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THen thou shalte make hym kyng ouer thee, whom the lord thy God shall chose. Euen one from among thy brethren shalte thou make kyng ouer thee, and thou mayst not set a straunger ouer thee, which is not of thy brethren. But he shall not multiply horses to himselfe, nor bryng the people
agayne to Egipt to increase the number of horses: foras∣much as the Lorde hath sayde vnto you, ye shall henceforth go no more agayne that way. Also he ought not to multiply wyues to hymselfe, least hys hart turne away, neyther shal he gather hymselfe siluer, and golde to much. And when he is set vpō the seat ofhys king∣dome, he shall write hym out a copye of thys lawe in a booke before the Priestes ye Leuites: And it shall be wyth him, and he ought to read therein al the dayes of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lorde hys God, and to keepe all ye words of this lawe, and these ordi∣naunces
for to do them: And that his hart arise not aboue his brethrē, and that he turne not from ye cōmaundement to the right hand or to the left: but that he may prolong hys dayes in hys kingdome, he and hys children in the midst of Israell.
THe Lorde hath geuen vnto you a land flow∣ing with milke & hony.
Now therefore feare the Lorde and serue hym in per∣fectnes and truth, and put a∣way the Gods which your fa∣thers
serued on the otherside of the floud, and in Egipt, and serue ye the Lorde. If ye for∣sake the Lord, & serue strange Goddes, he wyll turne and do you euill, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. And the people sayd vn∣to Josua: Nay, but we wyll serue the Lord. And Josua sayde vnto the people: ye are witnesses against your selues, that ye haue chosen you the Lord to serue hym. And they sayd we are witnesses. Then put away (said he) ye straunge Gods which are among you, and bow your hartes vnto the Lorde God of Israell. The people sayd vnto Josua: The
Lord our God will we serue, and his voyce will we obey. And Israell serued the Lorde all the dayes of Josua, and all the dayes of the elders that o∣uerliued Josua, and which had knowen all the workes of the Lord, that he had done for Israell.
¶ The wordes of the Lord to his ser∣uaunt Iosua captayne of hys people Israell, and by hym to all the godly Princes, Kinges and Queenes. &c.
THere shal not a man be able to withstand thee in all the dayes of thy.
life. For as I was with Mo∣ses so will I be with thee, and will not sayle thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong therefore and bolde, for vnto thys people shalt thou deuide the land for inheritaunce, which I swore vnto their fathers to geue thē. Onely be thou strong, and of a stout courage, that thou mayest obserue and do accor∣ding to all ye law which Mo∣ses my seruaunt commaūded thee. Turne from the same, neyther to right hand, nor to the left, that thou mayest doe wisely in all that thou takest in hand. Let not the booke of this lawe departe out of thy mouth, but occupy thy mynde
therein day and night, that thou mayest obserue and doe according to all that is writ∣ten therein: For thē shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and thē thou shalt do wisely. Haue not I commaunded thee that thou shouldest be strong and hardy, and not feare, nor be faint harted? For I the Lord thy God am with thee whe∣ther soeuer thou goest.
I will sing vnto the Lorde for he hath triumphed glori∣ously, the horse and hym that rode vppon hym hath he ouer∣throwen in the sea. The Lord
is my strength and prayse, and he is become my saluation: he is my God, and I will glorify him, my fathers God, and I will exalt hym. The Lord is a man of warre, the Lord is his name. Pharaos charetes, and his host hath he cast into the sea, his chosen captaynes also are drowned in the redde sea. The deepe waters haue coue∣red thē, they sunke to the bot∣tom as a stone. Thy right hād Lord is become glorious in power, thy right hand Lorde hath al to dashed the enemies. And in thy great glory thou hast ouerthrowen them that rose vp against thee: thou sen∣dest forth thy wrath which cō∣sumed
them euen as stubble. Who is like vnto thee O Lord amongst Goddes? Who is like to thee, so glorious in holines, fearefull in prayses, shewing wonders. The Lorde shall raigne for euer & euer. Sing ye vnto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his ryder hath he ouer∣thrown in the sea.
IF thou wilt harken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and wylt do that which is right in his sight, and
wilt gene eare vnto his com∣maundementes, and keepe all his ordinaunces, then will I put none of these diseases vpō thee, which I haue brought vpon the Egiptians for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Great is our God aboue all Goddes. But who is able to builde hym an house? when that heauen, and heauen a∣boue all heauens is not hable to receiue hym, what am I then that shoulde builde hym an house? nay, but euen to burne sacrifice before him shal this building be. The Lorde
setteth a wyse kyng ouer the people whome he loueth, that they may longe endure and prosper. Blessed be the Lord thy God which hast lust to thee, to set thee (king) on his seat, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God, because thy God loueth Isra∣ell (and hath delite) to make them continue euer, therefore made he thee king ouer them, to do right and equitie.
Thou canst not alone su∣staine the burthen of ruling a whole kingdome, but heare my wordes and counsell, and the Lord shalbe with thee.
Moreouer thou shalt seeke out among all the people men of actiuitie, and such as feare God, true men, hating couete∣ousnes, & place (of these) ouer ye (people) rulers of thousandes, rulers of hundrethes, rulers offifties, and rulers of tennes. And let them iudge the people at all seasons: and euery great matter that commeth, let thē bring vnto thee, but let them iudge all small causes them∣selues, and so shall it be easier for thy selfe, & they shall beare a burthen with thee. If thou shall do this thing and God charge thee withall, thou shalt be able to endure, and yet the
people shal come to theyrplace in peace.
Samuel said vnto the peo∣ple. Beholde the king whome ye haue chosen and whom ye haue desired, loe ye Lorde hath set a king ouer you. If ye will feare the Lord and serue hym and heare hys voyce, and not disobey the word of the Lord, both ye and the king that raig neth ouer you shall follow the Lord your God. If ye wyll not harken vnto the voyce of the Lord but disobey ye Lordes mouth, then shall the hand of the Lord be vppon you and on your fathers. Yet depart not
from following of the Lord, but serue the Lorde wyth all your hartes. Therefore feare ye the Lord, and serue him in the truth, and with all your hartes: and cōsider how great thinges he hath done for you. But if ye do wickedly, then shall ye perishe both ye and yourking.
The wordes of Samuell to be truely spoken by all good rulers.
1. Reg. 12. a. 3. 4. 5.
BEholde here I am, beare recorde of me before the Lorde, and before hys annoynted: whose Oxe haue I taken? or whose Asse haue I takē? who
haue I done wrong to? whom haue I hurt? or of whose hand haue I receaued any bribe, to blind myne cyes therewith? and I wil restore it you. They sayde. Thou hast done vs no wrong, nor hurt vs, neyther hast thou taken ought of any mans hand. He sayd vnto thē agayne: The Lord is witnes agaynst you, and his annom∣ted, is witnes this day, that ye haue founde naught in my handes. And they aunswered: he is witnes.
1. Reg. 13. b. 13. 14.
Samuell sayde to Saule: Thou art become a foole, thou hast not kept the commaunde∣ment
of the Lorde thy God, which he commaunded thee: For at this tyme woulde the Lord haue stablished thy king dome vppon Israell for euer. But now thy kingddme shall not continue: The Lord hath sought him a man after hys owne hart, and the Lord hath commaunded to be captayne ouer his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commaunded thee.
2. Reg. 14. b. 9. 11. c. 17. &. d. 20.
The king and hys throne should be giltlesse, and ought to remember the Lorde hys God, and not to suffer much bloudshed.
The king is as an Angell of God in hearing of the good and bad, therefore the Lorde God is with hym.
The king is wise according to the wisedome of an Angell of God, to vnderstand all thinges thac are in earth.
Happy are the mē and peo∣ple vnto whom God geueth a wise king.
God maketh one a king that he shoulde do according to right and equitie.
A good and godly king shal gouerne after the rule of righ∣teousnes,
and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equitie. And that man shall be vnto men as a defence for the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest, like as a riuer of water in a thirsty place, and the shadow of a great rocke in a dry land.
Thus sayth the Lorde: Goe downe into the house of the king of Juda, & speake there these wordes, and say: Heare the word of ye Lord thou king of Juda that sittest in ye king∣ly seat of Dauid, thou and thy seruaunts, and thy people that goeth in & out at these gates.
Thus the Lord commandeth? keepe equitie and righteous∣nes, deliuer the oppressed frō the power of the violent, do not greue, nor oppresse the straunger, the fatherles, nor the widow and shed no inno∣cent bloud in this place. And if ye keepe these thinges faith∣fully, then shall there come in at ye dore of thys house kinges to sit vpon Dauides seat: they shalbe caried in charetes, and ride vppon horses, both they and their seruaunts, and their people. But if ye will be obe∣dient vnto these commaunde∣mētes. I sweare by my owne selfe saith the Lord, this house shalbe wast. For thus hath
the Lord spokē vpon ye kinges of Juda: thou Giliad art vnto me ye head of Libanus: shall I not make thee so wast as ye Ci∣ties yt no men dwell in? I wyl prepare a destroyer wt his we∣pōs for thee, to hew down thy especial Cedar trees, & to cast them in the fire. And all the people that goe by thys Citie shall speake one to an other: wherefore hath the Lord done thus vnto thys noble Citie? Then shall it be aunswered: because they haue broken the couenaunt of the Lorde theyr God, and haue worshipped & serued straunge Gods.
God hath wonderfull oft deliuered hys kyng, and he hath done mercifully vnto Da¦uid his annoynted, and to hys seede for euermore.
The earth is Gods, and all that therein is: the world and they that dwell therein. For he hath layde the foundations of it vppon the seas, and he hath set it sure vppon the floudes. Lift vp your heades O ye gates, and be ye lift vp ye e∣uerlasting dores, and the king of glory shall enter in. Who is the king of glory? It is God both strong and mighty, it is God mighty in battayle. Lift
vp your heades (O ye gates) and be ye lift vp you euerla∣sting doores, and the king of glory shal enter in. Who is the king of glory, euen the God of hostes, he is the king of glory.
The king ought to reioyce in thy strength, O God, and he ought to be exceeding glad of thy saluation. Thou hast geuen hym his hartes desire, and hast not denyed hym the request of hys lippes. For thou hast preuented him with good blessinges, and hast a crowne of pure golde vppon hys head, He asked life of thee, and thou gauest hym long dayes, euen
for euer and euer. Hys honour is great through thy saluatiō: thou hast layd glory and great worship vppon hym. For thou hast placed him to be blessings for euer, and hast made hym glad with the ioy of thy coun∣tenaunce. Because the kyng trusteth in God, and in ye mer∣cy of the most highest: he shall not miscary. Thyne hand will finde out all thyne enemyes: thy right hand will finde out them that hate thee. Thou wilt make like a burning for∣nace in tyme of thy fury: God will destroy thē in hys wrath, and fire shall consume them. Thou wilt roote their fruite out of ye earth, and their seede
from among the children of men. For they intended mis∣chife against thee, and imagi∣ned a crafty deuice: (but) they could not (bring it to passe) Therefore thou wilt put them to flight (and) direct thine ar∣rowes against their faces. Be thou exalted O God accor∣ding to thyne owne might: so we wyll sing: & with Psalmes we will prayse thy power.
O God geue vnto the king thy iudgements: and thy righ∣teousnes vnto ye kinges sonne. Then he will iudge thy people according vnto iustice, and thy afflicted according to equitie.
The mountaynes also & hilles shall bring peace to the people by the meanes of righteous∣nes. He will iudge the afflic∣ted amongst the people, he wil saue the children of the poore, and subdue ye oppressor. They will feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shineth from one generation to an other. He will come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wolle, e∣uen as the dropes that water the earth. In hys dayes the righteous shal flourishe▪, and there shall be aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone en∣dureth. Hys dominion also shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the floud vn∣to
the end of the earth. They that dwell in the wildernes, shall kneele before hym, his e∣nemyes shall licke the dust. The king of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the king of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes. All kinges will worship hym, all nacions will do him seruice. For he wil deliuer the poore when he cry∣eth, and the afflicted, and hym that hath no helper. He wyll haue compassion vpon ye poore and nedy: and he wil preserue the soules of the poore. He will deliuer their soules frō deceite and oppressiō, and their bloud shall be in hys sight. He wyll liue, and he wyll geue to the
poore of the golde of Sheba: and he wyll pray alwayes for hym, and dayly he wyll blesse hym. A handfull of corne shall (be sowed) in the earth, vpon the toppe of hilles, and ye fruit thereof shall make a noyse like Libanus, and shall flourishe in the Citie lyke grasse vppon the earth. Hys name shall en∣dure for euer, hys name shall be spread abroad to the world, so long as the sunne shal shine, all nations shall be blessed in hym, and shall call him blessed. Blessed be God the Lord: the Lorde of Israell which onely doth wonderous things. And blessed be the name of his ma∣iesty for euer: and all the earth
shalbe filled with his maiesty,
Heare O thou shepheard of Israell, thou that leadest Jo∣seph lyke a sheepe: and thou that sittest vppon the Cheru∣bins, shewe thy gratious pre∣sence.
They shall raigue through Jesus Christ, receauing aboundance of grace, and gifte of righ∣teousnes. §*§