The piththy [sic] and moost notable sayinges of al scripture, gathered by Thomas Paynell: after the manner of common places, very necessary for al those that delite in the consolacions of the scriptures.

¶ The .ii. boke of the Chro∣nicles the .vi. Chapter.

AND wyll GOD in verye dede dwel with mē on earth? beholde heauen, and heauen aboue al heauens do not con∣tayne thee: howe muche lesse the house whyche I haue buylded?

The .vii. Chapter.

This house whiche I haue sanctified for my name wyl I cast out of my sight, and wyll make it to be a prouerbe and a ieste a¦mong all nacions. And euery one that passeth by shall be astoned at this house whiche belonged to the moost hye GOD and shal saye: why hath the lorde delte on this fashion with this land, and with this house? And they shal aunswere, bycause they forsoke the lorde god of theyr father, whiche broughte them oute of the lande of Egypte, and caught holde on other goddes, and worshypped them, and serued them, euen therfore hathe he broughte all this euell vpon them.

The .xiiii. Chapter.

HAd Asa eryed vnto the lorde hys god, and sayde: lord it is no harde thynge with the to helpe eyther manye, or them that haue no power. Helpe vs therfore O lorde our god, for we truste to the, and in thy name we go agaynste this mul∣titude.

The .xvi. Chapter.

THe eyes of the Lorde beholde al the earthe, to strengthe them that are of perfect heart towarde hym.

The .xxiiij. Chapter.

HAd the sprite of God came vpon Zacharye the sonne Iehoiada the priest, whiche stode by the people, and sayde vnto them. Thus saythe god: why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the lorde, that ye cannot prospere? for because ye haue forsaken the lorde, he also hathe forsaken you. And thay conspired agaynst hym, and stoned hym with stones at the commaundemente of the kynge, euen in the courte of the house of the lord.

The .xxvi. Chapter.

TZia transgressed agaynst the lorde his god, and wente into the temple of the Lorde, to burne cense vpon the altare of incense. And Aza∣riahu the priest went in after hym, and with hym fourescore priestes of the lorde, that were valiaūt men. And they stoode by Vzia the kyng and sayde vnto him: It pertaineth not to the Vziato burne incense vnto the lord, but to the priestes the chil∣dren of Aaron, that are consecrated for to offer in∣cense. Come therfore out of the Sanctuarye for y^u hast trespaced, and it is no worshyp to the before the lorde god. And Vzia was wroth, and hadde in∣cense in his hande to burne it, and so whyle he had indignaciō against the priestes, the leprosy sprang in his foreheade before the priestes in the house of the lorde euen besyde the incense altare.

The .xxxii. Chapter.

PLucke vp your hertes and be strong, be not afrayed nor discoraged, for the king of Assur, and for all the multitude that he hath with hym, for there be mo with vs, then with him. With him is an arme of fleshe but with vs is the lorde oure god for to helpe vs and to fight oure battayles.

The .xxxiii. Chapter

¶ And when Manasses was in tribulation, he besought the lord his god, and humbled him selfe excedingly before the god of his fathere, & made

intercessyon to him, & god was intreated of him, and hearde his prayer, and brought him againe to Ierusalem into his kingdome, and then Manasse knewe that the lorde was god.