The abridgemente of goddes statutes in myter, set oute by Wylliam Samuel seruaunt to the Duke of Somerset hys grace

The fyrst Chapter

THe fyrst Chapter of Exodus the twelue tribes it doth name Which being dead & laid in earth theyr chyldren came to fame, A newe kyng than in Egypt came that gaue the Midwyues charge To kyl y^e males when thei were born but they set them at large.

The .ii. Chapter

Moses then was borne and caste euen downe the riuer in reedes, And Pharos doughter toke him vp and shewd him motherly deedes, Then Moses slue an Egiptian and fled, and toke a wyfe Then cried the people to the Lord whych sawe their woful lyfe.

The, iii, Chapter

So Moses kept hys fathers shype not farre from Oreb hyll Where in a bushe the Lord aperd and told hym all hys wyll And bade hym go to Egypt bake the Esraelyts to tell That out of bōdage they shuld come and lyue and do full well

The iiii Chap

And Moyses then receyuyd sygnes of hys callynge by God Hys reasons all they are assoyld and forth the Lord hym bode And Aaron met wyth hym in felde together then they went Of Iethro Moses toke hys leaue and yed where he was sent

The v, Chap

Aaron▪ Moses, both they twain told Pharo God hys mynd The more the people wer opprest the kyng was so vnkynde Then cride they out and gan to chyde wyth Moyses and Aaron

And Moses axed God the cause whych loked them vpon.

The vi, Chap

He promised deliueraunce vnto the Israelites, Also the land of Canaan which made them chereful wyghts Then Rubens spring wyth Simion is tolde, and Leuito Of whom came Moses and Aaron that had gods hests to do

The vii Chap

Thē god made Moses Pharos god, and Aaron his prophet, And then god turned Moses rod into a serpent greate, The Sorcerers dyd euen the same to harded Pharos herte, Thē wer the waters turned to bloud yet dyd he not conuerte

The .viii Chapter

The second plage that Pharo had was frogges ouer the lande He sent for Moses and Aaron

to take the thyng in hande, He mocked them, therfore the lorde turned their dust to lisse, And thei put by, then came there flies after the lordes deuice,

The ix, Chap

The fyft plage was moren of beasts that dyed in Pharos lande,, And syxtly sores with botches great yet dyd he god wythstand The seuēth was hayle & thūder much that made the lande to shake And lightning great frō heauē on hye which causd them all to quake.

The x, Chap

Yet Pharos hert was hardenyd and god he dyd resiste He dyd it not of ignoraunce but well he knewe and wyste, The eyght plage was grashoppers that god almyghty sente The ninth was darkenes in the daye thei knew not where they went.

The .xi. Chap

Comandyd wer the Israelyts the Egyptyans for to spoyll Agaynst they shulde depart and go and gyue them all a foyle At midnight then the Lord did vowe to make so great a slaughter The fyrst borne of Egipt to kyll as it is tolde hereafter

The xii Chap

The passouer with the swete bread commaundyd they dyd eate And If there chyldern axe the cause the meanyng they must treate The fyrst borne then destroyd was and robbed wer the rest And so the Ebrues toke there waye euen towards the land behest

The xiii Chap

The fyrst borne of the Israelyts the Lord dyd tak and chuse And cōmanded them an yearely feast among them for to vse Then passyd they the wyldernes wyth Iosephs bonnes also

Two pyllers for the day and nyght they had thereby to go

The xiiii Chap

Pharo hys herte was hardenyd agaynst the Israelyts So follow did he wyth al hys trayne and came wythin theyr syghtes But God hys people dyd defend by nyght and day from harme The passe the sea but Egypt men lay drowned in a swarme

The xv, Chap

Whē they wer past thys danger great they sang a goodlye songe A woman cam forth w^t dyuers more and daunsed all along The bytter water was made swet and pleasaunt for to drynke God must be harde in his couenaunt and on hym must we thynke

The xvi chap

So whē the people wer to monthes wythin the wyldernes Then wyshyd thei againe to be

in Egyp at theyr fleshe It rained quailes from heauen on hie and manna for there bred And forty yeare in wyldernes with that they wer all fed

The .xvii. Chapter

Forth as thei went, thei lackid drink and gruge then dyd the flocke At Moses sute then had they some whyche cam out of a rocke Oute came a kyng hyght Amelech agaynst them for to fyght Whā Moyses hands wer holden vp then wer they put to flyght

The .xviii. Chap

Iethro Moyses father in law cam Moyses for to se Who welcomd him, his wife & sonns after the best degre Whē Iethro saw what pains he toke whan Iudgement he dyd vse Suche actyue men as loud not coyne to helpe▪ he wylld hym chuse

The xix Chapt

Then as they went they cam vnto the monte of Sinai A royall people they are calde if Gods wyll they applye The Lord dyd say he that doth touch the hyll shall dye out ryght But Moyses wylld went vp to hym in thouder and great lyght

The xx, chapt

And god to Moyses there did gyue ten Iust commandements Precepts to keepe and guyde vs by wyth all theire hole intents An aulter of earth then God dyd byd hys man Moyses to make And if of stone he dyd it buyld no tolle thereto to take

Twentye chapters afore are tolde in order as they stand The rest hereafter ye maye rede if ye wyll take in hand

The xxi chapter

THe second boke of Moses then euen Exodus by name Doth tell good laws for maiestrats to execute the same That masters be not ouer sore their saruants for to mayne And he that kylls a man, is Iudged for it he must be slayne

The xxii chapt

Thē forth agayne is told such lawes of theft the forth folde payd He that defylles an vnplyght lasse is wylld to mary the mayde A witche, and he, that knows, a beast both dye they must ofright All vsery it is forbode and hatyd in Gods syght

The xxiii chap

These tow afore and thys the next ••one all of cyuile lawes Iudges are wylld to take no gyfts but here the pore mans cause, Thou mast not follow a multitude

wyckydnes to commyte Nor haue to do wyth forren Gods though thou shulds dye for it

The xxiiii chap

The Lord cōmandyd Moyses then and al the head rulars To worship him, y^• wyche doth dwel on hye aboue the stares The lawe was told, & the hole rowte wyth voyce thereto obeyes So Moyses went vp to the mounte and bode there fortye dayes

The .xxv, Chapt

Then God to Moyses did dyscryb the fashyon of hys place Hys labernacle how to buylde in euery poynt and case He promysed that in that house wyth Moyses he wolde treate Betwene the cherubs in theree place wyche was hys mercy seate

The xxvi & xxvii Chapters

The syxe and twentye and the next chapters of Exodus

Doth styl declare the forme and shap as God dyd it dyscus How that hys, holly place and house wyche was hys temple tho Shulde be as he had it deuysde whereby he myght it know

The .xxviii. Chapter

Also to hym god dyd descrybe how Aaron shulde be cladde Such garments myght y^e people tell what office Aaron had A brest lape and a tunicle a strayte cote vnder that Wyth other thyngs y^t he must weare whether he stode or sate

The xxix. chap

To Moses also god dyd show how Aaron shulde be priested Wyth al hys sonnes after what sort they shuld be consecratyd And god to hym dyd promyse then that he wolde be their God And thei shuld know he had thē saude from Pharo and hys rod

The xxx, Chap

An alter also he must make thereon to burne insence Also on it to reconsyle yerely for their offence A brasen lauer he must make to washe and make all cleane The anoyntyng oyle wyth all the rest more holyer thyngs dyd meane

The xxxi Chap

Unto two men god gaue the feate to worke the holy thynges The saboth then, and day of rest God vnto Moses myngs Tables twaine the lorde dyd gyue to Moses on the hyll Wherein wer wrytte the .x. preceptes whych was the almyghtyes wyl

The xxxii. Chap

A golden calffe was made the while the people wer so vayne And Moses prayde to God for them and burst the tables twayne Whē he cam downe he chod the prest

and burnt the calfe in fyer Moyses yernestlye prayd for them yet some were payed their hyre

The xxxiii chapter

Commandyd wer the people tho that they shoulde thense depart But god denyed to go wyth them they were so froward in hert And whē the people herde therof they dyd lament in mynde Moyses wylled to se Gods face and saw hym but behynde

Th xxxiiii Chap

Two tabells then ar mad agayne and God hys mercye plyght To cope with Gentells or there gods it is forbydden quyght The swete bread feast w^t fyrst begote and saboth daye is tolde The first frutes Moises hard exprest whose face dyd shyne lyke golde

The xxxv Chap

So Moyses tolde the people all that is afore expreste

To offer tythes and pay there frutes eche on of them was prest Bezaleel Ahal••ab whych wrought in sylke and sayes The tabernacle they must make and Moyses doth them prayes

The xxxvi chap

These to afore made many thyngs as God gaue them the gyfte Rynges of golde and curtens thyke to ronne all in a dryfte The people brought such store of stuffe that there was ouer muche Willing thei wer, to buld gods house and for to make it ryche

The .xxxvii. Chapter

The ark was made of sethim wod the mercy seate of golde The tabels and the candelstyks wer made of the same molde Lampes lyke cupes y^t stode on them to borne and to gyue lyght The incense aulter it was made

acordyng vnto ryght

The xxxviii Chap

A nother made for offeryngs whych shulde there on be burnt A brasen lauer for to washe much lyke vntyl a fount Sicles thousands was the sūme that of good wyll they gaue The spard no cost to please the lorde so he their souls myght haue

The .xxxix. Chapter

Then Aarōs garmēts they did make apoyntyd for the nones Of costlye golde and goodly sylke all set wyth precyous stones So fynyshe then they dyd the worke as God to Moses wylld And he it blest and praysde it much when he the work behelde

The ·xl. Chapt.

So last of all, almyghty God to Moses tolde hys mynde How he shulde set the holy thyngs in their order and kynde

The lord did compas with a cloud the tabernacle quite, The presens of the lorde of hostes was wyth it day and nyght

Thus Exodus is finyshed iuste forty chapters all Leuiticus comes next to it whych haue lykewyse ye shall.