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❧The song of the three children, whiche were put into the hot burning ouen. The common translation readeth this song in the iii. Chapter of Daniel.
25 The prayer of Azarias. 46 The crueltie of the king. 48 The flambe deuoureth the Chaldeans. 49 The angell of the Lorde was in the fornace. 51 The three children prayse the Lorde, and prouoke all creatures to the same.
24 AND they walked in the middest of the flambe, pray∣sing God & magni∣fiyng the Lorde.
25 Then Azarias stoode vp, & pray∣ed on this maner: euen in the mid∣dest of the fire ope∣ned he his mouth, and sayde:
26 Blessed be thou O Lorde God of our fathers, right worthy to be praysed and honoured is that name of thine for euer∣more:
27 For thou art righteous in al the thinges that thou hast done to vs, Yea faythfull are al thy workes, thy wayes are right, and all thy iudgementes true.
[unspec E] 28 In all ye thinges that thou hast brought vpon vs, and vpon the holy citie of our fathers, euen Hierusalem, thou hast exe∣cuted true iudgement: yea according to right and equitie hast thou brought all these thinges vpon vs, because of our sinnes.
29 For why? we haue offended and done wickedly, departing from thee.
30 * 1.1In all thinges haue we trespassed, & not obeyed thy commaundementes, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast bidden vs, that we may prosper.
31 * 1.2Wherefore all that thou hast brought vpon vs, and euery thing that thou hast done to vs, thou hast done them in true iudgement:
32 As in deliuering vs into the handes of our enemies, among vngodly and wic∣ked abhominations, and to an vnrighte∣ous king, yea the most frowarde vpon earth.
33 And nowe we may not open our mouthes, we are become a shame and reproofe vnto thy seruauntes, & to them that worship thee.
34 Yet for thy names sake [we beseche thee] geue vs not vp for euer, breake not thy couenaunt,
35 And take not away thy mercie from vs for thy beloued Abrahams sake, for thy seruaunt Isaacs sake, and for thy holy Israels sake: [unspec F]
36 To whom thou hast spoken and pro∣mised * 1.3 that thou wouldest multiplie their seede as the starres of heauen, & as the sande that lyeth vpon the sea shore.
37 For we O Lord, are become lesse then any people, and be kept vnder this day in all the worlde, because of our sinnes.
38 So that nowe we haue neither prince, duke, prophet, burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, incense, nor sanctuarie before thee.
39 Neuerthelesse, in a contrite heart and an humble spirite let vs be receaued, that we may obtayne thy mercie.
40 Like as in the burnt offering of rammes and bullockes, and like as in thousandes of fat lambes: so let our offering be in thy sight this daye, that it may please thee: * 1.4for there is no confu∣sion vnto thē that put their trust in thee.
41 And now we folowe thee with al our heart, we feare thee, and seke thy face.
42 Put vs not to shame: but deale with vs after thy louing kindnesse, and accor∣ding to the multitude of thy mercies.
43 Deliuer vs by thy miracles O Lorde, and get thy name an honour: that all they which do thy seruauntes euyl, may be confounded:
44 Let them be ashamed thorow thy al∣mightie power, and let their strength be broken:
45 That they may knowe, how that thou only art the Lorde God, and honour worthy throughout all the worlde.
46 And the kinges seruauntes that put them in, ceassed not to make the ouen hot with (a) 1.5 wild fire, drie straw, pitche, towe, and fagottes:
47 So that the flambe went out of the ouen vpon a fourtie and nyne cubites:
48 Yea it toke away and brent vp those Chaldees that it gat holde vpon beside the ouen.