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 booke of the Prophete E∣zechiel the .iii. Chapter.

THe house of Israell will not folowe the, for they wyll not folowe me, yea all the house of Israell haue styffe fore∣heades, and harde heartes.

Y•• I saye vnto the con∣cernynge the vngodlye man, that without doubte, he must dye, and thou geuest not hym warnynge, nor speakest vnto him that he maye turne from his euell waye, and so to lyue: than shal the same vngodly manne dye in his owne vn∣righteousenesse: but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande. Neuerthelesse yf thou geue war∣n••nge vnto the wicked, and yet he forsake not his vngodlynesse, then shall he dye in his owne wyc∣kednesse, but thou haste discharged thy soule.

Nowe yf a righteous manne go from his righte∣ousenesse, and do the thynge that is euell: I will laye a stumblynge blocke before hym, and he shall dye, because thou haste geuen hym warnynge, yea dye shall he in his owne sinne, so that the ver∣tue that he didde before, shall not be thoughte vpon, but his bloude wyll I require of thyne hande. Neuerthelesse yf thou exhortest the righ∣teous that he synne not, and so the righteous do no synne, then shall he lyue, because he hathe re∣tryued thy warning, and thou hast discharged thy soule .xxxiii. Ca.

The .v. Chapter.

IN the Ierusalem, the fathers shalbe fayne to eate they: owne sonnes, and the sonnes theyr owne father••.

The .xi. Chapter.

THat stonye heart wyll I take out of your•• bodye and geue you a fleshly herte, that ye maye walke in my commaundementes, and kepe my ordinaunces, and do them, that ye maych•• my people, and I your god.

The .xiii. Chapter.

WO be vnto you, that sowe pyllours vnder all arme holes, & bolsters vnder the heades both of yonge and olde to catche soules withal. For when ye haue gotten the soules of my people in your captiuite, ye promise them ly••e, and disho∣noure me to my people for an handefull of barlye and for a piece of breade, when ye kyll the soules of them that dye not, and promyse lyfe to them ••hat lyue not. Thus ye dissemble with my people, that beleueth your lyes.

The .xvi. Chapter.

BEholde, the synnes of Sodoma were these, pryde, fulnesse of meate, aboundaunce of y∣dlenesse, these thynges hadde she, and her dough∣ters: besydes that, they reached not theyr hande to the poore and nedye, but were proude, and did abhominable thynges before me, and therfore I toke them awaye, as pleased me.

The .xviii. Chapter.

THe fatherles haue eaten soure grapes, and the chyldrens tethe are set on edge.

The soule that synneth, shall dye. Yf a manne be godly, and do the thynge that is equall & righte and lendeth nothyng vpon vsurye, he taketh no∣thyng ouer, this is a righteous man, he shall sure∣ly lyue saythe the lorde God. Yf he now get a sōne that is a murtherer, or that lendeth vpon vsurye, and taketh moreouer, shall this man lyue•• he shall not lyue.

The sonne shall not beare the fathers offence

neither shall the father beare the sonnes offence, the righteousnesse of the righteous shalbe vpon hym, and the wickednesse of the wicked shalbe v∣pon hymselfe also.

Yf the vngodly will tourne awaye from all his synnes that he hath done, and kepe all my cō∣maundementes, and do the thynge that is equall and right: doubtles he shall lyue, and not dye. As for all his sinnes that he dyd before, they shall not be thought vpon, but in his righteousenesse that he hath done, he shall lyue, for haue I anye pleasure in the death of a synner, sayeth the lorde god, but rather that he conuert and lyue? Agayne yf the righteous turne awaye from his righteous∣nesse, and do iniquitie, accordinge to al the abho∣minacions that the wycked manne doeth, shal he lyue? All the righteousnesse that he hath done shal not be thought vpon: but in the fault that he hath offended withall, and in the synne that he hathe doen, he shal dye.

The .xxxiii. Chapter.

COme let vs heare what worde is gone forthe from the lorde. These come vnto the, after the maner of a great people: yea, as who saith they were my people, they sit downe before the, and heare thy wordes but they do not there after.

For in theyr mouthes they make a teste of them, and theyr herte goeth after theyr owne couetous lucre, and as a bailet that hath a swete tune, and is pleasaunte to synge so shalte thou be vnto them: thy wordes shall they heare, but they wyll not do there after.

The .xxxiiii. Chapter.

WO be vnto the shepeheardes of Israell, that fede themselues. Should not the shepe∣heardes fede the flockes? ye haue eaten vp the fat ye haue clothed you with the woll, the best fedde

haue ye slayne, but the flocke haue ye not nouri∣shed. The weake haue ye not holden vp, the sirk•• haue ye not healed, the broken haue ye not bounde together, the outcastes haue ye not broughte a∣gayne, the ioste haue ye not sought, but churlyshe∣lye and cruellye haue ye ruled them. Thus are they scatered here & there without a shepehearde. Yea all the beastes of the fielde deuoure them, and they go astraye. &c.

The .xxxvi. Chapter.

I wyll take you from amonge the Heathen, and gather you together out of al countreis, and bryng you agayne into your own land. Then wyll I poure cleane water vpon you, and ye shall be cleane, yea, from all your vnclennes and from all youre ydols shall I clense you. A newe harte also wyl I geue you, & a newe spirite wyll I put into you. As for that stonye harte, I wyl take it out of your body, and geue you a fleshly hart. I wil geue my sprite amonge you, and cause you to walke in my commaundementes to kepe my lawes and to fulfyll them.

The .xxxvii. Chapter.

BEholde I wyll open youre graues, (O my people) and take you out of your sepulchres and brynge you into the lande of Israel againe. So shall ye knowe that I am the lorde, when I open your graues, and bring you out of them. My spirite also wyll I put in you, and ye shall liue. I wil se••te you agayne in youre owne lande, and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde, whiche haue sayde it, and fulfilled it in dede.

The .xliii. Chapter.

O Thou sonne of man, this tome is my feate, and the place of my foote steps, where as I wyll dwell amonge the children of Israell for e∣uermore.

The .xliiii. Chapter.

THey shall not shaue theyr heades, nor nou∣rishe the bushe of theyr heare, but rounde theyr heades onely. All the priestes that go into the inmoste courte, shall drynke no wyne. They shall mary no wydowe, neyther one that is putte from her husband, but a mayde of the scede of the house of Israel, or a wydow that hath had a priest before.

The .xlv. Chapter.

VPon the .xiiii. daye of the fyrste moneth, ye shall kepe Easter, seuen dayes shall the feast continue, wherein there shall no sowre nor leuen∣ded breade be eaten.

One sycle maketh twenty garres. So .xx. sicles, and .xxv. and .xv. sicles make a pounde.

The .xlvi. Chapter.

If the Prince geue a gifte vnto anye of his sonnes, then shall it be his sonnes heritage perpe∣tuall, that he maye possesse it. But yf he wyll geue one of his seruantes, some of his heritage, it shal be his vnto the fre yeare, and then to returne a∣gayne vnto the Prince: for his heritage shall be his sonnes only.