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

❧The .viij. Chapter.

2 God humbleth the Israelites to trye what they haue in their heart. 5 God chastiseth them as his children. 14 The heart ought not to be proude for Gods benefites. 19 The forgetfulnesse of Gods benefites causeth destruction.

[unspec A] 1 ALl the commaunde∣mentes which I com∣maunde thee this day, shal ye kepe for (a) 1.1 to do thē, that ye may liue, and multiplie, and go in and possesse the lande which the Lorde sware vnto your fathers.

2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeres in the wildernesse, for to humble thee, & to (b) 1.2 proue thee, and to knowe what was in thine heart, whe∣ther thou wouldest kepe his cōmaunde∣mentes, or no.

3 He * 1.3 humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, & fed thee with Manna, which neither thou nor thy fathers knewe of, to make thee knowe that * 1.4 a man doth not lyue by bread only: but by euery [worde] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lorde, doth a man lyue.

4 * 1.5Thy rayment waxed not olde vpon thee, neither dyd thy foote (c) 1.6swell these fourtie yeres.

5 This also shalt thou consider in thine heart: that as a man chastiseth his

sonne, euen so the Lord thy God chaste∣neth thee.

6 Therefore shalt thou kepe the com∣maundementes of the Lorde thy God, that thou walke in his wayes, and feare hym.

[unspec B] 7 For the Lorde thy God bryngeth thee into a good lande, a lande in the whiche are riuers of water, and fountaines and deapthes that spring out of valleys and hylles:

8 A lande wherin is wheate and barlie, vineyardes, fightrees, & pomgranates, a lande wherein is oyle oliue and honie:

9 A lande wherin thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes, neither shalt thou lacke any thyng: a land whose (d) 1.7stones are iron, and out of whose hylles thou shalt digge brasse.

10 When thou hast eaten * 1.8 therfore & fil∣led thy selfe, thou shalt blesse the Lorde thy God for the good lande whiche he hath geuen thee.

11 Beware that thou forget not the Lorde thy God, that thou wouldest not kepe his cōmaundementes, his lawes, and his ordinaunces, whiche I com∣maunde thee this day:

12 * 1.9Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein:

13 And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is encreased:

14 Then beware lest thyne(f) 1.10 heart ryse, and thou forget the Lorde thy God, whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, and from the house of bondage: [unspec C]

15 And whiche was thy guyde in the great and terrible wyldernesse [wherein were] firie serpentes, scorpions, and drouth without any water: But he brought out water for thee, euen out of the rocke of flint.

16 He fed thee in the wyldernesse with Manna, which thy fathers knewe not, euen for to humble thee, and to proue thee, and that he might so do thee good at thy latter ende,

17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, * 1.11 my power (g) 1.12 and the myght of myne owne hande hath prepared me this a∣boundaunce:

18 But remember the Lorde thy God, for it is he whiche geueth thee power to get (h) 1.13 substaunce, for to make good the promise whiche he sware vnto thy fa∣thers, as appeareth this day.

19 And if thou forget the Lord thy God, and walke after straunge * 1.14 gods, and serue them, and worship them: I testifie [unspec D] (i) 1.15 vnto you this day, that ye shal surely perishe.

20 As the nations whiche the Lorde de∣stroyed before your face, euen so ye shall perishe, because ye woulde not be obedi∣ent vnto the voyce of y^e Lord your God.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  Shewing that it is not enough to heare y^e word, except we ex∣presse it by ex∣ample of lyfe.
• (b) 1.2

  Which is declared in af∣fliction, either by pacience, or by grudgyng against Gods visitation.
• * 1.3

  Exo. xvi. d. Num. xi. b.
• * 1.4

  Mat. iiii a.
• * 1.5

  Deu. xxix a
• (c) 1.6

  As they that go bare∣footed.
• (d) 1.7

  Whiche ••ath mines of mettall.
• * 1.8

  Thou shalt not for∣get to be thankfull to God in pros∣peritie.
• * 1.9

  Num. xv. c. i. Cor. x. a.
• (f) 1.10

  Because prosperitie maketh men proude, and to forget God.
• * 1.11

  i Reg ii. b.
• (g) 1.12

  Vnder this worde power, he comprehen∣deth wisdome, dexteritie, di∣ligence, and all other meanes by which men myght get goodes.
• (h) 1.13

  If all earthly goods come only frō God, much more hea∣uenly.
• * 1.14

  Deut. iiii. d.
• (i) 1.15

  Denounce or protest.