The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

The .xxx. Chapter.

1 Mercie shewed when they repent. 6 The Lorde doth circumcise the heart. 11 All excuse of ignoraunce is taken away. 19 Lyfe and death is set before them. 20 The Lorde is their lyfe which obey hym.

[unspec A] 1 WHen all these wordes are come vpon thee, the blessyng and the curse whiche I haue set before thee, thou shalt (a) 1.1 turne vnto thine heart, among all the nations whyther the Lorde thy God hath dryuen thee,

2 And come agayne vnto the Lorde thy God, and hearken vnto his voyce in all these thynges that I commaunde thee this day, thou, and thy children, with all thine heart, and all thy soule:

3 And the Lorde thy God(b 1.2 wyll turne thy captiuitie and haue compassion vp∣on thee, and wyll turne and fetche thee agayne from all the nations among which the Lord thy God had scattered [unspec B] thee.

4 Though thou wast cast vnto the ex∣treme partes of heauen: euen from thence wyll the Lorde thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

5 And the Lorde thy God wyll bryng thee into the lande whiche thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt enioy it: And he wyll shewe thee kindnesse, and mul∣tiplie thee aboue thy fathers.

6 And the Lorde thy God wyll (c) 1.3 cir∣cumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seede, that thou mayest loue the Lorde thy God, with all thine heart, and all thy soule, that thou mayest lyue.

7 And the Lorde thy God wyll put all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

8 But thou shalt turne, and hearken [unspec B] vnto the voyce of the Lorde, and do all his commaundementes which I com∣maunde thee this day:

9 (And the Lorde thy God wyll make thee plenteous in al the workes of thine hande, in the fruite of thy body, and in the fruite of thy cattell, and in the fruite of thy lande, for thy wealth: * 1.4 For the Lorde wyll turne agayne and (d) 1.5 reioyce ouer thee to do thee good, as he reioy∣ced ouer thy fathers.

10 If thou hearken only vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe his com∣maundementes and his ordinaunces which are written in the booke of this lawe, and if thou turne vnto the Lorde thy God with all thine heart and all thy soule.)

11 * 1.6For the commaundement which I cōmaunde thee this day, is (e) 1.7 not hidden from thee, neither farre of.

12 It is not in heauen, that thou needest to say: Who shall go vp for vs to hea∣uen, and bryng it vnto vs, that we may heare it, and do it?

13 Neither is it beyonde (f) 1.8 the sea, that thou shouldest say: Who shall go ouer the sea for vs, and bryng it vnto vs, that we may heare it, and do it?

14 But the worde is very nye vnto thee, euen in thy mouth, and in thine heart,

that thou do it.

15 * 1.9Beholde I haue set before thee this day, g 1.10 lyfe and good, death and euyll:

16 For where as I commaunde thee this day, to loue the Lorde thy God, to walke in his wayes, and to kepe his commaundementes, his ordinaunces, and his lawes, [yf thou so do] thou shalt lyue and multiplie, and the Lorde thy God shall blesse thee in the lande why∣ther thou goest to possesse it.

17 But and yf thine heart turne away, so that thou wylt not heare, but shalt go astray and worship straunge gods, and serue them:

18 I pronounce vnto you also this day, that ye shall surely perishe, and that ye shall not prolong your dayes vpon the lande whyther thou passest ouer Ior¦dane to go and possesse it.

19 * 1.11I call heauen and earth to recorde this day agaynst you, that I haue set before you, lyfe and death, blessyng and cursyng: Therfore * 1.12 choose lyfe, that both thou and thy seede may lyue:

20 That thou mayest loue the Lord thy God, and be obedient to his voyce, and cleaue vnto hym: For he is thy life, & the length of thy dayes, that thou mayest dwell vpon the (i) 1.13 earth, which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob, to geue them.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  By bring∣yng to mynde both his fa∣uour and his displeasure.
• (b 1.2

  That is, wyll chaunge his purpose, wyll reconcile hym selfe to thee.
• (c) 1.3

  Wyll cut away ••oy vn∣godly iustes & a••fections.
• * 1.4

  Ier. xxxii. f.
• (d) 1.5

  Not that God is subiect to affections: but hereby is set foorth his fauour toward repentaunt sinners.
• * 1.6

  Rom. x b.
• (e) 1.7

  Some reade, not se∣perate from thee. He mea∣neth, that the lawe is so playne, that none cā pleade ignoraunce.
• (f) 1.8

  By hea∣uen and the sea, he mea∣neth places very farre of.
• * 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 x•• d.
• g 1.10

  He s•• 〈…〉〈…〉 ••bedi∣•• to Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bring 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and ••ence 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.11

  Deut iiii. d.
• * 1.12

  That is to saye, shew thy ••oue and obedience to God: which is not per∣fourmed by our owne strength, but by gods grace working in his elect.
• (i) 1.13

  Whereby is not onely meant y^e land of Chanaan, but also y^e hea∣uenly inheri∣taunce wher•• of the other was a figure.