The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. IIII.

1 Of the kingdome of Christ, and felicitie of his Church.* 1.1

1 BVt in thea 1.2 laste dayes it shall come to passe, that the mountaine of the House of the LORD shall be prepared in the top of the mountaines, and it shalbe exalted aboue theb 1.3 hilles, and people shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto it.

2 Yea, many nacions shal come & say, Come and let vs go vp to the Mountaine of the Lord, and to the House of the God of Iaa∣kób, and he wilc 1.4 teach vs his waies, and we wil walke in his paths: for the Law shal go for the of Zión, and the worde of the Lord from Ierusalém.

3 And he shal iudge among many people, &d 1.5 rebuke mightie nacions a farre of, & they shal breake their swordes into mattockes, and their speares intoe 1.6 sieths: nacion shal not lift vp a sworde against nacion, nether shal theyf 1.7 learne to fight any more.

4 But thei shal sit euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his fig tre, and none shall make them afraied: for the mouth of the Lord of hostes ha the spoken it.

5 For all people wil walkeg 1.8 euery one in the Name of his God, and we wil walke in the Name of the Lord our GOD, for euer and euer.

6 At the same day, saith the Lord, will I ga∣ther her that halted, and I will gather her that is cast out, and her that I haue afflicted

7 And I will make her that halted,h 1.9 a rem∣nant, and her that was cast farre of, a migh tie nacion: and the Lord shall rey gne ouer them in Mount Zión, from hence forth euē for euer.

8 And thou, ôi 1.10 to wre of the flocke, the strōg holde of the daughter Ziōn, vnto thee shal it come, euenk 1.11 the first dominion, (&) king∣dome shall come to the daughter Ierusalē.

9 Now why doest thou crye out with lamen∣tacion? (is)l 1.12 there no King in thee? is thy counseller perished? for sorow hathe taken thee, as a woman in trauail.

10 Sorow and mourne, ô daughter Zión, like a woman in trauail for now shalt thou go for the of the Citie, and dwell in the fielde, and shalt go into Babél, (but) there shalt thou be deliuered: there the Lord shal rede∣me thee from the hand of thine enemies.

11 Now also manye nacions are gathered a∣gainst thee, saying, Zión shalbe condēned and our eye shall oke vpon Zión.

12 But theym 1.13 knowe not the thoghts of the Lord: they vnderstand not his counsell, for he shall gather them as the sheaues in the barne.

13 Arise, and thresh,n 1.14 ô daughter Zión: for I wil make thine horne yron, and I wil make thine hooues brasse, and thou shalt breake in pieces many people: and I will cōsecrate their riches vnto the Lord, and theyr sub∣stance vnto the ruler of the whole worlde.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chap. IIII.
• a 1.2

  VVhen Christ shal come, and the Temple shalbe de stroyed.
• b 1.3

  Read Isa. 2. 2.
• c 1.4

  He shew eth that thereis no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Church but where as the people are taught 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Goddes pure worde.
• d 1.5

  By his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and threat∣ning she wil 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the people into subiection whiche are in the vtmost corners of the worlde.
• e 1.6

  They shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from all cuyll doing, and exerci∣se them selues in godsines and in well doing to others.
• f 1.7

  Read Isa. 9. 4.
• g 1.8

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that the people of God ought to remaine constant in theyr religion, albeit all the worlde shulde giue them selues to their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and idolatrie.
• h 1.9

  I will cause that Israel: Whiche is now as one lame and halting, and so almost destroi∣ed, shal liue againe and growe into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great people.
• i 1.10

  Meaning Ierusa∣lém where the Lords flocke was 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• k 1.11

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 florishing state of she king∣dome, as it was vnder Dauid and Salomon, whiche thing was accom∣plished to the Churche by the cō∣ming of Christ.
• l 1.12

  In the meaneses son he sheweth that they shulde indure great trou∣bles and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 When they sawe them selues nether to haue King nor counsel.
• m 1.13

  He she weth that the faithful ought not to measure Gods iudgements by the bragges & threatnings of the wicked, but therby are admonished to lifte vp their heartes to God to call for deliuerāce.
• n 1.14

  God giueth hys Church this victo∣rie so oft as he o∣uer cometh theyr ennemies: but the accomplishement here of shalbe at the last comming of Christ.