome, but y^e tōg of y^• froward shal perish. The lipp{is} of y^• rightuous are oc¦cupied in acceptable thīg{is}, but y^• mouth of y^• vngodly taketh thē to y^• worst.

CAP. XI

A * 1.519 False balaūce is an abhominaciō vn [unspec A] to y^• Lord, but a true weight pleseth hī Where pride is, there is shame also & cōfusiō but where as is lowlynes, there is wisdome The īnocēt delīg of y^e iust shal lede thē, but y^e wickednes of suche as dissēble, shalbe theyr owne destrucciō. ‡ 1.520 Riches helpe nat ī y^• daye of vēgeaūce but righteousnes deliuereth frō deth. The rightuousnes of y^• inocēt ordreth h{is} way, but y^e vngodly shal fal in his owne wickednes, The rightuousnes of y^• iust shal deliuer thē, but y^• wicked shalbe takē in their owne vngodlynes. Whē an vngodly mā dy¦eth, h{is} hope is gone, y^• cōfidēce of riches shal perish. The rightuo{us} shalbe deliuered out of trouble, & y^• vngodly shal come to h{is} steade. Thorow y^e mouth of y^• dissēbler is h{is} neigh∣bour destroied, but thorow knowledge shall [unspec B] y^• iust be deliuered. * 1.521 Whē it goeth wel w^t the righteo{us}, y^• cite is mery: & whē y^• vngodly pe¦rish, there is gladnes. Whē y^e iust are ī welth y^• cite {pro}spereth: but whē y^e vngodly haue y^e rule, it decaieth. A fole brīgeth vp a sclaūder of h{is} neyghboure, but a wyse man wyl kepe it secrete. * 1.522 A dissēblyng {per}son wyl discouer* 1.523 preuy thinges, but he that is of a faythfull [unspec C] herte, wyl kepe councell. * 1.524 Where no good* 1.525 councell is, there y^e people decay, but where〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

dothe a mysse: but * 1.526 blessed is he that hathe pytye of the poore. {fleur-de-lys} (He that putteth hys truste in the Lorde, louethe to be mercyfull) They that ymagin wickednes, shalbe disa∣poynted: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shal happen mercy and faithfulnesse. Diligent labour bryngeth ri∣ches / but where many vayne wordes are / truly there is scarcenesse. ☞ Ryches are as a crowne vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very folyshenesse: A faythfull wytnesse delyuereth soules, but a lyar dys∣ceuethe [unspec D] them: The feare of the Lorde is a strong holde, and his chyldren vnder a sure defence. The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death. The in∣crease and prosperyte of the comens is the Kynges honoure, but the decay of the peo∣ple is the confusyon of the Prynce. He that is pacyent, hathe muche vnderstandynge: but he that is soone displeased, prouokethe folyshenesse. A mery herte is the lyfe of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones. * 1.527 He that doth a poore man wrong / blasphemeth hys maker: but who so hathe pytie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God. The vngodly is afraied of euery parel, but y^• righteous hath a good hope euen ī death. Wysdome resteth in the herte of hym that hath vnderstādinge, and he shalbe knowen among them that are vnlerned. * 1.528 Ryghte∣ousnesse setteth vp the people, but wycked∣nesse bryngeth folke to destruccyon. A dis∣crete seruaūte is a pleasure vnto y^• Kynge / but one that is nat honeste prouoketh hym vnto wrathe.

¶ CAPI. XV.

* 1.529A Softe answere putteth downe dis∣pleasure [unspec A] / but frowarde wordes pro∣uoke vnto anger. The tonge of suche as be wyse / vseth knowlege aryght / as for a fo∣lyshe mouthe it babbleth out nothynge, but folyshenesse. The eyes of the Lorde loke on euery place, bothe vpon y^• good and bad. A wholsome tong is a tree of life, but he y^• abu¦seth, it, hath a broken mynde. A foole despy∣seth his fathers correccyon: but he that ta∣keth [unspec B] hede whan he is reproued shall haue the more vnderstandynge. {fleur-de-lys} (VVere rygh∣teousnesse is plentyfull, there is very greate power: but ymaginaciōs of the vngodly shalbe roted out.) The house of y^• righteous is full of riches, but y^• increse of y^• vngodly is my de¦strucciō. A wise mouth poureth out know∣ledge but y^• herte of the folyshe doth nat so. * 1.530 The Lord abhorreth the sacrifice of y^• vn∣godly but y^• prayer of y^• ryghteous is accep¦table vnto hym. The waye of the vngod∣ly is an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde: but who so foloweth ryghteousnes, hym he lo∣ueth. He that forsaketh the ryght waye shalbe sore punyshed: and who so hateth cor¦reccion, shall dye. Hell and perdiscion are konwne vnto the Lorde, howe muche more then the hertes of of men? * 1.531 A scornefull body loueth nat one that rebuketh hym ney¦ther wyl he come vnto the wyse? ‡ 1.532 A mery herte maketh a chearful countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy. The herte of hym that hathe vnderstandynge, dothe seke after knowledge, but the mouth of fooles is fede with foolyshnesse. All the dayes of y^• poore are myserable but, a quiete hert is as a contynual feast. * 1.533 Better is a lytle with the feare of the Lorde, then great treasure with sorowe. Better is a measse of potage with loue, then a fatte oxe with euell wyll. * 1.534 An angrye man stereth vp stryfe, but he that is pacyente, stylleth dis∣corde. The waye of a slouthfull man / is as it were hedged with thornes, but the [unspec C] waye of the ryghteous is well clensed. * 1.535 A wyse sonne maketh a glade father, but an vndyscrete body shameth his mother. A foole reioyseth in foolysh thynges / but a wyse man loketh wel to his owne goynges.

Unaduysed thoughtes shall come to nought, but where as mē are that can geue councell, there is stedfastnesse. A ioyfull thynge is it, when a man geueth a conuient answere? And very pleasaunte is a worde spoken in due season. The waye of lyfe leadeth vnto heauen, that a man shulde be¦ware of hel beneth. The Lord wyl breake downe the house of the proude, but he shall [unspec D] make fast the borders of the wyndowe.

The Lorde abhorreth the ymaginacions of the wicked, but pure wordes are pleasaūt vnto him. The couetous man roteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewar∣des, shall lyue. {fleur-de-lys} (Thorowe mercy and fayth are synnes pourged, and thorowe the feare of the lorde dothe euery one eschue euell.) A ryghteous man museth in his mynde howe to do good, but the mouth of the vngodly bryngeth forth euell thynges. The Lorde is farre from the vngodly, but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous. Lyke as the clearnesse of the eyes reioyseth the herte, so doth a good name fede y^• bones. The eare that harkeneth of the refourmacion of lyfe, shal dwell amonge the wyse. He that re∣fuseth to be refourmed, despyseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to cor¦reccyon,

is wyse. The feare of the lorde is the ryght sience of wysdome, and lowlynes goeth before honoure.

CAPI. XVI. [unspec A]

A Man maye well ☞ purpose a thynge in his hert / but the answere of the tōge commeth of the Lorde. * 1.536 A man thynketh al his wayes to be cleane, but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes. ‡ 1.537 Commytte thy workes vnto the Lorde: and loke what thou deuysest, it shall prospere. The Lorde dothe all thynges for his owne sake, yee and when he kepeth the vngodly for the daye of wrath. The Lorde abhorreth all suche as be of a proude herte, there may ney¦ther strength nor power escape. {fleur-de-lys} (The be∣gynnynge of a good lyfe is to do ryghtwysnes: for that is more accepted vnto God, then to offre vp sacryfyces.) Wyth louynge mer∣cy [unspec B] and faithfulnes, synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth the Lorde eschueth euyll. When a mans wayes please the Lorde / he maketh hys very enemyes to be his frēdes.

Better it is to haue a lytle thynge with ryghteousnes / then greate rentes wronge fully gotten. * 1.538 A man deuyseth a waye in his herte / but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges. ☞ When the prophecy is in the lyppes of the kynge / his mouth shal nat go wronge in iudgement. * 1.539 A trewe mea∣sure and a trewe balaūce are the Lordes / he maketh all weyghtes. It is a great abho∣minacyon when kynges are wycked / for a kynges seate shuld be holdē vp with righte¦ousnesse. Ryghteous lyppes are pleasaūt vnto kynges: & he that speaketh the trueth shalbe beloued. The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but awyse man wyll pacifie hym. The cherefull counte∣naunce of the kynge is lyfe, and his louyng fauoure is as the euenynge dewe. * 1.540 To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandynge, is more worth then to haue syluer. The path of the ryghteous is to eschue euel: and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule. Presumpteousnes goeth be∣fore destruccyō, and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall. Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly / then co¦deuyde the spoiles with the proude. He that hādeleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: and * 1.541 blessed is he, that putteth hys trust in the Lorde. Who so hathe a wyse vnder∣standynge, shalbe called to councel: a•••• ••e [unspec C] that can speake fayre, shall vaue the mo••e lernynge. Understandynge is a wel•• ••f lyfe vnto hym that hathe it: as forthe cha∣stenynge of fooles, it is but foolyshnesse. A wyse harte ordreth his mouth wysly, and amendeth the doctryne in hys lyppes.

Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a re∣freshynge of the mynde, and health of the bones. * 1.542 There is a waye that mē thynke to be ryght, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death. A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe / for her oune mouth hath brought her therto. An vngodly personne stereth vp euell / and in hys lyppes he is as an hote burnynge fyre. A frowarde body causeth stryfe / and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge / maketh deuysyon amonge prynces. A wyc∣ked man begyleth his neyghbour, and lea∣deth hym in to the waye that is not good.

He that wynketh with his eyes, ymagy∣neth [unspec D] myschefe, and he that byteth his lyp∣pes, wyll▪ do some harme. Age is a crowne of worshype / yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes. A pacient man is better then one stronge, & he that can rule him sel∣fe, is more worth then he that wynneth a cy¦tye. The lottes are cast in to the lappe, but the ordryng therof standeth all in the Lorde.

CAPI. XVII. [unspec A]

BETTER is a drye morsell with quyetnesse / then a full house and ma∣ny fat catell with stryfe. * 1.543 A dyscrete ser∣uaunte shal haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome / and shall haue lyke herytage with the brethen * 1.544 Lyke as syl∣uer is tryed in the fyre, and golde in the for∣nace, euen so dothe the Lorde proue the hertes. A wycked body holdeth muche of false lyppes / and a frowarde personne geueth care to a dysceatfull tonge. * 1.545 Who so laugheth the poore to scorne / blasphe∣meth h{is} maker: and he that is glad of ano∣ther mans hurte / shall nat be vnpunyshed.

Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders / and the fathers are the ho∣noure [unspec B] of the chyldren. An eloquēte speach becommeth nat a foole / a dyssemblynge mouth also besemeth nat a prynce.

Lyberalyte is a precyous stone vnto him that hathe it: for where soeuer he becōmeth, he prospereth. Who so couereth another mans offence, seketh loue: but he ••hat dys∣closeth the faute / setteth the prynce agaynst hym selfe: One reprofe onely do••he more good to hym that hathe vnderstandynge, then an. C••stor••pes vnto a foole. * 1.546 A sedy∣cy••us▪ personne seketh myschefe, and ther∣fore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynste hym. It were better to come agaynst a she〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

euyll, but put thy truste in the Lorde, and [unspec D] he shall defende the. * 1.547 The Lorde abhor∣reth two maner of weyghtes / and a false balaunce is an euyll thynge. * 1.548 The Lorde ordreth euery mans goynges: howe maye a man then vnderstande his owne waye?

It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that whiche is holy, and then to go aboute with vowes. * 1.549 A wyse kynge destroyeth the vn godly, and bryngeth the whele ouer them.

The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man, and goeth thorowe all the in warde partes of the body. * 1.550 Mercy and faythful∣nesse preserue the kynge, and with louynge kindnes his seate is holden vp. The strēgth of yonge men is theyr worshyp, and a graye heade, is an honour vnto the aged. Woun des dryue awaye euyl, and so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body.

CAPI. XXI.

THE * 1.551 Kynges herte is in the hande [unspec A] of the Lorde, lyke as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whether so euerhe wyll. Euerye man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght, but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes. * 1.552 To do ryghtuousnesse and iud∣gement is more acceptable to the Lorde thē sacrifyce. A presumptuous loke, a proude stomake / and the lanterne of the vngodly is synne. The deuyces of one that is dily∣gent / brynge pletuousnesse: but he that is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.

Who so hordeth vp ryches with the dys∣ceytfulnesse of his tonge, he is a foole / and lyke vnto them that seke theyr owne death.

The robberyes of the vngodly shall be theyr owne destruccyon, for they wyl not do the thynges that is ryght. The wayes of the frowarde are straunge: but * the wor¦kes of hym that is cleane / are ryght [unspec B]

* 1.553 It is be••tter to dwell in a corner vn∣der the house toppe, then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house. The soule of the vngodly wyssheth euyll and hathe no pitye vpon his neyghboure. * 1.554 When the scornefull is punyshed / the ignoraunt take the better hede: and when a wyse man is warned, he wyll receyue the more vnder∣standynge. The ryghtuous wysely con∣sydereth the house of the vngodly / and he seeth that God ouerthroweth the vngodly for theyr owne wyckednesse. * 1.555 Who so stoppeth his eare at the cryeng of the poore he shall crye him selfe, and not be herde.

A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth dyspleasure, and a gyfte in the bosome, stylleth futyous∣nesse. The iuste delyteth in doynge that thynge that is ryght, but the workes of wye∣kednesse abhorre the same. The man y^• wan dreth out of the waye of wysdome, shall re∣mayne ☞ in the congregacion of the deade * 1.556 He that hath pleasure in bancket••es, shall be a pore man: who so delyteth in wyne and [unspec C] delycates, shall not be ryche. The vngodly shall be gyuen for the ryghtuous, and the wycked for the iuste. * 1.557 It is better to dwel in a wyldernesse, then with a chydynge and an angry woman. In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plentuousnesse but a folyshe body spendeth vp all. Who so foloweth ryghtuousnesse and mercy, fyn deth both lyfe, ryghtuousnesse and honoure A wyse man wynneth the cytie of the migh∣tye: and as for the strength that they trust in he bryngeth it downe. * 1.558 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth hys soule from troubles. He that is proude and presumptuous, is called a scornefull man / whiche in wrathe dare worke malycyously. [unspec D] The voluptuousnes of the slouthful is his owne death, for his handes wyll not labour He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe but the ryghtuous is alwaye geuynge, and kepeth nothynge backe. The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomynacion: howe much more whan they offre the thynge that is got ten with wyckednesse? A false witnes shall peryshe, but he that wyl be content to heare shall alwaye haue power to speake hym self An vngodly man goeth forthe rashely, but the iust refourmeth his owne way. * 1.559 There* 1.560 is no wysdome, there is no vnderstandyng, there is no councell agaynste the Lorde.

‡ 1.561 The horse is prepayred agaynste the daye of battayle / but the LORDE geueth the vyctorye.

CAPI. XXII. [unspec A]

A ‡ 1.562 GOOD name is more worthe then greate ryches / and ☞ louynge fa∣uoure is better then syluer and golde.

The ryche and poore mette together: the Lorde is the maker of them all. A wyse man seeth the plage / and hydeth hym selfe: but the folyshe go on styll and are punyshed

The ende of lowelynes and the feare of GOD / ryches / honour prosperite and hel∣the. Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that dothe kepe hys soule, wyl fle from suche. Teache a chyld in his youth what waye he shulde go: for he shall not leaue it, when he is olde. The ryche ruleth the pore, and the borower is ser¦uaūt to the lender. He that soweth wycked∣nesse shall reape sorowe, and the rod of his

crueltye shall peryshe * 1.563 He y^• hathe a louyng eye shalbe blessed, for he geueth of his brede [unspec B] vnto the poore. {fleur-de-lys} (who so geueth rewardes, shall obtayne vyetory and honoure: but he ta∣keth a waye the soule of suche as receaue thē.) Caste out the scornefull man, and so shall stryfe go out with hym, yee varyaunce and sclaunder shall cease. Who so deliteth to be of a cleane hert and of gracyous lyppes, the Kynge shall be his frynde. The eyes of the Lord ☞ preserue knowledge, but as for the wordes of the despyteful, he bringeth thē to naught. The slouthfull body sayth: there is alyon without, I myght be slayne in the strete * 1.564 The mouth of an harlot is a depe pytt, wherin he falleth that the Lorde is an∣grye withall. Folyshnes stycketh in the herte of the lad, and the rod of correc••ō shal [unspec C] dryue it awaye from hym. Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne ry∣ches, and geueth vnto the ryche, at the laste commeth to pouerte hym selfe. My sonne, bowe downe thyne eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wysdome, applye thy mynde vnto my doctryne: for thou shalt be excellēt yf thou kepe it in thyne herte, and practyse it in thy mouth: that thou mayest put thy trust in the Lorde. I haue shewyd the this daye the thynge that thou knowest. Haue nat I warned the very oft with coūcel and learnynge? that I myght shewe the y^• truth, and that thou with the veryte myghtest an∣swere [unspec D] thē that sende vnto the? Se that thou robbe nat the poore, because he is weake, & oppresse nat the symple in iudgemente: for the Lorde him selfe wyl defende theyr cause, and do vyolence vnto them that haue vsed uiolē••e. Make no fryndshype with an an∣grye wylfull man, and kepe no cōpany with the suryous: lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurte in thy soule. * 1.565 Be nat thou one of thē y^t bynde theyr hande vpō promise, and are suertye for det: for yf thou haste no∣thyng to paye, they shal take awaye thy bed from vnder the. * 1.566 thou shalt nat remoue the lāde marke, whiche thy fore elders haue set. Seest thou nat, that they which be di∣ligēt in theyr busynes, stande before kynges and nat amonge the symple people.

CAPI. XXIII.

WHen thou syttest at y^• table to eate with a lord, ordre thy selfe maner¦ly with the thynges that are set before the. Measure thyne appitite: and yf thou wylte rule thyne owne selfe, be nat ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth. * 1.567 Take nat ouer greate trauayle and labour to be ryche, beware of such a purpose. ‡ 1.568 Why wylt thou set thine eye vpō the thynge, which sodēly vanisheth awaye? For riches make thē selues winges, and take theyr flyght lyke an Aegle in to y^• ayre. Eate nat thou with the enuyous and desyre nat his meate / for he hathe a merue∣lous herte. He sayeth vnto the: eate and drynke, where as his herte is nat with the.

Yee the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt [unspec B] thou perbrake, and lese those swete wordes. Tell nothynge into the eares of a foole, for he wyll despyse the wysdome of thy wordes. * 1.569 Remoue nat the olde lande marke, & come nat within the felde of the fatherlesse: For he that delyuereth them, is myghtie, euen he shal defende theyr cause agaynst the. Ap∣plye thyne herte vnto correcyon, and thyne eates of y^• wordes of knowledge. * 1.570 With∣holde nat correccion frō the chylde, for yf y^• beatest hym with the rod, he shall nat dye therof. Yf thou smyte him with y^• rod, thou shalt deliuer his soule frō hell. My soone, yf thy herte receaue wysdome, my herte also shal reioyce: ye my reynes shalbe very glad: yf thy lyppes speake the thyng tha is right.

* 1.571 Let nat thyne hert be gelous to folowe synners / but kepe the styl in the feare of the Lorde ☞ all the daye longe: for the ende is nat yet come, and thy pacient abydyng shal nat be in vaine. My sonne / geue eare and be wyse, so shall thyne herte prospere in the [unspec C] waye, & Kepe no cōpany w^t wyne bybbers &* 1.572 ryotous eaters of flesh: for suche as be dron¦kardes and ryotous shall come to pouerte, and he that is geuen to much slepe / shall go with a ragged coate. Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the / and despyse nat thy mother whē she is olde. Labour for to get the trueth: sell nat awaye wysdome nour∣tour and vnderstandynge (for a ryghteous father is meruelous glad of a wyse sonne, and delyteth in hym) so shall thy father be glad / and thy mother that bare the / shal re∣ioyse. My sonne / geue me thyne herte, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes.

* 1.573 For an whore is a depe graue / and an harlot is a narowe pyt. She lurketh lyke a thefe / and bryngeth vnto her such mē as as be full of vyce. Who hathe wo? who [unspec D] hathe forowe? who hathe stryfe? who hathe brauling? & who hath woūdes without cau¦se? Or who hathe reed eyes? Euen they that be euer at the wyne, and seke excesse. Loke nat thou vpō the wyne / howe redde it is / & what a coloure it geueth in the glasse. It goeth downe softly, but at the last it byteth lyke a serpent / and styngeth as an Adder.

So shall thyne eyes loke vnto straūge wo∣men, and thyne herte shall muse vpon fro∣warde thinges. Yee thou shalt be as though thou slepeste in the myddeste of the see / or vpon the toppe of the mast. They wounded me (shalt thou say) but it hath nat hurt me: they smote me but I felte it nat. When I am well wakened, I wyll go to the drynke agayne.

CAP. XXIIII.

B * 1.574 E nat thou gelous ouer wycked men [unspec A] and desyre nat to be amonge them. For ther hert ymagyneth to do herte / and theyr lyppes talke of myschefe. Thorowe wys∣dome is an house buylded, and with vnder∣standynge is it sette vp. Thorowe dyscre∣cion shall the chambers be fylled with all costly and pleasaunte ryches. A wyse man is stronge, yee a man of vnderstandynge is better then he that is myghty of strengthe. For with dyscrecyon must warres be taken in hande, and where as are many that can geue councel, there is the victory. Wysdom is an hye thinge, yee euen to the foole, for he darte nat open his mouthe in the gate. He that ymagyneth myschefe, maye we be cal∣led an vngracyous personne. The thought of the folyshe is synne / and the scornefull is an abomynacion vnto mē. If thou be ouer∣sene and neglygent in tyme of nede, then is [unspec B] thy strength but small. ☞ Delyuer them that go vnto death, and are led awaye to be slayne, and be nat negligent therin. If thou wylt saye: I knewe nat of it. Thinkest thou that he which made the hertes, doth nat cō∣sydre it? and that he whiche regardeth thy soule seeth it nat? Shall nat he recompence euery man accordynge to his worckes? My sonne eate thou hony and the swete hony combe, because it is good and swete in thy mouth Euen so shall the knowledge of wis∣dome be vnto thy soule, as sone as thou haste gotten it. And there is good hope, yee thy hope shal nat be in vayne. Lay no preuy wayte wyckedly vpō the house of the rygh∣teous, and disquyete nat his restynge place * 1.575 For a iuste man falleth seuen tymes, and ryseth vp agayne, but the vngodly fall in to wyckedness. ‡ 1.576 Reioyse hat thou at the fal of chyne enemye / and let nat thyne herte be glad when he stomblech. Leste the Lorde (when he seyth it) be angrye, and turne hys wrathe from hym vnto the. * 1.577 Let nat thy wrath and gelousy moue the, to folowe the [unspec C] wicked and vngodly. And why? the wicked hath nothinge to hope for, and * 1.578 the candle of the vngodly shal be put out. ‡ 1.579 My sonne feare thou the Lorde and the kynge / and kepe no company with the sclaunderous, for theyr destruceyon shall come sodenly, & who knoweth the aduersyte of them bothe? These are also the saynges of the wyse. * 1.580 It is nat good, to haue respecte of any per∣sone in iudgement. He that sayeth to the vn¦godly: thou arte ryghteous / him shall the people curse, yee the comenty shall abhorre hym. But they that rebuke the vngodly / shalbe commended, and a ryche blessynge shall come vpon them. ☞ Euery man shall kysse hys lyppes / that geueth a good an∣swere. Fyrste make vp thy worcke that is without and loke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the felde and then builde thyne house. Be no false wytnesse agaynste thy neyghbour, and hurte him nat with thy lyp¦pes. [unspec D] Saye nat: I wyll handle him euen as he hathe dealte with me, and wyll rewarde euery man accordyng to hys dede. I went by the felde of the slouthfull. and by the vy∣neyarde of the folysh man. And lo, it was al¦couered w^t nettels, and stode ful of thistels, and y^• stone wall was broken downe. This I sawe, and cōsydred it well: I loked vpon it, & toke it for a warnynge. * 1.581 Yee slepe on styl {fleur-de-lys} (I saye) a lytle stōber a lytle, folde thine handes together yet a lytle: so shal pouerte come vnto the as one that trauaileth by the waye, and necessyte lyke an armed man.

¶ These also are the parables of Salomon, whi∣che the men of Ezekiah Kynge of Iu∣da copyed out.

CAPI. XXV.

IT IS y^• honour of god to kepe a thinge [unspec A] secrete, but the kynges honoure is to searche out a thynge.

The heauen is hye / the earth is depe / and the kynges herte is vnsearcheable. Take the drosse frō the syluer, and there shalbe a cleane vessell therof. Take awaye vngod∣godlynesse frō the kynges syght, & his seate shalbe stablished in ryghteousnes. Put nat for the thy selfe in the presence of y^• kynge, & preace nat īto y^• place of great mē. ‡ 1.582 For bet¦ter is it y^t it be saide vnto y^•: come vp hither / then thou to be set downe in the presēce of y^• prynce whō thou seyst with thine eyes. ‡ 1.583 Be not hasty to go to y^e law, lest happly y^• ordre thy selfe so at y^• last, that thy neighbour put the to shame. Handle thy matter with thy [unspec B] neyghbour hīselfe, & discouer not another mās secrete: lest whē mē heare therof, it tur∣ne to thy dishonour, & lest thyne euyll name do nat ceasse. {fleur-de-lys} (Grace & frendshyppe do the deliuer: whiche se that thou kepe for thy selfe

lest thou be reproued.) a worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a syluer dishe. The correccyon of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde. Lyke as the colde of snowe in the haruest, so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende him: for he refressheth his may∣sters mynde. Who so maketh great bostes [unspec C] and geueth nothynge, is lyke cloudes and wynde without rayne. With pacience is a Prince pacified, and * 1.584 with a softe tonge is rygorousnes broken. If thou fyndest hony, eate so muche as is sufficiente for the: leaste thou be ouerful, and perbrake it out againe Withdrawe thy fote from thy neyghboures house, lest he be wery of the, and so abhorre the. Who so beareth false wytnesse againste his neyghbour, he is a very speare, a swerde and a sharpe arrowe. The hope of the vn¦godly in tyme of nede, is lyke a rotten to the and a slyppery fote. Who so taketh awaye a mans garmente in the colde wether, is lyke vyneger vpon chalke, or lyke him that syn∣geth songes to an heuy harte. {fleur-de-lys} (Lyke as the moth hurteth a garment, and a worme the tre so doth the heuynesse of a man hurte the hert) * 1.585 If thine enemye honger, feade hym: yf he thryste, geue hym drynke: for so shalte thou heape coles of fyre vpon his heade, and the [unspec D] Lorde shall rewarde the. The North winde dryueth awaye the rayne, euen so dothe an earenest sobre countenaunce a backebyters tonge. * 1.586 It is better to syt in a corner vn∣der the ro••e, then with a brawlynge woman in a wyde house: A good reporte out of a far coūtre, is lyke colde water to a thrysty soule Aryghtuous man ☞ fallynge downe be∣fore the vngodly is lyke a troubled well & a sprynge that is destroied. Lyke as it is nat* 1.587 good to eate to muche honye, euen so he that wyll searche out hye thynges, it shall be to heuy for him. He that can not rule hym self is lyke a cyte whiche is broken downe, and hathe no walles.

¶ CAPI. XXVI.

LIke as snowe is not mete in Sommer, [unspec A] nor rayne in haruest, euen so is worship unsemely for a fole. Lyke as the byrde and the swalowe take theyr flyght and fle here & there, so the curse that is geuen in vayne / shal not lyght vpon a man. * 1.588 Unto the hors belongeth a whyppe, to the Asse a brydle / & a rodde to the foles back. Geue not the fole an answere after his folyshnesse, least thou become lyke vnto him: but make the fole an answere to his folishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceate. He is lame of his fete, yea droncken is he in vanite, that commyt∣teth any thynge to a foole. Lyke as it is an unsemely thynge to haue legges and yet to [unspec B] halte, euē so is a parable in the foles mouth He y^t setteth a ••oole in hye dignite, that is e∣uen as if a man dyd cast a precious stone v∣pon the galous. A parable in a foles mouth is lyke a thorne that prycketh a dronken mā in the hande. A man of experience discerneth all thynges wel: but who so hyreth a foole / hyreth suche one as wyll take no hede.

* 1.589 Lyke as the dogge turneth agayne to his vomyte, euen so a foole begynneth his fo∣lyshnesse agayne a fresshe. If thou seest a man that is wyse in his owne conceyt, there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

‡ 1.590 The slouthfull sayeth: there is a leo∣parde in the way, and a lyon in the myddest [unspec C] of the stretes. Lyke as the dore turneth a∣boute vpon the thresholde, euen so doth the slouthfull welter hym selfe in his bed.

* 1.591 The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome, and it greueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth. The s••ogarde thyn¦keth him selfe wiser then ☞ seuen men that syt and teache. Who so goeth by and med∣leth with other mens stryfe, he is lyke one y^• taketh a dogge by the eares. Lyke as one shoteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dissembler with his neyghbour. And then sayeth he? (whan thou arte taken) I dyd it but in sport. Where no wod is, there the fyre goeth out: Euen so where the backebiter is taken away, there y^• stryfe ceaseth. As * 1.592 coles kyndle heate, and wod the fyre: euen so doth a brawlyng felow stere vp variaunce. A sclaunderers wordes [unspec D] are lyke flatery, but they pearse the inwarde partes of the body. Uenymous lyppes and a wycked hert, are lyke a potsherde couered with syluer drosse. An enemy shal be knowē by his talkynge, and in the meane season he ymagineth myschefe: but when he speaketh fayre, beleue hym not, for there are seuen ab hominacions in his herte. Who so kepeth euyl wyl, secretely to do hurte, his malyce shalbe shewed before the whole congregaci on. * 1.593 Who so dyggeth vp a pyt, shal fal ther in: and he that weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it him selfe. A dyssemblynge tong ha∣teth one that rebuketh him, and a flateryng mouth worketh myschefe.

¶ CAPI. XXVII. [unspec A]

MAke nat thy boste of to morowe * 1.594 for y^u knowest not what may happen to day Let another man prayse the, and not thyne owne mouthe: yea other folkes lyppes, and

not thyne. The stone is heuy and the sande weyghtye: but a foles wrath is heuyer then they bothe. Wrathe is a cruell thynge, and furiousnes is a very tempest: yea who is a∣ble to abyde enuye? An open rebuke is bet¦ter then a secrete loue. Faythfull are the woundes of a louer, but the kysses of an ene¦mye are cruel. He that is ful, abhorreth an [unspec B] hony combe: but vnto him that is hongrye, euery sowre thynge is swete. He that ofte∣tymes flitteth, is lyke a byrde that forsaketh her nest. The herte is glad of a swete oynt mente and fauour, but a stomake that can gyue good councel, reioyseth a mans neygh¦bour. Thine owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake nat: but go nat into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble.

For better is a frende at bande / then a brother farre of. My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalte make me a glad herte: so that I shall make answere vnto my rebukers.

A wyse man seynge the plage / wyll hyde hym selfe, as for fooles they go on styll, and suffre harme. * 1.595 Take his garmente that is suretie for a straunger, and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen mans sake.

He that is to hastye to prayse his neygh∣boure [unspec C] aboue measure / shall be taken as one that gyueth hym an euyll reporte. * 1.596 A brau∣lyng woman and the rofe of the house drop¦pynge in a taynye daye, maye well be com∣pared togyther. He that refrayneth her / refrayneth the wynde, and holdeth oyle fast in his hande. Lyke as one yron whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another

Who so kepeth his fygge tre, shall enioye the fruites thereof: euen so, he that wayteth vpon his mayster, shall come to honoure.

Lyke as in one water there appeare dy∣uers faces / euen so dyuerse men haue dy∣uerse hertes. Lyke as ☞ hell and de∣struccyon are neuer full, euen so * 1.597 the eyes of men can neuer be satisfyed. Syluer is tryed in the moulde, and Golde in the for∣nace / and so is a man, when he is openly praysed to his face. {fleur-de-lys} The hart of a wycked man seketh after myschefe, but a true harte se∣keth [unspec D] for knowledge.) Thoughe thou shuldest bray a foole with a pestell in a morter lyke otemell, yet wyll nat his foolyshenesse go from hym. Se that thou knowe the nom∣bre of thy cattell thy selfe / and loke well to thy flockes. For ryches abyde nat alwaye and ☞ the crowne endureth not for euer.

The heye groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and herbes are gathered in the moun∣taynes. The lambes shall clothe the, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry. Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the / to vphold thy houshold and to susteyne thy maydens.

CAPI. XXVIII.

THE vngodly flyeth whan no man chaseth hym / but the ryghtuous stan∣deth [unspec A] styffe as a Lyon. * 1.598 Because of sinne the lande dothe ofte chaunge her Prynce: but thorowe men of vnderstandynge and wysdome a realme endureth longe: One poore man oppressyng another by vyolence is lyke a contynuall rayne that destroyeth the fruyte. They that forsake the lawe prayse the vngodly: but suche as kepe the lawe, abhorre them. * 1.599 Wycked men dys∣cer••e nat the thynge that is ryght / but they that seke after the Lorde, discusse all thyn∣ges. * 1.600 A pore man leadynge a godly lyfe, is better then the ryche that goeth in frowarde wayes. Who so kepeth the lawe, is a chil¦de of vnderstandyng: but he that is a cōpa∣nion of ryotus mē, shameth his father. Who [unspec B] so increasethe his ryches by vauntage and wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall. * 1.601 He that turneth awaye his eare from hearynge the lawe, his prayer shalbe abhominable. Who so ledeth the ryghtuous into an euyll waye, shall fall in to his owne pyt / but the iuste shall haue the good in possession. The ryche man thyn∣keth hym selfe to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstaudyng, can perceyue him wel ynough. * 1.602 When ryghtuous men are in prosperite, then doth honoure floryshe: but when the vngodly come vp, the state of men chaungeth. He that hydeth his synnes, shall not prospere: but * 1.603 who so knowledgeth thē and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy. Well is him that standeth alwaye in awe: as for him that harder••eth his herte, he shall fal in [unspec C] to myschefe. Lyke as a roarynge lyon and an hongry bere, euē so is an vngodly Price ouer the poore people. Where the Prince is wythout vnderstandynge, there is great oppressyon and wronge: but yf he be suche one as hateth couetousnesse / he shall longe rayne. * 1.604 He that by vyolence sheddethe any mans bloude, shall be a rennagate vn∣to his graue: and no man shal be able to suc¦coure* 1.605 hym. Who so leadeth a godly & an innocent lyfe, shall be saued: but he that go∣eth frowarde wayes, shall onse haue a fall.

* 1.606 He that tylleth his lande, shal haue plē¦tuousnesse of breade: but he y^• foloweth ydil nesse, shall haue pouerte ynough. A man y^• dealeth faythfully, shalbe fylled with bles∣synges:

and * 1.607 he that maketh haste to be ry¦che, shal nat be vngylty. To haue respecte of personnes in iudgemente is nat good.

And why? A man wyll do wronge / yea euen for a pece of breade. He that wyll be [unspec D] ryche all to soone, hathe an euyll eye, and consydereth nat, that pouerte shall come v∣pon hym. He that rebuketh a man / shall fynde more fauoure at the last, then he that flatereth hym. * 1.608 Who so robbeth his Fa¦ther and mother / and sayeth it is no synne / the same is lyke vnto a destroyer. He that is of a proude stomake, stereth vp strife: but he that putteth his truste in the Lorde, shal be well fedde. He that trusteth in his owne herte, is a foole: but he that walketh wyse∣ly shall be safe. * 1.609 He that gyueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that tur∣neth awaye his eyes from suche as be in ne∣cessytie / shall suffre greate pouerte hym selfe. * 1.610 When the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hide them selues: but when they peryshe, the ryghtuous increase.

CAPI. XXIX.

HE THAT is styfnecked / and wyll [unspec A] nat be refourmed, shal sodaynly be de∣stroyed without any helpe. * 1.611 When the ryghtuous haue the ouer hande / the people are in prosperite: but when the vngodly be∣reth rule / there the people mourne. Who so loueth wysdome / maketh hys Father a glad man: * 1.612 but he that kepethē company with harlottes / spendeth away that he hath

With true iudgement the kynge setteth vp the lande, but yf he be a man that is co∣uetous / he turneth it vp syde downe.

Who so flatereth hys neyghbour / layeth a nette for his fete. {fleur-de-lys} The synne of the wyc∣ked is his owne snare, but the ryghtuous doth synge and reioyse. The ryghtuous consydreth the cause of the poore / but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandynge.

Wycked people brynge a cytie in decaye, but wyse men set it vp agayne. If a wyse man go to lawe with a foole (whether he deale with hym frendly or roughely) he get∣teth no reste. The bloude thyrstye hate the ryghtuous / but the iuste ☞ seke hys soule. A foole powreth out hys sprete all together but a wyse man kepeth it in tyl af∣terwarde. If a Prynce delyte in lyes / all his seruauntes are vngodly.

The poore and the lender mete togyther [unspec C] and the Lorde lyghteneth bothe theyr eyes.

* 1.613 The seate of y^• Kynge that faythfully iudgeth the poore / shall contynue sure for euer more. The rodde and correcion my∣nys••re wysdome / but yf a chylde be nat lo∣ked vnto, he bryngeth his mother to shame.

When the vngodly come vp, wyckednes increaseth: but the ryghtuous shal se theyr fall. Nurtoure thy sonne with correccyon, & thou shalt be arrest, yea he shal do the good at thyne herte. When the worde of god is not preached, the people peryshe, but well is him that kepeth the lawe. A seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes, for though he vnderstande, yet wyll he nat regarde them.

Yf thou seest a man that is hastye to speake vnaduysed, thou mayst trust a foole [unspec D] more then hym. He that delycately bryn∣geth vp his seruaūt from a child, shal make hym his mayster at length. An angry man stereth vp stryfe, and he that beareth euyll wyll in his mynde, doth moche euyll. After pryde commeth a fall, * 1.614 but a lowely sprete bryngeth greate worshyppe. Who so ke∣peth company with a thefe, hateth his owne soule: he hereth blasphemyes, and telleth it not forthe. He that feareth men, shal haue a fall: but who so putteth his truste in the Lorde is without daunger. Many there be that seke the Prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde The rightuous abhorreth the vngodly: but as for those that be in the ryght waye / the wycked hate them. {fleur-de-lys} (A chylde that kepeth the worde, shalbe without destruccyon,

¶ The putenes of the worde of God: and what we ought to requyre of God, with certayne wonderfull thynges that are in this worlde.

CAPI. XXX.

THE wordes of Agur the sonne of Ia¦kei, and the Propherye that the same [unspec A] man spake vnto Ithiel, euen vnto Ithiel / and Uchall: I am more foolysshe then any man / and haue no mans vnderstandynge: I neuer lerned wysdome, nor had knowe∣ledge of holy thynges. Who hathe clym∣med vp into Heauen? Who hathe come downe from thence? Who hathe holden the wynde faste in hys hande? Who hathe comprehended the waters in a garmente? Who hathe sette all the endes of the worlde What is hys name / or his sonnes name? Canste thou tell? * 1.615 All the wordes of God are pure and cleane, for he is a shylde vnto all them / that put theyr truste in him.

‡ 1.616 Put y^u nothynge vnto his wordes, lest he reproue the, and thou be founde a lyar.

Two thinges haue I requyred of the, that [unspec B] thou wylt not denye me before I dye. Re∣moue frome vanyte & lies: geue me neyther pouerte nor ryches, onely graunte me a ne∣cessary〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

what were errour and folishnes And I per¦ce••ued that thys was but a vexacyon of mynde: for where muche wysdome is, there is also great trauaile aud disquyetnes: and the more knowledge a man hathe, the more is hys care.

¶ Aboundaunce of rychesse, of pleasure and of buyldynge are vayne thynges.

CAP. II.

THen sayde I thus in my herte: Nowe go to, I wyl take myne ease and haue good dayes. But lo, that is vanite also: in [unspec A] so muche that I sayde vnto laughter: thou arte mad, and to myrthe: what doest thou? So I thought in my herte, to withdrawe my flesshe from wyne, to applye my mynde vnto wysdome, and to comprehende folish∣nesse vntyll the tyme that (amonge all the thynges whiche are vnder the Sunne) I myght se what were beste for men to do, so long as they lyue vnder heauen. * 1.617 I made gorgyous fayre worckes. I buylded me houses, and planted vyneyardes. I made [unspec B] me orchardes and gardēs of pleasure, and planted trees in them of all maner frutes. ‡ 1.618 I made pooles of water, to water the grene and frutefull trees withall. I boughte ser∣uauntes and maydens, and had a greate housholde. As for catell and shepe / I had more substaunce of them / then all they that were before me in Ierusalē, I gathered syl∣uer & golde together / euen a treasure of kin¦ges and landes. I prouyded me syngers & wemen, whiche coulde playe of instrumen∣tes to make men myrth and pastyme. I gat me psalteries and songes of musycke. And I was greater and in more worshype, then all my predecessours in Ierusalem.

For wysedome remained with me: and loke whatsoeuer myne eyes desyred, I let them haue it: and wherin soeuer my hert delyted. or had any pleasure, I with helde it nat frō it. Thus my hert reioysed in all that I dyd, & this was my porcyon of all my trauayle. But when I considred all the worckes that my handes had wrought, and al the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but va∣nite and vexacyon of mynde, and nothynge of any value vnder the Sunne. Then tur∣ned [unspec C] I me to consydre wysdome, errour, and folyshnesse for what is he among men, that myght be compared to me the kyng in such worckes?) and I sawe that wysdome excel∣lethe folyshnesse, as farre as lyghte dothe darckenesse. For a wyse man hath hys eyes in his head but the foole goeth ī the darcke∣nesse. I perceaued also, that they bothe had one ende. Then thought I in my minde: I•• it happen vpon the foole as it dothe vnto me, what nedeth me thē to labour eny more for wysdome? So I confessed with in my hert, that this also was but vanyte. For the wyse are euer as lytle in remembraunce as the folysh, and al the dayes for to come shal be forgotten, yee the wise man dyeth as wel [unspec D] as the foole. Thus beganne I to be weery of my lyfe, in, so muche that I coulde away with nothing that is done vnder the Sūne for all was but vanyte and vexacyon of mynde: Yee I was weery of all my labour, whiche I had taken vnder the Sunne be∣cause I shulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me. And who knoweth, whether he shall be a wyse man or a foole? And yet shall he be Lorde of all my labours / whiche I with suche wys∣dome haue takē vnder the Sunne, This is also a vayne thynge. So I turned me to re¦frayne my mynde from all suche trauayle / as I toke vnder the Sunne: for so muche as a man shulde weery hym selfe with wys∣dome, with vnderstandynge and oportu∣nyte, and yet be fayne to leaue hys labours vnto another that neuer swet for them.

This is also a vaine thyng and greate mi∣sery. For what getteth a mā of all y^• laboure and trauayle of his mynde, that he taketh vnder the Sunne▪ but heuynesse, sorowe & ••isquyetnetnes all the dayes of his lyfe? In so muche that his herte can nat reste in the nyght, this is also a vayne thynge? * 1.619 Is it nat better then for a mā to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? Yes, I sawe that thys also was a gyfte of God: For who wyll eate or go more lustely to his worke then I? And why? he geueth vnto mā, what it pleaseth him: whether it be wys∣dome, vnderstādyng, or gladnesse. But vn∣to the synner he geueth weerynes {fleur-de-lys} (and su∣perfluous ca••e) that he may gather & heape to gether y^• thynge, that afterwarde shalbe geuē vnto him, whō it pleaseth God. This is nowe a vayne thyng, yee a very disquiet∣nesse and vexacyon of mynde.

¶ Al thynges come ī theyr tyme, & passe away in theyr tyme.

CAPI. III.

EUery thynge hathe a tyme, yee all that [unspec A] is vnder the heauen, hathe his conue∣nyente season. There is a time to be borne, & a tyme to dye. There is a tyme to plāte, and a tyme to plucke vp the thynge, that is planted. A tyme to slaye, & a tyme to make whole. A tyme to breake downe, & a tyme to buylde vp. A tyme to wepe, & a tyme to

laugh. A tyme to mourne, and a tyme to daunse. A tyme to caste awaye stones, and a tyme to gather stones together. A tyme to embrace, and a tyme to reftayne from em∣bracing. A tyme to winne, and a tyme to lese [unspec B] A tyme to spare, and a tyme to spende. A tyme to cut in peces, and a tyme to sowe to∣gether. ‡ 1.620 A tyme to kepe sylence, and a tyme to speake. A tyme to loue, and a tyme to hate. A tyme of warre / and a tyme of peace. What hathe a man elles (that doth any thynge) but werynesse and laboure?

For as touchynge the trauayle and ca∣refulnesse whiche God hathe geuen vnto men, I se that he hathe geuen it them, to be exercised in it. All this hathe he ordayned maruelous goodly: to euery thynge his due tyme. He hathe planted ignoraunce also in the hertes of men, that they shulde nat cō prehende the grounde of hys workes / whi∣che he doth from the begynnyng to the ende [unspec C] So I perceyued, that in these thiges there is nothing better for a man, then to be mery and to do well so longe as he lyueth. For al that a man eateth & dryncketh, yea what so euer a man enioyeth of all his laboure / that same is a gyfte of God: I consyder also that what soeuer God dothe, it continueth for euer, and that nothynge can be put vnto it, nor taken from it: and that God dothit to the intent, that men shulde feare him. ‡ 1.621 The thynge that hathe bene, is nowe: and the thynge that is for to come, hathe bene afore tyme, for God restoreth agayne the thynge that was paste. More ouer, I sawe vnder the Sunne vngodlynesse in the steade of iudgement and iniquyte in steade of rygh∣tuousnesse. Then thought I in my mynde God shall seperate the ryghtuous from the [unspec D] vngodly, and then shalbe the tyme and iud¦gement of al councels and workes. I com¦moned with myne owne herte also, concer∣nynge the chyldren of men: Howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appere: as though they were beastes: for it happe∣neth vnto men as it doth vnto beastes, and as the ••ne dyeth, so dieth the other: yea they haue bothe one maner of breth: so y^t (in this) a man hathe no preemynence aboue a beast but all are subdued vnto vanytye. They go all vnto one place, for as they be all of dust, so shall they al turne vnto dust agayne* 1.622

Who knoweth the sprete of man that go∣eth vpwarde, and the breth of the beast that goth downe into the earthe? Wherfore I perceaue, that there is nothynge better for a man / then to be ioyfull in his laboure, for that is his porcyon. But who wyll brynge hym to se the thynge that shall come after hym.

¶ The myse••yes of th innocent. The superfluou•• labou∣res of men. The chyld•••• at to poore and wyse. &c.

CAPI. IIII.

SOITVRNED me, and * 1.623 consydred [unspec A] all the vyolente wrong that is done vn∣der the Sonne, and beholde, the teares of suche as were oppressed, and there was no man to comforte them, or that wolde dely∣uer and defende them from the vyolence of their oppressours. Wherfore I iudged those that are deade, to be more happye then suche as be alyue: yea hym that is yet vnborne to be better at ease then they bothe, because he seeth not the miserable workes that are do∣ne vnder the sonne.

Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and di [unspec B] lygence of laboure was hated of euery man This is also a vaine thyng, and a vexacion of mynde. The foole foldeth his handes to∣gether, and eateth vp his owne flesshe. One hande full, is better with reste / then bothe the handes full with laboure and trauayle of mynde. Moreouer, I turned me, and be∣helde yet another vanyte vnder the Sonne

There is one man, no mo but hym selfe alone, hauynge neither chylde nor brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle his eyes can nat be satisfied with ryches▪ {fleur-de-lys} (yet doth he not remembre him selfe, and say) [unspec C] For whome do I take suche trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe. This is also a vayne and myse∣rable thynge. Therefore two are bet••er then one, for they maye well enioye the pro∣fyte of theyr laboure. For yf one of them fall, hys companyon helpeth hym vp again

But wo is him that is alone, for yf he fall, he hathe nat another to helpe hym vp.

Agayne, whē two stepe together, they are warme: but howe can a body be warme a∣lone? One maye be ouercome, but two may make resystaunce: A threfolde threde is nat lyghtly broken. A poore chylde beyng wyse is better then an olde kyng, that doce••h, and [unspec D] can not be ware in tyme to come. * 1.624 Some one commeth out of prison, and is made a kynge: and another whiche is borne in the kyngedome, commeth vnto pouerte.

And I perceyued, that all men lyuynge vn¦der the Sonne, go with the seconde chylde▪ that commeth vp in the steade of the other. As for the people that haue bene before him and that come after hym, they are innume∣rable: yet is nat theyr ioye the greater tho∣rowe

hym. This is also a vayne thyng and a vecacion of mynde. When thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote & draw¦nye, that thou mayest heare: * 1.625 that is better thē the offerynges of fooles, for they knowe nat what euyll they do.

¶ Amonyeyon so beware of rasshe communication. We ought nat to meruayle at the oppressyon of the ••ort. The to ••••tous is not satisfyed with hys ryches.

CAPIT. V.

BE NOT hasty with thy month, and [unspec A] let not thyne herte speake any thynge rashely before God. For God is in Hea∣uen, and thou vppon earthe, therfore let thy wordes be fewe. For where muche careful∣nesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are / there men maye heare fooles. * 1.626 If thou make a vowe vnto God be nat slacke to perfourme it. As for folyshe vowes, he hath no plesure in them. If thou promyse any thynge, paye it: for better it is that thou make no vowe, thē that thou shul best promyse, and nat paye. ☞ Suffre not thy mouth to cause thy flesh for to synne / nei¦ther saye thou before the aungell, that it is thy ignoraūce. For then God wylbe angrye at thy voyce / and destroye all the workes of thyne handes. And why▪ where as are ma∣ny dreames and many wordes, there are al∣so dyuers vanities: but loke that thou feare [unspec B] God. If thou feyst the poore to be oppres∣sed* 1.627 and wrongefully dealte withall, so that equyte and the ryght of the lawe is wrested in the lande: meruayle not thou at suche a thynge, for one greate man kepeth touche with another, and the myghtye helpe them selues together. The whole lande also with the feldes, and all that is therein, is in sub∣ieccion and bondage vnto the Kynge. He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satysfyed with money: and who so delyteth in ryches shall haue no profyte therof. This is also a vayne thyage. Where as muche ryches is / there are many also that spende them away And what pleasure more hathe he that pos∣sesseth them, sauynge that he maye loke v∣pon [unspec C] thē with his eyes? A labouring man sle¦peth swetely, whether it be lytle or muche that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the ryche wyll nat suffre hym to slepe. Yet is there a sore plage, whiche I haue sene vn∣der the sonne (namely) ryches kepte to the hurte of hym that hathe them in possessyon.

For oft tymes they perysh with his great mysery and trouble, and yf he haue a chylde it getteth nothynge. * 1.628 Lyke as he came na∣ked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thither agayne, and caryeth nothyng away with hym of all his laboure. This is a my∣serable plage, that he shall go away euē as he came. What helpeth it hym then, that he [unspec D] hathe laboured in the wynde? All the dayes of his lyfe also he did eate in the darke, with greate carefulnesse, syckenesse and sorowe. * 1.629 Therfore me thyncke it a better & a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and dryncke, and to be refreshed of al his labour, that he taketh vn¦ter the Sonne al the daies of his lyfe, which God geueth hym, for this is his poreyon. For vnto whom soeuer God geueth ryches goodes and power, he geueth it hym to en∣ioye it, to take it for hys porcyon, and to be refreshed of his laboure: this is the gyfte of God. For he thynketh nat much howe lōge he shal lyue, for so muche as God fylleth his herte with gladnesse.

¶ The myserye of the ryche and couetous. The dyfference of a foole and a wyse man.

CAPI. VI.

THERE is yet a plage whiche I be∣helde [unspec A] vnder the Sonne, and it is a ge∣nerall thynge amonge men: when God gy∣ueth a man ryches, goodes and honour, so that he wantethe nothynge of all that his herte can desyre: and yet God geueth hym nat leue to enioye the same, but another mā spendeth them. This is a vayne thynge & a myserable plage. If a man beget an hun∣dreth chyldren, and lyue many yeares, so [unspec B] that his dayes are many in nombre, and yet can nat enioye his good, neyther be buryed: as for him I say, that an vntymely byrth is better then he, For he cōmeth to naught / & goeth his waye in to darckenesse, and his [unspec C] name is forgotten. Moreouer, he seeth nat the Sonne, and knoweth nat of it: and yet hath he more rest then the other, Yea though he lyued two thousande yeares / yet hathe he no good lyfe. Come not al to one place?

All the laboure that a man taketh / is for hym selfe, and yet his desyre is neuer fylled after hys mynde. For what hathe the [unspec D] wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore / that he knoweth to walke befo∣re the lyuynge? The syght of the eyes is better / then that the soule shulde so depart awaye. Howe be it, this is also a vayne thynge and a dysquietnesse of mynde. The thynge that hath bene, is named al re∣dy, & knowe that it is euen man hym selfe: neyther maye he go to lawe with hym y^• is myghtier then he. Many thinges there be y^• increace vanyte, and what hath a man els.

For who knoweth what is good for man ly¦uynge, in the dayes of hys vaine lyfe, which is but a shadowe? Or who wyll tell a man / what shal happē after hym vnder y^• Sūne.

¶ That whiche passeth our strengthes and wyttes ought we nat to seke after.

CAPI. VII. [unspec A]

A * 1.630 GOOD name is more worth then ‡ 1.631 a precyous oyntmente / and the daye of deth is better then the daye of byrthe. It is better to go in to an house of mournyng / then in to a bancketinge house. For there is the ende of all men: and he that is lyuynge / taketh it to hert. It is better to be sory then to laugh: for when the countenaūce is heuy, the herte is refourmed. The herte of the wyse is in the mourning house, but the hert of the folysh is in the house of mirth,* 1.632 It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles For the laughynge of foles is lyke the crac¦kynge of thornes vnder a pot. And that is but a vayne thynge. Who so doeth wrong, maketh a wyse man to go oute of his wytte and destroyeth a gentle hert. The ende of a thynge is better then the begynnyne. The pacyent spryte is better then the hye myn¦ded. Be nat hastely angry in thy mynde, for [unspec B] wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles. Say not thou: what is the cause, that the dayes of the olde tyme were better, then they that be nowe? for that were no wyse quesyon. Wysdome is better then ryches, yee muche more worthe then the eye syghte. For wys∣dome defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hathe it in possessyon, Consydre the worcke of God / howe that no [unspec C] man can make the thing strayght, which the maketh croked. Use well the tyme of pros∣peryte, and remēbre the tyme of mysfortune for God maketh the one by the other so that a man can fynde nothynge els. All thynges haue I considred in the tyme of my vanite: that the iust man perysheth for hys ryghte∣ousnes sake, and the vngodly lyueth in hys wyckednesse. Therfore * 1.633 be thou nether to ryghteous nor ouer wyse that thou peryshe nat, be nether to vnrighteous also nor to fo¦lyshe, leste y^• dye before thy tyme. It is good for the to take holde of thys, and nat to let y^• go out of thy hande. For he that feareth God, shall escape them all. Wysdome ge∣ueth more corage vnto the wyse / then ten myghtye men of the cytye: * 1.634 for there is nat one iuste vpon earth / that dothe good, and synneth nat: Take nat hede vnto euery worde that is spoken, lest thou heare thy ser¦uaunt curse the: for thyne owne here know∣eth, that thou thy selfe also hast ofte tymes spoken euyl by other men. All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome: I sayde I wyl be wyse * 1.635 but she went farther fro me then she was before / yee & so depe y^• I myght nat reach vnto her. I applyed my mynde also vnto knowledge, & to seke out scyēce, wisdo¦me and vnderstandyng: to know the fooly∣shenes of the vngodly and the errour of do∣tynge fooles. And I foūde, that * 1.636 a woman is bytterer thē deth: for she is a very angle, her herte is a net, & her handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God, shal escape from her but the synner wyll be taken with her.

Beholde (sayeth the preacher) this haue [unspec D] I dyligently searched out and proued, that I myght come by knowledge: which as yet I seke, and fynde it not. Among a thousāde men I haue founde one, but nat one womā amonge all. Lo, thys onely haue I foūde, y^• * 1.637 God made man iust and ryghte, but they sought many inuencyons.

¶ The kynges commaundement ought to be obeyed▪ Glad∣nes is one of the chefe thynges vnder the sonne.

CAPI VIII.

WHo is wyse? Who hath knowled∣ge [unspec A] to make answere? A mās wys∣dome * 1.638 maketh hys face to shyne but malyce putteth it out of fauoure. I muste kepe the kynges commaundemente / and the othe that I haue made vnto God. Be nat hastye to go out of hys syght, and se thou contynue in no euyll thinge: for what∣soeuer it pleaseth hym, that doeth he. Lyke as when a kynge geueth a charge, hys com∣maundement is myghtye: Euen so * 1.639 who maye saye vnto hym: what do est y^•? ‡ 1.640 Who so kepeth the commaundement: shall fele no harme: but a wise mans herte discerneth the tyme and maner: For euery thyng wyl haue oportunyte and iugement, and thys is the thynge that maketh men full of carefulnes and forowe. And why? a man knoweth nat what is for to come for: who wyl tell hym? Nether is there eny man y^• hath power ouer the spryte, to kepe styl the spryte, nor to haue any power in the tyme of death•• it is nat he also that can make an ende of the battayle / nether may vngodlynes delyuer them that medle with all. Al these thynges haue I considered, and ap¦plyed my mynd vnto euery worcke y^• is done vnder the Sōne: howe one man hathe lord∣shype〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

when the strong men shal bowe them selues when the myller•• stande styll, because they be so fewe, and when the syght of the wyn∣dowes [unspec B] shall waxe dymme: when the dores in the s••r•••••• shalbe shut, and when the voice of the myller shalbe layde downe: when mē shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde, and when all the daughters of musike shall be brought lowe: when men shall feare in hye places, and be afrayed in the stretes: when the Almonde tree shall floryshe and be laden with the greshoper, and when all luste shall passe (because when man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go aboute the stre¦tes.) [unspec C] Or euer the syluer lace be taken awaye and or the golden bande be broken. Or the pot be broken at the well / & the whele vpon the ce••••••rne. Then shall the duste be turned agayne vnto the earth from whence it came and the Spiryte shall retourne vnto God / whiche gaue it. * 1.641 All is but vanyte (say the the Preacher) all is but playne vanyte.

The Preacher was yet more wyse, and taught y^• people knowledge: he gaue good hede sought out the grounde, and set forthe many parables. Hys diligence was to finde [unspec D] out acce••▪ ••able wordes, right scrypture, and the wordes of trueth. For * 1.642 the wordes of the wyse are lyke pryckes and nayles that go thorowe, wher with men are kepte togy∣ther: for they are geuen of one shepherde o∣nely. Therfore beware (my sōne) that aboue these thou make the nat many and innume∣ble bokes, nor take dyuerse doctrynes in hande, to wery thy body withall.

Let vs heare the conclusion of all thyn∣ges: Feare God, and kepe his commaunde¦mentes: For that toucheth all men: For God shall iudge all worc∣kes and secrete thynges / whether they be good or euyll.

❧ The ende of the Boke of the Preacher / o∣therwyse called Ecclesiastes.

The Ballet of Ballettes of Salomon: cal∣led in Latyn / Canticū Canticorum.

¶ A mysticall songe of the spyrytuall and godly loue, be∣twene Chryste the spouse, and the Churche or Congrega∣cyon hys spousesse.

CAPITVLO. I. [unspec A]

O That he wolde kysse me with the kys∣ses of his mouth: for thy loue is more plea∣saunt then wyne, and y^• because of the good and pleasaūte sauour Thy name is * 1.643 a swete smellynge oyntment, therefore do the may∣dens loue y^•: draw thou me vnto the: we wyl runne after the. The kynge hath brought me in to hys preuy chambres. We wyll be glad and reioyce in the, we thynke more of thy loue then of wyne. They that be ryghtu¦ous [unspec B] loue the. I am blacke (O ye doughters of Ierusalc̄) lyke as * 1.644 the tentes of the Ce∣darenes, and * 1.645 as the hangynges of Salo¦mon: but yet am I fayre and welfauoured withall. Maruayle not at me that I am so blacke: for why? the sunue hath shyned v∣pon me. My mothers chyldren had euyll wyll at me, they made me the keper of the vyneyard's: but myne owne vineyard haue I not kepte. Tel me of hi whom my soule loueth where y^• fedest, where y^u makest them rea•••• at the noone daye: for why shall I be∣lyke hym, that goeth wronge about the floc∣kes of thy companyons? Yf thou knowe [unspec C] not thy selfe (O thou fayrest among wemē) thē go thy waye for the after the fotesteppes of the shepe, and fede thy goates besyde the shepehardes tentes. Unto * 1.646 the host of Pha¦raos charettes haue. I compared the, O my loue. Thy chekes and thy neck is beautiful as the turtils, and hanged with spanges & goodly iewels: a necke bande of golde wyll we make the with syluer buttons. When the Kynge sytteth at the table, he shall smell Mynard{us}: a bōdel of Myrre is my loue vn¦to me: he wyl lye betwyxte my brest{is}. A clu∣ster [unspec D] of grapes in y^• vineyard{is} of Engaddi is my loue vnto me. * 1.647 O howe fayre art y^• (my loue) how fayre art thou? y^• hast doues eies. O how fayre art y^• (my beloued) how wel fa¦uored art y^•? Our bed is decte w^t floures, y^• selyng{is} of our house are of Cedre tree, & our balk{is} of Cypresse▪

CAPI. II.

I Am the ly••ie of the felde, and rose of the [unspec A] valleye: as the rose among the thornes, so is my loue amonge the daughters.

Lyke as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloued amonge the sonnes. My delyte is to syt vnder hys sha∣dowe, for his frute is swete vnto my throte. He bryngeth me into hys wyne seller, and loueth me specyally well. Refresh me with grapes, comforte me with apples, for I am sycke of loue. * 1.648 His lefte hande lyeth vn∣der my heade, and his ryght hande shal em∣brace me. * 1.649 I charge you (O ye daughters [unspec B] of Ierusalem) by the Roes and hyndes of the felde that ye wake nat vp my loue nor touche her, tyl she be contente her selfe Me thynke I heare the voyce of my belo∣ued: lo, there commeth he hoppynge vpon the mountaynes, and leapynge ouer the ly∣tle hylles. My beloued, is lyke a Roo or a yonge hart. Be holde, he standeth be∣hynde our wall, he loketh in at y^• wyndowe, and pepeth thorowe the grate. My belo∣ued [unspec C] answered and sayde vnto me.

O stande vp my loue, my beutyfull, and come: for lo, the wenter is nowe paste, the rayne is awaye and gone. The floures are come vp in the felde the tyme of the vyr∣des syngynge is come, and the voyce of the turtle done is harde in our lande The fygge tree bryngeth forth her fygges, and the vynes beare blossoms, and haue a good smel. O stande vp my loue, my beutyful and come (O my doue) out of the caues of y^• rockes / out of the holes of the wall: O let mese thy countenaunce and heare thy voice, for swete is thy voice, and fayre is thy face. Get vs the foxes, yee the lytle foxes, that hurt the vynes / for oure vynes beare blossoms. * 1.650 My loue is myne, and I am hys, whiche fedeth amonge the roses, vntyl the daye breake, and tyll the shadowes be gone. Come agayne (O my beloued) and be lyke as a Roo or a yonge hart vpon the wyde mountaynes.

¶ CAPI. III.

By nyght in my bed I sought hym, whō [unspec A] my soule loueth: yee dilygently sought I hym, but I founde hym nat. I wyll get vp (thought I) and go about the cytie vpon the market and in al the uretes wyll I seke hym whom my soule loueth, but when I sought hym, I foūde hym nat. The watch∣men also that go aboute the cytie, toude me

Sawe ye nat•••••• whom my soule loueth [unspec B] So when I was a ••ytle paste the, I founde hym whom my soule loueth I haue gotten holde vpon hi, & wyl nat let him go, vntyl I [unspec C] brynge hym into my mothers house, and in to her chambre that bare me.

* I charge you, O ye daughters of Ie∣rusalem, by the Roes and Hyndes of the fel∣de / that ye wake nat vp my loue nor touche her / tyll she be content her selfe. Who is this, that commeth vp out of the wyldernes lyke vapours of smoke, as it were a smell of Myrre / franckencence / and all maner spy∣ces of the Apotecary? Beholde / aboute Salomons bedstede ther stande. xl. valeaūe men of the most myghtie in Israel. They holde swerdes euery one, and are experte in warre. Euery man also hathe his swerde vpon his thygh, because of fere in the nyght Kynge Salamon had made hym selfe a pa∣lace of the wod of Libanus, the p••lars are of syluer, the couerynge of golde / the seate of [unspec D] purple / the grounde is plesauntly paued with loue / for the daughters of Ierusalem.

Go forth O ye daughters of Sion) and beholde Kynge Salomon in the crowne: wherwith his mother crowned hym in the daye of hys maryage / and in the day of the gladnes of his herte.

CAP. IIII.

O * 1.651 Howe fayre art thou / my loue, howe [unspec A] fayre art thou? thou hast doues eyes, besyde that whiche lyeth hyd within.

* 1.652 Thy hearye lockes are lyke the wol of a flocke of shepe that be shorne vpon mount G••lead: Thy teth are lyke shepe of the same by gnesse, which went vp from the washyng place: where euery one beareth two twins, and nat one vnfrutefull amonge them.

Thy lyppes are lyke a rose coulored ry∣bonde, thy wordes are louely: thy chekes are lyke a pece of a pomgranate / besydes that whiche lyeth hyd within. Thy necke is lyke the tower of Dauid buylded with bulwerckes / wher vpon there hang a thou∣sande shyldes, yee all the weapens of the geauntes. * 1.653 Thy two brestes are lyke two twyns of yonge roes / whiche fede amonge roses. O that I myght go to the moun∣tayne of Myrre, and to the hyll of frankyn∣cense: tyll the daye breake & tyll the shado∣dowes be past awaye. Thou art all fayre, O my loue & there is no spott in the. Come [unspec B] to me from Lybanus, O my spouse come to me from Lybanus: loke from the toppe of Amana frō the toppe of San•••• & Hermon, frō the lions dennes & frō the moūtaynes of the leopardes. Thou hast woūded my hert.

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The Booke of the Prophete Esaye.

¶ Esaye prophecyeth that the angre of God shall come v∣pon Ierusalem because of theyr synnes.

CAPITVLO. I.

THe vysyon of Esaye [unspec A] the sonne of Amos, whiche he sawe vpon Iuda and Ieru∣salem: in the dayes of Uzia and Ioathan, Aham and Ie∣hezikiah Kynges of Iuda. Heare, O Hea∣uens, and herken O earthe: For the Lorde hathe spoken: I haue norished and brought vp chyldren, but they haue done wyckedly against me. The oxe hath knowē his owner and the asse his maysters cryb: but Israel hathe receyued no knoweledge, my people hathe no vnderstandynge. Alas for this [unspec B] synfull nacyon / a people of greate iniquy∣tie, a frowarde generacyon / vnnatural chil¦dren. They haue forsaken the Lorde / they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto angre / & are gone backward. Wherby shuld ye be plaged any more? For ye are euer fal∣lynge awaye. The whole heed is syke / and all the herte is heuy. From the sole of y^• fote vnto y^• heed / there is no hole part in al your body / but al are woundes / botches / sores / & strypes, which can neither be helped / boūde vp: molifyed. nor eased with any oyntment.

Your lande lyeth waste / your cityes are [unspec C] brent vp, your enemyes deuoure your lande and ye must be fayne to stande, and loke v∣pon it, and it is desolate: as it were with ene¦myes in a batayle. Moreouer / the daugh∣ter of Syon is lefte alone lyke a cotage in a vyneyarde / lyke a lodge in a gardeyn of cu∣cumbers, lyke a beseged cytie. And excepte the Lorde of Hostes hadde lefte vs a fewe a∣lyue / we shulde haue bene as Sodoma, and lyke vnto Gomorra.

Heare the worde of the Lorde ye Lordes of Sodoma / & harken vnto the lawe of our God, thou people of Gomorra sayth y^• lorde Why offre ye so many sacrifyces vnto me? I am ful of the brent offerynges of wethers and of the fatnesse of fed beastes. I haue no pleasure in the bloude of bullockes, lambes and gotes. When ye appere before me / who [unspec D] requireth you to treade within my porches? Offre me no mo oblacyons, for it is but lost labour. Incense is an abhominable thynge vnto me. I may not awaye with your newe mones, your Sabbathes & solemne dayes. Your fasting{is} are also in vaine. I hate your new holy dayes & fastinges: euen fro my ve∣ry herte. They make me wery, I can not a∣bide them. Whan ye holde out your handes I wyl turne myne eies frō you. And though ye make many prayers / yet will I heare no∣thynge at all, seynge your handes ar full of bloude.

Washe you, make you cleane / put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght, cease [unspec E] from doing of euell. Learne to do ryght ap∣ply your selues to equite / delyuer y^• oppres∣sed / helpe the fatherlesse to his right, let the wydowes cōplaynt come before you. Nowe go to (saythe y^• Lorde) let vs talke together. Though your synnes be as reade as searlet they shalbe as whyte as snow. And though they were lyke purple, they shalbe as whyte as wolle▪ If ye be louing & obedyent, ye shal enioye the best thing y^• groweth in the lande But yf ye be obstinate & rebellious / ye shall be deuoured w^t the swerde, for thus the lorde hath promysed with his owne mouth,

Howe happeneth it then that the ryghtu¦ous [unspec F] cytie (whiche was full of equyte) is be∣come vnfaythfull as an whore? ryghtuous∣nes dwelt in it, but nowe murther. Thy syl∣uer is turned to drosse / and thy wyne myxte with water. Thy Prynces are wycked and companyons of theues. They loue gyftes all together, and gape for rewardes. As for the fatherles, they helpe him nat to h{is} ryght neyther wyll they let the wydowes causes c〈…〉〈…〉e before them. Therfore sayth the Lord ¶ 〈…〉〈…〉 of Hostes / the myghtye one of Israel Al, I muste ease me of myne enemyes, and auenge me of myne aduersaries, I shall lay my hande vpon the / & burne out the drosse from the fynest and purest, and put out all thy fynne / and sette thy iudges agayne as they were somtyme, and thy Senatours as they were from the begynnyng. Then shalt thou be called ryghtuous citie / the faith full cyte, Syon shall be redemed with equi∣te [unspec G] / and they shall turne agayne vnto her in ryghtuousnesse. For the transgressours and vngodly / and suche as are become vn∣faythfull vnto the Lorde / must al together be vtterly destroyed.

And excepte ye be ashamed of y^• oke trees wherin ye haue so delyted / & of the gardens y^• ye haue chosen: ye shalbe as an oke whose leaues are fallen awaye, & as a garden that hath no moistnesse. And as for y^• glory ☞ of these thiges, it shalbe turned to drye strawe and he y^• made thē to a sparke. And they shal

both burne to gether, so that no man shalbe able to quench them

¶ Of the commynge and death of Chryste, and of the cal∣lynge of the Heathen.

CAPI. II.

THis is the worde that was opened vn∣to [unspec A] Esay the sonne of Amoz, vnto Iuda and Ierusalem. It wyll be also ☞ in the last dayes. That the hyll where the house of the Lorde is buylded, shall be the chefe a∣monge hylles, and exalted aboue all lytle hilles. And al nacyōs shal preace vnto him, and the multytude of people shall go, spea∣kynge thus one to another: vp, * 1.654 let vs go to the hyll of the Lorde, and to the house of the God of Iacob: that he maye shewe vs hys wayes, and that we maye walke in hys pathes. For the lawe shal come out of Syō, and the worde of the Lorde from Ierusa∣lem, and shall geue sentence amonge the Heathen / and shal reforme the multytude of people: They shal breake theyr swerdes also in to mattockes and theyr speares to make sythes. And one people shall nat lyfte vp [unspec B] weapen agaynste another, nether shall they learne to fyght from thens forth. Come ye (O house of Iacob) let vs walke in y^• lyght of the Lorde. But thou hast forsakē thy peo¦ple the house of Iacob, be cause they go far¦re beyonde theyr fathers in Sorceres (whō they haue as the Philistines had) and ☞ in straunge chyldren they thynke them selues to haue ynough. Theyr lande is full of syluer and golde, neyther is there any ende of theyr treasure: Theyr lande is also full of horses, and no ende is there of theyr cha∣rets. Theyr lande is also full of vayne god∣des, and before the worke of theyr owne han¦des haue they bowed them selues, yee euen before the thynge that theyr owne fyngers [unspec C] haue made. There kneleth the man, there falleth the man downe before them, so that thou canst nat brynge him away frō thence.

And therfore get them to some rocke, and hyde the in the grounde for feare of the Lorde▪ and for the glory of his magestye. Whiche casteth downe the hygh lokes of presumptuous personnes, & bryngeth lowe the pryde of man / and the Lorde onely shall be exalted in that daye. For the daye of the Lorde of Hostes shall go ouer all pryde and presumpcyon, vpon all them that exalte thē selues, and shall brynge them all downe: vpon al hygh and stoute Cedre trees of Li∣banus, and vpon al the okes of Basan, vpō all hygh hylles, and vpon all stoute moun∣taynes, vpon al costly rowres, and vpon all stronge walles, vpon all shyppes of the see, and vpon euery thynge that is gloryous & pleasaunte to loke vpon. And it shall brynge downe the pryde of man, and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe, and the Lorde shall onely haue the vyctory in that daye. But the Idols shal vtterly be roted out. Men shall crepe in to holes of stone, & in to caues of y^• earth, for feare of the Lorde and for the glory of his magesty: what tyme as he shall ryse vp to condemne the earth. Then shall man caste awaye his goddes of syluer, and his goddes of golde (whiche he neuertheles had made to honour thē) vnto [unspec D] Molles and Backes: And they shall crepe in to the caues and rockes / & in to the clyf∣tes of harde stones, for feare of God, and for the glory of his magestye, when he ryseth to condemne the earth. Feare nat ye then any man / whose breth is in hys nostrels. For what is he of reputacyon?

¶ He prophecyeth that at the cōmyng of Chryst all strēgth and power shall be put forth of Iur••e.

CAPI. III.

FOrlo, the Lorde God of Hostes dothe [unspec A] take away from Ierusalem and Iuda, all possessyons and power, all meate and drynke, the captayne and the soudyar / the iudge & the prophete, the wyse and the aged man, the prynce of fiftie yeare olde and the honorable: the Senatours, and men of vn∣derstandynge: the master of craftes and ora¦tours. And I shal geue them chyldren to be theyr prynces, and babes shal haue the rule of you. The people also shalbe pylled and polled, and one shall euer be doyng violēce and wronge to another. The boye shall pre∣sume agaynst the elder, and the vyle person agaynste the honorable. Yee one shall take a frende of his owne kynred by the bosome / & saye: thou hast clothynge, thou shalt be our heade, for thou mayest kepe vs frō thys fall [unspec B] and parell. Then shal he sweare and say: I can nat helpe you. Moreouer, there is neyther meate nor clothynge in my house / make me no ruler of the people. For Ierusa¦lem and Iuda muste decaye, because that bothe theyr wordes and coūcels are against the Lorde, to prouoke the presence of hys magestye vnto anger The chaungynge of theyr countenaunce bewrayeth them / yee they declare theyr owne synnes them selues as the Sodomytes / and hyde them nat.

Wo be vnto theyr soules / for they haue rewarded euell vnto them selues. Byd the ryghteous do well, for they shall enioye

the frutes of theyr studies. But wo be to the vngodly and vnryghteous, for they shalbe rewarded after theyr worckes. Children are [unspec C] extorciōners of my peple, and wemen haue rule of them.

O my people, the leaders deceaue the / and depraue the waye of thy fotesteppes. The Lorde is here to commen of the matter, and standeth to geue iudgemente on the people. The Lorde shal come forthe to reason with the Senatours and prynces of hys people. It is ye y^• haue destroyed my vineyarde, the robbery of y^• poore is in your houses. Wher∣fore do ye oppresse my peple, & marre y^• faces of y^• poore? sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde: Seynge y^• daughters of Sion are be come so proude and haue walked with stretched out neckes and with vayne wanton eyes: seynge they come in tryppynge so nycely with theyr fete [unspec D] Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion, & the Lorde shal disconer theyr shame. In that daye shal the Lorde take away the gorgiousnesse of their apparell, and spanges, cheynes, partelettes and colars / bracelettes and hooues / the goodly floured, wyde and brodred rayment oches / and headbandes, rynges and gar¦landes, holy day clothes and vales, kerche∣fes and pynnes / glasses and smockes / bo∣nettes and taches.

And in steade of good smell, there shall be styncke among them. And for theyr gyrdles there shalbe loose bandes. And for well set heare there shalbe baldenesse. In steade of a stomachec a sacke clothe, and for theyr bew∣ty witherdnesse and sonne burninge. Your∣housbandes and mightye men shal peryshe with the swerde in batayle.

At that tyme shall ☞ theyr gates mourne and complayne / and they shall syt as deso∣late folcke vpon the earth.

¶ For want of men, seuē wemen desyred to haue one man.

CAPI. IIII.

THEN shall seuen wyues take holde [unspec A] of one man, and saye: we wyll laye all our meate and clothing together in comen, only that we may be called thy wyues / and that thys shamefull reprofe maye be taken from vs. After that tyme shall the braunche of the Lorde be bewtyfull and myghty, and the frute of the earth shalbe fayre and plea∣saunt for those Israelytes that shall spring therof. Then shall the remnaunt in Sion & the remnaunt at Ierusalem be called holy: Namely al such as are wryttē amōg the ly∣uynge at Ierusalem: what tyme as y^•, Lord shal washe away the fylthynes of y^• daugh∣ters of Sion and pourge the bloude out frō Ierusalem with the wynde of hys smoke & [unspec B] fyre. Moreouer, vpon all the dwellinges of the hyll of Sion and vpon theyr whole con¦gregacion, shall the Lorde prouide a cloude and smoke by daye / and the shynynge of a flammynge fyre by nyght: for all theyr glo∣ry shalbe preserued. And Ierusalem shal be a tabernacle for a shadow because of hete in the daye time, a place & refuge where a man maye kepe hym from wether and rayne.

¶ Of Chryst and hys vyneyarde, with an execracion of co∣uetousnesse and dronekennes.

CAPI. V.

NOwe wyll I synge my beloued frende [unspec A] a songe, because of hys vyneyarde. My beloued frende hathe a vyneyarde in a very frutefull plenteous grounde. Thys he hedged, thys he walled rounde aboute and planted it with goodly grapes. In the myddest of it buylded he a towre, and made a wyne presse therin. And afterwarde when he loked that it shulde brynge hym grapes / it brought forth thornes. Nowe therfore (O ye Cytysens of Ierusalē and whole Iuda:) Iudge I praye you betwyxte me and my vyneyarde. What more colde haue bene done for it that I haue nat done? Wherfore then hathe it geuen thornes, where I loked to haue had grapes of it?

Well, nowe I shall tell you howe I wyll [unspec B] do with my vyneyarde: I wyl take the hed∣ge from it, that it maye peryshe, and breake downe the wal, that it may be troden vnder fote. I wyll laye it waste, that it shall ne∣ther be twysted nor cut, but beare thornes & breares. I wyl also forbyd the cloudes, that they shall nat rayne vpon it. As for the vy∣neyarde of the Lord of Hostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda hys fayre plan∣tynge. Of these he loked for equyte, but se there is wronge: for ryghteousnesse, lo It is but mysery.

Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to ano¦ther [unspec C] and bryng one lande so nygh vnto ano¦ther, that the poore can get no more groūde / and y^• ye maye dwell vpon the earthe alone. These thynges are in the eares of the Lorde of Hostes: shall nat many greater and more gorgyous houses be so waste, that no man shall dwel in them? And ten akers of vynes shal geue but a Quarte and xxx. bushels of sede shall geue but an Epha.

Wo be vnto them / that ryse vp early to folowe dronckennes, and to them that con∣tynue

so vntyllnyght, and tyl they be set on fyre with wyne. In those cōpanyes are har∣pes and lutes, taberettes and pipes, and wy¦ne. But they regarde nat the worcke of the Lorde, & consyder nat the operacyon of his handes. Theyr fore commeth my folke also into captyuyte, because they haue no vnder¦standynge. [unspec D] Theyr glory is famashed with hunger / and their pryde is marred for thirst Therfore gapeth hel, & openeth her mouthe maruelous wyde / that theyr pryde, bostyng and welthe / with suche as reioyse therein / maye descende into it.

Thus hathe man a fal, and is brought lowe / and the high loke of the proude shalbe layde downe. But the Lorde of Hostes is ex¦alted in iudgēment / and God that is holy / is praysed in ryghtuousnes. Then shall the shepe eate in order, & the riche mens landes that were layde waist, shall straungers de∣uoure. Wo be vnto them / that drawe wyc∣kednes vnto them / with coardes of vanyte and syn / as it were with a cart rope. Which vse to speake on this maner, let hym make haste nowe, & go forth with his worcke, that we maye se it. Let the counsell of the holy one of Israell come: and drawe nye / that we maye knowe it.

Wo be vnto them that cal euel good, and [unspec E] good euell / whiche make darcknes lyght / & lyght darckenesse, that make sowre swete, and swete sowre. Wo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandynge. Wo be vnto them, that are stronge to suppe our wyne, and experte men to sete vp droncken∣nesse. These geue sentēce with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

Therfore, lyke as fyre lycketh vp the strawe, & as the flame consumeth the stub∣ble: euen so theyr rote shalbe as corrupcyon and theyr blossome shall vanyshe awaye ly∣ke duste for they haue caste awaye the lawe of the Lorde of Hostes, and blasphemed the worde of the holy maker of Israel.

Therfore is the wrath of the Lorde kynd [unspec F] led also agaynst his people, and he shaketh his hande at them: yee, he hathe smytten so, that the hylles dyd tremble. And theyr kar∣cases dyd lye in the open stretes / lyke m••••e. And in all this / the wrath of God hath not ceased: but hys hande is stretched out styli. And he shall gyue a token vnto a straunge people / and call vnto them in a far countre and beholde / they shall come hastely with spede. There shal not be one faynt nor feble amonge them, no not a slogyshe nor slepery persone. There shall not one of them put of the gyrdle from his loynes / nor loose theyr lachet from h{is} shoe. His arowes are sharpe / and al his bowes bent. His horse hoofes are lyke flynte, and his carte wheles lyke a stor∣my wynde. His crye is as it were of a Lyon, and he roareth lyke lyons whelpes. They shal roare / and hantche vp the pray, and no man shall recouer it or get it from them. In that daye they shall be so fearse vpon them, as the see. And yf we looke vnto the lande beholde / it shalbe all darknesse and sorowe. If we loke towarde heauen, beholde it shal∣be darke.

¶ Esay sawe the glory of the Lorde / and was sent to pro∣phecye the desolacyon of Iurye.

CAPI. VI.

IN the same yere that kynge Ozyah dy∣ed [unspec A] / I sawe ☞ the Lorde syttynge vpon an hygh and gloryous seate, and his trayne fylled the palace. From aboue flakert the Seraphyns, wherof euery one had syx wyn¦ges. With twayne eche couered hys face / with twayne his fete / and with twayne dyd he flye. They cryed also eche one to an other on this maner, holy / holy, holy, is the lorde of Hostes. The whole worlde is full of his [unspec B] glorye. Yea the geastes and dorechekes mo∣ued at his cryenge / and the howse was full of smoke. Then I sayde, O wo is me. For I am loste, in asmoche as I am a man of vncleane lyppes / and dwell amonge people that hathe vncleane lyppes also, for myne eyes haue sene the kynge / and Lorde of Hoostes.

Then flewe one of the Seraphins vnto me / hauing a hote cole in his hande, whiche he had taken from the Aulter with the ton∣ges / and touched my mouth: and sayde, lo / this hath touched thy lyppes, and thyne vn [unspec C] ryghtuousnes is taken awaye / and thy syn forgeuen. Also / I herde the voyce of y^• lorde sayenge on this maner. Whom shal I sende and who wyll be our messaunger? Then I sayde, here am I / sende me. And he sayde / go and tel this peple, * 1.655 ye shal heare in dede but ye shall not vnderstande, ye shal playn∣ly see / and nat perceaue. Harden the hart of this people / stop their eares, and shut theyr eyes that they se not w^t theyr eyes / heare not with theyr eares / and vnderstande not with theyr hertes / and conuerte and be healed.

Then spake I: Lorde / how longe? he an¦swered / vntill the cyties be vtterly without ••••••••••tours / and the houses without men /

tyl the lande be also desolate, & lye vnbuyl∣ded. For the Lorde shall take the men farre awaye, so that the lande shal lye waste. Ne∣uertheles, the tenth parte shal remaine ther in / for it shall conuerte & be frutefull. And lyke wyse as the Cerebintes and Oketrees brynge for the theyr frutes, so shall the holy sede haue frute.

¶ The syryans moue ha••ayle agaynst Ierusalem, I vyr∣gyn shall beare a chylde.

CAPI. VII.

IT HAPPENED i the tyme of Ahaz [unspec A] the sonne of Iothan / whiche was the sonne of Uziah King of Iuda: that * 1.656 Razin the Kynge of Siria, and Prekeh the sonne of Romelyah, Kynge of Israell: wente vp towarde Ierusalem to besege it, but wanne it nat. Nowe when the the house of Dauid (that is Ahaz) herde worde therof, that Si∣ria and Ephraim were confederate toge∣ther hys herte quaked (yee and the hertes also of his people (lyke as whan a tre in the felde is moued with the wynde.

Then sayde God vnto Esaye: go mete Ahaz (thou and thy sonne Seat Iasub) at the head of the ouer pole, in the fore path by [unspec B] the fullers groūde, and saye vnto hym, take hede to thy selfe and be styll, but feare nat / nether be faynt harted, for these two tales: that is: for these two smokynge fyre bran∣des, the wrath and furyousnes of Razin the Syrian and Romelies sonne: because that the Kynge of Syria Ephraim and Rome∣lies sonne haue wyckedly cōspyred against the saying: We wyll go vp agaynst Iuda, vexe them, and brynge them vnder vs and set a kynge there, euen the sonne of Tabeel. For thus sayeth the Lorde God therto, It shall nat so go forth, nether come so to passe for ☞ the head cytie of the Strians is Da¦mascus, but the head of Damasc{us} is Rayin And after fyue and threscore yeare, shall Ephraim be no more a peple. And the chefe cytie of Ephraim is Samaria, but the head of Samaria is Romelyes sonne. Yf ye bele∣ue nat / it commeth of your owne vnsted∣fastnesse.

Moreouer / God spake vnto Ahaz, say∣ynge requyre a token of the Lorde thy God whether it be towarde the depthe beneth, or [unspec C] towarde the height aboue. Thē sayd Ahaz: I wyll requyre none, nether wyll I tempte the Lorde. The Lorde answered: Then hea∣re now / ye of the house of Dauyd: Is it nat ynough for you, y^• ye be greupus vnto men, but ye muste greue my God also? And ther∣fore the Lord shal geue you a tokē: Behold, a vyrgin shal conceaue and beare a sonne, & shall call hys name ☞ Emanuel. Butter and hony shall he eate, that he maye knowe to refuse the euel, and chose the good. For or euer the child come to knowledge, to eschue the euyl and chose the good. The land (that thou arte so afrayde for) shalbe desolate of both her kynges.

The Lorde also shall sende a tyme vpon the / vpon thy people, and vpon thy fathers house (such as neuer came sence y^• tyme that Ephraim departed from Iuda) thorow the Kynge of the Assirians. For at the same tyme shall the Lorde whystle for the flyes that are about the water of Egypte, and for the Bees in the Assirians lande. These shal come, and shall lyghte all in the valeyes / in the vawtes of stones, vpon all grene thyn∣ges and in all corners.

At the same tyme shall the Lorde ☞ shaue the heare of the heade and the fete and the beerd cleane of, with the rasour that he shal paye them withall beyonde the water: na∣mely, with the Kynge of the Assirians. At [unspec D] the same time shal a man lyue with a cowe, and two shepe. Then, because of the aboun¦daunce of mylcke, he shall make butter and eate it. So that euery one whiche remay∣neth in the lande, shal eate butter and hony. At the same tyme all vyneyardes (though there be a thousande vynes in one, and were solde for a thousande syluerlynges) shalbe turned to brears and thornes. Lyke as they shall come in to the lande with arowes and bowes, so shall all the lande be come brears and thornes. And as for all hylles that are hewen downe, ther shall nat come vpon them any feare of brears and thornes. But the catell shall be dryuen thyther, and the shepe shall fede there.

¶ The delyueraunce of the lande by Emanuell. The stone of offence, at whiche many shall s••••inble.

CAP. VIII.

MORE OVER, the Lorde sayde [unspec A] vnto me: Take the a greate leafe, and ☞ wryte in it as men do with a penne, that he spede hym to robbe, and haste hym to spoyle. And I called vnto me faythful wyt∣nesses: Uryah the preste, and ••cariah the sonne of Barachyah. After that wente I vnto the Prophetysse, that had conceaued and borne a sonne. Then sayde the Lorde to me geue hym thys name: a spedy robber: an hastye spoyler. For why, or euer the chylde shal haue knowledge to crye father, and mo¦ther: shall the ryches of Damascus and the substaunce of Samaria be takē awaye, be∣fore

the kynge of the Assyrians.

The Lorde spake also vnto me, saying: for so muche as thys people refuseth the styl rennynge water of Sylo, and put theyr de∣lyte [unspec B] in Razin and Romelies sonne: Beholde the Lorde shall brynge myghtie and greate floudes of water vppon them namely / the Kynge of the Assirians with all his power. Whiche shal clyme vp vpon al his floudes / and powre out his furyousnes vpon euerye man, and renne ouer all theyr banckes. And shall breake in vpon Iuda, increasing in power, tyll he gette hym by the necke. He shall fyll also the wydenesse of thy laude ☞ with his brode wynges, O Emanuel. Go together ye people / and gather you / herken to all ye of farre countrees. Mustre you / and gather you / inustre you and gather you take your councell together, yet must youre councell come to nought: go in hande with∣all, yet shall it nat prospere: for God is with vs. For the Lorde chastysed me, and toke [unspec C] me by the hande / and warned me, sayenge vnto me: that I shulde nat walke in y^• waye of thys people. He sayde more ouer: rounde with none of them, who so euer saye: yon∣der people are bounde together: feare them not, neyther be afrayed of them / but sanc∣tyfye the LORDE of Hostes, let hym be youre feare and drede. For he is the sanc∣tifyenge, and stone to stomble at: the rocke to fall vpon: a suare and net to both the hou¦ses: to Israel, and the inhabyters of Ieru∣salem. And many shall stomble, fall, and be broken vpon hym: yea, they shalbe snared and taken.

Nowe laye the wytnesses together and seale the lawe with my disciples. Thus wyl [unspec D] I wayte vpon the Lorde that hathe turned his face from the house of Iacob, and I wil loke for hym. But lo, as for me, and the chyl¦dren which the Lord hath geuen me: we are a token and wondre in Israel, for the Lorde of Hoostes sake, whiche dwelleth vpon the hyll of Syon.

And yf they saye vnto you: aske counsell at the sothesayers, wytches, charmers and coniurers / then make them thys answere. Is ther a people any where, that asketh not coūcel at his God: * 1.657 Shulde me ronne vn∣to the deade for the lyuynge? If any man wante lyght, let him loke vpon the lawe / & the testymony, whether they speke not after this meanyng. If he do not this, he stōbleth and suffreth hūgre. And yf he suffre hungre he is our of pa••ience, and blasphemeth his kynge and his God. Then loketh he vp∣warde, and downeward to the earth, and be holde, there is trouble and darkenesse, vexa¦cion is rounde aboute him, and the cloude of errour. And out of suche aduersyte, shall he nat escape. Euen lyke as in tyme past, it hathe bene well sene, that the lande of Zabu lon and the lande of Nepthali (were thorow the see waye goeth ouer Iordane, into the lande of Galilee) was at the fyrste in lytle trouble: but afterwarde fore vexed.

¶ He prohecyeth of Chrystes n••tyu••te and domynyon.

CAPI. IX.

THE PEOPLE that walke in dar∣kenesse haue sene a great lyght. As for them that dwell in the lande of the Sha∣dowe [unspec A] of deathe, vpon them hathe the lyght shyned. Thou haste multiplyed the people, and not increased theyr ioy. * 1.658 They reioyse before the, euen as men make mery in har∣uest, and as men that haue gotten the vycto¦ry, when they deale the spoyle. For thou hast broken the yoke of the peoples burthen, the staffe of hys shoulder and the rod of hys op∣pressoure, as in the dayes of Madian.

More ouer, all temerarious & sedycious [unspec B] power (yea where there is but a co••e fyled with bloude) shalbe burnt, and consumed of the fyre. For vnto vs a chylde is borne, and vnto vs a sonne is geuen. Upon his shoul∣der doth the kyngdome lye, and he is called with his owne name: The wonderous ge∣uer of councel, the myghtye God, the euerla¦styng father, the price of peace, he shal make no ende to encrease the kingdome and peace and shall syt vpon the seate of Dauyd and in his kyngedome, to set vp the same, and to stablyshe it with equyte and ryghtuousues frome hence forth for euermore. This shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hoostes brynge to passe.

The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob, the same is come into Israel. And all the peo∣ple [unspec C] of Ephraim shall knowe, and they that dwell in Samaria / that saye with pryde & hye stomackes, on this maner. The tyle worke is fallen downe, but we wyll buylde it with harder stones. The Molbery tym∣bre is broken, but we shall set it vp agayne with Cedre. Neuertheles, the Lorde shal pre¦pare Razin the enemye agaynste them, and so ordre theyr aduersaryes, that the Siriās shall laye holde vpon them before, and the Philystynes behynde, and so deuoure Is∣rael with open mouth.

After all this is not the wrathe of the Lord ceassed, but yet is hys hande stret••hed

out styll. For the people turneth not vnto hym, that chastyseth them, neyther do they seke the Lorde of Hoostes. Therefore hathe the Lorde roted out of Israel bothe heade & tayle, braunche and twygge in one daye.

By the heade, is vnderstande the Sena∣toure and honorable man, and by the tayle the Prophete that teacheth lyes. For all they whiche enfourme the people that they be in a ryght case, suche be disceiuers. Such as men thynke also to be perfecte amonge these, are but cast awaye.

Therfore shal the Lorde haue no pleasure [unspec D] in theyr yonge men, neyther fauoure theyr fatherlesse and wydowes. For they are all together ypocrytes & wycked, and all theyr mouthes speake foly. After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet his hande is stretched out styll. For vngodlynesse bur¦neth, as a fyre in the bryers and thornes. And as it were out of a fyre in a wodde or a rede busshe, so ascendeth the smoke of theyr pryde.

For cause of the wrathe of the Lorde of Hoostes, is the lande full of darkenesse, and the people be consumed, as it were with fyre no man dothe spare his brother. If a man do turne hym to the ryght hande, he shal fa∣myshe, or to the lefte hande to eate, he shall nat haue ynough. Euery man shall ☞ eate the fleshe of h••s owne arme. Manasses shal eate Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses / & they bothe shall eate Iuda. After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet is his hande stretched out styll.

¶ He threatneth the oppressours of the poore and prophe∣cyeth agaynst Sennaherib.

CAPI. X.

WO BE VNTO thē that make vnryghtuous lawes, and deuyse [unspec A] thynges, whiche be to harde for to kepe: where thorowe the poore are oppres¦sed, on euery syde: and the innocentes of my people robbed of iudgement: that widowes maye be theyr praye, and that they may rob the fatherlesse. What wyll ye do in tyme of the visitacyon, and whan destruccion shal come from farte? To whome wyll ye renne for helpe? and to whom wyll ye geue youre honoure / that he maye kepe it? that ye come not amonge the prysoners / or lye amonge the deade? After al this doth not the wrath [unspec B] of the Lorde ceasse, but yet is his handes stretched out styll.

Wo be also vnto Assur, whiche is a staf of my wrathe, in whose hande is the rod of my punyshement. I shal sende hym among those ypocrytishe people, amonge the peo∣ple y^• haue deserued my dysfauoure shall I sende hym: that he maye vtterly robbe them spoyle them, and treade thē downe lyke the myre in the strete Howe be it his meanynge is nat so neyther thynketh his herre of this fashyon. But he ymagmeth onely howe he may rote out and destroye muche people, for he sayeth: are nat my Prynces all Kynges? [unspec C] Is nat ☞ Caluo as easie to wine, as Char chamis? Is it harder to conquere ☞ Ha∣math then Arphad? Or is it lyghter to ouer come Damascus and Samaria? As who say: I were able to wynne the Kingdome of the Idolaters and theyr goddes: but not Ie¦rusalem and Samaria. Shall. I nat do vn¦to Ierusalem and theyr ymages, as I dyd vnto Samaria and theyr ydoles?

Wherfore the Lorde sayeth. Assone as I haue perfourmed my whole worke vpō the hyll of Syon and Ierusalem, then wyll I ☞ vyset the noble and stoute harte of the kynge of Assyria, with hys proude lokes. For he standeth thus in his owne conceyte: This do I thorow the power of myne owne hande, and thorowe my wysdome. For I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people. I robbe theyr treasures: and (lyke one of the worthyes) I dryue thē from theyr hye seates. My hande hathe founde out the strēgth of the people, as it were a neste. And [unspec D] lyke as egg{is}, that were layde here and there are gathered together: So do I gather all countrees. And there is no man, that dare be so bolde, as to touche a fether, that dare open his mouthe, or once whysper.

Shall the axe boste it selfe, agaynste hym that heweth therwith? or doth the saw make any braggynge agaynste him that ruleth it. That were euē lyke, as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynste hym that beareth it: or as though the staffe shuld magnyfye itselfe, as who saye: it were no wod. Therfore shal the [unspec E] Lorde of Hostes sende him pouertie in his ri¦ches, & burne vp his glorye, as it were with a fyre. But the lyght of Israell shal be that fyre, and his Sayntuary shalbe the flamme and it shall kyndle, and burne vp hys thor∣nes and breers in one daye, yea ☞ all the glory of hys woddes and feldes shalbe con∣sumed with body and soule, And they shalbe as an hooste of men, whose standerd bearer fayleth. The trees also of his felde whiche remayne, shall be of suche a nombre, that a chylde maye tell them.

After that day shall the remenaūt of Is∣rael, & suche as are escaped out of the house

of Iacob seke no more comforte at him that smote thē, but with faithfulnesse and truth shal they trust vnto the Lorde, the holy one of Israel. The remnaunt, euen the Poste∣ryte [unspec F] of Iacob, shall conuerte vnto God the myghty one. For though thy people (O Is∣rael (be as the sande of the see, yet shall the remnaunt of them conuerte in hym. Per∣fecte is the iudgement of hym that floweth in ryghteousnesse, and therfore the Lorde of Hostes shall perfectly fulfyll the thing, that he hathe determyned in the myddeste of the whole worlde. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes: Thou my people that dwelleste in Syon, be nat a frayed / for the kynge of the Assyryans: He shall smyte the with a rodde, and shall wagge hys staffe at the, as the Egipcians dyd some tyme: But soone after, shall my wrathe and myne indignacion be fulfylled in y^• destruc∣cion of them.

Moreouer / the Lorde of Hostes shall pre∣pare [unspec G] a scourge for hi / lyke as was y^• slaugh∣ter of Mydian vpon the rock of Oreb. And he shall lyfte vp hys rode ouer the see, as he dyd somtyme ouer the Egypcyans. Then shall hys burthen be taken from thy shoul∣ders, and hys yoke from thy necke, yee the same yoke shalbe corrupt for very fatnesse. He shall come to Aiath / and go thorowe to∣warde Mygron: at Mychmas shall he lay vp hys harnesse / and go ouer the foorde. Gybea shalbe theyr restyng place, Rhama•• shall be afrayed, Gybea Saul shall flye a∣waye. The voyce of the noyes of thy hor∣ses (O daughter Gallim) shalbe herde vnto Lais and to Anathoth which also shalbe in trouble. Madmena shall tremble for feare, but y^• cytesyns of Gabinare manly, yet shal he remayne at Nob y^• daye. After that, shal he lyft vp his hande against the mount of y^• daughter of Syon / the hyll of Ierusalem. But se / the Lorde God of Hostes shall take awaye the proude from thence / with feare. He shal hewe downe the proude / and fel the hye mynded. The busshes also of the wode shall he also rote out with yron / and Lyba∣nus shall haue a myghtie fall.

¶ 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

men go ouer drye shod. And thus shal there be a waie for his people, that remaineth frō the Assirians, like as it happened to the Is∣raelites, what time they departed out of the lande of Egypt.

¶ The songe of the Churche for the obtayninge of the vic∣tory and ouer comynge of the worlde.

CAPI. XII.

SO THAT then thou shalte saye: O [unspec A] Lorde I wyll thanke the / for thou wast dyspleased at me, but refrayne thou from thy wrathe, and comforte me. Beholde, God is my saluacyon in whome I wyll truste. and nat be afrayde. For the Lorde God is my strengthe, and my songe, he also is be∣come my saluacyon. Therfore with ioye shal ye drawe water out of the welles of the Sauyoure, and ☞ then shall ye saye: geue thanckes vnto the Lorde, call vpon hys [unspec B] name, declare his coūcels amōge the people kepe thē in remembraūce, for his name is ex¦cellent. O sing praises vnto the Lord, for he hath done greate thynges, as it is knowne in all the worlde. Crye out, and synge thou that dwellest in Syon, for great is the holy one of Israell in the myddes of the.

¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Babylon / the captiuy∣te / and the comynge agayne of the people.

CAPI. XIII. [unspec A]

THys is ☞ the heuy burthen of Baby∣lon whiche Esaye the sonne of Amos dyd se. Lyfte vp the banner vpon the hye hyll call vnto them / holde vp youre hande that the Prynces maye go in at the gates. I haue sente for my debytyes and my gy∣auntes (saieth the Lorde) and in my wrathe I wyl cal for such / as tryumphe ī my glory.

There is a noyse of a multytude in the moūtaines, lyke as of a great people: a rus∣shyng, as though the Kingdomes of the na¦cions came together. (And the Lorde of Ho∣stes is the captayne of the whole armye.) They come out of a farre countre, from the ende of heauen: Euen the Lorde himselfe w^t the ministers of hys wrathe, to destroye the whole lande. Mourne ye, for the day of the Lorde is at hande, and shall come as a de∣stroyer from the Almyghtye. Therfore shal al hādes be letten downe, and all mens her∣tes shall melte a waye, they shall stande in feare▪ carefulnesse and sorow shal come vpō them and they shall haue paine, as a womā that trauayleth with chylde. ☞ One shall be abasshed of another, and theyr faces shal [unspec B] burne lyke the flamme.

Beholde, the daye of the Lorde shall come / terrible, full of iudignacyon and wrathe: to make the lande waste, and to roote out the synners therof. For the starres and planets of heauen shall nat geue theyr lyghte, the sunne shalbe darkened in his rysynge, and the moone shall nat shyne with hys lyght. And I wyll punyshe the wyckednesse of the worlde, & the synnes of the vngodly, sayeth the Lord. The hye stomackes of the proude wyll I take awaye, and wyll laye downe [unspec C] the boastynge of tyrauntes. I wyll make a man dearer then fyne golde / and a man to be more worthe then a golden wedge of O∣phyr. Therfore, I wyll so shake the heauen that the earth shal remoue out of her place.

Thus shall it go with Babylon in the wrath of the Lorde of hostes, and in the day of hys fearfull indignacion. And Babylon shalbe as an hunted or chased doo, and as a shepe that no mā taketh vp. Euery mā shal turne to hys owne people and flye eche one into hys owne lande. Who so is founde a∣lone, shall be shot thorowe. And who so ga∣ther together / shalbe destroyed with the swerde. * 1.659 Theyr chyldren shalbe slayne be∣fore theyr eyes / theyr houses spoyled / and theyr wyues rauysshed. For lo, I shal bring [unspec D] vp the Medes agaynste them / whiche shall nat regarde syluer, nor be desirous of golde. With bowes shall they destroye the yonge men, and haue no pytye vpon wemen with chylde, and theyr faces shall not spare the chyldren. And Babylon (that glorye of Kyngdomes and bewty of the Caldees ho∣nour) shalbe destroyed, euen as God de∣stroyed * 1.660 Sodome and Gomorta. It shall not endure for euer / nether shall there be any more dwellyng there, from generacyon to generacyon.

☞ The Arabyans shall pytche no tentes ther, nether shal the shephardes make their foldes there any more, but wylde bestes shal lye there, and the houses shalbe ful of great Oules. Estryches shall dwell there, & Apes shall daunse there: wylde cattes shall cry in the palaces, and Dragons shalbe ī the plea saunt houses, And as for Babylons tyme it is at hand, & her dayes shall nat be {pro}lōged.

¶ The retourne of the people from captyuytye. The pros∣peritye of the people of god, and affliccion of their enemies. The pryde of Babylon.

CAP. XIIII.

BVT THE Lorde wyll be mercyfull [unspec A] vnto Iacob, and wyll yet chose Israel agayne, and set them in theyr owne lande-Straungers shall cleaue vnto them / and get them to the house of Iacob.

The people shall take them / and cary them home with them. And make them to enhe∣ryte the house of Israell in the lande of the Lorde / that they maye be seruauntes and hande maydens of the Lorde. They shall [unspec B] take those prysoners / whose captyues they had bene afore: and rule those that had op∣pressed thē. Whē the Lorde now shal bryng the to rest, from the trauayle, feare, & harde bondage that thou wast laden withal / then shalt thou vse this mockage vpon the king of Babylon, and saye. Howe happeneth it that the oppressour leaueth of? Is the gol∣den trybute come to an ende? The Lorde hath broken the cepter of the vngodly / and the rodde of the lordly. Whiche when he is wroth, smyteth the peple with durable stro∣kes / and in his wonders he persecuteth thē and tameth them continually. And therfore the whole worlde is nowe at rest and quyet¦nesse / and men synge for ioye.

Yea, euen the Fyrre trees / and Cedres [unspec C] of Libanus reioyse at thy fall, sayenge. Nowe that thou arte layde downe / theare come no mo vp to destroye vs. Hell also be∣neth trembleth at thy commyng / all mygh∣tie men, and Prynces of the earthe / steppe forth before the. All Kynges of the earthe stande vp from theyr seates / that they maye all aunswere and speake vnto the. Art thou wounded also as we? arte thou become lyke vnto vs? Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt / and so is the me∣lody of thy instrumentes Mothes be layde vnder the / and wormes are thy couerynge.

Howe arte thou fallen from heauen (O Lucifer) thou fayer mornynge chylde? howe haste thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people? For thou saydest in thyne hert. I wyl clyme vp into heuen, and make my seate aboue be∣syde the starres of God, I wyl syt also vpon [unspec D] the holy mount towarde the North / I wyll clyme vp aboue the cloudes / & wylbe lyke the hyghest of all. Yet thou shalt be brought downe to the depe of hell. They that se the shall narowly loke vpon the / and thynke in them selues sayenge. Is this the man, that broughte all landes in feare / and made the kyngdomes afrayde? Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste / and layde the cyties to the grounde / which let not his pri∣soners go out.

All Kynges of the nacyons lye euery one ☞ in his owne house with worshyppe / and thou arte cast out of thy graue lyke a wylde braunche, lyke as deade mens rayment that are stryken thorow with the swerde / and go downe to the stones of the depe / as a deade [unspec E] coarse that is troden vnder fete / and art not buryed with them. Euen because that thou hast wasted thy lāde / and destroyed thy peo¦ple. The generacyon of the wycked shalbe without honour, for euer. Let there awaye be sought to destroye theyr chyldren, that be in theyr fathers wyckednes / that they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande, and fyll the worlde full of enemyes.

I wyl stande vp agaynst them (sayth the [unspec F] Lorde of hostes) and root out the name and generacion of Babylon (sayth the lorde) and wyll gyue it to the Otters / and wyll make water poddels of it. And I wyl swepe them out with the ••esome of destruction / sapc••e y^• Lorde of Hostes. The Lorde of hostes hath sworne an o••he, sayenge. It shall come to passe as I haue determyned / and shalbe ful¦fylled as I haue deuysed. So that Assyria•• shall I destroye in my lande / and vpon my mountaynes wyll I treade him vnder fote. Where thorow his yoke shal come from thē and his burthen shall be taken from theyre shoulder. This deuyce hath god taken tho∣rowe the whole worlde / & thus is his hande stretched out ouer all peple. For yf the lorde of Hostes determyn a thyng, who is able to disa••ull it? And yf he stretch forth his ha•••••• who maye holde it in agayne.

The same yere that Kynge Ahaz dyed / [unspec G] God threatened on this maner. Reioyse not (thou whole Palestyna) because the rod of him that beateth the is broken, for out of the serpentes ro••e / there shal come an adder / & his frute shalbe a fyre worme. But ☞ 〈…〉〈…〉 borne of the pore shal be fed / and the symple shall dwell in safetie. Thy ro••e also wyll I destroye with honger / and it shall ••••eye the remnaunt. Mourne thou porte / wepe thou cytie, and feare thou (O whole Palestyna) for there shall come from y^• North, a smoke whose power no man may abyde Who shal then answere the messangers of y^• Gentyles For the Lorde hathe stablyshed Syon and the poore of h{is} people that be therin, do put theyr trust in hym.

¶ A prophecye agaynste Moab.

CAPI. XV.

THYS is the heuy burthen vpō Mo∣ab: [unspec A] Ar of Moab was destroyed in the nyght seasō: Kir also ī Moab was destroied and peryshed in y^e nyght. They went vp to the ydols house, euen to Dibon to y^• hye pla¦ces, to wepe for Nebo, & Moab did Mourne for Med••a: All cheyr h••ds, were balled, & al

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But ye foolysh prynces of Zoan / ye wyse coūcellers of Pharao, whose wyt is turned to foolyshnes, howe say ye vnto Pharao? I am come of wyse men and of auncient kyn∣ges? Where are thy wyse men? Let them tell the (yf they can) what the Lorde of Hoostes hathe deuysed vpon Egypte.

The Prynces of Zoan are become fooles [unspec C] the Prices of Noph are disceiued, they haue disceyued Egypte, euen they that were ta∣ken for the chefe kynred therof. In the myd¦des of it hath the Lord powred the sprete of wyckenes, and they haue disceyued Egypte in euery worke thereof, euen as a droncken man stackereth in his vomyte. Neither shal ☞ the heade or tayle, the braūch or rede be able to do any worke in Egypte. In y^• daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto wemen: It shal∣be afrayed and stande in feare at the ••ocion of the hand of the Lorde of Hostes, whith he shaketh ouer it. And Egypte shalbe afraied of y^• lande of Iuda: so y^• euery one which ma¦keth mencion of it, shalbe afrayed therat, be cause of the councel of the Lorde of hoostes whiche he deuiseth for it.

In that daye shall fyue cyties in the lāde of Egypte speake the lāgage of Canaan, & swere by the Lorde of hoostes: ☞ the cytye of desolacyon shalbe called one of them. In that day shall ☞ the altare of the Lorde be in the myddes of the lande of Egypte, and th{is} tytle besyde it: VNTO THE LORD And it shalbe a token and witnesse vnto the Lorde of hoostes in the lande of Egypt. For they shal crye vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them, & he shal sende them a saui our & a great man to delyuer them.

And the Lorde shalbe knowen in Egypte, [unspec D] and the Egyptiās shall knowe the Lorde in that daye, and do sacrifice and oblacion: yee they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lorde, and perfourme it. The Lorde also shall smyte Egypte sore / and heale them agayne, and they shalbe conuerted vnto the Lorde, and he shalbe intreated of them, and shall heale them. In that daye shall there be a comen way out of Egypte into Assyria / and Assy∣ria shall come into Egypte / and Egypte in∣to Assyria / so that the Egypcyans and the Assyrians shall serue the Lorde together. In that day shal the nacion of Israel be the thyrde with Egypte and Assyria, & they shal be blessed in the myddes of the lande, which lande the Lorde of hostes hathe blessed, say∣eng: blessed is my people of Egypte / Assur also is the worke of myne handes, and Isra¦ell is myne inherytaunce.

¶ Agaynste Egypte and Ethiopia.

CAPI. XX.

IN THE yeare that Tharthan came [unspec A] vnto Asdod (whan ☞ Sargon the kyng of Assyrta had sente hym) and had foughte agaynste Asdod / and taken it. At the same tyme spake the Lorde by the hande of Esaye the sonne of Amos, sayeng: Go & take of ☞ the sacke clothe frome thy loynes / and put of thy shoo from the fote. And he dyd so / walkynge naked and barefoote. And the Lorde sayd / lyke as my seruaunt Esay hath walked naked and bare fote for a sygne and wonder thre yeares vpon Egypte and Ethi¦opia: Euen so shal the kyng of Assyria take awaye out of Egypte and out of Ethiopia / chyldren and olde men, naked and bare fote with theyr loynes vncouered / to the greate shame of Egypte.

They shalbe brought in feare also and [unspec B] ashamed one of another: Ethiopia of Egipt and Egypte of Ethiopia, consydryng what glory they were in a fore. And they that dwel in the same yle / shall saye in that daye: Be∣holde / thus are we regarded. Whether shal we flye for helpe / that we maye be delyuered from the kynge of Assyrya? And howe shall we escape.

¶ Agaynst Babylon, Idumea, and Arabia.

CAP. XXI.

THE burthen of ☞ the waste See: E∣uen [unspec A] as the stormye wether that passeth thorowe at the noone daye / to come frome the wyldernesse, from that horrible lande. A greuous vision was shewed vnto me: Let one dysceytfull offender come agaynst ano∣ther, and one destroyer agaynst another. Up Elam, laye ••ege thou of Media ☞ al their gronynge haue I layde downe: Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorowe: heuynes, hath taken holde vpon me. as the panges of a woman that is traueylynge. It made me stoupe whan I herd it / and it vexed me whā I sawe it. My herte panted, ferfulnes came vpon me. ☞ The night of my voluptuous∣nes hath he turned agaynst me into feare.

Whyle they garnyshed the table: y^• watch [unspec B] manloked: And whyle I was eatynge and drynkyng (it was sayde:) vp ye captaynes / take you to your shylde, For thus hath the lorde sayde vnto me: ☞ Go and set a watch man / to tell what he seeth. And he sawe a charet, whiche two horsemen sat vpon, with the caryage of an Asse and the cariage of a camel. So he loked and toke dilygent hede And the lyon cryed, lorde, I stande wayting

all the whole daye, and am appoynted to kepe my watche euery nyght. And beholde / here commeth a charet of men, with two horsmen. And he answered and sayde: Ba∣bylon is fallen, it is fallen, and all the yma∣ges of hyr goddes hathe he smytten downe vnto the grounde. ☞ Thou arte he whom I muste thresshe / and thou belongest to my corne floore▪ This that I herde of the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israel haue I she∣wed vnto you.

The burthen of Duma: he calleth vnto [unspec C] me out of Seyr: watchmā, What hast thou espyed by nyghte? Watchman what haste thou espyed by nyght? The watchmā sayde: ☞ The mornynge commeth, and so doth y^• nyght. Yfye wyll aske anye questyon, then aske it, retourne and come agayne. The burthen concernynge Arabia: In the pleasaunt grounde of Arabia shal ye tary al nyght, euen in the stretes of Dedanin. The inhabitours of the lāde of Thema brought for the water to hym that was thrystye, they preuēted hym with theyr bred that was fled awaye, For because of swerdes are they be∣come fugytiue, euen for the drawen swerde, and for the bent bowe, & because of the gre∣uousnes of warre. For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me: There is yet a yeare acor∣dyng to the yeares of an hyred seruaūt, and all the glory of Cedar shall fayle. And the nombre of them that shall escape from the bowes, shall be mynisshed by the myghtye chyldren of Cedar, for so the Lorde God of Israel hathe spoken.

¶ Aprophecye agaynste Ierusalem.

¶ CAPI. XXII.

THe burthen of ☞ the valley of vision: [unspec A] What haste thou to do here / that thou clymest vnto the house toppes? Thou that art full of occupyenge, thou sedycyous and proude cytie: thy slayne men are nether put to death with swerde, nor deed in batell. All thy captaynes are fugitiue together, the ar∣chers haue taken them presoners: All they y^• are founde in the, are in captiuyte together, because they fled farre of. Therfore sayd I: let me alone and * 1.661 I wyll make lamētaciō. Ye shall nat be able to comforte me, because of the destrucciō of the daughter of my peo∣ple. For thys is a daye of trouble, of ruyne and of destruccion that the lorde wyl bringe to passe in the valley of vysyon, breakynge downe the cyty & crienge vnto moūtaynes. [unspec B] Elam bare the quyuer with a charet of fote men and of horsmen / and the cytye of Kyr shewed the shylde open. Thy chefe valley also was full of charetes, & the horsmen set theyr faces dyrectly towarde the gate. And in that daye dyd the enemye take awaye ☞ the bewtye of Iuda, and then dyddest thou loke towarde the armour of the house of the forest. Yee haue sene also the broken places of the cytye of Dauyd, howe that they are many and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pole. As for the houses of Ieru¦salem ☞ ye haue nombred them, and the houses haue ye broken downe to make the wall stronge. A pyt also haue ye made be∣twene the two walles, for the waters of the olde pole, and haue nat regarded the maker therof, neyther had respecte vnto hym that toke it in hande. And in that daye dyd the [unspec C] Lorde God of hoostes call men vnto we∣pyng and mournyng, to baldnesse and gyr∣dynge aboute wich sacke cloth. ☞ And be∣holde, they haue ioye and gladnes, sleyeng oxen and kyllinge shepe, catynge fleshe and drynkynge wyne: * 1.662 Let vs eate and drinke, for to morowe we shall dye. And it came to the eares of the Lorde of hoostes: This ini∣quite shall nat be pourged from you tyll ye dye, saieth the Lorde god of hoostes. Thus sayeth y^• Lord God of hostes: Go, get the in to yonder treasurer, euen vnto * 1.663 Sebna / whiche is the ruler of the house. what haste thou to do here? and whom haste thou here, that thou shuldest here hewe the out a sepul∣cre, as it were one that heweth him out a se∣pulcre an hye, or that graueth an habyta∣cion for himselfe in a harde rocke? Beholde, [unspec D] O thou man, the Lorde shal carye the away into captiuyte, and shall surely couer the with confusyon. The Lorde shall turne the ouer lyke a bal with hys handes {fleur-de-lys} (and shal sende the) into a farre countre: There shalte thou dye, and there (in steade of the charetes of thy pompe) shall the house of thy Lorde haue confusion ☞ I wyll dryue the frō thy place, & out of thy dwellynge shall he ouer∣throw the. And in that daye shall I call my seruaunt Eliakim the sonne of Helkia. And ☞ with thy garmentes wyll I clothe him, and with thy gyrdle wyll I strengthe hym: thy power also wyll I yelde into hys hande and he shalbe a father of such as dwel in Ie¦rusalem, and in the house of Iuda. [unspec E] * 1.664 And the keye of the house of Dauyd wyll I lay vpon his shoulder, so that he shal opē and no man shall shut. He shall shut, and no man shall open. And I wyll fasten hym as a nayle in a sure place, and he shal be the gloryous seate of hys fathers house.〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

to the iust (O thou most ryghteous) * 1.665 thou shalte ordre the path of hym that is ryghte∣ous, Yee, ☞ in the waye of thy iudgemen∣tes (O Lorde) haue we put our trust in the? Thy name also and the remembraunce of the, reioyse the soule. * 1.666 My soule hathe lōged for y^• all the nyght, and with my spre∣te (which is within me) wyll I seke the early in the mornynge: For whan thy iudgemen∣tes are i the earth, the inhabytatours of the worlde shall lerne ryghteousnes. Shall the vngodly man be fauoured, which hathe nat lerned ryghteousnes, but doth wycked∣ly in the earth, where nothynge ought to be done, but that whiche is ryghteous? He shall nat se the glory of the Lorde: Lorde whan thy hande is lyfte vp, they se it nar, but they shall se it, and be confounded with the zele of the people, and the fyre that con∣sumeth thyne enemyes, shal deuoure them. [unspec C]

Lorde, vnto vs thou shalt prouyde peace * 1.667 for thou also haste wrought all oùre wor∣kes in vs. O Lorde oure God, other Lor∣des besyde the hath subdued vs, but we wyl be myndefull onely of the and of thy name.

☞ The deed wyll nat lyue, and they that be out of lyfe, wyl nat ryse agayne, therfore hast thou visyted and roted them out, and destroyed all the memory of them. Thou haste increased the people (O Lorde) thou hast increased the people, and thou art pray sed, thou hast sent them farre of vnto all the coastes of the earth. * 1.668 Lorde in trouble haue they visited the: they powred out their prayer / whan thy chastenynge was vpon [unspec D] thē. * 1.669 Lyke as a woman with chylde that draweth nye towarde hyr trauayle, is sory and cryeth in hyr paynes / euen so haue we bene in thy syght O Lorde. * 1.670 We haue ben with chylde & suffered payne, ☞ as though we had brought forth wynde: For there is no saluaciō in the earth, neyther do the inha¦bitours of the worlde submitte themselues.

* 1.671 Thy deed men shal lyue, euen with my body shal they ryse agayne. Awake & syng ye that dwell in dust. For ☞ thy dewe is euen as the dewe of herbes / and the earth shall caste out them that be vnder her.

Come my people, * 1.672 entre thou into thy chambers / and shute thy dores aboute the: ‡ 1.673 hyde thy selfe a lytle for a whyle / vntyl the indygnacyon be ouerpaste. * 1.674 Forlo, the Lorde is commynge out of his place, to vy∣set the wyckednesse of suche as dwell vpon earth. The earth also shall disclose hyr owne bloude, and shall nomore hyde them that are slayne in her.

¶ A prophecye of the commynge of Chryste and destruccy∣on of Idolatrye.

CAPI. XXVII.

IN that daye the lorde with his sore, great [unspec A] and myghtie swerde shal visyte ☞ * 1.675 Le∣uiathan the fugityue serpent / euen Leuia∣than that croked serpent / and he shall slaye the dragon that is in the see. In that daye se that ye syng of the vyneyarde, which brin¦geth forth the best wyne. Euen I the Lorde do kepe it. In due seasons shall I water it / and lest the enemy do it any harme. I wyll both nyght and daye preserue it. There is no displeasure in me: or els (whan the vyne∣yarde bringeth me forth breers and thornes) I wolde go thorowe it by war, and burne it vp together. Let it take holde of my strēgth and it shall be at one with me / euen at one shall it be with me.

The dayes are cōming / that Iacob shal [unspec B] take rote. Israell shalbe grene and floryshe and y^• worlde shalbe fylled with frute. Hath he smytten hym as sore, as he dyd the other that smote hym? Or is he slayne with so sore a slaughter as they that slewe hym? In measure dothe he smyte hym / whyle he sendeth vnto hym suche thynges, wherby he commeth to his mynde agayne. For in the daye that the east wynde bloweth sore, it taketh awaye the frutes. Thus therfore shall the iniquite of Iacob be reconcyled / and here is all the frute of the takyng away of his synne, yfhe make all the stones of the altare of Idoles, as chalke stones that are beaten in sunder, that theyr graues & yma∣ges ryse nat vp agayne. Els shal the strōg¦cytie [unspec C] be desolate, and the habytacyon forsa∣ken and left lyke a wyldernes. There shall the calfe fede, & there shall he lye, & eate vp the yonge springes therof. ☞ Whan the braunches of it are drye, they are broken of, and the wemen come, and set them on fyre.

* 1.676 For it is a people of no vnderstāding, & therfore he that made thē, shal nat fauoure thē, and he that created thē shal geue thē no grace. And in that daye shall the Lorde make a thresshynge from the myddes of the ryuer Euphrates vnto the ryuer of Egypte and ye chyldren of Israel shalbe gathered together one to another. In that daye shal ☞ y^• great trōpe be blowen: so y^• those which were lost in the lande of Assyria, and they that were banysshed into y^• lande of Egypte shall come and worshyppe the Lorde in the holy mount at Ierusalem.

¶ Agaynste the pryde of Ephraim, and agaynste false pre∣stes and preachers.

CAPI. XXVIII.

WO BE vnto the crowne of pryce [unspec A] euen * 1.677 to the dronken people of Ephraim (whose great pōpe is as afloure y^• faydeth away) ☞ vpon the head of the valley of such as be in welth, and are ouerladē with wyue. Beholde, * 1.678 there com∣meth a vehemēt and sore day from the Lord lyke an vnmeasurable hayle and perillous tempest euen lyke the force of myghtye and horrible waters, that beareth downe at thi∣ges. The crowne of the pryde of the dronkē Ephraemites shalbe trodē vnder fote: * 1.679 so that the floure of his fairenesse and beautye (whiche is in the heade of ☞ the valley of farnesse) shall fade awaye, as doth an vnty∣mely rype fygge afore haruest. Whiche whā a man sytteth, he loketh vpon it: and whyle it is yet in his hande, he eateth it vp.

In that day shal the Lorde of hoostes be [unspec B] the crowne of glory, and dyamonde of beau¦tye vnto the resydue of his people. He wyll be also a sprete of perfyte knowledge to hi that sytteth in iudgement, and strength vn∣to them that turne awaye the batayle to the gate of the enemyes. But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne, yea, farre out of y^• waye are they thorowe stronge drynke: ☞ * 1.680 The preste also and the prophete are gone astraye by the meanes of stronge dryncke / they are dronken with wyne, they go amysse thorowe stronge drynke: they fayle in sight and stomble in iudgement. For all tables are so full of vomyte and fylthynes, that no place is cleane. Whome then shall suche one teache knowledge? And whom shall be make to vnderstande the thynge that he he∣reth? For they are ignoraunt as yonge chyl¦dren, that are taken from the mylke and are weened. [unspec C]

For they that be suche must haue ☞ after one lesson, another lesson: * 1.681 after one cōmaū¦dement, another commaundemēt: after one rule, another rule, after one instruccion, ano¦ther instruceyon, there a lytle, & there a lytle For he y^• speketh vnto this people is euē as one y^• vseth rudenesse of speche, & a straunge langage. Yf any man say vnto them: lo, this is the rest where with ye maye ease him that is werye, this is the refresshynge, they wyll not herken. * 1.682 Therfore shall the worde of the Lorde (lesson vpon lesson, commaunde∣ment vpon cōmaundement, rule vpon rule, instruccion vpon instruccyon, there a lytle and there a lytle) shall be vnto them an oc∣casyon of stomblynge that they maye go on and fal backeward, be broused, tangled and snared.

Wherfore, heare the worde of the Lorde [unspec D] ye mockers, ye that haue rule of this people whiche is at Ierusalē. Because ye haue said ☞ we haue made a couenaunt with death, & with hell are we at agremēt. And though there go forth a sore plage, it shall not come vnto vs. For we haue made falshode our re¦fuge, and vnder vanite are we hyd. Therfo¦re thus sayeth y^• Lorde God. Beholde, I lay in Syon for a foundacion, a stone, euen a tryed stone, a precyous corner stone, a sure foūdacion: ☞ who so beleueth, let him not be to hastye. Iudgement also wyl I lay to y^• rule, and ryghtuousnes to the balaunce: so that ☞ y^• hayle shal take away your vayne confydence, and the preuy place of your re∣fuge shall the waters renne ouer.

And thus the couenaunt that ye made w^t [unspec E] deathe, shalbe disanulled: and your agremēt that ye made with hell, shall not stande, yea, whan the sore plage goeth forth, ye shall be troden downe vnder it. From the tyme that it goeth forth, it shall take you awaye. For earely in the morninge euery day, yea bothe daye and nyght shall it go thorowe: & whan the noyse therof is perceyued, it shall gendre vexacion. For ☞ the bedde is narowe, and not large: and the couerynge so small that a man can not wynde hym selfe vnder it. * 1.683 For the Lorde shal stonde as ☞ in mount ‡ 1.684 Pecazim, and shalbe wrothe lyke as in the valley * 1.685 Gibeon, that he may do his worke ☞ his straunge worke and brynge to passe his acte: his straunge acte.

Nowe therfore se that ye be no mockers [unspec F] lest your punishemēt icrese: for I haue herd of the Lorde of hostes, that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth. Heare ye then, & herkē vnto my voyse, cōsidre & pon∣dre my speche. Doth not the husbande man plowe all the daye, and openeth & breaketh the clott{is} of his grounde, that he may sow? Whan he hath made it playne, wyll he nat sprede abrode the fytches, & sowe comyn / & cast in wheate by measure, & the appoynted barly & ••ye in theyr place? God wyl instruct him to haue descrecion, euen his God wyll teache him. For fitches shal not be thresshed with an harowe, nether shal a cart whele be brought thorowe the cōmen / but the fytches are beaten out with a staffe, and commyn w^t a rod. But y^• sede y^• bread is made of, is thres¦shed / thoughe it be not alwaye a thresshing And the cart whele must be brought ouer it lest he grynde it with his teeth. This also commeth of the Lorde of hostes, which wor∣keth with wonderfull wysdome, & bryngeth

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out arme with a terrible countenaunce and with the flame of a consumynge fyre: with noysome lyghtenynge / with a shower, and with hayle stone. For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall * 1.686 Assur be destroyed / which smote other men with the rodde. And it shal come to passe, that whither soeuer he goeth / the rodde shall cleaue vnto hym / whiche the Lorde shall laye vpon hym ☞ with tabret∣tes, and harpes. And with great warre shal he fyght agaynst his hoste. * 1.687 For the fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges is it prepared. This hathe the Lorde set in the depe, and made it wyde / the burnynge wherof is fyre & moche woode. The breth of the Lorde (whiche is as a ryuer of brymstone) doth kyndle it.

¶ He curseth them that forsake God / and seke for the helpe of men.

CAPI. XXXI.

WO be vnto them that go downe [unspec A] into Egypte for helpe, and truste in horses, & put theyr confydence in charettes / because they be many, and in horse men, because they be lusty and stronge But they regarde not the holy one of Isra∣ell / and they aske no questyon at the Lorde. Where as he neuertheles (beynge wysest of all) plageth the wycked / and yet goeth not from his worde, when he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frowarde / and agaynst the helpe of euel doers. Nowe the Egipcians are men, and [unspec B] not God, and theyr horses fleshe, and not spi¦ryte. And as soone as the Lorde stretcheth out his hande / then shall the helper fal, and he that shulde haue bene helped / and they shall all together be destroyed. For thus hathe the Lorde spoken vnto me. Lyke as the * 1.688 Lyon or ‡ 1.689 lyons whelpe roareth vpon the praye that he hath gotten, & is not afray ed / thoughe the multytude of shephardes crye out vpon hym, neyther abasshed for all the heape of them. So shall the Lorde of Hostes come downe to fyght for mount Sy¦on [unspec C] / and defende his hyll. Lyke as byrdes flotre aboute theyr nestes, * 1.690 so shal the lorde of Hostes kepe, saue / defende, and delyuer Ierusalem. Therfore, O ye children of Isra¦ell / turne agayne / lyke as ye haue exceaded in your goynge backe. * 1.691 For ☞ in that day euery man shall cast out his Idols of syluer and golde / whiche ye haue made with your [unspec D] synfull handes. * 1.692 Assur also shalbe slayne with the swerde / not with a mans swerde. A swerde shal deuoure him, but not a mans swerde. And he shall fle from the slaughter / {fleur-de-lys} and hys seruauntes shall be taken pryso∣ners. He shall go for feare to hys stronge holdes / and his Prynces shall fle from his badge. This hath the Lorde spoken, whose lyght burneth in Syon / and his fyre in Ie∣rusalem.

¶ The condicyons of good Rulers and Offycers.

CAPI. XXXII.

BEHOLDE, the Kynge shall gouerne [unspec A] after the rule of ryghtuousnes / and the Prynces shall rule according to the balaūce of equyte. He shalbe vnto men, as a defence for the wynde / and as a refuge for the tem∣pest / lyke as a ryuer of water in a thurstye place / and the shadowe of a greate rocke in a drye lande. The eyes of the seing shal not be dym, and the eares of them that heare / shall take dilygent hede. The herte of the vnwyse, shall attayne to knowledge / and the vnperfecte tonge shall speake playnely and distinctly. Then shall the nygarde be [unspec B] no more called gentle, nor the churle liberal But the churle wyll be churlishly mynded / and his herte wyll worke euyll and play the ypocryte / and ymagyn abhominacyons a∣gaynst God: to make the hungry leane, and to witholde drynke from the thursty. These are the parlous weapons of the couetous / these be his shameful councels / that he may begyle the pore with disceatful wordes / yea euen there as he shulde gyue sentence with the poore. * 1.693 But the lyberall person ymagi∣neth honest thynges / and commeth vp with honestye.

Up (ye ryche and ydel Cyties) harken vn¦to [unspec C] my voyce. Ye carelesse cyties / marke my wordes. After yeares and dayes shall ye be brought in feare. O ye carelesse cyties. For Haruest shall be out: and the grape gathe∣rynge shall not come. O ye ryche yoel cyties ye that feare no parell / ye shall be abasshed, and remoued, when ye se the barennesse, the nakednesse and preparynge to warre. Ye shall knocke vpon your brestes, because of the pleasaunt felde / and because of the frut∣ful vyneiarde. My peoples felde shal bryng thornes and thystels / for in euery house is voluptuousnes / and in the Cyties, wylful∣nes. [unspec D] The palaces also shalbe brokē, and the greatly occupyed cyties desolate. The tow∣ers and bulwerkes shall become dennes for euermore, the pleasure of Mules shalbe tur¦ned to pasture for shepe / vnto the tyme that the spiryte be poured vpon vs from aboue.

Then shall the wyldernes be a frutefull felde, and the plenteous felde shalbe reken∣ned for a wode. Then shall equite dwell in

the deserte and ryghteousnesse in a frutefull laude. * 1.694 And the rewarde of ryghteousnes shalbe peace, and hyr frute, reste and quyet∣nesse for euer. * 1.695 And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace, in my tabernacle and pleasure where there is ynough in them al. And when the hayle falleth / it shall fall in the wodde and ☞ the cytye shalbe set in the valleye. O howe happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sowe youre sede besyde all waters, and dryue thyther the fete of youre oxen and asses.

¶ Thretnynge agaynste the Assyrians. A descrypcyon of them that shall se the Lorde.

CAPI XXXIII.

THerfore wo be vnto the (O robber) [unspec A] shalte nat thou be robbed also? and vnto the that layest wayte: as who say ther shulde no wayte be layde for the? Wo vnto the which doest hurte, * 1.696 euen so shalte thou be hurte also. And as thou layest wayte / so shall wayte be layde for the also.

Lorde be mercyfull vnto vs for we put our trust in the. Thyne arme is at a poynte to vyset vs / * 1.697 but be thou oure healthe in the tyme of trouble. The people dyd fle at the anger of thy voice, and at thine vp stan∣dynge the Gentyles were scatred abro de / and theyr spoyle shalbe gathered / as the greshoppers are comenly gathered toge∣ther into the pyr. Stande vp Lorde, thou that dwellest on hye: Let Syon be fylled with equyte and ryghteousnesse. Let trueth and faythfulnesse be in hyr tyme: power / health, wysdome, knowledge and the feare [unspec B] of God are hyr treasure. Beholde, theyr aū∣gels crye without, and the messaungers of peace shall wepe bytterly. The stretes are waste, there walketh no man therin, the appoyntement is broken, the cytyes are dis∣pised, they are nat regarded y^• desolate earth is in heuynesse. Lybanus taketh it but for a sporte, that it is hewen downe: Sarom is lyke a wyldernesse: Basan and Charmel are turned vp syde downe. And therfore sayeth the Lorde. I wyll vp, nowe wyll I get vp, nowe wyl I aryse. * 1.698 Ye shal conceaue stub∣ble and beare strawe, and your spryte shall be the fyre, that it maye consume you: and the people shalbe burnt lyke lyme, & as thor¦nes burne y^• are hewen of, & cast in the fyre.

Nowe herken to, ye that are farre of howe I do with them, and considre my glory, ye y^• be at hande. ☞ The synners at Sion are a frayde, a sodayne ferfulnes is come vpon y^• ypocrytes. What is he among vs (say they) that wyll dwell by that consumynge fyre? which of vs maye abyde that euerlastynge hete? * 1.699 He that leadeth a godly lyfe (say I) and speaketh y^• truth. He that abhorreth to [unspec C] do violence and dysceate: he that kepeth his hande that he touch no rewarde: which stop∣peth hys eares, that he heare no councell a∣gaynste the innocent, which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se none euyll. He it is, that shall dwell on hye: whose sauegarde shalbe in the true rocke, to hym shall be geuen the ryght true meate and dryncke. Thyne eyes shal se the kyng in his glory: and in the wyde worlde, & thyne herte shal delyte in the feare of God. * 1.700 What shall then become of the scrybe? of the Senatoure? What of hym that teacheth chyldren? There shalte thou nat se a people of a straunge tonge to haue so dyffused a language, that it maye nat be vnderstande: neyther so straunge a speache but it shalbe perceaued. There shal Syon [unspec D] be sene, the head cytye of oure solempne fea∣stes. There shall thyne eyes se Ierusalem that gloryous habytacyon: * 1.701 the taberna∣cle that neuer shall remoue, whose nayles shal neuer be taken out worlde without ende whose coardes euery chone shall neuer cor∣rupte: for the gloryous Magesty of y^• Lorde shal there be present amonge vs. In that place / where fayre broade ryuers and strea¦mes are, shall nether Galey rowe, nor great shyp sayle. * 1.702 For the Lorde shalbe oure cap∣teyne, the Lorde shalbe our lawe geuer. The Lorde shall be oure kynge, and he hymselfe shall be oure Sauyoure. There are the cor∣des so layd abrode, that they can not be bet∣ter: The mast set vp of suche a fashyon, that no bāner nor sayle hangeth theron but ther is dealed great spoyle, yee lame men runne after the praye. There lyeth no man that sayeth: I am sycke, but al euel is takē away from the people, that dwell there.

¶ The laste destruccyon of the Synagoge, in whiche the kyngdome and presthode of that people was translated to the Churche and congregacyon of Chryste.

CAPI. XXXIIII. [unspec A]

COme ye Heythen and here / take hede ye people. Herken thou earthe and all that is therin: thou rounde compasse and al that groweth there vpon: for the Lorde is angrye withall people, and his dyspleasure is kyndled agaynste all the multytude of them, to curse them, and to sleye them. So that theyr slayne shalbe caste out / and theyr bodyes styncke: that euē the very hilles shal be wet with the bloude of them All the star∣res of heauen shall waaste, and the heauen shall folde together lyke a roll: and all the

starres therof shall fall / lyke as the leaues fall fro the vynes and fyge trees. For my [unspec B] swearde shalbe bathed i heuen / & shal imme∣diatly come downe vpon Idumea, & vpon the people / whiche I haue cursed for my vengeaunce.

And the Lordes swearde shalbe full of bloude / and be rustye with the fatnesse and bloude of lambes and goates: with the fat∣nes of kydneys of y^e wethers. For the Lorde shall kyll a greate offrynge in Bosra / and a greate slaughter in the lande of Idumea.

There shal the Unicornes fall w^t the bulles (that is with the gyauntes) and theyr lande shalbe washed with bloude, & theyr grounde corrupt with fatnes. Unto the also (O Siō) shal come the daye of y^e vengeaunce of God and the yere when thine owne iudgementes shalbe recompensed. And his floudes shalbe turned to pytche / & his earth to brymstone / and therwith shall the lande be kyndled / so that it shal not be quenched daye nor nyght But smoke euermore: & so forth to lye waste And no man shall goo thorowe it for euer. [unspec C] But Pellycanes / Storkes / greate Oules / and Rauens: shal haue it in possessyon, and dwell therin.

For God shall spred out the lyne of deso∣lacyon vpon it / and weye it with the stones of emptines. When kynges are called vpon there shalbe one / and all prynces shalbe a∣waye. Thornes shall growe in theyr pala∣ces, nettels and thystels in their stronge hol¦des / that the dragons maye haue theyr plea¦sure therin / and that they maye be a courte for Estriches. There shal straunge visours and monstruous beastes mete one an other and the wylde kepe cōpany together. There shall the Lamya lye / and haue her lodgyng There shall the oule make her nest / buylde, be there at home, and brynge forth his yong¦ones. There shall the kytes come togyther / [unspec D] eache one to his lyke.

Seke thorowe the scrypture of the lorde and rede it. There shall none of these thing{is} be left out / there shal not one (nor such lyke fayle. For what his mouth cōmaundeth / y^e same doth his spirite gather together (or ful fylleth (vpon whom soeuer the lotte falleth or to whom he dealeth it with the line, those shall possesse the enheritaunce from genera¦cyon to generacyon / & dwell therin for euer.

¶ Of the tyme and Kyngdome of Chryste.

¶ CAPI. XXXV.

BVT the deserte and wyldernesse shall [unspec A] reioyse / the waste grounde shalbe glad and florysh as the lylly. She shal floresh ple¦sauntly and be ioyfull, and euer be geuynge of thankes more and more. For the glory of Libanus, the beautie of Charmell and Sa¦ron shalbe geuen her. These shal knowe the honoure of the Lorde, and the magestye of our God. * 1.703 And therfore strength the weke handes, and comforte the feble knees.

Saye vnto them that are of a fearefull [unspec B] herte: Be of good chere, and feare nat: * 1.704 Be¦holde your God cōmeth, to take vēgeaunce and to rewarde, God cōmeth his owne selfe and wyll delyuer you. * 1.705 Then shal the eies of the blynde be lyghtened / and the eares of the deafe opened. Then shall the lame man leape as an herte, and the * 1.706 domme mans tonge shall geue thankes.

* 1.707 In the wyldernes also there shal welles sprynge, and floudes of water in the deserte The drye grounde shal turne to ryuers, and the thurstye to sprynges of water. Where as dragons dwelte afore, there shall growe [unspec C] swete floures and grene rushes. There shal be fote pathes and cōmon stretes, this shal∣be called the holy way. No vncleane person shall go thorowe it, for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that waye, and the igno∣raunt shall not erre, There shalbe no Lyon, and no rauyshynge beast shall come therin nor be there, but men shall go there fre and safe. And the redemed of the Lorde shal con¦uerte, [unspec D] and come to Syon with thankesgy∣uynge. Euerlastynge ioye shall they haue: pleasure and gladnesse shalbe among them And as for all sorowe and heuynesse, it shal vanyshe awaye.

¶ Ierusalem is asseged by Sennaherib, in the tyme of kynge Hezekias.

CAPI. XXXVI.

I* 1.708 N the. xiiij. yere of Kynge Hezekias, [unspec A] came Sennaherib Kynge of the Assyry∣ans downe, to laye sege vnto all the stronge cyties of Iuda. And the Kynge of the Assy∣rians sent Rabsaketh from Lachis toward Ierusalem, agaynste Kyng Hezekias, with a greuous Hoste, whiche set hym by the con¦dyte of the ouerpole, in the waye that goeth thorow the fullers lande. And so there came forth vnto hym Eliakim Helkias sonne the Presydent. * 1.709 Sobna the Scrybe / and Io∣ah Asaphs sonne the Secretary.

And Rabsaketh sayde vnto them: Tel He¦zekias / that the greate Kyng of Assiria say∣eth thus vnto him: What presumpcyon is thys / that thou trustest vnto?. Thou thyne∣kest (peraduenture) that thou hast councell and power ynough to mayntayne this war or els wherto trusteste thou / y^• that casteste

thy selfe of fro me•• * 1.710 lo, thou puttest thy trust in a broken staffe of rede (I meane Egypte) whiche he that leaneth vpon, it goeth into hys hande and shutteth hym thorowe. Euē [unspec B] so is Pharao the kynge of Egypt, vnto all them that trust in hym. But yf thou wol∣dest saye to me: we truste in the Lorde oure God: A goodly God in dede: whose Hye pla∣ces and aulters Hezekia toke downe / and commaunded Iuda and Ierusalem, to wor∣shyppe onely before the aulter. A byde the / thou hast made a condicion with my Lorde the kynge of the Assyrians / that he shulde geue the two thousāde horses: art thou able to set men there vpon? Seyeng nowe that thou canst nat resyst the power of the smal∣lest prynce that my Lorde hathe, howe dar∣rest thou trust in the charettes and horsemē of Egypt? Moreouer, thynkest thou that I am come vp hyther to destroye thys lande without the Lordes wyll? The Lorde sayde vnto me, go vp into the lande, that thou mayest destroye it. Then sayde Eliakim / Sobna & Ioah vnto Rabsaketh: Speake to vs thy seruauntes (we praye the) in the Syrians language for we vnderstande it wel: And speake nat to vs in y^• Iewes tong, lest the folke heare / whiche lyeth vpon the wall. Then answered Rabsaketh: Thynke ye, that the kyng sent me to speake this only vnto you? Hathe he not sent me to thē also, that lye vpon the wall? that they be nat cō∣pelled to eate theyr owne donge / & dryncke theyr owne stale with you? And Rabsakeh [unspec C] stode styffe / and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tonge, and sayde: Nowe take hede, howe the greate kynge of the Assyriās geueth you warnynge. Thus sayeth the kynge: Let nat Hezekias disceaue you / for he shall nat be able to delyuer you. More∣ouer, let nat Hezekias comforte you in the Lorde, when he sayeth: The Lorde without doute shall defende vs, and shall nat geue ouer this cytie into the handes of the kynge of the Assyrians, beleue him not.

But thus sayeth the Kynge of Assyria opteyne my fauoure encline to me: so maye euery man enioye hys vineyardes and fyg trees, and dryncke the water of his cysterne vnto the tyme that I come my selfe / & bring you into a lande that is lyke youre owne: wherin is wheate and wyne, which is bothe sowen with sede, and planted with vyneyar¦des. Let nat Hezekia disceaue you, when he sayeth vnto you: the Lorde shal delyuer vs.

* 1.711 Myght the Goddes of the Gētyles kepe euery mans lande, frō the power of y^• kynge of the Assyrians? Where is the God of He∣math & Arphad? Where is the God of Se∣pharuaim? And who was able to defende Samaria out of my hande? Or which of all the Goddes of the landes, hathe belyuered theyr countre out of my power / so that the Lorde shuld deliuer Ieruselē fro my hande. Unto this Hezekias messaūgers helde theyr tunges, & answered nat one worde: for the Kyng had charged thē, that they shuld geue him none answere. So came Eliakim Hel∣kias sonne the President, Sobna the Scri∣be, and Ioah Asaphs sonne the Secretary, vnto Hezekeas with rent clothes, and tolde hym the wordes of Rabsaketh.

¶ Hezekias humbleth him selfe before the Lord The army of Sennaherib is slayne of the Aung••ll of the Lorde and be hym selfe so hylled of his owne sonnes

¶ CAPI. XXXVII.

WHen Hezekias herde that, he ren∣te [unspec A] his clothes * 1.712 and put on a sacke cloth, and wente in to the house of the Lorde / But he sent Eliakim the Pre∣sident / Sobna the Scrybe / with the eldest preastes clothed in * 1.713 sack / vnto the Prophet Esay the sonne of Amoz / and they sayd vnto hym Thus sayeth Hezekias: This is the daye of trouble, of plage, and of blasphemy for the chyldren are come to the place byrth / but ther is no power to brynge them forth, The Lorde thy God (no doute) hath well cō¦sydered the wordes of Rabsakeh, whom his Lorde the kynge of the Assyrians hath sent, to defye and blaspheme the lyuynge God: with suche wordes as the Lorde thy God hathe hearde ryght well. And therfore lyfte vp thy prayer for the remnaunt, that yet are lefte. So the serua••••tes of kynge Hezekias came to Esay. And Esay gaue them thys [unspec B] answere: Saye thus vnto youre lorde: thus sayeth the Lorde: Be nat afrayed of the wor¦des that thou haste hearde / wher with the kynge of the Assyrians seruauntes haue blasphemed me: * 1.714 Beholde, I wyll cause a wynde to go ouer him, as sone as he heareth the rumoure, he shal go agayne into his coū¦tre / there wyll I destroye him with y^• swerde * 1.715 Nowe when Rabsaketh returned, he foūde the kynge of Assyria layenge sege to Lib∣nas / for he had vnderstande, that he was de¦parted frō Lachis. For there came a rumore that Tharhakas kynge of Ethiopia was come forth to warre agaynste hym.

And when the kynge of Assyria hearde [unspec C] that, he sent other messaungers to king He∣zekias with this cōmaundemēt: Saye thus

to Hezekias kynge of Iuda: Let nat thy God disceaue the, in whom thou hopest, and sayest: Ierusalem shall nat be geuen into the handes of the kynge of Assyria. For, lo thou knowest well howe the Kynges of As∣syria haue handeled all the landes that they haue subuerted, and hopest thou to escape? Were the people of the Gentiles (whom my progenitors conquered) delyuered at any tyme thorowe theyr goddes? * 1.716 As namely, Gozā, Haram, Rezeph, and the chyldren of Eden, whiche were at Thalassar. Where is the kyng of Hemah, & the kynge of Arphad, and the Kynge of the cytie Sepharnaim / Ena and Aua? Nowe when Ezekia had re∣ceaued the letter of the messaungers / and reade it, he wente vp into the house of the Lorde, & opened the letter before the Lorde. And Ezekia prayed before the Lorde on this maner. O Lorde of Hostes / thou God of Israel, which syttest vpō * 1.717 Cherubin. Thou arte the God, that onely is God of all the Kyngdomes of the worlde / for thou onely haste * 1.718 created heauen and earth. ‡ 1.719 Enclyne thyne eare Lorde and consyder, open thyne eyes / O Lorde, and se, and pondre all the wordes vpon Sennaherib / whiche hathe sent his embassage to blaspheme the liuyng God. It is true, O Lorde, that the kynges of Assirya haue conquered all Kyngdomes and landes / and caste theyr goddes in the [unspec D] fyre. Natwithstandynge those were no goddes, but the workes of mens handes, of wood or stone, therfore haue they destroyed them. Delyuer vs then, O Lorde our God, from the handes of Sennaherib, that all Kyngdomes of the earth maye knowe, that thou onely art the Lorde. Then Esay the sonne of Amoz sent vnto Hezekia, sayeng: Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell. Where as thou haste made thy prayer vnto me, as touchynge Sennaherib the kyng of Assyria, this is the answere, that the Lorde hathe geuen consernyng hym. Despised art thou, and mocked (O daughter of Sion) he hath shaken his heade at the, O daughter of Ierusalē. But thou Sennaherib. * 1.720 whō hast thou defyed and blasphemed? Agaynst whom haste thou lyfted vp thy voyce, & ex∣alted thy proude lookes? euē agaynst y^• holy one of Israel. Thou with thy seruauntes haste blasphemed the Lorde / & thus holdest thou of thy selfe. I wyl couer the hye moun∣taynes, & sydes of Libanus with my hors∣men. [unspec E] And there wyll I cut downe the hye Eedre trees and the fayrest Fyrre trees. I wyll vp into the heyght of it, and into the chefest of his tymbre woddes. If there be no water, I wyll graue and drynke. And as for waters of defence, I shall drye them vp with the fete of myne hoost. Yee, haste thou nat hearde, what I haue taken in hande / & brought to passe of olde tyme? That same wyl I do nowe also: wast, destroye, & bryng stronge cyties vnto heapes of stones. For theyr inhabytours shalbe lyke lame men / brought in feare and confounded. They shalbe lyke the grasse and grene herbes in the felde / lyke the heye vpon house toppes / that withereth afore it be growne vp. I knowe thy wayes, thy goynge forth and thy commynge home, yee, and thy madnesse a∣gainst me. Therfore thy furiousnes against me, and thy pryde is come before me. I wyll [unspec F] put a rynge in thy nose, and a brydle byt in the chawes of the, and turne the aboute, euē the same waye thou camest. I wyll geue the also this token (O Hezekia) this yeare shalt thou eate that is kept in stoare, and the next yeare suche as groweth of hym selfe / and in the thyrde yeare, ye shal sow and reape, yee, ye shall plante vyneyardes, and enioye the frutes therof. [unspec G]

And suche of the house of Iuda as are es∣caped, shal come together, and the remnaūt shal take rote beneth, and bryng forth frute aboue. For the escaped shal go out of Ieru∣salem, and the remnaunt from the mounte Syon.

And this shall the gelousy of the Lorde of Hostes brynge to passe. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde, concernynge the kynge of the Assiryans. He shall not come into this cytie, and shall shote no arowe into it / there shal no shilde hurte it nether shal they make any bulwarke agaynst it. The same waye that he came shall he retourne, & nat come at thys cytie, sayeth the Lorde. And I wyll kepe and saue the cytie (sayeth he) for myne owne, and for my seruaunt Dauids sake. * 1.721 Thus the angell of the Lorde went forth, & slewe of the Assirians hoost, an hun¦dred fourescore and fyue thousande. And when men arose vp early (at Ierusalem:) Beholde all laye full of deed bodyes. So Sennaherib the kynge of the Assireans brake vp, and dwelt at Niniue. Afterwarde it chaunsed, as he prayed in the temple of Nesrah his god, that Adramalech and Sarazer hys owne sonnes slewe hym with the swearde, and fled into the lande of Ar∣me••••a. And Asar Hadon his sonne rayg∣ned in hys steade.

CAP. XXXVIII.

¶ Hezekia is sycke vnto the death, but is yet reuyued bythe Lorde, and lyueth fyftene yeares after: for whiche benefyte he geueth thankes.

NOT longe afore this / was Hezechia [unspec A] sycke vnto the deathe, * 1.722 and the Pro∣phere Esaye the sonne of Amoz came vnto hym, and sayde to him: Thus cōmaundeth the Lorde: Set thyne house in ordre: for y^• must dye, & shall nat escape. Then Hezechia turned his face towarde the wall, & prayed vnto the Lorde, and sayde: Remembre (O Lorde) y^e I haue walked before the in trueth and a stedfast herte, & haue done the thynge that is pleasaunt to the. And Hezechia wept ••ore. Then sayde God vnto Esaye: Go and speke vnto Hezechia: the Lorde God of Da¦uyd thy father sēdeth the this worde: I haue herde thy prayer, & cōsydred thy teares, * 1.723 be holde I wyl put fyftene yeares mo vnto thy lyfe, and delyuer the and the cytie also, from the hande of the kynge of Assiria, for I wyl [unspec B] defende the cytie: * 1.724 And take the this token of the Lorde, that he wyll do it, as he hathe spoken. Beholde, I wyl returne the shadow of Ahaz dyal, that nowe is layde out with y^• Sōne and bryng it ten degrees backeward * 1.725 So the Sunne turned ten degrees bac∣kewarde, the which he was descended afore

¶ A thankesgeuynge, whiche Hezekia Kynge of Iuda wrote, when he had bene sycke / and was recouered.

I Thought I shulde haue gone to the ga∣tes of hel in my best age, and haue wāted the resydue of my yeres. I spake within my selfe: I shal neuer vi¦set [unspec C] the Lorde God in this lyfe. I shall neuer se man amonge the dwellers of the worlde. Myne age is folden vp together, and ta¦ken awaye fro me, lyke a shepherdes cotage my lyfe is hewē of, lyke as a weeuer cutteth of his webbe. Whyle I was yet takynge my reste, he hewed me of, & made an ende of me ī one day * 1.726 I thought I wold haue lyued vnto the morowe, but he brosed my bones lyke a Ly∣on, & made an ende of me in one day. Then chatred I lyke a swalowe, & lyke a crane, and mourned as doue. I lyfte vp myne eyes into the heyght: O Lorde (sayde I) my syckenes kepeth me downe: ease thou me. {fleur-de-lys} What shall I speake or saye, y^t he hathe this done? I shall therefore as longe as I lyue remembre this bitternes of my lyfe. Uerely (Lorde) men must lyue in bytter∣nes / and al my lyfe I must passe ouer therin For thou raysest me vp, •• wakest me. But lo, I wil be well content w^t this bytternes. Neuerthelesse, my conuersacion hath so pleased the, that thou woldest nat make an ende of my lyfe: so that thou hast cast all my synnes behynde thy backe. * 1.727 For hell prayseth not y^•, deathe doth not magnyfie the. They y^• go downe into the graue, prayse not thy trueth: but the liuing, yea the liuing a knowledge the, lyke as I do this daye. The father telleth his chyldren of thy faythfulnesse. * 1.728 Deliuer vs (O Lorde) and we wyll syng prayses i thy house, al the dayes of our lyfe.

And Esay sayde: take a playster of fyg∣ges, & lay it vpon y^e sore, so shall it be whole.

Then sayde Hezekia: O what a greate thynge is this / that I shall go vp into the house of the Lorde.

¶ Hezekia is reproued of Esaye, because he shewed his tre∣sure vnto the Embassytours of Babylon.

CAPI. XXXIX. [unspec A]

AT THE same tyme Merodach Ba∣ladam* 1.729 / Baladamus sonne Kynge of Babylon, sent letters and presentes to Heze¦kia. For he vnderstode howe that he had bene sycke / and was recouered agayne.

‡ 1.730 And Hezekia was glad therof / & shewed them the cōmodyties of his treasure, of syl∣uer, of golde, of spyces and rootes, of precy∣ous oyles / all that was in his cubbordes & treasure houses. There was not one thyng in Hezekias house, and so thorowe out al h{is} [unspec B] kyngdome, but he let them se it.

Then came Esaye the Prophete to kynge Hezekia, and sayd vnto him. What haue the men sayd, and from whence came they vnto the? Hezekia answered: they came out of a farre coūtre vnto me, out of Babylon: Esay sayde: what haue they loked vpon in thyne house? Hezekia answered: Al that is in min house haue they sene: and there is nothyng [unspec C] in my treasure, but I shewed it them.

Then sayde Esay vnto Hezekia: Under∣stāde the worde of the Lord of Host{is}: * 1.731 Be∣holde / the tyme wyll come, that euery thing whiche is in thyne house, & al that thy proge nitoures haue layde vp in stoare vnto this [unspec D] day, shalbe caried to Babylon, and nothing lefte behynde. This sayeth the Lorde Yea & parte of thy sonnes, that shall come of the, & whom thou shalte get, shal be caried hence & become gelded chāberlaynes in the kyng of〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

shall he not breake, and the smokynge flaxe shall he nat quench: but faythfully and true¦ly shall he geue iudgement. He shall neither be ouersene nor hastye / that he maye restore ryghtuousnes vnto the earthe: and the Gē∣tyles also shall kepe his lawes. * 1.732 For thus sayeth God the Lord vnto him (euen he that [unspec B] made the heauens, and spred them abrode, & set forthe the earth with her increase: whiche geueth breath vnto the people that is in it / and to them that dwell therin) I the Lorde haue called in the ryghtuousnesse / and led the by the hande. * 1.733 Therfore wyll I al∣so defende the, and geue the for a couenaunt of the people, and to be the * 1.734 lyght of the Gentyles. That thou mayest open the eyes of the blynde, * 1.735 let out the prysoners, and them that syt in darckenesse, out of the don∣geon house. I my selfe, whose name is the Lorde. * 1.736 And my glory wyl I geue to none other, neyther myne honoure to grauen y∣mages. Beholde, olde thinges are come to passe, and newe thynges do I declare. And or euer they come, I tell you of them.

* 1.737 Synge vnto the Lorde, a newe songe of thankesgeuyng, blowe out his prayse vn to the ende of the worlde. They that be vpon the see / & all that is therin / prayse him, that Iles and they that dwell in them. Let the wildernes with the cities lyfte vp her voice the townes also that they of Cedar dwel in. [unspec C] Let them be glad that syt vpon rockes of stone / and let them crye downe from the hye mountaynes: ascrybynge glorye vnto the Lorde / and magnyfyinge him amonge the Gentyles. The Lorde shall come forth as a gyaunt, and take a stomacke to him lyke as a freshe man of warre. He shall roare & crye, and ouercome his enemyes.

I haue longe holden my peace (sayeth the Lorde) shulde I therefore be styll, and kepe sylence for euer? I wyll crye lyke a trauay∣lynge woman, and once wyll I destroy, and deuoure. I wyll make waste bothe moun∣tayne and hyll, and drye vp euerye grene thynge that groweth theron. I wyl drye vp the floudes of water, and dryncke vp the ry∣uers. I wyll brynge the blynde into a strete that they knowe not: and lede thē into a fote pathe / that they are ignoraunt in. I shall make darkenesse lyght before them / and the thynge that is croked to be streyght. These thynges haue I done vnto theym, and not forsaken them. * 1.738 And therfore let them conuerte, & be ashamed earnestly, that hope in Idoles, and say to fashyoned ymages: ye are our goddes.

Heare, O ye deafe men, and sharpen your [unspec D] ••yghtes to se (O ye blynde) * 1.739 Who is blynde, but my seruaūte Or so deafe, as my messaū∣gers, whom I sent vnto them? For who is so blynde as my people, and they that haue the rule of them? Thou vnderstandest much, and kepest nothyng: the eares are open, and no man heareth. The Lorde is mercyfull vnto them for his ryghtuousnesse sake: that his worde myght be magnified and praysed But it is a mischeuous and wycked people. Theyr yonge men belonge all to the snare / and be shut into prison houses. * 1.740 They be caryed awaye captyue / and no man dothe lowse them. They be troden vnder fote, and no man doth labour to bryng them againe. * 1.741 But who is he amonge you / that pon∣dreth this, that consydreth it, and taketh it for a warnynge in tyme to come?

* 1.742 Who suffred Iacob to be troaden vn∣der fote, and Israel to be spoyled? Dyd not the Lorde? Because we haue synned agaynst hym, and haue had no delyte to walke in his wayes, neyther bene obedyente vnto his lawe. Therfore hathe he poured vpon vs his wrathfull displeasure / and stronge ba∣taile, whiche maketh vs haue to do on euery syde yet wyl we not vnderstāde. He burneth vs vp, yet syncketh it not into our hertes.

¶ God promyseth to sende his Christ, which shal delyuct his people. He forgeueth synnes for his owne sake.

CAPI. XLIII. [unspec A]

BVT nowe, the Lorde that made the O Iacob, and he that fasshyoned the: O Israel, sayeth thus: * 1.743 Feare not / for I haue redemed the. * 1.744 I haue called the by name: thou art myne owne. ‡ 1.745Yf thou goest thorow the water, I wylbe with the, that the strong floudes shulde not pluck the away. ‡ 1.746And if thou walkest thorowe the fyre / it shall not burne the, and the flame shal not kindle vpō the. For I am the Lorde thy God, y^• holy one of Israel, thy Sauyour: I gaue Egypt for thy delyueraunce, the Morians and the Sa¦bees for the: because thou waste deare in my syght, and because I set by the, & loued the. I wyl geue ouer al men for the, and deliuer vp al people for thy sake, feare not: for I am w^t the. * 1.747 I wyl bryng thy sede frō the East •• and gather the together from y^• West. I wil say to the North, let go. And to the South, [unspec B] kepe not backe: ‡ 1.748 but bring me my sōnes frō far, and my daughters from the endes of y^• worlde. Namely, all those that be called af∣ter my name. For them haue I created, fas∣shyoned;

and made for myne honoure.

* 1.749 Bryng forth that people, whether they haue eyes or be blynde, deafe or haue eares.

* 1.750 If all nacyons come in one, and be ga∣thered together, whiche amonge them shall declare suche thynges / and tell vs what is to come? Let them brynge theyr wytnesse / so shall they be fre: els, let them heare, and saye, it is trueth. You are my wytnesses (sayeth the Lorde) and my seruaunt, whom I haue chosen: therfore be certyfyed & geue me faythfull credence: and consydre, * 1.751 that I am he, before whom there was neuer any God, and that there shalbe none after me. I am onely the Lorde, and ‡ 1.752 without me is there no Sauyoure. I geue warnynge / I [unspec C] make whole, I teache you that there shulde be no straunge God amonge you. And this recorde must ye beare me your selues (sayeth the Lorde) that I am God. And euen he am I from the begynnynge, and * 1.753 there is none that can take any thynge out of my hande. And what I do, can no mā chaunge.

Thus sayeth the Lorde the holy one of Israel youre redemer: * 1.754 for youre sake I haue sente to Babylon, and brought downe the strongest of them. All they are fugitiue with the Chaldees that boost them of theyr shyppes: Euen I the Lorde youre holy one whiche haue made Israel, and am youre kynge. Thus sayeth the Lorde, * 1.755 euen he ☞ that maketh a waye in the see, ‡ 1.756 and a footepath in the myghty waters: * 1.757whiche bryngeth forth the charettes and horses, the hoste and y^• power of warre, that they may fall and neuer ryse, and be extincte, lyke as towe is quenched. Ye remembre nat thyn∣ges of olde / and regarde nothynge that is paste. Therfore beholde I shall make a newe thynge / and shortely shall it appere: ye shall well knowe it, I tolde it you afore, but I wyll cell it you agayne. I wyll make stretes in the deserte / and ryuers of water in the wyldernes. The wylde beastes shall [unspec D] worshyppe me: the dragons, and the yonge Estriches. * 1.758 For I shall geue water in the wyldernes, and streames in the desert: that may geue drynke to my people, whō I chose Thys people haue I made for my selfe, and they shall she we forth my prayse. For thou (Iacob) woldest nat call vpon me, but thou haddest an vnlust towarde me, O Israel. Thou gauest me nat thy yonge beastes for burnte offrynges, neyther dydest honoure me with thy sacrifyces Thou boughtest m•• no deare spyce with thy money, nether pou∣redest the fat of thy sacryfyces vpon me.

* 1.759 Howe be it I haue nat be••e chargeable vnto y^• in offringes, nether greuous in incē∣se. But thou hast laden me with thy synnes, and weeried me with thyne vngodlynes.

‡ 1.760 Where as I yet am euen he onely, that for myne owne selfes sake do awaye thyne offences, and forgette thy synnes: so that I wyll neuer thynke vpon them. Put me nowe in remembraunce (for we wyll reason together) and shewe what thou hast for the, to make the ryghteous. ‡ 1.761 Thy fyrst father offended sore, and thy rulers haue synned agaynste me. Therfore I ether suspended, or slue the chefest prynces: I dyd curse Ia∣cob, and gaue Israel into reprofe.

¶ Chryste promyseth to delyuer hys churche, whiche he hathe redemed. Idolatry and knelynge before ymages. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. are confuted.

CAPI. XLIIII. [unspec A]

SO heare nowe, O Iacob my seruaunte, and Israel whom I haue chosen. For thus sayth the Lorde, that made the fashyo¦ned the, and helped the / euen from thy mo∣thers wombe. Be nat afrayed, O Iacob my seruaunte / thou ryghteous, whom I haue chosen. ‡ 1.762 For I shall powre water vpon the drye grounde / and ryuers vpon the thurstye. ‡ 1.763 I shal poure my sprete vpō thy sede, and myne encrease vpō thy stocke. They shal growe together, lyke as the grass and as the wyllowes by the waters syde.

☞ One shall saye: I am the Lordes. Ano∣ther shall call hym selfe after the name of Iacob. The thyrde shall subscribe with his hande vnto the Lorde, and geue hym [unspec B] selfe vnder the name of Israel. Thus hathe the Lorde spoken: euen the Kynge of Israel, & his redemer, the Lorde of Hostes ‡ 1.764 I am the fyrste and the last, and without me is there no God. For what is he, that euer was lyke me, which am frō euerlastīge? Let hym shewe hys name, and do where thorowe he maye be lykened vnto me. Let hym tel you forth playnely thinges that are past and for to come, yee, and that without any feare or stoppe. For haue nat I euer tolde you hytherto, and warned you? Ye can beare me recorde youre selues. Is there any God excepte me? or any maker, that I shulde nat knowe hym?

All caruers of ymages are but vayne, and the carued ymages that they loue, can do no good. They must beare recorde them selues, that (seynge they can neyther se nor vnder∣stande) they shalbe cōfounded. * 1.765 Who dare then make a God, or fashion an ymage, that

is profytable for nothynge? * 1.766 Beholde, al the felowshyppe of them muste be brought to confusyon. Let all the workemasters of them come and stande together frō amonge men: they muste be abashed and confoūded one with another. The smyth taketh yron, and tempereth it with hoate coales & fashio neth it with hammers, & maketh it with all the strength of his armes: yee, sometyme he is faynt for very hunger, & so thurstye, that he hathe no more power. The carpenter (or ymage caruer) taketh measure of the timbre and spredeth forth his lyne: he marketh it with some coloure: he playneth it, he ruleth it, and squareth it, and maketh it after the ymage of a man, & accordynge to the bewty of a man: that it maye stande in the house.

Moreouer, he goeth oute to hewe downe [unspec C] Cedre trees. He bryngeth home Elmes and Okes: and other tymbre of the wod. Or els the Fyrre trees whiche he planted hym selfe, and such as the rayne hath nouryshed, whiche wood serueth for men to burne. Of this he taketh and warmeth hym selfe with all: he maketh afyre of it to bake breade.

And afterwarde maketh a God there of, to honoure it: and an Idole to knele before it. One pece he burneth in the fyre, with another he rosteth flesh, that he maye eate roste his belyfull: with y^• thyrde he warmeth hym selfe / and sayeth: Aha, I am well war∣med, I haue bene at the fyre. And of the resydue he maketh hym a God, & an Idole for hym selfe. He kneleth before it, he wor∣shyppeth it, he prayeth vnto it, and sayeth: delyuer me, for thou arte my God.

* 1.767 Yet men neyther consydre nor vnder∣stande, that their eyes are stopped, that they can nat se: and theyr hertes, that they cānot perceaue. They pondre nat in theyr myn∣des / for they haue neyther knowledge nor vnderstandynge / to thynke thus. I haue brente one pece in the fyre. I haue baked bred with the coles thereof, I haue rosted flesh with all / and eaten it: shall I nowe of [unspec D] the resydue make an abhomynacyon, and fall downe before a roten pece of wood?

Thus he dothe but lese hys labour, and hys herte whyche is dysceaued / dothe turne hym asyde: so that none of them can haue a fre conscyence to thynke: maye nat I erre?

Consydre thys (O Iacob and Israel) for thou art my seruaunt. I haue made the, that thou myghttest serue me. O Israel / forget me nat. * 1.768 As for thyne offences, I haue dryuen them awaye lyke the cloudes, and thy synnes as the myst. Turne the agayne vnto me for I haue redemed the.

Be glade ye heauens, whom the Lorde hathe made / let all that is heare beneth vpō the earth / be ioyfull. Reioyse ye mountay∣nes and woddes / with all the trees therof: for the Lorde hathe redemed. Iacob, and and shewed hys glorye vpon Israel. Thus sayeth the Lorde thy redemer / euen he that fashyoned the from thy mothers wombe.

* 1.769 I the Lorde, do all thynges my selfe a∣lone. I onely spryde out the heauens and I onely haue layde the foundacyon of the earth. I destroye the tokens of wytches, and make the Sothsaiers foles. As for the wyse, I turne them bacwarde / and make theyr connynge folyshnesse.

He dothe set vp the purpose of his seruaūt, and fulfylleth the councell of his mes∣saungers: Concernynge Ierusalem he sayth: It shalbe inhabyted. And of the cyties of Iuda: They shal he buylded agayne, & I wyll repayre theyr decaied pla¦ces. He sayeth to the grounde: be drye. And I wyll drye vp thy water floudes. He sayth of Cyrus. ☞ He is myne herdeman: so that he shall fulfyll all thynges after my wyll. He sayeth also of Ierusalem. It shall be buylded / and of the tēple: It shall be fast groun∣ded.

¶ The delyueraunce of the people by Cyrus. The cōmynge of Chryste and callynge of the Gentyles.

CAPI. XLV.

THVS sayeth the Lorde vnto Cyrus [unspec A] his Kynge, whom he leadeth by the ryght hande: that the people maye fall dow¦ne before hym. * 1.770 I wyll lose the gyrdle of kyngys: that they shall opē the gates before thy face, and nat to shut theyr dores. I wyll go before the, and make the croked streight. I shall breake the brasen dores / and burste the yron barres. I shall geue the / the hyd treasures / and the thynge whiche is secre∣tly kepte, that thou mayest knowe / that I the Lorde God of Israel haue called the by thy name: and * 1.771 that for Iacob my seruaū∣tes sake, and for Israel my chosen. For A called the by thy name / and ordeyned the or euer thou knewest me. * 1.772 Euen I the Lorde

before whō there is none other: for without me there is no God. ‡ 1.773 I haue prepared the [unspec B] or euer thou knewest me, that I myght be knowen from the rysynge of y^• sunne to the goynge downe of the same, y^• all is nothing without me. For I am the Lorde, and there is els none. It is I that * 1.774 created y^• lyght & darckenes. ‡ 1.775 I make peace and trouble: yee euen I the Lorde do all these thynges {fleur-de-lys} ye heauens from aboue droppe downe, and let the cloudes rayne ryghteousnes. The earth open it selfe, and brynge forth health, that therby ryghteousnes maye florysh. Euen I the Lorde brynge it to passe. * 1.776 Wo be vn∣to hym that stryueth with his maker / the potsherde with the potter. Sayeth the claye to y^• potter What makest thou or thy worke serueth for nothynge? Wo be vnto him that sayeth to his father: Why begettest thou? And to h{is} mother: why bearest thou? Thus sayeth the Lorde, euen the holy one / and ma¦ker of Israel. Aske me of thynges for to come / concerning my sonnes: & put me in re¦membraunce as touchynge the workes of my handes. I haue made the earth, & crea∣ted man vpon it. With myne handes haue I spred forth heauen, and geuen a cōmaun∣dement for all the hoost therof. I shal wake him vp with ryghteousnes, and ordre al his wayes. * 1.777 He shall buylde my cytie, & let out my prysoners: and that neyther for gyft nor rewardes, sayeth the Lorde of Hostes. Thus [unspec C] sayeth the Lorde. The occupiers of Egypt / the marchaūtes of the Morians & Sabees, shal come vnto the with tribute, they shalbe thyne / they shal folowe the, & go with chey∣nes vpon theyr fete. They shal fall downe before the / and make supplicacion vnto the. For God (without whō there is none other God) shalbe with the. * 1.778 O howe profounde art thou O God, thou God and Sauyoure of Israel? Confounded are they al, and put to dishonoure: they are gone hence together with shame, euen the makers of ymages. But Israel shalbe saued in the Lord, which is the euerlastynge saluacyon. Yee shal nat come to shame nor confusyon, worlde with∣out ende. For thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.779 euen he that created heauens / the God that made the earth, that fashyoned it, and sett it forth. He dyd not make it for naught, but to be en∣habited. Euen I the Lorde, without whom there is none other. * 1.780 I haue nat spoken se∣cretly / nether in darke places of the earth. It is nat for naught / that I sayde vnto the sede of Iacob: seke me. I am the Lorde / whiche when I speake, declareth the thyng that is ryghteous and true: gather you and come together, drawe nye hither, that are [unspec D] escaped of the people. * 1.781 Haue they any vn∣derstandyng, that set vp the stockes of theyr Idols / and praye vnto a God / that can nat helpe them? drawe nye, come hyther / and let them aske councell one at another / & shewe forth. What is he, that tolde this before? or, who spake of it / euer sence the begynnyng? Haue nat I the Lorde done it? * 1.782 without whō there is none other God? the true God and Sauyoure / and there is els none but I? ‡ 1.783 And therfore turne you vnto me (all ye endes of the earth) that ye maye be saued: for I am God, & there is els none. I sweare by my selfe: out of my mouth commeth the worde of ryghteousnes, and that maye no man turne: * 1.784 but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tunges shall sweare by my na∣me, saying. Uerely, in y^• Lord is my ryghte∣ousnes and strength. To hym shall men come: but al they that thynke scorne of him, shalbe confounded. And the whole sede of Israel shallbe iustified, & make theyr boast in the Lorde.

¶ Idolatry is reproued. The health that cometh by Chryst is prophecyed.

CAPI. XLVI. [unspec A]

B * 1.785 Ell is fallen, Nabo is broken downe whose ymages were a burthen for the beastes and catell, to ouerlade them, and to make them weery. They are soncke downe, and fallen together: for they maye nat ease them of theyr burthen / therfore muste they go in to captiuite. Herken vnto me / O house of Iacob / and all ye that remayne yet [unspec B] of the housholde of Israel: whom I haue borne frō youre mothers wombe / & brought you vp from youre byrth / tyll ye were gro∣wen. I, I, whiche shal beare you vnto your last age. I haue made you / I wil also norysh you / beare you and saue you. * 1.786 Whom wyll ye make me syke / in fashion or ymage that I maye be lyke hym? * 1.787 Ye fooles (no doute) wyll take out syluer and golde oute of youre purses, and weye it, & hyre a gold∣smyth [unspec C] to make a God of it / that men maye knele downe and worshyppe it. * 1.788 Yet must he be taken of mens shulders and borne, & set in his place, that he maye stande and nat moue. Alas / that men shulde crye vnto hym / whiche geueth no answere: and dely∣uereth nat the man that calleth vpon hym / from hys trouble.

Consydre this well, and be ashamed. Go into youre owne selues (O ye runnagates.) Remembre the thinges which are past sence

the begynning of the world: that I am God and that there is els no God / yee, and that there is nothynge, lyke vnto me. In the begynnynge of a thynge. I shewe the ende therof: and I tell before, thynges that are nat yet come to passe. With one worde is my deuyce accomplyshed, and fulfyll all my pleasure. * 1.789 I call a byrde out of the Easte, and all that I take in hande / out of farre countres / as soone as I cōmaunde / I bring it hyther: as soone as I thynke to deuyse a thynge / I do it. Heare me, O ye that are of an hye stomacke / but farre from ryghte∣ousnesse / I shall bryng forth my ryghteous∣nes. It is nat farre / and my health shall nat tary longe awaye. I wyl geue health in Syon / and in Israel my glory.

¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynste Babylon.

CAPI. XLVII.

BVTAS for the (O daughter / thou [unspec A] vyrgyn Babylon) syt thou downe in the dust, syt vpon the grounde / and nat in a trone (O thou mayden of Chaldea.) Thou shalt nomore be called tender and pleasaūt.

☞ Brynge forth the querne / and grynde meele, put downe thy stomacher / make bare thy knees: and wade thorowe the water ry∣uers. ‡ 1.790 Thy shame shalbe discouered, and thy pryuyties shalbe sene. For I wyll a∣uenge me of the / and no man shall lette me: sayeth oure redemer / whiche is called the Lorde of Hostes, the holy one of Israel. [unspec B] Syt styll, holde thy tunge / and get the in to some darke corner (O daughter Chaldea) for thou shalt nomore be called lady of kig∣domes. I was so wroth with my people / that I punyshed myne enheritaunce / and gaue them into thy power. ‡ 1.791 Neuertheles / thou shewedest them no mercy, but euen the very aged men of thē, dydest thou oppresse right sore with thy yocke. & thou thoughtest thus: I shalbe lady for euer. And besyde all that / thou haste nat regarded these thinges neyther cast / what shulde come after. Heare nowe therfore, thou wylfull / that syttest so careles, and spekest thus in thyne hert: ‡ 1.792 I am alone, and without me is there none: I shall neuer be wedowe / nor desolate againe And yet bothe these thynges shall come to [unspec C] the vpon one daye in the twynclynge of an eye. ‡ 1.793 Namely / wyddowheade, and desola cyon. They shall myghtely fall vpon the, for the multitude of thy witches, and for the greate hepe of thy coniurers. For thou haste trusted in thy wyckednes / and haste sayde: ‡ 1.794 No man seeth me. Thyne owne wysdome, and connyng hath deceaued the. In that thou hast sayde. I am alone & with∣out me there is none. Therfore shall trou∣ble come vpon the, & thou shalt nat knowe / from whence it shall aryse. Myschefe shal fall vpon the, whiche thou shalt nat be able to put of. A sodayne mysery shal come vpon [unspec D] the, or euer thou be aware. Nowe go to thy coniurers / and to the multytude of thy wytches (with whom thou haste weryed thy selfe from thy youth) yf they may helpe the / or strength the Thou haste hytherto had many councels of them, so let the heauē ga∣sers and the beholders of starres come on nowe and delyuer the: yea, and let thē shew, when these newe thynges shall come vpon the. Beholde, they shalbe lyke st••awe, which yf it be kyndled with fyre, no mā may rydde it for the vehemencye of the flame: And yet it geueth no synders to warme a mā by, nor cleare fyre to syt by. Thus are they with whom thou hast weryed thy selfe / and thus are thy marchauntes that haue bene with the from thy youth. Euery one shall shewe the hys erroneous waye / yet shall none of them defende the.

¶ The ypocryse of the Iewes is reproued. The Lord alone wylbe worshypped; which hathe chosen vs, and whiche so∣coureth vs for hys owne sake.

¶ CAPI. XLVIII.

HEARE thys, O thou house of Ia∣cob: [unspec A] ye that are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of one stocke with Iuda: whiche sweare by the name of the Lorde, and beare wytnes by the God of Is∣rael (but nat with trueth and ryght) whiche are called * 1.795 fre men of the holy cytie / and are grounded vpon the God of Israel ‡ 1.796 whose name is the Lorde of Hostes.

The thynges that I shewed you euer sence the begynnynge. Haue I nat brought them to passe / immediatly as they came out of my mouth, and declared them. And they are come? Howe be it, I knowe that thou arte obstinate, and that thy necke hathe an yron veyne, and that thy browe is of brasse. Neuerthelesse / I haue euer sence the begin∣nynge shewed the of thynges for to come / and declared thē vnto the, or euer they come to passe: that thou shuldest nat saye: myne Idol hathe done it / my carued or molten ymage hathe shewed it. Heare and consy∣der al these thynges, whether it was ye that prophecyed them. But as for me, I tolde the before at the begynnynge, newe and secrete thynges, y^• thou knowest nat of. * 1.797 And some done nowe, nat of olde tyme, wherof thou neuer hardest / before they were brought to

that thou canst not saye. Beholde I knewe of them. Moreouer / there be some wherof thou haste nether herde nor knowen, nether haue they bene opened vnto thyne eares a∣fore tyme. For I knewe that thou woldest malicyously offende, therfore haue I called the a transgressour / euen from thy mothers wombe.

Neuertheles, for my names sake / I haue with drawen my wrath, & for myne honours sake I haue ouersene the, so that I haue not rooted the out. Beholde I haue pourged the / and not as syluer. ‡ 1.798 I haue chosen the in the fyre of affliccyon. And that onely for myne owne sake / yea, euen for myne owne sake / ‡ 1.799 For I geue my honour to none other that thou shuldest not despyse me. Herken vnto me, O Iacob / and Israell, whome I haue called. I am euen he that is, I am the fyrste and the last, My hande hath layde the foundacion of the earthe, & my ryght hande hath spanned ouer the heauens. Assone as I call them they are there. Gather you al to¦gether, and herken: which of yonder goddes hath declared this: The Lorde hath a loue ☞ vnto him, and he shal perfourme his wil agaynste Babell, and declare his power a∣gaynst the Caldees. I my self alone / euen I haue tolde you this before. Yea, I dyd call him and brynge him forth / and he shall giue a prosperous iourney. Come nye and heare this: haue I spoken any thynge darckely sence the begynnyng? when a thynge begyn¦neth I am there.

Wherfore the Lorde God and his sprete hath sent me. And thus sayeth the Lord god thy redemer, the holy one of Israell: I am the Lorde thy God, whiche teacheth the pro¦fytable thinges, & leade the the waye, that y^• shuldest go. ‡ 1.800 O that y^• haddest regarded my commaundementes, then had thy welthy∣nes bene as the water streame: & thy ryghtu ousnes as the waues flowynge in the See. Thy sede also had be lyke as the sāde in the see, & the frute of thy body, lyke the grauell stones therof: Thy name shulde not be ro∣ted out, nor destroyed before me. ‡ 1.801 Go away from Babylon / flye from the Caldees with a mery voyce speke of this, declare it abrode and go forth vnto the ende of the world: say they. The Lord hath redemed hys seruaunt Iacob, that they suffred no thurst, he led thē thorowe the wyldernesse, and caused the wa¦ters to flowe out vnto them from out of the rocke. ‡ 1.802 He claue the rocke a sonder, and the water gushed out. ‡ 1.803 As for the vngodly they haue no peace, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ Thryst shal gather together all nacyons be they neuer so fo farre of.

CAPI. XLIX.

YE Iles, harken vnto me, & take hede [unspec A] ye people from farre: The Lorde hath called me fro my byrth, and made mencyon of my name fro my mothers wombe: ☜ he * 1.804 hath made my mouth ‡ 1.805 like a sharpe swer∣de, vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he defended me, and hyd me in hys quyuer ☜ as a good arowe, and saide vnto me: Thou arte my seruaunte Israel / * 1.806 I wyll be ho∣noured in the. Then answered I / I haue lost my laboure / I haue spent my strength in vayne. Neuertheles, I wyll cōmytte my cause and my worke vnto the lorde my god. And nowe sayth the Lorde / euen he that fa∣shyoned me from my mothers wombe to be his seruaunte / that I maye brynge Iacob agayne vnto hym / howbeit, Israel wyl not be gathered vnto hym agayne. In whose syght I am greate, whiche also is my Lorde my God, and my strength. And he sayde, It is but a small thynge / that thou art my ser∣uaunt / to sette vp the kynreddes of Iacob / and to restore the destruccyon of Israell. * 1.807 For I haue made the the lyght of the Gen tyles / that thou mayst be my helth vnto the ende of the worlde.

Moreouer / thus sayth the Lorde the re∣demer, [unspec C] and holy one of Israell / because of the abhorrynge and despisynge amonge the Gentyles / concernynge the seruaunt of all them that beare rule. Kynges and Prynces shall se / and aryse and worshyp, because of the Lorde that is faythfull / and because of the holy one of Israell / whiche hath chosen the. And thus sayth the Lorde, * 1.808 In the tyme * 1.809 accepted haue I hearde the, * 1.810 and in the daye of saluaciō haue I helped the. * 1.811 I wyl preserue the / and make the to be the attone∣ment of the people, that thou mayste helpe vp the earth agayne, and chalenge agayne the scattered herytages. * 1.812That thou mayst saye to the prysoners, go forth / and to them that are in darknesse / come into the lyght / that ☞ they maye fede in the hye wayes / and gette theyr liuynge in all hye places. * 1.813 There shall neither hunger, nor thurste / heate, nor sunne hurte them. For he that fa∣uoureth theym / shall leade them / and geue them drynke of the sprynge welles. I wyll make wayes vpon al my mountaynes, and my fote pathes shalbe exalted. And beholde [unspec D] they shall come from farre / lo, some from the north and west, some from the south.

* Reioyce ye heauens, and synge prayses y^• earthe: Talke of ioy ye hilles, for God hath comforted hys people, and wyll haue mercy vpon hys, that be in trouble.

But Syon sayde: * 1.814 God hathe forsa∣ken / and my Lorde hathe forgotten me. Wyl a wyfe forget the chylde of hyr wombe and the sonne whome she hath borne? And thoughe she do forget, yet wyll not I forget the. Beholde, I haue wrytten the vp vpon my handes / thy walles are euer in my syght ☜. They make haste to buylde the vp a∣gayne. As for those that ouerthrewe the and made the waste / they shal departe from [unspec E] the. * 1.815 Lyfte vp thyne eyes and loke aboute the: al these gather them together, and come to the. As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lord) thou shalt put them all vpon the / as an ap∣parell, and gyrde them to y^• as a bryde doth her Iewels. As for thy lande that lyeth de∣solate, wasted and destroyed: it shalbe to na∣rowe for them / that shall dwell in it. And they that wolde deuoure the / shall be farre [unspec F] awaye. Then the chylde whome the baren shal bryng forth vnto the shal saye in thyne eare, this place is to narowe / syt nye toge∣ther / that I maye haue rowme. Then shalt thou thynke by thy selfe. Who hath begot∣ten me these? seynge I am baren and alone / a captyue and an outcaste? And who hath norysshed them vp for me? I am desolate and alone / but from whence come these?

And therfore thus sayth the Lorde God, Beholde / I wyll stretche out my hande to the Gētyles, and set vp my token to the peo∣ple. They shall brynge the thy sonnes in theyr lappes, and carye thy daughters vn∣to the vpon theyr shoulders. For kynges shalbe thy noursynge fathers, and Quenes shalbe thy noursynge mothers. They shall fall before the with theyr faces flat vpon the earthe, and lycke vp the dust of thy fete: that thou mayst knowe how that I am the Lord [unspec G] * 1.816 And who so putteth his truste in me, shall not be confounded. Who spoyleth the Gy∣aunte of his praye? or who taketh the priso∣ner from the myghtye? And therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde: The prysoners shall be taken from the gyaunt, and the spoyle dely∣uered frome the violence: for I wyll mayn∣teyne thy cause agaynst thyne aduersaryes, and saue thy sonnes. And wyll fede thyne e∣nemyes with theyr owne flesshe, and make them drynke of theyr owne bloude / as of swete wyne. And all flesshe shall knowe (O Iacob) that I am the Lorde thy sauyoure / thy noble redemer.

¶ The Iewes are reproued, and also called.

CAPI. L.

THVS sayeth the Lorde: * 1.817 ☜ where is [unspec A] the byll of your mothers deuorcement that I sente her awaye? or who is the vsu∣rer (to whom I solde you? * 1.818 Beholde, for your owne offences are ye solde: and because of your transgressyons / is your mother for∣saken. For why wolde no man receyue me / whē I came? & when I called, noman gaue me answere. {fleur-de-lys} Is my hande shortened, that it myght not helpe? or haue I nat power to delyuer? lo, ‡ 1.819 at a worde I dryncke vp the [unspec B] see / ‡ 1.820 and of water floudes I make dry lāde: so that for wante of water, the fyshe corrupt and dye of thurste. {fleur-de-lys} As for Heauen, I* 1.821 clothe it with darkenesse, and put as it were a sacke vpon it.

The Lorde God hathe geuen me a well lerned tong, * 1.822 so that I can comforte them whiche are troubled, yea, and that in due sea son. He waked myne eare vp by times in the mornynge (as the scole maysters do) that I myght herken. * 1.823 The Lorde God hath ope¦ned myne eare therfore can I not saye nay, nor withdrawe my selfe / ‡ 1.824 but I offre my backe vnto the smytters, and my chekes to [unspec C] the nyppers. {fleur-de-lys} I turne not my face frome shame and spyttynge, and the Lorde God shall helpe me, therefore shall I not be con∣foūded. I haue hardened my face lyke a flint stone / for I am sure, that I shall not come to confusion. He is at hande that iustifyeth me, who wyll then go with me to lawe? Let vs stande one agaynst another: yf there be any y^• wyll reason with me, let hī come here forth to me. ‡ 1.825 Beholde, the Lorde God stan∣deth by me, what is he then y^• can condēpne me? lo, ‡ 1.826 they shalbe al lyke as an olde cloth the mothe shall eate them vp.

Therfore who so feareth the Lord amōg you, let hym heare the voyce of his seruaūt. Who so walketh in darkenes, and no lyght shyneth vpon hym, let him put his truste in the name of the Lord, and holde hym by his God. But take hede, ☞ ye all kyndle a fyre, and stere vp the coales, walke on in the gly∣strynge of your owne fyre, and in the coales that ye haue kīdled. This cōmeth vnto you fro my hande, namely, that ye shall slepe in sorowe.

¶ A consolacyon and comforte is promysed vn∣to the faythfull.

¶ CAPI. LI.

HERKEN vnto me ye that holde of [unspec A] ryghtuousnes, & ye that seke the Lord Take hede vnto the stone, whereout ye are

hewen, and to the graue wherout ye are dig¦ged. Consydre ‡ 1.827 Abraham your father, and Sara that bare you: howe that {fleur-de-lys} I called hym alone, and blessed hym / and encreased hym. Therfore shal the Lorde comforte Sy¦on, and repayre all her decaye: makyng her deserte as a Paradyse, and her wyldernes [unspec B] as the garden of the Lorde. Myrth and ioye shalbe founde there, thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse. Haue respect vnto me then, O my people, and leye thyne care to me ‡ 1.828 for a lawe and an ordynaunce shall go forth fro me / to lyghten the Gentyles. It is harde by that my helthe and my ryghtuousnesse shal go forth, and the people shal be ordred with myne arme.

The ylandes (that is the Gentyles) shall hope in me, & put theyr trust in myne arme. Lyfte vp your eyes towarde heauen, & loke vpon the earth beneth. {fleur-de-lys} For the Heauens shall vanysshe a waye lyke smoke, and the earthe shal teare lyke a clothe, and they that dwell therin, shall perysshe in lyke maner. But my saluacyon shal endure for euer, and [unspec C] my ryghtuousnes shall not ceasse. Herken vnto me, ye that haue pleasure in rightuous¦nes, thou people that ‡ 1.829 beareste my lawe in thyne herte. {fleur-de-lys} Feare not the curse of men, be* 1.830 not afrayed of theyr blaphemyes and reuy∣linges: {fleur-de-lys} for wormes and mothes shal eate them vp lyke cloth and woll. But my rygh∣tuousnesse shall endure for euer, and my sa∣uynge helth from generacion to generacion Wake vp, wake vp, & be stronge. O thou arme of the Lord: wake vp, lyke as in times paste, euer and sence the worlde beganne.

{fleur-de-lys} Arte not thou he, that haste wounded the proude, and hewen the Dragon in peces Arte not thou euen he, whiche hast dryed vp [unspec D] the depe of the see, which hast made playne y^• see groūd, y^• the delyuered myght go thorow fore the redemed of the Lorde shall turne a∣gayne, and come with ioy vnto Syon, there to endure for euer? {fleur-de-lys} That myrth and glad∣nesse* 1.831 myght be with them / that sorowe and wo myght fle from them? {fleur-de-lys} Yea I / I am euen he, that in al thynges geueth you con∣solacyon.* 1.832 What arte thou then / that fearest a mortall man, the chylde of man / whiche {fleur-de-lys} goeth awaye as doth the floure? And for∣gettest the Lorde that made the / that spred* 1.833 out the heauens, and layde the foundacyon of the earth. But thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppress••ure, whiche is re∣dy to do harme. Where is the wrath of the oppressoure? It commeth on fast, it maketh haste to appere. It shall not peryshe, that it [unspec E] shulde not be able to destroye / nether shal it fayle for taute of norishing. {fleur-de-lys} I am the lorde* 1.834 thy God (that make the see to be styll, and to* 1.835 rage) {fleur-de-lys} Whose name is the Lorde of hostes ‡ 1.836 I haue put my wordes in thy mouth, and haue defended y^• in the shadow of my hande that I maye plante the heuens / and lay the foundacion of the earth, and saye vnto Si∣on, thou art my people.

Awake / awake, and stande vp, O Ieru∣salem, thou that from the hande of the Lorde [unspec F] haste droncken out {fleur-de-lys} the cuppe of his wrath* 1.837 thou that haste supped of, and sucked out the slumbring cup to y^• botome. For amonge al the sonnes whom he hath begotten, there is not one that maye holde it vp / and not one to leade it by the hande, of al the sonnes that he hathe noryshed.

Bothe these thynges are happened vn∣to the, but who is sorye for it? Yee, destruc∣cyon, wastyng, hungre and swerde: but who wyll comforte the? Thy sonnes lye comfort¦les at the heade of euery strete lyke a taken [unspec G] venyson / and are full of the terrible wrathe of the Lorde / and punyshment of thy God. And therfore thou myserable and dronken (howbeit not w^t wyne) Here this: Thus say∣eth thy Lorde: thy Lorde and God / the de∣fender of his people: Beholde / I wyll take the slombryng cuppe out of thy hande, euen the cuppe with the dregges of my wrathe: that from hēce forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more / but I wyl put into theyr hande that trouble the: which haue spoken to thy soule stoupe: downe, y^• we may go ouer the: make thy body euen with the grounde, and as the strete to go vpon.

¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people of God.

CAPI, LII,

VP Syon vp, take thy strength vnto [unspec A] the: put on thyne honest raymente, O Ierusalem / thou holy cytie. For from thys tyme forthe / there shall no vncircūcysed nor vncleane person come in the. Shake the from the dust, aryse and stande vp, O Ieru¦salē. Plucke out thy necke frō y^• bonde. O y^• captyue daughter Syon. For thus sayeth y^• Lorde: * 1.838 ye are sold for naught / therfore shal ye be redemed also w^t out any mony. [unspec B]

For thus sayeth y^• Lorde God: * 1.839 My peo∣ple wente downe afore tyme in to Egypte / there to be straūgers, * 1.840 and the kyng of the Assyrians oppressed thē without any cause And nowe what profyte is it to me (sayeth

the Lorde / that my people is frely caryed a∣waye, and brought in to heuynesse by their rulers, * 1.841 and my name euer styll blasphe∣med? sayeth the Lorde? But that my people may know my name? I my selfe wyl speake in that day. Beholde / here I am. * 1.842 O howe beautyfull are the fete of the Embassytours that bryngeth the message frome the moun∣tayne and proclaymeth peace: that bringeth [unspec C] the good tydynges, and preacheth healthe / and sayeth vnto Syon. Thy God is the kynge. Thy watchemen shal lyfte vp theyr voyce: with loude voyce shall they preache of him: for they shal * 1.843 se hym present, when* 1.844 the Lorde shall conuerte Syon.

* 1.845 Be glad, O thou desolate Ierusalem, & reioyse together: for the Lorde hath comfor∣ted his people / he hath delyuered Ierusalē. The Lorde hathe made bare his holy arme, and shewed it forth in the syght of al the Gē¦tyles, * 1.846 and all the endes of the earth hathe sene the sauyng health of our God. * 1.847Away [unspec D] awaye, get you out from thence and touche no vncleane thynge. Go out from amonge suche. And be cleane, that beare the vesselles of the Lorde. For ye shall not escape by ren∣nynge nor by flyenge away: but * 1.848 the Lorde shall go before you, and the God of Israell shall gather you together.

Beholde, my seruaunt shall deale wyse∣ly / therfore shall he be magnyfyed / exalted and greatly honoured. Lyke as the multy∣tude shall wondre vpon hym, because hys face shalbe so disfourmed and not as a mās face, hys * 1.849 beautye lyke no man: Euen so shal the multitude of y^• Gentyles loke vnto hym / and kynges shall shut theyr mouthes before him. * 1.850 For they that haue not bene tolde of hym / shall se hym / and they y^• herde nothynge of hym, shall beholde hym,

¶ He P••ophecyeth euydentely of the passyon of our Sa∣uyour Iesus Chryste.

¶ CAPI. LIII.

BVT who hath * 1.851 geuen credence vnto [unspec A] our preachyng? Or to whom is y^• arme of the Lorde knowen? For he dyd growe be∣fore the Lorde, lyke as a braunche / and as a roote in a drye grounde / * 1.852 he hath nether bewtie nor fauoure. Whē we loke vpon him there shalbe no fairenesse / we shall haue no lust vnto hym. * 1.853 He is despysed & abhorred of men, he is suche a man as hath good expe¦ryence of sorowes & infirmyties. We haue rekened hym so vyle / that we hyd our faces [unspec B] from him. Howbeit * 1.854 he only hath taken on hym our infirmytie / and borne our paynes. Yet we dyd iudge hym / as thoughe he were plaged and cast downe of God: * 1.855 where as he (notwithstanding) was wounded for our offences, and smytten for our wyckednesse. For the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym / and with his strypes are we hea¦led. * 1.856 As for vs we haue gone all astraye (lyke shepe) euery one hath turned his owne waye. But thorow hym the Lorde hath par∣doned [unspec C] all our synnes. He suffered violence and was euell entreated, and dyd not yet o∣pen his mouth. * 1.857 He shalbe led as a shepe to be slayne / yet shal he be as styl as a lambe before the shearer / and not open his mouth. He was had awaye, his cause not herde, and without any iugemente. Whose generacion yet who may nombre? he was cut of from ☜ the grounde of the lyuinge. Whiche punis∣shment dyd go vpon hym, for the transgres∣syon of my people * 1.858 His graue was gy∣uen hym with the condempned, and ☜ with the ryche man at his death. * 1.859 Where as he dyd neuer vyolence / nor vnryght / neyther hathe there bene any disceytfulnesse in his [unspec D] mouthe.

* 1.860 Yet hath it pleased the Lorde to smyte hym with infirmite / that when he had made his soule an offerynge for synne, he myght se longe lastynge sede. And this deuyce of the Lorde shall prospere in his hande. With trauayle and laboure of his soule / shall he optayne greate ryches. * 1.861 My ryghtuous seruaunt shal with wisdome iustifye and de lyuer the multitude / for he shall beare away theyr synnes. Therfore wyl I geue hym the multytude for his parte / and he shal deuyde the stronge spoyle / because he geueth ouer his soule to death / * 1.862 and is reckened among the trangressours / whiche neuertheles hath taken awaye the synnes of the multytude / and made intercessyon for the mysdoers.

¶ Of the greate dominyon of Chryst. The indignacyon of God endureth but a shorte space / ▪ but his mercye is euer∣lastynge.

CAP. LIIII.

BE glad nowe, * 1.863 thou baren that barest [unspec A] not / reioyce / synge / and be mery: thou that arte not with chylde. For the desolat, hathe mo•• chyldren / then the maryed wyfe sayth the Lorde. Make thy tence wyder / and sprede out the hangynges of thyne ha∣bitacyon / spare not / laye forthe thy coardes and make fast thy stakes / for thou shalte be multiplyed on the right syde, and on the left and thy sede shall haue the Gentyles in possessyon / and dwell in the desolate Cyties. Feare not, for thou shalt not be confounded

Be not ashamed, for thou shalt nat come to confusyon. Yea ☞ thou shalte forget the shame of thy youth, and shalte nat remem∣bre the dishonour of thy wedowed. For he [unspec B] that made the, shalbe thy Lorde * 1.864 and hus∣bande (whose name is ‡ 1.865 the Lorde of hostes) and thy redemer shall be euen the holy one of Israel, the Lorde of the whole worlde. For the Lorde, hathe called the, beynge as a desolate sorowfull woman, and as a yonge wyfe that hath broken her wedlocke: sayeth thy God.

* 1.866 A lytle whyle haue I sorsaken the / but with greate mercyfulnes shall I take the vp vnto me. When I was angry, I hydde my face from the for a lytle season, but tho∣rowe euerlastynge goodnesse haue I par∣doned [unspec C] y^•, sayeth the Lorde thy redemer. * 1.867 And this is vnto me as the water of Noe: for lyke as I haue sworne that I wyll nat brynge the water of Noe any more vpon the worlde: * 1.868 so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with the nor reproue the: The mountaynes shal remoue, and the hyl∣les shall fall downe: but my louynge kynd∣nesse shall nat moue / and the bonde of my peace shall nat fall downe from the, sayeth the Lorde thy mercyfull louer. Beholde thou poore, vexed / and * 1.869 despysed: I wyll make thy walles of precyous stones, and thy foundacyons of Saphyres, thy wyn∣dowes [unspec D] of Chrystall, thy gates of fyne cleare stone / and all thy borders of pleasaunte stones. * 1.870 Thy chyldren shall all be taught of God, and I wyll geue them plenteous∣nesse of peace. In ryghteousnesse shalfe thou be grounded, and be farre from oppressyon: for the whiche thou nedeste nat be a∣frayed, neyther for hynderaunce, for it shall nat come nye the. Beholde, the alyaunt that was farre from the, shall dwell with the: and he that was sometyme a straunger vnto the, shalbe ioyned with the: Beholde, I make the smyth that bloweth the coales in the fyre, and he maketh a weapen after his handy worke. I make also the waster to destroye: but all the weapens y^• are made agaynste the shall nat prospere. * 1.871 And as for all tunges, that shall resyste the in iudge mente, thou shalt ouercome them, and con∣dempne them. Thys is the herytage of the Lordes seruauntes, and theyr righteousnes commeth of me, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people. The ••ru••e and profet of the worde of God.

CAPI. LV.

COME to the waters all ye, that be [unspec A] thrusty, and ye that haue no money.* 1.872 Come / bye, that ye maye haue to eate.

Come / bye wyne and mylcke / without any money / or money worthe / wherfore do ye laye out youre money / for the thynge that fedeth not, and spende youre labour a∣boute the thynge that satysfyeth you nat. But herken rather vnto me / and ye shall eate of the beste, and youre soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse. Enclyne [unspec B] youre eares, and come vnto me / take hede, and youre soule shall lyue. * 1.873 For I wyll make an euerlasting couenaunte with you, euen the sure mercyes of Dauyd.

Beholde, I gaue hym for a wytnesse amonge the folke / for a Prynce and cap∣tayne vnto the people. Lo, thou shalte call an vnknowen people: and a people that had nat knowledge of the, shall runne vnto the: because of the Lorde thy God / and the holy one of Israell, whiche gloryfyeth the. [unspec C] Seke the Lorde / whyle he maye be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye. * 1.874 Let the vngodly man forsake hys owne wayes, and the vnryghtuous hys owne ymagyna∣cyons, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde / so shall he be mercyfull vnto hym: and ••o oure God, * 1.875 for he is redy to forgyue. For thus sayeth the Lorde, my thoughtes are not youre thoughtes, and youre wayes are not my wayes / but as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earthe / so farre do my wayes exceade yours / and my thoughtes yours. * 1.876 And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen / and retur∣neth not thyther agayne / but watereth the earthe / maketh it frutefull and grene / that it may geue corne and bread vnto the sowet

So the worde also that commeth out of [unspec D] my mouthe shall not turne agayne voyde vnto me / but shall accomplyshe my wyll and prospere in the thynge wherto I sende it. And so shall ye go forthe with ioye, and be led with peace.

The mountaynes and hylles shall synge with you for ioye, and all the trees of the felde shall clappe theyr handes. For thor∣nes, there shall growe Fyrre trees, and the Myrre tre in the steade of breers. And thys shal be done to the prayse of the Lorde / and for an euerlastynge token, that shall nat be taken awaye.

¶ An exor••a••yon to iudgemente and ryghtcousnes, and to the spy▪ ytual kepynge of the Sabboth. Agaynst ••••••pherdes that deuoure theyr flo••ke.

CAPI. LVI.

THus sayeth the Lorde. * 1.877 Kepe equyte, [unspec A] and do ryght, for my sauynge healthe shall come shortly, and my ryghteousnesse shalbe opened. Blessed is the man that doth this and the mans chylde which kepeth the same, * 1.878 He that taketh hede, that he vnha∣lowe nat the Sabboth (that is) he that ke∣peth him selfe that he do no euyl. Then shal nat the straunger, whiche cleauethe to the Lorde, saye: * 1.879 Alas, the Lorde hathe shut [unspec B] me cleane out from hys people. Nether shall the * 1.880 gelded man saye: lo / I am a drye tre. For thus sayeth the Lorde / vnto the gelded that kepeth my Sabboth: Namely that holdeth greatly of the thyng that plea¦seth me, and kepeth my couenaunte. Unto them wyl I gyue in my housholde and with in my walles / a better herytage and name, then if they had bene called sonnes & dough¦ters. * 1.881 I wyll gyue them an euerlastynge name that shall not perysshe. Agayne he saythe vnto the straungers that are dispo∣sed to stycke to the Lorde / to serue hym: and to loue his name. * 1.882 That they shalbe no [unspec C] bonde men. And all they / whiche kepe them selues / that they vnhalowe not the Sab∣both / namely: that they fulfyll my couenaūt Them wyl I bryng to my holy mountayne and make them ioyfull in my house of pray∣er. Theyr burnt offerynges and sacrifyces shalbe accepted vpon myne aulter. For my* 1.883 house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Thus sayth the Lorde God whiche ga∣thereth [unspec D] together the scattered of Israell. I wyll brynge yet another congregation to hym. Come all ye beastes of the felde, that ye may deuoure, all ye beastes of the wood.

* 1.884 For his watch men are all blynde, they haue all together no vnderstandynge, they are all domme dogges, nat beynge able to barcke, they are slepery: slogish are they, and lye snortynge: they are shamelesse dogges that be neuer satysfyed. The sheperdes also in lyke maner haue no vnderstādynge, ‡ 1.885 but euery man turneth his owne waye, euery one after his owne couetousnes with al his power. * 1.886 Come (saye they) I wyl fetch wyne so shall we fyll our selues, that we maye be dronken: And do to morowe, lyke as to day yee and muche more.

¶ The Iewes are rebuked for theyr iniurye done to Chryst

CAPI. LVII.

THe * 1.887 ryghteous perysheth, and no man [unspec A] regardeth it in his hert, Good godly people are taken waye, and no man consy∣dreth it. Namely, that the ryghtuous is con¦uayed awaye thorowe the wycked: that he hymselfe myght be in rest / lye quietly vpon his bed / and lyue after his owne pleasure. Come hyther therfore ye charmers children ‡ 1.888 ye sonnes of the aduoutrer and the whore: wherin take ye your pleasure? Upon whom gape ye with your mouth, & bleare out your tong? Are ye not chyldren of aduoutry / and [unspec B] a sede of dissimulacion. ‡ 1.889 Ye take your plea∣sure vnder the okes / & vnder al grene trees the chylde beynge slayne in the valleys / and dennes of stone. Thy parte shalbe with the stony rockes by the riuer: Yea / euē these shal be thy part. For there y^u haste poured meate and drynke offringes vnto them. Shuld I ouerse that? Thou haste made thy bed vpon hye mountaines: thou wentest vp thyther, & there hast thou slayne sacrifices. ‡ 1.890 Behynde the dores and postes / haste thou set vp thy remembraunce.

When thou haddest discouered thy selfe [unspec C] to another then me, when thou wenteste vp and made thy bed wyder (that is) when thou dyddest carue the certayne of yonder Idols and louedest theyr couches, where thou saw¦est them. Thou wenteste streyght to kynges with ‡ 1.891 oyle and dyuerse oyntementes (that is) thou hast sente thy messengers farre of. and yet arte thou fallen into the pyt therby Thou arte wery for the multitude of thyne owne wayes yet saydest thou neuer: I wyll leaue of. ‡ 1.892 Thou thynkest to haue lyfe (or health) of thy self and therfore thou beleuest nat that thou art sycke. For whē wylt thou be abasshed or feare, seyng thou hast broken thy promyse and remembrest not me, nether hast me in thyne hert? Thynkest thou, that I also wyl holde my peace (as afore tyme (y^• thou fearest me not? Yea, verely I wyl decla¦re thy goodnes & thy worckes, but they shal not profyt the when thou cryest, let thy cho∣sen heape delyuer the. But the wynde shall take them al awaye, and cary them in to the* 1.893 ayre. Neuertheles, they that put their trust in me, shal inheret the lande, & haue my holy hyll in possessyon.

And therfore thus he sayeth: * 1.894 Make re∣dy, make redy, and clense the strete, take vp [unspec D] what ye can out of the waye that leadeth to my people. For thus sayeth the hye & excel∣lent, euen he y^• dwelleth in euerlastyngnesse, whose name is y^• holy one: * 1.895 I dwel hye a∣boue & in the sanctuary, and with hym also, that is of a contrite and humble sprete: that I maye heale a troubled mynde, and a con∣tryte herte. * 1.896 For I chyde nat euer, and am nat wroth with out ende. But the blastynge

goeth from me / though I make the breath. I am wroth with hym for his couetousnes, I smyte hym / I hyde me / and am angrye / when he turneth him selfe, and foloweth the by waye of his owne hert. But yf I may se hys ryght waye agayne, I make him who∣le / I lede hym and restore hym vnto them, whō he * 1.897 maketh ioyful, and that were sory for hym I make the frutes of thankesge∣uyng. I geue peace * 1.898 vnto thē that are farre of, and to thē that are nye, say I the Lorde / that make hym whole. But the wycked are lyke the raginge see, that cannot rest, whose water fometh with the myre & grauel. Euen so the * 1.899 wycked haue no peace, sayeth God.

¶ The Lorde (by the mouthe of the Prophete) reproueth the People for theyr fastynges, whiche were full of hypo∣crysye.

CAPI. LVIII. [unspec A]

CRye * 1.900 nowe / as loude as thou canste. Leaue nat of, lyfte vp thy voyce lyke a trompet / and shewe my people theyr offen∣ces, and the house of Iacob theyr synnes.

For they seke me daylye / and wyll knowe my wayes / euen as it were a people that dyd ryghte / and had nat forsaken the statu∣tes of theyr God. They argue with me con∣cernynge ryght iudgement / and wyl pleate at the lawe with theyr God * 1.901 wherfore fast we (saye they) and thou seyste it not? we put oure lyues to straytenesse, and thou regar∣deste it nat?

* 1.902 Beholde, when ye faste, youre lust remay∣neth styll: for ye do no lesse vyolence to your detters: lo, ye fast to stryfe and debate / & to smyte him with youre fyste y^• speaketh vnto you. Ye faste nat (as some tyme) that your [unspec B] voyce myght be hearde aboue. * 1.903 Thyncke ye th{is} fast pleaseth me, that a mā shuld chas¦ten hym selfe for a daye / and to wrythe hys head aboute lyke an hoke in an heary cloth and to lye vpon the earth? Shulde that be called fasting, or a day y^• pleaseth the Lorde? Dothe nat thys fastynge rather please me / that thou * 1.904 lowse hym out of bondage, that is in thy daunger: that thou breake the othe of wycked bargaynes / that thou let the op∣pressed go fre, and take from them al maner of burthens: * 1.905 to deale thy bred to the hon∣gry / and brynge the poore fatherlesse home in to thy house (when thou seyst the naked that thou couer hym / and hyde not thy face from thyne owne flesshe.

‡ 1.906 Then shall thy lyght breake forthe as the [unspec C] mornynge / and thy healthe floryshe ryghte shortly: thy ryghteousnesse shall go before the, and the glory of the Lorde shal enbrace the. * 1.907 Then yf thou calleste / the Lorde shall answere the: yf thou cryeste / he shall saye: here I am. Yea, yf thou layeste awaye thy burthens / and holdest thy fyngers / and ceaseste from blasphemous talkynge, * 1.908 yf thou haste compassyon vpon the hongrye / and refressheste the troubled soule: Then shall thy lyght springe out in the darcnesse, and thy darcknesse, shall be as the noone daye. The Lorde shal euer be thy gyde, and satysfye the desyre of thyne herte / and fyll thy bones with mary. Thou shalte be lyke a fresshe watred garden, * 1.909 and lyke the foū∣teine of water, that neuer leaueth running. [unspec D] Then the places that haue euer bene wast / shal be buylded of the: there shalte thou laye a foundacyon for many kynredes. Thou shalt be called the maker vp of hedges, and the buylder againe of the waye of the Sab∣bathe.

Yea, yf thou turne thy fete from the ‡ 1.910 Sab∣bath / so that thou do nat the thynge, which pleaseth thy selfe in my holy day: then shalt thou be called vnto the pleasaunt, holy and glorious Sabbath of the Lord, where thou shalt be in honoure: so that thou do nat after thyne owne ymaginacion, nether seke thine owne wyll, nor speake thyne owne wordes. Then shalte thou haue thy pleasure in the Lorde, whiche shall carye the hye aboue the earthe / and fede the with the herytage of Iacob thy father: for y^• Lordes owne mouth hath so promysed.

¶ The Lorde is myghtye to saue, and readye to heare oure requestes.

CAPI. LIX.

BEHOLDE * 1.911 the Lordes hande is [unspec A] nat so shortened that it can nat helpe / neyther is his eare so stopped that it maye nat heare. But * 1.912 youre mysdedes haue separated you from youre God, and youre * 1.913 synnes hyde his face from you, that he heareth you not. For your handes are de∣fyled with bloude, and youre fingers with vnrighteousnes: Your lyppes speake lesyn∣nes / and youre tonge setteth oute wycked∣nes. No man regardeth ryghteousnes, and no man iudgeth truly. Euery mā hopeth in vayne thynges / and ymagyneth disceate, ‡ 1.914 conceaueth weerynesse, and bryngeth forthe euyl. They brede cokatryce egges, & weaue the spyders webbe. Who so eateth of theyr egges, dyeth. But yf one treade vpon them there commeth vp a serpent. Theyr webbe maketh no clothe, and they maye not couer thē with theyr labours. Theyr dedes are y^• dedes of wyckednes, and the worcke of rob∣bery

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I haue set ☜ watchmen vpon thy wal∣les (O Ierusalem) which shal neither cease daye nor nyght to preache the Lorde. And [unspec C] ye also shall not kepe hym close, nor leaue to speake of hym / vntyll Ierusalem be set vp / and made the prayse of the world. The lorde hath sworne by his ryght hande and by his stronge arme, that from hence forth he wyll not geue thy corne to be meate for thyne eue m••es••uor thy vyne (wherin thou hast labou¦red) to be drynke for the straungers. But they that haue gathered in the corne / shall eate it, and gyue thankes to the Lorde / and they that haue borne in the vine, shal drinke it in the courte of my Sanctuary.

Stande backe / and departe a sunder / ye [unspec D] that stande vnder the gate, make rowme ye people / repayre the strete, and take awaye the stones, and set out a token for the people Beholde, the Lorde proclaymeth vnto the endes of the worlde: * 1.915 tel the daughter Si∣on: se, thy sauyour cōmeth, beholde, he brin¦geth his treasure with him / and his workes go before him. For they whom the Lorde de liuereth, shalbe called the * 1.916 holy people: and as for the / thou shalte be named the greatly occupied / and not the forsaken cytie.

¶ Of the redempcy on promysed to the people.

CAPI. LXIII.

WHAT is he this, that commeth [unspec A] frome Edō / with redde coloured clothes of Bosra: (whiche is so costely clothe) and cōmeth in so nimbly with all his strength: I am he that teacheth righ¦tuousnes / and am of power to helpe. Wher¦fore then is thy clothyng reade, and thy ray∣ment lyke his y^e treadeth in the wyne presse? I haue troaden the presse my self alone and of al people there is not one with me. Thus wyll I treade downe myne enemyes in my wrath, and set my fete vpon them in my in∣dignacyon. And theyr bloude shalbe sprong vpon my clothes / and so wyll I stayne all [unspec B] my rayment. * 1.917 For the daye of vengeaunce that I haue take in han̄de / & the yere of my delyueraunce / is come. I loked aboute me / and there was no mā to shewe me any helpe I marualed / that no man helde me vp. Thē I helde me by myne owne arme, and my fer¦uentnesse susteyned me. And thus wyll I treade downe the people in my wrathe, and bathe them in my displeasure: and vpon the earth wyll I laye their strength.

I wyl declare the goodnesse of the Lord, ye and the prayse of the Lorde for all that he hathe geuen vs / for the greate good that he hath done for Israel: whiche he hath geuen them of his owne fauoure / and accordynge to the multitude of his louynge kyndnesses For he sayde: These no doute are my people and no shrynkynge chyldren / and so he was theyr sauyour. In theyr troubles he forsoke them not * 1.918 but the Angell that wente forth from his presence / delyuered them: Of very [unspec C] loue and kyndnesse that he had / vnto them redemed he them. He hathe borne them, and caryed theym vp euer / sence the worlde beganne. But after they prouo∣ked him to wrath and vexed his holy minde he was theyr enemye, and fought agaynste them hym selfe. Yet remembred he the olde tyme of Moyses and his people. * 1.919 Howe he brought them from the water of the see / ‡ 1.920 as a shepherde doth with his shepe, howe* 1.921 he had giuen his holy spiryte amonge them howe he had led Moses by the ryght hande with his glorious arme / howe he had deui∣ded the water before theym (wherby he gat hym selfe an euerlastyng name) howe he led them in the depe / as an hors is ledde in the playne that they sh••lde not stumble. The spirite of the Lord led them as a tame beast goeth in the felde. [unspec D]

Thus (O God) hast thou led thy people to make thy selfe a glorious name with all.

* 1.922 Loke downe then from heuen, and be∣holde the dwellynge place of thy sanctuary and thy glory. Howe is it / that thy gelousy thy strength / the multitude of thy mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesse / wyll not be en∣treated of vs? yet arte thou * 1.923 our father: For Abraham knoweth vs not / neyther is Israel acquainted with vs. But thou Lord arte our rather and redemer / and thy name is euerlastynge O Lorde, wherfore haste y^• led vs out of thy waye: * 1.924 Wherfore haste y^• hardened our herces / y^• we feare the not? Be at one with vs agayne, for thy seruauntes sake that are of the generacion of thyne he∣rytage. Thy people hathe had but lytle of thy Saynctuary in possessy on / for our ene∣myes haue taken it in. And we are become euen as we were from the begynnynge: but thou arte not their Lorde, for they haue not called vpon thy name.

¶ The Prophete (vnder the person of the Iewes) be way∣leth theyr exple and banyshement. Mannes ryghtuousness is lyke a cloth fyled with the floures of a woman.

CAPI. LXIIII.

O THAT thou woldest cleue the hea∣uen [unspec A] in sonder, and come downe: that the mountaynes myght melte away at thy presence, lyke as at an hote fire, and that the malycious myght voyle as the water dothe

vpon the fyre, Wherby thy name myght be knowen amonge thyne enemyes, and that the Gentyles myght trymble before the.

That thou myghtest come downe with thy wonderous straunge workes, thē shuld the hylles melt at thy presence. For sence the begynnynge of the worlde there was none (excepte thou O God) that hearde or perceaued, * 1.925 neyther hathe any eye sene what thou dost for thē, that put theyr trust in the. Thou helpest hym that doth ryght [unspec B] with cherefulnesse, and them that thyncke vpon thy wayes. But lo, thou hast bene angrye, for we offended and haue bene euer in synne, * 1.926 and there is nat one whole.

We are all as an vnclene thynge, and all oure ryghtuousnesses are as the clothes stayned with the floures of a woman: we fal euery chone as the leafe, for our synnes cary [unspec C] vs awaye lyke the wynde. There is no man that calleth vpon thy name, that stan∣deth vp to take holde by the. Therfore hy∣dest thou thy face from vs / and consumest vs / because of oure synnes.

But nowe O Lorde, thou father of oures: * 1.927 we are the claye, and thou art our potter, and we all are the worke of thy hādes. ‡ 1.928Be nat to sore dyspleased (O Lorde) and kepe nat our offences to long in thy remēbraūce / but consydre that we all are thy people. The [unspec D] cyties of thy Sanctuarye lye wast. * 1.929 Syon is a wyldernesse, and Ierusalem a deserte. Our holy house which is our bewty, where our fathers praysed the, is brente vp: yee, al oure cōmodities and pleasures are wasted awaye. Wylt thou nat be intreated (Lorde) for all thys? Wylt thou holde thy peace, and scourge vs so sore?

¶ The felycytye of Ierusalem, and the cal∣lynge of the Heathen.

CAPI. LXV.

* 1.930THEY seke me, that hytherto haue [unspec A] nat asked for me: they fynde me, that hytherto haue nat sought me. I saye to the people that neuer called vpon my name I am here, I am here. For thus longe haue I euer holden out my handes to an vnfaythfull people, that go nat the ryght waye, but after theyr owne ymaginaryons: To a people that is euer defyinge me to my face. * 1.931 They make theyr oblacyons in gar∣dens, and theyr smoke vpon ‡ 1.932 aulters of brycke, they lurke among the graues, and lye in the dennes all nyght. * 1.933 They eate swynes flesh, and vncleane broth is in theyr vessels. If thou comest nye them, they saye: touche me nat, for I am holyer then thou.

All these men when I am angrye, shalbe turned to smoke and * 1.934 fyre / that shal burne for euer. Beholde it is wrytten before my face, and shall nat be forgotten / but recōpen [unspec B] sed. * 1.935 I shall rewarde it them into theyr bosome: I meane youre mysdedes / and the mysdedes of youre fathers together (sayeth the Lorde) whiche haue made theyr smokes vpon the mountaynes, and blasphemed me vpon the hylles: therfore wyll I measure theyr olde dedes into theyr bosome agayne. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde * 1.936 lyke as when one wolde gather holy grapes / men saye vnto him: breake it nat of, for it is holy: ‡ 1.937 euen so wyll I do also for my seruauntes sakes, that I wyl nat destroye them al. But I wyll take a sede out of Iacob, and out of Iuda one, to take possession of my hyll. My chosen shall possesse these thynges, and my seruauntes shal dwell there. Saron shalbe a shepefolde, and * 1.938 the valley of A••hor shal geue the stallynge for the catell of my peo∣ple [unspec C] / that feare me. * 1.939 But as for you / ye are they, that haue forsaken the Lorde, and for∣gotten my holy hyll. Ye haue set vp an aul∣ter vnto fortune, and geuen ryche dryncke offerynges vnto treasure. Therfore wyll I nombre you with the swerde, that ye shall be destroyed all together. For when I cal∣led, no man gaue me answere: whē I spake ye herkened nat vnto me / but dyd wicked∣nes before myne eyes / and those the chynge that pleased me nat. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde / my seruauntes shal eate / but ye shal haue honger. Beholde, my seruaūtes shal drynke / but ye shal suffre thurste. Beholde / my seruauntes shalbe mery / but ye shall be confounded. Beholde, my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quyet∣nesse of herte: But ye shall crye for sorowe of herte / and complayne for vexacyon of mynde. Youre name shall nat be sworne by amonge my chosen, for God the Lorde shall sleye you / and call hys seruauntes by ano∣ther name. * 1.940 Who so reioyseth vpon earth, shall reioyse in the true God: And who so sweareth vpō earth, shall sweare in the true God. For the olde emnyte shalbe forgot∣ten / and taken awaye oute of my syght.

‡ 1.941 For lo, I shal make a newe heauen, and a newe earth. And as for the olde, they shall neuer be thought vpō, nor kepte in mynde: but men shalbe glad and euermore reioyse, for the thynges, that I shall do.

For why: Beholde, I shal make a ioyful [unspec D] Ierusalem, yee, I my selfe wyl reioyse with Ierusalem, & be glad with my people. ‡ 1.942 And

the voyce of wepynge and waylynge shall nat be harde in her from thence forth. There shal neuer be chylde nor olde mā, that haue nat theyr full dayes. But when the chylde cometh to an hondreth yeare olde, it shall dye. And yf he that is an hundreth yeare of age do wronge, he shalbe cursed. * 1.943 They shall buylde houses, and dwell in them: they shall plante vyneyardes, and cate the frute of them. They shal nat buylde, and another possesse, they shall nat plante and another cate: * 1.944 But the lyfe of my people shalbe lyke a tre, and so shal the worke of theyr han¦des. My chosen shall lyue longe, they shal nat laboure in vayne, nor begette with trou¦ble: for they are the hye blessed sede of the Lorde, and theyr frutes with them. And it shallbe, that or euer they cal, I shal answere them. Whyle they are yet but thynckynge howe to speake, I shall heare them. * The wolffe and the lambe shall fede together / and the lion shal eate haye like the bullock.

* 1.945 But earth shalbe the serpentes meate. There shal no man hurte nor sleye another, in all my holy hyll, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ God dwelleth nat in temples made by mēnes hande. He despyseth sacryfyces done without m••t••y and fayth. God comforteth them that are troubled for hys sake. Amonge the Chrysten, the Sabboth is contynuall.

CAPI. LXVI.

THVS sayeth the Lorde: * 1.946 Heauen is [unspec A] my seate, and the earth is my fote stole. Where shall nowe the hosue stande that ye wyll buylde vnto me? And where shal be the place, that I wyll dwell in? As for these thynges, my hande hathe made them all, and they are all created, sayeth the Lorde.

* 1.947 whiche of them shall I then regarde? Euen him that is of a lowly troubled sprete and standeth in awe of my wordes. For who so sleyeth an oxe for me, dothe me so greate dishonoure, as he that kylleth a mā. He y^• killeth a shepe for me, choketh a dogge. He that bringeth me meat offringes, offreth swynes bloude: Who so maketh me a memo [unspec B] riall of incense, prayseth the thynge that is vnright. Yet take they such wayes in hande, and theyr soule delyteth in these abhomina cyons.

* 1.948 Therfore wyll I also haue pleasure in laughynge them to scorne, and the thynge that they feare, wyll I brynge vpon them.

* 1.949 For when I called, nomā gaue answere: when I spake, they wolde nat heare: But dyd wyckeduesse before myne eyes, & chose the thynges that displease me. Heare the worde of the Lorde all yee that feare the thynge whiche he speaketh. Youre brethren that hate you, and caste you out for my na∣mes sake, saye: Lette the Lorde magnyfye hym selfe, that we maye se youre gladnesse and yet they shallbe confounded.

* 1.950 For as touchynge the cytie and the [unspec C] temple, I heare the voyce of the Lorde, that wyll rewarde / and recompence his ene myes: lyke as when a wyfe bryngeth forth a man chylde / or euer she suffre the payne of the byrth and anguysh of the trauayle.

Who euer harde or sawe suche thynges? dothe the grounde beare in one daye? or are the people borne all at once, as Syon bea∣reth her sonnes? For thus sayeth the Lorde.

* 1.951 Am I he that maketh other to beare / and beare nat my selfe? Am nat I he that beareth, and maketh baren? sayth thy God. [unspec D] Reioyse with Ierusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that loue her. * 1.952 Be ioyful with her, all ye that mourned for her. For ye shal sucke comforte out of her brestes, and be sa∣tysfyed. Yeshall tast, and haue delyte in the plenteousnesse of her power. For thus sayth the Lorde: beholde, I wyll lette peace into her, lyke a water floude, and the myght of the Heathen lyke a flowynge streame, Then shall ye sucke, ye shall be borne vpon her sy∣des, and be ioyfull vpon her knees. For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother, so shall I comforte you, and ye shalbe com∣forted in Ierusalem. And when ye se thys, youre herte shall reioyse, * 1.953 and your bones shall florysh lyke an herbe.

Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be [unspec E] knowne amonge hys seruauntes, and hys indygnacyon amonge hys enemyes. For beholde, the Lorde shall come with fyre, and his charet shal be lyke a whorle wynde, that he maye recompence hys vengeaunce in his wrath, and hys indygnacyon with the flame of fyre. For the Lorde shall iudge all flesh with the fyre and with is swerde / and there shalbe a greate nombre slayne of the Lorde. Suche as haue made them selues holy and cleane in the gardens, and those that haue eaten swynes flesh, myce / and other abhomynacyons, shalbe taken a∣waye [unspec F] together, sayeth the Lorde. For I wyll come to gather all people and tonges with their workes and ymaginacions: these shall come, and se my glory. Unto them shal I geue a token, and sende certayne of them

(that be delyuered) amonge the Gentyles: into Celycia, Affryca and Lidia (where men can handle bowes (into Italie also & Greke lande. [unspec G]

* 1.954 The Iles farre of, that haue not herde speake of me, and haue not sene my glorye / shall preache my prayse amonge the Gen∣tyles, and shall brynge all your brethren for an offerynge vnto the LORDE / out of all people / vpon Horses / Charettes and horse lytters / vpon Mules and Cartes to Ierusalem my holy hyll, (sayeth the Lord) lyke as the chyldren of Israell brynge the offrynge in cleane vesselles, to the house of the Lorde.

* 1.955 And I shall take out certayne of them, for to be Preestes and Leuytes, sayeth the Lorde. For lyke as the newe Heauen and the newe earthe whiche I wyll make, shal∣be faste stablysshed by me: (sayethe the Lorde). So shall youre sede and youre name contynue / and there shalbe a newe Mone for the other, and a new sabath for the other and all flesshe shal come to worshyp before me (sayeth the Lorde). And they shall go forthe and loke vpon the caryons of them that haue transgessed agaynst me. * 1.956 For theyre wormes shall not dye / neyther shall theyre fyre be quenched / and all fleshe shal abhorre them.

❧: The ende of the Booke of the Prophete Esaye.

❧ The Booke of the Prophete Ieremye.

¶ The stocke of Ieremy, and in what tyme he propheeyed He excuseth him selfe and wolde refuse the offyce of a Pro∣phete (because he is yonge and vnexperte. He is taught of the Lorde, and becometh bolde. God openeth vnto him, that the destruccyon of the Iewes, by the Babylonyans, to be at hande. Ieremye is commaunded to speake the worde of god vnto the Iewes, without feare.

CAPITV. I.

THese are the Ser∣mons [unspec A] of Ieremy the sonne of Helkiah the Preste, one of thē that dwelte at * 1.957 Anathoth in the lande of Ben Iamm: whē the Lorde had fyrste spoken with him, in the tyme of Iosiah the sonne of Amon kynge of Iuda, in the. xiij. yeare of his reygne: and so durynge vnto the tyme of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda, * 1.958 and vn∣tyll the. x••. yeres of Zedekyah the son of Io∣syah kyng of Iuda were ended / when Ieru¦salem was taken, euē in the fyfth Moneth. The worde of y^• Lorde spake thus vnto me: * 1.959 Before I fasshyoned the in thy mothers wombe / I dyd knowe the: And or euer thou wast borne / I santifyed the, & ordeyned the, [unspec B] to be a Prophete vnto y^• people. Then saide I: * 1.960 Oh Lorde God, I am vnmete / For I am yet but yonge. And the Lorde answered me thus: Saye not so / I am to yonge. * 1.961 For thou shalt go to all that I shall sendethe vnto / ‡ 1.962 & what so euer I cōmaunde the / that shalt thou speake. Be not afrayed of their faces / for I am with the / to delyuer the / sayth the Lorde.

* 1.963 And W^t that, the Lorde stretched out his hande, & touched my mouth, & sayd vnto me, [unspec C] Beholde, I put my wordes in thy mouth, & this day do I set the ouer the people & kyng domes: that thou mayest rote out, breake of destroy, and make waste: & that thou mayest buylde vp and plante. After this, the Lorde spake vnto me saying: Ieremye what seyst thou? And I sayde: I se a rod of an Almonte tree. Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: thou hast sene right, for I wyl watche diligently vpon my worde, to perfourme it.

It happened afterward, that the Lorde spake to me agayne, and sayde: What seyst thou? And I sayde: I do se a seethyng ‡ 1.964 pot, lokynge from out of the north.

Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: Out of* 1.965 the North shall come a plage vpon all the

lers of the lande. For lo * 1.966 I wyll call all the officers of the kyngdoomes of the North (say∣eth the Lorde.) And they shall come, & euery [unspec B] one shall set his seate in the gates of Ieru∣salem, and in all their walles rounde about and in all the cities of Iuda. And thorowe them shal I declare my iudgement, vpon al the wyckednesse of those men that haue for∣saken me: that haue offered vnto straunge goddes, and worshypped the work{is} of their owne handes.

* 1.967 And therfore girde vp thy loynes, aryse and tell them al, that I geue the in cōmaun¦dement. Feare them not, I wyll not haue the to be afraied of them. * 1.968 For beholde, this daye do I make the a stronge fensed towne an yron pyller, and a brasen wal agaynste the whole lande, agaynste the kynges, and myghtye men of Iuda, agaynste the prestes and people of the lande. They shal fyght a∣gaynste the, but they shall not be able to o∣uercome the: for I am with the, to delyuer the, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ God reherceth his benefytes done vnto the Iewes. A∣gaynste Preested and Prophetes, or Preachers that con∣temne and despyse God. The Iewes are destroyed, because they forsake God, and because they canne a whore huntyng after Idoles.

CAPI. II.

MOreouer, the worde of the Lorde came [unspec A] vnto me sayenge: Go thy waye, crye in the eares of Ierusalem / and saye: Thus sayeth y^• Lord: I remembre the for the kynd¦nesse of thy youth, and because of thy sted∣fast loue: in that thou folowedst me thorow the wyldernesse / in an vntylled lande. Is∣rael was an halowed thynge vnto the Lord and so was his fyrste fruytes. * 1.969 All they that deuoure Israell shall offende: mysfor∣tune shall fall vpon them / sayeth the Lord. Heare therfore the worde of the LORDE, O thou house of Iacob / and all the gene∣racions of the house of Israel. Thus sayeth the Lorde.

What vnfaythfulnesse founde your fa∣thers [unspec B] in me, that they wente so farre awaye fro me, fallynge to lyghtnesse, and beyng so vayne? They thought not in theyr hertes: Where haue we lefte the Lord that brought vs out of the lande of Egypte, * 1.970 that led vs thorowe the wyldernesse, thorowe a deserte and roughe lande / thorowe a drye & a dead∣ly lande / yre, a lande that no man had gone thorow, & wherin no man had dwelt. * 1.971 And when I had brought you into a pleasaunte welbuilded lande, y^e ye myght enioye the fru¦tes and all the commodities of the same: ye went forth and defyled my lande, & brought myne herytage to abhominacyon.

The Prestes them selues said not: Where is the Lorde? They that had y^• lawe in theyr handes, knewe me not: ☞ The shepherdes offended agaynst me. The Prophetes dyd seruyce vnto Baal, and folowed suche thyn¦ges as shall brynge them no profyte.

Wherfore, I am constrayned (sayeth the [unspec C] Lorde) to make my complaynte vpon you, & vpon your chyldrē. Go into the Iles of Ce∣thim, and loke well: sende vnto Cedar, take diligent hede: and se, whether suche thinges be done there, whether the Gētiles them sel∣ues deale so falsly & vntruly with theyr god¦des, (whiche yet are no goddes in dede) But my people hath geuē ouer theyr hye honour for a thynge that may not helpe them.

Be astonyshed (O ye heauens) be afray∣ed, and abasshed at suche a thynge, sayeth the Lorde. For my people hathe done two euyls. They haue forsaken me the well of the * 1.972 water of lyfe, and digged them pyttes, yee vyle and broken pyttes, that can holde no water. Is Israel a bonde seruaunte, or one of the housholde? Why is he thē so spoy¦led? Why do they roare and crye then vpon hym / as a Lyon? They haue made his lāde waste / * 1.973 his cyties are so brente vp, that there is no man dwellynge in them. Yee, the chyldren of Noph and Taphnes haue defy¦led thy necke. [unspec D]

* 1.974 Cōmeth not this vnto the, because thou haste forsaken the Lorde thy God, euer sence he led the by the waye? And what hast thou nowe to do in the way of Egypt? to dryncke foule water? Eyther, what makest thou in the way to Assyrya? To dryncke water of the floude? * 1.975 Thyne owne wyckednesse shal reproue the, and thy turnynge awaye shall condemne the: that thou mayest knowe and vnderstande: howe euyll and hurtefull a thynge it is, that thou haste forsaken the Lorde thy God, and not feared hym, sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes.

* 1.976 I haue euer brokē thy yoke of olde, & bur¦ste thy bōdes: yet sayest thou, ‡ 1.977 I wyl nomore serue, but (lyke an harlot) thou rūnest about vpon al hye hilles, & among al grene trees, where as I planted the as a noble vyne, & a good rote. * 1.978 How art thou turned then īto a bitter, vnfrutful, & straunge grape? Yee / & that so sore: that though thou washe y^• with Nitrus and make thy selfe to sauoure with [unspec E] that swete smellynge herbe of Borith / yet in my syght: thou art stayned with thy wyc∣kednesse / sayth the Lorde thy God.

Saye nat nowe, I am nat vnclene, and I haue nat folowed the Goddes. * 1.979 Loke vpon thyne owne wayes in the woddes, val¦lyes and dennes: so shalt thou knowe, what thou hast done. Thou art lyke a swyft Dro∣medary, that goeth easely his waye, & thy wantonnes is lyke a wylde Asse, that vseth the wyldernesse, and that snoffeth and blo∣weth at his wyll. Who can tame the? All they that seke the, shall nat fayle, but fynde the in thyne owne vnclennes. Thou kepest thy fote from nakednes, and thy throte frō thyrste, and thynkest thus in thy selfe: tush: I wyl take no sorowe, I wyl loue y^• sta••ūge goddes, and hange vpon them.

Lyke as a thefe that is taken with the dede commeth to shame, euen so is the house of Israel come to confusion: the comen peo∣ple, theyr kynges and rulers, theyr prestes and prophetes. * 1.980 For they saye to a stock, [unspec F] thou art my father, & to a stone: thou haste begoten me * 1.981 yee, they haue turned theyr backe vpon me, and nat theyr face. ‡ 1.982 But in the tyme of theyr trouble, when they saye: stande vp, and helpe vs, I shal answere thē: Where are nowe thy goddes, that thou hast made the? byd them stande vp, and helpe the in the tyme of nede? * 1.983 For loke howe many cyties thou hast (O Iuda) so many goddes hast thou also. Wherfore then wyll ye go to lawe with me, seynge yee all are synners agaynste me, sayeth the Lorde? It is but lost baboure, that I smyte youre chyldren for they receyue nat my correccyon. * 1.984 Youre owne swerde destroyeth youre prophetes / lyke a deuourynge lyon. If ye be the people of the Lorde, then herken vnto his worde. Am I then become a wyldernesse vnto the people of Israel? or a lande that hathe no lyght? Wherfore sayeth my people then: we are Lordes, we wyl come no more vnto the? Dothe a mayden forget her raymente, or a bryde her stomacher? And dothe my people [unspec G] forget me so longe? Why boastest thou thy wayes so hyl••e (to optayne fauour ther tho∣rowe) when thou haste yet stayned thē with blasphemies? * 1.985 Upon thy wynges is foūde the bloude of poore and innocente people, & that nat in corners and holes onely / but o∣penly in all these places. Yet darrest thou saye: I am ({fleur-de-lys} without synne and) gyltlesse. Tush, his wrathe can nat come vpon me. Beholde, I wyll reason with the, because thou darrest saye: I haue nat offended. O howe euell wyll it be for the, to abyde it: whē it shall be knowne, nowe oft thou hast gone bacwarde? For thou shalte ••e confoun∣ded, as well of Egypte, as of the Assyrians: yea, thou shalt go thy waye from them, and smyte thyne handes together vpō thy head. Because the Lorde shall brynge that confy∣dēce and hope of thyne to naught, and thou shalt not prospere with all.

¶ God beyng mercyful calleth vnto repentaūce his people, whiche he had forsaken for theyr whordome with Idols. He exorteth Israel to repentaunce, promysynge them shep∣herdes, that shulde haue the true knoweledge of God. The returne of Israel vnto God, confessynge theyr offences.

CAPI. III. [unspec A]

COmenly, * 1.986 when a man putteth away hys wyfe / and she goeth from hym / and maryeth with another / then the que∣styon is: shulde he resorte vnto her any more after that? Is not thys lande then defyled and vncleane? * 1.987 But as for the / thou haste played the harlot with many louers / yet turne agayne to me, sayeth the Lorde Lyfte vp thyne eyes on euery syde / and loke / yf thou be not defyled. Thou hast wayted for thē in the wayes, and as a murtherer in the wyldernesse. Thorow thy whordome & sha∣mefull blasphemyes, is the lande defyled. [unspec B]

* 1.988 Thys is the cause, that the rayne and euenynge dewe hathe ceased. Thou haste gotten the an whores forehead / and wylte nat be ashamed. Els woldeste thou saye vnto me: O my father / thou arte he that haste broughte me vp / and led me fro my youthe: Wylt thou then put me awaye / and caste me of for euer? Or wylte thou with∣drawe thy selfe cleane fro me? Neuerthe∣les thou speakest such wordes, but thou art euer doynge worse and worse. [unspec C]

‡ 1.989 The Lorde sayde also vnto me: in the tyme of Iosiah the kynge: Haste thou sene what y^• rebellyō Israel hath done? howe she hath runne vp vpon al the hylles / and amōge al thycke trees, & there played the harlot: hast thou sene also (when she had done all thys) howe I sayde vnto her: that she shulde turne agayne vnto me, & yet she is not returned? ‡ 1.990 Iuda that vnfaythfull syster of hers also sawe this: Namely / that after I had well sene the aduoutry of the shrynckynge har∣lot Israel. * 1.991 I put her awaye / and gaue her a byll of deuorcement.

For all this, her vnfaythfull syster Iuda was nat ashamed, but went backe & played the whore also. Yea, and y^• noyse of her whor dome hath defyled the whole lande. For she hathe commytted fornycacyon with stones and stockes.

Neuerthelesse, her vnfaythfull sister Iuda [unspec D] is not ‡ 1.992 turned vnto me agayne with her whole herte, but famedly, sayeth the Lorde.

And the Lorde sayd vnto me: * 1.993 The back∣slyder Israel is more ryghtuous, then the vnfaythfull Iuda: and therfore go preache these wordes towarde the north, and saye: Thou disobediente Israel / turne agayne (sayeth the Lorde) and I wyll nat turne my face from you, for I am mercyfull (sayth the Lorde) and I wyll nat alwaye * 1.994 beare dys∣pleasure agaynst the: but on this condicyon that thou knowe thy greate blasphemy: Na¦mely, that thou hast vnfaythfully forsaken the Lorde thy God, and hast made thy selfe partaker of straunge Goddes * 1.995 vnder all grene trees, but haste had no wyll to heare [unspec E] my voyce, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.996 O ye diso∣bedient chyldren, turne agayne, sayeth the Lorde: and I wyll be maried with you. For I wyl take one out of the cytie, and two out of one generacyon from amonge you, and brynge you in to Syon: and wyll geue you herdmē after myne owne mynde, which shal fede you with lernyng and wysdome. More¦ouer, when ye be increased and multyplyed in the lande, then (sayeth the Lorde) there shall no more boaste be made of the arcke of the Lordes Testamēt: Noman shal thynke vpon it, nether shal any man make mencyō of it: for from thence forth it shall nether be bysyted, nor honoured with gyftes.

* 1.997 Then shall Ierusalē be called the Lor∣des seate, and all Heathen shalbe gathered vnto it / for the name of the Lordes sake, whi the shalbe set vp at Ierusalem. And from that tyme forth, they shall folowe no more the ymagynacyon of theyr owne frowarde [unspec F] herte. Then those that be of the house of Iuda, shall go vnto the house of Israel * 1.998 & they shall come together out of the North / into the same lande that I haue geuen your fathers. I haue shewed also / howe I toke the vp beynge but a chylde / and gaue the a pleasaunte lande for thyne herytage, yee, and a goodly Hoste of the Heathen: & howe I commaunded the / that thou shuldest * 1.999 cal me father onely, and nat to shrynke fro me.

But lyke as a woman fayleth her hus∣bande / so are ye vnfaythfull vnto me (O ye house of Israel) sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1000 And therfore the voyce of the chyldren of Israel was herde on hye / wepynge and waylinge: for they haue defyled theyr waye / and for∣gotten God theyr Lorde.

O ye disobedient chyldren, turne agayne [unspec G] (sayenge: lo, we are thyne / for thou arte the Lorde oure God.) And so shall I heale your backeturnynges. The hylles fall / and all the hye pryde of the mountaynes / * 1.1001 but the health of Israel standeth only vpō God our Lorde. * 1.1002 Cōfusyon hathe deuoured our fa¦thers labour from oure youth vp: yee / theyr shepe and bullockes / theyr sonnes & daugh¦ters. So do we also slepe in our cōfusion / & shame couereth vs: * 1.1003 for we & oure fathers frō oure youth vp vnto this daye haue syn∣ned agaynste the Lorde our God / and haue nat obeyed the voyce of the Lorde our God.

¶ The true repentounte or returnynge to God. He exhor∣teth to the circumcisyon of the herte. The destruccyon of Iewry is prophecyed, for the in alyce of theyr hertes.

CAPI. IIII.

O Israeel, yf thou wylte turne the / then [unspec A] turne vnto me / sayeth the Lorde. And yf thou wylt put awaye thyne abhomynacy¦ons out of my syght, thou shalte nat be mo∣ued: ‡ 1.1004 And shalt sweare: The Lorde liueth: in trueth, in equyte and ryghteousnesse: and all people shall be fortunable and ioyfull in hym. For thus sayeth the Lorde / to al Iuda and Ierusalem: plowe youre lande / & sowe nat amonge the thornes. ‡ 1.1005 Be circuncy∣sed in y^• Lorde, and cut away the foreskynne of your hertes, al yee of Iuda, and al the in∣dwellers of Ierusalem: * 1.1006 that my indigna∣cyon breake nat out lyke fyre and kyndle / so that no man maye quench it / because of the wyckednes of youre ymagynacyons. [unspec B]

* 1.1007 Preache in Iuda and Ierusalem / crye out add speake: blowe the trompettes in the lande, crye that euery man maye heare, and saye: Gather you together, and we wyll go in to stronge cyties. Set vp the token in Syon, spede you / & make no taryeng: * 1.1008 for I wyll brynge a greate plage / and a greate destruccyon from the north. For the spoy∣ler of the Gentyles is broken vp from hys place, as a lyon out of his denne / that he maye make thy lande waste, and destroye the cyties, so that no man maye dwel therin.

Wherfore / gyrde youre selues aboute with sacke clothe mourne and wepe, for the fearefull wrath of the Lorde is nat withdra¦wen [unspec C] from vs. At the same tyme (sayeth the Lorde) the herte of the kynge and of the prynces shall be gone, the prestes shalbe a∣stonyshed, and the prophetes shalbe sore a frayed. Then sayde I: O Lorde God, hast thou then disceaued this people and Ieru∣salem, sayenge: * 1.1009 ye shall haue peace / and nowe the swearde goeth thorowe theyr ly∣ues? Then shall it be sayde to the people and to Ierusalem: * 1.1010 there cōmeth a warme wynde frō the north thorowe the way of my people, but neyther to fanne, nor to clense.

After that shall there come vnto me a stronge wynde, and then wyll I also geue [unspec D] sentence vpon them. For lo, he commeth vp lyke as a cloude, and his charettes are lyke a stormy wynde: * 1.1011 his horsemen are swifter then the Aegle. Wo vnto vs / for we are de∣stroyed. O Ierusalaem, * 1.1012 wasshe thyne hert from wickednes, that thou mayst be helped. Howe longe shall thy noysome thoughtes remayne with the?

For a voyce from Dan and from the hyl of Ephraim speaketh out, and telleth of a destruccyon. Beholde, the Heathen geue Ie¦rusalem warnynge, and preache vnto her / that her destroyers are commynge from far countrees. They tell the cyties of Iuda the same also, they shall geue them warnyng in euery place, lyke as the watchemen in the felde. * 1.1013 For they haue prouoked me to wrath, sayeth the Lorde. [unspec E]

* 1.1014 Thy wayes and thy thoughtes, haue brought the vnto thys, this is thyne owne wyckednesse and disobedyence / that hathe possessed thyne hert: Ah my bely, ah my bely (shalte thou crye) howe is my herte so sore? my herte panteth within me, I can not be styll, for I haue herde the cryeng of the from pettes, and peales of warre.

They crye murthur vpon murthur, the whole lande shall peryshe. Immediatly my tentes were destroyed, and my hangynges, in the twynclynge of an eye. Howe longe shal I se the tokens of warre, and heare the noyse of the trompettes? [unspec F]

Neuertheles, this shal come vpon them * 1.1015 because my people is become foolishe, and hath vtterly no vnderstandynge. * 1.1016 They are the chyldren of foolyshenesse, and with∣out any discrecion. To do euyll, they haue wyt ynoughe: but to do well / they haue no wysdome. I haue loked vpon the earth, and se it was wast and voyde. I loked towarde heauen, and it had no shyne.

I behelde the mountaynes, and ••o they trembled, and all the nylles were in a feare. I loked aboute me, and there was no body, and all the byrdes of the ayre were awaye. I marked well / and the plowed felde was become waste: yea, all theyr cities were bro¦ken downe at the presence of the Lorde, and indignacion of his wrathe.

For thus hathe the Lorde sayde: The [unspec G] whole lande shalbe desolate / yet wyll I not then haue done. And ☜ therfore, shall the earthe mourne, and the Heauen be forye a∣boue: for the thynge that I haue purposed and taken vpon me to do, shall not repente me, and I wyll not go from it. The whole lande shall fle, for the noyse of the horsemen and bowemen: they shall runne in to den∣nes, into woddes, and clyme vp the stonye rockes. All the cyties shalbe voyde, and no man dwellynge therin.

What wylte thou nowe do, thou beynge destroyed? * 1.1017 For though thou clothest thy selfe with scarlet, and deckest the with gold: * 1.1018 thoughe thou payntest thy face with co∣lours, yet shalt thou trym thy selfe in vaine.

For those that hytherto haue bene thy great fauourers, shall abhorre the / and go aboute to sley the. For I heare a noyse, lyke as it were of a woman trauaylynge, or one labourynge of her fyrste chylde: Euen the voyce of the daughter Syon, that casteth out her armes, and sowneth, sayeng: Ah, wo is me / how sore vexed and faynt is my hert, for them that are slayne?

¶ In Iewry is there no ryghtuous or faythful man foūde, eyther amongest the people, or the rulers, for whose sake the Lorde shulde spare the citie. Wherfore Iewry is destroy¦ed of the Assyrians.

CAPI. V.

LOKE thorowe Ierusalem / beholde [unspec A] and se: Seke thorowe her streates also within / yfye can fynde one man, that dothe equally and ryght / or seketh for the trueth / and I shall spare him (sayeth the Lorde) * 1.1019 For thoughe they can saye: the Lorde ly∣ueth, yet do they sweare to disceaue: Where as thou (O Lorde) lokest onely vpon fayth and trueth.

Thou haste scourged them, but they toke no repentaunce: thou haste corecte them for amendement / but they refused thy correccy∣on. They made theyr faces harder then a stone, and wolde not amende.

Therfore I thought in my selfe: perad∣uenture they are so simple & folish, that they [unspec B] vnderstande nothynge of the Lordes way, & iudgementes of our God. * 1.1020 Therfore wyl I go vnto theyr heades and rulers, & talke with them: yf they knowe the waye of the Lorde, and the iudgementes of our God. But these (in lyke maner) haue broken the yoke, and burste the bandes in sonder.

* 1.1021 Wherfore ☞ a Lyon out of the wodde hath hurte them, and a wolfe in the euening shall destroye them. The ieoparde doth lye lurkyuge by theyr cytyes / to teare in peces all thē, that come therout. For theyr offences are many, and theyre departynge awaye is great. Shuld I then for al this haue mercy vpon the? Thy chyldren haue forsaken me, and * 1.1022 sworne by them that are no Goddes.

And albeit they were bounde to me in ma∣ryage, yet they fall to aduoutrye, and haunt harlottes houses.

In the desyre of vnclenly lust they are be come lyke the stoned horse, * 1.1023 euery man ney¦eth at his neyghboures wyfe: * 1.1024 Shulde I not correcte this, sayeth the Lorde.

Shulde I not be auenged of euery peo∣ple, that is lyke vnto this? Clyme vp vpon theyr walles, beate them downe, but destroy them not vtterly, cut of theyr braunches, be cause they are not the Lordes. For vnfayth∣fully hath the house of Israel and Iuda for saken me, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1025 They haue de¦nyed the Lorde, & sayde: it is not he. ‡ 1.1026 Tush, there shall no misfortune come vpon vs, we shall se neyther swerde nor hongre. * 1.1027 As for the warnyng of the Prophetes, they take it but for wynde, yea, there is none of these whiche wyll tell them, that suche thynges shall happen vnto them.

Wherfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God of [unspec D] Hostes: because ye speake suche wordes, be∣holde: * 1.1028 The wordes that are in thy mouth wyl I turne to fyre, and make the people to be wood, that it may consume them.

* 1.1029 Lo, I wyll brynge a people vpon you from farre, O house of Israell (sayeth the Lorde (a myghtye people, an olde people, a people whose speache thou knowest not / nether vnderstandest what they say. Theyr arrowes are sodayne deathe, yea / they them¦selues be very grauntes. This people shall eate vp thy fruyte and thy meate, yea, they shall deuoure thy sōnes and thy daughters thy shepe and thy bullockes.

They shall eate vp thy grapes and fyg∣ges. As for thy stronge & well tensed cyties / wherin thou dydest trust, they shall destroye them with the swerde. * 1.1030 Neuertheles I wyl not then haue done w^t you, sayeth the Lord, But yf they saye: wherfore dothe the Lorde oure God all thys vnto vs.

Then answere them: ‡ 1.1031 because, that lyke [unspec D] as ye haue forsaken me, and serued straūge Goddes in your owne lande, euen so shal ye serue other Goddes also in a straunge lāde. Preache this vnto the house of Iacob, and crye it out in Iuda, and saye thus: Heare this (thou folyshe and vndiscrete people) * 1.1032 ye haue eyes, but ye se not: eares haue ye / but ye heare not.

Feare ye not me / sayeth the Lorde? Are ye not ashamed, to loke me in the face? * 1.1033 which bynde the see with the sande, so that it cānot passe his boundes: For thoughe it rage, yet can it do nothynge, and thoughe the waues thereof do swell, yet maye they not go ouer.

But this people hath a false and an ob∣stinate [unspec F] herte / they are departed and gone a∣waye fro me. They thynke not in theyr her∣tes: O let vs feare the Lorde our God / that geueth vs raygne early and late / when nede is: whiche kepeth euer styll the harueste for vs yerely.

‡ 1.1034 Neuertheles, your misdedes haue turned these frome you, and your synnes haue rob∣bed you hereof. For amonge my people are founde wycked personnes, that preuely lay snares and wayte for men, to take them and destroye them. And lyke as a net is full of byrdes, so are theyr houses ful of that which [unspec G] they haue gotten with falshed and disceate. Hereof commeth theyr great substaūce and ryches, hereof are they fat and welthy, and are runne away fro me with shameful blas∣phemyes. * 1.1035 They minystre not the lawe / they make no ende of y^• fatherles cause, they iudge not the poore accordyng to equite.

* 1.1036 Shuld I not punish these thinges, say∣eth the Lorde? shulde I not be auenged of all suche people as these be? Horrible & gre∣uous thinges are done in the lande.

The Prophetes teache falsely / and the prestes folowe them, and my people * 1.1037 hathe pleasure therin. What wyll come therof at the laste.

¶ The synnes for whiche Ierusalem is afflyete. Un••i••••ū∣cysed yeares. Couetousnes, Disceate. The Lorde reiecteth the sacryfices of the Iewes. The cōmynge of the Babyloni∣an•• is prophecyed agayne.

¶ CAPI. VI.

COME out of Ierusalem / yee stronge [unspec A] chyldren of Ben Iamin: blowe vp the trōpettes ye * 1.1038 Tecuytes, set vp a token vn∣to Bethearam, for a plage and a great mise∣ry pepeth out from the North.

I wyl lyken the daughter Sion to a faire and tendre woman, and to her shal come the shepherders with theyr flockes. There ten∣tes shal they pitche rounde about her, & eue∣ry one shal fede them y^t are vnder his hande. Make batayle agaynst her (shall they saye) Aryse, let vs go vp, whyle it is yet daye.

Alas, the day goeth awaye, & the nyght [unspec B] shadowes fall downe: Aryse, let vs go vp by nyght, and destroy her strong holdes, for thus hath the Lorde of hostes cōmaunded.

Hewe downe her trees, and set vp bul∣workes agaynst Ierusalem. This is y^• citie that must be punished, for in her is al malisi¦ousnes. Lyke as a cōdyte aboundeth in wa∣ter, euen so this cytie aboundeth in wycked∣nes. Robberye and vnryghtuousnesse is

herde in her, sorowe and woundes are euer there in my syght. Amende the (O Ierusalē) lest I withdrawe my herte from the, & make the desolate: and thy lande also, that no man dwell in it. For thus sayeth the Lorde of ho∣stes: The resydue of Israel shalbe gathered as the remnaunt of grapes.

And therfore turne thyne hande agayne [unspec C] into the basket, lyke y^• grape gatherer. But vnto whom shall I speake, whome shall I warne that he may take hede? * 1.1039 Their ea∣res are so vncircumcised, that they may not heare.

Beholde, * 1.1040 they take the worde of the Lorde but for a scorne / & haue no lust therto And therfore, I am so full of thyne indigna¦cyon, (O Lorde) that I may suffre no lōger. But shede it out vpon y^• childrē that are w^t∣out, and vpon all yonge men: yea / the man must be taken prysonner with the wyfe / and the aged with the crepel. Their houses with their landes and wyues shalbe turned vnto straungers / when I stretche out myne hāde vpon the inhabitours of this lande / sayeth the Lorde. ‡ 1.1041 For from y^• least vnto the most, they hange al vpon couetousnes, and from the Prophete vnto the preest / they go all a∣boute with falsheede and lyes.

* 1.1042 And besyde that / they heale the hurte of [unspec D] my people with swete wordes / sayeng: peace peace / whē there is no peace at al. Therfore they must be ashamed / for they haue cōmyt∣ted abhomynacion. But howe shuld they be ashamed / when they knowe nothing, nether of shame nor good nurtour? * 1.1043 And therfore they shall fall amonge the slayne, and in the houre when I shall vyset them / they shal be brought downe / sayeth the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde: go into the strea¦tes / consydre and make inquisicyon for the olde waye: and if it be the good and ryght way, then go therin / that ye may fynde rest for your soules. But they say: we wyll not walke therin / and I wyll set watchemen o∣uer [unspec E] you / & therfore take hede vnto the voice of the trompet. But they saye: we wyll not take hede. Heare therfore ye Gentiles / and thou congregacion shalte knowe, what I haue deuysed for them. Heare thou earthe also: beholde, * 1.1044 I wyl cause a plage to come vpon this people / euen the fruyte of theyre owne ymaginacyons.

For they haue not bene obedient vnto my wordes and to my lawe / but abhorred them Wherfore / * 1.1045 bryng ye me incense from Sa∣ba / and swete smellynge Calamus from ••••r countrees? Your burnt 〈…〉〈…〉 please me / and I reioyce not in your sacrifyces.

And therfore thus sayth the Lorde: be∣holde / I wyll make this people fall / & there shall fall from amonge theym / the father with the chyldren / one neyghbour shall pe∣rysshe [unspec F] with an other.

Thus sayeth the Lorde: ‡ 1.1046 Beholde / there shall come a people from the Northe, and a great people shall aryse from the endes of the earth, with bowes and with dartes shal they be weapened. It is a rough and fearce people, & an vnmercyful people, theyr voice roareth lyke the see, they ryde vpon horses well apoynted to the batayle agaynste the, O daughter Sion. The crye of them haue we herde. Our armes are feble, henynesse and sorowe is come vpon vs / as vpon a wo¦man trauaylynge with chylde. No man go forth into the felde / no man cōmeth vpon the hye strete: for the swerde and feare of the enemy is on euery syde.

Wherfore, gyrde a sacke cloth about the [unspec G] (O thou daughter of my people) sprynckle thyselfe with asshes, * 1.1047 mourne and wepe bytterly as vpon thy onely beloued sonne. For the destroyer shall sodaynely fall vpon vs. The haue I set for a prouer of my harde people / to seke out and to trye theyr wayes. * 1.1048 For they are all vnfaythful and fallen a∣waye / they hange vpon fylthy lucre / they are cleane brasse and yron / for they hurt and destroye euery man. The bellous are brente in the fyre / the leade is consumed / the melter melteth in vayne / for the euyll is not taken away from thē. Therefore do they call them naughty syluer, because the Lorde hath cast them out.

¶ Ieremye is commaunded to shewe vnto the people the worde of God▪ whiche trusteth in the outwarde seruyce of the temple. The euylles that shall happen to the Iewes for the despysynge of theyr Prophetes. Sacryfices dothe not the Lorde thefely requyre of the Iewes, but that they shulde obey his worde.

CAPI. VII.

THESE are the wordes that God spa¦ke [unspec A] vnto IEREMY: * 1.1049 Stande vn∣der the gate of the Lordes house, and crye out these wordes there with a loude voyce, & saye: Heare the worde of the Lorde all ye of Iuda, that go in at thys dore / to worshyppe the Lord. Thus sayeth y^• Lorde of Hostes y^• god of Israel. * 1.1050 Amēde your wayes & your coūcels, & I wyll let you dwel in this place. Trust not in false lieng wordes, saieng: here is the tēple of the Lord, here is the temple of the Lorde, here is y^• temple of the Lorde.

For yf ye wyll amende youre wayes and [unspec B] councels, ‡ yf ye wyl iudge ryght betwyxte

a man and his neyghbour: * 1.1051yf ye wyl not op¦presse the straunger, the fatherlesse, & the wy¦dowe: yf ye wyl not shede innocent bloud in this place: yf ye wyll not cleue to straunge goddes to your owne destruccyon: then wyl I let you dwel in this place / yea, in the lāde y^• I gaue afore tyme vnto youre fathers foreuer. But take hede: ye truste in councels / y^• begyle you & do you no good. For when ye haue stollen, murthered, cōmitted aduoutry & periury. When ye haue offred vnto Baal / folowynge straunge & vnknowne goddes. Then come ye, and stande before me in this house ‡ 1.1052 (which hath my name geuē vnto it) & saye: Tushe, we are absolued quyt / thoughe we haue done all these abhominacyons. [unspec C]

‡ 1.1053 What? thynke you this house y^t bea∣reth my name / is a denne of theues? ‡ 1.1054 And these thynges are not done priuely / but be∣fore myne eyes / sayeth the Lorde Go to my place in Siloh, ‡ 1.1055 wherūto I gaue my name afore tyme / and loke well ‡ 1.1056 what I dyd to the same place for the wickednes of my peo∣ple of Israel. And nowe thoughe, ye haue done all these dedes (sayeth the Lorde) and I myselfe rose vp euer by tymes to warne you & to commen with you, yet wolde ye not heare me. ‡ 1.1057 I called, ye wolde not answere. And therfore / ‡ 1.1058 euē as I haue done vnto Si∣loh, so wyl I do to this house, y^• my name is geuen vnto (and that ye put your truste in) ye vnto the place that I haue geuen to you and your fathers. And I shal thrust you out [unspec D] of my syght, ‡ 1.1059 as I haue caste out all youre brethren the whole sede of Ephraim.

‡ 1.1060 Therfore, thou shalte not praye for this people / thou shalte neyther geue thankes / nor byd prayer for them: thou shalte make no intercession to me for them, for in no wise wyll I heare the. Seyst thou not what they do in y^• cyties of Iuda, & in the stretes of Ie¦rusalem. ‡ 1.1061 The chyldren gather styckes / the fathers kyndle the ••yre / the women kneade the doughe / to bake cakes for the Quene of Heauen.

They poure out drynke offrynges vnto straūge Goddes / to prouoke me vnto wrath Howbeit they hurt not me (sayeth the Lord) but rather confoūde / and shame thēselues.

And therefore thus sayeth the Lorde God? beholde / my wrathe and my indigna∣cyon shalbe poured out vpon this place / v∣pon men & catell vpon the trees in the felde and frute of the lande / and it shal burne so / that no man may quenche it. [unspec E]

Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes, the God of Israel: ☞ Heape vp your ‡ 1.1062 burnte¦offrynges with your sacryfyces / and eate the flesshe. ‡ 1.1063 But when I brought your fa¦thers out of Egypte, I spake no worde vn∣to them of burntoffrynges and sacryfyces: but this I commaunded them / sayenge: * 1.1064 herken and obeye my voyce / and I shalbe your God, and ye shall be my people: so that ye walcke in all the wayes / whiche I haue commaunded you / that ye maye pro∣spere.

‡ 1.1065 But they were not obedyent / they incly∣ned not theyr eares there vnto, but went af∣ter theyr owne ymaginacions and after the mocyons of theyr owne wycked herte / and so turned themselues away / and conuerted not vnto me. And this haue they done / from the tyme that youre fathers came out of E∣gypte / vnto this daye. [unspec F]

‡ 1.1066 Neuerthelesse / I sente vnto them my seruauntes al the prophetes: I rose vp eare¦ly / and sent them worde / yet wolde they not herken / nor offre me theyr eares, but were obstinate and worse then theyr fathers. And thou shalte nowe speake al these wordes vn¦to them, but they shall not heare the: thou shalte crye vpon them / but they shal not an swere the. Therfore, shalte thou saye vnto them: this is the people, that neyther hea∣reth the voyce of the Lorde theyr God / nor receaueth his correccyon. * 1.1067 Faythfulnesse & trueth is cleane roted out of their mouth. [unspec G]

* 1.1068 Wherefore cut of thyne hearre, & caste it awaye, take vp a complaynte on hye, for the Lorde hathe cast away, and scatred the people that he is displeased withall. For the chyldren of Iuda haue done euyll in my syght, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1069 They haue set vp theyr abhominacyōs, in the house that hath my name, and haue defyled it. They haue also builded an aultre at * 1.1070 Topheth, which is in the valley of the chyldren of Hēnom: that they myght burne theyr sonnes and daughters, whiche I neuer cōmaunded thē neither came it euer in my thought. And therfore beholde, the dayes shal come (sayth the Lorde) that it shal nomore be called To∣pheth, or the valley of the chyldren of Hē∣nom, but y^• valley of slaughter, * 1.1071 for in To∣pheth, they shalbe buryed, because they shal els haue no rowme. ‡ 1.1072 Yea / the deade bodyes of this people shalbe eaten vp of the foules of the ayre & wylde bestes of y^• earth, and no man shal fray them awaye. * 1.1073 And as for the voice of myrth & gladnes of the cities of Iu¦da, & Ierusalem, the voyce of the brydegro∣me, & of the bryde: I wyll make them ceasse, for the lande shalbe desolate.

¶ The destruccyon of the Iewes. The Lorde moueth the people to amendement, reckenynge vp theyr synnes. He re∣prehendeth the lyinge doctryne of the Prophetes & prestes.

CAPI. VIII.

AT THE same tyme sayeth the Lorde [unspec A] the bones of the kynges of Iuda / the bones of hys prynces, the bones of the pre∣stes and prophetes / yee, and the bones of the cytezins of Ierusalem, shalbe brought out of theyr graues and layed agaynste the * 1.1074 Sunne / the Moone and all the heauenly hoost: whom they loued, whom they serued, whom they ranne after, whom they sought and worshypped. They shall nether be ga∣thered together nor buried, but shal lye vpō the earthe / to theyr shame and despysynge.

* 1.1075 And all they that remayne of thys wyc∣ked generacyon, shall desyre rather to dye then to lyue: whersoeuer they remayne / and whereas I scatre them, sayeth the Lorde of hostes. Thys shalte thou saye vnto them [unspec B] also. Thus sayeth the Lorde. Do men fall so, that they arise not vp againe? And turne they so farre awaye / that they neuer con∣uerte? Wherfore then is thys people and Ierusalem gone so farre backe / that they turne not agayne. They are euer the longer the more obstynate, and wyll nat be conuerted.

* 1.1076 For I haue loked, and consydered: but there is no man that speaketh a good worde there is no man that taketh repentaunce for hys synne, that wyll so muche as saye: wherfore / haue I done thys? But euery man (as soone as he is turned backe) run∣neth forthe styll, lyke a wylde horse in a bat∣tayll. The Storke knoweth his appoynted [unspec C] tyme / the Turtle doue the Swalowe and the Crane consydre the tyme of theyr tra∣uayll, * 1.1077 but my people wyll not knowe the tyme of the punyshment of the Lorde. How dare ye saye then: we are wyse, we haue the lawe of the Lorde amonge vs?

Beholde, the dysceatfull penne of the scry∣bes, setteth forth lyes: therfore shal the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afrayed & taken: for lo, * 1.1078 they haue caste out the worde of the Lorde: what wysdome can then be amonge them? Wherfore, I wyll geue theyr wyues [unspec D] vnto aleauntes, & their feldes to destroyers.

* 1.1079 For from the loweste vnto the hyeste / they folowe all filthy lucre: & from the Pro∣phete vnto the preste, they deale all w^t lyes. * 1.1080 Neuerthelesse, they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes, sayenge▪ peace / peace, where there is no peace at all.

Fye for shame, howe abhomynable thyn∣ges do they? and yet they be nat ashamed / yee, they knowe of no shame,

* 1.1081 Wherfore, in the tyme of theyr vysita∣cyon, they shall fal among the deed bodies, sayeth the Lorde.

Moreouer, I wyll gather them in (sayeth the Lorde) so that there shal not be one gra∣pe vpon the vine nether one fygge vpon the fygge tre, and the leaues shalbe plucte of.

Then wyll I cause them to departe, and saye: why prolonge we the tyme? Let vs [unspec E] gather ourselues together, and go into the stronge cytye, there shall we be in reste: For the Lorde oure God hath put vs to sylence, and geuen vs water myxte with gall / to dryncke: because we haue synned agaynste hym.

* 1.1082 We loked for peace, and we fare not the [unspec F] better, we wayted for the tyme of healthe / & lo / here is nothynge but trouble.

The noyse of hys horsses is hearde from Dan, the whole lande is afraied at the uey∣enge of hys stronge horsses: for they are come in / & haue deuoured the lande, with al that is in it: the cytyes, and those that dwell therin▪ * 1.1083 Moreouer, I wyl sende Cockatri∣ces and serpentes amonge you (which wyll not be charmed) and they shal byte you, say∣eth the Lorde.

Sorowe is come vpon me, and heuynesse [unspec G] vexeth my hert: for lo, the voyce of y^• cryeng of my people is herde from a farre countre. Is not the Lorde in Sion? Is not the King in her? Wherfore then haue they greued me▪ (shal the Lorde say) with theyr ymages and foolysh straunge fashyons? The haruest is gone, the Sommer hathe an ende / & we are not helped. I am sore vexed, because of the hurt of my people. I am heuy and abashed, for there is no more Triacle at Gylead, and there is no physycyon / that can heale the hurte of my people.

¶ The complaynt and bewaylyng of the prophete, the ••••∣lyce of the people. In the knowledge of God ought we o∣nely to reioyse. The vncyrcumcysyon of the herte.

CAPI. IX. [unspec A]

O Who * 1.1084 wyll geue my heade water ynough, and a wel of teares for myne eyes: that I maye wepe nyghte and daye: for the slaughter of my people? Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folcke / that I myght leaue my people / and go from thē: for they be all aduoutrers and a shrynckynge sorte. They bende theyr tun∣ges lyke bowes, to shute out lyes, As for the trueth they maye nothynge awaye withall in the worlde. For they go from one

wyckednes to another, and wyl nat knowe me, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1085 Yee, one must kepe [unspec B] hym selfe from another, no man may safely trust his owne brother: for ‡ 1.1086 one brother vn¦dermyneth another, one neyghboure begy∣leth another. Yee, one dissembleth with another, and they deale with no trueth.

* 1.1087 They haue practysed theyr tunges to lye, and taken great paines to do myschefe, Thou syttest in the myddes of a dysceatfull people / whiche for very dissemblynge fal∣shede wyll nat knowe me, sayeth the Lorde

Therfore / thus sayth the Lorde of Hostes: [unspec C] beholde / I wyll melte them, and trye them / for what shulde I els do to my people.

* 1.1088 Theyr tunges are lyke sharpe arowes, to speake disceate. With theyr mouth they speake peacyable to theyr neyghboure / but preuely they laye wayte for hym. * 1.1089 Shuld I nat punysh them for these thynges, sayth the Lorde? Or shulde I nat be auenged of any suche people as this? Upon the moun∣taynes wyll I take vp a lamytacyon and sorowfull crye, and a mournynge vpon the fayre playnes of the wyldernesse. Namely, howe they are so brent vp, y^t no man goeth there any more. Yee, a man shall nat heare [unspec D] one beaste crye there. Byrdes and catel are all gone from thence. * 1.1090 I wyll make Ie∣rusalē also an heape of stones, and a denne of venymous wormes. And I wyll make the cyties of Iuda so waste, that no man shall dwell therin. What man is so wyse, as to vnderstande thys? Or to whom hathe the Lorde spoken by mouth, that he maye shewe this, and saye: O thou lande, why pe∣ryshest thou so? Wherfore art thou so brynt vp, and lyke a wyldernes, that no mā goeth thorowe? Yee, the Lorde hym selfe tolde the same vnto them, that forsoke his lawe / and kepte nat the thynge that he gaue them in commaundemente, nether lyued therafter: * 1.1091 but folowed the wickednes of theyr owne hertes, and serued straunge Goddes / as theyr fathers taught them.

Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde of Ho∣stes, [unspec E] the God of Israel: Beholde, {fleur-de-lys} I wyll fede this people with wormwod, and geue them gall to drynke, * 1.1092 I wyl scater thē also among the Heathen, whom nether they nor theyr fathers haue knowne: ‡ 1.1093 & I wyl sende a swearde amonge them, to persecute them, vntyll I brynge thē to naught. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes: loke that ye cal for mourning wyues. and sende for wyse wemen: that they come shortely, and synge a mournynge songe of you: that y^e teares may fall out of our eyes / and that our eye liddes maye gusshe ont of water.

For there is a lamentable noyse hearde of [unspec F] Sion: O howe are we so sore destroyed? O how are we so pyteously confounded? We muste forsake oure owne naturall countre, and we are shut out of our owne lodgyng∣ges. Yet heare the worde of the Lorde (O ye wemen) and let youre eares regarde the wordes of hys mouthe / that ye maye lerne your daughters to mourne, and that euery one maye teache her neyghboresse, to make lamentacyon. Namely thus: Death is cly∣mynge vp in at oure windowes, he is come into oure houses, to destroye the chylde be∣fore the dore, & the yonge man in the strete.

But tell thou playnely / thus sayeth the [unspec G] Lorde. * 1.1094 The deed bodyes of men shall lye vpon the grounde, as the donge vpon the felde / and as the heye after the mower, and ther shalbe no man to take them vp. Thus sayeth the Lorde: Let not the wyse man re∣ioyse in hys wysdome / nor the stronge man in hys strength / nether the ryche man in his rychesse. * 1.1095 But who so wyll reioyse, let him reioyse in thys, that he vnderstandeth / and knoweth me: for I am the Lorde, whiche do mercy, equyte and ryghteousnesse vpon the earthe. * 1.1096 Therfore, haue I pleasure in such thynges / sayeth the Lorde. Beholde / the tyme commeth (sayeth the Lorde) that I wyll vyset all them, whose foreskynne is vncyrcumsysed. The Egypciās, the Iewes, the Edomytes, the Ammonytes / the Moa∣bytes, * 1.1097 and the shauen Madyanytes, that dwell in the wyldernes. * 1.1098 For all the Gen∣tyles are vncyrcumcysed in the flesshe / but all the house of Israel are vncyrcumcysed in the herte.

¶ The constellacyone of the ••arres are nat to be feared. [unspec A] Of the weakenes of Idols, and of the power of God. Of euyll curates.

CAPI. X.

HEare the worde of the Lorde / that he speaketh vnto the / O thou house of Israel: Thus sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1099 Ye shall nat lerne after the maner of the Heathen / and ye shall nat be afrayed for the tokens of heauen / for the Heathen are afrayed of such: yea / all the customes and lawes of the Gentyles are nothinge, but vanite. * 1.1100 They hewe downe a tree in the wod with the han¦des of the worckeman, and fashyon it with the axe: they couer it ouer with golde or syl∣uer / they fasten it with nayles and hāmers, that it moue nat. It standeth as stiffe as the palme tree / it can nether speake nor go, but

must be borne. * 1.1101 Be not ye afrayed of suche for they can do nether good nor euell. But there is none lyke vnto the / O Lorde, ‡ 1.1102 thou arte great, & great is the name of thy power Who wolde not feare the? or what kynge of the Gentyles wolde not obey the?

For amonge all the wyse men of the Gen¦tyles [unspec B] / and in all theyr kyngdomes / there is none that maye be lyckened vnto the. They are all together vnlearned and vnwyse. Al theyr connnyng is but vanyte: namely, wod syluer, whiche is brought out of Tharsis, & beaten to plates: and golde from * 1.1103 Ophir, a worke that is made with the hande of the craftesman and the caster, clothed with ye∣lowe sylke and scarlet: euen so is the worke of theyr wyse men al together. But the Lord is a true God, a lyuynge God, and an euer∣lastynge kynge. * 1.1104 If he be wroth, the earthe shaketh: al the Gentyles may not abyde his indignacyon.

As for theyr goddes / it may wel be sayde of them: they are goddes, that made neither heauen nor earth: therfore shal they peryshe from the earth, and from all thynges vnder heauen. But (as for our God) * 1.1105 he made the earth with his power, and with his wysdo∣me doth he ordre the whole compasse of the world, with his discrecion hath he spred out [unspec C] the heuens. At his voyce the waters gather together in the ayre / * 1.1106 he draweth vp the cloudes from the vttermoste partes of the earthe: he turned lyghtnynge to rayne, and bryngeth forth the wyndes out of theyr trea¦sures. His wysdome maketh al men fooles. And confounded be all casters of ymages / for that they cast, is but a vayne thyng, and hath no lyfe. * 1.1107 The vayne craftesmen with theyr workes, that they in theyr vanite haue made, shall peryshe one with another in the tyme of visitacyon. Neuerthelesse / Iacobs porcyon is no suche: but it is he, that hathe made all thynges, & Israel is the rod of his inherytaunce. The Lorde of Hoostes is hys name. Gather vp thy wares out of the lande thou that arte in the stronge place: For thus sayeth the Lord: Beholde, I wyl now thrust out the inhabytours of this lande a greate waye of, and trouble them of suche a fashy∣on / that they shall no more be founde.

Alas / howe am I hurt? Alas how payn∣ful are my scourges vnto me? For I cōsidre this sorowe by my selfe, and I muste suffre [unspec D] it. My carbernacle is destroyed / and all my coardes are broken. My chyldren are gone fro me / and can no where be founde.

Nowe haue I none to sprede out my tente / or to set vp my hangynges. For ☞ the herd men haue done foolyshly, that they haue not [unspec E] sought the Lorde. Therfore, haue they delte vnwysely with theyr catell, and all are sca∣tred abrode. Beholde / the noyse is harde at hande / and great sedicion out of the North: to make the cyties of Iuda a wyldernesse / and a dwellyng place for Dragons. * 1.1108 Now I knowe (O Lorde) that it is not in mannes power to ordre his owne wayes / or to rule his owne steppes and goynges. Therfore / chasten thou vs, O Lorde / but with fauour * 1.1109 and not in thy wrath, bryng vs not vtter∣ly to naught. * 1.1110 Poure out thyne indignaci∣on rather vppon the Gentyles / that knowe the not / and vpon the people that cal not on thy name. * 1.1111 And that because they haue con¦sumed / deuoured and destroyed Iacob, and haue made his habitacion waste.

¶ A cursse of them that obey not the worde of Goddes pro∣messe. The people of Iuda folowynge the steppes of theyr fathers, worshyppeth straunge Goddes. The Lorde sayeth that he wyll not heare the Iewes, and forbyddeth also Ie∣remye to praye for them.

¶ CAPI. XI.

THIS is another Sermon, which the [unspec A] Lorde commaunded Ieremye for to preache, sayeng: Heare the wordes ☞ of the couenaunt / and speake vnto the men of Iu¦da, and to all them that dwell at Ierusalem And say thou vnto them. Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: * 1.1112 Cursed be euery one that is nat obediente vnto the wordes of this couenaunt: whiche I commaunded vn¦to your fathers, what tyme as I broughte them out of the lande of Egypte / frome the yron fornace / sayenge: * 1.1113 Be obedyent vnto my voyce / and do accordynge to all that I commaunde you: so shall ye be my people / and I wyll be your God, and wyll kepe my promyse / * 1.1114 that I haue sworne vnto youre fathers. Namely that I wolde geue them a lande whiche floweth with mylke and ho∣ny, as ye se: it is come to passe vnto this day Then answered I / & sayde: Amen. ☞ Let it be euen so Lorde / as thou sayest.

Then the Lorde sayde vnto me agayne / Preache this in the cyties of Iuda & rounde [unspec B] aboute Ierusalē / and say: here the wordes of his couenaunt / that ye may kepe them / For I haue diligētly exhorted your fathers, euer sence the time that I brought them out of the land of Egypt / vnto this day. I gaue them warnyng by tymes, saying: herkē vn∣to my voyce. ‡ 1.1115 Neuerthelesse / they wold nat obeye me / nor enclyne theyr eares vnto me / but folowed the wycked ymaginacyons of

theyr owne hertes. And therfore, I haue ac∣cused them as transgressours of all the wor∣des of this couenaunt / that I gaue them to kepe / whiche they (notwithstandynge) haue not kepte.

And the Lorde sayde vnto me / It is foūde out / that whole Iuda & all these Cytezyns of Ierusalem are gone backe. They haue tourned them selues to the blasphemyes of theyr forefathers, whiche had no lust to here my wordes. Euen lyke wyse haue these also folowed straunge goddēs, and worshypped them. The house of Israel and Iuda haue [unspec C] broken my couenaunt, whiche I made with theyr fathers.

Therfore, thus sayeth the Lord: Beholde I wyl sende a plage vpon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and though they crye vnto me, I wyl not here them. * 1.1116 Then shal the townes of Iuda, and the citezins of Ierusalem go, and cal vpon * 1.1117 theyr goddes vnto whom they made theyr oblacions: but they shall not be able to helpe them in tyme of theyr trouble. * 1.1118 For as many cytyes as thou hast, O Iuda, so many goddes haste y^u had also. And loke howe many stretes there be in the, (O Ierusalem) so many shamefull aulters haue ye set vp, to offre vpon them vnto Baall. * 1.1119 Therfore, praye not thou for this people / byd neyther prayse nor prayer for them, for thoughe they crye vnto me in theyr trouble, yet wyll I not heare them.

O thou beloued, why doest thou so sha∣mefull greate blaphemyes in my house? euē as though * 1.1120 that holy flessh myght absolue the, specially when thou hast made thy boste of thy wyckednes. * 1.1121 The Lorde called the a grene olyue tre, a fayre one, a frutefull one / a goodly one: but nowe that there is a cōtra¦ry report of the abrode, he wyl burne the vp, and destroye thy braunches. For the Lorde of Hoostes that planted the, hath deuysed a plage for the (O thou house of Israell and Iuda) for the euyl that ye haue done to pro∣uoke hym to wrathe, in that ye dyd seruyce vnto Baal. [unspec D]

This (O Lorde) haue I lerned of the, and vnderstand it, for thou hast shewed me their ymaginaciōs. * 1.1122 But I am (as a mekelābe) that is caryed away to be slayne, not know∣ynge, that they had deuysed suche a councel agaynst me, sayeng: ‡ 1.1123 We wyll destroye his meate with wood, and dryue hym out of the lande of the liuing: that his name shal neuer be thought vpon. Therfore, * 1.1124 I wyl besech the nowe (O Lorde of hostes) thou rightu{us} iudge{us} thou that triest the raines and the her tes: let me se the auenged of them, for vnto the haue I cōmytted my cause. The Lorde therfore spake thus of the cytezins of Ana∣thoth, that sought to sley me, sayeng: * 1.1125 Prea¦che not vnto vs in the name of the Lorde, or els thou shalt dye of our handes. Thus (I say) spake the Lorde of Hostes. Beholde, I wyll vyset you. Your yong men shall perish with the swerde, your sonnes & your daugh¦ters shall vtterly dye of hongre, so that no∣ne shall remayne. For vpon the cytezins of Anathoth wyll I brynge a plage, euen the yere of theyr visitacion.

¶ The Prophete maruayleth greately at the prosperite of the wycked, all thoughe he confesse God to be ryghtuous. The Iewes are forsaken of the Lorde. He speaketh agaynst Curates and Preachers that seduce the people. The Lorde threateneth destruccyon vnto the nacyons that bordered v∣pon Iewry••, whiche troubled and vexed it.

CAPI. XII. [unspec A]

O LORDE, thou art more ryghtuous, then that I shulde dispute with the. Neuerthelesse, let me talke with the in thin∣ges reasonable. ‡ 1.1126 Howe happeneth it, that the waye of the vngodly is so prosperous? and that it goeth so well with them, whiche (without any shame) offende and lyue in wic¦kednes? Thou plantest them, they take rote they growe, and brynge forth fruyte. They boste much of the / yet doest thou not punysh them. But thou Lorde (to whom I am well knowen) thou that hast sene, and proued my herte, ‡ 1.1127 take them awaye, lyke as a flocke is caryed to the slaughter house, and apoynte them for the daye of slaughter.

Howe long shal the lande mourne, * 1.1128 and all the herbes of the felde perish, for the wyc¦kednes of them that dwell therin.

The catell and the byrdes are gone / yet [unspec B] saye they tushe, * 1.1129 God wyll not destroye vs vtterly.

Seynge, thou arte wery in running with the foote men, howe wylte thou then runne with horses? In a peaceable sure lande thou mayest be safe / but howe wylte thou do in the furyous pryde of Iordane? For thy bre∣thren and thy kynred haue all together de∣spised the / and cryed out vpon the in thyne absence. * 1.1130 Beleue them not / thoughe they speake fayre wordes to the. As for me (I saye) I haue forsaken myne owne dwellyng place, and lefte myne heritage. My lyfe also that I loue so well, haue I geuen into the handes of myne enemyes. * 1.1131 Myne hery∣tage is become vnto me, as a Lyon in the wod. It cryed out vpon me, therfore, haue I forsaken it. Myne herytage is vnto me, as

a speckled byrde, a byrde of dyuerse colou∣res is vpon it. Go hence, and gather all the beastes of the felde together, that they maye eate it vp. [unspec C]

* 1.1132 Dyuerse herdmen haue broken downe my vineyarde, and troden vpō my porcion. Of my pleasaunt porcyon, they haue made a wyldernes and deserte. They haue layed it waste: and now that it is wast, it sigheth vnto me. Yee, the whole lande lyeth waste, and no man regardethe it. The destroy∣ers come ouer the heeth euery waye, for the swearde of the Lorde dothe consume from the one ende of the lande to the other / and no flesh hathe rest. They haue sowen wheat and reaped thornes. They haue taken he∣ritage in possession, but it doth thē no good. and ye shall be confounded of youre owne wynnynges, because of the great wrathe of the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde vpon all myne [unspec D] euyl neyghbours, that laye hande on myne herytage / whiche I haue geuen my people of Israel. Beholde, I wyll plucke them (namely Israel) out of theyr lande / and put out the house of Iuda from amonge them. * 1.1133 And when I haue roted them out I wyll be at one with thē agayne, and I wyll haue mercy vpon them: ‡ 1.1134 and bryng them agay∣ne, euery man to his owne heritage, and in to his lande. And if they (namely that trou∣ble my people) wyl lerne the waies of them / to sweare by my name. The Lorde lyueth (lyke as they learned my people to sweare by Baal) then shall they be rekened among my people. ‡ 1.1135 But yf they wyl nat obey, then wyll I rote out the same folke, and destroye them / sayeth the Lorde.

¶ The destruccyon of the Iewes is prefygured, and theyr sparsinge abrode. Why Israel was receaued to be the peo∣ple of God, and why they were forsaken.

CAPI. XIII.

THus sayeth the Lorde vnto me go thy [unspec A] waye / and get me a lynen breche / and gyrde it aboute thy loynes / and let i•• nat be wet. Then I got me a breche / accordyng to the commaundement of the Lorde, and put it aboute my loynes. After thys the Lorde spake vnto me againe: Take the bre∣che that thou hast prepared and put aboute the / and get the vp, & go vnto Euphrates, & hyde it i a hole of the rocke. So went I, and hyd it at Euphrates, as the Lorde cōmaun∣ded me. And it happened longe after this, y^• the Lorde spake vnto me: Up, and get the to Euphrates, and fet the breche from thence which I cōmaunded the to hyde thee. Then went I to Euphrates, and dygged vp / and toke the breche from the place where I had hyd it: and beholde, the breche was corrupt so that it was profytable for nothynge. [unspec B]

Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: Thus sayeth the Lorde: Euen so wyll I corrupte the pryde of Iuda, and the hye mynde of Ierusalem. Thys people is a wycked peo∣ple, * 1.1136 they wyll not heare my worde, they folowe the wicked ymaginacyons of their owne herte and hang vpon straunge God∣des, them they serue and worshyppe: and therfore they shalbe as this breche, that ser∣ueth for nothynge.

For as straytely as a breche lyeth vpon a mans loynes, so straytely dyd I bynde the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of Iuda vnto me, sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1137 that they myght be my people: that they myght haue a gloryous name: that they myghte be in honour: but they wolde not obeye me. Therfore laye thys rydle before them / and say: Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel: Euery pot shalbe fylled with wyne. And they shall saye: thynkeste thou we knowe not, that euery pot shalbe filled with wine? Then shalte thou saye vnto them. Thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, I shall fyll all the inhabytours of thys lande with drone∣kennes, the kynges that syt vpon Dauyds stole / the prestes and prophetes / with all that dwell at Ierusalem. And I wyll shute them one agaynst another, yee, the fathers agaynst the sonnes, sayeth the Lorde.

I wyll not pardon them, I wyll not spa∣re [unspec C] them, nor haue pytye vpon them: but de∣stroye them. Be obedyent, geue eare, take nat dysdayne at it, for it is the Lord hi selfe that speaketh. Honoure the Lord your God here in, or he take hys lyghte from you / and or euer youre fete stomble in darckenesse at the hyll: leste when ye loke for the lyght, he turne it in to the shadowe and darkenesse of death, But yf ye will not heare me, that ge¦ue you secret warnynge, I will mourne frō my whole hert for your stubburnes. * 1.1138 Py∣teously wyll I wepe, and the teares shall gusshe out of myne eyes. For y^• Lordes floc∣ke shall be caryed awaye captiue. Tell the kyng and the quene: Humble youre selues, set you downe lowe, for the crowne of your glory shal fall from your head: The cytyes towarde the southe shalbe shut vp, and no man shall open them. All Iuda shall be ca∣ryed awaye captyue, so that none shall re∣mayne▪ [unspec D]

Lyft vp your eyes, and beholde them, that

come from the North. Lyke a fat flocke shal they fal vpō the. To whom wylt y^u make thy mone, when they come vpon the ▪ for thou haste taughte them thy selfe / and made them masters ouer the. Shall nat so∣rowe come vpon the, as on a woman tra∣uayllynge with chylde? And yf thou wol∣dest say then in thyne herte. Wherfore come these thinges vpon me? * 1.1139 Euen for the mul∣tytude of thy blasphemyes, shall thy hynder partes and thy fete be dyscouered. For lyke as the man of Inde maye chaunge hys¦skynne / and the cat of the mountayne her sportes: so may ye that be exercysed in euyl / do good. Therfore wyll I scatre you, lyke as the stoble y^e is taken away with y^• south wynde. Thys shall be youre porcion, and the poreyon of youre measure, wherwith ye shalbe rewarded of me, sayeth the Lorde: be∣cause ye haue forgotten me / and put youre truste in dysceatfull thynges. * 1.1140 Therfore* 1.1141 shall I turne thy clothes ouer thy heade / and dyscouer thy thyghes / that thy preuy∣tyes maye be sene, thy aduoutry / thy deedly malyce, thy beastlynesse, and thy shamefull whordome. For vpon the feldes and hylles I haue sene thy abhomynacyons. Wo be vnto the (O Ierusalem) when wylte thou euer be clensed any more?

¶ Of the dea••the that shulde come in Iewry. The prayer of the people askynge mercy of the Lorde. The vnfaythfull people are not hearde. Of praier, ••astynge, and of false pro∣phetes that seduce the people.

CAPI. XIIII.

THE worde of the Lorde shewed vnto [unspec A] Ieremy, concernyng the derthe of the frutes. Iuda hathe mourned, his gates are desolate: they are brought to heuinesse euen vnto the grounde / and the crye of Ierusa∣lem goeth vp. The Lordes sente theyr ser∣uauntes to fetche water / and when they came to the welles, they dyd fynde no wa∣ter but caryed theyr vessels home emptye. They be ashamed and confounded / and co∣uer theyr heades. * 1.1142 For the grounde is dryed vp / because there commeth no rayne vpon it. The plowmen also be ashamed / and couer theyr heades. The hynde also forsoke the yonge fawne, that he broughte forthe in the felde / because there was no grasse. The wylde Asses dyd stande in the hye places, and drewe in theyr wynde lyke the dragons. theyr eyes dyd fayle for wante of grasse.

Doutles oure owne wyckednesse dothe re∣warde [unspec B] vs: But Lorde do thou accordynge to thy name / though oure transgressyons and synnes be many. * 1.1143 For thou art the cō¦forte and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trou¦ble. Why wylt thou be as a straunger in the lande, & as one that goeth ouer the felde, and cōmeth in only to remayne for a nyght? Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde / and as it were a gyaunt that yet maye nat helpe? For thou (O Lorde) art in the myddes of vs / and thy name is called vpon of vs: forsake vs nat. Thus hathe the Lorde sayde vnto this people: ☞ seyng they haue had suche a lust to wander abrode, and haue nat refrayned theyr fete, & therfore displea∣sed the Lorde: but he wyll nowe brynge a∣gayne to remembraūce all theyr mysdedes, and punysh all theyr synnes. Yee, euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me: * 1.1144 Thou shalt nat praye to do this people good.

For though they fast, I wyll nat heare theyr prayers. And though they offre burnt offrynges and sacryfyces, yet wyl nat I ac∣cepte them. For I wyll destroye them with [unspec C] the swerde, honger and pestilence. Then answered I: O Lorde God, * 1.1145 the prophetes saye vnto thē: Tush, ye shall ‡ 1.1146 nede to feare no swearde, and no honger shall come vpon you, but the Lorde shall geue you cōtynuall rest in this place.

And the Lorde sayde vnto me: The pro∣phetes preache lyes in my name, where as I haue not * 1.1147 sent them, nether gaue I them any charge, nether dyd I speake vnto thē: yet they preach vnto you false visiōs, char∣mynge, vanyte / and disceatfulnes of theyr owne hert. Therfore, thus saieth the Lorde: As for those prophetes that preache in my my name (whom I neuerthelesse haue nat sente) and that saye: Tush, there shall no swearde nor hōger be in this lande. * 1.1148 With swearde and with honger shal those prophe¦tes perysh, and the people to whom they preache shalbe caste out of Ierusalem, dye of honger, and be slayne with the swearde, * 1.1149 (and there shalbe no man to burye them) bothe they and theyr wyues, theyr sonnes & theyr daughters. For thus wyll I poure theyr wyckednesse vpon thē. Thys shalte y^• [unspec D] say also vnto them. * 1.1150 Mine eyes shal wepe without ceassynge daye and nyght. For my people shal be destroyed with great harme / and shall peryshe with a great plage. For if I go into the felde, lo; it lyeth al ful of slay∣ne men. If I come into the cyty, lo, they be all famyshed of honger.

Yee, theyr prophetes also and prestes shall be led into an vnknowen lande.

Haste thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda?

plaged vs, that we can be healed nomore? * 1.1151 We loked for peace, and there commeth no good: for the tyme of health, and lo, here is nothynge but trouble. We knowledge (O Lorde (all our mysdedes, and the synnes of our fathers, that we haue offēded the. Be not displeased, (O Lord) for thy names sake * 1.1152 forget not thy louynge kyndnesse. Remem¦bre the trone of thyne honoure, breke not the couenaunt, y^• thou hast made with vs. * 1.1153 Are there any amonge the Goddes of the Genti¦les, that sende rayne or geue the showers of heauen? Dost not thou it, O Lorde our God in whom we trust? Yee Lorde, thou doste all these thynges.

¶ The Lorde wyll not heare Moses or Aaron, yf they pray for the people, but wyll wrape them in many myseryes. The ••••use of suche great myseryes.

CAPI. XV. [unspec A]

THEN spake the Lorde vnto me: * 1.1154 Thoughe Moses & Samuel stode be∣fore me, yet haue I no herte to this people. Dryue them awaye, that they maye go out of my syght. And yf they say vnto the: Why ther shall we go? then tell them: The Lorde gyueth you this aunswere. * 1.1155 Some vnto deathe, some the swearde, some to honger / some into captyuite. For I wyl bryng foure plages vpon them, sayeth the Lorde. The swearde shall strāgle them, the dogges shal deuoure them, * 1.1156 the foules of the ayre / and beastes of the earthe shall eate them vp, and destroye them. I wyll scatre them aboute also in all kyngdomes and landes to be pla¦ged because of * 1.1157 Manasseh the sōne of Heze¦kia kynge of Iuda, for the thynges that he dyd in Ierusalem.

Who shall then haue pyte vpon the / O Ierusalem? Who shall be sorye for the? Or [unspec B] who shal make intercessiō, to optayne peace for the? seynge thou goest fro me and tur∣nest backewarde, sayeth the Lord? Therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande agaynst the, to destroye the / and I wyll not be intreated. I haue scatred them abrode with the fanne on euery syde of the lande. ‡ 1.1158 I haue wasted my people & destroyed them. Yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes I haue made theyr wydowes mo in nombre, then the sādes, of the see. Upon the mothers of theyr chyldren dyd I brynge a destroyer in the none day. * 1.1159 Sodēly & vnawares dyd I sende a feare vpon theyr cyties, She that hath borne seuen chyldren, hathe none, her herte is full of sorowe.

‡ 1.1160 The Sonne doth fayle her in the clere daye, she is confounded and faynte for very heuynes. As for those that cemayne, I wyll delyuer them vnto the swerde before theyre enemyes, sayeth the Lord. * 1.1161 O mother, alas that euer thou didest beare me / an enemye & hated of the whole lande: Thoughe I neuer lent nor receyued vpon vsurye / yet all men speake euyl vpon me. And the Lorde answe∣red [unspec C] me: Lede not I y^• then vnto good? Come not I to the, when thou arte in trouble: and helpe the, when thyne enemy oppresseth the? Doth one yron hurte another / or one metell that commeth from the North / another. * 1.1162 As for thy rychesse and treasure, I wyl geue them out into a pray not for any money, but because of al thy synnes, that thou hast done in al thy costes. * 1.1163 And I wyl bryng the with thyne enemyes into a lande, that thou know est not / for the fyre that is kyndled in my in∣dignacion shall hurne you vp.

O Lorde, thou knowest: therfore remem¦bre me, and vyset me, delyuer me fro my per∣secuters. Receyue not my cause in thy longe wrathe, yet thou knowest, that for thy sake I suffre rebuke. * 1.1164 When I had founde thy wordes / I dyd eate them vp gredely: they [unspec D] haue made my herte ioyful and glad. For I call vpon thy name / O Lorde God of Ho∣stes. I dwell not amonge the scorners, nei∣ther is my delyte therein: but I dwell onely in the feare of thy hande, for thou haste fyl∣led me with bytternes. Shall my heuynesse endure for euer? Are my plages then so great / that they may neuer be healed•• Wylt thou be as a water / that falleth, and can nat continue? Upon these wordes, thus sayde the Lorde vnto me: If thou wylte turne a∣gayne / I shall set the in my seruyce: and yf thou wylte take out the thynges that is pre∣cious from the vyle, thou shalte be euen as myue owne mouthe. * 1.1165 They shall conuerte vnto the, but turne not thou vnto them: & so shall I make the a stronge brasen wall a∣gainst th{is} people. * 1.1166 They shal fyght against the / but they shall not preuayle: For I my selfe wyll be with the, to helpe the / and dely∣uer the sayeth the Lorde. And I wyl ryd the out of the handes of the wycked, and dely∣uer the out of the hande of Tiraun••es.

¶ He prophecyeth the mysery of the Iewes. He sheweth, that the worshyppynge of Idoles: the contempte of Gods lawe, is the cause of their myserye. He prophecyeth the cap¦tyuite of Babylon, and theyr delyu••raunce frome thence a∣gayne. The callynge of the Gentyles.

CAPI. XVI.

THVS sayde the Lord vnto me▪ Thou [unspec A] shalte take the no wyfe, norbeget chyl¦dren in this place. For of the chyldren that are borne in this place / of theyre mothers

that haue borne them, and of theyr fathers that haue begotten them in this lande thus sayeth the Lorde. {fleur-de-lys} They shal dye an horri∣ble death, * 1.1167 no man shall mourne for them, nor burye them, but they shall lye as donge vpon the earth. They shall perishe thorowe the swearde and honger, * 1.1168 and theyr bodies shalbe meate for the foules of the ayre, and beastes of the earth. For thus sayth y^e Lord: Go not thou in vnto thē nor come to mourn and wepe for thē, for I haue taken my peace from this people (sayeth the Lorde) yee, my fauoure & my mercy. And in this lande shal they dye, olde and yonge, and shal not be bu¦ried: [unspec B] no man shal be wepe them, no man shal clyppe or shaue him selfe for them.

There shal not one viset another, to mour¦ne with them for their deade, or to comforte them. One shall not offre another the cuppe of consolacyon, to forget theyr heuynesse for father and mother. ‡ 1.1169 Thou shalt not go into their feaste house, to sytte downe, to eate or dryncke with them. For thus sayeth y^e Lorde of Hostes the God of Israell: * 1.1170 Beholde, I shal take awaye out of this place, the voyce of myrth and gladnesse, the voyce of the bry∣degrome & of the bryde: yee, and that in your dayes, that ye may se it.

Nowe when thou shewest this people al [unspec C] these wordes / and they saye vnto the. * 1.1171 Wherfore hath the Lorde deuysed all thys greate plage for vs? Or what is the offence and synne / that we haue done agaynste the Lord our God? Then make thou them this answere: * 1.1172 Because your fathers haue for∣saken me (sayeth the Lorde) and haue wal∣ked after straunge Goddes, whome they haue honoured and worshypped: but me haue they forsaken, and haue not kepte my lawe. * 1.1173 And ye with youre shamefull blas∣phemyes / haue exceaded the wyckednesse of youre fathers. For euery one of you hath folowed the frowarde and euyll ymagyna∣cyon of his owne herte, and is not obedyent vnto me.

* 1.1174 Therfore wyll I caste you out of this lande, into a lande that ye and your fathers knowe not: and there shal ye serue straunge goddes day and nyght, there wyll I shewe you no fauoure. * 1.1175 Beholde therfore (sayeth the Lorde) the dayes are come, that it shall no more be sayde: The Lorde lyueth, whiche brought the children of Israel out of y^e land of Egypte: but, it shall be sayde, the Lorde lyueth, that brought the chyldren of Israell from the North, and from all landes where he had scatred them. For I wyl bringe them agayne into the lande / that I gaue vnto theyr fathers.

Beholde (sayeth the Lorde) * 1.1176 I wyl send [unspec D] out many fysshers to take them, and after that wyll I sende out many hunters to hūte them out, from all mountaynes and hylles and out of the caues of stone. For myne eies beholde all theyr wayes, and they can not be hyd fro my face, neyther can theyr wycked dedes be kepte close out of my syght. But fyrste wyll I sufficiently rewarde theyr sha∣mefull blasphemyes and synnes / because they haue defyled my lande: Namely with theyr stynckynge Idoles and abhominacy∣ons, wherwith they haue fylled myne hery∣tage. * 1.1177 O Lorde, my strength, my power / & refuge in tyme of trouble. The Gentyles shall come vnto the frome the endes of the worlde, and saye: Uerely, our fathers haue cleued vnto lyes, theyr Idols are but vaine & vnprofitable. Howe can a mā make those h{is} goddes, which are not able to be godes? And therfore I wyl once teach them, sayeth the Lorde, I wyl shewe them my hande and my power, that they maye knowe / that my name is the Lorde.

¶ The frowardenesse of the Iewes. Curssed be those that put theyr confydence in man, and those blessed that truste to God. Mannes herte is wycked. God is the searcher of the herte. The lyuynge waters are forsaken. The halowynge of the Sabboth is commaunded.

CAPI. XVII.

YOVRE synne (O ye of the tribe of Iu¦da) is wrytten in the table of your her∣tes, [unspec A] and grauen so vpon the edges of youre aulters with a penne of yron and with an a∣damant clawe: that your chyldren also may thynke vpon your aulters, woddes / thycke trees, hye hylles, mountaynes and feldes. * 1.1178 Wherfore, I wyll make al youre substaūce and treasure be spoyled, for the great synne that ye haue done vpon your hye places tho¦rowe out al the costes of your lande. Ye shal be caste out also from the herytage, that I gaue you. And I wyl subdue you vnder the heuy bondage of youre enemyes, in a lande that ye know not. For ye haue ministred fire to my indignacion, whiche shall burne euer more. Thus sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1179 Cursed be [unspec B] the man that putteth his truste in man, and that taketh flesshe for his arme: & he / whose herte departeth from the Lorde. He shall be lyke the heath, that groweth in the wylder∣nesse. As for the good thynge that is for to come, he shall not se it: but dwell in a drye place of the wyldernes, in a salte and vnoc∣cupyed lande. ‡ 1.1180 O blessed is the man, that

putteth hys truste in the Lorde, and whose hope is the Lorde hym selfe. ‡ 1.1181 For he shal be as a tre, that is planted by the water syde: which spredeth out the rote vnto moystnesse, whō the heate cā nat harme, whēit cōmeth, but hys lefe shalbe grene. And though there growe but lytle frut because of drouth yet is he nat carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to brynge forth frute. Amonge all thyn∣ges, man bathe the most disceatfull and vn∣sexcheable herte. [unspec C]

Who shall then knowe it? * 1.1182 Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the herte, and trye the raynes, * 1.1183 and rewarde euery man accordynge to hys wayes, and accor∣dynge to the frute of hys workes.

☞ * 1.1184 The partriche maketh a nest of eg∣ges, but bryngeth forth no yonge. He com∣meth by ryches, but nat ryghteously. In the myddest of hys lyfe muste he leaue them be∣hynde hym, and at the last be founde a very foole. But thou (O Lorde) whose trone is most glorious, excellent and of moste anty∣quite, which dwellest in the place of our ho∣ly rest: Thou art the comforte of Israel. All they that forsake the, shalbe confounded: all they that departe from the, ☞ shalbe wryt∣ten in earth * 1.1185 for they haue forsakē the Lorde the very condyte of the waters of lyfe.

Heale me, O Lorde, and I shal be hole: [unspec D] saue thou me, and I shal be saued, for thou art my prayse. Beholde, these men saye vnto me. Where is the worde of the Lorde (Let it come nowe) where as I neuertheles ledynge the flocke in thy wayes, haue com∣pelled none by violēce. For I neuer desyred any mans d••eth, this knowest thou wel. My wordes also were ryght before the. Be nat no we terryble vnto me, O Lorde * 1.1186 for thou art he in whō I hope, when I am in parell. Let my persecuters be confounded, but nat me: let them be afrayed, and nat me. Thou shalte brynge vpon them the tyme of theyr plage, and shalte destroye them ryght sore.

Thus hathe the Lorde sayde vnto me: * 1.1187 Go and stande vnder the gate, where tho∣rowe the people and the kynges of Iuda go out and in, yee, vnder all the gates of Ieru∣salem, and saye vnto them. Heare the worde of the Lorde, ye kynges of Iuda, & all thou people of Iuda, and all ye cytesyns of Ieru¦salem, [unspec E] that go thorowe thys gate Thus the Lorde commaundeth. * 1.1188 Take hede for your lyues, that ye carie no burthen vpō you in y^• Sabboth, to brynge it thorowe the gates of Ierusalem: ye shall beare no bur∣then also out of your houses in y^• Sabboth Ye shal do no labour therin, but ☞ halowe the Sabboth, * 1.1189 as I commaunded youre fathers. Howe be it, they obeyed me nat neyther herkened they vnto me: but were obstynate & stubburne, and neyther obeyed me: nor receaued my correccyon. Neuerthe∣les, yf ye wyll heare me (sayeth the Lorde) & beare no burthē in to the cytie thorowe this gate vpon the Sabboth: If ye wyl halowe the Sabboth, so that ye do no worke therin: then shall there go thorowe the gates of thys cyt••e, kynges and prynces, that shall syt vpon the stoole of Dauid: They shall be caried vpon charettes, and ryde vpon hor∣ses, bothe they and theyr prynces. Yee, whole Iuda and all the cytesyns of Ierusa¦lem shall go here thorowe, and thys cytie shall euer be the more and more inhabited. There shall come men also from the cyties of Iuda, from about Ierusalem, and from [unspec F] the lande of Beniamin, from the playne fel∣des, from the mountaynes and frō the wyl∣dernesse: whiche shall brynge burnt offeryn∣ges, sacrifices, oblacions, and incense / and offre vp thankesgeuynge in the house of the Lorde. But yf ye wyl nat be obediente vnto me, to alowe the Sabboth, so that ye wyll beare youre burthens, thorowe the gates of Ierusalem vpon the Sabboth. Thē shall I set fyre vpon the gates of Ierusalem, and it shall burne vp the houses of Ierusalem / and no man shall be able to quench it.

¶ God sheweth, by the example of a pott••r, that it is in his power to destroye the despys••rs of hys worde, and to helpe thē agayne whē they amēde. The conspira••ye of the Iewes agaynste Ieremy. Hys prayer agaynste hys aduersary••s.

CAPI. XVIII.

THYS is another cōmunicaciō, that [unspec A] God had with Ieremy / sayinge: Ary∣se / and go downe into the Potters house / and there shall I tel the more of my mynde. Nowe whē I came to the Potters house, I founde hym makynge hys worke vpon a whele. The vessell that the Potter made of claye, brake amonge his handes: So he beganne a newe, and made another vessell, accordynge to hys mynde. Then sayde the Lorde thus vnto me. * 1.1190 May nat I do with you, as thys Potter dothe, O ye house of Israel, sayeth the Lorde? Be holde, ye house [unspec B] of Israell: ye are in my hande, euen as the claye in the Potters hande.

* 1.1191 When I take in hande to rote out, to destroye, or to waste awaye any people or kyngdome ‡ 1.1192 yf that people (agaynst whom I haue thus deuysed) conuerte from theyr

wyckednes: I repēte of the plage, that I de∣uysed to brynge vpon thē. * 1.1193 Agayne, when I take in hande, to buylde / or to plante a people or a kyngdome: yf the same people do euell before me, and heare nat my voyce: I repente of the good: that I deuise to do for them. Speake nowe therfore vnto whole Iuda: and to thē that dwell at Ierusalem. Thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, I am de∣uysynge a plage for you, and am takynge a thynge in hande agaynste you.

* 1.1194 Therfore let euery man turne from hys euell waye, take vpon you the thynge that is good, and do ryght. But they sayde. No∣more of this * 1.1195 we wyll folowe oure owne ymaginacions, and do euery mā accordyng to the wylfulnesse of his owne mynde.

Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde. Aske [unspec C] amonge the Heathen, yf any mā hath harde suche horryble thynges, as the daughter of Syon hath done. Shal nat the snowe (that melteth vpon the stony rockes of Libanus) moysten the feldes? Or maye the sprynges of waters be so grauē awaye, that they run∣ne nomore, geue moystnesse / nor make frute full? But my people hath so forgotten me, that they haue made sacryfyce vnto vayne Goddes. And whyle they folowed theyr owne wayes they are come out of the hye strete and gone into a fote waye nat vsed to betrodē. Where thorowe they haue brought theyr lande into an euerlastynge wylder∣nesse and scorne. * 1.1196 So that whosoeuer tra¦uayleth therby, shalbe abashed, and wagge theyr heades with an Easte wynde wyll I scater them, before theyr enemye. And when theyr destruccyon commeth, I wyll turne my backe vpon thē, but nat my face. Then sayde they: * 1.1197 come, let vs ymagin sumthing agaynste this Ieremy. For ☞ the prestes shall nat be destitute of the lawe: nether shal the wyseman be destitute of councel, nor the prophetes destitute of the worde of. God Come, and ☞ let vs smyte hym with the tonge, and let vs make all his wordes. Cō∣sydre me, O Lorde, and heare the voyce of [unspec D] myne enemyes * 1.1198 shal they recompence euell for god? for they haue dygged a pyt for my soule * 1.1199 Remembre, how that I stode before the, to speake good for them, and to turne a∣waye thy wrath from them.

* 1.1200 Therfore let theyr chyldren dye of hun¦ger, and let them be oppressed with the swe∣arde. Let theyr wyues be robbed of theyr chyldren, and become wyddowes: let theyr husbaundes be slayne, let theyr yonge men be kylled with the swearde in the felde. Let the noyse be herde out of theyr houses, when the murtherer commeth sodēly vpon them.

* 1.1201 For they haue dygged a pyt to take me, and layed snares for my fete. Yet Lord, thou knowest all theyr councell, that they haue deuised, to sleye me. Forgeue nat theyr wyc∣kednes / and let nat theyr synne be put out of thy syght: but let them be iudged before the as the gyltie: Thys shalt thou do vnto them in the tyme of thy indygnacyon.

¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Ierusalem, for the cō∣tempt and despysynge of the worde of God.

CAPI. XIX.

THVS sayde the Lorde: Go thy waye [unspec A] and bye the an erthen pytcher / and bryng forth the Senatours and chefe prea∣stes into the valley of the chyldren of Hen∣nom, whiche lyeth before the dore that is made of brycke / and shewe them there the wordes, that I shall tell the, and saye thus vnto them. Heare the worde of the Lorde, ye kynges of Iuda / and ye cytesyns of Ie∣rusalem. ‡ 1.1202 Thus sayeth the Lorde of Ho∣stes the God of Israel: ‡ 1.1203 Beholde I wyll brynge suche a plage vpon this place / that the eares of all that heare it, shall glowe. And that because they haue forsaken me / and vnhalowed this place, and haue offred in it vnto straunge goddes: whom neyther they / theyr fathers, nor the kynges of Iuda haue knowen. They haue fylled thys place [unspec B] also with the bloude of innocētes * 1.1204 for they haue sett vp an aulter vnto Baal, to burne theyr chyldren for a burnt offerynge vnto Baal, whiche I neyther commaunded / nor charged them, neyther thought once there vpon. Beholde therfore * 1.1205 the tyme com∣meth (sayeth the Lorde) that this place shal nomore be called Topheth, nor the valley of the chyldren of Hennō, but the valley of slaughter: For in this place wyll I sleye the Senatours of Iuda and Ierusalem / and kyll them downe with the swearde in the syght of theyr enmyes, and of them that seke theyr lyues. And theyr deed carcases wyll I geue to be meate for the foules of the ayre, and beestes of the felde. And I wyl [unspec C] make thys cytie so desolate, and despysed: that who so goeth there by, shall be aba∣shed and ••east vpon her / because of all her plages.

* 1.1206 I wyll fede them also with the fleshe of theyr sonnes & theyr daughters. ‡ 1.1207 Yee, euery one shall eate vp another in the besegynge and straytnesse, wherwith theyr enemyes (that seke theyr lyues) shall kepe them in. And y^• pitcher shalt thou breake in the syght

of the mē, that shalbe with the, and saye vn∣to them: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes: * 1.1208 Euen so wyll I destroye this people and cytie: as a man breaketh an earthen vessell, that cannat be made whole agayne.

* 1.1209 In Topheth shall they be buryed, for they shal haue none other place. Thus wyll I do vnto thys place also, sayeth the Lorde, and to them that dwel therin: yee, I wyll do to this cytie as vnto Topheth (For the hou∣ses of Ireusalem and the houses of the kyn¦ges of Iuda shalbe defyled, lyke as To∣pheth) because of al the houses, in whose par¦lers they dyd sacryfyce vnto all the Hooste of heauen and powred drynke offerynges vnto straunge goddes. And so Ieremy ca•• from Topheth, where the Lorde had sente hym to prophecie, and stode in the courte of the house of the Lorde, and spake to all the people: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel: Beholde, I wyll brynge vpon this cytie & vpon euery towne aboute it, al the plages that I haue deuised agayne them: * 1.1210 for they haue bene obstynate, and wolde nat obeye my warnynges.

¶ Ieremy is smytten and east into preson, for preachyng of the worde of God. He prophecyeth the captyuyi••e of Baby∣lon. He complayneth that he is a mockynge stoche for the worde of God. He is compelled by the sprete to preache the worde.

CAPI. XX.

WHen Phashur the preste, the son∣ne [unspec A] of Emer, chefe in the house of the Lorde, harde Ieremy preache so sted fastly: * 1.1211 he smote Ieremy & put hym in the stockes, that are by the hye gate of Ben Iamin, in the house of the Lorde. The nexte daye folowynge Phashur brought Ieremy out of the stockes agayne. Then sayde Ieremye vnto hym. The Lorde shall call the nomore Phashur (that is excellente and increasynge) but Magor (that is fear∣full and afrayed) euery where. For thus sayeth the Lorde: beholde, I wyll make the afrayed, euen thy selfe, and all that fauoure the: whiche shall perysh with the swearde of theyr enemyes, euen before thy face.

And I wyll geue whole Iuda vnder the [unspec B] power of the kynge of Babylon, which shal carye some vnto Babylon presoners, and sleye some with the swearde. * 1.1212 Moreouer, all the substaunce of thys lande, all theyr precyous and gorgeous workes, all costly∣nesse, and all the tresure of the Kynges of Iuda: wyll I geue into the handes of theyr enemyes, whiche shall spoyle them, & carie them vnto Babylon. But as for the (O Phashur) thou shalt be caryed vnto Baby∣lon with all thyne housholde, and to Baby∣lon shalt thou come, where thou shalt dye, and be buryed, thou and all thy fauourers, to whom thou hast preached lyes. O Lorde. If I am disceaued, thē hast thou disceaued me: thou haste dealte strongly, and hast pre∣uayled, and makest me strong agayn. * 1.1213 All the daye longe am I despysed, and laughen to scorne of euery man: because I haue now preached longe agaynst malycious Tyran∣ny, & shewed thē of destruccyon. * 1.1214 For the which cause they cast the worde of the Lord: in my teeth, and take me euer to the worst.

Wherfore, I thought from hence forth / nat to speake of him, nor to preach any more [unspec C] in his name. But the worde of the Lorde was a very burnynge fyre in my herte and in my bones, whiche when I wolde haue stopped, I myght nat. For why * 1.1215 I harde so many derisions & blasphemies, yee, euen of myne owne companions, and of suche as were conuersaunte with me: whiche wente aboute to make me afrayed, sayinge, vpon hym, let vs go vpon hym, to feare hym, and make hym holde his tonge: that we maye ouercome him, and be auenged of hym.

But the Lorde stode by me, lyke a mygh∣tye gyaunte: therfore my persecutours fell, and coulde do no thynge. They shall be sore confounded, for they haue done vnwysely / they shall haue an euerlastynge shame.

* 1.1216 And nowe, O Lord of Hostes, thou righte¦ous sercher (whiche knowest the reynes and the very hertes:) let me se thē punished, for vnto the I commytte my cause.

Synge vnto the Lorde, and prayse him, for he hathe delyuered the soule of the op∣pressed, [unspec D] frō the hande of the vyolent. * 1.1217 Cur∣sed be the day, wherin I was borne, vnhap¦pye be the daye wherin my mother brought me forth. Cursed be the man, that brought my father the tydinges, to make him glad / saying: thou haste gotton a sonne. Lette it happen vnto that man, as to the cyties * 1.1218 whiche the Lorde turned vp syde downe (when he had hearde longe the wycked ru∣moure of them) because he slewe me nat / as sone as I cam out of my mothers wombe / and because my mother was nat my graue her self, that the byrth myght nat haue come out but remayned styll in her. * 1.1219 Wherfore cam I forth of my mothers wombe? To haue experience of laboure and sorowe? and to leade my lyfe with shame?

CAPI. XXI.

He {pro}phecieth that zadekiah shall be takē, •• the cytie burned.

THESE are the wordes y^• the Lorde [unspec A] spake vnto Ieremy * 1.1220 what tyme as kyng Zedekiah sent vnto him Phashur the sonne of Melchias, and Sophonias, the sonne of Maasias preste, sayinge. * 1.1221 Aske councell at the Lorde (we praye the) of oure behalfe, for Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon besegeth vs, yf the Lorde (perad∣uenture) wyll deale with vs, accordynge to his meruelous power, & take hym from vs. Then spake Ieremy, Geue Zedekias this answere. Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel: beholde, I wyll turne backe the wea¦pens that ye haue in youre handes, wher∣with ye fyght agaynste the kynge of Baby∣lon & the Caldees, which besege you roūde aboute the walles, and I wyll brynge them together into the myddest of this cyrie, and I myselfe wyll fyght agaynst you, with an outstretched hande, & with a myghtie arme, in greate displeasure and terrible wrath: & wyll smyte them, that dwel in this cytie: ye, bothe men and catell shall dye of a greate [unspec B] pestilence. * 1.1222 And after thys (sayeth the Lorde) I shall delyuer Zedekias the kyng of Iuda, and his seruantes, his people (and suche as are escaped in the cytie, from the pestilence, swearde, and honger (into the power of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Ba∣bylon: Yee, into the handes of theyr enemyes into y^• handes of those that folowe vpō theyr lyues, which shal smyte thē w^t the swearde, they shal nat pytie them, they shal nat spare them, they shall haue no mercy vpon them. [unspec C]

And vnto this people y^u shalt saye. Thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1223 beholde, I laye before you the waye of lyfe and deathe. ‡ 1.1224 Who so abydeth in thys cytie, shal perish: ether with the swearde, with honger, or with pestilēce. But who so goeth out to holde on the Chal∣dees parte, that besege it, he shall saue hys lyfe, and shall wynne his soule for a praye.

* 1.1225 For I haue set my face agaynste this cytie (sayeth the Lorde) to plage it, and to do it no good. It must be geuen into the hande of the kynge of Babylon, and be brent with fyre. And vnto the house of the kynge of Iuda, saye thus: Heare the worde of y^• lorde (O thou house of Dauid) for thus saieth the Lorde: * 1.1226 Ministre ryghteousnes and that soone, delyuer the oppressed from violente power ‡ 1.1227 or euer my terryble wrath breake [unspec D] out lyke a fyre, and burne so, that no man maye quench it, because of the wyckednes of your ymaginacyons * 1.1228 Beholde (sayeth the Lorde) I wyll come vpō you, that dwell in the valleies, rockes and feldes, and saye.

* 1.1229 Tush: who wyl make vs afrayed? or who wyll come into oure houses? For I wyll vyset you (sayeth the Lorde) because of the wyckednes of your inuencyons, & wyll kyndle, suche a fyre in youre wod, as shall consume all that is aboute you.

¶ He exorteth the Kynge of Iuda to iudgemēt and ryghte∣ousnes. Why Ierusalem to brought into captyuyte. The death of Selum the sonne of Iosua is prophecyed.

CAPI. XXII.

THus sayde the Lorde, Goo downe into [unspec A] the house of the kynge of Iuda, and speake there these wordes, and saye: Heare the worde of the Lorde, thou kynge of Iuda that syttest in the kyngly seate of Dauid: thou and thy seruaūtes and thy people that go in and out at thys gate. Thus the Lorde commaundeth: * 1.1230 kepe equyte and ryghteousnesse, delyuer the oppressed from the power of the vyolent: do nat greue nor oppresse the straunger, the fatherlesse nor the wyddowe, & shedde no innocent bloude in thys place. And yf ye kepe these thynges [unspec B] faythfully, then shall there come in at the dore of thys house kynges, to syt vpon Da¦uids seate: they shal be caryed in Charettes and ryde vpon horses bothe they and theyr seruauntes, and theyr people. But yf ye wyll nat be obedient vnto these commaun∣dementes, * 1.1231 I sweare by myne owne selfe (sayeth the Lorde) thys house shall be waste For thus hathe the Lorde spoken vpon the kynges house of Iuda. Thou Gilead art vnto me the heade of Libanus. Shall I nat make the so waste (and thy cyties also) that no man shall dwell therin? I wyll pre∣pare a destroyer with his weapens for the, to hewe downe thy speciall Cedre trees, and to cast them in the fyre.

And all the people that go by thys cytye / [unspec C] shall speake one to another. * 1.1232 Wherfore hath the Lorde done thus vnto this noble cyty. Then shall it be answered: * 1.1233 because they haue broken the couenaūt of the Lord theyr God / and haue worshyped and serued straunge Goddes.

* 1.1234 Mourne not ouer the deed, and be not wo for them, but be sory for him that de∣parteth awaye: for he commeth not agayne, and seeth his natiue countre no more.

For thus sayeth the Lorde, as touchynge. * 1.1235 Selum the sonne of Iosias king of Iuda whiche raygned after his father / and is ca∣ried out of this place. He shal neuer come hy¦ther againe, for he shal dye in y^• place, wher∣vnto he is led captiue, and shal se this lande [unspec D] nomore. * 1.1236 Wo worth him, that buildeth his

house with vnryghtuousnes, & his parlers with the good that he hath gotten by vyolē ce: which neuer recōpenseth his neighbours laboure, nor payeth him his hyre. He thyn∣keth in himselfe. I wyll buylde me a wyde house, & gorgeous parlers. He causeth win∣dowes to be hewen therin, and the sylynges and ioystes maketh he of Cedre, and payn∣teth thē w^t Smaper. Thynkest thou to rayg¦ne, nowe that thou prouokest me to wrathe with the Cedre trees.

Did not thy father eate and drincke, and prospere well, as longe as he dealte with e∣quite and ryghtuousnesse? Yee, when he hel¦ped the oppressed and poore to theyr ryght, then prospered he well.

From whence came this / but onely be∣cause he had me before his eyes, sayeth the Lorde? Neuerthelesse, as for thyne eyes and thyne herte, they loke vpon couetousnes, to shed innocent bloude, to do wronge & vyo∣lence. [unspec E] * 1.1237 And therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde agaynst Iehoakim, y^• sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda. They shal not mourne for him (as they vse to do) alas brother, alas syster. Ne∣ther shall they say vnto hym. Alas syr / alas for that noble prynce. But as an Asse shal he be buryed, corrupte and be cast without the gates of Ierusalem.

Clyme vp the hyll of Libanus (O thou daugter Syon) lyft vp thy voyce vpō Ba∣san, crye frome all partes: for all thy louers are destroyed. I gaue the warnynge, whyle thou waste yet in prosperite. But thou say∣dest: I wyll not here. And this maner hast thou vsed frō thy youthe, that thou woldest neuer heare my voyce. All thy herdmen shal be driuē with the wynde, and thy derlynges shalbe caried awaye into captiuite. Then shalt thou be brought to shame & confusion, because of al thy wickednes: thou y^• dwellest vpon Libanus / and makest thy neste in the Cedre trees * 1.1238 O howe great shall thy mour¦nynge be, when thy sorowes come vpon the as a woman trauaylynge with chylde.

‡ 1.1239 As truely as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde) Though Conanias the sonne of Iehoakim kynge of Iuda were the sygnet of my ryght hande, yet wyll I plucke him of. And I wyl geue the into the power of them that seke to sleye the, and into the power of them that thou fearest: into the power of Nabuchodo∣nosor the kynge of Babylon, and into the power of the Caldees. Moreouer, I wyll sende the, and thy mother that bare the, into [unspec F] a straunge lande, where ye were not borne / and there shall ye dye. But as for the lande that ye wyll desyre to returne vnto, ye shall neuer come at it agayne. This man Cona∣nias shall be lyke an ymage robbed & torne in peces, whiche pleaseth no man, for all his appparell. Wherfore bothe he and his sede shalbe sent awaye, and cast out into a lande that they knowe not.

O thou earth / earth / earth, heare y^• worde of the Lorde. Thus sayeth the Lorde: wryte this man amonge the outlawes, for no pro∣sperite shal this man haue al his lyfe long, Neyther shall any of his sede be so happye / as to syt vpon the seate of Dauyd, and to beare rule in Iuda.

¶ He speaketh agaynst euyll Curates that make hauocke of the flocke of the Lorde. Of the co••u••rsyon of the reme∣naunt of the Iewes to the fayth. The commyng of the true shepherde Chryste is prophecyed. Agaynste false Prophetes. When a Prophete preacheth the worde of God, God cōuer¦teth the hertes of the hearers. Agaynst Prophetes that prea∣che lyes vnder the name of God. The Myracles of false Prophetes.

CAPI. XXIII.

WO BE * 1.1240 vnto the shepherdes [unspec A] that destroy, and scatre my flocke sayeth the Lorde. Wherfore, this is the cōmaundemente of the Lorde God of Israell / vnto the shepherdes that fede my people: Ye scatre and thrust out my flocke, & loke not vpon thē. Therfore now wyl I by∣set the wyckednesse of your ymaginacions / sayeth the Lorde. And wyll gather together the remnaunt of my flocke / from all landes that I had driuen them vnto, and wil bring them agayne to theyr pastures, y^t they maye growe and increase. I wyll set shepherdes also ouer them / which shal fede them. They [unspec B] shall no more feare and drede / for there shall none of them be lost, sayth y^• lorde. ‡ 1.1241 Beholde the tyme commeth sayth the Lorde / that I wyll rayse vp the {fleur-de-lys} ryghtuous braunche of Dauyd / * 1.1242 whiche shall beare rule / and dis∣cusse matters with wysdome, and shall sette vp equite & rightuousnes agayne in y^• earth

In his tyme shall Iuda be saued / & Is∣raell shall dwell without feare. And this is the name that they shal call hym, * 1.1243 euen the Lorde oure ryghtuousnesse. * 1.1244 And therfore* 1.1245 beholde / the tyme cōmeth, sayeth the Lorde, that it shall no more be sayde: the Lorde ly∣ueth / which brought the chyldren of Israel out of the lande of Egypte: But the Lorde lyueth / whiche brought forth / & led the sede of the house of Israel, out of the North land and from al countrees where I had scatred them, and they shal dwel in theyr owne land agayne.

My herte breaketh in my body because

of the false prophetes / al my bones shake: I am become lyke a dronken man (that by the reason of wine cā take no rest) for very feare of the Lorde, & of his holy wordes: Because the laude is full of aduoulterers & thorowe swearyng it mourneth * 1.1246 & the pleasaūt pa∣stures of the deserte are dried vp. Yee, y^• way that mē take, is wycked, & theyr gouernaūce [unspec C] is nothyng lyke the holy worde of the Lorde For Prophetes & the prestes them selues are poluted ypocrytes, & theyr wyckednes haue I foūde in my house, sayeth the Lorde. Wher¦fore, theyr way shalbe slyppery in the darcke¦nesse, wherin they may stacker & fall. For I wyl bryng a plage vpon them, euen the yere of theyr visitacion sayeth the Lorde. I haue seue foly amonge the Prophetes of Sama∣ria, that they preached for Baal, & disceaued my people of Israel.

I haue sene also amonge the Prophetes of Ierusalem foule aduoutry, & presumptu¦ous lyes. They take the most shameful men by the hande, flatterynge them, so that they can not returne from theyr wyekednes. All these w^t their citesyns are vnto me, as So∣dome, and as the inhabytours of Gomorre.

Therfore thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes concernynge the Prophetes: * 1.1247 Beholde / I wyll fede them with wormewod, and make them drynke the water of gall. For frome the Prophetes of Ierusalem is ypocrysye come into all the lande.

And therfore the Lorde of Hostes geueth [unspec D] you this warnyng. * 1.1248 Heare not the wordes of the Prophetes, that preache vnto you / & disceaue you, for they speake the meanynge of theyr owne herte, & not out of the mouth of the Lorde. * 1.1249 They saye vnto them, that despyse me: The Lord hath spoken it: Tush: ye shall prospere ryght well. And vnto all them, that walke after the lust of their owne herte, they say: Tush, there shall no mysfor∣tune happen you. For who hath sitten in the councel of the Lorde, that he hath herde and vnderstande, what he is aboute to do? Who hath marked his deuyse, and herde it? * 1.1250 Be∣holde / the stormye wether of the Lorde (that is, his indignacion) shall go forth, and shall fall downe vpon the heade of the vngodly. And the wrath of the Lorde shall not turne agayne, vntyll he perfourme and fulfyll the thought of his hert. * 1.1251 And in the latter day∣es ye shall knowe his meanynge.

I haue not sent these Prophetes (sayeth the Lorde) and yet they ranne. * 1.1252 I haue not [unspec E] spoken to them / and yet they preached. But yf they had contynued in my counsell and herde my wordes: they had turned my peo∣ple from theyr euyll wayes and wycked y∣magynacions. * 1.1253 Am I then God that seyth but the thynge / whiche is nye at hande, and not that is farre of? sayeth the Lorde. ‡ 1.1254 Maye any man hyde hym selfe so / that I shall not se hym? sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1255 Do not I fulfyll heauen and earthe? sayeth the Lorde. I haue herde well ynoughe, what the Prophetes saye / that preache lyes in my name, sayenge: I haue dreamed / I haue dreamed. Howe longe wyll this contynue in the Prophetes herte / to tell lyes / and to preache the craftye sotyltye of theyre owne herte? Whose purpose is (with the drea∣mes that euery one tell) to make my people forget my name / as theyr forefathers dyd / when Baal came vp. The Prophete that hath a dreame / let hym tell it ‡ 1.1256 and he that vnderstandeth my worde / let hym shewe it faythfully.

For what hathe chaffe and wheate to do together? sayeth the Lord. Is not my worde [unspec F] lyke a fyre / sayeth the Lorde / and lyke an hammer, that breaketh the harde stone? Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: beholde, I wyll vpon the Prophetes / that steale my worde priuely from euery mā: Beholde, here am I (sayeth the Lord) agaynst the prophe∣tes / that take vpon theyr tonges to speake: The Lorde hath sayde it. Beholde, here am I (sayeth the Lorde) agaynst those Prophe∣tes / that dare prophecye lyes, and dysceaue my people with theyr vanyties, and myra∣cles, whom I neuer sent / nor commaunded them. They shal do this people great harme sayeth the Lorde.

If this people, other any prophet or prest aske the and saye: what is ☞ the burthen of the Lord? Thou shalt say vnto thē. What burthen? Therfore wyll I caste you fro me (sayeth the Lord) because ye your selues are a burthen. And the Prophet, prest or people that vseth thys terme (the burthen of the Lorde) him wyll I vyset, and his house also

But thus shall ye saye, euery one to ano∣ther. ☞ What answere hath the Lorde ge∣uē? or what is the Lordes commaundemēt? And as for the burthen of the Lord, ye shall [unspec G] speake nomore of it: for euerye mans owne worde is his burthen, because ye haue alte∣red the wordes of the lyuyng God the Lorde of Hostes our God.

Thus shall euery man saye to the Pro∣phetes: what answere hath the Lorde geuen the? Or / what sayeth the Lorde? And not once to name the burthen of the Lord. Ther¦fore

thus sayeth the Lorde. For so muche as ye haue vsed this terme (the burthen of the Lorde) where as I not withstandynge sente vnto you, and forbadde you to speake of the Lordes burthen.

Beholde therfore, I wyll repute you as a burthen, and wyll cast you out of my pre∣sence: yee, and the citie also, that I gaue you and your fathers: and wyl brynge you to an euerlastyng confusion, & into such a shame / as shall neuer be forgotten.

¶ The vysyon of the two pannyers of fygges. The fyrste vysion sygnifieth that parte of the people shulde be brought agayne from captiuyte. The seconde, that zedekyas and the rest of the people shulde be destroyed.

CAPI. XXIIII.

THE Lorde shewed me a vysion: Be∣holde, there stode two maundes of fyg¦ges [unspec A] before the Temple of the Lorde / after∣that * 1.1257 Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon had led away captyue Iechonias the sonne of Iehoakim kynge of Iuda / the myghtye men also of Iuda, with the worke maisters, and connynge men of Ierusalem / vnto Ba¦bylon. In the one maunde were very good fygges / euen lyke as those that be fyrst rype In the other maunde were very naughtye figges, which might not be eaten, they were so euyl. Then sayde the Lord vnto me: what seyst thou Ieremy? I sayde * 1.1258 fygges, wher∣of some be very good, and some so euyl / that no man may eate them.

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto [unspec B] me / after this maner: Thus sayeth the Lord the God of Israel: lyke as thou knowest the good fygges / so shall I knowe the mēled a way, whom I haue sent out of this place in to the lande of the Caldees, for theyr profit and I wyl set myne eyes vpon them for the best, for I wyl bryng them agayne into this lande: I wyl buylde them vp, and not breke [unspec C] them downe: I wyll plante them, and not rote them out. * 1.1259 And I wyll geue them an herte to knowe, howe that I am the Lorde. They shalbe my people, and I wyll be their God, for they shall retourne vnto me with theyr whole herte.

* 1.1260 And lyke as thou knoweste the naugh∣tie fygges, which may not be eaten, they are so euyll: Euen so wyll I (sayeth the Lorde) let Zebekias the Kynge of Iuda, (ye and al his princes, and the residue of Ierusalē that remayne ouer in this lande, and them also that dwelle in Egypte) to be vexed and pla∣ged in all kyngdomes and landes. And wyl [unspec D] make thē to be a * 1.1261 reprofe, a comen by word a laughyng stocke & shame / in al the places where I shall scatre them. I wyll sende the swearde, honger, and pestilence amonge them / vntyll I haue cleane consumed them oute of the lande / that I gaue vnto them / and theyr fathers.

¶ Ieremy prophecyeth that they shalbe in capituyte. lxx. ye∣res, bycause they cont••iuned and dispysed the worde of God He sheweth that after. lxx. yeares the Babeloni••ris shulde be destroyed. The destruccion of all ••aryone to propheried. He moueth the Preastes of the nacyons to waylings.

CAPI. XXV.

A SERMON that was geuen vnto [unspec A] Ieremy, vpon all the people of Iuda. In the fourth yere of Iehoakun the sonne of Iosias Kynge of Iuda / that was in the fyrste yeare of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon. Whiche Sermon / Ieremye the Prophet made vnto al the people of Iuda, and to all the inhabitours of Ierusalem, on this maner.

From the thyrtene yeare of Iosias the sonne of Amon Kynge of Iuda, vnto thys presente daye (that is euen. xxii••. yeare) the worde of the Lorde hathe bene cōmytted vn¦to me. * 1.1262 And so I haue spoken to you, I haue rysen vp earely / I haue geuen you warnynge in season / but ye wolde not heare me. * 1.1263 Thoughe the Lorde hathe sente his seruauntes, all the Prophetes vnto you in season. Yet wolde ye not obey, ye wolde not enclyne your eares to heare.

He sayde ‡ 1.1264 tourne agayne euery man frome his euyll waye / and frome your wye∣ked ymaginacions / and so shall ye dwel for euer in the lande / that the Lorde promysed you and your forefathers. And go not af∣ter straunge Goddes, serue them not / wor∣shyppe them nat, and angre me nat with the workes of youre handes: then wyll not I punyshe you. Neuerthelesse / ye wolde not heare me (sayeth the Lorde) but haue defyed me with the workes of your handes / to your owne great harme.

Wherfore thus sayeth y^• Lorde of host{is}: [unspec B] * 1.1265 Because / ye haue not herkened vnto my worde, lo / I wyll sende out, & call for all the people / that dwell in the North, sayeth the Lorde, and wyl prepayre Nabuchodonosor the kynge of * 1.1266 Babylon my seruaunte / and wyll brynge them vpon this lande, & vpon all that dwell therin / and vpon all the peo∣ple that are aboute them / and wyll vtterly rote them out. I wyl make of them a wilder¦nesse a morkage, and a continual deserte.

* 1.1267 Moreouer, I wyll take from them the [unspec C] voyce of gladnesse and solace▪ the voyce of the bryde grome and the bryde / the voyce of

the anoynted / with the cresshettes: and this whole lande shal become a wyldernesse, and they shall serue the sayde people and the kyng of Babylon, threscore yeares and ten. * 1.1268 When the. ixx. yeares are expired, I wyll vyset also the wyckednesse of the Kynge of Babylon and his people sayeth the Lorde: yee / and the lande of the Caldees / and wyll make it a perpetuall wyldernes, & wyll ful∣fyll al my wordes vpon that lande / which I haue deuysed agaynst it: yee, all that is writ¦ten in this boke / whiche Ieremy hathe pro∣phecyed of al people: so that they also shalbe subdued vnto dyuerse nacyons and greate kynges * 1.1269 for I wyll recompense them accor¦dynge to theyr dedes and worckes of theyre owne handes.

For thus hath the Lord God of Israel spo¦ken [unspec D] vnto me: Take this * 1.1270 wyne cup of in∣dignacyon fro my hande / that thou mayest cause all the people, to whom I sende y^• / for to drinke of it: that when they haue dronckē thereof / they maye be mad / and out of theyr wyttes, when the swearde commeth / that I wyll sende amonge them. Then toke I the cuppe from the Lordes hande, and made al the people dryncke therof / vnto whome the Lorde had sente me.

But fyrste the cytye of Ierusalem / and al the cyties of Iuda, theyr kynges and Pryn∣ces: to make them desolate / waste / despysed and cursed / accordyng as it is come to passe [unspec E] this day. Yee / and Pharao the kynge of E∣gypte / his seruauntes / his princes & his peo¦ple all together one with another and al kin¦ges of the lande of Hus / all kynges of the Philistines lande / Ascalon / Azah / Accaron and the remnaunt of Asdod / the Edomites, the Moabites and the Ammonites all the kynges of Tirus & Sidon: the kynges of y^• Iles / that are beyonde the see: Dedan / The∣ma, Buz and all them that dwel in the vtter most partes of the worlde: all the kynges of Araby / and (generally) all the kynges that dwel in the deserte: al the kynges of Zamri, all the Kynges of Elam / all the kynges of the Medees / al kynges towarde the North / whether they be farre or nye / euery one with his neyghbours: Yee, and al the kingdomes that are vpon the whole earth. The kyng of Sezach sayde he / shall drynke with thē also

Therfore saye thou vnto them: This is the commaundement of the Lorde of hostes the God of Israell: Drinke and be dronken [unspec F] spewe and fall / that ye neuer ryse / and that thorowe the swearde / whiche I wyll sende amonge you. But yf they wyll not receaue the cuppe of thy hande / and drynke it, then tell them: Thus doth the Lorde of Hostes threaten you: drynke it ye shall / and that shortly. For lo, * 1.1271 I begynne to plage the cy∣tye / that my name is geuen vnto: thynke ye then / that I wyl leaue you vnpunyshed? Ye shal not go quite. For why, I cal for a swerd vpon all the inhabitours of the earth, saith the Lorde of Hoostes.

Therfore tell them all these wordes, and saye vnto them. * 1.1272 The Lorde shall cry from aboue, and let his voyce be herde from hys holy habytacyon. With a greate noyse shal he crye from his court regall, He shall geue a greate voyce (lyke the grape gatherers) & the soūde therof shalbe herd vnto the endes of the worlde. For the Lord hath a iudgmēt to geue vpon all people. and wyll holde his courte of iustice with all flesshe, and punysh the vngodly / sayeth the Lorde.

For thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes. * 1.1273 [unspec G] Beholde / a myserable plage shall go frome one people to another, and a greate stormye water shall aryse frome all the endes of the earth. And the same day shal the Lorde him¦selfe sleye them, from one ende of the earth to another. There shal no mone be made for a∣ny of them / none gathered vp / none buried: but shall lye as dunge vpon the grounde.

Mourne (O ye shepherdes) & crye: sprinkle yourselues with asshes / O ye Rammes of the flocke: for the tyme of youre slaughter is fulfylled, & ye shall fal lyke vessels connyng¦ly made for pleasure.

* 1.1274 The shepherdes shall haue no waye to flie, and the Rammes of the flocke shall not escape. Then shall the shepherdes crye hor∣rybly / and the Rammes of the flocke shall mourne? for the Lorde hath consumed their pasture / and theyr beste feldes lye deade be∣cause of the horryble wrathe of the Lorde. They haue forsaken theyr foldes lyke as a Lyon. For theyr lande is wast / because of his fearfull indignacion.

¶ Ieremye moueth the people to amendement. He is ta∣ken of the Prophetes and Preestes, and brought to iudge∣ment. Uryah the Prophete is kylled of Ioachim, cōtrary to the wyll of God.

CAPI. XXVI.

IN THE begynnynge of the raygne [unspec A] of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of IVDA / came thys worde frome the Lorde / sayenge: Thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1275 Stande in the courte of the LORDES house / & speake vnto all them whiche (out

of the cyties of Iuda (come to do worship in the Lordes house, al the wordes that I com¦maunde the to say. * 1.1276 Loke that thou kepe not one worde backe / yf (peraduenture) they wyl herken, and turne euery man from hys wycked waye: * 1.1277 that I maye also re∣pente of the plage, whiche I haue determy∣ned to brynge vpon them, because of theyr wycked inuencyons.

And after thys maner shalte thou speake [unspec B] vnto them: Thus sayeth the Lord: yf ye wyl not obey me, to walcke in my lawes, whiche I haue geuen you, and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whō I sent vnto you, rysynge vp tymely, and styll sen∣dynge: If ye wyll not folowe them (I saye) then wyll I do to this house * 1.1278 ☜ as I dyd vnto Siloh, and wyll make this cytie to be abhorred of all the people of the earth. And the preastes, the prophetes and all the peo∣ple herde Ieremye preache these wordes, in the house of the Lorde.

Nowe when he had spoken out all the wordes, that the Lorde commaunded hym to preach vnto the people, then the prestes, y^• prophetes and al the people toke holde vpō him, and sayde: thou shalt dye. How darrest thou be so bolde, as to saye in the name of y^• Lorde: it shal happen to this house as it did [unspec C] vnto Siloh: and thys cytye shalbe so wast / that no man shall dwell therin?

And when all the people were gathered aboute Ieremy in the house of the Lord, the prynces of Iuda herde of this rumour, and they came soone out of the kynges Palace into the house of the Lorde / and sat them downe before the * 1.1279 newe dore of the Lorde. Then spake the prestes and the prophetes [unspec D] vnto the rulers and to all the people / these wordes: * 1.1280 Thys man is worthy to dye, for he hathe preached agaynste thys cytie, as ye youreselues haue herde with youre eares.

Then sayde Ieremy vnto the rulers and to al the people: The Lorde hath sent me to preach against this house and agaynst this cyty all y^• wordes that ye haue herde. Ther∣fore amende youre wayes, and youre aduy∣sementes, and be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God: so shall the Lord repēte of the plage / that he had deuysed agaynste you. Now as for me: I am in youre handes do with me, as ye thincke expedient & good. But th{is} shal ye know: if ye put me to death / * 1.1281 ye shall make youreselues, this cytye and all the inhabytours therof / gyltye of inno∣cent [unspec E] bloude. For thys is of a trueth: that the Lorde hathe sent me vnto you, to speake all these wordes in youre eares.

Then sayde the rulers and the people vnto the prestes and prophetes. This man maye not be condemned to death, for he hath prea∣ched vnto vs in the name of the Lorde oure God. The Elders also of the lande stode vp▪ and sayd thus vnto al the people: Micheah the Morasthite, * 1.1282 which was a prophet vn∣der Ezekiah kyng of Iuda, spake to all the people of Iuda: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes: * 1.1283 Sion shalbe plowed lyke a felde, [unspec F] Ierusalem shalbe an heape of stones / & the hyl of the Lordes house shalbe turned to an hye wod. Dyd Ezekiah the kyng of Iuda & the people of Iuda put him to deth for this: No verely, * 1.1284 but rather feared the Lorde, & made theyr prayer vnto him. For the which cause also the Lorde repented of the plage, y^t he had deuysed against thē. Shulde we thē do such a shameful dede agaynst our soules: [unspec G] There was a prophet also, y^t preached stifly in the name of the Lorde / called Uriah the sonne of Semeiah of Caryathyarym, thys man preached also agaynst this cyty and a∣gainst this lāde, according to al as Ieremy sayeth. Nowe when * 1.1285 Iehoakim the kynge with al the estates and prīces had herde his wordes, the king went about to sleye him. * 1.1286 Whē Uriah perceaued that, he was afraied and fled, and departed into Egypte.

Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypte, Namely: Elnathā the sonne of Achbor and certayne men with him into Egypte, which fetched Uriah oute of Egypt, & brought him vnto kyng Iehoa¦kim, that slewe hym with the swearde, and cast hys deed body into the comen peoples graue. But Ahikam the sonne of Saphan helped Ieremy / that he came not into the handes of the people to be slayne.

Ieremy, at the commaundement of the Lorde / sendeth bon∣des to the kyng of Iuda / and to the other kynges that were nye, wherby they are monyshed to become subiectes vnto Nabuchodonosor. He warneth the people and the kynges and rulers, that they beleue not false Prophetes.

CAPI. XXVII.

IN THE begynnynge of the reygne [unspec A] of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda / came thys worde vnto Ieremye from the Lorde, whiche spake thus vnto me: Make the bondes and chaynes, and put them aboute thy necke / and sende them to the kynge of Edom, to the kynge of Moab / to the kynge of Ammon, to the kyng of Ty∣rus, and to the kyng of Sidon: and that by the messaungers, which shall come to Ieru¦salē vnto Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda, and

byd them saye vnto theyr masters: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Is∣rael, speake thus vnto youre masters: * 1.1287 I am he that made the earth, the me••, and the catell that are vpon the grounde, with my greate power and outstretched arme, and haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me. [unspec B] * 1.1288 And nowe wyl I delyuer all these landes into the power of Nabuchodonosor y^• kyng of Babylon ‡ 1.1289 my sernaunte. The beastes also of the felde shall I geue hym to do him seruyce. * 1.1290 And al people shal serue him, and hys sonne, and hys chylders chyldren / vn∣tyl the tyme of the same lande be come also: yee, many people and greate kynges shall serue hym.

Moreouer, that people and kyngdome whiche wyll nat▪serue Nabuchodonosor / and that wyll not put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the kynge of Babylon: the same people wyll I vyset with the swearde, with honger, with pestylence, vntyll I haue con∣sumed thē in hys handes, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1291 And therfore folowe not your Prophetes, sothesayers expounders of dreames / char∣me••s and wytches / which saye vnto you: ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon. For they preache you lyes: to brynge you farre from your lande, and that I might cast you out, and destroye you. But the people that put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serue hym, those I wyl let remayne styll in theyr owne lande (sayeth the Lorde) and they shall occoupye it / and dwell therin.

All these thynges tolde I Zedekiah the [unspec C] kynge of Iuda, and sayde: * 1.1292 Put youre neckes, vnder the yoke of the kyng of Ba∣bylon, and serue hym and hys people, that ye maye lyue. Why wylt thou and thy peo∣ple peryshe with the swearde, with honger, with pestylence: lyke as the Lorde hathe de∣uysed forall people, that wyll not serue the kynge of Babylon? * 1.1293 Therfore geue no eare vnto those Prophetes (that tel you: Ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon (for they preache you lyes, neyther haue I sente them / sayeth the Lorde: howbeit they are bolde, falsely to prophesye in my name: that I myghte the sooner dryue you oute / and that ye myght perysh with your preachers. I spake to the Prestes also, and to all the people: Thus sayeth the Lorde: Heare not the wordes of those Prophetes that preach vnto you, and saye: Beholde, * 1.1294 ☞ the vessels of the Lordes house shall shortly be brought hyther againe from Babylon: For they prophecye lyes vnto you. Heare them nat, but serue the kyng of Babylon, that ye maye lyue. Wherfore wyl ye make thys cy∣tie to be destroyed? But yf they be true Pro∣phetes in very dede, and yf the worde of the Lorde be commytted vnto them, then let them pray the Lorde of hostes, that the rem∣naunte of the ornamentes (which are in the howse of the Lorde, and remayne yet in the house of the Kynge of Iuda and at Ieru∣salem) be not caryed to Babylon also. For thus hathe the Lorde of hostes spoken con∣cernyng the pyllers, the lauer, the seate and the resydue of the ornamentes that yet re∣mayne in thys cytye / whiche Nabuchodo∣nosor the Kynge of Babylon toke not, * 1.1295 when he caryed away Iechoniah the sonne of Iohoakim Kynge of Iuda, with all the power of Iuda, and Ierusalem / from Ie∣rusalem, vnto Babylon / captyue.

Yee / thus hathe the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israel spoken, as touchynge the re∣sydue of the Ornametes of the Lordes hou∣se of the kynge of Iudaes house, and of Ie∣rusalem: * 1.1296 They shalbe caryed vnto Baby¦lon, and there they shall remayne ☞ vntyll I vyset them saieth the Lorde. * 1.1297 Then wyl I bryng them hyther againe. And this was done in the same yeare, e••ē in y^• beginnynge of the reygne of Zedekiah▪kynge of Iuda.

¶ The false Prophecye of Hananiah the Prophete. Ieremye sheweth that the prophecye of hananiah is false, by the example of the other Prophetes. He beynge inspy∣red of the Lorde reproueth Hananiah, prophecyinge ••y•• deathe.

CAPI. XXVIII.

BVT in the fourthe yeare of the raygne of Zedekiah kyng of Iuda, in the fyfth Moneth, It happened, that Hananiah the sōne of Assur the prophet of Gybeon, spake to me in the house of the Lorde / in the pre∣sence of the prestes and of al the people / and sayde: Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israell: I haue broken the yoke of the kynge of Babylon, * 1.1298 and after two yeare Wyl I brynge agayne into thys pla∣ce / all the ornamentes of the Lordes house / that Nabuchodonosor kynge of babylon ca¦ryed awaye from this place vnto Babilon. Yee, I wyll brynge agayne Ie choniah the sonne of Iehoakim the kynge of Iuda him self, with al the presoners of Iuda (that are caried vnto Babylon (euen into this place, sayeth the Lorde, for I wyl breake the yoke of the kynge of Babylon.

Then the prophet Ieremy gaue answere [unspec B] vnto the prophet Hananiah, before the pre∣stes

and before all the people that were pre∣sent in the house of the Lord. * 1.1299 And the pro∣phet Ieremy sayde: Amen, the Lorde do that / and graunte the thynge whiche thou haste prophecyed: that he may bryng agayn all the ornamentes of the Lordes house, and restore all the presoners from Babylon in to thys place. Neuertheles / herken thou also / what I wyll saye, that thou and al the people maye heare: The prophetes that were before vs in tymes paste / whiche pro∣phecyed of warre / or trouble / or pestylence / ether of peace / vpon many nacyons & great kyngdomes / were proued by this (yf God had sende thē in very dede) * 1.1300 whē the thing came to pas: which that prophet told before And Hananiah the prophet toke the chayne [unspec C] from the prophet Ieremyes necke / and brake it / and with that sayde Hananiah / that al the people myght heare: Thus hath the Lorde spoken: Euen so wyll I breake the yoke of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Ba∣bylon / from the necke of all nacyons / yee / and that within this two yeare. And so the prophet Ieremy wente his waye. Nowe af∣ter that Hananiah the prophet had takē the chayne from the prophet Ieremyes necke / and broken it. The worde of the Lorde came vnto the prophet Ieremy sayinge: Go and [unspec D] tell Hananiah these wordes: Thus sayeth the Lorde. Thou haste broken the chaine of wod / but in steade of wod thou shalte muke chaynes of yron. For thys sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel: I wyll put a yoke of yron vpon the necke of all this peo∣ple / that they maye serue Nabuchodonosor the kinge of Babylon / yee / and so shall they do. And I wyll geue hym the beastes in the felde. Then sayde the prophet Ieremy vnto the prophet Hananiah: * 1.1301 Heare me Hana∣niah: The Lorde hath not sent the / but thou bringest this people into a false belefe. And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: beholde / I wyll sende the out of the lande / and within a yeare thou shalt die, because thou hast fal∣sely spoken agaynst the Lorde. So Hana∣niah the prophet dyed the same yeare in the seuenth Moneth.

¶ The pystle of Ieremy / sent vnto them that were in cap∣tyuyte in Babilon. He prophecyeth theyr returne from cap∣tyuytys a••ter. ixx. yearc••. He prophecyeth the destruccyon of the kynge and of the people that remayned in Ierusalem. He threatneth. ii. Prophetes that seduced the people. The death of Semeiah the Nehelamyte i•• prophecyed.

CAPI. XXIX.

THESE are the wordes of the boke / that [unspec A] Ieremy the prophet sent from Ie¦rusalē vnto the presoners: the Senatours / prestes / prophetes / and al the people whom Nabuchodonosor had led from Ierusalem vnto Babylon: after that tyme that kynge Iechoniah / and hys Quene / his chamber∣laynes, the princes of Iuda and Ierusalem the workmasters of Ierusalem were depar∣ted thyther. Whiche boke Elasah the sonne of Saphā and Gamariah the sonne of Hel∣kiah dyd beare, whom Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda sent vnto Babilon to Nabuchodo∣nosor the kynge of Babylon: these were the wordes of Ieremyes boke.

Thus hathe the Lorde of hostes the God [unspec B] of Israel spoken vnto al the presoners that were led from Ierusalem vnto Babylon: * 1.1302 builde you houses to dwel therin: plāte you gardens, that ye may enioy the frutes ther∣of: * 1.1303 take you wyues, to beare you sonnes & daughters, prouyde wyues for your sonnes & husbādes for your daughters y^t they may get sōnes & daughters, and y^t ye may multi¦plye there. Laboure not to be fewe, but seke after peace & prosperite of y^• cytie, wherin ye be presoners, * 1.1304 and praye vnto the Lord for it. For in the peace therof, shall your peace [unspec C] be. For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel: * 1.1305 Let not those prophetes & sothsaiers that be amōge you disceaue you: and bele ue not youre owne dreames. For why, ‡ 1.1306 they preach you lies in my name, and I haue not sent them, sayeth the Lorde. But thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1307 When ye haue fulfylled. lxx. yeares at Babylon, I wyll brynge you home, & of myne owne goodnes I wyll carye you hyther agayne vnto thys place. For I knowe what I haue deuysed for you, saieth the Lorde. My thoughtes are to geue you peace, and not trouble (which I geue you all redye) and that ye myght haue hope agayne. * 1.1308 Ye shal crye vnto me, ye shal go and call vpō me, and I shall heare you. ‡ 1.1309 Ye shall seke me and fynde me / yee / yf so be that ye seke me with your whole hert, I wyl be founde of you (sayeth the Lorde) and wyll delyuer you out of pryson / and gather you together agayn out of al places, where in I haue scatred you, saieth the Lorde: and wyll brynge you agayne to the same place / from whence I caused you to be caryed a∣waye captyue. But where as ye saye / that God hathe ray∣sed you vp prophetes at Babylō: Th{us} hath the Lorde spoken to the kynge that sitteth in the stole of Dauid, and to al the people that dwell in this cyty, youre brethren * 1.1310 that are not gone with you in to captyuite. Thus (I

speaketh the Lorde of hoostes: Beholde * 1.1311 I wyll sende a swearde, honger and pesti∣lence vpon them, and wyll make them lyke vntymely fygges, that may not be eaten for bitternes. And I wyll persecute them with the swearde, with honger and death.

I wyll delyuer them vp to be vexed of all kingdomes, to be cursed, abhorted, laughed to scorne, and put to confusyon of al the peo¦ple, amōge whom I haue scatred them: and that because they haue not bene obedyente vnto my cōmaundemētes (sayeth the Lord) whiche I sent vnto them by my seruauntes y^• prophetes. * 1.1312 I stode vp early, & sent vnto them / but they wolde not heare / sayeth the [unspec E] Lorde. Heare therfore the worde of the Lorde / all ye presoners / whom I sent from Ierusalem vnto Babylon: Thus hath the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel spoken of Ahab the sonne of Colaiah, and of Zede∣kiah the sonne of Maasiah / which prophe∣cye lyes vnto you in my name: Beholde / I wyll delyuer them into the hande of Nabu∣chodonosor the kynge of Babylon / that he maye sleye them before youre eyes. And all the presoners of Iuda that are in Babilon, shal take vpon thys terme of cursynge, and say: Nowe God do vnto the, as he dyd vnto Zedekiah and Ahab / whom the Kynge of Babilon rosted in the fyre / because they sin∣ned shamefully in Israell.

For they haue not onely defyled their neigh¦bours wyues, but also preached lyeng wor∣des in my name / whiche I haue not com∣maunded them. This I testyfy / and assure / sayeth the Lorde. But as for Semeiah the Nehelamyte thou shalte speake vnto [unspec F] hym: Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel: Because thou haste sealed letters vnder thy name / vnto all the people that is at Ierusalem / and to Sophoniah the sonne of Maasiah the preste / yee / and sent them to all the prestes: where in thou wryteste thus vnto hym: The Lorde hathe ordeyned the to be preste in steade of * 1.1313 Ie∣hoiada the preste / that thou shuldeste be the chefe in the house of the Lorde aboue al pro∣phetes / and preachers, and that thou migh∣test put thē in preson, or in the stockes. How happeneth it then, that thou hast not repro∣ued Ieremy of Anathoth / which neuer lea∣ueth of his prophecyige. And besyde al this / he hath sent vs worde * 1.1314 vnto Babylon / and tolde vs playnely / that oure captyuyte shal long endure: that we shulde builde vs hou∣ses to dwel therin, and to plant vs gardens that we myghte enioye the frutes therof.

Which letter Sophoniah the prest dyd rede, and let Ieremy the prophet heare it.

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto [unspec G] Ieremy, sayinge: Sende worde to all them that be in captyuyte / on thys maner: Thus hath the Lorde spokē concerning Semeiah the Nehelamite: * 1.1315 Because that Semeiah hath prophecied vnto you without my com¦mission, and brought you in to a false hope / therfore thus the Lorde dothe certyfye you: Beholde / I wyl vyset Semeiah the Nehe∣lamite, and his sede: so that none of his shal remayne amonge this people, and none of them shall se the good, that I wyll do for thys people / sayeth the Lorde. For he hathe preached falsely of the Lorde.

¶ The retourne of the people from Babylon. God by hys chastenyng the sheweth that the people so synfull. The destruc∣cyon of the enemyes of Israel.

CAPI. XXX.

THESE are the wordes, that the [unspec A] Lorde shewed vnto Ieremy, sayinge. Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell: * 1.1316 Wryte vp diligently all the wordes, that I haue spoken vnto the, in a boke. For, io, the tyme commeth (sayeth the Lord) that I wyl bring agayne the presoners of my people of Israell and Iuda, sayeth the Lorde: For I wyll restore them vnto the lande / that I gaue to theyr fathers / and they shal haue it in possessyon▪

Agayne / these wordes spake the Lorde / concerning Israel and Iuda: Thus sayeth the Lorde: We haue hearde a terryble erye / feare & dysquietnes. For what els doth this signifye / that I se? Namely / that all strong men smyte, euery man hys hande vpon hys loines, * 1.1317 as a woman in the paine of her tra¦uayle. Who euer sawe a man trauaile with chylde? Enquere theafter, and se. Yee / all theyr faces are maruelous pale.

Alas for thys daye, whiche is so dredefull / that none may be lykened vnto it: and alas for y^• tyme of Iacobs trouble, frō the which he shall yet be delyuered. For in the day say∣eth [unspec B] the Lorde of hostes, I wyl take his yoke frō thy necke, and breake thy bondes. They shal nomore serue straunge Goddes vnder him, but they shal do seruice vnto God their Lorde, and to▪ * 1.1318 Dauyd their kyng / whom I wyl rayse vp vnto them. ‡ 1.1319 And as for tho / O my seruaunt Iacob / feare not (sayeth the Lorde) and be not afrayed / O Israel. For lo I wil helpe the also from farre / and thy sede from the lande of theyr captiuyte.

And Iacob shall turne agayne / he shall be in rest, and haue a prosperous lyfe & no man

shal make him afrayed. For I am with the, to helpe the, sayeth the Lord. * 1.1320 And though I shall destroy al the people, among whom I haue scatred the,, yet wyll I not destroye the, but correcte the, * 1.1321 and that with dyscre∣cyon. For I knowe, that thou art in no wise* 1.1322 without fau••e. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde. I am sory for thy hurte and woun∣des. [unspec C] There is no man to medle with thy cause / or to bynde vp thy woundes / there maye no man helpe the.

All thy louers haue forgotten the / and care nothyng for the. For I haue geuen the a cruell stroke / and chastened the roughly / and that for the multytude of thy mysdedes for thy synnes haue hadde the ouer hande. Why makeste thou mone for thy harme? I myselfe haue pyte of thy sorow, * 1.1323 but for the multitude of thy mysdedes and synnes / I haue done this vnto the.

* 1.1324 And therfore all they that deuoure the / shalbe deuoured, and al thine enemyes shal be led into captiuite. All they that make the waste, shalbe wasted themselues, and al tho¦se that robbe the, wyll I make also to be rob¦bed. For I wyll geue the thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole, sayeth the Lorde: because they reuyled the, as one caste away and despysed, O Syon. [unspec D]

For thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, * 1.1325 I wyll set vp Iacobs tentes agayne, and de∣fende his dwellynge place. The cytie shalbe buylded in her olde estate, & the houses shall haue theyr ryght foundacyon. And out of them shal go thankesgeuyng, and the voyce of ioye.

I wyll multiple them / and they shall not be fewe. I shall endue them with honour / & no man shall subdue them. Theyr chyldren shalbe as a fore tyme, and theyr congregaci∣on shall continue in my syght. And all those that vexe them, wyll I vyset.

* 1.1326 A captayne also shall come of them, and a prynce shall sprynge out from the myddest of them: him wyl I chalenge to myselfe, and he shal come vnto me. * 1.1327 For what is he, that geueth ouer his hert to come vnto me? sayth the Lorde. * 1.1328 Ye shalbe my people also / and I wylbe your God. * 1.1329 Beholde, on the other syde shal the wrathe of the Lorde breake out as a stormye water as a myghtye whyrle wynde: and shall fal vpon the heades of the vngodly.

The terryble dyspleasure of the Lorde shal not leaue of / vntyl he haue done, & per∣fourmed the intent of his herte / * 1.1330 Which in the latter dayes ye shal vnderstande. At the same tyme (sayeth the Lorde) shall I be the God of al the generacyons of Israel, & they shalbe my people.

CAPI. XXXI.

[unspec A]

¶ He prophetyeth that the people of Israel shalbe resto••ed agayne vnto theyr prosperite. To be turned from synne is the gyfte of God. The byrthe of Christe is prophecyed. All the wycked shall dye in theyr wyckednes. The newe testa∣ment and couenaunte so prophecyed. The Chrysten art taught and instructe of the Lorde. Oute synnes shall so be remytted, that they shall not ones be thought on. God pro∣myseth that he wyll caste of the Iewes. The buyldynge a∣gayne of Ierusalem.

THVS sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1331 The peo∣ple of Israel whiche escaped in the wil¦dernesse from the swearde, founde grace to come into theyr reste. Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appere vnto me from far, and saye: I loue the wyth an euerlastynge loue, therfore do I sprede my mercye before the. I wyll repayre the agayne (O thou daughter of Israel) y^• thou mayest be faste & sure, Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne, & go forth with them / that lede the daunce.

Thou shalte plante vynes agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria / and the grape gathe¦rers shall plante / and synge.

And when it is tyme / the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry: * 1.1332 Aryse, let vs go vp vnto Syon to our Lord God / for [unspec B] thus sayeth the Lorde: Reioyce with glad∣nes because of Iacob, crye vnto the head of the Gentyles: speake out / synge, and saye: The Lorde shall delyuer his people, the re∣naunt of Israel, and make them whole. Be¦holde, I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the North land, and gather them from y^• endes of the worlde, with the blynde and l•• me that are amonge them, with the wemen that be great with chylde, and such as be al¦so delyuered: and the company of them that come agayne, shalbe greate.

They departed from hence in heuynes / but with ioye wyll I brynge them hyther agayne. I wyll lede thē to the ryuers of wa¦ter in a strayght waye / where they shall not stomble: * 1.1333 For I am Israels father / and * 1.1334 Ephraim is my fyrst borne.

Heare the worde of the Lorde, O ye Gen¦tiles, preache in the Iles, that lye far of, and saye: he that hathe scatred Israel, shall ga∣ther him together agayne, & shall kepe hym as a shepherde doth his flocke. For the Lord hath redemed Iacob, and ryd him from the hande of the vyolent. And they shall come / and reioyse vpon the hyl of Syon / and shal haue plentuousnes of goodes / whiche the Lorde shall geue thē: Namely / wheate / wy∣ne / oyle, yonge shepe and calues. And theyr

conscyence shal be as a wel watred garden, for they shall no more be hongrye.

Then shal the mayde reioyse in the daūce, yee / both yonge and olde folkes. For I wyl turne theyr sorowe into gladnesse, and wyll comforte them and make them ioyfull, euen from theyr hertes. I wyl poure plentuous∣nes vpon the hertes of the prestes / and my people shalbe satisfyed with my goodnesse / sayeth the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde, ☜ * 1.1335 The voice of heuynes / wepyng, and lamentacion was herd on hye: euen of Rachel mournynge for her chyldren, and wolde not be comforted, be cause they were away.

But nowe sayeth the Lorde: leaue of from wepynge and cryenge, witholde thyne eyes from teares, for ☜ thy laboure shal be rewarded / sayeth the Lorde. And they shall come agayne out of the lande of theyr enne∣myes: Yee / euen thy posterytie shall haue consolacyon in this (sayeth the Lorde) that thy chyldrēn shall come agayne in to theyr owne lande.

Moreouer I herde Ephraim (that was led away captiue) complaine on this maner: * 1.1336 O Lorde, thou hast correcte me, & thy cha∣stenynge haue I receyued, ☜ as an vnta∣med calfe. * 1.1337 Conuerte thou me / and I shal∣be conuerted, for thou arte my Lorde God: Yee / as sone as y^• turnest me / I shall refour∣me my selfe: and when I vnderstand, I shal [unspec D] smyte vpon my thyghe. For verely I haue commytted shamefull thynges: O let my youth beare this reprofe and confusion.

Upon this complaynt, I thought thus by my selfe / * 1.1338 is not Ephraim my deare son Is he not the chylde / with whome I haue had all myrth and pastyme? For sence the tyme that I fyrste commened with hym / I haue hym euer in remembraunce: therfore my very herte driueth me vnto hym, gladly and louingly wyl I haue mercy vpon hym sayth the Lorde. Get the watchmen, prouide teachers for the / set thyne hert vpon y^• ryght waye, that thou shuldest walke / and turne agayne. O thou daughter of Israell turne agayne to these cities of thyne. Howe longe wylt thou go astraye. O thou shrynkynge daughter? For the Lorde wyll worke a newe thynge vpon earthe. A woman shal com∣passe a man.

For thus sayth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel / It wyl come therto / y^t when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuite, these [unspec E] wordes shalbe herde in the lande, and in his cities: The Lorde / which is the faire‡ 1.1339 bryde grome of ryghtuousnesse, make the fruteful O thou holy hyll: And there shall dwel Iu∣da / and all her cityes, the shepherdes and husbande men: For * 1.1340 I shal fede the hongry soule, and refreshe all faynte hertes. When I herde this I came agayne to my selfe, I mused, lyke as I had bene waked out of a swete slepe.

Beholde (sayeth the Lord) the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israell and the house of Iuda, with mē and with catel. ‡ 1.1341 Yee / it shall come therto / that lyke as I haue gone about in tymes past to rote them out, to scatre them / to breake them ••••wne / to destroye them and chasten them: Euen so wyll I also go diligently abonte, to buylde them vp agayne and to plante them / sayeth the Lorde.

‡ 1.1342 Then shall it no more be sayde: the fa∣thers haue eaten a sowre grape, and the chil¦drens teth are set on edge: for euery one shal dye for his owne misdede, so that who so ea∣teth a sowre grape, h{is} teth shalbe set on edge

* 1.1343 Beholde, the dayes come (sayeth the Lorde) that I wyll make ☞ a newe coue∣naunt with the house of Israel and with the [unspec F] house of Iuda: nat after the couenaunt that I made with their fathers, when I toke thē by the hande / and led them out of the lande of Egypte: whiche couenaunte they brake / yee, euen whan I as an husbande had rule ouer them, sayeth the Lord: * 1.1344 But this shall be the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes / sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1345 I wyll plante my lawe in the in∣warde partes of them, and wryte it in theyr hertes, * 1.1346 and wyll be theyr God / and they shalbe my people.

And from thence forth shall no man tea∣che his neyghboure or his brother, and say: knowe the Lorde: But they shall all knowe me, from the lowest vnto the hyghest, sayeth the Lorde. For I wyll forgeue theyr mysde∣des / and wyll neuer remembre theyr synnes any more. Thus sayeth the Lorde whiche gaue the * 1.1347 sonne to be a lyght for the daye / and the Mone and Starres to shyne in the nyght: which moueth the see, so that the flou des therof waxe fearce: his name is the Lord of hostes. Lyke as this ordinaunce shall ne∣uer be takē out of my syght, sayth the Lord: So shall the sede of Israel neuer ceasse, but alway be a people before me.

Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lord: lyke as the heauen aboue can nat be measured, & as the foūdacions of the earth beneth may not [unspec G] be sought out: ‡ 1.1348 So wyl I also nat cast out

the whole sede of Israel, for that they haue commytted, sayeth the Lorde. Beholde the dayes come sayeth the Lorde, y^t the cytie of y^t Lord shal be enlarged from the * 1.1349 tower of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner wal. From thence shall the ryght measure be ta∣ken before her vnto the hylltoppe of * 1.1350 Ga∣reb, and shall come aboute Gaath, and the whole valley of the deade karcases, and of the ashes, and all the feldes vnto the broke of Cedron: and vnto the corner of the horse∣gate towarde the East / where as the Sain¦tuarye of the Lorde also shall be set. And when it is nowe buylded / and set vp of this fasshyon it shall neuer be broken, nor caste downe any more.

¶ Ieremye is caste in to preson, because he prophecyed that the cytie shulde be taken of the Kynge of Babylon, By the felde that Ieremy bought at the commaundement of the Lorde, is sygnyfyed, that the people shulde come agayne to theyr owne possessyon. The people of God are his seruaun∣tes, and he is theyr Lorde. To feare God is Godes gyfte, to thyntent that synnes may be eschued.

CAPI. XXXII.

THESE wordes spake the Lorde vnto [unspec A] Ieremy, in the tenth yere of Zedekiah kynge of Iuda, whiche was the. xviii. yeare of Nabuchodonosor, what tyme as the king of Babylons Hoste layed seage vnto Ieru¦salem. But Ieremy the Prophet lay bounde in the courte of the preson, whiche was in the kyng of Iudaes house: where Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda caused him to be layed, because he had prophecyed of this maner: Thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1351 Beholde: I wyl delyuer this citie in to the hādes of the king of Babylon, whiche shall take it. As for Ze∣dekiah the kynge of Iuda, he shall not be able to escape the Caldees, but surely he shal come into the handes of the kynge of Babi¦lon: whiche shall speake with him mouth to mouth, & one of thē shal loke another in the face. And Zedekiah shalbe caried vnto Ba¦bylon, and there shall he be, vntyll the tyme that I viset him sayeth the Lorde. But yf thou takest in hande to fyght agaynst the Caldees, thou shalt not prospere. [unspec B]

And Ieremy sayde: thus hath the Lorde spokē vnto me: Beholde, Hananeel the sōne of Selum thyne Uncles sonne shall come vnto the / & requyre the to redeme the lande / that lyeth in Anathoth vnto thy selfe / * 1.1352 for by reason of kinred it is thy right to redeme it, and to bye it out.

And so Hananeell myne vncles son came to me in the courte of the pryson (accordyng to the worde of the Lorde) and sayde vnto me, Bye my lande (I praye the) that lyeth in Anathoth in the countre of Ben Iamin: for by herytage thou hast ryght to lowse it out for thy selfe / therfore redeme it. Then I per¦ceaued, that this was the commaundement of the Lorde, and so I bought the lāde from Hananeel of Anathoth, myne Uncles sōne / and weyed him there the money: euen seuen sycles, and ten syluer pens.

I caused him also to make me a wrytyng and to seale it, and called record therby, and weyed hī there the money vpon the waygh∣tes. [unspec C] So I toke the euydence with the copy (when it was orderly sealed and red ouer) & I gaue the euydence vnto Baruch the sōne of Neriah the sonne of Maasiah in the syght of Hananeel my cosyn, and in the presence of the wytnesses, that be named in the euydēce and before all the Iewes that were therby in the courte of the preson.

I charged Baruch also before thē: saying The Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel cō∣maundeth the, to take thys sealed euydence with the copye, and to lay it in an erthen ves¦sel, that it maye longe continue.

For the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Is∣rael hath determyned, that houses, feldes & vyneyardes shalbe possessed agayne in this lande.

Nowe when I had deliuered the euydēce vnto Baruch y^• sōne of Neriah, I besought the Lorde, saying: O Lord god, * 1.1353 It is thou that hast made heauen and earthe with thy great power and hye arme, and there is no∣thynge [unspec D] hyd from the: * 1.1354 Thou shewest mercy vpon thousandes, thou recōpencest the wic¦kednes of the fathers, into the bosome of y^• chyldren that come after them.

Thou art the great and myghtye God / whose name is the Lorde of Hostes: greate in councell, and excellent in worke. Thyne eyes loke vpon all the wayes of mens chyl∣drē, * 1.1355 to rewarde euery one after his wayes, and accordyng to the frutes of hys inuenci∣ons: * 1.1356 Thou hast done greate tokens and wōders in the lande of Egypt (as we se this daye) vpon the people of Israell and vpon those men to make thy name greate, as it is come to passe this daye: Thou hast brought thy people of Israell out of the lande of E∣gypte, with tokens, with wonders, with a myghtye hande, with a stretched out arme and with great terryblenes: and hast geuen them this lande, lyke as thou haddest pro∣mysed vnto their fathers: Namely, that y^• woldest geue them a lāde, that floweth with mylcke and honye.

* 1.1357 Nowe when they came therin, & posses∣sed

it / they folowed not thy voyce, and wal∣ked not in thy lawe, * 1.1358 but all that thou com¦maundedest them to do, that haue they not done, and therfore come all these plages v∣pon them.

Beholde, there are bulwarkes made nowe agaynst the citie, to take it: and it shal be wonne of the Caldees that besege it, with swearde / with honger and deathe, and loke what thou hast spoken, that same shal come vpon them.

For lo, all thynges are presente vnto the Yet sayest thou vnto me (O Lorde God) and [unspec E] cōmaundest me, that I shall lowse a pece of lande vnto my selfe, & take wytnesses there∣to: and yet in the meane season the citie is de¦lyuered into the power of the Caldees.

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me saying: Beholde, I am the Lord God of all flesshe, is there any thynge then to harde for me? Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1359 be holde, I shal delyuer this cytie into y^• power of the Caldees, and into the power of Nabu¦chodonosor the kynge of Babylon / they shall take it. For the Caldees shall come, and wynne this cytie, and set fyre vpon it / and burne it: with the gorgyous houses, in whose parlers they haue made sacryfyce vn¦to Baal, and poured drynke offerynges vn∣to straunge Goddes, to prouoke me vnto wrath.

For seying the children of Israel, and the chyldren of Iuda haue wrought wickednes before me euer frō their youth vp, what haue they els done, but prouoked me with the wor¦kes of theyr owne handes? sayeth y^• Lorde.

Or, what hathe this cytie bene els, but a prouokynge of my wrath, euer ☜ sence the daye that they buylded it, vnto this houre? wherin I cast it out of my syght, because of the great blasphemyes of the chyldren of Is¦rael & Iuda, whiche they haue done to pro∣uoke* 1.1360 me: yee, they, theyr kinges, theyr pryn∣ces / their Prestes, their Prophetes, the men of Iuda, and the cytesyns of Ierusalem. [unspec F]

* 1.1361 When I stode vp early, and taught thē and instructed thē, they turned theyr backes to me, and not theyr faces. They wolde not heare, to be refourmed and correcte * 1.1362 but set theyr Idoles in the house / that is halowed vnto my name, to defyle it. They haue buyl¦ded hye places for Baal in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom, to bowe theyr sonnes and daughters vnto Moloch: whiche I ne∣uer commaunded them, neyther came it euer in my thought, to make Iuda synne wyth suche abhominacion.

And nowe therfore / thus hathe the Lorde God of Israel spoken, concernynge thys ci∣tie, whiche (as ye your selues confesse (shal∣be delyuered in to the hande of the kynge of Babylon, whē it is wonne with the swerde / with honger and with pestilence: * 1.1363 Beholde I wyl gather them together from al landes wherin I haue scatred them in my wrath in my fearefull and great displeasure: and wyl brynge them agayne vnto this place, where they shall dwel safely. And they shall be my people, and I wyll be theyr God. [unspec G]

* 1.1364 And I wyll geue them one herte & one waye, that they maye feare me all the dayes of theyr lyfe, that they and theyr chyldren af¦ter them may prospere. * 1.1365 And I wyll set vp an euerlastynge couenaunt with them. Na∣mely, that I wyl neuer ceasse to do thē good and that I wyl put my feare in theyr hertes so that they shall not runne away from me.

* 1.1366 Yee, I wyll haue a luste and pleasure to do them good, and faythfully to plant them in this lande, with my whole herte, & with all my soule.

For thus sayeth the Lorde: lyke as I haue brought al this great plage vpon thys peo∣ple: so wyll I also brynge vpon them all the good, that I haue promised them. And men shal haue their possessions in this lāde wher¦of ye say nowe, that it shall neyther be inha∣bited of people nor of catel, but be deliuered into the hādes of y^• Caldees: Yee, lande shal∣be bought for money, and euydences made therupon and sealed before wytnesses in the coūtre of Ben Iamin, and rounde about Ie¦rusalem: in the cities of Iuda / in the cities y^• are vpon the mountaynes, and in them that lye beneth / yee / and in the cities that are in the Southe. For I wyll brynge theyr preso∣ners hyther agayne, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ The Prophete is monyshed of the Lorde, to pray for the delyueraunce of the people, whiche the Lorde promyseth. God forgeueth synnes and doth graciously to the people, for his owne renowne. Of the byrth of Christe. The kyngdome of Christe in the Churche shall neuer be ended.

CAPI. XXXIII.

MORE OVER the worde of the Lorde [unspec A] ••ame vnto Ieremye on this maner, * 1.1367 whē he was yet bounde in the courte of the preson: Thus sayeth the Lorde / whiche ful∣fylleth the thyng that he speaketh / the Lorde whiche perfourmeth the thynge that he ta∣keth in hande: euen he, whose name is the Lorde: * 1.1368 crye vnto me / & I wyl answere: and shewe the greate and hye thynges / whyche were vnknowen vnto the.

Thus (I saye) spake the Lorde God of Israel, concernyng the houses of this cytie, and the houses of the kynges of Iuda: that they shalbe broken thorowe the ordinaunce and weapens / when the Caldees come to besege them: and they shalbe fylled with the deed karcases of men / whom I wyll steye in my wrath and dyspleasure: when I turne my face from thys cytie, because of all her wyckednes. Beholde, (sayeth the Lorde) I wyl heale theyr woundes and make them whole: I wyll open thē the treasure of peace and trueth. And I wyll returne the cap∣tyuyte of Iuda and Israell: and wyll set them vp agayne: as they were afore. * 1.1369 Frō all mysdedes (wherin they haue offended a∣gaynste me) I wyll clense thē: And al theyr blasphemies which they haue done against me, when they regarded me nat, I wyll for∣geue [unspec B] them. And thys shall get me a name, a prayse and honoure, amonge all people of the earth, whiche shall heare all the good / that I wyll shewe vnto them: yee, they shall be afrayed and a stonnyed at all the good dedes and benefytes / that I wyl do for thē. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.1370 In thys place, wherof ye saye that it shall be a wyldernesse / wherin neyther people nor ca∣tell shall dwell: in lyke maner in the cyties of Iuda and without Ierusalem (whiche also shalbe so voyde / that nether people nor catell shall dwell there) Shall the voyce of gladnesse be harde agayne, the voyce of the Brydegrome and of the bryde, the voyce of thē that shal synge (: * 1.1371 Prayse y^• Lorde of Hostes / for he is louynge and his mercy en∣dureth for euer) and the voyce of them that shall offer vp gyftes in the house of the Lorde. For I wyll restore the captyuyte of thys lande, as it was afore / sayeth the Lorde. Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes It shall come yet therto / that in thys lāde, whiche is voyde from men and catell / and in all the cyties of the lande, there shall be sette vp shepherdes cotages: in the cyties vpon the mountaynes: and in the cyties that lye vpon the playne / and in the cyties of the southe. In the lande of Ben Ia∣min / in the feldes of Ierusalem / and in the cyties of Iuda shall the shepe be nombred agayne / vnder the hande of hym / that tel∣leth [unspec C] them / sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1372 Beholde, the tyme commeth / sayeth the Lorde / that I wyll perfourme that good thynge / which I haue promysed vnto the house of Israell & to y^• house of Iuda. In those dayes & at the same tyme, I wyll brīge forth vnto Dauid, the braunche of ryghtuousnes, and he shall do equyte & ryghtuousnesse in the lande. In those dayes shal Iuda be helped * 1.1373 and Ie∣rusalem shal dwell safe, and he that shal cal her is euen God our ryghtuousnesse. For thus the Lorde promeseth: * 1.1374 Dauid shall neuer want one, to syt vpon the stole of the house of Israel: * 1.1375 neyther shall the prestes and Leuytes want one to offre all waye be∣fore me burnt offeringes, to kyndle y^• meat∣offerynges, and to prepare the sacrifyces.

And the worde of the Lorde came vnto [unspec D] Ieremy after this maner: Thus sayeth the Lorde: maye the couenaūt * 1.1376 whiche I haue made with daye and nyght be broken, that there shulde nat be daye and nyght in due season? Then maye my couenaunt also be broken, which I made with Dauid my ser∣uaunt, & so he nat to haue a sonne to reygne in his Trone, ‡ 1.1377 so shall also the prestes and Leuytes neuer fayle, but serue me. * 1.1378 For lyke as the starres of heauen maye nat be nombred, neyther the sande of the see measu¦red: so wyll I multiplye the sede of Dauid my seruaūt, & the Leuites my mynisters.

Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came to Ieremy, sayenge: Consydrest thou nat what this people speaketh? Two kynred∣des (saye they) had the Lorde chosen, and those same two hathe he cast awaye. For so farre is my people come, that they haue no hope to come together any more / and to be one people agayne. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: If I haue made no couenaunte with daye and nyght, and geue no statute vnto heauen and earth: thē wyll I also cast awaye the sede of Dauid my seruaunte: so that I wyll take no prynce out of his sede, to rule the posterite of Abraham, Isaac and Iacob. But yet I wyll turne agayne theyr captyuite, and be mercyfull vnto them.

¶ He threateneth that the cytie, and the kynge zedekiah also, shal be geuen into the handes of the kyng of Babylon. He rebuketh them that brought suche of theyr brethren into captiuyte, as were pardoned to go at theyr lybertye.

CAPI. XXXIIII.

THESE are the wordes whiche the [unspec A] Lord spake vnto Ieremy * 1.1379 what tyme as Nabuchodonosor the kyng of Babylon, and all hys Hostes (out of all the kyngdo∣mes that were vnder hys power) and al his people, fought agaynste Ierusalem and all the cyties therof. Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel: Goo, & speake to Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda, and tell hym. The Lorde sendeth the this worde: Beholde, * 1.1380 I wyl delyuer this cytie in to the hande of the

kynge of Babylon, he shal burne it, & thou shalte nat escape hys handes, but shalte be led awaye presoner, and delyuered into his power. Thou shalt loke the kynge of Ba∣bylon in the face, and he shall speake with the mouth to mouth, and then shalt thou go to Babylon. Yet heare the worde of the Lorde, O Zedekiah thou kynge of Iuda: Thus sayeth the Lorde vnto the: Thou shalte nat be slayne wyth the swearde, but shalt dye in peace. * 1.1381 Lyke as thy fore fa∣thers the kynges, thy progenitours, were brente: so shalt thou be brent also, and in the mournynge they shall saye: Oh Lorde. For thus haue I determyned, sayeth the Lorde.

Then spake Ieremy the prophet all these wordes vnto Zedekiah kynge of Iuda in Ierusalem: what tyme as the kynge of Ba bylons hooste beseged Ierusalem, and the remnaunt of the cyties: Namely, Lachis & [unspec B] Azecach, which yet remayned of the * 1.1382 strōg defensed cyties of Iuda.

These are the wordes that the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy the prophet, when Ze∣dekiah was agreed with all the people at Ierusalem, that there shulde be proclamed * 1.1383 a lyberty: so that euery man shulde let his seruant and handmayde go fre, Hebrue and Hebruesse, and no Iewe to holde hys bro∣ther as a bonde man. Nowe as they had conseted, euen so they were obedient, and let them go fre. But afterwarde they repented, and toke agayne the seruaūtes and haude maydēs, whom they had let go fre & so made them bonde agayne. For the whiche cause [unspec C] the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremy from the Lorde hym selfe, sayinge: Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel: * 1.1384 I made a couenaunte with youre fathers, when I brought the out of Egypte, (that they shulde no more be bondmen) sayinge: When seuen yeares are out, euery mā shall let h{is} bought seruaūt an Hebrye gofre, yf he haue serued hym syxe yeares. But your fathers obeyed me nat & herkened nat vnto me. As for you ye were nowe turned, & dyd right before me, in that ye proclamed, euery man to let hys ueyghboure go fre / and in that ye made a couenaunt before me / in the temple that bea reth my name: But yet ye haue turned your selves agayne, and blasphemed my name: In this that euery man hathe requyred his seruaūt and handmayden agayne, whō ye had let go quyte and fre, and cōpelled thē to serue you agayne / & to be youre bonde men. And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde ye haue [unspec D] nat obeyed me / euerye man to proclayme fre¦dome vnto his brother & neyghbour: wher∣fore, ☞ I wyll call you vnto a fredome / sayeth the Lorde: euen vnto the sweared / to the pestylence / and to honger / & wyll make you to be plaged in all the Kyngedomes of the earth. Yee / those men that haue broken my couenaunte / and nat kepte the wordes of the appoyntement / whiche they made be∣fore me:* 1.1385 ☞ whē they hewed y^• calfe in two and when there went thorow the two halfes therof The Princes of Iuda, the Prynces of Ierusalem, the gelded men, the Priestes and al the people of the lande, which wente thorow the two sydes of the calfe. Those men wyl I geue into the power of their ene∣myes, and in to the handes of them that fo∣lowe vpō theyr lyues. * 1.1386 And their deed bo∣dyes shalbe meate for the foules of the ayre, and beastes of the felde. As for Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and his Prynces, I wyl delyuer them into the power of theyr ene∣myes, and of them that desyre to sleye them, and in to the hande of the kynge of Baby∣lous hoste * 1.1387 ☞ whiche nowe is departed from you: But thorowe my cōmaundement (sayeth the Lorde) they shall come agayne before thys cytie, they shall fyght agaynste it, wynne it, and burne it. Moreouer, I wyll laye the cyties of Iuda so waste, that no mā¦shall dwell therin.

CAPI. XXXV.

[unspec A]

¶ He propoundeth the obedsente of the Rechabites, & ther by confoundeth the pryde of the Iewes. The commaunde∣ment of Ionādab, the father of the Rechavites. He threate∣neth punishmēt vnto the rebellyous Iewes. He {pro}miseth pro¦sperite vnto Rechabi••{is} for their obediēce vnto their father.

THE wordes whiche the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy, in the rayne of Iehoa∣kim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda, are these: Go vnto the house of * 1.1388 the Rechaby∣tes, and call them out, and brynge them to the house of the Lorde into some commody oiis place / and geue then wyne to dryncke. Then toke I Iazaniah the sōne of Ieremy the sonne of Habaziniah, & his brethren, and all his sonnes, and the whole houshulde, of the Rechabytes: & brought thē to the house of the Lord in to the closet of the chyldren of Hanan the sonne of Iegebaliah the man of God: whiche was by the closet of the Pryn∣ces, that is aboue the closet of Maasiah the [unspec B] sonne of Selum, which is y^• treasures. And before the sonnes of y^• kynred of the Recha∣bites, I ser pottes full of wyne, and cuppes, and sayde vnto them: Drynke wyne. But they sayde: we wyll dryncke no wyne / for

Ionadab the sonne of Rechab oure father commaunded vs, sayinge: ye and your son∣nes shall neuer dryncke wyne * 1.1389 buylde no houses, sowe no sede, plante no vynes, yee, ye shal haue no vyneyardes, but for al your tyme ye shall dwell in tentes, that ye maye lyue long in the lande wherin ye be straun∣gers. Thus we haue obeyed the com∣maundement of Ionadab the sonne of Re∣chab oure father, in all that he hathe char∣ged vs, and so we drynke no wyne all our lyfe longe: we, nor oure wyues, oure son∣nes and oure daughters. Nether buylde we any house to dwell therin, we haue also amonge vs neyther vyneyardes, nor corne lande to sowe: but we dwell in tentes, we obeye, and do accordynge vnto all, that Io∣nadab oure father commaunded vs.

But nowe that Nabuchonosor the kynge of Babylon came vp into y^• lande / we sayde, come let vs go to Ierusalem, that we maye escape the hooste of the Caldees and the As∣syrians: [unspec C] and so we dwell nowe at Ierusalē. Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ie¦remy sayenge: Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel: Go and tell the men of Iuda and the inhabitours of Ieru∣salem: Wyll ye not be refourmed, to obey my wordes sayeth the Lorde? The wordes whiche Ionadah the sonne of Rechab com∣maunded his sōnes, that they shulde drynke no wyne, are fast and surely kepte: for vnto thys daye they drynke no wyne, but obeye theyr fathers commaundement. But as for me, * 1.1390 I haue stande vp early, I haue spokē vnto you, and geuen you earnest warnyng: and yet haue ye nat bene obedient vnto me. Yee, I haue sent my seruauntes, all the pro¦phetes vnto you, I rose vp early, and sent you worde, saieng: O turne you, nowe euery man from hys wycked waye: amende youre lyues, and go nat after straunge goddes, to worshyppe them: that ye maye contynue in the lande, which I haue geuen vnto you and youre fathers, but ye wolde neyther heare me, nor folowe me. The chyldren of [unspec D] Ionadab Rechabs soune haue stedfastly kepte theyr fathers commaundemente, that he gaue the, but thys people is nat obedient vnto me. And therfore thus sayth the Lorde of boostes the God of Israel: Beholde, I wyll brynge vpon Iuda and vpon euery one that dwelleth in Ierusalen, all the trou¦ble that I haue deuysed agaynst thē. * 1.1391 for I haue spoken vnto them, but they wolde nat folowe: I haue called vnto them, neuer theles they wolde geue me no answere. Ie∣remy also spake vnto the houshoulde of the Rechabites: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Ho∣stes the God of Israel: For so muche as ye haue obeyed the cōmaundemēt of Ionadab your father: & kepte al his preceptes, & done accordyng vnto al that he had bydden you: Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes, the God of Israel: * 1.1392 Ionadab the sonne of Rechab shall nat fayle, but haue one out of hys stocke, to stande alwaye before me.

CAPI. XXXVI.

[unspec A]

¶ Baruch wryteth (as Ieremy endyteth) the boke of the cursses agaynste Iuda and Israel He is sent with the boke vnto the people, and readeth it before them all. He is colled before the rulers, and readeth it before them also. The ru∣lars shewe vnto the Kynge the wordes of the boke Iehuti taketh the boke, and readeth a lyttell of it, and after casteth it in the fyre. There is another wrytten, at the commaunde∣mente of the Lorde.

IN the fourth yeare of Iehoakim y^• sonne of Iosiah Kyng of Iuda, came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremy, sayinge. * 1.1393 Take a boke, and wryte therin al the wordes, that I haue spoken to y^• / agaynst Israel against Iuda / and agaynste all the people / from the tyme that I beganne for to speake vnto the (in the raygne of Iosiah) vnto this day. That when the house of Iuda hereth of the plage, whiche I haue deuysed for thē, they maye peraduenture * 1.1394 turne / euery man frō hys wycked way / that I may forgeue theyr offences and synnes. Then dyd Ieremy call Baruch the sonne of Neriah, * 1.1395 and Baruch wrote in the boke at the mouth of Ieremy / all the wordes of the Lorde, which he had spoken vnto hym. And Ieremy commaunded Baruch, saying: I am in pre¦son, so that I maye nat come into the house [unspec B] of the Lorde: therfore go thou thyther, and reade the boke, that thou hast wryten at my mouth: Namely, the wordes of the Lorde, and rede them in the Lordes house vpon the fastynge daye, that the people, whole Iuda, & all they that come out of the cyties, maye heare: Peraduenture they wyll praye mekely before the face of the Lorde, & turne euery one from his wycked waye. For greate is the wrath & dyspleasure, that the Lorde hathe taken agaynste thys people.

So Baruch the sonne of Neriah dyd, ac¦cordyng vnto all that Ieremy the prophete cōmaunded hym, readynge the wordes of y^• Lorde out of the boke in the Lordes house. And this was done in y^• lyft yeare of Iehoa kim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda, in the. ix. mouth * 1.1396 when it was commaunded, that all the people of Ierusalē shulde faste before the Lord, & they also that were come

from the cyties of Iuda vnto Ierusalem.

Then red Baruch the wordes of Ieremy [unspec C] out of the boke with in y^• house of the Lorde, out of the treasury of Gamariah the sonne of Saphan the Scrybe, whiche is besyde the hyer lofte of the * 1.1397 newe dore of the Lor∣des house: that all the people myght heare. Nowe when Micheah the sonne Gamariah the sonne of Saphan had harde all the wor¦des of the Lorde out of the boke, he wente downe to the kynges palace in to the Scry¦bes chambre, for there all the Prynces were set: Elysama the Scrybe, Dalaiah the sōne of Semei, Elnathan the sonne of Achbor / Gamariah the sōne of Saphan, Zedekiah the sonne of Hananiah, with all the Pryn∣ces. And Mischeah tolde them all the wor∣des, that he harde Baruch rede out of the boke before the people.

Then all the Prynces sent Iehudi the [unspec D] sonne of Nathaniah, the sōne of Selamiah the sonne of Chusi, vnto Baruch, sayinge: Take in thyne hande y^• boke, wherout thou haste rede before all the people, and come. So Baruch the sonne of Neriah toke the boke in his hande, and came vnto thē. And they sayde vnto hym: Syt downe, and rede the boke y^• we may heare also. So Baruch red that they myght here. Nowe when they had hearde all y^• wordes, they were abashed one vpon another, and sayde vnto Baruch: We wyll certyfye the kynge of all these wor¦des. And they examyned Baruch, saying: [unspec E] tell vs, howe dydest thou wryte all these wordes out of his mouth? Then Baruch answered them: He spake all these wordes vnto me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the boke.

Then sayde the Prynces vnto Baruch: Go thy waye, and hyde the with Ieremy, so that no man knowe where ye be. And they went in to the kynge to the courte. But they kepte the boke in the chambre of Eli∣sama the Scrybe, and tolde the kynge all the wordes that he myght heare. So the kynge sent Iehudi to fetch hym the boke, which he brought out of Elisama the▪ Scry¦bes chambre. And Iehudi red in it, that the kynge and all the prynces, whiche were about hym, myght heare. Nowe the kynge satan the wynter house, for it was in the. ix. Moneth, and there was a fyre before hym. And when Ieiudi had red thre or foure lea∣ues therof, he cut the boke in peces with a penne knyfe / and * 1.1398 cast it into the fyre vpō the harth / vntyll the boke was all brente in the fyre vpon the harth. Yet no man was [unspec F] abashed therof, or rente his clothes: neyther the kynge hym selfe / nor his seruauntes / though they hearde all these wordes. Ne∣uerthelesse Elnathan, Dalaiah, and Ga∣mariah besought the kynge / that he wolde nat burne the boke: nat withstandynge the kynge wolde nat heare them / but cōmaun∣ded Ierahmael the sonne of Amalech. Sa∣raiah the sonne of Ezriel and Selamiah the sonne of Abdiel / to laye handes vpon Baruch the Scrybe / and vpon Ieremy the Prophete: but the Lorde kepte them out of syght. After nowe that the kynge had brent the boke / and the sermons whiche Baruch wrote at the mouth of Ieremy: The worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremy / sayinge: Take another boke / and ☞ wryte in it all the forsayde sermons: that were wrytten in the fyrst boke / whiche Iehoakim the kynge of Iuda hathe brente. And tell Ieoakim [unspec G] the kynge of Iuda: thus sayeth the Lorde thou hast brente the boke, and thoughtest within thy selfe: Why hast thou wryttē ther in, that the kynge of Babylon shall come, & make thys lande waste: so y^• he shall make bothe people and catel to be out of it? Ther fore thus the Lorde sayeth of Iehoakim y^• kynge of Iuda: * 1.1399 There shall none of hys generacyon syt vpon the throne of Dauid. Hys deed corse shalbe cast out, that y^• heate of the daye, and the frost of the nyght maye come vpon hym. And I wyll byset the wyc∣kednes of hym, of hys sede and of hys ser∣uaūtes. More ouer, all the euel that I haue promysed them (though they herde me nat) wyl I bringe vpon them, vpon the inhaby∣tours of Ierusalem, & vpon all Iuda. Thē toke Ieremy another boke, and gaue it Ba¦ruch the Scrybe the sonne Neriah, whiche wrote therin out of the mouth of Ieremy: all the sermons that were in the fyrst boke, whiche Iehoakim the kynge of Iuda dyd burne. And ther were added vnto thē many mo sermons, then before.

Zedekiah succedeth Cononiah. He sendeth vnto Ieremy to praye for hym. Ieremy goinge into the londe of Ben Ia∣min, is taken. He is beaten, and put in preson. He is delyue∣red by hynge zedekiah.

CAPI. XXXVII.

ZEdekiah the sonne of Iosiah * 1.1400 which [unspec A] was made kynge throwe Nabucho∣donosor kynge of Babylon, reigned in the lande of Iuda, in the steade of Cononiah* 1.1401 the sonne of Iehoakim. But neyther he, nor hys seruauntes, nor the people in the lande wolde obeye the wordes of the Lorde whiche he spake by the Porphet Ieremy.

Neuertheles, Zedekiah the kynge sent Ie∣hucal the sonne of Selemiah and Sopho∣niah the sonne of Maasiah the Preeste to the Prophete Ieremye / sayinge: O praye thou vnto the Lorde our God for vs. Now Ieremye walked fre amonge the people at that tyme / and was not put in preson as yet. * 1.1402 Pharaos hoste also was come out of* 1.1403 Egypte: whiche when the Caldees that be∣seged Ierusalem perceyued, they departed from thence.

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto [unspec B] Ieremy the Prophete, saying: Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel, this answere shal ye geue to the kynge of Iuda, that sent you vnto me for councell: * 1.1404 Beholde, Pharaos hoste which is come forth to helpe you, shal returne to Egypte into his owne lande: but the Caldees shall come agayne, and fyght agaynst this cytie, wynne it / and set fyre v∣pon it. For thus sayeth the Lorde / dysceaue not youre owne myndes, thynkyng on this maner: tush, the Caldees go nowe their way frome vs. No, they shall not go their waye For thoughe ye had slayne the whole hoste of the Caldees, that besege you, and euery one of the slayne laye in his tente, yet shulde they stande vp, and set fyre vpon this cytie. Nowe when the Hoste of the Caldees was broken vp from Ierusalem, for feare of the Egypcyans armye, Ieremye wente out of Ierusalem towarde the lande of Ben Ia∣min / to get him from amonge the people.

And when he came vnder Ben Iamyns porte / there was a porter / called Ieriah, the sonne of Selemiah the sonne of * 1.1405 Hana∣niah, [unspec C] whiche fell vpon hym / and toke hym sayinge: thy mynde is to runne to the Cal∣bees. Then sayde Ieremye: It is not so, I go not to the Caldees. Neuerthelesse, Ieri∣ah wolde not beleue him / but brought Ie∣remy bounde before the Prynces. Wher∣fore the Prynces were angry with Ieremy / and smote hym, and layed hym in preson in the house of Ionathas the scrybe. For he was the ruler of the prison. Thus was Ie∣remy put into the dongeon and prison, and [unspec D] so lay there a longe tyme. * 1.1406 Then Zedekiah the kynge sent for him, and called him, & as∣ked him quyetly in his owne house, saying: thynkest thou this busynes (that nowe is in hande) commeth of the Lorde? Ieremy an∣swered: yee, that it doth: and thou (sayde he) shalt be delyuered into the kynge of Baby∣lons power.

Moreouer, Ieremy sayd vnto kyng Ze∣dekiah: What haue I offended agaynst the, agaynst thy seruaūtes, or agaynst this peo∣ple, that ye haue put me in prison? * 1.1407 Where are your prophetes whiche haue prophecied vnto you, & sayde, that the kynge of Baby∣lon shulde not come agaynste you and thys lande? And therfore here nowe, O my Lorde the kynge: lette my prayer be accepte before the, and sende me no more into the house of Ionathas the scrybe, that I dye not there. Then Zedekiah the kynge cōmaunded to put Ieremy in the fore entrye of the preson / and dayly to be geuen him a cake of breade, vntyll all the breade in the cytie was eaten vp. Thus Ieremy remayned in the fore en∣try in the preson.

¶ By the mocyon of the rulers Ieremy is put in to a Don∣geon. At the requrste of Abedmelech the Chamberlayne, the kynge commaundeth Ieremye to be brought for the of the Dongeon. Ieremy sheweth the Kynge howe he myght escape death.

CAPI. XXXVIII.

SAphatiah the sonne of Mathan, Godo∣liah [unspec A] the sonne of Phasphur / Iucall the sonne of Semeliah, and Phashur the sonne of Melchiah perceaued the wordes, that Ie¦remy had spoken vnto all the people, na∣mely on this maner: Thus sayth the Lord: * 1.1408 Who so remayneth in this citye, shall pe∣ryshe, eyther with the swearde, with honger or with the pestylence: But who so falleth vnto the Caldees / shall escape wynnynge his soule for a pray, and shall lyue. * 1.1409 For thus sayeth the Lord: Thys cytie (no doute) muste be delyuered into the power of the kynge of Babylon / and he also shall wynne it. Then sayde the Prynces vnto the kyng: Syr, we beseche you let this man be put to death. For thus he discourageth the handes of the ••oudyours that be in this cytie, and the handes of all the people, when be spea∣keth such wordes vnto them. This man ve¦rely laboureth not for peace of the people / but mischefe. Zedekiah the kyng answered and sayde: lo, he is in youre handes, for the kynge may denye you nothyng. Then toke they Ieremy, & cast him into the dongeon of [unspec B] Melchiah the sonne of Hamelech that dwelt in the fore entre of the preson. And they let downe Ieremy with cordes into a dōgeon / where there was no water / but myre. So Ieremy stacke fast in the myre. Nowe when Abedmelech the Morian beyng a chamber∣layne in the kinges courte, vnderstode, that they had cast Ieremye into the dongeon: he went out of the kinges house, & spake to the kynge / (whiche then sat vnder the porte of Ben Iamin) these wordes: My Lorde the

kynge, where as these men medle with Ie∣remy the Prophete, they do him wrong: Na¦mely, [unspec C] in y^• they haue put him in preson, there to dye of honger, for there is no more breade in the citie. Then the kynge commaunded Abedmelech the Morian and sayde: Take from hence. xxx. men whom thou wylte, and draw vp Ieremy the prophete out of the dō∣geon, before he dye. So Abedmelech toke y^• men with hym, and went to the house of the kynge, & there vnder an almery he gat olde ragges & worne cloutes / & let them downe by a corde / into the dongeon to Ieremy.

And Abedmelech the Morian sayd vnto the Prophete Ieremy: O, put these ragges & cloutes vnder thyne arme holes, betwyxte [unspec D] them and the cordes: and Ieremy dyd so. So they drew vp Ieremy with cordes and toke him out of the dongeon, and he remayned in the fore entrye of the preson. Then * 1.1410 Zede∣kiah the kynge sent and caused Ieremy the prophete to be called vnto hi, into the thirde entrye, that is in y^• house of the Lorde. And the kynge sayde vnto Ieremy: I wyll aske the some what but hyde nothynge fro me▪ Then Ieremy answered Zedekiah: yf I be playne vnto the, thou wylte cause me to suf∣fre death: If I geue the councel, thou wylte not folowe me. So the kynge swore an othe secretely vnto Ieremy, saying: As truely as the Lorde lyneth, that made vs these soules, I wyll not sleye the, nor geue the into the hā∣des [unspec E] of them that seke after thy lyfe.

Then sayde Ieremye vnto Zedekiah: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israell: * 1.1411 If case be, that thou wylte go forthe vnto the kynge of Babilons princes, thou shalt saue thy lyfe, and this cytie shall not be brente / yee, bothe thou and thy hous∣holde shall escape with your lyues. But yf thou wylte not go forth to the kynge of Ba∣bylons prynces / then shall this citie be dely∣uered into the handes of the Caldees, which shall set fyre vpon it, and thou shalte not be able to escape them. And the kynge Zedeki∣ah sayde vnto Ieremye. I am afrayed for the Iewes, that are fled vnto the Caldees / least I come in theyr handes, and so they, to haue me in derision.

But Ieremy answered: No, they shal not [unspec F] betraye the: O herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde (I beseche the) whiche I speake vnto the, so shalte thou be well, and saue thy lyfe. But yf thou wylte not go forthe, the Lorde hath tolde me this playnely: Beholde, al the wemen that are lefte in the kyng of Iudaes house / shall go out to the kynge of Baby∣lons Prynces. For they thynke / that thou arte disceyued: and that the men in whome thou dyddest put thy trust, haue gotten the vnder, and set thy fete faste in the myre, and gone theyr way from the. Therfore all thy∣wiues w^t theyr children shall fle vnto y^• Cal∣dees, and thou shalte not escape theyr han∣des, but shalt be the kynge of Babylons pri¦soner, and this cytie shalt thou cause be brēt Then sayde Zedekiah vnto Ieremye: loke [unspec G] that no body knowe of these wordes, & thou shalte not dye. But yf the princes perceaue, that I haue talked with the, and come vnto the, sayinge: O speake, what saydest thou to the kynge? hyde it not from vs, and we wyll not put the to death. Tell vs (we praye the) what sayde the kynge to the? Se thou geue them this answere: I haue hūbly besought the kynge, that he wyll let me lye nomore in Iehonathans house, that I dye not there? Then came al the prynces vnto Ieremye, & asked hym. And he tolde them / after the ma¦ner as the kynge bad him. Then they helde theyr peace, for they perceyaued nothynge. * 1.1412 So Ieremy abode styll in the fore entrye of the preson, vntyll the daye that Ierusa∣lem was wonne.

¶ Nabuchodonosor besegeth Ierusalem. zedekiah flyeth. He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 taken of the L••••dces. His sonnes are slayne. His eyes are thrust out. Ieremye is prouyded for. Abedme∣lech is delyuered frome captiuite, because of the confydence that he hathe in God. [unspec A]

CAPI. XXXIX.

NOwe * 1.1413 when the cytye of Ierusalem was taken (for in the. ix. yeare of Zede∣kiah Kynge of Iuda in the tenth Moneth / came Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Baby¦lon and all his Hoste, and beseged Ierusa∣lem. And in the. xi. yeare of Zedekiah in the fourth Moneth the. ix. daye of the Moneth, he brake into the cytie. Then all the princes of the kyng of Babilon, came in / and sat thē downe vnder the porte: Neregel, Sarezer / Samegarnabo, Sarsachim / Rabsaris Ne¦regel, Sarezer, Rabmag, with all the other Prynces of the Kynge of Babylon. * 1.1414 And when Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda with his soudiours sawe them, they fled / and depar∣ted out of the cytie by night thorowe the kin¦ges garden, and thorowe the porce that is betwene the two walles, and so they wente towarde the wyldernesse. [unspec B]

But the Caldees Hoste folowed faste af∣ter them / and toke Zedekiah in the felde of Iericho, and brought him presoner to Na∣buchodonosor the kynge of Babylon vnto Reblath / that lyeth in the lande of Hemath where he gaue iudgement vpon him. So

the Kynge of Babylon caused the chyl∣dren of Zedekiah and all the nobles of Iu∣da to be slayne / before his face at Reblath. And made Zedekias eyes to be put out / and bounde him with chaynes / and sente him to [unspec C] Babylon.

* 1.1415 Moreouer / the Caldees brente vp the kynges palace / with the other houses of the people, and brake downe the walles of Ie∣rusalem. As for the remnaunt of the people that were in the citie / and such as were come to helpe them (what soeuer was lefte of the comen sorte) Nabuzaradan the cheife capy∣tayne caryed them to Babylon. But Na∣buzaradan the chefe captayne let the ••ascal people (and those that had nothynge) dwell styll in the lande of Iuda, and gaue them vi¦neyardes and corne feldes at the same tyme Nabuchodonosor also the kynge of Baby∣lon gaue Nabuzaradan the chefe captayne a charge / concernynge Ieremye / sayinge: take and cheryshe hym, and make muche of hym: se thou do hym no harme, but intreate him after his owne desyre.

So Nabuzaradan the chefe, captayne / Nabusasban the chefe chamberlayne, Ner∣galsarezer the treasurer and all the kyng of Babilons lordes / sent for Ieremy * 1.1416 & caused him to be fet out of the fore entrye of the pre¦son, [unspec D] and committed him vnto Godoliah the sonne of Ahicam the sonne of Saphan: that he shulde cary him home, * 1.1417 and so he dwelte amonge the people. Nowe whyle Ieremye laye yet bounde in the fore entrie of the pry∣son / the worde of the Lorde came vnto him, sayinge: Go and tell Abedmelech the Mo∣rian: Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel: Beholde / the cruell & sharpe plage y^• I haue deuysed for this cyte, wyl I brynge vpon them / that thou shall se it: but I wyll delyuer the (sayeth the Lorde) and thou shalte not come in the handes of those men / whom thou fearest. For douceles I wyll saue the, so that thou shalt not peryshe with the swearde: but thy lyfe shalbe saued, and that because thou hast put thy truste in me / sayeth the Lorde.

¶ Ieremy hath lycence to go whether he wyll. He dwelleth with the people that remayneth at Ierusalem, ouer whome Godoliah ruleth. Iohanā prophecyeth deth vnto Godoliah

CAPI. XL.

THIS is the maner howe the Lorde in [unspec A] treated Ieremy, * 1.1418 when Nabuzaradā the chefe Captayne had let him go fre from * 1.1419 Ramah, whyther he had led hym bounde amonge all the presoners, that were caryed from Ierusalem and Iuda vnto Babylon. The chefe captane called for Ieremy, & said vnto him: The Lorde thy God spake mygh tely before of the myserye vpon this place: Nowe the Lorde hath sente it, and perfour∣med it as he had promysed. For ye haue syn∣ned agaynst the Lorde, and haue not bene o∣bedyent vnto his voyce, therfore commeth thys plage vpon you. Beholde, I lowse the bondes from thy handes this daye: yf thou wylte nowe go wyth me vnto Babylon / vp then: for I wyll se to the / and prouyde for the: But yf thou wylte not go wyth me to [unspec B] Babylon, then remayne here. * 1.1420 Beholde, al the lande is at thy wyll, loke where thou thynkest conuenient and good for the to a∣byde / there dwell. If thou canst not be con∣tent to dwell alone / then remayne with Go¦doliah the sonne of Ahicam / the sonne of Saphan: * 1.1421 whom the kynge of Babylon hathe made gouernoure ouer the cytyes of Iuda, and dwel with him amonge the peo∣ple, or remayne where soeuer it pleaseth the So the chefe Capytayne gaue him his ex∣penses with a rewarde / and let hym go.

* 1.1422 Then wente Ieremye vnto Godoliah the sonne of Ahikam to Mizpa, and dwelt there with him amonge the people that were lefte in the lande.

Nowe when the captaines of the Hoste of [unspec C] Iuda (whiche with theyr felowes were sca∣tred abrode on euery syde in the lande) vn∣derstode that the kynge of Babylon had made Godoliah, the sonne of Ahicam gouer¦nour in the lande, and that man, wyfe and chylde / yee / and the poore men in the lande (that were not led captiue to Babylon) shuld be vnder his iurisdiccion: They came to Go¦doliah vnto Mizpa: Namely, Ismaell the sonne of Nathaniah, Iohanan & Ionathan the sonnes of Careah, Sareah the sonne of Thanhometh, the sonnes of Ophai the Ne∣tophathite / Iesaniah the sōne of Maachati, with theyr companions. And Godoliah the sonne of Ahicam / the sōne of Saphan, swore vnto them and their felowes in this maner: * 1.1423 Be nat afrayed to serue y^• Caldees, dwell in the lande / & do the kynge of Babylon ser∣uice / so shal ye prospere. Beholde / I dwel at Mizpa to be an officer in y^• Caldees behalfe / & to satisfye suche as come to vs. Therfore gather you wyne / corne and oyle / and kepe them in your ware houses, and dwel in your cities that ye haue in kepynge.

Yee, al the Iewes also y^• dwelt in Moab vnder the Ammonites, in Idumea & in all [unspec D] the countrees / whē they herde, that the king of Babylō had made Godoliah the sonne of

Ahicam the sonne of Saphan, gouernoure vpon thē y^• were left in Iuda. Al the Iewes (I say) returned out of al places where they were fled vnto: and came into the lande of Iuda to Godoliah vnto Mizpa, & gathered wyne and other frutes, & that very muche.

Moreouer, Iohanan the sōne of Careah and all the captaynes of the hoste, that were scatred on euery syde in the lande, came to Godoliah in Mizpa, and sayde vnto hym: knowest thou not that Baalis kynge of the Ammonites hath sent Ismaell the sonne of Nathaniah, to sleye ther But Godoliah the sonne of Ahicam beleued them not. Then sayde Iohanan the sonne of Careah vnto Godoliah in Mizpa these wordes secretely: Let me go, I praye the, and I wyll sleye Is∣mael the sonne of Nathaniah, so that no bo∣dy shall knowe it. Wherfor wyl he kyll the, that al the Iewes whiche resorte vnto the / myght be scatred, and the remnaunt in Iu∣da perishe? Iohanan the sonne of Careah: Thou shalt not do it, for they are but lyes / y^• thou sayest / of Ismael.

¶ Ismaell kylleth Godoliah gylefully, and many other with hym. Iohanan foloweth after Ismael.

CAPI. XLI.

BUt in the seuenthe Moneth it happe∣ned [unspec A] that * 1.1424 Ismaell the sonne of Na∣thaniah the sonne of Elisama (one of the kynges bloude) came wyth them that were greatest aboute the kynge / and tenne men that were sworne with him: vnto Godoliah the sonne of Ahicam to Mizpa, and they dyd eate together. And Ismael the sonne of Na¦thaniah with those ten mē that were sworne to him, starte vp, and smote Godoliah the sonne of Ahicam the Sonne of Saphan with the swearde / and slewe him / whom the kynge of Babylon had made gouernour of the lande. Ismael also slewe all the Iewes that were with Godoliah at Mizpa / and all the Caldees that he founde there way∣tynge vpon him.

The nexte daye after that he had slayne Godoliah (the matter was yet vnknowen) there came certaine mē from Sichem, from Siloh & Samaria / to the nombre of. lxxx. which had shauen their beardes, rente theyr clothes, & were al heuy, bryngyng meate of∣fringes, and incēse in theyr hādes ☜ to offre it in the house of the Lorde. And Ismael the [unspec B] sōne of Nathaniah wēt forth of Mizpa * 1.1425 we¦pyng, to mete them. Nowe when he met thē he sayde: Go your way to Godoliah the sōne of Ahicā. And when they came in the middest of the cytie, Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah (with thē that were sworne vnto hym) slewe them, euen at the myddest of the pyt. Among these. lxxx. men there were ten / that sayd vn¦to Ismael: Oh sleye vs nat / for we haue yet a greate treasure in the felde, of wheate / bar lye / oyle / and hony. So he spared them, and slewe them not with theyr brethren. Noew the pyt wherin Ismael dyd caste the deade bodyes of the men (whom he slewe be¦cause of Godoliah) had kynge Asa caused to be made, for feare of Bassa the kynge of Israell / and the sa••e pytte dyd Ismael fyl with slayne men. ••s for the remnaunte of [unspec C] the people / the kynges daughters and all the people that were yet lefte at Mizpa, v∣pon whome * 1.1426 Nabusaradan the chefe capy∣tayne had made Godoliah the sonne of Ahi¦cam gouernoure: Ismael the sonne Natha∣niah caryed them awaye presoners towarde the Ammonites. But when Iohanan the sonne of Careah and all they whiche had bene captaynes ouer the kynges hoste with him / herde of all the wyckednesse that Is∣mael* 1.1427 the sōne of Nathaniah had done: ‡ 1.1428 they toke theyr companions / and went out for to fyght with Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah and founde hym by the greate waters that are in Gibeon. Nowe when all the people / whom Ismael led captyue, sawe Iohanan the sonne of Careah and al the other Capy∣taynes of the Hoste, they were glad. So all the people y^• Ismael had caryed away from Mizpa, were brought agayne.

And when they returned, they came to Iohanan the sonne of Careah. But Isma∣el the sonne of Nathaniah fled from Ioha∣nan with eyght of his sworne companions, [unspec D] and wente to the Ammonytes. Then Io∣hanan the sonne of Careah and all the cap∣taynes of the Hoste y^• were with hi, toke all the remnaunt of the people, whom Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah had led away (whē he had slayne Godoliah the sōne of Ahicam) whom they also had rescued from him: fygh¦tynge men / wemen and chyldren, and gel∣ded men, whom they brought agayne from Gibeon: and went from thence, and sat thē downe at Geruth Camaam, whiche lyeth besyde Bethlehem * 1.1429 that they myght go in∣to Egypte for feare of the Caldees: of whom they were afrayed / because that Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah had slayne Godoliah Ahikams sonne * 1.1430 whom the kynge of Baby¦lon had made gouernour in the lande.

CAPI. XLII.

¶ The Captaynes aske councell of Ieremye what they ought to do. Ieremy monysheih the remnaunt of the people not to go into Egypte.

SOAL the captaynes, and Iohanan [unspec A] the sonne of Kareah / Iezaniah the sōne of Osayah came with all the people from the leaste vnto the moste / and sayde vnto Ieremye the prophet. * 1.1431 O heare oure pety∣cyon / that thou mayeste praye for vs vnto the Lorde thy God / namely / for al the rem∣naunt, wher of there be very fewe of vs left of many / as thou seest vs: that the Lorde / thy God may shewe vs a waye to go in, and tell vs / what we shulde do. Then Ieremye the Prophet sayde vnto them: I haue herde you. Beholde, I wyll praye vnto God your Lorde / as ye haue requyred me: and loke what answere the Lorde geueth you / I shal certyfye you therof / and kepe nothynge backe from you. And they sayde vnto Ie∣remy. * 1.1432 The Lorde of trueth and faythful∣nes be oure recorde, that we wyll do all that the Lorde thy god commaundeth vs, whe∣ther [unspec B] it be good or euyl. We wyll herkē vnto y^• voyce of our Lorde God to whō wesende the, that we maye prospere, when we haue folowed the voyce of the Lorde oure God. And after ten dayes came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremy. Then called he Ioha∣nan the sonne of Kareah, and al the captay∣nes of the people that were with him: yee, & all the people from the leaste to the mooste / and sayde vnto them: Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israell vnto whom ye sente me / to laye forthe your prayers before hym: * 1.1433 If ye wyll dwell in thys lande, I shal buylde you vp, and not breake you downe: I shal plant you, and not rote you out: for ☜ I repente, as cōcernyng the trouble that I haue done to you. Feare not the kynge of Babylon / of whom ye stande in awe: O, be nat afrayed of him, sayeth the Lorde: for I wyll be with you, to helpe you, and delyuer you from his hande. I wyll pardon you, I wyll haue mercy vpon you, and brynge you agayne into youre owne lande.

Neuertheles, yf ye purpose not to dwell [unspec C] in thys lande, nor to folowe the voyce of the Lorde youre God: but wyll saye thus / we wyll not dwell here / but go into Egypte: wher we shall nether se warre, heare y^• noise of the trompe / nor suffre honger / there wyll we dwell. Wherfore, heare nowe y^• worde of the Lorde O ye remnaunt of Iuda. * 1.1434 Thus sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes the god of Israel: If ye be wholy purposed to go into Egypt, and to be there as straungers: * 1.1435 the swearde that ye feared, shall ouer take you i. Egypt: and the honger wherof ye be here afrayed shall hange vpon you and folowe you into Egypte / and ther ye shall dye. And all they, that of set purpose vndertake to go in to Egypte / to sogeourne there / shall peryshe with the swearde / with honger and pesty∣lence: not one of them shall remayne / there shal none escape the plage, that I wil bring vpon them.

For thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel: lyke as my wrath and indig¦nacyon is moued agaynst the inhabytours of Ierusalē, so shal my displeasure be kind∣led agaynst you also, yf ye go into Egypte: [unspec D] & there ye shalbe reuiled / abhorted, brought to shame and confusyon: and as for thys place ye shall neuer se it more. The Lorde forbyddeth you (O ye remnaunte of Iuda) that ye shall not go into Egypte.

And forget not that I haue warned you earnestly thys daye, for ye haue dyssembled with me. * 1.1436 For ye sente me vnto the Lorde youre God, and sayde: O praye thou the Lorde oure God for vs: and loke what an∣swere the Lorde oure God geueth the, that brynge vs agayne, and we shall do ther af∣ter. Nowe haue I shewed / & declared vnto you the voyce of the Lorde youre God / for the whiche cause he hathe sente me to you. Nowe therfore, * 1.1437 If ye wyll not folowe it / be sure, y^• ye shall peryshe with the swear••••, with honger & pestylence: euen in the same place, where youre lust is to go, and dwell.

¶ Iohanan caryeth the remnaunte of the pro••l•• into E∣gypte / contrary to the mynde of Ieremye. Ieremye prophe∣cyeth the desiruceyon of Egypte.

CAPI. XLIII.

NOwe when Ieremy had ended all the [unspec A] wordes of the Lorde his god vnto the people (for theyre sakes to whom God had sent him) Azariah the sonne of Osaiah / and Iohanan the sonne of Kareah with all the proude personnes / sayde vnto Ieremye. * 1.1438 Thou lyest, the Lorde oure God hath not sente the to speake vnto vs, that we shulde not go into Egypte / and dwell there: But [unspec B] Baruch the sonne of Neriah prouoketh the agaynste vs, that he myghte brynge vs in to the captyuytye of the Caldees: that they myght fleye vs, and cary vs away pre∣soners vnto Babylon.

So Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and al the captaynes of the hooste, and al y^• peo∣ple folowed nat the commaundement of the Lorde: Namely / to dwell in the lande of Iuda: But Iohanan the sonne of Kareah &

all the captaynes of the hoost, caryed away all the remnaunt in Iuda, * 1.1439 that were come together agayne from all the Heythen (a∣mong whom they had bene scatred) to dwel in the lande of Iuda: Men / wemen / chyl∣dren / the kynges daughters: all those that Nabuzaradan the chefe captayne had lefte with Godoliah the sonne of Ahikam / the sonne of Saphan. They caried awaye also [unspec C] the prophet Ieremy / Baruch the sonne of Neriah / and so came into Egypte: for they were not obedyent / vnto the commaunde∣mēt of god. Thus came they to Thaphnis.

And in Taphnis the worde of the Lorde happened vnto Ieremy / sayinge: Take great stones in thyne hande, and hyde them in the brycke wall / vnder the dore of Pha∣raos house in Thaphnis / that al the men of Iuda may / se & saye vnto thē: Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israell: * 1.1440 Beholde, I wyll sende and call for Nabu∣chodonosor the kynge of Babylon my ser∣uaunte / and wyll set his seate vpon these stones that I haue hyd, and he shall sprede hys tente ouer them.

And when he commeth / he shall smyte the [unspec D] lande of Egypte, some with slaughter, some with presonment, and some with y^• swearde.

He shall set fyre vpon the temples of the Egypcyans goddes / and burne them vp / and take thē selues presoners. Moreouer, he shall araye him selfe with the lande of Egypte, lyke as a shepherde putteth on hys ••ore / and shall departe his way from thence in peace. The pylers also of the ☞ temple of the Sunne that is in Egypte: shall he breake in peces / and burne the temples of the Egypcyans goddes.

¶ He reproueth the people for theyr Idolatry. They that set lyght by, the threatynge of the Lorde, are chastenad. The desteruicion of Egypt and the Iewes therin, is prophecied.

CAPI. XLIIII.

THYS is the worde that was shewed [unspec A] to Ieremy concernyng al the Iewes / whyche dwelte in Egypte: at Mygdol / at Thaphnis, at Noph; and in the lāde of Pa∣tures. Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israell: ye haue sene all the my∣sery, that I haue brought vpon Ierusalem and vpon al the cyties of Iuda: so that this day they are desolate and no man dwelling therin: and that because of the greate blas∣phemies which they committed, to prouoke me vnto anger. In that they wente backe to do sacryfyce, and worshype vnto straūge goddes: whom neyther they / nor ye / nor your fathers haue knowne. Howbeit I sent vnto them my seruauntes, al the prophetes ‡ 1.1441 I rose vp early, I sent vnto thē, and gaue them warninge. O do no suche abhomyna∣ble thynges, and thynges that I hate. But they wolde not folowe nor herken, to turne from their wyckednes, and to do nomore sa¦cryfyce vnto straunge goddes.

Wherfore myne indygnacyon and wrathe was kyndled, and it brente vp the cytyes of [unspec B] Iuda / the feldes with the stretes of Ieru∣salem, so that they were made waste and de∣solate, as it is come to passe this day. Nowe therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israel: Howe happeneth it / that ye do so great euel vnto youre owne soules thus to destroye the men and wemen, chyl∣drē and babes of Iuda? so that none of you is left because ye prouoke me vnto wrathe with the worckes of youre owne handes: when ye offre vnto straunge goddes in the lāde of Egipt, where as ye be gone to dwel. That ye might vttterly perishe, and that ye myght be reuiled and shamefully intreated of all nacyons. Or haue ye nowe forgotten the wyckednes of your forefathers, the wyc¦kednes of the kinges of Iuda and their wy¦ues, the wyckednes that ye your selues and your wyues haue done in the lāde of Iuda, and in the stretes of Ierusalem?

Yet are ye not sory thys daye, ye feare not [unspec C] nether walke ye in my lawe and in my com∣maundemētes, that I haue geuen vnto you and youre forefathers.

Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israell: I am stedfastly aduy∣sed and determyned, to punyshe you, and to rote out all Iuda. As for the remnaunte of Iuda that purposly wente into Egypte, there to dwell, I wyll take them * 1.1442 and they shall al be destrayed. In the lande of Egip∣te shall they perishe beynge consumed with the swearde and with honger. For from the least with the moost, they shall peryshe with the swearde and with honger. Moreouer / they shalbe reuyled / abhorred / shamed and confounded. For I wyll vyset them that dwell in Egypt, * 1.1443 as I haue vysyted Ieru∣salem: with the swearde, with honger and with pestylence. So that none of the rem∣naunte of Iuda / whiche are gone to dwell in Egypte: shall be left to con••e agayne into the lande of Iuda, al though they thinke to come thyther agayne, and to dwell there. For none shall come agayne / but suche as are fled awaye.

Then all the men whiche knewe that theyr [unspec D] wyues had offred vnto straunge goddes / &

a great sorte of wyues that stode there, yee / and al the people that dwelt there in Egipt in the cytye of Patures / answerde Iere∣my, and sayde. As for the wordes that thou hast spokē vnto vs in the name of the Lord we wyll in no wyse heare them: but what soeuer goeth out of our owne mouthe, that wyll we do. We wyll do sacryfyce, and offre oblacions vnto the Quene of heauen, ‡ 1.1444 like as we and our forefathers, our Kinges and our heades haue done in the cities of Iuda, and in the stretes and feldes of Ierusalem. For then had we plenteousnesse of vytales, then were we in prosperyte / and no mysfor∣tune came vpon vs.

* 1.1445 But sens we lefte, to offre / and to do sa∣cryfice [unspec E] vnto the Quene of heauen, we haue had scarcenes of al thīges, and perishe with the swearde and honger. Laste of all / when we wemen dyd sacrifice and offred vnto the Quene of heauen, dyd we make her cakes & poure vnto her drinkoffringes, to do her ser¦uice, without oure husbandes wylles?

Then sayde Ieremy vnto all the people, to the men, to the wemen and to all the folcke, whiche had geuen hym that answere. Dyd not the Lorde remembre the sacryfices that ye, youre forefathers, youre kinges and ru∣lers (with all the people) haue offred in the cyties of Iuda in the stretes and land of Ie¦rusalem? and hath he not consydred this in his mide? In so much, that the Lord might no longer suffre the wyckednes of youre in∣uencyons / and the abhomynable thynges which ye dyd? * 1.1446 Is not youre lande desola∣te and voyde, yee and abhorred, so that no man dwelleth therin eny more, as it is come to passe this daye? [unspec F]

* 1.1447 Dyd not all this happen vnto you, be¦cause ye made such sacrifice / and synned a∣gaynst the Lorde, ‡ 1.1448 Ye haue not folowed his voyce, to walcke in hys lawe, in his ordy∣naunces and statutes.

Yee, thys is the cause, that all mysfortune happened vnto you, as it is come to passe this day. Moreouer, Ieremy spake vnto al the people and to all the wemen. Heare the worde of the Lord al Iuda, ye that be in the lande of Egypte. Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel. Ye and youre wi∣ues haue spoken with youre owne mouthe / the thynge that ye haue fulfylled in dede.

* 1.1449 Yee, thus haue ye sayde: we wyl not fayle / but perfourme the vowes that we haue vowed, we wyll do sacryfice and powre out dryncke offrynges to the Quene of heauen.

Purposly wyll ye set vp your owne mea∣nynges, and perfourme youre vowes. And therfore, heare the worde of the Lorde all Iuda, ye that dwell in the lande of Egypte. [unspec G]

Beholde, * 1.1450 I haue sworne by my greate name, sayeth the Lorde, that my name shall not be rehearsed thorowe any mans mouth of Iuda, in all the lande of Egypte: to saye: The Lorde God lyueth, For I wyl watche / to plage them, and not for theyr wealthe.

* 1.1451 And all the men of Iuda that be in the lande of Egypte / shall peryshe wyth the swearde and with honger, vntyl they be vt∣terly destroyed.

Neuerthelesse, those that fled awaye for the swearde, shal come againe into the land of Iuda / but there shall be very fewe of them. And all the remnaunte of Iuda / that are gone into Egypte, there to dwell, shall knowe whose wordes shalbe founde true: theyrs or myne. Take thys for a token that I wyll vyset you in thys place / sayeth the Lorde / and that ye maye knowe / howe that I (without doute) wyll perfourme my pur∣pose vpō you to punish you. Beholde, saieth the Lorde, I wyll deliuer Pharao Hophrea Kynge of Egypte into the handes of his ene¦myes, that seke after his lyfe: * 1.1452 euen as I gaue Zedekias the kynge of Iuda into the handes of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Ba∣bylō his enemy which sought after his lyfe.

¶ Baruch is reproued ef Ieremye.

CAPI. XLV.

THESE are the wordes that Ieremy [unspec A] the prophet spake vnto Baruch y^• sōne of Neriah / * 1.1453 after that he had written these Sermons in a boke at the mouthe of Iere∣my, In the fourth yeare of Iehohakim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda sayinge.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell vnto the, O Baruch: In so moche as thou thoughtest thus (whē thou wast wrytynge) wo is me, the Lorde hathe geuen me payne for my trauayle. I haue weeryed my selfe with syghynge / and haue founde no reste. Therfore tell him, O Ieremy, that the Lord sayeth thus: Beholde, The thynge that I [unspec B] haue buylded, wyl I breake downe agayne and rote out the thing, that I haue planted yee, this whole lande. And sekest thou yet promocyon? Loke not for it / & desyre it not. For I wyll brynge a myserable plage vpon all fleshe, sayeth the Lorde. * 1.1454 But thy lyfe wyl I geue the for a pray in a places, wher so euer thou goest.

¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Egypte. Delyu••¦••aunce is promysed to Israel.

CAPI. XLVI.

HERE folowe the wordes of the Lord [unspec A] to the Prophete Ieremye, whiche he spake agaynste all the Gentyles.

These wordes folowynge preached he to * 1.1455 the Egypcyans concernynge the Hoste of Pharao Necho Kynge of Egypte, * 1.1456 when he was in Charcamis besyde the water of Euphrates: what tyme as Nabuchodono∣sor the kynge of Babylon slewe him. In the fourthe yeare of Iehohakim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda.

* 1.1457 Make redy buckler and shylde / and go forth to fyght: harnesse your horses, and set youre selues vpō them: set your salettes fast on, bryng forth speares / scoure youre swer∣des and put on your breste plates.

But alas, howe happeneth it, that I se you so afrayed? why shryncke ye backe? Theyr worthyes are slayne. Yee, they runne so fast awaye, that none of them loketh behynde him. Fearfulnes is fallen vpon euerychone of them sayeth the Lorde. The lyghteste of fote shall not fle awaye / and the worthyes shall not escape.

Towarde the Northe by the water of Eu∣phrates, [unspec B] they dyd stōble and fall. But what is he this, that swelleth vp, as it were a flou de roarynge and ragyng lyke the streames of water? It is Egypte that ryseth vp lyke the floude, and casteth out the waters with so greate noyse.

And he sayde I wyll go vp, and wyll couer the earthe: I wyll destroye the cytye, with them that are therin. Get you vp ye horses / roll for the ye Charettes / come for the wor∣thies▪ ye Morians, ye Lybeans with youre bucklers, ye Lydea••s with youre bowes:

Thys daye of the Lorde God of Hoostes, a daye of vengeaunce / that he may avenge [unspec C] him of his enemyes. The swearde shal de∣uoure, it shall besatysfyed and bathed in theyr bloude. For the Lorde God of hoostes shall haue a slayne offerynge towarde the Northe, by the water of Euphrates, Go vp (O Gilead) and brynge tryacle vnto the daughter of Egypte.

But in vayne shalte thou go to surgery / for thy wounde shall not be stopped. The Heythen haue hearde of thy shaine, and the lande is full of thy confusion: for one strong man dyd stomble vpon another / and they are fallen both together. [unspec D]

‡ 1.1458 These are the wordes that the Lord spake to the prophet Ieremy, concernynge the cō∣mynge of Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon, whiche was sente to destroye the lande of Egypte: Preach out thorowe the lande of Egypte / and cause it to be procla∣med at Mygool / Noph and Taphnis, and saye: Stande styl / make the redye / for the swearde shall consume the rounde aboute. Howe happeneth it that thy myghtye wor∣thyes are fallen? why stode they not fast.

Euen because the Lord thrust them downe? The slaughter was greate: for one fell euer styl vpon another. One cried vpō another. Up / let vs go agayne to oure owne people / and to our owne natural countre, from the cruell swearde▪

They dyd crye euen there: O Pharao kyng [unspec E] of Egypte, the time wyl bringe sedicion. As truly as I lyue (sayeth the Kynge * 1.1459 whose name is the Lorde of hostes) it shal come as the moūt of Thabor, and as Lybanus yf it stode in the see. O thou daughter of Egypte make redy thy geer to flit. For Noph shalbe voide and desolate, so that no mā shal dwel therin. The lande of Egipt is like a goodly faire calf, but one shal come out of the north to pricke her forward. Her wagied soudiers that be with hyr, are lyke fat calues.

They also shall fle awaye together, and not abyde: for the daye of theyre slaughter and the tyme of theyr visytacyon shal come vpon them.

The crye of them shall make a noyse as [unspec F] the blast of a trompete. For they shall en∣tre in with theyr hoostes, & come with axes / as it were hewers downe of wod. And they shall cut downe her wod, sayeth the Lorde. For they shall be mo in nōbre then the gres∣hoppers, so that no man shalbe able to tell them. The daughter of Egypte is confoun∣ded, and deliuered into the hādes of the peo∣ple of the Northe:

Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the God of Israell. Behold, I wyll vyset that rest∣lesse people of Alexandria. Pharao and E∣gypte, yee / bothe theyr Goddes and theyr Kynges, euen Pharao / and all them that put theyr truste in hym.

Yee, I wyll delyuer them into the handes of those / that seke after theyr lyues. Na∣mely / into the power of Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon / and into the power of his seruauntes. And after all these thyn∣ges it shalbe inhabyted as afore time saieth the Lorde.

But be not thou afrayed (O my seruaunte [unspec G] Iacob) feare not thou, O Israel. For lo / I wyl helpe the from farre, and thy sede from the lande of theyr captiuite. Iacob also shal come againe, and be in rest, he shal prospere and no man shal do him ha••••e. Feare thou

not (O Iacob my seruaunt) sayth the Lord / for I am with the•• and wyll destroye all na∣cyons / amonge whom I haue scatred the. Neuerthelesse / I wyll not consume the / but chasten the & correcte the: yee, and that with discrecion: neyther wyll I spare the as one that were fautelesse.

¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynst the Philistirles.

CAPI. XLVII.

THESE are the wordes, that the Lord [unspec A] spake vnto Ieremye the Prophete a∣gaynst the Philistines, before that Pharao smote the cite of Azah. Thus sayth the Lord Beholde / there shal waters aryse out of the North: and shall growe to a greate floude / runnynge ouer and couerynge the lande / the cittes / and them that dwel therin.

And the men shall crye, and all they that [unspec B] dwell in the lande, shall mourne at the noise and stampynge of theyr stronge barbed hor¦ses / at the shakynge of theyr charettes, and at the romblyng of the wheles. The fathers shal not loke to theyr chyldren, so feable and wery shal their handes be: at the same tyme when he shalbe there, to destroye the whole lande of the Phylistines. He shal make wast both Tyrus / Sydon and all other that are sworne vnto them.

For the Lorde wyll destroye the Philisti¦nes [unspec C] / the remnaunt of the Ile of Caphtor ☜ Baldenes is come vpon Azah, Ascalon with her other valleys shall kepe her peace.

Howe longe wilt thou sleye / O thou swe∣arde of the Lorde? Whan wylt thou ceasse? Turne agayne into thy swete rest / and lea∣ue of. But howe can it ceasse, when the Lord hym selfe hath geuen him a charge agaynst Ascalon / and raysed it vp agaynst the cities of the see coste?

¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynst the Moabites.

CAPI. XLVIII.

THus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes the [unspec A] God of Israel agaynst * 1.1460 Moab: wo be to the cytie of Nebo / for it is layed waste, brought to confusyon, and Kariathia••im is taken / Mysgab is brought to shame / and a frayed: Moab can boste nomore of Hesebon for they haue deuysed agaynst it. Come (shal they say) let vs rote them out, that they may be nomore amonge the nombre of the Genti¦les / and that thou Madmen maye nomore be thought vpon: and the swearde shal per∣secute the: A voyce shall crye from Horona∣im: With great wastynge and destruccion / is Moab made desolate.

Chyldren coulde tell of the crye thereof: For at the goynge vp vnto Luyth hearese with lamentacion and mournyng / & downe towarde Horonaim / they herde a cruell and a deadely crye: Get you awaye / saue your ly¦ues / and be lyke vnto the heeth in the wyl∣dernes. * 1.1461 For because thou hast trusted in chine owne workes and treasure / thou shalt be takē. Chamos with his prestes and prin∣ces shall go away into captyuyte. [unspec B]

The destroyet shall come vpon al cyties none shall escape. The valleys shalbe de∣stroyed / and the feldes shalbe layed waste: lyke as the Lorde hath spoken.

Make a token vnto Moab / that she get her away spedely: for her cyties shalbe made so desolate / that no man shall dwell therin. Cursed be he that dothe the worcke of the Lorde neglygently / and cursed be he that ke¦peth backe his * 1.1462 swearde from sheddyng of bloude.

Moab hath euer bene ryche and careles from her youth vp / she hath syttē and taken her ease with her treasure. She was neuer yet put out of one vessell into another (y^• is) she neuer went away into captiuice, therfore her taste remayneth, and her sauoure is not yet chaunged.

But lo, the tyme cōmeth, sayeth the Lord that I shall sende her trussers to trusse her vp, to prepare and season her vessels: ye: her tanckerdes tatell and shake to and ••ro. And [unspec C] Moab shalbe ashamed of Chamos / lyke as Israell was ashamed of * 1.1463 Bethel, wherein she put her trust.

Wherfore do ye thynke thus: we are migh¦tye / and stronge men of warre? Moab is de¦stroyed, and her cyties brent vp: her chosen yong men be slayne, sayeth the kyng, whose name is the Lorde of Hoostes. The destruc∣cion of Moab commeth on a pace / and her fall is at hande.

Al her neyghbours shal mourne for her / and al they that knowe her name / shall say. O howe happeneth it, that the strong staf & the goodly rod is thus broken? And thou daughter Dibon, come downe frō thy glory and syt in pouertie. For he that destroyeth Moab, shal come vp to the also / and breake downe thy stronge holdes.

And thou that dwellest in Aroer, get the [unspec D] to the strete, and loke aboute the: aske them that are fled & escaped / and say: what thinge is happened? O, Moab is confounded and ouercome▪

Mourne and crye / tell it out at Arnon / y^• Moab is destroyed. For misery shal come vpon the playne lande. Namely / vpon Ho∣lon, & Iahazah: vpon Mephaath & Dibon,

vpon Nabo and the house of Deblathaim / vpon Cariathiarim and vpon the house Ga¦mul, vpon the house Maon and Carioth / vpon Bozrah and all the cities in the lande of Moab, whether they lye farre or neare.

{fleur-de-lys} The horne of Moab is smyten downe & her arme broken, sayeth the Lorde. Make her droncken, for she magnyfieth herselfe about the Lorde, that men may clappe their handes at her vomite, and that she also may be laughed to scorne: O Israel, shalte thou not laugh him to scorne, when he is taken a monge theues. * Yee, because of thy wordes that thou hast spoken agaynste hym, thou shalt be driuen awaye. Yee Moabites shall leaue the cyties, and dwel in rockes of stone and become lyke doues, that make their ne∣stes in holes.

* 1.1464 As for Moabs pryde / we haue herde of it / she is verye hye mynded. I knowe her stoutenesse / her bostynge / her arrogancye [unspec E] and the pryde of her stomacke / sayeth the Lorde. For her furtousnesse maye neyther vpholde her with strength nor dede. Ther∣fore shall their mournynge be made for Mo¦ab, and euery man shal cry for Moabs sake: a lamentacyon shalbe made to the men that stande vpon the wall. So wyll I mourne for the also / O Iazar / and for the / O thou vyneyarde of Sabamah.

Thy wyne braunches shall come ouer* 1.1465 the see / and the braunches of Iazer but vn∣to the see: the destroyer shall breake into thy haruest and grape gatherynge: Myrth and cheare shalbe taken away from the tymbre felde / and from the whole lande of Moab.

There shal be no swete wyne in the presse, the treader shall haue no stomacke to crye yee / there shalbe none to crye vnto him: whi¦che afore tyme were herde from Hesebon to Eleale and Iahaz, whiche lyfted vp theyr voyce from Zoar vnto Horonaim, that ☜ bullocke of thre yeare olde. The waters also of Mem••im shalbe dried vp.

Moreouer / I wyll make Moab ceasse [unspec F] (sayeth the Lorde) frome the offrynges and censinge that she hath made vnto her God∣des in hye places. Wherfore my herte mour¦neth for Moab, lyke a crowde playenge an heuy songe: & for the mens sake of the bryck wall my hert mourneth also / euen as a pype that pypyth a dolefull songe: for they shalbe very fewe / and destroyed.

* 1.1466 All heades shalbe shauen / and all beer∣des clypped of: all handes bounde, and loy∣nes gyrded aboute with sacke clothe. Upon all the house toppes and stretes of Moab / there shalbe mournynge: For I wyll breake Moab lyke an vnprofytable vessell, sayeth the Lord. Ohowe is she destroyed? O / how mourneth she? O / howe doth Moab hange downe her heade / & is ashamed? Thus shal Moab be a laughyng stocke / & had in derisi∣on of al them, that be rounde aboute her.

For thus sayeth the Lorde. Beholde, the* 1.1467 enemy shall come flyenge as an Aegle: and sprede his wynges vpon Moab. They shall clyme ouer the walles, & wynne the stronge holdes. Then the myghtye mens hertes in Moab shalbe lyke the herte of a woman tra¦uelynge with chylde.

And Moab shalbe made so desolate, y^• she shall no more be a people, because she hathe sette vp her selfe agaynst the Lorde. * 1.1468 Feare pyt / and snare / shal come vpon the (O Mo∣ab) sayth the Lorde. Who so escapeth the feare / shall fall in the pyt / and who so get∣teth out of the pyt / shal be taken in the snare

For I wyll brynge a yere of visytacyon vpon Moab / sayth the Lorde. They that are able to flye / shall stande vnder the sha∣dowe of Hesebon. For there shall go a fyre out of Hesebon / and a flame frome Syon / & shal burne vp that proude people of Mo∣ab both before and behynde.

Wo be vnto the (O Moab) for thou peo∣ple of Chamos shalt perysshe: Yee thy son∣nes and daughters shall be led awaye cap∣tyue. Yet at the last wyl I bryng Moab out of captiuyte agayne / sayth the Lorde. Thus farre is of the plage of Moab.

¶ The worde of the Lord agaynst the Ammonytes / against Idumea / Damascus / Cedar▪ and Elam. [unspec A]

CAPI. XLIX.

AS concernynge the Ammonytes / * 1.1469 thus the Lorde sayth: Hath Israell no chyldren / or is he without an heyre? Why hath your kynge then taken Gad in? wher∣fore doth his people dwell in his cyties? Beholde therfore / the tyme commeth (sayth the Lorde) that I wyll bryng a noyse of war into Rabah of the Ammonytes. Lahel shal∣be desolate / and her cyties brent vp, and the Israelytes / shall be lordes ouer▪ those that had them in possession afore, sayth the Lord Hesebon shall mourne / for it shall be roted out of the grounde, sayth the Lorde. The ci∣ties of ☞ Rabah shal crye out, & gyrde them¦selues with sacke cloth: they shall mourne, and run aboute the walles, for theyr kinges shall be led awaye presoner: yee his preestes and prynces with hym.

Wherfore trustest thou in the water strea¦mes [unspec B] that flowe to and fro••, O thou fearce

daughter: and thynkest thou art so safe (by reason of thy treasure) that no man shall come to the?

Beholde, I wyll brynge a feare vpon the, saieth the Lord God of hostes, from al those that be aboute the: so that ye shal be scatred euery man from another, and no man shall gather them together agayne that be fled. But after that / I wyll brynge the Ammony¦tes also out of cap••••uite agayne.

* 1.1470 Upon the Edomites hath the Lorde of hoostes spoken on this maner. Is there no more wysdome in Themā? Is there no more good councell amonge his people? Is their wysdome then turned clene to naught? Get you hence, turne your backes, crepe downe into the depe, O ye cytesyns of Dedan.

For I wyll bryng destruccion vpon Esau, yee, and the day of his visitacion. Yf y^• grape gatherers came vpon the, shulde they not leaue some grapes? If the nyght robbers came vpon the, shulde they not take so much as they thought were ynoughe?

But I wyll make Esau bare, and disco∣uer [unspec C] her secretes, so that he shal not be able to hide thē. His sede shalbe wasted away / yee / his brethrē and his neyghbours, and he him selfe shall not be lefte behynde.

Thou shalt leaue thy fatherlesse chyldren behynde the and I wyll kepe them, and thy wydowes shall take their comforte in me. For thus hath the Lorde spoken. * 1.1471 Beholde, they that mē thought were vnmere to drink of the cuppe, haue droken with the first: and thynkest thou then to be fre?

No, no, thou shalt neither be quyte nor fre but thou must drinke also. For why, I haue sworne by my selfe (sayeth the Lorde) that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughyng stocke and cursyng: and all her cyties shalbe a continuall deserte.

For I am perfectly infourmed of y^• Lord, [unspec D] that he hath sent a message all redy vnto the Heathen. Gather you together, and go forth agaynste them: make you ready to the bat∣tayle, for lo. * 1.1472 I wyll make the but small amonge the Heathen, and lytle regarded a∣monge men.

* 1.1473 Thy hye stomake & the pryde of thy hert hath disceyued the, because thou wylt dwell in the holes of stony rock{is}, and haue the hye mountaynes in possessyon. Neuerthelesse, thoughe thy nest were as hye as the Aegles, yet wyll I cast the downe, sayeth the Lorde. Moreouer, I dumea shal be a wyldernesse: * 1.1474 Who so goeth by it, shalbe abashed, & won¦dre at her miserable plages, * 1.1475 Like as So∣dome, Gomor, and the cyties that laye there aboute, were turned vp syde downe (sayeth the Lorde) so shal no body dwel in Idumea, and no man shal haue his habitacyon there. Beholde, lyke as the Lyon cōmeth vp from the pleasaūt medowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Etham, so wyll I dryue him, and make him runne agaynst her. But who is the yonge man that I wyll ordayne therto? Who is lyke vnto me? What is he y^t wyl stryue with me? What shepherde maye stande in my handes?

* 1.1476 Therfore, heare the coūcel of the Lord, that he hath taken vpon Idumea: & his pur¦pose, that he hath deuysed vpon the cytesyns of Theman: The leaste of the flocke shall [unspec E] teare them in peces / and loke what fayre thynge they haue / they shall make it waste, and them selues also. At the noyse of theyr fall, the earthe shall quake, the crye of theyr voice shalbe herde vnto the red see. Behold, * 1.1477 the enemye shall come and fle vp hyther / lyke as it were an Aegle, and sprede his win¦ges vpon Bozrah. Then shall the hertes of the worthyes in Edom be as the herte of a woman trauaylyng of chylde. * 1.1478 Upon Da∣mascus, ☞ He math & Arphad shal come cō¦fusion / for they shall heare euell tydynges: they shalbe tossed to and fro lyke the see that can not stande styll. Damascus shalbe sore afrayed, and shall fly, tremblynge shal come vpon her. Sorow and payne shal ouer take her as a woman trauaylyng of chylde. But howe shalde so worshypfull and glorious a cytie be forsaken? Heare therfore: her yonge men shall fall in the stretes / and all her men of warre shall be taken away in that tyme / sayeth the Lorde of Hostes I wyll kyndle a fyre in the walles of Damascus, which shal consume the place of Benhadad.

* 1.1479 As for Cedar and the kingdome of Ha¦zor / whome Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon smote downe / the Lorde hath spo∣ken thus vpon them: Aryse, and get you vp vnto Cedar, and destroy the people toward the Easte. Theyr tentes and their flockes shal they take away / yee their hangynges & theyr vessell. Their Camels also shall they carye awaye with them. They shall come aboute them on euery syde wyth a fearefull crye.

Fle, get you soone awaye / ••repe into ca∣ues, [unspec F] that ye may dwell there: O yee / inhabi∣tours of Hazor sayeth the Lorde: for Nabu∣chodonosor the kynge of Babylon hath hol∣den a councel concernyng you, and cōcluded his deuyse agaynst you. Aryse, and get you

vp agaynst yonder riche and careles people (sayeth the Lorde) whiche haue neither gat{is} nor dore barres, but dwell alone. Their Ca∣mels shalbe stollen, and the droues of theyr cattell dryuen awaye.

Moreouer, these y^• be shauen wyll Isca∣ter towarde all the wyndes, and bryng them to destruccion: yee, and that thorowe theyr owne familiers, sayeth the Lorde. Hazor also shalbe a dwellynge for Dragons, and an euerlastyng wyldernesse: so that no body shal dwel there, and no man shal haue there his habitacyon.

These are the wordes, that y^• Lord spake [unspec G] to the Prophete Ieremy concernyng * 1.1480 Elā, in the beginnyng of the reygne of Zedekiah kynge of Iuda. Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes: Beholde, I wyll breake the bowe of Elam, and take away theyr strength: and vpon Elam I wyl brynge the foure windes from the foure quarters of heauen, and wyl scatre them agaynst the same foure wyndes. And there shalbe no people, but some of Elā shal ••lie vnto them.

For I wyll cause Elam to be afrayed of theyr ennemies, and of them that seke theyr lyues and wyll brynge vpon them the indig¦nacyon of my wrath, sayeth the Lorde. And I wyll persecute them with the swearde / so long tyl I haue brought them to naught. I wyll set my stole in Elam, I wyll destroye both the kyng and the prynces from thence, sayeth the Lorde. But in processe of tyme I wyll bryng Elam out of captyuite agayne / sayeth the Lorde.

¶ He prohecyeth the destruc••ion of Babylon, and the dely∣ueraunce of Israel, whiche was in captiuite.

CAPI. L.

THE wordes that the Lorde spake vn∣to [unspec A] the Prophete Ieremy, concernynge Babylon▪ & the lande of the Caldees: * 1.1481 prea¦che amonge the Gentyles, lette youre voyce be hearde, make a token: crye out kepe no sylence, but saye: Babylon is wonne. * 1.1482 Bel is confounded, and Merodach is ouercome

* 1.1483 Yee, theyr godes be brought to shame and theyr ymages stande in feare. For out of the Northe ☞ there dothe come a people agaynst her / whiche make her lande so wast that no body dwell therin, neyther man nor beaste / for they flye and departe from thence * 1.1484 In those dayes and at that tyme sayeth the Lorde, the Chyldren of Israel shal come they and the chyldren of Iuda, wepyn•• and makyng haste, and shal seke the Lord〈…〉〈…〉 God. They shall aske the way to 〈…〉〈…〉y∣ther shall they turne theyr faces, an〈…〉〈…〉 & hange vpon the, in a couenaunte that neuer shalbe broken.

My people hathe bene a loste * 1.1485 flocke / ☞ my shepherdes haue disceyued them, and haue made them go astray vpon the hylles, They haue gone from the mountaine to the lytle hyl, and forgotten theyr folde. Al they [unspec B] that came vpon them, haue deuoured them: and theyr enemyes sayde. We haue made no faute agaynst them: for they haue displeased the Lorde, yee, euen the Lorde whiche is the beautye of theyr ryghteousnes, and that de∣fended theyrs fathers. Yet shall ye fle frome Babilon, and departe out of the lande of the Caldees / and ☞ be ye as the rammes that go before the flocke. * 1.1486 For ••o, I wyl wake vp an hoste of people from the Northren lande, and brynge them vpon Babylon: these shal laye sege to it, and winne it. Their arrowes shal not mysse / lyke as a conning archer shu¦teth not wronge. And the Caldees shall be spoyled / and al they that spoyle them shalbe satysfyed, sayeth the Lord * 1.1487 because ye were so chereful and glad, to treade downe myne heritage▪ and fulfylled your pleasures, as the calues in the grasse, and triumphed ouer them like the bulles, when ye had gotten the victory. Your mothers shalbe sore confoun∣ded / and they that bare you / shall come to shame. She shalbe the leest set by amonge the nacyons / voyde, wasted and dryed vp: No man shall be able to dwell there, for the feare of the Lorde, but she shal be whole de∣solate. * 1.1488 All they that go by Babylon, shall stande styll, and be abashed, and shall won∣dre at her plages.

Go forth in your aray agaynst Babylon rounde aboute, al ye that can handle bowes shute at her, spare no arrowes, for she hathe synned agaynste the Lorde. Crye out: vpon her, vpon her, agaynst her rounde about: she shall yelde her selfe / her foundacyons shall fall / and her walles shall come downe / for it shalbe the vengeaunce of the Lorde. * 1.1489 Yee vengeaunce shalbe taken of her / and as she hath done / so shal she be dealte withal. They shall rote out the sower from Babylon / and him that handleth the syckle in haruest. For feare of the swerde of the enemy, euery man shall gette hym to his owne people / and e∣uery man shall flye to his owne lande. Is∣rael is a scatred flocke the Lyons haue de∣spersed them. * 1.1490 Fyrste the kynge of the Assy¦rians deuoured them / * 1.1491 last of all this Na∣buchodonosor kyng of Babylon hath brosed all their bones.

Therfore / thus sayeth the Lord of hostes

the God of Israel: Beholde, I wyll vyset the saynge of Babylon and his kyngdome [unspec D] * 1.1492 I haue visited the kynge of the Assirians and wyll brynge▪ Israel agayne to his plea¦saunte pasture, that he may ••ede vpō Char∣mel and Bas••u, and be satysfyed vpon the mount of Ep••raim and Galaad. * 1.1493 In tho∣se dayes and at the same tyme (sayeth the Lorde) ☞ yf the offence of Israel besought for, there shal none be founde: Yf men enque¦re for the synne of Iuda, there shalbe none: for I wyll be mercyfull vnto them, whom I suffer to remayne ouer.

Go downe (O thou auenger) into the ene¦mies lāde, and viset them that dwel therin: downe with them, and smyte them vpon the backes, sayeth the Lorde: do according to al, that I haue commaunded the. There is go∣ne aboute the lande a crye of a slaughter & ••reat murthur, namely on th{is} maner. Howe happeneth it, that the hāmer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brosed in sonder? Howe chaūceth it, that Babylon is become a wyldernes amonge the Heathen on thys maner? I my selfe haue layed wayte for the, and thou art takē vnawares: art thou trap∣ped & snared: for why, thou haste prouoked the Lorde vnto anger: The Lorde hathe opened his house of ordinaunce, & brought forth the weapens of his wrath. For y^• thing that is done in the lande of the Caldees, it is the Lorde of hostes worcke. [unspec E]

These thynges shal come vpon her at the laste, they shall breake into her preuy cham∣bres, they shall leaue her as bare as stones, that be layed together vpon heapes. They shal so destroye her, that nothing shalbe left▪ They shal sleye al theyr myghtie souldyers, and put them to death. Wo be vnto them, for the daye and tyme of theyr vysitacion is at hande. Me thynke I heare all ready a crye, of them that be fled and escaped out of the lande of Babylon, which shewe in Syō the vengeaunce of the Lorde our God / the vengeaūce of his temple: yee, a voyce of thē, crye agaynst Babylō: Cal vp al the archers agaynst Babylon, pytch your t••ntes rounde about her, that none escape. * 1.1494 Recompence her / as she hathe deserued: and accordynge as she hath done, so deale with her agayne / for she hathe * 1.1495 set vp her selfe agaynste the Lorde, against the holy one of Israel: Ther¦fore shall her yonge men fall downe in the stretes / and all her men of warre shalbe ro∣ted out in that daye, sayeth the Lorde. Be∣holde / I speake vnto the (O thou pro••de) sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes: for thy daye shall come / euen the tyme of thy vysy∣tacyon. And the proude shall stomble and fall, and no man shall helpe hym vp. I wyll burne vp hys cytyes with fyre / and it shall consume all that is rounde aboute hym.

Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes: The [unspec F] chyldred of Israell and Iuda suffer violen∣ce together. All they that haue them in captyuyte, kepe them faste, and wyll nat let them go, but theyr auenger and redemer is myghtye, whose name is the Lorde of Ho∣stes: he shall maynteyne theyr cause, he shal make the lande shake, and iudge them that dwel therin, one with another. The swearde shall come vpon the Caldees, sayeth the Lorde, vpon them that dwell in Babylon, vpon theyr prynces, and vpon theyr wyse men: The swearde vpon theyr sothsayers / as for those (they shall become fooles.) The swearde vpon theyr worthyes, so that they shall stande in feare: The swearde vpon theyr horsmen and charettes, and vpon all the comen people that dwell vnder them: so that they shall all become lyke wemen. The swearde vpon theyr treasure, so that it shall be stolen awaye. The swearde vpon theyr waters, so that they shalbe dryed vp. For the lande worshyppeth ymages, & delyteth in straunge wondrefull thynges. Therfore shall wylde beestes, Apes, and Estriches dwel therin / for there shall neuer man dwel there, neyther shall any man haue his haby∣tacyon there for euermore. Lyke as God destroyed * 1.1496 Sodome and Gomorre, with the cyties that laye there aboute, sayeth the Lorde: So shall no man dwell there also / neyther shall any man haue there his haby∣tacyon * 1.1497 Beholde, there shal come a people from the North with a great bonde of men, and many kynges shall stande vp from the endes of the earth: They beare bowes and buclers, cruell are they and vnmercyfull. [unspec G]

Theyr voyce roareth lyke the ragyng see, they ryde vpon horses, & come weapened to fyght agaynst the: O Babilon. As soone as the kynge of Babylon hereth tel of thē, hys handes shall waxe feable: Soro ••ee and he∣uynes shal come vpō hī, as on a womā tra∣uelynge with chylde. Beholde, * 1.1498 lyke as the Lyon commeth vp from the pleasaunt me∣dowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Ethan, so wyll I dryue thē forth, & make them ru••••e agaynst her. But whom shal I chose out / & ordayne to such a thynge? * 1.1499 For who is lyke me / or who wyl stryne with me? or what shepherde may stāde agaynste me?

Therfore, heare the councel that the Lorde hathe geuen vpon Babylon, and the deuyce that he hathe taken vpon the lande of the Caldees. The least amonge the people shall teare them in peces, and loke what pleasaūt thyng they haue: they shal laye it wast. The noyse at the wynnynge of Babylon shall moue the earth, and the crye shalbe herde amonge the Gentyles.

¶ Howe Babylon shulde be ouerthrowen: Ieremy geueth his boke to Saraias.

CAPI. LI.

THVS hath the Lorde sayde: * 1.1500 beholde [unspec A] I wyll rayse vp a perlous wynde a∣gaynst Babylon and her cytezēs, that beare euell wyll agaynste me. I wyll fende also in to Babylon fanners, to fanne her out, and to destroye her lande, for in the daye of her trouble they shalbe about her on euery syde: Moreouer, the Lorde hathe sayde vnto the bowe men, and to them that clyme ouer the walles in brest plates: Yee shal nat spare her yonge men, kyll downe all her hoost. Thus the sleyne shal fal downe in the lande of the Caldees, and the wounded in the stretes.

* 1.1501 As for Israel and Iuda, they shall nat be forsaken of theyr God, of the Lorde of Hostes, of y^e holyone of Israel: no, though they haue fylled al theyr lande full of synne.

* 1.1502 Flye awaye from Babylon, euery man saue his lyfe Let no man holde his tunge to her wyckednes, for the tyme of the Lordes vengaūce is come, yee, he shall rewarde her agayne. Babylon hathe bene in the Lordes hande ☞ * 1.1503 a golden cuppe, that maketh all landes droncken. Of her wyne haue all people droncken / therfore are they out of theyr wyttes. * 1.1504 But sodenly is Babylon fal¦len, and destroyed. Mourne for her, brynge plasters for her woundes / yf she maye per∣aduenture be healed agayne. We wolde haue made Babylon (whole sayeth they) but she is nat recouered. Therfore wyll we let [unspec B] her alone / and go euery man into his owne countre. For her iudgement is come into heauen / and is gone vp to the cloudes. And therfore come on / we wyll shewe Syon the worcke of the Lorde oure God.

Make sharpe the arowes / and fyll the quyuers: * 1.1505 for the Lodre shal rayse vp the sprete of the kynge of the Meeades / whiche hath all ready a desyre to destroye Babylō. Thys shalbe the vengaunce of the Lorde / and the vengaunce of his temple.

Set vp tokens vpon the walles of Ba∣bylon / make youre watch stronge, set youre watch men in araye / yee, holde preuye wat∣ches, and yet for all that shall the Lorde go forth with the deuyce, whiche he hath taken vpon them that dwell in Babylon.

O thou that dwellest by the greate wa∣ters, O thou that hast so great treasure and riches, thyne ende is come, & the rekenynge of thy wynninges. * 1.1506 The Lorde of hoostes hath sworne by hym selfe, that he wyll ouer whelme the with men, lyke greshoppers in nombre, which with a corage shall crye Ala∣rum Alarum agaynste the. * 1.1507 Yee, euen the Lorde of hoostes, that with is power made the earth, with hys wysdome prepared the roūde worlde, and with his discrecion spred out the heauens. As soone as he letteth hys voyce be herde, the waters in the ayre waxe fearce: * 1.1508 He draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth. He turneth the lighte¦nynges to rayne, he bryngeth the wyndes out of theyr secrete places. By the reason of wysdome, all men are become fooles. * 1.1509 Cō∣founded be all the casters of ymages: for the thynge that they make is but dysceate, and hathe no breath. Uayne is it and worthy to be laughed at: and in the tyme of vysitacion it shall perishe.

Neuertheles / the porcyon of Iacob is none suche: but he that made all thynges / whose name is the Lorde of hoostes / he is the rodde of his enheritaunce. Thou brea∣kest [unspec C] my weapens of warre / and yet thorowe the I haue scatred the nacions and kingdo∣mes: Thorowe the haue I scatred horse and horse man, yee, the charrectes / and suche as sat vpō them. Thorowe the I haue scatred man & woman, olde and yonge, bacheler & mayden. Thorowe the I haue scatred the shepherde and his flocke / the husbande mā & his catell / the prynces & the rulers. Ther∣fore wyll I rewarde the cytie of Babylon & all her cytesins, the Caldees with al the euel which they haue done vnto Syon, yee, that ye youre selues shall se it, sayeth the Lorde. Beholde, I come vpon the ☞ (thou noyso∣me hyl) sayeth y^e Lorde, thou that destroyest all landes: I wyl stretch out my hande ouer the, and cast the downe from the stony roc∣kes: and wyll make the a brente hyll so that neyther corner stones / nor pynnacles, nor foundacyon stones shalbe taken any more out of the / but wast and desolate shalt thou lye for euer more, sayeth the Lorde.

Set vp a tokē in y^e lande: blowe the trō∣pettes amonge the Heithen, prouoke the na¦cions agaynst her / cal y^e kyngdomes of Ara¦rat, Meum, and Ascanes agaynst her. Set the prynce agaynst her / brynge as greate a

sorte of horses agaynste her, as yf they were greshoppers. Prepare agaynste them the people of the Meedes with theyr kynges / prynces and all theyr chefe rulers, yee, and the whele lande that is vnder them.

The lande also shall shake & be afrayed, when the deuice of the Lorde shal come forth agaynste Babylon: to make the lande of Babylon so waste, that no man shall dwell any more therin. The worthyes of Babilon shall leaue the batayl, and kepe them selues in stronge holdes / theyr strength hathe fay∣led them, they shalbe lyke wemen. Theyr dwellynge places shalbe brente vp, theyr barres shalbe broken. One purseuaunt shal meate another, yee, one poste shall come by another, to brynge the kynge of Babylon tydynges: that his cytie is takē in on euery syde, the foordes occupyed, the fennes brent vp: and the soudyers sore afrayed.

For thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes the [unspec D] God of Israell: the daughter of Babylon hathe bene in her tyme lyke as a thresshyng floore / but shortly shall her haruest come. Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon hathe deuoured and destroyed me, he hathe made mean emptye vessell. He swalowed me vp lyke a dragon / and fylled hys bely with my delycates: he hathe caste me out, he hathe taken my substaunce awaye / and the thyng that was lefte me hath he caryed vn∣to Babylon, sayeth the daughter that dwel∣leth in Syon: yee, and my bloude also vnto the Caldees / sayeth Ierusalem. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, I wyll de∣fende thy cause / & auenge the: I wyl drinke [unspec E] vp her see, and drye vp her water sprynges.

* 1.1510 Babylon shall become an heape of sto∣nes a dwellynge place for dragons / a fear∣fulnes and wondrynge / because no man dwelleth there. They shall roare together lyke lyons, and as the yonge lyons when they be angrye / so shall they bende them sel∣ues. In theyr heate I shal set dryncke be∣fore the / and they shalbe droncken for ioye.

* 1.1511 Then shall they slepe an euerlastynge slepe, and neuer wake / sayeth the Lorde. I shall carye them downe to be slayne lyke shepe, lyke wethers and goates. O, howe was ☞ Sesach wonne? O, howe was the glorye of the whole lande taken? howe hap∣peneth it / that Babylon is so wondred at amonge the Heathen? The see is rysen ouer Babylon, and hathe couered her with hys greate waues. Her cyties are layde waste, the lande lyeth vnbuylded and voyde it is a lande where no man dwelleth / and where no man trauaylleth thorowe. Moreouer, * 1.1512 I wyll vyset Bell at Babylon: and the thyng that he hath swalowed vp▪ that same shall I plucke out of hys mouth. The Gen∣tyls also shall runne nomore vnto hym, yee, and the walles of Babylon shall fall.

O my people, * 1.1513 come out of Babylon / that euery man maye saue hys lyfe / frō the fearfull wrath of the Lorde: Be nat faynte herted / and ☞ feate nat at euery rumoure that shalbe herde in the lāde, for euery yeare bryngeth newe tydynges, yee, straung wic∣kednes and lordeshyppe. And lo / the tyme commeth / that I wyll vyset the ymages of Babylon / and the whole lande shalbe cō∣founded, yee, and her slayne shall lye in the myddest of her. Heauen and earth vith all that is therin, shall reioyce ouer Babylon, when the destroyers shal come vpon, her frō [unspec F] the North, sayeth the Lorde.

* 1.1514 Lyke as Babylon hathe beaten downe and slayne many out of Israel, so shal there fall many, & be slayne in all her kyngdome. Ye that haue escaped the swearde / hast you, stande nat styll, remembre the Lorde a far∣re of: and thynke vpon Ierusalem, for we were ashamed to heare the blasphemyes: our faces were couered with shame, because the straūge aleauntes came into the Sanc∣tuary of the Lorde. Wherfore, beholde (sayeth the Lorde) the tyme commeth, that I wyll vyset the ymages of Babylon, and thorowe the whole lande they shall mourne & fall. * 1.1515 Though Babylō clymed vp into heauen, and kept her power an hye: yet shall I sende her destroyers, sayeth the Lorde.

A piteous crye shalbe hearde from Ba∣bylon, and agreat mysery from the lande or the Caldees: when the Lorde destroyeth thē and when he dryueth out the hye stomacke and proude bostynge, wherwith they haue bene as furious as the waues of great wa∣ter floudes / and made greate crakes with theyr wordes. For the destroyers shall come vpon her (euen vopon Babylon (whi∣che shall take theyr worthyes, and breake theyr bowes: for God is dysposed to auenge hym selfe vpon them, and suffycyently to recompence them. Yee, (sayeth the Lorde.) I wyll make theyr prynces / theyr wyse men, theyr chefe rulers, and all theyr wor∣thyes, droncken: so that they shall slepe an euerlastynge slepe, and neuer wake. Thus sayeth the Kynge, whose name is the Lorde of Hostes.

Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde of Ho∣stes: [unspec G] The thycke wall of Babylō shalbe bro∣ken,

and her hye gates shalbe brent vp. And the thynge that the Gentyles and the peo∣ple haue wrought with great trauayle and laboure / shall come to naught and be consu¦med in the fyre.

Thys is the charge that Ieremy gaue vnto Saraiah the sōne of Neriah, the sōne of Maasiah, when he went towarde Baby¦lon with Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda, in the. iiij. yeare of hys raygne. Nowe thys Saraiah was a peaceable prynce. Ieremy wrote in a booke all the mesery that shulde come vpon Babylon, yee, and all these ser∣mons that be wrytten agaynste Babylon, and gaue Saraiah thys charge. When thou commest vnto Babylon, se that thou reade all these wordes, and saye. O Lorde, thou arte determyned to rote out this place so that neyther people nor catell shall dwell there any more, but to lye wast for euer: and when thou hast redde out the booke, bynde a stone to it, and caste it in the myddest of Euphrates, and saye, Euen thus shall Ba∣bylon syncke, and be thrust downe with the burthen of trouble, that I wyll brynge vpō her: so that she shall neuer come vp agayne, Thus farre are the preachīges of Ieremy.

¶ He repeteth the takynge of zedekiah. Ierusalem is takē of the Chaldees, zedekeas sonnes are kylled before his face, and hys eyes put out. The cytie is burned. The tēple spoy∣led and robbed. They that were lafte in Ierusalem are ca∣ryed to Babylon. Kynge Ieoakyn is brought forth of pre∣son, and fed lyke a kynge.

CAPI. LII.

ZEdekiah was * 1.1516 one &. xxx. yeare olde, [unspec A] whē he was made kynge, and he rayg∣ned eleuen yeare in Ierusalem. Hys mo∣thers name was Hamutall, Ieremyes daughter of lybna. He lyued wyckedly be∣fore the Lorde euen as Ieoakin dyd. For the Lorde was angry at Ierusalem & Iu∣da, so longe tyll he had cast them out of his presence. And Zedekiah fel from the kynge of Babylō. * 1.1517 But in the nynth yeare of his raygne, In the tenth moneth, the tenth day of the moneth it happened, that Nabucho∣donosor the kynge of Babylon with al his Hoste came before Ierusalem, & beseged it / and made them bulworkes roūde about it. And thys besegynge of the cytie endured vnto the eleuēth yeare of kynge Zedekiah. [unspec B]

* 1.1518 And in the fourth moneth, the. ix. daye of the moneth, there was so great honger in the cytie: that there were no more vytayles for the people of the lande. So all the sou∣dyers bruke awaye, and fled out of the cy∣tye by nyght thorowe the waye of the porte betwene the two walles by the kynges gar∣den. Nowe the Chaldees had cōpassed the cytie roūde about, yet went these men theyr waye towarde the wyldernes.

And so the Caldees folowed vpon thē, and toke Zedekiah the kynge in the felde of Iericho, when his hoost was runne from hym. So they caryed the kynge awaye prysoner to Reblath, vnto the kynge of Ba¦bylon in the lande of Hemath, * 1.1519 where he gaue iudgement vpon hym.

The kynge of Babylon also caused Ze∣dekias sonnes to be slayne before his face, yee, & put all the prynces of Iuda to death at Reblath. Moreouer, he put out the eyes [unspec C] of Zedekiah, caused him to be bounde with cheynes, to be caried vnto Babylon: and let hym lye in preson, tyll he dyed.

Nowe the tenth daye of the fyfth moneth in y^• nynth yeare of Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon / Nabusaradan the chefe cap∣tayne and the kynge of Babylons seruaun∣tes came vnto Ierusalem, and brent vp the house of the Lorde. He brent vp also the kynges palace, all the houses & all y^• gorge∣ous buyldynges in Ierusalem. And the whole hoost of the Chaldees that were with the chefe captayne, brake downe all the wal¦les of Ierusalem rounde aboute.

As for the poore people and suche folke [unspec D] as yet was left in the cytie / which also were fallen to the kynge of Babylon, yee, and what people as yet remayned: Nabusara∣dan the chefe captayne caryed them awaye presoners. But the poore people of the countre, dyd Nabuzaradan the chefe cap∣tayne leaue in the lande, to occupy the vyne ardes and feldes. The Caldees also brake the brasen pyllers that were in the house of the Lord, yee, the seate and the brasen lauer that was in the house of the Lorde: and ca∣ryed all the metall of them vnto Babylon. They toke awaye also the Cauldrous / shouels, flesh hokes, sprinklers, spones, and all the brasen vessell that was occupyed in the seruyce: with the basens, colepannes / sprynklers / pottes / candelstyckes / spones, and cuppes: wherof some were of golde / and some of syluer. [unspec E]

The chefe captayne toke also the two pyl∣lers / the lauer / the twelue brasen bullockes that stode vnder y^• seate, * 1.1520 which kyng Sa¦lomon made in the house of the Lorde: and all the vessel conteyned so much metal, that it might nat be weyed. For euery piller was eyghtene cupyres hye: and the rope y^t went aboute it, was twelue cubytes / & foure fyn∣gers

thycke and rounde. Nowe vpon the rope were brasen knoppes, & euery knoppe was fyue cubytes hye: and vpon the knop∣pes were whopes, and pomgranates roūde aboute of cleane brasse.

After this maner were bothe the pyllers fashyoned with the pomgranates, whereof there were an hundreth & xcvj. whiche han∣ged vpon the whopes rounde aboute. The chefe captaine also toke Sariah the hye prest and Sophoniah that was chefe nexte hym, and the thre kepers of the treasury. He toke [unspec F] out of the cytie a chamberlayne which was a captayne of the souldyers, and seuen men that were the kynges seruauntes, whiche were founde in the citie: and Sepher a cap∣tayne that vsed to muster the men of warre: with threscore men of the countre that were taken in the cytie, These Nabuzaradan the chefe captayne toke, and caried them to the kynge of Babylon vnto Reblath: and the kynge of Babylon caused them to be put to death at Reblath in the lande of Hemath. And thus Iuda was led awaye captyue / out of hys owne lande. This is the some of the people, whome Nabuchodonosor led away captiuie. [unspec G]

In the seueth yere of his raygne / he ca∣ryed away of the Iewes, thre thousand and thre and twenty. In the. xviij. yeare Nabu∣chodonosor caried awaye from Ierusalem eyght hundreth thirtye and two personnes. In the. xxiij. yeare of Nabuchodonosor Na¦buzaradan the chefe captayne, toke awaye seuen hundreth fourty and fyue Iewes pre∣soners. The whole summe of all the preso∣ners, is foure thousande and syxe hundreth

* In the. xxxvij. yeare after that Iehoa∣cin the kynge of Iuda was caryed away in the. xxv. daye of the. xij. moneth, Euilmero∣dach kynge of Babilon (the same yeare that he reygned) gaue Iehoacin the kynge of Iu¦da his pardon, and let hym out of preson / and spake louyngly to hym. And set his trone aboue the trones of the other kynges that were with him in Babylon. He chaun∣ged also the clothes of his preson, yee, and he dyd eate with hym al his lyfe longe. And he had a contynuall lyuynge geuen hym of the kynge of Babylon, euery day a certayne thynge alowed hym all the dayes of his lyfe vntyll he dyed.

¶ The ende of the Boke of the Prophete Ie∣remye.

❧ The lamentary ons of Ieremye.

¶ It happened after Israel was brought into captyuyte, and Ierusalem destroyed, that Ieremy the Prophet sat we∣pynge, and sorowfully bewayled Ierusalem and syghynge and howlynge with an heuy and wofull herte, sayde:

CAPIVLO. I.

ALas / howe sitteth [unspec A] the cytie so desolate, that somtyme was full of peo∣ple? Howe is she become lyke a wydowe, * 1.1521 whiche was the Lady of all nacy∣ons? Howe is she brought vnder trybute, ☞ that ruled all landes.

She wepeth sore in the nyght, so that the teares runne downe her chekes: for amonge all her louers, there is none that geueth her any cōforte: * 1.1522 Yee her nexte frendes abhorre her, and are become her ennemyes.

Iuda is taken presoner, because she was defyled: and for seruynge so many straunge goddes / she dwelleth nowe among the Hei∣then. She fyndeth no rest, all they that per∣secuted her, toke her, and so she dwelleth a∣monge her enemyes. The streates of Sion [unspec B] mourne, because no man cōmeth no more to the solempne feastes, All her gates are deso∣late / her Preestes make lamentacyon / her maydens are carefull, and she herselfe is in great heuynesse. Her enemyes are fallen vpon her heade / and haue put her to shame: because the Lorde hath chastened her for her greate wyckednes: * 1.1523 her chyldren are led a∣waye captiue before theyr enemy. All the beautye of the daughter of Syon is away, her Prynces are become lyke wethers that [unspec C] fynde no pasture. They are dryuen away before theyr ennemye / so that they haue no∣more power. Nowe dothe Ierusalem re∣membre the tyme of her mysery and disobe∣dyence / yee / the ioye and pleasure that she hath had in tymes paste: seyng her people is brought downe thorowe the power of theyr enemy, and there is no man for to helpe her: her enemyes stande lokynge at her, & laugh her Sabbath dayes to scorne. Ierusalem hath synned euer / more and more, therfore is she come in decaye. All they that had her in honoure / despyse her: for they haue sene her fylthynes, Yee / she sygheth, and is asha∣med of herselfe.

☞ Her skyrtes are defyled / she remem∣bred not what wolde folowe / therfor fore is

her fall so great / and there is no man to com¦forte her. O Lorde, consydre my trouble, for myne enemy hath the vpperhande. The [unspec D] enemye hathe put his hande to all the pre∣cyous thinges that she had / yee, euē before her eyes came the Heythen in and out of the Saynctuary:* 1.1524 whom thou (neuerthelesse) haste forbydden to come within thy congre∣gacyon.

* 1.1525 Al her people seke theyr bread with he∣uinesse, and loke what precious thyng euery man hath, that geueth he for meate, to saue his lyfe. Consydre, O Lorde, & se, howe vyle I am become. O all ye that go fore by, be holde and se, if there be any sorow lyke vnto myne / wherwith the Lorde hathe troubled me, in the daye of his fearefull wrath.

{fleur-de-lys} From aboue hath he sent downe a fyre into my bones and chastened me: he hathe [unspec E] layed a net for my fete, & thorowen me wyde open: he hath made me desolate, so y^• I must euer be mournyng. The yoke of my trans gressyon is come at the laste, with his hande hathe he taken it vp, and put it aboute my necke. My strēgth is gone: the Lord hath delyuered me into those handes, wherout I can not quyte my selfe. The Lorde hath destrroyed al the myghtye men, that were in me. He hath proclaymed a feast, to slaughter al my best men. The Lord hath trodē downe the daughter of Iuda, lyke as it were in a wyne presse. * 1.1526 Therfore do I wepe, and myne eyes gushe out of water: for the com∣forte [unspec F] that shulde quyckē me, is farre fro me. My chyldren are dryuen awaye for why? the enemy hath gotten the ouerhande.

Sion casteth out her handes, and there is no man to cōforte her. The. Lord hath layed the enemyes rounde aboute Iacob, and Ie∣rusalē is become abhominacion in the myd∣dest of them. * 1.1527 The Lord is rightuous, for I haue prouoked his coūtenaunce vnto an∣ger. O take hede all ye people, and consydre my heuynesse. My maydens and my younge men are led away into captiuite.

I called for my louers (but they begyled me) for my prestes and councellers, but they perished: euen whyle they sought for meate, [unspec G] to saue theyr lyfes. * 1.1528 Consydre (O Lord) howe I am troubled, my wombe is disque∣ted, my hert turneth about in me, and I am ful of heuinesse. The swearde hurteth me w^t out, and within I am lyke vnto death.

They heare my mournynge, but there is none that wyl cōforte me. All myne enemies haue herde of my trouble? and are glad: ther of, because thou hast done it. But thou shalt brynge forth the tyme, when they also shalbe lyke vnto me. From the shal come al their aduersitie: thou shalte plucke them awaye euen as thou hast plucked me, because of all my wyckednes. For my sorow is very great, and my herte is heuy.

CAPI. II.

ALAS * 1.1529 how hath the Lord darkened [unspec A] the daughter of Syon so sore in hys wrath? As for the honour of Israel / he hath cast it downe from heauen: How happeneth it, that he remembred not his owne * 1.1530 fote stole when he was angrye? The Lorde hath cast downe all the glory of Iacob with out any fauoure: all the stronge places of the daughter Iuda hathe he broken in hys wrathe / and throwen them downe to the grounde: her kyngdome and her Prynces hath he suspended. In the wrath of his indignacyon he hathe broken all ☞ the horne of Israel: he hath w^t drawen h{is} ryght hande frome the enemy: yee / a flame of fyre is kyndgled in Iacob, and hathe consumed vp al roūde about. He hath bent his bowe [unspec B] lyke an enemy, he hathe fastened his ryght hande as an aduersarye: and euery thynge y^• was pleasaūt to se, he hath smiten it downe He hath poured out his wrath lyke a fyre, in to the tabernacle of the daughter of Syon.

The Lorde is become lyke as it were an enemy, he hath cast downe Israel and al h{is} places: yee / all his stronge holdes hathe he destroyed, and fylled the daughter of Iuda with muche sorowe and heuynesse.

* 1.1531 Her tabernacle (whiche was lyke a gar∣den of pleasure) hath he destroyed: her hye so lēpne feastes hath he put downe. The Lorde hath brought it so to passe, that the hye so∣lempne feastes and Sabbathes in Sion, are cleane forgotten. In his heuye displeasure hath he made the kyng and prestes to be des∣pysed. The Lord hath forsaken his owne aulter / and is wroth with his owne Sainc∣tuary, and hathe geuen the walles of theyr towres into the handes of the enemy. There [unspec C] enemyes made a noyse in the house of the Lorde, as it had bene in a solēpne feast day.

The Lorde thought to breake downe the walles of the daughter of Syon / he spred out his lyne / and drewe not in hys hande / tyll he hadde destroyed them: Therefore mourne the turrettes and the broken wal∣les together.

Her portes are casten downe to the groūde, her barres are broken and smytten in sonder * 1.1532 her kynge and prynces are caryed awaye to the Gentyls. They haue neyther la•••• nor

prophetes, nor yet any vision frō the Lorde.

The Senatours of the daughter Syon syt vpon the grounde in sylence: they haue strawed asthes vpon theyr heades, and gyr∣ded them selues with sacke cloth. The may∣dens of Ierusalem hange downe theyr hea∣des to the grounde. Myne eyes be begyn to fayle me thorowe wepynge, * 1.1533 my body is [unspec D] disquyeted / my lyuer is poured vpon the earth, for the great hurt of my people, seyng the chyldren and babes dyd swowne in the streates of the cytye.

Euen when they spake to theyr mothers: where is meate and drynke? for whyle they so sayde, they fell downe in the stretes of the cytie / lyke as they had bene wounded, and some dyed in theyr mothers bosome.

What shall I saye of the, O thou daugh¦ter Ierusalem, to whom shall I lyken the? To whom shal I cōpare the. O y^u daughter Syon, to comforte the withall? Thy hurte [unspec E] is lyke a mayne see, who may heale the?

* 1.1534 Thy prophetes haue loked out vaine & folysh thinges for the, they haue not shewed the of thy wyckednes, to kepe the from cap∣tiuite: but haue ouerladen the, and thorowe falshed scatred the abrode. Al they that go by the, clappe theyr handes at the: hissing and waggyng their heades vpon the daugh¦ter Ierusalem, and saye: is this the cyte that men cal so fayre? wherin the whole lande re∣ioyseth? All thyne enemyes gape vpon the: whysperyng and bytyng theyr teth / say∣inge: let vs deuoure, for the tyme that we lo∣ked for, is come: we haue founde and sene it.

The Lorde hath fulfylled the thynge / [unspec F] that he was purposed to do: and {per}fourmed that he had deuysed longe a go: he hath de∣stroyed / and not spared. He hath caused thin aduersary to triūp he ouer the, and set vp the horne of thyne enemy. * 1.1535 Let thyne herte crye vnto the Lorde, O y^u cyte of the daugh∣ter Syon: let thy teares runne downe lyke a ryuer daye and nyght: rest not / and let not the aple of thyne cye leaue of. Stāde vp and make thy prater in the first watch of the nyght, poure out thyne herte lyke water be∣fore the Lorde: lyfte vp thyne handes, for the lyues of thy yonge children, that dye of hon∣ger in the stretes. Beholde, O Lorde, and [unspec G] consydre, why haste thou gathered me vp so cleane? Shal the wemē then eate their owne frute, euen chyldren of a spāne longe? Shal the prestes and Prophetes be slayne thus in the Sayntuary of the Lorde? Yong and olde lye behinde the stretes vpon the groūde my maydens and yong men are slayne with the swearde: whome thou in the daye of thy wrathefull indignacyon hast put to deathe: yee: euen thou haste put them to death, and not spared them. My neighbours that are rounde aboute me / haste thou called, as it were to a feast daye: so that in the daye of the Lordes wrathe none escaped, neyther was any lefte behynde. Those that I had brought vp and norished, hath myne enemy destroyed.

CAPI. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

IAM the man / that (thorowe the rodde [unspec A] of his wrath) haue experience of mysery.

He droue me forth / and led me: yee / in∣to darkenesse / but not in to lyght.

Agaynst me onely he turneth his hande and layeth it euer vpon me.

My slesshe and my skynne hath he made olde / & my bones hath he brused. He hath buylded rounde about me, and closed me in with gall and trauayle. He hath set me in darckenes, as they that be deade for euer.

He hathe so hedged me in / that I can not get out, and hath layed heuy lynckes vpon me. Thoughe I crye and call pyteously / yet heareth he not my prayer. He hathe stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones, and made my pathes croked.

He layeth wayte for me lyke a Beare, and [unspec B] as a lyon in a hole. He hathe marred my waies, and broken me in peces, he hath laied me wast all together. He hath bente hys bowe, & made me as it were a marke to shut at. The arowes of his quyuer hath he shot, euen into my reynes. * 1.1536 I am laughed to scorne of all my people, they make songes vpon me all the daye longe. He hath fyl∣led me with bitternes, and geuen me worm∣wod [unspec C] to drynke. He hath smitten my teeth in peces, & rolled me in the dust. He hathe put my soule out of reste / I forget all good thynges. I thought in my selfe: I am vn done, there is no hope for me in the Lorde.

O Remēbre yet my mysery and my trou∣ble, the wormwod and the gall. Yee / thou shalte remembre them, for my soule melteth awaye in me. Whyle I cōsidre these thin∣ges in my herte, I get a hope agayne.

Namely / that the mercyes of the Lorde are not cleane gone, and that his louynge kyndnesse ceasseth not. Hys faythfulnes is greate, and renueth it selfe as the mor∣nynge. * 1.1537 The Lorde is my porcyon, sayeth my soule, therfore wyl I hope in hym.

O howe good is the Lord vnto thē / that put theyr trust in him, and to the soule that

seketh after hym? O howe good is it with stylnes to wayte and tary / for the health of the Lorde? O howe good is it for a man / to take the yoke vpon hym from his youth vp He sytteth alone / he holdeth hym styll, and dwelleth quyetly by hym selfe. [unspec D]

He layeth his face vpon the earth, yf (per∣case) there happen to be any hope. He offe∣reth his cheke to the smyter / he wyll be con∣tent with reproues. For the Lorde wyll not forsake for euer. * 1.1538 But thoughe he do cast of yet accordynge to the multytude of his mer∣cyes / he receaueth to grace agayne.

For he doth not plage / and caste out the chyldren of men from his herte.

To treade all the prysoners of the earthe vnder his fete. To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest. To condempne a man in his cause. The Lorde hath not pleasure in suche thynges. What is he then that sayth / there shulde somthynge be done [unspec E] without the Lordes commaundement.

Out of the mouth of the mooste hyghest goeth not euell and good? Wherfore then murmureth the lyuinge man? let hym mur∣mure at his owne synne. * 1.1539 Let vs loke well vpon our owne wayes / and remember our selues / and turne agayne to the Lorde.

Let vs lyfte vp our hertes with our han∣des vnto the Lorde that is in heuen.

We haue bene dissemblers / and haue of∣fended / wylt thou therfore not be intreated?

Thou haste couered vs in thy wrath / and persecuted vs / thou hast slayne vs without any fauoure. * 1.1540 Thou hast hyd thy selfe in a cloud, that our prayer shulde not go thorow

Thou hast made vs outcastes / and to be despysed amonge the people. All our ene∣myes gape vpon vs. Feare and snare is come vpon vs, yee, despite and destruccyon: [unspec F]

* Whole ryuers of water gusshe out of myne eyes, for the great hurte of my people.

Myne eyes runne, and can not ceasse, for there is no rest. O Lorde, when wylt thou loke downe from heauen, and cousydre?

Myne eye breaketh my herte: because of all the daughters of my cytie. Myne ene∣myes hunted me out sharpely, lyke a byrde / yee, and that without a cause. They haue put downe my lyfe into a pytte, and layed a stone vpon me. They poured water vpon my heade, then thought I: nowe am I vn∣done. I called vpon thy name / O Lorde, out of the depe pyt. Thou hast herde my voyce: and hast not turned awaye thyne ea∣res fro my syghynge and cryenge. Thou hast enclyned thy selfe vnto me, when I cal∣led vpon the / and hast sayd: feare not.

Thou (O Lorde) hast mayntyened y^• cause of my soule, and hast redemed my lyfe.

O Lorde, thou hast sene my blasphemers [unspec G] take thou my cause vpon the. Thou hast well consydred howe they go aboute to do me harme / and that all theyre councels are agaynst me. Thou hast herde theyr despy¦teful wordes (O Lorde) yee / and all theyr y∣maginacyons agaynst me. The lyppes of myne enemies / and theyr deuyces that they take agaynst me, all the day longe.

Thou seyst also theyr syttyng downe and theyr rysyng vp / they make theyr songes of nothynge but of me. Rewarde them (O Lorde) accordyng to the workes of theyr hā∣des. Geue them the thynge / that theyr owne herte is afrayed of: euen thy curse.

Persecute them (O Lorde) with thyne in∣dignacion, and rote them out frome vnder the heauen.

CAPI. IIII.

O Howe is the golde become so dymme? [unspec A] Howe is the goodly colour of it so sore chaunged? and the stones of the Sayntua∣ry thus scatred in the corner of euery strete.

The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour / and clothed with the most precy∣ous golde: howe are they nowe become lyke the erthen vessels / whiche be made with the potters hande? The dragons geue theyr yonge ones sucke with bare brestes: but the daughter of my people is cruell / and dwel∣leth in the wyldernesse: lyke the Estriches.

The tonges of the suckynge chyldren / cleue to the rofe of theyr mouthes for verye thriste. The yonge chyldren aske breade / but there is no man that geueth it them.

They that were wont to fare delycate∣ly peryshe in the stretes: they that afore were brought vp in purple, make nowe muche of [unspec B] donge. The synne of the daughter of my people is become greater then * 1.1541 the wicked¦nes of Sodome / that sodēly was destroyed, and not taken with handes. Her abstey∣ners (or Nazarees) were whyter then the snowe or mylke: theyr colour was fresh, reed as Corall, theyr beautie lyke the Saphyre.

But nowe theyr faces very blacke. In so much, that thou shuldest not knowe them in the stretes. * 1.1542 Theyr skynne cleueth to their bones▪ It is withered, & become lyke a drye stocke, They that be slayne with y^• swerd are happyer then such as dye of honger, and peryshe away, samyshynge for the frutes of the felde. * 1.1543 The wemen (whiche of na∣ture are pytiefull) haue sodden theyr owne

c••dren with their handes; that they might be theyr meate, in the miserable destruccion of y^• daughter of my peopye. * 1.1544 The Lorde hath perfourmed hys heuy wrath: he hath poured out y^• furiousnes of his dyspleasure He hath kyndled a fyre in Siō, which hath consumed the foundacions therof.

Nether the kynges of the earth, nor all inhabetours of the worlde / wolde haue be∣leued that the enemy and aduersarye shulde haue come in at the gates of the Cytie of Ie¦rusalem.

Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe: [unspec C] for the synne of the Prophetes / and for the wyckednesse of her preestes / that haue shed * 1.1545 innocentes bloode within her. So that these blynde men wente stomblynge in the streates, and stayned them selues w^t bloude / whiche els wolde touche no bloudy clothe.

But they cryed vnto euery man? slee the staynynge / awaye / get you hence / touche it not. Yee (sayde they) ye muste be brente / ye must dwell amonge the Gentyles, and byde no longer here. The countenaunce of the Lorde hathe banyshed them / and shall neuer loke more vpon them. For they them selues nether regarded the prestes / nor pity∣ed theyr elders. Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs, whyle we loke for vayne helpe: seynge we be euer waytynge vpon a people that can do vs no good. They laye so [unspec D] sharpe wayte for vs that we cannot go safe vpon the stretes: for oure ende is come / our dayes are fulfylled, our ende is here.

* 1.1546 Our persecuters are swyfter then the Aegels of the ayre / they folowed vpon vs ouer the mountaynes, and layed wayte for vs in the wyldernesse. ☞ The very breth of our mouthe: euen the anoynted Lorde* 1.1547 hym selfe shall be taken in oure synnes / of whom we saye: Under his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heythen. And thou (O daughter Edom) that dwelleste in the lande of Huz, be glad and reioyce: for the cuppe shall come vnto the also, which whan thou suppest of, thou shalte be droncken:

Thy synne is well punyshed, (O thou daugter Sion) he shall not suffre the to be caryed awaye any more. But thy wycked¦nes) O daughter Edom) shall he vyset, and for thy synnes sake, he shall lede the into captyuyte.

¶ The prayer of Ie••emye.

CAPI. V.

CAll to remembraunce (O Lorde what [unspec A] we haue suffred / consydre / and se oure confusyon. Oure enherytaunce is turned to the straungers, and our houses to the ale∣auntes. We are become carefull and father∣les, and our mothers are as the wyddowes.

We are sayne to dryncke oure owne water for money, and oure owne wod must we bye with money. Our neckes are vnder persecu¦cyon, we are weery, and haue no reste.

Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the [unspec B] Egypcians, and now to the Assyrians, only that we might haue bred ynough. * 1.1548 Our fa∣thers (whiche nowe are gone) haue syned, and we muste beare theyr wyckednes. Ser∣uauntes haue the rule of vs / and no man delyuereth vs out of theyr handes. We must get our lyuynge with the parel of our lyues, because of y^• drouth of the wildernes. Oure skynne is as it had bene brente in an ouen, for very sore honger. The wyues are raueshed in Syon, and the maydens in the cities of Iuda. The princes are hanged vp with the hand of the enemies, they haue not spared the olde sage men / they haue taken yonge mēnes lyues frō them, and the boyes are hanged vp vpon trees. The elders syt nomore vnder the gates and the yong men vse nomore playenge of musycke. The ioye [unspec C] of oure hert is gone, our mery queer is tur∣ned into mournynge. The garlande of our head is fallen: alas, that euer we synned so sore. Therfore, oure herte is full of he∣uynesse and oure eyes dymme: because of the hyll of Syon, that is destroyed. In so much, that the foxes runne vpon it. But thou, O Lorde, that remayneste for euermore / and thy seate worlde without ende: wherfore wylte thou styll forget vs, and for∣sake vs so long▪ * 1.1549 O Lord turne thou vs vnto the and so shall we be turned. Renue our dayes as in olde tunes for thou haste banyshed vs nowe long ynough and haste bene sore dysple sed at vs.

The ende of the lamen∣tacyons of Ie∣remye.

❧ The Booke of the Prophete Eze∣chyel.

¶ The tyme wherin Ezechyel prophecyed, and in what place. Hys offprynge and offyce. The vysyon of the ••oure bestes. The vysion of the wheles. The vision of the throne / and of the ymage aboue the throne.

CAPITV. I.

IT chaunced in the. xxx. yeare / the [unspec A] fifth day of the fourth moneth, that I was among the presoners by the ryuer of Cobar ☞ wher the heauens opened, & I sawe a vi¦sion of God. Nowe y^• v. daye of the moneth made out the. v. yeare of kynge Iohacins captyuyte. At the same tyme came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ezechyel th•• sonne of Buzi the Preste / in the lande of the Chal∣dees by the water of Cobar. * 1.1550 where {fleur-de-lys} the hande of the Lorde came vpon hym

And I loked, and beholde a stormy wynde [unspec B] came out of the North with a greate cloude full of fyre, whiche with hys glystre lyghte∣ned al rounde aboute. And in the middest of the fyre it was all cleare lyke the face of an aungel, and as it were the lykenes of foure beastes, which were fashyoned lyke a man: sauyng, that euery one had foure faces and foure wynges.

Theyr legges were streyght, but theyr fete were lyke bullockes fete, and they glyste∣red, as it had bene fayre scoured metal. Un∣der theyr winges vpon al the foure corners they had mens handes. Theyr faces and theyr wynges were towarde the foure cor∣ners: yet were the wynges so, that one euer touched, another. When they wente, they turned them not aboute: but eche one went streyght forwarde.

* 1.1551 Upon the ryght syde of these foure, theyr [unspec C] faces were lyke the face of a man, & the face of a lyon. But vpon the lefte syde they had the face of an oxe / and the face of an aegle.

Theyr faces also and theyr wynges were fyred out aboue: so that two wynges of one touched euer two wynges of another / and with the other they couered theyr body. E∣uery one when it wente, it wente streyghte forwarde. Where as the spryte led them / thyther they wente / * 1.1552 and turned not about in theyr goynge.

The fashyon and countenaunce of the [unspec D] beastes was lyke hoote coales of fyre, euen as though burning cressets had bene amōg the beastes: {fleur-de-lys} (thys was the vysyon) and the fyre gaue a glystre, and out of the fyre there wente lyghtenynge. When the beastes wente forwarde and backwarde, one wolde haue thought it had lyghtened. Nowe whē I had well consydered the beastes, I sawe a worcke of wheles vpon the earthe with foure faces also nye vnto the beastes.

The fashyon and worcke of the wheles was lyke the see. The foure wheles were ioyned and made (to loke vpon) as it had bene one whele in another. When one went forwarde, they wente all foure / and turned them not aboute in theyr goynge. They were large, great and horrile to loke vpon. Their backes were full of eyes roūde about them all foure. When the beastes wente / the wheles wente also with them. And when the beastes lyfte them selues vp from the earthe, the wheles were lyfte vp [unspec E] also. Whyther soeuer the spryte wente, thi∣ther wente they also / and the wheles were lyft vp, and folowed them: for the spryte of lyfe was in the wheles. When the beastes went forth, stode styll, or lyfte thē selues frō the earth, then the wheles also wente, stode styll, and were lyfte vp, for the breth of lyfe was in the wheles.

Aboue, ouer the heades of the beastes there was a fyrmamēt, whych was fashyo∣ned as it had bene of y^• moste pure Chrystal and that was spred out aboue vpon theyr heades: vnder the same fyrmament were theyr wynges layed abrode, one towarde a∣nother, and two wynges couered the body of euery beast And when they wente forth, [unspec F] I hearde the noyse of theyr winges, lyke the noyse of greate waters, as it had bene the voyce of the great God, and a russhyng to∣gether as it were of an hoost of men. And when they stode styll, they lette downe theyr wynges. Nowe whē they stode styl, and had letten downe theyr wynges, it thondred in y^• firmamente that was aboue theyr heades. Aboue the firmament that was ouer theyr heades, there was the fashyon of a seate, as [unspec G] it had bene made of Saphir. Upō the seate there satt one lyke a man. * 1.1553 I behelde hym, and he was lyke an aungell, as it had bene all of fyre within from hys loynes vpward.

And beneth, when I loked vpon hym vn∣der y^• loynes, me thought he was lyke a shy∣nynge fyre, that geueth lyght on eue••y syde.

Yee, the shyne & glystre that lightened roūde aboute, was lyke a raynbowe, whiche in a raynye daye apeareth in the cloudes. Euen so was the symylytude / wherin the glory of the Lorde appeared. When I sawe it / I fell vpon my face, and herkened vnto the voyce of hym that spake.

¶ The prophete is sende to call agayne the people from theyr errour.

CAPI. II.

AND then sayde he vnto me: Stand [unspec A] vp vpon thy fete (O thou sonne of man) and I wyll talke with the. * 1.1554 And as he was communynge with me / the spryte came into me / and set me vp vpon my fete: so that I marcked the thynge / that he sayd vnto me. And he sayde: Beholde / thou sonne of man: I wyll sende the to the chyl∣dren of Israell / to those runnagates and [unspec B] obstynate people: for they haue taken parte agaynst me / and are runne awaye fro me: * 1.1555 both they and theyr forefathers vnto this daye.

Yee, I wyll sende the vnto a people that haue rough vysages and styffe stomakes: vnto whome thou shalte saye on thys ma∣ner. Thys the Lorde God hym selfe hathe spoken, that whether they be obedient or no (for it is a frowarde housholde) they maye knowe yet that there hathe bene a Prophet amonge them.

* 1.1556 Therfore thou sonne of man) feare [unspec C] them not / neyther be afrayed of theyr wor∣des: for they shall rebell agaynste the and despyse the. Yee / thou doste dwell amonge scorpyons: but feare not theyre wordes / be not abashed at theyre lookes, for it is a fro∣warde housholde.

Se that thou speake my wordes vnto them, whether they be obedyent or not / for [unspec D] they are obstynate. Therfore, thou sonne of man, obey thou al thinges, that I say vnto the, and be not thou stifnecked, lyke as they are a styfnecked houshold, Opē thy mouth, and eate that I geue the.

So as I was lokynge vp, beholde, there was sente vnto me an hande / wherin was closed * 1.1557 a booke: and the hande opened it before me / and it was wrytten within and without / full of carefull mournynges: alas and wo.

¶ The prophete beynge sedde with the worde of God and with the constante boldenes of the spryte / is sente vnto the people that were in captyuite. The punyshement of a cura∣te that shewed not the people theyr synnes.

CAPI. III.

AFTER thys / sayde he vnto me: [unspec A] Thou sonne of man / eate that / what∣soeuer it be: yee / * 1.1558 eate that closed booke / and go thy waye / and speake vnto the chyl¦dren of Israel So: I opened my mouthe / and he gaue me the booke for to eate / and sayde vnto me: Thou sonne of man / thy bely shall eate / and thy bowels shall be fyl∣led with the boke / that I geue the.

Then dyd I eate the boke, * 1.1559 and it was in my mouth sweter then hony. And he sayde vnto me: thou sonne of man / * 1.1560 get the soone vnto the house of Israell, and shewe them [unspec B] the wordes, that I commaunde the: for I sende the not to the people that hathe a straunge / vnknowne / or harde speache, but vnto the house of Israell: Not to many na∣cyons, whiche haue dyuerse speaches and harde languages / whose wordes thou vn∣derstandest not. ‡ 1.1561 Neuerthelesse / yf I sente the to those people / they wolde folowe the.

But the house of Israell wyll not folowe the / for they wyll not folowe me: yee, all the house of Israell haue styffe foreheades and harde hertes. * 1.1562 Beholde therfore / I wyll make thy face preuayle agaynst theyr faces and harden thy forcheade againste their fo∣reheades: so that thy foreheade shalbe har∣der then an * 1.1563 Adamant or ••ynt stone: that thou mayest feare them the lesse, and be lesse afrayed of them / for they are a frowarde housholde.

He sayde moreouer vnto me: thou sonne [unspec C] of man / take dylygēt hede with thyne eares to the wordes that I speake vnto the / fasten them in thyne hert: and go to the presoners of thy people, speake vnto them, and say on this maner. Thus the Lorde God hath spo¦ken, whether ye heare, or heare not. With that the spryte toke me vp. And I heard the noyse of a great russhynge and remouynge of the most blessed glory of the Lorde out of hys place.

I hearde also the noyse of the wynges of the beastes, that russhed one agaynste ano∣ther, yee, and the ratling of the wheles, that were by them, whiche russhynge and noyse was very greate.

* 1.1564 Nowe when the spryte toke me vp, and caryed me awaye, I wente wyth an heuy and a sorowful mynde / but the hande of the Lorde comforted me ryght soone.

And so in the begynnynge of the moueth Abib, I came to the presoners, * 1.1565 that dwelt [unspec D] by the water of Cobar / & remayned in that place / where they were: And so continued I amonge them seuen dayes being very sory.

And when the seuen dayes were expyred / the Lorde sayde vnto me: * 1.1566 Thou sonne of man, I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Israel: therfore take good hede to the wordes, and geue them warnynge at my commaundement.

If I saye vnto the, concernynge the vn∣godly [unspec E] man / that (without doute) he muste dye and thou-geueste hym not warnynge / nor speakest vnto hym / that he maye turne from hys euyll waye / and so to lyue: Then shal the same vngodly man die in his owne vnryghteousnesse: but hys bloude wyll I requyre of thyne hande. Neuerthelesse / yf thou geue warnynge vnto the wycked, and he yet forsake not hys vngodlynesse: then shall he dye in hys owne wyckednesse / but thou hast dyscharged thy soule.

Nowe yf a ryghteous man go from * 1.1567 hys ryghteousnesse: and do the thynge y^t is euyl [unspec F] I wyl laye a stomblyng blocke before hym / and he shall dye, because thou hast not geuē him warnyng: yee, dye shall he in hys owne lynne, so that the vertue, which he did befo∣re, shalnot be thought vpon: but his bloude wyll I requyre of thyne hande.

Neuerthelesse, yf thou exhortest the rygh∣teous, that he synne not / and so the ryghte∣ous do not synne: then shal he lyue, because he hathe receaued thy warnynge, and thou hast discharged thy soule. And there came y^• hande of the Lorde vpon me / and he sayde vnto me: Stande vp / and go into the felde / that I may there talke with the.

So when I had rysen vp, and gone forth into the felde: Beholde, the glory of the Lord stode there, * 1.1568 lyke as I sawe it afore, by the water of Cobar.

* 1.1569 Then fell I downe vpon my face, and the [unspec G] spryte came in to me, which set me vp vpon my fete, & sayd thus vnto me: Go thy waye, and sparre thy selfe in thine house. Beholde (O thon sonne of man) there shall chaynes be brought for the / to bynde the withall / so that thou shalt not escape out of thē. And I wyll make thy tunge cleue so to the rofe of thy mouth / that thou shalte be domme / and not be as a chyder with them: for it is an ob¦stynate housholde.

But when I speake vnto the / then opē thy mouth, & say: Thus sayeth Lorde God: who so heareth / let him heare: who so wyl not, let hym leaue: for it is an obstinate housholde.

¶ The sege of the cytye of Ierusalem is signifyed. The longe contynuaunce of the captyuyty of Israel. An honger is prophecyed to come in the captyuyty.

CAPI. IIII.

THOV sonne of man: take a tyle sto∣ne, [unspec A] and laye it before the / and descrybe vpon it the cytye of Ierusalem / howe it is beseged / howe bulwerckes and stronge dy∣ches are grauen on euery syde of it describe also tentes / and an hooste of men rounde a∣boute it.

Moreouer / take an yron panne / and set it betwixte the and the cyte, in steade of an yrō wall. Then set thy face to warde it, besege it, and laye ordinaunce against it to wynne it. This shal be a tokē vnto the house of Isra∣el. But thou shalte slepe vpon thy left syde: and lay the synne of the house of Israel vpō the. Certayne dayes appoynted, thou shalt slepe vpon that syde, and beare their synnes. [unspec B] * 1.1570 Neuerthelesse, I wyl appoynte the a tyme (to put of theyr synnes) & the nombre of the dayes: Thre hundreth and. xc. dayes must thou beare the wyckednesse of the house of Israel. Whē thou hast fulfylled these dayes lye downe agayne, and slepe vpō thy ryght syde. xl. dayes, and beare the synnes of the house of Iuda.

* 1.1571 A daye for a yeare, a daye (I saye) for a yeare, wyll I euer laye vpon the. Therfore set now thy face agaynst that beseged Ieru¦salem / and dyscouer thyne arme / that thou mayest prophecye agaynste it.

Beholde I wyll laye chaynes vpon the, that thou shalte not turne the from one syde to another, tyl thou hast ended the dayes of thy sege.

Wherfore / take vnto the wheate barly / [unspec C] beanes, growell sede, Milium and fytches: and put these together in a vessel, and make the loaues of bred ther of, accordynge to the nombre of the daies that thou must lye vpō thy side: that thou mayest haue bred to care / for thre hundreth and. xc. dayes.

And the meate that thou eateste / shall haue a certayn wayght appoynted: namely twenty sycles euery daye. Thys appoynted meate shalte thou eate daylye / from the be∣gynnynge to the ende,

Thou shalt dryncke also a certayne mea∣sure of water: Namely, the syxte parte of an Hin shalt thou dryncke daily frō the begin∣nynge vnto y^• ende. Barly cakes shalt thou eate, yet shalt thou fyrst strake them ouer w^t mans donge, that they mayese it. And with that sayde the Lorde: Euen thus shall the children of Israel eate theyr defyled bred in the myddest of the Gentiles / among whom I wyll scatre them.

Then sayde I: Oh Lorde God. Beholde, [unspec D]

my soule was yet neuer stayned: for fro my youth vp vnto this houre / I dyd neuer eate of a dead carcase, or of that whiche was slai∣ne of wylde beastes, neyther cā there euer a∣ny vnclene flesshe in my mouth.

Where vnto he answered me, and sayde: well than, I wyll graunt the to take cowes donge, for the donge of a man, and to strake the breed ouer with all / before them.

And he sayd vnto me: Beholde thou sōne of man, * 1.1572 I wyll mynyshe all the prouision of bred in Ierusalem, so that they shall wey their bred, and eate it with scarcenesse. But as for water, they shal haue a very lytle mea¦sure ther of, to drynke. And when they haue no more bred nor water, one shal be destroied with another, & famyshe away for theyr wic¦kednesse.

¶ The rydle of the hearres, by whiche is sygnified the de∣struccyon of the people. The causes of the anger of God to∣warde the people. The Lorde discloseth the ryddle of the hearres.

CAPI. V.

O Thou sonne of man / take the then a [unspec A] sharpe knyfe / namely / a rasour. Take that and shaue the hearre of thy heade and beerd: Then take the scales and the weyght and deuyde the hearre a sunder. And burne the thyrde parte ther of in the fyre in the myd¦dest of the cytie, after that the dayes of the besegynge are fulfylled / then cut the other thyrde parte in peces with a knyfe. * 1.1573 As for the thyrde {per}te that remayneth / caste it in the wynde, & I wyl draw out y^• swerde after thē

Yet afterwarde / take a lytle of the same / and bynde it in thy cote lappe. Then take a curtesy of it / and cast in it the myddest of the fyre: and burne it in the fire. Out of the same fyre shall there go a flame / vpon the whole [unspec B] house of Israel. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde God: This same is Ierusalem. I set her in the myddest of the Heathen & nacions that are rounde aboute her, but she hath de∣spysed my iudgementes more then the Gen∣tiles them selues, & broken my commaunde mentes more then the nacions, that lye roūd aboute her: For they haue cast out myne or∣dinaunces / and not walcked in my lawes. Therefore / thus sayeth the Lord God: * 1.1574 For so muche as ye with your wickednesse farre exceade the Heythen / that dwell rounde a∣boute you: (For ye haue nat walcked in my lawes neyther haue ye kepte myne ordy∣naunces nor accordynge to the ryghtuous∣nes of the Gentyles / whyche are aboute you / ye haue not doue.) Therfore thus say∣eth the Lorde God:

I wyl also come vpon the / for in the myd¦dest of the / wyll I syt in iudgemente / in the [unspec C] syght of the Heathen / and wyl handle the of suche a fashyon / as I neuer dyd before, and as I neuer wyll do frome that tyme for the, and that because of all thyne abhominaciōs For in the, fathers * 1.1575 shall be fayne to eate theyr owne sonnes, & the sonnes theyr owne fathers. Suche a courte wyll I kepe in the, and the whole remnaunt of the wyl I scatre into all the wyndes.

Wherfore, as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God) seyng thou hast defyled my Sā¦ctuary, with al maner of abhominaciōs and with all thy shamefull offences: For this cause wyl I also destroy the. Myne eye shal not ouerse the, neyther wyll I spare the,

* 1.1576 One thyrde parte within the / shall dye of the pestylence and of hongre? Another thyrde parte shall be slayne downe rounde aboute the / with the swearde: The other thyrde parte that remayneth / wyll I scatre abrode towarde all the wyndes, and drawe out the swearde after them. Thus I wyll [unspec D] perfourme my indygnacyon / and set my wrath agaynst them / and ease my selfe. So that when I haue fulfylled myne angre a∣gaynste them / they shall knowe that I am the Lorde / whiche with a feruente gelousy haue spoken it. Moreouer, I wyll make the waste and abhorred / before all the Heathen that dwell aboute the / and in the syght of al them, that go by the: so that when I punysh the in my wrath, in myn angre / and with the plage of my whole dyspleasure: thou shalte be a very abhominacyon / shame / a gasynge and wondrynge stocke / amonge the Hea∣then that lye aboute the. Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it / and it shall come to passe / when I shute amonge them the perlous dar¦tes of honger, whiche shal be but death: yee, therfore shall I shute them / because I wyll destroye you: * 1.1577 I wyll encrease hunger / and mynyshe all the prouysyon of breade a∣monge you.

Plages and mysery wyl I sende you, yee & wylde beastes also to destroye you. Pesty∣lence and blodsheding shal come vpon you, & the swerde wyl I brynge ouer you. Euen I the Lorde, haue sayde it.

¶ He she weth that the people shall be plaged for the synne of Idolatrye. He prophecyeth the repentaunce of the rem∣naunt of the people, and theyr delyueraunce. The destruc∣cyon of the frowarde is prophecyed.

CAPI. VI.

AND the worde of the Lord came vnto [unspec A] me, saying: Thou sonne of man, turne thy face to the * 1.1578 mountaynes of Israell /

that thou mayst prophecye vnto them / and saye: Heare the worde of the Lorde God, O ye mountaynes of Israell: Thus hath the Lorde God spoken to the mountaynes, hyl∣les, valleys and dales.

Beholde. I wyll brynge a swearde ouer you / and destroye your hye places: I wyll cast downe your aulters, and breake downe your temples. Your slayne men wyll I laye before your goddes / and the deed carcases of the chyldren of Israell wyll I cast before theyr Idolles / youre bones wyll I scatre rounde aboute your aulters, and dwellyng places. [unspec B]

The cyties shalbe desolate, the hylcha∣pels layed waste: youre aulters destroyed / and broken: youre goddes caste downe / and taken a waye, your tempels layde euen with the grounde, youre owne workes cleane ro∣ted out.

Your slayne men shall lye amonge you / that ye maye learne to knowe, howe that I am the Lorde. Those that among you haue escaped the swearde / wyll I leaue amonge the Gentyles / for I wyll scatre you among the naciōs. And they that escape from you / shal thynke vpon me amonge the Heathen, where they shalbe in captiuite.

As for that whorysh and vnfaythful hert of theyrs, wherwyth they runne awaye fro me / I wyll breake it: yee, and put out those eyes of theyrs / that commytte forny cacyon with their Idols.

Then shal they be ashamed / and displea [unspec C] sed with theyr selues, for the wyckednesses and abhominacions, whiche they haue done and shal lerne to knowe, howe that it is not in vayne, that I the Lorde spake, to brynge suche mysery vpon them.

The Lord sayd moreouer vnto me: Smite thine handes together, and stampe with thy fete / and saye: Wo worth all the abhomina∣cions and wyckednes of the house of Israel for because of them, they shall perysshe with the swearde, with honger & with pestylence. Who so is farte of, shal dye of the pestylēce: he that is nye at hande, shall perysshe with the swearde: and the other that are beseged shall dye of honger.

Thus wyll I satisfye my wrothfull dis∣pleasure [unspec D] vpon them. And so shall ye learne to knowe / that I am the Lorde, when youre slayne men lye amonge your Idols, and a∣boute your aulters: vpon all hye hylles and toppes of mountaynes, amonge all grene trees / amonge al thycke okes: euē in the pla¦ces, where they dyd sacryfice to all theyr I∣dols. I wyll stretche my hande out vpon them, and wyll make the lande waste: So that it shal lye esolate and voyde, from the wyldernesse of ☞ Deblothah forth, thorow all theyr habytacions: to learne them for to knowe, that I am the Lorde.

¶ The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodenly come. The cause of the destruccion therof. The Prophete is com∣maūded to shewe the summe of the euylles that are at hāde.

CAPI. VII.

THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me [unspec A] on this maner: The I cal, O thou sōne of man. Thus sayeth Lorde God vnto the lande of Israel: The ende commeth / yee, ve¦rely the ende commeth vpon al the foure cor¦ners of the earth.

But nowe shall the ende come vpon the: for I wyll sende my wrath vpon the / & wyll punyshe the accordynge to thy wayes, and rewarde the after all thy abhominacyons. * 1.1579 Myne eye shall not ouerse the, neyther wyll I spare the: but rewarde the, accordynge to thy wayes / and declare thy abhominacyōs. Then shall ye knowe, that I am the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lord God: Beholde, one mysery and plage shall come after another: the ende is here. The ende (I saye) that way∣teth for the, is come all readye, the houre is come agaynst the, that dwellest in the lande.

The tyme is at hande, the day of sedicyon [unspec B] is harde by, and no glad tydynges vpon the mountaines. Therfore, I wyl shortly poute out my sore displeasure ouer the, and fulfyll my wrath vpon the. I wyll iudge the after thy wayes, and recompence the al thy abho∣mynacions.

* 1.1580 Myne eye shal not ouerse the, neither [unspec C] wyll I spare the: but rewarde the after thy wayes, and shewe thy abhomynacyons, to learne you for to knowe, how that I am the Lord that smyteth. Beholde, the day is here the daye is come, the houre is runne out, the rodde florisheth, wilfulnesse waxeth grene / malicious violēce is growen vp, and the vn godly waxen to a staf. Yet shal there no com¦playnte be made for them, nor for the trou∣ble that shall come of these thynges.

The tyme cōmeth, the daye draweth nye: * 1.1581 Who so byeth, let him not reioyse: he that selleth, let him not be sory: for why. * 1.1582 Trou∣ble shall come in the myddest of all reste: so [unspec D] that the seller shall not come agayne to the byer, for neyther of them both shal lyue. For the vision shall come so greatly oueral, that it shall nat be hyndered: No man also wyth his wickednes shal be able to saue his owne lyfe. The trōpettes shal blowe, ye and make you all ready, but no man shall go to the

batayle / for I am wrothe with al the whole multitude.

The swearde shalbe without, pestylence [unspec E] and honger within: so that who so is in the felde, shalbe slayne with the swearde: and he that is in the cytie * 1.1583 shall peryshe with hon∣ger and pestylence.

And suche as escape and fle from among them, shalbe vpon the hylles, lyke as the do¦ues in the felde: euery one shalbe afrayed, be¦cause of his owne wyckednesse.

All handes shalbe let downe, & all knees [unspec F] shalbe weake as the water: they shall gyrde them selues with sacke cloth / feare shall fal vpon them. Theyr faces shalbe confounded, * 1.1584 and theyr heades balde: theyr syluer shall lye in the stretes, and theyr golde shalbe de∣spysed: * 1.1585 Yee, theyr siluer and golde may not delyuer them, in the day of the fearful wrath of the Lorde.

They shall not satisfye theyr hongry sou∣les, neyther fyll theyr emptye bellyes ther∣with: For it is become their owne decaye tho¦rowe theyr wyckednes: because they * 1.1586 made thereof not onely costely Iewelles for theyr pompe and pryde / but also abhomynable y∣mages and Idoles. For this cause wyll I make them to be abhorred. Moreouer, I wil geue it into the handes of the straungers to be spoyled: and to the wycked / for tobe rob¦bed, and they shall destroye it. My face wyll I turne from them / my treasury shalbe de∣fyled: for the theues shall go in to it / and su∣spende it. I wyll make cleane riddaunce, for the lande is whole defyled with vntyghtu∣eus iudgement of innocente bloude / and [unspec G] the cite is full of abhominacions. Wherfore I wyl brynge the most cruel tyrauntes from amonge the Heathen, to take theyr houses in possession. I wyll make the pompe of the proude to ceasse, and they shall take in theyr Saynetuary. When thys trouble commeth they shall seke peace, but they shall haue no∣ne. One myschefe and sorowe shal folowe a∣nother, and one rumoure shall come after a∣nother: * 1.1587 Then shall they seke vysions in vayne at theyr Prophetes. The lawe shalbe gone from the prestes, and wysdome frome the elders. The kynge shal mourne, the prin¦ces shalbe clothed with heuynes, and the hā¦des of the people in the lande shall tremble for feare. I wyll do vnto them after theyr owne wayes, and accordynge to theyr owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them: to learne them for to knowe, that I am the Lorde.

¶ An apperaun••e of the symylytude of God. Ezechiel is brought vnto Ierusalem in the sprete. The Lorde sheweth the Prophete the Idolatryes of the house of Israel, and the fely of the Preastes.

CAPI. VIII.

IT happened, that in the syxte yeare the [unspec A] fyfth day of the syxte moneth I sat in my house, and the Lordes of the councell of Iu¦da with me: and the hande of the Lorde God fel euen there vpon me. And as I loked vp, * 1.1588 I sawe as it were a lyckenesse of fyre from hys loynes downewarde, and from his loy∣nes vpwarde it shyned maruelous cleare & lyke an angell to loke vpon. * 1.1589 This symy∣litude stretched out an hande, and toke me [unspec B] by the hearrye lockes of my heade, and the sprete lyft me vp betwyxte heauē and earth: and brought me in a vysyon to Ierusalem, into the entrye of the inner porte that lyeth towarde the north: there stode an ymage, w^t whom he that hath al thynges in his power was very wroth.

And beholde, the glory of the God of Is∣rael was in the same place: euen * 1.1590 as I had sene it afore in the felde. And he sayde vnto me: Thou sone of man, O lyft vp thyne ey∣es, [unspec C] and loke towarde the North. Then lyft I vp myne eyes towarde the north, & beholde•• besyde the porte Northwarde, there was an aulter made vnto the ymage of prouocacion in the very entryng in. And he sayde further more vnto me: Thou sonne of mā, ••••••st thou what these do? Seyst thou the greate abho∣mycions that the house of Israel cōmytteth in this place? which ought ••••t to be do••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 my sainctuary? But turne the about, a th•••• shalt se yet greater abhomyna••ions. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that brought he me to the cour•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & whē I loked, beholde / there was an hole ī wal. Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sōne of man, [unspec D] dygge thorowe the wal. And whē I dygged thorowe the wal, beholde, there was a dore. And he sayde vnto me: Go thy waye in, and loke what wycked abhomynacyons they do here. So I went in, and sawe: and beholde / there were all maner ymages of wormes & beastes, all Idoles and abhomynacyons of the house of Israel paynted euery one roūde about the wall. There stode also before the ymages. * 1.1591 lxx. Lordes of the councell of the house of Israel: and in the myddest of them stode Iaazanth the sonne of Saphan: And euery one of thē had a censoure in his hāde / and out of the incense, there wente a smoke / as it had bene a cloude. Then sayde he vnto [unspec E] me: Thou sonne of man, hast thou sene what the Senatours of the house of Israel do se∣cretely, euery one in his chambre•• * 1.1592 For they say: Tush, the Lorde seyth vs not, the Lorde

regardeth nat the worlde. And he sayde vn∣to me: Turne the yet againe / and thou shalt se the great abhomynacyons that they do. And wyth that he broughte me to the dore of the porte of the Lordes house, towarde the Northe. And beholde, there sat women mournynge for Thamus. Then sayde he vnto me: haste thou sene this / thou sonne of man? Turne the aboute, and thou shalt [unspec F] se yet greater abhomynacyons than these. And so he broughte me in to the inwarde courte of the Lordes house: and beholde at the porte of the Lordes house / betwyxte the fore entrye and the aulter / there were fyue and twentye men / that turned theyr backes vpon the temple of the Lorde / and theyr fa∣ces towarde the easte, and these worshypped [unspec G] the sonne.

And he sayd vnto me: hast thou sene this thou sonne of man? Thynketh the house of Iuda / that it is but a tryfle, to do these abho¦mynacyons here? Shuld they fyl the lande ful of wyckednesse / and vndertake to pro∣uoke me vnto anger? Yee, and purposely to cast vp theyr noses vpon me? Therfore wyll I also do some thynge in my wrathefull dy∣spleasure, so y^• myne eye shall not ouerse thē, neither wyl I spare them. * 1.1593 Yee, and though they crye in myne eares wyth loude voyce / yet wyll I not heare them.

¶ The destruccyon of Idolatryes, and the conuersyon of the ryghtuous. They that shalbe saued are marched. They that are vnmarcked are slayne. A complaynt of the Prophet for the destruccyon of the people.

CAPI. IX.

HE cryed also with a loude voyce in [unspec A] myne eares / sayinge: Come here ye rulers of the cyte / euery man with hys wea∣pened hande to the slaughter. Then came there syxe men out of the strete of the vpper porte towarde the Northe / and euery man a weapen in hys hande to the slaughter. Ther was one amongest them / that had on hym a lynen rayment / and a wryters ynckehorne by hys syde.

These went in, & stode besyde the brasen [unspec B] aulter: for y^• glory of the Lord of Israel was gone away frō the * 1.1594 Cherub which was vpō him, & was come downe to the thresholde of the house, and he called the mā that had the lynen raymente vpon him, and the wryters ynckehorne by his syde, and the Lorde sayde vnto hym: Go thy waye thorowe the cyte of Ierusalem, and ☜ set a marcke vpon the fo¦reheades of them, that mourne and are sory for all the abhominacions, that be done ther¦in. And to the other, he sayde that I myght heare: * 1.1595 Go ye after hym thorowe the cytie / steye / ouerse none / spare none: kyll and de∣stroye [unspec C] both olde men and yonge, maydens / chyldren / and wyues.

But as for those, that haue the marcke vpō them: se that ye touch thē nat, * 1.1596 and be∣gynne at my Sanctuary. Then they began at the elders, whiche were in the temple, for he had sayde vnto them: When ye haue defy¦led the temple / and filled the cour••e with the slayne, then go your waye forthe. So they went out, & slewe downe thorowe the cyte. Nowe whē they had done the slaughter, and I yet escaped: I fell downe vpon my face, & cryed, sayinge: O Lorde God wylte thou [unspec D] then destroye all the resydue of Israell / in thy sore dyspleasure / that thou haste poured vpon Ierusalem? Then sayde he vnto me: The wyckednes of the house of Israell and Iuda is very greate: so that the lande is ful of bloude / and the cyte full of vnfaythful∣nesse: For they saye: * 1.1597 Tushe the Lorde re∣gardeth not the earth / he seyth vs not. Ther¦fore wyll I vpon them / * 1.1598 myne eye shal not ouerse the / neyther wyll I spare them / but wyll recompense theyre wyckednesse vpon theyr heades. And beholde / the man that had the lynnen raymente vpon hym / and the wrytters ynckehorne by his syde: tolde all the matter howe it happened, and sayde: Lorde / as thou haste commaunded me / so haue I done.

¶ Of the man that toke whote burnynge coles out of the mydle of the wheles and of the Cherubyns, in token of the burnynge of Ierusalem. I rehersall of the vysyon of wheles of the beastes, and of the Cherubyns.

CAPI X.

AND as I loked, behold / in the fyrma [unspec A] ment that was aboue the Cherubyns there appered the symylytude of a stole of Saphyr vpon them: * 1.1599 Then sayde he that sat therin, to him that had the lynen raymēt vpon hym: Crepe in betwene y^• wheles that are vnder the Cherubynes / and take thyne hande ful of hoate coales out from betwene the Cherubyns / and cast them ouer the cyte And he crepte in / that I myght se.

Now the Cherubins stode vpon the ryght side of the house, when the man went in, and the cloude fylled the inner courte. * 1.1600 But the glory of the Lorde remoued from the Cheru¦byns / and came vpon the thresholde of the house: so that the temple was ful of cloudes, and the courte was full of the shyne of the Lordes glory. Yee / and the soūde of the Che∣rubynes wynges was hearde in to the fore courte / lyke as it had bene the voyce of the

almyghtye God, when he speaketh. Nowe when he had bydden the man that was clo∣thed in lynen / to go and take the hoate coa∣les from the myddest of the wheles / whiche were vnder the Cherubyns: he wente and stode besyde the wheles. Then the one Cherub reached forthe hys hande from vn∣der the Cherubyns / vnto the fyre that was betwene the Cherubyns / and toke therof / and gaue it vnto him that had on the lynen raymente in hys hande / whiche toke it / [unspec B] and wente out. And vnder the wynges of the Cherubyns / there appeared the lyck∣nesse of a mans hande: I sawe also foure wheles besyde the Cherubyns / so that by euery Cherub there stode a whele. And the wheles were (to loke vpon) after the fashion of the precyous stone of Tharsys: yet (vnto the syght) were they fashyoned and lyke / as yf one whele had bene in another. [unspec C]

When they wente forth / they wente all foure together, nat turnynge about in theyr goynge: But where the fyrst wente / thyther wente they after also / so that they turned nat aboute in theyr goynge. Theyr whole bodyes, theyr backes / theyr handes & wyn∣ges / yee, and the wheles also / were all ful of eyes rounde aboute them all foure. And I hearde hym call the wheles. * 1.1601 Euery one of them had foure faces: so that one face was the face of a Cherub, the seconde of a man / the thyrde of a lyon / the fourth of an Aegle, and they were lyfted vp aboue. This is the beast / that I sawe at the water of Co∣ber. Nowe when the Cherubyns went / the wheles wente with them / and when the Ce∣rubyns shoke theyr wynges to lyfte them selues vpwarde, the wheles remayned nat behynde / but were with thē also. Shortly, when they stode / these stode also. And when they were lyfte vp, the wheles were lyfte vp also with them, for the sprete of lyfe was in the wheles. [unspec D]

* 1.1602 Then the glory of the Lorde was lyfte vp from the thresholde of the temple / & re∣mayned vpon the Cherubins. And the Che∣rubyns flackred wyth theyr wynges. & lyfte them selues vp frō the earth: so that I sawe when they wente, and the wheles with thē. And they stode at the easte syde of the porte that is in the house of the Lorde. So the glo¦ry of the Lorde was vpon them. Thys is the beast that I sawe vnder the God of Is∣rael / by the water of Cobar. And I percea∣ued / that it was the Cherubyns. Euery one had foure faces / and euery one foure wyn∣ges / and vnder theyre wynges / as it were mens handes. Nowe the fygure of theyr fa∣ces was, euen as I had sene them, by the wa¦ter of Cober, and so was the countenaunce of them: Euery one in hys goynge wente strayght forwarde.

CAPI. XI.

[unspec A]

Who they were that seduced the people of Israel. Againste these he prophecyeth, shewynge them howe they shalbe sca∣tred abroade. The rennynge of the herte of commeth God▪ otherwyse can we nat walke in his commaūdementes. He threteneth them that leaue vnto theyr owne councelles.

MOreouer, the sprete of the Lorde lyfte me vp, and brought me vnto the Easte porte of the Lordes house. And beholde / there were. xxv mē vnder the dore amonge whome I sawe Iaayaniah the sōne of Azur and Pheltiah the sonne of Bananiah, the rulers of the people. Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: Thou sonne of man: these men ymagyn myschefe, and a wycked councell take they in this cytie, sayinge: Tush, there is no destruccyon at hande, let vs buylde houses: this Ierusalem is the cauldron, and we be the flesh. Therfore shalt thou pro∣phecye vnto them, yee, prophecye shalt thou vnto them, O sonne of man. And with [unspec B] that fell the sprete of the Lorde vpō me, and sayde vnto me: Speake, thus sayeth the Lorde: On thys maner haue ye spoken (O ye house of Israel) and I knowe the yma∣gynacyons of youre hertes. Many one haue ye murthured in thys cytie, and fylled the stretes full of the slayne. Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde God: The sleyne me•• that ye haue layed on the grounde in thys cytye, are the flesh, and thys cytye is the cauldron: * 1.1603 But I wyll brynge you out of it, ‡ 1.1604 ye haue drawen out the swearde, euē so wyll I also brynge a swearde ouer you / sayeth the Lorde God. I wyll dryue you out of thys cytie and delyuer you into your enemyes hande, and wyll condemne you. Ye shalbe slayne in all the coastes of Israel, I wyll be auenged of you, to lerne you for to knowe, that I am the Lorde. Thys cytie shall not be youre cauldron, neyther shall ye be the flesh therin: but in y^• coastes of Israell wyll I punysh you, that ye maye knowe / that I am the Lorde: in whose commaun∣dementes ye haue nat walked, not kepte his lawes: * 1.1605 but haue done after the customes of the Heathen, that lye round aboute you.

Nowe whē I preached, Pheltiah the son∣ne [unspec C] of Bananiah dyed. Then fell I downe vpon my face, & cryed with a loude voyce: sayeng O Lorde God, wylt thou thē vtterly destroye all the remaūt in Israel? And so y^•

worde of the Lorde came to me on thys ma∣ner: thou sonne of man: thy brethren / thy knyffolke / and the holy house of Iuda whi∣che dwell at Ierusalem / saye. They be gone farre from the Lorde / but the lande is geuen vs in possessyon. Therfore tell them / thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll sende you far of amonge the Gentyles, and skatre you amonge the nacyons, and I wyll halowe you but a lytle, in the landes where ye shall come. Tell them also / thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll gather you agayne out of the nacyons, and brynge you from the countryes where ye be scatered / & wyll geue you the lande of Israel agayne: and thyther shall ye come. And as for all impedimen∣tes / and all youre abhomynacyons: I wyll take them awaye.

* 1.1606 And I wyll geue you one herte / and I [unspec D] wyll plāte a newe sprete within youre bow∣els. That stony herte wyll I take out of youre bodye, and geue you ☞ a flesshy hert? that ye maye walke in my commaundemen¦tes, and kepe myne ordinaunces, and do thē that ye may be my people, and I your God. But loke whose hertes are dysposed to fo∣lowe theyr abhomynacyons and wycked lyuenges: those mens dedes wyll I brynge vpon theyr owne heades / sayeth the Lorde God. After thys dyd the Cherubyns lyfte vp theyr winges, and the wheles went with them, and the glorye of the Lorde of Israel was vpon them. * 1.1607 So the glorye of the Lorde wente from the myddest of the cytie, and stode vpon the mounte of the cytye to∣warde the east. * 1.1608 But the wynde toke me vp, and in a vision (which came by the sprete of God) it brought me agayne into Caldea amonge the presoners. Then the visyon that I had sene vanished away fro me. So I spake vnto the presoners, all the wordes of the Lorde, which he had shewed me.

¶ The parable of the vessels of the captyuytie. The exposi∣cyon of the parable, by which the takynge of kyngs ••e••ikiah is signified. Another parable wher by the dystresse of honger and thryst is sygnyfyed.

CAPI. XII.

THE worde of the Lorde came vnto [unspec A] me / sayinge, Thou sonne of man, thou dwellest in the myddest of a frowarde hou∣sholde: * 1.1609 whiche haue eyes to se / and yet se nat: eares haue they to heare / and yet heare they nat, for they are an obstinate houshold. Therfore (O thou sonne of man) make thy gere rydy to flyt / and go forth by fayre daye lyght / that they maye se. Yee, euen in theyr syght shalte thou go from thy place to another place: yf paraduenture they wyl consydre, that they be an vnobedyent hous∣holde. Thy gere that thou haste made redy to flyt withall, shalt thou beare out by fayre daye lyghte, that they maye se: and thou thy self shalt go forth also at euē in theyr syght, as a man dothe when he flytteth. Dygge thorowe the wall / that they maye se / and beare thorowe it the same thynge / that thou tokeste vp in theyr syght. As for thy selfe / [unspec B] thou shalte go forth in the darcke. Hyde thy face that thou se not the earthe / for I haue made the a shewtoken vnto the house of Is∣rael. Nowe as the Lorde commaunded me, so I dyd: the gere that I had made redy / brought I oute by daye. At euen I brake downe an hole thorowe the wall wyth my hande: and when it was darcke, I toke the gere vpon my shoulders / and bare them out in theyr syght.

And in the mournynge, came the worde [unspec C] of the Lorde vnto me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man / yf Israel that frowarde housholde aske the / and saye: what doest thou there? Then tell thē. Thus sayeth the Lorde God: This punyshmente toucheth the chefe ru∣lers at Ierusalem / & all the house of Israel, that dwell amonge them: Tell them: I am youre shew token: lyke as I haue done / so shall it happen vnto you: Flyt shall ye also / and go into captyuyte. * 1.1610 The chefest that is amonge you / shall lade hys shulders in the darcke / and get hym awaye. He shall breake downe the wall / to carye stuffe ther∣thorowe: [unspec D] He shall couer his face / that he se nat the grounde, with hys eyes. * 1.1611 My lyne wyll I sprede out vpon hym / and catch him in my net, and cary hym to Babylon, in the lande of the Caldees: whiche he shall nat se / and yet shall he dye there. As for al his helpers, and all hys Hostes / that be aboute hym, I wyll scater thē towarde all the wyn∣des, and drawe out a swearde after them.

* 1.1612 So when I haue scatred them amonge the Heathen / and strowed them in the lan∣des, they shall knowe, that I am the Lorde. But, I wyll leaue a lytle nōbre of them frō the swearde, hunger and pestilence: to tel all theyr abhominacions among the Heathen, where they come: y^• they maye knowe, howe that I am the Lorde.

Moreouer / the worde of the Lorde came [unspec E] vnto me sainge: Thou sonne of man: wyth a fearfull trēblyng shalt thou eate thy bred / with carefulnesse & sorow shalt thou drinke thy water. And vnto the people of the lande, speake thou on thys maner: Thus

sayeth the Lorde God, to them that dwell in Ierusalem, and to the lande of Israell: Ye shall eate your bred with sorowe, and dryn∣ke youre water with heuynesse: Yee, the lāde with the fulnesse therof shalbe layde waste / for the wyckednesse of them that dwel ther∣in. And the cyties y^• nowe be well occupyed, shall be voyde, and the lande desolate: that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

Yet came the worde of the Lorde vnto me [unspec F] agayne, sayinge: Thou sonne of man, what maner of by worde is that, whiche ye vse in the lande of Israel, sayinge: Tush, * 1.1613 seynge that the dayes are so slacke in commyng, all the vysyons are of none effecte: Tell them therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll make that by worde to ceasse, so that it shall no more be commenly vsed in Israell.

But saye thys vnto them: The dayes are at hande / that euery thynge whiche hathe bene prophecyed, shalbe fulfylled. There [unspec G] shall no vysyon be in wayne, nether any pro¦phecie fayle amonge the chyldren of Israel: For it is I the Lorde, that speake it: & what∣soeuer I the Lorde speake, it shal be perfour¦med, and nat be slacke in commynge.

Yee, euen in your dayes (O ye frowarde houshoulde) wyll I deuyse some thyng, and brynge it to passe, sayeth y^• Lorde God. And the worde of the Lorde cam vnto me saying Beholde / thou sonne of man: The house of Israel saye in this maner: Tush, as for the vycyon that he hathe sene / it wyll be many a daye or it come to passe: It is farre of yet, the thynge that he prophecyeth. Therfore saye vnto them: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: All my wordes shall no more be slacke: Loke what I speake, that same shall come to passe / sayeth the Lorde God:

¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynst false prophetes, whiche teach the people the councelles of theyr owne hertes.

CAPI. XIII.

THE worde of the Lorde came vnto [unspec A] me, saying, Thou sōne of man. Spea∣ke prophecye agaynst those prophetes / that preache in Israel: and saye thou vnto them that prophecye out of theyr owne hertes: Heare the worde of the Lorde, thus sayeth the Lorde God? * 1.1614 Wo be it vnto those fo∣lysh prophetes, that folowe theyr owne spre¦te and speake where they se nothynge. O Israel, thy prophetes are like the foxes vpō the drye telde: For they stande nat in y^• gap∣pes, nether make they an hedge for the hou∣se of Israel, that men myght abyde the pa∣rel in the daye of the Lorde, Uayne thynges they se / and tell lyes / to * 1.1615 mayntayne theyr preachynges with al. The Lorde (saye they) hath spoken it, whā in very dede the Lorde hath nat sent them. Uayne visyons haue ye sene, and spoken falce prophecyes / when ye saye the Lorde hathe spoken it / where as I neuer sayde it.

Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: [unspec B] Because youre wordes be vayne / and ye seke out lyes: Beholde, I wyll vpon you, sayeth the Lorde God. Myne handes shall come vpon y^• prophetes that loke out vayne thynges, and preache lyes: they shall nat be in the councell of my people, nor wrytten in the boke of the house of Israell, neyther shall they come in the lande of Israell: that ye maye knowe, howe that I am the Lorde God. And that for thys cause: they haue dysceaued my people, * 1.1616 and tolde them of peace, where no peace was. One setteth vp a wall / and they dawbe it with lowse claye. Therfore tell them whiche dawbe it with vntempered morter: that it shall fal.

* 1.1617 For there shall come a greate shower of rayne, greate stones shall fall vpon it / and a sore storme of wynde shall breke it / so shall the wall come downe. Sall it nat then be sayde vnto you: where is nowe the morter, that ye dawbed it withal? Ther¦fore thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll breake out in my wrathfull dyspleasure with a stormy wynde, so that in myne anger there shall come a myghtye shower of ray∣ne / & hayle stones in my wrath, to destroye withall.

As for the wall / that ye haue dawbed [unspec C] with vntempered morter / I wyll breake it downe, make it euen with the grounde / so that the: foundacyon therof shall remoue / and it shal fall, yee, and ye youre selues shal perysh in the myddest therof: to lerne you for to knowe, that I am the Lorde. Thus wyll I perfourme my wrathe vpon thys wall, and vpon them that haue dawbed it with vntempered morter, and then wyll I saye vnto you: The wall is gone / and the dawbers are awaye. These are the prophe∣tes of Israell, whiche prophecye vnto the cytye of Ierusalem, and loke out vysyons of peace for them, wher as no peace is, saieth the Lorde God. Wherfore (O thou sonne of man) set thy face agaynste the daughters of thy people, whiche prophecye out of theyre owne hertes, and speake thou prophecye agaynste them, and saye. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. Wo be vnto you, that so we pylowes vnder all arme holes and bolsters vnder the heades bothe of yonge and old•• /

to catch soules with all. * 1.1618 For whan ye [unspec D] haue gotten the soules of my people in your captyuyte, ye promyse them lyfe, and disho∣nour me to my people, for an hande full of barly, and for a pece of breade: whan ye kyll the soules of thē, that dye nat, and promes lyfe to thē, that lyue nat: Thus ye dissemble with my people / that beleueth youre lyes.

Wherfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God Be holde / I wyll also vpon the pyllowes, wher with ye catch y^• soules in flyenge: them wyll I take from youre armes, and let the soules go / that ye catch in flyenge. Youre bolsters also wyll I teare in peces, and delyuer my people out of youre handes so that they shal come no more in your handes to be spoyled / and ye shall knowe, that I am the Lorde. Seynge that with youre lyes ye disconforte the herte of the ryghteous, whō I haue nat discomforted: Agayne: For so moch * 1.1619 as ye corage the hande of the wycked so y^• he may nat turne frō his wycked waye, & lyue: ther∣fore shal ye spye out nomore vanyte, nor pro phecye youre owne gessynges: for I wyll de lyuer my people out of youre hande, that ye maye knowe, howe that I am the Lorde.

¶ The Lorde denyeth hys worde to the people for theyr syn¦nes sake. The dis••ysers of the worde dothe the Lorde some∣tyme deceaue by falce prophetes. A comforte of them that fledde vnto Babylon.

CAPI. XIIII.

THERE resorted * 1.1620 vnto me certayne [unspec A] of the elders of Israel / and sat downe by me. Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, sayeng: Thou sonne of man, these men beare theyr Idols in theyr hertes / and go purposly vpon the stomb••nge blocke of theyr owne wyckednesse: howe darre they then aske councell at me? Therfore speake vnto them / and saye, thus sayeth the Lorde God: Euery man of the house of Israel that be areth hys Idols in hys herte / purposyng to stomble in his owne wyckednes / and cō∣meth to a prophet / to enquere any thynge at me by hym: vnto that man wyll I the Lorde myselfe geue answere, accordynge to the multytude of hys Idols: that the house of Israel may be snared in theyr owne hertes / because they be clene gone fro me / for theyr abomynacyons sakes.

Wherfore / tell the house of Israel: thus [unspec B] sayeth the Lorde God. * 1.1621 Be conuerted / forsake youre Idols, and turne youre faces from all youre abhominacyons. For euery man, (whether he be of the house of Israell or a straunger, that so geourneth in Israel) which departeth fro me, and caryeth Idols in hys herte / purposynge to go styll stom∣blynge in hys owne wyckednesse / and com∣meth to a Prophet, for to aske councel at me thorowe hym: vnto that man, wyll I the Lorde geue answere, by myne owne selfe. [unspec C] I wyll set my face agaynste that man / and wyll make hym to be an example for other, yee, and a comen by worde: and wyl rote him out of my people, that ye may knowe, howe that I am the Lorde. * 1.1622 And yf that Pro∣phete be dysceaued / when he telleth hym a worde: then I the Lorde myselfe haue dyf∣ceaued that Prophet, and wyll stretch forth myne hande vpon hym / to rote hym out of my people of Israell, and they bothe shalbe punyshed for theyr wyckednes. Ac∣cordynge [unspec D] to the synne of hym that asketh / shall the synne of the Prophete be: that the house of Israel be led nomore fro me thorow erroure, & be nomore defyled in theyr wye∣kednesse: but that they maye be my people / & I theyr God, sayeth the Lorde God. And the worde of y^• Lorde came vnto me / saying: Thou sonne of man / when the lande syn∣neth agaynste me / and goeth forth in wyc∣kednesse: I wyll stretch out myne hande vpon it, * 1.1623 and destroye all the prouysyon of theyr breade / and sende derth vpon them, to destroye man and beaste in the lande. ‡ 1.1624 And though Noe / Daniel & Iob, these thre men were among thē / yet shal they ī theyr right•• ousnesse deliuer but theyr owne soules, saith [unspec E] the Lorde God. If I brynge noysome bea∣stes into the lande, to waste it vp, and it be so desolate / that no man maye go therin for beastes: yf these thre men also were in the lande / as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God (they shall saue neyther sonnes nor daughters, but be onely delyuered thēsel∣ues: and as for the lande / it shall be wast.

Or yf I brynge a swearde into the lande / [unspec F] and charge it to go thorowe y^• lande: so that I sleye downe man and beast in it / and yf these thremen were therin: As truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God) they shall dely∣uer neyther sonnes nor daughters / but only be saued themselues, If I sende a pestylen∣ce into the lande / and poure out my sore in∣dyngnacyon vpno it in bloude / so that I rote out of it bothe man and beast. And yf Noe, Daniel and Iob were therin, as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God) they shal delyuer nether sonnes nor daughters: but saue theyr owne soules in theyr rygh∣tuousnes. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde God: Though I sende my * 1.1625 foure trou∣blous [unspec G]

plages vpon Ierusalem: the swearde honger / perlous beastes, & pestylence, to de∣stroye man and beast out of it: yet shall there be a tēnaunt saued therin, which shal bryng forth theyr sonnes and daughters. Beholde, they shall come forth vnto you, & ye shall se theyr waye, & what they take in hande, & ye shalbe cōforted, as touchynge all the plages that I haue brought vpon Ierusalē. They shall comforte you, when ye se theyre waye and workes: and ye shall knowē, howe that it is not without a cause, that I haue done so agaynste Ierusalem, as I dyd, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ As the vnprofytable woode of the vyne tree is cast in to the syre, so sayeth he that Ierusalem shalbe brent.

CAPI. XV.

THE worde of the Lord came vnto me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man: What▪ [unspec A] cōmeth of the vyne amonge all other trees? and of the vyne stocke amonge al other tym¦bre of the groaue? Do men take wodde of it, to make any worke with all? Or may there a nayle be made of it, to hange any thynge vpon? Beholde, it is cast in the fyre to be brēt, the fyre consumeth bothe the endes of it / the myddest is brente to asshes. Is it mete then for any worke? No.

Seynge then, that it was mete for no [unspec B] worke, beynge whole: muche lesse may there any thynge be made of it, when the fyre hath consumed and brent it. And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: Lyke as I caste the vyne into fyre for to be brente, as other trees of the wod: Euen so wyl I do with them that dwell in Ierusalem, and set my face against them: they shal go out from the fyre, and yet the fyre shall consume them. * 1.1626 Then shal ye knowe / that I am the Lorde, when I set my face agaynst them, and make the lande wast: because they haue so sore offended / sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The Prophete entendynge to speake of the abhomync∣ryons of Ierusalem▪ doth fyrste shewe the benefytes of God towarde i••. Ierusalem is reproued of vnkind••es, for her for∣nycacion with Idoles. He iustifyeth the wyckednes of other people in cōparyson of the synnes of Ierusalem. The cause of the abhomynacions into whiche the ••odomytes fell. Mercy is promysed to the repentaunt.

CAPI. XVI.

AGayne, the worde of the Lorde spake [unspec A] vnto me, saying: Thou sonne of man / shewe the cytie of Ierusalem their abhomi∣nacions, and saye: thus sayeth the Lorde God vnto Ierusalem: Thy progeny and kynred came out of the lande of Canaan * thy father was an Amoryte / thy mother a Cethyte. In the day of thy byrth when thou wast borne / y^• strynge of thy nauell was not cut of: y^• waste not bathed in water to make the clene: Thou waste neyther rubbed wyth salt, nor swadled in cloutes: No mā regarded the so muche, as to do any of these thyng{is} for the, or to shewe the suche fauoure, but thou wast vtterly cast out vpon the felde, yee, de∣spysed wast thou in the day of thy byrth.

Then came I by the, and sawe the trodē downe in thyne owne bloude, & sayde vnto the: thou shalt be pourged from thyne owne bloude, frō thyne owne bloude (I say) shalte thou be clensed. * 1.1627 So I planted the / as the blossome of thy felde, thou art growen vp / and waxen great: thou hast gotten a marue¦lous pleasaunte beutie, thy brestes are come vp / thy hearre is goodly growen, where as thou wast naked and bare afore.

Nowe when I went by the / and loked v∣pon the, beholde, thy tyme was come / yee / e∣uen [unspec B] the tyme to wowe the. Then spred I my clothes ouer the, to couer thy dish••••esty: yee I made an othe vnto the, * 1.1628 and maryed my¦selfe with the (sayeth the Lorde God) and so thou becamest myne owne. Then washed I the wyth water, and pourged thy bloude from the. I anoynted the with oyle. I gaue the chaunge of ra••••entes, I made the shues of Taxus lether: I gyrded the aboute wyth white sylke I clothed the w^t kerchefes, I dec¦ked the with costely apparell, I put tynges vpon thy fyngers: a chayne about thy necke spanges vpon thy fore heade / eare rynges vpon thyne eares, and set a beutiful crowne vpon thyne heade. Thus wast thou deckte with siluer and golde, and thy rayment was of fyne whyte sylcke / of nedle worke and of diuerse colours.

Thou dyddest eate nothynge but sym∣nels, hony & oyle: maruelous goodly waste thou and beutyfull / yee, euen a very Quene wast thou: In so muche, that thy beuty was spoken of among the Nethen, for thou wast excellent in my beautie, whiche I put vpon the sayeth the Lord God. But thou hast put confidence in thyne owne beuty, and played the harlot / when thou haddest gotten the•• name. Thou hast commytted whoredome / with all that wente by the / and haste fulfyl∣led their desyres: yee / thou hast takē thy gar¦mentes of diuers colours, and deckte thy••e aulteres therwith / where vpon thou mygh∣test fulfyl thyne whoredome / * 1.1629 of suche a fa¦shyon, as neuer was done / nor shal••e. * 1.1630 The goodly ornamentes and Iewels whiche I gaue the of myne owne gold and siluer / ha••r thou taken, and made the mens ymages ther of, and commytted whoredome withall.

Thy garmentes of diuerse colours hast thou taken, and deckt them therwith: myne [unspec C] oyle and incense haste thou set before them. My meate whiche I gaue the / as symnels, oyle and hony: (to fede the withal) that hast thou set before them, for a swete sauour. And this came also to passe, sayeth the Lord God * 1.1631 Thou haste taken thine owne sonnes and daughters, whome thou haddest begotten vnto me: and these hast thou offred vp vnto them, to be their meate. Is thys but a small whorewme of thine (thinkest thou) that thou sleyest my children, and geuest them ouer, to be brent vnto them? And yet in all thy abho∣minacions and whoredome, thou hast notre membred the dayes of thy youth, howe na∣ked & bare thou wast at that tyme, and tro∣den downe in thyne owne bloude. After all these thy wyckednesses (wo wo vnto the, say¦eth the Lorde God) thou haste buylded thy stewes and brodel houses in euery place: yee at the head of euery strete hast thou buylded the an aulter. Thou hast made thy beautye to be abhorred / thou haste layde out thy leg∣ges [unspec D] to euery one that came by, and multiply¦ed thyne whoredome. * 1.1632 Thou hast commyt∣ted fornicacion w^t the Egyptians thy neigh¦boures, whiche had muche flesshe: and thus hast y^• vsed thine whoredome, to anger me.

Beholde, I dyd stretche out myne hande ouer the, and wyl * 1.1633 mynish thy store of fode, and delyuer the ouer into the wylles of the Philistines thine enemyes, whiche are asha¦med of thy abhominable waye. * 1.1634 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyryans / which myght not satisfye the: Yee, thou hast played the harlot, & not had ynough. Thus hast thou styl cōmitted thy fornicacion from the lande of Canaan vnto the Caldees, and yet thy lust not satysfyed. Howe shulde I cir cumcyse thyne herte (sayeth the Lorde God) seynge thou doest al these thynges, thou pre cyous whore: buyldynge thy stewes at the heade of euery strete, and thy brodell houses in all places? Thou hast not bene as an o∣ther whore, that maketh booste of her myn∣nynge but was a wyfe that breaketh wed∣locke / and taketh other in steade of her hus∣bande. Gyftes are geuen to all other who∣res / but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers: and offrest them gyftes, to come vn∣to the out of all places, and to cōmytte for∣nicacyon with the. It is come to passe with the in thy whoredomes contrary to the vse of other women: yee / there hathe no suche fornycacion bene commytted after the, se∣ynge that thou profrest gyftes vnto other / and no rewarde is geuen the: this is a con∣trary thynge.

Therfore heare the worde of the Lorde' / O thou harlot: thus sayeth the Lorde God: For so muche as thou hast spent thy money, and discouered thy shame / thorow thy whor dome with all thy louers / and with all the Idols of thy abhommacions in the blode of thy children, * 1.1635 whom thou hast geuen them? Beholde therfore. I wyll gather together al thy louers, vnto whom thou haste made thy selfe comen: yee, and all them whom thou fa¦uourest, and euery one that thou hatest: and * 1.1636 wyll discouer thy shame before them / that they maye se all thy fylthynes.

* 1.1637 Moreouer, I wyl iudge the as a breaker of wedlocke and a murtherer, and recōpeuce the thine owne bloude in wrath and gelousy. I wyll geue the ouer into their power, that shall breake downe thy stewes, and destroye [unspec E] thy brodell houses: they shall strype the out of thy clothes, all thy fayre and beutifull Ie¦wels shall they take from the, & so let the syt naked and bare: * 1.1638 yee, they shall brynge the comen people vpon the, which shal stone the and sleye the downe with theyr sweardes. * 1.1639 They shal burne vp thy houses, and punysh the in the syght of many wemen. Thus wyl I make thy whoredome to ceasse, so that y^• shalt geue out no mo rewardes.

Shuld I make my wrath to be styl, take my gelousy from the, be contente, & nomore to be displeased? seinge thou remembrest not the dayes of my youthe, but haste prouoked me to wrath in all these thynges? Beholde therfore, I wyll brynge thyne owne wayes vpon thyne heade, sayeth the Lorde God: howbeit, I neuer dyd vnto the, accordynge to thy wyckednesse and all thy abhomynact ons. Beholde / all they that vse comen pro∣uerbes, shall vse this prouerbe also agaynst the: suche a mother, suche a daughter.

Thou art euen thy mothers owne daugh¦ter / that hath cast of her housbande and her chyldren: Yee, thou arte the syster of thy sy∣sters / whiche forsoke theyr husbandes and theyr chyldren. * 1.1640 Your mother is a Cethyte and your father an Amoryte. Thyne eldest [unspec F] syster is Samaria / she and her daughters that dwell vpon thy lefte hande.

But thy yongeste syster that dwelleth on thy ryght hande, is Sodoma & her daugh∣ters. Yet haste thou not walked after their wayes / nor done after theyr adhomynacy∣o••s: but in all thy wayes thou haste bene more corrupt then they. As truly as I lyue / sayeth the Lorde God: Sodoma thy syster

with her daughters / hath not done so euell / as thou and thy daughters. Beholde, * 1.1641 the synnes of thy syster Sodoma were these: Pryde / fulnesse of meate / aboundaunce and Idylnesse: these thynges had she and he•• daughters. Besydes that / they reached not theyr hande to the poore and nedy / but were proude, and dyd abhominable thynges be∣fore me: therfore I toke them awaye / when I had sene it. Neyther hath Samaria done halfe of thy synnes / * 1.1642 yee, thou haste ex∣ceaded them in wyckednesse: In so muche that in comparysyon of all the abhomynacy ons whyche thou haste done / thou haste made thy systers good women. Therfore beare thyne owne shame / thou that in syn∣ne haste ouercome thy systers: seynge thou haste done so abhomynably / that they were better then thou. Be ashamed therfore (I say) and beare thyne owne confusyon / thou that makest thy systers good women.

As for theyr captiuite / namely the capti∣uyte of Sodoma & her daughters: the cap∣tyuite of Samaria and her daughters: I wyll brynge them agayne / so wyll I also brynge agayne thy captiuite amonge them that thou mayest take thyne owne confusy∣on vpon the, and be ashamed of al that thou hast done, and to comforte them. Thus thy systers (namely) Sodoma and her daugh∣ters: Samaria and her daughters, with thy selfe and thy daughters, shalbe brought agayne to your olde estate. When thou wast in thy pryde / & before thy wyckednesse came to lyght: thou woldest not heare speake of thy syster Sodoma, vntyl the tyme that the Spryans with all theyr townes, & the Phy∣lystines [unspec G] withall that lye rounde about them brought the to shame and confusion: that thou myghtest beare thyne owne fylthynes and abhominacion, sayeth the Lorde.

For thus sayeth the Lorde God: I shulde (by ryght) deale with the, as thou hast done Thou haste despysed the othe, and broken the couenaunt. Neuerthelesse, I wyl remem¦bre my couenaunt that I made wyth the in thy youth, in so much that it shalbe an euer∣lastynge couenaunte: so that thou also re∣membre thy wayes, and be ashamed of thē: then shalte thou receaue of me thy elder and yōger systers, whom I wyl make thy daugh¦ters, and that besyde thy couenaunt. * 1.1643 And so I wyll renue my couenaunte with the, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord, that thou mayst thynke vpon it, be ashamed and excuse thyne owne confusyon nomore, when I haue forgeuen the, all y^• thou haste done, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The parable of the two Aegles sygnyfyeth that zedeki∣ah, whiche contrarye to his othe had forsaken the frende∣shyppe of Nabuchodonosor, turneth hym selfe to the Kyng of Egypte, and therfore peryshed. An exposicyon of the pa∣rable. A prophecy of Chryst.

CAPI. XVII.

THE worde of the Lorde vnto me, say [unspec A] enge, Thou sonne of man, put forthe* 1.1644 a darcke speakyng and a parable, vnto the house of Israell, and saye. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. There came a greate * 1.1645 Aegle with great wynges, yee, with myghtye long wynges, and full of fethers of dyuerse co∣loures, vpon the mounte of Libanus, and toke a braunche from a Cedretre, and brake of the toppe of his twygge, and caryed it in∣to the lande of Canaan, and set it in a cyte of marchauntes. He toke also a braunche of the lande, and planted it in a frutefull groū∣de, he brought it vnto greate waters, and set it as a wyllowe tree therby. Then dyd it grow / and was a great vynestock / out lowe by the grounde: whose braunches bowed to∣warde hym, and the rotes thereof were vn∣der him. Thus there came of it a vyne, and it brought forth blossomes, and spred out braū¦ches. But there was another Aegle, a great [unspec B] one, whiche had great wynges and many fa¦thers: and beholde, the rotes of this vine had an hunger after him, and spred out his braū¦ches towarde him, to water his frut•••• Neuer thelesse, it was planted vpon a go••d groūde besyde greate waters: so that (by reason) it shulde haue broughte out braunches and fruyte / and haue bene a goodly ••yne. Speake thou therefore / thus sayeth the [unspec C] Lorde God: Shall this vyne prospere? shall not his rotes be pluckte out / his frute be broken of, his grene braunches / wyther and fade away? yee / without eyther strong arme or many people, shall it be plucked vp by the rotes. Beholde, it was planted▪ shal it prospere therfore? Shal it not be dryed vp and wythered, yes, euen in the shurynge out of his blossomes / as sone as the east wynde bloweth?

Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came [unspec D] vnto me sayeng: Speake to that frowarde housholde: knowe ye not, what these things do sygnyfye? Tell them: Beholde, & y^• kyng* 1.1646 of Babylon came to Ierusalē, and toke the kynge and hys Prynces, and ledde them to Babylon.

He toke of the kynges sede, and made a couenaunte with hym / and toke an othe of hym: The Princes of the lande toke he with hym also / that the lande myght be holden in subieccyon, and not to rebelle, but kepe the couenaunt / and fulfyll it. But he fell from him and sent his Embassatours into Egipt that he myght haue horses & muche people. Shulde that prospere? Shulde he be kepte safe / that doth suche thynges? Or shulde he escape / that breaketh his couenaunte? As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God: He [unspec E] shall dye at Babylon / in the place where the kyng dwelleth, that made him kyng: whose othe he hath despysed / and whose couenaunt he hath broken. Neyther shall Pharao with his greate hoste and multytude of people / mayntayne him in the warre: when they cast vp ditches, and set vp bulworkes to destroy much people. For seing he hath despysed the othe / and broken the couenaunte (where as he yet gaue his hande there vpon) and done all these thynges / he shall not escape.

Therfore thus sayeth the Lord God: As [unspec F] truely as I lyue / I wyll brynge myne othe that he hath despysed / and my couenaunte that he hath broken / vpon his owne heade. * 1.1647 I wyll caste my net aboute hym / and cat∣che hym in my yarne. To Babylon wyll I ••arye hym / there wyll I punyshe hym / be∣cause of the greate offence that he made me. As for those that flye frome hym out of the hooste / they shalbe slayne with the swearde. The resydue shalbe scatted towarde all the windes: and ye shal knowe / that I the Lord haue spoken it.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyl also take a braunche from an hye Cedre tre, and [unspec G] wyll set it, & take the vppermost twyg / that yet is but tendre / and plante it vpon an hye hyll: Namely, vpon the hyehyll of Israell wyll I plante ••••: that it maye brynge forthe twygges, and geue frute / and be a great Ce¦dre tree: so that al maner of foules may byld in it / and make their nestes vnder the sha∣dowe of his braunches.

And all the trees of the felde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree, & set the lowe tree vp: that I haue dryed vp the grene tree / and made the drye tree to florysh: Euen I the Lorde that spake it / haue also brought it to passe.

¶ He sheweth that euery man shall beate his owne synne. To hym that amendeth, is salua••yon promysed. Deathe is prophecyed to the ryhgtuous, whiche ••••••••e••h backe frome the ryght waye.

CAPI. XVIII.

THE worde of the Lord came vnto me, on this maner: what meane ye by this [unspec A] comen prouerbe / that ye vse in the lande of Israel / sayinge: * 1.1648 The fathers haue eaten soure grapes, & the chyldrens teth are set on edge: As truely as I lyue, sayeth the Lorde God, ye shall vse this byworde nomore in Israel. [unspec B]

Beholde * 1.1649 all soules are myne. Lyke as y^• father is myne, so is the sōne myne also. The soule that synneth, shall dye: ‡ 1.1650 If a man be godly, and do the thynge that is equall and ryght / he eateth not vpon the hylles: he lyf∣teth not his eies vp to y^• foule Idols of Isra¦el he defyleth nat his neyghbours wyfe: he medleth with no menstruous womā: he gre∣ueth no body: he geueth h{is} detter his pledge agayne, he taketh none other mans good by violence: * 1.1651 he parteth his mete with the hon∣grye: he clotheth the naked: * 1.1652 he lendeth no¦thynge vpon vsury: he taketh nothynge o∣uer: he withdraweth his hāde from doyinge wrong he handleth faythfully betwyxt mā •• man: he walketh in my commaundementes and kepeth my lawes, and perfourmeth thē faythfully: * 1.1653 This is a ryghtuous man / he shall surely lyue sayeth the Lorde God.

If he nowe get a sonne, that is a murthe¦rer / a sheder of bloude: yf he do one of these thinges * 1.1654 (though he do not al) he eateth v∣pon the hylles: he defyleth his neyghbours wyfe: he greueth the poore and nedy: he rob¦beth and spoyleth: he geueth nat the detter his pledge agayne / he lyfteth vp his eyes vnto Idols, and medleth with abhomyna∣ble thynges: hé lendeth vpon vsury, and ta∣keth more ouer. Shall thys man lyue? He shal not lyue. Seynge he hath done al these abhominacions / he shall dye / hys bloude shalbe vpon him.

Nowe yf this man get a sonne also, that [unspec C] seyth all his fathers synnes, whiche he hath done: and feareth / neyther dothe suche lyke:

Namely / he eateth not vp the mountay∣nes: he lyfteth not hys eyes vp to the I∣dols of Israell: he defyleth not hys neygh∣bours wyfe: he vexeth no man: he kepeth no mans pledge▪ he neyther spoyleth, nor rob∣beth eny man: he dealeth his meate with the hungrye: he clotheth the naked: he oppres∣seth not the poore: he receaueth no vsury / nor any thynge ouer: he kepeth my lawes / and walcketh in my commaundementes:

Thys man shall not dye in hys fathers synne, but shall lyue wythout fayle. As for hys father: because he oppressed and spo••led

hys brother, and dyd wyckedly amonge his people: lo, he is deed in his owne sinne. And yet saye ye: Wherfore then shulde not thys sonne beare his fathers ••ynne? Therfore: be¦cause [unspec D] the sonne hath done equite and right, hathe kepte al my commaundementes, and done them: therfore shall he lyue in dede.

The same soule that synneth, shall dye. * 1.1655 The sonne shall not beare the fathers of∣fence / neyther shall the father beare the son∣nes offence. The ryghteousnes of the rygh∣tuous shalbe vpon him, and the wyckednes of the wycked shalbe vpon him selfe also. * 1.1656 But yf the vngoly wyl turne away from al hys synnes that he hathe done / and kepe all my commaundementes / and do the thynge that is equall and ryghte, doutlesse he shall lyue, and not dye. As for all his synnes that he did before, they shal not be thought vpon but in his righteousnes that he hath done / he shall lyue. * 1.1657 For haue I eny pleasure in death of a synner, saieth the Lorde God, but rather that he cōuert, frō his wayes & lyue?

Agane, yf the ryghtuous turne awaye from his rightuousnes, and do iniquite, ac∣cordyng to all the abhominacyons, that the wycked man dothe: shall he lyue? All the ryghtuousnesse that he hath done, shall not be thought vpon: but in the faute that he hath offended withal / and in the synne that he he hath done / he shall dye.

And yet ye saye: Tush * 1.1658 the waye of the Lorde is not indyfferente. Heare therfore ye house of Israell: Is not my waye ryght? Or, are not youre wayes rather wycked: * 1.1659

When a ryghtuous man turneth awaye from his ryghtuousnesse, and medleth with vngodlynesse: he muste dye therin: yee / for the vnryghtuousnesse that he hathe done / must he dye. Agayne: * 1.1660 when the wycked man turneth awaye from his wyckednesse / that he hathe done / and dothe the thynge whiche is equall and ryghte: he shall saue [unspec E] his soule aliue. For in so much as he remem¦breth hym selfe / and turneth hym from all the vngodlynes that he hathe vsed, he shall lyue and not dye.

And yet sayeth the house of Israel: Tushe / the waye of the Lorde is not equall. Are my wayes vnryght? O ye house of Israel: Are not your waies rather vnequal? As for me, I wyll iudge euery man, accordinge to hys wayes, O ye house of Israel sayeth y^• Lorde God. * 1.1661 Wherfore / be conuerted, & turne you cleane from all your wyckednesse / so shall there no synne do you harme. Caste awaye frō you all youre vngodlynesse that ye haue done: * 1.1662 make you newe hertes and a newe spryte. Wherfore wyll ye dye, O ye house of Israell? seynge I haue no pleasure in the deathe of hym that dyeth / sayeth the Lorde God. Turne you then, and ye shall lyue.

¶ The captyuyiye of Iehoahaz •• of Iehoacin is sygnyfyed by the lions whelpe••, and by the ••••ō. He setteth out the pros¦perytye of the cytye of Ierusalem that is past / and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 serye therof that is present.

CAPI. XIX.

BVT mourne thou for the prynces of [unspec A] Israell / and saye: Wherfore laye thy mother that lyonesse amonge the lyons / and noryshed her yonge ones amonge the lyons whelpes? One of her whelpes she brought vp, and it became a lyon: it lerned to spoyle, and to deuoure folke. The Hea∣then herde of hym / and toke hym in theyre nettes / & brought him in chaynes vnto the lande of Egypte.

Nowe when the damme sawe / that all her [unspec B] hope and comforte was awaye / she toke a∣nother of her whelpes / and made a lyon of hym: whiche went amonge the lyons / and became a fearce lyon: lerned to spoyle and to deuoure folcke, he destroyed theyr pala∣ces / and made theyr cytyes waste. In so much that the whole lande and euery thing therin / were vtterly desolate / thorowe the very voyce of hys roarynge.

Then came the Heathen together on eue∣ry syde oute of all countrees agaynst hym / layed theyr nettes for hym / and toke him in their pitte. * 1.1663 So they boūde him with chay∣nes, and brought him to the kynge of Baby¦lon: which put him in preson, that his voyce shulde nomore be herde vpon the mountay∣nes of Israel. As for thy mother, she is lyke [unspec C] a vyne in thy bloude / planted by the water syde: her frutes and braūches are growē out of many waters, her stalkes were so strong that men might haue made staues therof for offycers: she grewe so hye in her stalkes.

So whan men sawe that she exceaded the heyght and multytude of her braunches / she was roted out in dyspleasure / and caste downe to the grounde. The Easte wynde dryed vp her frute, her stronge stalkes were broken of / wythered and brent in the fyre.

But nowe she is planted in the wylder∣nesse / in a drye and thrustye grounde. And there is a fyre gone out of her stalckes / whiche hathe brente vp her braunches and her frute: so that she hathe no mo stronge stalckes / to be staues for offycers. Thys is a pyteous and myserable thynge.

¶ The Lorde denyeth that he wyll answere thē when they praye / for the offēce of vnkyndnes which he here obiecteth. He promeseth that his people shall returne from captiuyty. By the wod that shulde be brent is sygnyfyed the burnyng of Ierusalem.

CAPI. XX.

IN THE. vij. yeare the. x. daye of the [unspec A] v. moneth, * 1.1664 it happened / that certayne of the elders of Israell came vnto me / for to aske councell at the Lorde / and sat them downe by me. Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me on this maner: Thou sonne of man: speake vnto the elders of Israell / and saye vnto them: Thus sayeth the Lorde God. Are ye come hyther to aske eny thyng at me? As truly as I lyue (saieth the Lorde) I wyl geue you no answere. Wylt thou not reproue them (thou sonne of man) wilt thou not reproue them? Shew them the abhomy nacyons of theyr fore fathers, and tel them. [unspec B] Thus sayeth the Lorde God: * 1.1665 In the daye when I chose Israell / and lyfte vp myne hande vpon the sede of the house of Iacob / and shewed my selfe vnto them in the lande of Egipte: Yee, when I lyfte vp myne hande ouer them / and sayde: I am the Lorde your God / euen in the daye that I lyfte vp myne hande ouer them / to brynge them out of the lande of Egypte / into a lande that I had prouyded for them / whiche floweth wyth mylcke and hony / and is a pleasaunt lande among all other. Then sayde I vnto them: * 1.1666 Cast awaye euery man the abhomynacy∣ons that he hath before him / and defyle not your selues with the Idoles of Egypte / for I am the Lorde youre God.

But they rebelled agaynst me, and wolde not folowe me: to cast awaye euery man the abhomynacyons of his eyes, and to forsake the Idoles of Egypte. Then I made me to poure my indignacion ouer them, and to sa¦tisfye my wrath vpon them: yee, euen in the myddeste of the lande of Egypte. But I wolde not do it / for my names sake: that it shuld not be vnhalowed before the Heathē / amonge whom they dwelte / and amonge whom I shewed my selfe vnto them, that I wolde brynge them out of the lande of E∣gypte. Nowe when I had caryed them out of the lande of Egypte / and brought them into the wyldernesse: I gaue them my com¦maundemētes, and shewed them my lawes, * 1.1667 whiche woso kepeth shall lyue in them. I gaue them also my holy dayes, to be a to∣ken betwyxte me and them / and therby to knowe, that I am the Lorde, which halowe them. And yet the house of Israell rebelled agaynst me in the wyldernesse / they wolde not wallke in my commaundementes, they haue caste awaye my lawes (whiche whoso kepeth shal lyue in them) and my Sabboth dayes haue they greatly vnhalowed.

* 1.1668 Then I made me to poure out my indyg∣nacyon [unspec C] vpon them / and to consume them in the wyldernesse. Yet I wolde not do it / for my names sake: leste it shulde be dysho∣noured before the Heathen, from the which I had caryed them awaye. But I swore vnto them in the wyldernesse, that I wolde not brynge them in to the lande, whiche I gaue them: a lāde that floweth wyth milcke and hony / and is a pleasure of all landes: and that because they refused my lawes / and walcked not in my commaundementes but had vnhalowed my Sabbathes / for theyr herte was gone after theyr ydoles.

Neuerthelesse / myne eye spared them / so that I woled not vtterly sleye them / and consume them in the wyldernesse. Morouer, I sayde vnto theyr sonnes in the wildernes: * 1.1669 walcke not in the statutes of youre fore∣fathers / kepe not theyre ordynaunces / and defyle not youre selues wyth theyr ydoles / for I am the Lorde youre God. But walcke in my statutes / kepe my lawes and do them halowe my Sabbathes: * 1.1670 for they are a to∣ken betwyxte me and you / that ye maye knowe howe that I am y^• Lorde your God. Notwithstandinge, theyr sonnes * 1.1671 rebelled agaynst me also: they walked not in my sta∣tutes they kepte not my lawes to fulfyll them (which he that doth shal lyue in them) neyther halowed they my Sabboth dayes. Then I made me agayne to poure out my indyngnacyon ouer them / and satysfye my [unspec D] wrath vpon them in the wyldernesse. Ne∣uerthelesse / I wythdrewe my hande for my names sake / lest it shulde be vnhalowed a∣monge the Heathen / before whom I had brought them forthe. I lyft vp myne hande ouer them also in the wyldernesse / that I wolde scatre them among the Heathen, and strawe them amonge the nacyons / because they had not kepte my lawes, but caste a∣syde my commaundementes, vnhalowed my Sabbathes, and lyfte vp theyr eyes to theyr fathers Idoles. Wherfore I gaue them also commaundemētes not good, and lawes thorowe the whiche they shulde not lyue, and I vnhalowed them in theyr owne gyftes * 1.1672 (when I appoynted for my selfe all their fyrst borne) to make them desolate: that they might know, how that I am the Lord. [unspec E]

Therfore (O thou sonne of man, tell the house of Israel, thus saieth the Lorde God)

Besyde all thys / youre forefathers haue yet blasphemed me more, and greatly offended agaynst me: For after I had brought them in to the lande / that I promysed to gyue them, when they sawe euery hye hyll and all the thycke trees: they made there theyr of∣frynges / and prouoked me with their obla∣cions, makynge swete sauoures there / and poured out their drynck offringes. Then I asked them: what haue ye to do withall that ye go thyther? And therfore is it called the hye place vnto thys daye. Wherfore, speake vnto the house of Israell: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: ye are euen as vncleane as your fore fathers, and commytte whordome also with theyr abhomynacions. In all your I∣doles, where vnto ye bryng your oblacions * 1.1673 and to whose honoure ye burne your chil∣dren: ye / defyle your selues / euen vnto thys daye: howe dare ye then come, and aske any questyon at me? O ye housholde of Israel? As truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde God) ye get no answere of me: & as for the thynge that ye go about / it shall not come to passe / where as ye saye: we wyl be as the Heathen and do as other people in the lande / wood and stone wyll we worshyppe.

As truly as I lyue / sayeth the Lorde God / [unspec F] I my selfe wyll rule you with a myghtye hande, with a stretched out arme, & with in∣dignaciō poured out ouer you: & wyll bring you oute of the nacyons & landes / wherin ye are scatred and gather you together with a mightye hande, with a stretched out arme & with indignacion poured out vpon you & wyl brynge you into the wyldernesse of the people / & there I wyll reason with you face to face. Like as I punished your forfathers in the wyldernes of Egypt, so wyl I punish you also, saieth y^• Lorde God. I wyll bryng you vnder my iurisdiccyō & vnder the bonde of the couenaūt The forsakers also and the transgressours wyl I take frō amonge you & brynge them out of the lande of youre ha∣bitacion: as for the lande of Israel, they shal not come in it: that they maye knowe / howe that I am the Lorde.

Go to nowe then (sayeth the Lorde God) ye house of Israell * 1.1674 caste awaye / and de∣stroye euery man hys Idoles: then shall ye heare me, and nomore blaspheme my holy name with your offrynges and Idoles.

But vpon my holy hyll / euen vpon the hye hyl of Israell sayth the Lorde god, shal all the house of Israel and all that is in the lande, worshyppe me: * 1.1675 and in y^• same place wyl I fauoure thē, and there wyl I require your heaue offringes and the firstlynges of your oblacions, with al your holy thinges. I wyll accepte youre swete sauoure, when I bringe you from the nacions / and gather you together out of the landes, wherin ye be scatred: that I maye be halowed in you be∣fore the Heathen / and that ye maye knowe / [unspec G] that I am the Lorde, which haue broughte you into the lande of Israel: yee, into y^• same lande, that I swore to geue vnto your fore∣fathers. There shal ye call to remembraūce your owne wayes and all youre ymagyna∣cyons / wherin ye haue bene defyled: * 1.1676 and ye shall be dyspleased with youre owne sel∣ues / for all youre wyckednes / that ye haue done. And ye shall knowe / that I am the Lorde: when I entreate you after my name not after youre wycked wayes / nor accor∣dynge to your corrupte workes: O ye house of Israel. sayeth the Lorde God.

Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying: Thou sonne of man set thy face towarde the South / and speake to the south wynde / and saye to the wood to∣warde the south: Heare the worde of the Lorde, thus saieth the Lorde God: Beholde I wyll kyndle a fyre in the, that shall con∣sume the grene trees with the drie. No man shalbe able to quench his flame, but all that loketh from the southe to the northe, shalbe brent therin: and al fleshe shall se, that I the Lorde haue kyndled it, so that no man may quench it. Then sayde I: O Lorde God / they wyll saye of me: * 1.1677 Tushe, they are but fables, that he telleth.

¶ He threatneth the swerde, that is to saye / destruccyon to the cytye of Ierusalem. He sheweth the fall of King zede∣kiah He is comaunded to prophecy the destruccyon of the chyldren of Ammon. After the slaughter of other / at the laste the Lorde threateneth deathe vnto Nabuchodonosor hym selfe.

CAPI. XXI.

THE worde of the Lorde came to me [unspec A] sayinge: Thou sonne of man / set thy face towarde Ierusalem / speake agaynste the Sanctuary, and prophecye agaynst the lande of Israel, saye to the lande of Israel: Thus sayeth the Lorde: Beholde, I wyll vpon the / & wyll drawe my swearde out of the sheath and rote out of the both the righ∣tuous and the wycked. Seinge then that I wyll rote out of the both the rightuous and wicked, therfore shall my swearde go out of his sheath againste all fleshe from the north to the southe: that all fleshe maye knowe / howe that I the Lorde haue drawen my swearde out of the sheath, and it shal not be put in agayne.

Mourne therfore (O thou sonne of man) [unspec B] y^• thy loynes cracke withall, ye mourne byt∣terly for them: And yf they saye, wherfore mournest thou? Then tell them: for the ty∣dynges that cōmeth, at the which all hertes shall melte, all handes shalbe letten downe, all stomackes shall faynte, & all knees shall waxe feble. Beholde, it commeth and shalbe fulfylled, sayeth the Lorde God.

Agayne the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, sayinge. Thou sonne of man, prophe∣cye / & speake: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: speake / the swearde is sharpened and well scoured. Sharpened it is for the slaughter / [unspec C] and scoured that it maye bebryghte. O / the destroyenge * staffe of my sonne, shal bryng downe al wod. He hathe puth{is} swearde to y^• dightynge, y^• good holde may be taken of it. Thys swearde is sharpened and dyght, y^• it may be geuen into the hāde of the mā slayer Crye (O thou sonne of man / and howle / for this swearde shall smyte my people / & al the rulers in Israel) which with my people shal be slayne downe to the grounde thorow this swearde. Smyte thou vpon thy thyghe, for wherfore shulde not the plage and staffe of iudgement come? Prophecye thou sonne of [unspec D] man, and smyte thine hādes together: make the swearde two edged, yee make it thre ed∣ged, y^• manslayers swearde, y^• swearde of the greate slaughter / whiche shall smyte them euen in theyr preuychambers: to make them abashed and faynte at the hertex, and in all gates to make some of them fall. O howe bryghte and sharpe is it, howe well dyghte and met for the slaughter. Get the some pla∣ce alone eyther vpon the ryghte hande or on the lefte / whyther so euer thy face turneth / I wyll smyte my handes together also and satysfye my wrothfull indignacyon: Euen I the Lorde haue sayde it.

The worde of the Lorde came yet vnto me agayne sayenge: Thou sonne of man, make the two stretes, that the swearde of y^• kynge of Babylon maye come. Both these stretes shal go out of one lande. He shal set him vp a place, at the hede of the strete shal he chose him out a corner. Make the a strete that the swearde may come towarde Rabath of the Ammonites: & to the stronge cytye of Ieru∣salem. For the kynge of Babylon shal stāde in the turnynge of the waye / at the heade of [unspec E] the two stretes: * 1.1678 to aske councell at the so∣the sayers / castyng the lottes wyth hys ar∣rowes, to aske councell at the Idole, and to loke in the lyuer. But the sothesaynge shall poynt to the right syde vpon Ierusalē, y^• he maye set men of warre / to smyte it wyth a greate noyse, to crye out Alarum / to set ba∣tell rammes against the gates, to graue vp dyches / and to make bulworkes.

Neuertheles, as for the sothesayenge, they shall holde it but for vanite, euen as though a ieste were tolde them: yee, and they them selues remembre theyr wyckednesse, so that by ryght they must be taken and wonne.

Therfore sateth the lorde God: For so much [unspec F] as ye your selues shewe your offence, & haue opened your wickednes, so y^• in al your wor∣kes men may se your synnes: yee, in so much (I say) that ye your selues haue made men∣cyon therof / ye shall be taken by vyolence.

O thou shamefull wycked gyde of Israel whose daye is come: euen the tyme that wic kednes shal haue an ende: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: take awaye the garlande, & put of the crowne, and so is it awaye: the hum∣ble is exalted, and the proude brought lowe. Punyshe / punyshe / yee / punyshe them wyll I, and destroye them: and that shall not be fulfylled vntyll he come, to whome the iud∣gemente belongeth / and to whome I haue geuen it. And thou (O sonne of man) pro∣phecy, and speake: Thus sayeth the Lorde God to the chyldren of * 1.1679 Ammon / and to theyr blasphemye, speake y^u: The swearde, y^• swearde is drawē forth alredy to y^• slaughter [unspec G] & scoured y^• it glistreth (because y^• hast loked y^• out vanities, & prophecyed lyes) y^• it maye come vpō thy necke like as vpō y^• other vn∣godly which be slame: whose day came whā theyr wyckednes was ful. Though it were put vp agayn into the sheath, yet wil I pu∣nyshe y^e, in the lande wher y^u wast norished & borne, & poure my indignacyon vpon y^• and wyl blow vpō the in y^• fyre of my wrath, & de lyuer y^• vnto cruel people, which are lerned to destroy. Thou shalt fede y^• fyre & thy bloud shalbe shed in y^• lande, that y^u mayest be put out of remembraunce. Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it.

¶ The word of the Lord agaynst Ierusalē for mā slaugh∣ter, & denyinge due honour vnto theyr fathers & mothers / & other wychednesses. Of the wycked doctryne of the false prophetes & prestes, & of theyr vnsutiable couetousnes. The Tyrannye of rulers. The wyckednes of the people.

CAP XXII.

MOrouer, y^• worde of y^• Lorde came vnto [unspec A] me, & sayde: y^u sonne of man, wylt thou not reproue th{is} bloudthrusty cyte? Shewe thē theyr abominaciōs: & tel thē: Th{us} saieth y^• Lorde God: O y^u cyte, y^• sheddest bloude in the myddest of y^•, that thy tyme maye come also & makest the Idoles to defyle y^c withal. Thou hast made thy selfe gylty, in y^• bloude

that thou haste shed: and defyled the in the Idoles, whiche thou hast made. Thou hast caused the dayes to drawe nye, & made the tyme of thy yeares to come. Therfore wyl I make the to be confounded amonge the Hea [unspec B] thē, & to be despysed in all the landes, whe∣ther they be nye or farre from the: they shall laugh the to scorne, thou that hast gottē the so foule a name, and arte full of myschefe. Beholde / the rulers of Israel haue brought euery man his power / to shed bloude in the. * 1.1680 In the haue they despysed father and mo∣ther / in the haue they oppressed the straun∣ger / in the haue they vexed the wydowe and y^• fatherlesse. Thou hast despysed my Sanc∣tuary, and vnhalowed my sabbath. Murthe rers are there in the, that shede bloude / and eate vpon the hylles / and in the they vse vn happynesse.

* 1.1681 In y^• haue they discouered their fathers shame, in the haue they vexed wemē in their syckenes. Euery man hath dealt shamefully [unspec C] with his neyghbours wyfe, & abhominably defyled his daughter in lawe. In the hathe euery man forced his owne syster, euē his fa thers daughter: yee, * 1.1682 gyftes haue bene re∣ceaued in y^•, to shed blode. ‡ 1.1683 Thou hast taken vsury and encreace, thou hast oppressed thy neyghbours vy extorcion, and forgotten me, sayeth y^• Lord God. Beholde, I haue smyt∣ten [unspec D] my handes vpon thy couetousnesse, that thou hast vsed, and vpon the bloude whiche hath bene shed in the, Is thy herte able to en dure it / or may thy handes defende them sel∣ues / in the tyme that I shal brynge vpon y^•? Euen I the Lord that speake it / wyll brynge it also to passe. * 1.1684 I wyll scatre y^• amonge the Heathen / & strowe the aboute in the landes / & wyll cause thy fylthynesse to ceasse out of the: yee, and I wyll haue the in possession in the syght of the Heathen / that thou mayest knowe, that I am the Lorde.

And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me / saying: Thou sonne of man, * 1.1685 the house of Israell is turned to drosse. All they that shulde be brasse / tynne / yron / and leade, are in the fyre become drosse. Therfore, thus say eth the Lorde God: For so muche as ye all are turned into drosse / beholde: I wyl bring you together vnto Ierusalem, lyke as syl∣uer / brasse, yron / tynne and leade are put to∣gether in the fornace / and the fyre blowen there vnder to melte them: Euen so wyll I [unspec E] gather you / put you in together, and melre you in my wrath and indignacyon. I wyll brynge you together, and kyndle the fyre of my cruell dyspleasure vnder you, that ye maye be melted therin.

Lyke as the syluer is melted in the fyre, so shall ye also be melted therin: that ye may knowe, howe that I the Lorde haue powred my wrath vpon you.

And the worde of y^• Lorde came vnto me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man, tell her: Thou art an vnclene lande, whiche is not rayned [unspec F] vpon in the day of y^u cruel wrath: * 1.1686 thy Pro∣phetes that are in the, are sworne together to deuoure soules, lyke as a roaryng Lion, y^t lyueth by his praye. They receaue ryches and good, & make many wyddowes in the. Thy prestes breake my lawe, and defyle my Sāctuary. * 1.1687 They put no dyfferēce betwene the holy & vnholy, neyther discerne betwene y^• cleane & vncleane: they turne their eies fro my sabbathes, & I am vnhalowed amonge thē. Thy rulers in the are lyke rauyshynge wolues, to shed bloude, and to destroye sou∣les, for theyr owne couetous lucre. * 1.1688 As for thy Prophetes, they dawbe with vntempe red claye, they se vanytyes, and prophecye lyes vnto thē, saying: the Lorde God sayeth so, where as the Lord hath not spoken. The people in the lande vseth wycked extorcyon & robbery. They vexe the poore & nedy and * 1.1689 oppresse the straunger agaynst ryght. And I sought in the lande for a man, that wolde make vp the hedge, and set hym selfe in the gappe before me in the landes behalfe, that I shulde not vtterly destroye it: but I coulde fynde none. Therfore / wyll I poure out my cruel dyspleasure vpon them, and burne thē in the fyre of my wrathe: theyr owne wayes wyl I recompence vpon their heades saieth the Lorde God.

¶ Of the fornycacion, that is to saye, of the Idolat••ye of Samaria and Ierusalem, vnder the names of Dholah and Dholivah. In comparyson of Samaria he sheweth that the fornycacyon of Ierusalem is the fylthyer. The destrucryon of Ierusalem so prophecyed. The aduoutry of both the who res to founde out. Theyr destruccyon.

CAPI. XXIII.

THE worde of the Lord came vnto me [unspec A] sayinge: Thou sōne of mā, there were two wemen / that had one mother. These (when they were yonge) beganne to play the harlottes * 1.1690 in Egypt. There were theyr bre stes brosed / and the pappes of theyr mayden heade destroyed. The eldest of them was cal led Dholah and her yōgest syster Dholibah These two were myne / and bare sonnes and daughters. Their names were Samaria, & that was Dholah: and Ierusalem, that was Dholibah. As for Dholah she begāne to go a whoring, whē I had takē her to me. * 1.1691 She was sette on fyre vpon her louers the Assy∣ryans

whiche had to do wyth her: euen the Prynces and Lordes that were deckte in co∣stely araye: fayre yonge men / lusty ryders of horses.

Thus thorow her whordome, she cleaued [unspec B] vnto all the yonge men of Assiria. Yee, she was mad vpon them, and defyled herselfe with al theyr Idols. Nether ceassed she from the fornacyon, that she vsed with the Egyp∣cyans: for in her youthe they laye with her / they brosed the brestes of her maydenhead, & poured theyr whordome vpō her. Wherfore * 1.1692 I delyuered her into the handes of her lo∣uers, euen the Assyryans, whom she so loued These dyscouered her shame, toke her sōnes and daughters, & siewe her with the swerde: An euyl name gat she of all people, and they punyshed her.

* 1.1693 Her syster Oholibah sawe this / and de¦stroyed herselfe with inordynate loue, more then she, & exceaded her syster in whoredome * 1.1694 she loued the Assyrtans (whiche also lay w^t her namely / the princes and great Lordes / that were clothed with all maner of gorge∣ous apparell, all lusty horsemen and fayre yonge personnes.

Then I sawe, that they bothe were defy∣led [unspec C] a lyke. But she increased styll in whore∣dome / for when she sawe men paynted vpon the wal, the ymages of the Caldees set forth with freshe coloures / with fayre gyrdles a∣bout them, and goodly bonettes vpon their heades, lokynge all lyke Prynces (after the maner of the Babylontans and Caldees in theyr owne lande (where they be borne) im∣mediatly / as sone as she sawe them, she brēt in loue vpon them / & sente messaungers for them into the lande of the Caldees.

Nowe when the Babylonyans came to her / they laye with her, and defyled her with theyr whoredome, and so was she polluted with them. And when her luste was abated frome them / * 1.1695 her whoredome and shame was discouered and sene: then my herte for∣soke her, lyke as my herte was gone from her syster also. Neuerthelesse / she vsed her whordome euer the longer the more / and re∣membred the dayes of her youth, wherin she had played the harlot in the lande of Egypt: * 1.1696 she brent in luste vpon them, whose flesshe was lyke the flesshe of Asses / and theyr sede lyke the sede of horses. Thus thou hast renu¦ed the fylthynesse of thy youth / when thy lo∣uers brosed thy pappes / and marred thy bre¦stes in Egypte.

Therfore (O Oholibah) thus sayeth the [unspec D] Lorde God: I wyl rayse vp thy louers) with whom thou hast satysfyed thy lust) agaynst the / and gather them together roude about the: namely / the Babylonians / and all the Caldees / rulers / myghtye men & tyraūtes / with all the Assyryans: all yonge and fayre louers: Prynces and Lordes / knightes and gentylmen / whiche be all good horsemen. These shall come vpon the with horses / cha¦rettes / and a great multitude of people: whi¦che shalbe harnessed aboute the on euery side with brestplates / sheldes and helmettes. I wyll punysh the before them / yee / they them¦selues shall punysh the accordynge to theyr owne iudgement. I wyll put my gelousy v∣pon the, so that they shal deale cruelly with the. They shal cut of thy nose & thyne eares / and the rēnaunt shal fal thorowe the swerde. They shall carye awaye thy sonnes and daughters / and the resydue shalbe brente in the fyre. They shall strype the out of thy clothes, and cary thy costely Iewels awaye with them.

Thus wyll I make an ende of thy fyl∣thynesse [unspec E] and whoredome, whiche thou haste brought out of the lande of Egypte: so that thou shalte turne thyne eyes nomore after them / and cast thy mynde nomore vpon E∣gypte. For thus sayeth the Lorde God / be∣holde, I wyll delyuer the into the handes of them, whom thou hatest, yee, euen into the handes of them, with whom thou haste ful∣fylled thy lust, whiche shall deale cruelly w^t the. All thy laboure shall they take wyth them / and leaue the naked and bare, and thus the shame of thy fylthy whordome shal come to lyght. All these thynges shal happē vnto the, because of thy whoredome, whiche thou hast vsed amonge the Gentyles / with whose Idols thou hast defiled thyself. Thou hast walked in the waye of thy syster, there∣fore wyl I geue the her cup in thy hande.

Thus sayeth the Lord God: Thou shalt dryncke of thy systers cuppe, howe depe and farre so euer it be to the botome. Thou shalt be laughed to scorne, and had as greately in derisyon, as is possyble. Thou shalte be full of dronckenes and sorowe, for the cup of thy syster Samaria is a cuppe of destruccyon & wastynge: the same shalt thou dryncke, and suppe it out euen to the dregges, yee / y^u shalt eate vp the broken peces of it, and so teare thine owne brestes: For euen I haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God.

Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: [unspec F] For so much as thou hast forgotten me, and cast me asyde, so beare nowe thyne owne fyl∣thynes & whordome. The Lorde sayde more¦ouer

vnto me: Thou sonne of man, wylt thou not reproue Oholah & Oholibah? Shewe them their abhominacyōs: namely that they haue broken their wedlocke, and stayned theyr handes with bloude: yee, euen with their ydo¦les haue they cōmytted aduoutry, * 1.1697 and of∣fred them theyr owne chyldren (to be deuou∣red) whom they had borne vnto me. Yee, and thys haue they done vnto me also: they haue defiled my Sanctuary in that same day, and haue vnhalowed my Sabboth. For when they had slayne their children for theyr Ido∣les, they came the same daye into my Sanc∣tuary to defyle it. Lo, this haue they done in my house: Besyde al this, thou hast sente thy messaungers for men out of farre countrees and when they came, thou hast bathed, trym¦med and set forth thyself of the best fashion: thou sattest vpon a goodly bed, and a table spred before the: wherupō thou hast set mine * 1.1698 incense and myne oyle.

Then was there great chere with her, and the men that were sent from farre countrees ouer the deserte, vnto these they gaue brace∣lettes [unspec G] vpon theyr handes, and sett glorious crownes vpon their hedes: then thoughe I: no doute, these wyll vse their harlotrye also with her. And they wente into her as vnto a comen harlot. Euen so went they, also to O∣halah and Oholibah those fylthy wemen.

O all ye that loue vertu and ryghtuous∣nes, iudge them, punysh them: * 1.1699 as aduou∣trers and murtherers ought to be iudged & punyshed. For they are brekers of wedlock, and the bloude is in theyr handes. Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: brynge a greate multytude of people vpon them, and make them be scatred and spoyled: these shal stone them, and gore them with theyr sweardes. They shal sleye theyr sōnes and daughters / and burne vp theyr houses with fyre:

Thus wyl I destroye all suche fylthynes out of the lande: that all wemen may learne not to do after your vnclennes. And so they shall laye your fylthynes vpon youre owne selues, and ye shalbe punished for the sinnes that ye haue cōmitted with your Idols: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde God.

¶ He proueth the fyrynge of Ierusalem by a parable of a sethynge potte. The parable of Ezechi••lo wyfe beyng deed, whiche he after expoundeth.

CAPI. XXIIII.

IN THE nynth yeare, in the tenth mo∣nethe / [unspec A] the tenthe daye of the Moneth / came the worde of the LORDE vnto me / sayenge. O thou sonne of man / wryte vp the name of this daye / yee / euen the houre of thys presente daye: when the kyng of Ba¦bylon set hymselfe agaynste▪ Ierusalem •• Shewe that obstynate housholde * 1.1700 a para∣ble, and speake vnto them: Thus sayeth the* 1.1701 Lorde God: Get the a potte, set it on / and poure water into it: put all the peces toge∣ther in it / all the good peces: the loyne & the shoulder, and fyll it with the best bones. Ta¦ke one of the best shepe, and an heape of bo∣nes with all: let it boyle well, and let the bo∣nes seeth well therin.

With that sayde the Lorde God on thys [unspec B] maner. * 1.1702 Wo be vnto the bloudy cyty of the pot, wherupon the rustynes hangeth, and is not yet scoured awaye. Take out the peces that are in it / one after another▪ there neade not lottes be cast therfore, for the bloude is yet in it. Upon a playne drye stone hathe she poured it, and not vpon the grounde, that it myght be couered with duste. And therfore haue I letten her poure her bloude vpon a playne drye stony rocke / because it shuld not be hyd, and that I myght brynge my wroth∣ful indignacyon and vengeaunce vpon her.

Wherfore, thus sayeth the Lord God: O [unspec C] wo be vnto the bloude thursty cyte, for whō I wyl prepare a heape of wodde: beare thou the bones together / kyndle thou the fyre, se∣eth the flesshe / let all be well sodden / that the bones maye be suckte out. Moreouer, set the pot emptye vpon the coales, that it may be warme and the metall hote: that the fyfth and rustynes maye be consumed. But it wyl not go of, there is so muche of it: the rustines must be brent out. Thy fylthynesse is abho∣mynable / for I wolde haue clensed the / but thou woldest not be clensed. Thou canst not be pourged from thyne vnclenuesse / tyll I [unspec D] poured my wrothefull indyguacyon vpon the. Euen I the Lorde haue so deuysed. Yee, it is come therto all redy / that I wyll do it. I wyll not go backe / I wyll not spare / I wyll not be entreated: but accordynge to thy wayes and ymagynacyons / thou shalte be punysshed, sayeth the Lorde God. And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me / sayinge: [unspec E] Thou sonne of man / beholde / I wyll take awaye the pleasure of thyne eyes with a pla¦ge: yet shalte thou neyther mourne / nor wepe / nor water thy chekes therfore: thou mayest mourne by thyselfe alone / but vse no deadely lamentacyon. Holde on thy bo∣net / and put on thy shues vpon thy fet••, co∣uer not thy face, and eate no mourners breade. So I spake vnto the people by tymes in the mornyng / and at euen my wyfe dyed: then vpon the nexte thorowe / I dyd

as I was cōmaunded. And the people sayd vnto me / wylte thou not tell vs / what that [unspec F] sygny fyeth / whiche thou doest? I answe∣red them / the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me / sayenge: Tell the house of Israell / thus sayeth the Lorde God: beholde / I wyll suspende my Sanctuary: euen the glorye of youre power / the pleasure of your eyes, and the thyng that ye loue: your sonnes & daugh¦ters whom ye haue lefte / shall fall thorowe the swearde.

Lyke as I haue done, so shall ye do also: Ye shall not hyde your faces, ye shall eate no mournets bread: your bonettes shal ye haue vpon your heades, and shues vpon youre fete. Ye shall neyther mourne nor wepe, but in your synnes ye shalbe sorowfull / and one reyente with another. Thus Ezechiell is your shewe token. For loke as he hath done, [unspec G] so (when this commeth) ye shall do also: that ye may lerne to knowe / that I am the Lorde God. But beholde / O thou sonne of man: In the daye when I take frome them theyr power / theyr ioye and honoure / the luste of theyr eyes / the burthen of theyr bodyes: na∣mely / theyr sonnes and daughters: Then shal there one escape / and come vnto the / for to shewe the. In that daye shall thy mouth be opened to hym / whiche is escaped / that thou mayest speake / and be no more dom∣me. Yee / and thou shalte be theyr shewe to∣ken / that they maye knowe, howe that I am the Lorde.

¶ The worde of the Lorde vpon the sonnes of Ammon whiche reioysed at the fal of Ierusalem. Against Moab and Seyr. Agaynst Idume••. Agoynst the Philistynes.

CAPI. XXV.

THe worde of y^• Lord came vnto me / say∣enge. [unspec A] Thou sonne of man / set thy face agaynst the * 1.1703 Ammonytes / prophecy vpon them / and saye vnto the Ammonytes: heare the worde of the Lorde God. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. For so muche as thou spea∣kest ouer my Sanctuarye. A / ha / I trowe it be nowe suspended: and ouer the lande of Israel / I trowe it be now desolate: yee, and ouer the house of Iuda / I trow they be now led awaye presoners: Beholde, I wyll dely∣uer the to the people of the east / y^t they maye haue the in possessyon: these shal set theyr ca¦stels and houses in the. They shall eate thy fruyte, & dryncke vp thy mylcke. As for Ra∣bath, I wyl make of it a stal for camels / and of Ammon a shepefolde: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

For thus sayeth y^• Lorde God: In so much as thou hast clapped with thyne hādes, and [unspec B] stamped with thy fete, yee / reioysed in thyne herte ouer the lande of Israel with despyte / beholde / I wyll stretche out my hande ouet the also, and delyuer the / to be spoyled of the Heathen, and rote the out from amonge the people / and cause the to be destroyed out of all landes: yee / I wyll make the to be layed waste / that thou mayest knowe, that I am the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: For so much as * 1.1704 Moab and Seir do saye: As for the house of Iuda / it is but lyke as all other Gentiles be. Therfore beholde / I wyl make the cyties of Moab weapenelesse / and take awaye theyr strength: theyr cyties and chefe coastes of theyr lande, whiche are the plea∣sures of the countre. As namely, Bethiesi∣moth / Baalmeon & Cariathaim: these wyll [unspec C] I open vnto them of the east / that they may tall vpon the Ammonytes: and wyll geue it them in possession / so that the Ammonytes shall nomore be had in remēbraunce among the Heathen. Euen thus wyll I punysh Mo¦ab also / that they maye knowe / howe that I am the Lorde.

Moreouer / thus sayeth the Lorde God: Because that * 1.1705 Edom hath auenged and ea¦sed hym selfe vpon the house of Iuda, ther∣fore / thus sayeth y^• Lorde: I wyl reache out myne hande vpon Edom / and take awaye man and beast out of it. From Theman vn∣to Dedan wyll I make it desolate, they shal be slayne with the swearde. * 1.1706 Thorowe my people of Israell wyll I auenge me agayne vpon Edom: they shall handle hym / accor∣dyng to my wrath and indignacyon / so that they shal knowe my vengeaunce, sayeth the Lorde God.

Thus sayeth the Lord God: For so muche [unspec D] as the * 1.1707 Philistines haue done this: namely taken vengeaunce with despytefull stomac∣kes / and of an olde euell wyl set them sel••••es to destroye. Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde, I wyl stretch out myne hāde ouer the Philistines, & destroye y^• destroyer, and cause al the remnaunt of the see coast to perysh. A great vengeaunce wyll I take v∣pon them, & punysh them cruellye: that they may knowe, howe that I am the Lord, whi∣che haue auenged me of them.

¶ He prophecyeth that Tyrus shalbe ouerthrowen be∣cause it reioyced at the destruccyon of Ierusalem. The wonderyng and astonyshement of the ma••chauntes, for the desol••ryon of Tyrus.

CAPI, XXVI.

I Thappened, that in the eleuenth yeare, y^• [unspec A] fyrste day of the moneth, the worde of the

Lorde came vnto me sayenge: Thou sonne of man, * 1.1708 because that Tyre hathe spoken vpon Ierusalem: A, ha•• nowe I trowe the portes of the people be broken, and she tur∣ned vnto me, for I haue destroyed my bely∣full. Yee, therfore, sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde, O Tyre, I wyll vpon the, I wyll brynge a great multitude of people agaynst the, lyke as when the see aryseth with hys waues: These shall breake the walles of Tyre, and cast downe her towres: I wyll scrape the grounde from her and make her a bare stone: yee, as the dryeng place, where the fyshers hange vp theyr nettes by the see syde. Euen I haue spoken it, sayeth the Lorde God. The Gentyles shall spoyle her: her daughters vpon the felde shall perysh with the swearde, that they maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

For thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde, [unspec B] I wyl bryng hyther Nabuchodonosor (whi∣che is the kynge of Babylon, & a kynge of kynges) from the North vpon Tyre, with horses, charettes, horsmē, and with a greate multytude of people. Thy daughters that are in the lande / shall be slayne with the swearde: but agaynst the, he shall make bull workes and graue vp diches about the, and lyfte vp his shylde agaynst the. His slynges and batelrammes shall he prepare for thy walles, & with his weapens breake downe thy to wr••s. The dust of h{is} horses shal couer the / they shalbe so many: thy walles shall shake at the noyse of the horsmen / charettes and wheles: when he commeth to thy por∣tes, as men do into an open cytie. With the [unspec C] hoffes of his horse fete, shal he treade downe al the stretes. He shal steye the people with the swearde, & breake downe the pylers of thy strength. They shal wast awaye thy ry∣ches, and spoyle thy marchaundyse. Thy walles shall they breake downe / & destroye thy houses of pleasure. Thy stones, thy tym bre and foundacyons shall they caste in the water. * 1.1709 Thus wyll I brynge y^• melody of thy songes / & the voyce of thy mynistrel∣sy to an ende / so that they shall nomore be herde. I wyll make a bare stone of the, yee, a dryinge place for nettes / and thou shalt ne∣uer be buylded agayne: For euen I y^• Lorde haue spoken it / sayeth the Lorde God: thus hathe the Lorde God spoken concernynge Tyre. The Iles shall be moued at the noyse of thy fall / and at the crye of the slayne / that shall be murthered in the. All kynges of the see shall come downe from theyr seates re∣gall: they shall laye awaye theyr robes / and put of theyr costly clothynge. Yee, with trem [unspec D] blynge shall they be clothed / they shall syt vpon the grounde: they shalbe afrayed at thy soden fall / and be abaysshed at the.

They shall mourne for the, and saye vn∣to the. * 1.1710 O thou noble cytie / that haste bene so greatly occupyed of olde / thou that haste bene the strongest vpon the see with thyne inhabytonrs / of whom all men stode in feare. Howe arte thou nowe so vtterly destroyed? Nowe at the tyme of thy fal the inhabytours of the Iles / yee, and the Iles thē selues, shal stande in feare at thyne ende. For thus sayeth the Lorde God: when I make the desolate cytie (as other cyties be / that no man dwell in) and when I brynge the depe vpon the / that greate waters may couerthe. Then wyll I cast the downe vnto them / that descende into the pytte: vn∣to a people that hathe bene longe deed, and set the in a lande that is beneth / lyke the olde wyldernes, with them which go downe to theyr graues, so that no man shall dwell more in the. And I wyll make the to be nomore in honoure / in the lande of the ly∣uynge. I wyl make an ende of the / and thou shalt be gone. Though thou be sought for, yet shalte thou nat be founde for euer more, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The prophete is moued to bewayle the desulacyon of Ty¦rus. He se••teth our the pr••yse of Tyrus for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of marchaunt••o ther••o.

CAPI. XXVII.

THE worde of the Lorde came vnto [unspec A] me / sayenge: O thou sonne of man / make a lamētable compl••••••te vpō * 1.1711 Tyre, and saye vnto Tyre, whic•••• ••s a porte of the see, that occupyeth with muche people / and many Iles: thus speaketh the Lorde God: O Tyre, thou haste sayde: what, I am a no∣ble cytie: thy borders are in the myddest of the see, & thy buylders haue made the mar∣uelous goodly. All thy tables haue they made of Cypre trees of the mounte Sanyr. From Libanus haue they takē Cedre tre••s, to make the mastes: and the Okes of Basan to make the owers. Thy bordes haue they [unspec B] made of yuery, and of costly wod out of the Ile of Cethim. Thy sayle was of whyte smal nedle worke out of the lande of Egypt to hange vpon thy maste: and thy hangyn∣ges of yelowe sylke purple, out of the Iles of Elisah. They of Sydon and Arnad were thy maryners / and the wysest in Tyre were thy shypmasters. The eldest and wysest at ☞ Gebal were they / that mended and stopped thy shyppes. All shyppes of

the see with theyr shypmen occupyed theyr marchaundies in the. The Perses, Lidians and Lybians were in thyne host, and helped the to fyght: these hanged vp theyr shyldes and helmettes with the, these set forth thy bewty. They of Atnad were with thyne host rounde aboute thy walles, and were thy watchmen vpon thy towres, these hanged vp theyr shyldes rounde about thy walles, [unspec C] and made the meruelous goodly. Tharsis occupyed with the in all maner of wares, in syluer / yron / tynne and leade / and made thy marcket greate. Iouan, Tubal / and Me∣sech were thy marchauntes whiche brought the men, and ornamentes of metall for thy occupyenge. They of the house of Tho∣garma brought vnto the at the tyme of thy marte / horse / horsmen and mules. They of * 1.1712 dedan were thy merchauntes: and many other Iles that occupyed with the / brought the weathers / elephant bones & Peacockes for a present. The Syrians occupyed with the, because of thy dyuerse workes, and in∣creased thy merchaundyes / with Smarag∣des, with scarlet / with nedle worcke / with whyte lynen cloth / with sylcke / and with [unspec D] crystall. Iuda and the lande of Israell occupyed with the, and brought vnto thy markettes / wheat balme, hony / oyle / & tria∣cle. Damascus also vsed marchaundyes with the, in the best wyne and whyt woll: be cause thy occupyenge was so great, and thy wares so many. Dan, Iauan, and Meu∣sall haue brought vnto thy markettes, yron redy made, with Cassia and Calamus / ac∣cordynge to thy•••• occupyenge. Dedan occupyed with th••••n fayre tapestrye worke and quoshyns. Arabia and all the prynces of Cedar haue occupyed with the / in shepe / weathers and goates.

The marchauntes of Seba and Rema haue occupyed also with the / in all costly spyces / in all precyous stones and golde, [unspec E] whiche they brought vnto thy markettes. Haran, Chene and Eden, the marchauntes of Saba, Assiria, and Chelmad, were all doers with the, and occupyed with the. In costly rayment, of yalowe sylcke and nedle worcke (very precyous / and therfore packte and bounde together with ropes.) Yee, and in Cedre wodde, at the tyme of thy market∣tes. The shyppes of Tharsis were the chefe of thy occupyenge.

Thus thou art full / and in greate wor∣shyp, euen in the myddest of the see. Thy ma¦ryners were euer bryngynge vnto the out of many waters. But the easte wynde shall ouerbeare the into the myddest of the see: so that thy wares, thy marchaundyes / thy ry∣ches / thy maryners / thy shypmasters / thy [unspec F] helpers thy occupyers (that brought the thynges necessary) the mē of warre that are in the: yee, and all thy comens shall perysh in the myddest of the see, in the daye of thy fall. The suburbes shall shake at the loude crye of thy shypmen. Al whyry men / and all maryners vpon the see / shall leape out of theyr boates / and set them selues vpon the lande. They shall lyfte vp theyr voyce because of the / and make a lamentable crye. They shall caste duste vpon theyr heades / and lye downe in the asshes. They shall shaue them selues / and put sacke cloth vpō them for thy sake.

They shall mourne for the with hertfull sorowe / and heuy lamentacyon, yee, theyr chyldren also shall wepe for the. Alas / what cytie hathe so bene destroyed in the see / as [unspec G] Tyre is? When thy wares and marchaun∣dyes came from the sees, thou gauest al peo∣ple ynough. The kynges of the earth hast thou made ryche / thorowe the multitude of thy waters and occupyenge. But thou arte nowe cast downe in to the depe of the see, all thy resorte of people is peryshed with the. All they that dwell in the Iles are abashed at the, and al theyr kynges are afrayed, yee, theyr faces haue chaunged coloure. The marchauntes of the nacyons wondre at the. In y^• thou art so cleane brought to naught, and commeth nomore vp.

¶ The worde of God against the kyng of Tyr•• for his pride Daniel. The prophet is moued to bewalk the kyng of Ty∣rus. The worde of the Lorde agaynst Sydon. The Lord pro miseth that he wyll gather together the chyldren of Israel. [unspec A]

THE worde of the Lord came vnto me sayenge: Thou sonne of man, tell the prynce of * 1.1713 Tyre: Thus sayeth the Lorde God, because thou hast a proude hert & hast sayde * 1.1714 I am a God: I haue my seate in the myddest of the see lyke a God: where as thou art but a man & nat God, & yet stādest in thyne owne conceyte, that thou art God: Beholde, thou thynkest thy selfe ☞ wyser then * 1.1715 Daniel / that there is no secretes hyd from the. With thy wysdome and thy vnderstandynge / that hast gotten the great welthynes / and gathered treasure of syluer and golde. With thy greate wysdome and occupyenge / hast thou increased thy power, and because of thy great rychesse / thy herte is proude.

Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde God: [unspec B] For so much as thou hast lyft vp thine hert /

as though thou were God: Beholde, I wyl brynge enemyes vpon the, euen the tyraun∣tes of the Heathē: these shal drawe out theyr sweardes vpon thy bewty and wysdome, & shall defyle thy glory. They shall caste the downe to the pytte, so that thou shalt dye in the myddest of the see, as they that be slayne. Let se, yf thou wylt saye then (before them that slaye the) I am God: where as thou art but a man and nat God, in the han¦des of them that slaye the. Dye shalt thou, euen as the vncircumcised in the handes of the enemyes: for I my selfe haue spoken it, sayeth the Lorde God. [unspec C]

Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, sayeng: Thou sonne of man, make a lamentable complaynte ouer the kynge of Tyre, and tell hym: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Thou art a seale of a lycknesse, full of wysdome and excellent bewty. Thou hast bene in the pleasaunt garden of God: thou art decte with all maner of precyous stones: with Ruby, Topas, Crystall, Iacyncte, Onix, Iaspis, Saphyr, Smaragde, Car∣bouncle, and golde. Thy bewty and the ho∣les that be in the, were set forth in the daye of thy creacyō. {fleur-de-lys} Thou art a fayre Cherub, stretched wyde out for to couer.

I haue set the vpon the holy mounte of [unspec D] God, there haste thou bene, and walked a∣monge the fayre glysterynge stones. From the tyme of thy creacyon thou haste bene ryght excellent / tyll wyckednes was founde in the. * 1.1716 Because of thy great marchaun∣dyse / thy herte is full of wyckednesse / and thou haste offended. Therfore / wyll I cast the from the mounte of God (O thou coue∣rynge Cherub) and destroye the amonge the glystrynge stones. Thy hert was pronde in thy fayre bewty, and thorowe thy bewte thou haste destroyed thy wysdome I wyll caste the downe to the grounde, and that in [unspec E] the syght of kynges. Thou hast defyled thy Sanctuary, with the greate wyckednes of thy vnryghteous occupyeng. I wyl brynge a fyre from the myddest of the, to consume the: and wyl make the to asshes, in the sight of all them that loke vpon the. All they that haue bene acquaynted with the among the Heathen shalbe abasshed at the, seyng: thou art so clene brought to naught, and cōmest nomore vp.

And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, sayeng: Thou sonne of man, set thy face [unspec F] agaynst Sydon. * 1.1717 Prophecye vpon it, and speake: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Be∣holde, O Sydon, I wyll vpon the, and get me honoure in the: that it maye be knowne / howe that I am the Lorde: when I punyshe her, and get me honoure in her. For I wyll sende pestilence and bloude sheddynge into her streates, so that those whiche be slayne with the swearde, shall lye rounde aboute in the myddest of her: and they shall knowe, that I am the Lorde. She shall nomore be a pryckynge thorne, and an hurtynge breer vnto the house of Israel, nor vnto thē that lye rounde aboute her: and hate her, & they shall knowe, that I am the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: whan I [unspec G] gather the housholde of Israel together a∣gayne from the nacyons amonge whom they be scatered: then shall I be sanctifyed in them: in the syght of the Gentyles / and they shall dwell in that lande, that I gaue to my seruaunt Iacob. They shall dwell safely therin, buylde houses / & plante vyne yardes: yee, safely * 1.1718 shall they dwell ther∣in: when I haue punyshed at those, that de∣spyse thē rounde aboute: and then shall they knowe, that I am the Lorde theyr God.

¶ He prophecyeth against Phardo. He prophe••yeth the ••••∣sola••yō of Egypte, and the sparklyng abrode of the Egyp∣cyans. The Lorde promyseth that he wyl restoare Egypte agayne after. xl. yeares. Egypte is the rewarde of kyng Na¦bu••hodonosor for the labour, whiche he toke agaist Tyruis.

CAPI XXIX.

IN the tenth yeare, vpon the twelueth [unspec A] day ef the tenth moneth, the worde of the the Lorde came vnto me, sayenge: * 1.1719 O thou sonne of man (sette nowe thy face a∣gaynst Pharao the kynge of Egypte) Pro∣phecye agaynst him, and agaynst the whole lande of Egypte. Speake, and tell hym, thus sayeth the Lorde God: beholde, O Pharao thou kynge of Egypte, I wyll vpō the, ☞ thou greate dragon, that lyest in the waters: thou that sayest: the water is myne. I haue made it my selfe. I wyll put an hoke in thy chawes and hange all the fysh in thy waters vpon thy skales: after that I wyll drawethe out of thy waters, yee, and all the fysh of thy waters that hange vpon thy ska∣les. ☞ I wyll caste the out vpon the drye lande with the fysh of thy waters, so that thou shalt lye vpon the felde. Thou shalt nat be gathered nor taken vp but shalte be meate for the beastes of the felde, and for the foules of the ayre: that all they which dwell [unspec B] in Egypt, may knowe, that I am the Lorde: because ☞ thou hast bene a * 1.1720 s••a••fe of rede to the house of Israell. When they toke holde of the with theyr hande thou broke it and pryckedst thē on euery syde: and yf they

leaned vpō the, thou brakest and hurtest the reynes of theyr backes. Therfore / thus sayth the Lorde God: beholde, I wyl brynge a swearde vpon the, and rote out of the both man and beaste. Yee, the lande of Egypte shalbe desolate and waste / and they shall knowe, that I am the Lorde. Because he sayde: the water is myne, I my selfe haue [unspec C] made it. Beholde therfore, I wyl vpon the, and vpō thy waters, I wyll make the lande of Egypte wast and desolate, from y^e tower of Syenes vnto the borders of the Mori∣ans lāde: so that in fourty yeares there shall no fote of man walke there, neyther fote of catell go there, neyther shal it be inhabyted. I wyll make the lande of Egypte to be de∣solate, amonge other waste countrees, and her cytyes to lye voyde. xl. yeares, amonge other voyde cytyes. And I wyll scatre the Egypcyans amonge the Heathen and naci∣ons, and strowe them in the landes aboute. Agayne, thus sayeth y^e Lorde God:* 1.1721 when the. xl. yeares are expyred, I wyll gather the Egypcians together agayne, out of the na∣cyons, amonge whome they were scatred / & wyll brynge the presoners of Egypt agayne into y^e lande of Patures theyr owne natyue countre, that they maye be there a lowly small kyngdome: yee, they shalbe the smal∣lest amonge other kyngdomes, lest they ex∣alte them selues aboue the Heathen: for I wyll so monysh them that they shal nomore rule the Heathen. They shall nomore be an hope vnto the house of Israell, neyther prouoke them any more to wyckednes / to cause thē turne backe, and to folowe them: & they shal knowe that I am the Lorde God.

In the. xxvij. yeare, the fyrst daye of the [unspec D] fyrst moneth / came the worde of the Lorde vnto me sayenge: Thou sonne of man, Na∣buchodonosor the kynge of Babylon hathe made hys hoost / with greate trauayle and laboure to come before Tyre: y^t euery heade maye be balde and euery shulder bare. Yet hathe Tyre geuen neyther hym nor hys hoost any rewarde, for the greate trauayle that he hathe taken there. Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde God: beholde, I wyl geue the lande of Egypte vnto Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon, that he maye take awaye all her substaunce / robbe her robe∣ryes / and spoyle her spoyles / to paye hys hoost theyr wagyes withall. I wyll geue hym the lande of Egypt for his labour, that he toke for me before Tyre. At the same tyme wyll I cause the horne of the house of Israel to growe forth, and open thy mouth agayne amonge thē: that they maye knowe, howe that I am the Lorde.

¶ Tho distruccion of Egypt and of his cyties is bewayled.

CAPI. XXX.

THE worde of the Lorde came more [unspec A] ouer vnto me, sayenge: thou sonne of man / prophecye and speake: thus sayeth the Lorde God: Mourne / wo worth thys daye, for the daye is here / the daye of the Lorde is come: ☞ the darke daye of the Heathen, the houre is at hande, the swearde commeth vpon Egypte. When the woun∣ded men fall downe in Egypte, when her people are taken awaye / and when her foun¦dacyons are destroyed, the Morians lande shal be afrayed, yee, the Morians lande, Li∣bia and Lidia, all theyr comen people / and Chu••, and all that be confederate vnto thē, shall fall with them thorowe the swearde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde: The mayntey∣ners [unspec B] of the lande of Egypte shall fall / the pryde of her power shall come downe euen vnto the tower of Syenes shall they be slayne downe with the swearde / sayeth the Lorde God: among other desolate coūtrees they shalbe made desolate, & amonge other waste cyties they shalbe wasted. And they shall knowe / that I am the Lorde / when I kyndle a fyre in Egypte / and when all her helpers are destroyed. At that tyme / shall theyr messaungers go forth frō me in shyp∣pes / to make the carelesse Morians afrayed and sorowe shall come vpon thē in the daye of Egypte / for doubtles it shall come.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyl make [unspec C] an ende of the people of Egypte thorowe the hande of Nabuchodonosor the kyng of Ba∣bylon. He and hys people with him, yee, and the cruell tyrauntes of the Heathen shalbe brought to destroye the lande. They shall drawe out theyr sweardes vpon Egypte / and fyll the lande full of slayne men. I wyll drye vp theyr floudes of water / and sell the lande into the handes of wycked people. The lande and all that is therin / wyll I de∣stroye thorowe the enemyes. Euen I the Lorde haue sayde it. [unspec D]

And thus sayeth the Lorde God: * 1.1722 I wyl destroye the Idols / and brynge the ymages of ☞ Noph to an ende. There shal nomore be a prince of Egypte / and a fearfulnes wyl I sende into the Egipcians lāde. As for Pa¦thures / I wyl make it desolat, and kyndle a fyre in Zoan. Alexandria wil I punysh, and poure my wrathful indygnaciō vpon Sin,

whiche is the strength of Egypte. Al the sub¦staunce of Alexandria wyll I destroye, and kyndle a fyre in Egypte.

Sin shalbe in greate heuynesse, Alexan∣dria [unspec E] shalbe roted out, and Noph shall haue bayly sorowe. The beste men of Helyopolys and Bubasto shall be slayne with the swear∣be / and caryed awaye captyue. At Caphnis the day shalbe darcke / when I breake there the scepter of the lande of Egypt / and when the pompe of her power shall haue an ende. ☜ A cloude shall couer her, and her daugh∣ters shalbe led awaye into captyuyte. Thus wyl I punyshe Egypt, that they may know howe that I am the Lorde.

It happened in the eleuenth yeare, vpon the seuēth daye of the fyrste moneth, that the Lordes worde came vnto me, sayinge: Be∣holde, thou sonne of man, I wyll breake the arme of Pharao kynge of Egypte: and lo it shall not be bounde vp to be healed, neyther shal any playster be layed vpon it, for to ease it / or to make it so stronge, as to holde a swearde. Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde / I wyll vpon Pharao the kyng of Egypte, and bruse his strong arme [unspec F] (yet is it but a broken one) and wyl smite the swearde out of his handes.

As for the Egyptyans, I wyll seatre them amonge the Heathen, and strowe them in the landes aboute. Agayne I wyll strength the arme of the kynge of Babylon, and geue hym a swearde in his hande: but I wyl breake Pharaos arme so that he shal holde it before hym pyteously / lyke a woun∣ded [unspec G] man.

Yee / I wyll stablyshe the kynge of Ba∣bilons arme / and the armes of Pharao shal fall downe: that it maye be knowen / that I am the Lorde / whiche geue the kynge of Ba¦lyon my swearde in his hande, that he may drawe it out vpon the lande of Egypte, and that when I scatre the Egyptyans among the Gentyles / and strowe them in the lan∣des aboute, they may knowe, that I am the Lorde.

¶ A comparyson of the prosperite of Pharao with the pro∣speryte of the Assyryans. He prophecyeth a lyke destruccyon vnto them bothe.

CAPI. XXXI.

MOREOVER it happened in the ele∣uenth [unspec A] yeare, the fyrst daye of the thyrde moneth, that the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying: Thou sonne of man, speake vnto Pharao the kynge of Egypte, and to all his people. Whom arte thou lyke in thy greatnesse? Beholde / Assur was lyke a Ce∣dre tree vpon the mounte of Libanus with fayre braunches: so thycke / that he gaue sha¦dowes and shot out verye hye. Hys toppe reached vnto the Cloudes. The waters made hym greate, and the depe set hym vp an hye. Rounde aboute the rotes of hym ••ā∣ne there floudes of water, he sent out his lyt le ryuers vnto al the trees of the felde. Ther¦fore was he hygher then all the trees of the [unspec B] felde / and thorowe the multytude of waters that he sente from hym / he optayned many longe braunches. Al foules of the ayre made theyr nestes in hys braunches / vnder his bowes gendred all the beastes of the felde / and vnder his shadowe dwelte all people. Fayre and beautyfull was he in his great∣nesse and in the length of hys braunches, for hys rote stode besyde greate waters / ☞ no Cedre tree myght hyde him. In the pleasaūt garden of God / there was no fyrre tree lyke [unspec C] his braūches, the playne trees were not lyke the bowes of hym. All the trees in the gar∣den of God myght not be compared vnto hym in his beauty, so fayre and goodly had I made hym with y^e multytude of hys braū∣ches. In so muche that {fleur-de-lys} all the trees in the pleasaunt garden of God, had enuye at him Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: for so [unspec D] moche as he hath lyfte vp hym selfe so hye / and stretched his top in to the cloudes, and seynge his herte is proude in his hyghnesse. I wyll delyuer hym in to the handes of the myghtiest amonge the Heathen / which shal rote hym out. Accordynge to his wyckednes wyll I caste hym awaye / the enemyes shall destroye him / and the mighty men of the He∣then shall so scatre hym / that his braunches shall lye vpon all mountaynes: and in all valleys / his bowes shalbe broken downe to the grounde thorowe out the lande. Then all the people of the lande shall go from his [unspec E] shadowe / and forsake hym. When he is fal∣len / all the foules of the ayer shall syt vpon hym / and all wylde beastes of the felde shall go aboute ☞ amonge his braunches, so that from hence forth, no tre in the water shal at∣tayne to his hyghnesse, nor reache his toppe vnto the cloudes, neyther shall any tree of the water stande so hye, as he hath done. For vnto death shall they al be delyuered vnder the earthe, and go downe to the graue / lyke other men.

Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lord God: In [unspec F] the day when he goeth downe to the graue, I wyll cause a lamentacyon to be made / I wyll couer the depe vpon hym, I wyl staūch hys floudes, and the great waters shalbe re

straygned. I shall cause Lybanus to be so∣rowefull for his sake, and all the trees of the felde shalbe smytten. I wyl••make the Hea∣then shake at the sounde of his fall / when I cast him downe to * 1.1723 Hell with them that de∣scende into the pytte. All the trees of Eden / with all the chosen and beste trees of Lyba∣nus, yee, and all they that are planted vpon the waters, shall mourne with hym also in the lower habitaciōs: for they shal go downe to hell with hym, vnto them that be slayne with the swearde, whiche dwelte afore vn∣der [unspec G] the shadowe of his arme among the Hea¦then. To whom shalt thou be lyckened, that arte so glorious and great, among the trees of Eden▪ yet arte thou cast downe vnder the earth (among the trees of Eden) where thou must lye amonge vncircumcysed, with them that be slayne with the swearde. Euen thus is it with Pharao and all his people, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The Prophete is commaunded to bewayle Pharao the ••ynge of Egypt. He prophecyeth that destruccyon shal come vnto Egypte thorowe the Kynge of Babylon.

CAPI. XXXII.

I ☜ N the twelueth yeare, the fyrste daye of the twelueth moneth / the worde of the [unspec A] Lorde came vnto me / sayenge: Thou sōue of man, take vp a lamentacion vpon * 1.1724 Pha¦rao the Kynge of Egypte / and saye vnto hym: Thou arte reputed as a Lyon of the Heathen, and as a whalefyshe in the See. Thou castest thy waters aboute the / thou troublest the waters with thy fete and stam∣pest in theyr floudes. Thus sayeth the Lorde God: * 1.1725 I wyll sprede my net ouer the, na∣mely / a greate multytude of people: these shall dryue the into my yarne, for I wyl cast the vpon the lande, and let the lye vpon the felde; that all the foules of the ayre maye syt vpon the. I wyll geue al the beastes of the felde ynoughe of the. Thy flesshe wyll I caste vpon the h••lles / and fyll the valleys with the hyghnesse. I wyll water the lande [unspec B] with the aboundaunce of the bloude euen to the mountaynes / and the valleys shall be full of the. When thou arte put out, I wyll couer the Heauen / and make hys Starres dymme. * 1.1726 I wyll sprede ••loude ouer the Sonne / and the Moone shall not geue her lyght. All the lyghtes of heanen wyll I put out ouer the, and brynge darckenes vpon thy lande, sayeth the Lord God. I wyl trou¦ble the hertes of many people, when I bring thy destruccyon amonge the Heathen and countrees, whom thou knowest not. Yee, I wyl make many people with their kinges so afrayed thorowe the, that theyr heare shall stande vp, when I shake my swerde at their faces. Sodenly shal they be astonyed, euery man in him selfe, at the day of thy fall.

For thus sayeth the Lord God: the kyng [unspec C] of Babilons swearde shall come vpon the / with the sweardes of the worthyes wyll I smytte downe thy people. All they that be myghtye amonge the Gentyles, shall waste the proude pompe of Egypte, & bring downe all her people. All the catell also of Egypte wyll I destroy / that they shal come no more vpon the waters: so that neyther mans fote nor beastes clawe, shal stere them any more. Then wyll I make theyr waters cleare, and cause theyr floudes to runne lyke oyle, sayth the Lorde God. When I make the lande of Egypte desolate, and when the countre with all that is therein, shall be layde waste: and when I smyte all them whiche dwell in it / that they maye knowe, that I am the Lorde This is the mournyng, that the daughters [unspec D] of the Heathen shal make: Yee, a sorowe and lamentacion shal they take vp, vpon Egipt and all her people, sayeth the Lorde God.

In the. xij. yeare, the. xv. day of the Mo∣neth, came the worde of the Lorde vnto me / sayinge: Thou sonne of man. Take vp ala∣mentacion vpon the people of Egypte, and cast them downe, yee, and the myghtye peo∣ple of the Heathen also, euen with thē, * 1.1727 that dwell beneth: and with them that go downe into the graue. Downe (howe fayre so euer thou be) and lay the with the vncircumcised Amonge those that be slayne with the swe∣arde, shal they lye. The swearde is geuen al redy, he shall be drawen forth & all his peo∣ple. The myghty worthyes and his helpers, that be gone downe and lye with the vncyr∣cumcised and with them that be slayne with the swerde: shal speake to him out of the hel.

Assur is there also with his company, & [unspec E] theyr graues rounde aboute, whiche were slayne and fell all with the swearde, whose graues lye besyde him in the lowe pytte. His comens are buried rounde aboute his gra∣ue: al together wounded and slayne with the swerde, which men afore tyme brought feare into the lande of the lyuynge.

* 1.1728 There is Elam also with all hys peo∣ple, and their graues rounde aboute: which al beyng wounded and slayne with the swer¦de / are gone downe vncircumcysed vnder the earthe, whiche neuerthelesse sometyme brought feare in to the lande of the lyuyng: for the whiche they beare their shame, with the other that be goue downe to the graue.

Theyr burial is geuen them and al their people, amonge them that be slayne. Theyr [unspec F] graues are rounde aboute all them, whiche be vncircumcysed / and with them that be slayne thorowe the swearde: for seyinge that in tymes past they made the lande of the ly∣uyng afrayed, they muste nowe beare theyr owne shame, with them that go downe to the pytte, and lye among thē, that be slayne.

There is Mesech also and Tuball, and theyr people, & theyr graues rounde aboute. These all are amonge the vncircumcysed / and them that be slayne with the swearde be cause afore tyme they made the lande of the lyuynge afrayed.

Shulde not they then lye also amonge the worthyes / and vucircumcysed Gyaun∣tes? whiche with theyr weapens are gone downe to hell whose sweardes are layde vn¦der theyr heades, whose wyckenesse is vpon theyr bones: because that as worthyes, they haue brought feare into the lande of the ly∣uynge? Yee, among the vncircumcysed shalt thou be destroyed, and slepe with them, that peryshed thorowe the swearde.

There is the lande of * 1.1729 Edom with her [unspec G] kynges and prynces also, whiche with theyr strength are layde by them that were slayne with the swearde, yee / amonge the vncircū∣cysed / and them which are gone downe into the pytte. Moreouer, there be all the prynces of the North, with al the Sidouyans, which are gone downe to the slayne.

With theyr feare and strength they are come to confusion / and lye there vncircunci¦sed amonge those that be slayne with the swearde: and beare theyr owne shame / with them that be gone downe to the pytte. Now whan Pharao seyth this / he shalbe comfor∣ted ouer all hys people / that is slayne with the swearde: bothe Pharao and al his host, sayeth the Lorde God. For I haue geuen my feare in y^• lande of the lyuyng. But Pha¦rao and all his people shall lye amonge the vncircuncysed / and amonge them that be slayne with swearde sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ He setteth out the offyce of a Curate that preacheth the Gospel. He strengtheneth them that dys••n••re, and boldeneth them with the promes of mercy. The worde of the Lorde a∣gaynst the remnaunt of the people. Agaynste the mockers of the wordes of the Prophete.

CAPI. XXXIII.

AGAYNE the worde of the Lorde ca∣me [unspec A] vnto me / sayinge. Thou sonue of man / Speake to the Chyldren of thy people / and tell theym: Whan I seude a swearde vpon a lande / yf the people of the lande take a man of theyr countre / and set hym to be theyre * 1.1730 watcheman: the same man (whan he seyth the swearde come vpon the lande) shall blowe the trompet / & warne the people.

If a man nowe heare the noyse of the trompette and wyll not be warned / and the Swearde come and take hym awaye: hys bloude shall be vpon his owne heade: for he herde the sounde of the trompet / and wolde not take hede / therfore his bloude be vpon hym. But yf he wyll receaue warnynge / he shall saue his lyfe.

Agayne, yf the watcheman se the swerde [unspec B] come and shew it not with the trōpet, so that the people is not warned: if the swerde come then, and take any man from amonge them: the same shall be taken awaye in his owne synne, but his bloude wyll I requyre of the watchmans hande.

* 1.1731 And now (O thou sonne of man) I haue made the a watchman vnto the house of Is∣raell: that where as thou hearest any thyng out of my mouthe, thou mayest warne them on my behalfe. If I saye vnto the wycked thou wicked / thou shalt surely dye, and thou geuest him not warnyuge / that he maye be∣warre of his vngodly waye: then shall the wycked dye in his owne synne / but his blou∣de wyl I requyre of thy hande. Neuertheles, yf thou warne the wycked of his waye / to turne from it, where as he yet wyl not be tur¦ned from it, then shall he dye because of hys synne, but thou hast delyuered thy soule.

Therfore (O thou sonne of man) speake [unspec C] vnto the house of Israel. Ye saye thus: Our offences and synnes lye vpon vs, and we be corrupte in them: howe shulde we then be re∣stored vnto lyfe? Tell them: * 1.1732 As truely as I lyue, saieth the Lord God, I haue no plea¦sure in the death of the wycked, but much ra¦ther that the wycked turne from his waye & lyue. Turne you, turne you from youre vn∣godly wayes, O ye of the house of Israell, Oh, wherfore wyll ye dye.

Thou sonne of man / tell the chyldren of thy people: * 1.1733 The ryghtuousnes of the righ¦tuous shal not saue him / whan soeuer he tur¦neth awaye vnfaythfully. Agayne, the wyc∣kednesse of the wycked shall not hurte him / whan soeuer he conuerteth from his vngod lynesse.

And the ryghtuousnes of the ryghtuous shall not saue hys lyfe, whan soeuer he syn∣neth. If I saye vnto the ryghtuous, that he shall surely lyue, and so he trust to his owne

ryghtuousnesse, and do synne, then shall hys ryghtuousnesse be nomore thought vpon / but in the wyckednesse that he hath done he [unspec D] shall dye. * 1.1734 Agayne, if I saye vnto the wyc∣ked: thou shalte surely dye: and so he turne from his synnes, and do the thynge that is lawful and ryght: In so much that the same wycked man geueth the pledge agayne, re∣storeth that he had taken awaye by robbery walcketh in the commaundementes of lyfe, and dothe no wronge. Then shall he surely lyue, and not dye. Yee / the sines that he hath done, shall neuer be thought vpon. For in so muche as he dothe nowe the thynge that is lawful and ryght, he shall lyue. And yet the chyldren of thy people say: Tush, the way of the Lorde is not ryght, where as their owne way is rather vnryght.

When the ryghtuous turneth from hys ryghtuousnesse and dothe the thynge that is wycked he shal dye therefore. But yf the wycked turne from his wyckednesse / doyng the thyng that is lawful & ryght, he shal liue therfore. Yet ye say: * 1.1735 the way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel * 1.1736 I wyl iud¦ge euery one of you after his wayes.

In the. xij. yeare, the. v. daye of the tenth [unspec E] moneth of oure captyuite, it happened, that one which was fled out of Ierusalem, came vnto me, and sayde: the cytie is destroyed. Nowe the hande of the Lorde had bene v∣pon me, the euenynge afore this man (which was escaped) came vnto me, and had ☜ ope¦ned my mouth, vntyll the mornynge that he came to me: ye, he opened my mouth, so that I was no more dōme. Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, and sayde. Thou sōne of man / these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel, saye: Abraham was but one man, and he had the lande in possession: no we are we many and the lande is geuen vs to pos∣sesse also. And therfore tell them. Thus say∣eth [unspec F] the Lorde God. * 1.1737 In the bloude haue ye eaten / your eyes haue ye lyfte vp to Idoles, * 1.1738 and haue shed bloude: shall ye then haue the lande in possession?

Yeleane vpon your sweardes / ye worke abhomynacyons, euerye one defyleth▪ hys neyghbours wyfe: and shall ye then possesse the lande? Saye thou these wordes vnto them. Thus sayeth Lorde God. As truely as I lyue all ye that dwell in this wylder∣nesse / shall be slayne with the swearde: what so euer is vpon the felde / wyll I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured: those that be in stronge holdes and dennes / shall dye of the pestylence. For I wyl make the lande so de∣solate and wast / and the pōpe of her strēgth shal come to an ende. The mountaynes in Israell shalbe so waste that no man shal tra¦uayle therby.

* 1.1739 Then shall they lerne to knowe, that I [unspec G] am the Lorde, when I make the lande wast and desolate, because of all theyr abhomina cyons / that they haue wrought. And thou sonne of man, the children of thy people that talcke of the / by the walles and in the dores of their houses, saying one to another: Come let vs heare, what worde is gone forth from the Lorde. These come vnto the, after the maner of a greate people: yee / my people syt downe before the / and heare thy wordes / but they do not thereafter, * 1.1740 for in theyre mouthes they shewe them selues as though they were feruente / but theyr herte goeth after theyr owne couetous lucre. And as a balet that hathe a swete tune, and is plea∣saunt to synge, so shalte thou be vnto them: thy wordes shall they heare / but they wyll not do therafter. Whan thys commeth to passe (for lo / it commeth in dede) then shall they knowe / that there hath bene a prophete amonge them.

¶ Agaynst Byshoppes and ••urates that despyse the flocke of Chryst, and seake theyr owne. The Lorde sayeth that he wyll vyset his disparsed flocke, and gather them together. He reproueth the malyce of certayne of the flocke. He promy¦seth the true shepherde Christ, and with him peace.

CAPI. XXXIIII.

AND the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to [unspec A] me / sayinge. Thou sonne of man prophecye agaynste the shepherdes of Isra∣ell / prophecye and speake vnto them. Thus sayeth the Lord God. * 1.1741 Wo be vnto the she∣pherdes of Israell, that fede them selues. Shuld not the shepherdes fede the flockes?

Ye haue eaten vp the fatte, ye haue clo∣thed you with the woll: the beste fedde haue ye slayne, but the flocke haue ye not norys∣shed. The weake haue ye not holden vp * 1.1742 the syck haue ye not healed: the broken haue ye nat bounde together, the out castes haue ye not brought agayne: the loste haue ye not soughte: but churlysly and cruelly haue ye* 1.1743 ruled them. Thus are they scatred here and there without a Shepherde: yee / all the beastes of the felde deuoure them, and they go astraye.

My shepe go wandringe vpon all moun∣taynes [unspec B] and vpon euery hye hyl. Yee / they be scatred abrode in all feldes / and there is no man that careth for thē, or seketh aftēr thē / Therfore, O ye shepherdes, heare the worde of the Lord. Thus sayeth the Lord God: As

truly as I lyue, for so much as my shepe are robbed / and deuoured of all the wylde bea∣stes of the felde, hauynge no shepherde: and seinge that my shepherdes take no regarde of my shepe, but sede them selues onely, and not my shepe. Therfore / heare the worde of [unspec C] the Lord (O ye shepherdes) Thus saieth the Lorde God: Beholde, I my selfe wyl vpon the shepherdes / and requyre my shepe from their handes, and make them ceasse from fe∣dynge of my shepe••yee, the shepherdes shall fede them selues no more. For I wyl deliuer my shepe out of theyr mouthes, so that they [unspec D] shall not deuoure them after this: For thus sayeth the Lorde God: * 1.1744 Beholde / I wyll loke to my shepe my selfe, and seke them. Lyke as a shepherde amonge the flocke se∣keth after the shepe that are scatred abrode euen so wyll I seke after my shepe / and ga∣ther them together out of all places / where they haue bene scatred in the cloudy and darcke daye. I wyll brynge them out from all people, and gather them together out of all landes. I wyll brynge them into theyr owne lande, and fede them vpon the moun∣taines of Israel, by the ryuers, and in al the places of the countre. I wyll fede them in right good pastures and vpō the hye moū∣taynes of Israel shal there foldes be. There shal they lye in a good folde / and in a fat pa¦sture shall they fede: euen vpon the moun∣taynes of Israell.

I wyll fede my shepe my selfe, and brynge them to theyr rest, sayeth the Lorde God, * 1.1745 Such as be lost, wyl I seke: such as go a∣stray, wyl I bryng agayne: such as be woū∣ded, wyl I bynde vp: such as be weake, wyl I make strong: such as be fat & wel likinge those wyll I preserue, and fede thē with the [unspec E] thyng that is lauful. And as for you (O my shepe) sayeth the Lorde God. * 1.1746 I wyl put a difference among the shepe, among the we∣thers and y^• goates. Was it not ynough for you to eate vp the good pasture but ye must treade downe the resydue of youre pasture with your fete also? Was it not ynough for you to drincke cleare water / but ye muste trouble the resydue also with your fete?

Thus my shepe must be fayne to eate the thynge, that ye haue troden downe w^t your fete, and to drincke it, that ye with your fete haue defiled. Therfore, thus sateth the lord God vnto them: Beholde, I wyl seuer the fat shepe from the leane: for so muche as ye haue shot the weake shepe vpon the sydes & shoulders, and runne vpon them with your hornes, so longe tyll ye haue vtterly scatred them abrode. I wyll helpe my shepe / so that they shal nomore be spoyled: yee / I wyl dis∣cerne one shepe from another. I wyll ray∣se vp vnto them one onely shepherde / euen ☞ my seruaunt * 1.1747 Dauid, he shall ‡ fede thē and he shall be theyr shepherde. I the Lorde wyl be their God, and my seruaunt Dauyd shall be theyr prynce: Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it. [unspec F]

Moreouer, I wyll make a couenaunte of peace with them, and dryue al euyll beestes out of the lande: so that they maye dwell sa∣fely in the wyldernes / and slepe in the wod∣des. Good fortune and prosperyte wyll I geue them, and vnto al that be round about my hyll. * 1.1748 A prosperous shower and rayne wyl I sende thē in due season, that the trees in the wodde maye bring forth theyr frutes and the grounde her increase. They shalbe sa••e in theyr lande, and shall knowe, that I am the Lorde, which haue brokē their yoke, and delyuered them oute of the handes of those, that helde them in subieccyon.

They shall no more be spoyled of the Hea∣then / nor deuoured with the beastes of the [unspec G] lande: but safely shal they dwel, and no man shall fraye them, I wyl set vp an excellente plante for them, so that they shall suffre no more hunger in the lande, neyther beare the reprofe of the Heathē any more. Thus shall they vnderstande / that I the Lorde theyre God am with them, and that they (euen the house of Israell) are my people sayeth the Lorde God. Ye men are my flocke * 1.1749 ye are the shepe of my pasture: and I am your God / sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The destruccyon that shall come on the hyll Seyr / that is, on the Idumeans, because they troubled the people o•• the Lorde.

CAPI. XXXV.

MOREOVER, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me / sayinge / Thou [unspec A] sonne of man / turne thy face towarde the mounte * 1.1750 Seir / prophecye vpon it and say vnto it: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Be∣holde (O thou mounte Seyr) I wyll vpon the / I wyl reache out myne hande ouer the / yee / waste and desolate wyll I make the.

Thy cytyes wyll I breake downe / and thou shalte lye voyde: that thou mayste knowe, howe that I am the Lorde. * 1.1751 For so muche as thou beareste a olde enemyce a∣gaynste the chyldren of Israell / and with a cruell hande hast made them afrayed, what tyme as they were troubled & punyshed for theyr synne: Therfore, as truly as I lyue / sateth y^• Lorde god. I wyl prepare the vnto [unspec B] bloude, yee / ☞ bloude shall folowe vpon

the: * 1.1752 seinge thou layeste wayte for bloude / therfore shall bloude persecute the. Thus wyll I make the mount Seyr desolate and waste and brynge to passe / that there shall no man go thyther / nor come from thence.

Hys mountaynes wyll I fyll wyth hys slayne men: thy hylles / dales and valleys shall lye full of thëm / that are slayne with the swearde. I wyll make the a perpetuall wyldernesse / so that no man shall dwell in thy cytyes: that ye maye knowe / howe that I am the Lorde.

And because thou haste sayde: what ☞ bothe these nacions and bothe these landes [unspec C] muste be myne / and I wyll haue them in possessyon * 1.1753 where as the Lorde was there.

Therfore, thus sayeth the Lorde God: As truly as I lyue / I wyll handle the accor∣dynge to thy wrathe and gelouse, lyke as thou hast dealte cruelly with them / that I maye be knowen amonge thē howe, I haue punyshed the. Yee / & that thou also mayest be sure / that I the Lorde haue herde all thy∣despytefull wordes, which thou hast spoken [unspec D] agaynste the moūtaynes of Israel sayinge: Lo / they are made waste / & geuen vs to de∣uoure. Thus with youre mouthes ye haue made youre boast against me, yee, and mul∣typlyed youre proude wordes agaynste me. whiche I haue herde altogether.

Where vnto / thus sayeth the Lorde God when the whole worlde is in wealthe / then wyll I make the waste. * 1.1754 And lyke as thou (O mount Seyr) wast glad, because the he∣rytage of the house of Israel was destroied euen so wyll I do vnto the also / that thou and whole Edom shall be destroyed / and knowe / that I am the Lorde.

¶ He promyseth despueraunce from the Gentyles vnto Israell. The vencrytes done vnto the Iewes are to be as∣trybed to the mercy of God / not vnto theyr deseruynges. God renueth oure hertes that we maye walke in his com∣maundementes.

CAPI. XXXVI.

THOV sonne of man, prophecy vpon [unspec A] the mountaynes of Israel / and speke: * 1.1755 Heare the worde of the Lord / Oye moun∣taynes of Israell. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. Because your enemy hath sayde vpon you: ☞ A, ha, the hye euerlastynge places are nowe become ours: prophecye therfore / and speake: thus sayeth the Lorde God. Seynge ye be wasted and troden downe on euery syde / and become a possessyon vnto the resydue of the Gentyles / whiche haue brought you into mens mouthes and vnto an euyll name amonge the people. Ther∣fore / heare the worde of the Lorde God / O ye mountaynes of Israell. Thus sayeth / the Lord God vnto the mountaynes and hylles, valleys and dales, to the voyde wyl∣dernes and desolate cyties / which are spoy∣led / and had in derysyon on euery syde / a∣mong the resydue of the Heathen. Yee, euen thus sayeth the Lorde God. In the fyre of [unspec B] my gelousy haue I taken a deuyce / against the resydue of the Gentyles, and against all * 1.1756 Edom: whiche haue taken in my lande vnto thēselues for a possessyon: whiche also reioysed from their whole hert with a dispi∣tefull stomacke, to waste it, and to spoyle it:

Prophecye therfore vpon the lande of Is∣rael, speake vnto the moūtaynes and hilles to valleys and dales, thus sayeth the Lorde God. Beholde, thys haue I deuysed in my gelousy and terryble wrathe. For so muche as ye haue suffred reprofe of the Heathen / therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God ☞ I haue sworne / that the Gentyles whiche lye aboute you / shall beare youre confusyon them selues. And as for you (O mountay∣nes [unspec C] of Israel) ye shal shute out your braun∣ches / and brynge for the youre frute to my people of Israell / for it is harde by / that it wyll come. Beholde / I come vnto you / and vnto you wyll I turne me / that ye maye by tylled and sowen.

☞ I wyll sende you much people, whiche shalbe all of the house of Israell, the cytyes shall be inhabyted, and the decayed places shalbe repayred agayne. I wyll prouyde you with muche people and catell / whiche shall increase and brynge frute. I wyll re∣store you also to your olde estate and shewe you more kyndnes then euer ye had before: wherby ye shal knowe, that I am the Lord.

Yee, people wyll I sende vnto you (O my folke of Israell) which shall haue the in pos¦sessyon, and thou shalte be theyr inhery∣taunce / so that thou shalte no more be with∣out them. Agayne / thus sayeth the Lorde God. For so muche as they saye vnto you / thou arte an eater vp of men, and a waster of thy people: therfore thou shalte eate no mo men / neyther destroye thy people any [unspec D] more, sayeth the Lorde God. And I wyl not suffre the, for to heare thine owne confusion amonge the Gentyles from hē••forth. Thou shalt not beare the reprofe of the naciōs nor cast out thyne owne people eny more, saieth the Lorde God.

Moreouer / the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying. O thou sonne of man, whē the house of Israell owe••t vpon their owne grounde / they defyled them selues wyth

theyr owne wayes & ymagynacions: so that in my syght their way was lyke the vnclen∣ues of a mēstruous woman. Wherfore / I poured my wrothful displeasure vpon thē / ☞ because of the bloude that they had shed in the lande, because of theyr Idols / wher∣with they had defiled them selues. I scatred them also among the Heathen / so that they were strowed aboute in the landes. Accor∣dynge to theyr wayes and after theyr owne inuencyons, so dyd I punyshe them. [unspec E]

* 1.1757 Nowe / when they were gone vnto the Heathen, and come in amonge thē, they dis∣honoured my holy name so that it was said of them. Are these the people of God, & must go out of theyr owne lande? Then spared I my holy name / whiche the house of Israel had dishonoured amonge the Gentyles / to whom they came. Therfore tell the house of Israel: Thus saieth the Lord God I do not this for your sakes (O house of Israell) but for my holy names sake, which ye dishonou¦red amonge the Heathen / when ye came to them. Therfore, I wyll halowe my greate name agayne / which amonge the Gentyles is euyll spoken of: for ye youre selues haue dyshonoured it amonge them. And the Gen¦tyles shal know that I am the Lorde whan I am honoured in you before theyre eyes / sayeth the Lorde God.

As for you / I wyll take you from amonge the Heathē, and gather you together out of all countrees, and brynge you agayne into your owne lande. * 1.1758 Then wyl I poure clea∣re water vpon you / and ye shalbe clene: yee, from al your vnclennesse and from al your Idols shall I clense you. A newe herte also wyl I geue you, and a new sprite wyl I put into you. As for that stony hert, I wyll take it out of youre body / and gyue you a fleshly herte. I wyl gyue my spryte among you * 1.1759 & [unspec F] cause you to walcke in my commaūdemen∣tes to kepe my lawes. and fulfyll them.

And so ye shall dwell in the lande / that I gaue to youre forefathers and ye shalbe my people, and I wylbe your God. I wyl helpe you out of al your vnclennes. I wyl cal for the corne / and wyll increase it / and let you haue no honger. I wyl multyply the frutes of the trees & the increase of the feld for you so that ye shall beare no more reprofe of hō∣ger amonge the Heathen. Then shall ye re∣membre your owne wicked wayes, & youre ymaginaciōs, which were not good▪ so that ye shal take displesure at your owne selues by reason of your sinnes & abhominacions. [unspec G]

But I wyll not do thys for youre sakes (sayth the Lord God) be ye sure of it. Ther∣fore / O ye house of Israell, be ashamed of youre synnes. Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde God: what tyme as I shal clense you from all youre offences, then wyll I make the cytyes to be occupyed agayne / and wyll repayre the places that be decayed. The de∣solate lande shalbe builded agayne / whiche afore tyme laye wast in the syght of al them that wente by. Then shall it be sayde: thys waste lande is become lyke a garden of ple∣sure / and the voyde / desolate and broken downe cytyes are nowe stronge / and fensed againe. Then the resydue of of the Heathen that lye rounde about you / shall know that I am the Lorde / whiche repayre that was broken downe, and plant agayne / that was made waste. Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it / and wyll do it in dede.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: I wyll yet once be founde agayn of the house of Israel and do this for them: * 1.1760 I shal increase them as a flocke of men. Lyke as the holy flocke & the flocke of Ierusalē are in the hye solēpne feastes: so shal also the wylde wasted cytyes be fylled with flockes of men: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

¶ He prophecieth the bryngynge agayne of the people be∣inge in captyuyte. He sheweth the vnyon of the ten trybes with the two.

CAPI. XXXVII.

THe hande of the Lorde came vpō me & [unspec A] caried me out in the spryte of the Lord & let me downe in a playne felde, that laye full of bones / and he led me rounde aboute by them and beholde, the bones that lay vp¦pon the felde, were very many, and marue∣lous drye also. Then sayde he vnto me.

Thou sonne of man: thinkest thou these bo¦nes may lyue againe? I answered: O Lord God / thou knowest. And he sayde vnto me. Prophecy thou vpō these bones / and speke vnto them. Ye drye bones / heare the worde of the Lorde. Thus sayeth the Lorde God [unspec B] vnto these bones: Beholde, I wyll put brethe into you, that ye maye lyue: I wyll geue you synowes, and make fleshe growe vpon you, and couer you ouer with skynne: and so gyue you * 1.1761 brethe, that ye maye lyue and knowe, that I am the Lorde.

So I prophecyed, as he had commaunded me. And as I was prophecyinge there came anoyse and a greate mociō, so that the bones can euery one to another. Now when I had loked, beholde, they had s••nowes, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grewe vpon them: and aboue they were co∣uered with skynne, but there was no breth

in them. Then saide he vnto me. Thou sōne of man, prophecye thou towarde the wynde: prophecye / and speake to the wynde. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. Come (O thou ayre) from the foure wyndes, and ☞ blowe vpon these slayne that they maye be restored to [unspec C] life. So I prophecied, as he had comaūded me: then came the breth into them, and they reccaued lyfe, and stode vp vpon theyr fete / a maruelous greate sorte.

Moreouer, he sayde vnto me: Thou sonne of man / these bones are the whole house of Israell. Beholde, they saye: Oure bones dried vp, our hope is gone, we are clene cut of. Therfore prophecy thou, & speake vnto [unspec D] them: thus sayeth the Lorde God. Beholde / I wyll open youre graues (O my people) and take you out of youre sepulcres / and bryng you into the lande of Israel agayne.

So shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde when I open your graues, and brynge you out of them. My spryte also wyll I put in you / and ye shall lyue: I wyl set you againe in youre owne lande, and ye shall knowe / that I am the Lorde, whiche haue sayde it, and fulfylled it in dede.

The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying: thou sonne of man, take a stycke & wryte vpon it. Unto Iuda and to the chyl∣dren of Israel his companyons. Then take another sticke, and write vpon it: Unto Io∣seph y^• stoke of Ephraim, and to al the hous∣holde of Israell his companions. And than take bothe these together in thyne hande, so shall there be one sticke therof. Nowe yf the [unspec E] chyldren of thy people saye vnto the: wylte thou not shewe vs, what thou meaneste by these? Then geue them thys answere: thus sayeth the Lord God: beholde, * 1.1762 I wyl take the stock of Ioseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim and of the tribes of Israel his fe∣lowes, and wyll put thē to the stocke of Iu∣da and make them one stocke, and they shal be one in my hande. And the two styckes where vpon thou wrytest / shalte thou haue in thyne hande, that they may se / and shalte saye vnto them▪

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: beholde / I wyl take awaye the children of Israel from [unspec F] amonge the Heathen: vnto whome they be gone, and wyl gather thē together on euery syde, and brynge them agayne into theyre owne lande: yee, I wyll make one people of them in the lande, vpon the mountaynes of Israel, and they al shal haue but one kyng. They shall nomore be two peoples frō hece forth, nether be deuided into two kigdomes they shal also defile thē selues nomore with theyr abhominaciōs, Idoles, & all their wic¦ked doinges. I wyl helpe thē out of al theyr dwelling places, wherin they haue synned: and wyll so clense them, that they shalbe my people, and I theyr God.

Dauid my seruaunt shalbe their kinge and [unspec G] they al shal haue one shepherd onely. They shall walcke in my lawes, and my commaū¦dementes shall they bothe kepe and fulfyll. They shall dwell in the lande, that I gaue vnto Iacob my seruaunt, where as your fa¦thers also haue dwelt. Yee, euen in the same lande shal they, their chyldren, and their chil¦ders childrē dwell for euermore, and my ser¦uaunt Dauid shalbe their euerlasting price.

Moreouer / I wyll make ☞ a bonde of peace with thē, which shall be vnto them an euerlasting couenaūt, I wyl setle them also and multyplye them / my Sanctuary wyll I set among thē for euermore. * 1.1763 My dwel∣lynge shalbe with them: yee, I wyl be theyr God, and they shal be my people. Thus the Heathen also shall knowe, that I the Lorde am the holy maker of Israel: whē my Sāc∣tuary shalbe amonge them for euermore.

¶ He prophecyed that Gog and Magog shall come with an appoyneed haste into the lande of promes. Theyr entent. He reherceth that the cōurynge of Gog was before prophe∣cyed of the prophetes. The destruccyon of hym.

CAPI. XXXVIII.

AND THE worde of the Lorde came [unspec A] vnto me sayinge. Thou sonne of man / turne thy face ☞ towarde Gog the lande of Magog, whiche is the chefe prince at Meseche and Tubal: prophecye agaynst hym / and saye. Thus sayeth the Lorde God. * 1.1764 O Gog thou chefe prynce Meseche and Tubal: beholde / I wyll vpon the / and wyll turne the aboute and put a bytte in thy chawes: I wyll brynge the forth & all thyne hooste / bothe horse and horsmen / whiche be all weapened of the beste fashyon: a greate people / that handle altogether speares / chil¦des, and swerdes: the Perses, Morians and with them the Libians / which al beare chil∣des and helmettes: Gomar and al his hoo∣stes: the house of Thogorma oute of the Northe quarters / and all hys hoostes / yee / and muche people with the.

Therfore prepare the, set thy selfe in araye with all thy people / that are come vnto the by heapes / and be thou theyr defence. After many daies thou shalt be visited, and in the latter yeares thou shalt come into the lande that hath bene destroyed with the swearde / & nowe is replenished agayne with diuerse

people vpō the moūtayues of Israel, which haue longe lyen waste. Yee, they be brought out of the nacions, and dwell all safe. Thou shalt come vp like a stormy wether, to couer the lāde, and as it were a darcke cloude, thou with al thyne hostes, and a great multitude of people with the.

Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lord God. At the same tyme shal many thynges come into thy mynde, so that thou shalte ymagyn mys∣chefe / and saye: I wyll vp to yonder playne lande, seinge they syt at ease, and dwell so sa¦fely (for they dwell all without any walles / [unspec D] they haue neither barres nor dores) to spoyle them / to robbe them, to lay hande vpon their so wel inhabyted wildernesses: agaynst that people / that is gathered together, frō amōg the Heathen, whiche haue gotten catell and good, and dwell in the myddest of the lande. Then shall Saba, and Dedan, and the mat chauntes of Tharsis with al their worthies saye vnto the. Art thou come to robbe? Hast thou gathered thy people together / because thou wylt spoyle? to take syluer and golde: to cary awaye catell and good, and to haue a great pray?

Therefore / O thou sonne of man / thou [unspec E] shalt prophecy / and saye vnto Gog. Thus sayeth the Lord God. In that day thou shalt knowe / that my people of Israell dwelleth safe: and shalt come from thy place out of y^• North partes: thou and much people w^t the whiche ryde vpon horses, wherof there is a great multitude and an innumerable sorte. Yee, thou shalt come vpon my people of Is∣rael, as a cloude to couer the lāde. This shal come to passe in y^• latter dayes: I wyl bringe the vp into my lande, y^• the Heathen maye knowe me, when I get me honour vpon the (O Gog) before theyr eyes.

Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Thou arte he / of whom I haue spoken afore tyme / by [unspec F] my seruaūtes the Propbet{is} of Israel, which prophecyed in those dayes and yeares / that I shulde brynge the vpon them. At the same tyme, when Gog commeth vp into the lande of Israel (sayeth the Lorde God) shal my in∣dignacyon go forth in my wrathe. For in my gelousy and hote displeasure I haue deuy∣sed * 1.1765 that there shalbe a great trouble in the lāde of Israel at that tyme. The very fyshes in the set, the foules of the ayre / the beastes of the felde / and all the men that are vpon the earth, shall tremble for feare of me. [unspec G]

The hylles also shall be turned vp syde downe, the stayres of stone shal fal, & al wal∣les shal syncke to the grounde. I wyl cal for a swearde vpon them in al my mountaynes sayeth the Lorde God: so that euery mans swearde shall be vpon another. With pesty∣lence and bloude wyl I punishe him: stormy rayne and hayle stones / fyre and brymstone, wyll I cause to rayne vpon him and all his heape, yee / and vpon all that greate people that is with hym. Thus wyll I be magnyfyed / honoured, and knowen amonge the Hea¦then: that they may be sure / howe that I am the Lorde.

¶ He sheweth the destruccyon of Gog and Magog. The graue of Gog and of his hooste. He prophecyeth that Gog and his company shalbe deuouted of byrdes and beastes. Wherfore the house of Israell is wasted. Their bryngynge agayne from capt••uite is promysed.

CAPI. XXXIX.

THerfore O thou sonne of man, prophe∣cye [unspec A] agaynst Gog, and speake. Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Beholde * 1.1766 O Gog: thou chefe prynce at Mesech and Tuball, I wyl vpon the / and ☞ punyshe the with sixe plages, and leade the from the North partes and brynge the vp to the mountaynes of Is¦rael. As for thy bowe, I wyll smyte it out of thy left hande, and cast thyne arowes out of thy ryght hande. Thou with al thyne heape & all the people that is with y^• / must fall v∣pon the mountaynes of Israell. Then wyll I geue the vnto foules and wylde beastes of the felde, to be deuoured: there must thou lye vpon the felde: for euen I the Lord haue spoken it, sayeth the Lorde God.

Into Magog, and amonge those that syt [unspec B] so carelesse in the Iles: wyll I sende a fyre & they shal knowe, that I am the Lord, I wyl make also the name of my holynesse to be knowē among my people of Israel: & I wyl not let my holy name be euyll spoken of any more: but the very Hethen also shal knowe, that I am the Lorde, the holy one of Israel. Beholde, it commeth, and shall be fulfylled in dede, sayeth the Lorde God. This is the daye wherof I haue spokē. They that dwell in the cyties of Israel, shall go forth and set fyre vpon the weapēs, and burne them: shyl∣des and speres, bowes and arowes, bylles & clubbes: seuen yeares shall they be burnyng therof, so that they shal els bryng no stickes frome the felde, neyther haue nede to hewe downe any out of y^• wod. For they shal haue weapens ynow to burne. They shall robbe [unspec C] those that robbed thē, and spoyle those that spoyled them sayeth the Lorde God.

At the same tyme wyll I geue vnto Gog, a place to beburied in, in Israel: euē the val ley / where thorowe men go from the Eas•• to

shall abhorre it. There shall Gog and al his people be buried: and it shalbe called the val¦ley of the people of Gog. Seuen monethes longe shall the house of Israell be buryenge of them that they maye clense the lande. Yee, all the people of the lande shall burye them. O / it shalbe a glorious daye, when I get me that honoure / sayeth the Lorde God. They shal ordayne mē also to be deed buriers, euer goynge thorow the lande, and appoynt them certayne places to bury those in, whiche re∣mayne vpon the felde / that the lande maye be clensed. From ende to ende shal they seke, and that seuen monethes long. Nowe those [unspec D] that go thorowe the lande / where they se a mans bone / they shall set vp a token by it / tyll the deed buriers haue buryed it also / in the valley of the people of Gog. And the na∣me of the cite shalbe called / Hamonah: Th{us} shal they make the lande clene.

And thou sonne of man: thus sayeth the Lorde God. Speake vnto al the foules and euery byrde, yee, and to all the wylde beastes of the felde: heape you together and come / gather you rounde aboute vpon my slaugh¦ter / that I haue slayne for you: euen a great slaughter vpon the mountaynes of Israell: [unspec E] eate fleshe, and dryncke bloude. Ye shal ‡ 1.1767 eate the fleshe of the worthies / & drynck the blode of the prynces of the lande: of the wethers of the lambes / of the goates, and of the Oxen that be al slayne at Basan. Eate the fat your bely full, and dryncke bloude / tyll ye be drō∣ken of the slaughter / whiche I haue slayne vnto you. Fyll you at my table / with horses and stronge horsemen: with captaynes and all men of warre / sayeth the Lorde God.

I wyll brynge my glory also amonge the Gentyles / that all the Heathen maye se my [unspec F] iudgement / that I haue kept / and my hande whiche I haue layde vpon them: that the house of Israel my knowe / how that I am the Lorde theyr God from that daye forthe. And the Heathen shal know / that where as the house of Israel were led into captiuite: it was for their wickednes sake, because they offended me.

For the whiche cause I hyd my face from them, and deliuered them into the handes of their enemyes / that they myght al be slayne with the swearde▪ Accordyng to theyr vnclē∣nesse and vnfaythfull dealynges, so haue I entreated them, and hyd my face from them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: Now [unspec G] wyll I bryng agayne the captiues of Iacob & haue mercy vpon the whole house of Is∣rael / and be ••••••ous for my holy names sake All theyr confusion & offence that they haue done agaynst me shall be taken awaye: and so safely shall they dwell in theyr lande / that no man shal make them afrayed. And when I haue brought them agayne from among the people / when I haue gathered them to∣gether out of their enemies landes / and am praysed in them before many Heathen: then shall they knowe, that I am the Lorde their God whiche suffred them to be led into cap∣tiuite amonge the Heathen, but nowe haue brought them agayne into theyr owne lāde, and not lefte one of them yonder.

After that, wyll I hyde my face nomore from thē * 1.1768 but wyl poure out my sprete vpō the house of Israel, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The restorynge of the cytyes and of the temple that was to come is shewed vnto the Prophete.

CAPI. XL.

IN the. xxv. yeare of our captyuite / in the [unspec A] begynnyng of the yeare / the. x. day of the moneth: that is the. xiiij. yeare, after that the cyte was smyten downe: the same daye came the hande of the Lorde vpon me / and caryed me forth: euen into y^e lande of Israel brought he me in the vysyons of God: & set me downe vpon a maruelous hye mountayne, where∣vpon there was a buyldynge (as it had bene of a cyte) towarde the North.

Thyther he caried me / and behold, there was a mā, whose similitude was lyke brasse whiche had a threde of flax in his hande, and meterodde also. He stode in the dore, and said vnto me: Thou sonne of man, marcke well with thine eyes, herken to with thyne eares, & fasten it in thyne herte, whatsoeuer I shal shewe the, for to the entent that they myght be shewed the, therfore art thou brought hi∣ther. And what soeuer thou seyst, thou shalt certyfye the house of Israel therof.

Beholde, there was a wall on the oute syde rounde aboute the house: the meterode that he had in his hande, was syxe cubytes long and a spanne. So he measured the bredthe [unspec B] of the buyldynge, whiche was a meterode / and the height also a meterode. Then came he vnto the Easte dore / and wente vp the stayres / and measured the postes of the dore wherof euery one was a meaterodde thicke.

Euery chaumbre was a meterodde longe and brode: betwene the chambers were fyue cubytes. The poste of the dore within the porche, was one meterodde. He measu∣red also the porche of the innermer dore, whiche conteyned a meterodde: Then me∣sured he the entrye of the dore / that contey∣ned eyght cubytes / and hys pyllers two cu∣bytes:

and this entrye stode inwarde.

The chamber dores Eastward / were thre on euery syde: a lyke broade and longe. The pyllers also that stode of both the sydes were of one measure. After this, he measu∣red [unspec C] the wydenesse of the dore, whiche was. x. cubytes, and the heygth of the dore. xiij. cubytes. The edge before the Chambers was one cubyte brode vpon bothe the sydes and the Chambers syxe cubytes wyde of ey∣ther syde. He measured the dore frome the rydge of one Chamber to another, whose wydenesse was fyue and tweyntye cubytes, and one dore stode against another. He made pyllers also. lx. cubytes hygh / rounde about the court dore. Before the inwarde parte vn¦to the fore entrye of the ynnermer dore, were fyftye cubytes. The chambers and their py¦lers within, rounde aboute vnto the dore / had syde windowes. So had the fore entries also / whose wyndowes wente rounde about within. And vpon the pyllers there stode date trees.

Then brought he me into the fore courte, where as were Chambers and paued wor∣kes / made in the fore courte rounde aboute. xxx. Chambers vpon one paued worcke. Nowe the paued worke was a longe besyde the dores & that was the lower paued worke After this he measured the bredth from the lower dore / vnto the ynnermer courte of the [unspec D] outsyde / whiche had an. C. cubytes vpon the east and the north parte. And the dore in the vttermoste courte towarde the Northe / measured he after the length and bredth: his thre Chambers also on eyther syde / wyth his pylers and fore entryes: which had euen the measure of the fyrste dore. His heygth was fyftye cubites, the bredth. xxv. cubytes: his wyndowes and porches with his Date trees / had euen lyke measure as the dore to∣warde the east: there were. vij. steppes to go vp vpon, & their porche before them. Nowe the dore of the ynnermer court stode streyght ouer agaynst the dore / that was toward the north east. From one dore to another / he mea¦sured. C. cubytes.

After that, he brought me to y^e southsyde / where there stode a dore towarde the south: whose pilers and porches he measured, these had the fyrste measure, and wyth theyr por∣ches they had wyndowes roūde about / lyke the fyrst wyndowes. The heygth was. l. cu∣bytes / the bredth. xxv. wyth steppes to go vp vpon: his porche stode before wyth his pyl∣lers & date trees on eyther side. And the dore of the ynnermer courte stode towarde the south, & he measured from one dore to ano∣ther an. C. cubytes. So he brought me into the innermer courte / thorowe the dore of the south syde: whiche he measured, & it had the measure afore sayde. In lyke maner, his chā¦bers, pylers / and fore entryes, had euen the fore sayd measure also. And he had with his porches rounde aboute, wyndowes of. L. cu¦bytes heygth / and, xxv. cubytes brode. The porches rounde aboute were. xxv. cubytes longe / and. v. cubites brode: and his porche reached vnto the vttermost court: vpon his pylers there were date trees, and. viij. step∣pes to go vp vpon.

He brought me also into the ynmost court [unspec E] vpon the east syde / and measured the dore / accordynge to the measure afore sayde. Hys chambers / pilers / and porches had euen the same measure / as the fyrst had: and with his porches he had wyndowes rounde aboute. The heygth was. l. cubytes. the bredth. xxv. cubytes: his porches reached vnto the vtter¦most court: his pilers also had date trees on eyther syde, and. viij. steppes to go vp vpon And he brought me to the north dore / & mea∣sured it, whiche also had the fore sayde mea∣sure. His chambres, pylers and porches had wyndowes rounde aboute: whose heygth was. l. cubytes, and the bredth. xxv. Hys py∣lers stode towarde the vttemost courte / and vpon them both were date trees / and. viij. steppes to go vp vpon. There stode a cham¦bre also, whose intraūce was at the dore py∣lers / and there the burnte offerynges were wasshed.

In the dore porche, there stode on eyther [unspec F] syde two tables for the slaughtynge: to sleye the brent offrynges, synne offerynges & tres∣space offrīges thervpon. And on the out syde as men go forth to the north dore there stode two tables. Foure tables stode on ether syde of the dore / that is. viij. tables, whervpon they slaughted. Foure tables were of hewen stone for the burnt offerynges / of a cubyte and a halfe longe and brode / and one cubite hygh: wherupon were layed the vessels and ornamentes / whiche were vsed to the burnt and slaine offringes, when they were slaugh¦ted. And within there were hokes foure fyn∣gers brode / fastened rounde aboute, to hāge flesshe vpon / and vpon the tables was layd the offerynge flesshe. On the out syde of the innermer dore were the fyngers chambers in the inwarde courte besyde the North dore ouer agaynst the South. There stode one also, besyde the East dore northwarde.

And he sayde vnto me: This chambre on

the South syde belongeth to the Preestes, [unspec G] that kepe the habitacyon: and thys towarde the North, * 1.1769 is the Prestes that wayte vpon the aulter: whiche be the sonnes of * 1.1770 Sa∣doche / that do seruyce before the Lorde in¦steade of the children of Leui. So he measu∣red the fore courte / whiche had in length an C. cubytes / and as muche in bredth by the foure corners. Nowe the aulter stode before the house: And he brought me to the fore en∣tre of the house, and measured the walles by the entrye dore: whiche were fyue cubytes longe on eyther syde. The thyckenesse also of the dore on eyther syde / was thre cubites. The length of the porche was. xx. cubytes / the bredth▪ xi. cubytes / & vpon steppes went men vp to it: by the walles also were pilers / on eyther syde one.

¶ The disposy••yon and deuyce of buyldynge agayne the ••••••ple, •• of the other thynges therto belongy••e.

CAPI. XLI.

AFTER thys he brought me to the tē∣ple / [unspec A] and measured the postes: whiche were of bothe the sydes. vj. cubytes thycke / accordynge to the wydenesse of the taberna∣cle. The bredth of the dore was. x. cubytes and the walles of the dore on eyther syde fy∣ne cubytes. He measured the length therof / whyche contayned. xl. Cubytes / and the bredth. xx. Then wente he in / and measured the dore postes, whiche were two cubytes thycke; but the dore it selfe was syxe cubite and the bredth of the dore was. vij. cubytes. He measured the length and bredth therof / whiche were euery one. xx. cubytes / before the temple.

And he sayde vnto me: this is the holyest of al. He measured also the wal of the house whiche was syxe cubytes. The chambres that stode rounde aboute the house / were e∣uery one foure cubytes wyde, and one stode harde vpon another / whereof there were. xxxiij. there stode postes beneth by the wal∣les rounde aboute the house / to beare them vp: but in the wal of the house they were not fastened: The syde chambers were / the hyer the wyder / and had steppes thorowe them [unspec B] rounde about the house. Thus was it wider aboue, that from the lowest, men myght go to the hyest and myd chambers. I sawe also that the house was very hye rounde aboute. The foundacion of the syde chambers was a meterodde (that is syxe cubytes brode.) The thyckenes of the syde wal without / con¦tayned fyue cubites, and so dyd the out wall of the chambers in the house.

Betwene the chambers was the wyde∣nes. xx. cubytes rounde aboute the house. The chambre dores stode ouer agaynste the outwal / the one dore was towarde the Nor∣the / the other towarde the South: and the thyckenesse of the outwall was. v. cubytes rounde aboute. Nowe the buyldynge that was seperated towarde the West / was. lxx. cubytes wyde: the wall of the buyldynge was, v. cubytes thycke rounde aboute / and the length foure score cubytes and ten. So he measured the house whyche was an. C. cubytes longe, and the seperated buyldynge with the wall were an. C. cubytes long also The wydenes before the house and of it that was seperated towarde the East / was an. C. cubytes.

And he measured the length of the buyl∣dynge before and behynde wyth the chābers [unspec C] vpon both the sydes: and it contayned an. C cubytes. The ynnermer temple, the porch of the fore court / the syde postes, these thre had syde wyndowes / and pyllers rounde aboute ouer agaynste the postes, from the grounde vp to the wyndowes: The wyndowes them selues were syled ouer with bordes: & thus was it aboue the dore vnto the in most house and without also: Yee the whole wall on eue¦rye syde both within and without was syled ouer with greate bordes. There were Che∣rubins and date trees made also, so that one [unspec D] date tre stode euer betwyxte two Cherubins One Cherub had. ij. faces, the face of a man lokynge a syde towarde the date tre, and a lyons face on the other syde. Thus was it made rounde aboute in al the house: Yee, the Cherubyns & date trees were made from the groūde vp aboue the dore, and so stode they also vpon the wall of the temple.

The by postes of the temple were foure squared, and the fashyon of the Sanctuary was * 1.1771 euen as it appered vnto me a fore in y^• visyon. * 1.1772 The table was of wodde, thre cu∣bites hye and two cubites long: his corners, the length and the walles were of wodde. And he sayd vnto me: This is the table, that shall stande before the Lorde. The temple & the holyest of all had either of thē two dores & euery dore had two lytle wyckettes which were folden in one vpon another / on euerye syde two. And vpon the dores of the temple there were made Cherubins and date trees, lyke as vpon the walles: and a great thycke balke of wod was before on the out syde of y^• porche. Upon both the sides of the walles of the porche, there were made depe windowes

and date trees, hauynge beames & balkes / lyke as the house had.

¶ Of the chambres of the temple for Preastes, and the holy thynges.

CAPI, XLII.

THEN caried he me out in to the fore [unspec A] court to warde the north, and brought me in to the chambre that stode ouer agaynst the backe buyldynge north warde, whiche had the length of an. C. cubytes, whose dore turned towarde the north. The wydenesse conteyned. L. cubytes: ouer agaynst the. xx. cubytes of the ynnermer court, and agaynst the paued worke that was in the courte, be∣syde all these thre / there stode pylers / one ouer agaynste another: And before thys chambre there was a walkynge place of, x. cubytes wyde / and within was awaye of one cubyte wyde, and theyr dores towarde the north. Thus the hyest chambres were allwaye narower then the lowest and myd∣delmost of the buyldyng: for they bare cham¦bre vpon chambre, and stode thre together one vpon another not hauynge pylers lyke the fore court: therfore were they smaller thē those beneth and in the myddest, to reken from the grounde vpwarde.

The wall without that stode by the chā∣bres [unspec B] towarde the vttemost courte vpon the fore syde of the chambres, was. L. cubytes longe: for the length of the vttemost cham∣bres in the fore courte was. L. cubytes also: but the length therof before the temple was an. C. cubytes. These chambres had vn∣der them an intraunce of the east syde wher∣by a mā myght go in to them out of the fore courte, thorowe the thycke wall of the fore courte towarde the east, ryght ouer agaynst the separated buyldynge. Before the same buyldynge vpon thys syde there were chā∣bers also whiche had away vnto them, lyke as the chambers on y^• north syde of the same length and wydnesse.

Theyr intraunce / fashyon and dores were [unspec C] also of the same maner. Yee, euen like as the other chamber dores were▪ so were those al∣so of the south syde. And before the waye to∣warde y^• syngers steppes on y^• east syde, the∣re stode a dore to go in at. Then sayd he vn∣to me: The chambers toward the north and the south whiche stande before y^• backe buyl¦dynge: those be holy habytacyons / wherin the prestes that do seruyce before the Lorde, must eate the most holy offringes: and there must they laye y^e most holy offrynges: meat∣offrynges, synne offrynges and trespace of∣rynges / for it is an holy place. When the prestes come therin / they shall nat go out in to the fore courte: but (seynge they be holy) they shal leaue the clothes of theyr ministra cyon, and put on other garmētes, when they haue any thynge to do with the people.

Nowe whē he had measured all the ynner¦mer [unspec D] house, he brought me forth thorowe the east porte, and measured the same rounde a boute. He measured the east syde wyth the meterode, whiche rounde aboute conteyned v. C. meterodes. And the north syde measu∣red he, which conteyned rounde aboute, eu•• so much. The other two sydes also towarde the south and the west (whiche he measured) conteyned eyther of them▪ v. C. meterodes. So he mesured all the foure sydes where there wente a wall rounde aboute. v. C. me∣teroddes longe, and as brode also whiche se∣parated the holy from the vnholy.

¶ He seyth the glory of God goyng into the Temple, from whence it had before departed He mentyoneth the Idolatry of the chyldren of Israell, for whiche they were consumed and brought to nawght. He so commaunded to call them agayne to repentaunce.

CAPI. XLIII.

SO he brought me to the dore / that tur∣neth [unspec A] towarde the east. Beholde / then came the glory of the God of Israell from out of y^• east, whose voyce was lyke a great noyse of warers / and the earth was lyghte∣ned with his glorye. Hys syght to loke vpon was * 1.1773 lyke the fyrst, that I sawe, whē I wente in, what tyme as the cytie shulde haue bene destroyed: * 1.1774 and lyke the vysyon that I sawe by the water of Cobar.

Then fell I vpon my face / but the glory of the Lorde came into the house thorowe the Easte dore. So a wynde toke me vp, and brought me into the ynnermer courte: and beholde, the house was full of the glory of the Lorde. I hearde one speakynge [unspec B] vnto me out of the house / and there stode one by me / that sayde vnto me: O thou sōne of man, & thys rowme is my seate, and the* 1.1775 place of my fotesteppes: where as I wyll dwell amonge the chyldren of Israell for euermore: so that the house of Israell shall nomore defyle my holy name: neyther they / nor theyr kynges, thorowe theyr whordome, thorowe theyr hye places / and thorowe the deed bodyes of theyr kynges: whiche haue buylded theyr thresholdes in maner harde vpon my thresholdes / and theyr postes al∣most at my postes: so y^• there is but a bare wall betwyxte me and them.

Thus haue they defyled my holy name with theyr abhomynacyons, that they haue

commytted. Wherefore, I haue destroyed them in my wrath: But nowe they shall put awaye theyr whordome and the deed bodies of theyr kynges out of my sight, that I may [unspec C] dwell amonge them for euermore. * 1.1776 Ther∣fore (O thou sonne of man) shewe thou the housholde of Israell a tēple, that they maye be ashamed of theyr wyckednesse, & measure them selues an example therat.

And when they be a shamed of all theyr workes, then shewe them the fourme and fashyon of the temple: the commynge in, the goynge out / all the maner and descrypcion therof, yee, all the vses and ordynaunces of it / that they maye kepe and fulfyl all the fa∣shyons and customes therof.

Thys is the descripcyon of the house: A∣boue, [unspec D] vpon the mounte rounde aboute all the corners / it shalbe the holyest of all. Be∣holde that is the descrypcyon and fashyon of the house Thys is the measure of the aulter (after the true cubyte: which is a spā∣ne longer then another cubyte) hys botome in the myddest was a cubyte longe & wyde, and the ledge that wente rounde aboute it / was a spanne brode. Thys is the heygth of the aulter: From the groūde to the lower steppes the length is two cubytes, and the bredth one cubyte: and from the lower step∣pes to the hygher are foure cubytes, and the bredth but one cubyte.

* 1.1777 The aulter was foure cubytes hye, and from the aulter vpwarde stode foure hor∣nes, and it was. xij. cubytes longe and. xij. cubytes brode / vpon the foure corners: the couerynge of the aulter was. xiiij. cubytes longe and brode vpon the foure corners / & [unspec E] the ledge that wente rounde aboute / had halfe a cubyte: and the botome therof roūde about one cubyte: his steppes stode towarde the East. And he sayde vnto me: Thou sonne of man thus sayeth the Lorde God: these are the ordynaunces and lawes of the aulter, in the daye when it is made to offre burntoffrynges, & to sprynckle bloude ther vpon. To the prestes, to the Leuites that be of y^• sede of * 1.1778 Sadoch▪ and treade before me to do me seruyce, sayeth, the Lorde God: Unto these geue thou a yonge bullocke, for a synoffrynge: and take the bloude of hym and sprynckle his foure hornes withall and the foure corners of the aulter couerynge / with the ledge that goeth roūde about: here with shalt thou clense it, and reconcyle it. * 1.1779 Thou shalt take the bullocke also of the synoffrynge, and burne hym in a seuerall [unspec F] place without the Sanctuary.

The nexte daye, take a goatbucke with∣out blemysh for a synoffrynge, to reconcyle that aulter withall: lyke as it was reconcy∣led with the bullocke. Nowe when thou hast made it cleane, then offre a yonge bul∣locke * 1.1780 without blemysh, and a ramme out of the flocke without blemysh also: Offre them before the Lorde, and let the prest caste * 1.1781 salt ther vpon / and geue them so vnto the Lorde for a burntoffrynge. Seuen dayes [unspec G] shalt thou brynge, euery daye a goatbucke for sinne. A yonge bullocke and a ramme of the flocke (bothe without blemysh) shal they offre. Seuen dayes shall they reconcyle and clense the aulter, and offre vpon it. When these dayes are expired, then vpon the. viij. daye and so forth / the prestes shal offre their burntoffrynges and healthoffrynges vpon the aulter: so wyll I be mercyfull vnto you, sayeth the Lorde God.

CAPI. XLIIII.

[unspec A]

¶ He sheweth what dore of the temple is shutte. He is com¦maunded to vpbrayde the people with theyr offence. The vncyrcuncysed in herte and in the flesh, who are to be ad∣mytted to the seruyce of the temple, and who to be refused. He sheweth what prestes he wolde haue admytted into the holy place, and also theyr offyce.

AFTER thys / he brought me agayne to the outwarde dore of the Sanctua¦ry on the East syde / and that was shut. Thē sayde the Lorde vnto me: Thys dore shall be styll shut / and nat opened for any man to go thorowe it / but onely for the Lorde God of Israel: yee, he shal go thorowe it / els shal it be shut styll. The prynce hym selfe shall come thorowe it / that he maye eate breade before the Lorde. At the porche shal he come in / and there shall he go out agayne. Then brought he me to the dore / vpon the North syde of the house. And as I loked aboute me / beholde, * 1.1782 the glory of the Lorde fylled the house: and I fell downe vpon my face. So the Lorde spake vnto me: O thou sōne of man / fasten thys to thyne herte / beholde / and take diligent hede to al that I wyl saye [unspec B] vnto the / concernynge all the ordynaunces of the Lorde and all hys lawes: pondre wel with thyne herte the cōmynge in of y^• house and the goynge forth of the Sanctuary, and tel that obstynate housholde of Israel: Thus sayeth the Lorde God: O house of Israel / ye haue nowe done ynough withall youre abhomynacions / seynge that ye haue brought into my Sanctuary straungers / hauynge vncircuncysed hertes and flesh / where thorowe my Sanctuary is defyled / when ye offre me bred, fat, and bloude.

Thus with all youre abhomynacyons ye haue broken my couenaunt / and nat kept the holy ordynaunces of my Sanctuary: but set kepers of my Sanctuary / euen after youre owne mynde. Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God: Of all the straungers that [unspec C] dwell amonge the chyldren of Israell / no straunger (whose herte and flesh is nat cir∣cumcysed) shal come within my Sāctuary: No, nor the Leuites y^• be gone backe fro me, and haue dysceaued the people of Israell with all erroures / goynge after theyr ydo∣les: therfore shal they beare theyr owne wyc¦kednes. Shulde they be set and ordened to mynistre vnder the dores of the house of my Sanctuarye? And to do seruyce in the house: to slaye burntoffrynges and sacryfy∣ces for the people: to stande before thē / and to serue them / seynge the seruyce that they do them / is before theyr Idoles / and cause the house of Israel to stomble thorow their wyckednes? * 1.1783 For the whiche cause I haue [unspec D] pluckte out myne hande ouer them (sayeth the Lorde God) so that nowe they must bea¦re theyr owne iniquyte / and nat to come nye me / to serue me with theyr presthode / in my Sanctuary, & moost holyest of all: that they maye beare theyr owne shame & abhomina∣cyons, which they haue done. Shulde I vse them to be porters of the house, and to all y^• seruyce that is done therin? But the Prestes the Leuytes, the sōne of Sadoch, that kep∣te* 1.1784 the holy ordynaunces of my Sanctuary / when the chyldren of Israell were gone fro me: shall come to me, to do me seruyce, to stā∣de before me, and to offre me the fat and the bloude / sayeth the Lorde God.

They shall go into my Sanctuary / and [unspec E] treade before my table / to do me seruice, and to wayte vpon myne ordinaūces. Now whē they go in at the dores of the innermer court they shall put on lynen clothes, so y^• no wol∣lyne come vpon them: whyle they do seruyce vnder the dores of the ynnermer courte / and within. They shall haue fayre lynen bonettes vpon theyr heades / and lynen bre∣ches vpon theyr loynes / whiche in theyr la∣boure they shall nat put aboute them: And whē they go forth to the people into the out∣warde courte, they shall put of the clothes / wherin they haue mynistred, and laye them in the habytacyon of the Sanctuary, and put on other apparell / lest they vnhalowe the people with theyr clothes. [unspec F]

* 1.1785 They shall nat shaue theyr heades, nor norysh the bushe of theyr heare but rounde theyr heades only. * All the Prestes that go into the Inmost court, shal drinke no wyne. ‡ 1.1786 They shall mary no wydowe, neyther one that is put from her husbande: but a mayde of the sede of the house of Israel, or a wyd∣dowe, that hathe had a preste before.

* 1.1787 They shal shewe my people the dyffe∣rence betwene the holy and vnholy, betwixt [unspec G] the clene and vnclene. If any discorde aryse they shall discerne it / and geue sentence af∣ter my iudgementes. My solempne feastes, my lawes and ordynaunces shal they kepe, and halowe my Sabbathes. ☞ * 1.1788 They shall come at no deed persone / to defyle thē selues (excepte it be father or mother, sonne or daughter, brother or syster that hath had yet no husbande) in such they maye be defy∣led. And when he is clensed / there shall be rekened vnto hym. vij. dayes: and yf he go into the Sanctuary agayne to do seruy∣se he, shall brynge a synoffrynge sayeth the Lorde God. * 1.1789 They shall haue an hery∣tage, yee, I my selfe wylbe theyr herytage: els shall ye geue thē no possession in Israel, for I am theyr possession. The meatoffryng synoffrynge and treaspaceoffryng shal they eate, & ☞ euery dedycate thynge in Israel, shalbe theyrs. The fyrstlynges of all the fyrst frutes / and all fre wyloffrynges shall be the prestes.

Ye shall geue vnto the prest also the fyrst∣lynges of youre dough / that God maye pro¦spere the resydue. * 1.1790 But no deed caryō shal the preste eate / nor suche as is deuoured of wylde beastes / foules or catell.

¶ Out of all the lande of promes are there seperate. iiii. por¦cyons, of whiche the fyrst is geuen to the Prestes and to the temple, the seconde to the Leuites, the thyrde to the ••ytie, the fourth to the prynce. An exhortacyō to the heades of Israel. Of ••ust weyghtes and measures. Of fyrste frutes. &c.

CAPI. XLV.

WHen ye deuyde the lāde by the lot, [unspec A] ye shall put asyde one * 1.1791 parte for the Lorde, to be holy from other landes: namely. xxv. M. meteroddes longe, and. x. M. broade. Thys shalbe holy, as wyde as it is rounde aboute. Of thys parte there shall belonge vnto the Sanctuary. v. C. meteroddes in al the foure corners, and. l. cubytes wyde rounde aboute to the subur∣bes. And from this measure, namely of. xxv M. meteroddes longe, &. x. M. broade, thou shalt measure, wherin the Sanctuary and the holyest of all maye stande.

The resydue of that holy grounde shal be the prestes, whiche do seruyce in the Sanc¦tuary of the Lorde, and goo in before the Lorde to serue hym / that they maye haue ••ome to dwell in.

As for the Sanctuary, it shal stande for [unspec B] it selfe: and to the Leuites y^• serue in the hou∣se, there shalbe geuen. xx. habytacyōs, of the xxv. M. length and. x. M. bredth: ye shal ge∣ue also vnto the cytie a possessyon of. v. M. meteroddes brode, and. xxv. M. lōge, besyde the parte of the Sanctuary: that shalbe for the whole house of Israel. * 1.1792 Upon bothe the sydes of the Sanctuaryes parte, and by the cytie, there shalbe geuen vnto the prince what soeuer lyeth ouer agaynst the cytie, as [unspec C] farre as recheth westwarde and eastwarde: whiche shalbe as longe as one parte / from the west vnto the easte.

Thys shalbe his owne lande in Israell, that my prynces be no more chargeable vn∣to my people. And suche as remayneth yet ouer in the lande, shalbe geuen to the house of Israel accordynge to theyr trybes. Thus sayeth the Lord God: O ye prynces: ye haue nowe oppressed and destroyed ynough: now leaue of, handle nowe accordyng to y^• thing, that is equall and laufull: and thrust out my people nomore, sayeth the Lorde God. * 1.1793 Ye shal haue a true weyght, a true Ephah, and a true Bath. The Ephah and the Bath shalbe a lyke. One Bath shal cōteyne the tenth parte of an Homer, and so shal one Ephah do: theyr measure shall be after the [unspec D] Homer. * 1.1794 One Sycle maketh. xx. Geras. So. xx. Sycles, and. xxv. and. xv. Sycles make a pounde. This is the heaueoffrynge, that ye shall geue to be heaued: namely / the v••. parte of an Ephah, out of an homer of wheate, and the. vj. parte of an Ephah, out of an homer of barly. The oyle shall be measured with the Bath: euen y^• tenth parte of one Bath out of a Cor.

Ten Bathes make one Homer: for one [unspec E] Homer fylleth ten Bathes. And one lambe from two hundreth shepe out of the pasture of Israel▪ for a meatoffryng, burntoffrynge and healthoffrynge / to reconcyle thē sayeth the Lorde God. All the people of the lande shal geue thys heaueoffringe with a fre wyl for the prynce of Israel Agayne, it shall be the prynces parte to offre burntoffrynges / meatofferynges and drynckoffringes vnto the Lorde, in the holy dayes, newe Moones, Sabbathes, and in all the hye feastes of the house of Israel. The synoffrynge / meat∣offrynge [unspec F] / burntofferynge & healthoffrynge shal he geue, to recōcyle the house of Israel. Thus sayeth the Lorde God: The fyrst day of the fyrst moneth thou sholt take a yonge bullocke without blemysh / and clenle the Sanctuary. So the preste shall take of the bloude of the synoffrynge, and spryncle it vnto the postes of the house / and vpon the foure corners of the aulter / with the do∣re postes of the ynnermar courte. And thus shalt thou do also the seuenth day of the mo¦neth * 1.1795 (for suche as haue synned of igno∣raūce / or beynge disceaued) to reconcyle the house withall. * 1.1796 Upon the. xiiij. daye of the fyrst moneth ye shall kepe Easter. Seuen dayes shall the feast contynue, wherin there shall no sowre nor leuened breade be eaten.

Upon the same daye shall the prynce geue for hym selfe and all the people of the lande, a bullocke for a synoffrynge And in the [unspec G] feast of the seuen dayes he shall offre euery day a bullocke and a ram / that are without blemysh / for a burntofferyng vnto y^• Lorde: and an he goate daylye for a synoffrynge. For the meatoffrynges / he shall geue euer an Ephah to a bullocke / an Ephah to a ram and an Hyn of oyle to an Ephah. Upon the. xv. daye of the seuenth moneth / he shall kepe y^• seuen dayes holy / one after another / euen as the other seuen dayes: with the syn∣offrynge / burntoffrynge / meatoffryng / and with the oyle.

¶ The sacryfyces of the Sabboth and of the newe mones. Thorowe whiche dores they muste go in, or come out of the temple, ••c.

CAPI. XLVI.

THVS sayeth the Lord God: the dore [unspec A] of the ynnermer courte towarde the Easte / shal be shut the. vj. workynge dayes: but in the Sabboth and in the daye of the newe Moone, it shalbe opened. Then shal the prynce come vnder the dore porche / and stande styll without by the dore cheke. So the prestes shal offre vp his burnt & health∣offerynges. And he shall worshyppe at the dore poste, and go hys waye forth agayne: but the dore shall nomore be shut tyll the euenynge. On the same maner shall the people of the lande also do theyr worshyppe before the Lorde / with out thys dore vpon the Sabbathes and newe / Moones. Thys [unspec B] is nowe the burntofferynge / that the prynce shall brynge vnto the LORDE vpon the Sabboth: syxe lambes without blemysh / and a ram without blemysh / and an Ephah for a meatoffrynge / with the ram. As for lambes / he may geue as many meatoffryn∣ges to them / as he wyll / and an Hyn of oyle to an Ephah. In the daye of the newe moneth / it shal be a yong bullocke without blemysh / syxe lambes and a ram also with∣out blemysh. With the bullocke he shall ge∣ue an Ephah / and with the ram an Ephah

also for a meate offering: but to the lambes, what he maye come by: And euer an Hin of [unspec C] oyle to an Ephah. When the Prynce com∣meth / he shall go vnder the dore porche / and euen there departe forth agayne. But when the people of the lande come before the Lord in the hyghe solempne feaste, as many as come in by the North dore to do worshyppe / shall go out agayne at the Southe dore. And they that come in at y^• South dore, shal go forthe agayne at the Northe dore. There shall none go out at the dore where he came in, but shal go ryght forthe ouer on the other syde / and the Prynce shall go in and out a∣monge them.

Upon the solempne and hye feast dayes, [unspec D] this shalbe the meat offerynge: An Epha to a bullocke and an Epha to a ram, and to the lambes: as many as he wyl, but euer an Hin of oyle to an Epha. Nowe when the Prynce bryngeth a burnt offerynge or an healthoffe¦ryng with a fre wyl vnto the Lorde, the east dore shalbe opened vnto him, that he may do with his burnt and healthofferynges, as he doth vpon the Sabboth, and when he goeth forth, the dore shal be shut after him agayne. He shall daylye brynge vnto the Lorde a lambe of a yeare olde without blemyshe for a burnte offeryng: this shall he do euery mor¦nynge. And for a meatofferynge he shall ge∣ue [unspec E] the syxt parte of an Epha, and the thyrde parte of an Hin of oyle (to myngle with the cakes) euery mornynge. Yee, thys shalbe a daylye meateofferynge vnto the Lorde, for an euerlastynge ordinaunce: & thus shal the lambe, the meatofferynge & oyle be geuē eue¦ry mornynge, for a daylye burntofferynge.

Moreouer, thus sayeth the Lorde God: If the Prynce geue a gyfte vnto any of hys sonnes, then shall it be hys sonnes herytage perpetuall, that he maye possesse it. But If he wyll geue one of hys seruauntes some of hys herytage, it shall be hys ☜ to the * 1.1797 fre yeare, and then to returne agayne vnto the prīce: for his herytage shalbe his sōnes one∣ly. [unspec F] * 1.1798 The Prynce also shall take none of the peoples enherytaunce, nor put them frome their possession: but to his owne sonnes shal he geue his possession, that my people be not scatred abrode, but that euery man may haue his owne.

And he brought me thorow the entraunce at the syde of the dore to the habytacyon of the Sanctuary, that belongeth to the prea∣stes and stode towarde the Northe, and be∣holde, there was a place vpon the west syde, then sayde he vnto me. This is the place / where the preestes shall dyght the trespace and syn offerynges / and bake the meate of∣ferynges: that they nede not beare them in∣to the outwarde courte / and so to vnhalowe the people. So he brought me into the vtte∣moste courte, rounde aboute al the foure cor¦ners. Beholde / in euery corner of the fore courte, there was yet a lytle courte. Yee / in all the foure corners of the courte, there was made a lytle courte of. xl. cubites longe, and. xxx. cubytes broade: these foure lytle cour∣tes were of one like measure, and there went a rydge wall rounde aboute them all foure, vnder the whiche there were harthes made roūde about. Then sayde he vnto me: This is the kechyn / where the mynysters of the house shall dyght the slayne offerynges of the people.

¶ The vysyon of the waters that come out of the Tem∣ple. The coastes of the lande of promesse, and the ••yuis••on therof by trybes.

CAPI, XLVII.

AFTER thys he brought me agayne [unspec J] before the dore of the house: and be∣holde / there gushed out waters from vnder the postes of the house eastwarde (for y^e hou∣se stode towarde the east) that ranne downe vpon the ryght syde of the house, whyche ly∣eth to the aulter southward. Then caried he me out to the north dore, & brought me forth there rounde aboute by the vttermost dore y^• turneth eastewarde. * 1.1799 Beholde, there came forth the water vpon the ryght syde. Nowe whan the man that had the meterode in his hande wente vnto the east dore, he measured a. M. cubytes, and then he brought me tho∣rowe the water, euē to the ancles: so he mea∣sured yet a thousande, and brought me tho∣rowe the water agayne vnto the knees: yet measured he a thousande, & brought me tho¦row the water vnto the loynes. After thys [unspec B] he measured a thousande agayne, then was it such a ryuer, that I myght not wade tho∣rowe it: The water was so depe, that it was nedefull to haue swymmed, for it myght not be waded ouer. And he sayde vnto me: haste thou sene this / O thou sonne of man? and wyth that / he brought me to the ryuer bāck agayne.

Nowe when I came there, there stode ma¦ny trees vpon either syde of the ryuer bācke. Then said he vnto me: This water that flo∣weth out towarde the Easte / and runneth downe into the playne felde, commeth into the see: and from the see it runneth out, & ma¦keth the waters whole. Yee, al that lyue and moue, where vnto this ryuer commeth, shal

recouer. * 1.1800 And where this water commeth / there shalbe muche fyshe. For all that * 1.1801 com¦meth to this water / shalbe lusty and whole. By thys ryuer shall the fyshers stande from Engaddy vnto En Eglaim, and there spred out their nettes: for there shalbe greate hea¦pes of fyshe, lyke as in the mayne see. As for his claye and pyttes, they shal not be whole / for why / it shal be occupyed for salte.

By this ryuer vpon both the sydes of the shore / there shall growe all maner of frute∣full [unspec C] trees, whose leaues shall not fall of / ne∣ther shall their frute perysh: but euer be rype at theyr mouthes, for theyr water runneth out of theyr Sanctuary. His frute is good to eate / and his leafe profytable for medycy¦nes. Thus sayeth the Lorde God: Let this be the border, wherin ye shal deuyde the lāde vnto the. xij. trybes of Israel / with the lyne. Parte it indifferently vnto one as vnto a∣nother: * 1.1802 of the whiche lande I swore vnto your fathers / that it shulde fall to your enhe¦rytaunce.

This is the border of the lande vpon the Northesyde / frome the mayne see / as men go to Zadada: namely Hemath, Berotha, Sabarim: from the borders of Damascus and Hemath vnto Hazar Tichon, and that lyeth vpon the coastes of Haueran. Thus the borders from the see forth / shalbe Hazar Euan / the border of Damascus the North / and the borders of Hemath: that is the Nor∣the parte.

The east syde shal ye measure from Ha∣ueran and Damascus, from Galead & the [unspec D] lande of Israel by Iordane and so forth, frō the see coast / that lyeth east warde: and this is the easte parte.

The southe syde is, frome Thamar forthe to the * 1.1803 waters of stryfe vnto Cades / the ry∣uer to the mayne see: & that is y^• south parte.

The west parte: namely the greate see frō the borders therof, tyll a mā come vnto He∣math: this is the west parte.

* 1.1804 Thys lande shall ye parte amonge you accordyng to the trybes of Israel, and deuy¦de it to be an herytage for you, * 1.1805 and for the straungers that dwell amonge you, and be∣get chyldren. For ye shal take them amonge the chyldren of Israel, lyke as though they were of youre owne houshole & countre / and they shall haue herytage wyth you amonge the chyldren of Israel.

Loke in what tribe the straunger dwelleth in the same trybe shal ye geue him his hery∣tage, sayeth the Lorde God.

¶ The lottes of the. vii. trybes. The partes of the possessy∣on of the Preastes and of the temple, of the Leuytes, of the cytie, of the Prynce, are rehearced. The lottes of the other trybes. The gates of the cytie.

CAPI. XLVIII.

THese are the names of the trybes that [unspec A] lye vpon the northsyde / by the waye of Hetlon, tyll thou cōmest vnto Hemath and Hazar Euam, the borders of Damascus to∣warde the Northe besyde Hemath: Dan shall haue hys porcyon from the easte quar∣ter vnto the west. Upon the borders of Dan from the east syde vnto the west, shall Asser haue his porcion. Upon the borders of Asser from the east parte vnto the west shal Neph¦thaly haue hys porcyon.

Upon the borders of Nephthali from the east quarter vnto the west, shall Manasses haue his porcyon. Upon the borders of Ma¦nasses from the east syde vnto the west, shal Ephraim haue his porcyon. Upon the bor∣ders of Ephraim from the east parte vnto the west, shall Ruben haue his porcyon. U∣pon the borders of Ruben from the east quar¦ter vnto the weste shall Iuda haue his por∣cyon. Upon the borders of Iuda frome the easte parte vnto the weste, ye shall set a syde one porcyon of. xxv. M. meteroddes longe and brode (lyke as another porcyon frome the east syde vnto the west (wherin the Sāc¦tuary shall stande.

* 1.1806 As for the porcyon, that ye shall sepera∣te out for the Lorde, it shalbe. xxv. M. longe and. x. M. brode. Which seperated holy por¦cyon shall be longe vnto these: namely to the preestes, towarde the Northe. xxv. M. & towarde the west. x. M. brode, towarde the easte. x. M. brode also, and toward the south xxv. M. longe, wherein the Sanctuarye of the Lorde shall stande. Yee, this same place shalbe the preestes, that are of the chyldren of * 1.1807 Sadoch, and haue kepte my holy ordy∣naunce: whiche wente not astraye in the er∣roure of the chyldren of Israell / lyke as the [unspec B] Leuytes are gone astraye: and this sepera∣ted pece that they haue of the lande shall be the most holy, harde vpon the borders of the Leuytes. And nexte vnto the Preestes, shall the Leuytes haue. xxv. M. longe and x. M. brode.

This shalbe on euery syde. xxv. M. longe, and. x. M. brode. Of this porcyon they shall sell nothynge, nor make any permutacyon therof, least the chefe of the land fal vnto o∣ther, for it is halowed vnto the Lord.

The other. v. M. after the bredth that ly¦eth by the. xxv. M. shalbe comen: it shall be∣longe

to the cytie and to the suburbes for ha¦bytaciōs, and the cyte shal stande in the mid¦dest therof. Let this be y^• measure: toward y^• north part. v. C. &, iiij. M. towarde the south parte. v. C. &. iiij. M. towarde the east parte v. C. and. iiii. M. towarde the west parte, v. C. and. iiij. M.

The suburbes harde vpon the cyte, shall haue towarde the north. L. &. ij C. towarde the south. L. and. ij. C. towarde the east. L. & two C. towarde the west also. L. & two. C. As for the resydue of the lengthe / that lyeth harde vpon the seperated holy grounde: na∣mely. x. thousande towarde the easte, and. x. M. towarde the west, next vnto the holy por¦cyon: it and the increase therof shal serue for theyr meate / that laboure in the cyte. They that laboure for the welth of the cytye, shall mayntayne this also, out of what trybe soe∣uer they be in Israel.

All that is seperated of the. xxv. M longe and. xxv. M. brode on the foure partes, that shall ye put asyde for the seperated porcyon [unspec C] of the Sanctuary, & for the possessyon of the cyte. The resydue vpon both the sydes of the Sanctuary and possessyon of the cyte / shall belonge to the Prynce / before the place, of the. xxv. M. vnto the eastende, & before the place of the. xxv. M. west ward vnto the bor¦ders of the cyte: this shalbe the prynces por∣cyon. Thys shalbe the holy place, and the house of the Sanctuarye shall stande in the myddest. Moreouer from the Leuites and the cyties possessyon / that lye in the myd¦dest of the prynces parte: loke what remay∣neth betwyxte the border of Iuda & the bor∣der of Ben Iamin, it shalbe the Prynces.

Nowe of the other trybes. From the east parte vnto the west / shall Ben Iamin haue his porcion. Upon the bor¦ders of Ben Iamin from the east syde vnto the west, shall Symeon haue his porcyon. Upon the borders of Symeon from the east [unspec D] parte vnto the west, shall Izakar haue hys porcyon. Upon the borders of Izakar from the east syde vnto the west, shall Sabulon haue his porcyon. Upon the borders of Sa¦bulon from the easte parte vnto the weste / shall Gad haue his porcyon. Upon the bor∣ders of Gad Southwarde / the coastes shall reache from Thamar forth vnto the waters of stryfe to Cades, & to the floude / euen vnto the mayne see.

Thys is the lande wyth hys * 1.1808 porcy∣ons / whyche ye shall dystrybute vnto the Trybes of Israell, sayeth the LORDE God. Thus wyde shall the cyte reache: v∣pon the Northe parte fyue hundreth and foure thousande measures. The Portes of the Cytie, shall haue the names of the Trybes of Israell. Thre Portes of the Northesyde: one Ruben, another Iuda, the thyrde Leuy.

Upon the East syde fyue hundret hand foure thousande measures, with thre Por∣tes: the one Ioseph, another Ben Iamin: the thyrde Dan. Upon the Southsyde fyue hundreth and foure thousande measures, wyth the thre Portes, the one Symeon, another Izakar, the thyrde Sa∣bulon. And vpon the west side fiue hon∣dreth and foure thousāde mea¦sures, with thre por¦tes also, the one Gad another Asser, the thyrde Nephthalye. Thus shall it haue. xviij. M. measures rounde aboute. And from that tyme forthe the na∣me of the cytie shal∣be: the Lorde is there.

❧: Here endeth the Booke of the Prophete Eze∣chiell.

❧ The Booke of the Prophete Da∣niell.

¶ The Prophete sheweth the captiuite of Iehoakim Kyng of Iuda. Of the sonnes that were in captiuytie, the Kynge commaundeth to those whiche of them shulde be taught the lernynge and language of Chaldees. They are alowed the kynges fedyng. Daniel absteyneth from the meate of the Kynge of Babylon.

CAPI. I.

IN the thyrde yeare of the raigne of [unspec A] Iehoakim Kynge of Iuda, came Nabu∣chodonolor kynge of Babylon vnto Ieru∣salem, and beseged it * 1.1809 and the Lorde dely¦uered Iehoakim the kynge of Iuda in to hys hande / with certayne ornamentes of the house of God, whiche he caryed away vnto the lande of Sc̄nar, to the house of his God and there he brought them into hys goddes treasury. And the kynge spake vnto Aspha∣naz the chefe chamberlayne, that he shulde brynge hym certayne of the chyldren of Is∣rael, that were come of the kynges sede and of prynces, yonge spryngaldes without any blemysh, but fayre & welfauoured, instructe in all wysdome, connynge and vnderstan∣dynge: whiche were able to stande in the kin¦ges palace, to rede and to lerne for to speake Caldeysh.

Unto these the kynge apoynted a certayne [unspec B] porcyon of his owne meate, and of the wyne whiche he dranke hym selfe, so to norysh thē thre yere: that afterward they myght stande before the kynge. Amonge these nowe were certayne of the chyldrē of Iuda: namely Da¦niel / Ananias / Misael and Azarias. Unto these the chefe chamberlayne gaue other na∣mes, and called Daniel / Balthasar: Anam∣as / Sidrach: Misael / Misach: & Asarias / Abednago. But Daniell was at a poynte wyth hym selfe / * 1.1810 that he wolde not be de∣fyled thorowe the kynges meate / nor the wy¦ne whyche he dronke. And this he desyred of [unspec C] the chefe Chamberlayne, left he shuld defyle hym self. So God gaue Daniel fauour and grace before the chefe chamberlayne, that he sayde vnto hym: I am afrayed of my Lorde the kyng / whiche hath appoynted you your meate & dryncke: lest he spye your faces to be worse lykyng then the other spryngaldes of your age, & so ye shal make me lose my heade vnto the kynge.

Then Daniel answered Melassar, whom the chefe chāberlayne had set ouer Daniell, Ananias / Misael and Asarias, and sayd: O proue but ten dayes with thy seruauntes / & let vs haue Potage to eate, and Water to drynck: then loke vpon our faces, and theirs that eate of the Kynges meate. And as thou seyst / so deale wyth thy seruauntes. So he consented to them in thys matter / and proued them tenne dayes. And after the tenne dayes, theyre faces were betterr ly∣kynge and fatter / then all the yonge spryn¦galdes / whyche dyd eate of the KYNGES meate.

Thus Melassar toke a way their meate [unspec D] and wyne / and gaue them potage therfore. God gaue nowe these foure springaldes con¦nynge and leruyng in al scrypture and wys¦dome: but vnto Danyell specyally / he gaue vnderstandyng of al visyons and dreames. Nowe when the tyme was expyred / that the kyng had appoynted to bryng in these yong spryngaldes vnto hym: the chefe chamber∣layne brought them before Nabuchodono∣sor / and the kynge communed with them. But amonge them all were founde none su∣che as Daniel / Ananias / Misael / and Asa∣rias. Therfore stode they before the kynge / whiche in all wysdome and matters of vn∣derstandynge / that he enquered of them, founde thē ten times better / then al the soth∣sayers and charmers / that were in all hys realme. And Daniel abode styll / vnto the fyrste yeare of kynge Cyrus.

CAPI. II.

¶ The dreame of Nabuchodonosor. He calleth vnto hym sothsayers, and requyreth of them both the dreame •• the in∣terpretacyon therof. They answere that they cannot shewe it. The kynge commaundeth all the wyse men of Babylon to be slayue. Daniel requyreth tyme to solu••e the questyon.

The Lorde openeth the mystery vnto Danyel. Danyel is brought vnto the Kynge / and sheweth hym hys dreame and the interpretacyon therof. Of the euerlastynge kyng∣dome of Chryste.

IN THE seconde yeare of the raygne [unspec A] of Nabuchodonosor / had Nabucho∣donosor a dreame / * 1.1811 where thorowe hys Sprete was vexed / and hys slepe brake from hym. Then the kyng commaunded to call together all the sothesayers / charmers / wytches and Caldees / for to shewe the king his dreame. So they came / and stode before the kynge. And the kynge sayde vnto them: I haue dreamed a dreame, & my sprete was so troubled therwith / y^• I haue clene forgot¦ten, what I dreamed. Upō this the Caldees

answered the kynge ☞ in the Syryans speach. O kynge. God saue thy lyfe for euer Shewe thy seruauntes the dreame / and we shal shewe the, what it meaneth. The kyng gaue the Caldees theyr answere, & saide: It is gone fro me: Yf ye wyll not make me vn∣derstande the dreame with the interpreta∣cyon therof, ye shal dye, & your houses shal∣be prysed. But if yee tel me the dreame & the meanynge therof, ye shall haue of me gyf∣tes / rewardes & great honoure: only, shewe me the dreame and the sygnyfycacyon of it. They answered againe, and sayde: the king [unspec B] must shewe his seruauutes the dreame, and so shall we declare what it meaneth. Then the kynge answered, sayinge: I perceaue of a trueth, that ye do but prolonge the tyme: for so moch as ye se, that the thynge is gone fro me. Therfore ye wyll not tell me the dreame ye shal al haue one iudgement. But ye fayne and dissemble with vayne wordes, whiche ye speake before me, to put of the ty∣me. Therfore tell me the dreame, & so shal I knowe, yf ye can shew me, what it meaneth. Upon this y^• Caldees gaue answere befoe the Kynge, and sayd: there is no man vpon earth, that can tel the thyng which the king speaketh of: yee, there is nether kyng prynce nor Lorde, that euer asked such thinges at a sothsayer charmer or Caldee: for it is a very harde matter, that the kynge requyreth.

Neyther is there any, that can certyfye the kynge therof, excepte the goddes, whose dwellynge is not amonge the creatures.

For the which cause the kynge was wroth [unspec C] with great indignacion, and cōmaunded to destroye all the wyse men at Babylon: & the proclamacyon wente forthe / that the wyse men shulde be slayne. They sought also to sleye Daniel with his companyons. Then Daniel enquered of Arioch the kynges ste∣warde, of the iudgement and sentence / that was gone forth alredy to kyll suche as were wyse at Babilon. He answered & saide vnto Arioch being then the kinges debyte: Why hath the king proclamed so cruel a sentence So Arioch tolde Daniel the matter. Upon this went Daniel vp / and desyred the king that he myght haue leysoure / to shewe the Kynge the interpretacyon: and then came he home agayne and shewed the thynge vnto Ananias, Misael and Asarias hys companyons: that they shulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secret, that Daniel and hys felowes with other suche as were wyse in Babylō, peryshed not. Thē was the mystery shewed vnto Daniel in a vysyon by nyght. And Daniel praysed the God of heauen. Daniel also cryed loude / & sayde: O that the name of God myght be praysed for euer and euer / for wysdome and strength are hys owne: * 1.1812 he chaungeth the [unspec D] tymes & ages: ‡ 1.1813 he putteth downe kynges / he setteth vp kynges: * 1.1814 he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse, & vnderstandynge / to those that vnderstande, he openeth the depe secre∣tes: he knoweth the thyng that lyeth ī darc∣nesse ‡ 1.1815 for the lyght dwelleth with him. I thancke the, and prayse the (O y^u God of my fathers) that thou haste lente me wysdome and strength, and hast shewed me the thyng that we desyred of the, for thou hast opened the kynges matter vnto me.

Upon this went Daniel in vnto Arioch, whome the kynge had ordeyned to destroye the wyse at Babylon: he wente vnto him, & saide, destroye not suche as are wyse in Ba∣bylon, but brynge me in vnto the kynge, & I shall shewe the kyng, the interpretacion. Then Arioch brought Daniel into the king in all the haste, and saide vnto hym: I haue foūde a man among the presoners of Iuda that shall shewe the kynge the interpreta∣cyon. Then answered the kynge, and sayde vnto Daniel, whose name was Balthasar / Arte thou he, that canste shewe me the drea∣me / whiche I haue sene, and the interpre∣tacyon therof? Daniel answered the kynge to his face, and saide. As for this secrete / for the whiche the kynge maketh inquysycion, it is neyther the wyse, the sorcerer, the char∣mer nor the deuyl coniurer, that can certyfy the kynge of it. * 1.1816 Only God in heauen can open secretes, and he it is, that sheweth the kyng Nabuchodonosor what is for to come in the latter dayes.

Thy dreame, and that which thou hast sene [unspec E] in thyne head vpon thy bed, is this: O king thou dydest caste in thy mynde, what shulde come hereafter: So he that is y^• opener of my∣steryes, telleth the, what is for to come. As for me, this secrete is not shewed me, for eny wysdome that I haue, more then any other lyuing: but only y^• I myght shewe the king the interpretacyon, & that he myght knowe y^• thoughtes of his owne herte. Thou kyng sawest, and beholde: there stode before the a greate Image whose fygure was marue∣lous greate, and his vysage grymme. The Image head was of fyne golde, his breste & armes of syluer, hys body and loynes were of copper, his legges were of yron / hys fete were parte of yron / and parte of earth.

* 1.1817 This thou saweste tyll the tyme that (without any handes) there was hewen of a stone which smote the Image vpon the fete that were bothe of yron & earth, and brake them to pouder: then was the yron / the erth the copper / the syluer / and golde / broken al together in peces / and became lyke the chaf of corne / that the wynde bloweth awaye frō the somer floores / that they can no more be founde. But the stone that smote the ymage became a greate mountayne / whiche fulfyl∣leth the whole earthe. This is the dreame And nowe wyll we shewe before the kynge: what it meaneth.

* 1.1818 O Kynge / thou arte a kynge of Kyn¦ges: [unspec F] For the God of heuen hath geuen the a kyngdome / ryches, strength: and maiestye / and hath delyuered the al thynges / that are amonge the chyldren of men: the beastes of the felde / and the foules vnder the Heuen / and geuen the dominyon ouer them all▪ Thou arte that golden heade. After the there shall aryse an other kyngdome, which shall be lesse then thyne. The thyrde kyng∣dome shall be lyke copper / and haue domi∣nacyon in all landes. The fourth kyng∣dome shall be as stronge as yron. For lyke as yron broseth and breaketh all thynges. Ye, euen as yron baeteth euery thyng downe so shall it beate downe and destroye.

Where as thou sawest the fete and toes parte of earth and parte of yron: that is a de¦uyded kyngdome, whiche neuertheles shall haue some of the yron grounde myxte with it, for so moche as thou haste sene the yron myxte with the claye.

The toes of the fete that were parte of yron: and parte of claye / sygnifyeth that it shall be a Kyngdome partely stronge / and partely weake. And where as thou sawest yron myxte with claye: they shall myngle themselues with the sede of symple people / and yet not continue one with an other lyke as yron wyll not be souldered with a potte sharde.

In the dayes of these Kynges, shall the [unspec G] God of heuen set vp an * 1.1819 euerlasting kyng∣dome which shall not peryshe, and his kyng dome shal not be geuen ouer to an other peo¦ple: yee, the same shall breake and destroye all these kyngdomes / but it shall endure for¦euer.

And where as thou sawest, that without eny handes there was cut out of y^• * 1.1820 mount * 1.1821 a stone / whiche brake the yron, the copper the earth / the syluer, and golde in peces: by that hath the greate God shewed the kynge what wyll come after this. Thys is a true dreame, & the interpretacyon of it is sure.

Then the kynge Nabuchodonosor * 1.1822 fell downe vpon his face, and bowed hym selfe vnto Danyell / and commaunded that they shulde offre meatoffrynges and swete odou∣res vnto him. The kyng answered Daniel. and sayde: yee / of a trueth youre God is a God aboue all goddes / a Lorde aboue all kynges / and an opener of secretes: seynge thou canst dyscouer this mysterye. So the kynge made Daniel a greate man, and ga∣ue hym many and greate gyftes.

* 1.1823 He made him ruler of al the countrees of Babilon, and lorde of all the nobles, that were at Babylon. Nowe Danyel intreated the kynge for Sidrach, Mysach and Abed∣nago / so that he made them rulers ouer all the officers in the lande of Babylon: But Danyel him selfe remained styl in the court by the Kynge.

¶ The kynge setteth vp a golden Image, whiche he com∣maundeth to be worshypped. Sydrach, Mysach, and Abed∣nago are accused, because they dispysed the kynges commaū¦dement They are brought vnto the kynge and commaunded to worshyp the ymage. They refuse to do it and are put into a burnynge ouen. By belyfe in God they are delyuered from the fyre. Nabuchodonosor confesseth the power of God after the syght of the myracle.

CAPI. III.

NAbuchodonosor the Kynge caused a [unspec A] golden Image to be made: which was lx. cubytes hye / and syxe cubytes thycke. This he made to be set vp in y^• felde of Du∣ra in the lande of Babylon and sent oute to¦gather together the Dukes, Lordes and no¦bles, the iudges and offycers / the debytes and shreues, with all the rulers of the lande that they myght come to the dedycacyon of the Image whiche Nabuchodonosor the Kynge had set vp. So the Dukes / Lordes and nobles / the iudges and offycers / deby∣tes and shreues with all the rulers of the lande gathered them together, and came vn¦to the dedycatynge of the Image, that Na∣buchodonosor the Kynge had set vp.

Nowe when they stode before the Image, which Nabuchodonoror set vp, y^• bedil cried out with al his might: O ye people, kynred∣des and tunges, to you be it sayde: that whē ye heare the noyse of the trompettes / which shalbe blowen / with the harpes / shawmes / Psalteries, Symphonyes and all maner of Musike: ye fall downe and worshipe y^• gol∣den Image, that Nabuchodonosor the king hath set vp. Whose then falleth not downe and boweth hym selfe / shall euen the same houre be caste into an hote burnynge ouen.

Therfore, when al the folcke herde the noise of the trōpettes that were blowen, with the harpes / shawmes / Psalteryes / Sympho∣mes & al kinde of Melody / thē al the people kynreddes & nacions fell downe, & bowed them selues vnto the golden Image / that Nabuchodonosor the kynge had set vp.

Nowe were there certayne men of the Cal∣dees [unspec B] / that went euen then and accused the Iewes / & sayde vnto the kynge Nabucho∣donosor: O king, god saue thy lyfe for euer. Thou beynge kynge hast geuen a cōmaun∣demente / that all men when they heare the noyse of the trompettes, harpes / shawmes / psalteryes / symphonyes and all the other melodyes: shall fall downe and bowe them selues towarde the golden Image: whoso then fell not downe and worshypped not / that he shulde be cast into an hote burnyng ouen. Nowe are there certayne Iewes / * 1.1824 whom thou haste set ouer the offyces of the lande of Babylon: namely / Sydrache / Mysache and Abednago. These men (O Kynge) regarde not thy commaundement / yee / they wyll not serue thy goddes / nor bow them selues to the golden Image that thou haste set vp.

Then Nabuchodonosor in a cruell wrathe and displeasure, cōmaunded, that Sidrach Misach and Abednago shulde be broughte vnto hym. So these men were brought be∣fore the kynge. Then Nabuchodonosor spake vnto them / and sayde: what? O Sy∣drach Mysache and Abednago / wyl not ye serue my goddes? nor bowe youre selues to the golden Image, that I haue set vp: wel, be redy hereafter when ye heare the noise of the trompettes blowe wyth the Harpes / shawmes / psalteries, symphonyes & all the other melodyes: that ye fall downe, & wor∣shippe the Image which I haue made. But yf ye worshyppe it not, ye shal be cast imme∣diatly into an hote burnyng ouen. Let se / what God is there, that maye delyuer you oute of my handes? Sidrach, Misach and Abednago answered the kynge, and sayde: O Nabuchodonosor we ought not to cōsent vnto the in this matter / for why? oure God whom we serue / * 1.1825 is able to kepe vs from the hote burninge ouen (O Kynge) and can ryght well delyuer vs out of thy handes.

And though he wyll not / yet shalte thou knowe (O Kynge) that we wyll not serue [unspec C] thy goddes, nor do reuerence to the Image / which thou haste set vp. Then was Nabu∣chodonosor full of indignacyon, so that the countenaūce of his face chaunged vpon Si∣drach, Misach, and Abednago. Therfore he charged and commaūded, y^t the ouen shuld be made seuē tymes hoter, then it wâs wōte to be: & spake vnto the strongest worthyes that were in his host, for to bynde Sidrach, Misach and Abednago, & to cast them into the hote burnynge ouen.

So these men were bounde in theyr cotes hosen / shues wyth theyr other garmentes / and caste into the hote burnynge ouen: for the kynges commaundemēt was so strayte, and the ouen was excedynge hote. As for the men that put in Sidrach / Misach and Abednago / the flamme of the fyre destroyed them. And these thre men Sidrach Misach and Abednago fell downe in the hote bur∣nynge ouen, beinge fast bounde. Then Na∣buchodonosor the king marueled and stode vp in all hast: he spake vnto hys councell and sayde: dyd not ye caste these thre men bounde into the fyre? They answered / and saide vnto the kynge: Yee / O kynge. He an∣swered and sayde: lo for all that / yet do I se foure men goinge low••e in the myddest of the fyre / and nothynge corrupte: and the fourth is ☞ lyke an aungel to loke vpon. [unspec D] Upon this went Nabuchodonosor vnto the mouth of the hote burnynge ouen: he spake also and sayde: O Sidrache / Misache and Abednago / ye seruauntes of the hye God: go forth, and come hither. And so Sidrach, Misache and Abednago wente oute of the fyre. Then the dukes Lordes, and nobles / and the kynges councel came together to se these men, ‡ 1.1826 vpon whom the fyre had no ma¦ner of power in theyr bodyes: In so muche that the very heare of theyre head was not burnt, and theyr clothes vnchaunged: Yee / there was no smell of fyre felt vpon them.

Then spake Nabuchodonosor, and sayd: Blessed be the God of Sidrach, Misach & Abednago: * 1.1827 which hath sent hys Angell / and defended his seruauntes, that put their trust in him: that altered the kynges com∣maundemente, and ieoperde theyr bodyes thervpon: rather then they wolde serue or worshype any other God, except theyr owne God only. Therfore I wyll and com∣maunde, that all people, kynredes and tun∣ges / whiche speake any blasphemy agaynst the God of Sidrach, Misach & Abednago shall dye, and theyr houses shall be praysed: Because, * 1.1828 there is no God that maye saue, as this. So the kynge promoted Sydrach, Mysache / and Abdenago / in the lande of Babylon.

CAPI. IIII.

¶ Nabuchodonosor dreameth againe. Daniel interpreteth it. Nabuchodonosor is put out of his realme, and eateth with beastes. He confesseth the power of God, and is resto∣red into hys kyngdome. [unspec A]

N * 1.1829 Abuchodonosor Kynge vnto al peo∣ple, kynreddes and tunges that dwell vpon the whole earthe: peace be multyply∣ed among you. I thought it good to shewe the tokens and maruelous worckes / that the bye God hath wrought vpon me. O / howe greate are hys tokens / and howe mightie are his wonders? * 1.1830 Hys kingdome is an euerlastyng kingdome, and his power lasteth for euer and euer.

I Nabuchodonosor beynge at rest in myne house, and florishynge in my palace / sawe a dreame / whiche made me afrayed: and the thoughtes that I had vpon my bedde, with the vysyons of myne heade / troubled me. * 1.1831 Then sent I out a cōmission / that all they which were of wysdome at Babylon shulde be brought before me, to tell me the interpre¦tacyon of the dreame. So there came the sothsayers / charmers / Caldees and coniu∣rers of deuels: to whom I tolde the dreame but what it betokened / they coulde not shew me: tyll at the laste / there came one Daniel) otherwyse called Balthazar / accordyng to the name of my God) whiche hath the sprite of the holy goddes / in him: to whom I told [unspec B] the dreame, sayinge: O Balthazar / thou prince of Sothesayers: For so muche as I knowe, that thou hast the spryte of the holy Goddes and no secrete is hyd from the: tell me therfore, what the vysion of my dreame) that I haue sene) maye sygnyfye. I sawe a vysyon in my head vpon my bed: and behol¦de / there stode a tre vpon the grounde whi∣che was very hye / greate and myghtye / the heyghthe reached vnto the heauen / and the bredthe extended to all the endes of the earthe: hys leaues were fayre / he had very much frute, so that euery man had ynough to eate therin.

The beastes of the felde had shadowes vn∣der it, and the foules of the aire dwelt in the bowes therof. Shortly / all creatures fed of it. I sawe in my head a vision vpon my bed & beholde / a watcher came downe from hea¦uen, & cryed myghtely, saying. Hewe downe the ire, breake of his braūches / shake of his leaues / and scatre his frute abrode: that all the beastes may get them away from vnder him, and the foules frō his braunches. Ne∣uertheles, leaue the grounde of his rote styl in the earth, and bynde him vpon the playn felde, with cheynes of yron and stele. Wyth the dewe of heauen shall he be wet, & he shal haue hys part in the herbes of the grounde with other wylde beastes.

That mans herte of hys shal be taken from [unspec C] him, and a beastes herte shall be geuen him tyll seuen yeare be come & gone vpon him. This erande of the watcher, is a comaūde∣ment grounded and sought out in the coun¦cell of him / that is most holy: to learne men for to vnderstande, that the hiest hath pow∣er ouer the kyndomes of men / and geueth them, to whom it lyketh hym, and bryngeth the very oute castes of men ouer them. Th{is} is the dreame, that I Kyng Nabuchodono∣sor haue sene. Therfore O Balthazar / tell thou me what it signifieth: for so much as al the wyse men of my kyngdome are not able to shewe me / what it meaneth. But thou canste do it / for the spryte of the holy God∣des is in the.

Then Daniel (whose name was Baltha∣sar) helde his peace by the space of an houre and hys thoughtes troubled hym. So the kinge spake, & sayde: O Balthazar, let ney∣ther the dreame nor the interpretaciō therof [unspec D] feare y^•. Balthazar, answered saying: O my Lorde, this dreame happē to thine enemies, & the interpretacyon to thyne aduersaryes. As for the tre that thou sawest whiche was so great & myghtye / whose heyght reached vnto the heauen, and his bredth into all the worlde: whose leaues were fayre & the frute muche: vnder the whiche the beastes of the felde had their habitacyon, and vpon whose braunches the foules of the ayre dyd syt.

Euen thou (O kyng) art the tre / greate & strong. Thy greatnes increaceth, and rea¦cheth vnto the heauen so doth thy power to the endes of the earth. But where as the kyng sawe a watcher euen an holy angell, that came downe from heauen: and sayde: hewe downe the tre / and destroye it: yet leaue the grounde of the rote in the earthe: and bynde hym vpon the playne felde with cheynes of yron and stele: He shall be wet [unspec E] with the dewe of heauen, and his parte shal be with the beastes of the felde / tyll seuen yeares become and gone vpon hym: This (O kyng) is the interpretacyon, yee, it is the very deuyce of hym, that is hyest of all, and it toucheth my Lorde the kynge.

Thou shalt be cast out from men / and thy dwellyng shalbe with the beastes of y^• felde: wyth grasse shalte thou be fed lyke an oxe. Thou must be wet wyth y^• dewe of the hea∣uen: yee, seuen yeares shall come, & go vpon the, tyll thou knowe, * 1.1832 that the hyest hath

power vpon the kyngdomes of men, & ge∣ueth thē to whom he lyst. Moreouer, where as it was sayd, that the rote of the tree shuld be left styl in the groūde: it betokeneth, y^t thy kyngdome shal remayne whole vnto the, af¦ter thou hast lerned to knowe, that y^• power commeth from heauen. Wherfore, O kyng, be cōtent with my coūcell, that thou mayest lowse thy sinnes with ryghtuousnesse, * 1.1833 and thyne offences with mercy to poore people: for suche thynges shall prolonge thy peace. All these thynges touche the Kynge Nabu∣chodonosor.

So after. xij. monethes, the kyng walked [unspec F] vp & downe in the palace of y^• kyngdome of Babylon, and sayde: This is the great cyte of Babylon, whiche I my self (w^t my power & strēgth) haue made a kinges courte, for the honour of my magesty. Whyle these wordes were yet in the kynges mouth, there fell a voyce from heauen, sayeng: O kyng Nabu∣chodonosor, to y^• be it spokē: Thy kingdome shall departe from the, thou shalt be cast out of mens cōpany: thy dwellynge shalbe with the bestes of the felde, so that thou shalt eate grasse lyke as an oxe, tyl seuē yeares be come & gone ouer the: euen vntyll thou knowest / y^• the hyest hath power vpō the kyngdomes of men, & that he may gyue thē, vnto whom it pleaseth hym. The very same houre was this matter fulfylled vpon Nabuchodono∣sor: so that he was cast out of mens cōpany, & dyd eate grasse lyke an oxe. His body was wet with the dewe of heauē, tyll his hearres were as great as Aegles fethers, & his nay∣les lyke byrdes clawes. [unspec G]

When this tyme was past, I Nabucho∣donosor lyft vp myne eyes vnto heauē, and myne vnderstanding was restored vnto me agayne. Then gaue I thankes vnto the hig¦hest. I magnifyed and praysed him that ly∣ueth for euermore, * 1.1834 whose power endureth alway, and his kyngdome from one gene∣racyon to another: in comparyson of whom all they that dwell vpon the earthe / are to be reputed as nothyng.

* 1.1835 He handleth accordynge to his wyl a∣monge the powers of heuē and amonge the inhabytours of the earth: & there is none y^• may resyst his hande / or saye: what doest y^•? * 1.1836 At y^t same tyme was myne vnderstanding geuen me agayne, and I was restored to the honoure of my kyngdome, to my dignyte / & to myne owne shape agayne. My greate estates and Prynces sought vnto me: and I was set in my kyngdome agayne / so that I had yet greater worshyppe.

Then dyd I Nabuchodonosor, loue / ma∣gnifye and prayse the kyng of heauē: for all his worckes are true / and his wayes ryght. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bryng them downe.

¶ Balthazar Kynge of Babylon, abusynge the vesselles of the Temple, seyth an hande wrytynge in the wall. The Sothe sayers called of the Kynge, can not expounde the wrytynge. Daniell is called, whiche readeth it, and in∣terpreteth it also. Balthasar beyng slayne, Darius succedeth in his rowme.

CAPI. V.

KYNGE Balthazar made a greate Bancket to hys thousande Lordes: [unspec A] wyth all these thousande he made greate chere / and when he was droncken wyth wyne, he commaunded to brynge hym the golden & syluer vessels * 1.1837 whiche his father Nabuchodonosor had takē out of the tēple at Ierusalem: that the kyng and his Lordes with his quene & concubynes myght drinke therout.

So they brought the golden vessell, that was taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at Ierusalē. Then the Kynge and his Lordes with his quene & concubines dron••k out of them. They droncke wyne, and pray∣sed their Idoles of golde, syluer / copper, yrō wodde and stone.

In the very same houre there appeared fyngers / as it had bene of a mans hāde wri∣tynge, [unspec B] ryght ouer agaynste the candelstycke vpon the playne wall in the kynges palace: & the kyng sawe the palme of the hande th•••• wrote. * 1.1838 Then chaūged the kyng his coun∣tenaūce / and his thoughtes troubled him, so that the ioyntes of his body shoke / and hys knees smote one agaynste the other. Wher∣fore* 1.1839 the Kyng cryed myghtelye / that they shulde brynge hym the Charmers / Caldees and Coniurers of Deuylles. The Kynge spake also to the wyse men of Babylon, and sayde: Who so can rede this wrytyng / and shewe me the playne meaning therof: shalbe clothed with purple, haue a cheyne of golde about his necke / and rule the thyrde parte of my kyngdome.

Upon this / came al the kynges wyse mē: but they coulde neyther rede y^• wrytyng / nor shewe the kyng what it signifyed. Thē was the kyng sore afrayed, in so muche, y^• hys co∣loure chaūged / & his Lordes were sore vexed So by reason of thys matter, that had hap∣pened to the kyng and his Lordes, y^• Quene [unspec C] went vp her self into the bancket house / and spake vnto y^• kyng, sayinge: O Kyng / God saue thy lyfe for euer: Let not thy thoughtes trouble the and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged. For why? there is a man in thy

kyngdome, that hath the sprete of the holy goddes within hym, * 1.1840 as it was sene in thy fathers dayes. He hath vnderstāding & wis∣dome lyke the godd{is}. Ye the kyng Nabucho¦donosor thy father made this man chefe of y^• sothsayers / charmers, Caldees and deuyl cō¦iurers: because that suche an aboundaunte sprete, knowledge & wysdome (to expounde dreames, to open secretes, & to declare harde dowtes) was founde in him: yee, euen in Da¦niel, whom the kyng named Balthazar. Let this same Daniel be sente for / and he shal tel what it meaneth.

Then was Daniell brought before the kyng. So the kyng spake vnto Daniel, and sayde: Art thou that Daniel / one of the pry∣soners of Iuda, whom my father the Kyng brought out of Iewry? I haue herde speake of the / that thou hast the sprete of the holy goddes, experience and vnderstandyng, and that there hath bene great wysdome founde in y^•. Now haue there bene brought me, wyse & connyng charmers / to reade thys writyng [unspec D] and to shewe me the meanyng therof: But they coulde not tel me / what this matter sig¦nifyed. Then hearde I say, that thou canst expounde darcke thinges, and declare harde doutes. Well than / yf thou canst reade thys wrytynge, and shewe me the meaninge ther of: thou shalt be clothed wyth purple, haue a cheyne of golde about thy necke / and rule the thyrd part of my kyngdome.

Daniell answered, & sayde before y^e kyng: [unspec E] * 1.1841 As for thy rewardes, kepe thē to thyself, or gyue thy rych gyftes to another: yet not the∣lesse, I wyll rede y^• wrytyng vnto the kyng / and shewe him y^• interpretacyon therof. * 1.1842 O kyng, God the hyghest gaue vnto Nabucho¦donosor thy father, the dygnyte of a Kyng / with worshyppe & honour: so that all people kynreddes & tunges stode in awe, & feare of hym, by reason of the hye estate, that he had lent him. For why / he slew whom he wolde, he smote, whom it pleased him. Againe: whō he wolde, he set vp: and whom he lyst, he put downe. * 1.1843 But because his hert was so proude and his stomake set so fast vnto wylfulnes: he was deposed frō his kyngely trone / and his magesty was taken from him. He was shut out from among mē, his hert was lyke a beastes hert, and his dwellyng was wyth [unspec F] the wylde Asses: he was fayne to eate grasse lyke an oxe / and his body was wet with the dewe of the heuē: tyl he knewe, that the hyest God had power vpon the kingdomes of mē and setteth ouer them, whom he lyst.

And thou his sōne (O Balthazar) for all this, hast not submytted thyne herte, though thou knewest al these thinges: but hast mag¦nyfied thyselfe aboue the Lorde of heauen / so that the vessels of his house were brought before the: that thou, & thy Lordes with thy quene and concubynes, myght drincke wine therout: And hast praysed the Idoles of syl∣uer and golde, copper and yron, of wod and stone which neyther se, heare nor vnderstād: As for the God * 1.1844 in whose hande consysteth the bredth and all thy wayes: thou haste not loued hym.

Therfore is the palme of this hande sente [unspec G] hyther from him, to token vp this wrytyng. And this is the scrypture, that is writen vp: Mane, Thetel, Phares. Now the interpre∣tacyon of the thynge is this: Mane, God hath nombred the kyngdome, and brought it to an ende: Thetell, thou art weyed in the balaunce, and art founde to lyght: Phares / thy kyngdome is delt in partes, and geuen to the Medes and Perses.

Then cōmaūded Balthazar, to cloth Da∣niell wyth purple, to hange a cheyne of gold aboute his necke, and to make a proclamaci¦on concernyng hym: that he shulde be the ru¦ler of the thyrde parte of his kyngedome: * 1.1845 The very same nyght was Balthazar the kynge of the Caldees stayne / and * 1.1846 Darius out of Media toke in the kyngdome, beyng, lxij. yeare of age.

¶ Daniel is made ruler ouer the Lordes. The ymaginacion of an arte agaynste Daniell. The proclamacion of the arte, wherof Daniel is accused vnto the kyng as a transgressour He is put into a denne of Lions by the cōmaundement of the kyng. He is delyuered by fayth in god. Daniels accusars are put vnto the Lyons to be corne in sonder. Darius by the pro¦clamacyon of a decree, magnyfyeth the God of Daniel.

CAPI. VI.

IT pleased Darius so set ouer his kyngdo¦me [unspec A] an. C. &. xx. Lordes, which shulde be in al his kyngdome about. Aboue these he set thre Prynces (of whom Daniell was one) y^e the Lordes myght geue accomptes vnto thē & the kyng to be vndiseased.

But Daniel exceaded al these Prynces & lordes, for the sprete of God was plentuous in hym: so that the kynge was mynded to set hym ouer the whole realme. Wherfore the Prynces and Lordes sought, to pycke out in Daniel some quarel agaynst the kyngdome yet could they fynde none occasion nor faute vpon him. For why? he was so faythful, that there was no blame nor dyshonesty founde in hym.

Then sayde these men: we can get no qua¦rell [unspec B] agaynst thys Daniel, excepte it be in the law of his God. Upon this wēt the Prynces

and Lordes together vnto the kyng, & sayde thus vnto him: kyng Darius / God saue thy lyfe foreuer. Al the great estat{is} of the realme as the Prynces, Dukes, Senatours & Iud¦ges, are determyned to put out a commaun∣dement of the kynge, and to make a sure sta∣tute: namely, that who so desyreth any pety∣cion, either of any God or man (within this. xxx. dayes) except it be onely of the, O kyng: the same person may be cast into the Lyons denne. Wherfore, O kynge, confyrme thou this statute / and make a wrytynge: that the thynge which the Medes and Perses haue ordeyned be not altered nor broken.

So Darius made the wrytynge, and con∣firmed [unspec C] it. Nowe when Daniell vnderstode that the wrytynge was made / he wente into hys house: and the wyndowes of his wall towarde Ierusalem stode open. There kne∣led he downe vpon his knees, thre tymes a daye: there he made hys petycion / and pray∣sed hys God / lyke as his maner was to do afore tyme.

Then these men made searche / & founde [unspec D] Daniell makynge his peticyon, & prayinge vnto his God. So they came to the kyng, & spake before him concerning his commaun∣dement / saying: O kyng / hast thou not sub∣scribed the statute / y^• within. xxx. dayes who so requyreth his peticyon of any God or mā but onely of thyselfe / O kyng: he shalbe cast into the denne of the Lyons? The kynge an swered. & sayde: yee / it is true. It must be as a lawe of the Medes and Perses, that maye not be broken.

Then answered they, and sayde vnto the kynge: Daniel one of the prisoners of Iuda O kyng / regardeth nether y^• nor thy statute, that y^u haste made, but maketh his petycyon thre tymes a daye. When the kynge hearde these wordes / he was sore greued / and wold haue excused Daniel / to delyuer him, & put of the matter / vnto the Sunne wēt downe / to the intent that he myght saue hym.

These men perceauyng y^• kinges mynde sayde vnto him: knowe this (O kynge) that the lawe of the Medes and Perses is / that y^• cōmaundement & statute which the kynge maketh / may not be altered. ‡ 1.1847 Then y^• kyng bad them brynge Daniel / and they cast hym into the Lyons denne.

The kynge also spake vnto Daniell, and sayde: thy God, whom thou alwaye seruest / euen he shall defendethe. And there was [unspec E] brought a stone, and layed vpon the hole of the denne: this y^• kyng sealed with his owne ryng / & with the sygnet of his prynces, that the kynges cōmaundement concerning Da¦niel / shulde not be broken,

So the kyng wente into his palace / and kepte him sober all nyght / so that there was no table spred before hym, neyther coulde he take any slepe. But by times in the morning at the breake of the daye / the kynge arose / and went in all haste vnto the denne of the Lyons.

Nowe as he came nye vnto the denne, he cried with a piteous voyce vnto Daniel, yee the kynge spake / and sayde vnto Daniel: O Daniel / thou seruaunt of the lyuyng God / is not thy God (whom thou alwaye seruest) able to delyuer the from the lyons? Daniel sayde vnto the kynge. O Kynge / God saue [unspec F] thy lyfe foreuer. * 1.1848 My God hathe sente hys aungell, ‡ 1.1849 whiche hath shut y^• lyōs mouthes so that they myght not hurte me. For why? myne vngyltynesse is founde out before him. And as for y^•, O kynge, I neuer offended y^•.

Then was the kynge exceadyng glad & cōmaunded to take Daniel out of the denne So Daniel was brought out of the denne▪ & no maner of hurte was founde vpon hym. For he put his trust in his God. And as for those men whiche had accused Daniell, the kyng commaunded to bryng them, & to cast thē in the Lyons denne, them, theyr chyldren & theyr wyues. So y^• lyōs had the maystrye* 1.1850 of them, and brake all their bones a sonder / or euer they came at the grounde.

* 1.1851 After this / wrote kyng Darius vnto al people / kynceddes / and tūges, that dwelt in [unspec G] al landes: peace be multiplied with you: My commaundement is / in all my dominyon & kyngdome, that men feare & stande in awe of Daniels God.

* 1.1852 For he is the lyuynge God, whiche aby∣deth euer: his kyngdome shal not fayle, and his power is euerlastynge. ‡ 1.1853 It is he that de¦lyuereth, and saueth: he dath wonders and maruelous workes, in heauen and earthe: he hath preserued Daniel from the power of the Lyons. This Daniel prospered in y^• ray¦gne of Darius and Cirus of Persia.

¶ A vysyon of. iiii. beastes is shewed vnto Daniel. The vy∣syon is interpreted of. iiii. kyngdomes of the worlde. Of the power and increase of Antichryst. Of the euerlastyng kyng∣dome of Chryste.

CAPI. VII.

IN the fyrste yeare of Balthazar Kynge [unspec A] of Babylon / sawe Danyell a dreame / and a vysyon was in hys heade vpon hys bedde. Whiche dreame he wrote / and the somme of the matter is this Daniel spake / and sayde: I sawe in my vysyon by nyght /

and beholde: the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the see / and foure great beastes came vp from the see one vnlyke another.

The fyrst was as * 1.1854 a lyon, and yet had he * 1.1855 Aegles wynges. I sawe, that his wynges were plucte from him, and he taken awaye from the earthe: that he stode vpon hys fete as a man, and that there was geuen hym a mans herte.

Beholde, y^• seconde beast was lyke a * 1.1856 beare [unspec B] & stode vpon the one syde. Amonge his teeth in his mouth he had. iij. great longe teeth / & it was sayde vnto him. Aryse, eate vp much flesh. Then I loked, and beholde, there was another lyke vnto a leoparde: this had wyn¦ges as a foule, * 1.1857 euen foure vpon the backe. This beast had foure heades, and there was power geuen him. After this I sawe in a vi∣syon by nyght, and beholde / the fourth beast was grymme and horrible / and maruelous stronge. It had great yron teeth, it deuoured and destroyed, & stamped the resydue vnder his fete. It was farre vnlyke the other bea∣stes y^t were before it: for it had * 1.1858 ten hornes / wherof I toke good hede.

And beholde, there came vp amōg them, another lyke horne, before whom there were [unspec C] thre of the first hornes pluckte awaye. Be∣holde, this horne had eyes lyke a man, and a mouth speakynge presumptuous thynges. * 1.1859 I loked tyll the seates were prepared, and tyl y^u olde aged sat him downe. His clothyng was as whyte as snowe, and the hearres of hys heade lyke the pure wol. Hys trone was lyke the fyrye flame, and hys wheles as the burnynge fyre. There drewe forth a fyrye streame, & went out from him. * 1.1860 A thousāde tymes a thousande serued hym. x. M. tymes ten thousande stode before him. The iudge∣ment was set / and the bokes opened. Then toke I hede there vnto, because of the voyce of the proude worde••, whiche y^• horne spake I behelde / tyl the beaste was slayne, and his body destroyed, ‡ 1.1861 & geuen ouer to be brent in the fyre.

As for the power of the other beastes also it was taken away / but their lyues were prolonged for a tyme and season. I sawe in a vysion by night, and beholde, * 1.1862 there came one in the cloudes of heauen lyke the sonne of a man, whiche went vnto the olde aged / before whom they brought him: Then gaue he him ‡ 1.1863 power & dignite regall, that all peo∣ple tribes and tūges shulde serue him. ‡ 1.1864 Hys power is an euerlastynge power, which shal neuer be put downe: & his kyngdome endu∣reth vncorrupte. My herte was vexed, * 1.1865 & I Daniel had a troubled sprete within me, & the visiōs of my heade made me afrayed: tyl I gat me vnto ‡ 1.1866 one of them that stode by, to knowe the trueth, concernyng all these thin∣ges. So he tolde me, & made me vnderstande the interpretacyon of these thinges.

These foure greate beastes / are foure [unspec E] kynges whiche shall aryse out of the earth. These shall take in y^• kingdome of the saint{is} of the most hyest / and possesse it styll more & more for a longe season. After this I requy∣red diligently to knowe the trueth, concer∣nynge y^• fourth beast, which was so farre vn¦lyke the other beastes, & so horrible: whose teeth were of yron / and his nayles of brasse: which deuoured and destroyed, & stāped the resydue vnder hys fete. I desyre also to knowe the trueth / as touchynge y^• ‡ 1.1867 ten hor∣nes that he had vpon his head, & thys other whiche came vp afterwarde / before whose face there fell downe thre: whiche horne had eyes and mouth that spake presumptuous thinges / and loked wyth a grymmer visage then his felowes. I beheld, & the same horne [unspec F] made batayle agaynst the sayntes, yee and gat the vyctory of them: vntyl the tyme that the olde aged came / that the iudgemēt was geuen to the chefest sayntes: and tyl the tyme that y^• saynctes had the kyngdome in posses∣sion. He gaue me this answere: That fourth beast shalbe y^• fourth kyngdome vpon earth it shalbe more then all other kyngdomes, it shall deuoure / treade downe, and destroy al other landes.

* 1.1868 The ten hornes / are ten kynges, y^e shall aryse out of y^• kyngdome, after whom there [unspec G] shall stande vp another, which shalbe grea∣ter then y^• fyrst. He shal subdue thre kynges, and shall speake wordes agaynste the hyest of all: he shall destroye the Sayntes of the most hiest, ‡ 1.1869 and thynke that he may chaūge tymes and lawes. They shalbe geuen vn∣der his power / ‡ 1.1870 vntyll a tyme / two tymes, and halfe a tyme.

But the iudgement shalbe kepte / so that his power shalbe takē from him, for he shall be destroyed / and peryshe at the last. As for the kyngdome / power / and all myght that is vnder y^• heuen: it shalbe geuen to the holy people of the most hyest, ‡ 1.1871 whose kyngdome is euerlastynge: ye•• all powers shall serue & obeye hym. Thus farre extende the wordes. Neuertheles, I Danyel was so vexed in my thoughtes / that my countenaunce chaūged * 1.1872 but the wordes I kepte styll in my herte.

¶ A visyon of a steyfe betwene a ra〈…〉〈…〉e and an he goate. The vnderstandynge of the visyon is of the battell betwene

the kynge of Persia and the kynge of the Ere••yms. Of the shamelesse kynge Antichrist.

CAPI. VIII.

IN the thryde yeare of the raygne of kyng [unspec A] Balthazar, there apeared a vysion vnto me Daniel, after that I had sene the * 1.1873 fyrst. I sawe in a vision (& when I sawe it, I was at Susis in the chefe cytie, whiche lyeth in the lande of * 1.1874 Elam) and in the vysyon / me thought I was by the ryuer of Ulai.

Then I loked vp / and sawe: and beholde there stode before the ryuer, a ramme, which had hornes: and these hornes were hye / but one was hyer then another, & the hyest came vp laste. I sawe that thys ramme pusshed with hys hornes agaynste the west, agaynst the north, and agaynste the south: so that no beastes myght stāde before hym, nor defende thē frō hys power: but he dyd as him lysted, [unspec B] and waxed greatly. I toke hede vnto this, and then came there an he goate from the west ouer the whole earth, and touched nat the grounde.

The goate had a meruelus goodly horne betwyxte his eyes, & came vnto the ramme, that had the two hornes (whom I had sene afore by thy ryuer syde) and ranne fearcely vpō him with his might. I sawe him drawe¦nye vnto the ramme, beyng very fearce vpō hym: yee, he gaue him suche a stroke, that he [unspec C] brake is two hornes: Neyther had the rāme so much strength as to stāde before him: but he caste hym downe, croade hym vnder hys fete: & no man was able to delyuer the rāme out of hys power.

The goate waxed exceadynge greate / and when he was at the strongest, his great horne was broken also. * 1.1875 Then grewe there other foure such lyke in the steade, towarde the. iiij. wyndes of the heauē. Yee, out of one of the least of these hornes, there came vp yet another horne / which waxed meruelous great: towarde the south / towarde the east, and towarde the fayre pleasaunt lande. It grewe vp to the hoost of heauen, wherof it dyd cast some downe to the grounde, and of the starres also / and trode them vnder fete.

Yee, it grewe vp vnto the prynce of the hoost, from whom the daylyeofferinge was taken, & the place of his Sanctuary casten downe. And a certayne season was geuen vnto it, agaynste the daylyeofferynge (be∣cause of wyckednesse) that it myght caste downe the veryte to the grounde / and so to prospere in al thynges, that it wente about,

Upon this I herde one of the sayntes [unspec D] speakynge, whiche saynte sayde vnto one that asked this question. Howe longe shall thys vysyon of the daylye sacryfyce and of the wastyng abhominacion endure: that the Sanctuary and the power shal so be troden vnder fote? And he answered hym: Unto the euenynge and the mornynge, euen two thousande & thre hundreth dayes: then shall the Sanctuary be clensed agayne.

Nowe whē I Daniel had sene this visiō, [unspec E] & sought for the vnderstāding of it: beholde, there stode before me a thynge lyke vnto a man. And I harde a mans voyce in y^e ryuer of Ulay, which cryed, and sayde: O Gabriel, make this man vnderstande the visiō. So he came, & stode by me. But I was afrayed at his cōmynge, & fell downe vpon my face.

Then sayde he vnto me / O thou sonne of man / marke well / for in the laste tyme shall this vysyon be fulfylled. Nowe as he was speakynge vnto me I waxed faynte, so that I suncke downe to the grounde. But he toke holde vpon me, and set me vp agayne, sayinge: Beholde, I wyll shewe the / what shal happen in the last wrath: for in the tyme appoynted it shalbe fulfylled.

The ramme which thou sawest with the two hornes / is the kynge of the Medes and Perses: but the goate is the kinge of Greke lande: the greate horne that stode betwyxte his eyes / that is the principall kynge. But where as it brake, and foure other rose vp in the steade: it signifieth / that out of this peo∣ple shall stande vp * 1.1876 foure kyngdomes / but not so myghtye as it.

After these kingdomes (whyle vngodly∣nesse [unspec F] is a growing) there shal aryse a kynge of an vnshamefast face / whiche shalbe wyse in darcke speakynges.

He shalbe myghtye and stronge / but nat in his owne strēgth. He shall destroye aboue measure / and all that he goeth aboute shall prospere: he shall sleye the stronge and holy people. And thorowe his craftynes / falshed shall prospere in his hande, his herte shalbe proude, and many one shall he put to death in his welthynesse. He shal stāde vp agaynst the Prynce of Prynces, * 1.1877 but he shalbe de∣stroyed without hande. And thys vysyon that is shewed vnto the, is as sure as the euenynge and the mornynge. * 1.1878 Therfore wryte thou vpō this sight, for it wylbe ••onge or it come to passe.

Upon this was I Daniel very faynte, so that I laye sicke certayne dayes: but when I rose vp, I wente aboute the kynges busy¦nesse, and merueled at the vision, neuerthe∣lesse no man knewe of it.

¶ Daniel desyreth to haue that performed of God whiche he had promysed consernynge the retourue of the people frō theyr bannysh: ment in Babylon A true confession. Daniels prayre is hearde. Gabriel the Aungel expoundeth vnto hym the vysyon of the lxx. weakes. The anoyntyuge of Chryste The buyldynge agayne of Ierusalē vnder Nehemiah. The death of Chryste.

CAPI. IX.

IN the fyrst yeare of Darius the sonne of [unspec A] Ahalures, * 1.1879 which was of the sede of the Medes, & was made kynge ouer the realme of the Caldees: yee, euen in the fyrst yeare of his raygne, I Daniel desyred to knowe the yearly nombre out of the bokes / wherof the Lorde spake vnto * 1.1880 Ieremy the Prophete: that Ierusalē shulde lye wast. lxx. yeares: & I turned me vnto God the Lord, for to pray and make myne intercession, with fastynge, sacke cloth & ashes, I prayed before y^• Lorde my God, and knowledged, sayeng.

* 1.1881 O Lorde, thou greate and fearful God, thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy with them, which loue the / and do thy commaun∣dementes.* 1.1882 We haue synned / we haue of∣fended / we haue bene disobedient and gone backe: yee, we haue departed from all thy preceptes and iudgementes.

We wolde neuer folowe thy seruauntes [unspec B] the Prophetes / that spake in thy name to our kynges and princes, to our forefathers, and to al the people of the lande. * 1.1883 O Lorde, righteousnesse belongeth vnto the / vnto vs pertayneth nothynge but open shame: as it is come to passe thys daye vnto euery man of Iuda / and to them that dwell at Ierusa∣lem. Yee, vnto all Israel / whether they be farre or nye: thorowe out all landes: wherin thou haste strowed them / because of the of∣fences / that they had done agaynste the.

Yee / O Lorde, vnto vs, to our kynges and prynces / to oure forefathers: euen to vs all * 1.1884 that haue offeded the, belongeth opē sha∣me. But vnto the / O Lorde oure God / per∣tayneth [unspec C] mercy and forgeuenesse. As for vs / we are gone backe from hym / and haue nat obeyed the voyse of the Lorde oure God / to walke in his lawes, * 1.1885 whiche he layed be∣fore vs by his seruaūtes the Prophetes: yee, all Israel haue trāsgressed / and gone backe from my lawe / so that they haue nat herke∣ned vnto thy voyce.

Wherfore / the curse and othe * 1.1886 that is wrytten in the lawe of Moyses the seruaūt of God / and (agaynst whō we haue offēded) is poured vpon vs. * 1.1887 And he hath perfour∣med hys wordes, whiche he spake agaynste vs / and agaynste oure iudges that iudged vs: to brynge vpon vs such a greate plage, as neuer was vnder heauen, lyke as it is nowe come to passe in Ierusalē. Yee, all this plage / as it is wrytten in y^• lawe of Moses / is come vpō vs. Yet made we nat our praier before the Lorde oure God, that we myght turne agayne from our wickednesse / & to be lerned in thy verite. Therfore hath the lorde made haste / to brynge this plage vpon vs, [unspec D] for the Lorde oure God is ryghteous / in all his workes whiche he dothe: for why? we wolde not herken vnto his voyce.

* 1.1888 And nowe / O Lorde our God ‡ 1.1889 thou that with a myghtie hande hast brought thy people out of Egypt / to get thy selfe a name which remaineth this daye: we haue synned O Lorde / & done wyckedly agaynst all thy ryghteousnes: yet let thy wrothfull displea∣sure be turned awaye (I beseche the) frō thy cyte Ierusalem thy holy hyll. And why? for oure synnes sake, & for the wyekednesse of our forefathers, is Ierusalem & thy people abhorred of all thē y^• are aboute vs. Nowe therfore, O our God / heare the praier of thy seruaunte / & his intercession. O let thy face shyne ouer thy Sanctuary, y^t lyeth waste.

O my God / enclyne thyne eare / and her∣ken [unspec E] (at the leest for thyne owne sake) open thyne eyes: beholde howe we be desolated / yee / and the cytye also / whiche is called af∣ter thy name: for we do nat cast our prayers before the in oure owne ryghteousnes, no: but onely in thy greate mercyes. O Lorde / heare: O Forgeue Lorde, O Lorde consydre, tarye nat ouer lōge: but for thyne owne sake do it. O my God: for thy cytie and thy peo∣ple is called after thy name.

As I was yet speakynge at my prayers. knowledgyng myne owne synnes / and the synnes / of my people Israel / makynge so myne intercessiō before the Lorde my God / for the holy hils sake of my God: yee / whyle I was yet speakinge in my prayer / beholde the mā Gabriel: (* 1.1890 whō I had sene afort in the vision) came flyinge to me / & touched me aboute the offerynge tyme in the euenynge. He informed me / & spake vnto me: O Da∣nyel sayde he / I am nowe come to make the vnderstande it. For as soone as thou be∣gannest to make thy prayer / it was so dyui∣sed, & therfore am I come to shewe the. And why? * 1.1891 For thou art a man greatly beloued. [unspec F]

Wherfore / pondre the matter well / that thou mayest lerne / to vnderstande the visiō. Lxx. wekes are determined ouer thy people, and ouer thy holy cytie: that the wyckednes maye be consumed, that the synne may haue an ende, that the offence may be reconcyleo,

and to bryng in euerlasting ryghteousnesse, to fulfyl the vysyons and the Prophetes / & [unspec G] to anoynte the moost holy one. Understande this then, and marke it well: that from the tyme it shalbe concluded * 1.1892 to go & repayre Ierusalem agayne / vnto Chryste (or the a∣noynted) prynce: there shalbe seuen wekes: Then shall the stretes and walles be buyl∣ded agayne. lxij. wekes, but with hard trou∣blous tyme. After these. lxij. wekes, shall Chryst be slayne, and they shal haue no plea¦sure in hym. Then shall there come a people with the Prynce, and destroye the cytte and the Sanctuary: and hys ende shall come as the water floude. But the desolacyon shall contynue tyll the ende of the batell.

He shall make a stronge bonde with ma∣ny, for the space of a weke: & when the weke is halfe gone / he shall put downe the slayne and meatoffringe, * 1.1893 And in the temple there shalbe an abhomynable desolacion, tyll it haue destroyed all. And it is concluded that this wastynge shall continue vnto the ende.

CAPI, X.

[unspec A]

¶ There appeareth vnto Daniel a mā clothed in lynen, whi the sheweth hym wherfore he is sent.

IN the thyrde yeare of Kynge Cirus of Persia, there was shewed vnto Daniel (other wyse called Balthasar) a matter, yee, a true matter, but it is yet a longe tyme vn∣to it. He vnderstode the matter well, and petreaued what the vysyon was. At the same tyme / I Daniel mourned for the spa∣ce of thre wekes, so that I had no lust to eate brede: as for fleshe and wyne there came none within my mouth: No, I dyd nat ones anoynte my selfe, tyll the whole thre wekes were out.

Upon the. xxiiij. daye of the fyrst moneth, I was by the greate floude / called Tygris, * 1.1894 I lyfte vp myne eyes / & loked: & beholde / a man clothed in lynen / whose loynes were gyrded vp w^t fyne golde of Araby: hys body was lyke the Chresolite stone, his face (to loke vpō) was lyke lyghtenyng, his eyes as the flame of fyre, his armes & fete were lyke fayre glystering metal, but the voyce of his [unspec B] wordes was lyke the voyce of a multitude.

* 1.1895I Daniel alone sawe this vysion, ‡ 1.1896 the men that were with me / sawe it nat: but a greate fearfulnesse fel vpon thē, so that they fled awaye / and hyd thē selues. I was lefte there my selfe alone, and sawe this great vy syon / so longe tyll there remayned nomore strength within me: yee, I loste my coloure clene / I wasted awaye / & my strength was gone. Yet herde I the voyce of his wordes and as soone as I harde it / fayntnesse came vpō me / and I fell downe flat to the groūde vpon my face. And beholde, an hande tou∣ched me, whiche set me vp vpon my knees and vpon the palmes of my handes, saying vnto me. * 1.1897 O Daniel / thou well beloued man: take good hede of the wordes / that I shall saye vnto the, and stande ryght vp, for vnto the am I nowe sent.

And when he had sayde these wordes / I [unspec C] stode vp tremblinge. Then sayde he vnto me: feare nat Daniel: for why / sence y^• fyrst daye that thou set thyne herte to vnderstan∣de, and dydest chasten thy selfe before thy God: thy wordes haue bene herde. And I had come vnto the, whem thou begannest to speake, had nat the prynce ouer the kyng∣dome of y^• Perses withstāde me. xxj. dayes. But lo, * 1.1898 Michael one of the chefe princes, came to helpe me / hym haue I lefte by the kynge of persia / and am come to shewe the, what shall happen vnto thy people in the latter dayes. For it wylbe longe yet or the vysyon be fulfylled.

Nowe when he had spoken these wordes vnto me, I cast downe my heade to y^• groūde and helde my tunge. Beholde / there tou∣ched my lyppes one very lyke vnto a man. Then opened I my mouth, and sayde vnto [unspec D] hym / that stode before me, O my Lorde / my ioyntes are lowsed in the vision / and there is nomore strength within me. Howe may my Lordes seruaunte then talke with my Lorde? seinge there is no strength in me / so that I can nat take my breth? Upon thys there touched me agayne / one much lyke a man * 1.1899 and conforted me / sayinge. O thou man so well beloued / feare nat: be contente, take a good hert vnto the / and be stronge. So when he had spoken vnto me, I recoue red / & sayde. Speake on my Lorde / for thou hast refreshed me. Then sayde he: knowest thou wherfore I am come vnto the snowe wyll I go agayne to fyght with the prynce of the Perses. As soone as I go forth, lo, the prynce of Grekelande shall come. Ne∣uertheles, I wyll shewe the / the thyng / that is faste noted in the scrypture of truth. And as for all yonder matters / there is none y^• helpeth me in thē / but Michael your prince.

¶ A prophecy of the kynges of Persia. Of the kyngdome of Grece. Of the kyngedome of Egypt. and of the bonde euer-of, and of the batell with the kyngedome of Spirit. Of the Iewes that flye vnto the Kynge of Egypte, whom Antio∣chus the kynge of Syreya persicuted, which fygureth vnto vs Antythryst. The pryde of Antiochus.

CAPI. XI.

AND in y^• first yeare of Darius of Me [unspec A] dea, I stode by hym, to comforte hym, and to strength him, and nowe wyl I shewe the trueth. Beholde / there shall stande vp yet thre kynges in Persia, but the forth shal¦be farre rycher then they all. And whē he is in the chefest power of hys ryches / he shall prouoke euery man agaynste the reame of Grekelande. * 1.1900 Then shall there aryse yet a myghtye kynge / that shall rule with greate dominion / and do what hym lyst. * 1.1901 And as soone as his kyngdome cometh vp / it shal∣be destroyed / & deuyded towarde the foure wyndes of the heauen. They that come af∣ter hym, shal nat haue suche power and do∣minion as he: but his kyngdome shalbe sca∣tred, yee, euen among other then those. And the kynge of the south shalbe myghtyer, thē his other prynces. Agaynst hym there shall one make hym selfe stronge, and shall rule his domynion with greate power.

But after sertayne yeares they shalbe ioy¦ned together / and the kynges daughter of the south shal come to the kyng of y^• North, [unspec B] for to make frendshyppe, but she shal nat o•• tayne the power of that arme / neyther shall she be able to endure thorow his might: but she, and such as brought her (yee and he that begather / and comforted her for his tyme) shalbe delyuered vp. Out of the braunches of her rote / there shall one stande vp in hys steade: which with power of armes shall go thorowe the kynges lande of the north / and bandle hym accordynge to his strength. As for theyr Idols & prynces / with theyr costly Iewels of golde & syluer / he shal cary them awaye captyues into Egypte / and he shall preuayle agaynst the kynge of the north cer¦tayne yeares. And when he is come into the kynges realme of the south / he shalbe fayne to turne agayne into his owne lande. Wher¦fore his sonnes shallbe displeased / and shal gather together a myghtye greate hooste of people: and one of them shall come / and go thorowe lyke a water flowde: then shall he returne / and go forth with defyinge & boa∣stynge vnto hys owne lande.

Then the kynge of the south shalbe an∣gry and shall come forth to fyght agaynste the kynge of the north: yee, he shall brynge a greate multitude of people together, and a greate heape shalbe geuen into his hande: [unspec C] these shal be cary awaye with greate pryde, for so muche as he hath cast downe so many thousandes / neuertheles / he shall nat pre∣uayle. For the kynge of the north shal ga∣ther (of the newe) a greater heape of people then afore / and come forth (after a certayne tyme aud yeares) with a myghtye hoost and exceadynge greate good.

At the same tyme there shall many stāde vp agaynste the kynge of the south / so that the wycked chyldren of thy people also shal exalte them selues (to fulfyll the vision) and then fall. So the kynge of the north shall come to laye sege / and to take the stronge fensed cyties: And the power of them of the south shal nat be able to abyde him / and the best men of the people shall nat be so strōge, as to resyst hym. Shortely / when he com∣meth / he shall handle him as he lyst / and no man shalbe so hardy as to stande agaynste hym. He shall stande in the pleasaunt coū∣tre / whiche thorowe hym shalbe destroyed. He shall set hys face with all hys power to optayne hys kyngdome / and to be lyke it. Yee, that shall he do, and geue hym vnto the daughters amōge wemen / to destroye him, But he shall fayle / neyther shall he optayne hys purpose. After thys shall he set hys face vnto the Iles / and take many of them. A prynce shall stoppe hym, to do hym a shame, besyde the confusyon that els shal come vn∣to hym. Thus shall he turne agayne to [unspec D] hys owne lande, stomble and fal, and be no∣more founde: so he that came vpon him and dyd hym vyolence / shall stande in his place, and haue a pleasaunte kyngdome: and af∣ter fewe dayes he shalbe destroyed / and that neyther in wrath, nor in battel. In hys steade there shal aryse a vyle persō / nathol∣den worthy of a kynges dygnyte: this shall come in craftely, & optayne the kyngdome with fayre wordes: he shall fyght agaynste the armes of y^• myghtye (and destroye thē) yee, and against the prynce of the couenaūt.

So after that he hathe taken truce with hym, he shall handle dysceatfully: that he may get vp, and ouercome him with a smal flocke: and so with craftynesse to get hym to the fattest place of the lande, and to deale other wyse, thē eyther his fathers or graūd∣fathers [unspec E] dyd. For he shall destroye y^• thynge, that they had robbed and spoyled, yee, and all theyr substaunce: ymagenynge though∣tes agaynst the stronge holdes / and that for a tyme. Hys power and harte shalbe styrred vp with a greate armye agaynst the kynge of the south where thorowe the kynge of the south shalbe moued then vnto batell, with a great & a myghty hoost also. Neuer thelesse, he shall nat be able to stāde, for they shall conspyre agaynste hym. Yee, they that eate of his meate shal hurte hym: so that his

hoost shall fall / and many be slayne downe.

These two kynges shalbe mynded to do myschefe, and talke of disceyte at one table: but they shall not prospere, for why / the ende shall not come yet, vnto the tyme apaynted. * 1.1902 Then shall he go home agayne into his owne lande with great good, & set his herte agaynst the holy couenaunt, he shalbe busy agaynst it, & then returne home. At the tyme apoynted he shal come agayne, & go toward the South. So shall it happen otherwyse then at the fyrst, yet ones agayne. And why? * 1.1903 the shippes of Cithim shal come vpon him that he may be smytē and turne againe: that he may take indignacy on agaynst the coue∣naunt of holynesse, to medle agaynst it. Yee, he shal turne him / and drawe such vnto him as leaue the holy couenaunt. [unspec F]

He shal set myghty men to vnhalowe the Sanctuary of strēgth, to put downe the dai¦lye offering, aud to set vp the abhomynable desolacion. And suche as breke the couenaūt shall he flattre with fayre wordes. But the people that wyl knowe their God, shal haue the ouerhande and prospere. Those also that haue vnderstanding among the people shal enfourme the multitude: and for a longe sea¦son, they shalbe persecuted with swerd, with fyre, with captiuite & with the takyng away of theyr goodes. Nowe whē they fall, they shalbe set vp with a lytle helpe: but many shal cleue vnto them faynedly.

Yee some of those which haue vnderstan∣dyng shal be persecuted also, that they may be tried,, purifyed and clensed, tyll the tyme be out: for there is yet another tyme appoyn¦ted. The kyng shall do what him lyst * 1.1904 he shall exalte and magnyfie him selfe agaynst all that is God. Yee, he shall speake marue∣lous thinges agaynst the God of al goddes wherin he shall prospere, so longe tyll the * 1.1905 wrath be fulfylled, for the conclusion is de¦uised alredy. He shall not regarde the God of his fathers, but his lust shalbe vpon we∣men. yee / he shal not care for any God, for he shall magnyfie him selfe aboue all. In hys place shall he worship the myghtye Idoles: and the God whom his fathers knewe not / shall he honour with golde and syluer, with precious stones and pleasaunt Iewels.

This shall he do / sekyng helpe and suc∣coure at the myghtye Idoles and straunge [unspec G] Goddes. Suche as wy•• beceaue him, & take him for God, he shal geue them greate wor∣shype and power: ••ee / and make them Lor∣des of the ••••i••••tude, and geue thē the lande with 〈…〉〈…〉. In the latter tyme shall the kyng of the south striue with him: & the king of the Northe in lyke maner shall come a∣gaynst him with charettes, horsemen & with a greate nauy of shyppes. He shall come in∣to the landes, destroye and go thorowe: he shall entre also into the fayre pleasaūt land: Many cities and coūtrees shal decaye * 1.1906 ex∣cepte Edom, Moab and the best of the chyl∣dren of Ammon, which shall escape from his hande. He shal stretche forth his hādes vpon the countrees, and the lande of Egypte shal not escape him. For thorowe his goyng in / he shal haue dominion ouer the treasures of syluer and golde / and ouer all the precyous Iewels of Egipte, Libia & Ethiopia. * 1.1907 Ne∣uerthelesse, the tydinges out of the East and the north shal trouble hi, for the which cause he shal go forth to destroye and curse a great multitude. The tentes of his palace shall be pytched betwyxte the two sees / vpon the hyl of the noble Sanctuary / for he shal come to the ende of it / * 1.1908 and then shall no man helpe hym.

¶ He prophecyeth the resurreccyon of the deade. The dar∣kenesse of the prophecye of Daniel.

CAPI. XII.

THe tyme wyll come also / that the great [unspec A] Prynce ‡ 1.1909 Michael, whihce standeth on thy peoples syde, shall aryse vp, for * 1.1910 there shall come a tyme of trouble, suche as neuer was, sens there began to be any people / vn∣to that same tyme. Then shall thy people be delyuered / yee / al those that be founde wryt ten in the boke. * 1.1911 Many of them that slepe in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some to the euerlastig lyfe, some to perpetual shame & reprofe. * 1.1912 The wyse (suche as haue taught other) shal glyster / as the shynyng of heauē: and those that haue instructe the multitude [unspec B] vnto godlynes, shalbe as the starres, world without ende.

And thou O Daniell, shut vp these wor∣des, and seale the boke tyl y^• last tyme. Ma∣ny shall go abonte here and there, and then shall knoweledge increase. So I Daniel lo¦ked, & beholde, there stode?: (as it were) other two: one vpon thys shore of the water / the [unspec C] other vpon yonder syde. And one of them sayde vnto him, which was clothed in lynen & stode aboue vpon the waters of y^• floude. Howe long shal it be to the ende of these wō∣derous workes?

* 1.1913 Then herde I the mā with the lynē clo∣thes, which stode aboue vpon the waters of the floude: when he helde vp his ryght and left hande vnto heauen, and sware by hym whiche lyucth for euer * 1.1914 that it shall tary for

a tyme, two tymes and halfe a tyme: & when the power of the holy people is clene scatred abrode, then shal al these thynges be fulfyl∣led.

I herde it well, but I vnderstode it not. [unspec D] Then sayde I: O my Lorde, what shal hap∣pen after that? He aunswered: Go thy waye Daniel, for these wordes shalbe closed vp & sealed / tyll the last tyme: and many shall be purified / clensed and tried. {fleur-de-lys} (as it were fyre) But the vngodly shall lyue wyckedly * 1.1915 and those wycked (as many of them as they be) shall haue no vnderstandynge. As for suche as haue vnderstandyng, they shal regarde it And from the tyme forth that the daylye of∣feryng shalbe put downe and the abhomina¦ble desolacyon set vp, there shall be a thou∣sande two hundreth. &. xc. dayes. * 1.1916 O wel is him / that wayteth / and cōmeth to the thou∣sande. iij. C. &. xxxv. dayes. Go thou thy way nowe tyl it be ended: take thy rest, & byde thy lot / tyll the dayes haue an ende.

¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Daniell.

❧ The Booke of the Prophete Oseas.

¶ The tyme wherin Oseas prophecyed. Oseas by takyng an hatior his wyfe, sygnyfyeth the Idolatrye of the peo∣ple. The destruccyon of the ofsprynge of Iehu, and of the Is¦raelytes, is prophecyed.

CAPI. I.

THis is the word of the [unspec A] Lorde, that came vnto Oseas the sonne of Beery * 1.1917 in y^e dayes of Oseas, Ioathan / Ahas & Ie∣zekias kynges of Iuda: & in the tyme of Ieroboā the sōne of Ioas kynge of Israel.

Fyrst, when the Lorde spake vnto Oseas ☞ he sayde vnto him. * 1.1918 Go thy waye / take an harlot to thy wyfe / and get chyldren by her: for the lande hath cōmytted great who∣redome agaynst the Lorde. So he wente / & toke Gomer the daughter of Deblaim: whi¦che conceyued, and brought forth a sonne. And the Lorde sayd vnto him: cal hys name Iesraell, for * 1.1919 ☞ I wyll shortly auenge the bloude of * 1.1920 Iesrael vpon the house of Iehu, and wyll brynge the kyngdome of the house of Israel to an ende. Thē wyll I breake the bowe of Israel / in the valley of Iesrael.

She conceyued yet agayne, and bare a doughter. And he sayde vnto hym. Call her name. Loruhamah (that is / not optayninge mercy) ‡ 1.1921 for I wyll haue no pitye vpon the house of Israel, but forget them / & put them cleane out of remēbraunce. ‡ 1.1922 Neuerthelesse / [unspec B] I wyl haue mercy vpon the house of Iuda, & wyll saue them, euen thorowe y^e Lord their God. But I wyll not delyuer them thorowe any bowe, swearde / batell / horses or horsmē.

Nowe, when she had weaned Loruhamah [unspec C] she conceyued agayne & bare a sonne. Then sayde he: cal his name / Lo amy. For why? ye are not my people / therfore wyll not I be yours. And though the nombre of the chyl∣dren of Israel be as the sande of the see / whi¦che can neyther be measured nor tolde: yet in the place where it is sayde vnto them‡ 1.1923 ye bē not my people: euen there shall it be thus reported of thē * 1.1924 they be the chyldren of the lyuyng God. ‡ 1.1925 Then shal the chyldrē of Iu∣da and the children of Israel be gathered to¦gether agayne & chose them selues one head and then departe out of the lande: for greate shalbe the day of Israel.

¶ The people is called vnto repentaunce.

CAPI. II.

TEll youre brethren, that they are my [unspec A] people: and youre systerne, that they haue optayned mercy. As for ☞ your mo∣ther / ye shall chyde with her / & reproue her * 1.1926 for she is not my wyfe, neyther am I her hus¦bande / onelesse she put awaye her whore∣dome out of my syght / & her aduoutry from her brestes. If no I shall strype her naked, & set her ‡ 1.1927 euen as she came into the worlde: yee I shall lay her wast, & make her lyke a wyl∣dernesse / and sleye her for thyrst. I shall haue no pite also vpon her chyldrē ‡ 1.1928 for they be the chyldren of fornicacion.

Their mother hath broken her wedlocke, & she that bare them * 1.1929 is come to confusyon / For she sayd: ☞ I wyl go after my louers / [unspec B] that geue me my water & my bred, my woll & flaxe / my oyle and my dryncke. But I wyll hedge her way with thornes / and stoppe it / that she shall not fynde her fotesteppes: and though she rūne after her louers, yet shal she not get them: she shal seke thē / but not fynde them. * 1.1930 Then shall she saye: well / I wyll go turne agayne to my fyrst housbande / for at that tyme was I better at ease, then nowe. But this wolde she not knowe / where as I yet gaue her corne / wyne, oyle / siluer, & gold * 1.1931 whiche she hath hanged vpon Baal.

Wherfore, ☞ nowe wyll I go take my corne & wyne agayne in their season, and set agayne my woll and my flax / which I gaue

her / to couer her shame. ‡ 1.1932 And nowe wyll I discouer her foolyshnesse, euen in the syght of her louers, & no man shall delyuer her out of my hādes. Moreouer, I wyll take awaye [unspec C] al her myrth ‡ 1.1933 her holy dayes, her uewmoo∣nes, her Sabbathes and all her solēpue fea∣stes: I wyl destroye her vyneyardes & fygge trees, thoughe she sayeth: lo, here are my re∣wardes, y^• my louers haue geuen me. I wyll make it a wodde, and the wylde beastes shal eate it vp. I wyll punish her also for y^• dayes of Baal, ‡ 1.1934 wherin she censed hym, deckynge him with her earinges and cheynes: whē she folowed her louers / and forgat me / sayeth the Lorde.

Wherfore beholde. I wyl cal he•• agayne bryng her into a wyldernesse, & speake frend¦ly vnto her: there wyll I geue her, her vyne∣yardes [unspec D] agayne, yee & the ‡ 1.1935 valey of Achor al∣so to shewe her hope & comforte. Then shall she fynge there, ‡ 1.1936 as in the tyme of her youth and ‡ 1.1937 lyke as in the daye, when she came out of the lande of Egypt. Then (sayeth y^• Lorde she shall saye vnto me: (O my housbande & shal call me nomore Baal / for I wyll take awaye those names of Baal frō her mouth / yee / she shal neuer remēbre their names any more. ‡ 1.1938 Thē wyl I make a couenaunte with them, with the wylde beastes, with the fou∣les of the ayre, & with euery thynge that cre∣peth vpon the earth.

‡ 1.1939 As for bowe, swerde and batel / I wyll destroy suche out of y^• lande, & wyl make thē to slepe safely. ‡ 1.1940 Thus wyll I marye the vn∣to myne owne selfe for euermore: yee, euē to my selfe wyl I mary the / in ryghtuousnesse, in equyte, in louynge kyndnesse and mercy. In fayth also wyl I mary the vnto my selfe and thou shalt knowe the Lord. At the same tyme wyll I shewe my selfe frendly and gra¦cious vnto the heauens, sayeth the Lorde: & the heauens shal helpe the earth, & the earth shall helpe the corne / wyne / and oyle, & they shal helpe Iesrael. ‡ 1.1941 I wyl sowe them vpon earth, for a sede to myne owne selfe, ‡ 1.1942 & wyll haue mercy vpon her, that was without mer¦cy. And to them which were not my people / I wyl saye: thou arte my people and he shal saye: thou arte my God.

¶ Of the loue of God towarde the people.

CAPI. III.

THen sayde the Lord to me: ‡ 1.1943 Go yet thy [unspec A] waye and loue an aduouterous wo∣man / whom thy nyeghboure loueth / as the Lorde doth the chyldren of Israel: howe be it they haue respecte to straunge goddes, ‡ 1.1944 & loue the wyne kannes. ☞ So I gather for. xv. syluerlinges, and for an Homer, & an halfe of barlye, & sayd vnto her: Thou shalt byde with me a long season, but se that thou playest not y^• harlot, & loke y^• medle w^t none other mā, & then wyll I kepe my selfe for the

‡ 1.1945 Thus the children of Israell shal syt a [unspec B] great while without kyng and prince, with∣out offeryng and aulter, without preste & re∣uelacyon. But afterwarde shal the chyldren of Israel conuerte, and seke the Lorde their God, & ‡ 1.1946 Dauid their kynge: & in the latter dayes they shall worshype the Lorde, & hys louynge kyndnesse.

¶ A cōplaynt agaynst the people & the prestes of Israel.

CAPI. IIII.

HEare the worde of y^• Lorde, O ye chyl∣dren [unspec A] of Israell. For the Lorde muste punish thē, that dwel in the lande. And why? There is no faythfulnesse, there is no mercy there is no knowledge of God in the lande: but swerynge, lyeng, manslaughter / theft & aduoutry haue gotten the ouerhande, & one bloudgilttines foloweth another. Therfore shal the land be in a miserable case, & al they that dwel therin / shal mourne. The beastes in the felde, the foules in the ayre / & the fishes in the see shal dye. Yet is there none / y^• wyl chasten nor reproue another. * 1.1947 The preastes which shuld refourme other mē / are become lyke the people.

Therfore stomblest thou in the daye tyme [unspec B] & the prophet w^t the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^• night. I wyl bringe thy mother to silence, and why? * 1.1948 my people perysh, because they haue no knoledge. Se∣inge then y^• thou hast refused vnderstāding therfore wyll I refuse the also: so that thou shalt nomore be my preste. And for so muche as thou hast forgottē y^• lawe of thy God, I wyl also forget thy chyldren. The more they increased in the multytude, y^• more they sin∣ned against me, therfore wyl I chaūge their honoure into shame. * 1.1949 They eate vp y^• syn∣nes of my people, and corage them in theyre wickednes. * 1.1950 Thus y^• prest is become lyke the people. Wherfore I wyl punish them for theyr wycked wayes, and rewarde thē accor¦dinge [unspec C] to their owne ymaginacions. * 1.1951 They shal eate, and not haue ynough. They haue vsed whordome, therfore shal they not pro∣spere: and why? they haue forsaken the lorde and not regarded him.

Whordome, wyne and dronckenesse taketh the herte awaye. * 1.1952 My people aske councell at their stockes, their staffe must tel thē. For an whorish mynde hath disceaued them / so that they cōmytte fornycacion against their God. * 1.1953 They make sacrifices vpon the hye

mountaynes, and burne their incense vpon the hylles / yee / among the okes / groues and bushes, for there are good shadowes. Ther∣fore [unspec D] your daughters are become hariottes / & your spouses haue broken their weclocke I wyll not punyshe your daughters for be∣inge defyled, and youre brydes that became whores:* 1.1954 seinge the fathers thē selues haue medled with harlott{is}, & offred with vnthrif∣tes: but the people that wyll not vnderstand must be punyshed.

Though thou Israel art disposed to play the harlot, yet shuldest not thou haue offen∣ded / O Iuda: thou shuldest not haue runne ☜ to Gilgal * 1.1955 nor haue gone vp to Betha∣uen, ‡ 1.1956 nor haue sworne / the Lord lyueth. For Israel is gone backe lyke a wanton cowe▪ The Lorde therfore shall make her fede / as the lambe that goeth astraye. And where as Ephraim is become partaker of Idols, wel / let him go. Their dronckennes hath put thē backe, and brought thē to whordome. Their rulers loue rewardes / brynge (saye they) to their owne shame. A wynde shall take holde of theyr fethers, and they shalbe confounded in theyr offringes.

¶ Agaynst the Prestes and rulers of Israel. The helpe of man can do nothynge agaynst God.

CAPI. V.

OYe Preastes: heare this / take hede / O [unspec A] thou housholde of Israell: geue eare / O thou kyngly house / for this punyshment wyl come vpon you, that are become a snare vnto Myzphah / and a spred net vnto the mount of Thabor. They kyll sacrifyces by heapes / to begyle the people therwith: ther∣fore wyll I punyshe them all * 1.1957 I knowe E∣phraim wel ynough, & Israell is not hyd fro¦me: for Ephraim is nowe become an harlot: & Israel is defiled. They are not mynded to turne vnto their God, for they haue an who∣ryshe hert, so that they can not know y^• Lord

* 1.1958 But the pryde of Israel wyl be rewar∣ded him in his face, yee, both Israel & Ephra¦im shal fal for their wickednesse, & Iuda w^t thē also. ‡ 1.1959 They shal come with theyr shepe and bullockes ‡ 1.1960 to seke the Lorde, but they shall not fynde him, for he is gone from thē. [unspec B] As for the Lorde, they haue refused him, and brought vp bastarde childrē: a moneth ther∣fore shal deuoure them with their porcions: Blowe with the shawmes at Gabea, & with the trompet in Ramah / crye out at Bethauē vpon the yonside of Beniamin. In the tyme of the plage shall Ephraim be layde waste / therfore dyd I faythfully warne the trybes of Israel. Yet are the prīces of Iuda become lyke them * 1.1961 that remoue the landemarckes, therfore / wyll I poure out my wrath vpon them lyke water. Ephraim is oppressed, and can haue no ryght of the lawe: for why? they folowe the doctrynes of men. Therfore wyll I be vnto Ephraim as a moth, & to y^• house [unspec C] of Iuda as a caterpyller.

When Ephraim sawe his sickenesse, and Iuda his dysease / ‡ 1.1962 Ephraim wente vnto Assur, and sent vnto kyng ••are••: yet coulde not he helpe you, nor ease you of youre pay∣ne. I am vnto Ephraim as a lyon / and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iuda. Euē / I wyll spoyle them / and go my waye. I wyll take them with me, and no man shall rescue them. I wyll go / & returne to my place, tyll they waxe faynt, and seke me.

¶ Afflyctyon causeth a man to returne to God. The wyc∣kednesse of the Prestes.

CAPI. VI.

IN theyr aduersytye they shall seke me / [unspec A] and saye: come / let vs turne agayne to the Lorde: ‡ 1.1963 for he hath smyten vs / and he shall heale vs: He hath wounded vs, & he shall bynde vs vp agayne: after two dayes shall he quycken vs / in y^• thyrde day he shal rayse vs vp, so that we shal lyue in his syght Then shall we haue vnderstandyng, and en¦deuour our selues to knowe the Lorde. He [unspec B] shall go forth as the sprynge of the day / and come vnto vs ‡ 1.1964 as the euenynge and mor∣nynge rayne vpon the earth.

O Ephraim, what shall I do vnto the? O Iuda / howe shall I intreate the? seynge youre loue is lyke a mornynge cloude / and lyke a dewe that goeth earely awaye. Ther¦fore haue I cut downe the Prophetes, and [unspec C] let theym be slayne for my wordes sake: so that thy punyshemente shall come to lyght. ‡ 1.1965 For I haue pleasure in louynge kyndnesse ‡ 1.1966 and not in offerynge: yee / in the knowe∣ledge of God / more then in burntsacryfyce. But euē lyke as * 1.1967 Adam dyd, so haue they brokē my couenaunt and set me at nought. ☞ Gilead is a cyte of wycked doers of ma∣lycyous people & bloud shedders. The mul∣tytude of the Prestes is lyke an heape of the ues / murtherers & bloudthurstye: for they haue wrought abhomynacyon. * 1.1968 Horryble thynges haue I sene in the house of Israel / there playeth Ephrai the harlot, & Israel is defyled: but Iuda shall haue an haruest for hym selfe / when I returne the captyuyte of my people.

¶ Of the vyces and wantonnnes of the people.

CAPI. VII.

WHen I vndertake to make Israel [unspec A] whole / then the vngraciousnesse of Ephraim and the wyckednesse of Samaria cōmeth to lyght: then go they aboute with lyes. At home / they be theues: and without they fall to robbynge. They consydre not in theyr hertes that I remem∣bre all theyr wyckednes. They go aboute with theyr owne inuencyons, but I se them well ynough. * 1.1969 They make the kynge & the prynces, to haue pleasure in theyr wycked∣nes [unspec B] & lyes. All these burne in aduoutry, as it were an ouen that the baker heateth, whē he hath left kneadyng / tyl the dowe be leue∣ned. Euen so goeth it thys daye with oure kynges and prynces / for they begynne to be woode droncken thorowe wine: they vse fa∣miliarite with such as disceaue them. They with the ymaginacyon of their hart are like an ouen, theyr slepe is all the nyght lyke the slepe of a baker, in y^• mornynge is he as hote as the flame of fyre: they are all together as hote as an ouen.

They haue deuoured theyr owne iudges, [unspec C] all their kynges are fallen: yet is there none of them that calleth vpon me. ☞ Therfore must Ephraim be myxte amonge the Hea∣then. Ephraim is become lyke a cake, that no man turneth, straungers haue deuoured his strength, yet he regardeth it not: he wax∣eth ful of gray heares yet wyl he not knowe it * 1.1970 & the pryde of Israell is cast downe be∣fore theyr face, yet wyll they not turne to the Lorde theyr God / nor seke him for all thys.

Ephraim is lyke a doue, that is begyled / and hath no harte. * 1.1971 Now cal they vpon the Egypcians, nowe go they to the Assyrians: but whyle they be goynge here and there / I shal sprede my net ouer them, & drawe them downe as the foules of the ayre: & according as they haue bene warned, so wyll I pu∣nyshe them. * 1.1972 Wo be vnto them, for they [unspec D] haue forsaken me. They muste be destroyed for they haue set me at naught, * 1.1973 I am he that haue redemed them, and yet they dys∣semble with me. ‡ 1.1974 They call not vpon me wyth theyre hertes but lye houlynge vpon their beddes. Where as they come together it is but for meate and dryncke / and me wyl they not obey. I haue taught them, and de∣fended theyr arme, yet do they ymagyn mis∣chefe agaynst me They turne them selues / but not a ryghte / and are become as a bro∣ken bowe. Their prynces shall be slayne wyth the swearde / for the malyce of theyre tunges, such blasphemyes haue they lerned in the lande of Egypte.

¶ The destruccyon of Iuda and Israel, because of theyr Idolatrye.

CAPI. VIII.

SET the horne to thy mouthe, and [unspec A] blowe: get the swyftely (as an Aegle) vnto the house of the Lorde: for they haue broken my * 1.1975 couenaunt / and transgressed my lawe. Israel can saye vnto me: thou art my God, we knowe the: but he hath refused the thing that is good, therfore shal the ene∣mye folowe vpon hym. * 1.1976 They haue orde∣ned kynges, but not thorowe me: they haue made prynces / and I must not knowe of it▪ * 1.1977 Of their siluer and golde haue they made them Images, to brynge them selues to de∣struccyon.* 1.1978 Thy calf / O Samaria / shalbe taken awaye, for my wrothful indignacion is gone forth against the. Howe long wyl it [unspec B] be, or they can be clensed. For the calfe came from Israel / the worcke man made it / ther∣fore can it be no God / but euen to a spyders webbe shal the calfe of Samaria be turned ☞ They haue sowen wynde, therfore shall they reape a storme.

Theyr sede shall beare no corne, there shall no meale be made of theyr increase: though they reape, yet shall straungers deuoure it vp. Israell shall peryshe, the Gentyles shal intreate him as a foule vessell. Sence they went vp to the Assyryans / they are become lyke a wylde asse in the deserte.

* 1.1979 Ephraim geueth rewardes to get louers therfore are they scatred among the Heathē ther wyll I gather thē vp. They shal soone [unspec C] be weery of y^• burthen of kynges & prynces. Ephraim hathe made many aulters to do wickednes, therfore shall y^• aulters turne to his synne. Though I shewe them my lawe neuer so muche, they counte it but straunge doctrine. Wher as they do sacrifice, offering the flesshe and eatynge it: the Lorde wyll haue no pleasure therin: but wyl remembre theyr wyckednes, and punishe their sinnes. [unspec D] ‡ 1.1980 Israell turneth agayne into Egipte, they haue forgotten hym y^• made thē they buylde churches & Iuda maketh many strong cy∣ties: * 1.1981 therfore wyll I sende a fyre into their cytyes / and it shal consume theyr places.

¶ Of the hunger and captyuyte of Israel.

CAPI. IX.

DO ☞ not thou triumphe / O Isra∣el / [unspec A] make no boastynge more then the Heathen, for thou haste commytted aduou∣try agaynste thy God: straunge rewardes haste thou loued, more then all the corne∣floures. * 1.1982 Therfore shall they nomore enioy y^• corne floures and wyne presses, and

theyr swete wyne shall fayle them. They wyll not dwell in the Lordes lande * 1.1983 but Ephraim turneth agayne into Egipte, and eateth vncleane thinges amonge the Assy∣ryās. They poure out no wyne for a drinck∣offeryng vnto the Lorde, neyther geue they him theyr slayne offringes: but they be vnto them as mourners meates, wherin all they [unspec B] that eate them, are defyled. For the bred that they haue suche luste vnto / shall not come into the house of the Lorde ☞ What wyll ye do then in the solempne dayes, and in the feast of the Lorde? Lo / they shall get them awaye for the destruc••yon: Egypte shall receaue them / and Noph shall bury them. The nettles shall ouergrowe theyr pleasaunte goodes / and burres shall be in theyr tabernacles. Be ye sure (O Israel) the tyme of visytacion is come, the dayes of re∣compensynge are at hande. As for the pro∣phete, ye holde him for a foole: and him that is rych in the sprite, for a mad man: so great is youre wickednes and malyce. Ephraim hath made him selfe a watchmā of my God a prophet that is become a snare to do hurte in euery strete / & abhomynacyon in y^• house of his God. They be gone to fare and haue destroyed them selues like as they dyd afore tyme * 1.1984 at Gabaa. ‡ 1.1985 Therfore theyr wycked∣nes shall be remembred, and theyr synnes. punyshed. I founde Israell lyke grapes in [unspec C] the wyldernesse / and sawe theyr fathers as the fyrst * 1.1986 fygges in the toppe of the fygge tre. ‡ 1.1987 But they are gone to Baal Peor / and runne awaye fro me to that shameful Idol & are become as abhomynable as theyr lo∣uers. ☞ Ephraim ••••ieth lyke a byrde, so shal their glory also: In so muche, that they shal neyther beget, conceaue nor bear••chyldren.

And though they bryng vp any, yet wyl I make them chyldeles amonge men. Yee / wo shall come to them / when I departe from them. * 1.1988 Ephraim (as me thincke) is planted in welthynes, lyke as Tyrus, but now must she brynge her owne chyldren forthe to the [unspec D] mansleyer. O Lorde, thou shalt geue them: what shalte thou geue them? geue them an vnfrutefull wombe and drye brestes. All theyr wyckednes is done at * 1.1989 Gylgal / there do Iabhorre them, For the vngraciousnes of theyr owne inuencyons / I wyll dryue them out of my house. I wyl loue them no∣more, for all theyr prynces are vnfaythfull.

Ephraim is hewen downe, theyr rote is dryed vp / so that they shall brynge nomore frute: yee / and though they bryng forth any yet wyll I sle••e euen the best beloued frute of theyr body. My God shall cast them a∣waye, for they haue not bene obedient vnto hym, therfore shall they go astraye amonge the Heathen.

¶ Agaynst Israell and hys Idol••.

CAPI. X.

ISrael was a goodly * 1.1990 vyne / but he hath [unspec A] brought forth vnprofytable frute: yee / the more frute he had / the mo aulters he made: the more good I dyd to theyr lande, the more frendshype shewed they to theyr ymages. Theyr herte is deuyded / therfore wyll they be destroyed. The Lorde shall breake downe theyr ymages, he shal destroy theyr aulters.

Then shal they saye: we haue no king, for [unspec B] why: we haue not feared the Lorde. And what shall then the kynge do to vs? They comen together, and swear•• vayne othes: they be cōfederate together, therfore grow∣eth theyr punyshment, as the wedes in the forowes of the lande. They that dwell in Samaria haue worshyped the calfe of Be∣thauen: therfore shall the people mourne o∣uer them / yee / and the prestes also / that in theyr welthynesse reioysed with them: and why? it shall passe away from them. It shall be brought to the Assirian, for a presēt vnto kynge Iareb. Ephraim shall receaue full punyshment. Israel shalbe confounded for hys owne ymagynacyons, Samaria with his kynge shal vanyshe awaye, as the fome of the water. ☞ The hye places of Auen where Israel doth sinne, shal be cast downe thystels and thornes shal growe vpon their aulters. * 1.1991 Then shall they say to the moun∣taines: couer vs, and to the hylles, fal vpon [unspec C] vs. O Israel, thou hast synned as * 1.1992 Gabaa did afore tyme, where they remayned: shuld not the batayle then come vpon the wycked chyldren, as well as vpon the Gabao••••tes? I wyll chasten them, euen after myne owne desyre, the people shalbe gathered together ouer them, whē I punysh thē for their great wyckednes. Ephraim was vnto me / as a [unspec D] cowe that is vsed to go to plowe, therfore I loued hym, and fel vpon hys fayre necke. I droue Ephraim, Iuda plowed, and Iacob played the husbande man: that they myght sowe vnto righteousnes, and reape the fru∣tes of weldoing: that they myght plowe vp theyr freshe lande, and seke the Lorde tyl he came / and lerned them ryghteousnes.

But nowe they haue plowed them wyc∣kednes / therfore shal they reape synne, and eate the frute of lyes, Seynge thou puttest thy confydence in thyne owne wayes: and

••eaneste to the multytude of thy worthyes: there shal growe a sedicyon among thy peo¦ple. Al thy strōge cyties shalbe layed waste / euen as Salmana was destroyed with his famylters, thorowe him that was auenged of Arbell / in the daye of batayll / where the mother perished with her chyldren. Euen so shall it go with you (O Bethell) because of youre malycyous wyckednesse. Lyke as the mornynge goeth awaye, so shall the Kynge of Israel passe.

CAPI. XI.

[unspec A]

¶ Agaynste the vnkyndnesse of Israel.

WHEN Israel was yong, I lo∣ued hym: ☜* 1.1993 and called my sōne oute of the lande of Egypte. But the more they were called / the more they went backe / * 1.1994 offryng vnto Idols and cen∣syng Images. {fleur-de-lys} ☜ I lerned Ephraim to go / and bare them in myne armes / but they regarded not me, that wolde haue helped them. I led thē with coardes of frendshipe, & with bandes of loue: I was euen he, that layed the yoke vpon theyr neckes. ‡ 1.1995 I gaue theyr foder my selfe that they shulde not go agayne into Egipt. And now is Assur their kynge. For they wolde not turne vnto me. Therfore shal the swearde begynne in their cytyes, the stoare that they haue layed vp / shall be destroyed and ea••en: and that be∣cause [unspec B] of theyr owne ymagynacyons. My people hath ••o lust to turne vnto me / ‡ 1.1996 their prophetes lay the yoke vpon them, but they ••ase them not of theyr burthen.

What greate thynges haue I geuen the, O Ephraim•• how faythfully haue I defen∣ded the, O Israel? haue I deal•• with the as with * 1.1997 Adama▪ or haue I intreated the lyke Seb••im? No, my hert is otherwise minded. Yee, my mercy is to feruent▪ therfore haue I not turned me to destroye Ephraim in my wrothful displeasure. For I am god and no mā, I am euen that holy one in the middest of the / though I came not within the ey••ye.

The Lorde roareth lyke a lyon, that they [unspec C] maye folowe hym: yee, * 1.1998 as a lyon roareth he / that they maye be afrayed ••yke the chyl∣dren of the see: that they maye be scatred awaye from Egypte▪ as men scatre byrdes: and frayed awaye (as do••es vse to be) from the Assyryans lande: and that because I wolde haue them tary at home, sayeth the Lorde. But Ephraim goeth about ••e with lyes, and the house of Israel dissembleth. Onely Iuda holdeth hym with God / and with the true holy thynges,

¶ Agaynst the vayne trust of the people.

CAPI. XII.

EPhraim ☜ is fed with ayre, and folo∣weth [unspec A] after the east winde: he is euer in∣creasynge lyes and destruccyon. They be confederate with the Assirians▪ * 1.1999 theyr oyle is caryed into Egypte. The Lorde hathe a cour••e to holde with Iuda, and wyl punish Iacob. After theyr owne wayes and accor∣dynge to theyr owne inuencyons, shall he recompense them. * 1.2000 He toke his brother by the hele / when he was yet in hys mothers wombe: and in hys strengthe he wrestled with God. He * 1.2001 stroue with the aungell / and gat the vyctorye: so that he prayed a••d* 1.2002 desyred hym. * 1.2003 He founde him at Bathell / and there he talketh with vs.

Yee the Lorde God of Hoostes / euen the Lorde hym selfe remembred hym. Then [unspec B] turne to thy God / kepe mercy and equyte / and hope styll in thy God. But the mar∣chaunte hathe a false weyght in hys ••ande, he hath a pleasure to occupye extorc••o••. E∣phraim thinketh thus: * 1.2004 Tush, I am ••yche, I haue good ynough: In all my worckes shall not one faute be founde / that I haue offended. Yet am I the Lorde thy God, euen as when I brought the out of the lande of Egypte / and set the in thy tentes / and as in the hye feaste dayes. [unspec C]

I haue spoken thorow the prophetes, and shewed diuerse visions and declared my self by the ministraciō of the prophetes. But at Galaad is the abhominacion, they are ••••llē to vanite. At Gylgal they haue s••ayne o••••••: as many hep••s of stones as they had •• ••h••••r lande forowes / so many a••iters haue they made. * 1.2005 Iacob ••••ed into the lande of S••••••a / and Israel serued for a wyfe / and for a wife he kepte shepe.

By a proph••e the Lorde brought them out of Egipt, and by a prophe•• he preserued them. But Ephraim hath prouoked hym ••o displeasure thorowe hys abhomynacyons / therfore shall hys bloude be poured vpon him selfe / and the Lorde hys God shall re∣warde hym hys blasphemyes.

¶ Of the abhomynacyon of Israel.

CAPI. XIII.

TTE abhomynacyon of Ephraim is [unspec A] come also into Israell. He is gone backe to Baal / therfore must•• he dye. And nowe they synne more and more: * 1.2006 of theyr syluer / they make them molten ymages / lyke the Idols of the Heathes / and yet all is nothynge but the worcke of the craftes∣man: Notwithstandynge they preach of the same: who so wyl kysse the calues, offreth to

men. Therfore they shalbe as the morninge cloude, and as the dewe that early passeth a¦waye, and lyke as dust that the wynde ta∣keth awaye / from the flore / and as smoke that goeth out of the chymney.

* 1.2007 I am the Lorde God, which brought the [unspec B] out of the land of Egypt: that thou shuldest knowe no God but me onely, and that thou shuldest hane * 1.2008 no Sauioure but only me. I toke vyligent hede of the in the wyldernesse that drye lande, But when they were well ••••dde and had ynough, they waxed proude, and forgat me. ‡ 1.2009 therfore wyll I ••e vnto thē as a lyon / and as a leoparde in the waye to the Assirians. I wyll come vpon them as a she beare, that is robbed of her whelpes / & I wyl breake that stubburne hert of theirs. There wyll I deuoure them as a lyon: yee / the wylde beastes shall teare them.

* 1.2010 O Israell, thou doest but destroye thy self. In me only is thy helpe. Where are thy kynges now / that shulde helpe the in al thy cyties? Yee / and thy iudges / of whom thou [unspec C] saydest: * 1.2011 geue me a king and prynces? wel, I gaue the a kynge in my wrath, and in my dyspleasure wyll I take hym from the a∣gayne. The wyckednesse of Ephraim is bounde together / and hys synne lyeth hyd. Therfore, shal sorowes come vpon hym / as vpon a woman that trauayleth. An vndys∣crete sonne is he: for he consydreth not / that he shulde not haue bene able to haue endu∣red in the tyme of hys byrth / had not I defē¦ded hym from the graue / and delyuered hym from death. [unspec D]

* 1.2012 O death I wyll be thy death: O hell, I wyll be thy styng. Yet can I se no comforte / for when he is nowe the goodlyest amonge the brethren, the east wynde (euen the wynde of the Lorde) shall come downe from the wyldernesse / and drye vp his condyte / and dryricke vp hys welles: he shall spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels.

As for Samaria / it shall be made waste, and why? they are dysobedyente vnto theyr God. They shall perysh with the swearde / theyr chyldren shalbe slayne, and theyr we∣men great with chylde shalbe rypte vp.

¶ The des••••u••••yon of Samaria.

CAPI. XIIII. [unspec A]

O Israell / * 1.2013 turne the nowe / vnto the Lorde thy God / * 1.2014 for thou hast taken a greate fall thorowe thy wyckednesse. ☜

Take these wordes with you / when ye turne to the Lorde / and saye vnto hym: O forgeue vs all oure synnes, receaue vs gra∣ciously, * 1.2015 and then wyll we offre the bulloc∣kes of oure lyppes vnto the. Assur shal∣be nomore oure helper / neyther wyll we ryde vpon horses any more. As for the wor∣kes of oure handes / we wyll no more call vpon them: For it is thou that arte oure God / thou sheweste euer merrye vnto the [unspec B] fatherlesse.

O (yf they wolde do thys) I shulde heale theyr sores: yee, withal my hert wolde I lo∣ue them: so that my wrathe shulde cleane be turned awaye frō them. Yee, I wolde be vn∣to Israel as the dewe, and he shulde growe as the lyly, and hys rote shulde breake oute as Lybanus. Hys braunches shulde sprede out abroade and be as fayre as the olyue tre [unspec C] and smell as Libanus. They that dwel vn∣der hys shadowe / shulde come agayne / and growe vp as the corne, & florysh as the vine he shulde haue as good a name, as the wyne of Libanus.

O Ephraim, what haue I to do with Idols any more? I wyll gracyously heare [unspec D] hym, and lede hym forth. I wyl be vnto the as a grene fyrre tre, vpō me shalt thou fynde thy frute. ‡ 1.2016 Who so is wise shal vnderstande thys: and he that is ryght enstructe, wyl re∣garde it. * 1.2017 For the wayes of the Lorde are ryghteous, suche as be Godly wyll walcke in them. As for the wycked, they wyll stom∣ble therin.

¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Oseas.

❧ The Booke of the Prophete Ioel.

¶ A prophery agaynst the Iewes. He exhorteth the prestes to prayer and ••astynge for the myserye that was commyng at hande.

CAPI. ••.

THis is the word of the [unspec A] Lorde / that came vnto Ioell the sōne of Phatuel. Heare / O ye elders: pondre this wel / all ye that dwel in y^• land: yf euer ther happened such a thyng ī your dayes or ī the dayes of your fathers. Tell your childrē of it / & let thēshewe it vnto their chyldren, & so they to certifye their posterite therof. Loke what 〈◊〉〈◊〉 caterpiller hath left, y^• hath the gres∣shoper eaten vp: what y^• greshoper left, that hath the locust eaten vp, & what the locuste hath left, that hath the blastinge consumed. Wake vp ye drōckardes, & wepe: mourne al [unspec B] ye wine suppers, because of your swete wine for it shall be taken awaye frō your mouth.

Yee / a mighty & an innumerable people shal come vp into my lande: these haue teeth like the teeth of lyons & cha••tbones lyke the lyo∣nesses. * 1.2018 They shall make my vyneyarde wast, they shall pyl of the barckes of my ••yg¦trees / strype thē bare, cast thē away / & make the braunches whyte.

Make thy mone as a vyrgin doth that gir¦deth her selfe with sack / because of her bryde grome. For y^• meate & drincke offering shal∣be taken away from the house of the Lord, & the prestes the Lordes ministtrs shal mour∣ne. The felde shalbe wasted / the lāde shalbe in a myserable case: for the corne shalbe de∣stroyed, [unspec C] the swete wyne shal come to confusi¦on / and the oyle vtterly desolate. The hous∣bandmen and the wyne gardeners shal loke piteously & make lamētacion, for the wheat, wyne & barly / and because the haruest vpon the felde is so cleane destroyed. The grape gatherers shall make great mone / when the vineyarde and fygtrees be so vtterly wasted Yee / al the pōgarnett{is} / palmtrees / apletrees and the other trees of the felde shall wyther away. Thus the mery chere of the chyldren of men / shall come to confusion.

Gyrdē you / and make your mone / O ye prestes / mourne ye mynysters of the aulter: go your way in / and stepe in sacke cloth / O ye officers of my God: for the meat & drinck∣offeryng shal be taken away from the house of your God. Proclayme a fastyng / call the [unspec D] cōgregacion, gather the elders * 1.2019 and all the inhabytours of the lande togyther into the house of the Lorde your God, and crye vnto y^• Lorde: alas, alas for this day. And why? the day of the Lord is at hande, and cōmeth as a destroyer from the almighty. Shal not the meates be taken away before our eyes, ☜ the myrth also and ioye from the house of our God? The sede shal perysh in the groūde the garners shall lye wast, the flores shalbe broken downe: for the corne shal be destroy¦ed. O what a syghynge make the euyll? the bullockes are very euel lyking, because they haue no pasture: and the shepe are samyshed away.

O Lorde, to the wyll I crye: for the fyre hath consumed the goodly pastures of the wyldernesse, & the flame hath brent vp al the trees of the felde. Yee, the wylde beastes crye also vnto the: for the water riuers are dryed vp, & the fyre hath consumed the pastures of the wyldernesse.

¶ He propheryeth the commyng and cru••••••ye of theyr ene∣myes. An exhort••cion to moue them to conuerte.

CAPI. II.

BLowe out the trompet in Syon, & crye [unspec A] vpon my holy hyll, y^• all suche as dwell in the lāde, may trēble at it: ‡ 1.2020 for the day of the Lorde tōmeth, & is harde at hande: a darcke day, a gloomyng day, a cloudy day, yee, & a stormy daye, lyke as the mornynge spredeth out vpon y^• hylles. Namely, a great & migh∣tye people: suche as haue not bene sens the begynnyng: neyther shall be after them for euer more. Before hym shal be a consumyng fyre, & behynde him a burnynge flame. The lande shalbe as a garden of pleasure before him, but behinde hym shall it be a very wast wyldernesse, and there is no man, that shall escape him. They are to loke vpon lyke bar∣bed horses, & rūne lyke horsmen. They skyp vp vpon y^• hylles, as it were the soūde of cha¦rett{is} as y^• flame of fyre y^• consumeth y^• strawe & as a myghty people redy to the batayle.

The tolke shalbe afrayed of hym, all fa∣ces [unspec B] shalbe as blacke as a pot: These shal rū∣ne lyke gyauntes, and leape ouer the walles lyke men of warre. Euery man in his going shall kepe hys araye / and not go out of hys Path. There shal not one driue another, but eche shall kepe his owne waye. They shall breake in at the wyndowes: & not be hurte: [unspec C] They shal come into the cy••••e, & runne vpon the walles. They shall clyme vp vpon the houses, and slyppe in at the wyndowes lyke a thefe. The earth shall quake before hym / yee, y^• heauens shalbe moued▪ * 1.2021 The sunne & the moone shalbe darckened / and the starres shall withdrawe theyr shyne. The Lord shal shall shewe his voyce before his hooste / for his hooste is great / stronge / and myghty to fulfyll his commaundement. This is that great and maruelous fearefull daye of the Lorde. * 1.2022 And who is able to abyde it?

Now therfore sayeth the Lorde. ‡ 1.2023 Turne you vnto me with all your hertes, with fa∣••ynge, wepynge and mournyng, rent your hertes, and not youre clothes. Turne you vnto the Lord your God: * 1.2024 for he is gracyo{us} and mercyfull, long suffering and of greate compassion: and redy to pardon wickednes. Then (no doute) he also shall turne / and for∣geue: and after his chastenynge, he shall let your increase remayne▪ for meat and drinck∣offrīges vnto the Lord your God? * 1.2025 Blowe out with the trompet in Syon, proclayme a [unspec D] fastynge, call the congregacyon, and gather the people together: warne the congregaciō gather the elders, brīge the chyldren & sucke∣lynges together. Let the brydegrome go forth of hys chābre, and the bryde out of her

rloset. Let the preastes serue the Lorde be∣twyxte the porche & the aulter, wepyng and saying: be fauourable, O Lord, be fauoura∣ble vnto thy people: let not thine heritage be brought to suche cōfusion, lest the Hethen be Lordes therof. * 1.2026 Wherfore shuld they say a∣mong the Hethen: where is now their God.

Then shal the Lorde be gelous ouer his [unspec E] lande, and spare his people: yee / the Lorde shall answerre / & saye vnto his people. Be∣holde, I wyll sende you corne, wyne / & oyle / so that ye shall haue plēty of them: & I wyll no more geue you ouer to be a reprofe amōg the Hethen. Againe, as for him of the North, I shal dryue him farre from you: & shut him out into a drye & wast lande, his face toward the east sce, & his hynder partes towarde the vtmost see. The styncke of him shall go vp / & his filthy corruption shall fal vpon hym selfe / because he hath dealt so proudly. Feare not (O lande) but be glad & reioyse, for the Lord wyl do great thinges. Be not ye afrai∣ed neither (O ye beastes of the felde) for the pastures shalbe grene, & the trees shal beare theyr frute: the fyg trees & vyneyardes shall geue theyr increase.

Be glad then (O ye chyldrē of Syon) and [unspec F] reioyse in the Lorde your god, for he hath ge uen you a teacher of rightuousnesse: * 1.2027 & he it is y^t shal sende you downe showers of rayne, early & late in the fyrst moneth: so y^t the gar∣ners shalbe ful of corne, & the presses plentu∣ous in wyne & oile. And as for the yeres that the greshoper, locust, blastyng, & caterpyller (my grethost, which I sēt among you) haue eaten vp, I shal restore thē to you againe, so that ye shal haue ynough to eate, & be satisfi¦ed: & prayse the name of the Lord your God [unspec G] that so maruelously hath dealt with you,

And my people shal neuer be confounded any more. Ye shal wel knowe, y^• I am in the middest of Israel, & that I am the Lord your God: ye / & that there is none other, & my peo¦ple shal no more be brought to confusion.

* 1.2028 After this, wyll I poure out my sprete ☜ vpon al flesh: & your sōnes & your daugh¦ters shal {pro}phecy: your olde men shal d••••ame ☜ dreames, & your yong men shal se vysiōs yee, in those daies I wil poure out my sprete vpon seruaūtes and maydens. I wyl shewe wonters in heauen aboue and tokens in the earth beneth: bloude & fyre, and the vapour of smoke. The sūne shalbe turned into dark¦nes, and the Moone into bloude: before the great & notable day of the Lorde come. And the tyme shall conte, that ‡ 1.2029 whosouer calleth on the name of the Lorde, shalbe saued. For vpon the mount Syon and at Ierusalem / there shalbe a saluacion / lyke as the Lorde hath promysed. ••e•• / and among the other rē∣naunt, whom the Lorde shall call,

¶ Of the iudgement of God agaynst the ene∣myes of his people.

CAPI. III.

FOr take hede: in those dayes and at the [unspec A] same tyme, when I turne againe the cap tyuite of Iuda and Ierusalē: I shal gather al people together, & bryng thē in the valley of Iosophat: & there wyl I reason w^t them: because of my people & my herytage of Isra¦el: whō they haue scatred about in the nacy∣ons: & parted my land: yee, they haue cast lot tes for my people / the yonge men haue they set ī the bordel house, & solde the damsels for [unspec B] wyne, y^t they myght haue to drincke. ‡ 1.2030 Thou Tirus and Sidon and all ye borders of the Philystynes: what haue ye to do with me? Wyll ye defye me? well / yf ye wyll nedes de∣fye me / I shall recompence you, euen vpon your head, & that right worthely: for ye haue taken away my syluer & golde, my sayre and goodly Iewels, and brought thē into your goddes houses. The chyldren also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto y^• Grekes that ye myght brynge them farre from the borders of their owne countrees.

Beholde therfore / I wyl rayse them out of the place, where ye haue solde thē, ‡ 1.2031 & wyl rewarde you euē vpon your head. Your son∣nes & your daughters wyll I sel thorow the hādes of the chyldren of Iuda, and so they shall geue thē forth to sel / vnto thē of Saba a people of a farre countre: for the Lord him selfe hath sayd it. Crye out these thynges a∣mong the Gētyles, proclayme warre / wake vp the gyaūtes, let them drawe nye / let them [unspec C] come vp al the lusty warriours of thē. Make you sweardes of your plowshares, and spea¦res of your sycles and sythes. Let the weake man saye: I am strong. Mustre you: & come all ye Heathen rounde about: gather you to¦gether, there shal the Lorde laye all thy Gy∣auntes to the grounde. Let the people aryse, & get thē to the valley of Iosaphat for there wyl I syt / and iudge al Heathē roūde about ‡ 1.2032 Lay to your sythes / for ☞ the Haruest i••* 1.2033 rype: come / get you downe: the wyne presse is ful / yee / the wyne presses rounne ouer, for their wyckednes is waxen great.

In the valley appoynted / there shalbe many, many people: for the daye of Lorde is nye in the valley appoynted. ‡ 1.2034 The sunne & [unspec D] moone shalbe darkened / & the starres shall w^t drawe their lyght. ‡ 1.2035 The Lorde shal roare

out of Syon / & crye out of Ierusalem / that the heauens and the earth shall quake w^tal. But y^• Lord shalbe a defence vnto his owne people / and a refuge for the chyldren of Is∣rael. Thus shall ye knowe / that I the Lorde youre God dwell vpon my holy mounte of Sion. Then shal Ierusalem be holy, & there shall no straūgers go thorow her any more.

* 1.2036 ☞ Then shall the mountaynes drope swete wyne / and the hylles shall flowe with mylcke. All the ryuers of Iuda shall haue water ynough / and out of the Lordes house there shal flowe a spryng / to water the broke of * 1.2037 Sitim: but Egypte shalbe layed waste, ‡ 1.2038 and Edō shalbe desolate: because they haue dealte so cruelly with the chyldren of Iuda / and shed innocent bloude in theyr lande. A∣gayne / Iuda shalbe inhabited for euermore, and Ierusalem from generacion to genera∣cion: for I wyll not leaue theyr bloude vna∣uenged. And the Lorde shal dwell in Sion.

¶ The ende of the Prophe cye of Ioel.

❧: The Booke of the Prophete Amos.

¶ The tyme of the Propherye of Amos. The worde of the Lorde agaynst ••••ah, egaynste Tyre, agaynste Edom, and a∣gaynst the tonnes of Ammon.

CAPI. I.

THese are the sermons [unspec A] that were shewed vnto Amos / (whiche was one of the phepher∣des at Thecua (vpon Israel, in the tyme of ‡ 1.2039 Osiah kyng of Iu¦da, and in the tyme of * 1.2040 Ieroboam the sonne of Ioah kynge of Israel, two yeare ☜ be∣fore the earthe quake. And he sayde. * 1.2041 The Lorde shall roare out of Syon / and shewe his voyce from Ierusalem: so that the pastu res of the shepherdes shalbe in a myserable case, & the tope of Charmel dryed vp. Thus sayeth the Lorde: for thre and foure wycked nesses of * 1.2042 Damascus / I wyll not spare her because they haue thresshed Galaad with y∣ron flayles. But I wyll sende a fyre into the house of Hazael, the same shal consume y^• pa laces of Benadab. Thus wyll I breake the barres of Damascus, and roce out the inha∣byter [unspec B] from the felde of Auen. And him that holdeth the scepter, out of the pleasaūt house so that the people shalbe driuen out of fayre Syrya, sayeth the Lord. Thus sayth y^t Lord For thre & foure wyckednesses of ‡ 1.2043 Gaza, I wyl not spare her: because they make the pri¦soners yet more capciue, & haue dryuen them into the lande of Edom. Therfore wyl I sēde a fyre into the walles of Gaza / which shal de uoure her houses. I wyll rote out them that dwel at Asdod and him that holdeth the scep¦ter of Ascalon, & stretch out mine hande ouer Accaron, that the rēmnaunt of the Philisty∣nes shal perish / sayeth the Lorde.

Thus sayeth the Lorde: For thre & foure [unspec C] wickednesses of the cyte of ‡ 1.2044 Tyre / I wyl not spare her: because they haue increased y^• cap tyutte of the Edomites, & haue not remēbred the ‡ 1.2045 brotherly couenaūt. Therfore / wyll I sede a fyre into the walles of Tyre / that shall consume her palaces. Thus sayeth the Lord For thre & foure wyckednesses of ‡ 1.2046 Edom I wyll not spare him / because * 1.2047 he persecuted his brother w^t the swerde / destroyed his mo∣thers wōde, bare hatred very long, & so kept indignacyon al waye by hym. Therfore wyl I sende a fyre in to Theman, whiche shal de t••oure the palaces of Bosra.

Thus sayeth the Lorde: For thre & foure [unspec D] wyckednesses of the chyldren of * 1.2048 A▪n non / I wyll not spare them: because they rypt vp the wemen great with chylde in Galaad / to make the borders of theyr landes the wider, Therfore, I wyl kyndle a tyre in the walles of Rabbath, that shal consume her palaces: with a great crye / in the day of barayle, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tē¦pest and in the daye of storme: so that theyr kynge shall go into captiuite he & his Prya∣ces together, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ Agaynst Moab, Iuda, and Israel.

CAPI. II.

THus sayeth the Lorde, For thre & foure [unspec A] wyckednesses of * 1.2049 Moab / I wyll not spare hym: ☞ because he brent the bones of the kynge of Edom to asshes. Therfore wyt I sende a fyre into Moab, which shal consu¦me y^• palaces of Carioth: so that Moab shal perysh with noyse and the sounde of a shaw me. I wyll rote out the iudge from amonge them / & sleye all his princes with hym, sayth the Lorde. Thus sayeth the Lorde: for thre [unspec B] and foure wyckednesses of ‡ 1.2050 Iuda / I wyll not spare him: because he hath cast a syde the lawe of the Lorde, and not kepte hys com∣maundementes: for why? ‡ 1.2051 they wolde nedes be disceyued with the lyes that theyr forefa∣thers folowed. Therfore / wyl I sende a fire into Iuda / which shal consume the palaces of Ierusalem.

Thus sayeth y^• Lord: For thre and foure

wyckednesses of Israel, I wyl not spare hi: because he hath solde the ryghtuous for mo∣ney, [unspec C] & the pore for shoes. They trede vpō pore mens heades, in the dust of the earth, & croke the waies of the meke. The sōne & the father go to the ha••••ot, to dishonour my holy name they lye beside euery alter vpon clothes take to pledge, and in the house of their goddes they drincke the wyne of the oppressed. Yet de¦stroyed I y^• Ammoryte before thē, y^• was as* 1.2052 hye as y^• Cedre trees, & as strōg as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his frute from aboue and his rote from vnder.

* 1.2053 Agayne, I brought you out of the lāde of Egypt, and led you fourty yeares thorow the wyldernes, that ye might haue the Amo∣rites lādes in possession. I raysed vp prophe¦tes amonge youre chyldren, and absteyners amonge youre yong men. Is it not so / O ye [unspec D] chyldren of Israel, sayeth the Lorde? ‡ 1.2054 But ye gaue the absteyners wyne to drynke, * 1.2055 yee ye commaunded the prophetes, saying: Pro¦phecy not. Beholde, I wyl crashe you in son der / lyke as a wayne crassheth / that is full of sheaues: so that the swyfte shal not escape neyther the strong be able to do any thyng: no / the gyaunte shall not saue his owne lyfe The archer shall not abyde, and the swyfte of fote shal not escape. The horsinā shal not saue hys lyfe, & he y^t is as manly of stomake as a gyaūt, shal in that day be fayne to rūne his way naked, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ He reproueth the house of Israel of wychednes.

CAPI. III.

HEare, what the Lorde speaketh vnto [unspec A] you (O ye chyldren of Israel) namely / vnto all the trybes, whom I brought out of Egypt / & sayde: * 1.2056 you onely haue I accepted from al the generaciōs of the earth: therfore wyll I viset you in all youre wyckednesses. May twayne walke together except they be agreed amonge themselues? Doth a Lyon* 1.2057 roare in the wod / except he haue a pray? Or crieth a liōs whelpe out of his denne, except he haue gotten some thynge? Dothe a byrde [unspec B] fall in a snare vpō the earth where no fouler is? Taketh a mā his snare vp frō the groūde afore he catche somwhat? Cry they out Ala∣rū with y^• trōpet in the cyte, & the people not afrayed? Commeth there any plage in a cite without it be the Lordes doyng? Now doth the Lorde God no maner of thynge / but he telleth his secrete before vnto hys seruaun∣tes the prophetes. Whē a lyon roareth, who wyll not be afrayed? Seynge then that the Lorde God hym selfe speaketh, •• who wyll not prophecy?

Preache in the palaces at Asdod, and in [unspec C] the palaces of the lande of Egypte, & say: ga¦ther you together vpon the mountaynes of Samaria, so shall ye se great murthur and vyolent oppressyon amonge them / for why? they regarde not the thynge that is ryght / sayeth the Lorde: they gather together euyl gotten goodes, and lay vp robbery in theyr houses.

Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde God: This lande shalbe troubled & beseged roūde aboute / thy strength shalbe plucte frome the [unspec D] and thy palaces robbed. Thus sayeth the Lorde: lyke as an herdman taketh two leg∣ges or a pece of an eare out of the liōs mouth Euen so the children of Israel (that dwel in Samaria / hauyng theyr couches in the cor¦ner / and their beddes at Damscus) shalbe plucte awaye. ‡ 1.2058 ☞ Heare / & beare recorde in the house of Iacob (sayeth y^• Lord God of hoostes) that when I begynne to vyset the wyckednesse of Israel / I wyll vyset the aul¦ters at Bethell also: so that the hornes of the aulter shalbe broken of / and fall to the grounde.

As for the wynterhouse & sommer house I wyl smyte them downe: and the houses of yuery: yee, and many other houses shall pe∣rysh, and be destroyed, sayeth the Lorde.

¶ Agaynst the gouernours of Samarin.

CAPI. IIII.

O Heare this worde ☞ ye fat kyne, that [unspec A] be vpon the hyll of Samaria: ye that do poore men wronge, and oppresse the nedy ye that saye to your Lordes: bryng hyther / let vs dryncke. Therfore, the Lorde hathe sworne by his holynesse. The dayes shall come vpon you / that ye shalbe lyfte vp v∣pon speares / and youre posteryte caryed a∣waye in fyshers pannyers. Ye shall get you out at y^• gapp{is} one after another, & in Armō shal ye be cast awaye sayeth the Lorde.

Ye came to * 1.2059 Bethel for to worcke vn∣graciousnes, and haue increased your sines at‡ 1.2060 Galgal: ye brought your sacrifices in the mornynge, and your tythes vnto the thyrde [unspec B] daye. Ye māde a thank offrynge of leuen / Ye promysed frewyloffrynges, and proclamed them. Such lust had ye, O ye chyldren of Is¦rael, sayeth the Lord God. Therfore haue I geuen you y••le teeth in al your cytyes / and scarsenes of bred in al your palaces: yet wyl ye not turne vnto me sayeth the Lorde. Whē there were but thre monethes vnto the har∣uest, * 1.2061 I withelde the rayne from you: ye I rayned vpon one cyte: and not vpō another one pece of groūde was mostured w^t rayne,

and the grounde that I rayned nat vpon, was drye. Wherfore two, yee, thre cyties [unspec C] came vnto one / to dryncke water: but they were nat satisfyed, yet wyll ye nat turne vn∣to me, sayeth the Lorde. I haue smytten you with drought and blastynge: and loke howe many orchardes / vineyardes, fygge∣trees and olyuetrees ye had: the caterpyller hathe eaten them vp. But yet wyll ye nat turne vnto me, sayeth the Lorde. Pestilence haue I sent amōg you, * 1.2062 as I dyd in Egipt: your yonge mē haue I sleyne w^t the swerde, and caused your horses to be takē captiue: I made the stynckynge sauour of your tentes to come vp into youre nostrels. Yet wyll ye not turne vnto me, sayeth the Lorde. Some of you haue I ouerthrowen, * 1.2063 as I ouer∣threwe Sodome & Gomore: so that ye were [unspec D] as a brande plucte out of the fyre. Yet wyl ye nat turne vnto me, sayeth the Lorde. Ther∣fore, thus wyl I handle y^• agayne, O Israel ye euen thus wyll I handle the. Make the ready thē to mete thy God, O Israel. For lo he maketh the moūtaynes, he ordeneth the wynde, he sheweth man what he is aboute to do: the maketh the morninge and the dar∣kenes he treadeth vpon the hye places of the earth: the Lorde God of hostes is his name.

¶ A compl••ynte of the captyuyte of Israel.

CAPI. V.

HEARE thys worde, O ye house of [unspec A] Israel, and why? I muste make thys mone for you. The vyrgyn Israel shall fall, & neuer rise vp againe: she shalbe cast downe vpon her owne grounde, & no mā shal helpe her vp. For thus sayeth the Lorde God: Where as there dwelt a. M. i one citie, there shalbe lefte scarce an hūdred therin, & where there dwelt an. C. there shall, scarce ten be lefte for the house of Israel. Neuertheles, thus sayth y^• Lord vnto the house of Israel: Seke after me, & ye shal lyue, but seke nat after Bethel. Come nat at Galgal, & go nat [unspec B] to Bersaba: for Galgal shalbe caryed away captiue, and Bethel shall come to naught. Seke the Lorde, y^• ye may lyue: lest the house of Ioseph be brent with fyre and consumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethell.

Ye turne the lawe to wormewod / & caste downe ryghteousnes vnto y^• groūde. * 1.2064 The Lord maketh the. vij. starres & the Oriōs, he turneth the nyght into daye, & of the daye [unspec C] he maketh darckenesse. * 1.2065 He calleth the wa∣ters of the see, and poureth them out vpon the playne grounde: the Lorde is his name. He rayseth destruccyon vpon the mygntye people, & bryngeth downe the stronge holde: but they owe him euell wyll, y^• reproueth thē opēly: & who so telleth thē the playne trueth, they abhorre hi. For so muche then as ye op∣presse the pore, & robbe him of his best suste∣naūce: * 1.2066 therfore / where as ye haue buylded houses of square stone / ye shal not dwell in thē. Maruelous pleasaunt vineyardes shal ye plāte / but y^• wyne of thē shal ye not drīke: & why••as for y^• multitude of youre wycked∣nesse & your stoute sinnes / I know thē right well. Enemyes are ye of the ryghteous, * 1.2067 ye [unspec D] take rewardes / ye oppresse the poore in iud∣gemēt. Therfore, y^• wise must nowe be fayne to holde his tunge / so wycked a tyme is it.

Seke after y^• thing y^e is good / & nat euel / so shal ye lyue: yee / y^• Lorde God of hoostes shalbe with you / accordynge to youre owne desyre. * 1.2068 Hate y^• euell / & loue the good: ‡ 1.2069 syt vp right agayne ī the porte: & (no doute) the Lorde God of hoostes shalbe merciful vnto the remnaunte of Ioseph. If no (sayeth the Lorde God, the God of hostes) there shal be mournyng in all stretes, yee, they shall saye in euery strete: alas, alas. They shal cal the housbandemā to lamētacion / & such as can [unspec E] mourne to mournynge. In all vyneyardes there shal be heuinesse, for I wil come amōg you / sayeth the Lorde. Wo be vnto thē y^t de∣syre the daye of y^• Lorde. Wherfore wolde ye haue it? As for the day of the Lorde, it shal be darke & not cleare. Yee, lyke as when a man runneth frō a lyon / & a Beare meteth with him: or whē he cōmeth into the house / & lea∣neth his hande vpō y^• wall / a serpent byteth him. Shal not y^• day of the Lorde be darke, [unspec F] * 1.2070 and not cleare? shall it not be cloudy / and no shyne in it? * 1.2071 I hate and abhorre your holy dayes / & where as ye cense me when ye come together I wyll not accepte it. And though ye offre me brentoffrynges & meat∣offringes / yet haue I no pleasure therin. As for youre fat thanck offerynges / I wyll not loke vpō thē: Awaye with y^• noyse of thy son ges, I wyl nat heare thy playes of musyck, but se y^• equyte flowe as y^• water, & ryghte∣ousnesse as a mighty streame. O ye house of [unspec G] Israel, * 1.2072 gaue ye me offrynges and sacryfi∣ces those fourty yeares longe in the wylder nys? yet haue ye set vp tabernacles to your * 1.2073 Moloch, and ymages of your Idols, yee, and the starre of youre God Rempha, fygu∣res which ye made to worshyppethē. Ther∣fore wyll I cause you to be caryed awaye beyonde Damascus, saieth the Lord, whose name is the God of Hoostes.

¶ Agaynste the prynces of Israel lyuynge in pleasures.

CAPI. VI.

* 1.2074OWo be to the proude welthy in Syō [unspec A] to suche as thynke them so sure vpon the mount of Samaria? which holde them selues for the best of the worlde and rule the house of Israel / euen as they lyst. Go vnto Calue, and se: and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cytye / & so go downe to Gath of the Philystines: be they better at ease then these kyngdomes, or the border of theyr lande wyder then yours? Ye are taken out for the euell daye, euen ye that syt in the stole of wyckednesse. Ye that lye vpō beddes [unspec B] of yuery / and vse youre wantounesse vpon your couches: ye that eate the best lambe of the flocke / & the fattest calues of the droaue: ye that synge to the lute / and in playnge of instrumētes cōpare your selues vnto * 1.2075 Da∣uid: ye that dryncke wyne out of goblettes / and anoynte your selues with the best oyle, but noman is sory for Iosephs hurte▪ Ther fore / nowe shall ye be the fyrst of them / that shall be led awaye captyue / & the lusty chere of the wylfull shall come to an ende.

* 1.2076 The Lorde God hathe sworne euen by [unspec C] him selfe (sayeth the Lorde God of hostes) I hate y^• pryde of Iacob, & I abhore his pala¦ces: & I wyl geue ouer y^• cytie, withal that is therin: so y^t though there remayne ten mē in one house / they shall dye. So theyr nexte kyn••folkes & the deed buriers shal take thē, & cary awaye theyr bones / & saye vnto hym, that is in y^• ynnermer house: is there yet any mo by the? And he shal answere: they are all gone, holde thy tūge (shal he saye) * 1.2077 for {fleur-de-lys} they wolde nat remembre the name of the Lorde.

Beholde, the Lorde is mynded to smyte the great houses, so that they shal decaye, & the lytle houses, y^• they shal cleue a sunder. Who can runne with horses / or plowe with oxen vpō the harde rockes of stone? For why? ye haue turned true iudgemēt into bytternesse & y^• frute of ryghteusnesse into wormwode yee, euen ye, y^e reioyse in vayne thinges: ye that saye: haue not we optayned hornes in oure owne strēgth? wel, take hede, O ye house of Israel, sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes: I wyll brynge a people vp you, which shal trouble you, frō the way y^• goeth to warde Hemath, vnto y^• broke i y^• medowe

¶ Of the captiuytie of Israel and Iuda.

CAPI. VII.

THE Lorde God shewed me suche a [unspec A] vysyou: beholde / there stode one that made greshoppers, euen whē the corne was shutynge forth / after the kynge had clypte his shepe. Nowe when they vndertoke to eate vp al the grene thynges in the lande, I sayde: O Lorde God, be mercyful, I beseche the: who: shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe? So the Lorde was gracy∣ous [unspec B] therin / and the Lorde sayde: well / it shal not be. Agayne / the Lorde shewed me thys vysyon: beholde / the Lorde God called the fyre to punysh withall / and it deuoured the great depe: yee, it consumed a parte al redy. Then sayde I: O Lorde God / holde thyne hande: for who shulde els helpe vp Iacob that is brought so lowe? So the Lorde was mercyfull therin / and the Lorde God / sayd: well / it shal nat be. Moreouer / he shewed me thys vysyon: beholde / the Lorde stode vpō a plastered wall / and a masons trowel in his hande. And the Lorde sayde vnto me: Amos, what seest thou? I answered: a ma∣sons trowel. Thē sayde the Lorde: beholde, I wyll laye the trowell amonge my people of Israel, and wyll nomore ouer se thē, but the hye hylchapels of Isaac muste be layed waste / and the churches of Israel made de∣solate, * 1.2078 and as for the house of Ieroboam, I wyl stande vp against it with the swerde, [unspec C] Upō thys sent Amasyah the prest to Bethel vnto Ieroboā the kyng of Israel, sayenge. * 1.2079 Amos maketh the house of Israell to re∣bell agaynste the / the lande can nat awaye with his wordes. For Amos sayeth, Ie∣roboam shal dye with the swearde / & Israel shal be led awaye captyue out of theyr owne lande. And Amasiah sayde vnto Amos, Gette the hence * 1.2080 (thou that canst se so wel) and fle in to the lande of Iuda: get the there thy lyuynge / and prophecy there: and pro∣phecy nomore at Bethell / for it is the kyn∣ges chapell, and the kynges courte.

Amos answered, and sayde to Amasiah: [unspec D] * 1.2081 As for me I am neyther prophet, nor pro∣phetes sonne: but a keper of catell. Nowe as I was breakinge downe molberyes, and goynge after the catell the Lorde toke me / and sayde vnto me: Go thy waye / and pro∣phecy vnto my people of Israel. And ther∣fore, heare y^u nowe y^• worde of y^• Lord: Thou sayest: prophecy nat agaist Israel, & speake nothynge agaynst y^• house of Isaac. Wher∣fore, thus sayeth y^• Lorde: Thy wyfe shalbe defiled in the cytie, thy sonnes & daughters shal be slayne with the swearde, & thy lande shalbe measured out with y^• lyne. Thou thy selfe shalt dye in an vnclene lāde, * 1.2082 & Israel shalbe dryuen out of hys owne countre.

¶ Agaynst the rulers of Israel. The Lorde sweareth that he wyll fulfyll the thynges whiche he hathe determyned agaynste Israel.

CAPI. VIII.

THE Lorde God shewed me thys vy∣syon: [unspec A] and beholde, there was a maunde with somer frute. And he sayd: Amos what seyst thou? I answered: a maunde with som¦mer frute. Then sayde the Lorde vnto me: the ende cōmeth vpon my people of Israel, I wyl nomore ouerse thē. In y^t daye shal the songes of the temple be turned into sorowe, sayth y^• Lorde God, many deed bodyes shal lye in euery place / and be cast forth secretly. [unspec B] * 1.2083 Heare this, O ye y^• oppresse the poore / and destroye the nedy in the lande, saying: Whē wyl the newe moneth be gone, y^t we may sell bytayle, & the Sabboth / that we may haue scarcenesse of corne: to make y^• busshell lesse / and the Sycle greater? We shal set vp false wayghtes / that we maye get the pore vnder vs with theyr money / and the nedy also for shoes: yee, let vs sell the chaffe for corne. [unspec C]

* 1.2084 The Lord hath sworne agaynst y^• pryde of Iacob: these workes of theyrs wyll I ne∣uer forget. Shall nat the lande trēble / and all they that dwell therin, mourne for thys? Shall nat theyr destruccyō come vpon thē lyke a water streame, and flowe ouer thē, as the floude of Egypte? * 1.2085 At the same tyme (sayeth the Lorde God) ☞ I shal cause the Sunne to go downe at none / and the lande to be darcke in the cleare daye. * 1.2086 Youre hye feastes wyll I turne to sorowe / and youre songes to mournynge: I wyll brynge sacke cloth vpō all backes, & baldnes vpon euery heade: yee, suche a mournynge wyll I sende them, * 1.2087 as is made vpon an onely begotten sonne, and they shal haue a myserable ende.

Beholde / the tyme commeth (sayeth the Lorde God) that I shall sende an hunger in to the earth: ☞ nat the hunger of brede, nor the thyrst of water: but an hunger to heare the worde of the Lorde: so that they shall go from the one see to the other, yee, from the north vnto the east, runnynge about to seke the worde of the Lorde, and shall nat fynde it ☞ In that tyme / shall the tayre virgins and the yonge men perysh for thyrst, yee, euē they that sweare in the offēce of Samaria / & saye: as truly as thy God lyueth at Dan, and as truly as thy God liueth at Bersaba. These shalt fall, and neuer ryse vp agayne.

¶ Threatenynges agaynste Israel. No man can escape the hande of God.

CAPI. XI.

I Sawe the Lorde stādynge vpon the aul¦ter, [unspec A] & he sayde: smyte the dore cheke / that the postes maye shake withall. For theyr couetousnesse shall fall vpon all theyr hea∣des, and theyr posterite shalbe slayne with the swearde. * 1.2088 They shal nat fle away, there shall nat one of thē escape / nor be delyuered. * 1.2089 Though they were buryed in the hell, my hande shal fetch thē frō thence: though they clyme vp to heauen / yet shall I caste them downe: though they hyde them selues vpon the toppe of Carmel, yet shal I seke thē out, and brynge them from thence: though they crepe downe fro my syght into the depe of the see, I shall cōmaunde the serpente / euen [unspec B] there to byte them. If they go awaye before theyr enemyes into captiuite, then shall I cōmaunde the swearde / there to sleye them.

Thus wyll I set myne eyes vpon thē, for theyr harme & not for their wealth. For whē the Lorde God of hoostes toucheth a lande, it consumeth awaye / and al they that dwell therin, must nedes mourne: And why? theyr destruccion shal aryse as euery streame and runne ouer thē / as the floude in Egypt. * 1.2090 He that hathe hys dwellynge in heauen / and groundeth hys tabernacle in the earth: * 1.2091 He that calleth the waters as the see, and pou∣reth them out vpō the plyane grounde: hys name is the Lorde. O ye chyldren of Israel, are ye nat vnto me, euen of the Moryans / saieth the: Lorde haue not I brought Israel outof the lande of Egypte, ‡ 1.2092 the Philistynes [unspec C] from Capthor, and the Syrtans from Cyr? Beholde, the eyes of the Lorde are vpon the realme that synneth, to rote it cleane out of the earth: Neuertheles, ‡ 1.2093 I wyl not vtterly destroye the house of Iacob, sayeth y^• Lorde.

Forlo, this I promyse: though I syfte the house of Israel among al nacyons (lyke as they vse to syfte in a syue) yet shall nat the smallest grauel stone fall vpō the earth: But al the wycked doers of my people, that [unspec D] saye: Tush / the plage is nat so nye, to come so hastely vpon vs: those shall perysh with the swearde. * 1.2094 At that tyme wyll I buylde agayne the ☞ tabernacle of Dauid, that is fallē downe / and hedge vp his gappes: and loke what is broken, I shall repayre it: Yee, I shall buylde it agayne, as it was afore tyme, that they maye possesse the remnaunt of Edom, yee, and all suche people as call vpon my name with thē / sayeth the Lorde, whiche dothe these thynges.

Beholde / the tyme commeth (sayeth the Lorde) that the plowmā shall ouer take the mower & treader of grapes, hym y^• soweth sede. ‡ 1.2095 The mountaynes shall droppe swete wyne / and the hylles shal be fruteful, and I wyll turne the captyuyte of my people of Israel: they shall repayre the waste cyties / and haue thē in possessyon: they shall plante

vynyardes, & dryncke the wyne therof: they shall make gardens / & enioye the frutes of them. And I wyll plante them vpon theyr owne grounde / so that I wyl neuer rote thē out agayne from theyr lande which I haue geuen them sayeth the Lorde thy God.

¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Amos.

¶ agaynste Edom, and the truste that they had in ryches.

¶ The booke of the Prophete Abdy.

THys is the vision that [unspec A] was shewed vnto Abdy: Thus hathe the Lorde God spokē vpō * 1.2096 Edom: we haue harde of the Lord that there is an embassage set amonge the Heathen: Up, let vs aryse / & fyght agaynst thē. Beholde, * 1.2097 I wyll make the smal amōge the Heathen, so y^• thou shalt be vtterly despysed. The pryde of thine hert hath lyfte y^• vp, thou y^• dwellest in the strong holdes of stone, & haste made y^• an hye seate: Thou sayest in thyne hert: who shal cast me downe to the grounde? * 1.2098 But though thou wētest vp as hye as the Aegle, & madest thy [unspec B] ‡ nest aboue amonge y^• starres: yet wolde I plucke the downe frō thēce sayeth y^• Lorde. Yf the theues & robbers came to y^• by night, thou takyng thy rest: shulde they nat steale, tyll they had ynough▪ Yf y^• grape gatherers came vpon the, wolde they nat leaue y^• some grapes? But howe shall they repe Esau, & seke out his treasures? Yee, the men y^• were sworne vnto the / shall dryue y^• out of y^• bor∣ders of thyne owne lande. They y^• be nowe at one with y^•, shall disceaue the & ouercome the: Euen they y^• eate thy brede, shal betraye the / or euer y^• perceaue it. * 1.2099 Shal nat I at y^• same tyme sayeth the Lorde destroye y^• wyse [unspec C] mē of Edom, & those y^• haue vnderstādyng / from the mount of Esau? Thy gyauntes (O Theman) shallbe afrayed / for thorowe the slaughter they shalbe al ouerthorowen vpō the mount of Esau. Shame shall come vpō the / for the malyce y^• thou shewedest to thy * 1.2100 brother Iacob: yee, for euermore shalt thou perysh / and that because of the tyme / when thou dydest set thy selfe agaynste hym, euen when the enemyes caryed awaye his hoost / and when the aleauntes came in at his por∣tes / and cast lottes vpon Ierusalem, & thou thyselfe waste as one of them.

Thou shalte nomore se the daye of thy [unspec D] brother / thou shalte nomore beholde the tyme of hys captyuyte: thou shalte nomore reioyse ouer the children of Iuda, in the day ••t theyr destruccyon, thou shalte tryumphe nomore in the tyme of theyr trouble. Thou shalt nomore come in at the gates of my peo¦ple / in the tyme of theyr decaye: thou shalte nat se theyr mysery in the daye of theyr fall.

Thou shalt sende out no man agaynste [unspec E] theyr hoost / in the daye of theyr aduersyte: neyther shalte thou stande waytynge any more at the corners of the stretes / to mur∣thur suche as are fled, or to take them preso∣ners / that remayne in the daye of theyr trou¦ble. For the daye of the Lorde is harde by vpon all the Heathen. * 1.2101 Lyke as thou hast done, so shalt thou be dealte wthal, yee, thou shalte be rewarded euen vpon thyne heade. For lyke wyse as ye haue dronken vpon myne holy hyll / so shall all heathen dryncke continually: yee, dryncke shal they, and swalowe vp, ••o y^• ye shalbe as though ye had neuer bene.

But ☞ vpon the mounte Syon shall [unspec F] the saluacyon be, and holynes / these shalbe holy / and the house of Iacob shall possesse euen those, * 1.2102 that had them selues afore in possessyon. Moreouer, ☜ the house of Iacob shalbe a fyre / the house af Ioseph a flame / and the, * 1.2103 house of Esau shalbe the strawe, whiche they shall kyndle and con∣sume / so that nothynge shalbe lefte of the house of Esau, the Lorde hymselfe hathe [unspec G] sayde it. They of the South shall haue the mounte of Esau in possessyon: and loke what lyeth vpon the grounde: that shall the Philystynes haue: the playne feldes shall Ephraim & Samaria possesse: and the moū∣taynes of Galaad shal Ben Iamin haue: And this Hoost shall be the chyldren of Israels prysoners: Nowe what so lyeth frō Canaan vnto za∣reptah, & in Sepharad that shalbe vnder the subieccy∣on of Ie¦rusalem: and the cyties of the south shall enheret it. Thus they that escape vpō the hyl of Syon / shal go vp to pu∣nysh the mount of Esawe•• * 1.2104 and the kyngdome shall be the Lordes,

¶ The ende of the boke of the Prophecye of Abdy.

❧: The Booke of the Prophete Ionas.

¶ The flyght of Ionas when he was sent to preache. A tē∣pest aryseth, & casteth hym in the see for his dysobedience.

CAPI. I.

THe worde of the Lord came vnto * 1.2105 Ionas the sonne of [unspec A] Amythai, sayeng: ‡ 1.2106 Aryse, & get y^• ☜ to Niniue that ‡ 1.2107 great cyte: and preache vnto them, howe y^• ‡ 1.2108 their wickednes is come vp before me. And Ionas made him redy to fle ☞ vnto Thar∣sis from the presence of the Lorde, and gat him downe to Ioppa: where he foūde a shyp redy for to go vnto Tharsis. So he payde his fare, and wente abrode / that he myght go with them vnto Tharsis / from the pre∣sence of the Lorde. But the Lorde hurled a greate wynde into the see / and there was a myghtye tēpest in the see: so that the shyppe was in teoperdy of goyng in peces. Then y^• maryners were afrayed, and cryed euery mā vnto his God: and the goodes that were in the shyppe, they cast into the see / to lyghten it of thē. But Ionas gat him vnder the hat∣ches / where he layed him downe & slombred.

So the master of the shyppe came to him and sayde vnto him: why slomberest thou? [unspec B] Up, call vpon thy God: yf God (happely) wyll thynke vpon vs / that we peryshe not. And they sayde one to another: come / let vs caste lottes: that we may knowe, for whose cause we are thus troubled. ‡ 1.2109 And so they cast lottes, & the lot fell vpon Ionas.

Then sayd they vnto him: tel vs / for who∣se cause are we thus troubled? what is thine [unspec C] occupacion? whence commest thou (and whe ther goest thou▪) what coūtreman art thou, & of what nacion? He answered thē: I am an Ebrue, & I fere the Lorde God of heauen / which made both y^• see, & dry lāde. Then were the mē excedyngly afrayed, & sayd vnto him why dydest y^u so? (for they knew, y^• he was fled from the presēce of the Lord, because he had tolde thē) & sayde moreouer vnto him: What shal we do vnto y^•, that the see may ceasse frō troublynge vs? (for the see wrought & was troublous) he answered them: Take me, and cast me into the see, so shal it let you be in rest [unspec D] for I wote / it is for my sake, that this great tempest is come vpon you.

Neuerthelesse, the mē assayed with row∣ynge / to brynge the shyppe to lande: but it wolde not be / because the see wrought so / & was so troublous agaynst them. Wherfore they cryed vnto the Lord, & sayde: ‡ 1.2110 O Lord let vs not perysh for thys mans death / ney∣ther lay y^u innocēc blode vnto our charge: for y^u, O lord, hast done, euē as thy plesure was.

So they toke Ionas, and caste him into the see / and the see lefte ragyng. And the mē feared the Lorde excedyngly, doynge sacry∣fices and makyng vowes vnto the Lorde.

¶ Ionas is swalowed of a whale. The prayer of Ionas.

CAPI. II.

BUt the Lorde prepared a greate fyshe / to swalow vp Ionas ‡ 1.2111 So was Ionas [unspec A] in the bely of y^• fysh, thre daies &. iii. nightes. And Ionas prayed vnto the Lord his God, out of the fishes bely, & sayde. * 1.2112 In my trou∣ble I called vnto the Lord, and he herde me out of y^• bely of hell I cryed, & thou herdest my voice. Thou haddest cast me downe depe in the myddest of the see, and the sloude cōpa [unspec B] sed me aboute: yee / ‡ 1.2113 all thy waues & roules of water wēt ouer me, I thought that I had bene cast awaye out of thy syght: but I wyll yet agayne loke towarde thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me / euē to the ve¦ry soule: the depe laye aboute me, & the we∣des were wrapte about myne heade. I went downe to the botome of the hylles, and was barred in wyth earth for euer. But thou / O Lorde my God, haste brought vp my lyfe a∣gayne out of corrupcion. Whē my soule fain¦ted [unspec C] within me / I thought vpon the Lorde: & my prayer came in vnto the, euen vnto thy holy temple. {fleur-de-lys} They that holde of vayne va¦nyties, wyll forsake his mercy. But I wyll do the sacrifice with the voice of thankesge∣uyng, [unspec D] & wyll paye that I haue vowed / for why? saluacyon commeth of the Lorde. And the Lorde spake vnto the fyshe, and it caste out Ionas agayne vpon the drye lande.

¶ Ionas is sente agayne to Ninyue. The repentaunce of the Kynge of Ninyue.

CAPI. III.

THen came the worde of the Lorde vn∣to [unspec A] Ionas agayne, sayenge ‡ 1.2114 vp / and get the to Ninyue ☞ that great Cytie / and preache vnto theym the preachynge whiche I bade the. So Ionas arose / & went to Ni∣niue at the Lordes commaundement. Nini∣ue was a greate cytie vnto God, namely / of thre dayes iourney.

And Ionas wente to, & entred into the cy¦tie: [unspec B] euen a dayes iorney / and cryed, sayenge: There are yet. xl. dayes and then shal Nini∣ue be ouerthrowen. ☞ ‡ 1.2115 And the people of Niniue beleued God, &, p••laymed fastyng, and arayed thē selues in sacke cloth, as well the great as the smal of them. And the ••y••in

ges came vnto the kynge of Niniue, whiche arose out of his seate, and dyd his apparell of / & put on sacke cloth, and sat him downe in asshes.

And it was cryed and cōmaunded in Ni∣niue, [unspec C] by the auctoryte of the kynge and hys Lordes, sayng: * 1.2116 se that neyther mā or beest, oxe or shepe taste ought at all: and that they nether fede nor drinck water: but put on sack cloth bothe man & beast, and crye myghtely vnto God: * 1.2117 yee, se that euery man turne frō his euyll waye / and from the wyckednesse / that he hath in hande.

Who can tell▪ God maye turne, & repent, [unspec D] and ceasse from his fearce wrath, that we pe¦rysh not. And when God sawe their workes howe they turned from their wycked wayes * 1.2118 he repented on the euyll, whiche he sayde he wolde do vnto them, and dyd it not.

Ionas is reproued of God.

CAPI. IIII.

THerfore Ionas was sore discontente & [unspec A] angrie. And he prayed vnto the Lorde, & sayde: O Lorde was not this my sayinge (I praye the) when I was yet in my coūtre? therfore I hasted rather to fle vnto Tharsis * 1.2119 for I knowe wel ynough y^t thou art a mer¦cyfull God, full of cōpassyon, longe suffryng & of great kindnes & repētest whē thou shul∣dest take punyshment, ‡ 1.2120 And nowe O Lorde take my lyfe fro me (I beseche the) for I had rather dye then lyue. Then sayde the Lorde: art thou so angrye? And Ionas gat him out of the cytie & sat downe on the easte syde ther of: & there made him a boothe, & sat vnder it in the shadowe, tyll he myght se / what shuld chaunce vnto the cyte.

And the Lorde God prepared a wylde vi¦ne, [unspec B] whiche sprange vp ouer Ionas, that he myght haue shadowe aboue his head, to de∣liuer him out of his payne. And Ionas was exceadynge glad of the wylde vyne.

But vpon the nexte morowe agaynst the [unspec C] spryng of y^• day. The lord ordeined a worme which smote the wylde vyne, so y^• it wethered away. And when y^• sunne was vp, God pre∣pared a feruent east winde: & the Sunne bet ouer the head of Ionas, y^t he faynted againe & wysshed vnto his soule / that he myght dye & sayd: It is better for me to die / then to liue And God sayde vnto Ionas: Art y^• so angry for the wylde vyne? And he said: yee, very an¦gry am I, euē vnto the death. And the Lord [unspec D] sayd: y^• haste cōpassyon vpon a wylde vyne / wheron y^• bestowdest no laboure, nor madest it growe whiche sprāge vp in one nyght and peryshed in another: And shulde not I then haue cōpassion vpon Niniue that great cyte wherin there are aboue an. C. &, xx. thousāde persōnes: that knowe not theyr ryght hande from the lefte, besydes muche catell.

¶ The ende of the Prophe¦cye of Ionas.

❧: The Booke of the Prophet Micheas.

¶ Of the destruction of Samaria because of their ydolatry

CAPI. I.

THys is the worde of [unspec A] the Lorde / that came vnto Mi∣cheas the Morastite, in y^• daies of ‡ 1.2121 Iothan ‡ Ahas & ‡ Ieheze∣kiah kīges of Iuda: which was shewed hī vpon Samaria & Ierusalē. Here al ye people, marcke this well O earth, & all that therin is: Yee / the Lorde God him selfe be wytnesse among you / euē the Lorde from his holy tēple. For why? * 1.2122 beholde, y^• Lorde shal go out of h{is} place, & come downe, & trede vpon the hye thiges of the earth. The moū∣taines shal cōsume vnder him, & the valleies shall cleue a sunder: lyke as waxe cōsumeth at the fyre, & as the waters rūne downwarde And al this shalbe for the wickednesse of Ia¦cob, & the synnes of the house of Israel.

But what is the wyckednesse of Iacob? [unspec B] Is not * 1.2123 Samaria? Which are the hye pla∣ces of Iuda? Is not * 1.2124 Ierusalem? Therfore I shal make Samaria an heape of stones in the felde / to laye aboute the vyneyarde: her stones shall I cast into the valley, and disco¦uer her foundacious. All her ymages shall be broken downe & all her wynnynges shall be brent in the fyre: yee / all her ydols wyll I destroye: for why: ‡ 1.2125 they are gathered out of the hyre of an whore, & in to an whores hyre shal they be turned agayne. Wherfore I wil mourne and make lamentacyon, bare & na∣ked wyll I go: I must mourne lyke the dra∣gous / and take sorowe as the Estriches: for [unspec C] theyr wounde is past remedy. And why? it is come into Iuda, & hath touched the porte of my people at Ierusalem alredy. ‡ 1.2126 Wepe not, lest they at Geth perceyue it.

Thou at Betaphra, welter thy selfe in y^• dust & asshes. Thou y^• dwellest at Sephyr / get the hence wyth shame. The proude shall boste nomore for very sorowe: and why? her neyghbour shall take frō her what she hath. The rebellyous cytie hopeth, y^t it shall not

be so euyll: but for al y^• / the plage shall come frō the Lord, euen into the porte of Ierusalē The great noyse of the charett{is} shal fere thē that dwel at * 1.2127 Lachis, which is an occasion of the sine of the daughter of Syon, for in y^• [unspec D] came vp the wyckednesses of Israel. Yee, she sent her coursers into the lande of Geth.

The houses of lyes wyl dysceyue the kin∣ges of Israel. And as for the (O thou y^• dwel lest at Morassa) I shall bryng a possessioner vpō the, & the plage of Israel shall reath vn to Odolla. Make the balde / & shaue the / be∣cause of thy tender chyldren: Make the clene balde as an Aegle / for they shalbe caryed a∣way captiue from the.

¶ Thre at••ynges agaynst the synfull people.

CAPI. II.

OWo vnto thē, that Imagin to do har¦me, [unspec A] & deuyse vngraciousnes vpō their beddes, to perfourme it in the cleare day: for there power is agaynst God. When they co∣uet to haue lāde, ‡ 1.2128 they take it by violence / they robbe men of theyr houses.

Thus they oppresse a man for his house, & euery mā for h{is} herytage. Therfore thus say¦eth y^• Lord: Beholde ‡ 1.2129 against this houshold haue I deuised a plage, wherout ye shal not plucke your neckes: Ye shall no more go so proudly, for it wyl be a perlous time. In that day shal this terme be vsed and a mourning [unspec B] shalbe made ouer you on this maner: We be vtterly desolate / the porcion of my people is translated. Whan wyll he parte vnto vs the lande / that he hath taken from vs?

Neuerthelesse * 1.2130 there shalbe no man to de¦uyde the thy porcyon in the congregacion of the Lord. Tush, holde your tunge (say they) It shall not fal vpon this people, we shal not come so to cōfusion, sayeth y^• house of Iacob Is the sprete of the Lord so cleane away? or is he so mynded? Truth it is, my wordes are [unspec C] frēdly vnto thē that lyue ryght: but my peo∣ple doth contrary / therfore must I take part agaynst thē: for they take away both cote & cloke from the simple.

Ye haue turned your selues to fyght / the wemen of my people haue ye shut out from their good houses, and takē away my excel∣lent gyfres from theyr children. Up / get you hence / for here shal ye haue no rest.

Because of theyr Idolatrye they are cor∣rupte, & shall miserably perysh. If I were a fleshly felowe, & a preacher of lyes, and tolde them that they myght syt bybbyng and bol∣lynge, & be dronkē: O that were a Prophete [unspec D] for this people. But I wyl gather the in de∣de / O Iacob, & dryue the rēnaunt of Israel all together. I shall cary them one with ano¦ther, as a flocke in the folde / and as the catel in theyr stalles, that they may be dysquieted of other mē. Who so breaketh the gappe / he shal go before. They shal breake vp y^• port, & go in & out at it. Theyr kynge shal go before thē, & the Lorde shalbe vpon y^• head of thē.

¶ Agaynst the tyranny of Prynces, and false Prophetes▪

CAPI. III.

HEare / O ye heades of the house of Ia∣cob, [unspec A] & ye leders of the house of Israell: * 1.2131 Shuld not ye knowe, what were lawefull and ryght? But ye hate the good / and loue the euyll: ye plucke of mennes skynnes, and the flessh from theyr bones: ye eate the flessh of my people, & flaye of theyr skynne / ye brea¦ke theyr bones / ye choppe thē in peces as it were into a cauldron, & as fleshe into a p••t. Nowe the tyme shal come / * 1.2132 that when they call vnto the Lorde / he shall not heare them but hyde his face from them / because that [unspec B] thorow theyr owne Imaginaciōs they haue dealte so wyckedly.

And as concernynge the Prophetes that dysceyue my people, thus the Lorde sayeth agaynst them. ‡ 1.2133 Whē they haue any chynge to byte vpon, then they preache that al shal∣be wel: but if a man put not some thynge in∣to theyr mouthes / they preache of warre agaynst him.

* 1.2134 Therfore your vysyon shalbe turned to nyght / & youre prohe••yenge to darckenesse. [unspec C] The Sunne shall go downe ouer those pro¦phetes / & the day shalbe darcke vnto them. Then shal the visyon seers be ashamed / and the sothsayers confounded / yee / they shalbe fayne all the packe of them / to stoppe theyr mouthes / for they haue not Gods worde. * 1.2135 As for me / I am ful of strength, & of y^• sprete of the Lorde, full of iudgement, & boldnesse: to shew the house of Iacob their wyckednes and the house of Israel theyr synne.

O heare this ye rulers of the house of Ia∣cob, [unspec D] & ye iudges of y^• house of Israel, ye that abhorre the thynge that is laufull, & wrest e asyde the thyng that is streight. * 1.2136 Ye y^• buyl∣de vp Sion with bloude, and Ierusalem w^t doynge wronge. ‡ 1.2137 O ye iudges, ye geue sen∣tence for gyftes: O ye preastes / ye teache for lucre. * 1.2138 O ye Prophetes, ye prophecy for mo¦ny. Yet wyll they be takē as those that holde vpon god, and say: Is not the Lord among vs? Tush / there can no mysfortune happen vs. Therfore shall Sion for youre sakes) be plowed lyke a felde ‡ 1.2139 Ierusalem shall be∣come an heape of stones / and the hyll of the temple shalbe turned to an hye wodd.

¶ Of the callynge of the Gentyles, and conu••••cyon of the Iewes.

CAPI. IIII.

BUt* 1.2140 in the latter dayes it wyll come to [unspec A] passe, y^• the hyl of the Lordes house shal be set vp hyer thē any moūtaynes or hylles: Yee / y^• people shall prease vnto it, & the mul∣titude of the Gētiles shall hast thē thyther / sayeng: Come, ‡ 1.2141 let vs go vp to the hyll of y^• Lorde, and to the house of the God of Iacob that he may teache vs his wayes, & that we may walcke in his pathes. * 1.2142 For the lawe shall come out of Syon, & the worde of God From Ierusalem / and shall geue sentence a¦monge the multitude of the Heathen and re fourme the people of farre coūtrees: so that of theyr sweardes they shall make plowsha∣res / & sythes of theyr speares.

* 1.2143 One people shall not lyft vp a swearde [unspec B] agaynst another, yee / they shall nomore lear ne to fyght: but euery mā shall syt vnder his vyneyarde & vnder hys fyg••re / and no mā to fraye him away: for the mouth of y^• Lord of hostes hath spokē it. Therfore, where as al the people haue walked euery mā in y^• na∣me of his owne God, we wyl walke in y^• na∣me of the Lord our God for euer & euer. ‡ 1.2144 At the same tyme, sayth the Lord, wyl I gather vp y^• lame & the outcastes / & such as I haue chastened: & wyl geue issue vnto the lame / & make of the outcastes a great people, * 1.2145 & the [unspec C] Lorde him selfe shalbe theyr kyng vpon the mount Sion, from this tyme forth for euer∣more. And vnto y^•. (O thou tower of ‡ 1.2146 Eder / thou stronge holde of the daughter Syon) vnto the shal it come: euen the Lordshippe & kyngdome of the daughter Ierusalē. Why then art y^u nowe so heuy? is there no kyng in the? are thy councelers away that thou arte so payned, as a woman in her trauayle? And nowe (O thou daughter Syon) be sorye, let it greue the as a wyfe laboryng with chylde: for nowe must thou get the out of the cytie / & dwel vpon the playne felde: Yee / vnto Ba¦bylon shalt thou go / there shalt thou be dely¦uered,* 1.2147 & there the Lorde shal lowse the from the hande of thyne enemyes.

Nowe also are there many people gathe∣red [unspec D] together against the / saying: what, Siō is cursed, we shall se our lust vpon her. But they knowe not ‡ 1.2148 the thoughtes of y^• Lorde / they vnderstande not his councell, that shal gather them together as the sheeues in the barne. Therfore get the vp / O thou daugh∣ter Syon / and thresshe out the corne: For I wyll make thy horne yron / and thy clawes brasse / that thou mayest grynde many peo∣ple: theyr goodes shalt thou appropriate vn to the Lorde / and theyr substaunce vnto the ruler of the whole worlde.

¶ Of the destruccyon of Ierusalem.

CAPI. V.

AFter that shalt thou be robbed thy selfe [unspec A] O y^u robbers daughter: they shall laye sege agaynst vs, & smyte the iudge of Israel w^t a rodde vpon the cheke. ‡ 1.2149 And y^u Bethleē Ephrata, art lytle amōge the thousandes of Iuda, Out of the shal come vnto me, which shalbe the gouernour in Israell: whose out goynge hath bene from the begynnynge, & from euerlastynge. In the meane whyle he plageth them for a season / vntyll the tyme that she (whiche shal beare) haue borne: then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be cōuer∣ted vnto y^• chyldren of Israel. He shall stāde fast / ‡ 1.2150 and geue fode in the ‡ 1.2151 strength of the Lorde / and in the victory of the name of the Lorde his God: and when they be conuerted he shalbe magnifyed vnto the farthest par∣tes of the worlde.

Then shall there be peace / so that the As∣syrian [unspec B] maye come into our lande, & treade in oure houses. We shall brynge vp seuen shepherdes and. viii. princes vpon thē, these shal subdue the lande of Assur w^t the swerde and the lāde of ‡ 1.2152 Nymrod wyth their naked weapēs. * 1.2153 Thus shall he deliuer vs from y^• Assirian, when he cōmeth within our lande / and setteth his fote within our borders.

And the rēnaunt of Iacob shalbe among [unspec C] the multitude of people / as the dewe of the Lorde / and as the droppes vpon the grasse, that taryeth for no man / and wayteth of no body. Yee / y^• resydue of Iacob shalbe among* 1.2154 the Gentiles and the multitude of people, as the lyon among the beastes of the wod / and as the Lyōs whelpe among a flocke of shepe which (when he goeth thorow) tredeth down teareth in peces / and there is no man that can helpe. Thyne hande shalbe lyfte vp v∣pon thyne enemyes / and all thyne aduersa∣saries shall peryshe.

The tyme shall come also, sayeth y^• Lorde / [unspec D] that I wyll take thyne horses from the / and destroye thy charettes. I wyl breake downe the cytyes of thy lande / and ouerthrowe all thy stronge holdes. * 1.2155 All witchcraftes wyll I rote oute of thyne hande, there shal no mo soth sayinges be within the. * 1.2156 Thyne Idols and thyne Images wyll I destroye out of y^• so that thou shalt nomore bowe thy selfe vn∣to the worckes of thyne owne handes. Thy groues wyll I plucke vp by the rotes / and breake downe y^• cyties. Thus wyl I be auē∣ged

also, vpō al y^• Heathen y^t wyl not heare,

¶ An ••••hortacyon to heare the iudgment agaīst Israel be∣ynge vnkynde. What maner of sacrifyces do please God.

CAPI. VI. [unspec A]

HErken nowe what the Lord sayeth: * 1.2157 Up, reproue the mountaines / & let the hylles heare thy voyce. O heare the puny∣shemēt of the Lorde / ye mountaynes and ye mighty foundaciōs of the earth: for y^• Lorde wyl reporue his people, & reason w^t Israel: O my people, what haue I done vnto y^•? or wherin haue I hurte the? geue me answere. * 1.2158 Because I brought the from the lande of Egypte, & delyuered the out of the house of [unspec B] bondage? ‡ 1.2159 Because I made Moses, Aaron & Miriam to lede y^•? Remēbre (O my people ‡ 1.2160 what Balach y^• kyng of Moab had Ima∣gyned agaynst the / and what answere that Balaam the sonne of Beor gaue hym, from Sethim vnto Galgal / that ye may knowe the louynge kyndnesses of the Lorde.

What acceptable thynge shal I offer vn∣to the Lord? shall I bowe my kne to the hye God? Shall I come before hym with brent offrynges / and with calues of a yeare olde? Hath the Lord a pleasure in many thousāde rammes / or innumerable streames of oyle? Or shall I geue my fyrst borne for myne of∣fences [unspec C] / & the frute of my body for the synne of my soule? I wyll shewe the, O mā / what is good / & what the Lorde requyreth of the: Namely, to do right, to haue pleasure in lo∣uyng kyndnesse / to be lowly / & to walcke w^t thy God: ‡ 1.2161 that thou mayest be called a citie of the Lorde, & that thy name maye be righ∣tuousnesie. Heare (O ye trybes) who wolde els geue you such warnyng? ‡ 1.2162 Shuld I not be displeased, for y^• vnrightuous good in y^• houses of the wycked, and because the mea∣sure his mynyshed? Or shulde I iustifye the false balaunces and the bagge of disceatful weyghtes / amonge those that be full of ry∣ches vnryghtuously gotten: where the cyte∣syus deale with falshede, speake lyes, & haue disceatfull tunges in their mouthes? Ther∣fore, [unspec D] I wyll take in hāde to punish y^•, and to make y^• desolate / because of thy sines. Thou shalt eat, & not haue ynough: yee, thou shalt brīge thy self downè. Thou shalt fle, but not escape: & those that thou woldest saue, wyll I delyuer to the {fleur-de-lys} 1.2163 swerde. Thou shalt sowe, but not reape: y^u shalt presse out olyues / but oyle shalt y^• not haue to anoint thy self with all: thou shalte treade out swete muste / but shalt dricke no wyne. Ye kepe the ordiuaun∣ces of * 1.2164 Amri / & al the customes of the house of Ahab: ye folowe their pleasures, therfore wil I make the wast, and cause thy inhaby∣ters to be abhorted, O my people: and thus shalt thou beare thyne owne shame.

CAPI. VII.

[unspec A]

¶ •• cōplaynt of the lyttel nōbre of the rightuouse Agaynst the truth ought we not to holde with out greatest frendes.

WO is me: I am become as one / that goeth a gleanyng i the haruest, Ther are no grapes to eate / yet wolde I fayne (w^t all my herte) haue of the best frute. * 1.2165 There is not a godly man vpon earth, there is not one ryghtuous amonge men. They labour all to shed bloude & euery man hunteth hys brother to death: yet they saye they do well when they do euyll. As the prynce wyll, so saieth the iudge: that he may do him a plea∣sure agayne. The greate man speaketh what his herte desyreth: & the hearers alow him, The best of thē is but as a thistle, & the most rightuous of thē is but as a breer i the hedge. But when the daye of thy preachers cōmeth, that thou shalt be visyted: thē shall they be wasted awaye. * 1.2166 Let no man beleue his frende, nor put hys confydēce in a price. [unspec B] Kepe y^• porte of thy mouth, from her that ly∣eth in thy bosome: * 1.2167 for the sōne shal put his father to dishonoure, the daughter shal rise agaynst her mother / the daughter in lawe agaynst her mother in lawe: & a mans foes shalbe euen they of hys owne housholde.

Neuertheles, I wyl loke vp vnto y^• Lord / I wyll pacyently abyde God my sauioure: my God shall heare me. O thou enemye of myne, reioyce not at my fall, for I shall get vp againe: & though I syr in darcknesse, yet the Lorde is my lyght. I wyll beare the pu∣nishemēt of y^• Lorde (for why / I haue offen∣ded him) til he syt in iudgmēt vpō my cause, & se y^t I haue right. He wyll bryng me forth [unspec C] to the lyght, & I shall se his rightuousnesse. She that is myne enemy shal loke vpon it / & be confoūded, which now saieth. * 1.2168 Where is thy Lorde God? Myne eyes shall beholde her, when she shalbe trodē downe, as y^• clay* 1.2169 in y^• stretes. * 1.2170 The tyme wyl come, that thy gappes shal be made vp, & the lawe shal go abrode: & at y^t tyme shal they come vnto the, frō Assur vnto the stronge cyties, & from the strong cytyes vnto the ryuer: frō the one see to y^• other, frō the one moūtayne to y^• other.

Notwithstandynge, y^• land must be wa∣sted / because of them that dwell therin, and for the frutes of theyr owne Imaginacions Therfore fede thy people with thy rod / the flocke of thine heritage which dwel desolate in the wodde: that they maye be fedde vpon

the mount of Charmel / Basan and Galaad as afore time. Maruelous thynges wyll I [unspec D] shew them, * 1.2171 lyke as when they came out of Egypte. Thys shall the Heathen se, and be ashamed for all their power, * 1.2172 so that they shall laye theyr hande vpon theyr mouthe, and stoppe theyr eares. * 1.2173 They shall lycke the dust lyke a serpente, and as the wormes of the earth, that tremble in theyr holes. They shalbe afrayed of the Lorde our God, and they shall feare the. Where is there such a God as thou? that pard••nest wicked∣nes, and forgeueste the offences of the rem∣naunt of thyne herytage? Hē kepeth not his wrath for euer. And why? hys delyte is to haue compassyon: * 1.2174 he shall turne agayne / and be mercyfull to vs: he shall put downe oure wyckednes, and cast all oure sinnes in to the botome of the see. Thou shalt kepe thy trueth with Iacob / and thy mercy for Abraham / lyke as thou hane sworne vnto oure fathers longe ago.

¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Mycheas.

❧: The boke of the Prophet Naum.

¶ Of the destruccyon of Niniue and of the delyueraunce of Israell.

CAPI. I.

THys is the heuy bur∣then [unspec A] of Niniue / whiche Naum of Elchos dyd wryte as he sawe it. * 1.2175 The Lord is a gelous God, & a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde, and wrothfull. * 1.2176 The lorde taketh vengeaunce of his enemyes, and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaryes. * 1.2177 The Lord suffreth long, he is of greate power / & so inocēt ‡ 1.2178 that he leaueth no man fautlesse before him. The Lorde goeth forth in tēpest & stormy wether, the cloudes are the dust of his fete. Whē he reproueth the see, he drieth it vp, & turneth al the floudes to drye lande. [unspec B] Basan is desolate, Charmel & the pleasure of Lybanus wasteth awaye. The moūtay∣nes tremble for him, the hylles consume. At the syght of him, the earth quaketh: yee, the whole world, and all y^• dwell therin. * 1.2179 Who maye endure before hys wrathe? Or who is able to abyde his gtyme displeasure? His anger taketh on lyke fyre / and the harde rockes burst in sunder before hym.

Full gracyous is the Lorde / and a strong holde in the tyme of trouble, he knoweth thē that put theyr trust in hym: when the floude renneth ouer, and destroyeth the place / and whē the darcknesse foloweth styll vpon hys enemyes. What do ye Imagin thē against y^• Lord on this maner? (Tush, when he hath [unspec C] once made an ende, there shal come nomore trouble.) For lyke as the thornes that sticke together, and as the drye strawe, so shall the dronckardes be cōsumed together / euē whē they be full. There come out of the suche as Imagin myschefe / & geue vngracious coū∣cell agaynst the Lorde.

Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde: Let them [unspec D] be as well prepared: yee, & as many as they can, yet shal they be hewen downe, and pas awaye. And as for y^•, I wyll vexe y^• / but not vtterly destroy the. And nowe wyl I breake his rodde frō thy backe, & burst thy bondes in bonder. But the Lorde hath geuen a com∣maundement concernynge the, y^t there shal come nomore sede of thy name. * 1.2180 The car∣ued & casten Images wyll I rote out of the house of thy God. Thy graue shal I pre∣pare for the / and thou shalt be confounded.

¶ He deseribeth the victorye of the Caldees agaynste the Nynyuytes.

CAPI. II. [unspec A]

BEholde / * 1.2181 vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him / that bryngeth good ty∣dinges / and preached peace. O Iuda / kepe thy holy dayes / perfourme thy promyses: for Be••ial shall come no more in the / he is vtterly roted oute.

The scaterer shall come vp agaynst the, & laye sege to the castell. Loke thou wel to the stretes / make thy loynes stronge / arme thy self with al thy myght: for the Lorde shal re∣store agayne the glory of Iacob, lyke as the glory of Israel. The destroyers haue brokē thē downe, & marred the wyne braunches. The shylde of hys gyaūtes gly stereth / hys men of warte are clothed in purple. His cha¦rettes are as fyre, when he maketh him for∣ward, his archers are wel deckt & trimmed [unspec B] The charettes rol vpon y^• stretes / & welter in the hye waies. They are to loke vpō lyke cressettes of fyre, & go swyftly / as y^• lyghte∣nyng. Whē he doth but warne his giaūtes, they fall in theyr araye, & hastely they clīme vp the walles: yee / the engins of the warre are prepared all ready. The water portes shal be opened / and the kynges palace shal fall. The quene her selfe shall be led awaye captiue, and her gentylwemen shal mourne as the doues and grone within their hertes. ‡ 1.2182 Niniue is lyke a pole full of water, but thē

shall they be fayne to fle. Stand, stāde, (shal they crye (& there shall not one turne backe. Awaye w^t the syluer, awaye with the golde: for here is no ende of tresure. Ther shalbe a multitude of al maner of costly ornamētes. Thus must she be spoyled / emptied & clene striped out: that their hertes may be melted awaye, their knees tremble, all their loynes be weake, and theyr faces blacke as a pot.

where is nowe the dwellyng of the lyons, [unspec D] & the pasture of the lyons whelpes? where the lion and the liones went with the whel∣pes, & no man frayed them awaye? But the lyon spoyled ynough for hys yonge ones / & deuoured for his lyonesse: he fylled his den∣nes with his praye, & his dwellynge places with that he had rodbeb. Beholde / I wyll vpon the, sayeth the Lorde of hostes, & wyll set fyre vpon thy charettes / that they shall smoke with all, & the swerde shall deuoure the yonge lyons. I wyl make an ende of thy spoylyng from out of the earth / & the voyce of thy messaungers shall nomore be herde.

¶ The fall of Niniue.

CAPI. III.

WO to that bloudthrusty cyty whi∣che [unspec A] is all full of lyes & robbery, & wyl not leaue of from rauishing. There a man maye heare scourgynge / rus∣shynge, the noyse of the wheles, the cryenge of the horses, & the rollyng of the charettes. Ther the horsemen get vp with naked swer¦des / and glysterynge speares: There lyeth a multytude slayne, and a greate heape of deed bodies: There is no ende of deed coar∣ses: yee mē fall vpō their bodyes: And that for the great and manyfolde whordome / of the fayre & beutyfull harlot: which is a ma∣siresse of witch craft: yee, & selleth the people thorow her whordome, and the naciōs tho∣rowe [unspec B] her witch craft..* 1.2183 Beholde, I wyll v∣pon* 1.2184 the (saieth the Lord of hoostes (and wyl put thy clothes ouer thy head: that I maye shewe thy nakednes amonge the Heathen / and thy shame amonge the kyngdomes. I wyll cast dyrte vpō y^• / to make the be abhor∣ted, and a gasynge stocke: Yee, all they that loke vpon the, shall starte backe, and saye: Niniue is destroyed

Who wyll haue pytye vpō the: where shall I seke one to cōforte the? Art thou better thē the greate eyte of ‡ 1.2185 Alexandria? that laye in the waters / and had y^• waters roūde about it: which was strongly fēced & walled with y^• see? Ethiopa and Egypt were her strēgth, [unspec C] and y^• exceding great aboue mesure. Aphri∣ca & Libia were her helpers, yet was she dri∣uen awaye / & brought into captyuyte: her yonge chyldren were smytten downe at the head of euery strete / the lottes were cast for y^• most auncyent men in her, & al her mygh∣tye men were bounde in chaynes. Euen so shalt thou also be droncken, & hy••e thy self, & seke some helpe agaynste thyne enemy. All thy strōge cyties shalbe lyke figetrees with ripe figes: which when a man shaketh: they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.

Beholde, thy people within the / are but wemen: the portes of thy lāde shalbe opened vnto thyne enemyes / and the fyre shall de∣uoure thy barres. Drawe water nowe a∣gaist y^• be beseged, make vp thy strōg holdes go into the clay, tēpre y^• morter, make strōge bricke: * 1.2186 yet y^• fyre shal cōsume the, y^• swerde shall destroye the: yee, as the locuste doth, so shal it eate y^• vp. It shal fal heuely vpō y^• as y^• locustes: yee, ryght heuely shal it fal vpon the, euē as y^• greshoppers. Thy marchaūtes haue bene nōbred w^t the starres of heauen: but nowe shal they sprede abrode as the lo∣custes, & fle their waye. Thy Lordes are as the greshoppers / & thy captaynes as the multytude of greshoppers: which whē they be colde, remayne in the hedges: but when the Sunne is vp they fle away, & no mā can tel where they are become. Thy shepherdes are a slepe (O kynge of Assur) thy worthyes are layed downe: thy people is scarred a∣brode vpō the mountaynes, and no mā ga∣thereth them together agayne. Thy woūde cannot be hyd, thy plage is so sore. All they that heare this of the, shal clappe their han∣des ouer the. For what is he to whom thou hast not alway bene doing hurte.

The ende of the Prophecye of Naum.

❧: The Booke of the Prophet Abacuk.

A complaynt agaynst Israel.

CAPI. I.

THys is the heuy bur∣then / whiche [unspec A] the Prophet Aba∣cuk dyd se. O Lorde howe long shal I cry, & thou wylt not hea∣re? ‡ 1.2187 Howe lōge shal I cōplaine vnto y^• / suf∣frīge wrōge, and y^• wylt not helpe? why let∣rest thou me se wermes & labour ‡ 1.2188 Tiranny* 1.2189 and vyolence are before me, power ouer∣goeth righte: for the lawe is toarue in pe∣ces, & there cā not ryght iudgment go forth. And why? the vngodly is more set by then [unspec B]

the rightuous: this is the cause, that wrōge iudgmēt procedeth. * 1.2190 Beholde, amonge the Heathē, & loke wel, wōdre at it, & be abashed for I wyl do a thynge in your tyme / whiche though it be tolde you, ye shall not beleue.

For lo / I wyl rayse vp the Caldees / that bitter and swyfte people: which shall go as wyde as y^• lande is, to take possessiō of dwel¦ling places, y^• be not theyr owne. A grimme and boysterous people is it / these shal sit in iudgment & punishe. Their horses are swif∣ter then the cattes of the mountayne / & byte [unspec C] sorer then * 1.2191 y^• wolues in the euenyng. Their horsmen come by great heapes from farre / they ••le hastely to deuour as the Aegle. They come all to spoyle: out of them commeth an east wynde, whiche bloweth and gathereth their captyues, lyke as the sande. They shal mocke the kinges, and laugh the princes to scorne. They shal not set by any strong hol∣de, for they shal lay ordynaunce agaynste 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and take it. Then shall they take a fresh co∣rage vnto thē, to go forth & to do more euil, and so ascrybe the power vnto * 1.2192 their God.

But thou O Lorde my God ‡ 1.2193 my holy one, thou art from the begynnyng, therfore shal we not dye. O Lorde, thou hast ordened them for a punyshement, and set them to re∣proue the myghtye. Thyne eyes are clene / [unspec D] thou mayest not se euyll, thou canste not be∣holde the thynge that is wycked. * 1.2194 Wher∣fore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly / and holdest thy tunge / when the wicked de∣uoureth the man that is better thē him self? Thou makest mē as the fyshe in the see / and lyke as the crepynge beastes / that haue no gyde, they take vp all with theyr angle they catch it in their net, & gather it in the yarne: wherof they reioice and are glad. Therfore offre they vnto theyr net / and do sacryfyee vnto theyr yarne: because that thorowe it their poreyon is become so fat, & their meat so plenteous. Wherfore / they caste oute their net agayne / and neuer cease to steye the people.

¶ Of the vision of the prophete. Against pollyng, couetous∣nes, and I••ol••••tye

CAPI. II.

I STODE vpon my watche / and set me vpon my bul worcke / to loke and se [unspec A] what he wolde saye vnto me, and what an∣swere. I shulde geue hym that reproued me. But the Lorde answered me / and sayde:

Wryte the vysyon playuely vpon thy ta∣bles / that who so commeth by / maye rede it for the vysyon is yet farre of for a tyme / but at the laste it shal come to passe / and not fayle. * 1.2195 And though he tary, yet wayte thou for him, for in very dede he wyll come / & not be slacke. Beholde, who so wyll not beleue / his soule shall not prospere: * 1.2196 but y^• iust shal lyue by hys fayth. Lyke as the wyne discea∣ueth the dronckarde, euen so the proude shal [unspec B] fayle & not endure. He openeth hys desyre wyde vp as the hell / * 1.2197 and is as vnse••yable* 1.2198 as death. All Heathen gathereth he to him / and heapeth vnto hym all people.

But shal not all these take vp a prouerbe agaynst him, & mocke him with a byworde, & saye: Wo vnto him that heapeth vp other mens goodes? How longe wyll he lade him selfe w^t thicke claye? O howe soddenly wyll they stāde vp, that shall byte, & awake, that shal teare y^• in peces? yee, thou shalt be their praye. * 1.2199 Seinge y^• hast spoyled many Hea∣then / therfore shal the remnaunt of the peo∣ple spoyle the: because of mens bloude, & for the wrong done in the lande / in the cyty and vnto all them that dwell therin.

Wo vnto hym, that couetously gathe∣reth euyl gotten goodes into his house: that he maye set his neste an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune. Thou hast deuy∣sed the shame of thine owne house, for y^• hast [unspec C] slayne to much people, and hast wilfully of∣fended: so that the very * 1.2200 stones of the wall shall crye out of it, and the tymbre that lieth betwyxte the ioyntes of the buyldyng shall answere. * 1.2201 Wo vnto hym, that buyldeth the towne with bloude, & maynteneth the cytye with vnryghtuousnes. Shall not the Lord of hos••es bring this to passe, that the labou∣res of the people shall be brent with a great fyre, & that the thyng wher vpon the people haue werted thē selues, shal be lost? * 1.2202 For y^• earth shalbe full of knowledge of y^• Lordes honoure, lyke as the waters y^• couer the see. Wo vnto hym that geueth his neyghboure [unspec D] dryncke, to get him wrothful displeasure for his dronckennes: ‡ 1.2203 that he may se his preui∣tyes. Therfore with shame shalt thou be fil∣led, in steade of honour. Drinke thou also / ty•• thou slōber with all: for the cuppe of the Lordes right hande shal cōpas the about / & shameful spewyng i steade of thy worshipe. * 1.2204 For the wronge y^• thou hast done in Lyba∣nus,* 1.2205 shall ouerwhelme the, & the wylde bea∣stes shall make the afrayed because of mens bloude, & for the wronge done in the lāde / in the cyty, and vnto al such as dwell therin.

What helpe then wyll the ymage do. whō the worckmā hath fashioned? Or the vayne cast ymage / wherin because the craftesman putteth his trust, therfore maketh he dōme

Idols? Wo vnto him / that sayeth to a pece of wod: aryse, & to a dōme stone: stāde vp. For what istruccion may such one giue? Beholde it is layde ouer w^t gold & siluer, & there is no breth in it. * 1.2206 But the Lorde in his holy tem∣ple is he, whom al the worlde shulde feare.

¶ A prayer of the Prophete Aba••ue for the ignoraunt.

CAPI. III.

O Lord, whē I herde speke of the I was [unspec A] afrayed. The worke y^• thou hast taken in hāde, shalte y^u perfourme in his tyme, O Lord & when thy tyme cōmeth, y^u shalt decla¦re it. In thy very wrath y^u thynckest vpon mercy. God commeth from Theman, & the holy one frō the mount of Phatan. Selah.

His glory couereth the heuens, & the earth is ful of his prayse. His shine is as the sōne, & beames of lyght go out of his hādes / there is power hyd. Destruccion goeth before hī / and burnyng cressettes go frō his fete. * 1.2207 He [unspec B] standeth, and measureth the earth. He loketh and the people cōsume away / the moūtaines of the worlde fal downe to poulder, and the hylles are fayne to bowe them selues, for his goinges are euerlastynge and sure.

I sawe, y^e the pauilyons of the Morians and the tētes of the lāde of Madiā were vexed for werynesse. Wast y^u not angry, O Lord, in the waters? was not thy wrath in the stoudes and thy displeasure in the see? yes, whē thou fattest vpon thyne horse, and when thy cha∣re••t{is} had the victory. Thou shewest thy how openly / lyke as y^• haddest promysed with an othe * 1.2208 vnto the trybes. Selah.

Thou dydst deuyde y^• waters of y^• earth. When the mountaynes sawe the / they were afrayed, the water streame went away: the depe made a noyse at the lyftyng vp of thyn [unspec C] hande. * 1.2209 The Sūne and Moue remayned styl in their habitacion. Thine arowes went out glisteryng, and thy speares as the shyne of the lyghtnyng. * 1.2210 Thou trodest downe the lande in thyne angre, and dydest thressh the Heathen in thy displeasure. Thou camest forth to helpe thy people, to helpe anoī¦ted. Thou smotest downe the heade of the house of the vngodly, & discoueredst hys foū¦daciōs, euen vnto the necke of hym. Selah.

Thou cursest his septers / the Captayne of his mē of warre: whych come as a stormy wynde to scatre me abrode, & are glad when they may eat vp the pore secretly. Thou ma∣kest away for thyne horses in the see, euen in the mudde of great waters. When I heare this, my body is vexed, my lyppes trible at the voyce therof, my bones corrupte, I am afrayed where I stāde, O that I myght rest in the daye of trouble, that I myght go vp vnto our people, which are alredy prepared

For the fyg trees shal not be grene, & the vynes shall beare no frute. The labour of y^• olyue shalbe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lost, & the lande shall bring no corne: th•• ••hepe shalbe taken out of y^• fold and there shalbe no catel in the stalles. But as for me / I wyll be glad in the Lorde, and wyl reioyce in God my sauiour. * 1.2211 The Lord God is my strength, he shall make my fete as the fete of hertes: & he whiche geueth the vyctory, shal bryng me to my hye places syn gyng vpon my psalmes.

¶ The ende of the Prophe eye of Abacue.

❧: The Booke of the Prophet Sophony.

¶ Thretnynges agaynst Iuda and 〈…〉〈…〉 theyr Idolatrye.

CAPI. I.

THys is the worde of [unspec A] the Lorde, whiche came vnto Sophony the sonne of Christ / the sonne of Godoliah, the sōne of Amar••ah, the sonne of Heze∣kiah in y^• tyme * 1.2212 of Iosiah the sōne of * 1.2213 Amō kyng of Iuda. I wyl gather vp al thīges in the lande (sayeth the Lord) I wyl gather vp [unspec B] man & beast: I wyl gather vp the foules in y^• ayre & the fysh in the see (to the great decaye of the wycked) and wyll vtterly destroye the men out of the lande, sayeth the Lord. I wyl stretche out myne hāde vpon Iuda, & vpon al such as dwel at Ierusalem. Thus wyl I rote out the remnaūt of Baal from this pla¦ce, & the names of the * 1.2214 Remurius & prestes: yee, & ‡ 1.2215 such as vpon their house coppes wor¦shyp and bowe thē selues vnto the hoste of heauen: which swere by the Lorde, & by their Malchom also: whiche starte a backe frome the Lorde, and neyther seke after the Lorde, nor regarde him.

* 1.2216 Be styl at the presence of the Lord God, for the daye of the Lorde is at hande: yee, the Lorde hath prepared a slayne offeryng, and called his gestes therto. And thus shall it happen in the daye of the Lordes slayne of∣ferynge. I wyl vyset the prynces, ‡ 1.2217 y^• kynges chyldren / and al such as weare straunge ••••o thynge. In the same daye also wyll I vyset all those / that treade ouer the thresholde so

proudly / which fyl their Lordes house with robbery and falshede. At y^• same time (sayth [unspec C] the Lorde) there shalbe herde a greate crye from the ‡ 1.2218 fysh porte and an howlynge from the other porte, and a great m••••thur from y^• byli••••. Howle ye that dwell in the myll / for all the marchaūt people are goue / & all they that were laden wyth syluer, are roted out.

At the same tyme wyll I seke thorow Ie¦rusalem wyth lanternes, & vyset them that continue in theyr dregges / and saye in theyr hertes: * 1.2219 Tush / the Lord wil do nether good nor euyl. Their goodes shalbe spoyled / and theyr houses layde waste: ‡ 1.2220 they shal buylde houses, & not dwell in them: they shall plāte vyneyardes, but not drincke y^• wyne therof. For the great * 1.2221 day of the Lorde is at hande [unspec D] it is herd by, & commeth on a pace. Horrible is the tydinges of the Lordes day, then shal the graunte crye out: for that daye is a daye of wrath, a daye of trouble and neuynysse / a daye of vtter destrucyon, & mysery, a darcke and glomyng day / a cloudy and stormy day a day of the noise of trōpettes and shawmes against the strong cities & hie towres. I wyl bryng the people into suche vexacion / y^• they shal go about lyke blynde mē / because they haue synned agaynst the Lord. Their blode shalbe shed as the dust, and their bodyes as the myre. ‡ 1.2222 Nether their siluer nor their gold shalbe able to delyuere them in that wroth full day of the Lorde, but the ‡ 1.2223 whole lande shalbe cōsumed thorowe the fyre of hys ge∣iousy: for he shal soue make clene ryddaunce of all them that dwell in the lande.

¶ He moueth to returne to God, propheryeng vnto the one destruccyon, and to the other delyueraunce.

CAPI. II.

COme together & gather you, O frowar¦de [unspec A] people: or the thyng go forth that is cōcluded / & or the tyme be passed away as y^• dust: or the feareful wrath of the Lord come vpon you: yec / or the day of the Lordes sore dyspleasure come vpon you. Seke the Lord al ye meke harted vpon earth, ye that worke after his iudgement: seke rightuousnesse / se¦ke ‡ 1.2224 lowlynesse: y^• ye may be defended in the wrothful day of the Lorde: * 1.2225 For Gaza shal be destroyed, & Ascalon shalbe layde waste. They shall cast out Asdod at the noone day, and Accaron shalbe pluckt vp by the rotes.

Wo vnto you y^• dwell vpon the see coost / [unspec B] ye murtherous people: the worde of y^• Lorde shall come vpon you. O Canaan thou lāde of the Philistynes, I wyl destroy the, so that there shall no man dwell in the any more: & as for the see coost / it shalbe herdemens co∣tages & shepe foldes: yee, it shalbe a porcyon for such as remayne of the house of Iuda, to fede therupon. In the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde nyght: for the Lorde theyr God shall vyset thē, & turne away their cap∣tyuite. ‡ 1.2226 I haue herde y^• despyte of Moab / & the blasphemyes of y^• chyldren of Ammon howe they haue shamefully intreted my peo¦ple [unspec C] / & magnifyed them selues within the bor¦ders of theyr lande. Therfore as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel) Moab shalbe as Sodome, & Ammō as Gomorra: euē dry thorue hedges, salt pyt¦tes & a perpetuall wyldernes. The resydue of my folke shal spoyle thē / the remnaunt of my people shal haue thē in possession. ‡ 1.2227 This shall happen vnto them for theyr pryde / be∣cause they haue delte so shamefully with y^• Lorde of hostes people, & magnified thē sel∣ues aboue thē, The Lord shalbe grym vpon thē, ‡ 1.2228 & destroy al the goodes in y^• lande. And all the Iles of the Heathen shal worshyppe him, euery man in his place.

Yee Moryās also shal perysh w^t my swer¦de [unspec D] / yee, he shall stretche out his hande ouer the north, & destroy Assur ‡ 1.2229 As for Niniue / he shal make it desolate, dry & waste. The flockes & al the beastes of the people shal lye in y^• myddest of it, pellicans & storckes shall abyde in the vpper postes of it / foules shall syng in the wyndowes, and rauens shal syt vpō the balckes, for y^• bordes of Cedre shall be ryuen downe. This is the proude and ca¦relesse cyte, that sayde in her herte. ‡ 1.2230 I am and there is els none. O how is she made so wast / y^• the beast{is} lye therm? Who so goeth by, mocketh her / and poynteth at her wyth his fynger.

¶ Agaynst the gouerners of Ierusalem, of the callyng of al the Gentiles. A cōforte to the resyoue of Israell.

CAPI. III.

WO to the abhomynable, fylthye, & [unspec A] cruell cyty: which wyll not heare / nor be refourmed. Her trust is not in the Lorde / neyther wyll she holde her to her God. Her rulers within her are as roa¦ryng * 1.2231 lyons: her iudges are as ‡ wolues in the euenyng, which leaue nothyng behynde thē tyll y^• morowe, Her prophetes are lyghte personnes and vnfaythfull men: her prestes vnhalowe the Sanctuary and do wronge vnder the precence of the lawe. But the iuste Lorde y^• doth no vnryght, was amonge thē euery mornyng shewyng them his lawe cle∣arly, & ceassed it not. But y^• vngodly wil not lerne to be asshamed. Therfore wyll I rote out thys people, and destroye theyr to wres:

yee, and make their stretes so voyde, that no mā shal goo therin. Ther cyties shalbe bro∣ken downe, so that no body shall be left, nor dwell there anymore.

I sayde vnto thē: O feare me, and be con∣tent [unspec B] to be reformed. That theyr dwellynge shulde not be destroyed, & that there shulde happen vnto them none of these thynges / wherwith I shall vyset them. But neuer∣theles, they stande vp early, to folowe the fylthines of their owne ymaginaciōs. Ther¦fore, ye shall watte vpō me (sayth the Lorde) vntyl the tyme y^• I stand vp: for I am deter∣myned, to gather the people & to brynge the kyngdomes together, that I may poure out myne anger, ye all my wrothful * 1.2232 dysplesure vpō thē. ‡ 1.2233 For all y^e worlde shall be cōsumed w^t the fire of my gelousi. And thē wyl I clēse y^• lippes of the peple, y^• they may euerychone call vpn the name of the Lorde & serue hym with one shoulder. Suche as I haue sub∣dued, and my chyldren also whom I haue scatered abrode shall brynge me presentes beyonde the waters of Etheopia.

In that tyme shalt thou no more be con¦founded, because of all thy ymagynacyons, wher thorow thou haddest offended me: for * 1.2234 I wyll take awaye the proude boosters of thyne honour from the, so that thou shalt no more triumphe because of my holy hill. In y^• also wyll I leaue a small poore symple peo∣ple, which shall trust in the name of y^• Lord. The remnaunt of Israell shall do no wye∣kednes, [unspec C] nor speake lyes: nether shall there any disceatful tunge be foūde in theyr mou∣thes. For they shalbe fed, & take theyr rest, & no mā shal make thē afrayed. Geue thākes, O daughter Syon, be ioyfull, O Israel: re∣ioyce and be glad from thy whole herte, O daughter Ierusalē, for the Lorde hath takē awaye thy punyshment / and turned backe thyne enemyes. The kynge of Israell, euen the Lorde hym selfe is with the: so that thou nedest nomore to feare any mysfortune.

In that tyme it shalbe sayde to Ierusa∣lem: [unspec D] feare nat, & to Syon: let nat thyne han∣des be slacke / for the Lorde thy God is with the / it is he that hath power to saue: he hath a special pleasure in the, & a meruelous loue towarde the: yee, he reioyseth ouer the with gladnesse. Such as haue bene in heuynesse, wyll I gather together / and take out of thy congregacyon: as for the shame and reprofe that hath bene layed vpō the, it shalbe farre frō the. And lo in that tyme wyll I destroye all those that vexe the: * 1.2235 I wyll helpe the lame / and gather vp the cast awaye: yee, I wyl get them prayse and honoure in al lan∣des, where they haue bene put to shame. At the same tyme wyl I brynge you in / & at the same tyme wyl I gather you. I wyl get you a name and a good reporte: amonge all peo∣ple of the earth / when I turne backe youre captiuite before youre eyes, sayeth y^• Lorde.

¶ The ende of the prophecye of Sophony.

¶: The boke of the Prophete Aggeus.

¶ The tyme of the Prophecye of Aggeus. An ethartacyon to buylde the temple agayne.

CAPI. I.

IN the seconde yeare [unspec A] of kynge * 1.2236 Darins, in the. vj. moneth the fyrst daye of the mo∣neth, came the worde of y^• Lorde (by the Prophete Aggeus vnto * 1.2237 zorobabell the sonne of Salatyell the price of Iuda / and to Iesuathe sōne of Io¦sedech the hye prest / sayinge. Thus spea¦keth the Lorde of hoostes and sayeth. This people doth saye. The tyme is nat yet come to buylde vp the Lordes house. Then spake the Lorde that by pr••••hete Aggeus, and sayde. * 1.2238 Ye youre selues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses / & shall this lye wast? [unspec B] Considre nowe youre ow••e wayes for oure hertes (sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes) * 1.2239 ye sowe much, but ye bring litle ī: ye care, but ye haue not ynough ye drynck, but ye are nat fylled: ye decke your selues, but ye are nat warme: & he that earneth any wages, putteth it in a broken purse. Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: Cōsydre your owne wayes in your [unspec C] hertes / get you vp to the mountayne / fetch wod / & buylde vp y^• house ‡ 1.2240 that it maye be acceptable vnto me, & y^• I may shewe myne honour, sayeth y^• Lorde. Ye loked for much / & lo it is come to lytle / & though ye bryng it home / yet do I blowe it awaye. And why so sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes? ‡ 1.2241 Euen because y^• my house lyeth so wast / & ye renne euery mā vnto his owne house. Wherfore / y^• heauē is forbyden to geue you any dewe / & the earth is forbydden to geue you encrease * 1.2242 I haue called for a drouth / bothe vpō y^• lande & vpō the moūtaynes / vpō corne / vpō wyne / and vpō oyle / vpon euery thynge y^• the grounde bryngeth forth / vpō men and vpon catell / yee, and vpon all handy laboure.

Nowe whē zorobabel the sonne of Sa∣lathiel, & Iesua the sōne of Iosidech the hye preste with the remnaūt of the people, herde the voyce of the Lord theyr God, and the wordes of y^• prophete Aggeus (lyke as the [unspec D] Lorde theyr God had sent hym) the people dyd feare the Lorde Then Aggeus the Lor∣des angel sayde in the Lordes message vnto the people, * 1.2243 I am with you, saieth the Lor∣de. ‡ 1.2244 So the Lorde waked vp the sprete of zorobabel the sōne of Salathiel y^• prince of Iuda, & the sprete of Iesua y^• sōne of Iose∣dech the hye prest, & the sprete of y^• remnaūt of all the people: y^• they came & laboured, in the house of the Lorde of hoostes theyr God

¶ He sheweth that the goodlynes of the secōde temple shall excede the fyrst, be cause of the commynge of Chryste.

CAPI. II.

VPON the. xxiiij. daye of the. vi. mo∣neth, [unspec A] in y^• seconde yeare of kynge Da∣rius, the. xxj. daye of the seuenth moneth / came the worde of y^t Lorde by the prophete Aggeus, sayeng: speake to zorobabel y^t sōne of Salathiel prynce of Iuda, & to Iesua the sōne of Iosedech y^• hye preste, & to the resy∣due of y^• people, & saye. * 1.2245 Who is left among you, y^• sawe thys house in her fyrste bewtye? But what thyncke ye now by it? Is it not in your eyes, euē as though it were nothinge? Neuerthelesse, be of good ••••ere, O zoroba∣bel sayeth y^• Lorde) * 1.2246 be of good cōforte, O Iesua y^• sonne of Iosedech hye preste: take good hertes vnto you also all ye people of y^• lande, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes / & do ac∣cordynge to y^e worde (* 1.2247 for I am with you, sayeth y^e Lorde of hoostes) lyke as I agreed w^t you, whē ye came out of y^• lande of Egpt: & my sprete shalbe among you, feare ye not.

For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: * 1.2248 yet [unspec B] once more wyll I shake heauen & earth, the see, and the drye lande, yee, ‡ 1.2249 I wyl moue all Heathen / and the cōforte of al Heathen shal come, and so wyl I fyll thys house with ho∣noure / sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes. ‡ 1.2250 The syl∣uer is myne / & the golde is myne / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. Thus the glory of the last house shalbe greater thē the fyrst / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: and in this place wyll I geue peace / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes.

The. xxiiij. daye of the nynth moneth in [unspec C] the seconde yeare of kynge Darius / came the worde of the Lorde vnto the prophete Aggeus / sayenge: Thus sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes: Aske the prestes cōcerninge the lawe / and saye: ‡ 1.2251 yf one beare holy flesh in hys cote lappe / & with his lappe do touch the brede / po••age / wyne / oyle / or any other meate: shall he be holy also? The prestes answered & sayde: No. Then sayd Aggeus: Nowe yf one beynge defyled with a deed carcase / touch any of these: shall it also be vnclene? The prestes gaue answere / & sayd: ‡ 1.2252 yee, it shalbe vncleane. Then Aggeus an∣swered & sayde: euen so is this people & this nacyon before me, sayeth the Lorde: and so are all the workes of theyr handes, yee, and all that they offre / is vnclene.

And nowe (I praye you) considre frō this daye forth / & howe it hathe gone with you afore or euer there was layed one stone vpō another in the tēple of the Lorde: y^• when ye came to a corne heape of. xx. bushels / there were scarce ten: ‡ 1.2253 & that when ye came to the wyne presse for to powre out. l. pottes of wyne / there were scarce. xx. For I smote you with heate / blastynge and hayle stones in all y^• labours of your handes: yet was there none of you / y^• wolde turne vnto me / sayeth the Lorde. Consyder then from this daye forth and afore namely / from the. xxiiij. day [unspec D] of the nynth moneth / vnto the daye that the foundacyon of y^• Lordes temple was layed: marke it well, ‡ 1.2254 is not the sede yet in the barne? haue nat the vynes / the fyggetrees, the pomgranates / and olyue trees bene yet vnfrutefull? but frō thys daye forth / I shall make them to prospere.

Moreouer, the. xxiiij. daye of the moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto Aggeus agayne / sayenge: Speake to zorobabell the pryuce of Iuda / and saye: I wyll shake bothe heauen and earth, and ouer thorowe the seate of the kyngdomes / yee / & destroye the myghty kyngdome of the Heathen. I wyll ouerthorowe the charettes, and those that syt vpon them / so that bothe horse and man shall fall downe / euery man thorowe hys neyghbours swearde. And as for the / O zorobabell (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) thou sōne of Salachiel my seruaunt I wyll take the (sayeth the Lorde) at the same tyme / and make the as a seale / for I haue chosen the, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes.

¶ The ende of the prophecye of Aggeus.

¶: The boke of the Prophete zachary.

¶ He moueth the people to returne to the Lorde, and to es∣chue the wickednesse of theyr fathers. He prefigureth Christ and the Apostles.

CAPI. I.

IN the eyght moneth [unspec A] of the secōde yeare of kynge Da¦rius, came the worde of y^e Lorde vnto * 1.2255 zacharye y^e sōne of Bara¦chias, the sōne of Addo, y^• prophete, sayenge: The Lord hath bene sore displeased at your forfathers. And saye thou vnto them: thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: * 1.2256 Turne you vnto me (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) and I wyll turne me vnto you, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. * 1.2257 Be ye nat lyke your forfathers, vnto whom the prophetes cryed afore tyme, sayenge. Thus sayeth the Lorde God of hoostes: * 1.2258 Turne you nowe from youre euel wayes, and from youre wycked ymagyna∣cyons. ‡ 1.2259 But they wolde nat heare nor re∣garde me, sayeth the Lorde. What is nowe become of youre forefathers and the prophe¦tes? are they yet styll alyue? But dyd nat my wordes and statutes (whiche I cōmaunded by my seruauntes the prophetes) touch your forefathers? Upon this, they gaue answere and sayde: lyke as the Lorde of hoostes deuy¦sed to do vnto vs / accordynge to oure owne wayes and ymagynacyons, euen so hathe [unspec B] he dealte with vs. Upon the. xxiiii. daye of the. xi. moneth, which is the moneth Sebat, in the seconde yeare of Darius, came the worde of the Lorde vnto zachary the sonne of Barachias / the sōne of Addo the prophet, sayenge: I sawe by nyght and lo, there sat one vpon * 1.2260 a redde horse / and stode styll amonge the myrretrees, that were beneth vpon the grounde: and behynde hym were [unspec C] there redde, speckeled / & whyte horses. Then sayde I. O my Lrode, what are these? And the angell that talked with me, sayde vnto me: I wyl shewe the what these be. And the man y^• stode amonge the Myrretrees answe¦red & sayde: These are they / whō the Lorde hathe sente to go thorowe the worlde. And they answered the angell of the Lorde, that stode amonge the myrretrees, & sayde: We haue gone thorowe the worlde, and beholde al the worlde dwell at ease, and are carelesse.

Then the Lordes angell gaue answere, and sayde: O Lorde of hoostes howe longe wylt thou be vnmercyful to Ierusalem and to the cyties of Iuda, * 1.2261 with whō thou hast bene displeased nowe these threscore & ••enne yeares. So the Lorde gaue a louinge and a cōfortable answere vnto the angel that tal∣ked with me. And the angel that commoned with me, sayde vnto me: Crye thou / & speake Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: I am ex∣ceadinge gelous ouer Ierusalē and Syon, and sore displeased at the carelesse Heathen: for where as I was but a lytle angrye, they [unspec D] dyd theyr best that I myght destroye them. Therfore / thus sayeth the Lorde: * 1.2262 I wyll turne me agayne in mercye towarde Ieru∣salem so that my house shalbe buylded in it, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: yee, & the plom∣met shalbe layde abrode in Ierusalem.

Crye also / & speake: thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: My cyties shalbe in good prospe¦rite agayne, the Lorde shal yet cōforte Siō: and chose Ierusalē. Then lyfte I vp myne eyees and sawe / and beholde foure hornes. And I sayde vnto the angell, y^• talked with me: what be these? he answered me: * 1.2263 These are the hornes, whiche haue scatered Iuda, Israel and Ierusalē abrode. And the Lorde shewed me foure carpenters. Thē sayde I: what wyl these do? He answered, and sayde: Those are the hornes, whiche haue so stro∣wed Iuda abrode, that no man durst lyfte vp his head: But these are come to fraye thē awaye: and cast out the hornes of the Gen∣tyls, which lyfte vp theyr horne ouer y^• lande of Iuda, to scatre it abroade.

¶ The renewynge of Ierusalem and Iuda. [unspec A]

CAPI. II.

I Lyfte vp myne eyes agayne, and loked: and beholde, * 1.2264 a mā with a measure lyne in his hande. Then sayde I whether goest thou? And he sayde vnto me: To measure Ierusalem, that I maye se howe longe and howe broade it is. And beholde, the angell that talked with me, wente his waye forth. Then went there out another angel to mete hym / and sayde vnto hym: Runne / speake to thys yonge man / & saye: Ierusalem shal∣be inhabited without any wall / for the very [unspec B] multytude of people and catell, that shalbe therin: * 1.2265 Yee, I my selfe (sayeth the Lorde) wyl be vnto her a wall of fyre roūde about, and wyll behonoured in her.

O get you forth, O fle frō the lande of the north, sayeth the Lorde, ye * 1.2266 whom I haue scatred into y^• foure wyndes vnder heauen, sayeth the Lorde. Saue thy selfe, O Syon: thou that dwellest with y^e daughter of Ba∣bylon / for thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: With a glorious power hath he sent me out to the Heathen, whiche spoyleth you, * 1.2267 for who so toucheth you / shal touche the aple of his owne eye. Beholde / I wyl lyft vp myne hande ouer thē, ‡ 1.2268 so that they shalbe spoyled of those / which afore serued them: & ye shall [unspec C] knowe / y^t the Lorde of hostes hathe sent me.

Be glad / & reioyse, O daughter of Syō•• for lo, * 1.2269 I am come to dwell in the myddest

of the / sayeth the Lorde. At the same tyme, [unspec D] there shal many Heathē cleue to the Lorde, & shalbe my people. Thus wyl I dwell in the myddest of the / & thou shalt knowe / that the Lorde of hostes hath sent me vnto the. The Lorde shal haue Iuda in possession for hys parte in the holy groūde, & shal chose Ieru∣salē yet agayne. * 1.2270 Let al flesh be styl before y^• Lorde, for he is rysen out of hys holy place.

¶ Of the lawe and hye estate of Chryste, vnder the fygure of Iesua the preste. A prophetye of Chryste.

CAPI. III.

AND he shewed me Iesua y^• hye preste [unspec A] standynge before the angel of y^• Lorde, * 1.2271 and Satan stode at his ryght hande to re syste him. And y^• Lorde sayde vnto Satan. The Lorde reproue the (thou Satan) yee, y^• Lorde that hath chosen Ierusalem, reproue the. Is nat this a brande takē out of y^• fyre? Nowe Iesua was clothed in vnclene ray∣ment / & stode before the angel / which answe¦red & sayde vnto those, y^• stode before hym: take awaye y^• foule clothes frō him. And vn∣to hym he sayde: Beholde, I haue takē away thy synne frō the, & wyl decke y^• with chaūge of raymēt. He sayd moreouer, set a fayre my∣ter vpō his heade. So they set a fayre myter [unspec B] vpō his heade, & put on clothes vpō hym / & the angel of the Lorde stode there. Then the angell of the Lorde testyfyed vnto Iesua, and spake, thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: If thou wylt walke in my waies, & kepe my watch: thou shalt rule my house, & kepe my courtes / and I wyl geue the place amonge these y^• stande here. Heare (O Iesua) y^• hye preste, y^u & thy frendes y^t dwell before the, for [unspec C] they are wōderous people. Beholde, I wyll brynge forth * 1.2272 the braunche of my seruaūt: for lo, y^• stone y^• I haue layed before Iesua: vpō ‡ 1.2273 one stone shalbe. vij. eyes. Beholde, I wyl hewe him out (sayth y^• Lord of hoostes) and take awaye the synne of that lande in one daye. Then shall euery man call for his neyghboure, vnder the vyne and vnder the fygge tree sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. [unspec A]

The vysiō of the golden candelstycke, & the exposiciō therof.

CAPI. IIII.

AND the angell y^• talked with me, ca∣me agayne, & waked me vp, as a man that is raysed out of his slepe / & sayde vnto me: What seyst thou? And I sayde: I haue loked / & beholde: a candelstycke all of gold, with a boll vpon it & is. vij. lampes therin / and vpō euery lāpe. vij. stalkes. And * 1.2274 two [unspec B] olyue trees therby / one vpon the ryght syde of the boll / & the other vpō the left syde. So I answered / and spake to the angell that talked with me / saienge: O my Lorde what are these? The angel that talked with me answered and sayde vnto me: knowest thou not what these be? And I sayde: No my Lorde. He answered / and sayde vnto me. This the worde of the Lorde vnto Zoroba∣bell, sayeng: * 1.2275 Neyther thorowe an hoost of men, nor thorowe strength, but thorowe my sprete / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. What art thou, y^u greate mountayne / before Zoro∣babel? [unspec C] thou must be made euen. And he shal brynge vp the fyrst ‡ 1.2276 stone / so that man shal crye vnto him / good Lucke / good lucke.

Moreouer / the worde of the Lorde came vnto me / sayenge: ‡ 1.2277 The handes of Zoroba∣bel haue layed the foūdacion of this house / his handes, shall also fynyshe it: ‡ 1.2278 y^• ye maye knowe howe y^• the Lorde of hoostes hathe sent me vnto you. For he y^• hath bene despy∣sed a lytle season / shal reioyce, whē he seyth [unspec D] the tynne weyght in Zorobabels hāde. The vij. eyes are the Lordes, whiche go thorowe the whole world. Thē answered I, & sayde vnto him: What are these. ij. oliue trees vpō y^• ryght & left syde of the cādel stike? I spake moreouer, & sayde vnto hym: what be these two olyue braūches (which thorowe the two goldē pypes) emptye thē selues into y^• golde? He answered me, & sayde: knowest thou not, what these be? And I sayd, no, my lord. Thē sayde he: ‡ 1.2279 These are y^e two olyue braūches, y^e stande before the ruler of the whole earth.

¶ The vysyon of the flyenge boke, sygnyfienge the curse of theues & suche as abuse the name of God. By the vysion of the measure, ye signified the bryngyng of Iuda to Babylō. [unspec A]

CAPI. V.

SO I turned me / lyftinge vp myne eyes, and loked / and beholde / a flyenge boke. And he sayde vnto me: what seyst y^u? I an∣swered: I se a flyenge boke of. xx. cubytes longe, and. x. cubytes brode. Then sayde he vnto me: This is the curse / that goeth forth [unspec B] ouer the whole earth: for all theues shalbe iudged after this boke, & al swearers shalbe iudged accordynge to the same / and I wyll brynge it forth (sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes) so that it shall come to the house of the thefe, & to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: & shall remayne in his house / and cōsume it, with the tymbre & stones therof. Then the angel that talked with me / went forth / & sayde vnto me: lyfte vp thyne eyes and se / what is thys that goeth forth. And [unspec C] I sayde: what is it? He answered: thys is a measure goynge out. He sayde moreouer: Euen thus are they (y^e dwel vpon the whole earth) to loke vpon. And beholde, there was lyfte vp a talēt of leade: & lo a womā sat in y^•

myddest of the measure. And he sayde: thys is vngodlynes. So he cast her into the myd¦dest of the measure, and threwe the lompe of leade vpon her mouth.

Then lyfte I vp myne eyes, and loked: & beholde, there came out two wemen, and the [unspec D] wynde was in theyr wynges (for they had wynges lyke the wynges of a storcke) & they lyft vp the measure betwyxte the earth & the heauen. Then spake I to the angell that tal¦ked with me: whyther wyll these beare the measure? And he sayd vnto me: into the lāde of ‡ 1.2280 Synear, to buylde thē an house: whiche when it is prepared, the measure shall be set there in his place.

¶ By the foure charettes, he descrybeth the prosperyte of foure kyngdomes.

CAPI. VI.

MOreouer, I turned me, lyftyng vp min [unspec A] eyes, & loked, & behold, there came four charett{is} out from betwixte. ij, hylles, whiche hilles were of brasse. In the fyrst charet were * 1.2281 red horse / in the second charet were blacke horse / in the thyrd charet were whyte horse / in the fourth charet were horses of diuers co¦loures, and strōg. Then spake I, and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me: O Lord [unspec B] what are these. The angel answered & sayde vnto me: ‡ 1.2282 These are the. iiij. windes of the heauē, which be come forth to stāde before y^• ruler of all the earth. That w^t the blacke hor¦se went into the lāde of the north, & the white folowed them, and the spekled horses wente forth towarde the south. These horses were very stronge, and wente out: and sought to go and take theyr iourney ouer the whole earth. And he sayde: get you hence, & go tho∣rowe the worlde. So they went thorow out the worlde. Then cryed he vpon me, and spa¦ke vnto me, sayeng: beholde, these that go to¦warde the North, shall styll my wrath in the North countre.

And the worde of the Lord came vnto me [unspec C] sayeng: Take of the presoners that are come frō Babylon: namely, Heldai, Tobiah, & I∣daia: & come y^u the same day, and go into the house of Iosiah the sōne of Sophony. Thē take golde & syluer, & make crownes therof, and set thē vpon the heade of Iesua the sōne of Iosedeh, the hye preste, & speake vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes. Beholde / the mā whose name is * 1.2283 the braunche: and he that shal sprynge vp after him, ‡ 1.2284 shal buylde vp the temple of the Lord, yee / euen he shall buylde vp the temple of the Lord. ‡ 1.2285 He shall beare the prayse, he shal syt vpon the Lordes trone, & haue the domynacion.

* 1.2286 A preste shall he be also vpon his trone [unspec D] and a peacable coūcel shalbe betwyxte them both. And the crownes shalbe in the temple of the Lorde, for a remembraunce vnto He∣lem / Tobiah, Idaiah, and Hen the sonne of Sophony. And such as be farre of, shal come and buylde the temple of the Lorde / that ye may knowe, howe that the Lorde of hoostes hath sent me vnto you. And thys shall come to passe, if ye wyl herken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God.

¶ The estymacyon of fastynge without mercy The despy∣syng of charyte, and the obstyna••ye of the people.

CAPI. VII.

IT happened also in the fourthe yeare of [unspec A] kyng Darius / that the worde of the Lord came vnto Zachary in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, which is called, Caste••: what tyme as Sarasar and Rogomelech and the men that were with thē sent vnto Bethel for to pray before the Lord: and that they shulde say vnto the prestes / which were in the hous of the Lorde of hoostes / and to the Prophe∣tes. Shulde I wepe in the ‡ 1.2287 fyfth moneth, & absteyne as I haue done nowe certayne yea¦res? Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoostes vnto me sayenge: Speake vnto all [unspec B] the people of the lande / and to the preastes / and saye: when ye fasted and mourned in the fyfth ‡ 1.2288 & seuenth moneth (nowe this. ixx. yea∣res) dyd ye fast vnto me? When ye dyd eate also & dryncke, dyd ye not eate and dryncke for your owne selues? Are not these the wor∣des / whiche the Lorde spake by his Prophe∣tes afore tyme, when Ierusalē was yet inha¦bited & welthy, she & the cities ro••de aboute her: when there dwelt men, both towarde the south & in the playne countrees?

And the worde of the Lorde came vnto [unspec C] Zachary / sayinge: Thus sayeth the Lord of hoostes: ‡ 1.2289 Execute true iudgemente: shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse, euery man to his brother. Do the wyddowe, the father∣les, the straunger / and poore no wrong: and let no man ymagen euyl against his brother in his herte. * 1.2290 Neuerthelesse, they wolde not take hede, but turned their backes / & stopped theyr eares, that they shulde not heare: yee / they made their hertes as an Adamāt stone lest they shulde heare the lawe and wordes / * 1.2291 which the Lorde of hostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme.

Wherfore the Lord of hoostes was very [unspec D] wroth at them. And thus is it come to passe: * 1.2292 that lyke as he spake and they wolde not heare: euē so they cried, & I wolde not heare (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) but sca••red thē

amonge all Gentyles / whome they 〈…〉〈…〉 not. Thus the lande was made so deso 〈…〉〈…〉 that there trauayled no man in it, neyth 〈…〉〈…〉 nor fro, for that pleasaūt lande was vtt 〈…〉〈…〉 layed waste.

¶ Of the returne of the people vnto Ierusalem, and of the mercy of God towarde them. Of good workes. The callyng of the Gentyles.

CAPI. VIII.

SO the worde of the Lord of hostes came [unspec A] vnto me, sayeng: Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes: I was in a great gelousy ouer Si¦on / yee, I haue bene very gelous ouer her in a great dyspleasure / thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: I wyl turne me agayne vnto Si∣on / and wyll dwell in the myddest of Ierusa¦lem: ‡ 1.2293 so that Ierusalē shalbe called a fayth∣ful and true cyte, the hyll of the Lorde of ho∣stes, yee / an holy hyll.

Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: There shal yet olde men & wemen dwell agayne in the stretes of Ierusalem: yee, & such as go w^t staues in theyr handes for very age. The stre¦tes of the cyte also shalbe full of yong boyes and damsels, playinge vpon the stretes.

Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes: yf the re¦sydue [unspec B] of this people thyncke it to be vnpossi¦ble in these dayes, * 1.2294 shulde it therfore be vn¦possyble in my syght, sayeth the Lord of ho∣stes? Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes: Be∣holde / I wyl delyuer my people frō the lāde of the east and west / and wyll brynge them agayne, that they maye dwel at Ierusalem. ‡ 1.2295 They shalbe my people, and I wyl be their God, in trueth and ryghtuousnesse.

Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: let your handes be stronge / ye that nowe heare these wordes by the mouth of y^• prophetes, which be in these dayes that the foūdacion is layed vpon the Lord of hostes house, y^• the temple maye be buylded. For why? * 1.2296 before these dayes, neyther mē nor catel coulde wīue any thyng, nether myght any man come in & out in rest, for trouble: but I let euery man go a gaynst his neyghbour.

Neuerthelesse, I wyl now intreate the re∣sydue of this people nomore as afore tyme / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes, but they shalbe* 1.2297 a sede of peace. The vineyarde shal geue her frute, the groūde shal geue her increase / & y^• heauēs shal geue their dewe: & I shall cause the rēnaunt of this people, to haue all these [unspec C] in possession. And it shal come to passe, y^• lyke as ye were a curse among y^• the Heathen (O ye house of Iuda, & ye house of Israell Euē so wyl I delyuer you, y^• ye shalbe a blessyng: feare not, but let your handes be stronge.

For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: lyke as I ••••••ysed to punyshe you / what tyme as 〈…〉〈…〉 prouoked 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto wrath / say∣••th the Lorde of hostes, & spared not. Euen ••o 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 now in these dayes, for to do w•••• vnto the house of Iuda & Ierusa∣lem / theefore feare ye not. Now the thynges that ye shal do / are these: * 1.2298 Speake euery mā the trueth vnto his neyghbour / execute iud∣gement truely, and peaceably within youre portes, none of you ymagyn euyl in his hert against his neighbour / & loue no false othes for al these are the thinges y^• I hate, sayeth y^• Lorde. And the worde of the Lord of hostes / came vnto me / sayeng: thus sayeth the Lord of hostes: The fast of the fourth moneth / the fast of the fifth / the fast of the seuenthe, & the fast of the tēth, shalbe ioy & gladnesse, & pro∣sperous hye feastes vnto the house of Iuda, Onely, loue the trueth & peace.

Thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes: There [unspec D] shall yet come people, and the inhabiters of many cyties, and they that dwel in one cyte shal go to another, sayeng: * 1.2299 Up, let vs go, & praye before the Lorde, let vs seke the Lorde of hostes / I wyl go w^t you: yee / moch people and myghtye Heathen shal come and seke y^• Lord of hoostes at Ierusalem, & to praye be∣fore the Lord. Thus sayeth the Lorde of ho∣stes. In y^• tyme shall ten men (out of all ma∣ner of languages of the Gentyles) take one Iewe by the hemme of hys garment? & saye: we wyll go with you, for we haue hearde / y^e God is among you.

¶ The conuersion of the Gentyles. The cōmyng of Chryst syttynge on an Asse.

CAPI. IX.

THe worde of the Lorde shalbe receyued [unspec A] at Adrach / and Damascus shalbe his offerynge: for the eyes of all men and of the tribes of Israel shal loke vp vnto the Lord. The borders of Hemath shalbe herde therby. Tirus also & Sidon, for they are very wise, Tirus shal make her selfe stronge, heape vp syluer as the sande, & golde as the clayes of the stretrs, Beholde / the Lorde shal take her in / & haue her in possession: * 1.2300 he shall smyte downe her power into the see, & she shalbe cō¦sumed w^t fyre. This shall Ascalon se / & be a∣frayed. [unspec B] * 1.2301 Gaza shalbe very sory / so shall Ac∣caron* 1.2302 also, because her hope is come to con∣fusion. For the Kynge of Gaza shal peryshe, and at Ascalon shall no man dwel.

Straungers shal dwel at Asdod / and as for y^• pryde of the Philistynes / I shal rote it out. * 1.2303 Their bloude wyll I take away from their mouth, & their abhominacions from a∣monge

their teeth. Thus they shalbe left for our god, yee / they shalbe as a prince in Iuda & Accaron like as a Iebusy. And so wyl I cō pase my house rounde aboute w^t my men of warre goying to and fro: that no oppressour come vpon thē any more. For that haue I sene nowe with myne eyes.

* 1.2304 Reioyse y^u greatly, O daughter Syon be glad, O daughter Ierusalē. For lo, thy kynge cōmeth vnto the / euen the ryghtuous & Sauiour, Lowly & symple is he / he rideth vpon an asse, & vpon the foale of an Asse. I wil rote out the charettes frō Ephraim, & the horse frō Ierusalē, the batel bowes shalbe de¦stroyed. [unspec C] He shal gyue y^e doctryne of peace vn¦to the Heathen, * 1.2305 and his dominion shall be from the one see to the other, & from the flou∣des to the endes of the worlde.

Thou also thorow the bloude of thy coue∣naū: shalt let * thy prisoners out of the ‡ pitte wherin is no water. Turne you nowe to the stronge holde / ye y^• be in prison, * 1.2306 & long sore to be deliuered. And this daye I bryng the worde / y^• I wyl rewarde the double agayne For Iuda haue I bent out as a bowe for me and Ephraim haue I fylled. Thy sonnes, O Siō, wyl I rayse vp agaynst the Grekes, & make the as a gyauntes swearde: the Lorde God shalbe sene aboue them, and his dartes shal go forth as the lyghtnyng. The Lorde God shal blowe the trompet / and shal come forth as a storme out of the south.

The Lorde of hostes shal defende them / [unspec D] they shal cōsume & deuoure, and subdue thē with * 1.2307 slynge stones. They shal dryncke and rage / as it were thorow wyne. They shalbe filled lyke y^• base••s, & as the hornes of y^• aul¦ter. The Lord their God shal delyuer thē in the day, as y^• flock of his people: for y^• stones of his Sayntuary shalbe set vp in his lāde. O how prosperous & goodly a thyng shal y^e be? The corne shal make y^e yonge men chere∣ful, and the newe wyne the maydens.

¶ The people is moued to requyre the doctryne of trueth of the Lorde. The Lorde promyseth to vy••••t and comforte the house of Israel.

CAPI. V.

PRay the Lorde then bitymes to geue you [unspec A] the latter rayne * 1.2308 so shal the Lorde make cloudes, and geue you rayne ynoughe for al the increace of the felde. For vayne is the an¦swere of Idols. The sothsayers se lyes / and tel but vayne dreames: the cōforte that they geue / is nothynge worth. Therfore / go they astraye lyke a slocke of shepe, & are troubled because they haue no * 1.2309 shepherd. My wroth ful dispeasure is moued at the shepherdes, & I wyl vyset y^• gotes. For the Lord of hostes [unspec B] wyl graciously vyset his flocke / the house of Iuda, and holde thē as a goodly fayre horse in the batayle. Out of ‡ 1.2310 Iuda shal come the helmet ‡ 1.2311 the nayle the batelbowe / and al the prynces together. They shalbe as the giaū∣tes / whiche in the batayle treade downe the myre vpon the stretes. They shal fyght for the Lord shalbe with them, so that the hors¦men shalbe confounded.

I wyl comforte the house of Iuda / and [unspec C] preserue the house of Ioseph. I wyll turne them also / for I pyte them: and they shalbe lyke as they were / when I had not cast thē of. For I the Lorde am theyr God / and wyl heare them. Ephraim shalbe as a gyaunt / & their herte shalbe chereful as thorow wyne: yee / their children shal se it, and be glad and their herte shall reioyce in the Lorde. I wyll blowe for them and gather them together / for I wyll redeme them. They shal increace as they increased afore. I wyll sowe them amonge the people / that they may thyncke vpon me in farre coūtrees: they shal lyue w^t theyr chyldren, & turne agayne / I wyl bring them agayne also from the lande of Egypt / and gather them out of Assyrya. I wyl cary them into the lande of Galaad and to Liba∣nus [unspec D] & they shal want nothing. He shal go v∣pon y^• see of trouble, & smyte y^• see waues: so y^• al the depe floudes shalbe dryed vp. The proude bostyng of Assur shal be cast downe, and the scepter of * 1.2312 Egypte shalbe taken a∣waye. I wyll comforte them in the Lorde / that they maye walcke in his name / sayeth the Lorde.

¶ The destruccyon of the temple. The care of the faythfull is commytted to Christ by the father. A greuous vysion a∣gaynst Ierusalem and Iuda.

CAPI. VI.

OPen thy dores, O Libanus / that the [unspec A] fyre maye consume thy Cedre trees.

Howle ye Firre trees for the Cedre is fallen yee / al the poudre are wasted away. Howle•• O ye oke trees of Baasan) for the myghtye stronge wodde is cut downe. Men maye here the shepherdes mourne, for their glory is destroyed. Mē may here y^• lions whelpes rore, for y^• pride of Iordane is wasted away

Thus fayeth the Lorde my God: Fode the shepe of the slaughter, whiche shalbe slayne of those that possesse thē: yet they take it for no synne, but they that sell them / saye. The Lord be thācked, I am rych: yee, their owne shepherdes spare them not. Therfore wyl I nomore spare those that dwell in the lande ••sayeth the Lorde) but lo. I wyll deliuer the [unspec B] people, euery mā into his neighbours hand

and into the hande of his kynge: that they maye smyte the lande / and out of theyr han∣des I wyll not delyuer them.

I my selfe fed the slaughter shepe (a pore flocke verely) and toke vnto me two staues: the one I called louyng mekenes / the other I called wo / and so I kepte the shepe. Thre shepherdes destroyed I in one moneth for I myght not a waye with them / neyther had they any delyte in me. Then sayde I: I wyll fede you nomore * 1.2313 the thyng that dyeth let it dye: and that wyll perysh, let it perysh / and let the remnaūt eate / euery one the flesshe of his neighbour. I toke also my louyng meke staff, and brake it / that I myght disanul the * 1.2314 couenaūt, whiche I made with all people. And so it was broken in that day.

Then the poore symple shepe that had a [unspec C] respecte vnto me / knewe therby, that it was the worde of the Lorde. And I sayde vnto them: yf ye thynke it good / bryng hyther my pryce: yf no / then leaue. ‡ 1.2315 So they wayed downe. xxx. syluer pēs, the value that I was prysed at. And the Lorde sayde vnto me: cast it vnto the potter (a goodly pryce for me to be valued at of them) and I toke the. xxx. syl¦uer pens / and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lorde. Then brake I my other staf also (namely wo) that I might lowse the brotherhead betwyxte Iuda & Israell. And the Lorde sayde vnto me. Take to the also y^• staffe of a foolyshe shepherde: for lo / I wyll [unspec D] rayse vp a shepherde in the lande, which shal not seke after the thiges that be lost, nor care for suche as go astraye: he shall not heale the woūded, he shall not norysh the thynge that is whole: but he shall eate the fleshe of suche as be fat, & teare their clawes in peces.

O Idols shepherd, that leaueth the flocke The swerde shal come vpon his arme & vpō his right eye. H{is} arme shalbe clene dryed vp & his ryght eye shalbe sore blynded.

¶ Of the destruc••••on and buyldynge agayne of Ierusalē.

CAPI. XII.

THe heuy burthen which the Lorde hath [unspec A] deuysed for Israell. Thus sayeth the Lorde ‡ 1.2316 whiche spred the heauens abroade / layde the foundacyon of the earth * 1.2317 and gy∣ueth man the breath of lyfe. Beholde / I wyl make Ierusalem a cuppe of surfet / vnto all the people that are rounde aboute her. ‡ 1.2318 Yee, Iuda him self also shalbe in the sege against Ierusalem. At the same tyme wyll I make Ierusalem an heuy stone for all people / so that al such as lyfte it vp / shalbe torne and rente / and all the people of the earth shalbe gathered together agaynst it.

‡ 1.2319 In that daye / sayeth the Lorde / I wyll [unspec B] make al horses abashed / and those that ryde vpon them / to be out of theyr wyttes. I wyl opē myne eyes vpon the house of Iuda / and smyte all y^• horses of the people with blynd∣nesse. And the prynces of Iuda shall saye in theyr hertes. The inhabyters of Ierusalem shal geue me cōsolacyon in the Lord of hoo∣stes theyr God. In that tyme wyl I make y^• princes of Iuda lyke an hote burnyng ouen with wood / and lyke a cresset of fyre among the strawe: so that they shall consume al the people rounde aboute them, both vpon the ryght hāde and the left. Ierusalem also shal be inhabyted agayne: namely / in the same place where Ierusalem standeth. [unspec C]

The Lorde shall preserue the tētes of Iu¦da lyke as a fore tyme: so that the glory of y^• house of Dauyd: & the glory of the cytesyns of Ierusalem / shalbe but lytle regarded / in cōparyson of the glory of Iuda. In that day shal the Lorde defende the cytesyns of Ieru¦salem: so that the weakest then among them shalbe as * 1.2320 Dauid: and the house of Dauid shalbe lyke as Gods house, & as the Angell of the Lorde before them.

At the same tyme wyll I go aboute to de¦stroye all such people as come agaynst Ieru¦salem. Moreouer, vpon the house of Dauid and vpon the cytesyns of Ierusalem, * 1.2321 wyl I poure out the sprete of grace and prayer so y^• * 1.2322 they shall loke vpō me (whō they haue pearsed: & they shal bewepehi as mē mourne for their onely begotten sonne: yee / & be sory for him, as mē are sory for their fyrst chylde.

‡ 1.2323 Then shall there be a great mournynge [unspec] at Ierusalem, * 1.2324 lyke as the lamentacion at Adremnon in the felde of Maggadon. And the lande shall be wayle euery kynred by thē selues. The kynred of the house of Dauid thē selues alone, & their wiues by thē selues The kinred of the house of ‡ 1.2325 Nathā them sel¦ues alone, & their wiues by thē selues. The kinred of y^• house of Leui thē selues alone, & their wiues by thē selues. The kynred of the house of Semei them selues alone / & theyr wyues by them selues. In lyke maner, all the other generaciōs, euery chone by thē sel∣ues alone, and their wiues by them selues.

¶ Of the well of grace and truthe. Of the cleue ryddaunce [unspec] of Idolatrye / and of false prophetes.

CAPI. XIII.

IN that tyme shall the house of Dauyd and the cytesyns of Ierusalem haue an open * 1.2326 well / to washe of synne and vnclen∣nesse. And then (sayeth the Lorde of hostes. * 1.2327 I wyll destroye the names of the Idoles

les out of the lande: so that they shal nomo∣re be put in remembraunce.

{fleur-de-lys} As for the false prophetes also and the vncleane sprete, I shal take them out of the lāde. So that yf any of them prophecie any more, * 1.2328 hys owne father & mother that be∣gat him, shal say vnto him. Thou shalt dye for thou speakest lyes vnder the name of the Lorde: yee, his owne father and mother that begat him, shal woūde him, whē he prophe∣cieth. And then shall those prophetes be con¦founded, [unspec B] euery one of his visiō when he pro¦phecieth: nether shall they weare sackcloth{is} any more, to disceaue men with all. But he shall be fayne to say: * 1.2329 I am no Prophet: I am an husbāde man, for so am I taught ‡ 1.2330 by* 1.2331 Adā fro my youth vp. And if it be sayde vn∣to [unspec C] him: how came these woūdes then ī thyne hādes? He shal answere, Thus am I woun¦ded in the house of myne owne frendes.

Aryse, O thou swearde, vpō my shepher∣de, and vpon the Prince of my peple, sayeth the Lord of hostes. * 1.2332 Smyte the shepherde and the shepe shal be scatred abrode, and so wyll I turne myne hande to the lytle ones. And it shall come to passe (sayeth the Lord) that in al the lande two partes shalbe roted out, * 1.2333 but the thyrde parte shall remayne therin. ‡ 1.2334 And the same thyrde parte wyll I bringe thorow y^• fyre, & wyl clense thē, as the syluer is clensed: yee, & trye thē lyke as gold is tryed. Then shal they call vpō my name / and I wyll heare them: I wyl saye: it is my people. And they shal saye: Lorde, my God:

¶ The wastynge of the churche vnder the fygure of Ieru∣salem. Of the kyng dome of the Lorde.

CAPI. XIIII.

BEholde / the daye of the Lorde cōmeth / [unspec A] that thou shalt be spoiled & robbed, for I wyl gather together all the Heathen / to fyght against Ierusalem: so y^• the cyte shal∣be wonne / the houses spoiled, and the wemē defyled. The halfe of the cyte shal go away into captiuite, and the resydue of the people shal not be caryed out of the cyte. After that shal the Lorde go forth to fight against tho¦se Heathē, as men vse to fyght in the day of battel. Thē shall his fete stande vpō y^• moūt oliuere, that lyeth vpon y^• east syde of Ieru∣salē. And y^• moūt olyuete shall cleue in two, [unspec B] Eastwarde & westwarde / so y^• there shalbe a greate valley / and the halfe moūt shall re∣moue toward the north, & the other towarde the southe. And ye shall fle vnto the valley of my hilles, for the valley of the hilles shal reach vnto Asal. Yee, fle shall ye * 1.2335 lyke as ye fled for the earthquake ī the daies of Osiah kyng of Iuda. And the Lorde my God shal come, & all sayntes w^t him. In that day shal it not be lyght, but colde & frost. ‡ 1.2336 This shal be that specyal daye which is knowen vnto the Lorde nether daye nor nyght, but about the euenyng tyme it shalbe lyght. * 1.2337 In that tyme shal there waters of lyfe runne out frō Ierusalem: the halfe parte of them towarde the east see / & the other half towarde the vt∣termost see, and shall continue both somer & wynter. * 1.2338 And the Lorde hym selfe shalbe kynge ouer all the earth.

At y^t tyme shall there be one Lord onely / & [unspec C] his name shalbe but one. Mē shal go about the whole earth, as vpō a felde, frō Gibea to Rēmō / & frō the south to Ierusalē. She shal be set vp, & ihabyted i her place: frō Ben Ia¦myns porte, vnto the place of the tyrst port, & vnto the corner porte: & from the tower of * 1.2339 Hananeel / vnto the kynges wyne presses. There shal men dwel, & there shalbe nomo∣re cursinge / but Ierusalē shalbe safely inha¦byted. This shalbe the plage / wherwith the Lorde wyl smyte all people / y^• haue fought agaynst Ierusalē. Namely, theyr flesh shall cōsume awaye / though they stāde vpō their fete, their eies shalbe corrupt in their holes, and their tung shal cōsume in theyr mouth.

In that daye shall y^• Lord make a greate sedicyon among them, so that one man shal take another by the hande, & lay his handes vpō the handes of his neyghboure * 1.2340 Iuda shal fyght also agaynst Ierusalem, and the good{is} of al the Hethē shalbe gathered toge∣ther roūde aboute: gold & syluer and a very great multitu••e of clothes. And so shal this plage go ouer horses, mules, camels, asses & all the beastes that shall be in the host / lyke as yonder plage was. Euery one y^• remay∣neth then of al y^• peple, which came against Ierusalem, shal go vp yerely / to worshippe y^• king (euen the Lorde of hostes) * 1.2341 & to kepe thē feast of tabernacles. And loke what ge∣neracyon vpon earth goeth not vp to Ieru¦salem / for to worshype the kynge (euen the Lorde of hostes vpon the same shal come no rayne. If the kynred of Egypt go not vp / & come not, it shal not rayne vpon thē nether. This shalbe y^• plage wher w^t the Lorde wyt [unspec D] smyte all the Heathē, y^• come not vp to kepe y^• feast of tabernacles: yee, th{is} shalbe y^• sinne plage of Egipt & the sine plage of al people y^• go not vp to kepe the feast of tabernacles

At that tyme shal the rydyng gere of the horses be holy vnto the Lorde / & the kettels in the Lordes house shall be lyke the basēs before the aulter: yee, all the kettels in Ieru¦salem

and Iuda, shalbe holy vnto the Lord of hostes: and all they that sleye offeringes / shall come & take of them, & dyght thē there in. And at that tyme there shalbe no mo Ca∣nanytes in the house of the Lorde of Hostes.

The ende of the Prophe¦cye of zachary.

❧: The Booke of the Prophet Malachy.

¶ A complaynt agaynst Israel and her prestes,

CAPI. I.

THe heuy burthen whi∣che [unspec A] the Lorde sheweth agaynst Israel by Malachy. I haue lo∣ued you / sayeth the Lorde: and yet ye say: wheri hast thou loued vs? * 1.2342 was not Esau Iacobs brother, saieth the Lorde? ‡ 1.2343 yet haue I loued Iacob, & hated Esau: yee I haue made his hilles wast, & his heritage a wildernes for dragōs. And though Edom sayde: well / we are destroyed / we wyll go builde vp againe the places, that be wasted yet (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) * 1.2344 what they builded, that brake I downe: so that it was called a cursed lande, & a people / whom the [unspec B] Lord hath euer bene angry withal. Youre eyes haue sene it, & ye your selues must con∣fesse, y^t the Lord hath brought y^e lāde of Is∣rael to great honour. ‡ 1.2345 Shulde not a sonne honour his father, & a seruaūt his master? * 1.2346 If I be now a father wher is mine honour? If I be the Lord, wher am I feared? sayeth the Lorde of hostes. Now to you prestes y^t despise my name. And if ye say: wherin haue we despised thy name? In this y^t ye offre vn∣clene bred vpō myne aulter. And yf ye wyll saye: wherin haue we offered any vnclene thing vnto y^•? In this that ye say: the aulter [unspec C] of y^e Lord is not to be regarded. If ye offre y^e blynde, is not that euyl? And if ye offre the lame & sycke, is not that euyl? * 1.2347 Yee, offre it vnto thy prīce, shal he be cōtent with the / or accept thy persōne, sayeth y^e Lorde of hostes?

And nowe make your prayer before God, that he may haue mercy vpon vs: for suche thiges haue ye done. Shal he regarde your persōnes, thīke ye, saieth y^e Lorde of hostes? Yee, what is he among you y^• wyll do so mu∣che as to shut the dores, or to kindle the fyre [unspec D] vpon myne aulter for naught? * 1.2348 I haue no pleasure in you saieth y^e Lord of hostes: ‡ 1.2349 & as for y^e meatoffringe. I wyl not accept it at your hāde. ‡ For from y^e rising vp of y^e sunne vnto the going downe of the same, my name is great amōg y^e Gētiles: yee, in euery place shal their sacryfyte be done, & a clene meat∣offring offred vp vnto my name: for my na∣me is great among y^e Heathē, saith y^e Lorde of hostes. But ye haue vnhalowed it, ī that ye say, y^e aulter of y^e Lord is not to be regar∣ded / & the thīge that is set therupon, not wor¦thy to be eaten. Now say ye: It is but la∣bour and trauayle, & thus haue ye thought scorne at it (saieth the Lorde of hostes (offe∣ring robbery. yee, the lame and the sycke. Ye haue brought me ī a meat offering, shulde I accept it of your hāde, saieth the Lord? Cur∣sed be the dissēbler, which hath in his flocke one y^t is male, & when he maketh a vowe of∣fereth a spotted one vnto y^e Lord. For I am a great kyng (sayeth the lorde of hostes) and my name is fearfull among the Heathen.

¶ Threatenynges agaynste the Prestes beinge seducers of the people.

CAPI. II.

ANd nowe (O ye prestes (this cōmaun∣demente [unspec A] toucheth you: yf ye wyll not heare it, nor regard it / to geue the glory vn∣to my name, saieth the Lorde of hoostes, ‡ 1.2350 I wyll sende a curse vpon you, and wyl curse youre blessynges: yee, curse them wyll I yf ye do not take hede. Beholde, I shall cor∣rupte youre sede, and cast donge in your fa∣ces / euen the donge of your solempne fea∣stes and it shall cleue faste vpon you. And ye shall knowe, that I haue sente this com∣maundement vnto you: that my * 1.2351 couenaūt whiche I made with Leui / myghte stande sayeth the Lorde of hostes.

I made a couenaunt of lyfe & peace with [unspec B] him: this I gaue him, that he myght stande in awe of me: and so he dyd feare me, & had my name in reuerence. The lawe of trueth was in his mouth / & there was no wycked∣nesse founde in his lyppes. He walked with me in peace and equyte, and dyd turne ma∣ny one awaye from theyr synnes. * 1.2352 For the prestes lyppes shulde be sure knowledge / y^• men may seke the lawe at his mouth / for he is a messaunger of the Lorde of hostes. But as for you, ye are gone clene out of the way, & haue caused the multytude to be offended at the lawe: * 1.2353 ye haue broken the couenaūte of Leui, sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. Ther∣fore wyl I also make you to be despysed, and to be of no reputacyon amonge all the peo∣ple: because ye haue not kept my wayes, but haue bene percyall in the lawe.

* 1.2354 Haue we not all one father (Hath not one God made vs? * 1.2355 why doth euery one of vs thē despyse hys owne brother / & so brea∣ke [unspec C] the couenaunt of our fathers? Now hath Iuda offēded: yee, y^• abhomynacyō is done in Israel & in Ierusalē ‡ 1.2356 for Iuda hath defi led the Sāctuary of y^• Lord, which he loued, and hathe kepte the daughter of a straunge God, But the lorde shal destroy the mā that doth this: (yee, both the master & the scoler) out of the tabernacle of Iacob, with hym y^• offreth vp meatoffring vnto the Lorde of hostes. Now haue ye brought it to th{is} point agayne, that the aulter of the Lord is coue∣red with teres, wepyng & mourning so that I wyll nomore regarde the meat offeringe / nether wil I receaue or accept any thyng at your hādes. And yet ye say: wherfore? Euen because that wher as the Lord made a coue naūt betwixt the and thy wyfe of thy youth, thou hast despysed. * 1.2357 Yet is she thyne owne companyon and maryed wyfe.

So dyd not the one / and yet had he an ex / [unspec D] cellent spryte? What dyd then the one? He sought the sede promysed of God. Therfore loke well to your spryte / and let no man de∣spyse the wyfe of his youth. If y^• hatest her * 1.2358 put her awaye / saieth y^• Lorde God of Is∣raell and geue her clothynge for the scorne / sayeth the Lorde of hostes. Loke well then to youre sprite, and despise her not. Ye greue the Lorde with youre wordes, & yet ye saye: wherwith all haue we greued him? In this that ye say. All that do euyll are good in the syght of God / and suche please him. Or els where is the God that punysheth?

¶ Of the messaūger of the Lorde Iohn Baptyst••. Of the ••aye of the Lorde, and of Eliah.

CAPI. III.

BEholde / ‡ 1.2359 I wyl sende my messaunger, which shal prepare the way before me: [unspec A] and the Lorde * 1.2360 whom ye wolde haue / shall soone come to his temple / yee, euen the mes∣saunger of the couenaunte whome ye long for. Beholde / he commeth / sayeth the Lor∣de of hostes. But who maye abyde the daye of hys commynge? Who shall be able to endure / when he appeareth? For he is lyke a goldsmythes fyre / and lyke wasshers so∣pe. He shall syt hym downe to trye and to clense the syluer / he shall pourge the chyl∣dren of Leui, and puryfy them lyke as golde and syluer: that they maye brynge meat∣offerynges vnto the Lorde in ryghteous∣nesse. Then shall the offeryng of Iuda and Ierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lorde / [unspec B] lyke as from the begynnynge and in the yeares, afore tyme. I wyll come and puny∣she you, and I my selfe wyl be a swyfte wit∣nes agaynst y^• witches, agaynst the aduou∣terers, against false swearers: yee, & agaiste those / that wrongously kepe backe the hyre∣lynges dewtye: whiche vexe the wyddowes and the fatherlesse / and oppresse the straū∣ger and feare not me / sayeth the Lorde of Hostes. For I am the Lorde that chaunge not, & ye (O chyldrē of Iacob) wyl not leaue of * 1.2361 ye are gone awaye fro myne ordynaun∣ces / and sens the tyme of your forefathers haue ye not kept them.

* 1.2362 Turne you now vnto me / and I wyll turne me vnto you / saieth y^• Lorde of Hostes ye saye. Wherin shall we turne? Shulde a [unspec C] man vse falshede and disceate with God as ye vse falshede and disceate with me? yet ye saye wherin vse we disceat w^t the? In * 1.2363 Ty∣thes and heaue offringes. ‡ 1.2364 Therfore are ye cursed with penury, because ye dissēble with me all the sorte of you.

* 1.2365 Brynge euery Tithe into my barne, that there maye be meat in myne house: & proue me withall (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) yf I wyll not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you / & poure you out a blessynge with plenteousnesse. Yee, I shall reproue the con∣sumer for your sakes, so that he shal not eat vp the frute of your grounde / neither shall the vy••••rde be baren in the folde, saieth the Lorde of hostes: In so much that all people shall saye / that ye be blessed / for ye shall be a pleasaūt lande / saieth the Lorde of hoostes. Ye speake harde wordes against me / sayth the Lorde. And yet ye saye: what haue we spoken agaynst the? ye haue sayde.

It is but loste laboure / to serue God [unspec D] * 1.2366 What profyt haue we for kepynge his cō∣maūdementes, & for walkyng hūbly before y^• Lorde of hoostes? * 1.2367 Therfore may we say, that the proud are happy / & that they which deale with vngodlynes, are set vp: for they tempte God, & yet escape. But they that feare god, saye thus one to another: y^• Lorde consydereth and heareth it. Yee, it is before him a memory all boke / wryten for suche as feare the Lorde, & remembre his name. And in the day that I wyl make (saieth the Lord of hostes) they shalbe mine owne possession: and I wyll fauoure them / lyke as a man fa¦uoureth hys owne sonne / that doth him ser uy••e. Turne you therfore / and consydre what difference is betwyxte the ryghteous & vngodly: betwixte him that serueth God, and hym that serueth hym not.

CAPI. IIII.

* 1.2368 For marcke, the daye commeth that shall

burne as an ouen:and all the proude, yee, & all such as do wyckednesse / shalbe strawe: & the day that is for to come, shal burne them vp (sayeth y^• Lorde of hoostes) so that it shal leaue them nether rote nor braunche.

But vnto you that feare my name / shall that Sonne of ryghteousnesse aryse / and health shalbe vnder hys wynges:ye shal go forth, & multyply as the fat calues. Ye shall treade downe the vngodly: * 1.2369 for they shall be lyke the ashes vnder the soles of youre fete in the daye that I shall make / sayeth the Lorde of hoostes.

Remembre the lawe of Moses my ser∣uaunte / * 1.2370 which I commytted vnto hym in Oreb for all Israell / with the statutes and ordynaunces. Beholde / I wyl sende you, * 1.2371 Elias the prophet:before the commyng of the daye of the greate and fearfull Lor¦de•• He shal turne the hertes of the fa∣thers* 1.2372 to their chyldren, & the her∣tes of the chyldren to theyr fa∣thers, y^• I come not & smy∣te the earthe with cur∣synge.

❧: The ende of the prophecy of Malachy: and consequently of al the Prophetes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 33. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. viii. ••.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b.
• * 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. x. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xxix. t.
• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 Quaie
• * 1.5

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 17 ••
• * 1.7

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.8

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. i. d 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.9

  Act. xiii. c. Heb. i. b. and. v. ••.
• * 1.10

  Apoca. ii. •• and. xix. c.
• ‡ 1.11

  Esa. xxx. c.
• * 1.12

  dn̄e quid multipli¦cati.
• * 1.13

  Cum in∣uocarē.
• * 1.14

  ••••
• * 1.15

  Verba mea a••.
• * 1.16

  Prou. iii. d
• * 1.17

  Psa••. ••▪ ••. a
• * 1.18

  ••••••a. ••. ••
• * 1.19

  Dn̄e ••e. ••••••l. •• ••. a 〈◊〉〈◊〉. x. ••.
• * 1.20

  Esay. 38. •• Psa. ••xv. ••
• * 1.21

  Mat. vii. •• and▪ ••xv. •• ••uke. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.22

  Dn̄e de•• meus.
• * 1.23

  Iob. xxx. ••
• * 1.24

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. ••
• * 1.25

  ••
• * 1.26

  Iob. xv. •• Esay. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •• E••••b•••• 7. •• ••rou. ••6 •• E••••le. xl. E••cl••. 32••
• * 1.27

  Psal ••xi••
• * 1.28

  ••n̄e d••••s ••••oster.
• * 1.29

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. xxl. v.
• * 1.30

  〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ 144 ••
• ‡ 1.31

  ••••••. ii. b. Cor. xv. d.
• * 1.32

  Consite∣bot tibi. Psal. ••xi. d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 138. 8.
• * 1.33

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 33. ••
• * 1.34

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••6. a
• * 1.35

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. xxii. ••
• * 1.36

  ••
• * 1.37

  Vt qui dn̄e
• * 1.38

  Rome. iii. e
• * 1.39

  Prou. ••. ••.
• * 1.40

  Indn̄o consido.
• * 1.41

  Abat 〈◊〉〈◊〉 d.
• ‡ 1.42

  Esa. ixvi
• * 1.43

  Saluum fac dn̄e.
• * 1.44

  Psa. 119. ••.
• * 1.45

  Vsqueco dn̄e
• * 1.46

  Dixit in sipi••e••▪
• * 1.47

  Psal 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. Roma. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.48

  Domine quis ha∣bitabit Psal: 4•• Esap 33. ••. Mat 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.49

  ••••••. 28. ••.
• * 1.50

  Cōserua me dn̄e.
• * 1.51

  •••••• ii d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. iiii. e.
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  Exaudi ••••e iusti ••iam.
• * 1.53

  Pro. 17. ••.
• * 1.54

  ••acha. ii. ••.
• * 1.55

  Mat. 33. ••.
• * 1.56

  Diligam ••e dn̄e.
• * 1.57

  ii. reg. 12. ••.
• ‡ 1.58

  Psal. ••••6. ••
• * 1.59

  Mat. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.60

  Psal. xii. b and. ixix. s.
• * 1.61

  Deut. iiii. e
• * 1.62

  2. reg. xxii ••. Psa. 144 a
• * 1.63

  ••bat. iii. d.
• * 1.64

  Prou••••. ••.
• * 1.65

  Rom•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.66

  2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••••ii. ••
• * 1.67

  Celi m••∣rant.
• * 1.68

  Roma. ••. ••.
• * 1.69

  Roma. ••. ••
• * 1.70

  ••••••. viii. b
• * 1.71

  ••••••••diat ••ond.
• * 1.72

  ••omine in ••••••ute ••ua.
• * 1.73

  Deus de••s mens.
• * 1.74

  Mat▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 Mat. xv. ••
• * 1.75

  Psal cix. d
• * 1.76

  Mat. 27. ••.
• * 1.77

  Psal. ••1. ••.
• * 1.78

  Iosu. vii. b
• * 1.79

  Mat. 27. d.
• * 1.80

  Ioh. rr. ••. Hed. i•• c.
• * 1.81

  Psal. ix. v.
• * 1.82

  Dn̄s re∣git me.
• * 1.83

  Domini est terra.
• * 1.84

  ••eus. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• Cor••••. ••. ••.
• * 1.85

  Psal vx. ••. Esa. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. Mat 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••
• * 1.86

  Ad te do¦mine le.
• * 1.87

  Roma. 9. •• and. ••. d. Esa. ••. ••.
• * 1.88

  Iob. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.89

  Esa. xli••. ••.
• * 1.90

  Iere. xxxi. •• 〈…〉〈…〉 ••xxii. ••
• * 1.91

  Iudica medn̄e.
• * 1.92

  Psal. 17. a.
• * 1.93

  Psa. 139. d
• * 1.94

  Esa. ••. ••.
• * 1.95

  D••s illu min itio Psal xxii. a
• * 1.96

  Luke. x. g. ••. Reg. vli. c
• * 1.97

  1. Beg. xxi. a
• * 1.98

  ii. re. xxiii. c.
• * 1.99

  Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••
• * 1.100

  Ad ••e do mine cla
• * 1.101

  Iere. ix. b.
• * 1.102

  Iob. 34. d. Mat. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d Roma. ii. ••.
• * 1.103

  Deu. viii.
• * 1.104

  Deut. 32. b.
• * 1.105

  Afferte do∣mino.
• * 1.106

  Exod. vii. and. viii.
• * 1.107

  Ero. xiiii. g Mat. viii d
• * 1.108

  Ezc. xvii. g
• * 1.109

  Exaltabo te dn̄e.
• * 1.110

  1. Cor. 4. ••.
• * 1.111

  In te domi¦ne speraui.
• * 1.112

  Luke. 14 ••. Actes. 7. g.
• * 1.113

  Psal. 27 d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xxxi. e.
• * 1.114

  〈…〉〈…〉 quo∣••••••
• * 1.115

  〈…〉〈…〉. 4. a
• * 1.116

  〈…〉〈…〉. c 〈◊〉〈◊〉. iv. d.
• * 1.117

  Exultate iu¦sti in dn̄o
• * 1.118

  Psal. 97. d
• * 1.119

  Ephe. v. d. Col. iii. c.
• * 1.120

  Gene. i. a.
• * 1.121

  Psa. 14••. ••
• * 1.122

  Psal. i a Esa. viii. b.
• * 1.123

  Benedic•• dominum
• * 1.124

  1. ••eg. xxi. ••
• * 1.125

  Iosua. v. d. 4. reg. 19 •• Psal. ii. b.
• * 1.126

  Psa. 127. a
• * 1.127

  Mat. vi. b.
• * 1.128

  i. Pet. iii. c
• * 1.129

  Pro. 24. b. 〈…〉〈…〉▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d •• 〈…〉〈…〉. ••. c.
• * 1.130

  Iudica▪ dn̄e nocē tes.
• * 1.131

  Psal. 83. c.
• * 1.132

  ••ix ••osti 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.133

  Psal. 6••. •• Ioh. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.134

  Nol ••••li
• * 1.135

  ••ixit in ••oslus. 〈…〉〈…〉ma, iii c
• * 1.136

  Prou. 24. d
• * 1.137

  Noli e∣••••lare.
• * 1.138

  Prou. x. ••c.
• * 1.139

  Prou. x. d.
• * 1.140

  ••ne ne infuro. Psal. 7 a. I••••. x. d.
• * 1.141

  Iob. xix. ••.
• * 1.142

  Dixi, cu∣stodiam.
• * 1.143

  Psal x••. ••.
• * 1.144

  Iob. vii. ••. and. viii. ••.
• * 1.145

  Luke. x••••. ••.
• * 1.146

  i. pat. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.147

  Expec••∣t••••s▪ ex.
• * 1.148

  ••e••. xvii. b
• * 1.149

  ••••••. xv. ••.
• * 1.150

  Beatus qui intel
• * 1.151

  Prou. 14. d
• * 1.152

  Psal. iv. ••. Ioh. xiiii. ••
• * 1.153

  Quēad∣modum.
• * 1.154

  Psa. lxxx. a
• * 1.155

  1. Reg. 1. c. Psal. lxii. a
• * 1.156

  Psa. xliii. ••
• * 1.157

  Iesu. xii. ••
• * 1.158

  Iudica me 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.159

  Psal xiii. b
• * 1.160

  Deus au ••ibus.
• * 1.161

  D••u. ix. a.
• * 1.162

  De••te. v••▪ ••
• * 1.163

  Psal. 97. a,
• * 1.164

  Psal. ••x. ••
• * 1.165

  Psal. 79. ••.
• * 1.166

  Roma. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.167

  Psal. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.168

  Eruct•• uit co••▪
• * 1.169

  ••••b. ••. ••.
• * 1.170

  ••••us no∣s••er refu∣••••um.
• * 1.171

  Psal. 83. a.
• ‡ 1.172

  Psal. 76. a
• * 1.173

  Omnes gentes po pul••. Psal. 76. a
• * 1.174

  ••agnus domin{us}.
• * 1.175

  Audite oēs gētes hec.
• * 1.176

  Psal. li••. b. Luke. xii c.
• * 1.177

  1. Petr. i. c. 1. Ioh. ii. ••.
• ‡ 1.178

  Eccle. il. c▪ and. iii.
• * 1.179

  Ioh. ••7. d. Luke. xii. c.
• * 1.180

  Iob. 27. d.
• * 1.181

  ••▪ ••••••∣tum 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.182

  Esa. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• ‡ 1.183

  Esay. ••. •• Amos. v. l•• Actes. vii. ••
• ‡ 1.184

  E•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ •• Psal. ••4•• ••. Co••••••. ••••
• ‡ 1.185

  2. Pa••. ••5. ••
• * 1.186

  〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deus.
• * 1.187

  〈…〉〈…〉. xiii. ••▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xv. d.
• ‡ 1.188

  ••o••, 19. ••
• * 1.189

  〈…〉〈…〉▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.190

  〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.191

  Psal. l. ••. 〈…〉〈…〉. l. ••. 〈…〉〈…〉▪ v. d. 〈…〉〈…〉. vi••. ••
• ‡ 1.192

  〈…〉〈…〉▪ 66. a.
• * 1.193

  ••••. 1••. d.
• * 1.194

  Quid ••lo ••••a••is in ••ali••i••.
• * 1.195

  Psal 49. •• Luke. xii. c
• * 1.196

  Dicit in s••pt••ns.
• * 1.197

  Psal. xiii. ••
• * 1.198

  Psa. x•••••••• •• Roma. iii. c.
• * 1.199

  Deus in no•••• tuo.
• * 1.200

  Deut. 32. ••.
• * 1.201

  Psal. 10••. d
• * 1.202

  Psal. 44. c
• * 1.203

  ••••audi eus d••∣••ccacio 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.204

  ••sal. ••vi b
• * 1.205

  onne o sub 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••.
• * 1.206

  i. Reg. ••. c P••a. xlii. a
• * 1.207

  Psal. 18. •• Mat. xii••. d
• * 1.208

  Deus de us meus▪
• * 1.209

  Deu. vi. c.
• * 1.210

  Ex ••udi deus ora¦cionem.
• * 1.211

  ••e decet hymnus.
• * 1.212

  Iubilate deo.
• * 1.213

  Psalm. c. a
• * 1.214

  Exo. xiiii. g
• ‡ 1.215

  Iosu. iii. d
• * 1.216

  Es••▪ •• ••. ••
• * 1.217

  〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.218

  Deus mi∣seria••ut nost••i.
• * 1.219

  Nu•••• vi. d
• * 1.220

  Exurgat deus▪ Nume. x▪ d
• * 1.221

  Deute. x. d.
• * 1.222

  Exod. xiii. d Nume▪ 14. c Esay. iiii. b
• * 1.223

  Iosu. ••. d
• * 1.224

  Ephe. 4. b.
• * 1.225

  Sal••um me fat deus.
• * 1.226

  Psal. 35. ••. Ioh. xv. ••▪
• ‡ 1.227

  Ioh. ii. b.
• * 1.228

  Ro••a 15. a
• * 1.229

  Iob. xxx. b. ••ren. iii. s.
• * 1.230

  Mat. 27. b Iob. xix. f.
• ‡ 1.231

  Roma. xi. b
• * 1.232

  Mat. 23. d. ••cies. i. c.
• * 1.233

  Exo. 32. ••.
• * 1.234

  Deus in ad••u••o∣rium▪
• * 1.235

  Psal. xi. d.
• * 1.236

  Inte dn̄••¦speraui▪
• * 1.237

  Psal. 25. a. and. 31. a.
• * 1.238

  Psal. 22. b. Iere. i. ••.
• * 1.239

  ••••••••. 35. d.
• * 1.240

  Esa. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xxv. d.
• * 1.241

  ••otus in ••••••••a.
• ‡ 1.242

  Psa. ix v. Psal. 4••. b
• * 1.243

  E••••. xix. d.
• * 1.244

  Deu. 24. d Eccle. v. ••.
• * 1.245

  •••••••• mea ad ••n̄m. P••a. 34••. a
• * 1.246

  Psal. 43. ••
• * 1.247

  ••
• * 1.248

  Atteudite pupule.
• * 1.249

  Mat. xiii. ••
• * 1.250

  De••••. iii••. •• v••. b. ••. ti •• Ephe. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.251

  Exo. xii. d. Iosu. iiii. ••
• * 1.252

  E••eth. ••x. c 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 3•••• a.
• ‡ 1.253

  Exo. xiiii. d
• * 1.254

  Exo. xiiii. ••.
• ‡ 1.255

  Num. xx. b
• * 1.256

  Exo. 17. v ••
• * 1.257

  ••, ••or. x. ••.
• * 1.258

  Exo. xvi. b. Num••. xi.
• * 1.259

  Exo. xvi. b. ••en. viii. •• Sap. ••vi. d Iohn. vi. a.
• * 1.260

  Ex••••d. xvi. d Num••. xi. g
• * 1.261

  Nume. xi. g
• * 1.262

  Nu. xiiii. a.
• * 1.263

  Nume. xi. g i. Lori. x. a.
• * 1.264

  Psal. ••iii. ••.
• * 1.265

  Exo. vii. d.
• * 1.266

  Exo. viii. d
• * 1.267

  Exo. viii. b.
• ‡ 1.268

  Exod. x. ••. Exod. ix. ••
• * 1.269

  Exod. ix. ••.
• * 1.270

  Exod. ••••
• * 1.271

  Exod. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ and. 135. b.
• * 1.272

  Quam di le••ta ta beenacula
• * 1.273

  Benedix∣isti on̄e.
• * 1.274

  Psal. 32. ••.
• * 1.275

  Inclina dn̄e autē.
• * 1.276

  Ero. 34. ••. Ier. xxxii. b Io••i. ii. c. Psal. 143. b and. 145. b.
• * 1.277

  Psal. 89. b.
• * 1.278

  Psa. xxix. ••
• * 1.279

  Exo. 34. a. Iere. xxxi. d 2. Par. 30. b
• * 1.280

  Fūdamē∣ta eius.
• * 1.281

  Osie deus salutis.
• * 1.282

  Psal. 6. a. Esa. 38. d.
• * 1.283

  Meseri cordias domine. Psal. 101. a
• * 1.284

  2. Reg. 5. a.
• ‡ 1.285

  2. Reg. 7. b. Psal. 132. b.
• * 1.286

  Psal. 19. a.
• * 1.287

  Psal. 86. b.
• * 1.288

  Ero. 14. b. Math. 8. d.
• * 1.289

  Esaic. 1. a.
• * 1.290

  Actes. 13. d. 1. Reg. 10. b 2. Reg. 5. a.
• * 1.291

  •• Re. 8. ••.
• * 1.292

  3. Reg. 9. b.
• ‡ 1.293

  Exo. 10. a.
• * 1.294

  ••••t••••. 7. ••.
• ‡ 1.295

  Pr. lxxii. ••.
• * 1.296

  Psal. ••8. b.
• * 1.297

  Gene. 2. c.
• * 1.298

  Domine refugium
• * 1.299

  2. Cor. 7. ••. 2. Pet. 3. b.
• * 1.300

  Psal. 39. ••.
• * 1.301

  ••ui habi ••at.
• * 1.302

  Mat. 4. ••. Luke. 4. b
• * 1.303

  Psal. 4. ••.
• * 1.304

  Bonu•• est cōfiteri.
• * 1.305

  Hebr. xiii. a
• * 1.306

  Dūs te∣gnauit.
• * 1.307

  Psal. 24. ••.
• * 1.308

  Psa. x••vi. a
• * 1.309

  Deus v••∣tionem.
• * 1.310

  Deut. 32. ••. Rom. xii. d Hebru. ••. f.
• * 1.311

  Psal. 23. b.
• ‡ 1.312

  1. Corin. 3. d
• * 1.313

  Psal. 32. b Iob. xiii. ••. Luke xv. d.
• ‡ 1.314

  ••. Iohn̄. ••. b 2. ••or••. ••. n.
• * 1.315

  Uenite ex ultemus. Ephe. v. d.
• * 1.316

  Hebr. iii. b. and. iiii. d.
• * 1.317

  Num. 14. f. Hebru. 4. a
• * 1.318

  Cantate domino. 1. Par. 16. c
• * 1.319

  Psal. 67. •• Eccle. 63. •• Psal. 67. ••
• * 1.320

  Psal. 29. ••
• * 1.321

  Iu••. v. ••.
• ‡ 1.322

  Domin•• regnau••.
• * 1.323

  Psal. xix. ••
• * 1.324

  Psal. xv. ••.
• ‡ 1.325

  Psal. 33. a.
• * 1.326

  Cantate domino. Psal. 96. ••
• ‡ 1.327

  Esay. lii. c.
• ‡ 1.328

  Ephe. 5. d.
• * 1.329

  Domin{us} reguauit.
• * 1.330

  Num. xii. b 1. Reg. 3. ••
• * 1.331

  Iubilate deo.
• * 1.332

  Psal. 66. ••.
• * 1.333

  Psal. 97. ••
• * 1.334

  Misericor diam et.
• * 1.335

  Psal. 86. ••.
• * 1.336

  Dūe exau dt oracto∣nem.
• * 1.337

  Psal. 143. ••
• * 1.338

  Exo. 3. 4, b Actes. vii. d
• * 1.339

  Exods. x. ••
• * 1.340

  Exod. vii. d Psal. 78. d.
• ‡ 1.341

  Exo. viii. d.
• * 1.342

  Exo. viii. d
• ‡ 1.343

  Exodi. ix. c
• * 1.344

  Exodi. x. d ••••pl. 16. b 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 1. a.
• ‡ 1.345

  Ex••d. xi. b. and. xii •• Psal 135. b 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 1••. ••
• * 1.346

  Exo. xiiii. g
• ‡ 1.347

  Exo. xiii. d
• * 1.348

  Exo. xvi d Nu••••e. xi. g
• ‡ 1.349

  Exo. xvii. b Num. xx. b
• ‡ 1.350

  ••ōsitemi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dn̄o.
• * 1.351

  1. Pa••. 16. a Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a 1. Mac. 4. e Iudith. 13 c Esay. xii. a
• ‡ 1.352

  Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.353

  Exo. xiiii. ••
• ‡ 1.354

  Exo. xv. ••
• * 1.355

  Num. 1••. ••.
• * 1.356

  Exodi. ••2•• 1. Cor. 1••. ••
• ‡ 1.357

  Roma. 1. ••.
• * 1.358

  Num. 14. ••
• * 1.359

  Num. 15. •• Ios•• x•••••••• 1. Cor. ••. ••
• * 1.360

  Num x••••••
• * 1.361

  Exo. xv••••. •• Num••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.362

  Deut. vii. a and. xii. a. Iudi••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a
• * 1.363

  Deut••. 32. •• Leuiti. xx. a
• ‡ 1.364

  4. Reg. 22. t Iere. vii. d. Deut. 18. b Iere. 4 4. b Eze. xx. 8.
• * 1.365

  Deu. xxx. a
• * 1.366

  Luke. 1. ••.
• * 1.367

  Cōfitemi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 d••̄o.
• * 1.368

  1. Par. 16. b Psal. cv. a and cvi. a 1. Ma••. 4. a Iudith. 13 c Esay. xii. a.
• * 1.369

  Exod. 16. a Deu. viii. ••
• * 1.370

  Mat. viii. ••
• ‡ 1.371

  Heb•••• 13. d Eccle. 35. •• Actes. ••. a Rom xii. ••▪ Philip. 4. b
• * 1.372

  Ionas. 1. b
• * 1.373

  Mat. viii, e
• * 1.374

  3. Reg. 17. ••
• * 1.375

  Exod. 17. b Num. 20. b
• * 1.376

  Non nob{is} domint.
• * 1.377

  Psal. 135. c Sapl. xv. d Baru. vi. a
• * 1.378

  Psal. 79. c
• * 1.379

  Psal▪ ix. b
• * 1.380

  Psal. vi. a Esap. 38. d
• * 1.381

  Dilcri quon••am.
• * 1.382

  Psal. 18. a 2. Reg. 22. a
• * 1.383

  Psal. lvi. c
• * 1.384

  2. Corī. 4. ••.
• ‡ 1.385

  Roma. 3. a
• * 1.386

  Psal. 92. a Deb. xiii. c
• * 1.387

  Laudate dominum
• * 1.388

  Rom. xv. b
• ‡ 1.389

  Psal. C. a
• * 1.390

  Cōfitemi∣nt dn̄o.
• * 1.391

  Psal. 105. a and▪ 106▪ a i. Mat. 4. •• Esay. xil. a i. Pat. 16▪ b
• * 1.392

  Hebre. 13. b
• * 1.393

  Exod. xv. a Esay. xii. a.
• * 1.394

  Mat. xxi. c. Mat. xii. a. Luke. xx. c. Actes. 4. b.
• * 1.395

  Mat. xxi. ••. Luke. xix. f. Iohn̄▪ xii. b Mark. xi. b
• * 1.396

  B••a•••• im∣maculati.
• * 1.397

  Psal. 1. a.
• ‡ 1.398

  Deut. vi. b.
• * 1.399

  Gene. xlvii. Iob. xiiii. b
• * 1.400

  Psal. 44▪ d
• * 1.401

  ••••. xvi••••. c.
• ‡ 1.402

  Psal. 33. a
• ‡ 1.403

  Mat. xix. c.
• ‡ 1.404

  Gene. ••. d. Iob. x. ••
• * 1.405

  Psal. xl. ••. 1. Pet. ••. d.
• * 1.406

  Psal. xix. ••.
• * 1.407

  Iud. xii. a. Iob. xiii. ••.
• * 1.408

  P••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. Iohn. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.409

  Psal. ••ii. b. and. xvii••. ••
• * 1.410

  Demine non est et alta••um.
• * 1.411

  E••••••••. iii. c.
• * 1.412

  Memèto dūe dauid
• * 1.413

  2. Re. 34. d. 1. Pa••. 22. b
• * 1.414

  2. Pa••a. 6 g
• * 1.415

  2. Reg. 7. b.
• ‡ 1.416

  Actes. 13. b.
• * 1.417

  Luke. i. ••
• * 1.418

  Ecce quā bonum. Psal. ii. a.
• * 1.419

  Ecce nūc benedicite Psal. 113. a
• * 1.420

  Timo. ii. b.
• ‡ 1.421

  Num. vi. b
• * 1.422

  Laudate ••omē d••••. Psal. ••••3. a and. 134. ••.
• * 1.423

  Deut. iiii. •• and. x. c.
• * 1.424

  Ie••••. x. d. and. li. a.
• * 1.425

  Exod▪ xi••. •• Ex. 7 8 9 10 Psal. 78. ••. and. ••v. c.
• * 1.426

  Iosu. x••i. ••.
• * 1.427

  Num. x••••. •• Deu. iii. a.
• * 1.428

  Iosue. x••••. ••
• * 1.429

  Deut. 3••. e.
• ‡ 1.430

  Psal. 115. a Sapi. xv. d Buruch. vi
• * 1.431

  Cōfitemi in to mino Iud xiii c ps••v. ••vi. ••
• * 1.432

  Iudi. xiii. d psa. lxxii, d.
• * 1.433

  Gene. 1. b.
• * 1.434

  Exod. 12. e.
• * 1.435

  Exod. 14. e
• * 1.436

  Exo. 15. 16. and. 17.
• * 1.437

  Iosue. xii. a
• ‡ 1.438

  Nume. 21. c Drut. iii. a.
• * 1.439

  Psa. ciiii. d
• ‡ 1.440

  Su{per} flu∣mina.
• * 1.441

  Ezec. 1. a. •• iii. b
• * 1.442

  I••e••. xlix. d Ezec xxv. d A••••••. ••. ••
• * 1.443

  Esay. xiii. ••
• * 1.444

  Confite∣bor tibi. Psal. 9. •• •• cxi. a.
• * 1.445

  Psal. v. ••
• * 1.446

  psa. cxiii. ••
• * 1.447

  Iob. 14. ••.
• * 1.448

  Domine probast••.
• * 1.449

  〈…〉〈…〉. a.
• * 1.450

  Psa. xxvi. ••
• * 1.451

  ••oma. ii••. c
• * 1.452

  E••••pe me.
• * 1.453

  Psal. vii. ••.
• * 1.454

  Domint clama••••.
• * 1.455

  Exo. xxx. ••.
• * 1.456

  Eccle. xx•••• ••
• * 1.457

  Uo••e men ad dūm. Psal. 67. a.
• * 1.458

  Domine ••••audi.
• * 1.459

  Iob. iiii. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a. xxv. a. Roma. 3. c.
• * 1.460

  Psal. 77. c.
• * 1.461

  Exo. 34. a. Psal. 86. a Iere. 32. d. Ioel. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. c.
• * 1.462

  Benedi••∣tus dn̄s. 2. Reg. 22. Psa▪ xiii. ••
• * 1.463

  Psal. viii. ••
• * 1.464

  Iob. viii. ••.
• * 1.465

  Dau. 28. ••
• * 1.466

  Iob. 28. b. Eccle. •• g. Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Proue. ix. e
• * 1.467

  Psal. 124. a
• * 1.468

  Prouer. 8. a
• ‡ 1.469

  Psa▪ xiiii. a
• * 1.470

  Esay. lxv. •• Iere. vii ••.
• * 1.471

  Prou. 3. b.
• * 1.472

  Iaco. ••. a Eccle. ••. •• and. vii. x. 3. Reg. 3. b. and. iiii. ••▪
• * 1.473

  Prou. v. a. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. vii. a
• * 1.474

  Deuit. xi. a
• * 1.475

  Esaye. v c Roma. 12. c
• ‡ 1.476

  Tobi. 4. b. Deut. 16. a Mala. 3. b. Exod. 2, c. and▪ 37. c
• * 1.477

  Hebre. xii. b Apo. iii. d.
• * 1.478

  Proue. 8. a
• * 1.479

  Gene. ii. b
• * 1.480

  Prou. 1. ••.
• * 1.481

  Prou. 1.
• * 1.482

  Deut. vi. b▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. 3••. g.
• * 1.483

  Deut. 26. d.
• * 1.484

  Psal. 1. a. & xxvii. a.
• * 1.485

  Deute. vi. b and▪ xi. ••.
• ‡ 1.486

  Deute. v. d. and. xxvii. d
• * 1.487

  Prou. ii. b. and. vii. a.
• * 1.488

  Iob. xxxi. a. and. 34. ••.
• * 1.489

  Pro. xvii. ••. and. xx. ••.
• * 1.490

  Pr••. xiii. d.
• * 1.491

  Pro. xii. c.
• * 1.492

  Psal. 14. ••. Prouet. 1. ••
• * 1.493

  Psal. 119.
• * 1.494

  Pro. v. a. and. vii▪ a.
• * 1.495

  Ero. xxii. a
• * 1.496

  Deut. vi. b and. xii. a.
• * 1.497

  Prou. 2. b. and. 5. a.
• * 1.498

  Ecele. ix. ••.
• * 1.499

  Prouer. i. ••
• * 1.500

  Prou. iii. b.
• * 1.501

  Deu. xvii. d Sapi. vi. a.
• * 1.502

  Luke. xi. b.
• * 1.503

  Sapi. ix. b.
• * 1.504

  Eccle. 24. ••
• ‡ 1.505

  Sapi. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.506

  Gene. i. a, Iob. xxvi. •• and. 38. a. Psa. ••iiii. ••
• * 1.507

  Iob. 28. d. Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. Proue••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ecclesi. ••••
• * 1.508

  Proue. 15. ••
• * 1.509

  Prou. 11. ••. Eccle. v. b.
• * 1.510

  Psa. 34. b.
• * 1.511

  Psa. ••xii. a
• * 1.512

  Psal. 23. a
• * 1.513

  Psal. 27. a Eccle. xi. ••.
• * 1.514

  Eccle. 27. d
• ‡ 1.515

  1. Pe. 4. •• •• 1. Cor. 13. b.
• * 1.516

  Psal. 125. a
• * 1.517

  Prou xi. b.
• * 1.518

  Psal, 37 ••
• * 1.519

  Prou. 16. •• •• xx. ••.
• ‡ 1.520

  Prou. x. a. Eccle. ••. b.
• * 1.521

  ••••••••. v. ••.
• * 1.522

  Pro. xiiii. d
• * 1.523

  Prou. x. ••.
• * 1.524

  〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.525

  ••. Re. xii. ••.
• * 1.526

  Psal. xli. a.
• * 1.527

  Prou▪ ••i. b Math▪ xx ••
• * 1.528

  Prou. xi. b.
• * 1.529

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• * 1.530

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• * 1.883

  3. Reg 8. c. Math xx. b Mar. xi. b. Luk. xix d.
• * 1.884

  Iere. xii. b. Eze. 34. a.▪
• ‡ 1.885

  Iere. vi. b.
• * 1.886

  Esa. xxii. b i. Cor. xv. d. Sapi. ii. b.
• * 1.887

  Sapi. ii. d.
• ‡ 1.888

  Math. 12. ••
• ‡ 1.889

  Eze. xvi. a. Esa. xiv. a Iere. vii. 3. Deut. 18. ••. Eze. xx. d. Leuy. xx. ••. Deut. 32. ••.
• ‡ 1.890

  Deut. 37. ••
• ‡ 1.891

  Eze. xvi. ••. Osec. xii. ••.
• ‡ 1.892

  Math. ix. b
• * 1.893

  Rom. xi. ••.
• * 1.894

  Esay. xl. ••.
• * 1.895

  Psal. 50. b. Esa lxvi. •• and. 66. ••.
• * 1.896

  Psa. c. iii. •• Iere. iii. ••.
• * 1.897

  Luke. xv. a.
• * 1.898

  Ephe. ii. c.
• * 1.899

  Esay. 48. d
• * 1.900

  Eze. iii. ••. Iera. xix. ••
• * 1.901

  Math. ix. b
• * 1.902

  Esaye. i. b.
• * 1.903

  zatha. vii. a and. b.
• * 1.904

  Deut. xv. a
• * 1.905

  Eze. xviiib Esai xv. x.
• ‡ 1.906

  Luke. xi. d.
• * 1.907

  Prou. xxi b.
• * 1.908

  zacha. viia. Math. v. b
• * 1.909

  Iohn. iiii. b
• ‡ 1.910

  Esay lvi. a and. lxvi. d.
• * 1.911

  Esay. l. a. Nume. xi
• * 1.912

  Iere. v. b.
• * 1.913

  Esaye. i. v.
• ‡ 1.914

  Iob. xv. d. Psal. vii. b
• * 1.915

  Esaye. xl. b z••••ha ix. b Mat. x••x. a
• * 1.916

  Esay. 54. a
• * 1.917

  Esay 34. b
• * 1.918

  Exod. xv. a Esay. xii. a
• * 1.919

  Exo. xiii. •• 14. d. •• ••3. ••
• ‡ 1.920

  Exod. 14. ••
• * 1.921

  Psal. 77. b
• * 1.922

  Deut. 26. •• Daru••. 2. ••
• * 1.923

  Math. 6. •• Luke. xi. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxiii. ••
• * 1.924

  Psa. cxix. ••
• * 1.925

  Cor. ii. b.
• * 1.926

  Rom. li••i. b Psa. xiii. a
• * 1.927

  Roma. ix. c. Psal. 79. a
• ‡ 1.928

  〈…〉〈…〉temi. x. d
• * 1.929

  Mich. iii. c.
• * 1.930

  Esayc. li. c. Roma. x. a.
• * 1.931

  Deut xii. a. and. xiiii. b.
• ‡ 1.932

  Exod. xx. d.
• * 1.933

  Deu. xiiii. a Leui. xi. a.
• * 1.934

  Mat xxv. d
• * 1.935

  Iere. vii. a. Esa. 57. a. •• Eze. xi. d.
• * 1.936

  Roma. xi. b.
• ‡ 1.937

  3. Reg. 19. c. Roma. ix. c.
• * 1.938

  Iosu. vii. d
• * 1.939

  Prouce. i. c Iere. vii. d.
• * 1.940

  Iere. ix. b. i. Cona. i. c. 2. Cor. xi., a
• ‡ 1.941

  ii. Pet. iii. b Apo••. xxi. d.
• ‡ 1.942

  Apo••. xxi. a.
• * 1.943

  Deu. 18. ••c
• * 1.944

  Gene. ii. b. Ier xvii. b. Psal, i. a.
• * 1.945

  Esay. xi. b. Gene. iii. c.
• * 1.946

  3. Reg. 8. c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Pa, vi. c. Ac ••. vii. f.
• * 1.947

  Psal. l. b. Esa. lvii. c. and. lxi. a.
• * 1.948

  Iob. vi. d.
• * 1.949

  Prou•••• i. b Esa. lxv. b.
• * 1.950

  zach 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.951

  Gene. x〈…〉〈…〉 29. f. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.952

  Mat. v. e
• * 1.953

  Pro. x〈…〉〈…〉 Ez••. ••7, ••.
• * 1.954

  Esay. 49. a lii. a. ix. a. •• ••••v. a
• * 1.955

  Esaye. lxi. a 1. Pet••••. 2. a Rom. xii. a
• * 1.956

  Mar. ix. a
• * 1.957

  Iere. xi. a
• * 1.958

  4. Reg. 25. a Iere. ••9. a
• * 1.959

  Esay. ••4. a and. 46. a Psal. 7••. a
• * 1.960

  Exodi. 4. ••. ••••es. 9. b
• * 1.961

  Math. x. c
• ‡ 1.962

  1. Corin. ••. a
• * 1.963

  Psal. vi. a Iere, 18. a
• ‡ 1.964

  Iob xli. b
• * 1.965

  Iere. 4. b. and. xxv. b
• * 1.966

  Abat i. b.
• * 1.967

  Ex c. iii. a
• * 1.968

  Iere. xv. b
• * 1.969

  Iere. x d zatha ii. d.
• * 1.970

  Exod. 14. c
• * 1.971

  Deut. vi. b
• * 1.972

  Iere. xvii. •• Iohn. iiii. ••▪ Exo. iiii. ••
• * 1.973

  Esay. i. ••
• * 1.974

  Iere. 3 2. ••
• * 1.975

  Iob. xxii. ••
• * 1.976

  Esay. 45. ••
• ‡ 1.977

  Eze. x. d. Ier••. iii. b
• * 1.978

  Esaye. v. ••
• * 1.979

  4. Re. 17. b. Ie 4. b & 5 b Esa. lvii. a. Eze. xvi. b.
• * 1.980

  Roma. i. ••.
• * 1.981

  Ie. xxxii d. ••acha. vii, b
• ‡ 1.982

  ••. Deu. 32. ••
• * 1.983

  Iere. xi. b.
• * 1.984

  2, Pa. 24. b
• * 1.985

  Deut. 18. b. Iere. vii. a. Ezech. x••. d Psal, c••. e.
• * 1.986

  Deut. 24. a.
• * 1.987

  Osee. ii. a. Eze. xvi. ••.
• * 1.988

  3. Re. 17. a.
• ‡ 1.989

  Iere. i. a. Iere. ii. d. 4. Re. 17. b
• ‡ 1.990

  Eze. xxiii. b
• * 1.991

  4. Re. 17. a
• ‡ 1.992

  ••see. v. a.
• * 1.993

  Eze. xvi. ••.
• * 1.994

  Psa. ••iii. a.
• * 1.995

  Iere. v. b. Esay lvii. a
• * 1.996

  Ez••. ii. c. Osc••. ••4. a
• * 1.997

  Gala. iiii. c
• * 1.998

  Mat. vi••••. ••
• * 1.999

  Math. 23. ••
• * 1.1000

  Iere. xxxi. ••.
• * 1.1001

  Osee. xiii. a Acte. iiii. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.1002

  Th••e. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Dauid. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Baruch. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iere. x••iii. ••.
• * 1.1003

  Psa ••v••. ••. Esay. 64. •• Iudi••. vii•• i. Es••r. ix. ••▪ and, x. b.
• ‡ 1.1004

  Ie•• ••••••••
• ‡ 1.1005

  Iere, v••. b▪ and. ••x. ••.
• * 1.1006

  I••••c. xi. 5.
• * 1.1007

  Esay. 58. b
• * 1.1008

  Ieremi. ••. ••
• * 1.1009

  Deut. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.1010

  Ier••n. i. ••
• * 1.1011

  ••hie. 4. a Dam. 7. a
• * 1.1012

  Psal. li. a Esay. i. c.
• * 1.1013

  zatha. 8. ••
• * 1.1014

  3 Reg. 18. d Iere. ii. c. •• xliiii. ••.
• * 1.1015

  Esay. v. b Baruc. 3 b
• * 1.1016

  Osee. 4. d
• * 1.1017

  Iere. ii. ••
• * 1.1018

  4. Reg. 9. f
• * 1.1019

  Iere. iiii. •• •• xii. ••.
• * 1.1020

  Deut. 17. ••
• * 1.1021

  Deut. 32. d.
• * 1.1022

  Sopho. i. ••
• * 1.1023

  Ezec. xxii b
• * 1.1024

  Iere. ix. a
• * 1.1025

  2. Petr 2. a Iere. ••4. b and. 24. c D••••. xxix c
• ‡ 1.1026

  Sopho. 1. c
• * 1.1027

  Iere. vi. b &. xx. b
• * 1.1028

  Esaye. 33. b
• * 1.1029

  Deute. 28. c Baruc. 4. c
• * 1.1030

  Iere. xvi. b
• ‡ 1.1031

  Deut. 28. g
• * 1.1032

  Esay. 6. b & Iohan. 9. b
• * 1.1033

  Iob. 26. b ••▪ xxviii. a
• ‡ 1.1034

  Esay. lix. ••
• * 1.1035

  Esaye. i. ••.
• * 1.1036

  Iere. v. b. •• ix. a
• * 1.1037

  Osee. vii. •• Roma. i. d
• * 1.1038

  2. Reg. 14 ••
• * 1.1039

  Iere. 4. a and. ix. d
• * 1.1040

  Iere. v. c and. xx. b
• ‡ 1.1041

  Esay. lvi. c Iere. viii. b
• * 1.1042

  Esay. lvi d Iere. viii. b Ezec. xiii. b
• * 1.1043

  Iere x. c
• * 1.1044

  Iere. xix. ••
• * 1.1045

  Esay. i. b Iere. vii. c
• ‡ 1.1046

  Iere. 1. c and. v. c Abar. 1. c
• * 1.1047

  Amoz. 8. b
• * 1.1048

  Psa xiiii. a and. liii. a Roma. 3. c
• * 1.1049

  Iere. 17. b and. xxvi. a
• * 1.1050

  Esay. i. c Iere. xxvi. c
• * 1.1051

  Exodi. 22. •• zacha. 8. c Leuit. 29 g Iob. 24, a
• ‡ 1.1052

  3. Reg. 8. 6
• ‡ 1.1053

  Esay. 59. •• Iob. ••. b
• ‡ 1.1054

  Math. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 b I••r••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• ‡ 1.1055

  Io. xviii a
• ‡ 1.1056

  Ier. xxvi. 〈…〉〈…〉.
• ‡ 1.1057

  Prou. i. c.
• ‡ 1.1058

  Esay. lxv. b Luke. xxi. a
• ‡ 1.1059

  1. Re. 〈…〉〈…〉
• ‡ 1.1060

  Ier. 14. b. 〈…〉〈…〉. c 3. Iona. v. c
• ‡ 1.1061

  Iere. 44. e
• ‡ 1.1062

  Esay. ••. ••
• ‡ 1.1063

  Deute. x. •• Esay. 4••. ••
• * 1.1064

  Exod. xix. ••
• ‡ 1.1065

  zacha. vii••
• ‡ 1.1066

  Iere. 25. a 29. c. 44. a
• * 1.1067

  Iere. v a
• * 1.1068

  Eze. v. ••
• * 1.1069

  Iere. 32. ••
• * 1.1070

  Deute. 32. c 4. Reg. 23. •• Psal. cvi. •• Iere. 44. ••
• * 1.1071

  Iere. xix. ••
• ‡ 1.1072

  Iere. 8. b. •• ix c
• * 1.1073

  Iere. xvi. •• and xxv. d Ezec. xvi. ••
• * 1.1074

  D••u. iiii. ••.
• * 1.1075

  ••••b. xx••••••. ••
• * 1.1076

  Eze. xx. f.
• * 1.1077

  Esaye. i. a.
• * 1.1078

  D••u. iiii. a Psal. xix. a
• * 1.1079

  Eze. vi. d.
• * 1.1080

  Esay. lvi. •• Iere. vi. b. Eze. xiii. d
• * 1.1081

  Iere. vii. d.
• * 1.1082

  Iere. xiiii. d
• * 1.1083

  Leu••. 26. d.
• * 1.1084

  Es••. xxii. ••
• * 1.1085

  Iere. xii. ••
• ‡ 1.1086

  Mat x c. •• Mith. 7. a.
• * 1.1087

  Psal. 28. a.
• * 1.1088

  Prou. 18. a. Psal. 28. a.
• * 1.1089

  Iere. v. b.
• * 1.1090

  Psal. 79 a. Mith. iii. c.
• * 1.1091

  Deu. xxix. b Io. xxiiii. c.
• * 1.1092

  Deu. xxii. b Ier. xxiii. c.
• ‡ 1.1093

  Deut. xx. c.
• * 1.1094

  Iere. vii. ••. and. viii. ••.
• * 1.1095

  Esaye, iv. ••. i. Cor. i. ••. ii. Cor. xi. ••
• * 1.1096

  Math. ix. d. and. xii. a. Os••e. vi. b.
• * 1.1097

  Iere. xxv. ••. Iere. iiii. a. and. vi. b.
• * 1.1098

  Roma. ii. c.
• * 1.1099

  Esa xlvii. c
• * 1.1100

  Esa. 44. ••.
• * 1.1101

  Baruc. vi. c 4. Re. 17. g
• ‡ 1.1102

  Apoc. xv. a
• * 1.1103

  ••. Reg ix. c
• * 1.1104

  Naum. i. a
• * 1.1105

  Gene. ••, a
• * 1.1106

  Psa. 144. a
• * 1.1107

  Esay. i. d. and. 44. b Iere. vi. c.
• * 1.1108

  Prou. xx. d
• * 1.1109

  Psal. vi. a. and. 38. a Esay. 64. b
• * 1.1110

  Psal. 79. a Eccle. 36. a
• * 1.1111

  Iere. xxx. c. and. ••. a
• * 1.1112

  Deut. 27. c. and. 28. b Gala. 3. b.
• * 1.1113

  Exod. xix. a
• * 1.1114

  Gene. xv c xxvi. a. and xxviii. c.
• ‡ 1.1115

  Iere. xiii. b
• * 1.1116

  ••acha. vii. b
• * 1.1117

  Deute. ••5. c
• * 1.1118

  Iere ii. d
• * 1.1119

  Iere. vii. d and. xv. ••
• * 1.1120

  Agge. ii. b
• * 1.1121

  Iere. xvii. b Mat. vii. b Roma. xi. c
• * 1.1122

  Esaye. lii. b
• ‡ 1.1123

  Iere. 18. b
• * 1.1124

  Iere xx a and. xvii. ••
• * 1.1125

  Esaye. 30. •• Amos. 7. ••
• ‡ 1.1126

  Iob. xxi. •• Aba••u••. i. b Psal. 73. ••
• ‡ 1.1127

  ••. P••i••. ••••
• * 1.1128

  Iere. 14. ••
• * 1.1129

  Deut. xix. •• Iere. v. •• and xxiii. •• Soph. i. ••
• * 1.1130

  Iere. ix. ••.
• * 1.1131

  Esaye. ••ix ••
• * 1.1132

  Esa. ••vi. c. Esay. v. a.
• * 1.1133

  Deut. iiii. ••. and. xxx. ••. Esa. ••iii. b.
• ‡ 1.1134

  i. Esdr. ••. a.
• ‡ 1.1135

  Mat. xxii. b
• * 1.1136

  Iere. vii. ••▪ xi ••. xviii. a and. xix. c.
• * 1.1137

  Deut. iiii. •• and. xxvi. d Iere. xxx. d.
• * 1.1138

  Iere. xxx••▪ •• Threno. ••. a
• * 1.1139

  Iere. xxi. ••▪ Esay. xiii. ••
• * 1.1140

  Iere. xv. b.
• * 1.1141

  Os••••. ii. d.
• * 1.1142

  Iere xxiii. b
• * 1.1143

  Esay. 49. •• Iere. xvi. ••. and▪ xvii. ••▪
• * 1.1144

  Iere. vii. ••. Esay. ••. ••.
• * 1.1145

  Iere. v. ••. Soph. ••.
• ‡ 1.1146

  ••. Iere. xi••. •• and. xxiii. ••.
• * 1.1147

  Iere. xx••••••. ••
• * 1.1148

  ••••••ha. ••3. ••.
• * 1.1149

  Iere. xv••. ••.
• * 1.1150

  Treno. i. ••. and. ii. ••.
• * 1.1151

  Iere. viii. ••
• * 1.1152

  〈…〉〈…〉. xlix. ••
• * 1.1153

  Iere. v. d
• * 1.1154

  Iere. 7. b. 11 1. and. 14. b Ezec. xi••ii. ••
• * 1.1155

  Ezech. v. ••
• * 1.1156

  Iere. xvi. a
• * 1.1157

  4. Re. 21. a
• ‡ 1.1158

  Iere. vii. ••
• * 1.1159

  1. Tess. 5. a
• ‡ 1.1160

  〈…〉〈…〉. b
• * 1.1161

  Iere. xx. d
• * 1.1162

  Iere. xvii. •• and. xx. ••
• * 1.1163

  Deute. 32. ••
• * 1.1164

  Psal. ••ix. •• Ezec. iii. a
• * 1.1165

  Iere. xxi. a
• * 1.1166

  Iere▪ ••. ••.
• * 1.1167

  Leuit. r. d Iere, xiiii. c
• * 1.1168

  Psal. ••9. a Iere xv. a
• ‡ 1.1169

  1. Cor. xv. b
• * 1.1170

  Iere. vii. d and. xv. b.
• * 1.1171

  Iere. v. d
• * 1.1172

  Deut iiii. d ••ire. vii. d
• * 1.1173

  Iere. vii. d.
• * 1.1174

  Deut. 28. ••.
• * 1.1175

  Iere. xxiii. b
• * 1.1176

  Math. 4. c
• * 1.1177

  Iere. xiiii. a and. xvii
• * 1.1178

  Iere. xv. •• and. xx. ••
• * 1.1179

  Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Proue. x••. •• Iere. ••ivi. •• and. 48. a▪ Eze. xxix. a
• ‡ 1.1180

  Psal. ii. b and. 39. •• Prou. x••••••. ••
• ‡ 1.1181

  Psal. i. a. Prou. xi. d
• * 1.1182

  Iere xi. d. ••poca. ii d Psal. vii. b
• * 1.1183

  Rom. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.1184

  Pro 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Psal iii. b. Luk. xiii. b.
• * 1.1185

  Iere. iii. d. Eze. 36 d. Iohn 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b
• * 1.1186

  Iere xi••i••. a and. xvi. c.
• * 1.1187

  Iere. vii. a. and. xxvi. a
• * 1.1188

  Exod. 23. b. Deut. v. b.
• * 1.1189

  Exod. xx. b.
• * 1.1190

  Esa. xlv. b. Iere. xix. ••. Roma. ix. ••
• * 1.1191

  Eze. xviii. •• and. 33. ••. Luke. xv. a.
• ‡ 1.1192

  Iona••. 3. b.
• * 1.1193

  ••. Reg. xv. f
• * 1.1194

  Ier. xxv. a. and xxxv. c Iona. iii. b
• * 1.1195

  Ier. xiii. a.
• * 1.1196

  Iere. xix. b. and. xlix. c.
• * 1.1197

  Iere. xi. b.
• * 1.1198

  Psal. cix. a.
• * 1.1199

  Iere. x. d.
• * 1.1200

  Psal. cix. b ••hren. iii. f
• * 1.1201

  Iere. xi. d.
• ‡ 1.1202

  3. Reg. 21. ••. Ieremi. 6. c
• ‡ 1.1203

  Deut. xii d and. 28. b. Psal. ••vi. •• Eze. xvi. c. and. xx. d.
• * 1.1204

  Iere. vii. d.
• * 1.1205

  3. Reg. 9. b. Ier. xviii. b and. xxix. c. and. ••. b.
• * 1.1206

  Thre. iiii. b
• ‡ 1.1207

  Deut. 28. c. 4. Reg. vi. ••
• * 1.1208

  ••••••. xviii. ••
• * 1.1209

  Iere. vii. d.
• * 1.1210

  Iere. vii. c. and. xiii. b.
• * 1.1211

  Iob xv••ii. c 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxiii. a.
• * 1.1212

  4. Reg. ix. c Iere. xv. c. and. xvii. a
• * 1.1213

  Thre. i••i. b
• * 1.1214

  Iere. vi. b.
• * 1.1215

  Psa. ••xxi. b
• * 1.1216

  Iere. xi. d.
• * 1.1217

  Iob. iii. a. Iere. xv. b.
• * 1.1218

  Gene. xix. c
• * 1.1219

  Iob. x. c.
• * 1.1220

  Iere. 37. a.
• * 1.1221

  4. Re. ••2. b. 2. Par. 1••. a Ier. xlii. a.
• * 1.1222

  Iere. 39. a
• * 1.1223

  Deu. xxx ••.
• ‡ 1.1224

  Iere. 27. a. and. 38. a.
• * 1.1225

  Ie••. xxxii. a
• * 1.1226

  Esaye. i. ••. Ier. xxii. a. zacha. vii. b
• ‡ 1.1227

  Iere. iiii. a
• * 1.1228

  Iere. 48. a.
• * 1.1229

  Deu. xx••x. •• Iere. v. b. 12. a. 14. b and. 23. c. Sophi. ••▪ c.
• * 1.1230

  Esaye. ••. t. Iere. xxi. ••. zacha. vii. d
• * 1.1231

  Esaye. i. ••. Iere. 51. ••. Hebr. vi. b.
• * 1.1232

  Deu. ••9. ••. 3. Reg. ix. b
• * 1.1233

  Deut. 29. ••. 3. Reg. 9. b. 4. Re. ••3. b. 2. Pat. 7. d
• * 1.1234

  4. Reg. 23. ••
• * 1.1235

  ii. Pa. iii. ••
• * 1.1236

  Esay••. v. c Agge. i. a.
• * 1.1237

  4. Reg. 23. c and. 24. a Iere. 36. d
• * 1.1238

  Esaye. 13. •• and. x••••i. a Iere. xii. b and. xxx. a
• ‡ 1.1239

  4. Re. 24. b
• * 1.1240

  Ezec. 34. a
• ‡ 1.1241

  Iere. 33. c
• * 1.1242

  Esay. xi. ••
• * 1.1243

  Deut. 33. c
• * 1.1244

  1. Corin. i. d
• * 1.1245

  Iere. xvi. c
• * 1.1246

  Iere. xiiii. a
• * 1.1247

  Iere. ix. b
• * 1.1248

  Iere. 27. b and. xxix. b
• * 1.1249

  Iere. xii. a And. xiiii. b Sopho. i. c
• * 1.1250

  Iere. xxx. d.
• * 1.1251

  Iere. xxx. d.
• * 1.1252

  Iere. xiiii. b
• * 1.1253

  Psal. 139. a Ezech. 8. b
• ‡ 1.1254

  Psal. 139. a Amos. ix. a
• * 1.1255

  Esay. 66. a Actes. vii. •• and. xvii. d
• ‡ 1.1256

  2. Lori. 4. a 1. Petr. 4. ••
• * 1.1257

  4. Re. 24. d
• * 1.1258

  Osee. ix. b
• * 1.1259

  Deut. 29 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iure. xxx. d 31, f. 1. 32. e
• * 1.1260

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxix. c
• * 1.1261

  Psal. 79. •• ••atuc. 3. a
• * 1.1262

  Iere. xxix. c and ••5 c. •• xxxviii. ••
• * 1.1263

  2. Par. 36. ••
• ‡ 1.1264

  4. Reg 17. ••
• * 1.1265

  Ieremy. ••. b
• * 1.1266

  Esay. ••. •• Iere. xvii. ••
• * 1.1267

  Iere lvii, b. and. xvi. b.
• * 1.1268

  2. ••a. 36 d 1. Esd. 1. a Iere. v. c and. ••9. b Dani. ix. ••. zotha. 1. b
• * 1.1269

  Iob. 34. b
• * 1.1270

  Esay li d Psal. 75. b
• * 1.1271

  Iere xlix b Ezech. ix. b 1. Petr, 4. ••
• * 1.1272

  Ioel. iiii. c ••mos. i. a
• * 1.1273

  Iere. xxx. d
• * 1.1274

  Psa. 142••
• * 1.1275

  Iere. vii. •• and. xvii. ••
• * 1.1276

  Deu. iiii. a. and. xii. b.
• * 1.1277

  Iere. 18 a. Iohn. iii. b
• * 1.1278

  Iere. vii. a.
• * 1.1279

  4. Re. xv g Iere. ••6. b.
• * 1.1280

  Iohn. xix. a M••t. 26. g.
• * 1.1281

  Math. 23. 3
• * 1.1282

  Mich. ••. a.
• * 1.1283

  Mich. iii, ••
• * 1.1284

  Ionas. 3. ••
• * 1.1285

  3. Reg. 22. d
• * 1.1286

  3. Reg. 19. •• Math. 1••. c.
• * 1.1287

  Deut. x. t.
• * 1.1288

  ••rcl••. x. ••. Iubit. xi. d. Ie. xxxii. ••.
• ‡ 1.1289

  Da••i, iiii. •• Iere. xxv. d
• * 1.1290

  Iere. xxi. ••. 38. a. 42. c,
• * 1.1291

  Ie 23 c. 29d
• * 1.1292

  Iere. 38. ••.
• * 1.1293

  Iere. xxii. c Iere. 39. d.
• * 1.1294

  Iere. 28. ••.
• * 1.1295

  4. ••e. 24. ••.
• * 1.1296

  4. ••e••. 25. ••
• * 1.1297

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• * 1.1298

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• * 1.1299

  〈…〉〈…〉. iii. ••,
• * 1.1300

  Deut. ••8. d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, xvi. ••.
• * 1.1301

  Iere. xxix. ••
• * 1.1302

  Ie. xxxv. d.
• * 1.1303

  Gene. i. d. and. ix. a.
• * 1.1304

  Baruc. i. c. i. Ei••o. ••. ••
• * 1.1305

  Ier. xxiii. f. and. xxvii. d
• ‡ 1.1306

  Iere. xiiii. d
• * 1.1307

  ••. ••ar. 36. d Iere. xxv. d i. E••dr. i. a.
• * 1.1308

  Deu iiii. c. and▪ xxx. ••.
• ‡ 1.1309

  Iohn. vii d
• * 1.1310

  4. ••e. 24. d
• * 1.1311

  Iere. 14. b.
• * 1.1312

  Iere. xxv. a and. 44. n.
• * 1.1313

  4. Reg. xi▪ a ••▪ Pa. 23. a.
• * 1.1314

  Iere. 29. c.
• * 1.1315

  Ier. 28. c.
• * 1.1316

  Iere. xxx. ••
• * 1.1317

  Iere. xlii. ••
• * 1.1318

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• ‡ 1.1319

  Iere. 46. ••.
• * 1.1320

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• * 1.1321

  Iere. ••. ••
• * 1.1322

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• * 1.1323

  Iere. xiii. ••
• * 1.1324

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• * 1.1325

  ••••. 24. a
• * 1.1326

  Mith. v. a▪
• * 1.1327

  Iohn. vi. ••
• * 1.1328

  Iere. xiii. b ••4. b. ••1 ••
• * 1.1329

  Iere. xxiii▪ •• ••nd. xxv. d
• * 1.1330

  Iere. 23. ••
• * 1.1331

  Nume. 13. c
• * 1.1332

  Esaye. ii. ••
• * 1.1333

  Deut, 33. a
• * 1.1334

  Gene. 47. ••
• * 1.1335

  Iere. iii. •• Math. iii ••
• * 1.1336

  Eze••. xx. ••
• * 1.1337

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• * 1.1338

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• ‡ 1.1339

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• * 1.1340

  Math. v. a and. xi. ••
• ‡ 1.1341

  Deut. 28. •• Iere. 32. •• zacha. 8. ••.
• ‡ 1.1342

  Ezec. 18. ••
• * 1.1343

  Hebr. viii. b
• * 1.1344

  Hebre. x. b
• * 1.1345

  Esays. li. b.
• * 1.1346

  Iere. 24. b and. xxx. d
• * 1.1347

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• ‡ 1.1348

  Roma. xi. ••
• * 1.1349

  ••. Esor. 3. n. zacha. 14. b
• * 1.1350

  Iere. xix. b.
• * 1.1351

  Iere. 34. a. and. 38. ••. xxxix. a
• * 1.1352

  Ie••y. 25. d. Num. 27. •• xxxxi. d. ••uth iiii. a
• * 1.1353

  Gene. i. ••. Iere. 1••. b
• * 1.1354

  Exo. 34. ••.
• * 1.1355

  Roma. ii. a
• * 1.1356

  Exo. vii. vnto the. 1•• Chaptre
• * 1.1357

  Iud. ii. iii. iiii. vi. vii.
• * 1.1358

  Hist. v. b
• * 1.1359

  Iere. xxv. b 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. ••
• * 1.1360

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  Iere. ii. d
• * 1.1362

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• * 1.1363

  Deut. xx••••
• * 1.1364

  Psal. ••••••••
• * 1.1365

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• * 1.1366

  Deut. 33. •• Iere. xx••••. ••
• * 1.1367

  Iere. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• xxxii. a
• * 1.1368

  E••••. xiiii. •• 1. Reg. vii ••
• * 1.1369

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• * 1.1370

  Iere. vii. d
• * 1.1371

  Psal. 118. a 1. Mat. 4▪ d
• * 1.1372

  Ier. xxiii. ••
• * 1.1373

  Esa xxxii. c
• * 1.1374

  2. Reg vii. c
• * 1.1375

  1. Reg. ii. ••.
• * 1.1376

  Gene viii d
• ‡ 1.1377

  1. Pet. ii. a.
• * 1.1378

  Gene. xv. b and. xxii. c.
• * 1.1379

  Ier. xxxix. ••
• * 1.1380

  4. Re. 25. a. Ier. xxxi•• a. and xxxix. a
• * 1.1381

  i. Re. xxxi. c
• * 1.1382

  2. Dat. xi. a
• * 1.1383

  Exo. xxi. a. ••eui. xxv. f. Deu. xv. b.
• * 1.1384

  Deut xv c •• Exo. 21. a
• * 1.1385

  Gene. xv. b
• * 1.1386

  Psa. 79. ••. Ierc. vii. d.
• * 1.1387

  Ieue. 37. c.
• * 1.1388

  4. ••••eg. x. ••.
• * 1.1389

  Ier. xxix. b.
• * 1.1390

  Ie. xviii. a. and. xxv. a.
• * 1.1391

  Prouer. i. •• Esa. lxv. b. Iere. vii. b.
• * 1.1392

  Ie
• * 1.1393

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• * 1.1394

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• * 1.1395

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• * 1.1397

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• * 1.1398

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• * 1.1399

  4. Re. 24. b. Iere. xxii. ••.
• * 1.1400

  4. Re. 24. ••.
• * 1.1401

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• * 1.1402

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• * 1.1403

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• * 1.1404

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• * 1.1405

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• * 1.1406

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• * 1.1407

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• * 1.1408

  Iere. xxi. b ••▪ xxvii. a
• * 1.1409

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• * 1.1410

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• * 1.1411

  Iere. ••7. c
• * 1.1412

  Iere. 39. c
• * 1.1413

  Iere. 32. •• 4. Reg. ••5. ••
• * 1.1414

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• * 1.1415

  4. Reg. 25. b Iere. 32. d
• * 1.1416

  ••••••••. 38. d
• * 1.1417

  Iere. xl. b
• * 1.1418

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• * 1.1420

  •••••• xi••i. b Tobi. ••. b
• * 1.1421

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• * 1.1422

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• * 1.1423

  4. Reg. 25. c
• * 1.1424

  4. Re. 25. ••
• * 1.1425

  Eccle. xii. c
• * 1.1426

  3. Reg. 25.
• * 1.1427

  Gene. 14▪ •• 1. Re. xxx. ••
• ‡ 1.1428

  4. Reg. 25▪ ••
• * 1.1429

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• * 1.1430

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• * 1.1431

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• * 1.1432

  Ios••••. i. e. i▪ Math 2▪ •• I••••••▪ xliii. ••
• * 1.1433

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• * 1.1434

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• * 1.1435

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• * 1.1436

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• * 1.1437

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• * 1.1438

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• * 1.1439

  Iere. lxi. c.
• * 1.1440

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• ‡ 1.1441

  Iere. xxv. •• and. xxix. ••.
• * 1.1442

  Iere. xiii. c. and. x••••••. ••.
• * 1.1443

  Ie. xxxix. ••.
• ‡ 1.1444

  Iere. vii. b.
• * 1.1445

  ••. Mac. i. b.
• * 1.1446

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• * 1.1447

  3. Reg. 18. b. Ieremi. 2. ••. and, 3 c ••. 5 e
• ‡ 1.1448

  Baruc iii, a
• * 1.1449

  Iere. 44. c.
• * 1.1450

  Gen. xxii. c.
• * 1.1451

  Iere. xiii. c.
• * 1.1452

  4. Reg. 25▪ •• Iere. 39. b.
• * 1.1453

  Iere. 36. ••.
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  Iere. xxi. b
• * 1.1455

  Esai. xix. a. and. xx. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.1456

  Eze. 29. a. 30. and. 31. 4. Re. 24. b.
• * 1.1457

  Ier. xxxi. a.
• ‡ 1.1458

  Ier. xliii. b.
• * 1.1459

  Es••. 4•••• and. li. ••.
• * 1.1460

  Esay. xv. •• and. ••vi. a & 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b Ezec. xxv▪ b 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eph. ii. b
• * 1.1461

  Esay. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b Iere▪ xvii. b Ezec. xxix. ••
• * 1.1462

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• * 1.1463

  3. Re, ••xi. ••▪
• * 1.1464

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• * 1.1465

  Esai. xvi. b Iere. x••ix. c.
• * 1.1466

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• * 1.1467

  Deut. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• Iere. 49. ••.
• * 1.1468

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• * 1.1469

  Ez••. xx••. ••. and. xx••. ••. Amo••. ••. ••.
• * 1.1470

  Esay. xxi. b 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxv. b and. xxxii. •• and. xxxv. a
• * 1.1471

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• * 1.1472

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• * 1.1473

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• * 1.1474

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• * 1.1475

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. xix. c
• * 1.1476

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• * 1.1477

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• * 1.1478

  E••••▪ ••vii •• ••m••••. ••. ••
• * 1.1479

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• * 1.1480

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• * 1.1481

  Esay. xiii a and▪ xlvii. a Iere. x••v. b and. li. a.
• * 1.1482

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• * 1.1483

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• * 1.1484

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• * 1.1485

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• * 1.1486

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• * 1.1487

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• * 1.1488

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• * 1.1489

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• * 1.1490

  4. Reg. 〈…〉〈…〉 Esay ••. ••
• * 1.1491

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• * 1.1492

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• * 1.1493

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• * 1.1494

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• * 1.1495

  2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. a
• * 1.1496

  Gene. xix. ••.
• * 1.1497

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 l. b. Deut. 28. c.
• * 1.1498

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• * 1.1499

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• * 1.1500

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• * 1.1501

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• * 1.1502

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• * 1.1503

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• * 1.1504

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• * 1.1505

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• * 1.1506

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• * 1.1507

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• * 1.1508

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• * 1.1509

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• * 1.1510

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• * 1.1511

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• * 1.1512

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• * 1.1513

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• * 1.1514

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• * 1.1515

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• * 1.1516

  4. Re. 24. d 2 Pat. 36. b
• * 1.1517

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• * 1.1518

  4. Re. 25. a. Iere. 38. b. xxxix. a.
• * 1.1519

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• * 1.1520

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• * 1.1521

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• * 1.1522

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• * 1.1523

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• * 1.1525

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• * 1.1526

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• * 1.1527

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• * 1.1528

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• * 1.1530

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• * 1.1531

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• * 1.1532

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• * 1.1533

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• * 1.1534

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• * 1.1535

  D••ute. 4. c and xxx. •• Iere. 29. ••
• * 1.1536

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• * 1.1537

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• * 1.1538

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• * 1.1539

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• * 1.1540

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• * 1.1541

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• * 1.1542

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• * 1.1543

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• * 1.1544

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• * 1.1545

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• * 1.1546

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• * 1.1547

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• * 1.1548

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• * 1.1549

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• * 1.1550

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• * 1.1551

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• * 1.1552

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• * 1.1553

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• * 1.1554

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• * 1.1555

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• * 1.1556

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• * 1.1557

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• * 1.1558

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• * 1.1559

  Psal. xix. b and▪ cxi••. ••, Apoc. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.1560

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• ‡ 1.1561

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• * 1.1562

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• * 1.1563

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• * 1.1564

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• * 1.1565

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• * 1.1566

  Eze. xxxiii b
• * 1.1567

  Eze. xvii a
• * 1.1568

  Ezec. i. a.
• * 1.1569

  Ezec. ii. a.
• * 1.1570

  Dani. ix. ••.
• * 1.1571

  Num. 14. ••
• * 1.1572

  Ezech. v. d and. xiiii. d. •• Reg. 25. a
• * 1.1573

  ••ere. vii. d
• * 1.1574

  Leui. 18. d
• * 1.1575

  Deut. 28. •• Treno. 4. b 4. Reg. 16. f
• * 1.1576

  ••ere. xv. a
• * 1.1577

  Ezech. 4. e
• * 1.1578

  Ezec. 36. a
• * 1.1579

  Ez••. 7. b. 9. ••
• * 1.1580

  Ez••. 7. b. 9••
• * 1.1581

  1. Cor. ••. •• Iere. xv. ••.
• * 1.1582

  1 Thes. ••. ••
• * 1.1583

  Deu. xxii. d
• * 1.1584

  Esay••. xv. ••
• * 1.1585

  S••pho i. d Ecclesi. v. b Proue. xi. u.
• * 1.1586

  O••ie. v••••i. a
• * 1.1587

  Iere. 38. c
• * 1.1588

  Ezechiel. i. c
• * 1.1589

  Ezech. iii. b and. xi. d
• * 1.1590

  Ezechi. ••. a
• * 1.1591

  E••••d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d Nume. xi. d
• * 1.1592

  Iob xxii. d Esay. 29 c Iere 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d. Ezech. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.1593

  Prouer i. ••. Iere. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. a••d ••iiii. b M••••••. iii. ••
• * 1.1594

  Exo. xl. ••. Nume. ••x c 3. Regū. 8. b
• * 1.1595

  Iud••. ii. ••
• * 1.1596

  Iere. xx••. •• a••d. x••ix. b 1. P••••••. 4. ••
• * 1.1597

  Iob. 22. b Esay. 29. ••. Eccle. 2••. ••
• * 1.1598

  Ezec. v••i. ••.
• * 1.1599

  Ezech. ••x. ••
• * 1.1600

  2. P••••. ••. ••
• * 1.1601

  Ezech. ••. ••.
• * 1.1602

  Ezech. x••. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.1603

  Eze. 34. ••.
• ‡ 1.1604

  Mat. 26. ••.
• * 1.1605

  Leu••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. D••••. xii. ••.
• * 1.1606

  Ier. xxxi ••. Eze xxxvi f
• * 1.1607

  Ezechel. x. •• and. xliii. a
• * 1.1608

  Ezech. iii. b and. viii. a.
• * 1.1609

  Esay. vi. b. Mat. xiii. b Mar. iiii. a Luk. viii. b Acte. 28. d. Roma. xi. b
• * 1.1610

  Iere. xx••. ••, xxiii. b. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxxii. b.
• * 1.1611

  Ex••. xvii. •• and. xxxii. ••
• * 1.1612

  Ezec. xv. •• and. xx••••. ••
• * 1.1613

  1. Pet. 3. b.
• * 1.1614

  Ezec. ••4. a.
• * 1.1615

  Ier. xxvi••. ••
• * 1.1616

  Iere. viii b
• * 1.1617

  Mat. vii. c.
• * 1.1618

  ••••oye. v. c. Math. ii••. ••
• * 1.1619

  Os••••. 4. ••.
• * 1.1620

  Ezech xx. ••.
• * 1.1621

  Ezech. xx. c.
• * 1.1622

  3. Reg. 22•• Iob. xii. ••.
• * 1.1623

  Ezech. iii. d and. iiii. d.
• ‡ 1.1624

  Ier••. ••v. ••.
• * 1.1625

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• * 1.1626

  E••••t. xi••. •• and▪ xxii. b.
• * 1.1627

  Esay. v. a Icre. x••. c
• * 1.1628

  Iere. iii. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xx••. ••
• * 1.1629

  Iere. i. iii. and. ••. h. Esay. 46. a
• * 1.1630

  O••••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• and. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d. ••. xx. d
• * 1.1631

  Leuit. 18. •• and xx. a Deut. 18. b •• xxxii. •• Iere. vii. d Ezech. xx. d Psal. cv. a
• * 1.1632

  Ezech. 23. b
• * 1.1633

  Ezech. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d ••. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. c
• * 1.1634

  Ezer. 23. ••.
• * 1.1635

  4. Reg. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and. 17. ••
• * 1.1636

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• * 1.1637

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• * 1.1638

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• * 1.1639

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• * 1.1640

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• * 1.1641

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• * 1.1642

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• * 1.1643

  Iere. xxi. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. vi••••. ••
• * 1.1644

  Ezech. 24. a
• * 1.1645

  Dani. vii. a
• * 1.1646

  4. Re. 24. c.
• * 1.1647

  〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.1648

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• * 1.1649

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• ‡ 1.1650

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• * 1.1651

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• * 1.1652

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• * 1.1653

  Rom••. ••▪ ••▪
• * 1.1654

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• * 1.1655

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• * 1.1656

  ••••••. xviii. a▪ ••zech. 33. c.
• * 1.1657

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• * 1.1658

  Ezech. 33 d.
• * 1.1659

  Ezech. 33. c.
• * 1.1660

  Esay. ••v. b.
• * 1.1661

  ••••••••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b. Mat. iii. ••.
• * 1.1662

  Ezech. xi. •• and. 3••. 8.
• * 1.1663

  4. Reg. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• Iere 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. and. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ ••.
• * 1.1664

  Ezec. xiiii. a
• * 1.1665

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• * 1.1666

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• * 1.1667

  Deu. iiii. b. Gala. iii. b. Luite. 18. a. Exo. xvi. c. 31 c. 32. c.
• * 1.1668

  Nu. xiiii. •• Psa. xiv. ••
• * 1.1669

  Exod. 1••. ••.
• * 1.1670

  Ex. 1•• ••••••••
• * 1.1671

  Nume. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Leu. xviii. •• Gala. iii. ••. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.1672

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• * 1.1673

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• * 1.1674

  Esaye. ii. c. xxx. d. Eze. xiiii. a
• * 1.1675

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• * 1.1676

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• * 1.1677

  Iere. xx. ••.
• * 1.1678

  Leul. xix. f. and xx. ••. Deut. 18. b.
• * 1.1679

  Ier••. x••••••. ••. Exech. xx••. •• Amo••. ••. ••.
• * 1.1680

  Deute. v. c and. xxvii. c
• * 1.1681

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• * 1.1682

  Deut. 27. c. ••zet. xiii. d.
• ‡ 1.1683

  Exod. 22. c.
• * 1.1684

  E••ech. xii. c and. xv. b
• * 1.1685

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• * 1.1686

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• * 1.1687

  Leuiti. x. ••.
• * 1.1688

  Mich. iii. •• So••n. iii. •• Eze••h. 13. ••
• * 1.1689

  E••odi. 22. ••
• * 1.1690

  Ezech. xx. a
• * 1.1691

  4. Reg. 15. d
• * 1.1692

  4. Re. 17. c
• * 1.1693

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• * 1.1694

  4. Re. 16. b Ezec. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.1695

  Esay. 4••. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 3. d Ezec. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d
• * 1.1696

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• * 1.1697

  4. ••••••e. 21. a Ezec. xvi. c.
• * 1.1698

  Exo. xxx. d.
• * 1.1699

  Leui xx. b. Ezec. xvi. d
• * 1.1700

  Ezec. 17. a.
• * 1.1701

  Ezech. xi. b
• * 1.1702

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• * 1.1703

  E••••. xxi. d. Iere xlix. a
• * 1.1704

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• * 1.1705

  Esay. 34. •• Iere. xlix. b Ezec. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. •• xxxv. ••. Psal. 137. b Gen. xxv. ••
• * 1.1706

  2. M••t. v. ••
• * 1.1707

  Esay. 14. •• Iere. 47. •• Sopho. ••••
• * 1.1708

  Esa. xxiii. a Ier. xlvii b Eze. xxxii. and. xxviii.
• * 1.1709

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• * 1.1710

  Treno. ••. a. Apo. xviii. ••
• * 1.1711

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• * 1.1712

  E••c••. xxv. c
• * 1.1713

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• * 1.1714

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• * 1.1716

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• * 1.1717

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• * 1.1718

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• * 1.1719

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• * 1.1720

  4. Re. 18. d. E••••y. xxx. •• 31. a 36. a.
• * 1.1721

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• * 1.1722

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• * 1.1723

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• * 1.1724

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• * 1.1725

  Ezeth xii. b xvii. ••
• * 1.1726

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• * 1.1727

  Esay. 14 ••▪ Ezec. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ ••
• * 1.1728

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• * 1.1729

  Iere. x••ix. b 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••xv. b. and. xx••v. a
• * 1.1730

  3. Reg. 9. ••
• * 1.1731

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• * 1.1732

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• * 1.1733

  Ezech. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d
• * 1.1734

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• * 1.1735

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• * 1.1737

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• * 1.1738

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• * 1.1739

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• * 1.1740

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• * 1.1741

  Ezec. ••iii •• Iere. 14. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxiii. ••
• * 1.1742

  Luke. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ ••
• * 1.1743

  1. Pe•••••• ••••
• * 1.1744

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• * 1.1745

  ••••••. iiii. b. Iohn. x. a.
• * 1.1746

  Mat. xxv. ••
• * 1.1747

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• * 1.1748

  Deut. xi. b. &. xxviii. b.
• * 1.1749

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• * 1.1750

  Esay. 34. ••. Iere. x••••••. b. E••••••. xxv. •• and. xxxii. f. and. xxxv, a and xxxvi ••
• * 1.1751

  Nume. xx. c Deute. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••.
• * 1.1752

  ••. Mac. v. ••
• * 1.1753

  E••••. xxv. c.
• * 1.1754

  E••e. xxv. a. and. x. vi. ••.
• * 1.1755

  Ezec. v••. ••.
• * 1.1756

  Ezech. 35. ••
• * 1.1757

  Esay. lii. v. Roma. ii. c.
• * 1.1758

  Esai. 44. •• ••ere xvii. ••
• * 1.1759

  Deu. xiii. ••
• * 1.1760

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• * 1.1761

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• * 1.1762

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• * 1.1763

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• * 1.1764

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• * 1.1765

  ••••ni. 12. a ••at. 24. b ••••ke. 21. ••.
• * 1.1766

  Ezech. 38. ••
• ‡ 1.1767

  Apoc. xix. ••
• * 1.1768

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• * 1.1769

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• * 1.1770

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• * 1.1771

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• * 1.1772

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• * 1.1773

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• * 1.1774

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. •• ••. ••. and. xi. ••
• * 1.1775

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• * 1.1776

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• * 1.1777

  Exo xxvii ••
• * 1.1778

  E••••••. 44. ••. an•• 4••. b.
• * 1.1779

  Leui. xvi. f.
• * 1.1780

  Leui. xxii▪ ••.
• * 1.1781

  Leuiti. ii. ••.
• * 1.1782

  Exod, ••4. •• and. x••. ••. Num••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 4 Reg. 8. ••. 2. Pat. 7. ••
• * 1.1783

  ••. Reg. ii. ••.
• * 1.1784

  ••••••. ••3. d. x••viii. b.
• * 1.1785

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• ‡ 1.1786

  Leui. xxi. b. Ose. 1. ••. 3 ••
• * 1.1787

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• * 1.1788

  Leui. xxi. ••. Nume vi. ••
• * 1.1789

  De. xviii. •• Nume. ••8. c ••osu. x••••••. ••
• * 1.1790

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• * 1.1791

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• * 1.1792

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• * 1.1793

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• * 1.1794

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• * 1.1795

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• * 1.1796

  Exod. xii •• Leuit. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• Deu. xvi. ••
• * 1.1797

  Leui. xxv. b Num. 36. ••
• * 1.1798

  3. Reg. 21. a ••. Reg. ix. b
• * 1.1799

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• * 1.1800

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• * 1.1801

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• * 1.1802

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• * 1.1803

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• * 1.1804

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• * 1.1805

  Leuit xix. g Deu••e x. d xxiiii. ••
• * 1.1806

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• * 1.1807

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• * 1.1808

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• * 1.1809

  4. Re. 24. a 2. Par. 3••. c
• * 1.1810

  Gene. 43. c Tobie. 1 b Iudie. 12 ••
• * 1.1811

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• * 1.1812

  Dan. vii. d Luke. ••. c. Iob. 34. e. Iere. 27. a. Dani. iiii. c
• ‡ 1.1813

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• * 1.1814

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• ‡ 1.1815

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• * 1.1816

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• * 1.1817

  Mat xxi. c. Luke. xx. b.
• * 1.1818

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• * 1.1819

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• * 1.1820

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• * 1.1821

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• * 1.1822

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• * 1.1823

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• * 1.1824

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• * 1.1825

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• ‡ 1.1826

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• * 1.1827

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• * 1.1828

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• * 1.1829

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• * 1.1830

  Psal. xiv. b Dam. vii. •• Luke. ••. c.
• * 1.1831

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• * 1.1832

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• * 1.1833

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• * 1.1834

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• * 1.1835

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• * 1.1836

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• * 1.1837

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• * 1.1838

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• * 1.1839

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• * 1.1840

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• * 1.1841

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• * 1.1842

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• * 1.1843

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• * 1.1844

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• * 1.1845

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• * 1.1846

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• ‡ 1.1847

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• * 1.1848

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• ‡ 1.1849

  Actes. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. c Iudic. 14. c 1. Reg 17. e Hebre. xi f.
• * 1.1850

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• * 1.1851

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• * 1.1852

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• ‡ 1.1853

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• * 1.1854

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• * 1.1855

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• * 1.1856

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• * 1.1857

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• * 1.1858

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• * 1.1859

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• * 1.1860

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• ‡ 1.1861

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• * 1.1862

  Mat. xiii. •• Actes. i b Apo••a▪ i. a
• ‡ 1.1863

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• ‡ 1.1864

  Math. 28 c Iohn. xii. d
• * 1.1865

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• ‡ 1.1866

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• ‡ 1.1867

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• * 1.1868

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• ‡ 1.1869

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• ‡ 1.1870

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• * 1.1872

  Luke ii ••
• * 1.1873

  Dan. vii. a.
• * 1.1874

  Iere. xlix. f. Ezech. 32. d
• * 1.1875

  Dan. vii. a. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a. ••ath. i. ••.
• * 1.1876

  i. Mat. i. a.
• * 1.1877

  2. Mat. 9. c 2. Thes. 2. b
• * 1.1878

  Esa. viii. d
• * 1.1879

  Danie. v. t.
• * 1.1880

  Ac••t. xxv. b. and. xxix. b.
• * 1.1881

  ii Esdr. i. a. and. ix. c.
• * 1.1882

  Baruc. i. d
• * 1.1883

  ••••eno. i. d
• * 1.1884

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• * 1.1885

  2. Petri. i d. zacha. vii. b
• * 1.1886

  Deut. xxvii xxviii. Leui. xxvi.
• * 1.1887

  Baruc. ii. a
• * 1.1888

  Baruc. ii. ••
• ‡ 1.1889

  Exo. 12 〈◊〉〈◊〉. and. xiiii. ••
• * 1.1890

  Dani. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. viii. ••
• * 1.1891

  〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.1892

  ••. pat. 36. d. 1. Esdr. i. a.
• * 1.1893

  Mat. ••4. b. Mat. xiii. b
• * 1.1894

  Dan. vii. b Apoca. i. c.
• * 1.1895

  Dani. iii. e.
• ‡ 1.1896

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. ix. a.
• * 1.1897

  Dani. ix. ••.
• * 1.1898

  Iosue. v. Dani. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.1899

  Dani, ix. d.
• * 1.1900

  Dan. vii. ••
• * 1.1901

  ••. Mab, ••. a.
• * 1.1902

  2. Mat. v. a
• * 1.1903

  ••••. 24. d
• * 1.1904

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• * 1.1905

  Ap••c. ••5. a
• * 1.1906

  Apoc. xii. ••
• * 1.1907

  Apoca. xi. ••
• * 1.1908

  Apoc. ••••e. v and x••.
• ‡ 1.1909

  Apoc. xi••. ••.
• * 1.1910

  Mat. 425.
• * 1.1911

  Iob. xv. c 1. Cor••. 15. a
• * 1.1912

  Mat xiii. c Sapi. xiii. c
• * 1.1913

  Apoca. x. a
• * 1.1914

  Apoca. xi. c and. xii. ••
• * 1.1915

  Mat. xiii. b
• * 1.1916

  Math. x. ••. and. xxiiii••
• * 1.1917

  4. Re. 15. 16 and. xvii c.
• * 1.1918

  ••••ui. xxi. ••. Ezec. 44. d.
• * 1.1919

  4 Reg. 15 c •• 17. ••. 18. b.
• * 1.1920

  3 Reg xxi b
• ‡ 1.1921

  4. Reg. 17. ••.
• ‡ 1.1922

  Gen. 49. b. 4. Re. xix. ••
• ‡ 1.1923

  Roma. ix. ••.
• * 1.1924

  Iohn. i. a.
• ‡ 1.1925

  Ezech. 37▪ ••
• * 1.1926

  Iere. iii ••
• ‡ 1.1927

  Ezec. xvi▪ ••
• ‡ 1.1928

  Iohn. 8. d.
• * 1.1929

  4. Re. ••7. ••
• * 1.1930

  Leuit. xv. c.
• * 1.1931

  Ezec. ••: vi. b
• ‡ 1.1932

  Iere. xiii. ••.
• ‡ 1.1933

  ••••••. xvi. ••.
• ‡ 1.1934

  Iu••ic. ii. b. and. x. b.
• ‡ 1.1935

  Iosu. vii. d
• ‡ 1.1936

  ••odic. v. a.
• ‡ 1.1937

  Exod. xv. a
• ‡ 1.1938

  Leuit. ••6. a
• ‡ 1.1939

  Esay••. ii. a
• ‡ 1.1940

  Eze. xvi. b.
• ‡ 1.1941

  i Pet. ii. b.
• ‡ 1.1942

  Roma. ix. c
• ‡ 1.1943

  Ezec. 44. b.
• ‡ 1.1944

  ••••ope. ••8. a ••mos. vi. a
• ‡ 1.1945

  2. Pa. xv. a.
• ‡ 1.1946

  Ezec. 34. d.
• * 1.1947

  Mala. i. ••.
• * 1.1948

  〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 Es••••. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.1949

  Leui. vi. d Eze. xiii. d.
• * 1.1950

  Esay. ••4. a
• * 1.1951

  Leui. 26. d, Mith. vi. ••. ••gge. i. a.
• * 1.1952

  4. Reg i. ••.
• * 1.1953

  4. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.1954

  Nume. 25. c
• * 1.1955

  3. Reg xii. d
• ‡ 1.1956

  Deute. x▪ d
• * 1.1957

  Earth. 8. b. Iere. 23. d
• * 1.1958

  Os••••. vii. b
• ‡ 1.1959

  Iere. iii. b. Deute. 4. ••
• ‡ 1.1960

  Ezer. 14. a.
• * 1.1961

  Deut. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• and xxvii. ••
• ‡ 1.1962

  4. Re. x••i. ••
• ‡ 1.1963

  Iob. v. b
• ‡ 1.1964

  Pro. ••••••••
• ‡ 1.1965

  Math. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and xii. ••
• ‡ 1.1966

  Iere. vi••••
• * 1.1967

  G••••••. ••••••••
• * 1.1968

  Iere. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ••
• * 1.1969

  Roma. i. d.
• * 1.1970

  O••••••. v. ••.
• * 1.1971

  ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. xvi▪ ••
• * 1.1972

  Esaye, i. ••.
• * 1.1973

  ••••. P••i. ii, ••.
• ‡ 1.1974

  Mat. xv. a Esaye. xx, •• Ezech. 33. ••.
• * 1.1975

  Deu xxxi. d.
• * 1.1976

  3, Reg. xi••. ••
• * 1.1977

  Ezer. vii. d.
• * 1.1978

  3. Reg. xii. d
• * 1.1979

  4. Re ••vit. •• Ezce. xvi. ••
• ‡ 1.1980

  D. ••. ••vii. •• 4. Reg. 17 ••
• * 1.1981

  4. Re. ••••v. ••
• * 1.1982

  ••gg••••. ii. ••.
• * 1.1983

  ••••••••. ii••••. c.
• * 1.1984

  Iu••. xix. a.
• ‡ 1.1985

  ••. Reg •• c. 4. Reg. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 c
• * 1.1986

  Iere. 24. a.
• ‡ 1.1987

  Nume 25. b
• * 1.1988

  Gene. 48. a
• * 1.1989

  Iosu i••••••. ••.
• * 1.1990

  Esaye. ••. ••.
• * 1.1991

  Luk. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ •• Apoca. ••••••
• * 1.1992

  Iud. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••
• * 1.1993

  E••o••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. •• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b Math. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. c E••o••••. 32. b ••▪
• * 1.1994

  Reg. xii, •• ••. Reg. 16 c
• ‡ 1.1995

  Exo. x••••, c.
• ‡ 1.1996

  E••o••••. x. ••. a. xx••iii. b. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. b Luke. xi. d.
• * 1.1997

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. d Deut. 29, d
• * 1.1998

  ••po•• 4. ••. a
• * 1.1999

  •• Reg 16 d▪ E••ay 〈◊〉〈◊〉 b
• * 1.2000

  〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.2001

  Gen. xxv. c.
• * 1.2002

  G••▪ xxxv. ••
• * 1.2003

  Gene. 32. d.
• * 1.2004

  ••po••••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. c
• * 1.2005

  Gene, ••8. ••
• * 1.2006

  Esay. 46. a E••••••. x••••. •• O••••••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••. and. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. a.
• * 1.2007

  Exod. xx. ••.
• * 1.2008

  Esa••. 43. b.
• ‡ 1.2009

  Exod. 4••. b.
• * 1.2010

  Iob. x••ii. ••.
• * 1.2011

  〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.2012

  ••. Cor. xv. f. He••r••. ••. a.
• * 1.2013

  I••. xviii▪ ••. E•••• x••iii. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xxxii••▪ ••
• * 1.2014

  •• R••g. xii ••
• * 1.2015

  Psa. x••ii. a. ••ebre. iii. d
• ‡ 1.2016

  I••••••. i••▪ ••▪
• * 1.2017

  Psa x••••••••
• * 1.2018

  D••••ie. 32. d
• * 1.2019

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• ‡ 1.2020

  Sopho. i. •• Amo•• ••
• * 1.2021

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• * 1.2022

  Apoc. vi. ••.
• ‡ 1.2023

  Deut. iiii. e and▪ xxx. a.
• * 1.2024

  Psal. 86. a. Ione. iiii. a
• * 1.2025

  Io••••. i. c.
• * 1.2026

  Psal. 79. b
• * 1.2027

  L••uit. 26. a Deu••e xi ••b ••. xxviii. b.
• * 1.2028

  Nume. ••i. •• Esay. 44. a Ezeth. 36. •• Actes. ii. b.
• ‡ 1.2029

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• ‡ 1.2030

  E••••. 〈…〉〈…〉 xxvii. 〈…〉〈…〉 Amo••. i. b.
• ‡ 1.2031

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• ‡ 1.2032

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• * 1.2033

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• ‡ 1.2034

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• ‡ 1.2035

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• * 1.2036

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• * 1.2037

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• ‡ 1.2038

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• ‡ 1.2039

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• * 1.2040

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• * 1.2041

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• * 1.2042

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• ‡ 1.2043

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• ‡ 1.2044

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• ‡ 1.2045

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• ‡ 1.2046

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• * 1.2047

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• * 1.2048

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• * 1.2049

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• ‡ 1.2050

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• ‡ 1.2051

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• * 1.2052

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• * 1.2053

  Exod••. 14. c 〈◊〉〈◊〉. viiii, ••.
• ‡ 1.2054

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• * 1.2055

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• * 1.2056

  Deu. iiii c. und. xxii x••
• * 1.2057

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• ‡ 1.2058

  4. Re. xvi. and. xvii.
• * 1.2059

  Iosu xli. •• 3. ••••eg. ••d•• Ose••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• ‡ 1.2060

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• * 1.2061

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• * 1.2062

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• * 1.2063

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• * 1.2064

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• * 1.2065

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• * 1.2066

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• * 1.2067

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• * 1.2068

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• ‡ 1.2069

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• * 1.2071

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• * 1.2072

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• * 1.2073

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• * 1.2075

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• * 1.2076

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• * 1.2077

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• * 1.2078

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• * 1.2079

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• * 1.2080

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• * 1.2082

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• * 1.2083

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• * 1.2084

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• * 1.2085

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• * 1.2086

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• * 1.2087

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• * 1.2088

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• * 1.2089

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• * 1.2090

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• * 1.2091

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• ‡ 1.2092

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• ‡ 1.2093

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• * 1.2094

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• ‡ 1.2095

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• * 1.2096

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• * 1.2097

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• * 1.2098

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• * 1.2099

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• * 1.2100

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• * 1.2101

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• * 1.2102

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• * 1.2103

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• * 1.2104

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• ‡ 1.2106

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• ‡ 1.2107

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• ‡ 1.2108

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• ‡ 1.2109

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• ‡ 1.2111

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• * 1.2112

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• ‡ 1.2113

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• ‡ 1.2114

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• ‡ 1.2115

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• * 1.2116

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• * 1.2117

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• * 1.2118

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• * 1.2119

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• ‡ 1.2120

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• ‡ 1.2121

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• * 1.2122

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• * 1.2123

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• * 1.2124

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• ‡ 1.2125

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• ‡ 1.2126

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• * 1.2127

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• ‡ 1.2129

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• * 1.2130

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• * 1.2131

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• * 1.2132

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• ‡ 1.2133

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• * 1.2136

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• ‡ 1.2137

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• ‡ 1.2139

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• * 1.2140

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• ‡ 1.2141

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• * 1.2142

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• * 1.2143

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• ‡ 1.2144

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• * 1.2147

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• ‡ 1.2148

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• ‡ 1.2151

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• * 1.2153

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• * 1.2154

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• * 1.2156

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• * 1.2158

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• ‡ 1.2159

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• ‡ 1.2161

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• * 1.2164

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• * 1.2165

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• * 1.2166

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• * 1.2167

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• * 1.2168

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• * 1.2169

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• * 1.2170

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• * 1.2171

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• * 1.2172

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• * 1.2173

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• * 1.2174

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• * 1.2175

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• * 1.2176

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• * 1.2177

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• ‡ 1.2178

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• * 1.2179

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• * 1.2180

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• ‡ 1.2182

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• * 1.2183

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• * 1.2184

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• ‡ 1.2185

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• * 1.2186

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• ‡ 1.2187

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• ‡ 1.2188

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• * 1.2189

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• * 1.2190

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• * 1.2191

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• * 1.2192

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• ‡ 1.2193

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• * 1.2194

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• * 1.2195

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• * 1.2196

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• * 1.2197

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• * 1.2198

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