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.

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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.
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Paynell, Thomas.
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[Imprinted at London :: At Flietbridge by Thomas Gaultier, at the costes [and] charges of Rychard Kele dwelling in the Poultrye],
1550.
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Bible -- Quotations -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09183.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.

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¶ The booke of Iudges. The fyrst Chapter.

ADombezek fled, and they fo∣lowed after hym and caught hym, and cut of his thōbes, and his greate toes. And Adonibezek sayd: threscore & ten kynges hauinge theyre thombes and great toes cut of, gathered theyr meate vnder my table. As I haue done, so god hath done to me agayne.

The .iij. Chapter.

ANd Ahud put forth his lefte hande, & toke the dagger from his right thyghe, & thrust

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it in kyng Eglons bellye, and the hafte wente in after the blade. And the fatte closed the hafte so, that he might not drawe the dagger oute of hys belly, but the dynte came oute.

Sangat the sonne of Anath slewe of the Phi∣listines .vi. hundred men with an Ore goade, and delyuered Israel.

The .iiii. Chapter.

IAhel Habets wyfe toke a nayle of the tente, and an hammer in her hande, and went soft¦ly vnto hym, and smote the nayle into yt temples of Sisaras heade, and fastened it into the ground for he slombered sore, and was wery.

¶ The .viii. Chapter.

IEdeon had .lxx. sonnes, of his body begottē for he had many wyues.

The .ix. Chapt.

ANd whan Abunelech had fought agaynste the Litte of Sichem all that daye, he toke it and slewe the people that was therein, and de∣stroyed the citie, and sowed salte thorowe it.

¶ The xiiii. Chapter.

ANd beholde, a yong lyon roared vpon Sā∣son and he tare hym, as he wolde haue rent a kydde, and yet had nothyng in his hande.

¶ The .xv. Chapter.

ANd Samson founde a rotten iawe bone of an Asse, and put forth his hand, and caught it, and flewe a thousande men therewith.

¶ The .xvi. Chapter.

ANd Samson toke his rest tyll mydnyghte, and arose at mydnight, and toke the dores of the gate of the citie, and the two syde postes, & rent them of with the barre and all, and put them vpon his sholdets, and caried them vp to the top of an hyll that is before Hebron.

The .xx. Chap.

ANd amōg al these folke of Gibea, were seuē L. lefte banded mē, which euery one could flyng stones at an heare bread the, and not mysse.

Finis.
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